Music.

MUSIC .

WE have the pleasure of recommending to the favourable notice of our musical brethren a very graceful song by Br . Bathurst , the tenor singer , entitled "Whence those Thrilling- Accents . " The melody to which it is wedded is easy and flowing in its cadence , and illustrates very happily the words of the song . At this indoor time of the year , any contribution of merit is a general benefit to the community , and Br . Bathurst ' s little gem will add to many a musical gathering . We are happy to announce to our readers the publication of a beautiful little song ,

" My Cottage Home , " by Mrs . Octavius Freire Owen , the talented composer of that exquisite ballad which made much noise a few years back , and is entitled " How Fondly yet . " This lady is more known to the world by her literary than by her musical productions , but we earnestly hope that she will not allow so long an interval to elapse as heretofore between the publications of music so calculated to please all , as those she has alread y composed . "My Cottage Home" is published by Messrs . Cocks , New Burlington-street .

Summary Of News For November.

SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR NOVEMBER .

MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS . Mr . Labouchere has been appointed Secretary for the Colonies , in lieu of Sir Wm . Molesworth , deceased ; the Duke of Argyll , Post Master General , as successor to Lord Canning , who goes to India ; Lord Harrowby , L-ird Privy Seal , in lieu of the Duke of Argyll ; and Mr . Baines , Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster , as successor to Lord Harrowby . Mr . Baines and Lord Stanley of Alderley , the President of the Board of Trade , are to have scats in the Cabinet .

THE WAR . Although the season has arrived when very little can be expected to be undertaken in the way of active operations in the field , and the best that can be done is to prepare for the next campaign in the coming spring , still the past month has not been without its successes for the Allies , On the Sth , Omar Pacha attacked the Russians , who had 16 , 000 troops strongly entrenched on the banks of the lngour , in Mingrelia , and

having forced a passage at four points , completely defeated them with great loss . Omar Pacha then pushed on to Kutais , a considerable distance on the road to Kars . The loss of the Russians is estimated at about 500 , and that of the Turks 300 . Omar Pacha is said to have since effected a junction with the Circassians . General Mouravieffe is stated to have become insane , is consequence of the failure of the attack upon Kars ( which by the bye has been rovictualled ) and to have been succeeded in the command of the Russian Army in Asia , by Prince Bebutoff . On the 15 th , an

explosion of a French Park of Artillery , at Inkermann , it is supposed by accident , caused considerable loss , both in the French and English Camps . A detachment of General d'AUonville ' s Army under the command of AU Pasha , has executed a coup de main , eight leagues to the north of Eupatoria , and captured from the Russians 270 oxen , 3540 sheep , and 50 horses and waggons . ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES . On the 2 nd , Dr . Nerman France , a German gentleman , about 50 years of age , with his son , a lad of about 17 or 18 , arrived at the Albion Hotel , Brighton , aud passed the