The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY n, 1855. • GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION between LONDON and DUBLIN, via BIRKENIIEAD.—NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That from this date passengers may be booked between Kingstown. f . Dublin, and the Great Western Railway Stations at Paddington, Oxford, Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, by the 9.15 a m. Express Train down from Paddington, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, . arriving at Kingstown about 6 o'clock the following morning, and from Kingstown by the City of Dublin Company's Packets at 7 p.m., en Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, proceeding after arrival on the following morning .by the 8.30 a m. Express Train from Birken head to those places. A steamboat will be provided to convoy Passengers and their lug gage, free of charge, both on arrival and departure, between the Monks Ferry Pier at Birkenhead and the City of Dublin Company's Steam Packet. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. role DAY —Vorninf. 53 min.after 1 Evening 14 min.nft. 2 To•ofoutursv • Morning 84 min.after 2 I Evening 52 min.aft. 2 THE WEATHER.—Suet Oritas, Jan. 3. THERMOMETEB, IN THE SHADE. 52—highest since noon yesterday. 48 —lowest this morning and during the nig ht. 52—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'27. WIND, N.W.—Light breeze, with dull woather. TIIROTTGU FAZES BETWEEN SINGLE. RETURN. Ist Class. 2d Class. Ist Class. 2d Class. London and Kingstown 60s Od 4 03 Od I 903 Od 603 Odi for 14 available Oxford and Kingstown 52s 6d 36s Od I 753 Od 52s 6d days. o§Alit Birmingham or Wol verhampton and Kingstown 4os Od 32S Od Apply at the Steam-packet Moe in the Great Western Railway Company. 2d January, 1855. available for 7 60s Od 45s Odi days. lublin, or at the stations of LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUAR:I' 3, 1855. TIRURY-LANE.--Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.-- Redneed Prices as usual.— A Morning Performance every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING, JAN. 3, There is a screw loose in the Government ! So it ig positively asserted, and with much apparent reason. The almost daily Cabinet Co uncils, the incessant anxiety, clearly indicate that something is going on of an extraordinary character. Minis ters do not remain three or four hours in earnest discussion if all matters are going on smoothly, and that there are no peculiar difficulties to be overcome leading to differences .of opinion amongst themselves. That matters of an unto ward character are ventilated in the inmost shrine of Downing-street seems certain, and it also seems more than probable that the bonds by which the rather heterogeneous elements of the Joint-Stock Administration were united in the Will be presented EUGENIE. Chractors by Messrs. T. Mead, Belton, A. Younge, and Worrell; Misses Marriott, Arden, and War rington. After which, A DEAD SHOT. To be followed by the entirely original, extraordinary, lite yary, traditionary, comical, gastronomical, and peculiarly culinary and fantastic domestic grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled JACK AND JILL; or, Harlequin King Mustard and the Four and-Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. The extensive scenery, en tirely new, by Messrs. Nicholls, Cuthbert, Cooper, Gordon, Wilson, and Moore. The machinery by Messrs. Tucker. The extraordinal y properties, decorations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Mr. Needham. The choregraphic arr .ngements by Madame Louise. The overture and music composed and selected by J. H. Tally. Leader, Mr. Hayward. The whole of the designs, models. and sketches furnished from the studio of Dikwynkyn, who for many weeks post has been personally supervising their execution. The novel gretesque burlesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blarichari ; and ' - Domains -. the wnole arranged and produced under the immediate superb, tendence Arr. Edward Stirling. Principallngrfendifenno Isinthe Christmas Bill of Fare :—The Hall of Hypochondria Of Dulness.—Misanthropy (Genius of Gloom), Mrs. Halford. Fog, Drizzle, Taxes, Spleen, Indigestion, Qaarter-day (his Ministers of Melancholy), Messrs. E. V. Dent, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, E. V. • Day, B. V. Weight , and E. V. Bills. Azure Di "•olicals In attend a, ane,e, Messrs. Croak, Quake, Fret, Fidget, Worry, Flurry, Fume, • Vex, Groan, Growl, Grumble, and Grizzle. Apparition of Misan thropy on her favourite Nightmare, aid Magical Appearance of Good Hnmonr in her Christmas Car. Good Humour, Miss Alder ; Lightheart and Sunshine (her Attendants), Misses Honey and Brown; Mrs. Glasse (the original " Cook's Oracle , , and the well known adviser of the " First catch your hare," &c.), Miss Rosina Collins. The receipt given to make a good pantomime, and its con coction accordingly. Cottage of Jill on the borders of Fairyland (by Sunrise), with Enchanted Kitchen, Garden, and Region of Preserves "Sing a song of Sixpence, "Pocket full of rye, • "Four-and-twenty blackbirds, • " Baked in a pie."—Ancient Nursery Legend. Jack (the interesting hero of the olden story, who went up the hill to fetch, &c ), adervrards Harlequin, V. Milano ; Jill (the heroine of . the adventure, in love with Jack), afterwards Columbine, Mdlle. Bolen; Marmalade (the Fairy Queen of the Preserves), Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, and Greengage (her Assistants), Miner Clifford, Gower, Johnson, Love, Lenin, and Richar. ; Staawnerry, Cranberry, Gtuise•ierry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Qiin e, &c. (Fancy Preserves), ali,ses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Charle , , Kim, Sidney. Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard ' son, litre, Sidney, E m ily M oire. El i zabeth Smith, I,Pla Ellis, Ilosa Ilarri-on, E. flex, Taller, Matilda Cheney,Martiney, St. Clare,.. I v Is, John Levities, S. Johnson, and laitierts ; Preserved T.n Ginger their warm elly), Vaster Pun g ent ; Fruit Blossoms by a B ,c Seieclion of coryphees. The Will and the ay—i h oot.tn e Talismanic lirtlenco he Change. Grand Baret. Principal Dancers, Mille. 'Therese mid Annie Cushnle, Therese, Smith. Sec. The Four-an i t - - Twenty Blackbirds, Masters tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loedle Lood!e, &e. The Reading of the Will— " must not a husband take, Till ale a pie can make and bake." Interior' of Jlll's Cottage (Ly Mconlight).—Coal, Mr. Nobbs; Z'unale of Weod, Mr. halfpenny; Congrevo. Box, Mr. F:zzer ; Pellows, Mr. Leathertougue : Dutch Oven, Mynheer Von Tan ; Rolling Pin, Mr. Srnoothpaste ; Gridiron, NI r. De liar; Frying Pan, Mr. Breadriin ; Soyet 's Three-legged Iron Pet, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory' (by MoonliTht), end Golden Palace of King Mustard.—King Mustard (afterwards Clown), Harry Bolen° ; the Empress Vinegar (afterwa ds Pantaloon), Herr Kohl ; Black Pepper and White Pepper ( -, entlnels on duty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Husky and Mr. , neezunis ; Sweet Oil, lifisa Florence: Cayenne, Mr. Capri . cum ; Harvey's Sauce (attendant in waiting), Mr. Savoury ;the Army of %eats, Messrs. Indian Soy, Curry, Capers, Ketchupted , Mushroo 3, Garlic, Shalot, Sweet Herbs, Potted Tongue ; Pot Beef, Potu m sd Bloaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted shrimps, &c.; Horse Radish (front the King's stal'e), by a Racing Na (Inind Review—Ter rific Attack upon the Appetite, sod Rally of the Relish,s—Great Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chutnee in the Province of Pickles (lay Sunset).—Chuteee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Faci s; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Gher kins, Cauliflower, Re t Cabbage, &e.; Small Jar, Master Piccalilli. Great demand for Pickles and determination of the Door to Stand a Jar. Interior of he Stupendous Salt Mine (by Moonlight). - Salt Rock (a I, right White Sprite), Herr Willikind Moleno. Imminent • danger of Jill in splitting upon a Rock of Salt— Treachery of Vinegar —Upsetting the Pail above, and Evaporation of the Saline Stalactite Columns, disclosing The Emerald Temple of Salad.—Magical , Union of the Sweets and Sours, and " a Pie" termination of the Loves of Jack and Jill. The Transformation. -Harlequin, M. ; Co'utnbinea, Mdlle. Bokeno and Miss Ellen Honey; Pantaloon, llfr. Cole; Sprite. Herr Whiltl d Moleno ; Clown, the celebrated Harry Bolen° (his first appearance in London for nisny years); Aerial Evolutionists, by the inimitable Italian P.rothorg. The Turk's Head Public-house and Hairdresser's Ph p. — Halrdresser, Mons. Pomade ; Publican, Mr. Billy Williams ; Customers, Messrs, Rednob, Smockface, Owen Swift, Beardies', Whisker Want;L'aron Nicholson, and Tem Steed; the British Pub - lit by tit— - first instance are becoming gradually relaxed, and that even should Ministers escape] a strong Parliamentary opposition and a stringent pressure from without, they would still yield to their own feelings and dissolve the inauspicious connexion on which they had entered without due consider ation. The rather vague rumours that have for some time been gireulating have at length Assumed a definite and consistent form. It is said that Lords J. RUSSELL, PALMERSTON, LANSDOWNE, and CLA H ENDON deeply feel the odium, to which they are sub jecting themselves by continuing in a Ca?ainot, from all the important offices whereof—relaiing to the management of the War—they are studiously ex cluded. They find that protests have not received the attention which they merited ; and that, in fact, their own reputations are suffering from the mismanagement of matters whoUy beyond their control. If this be not - altogether true, it ought to be so. There is a verisimilitude about it that would entitle it to attention at any moment or on any authority. The difficulty hitherto has been how the noblemen above alluded to, and some others holding high office, have consented to sustain, by their popularity, experience, and talent, the blun dering incapacity of the Prime Minister and some of his highly-favoured colleagues. Although hav ing a party altogether consisting of officers, and numerically inferior to any in. the House or in the country, he has continued to monopolise fcr his immediate followers all the offices relating to the conduct of the War—the mismanagement whereof has cast the deepest disgrace upon the collective body. The Whig portion of the Cabinet cannot, so long ps they consent to act with the Peelitcs, escape from a portion of the blame. The nation sees that it is the duty of those, in whom it still feels some degree of confidence, to shako off the unholy alliance without further loss of time, and, if they cannot see their views fairly carried into operation, to sever the connection. It is by their strength only that Lord ABERDEEN and his followers have attained, and continued in, power—we should, perhaps, rather say his associates—for without any claims to the position he was merely pitchforked into the Pre miership as the only one with whom the others would act, his acknowledged mediocrity ignoring _..lereselves; Policeman A. 1, Mr. Vigilant. - Approach of' tho I- mat Rugged ftssian Bear—How he Whines after the Forte, which, being rather old, turns out somewhat crusty—A Dose of Turkey Rhubarb—A. Don-e Cossack—Pure Circassian Cream—How one Sliam lii makes all rvell—The Great Bear turns out a Great Boar —Russian Attachment to Grease—Clown Cuts his Customer's Hare sad afterwards Dresses It a la ;Soper—The Great Moustache Move _ . ----- _ _ went—A Close Shave —Clown shows his high attachment to the Pole—Sudden Rise in Porter—An \I.T.M.P.—A Patten Lock at 10 "'clock —A Bona Fide Traveller—Ginger Beer and Gin without ger a Melt, a Regular Row and Stat'on-house fin' Two. Great American Baby Haow.—Arrival of the Infantry—Sudden Squall—Ma's 112011 the Eve of Bsttle—General Attack--Am.rding the Prizes—Clowa and Pantaloon's Offsprings The Prettiest Baby In th 3 Werld—A Model Baby and a Spirit Child—The Wonderful Effects of Dr. Do Jungh's Cod Liver Oil—Clown's Great Prize Baby —Fresh Arrival of 300 more Babies—The Judge Confounded—Great parear—An Unwelcom 3 Visitor to a Ladies' and Juvenile Party-- and Extr4ordinary case of Suspended Animation by the Ita lian Sprites. Scott's O ster Shop, Newspaper-office, and PurseTs Biscuit Baking and Confectionery Estah'ishment, Cornhlll.—" Up rouse ye then, my merry men, it Is our opening day"—A Holster for one and a Lobster for two—A hinssulman and a Man for a 3, ltslele—Duty and Custom—A Bride Cake and a Wedding Cake— First Edition and Second Edition—Left Out fur Want of Ro m - l'r ela of the Privilege and Privileges of the Press —"Oh, what a row, a rumpas, what a rioting." Baker, Mr. Crusty; Fishmonger, 31r. Seale,; Master Newsboy, Christmas-box; Printers. Messrs. Typo aid Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cutemdown ; Critic, Cutemup; Pas- Rogers, Messrs. Trot, Cosey, Strutalong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about. Boardman, Mr. flobaday. Hosier's Shop and New Wing of ae nWset-house.—llere we are—Merry Christmas and a Happy i .evr Year —High Prices and Low Prices—Manchester Stuff—Eng ' • 1 , 411 CoM:orters—Stocks on Hand and Handsome filtocks—Ford's Eureka Shirts--Reform In the Civil List and 'Uncivil Treatment of the Clerks--Transfer-day at the Bank, and General Holyday at 2 0 Inerset-houte.---ilosier, Mr Stocken ; Shoprnan, Mr. Early -1,!!.1 Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Magic Kitchen.— Chef de "waine, Mons. Soy er; Kit c henmaids, Misses Basteaway and 8 Guardsman, Corr oral Longshanks ; Policeman, Padger. Cupboard Lovers—Soy er's Last Soup • Wit this Knives and Forks?—Boiled and Unboiled Lob eaotersmi—„ailtonuljess Swains—Lobster Patty aed Giblet Soup—Clown • 15f e .. 1 ,, t LPot—Hsrlequin Gets well Towelled and afterwards This wmoven and Pan' aloon In a Stew—A Regular Broil — , r e contest, in such an unquestionable shape, that I will speak (c meat or rather Shakspeare)—Teo Many Cooks Spell the - An m inis) Broth —Th e scene f i nishes in a very sp i r i te d manner _ Tabl e . eu "alTa Page of the History of Englind.—Grand Allegorical . Anted with Panoramic Effects, illustrative of the Triumphs of the a • dorm .. er tea• Young Jullien's " Allied Army Quadrille," by the rai t ti lnds of the English an 4 French. " God save the Queen," Aeltiaseur,T,L l a Syrie," and " Rule Britannia." Daughter of the ths . ..Rebecca Collins, in which character she will sing fo r DeeZtPatriotie effusion, pobllshed in "Blackwood's Magazine" • Seat`optielraGithina7437annd writhOtmens.nbY Corporal John Brown, of the Grana • 2Bth:— got some drink for the first time at " "Come all gallant British hearts that love the red and blue, . And dtiek the health of those brave lads who made the Russians rne. . Then an the _ For the twentieth of S e slags, and Vestibule of the 1' let it pass, three times three, and one more, • eptember, eighteen hundred and fifty-four. the flrave Patriots,emple of Victory. The Tribute of England to se,nic Distribution of Lasrel Wreaths, Gorgeous and Illuminations. Turtax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated scene pry,mine Flight of the Italian Brothers. The whole stag ' aun g. a cou,pd'.ce,il_naver before witnessed on the Er lash e. A a s :; ion upper circle" a s; ; 5 5.; dress circle, 4a. ; second price, 25.; ?ewer gallery, I s . ; see .`"L r ice,,ls. Ed.; pit, 2s. ; second price, Is ; p oolses, 10s. GA., 155., 21, f P.; upper gallery, 6d.; private perform rocs e t 7 ant upwards. Doors open at half-past 6, open daily, from . • e a, 9 o'c'oelc.% The box office tilt 5 o'e:o s Chatterton. k, under the dl7cction of Mr. Edward preparation, and trill ebe r ° o_ lel c iew iz l'tultonsime, by E. L. Blaseaar,i,l-:uce'l pi cos are approved and in exult, Esq r, ., Two Dramas, by —The Grand Christmas A. a Drama, by Dion Bourci -3leyerb and "s o ,)era, du • 1.4 q. ; an Adaptation from streets; to be succeeded rd, with new scenery, pi opertieS, son) of Gluck's Ipbi genti English version (by Mr. ti an .Dramea ride Reynold many months in prepar. •The Grand Historical Egyp ation, will also shortly appear. the superiority which might have been asserted if any of half-a-dozen more competent leaders had been selected. They are therefore responsible to the nation, and as they have been so palpably jockeyed, so contemptuously excluded from all par- ticipation in the management of the War, it is a duty to themselves, even at the eleventh hour, to assert their own independence and vindicate their characters from the damaging charge that must otherwise inevitably be brought against them. There are still the materials for a Liberal Go vernment without the ABERDEEN mixture ; or, if not, far better that Lords JOHN RUSSELL, and PALMERSTON, and CLARENDON, and LANSDOWNE should form a vigorous Opposition, that would en force due attention to the wants and exigencies of the country, and see that the War was vigorously and energetically waged, until it can be brought to an honourable conclusion. The safety of our gallant fellows in the Crimea demands a change ; and we care not what may be the undue influence which Lord ABERDEEN possesses in high quar ters ; it must fail before the constitutional ex pression of the popular will—the true source of legitimate power in this favoured land. Where are the mercenaries for the Foreign L?gion to come from ? It is quite clear that the good "Clicquot" has resolved that no Prussian shall honour the English flag by fighting under its sha dow. The Angel of Peace has been seriously alarmed lest some of his subjects should be seduced by British gold, and that his neutrality, so per severingly clung to, at an alarming sacrifice of honour and dignity, should thus be compromised, or the interests of his dearbrother-in-law damaged. Already proclamations have been published cau tioning the people against being led astray, and fulminating fierce threats against those who may endeavour to enlist them. THEATRE ROYAL lIATM.IRKET. Under the manazernent of air. Blackstone. THIS EVENING, JAN, 3, iViii be performed the Drama of I.IIF, KNIGHTS OF THE ROU Fa ND T A B L E. nC, haracters uekstone by 'Messrs. Chippend a l e , Howe, haplin. W. re Compto and B ; Misse s Reynolds an d E. C Followed by a new grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled LITTLE 80-PEEP; or, ilariequ in ant the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little to-Peep, Wes L. 'I botiapsen ; Harlequin, Mr. Chapino ; Pantaloon 11 T. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr, Appleb y ; Ceiumb:n e , Miss 3f. Brown. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN. Will be perf orraed THI S EVENING ,TA N. 3, Kean. lIAMLP.T. principal. character by Mr. C . After which will be prainced % New c4ra Christmas Pantomime. entitled, HARLEQUIN BLUE-REARD•no The Great Bashaw , Harlequin, Mr. Cormaek ; Clown, Mr.lluline• ' an t.loon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Desborough. The following notification has been put forward in the province of Posen, which, as a portion of dismembered Poland, might be supposed to sym pathise with the Western Powers against the chief conspirator against Polish nationality. That it has emanated from a higher authority is cer tain, and it is therefore mor e th an probable that ' i rtalo.r proclamations have b een circulated throughout the length and breadth of the land. We her e roilaat the notice which app eare d i n our impression of yesterday : TIIEA.T RE KOYAL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster,—Directress, Madame c:4; THIS EVENING, JAN. 3, WM be perform d BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. Character by Mes-rs. Romer, P. Bedford, Keeley, Mrs. Kee'ey, &c. After which, a new grand Eccentric Extravaganza, called ZIG. ZAG ; "r, Travels at Messrs. Danube and Pruth. Te be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBBA3I. To which will be added a now Farce, entitled THE RAILWAY BELLE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THE TRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan, THIS EVENING, Jam. 3, Will be presented a new Comedietta, called A. WIFE'S JOURNAL . Characters by Messrs Brown, Emery, Harcourt, and Leslie; and 3irs. frown, and Miss :Haskell. Ater which, a new Fairy Extravaganza entitled THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF TIIE GOLD MINES. Charac ters by Mr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, Miss E. Ormonde, Hies Marston, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallan. To conclude with the Farce, called A BLIGHTED BEING, in which Mr. Robson will appear. "The Prussian Cr;r o i n 1 " POSEN, Dxc. 28. He who enrols a Pr ef .,. -4- premeditatedly excites a i t "r e n t or the recruiters who co'lll3 service in States, Code, Art. foreignnd th,,t offices favours premeditatedly the destatlio punished with imprisonment vstahren: soldier to desert, or , as likewise he who to three years. All attempts at such death same, shall be (free) tame, months punished in a similar manner. As it ntealiNet shall be are to be established in the Netherla.:(lE;ae Towns, for the purpose of foreign enlistment myself of the opportunity to bring the above upon alll' penal enactment to memory, and en j o i n as a duty 0.p,;, ---- i ' police authoriti es o f th e prov i nce to arrest forthwith all recruiters, and to d e li ver th em over to the Attorney. General, to take f rom th em th e i r papers of legitimation (passports, &c.), and, if be be a foreigner, to look to his expulsion, after he has undergone punishment, or other expired imprisonment. I expect a report upon each case that shall come to notice. (Signed) " VON PUTTKAMMER, Chief President _____,_ of the Provin ce o f P osen. " ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEA TRF. We confess that we could not have expected it T.essee and Matta be otherwise. It was ono of the many cogent The most varied round of cute' talnrn . ent in London is to be fou nd to ger, Mr. Williant Cooke. at this vast Estabust, t Tremendous success of the cle inl en Pr;ntonlitne : , Two mere GRAND MORNING I'Lltro •tt .' E 4 MondSY, objections which we put forward against the bill ~ran. Ble w :Vow:ay, Jan. 15th, 1855, each R -I ' e ' ' , ili commencing at Two 0 ele€ • w 1 ,---..~.. 424 " -- 0 2 ' :. - --i. -.A.aa dnrin ,- .. , the Week, the splendid Sp et am „ , " - -.: 1 ! i‘ THE BATTLE of THE ALlt e Al °'' from the contest could sanction the pointed out that no Sovereign who wished to ; 1 1 4 4 ), - -1 6 V it elp.ssical Series of SCENES in the A.RE'Lk ► keep aloof ..4,4 ...- , ,v4e_it ith the gorgeous Equestrian Comic I. i t.,.,.„.„,., A. -„. - .14_,',.-ammi4riEl‘';.; TRAVELS TIIItOLTGII TIT all ---"'`, ..,, Th invinent ofsubjects against a nation at K lIORSE e•-.l' -, -r • .-z .r;kx ;;Or, narlequin and Britannia! .1( • i -u - --# -- ...f• open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager. u 4 ..1. wut., Ae n ISI 11. CO k E t 1 - , . g Anager, Sir, W. . Coo &e, gees ran Director, • --lk •W• Gigist llta. r. W . peace with , reciniAite perm himself. his Before we could obtain the • • we should enter into ad series ifision rilvtlß iet 7 C . ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Ijneer the management of Madame Vectris. Sole Lessee Mr. C. Mathews. THIS EVENING, JAN. 3, Wi n be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character by Mr. C. mathews. Will to "produce 4 a new and original Fairy tst,tecl PRINeF. Extravaganza, en . Fnb,otinowee by TW O PRETTYFET and THE BUTTERFLY. H EADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE. ± 3 , 0 i0 nic e °Pen from 10 un til G. i agent for Private gox,os, Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-3treot. of negotiations, that would necessarily be, so protracted, that the urgency would have long passed away before they could be brought to a conclusion. If they gave a tacit assent, or even connived at the proceeding, Russia would 3iatu rally, and, we must add, justly, refuse to consi der them as neutral. She would say, you must not indirectly do that which you refuse 1;o do openly and above board. Although Ido mot re quire your assistance in the quarrel in which I am engaged, yet I must class you with my- ene mies, and deal with you as such, if you suffer your subjects to enter the lists against me, (tither as sympathisers, or, still worse, as mercenaries. Such arguments will unquestionably prove effec tual with those who, like Prussia, still hang back, and refused to elect the standard under which they were prepared to serve. We cannot, then, obtain the State sanoti on to the step ; and what can we do without it ? The above Proclamation shows that every attempt to obtain recruits without the requisite permission must prove fruitless and abortive. And why should we expect it to be otherwise ? Would we permit Prussia to send its recruiting officers into England to find men willing to take up arms against Austria, or France, or Sweden ? Cer tainly not ! The attempt would at once be met with all the rigour of the law ; and every man who came within the salutary provision of the Foreign (not the " foreigners") Enlistment Act, would, if an Englishman, be severely punished by fine or imprisonment, or both ; or if a foreigner, by exclusion from the territory, the hospitality whereof he had abused. Why should we expect different treatment from others than we would ourselves accord to them if the situations were reversed,. It is one of the strongest objections to the very ob noxious measure that it reduces the United Kingdom to that of a suppliant or a wrong-doer, while at the same time it establishes a very dan gerous precedent, that may at any moment be flan" in our teeth with fearful effect. In the commencement of the War the practice of " privateering" was most powerfully, and we may acid almost unanimously, denounced. The evils of warfare would be seriously aggra ' vated, if all the bold and dissolute —every luau, who, like the conspirator of the olden time, was " alieni appeteus sui profusus "—should feel hims;:lf at liberty to seek plunder in any direction—without reference to the justice of a quarrel, in which he himself, or his own country, had no interest whatsoever. If we have Swiss or German mercenaries, what should hinder the CZAR from liceasing American privateers ? And if we treat the latter as pirates, what is to forbid the use of the rope or the fusillade to our "Halbert Buc caneers?" These are serious question; which should have been answered before the mea sure received the sanction of Parliament. We cannot reasonably complain of the refusal of the FREDERICK WILLIAM to be implicated, but rather of our own improvident Legislature that exposed the United Kingdom to such deep humiliation at the hands of such a Power. The affliction of the dying lion was most insupportable when he received a kick from a passing donkey ; and we must endure the contumely from Prussia, and place it to the pro per account, that of the Ministers who introduced a measure so unconstitutional and impolitic. ARRIVAL OF THE 4RETHUSA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY, 10 A.M. Her Majesty's frigate Arethusa, from the Mediterra nean. is reported to have arrived in Plymouth Sound during the night. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, J. 2. The Queen took a carriage drive this morning, accom panied by the Duchess and Princess Mary of Cam bridge. The equerries in waiting attended on horse back. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, went hunting. Lord Byron and General Sir Edward Bowater have succeeded Lord Camoys and the Hon. Mortimer Sack vine West as the Lord and Groom in Waiting. CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was held yes terday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Pal merston, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir George Grey, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir James Graham, Earl Granville, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Moles worth. The Council sat four hours. THE EARL OF WESTMORELAND. The health of this distinguished noblema n , which for same days antecedent had o ccas i oned much anxiety, is described by letters from Vienna, d a t e d t h e 27th ultimo, as having undergone a favourable change. The noble earl, who is attended by his countess, was honoured with a visit from their Royal Highnesses' the Duke and Duchess of Brabant on Tuesday the 26th ult. The most lively anxiety has been manifested among all classes resident in the Austriancapital for the re covery of his Excellency, whose highly honourable and amiable character has won for him the universal respect and esteem of the Viennese people. STATE OF TRADE. ( From the Manchester Guardian of this clay.) MANCHESTER, Jan. 2.—This day's market, like the weather, has been dull. Even the interchange of the usual compliments of the season has partaken of the spiritlessness of the few transactions entered into by sellers and buyers, whose attendance has been some what scanty. In the prices of yarns, there is no quota ble change ; generally they may be reported as steady ; only partially is any little unsteadiness betrayed ; while, to a considerable extent, as in spinnings, suitable for the Mediterranean and the Levant, there is an entire firm ness ;—but caution is the rule of action, among both home and foreign buyers. In the goods department there is even less disposition to operate than there was last week. HALIFAX, DEC. 30.—As might be expected on the last Saturday of the year, there has been a very thin attendance, both of buyers and sellers, in our Piece hall to-day, and but little business of any kind has been trans acted. The spinners are more fully employed, chiefly for the shipping houses, but without any noticeable im provement in the rates. There is more doing in wools, both long and short, and . the quotations are somewhat firmer. ROCHDALE, Jan. I.—We have had but few buyers in the market to-day, which is generally the case on the Monday between Christmas Day and the new market, which will be this year on the Bth inst. Those who have attended appeared more intent on settling Christ mas accounts than buying and selling. In pieces as well as wool the market has been inactive, with prices much the same as those of the preceding week. HUDDERSFIELD, Jan. 2.—There has been a slight im provement in the amount of business transacted in the market to-day. Goods have been more inquired for, and mere disposition to do business has been evinced. BIRMINGHAM, Jan. I.—The prospects of the iron trade, we are sorry to say, do not admit of that con gratulation with which the year 1854 was commenced. There are at present in course of preparation at the Naval Arsenal, at Malta, a number of shells to be used in blowing up the Russian ships sunk at the mouth of the port of Sebastopol. The shell is of the usual spherical shape, and is divided into two sections, each having an outer rim, by which when charged the two and the shelter' puts are firmly screwed together. These shells are of others 50 0 lb a ' nd others even I,oooib. of gunowder. 61{ lerent sizes, some constructed to contain 2501 b , l a Y tt h a e c h e l e t r ,i t;i' ved for operation, a coper re p row ill be AccinENT A s the G t N Oct PPed into the hold of the vessel. re a Li t n ii,, C r : n fi e r :i t o .c n ia w ss i th express Edinburgh to Lond on on Monday evening, s. litrl a' ' galvanic trai lo n at f t r e o r battery, TILE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.-- 1 entering Doncaster station tered an obstruction at t t itle after five o'clock, it encoun• vithin 100 yards of the o ,!" t c' fo in r tg, which are placed Itrains out of the main line into ni the o r,tirl2 passenger booking-office, so as to leave tho eentral'ang next the other traffic, and the front break-va.n anidailas clear for clrriac, , e with several persons in it were throwT-elass iletely off the line. It is supposed that the points had gravel become in some way o b s t ructe d , probably by sonie gravel or pe bbl es b e i ng d r i ven between the joints by the I:igh wind of Monday, thereby preventing the ' le;ers from closing after they bad been opened for the shunting of trains. Howe, the officer on duty, has been suspended for the present, LATEST NEWS. THE CRIMEA. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. Despatches have been received by the Minister of War from Admiral Hamelin, dated " The Crimea, December 22." More than 4, 1 700 troops had arrived between the 13th and 18th December ; and 2,170 had reached Kaniiesch on the 20th. The Russians continued their sorties nightly, but were always vigorously repulsed. The Trident and Eagle, with troops on board, had arrived at Constantinople. " We have received the following telegraphic despatch from our correspondent at Marseilles : " MARSEILLES, JAN. 2. " The Ganges, which left Constantinople on the 25th of December, has arrived at Toulon. " Despatches for the Government left Mar- seilles at noon. " The Amsterdam, which left Constantinople on the 21st, has not arrived: " The Allies hare 250 guns in battery, ready to fire against Sebastopol." The following telegraphic despatches were re ceived last night in Paris : " WARSAW, DEC. 30, " General Sieger has received orders to leave for Radome, where the head-quarters are esta blished. " This departure took place with such precipi tation that the general could not even take leave of his son. "The first corps of a division of Grenadiers are concentrated beyond the Vistula, the Pilicer, and the Wartha." " COPENHAGEN, DEC. 31. "M. Scheel and Count Plessen have refused the portfolio of foreign affairs." ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 23. By au order of the day, of Dec. 18, his Ma jesty the Emperor, desirous of manifesting his gratitude for the exemplary bravery, the zeal, and the signal services of all the land and sea troops forming the garrison of Sebastopol, since the 25th of September last, has deigned to order that each month of their service in the " cadres" of the said garrison shall be counted as one year of service, with all the rights and privileges there unto belonging. His Majesty the Emperor has deigned to extend this favour similarly to all the officials in the civil service that form part of tha. garrison. THE PRINCIPALITIES. DISMISSAL OF PRINCE STIRBEY. A letter from Jassy, of the 29th ult., in Spener's Gazette,says :—" The Prince of Wallachia, Stirbey, who is well-known for his Russian sympathies, has been dismissed by a firman of the Porte, and Prince Ghika has been named Kaimakam, or governor, in his place." Another letter from Jassy states that the Go. vernment of Moldavia has received an official noti fication of the approaching arrival of French troops, The same letter states that the Hospodor of Mol davia has received notice that he has powerful ene mies in the Turkish camp, and that he will do well to commit no fault which might servo as a pretext for his dismissal. We learn from Bucharest that the Government of "Franc...lila Liaz appui.i.d a enrrimission to ascer tain whether the measures which had been ordered for the general welfare have been carried into exe cution. TURKEY. A letter from Vienna, in the Breslau Gazette, says—" Accounts from Constantinople state that Omor Pacha has been removed from his post of General-in-Chief of the army of the Danube, and has received orders to take the command of a body of 30,000 Ottoman troops in the Crimea. It is supposed that political motives have led to this measure, and that it is in part caused by the un friendly feeling evinced by Omer Pacha towards the Austrian troops in the Principalities, w hi c h it was feared might give rise to difficulties, and on th e subject of which the Austrian Internuncio at Con stantinople has warmly remonstrated." . AUSTRIA. The Press of Vienna of the 30th states that the conferences which had been held for the last two days between Count Buol and the representatives of the great Western Powers were understood to re late to the precise definition of the four guarantees. It adds upon what it considers good authority, that Prince Gortschakoff is making efforts to cause a pro tocol to be drawn up and signed by the representa tives of all the powers, solemnly recognising the integrity of Russia. A: letter from Vienna of the 28th ult., in the Augsburg Gazette, says :—" I had to-day in my hand a copy of a despatch from Prince Menschikoff of thelith, and it makes no mention either of the malady of the Prince, or of his replacement by G . eneral Osten-S ac k en . Th e R uss i an Commander in-Chief only complains that the severe weather makes great ravages amongst kis troops, as well as amongst his cavalry and artillery horses." RUSSIA. The prohibition against the export of corn from Russia to Gallicia has, says a letter from Lemberg, extended to all the corn which bad been contracted for before the prohibition. A letter froin St. Petersburg, of the 20th ult., in the Constitutionnet, says :-- "The health of the Empress of Russia is very bad. Her sons, Nicholas and Michael, have, on her pressing solicitations, been recalled from the Cri mea by a special order from the Emperor. They went direct to Gatchina, where the court is re siding, and are only to leave in a few days. The aide-de-camp of the Grand-Duke Michael, who was wounded at Inkerman, has received leave of absence for eight months' to recover his health. He protected the Prince against the enemy's bath/ ' and was at last seri• ously wounded. Dining the last few days the Emperor has not come to St. Petersburg. Christmas will not be very gay this year. The furious enemies of the West make declamations in the Russian journals against the purchase of French and English articles for presents. The prices of these articles bays risen incredibly high. To make up the deficit resulting from the Treasury by the diminution of the duties on foreign imports, the Minister of Finance, M. de Brock, has had recourse to various expedients. The price of salt, for example, has been considerably increased in a great part of the Empire ; and a recent ukase provides for the augmen• tation of the revenue from the monopoly of tobacco. The Minister of the Interior, Count Panin, on his part, animated with the same financial zeal, excites by different measures, and especially by the direct action of the go vernment functionaries, and the clergy, the patriotic enthusiasm of the people, so as to cause them to make voluntary donations. Thus, for example, when in a province, a contractor for the sale of liquors, which is a government monopoly, does not make a voluntary sacrifice of some hundred quarts of spirits of wine for the troops on the march, it is certain that the con tract will not be prolonged. The fanaticism of the peo ple is excited by different means; but a great many peo ple aro now already learning to make a distinction be tween the interests of the country and those of Czarism. It is only when the Government fears to cause misery and famine that it lessens somewhat of the rigour of its fiscal measures. Thus, in Finland, it has not dared yet to prohibit the exportation of hemp, flax, pitch, and tim ber, as it has prohibited the export of the raw material of the south of Russia. The Government appears de• cided to defend Sebastopol with all its disposable forces. The Ministers Nesselrode, Dolgrould, and Panin have a great deal to do. The former has had to abandon his favourite pleasure of playing at whist and hombre ; Del gorouki is required topresent everyday an increase of the army ; and Panin to present a new register of voluntary donations. Unfortunately most of these augmentations only figure on paper." A letter from Kisclieneff, in Bessarabia, 2i t.li ultimo, in the Emancipation of Bru-:sels, says :-- "The export of corn into Austria is exceptionally authorised by the Russian Government for such corn as had been purchased before the decree of prolsibition. There is an abundance of provisions in all the provinces of the south of Russia. The Muscovite forces in Bessarabia will soon amount to 150,000 men, but the most of them are raw re cruits. An attack from the Turks is no longer thought of, although the latter appear to be march ing to the north." PRUSSIA. BERLIN, DEC. 31.—Colonel IVianteuffel returned this morning from his mission to Vienna, perfectly satisfied with the attention paid to him personally. If the Government be further satisfied is extremely questionable. - A letter in the Breslau Gazette says :—" It is reported that the autograph letter of the King of Prussia which has been delivered to the Emperor of Austria by Colonel Manteuffel points out the motives which prevent Prussia from acceding to the treaty of the 2d December, and warmly urges the Emperor to avoid a rupture with Russia." The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort quotes a letter from Beriin of the 29th ultimo, which says :—" A note from Count Nesselrode ar rived at Vienna the day before yesterday, the contents of which have also been communicated to our Cabinet. In this note Russia declares that it accepts the principle of the four points in their integrity and without reserve. These declarations, which have become known at Vienna, are of such a nature that Austria has considered them calcu lated to offer a basis for negotiation. It is espe cially the third point, however, which will present difficulties in the details ; and the negotiations which will take place at Vienna on the revision of the treaty of 1841 will be of the same nature as those now going on at London between M. de Usedom and Lord Clarendon." FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The Emperor and Empress, on the occasion of the New Year, received in their apartments the congratulations of their Imperial Highnesses Prince Jerome Napoleon, Princess Ma thilde, Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte; Prince Lucien Murat; Princess Napoleon Baciochi, and the Princess Lucien Murat. The Marshal Commander-in-Chief of the army of Paris addressed the following order of the day to the troops under his orders after the review of Saturday last : " The review passed by the Emperor was one of the most remarkable for the order, the precision, and the ensemble of the movements, and the regularity and good attitude of the troops under arms. His Majesty has testified his satisfaction to the Marshal Commander-in- Chief, whn is happy to convey the expression of it to the officers, sub-officers, and soldiers under his orders, and to thank them for the inteligence, the zeal, and the good spirit which have produced these results, of which existing circumstances enhance the importance and the value. " MAGNAN." The subscriptions for the loan of 500,000,000 f. were opened this morning, at 9 o'clock, at the office of the Finance department, that of the Receiver General, and at all the Illairies of Paris. The at tendance of subscribers was in general very good, and in some places the number of people was con siderable. In the court of the Finance office wooden houses were constructed, to shelter the public from the inclemency of the weather. The heavy fall in the funds to-clay is attributed to the largo sales of stock for the purpose of purchasing into the new loan. The President of the Senate made the following speech on that body being presented yesterday to the Emperor : " The Senate have come to offer to your Majesty its homage and good wishes. Each year, Sire, appears to have for object to add to the grandeur of your reign. That which has just ended has given, under your auspices, a new character to the policy of Europe ; even in the midst of war you have obtained an allianca which strengthens the country, and striking proofs of friendship which do it honour. Since your Majesty will, by an exception with which it is deeply affected, authorise the Senate to depart for a moment from the ordinary cere monial of this day, allow me to express to your Majesty our confidence in your Government, our gratitude for the heroic co-operation of England, and our patriotic solicitude for our brave armies, who so gloriously sup port in the East the intentions of your Majesty, and the honour of the French name. The year which has now commenced will not be less than propitious, for there is happiness in the policy of upright and loyal Princes. It will appear to us particularly fortunate if I'ro►idence should deign to shed its blessings on the person of your Majesty, on the Empress, who share all our French sen timents, and on the Imperial family." His Majesty replied : " I thank the Senate for the sentiments which it ex presses to me through the organ of its President. I shall always rely on the co-operation of the Senate in every thing which relates to the happiness of the French people, the success of our alliances, and the glory of our arms." This speech was hailed with repeated cries of " Vivo l'Empereur !" by all the members of the Senate. Tho Journal de Cherbourg gives the fo11ow;. 6 details respecting the vessels of war in that port : "'Three vessels are le 1,14 u roadated—the frigate Vir ginie, of 52 guns, which is about to leave for India and China ; the Lucifer, steam advice boat, about to leave for Brest, and the Actif, steam advice boat, which is permanently stationed in the roadsted. Nine vessels are being fitted out—namely, the frigate La Clorinde,La Bellonne, and La Poursuivante, all of 52 guns, and the latter destined for La Plata ; the corvette the Bayon naise, of 30 guns, for Iceland ; the steam corvettes the Biche and the Phlegethon, the latter for the Black Sea ; the Aigle, of 10 guns, for Iceland ; and the steam advice boats the Corse, for the coasting service, and the Basilic, for Senegal. The Austerlitz, screw-ship of the line, is undergoing repair. The corvette, the Ex peditive, of 16 guns, and several other vessels, are to be laid up. We have besides on the stocks the Arcola and the Ville de Nantes, screws of 960-horse power and 90 guns ; the screw-frigate the luspetueuse, 800- horse power and 60 guns ; the screw-transport La Meurthe, of 2,000 tons and 800-horse power ; the sail ing-frigate the Resolute, of 40 guns ; the floating screw battery Devastation, 16 guns ; the steam advice boats the Croiseur and the Rodeur, and the gun-boats the Eclair and the Etincelle." BOURSE, JAN. 2.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 9l 25 —f. —c. 3 per Cents 65 25 65 35 Credit Mobilier 726 25 Roman Credit Foncier — Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. Spanish Threes Piedmontese B5 75 Home Debt CONDUCE OF THE WAR. That which we have long anticipated is likely soon to take place. In well-informed circles the impression is general that a ministerial crisis is at hand, if it has not actually arrived. Lord John Russell, it appears, and the party who act with him in the Cabinet, are determined not to incur the responsi bility of acting further with the men to whom the management of the War Department has been con fiied. The vague rumour of Cabinet dissension has at length assumed a definite shape. The Lord President of the Council has demanded, it is said, the removal of the Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Sidney Herbert from the posts for which they have proved themselves so mise rably disqualified, and the dismissal of those peor inca pables involves the retirement of the remainder of the " gang," including, of course, the First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. We do not pretend to be in the confidence of Minis ters, but it requiresno peculiar penetration to see that the Coalition was any moment liable to dislocation, and that latterly such an event had become ine•itable. Lord John Russell can neither have forgotten nor forgiven the slight to himself and the great party he represents, of placing every office connected with the War Department in the bende of a Peelite while the Whiga have been carefully excluded. The few men of ability and experience in the Cabinet have been compelled to look en, while ' their incompetent colleagues were blundering along their ruinous course ; and they had the satisfaction of reflecting, that although they were powerless to control the mischief daily accumulating through the ignorance and presumption of the War-office they were held accountable for it by the country at large. It is not surprising, therefore, that Lord John Russell should have resolved no longer to peril the remnant of the expedition in the Crimea, and his own reputation as a statesman, by an association with the most incom petent and perverse Ministers who ever scrambled to office. There is another indication of an imminent crisis. Cabinet Councils have been held almost daily since the commencement of the recess. These constant dolibera- tions arenot the evidence of stability in an Administration. They are the result of constant dissensions, and as con stant, but futile, efforts to repair them. A contemporary of yesterday confirms the statement we hare so frequently and so emphatically made respecting the divisions of the Cabinet on our foreign policy, and fully confirms our expressed belief that the foreign policy of Lord Aberdeen is, and ever has been, . radically opposed to that of his ablest colleagues. We refer to the article in question, because it manifestly proceeds from an official source ; it possesses at this critical juncture peculiar significance, and is an unerring index of the state of affairs in the Coalition. We say, therefore, let the Opposition be prepared. The Coalition has been long enough in office to test its utter unfitness for the ad ministration of the affairs of this great country in the hour of trial and of danger. Let the Conservative party unite as one man, and support an Administration capable, pa triotic, and determined, jealous for the honour of England, and resolved to uphold it ; and whose administrative abilities may restore order, and impart vigour to those departments where it is most needed. The materials for such an Administration are at hand. One mouth's intelli gent and vigorous management of the War Department will go far to repair the conceited blundering of the Duke of Newcastle, and the incapacity of the feeble Secre tary at War... Upon a change of Ministry, and such a one as we have indicated, depends the safety and suc cess of the army before Sebastopol, and possibly the security of the French alliance—whether, in short, we shall be able to dictate terms to the Czar, or sacrifice all for which wo have taken up our arms, and with it our power, our prestige, and our unsullied national honour, Morning Herald. MUNDERLAND ELECTION. ' SUNDERLAND, Tuesday. —The election of a member of Parliament for this borough, to supply the vacancy caused by Mr. Digby Seymour's acceptance of the office of Recorder of Newcastle, in the gift of the crown, took place yesterday, in front of the Exchange-building s , situate in the main street of the borough. At mid-day, the time fixed for the nomination, many thousands had assembled, and the greatest interest, not- to say excite ment, prevailed throughout the proceedings. The candi dates were Mr. Wm. Digby Seymour, who seeks re election, and Mr. Henry Wm. Fen wick, who on a former occasion unsuccessfully contested the 'seat with Mr. Seymour. Both gentlemen are barristers by pro session, but Mr. Fenwick, having come into possession of considerable wealth, has for some discontinued prac tice, and has shown great eagerness, first at Sunderland and more recently at Durham, to obtain a seat in the House of Commons. Mr. Seymour, from some cause or other, has forfeited the support of many influential parties, and a very great proportion of those who repre• sent the wealth of Sunderland were found to range them selves on the other side of the hustings. The Mayor (Mr. Anthony John Moore) officiated as returning officer. Alderman WiLsoN, a member of the Society of Friends, nominated Mr. Seymour. With respect to that gentleman having accepted an office of trust and profit, he observed it was one in which he could act indepen dently of any government ; and if the friends of the people were never to have place, how were they ever to have a people's government ? He denied that in accept ing this place Mr. Seymour had laid himself under any obligation to promote Newcastle interests in preference to those of Sunderland. On the contrary, he had worked hand in hand with Mr. Lindsay, tha member fur Tyne mouth, to free Sunderland and Shields from the tram mels of the Newcastle Trinity-house. The opinions of Mr. Fen wick were as much opposed to the views of the shipowners as were those of Mr. Seymour ; and he would ask the shipowners to consider whether they would not best consult their own interest by electing a man of energy like Mr. Seymour, who had done a great deal for the shipping interest while in Parliament, rather than.by electing his opponent, who had never been to Parliament, and was consequently an utter stranger to its duties. Mr. THOMIS THOMPSON, solicitor, seconded the no mination, Alderman ALLISON nominated Mr. Fenwick, but the noise and clamour caused by the friends of Mr. Sey mour, who seemed resolved not to hear a word that could be said on that side of the hustings, made him quite inaudible. Mr. JOHN T. ALCOCK, shipbuilder, seconded Vie no mination. Mr. SEYMOUR then addressed the electors. The union of the most hoterog,enolle elements, he said, had given oc casion to a contest not of principles, but of the meanest personalities. He defied any one to point out a single vote , given by him in Parliament at variance or inconsis tent with the principles on which they returned him. It was urged against him that he was a placeman. So were Sir B. Hall and tie W. Molesworth, who still, however, represented such boroughs as Southwark and Maryle bone. He considered the appointment given him by the Government as a proof of the triumph of radicalism, and he trusted the day would soon come when the voice of the people tiaould compel her Majesty to select her ad visers from the popular ranks. The office he had accepted could not compromise his independence, fur it was an office which he could hold for life—not only in spite of Newcastle, but in spite of the Government who gave it. Mr. Seymour proceeded to deny that when he was at the meeting in Sunderland on Wed nesday, he knew of his appointment as Recorder. He knew his name might be, with others, before the Go vernment, but -he had received no intimation that the Recordership would be given to him. It had been said that by taking that office he became bound in allegiance to the Trinity House of Newcastle, hut he utterly scouted the charge. The Newcastle Trinity House was a "mon strous humbug," which had nothing to do with the cor poration of Newcastle ; and he pledged his honour that he would never hold a brief, or raise a voice except in denouncement of the Trinity House and its charges. (Cheers.) With respect to his vote for throwing ope❑ the coasting trade, he would observe that that bill was carried without a protest on the part of the representa tives of those who then assailed him. Why did not Messrs. Lindsay, Hudson, Liddell, Hersfall, and other gentlemen connected with shipping, previously condemn the course he took if they thought he had acted impro perly? Mr. Seymour then defended his vote on the Maynooth grant. It had been said that he had sup ported that grant. It was false. He was against all religious endowments whatever, and if he opposed Mr. Spooner's motion it was not because he was in favour of Maynooth, but because his resolution wai less radical and comprehensive than that of Mr. Scholefield. After referring to his votes on the Roman Catholic Nunne►ies Bill, and the grant for Roman Catholic Chaplains at Kit mainhain, Mr. Seymour concluded with a sarcastic sketch of the shifts to which his opponents had been put in their quest of a candidate to oppose him, and im plored the electors, as they wished to see radical freedom in place Whig dictation, to vindicate their independence by returning him again as their representative. Mr. FENwscK addressed the electors amidst the up roar of the opposing party, and was but Imperfectly heard. He said, in the course of his speech—l have come for ward as a candidate on this occasion, because I was in vited by a, deputation representing a ln,rso electore of this town, including amongst others a deputation of the shipowners of the borough. They came with a requi sition signed both numerously and respectably, not only gentlemen who were my own friends when I last appeared as a candidate, but those who were at that time the friends of Mr. Seymour. When I asked the cause of this change in their feelings towards him, the shipowners, as a body, declared, through their secretary, not that they were dissatisfied with Mr. Seymour's having given votes contrary to their wishes, but that he had misrepresented their views ; that in the House of Commons he had made use of the shipowners' name, and stated that they had intrusted him with messages. (Interruption.) The former supporters of Mr. Seymour in that deputation declared that they had been deceived in him, inasmuch as he had made promise on that •c -casioa which he had since systematically broken, and that with regard to the place which he had lately accep ted, they declared that that place had been the price paid to him far breaking the promises he had given. A large and influential body of gentlemen also complained that they bad not received that Attention at Mr. Sey mour's hands which they ought to have done. Mr. Seymour had declared specifically that he would vote against Roman Catholic endowments ; but he goes to , the House of Commons and votes directly contrary to ' his promises. The protestant dissenters find fault with Mr. Seymour, net tbat he gave the voters he did, but that he voted contrary to the promises he had made. They thought, and thought very properly, that a man who had broken his promises on one occasion would likely do so on another whenever he had sufficient rea son. No one will deny the great importance of the shipping interest of Sunderland. You are aware that in the eye of the law the Wear is a creek of the port of Newcastle, and as a creek it pays large sums of money every year to the port of Newcastle in the shape of shipping dues. Mr. Seymour has obtained a place in the corporation of Newcastle, which, I must tell you candidly, renders it impossible for him to retain that place without betraying his duty either to them or to us. The excitement amongst the crowd had now risen to a high pitch, and several missiles were thrown at the honourable candidate, but without doing him any injury. The Mayor interposed, and some degree of order being restored, Mr. Fenwick proceeded with his address. He said, I am sorry to see the feeling used against me on this occasion, and I am sorry the cause of my hon. opponent shoull require such support. Is it right to use such strong arguments as large stones against me ? I think it would be wrong, considering the tumult, to address you at any further length. I say again, it is a question of character, and I ask you to support me on that ground. A show of hands was then taken, and the preponder ance was in favour of Mr. Seymour in the ratio of at least three to one. The friends of Mr. Fenw•ick having demanded a poll, it was appointed to take place this morning at eight o'clock, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Mayor. THE YULE. SUNDERLAND, Tuesday Evening. The victory is Mr. Fenwick's. At four o'clock, as the poll closed, the numbers stood thus : Fenwick Seymour . 956 . 646 Majority BlO Sr. MARY-LE-STRAND CRURCH. —This beautiful edifice has been repaired, adorned, and warmed by the best process, and its free accommodation augmented, under the auspices of the Rev. J. F. Denham, rector ; and Messrs. Stewart and Saunders, churchwardens. By the removal of an unsightly range of middle pews the altar has been thrown open to the view of the whole congregation, and the well-known elegance of the in terior completely restored. The fabric now affords its original illustration of the classical taste of its architect, and is in all respects worthy of its position in the great thoroughfare of the metropolis. THE MURDERER BARTHELEMY.—On Sunday last the Rev. Dr. 11I'Cullock, one of the chaplains of the Roman Catholic Church in Rosaman-street, Clerkenwell, soli cited from the congregations assembled at the four masses or services of the day, their prayers for the eventual eternal salvation of one of the most penitent of sinners, whom he was at present spiritually attending in Newgate prison. In describing his repentance, the reverend gentleman stated that the party he alluded to was one of the most repentant man he had ever met with. In ac cordance with the above suggestion, the usual prayers for the conversion and eternal happiness of repentant sinners were repeated. THE MAILS--SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday, Jan. 2.—The loyal mail steamship La Plata, Captain Weller, sailed this afternoon with the usual mails for the British and foreign West Indies, Havannab, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the Pacific, taking 93 passengers, a full cargo of British and continental rrerchandise, specie value, - 3,1001. ; jewellery, value 6,5001. ; and quicksilver, v a l ue 6,97 5 1., on 'freight. The Atrato, Captain Woolley, is to-take out the next mails of the 17th ir,st. The Peninsular and Oriental C,iiipany's steamer Iberia, from Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, is expected about the 6th inst., and is to leave on the Bth. The Great Western sails on the 9th fur the Brazils. The steamship Euxine, with the heavy portion of the East India, China, and Illecliterranean mails is due here on the 6th mat.. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TRADE AT OXFORD.--THE WAR. a President of the Board of Trede, the Right IP E. Cardwell, M.P. for this city, has been spending day or two with hi s cons ti tuency; and on Monsaid4 being New Year's Day, le dined at the annual 1" . val of the Druids, when about 130 of that order! down to a sumptuous entertainment, w hi c h was seri' up in the l o d ge room. The Mayor of Oxford, A n i a t i man R. J. Spiers (l a t e mayor). Ald erman C. J. m 1 ley, a n d severa l o f t h e T own Council who belon g the order, were present. Many excellent speeches W e o made during the evening, but that which created greatest i n t erest was delivered by Mr. Cardwell, inn ! turning thanks for the toast of "The City Membe r a Mr. Langston, the other member, was prevented be", present from ill ness, consequent on his late acc id ° ' We are happy te find that the honourable g entlel is progressin g gra d ua ll y, and that he hopes t°. able to take his seat in the house early in the 8 0 1 session. Mr. CARDWELL, who was received with entheeil cheering, said that in rising to return thanks for thn ii , toast it was not possible for him to convey to then' r' sincerely he sympathised with those feelings which been so eloquently expressed by their chairman with, Terence to his absent colleague, Mr. Langston. ' were to them a matter of just prie and satisfaction 0 for so many years they had returned to Parliament ° of the most upright and independent members 0f,.. 4 House of Commons, it was to him a kindred fee' although not enjoyed for so long a period, that had the co-operation and counsel of an invaluable league. (Cheers.) That he had met with aFe accident and was absent today, because he was still tering from its effects, must be to all of them a matter unfeigned regret ; but if there was a consolation or i v ' suck circumstances, it was that th e i r c h a i rman , as w e , themselves, were enabl e d t o s p ea k more f ree l y and flip , ingly in hie absence than they could, with his delicaelp feeling, speak of him in his presence. He Weald gratified when he was told how deeply and s i nce rely at regard e d hi m , no t on l y i n hi s public capacity, b their warmest feelings of private friendship and re' For himself he (Mr. Cardwell) looked forward wit h. terest to this meeting, because when they h a d ree° the events of a departed year, and looked for with hope and anxiety to the events of a neW it must be to him most agreeable to meet so 1 a number of his friends and constituents in place. It was one of th ese occas i ons when, as stew • their chairman, party feelings and topics upon which' ference of opinion and discussion might arise, were,. properly excluded ; but when they might take the ell tunity of indulging in that f ree i n t erc h ange o f (spin ° b topics of general interest, which constituted, after , ' the firmest bond betw een a cons tit uency an d its r e f sentative. Nor ought they to forget, nor would ~ . forget, that they were the most ancient, the most 1 . cue, and the moat free of those countries which ' governed through the medium of representative ic e '" tions—(cheers)—and th a t, a t thi s moment, t h e fr of the world depended on the example which B°g set to other communities. (Cheers ) It was by tree interchange of opinion, that these bonds were for and cniented, and freedom created ; it was the fr_i of the constituent, and the freedom of th e repres eaw and the communication of honest opinion in ' spoken language, that constituted the gore/Tint ciple of that free empire in which they had the!' ness to live. (Cheers.) For his part, he looked f°, to this opportunity of m ee ti ng th em , no t mere the enjoyment of a festive occasion, or for the Vs, tion of any busines which might be uppermost ea, moment, but because he b e li eve d th a t by a eon communication and free interchange of opinion, the stituency and the representative were brought int?, Lemony and acquaintance w ith eac h o ther, ,", tended not only to strengthe n th e mac hi ner y o f frrior . vernment in England, but to promote freedom and runny throughout the whole of the civilised d The interesting occasion of the close of one year a°,o beginning of another naturally suggested to Wl': mind topics which were uppermost for considerati o discussion. What was their situation when they last bled together? At that time England enjoyeio l parity, not only unexampled a mong o th er na tions, t t el consequence of her great freedom and the p o pular l 0 of her institutions, she was the first in prosperrtf i 0 power, but she had attained a pitch far beyond 3 01 0 illustrious precedents, and it tended to inspire 11 she was entering o n a career s till grea t er, an d o n highly developed prosperity. They had closed tll oo e decade, the first ten years, when by the appliea ti o f' ; freedom to their system of commerce, the springa dustry had been lightened, an d th e energ y and' . prise of the British people had been invited to • itself in new and hitherto untried sources. cC e Within that period their foreign commerce had °- ' and taxes remitted showed th e re b oun d, and thot e to , smaller imposts produc e d th e grea t est re turn Treasury. He need not tell them what was the , effect on produce from abroad, or what were Td ' on the industrious clas ses engage d i n prometing4l,o t at home, for it must be obvious thatif th e y had au t se. man's remuneration and diminished his burdenar . , suit must be to improve the conditio n an d inerne i prosperity of the people. (Ch eers. ) H e w ould Ili over topics familiar td their minds and coincisil tr eo those changes, such as l a yi ng t h e foundation f°irli." exalted education, f or re li e f f rom th e pressur e o', I'h Pies want had enabled persons to consider those not 0 . 0 1 DOrtent mettere which might conduce to the 1:°, c , vancement of the whole kingdom.; such was the y •,. and position when he had last the h onour o f a ddr ' them in that ropm. The year which h a d j us t c losed however, shown them that other virtueswereto be '' r , into exercise, for it had pleased the Providence o f ~. to visit them with the trials of war, and there were' who thought that advancing-commerce and edel iv. , groat blessings as they acknowled g ed them to bet a tend to the diminution of the martial energy an d tary spirit of this kingdom. Whether that hap the case they alt knew from those deeply painful, ce i spiriting, graphic, narratives which they bad I'. st from the shores of the C r i mea . Wh at m i g ht be n ' for England in the year upon which they were ea 'i it would be presumpt uous f or hi m to ant i c ipat e L.: it was beyond the p ower an d province of Irl iefli • foresee, but there w as th e consolatory reflect i o n t If ' was through no guilty ambition on the part of the t tish Government that they had entered o n tha t guinary war i n w hi c h t h ey were now engaged, but hed entered upon it from the firm belief and conl i f i that they wer e f orce d t o d o so f rom. t h e di cta tes ! oh; tice and necessity, an d it was that feeling wr bi to en • duced the whole country to come forward as eall ee t t give the Gov ernmen t th e i r unan i mous an d Co rd port. (Cheers.) The gallant men whom they ll e "e forth had displayed all the vi r t ues w hi c h a dorn military character ; they had been guided by 1 2 ° t j of ambition, and so soon as they had done all til:# tice and necessity required, they would b e a s l'!_ e if show that magnanimity and mod era ti on i n the P o victory as they had shown courage and fortituel'?„, hour of trial. (Cheers.) His since re hope and deep" that it might be among the bl ess i ngs o f God'e fi ; c s deuce in store for them to b r i ng thi s grea t co° an honourable conclusion, and that peace might he restored to the nations of the world ; that the C'tpe ing lesson might pr o d uce it s f ru it , an d not b e I°°o , free people, who had been kindled by au energla t ir never laid long dormant in the minds of the Britle t P t o and who would, when the struggle was over, ra t a their pacific pursuits with increased zest and . 1 .0, having tasted of the evils which resulted from thV g Y porary suspension. If their enemy, in calculatl a r prospects, considered how far his utmost efforts ill' o pe able to paralyse their efforts in peaceful pursuits, it to se, afford him no satisfactio n . If h e l oo k e d to the teer their mercantile marin e , b e wou ld fi nd that while.,,,m' et was totally annihil a t e d, th a t w hil e not even a Pem[oll, any of his ships could s h ow it se lf on any sea, ye', sea had been cro w d e d w i t h E ng l and ' s merchan t busy in the pursuit o f success f u l and increasing e°,ain 0 ssi , (Loud cheers.) If h e i nqu i red from the annual ow, e ili terms, whether they had experienced a diminution In foreign trade, h e wou ld fi n d that although 1853 w as , ye ni without preced en t i n the extraordinary increase ° 1F . ,, former years, that i ncrease h ad b een ma i nta i ne d in via He (Mr. Cardwell) was not quoting statistics, or f oi sitS them precise figures, but he spoke in ge neral lo ils i and was enabled to say that great and unella r l o id their prosperity had been before the commerlee nl io ee,, the war, it still continued and prevailed at the C o f' 1854. Their enemy would find, too, that theiro nine, the gonrc'eq of their perrnessemtwrealtl s ...917 to grow, and to prosper, and to become the fount , / of future empires, and of free governments in distant of the world. (Cheers.) He wo u ld fi n d also tbas, revenue was maintained, no mean evidence of the perous condition of the people at home, and an a l ' . plaining people, cheerfully submitting to any t h. to carry on a wa r w hi c h h e had entailed upon & di and showing mere energy as the pressure of the yr . ; came greater. (L ou d c h eers.) It was under soc'' cumstances that they closed the year 1854, and ten 1855 ; and if the year 1855 should be a year of der and of war, th e y a t l east knew that Englankt If; exhibit an exampl e o f w hi c h Englishmen might c es be proud, f urn i s hi ng, as she was doing, pag of lef, history, worthy to be associated with those of t if' borough and Wellington. (Much cheering.) Sal, should pl ease G o d t h at t h ey should return to a ott of peace, he hop e d th a t th e y wou ld i n commercial ea prise evince the sam e s pi r it w hi c h they dimplafidefit 1854 ; and he trusted as years roll e d by they sv° ll ,Pl . hibit illimitable progre s s, an d rem i t to future gel. ea, I only the glorious ac hi evements o f t h e i r army andri but the more solid an d su b stant i al f ru i ts of •"' ir! commerce and enterprise. That was their only arare, and when war was f orce d upon th em th ey would Q J k charge thei r d u ti es w i t h energ y an d f ort i tude ; 17_0,04 the honourable career of peaceful industry, they ''' e sf_ labour with equal earnestness to benefit mankind, tope, , mote the civilisation of distant nations ; f or h e vise ed: vinced that that constituted their true happinesnt e el, was the anxious desire of this bra ve , thi s f ree , ali e si lightened people. (Loud cheers.) O n b e h a lf o f 111 ' PI ' cellent colleague and himself, he again thanked ths,7oo their kind reception, and si ncere l y w i s h e d t h em au pleasures and happiness of the opening year. er Mr. Cardwell re sume d hi s seat amid general chef ' i this company was h e ld LONDON DOCK COMPANY.--The half-yearly mee.lenr yesterday, Mr. John Cattl e itlo the chair. Th e report was favourable, consider i n g of state of our foreign trade, 548 loaded ships havivgd tered the d oc k s i n the six months, or 197,446 ",d The revenue for the half-year ending Novembe l .l6 l ' 273,9811. 3s. 3d., and the expenditure was 177 ,4 9' 9.f. The halance to the credit of profit and 1( 0 • Jir, 231,1401. 4 s , 6d., from which a dividend was no° l ,o l Glared of 21. 10 s . per cen t, f or the six months, ffeV income tax. The report was adopted,, and powe r q ii 6 given to the directors to apply to Parliament to I tD e a further sum o f 200,0001 . f or new works an d ° inirpo4Bll; fl ax • tali t Prie ~.. ~`~. e s i tac Th Pe ti a Pei Pri 1 4 . Zer cot tom Lot] War Vas R4l l tea; to b 1 311 the' st©, tjet Ali ce th e t into R ank 3 Per 2 e „, 3 I ndia 121 itt tzei k zeil t e P Rit T„D s t it s ki litt