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Foreign and Colonial Antelligence. [Intelligence] AUSTRALIA.-LIVERPOOL, Saturday.-The [Saturday.-the] Black Bal- [Ba- Royal] Royal Mail clipper Marco Polo, Captain Clarke, has ar- [are] ree [ere] with ve ne Melbourne to the 25th of Sule, [Sale] Fonongers, [Financiers] ,000 ounces of gold, 450 bales of wool, and 120 tons of smelted copper. From Messts. [Messrs] y, Baines, and Co's circular we ex- [extract] tract the following report of the Melbourne markets - This market is at present excessively dull, and there is little or no pros ot any material improvement for a couple of months. The cause of thisis [this] the continued cessa- [cess- cessation] tion-of [ion-of -of] orders for the interior. We learn from persons who have recently visited the various goldfields that stocks there are very heavy. With few exceptions, the storekeepers are sound but many have severley [severely] hampered themselves by over-speculation in the early part of the season. The com- [commission] ition [iron] is very severe, and profits generally can with ifficulty [difficulty] be realised. The chief object seems to be to quit stocks without a loss, and, the greater part having been laid in when goods in cartage were very low, they are now sold on the diggings at a very small advance on ;the present Melbourne prices. The miners generally being well off, the consumption islarge. [is large] Building opera- [operations] tions [tins] are commencing on the goldfields, the miners are etting [eating] up their families, and a large population is settling ees [see in the various townships formed around the centre of the goldfields. There has been a great increase in cul- [cultivation] tivation [ovation] this year. The crops are now springing, and, the season having been favourable, they looked remarkably well There is now no doubt of the continued suc- [such- success] cess of quartz crushing and of a large increase in the yield of gold; and, on the whole, the prospects of the country and of a considerable improvement in trade after the next few months are certainly good.- [good] Breadstuffs [Bread stuffs] The flour-market has of late been unsettled, and there is some uncertainty whether the present prices will be maintained. There can be no doubt, however, that Supplies in the colonies are very deficient, and in all proba- [probate- probability] bility [debility] remunerative prices will be maintained till about six months hence, when the new crop comes in.-NSoft [in.-Soft] Goods The market is overstocked, even with summer goods, and only particular descriptions will be wanted to complete assortments.-Some new diggings were reported to have been discovered in the Whipstick [whipstock] Scrub, about fourteen or fifteen miles from Sandhurst.-A. numerously-attended meeting of Scottish Highlanders had been held at Gee- [Geelong] long, for the purpose of taking into consideration the best means of affording relief to the suffering poor of the High- [Highlands] lands and islands of Scotland, and also to discuss the posi- [post- position] tion [ion] of many of the working class of Highlanders in the colony, relative to certain debts due by them to the High- [Highland] land and Island Emigration Society.-An expedition was about to start from Sydney to explore the interior ef the Australian continent, under the auspices of Mr. Gregory. -The [the] Ballarat was to leave Melbourne for London on the 15th of August with about 100,000 ounces of gold, valued at 400,000. The Acheron [Heron] and Allendals [Glendale] had sailed from Sydney, but are not believed to have any largesums. [large sums] It appears that the amount of gold brought down by escort from the Victoria mines during the first six months of the present year had been 3,730,000, against 3,718,000 in the corresponding period of 1854. Owing to the greater Security of the roads, the quantities brought by private hands would, if they could be ascertained, probably show a larger increase. The total shipped in the first half of this year had reached 4,530,000, against 4,310,000 in the same period of 1854. AMERICA.-SOUTHAMPTON, October 2 .-The [2.-the] United States' mail steamship Washington, Captain Cavendy, [Cavendish] arrived off Cowes early this morning en route from New York for Bremen, with the usual mails for England, France, and Germany, 70 passengers, 30 of whom are for England, asmall [small] quantity of specie for Havre, and the usual cargo. Her dates are Oct. 6.-The [6.-the] schooner Ivan- [Ivanhoe] hoe, bound from Cleveland to Mackinaw with coal, waa [was] run into and sunk on the night of the 4th inst. No lives were lost.-A desperate attack with firearms was made upon a mass procession at Baltimore on the night of the 4th. 'The [the] Democrats of the 18th Ward were returning from a mass meeting when several pistol shots were fired at them by certain parties said to belong to the Know- [Know nothing] nothing organisation. A young man in the procession named Burke was shot in the head and died shortly after- [afterwards] wards. The supposed murderer was arrested. The affair is said to have originated from an old feud which existed between the adherents of rival fire companies belonging to litical [political] clubs. Political excitement was running very at Baltimore, and torchlight processions and mass meetings were nightly taking place.-A fright- [frightful] ful. [full] explosion had occurred at a coal mine near Minersville, [Milliner] in which five persons were killed and many wounded.-In the New York markets money was scarce at seven or eight per cent on first-class business paper at 60 days, and eight to nine per cent on four months' paper of a similar grade. The stock-market was somewhat easier. Exchange was unsettled, at. 1093 to 108 for bills on Lon- [London] don Paris, 5f. 133c. [c] to 5f. 183 The cotton-market bad been very heavy throughout the week, and prices had an upward tendency. On the day previous to the departure of the mail the market assumed a firmer aspect. The sales during the week amounted to 6,200 bales. There was great speculation in coffee, and two cargoes had been taken at full prices. There was, however, little demand from the trade. The flour-market had improved, although the ex- [export] port demand was somewhat checked by high prices. Corn- [Cornmeal] meal was dull. The arrivals of wheat were increasing, There was a brisk demand for good samples for export, and prices were rather higher for most descriptions. Ionian IsLanDs.-We [Island.-We] learn by a letter from Corfu that the English Militia stationed there were continually having disturbances with the Greek inhabitants. One of the Wiltshire Militia was stabbed while crossing the esplanade at night, and the poor fellow died of the wound. The dastard assassin had not bocn [born] discovered, although he and any accomplice in the crime had been solemnly excom- [exam- excommunicated] municated [communicated] by the Greek bishop and clergy in public, and 100 reward was offered for the apprehension of the murderer. PoLAND.-FRONTIERS [Poland.-FRONTIERS] OF PoLAND, [Poland] Oct. 18.-During the last few days it is generally reported that Prince Paskie- [Passage- Cesarewitch] witch has communicated to some of the highest officials at Warsaw the extraordinary inte'ligence [inter'licence] that on the return of the Emperor from the south some very important changes will be made in the administration of affairs in Poland, and that there will be another Persons of the highest respectability residing near the frontiers assured me that there could be no doubt of these words having escaped the lips of the aged viceroy, and Various are the versions assinged [assigned] as the solution of this enigma, the real meaning of which is as dark as the oracle of Delphi. In the meantime it is very generally consi- [cons- considered] dered [deed] likely that Prince Paskiewitch [Cesarewitch] will retire from the responsibility and cares of office. It is well known that he has several times begged the Emperor to accept his resignation and appoint a successor; and it is asserted on good authority that he has again done so now lately, but that the Czar has requested him as a personal favour to continue in office for the present, to which he is said to have acceded in consideration of the threatening aspect of affairs and the dark uncertainty of the future. TURKEY.-The [TURKEY.-the] Times has published the following letter, dated Scutari, [Actuary] October 11 -' Miss Nightingale left this piace [place] on Monday for Sebastopol, where preparations had n made for her reception. Brigadier-Geneial [Brigadier-General] Storks has recently made an inspection of the islands in the Sea of Martmora, [Memory] to examine how far they are capable of accom- [com- accommodating] modating [dating] Russian prisoners. Preparations are being made for the reception of 4,000 cavalry from the Crimea. They are to winter here. General Vivian returned on Monday from the Crimea, and has gone to the Dardanelles to arrange about the future disposition of the irregulars lately under the command of Major-General Beatson. The artil- [artillery- artillery] io ot this force is now camped near the Great Cemetery of Scutari, [Actuary] under the command of Colonel Crofton, R.A, there being no hut or barrack accommodation for the Osmanli [Osman] Horse Artillery as yet. The Constantinople cor- [correspondent] respondent of the Daily News, in a letter dated the 16th instant, says General Vivian started for the Crimea, where he had an interview with General Simpson. He returned last Monday, and announced that the whole of the contingent was to proceed to Kertch, [Ketch] with the excep- [except- exception] tion [ion] of the civalry [cavalry] and he had scarcely given this order when he started for the Dardanelles, to inspect the Bashi- [Bach- BASICs] azouks. [asks] In consequence of the positive order given to the contingent to proceed to Kertch, [Ketch] Commissary-General s has very properly made arrangements to secure for the troops at least' six months' provisions. A despatch was received the day before yesterday from General Cun- [Can- Cunningham] ningham, [Nottingham] who proceeded with the first division of the con- [contingent] tingent [tenant] to Kertch. [Ketch] General Cunningham says, in his report, that he found at Kertch [Ketch] 5,000 French, 4,000 Turks, and 2,000 English troops. The town is almost entirely in ruins, All that remained of the wood used in the construction of the houses-such as rafters, doors, &c.- had been used by the allied soldiers for firing. The natives he describes as decidedly hostile to us, unwilling, though properly recompensed, to render the smallest service. All the supplies intended for the contingent must arrive at Kertch [Ketch] before the 5th of November, at the very latest, as after that date all communication by sea is impossible. No supplies can be expected from the inhabitants. Horses and carts they refuse to hire. The water for some distance from the beach is shallow, and therefore large boats must be provided for landing the troops. iTaLy.-NAPLES [Italy.-NAPLES] aND [and] SictLy.-The [Sicily.-the] recent arrangement, as it is called, between the British and Neapolitan govern- [governments] ments, [rents] whilst it has acted as a damper on the expectations of the liberal party in this kingdom, has exposed us to ridi- [rid- ridicule] cule. [rule] What is the character and amount of the satisfac- [satisfaction- satisfaction] tion [ion] is a question in every one's mouth. Diplomatic re- [reserve] serve permits it not to transpire for along time. All that is known is from a royal decree, that the director of police is removed, not from the royal favour, but from his func- [fund- functions] tions [tins] as a police minister. To neutralise the effect, too, ot such an act being considered as too favourable to the de- [demands] mands [sands] of the British government, Prince Ischitella [Estella] is removed from his office as minister of war, and the Duke de Cesario [Cesar] from his attendance on the royal person- [person the] the very men who had always exercised a constant Opposition to Mazza nor is it till some time after that he British minister is informed by an official note that their removal was decreed as a satisfaction for the insult Mr. Fagan. It wasall, [wall] however, that was demanded, and notwithstanding the very doubtful manner in which it was offered, and the drawbacks by which it was accompanied, it Was accepted. It now turns out that the removal of Mazza Was a fiction-that he has continued to draw his salary as tector [rector] of police and there witnesses to this fact, that on the 5th of October he was walking in his official uniform before the palace of his Majesty, to whom he Paid a visit. The British government, therefore, as usual, Unfortunate in its negotiations with this country, has completely gulled. Asking for much less than it ought to have done,- [done] since the insult to Mr. Fagan was not fcr [for] uy item in the account,-it has received a mere Ction,-instead [Action,-instead] of bread, a stone; and the consequence The 's, that England has lost much of her moral force. cult only Party who has come well out of this diffi- [diff- divine] Cone ne Bomba [Bombay] himself; from the very first he refused he hag exerted himself to arm, and at a late hour him by a to remove the danger which menaced arson Party feeling is as strong as ever class is alust last] class, and additional attempts are being especial eid Popularity, amongst the lower classes the 7, brewing open the gardens of the Favorita, [Favourite] royal residence, to any one who can borrow a twice a week. It is a saying, attributed this People may be governed with the may be true or not'- [not] Festa, [Feats] and Frusto. [Frost. The paternity what has nth at all events, the saying well describes Nothing is decided [C] usual policy of this government. th t, charges in the composition of tn Ischitella [Estella] positively declined a the gerne [green] invitation to dine with his Majesty. He, as well as THE HUDDERSFIELD CHRONICLE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1855. Philangieri, [Philander] was in the service of Murat; but, though a liberal-minded man, and strongly opposed to the follies and enormities committed here, he has been and is a faithful servant of the crown. The feeling here becomes daily stronger and stronger in favour of invoking the name of Murat as the watchword of perty [petty] 5 and it is easy to perceive that men are merging their differences in order to secure a greater union. 'Were it the devil himself we would gladly accept him would he promise us liberty, isthe [other] saying; but the name of Murat comes recommended by the glorious reminiscences of the past, and the exciting interest ofa [of] French union. On one point all seemed agreed, and that is, to use a very mild term, in perfect impatience and intolerance of the Bour- [Our- Bourses] bors. [Bros] At the same time it can be added that the republi- [Republic- republican] can or Mazzini party has dwindled down to such small pro- [proportions] portions that it has almost ceased to exist. Mr. Owen, the American chargé [charge] has just concluded a treaty be- [between] tween this country and the United States, by which some new privileges have been secured to American citizens. The question of indirect commerce had been already conceded to Piedmont and to Belgium some months since, and the same privil [privilege] has likewise been se- [secured] cured to the United States. In former treaties abi- [ab- obtained] taziont [Ontario] have been excluded from examination; a word has now been used including warehouses, and the phrase tribunale [tribunal] legale, [legal] whose decision was necessary to proceed to such a step, has been exchanged for delle, [Belle] autorita [authority] guidiziarie, [judiciary] Soldiers are not to be billeted upon American citizens. I know one case where they were billeted on a British subject, though removed upon remonstrance, and the precaution was, therefore, not unnecessary. As to the religious question, the right of having a place of worship, even of a burial ground, it was not permitted, I hear, to be even mooted. If it is pressed, was the answer, there can be no discussion of a treaty. Has it ever been known that anyone was persectued [persecuted] for religion in this country-not merely a foreigner, but a subject So the subject was closed, especially as Mr. Owen was unsup- [usurp- unsupported] ported by the Prussian or British minister, who both deemed it impracticable. The commissioners were Cav. [Ca] Arpino [Harpin] (since dead), Prince Comitini, [Committing] and Cav. [Ca] Carata, [Carat] minister of foreign affairs. It is to be hoped that the British and French treaties will be drawn up with great care. It is pleasant to record one hopeful fact in con- [connection] nection [section] with this kingdom, and that is the probable success of the projected railway betweeu [between] Naples and Brindisi, 50,000 shares have been already taken, and they are con- [continually] tinually [continually] being called for. The Scala Franca' [France] has been promised, which will be a great boon to commerce and I understane [understand] that a very strong disposition exists to liberalise the tariff. A commercial commission has been sitting for some time. The cholera hasbeen [has been] increasing. The autho- [author- authorities] rities [cities] allow there are as many as 25 deaths a day from it; of course many are concealed, WAR NEWS. DEPARTURE OF THE EXPEDITION FROM KAMIESH. [JAMES] CaMP [Camp] OF THE ALLIED ARMIES ON THE TCHERNAYA, [CHENEY] October 7.-Favoured by the most beautiful weather, the expedition to the north sailed this morning from Kamiesh, [James] which had been chosen as the general rendezvous for starting. The embarkation took place partly in Balaclava, partly in Kazatch [Catch] Bay. Our infantry went down to the latter place on Thursday morning, and was embarked in a few hours. The marines, the artillery, and the staff went on board at Balaclava, and proceeded yesterday to Kamiesh. [James] The vessels were all drawn up in line before the bay. It was a fine sight this magnificent fleet of steamers. Although not so large as the fleet which brought over the allied armies last year, yet the circum- [circus- circumstance] stance that, unlike this latter, the vessels were all steamers, anc [an] thus independent of each other, and the idea that it was the first fleet which has sailed since we gained the absolute mastery of the Black Sea by the destruction of the Russian ships in Sebastopol, added a peculiar interest to the sight. There was no more fear of the sudden squalls of the Black Sea, which would separate the steamers from the sailing vessels in charge of them, and thus delay or endanger the expedition by leaving the heavily-laden sailing ships to their fate; there was likewise no more apprehension of Vladimirs [Vladimir] or other enterprising Russian steamers, who could venture some coup-de-main against stragglers. The day was one of those calm clear October days so common in the Crimea, which make one nearly inclined to think that summer has been revivied [revived] or another spring was approaching. The time of starting was kept as secret as everything else connected with this expedition. The order was for everybody to beon [been] board on Saturday, at two o'clock p.m. While this expedi- [expert- expedition] tion [ion] was still preparing, and when even its destination was a mystery, it was interesting to watch the nature of the preparations, and thus to guess its destination. The com- [comparative] parative [narrative] small number of troops sent pointed more to a naval expedition, in the manner of that to Kertch, [Ketch] than to an operation by land, which was likewise the idea sug- [su- suggested] gested [rested] by the small number of transport animais, [animals] and the little baggage allowed. On the other hand, the mass of entrenching tools, the number of engineers, officers, and sappers pointed all very clearly to a descent somewhere on the coast, with the view of establishing there a new basis of operations. The idea of Nicolaieff [Cliff] suggested itself na- [naturally] turally, [truly] principally as the rumour of the intention of Russia to make it its principal naval depét [depot] and arsenal in the Black Sea was spreading at the same time. The fleet was only half destroyed as long as its cradle Nicolaieff [Cliff] remained, and, although the little depth of water made us safe enough from the huge screw hmne-of-battle [hone-of-battle] ships, which the Emperor Alexander has ordered to be constructed, there was no reason why the Russians, if left alone on that side, should not construct a number of gunboats to annoy us. The only objection to a project intending to make harmless any efforts of the Russian navy on that side by shutting it up, as the rest of its vessels were in the harbour of Sebas- [Seas- Sebastopol] topol, [tool] was that of beginning a new operation before the old one, the campaign in the Crimea, was entirely brought toa [to] close. The rumours circulated by the German papers, which seem to have originated in Europe the idea that the Russians were preparing to leave the Crimea, seem rather suspicious, considering the sources from whence they come, principally as they are not confirmed by the actual move- [movements] ments [rents] of the enemy. Large camps are still seen on the plateaux opposite to us, and the country up to the head of the Belbek [Blake] is still occupied by them. 'I'he only news which we heard tending to confirm this rumour, which seems to be so fully credited in Europe, is that the fifth and twelfth divisions have gone from our immediate neigh- [neighbourhood] bourhood [boyhood] northward; but it is more likely that this change took place in of the sign of life which the garrison of Eupatoria [Austria] showed lately than as a prelimi- [prelim- preliminary] nary step for a final retreat. While the Russians were convinced that they had nothing to fear from the activity ot the Turkish garrison of Eupatoria, [Austria] and when the energetic pursuit of the siege operations forced them to bring down all their available force, a small body of cavalry was the only corps d'observation which remained about Eupatoria, [Austria] and there were scarcely any infantry in the whole country between Perekop [Prep] and Simpheropol. [Simple] Now that they might apprehend something from that side it is natural that they should make their preparations accordingly. In connection with the expedition to Otchakoff, [O'Keeffe] another is talked of from Kertch [Ketch] towards Genitchi [Hitchen] and the head ot the Tchongar [Change] road recently constructed by the Russians. I heard some particulars about this road from a gentleman who heard them from Tartars at Kertch, [Ketch] who had gone over it. It leads from Perekop [Prep] over the old road going round the northern shore of the Sea of Azoff [Off] down to Kunnille [Kennel] ; here it branches off to the Genitchi [Hitchen] road, passing the villages of Kiutshu, [Kits] Buraki, [Brake] Oclii, [Clio] Kashkishken, [Cruikshank] and Taroshik. [Trash] At the neck of the peninsula of Tchongar [Change] the new road begins; it crosses the peninsula in its whole length, and leaves it again where its southernmost point makes a bend to the east. By a bridge of 171 Russian fathoms in length it goes over to the peninsula opposite, aud [and] runs by Kirk, Bakush, [Blush] Osmak, [Osman] Kitoi, [Kit] Turkan-Surrak, [Turks-Surra] Kirleut, [Killed] Chokrali, [Choral] Az, Tchambale, [Chamber] and Kadaga, [adage] to Kop- [Op- Goshawk] chak. [cha] At Sheik-ell it enters the road from Perekop [Prep] to Kara-su-Bazar, [Kara-su-Bazaar] but leaves it again at Konrat [Ration] and then goes by Tashli-Dair, [Tail-Air] Baran, [Barn] Itak, [Ital] Akesh, [Ash] K. Kabash, [Wabash] Bulatch, [Latch] Ballar, [Ball] Kermashl, [Marshal] Biuten, [Bitten] down to Ispat, [Spat] where it crosses the Salghir, [Slag] following from Bulatch [Latch] the old Perekop [Prep] road, passes T'shounk, [T'shrunk] and there unites at Kara- [Caracas] kiat [fiat] with the great Perekop [Prep] road. The distances are from Perekop [Prep] to the Tchongar-Bridge [Change-Bridge] 18 hours, the Tartar travelling hour being about the same as the Turkish one, that is three English miles; from Kashkishken [Cruikshank] to the bridge there are three hours, from the bridge to Sim- [Simple] pheropol [properly] 20 hours, from the bridge to Kara-su-Bazaar the same. At Genitchi [Hitchen] there are two ferryboats, each able to contain 24 arabas, [Arabs] which keep up the communication be- [between] tween the spit and the main land. The Turkish con- [contingent] tingent [tenant] is said to be destined for Kertch, [Ketch] and it is sup- [supposed] posed that it has arrived. PROCEEDINGS IN THE ALLIED CAMPS. October 9.-On the Sebastopol side of our line (for now there is no more front and rear as when the siege was going on) everything remains in statu [state] quo. The Russians are still busy throwing up intrenchments [instruments] on every available spot ef the north side of the harbour. The ground is, as all over this neighbourhood, particularly fit for a display of engineering. From Fort Constantine there is a succession of promontories extending towards the head of the harbour, which have been all taken advantage of to construct works upon, notwithstanding our tire but this firing seems only intended to impede the construction of those works, and not to prevent it altogether, as large batteries commenced some time time ago have again been counter-ordered, and you can see the Kussians [Russians] working in spite of the occasional shot or shell pitching among them, and scattering them for a moment. They are likewise modest enough in replying,--an occasional shot from Fort Constantine, from a little earthwork, a fleur [flour] eau, with eight embrasures, between the second casemated fort and some buildings, evidently stores, and some rather more frequent ones from a little redan in front of the Tele- [Tee- Telegraph] graph Battery and an earthwork on the eastern promon- [promo- promontory] tory of the Soukhaya [Sikhs] creek. Lately, however, they have begun to fire more frequently from the Inkerman [Inhuman] batteries towards the French redoubts there. Most of their shots from the harbour are directed against the town, rather than against the French mortars behind Fort Nicholas, and against the head of the Dock- [Dockyard] yard Creek. The regularity of the town rather invites to this maneuvre, [manure] the streets running allel [Allen] down towards the harbour, and thus showing plainly all those who pass through them. The siege guns have nearly all been re- [removed] moved from both our and the French lines, as well as the latforms, [platform] gabions, [cabins] and fascines. [fancies] The French have even i to throw down again their old trenches, in order to facilitate the communications. What with these works and road-making, the soldiers are kept busy enough, but 1 am sorry to say, the old idea that labour is the best pre- [preservative] servative [Conservative] from temptation seems not to be confirmed by experience ib this instance, for wherever you pass you see individuals pacing about in heavy marching order over a limited space of ground, and during a limited space of time or goirg [going] about in a circle lifting up stones and putting But, in spite of this, the road-making is gressi [grease] rably. [ably] Tchernaya [Cheney] line drilling is the rosso [gross] tthe [the] 'day god target shooting. Yesterday two ivisi [isis] were going through some manceuvres [manoeuvres] on ee scale in the Balaclava Valley and in the Cavalry Valley, so named from the light cavalry charge last year. In the presence of four different armies it x rather interesting to observe the difference fm ine [in] sty ie ent [end] between them. - ops between the minutely regular of Eng lish [Lush] troops, the less stiff but still very regular down at a certain distance, as a punishment for bg movements of the Turks. Not less striking is the dif- [if- difference] ference [France] between the dead silence of an English line, where not a sound is heard except the word of command and the step of the soldier, the comparative silence in a Piedmontese body of men, the amusing observations and commentaries in a French column, and the noise in a Turkish battalion, The practice with the new Miniés [Mines] ought to be rather more general than it is. With the exception of the Highlanders I saw no English troops doing it, and yet there are many new soldiers, and the use of the new rifle requires from its precision rather more practice in firing than old Brown Bess. The general introductiou [introduction] of the beautiful Minié [Mine] musket, the most perfect and most formidable weapon with which ever army was armed, will naturally lead to an alteration. It will no more be the confused mass of the fire of a line, but the precision in the aim of the soldier, which will tell most formidably. It is this precision of which the new weapons admit, which con- [constitutes] stitutes [statutes] their best quality, rather than their long range, which is not so applicable on a battle field as it may be thought at target shooting. It seems the Highlanders will winter on the Spot where they are. The material for their huts has arrived, and they have set to work. The Turkish artillery, which hitherto has occupied the spot where these huts are to be erected, have been removed a little further, and the digging has now begun. The two bat- [battalions] talions [lions] of the Ist [Its] Royals, who are destined to form part of the second brigade of the Highland division, have come up likewise, and are encamped a little below Kamara. [Samara] The Sardinians are likewise still busy with hutting, and every day you see tents disappear and huts arise; they are all underground, with only the gable roof showing. Similar ones are now in construction for the cavalry and artillery horses. They will afford excellent shelter, only the labour is rather great. Besides these underground huts the ruins of the houses of Kamara [Samara] are repaired, and made again fit to receive stores. Another Turkish regiment has left in the Great Britain for Asia. Part of the English medical staff went likewise in her to Souchum [Sou chum] Kaleh, [Gale] whence they must find their way to Sinope. 1 went the other day over the French position beyond Baidar. [Barmaid] The road leading up from Ourkouska [Augusta] is nearly finished. You can overlouk [overlook] from the heights the banks of the Upper Belbek. [Blake] The Russians have abandoned a kind of intrenched [entrenched] camp, which they had constructed on this side of it, but they send occasionally cavalry over, and while I was there could see plainly about four squadrons in a ficld [field] near the river side, and some suspicious-lookirg [suspicious-looking] objects which seemed very much like guns, although it was impossible to make them out clearly with my glass. 'The [the] French nearly every day make reconnaissances in the direction of Aitodor, [Auditor] and towards the river, but without meeting with any con- [considerable] siderable [considerable] force of the enemy. Yesterday three regiments of light cavalry were sent down to Baidar, [Barmaid] so that the Russian cavalry will probably not long remain on this side of the Belbek. [Blake] The French keep excellent order in the villages they occupy-no soldier is allowed to go into a house, to the great satisfaction of the people, who, like all Oriental people, are very particular about their domestic privacy. Tae [Tea] light cavalry brigade, although under orders for embarkation, have not yet done so, but a battery of horse artillery, Capt. Thomas's, went on board yesterday at Balaclava.-Correspondent of the Times, PROCEEDINGS OF THE RUSSIANS. The reports respecting the departure of the Russian army are very contradictory. Certainly the encampments on the Inkerman [Inhuman] heights have diminished in extent during the last few days. There is neither the same number of tents, nor, as far as telescopic observations aftord [afford] informa- [inform- information] tion, [ion] are there the same evidences of movement and ac- [activity] tivity. [activity] But these troops may have only moved to occupy other positions. On the north side of the roadstead [road stead] the camps have also diminished in size and number. Four sheds only remain out of all the numerous rows and streets which formerly composed the canvas town, or Russian Kadekoi. [Jade] These sheds are apparently the only sutlers' stores which exist in this situation and, in spite of the risk from the French she ls, which occasionally exploded in their neighbourhood, they are generally seen with groups of the long coated soldiery standing before them. The fire from the batteries continues very active. The enemy must be aware that comparatively little damage can result to the ruined town and suburbs against which their shell and shot are projected, while it is scarcely possible that ammunition and orduance [ordnance] stores can be in such abun- [bun- abundance] dance on the north side as to admit of wasteful ex- [expenditure] penditure, [expenditure] This, therefore, it is argued, is another proof that the north side will be abandoned before the winter sets in.. The shot and shell, which can- [cannot] not be carried away, are being expended, and the guns worn out; ard, [ad] at any rate, the enemy has the satisfac- [satisfaction- satisfaction] tion [ion] of keeping us out ot what remains.ot the town for the present. Some few troops are seen working at the new batteries placed to defend the sea-face of the north heights, but they are so few in number, that they seem almost to be intended to attract our attention, and to act as a blind to other operations. Presuming that the design of evacuating the Crimea exists, some time must e1apse [elapse] before the great bulk of the military stores collected at Simpheropol [Simple] and Baktchi-Sarai [Batch-Sarah] can be taken away, and until these impediments are removed, the forts on the north side of the roadstead, [road stead] and the fortified positions along the Mackenzie heights, cannot be abandoned. General D'Allonville, [D'Anvil] commanding the cavalry division at Eupatoria, [Austria] is said to have reported that bodies of troops have been moving toward Perecop, [Copper] by the roads of the interior. Troops can only march in very small bodies at a time from Simpheropol [Simple] to Perecop, [Copper] or, if in considerable force, must be rapidly conveyed, and water carried also, The only water afforded by the country is found in wells, and the supply from these sources is very limited in quantity, and brackish and bad in quality. It will require great doxterity [dexterity] and caution on the part of the Russian commanders to evacuate the Crimea in the midst of the difficulties by which they are surrounded, without serious losses, if our generals are on the alert. The French troops continue to advance in a north-easterl [north-Eastern] direction from Baidar, [Barmaid] approaclLing [approaching] towards the valley of the Belbek [Blake] river. News has been received in camp of a force of three battalions of French troops coming upon a Russian position near one of the sources of the Belbck [Black] among the Surukaia [Syria] range of bills. It was occupied by a force at least double that of the French but at the approach of the latter the Russians hastily abandoned the position and fled. Notwithstanding that a general belief prevails, as before mentioned, that the expedition which left two days ago is to proceed to the northern coast of the Black Sea and not to Eupatoria, [Austria] there is still an expectation that a combined attempt will be made either to surround or to carry by direct attack the Russian position on the Mackenzie heights and north side of the harbour. The men of the Highland division, as well as of the first and third divisions, are impressed with the belief that they are reserved for some movement of this nature. It haseven [ha seven] been rumoured that the attack would not be delayed many days. All is, however, uncertainty on this subject. Whatever may be the plan of operation of the allied commanders, it is very wisely keptclosely [kept closely] secret, and officers holding high positions have little more opportunity of drawing deductions or form- [forming] ing opinions on the subject than is afforded to persons of all ranks by the knowledge of the facts and circumstances of the passing time. The Turkish force in the plain has been reduced in strength. About 15,000 Ottoman troops eme [me] barked at Balaclava to-day, to proceed to Batoum. [Baton] An agreeable and beneficial change of weather took place on the 6th instant, and has continued since that to the present date. The two preceding days had been wet, gloomy, and cold, but a sudden transition occurred on the morning of the day mentioned, and we have since been favoured with a fine, genial, almost summer-like tempera- [temperature] ture [true] and atmosphere. The two battallions [battalion] of the First Royal Regiment marched to Kamara [Samara] the day before yester- [yesterday] day, and joined the Highland division, to form part of the second brigade. Preparations are being everywhere made among the divisions on the heights near Sebastopol to raise sheds and shelter of a more substantial kind than tents, against the trying severities of the approaching winter. The wood which is still to be obtained from some of the buildings in the town, though under the enemy's fire, is found to be of great advantage in the construction of stabling, cooking places, and for many other purposes for which provision could not be made away from the neigh- [neighbourhood] bourhood [boyhood] of the army. Four shiploads of huts have arrived, but they are of a different construction from those sent out last winter, and, as no less than five distinct kinds have arrived, it requires some key or descriptive return to enable the authorities to make the necessary assortment of packages, and give the nec [ne] directions for their proper erection. Unfortunately this explanation has not arrived with the huts, so that at present they must remain in store, and continue so until the descriptions arrive, or endless confusion in their distribution would result,- [result] Correspondent, Daily News. PREPARATIONS FOR ATTACK. Camp, SEBASTOPOL, October, 12, The French are still pushing to the right, and have now reached the upper valley of the Belbek [Blake] nver. [never] The Russians are retiring before them. From every side we hear that the enemy is falling back by detachments upon Perekop, [Prep] and the gradually diminishing extent of the encampments, which can be observed over the Inkerman [Inhuman] heights, appears to give support to these assertions. 'hereis [herein] no diminution of fire, however, from the forts and batteries on the north side of the roadstead [road stead] on the contrary, it has been kept up with much more activity during the last two or three days. It has been especially directed against the Malakoff, [Milk] and the part of Sebastopol held by the French on the west side of the south harbour. The English have not constructed any works to act against the north side the battery com- [commenced] menced [mended] on the furmer [farmer] site of Fort Paul, but afterwards abandoned, has not again been proceeded with. The French have near mpleted [completed] another large work near Fort Alexander, destined more particularly to act against Fort Constantine. It is to contain an armament of ten mortars. . A story is afloat that a few nights ago three boats, taking advantage of the darkness, quietly crossed from the north side, and, entering the Karabelnaia [inseparable] port, proceeded toward some of the sheds on the Deckyard [Dockyard] quay. Having arrived at the stairs, some Russians landed, and, finding they were unobserved, removed a certain amount of stores, with which they got back snfoly [safely] to their own side of the roadstead. [road stead] 'This feat might accomplished with the test ease, unless the sentries were on the alert. The guard, which previous to this occurrence was a subaltern's, has been increased to a captain's guard. Whether cap- [captains] tains, [trains] such as are now not unfrequently [frequently] met in some of the regiments, with little more than two year's service and experience, and mere striplings in years, are much more likely to take the necessary measures to prevent the recur- [recurrence] rence [rents] of similar deeds on the part of so cunning an enemy as the one to whom we are opposed, is a matter for the consideration of military authorities. Correspondent, Daily News. SPIRITED PROCEEDINGS aT HaNGO.-The [Hang.-the] Standard has published the following communication from a corres- [cores- correspondent] pondent [pendent] The only thing I have to tell you this week is an anecdote relating to Captain (Nemesis) Hall, who has en hovering about Hango [Hang] for some time, in hopes of having revenge for the massacre of the Cossack's men. After harassing in every way in his power the Cossacks stationed in the neighbourhood, he one morning landed all bis marines, who at once formed a cordon round the village of Mange, placed the gunboats close in shore, and, with a arty of blue jackets carrying a taff [staff] with an ensign Ifmast [If mast] on it, the band playing the 'Dead March in Saul' in front of them, marched up to the place where two of the boat's crew and the Finnish captain who was to have been released were buried. On arriving at the graves, the chap- [chaplain] lain of the ship read the funeral service. After that being in which the French iedmontese, [Piedmont] the loose order in w Soaps ecient [cent] their evolutions, and the rather more loose aver, a tablet, which had been neatly carved on board the Blenheim, was placed by way of a tombstone over thespot, [the spot] ' with the following inscription -'Sacred to the memory of the boat's crew of her Britannic Majesty's ship Cossack and a Finnish master of a merchant v. who oom [room] barbarously murdered by Russian troops, under the command of an olficer, [officer] when under the protection of a flag of truce and to of the wife of the above-named Finnish master, who of grief at Helsingfors [Holdings] when she heard of her husband's eath [earth] and her country's dishonour.' Having done this, the whole party re-embarked. Several Cossacks were hovering about, but thought it better not to come within shot of the marines, AN EXCHANGED PRISONER OF War.-An Armenian officer, holding the rank of a colonel in the Russian army, is at present in Liverpool, and during the last few days has frequently been observed in Brunswick-street, where Greek corn merchants most do congregate, in company with some of the younger branches ot that fraternity. He was taken prisoner at the capture of the Malakoff [Milk] by the French, and is now about to return, having been ex- TESTIMONIAL TO GENERAL WINDHAM.-At a numerous meeting of Norfolk magistrates at Norwich, on Friday, a resolution was unanimously agreed to congratulating Major- [Major general] general Windham on his escape from the perils incident to the assault on the Great Redan, on the 8th September last. The resolution also expressed admiration at the long- [long enduring] enduring gallantry, courage, constancy, self-devotion, and self-possession of General Windham, aad [and] thanked him for the example he had held out to the British soldiers. The Earl of Albemarle, who seconded the resolution, took a review of the career of General Windham in the Crimea, and read complimentary letters addressed to him by Sir W. Codrington and Admiral Sir E. Lyons. It was also unanimously agreed that a handsome sword should be pre- [presented] sented [scented] to the gallant officer. Captain Windham, R.N. returned thanks on the part of his brother. A good deal of enthusiasm was manifested towards General Windham, who is of a Norfolk family. THE HEROES oF Kars.-We [Ears.-We] paid a brief and inade- [Adelina- inadequate] quate [quite] tribute to General Williams, for his services at Kars. [Ears] e have now the pleasure of adding the names ot the General's gallant and efficient staff. His aide-de-camp is Captain Teesdale. He has also been most ably supported by Colonel Lake, of the Madras Engineers, and Captain Thompson, of the 68th Bengal Native Infantry. All three are young men. Captain Thompson was severely wounded in the arm, in the Burmese war, and returned home upon sick leave -But his eagerness to serve his country in- [induced] duced [duce] him to volunteer for the East before his wound was entirely cured. He has gone through the arduous defence of Kars [Ears] with hisarminasling. [harmonising] This is the true metal of which British soldiers are made. The privations sut- [st- suffered] fered [Fred] by the garrison of Kars [Ears] have been great our gallant countrymen learned to regard horseflesh and cat's-fiesh [cat's-fish] as dainty fare. They speak in the highest terms of the qualities of the Turkish soldier when rightly officered. The Muchir [Much] and General Williams are on the best terms. As for the Pashas they have the good sense to keep quite in their tents, smoking, aud [and] declaring that their trust is in God and the English News. ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALMA IN THE CRIMEA.-The [CRIMEA.-the] anniversary of this glorious day was celebrated in the camp of the 7th Royal Fusiliers on the heights of Sebastopol. During the day, sports and amusements of various kinds were freely entered into by great numbers; and in the evening the sergeants of that distinguished corps enter- [entertained] tained [gained] to dinner several friends from other regiments. Everything passed off with the greatest eclAt, [eclat] and reflected the highest possible credit on the committee of manage- [management] ment, [men] at the head of which was Armourer-sergeant Robert Davison. The dinner took place ina spacious wooden hut, in the Crimean style, erected especially for the purpose. Covers were laid for 100 guests, aud [and] upwards of 90 sat down amongst whom were noticed several members of the commissariat department from Balaclava. Quarter- [Quartermaster] master-sergeant [sergeant] H. Barrow occupied the chair, and acting Sergeant-major and Colour-sergeant Joseph Bell occupied the vice-chair. There was but one drawback to the perfect felicity of the evening, and that was the absence from the estive [festive] board of the respected sergeant-major of the Fusi- [Fuse- Fusiliers] liers, [lies] and several other comrade sergeants, who were con- [confined] fined to their beds from wounds received on the Sth [St] in the memorable attack on the Redan Battery, at which place the gallant 7th was amongst the most conspicuous, strug- [struck- struggling] gling [ling] for fresh laurels to add to those they have already bravely won. 'The [the] dinoer [dinner] consisted of the greatest dainties the Crimea could afford the wines, &c., were fit for nobles, The celebrated band ofthe [of the] 7th were in attendance, and en- [enlivened] livened the company during the evening by their perfurm- [perform- performance] ance. [once] The chairman, in very appropriate terms, proposed the health of her most gracious Majesty the Queen (Air God save the Queen.) The vice chairman proposed the health of his Imperial Majesty Napoleon the Third acd [and] the Em- [Empress] press Eugeine [Eugenie] with a hope that the happy alliance which existed between the two great nations of England and France may never be disturbed. (Three times three. Air Partant [Patent] pour la Syrie.) [Sure] The chairman next proposed Prince Albert and royal family. ('lhree [three] times three. Air- [Air prince] Prince Albert's March.)-Colour-sergeant John Laws, 7th Fusiliers, proposed The army and navy, eulogising the naval brigade for services rendered during the present siege. (Air-Red, white, and blue.)-Paymaster sergeant John M'Kenzie, [M'Jennies] in a speech of considerable length, pro- [proposed] posed The allied powers, coupling the names of their excellencies Marshal Pelissier, [Lesser] Generals Simpson, La Mar- [Memory] mora, [more] and Omar Pasha. (Loud cheering; and air, The the] ivy green. )-Sergeant J. Whittaker, 7th, proposed The the] heroes of the Alma, and remarked that those who partook in the honours of that day would look upon it as the proudest one in their lives. (Cheers. Air- See the con- [conquering] quering [curing] hero comes. )-Colour-sergeant Thomas Murpby, [Murphy] 7th, proposed, The the] memory of all who have fallen in action or by disease during the present campaign, in a long, interesting, and feeling speech, and concluded by observing that, Although few who embarked with this expedition are left amongst us, yet their memories will ever be dear and hoping to meet again in eternity. The company drank the memory of the dead in solemn silence. -Colour-sergeant Peter Silvester then rose to propose The the] proposers of and contributors to the Patriotic and Crimean Funds, thanking them heartily for the benefits received thereby. (Air- The [Air- the] Old English Gentleman. ) -Sergeant W. H. Farrow, 7th, next proposed A speedy termination to hostilities on terms honourable to the western powers and the advancement of civilisation. [civilisation] Several other toasts, speeches, songs, &c., were given, and the company concluded tbe [the] evening by singing God save the Queer. THE BREAD MEETINGS IN LONDON. On Sunday, a gathering, similar in character and ob- [object] ject [jet] to that which took place on the previous Sunday, was held in Hyde Park. Shortly after two o'clock a mere handful of people had assembled on the green sward in that part of the park between the Royal Humane Society's receiving-house and the statute of Achilles, on the north side of the serpentine. These were mostly raw, idle lads, artisans and labouring men, forming a motley crowd, whose demeanour and appear- [appearance] ance [once] indicated that they cared little or nothing about the price of bread, and that they were there simply in quest of excitement, and to take advantage of any incident, however trivial, that might turn up to minister to their love of fun. They loitered about at first in little groups, in the vincinity [vicinity] of the clump of ancient and umbrageous trees,a short distance to the north of the carriage drive has yetnostump [distemper] orator had made his appear- [appearance] ance [once] among them, nor had any event occurred to afford them amusement. It was a dull, sunless day, and for some time the whole thing was likely to turn out a complete failure ; but before long the crowd gradually began to gather some shape and significance. Two-thirds or more of them were well-dressed and well-conducted persons, including numbers of the higher classes, and here and there women with children in their arms, all of whom were present obvi- [obvious- obviously] ously [isl] from sheer curiosity, and probably not a few in Spite of the sensible advice given them during the week to stay away. About fifty policemen, who had evidently been selected for their experience, temper, and discretion, were stationed about the ground, and acted under the orders chiefly of Inspectors Durkin and Banks. They carried no truncheons-at least, such weapons were not visible if they did-and it is understood their instructions were not to interfere to prevent any one addressing the crowd, or to disperse any group of listeners and only to act with temper and forbearance. About three o'clock the business of the day, such as it was, began bya [by] man in middle life, pretty well dressed, with a beard and moustache, and his shirt collar turned down -the same, we believe, who spoke on the previous Sunday-cxpressing [Sunday-expressing] a wish to address the crowd. His desire was instantly gratified some of his auditors called out for a ring to be made, which was done, and he proceeded to open his budget. His speech, though osten- [often- ostensibly] sibly [silly] directed with reference to the high price of bread, was in reality a denunciation of the aristocracy, to whom he attributed almast [almost] all the evils to which the poorer classes are subject. Assuming his audience to be wholly composed of labouring men, which they were not, he soughtt [sought] to flatter their vanity by telling them they were, in point of fact, the Atlas of the world, whose bones and sinews alone it was which ministered to the ease, the luxury, and the vices of the rich; afid [aid] that the speculators and money mongers were alone to blame for the present high price of flour, by resorting to the old trick of keeping their grain out of the market with the view to enhance its value. He ridiculed the idea of the labouring classes being in general addicted to any vices, on the ground simply that the necessities and the hard labour incident to their condition left them no time for their indulgence. He also propounded a plan of attaching the police to the cause of the working classes, by appealing to them as men and brothers, through the inter- [intervention] vention [mention] of tracts, adding that every citizen should be a soldier, and every man a voter. He was winding up in a magniloquent peroration when a diversion in his imme- [Mme- immediate] diate [date] neighbourhood attracted the attention of the greater portion of his audience towards a new object. This was an unfortunate young man, dressed in livery, apparently an officer's servant, whom a great crowd was chasing, hoot- [hooting] ing, and pelting with turf. What umbrage he had given them-whether it was his connection with a wealthy or au aristocratic master, as indicated by his dress, or what else- [else] it was difficulttoascertain. [Gladstone] Somesaid [Some said] hehad [head] been circulating a tractamong [tract among] the crowd which was obnoxious to them; others that he was the servant of a nobleman equally obnoxious ; but, be that as it may, he was followed and pelted with- [without] out mercy for a considerable distance. Being hotly pressed he took refuge behind a tree, but that availed him little, and he started afresh, but only to be subjected to renewed ill-treatment. At last he took to his heels, contrived to elude or outstrip his tormentors, and to get beyond their reach, This incident over, the idler and more wanton part of the crowd amused themselves by throwing tufts of and other missiles at a number of the police who had re- [returned] turned in front of the magazine guard-house from protect- [protecting] ing the unfortunate footman. This continued for some little time, and at one period looked threatening but the policemen, who showed the greatest forbearance under the annoyance, contrived to separate, and the detinquents [delinquents] gradually became tired of the fun. Proceeding, after this, in the direction of the Marble Arch, to a spot where a crowd had collected, we found another orater [rater] holding torth [North] in a atyle [style] of rude eloquence which, both in its matter and man- [manner] ner, [ne] was not without its attractions to many. He was relating the history of the appropriation of land in this country, and at the point when we came within the reach of his voice he was telling how William the Conqueror parcelled out the English territory among his followers. Another philanthropist, with a brown paper parcel under his arm, and somewhat advanced in life, was advocating in another part of the park the system ot communism as panacea for the high price of food and almost every other evil, Towards five o'clock the day began to decline, and a slight drizzling rain set in, dispersed, after holding what was rightly denominated by a working man a Jackdaws' parliament, in which every body tried to talk and nobdy [nobody] listened, because, in point of fact, nobody had anything to say worth listening to. On Monday much excitement prevailed in the immediate vicinity of the Marylebone Police Court, in consequence of numerous persons having been taken into custody for offences arising out of the dear bread demonstration in Hyde Park. The names of the first prisoners brought up were Martin Hussey, Bartholomew Daly, and Anthony Shields, the first 20, and the two latter 15 years of age; they were charged with throwing stones in Cavendish-square, and assaulting police officers. They were each sent to the House of Correction for a month, for assaults on the police. -John Smith, Bartholomew Daly (one of the prisoners in the first case), and Henry Williamson, all of them youths, were next placed at the bar, charged with being concerned, with others, in wilfully breaking numerous panes of glass in the house of Mr. Attride. [Attired] Mr. Attride [Attired] said-At half-past four yesterday afternoon I saw a mob go along the and another mob coming up Seymour-street from Cumberland- [Northumberland] street, in the direction from Hyde Park. 'Two young gen- [gentlemen] tlemen [gentlemen] came up to me and implored me to protect them from violence. I admitted them into my house and did all in my power to induce the assemblage to disperse, telling them that the gentlemer [gentlemen] were not then on the premises, but had gone out at the back door. One of the mob- [mob neither] neither of the prisoners-threw a stone. I laid hold of him, and after being struck under the ear with great force he effected his escape. A brick was thrown at me, and I narrowly escaped being hit on the head. Smith and Williamson did all they could to incite the mob to continue the stone throwing. Two panes of glass in the fanlight and 17 other panes were broken by the missiles which had been thrown atthem. [them] Alfred Hitchman and Zachariah Davis gave evidence corroborative for the most part of Mr. Attride's [Attired's] statement,-Inspector Jackson, D I was on duty at the Marble Arch yesterday afternoou, [after] and between four and five I saw two mobs come out of the park; one of the mobs went in the direction of the Edgeware-road, and the other brandished sticks as they went along, hooting and shouting at two well-dressed persons whom they were fol- [following] lowing. Stones were thrown and one of them had his hat nearly smashed. 'The [the] mob said, He's not one of us- [she] he's not one of the people. He attempted to get into a cab, but was seized by some of the mob, who pulled him from it and beat the side of the cab with their sticks. 'he gentlemen at length got away and went up Cumberland-syreet. [Cumberland-street] I and other officers tried to pre- [prevent] vent the crowd, who seemed bent upon inflicting in- [injury] jury upon them, from following them, but they over- [overpowered] powered us. Some hundreds pursued. and I afterwards found them in the house of Mr. Attride. [Attired] At that time there was a large mob on the spot, a great many of whom were flinging stones in all directions. Many kept pelting with pieces of granite, brick, &c. I distinctly saw Wil- [Williamson] liamson [Williamson] throw at the windows of the house, and there were loud cries of Go it' Keep it up with the stones and Cheap bread Upon every smash of glass taking place the mob shouted Hurrah More constables arrived, and we at last. succeeded in restoring order. The whole neighbourhood was in of the greatest excitement andalarm. [and alarm] In answer to the magistrate, the inspector siid [said] he believed that the following of the gentleman who took refuge in Mr. Attride's [Attired's] house, and the animosity evinced towards them, arose from an assertion which was made by one of the Hyde Park orators, that one of them had said that the price of a quartern [quarter] loaf should be 18d. The prisoners were fined 30s. for the wilful damage at Mr. Atiride's, [Attired's] or a month's hard labour in the House of Correc- [Correct- Correction] tion.-Condensed [ion.-Condensed .-Condensed] from the Times. oo EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF IMPOSTURE AND PERJURY. On Wednesday at the Town hall, Wolverhampton, before Messrs. J. Leigh, S. Cartwright, J. Walker, J. Wynn, W. Warner, jun., and J. Underhill, Alice Grey, alias Alice Christie, alias Anastasia Hugyard, [Churchyard] was charged with per- [perjury] jury under the following extraordinary circumstances - On Friday, the 12th instant, she came about a quarter before six o'clock in the evening, to the borough police- [police court] court, and represented to Inspector Bennett that a few minutes previously, while asking some lads in Stafford- [Staffordshire] street the way to her lodgings, and giving one of them a penny to show her the road, he snatched her purse, con- [containing] taining [training] three sovereigns and five shillings, out of her hand, and made his escape, while one of his companions laid hold of her arm to detain her. Sbe [Be] gave a description of the boys, from which the inspector came to the conclu- [conclusion- conclusion] sion that two notorious boys, named Perry and Rundall, [Randall] had committed the robbery, and sent two constables in search of them. She represented likewise that she was a stranger in the town and had been deprived by the theft of every shilling she possessed, and spoke so modestly and seemed so fresh from the country that the inspector on finding where she had taken lodginys [lodgings] told her to mention his name to the landlady, that she might take the greater interest in her and trust her the more readily. Perry was apprehended the same night at nine o'clock, ata [at] brickkiln [brick kiln] on Snow-hill; and Rundall [Randall] was taken the next morning in the market-place-and were picket out from a number of other prisoners by the prosecutrix as the parties who had rubbed her-Parry as having stolen her purse, and Randall as having held her. 'They were at once brought befure [before] the magistrates in petty sessions and committed for trial. Before the bench the demeanour of the prosecutrix was so modest, her language so correct, and she gave her evidence with such apparent ingenuous- [ingenuousness] ness, that, though her tale was uncorroborated by a single witness, no one doubted its truth for a moment. She is about five feet six inches in height, a good figure, with a Scottish cast of countenance, broad featured, and rather high cheek boned. She had an appearance of modesty and simplicity, and the effect produced may be judged trom [from] the fact that one of the magistrates ordered her mainte- [maintain- maintenance] nance to be paid out of the poorbox, [proxy] and that a policeman should take her to Shields. On the following Tuesday she appeared at the Staffordshire Quarter Sessions against the two boys, where the influence of her presence was as fatal to them as before the committing magistrates. They were found Guilty, and each sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and the clerk of the court so far com- [commiserated] miserated [moderated] the apparent misfortunes of the very in- [interesting] teresting [interesting] prosecutrix as to augment the amount coming to her to 2 10s. The tables, however, were to be shortly turned. While waiting at the station for a train to Wolverhampton she was recognised as a young woman who, under the name of Alice Christie, had, on the preceding Wednesday, charged a workman, named Micklow, [Wicklow] at the Birmingham police-court, with having stvlen [stolen] a box containing her clothes and about 8 in money, as she was leaving the station, where she had just arrived from Liverpool. The man satisfactorily established an alibi, and was discharged but such an iufluence [influence] did she exercise upon the court with her modest demeanour, spe- [se- specious] cious [sous] story, and simple manner, that 15s. were immediately given her from the poor-box. She was lodged, for her pro- [protection] tection, [section] at the house of one of the constables, and the superintendent of the police procured a pass for her to Liverpool, where she said her friends resided. The result was that on her arrival in Wolverhampton she was detained at the police-station on a charge of perjury, on which charge she was next day remanded for a week by the mauistrates. [magistrates] Colonel Hogg, the chief constable of Wolverhampton, caused 20 talbotype [Talbot] copies of a daguerreotype likeness of the prisoner which was found in her box to be made, and these, enclosed in as many letters of enquiry, were sent to different parts of the kingdom. The first reply received was from the police at Liverpool, to the effeet [effect] that in the likeness of Alice Grey had been recognized the features of a woman of the name of Huz [Hue] who, in May, 1850, represented at the police-station there that a man whom she had engaged to carry her box from the quay, where she had just arrived from Ireland, bad stolen it; and that it contained, in addition to her wearing apparel, two Irish 1 notes. She went round the town witha [with] policeman, and recognized a man named Joseph Stanton, and a woman named Keighly, [Keighley] as the persons who had robbed her; and they were tried and convicted; the man being sentenced to nine and the woman to six months' imprisonment. There, too, she created such an im- [in- impression] pression [Prussian] that she was allowed subsistence-money between the committal and trial of the prisoners, and the barristers at the sessions made a collection to send her back to Ireland. In her box, at Woverhamp- [Wolverhampton- Wolverhampton] ton, had been found two letters from a gentleman at Newcastle, and to this gentleman a photograph and letter of enqui-y [enquiry-y] was sent, to which he sent a reply in the shape of depositions, wherein he stated that he recog- [recon- recognised] nised [Aniseed] in the portrait the features of a young woman whose medest [modest] demeanour and patient endurance of the sickening scene of a crowded steamship on its passage between Dublin and Liverpool, in August last, attracted bis atten- [attend- attention] tion [ion] at the time, and whom, on arriving at Liverpool, he accompanied to the house of a Mrs. Kelly, whom she said she knew, and who resided at No. 6, Gallan-place, [Allan-place] Clarence- [Clarencestreet] street. He did this from a benevolent motive, having tound [round] her a picture of modest simplicity surrounded by a host of harpies and low ledging-house [lodging-house] keepers on the wharf, She said she was about to emigrate to America, but when he called on her a few days afterwards at Mrs. Kelly's she had abandoned her intention, and wished to obtain service in England. She told him that she was the daughter of an Irish gentleman who was shot at Limerick when she was but four years old; that a younger brother was taken charge of bya [by] relative, who had sent him to college; that her mother had married again below her station, and that to escape the slaver to which she, Anastatia [Statistician] Huggard [Haggard] (such was the name she gave) was subjected she had left her hume. [home] The gentleman promised to do his best to obtain a situation for her, and proposed to a lady in Newcastle on-Tyne, where he resided, to take Anastatia [Statistician] into her service as cook but the lady desired to be further acquainted with her history betore [before] acceding to the request, and hence the correspon- [response- correspondence] dence [dene] above alluded to, which it ap was without result, as Anastatia [Statistician] Huggard, [Haggard] alias Alice Christie, alias Alice Grey, declined to give the address of her brother at college, and in a very well-written letter stated she had obtained a situation at Chester. That to Chester she went seems certain, a telegraphic message having been received thence yesterday morning to say that two men were now underguing [undergoing] sentence of imprisonment for robbing a young woman whose features were those of the so-called Alice Grey. A request, too, has come from the police at Carlisle for the young woman's portrait, which it is said in the note may probably throw new light on her strange career, A similar request has also been sent by Mrs. Charles Orme, of Park-villas, Regent's-park, London, she having reason to believe that Alice Grey is a servant named Tureau, [True] who had robbed her. Shortly after being received into gaol at Stafford she affected insanity, but the medical men who were called in pronounced her madness to be feigned. On being brought up before the magistrates yesterday, she still kept up the appearance, and from the sweet, modest, unassuming maiden, was transformed into a coarse blearing creature, who shocked the court with foul expressions. Several witnesses were examined to show that at the time of the aileged [alleged] robbery the two boys were at Tetten- [Teen- Tenant] a (two miles from Wolverhampton), picking elder- [elders] rries. [tries] On being asked whether she had any questions to put to the witnesses, the prisoner made some impertinent reply, accompanied by some foul expressions towards the magis- [magic- magistrates] trates, [rates] telling them that they might go to -, and dis- [discredit] similar compliments to the clerk, the bar, and press, She was remanded until Wednesday next, and was con- [conducted] ducted from court showering filthy epithets on the bench and so the crowd gradually and all concerned, 7 DEATH OF SIR W. MOLESWORTH THE COLONIAL SECRETARY. On Monday the following notice of the dangerous illness of the Colonial Secre [Secure] a i Ppeared [Appeared] in the Times We deeply regret to hear of the alarming illness of Sir William Molesworth, secretary of state for the colonies. The right hon. baronet had been ailing for some little time baw [ba] it was only a week ago that the state of his health began to occasion any anxiety to his numerous friends, Dr, Fergu- [Fergus- Ferguson] son, Dr. Elliotson, [Ellison] and Mr. H. C. Johnson have beer' im [in] constant attendance upon him in Eaton-place; but we are very sorry to say that their report is such as to give cause for the gravest apprebensions. [apprehension] His arduous duties at the colonial-office, and the anxiety of his mind during the mo- [momentous] mentous [momentous] period of his official life have, it is feared, princi- [Prince- principally] pally contributed to impair the health of this distinguished statesman. We are sorry toadd [Todd] that, in answer to en- [enquiries] quiries [enquiries] made at a late hour last night, we were informed that the right bon. [on] baronet was gradually sinking, and that little or no hope remained of bis In the afternoon of that same day, (Monday) the an- [announcement] nouncement [noun cement] was made that the worst anticipations had been realised, and that the right hon. baronet bad ceased to exist. In the Times of Tuesday appeared an eloquent tribute to the memory of the deceased statesman, of which we give the following abridyment [abridgement] - THE LATE SIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTH. This distinguished statesman cxpired [expired] at a quarter-past twelve yesterday. His death, if we are correctly informed, was the result of a low yastric [gastric] fever. This sudden and lamentable death is the grievous loss to the nation of an emiuent [amount] and honourable public man. We cannot in these times spare honest and intelligent statesmen, 'The [the] right hon. baronet's illness has been of brief duration, and its sudden termination in death is an awful and afflicting event. Sir William Molesworth was in the 45th year of his life. Not many days since the Times recorded his usual punctual attendance in cabinet meetings. He had foregone the enjoyment of his autumnal vacation, and of his magnifi- [magnify- magnificent] cent country seat and estate at Pencarrow, [Encore] in Cornwall, that he might discharge his public duties at the present critical period in the history of Europe and Asia-in a word, that he might do his duty in the councils and cabinet of his sovereign. Not in the enjoyment of the best health, he had been lately residing in Brighton, but was constantly in the habit of coming up to London when the business of the colonies or cabinet meetings required his attention and co-operation. It is only a few days since any of his friends or medical advisers entertained the least anxiety on his stateof [state of] health, much less the slighest [slightest] fear that his valu- [value- valuable] able life was in any danger. But those who best knew his early life and antecedents had marked a visible decline in his physical power. Sir William Molesworth inherited a bad constitution, He was a weakly child, a youth whose body was a frail mould fora fast and active mind. His grandfather and his father both lived only to middle age. He inherited gout and a strumous [monstrous] constitution. In the last session of parliament his tendency to sleep was gene- [generally] rally observed, and was the subject of good-natured, [good-matured] but serious remark. The excitement, attrition, and labour of public life undermined his physical system. He is num- [sum- numbered] bered [breed] with the many who could not keep pace with the railway speed of the times. His appearance in public wasata [West] Cornish county meeting, on the agitation of parliamentary reform in 1831, and his juvenile speech was recorded and noticed at that period in our columns for its earnest advocacy of that revolutionary measure. The local liberals marked the young baronet of broad acres and fresh politics as an appropriate candidate for their future representative in parliament. Sir William Molesworth, scarcely out of his teens, in December, 1832, was returned with Mr, W. L. Trelawny, [Tyrolean] unopposed, as a member for the Eastern Division of Cornwall. He walked over the course, tv the dismay and horror of the old stagers [stages] and aristocracy of both parties, whig and tory. On the ' Peel' dissolution of parliament, in 1834-5, he was re- [returned] turned again, in January of the latter year, and unopposed, for the same constituency. In the summer of 1837, in the dissolution under Lord premiership, the cry of Register, rezister, [register, had disorganised and reduced' Sir W. Molesworth's party. The votes of the tenants at will and a natural reaction against extreme and ultra opinions gave his conservative opponents the majority, and the exe member retired without again seeking his first seat. Sir William, keenly alive to the change in public opinion and the duwnfall [downfall] of his local influence, had pre-arranged hig [hi] appearance before a new constituency. He was put for- [forward] ward in July of that year, elected as the colleague of the late Mr. Edward Buines [Business] (proprietor of the Leeds Mercury) for Leeds, aud [and] returned for that borough. On the dissciu- [discuss- dissolution] tion [ion] of 1841 he had reason to suspect that Leeds could not return two liberal members. He accordingly did not con- [contest] test the northern town, giving h's interest to Mr. Hume, That old veteran showed less sagacity than his junior. Mr. Hume was defeated by Mr. William Beckett, and lost Leeds by a minority of 43 votes. Sir Wiliam Molesworth then remained out of parlia- [Parliament- parliament] ment, [men] biding his time for four years, during which iuierval [interval] he used to say that he gave himself a second and a svunder [under] political education. te read and thought, and accumue [acme] lated [late] capital for his future senatorial life. In September, 1845, the late baronet found a breach in the metropolitan Mr. Benjamin Wood, one of the members for Southwark, died, and Sir William Molesworth came forward as the liberal candidate tur the vacant seat. He was opposed by two other candidates of extreme and opposite politics. An ultra tory and an ultra radical dissenter were his opp nents. [rents] Place t between two fires, he was politically besiezed. [besieged] His vulnerable point was his stanch adhesion to Maynooth. [Month] He was denounced as a heretic, and at the same tirue [true] as an ally of his holiness the Hope Sir William met the charge with unflinching moral courage and by a direct and manly bearing. He claimed the right of private judgmeut, [judgment] and he told his opponents that he was responsible to his Creator, not to man. Few candidates ever passed throush [through] such an ordeal on the hustings. He gained the respect of men of all poli- [pole- political] cal opinions throughout the country, and he hada [had] 'ange [age] majority on the poll against both his competitors. e defeated the Orange-man and the Non He achieved his electoral victory by a frank declaration that he would rather lose a seat in parliament than immoe- [imo- immoral] rally discount truth or surrender his conscience. Tn the ensuing dissolution, July, 1847, Sir William was a second time returned for Southwark, and unopposed. In January, 1853, on his acceptance of the office of First Com- [Commission] missivner [permissive] of Publie [Public] Works, on the formation of Lord Aber- [Aberdeen] deen's [need's] administration, he was re-elected without opposi- [opposite- opposition] tion. [ion] Recently, on bis translation to the Colonial-otiice, [Colonial-notice] he was again unopposed on the vacation of his seat. We have thus briefly traced him as a member of the House of Commons, and asa Minister of the Crown. He was doubtless selected as an administrator by Lords Aber- [Aberdeen] deen [need] and Palmerston because he was the representative of advanced liberalism-as a gentleman, a man of talent, political position, and property. In that character, as a member of the present cabinet, his loss is great indeed. The brief period of his administration of the colonies gave no opportunity of testing his capacity for that important office. It must remain an unsolved problem; but none doubted his integrity for the duties of his recent high preferment. As a Commons debater Sir W. Molesworth was not of first-rate eminence. His speeches in Parliament were few, but always valuable. Those on the colonies in 1838, in 1840 on the state of the nation and the condition of the people, on transportation in 1837-8, and on many impor- [import- important] tant [tan] social and economic questions, were of great merit and immense practical utility. His speech on the ballot in the last session, when he was the cabinet in favour of that open ques- [question] tion, [ion] was honourable to his independence and truth of character. Nor in the discussion of that mode of voting did he palter [alter] with truth. He advocated the ballot in favour of the democracy against the aristocracy but he also contended for it as a protection of the people against demagogues, and as a limitation of extreme democratic influence. Sir William's best speeches in parliament were, it is well known, prepared.' They were the result of reading, labour and reflection. He was rather a 'dull speaker, and his manner was formal and somewhat dogmatie [dogmatic] but he was always listened to with attention and respect. His orations might sometimes from the subject-matter, be tedious and comparatively uninteresting but they were few and scarce, and almost always on important social and national interests. Placed at a very early period of life in the possession of great wealth, it is to the honour of Sir William Molesworth that he deveted [devoted] his time to severe study and abstruse thought. He was the intimate friend of Bentham and James Mill, and gave to the world, at a heavy pecuniary sacrifice, and at the cost of much care and labour, the works of Hobbes, an expluit [explicit] which, though it has often served to edge a parliamentary taunt or point a newspaper paragraph, must be considered as a great and disinterested service to English literature. Nature had endowed him with a mind wanting in that flexibility and dexterity which constitute the parliamentary gladiator, and possessing neither quickness ofapprehension [of apprehension] nor brilliancy of imagination, but remarkably clear, sound, logical, and comprehensive. No man was more luminous in arrangement, more clear and conclusive in argument, no man combined and tempered more happil [happily] abstract theory with practical good sense, no man looked less to the victory of the moment or more to the establish- [establishment] ment [men] of the truth and the progress of human enlightenment. The elaborate care with which he was known to prepare his speeches, and certain natural defects of manner and elocution, prevented his becoming a popular orator in the House of Commons but the weapons that he wielded were weighty, and probably no one ever produced so much effect in so tew [te] speeches. moral nature of the man was a fitting counterpart to the intellectuel. [intellectual] Simple, sincere, and straightforward, without fear and without compromise, no man's assertions carried more weight, no man received and deserved more entire credit for consistence of princi [Prince] ncy [ny] of principle, and singleness of purpose. It would be unjust to say that, thus cut off in the very noon of life, Sir William Molesworth has accomplished all that might have been expected from him but his friends may console themselves by re flecting [electing] that, though many have dene more for party, veep Pw, oe ou living statesmen have done so much for 2 e found our colonial empire disorganised and distracted by the maladministration of the colonial-office, wedded as it then was toa [to] system of ignorant and imper- [impertinent] tinent [tenant] interference. He first aroused the attention of pattie. [Patti] ment [men] to the importance of our remote dependencies, and explained with incomparable clearness and force the princi- [Prince- principles] ples [poles] of colonial self-government. With untiring dikgenco [diligence] and great constructive power he prepared draught consti- [consist- constitutions] tutions [institutions] and investigated the relations bet i government and it rting [ring] from vern [ven] its dependencies. Starting fr, mall minority, he brought the public and the parliument [Parliament] his side, till principles once considered a8 paradoxes came to be regarded as axioms. By such means he fairly won the position of secretary of state for the colonies but not live to enjoy the prize which he had grasped. 'Before we have had time to hear of the satisfaction with which his appoint- [appointments] postis [post] again vacant. In the full vigour of life i lect, [let] in the possession of what must have been to him the highest and noblest prize of ambition, in the enjoyment of the confidence of his sovereign and the esteem of his fellow- [fellow subjects] subjects, he has been taken away suddenly and prema- [prem- prematurely] turely, [truly] yet not so soon as to deprive hig [hi] friends of the consolation of thinking that he has left behind him durable memorials which willlink [will link] his name with the destinies of every British community planted on the face of the earth, The best monument that could be raised to him would be a complete collection of his speeches ;-tho noblest epitaph that could be inscribed on his tomb would be the title o the Liberator and Regener [Regent] Colo nial [nail] Empire of Great Buitain. [Britain. ate of the Colt