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we think,— unwarrantable attack upon Mr.
Sergeant An He spoke of the Arch-
bishop of CANTERBURY, as the President
of the society, which was supported by several
other bishops and by gentlemen of high character
and position. So much the worse, if it be so.
No persons, however exalted their positions, or
unblemished their reputation, can venture to act
in direct opposition to the law of the land, which
expressly prohibits all such transactions. They
may combine together for the purpose of
" improving" the law, but, in attempting to " en-
force " it, they arrogate to themselves the func-
tions of their Sovereign, and are guilty of a grave
offence which may be severely punished. Besides,
experience tells us that men like " the Arch-
bishop of CANTERBURY and other bishops," or
even " the gentlemen of high character and posi-
tions," do not interfere with the management,
or personally investigte the cases of which they
undertake the prosecution. All these things
are left to the solicitor and secretary, and
possibly some stirring member of the
board ; and when the funds are ample, and
the rule is to pay the costs under any circum-
stances, whether allowed by the Court or not, we
can easily perceive how great is the temptation,
even to the most respectable solicitor, to under-
take business which must in any event be profitable
to himself--more particularly when a display of
activity is necessary to, ".bring grist to the mill,"
and maintain the funds of an association from the
working whereof he derives a considerable income.

We would remind the members of this associa-
tion that there are stringent laws against
"barretry" and "maintenance" the former
whereof is described as " the frequent stirring-up
of suits and quarrels among the people ;" the latter
is ejusdem generic, and is defined to be " an offici-
ous intermeddling in a guarrel or suit that no ways
belongs to one, by assisting either party, with money
or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it:' Now,
what is the proceeding of the society but main-
tenance, and that of the worst description ? Not
satisfied with merely advancing money to prose-
cute a suit, they cause it to be instituted and
carried on without any authority whatsoever from
the aggrieved party. The interested zeal of the
solicitor, who gets his costs in any event, and
probably without being subjected to the scrutiny
of the Taxing Master, can set the machinery of
the law in motion, and, as we have seen, cause
an innocent man, the victim of an unjust accusa-
tion, to be subjected to the most serious detri-
ment. If this could be justified under the
alleged purity of the motives of the subscribers,
there would be nothingto prevent any enterprising
solicitor and briefless barrister from running in
couples, and obtaining funds under very specious
pretexts, which they might transfer to their own
pockets in due form of law, as solicitor
and standing counsel to the new society. We do
not apply these terms, or attribute improper mo-
tives, to the solicitor or counsel in the present case,
but simply show to what evil results the precedent
they have established may be extended.
London, England, 1854-10-27

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GUN PRACTICE.

The Artillery gun target practice has been going on
now from the saluting battery at Sheerness, on the cen-
tre bastion, for several days past. The practice has
been highly creditable. The guns are long 32-pounders.
The practice on Wednesday was by Captain Romer's
company, who were engaged .at the Cape last Kaffir war.
Lieuts. Batchelor and Carey were the working officers.
The target was at 1,600 yards, and not one of the shots
fell five yards over or short, right or Left, of the target.
This company are daily expected to receive orders to
proceed to the seat of war iu the East.
London, England, 1854-10-27

SUNDAYS

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LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1854.

The Moniteur of yesterday contains a despatch
from General CANROBERT to the effect that " the
trenches were opened on the night of the 9th, and
that by the night of the 15th he hoped to have
6t3 guns in position," and that "a sharp cannonade
had been sustained." It was also stated that " the
works of the English Army advanced steadily with
those of the French, and that the weather, fir a
short time very severe, was again fine." This is
the French version of the state of affairs. Un-
fortunately we have no English one, since it
pleases our Government to withhold the accounts
they may receive from the seat of war. At Paris
the official announcements are carried forward to
the 13th. In London the latest is to the 28th
ultimo. They certainly " manage these things
better in France." Even in St. Petersburg, the
most despotic Government in the world does not
dare to treat the loudly-expressed wishes of the
people with the same contemptuous disregard ex-
hibited by the quasi-liberal Administration of
Constitutional England.

Another despatch was also given from Constanti-
nople of the 18th, and Sebastopol of the 15th, an-
nouncing that " the batteries were to open fire, in
conjunction with the fleet, on the 17th," adding
that " the general state of affairs was satisfactory,
and the health of the troops excellent." The
Russian accounts as to the commencement of the
bombardment on the l',"th are thus powerfully
corroborated ; and we may easily believe that at
least 500 men, including Admiral KORNILOFF,
have been killed or seriously wounded. The Rus-
sian authorities have never been suspected of
exaggerating their own losses
discouraging statements of the or
their ownputtin gforward
position. On
the contrary, they have generally been accused of
a tendency to slur over untoward events, and to
conceal by far the greater portion of the
injuries
inflicted on their men ; seldom acknowledging a
tithe of the damage they had actually sustained.
Illustrations of this habitual suppressio
teri may
be found in the private burial of the
men' whoay
had fallen during the brief bombardment of
Odessa ; and more recently in the extraordinary
pretence of a Russian victory at Alma, for which
a" Te Deum " was solemnised. When, there-
fore, they admit a loss of 500 men, we must
either give them credit for a very unusual degree
of candour, or conclude that " the 500 " repre-
sented only the men actually killed, and that at
least five times that number were wounded. In-
deed nothing more than this simple statement
can be required to prove the destructive nature
of the fire, simultaneously vomited forth, from
200 guns of immense weight and power. The
granite that could withstand such concussions
London, England, 1854-10-27

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London, England, 1854-10-27

ADMIRAL DUNDAS.

The following letters have been published by the
Morning Herald :
The Editor of the Times presents his compliments to
the Editor of the Morning Herald, and has to request
that the Editor of the Morning Herald will publish with
equal prominence his reply to the letter from Mr.
Dundas which appears in the Morning Herald of this
day.
It would have been more consistent with the "fair
play" which Mr. Dundas claims to have waited to re-
ceive this reply before publishing his own. letter.
Printing house-square, Oct. 25.
(Copy.)
Printing-house-square, Oct. 24.
The Editor of the Times presents his compliments to
Mr. Dundas, and begs to assure him that hi, father shall
receive all the " fair play" that even his son can " claim"
at his hands.

As to the "private motive" of which Mr. Dundas
writes, the Editor is aware of none but a strollg desire
to put the• most favourable construction upon the con-
duct of an old acquaintance, from whom lie has received
many civilities, and generally on that of every officer
holdioc, so responsible a post.
Mr. Dundas invokes the "code of honour among the
officers of her Majesty's navy" against the correspondent
who writes from her Majesty's ship Agamemnon.
The Editor is content to leave him under the juris-
diction of the same code, equally confident with Mr.
Dundas of a directly opposite conclusion.
Mr. Dundas need not be informed that the acts of an
admiral, to whom is entrusted a principal share in One
of the greatest expeditions of modern times, are neces-
sarily amenable to public criticism.
Nothing which has ever appeared in the Times has
over-stepped the fair limits 'of such criticism, and Mr.
Dundas may rest assurred 'that nothing will ever ap-
pear which will deserve from less partial judges such
epithets as " persecuting venom," or " continued
abuse."
The Rev. J. W. Dundas.
London, England, 1854-10-27

SUPPLEICENT (HUM, WITH THE WEEKLY DISPATCH
CT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29TH.

THE WEEKLY DISPATCH of SUNDAY
Next, Oct ler• 29,h, will he regomnanied by a SUPPLE NI ENT,
containing the most ample partl,ulars of the Bombardment of Sebas-
topol and every e vent of interest conneetedwith the op, rations ofthe
Allied Armies in tin! Crimea up to the mom, nt of purdication. This
Suppietren% like ittie one published on the 15th instant, and which
sva- so highly appreciatHi by the Public, will be entire y (waned to
the Int,Digence or•the War. Purchasers will thus possess a detailed
par ative of all tie, great events of this impartaiit undertaking, which
rn Y be nres, rved .m.ep rately from the newspaper, if dt sired. or, being
tthiform in size arct appeartnee, can be bound with the volume of the
Opr. " • ,
It is the intention of the Proirietors to issue at intervals other
,unplements.c'trrytng on the Ilistory of the War, and giving the fullest
and most authentic informationon-'he stfject
I he, Dispatch also ecnitain a full acc ,unt of the fate of Fir
John Fritkiin and iris brave companions.
• Orders should be i'nmediately seven to the News-agents in town
and country, or at ,the Dispatch Oftlce.l39, Fleet-street.
London, England, 1854-10-27

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR, —The attention of every Englishman being at this
moment peculiarly called to the claims made on behalf
of the widows and orphans of the united services by the
executive committee of the Royal Commission for the
collection of funds for the Patriotic Fund, I beg to call
your attention to the magnificent objects contemplated
and carried out by the Patriotic Fund of 1803, 1809, and
1812, which were—

"For the encouragement and relief of those engaged
in defence of this country, during the war which com-
menced in 1803, and terminated in 1815 "
This fund, which is not yet exhausted, is at present
limited to affording relief to such soldiers, sailors, and
marines, in her Majesty's service, who may be disabled
from wounds reeeived in action, and to the widows and
children and dependent relatives of those killed whose
circumstances require assistance.
Its benefits were at first extended to the officers of the
army, as wed as the soldiers—from the general officer to
the private soldier.
Is 1815 another effort was made in the same direction,
but confined to the sufferers at the battle of Waterloo ;
it was called the " Waterloo Subscription," The Beale
of its donations was magnificent—
To the widow of a general officer
Tu the widow of a private soldier
To a general officer wounded, equal to the loss of
eye or limb
To a private soldier, ditto

250
20

Till's fund assisted, im addition to the widows and
orphans, the dependent relatives of the killed—a very
numerous class indeed.

The present PaCrlaic Fund only contemplates the
relief of the widows and orphans of soldiers, sailors, and
marines, and the assistance of any of the Royal or other
charitable institutions already founded for similar pur-
poses within the United Kingdom.
I have the Looour to be, Sir, yours, &c.,
H, L. POWYS, Major GOth
Waterloo•place, Palll3/411, Oet. 26, 1854.
London, England, 1854-10-27

1 I A 1" L 717 G lifY 0 N,

BELGJ AN BASTE !Z.N JUNCTION RAILWA
Ti" half-yearly meeting of the Belgian Eastern Junc-
tion Railway Company was held yesterday, at which a
favourable report was read and adopted. The following
may be taken as its substance :
The directors are happy to announce, that the traffic
on the first section of the line, viz., between Manage
an l Nivelles. has been most satisfactory, notwithstand-
ing the disadvantage incident to its having been hitherto
almost limited to passenger traffic, and notwithstanding
also the immaturity of the arrangements for the joint
traffic of the adjacent lines.

During the two months that the line has been opened,
the receipts bare not only been adequate to defray the
whole of the cost of working, but ha►e left a surplus
towards the general expenPes.
The line belonging to this company being in immediate
connexion with the best coal-fields in Belgium, and form-
ing the direct route for their produce to Brussels, Lou-
vain, Luxembourg, and the frontiers of Germany, there
seems to be no reason to doubt that the traffic will
approach the average of the state lines, and yield to the
shareholders an ample remuneration for the capital in-
vested.
The total effective capital will now stand at 328,7501.,

viz.:—
4 per cent. Debentures ............... £lBO,OOO
42,500 Shares, 3/. 108. paid ......•• 148,750

£328,750
The expenditure of which may, by approximate cal.
culation, be classified as follows :
Cost of works and rolling 5t0ck...... £242,000
Interest during construction ......... 18,000
Discount on loan ........................ 45,000
Cost of concession, engineering ex-
penses, administration, general ex-
penses, and prufit and 1055.........

23,750

£328,750

GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the
week ending Oct. 15, 1854 £22,185 3 8
Corresponding week last year 19,218 16 8
SCOTTISH CENTRAL AND MIDLAND RAILWAY.—TIffia
return for the week ending Oct. 22, 1854 L 1,632 18
Corresponding week last year 2,385 9 1
WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAlLWAY.—Traffic return
for the week ending Oct. 21 (31 miles) L/46 18 9
Corresponding week last year (29 miles) lB7 0 5
London, England, 1854-10-27

TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF THE

KILLED AND WOUNDED.

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LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1854.

The Moniieltr of yesterday contains a despatch
from General CANROBERT to the effect that " the
trenches were opened on the night of the 9th, and
that by the night •f the 15th he hoped to have
66 guns in position," and that "a sharp cannonade
had been sustained." It was also stated that " the
works of the English Army advanced steadily with
Vaose of the French, and that the weather, for a
short time very severe, was again fine." This is
the French version of the state of affairs. Un-
fortunately we have no English One, since it
pleases our Government to withhold the accounts
they may receive from the seat of war. At Paris
the official announcements are carried forward to
the 13th. In London the latest is to the 28th
ultimo. They certainly " manage these things
better in France." Even in St. Petersburg, the
most despotic Government in the world does not
dare to treat the loudly-expressed wishes of the
people with the same contemptuous disregard ex-
hibited by the quasi-liberal Administration of
Constitutional England.
Another despatch was also given from Constanti-
nople of the 18th, and Sebastopol of the 15th, an-

nouncing that " the batteries were to open fire, in
conjunction with the fleet, on the 17th," adding
that " the general state of affairs was satisfactory,
and the health of the troops excellent." The
Russian accounts as to the commencement of the
bombardment on the 17th are thus powerfully
corroborated ; and we may easily
believe that tit
/east 500
men, including Admiral KORNILOFIr,
leave been killed or seriously wounded. The Rus-
sian authorities have never been suspected of
exaggerating their own losses, or putting forward
discouraging statements of their own position. On
the contrary, they have generally been accused of
a tendency to slur over untoward events, and to
conceal by far the greater portion of the injuries
inflicted on their men ; seldom acknowledging a
tithe of the damage they had actually sustained.
Illustrations of this habitual suppressio may
be found in the private burial of the men who
had fallen during the brief bombardment of
Odessa ; and more recently in the extraordinary
pretence of a Russian victory at Alma, for
which
a" Te Deurn " was solemnised. When, there-
fore, they admit a loss of 500 men, we must
either give them credit for a very unusual degree
of candour, or conclude that " the 500 " repre-
sented only the men actually killed, and that at
-least five times that number were wounded. In-
deed nothing more than this simple statement
can be required to prove the- destructive nature
of the fire, simultaneously vomited forth, from
.200 guns of immense weight -^d r,nwer. The
granite that could such concussions 1
London, England, 1854-10-27

DIED.

On the 30th ult., on board H.M.S. Apollo, on his passage
from Balbeck to Bala.klava, of cholera, brought on by ex-
cessive fatigue in the discharge of his arduous duties after
the battle of Alma, Francis C. Huthwaito, Esq., surgeon
of the 3d battalion of Grenadier Guards.
On the 4th inst., on the heights before Sebastopol, Capt.
Hylyn Joliffe, of the Coldstream Guards, eldest son of Sir
Wm. G. H. Joliffe, Bart., M.P., aged 28. •
On the sth inst., iu Behallava. Bay, on board the Hy-
dupes' of fever, Henry Charles Dawson, Esq., Lieutenant
in 6th Dragoons, eldest surviving son of the late Henry
Dawson, Esq., of Lauudo Abbey, aged 19.
On the 7th inst., before Sebastopol, of cholera, Adam
Maitland, Esq.. Captain 9th Highlanders, son of the late
,Hon. Thomas Maitland, of Dundrennan, one of the Sena-
tors of the College of Justice, Scotland.
On the 24th inst., at Clipstone-house, Bath-road, Houn-
slow, 'Middlesex, Mr. Robert Taylor, for many years a resi-
dent of Lampton Farm, Middlesex, aged 81.
an the 25th inst., Elizabeth, widow of the late John
Matthie, Esq., H.E.1.C.C.5., of Hans-place, London, and
High Wycombe, Bucks.
On the 2.. th inst., at 26, Drummond-place, Edinburgh,
David Boyd, Esq., late Surgeon-General of the Madras
agocl Cl.

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London, England, 1854-10-27

BAVARIA.

Advices from Munich of the 26th announce the
death on that morning of the Queen Dowager, front
cholera.

FRANCE.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.

The Paris journals of this day are unanimous
in regarding the despatch of Prince Menschikoff
announcing the commencement of the bow-
bardment of Sebastopol, as warranting a belief
that the result of the first day's fire was more dis-
astrous to the Russians than they are willing to
admit.

The following despatches' have teen received
to-day :

" TRIESTE, 25th.—At the departure of the
packet of the 16th from Constantinople, all the
disposable troops of the garrison Ntere about to
embark for the Crimea.
Several steamers had arrived from Balaklays,
with men who were wounded in repelling a sortie
made by 30,000 Russians of the garrison of Sebas-
topol.
Accounts from Trebizond state that the mission
of the Envoy of Schamyl to the Obichas had failed.
Accounts from Athens of the 20th state that
there is much dissension prevailing iu the Greek
Ministry.
M. Melaxas has been dismiised from his functions
as Ambassador at Constantinople.
The commune of the Piraeus has given a ban-
quet to the French officers.
The journal L a Minerve has received a warning.
London, England, 1854-10-27

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10 Union of London,
London, England, 1854-10-27

TilE PATE OF THE FRANKLIN

EXPEDITION.

TO THE SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY.
17, Savile Row, 26th October, 1854.
beg to enclose a " proof' of my corres-
pondence with the Government "on the Fate of
the Franklin Expedition," which I have this
Morning sent to all the London papers.
It is my intention immediately to offer my ser-
vices to the Colonial Board, to descend the Great
Fish River in search of the remains of " The
Franklin Expedition ;" and if that "Board" de-
clines the offer, then to the Admiralty Board.
I have the honour, cte.,
RICHARD KING.
London, England, 1854-10-27

CALEB STUKELY. A Tale of the Last Century.
Reprinted from " Blackwood's Magazine." Pronounced to be
the best work of the late S NIINL PHILLIPS, Esq., " Times"
Iceviewer. Author of " General Guide to try stal Palace," &c. Illus-
trated by DALZIEL. Second Edition, crown Bro., cloth, gilt, 3s. 6d.
Lou ion : Ingram and Co., Milford House, Milford-lane, Strand.
London, England, 1854-10-27

•
* Royal Geographical Society's Journal, vol. 6, T. 35.
+ Back's Narrative, p. 408.
1: King's Narrative, vol. 2, p. 26,
§ King's Narrative, vol. 2, p. 77.
II A paper in the Journal of the Ethnological Society of
London, by Richard King, M.D.
a See Annals of Philosophy, for Sir John Franklin's attack
and my defence.
b•" Whereas out dear entirely beloved cousin, Prince
Rupert, &c., &c., have, at theiroWn great cost and charges,
undertdren an expedition for Hudson's Bay, in the N.W.
parts of America for the discovery of a now passage into the
South Sea. * * -And where the said undertakers for
their further encouragement iu the said design have humbly
besought us to incorporate them, and grant unto them and
their successors the whole trade and commerce of all those
seas, straits, and bays, rivers, lakes, creeks, and sounds, in
whatsoever latitude they shall be, that lie within the entrance
of the straits commonly called Hudson's Straits, &c., &c."

The Lord Mayor requests that the press will fa-
vour him by the insertion of the following grateful
acknowledgment :—Mr. Cooke, the proprietor of
Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, has paid into the hands
of the Lord Mayor the sum of 601. 10s. Gd., being the
amount of the proceeds of a night's entertainment given
at the theatre for the relief of the sick and wounded
soldiers in the East.
Mr. Harrison, Sig. Borrani, and the Misses Pyne had
commenced their engagement at the Broadway Theatre.
The two performances of Sonnanz We and the Bohemian
Oirl, which had takes place, were most successful, the
house on both nights being crowded, and the audience
quite enthusiastic.
Miss GLTN.—This lady, having retired from the St.
James's Theatre, has resumed her " readings," and
commenced a series last night at the Polytechnic Inca-
tution. The play selected was Macbeth, which she read
through with great effect, and with a nice discrimiiia•
tion of the various characters, still keeping the distinc-
tion that ought to exist between the reader and the
actress. The large theatre was filled to overflowing,
and Miss Gl gyn, havin been warmly Feceived, was
loudly applauded at the cenolusion of the play,
London, England, 1854-10-27

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DIY.)

LONDON, Oct. 27. Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ;
fine, clear weather. There was a sharp frost this morning.
PORTSMOUTM, Oct. 26.—Wind, N.N.W. to S.W. Ar-
rived—Grotto, from London, for Savannah ; H.M.S. gun-
boat Pelter, from the Eastward. Sailed—Flora, London.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind, W. Arrived—Eliza Fox,
from Corunna ; Bee, Hull, for St. Michael's.
FALMOUTM, Oct. 26.—Wind, W. Sailed—lntrinsic,
for Liverpool; Amond Leon, Antwerp; Brierley
London.
RAMSGATE, Oct. 26.—Virind, W.S.W. Arrived—Bar-
tholy, from Dunkirk, for South:mpton ; Mystere, Got-
land, for Brest, assisted in with floss of bowsprit ; Moro
Castle, London, for Cardiff, with loss of anchor, &c. ;
Pompilie' Newcastle, for Leghorn; Euphemie, Sunder.
land, for Brest; Victoria, Newcas tie, for Constantinople.
DOVER, Oat. .26.—Wind, W. Ai rived—Storuay Nymph,
from Arbroath. for Melbourne, with loss of jibboom.
OFF THE WIGHT, Oct. 24. —Sea Breeze, from Mira-
michi, for Hull ; Elizabeth .(of Bremen), for Bremen.
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 26.—Arrived- Sylph, from London,
and left for Dublin.
HARTLEPOOL, Oct. 26 —Wind,. SW. Sailed—Aspira
ad Astra, for Hong Kong ; Captain, Suez.
MILFORD, Oct. 25.—Wind, I\r„W. Arrived—Frede-
rick, from Calcutta, for Liverpool,. with loss of sails, &c. ;
Robertson, Havannah ; Georgians., Quebec.
BRISTOL. Oct 26.—Wind, Sailed—Chalco, for
Africa ; Allan Gardiner, Pacific; Henry Nesmith, New
York.
GLOUCESTER, Oct. 26.—Arrived—Ido Kimbell, from
St. Stephens ; Tay, Quebec.
SUNDERLAND, Oct. 26. Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—
Oberton, from Quebec. Sailed--Margaret Dundas, for
Constantinople.
HULL, Oct. 21—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Mean-
well, flout St. Stephen's ; Alvarado, Richibucto; Walter,
Donia
CLY.
DE, Oct. 25.—Arrived—Ca.meo, from Callao ; Che-
vaQlieurE, Li,rrioitwlactl4;oicit..M2sS.—, 2:vvdeiaiantcil:eNr,
.Twri.niAdrartli.ved_ m
a es,
from J 34.0. Sapid—Sarah Jane, for Antwerp ; Bee, for
Tral;3e.
London, England, 1854-10-27

DESCRIPTION OF THE ARCTIC.

The Arctic was the third built of the Collins line. She
was constructed in I S5O by Mr. Wm. IL Brown, at the
foot of Twelfth-street, East River, and had been always
under the command of Capt. Luce. She was considered
one of the staunchest vessels ever built. Her hull was
encased with strong iron diagonal braces, in addition to
all the other modern improvements in shipbuilding that
could be applied to render her as strong as wood and
iron could possibly make her. Her tonnages was 2,856
75-95 the Government measurement, or about 3,500 car-
penters' measurement—the measurement usually em-
ployed in speaking of a vessel. Her dimensions were as
follows :_Length, 285 feet ; breadth of beam, 45 feet
(across the paddles 76), depth of hold, 32 feet 11A
inches. Her dining saloon was 75 feet long, and 20
wide, and the withdrawing saloon 65 feet long by 40
wide ; and by their rich and elegant style of furnishing
excited the surprise and admiration of everybody. The
machinery of the vessel was from the foundry of Messrs.

[PRICE SD.

Stillman, Allen and Co., and consisted of two side lever
engines, of 1,000 horse power. Each cylinder was 95
inches in diameter, with a stroke of 10 feet. She cost
in building $600,000, and was insured in England for
60,0001. sterling, and in this country for $310,000.
making a total of $600,000. She was provided with
boats sufficient for 500 persons. Her cargo was light—
probably not more than half an average— as is usual at
this season of the year—and was insured for $300,000,
principally in Wail-street.
London, England, 1854-10-27

TURKEY.

A letter from Constantinople, in the Moniteur,
says:—" In consequence of steps concerted between
the French and English Embassies at Constanti-
nople, the Porte has adopted measures to put an
end to the traffic in slaves in the Black Sea. Two
Firmans emanating from sovereign authority pre-
scribe that no effort shall be neglected to attain
this object. A special order has been at the same
time sent to the Commander-in-Chief of the army
of Batoum to act very energetically against auy one
in Georgia, and on the coasts of Asia, who shall
carry on the trade in slaves."
London, England, 1854-10-27

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FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts. •••• . • • ••••• • .. • 425
Sheeli •• •• •• •• .• •• •• 710
Calves •• ......•• 215

Pig 5............ ****
••••••

LEADENHALL.
l a sluggish state as follows:—
the carcase.

0. d. e. d.
Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6
Du., miciallug a Q 4 2
Do., prime 4 4 4 8
Veal 3 2 4 4
Fork, small_ 4 4 5 2

BOROUGH HOP.

The old duty has been declared at 47,3691. 9s. 10d. There
is rather more doing in new hops, as follows :—Mid and East
Kent pockets, 16/ 16s to 21/ Os; Weald of Kent ditto, 151
15s to 161 10s ; Sussex ditto, 151 Os to 151 15s per cwt.
Yearlings are steady, and quite as dear as last week: The
imports are large, viz., 775 bales from Ostend, 194 from
Rottei dam, 16 from Dunkirk, 419 from Hamburg, £6
from Antwerp, 8 from Havre, and 40 from New York.
London, England, 1854-10-27

* Royal Geographical Society's Journal, vol. 6, p. 35. 1
+ Back's Narrative, p. 403.
•.t: King's Narrative, vol. 2, p. 2G.
§ King's Narrative, vol. 2, p. 77. •
11 A paper in the Journal of the Ethnological Society of
London, by Richard King, M.D.
a See Annals of Philosophy, for Sir John Franklin's attack
and my defence.
b " Whereas our dear entirely beloved cousin, Prince
Rupert, &c., &c., have, at their owu great cost and charges,
undertaken an expedition for Hudson's Bay, in the N.W.
parts of America for the discovery of a now passage into the
South Sea. * * * And whero the said undertakers for
their further encouragement in the said design have humbly
besought us to incorporate them, and grant unto them and
their successors the whole trade and commerce of all those
seas, straits, and bays, rivers, lakes, creeks, and sounds, in
whatsoever latitude they shall be, that lie within the entrance
of the straits commonly called Hudson's Straits, &c., &c."

The Lord Mayor requests that the press will fa-
vour him by the insertion of the following grateful
acknowledgment :—Mr. Cooke, the proprietor of
Astley's Royal Amphitheatre, has paid into the hands
of the Lord Mayor the sum of 601. 10s. 6d., being the
amount of the proceeds of a night's entertainment given
at the theatre for the relief of the sick and wounded
soldiers in the East.
Mr. Flarrison, Sig. Borrani, and the Misses Pyne had
commenced their engagement at the Broadway Theatre.
The two performances of Sonnambula and the Bohemian
Girl, which had taken place, were most successful, the
house on both nights being crowded, and the audience
quite enthusiastic.
Mass GLYN.—This lady, having retired from the St.
James's Theatre, has resumed her " readings," and
commenced a series last night at the Polytechnic Insti-
tution. The play selected was Macbeth, which she read
through with great effect, and with a nice discrimina•
tion of the various characters, still keeping the distinc-
tion that ought to exist between the reader and the
actress. The large theatre was filled to overflowing,
and Miss Glyn, baying been warmly received, was
loudly applauded at the conclusion of the play.
London, England, 1854-10-27

Published this flay,

SIEGE OF •SEBASTOPOL. AUTHENTIC
MAP AND VIEW of Aeb istopol and its Environs, including
halaklarl, coloured, to show the position of the Investing Corps of
the Allied Annie*, OctoNer, 1854; from -ketches made on the spot
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London, England, 1854-10-27

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Oct. 27. Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ;
fine, clear weather. There was a sharp frost this morning.
PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind, N.N.W. to S.W. Ar-
rived—Grotto, from London, for Savannah ; gun-
boat Pelter, from the Eastward. Sailed—Flora, London.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 2G.—Wind, W. Arrivecl—Eliza Fox,
from Corunna ; Bee, Hull, for St. Michael's.
FALMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind, W. Sailed—lntrinsic,
for Liverpool; Amond Leon, Antwerp; Brierley Hill,
London.
RAMSGATE, Oct. 26.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Bar-
tholy, from Dunkirk, for Southampton ; Mystere, Got-
land, for Brest, assisted in with loss of bowsprit ; Moro
Castle, London, for Cardiff, with loss of anchor, &c. ;
Pompilie, Newcastle, for Leghorn; Euphemie, Sunder.
land, for Brest; Victoria, Newcastle, for Constantinople.
Dovsu, Ost..l6.—Wind, W. Arrived—Storwy Nymph,
from Arbroath, for Melbourne, with loss of jibboom.
OFF THE WIGHT, Oct. 24. Sea Breeze, from Mira-
michi, for Hull ; Elizabeth (of Bremen), for Bremen.
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 26.—Arrived- Sylph, from London,
and left for Dublin.
HARTLEPOOL, Oct. 26 —Wind, SW. Sailed—Aspira
ad Astra, for lon Kong ; Captain, Suez.
MILFORD, Oct. 25.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Frede-
rick, from Calcutta, for Liverpool, with loss of sails, &c. ;
Robertson, Havannah ; Georgians, Quebec.
BRISTOL, Oct 26.—Wind, S.W.
H.
enSrayileNd—esCinhitahlc,o,Nfeowr
.—Arrived—ldo Kimbell, from
York.AfGiicoa u;cAjzsllTaEnß,Gaorcdti.ne2r6,
St. Stephens ; Tay, Quebec.
SUNDERLAND, Oct. 26.—Wirtd, N.N.W. Arrived—
Oberton, from Quebec. Sailed—Margaret Dundas, for
Constantinople.
Hum', Oct. 21.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Mean-
well, from St. Stephen's; Alvarado, Richibucto; Walter,
Denis.
CLYDE, Oct. 25.—Arrived—Cameo, from Callao; Che-
valier, Trinidad ; H. 31 S, Meander,
_ Trinidad.
QUEe,NSTOWN, Oct. 25.—Wind, N.W. Arrilied—James,
from Bahia. Sailed—Sarah Jane, for Antwerp ; Bee, for
Tralee.
London, England, 1854-10-27

Tar LANcAsTuu GUN.—A. correspondent observes :
" There is one possible cause of the tendency of the Lan-
caster guns to burst which I have not seen noticed. Any
inequality in the thickness of a gun barrel, it is well
known, renders it liable to burst. Now, it would seem
that the Lancaster, like other great guns, is originally
cat and bored of a circular form. The internal ellipse
is then produced by an additional hallowing out above
and below. The upper and lower parts of the gun must
consequently be thinner than the sides. This must occa-
sion unequal resistance to the explosive force of the pow-
der, and of course a liability to give way at the points
of least resistance. Might not the defect be obviated by
giving an elliptical form to the outside as well as to the
inside of the gun 9"

TEM LATE COURT-MARTIAL AT WINDSOR.—Up to last
night Lieutenant Perry's Defence and Testimonial Fund
amounted to 2,4251., and although the Mayor of Wind-
For, who i 4 the treasurer, is extremely anxious to close
the subscription, every post brings further remittances,
from all parts of the kingdom.
London, England, 1854-10-27

OFFICIAL VISIT TO CHATHAM. •

The Black Eagle, Admiralty steam yacht, arrived at
Sheerness from Chatham yesterday at 12.30 p.m., with
Captain Peter Richards, C. 8., &c., and the Hon. Wm.
Francis Cowper, M.P., Lords of the Admiralty, accom-
panied by Colonel Green, of the engineer department.
Their lordships landed at the dockyard, and were re-
ceived by the Captain-Superintendent, John J. Tucker,
and the principal officers. Their lordships, with the
Captain-Superintendent, first proceeded to the Admi-
ral's-offices, and there inspected the electric telegraph ;
they afterwards, at ended by the principal officers, visited
the victualling stores, the smithery, and the ships' galley-
range workshops, and took their departure at 3 p.m.
London, England, 1854-10-27

GREECE.

A letter from Athens of the 13th, in the Par'
lamento of Turin, says :

"No sooner was the news of Marshal St. Arnaud's
death, and the departure of the brigade Mayran from
Greece, known here, than all the partisans of Russia gave
public vent to their joy, pretending to believe that the
extermination of the Anglo-French forces was at hand.
To this sort of manifestation tiie French stationed here
replied by a promenade militaire, and the French Am-
bassador sent word to a Greek paper which does not take
great pains.to disguise its Russian propensities not to
trouble itself about the Allied troops in future. The
King is still devotedly attached to his old friends. La4t
week he appointed General Notaras his marshal of the
palace, in spite of all his Ministers could say ; and now
he is again at variance with them about the appointment
of his aides-de-camp. Numerous bands of robbers are
infesting the country. Last week a band of 9 men
tortured a priest in the village of Pikermi, to make him
give up his money, which the unfortunate man was at
last compelled to do."
London, England, 1854-12-15

DEATII OF LORD RUTHERFURD.

We regret to announce the death of this eminent
Judge and highly accomplished man, which occurred at
his lordship's residence, St. Coline-street, at an early
hour on Wednesday morning. For the last three months
Lord Rutherford bad been suffering from bilious fever,
which gradually reduced him to a state of the most ex-
treme debility, so that latterly his friends could only
augur the worst. Lord Rutherford was called to the
bar in 1812. He, therefore, did not figure on the politi-
cal arena in the days of the Fox dinners and the Pan-
theon meetings, nor, indeed, at the earlier stages of the
Reform agitation. Lord Rutherford was about 65 years
of age.—Caledonian Mercury.

THE MEN-OF-WAR AND THE STORM.

The late accounts that we have received from the
Black Sea do not confirm the telegraphic report that the
screw ships Agamemnon and Sanspareil had been driven
ashore in the gale of the 14th. Consequently we pre-
sume there was no truth in the statement.
It is very gratifying indeed to find, that though they
ran some risks, and got a little knocked about from the
transports falling foul of them, &c., the men-of-war suf-
fered no loss of ships, save and except the little tug, the
Danube, and even her machinery has been saved.

RECOVERY OF THE STORES OF TEE
WYNNSTAY, TRANSPORT.

Yesterday advices were received, under date Constan-
tinople, Nov. 30, from which it appears that the greater
part of the stores for the army in the Crimea on board
the Wynnetay, wrecked at St. Stefano Point, in the Sea
of Marmora, had been recovered in a serviceable state
and forwarded to head-quarters at Balakla,va.

SIR C. ZTAPIER AND THE MINIE RIFLE.

The following letter has been addressed to the editor
of the Times :

---
" Sir,—ln your report of the debate on the address, Mr.
Sidney Herbert is reported to have said, when praising the
Minis rifle, that Bven such men as Sir Charles Napier
had said, "There is nothing like Brown Bess—for God's
sake don't take away Brown Bess." '
" The marks of quotation are in your report, and I hope
are an error of iyour reporter, and not inserted to mark
that Mr. Herbert emphasised the quotation as being Sir
C. Napier's words. I say I hope so, for I must give the
most unqualified contradiction to Mr. Herbert on that
point. Sir Charles Napier never said anything of the
kind, in words or spirit. He argued against accepting the
Minie rifle for general purposes of war until its superiority
was proved, not by Woolwich trials, but by regiments in
the field. And, sir, notwithstanding Mr. Sidney Herbert's
by-talk, many officers who have seen it tried in the late
battles still doubt its value, or rather condemn it as a
weapon for general -warfare though good for particular
purposes.—l am, sir, your obedt. servant,
" Dec. 14." " W. NAPIER, Lieut.-General.
London, England, 1854-12-15

NAVY SERVICES.

On the motion of Mr. DISRAELI, the following re-
turns were ordered ;—Statements of the amount paid
for naval stores, freight of ships for victualling and
conveyance of troops and stores, prisoners of war, and
packet service, respectively, on account of sums granted
for the navy services, during the year ending the 31st
day of March, 1855, under the Act 17 and 18 Vic., 0.121.
And, the sane, for the Commissariat Department, on
account of sums granted for the Army and Ordnance
Services, under the same Act. Statements of the amount
of payments by the Bank of England up to the 11th
day of December, 1854, in respect of the sum of
12,874,5051., appropriated under the Act 17 and 18 Vic.,
c. 121, for the navy Services during the present year,
and of the balance of credits now in Bank. Same in re-
spect of the sum of 8,810,0591., appropriated in the said
act for the Army Services during the present year,
and of the balance of credits now in Bank. Same
in respect of the sum of 4,583,7011., appropriated
in the said act for the Ordnance services during the pre-
sent year, and of the balance of credits now in Bank.
And, same in respect of the sum of 3,000,0001., appro-
priated in the said act for any additional expense
which may arise in consequence of the war with
Russia, and of the balance of credits now in Bank.