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    said to another , as soon aa he recovered breath , and could speak , "• I say , that's a nice sort of thing , is it not I The sooner we go after that the better . " He was persuaded the Russians had thrown some new and unheard-of instrument of destruction into the camp . The sense of hearing was quite deadened in many persons , and their nervous systems have not yet recovered the shock , so that any sudden noise startles them . —Times Correspondent . d it [ e w ie n > t se

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    WAE MISCELLANEA . M . GofCevtch . —We learn from Odessa , Nov . 16 , that hardly had M . Gopcevich , the Trieste merchant , obtained the special permission of the Emperor Alexander to ship his corn , when he received notice from Sir Edmund Lyons , that his vessels would be confiscated if they had not left the Ssa of Azoff by the 20 th of November . The expedition of this poor man has entirely failed . Some of his vessels are frozen up in the neighbourhood of the coast , and the others have quitted the Sea of Azoff . —Times Vienna . Correspon dent . The Way we Manage otrn Blockade . —A case has been argued before the Judicial Committee of Privy Council , which exhibits , in a singular light , the extraordinary carelessness with which Government manage any matter of plain business . A claim was made for the restitution of the Danish ship Franciska , "which , in the course of May , 1854 , was seized by Captain Douglas , near the entrance to the Gulf of Riga , for an alleged breach of the blockade . The ship was sent home for adjudication ; a claim was entered on behalf of the owner ; but , after much argument , the vessel and its freight were condemned in the early part of the present year . From this sentence , appeal was made , and the final decision was come to on Friday week . It appeared that , at the time the vessel was seized , no official notification of the blockade had been communicated to the Danish Government . Sir Charles Napier , under date April » " " th , 1854 , had notified to the English Envoy Extra-*¦ ' nary to the Court of Denmark , that on the ? n S day he was going to blockade the Russian tolbavn . the Baltic ; but , pi-ior to the seizure of the poKts in Mier publication was made , and this was + V ' y ° ° * " cient . Indeed , the English Vice-consul * tut 1 * - no other authority , actually announced at Memel , upon lered by our Minister at Berlin to that he was on . Mockade had in fact commenced . proclaim that the L -tances , the Court ordered the Under these circum * . ' or rather of the proceeds , for restitution of the ship old ) , and of the freight , but it appears to have been s . es to the claimant . without any costs or damag . t "> iana . —We read in a Tete Ru 3 sian Frigate a . ng : — "Her Majesty's communication from Hong-Ko . - > 11 th of October , ship Nankin arrived here on thv * ndred and three from Japan , having on board ono hu of the wrecked Russian prisoners , part of the craw * two hundred frigate Diana , captured to the number oz "Rarracouta , and eighty by her Majesty ' s steamer * ' •' in the while making for the Russian settlement . vessel north , on board the Bremen brig Greta , which ' are W now here as a prize , Among those captwreu ' ^ e the Surgeon , master , chaplain , four midshipmen fy . of them Prince Michaeloff ) , and two interpretemk . The officers are on their parole . " Retujw op the Baltic Fleet . — The United y . Squadrons , with Admiral Dundas and eleven ships of **? the lino , have passed the Belt northwards . ra The Russians before Kars . —The writer of a letter from Tiflis , published in Le Nord ,. says that tho * camp before Kara is assuming the iipj > earancG of a * small town , nnd that all kinds of dramatic perfor- f 51 manco , ?—in imitation , it may be added , of the Allies ° y before Sebostopol—arc being got up . " The Sappers P ° have an opera ; the Toula regiment turns out a troop of riders , who exhibit feats of horsemanship ; the c » regiment of Riza aota comedies and plays ; and all ^ ' of thorn draw large audiences : " j u VICTOrImA-TSTUEL , IN ENGLAND . \ n-rER his arrival at Windsor on Friday week , the w KtalrfSS received a deputation from the a City of London , and also one from the Young £ Men ' s Christian Association . The address from h JK latter body , road by the Hon . Arthur Kimmird , M P s intcr ^ tUx » a / bclng made by a Protestant I bodv to p . Raman Catholic reforming King . What v luftho Hisch Church Sardinian ecclesiastics say to n ^ * ° tl \ olthi of which will lights the * our re * l « v » , the 6 P £ » ° noo nnd pVogvi » 9 through-1 beaenoent flam © ol wwiug ° "" ¦ . Veooffn so m your Sfetssrsss&wFs zm I fc ! ' ^ ! e e a l ' ? 1 \ f te 5 . ls le f ^ T ' ., Le , n ie 13 Jl i ( * i ? ^ lt a ' s r , > 'd " ^ a 0 e ie _ v tiflo riivw P ' by cant am 1 ho LS , - i I r vb d lo'I

    resolution to establish and consolidate constitutional liberty throughout your States . They have heartily applauded your firmness in vindicating the sovereignty of states in matters ecclesiastical and civil , and they have admired the constancy and wisdom shown by your Ministers and Parliament , as well as the patriotism of your people , in appreciating as we do the blessing ? of freedom , order , aud constitutional rights . " They seize this auspicious opportunity of testifying their best wishes for your Majesty ' s welfare , and their hope that success may crown all your efforts tending to the extension of Christian civilisation . " The King replied in the subjoined terms : — " Gentlemen , —I am very grateful to you for the demonstration of sympathy which you have been pleased to give me on the part of the Christian associatiou formed by the young men of London , and the Young Men's Societies of the English Presbyterian Church , with other subjects of her Britannic Majesty . " You have been pleased to allude in your address to the encouragement which I have bestowed on the arts and sciences in my country . The development of the arts and sciences is an essential condition of the pi * osperity and moral advancement of a nation , and does not fail to form one of the moat constant and special cares of my reign . " This development can only take place under the protection of a just liberty and the spirit of civil and religious freedom . The artistic treasures of Italy render the task of civil advancement you have inaposed upon yourselves more easy for us . The education which you have in view developes the intellect and permits it to appreciate at their true value the marvels of which past centuries have been so lavish towards us . Such education disperses prejudices existing "between nations , and I confidently hope that our hospitality will never be wanting towards you . "I very sincerely desire the success of the assoeiation which you represent . " On Saturday , the King of Sardinia , the Queen , Prince Albert , and the Duke of Cambridge visited Woolwich , and inspected the various manufactories of warlike weapons and stores included in the arsenal . A troop of horse artillery , and a field batter }' , were afterwards reviewed on the common ; and a number of artillerymen and sappers from the Crimea were brought before the Queen and her ally . These were all addressed individually by the Queen with an earnestness of manner which in one case was accompanied by tears . After this reception , the royal party returned to Windsor . They were received everywhere with the greatest enthusiasm , and on quitting the arsenal received three rounds of hearty cheering . Victor Emmanuel attended divine service on Sunday at the Sardinian chapel , Lincoln's-inn-Fields and was received by Cardinal Wiseman and tho chaplains of the embassy . The Cardinal delivered the following address in Italian : —~ " Sire , —Permit mo to take advantage of this oocasion , the first of ita kind that will be enrolled in the annals of thia Royal Sardinian Chapel , to convey to your Majesty the sincere and humble homage of 'he clergy who officiate , and the numerous congregan , native and Italian , who frequent it , and de . from it so many spiritual blessings , . is the most ancient of our chapels or churches . "It I by tho piety and zeal of your Majosty ' a oundV cestors , entirely maintained by them during atugust aa . f peril aud affliction , generously endowed centuries < v . * gtv > it has been ono of the principal supyour Marjih \ y religion in this metropolis , ports of owr iw . ftfajcaty should find it but iusignifi" And if y *' uiw ; > t the le * 3 forvent on that account and poc *; . n * „ offorod n iu it to the Almighty , the P ^ y ^ 'f eSU , * your &aj , e « ty and your royal The King expressed his thanks-for the reception which was g iven him-, « nd asked sweral questiona about the chapel , its origin , &c A large crowd S al outside tho buUdiiig ; but a considerable dv « f police kept ovulur . . Monday was oecumoa iu a visit to Portsmouth Dockyard and to t \ ie fleet at Sinth « id . ' 1 he viS arrived at the Clxu-enee V . ctmtl mg Yard 3 SJ » o ' clock , and , having inspected the manno battalion just landed from tho Jura , which had rocentlv arrived from the Crimea they embarked on board the Fairy , and steamed away for the fleet wlvich consisted of the following vessels : — Exmouth , 01 , Captain W . K . Hall , O . B . Calcutta , 84 SS 3 n J . J- Stopford . CoIobsus , 80 , dvptain RobinaoS Blonhoim , 00 , Captain Hal ^ O . B . Hawko , 60 , Captain OmmaniM » y . RuBsell , GO Captain Frnuoui Soott . Ajax , 00 , Captain Wardon , O . B . HoatingH , GO , Cantaia J 5 . Q . Fanahawe . Edinburgh 50 , Oaptam U lStt , C . B . ' Arrogant , 46 , Captain Yolvertori , O . B . Meander , U , Oant < un Baillio . ¦ Bampaon , 6 , storunfrigatc , Captain , « and . PolyphomuB , 6 , Commander V < "T « < H ^ la , 0 C ommander Aplm , Salamander ,

    6 , Commander Mechatn . Urgent , steam troopshi p , Commander Phillips . On returning after the review , the King of Sardinia was taken on board the old Victory , and shown the spot where Nelson received his last wound , and the cabin where he died . His Majesty was then shown some experiments < . ff the dockyard with Clarkson ' s new cork life-boat , and subsequently inspected the block machinery in the wood-mills , the steam-factory , and other objects of interest . He was next taken on board the ° l-guu ship , the Repulse , by Prince Albert , who stated , as they were leaving the vessel , th it thenceforth it would be called the Victor-Emmanuel ; a compliment with which the King seemed much pleased . Lunch at the house of Sir Thomas Cochrane followed ; and here the Mayor , Aldermen , and Burgesses of Portsmouth presented an address , in . the course of which the following passage occurred : —¦ "We look with undoubted satisfaction on your Majesty's alliance , when we reflect on the want of dignity which has been manifested by other nations greater in territory than that which has the happiness of your Majesty's rule , although far lower in the scale of decision , courage , and moral rectitude . We trust the union thus happily formed between your Majesty and the other great European Powers rnay , so soon aa the blessings of peace shall be restored to us , be more strongly cemented for the noble and more exalted objects of spreading the benefits of civilisation throughout the world , and carrying out those designs which have so signally characterised the enlightened nations of the present age . " The King afterwards witnessed , on board the gunnery-ship Excellent , some interesting practice with shot and shell , as well as broadside firing ; and , shortly after four , the royal party returned to Windsor , where a dinner party concluded the da ) -. The chief incident in the visit of Victor Emmanuel—the reception in the City—took place on Tuesday . The day was gloomy and inclined to fogginess i but a large crowd , as usual on these occasions , thronged the streets and cheered the royal guest with great warmth and geniality . Several flags were hung out along the line of progress ( which was the same as that taken by the French Emperor on an equivalent occasion ) ; but few other decorations broke the dull prosaic lines of our streets , and to the southern eyes of the Sardinian monarch matters must have looked somewhat depressing , unless the effect , as we trust , was neutralised by the warmth of his reception . The decorations within the Guildhall arc thus described in the 2 imes ¦ : — " The throne , overshadowed b y a cleverly designed canopy , supported by gilt Caryatides , stood on a dais , raised four steps high , and covered with rich _ blue velvet which had the Sardinian knot aud the initials " F . E . R . T . " ( Fortitude ) Ejua Rhodnm Tenuit ) embroidered on it after the manner of the Imperial Bee in France . The initials " V . E . " in gold , surrounded by a wreath of laurels , had been wrought into tho chair of state , which was surmounted by a crown , find had a footstool to correspond . At the west end of the hall , above the gallery , were suspended portraits of the allied sovereigns ; above theso , tho poldiera of each nation , with implements of war nnd flays ; and , surmounting the whole , an allegorical represuntation of a burning altar , over which tho Angel of Peaeo hovei * s , and at which England , Franoo , Sardinia , n » Turkey seem to pledge themselvos to tho motto inscribed beneath : — Concordes superaro potost via nnlla , ueo ullus Dlsrumpct fldoo fofliius amicitiH ? . Tho east end of the hall had its oorro » ponding apace ocoupiod by a painting of tho Piazza do San Carlo , on which stands Maroohotti ' s famous oiiuoHtnan stnti . it of Emannplo Filiborto , tho founder of tho ITouro ol Savoy . Besides these decorations , tho bannorn of tlK > Allies wore hung out along tho roof , tho amhitoctnrul detailo of tho interior were all brilliantly tlofinod ny tho linos and curves of a gas illumination , nnd rouvul tho hall at intervals woro Hunpondod portrait * oi tlio King ' s ancestors . " * The King arrived shortly before one , o ' clock , ft « d was greeted by the dip lomatic corps and _ others standing up en mcts&o , and by the band play ing tlic national nir of Sardinia . Tho Recorder having read the address ( which was of the usual elwinieter ; , the King read in Italian a reply , of which the annexed is a translation : — , , "My Lord Mayor , —I offer my heartfelt thanks t » you , to the Aldermen , and to tho CoininonH of tno city of London / for the cordial congratulation !* whio " you prenent to mo on tlio occasion of my vimt to no Majesty tho Queen and to the BritiHh nation l" ° reception that I mot with in this anoiont land ol oonetitutional liberty , of -which y our ftddrofl * i * « o 0 ' lIU'

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 8, 1855, page 1168, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2118/page/4/