The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-01 00:00:00

TrrE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1854.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, OCT. 31.
The following had the honour of dining with her Ma-
jesty yesterday.
The Beliciian Minister, the Austrian Minister and
Countess Colloredo, Lord and Lady John Russell, the
Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert, and Mr. Gibbs.
The Band of the Royal Horse Guards were in attend.
ance during dinner, and played the following pieces :
The Beaufort March
Overture, " Bride of Venice" Benedict.
Selection, " Stiffileo" Verdi.
Waltz, " Queen of Roses"
Selection, " Maria Stuardo" Donizetti.
The Queen's Private Band afterwards attended in the
Castle, and performed the following selection :
Overture, `• Oberon" Weber.
Selection, " Stabat Mater"
Ensemble et Air, " Marco Spada" Anber.
The Queen, with the Princess Alice, walked in the
grounds adjoining the Castle this morning.
Prince Albert, accompanied by the Right Hon. Sidney
Herbert, went out shooting, attended by Lord de Tabley
and Colonel F. K. Seymour.
The Princesses Helena and Louisa, and Prince Arthur,
took a carriage drive.
The Queen sad Prince drove out in an open carriage
yesterday afternoon, attended by the Equerries is wait-
ing on horseback.
Her Majesty drove out again this afternoon.

Sir Charles L. Eastlake had an interview with the
Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.

" Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial,
office from the Governor of Cauada and from the Go.
vernor of the Cape of Good Hope.

The Duke and Duchess of Wellington, who have been
staying at Brighton, on a visit to Lord and Lady Charles
Wellesley, have returned to Belgrave-street. Lord
Charles Wellesley, we regret to learn, is still suffering
from imperfect vision.

The Earl of Stradbroke is entertaining a distinguished
party at Henham Hall. Among the company are the
Marquis of Bath, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield,
the Earl and Countess of Glengall, Mr. and Lady
Sophia Des Vceux, Sir Robert and Lady Pigot, Vis-
count Clifden, Viscount Canterbury, &c.
The Countess of Kinnoul has arrived at the family
residence, in Green-street, Grosvenor-square.
Viscount and Viscountess Falmouth have arrived in
St. James's-square, from Mereworth Castle, en route to
Brighton, for the winter.
Lady Ribblesdale gave birth to a son and heir on Mon-
day last.

Lady Alfred Paget and her infant daughter are pro-
gressing favourably.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. M‘Murtrie have left Edwards'
Private Hotel, George-street, for Liverpool.
Six emigrant ships for Australia are to start from
Southampton during the next month.
The contributions towards the Patriotic Fund in the
Island of Guernsey amount to nearly 3001.
In Southampton there is to be a house-to-house
visitation to obtain contributions towards the Patriotic
Fund.

THE BISHOP OF OXFORD'S TRIENNIAL VISITATION.
—Yesterday morning the Bishop of Oxford commenced
the triennial visitation of his diocese at Banbury.
LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY—LIEEL CASE.— REV.
DR. TIDMAN V. REV. ROBERT AINSLIE.—This case
came on again yesterday at half-past ten o'clock and was
again adjourned.
THE PATRIOTIC FUND.—Meetings have been held at
Cambridge, Devonport, Warrington, Lewes, Ashbourne,
Rochester, Southwell, Pwlheli, and in different parts of
Scotland, at which resolutions to contribute to the fund
were passed unanimously.

BAND OF THE GUIDES.—A performance will be given
by this celebrated band at Exeter-Hall, on Thursday
evening, for the benefit of the French Charitable Asso-
ciation, .mder the patronage of his Excellency the French
Ambassador and the Countess Walewski. This will be
their only public performance, as they leave London on
Friday, permission having been solicited and obtained
for their stayfor this charitable and interesting occasion.
AN ANCIENT ANCHOR.—An anchor was picked up
and brought in by the boatmen of Broadstairs last
week, supposed to have been under water upwards of
200 years. It had the appearance of a mass of petri-
fied iron, being entirely covered with flints of all sizes.
—Dover Chronicle.

SYDNEY.—The accounts from Sydney by the Walter
Hood are nearly a fortnight later than those previously
received. They continue to report a declining market
for most descriptions of imported goods, the arrivals
being still far beyond the daily requirements of the
population.
CUSTOMS APPOINTMENTS.—WICIC, OCT. 27.—We are
glad to learn that Mr. J. G. Wood, for several years clerk
in the Custom-house here, has been appointed prinepal
coast officer at Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. Mr. M.
Kennedy, principal coast officer at Alderney, has been
promoted to be comptroller at Lerwick.—John o'Groat
Journal.

THE AMERICAN SCREW-STEAMER BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
with her consort Bark, that fitted out lately from the
United States, carrying coals, arms, anal ammunition on
some mysterious errand (and for which recognisances
were required of 20,000 dole, before starting), had been
lying a fortnight at St. Thomas's on the departure of the
Royal mail steam-packet.

EMIGRATION STATISTICS.-91,900 emigrants sailed in
the quarter ending Julie 30, from the ports of the United
Kingdom at which there are Government migiation
agents ; 12,504 sailed from the port of London ; 6,201
from Plymouth, 4,134 from Southampton, and f 8,227
from Liverpool, making 81,066 from England ; 3,538
sailed from Scotland, 7,296 from Ireland.
SHORT TIME DI NCRTH LANCASHIRE.---The Preston
Guardian says, that in the Blackburn district some of
the mills have commenced short tine. In Preston one
mill has been running from light to dark, and several
others are named as likely to do the same, unless there
is an improvement in trade. Several in Accrington,
Church, Billington, Harwood, &c., commenced on Fri-
day working four days per week.

_ .
bEMERARA RAlLWAY.—Yesterday the ordinary half-
yearly meeting of the proprietors of this line was held at
the London Tavern, Sir James Carmichael, Bart., in
the chair ; but, es there was net a sufficient number of
them present for the legal transaction of business, the
consideration of the report was postponed until the
23d inst.
MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM.—On Monday evening a
meeting was held at the public offices, Moor-street, Bir-
mingham, to take into consideration the recent decisions
of the revising barristers upon the question of value of
the freehold land allotments, the result of which has
been to disfranchise nearly 800 of the members of the
Birmingham Societies.
PARISH OF ST. SAVIOUR, SOUTHWABIL—Last evening
a meeting of the inhabitants of this parish was held in
the vestry-room of the parish for the purpose of receiving
a report from the committee appointed to consider the
attempt now made by the Steam-boat Company to take
possession of the stairs of London-bridge, and to deter-
mine thereon. Mr. Charles Harris, warden of the Great
Account, occupied the chair.
THE RECENT FIRE IN LIVERPOOL.—At a meeting of
the fire insurance agents on Monday afternoon, held in
Liverpool, a detailed statement of the losses sustained by
the late fire in Lancelot's-hey was submitted, and we are
glad to learn that the amount is very much under the
rough estimates.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE NEW HOUSES OF PARMA-
mENT.-=-Yesterday Mr. Bedford held an inquest at
Westminster Hospital, on the body of Wm. Wright,
aged 29, a carpenter, whose death was occasioned as
follows appeared that on Saturday morning the
deceased with others was at work in the interior of the
Victoria Tower, engaged in fixing the arch of the centre
window on a platform 60 feet high, when missing his
footing he came down head foremost, being suspendesl
by his legs round a Cross beam till his boots were forced
off, when he fell to the ground. On being immediately
picked up and conveyed to that hospital life was pro-
pounced to be extinct, and the cause of death concussion
of the brain. Verdict—" Accidental death."
THE LONDON OMNIBUS TRADE.—Yesterday morning,
a meeting of a considerable number of the most influen-
tial omnibus proprietors of London and the suburbs was
held at the stage carriage committee rooms, in the Strand,
for the purpose of taking into consideration the depressd
state of the trade, consequent upon the high price of
corn and other *horse provender, and to devise means of
relief, either by the increase of fares generally, or by
agitating for a reduction of the omnibus duty. It was
resolved that a memorial should be presented to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, praying for some reduction
of the duty during the winter, or, at all events, for a
pledge from the Government that they would propose a
general reduction of the duty during the ensuing Parlia-
ment.

PRESENTATION OF A TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. R.
WHISTON.—The testimonials previously mentioned as
having been purchased by public subscription, for pre-
sentation to the Rev. Robert Whiston, M.A., head
master of the Cathedral Grammar School, Rochester,
in acknowledgment of his zealous efforts in the cause of
cathedral reform, were presented to that gentleman on
Friday last. The deputations from London, blanches•
ter, Liverpool, Derby, and other places, assembled at
Mr. Whiston's residence, and having been ushered into
the library, the several members were introduced to
him by W. Manelark, Esq., mayor of Rochester, one
of the local treasurers of the fund which had been
raised.

ANGLO-CALIFORNIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY.—
The annual general meeting of this association was held
yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern ; Mr. G. E. Cot-
trell in the chair. The Chairrmin stated that the report
had been some time in the hands of the shareholders.
From this it would be seen that out of the ore already
raised, the profit of the 91 tons crushed, there had been
realised a net profit of 31. 10s. per ton. In Brown's
Valley they had an illimitable supply of quartz, and
from sources quite independent, and in some measure
highly hostile to Sir Henry Huntley, they had received
information stating that their machinery was in perfect
order, and the location was one of the best in Cali-
fornia ; and although much more time had elapsed, and
a larger sum of Money expended than the beard had
anticipated, yet they had no doubt of ultimate success.
About 6,0001. more would be required to insure a prac-
tical result ; this they called upon the shareholders to
contribute, convinced, as they were, that it would be for
the general benefit of the property. This would not be
any further increase of capital, but would arise from the
unissued shares which were still remaining on hand.
After some discussion the report was adopted ; Messrs.
Rinks and Parker, the retiring' directors, re-elected ;
Messrs. Page and Bisgood appointed auditors ; and it
was then finally determined that the meeting should be
adjourned to the Ist of March next, by which time it
was anticipated results would be arrived at confirmatory
of Sir Henry Huntley's report.

LATEST •NEWS.

BOMBARDMENT
OF SEBASTOPOL.

VIENNA, TUESDAY, OCT. 31.

The following has been received here :

" WARSAW, Oct. 31.—A Russian despatch
states that 30,000 Russians, under General Li-
prandi, surprised the English right flank on the
night of the 24th of October, at Inkerman, on the
Chernaya, and took five redoubts, and several
guns. The English cavalry suffered mot severely.
Lord Dunkelliu was taken prisoner."
This was at first discredited, but is now partly
believed.

The serious damage to Firebrand steamer
is confirmed.

VIENNA, TUESDAY EVENING.

Though the Vienna Evening Gazette contains
the last despatches relative to a successful attack
on the English flank by General Liprandi, their
contents are very doubtful.
The Presse has the following :--
" VARNA, OCT. 26.
" The Russian fire in reply to the bombard-
ment of the Allies is feeble.

" Two powder magazines in Sebastopol had
exploded.
" The loss on both sides is considerable.
" The Admirals report that the fall of Sebas-
topol is expected shortly."
The Austrian Correspondence says :---
" Nothing decisive occurred at Sebastopol up
to the 24th of October."

PARIS, TUESDAY, OCT. 31.
The following has been received here, *tea
Vienna, Tuesday, Oct. 31 :
" We have received news from Sebastopol to
the 24th October. The bombardment of four
forts is vigorously continued. The besieged reply
with energy. Different vessels of the Allied Fleets
have' been damaged.
The Russians have received reinforcementa to
the number of 30,000 men. General Bos,guet
observes the reinforcements."

" ST. PETERSBURG, OCT. 31.
" A report of Prince Menschikoff, dated Oct.

25, announces that General Liprandi had. at-
tacked, on the 25th, a detached camp of the
English, and is reported to have taken for tlr re-
doubts which defended the camp. At the s ame
time an attack of cavalry is said to have calls' 3d a
sensible loss to the English light cavalry ux icier
Lord Cardigan."

THE BALTIC FLEET.

HAMBURG, OCT. 30.

Sir Charles Napier has just arrived from _K :lel,
with Captain Mundy, and is gone to Altona v ritb.
Colonel Hodges to visit his Majesty.

Sir Charles is better.

THE CRIMEA.

THE SIEGE OPERATIONS.

The Constitutionnel says :—" Some figures -will
suffice to show the immense efforts necessar, y- to
bring the siege of Sebastopol to a satisfactory c ton-
elusion. The weight alone of the siege mat e riel
employed is 4,521,234 kilogrammes (1,000 kilos.
are an English ton), of which guns figure for
265,580 kilos., gun-carriages, ammunition-wag ins,
dm., for 588,476, projectiles for 2,510,442, g un-
powder 648,600 ; and the rest consists of a m u lti-
tude of articles, which it would be too long to de-
tail. In these totals, however, are not , om-
prised the guns of the fleet, each of which vr( ;it ghs
3,520 kilos. or 3,035, according as it is 3 C or
30. Although Sebastopol on the land side is ; far
from being regularly fortified, the works are
numerous, the cannon of large calibre of the B:ms-
sian fleet defend the ramparts and nearly 1 ~500
pieces respond to the fire of the allied armies. This
exceeds all the customary defences. Valencier ines,
in 1793, supported 45 days of entrenchments with
175 guns ; Dantzic, in 1813, had 500 guns, and
surrendered from famine at the end of 108 d ays ;
and Ciudad Rodrigo, with 86 guns, was only t Lken
after 21 days' entrenchments. It is not then t an
easy thing to bring a siege to a satisfactory cor ;elu-
sion, and time is an indispensable element of suc-
cess. What is taking place in the Crimea doe ; not
justify either impatience or alarm. The fa] 1 of
Sebastopol may be delayed some days longer, but
it is inevitable. The place can only be delivere p 1 by
the intervention of a victorious army ; and the
position occupied by the Allied Army from ( ;ape
Chersonesus to the Tchernaya is too strong to ] laave
occasion to fear the efforts of Prince Menschik, a"

The Debats has a short article, which we subj bin,
and which is of a nature to show the folly of in i pa-
tience, and at the same time prevent discour; ige-
ment as to the final result from a knowledge of 'the
difficulties of execution :

"We must expect to receive only very inc m-
plete intelligence from Sebastopol by the telegraph
until the generals may consider it fit to send re-
ports of a somewhat circumstantial character. T hus
the despatch of yesterday does not allow us to f )rm
a very clear opinion of the real state of thi3 ags.
Mention is made of a breach being opened, an lof
a second about to be opened. immediately ; a fter
which the assault was to be attempted. On i that
expression the public might imagine that the s. :ege
is nearly at an end, and that these breaches and
assaults relate to the body of the place—the ini ler-
most wall. But that is not very probable ; for, as
the fire was only opened on the 17th, it would be
difficult that on the 21st, that is to say, four d: tys
after, the advanced works could have been de-
stroyed, some of them being very consideral
It must therefore be supposed that allusion is m ide
either to the fort on the extreme left, which -we
have designated by the name of the Fort I 'ate
(which is an old construction), or of the fort rai sad
beyond it in the country, in front of the forti fled
barracks. The ruin and capture of one of th iese
forts would not the less be a success of great im-
portance, since it would open to the besiegers
of the accesses to the main works. The destruc-
tion of the two outward forts mentioned in ale
despatch, may refer to forts situated on the ec Ige
of the harbour, Fort Alexander, and the Quarant mire
Fort. Already, two days ago, an attack was spot ten
of as having been executed by the English ind
French vessels at the entrance of the harbour, o:n
the southern side. The English appear to lit tv e
ruined one of the faces of Fort Alexander, whi is t
the French were destroying the Quarantine b
teries. Does the last despatch allude to these t w o
forts which belong to the defences of the harbo3 ar,
or to the forts which protect the south on the la n d
side ? That is what we cannot say, not having a ny
data to go on. Prince Menschikoff, in a despat 113 h
of Oct. 23, pretends that the Russians have spa ?ed
some cannon and mortars in the besiegers' batteri
If that be the case, either a very strong sortie v ras
executed by the garrison without being repulsed •or
interfered with, or the besiegers were not in su fil-
cient force at the moment of the attack. Besid es,
these are little episodes which must be expected in
a siege, particularly when the place has a wh ale
army for garrison."

The Austrian Soldaten Freund says that the tre
have been 20,000 troops of the line, 7,000 cavali y,
and 2,000 engineers, transported to the Crim ea
since the landing of the expedition. These include
the reserves from Gallipoli. 12,000 men from t
Pirmus and Rome will follc,v, and form the reser T'
of the expeditionary army. The Russian troo] ?:3
which have already passed the Isthmus of Perekc v
belong to the 4th, sth, and 6th army corps. Inch
sive of the Cossacks, they may perhaps numb,
35,000 men. These concentrate in the fortified cam 1)
at Bakshi-Serai, and maintain the communicatic I
with the northern forts of Sebastopol. A Cossac
corps, 8,000 strong, well provided with artiller: r,
had the boldness to advance from the wester
ii
mountainous range as far as the heights of Bal 1..-
klava, but is ere beaten back. It is a sufi
cient proof of the cautiousness of the_allies.that the "