The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-06 00:00:00

Tilt SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1854,

being the only steamer attached to the two squad-
rons, has had A, double share of work to perform.
25. 'Mile on board the President on the 4tla
September, I received the most zealous support
from Commander Conolly and Mr. Roberts, mas-
ter of that ship. Lieutenant Morgan, the gunnery
officer, was disabled by a wound from a splinter
soon after the battery opened fire, and his place in
charge of the main deck was filled by Lieutenant
Grove, of the Pique.
26. Lieutenants Bland and Marshall, of this
ship, commanded the Pique's seamen on shore,
and were among the last to leave the beach ; and
Mr. Fitzgerald, mate, had charge of the Pique's
launch, and did good service with her gun during
the embarkation.

27. -The French officers and seamen engaged
were distinguished for the order with which they
advanced, and the steadiness and fortitude they
displayed during the retreat and subsequent em-
barkation.
28. I enclose a list of the killed and wounded,
both ou board the President and among the land-
ing parties, and I also send a copy of the list of
killed and wounded in the French squadron.
29. On the 7th Sept., the combined squadrons
sailed from Awatska Bay, and when outside the
harbour chased and captured the Russian Govern-
ment steamer Amadis and the Sitka Russian mer-
chant vessel. The former vessel was dismantled
and burned, and the latter is now in company with
squadron. She was last from Ajens in the Sea of
Ochosk, and had several Russian officers and Go-
vernment civilians on board. She was built at
Hamburg for the Russo-American Co., and has a
miscellaneous cargo, amongst which is a consider-
able quantity of gunpowder and flour.
30. My present intention is to water at Van-
couver's Island, and then proceed to San Francisco,
to await your further orders.—l have, (5.7 c.,
(Signed) F. W. G. NICOLSON,
Captain.

Her Majesty's Ship President,
Awatska Bay, Kamschatka,
sth Sept. 1854.
Sir,—lt is my duty to report to you the events
connected with the landing party from her Ma-
jesty's ships placed under my command, and those

of his Imperial Majesty under the orders of Captain
La Grandiere, of I'Eurydice.
The Allied Forces, consisting of divisions of ma-
rines and small arm men, nearly 700 strong, were

on board her Majesty's steam-sloop Virago by five
o'clock yesterday morning, when Captain La Gran-
disre reiterated the plan of attack already;made
known to me and the captains of companies, which
was to the effect that the Marines were to ascend
the hill, to be assisted by the seamen of the Forte
and Eurydice. The seamen of the Pique, Presi-
dent, and Virago were to proceed by the road to
the left of the Marines, with a view to storming
the batteries in the town that commanded the pas-

sage of-the gorge. Having done so, they were to
reform and await further directions.
The gorge battery on the beach having been
silenced by the guns from the Forte, we were
landed directly under the hill. The enemy were
strong in position- and numbers on the hill, from
which they commenced firing immediately on our
landing. The Marines were formed as quickly as
possible, under Captain Parker, R.M., and sup-
ported by the seamen as they landed, ascended
the hill, which was very steep, and covered
with thick jungle. From these circumstances
the enemy had a great advantage. Never-
theless they were driven back, and we took up
their first position.
When half way up the ascent the Marines and
the French Riflemen went to the right of the bill,
the left and centre being held by the seamen of
the Pique, President, and Virago, and those of
the French ships.
The left was cleared of the enemy sufficient to
take up a position on the flank. of the 2-gun and
3-gun batteries in the rear, which had kept up a
sharp fire of round shot and grape down the gorge.
Driven from their guns by our musketry, they re-
tired to log houses, from which they kept up a
harassing fire of musketry on our left. The right
had by this time advanced up tho hill and gained

the ridge which led to the Saddle Battery, then en-
gaged by her Majesty's ship President. In effect-
ing this our loss had been most severe, owing to the
number of the enemy that had been strongly posted
on the top of the hill and on our flanks. We had
advanced some distance along the ridge when Cap-
tain Parker, R.M. was killed while gallantly lead-
ing on his men, and Lieutenants M'Callum and
Clements, R.M ~ were wounded ; and about this
time our men began to fall back, and, after many
attempts to rally, the incessant fire kept up com-
pelled them to retreat towards the beach. A
small party formed behind the gorge battery to
cover the retreat ; but, as the boats had to be

brought within range of the enemy's musketry,
many of our men fell during the embarkation.
The casualties on the part of our allies will no
doubt be made known to you by the Commander-
in-Chief. Their gallant conduct on the advance,
and their steadiness in the retreat was much to be
admired. First Lieutenant Le Feb vre, of the
Eurydice, was killed while advancing towards me,
and the gallant conduct of several of the French
officers, whose names I regret being unacquainted
with, came under my observation.
Among the losses we have to deplore on this oc-
sion, none can be more deeplyregretted than that
of Captain Parker, R.M. He was a good soldier,
and an honour to the corps. Flag Lieutenant E.
A. Howard was severely wounded while acting as
my aide-de-camp ; Lieutenant George Palmer, of
this ship, was wounded while leading the company
under his command. Li eutenants M'Callum and
Clements, R.M., and Mr. Robinson, mate, all of
the Pique, were wounded at the head of their men.
My thanks are due to all the officers, as well as
the men that were employed under my command.
The difficulties of the land and the jungle were
more than they could contend against, while an
unseen enemy was firing upon them from all sides.
Subjoined is a list of the landing party, and the
casualties that were sustained, and it only remains
for me to express a hope that you will consider we
did all that was in our power on the occasion.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
(Signed) RICHARD BURRIDGE,
Captain.
To Captain Sir Frederick Nicolson, Bart.,
H.M.S. Pique.

MONEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday
were estimated at about 6,00 G bales, including 400
Surat taken for expert. The market was tame,
but closed without change in prices. The sales
comprised 5,000 American, 50 Pernam and Maran-
ham at 6W. to Gad., 150 Egyptian at sd. to 70.,
and 700 Surat at 3hl. to 4d. per lb. Railway
hares were steady.
The parties interested in lighterage and in the
coasting trade feel much aggrieved at the attempt
of the dock companies to reverse the previous cus-
tom, and charge lighters and craft entering to re-
ceive ballast or goods with the payment of rates,
and a statement has been drawn up explanatory of
the grievance. From this we extract the fol-
lowing :

"The St. Katharine's Dock Company, the East and 50
West India Dock Company, and the London Dock 20 I
Company have all given notice of bills, in which, amongst 20
other pecuniary arrangements, it is proposed to quote 10
the clause in the St. Katharine Dock Company's adver- 50
tisement as an• example of the whole, to enlarge the 25
powers of the Dock Company with regard to the levying 25
of rates, in respect of lighters and other craft frequenting St.
or using the docks, basins, locks, or cuts of the company, 20
and in respect of the ballast or goods received by or dis- st.
charged from such lighters or craft, and to repeal all
provisions of the before-mentioned acts, or any of them, St.
whereby such lighter or craft, or the ballast or goods 25
received by or discharged therefrom, are now exempted St.
from the payment of rates to the said company.' St.
" A great transit trade is now carried on through the 31
port of London. Vessels are continually arriving from
160 t.
the East Indies with linseed and other seeds, or from
various places with flour, grain, or other commodities, a st.
portion of which is transhipped to Holland or France. St.i
By a late regulation which put an end to the claims of st.o
the meters, all seeds and grain are now allowed to be st.t
transhipped without measurement or paying dues of any Bt.
kind, from the ship which brought them into the river St.
to the ship which is to carry them away. Aided
by this change in the claims of the City, the transit g
trade has latterly extended very much. It em- 161
ploys a great many labourers ; it employs ships ; 16
it brings ships hither which would otherwise go st.
'to Holland or Belgium ; it supplies cargoes to the 194
screw steamers that keep up a continual communica- 14
tion with all the neighbouring continent ;it extends ge- 20
neral trade, and promotes the prosperity of all the peo- 111
ple along shore—wharfingers, storekeepers, publicans, St.
provision dealers, &c. If the dock companies levy a tax St.
on the lighters that remove these goods from the ships Tg
or dock to the small vessels in the stream, and to the 12i
wharves of individuals, to be put on board ships going st,
to the continent, they will inflict, we believe, a ruinous 50
blow on the transit trade. It is carried on in corspeti- 40
tion with Holland. We have latteily succeeded in this 25
competition, but if the companies lay their heavy band 25
on the trade, it will, we believe, be very much dimi- Sts
nished, if not annihilated. That will stop ships coming 812 s
to the docks. It will compel those who have an interest
in such cargoes to stipulate that they be unloaded in the 50"
stream, and the dock companies will inflict a serious 25
injury on themselves." 100

6
2f
50
20

The Foreign Exchanges were scarcely supported
yesterday afternoon. Paris, however, were firm
at 25 321 to 37i for 90 days' paper. Amsterdam
was quoted 11 17i to 174 ; Hamburg, 13 51 to 6 ;
and Trieste, 12 35 to 40.
In silver there has been nothing done, and the
price is nominal for both bars and dollars.
Accounts from Berlin state that many of the
bankers at Vienna had applied for allotments in
the Prussian loan, and that the total subscriptions
amounted to far more than the sum to be allotted.
From Athens we learn that the political and com-
mercial relations between Greece and Turkey had
been resumed, and that an ambassador had already
been appointed to proceed to Constantinople.
The Frankfort Journal positively denies that
there is any secret article to the new Treaty be-
tween Austria and the Allies.
In letters from Kisheneff, dated the 28th ult.,
it is asserted that the prohibition by Russia of the
exportation of wheat would ruin many Austrian
merchants who had entered into contracts after en-
gaging fer.supplies from the heavy stores accumu-
lated at Novoselitza. .
The position of the National Bank of Belgium,
on the 30th ult., had changed but little compared
with October, the specie and circulation having
each been augmented about 2,000,000 francs.
The ship Phoenician has arrived from New South
Wales, with dates of August 31. These are not
so recent as others previously to hand. The
amount of gold on board is 4,204 ounces, 2,7501.
Partly owing to the settlement of the account,
which takes place to-morrow, and partly to the
strong impression in some quarters that peace is
to be patched up under the new Austrian
Treaty, public securities are still advancing. The
" options" come off this afternoon, and a good deal
of stock is likely to be " called" for. The parties
who sold lately are compelled to buy back, as the
Hebrew capitalists are investing apparently. The
closing of the transfer books, prior to the dividend
payments, and the assertion that Government will
require neither loan nor taxes for the present, also
encourages the Bulls. Consols have been 921 to
93 for transfer. The New 3 per Cents. have been
91 to 911. Bank Stock has been heavy at 208.
East India Stock has been firm at 234. Exche-
quer Bills have been 3s. to Gs. premium, and Ex-
chequer Bonds 991 .3.
The foreign securities have generally benefitted
by the advance in Consols, and altogether there is
a better feeling. Mexican have been done at 21/
and Peruvian at 674 to 4. In these securities
there are more local circumstances to operate than 17,
general matters. Brazilian New 4i per Cents. 20
have been at 1. Spanish 3 per Cents. have E
realised 381 to 394 and the New Deferred 20
19k to /. The Committee's Certificate has been at 20
per cent. The advices from Madrid as to the 20
large majority obtained by the Ministry are con- 100
sidered very satisfactory for the future prospects
100
of the bondholders. The Turkish Scrip is 6i 20
to 4 per cent. discount. 25
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign 25
Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5/ to 61 ; Mexi- 25
can, 21i it° 211 ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; ditto
100
3 per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto leo
0 per Cents., 86 to 88 ; Spanish New Deferred, 20
1N- to 19;1 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 381 to 39 ; ditto 5
Certificates, 5 to 5i ; ditto Passive, 4-i to 41. 5
20!
An improved market has existed for Railway
Shares, owing to the advance in other securities, 100
and the favourite lines were all higher. Bristol
and Exeter have risen 4to Great Western about 100'
4, Lancashire and Yorkshire to 1, and Midland, 100
North-Eastern, and Great Northern in proportion. 100
The Foreign lines have participated in the improve- 20,
ment. 100
In Mining Shares there has been scarcely any- 20
thing doing, but nominally they maintain the 5
previous rates. The Joint Stock Banks are without
20
alteration. In Miscellaneous shares there has been
rather more doing, but the quotations have not 4
risen generally. 20
20

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES,

( Brom the Official List. )

Business done
Sank Stock 2OB
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 9ll 1 i 1. 1
3 per Cent. Cor sols Annuities O2l 3 2i 3 i
Now 3 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860._ 411
India Stock
India Bonds, £lOOO ..........
Ditto, under £lOOO 7
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, lid.
21000 — 36
.000 3 6
Small
Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3* por Cont. 994 1
Ditto 1859, „

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto New, 1852, 4} per Cent 921 i
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent , .... 56
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent
?dexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cont.
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto ex, all over due Coupons .
R.ussian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. XSt 97
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 39A i 8i 91
Ditto Now Deferred, 3 per Cent •
Ditto for the Account l9i i
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 51) p c
Turkish Scrip 6 per cent...
Ditto for the Account 6. a d
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 (hail 6l
THREE O'CLOCK.

93 I
Ditto,Consols Account

St.
10
St.
25

20
20
50
20

10
5
20
20

Advices from Constantinople of the 20th of November
irention the safe arrival in the Bosphorus of the steam-
transport Melbourne, having the transport, Cadaceus
in tow. The Melbourne rode out the gale at Balaklava
without injury to her hull or machinery, but with the 1
loss of masts, which she would get replaced at Constan-
tinople before returning to the Crimea.
Yesterday advices were received, under date Gibraltar
Nov. 27, that her Majesty's steamer Curagoa, in com-
pany with the Blake and Alipore transports, with
troop, had arrived that day, and passed on for the
Crimea. Her Majesty's ship Curlew arrived on the 26th.
A special testimonial is intended to be presented to
the 23d Welsh Fusiliers for its gallant conduct at the
glorious victory of the Alma. The fund on account of
it has at present been collected from the Principality of
Wales, the trustees !being Lord Dynevor, Sir Watkin
W. Wynn, Bart., and Sir H. W. Wynn. The amount
. rocoilrei Wilds! 1,1241.

20 1
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20
20

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20
20

50
50
100
100

SHARE MARKETS.

(THIS DAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

RAILWAYS.

Closing Prices
this day

Biudness done
this day.

100 Aberdeen
8* A mbg. Nottng Bost.
and Eastn.
all Belfast & Ballymena.
all Binning. Wolverh. &
Stour Valley
Birkenhd. Lanesh. &
Cheshire Junct
all Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O and £25 Cons.
19 Do., £2O
30 Blyth & Tyne origina'
£25 (issd. at £45:1
100 Bristol and Exeter
,100 Caledonian.
1215. Cannarthen and Car

digan
all Chester & Holyhead
all Cork and Bandon
all Cork, Black, & Pass
16 Cornwall
13 Crieff Junction
45 Dublin&BelfastJuuc
all to undee Perth &Aber
deen Junction
all Do. New
100 East Anglian
all Eastern Counties
100 Eastern Union, A
Stock ...
100 Do., B. Stock
83 Do., Now A
100 East Lancashire
100 Edinburgh & Glasgow
91 Edinb. and Peebles
100- Edin.Prtli &Dundee
1 Forth & Clyde June.
100 Glasgow &S. Western
100 Great Northern
100 Do., A. Stock
100 z 0., B. Stock
iOO t. Sth. &West. (Ire
100 rtat Western
100 Do. Stour Val. Rail
Gua. Stk
all Irish South-Eastern
all Lancaster & Carlisle
10 Do., Thirds
4 Do. New Thirds
100 Lancash.andYorksh
193 Do., Fifths .. ....
11i Da., Wst. Riding Un
all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt
all London &
ht Blackwal'
100 Lond. BrigkS.Cst
100 Lond. and N. Westn.
12 Do. Fifths .. ....
1 Do.lo/.811.,.M&8...0
23 Do. Eighths .. .. .
100 London andS. Westn
4233 Do., £5O
34 Do., £4O .. . .
all Lnndrry& Col eraine
all Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
100 Manch.Shef.& Lincln
s 43 Do.,Man. &Lin. Un
100 Midland
100 Do. Birmng. & Derby
all %did. G. West. (Ire, )
223 Do. Half Shares ... .
qll Newcastle & Carlisle
54 Newmkt.BnryExten.
191 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd.
8, Newry &Enniskillen
all Newry Warrenpoint
and Rostrevor.

19 - 20

41 - 4t

74 - 8

12 11 d

16 - 173
7 - 6

92 - 94
641 - 611

13; -14 i
10 - 11

5 - 4

6i - 7i

14i -15 i
11 - lit

69 - 171
52 - 54

iii : icq

67 - 69
88 - 89
75 - 77
123 - 125
87 - 89
70 70i
67 - 69

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104 106
-98 i 99
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10 :• 9di
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21 - 214

674
39 - 41

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loi -- 94
2 -- 2i

100 'Norfolk
3i Northn.Counties
.00 North British
alit North Devon, No. 1
all Do., No. 2
all Do., 4 A Deferred
all Do., B Guaranteed
1.00 N.Ea,stern—Berwick
20 Do. do. Extension
13 Do.do. G.N.E. Porch.
all Do. Leeds
100 Do. York
all North London
8 Do. New £lO
El is N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp
stead, and City Jn
17? North Staffordshire
all North Western..
all N. &S. Westrn, June.
1 Nuneaton, Hinckley.
and Leicester
00 Oxford, Worcester, &
Wolverhampton
6 Portsmouth
.00 Scottish Central
DO Scottish Midland
all Shrewsty. & Nerefd.
all Shropshir3 Unio
full
n
Do. A, B,
paid up at per con
all South Devon
.00 South Eastern
all South Wales
15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun
5 Do
8 Staines, Wok. &Wok
all itockton & Darling.
16' Stockton & Hartlepl,
1.00 Taff Vale
9 Do. 110 shares
1.00 Do. Pref., No. 1
21 names Haven Dock
and Railway
all Vale of Neath
all Waterfd. & Kilkenny
all Waterford&Limerick
18 West Cornwall
3 West Eud of London
and Crystal Palace
all West London
111 s. Wimbledn&Croydon

48 - 50
31 32
S 10

11
66 76
73i 746
7
13 —l3i
61 52
52 54
1 p
id P
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61
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29 - 31

90 - 92
60 - 62
.1
43 - 45

11 - 13
581 - 59,
29 - 30

all Antwerp&Rotterdanal
4 Belgian Eastn. June,
8 Beziers to Graisseszae
2s. Bombay, Baroda, and

Central India,Scrip,

_
... Central of Italy
all Demerara
14 Dijon and Besancon
10 Dutch Rhenish
all Eastern of France
10 Do. New

20 19i

..•
_}.d

34 - 36

all East Indian
2 DO. Extension
all Do. 4 p. c. Bds., pay
'57, convertible
all Do. do. do., '59, do
10 Gd. Junct. of France
122 Gd. Tk of Canada.A is.
all Do. do

all IDo. St.' Lawrence &
Atlantic do.

all IDo. Cert. of Deben.

3 - 4
17 18
4 - 4.
20 - 92
6 - 7

6' 1.-- 1

94
61 601 1i 1 i

75 688 /
5i 6i
1281
70i i 111
70

74 5 4i

13i 13

293/4 30
91
613/4

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d— i p

59 60

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3 -
314 -31 i

3p
par,

.2.P
.a- 7 d
83/4 7

• con. into Stk. till '63
all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do.
10 Gt. Central of France
all Gt. Indian Peninsula
1 Do. New 5 per cent.
all Gt.Westernof Canada'
Shares
all Do. Bds., payable's7,
with option till '55
all D•. do., '62, p. '56
ail Do. do., '76, p. '6O
all Dq. do., '73, without

10 8d
11 - 91
4 a iP

1-- - IP
par IP

163 -17 i

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Id 1P

lid id 1
2 d par
par --. 2p

option
all Hamilton & Toronto
all Do. 6 per cent.
11 Lake Const. & Basle
all Lucas & Pistoj a 5 p.c
prof
12 Great Luxembourg
Constituted Shares
all Do. Obligations
10 Lyons and Geneva
12 Lyons & MediterraE
16. Madras
2 Do. Now
31A Maria Antonia
Do. do. New
2 Melbourne Dk. & Ry.
all Namur & Liege (with
interest)
all Do. (ex interest)
all Northern of France
all D 0.201. Shs.lato Char-
leroi and Erquelines
guar. 3a p. c. & red.
. at 2231. dui. 88 yrs.
from 1 Jan. 1854
all Do. 201. 3 p. s Bdr.
(fmy.B.& Am& She )
all NorwegianTrunkPrel
14 Paris and Lyons .
all Ditto Bonds
t Paris and Orleans
all Paris and Rouen
10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg
all Rouen and Havre
20 Royal Danish
3 Royal Swedish
all Sambre and Meuse
all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref
10 Southern of France.
14 St. Andrew's and
Quebec (A)
all West Flanders
I all Do 5) per c. Pref
I 10 Western of France
1 16 West. of Switzerland
i all Wiesbaden
20 Zealand

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34i i

JOINT-STOI

all I Australasia
all 'British Colonial Bank

33H i

and Loan Company
all British N. American
5 Chartd. Bank of Asia
2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India,
Australia, & China
25 Colonial
20 Commercial of Lond
16 English Scottish and

BANKS.

77 - SO

id—id

all lAustralian
Lond. Chart. Bk. of

31 2id
211 221

Australia
20 London and County
10 London Joint Stock
20 Loud. & Westminster
35 National Provincial

of England
10 Do. New
22 National of Ireland
all Now South Wales
all Oriental Bank of
Corporation
25 Provincial of Ireland
all Do. New

35 - 40

36 -

so 1 Royal Australn.Bkg.
& Gold Imp Co..
all uth Australia
all Union of Australia
2i Do. New
la Union of 43444":"§

4- 43
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THE REINFORCEMENTS.

According to present arrangements the 18th Royal
Irish embark on board the Magdalena steamer, for the
Crimea, to-morrow (Thursday), at Portsmouth.
The cavalry regiments on service are to be increased
by remounts each to eight troops of 75 men.
The Royal Artillery have commenced enrolling men
at a height of sft. sin. at an increase of 2/. on the
original bounty of 7/. 15s.

Yesterday afternoon upwards of 180 fine stout young
fellows, volunteers from the militia and recruits, arrived
by railway and steamer, were marched to the principal
recruiting-office, Delahay-street, Westminister, where
they were officially and surgically inspected, and, with-
out a single exception, were found fit for service and
accepted. There are at present no fewer than 27
recruiting parties from infantry and 12 from cavalry
regiments stationed in the metropolis, each of which
obtain a fair proportion of recruits. 300 volunteers from
Dublin are expected to arrive to-day.

Two of the Ordnance hogs were towed from Purfleet
to Woolwich yesterday, each having on board 1,000 of
the usual barrels of Mini 6 rifle ball-cartridges, to be put
on board a steamer loading at the Royal arsenal with
stores and munitions of war for conveyance to the
llf Crimea.

About 120 tons of ammunition, 60 tons of shells, a
quantity of horse hammocks, halters, squad bags, &c.,
arrived at Southampton yesterday, for immediate de-
spatch to the Crimea, chiefly by the Magdalena.

The Bahiana steamer, just arrived with the mails from
Brazil, has been taken to convey troops to the Crimea.
The Crcesus, 2,500 tons, daily expected at Southampton
with mails from Australia, has also been chartered, and
she will be despatched immediately on her arrival with
troops to the Crimea. g

Yesterday morning, so very zumerons were the ap-
plicants for service in her Majesty's ships fitting out
and in commission, that police constables were stationed
at the doors of the naval rendezvous, Tower-hill, to pre-
vent the over-crowding of the reception room. A large
number of fine athletic young men were entered for
general service, and will be sent to her Majesty's ship
Excellent at Portsmouth, and Fisgard, at Woolwich,
for instruction.

About 100 volunteers from the Militia into the line
passed through Southampton yesterday. They belonged
to an English Militia regiment in Dublin, and they had
volunteered into the 7th Regiment, stationed at Win-
chester. All the men had a very warm large scarf, with
which they were supplied for their passage in the Dublin
steamer to Southampton.

A. further number of volunteers from the Monmouth
Militia, 75 in number, together with Lieutenant Peirse,
have volunteered for active service with the 23d Fusiliers
in the Crimea, and have joined the depot previously to
proceeding to head•quarters at Balaklava.
390 men have volunteered from the Militia stationed
in Ireland, and have been attested at the Dublin Police-
'curt.

The inhabitants of Bristol have petitioned the Home-
office to be allowed to form a volunteer rifle corps, and a
similar desire exists in Sheffield.

Orders have been issued for the Militia regiments now
doing garrison duty, who have given volunteers to the
line, to send recruiting parties into their respective coun-
ties to enrol volunteers.

ROYAL CORNWALL RANGERS.—We understand that
the Royal Cornwall Rangers Militia is amongst the re-
giments which are about to be embodied in consequence
of the war with Russia.
THE WEST EssEx. MILITIA.—The members of the
West Essex Militia Staff, stationed- at Chelmsford, have
received an intimation to hold themselves in readiness,
as the regiment will probably be embodied for permanent
duty.—lpswich Express.
_ _ _

COWES.—Further detachments from the depot bat-
talion at Parkhurst have embarked here since our last,
for conveyance to the Crimea. The men were animated
by the greatest enthusiasm, which serves to show how

little is known of Englishmen by those who say we are
not a military nation.—Portsmouth Gazette.

TEE NEW ARTILLERY BARRACKS AT IPSWICEI.—This
depot is intended to afford accommodation for the regi-
ment of Suffolk Artillery, which will assemble on the
14th inst. We understand that the arrangements, un-
der the superintendence of Mr. R. M. Phipson, archi-
tect, will be ready by the time nareed for the reception
of the regiment with its stores, guns, &c.—lpswich
Express.

BARROWS FOR THE CRIMEA.—Mr. John Sutton, tim-
ber dealer, Chester-road, Derby, has received orders
from Messrs. Peto, Betts, and Brassey, to make an
unlimited supply of "Navvy barrows" for the Crimea.
The instructions are to forward as many as possible up
to Saturday, the 9th—the order extending over one week
—so that they may be ready for shipment on Tuesday
next.

WAR MOVRIIRNTS IN LIVRRPOOL.—The splendid
fast•sailing paddle-steam-ship Arabia, Captain Judkins,
sailed on Monday night, about seven o'clock, for the
seat of war. She carried out several packages of
flannels, stockings, and such like comforts, for the use
of our soldiery ; these have been contributed by the pa-
triotic liberality of a few private individuals, and afford
an example worthy of imitation. Several of these pack-
ages, we understand, were consigned to the care and dis-
posal of Sir Colin Campbell. The Arabia proceeds direct
to Dublin, where she will take in ammunition and stores,
and, after a few hours' delay, she will sail for Marseilles,
when there to embark French troops for the
Crimea. The South American Company's new screw
steamer Imperatrice, 1,800 tons, Captain Cox, is ex-
pected to be ready by the end of next week to proceed
to Cork, to embark a regiment for Sebastopol. A
rumour has prevailed that the Philadelphia Company's
steamer City of Manchester, Captaia Wylie, had been
taken up for the transport servioe ; but at present there
is no foundation for the report. Recruiting for both ser-
♦ices is going on briskly in town. The 2d Royal Lan-
cashire Militia Regiment is to be embodied immediately,
and will assemble at head-quarters, Waterhouse-lane,
Everton, next week. A second vessel, the Lady Jane,
of 400 tons, belonging to Messrs. Fernie Brothers, is
being loaded here with hay, for the cavalry iu the Crimea.
—Liverpool Standard.
A. HERO.—We read in the Salut Public of Lyons :

"There is now here a sergeant-major of the Zouaves, who
was in the battle of Inkerman where he received three
wounds while fighting like a lion. At one moment he
was surrounded by seven or eight Russians ; he de-
eps tolled five of them and then fell with three lance
wounds in his body and lay for dead. Fortunately he
was found after the battle, and from tie attention he has
met with he is now in a complete state of convalescence.
He had been before decorated with the miltary raedal ;
he has now received the cross of the Legion of Honour,
and enters with his present rank into the Imperial
Guard."
THS RUSSIAN PRISONERS.—In consequence of an ap-
plication made by M. Th. Barbey, the extensive ship
owner of Havre, to the Minister of War, 40 of the Rus-
sian prisoners taken at Bomarsund, who are ship car-
penters, have been allowed to leave Aix to be employed
in the yards of M. Lefoulon at Honfleur, and M. Gui-
bert at Nantes, where vessels are now building for the
above house. By a singular coincidence, the first vessel
they will work on at Honfleur is to be called the Alma.

moderates they will again put to sea. The embarkation
of troops was discontinued on account of the heavy swell
in the roadsted."

The same paper of the Ist December announces
that the Andromaque had sailed the night before, and
the frigate Cleopatre on that morning, at eight o'clock,
with artillery, stores and troops for the army of the
East. All the ships are to leave in the first week in
December. The sailing vessels are to be taken in tow
by the steamers.
A

Letter from Brest of the Ist December says—
" We have no arrivals or departures to announce, but
he greatest activity preyails in the port. The Rine
Blanche and Chimdre were taken out of the basin yes-
terday. The Duguesclin and Iphigenie are at anchor in
tho roads."