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The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-27

Trig YBIT'SPAPEP STAMP DUTIES.

ENDERS
DEPUTATION OF NEW VENDERS TO THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. '
Yesterday a deputation of newsvendere, appointed st
a public meeting held at St. Martin's Nall, on Thursday
evening last, consisting of Messrs. Wild (ehairolan),
Walter, Terry, Dawson, Castle, and Hewes, on the sub-
ject of the proposed measure for the removal and
altera-
tion of the stamp duty on newspapers, waited on
the
Chancellor.
ointed
The Chancellor of the Exchequer had app two
°.Lick for the reception of the &petition at his offici
hour
al
residence in Downing-street, and precisely at that ho
they were ushered in.
Mr. Wild, . the chairman, then proceeded at setae
d
length to explain the great inconvenience an positive
grievous injury that would result to the newspapeut aloY
r trade
by the adoption of the proposed measure witho
real corresponding benefit to the public, in merely abo-
lishing a tax which was voluntary, and for which great
conveniencech and important facilities were received ink
ange. He believed that the supposition of the retenon
d a postal charge would not cause so gre wouldreduction
in the revenue as was anticipated, but he call the
attention of the right hon. gentlernan to the fact tbst
office.y would become the opponents of the Post-
i After adverting to the mischief of the publica-
tion of newspapers by persons without registretion or
giving security, as bein ,j dicial to the publishers
and rendering them liablge tPorti( eetions for libel, Mr. Wild
proceeded to detail the practical inconvenience the uowr:
vender would labour under by the publication of vilnlea
ous newspapers, part of them stamped aud part of the
unstarnped, and there would he every posible difficulty,.
in point of time, so to assort the :stamped frOin the n°,.
stamped papers in time for the inerning and
mails, particularly en the days the extra weeklY pens
were published. Mr. Wild concluded by urging 111)°
the Chancellor of the *Exchequer a reconsideration of the
measure.
Mr. Terry followed, and explained similar vies. Thne
alteration of the present system vvefuld be most Wei
venient and oppressive to the nawsrendors. They, an
he believed the public, did not wain& the alteration.
Mr. Dawson observed that he,- with nleoi
were of opinion that the difficultY which they the peas_T;
vendors would experience by the I roposed erra.
might be satisfactorily and equitably met LI anal mot
facilities as at present. The propooition of stamped o
velopes would be found equally- in. convenient. ;
Mr. Walter said he wasof i ion that the pub'ia4
°the
tion of unstamped newspapers lad. not be prod:Ott:el;
of the good urged for it
.by gators. C''bden'

GiAbs.on, and M. Bright. -
iter some fUrther observations, ggestiong
The Chancelli r of the Exchequer said the su
should
ot the difficulties thrown out by the deputation
receive his attention and airrful consideratiiini.
With
the
The deputation then withdrew, iropre4e, .
I live to
belief that the right hon. ventlernan WO ftl.l a d
out.
the inconveniences and difficulties they had pointed
—......
London, England, 1855-03-27

TROOPS IN DEMERARA.

Colonel WYNN asked the Under Secretary for War
whether anyofficia,l information had been received by her
Majesty's Government of the total destructioa of the sea
wall at Georgetown, Demerara, on Feb. 17 ; whether it
was the intention of her Majesty's Government to remove
the troops now stationed there ; whether there would be
any objection on the part of her Majesty's Government
to lay on the table of the house the correspondence
which had taken place between the Governor of British
Guiana and the late Secretary for War, and Secretary
for the Colonies, concerning the maintenance and repair
of the sea wall protecting the barracks at Georgetown,
Demerara ?

Mr. PEEL said the Governor of British Guiana had
made such a report, and if the buildings were hereafter
found to be untenantable the troops would be removed.
There would be no cbjection to produce the correspon-
dence.
London, England, 1855-03-27

Jint published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d.,

STRICTURE of the URETHRA : its Rational
Treatment and Prempt Cure.
By F. B. COURTENAY,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
" We believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of stric-
ture durinz the teist twenty years has equalled, if, indeed, it has not
surpassed, that• of any or his contemporaries. It is, therefore, no
matter of sur prie ...slagualeL.eujoy• therreptrtatron-of bent V'
most dexterous and Skilful manipu -atm, with urethral instruments ;
and when it is remembered that the lamented Liston used to assert
that the introduction of instruments through a stricture which had
previously been impermeable to them, was tire most difficult in the
whole ranee of surgical operations, it must be no slight source of
gratification on Mr. ..7ourtenay's part to have achieved the reputation
he has in this respect ; and for our part, with the knowledge we have
of his experience, we know of no man to whose care we would with
greater confidence entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture
of the urethra."—Medical Circular.
London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street.

PROFESSIONAL RIIBBER.—Thomas Barter
(12 years attendant at Mr. G. A. Walker's Medical Bath
Establishment) offers his Services to invalids as Medical Runher, in
cases of rheumAism, contracted joints, certain forms of paralysis,
spinal affections, loss of muscular-power, and any other ailment or
condition of the body for which such attendance may be required.
Address, 3, Upper John-street, Golden-square. Mrs. Barter attends
ladies.
London, England, 1855-09-29

SOITTHWARK.

MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CHILD.—
John Perks, a carman in the employ of Messrs. Barton,
plumbers, Bethnal•green•road, was brought before Mr.
A'Beckett, charged with causing the death of a child
unknown.

Josiah Welsh, police•constable 499 A, said he was on
duty in the Southwark-bridge-road about 3 o'clock yes-
terday afternoon, when he was called into Gravel-lane,
where he found a child lying dead, and the prisoner,
who had a horse and cart heavily laden with lead, was
pointed out to him as having driven over it, and caused
its death. The prisoner, who said it was quite an acci•
dent, was then taken to the station-house.
Mr. A'Beckett—ls there any one in court. who wit-
nessed the occurrence ?

Charles Hoff, a fishmonger, residing at No. 2, Gravel-
lane, Southwark, said he was standing at his door about
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when he saw the prisoner
driving a cart towards him. The horse shied at another
vehicle crossing it, and became unmanageable, and the
prisoner, in trying to pull it up, fell backwards in the
cart. The latter went on the pavement where two young
children were playing, when the horse kicked one into
the road, and the wheel passed over the other's head,
pressing it quite flat. • Witness lifted up the child, but
it was quite dead.
Thomas Trevelyon, a cooper, residing in Park-street,
said that he witnessed the occurrence, and he considered
that it was purely accidental.
The prisoner said he had been more than ten years in
his present employ, and he could assure his worship
that it was an accident, and he was extremely sorry for

14.
Mr. A'Beckett told him an inquest would be held ;
therefore he should remand him until Tuesday next, but
at the same time he would take his own recognisance to
appear on that day.
London, England, 1855-09-29

EAST SURREY.

Sir Walter Buchanan Riddell, Bart., yesterday, at the
workhouse committee-room, Great Russell-street, Ber-
mondsey, completed the revision of the list of voters for
East Surrey, with those of the parishes of St. John, St.
Thomas, St. George the Martyr, Rotherhithe, St. Olave,
St. Saviour, and Bermondsey.
Mr. G. R. Corner, solicitor, and Mr. Thomas Jeans,
secretary to the East Surrey Reform Registration Society,
attended to support Reformers, and Mr. Edward Mey-
mott, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the Tories.
ST. JOHN.
The overseers made and sustained two objections to
electors.
Mr. George Mousell proved the service of a notice of
objection to the name of Mr. James Saynes.
Mr. Meymott objected to the notice, as the abode of
the objector appeared on the list of voters as of No. 3,
King street, and on the notice it was stated to be No.
6S, King-street.
who stated that he
Mr. Corner called Mr. Monsen,
has occupied his abode several years, and that when he
took the house it was numbered 3, but since that time
the numbers in King-street have been altered.
The Revising Barrister held the notice as sufficient,
and the name was expunged.
Mr. Meymott made one objection and sustained it,
and the Reformers objected to another on the ground of
change of residence, but the new abode was supplied
and. the vote retained.
No new claims were made.
SAINT GEORGE.

The overseers made and sustained objections to five
electors, and five claims were allowed.
mr. geymott proved notices of objection to thirty-one
electors and sustained thirty of them, but some of the
same persons were also objected to by Reformers.
SAINT OLAVE.
The overseers made objections to eleven electors, and
sustained the whole of them ; and twelve claims were
allowed.

ROTHERHITHE.
The overseers made. and sustained objections to vino
electors, and fourteen claims were allowed.
Mr. Meymott proved notices of objection to twenty•
four electors, and sustained twenty-one of them, and some
of the same were also objected to by the Reformers.

SAINT SAVIOUR.
The overseers made and sustained one objection, and
one claim was allowed.

BERMONDSEY.
The overseers objected to twenty electors and two
claimants, and sustained the whole of them.
Mr. Meymott proved fourteen notices of objection,
and sustained ten of them, and some of the same persons
were also objected to by the Reformers. Some amuse-
ment was afforded to the court by two claims sent to
the overseers ; one of them stated his qualification as
" gentleman," and another as "auctioneer, &c."
This concluded the revision of the county lists, and
the respective agents returned thanks to Sir W. Riddell
for his uniform courtesy, which was acknowledged, and
' the court was dissolved.
London, England, 1855-09-29

FOREIGN.

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Belgian Eaetn. June.
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Central India, Scrip
Demerara
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Gd. Tk of CanadaA is
Do. St. Lawrence St.
Atlantic do.

Do. Cert. of Deben.,
con. into Stk. till '63
Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do.
Gt. Celitral of Franc,.
Gt. Indian Peninsula
guar. 5 per cent.
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Po. Extensions......
Do. C,
Great Luxelnbourg

Constituted Shares
Do. Obligations
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Do. Bds., payable's7,'
with option till
Do. do., '62, p. '56...
Do. do., '76, p.
D do., '73, without
option
Hamilton & Toronto
Do. 6 per cent.
Lake Corlett. & Basle
Lucca dt Pistoj a 5 p. c
prof
Lyons and Genova
Lyons dt Mediterrau
Madras

Do. Now
Maria Antonia

Do. do. New ---
Namur & Liege (wits
interest)
Do. (ex interest)
Northern of France.
D 0.201. Slis.late Char
leroi and Erqueline,
guar. 3$ p. c. & red.
at 221/. dur. 88 yrs.
from 1 Jan. 1854
Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bds
(fmy.B.dr Ams. Shs.
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Paris and Lyons
Ditto Bonds

Paris and Orleans
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Rouen and Havre
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Sambre and Meuse_
Do. 5i p. cent. Prof
Scinde
Southern of France
St. Andrew's and'
Quebec (A),.
West Flanders
Do 5i per c. Pref
Western of France
Wept. of Switzerland
Wiesbaden
Zealand

JOINT-ST&

Australasia
British Colonial Bank
and Loan Company'
British N. American
Chartd. Bank of Asia
Chrtd. Brk. of India,

Australia, & China
:0 City
5 Colonial
0 'Commercial of Lond
.11 f.7,nglish Scottish and
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Lond. & Westminster
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of England
Do. New
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Corporation

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Do. New

Royal Australn.Bkg.
& Gold Imp Co
south Australia
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London, England, 1855-09-29

quently in the course of the week. He had had much
trouble with the Lascars, who received their advances
and would not join the ship provided for them.
Mr. Yardley said if the Lascars did not proceed to
sea and fulfil their agreement they would be reduced
to the same miserable condition as the wretched-looking
object the (prisoner) before him. He did not believe the
prisoner was ever possessed of eight sovereigns in his
life, and there was a great doubt whether he took the
money ; however, there was quite sufficient to justify him
in remanding the prisoner till Monday.
DETAINING A CAPTAIN'S EFFECTS.—Captain John
Mitchell, the master of the ship Lady Napier, from
Dantzic, applied to Mr. Yardley for a summons against
Captain Williams, the owner of the ship, whe he said
had detained all his clothes, nautical instruments, and
effects, and refused to pay his wages.

Mr. Yardley—You were summoned here a few days
ago by the seamen ?

- ~
Captain Mitchell—Yes, sir; the owner did not furnish
me with any funds to pay them, and he won't give me

my wages.

Mr. Yardley—What cause does he assign ?
Captain Mitchell—He says I am in debt to the ship,
but I can prove I am not, and that he is 401. in my debt.
Mr. Yardley—Then take a summons against him for
401., and I will ascertain when the case is heard whether
he has any right to detain your things.
The summons was then made out.

A DESPERATE FELLOW—ASSAULTS ON POLICEMEN.—
David Fraser, an athletic seaman, 27 years of age, 19e-
longing to the ship Early Bird, was brought before Mr.
Yardley, charged with being drunk, disorderly, and
riotous, and with assaulting Mr. Henry Overall, a pastry
cook, of No. 171, St. George-street, alias Ratcliff High-
way, and also assaulting Frederick Marshall and John
Greathead, police constables Nos. 20 and 31 H. It
appeared that the prisoner sought shelter in Mr. Overall's
house while it was raining last night, and when the rain
ceased the shopkeeper asked him to depart, which he re-
fused to do, and struck the prosecutor a tremendous
blow on the nose, which bled profusely. The two con-
stables were called in to secure the prisoner, and he at-
tacked them and kicked them about the legs.
Mr. Yardley fined the prisoner 405., and in default of
payment committed him for 21 days.
London, England, 1855-09-29

HOLLAND.

In the sitting of the 25th of the Second Cham-
ber of Holland, the President read the following
answer from the King to the Address presented by
the Chamber in reply to the Speech from the
Throne :

" Gentlemen,—l am happy to receive from you the
assurance that the Second Chamber is desirous to apply,
in concert with my Government, its best efforts for the
consolidation of the prosperity and happiness of the
country, which is under the blessing of God and so dear
to our hearts. I request you to express my thanks to
the Chamber for its Address."
London, England, 1855-09-29

BANKRUPTS.

Charles John Mare, ship-builder, Bla,ckwall, to surren-
der, Oct. 12, at two, and Nov. 16, at twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ;
Lawrance, Plows, anal Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers.
George Fox Eames, oil and colourman, Paul‘street,
Finsbury, Oct. 8, at two, and Nov. 13, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alderman-
bury; Stopher, Cheapside.
Barnett Behrens, general dealer, Snow-hill, Birming-
ham, Oct. 13 and Nov. 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham
District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ;
East, Birmingham.

Thomas Lumsden, shipbuilder, South Shields, Oct. 11,
at eleven, and Nor. 14, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-
Tyno District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne ; Sudlow and Co., Bedford-row; Hodge and
Harle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.John Pitt, retail brewer, Birmingham, Oct. 13, and
Nov. 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Harding, Bir-
mingham.
John Duffield, publican, Oldbury, Worcester, Oct. 13,
and Nov. 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Watson, West
Bromwich ; Motterain and Knight, Birmingham.
James Ellis, timber mei-chant, Spring Hill, Warwick-
shire, Oct. 13 and Nov. 1, at eleven, at the Birmingham
District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham;
East, Birmingham.
Samuel Bridge, builder, Manchester, Oct. 10 and Nov.
6. at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser,
official assignee, Manchester ; L;vett, Manchester.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Rev. John Millar, Master of the Nest Academy, Jed-
burgh.
Andrew Scott, paper manufacturer, Dunfermline.
DIVID ENDS DECL &RED.
John Boddington, Manchester, malt factor, first dividend

L&I
London, England, 1855-09-29

THE MILITIA

The Hertfordshire Regiment of Militia, under the
command of the Marquis of Salisbury, have received
orders to hold themselves in readiness to proceed to the
Camp at Aldershott.

THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT

FOREIGN OFFICE, SEPT. 28.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Henry
Chapman as Consul at Quebec for the Queen of Spain.
BOARD OF. TRADE, WHITEHALL, SEPT. 26.

The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris. en-
closing copy of a French Imperial decree, by which Cour-
seuilles, in the Department of Calvados is made a port of
entropot for salt.
London, England, 1855-09-29

THE ROEBUCK TESTIMONIAL.

The following letter has been received by Mr. F. T.
Mappin, the Master Cutler, from Sir E. Bulwer
Lytton :—" Snebworth-park, Stevenage, 'leas, Sept.
have the honour to enclose you a check for
101. in aid of the Roebuck Testimonial. Permit me to
add that, in my slight contribution to this well-merited
tribute, I waive altogether the consideration of Mr. Roe-
buck's especial politics. Ido not even desire by it to
mark my approval of the part he took in the appoint.
ment and proceedings of the Sebastopol Committee. I
do not ask myself where I have agreed with or differed
from Mr. Roebuck in the opinions he has expressed or
the line of policy he has adopted. I desire only, as a
member of the British Parliament, to convey my sense
of the dignity conferred upon the national assembly by
any man who, whatever be the party he espouses, brings
into its debates commanding intellectand unimpeached in-
tegrity. England, it is true, has many men thus nobly cha-
racterised, but none in whom more conspicuously than in
your representative the regard for her material interests
is accompanied by anxiety for her honour and pride
in her renown ;—none who, whether he be right or
wrong in the eyes of others, would more rigidly abstain
from the wrong or more firmly maintain the right, ac-
cording to the lights of his own judgment and the dic-
tates of his own conscience. Tributes such as the one
now proposed are monuments to living worth more
wisely designed than those which we devote to the dead.
For I know not wby we should delay our tokens of re-
spect to those who deserve them until the heart that
our sympathy could have gladdened has ceased to beat.
As men cannot read the epitaphs inscribed upon the mar-
ble that covers them, so the tombs we erect to virtue
often only prove our repentance that we neglected it
when with us. I rejoice that in this case its due appre-
ciation comes before the sense of its loss. I have the
honour to be, sir, your very obedient servant—EDWAßD
BULWER LYTTON. F. T. Mappin, Esq., Master Cutler."

TETE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT IN INDIA.—The de-
partment is to be remodelled as follows :—Three first
class inspectors on a salary of Re. 4,000 ; four second
class, Rs. 350 ; five third class, Rs, 300. The distribu-
tion of these inspectors will place seven at the disposal
of the Postmaster General N. W. provinces, for employ-
ment in these provinces, and the Saugor and Nerbuddah
territories, one being placed under each :commissioner.
One inspector will traverse the Cis and Trans-Sutlej
States. Three inspectors the Punjaub and Trans-Indus
territories. Postmasters—One first grade, Rs. 400 ;
three second, Rs. 300. Deputy Postmasters—First
grade, four on Rs. 150 ; second, twelve on Re. 100 ;
third, eight on Rs. 75 ; fourth, nineteen on Rs. 50; fifth,
twenty-one on Rs. 40 ; sixth, thirteen on Rs. 30; seventh,
thirty-three on Re. 25 ; eighth, thirty on Rs. 20 ; ninth,
eighty on Re. 15 ; tenth, twenty-two on Re. 2—in all
242 officers, at an expense (including stationery) of
am; per raeuseme—Civa Service Gazette.
London, England, 1855-09-29

A LETTER FROM MISS NIGHTINGALE.

We (Boston Guardian) have great pleasure in publish-
ing the following letter received by the widow of one of
our brave soldiers, who, in the execution of his duty, has
been stricken down by that fatal scourge which boos laid
so many thousands of his brother soldiers in an untimely
grave. The act of forwarding the books to the bereaved
widow which the husband had perused with pleasure
and profit, is an act of thoughtful kindness which speaks
volumes in her praise :
" Scutari, Barrack Hospital, Aug. 18, 185'
ed
" Dear Mrs. , I very much regret to be obliged
to inform you that your husband, --, of the
Artillery, was brought in here sick of diarrhces, with
symptoms of fever, on the 11th of Aug., from the Crimea'
He asked me for a religious book, and I gave him the
enclosed. He told me afterwards that he liked it very
much, and so I send it to you with another which he was
already reading, a New Testament, and a letter of yours
which was under his pillow, and his purse, containing
1/. ls. He was taken worse on the 13th, and be-
came delirious. He was most carefully attended by two
doctors, by the chaplin, by myself, and by a kind and,
skilful nurse. He was very grateful and good, but alas'
nothing could save him, and he died at eleven o'clock the
same night. How sorry I am to tell you this bad news
I cannot say. From the little I saw of your husband,
I should say that his was a heart turned to God and
accepted by Him. Let us hope that what is your loss
is his gain. He often spoke of you. Believe me yours,
with t:ue sympathy,
" FLORENCE NIGHTINGALIC,
London, England, 1855-09-29

THE CRIMEA.

All the Paris papers of Saturday publish the
two following telegraphic despatches from Prince
Gortsohakoff :
ST. PETERSBURG, WEDNESDAY EVENING,
SEPT. 26.

Prince Gortschakoff writes from the Crimea,
under date of the 23d of September :
After landing 20,000 men at Eupatoria the
enemy, who had 30,000 men on our left flank,
made daily reconnaissances, but yesterday they
withdrew after an encounter with our infantry on
the heights of Ourkussa.
The second despatch is via Berlin :
BERLIN, SEPT. 28.

Under date of Sept. 26, in the morning, Prince
Gortschakoff writes :

Yesterday the enemy landed at Eupatoria to
the number of 30,000 men, and occupied dif-
ferent villages in the neighbourhood, from which
they withdrew, towards evening, to bear upon
our left flank.

Nothing of importance has, however, occurred.

Our Cossacks have had an encounter with a
French foraging party near Kertch, and made 25

prisoners.

MADRID, SEPT. 26.

The health of the Queen goes on improving.
The Tribunal of the Rota discontinued its sit-
tings yesterday. A violent storm broke over
Madrid yesterday, which did considerable damage.
Reports which had been in circulation of a Minis-
terial crisis are entirely unfounded.
London, England, 1855-09-29

RUSSIA

Letters in the German journals state that a grand
ceremony will take place at Nicolaieff in presence
of the Emperor Alexander, and with the greatest
pomp—the keel of a screw line-of-battle ship of
130 guns is to be laid down. This is intended as
an indirect mode of protesting against the idea that
Russia will ever renounce the supremacy which
she has exercised in the Black Sea.

A letter from Posen, of the 24th ult., in the Post
Gazette of Frankfort, says that the grand Coun-
cil of War at Odessa, or Perekop, which the Em-
peror of Russia intends to hold, is for the purpose
of deliberating on the question as to whether the
state of the army and the resources of the country
are such as to enable the war to be continued with
the chance of a favourable result. The most intel-
ligent and experienced Russian officers had been
summoned to attend the Council, and a certain
number had left Warsaw for the purpose ; but
Prinoe Paskiewitch, on account of the state of his
health, had been unable to leave.
We have received the St. Petersburg journals of
the 21st of September.
The Journal de St. Petersbourg announces the
departure on the Ist (13th) of September of the
Emperor Alexander, the Empress, the Grand Duke
Cezarewitch, and the Grand Dukes Alexander
Alexanclroritch, Vladimir Alexandrowitch, and
Alexis Alexandrowitch, for Moscow, where they
arrived at 11 o'clock the same evening.
Their Imperial Majesties were accompanied by
their Imperial Highnesses the Grand Dukes Con-
stantine, Nicholas, and Michael, the Grand
Duchesses Alexandra, Maria, and Catherine, and
also by Prince George of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and
Prince Peter of Oldenburg.
The .rournal de St. Petersbourg adds that the
Imperial travellers were received everywhere with
acclamations of delight by the people. Moscow
was brilliaiatly illuminated.
London, England, 1855-09-29

BENTLEY'S ,MISCELL ANY,
Price Half•a-Crown,
For OCTOBER, contains—The Fall of Sebastopol.—Lycanthropy
in London; or, the Wehr-Wolf of Wilton-crescent. By Dudley Cos-
tello.—Woman in Tarkey.—War Critics.—ln Sebastopol.—Another
Passage in a Dark Story.— Nicholalef. Kherson, and Perecop.—
Sydney Smith. By Monkshood. & c., &c.
London : Richard Bentley, New Burlington .street.
London, England, 1855-09-29

Total ... 2 21 128 49 96 2451

Orders of readiness, it is said, have been forwarded
to the 98th Regiment of Foot, at Weedon, for embarka-
tion. This cops has but recently returned from India, '
a perfect skeleton ; but, by volunteering and enlistment,
the numbers have been increased to upwards of 1,000
men. The 56th POmpadours, in Dublin, have also been
placed under orders for foreign service. This regiment
has lately arrived from Bermuda, and now musters up-
wards of 1,400 men. The 98th will, in the first instance,
proceed to Windsor, to augment its strength to the war
establishment-1,600 bayonets.

THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.-Sir William
Dunbar, who some years ago was excommunicated by
Bishop Skinner Of Aberdeen, for schismatical practices,
and who defeated the Primus in the civil courts, having
some time ago resigned his incumbency at St. Paul's,
Aberdeen, and returned to England, with a view to take
English preferment, has been refused institution until
the process of Bishop Skinner should be withdrawn. In
consequence of this he applied to the College of Bishops
li in Scotland, with a formal expression of his sorrow and
contrition " for having seceded from the Scotch Epis-
copal Church," whereupon Bishop Skinner has, with
the unanimous consent of his synod, granted him abso-
eution.—akeitf DailY M.
London, England, 1855-09-29

TOZEMTS COPAHINE, or SA.CCHARATED
ILP CAPSULES, approved of by the French College of Physicians,
.uccessfully administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and
Acknowledged by them to he the best remedy for a certain disorder.
(See " Lancet" of Nov. 6, 1852.) A copy will be forwarded on appli-
cation.—Price per 100, 4s. 6d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the inventor,
GABRIEL JOZEAU, French chemist, 49, Haymarket, London, and
all the principal chemists.
London, England, 1855-09-29

LATEST NEWS.

THE CRIMEA.

All th© Paris papers of Saturday publish the
,wo following telegraphic despatches from Prince

Gortschakoff :

ST. PETERSBURG, WEDNESDAY EVENING,
SEPT. 26.

Prince Gortschakoff writes from the Crimea,
under date of the 23d of September :
After landing 20,000 men at Eupatoria the
enemy, who had 30,000 men on our left flank,

made daily reconnaissances, but yesterday they
withdrew after an encounter with our infantry on
the heights of Ourkussa.
The second despatch is via Berlin :
BERLIN, SEPT. 28.

Under date of Sept. 26, in the morning, Prince

Gortschakoff writes :

Yesterday the enemy landed at Eupatoria to
the number of 30,000 men, and occupied dif-
ferent villages in the neighbourhood, from which
they withdrew, towards evening, to bear upon
our left flank.

Nothing of importance has, however, occurred.

Our Cossacks have had an encounter with a
French foraging party mar Kertch, and made 25

prisoners.

MADRID, SEPT. 26.

The health of the Queen goes on improving.
The Tribunal of the Rota discontinued its sit-
tings yesterday. A violent storm broke over
Madrid yesterday, which did considerable damage.
Reports which had been in circulation of a Minis-
terial crisis are entirely unfounded.

FRANCE.
PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Moniteur contains decrees confirming the
grant of 316 military medals made by Marshal
Polissier.

The Credit Mobilier has just issued a notice that,
in order to meet the views of the Government,
which has resolved to postpone any concessions or
authorisations which may lead to the creation of
fresh securities, it has decided on deferring the
issue of its bonds.

The King of the Belgians received at Brussels on
Wednesday, Baron d'Antonini, Minister of the
Two Sicilies, who is accredited both to France and
Belgium.
The fall of Sebastopol was known at Tunis on
the 14th. The Bey immediately ordered the great
event to be celebrated by salvoes from all the forts
of Tunis and of the Goulette, as on great Mussul-
man festivals. His Highness further directed that
Colonel Lion chief of the military household,
should immediately proceed to Sebastopol, to con-
gratulate Marshal Pelissier in his name.

BOURSE, SEPT. 28.—CLosiNG PRICES.
Cash. fr. a. End of Month.
4i per Cents 9O 80 90f. 850.
3 per Cents 65 50 65 40
Credit Mobilier 1230 Roman

Credit Foncier — Austrian
Belgian Five 5........ Spanish Threes
Piedmontese B4 50 Home Debt
London, England, 1855-09-29

SINGULAR CASE.

At the Salford Town-hall, on Thursday, a man named
John Griffiths was brought up on remand, before Mr.
Trafford, charged with unlawfully obtaining and running
away with 7151., under the following circumstances :
Some time since the prisoner was in partnership with
Mr. Farrell (as joiners and builders) ; they became bank-
rupt, and their partnership ceased. Afterwards two
persons, named Brownbill and Lawton, carried on busi-
ness with Griffiths ; but as some of Messrs. Farrell and
Griffiths' accounts remained to be settled, an excuse ex-
isted for Griffiths being frequently about Messrs. Brown-
bill and Co.'s premises. A short time since the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Railway Company sent notice to
Messrs. Brownbill and Co. that they were prepared to
pay the sum of 7151. in question. The notice was in the
following terms :
" Notice.—You are requested to apply for the payment
of your account, amounting to 7151., on Friday, the 21st
inst., at one o'clock. If you cannot, then the authority
at the foot must be signed in favour of the party autho-
rised to receive payment on your account."
This was signed by the treasurer of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway, and it was received by Messrs.
Brownbill and Co. at their place of business, where it
had no doubt been seen by the prisoner, who, on the
day in question, presented himself—not at one o'clock,
but at a much earlier hour—at the offices of the company,
and obtained cheques for the amount, which he got
cashed during the morning, and which was discovered
when one of the firm went to the company's offices, in-
tending to receive the cheque.
Griffiths was pursued and apprehended, but only 15s.
of the money was recovered. Messrs. Brownbill and
Co. gave the company notice that Griffiths was in cus-
tody, but the railway authorities replied, "He has
robbed you, not us, and you may prosecute if you
please." Messrs. Brownbill and Co., on the other hand,.
contended that the company ought to prosecute. Grif-
fiths was therefore discharged, there being no charge

against him.
To explain the abovo singular proceedings (says the
Manchester Guardian) it must be stated that the rail-
way company, by prosecuting Griffiths, would have ad-
mitted that the money was obtained from them, and
that they were therefore liable to pay Messrs. Brown-
bill and Co. the whole amount ; and the company do
not of course wish to pay the money twice. Messrs.
Brownbill, by prosecuting, would have admitted their
receipt of the money, and thus have invalidated their
present supposed claim upon the railway company. Had
the 7151. been recovered with the prisoner, there would
probably have been no difficulty as to who should pro-
secute.
London, England, 1855-09-29

Total ... 2 21 128 49 96 2454

Orders of readiness, it is said, have been forwarded
to the 98th Regiment of Foot, at Weedon, for embarka-
tion. This corps has but recently returned from India,
a perfect skeleton ; but, by volunteering and enlistment,
the numbers have been increased to upwards of 1,000
men. The 56th Pompadours, in Dublin, have also been
placed under orders for foreign service. This regiment
has lately arrived from Bermuda, and now musters up-
wards of I,4oo‘men. The 98th will, in the first instance,
proceed to Windsor, to augment its strength to the war
establishment-1,600 bayonets.

THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.—SiT William
Dunbar, who some years ago was excommunicated by
Bishop Skinner of Aberdeen, for schismatical practices,
and who defeated the Primus in the civil courts, having
some time ago resigned his incumbency at St. Paul's,
Aberdeen, and returned to England, with a view to take
English preferment, has been refused institution until
the process of Bishop Skinner should be withdrawn. In
consequence of this he applied to the College of Bishops
in Scotland, with a formal expression of his sorrow and
contrition " for having seceded from the Scotch Epis-
copal Church," whereupon Bishop Skinner has, with
the unanimous consent of his synod, granted him abso-
mtiou.—Glaspio Daily Mail.
London, England, 1855-09-29

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Moniteur contains decrees confirming the
grant of 316 military medals made by Marshal
Pelissier.

The Credit Mobilier has just issued a notice that,
in order to meet the views of the Government,
which has resolved to postpone any concessions or
authorisations which may lead to the creation of
fresh securities, it has decided on deferring the
issue of its bonds.

The King of the Belgians received at Brussels on
Wednesday, Baron d'Antonini, Minister of the
Two Sicilies, who is accredited both to France and
Belgium.
The fall of Sebastopol was known at Tunis on
the 14th. The Bey immediately ordered the great
event to be celebrated by salvoes from all the forts
of Tunis and of the Goulette, as on great Mussul-
man festivals. His Highness further directed that
Colonel Lion, chief of the military household,
should immediately proceed to Sebastopol, to con-
gratulate Marshal Pelissier in his name.

BOURSE, SEPT. 28.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. ft. e. End of Month.
4. per Cents 9O 80 90f. 85c.
3 per Ceuta 65 50 65 40
Credit litobilier 1230 Roman
Credit Foncier — Austrian
Belgian Fives. ..... .. Spanish Threes —
Piedmoutese B4 50 HOMe Debt ... . . .... 32
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.

fr. . 0.
Orleans ll5O c
Rouen
Western 767 50 Strasburg
Cette 695 Havre —
Mediterranean 1195 Cherbure ... —
Northern .. B7O Grand Central
Lyons.. ....,...1100 Austrian Com 745
London, England, 1855-09-29

SPAIN.

The Madrid Gazette of the 23d contains a Royal
decree which retains the Duke de Baylen, the
Dowager Duchess de Berwick y de Alba, and M.
de Los Herros in their posts of majordom, camarera
mayor, and intendant of the Palace, but with the
powers set forth in the new regulations. The same
journal announces that the band of Borges, which
recently captured a rather large detachment of
the Queen's troops, had been attacked by a
body of the Queen's troops near Tinrana, and
completely routed. The Queen's forces afterwards
pursued them for a considerable distance, but, it
appears, without success ; a serjeant and three
corporals whom they bad taken prisoners, how-
ever, quitted them, and joined the Royal troops.
The newspaper editors had joined in presenting an
address to the government, representing that, in
their opinion, the recent arrest of the editor of El
Leon was, under all the circumstances, illegal.
Accounts from Cuba to the 23d ult. state that per-
fect tranquillity prevailed in the island, and that
the sanitary situation was satisfactory. A letter of
the 24th says :—" The Queen, in consequence of
her miscarriage, has determined on delaying her
return to Madrid. The budget of 1856 has been
drawn up, but has not yet been examined by the
Council of Ministers. It is not true, as stated in
some of the foreign newspapers that a treaty for
an alliance between Spain and the Western Powers
has been signed."

A letter from Berlin, of the 25th, says that the
Ambassadors of France, England, Sardinia, and
Turkey joined in giving a grand banquet in honour
of the taking of Sebastopol, and that the Turkish
Minister proposed this toast, which was much re•
marked—" To the generous Powers, who would
not have abandoned us, even if we had not gained
the victory ! "

A letter from Munich, of the 19th, states that
out of 50 young German medical students who
some months back entered the service of Russia,
and the majority of whom went to the Crimea, 10
have died from different maladies, and 30 have been
seriously injured in their health by the fatigue and
sufferings which they have undergone.
London, England, 1855-09-29

VISIT OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION

TO CRELTENHAIIf.

Wo briefly announced last week that the council of the
British Association, now sitting at Glasgow, had a 5.
cepted an invitation to hold its next annual meeting 13
Cheltenham. The fact was telegraphed to this town on
the Tuesday, the general committee having only come to
a decision as to the whereabouts of its next meeting on
the morning of that day. We find the following account
of the committee's proceedings in a Brighton contempo-
rary :
" The general committee of the association,
ing its session at Glasgow, met on Tuesday in the Mer-
chants' Hall ; the Duke of Argyll in the chair.
" Deputations appeared from Cheltenham and
Brighton, and documents were read from Manchester,
Dublin, and Leeds, soliciting the presence of the asso-
ciation at those places next year. now hold-
" A lengthened conversation ensued between the
members of the Cheltenham and Brighton deputations
on their relative claims to the presence of the associa-
tion. A division of the committee then took plsce,
which resulted in the selection of Cheltenham by a narrow
majority.
" We are informed that the grounds on which Chel-
tenham was selected in preference to Brighton, iwerep
that Cheltenham had made an application many years
since, which, during the past two years, bad been vigo'
rously renewed, several public meetings having been
held to express the strong feelings of the inhabitants
both at Cheltenham and Gloucester. It is, however,
very probable that Brighton would have been selected,
so decided were the opinions of many of the members
in favour of that town, if previous arrangements had
not been made by those officially connected with thees-
sociation, with which a majority of the general meeting
considered that it would be practically inconvenient to
interfere.
"The Duke of Argyll, the president of the meeting,
expressed his earnest hope that the mayor and deputa-
tion and the inhabitants of Brighton would not consider
the association indifferent to their wishes
if, amongst
many conflicting claims, another place was selected for
this year ; and he was strongly of opinion that Brighton
would be a most suitable position for a meeting at some
future period, of a somewhat different character from
those usually held in provincial towns."—Cheltenham
Examiner.
London, England, 1855-09-29

THE ROEBUCK TESTIMONIAL.

The following letter has been received by Mr. F. T.
Mappin, the Master Cutler, from Sir E. Bulwer
Lytton :—" Knebworth-park, Stevenage, Herta, Sept.
have the honour to enclose you a check for
10/, in aid of the Roebuck Testimonial. Permit me to
add that, in my slight contribution to this well-merited
tribute, I waive altogether the consideration of Mr. Roe-
buck's especial politics. Ido not even desire by it to
mark my approval of the part he took in the appoint.
ment and proceedings of the Sebastopol Committee. I
do not ask myself where I have agreed with or differed
from Mr. Roebuck in the opinions he has expressed or
the line of policy he has adopted. I desire only, as a
member of the British Parliament, to convey my sense
of the dignity conferred upon the national assembly by
any man who, whatever be the party he espouses, brings
into its debates commanding intellectand unimpeached in-
tegrity. England, it is true, has many menthas nobly cho-
racterised, but none in whom more conspicuously than in
your representative the regard for her material interests
is accompanied by anxiety for her honour and pride
in her renown ;—none who, whether he be right or
wrong in the eyes of others, would more rigidly abstain
from the wrong or more firmly maintain the right, ac-
cording to the lights of his own judgment and the die-
totes of his own conscience. Tributes such as the one
now proposed are monuments to living worth more
wisely designed than those which we devote to the dead.
For I know not why we should delay our tokens of re-
spect to those who deserve them until the heart that
our sympathy could have gladdened has ceased to beat.
As men cannot read the epitaphs inscribed upon the mar-
ble that covers them, so the tombs we erect to virtue
often only prove our repentance that we neglected it
when with us. I rejoice that in this case its due appre-
ciation comes before the sense of its loss. I have the
honour to be, sir, your very obedient servant—EDWAßD
BULWER LITTON. F. T. Mappin, Esq., Master Cutler."

THE POST-OPPIOE DEPARTMENT IN INDIA.—The de-
partment is to be remodelled as follows :—Three first
class inspectors on a salary of Rs. 4,000 ; four second
class, Rs. 350 ; five third class, Rs, 300. The distribu-
tion of these inspectors will place seven at the disposal
of the Postmaster General N. W. provinces, for employ.
ment in these provinces, and the Saugor and Nerbuddah
territories, one being placed under each commissioner.
One inspector will traverse the Cis and Trans-Sutlej
States. Three inspectors the Punjaub and Trans-Indus
territories. Postmasters—One first grade, Rs. 400 ;
three second, Re. 300. Deputy Postmasters—First
grade, four on Rs. 150 ; second, twelve on Rs. 100 ;
thirll, eight on Rs. 75 ; fourth, nineteen on Rs. 50; fifth,
twenty-one on Rs. 40 ; sixth, thirteen on Rs. 30; seventh,
thirty-three on Rs. 25 ; eighth, thirty on Rs. 20 ; ninth,
eighty on Re. 15 ; tenth, twenty-two on Rs: 2—in all
242 officers, at an expense (including stationery) of ills.
8,883 per mensem.—Civil Service Gazette.
London, England, 1855-09-29

EAST SURREY.

Sir Walter Buchanan Riddell, Bart., yesterday, at the
workhouse committee-room, Great Russell-street, Ber-
mondsey, completed the revision of the list of voters for
East Surrey, with those of the parishes of St. John, St.
Thomas, St. George the Martyr, Rotherhithe, St. Olave,
St. Saviour, and Bermondsey.
Mr. G. R. Corner, solicitor, and Mr. Thomas Jeans,
secretary to the East Surrey Reform Registration Society,
attended to support Reformers, and Mr. Edward Aley-
mott, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the Tories.
ST. JOHN.

The overseers made and sustained two objections to
electors.
Mr. George Monsell proved the service of a notice of
objection to the name of Mr. James Saynes.
Mr. Meymott objected to the notice, ae the abode of
the objector appeared on the list of voters as of No. 3,
King-street, and on the notice it was stated to be No.
63, King-street.
•Mr. Corner called Mr. Mousell, who stated that he
has occupied his abode several years, and that when he
objection and sustained it,
took the house it was numbered 3, but since that time
the numbers in King-street have been altered.
The Revising Barrister held the notice as sufficient,
and the emneaymmeowttasmeaxdpeunogneed.
and the Reformers objected to another on the ground of
change of residence, but the new abode was supplied
and the vote retained.
No new claims were made.
SAINT GEORGB.

The overseers made and sustained objections to five
electors, and five claims were allowed.
Mr. leymntt proved notices of objection to thirty-one
electors and sustained thirty of them, but some of the
same persons were also objected to by Reformers.
SAINT OLAVE.

The overseers made objections to eleven electors, and
sustained the whole of them ; and twelve claims were
allowed.

ROTHERHITHE.
The overseers made and sustained objections to nine
electors, and fourteen claims were allowed.
Mr. Meymott proved notices of objection to twenty-
four electors, and sustained twenty-one of them, and some
of the same were also objected to by the Reformers.

SAINT SAVIOUB.
The overseers made and sustained one objection, and
one claim was allowed.

BERMONDSEY.
The overseers objected to twenty electors and two
claimants, and sustained the whole of them.
Mr. Meymott proved fourteen notices of objection,
and sustained ten of them, and some of the same persons
were also objected to by the Reformers. Some amuse-
ment was afforded to the court by two claims sent to
the overseers ; one of them stated his qualification as
" gentleman," and another as " auctioneer, &c."
This concluded the revision of the county lists, and
the respective agents returned thanks to Sir W. Riddell
for his uniform courtesy, which was acknowledged, and
the court was dissolTed.
London, England, 1855-09-29

IN lIE THOMAS LEIGH.

This was a meeting for last examination. The bankrupt
was described as of Wellingborough, wine merchant.
The balance-sheet, which was prepared by Mr. But-
ter; commenced January, 1854, and ended August, 1855,
and showed debtor to creditors, 9051. ; ditto holding se-
curity, 5311. ; profits, 3991. ; good debts, 1291. ; doubt-
ful, 7/. ; property given up, 1501. ; ditto in hand of
creditors, 598/. ; trade expenses, 4111. ; domestic and
personal ditto, 2011. ; law ditto, 361. ; excepted articles,
201. ; losses, 2241. ; deficiency at commencement, 571.
The bankrupt passed his examination.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

A man named Harris was charged before Alderman
Humphrey with stealing two pewter pots from the Ship
public•house,
The barmaid stated that having lost a dozen pots
within a week the prisoner was suspected ; and yester-
day after he left the house she followed him and found
he had two in his posAession.
He was committed iFor two months.

ROBBERY AND INGRATITUDE.—Mary TV7tite, remanded,
charged with stealing five sovereigns and other articles,
was again placed at the bar.

It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner ar-
rived hero from Ireland about three weeks since in a
destitute condition, and was afforded temporary shelter
by ➢lary Daly, an Irishwoman, and a widow, residing
at 6, Plough-cuurt, Newgate-street. In the course of
conversation the prosiecutrix stated she had saved five
sovereigns, which she kept in a box in her room. On
Wednesday morning she went out, leaving the prisoner
in charge of her room ; and, on her return, she found her
gone, her box broken open, and the money taken away.
Since the former hearing the police bad ascertained she
had taken numerous articles out of pawn..
Mr. Alderman Humphrey ordered the various articles
and money found to be given up to the prosecutrix, and
sentenced the prisoner to three months' hard labour.