... (Copy.) Sinking of the Russian Ships at the Entrance of the Harbour of Sebas- topol. No. 489. Britannia, off the Katscha, September 24, 1854. .SIR,—In my letter of yesterday, No. 487, I reported the extraordinary change that had taken pLce in the position hitherto maintained by the anemy's fleet in the harbour of Sebastopol, and I now beg you will acquaint the Lords Commissioners of the ...

... f following letters froai the Mowing Chronicle will be with interest: — CQNSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 25. firet news of the glorious victory gained by the Bri- tk atul French arms, at the passage of the River Alma, in t,j. riiaea^on the 20th of September, reached here early on horning of Saturday, the 23rd. The French war-steamer jiaoque appeared in the Bogphoriw, gaily decked out in all ^colours, ...

... ARRIVAL IX LONDON OF LORD BURGHERSH. (From the Morning Post of Sunday.) Major Lord Burghersh, principal aide-de-camp to Ge- neral Lord Raglan, commanding the British forces in the Crimea, arrived in town this morning at a quartar before seven o'clock, hearing detailed intelligence of the first great action in which the allied forces had been engaged against the Russians. Lord Burghersh brings ...

... Births, Marriages, and Deaths. BIRTHS. On the 3rd instant, the lady of J. Powles, Esq.. ma»or of Monmouth, of a son. Mjick.'o/V.ot EbbW » wife °f Mr- *>»« ...

... THE VICTORY AND ITS DARK SIDE. Our contemporary, the Bristol Gazette, commenting on the Victory, says: —It takes away the breath even to write of these glorious exploits; and I; Oh. who that shared them, ever shall forget The emotions of the spirit-rousing time, When breathless in the mart the couriers met, Early and late, at evening and at prime; When the loud cannon and the merry chime ...

... CARDIFF. APPREHENSION OF A SUPPOSED MURDERESS.—Police- sergeant Rollins has succeeded in apprehending at this place, Sarah Winter, charged with the wilful murder of her infant, at Brecon, in December last. Her apprehension was effected from the description given in the lJohce (iazetle. A reward of £ 50 was offered by the Secretary of State for her appre- hension. The woitian bad absconded on ...

... BRECON. BRECONSIIIRE RACES. These Races took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 3rd and 4th of October. They were originally fixed for the 19th and 20th of September, but, in consequence of the Newport Races taking place on that day, they were postponed. There was a large attendance of sporting gentry, and many of the elite of this and the adjoining counties. W. R. Stretton, Esq., and Penry ...

... GENERAL STAFF.—Lieutenant T. Leslie, Royal Horse Guards, Orderly Officer to the Commander of the Forces, wounded severely. Captain H. E. Weare, 50th Regi- ment, D.A.A.G., wounded severely. FIRST DIVISION. STAFF.—Captain H. W. Oust, Coldstream Guards, Aide- de-Camp to Major-General Bentinck, killed. Grenadier Guards.—Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. H. Percy, wounded slightly Lieutenant R. Hamilton, ...

... TAVERN CHARGES. [TO THE EDITOR.] SIR, —Having recently heard a discussion in the coffee room of a respectable hotel, not a hundred miles from Newport, during which the comparative prices of good accommodation and fare, in France and England, were dwelt upon with considerable animation and some ability, wherein the opinions of the company ruled in favour of the gay city of our allies, I crave a ...

... THE AFFAIR OF THE DAUNTLESS. COURT MARTIAL.—SENTENCE ON LIEUTENANT KNIGHT. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 10.- A court-martial was held on board the Victory, to-day, to try Lieut Knight, of the Royal Marines, for a breach of the regulations of the service, in taking Matilda Jane Lodge on board the Victorious, hulk to the Dauntless, on the night of Sunday, the 17th September. The court consisted of Rear ...

... The following is an imperfect account of the battle on the River Alma, on the 20th of September, and for which we are indebted to the Copirte Zeitung's Correspondent:— The right wing of the Russians rested on Bakchi-Serai, and the left on the Alma. On the day before the battle, Prinoe Menschikoff was reinforced by 20,000 men from Sebastopol. The number of the Russians in their two en- trenched ...

... NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. We hope the object of the Young Friend's Forget-me- Not verses, may soon and safely return to his Cambrian home. A Friend is thankfully informed that the work has reached us, and shall be reviewed at some length in our next publication. Rochette possesses neatness and facility, and should avoid the sonorous pomp of Gorman mysticism. Weare obliged to be chary of ...