The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-10 00:00:00

d cel l ; [ have ' A O ' the lit andand re /i St. retell in t d wa n flo " 31 , ti i opPor" tot' L e rettlr a t WE flo ur t" SI, ,J rigs e tie but° k 0 nit tb toil 0 o itre. at Omer Pa tbe and , f hivg ej to coimal'i'at fo h ed foi r enc ft ivision. ~r tended)lie 6tli 3j (j Jol w °ll ,o : 4 o t i e s f e nsive )00 cal` x Jassy °°, of Fran striae r ana 0 0 no bee n c r 2 sO l • P° l tw 0 ,ent 1/ 0,4 •Iy 3 P er g o to r a k ro,,f_v,di )bein 3 betWeel '3atY gi ?jo l° l -nu A ~ lg t3t l3°' r is 01 3 C (11 1 11 til33 th ' antind i , : 11Pi re liaT ° lei DriniePpti, bears/ 9 1 le. it 0 1 t L t thfO a ifel w ithoti a 01 ' 3 . 0 0 (I 3 ou r 1! i l i 11 1CP 1 11l q t a 6. 0/1 LdVe li o ro 1 aeli ID, iy, lo D ov il the Y i :ish tr °° l; Buss lii ple 3. I lo t ichid b ll5l esio D ot ings) t he or. ld c A " Mu 55° 10' air°, f t 0 or 1" SO to t be t a ttor s . 6 , °. tY een l P{ what o ! " 3111C1 D. 'or il l° j 0 e tb tbAt both (7 ,, yo l2° '' l lJ Obe riti a i 00d f il l will da s°' ion 2r , ` ° ' ;on, re e , y Sitt lir a surall , brie f tol its~ A ? D 5 P el o is of re oi t o Too 0 00 ,;,,ty3ol N ION_EY MARKET NP (i°l'4 l IVER C 1 - 11. 1 INT_ELLTGEN E. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. e3tsales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were it sated at 8 , 000 b ales, including 500 American, 4111114500 Surat tak en f or export an d on specu l a ti on. e Market was very animated, and closed with Pric es of American nearly id. per lb. higher. The Sara (1 lea com prised 6,850 A mer i can , 80 Peruam and h atn at Gd. t o 7d ., 700 E g ypti an at sd. to L l . ; 1 ,000 S ura t at 3 0 . to % 3 €1., and 40 Sea sh aild at ls. Oid . to i s. 4d . per lb . R a il way area were steady. 11 41 4 let ter from St . P e t ers b urg s t a t es th a t th e 8 , Peror of R ussia will never consent to the de irilll.eti°ll of Seba s t opo l , b u t th a t h e w ill a ll ow the r 'ld fle ets to have a nava l s t a ti on a t Sinope, ab °gate the tr ea t y o f 1841, part i c i pate i n a jo i nt Prote ctor ate, and abandon the Principalities. of il'fin g to the un usua ll y m ild wea th er th e p or t s dealthe G ulf of Finland are still open, and a good th e f trade i s d o i ng. A t A rc h ange l , h owever, I , 4 llavi q a tion was suspended. English Stock Market has been fluctuating, th e ‘Lie se ttlement of the account, together with Payb u , eircil tri stance of this being the first day for the il of the di v id en d s, h as b een p ro d uc ti ve o f to44rells changes. Consols for transfer were 911 °Pon the commencement of business, and t0517,, 92 i i• The " contango" has been 3.l6ths I)tt ia , ", and the quotation for the Bth of Fe hett2 i 8 92k, rather buyers. The Greek Seb2,_ a re said to have telegraphic advices of ak:C n be c p °l having been taken on the 4th January, the-' 25,000 Russians having laid down their y ' h , but 11 0 one credits this, and the buoyancy of teii, 'latk et is rather attributable to the Vienna tai al ld the h opes o f peace w hi c h many enter 'that It has been rumoured that the Czar, Rot- Ni4 a g the asserted acceptance of the Four "'Withnclin out reservation, has actually asked for 4a aill , k edifications, but that these are " insigni -40(111.1t.4:,,,Many will be of opinion that when once k rrat l „.„:7 en s are spoken of the chance of an ~ h ° '" -i ellt is more remote than was supposed. 1 1:: 1114 Bills are 4s. to 75., and India Bonds to 92; e14 . The New 3 per Cents. have been 911 In B ank Stock is quiet at 2081. aetiri' e F oreign Market there has been greater t rktl' ar id Turkish Bonds especially have at they ha h' maid attention and been iu more favour ; hb e ve rise n t o 76i an d 771 . S ome par ti es be bloistit,hat if peace is restored there would be a kaat'Portant advance in this security ; but we iltaiti,rehnlelliber that the condition of Turkey, ( leeit,34 . speaking, will still leave much to be It tlsei;: Mexican Bonds have improved to 21t. 90 to ?°11 r - and-a-Half per Cents. have been stock a renewed advance. Brazilian Small 4t ": 4t ., 99 i. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been N t ' , " ll q the Deferred at 181. Dutch 21 per k Ltite 4 j e 6 1k, and the 4 per Cents. 92. ,I%4 44le vring are the nominal prices of foreign ban, 2iNg‘i renada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6; Mexi "'ell't ' to t ° 21$ Peruvian, 69 to 71 ; Ditto 3 per C s " ) , L ; ortuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to .11 7 44 4 5 per ; Cents., 99 to 101 ; Ditto 41 per eats, ; ',.° 9 to 01, Spanish New Deferred, 18/ to Ca tes, l''l't° 3 per Cents., 37i to 381 ; Ditto Certifi- Th - I) te 5 1; Ditto Passive, 4i to 4i. il eral t i ) ,;" 44l .Way Market is animated, and prices ge eaellit;are well sustained. Great Western, Lan- W0i,,,,,,,,,11(1 Yorkshire, Midland, and Oxford and reigtirlPton have been in most request. Fo- Ntie ali ".?R have been mo re d ea lt i n, an d th e P ai d 111 ) I °ll a are now quoted with 2/. additional Ported. 4-11 u Great Luxembourg are well sup- The C o l o 'Nut Stock ial a nd Foreign Mines are heavy, the el4di ng thA A ."4lll 's have been slightly better, in l; the r. -- ,g 4'llt ralian, and the Australian Land a-- although with very little doing. 1111- r n S THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES (From 3 1 1, 11 e lt r g ‘tock .. the Orwiai List.) 2 Bziness done • 3 p Reduced zi.j; ****** ************** 91. f 21 2 k v , e 3"44t Consols Annanit,'•ties L'an t k r'er Cent. Annuities i" 91a 24 A I 911 2 1/ Incti a Expire sth Jan 1860 4 5-16 bitt-0 41000 %Uol s £lOOO *** zbboie c t e ll ou ki n , t 2 , 4 B d t . h F 14 February fall 4 40 0 4 7 4 7 Iita t II ICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. b l "an. Beath, 5 per Cont ke4, tc ' Sm a ll b i i;_ln :3 per Cent. !eh"' for the Account 2ll i N Bonds, 4i per Cent. 7l N , 4 44 1 :‘ t1 Ronds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St lO2 _ thou Bond s , per Cent Bonds, 3 per Cent bit t : for the Account 3B • t , I`Tovi, Deferred, 3 per Cent P ikt1 1 1 1 1 ,: l for the Account.. qtnlmiert. of Coup. not fun 5 pe. scri ps 'n full f or the paiduPl 4 qt iei „ -c Account 76 74 6i 7. ".„ Bonds ( 111 ackintosh's) 1844 l6 bittS uivid ends on the a b ove paya bl e i n L ondon. hange 2 1 per t or Ce nt!CCeut. 12 Guil ***** 611 urtifieates.. co ls THREE O'CLOCK. (124 I 1 " to. Ve . l;;;ll . ry A cc , r) n t 921 a tol tp SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) or lil?1, I r es;' e ;It 10.—Wind this day at Noon, E. ; 11 4 4 8 43 t0 tr 1 , /v ith fog. me.l l ,: ° Pl ° °ll , from Leith. Sal ei t ta titin kao`ll' Jan' 9.—Wind, I— W Ett W ra . cht A , rfroi.ivCedo—n ttrdr, Q,:,'„ Oandia (s), Southamp t on. Put back esti! WitV, l ,fr, with damage , y St a . having i b e e ld n s, i f n or collision Malta, 1/ 4 41 itie 8 ek a brig Doris, tr h ol a n vi ` lo 6, 4 fiG,,,lglit distant about 8 mil_es. b ..,s la ,+4, J an 9 —wind, W.. • • '• W Arrived—Carl 'tht' ' r ots L 0 . . ra. ; Emily, M°4ad°l3. atcl c 01 1 1 ,4 • Jan. a 9.—Wind,N7rilaY! W.S.W. Arrived—Lucy,.h from 00 /l a teilh ' ' 4l ea 'd Park, from Alexandria„ So u ,l. kill ''' (s) — ' 4 N , Jan. God Hope. i-'•l'P°44 '''" 9.—Wind, N.W. sa A il r e r d i — ve E d— nn S is ir . ki el l (,), , from the Cape of 0 ,N 41. 04 I. f °l* the Crimea ; Black Boy (s), ~,,,,,' .xtelben.,.do. ; Rose of ulloliptia:k'it:-67e."7" T . li Wd-LSK:Wohinikoorrr,i v f e o d r — B i a i l u b g a ls o t e a s . n d Po ac hlea ' ' al F from China. frog 43% _STONE —Matilda, S.W.rrived—Eideren, fr l;l44l a 4 i/ L444 ar . S9a—ileWd—inAdr,.l - Helen °4l-- ....._ 411 1Q 4 Jan. B . —Wind, • • ow, l i f ,T o . r E SL A M rr ic iv h e aelle. , I . 4 ro litti et, 0 - 1 ,,, , for' Savnnah, with . damage, h . avincr been in ,slll Li, m t ardsey Island, with the Princess ' Victoria, ,t er Pool to Maranharn. p N lvp I.tlll', J an. , Th Agnes, of Boston, U.S., from a -() ilit ° - t° Portsmouth, trzsrulast ; t'ght, % na nd remains. U.S., got ashore near Break sea . '7an. 9.—Tho Honry, of Sunde d rla y n . cl, was h kr ßl foui , toag e d by fire in th l e rr h iv a e rb d o — u ß r r t i fi t - on,s °pa tt a , 4 , II RoA Ds, Jan. 9.. - - Pride, ; X.lpt,„,,,'ePool, for Constantinople. itlo""'°°L, J 9 The Pacific (8), liiig, l : l g ill lastar:l%.h.t, ran down the Corm i from . t N h. e a w n ( Y br o i r g k ) , , qiiiii a"hor, boi; e nd to Algoa Bay ; crew saved..ved— tood, f rom loN, Jan. B.—Wind, S S.W.y 41,..!kanA Calla; eata, and Maid Tir . of A O rn rleans, from h.utyh,"'a.,„; Selena, Laguna. V -gl isti, 'an. 8. A 'ved—Gazeteer, from New York m•Et ',ll eharltt; Cyp us • Robert Parker, St. John's, .; `-'ordelia, Windsor r , N.S.f Th e (Pim ELEC TRIC TELEGRAPH .) Itt s hip PLYMOUTH, Wednesday Morning. fo r ejecur de Lion Captain Clendon, from Cal 14od'Pe +l,"don touched' and embarked passengers at 4,".ence ' sails 1 on the 17th of November, and qeh.e Passengers a ' d a mail at Plymouth this morn -etal cargo, cop u per ore, timber, wool, &c. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, 11.35 a.m. Ars 4l , sveL '°. --. Sarah and Margaret, from Santander; Emghe• 1311.A.11,1NE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH .) Wi n GRAVESEND, Wednesd a y, 9.52 a .m. 41.1117( ' rlt. ; tid e , three hour s ' e bb ; wea th er, c l ou d y. 4 8 1 e, d li - e -- - r4 L a ne;i.tania ; from St. Übe's ; Contest, Denia ; '4 ' 3O TH,T q .."".."."--- -- ----- R A district e atirt. AT THE MIPEROR OF __USBIA. . at eh rna.rtial assembled in the general court-m art t u w il o ro p o r ra l'at e a l bad barracks, last week, for the trial . of t namedi J. eh to the de of of the 99th Regimen , firedi°sun arid Thomas Gallowther, on a charge o w f h ha c v h in i g s T h e : 43 ' a quantity of their ammunition, i r+,,.lle.pea-rtaierinioaffence according. to the Articles of military with this breach of INN, why s connected were these :- 0 4 dil'!, Were somewhat singular, and b tOO % drl3trnasday last the prisoners entered the arrack arid, "curing, the tim e the troops were at chapel . or r away, s proceea,:tel .expending their military ardour in . d p roc eed ed to take the barrack room table, on which they tense.B,7ersykienteghed a figure to represent the Emperor . Irittlrizhriant;ed figt,re°l4B, placing the table on end against the wall,. the t 5 srvo as a target. They now exhibited theirin of the autocr i at by loading their muskets ..l. several rounds at the imaginary figure, their taorzalesencothtnuisnigasro la',in,-, only stopped by some of their On ex in, 'atCractei by l' t p he reports . . Pl- ~ the table, it was found perforated in several O zes, the bullets having lodged in the wall behind The Il t "er s did not offer a word in their defence. The find ill aatid sentence of the Court will not be made known 151:1911:1 at tha Rorie Guards. - - - -t--~______ ""~:; w Sed a CO TVI LA• ..M " O inviting aeim eral facilitieso ed several co9' . (c Ow° says ----- R itb 3e b as t o pol, sioner Siinill °l l sed that he 4 ;arkation of .• nues." esterday, it, ,d written to tui:, cer t a in 00 1 1 ° , s uch letter P PRICES• id of Month. 603. 10 31 ........ •.. 31 -rd) ....... 35 hrees (x (i ) 3 5) bt......... 1 ' ...... ............ 79 . .......... 54,0, - The E lni : in regime ° i worship 01 ) the eerPs'.. 69 ajesty e~p :red the PP ,n. aOll ian rifle a rnali lll p 3C r io )ected. r . make 3tou ie head - q ° 1 von D 6 il c lo rived yest e jvo n this 0501 to all tray' g from • V iej swing jig SBARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWA YS. RAILWAY/. Abordeon Ambg. Nottog. Bost and Easta. Junct... Belfast & Ballymena. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. tit Cheshire .June• Do. Cliesh. dt Birk., £5O aad £25 Cons. Do., .£20.. Myth &Tya; origina £25 (issd. at £45, Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Carmarthen and Car digbal Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, &Pass Cornwall Crieff junction Dublin&BelfastJune Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Co. New East Anglian Ea.T torn Counties..... :.astern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A Past Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prtli & Dundee Forth & Clyde Juno. Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Bal Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Utncaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Uw.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal I,ond. Bright & S.Cst. Lion& and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Sh.,M&B • Do. Eighths London aAdS. Westn Do., £51.1 Do., £40.. Lududrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Lind]) Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birinn g St,- Derby Midi& G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmkt.Bury Exton Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor . Norfolk .... Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Lßerwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Parch Do: Leeds ...... Do. York '.forth London Do. Now £lO N. &S.Wstrn. ,Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. Junc. Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsby. 6z Herefd. Shropshire Union Do. A, B, paid up at per C,3:1 South Devon South Eastern South Wales 3. Yrksh. di Riv. Dnt Do.. Staines, Wok. &Wok tockton & Darlin; Stc.lkton & HartlEl)l Taff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenw Waterford&Limericl West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London Wimblo4ln & Crop Closing Prices this day. 20 -20 i 4i - 5 8 13 12 d 16 - 17 8 - 7 93 - 95 6 -62 i 13 - 141 9 - 11 ... - ... 4 - 3 - 7.1 1I - - 1.14 28 - 32 22 - 24 72 74 56 56 2d —par ' 19) —2UI 68 - 70 901 -91 - -76 - 78 123 - 124 90 - 92 691 - 70 58 - 62 1 74 - 78 6 -8 , 6 - 8 75 -75 i 5t - 5 8 8} LOG 108 Wit 1021 d par d par 1. 84 85 84 • 741 8 —70 l iii - 25/ 6 1 5 i 70 411 -42 i id par 10 9 , i 2 2} 49 - 51 4- 31A a ... 32 J 8 10 6A 7 75 76 6} 44 12i 134 53i sii 52 54 par Ad 4 44-I dst 64 —iP 32 - 33 97 - 99 61 - 63 8 - Bip 45 - 47 12 - 14 1 Fjgl - 6O - 29& - 38 2 - 3} mi 17i - 4 20- - 0i I FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do, Extension Do. 4. 1 , p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Junct. of France d. Tk of CanadaA is. Do. do Do. St. Lawrence Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Dcben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent. Gt. Western of Canad Shares . . . Do. lids., payable's7, with option till '55.. Do. do., '62, p. '56 . Do. do., '76, p. Do. do., '73, without option., Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. . . prof Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Lyons and Geneva Lyons dt Mediterran Madras Do. Now Niaria Antonia ,Do. do. New . 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry Namar & Liege (with interest) 111 Do. (ex interest) ill Northern of France all D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erqueline guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 22A/. dur. 88 yrs. from). Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy . B. & Ams. Shs ) all NorwegianTrunkPref 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouon 10 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. all Rouen and Havre 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse._ all Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. 10 Southern of France 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) , all West Flanders all Do 54 per c. Pref 12 Western of France V West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand JOINT-BTO Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd, Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Loud. Chart. Bk. ofl Australia London and County.. Loudon Joint Stock.. Lond. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Now South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation. Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal AustraM.Bkg & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia 'Do. New Won of liond94.m 11 A;). -7 - . --- ..-.(1 id — lip P 34 d 32 321 4 1/ lip RP V I - 60 8 - 7 10 8d 10 8.1 1 lip I .lf , !par ip 16 -16 i 2(1 - 1p 95 100 1 2 it parl 96 •—• 100 ... die 3 - 21 - 3 - iia : i-ii 7 - 7i 34 =35 12k-- 13 Si - 9A 214 - 21ip 46 - 48 39 41 Pm 21 22 hP 2i 2 d 7i 8 "II .... ••• ... .... pm 3i 4 d 5 6 p 17 : 1i- IC BANKS. 78 -- SO i'd : cd - 2/1 204 - 21 ii , 1 38 36 - 38 39 -- 41 65 - 67 8 - 10 ... 2i llllO Business dons this day. all 3 8 2s. all all 11 all 31A all THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1855, silt. p aid. RAnwAys Leasing Closing Priceß Ruins ' Comp :ins. this day. this day. -------- ------_—___ 50 all Bedford and Lonaou & Bletchley N. West ... St. 100 Buekghamsh. L&N.W. 9l 98 97 St. 100 ClydesdaleJc. Caledon... 08 100 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 133 135 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct ••• ••. 25 all Do. New..,... . DO 25 all Glstr.& Dn.Fr Gt. Westr ..• 100 all llrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & I;er w. •• • 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N Mc 105 107 106 k 23 all Do. 1 Shares. Do — 12: 1 , all Do. Y Shares. Do . 12; all Lon.&Greenw S. Easton 12 134 20 all Do. Preference Do 23 —24 10 all Lon., Til., &S. Peto &Co ll 111 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk — St. tOO Do. 6 per ct 51 all Niancli. Bxtn. L.& N. W. and Matloct , & Midhl. 2 —24 50 all NfiaaleThro' & ;tekt,on f: - Retlear l 0; all If iald.Bradfd .lidlaud.. 92 114 50 all Northern au,' Easternsp.c. 11. Count. 57 50 50 all Do. 6 per ct. D 0... 50 all Do. Fixeds p' Do ". ". 25 all ?rest. & Wyre L. &N.W &Ln&Ylc ~„ 121 all Do. 1 Shares. Do — St. 100 Roystn.&liit. GtNorthr 130 135 25 18 Sher. Roth ane Lancash & G001e... 5 p.c . Yorksh. • . 12 91 3. Staffordsh. sl.MClean 2/ 2 0 50 all Wear Valleygi itockt. & 6 per cent... Darliugt ••• 25 all Do o 3l 32 St. 100 Wilts&gomrst .tWestn 9l 93 MISCELLANEOUS 5 all Aubin Coal and Iron 25 171 Australian Agricult. 135 36 354 20 4 A.ustralsn.Pcidc.Mai' 10 all Australn. Royal Mail 10 51 Berlin Water Works 2 1 - 50 40 Brit. American Land 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co:. 100 321 Canada 101 106 z d St. 100 Canada Gov. 6 p. ct Jar. and July 1061 1074 107 i 7 x d 5 all Crystal Palace 24 3 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 20 5 Eastern Steam 25 21 ElectricTelegraph(A) 17 18 18 171 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... 20 all General Screw Steam ... 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig ••• 10 all Hediteran. Elec. Tel. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fue 10 5 Netherlands Land... 4 2 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter Steam Navigat. Co. 1 all N. B. Australasian, — 1 20 121 Nrth.ofEuropeStearr — all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl 2l -- 2i 2i 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ••• = d 50 all Do. Do. ... ...p 2 all Portland Iron Co 2 21 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest 1 - 2 25 all South Austral• Land 261 —37 37 . 1 all :Submar. Telegraph — 1 1 al, 00. Registered... 4 - 1 100 tvAr , L '1 12 STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Jan. 9.—The prospects of negotiations for peace have had a beneficial influence upon the mar ket this morning, and there has been a good deal of in quiry both for yarn and cloth. At the same time sellers have attempted slightly to improve prices, and this has somewhat checked sales, which have consequently been to a moderate extent only. In cop yarns buyers report an advance of nearly ,Id. per lb. India goods are rather neglected, but holders are firm. In cloths for the Me diterranean and the Levant there has been a rather better demand at last prices. LEEDS, Jan. 9.—There has been a fair business done in the cloth markets this morning. A better feeling is manifested, and the expectation that a considerable por tion of the navy contracts that are to be sent in to-mor row, will find their way into this district is infusing more vigour into this market. ROCHDALE, Jan. B.—The market has been quiet and little doing, at prices no ways different from those of last week, The wool market is inactive, but prices firm. HALIFAX, Jan. 6.—There has been more business done in our Piece Hell to-day than for several weeks past, but chiefly in grandielle crapes, other descriptions of goods being scarcely inquired after. The yarn and wool market remain much the same as reported in our last. HUDDERSFIELD, Jan. 9.—More bayers have attended the market to-day, and have purchased rather more goods. The attenders at the Cloth Hall have been more cheerful. The wool market is very flat. MARKET IVE W►S--(TIIIS t t l l?4,tr l, o_, f igr'VttO vt APPOINTMENTS AND ORANGES IN THE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. DEC. 22.—The following appointments and changes have occurred in the army : Capt. Elrington, 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade, succeeds Capt. Mackenzie, 92d Highlander; as Brigade Major to the First Brigade of the Light Division ; Brevet Lieut.-Col Mayow, late Brigade Major to the Light Cavalry Brigade, is transferred to the Quartermaster- General's Department, and is appointed Assistant Quar termaster-General to the Cavalry Division ; Captain Tomlinson, Bth Hussars, takes the place of Lieut.-Colo eel Mayow as Major of Brigade to the Brigade of Light Cavalry ; Capt. the Hon. Gilbert Elliot, Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade, and Capt. the Hon. A. M. Cathcart, 93d Regiment, who both acted as aides-de-camp to the late Lieutenant:General Sir George Cathcart, and Captain W. Bellairs, 49th Regiment, are appointed to act as Deputy Assistants in the Adjutant and Quartermaster- General's Department, as their services may be required ; Captain Mackenzie, 921 Regiment, has gone to Bala klava, as Assistant Quartermaster-General ; Major T. W. M c Mahon, late Assistant Quartermaster-General in the Division of Cavalry, proceeds to England on account of ill health. The following officers also have leave to proceed to England for the recovery of health at the recommenda tion of medical boards :—Captains G. Bingham Jen ings, 19th Regiment; T. Yorke Dallas, 11th Hussars J. G. Gould, G3d Regiment ; E. G. B u i wer, 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers; and Captain and Payma,ter J. Telford, 17th Regiment ; Paymaster Wheatley, 421 Highlanders; First-class Staff-surgeon George Carr; Lieutenants Emilius Radcliffe, 88th Regiment ; Robert Macneil, the Buffs, but attached to the 13th Light Dragoons ; J. O'Brien, 30th Regiment ; J. Chandos Harcourt, 30th Regiment ; and H. Mitford, 19th Regiment. Cornet H. Booth, 4th Light Dragoons. There is also a long list of officers to whom leave of absence has been granted at the recommendation of Medical Boards, to proceed during limited periods to Scutari for the benefit of health. At the general court-martial held on the 18th December, No. 3505, Private Francis Hagerty, 4th Regiment, was tried for having struck an officer and a sergeant, while in the execution of their duty. The prisoner was drunk. He was found guilty, and sentenced to 50 lashes and 12 months' imprison ment with hard labour, which Lord Raglan con firmed ; but remarks : " The offences of which the prisoner has been very properly found guilty are of so serious a character as to justify the infliction of the whole punishment awarded by the Court • but, in consideration of th e yout h an d inexperience Of the prisoner, and the circumstance under which the crimes were committed, and in the hope th a t his expressions of sorrow and contrition are sincere, the commander of the forces is induced to remit all punish ment, and to award his pardon, thus affording him a n immediate opportunity of showing, by his conduct, that he is not unworthy of the lenity that is now extended to him." The following copy of a letter from the Military. Secretary to Viscount Hardinge, General Com manding-in-Chief, has been published for the infor mation of the troops : "Horse Guards, Nov. 24, 1854. "My Lord—l have received the directions of the General Commanding-in-Chief to acquaint your lordship that her Majesty has been pleased to approve of the ad dition of three supernumerary Lieutenants and three supernumerary Ensigns to each of the regiments of the line serving with the army under your lordship's corn mand.—l have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's most obedient humble servant, (Signed) " C. YORKE. " Field-Marshal the Right Hon. the Lord Raglan, G.C.8." CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was fairly supplied with Monday's un sold samples of English wheat. All kinds were very dull, at almost nominal quotations. The show of foreign wheat was.but moderate. Sales pro gressed with great heaviness; indeed, there were scarcely any buyers to be met with. We had an unusually dull inquiry for both barley and malt, the value of which had a downward tendency. For oats, beans, peas, and flour there was scarcely any demand. Prices were, therefore, nominally the same as on Monday. ARRIVAL% VHS WEER. Wheat, Barley. I Malt. 760 t 2,430 1,810 1,191 English .. Irish .... Foreign .. Oats. Flom% 1,39) t 610 1,300 i 3,960 380sks. 630 brls. BOROUGH HOP. Good and fine hops are in steady request, at full prices. In other kinds very little is doing. WHITECHAPEL. The general demand ruled heavy to-day, as follows : —Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCIIITECTS. At the usual bimonthly meeting at their rooms, 17 Grosvenor-street, Mr. Benjamin Parry in the chair; Professor DONALDSON, hon. see., on laying on the table the several donations presented to the library and museum since the last meeting, mentioned that a new process of oil painting was at present being tried at Metz, whereby, without any previous preparation of the plaster, the whole effect of fresco was obtained. The decorations were painted on an exceedingly thin medium, and then made adherent to the walls. He also referred to the new blocks of houses in course of erection in the neighbourhood of the Louvre, and stated that the municipality of Paris have lately voted a million of mo ney to improve and ornament that city, in order to bring to it a concourse of strangers, and thereby promote the welfare of every class of tradesmen. Mr. BAKER then exhibited an elegant model of the dome of the tomb of Ibrahim Rajah at Beegepoor, which, even under disadvantageous circumstances, showed that the equilibrium of that structure was so perfect that no abutment was required to counteract a lateral thrust. Mr. CALDWELL read an interesting paper on the warped appearance not the spire of All Saints' Church, Chester field. There were( he said) different opinions entertained about it in the neighbourhood of the town. Some persons maintained that it had been built awry, whilst others, in contradiction to their eyesight, maintained that it was perfectly straight. He found, in reference to the his tory of the church, that it had been dedicated in 1232 ; but he bad been unable to discover at what time the spire assumed its present twisted ap pearance. A. work, published in 1753, descriptive of Derbyshire, referred to the circumstance of its being warped, but gave no clue as to the time it became so. By correct measurement, the top of the spire had a de flection of seven feet from the perpendicular, in a south western direction. He had himself recently examined it, and found that the tower supporting it had never in the least settled, but he also found that the sus ' taining timbers had been put up on a bad system of construction, so that a set of columns on the weather side of the spire contracted • and it was his opinion that the other s e ts were t w i s ted by the weight of the superincumbent lead, so as to accommodate that subsidence, and that the lead itself thereby was made to assume the warped appearance which it at present presents. An interesting conversation followed the reading of Mr. Caldwell's paper, for which he received the thanks of the meeting. It has been reported in Vienna that the grand attack on Sebastopol was to be made on the 4th. Eight of the English sailors, engineers, and stokers, taken prisoners at Gamly-C:aleby, left Hamburg en the 4th, on board of the London steamer, for their homes, well satisfied in having once more gained their freedom. CRYSTAL PALACE, TUESDAY.—SHILLING DAY.—Ad mission at the doors, 1,712 ; admission by season tickets, 230 ; total, 1,995. DEATH OF THE GOAT OF THE 23D FUSILIERS.—The celebrated snow-white goat presented by her Majesty to the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers died on the 20th ult. After weathering the campaign in Bulgaria, and march ing proudly at the head of his regiment from Kalamita Bay to Sebastopol, he has at last fallen without wear ing the Alma medal he had earned on the way. His stately demeanour and reverend beard made him a prominent feature in the appearance of the regiment as it moved along, and the gap left by his absence will force a recollection of the fine animal upon the memory of every one familiar with the gallant 23d. He had been hutted and every care had been taken to protect him against the exposure and inclement weather, but all this atten tion was unavailing, and he died two days ago. THE FRENCH HORSES IN THE CRIMEA.—The Courrier de Lyons publishes a letter, dated from before Sebasto pol, the 21st ult., written by an officer to his family at Lyons, in which it is said the cold kills a great many of our French horses daily. The Arab horses of the Chas seurs d'Afrique resist better, as may be supposed. The former are brought up in warm stables, thQ others in the open air. The poor Artillery horses which are so fine in France are at present so thin that it is sad to see them, _ _ ITALY. The Piedmontese Gazette, of the 6th inst., an nounces that the military cordon established along the Sardinian frontier by the Government of Este, was withdrawn on the Ist inst., but that the state of siege still continued at Carrara. The Diritto having mentioned as positive that the Sardinian Government and the Western Powers were negotiating a treaty of alliance offensive and defensive, one of the first stipulations of which was that a portion of the Piedmontese army should be sent to the Crimea, the Genoa Corriere Mercantile of the 6th contradicts that report. "England and. France," it says, "have thrown out vague and offi cious insinuations to that effect, but hitherto they have made no serious overtures." The Avisatore Alessandrino disapproves of the sending of 15,000 men of the Sardinian army to the Crimea, at the request of England and France. " Those men, it sa)•s, " belong to Italy, and must remain there." The same journal, however, adds : " We have reason to know that our Government, at the demand of England, will authorise the latter to recruit, in the country, among the Sardinian citizens, who have accomplished their time of military service, and among those who have drawn a number exempting them from the conscription." The Tuscan Monitor, of the 4th inst., publishes the following report, addressed to the Grand Duke by his Ministers "We submit to the examination and approbation of your Imperial and Royal Highness not only the general budget of receipts and expense of the States for 1855, but also the special estimates of each Ministry. The general budget which we submit to your approbation presents the following results :—Receipts, 47,608,400 livres • ex penses, 37,546,700 livres; balance of r e ceipts, 61,700 livres. Thus, exclusively of the expenses, which the maintenance of the auxiliary troops and those required for the execution of the decree of November 3, 1852, may render necessary, the State can reckon, as far as reliance can be placed on human affairs, usually so un certain, on a surplus of 61,700 livres. The expenses in cluded in the above total, are divided as follows be tween the different Ministerial departments : Interior, 2,741,100 livres ; Grace and Justice, 3,464,000 ; War, 7,883,900 livres ; Foreign Affairs, 240,604 livres; Public Instruction, 867,600 livres; Ecclesiastical Affairs, 189,600 livres; Finance, 21,530,00 0 livres. In all, 37,546,700 livres. The war estimates exceed by 254,300 livres those of last year. When the situation changes we must abide the consequences of that change, and, to meet the emergency, submit to an augmentation of expenditure, the terms of which cannot amply compensate e c x o a m et p ly ens f a o t r e ese u e s n, f b or ut th th a e t a success of the reorganisation of our army on a most re sspcerficitacbe.le footing will (Signed) " G. BAL DASBERONI. " E. LANDUCCI. " Duke de CASIGLIANO. " M. LAAII. " G. BOLOGNA. " C. BUONA.ROTTI. "Dated December 19, 1854." LETTERS FOR THE TRANSPORT SER VICE IN TURKEY AND THE BLACK SEA. In accordance with the provisions of a Treasury war rant, the postage upon a letter, not exceeding half an ounce in weight, posted in the United Kingdom, ad dressed to any seaman serving on board a transport em ployed by her Majesty's Government in Turkey or the Black Sea, or forwarded by any such seamen, ad dressed to the United Kingdom, conveyed by direct packet (which term includes a ship of war, or any vessel employed by, or in the service of, her Majesty) or vice Malta, but without passing through France, has been reduced to One Penny. To entitle such letters to conveyance at this reduced rate, however, the following regulations must be ob served :- Ist. The penny must be paid at the time the letter is posted. 2d. It must be stated in the direction of the letter that the person to whom it is addressed, or by whom it is sent, is a seaman serving on board a transport. 3d. When the letter is from a seaman serving on board a transport the officer having the command must sign his name, and specify the ship to which the seaman belongs. 4th. The letter must not exceed half an ounce in weight. sth. The letter must relate entirely to the private concerns of the seaman. The foregoing particulars must be given in the follow ing form : From A. 8., Seaman on board the Transport --- (Here the direction of the letter must be inserted.) C. D., Captain or other Commanding Officer Transport Ship -- To A. 8., Seaman on board the Transport --- (Hero the direction of the letter must be finished.) Upon letters sent to a seammn serving on board a transport, if the postage of one penny be not pre-paid in the United Kingdom, the Itaers cannot be forwarded, but.will be returned to the writers. Letters sent by seamen, upon which the penny has not been pre-paid, v, ill be liable to a charge of 2d. each on delivery ; but to enable seamen to pay the postage of their letters in advance, they will be permitted to use postage stamps, which may be obtained from the Post masters of her Majesty's forces in Turkey. Letters addressed to cr sent by officers serving on board transports, when forwarded by direct packet or via Malta, will be liable to a postag e of 11d. the half ounce, which postage, upon letters sent from the United King dom, must also be paid in advance. It must be distinctly understood that the reluction of postage here authorised applies exclusively to letters sent by the direct sea route between this country and Turkey, and that letters sent via France will be charge able with the following rates of postage, viz.:— Not exceeding 4 ounce, ls. Exceeding oz., and nut exceeding oz., 2s. Exceeding oz., and not exceeding oz., 3s. Exceeding 4 oz., and not exceeding 1 oz., 4s. Exceeding 1 oz ,and not ex cee di ng 14 oz ., s s . And so on, increasing ls. for each I oz. ROWLAND nILL, Secretary. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. BOW-STREET.-(TIIIS DAY.) Three young girls, named Emma Smith, Mary Ann Rede, and Emma Greenwood, were placed at the bar this morning, charged with creating a disturbance outside St. Giles'a Workhouse last night. Phillips, the watchman, having been sworn, said-- About a quarter past seven last night the three girls applied for admission as casual paupers, and were told to wait till the accommodation of the aged and those • having children had been provided. On hearing this intimation they commenced abusing him, and after doing so for some time they each threw a large stone at the windows of the infirmary ; they were then given in charge to the police. On Rede being conveyed to the station she told the constable that she would put the parish to more expense than merely breaking the windows before she had done with it. Rede—And so I will. On the magistrate asking them what they had to say to the charge, Greenwood, who acted as spokeswoman, said if they had taken us in and given us a bit of bread we should not have acted as we have done. If we are sent to pri son we shall do exactly the same thing when we come out if they refuse to give us shelter. We had. all been walking about for two nights. The Magistrate fined them each four shillings, the amount of the damage, or, in default, imprisonment for one month. The prisoners left the bar vowing vengeance against Phillips and the workhouse windows. THE UNITED STATES. arrived i n th e M ersey ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC. 1V ye, the Unit e d St a t es an d LIVERPOOL, WED NESDAY . Early this morning the U nit ed States mail steam ysl-iiitph Pific, t h a e c British North America. She sailed from New York a C l ap m ta a i i n ls on the 28th ult., having been detained one day by fog, and has brought besides the mails 97 passen gers, but no specie. Lord Elgin was one of the passengers. A proposition has been made to the Senate offer ing mediation to the United States upon the East ern question. We have dates from California to Dec. 1, and one million and a half of dollars in gold dust has reached New York. An attempt has been made at San Francisco to liberate the Russian prisoners on board the prize ship Sitka. Business was dull at New York. The cotton market was dull at the opening, and cottons had fallen a quarter cent, but recovered again, closing firmly. The breadstuff market was quiet and firm; flour was duller and rather dearer; in consequence of the small stock of wheat, prices had advanced ten cents. Indian corn was brisk at a trifling rise. The market for provisions was quiet and without alteration. _ _ Freights were steady and unchanged. The royal mail steam -ship Washington, from Bremen and Southampton on the 6th ult„ arrived at New York on the 24th. _ _ _ The Pacific, on entering the Mersey, ran down the Corinthian, bound for Algoa Bay ; all the crew veto saved. THE INVALIDS FROM THE CRIMEA. 33 detachments of regiments serving in the Crimea arrived at 3 p.m. yesterday at the Invalid Depot Fort Pitt, Chatham, from Portsmouth. They consist of the 2d, sth, 6th Dragoons, Bth Hussars, 4th Foot, 13th Light Dragoons, 13th Foot, 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 23d, 28th, 30th, 33d, 39th, 41st, 44th, 47th, 50th, 63d, 55th, 68th, 79th, 88th, ii9th, 95th, 92d Highlanders, Rifle Brigade, and seven Fusiliers, making a total of 10S non-commissioned officers and men, under the command of Captain Edward Streatfield, 44th Regt., with Staff-Surgeon Reid. The troops, owing to the greater number being wounded and with loss of limbs, were immediately attended to by -the chief medical officer of the hospital, Dr. Taylor, when, after the in spection, 72 men were taken into hospital, and 36 were sent down to the Invalid Depot Barracks, St. Mary's. With the above invalids there were several of the Guards ; they went to London to join the head-quar ters, and those of the Royal Artillery proceeded to Woolwich. These invalids came home in the ship Candia ; they left Scutari on the 24th of December last, were for 15 days on the ship's rations ; yesterday they came to London. . DEARTH OF FOOD IN TURKEY. The following communication relates to the dearth of food which has lately been found to prevail in some parts of Turkey, and 'which must be attributed to the imperfect means of transit throughout that country : " Sir,—l annex an extract of a communication from Adrianople of the 21st ult., which at the present time may not be without interest. By it you will perceive that in the very heart of European Turkey, usually a district teemirt . with almost prodigal abundance, an absolute dearth of grain present and prospective is the order of the day. . " In September the prices of grain were moderate, and we could have obtained good wheat at about 405., barley 265., maize 275. per quarter, free on board at Enos, but since that period our market has continually advanced, and at present good wheat would cost over 70s. per quarter ; and our Governor, Rustem Pasha, says, that if the grain continues to leave at the present ratio, we run a risk of findi ng ourse l ves comp l ete l y de prived of it in the spring. " To give an idea of our wants, we are compelled to pay for our flour a price equal to 4d. per pound. " Barley is selling at about 325. per quarter, and scarce. We have in this neighbourhood 4,000 French Cuirasseurs, apparently bent on wintering here, which causes a great consumption of barley and forage.' "I remain, &c., " T. BOOKER." - -- LORD STANLEY AT BLACKBURN. , An inaugural meeting of the members of the Black burn Mechanics' Institution took place in the Theatre Royal, on Thursday evening. Lord Stanley was unanimously voted chairman, amidst loudapplause. His lordship on addressing the audience said—With regard to their means of supporting such an institution the question admitted of a simple reply. They had a population of nearly 50,000 persons—a population which, within the last 20 years, had nearly doubled in number. He was told that the rateable annual value of property there was, two years ago, about 100,0001., and that it had since risen to 112,0001. ; thus showing, not only the possession of a large amount of wealth, but also that that wealth was steadily on the increase. And, as regarded the position of the labouring population, ho (the chairman) was informed on the best authority that the wages of high-skilled labourers varied from 15s. to 18s. per week, which was about the average price of that district, but half as much more than was paid in the agricultural districts of England. There was no question, therefore, but the members of the in stitution had the means of existing as an institution if they thought proper. In the next place, what was the necessity for the existence of such an institution ? He found, however, by evidence not absolutely c o nc l us i ve , but upon which he was inclined to rely, that the amount consumed in drink in Illaekburn was 400/. a day, or rather more than 140,0001. per year. In that respect their condition was higher and better than that of many neighbouring communities. (Cheers.) At the same time it was evident that such a consumption—a consumption sufficient to maintain four hundred public-houses and beer-shops —was still a great anomaly. Amongst those present who took an interest, and had shown a pe cuniary interest in the institution, were masters em ploying some 12,000 or 13,000 hands. He thought that was a proof that the institution was intended for the operative classes, and that it would be supported both by the employer and the employed. He would state in, few words the circumstances under which they met. If it were possible, he would recommend the estab lishment of a free library ; but if that were not possi ble, and he thought it was not—for it implied not only the possession of funds sufficient to establish, but also to maintain it—if it were not possible to maintain such a library, as the next best alternative he would re commend the library of the institution to be thrown open to all parties who were not members, on payment of a small charge. Look at Manchester ; the free library in that town cost something like 12,0001.—it is free to all classes, and at all hours. He would venture to say that no private individual in Manchester had in his library a collection of books half so valuable as that which was brought together in the free library of that town. We in England were very much behind hand in this matter. There was no large town in France that had not also its 'collection of books, generally large, and pretty well chosen. If they considered what was a well-attested fact, that 50,000,000/. were spent annually in this country on intoxicating drinks, and in Blackburn alone something like 140,0001., he would say that the sum required to establish a public free library, which would be open to all, and a source of pleasure, interest, and instruction for years, was not much more than the receipts at the public•houses and beer-shops of Black burn for one single week. (Cheers.) He was con vinced that what had been done in Preston, Bolton, and other towns, Blackburn would also be able to do. He looked back upon their past, and found that even amon g st other industrial commun i t i es Bl ac kb urn bad still held a place. It was there, 90 years ago, the ingenuity of Hargreaves added millions of wealth to the nation, and shed a lustre on th e p l ace o f his birth and his labours. (Great cheering.) He was confident they would not let it be said they were now resting upon their past triumphs and success. I am still more confident (his lordship continued) that you will not let it be said that, amidst the bustle of business, and the excitement of commercial competition, you have for gotten the higher and more ennobling claims of human intelligence, and of moral and mental progress. (The noble chairman resumed his scat araidrit loud Applause.) i MILITARY CONVENTION BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. For some days past the German papers have been speaking of a military convention c onc l u d e d be tween Prussia and Austria, which the latter Power had called upon Prussia to fulfil. The version which the papers give of this convention being erroneous, we are glad to be enabled to lay the text of the article before our readers. It is as follows : " MILITARY CONVENTION ANNEXED TO THE CONVEN TION CONCLUDED BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA, ON THE 20TH OF APRIL, 1854. " Art. 1. Austria engages herself to add to the 150,000 men who are assembled in Hungary, on the Danube, and on the Saur, 100,000 men, who will to g ether comp ose a secondarmy—and that as soon as the necessity of the measure shall be felt, and at periods which she will appoint in accordance with Prussia. The troops mobilised in Galficia, in Tran sylvania, in Moravia, and joined in Gallieia, as a corps d'ariac, or in separate bodies, will remain in intimate relations with the military forces of Prussia. " Art. 2. Prussia engages herself, on her side, to concentrate, according to the circumstances, 100,000 men within the apace of thirty-six days ; to wit, one-third of these forces in Eastern Prussia, and the two others at Posen or at Breslau. Besides this, she binds herself to raise her army to the number of 200,000 men, if the circumstances should. require it, in coining to an understanding each time in that respect with Austria. "Art. 3. The military convention of the Ger manic Confederation preserves all its force as re spects Prussia and Austria. " Art. 4. The Minister of War in Prussia and the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial army engage them se l ves mu t ua ll y to make to each other all the communications necessary 1 o insure the maintenance of the troops at the amount deter mined on above, their organisation, and their meeting at the periods fixed, as well as the places of their meeting. " Art. 5. Austria and Prussia will reciprocally accredit superior officers to the two contracting States, as soon as Prussia shall have commenced placing her army on a war -footing, in order to arrive at a complete understanding with respect to the measures which they will have to adopt. Superior officers will be afterwards accredited to the two armies. " Art. 6. The direction to be given to these armies when united shall be based on this prin ciple, that the object of the support which the tw• Powers are to afford each other reciprocally is merely to repulse an attack. " The present convention has been passed at Berlin on this 20th of April, 1854. (Signed) "O. Ts. DE MANTEUFFEL. HENRY BARON DE HESS, General of Artillery." RUSSIAN MODE OF FIGHTING IN THE CRIMEA. A letter from Sebastopol, dated the 24th ult. in the Constitutionnel, says :—" Th e b attles of 'the Alma and Inkerman, and the siege of Sebastopol, have enabled us to study the Russian army em ployed in the Crimea. Although this army is partly composed of troops from the Danube and the Cauca sus, it is clumsy, not easily handled, and malacca vres badly in presence of an enterprising enemy. Its generals always place it for bivouack, as in the field of battle, in great masses, and they do not know how to deploy it after an at tack, nor when to make it resist in a thin line. The Russian infantry is very badly armed. Some companies only have carbines made at Liege ; the muskets, only recently transformed, badly kept, and with butt-ends in white wood, do not last long in a campaign. This infantry will never attain the level of the French infantry, which is really the first in the world for making war in woody or hilly countries, where the general-in chief leaves a great deal to the initiative of the sol diers and to the chiefs of corps and battalions. In the defensive, the preference must be given to the English infantry, who, under the fire of the enemy, rest immovable as a rampart. In a level and exposed country, our infantry will have to modify its manner of combatting, and to resume its old one. This consists in employing compact or thin order (epais ou mince), but it can only be employed with intelligent and experienced troops. Its superiority in arms and intelligence will, however, always give to our infantry the advantage over the Russian infantry, which will always lose half its value when obliged to change its place rapidly. On the Alma, entire Russian battalions took to flight in surprise at the Zouaves' way of fighting— they having advanced on them in large bodies de ployed, having taken advantage of all the accidents of the ground to shelter themselves and to rally, and having made against the masses a terrible use of the peculiar arms confided to their skill. At In kerman, in the upper part of the battle-field, and on the line of the English, the Russian infantry bravely attacked the enemy, but did not know how to deploy its masses so as to bring mots muskets into play, and when the French attacked their left flank entire battalions did not know how to change their position. The first ranks bravely resisted hut the following ranks fired in presenting arms. Surprised afterwards by the sharp attack of the Chasseurs d'Afrique, masses of men, instead of effecting their retreat by the crests of the hills, de scended slowly to the lower parts of the ground and the ravines, where they allowed themselves to be crushed almost without defence by from 1,000 to 1,200 French. The. English have so well understood the advantages which troops would have in attacking either artillery or masses of infantry, in woody or hilly countries, whilst preserving the order deployed by the first line, that at Inkerman they did not employ the order in columns, which caused them to lose so great a number of men on the Alma. On the Alma, the Russian cavalry was worse than timid; not a charge did it attempt. At Inkerman, the nature of the ground prevented it from taking part in the affair. At Balaklava, it did not dare to await the charge of two squadrons of Chasseurs d'Afrique. The famous Cossacks have, in fact, never attempted, even in the plain, to carry off our advanced posts, or the marauders who pass our lines ; but it is said that this cavalry is but little esteemed, even in Russia. As a set-off to this the Russians really possess a great superiority both over the French and the English, and especially over the French, in their artillery. The Emperor Nicholas, no doubt in the expecta tion of a war against all the nations of the south of Europe, occupied himself a good deal with that arm, which has made great progress since the wars at the beginning of the century. The cannon are of a large calibre, the carriages and caissons well made and easily moved ; the artillerymen are brave and accustomed to their service ; the officers know perfectly well how to choose offensive and defensive positions ; they occupy them with bold ness, hold them a long time, and know how to leave them without leaving their guns. You will now understand why we are still before the walls of Sebastopol, and why that place would cost us so much blood if we were to make an assault before its unextiuguished batteries. But we hope the town will surrender in consequence of the difficulty it is under of obtaining supplies of provisions, orthat we shall obtain its keys by giving a grand battle to the army in the field. The stores of ammunition in Sebastopol are inexhaustible, and as the invest ment is not complete, the garrison can be relieved and increased every day. Without being initiated in the secrets of the generals-in-chief, everything causes us to believe that they are waiting the arrival of reinforcements which are on the way, in order to resume the attacks which, so to speak, have been suspended since the day of the battle of Inkerman. We shall have in the French and English trenches at least 300 pieces which will open their fire, and it is more than probable that in the . meantime the army of observation destroy in a battle the Russian army in the field. THE MAIM—SOUTHAMPTON , Tuesday, Jan. 9.—The Royal mail steam-ship Great Western, Captain T. A. Bevis, sailed this afternoon with the usual monthly mails for Lisbon, Madeira, Tenriffe, Cap e V er d es , Pernam buco, Bahia, Rio Jane irio, Monte Video, and Buenos Ayres. The Great Western has a valuable cargo of Bri tish and French merchandise, specie valued at 32,0001. sterling, and 92 passengers, among whom are the Duke of Saxe Coburg and suite for Lisbon, and Mr. Souvi leithnew, Austrian Mi n i s t er a t Ri o. Th e nex t home ward mails from the Brazils and River Plate are due here on the 16th inst., by the Royal mail steamer Great Western. The Atrato is to take out the West India and Pacific mails of the 17th inst., and it is ex pected the Solent will arrive about the same date with the inward mails from the West Indies. The United States mail steamer Union, Captain Adams, is to take out the American mails from Southampton for New York on the 17th inst. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Euxine is to leave on the 20th inst. with the snails for India, China, and the Mediterranean. LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILWAY.—Tho half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Coleman-street; Mr. J. Wilson in the chair. The accounts showed that the receipts for the half-year end ing the 31st of December last amounted to 22,9951., in cluding 277/. from the last account, and 22,5001., the half-year's rent of the railway received from the South- Eastern Company. The payments amounted to 11,4291., including 4,7001. for interest on loans, and 5,568/. for interest on preference shares, leaving a balance . of 11,5661., out of which it was proposed to declare a &vs deed s of ss. 3d. per ordinary share, free of income tax. Resolutions were passed, adopting the accounts, i de claring a dividend of ss. 3d. per share, free of ncorae tax, and re-electing the retiring di r ectors, The meetipg they separated. 9341 61t 2i 15 11i i i 76a 7t 124 92 9O 69} 70 ex SITS 741 I 5i I i 8 k 108 71 1011 2 1 84 i 5 4i 241 5 69i 70i 70 12i i 53i 4i 37} 8i 80 79.# . - THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA. ( Front Galignani's Messenger.) The leading columns of the Paris journals of this day have more interest than for some days past. The ABBent -1,16e Nationale has a long article on the war with Russia, which has for object to show the excellent organisation of the French army. In the course of the article, the writer speaks of its superiority in this respect over the English army, and quotes, in support of its statements, the authority of the English journals. We will not attempt to deny that much of what has been said on this subject by the English press may be true. It is not surprising that in a country which has been, since the peace of 1815, under the influence of the partisans of eco nomy to such an extent that no Ministry could hope to remain in power except on the condition of reducing the means of national defence, the organisation of the army should hare been neglected ; and the only wonder is, that after so long a period of neg ligence, the army should have been capable of the great deeds that it Las accomplished since the com mencement of the war with Russia. Nor is it surpris ing that the French army, which had been kept up on nearly a war footing, and for which, in succession, full occupation was found in Algeria, should have acquired a vast superiority in the organisation of camps, the sup. plies of materiel, and the means of supporting privations which are as essential for the success as the skill and courage of the colliery. The A ssemblele Nationale, how ever, should make some allowance for exaggeration in the accounts given in certain English journals. It is impossible, after reading the letters which have been re cei%e:l from officers of the French army before Sebasto pol, to p'ace implicit belief in the statements of news paper correspondents as re gar d s th e con di t i on of the Eng lish army. The Fr enc h letters show that, if more care and intelligence have been manifested by the persons charged to carry into execution the orders of the French Government than have . been displ aye d b y the agents of that of England, and if more foresight has marked the conduct of one Government than Las been shown by the other, the privations complained of as respects the English army have been to a certain extent the un avoidable result of circumstances against which no fore sight could provide, and which no care could remedy. Nor must we believe what has been said in some of the newspaper letters from the Crimea, about the (bacon ragement, and even despair, of the English soldiers, We have the authority of a French officer for declaring that the English soldiers have borne their privations with fortitude, and even with cheerfulness. This officer says, " The English soldiers grumble a little (it is the privilege of an Englishman to grumble), but they bear everything with courage, like noble fellows as they are," and then he goes on to mention facts to show that the English soldier laughs even when he grumbles. The Assembles Nationale says : " Far from us be the idea of taking anything from the glory which the English army has gained in the campaign, and at so dear a cost. Under the fire of the enemy, in presence of more consi derable forces, our brave allies have had in the trophies of the Alma and of I n k ermaa a share which we appre ciate at its Just value ; but if their bravery is equal to ours, we want no other testimony but theirs as to the excellence of our military organisation. It is they who every day cry up with admiration and envy —two equi dein invideo, magis—the spirit and organisation of our army. It is they who have shown us the French soldier, as ardent in the charge as firm before the as saults of the enemy ; as courageous against sickness and as patient in the midst of sufferings of every kind as intrepid on the field of battle ; always animated with the same spirit, always full of resources, always ready to devote himself, and penetrated with that chivalrous emu• lation which constitutes the force of great armies. It is the English journals which have informed us that whilst, in consequence of privations and illness, a sort of disorganisation was creeping into the ranks of their army order and abundance were to be seen in the French camp, and that when once the French soldiers had performed their share in the common task their first care was to go to the assistance of their allies, to repair their roads, to construct new ones, to transport and take care of their sick, and to insure their supplies." The Constitutionnel has a resume of the last accounts from Sebastopol. It is useful as a warning not to attach credit to the rumours which are got up, and which are totally inconsistent with the real state of things. One would have thought that the famous canard a la tart are, as the first rumour of the taking of Sebastopol has been called, would have made the public more cautious, but people are so willing to believe what they desire that every fresh rumour of the taking of Sebastopol finds a certain degree of credence. The Censtitutionnel says : " The inactions of the Generals-in-Chief, which our correspondents in the Crimea, ignorant as they are of the news from Europe, found it difficult to understand, is easily explained. Betore striking the decisive brew, the Generals are waiting until the Turkish army shall have entirely disembarked at Eupatoria, and shall have combined its movements with theirs. What is the obstacle which has hitherto rendered the capture of Sebastopol impossible ? It is that the Allies have not been able to invest the place, that the latter could obtain supplies without difficulty, and that the garri son was incessantly renewed from the supporting army. The Russians, since the battle of Inkerman taught them that they could not cause the siege to be raised, have done nothing but endeavour to prolong this state of things. The Allies, on their part, have determined to put a stop to it. Eupatoria has been re-occupied by a European division ; officers of artillery and engineers have been sent there to throw up works of art and forti fications, in order to make it as strong a position as Balaklava, and as such the point d'appui of an army of operations. This army must now have arrived there ; it consits of the Egyptian division and of the best troops of Omer ; and is commanded by the Turkish generalissimo. We have said that Eupatoria is to be to the north of Sebastopol what Balaklava is to the south. That fact will suffice to show in what a situation the die ern barkation of Ozner, Paella will probably place the Russian army : it will be placed between two fires. One of two things will happen ; either the Russian armv will endeavour to crush the troops whose basis is at Eupa toria, with the certainty of being immediately attacked in the rear by the Anglo-French army ; and the de struction of the Russian army would deprive Sebasto pol of all hope of making a successful resistance ; or, in the second place, the Russian army, in order not to accept battle in such a disadvantageous position, and with such adverse chances, will retire from the banks of the Belbeck, as it has retired from the banks of the Tcbernaya; will concentrate itself on Bakshi-Serai, or on Simpheropol ; and will abandon Sebastopol to its sole resources and to the chances of an assault. Such a re treat of the Russian army would, in fact, be immediately followed by the complete investment of the place, and the denouement would not be waited for long. Thus, either a great and decisive battle in the most favourable conditions for the Allies,'or the retirement of the Russians without combat, and the immediate assault of Sebasto pol—such was the situation of things in the Crimea at the end of the year. Let us be certain that the year 1855 will have well commenced for the arms of France and her allies. TILE FRENCH LOAN. (From the Pays.) We were not long since offering up our, prayers that a solidarity of national interests might strengthen the union which a mutual sympathy and community of poli tical interests have cemented between France and Great Britain. We explained the great influence which a loan, contracted in common, could exercise on the alliance which henceforward unites the two governments and the two nations, and which guarantees the independence of modern states. That financial solidarity which it would have been difficult to effect by the text of a law, is being established and strengthened by a striking fact. The national loan is received in England with a remarkable eagerness. The subscriptions flow rapidly into the great banking-houses whioh have given notice of receiving money for the purpose, and it may be affirmed without fear that one half of thei loan will be subscribed for by English capitalists. Without doubt, our national pa triotism had no need of that auxiliary. The 500 millions required are not too much for either the resources or the devotedness of the country. It is sufficient to behold the crowds which hasten to subscribe to be certain that all classes of society are responding to the appeal made to them, and are thereby giving a new testimony of confidence and adhesion to the imperial policy. But, although unnecessary, the co-operation of English capital is not less an act of high importance, making a significant progress in the relations of the two nations. githerto the highest capitalists had invested in our funds with a certain timidity, and railways had solely, during some time, attracted the capital of England. But that capital bad soon withdrawn, particularly in the first months of 1852, the period which English holders had in general sold out the securities which they possessed in France. At (present that reserve, and perhaps that dis trust, have given way to a much attractive senti ment. England, united to us on diplomatic ground and on the battle-field, also wishes to contribute to the pro gress of our public credit, and subscribes to our national loan with an enthusiasm equal to that of our own popu lations. We,do not conceal the satisfaction which this association of the financial forces of the two countries causes us. The solidarity of material interests, whoa called into existence by solidarity of moral and political interests, is a firmer and more durable basis for an al liance than any mere diplomatic act could be." FRENCH POLITICAL REFUGEES IN SOUTHAMPTON. — On Tuesday an application for assistance was made to the magistrates by Mr. Murray, a lodging-house keeper in Southampton, on behalf of some French political refugees staying in his house, two of whom were then with him. They belonged to the party of the Reds en gaged in the affair of the 2d of December, 1851, and were transported for the part they took in it to Cayenne, where, by an amnesty, they bad on account of good con. duct been pardoned, on condition that they did not re. turn to France. They went to Demerara, and thence were, sent to England in the Atrato steamer, where, on their arrival in Southampton, those who had money pia ceeded to London ; but five, one of whom was seriously ill, were in destitute circumstances, and detained here till they realised sufficient means to enable them to pro ceed to London, where they expected to procure em ployment. The men looked upon themselves as martyrs, declaring they had fought for a good cause, and were ready to do so again, and disdained accepting parochial relief when it was required of them to break stones as a compensation. The five men were by trade a tailor, a painter, a baker, a plasterer and moulder, .and an agri cultural labourer. The mayor informed them that the bench had no funds from which they could assist them,e but gave an order for the workhouse medical officer t o attend to the pm:titles of the AA plan, __ 25 St. 20 St. 50 1.6 i 1.6 t St. '3/ 2fit 25 50 St. 50 100 20 25 25 25 10 20 40 20 20 50 20 25 2 100 .424 100 3 100 all 4 all Li 1; 0 10 all Ills. 30 2 50 i 31i 2 76 I 33i 2 60 i 28i 3 i i 61 6