The Express. — London, England, 1856-03-28 00:00:00

"me expreow. 110welloirsta lorded Issr "TM Rapros,"Lcades 1•0•10.14,0/, ma be et 06, Oesa, 10, 10000104treet, It, Two Visit se W O. 01 p•oosadea. HIGH WATIN AT LONDON 33.1 D ON. Tam D..—llsnims. w 4ft.........111tanke5e. Tweoaskow—NirslaA AA. Du Aftemess. . 1 4 s&s. LONDON, FRIDAY, ACIRCH 28. No serious apprehension is entertained that the Conferences at Paris can prove abortive. Nobody, howev , r, will venture to say that peace is concluded, until he sets it affirmed in black and white. All the world are waiting to be assured of a tact which in their hearts they most potently believe. Men gather into group% and whisper conjectures about the delay in the announcement of peace, and cannot settle to huskies. until it is published. The stockbroker pauses in his speculations; merchants hesitate to' give orders to the manufacturers; the very Gas Company of Paris postpones its arrange. =tots for en illumination. Nobody wits move till the members of the Conferences set the example. The Plenipotentiaries carriages stop the way." There is nothing to alarm men in this state of affairs, but it is excessively tiresome. If the Plenipotentiaries would but let pool le know what they have resolved upon, the world's bu4incsa would resume its wonted course. Peer bee again proved stranger then fiction. The inventive gimins even of a DICKENS has been dis tanced by the sober realities just brought to light in a Court ot Justice. The famous Anglo-Bengalee Company is beaten hollow by a society calling itself the Protestant Fire and Life Insurance, end headiog its policies by the pious emblem of an open Bible. Air. Montayue Tegy, our readers will remember, was a sumptuJus gentleman, got up wholly regard. less ot expense, sporting his cab, his tiger, and his mourache, rejoicing in waistcoats of fabulous splen dour, continuations of the most undeniable cut, and boots of mitchlisi brilliancy. Mr. 2igg, however, flourished in days of comparative insocence. He bad not our advantages. Humility in his time had not grown religions. The " white choker and Prayer book" school of swindling was in its nonage. Sir JOHN DEAN PACE had not yet fon-rlid his chapel, subscribed to his cha. rities, sod crushed the widow and the or• phan under the ruins of his fraud. We knew better cow. We have learned that professions of piety are the safest cloak for peculation, and are therefore perfectly prepared to doubt the integrity of a trading company which adopts the Bible ea its em blem and Pro.estant u its name. But to our story. The Protestant Fire and Life Insurance Company mans to have been first launched en a gullible world in the year 1834. In the autumn of that year, at all events, we Bad it duly established, with all the requisite 'maintop for acting on the public mind—prospectuses, " Bible " policies, an office, a Chairman and Treunrer (the reel Co.), in the person of Mr. G. BAIN, and a Secretary (the Aaglo- Si agates ales bad cos) of the name of ELDEN.' TON. They soon commenced takiag premiums and greeting policies against loss by fire; and amongst others t ffec•ed an insurance on certain premises at Hull, belonging to a Mr. MIDDLETON, the destruction of which ultimately led to the proceedings as which we are about to comment. Now, taking premiums is pleasant pinion enough—Mr. Nonfarm Tiff used to find it so; and, as we all know, kept up a hall porter and champagne luncheons for many months sport these friendly contributions of a con fiding public. But paying for losses is a lees agree able operation, and ma fires will occasionally happen, even in the best-conducted establishments, it became desirable for the Protestant Company to protect themselves against a contiogeory unpleasant in all cases, but especially so to a society which, "sot to put too fine a point on it," had bat a slender account at its bankers'. Re-insurance, though sot unknown to the practice, is prohibited by the law, of this country. The Protestant Company, however, could not afford to be squeamish about such a trifle as ille gality, and they sought therefore, by an orange sent with Mr. Bitatritowr, the manager of the County Lie Insurance, to get that office to re-insure the diffiaent fire-risks they had taken. Under this engagement the " Bible • policies of the Pro- testant Office were transferred to the County Life. This was in November, 1864. No premiums of re- Insurance were thee paid by the Protestant to the County Offiee, and from that time, though applies dna were over and over again mad* by the latter goaspany, and threats of legal proceedings repeatedly resorted to, yet not a single farthing could ever be ex tracted from the Protestant Ofilos until the 2lst Decem ber, 1855, on which day suddenly, without any recent application, or any additional pressure, a cheque for the fall amount of the premiums was slut in ea behalf of the Protestant Society. Why was this! The rem,- son is very simple. Os the 19th of December the managers of this Protestant and Bible Company heard that the Hall premises were burnt down, and that they were consequently liable to pay the whole amount dos co their own policies, while, not having paid the premiums of re-smarsees, they could themselves make no claim on the County Life. On the 21st they paid is their cheque ; bat it wee not till the 14th that they informed the officers of the County Life that a loss had this actually bins Isearred on the Hall policies. Mr. MIDDLETON, the OWDET of the Hall premises, broa k ht his arnica at the York Aseime against the Protestant Company. He might, of coarse, as well have sued the Antlaßengalee. The pious Office, amongst other defeeces, pleaded—and of the truth of tide plea, at all events, there can be no tanner of doubt—that they had no mosey is hand to pay the plaintiff. Their defames failed, sad Una verdict west against duns. They had yet me ghost of a abases left. They might soe the County Firs Oleo an their agreement to re-imere. They did ea The trial some on at Hiogstoo on Tuesday last. Emu Mr. 13. BAIN will probably not soon forget the =peeve and the defeat that mooed. Very few wit- Domes ham mad* a lees enviable Agars ia a mart of estic* then did this gentleman under the search ing erase-examination of the meet powerful Nisi Prim ,demists at the English bar. When present by Mr. JAYNE as to the eireemstanses under which the cheque of the 21st of Dew:labs, wee seat, be at fiat declare, that be does not know whether it was after or before the Are at Hall, afterwards admits that he thinks he had then heard the Are talked of, bat per sists in declaring that the cheque was not meat in ocean:nee* of the An—a point is which be is dis tinctly contradicted net only by common emee, bat also by hie own secretary. With regard to the foods of the oompany at this time the following ganglia's aid enswers are taken verbatim from the report: Mr. ei SIMI —As yea were the treasurer, perhaps yea sea give u sores idea what snout et !hada the ampeey pm. owed et this time ? Witassa—Ne ; I elitist, indeed. I bane set get the hooka 1 Mr. Jame.—Surely you sea eve OM SOON UM tl" moult tie turapaty bad at their Waken' ? Witntos—No; I cut sot. Mr. Janes—Had they 491.7 W tnwa—Ye., I will swear they had 401. ; bat I menet my hew mush mere. He is afterwards asked whether a claim for 121. arising out of a firs at Plymouth has not sinos been made span the office, and whether the offios has not proved unable to meet the claim. He cannot say ; he is not certain about it. He admi•s that when MIDDLETON brought his action against the Company at York they pleaded they had no money to pay him with ; and he is in the next breath forced to admit that since this plea was put on the record, and within the last few days, several fresh policies have actually been issued to the public by the Protestant Office, though he will not swear that the Company has beyond 601. or 1001. at their bea ten'. Here Mr. Baron ALDERSON interfered with the remark that the " examination was verging to wards a criminal charge," and that he thought it de sirable to caution the witness that he need not give answers which might be afterwards used against him SS proofs of guilt. We have no wish to parses fur ther the details of the trial; suffice it to say that this Impudent attempt failed, as it deserved to do, and that the Protestant Office was left helplessly to meet as it may the ruin it has so richly earned. What do our readers think of the case P Was Mr. JAMS wrong or right when he denounced this Protestant Company as neither more nor less then "a public swindle P" or have we, in commenting upon it, in any degree exceeded that duty which ss journalists we owe to the community, in giving the utmost promi nence in our power to this fresh instance of an above the extent and prevalence of which are but too little suspected, and whose deplorable results it is hardly possible to exaggerate P We learn from a reliable mires that there is not a shadow of foundation for the median that the pro ceedings of the Board of General Officers are post poned cute die. It was not till the evening of Fri day last that Lnd Seaton's final di clinature to act on the Board, on account of the infirm state of his health, was received. Sir Alexander Woodford, who has been fixed upon to replace Lord Seaton, only ar rived from Paris on Monday. Sir Alexander has since been employed in making himsell fully ac quainted with the detailed objects of the inquiry, and the manner in which it is to be followed out. Vio Court. WINDSOR, Manna 27. The dinuer party yesterday included his Majesty to King f the Belgians, the Duchess or Keat, the Princess R qal , the B lti.a Minister (3d. Vaa do Weyer), Lady Fanny Howard, B r >mese do Speth, Colonel W. Thorn oa, Commandit g ()Meer 2nd Blttalion Orenadiir Guards, Col .eel de Motrke , ke, Cep'ain Primo, and Doctor Rieke's. . . The baud of the OrSea :ter ea-ds played dialog diner. The Claion's priests bind afterwards performed in the Castle the following pions: Onean—" Praia; Fun Comenno (In Monment) Ybila , M. MO nyl Means —..ln Bander*" Dar fkum V Alponlande Manch Tee Hon. Bearer Stanley and the Hon. Lacy IL Herr have succeeded the Hon. Caroline Cevendsh end the Hos. Flora Macdonald as Maids et Hosour is Waiting to her Majesty. Colonel the Hoe. N. Hood has sateseded Lieutenant- CAonel F. Cavendiah as Chem in Waiting. Tb. Bishop of Jamaica and Om Bishop of Kingston bad an interview Lib Mr. &ere tat, Labonchm cm Wadnesday at th. C losial-totke. Dr. Ryerson had as istervisw yesterday with Mr. Snag. tary Laboschere. C.ptala &Vs, 45th Regiment, had an interviewee Wed nesday with Mr. &misty Labouchere. Despatches were mired pisterclay at the Colosial•cfßee fro., the Grimaces of Viet, ris, Seem Asitraha, Vie Die naeo's Land, Newfoundland, Mee Scotia, and Prince Edward's Island. DEPARTURE OF THE KING OF THE THE EXPRESS. FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, MK FROM WINDSOR CASTLE. This morning his Mali/sty the Kiog of the Belgians left Wisest Castle strode for the caption,. His 1114 sty was attesdal by Colossi de Mnerkethe, M. Silvis* Vas de Weyer, Cepteis Prises, Dr. Bickel., lord Dupery', C. ptals Ht's. Dsdlry Do ROI. MS Kingly and range trsrell dby the Beath Western Lists to the nineties at Witsitliwa theist' slows the mail. litre t, Geildford, preeerdiag to &tote, sad by t►e 80%tb Rasters Lim to Doter. The Deohrsa of Beaufort gave birth to a daughter at badmiataat cat Wedaotlay last. The Grantees de &Dilly is now staying at the Hotel Feder, is Chaos. Tb. cocaine is eettompoole4 by • .■teens, suite. The Dab of Newcastle bee left Portman -Kean for Cluster Park, when Ids pus will rewalasatil the esemoseiblieg of paritasseat. The Doi* aid Dachas@ of Hamilton an still stay- Mg at Ni.., lad will rot return to Ragland until May. The Marquis of Northampton is at Castle Ashby, surtonaded by a select rut,. The noble naamaie amen to town be the Wien the week afar next. The Marquis of Exeter arrived in town yesterday aftersesa, fres Berghley, Met Stesatird. ..._ Fromm . CoantitioWolderavo sod Mr. Her. soon, M.P., on ornotol is tows to-sorrow, fi Now has Path, OaheWhs. Thol7.rl and °masa; of Saadwith aro still inter tidal's( elepasy as Hiaehtabeoko Hoes, ilestiarloa- Aire. The Earl at Doan has takes a hare is Hyde p rk gate., Cumberland pt. - Viscount sod Viscountess Enfield are expiated in sm. is • law days, boss Lay*toy Basses. Lord and Lady WhamsWe sad the Dowager Lady Wham Ufa wised at th* raddlassa fa Canes. street, a raw days Naas, for the Nesse. boa Worthy Hall, Tishah". The Lady Londesborosgb gave birth to a sou, on watered., lest. at Orissetea, sear Teamster. Sir James Orahans, accompanied by Lady Graham awl DIM Graham, bas gem to Netherby, his seat is Cast. asd dem sot retera to ton fee a fortaight. The Has. Mrs. William Gladstone is staying at St. Lemard's, sad will rotors la a days. General Elise Lawrence, C. 8., who died on Twe eter lot, la the aOth year of his age, Wes me of the few surviving heroes el Trstefgar. fie was for may years Coes modest of the divides of Royal Karim* at Chatham. The Bev. Heavy Melville le Mated to bare resigned the Oaks Letten.lop is mseeasesee at h *via( rewired the appoistineet of Cuss of St. Pees. Dr. Croy asd Kr. ![.yens., of the Lodi Cued, me mew the wadi data kr tho lestartehlo (KW. pm sessm.) The Rev. Alfred J. Biddle, A.M., lies been testis awed to the iriptags of Paisewisk, is the meaty of Glosoester, mast by the drub of the R v. Robert &msg. Palmas :—TM RI% J. Wanes, Ch.rles Deem. Reg., sad others. TM Rev. Rayed Bats Cosopsoo, AM., has beat Missed to Ow rusted Gamy a Os. OWN Hillosisy, is tits esiaiiiy Oloseistiw, moist by tbii et tbo Liti. W. W. O. Hayward. Patios, the Bibby 0 10/awasivr sod Bristol. new will tossuesoe ou nest Thursday midst, April 3, a auks of aloe 011041111101 at tie Bt. lastss'a Theatre, sainted by Kr. Melles'e select out samaras shads, K. Ion& dollen beeemieg the recipeot of • potato salseriptiem He writes aloe t the Amer, a Not c•y lam I beet me kemerisdie of mbat Ib. W. Imp Darks tbemilit It te do, but I lad we wards ealleisetly sappily, of dee Seep perelleat.Wa pet repel I have felt melee Kr. Dodoes appal. Is del , g fall Jutioe to Me net& poweetty el Ida lateatiele, I Paden hie Meer infirmly iof editions sad osealled foe, bass) es, what , ever be my private elreamataper, I an west to amides them the wand domain of family life." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE PRUSSIAN DIFFICULTY AT THE The Journal de Debate of this day his the follow log Sooty recondary difficulties are spoken of as d lying the denouement expected by public opinion, and which a few days ago appeercd on the point or at riving. According to a report s - eming to p *sere a certain consistency,although we are not in a position to genrantee its coreectnem, it is foreseen today that the incident will nroessitate &prolongation of the It is generally understood that the dlffi eu,ty in question consists of rr , ":". raised in the Coatroom by the pleatpoteatierloo of Preemie— pretensions to which England opposes an insurmount able reinstitute, in which she would have the other plwers join. Nevertheless, Ws incident, we repeat c rfidently tc-day as yesterday, is not of a nature to calm) oily anxiety, any doubt, as to the final re sult of the negotiation,. Peace is more certain than ever." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. APPROACHING PEACE CELEBRATIONS IN PARIS. (7/101 OWL OWN OORRNSPONDIXT.) PARIS, TIVIODLY ET Ammo. Withuit pretending, which I have never yet done, ti Ply knowledge of what peeps within the doors et the Curves., I believe I may now announce with e ittiinty that unless any event, wholly unexpected by the French °armament, should at ;€e, peace w be prat amed before the end of the week. Ail the shopkeepers, sad ell private bousekeepete more or less under the influence of Government, bare re eeived orders to-day from the police to be ready to Marinate on Saturday. Moreover, gratuitous per formances are ordered for Saturday at all the theatres. This fact seems conclusive. The Archbishop of Pads gave a grand dinner yen terday to several of the plenipotentiaries —to all of them, in fact, who were not at the name time dining with M. Billault, the Minister of the Interior. After d•aner the Archbishop made a little speech, in which he said that next Suoday wee the festival of Quasi mode, a day looked upon by the c►urch es an especial aroiversary of the mission of the Prince of Peace, slid that he trusted the Congress would not let it pans over without siring peace to Europe. The pleoi pJteutiseies present said nothing; but they smiled, end their smile waa construed as a promise. The Bourse was rather favourably acted upon than otherwise, by the decisive intelligence that the Sub lime Porte had made objections to some of the reso lutions of the other members of the Congress. The concluion wee at once come to, that no protest on the pert of Turkey could prevent the signature of peace, and at the same time the news was ioterpretedi se a satisfactory explanation of the delay in bring iog the negotiations to a conclusion. The rate of reports was somewhat l'igher than yesterday, owing to a statement that the Orleans railway company hso called in fifteen millions, which it had placed in agents' hands to be invested io report., having occa sion for the money to pay the coming dividend. The great question at the Bourse to-day was, whether peace will be proclaimed before or after the next set tlement. In the first case there would, it is thought, be a rise of at least lk., which would occasion the ao ceptance of a vest number of premiums, and corn pletely change the complexion of the market. The Threes rose 20c. for cash, and 30c. for account, closing at 721 r. 60c. and 721 r. 80c. Railways were considerably firmer; several lines rose Sir. From private information I have reason to believe that the following will be the dividends paid on some of the principal French lines:—Northern, 461 r. divi dend and 113 fr. interest; Lyons, 80fr., dividend and interest included; Orleans, 80fr. (of which 50fr. is paid already, and 30fr. will be paid in July); Mediterranean, 784. dividend (interest unknown); Eastern, 88fr., dividend and interest included. There is a talk of the Bank of France lowering its discount, but I have no certain information on the subject. "It is stated," says the Journal du Havre," that the defence commission has decided on the construc tion of three forts commanding the harbour of tb , s Ate" - Workmen are at present employed in restoring the apartments at the Palace of Rambouillet. Every thing is to be completed within the space of three months. Also, the old Hotel dee Cheeses is being I repaired, and a great number of rooms are being sr ranged there for the persons connected with the Imperial hunting stud, which is to pass three months ,!here every year. Stabling is to be got ready for 150 bones. Ranaborullet, it will be remembered, I was Charles the Teeth's favourite hunting residence. It wee there that be took Wogs after the events of July, 11110. I Montiond two or three days ago that M. de Ville messant, of the Figoro,who bad been summoned bsr fors AL Collet Meypet, to be taken to task for, the hardihood of his petition to the Imperial Priam, had pleaded his own cane so well that he would per. bably pin it. lat the same time maid that a ge neral amnesty of press offences was in eostemplatioe. I fled both these pieces of news confirmed in a cu rios@ way in this morning's Montour. Under the head of " Foreign Correspondence" the Monitewr lilt a without comnieut the following paragraphs from the Mopes Gaulle: Paris, Marsh 23. N. Villowaosaat, who elgood Fipples wales to the 'imperial Prises, was sulancsawl yesterday baton K. Collet IGnret This kWh:wary expesssed to Y. Villesearaat setnnishwest at this struts prodowles. Tberadadear of Afar% who has a happy leeway, bawd mesas to justify b•r petition is se clever a way that the director of public Wei; p , limbed to ray a wort to his Iwyerial Highness fa the pelltioares betalf.—Gesedede It le said today that the laperor how Om a favourable neeptioa to Fysnis petition to the luiperist Prize% sad thst the lermitart will publish as ematety for all press steeps the day after te-acrrew.—ldea. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, 111711 DAY, Maus 27. The New Gazette of this day says that in the Episcopal Gieferenees, which are to open at Vienna re April 8, the Pope's Nuncio, Cardinal Vials, will oc:npy the presidential chair whenever my commu ■ieatiaos from his Holiness are to be sad.; bat that daring the negotiations with the Imperial Go veruneat the asesetbly will be presided by the 1 Archbishops of rosary Prague, and Groot& The meaner in whit& the late promotion of Gem tuts Csarobert sad Basques was aide knows was as fat lows :—At the dims, at t►e TaiMries after the Emprem•s aesserdtestest, the Emperor pro as a east, " To the rlol Prism." The sawiesaatiews with whisk the words were modest Isavlrg sabidded, his Majesty refilled his glass with etssopegas, sod, rlatag s escoad Si.., said, "To kfasue Member tl To Marsha fleraquit I To their ?sliest swords I reel& ths staid which Provides's hes Mesa to au." The two gourds, It is sold, were Wisely takes ►p surprise. By order of the Prefect of the Seine, photographic artist• sad othen are foibiddes to take drawing of maoss• Isms which are the private property of fesdiee wit►est ea mothorisation from the adealeletntioe. This eetlee is posted up at the gates of the three greet cemeteries of Paris. OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. OBSERVANCE OF THE ARMISTICE. (PROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) CAMP, SEBASTOPOL, Magog 14. _ _ _ A very delightful change in the temperature and ge neral condition of the weather, which lasted for several days, gave rise to an amount of activity, and appear once of cheerlulness through the camps and their neighbourhood, far beyond what they had been lately accustomed to. No season could be more genial, no atmosphere more bright and exhilarating, than was enjoyed here since the last mail left on the mowing of the 11th instant, until the morn ing of this day, when the north wind with its mists and chilling breezes, again obtained the ascendancy. The patches of snow, which were scattered here and there over the surface of the plateau, or were lying in sheltered windings in the ravines, disappeared rapidly, and a strong !rem from the south and south-east greatly aided the influence of tits sun's rays in drying up the roads! and ground about the huts. Everywhere were seen troops drilling in brigades, regi ments, or squads; the crack of the rifle was heard coming from the practice places in the ravices, or on the open slopes in fron• 0. n! - .71; large fatigue pirtiee c4(ry tog timber, or conducting laden bat animas, were corning from the weeks mood the town, or the ruined town itself; bands were prac tisiog ; and ell the thousand duties which occupy the trove were actively pursued in every di-rct'on. Along the told, lines of mules and trains of w. , ,Tgone and carts, appearint almost endless, were movirg towards the railway statioas at the Col di Balekleva, or the central depot. at the iron huts, every now and then prising ether lines of mules and vehicles, which were retutoing laden to the oominiessiiat depots of the various divisions along the front, or crowing, or being crossed by, lines of French transport animals and waggons moving on the same errand from the Hamiesch route towards the French positions on the right above the Tchernaya. After duties end parades were finished, playing at foothill, or listening in groups to some of the numerous bands about the camp, seemed to be the favourite amuse ment among the men, while the officers found pas time, for the most part, in riding over the county, or visiting the shores of the roadstead and other parts of the allied position within the prescribed limits, which can now, for the first time, be inspected lei surely, and without risk. Nei , her men nor officers have in meny instances kept within the bounds lsid down in the orders, and this hes given no WO° occupation to the offic re whose duty it it to re that the neatest h >tindery is not traneg..ess. I. A large number of officers have teen placd under tsmporry @tree:, and rotas csofleed, for disobid.ence of the orders on this head. Among others a biigerlier..genera!, at present in temporary command of a division, is mentioned es having been ries n riding with his staff on the Russian side of the river, by the Commander of , he Forces, who sent his aide-de-camp, Caps-in Ponsonby, to take down the Dames of the offenders. One or two colonels of regi ments have &nu, it is said, been detected trangressmg the limits. Of entree, if officers of this rank break through bound., it cannot be wondered that Beene times the subalterns do eo also. The place where the eoldiere of the opponent armies chiefly coogre gate is the narrow part of the valley of lekeimano, along the middle of which the little Tchetnaya river flows to fall into the head of the roedetead. Toe aque duct, the line of which has been laid down by General Codrington as the limit not to be passed by the Brit ish troops, follows cicsely the sides of the hills on the west side of the Inkermena valley, being carried across the or 2n termination of the ravine which de. seends at this point from the plateau, and which is selibrated for its extensive freestone queries, on a lofty series of rather graceful stone arches. The at traction which induces persons to pass beyond the aqueduct and go to the margin of the river seems to be, in most instances, a simple curiosity to have a closer view of the Russian soldiers who are generally assembled on the other side of the river, or to ex change with them some money for the small crosses, or brass florets of saints, which they willingly to.s across to those who are inclined for this traffic. abets are tempted to creeper. still further, by invitations which the Russia°s make to them, to visit the celebrated chapel and city of caverns, the open ings of which are plainly seen in the teem of the cliffs on the opprite (the Russian) aide of the valley. The old towers and ruins of Ickermano, which crown the gently-sloping crest of the precipice, see also objects of interest. The French have sot re ceived orders to keep within the limits laid down for the English, and both officers and men are seen freely mixing with the grey costs on the Russian side. By means of a few trunks of trees laid across one part of the river, they go over readily, and the Russians seem very willing to receive them and show them the natant and artificial curiosities on their side. Either the attraction Deers beyond the places already indicated, or the Russians do not chores to permit foresee access, for though the French are ebterved in esesiderable nonshns threading their way in close association with their late antagonists along the banks of the dykes, and over the drier spots, which it is necessary to select with some are while cre:sing the mushy valley on each side of the river, or inspecting them with them the ruin., or the honeycombed faces of the cli ff s, they are not seen to psis beyond. The freedom with which our allies are permitted to cross over among the Russians has doubtlers been one mum of the difficulty in causing the boundary laid down is the Englishgeneral orders to be so strictly and universally respected es the roles of discipline would en joie. The Rumens exhibit the same curiosity tom 3 the English and French soldier., which the latter have shown in regard to the Rue. sians. On several mash= carriages containing ladies and officers have dome down to lukermann, and it is stated that many of these visitors consist of KaZwho have cone from the distances even of hi-Sersi and Simpberopol for the purpose of leaking oo the remains of Sebastopol, and seeing something of the Allied armies, from the c.ose point of view at present afforded by the opportunity of the assisting. The removal of the gormand ether warlike stores, from the Russian works and fortifiaations, contiones to be pursued very actively, bat immense quantities still remain, and a Wag time must elapse before they am be conveyed away. Heaps of shot and shell are ogee piled is all direction over the ground still far rowed by the old trenches and crumbling earthworks marking the sites of the siege batteries. The French are busily employed in removing anchors, some of which Sr. of the largest size, from the anchor-wharves by the side of the south harbour. The removal of tbs.. ponderous mamas of metal by land-oarriage is a work of immense labour. Had water-conveyaoce been available, their removal could have been effected with comparative ems. Our allies have the advan tage of being able to convey the stores which have fallen to their share into security within the powe•ful defences which they have eonstrocted around Hi rai/sell and K.thatch, when.. they can readily remove them at leisure to their transport., as opportunities occur. Their prizes are thee held safely under all emergencies. Our stores, on the other hand, cannot be accumulated in any Timidity at Balsklava, with out encumbering the small port ; and were peace not arranged, and the site of the plateau had to be sham doood, all that remained unshipped would have to be abandoned also. There would be only time and op portunity for carrying the mere valuable and neces sary indium of the army stores and equipment to Rematch harbour. Our Sapi •ra are still panning the work of destruc tion in the docks. The large bloats of valuable gra nite, and all those parts which might be rendered available in the future sonstrootion of similar works, are Ling broken op by minor explosions. The great terraces in frost of the barracks, and the wharves and storehouses which bound on am side the Karabelmaia port, still remain untouched. The public games and contests in rifle shooting, which were announced to take place during the pre sent week, have been postponed till next week. The spring race meeting is arranged to come off on Monday the 17th. The change of weather which has occurred to-day, should it continue, may lead to still further postponement. Snow is now (Friday evening) falling, though not heavily, and a strong and biting wind is blo4ing from the north. The sky is overcast with thick gloomy muses of grey clouds, and everything around wears again a bleak and wintry aspect. THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. (BY MAONITIC TILIORAPII (PIOK OUR OWN CORIMPUNDINT LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. This morning the United States mail steamship Baltic, Captain Comstock, arrived in the Mersey direct from New York, which port she left on the 16th inst., and hie brought, besides the mails, sixty. seven passengers, sod 273,000 dole. in specie oa freight. She passed the Edinburgh (from Glasgow) off New York, the meridian .50 deg., in let. 41 deg. 56 min. No ice. The Baltic: hu been detained at the Bar eight hour,. The Ericsson arrived from Havre on the 13th. No important news. Nothing of the Pacific. The steamer Northern Light was at New York, with Californian advice. to the 20th ultimo. She brought 250,000 dollars in specie. There was a shocking earthquake at San Francisco on the 15th—damage slight. The markets hid slightly improved. The mile ore yielding largely. We have advice* from Hivannah to March 9. Toe island is healthy ; the copious fairs have had a beneficial affect on the roger crops. The money market at New York was active and well supplied. Stocks continue depressed. Cotton market mien Flour dull and lower ; wheat steady. Provisions rather firmer. Freights light. Exchange on London, 109!. ALLEGED EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN. The following extraordinary statement is tele graphed this morning from Liverpool, as a portion of the news brought by the Baltic:— "An arrival at Ban Francisco, from Japan, an nounces the destruction of the town of Icaolo by earthquake, on the 11th November; 100,000 houses destroyed and 90,000 lives lost." THE BALTIC. ()MOM OUR OWN COURESPONDINT.) lEIBL, Ideacit 24. The Majestic, Capt. Romc, and the Cmear, Capt. Robb, arrived here last night. Although it was fine moonlight they proceeded cautiously, and anchored at Bellevue, about 10 p.m., and got up steam again and came into the harbour this morning. They had encountered rough weather, and their passage has therefore been longer than usual, it being a week since they left England. It had been intended that the Amphion should sail early this morning, to join the squadron, under Capt. Watson, off the Island of Bornholm er Clothland, but after communicating with the senior officer she deferred her departure for some hours, but eventually proceeded SA originally Wearied. It is difficult to make the people here believe that with these preparations peace is all hut concluded, but those who are anxioua on the subject of Sweden regard the presence of these ships as a guarantee on the part of England that so far as she is concerned the treaty of last November will be strictly observed RUSSIA. The St. Petersburg Journal of Manufactures de scribes the establishment of a factory for the weaving of cloth by the power-loom in the Vladimir govern. ment by J. P. Oareline, a merchant of the first guild of Youritff. "This branch of industry, introduced in 1853, is organised after the best systems, and Eng lish maahines of the brat workmanship are fitted up. The loom can deliver more than 6,000 archives of cloth in twenty-four hours. It is beyond a doubt, that by the establishment of this new mecha nical manufacture, M Oareline, who•had previously made himself useful by introducing improvements into various other branchis of fabrication, has suc ceeded in convincing all the other manufacturers of the advantages to be obtained by the application of a I system still so little known amongst ns, he being the first to set them the example." Daring the month of Jannaly there were im ported at Odors foreign goods to the value of 195,529 roubles, specie to the value of 1,842 roubles, in all 197,371 silver roubles. The exports from Odessa into the interior of the empire, beyond the limits of the free port, were goods valued at 75,505 roubles. The chief imports consist of manufactured goods, watches, jewellery, and refined sugar.. PROTESTANTISM IN SPAIN. A Madrid correspondent of the Brussels Independ ence, writing on the 22nd, says: The famous circular of the Minister of Orace and Jus tice spot the observance of the religious basis of the coati tildes, has begun to hear fru:t. An excellent j entitled Else* tie le dasmaidad, and edited by Y. Nia, is published at Bartehea. Thie journal slime, of all the Sp wish journals, even including organs the most advanced at Madrid, has taken up the mule t f he PrJteetent minis. ter, and mitered into the legal part of the euestlen. and hes farther deplored the numerous abases ementitted by t►e clergy—abuses which retard in Spain more than Is any patios in the world, the develop ment of tree progress and liberty pr poly so termed. At the instigation of the Ecclesiastical Chamber of Bereelone, the authorities have esspeaded the publication of the prevail. This meagre lal produced a profound sensation, and as address, signed by a great number of the (nimbi taste, ha. beta presented to M Nia, thanking him for having denounced the scandals and iniquities of the clerical party." The seem emtspondent narrates the following:— "At a great banquet given lately at Santiago, some yeas( people drank to the health of the first Protestant slit came into Bpaio to celebrate V. fuec'nos of his re ligioa. The kC 11 authorities attached no importance to the fact, but the Minister of Jostles has sent orders to the effect that a ptoeecstios be instituted spinet the authors of so scandalous a Nag I" When, on the oeoesion of the defile of the digni taries sad general alone before tre cradle of the Isporial ?rinse, iddwee. de Brancion end Bloat, under peetswinss. and the widows of tso reliant victims of the war, sow Generals Boggess and Caorrhert approach, they bunt hate ware, and the ceremony wee not a little troubled by this brachia, episode. For the rest of the day, those two emi nent sulviven of the stropatga del carol; avoided attract iag the attendee of the unfortnoate ladies. Hooke relating to the War ors finding publisher, at Br. Petetsburg. A work sow mthiso sows mew Ike is the capital, to entitled "As Historical Review of the Crimea Csieraigo," and to fesek the pea N N. Aaltehkof, motels of the eteffettmat.d to the Chastellory of the Misietry of War. The ant volume is ontwilishsd with three epteudid pleas of the betties of the Alma, of Hole. kiss% sad Ukases:a. Dommeste is the heeds of the goverossoot mad recite% of ege•witnesees fora the shief parties of the book. The mend volume entree beta s %restive of the defines cf flabestopol. At Tiflis, a sketch of the Russian easpsigo in Asia sod of the siege of Ken, hes appeared. Count Orloff wee asked the other day, "Have you man much of Paris since yrur arrival ? " " No," be replied, " I have seen but the solle; du Congres et des sails. a Rung's." LAW INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. - • - COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. III:PORK KC CONIAINIONLR FAN& IN HE WHITE.-THE PACIFIC. Thu Wit the tee oie,atien meet , - 14 the eve of John Whi:e, draper, of Nor.rampton. Triers were co =crow% and it wee 'wed that the br•Artipt had absconded shortly before the bankruptcy, bai;nir taken a pastase by the Pacific for hinieelh wife, end fro , ly He te suppled to Lave had al coot 801 in hie posairesioa. Mr. 111 rag, f,r •be a.eignees, eked (or the usual order f r pros motion of oitl 'wry, wh'th was directed to be wade. IN 811 This was the ctrificate meat.no in the cue of J. Wi:eoa. described as a sh-p-3roker, of Ken.i.h•tesen and coheir places. Hie liabil.toes were 1,0817.; co mete. In July, 18.53, he had a capital of 6501, but he had lammed a loss et 1,2971. on the barque Hentitt a. Mr. G , ddard opposed on othalf of the children of a per son named Pattrr-on, late of Whit•hearn, under whose w,'l the bankrupt had been SW - CW.OT, charging him with a breach of t , ust. Ibe baokropt had rece,v d money modes the will by the sale of fresh , Id property and was is,w is debtad to the estate 182/ Mr. Chid ley, on behalf of the bank rapt, obi( c.ed that the patty copco.ing was no• a creditor, end had peen no notice of opposition. He hid not bevel a word of the opposition until be Caine kt) wart. The baukrupte:.e;(l, in rower to questions from the C. ore, th.t d , e a rriend of hit, end hid left hi; children under his rt to brUg them up, which he hdd daut a fat as he %es ebbe. Pettereou died is 1847. th.l%) were three exec.. tors, sod witnere wee the sutviving one. fie had prd loon semi 011 ee'Oeet of the retire then he hid rtce.v.Al; but he hid credited the rewind with 2501., which bed Lima received by owe of Ws cc-trusteee. CM SHERIFFS' COURT. LIMAS R. LI. INAT, JUIRARD T. COX. The plainUff in tt is action is as tut" t and modeller is was, and delercl , tt an opt•'ian end co can . hlt r at the Linwood Gallery, and the act .nn was br , tight to rtc:ver 191. 9e. for injuries to acme w. x mode l',•• arLieh had been let to defenl.nt on hire. Mr. Das ies stated the case for the plentiff, from which it appeared that in May, Inet year, defend-ut hired a great Lumber of models from the *hate; and airmen them was a gr up of four hguri s, and the accessories, represent; eg en iLeident in the war, es. , t' Retry Andrews defending himself againet three Itweisns," a figure of a Highlander, and another •f Vo.tsire. By inadst rtent exposure, how ever, e f the figures, they wise injured by the action of the inn to such an exteLt they would require ti 133 almcst wholly remo tolled. The plaintiff wa• e died, and proeed that he had executed the model*, and let them cn hire to hi defendant. They were at that time in a perfect condition. Ile Ind had a great deal of tr. able in prepsring the group, Is be went to Woolw,ch to obtain a cetrect likeness of Andrew., and he could cult now get another. He wee engsg-d for o weeks in the work, and he considered his Ist,urs ecirih 4 gui• ems week. The High lander was an original, and he had sold a rpy to the Ddlhess of Sutherland for 10 guineas. Voltiire was worth 41. He was bent doable, and could not bv got on Lk lege again. Plaintiff, in crosi-ezuninetion by Mr. Roberts, said Voltaire wee an origirol model—Pe declined to disclose big veret .s to what iho materidls were—he emit' not do any th'eg with V, ltsire. IL. Vo:t art. w.s introduced to the contt dressed in the hr Went c atoms ot the per 01, sad instead of being erect, apreired ins rnture of profound obeisance to the I d Jeep, and est led the risibility. of the c)urt end aud.erios. On the group being pretonted to notice, all the a:tors is the to ne erpeered hors ce comtnt. His Honour—That seems after the battle. The Highlander wAs ae•ere y iejured. Mr. Robettt said he shoull in the first p:ace contend tbat defendant WAS not liab:e for an act of Providence, or for more intones beat of the sun tbsn might bare been expected. and be wcull prove that gr. at e tre had b •an taken of the art Wee, but if his hocour wuot opinion that de tendant was liable he would prove that the amount of damage hal been exaggerated. Mr. 131,seett, di C,ndant's etiscstant—Great cue had been taken, and the blind drawn down, bu , o• e morning in May the sun wu unusually hot and did the t amage. . Mr. George Llwins, • modeller in wax, eatim-ted the value of the figures in the group at t 1 ree guineas each, and he would re , ore them to Merr original state for 4L, end Voltaire (Cr 15r. Toe plaintiff, in sneerer to the horned judge, grid ha had only bad the group to two month., sod the Highlander t►ree years. He would not t.l.e them back. His Honour gave judgment for 'A 4a. , defendant return ing a Fair of lapel valued at 2/. 4.. THE PuiICE COURTS. THIS DAY. MANSION-HOUSE. John Ball, eberged wi.h reference to gold stolen in its transit from this c ,nrtry t, the continet.t, wee brought main before the Lai Moyer. Mr. INlkia, for the S mth Baste re Company, stated that although much bad resulted from the inquiries made since the last euam•nstion, witnesses could not be brought forward to connect the prisoner in such a manner with the rieeuratirn as w.iald justly Lim in sap Wog a e.nvirtioo, and as the prisoner had bee& a long time is rvieon, and there was another charge against him, on wb•ch his L Hillis would probably commit, it was the intention of the prone ito:s to consent to dirrharge the prisoner as eonarnet the robbery of the gold. Mr. Brilliantine, for the prisoner, submitted that the Lord Mayor was hound to take bail upon thz second charge, and said his cheat was willing 1.1 give *mil: security to appear atom the tan eases. Kr. Iluotphrela tTea brougb a charge against the pri soner lir having atseconded front his bail in the year 1841, since which portal be bad not been heard cf until taken into custody on the hitt chew on which evidciice wee takes. The p►isoner stu then discharged as to the first roe and emanated on the ercsnd. GUILDHALL. ASSAULT ON TUN FOLIC& AMU Al rEMPT TO 118CCE. Wallies Hill was charged beta* Alderman Fineis with eassultieg the roles in the execution t t •heir duty, end also with assaulting c7mplainent. - William Nipprese, a stiopmsn, said he lived at 3, Beer alley, Farringdon-street. At about • qu►rter to sis is the afternoon, he was passing obsess Farriegdoo-street, when be met defendast, who commented abusing him, and when tt at failed to provoke an moult, be invited complain alit to strike him, at the same time off.ring to keep hie bands behind him. This offer he alto declined, and the■ the defendant committed • violent assault upon him, sulk ies him in the fees, and cooing his nrse to bleed profusely. He stalled • toliss-coustable to take him into custody, when he renewed the assault with greater violence. City police-constable 247 raid be to k the piton' r into custody, and he walked a few yards with him quietly, hut, upon posies the photographic porteait nom, be attempted to rash into them. This the witness prevented, and arcuffle asand , in which be (ire consist+) was thrown &so on the back of his head, and the defendant commenced 'Celtics I him shoot the body mist savagely. Ile, however, kept his ho:d of him, and ultimately, with the assistance of five constables, conveyed him to the station house. The defendant wag drunk, bat not so bad bat that be knew what be was shoat. Hobbs, 264 raid—Seeiny a crowd in Fa riagdon•street, he wait up end bond the last witness thrown down, and immediately afterwards four sea rushed oat of the photwraph e portrait rams, and declared the police *herald not take dolandent pest Ws own hones. They then endosvanred most seorouply to rescue the inhume, and ono of them—a tbort, eiderly man, was most active. He took the hoods of the mutable off him severe! times, and put his (cot on witness's tote in such • as to Rive the Fit ner an Opp rtuoity of kick log him in a most denaer us p r: of the body, a einem star co whieh Is. immediately ok adv men, of, sad kick od him six or seven times. He was, however, too el( se to him far the kicks to tette the full rife c*. ir varied. Tho prisoner was drunk, and with !he aesietanco of fibs coedit:flee, he wu safely locked up at the station•bouse. Alderman }lnnis fined him 40e. fir the assault on the