The Express. — London, England, 1856-01-04 00:00:00

ete exprefigi. airaiiiiiishaftlaterlolter "The Expres:^aiddis ivestag war, =NW at dr Olish 111. bravidertrist. by Tv* Veleta is tie em of palliallow HIGH WATIR AT LONDON BRIDON. Td Dar—INAANg Not. ......Mherassa. lU. Mi. Taasaaow —Mamba& IIL 53a..„....JJ4r5000. LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4. " iIIiTICE for Downing-street' is a ery which none deer readers will suspect us as being likely to raise MB Nett or insufficient grounds. We have never, Illissd, indulged in that sweeping style of vitupera- as ince faahlocable, which 1;:d iiiTwOlc, is an Of his .11 of the spleadida bilis, to anathematise the whole ! dale of public servants ea "a spawn of tax-bora ablibsa" linking that somewhat disrespectfal de signation to a rhyme more unsavoury still. That many members of the Civil Service have after their fashion been hardworking and meritorious men we have always been ready to admit. It is very likely hue that even the loiterers have of late had some pressure of actual business on their bands. The newspaper is less wearily lounged over, some time is found for other topias of discourse than sapper rooms and casinos, the last new dancer, or the next Derby winner—fewer public pens are spoiled sod less public paper wasted in sorry squibs and sorrier caricature,. It has even become possible for the intrusive taxpayer, who ventures to look in on matters of business, to receive something like a satisfactory answer to his queries, communicated ia a tone something short of coodssesading contempt. Toe them improvements sad others still ia stare the public is in some degree indebted to the labours of the public press ; nor are we aware of having been mating on oar part in denninsbag the ahem by which the action of Oar public Wiese has been im peded, or in indicating the reforms by whit& it might be improved. But Downinrstreet now comes forward with a grievance of its own; and acting me that psiastple of fair play which is the first duty of the journalist, let as proceed to examine what that grievance ie. The exnplaint now put forward by a large majority of the civil servants of the Crown is embodied ia • form of petition to the Howie of Commons, for the amendment of the Superannuation Act of 1834 (4th and 3th Will. 3V., cap. 24j. The poiats psis eipally complained of are two. Fleet, the reduced seals of pensions or sopereenuation eqoseeisese sines August, 1829 (from which time, by virtue of a re trospective clause, the Act of 1834 was made to take effect). Secondly, the foreed tonirshutions to the w alled superannuation fund, which from the time the Act ponied have been levied on all those mambas of the Civil Service who have entered it soberqesatly to 1829. Is order clearly to understand the ease of the petitioners, the first thing necessary to be borne la mind is the division of all the members of the Civil Service into two great classes—those who mitered the sere.' before, and those who have en tered it since, August, 1829. Taking the whole number of our civil servants at 10,000, it seems that those who entered before the date is question are about 6,000, and those who have entered subse quently about 11,000, or something like two-thirds of the satire body. As regards the seals of seper sensation a110w..., the differ.ee between these two elegem is this: members of the former elais are entitled to four twelfths of their fall salary alter 10 and under 15 years' service, and ...twelfth more Ise every additional fire yeses of service : so that after SO years of service an officer of this clue Goa retire • as anneal allowance equal to hie net salary. Members of the latter class (those who some under the operation of the Aet) stead on a very different Scotia,: the allowance I. their ems aviameaces at three-twellthe of the salary after 10 years' sent.,, remains at the same point for the seat seven years, and then goes on increasing ow-twellth foe every soceassive seven years of envies, bat never exceeds eight-twelftha. The resalt is, that, ee eves pared with the loran scale, all the allowsness are de ferred seven years, and the officer who Nth. after 60 years of service, instead of receiving the tall amount el his salary, can is so seas motive more than two. thirds of it. In point of fact, it is only is very rare eases that be would receive so math. a Treasury ad nab directing that, as as °Misery rale, only four- lithe of the allows.ee aathorised by the Am shall be &madly paid. It has bees calealated that the eembised offset of these regulations has bona to re. dam by eseAalf the value of the pukes payable to these who have entered the swiss ass 16211, as compared with them payable to the elms who be longed to it bolero that date. Nor ie this all. The Am of 1834 farther provides that ao allowance shall be payable to say °Seer ander 66 years of age, ex. eept epee eertificate that be is incapable from mental er bodily infirmity to diseharp the duties el his situation. Book thee, as far as relates to the soak of saps,. anasstion allowances, is the distisetise mode by the Air of 1834 betimes these members of the 014 Barrios who wen its case before 1829, sad these who ham 00619 into etre Maim Bat the Act doss eel rest hers : it Boma' to impose upon the lsm favoured slam a famed contribution from whisk the mere lammed class are wholly Is.. It iamb that, with respect toil! these who have *mod the ionise rises 1929, a &deities shall be made from their Werke at the rates/1i per mat. when those 'shires mewl 1001., sod of 21 pm sena where tbiry do sot, la order to esestitate a espersannatioe fend. It is osly seam easy to add that the smarm of these costributions wee in 1864 more than 60,0001. ; that the salaries of all the higher fasotionaries, Ministers of State, Diplo matic Aare, Judges both of the superior and meaty marts, are expressly exempted from this tax; sad that the average ef the imams of the 11,000 epos whets it is levied doss sot exceed 861. per annum. Bash is the role that her been is operation for the lost one-sed-twenly vats—with what emits to the pablio lorries is very ably and temperately pointed ost is what we will take the liberty of ealliag the "Petition of the Lower 11,000." The worlds( Glib, system has hoes as bad as peedhle. Irs the first pleas, it Mirk to he anjest in the mode et its hapset. ties. A. Bir Cauu.sa TWSLYAX anserwerahly per the esse:—" There is no dilemmas in principle he. tweets the ems of the highest of these (the tell) eaters and that of on Waist sick, which replies that is. Amid receive his pension without deist ties, mad that the other should provide it by dolor does mode from hi. salary. Testis, ebeimeiy quires that WI should either he medsred liable es, sr damns* nature of as insurance premium is a mackery,l thus conclusively disposed of by Sir Caw.* TRIVILTAN That cannot- pesgsrly twee as insurance which gives a man no iithsranatlelttt will ever derive any benefit In veld majority domes the could Me be ey be conmestitled to a peasict, a does are then entirely lost to theism and their families." "Even if after twenty or thirty years' &duodena from hie salary," adds Mr. Hawse, "he retire and obtain the maximum &Bowan* attainable ender the Act, it ewes upon his death, without his family benefiting by his long matribution in the slightest degree." Can anything be more grossly de lusive or upset than OUP The tax, however, is not only delmive and unjust, it is also oppressive in its incidence. It prod'uc .to the nation only 60,0001. per seam ; but levied as it is on official incomes the avenge of which is only 861. per annum, it his the 'Beeps. the petitioners allege, of nearly doubling direct taxation le the ease of the luckless 11,000 m compared with all other claws of her MAJUTVII subjects. Bad, however, as the effect of the Act is oa the in terests of the members of the Civil Bwrvios, it is even more detrimental to the interests of the public. It there he one thing man desirable than another in the administration of our public offices, it is that worn oat and incapable men should not be tempted to linger oa in office to the exclusion of those who are better able to do good Gerriee to the State. Now the effect of the Superannuation Act runs directly coaster to this desirable result. No man is willing to retire at the °Main loss of half his issue. Many a man. rather them submit to seek a mediae, slings es to office long &her his academes., in it his ceased to be serviceable to the country or creditable to hissed/. To ss the ease of the petitioners appears irresistibly strong. The grievance of which they complain is a real and tangible ; the mischiefs they expose are of serious detriment to the public service. The tax from which they would be freed is partial in its imposition, oppressive in its incidence, contemptible in its product, seed delusive in its alleged objets. That redaction of the 'Housese from which they suffer inflicts upon the community evils quite as peat u it imposes on themselves : it bars the way to the rise of merit, and encumbers the higher grades of the en vies with those whom it is at um hush to form WO retirement and mischievous to keep in Mike. We are no lovers of bersasersey : looking abroad upon the nations, that word seems to as bet old despotism "writ largo.' It matters not whether Liberty be stifled by the amuses, or et:sa iled by the grasp, of Power. The result is alike fatal to either case. Nor is there any ratan for this wintry to whir& we should look forward with such utter repugnance and loathing as one destined to bring the free intellect of the land seder the same golden bondage which is now emeseelating the natiosel mind of Prussia. Bat any soak appeubassioas are, is the present state of things, parely sed ledieresely oblassisal. The service in oar government oases never hes been—never will be—so constitated as to tempt Mesita ranks the best intellect of the country. Of that there is no fear. But it conearee the satimial Margot that we should secure competent leen to do the natioa's work, and, having so smeared them. it comerns the national homer that we should not deal with them ungenerously or nejostly. It is became we think the Superannuation Act both usgeserons sad =jest that we concur in the prayer of the 11,000 for its amesidasst or repeal. ••••••••• is szsairtsd inn, the &deities& The dame, is that ow eke; e: o olleera regbt t h as w t pewerfal. sad bat be: ether is weak sad getbsly the hoods of Gwen. asset" I. the mit Ous t this esstribedes is levied =der a &helve pretest, sad is gosh a aunty as to glee se essivalemt at all to the great majwity, sod se gimlets eseivalemt to soy of demi ben weems it is law. To reprigest it so a metes& is the COI Court. WINDISOIL, Jas. 3. The Qom sad Primo, seeoepasied b 7 the Duke et Cambridge, ea/ etteaded by the Natoliimam filly esti the Hos. Bowies Byes, drove eat is ea oral ssiviege yes twig elterasea, sod basourod Kr. Ward, H A., by vbitioi Ids Saito at Ups.. pub. The Lisorriee is Wears( were is ettesdeaeo ea ►wen bask. ?rime leant.( Letalagee left the Cods be the 0..• rtioos Lopootto of Sus Weimar arrived coi a Aft to bar TIM Mawr party lardadamil taw Das►ao of Kw. tlo Deka at Cuabridgo, Priam Edward ofloso Weimar, Prima Gewawma of Bare Weimar, the Dike of Nowertio. Lady ?may Howard. Banana do Bpetb. the Hos. Um &paw, Oalopaol Tyowkitt. sad Sir haw Mark. he -bead of sh w a Oteraedler Guards &pi darts. &awn. TI. QOM'S meats be./ aftuwasis partorsitel ia tbe Castle. This merulag Priem Albert, with the Dale of Cam anompeated by Priam Seward sad Prime Or lama of bare Wrimer, weal eat ebeetrag. The Dab et Cambridge tatteaded by Celasel Trivia%) aad Priam Lammas el Sae Weimar week their. d•pertare I. the afterseem The Dab. al Plemmede beadle left tbe Castle. The Has. May e.g..., mkt the Hy . Emily Cadman have ......dad the lios. Blesser Suede, and the Iles. &Wise Slag se Maid. el Haws is Wait's'. A Cabinet Conseil was held yesterday afternoon ut the Yesslawellem Tbe Minima's mint were : Vissount l'alcaseelos, the Lord Chancellor, Rant Granville, Earl of Harrewhy. Sir Osage Grey, the Earl of Claret:dim. Lard Pasmare, Mr. Seeretary Labonehers. the Chase:nor of the Exchequer, Sir Charlie Wood, the Right Hos. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Deb of ArgylL The Cosacil sat two hours and a half. Prises !meet.t Liaises left Lehigh ea Wedageday aii►t Ise Gormay. The Ilerdialm Illaister snivel Is Leaden yes/sedgy. from Me ism et Vameost l'aimmtes, Samilsodh Bum 1 TM Imi C►.asolie, MU resolve the Judges. Qum's Comeal, Ike, ea Friday, Os drat day of Hilary Tam, at ►is lordship's resiisass, is Upper Breok•street, at 12 s'elesk. The Mame Use et th. Is lopes sad Ld7 Thema Lewis mama, Manna yosartlay, from a Melt to ill• sad Csaatess et assamdes, M t►e Gam. Vinous sad Visseastese Palmaressa arrived la Sawa yeassisy ateea►as frost Broad Made, sad la UN sharsosa Lift Lemke ter Wisdom Castle, ea s Ash to lass Majesty. Lord &saltily et Valuta, has tetavalsi to tura Ism Aided*, Park, Ch.h►ra Delp;sebss to the Gemmel it Kilt., Cryisa, sad Mai ism Wm ssat lest *sada, lama tits Osisaid aka. Admiral Lyons arrived is Leads@ late last night by the Beath Rasters Railway. His Royal Eighteen the Duke of Cambridge arrived at his miaow* is the Ambeesadeee'•oeart, gt twere's Palest, lees mein. ben Wisdom Carat. His threw the Priam Gustavus of Bair itetwar boa mired la 18004, In. Geramay. The Marquis arid Marehissess of Tweeddale aad tb Ladies Bey have stetted at Fenseer's NOW, hen Taw New, N.B. The Hui ol Hamilton loft Hamad..' Hall, Bt. Jaameratemt. het elelheler. W j. 4. the DeIMO (Primo. Mario et Dada') ad Many at NM. Th. Earl and Cassano 5c...., Si, Edward sad Indy Yining, tb• Dam at IL Tsars sail Km MU..., Lard Crew, In David Denim, the Coast sad Cams. de Plabaalt, Kr. ad Ms.. Tokiataa, lir. Calvert. Kr. 8y.., ta• Sim Mt. Howard mad Lady Liana Seward, n• Comas of Lamy old Lady Mary Phamaarise (danglitat al the Mas NM at ICorry), tardier wit! Lard sad Lady Saillorm aid tamtly, kayo best saksape elle *boss at Domed Ms Cidanan The i.l .d Osealein el Elea bew retersed te Deem flell, Fliketie, fres vidtleg dr Zed el Meriebil N Beebe Palen, eeer rash. ?be peke lid wee se be preerasel with tbe freebie" et Se dap el Glasgow dis obay, es/ le be emseteised et • bested Is the erealeg by the eleie seibiebise. i THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1856. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. - - PER 1081A/it CIRCULAR. 4 , t We d e i arr a : e a t t i dz e r yeitritander dm head of him; ' ,the Isbewhig eaalyiii of M. N rodee of the 22ad alt.: " The Imperial Calgast &et obina that the mo- 1 military isterraptioa of hostilities h taeseirosass of the moon of, the year, hos asemainly ocassismed s geheral bopetthat the opportssity will Lis Maid to mount by the re.estabielinient of pesos, sad &Glares that it (the Imperial Cabinet) has not been the last to share in this sentiment, and to avow ks fast wk cited, therein. It frankly owns that the desire expressed by the Emperor of the French at a public solemnity, in favour of a prompt sad durable pease, was at that moment, sad is at the present time, the most cherished wish of the Emperor Alexander. " The elevated policy bequeathed to this Sovereign by his predeosenirs makes it a dety to use the power which Clod has pat into his hands, in no other way than for the good of the world, and conse quently to desire pear" not only for the interests of his own subjoins, but for those of all Europe. The Emperor Alexander has not waited for the present movesseet to advance to this end. On hie seesselon to his throne he gave his NU sad entire assist to the bassi admitted by his august father. "These beets, however, allow of claming interpre tatioes. The Emperor, without beeitatioa, gives them the largest meaning. Witness the frank and loyal eoncerrenee which be lent to the proposed mo difleatfens in the political system of the Best, and to the collective gaerantse whisk wee to assure its independoeco. H. eves went so far us to @seri floe venerable sad glorious traditioos. And lastly be proved the sincerity of his resolves by the manner in which he adopted the proposed changes affecting the Principalities of the Danube sad the navigation of that river. "I! these coefereners were broken op ea the sub ject of the Third Point, the responeibility doss sot fall upon the Imperial Cabinet, far when the Austrian Cabinet pat forward the solution whisk appeared to it the most acceptable-41 was the Ranks plenipo tentiary who declared that solutioa *aphis of bessming the 'tarsier point of ea agreement, and it was the Ministers of the adverse party who rejected it after ioternal dirtiness, had Grimm. "Daring the grave events whish (*Dolma, while blood was flowing in torrents, and while the two belligerent parties imposed immense @earldoms en each other, it, ea wee the use, the heart of his Imps. I rial ltelisty was affeeted, he Geoid impose @ileum upon himself se loog u his enemies appeared willing to substkate the right of might for tee spirit of equity sad seaciliation, which for nearly half a century had governed the destinies of Ramps. "But whet; amounts mashed the Government of his Majesty, reining it that its soenias were die- 1 posed to alter the groundwork of the negotiation foe pesos upon the beano, the Four Points, sash as they , had bees defined in the soefamases, the Imperial Cabinet dose not hesitate to frankly anticipate these pacific dispositions. and to frankly seek a possible solstice to the Third Pabst, in the order of ideas w►ich have appeared satisfactory in tarn to all per _ Mention is here made of a notice forming an ap pendix to this despatch. °comprised of the mailitioas whisk the telegraphic dispatch hose Kmaipberg (published la Tossilsy's lispws) has already made I knows. It is meshed I. the kolkowiag tones: "The Emperor someats to this—that the Third Point he &itemised by the following aosibiaatioes : "1. Amin of the Straits. "2. No military lag whatsoever shall east la the Black Sea, with the exception of the forces which Russia and the Porte shall mutually demo meoeseary to keepthere. "The quota of them forms shall be dud by a di rect understanding between the two Googlies pogrom without ostensible partielpatioe of the other powers." "The alum nodes," coatiame the eireabir, "give a complete moieties to what is Wiwi the Third Om mtge." The Imperial Cabled, in oonelusioe, ds olares that " this solstice of the Emperor will fee. nigh a new pledge of the gestissents of ameniatias with which he is animated, sad of We emrifiose which he is ready to make ler the repose of the world. He confides Hamar to the impartial judgment of the Powers which have hitherto remained Weise to the Goatee, and awaits the decision of his 1164111116 with admen and coalkienee." PROGRESS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS AT ST. PETERSBURG. The Journal des Debate of this earning says : aßy way of Baffin, we have reesived news from Bt. Feinberg of Dea. 27 sad M. Those snouts inform us that Cone Estietsay, who left Vieana ea Dee. 16, did net arrive at Bt. Feinberg until the 26th. The we day, the 27th, he saw M. de Nessel rode, sad apprised him of the eommealeation from ' the Imperial Cabinet of Vienna to the Imperial Court of Ramie. M. de Nemelrode listened to M. Esterhasy's propositions without betraying any maim He did not attempt to interrupt the Austrian Minister, and simply replied, ' I will take the Emperor's orden.' M. Heterhasy with drew. *Oar corregpoodente at Berlin add that, secordiag to kis inetraatloaa M. Eeterhasy will wait eight day..—that is to say, until Jan. 4—for M. de Nesse rede's reply. After Jan. 4, if no reply hes arrived, M. Esterhezy will mad a near to M. de Neseclreds, reminding hiss of the emamaniestkm of Dee. 97, and premise bias to melts kiewu the EmpererAlexesder's intentions. He will give a sew delay of ten days to the Ramis& Minister. This mond delay will expire on Jaa. 16. If the Russian goversineat per sists in its films*, M. Reterhsey will quit St. Petersburg, and will return to Vienna with all the premise! of his !egad... Bat it is believed at Vienna that M. de Neseshode will have replied before Jan. 16, and perhaps before the 4th. They think then that IL. d'Esterhigiv will be able to avoid an imme diate rupture at Meat of the diplomatic mistime. As to It. de Neseelrode's reply, it is perused that it will be very nearly *reformed to the declarations ef his cheater of Dee. 22. • • Is ceder that serious negotiations may be regained. Ramis mast abandon the ironed epos which *be penises In her. self, and approach that ocespied by the Allied Powers. Nothing indicate§ a disposition an her part at the present mount to do this; on the Ota buy, we are aimed that she will prefer reacting the shames of a third ossipaigs. If these maisetares iIAL CALL TO ARM BY THE BIAN COMMANDER IN. ABTA. (1191 Owl OWN oonanircananc) KONIGOBIBA Untwist. The Istoallit Roue publishes a prosiernaties by Gassed Mesravieff, main, the entire population" of Imeretia, Geriel, and Minpelia to wage a wit of extermination against the enemies of the cram It is this meagre which is supposed to have in duced Omer Paeba's retreat I COUNCIL OF WAR AT Letters and journals from Constantisople, of the date of Dee. 24, inform se that Omer l'acha's retreat frost Ratak towards Boukkosa-Kaleb, was known • is that capital. The generaliesimo found it impossible to victual his army in a 'Gantry rendered lnaoomesible on all sides (with each means of transport as be pommeled), by the overflow of rivers. At a Council of War, attended by most of the mili tary Pashas, elso by General Larchey (French), Os moral Mansfield (English), and Colonel Chime dell Torre (Sardinian), also by the first dragomans of the English and French Ambeemadms, it was decided that 10,000 men should be withdrawn from the army of Omer Paella and added to the forme which are as sembling at Trebisond in order to cover Erseroam, and that the command should be confided to Ismail Puha, distinguished by his conduct oa the Danube. The task of making known this arrangement to Omer Paella. and carrying it out, is entrusted to Moeklie•Pscha, ma of Priam Stamina. Omer Pasha is than in complete dimes. A letter in the Daggs states that it was speed at the mane conned that all the troops, regular and irre galar, which were disponi)* including a large num ber of the Turks sad Egyptiess at Relator* should be seat with all speed to Trebizoad for the defense of Erse:roam THE PROCLAMATION TO THE RUSSIAN PEASANTS. The following le the text of the appeal addressed by the Bawer of Rani& to the peasants of the Chown domain. It is seat to Count Perowsky, General of Infantry and Mieister of Appseages Nest Leos Alsthowitsth I —Osr tether of blamed ow miry, by a resthipt addressed to Fos es Oat 26,1864, rolled apes the parents et the Crews demalao to partlelpeth is the sewed work et the 0f.... el the sesstry. At oath Easy there mintier' ptherated themeless ties were seesthere to tons the slssehe of Ms mimes% of tirdllson of Ow laperld bray. three ►sttslhss mess. Km than halt el Moss whe aired themeless was able to mom to their Mmes. We sow kap It aressue to lona the Mirth bandies et the ems regirsest, sad we thisraters order a sow appeal to be .dimmed to the pewee el she desulas eastorthably to the Ossifies istablithed is the resslatios et 0.1. 26, 1864. la olesimiais yea with do dereastice et the tear* hafts* lira, we us potently wetland that he rowan to sat ar peal the possean et the demons .m tea t 3 the detente et the sonny with the sane sageness so tkeir brother, sailed by est tether, displayed, wins they addend new. sense to resist the owns et 'Medea sad hely amen. Mow) AzixAmDza. THE WEST INDIAN AND MEXICAN MAILB.I IMPORTANT ARRIVAL OF SPECIE. (NT mactaut inuasruzz.) (non elm OWN 00113SPONDUNN) r, FRIDAY. The Tye* has arrived, with the West ladle sad hiezieea mils. She left St. Thames's as the 18th Amongst ber Gorge la spode to the vales of 3,166,313 dollars, of which 60,000 dollars ars os so oount of Maxima dividsods. Thu Tyne has brought the largest amount of spode ever known to have been brought in one ship. ni. yellow Wet was raging at Martiniquo, aad the cholera at Porto Rioo. The British Admiral was at Bermuda. H. 11. ship Medea ease to St. Thomas for the Admiral's letters. She had been detained at Antigua, by meeting there the United States sloop Cyan% of 90 guns, which refused to saints the British flag, alleging that an American inkjet:4,a slave, had there been taken *ga l of an Americas vessel. A lon drought was satielpated at Daman" sad , was amain am& alarm. When the reduction to a pew, footing of the third and fourth Austrian army corps standing in Gallic* Hangary, and Transylvania. wee announced. it was stated is acme tosrten that the Austria. army of osenpation in Malan-Wallachia was to be reinforced. The Dresden ./eurnsl—a seal•e®eisl print—is now Worland boat Vienna that this latter corps is aloe to be Waned. The Ewa of the ROMMOCG border battalioos of the Beast. Mina. and Waradia have already left Bohan* to rears to their boas. BARON SEBBACRI MISSION. The German 'VexVert Journal learns that Baron SiebenWs wisdom to Bt. Petersburg is the remit den arrangement between the courts d If Balch sod liazooy. Aa evasive Russian reply to the offer of pesos now made world. it is reworked. *sly lightly tomb the Waders Powers. bat it would seriously affect Austris, who is the prime mover in this inter. viatica, and perhaps compel her to measures which wesid iatroduco pest coldness into her mistletoe with Re/Ms. *ItI. to Fewest this," says the /Voids,- fori Journal. " that M. de limbeah has been mot to St. Petersburg." SWEDEN. We leant from a good poem (says the Nuremberg Correspondent) that, besides the treaty of Nev. 91, there are it mimeos, 'pedal sonveetiona between the Western Powers and Swedes. These acts wen prepared daring the atay of General Canrobert at Stockholm. They remain still to be ratified, and will sot be published anion hostilities against Rossi* ehonld conliane is the spies. These tionveatiosa will pleas Swedes ia as entirely new attitude to Reeds, and will have for their inset snob mare than to seam& 6966 sod nations to the allied fiesta. Ef/EPRESS FROM PARIS. ----.--- _ (mom Ora own 0011.111111POWDINT.) PARIS. TIIIMIDAT EVIXINO. According to the latest letters from the Crimes, it is not probable that Marshal Pelimier will leave the army to attend the council of war, which (although there are no official grounds for the belief) it is taken for granted will shortly be held in Paris. Apropos of this council, it is to be observed that the statement of the Journal de Constantinople, that the long vexed question of the unity of command has been solved by an agresiseat that in the coming campaign Marshal Pelissisr is to command both the French sad English armies, end Admiral Lyons the French sad English Bests, is in all probability premature, for it Is unlikely that any such arrangement should have been come to previous to the deliberations of the Council of war. It may be that the Crimes will tot be the principal theatre of war next spring. At the Bourse money was very tight, and in Ai oonres of the morning the Rents fell 30e. lower dia l yesterday, In the afternoon there was a reoovery, OW the last price (foe cash) was 631 r. 600., being a do of 200. For account the last quotation was the oasas as that of yesterday. Credit Mobilise ulti- Mittely 611130 re., bat it had gone down to a much pester extent at one moment. Some of the railways improved a little at the close, but quotations were generally lower. The tone of the Bourse was, how ever, coach better at the end than at the beginning. A Constantino* soresepondenoe of Dec. 26, in the Prism, mays a' The Leatics brine letters from the franks of Persia. The diaereses with* had broken eat between the Beg lieh represatative. Mr. Massy, sad the Pashto government. is torsional. M. Bounds interposed offeetaelly. sad pat an sad to the sails, by as arrangement haunting', it is NU, kr both parties. We knew nothing of the origin of the atottadontoodhig. On New Year's-day a violent explosion of pa took plans in the Place da Paola Royal. Some of the mains near the principal entrance were twisted by the imoonsidon. A as passing by had his Unseen sifted. The saddest gave ties to a story that an in broil machine had been laid down in a glitter, with the view of samesinating the Panora Jerome and Napoleon Bonaparte on their return from the Tui leries. Aooceding to the Dibals the following are the terms of the new conflation between the State and the gee compaaies of Paris : Ths mamation is to be of fifty years' duration, daring whieb period • rest of 200,000 fr. per annum will be paid to the tows kr Ib. sabtemaents ground occupied by the pipes et the enspeay. The skims of the lowa on the old cow psalm, and natested by Minn, are to be liquidated by a sum of two malice francs. The company will possess a awful met enesding fifty-fire million, sad after a pried of Aston years will divide with the lowa all profits that may exceed tea per esat. ea that espitsi. The gas works now existing Is Paris ars to be arsamorted beyond the walls; and the aew mastracr does most be complated sad is working order by the let el Jaaaary, 1800. After that averted, s in of tire matinee per new will be paid by the sompany to the tows, man indemnity foe the lees sustained by the mini as the articles employed LA tie fermatioa of gas. The prise of gas for private Individuals is dud at 30.. the metre, Wowed or 45. , which is the provost one. After the eapiration of fifty years, the whsle of the property *I the oompeay will pus into the heads of the Sewn of Paris, op terms to be and by arbitration. A portion of the forest of St. Germaine, to the ex tent of about twenty-lire acne, has just been cleared near the Oarrefoar de la Petits Lode, in order to form a place far cavalry manoeuvres. Tim two ca valry barracks bay* just been repaired and refitted up in the most complete manner. THE FRENCH SUGAR DUTIES. Yesterday's iloosifror contains a deems modifying the Fres& tariff es follows: Until otherwise sedated tie Import duties levied is segs will be Yee apes at sad aide/ type : Ia Freud tenets from French sokedes l beyead the Cope el Good Rope, sad la Anierkil”.4l et present. Is Freaeh vessels from Chloe, Ca dd' Chau, the Psilipplaee, tad Si eft —4sfr. the 100 eilop. I. French vessels from other oosultriss or Isdia-47fr. the 100 kdc(s. Ia Preach vessels from other please oat of Europe—SW the 100 kilns. SO Itt Fnash vowels from ;Aro/63-60h. the 100 kliegs. la font's vewsle-651r. the 100 kilop. Swan above the Mt type will pq the lanes above cited. with as addition of 3fr. pee 100 kitty. ITHE NEW POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH FRANCE. HAVRE, Jaw. 1. In the postal aoausatios between Erma and Ear had Just concluded as Isporteat arreageheat is haetiosed. Metal kttor reerovir ms zboaise placed oa board the steamier, lapis; Cala* sad Havre he Beaked, Into which parties am post to the last whereat of sailing ; bat these Mash seal& um %sub sow be prepaid, become the Baglish peaveMses were sot allowed to kinglike Preach or BaslW pew stamps as eas/ letters, sad simi larly the Preach peiVeSaes were not allowed to reerisies English or Pro peseepps stamps oe letters posted at the Be lib ports fa ills Istter Mass It perm Pres s! or put or Mftlisb poets. alaaps ea the letters, such stamps were wasted, he the Nash were cessidered as ..paid. Tale is arm altered. lb* ?reach people eta by French postage as prepay knew vat late the letter bozos oa board de land, wreakers leavhe sad nos luvss Eaglieb people sea by Baobab postage stamps prepay betters pot iato the letter beak ea beard abs Mesh» leaving for Freak. THE CZAR'S LETTER ON THE FALL OF TAB CRIMEA. are well founded the wit far from its tertetestion. ; The wow u.. tte states that sa additional article teasitiag the Third Poiat bus been added to the treaty of Danaher 1, between Austria, Frame, sod ' gailand. It doss not. however, larva as Austria the obthratioe of aids/ put is the war spas the nested serval of Urea to asap the Third Paint se iaterynded by Austria and the Allisa The damtriaa Cbrremmulmam Mates tbat tbaDab Valsmarma loft Dammam Sir Palmyra ea br e 33, is esairsay midi a sass or 4ht We Lard u s u.. AMA Lades Imo raid/tag la Dammam is a wry fag ANN wade maser. The following is a translation of the Czar's letter to Oen. Mouravieff : " The resolute persistence, the exemplary courage, and the warlike cirenmspec•ion which hare marked year satire condom in Asiatic Turkey have now been orowned with full success. "The dominating fortress of Asia Minor, the for tress of Kars, tits surrendered, with its main gar rison, artillery, and great depots of arms and ammu nition. Ms Anatolian army of 30,000 men exists no more ; its commander-in-chief is our prisoner. "I thank you heartily for this so glorious feat which has invested the arms of Russia with new 111130WD. " I aim commission you to express my heartfelt thanks to the army under your command for the steadfutness and courage which have overcome the stiff-swebed resistance of the enemy. ID testimony of your Id& serit I nominate you Knight of the Order al fit. George of the Second Class, a rank to which you hare proved yourself incontestably entitled ; and remain. with imperial grace, your well-wisher, ALEXANDEL. RUSSIAN INDExtirrs.—Daring the last lbw days a whom bw bees plowed sad dosed by upwards of SOO of elm loading an of t h e port of Hull is Wonsan to this od to Loads. for prowatattaa as A leper Ina I"i* of the filth h talk " la tli. s at' t illstacked la has following terms:—..We to e e Arstrisa Gassits, says: biejeetee meet Isral sad faithful sabjews, Inhalitirtta sf Amesediag to the latest somas hest lb* Crimes, the the towpath of Ktollotowlitoo - Roll. beg to natilwat to * wee wire ben boss riasisgema ay a ragaissai of Hs ,. /l i r la Ntjesty by that, la Wt o i f o l orr w i% l 4:( its trade, a ttar pert illaait the OM* Ind by the ibubstsby veylarst el Bow% „ am u m an sib., pl,O ii, year 11( e lastl., t d= iir i Maasihilikaili as Odom. It ts therefore .sto a t that mad thee , seaseaseatly, we feel very wrirelo the mime Willa et previsions is esperiestoi by Phase Clortaiakat. of die Olinda. for the attrawt of that war. That, wealth- A letter boo °demo of the flat alt., It the 1 47; 11 : r i r aa °11°16° .,: i rl'sw ri stio a t e t aima • we elatiast° disa : i Austrian Gaserte, says : Ow war, wadi he ilalimmobiasse than is - mabilsoL 'net it Imp bodies of heaps are starehlaii hoe tha Wan ( Wean " "that at Mum , by ilolls____....._•Y 116 ° w il 411 ` "Ma Deseararsia. Thee is task, Weever, say 'mistime of ra s s°2 4 .B ,z r . l 77Z i = a °lllll°°°° . =•v a , .... 1.1, T oa st asasaailma OM Somas , al laitir Plum will Is 451.4 by *Ow wo Naos bat be esasektam %bat te. sesseisi ; p.pa at a weeps beat the Mom, ma by the =Olds. Chattel We lk theme apnea Orin • period of yews might peewit taw oweftbsir eta, kis ow. as miasma la the Mines by la Paalle_akiagaii b 7 ' Wirer Pemadue I st heart Ostelheahat. Ts o heelir la poem lb. suaseas4 "l b w •Pamb•l ' I dm st • Y". Ims" WY dumb* si the imp as Am Arabs. The alibi gsabeals width " i n ? Pre7 7.°1 if = a r a lst • °°°° sa l "Ms ° P M " NlMmilled at YAWS. lass bout hem to, ma all Ms 'emet el the dbmilmmi. sat mar ib lt takes ialo P"eal eteleas emeekkeedea. by Re"' et" 62 Waal soda Imissesibm he.. hem billissis tbalessa. Eiders Gravhir HAW& I THE PARIS PEACE PAMPHLET AT VIENNiL (/11,01 001 COIIISPONIII/11.) VIENNA, Dee. 30. The French pamphlet proposing a general congress for the pacification of Europe has failed in exciting any sensation here, as it is well known that, so fir from being the production of a French statesman and emanating from an official quarter, it is nothing mare than a work of Russian origin and written in the Russian interest. Looked at from this point of view, many parts of the pamphlet which at runt appeared dark and mysterious become plain and clear, and the views of the author may be defined as follows: By conjuring up the rata morgono of ar, alliance between Russia and France he evidently seeks to sow the seeds of distrait against the latter Power in the British cabinet and nation—a distrust which it has been the policy of Russia from the very beginning of the war to create by every insidious means in her power. Secondly, to frighten the (ler. man Powers, and especially the lesser ones, out of the idea of an approachment to, or eventually ob. taming support from, Prince, by pointing out the danger of their getting between two fires. Lastly, he attempts to work on the vanity of Louis Napoleon and the French nation by the flattering notion of affecting to disclaim, on the part of Russia, setting any value on the alliance of Any other state than France, which alone could be honourable and useful, se it would secure to them the undivided empire of the world. The idea of this treble combination u cleverly managed, but in the well informed circles of this city it is not considered likely that England and the German States will be so politically blind as to run into the trap thus set, and gilded over with the cunning device of ascribing the authorship to an exalted personage. In the meantime, rumours are current here that Russia is by no means averse to the convocation of an European congress; and, indeed, there are many indications that such is really the oase. The quer tions are even undergoing discussion—where shell the congress be held ? and, secondly, what shall be its farther object beyond the establishment of peace? In answer to the first query, Paris is generally consi dered as the most appropriate seat of the congress; and with regard to the second, the necessity is urged for laying down a code of public law for the collec tive government of all civilised states. Not only the belligerent powers, but the two great powers of Ger. many acid the secondary states that are in league with England and France are to be represented at the congress. With regard to the manner of voting, the mode adopted at the Congress of Vienna to be taken as a precedent. Within the last few days the report of a secret understanding confirmed by a treaty between Russia and Prussia is again brought forward, and gains cams degree of credit. It is affirmed that this secret treaty has been only very lately concluded by the present Emperor of Russia, and that it was brought to Berlin by Count Munster, who could never induce the Emperor Nicholas to sign it. This treaty is one of offensive and defensive alliance between the two states under certain possible contingencies; but whether the ring of Prussia will be able to rely on the co-operation of his army in such a case is a quer tion that has given rise to greet doubt and discussion. THE BALTIC.-THE RAISING OF THE BLOCK ADE. (710 N Ore OWN CORHISPONDNNT.) KIEL, Dic. 31. The intelligenoe which reached this place yeeter• day by telegraph, of the raising of the blockade of the Russian ports, u announced in the Gazette, gave, as you may suppose, great cause of rejoicing to the neutral shipowners at this and the neighbouring ports in the Baltic, and the arrangements which had pre ',lonely been commenced for the shipment of goods to Ramie have already been greatly extended. As the navigation continues to be perfectly open, one vessel sailed from hence yesterday, and the demand for shipping at Lubeck is so great that they are now chartering vessels here to proceed from hence to that port for the purpose of loading for Port Baltic. The astonishment of all here at the unaccountable conduct of the English government in the matter it is impos eible to describe. It would almost appear that they have even connived at the overland trade with Russia through Prussia; and it must be observed that eu no English mea•of-war now remain in these waters, there is nothing whatever to prevent the most extensive trade in articles "contraband of war" being freely carried on with the ports of the enemy, which says little for the energy with which we have of late heard that the war would now be carried on until it was brought to a satisfactory, honourable, and permanent conclusion. At a time like the present, when it has become almost a matter of necessity that the sincerity of the Allies should admit of no doubt, tf they wish truly to enlist in their cause the governments of Sweden and Denmark, the coarse now following as to the blockade cannot be sufficiently reprehended. The only parties who de rive any advantage from it are the Ruasiaus, from the supplies which they motive, and those who either from commercial relations or other reasons espouse their cause in other countries, and who do not fail to attribute to the weakness and consequent desire foe peace on the part of the Allies that indulgence to their adversary for which they say it is impossible otherwise to account. The weather is mild—no ice to be seen hers—and the thermometer stands at 38 Fahrenheit. MINING COMPANY OF IRELAND. XAONSTIO TILIGRATII.) DUBLIN, Tscsansv. At the half-yearly meeting, held to-day, a highly satisfactory report was read, giving an enoouraging account of the copper, lead, and coal mines. Alter paying for permanent improvements, the profits for the half year were 11,1161., out of which upwards of 4,0001. has been paid to mining and agricultural estates in Wicklow. A dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum was declared on the paid•up capital of the company, being is. per share. I (OLOUCIISTIRSHIRE) RRFORUA• TORT INSTITUTION. At the Gloseesterabire Epiphany Session of 1856, held this week at Glententer, P. B. Punted, E.g., the musty chairman, produced a lever which he had received from Mr. W. Niles, IL P., cheirmen of the Kinpwood Reformatory Institution, with a statement of the objects, be., of that institution. It apposes that there are et the ;rest time 38 boys in the school from various counties. boys are employed on week days principally upon the land. The staff of officers proposed to be employed is to comb" of • master, steward, term labourer, matron, sad • female servant, with a tailor and a shoemaker, who trill annul to teach the boys trades. The sine of the premises is saleable for a very much larger number of boys than the fonds can at present sustain, and it is desired to enlarge the school to a proportion more suitable to the size of the premises and to the wants of the surrounding counties. The disproportion which at present exists has, in fact, dries forth such • stroeg remonstrance from the Committee of Council on Education, that if the reformatory committee are cot able to reduce that disproportion, they will have itinerante so much of their income as is derived from the Council's grant. The estimated cost of each boy, at the present price of provision,. is 231. a year. This sum includes Or propor tionate share of each boy in the estahli.hment charges, u well as the ecet of his subsistence, which is shout 3s. 6d. per week. The government provides ss. a week for 'my child seat to the school, either under a conditional pekoe or by a direct sentence of a judge or magistrate. The com mittee wW to fatten receive no child, except on payment of the ss. either by the government or some source other than the funds at their disposal. The society's present in ures, inaludiag 3611. a year by the government, sad 661. 10s. from the Committee of Council, is 7751. Mr. Persia said meth bed been advanced at public meetings and elsewhere of late in reference to these reformatories, bet the argenuste had been all one-sided, and he should like to beer what was to he advanced on the other side of the question befall he offered an opinion on the matter. Es night probably do so at the text sessions. The Herald thinks that " the House of COMMOIII will betray both the liberties and the interests of Ragland it Were It motes the supplies it does not, even if uninvited by a avid speak or Royal message, declare in the name of the people of England the principles upon which tbily sewed tato dm struggle, the objects for which t►ey on tins**. war, sad the ends which they ars astsratined stale." The itionsford Mercury says "The half-yearly sale or newspapers fa conneetion with the Retford Working Assesiation took place on Monday. The Taos realised !}d., Morn*, Adareiser, Id., Zsprosi, I! If