The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-15 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN TILE WEEK.

I\iales
Females

839
727

Total

1,566

339
32
1 (3 5

Tag NEW YORK CRTSTAL PALACE.—This exhibition
was closed on the 81st ult. In noticing the fact, the
New York Herald says :—" It lived a miserable exis-
tence, and died a lingering death. The stock which
about the time of the inauguration under the auspices o'
President Pierce and half his cabinet, was inflated to
175 per cent., had fallen yesterday to 11, being a decline
'from 75 per cent, premium to 98i. per cent. discount.
An awful fall, Lucky was he who sold out at high
tide."

The Siecle, alluding to the expedition against
Sebastopol, saps :-- •
"The situation of Sebastopol, the presence in that
prt_of a fleet which, in itself alone, was a danger for
the Turkish empire, and which continually constrained
Western. Europe to hold herself, at the price of immense
sacrifices, in superior force in the Black Sea, and the '
eclat which was sure to attend the fall of that place,
, naturally designed it to-the notice of the -allied Govern.
meets. The fall of Sebastopol was for us the downfall of
the maritime power of the Russians in the East, and the
deliverance of Constantinople and of the world. But -
never did we, any more than the Allied Governments,
shut our eyes to the difficulties of the enterprise. The
bulwarks of great empires do not fall in a day, and with-
out exactly knowing the force of the defences of Sebes-
i top )l, we have enumerated more than once in this jour-
nal the two or three thousand pieces of C a nnon.of which
the fleet, in refuge there, could dispose. More than
once we hive observed with what perseverance Russia
watched the progress of
• the military art in Europe, -
an" with what promptitude she nppropriateil to her-
self the inventions 'of other countries. And the same
reason which would influee the Alies to turn their at-
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Fer some time, it is true, Russia mig,ht have supposed
chat the vigorous maffner in which she carried on the
war on the Danube would prevent the Allies from
thinking of any other thine than to &fend the positions
eii that diver. But when the prudent strategy of
Oiner Packs bad baffled the previ ions of Russia,
when Mince Paskiewitch, at the head of the most for-
midable armies, was foiled Lefore Silistria, and when it
was decidud that Austria was to occupy Moldavia.
vel Wal!achiA and so to leave the Allies at liberty,
it became 'evident that Sebastopol would be attacked.
The prepare,tions for that enterprise were well
known to Russia. It was in vain that- Anapa was
spoken of, and Kerteli, and Perekop ; such rumours
could not deceive the Russian Government. It very
soon comprehended that the French and the English
were at Varna only to proceed to the Crimea. The
. expedition to Sebastopol could not consequently, in any
one's opinion, be anything else than a very grand and
very considerable one. No coup de main was possible.
. The Allied . Governments knew well that the fortress
and the fleet expected them, and they acted accordingly,
measuring carefnlly, whatever may have been said of
the matter in foreign journals, the efforts to be made
against the resources of the enemy."

MB ISSUE OF THE SIEGE. ".

( From the Constitutionnei. )

" We receive from the Crimea accounts which leave
no doubt whatever on the issue of the siege of Sebastopol.
The besiegers are continuing their progress with a
degree of slowness which the nature of the ground ren-
ders 1 inevitable, but at the same time with mathema-
tical regularity. The second parallel was completely
terminated on the 26th, as was also the arming of the
second line of the siege batteries. The batteries com-
menced firing the next day. Under protection of their
fire the French troops commenced, at 250 metres from
the place, the third parallel, which is to carry the attack
to 120 metres from the enemy's bastions. In spite of the
difficulties of the ground and the cannonade of the Rus-
sians, the works were carried on with sufficient rapidity to
enable the construction of the first three batteries, des-
tined to make a breach, to be commenced on the Ist It
was considered certain that the arming of the batteries
would be terminatnd in the night of the 3d, and that
on the 4th they would commence their fire. It was hoped
that by the 9th er 10th the establishment and arming
of all the breaching batteries would be terminated, and
that their simultaneous fire, by accumulating rubbish at
tke foot of the walls of Sebastopol, must open to our
troops the road for an assault. It is to be added, that the
two governments and the generals have provided for the
event of the resistance of the place being prolonged, and
for the state of the sea rendering the communications
with Sebastopol more difficult. Immense quantities of
ammunition and projectiles are deposited at Balaklava
and Chersonesus, and the magazines of the army contain
complete supplies for six weeks, independently of the
fresh provisions which are daily brought from the
Turkish provinces."

MENSCHIKOFFS POWERS OF
.RESISTANCE.

BERLIN, Nov. 11.—Letters addressed by Rus-
sian officers of high rank at Warsaw, Moscow, and
elsewhere, to friends at this place, speak mean-
while with perfect confidence in Menschikoffs
powers of resistance, and of the enormous
resources at his disposal, and declare that by
the 4th or sth of this month—that is, as soon
as he was or may be joined by the two divi-
sions of Dannenberg's corps—he would have a
ruoveable force of more than GO,OOO men, indepen-
dent of troops required for defeasive siege duties,
wherewith he will be enabled to act on the offensive.
Nor does this assertion seem to be overrated. Upon
a most careful and minute examination of names
of regiments, and numbers of battalions, squadrons,
and batteries that have figured in recent official
reports, and indul•itably taken part in.the divers
combats and skirmishes since the 20th of Septem-
ber, the following summary may be regarded as
nearly approaching to correctness. It is ncces-
s.try to remark that the numbers of effectives per
ti ttalion are calculated upon an average of 700,
and those of squadrons at 100, although the
normal paper amount given in Russian re-
turns, when it is thought necessary to impose, is
1,000 for the one, and 125 to 130 for the other.
Moreover, according to all Russian reports, the
strength of the forty-two battalions which fought
tt the Alma will declared not to exceed 800 ;
therefore, if Lhe 5,000 men admitted to have been
put hors de combat at that battle, and all losses
sinces incurred, be added, the number of 700 men
per battalion may be considered as rather over than
under the effective amount. Indeed it would be
more correct perhaps not to allow a general aver-
age of more than 600 effectives per battalion, and
ninety horses per squadron. Then, again, it is not
denied that a large portion of the gunners of the
field-batteries are required to assist in manning the
fortification guns. These brave and well-practised
men have suffered most severely, and it will be
shown that as soon as the French and English
Rifles can get within fair shooting distance of the
embrasures their loss will increase at a tenfold
rate. Upon this point it cannot be expected that
the reports given in the Lussian Invalid should ex-
patiate, or even approach truth.
The following is a general summary of the
troops at the disposal of Prince Menschikoff for de-
fensive and offensive operations, supposing thetwo
remaining divisions (16th and 17th) of the 4th corps
to have joined :

" INFANTRY.

Bayonets.
4th corps-12 regiments, 49 battalions (1 of rifles) 34,000
sth corps-4 regiments, 1G battalions
oth corps-8 regiments, 33 battalions (1 of rifles) 23,000
Tchornamora (Black Sea)-1 battalion (rifles)
Marines— 8 battalions

Total
"CAVALRY

74,350

Sabres.
11th and 12th Hussars-2 regiments, 16 squadrons
(Gth corps)
Combined Lancers-2 regiments, 16 squadrons (6th
corps)
Reserve division ditto-4 regiments, 32 squadrons
(Gth corps)
7th and Bth Lancers —2 regiments, 16 squadrons
(4th corps)
74h and Bth Hnssars-2 regiments, 16 squadrons
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1,753

15,400

Gunners.
4th corps-14 acid batteries of 10 guns each(l4oguns) 3,0 0
GUI corps-10 ditto of 10 guns each (100 gun 5)...... 2,400
Cossacks-3 ditto of S guns each (21 guns) .......••••• 6OO

Total ....................... .... 6,000
"Sarrzns—TßAlN.

Sappers— 3 battalions ... ......
Train-7 divisions.. .............

2,500
2,803

Total ............. .
" GSNEBAL RECAPITULATION
Infantry 74,000
Cavalry ........... . ' 15,000
GUIIIIICIS Snd drivers, 8:e 6,000
Sappers and train 4,000

.... 4,300

General total, with 261 field•pieoea,,, 99,000

AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA IN ACCORD.

A letter from Frankfort of the 9tb, in the Wurtemburg
Ilioniteur, says :

We can state, on good authority, that the relations
between Austria and Prussia have entered on a new phase,
which is probably fortunate for Germany. Scarcely any
ee
doubt now exists of the two
On powers being perfectly in
accord. Prussia has contributed
contributed to this by making im-
portant concessions.the 30th ult., there was sent from
Berlin to Vienna a reply to the Austrian despatch of the
2nt2od, which fully justifies these hopes. It lays down five
principal points. In the first place, Prussia completely ;
accedes to the four points of guarantee but in the
second place she adds as a condition that Austria shall
go beyond these four points whatever may be
the issue of tho war. In the third place, mention
is made of a proposition to be made in common to
the Diet by Austria and Prussia, inviting the Con-
federation to accede to the four points. The Ger-
manic Confederation, Austria and Prussia, will then
declare to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg that the ac-
ceptance of these bases is necessary for the establishment
of a firm and durable peace in Europe. In the
fourth place, the Confederation and Prussia will pro-
tmaicske e
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territory, not onlybu
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force and efficacy to these resolutions. can affirm
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. effect to the Court of Berlin.