The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-18 00:00:00

Lord ABERDEEN, desired to disgust the nation:
with the war—to teach a very unnecessary and
uncalled-for lesson on the blessings of peace..
Every farthing of the outlay was, therefore, to be:
borne, not merely by the present generation, but
during the current year. The ebbing tide should
be dammed up ; or, at least, our artificial stream
should be brought to provide for the natural.
efflux. He decided that, notwithstanding the:
severe drain, the income should equal the expen-
diture. Although this was clearly impossible, if;
I we desired to discharge the duty we had under-.
taken faithfully and efficiently, yet everything
was sacrificed to meet the wishes of the financial
genius. We see the result. Like all persona
or states afflicted by a hobby, we have:.
paid, and are still "paying, dearly for our whistles.',
We are shedding the inestimable blood of our galr
lant defenders to avert the violation of a GLAIJ
STONIAN crotchet. We sometimes see men settirtg
apart a certain portion of their fortunes for buil a'-
ing operations, saying that so much and no mo: e
must be spent in every year. This is wh:a t
the Chancellor of the Exchequer wishes to
do. But if the principle be good as a gemel-
ral rule, this is an exceptional case—one whi,e:h
requires very different treatment. We musot,
as Messrs. Fox and HENDERSON would do, 10,6 k
to what is required in the first instance, and iln-
termine to accomplish it without reference Ito
cost. Let Ministers follow the example, and all
will be right. Let them provide the necess,Lry
supplies; the public will find the adequate w:yays
and means afterwards for meeting its respoi tsi-
ities, and maintaining the credit which it has. so
ong held unblemished and unsuspected.

Among the many plans for improving the col n-
munication with the North of Scotland, is ei ie
fully deserving the support a Seotchmen as .d
Englishmen too. Parliamentary powers hv re
been obtained for carrying the Great North of
Scotland Railway from Aberdeen to Huntly, a.Z id
from Inverness to Nairn ; but there remains a
large gap u yet unprovided for. The completi4 in
of this gap is the object of many spirited and i n-
fluential parties in the North, fer it is obvicp us
that the other portions will be almost useless

til the intermediate section be finished. This
connecting blank is as necessary to the virtue
of the line as the link in a chain cable is
indispensable to the safety of a vessel at anch ex.
Let our friends in the North look to this, toad
put their shoulders to the undertaking. Rap id
communication improves the country from mie
end to the other for commercial purposes, whine
it quickens the march of mind, and humanises iiihe
great masses of the community by social inter-
change of thought. Railways, in fact, have mow
become the sheet anchor of the national safety, a, s
they are the promoters of the national wealth.
We refer to an excellent article on this subjec t
from the Inverness Advertiser, as well as to tau.:
prospectus in our front page.

LATEST NEWS.

THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL,

THE GREAT♦BATTLE OF TBLE
FIFTH OF NOVEMBER.

The following additional details of the att•a.ck
upon the English lines on the sth inst., which Are
known to us hitherto only by the despatches of
General Canrobert and Lord Raglan, are for-
warded by special telegraphic despatch via Varna
from Constantinople. The despatch is dated the
9th instant :

" VIENNA, FRIDAY, HALF-PAST 1 Ex

" A fierce battle was fought before Sebastop

on the sth. The Russian troops newly aniTed

'rom Perekop attacked the English position.

" After a battle which lasted seven hours :the

Russians were repulsed with a loss of 8,000 mjen.
" The English lost 102 officers and 2,500 men,
and the French lost 48 officers and 1,300 men,

killed and wounded.

" Three English Generals were killed—Geaaral
Cathcart, and Brigadier-Generals Goldie and

Strangways.

" Five were wounded—Generals Adams, Ben-
tinck, Buller, Torrens, and Sir George Brown
severely in the arm, which has been amputated.
" General Canrobert is also wounded.
" The British Guards suffered ♦ery severely.
" On the Gth and 7th the Allies were fortifying
their positions."

VIENNA., FRIDAY EYBNING.

Suleiman Pasha, who commanded the Turkish
troops in the Crimea, has been degraded by the

Sultan.

The Charlemagne, Napoleon, and Jena returned
to Constantinople on the 6th.

The frigate Egyptienne was wrecked at the
eutrauce to the Bosphorus.

Prince Napoleon,who is suffering from dysentery,
has returned to Constantinople.
The horses of the Allies in the Crimea have suf-
fered so much from ►ant of water, that it is
doubtful whether powerful cavalry reinforcements
ought to e bsent there.

The Egyptian ship Abadid Schibad is said to
have gone down, with the Admiral and 700 men

on board.

Steamers have been sent to fetch 4,000 men of
the garrison of Tchuruksu to Sebastopol.
The Russians hare retired from the neighbour~
hood of Balakiara, to wait for reinforcements.

Up to the 7th there had been little rain at

BalaklaTa.

Typhus rages at Sebastopol.

PARIS, FRIDAY EVR/PING.

According to advice' from Constantinople of
the Gth, 5,000 French troops had left for the
Crimea.

There was no recent intelligence from the army

in Asia.
4,000 Tunisians had embarked at Batoum for

the Crimea.

A telegraphic despatch of the 14th from Ma-
drid states that there was a rumour that Marshal
Espartero was about to retire from the Ministry.
BOURSE, Nov. 13.—The Three per Cents. closed
at 34 75.