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The wounded at Alma have not been forgotten by the public. Sir Ro- bert Peel, in a letter to the Times, remarking that the sick and wounded are not well provided for, suggests the immediate raising of a subscrip- tion, and to begin it forwards a check for 2001. He calculates that 10,0001. might be raised in a week, and that in ten days comforts might be sent to the hospitals at Constantinople. " Montague Gore" writes, " happy to contribute his mite" ; " James Stiff" sends 101. ; "A. D." sends "Si. and a few old sheets." These four letters were written on the same day ; one from Kensington, one from South Audley Street, a third from Lambeth, and a fourth from Piccadilly.

At the battle of the Alma there were not fewer than 60,000 men on the side of the Allies. Their loss was 606 killed and 2699 wounded. It has been remarked that this is not above previous examples. For instance, in the Peninsula, at the combat on the Col de Maya, in July 1813, the British lost nearly 1500 killed and wounded, out of 3000 ; and two-thirds of the old Ninety-second went to the ground. At the battle of Salamanca the Allies lost 5224 out of 46,398.

The Colonelcy of the Eighth Regiment is vacant by the death of Ge- neral Sir Gordon Drummond. Sir Gordon was the senior General in the Army, which he entered in 1789. He served in Holland in 1794 and 1795 ; and was present at Nimeguen during the siege, and at the sortie. In 1801 he accompanied the expedition to Egypt ; and was present in the battles of the 13th and 21st of March, also at the battle of Rhama- nieh, and at the surrender of Grand Cairo and of Alexandria. Sir Gor- don saw much service in the American war; and commanded in the action near the Falls of Niagara, where he was severely wounded. There are now two Colonelcies vacant—the Eighth and the Fiftieth Regiments.

Sir James Graham arrived at the Admiralty, from attending the Queen at Balmoral, on Tuesday night.

Sir George Grey, the new Governor of the Cape colony, sailed from Bris- tol, in the Seringapatam, on Saturday evening.

Lord Elgin arrived at Detroit on the 29th September ; and the Common Council gave him a dinner.

Dr. Wainwright, Protestant Episcopal Assistant Bishop of the Eastern dio- cese of New York, and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Savannah, both died recently.

General Joseph Chlopicki, who was "dictator" of the patriots at the commencement of the Polish revolution, died, at Cracow, on the 30th Sep- tember. The new Stamp Act came into operation on Wednesday. The stamp on bills and promissory notes, no matter for what period, commences at I& for amounts not exceeding 61.; 2d. for 10/.; 3d. for 25l. ; and advances to 2l. 6s, for 4000/. and upwards.

It was announced on Monday that a satisfactory arrangement had been made for realizing the value of the estate of Mr. Oliver, the Liverpool ship- owner, under the direction of a number of trustees : it is expected that the creditors will be paid in full, with a large surplus for Mr. Oliver. A circular from Messrs. Allen and Anderson, the London firm, also intimated that they hoped soon to submit a plan to their creditors by which they could continue their business.

Later in the week, it appeared doubtful whether the arrangement pro- weed by Mr. Oliver could be carried out : part of it was the cancelling of bills to the amount of 400,0001. by giving back ships to those who had parted with them for the bills; but it has been questioned whether other creditors would sanction such a scheme.

It was reported that the liabilities of Messrs. James M'Henry and Co. amounted tit 500,0004, and that the prospects of the creditors were very urn. favourable.

A number of the emigrants who were left destitute by the failure of Messrs. Griffiths and Newsome, emigration-agents, have published a letter on behalf of themselves and 150 others, expressing their fervent gratitude to the press, to Sr Robert Carden, Captain Lean, and others who took up their cause, and to those who subscribed to enable them to leave England. The letter is dated from the ship Medway, lying off Gravesend.

Two guts-boats, the Ruby and the Gleaner, were launched at Deptford Dockyard on Saturday. They are 100feet long, by 22 broad. It is estimated that, when equipped for sea service, their draught of water will not exceed from six to seven feet. Their machinery will be entirely below water ; and they will be worked by screw propulsion, and with engines of 60-horse pow- er, on the high-pressure principle. They will each carry two 65-cwt. guns, of eight inches bore, on Lancaster's oval principle, mounted amid- ships on carriages with traversing platforms, to render them capable of being fired either as broadside guns or as bow and stern guns.

-Upwards of 700 tons of fleecy hosiery, consisting of under-waistcoats, drawers, 8ec., have been shipped on board the screw steamer Prince, for con- veyance to the troops in the Crimea. A complete telegraphic apparatus, with several hundred miles of wire, to be laid down, in the Crimea, and also anent' sets of diving apparatus, to remove under-water obstructions, will be taken out by the Prince.

The .dftonbladet of Stockholm, of the 30th ultimo' says—" The ruins of the fortress of Bomarsund are now the property of aSwedish master. tailor, M. Clares Berggren, who acted as interpreter to the General-in-chief of the French troops. The General permitted him to dispose freely of them ; and he has entered into contracts with several persons residing at Stockholm to convey the materials into Sweden."

According to the Northampton Herald, the engineer who mainly planned the fortifications of Sebastopol was an Englishman,—a Mr. Upton, a clever but unprincipled man. Some eight-and-twenty years ago, he was surveyor of the Dunchurch and Stratford road; he betrayed his trust, and embezzled 2000/. To escape prosecution for this and other frauds, he fled the country. He obtained employment from the Czar ; was appointed chief engineer at Sebastopol, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel ; and greatly improved the harbour and defences. He died about a year ago.

A steamer which recently arrived at Constantinople with a venture from England sold bottled ale and porter at 8s. 6d. per dozen ; cheese, hams, and batter, at Is. per pound. So that articles are not so very dear to the shop- keepers of Stamboul, though they sell at a high price : good brandy at 12s. per imperial gallon, and sherry at 30s. the dozen, could not find a purchaser.

"An Old Cavalry Officer" has discovered an easy way of raising 600,0001. a year to supply twenty additional cavalry regiments for the war : the easy way is simply to confiscate the revenues wasted upon the Bishops, Deans, and Chapters."

An action having been commenced against Adjutant M'Alister, of the Forty-sixth Regiment, for " false imprisonment," in having ordered a sol- dier to take a lad into custody for saying in the streets of Windsor, "I don't remember." Mr. M'Alister's solicitor has admitted that the act was wrong, has apologized for the hasty error, and has paid 101. to stop proceedings.

Result of the Registrar-General's return of mortality in the Metropolis for the week ending on Saturday last.

iymotic DiseiSeri Dropsy, Cancer, and other diseases of uncertain or variable seat R,D13 ....

4O3 ....

777 42 Tubercular Diseases 1,641 ...,, 199

Diseases of the Brain, Spinal Marro*, Nerves, and Senses

90 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 352 ,... 42 Diseases of the Lungs, and of the other Organs of Respiration /,073 .... 114 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion 646 .... 64 Diseased of the Kidneys, Se.

17 Childbirth, diseases of the 'Uterus, itc.

19 Rheumatism, diseases of the Bones, Joints, fie

5

4

Diseases of the Skin, Cellular Tissue, &c.

Malformations Premature Birth

37

247 .. 3 ,, 36 Atrophy 247 ,,., 42 Age

352 ,

... 39

Sudden 222 .... 6 Tiolence,Privation , Cold, and Intemperance 709 ....

— 15 -- l'otal- ancludin7, unspecified causes) 10,560 1,333

The Cleopatra arrived from Quebec at Liverpool on Thursday. She brings melancholy tidings—the loss of the American steam-ship Arctic, of the Collins passage line, and the loss of 300 lives. It appears that the Arctic came into collision with the French screw merchant-ship Vesta, in a fog off Cape Race, on the 27th ultimo. At first it was thought that only the Vesta bad suffered; but it was soon found that three large holes, two below water, bad been made in the bow of the Arctic; and that it would be impossible to save her. The pumps were attached to the engine, and the ship was urged onwards for Cape Race ; but the water put out the fires, and the ship settled down into the sea. Her emmander, Captain Luce, refused to leave her, and would not even allow his son to be taken off by Mr. Baahlam, the second officer, who escaped in a boat, with 26 others. Another boat, con- taining 19, joined company - and under Mr. Baahlam's guidance they reached Renews, near Cape Rase, after being two days and two nights at BM Of the 45 saved, 31 were seamen. Vessels were instantly despatched to look after the ship and sufferers ; but not a vestige was found. The Vesta, fortunately, was able to repair her great damage, and to steam slowly to St. John's. But after the collision, thirteen of the crew and some passengers took to the boats, intending to make for the Arctic : one boat sank at once ; the other got under the bows of the Arctic and was destroyed.

A fire, which commenced on the night of the 4th, has devastated Memel, destroying the greater part of the town and most of the warehouses, crammed with Russian produce. Most probably,. owing to the sudden way in which

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this port has become. an important neutral emporium for Russian produe%. no means of precaution against fire had bees adopted in any degree adequate to the increased risk. Much of the produce destroyed was doubtless held on English account, but it is assumed that it will have been duly protected by policies of insurance at Hamburg and elsewhere. The news caused some excitement in the London markets on Saturday afternoon; and an advance took place in tallow, under the impression that shipments of that, as well as of other articles that may be coming forward from the Russian frontier, wilt be considerably delayed by the prevalent dismay and confueion. It is probable that 160,0001. of the loss will fall upon London insurance.. offices and Lloyd's.

The exports of gold from California to the 1st of September this year were valued at 35,372,787 dollars; an increase beyond those of the same period last year.

There are supposed to be 40,000 Chinese in California; and hundreds con- tinue to arrive in a destitute condition. A feeling is growing up in favour of a legislative check upon their further importation.

The authorities of Sacramento city have borrowed money at 2i to 3 per cent per month.

Two men have been hanged by Lynch law at San Antonio in California, for cattle-stealing.

Several persons have been wounded at Cincinnati in a "religious disturb- ance" between Protestants and German Roman Catholics.

The coast of Texas has been ravaged by a terrific storm, which destroyed many vessels and much property on land, with a large sacrifice of life.

The town of Matagorda has been swept away by fire, with the exception. of three houses only.

A vessel arrived at New York reports having seen the iron hull of a large ship, the interior of which had been burnt out : it was conjectured to be that of the City of Glasgow steamer.

Immigration from the Old States, North and. South, to the debateable and ef Kansas, continues with much vigour.

It has been ascertained that Schuyler issued no fewer than 17,732 spu- rious certificates of stock in the New York and Newhaven Bailroad. He has not yet been apprehended.

It is estimated that the Canadae will have a surplus of 12,000,000 bushels of wheat to dispose of, this season- Quebec is to be supplied with pure water from a lake at Loretta, ten miles front the city : the lake is of such an elevation, that water will be served to the top of the highest houses in Quebec.

The imports and exports of Canada last year were respectively 31,981,436 dollars and 23,801,303 dollars,—in the aggregate an increase of 57 per cent. on the year 1852.

The Red Jacket, a clipper built at New York, has arrived at Melbourne from Liverpool in seventy-one days,—a passage three days shorter than any before achieved by a sailing ship.

The stock of merchandise at San Francisco fa enormous ; so out of pro- portion to the, wants of the population, that a large quantity must remain on hand over the winter.

The last town swept away by fire in California was that of Moquelumne Hill. There have been. other tires, but not worth mentioning—in California.

Both in Paris and the departments of Frunze the cholera has almost died out.

The railway from Wureburg. to Asehaftbribmg in Bavaria was opened to the public on the 1st instant, without any ceremony. This line- is about fourteen leagues in length, and completes the Western Railway of Louis. When the line now in contemplation between Nuremberg. and Ratisbon shall hare been constructed, the Western. Railway of Louis will become for central Germany the principal. line leading through Austria to the countries of the- Lower Danube and the East.

A shepherd at St. Laurent des Emu, in the department of the Loire-ef- Cher, has perpetrated a bloody tragedy. A girl preferred another; man to him ; he threatened oengeanee waylaid her and his rival; shot him, and repeatedly stabbed the girl ; he then piled straw over the wounded man and set fire to it; the agony caused by the flames revived the sufferer, when the assassin shot him dead. He then cut his own throat, but ineffectually he reloaded his pistol, and blew out his brains. The girl is expected to re- cover.