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Notice, by Dr. Stroheckcr.
' Public Sale of Valuable Property, by Geoige
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Strayed away, by Luke Tlillgrovc.
New Grand Duchy of Baden Lottery Loan, by
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LATEST FROM EUROPE.
The Steamship Africa arrived at New York
on the 28th inst., bringing three days later
vnev3 from Europe.
- A pause has occurred in the field of opera
tions before Sevastopol -The despatches from
both .the Russian and British Generals, say
that the siege is progressing with regularity,
and that preparations are being made for an
assault. Both parties are in want of rein
forcements, the besiegers more than the be
sieged. The Rjassians are in want of ammu
nition The force of the Allies is reduced,
by battle and disease, to 50,000 men, which
has caused much alarm in England and
France, and the utmost efforts are being made
to send instant reinforcements: All the mail
steamers ar taken np to convey troops.
The winter is setting in severely in the Black
Sea. The weather has been very stormy and
two Turkish frigates have been wrecked.
The great hospital in Sevastopol with 2,000
wounded, has been destroyed by the fire of
the Allies. Four Russian ships in the harbor
had been sunk by the Allies' fire one of
them the Twelve Apgstles The typhus fever
had broken out in Sevastopol from the large
number of dead remaining unburied. Con
flagrations were continually occurring from
the red hot shot fired into the town by the
. Allies, and water was getting exceedingly
scarce. The Russiang were preparing for
street fighting, and were posting cannon so as
to sweep the streets, fortifying the houses, d c
In the action of the 5th, the British had
suffered much The Duke of Cambridge had
his horse killed from under him, and Sir Geo
Cathcart, and Generals Strausways and Goul
die were killed. A despatch from Vienna
under date of the 15th says "Despatches
from Balaklava to the 11th inst. have been
received this evening, according to which an
other great battle has been fought, in which the
Russians lost. 0000 men. The loss of the
Allies was also great, but they remained mas
ters of the fiold. - v 4
The next news from Europe will be looked
for with much interest.
From "Washington.
' A Washin gtun despatch under date of Xovem.
ber 28th, says : "The Russian ambassador says
that Lord l'almerston's visit to Paris is to agree
upon a joint note to Austria and Prussia. Unless
they join the allies, the revolutionary element in
Italy and Hungary will be immediately let loose
He further said "We may do it first." The ut
most excitement existed in diplomatic circles in
France and England at the time of the sailing of
the Baltic. If Sebastopol should not fall and it
is not believed it will there will be a revolution
in France, and a change of roiuistry in England,
which will sympathise with the liberals of Germa
ny and other part. Bread is high in Paris, and
the people are talking quite loud. It is quite cur
rent in diplamatic circles that the British ministry
were excited and alarmed when Mr. Soule arrived
in London from Paris that Lord Clarendon called
upon Mr. Buchanan immediately, and then com
municated by telegraph with the French govern
ment." Tho Russian Ambassador and the British Min
ister visited the State Department at Washington
on the 28th. .
There i3 another rumor from Washington an
nouncing a probable change in tho Cabinet.
Fire at Plane Nice.
We regret to learn that a fire broke out in the
store and dwelling house of John Arged, at the foot
of Plane 9, Tortage Railroad, on Friday evening
last, about sundown. The fire originated, it is
supposed, from a stove pipe, and when discovered
had made such progress that no effort was made
to save the building. Some of the furniture in
the house, and a greater portion of the goods in
the store, were removed but everything in a more
of less damaged conditiou. We did not learn Mr.
A.'s loss, but -it must be quite as much as he
can well afford to lose, and we cannot but sympai
thize with him, seeing that all he has is the accu
mulation of ten or twelve years of patient indus
try. He was insured for ten years, and his insur
ance only expired a month or two ago. His case
should be another warning to mca in business not
to neglect their insurance. Ilol. Standard. .
E7Wc arc sorry to Lear of the decease of Dr.
Michael Cantwkll. of Ulairsville, Vho died at
noon on Sunday, the 27th inst., of consumption,
after a long and p:iinful illness. The deceased
was a young man of fine mental abilities, with a
good education, and with brilliant prospects, un
til he was prostrated by the fatal disease. His
disposition and character were smcIi as to make
him multitudes of true friends wherever he be
came known, and his early death is a source of
deep and lasting gTief to a largo circle of ac
quaintances. ' '
"Green be the turf above bin."
Illness of Governor r Bigler.
We are sorrv to learn that Governor Bigler
is
again so severely ill af.to bo confined to his bed.
It is disease of tho liver, we learn, and appear
ed suddenly in an aggravated form on Wedues-;
day hist, since when he has been unable to leave
his room for a moment.
Godey's Lady's Book. The December mun
Wr of this popular magazine arrived in due time,
richly laden with choice reading matter. The en
gravings and fashion plates are beautiful, and not
any behind the former nnmljers. Published at
No. 113 Clicsn ut st., Philadelphia.
9
O" Mark Edwards' Oyster Saloon, is nightly
-visited by the lovers of the bi-valves. They are
the real genuiae Rock Island Shell Fish. Give
him a call, and if everything is not done np in
apple pie order, we will knock under.
(C7"It will be seen by, an' advertisement in to
day's paper, that our old friend Hugh Kelly will
visit this place on Court Week, with a large and
extensive assortment of Ready Made Clothing, to
gether with an assortment of cloths and ves tings,
all of which he will sell at twenty per cent less
tBan first cost, Now is tho time to purchase cloth
ing cheap.
Important JSTewi for the Shareholder in Per ham's
, Third Gift Enterprise.
It will be seen by reference to advertisement in
our paper of to-day, that the Committee appoin
ted by tho Shareholders at their last meeting,
have issued a call for a final meeting of all inter
ested, to get their instructions in reference to the
distribution of the G if t property. VV e are pleased
to find the matter so near a consummation, and
hope that Mr. Perham will revive the patronage
a l 1 " i . 1
he so well deserves ior me uoeratuy anu energy
disnlaved in getting up and prosecuting this stu-
oendous enterrri.se. Orders for tickets should be
sent in Immediately. There are fortunes in re
serve for somebody.
State Central Committee.
A meeting of the Democratic State Central
Committee will be held at the MerchantsMIotel,
Philadelphia, on Tuesday, the 26th of December,
1854, at 4 o'clock, P. M.
The Chairman has received various letters from
prominent and influential citizens of .the State,
expressing a desire to have a State Convention,
for the purpose of re-organizing the Democratic
party on a more permanent basis, consolfrlating it
against the secret and insidious assaults that have
for a tims impaired its usefulness and efficiency in
carrying out our cherished principles, and to render
it impregnable in the future against the approach
es of the various and dangerous isms, vagaries
and headlong: passions of the day. As the consti
tutional, truly conservative, historical and patriot
ic party of the country, the .Democracy nave a
great mission to fulfil, and must not "prove recre
ant in a period of adversity, to the high trust
confided to their care. The friends of liberty, of
the rights of men, wherever they may have been
born, of religious toleration, and the opponents of
a connexion between Church ana btate, corrupt,
meretricious and wanton as such connexion has
always proved to be, the opponents of all religi
ous tests in determining the rights of citizens or
their qualifications for office or public trust, among
those who have heretofore differed with as on
minor points, are now ready and anxious to co
operate with the Democratic party at the first
favorable opportunity, in maintaining the integri
ty of the Constitution formed by the patriots of
the devolution, the fathers ot the republic.
It is deemed advisable that the contemplated
State Convention be called solely for the purposes
already named, so that its action be not embar
rassed by any other business ; and that it should
be composed of the most tried, steadfast, enlight
ened and influential men in our ranks, that its
voice in favor of the great fundamental principles
of the Democratic creed shall speak with autho
rity, and inspire confidence and respect among all
classes of our people.
It is thought also that a political calm Is the
proper time to begin this great work. In this
way we'will show our love for the great principles
we maintain, by assembling when there is not a
scramble for place or power, but at a time when
the public mind is not excited and prejudiced by
the bitterness attending an approaching election
when our own Councils will not be distracted
.bv rival interests aixl personal aspirations.
The members of the Committee will therefore
appreciate the imiortanee of a general attendance,
and it is hoped will be punctual m meeting at
the time and place appointed, and that the Dem
ocratic papers of the State will give this noMce
an early and general puM'.citv.
J. ELLIS BOXIIAM, Chairman.
Carlisle, Noy. 22, 1854.
More of the Beauties of Know Nothingism
' In a country where freedom of speech and of
the press are not only tolerated, but are expressly
guarantied, all attempts to control the ballot-box
through the medium of secret political organiza
tions must ultimately prove miserably impotent.
As one of tho signs of the times as some slight
evidence that common sense and a just regard for
the political rights of others have some influence
over the action of a few of those who profess to
bo followers of the new ism mention might be
made of a serious difference of opinion among the
"faithful" in regard to the recognition of a prin
ciple upon which the tottering foundations of
Know-Jvothingism. are supposed to rest, lhis
dissension has openly manifested itself in one of
the lodges of this city. A few weeks ago, one of
the members thoroughly disgusted with the
stealthy, skulking character of the proceedings of
an organization which professed to maintain prin
ciples dear to every true American's heart, iu a
plain straight-forward manner, undertook to have
the seal of secrecy removed. He prepared, and
undertook to submit the following preamble and
resolutions :
"Whereas, It would more accord with the spirit
of the free institutions of our country, and with
bur character as citizenf thereof, that we should
divest ourselves of all unnecessary concealment;
and whereas we are responsible only to the consti
tution and laws of the United States for our pur
poses and acts, there can be no existing necessity
fur withholding our names as members of the
Supreme Order of the Sons of the Sires of Seventy
six from the public : Therefore, '
"Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy be,
and is hereby, removed from all the proceedings
of the order in the District of Columbia, except
ing so far as regards signs of recognition and
passwords ; and that the secretaries of the several
subordinate councils be required to be published
in one of the newspapers of Washington city a
perfect list of the names of the members of their
reiective councils, including the names of all
members who have temporarily withdrawn."
After considerable delay and badgering for an
alleged want 'A jurisdiction, the above preamble
and resolution were finally read by the membet
ia question before the council to which he was
attached. The president decided that the resolu
tion was inadmissible. An appeal was taken,
and the president's decision sustained by a unan
imous vote. The author of the resolution then
took leaver of the "workers in darkness," and
formally withdrew from the order. Further com
ment is unnecessary. Wash.. Union.
New York Election. Accordinz to the
albany'Argus, Clark's majority over beymour
is 31 , and Raymond s over Ludlow, 28,916.
For Canal Commissioner, Fitzhugh has a ma
jority of 37,222 over his democratic competi
tor Clarke, and Bowne, whig, is elected
Sute Prison Inspector by a majority of 30,
733.' , .. " ' ' .
SUMMARY OF NEVS,
Ocj-Jaines Hall, the Conductor of a freight train
on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, had one of
hio legs torn off on the 23d, as he was detaching
portion of the train. The poor fellow died
shortly after.
OCJ-The Harrisbnrg Telegraph says that Gov.
Pollock has tendered the office of Secretary of the
Commonwealth to Col. A. G. Curtain, of Centre
county.
09-Henry Waiters, Esq., formerly Casliier of
the Harrisburg Bank, and a very estimable gen
tleman, died at Liverpool, Perry county, on
Wednesday, the 22d inst. -
d7"Two brakemen on the Frio Railroad, named
Richard Sperry and A. W. Parsons, were killed
last Friday, the former having accidentally fallen
from the cars, and the latter being knocked off
whilo passing a bridge.
CO-The Indianapolis papers state that a wagon
load of the notes of the Stock Banks were re
turned one day last week upon the Auditor of
the State of Indiana.
(Jcj-Tho Cincinnati Commercial says a new batch
of counterfeit X's on the State Bank of Ohio is
getting into circulation. Look out for them; they
are exceedingly well done. . ".' v. '
C3-The Commercial Branch. Bank, of, the State
of Ohio, closed its doors on the 27th inst.
CO-A man named Wm. Holseman, from Guern
sey comity Ohio was lately knocked down in
Whceliug and robbed of $1,800.
Qcj-lt is stated that efforts are making to induce
the Governor of Maryland to call an extra session
of tho Legislature during the present winter..
Ox Dit. It is rumored that Hon. D. B. Yon-
dersmilh. late Judge of the Lancaster county
Court, and recently detected in extensive pension
frauds and forgeries, is now in Paris; living high,
and apparently happy. -
Minnesota. A new town is to be laid out on
the Minnesota river, near the rapids. It is chris
tened San Francisco.
ycj-A man was arrested in Ohio recently for get
ting drunk.. He pleaded that he had not been
guilty of violation of the new law, and claimed
the right of being tried by the old, on the ground
that he got drunk under the old law, and hadn't
been sober since. The judge was puzdedand
held the case over for advisement. . '
5-The ship Middlesex arrived at Arkansas,
Texas, on the 7th inst., in fifteen days from New
York, with government stores and three hundred
and forty-five recruits for the United States army,
Some thirty of them had deserted on arriving at
Arkansas, and from four to eight of them were
drowned on board a lighter on their way to Cor
pus, Christi.
During the week which, terminated on the
25th, the amount of public debt redeemed at
Washington, was $118,300.
CCJ-The Temperance Alliance, of Great Britain,
have resolved to raise a fund of $50,000, to agi
tate for the enactment of a prohibitory liquor law.
: frA young man, who some time since forged
a check for $10,000 upon his employers; Messrs.
Price, Frost 4" Co., New Orleans, and escaped with
the proceeds to Havana, has been arrested in
France, and will be returned to this country, un
der the extradition treaty.
Ccj-It is stated that over seven thousand lives
have been lost by shipwreck, during the last eight
een months. -
5-Col. Webb, of the New York Courier, char
ges that the London Times is endeavoring to get
up a panic in relation to the war.
(JtJ-Eight hundred dollars have been subscribed
at Washington, for the erection of a monument to
Stewart Holland, who was lost on board the Arc
tic. '
03-It is reported that an attempted embezzle
ment, to the amount of $70,000, by one of the
tellers of the National Bank, has been discovered.
No particulars have transpired.
Cc?-The . river at Tittsburg is in fine navigable
order, with nearly six feet water in the channel,
and rising. The weather is favorable for a further
rise.
fjd" Philips, who was a few days since convicted
of the murder of his wife in West Troy, New
York, was sentenced to be executed on the 19th
of January next. . '
fcj-The workmen in the shops of the Mad Riv
er Railroad Company, at Springfield, Ohio, have
got mad. and struch for higher wages.
0-The citizens of Louisville are raising meet
ings to cheapen coaL A better way would be to
raise the river.
fjr-By the breaking of a bridge, eleven miles
beyond Hamilton, on the Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad, eleven cars laden with railroad iron.
were precipitated in the ravine below. Fortu
nately not a single person was injured.
03-OleBull and Strakochs were arraigned before
the Police Court of Louisvilie, for a breach of the
city ordinance. They had, it appears, from neg
lect on the part of their agent, forgotten to pay
the required license, which being done, they were
permitted to depart in peace. ;
CO-It is a singular fact that wliile for Governor,
Glark, Whig, received 156,770 votes, and Sey
mour, Dem., 156,455, the combined vote for TJll-
man and Bronson amounts to 156,156, thus show
ing a curious division of the people into three
equal segments.
' Collision in Boston Harbor.
The steamship Canada from Liverpool via
Halifax, came in collision on Friday evening
near me jjower Xiignt. witn the steamer
Ocean from Boston for Hallowell, Me., , stri
King ner near ner midsuips. it was not vet
dark, and the accident is unexplained. The
steamers Forest City and Boston, in company
took off the Ocean's passengpj, of whom there
were 80. It appears that tCTJ collision upset
the stove in the Ocean's cabin, and the vessel
taking fire the "explosion of the boiler soon
followed. A man and woman, and a child
unknown, were drowned. Hiram Wing, a
messenger of Carpenter's Express, was badly
scalded. Charles Pope and wife (waiters)
were badly injured No others are known to
have been lost or seriously injured. The
Forest City returned with the dead, the in
jured and their friends The steamer Boston
with the balance of the Ocean's passengers,
firoceeded to Portland. -. The Ocean was a
arge and very 'fine boat, and was heavily
freighted. She will prove with her freight,
. ,.i.l 1 VU It!., 4 ,;. i
Important from Cuba Proclamation from
the Eevoluuonists.
The New Orleans Delta has received from a pri
vate and most authentic source most imporiant
news from Cuba, which shows that the inhabitants"
of the Island are in a state of the wildest enthusi
asm, and that thej have in contemplation an im
portant rising within a very few days. We trans
late from the Spanish the f allowing bold and ener
getic Proclamation, issued by the Club of the Ter
rorists : , .
-, TO THE CUBANS.
Ccbans : The moment has come at last to
bring your valor and patriotism to the proof, Now
is the time to endorse your sentiments of honor and
heroism, and to demonstrate how worthy you arc
of being called brothers of those brave men who
died for the defence of our country's sacred rights.
The future destiny of our beloved Cuba, and the
bappy issue of our revolution, depends entirely on
your arms.
Cubans! The strength of J'our arms is every
moment needed to help us' to dethrone the tyrant.
Bear in mind that we shall raise the cry of insur
rection at a moment's warning; and we shall have
no other resource but death or victory. There will
1ms many to doubt our word ; but woo to the unbe
lievers ! for they shall be surprised'iu their inac
tivity, and will be the victims of their careless
ness! -
Cubans, to arms ! Let those who are men fol
low us ; let those in whose bosoms beat a patriotic
heart be prepared for the combat ; let those who
still preserve a sentiment of dignity let tho30 who
feel the outrages cast upon us by the Government
let those who have leen tormented with prison,
who have lst their property by scandalous confis
cation, who bad any relationship, or friendship, or
sympathy for Lopez, Aguero, Arcis, Armenteros,
Montes, Oca, Facciolo, and many others who bled
and died at the hands of the executioners and sol
diers let them arise to punish the wretches and
conquer our rights. Let them dome to the field,
there to remain vanquishers or vanquislied.
To all cowards, flatterers, and friends of the
Spanish ' Government, and unto all tories, we
equally announce the approach of the revolution.
There shall be no pity shown to none. We had
enough of it in 1851, and experience teaches us
that we must impose terror to attain our end.
We, therefore, invoke a revolution to cast off
the domination that has weighed upon our country
for upwards of three hundred and sixty years, and
proclaim a Democratic Republican Government !
which will take for its model that of the United
States of North America.
"We will know no neutrality till the establish
ment of peace.
All persons who should deny us shall be con
sidered traitors and shot as such.
All persons capable of bearing arms must join
us, or, in denial, be instantly shot.
All property shall be respected.
We will maintain everything pertaining unto
government. '
The revolution once effected, nothing will check
our progress. Our ideas are not opposed to hu
manity, but those Cubans who will not voluntari
ly follow us, will have to abide by the above men
tioned conditions. Let those who love liberty,
order, and justice, come to our aid. Hail, free
Cuba! Death to Concha ! Down with despots
and traitors ! Citizens, to arms ! Xet us conquer
or die !
Hail and Post-Offiice Robberies.
James Fitzgibbon, a night clerk and porter
in the New York. Post-Office, was arrested
yesterday morning on m. charge of haviuj;
purloined various money packages from that
ofiice on the night previous. The facts are,
as near as wo can gather them, as follows :
The frequency of complaints of losses of let
ters of late, particularly those which should
arrive by the night mails, had caused the
Postmaster General to send special instruc
tions to his agent at this point, to use every
effort to discover and remove the cause of this
serious trouble, if possible; and from the re-,
suit, we should judge these instructions have
been faithfully executed.
Various discoveries, from time to time,
caused suspicion to fall upon the porter above
named and authorized the special agent to ap
ply the tests in that particular direction, and
too keep a close watch on all his movements
involving some pretty hard night service.
On the night before last, while thus observing
him, and soon after the arrival of the late
mails, he was seen to appropriate to himself,
by a somewhat curious process, and secrete
about his person, several packages of letters
and money, which were mailed at- Newark
and Bridgeport, and addressed to points be
yond this office. All this was done directly
under the eyes of the spqial agent, who, of
course, did not make public proclamation of
his presence in the office. Soon after leaving
the ofiice at five o'clock in the morning he was
"headed off" by Mr. Holbrook and one ot the
principal clerks, and being taken back to the
office, the packages refered to were found in
his possession, though somewhat mutilated.
N: Y. Ilerald, 1th
Arrest cf a Counterfeiter.
On Saturday afternorn, a telegraphic despatch
was sent to United States Deputy Marshal Sproul,
from Cleveland, requesting the arrest of a man
named Peter Grundy, who keeps an eating house
on the corner of Wood and Water streets on a
charge of counterfeiting. The Marshal n being
at home, the despatch was handed to the Mayor,
who proceeded the place indicated and arrested
Grundy. A thorough search was made of the
dwelling and restaurant of tho prisoner. In the
former was discovered dyes for the manufacture of
ten and twenty-five cent-pieces, crucibles, and
other tools used by counterfeiters. They also
found from fifteen to twenty dollars worth of the
spurious coin, part finished, and part imperfect.
On the person T Grundy was found a counterfeit
Mexican dollar, and an American half dollar,
winch was all the coin of that description which
was found about his person or premises. Ta
king these circumstances into coiiJeration, and
other facts which will be developed on trial, there
appears to be no doubt but Grundy has been long
and extensively engaged in this nefarkms busi
ness. - ' " .
The prisoner was examined before Mayor Yolz,
in presence of Hon. Charles Shaler, United States
District Attorney, and fully committed for trial.
Two or three other persons, supposed to be im
plicated, were also arrested at the same time ; but
on examination, established their innocence so sat
isfactorily that they were discharged.
- ; , . . . Pittsburg Post. .
ARRIVAL OF THE HAL.TIC.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The U. S. Mail steamer Baltic, from Liv
erpool, with dates to the 16th instant, arriv
ed at New York on the 26th.
The steamship Africa arrived at Liverpool
on the afternoon of Sunday, 12th, at 4 o'clock.
The Indiana arrived at Southampton on the
14th, in thirteen days and a half all well.
TIIK DANUBE ADVANCE OF TRE TURKS.
FromJassy, November 10th, it is tele
graphed that the movement of Ottoman troops
towards Moldavia and the Pruth continues
with activity, and produces much sensation
in the principalities. It is not doubted that
the Turkish army is in a condition to resume
the offensive with vigor. Omar Pacha is ex
pected in person on the Pruth. .
Odessa letters say that the Russian forces
in the Delta of the Danube will probably be
removed to the upper Pruth, and then only
the garrison will be left in the fortified places.
Gen. Luders, it is said, will evacuate the
southern part of Bessarabia, if Sebastopol falls,
as the allies will then act against Odessa and
Ackermann.
THE BALTIC.
The steamers of the fleet under Sir Charles
Napier, were in Kiel harbor, one English mile
from the town of Kiel, on November 7th.
Frost had already set in, and the fleet would
probably soon leave.
Commercial letters received at Memel on
the 8th inst., from St. Petersburg merchants.
order that their goods should not be shipped
in lintish vessels, as they feared the ltussian
fleet would put to sea, there being so few
British cruisers in the Baltic.
ASIA.
The British Embassy is endeavoring to re
cover possession of the, Russian ladies who
were recently carried off by the Daghestenecs
from the villages north of the Ti2is.
Nothing from the army.
KCSSIA EVIXCES A WILLIXGXES8 TO NEGOTIATE.
'YVe were informed by our advices per last
steamer from Europe, that the Czar evinces a
willingness to -resume negotiations. These
indications are confirmed by the news received
to-day. His concession, however, goes no
further than offering to treat on the four points
of guarantee.
Wednesday Morning, jVbt. 17th. It is
telegraphed from Vienna that Prince Gorts
chakoff (the diplomatist) has officially announ
ced to Count Buol, that llussia is prepared to
treat with Austria on the basis of the four
conditions. This is considered a palpable at
tempt to cause dissention between Austria and
the Western powers. -
IJU'OaTANT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE GERMANIC
STATES
On Wednesday, the 15thinst., the German
Confederation was to occupy itself with the
war question. Austria and Prussia, it is re
ported, have smoothed their differences so far
as the Germanic States are concerned, and a
joint demand will be made upon the body of
the Diet by both these Powers.
All the smaller German States, particularly
those of the South, are engaged in putting
their armies on a war footing, as though it
was decided already that the whole German
nation will adhere to Austria's policy.
The indications (says an English account)
of the offensive and defensive alliance about
to be brought to a close between Austria and
the Western Powers, are jealously watched by
the cabinet of Prussia, and Lord Palmerston's
presence at Paris is considered as furthering
such a treaty. Negotiations continue active
between the Russian and Prussian Courts.
Baron Brunow had returned (12lh instant)
from St. Petersburg to Berlin, to have a joint
interview with M. de Manteuffel, the Prussian
premier, and Baron Budberg, the Russian
ambassador to Berlin.
AUSTRIA WILL NOT TET TAKE TUB FIELD
The statement is that Austria will not un
der any circumstances, take the field against
Russia, until the spriDg. As Ion" as the
Russian troops were concentrated'along the
Austrian frontier, there was a constant likeli
hood that a collision might take place ; and
the Cabinet of St Petersburg, to prevent such
a casualty, and anxious not to give umbrage
to Austria, has announced its willingness to
withdraw this menacing force, and during the
winter to place it in some other equally ad
vantageous strategic position.
Austria while accepting this accommoda
tion will continue her armaments.
There is a rumor in Vienna that Baron
Rothschild, finding his recent purchase of the
Austrian government railways a bad bargain,
offers the government a loan of 200,000,000
francs to cancel the agreement This propo
sal, if true, will exercise a considerable influ
ence on financial affairs.
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLES OF THE 25th AND
26th OCTOBER.
Although, no general action was fought from
the 26th October to the 4th November, the
eight days between these two dates are des
cribed as "an incessant combat." It is re
ported that Lord Raglan has suspended the
Earl of Cardegan from his command for rash
ness in the charge which proved so disastrous
at Balaklava.
' GREAT BRITAIN.
Parliament is further prorogued to Thurs
day, the 14th of December next.
Fifty thousand French troops aro to be sent
to the Crimea. England paying half the ex
pense. Charles Kemble, the great tragedian, died
at London on the 11th, having just completed
his 79th year. .
Andrew Orr, of the firm of Orr & Sons,
publishers, is elected Mayor of Glasgow for
the next three years.
George Hale, of rocket notoriety, writes to
the newspapers, that the English Government
has stolen his plan of floating steam batteries,
which . he was induced to submit to the De
partment of Ordnance. He adds ; I am not
only the author and inventor of these floating
batteries, but I could show the government
how they could all bo destroyed and sunk ;
and how twenty sail of the line could all be
destroyed and sunk in less than one hour when
brought into close quarters, with a very infe
rior force !" "
A funeral service- was celebrated by the
Poles in London, on the 11th, for the soul of
the late Duchess of Wurtemburg, who died at
Paris, 21st ult., aged 88. The Duchess was
a sister of Prince Adam Czartoryski. s
The regiments under earliest orders for the
Crimea are the 7th hussars, ICth lancers, 1st,
2d, 3d and 7th dragoons.
A solemn . requiem was celebrated in St.
Patrick's Chapel, Liverpool, on Sunday, the
12th, for the souls of the dead in the Crimea.
Dr. Kinkel is lecturing in London on the
subject of Russia; Rev. J. Cooke Richmond,
in Liverpool, on Hungary and the Holy Land.
FRANCE .
The returns of the Bank of Franco for tho
past month, show a further decline in the bul
lion, equal to 1,590,000. sterling ; the de
crease on proceeding month being equal to
j$50,000 sterling. A continuance of the
demand for discount must, therefore, have
been generally felt, and the commercial paper
in the Bank of France alone, has again in
creased nearly 600,000.
Stain.
Gen. San Miguel has been chosen Presi
dent cf the Cortes ; Senors Madox, Dulcc and
Infante Vice Presidents '
The Gazette publishes a general amnestj,
to take effect on occasion of the opening of the
Cortes. ''v
CUIXA.
According to telegrapic accounts, via Tri
este, in anticipation of the mail from China,
of September 27th, state that there had been
no further change in the rate of exchanga.
The export of tea, te date, bad been- 2f ,000,-
000 lbs. , and f sUk 6907 bales. Canton be
1 ig still threatened, the trade of the place con
tinued at a stand'. Considerable fighting had
taken place, but the result was unknown, No
further supplies of tea had arrived and aone
seemed to be expected, although every effort
had been made, and "black mail" had been
offered for safe transit at the rate of $7 per
picul. Anarchy was increasing in tLe'inte
riorof the country . From Foo Chow ship
ments were going forward very slowly, and at
Shanghai there was little business, the mar
ket having been cleared of the small quantity
cf silk available. Prices had, consequently,
advanced 20 per pieul. Supplies, botn f
silk and tea, were arriving but slowly.
The British, French and American PIeni
pteutiaries were to proceed to a revision ot
the treaties with China.
A despatch from Bombay, October 15th,.
via Alexandria and Trieste, states that Dost
Mahomed is negotiating to seenre the friend
ship of the English. We have heard so much
of this here lately that we cannot believe any
statement respecting his intentions
From Alexandria. Egypt, November 7th,
it is telegraphed that a new levy of troops ia.
ordered ia aid of the Saltan.
The Russians, it is said, have taken Taskend,
next station to Kokac. v
. The news is of much interest.
With every wish to do j ustice to the admir
able bravery of the allied army, and with no
desire to brack t-s news already too disastrous,
it is impossible to escape the conviction that
the army bcfon Sebastopol is in a position of
great peril. A portion of the intelligence,
both good and bad, is hushed np from the
public, but from the facts that have transpir
ed, very different inferences may be drawn
than those set forth semi-ofEcially in the Lon--don
Times.
The bvst that can be said for the news on
the part of the allies is, that it is of a chequer
ed description. A succession of hard fights,
has been fought, and victories gained, each
" victory" costing as much as a defeat At
the same time, so closely have these affairs,
been drawn, that the Russians, equally with
the allies, claim the advantage. It is now
.admitted that the defences of Sebastopol wero-under-rated,
the bravery of the enemy under
rated, and the force of Mtschikoff in the field
altogether unexpected.
Genls. Raglan and Canrobert, the comman-
der-in-chiefs, have sent the most argent de
mands for reinforcements The haste niani
fested to transmit to the Crimea every availa--ble
man Briton, Frenchman and Turk
shows the importance attached to the demand.
Seven first-class steamers are taken np for
instant service, and others are wanted. The,
Cunard steamer Alps is withdrawn from the
berth from New York, and sailed on Sunday,,
the 11th, for Toulon, to embark Frenchmen,.
The Cuuarder Europa would sail from I jver-
pool on the ISth, for Kingston, Ireland, to
ship drafts the few regiments yet left in Ire
land. The Peninsular and Oriental (Mediterra
nean) Company notify that they have receiv
ed imperative orders to withdraw from the
mail service the steamers Candi, Ripoa, 31a
nilla, Nubia and Rajah, for immediate reiu
forcenients for the Crimea. Tho steamer In
diana, just arrived from New York, and the
West India mail 6teanier Thames, arc also
taken up. The engagement of the Cunard
steamers will not iu tho meantime, at least
interfere with jhe weekly mail service to
America. 1
TERRIBLE MASACRE OF Tni ENGLISH CAVALRY.
The latest intelligence sent us by our cor
rsspondent, per the steamer Canada, was that
in the battle of the 26th, a thousand men and
COO horses belonging to the English were kil
led in three hours by an overwhelming force
of Russians. This intelligence reached Liv
erpool but a short time previous to the sailing
of the Canada, and as may be supposed, caus
ed universal surprise and pain.
. Further advices confirm the main features
of this terrible disaster, but, fortunately not to
quite so great an extent as was at first repor
ted. Sad to relate the charge of cavalry that
precipitated so many to certain destruction,
was the result of a mistake, or at least, of a
misconception forders arising from the esjwit
de corps that induced tho cavalry to attempt
some brilliant exploit to retrieve tho seconda
ry part they played at the battle of Alma. In
short, misconstruing an drder from the Commander-in-chief,
conveyed by Captain Nolan,
Lords Luean and Cardigan rode the light horse
over a plain a mite and a half in length, and
exposed to a cross fire, full at a Russian bat
tery of SO guns. The attempt was madness
and tho result destruction. The troops
were
Wind into action. Returned,
4th Light dragoons 118 39
8th Hussars 104 38
11th Hussars HO 25
13th Light dragoons , 130 61 '
17th Lanoors 145 36
607 198
Not three hours, but one quarter of an hoxtr
served to lay all these gallant fellows low, and
every soul would have been cut off had it not
boon for the heavy dragoons, who charged as
raj idly as they could in the track of the devo
ted "light." Of this latter charge Lord
Raglan saysr " The charge of this brigade
(heavy cavalry) was one of themost successful
I ever . witnessed ; was never for a moment
doubtful, and was in the highest degree cred.
itable to Brigadier General Scarlett and the
officers and men engaged in it." It, with the
brae stand made by the Scotch Highlanders,
and some assistance given by the French, cer.
tainly redeemed tho day. - - ;
For details of the battle we refer to a sub
sequent part of our summary. After the ae
tion it was resolved by the Allies to abandon