sometimes move down 200 or 300 soldiers, who escort large
launches placed upon carriages and arabas drawn by
oxen laden with nets and gear, as well as fishermen to
work them. The fish directly they are caught, are
carted off into the interior; and when it is remembered
that we have destroyed some hundred and odd launches
upon one spit alone, some idea can be formed of the
immense quantity of fish consumed on this coast; and,
in proof of its being a large item in the sustenance of
Russian soldiers, I would remind you that hundreds of
tons of salted and dried fish were found and destroyed
by us in the first destruction of the military depots at
Genitchi in May last."

Omar Pasha has been following up his successes in
Asia. On the 6th instant he passed the river Ingour
in the face of a formidable opposition. A despatch from
Lord Stratford to the Earl of Clarendon says: "At
noon, Omar Pasha forded the river Ingour on the 6th,
at the head of 20,000 men, and defeated the Russians,
computed at 10,000, including militia, and partly
intrenched. The enemy lost about 400 in killed and
wounded, 60 prisoners, and three pieces of cannon. The
Turkish loss was upwards of 300. The British officers
did honour to their country."

A similar account is given in a despatch from the
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Ottoman
Minister in London:—"Constantinople, Nov. 15.—On
the 6th of November the troops under Omar Pasha,
with the water up to their armpits, under a terrible fire,
forced the passage of the river Anakara, or Onflour, in
Georgia, which was defended by 16,000 Russians.
They attacked the Russian redoubts at the point of the
bayonet, and carried them, despite the desperate defence
of the enemy. The Russian troops were completely
routed, and lied. Our troops captured five cannon,
seven ammunition-carts, and some 40 prisoners. The
Russians left more than 400 dead on the field of battle,
among whom were two superior officers and 100
subalterns. Our loss amounts to 68 killed and 220
wounded."

It appears by the accounts from the Baltic Fleet,
that the operations are terminated for this season.
Winter had set in, and the various ships were assembling
in Nargen roads, preparatory to taking their departure
from the Gulf of Finland, for the purpose of proceeding
on their way to England.

Two courts-martial have taken place in the course of
last month. The first was holden on the 24th of
October, on board the Royal George, for the trial of
Mr. Harris, gunner of the Locust steamer, who was
charged by his commanding officer with having absented
himself from the ship without leave. The charge was
fully proved, and the Court adjudged the prisoner to
be dismissed Her Majesty's service. The second took
place on board the Royal George on the 27th of October.
Mr. Sparks, paymaster of the Vulture, was prosecuted
for having been intoxicated on the 5th of that month,
and for not having conducted himself as an officer and
a gentleman, by not paying for necessaries he had
purchased at Dantzic. (The charge of intoxication arose
from the following circumstances:—While the Vulture
was lying off Dantzic several Prussian officers came on
board in the forenoon. Mr. Sparks and a Lieutenant
were the only persons whose duties would allow them to
entertain their guests, who remained several hours.
The Lieutenant had to quit the gunroom on duty, and
Mr. Sparks remained to afford the rites of hospitality to
the strangers. He became inebriated and incapable of
performing his duty. The evidence adduced in support
of this charge fully confirmed it; in fact, it was tacitly
admitted by the prisoner. To the charge of conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman a most able
defence was made, and it fell to the ground. It was
proved to the satisfaction of the Court that the supplies
furnished to the prisoner at Dantzic were not for
himself alone, but for others also; that not only had the
cost been defrayed, but an overplus of £1 had been
handed over to the tradesmen from whom they were
procured. The prisoner was found guilty on the first
charge, but not guilty on the second, and sentenced to
be dismissed Her Majesty's ship Vulture, and to be
placed at the bottom of the list of paymasters, there to
remain for one year.

The latest accounts from Sebastopol contain the
general orders issued by General Simpson and General
Codrington; the one in quitting, and the other in
assuming the command of the army. General Simpson
says:—"General Sir James Simpson announces to the
army that the Queen has been graciously pleased to
permit him to resign the command of this arm)', and to
appoint General Sir William Codrington, K.C.B., to be
his successor. In resigning his command, the General
desires to express to the troops the high sense he entertains
of the admirable conduct of the officers and men
of this army during the time he has had the honour to
serve with them. In taking leave of them he tenders
his best thanks to all ranks, and offers his earnest wishes
for their success and honour in all the future operations
of this noble army. General William Codrington will
be pleased to assume the command of this army
tomorrow, on the 11th inst."

General Codrington's address is:—"I have assumed
the command of the army, in obedience to her Majesty's
orders. It is with a feeling of pride, and with a feeling
of confidence in the support which I know will be
heartily given to any officer honoured with such a
commission. The armies of France and Sardinia are
united with us on this ground. We know their
gallantry well, for we have seen it; we know their
friendship, for we have profited by it; we have shared
difficulties, dangers, and successes, the groundwork of
mutual esteem; and all will feel it our pleasure as well
as our duty to carry on that kindly intercourse which is
due to the intimate alliance of the nations themselves.
Our army will always preserve its high character in the
field. The sobriety, the good conduct, and the
discipline which it is our duty to maintain, are the best
sureties of future success; and I trust to the efforts and
assistance of all ranks in thus keeping the army to be
an instrument of honour, of power, and of credit to
England."

Large changes are announced in the staff and in the
army. The staff of generals, the Times correspondent
says, will be—Commander-in-Chief, Sir W. J. Codrington;
Chief of the Staff, Major-General Windham;
Light Division, Lord W. Paulet; Guards' Division,
Lord Rokeby; Second Division, Major-General Barnard,
late Chief of Staff; Third Division, Sir R. Eyre; Fourth
Division, Major-General Garrett; Highland Division,
Brigadier-General Cameron, pro tem.; Quartermaster-
General, Colonal P. Herbert.

Intelligence has been received of the death of Admiral
Bruat, who had been re-called from the command of
the French fleet in the Black Sea. The melancholy
event took place on the voyage from Constantinople to
Toulon.

AN unfounded rumour, that the life of the Emperor
of the French had been attempted, was caused by an
accident which happened on the 5th inst. The Emperor
went to Fontainbleau for a day's shooting, chiefly with
persons about the Court. On his return to Paris the
outrider of a carriage proceeding to the railway station
to meet the Emperor dropped a pistol from his holster,
near the Faubourg St. Antoine: the pistol exploded,
and wounded a man in the arm. The moment the
Emperor arrived he was informed of the accident, and
without loss of time sent his chief surgeon, who
extracted the ball, and gave the wounded man 200 francs
for his immediate wants, independent of further assistance
which will be given him.

A conference of railway directors from all the lines in
France has just been held in Paris to consider, pursuant
to the recent circular of the Minister of Public Works,
what can be done to prevent the recurrence of those
accidents which have lately been so frequent and so
disastrous. From the general tone of the sentiments
expressed at the meeting, it is to be inferred that the