March 4- ] 
relatives nor friends 
and the mw ‘h®**®,, 5a J k lip „„. They will, therefore, be 
in th'8 conn * and di8tPM8 amounting to destitution, 
left, f n -^ho'ewUh children, or “incumbrances, as they 
for lt * a that are to be left, while the married women who 
ar0 called, t ,j owed t0 embark with their husbands, 
have none, witnessed in consequence of the sepa- 
The8 Te described as heartrending It is at the same 
rat ' 0n co!sola d tory to know that some noble and benevolent 
tim ° rwar.nl/feel for the sad condition of these poor but 
pe rtftble women, and are coming forward to assist them, 
u-^are enabled to state that his Grace the Duke of Sutl.er- 
/ A lias most nobly and munificently forwarded a cheque 
S o«!o/ To Lieut.-Colonel Ainslie, of the 93rd, to be applied 
[ their relief, and that a subscription has already b- en 
t0 mrnenced in Plymouth by a few individuals, wnh the same 
r0 ™ t of which 10Z. 10s. was handed to Lieut.-Colonel 
A ct thankfully received and appropriated to the same 
purpose, if lodged with R. Morris, Esq., Branch Bank of 
Bn fln n TO Soldiers’ WlVES.-The committee for carry- 
out this benevolent design lias been formed ; they pro- 
1 * to raiso subscriptions to assist those not allowed to 
pm bark with their husbands, but kept on the marriage 
r 0 f the depot, and those who have married soldiers 
iM.out military license. On the present occasion only 
our women were allowed to embark for every 100 men, 
>n that a great many have to be provided for by finding 
hem employment, and, till that can be clone, by tempo- 
rary pecuniary assistance. The subscriptions are already 
liberally coming in. The proprietor of Drury Lane gives 
o tree benefit at that establishment, under distinguished 
mtronage, in aid of the fund, and has placed the theatre 
t the tree use of a committee of lady patronesses for 
Three days in April, for a Fancy Fair in aid of the fund 
A creat many of the licensed victuallers have opened 
buses in their establishments for the receipt of public 
subscriptions. 
THE TURKS AND RUSSIANS. 
(Continued from Page 1S4.) 
According to a letter from St. Petersburg in the Indepen- 
dence Beige , as soon as it was known at St. Petersburg that 
Jhron Brunow und M. de Kisseleff had not been able to 
obtain at Paris and London the satisfactory explanation they 
were instructed to ask for, respecting the entry of the fleets 
j n t 0 the Black Sea, Sir H. Seymour, the English ambassador, 
was told that bis passports were ready for him, an intima- 
tion which was equivalent to an order to leave as soon as 
possible, the Russian government appearing to take the 
initiative of the rupture, as M. Brunow had done in London. 
No such communication was made to the French ambassador, 
M. de Castelbajac. He informed M. de Nesselrode that lie 
desired to be treated precisely as his English colleague, and 
this he did the moment he heard of the notice sent to Sir H. 
Seymour, alleging that as Franco and England had through- 
out been entirely agreed, their representatives at St. Peters- 
burg ought to be treated in the same manner. Notwith- 
standing this, the Czar expressed a desire to see M do Castle- 
bajac ; and the general having acquiesced, his Majesty, at a 
farewell audience, gave him the order of St. Alexander 
Nowsky. Sir Henry Seymour left without taking leave of 
the Emperor. 
Constantinople, Feb. 9. — The Caradoc,witli despatches, 
came in early this morning. Her Majesty's Speecli lias been 
very coolly received, and will not excite much enthusiasm 
among the Turks. What is most ardently desired here is 
ilio declaration of war between England and France and 
Russia, and until matters reach that crisis the Turks will 
consider our friendship as doubtful. The convoy of eight 
Turkish steamers and fifteen transports, with troops ami 
ammunition for Batoum, in the company of six British and 
French men-of-war and steam-frigates, left Beicos early on 
Tuesday morning. Sir E. Lyons, who, by the bye, is iudis- 
posed, commands the expedition. An extraordinary courier 
lias reached the Porte from Teheran. The despatches from 
that capital are of the 13th of January, and it is positively 
announced that Khiva has fallen into the hands ol Russia, 
after a siege of 32 days. This important event took place 
on tho 11 th of December, 1853. The next step of Russia 
towards the Indian frontier will be Bokhara, und then Cabool. 
THE FIELD. 
Turkish note have been presented to the ambassadors of tin 
Great Powers. The garrison of Chalcis, in the Hand o 
Egripos (tho ancient Eubcea), have liberated the prlsonei- 
and insuruents. 
Albania, February 18. — Drum-head law has been pT< • 
claimed in the insurgent provinces. Some of tho insurgent 
have been already shot. The insurrection is not meeting 
with the expected success. 
NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE BLACK SEA. 
Varna, Feb. 9. — Yesterday the steamers Magellan and 
Furious arrived here, escorting eight Turkish ships laden 
with powder and stores. Varna was also visited a few days 
back by a division composed of French and English steumers 
— ihe Sampson, Firebrand. Corner, and San6— on the" 
return from a cruise along the coast of tho Crimea, from 
Kuffd to Sebastopol. Letters from Wallachia inform u- 
tlint the Russians have transported all the materiel loi 
pontoons to Giurgevo, where the soldiers are busy day and 
night in preparing the bridges which are intended to bo 
thrown across tho Danube. 
Trbbizond, Feb. 13.— Foarful storms have prevailed in 
the Black Sea. 
Constantinople, Feb. 18. — Tlie whole fleet, except 
two ships sent to the Pirteus, is in the Bosphorus. 
A person who quitted the Crimea on the 1 5th ult., states 
that the greatest preparations for defence are going on there, 
and that much enthusiasm prevails among the population. 
Tho Russians count on a general insurrection of the Christian 
population throughout the whole of Turkey. 
On Monday, the 6th ult., Lieut. O'Reilly, R.N., hail the 
honour of submitting a sketch of Sebastopol, which he 
made when Her Majesty’s ship Retribution visited that 
fortress, to the inspection of the Sultan. His Majesty 
evinced the greatest interest, and asked many questions. 
Many dignitaries were present. 
Inilroitg ititir Clerical. 
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THE WAR IN EUROPE. 
The last accounts from the Danubian provinces are to 
the lOtli ultimo. It was believed that the Russians would 
shortly attempt to cross tho Danube. A new engagement 
had taken place at Oltcnitza on the 10th ultimo. It is said 
that General Aurep is to be tried by court-martial for his 
defeat at Citate. 
Orders have been sent to Omar Pasha to march with 
35,01)0 men to Kalafat, and protect that position against a 
formidable mass of Russians, under the command of General 
Gortchakoff. 
Two French officers and one Englishman on the Danube 
have been appointed by the Turks to positive military com- 
mands ; also an Englishman in Asia. Their names are — 
M. Mercier, French Captain of Dragoons, who is appointed 
Colonel, with the title of Boy ; Viscount Dupuy, Chasseurs 
d’Afrique, who is appointed Lieutenant-Colonel (these two 
officers ure ordered to Kalafat) ; Mr. O’Reilly (an English- 
man), who is to command two squadrons of Luncers; and 
General Guyon, in Asia, appointed head of the engineering 
staff. This is the point of tho wedge introduced — the grand 
difficulty in a fair way of solution. All the military disas- 
ters now and in the late wurs may clearly be traced to 
incapable native officers) and hitherto there has been an 
insurmountable objection to giving commands of any kind 
to Christians. They have been accepted as advisers only, 
in which capacity they hud no power, and were treated with 
l' 1 tie respect or attention. The present change, coupled 
with news of the great improvements in the management 
°f the army of Asia, the just confidence of that oil the 
Danube, and the reflection that as yet Russia lias not exhi- 
bited surpassing military skill, nor assembled overwhelming 
numbers on either line, fills the Turks with hope for the 
future. 
Vienna, Tuesday evening. — An Austrian corps of 25,000 
men is posted on the south-eastern frontier of Transylvania 
— tliut is, on the right flank of the Russians in Moldavia, 
und in rear of those in Wallachia. 
Athens, February 16. — The insurgents in Epirus muster 
8,000. Numerous students and volunteers have gone to 
tho Irontier. Tho garrison of Chalcis has done the same. 
The army on the frontier lias been reinforced. The Director 
of Police has beeq deposed, A Turkish complaint and ° 
Oxford, Feb. 28.— Death of the Rector of Exeter.— T his 
morning intelligence reached Oxford of the demise of Dr. Richards, 
rector of Exeter College, which took place at Bonohuroh, in the 
Isle of Wight, on the morning of yesterday, between the hours of 
11 nnd 12. The sad event had long been known to bo impending, 
ns Dr. Richards had been for some months given oyer by his 
medical men— his malady, which was consumption, having taken 
a form against which human science has nt present no power of 
contending. Dr. Richards was surrounded by the various mem- 
bers of his family, to whoso affectionate solicitude he has owed 
evory attention and comfort that could in any way alleviate tho 
sufferings which necessarily accompany a long and fatal mnlndy. 
We understand that he was sensible to tho last, and died with that 
calmness anil Christian fortitude which might confidently have 
been looked for from one of his known piety nnd earnestness. 
New Parish Church at Doncaster.— The foundation stone 
of a new parish church at Doncaster, to replace tho edifice de- 
stroyed by fire on the *2Sth of February Inst year, was laid yester- 
day. The ceremony, which was performed by the Archbishop of 
York, excited a good deal of attention in the town, and the occa- 
sion was observed as a general holiday. The procession com- 
prised the clergy of the district, the Mayor, and tho lending por- 
sons of the town. Under the atone, which bore a suitable Latin 
inscription, was deposited a leaden box containing the coins of 
the present reign, the usual documents, a copy of The Times 
of Mondav, nnd copies of the local papers containing an account 
of the burning of the old church. At the conclusion of tho cere- 
mony, the Archbish'ip of York made an appropriate address to 
the liseemblnge, and a luncheon took place at the Guildhall. 
The new church is do-ignod hy Mr. Gilbert Scott, of Spring Gar- 
dens. A liberal subscription towards the expense of it has already 
been raised. Her Majesty contributed 100Z., and the corporation 
and inhabitants of Doncaster have given upwards of 12,000/. 
Cambridge, March 1.— At a congregation held this day tho 
degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred upon the following:— 
William Arthur Smith, Trinity College ; George Crisp, St. Peter’s 
College; Evan Alfred Jcnkin, Caius College; Robert Hareourt 
Chambers, Frederic Lo Clorc Pauglit, Clare Hall ; Henry William 
King Fardell, Queen’s College; John Stiles Weston, Arthur 
Burton, nnd George Rawlinson, Emmanuel College. 
Dr. Cullen on “the Polka.’’— T he following is an extract 
from the Lenten pastoral of Archbishop Cullen, which wus rend 
nt nil tho chapels in Dublin on Sunday last:— “Never engage in 
those improper dances imported from other countries, and retain- 
ing foreign names, such as polkas anil waltzes, which are so 
repugnant to the notions of strict Christian morality, oro con- 
demned by many of the highest nnd most respectable members of 
society, and are at direct variance with that purity nnd modesty 
of the female character for which Ireland has been ever distin- 
guished.” 
Abbrdbkn University.— On Wednesday last Colonel W. B. 
Svkes, H.E.I.C.S., wns elected Lord Rector of tlio University of 
Aberdeen for the current year. Colonel Sykes lias commended 
himself to the favourable notice of the University by placing at 
the disposal of the senators an appointment in the modical de- 
partment of the East India Company's Service which is under his 
pntronnge. 
The Strike in TnE North.— The noxt meeting of tho Oxford 
University Union Society, which is composed of the undergraduate 
talent of tho university, will be held on Monday, when the fol- 
lowing subject, on the motion of Mr. George Howard Wilkinson, 
Scholar of Oriel College, will bo discussed :— “That the present 
strike may bo mostly attributed to the mismanagement of the 
masters.” 
Ruxine had returned to tho Bosphorus. The Turkish convoy 
irrived at Varna on tho 11th. 
Wreck op tiir Sovbiikion Emigrant Snip— Loss op Life.— 
»n Saturday, hy the barque Circassian, arrived in the river from 
,'iilpnrniso, information wn* received of the total loss ot the ship 
•oveicign, iiffCapi" Horn. The Sovereign, Nielmlls, nvieler. from 
London, for San Francisco, with a general valuable cargo and pas- 
sengers, became leaky soon after leaving Queenstown, whore sho 
hud put in on the voyage. The leak inoronsed so rapidly thnt tho 
crew wero employed from 12 to 14 hours in every 24 to keep her 
free. On the 17th of December, Captain Nioholls, finding tho 
pump suck, sent tho carpontor into the well to ascertain what 
water wns in it, when he reported fivo feet. It wns evident that 
tho pumps were choked, unci every menus wns adopted to clear 
the obstruction, but without success. Tho ship had then rounded 
lie Horn, nnd wns sinking rapidly, when a Danish brig liore 
lown to thoir assistance. The crew ami passengers wore taken 
in board. Captain Nielmlls nnd three senmon remained to Hike 
mine stores, hut the bout capsising, they nil perished— namely, 
Captain Nicholls, John Vernon, of Liverpool, nnd a Guernsey 
nan, seaman ; nnd Nicholas Poussin, of Waterford, apprentice. 
Die crow wero landed nt Valparaiso, from wlionco they wero 
sent to England in tho Circassian, by U. Rous, Esq., her Majesty’s 
consul in Chili. 
VV heck of TnE Ship Staffordshire— One Hundred and 
Seventy-five Lives Lost. — Tlio fate of this Liverpool ami 
Boston Packet-ship, with its largo number of passengers, mostly 
emigrants, hns for somo weeks excited much painful interest. 
Tlio details of tlio catastropho are truly heartrending. Tho 
Staffordshire, it should bo observed, was a fine dipper-built ship 
of nearly 2,000 tons burden. She sailed from Liverpool in tho 
earlv part of November, with a cargo of tho value of upwards of 
20,000/., consisting of manufactured goods, bread-stuffs, Ac. 
Tho passengers amounted to 198, including several chief-cabin 
passengers, among whom were several Indies. ThoCrew numbered, 
besides her officers, 40 seamen. It nppenrs sho went on smoothly 
till tho night of tho 24th of December, when sho encountered a 
tremendous gale of wind; it continued several days, and on tlio 
28th carried away her bowsprit, foretopmnst, nnd other portions 
of tho fore rigging, which, ns it drifted past tho ship’s stern, 
carried a wav her rudder. It wns determined to continue tlio 
same courae'till midnight, nnd nt nine o’clock tlio chief moto wns 
relieved by tho second mate. At 11.40 lights became visible on 
tho starboard how, and before tho chief officer, who was called, 
could wear ship, she struck on a rook, which subsequently proved 
to bo tlio Blond Rocks of Seal Islands. Sho remained on tho 
rock about five minutes and then glided off into deep water. On 
tho first sounding of tlio pumps 14 inches of water wns found to 
he in her hold, but tho water soon rose above tho lower decks, 
whore tho pumps were fixed, forcing all on board to attempt to 
escape hy tho boats. Two boats broke adrift tho moment they 
were lowered, nnd tho other two wero insufficient to take but few 
■iff. Those in charge of them had just timo to get clear of tlio ship 
when sho went down, with 17U poor creatures, who perished. 
Captain Richardson was among the snflcrers. Tlio chief mate 
implored him to got into one of the boats, hut. lie positively 
refused to leave her. Those who wore saved nro tlio chief mate, 
second, third, nnd fourth mates, 21 seamen, nnd 25 passengers, 
one female being among them. They succeeded in tho course 
of the following day in reaching Seal Islands, whore they antlered 
intensely from cold and want of provisions. Most ot tlio pooplo 
who met with watory graves were of the lahouring class. Tho 
loss of the ship is attributable to the rapid current driving into 
the Bay of Fundy, which carried her on to tho rock mentioned. 
The ship was but partially insured. .... n 
Prize Money.— Clbopatua. — Notice is hereby given to Cap- 
tain T L. Massie, and the officers and crew of Her Majesty’s ship 
Cleopatra, who are entitled toslinre in the bounty money awarded 
for the destruction of piratical junks in the China Boas, on tho 
•25th nnd 20tli dnvs of June, 1851. that tho distribution thereof 
will bo made on the 24th of March, at No. 1, Jamos-alrcet, 
Adelplii, and where the list will be re-called every Tuesday and 
Friday, according to act of Parliament.— Captain, /0l. Io<*. 2d.', 
second class, 14Z. 4 .9. 1DZ.J third class, 11Z. 7* Ud ; fourth 
class, 6Z. 16.9. 9iZ. ; fifth class, 3Z. 12«.9Jd.; sixth class, dZ. 8.9. 4^/. ; 
seventh class. 2 1. 5 a. 7Jd.; eighth class, 1Z. ; ninth class, 
14«. 3d. ; tenth class, 8.9. Id.— Woodliead nnd Co., Agents. 
Admiralty, Feh. 24. — Corps of Roynl Murines.— Captain 
.Tames Buchanan to ho lieutenant-colonel ; Captain Henry Georgs 
Milford to be lieutenant-colonel, vice Dawes, to retired full pay; 
First Lieutenant Ebenczer Tristram Thomas Jones to ho captain, 
vice Buchanan, promoted ; First Lieutennnt Joseph Henry Jo- 
liffs to be captain, vice Mitfor.l, promoted ; First Lieutenant and 
Adjutant John William Alexander Kennedy to be captain; First 
Lieutennnt Robert Boyle to bo captain; Fust Lieutenant Siimm 
Ridley Little to bo captain ; First Lieutennnt nnd Quartermaster 
John Elliott to bo captain ; First Lieutenant Charles M 'Arthur 
t,, he captain ; First Lieutenant Hnniond Weston Gwyn to he 
captain; First Lieutenant and Adjutant Clinrles Loudon Barnard 
to ho captain; First Lieutenant Henry George Johnston Davies 
to he captain ; First Li ulennnt and Adjutant Rodney v ansittiirt 
Allen to ho captain; First Lieutenant Nevinsou Willoughby Do 
Courcy to bo captain. — Tiiesdni/s Curette. 
ftal. 
Arctic Service. — Lieut. James T. Elliot lias again been 
appointed (for the third expedition) first lieutenant of the Phcenix 
(screw) for Arolio service. 
Agents for Transports. — Tho following officers liovo been 
appointed ngents for transports: — Limits. H. P. Dickon, It. 
Hoops, E. L. Aid worth, T. A. Butler, and T. Jumes. 
Prodarle Sea Fight in Tns Bristol Channel.— A Bristol 
correspondent of the Shipping Gazette writes:— “Ono of our 
pilots reports thnt there is a Turkish barque and a Russian 
barque in Pennrth-ronds, ready loaded, nnd each bound to their 
respective countries ; that the captain of tho latter fears to proceed 
to sea, ns his antagonist has nine guns ready to play upon his 
enemy, ns soon as lie can catch him clear of the rondstead.” 
Lisbon, Feb. 19.— The whole of Admiral Corry’s squadron 
left the Tagus on the 15th for England. A young Portuguese 
naval officer, of the name of Sampaio, went ns a volunteer on 
board tho Prince Regent. A considerable number of Portuguese 
sailors, tine active fellows nnd thorough A. B’s, likewise offered 
to join, attracted no doubt by the scent of prize money, hut wero 
refused, tlio rules of the service not permitting the engagement 
of foreigners in time of peace. [The fleet hns arrived at Spit- 
head. — Eu.l 
Cape of Good Hope, Jan. 91.— H.M.S. Meander nnd Dee in 
Simon’s Bay. The Hyrona sailed Jnn. 5, from Table Bay for 
Mozambique. At Ascension (Feb. 3)— the Tortoise; Tyne, 33 
days from England : Athol, from the coast, had been refitting 
at Cape de Verde. 
Vienna, Friday, Feb. 24.— Advices from Constantinople, of 
Feb. 13, state that tho division of the fleet whioh had entered the 
FRENCH NAVY AND MERCHANT SERVICE. 
PAnrs, -un day Even i NO.— The Mon item' of to-day announces 
the arnmment of a third squadron of 10 ships of the lino. 14 
frigates, nnd 15 corvettes, composed of soiling nnd sicum-vesse », 
under the command of Admiral Parsovnl Dosohcnes. The 
Moniteur also contains a decree prohibiting tlio exportation of 
arms nnd munitions of war of all kinds. 
The French squadron which loft Brest on the 7th ult., passed tho 
Gut of Gibraltar on tlio 17th. 1 1 is said tliut this squudrou will 
take troops from Algeria for Turkey. 
♦ 
STEAMERS. 
East India Mail.— Plymouth. Sundat.— T ho Royal Screw 
Steam-shipping Company’s vessel Queen of the South, Captain 
W H. Norman, arrived here at 12.30 to-day, with the usual 
■ nails from tlio East Indies nnd the Cape, in charge Com- 
mander Corbett. Her dates are Sandlieads (< nh-nttn). Dec lb , 
Madras, 20 ; Point de Gallo, 24 : Mauritius, Jnn. o ; Cable Bay, 
Capo of Good Hope, 21; St. Helena, 30; Ascension, Feb A, 
St. Vincent, 14. She brings a general cargo, and a largo number 
of passengers, omong whom are Colonel Wigston, 18th Royal Irish, 
Captains Nichols und Vincent, nnd Lieutenant Key, from Calcutta; 
Captain Cnrruthers nnd Lieutenant Skottowe, from .'ludros; 
Colonel Brrington, and Lieutennnt Riders, from the Cape. 
Cape of Good Hope.— T he General Screw Company s ship 
Indiana sailed from Table Buy December 27, for Mauritius, 
Ceylon, and India. The Culcuttn with outward December mails, 
arrived in Table Bay, Jan. 20, and was expected to proceed on 
her vovage on tho 23rd. 
Southampton, (Sunday).— B y a tcleirrnpluo message we were 
put in possession of tlio arrival of the Peninsular and Oriental 
Company’s screw steam-ship Himalaya at Plymouth. This lino 
vessel, which did not leave until Saturday morning, accomplished 
her voyage between Southampton nnd Plymouth in the unprece- 
dented short space of nine hours. Her subsequent departure 
with troops is noticed olsowliore. 
Steamer for Staudoul.-TIio General Screw Steam Bliip- 
ping Company have advertised their screw steamer the Cape ot 
Good Hope to' leave the docks for Constantinople, Gibraltar, and 
Malta on the 8tl» of March. ... 
Stores for Soldiers at Sea.— T he Emu was victualled with 
19 days’ consumption for 770 soldiers and 30 officers, tho 
Himalaya with 14 days’ consumption for 1,700 troops ; the 
Manilla with 14 days’ consumption for 350 troops: the U pon 
with 14 flays’ consumption for S50 troops; the Orinoco with 14 
