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

PILICE3 OP ADMISSION. Promenade, Upper Boxes, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Am Is. 03. Dress Circle Private Boxes for Six Persons on the Grand Tier 3' s. 6d. Ditto ditto First Tier Ditto Four Persons on the Second Tier. l2s. 03. Commence at Eight. Places and Private Boxes may he engaged at the Box-office of the Theatre, and Private Boxes of the principal inusicsellers and librarians. llien begs most respectfully to state that his Concerts will terminate on Friday, February 2, with a Grand Bal Masqa6, to be given on a scale of unprecedented splendour. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION between LONDON and DUBL IN, via BIRKENREAD.— N NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That from this date passengers may be booked between Kingstown. 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., on . Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, proceeding after arrival on the following morning by the 8.3) a m. Express Train from Birken head to those places. A steamboat will be provided to convey Passengers and their lug gage, free of charge, both on arrival and departure, between the Monkb Ferry Pier at Birkenhead and the City of Dublin Company's Steam Packet. Tliftotron Farms BETWEEN SINGLE. REV:MN. lst Class. 2d Class. Ist Class. 2d Class. London and Kingstown 60s Od 40s Od 1 Pbs Od 60s 01 available Oxford and King s t own 52s 6d 36s Od 1 755 Od 52s 6d d for 14 Birmingham or Wol avartil verh ampton and for 7 Kingstown APPIY at the Steam-packet Mao in Dublin, or at the stations of the Great Western Itailvray Company. 2d January, 1855. DRIIRY-LANE.—Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.— Reduced Prices as MAL-A Morning Performance every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING, Jay. 3, Will be presented EITGIENA. Characters 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 rary, traditionary, coinicel, gastronomical, and peculiarly culinary and fantastic domestic grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled JACK AND JILL; or, harlequin King Mustard and the Four and-Twenty Blaelebirds 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 extraordina: y properties, decorations, trt.ks, changes, and transto - mations by Mr. Needham, The choregraphic anengements by Madame Louise. The over eure and music composed and selected by J. 11. Tully. Leader, Mr. Hayward. The wt °le of the designs, models. and sketches furnireted from the studio of Dikwynkyn, who for many weeks past has been personally supervising their gecution. The novel grotesque burlesque opening invented Mid written by E. L. Blanchard , and tie weole arranged and produced under the immediate superin tendence of Mr. Edward Stirling. Principal Ingredients in the Christmas Bill of Fare : --The Hall of Hypochondria in the Domains of Dulness.-Misanthropy (Genius of Gloom), Mrs. Halford. Fog, Drizzle, Taxes, Spleen, Indigestion, Quarter-day (his Ministers of Melancholy), elessrie E. Y. Dent, E. Y. Wet, E. V. Load, E. V. Day, E. V. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Azure Diabolicals in attend ance, Messrs. Croak, Quake, Fret, Fidget, Worry, Flurry, Fume, Vex, Groan, Growl, Grumble, and Grizzle. Apparition e Misan thropy on her favourite Nightmare, and Magical Appearance of Good-Humour in her Christmas Car, Good Humour, _Miss Alder Lightheart and Sunshine (her Attendants), Misses Honey and Brown ; Mrs. Glasse (the original "Cook's Oracle," an I tha 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 ),afterwards Harlequin, M. Milano; Jill (the heroine of the adventure, In love with Jack), afterwards Columbine, Mdlle. Bolero; Marmalade (the Fairy Queen of the Preserves), Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Ch erry, Apple, and Greengage (her Assistants), Misses Cliflord, Gower, Johnson, Love, Zunis, and Richardson; Strawberry, Cranberry, Gooseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Q•lin• e, &c. (Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Charley, Kine, Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lille Ellis, Itcsa Harrison, E. Box, Tayler, Matild a Chef:ley, Martin ey, St. Clare, };v ,re, Joins Levines, S. Johnson, and Roberts; Preserved Ginger their warm ally), Master Pungent; Fruit Blossoms by a Blooming Selection of Coryphees. The Will and the Way-the Talismanic Sixpence -1 he Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, Mae. Therese and Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, &c. The Four-and- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodie Loodle, &c. The Reading of the Wilt " Jill must not a husband take, Till she a pie can :make and bake." Interior of Jill's Cottage (by Moonlight).-Coal, Mr. Hobbs; nmdle of Wood, Mr. Halfpenny ; Congreve Box, Mr. Fizzer ; Bellows, Mr. Leathertongue ; Dutch Oven, 3lynheer You Tan ; Rolling Pin, Mr. Sinoothpaste ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar; Frying Pan, Mr. Broadrim t Soyer'e Three-legged Iron Pet, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory (by Moonlight), and Golden Palace of King Mustard.-King Mustard (afterwaxds Clown), Harry Bolen° ; the Empress Vinegar (afterwards Pantaloon), Herr Kohl ; Black Pepper and White Pepper (;sentinels on duty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Dusky and Mr. Sneezuras ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Cayenne, Mr. Capsi cum; Harvey's itauce (attendant In waiting), Mr. Savoury ;the Army of Zests, Messrs. Indian Soy, Curry, Capers, Ketchup, Mushrooms, Garlic, Shalot, Sweet Herbs, Potted Tongue ; Potted Beef, Potted Illoaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, &c. ; Horse Radish (from the King's stable), by a Racing War. elrend Review-Ter rifle Attack upon the Appetit e , an d Rally of the Relish e s--G reat Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chtitnee in the Province of Pickles (by Sunset).-Chutnee (Chief of the Pickles), kr . . Fiery Fact s , a; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Gher kins, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, & c . ; S mall 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 . Bock (a bright White Sprite), Herr Willikind hfoleno. 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. Milano ; Columbines, Mdlle. llo'eno and Miss Ellen Honey; Pantaloon, Mr. Cole ; Sprite, Herr Willikind Moleno ; Clown, the celebrated Harry Boleno (his first appearance in London for many years) ; Aerial Evolutionists, by the i n i m it a bl e Italian Brothers The Turk's Head Public-house and Hairdresser's Shop,-Hairdresser, Mons Pomade. Publican, Mr. Billy Willi ams; C ustomers, Messrs.' Rednob, Smockface, Owen Swift, Beardless, Whisker Want. Baron Nicholson, and Tom Steed; the British Pub lic by themselves; Policeman A I Mr. Vigilant. Approach of tho . bel4rlgnagt rita'titig!redoßldn. Whines the Porte, which, s t e u l an na ßear-How , he after out somewhat crusty-A Dose of Turkey Ritubarb-A Donee Cossack -Pure Circassian Cream-How one Sham 11l makes all well-The Great Bear turns out a Great Boar '-ittlesiall Attachment to Grease --Clown Cuts his Customer's Hare and afterwards Dresses it a la Soyer -The Great Moustache Move ment -A Close Shave -Clown shows his high attachment to the Pole-Sudden Rise in Porter -An ef.T.M.P.-A Patten Lock at 10 o'clock-A Bona Fide Traveller -Ginger Beer and Gin without ger --le Mm, a ese get, a newer Row, Great American Baby Show -A anti Station-house for , Two. Squall-Ma's ueon the Eve of B rrival of the Infantry-Sudden the Prizes and Pantei Ba ttle -General Attack-Awarding se the world -A Modgue,lB eon's Offsprings-The Prettiest Baby Effects of Dr. De Jon B c a t, b d y and a Spirit Child-The Wonderful -Fresh Arrival ore%) More B liver 011-Clon's Great Prize Baby 'Uproar-An Unwelcome visit e lea- The Judge Confounded-Great el to a Ladles' and Juvenile Party- and Extraordinary case of steelsendel Animation by the Ita lian Sprites. scottni Oyster Biscuit Baking and Confectioner"' New ew spaper-ollice, and Pursell's rouse ye then, my merry mon yi- tateishment, Cornhill.-" Up -4 p our opening day"_A Holster for one end a Lobster for two aaund a a n d wre a dd M in a g n e, f , o k r , „ IS Muscle-Duty and Custom -A Brldlen,Csulakrae First Edition and Fecond Edition- Press of the Privilege anl Fri iiieeft Out f"r Want of Ro'in rowe a rumpus, what a riotine,e v t ; k ig t es of the Prese-" Oh, what a ,Pit tera. Messrs. Mr. Scales; Master Newsboy, Christmas, Mrl,Crust Fishmonier, Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cuterndoeex ; Critic, Cuternup sengere, Messrs. Trot, Cosey, Stretalorsg I, ' o s unge, advent; Boaniman, Mr. Boisaday. n osk , . Leiter, and Walk. Mal a Happy Somerset - house.- - Here we are-es e . 0. 7 1 1e1s and New Wing of New 'Year -1117,h l'rices arid Low Pr ices-I 'l'4n ) , ' s atocles--Ford's lish Com r orters-Stocks on Heed and Ilandaseo-esti'' Stuff-Erg- Eureka Shirts-Reform in the Civil List and I; me the Clerks-Transfer-day at the Bank, ane Somerset-houte. -Hosier, Mr. Stocker; see rieral nolyday at bird ; Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Maele P ri n os' ee ll ir. Early- Cuisine, Mons. Sayer; Ritthenmaids, - ...,1i5. e . - -E - ::: 1 - - Chef de Drippingscil; Guardsman, Corporal Longshane e 7 e naY and Sergeant Podgier. Cupboard Lovers-Soyees" Last - s 2"e e e e T e a ut Where's the Knives and Forks e -Boiled and ue" eCee„- sters-Headless Swains-Lobster Patty and Gitlet s b t_e -- - e ,..; Gone all to Pot-Harlequin Gets well Towelled anCafa terw-lar-ti; Mangled-Clown and Pair saloon in a Stec et 411 the Thou come3t in such an unquestionable shape, tha e s l 'e eTel 3r s °il-- ; to thee (Soyer, or rather Shaksoeare)-Tee Many Cooks s 4.2 -I : e a r : (Clown's) Broth-The scene fi nishes in a very GspriarnitdedArtn: An Illuminated Page of the History of England.- Tableau with PanDIAMIC Effects, illustrative et the Triumphs'7(7lclatesl Allied Forces. Young Jullien's " Allied Army Quadrille," by the doable banes of the English anti French. 4 ' God save the Queen " " ['anent pour la eyrie," and s " eule Britannia." Daughter of the Regi nest, Miss Rebecca Collins, in width el :erecter she will sing the spirited patriotic effusion, published in "j ta ck gine" . for December, and written by Corporal John Brown, of the Grena dier Guards, whin the linen g t some drink fur the first time at Biztaklava, Sept. 2Sth :- Come all you gallant British hearts that love the red and blue, And drink the health of those brave lads who made the Ra,sians rue. Then fill the glass, and let it pass, three times three, slid one more, e'er the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four. Vestibule of the Temple of Victory. The Tribute of England to the Itra.ee Patriots. Distribution of Laurel Wreaths, Gorgon:6' and Elestrle elente Climax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated lieurninatems. Terrific Fight of the Italian Brothers. The vs - hole scene presenting, a coup d'ccilnaver before witnessed on the English stage. Admission :-talls, 55.; dress circle, 4s ; second price, 25.; upper circle. 3s:: second trice, ls. 6d.; p it, 2s. : second price, Is ; lower gallery, Is.; second priee te s ' '' - • e- t , • , upper gallery bd.; p.s a e boxes, 10s. GA., 155., 215., an.l upwards. Do? r i s open at balepast G, performance at 7 o'clock. Helepre-e at 9 ' The box (ace open daily, Irons 11 till a o'clock, under the °dlere°c. Chatterton. Notice..-Tha following' pi ees are l l" , of Mr. Edward preparation, and will shortly be produce,l: Paltomime, by E. L. Blanchard, Esq. ; a Drama. by in ()Christmas A. Harils, Esq. ; an Adaplt:tiO3°uret- -Tee G a r P a P,red and in cault, Esq.; Two Dramas, by Meyerb?er's Opera, L'Etolle du Nord, With new scemsry, plating from and effects; to be succeeded by an English vershm (by Mr. lleyrsold'. son) of Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauride. The Grand ilistoricsl Egyp. Han Drama, many months in preparation, will also shut tly appear. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMAR; Under the management of Mr, Liu:Aston% TH[3 EVENING, JAN. 3, Will be performed the Drama of THE. KNIGHTS OF THE ROUN D TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, W. Farren, Compton, and Buastone ; Misses Reynshis and E. Chaplin. Followed by a new grand Chr7strnas Pantomime, entitled Ll TTLE 80-PEEP; or, Haile win awl the Girt who Lost her Sheep. Little 80-Peep. Miss r.. nomps3n ; Harlequin, Mr. Chapin(); Pantaloon, yr. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby ; Columbine, Miss M. Brown. ROYAL FRINCESTA THEATRE. Under the fs,fanagement of Mr. CIIADLES "KEAN. THIA EVENING, JAN. 3, Will be performed HAMLET." Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which will be produced a New Grand Christman Pantomime. entitled, LIARLEQUIN BLUE -BEARD; or, The Great Bashaw, , lialleexin, Jr.A CA Puck ; ClJwn, )Ir. Ituline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miii IleF borough. irnder the ROYAL LYCEUM TIIEATRE. management of Madam° Vectris. Sole Lessee Mr, 10..ltathews. Tvr, JAN. 3, TIII3 EVEN' —-' • 1 character ~ Will be rerferrned AGGRAvATING SA3.I. Principal by Mr. C. Mathews. Wlll be producc*l'a now and or rl- Fairy PN;.rfiva - v y titled PRINcE PRETT YPPT and 'TB E nFTER. I . . oN.E. 1;t "1 To be followed by Two H EADS An BE TTEIC TITAN ganza, en ti Box-ofllce open from 10 until G• gale agent f or P rivatel3ozes. 11r, A. ll croft, 15, New Bond-street. ..------_ ASTLEY'S LOYAL AMPHITH4ATiI, Lessee and Mcnagcr. Mr. Willlam cooks. The moat varied round of, cute tainraeut in London is to be found at this vett Establishment. Two m ore Tremendous succeqs of the Comic Pantomi me t Jan. s GRAND MORNING PER M FORANCEK, MondslY, th. Monday, Jan. 15th, 1855, each commenci ng at Two ce e l oo k, THIS EVEN/NG, And during the week, the splendid Spectacle of ' • ' TUE BATTLE of VIE ALMA! With a Classical Series of SCENR3 in the ARENA.I ca To conclude 7 El -with the gorgeous Equestrian C om i c Pantomime ISLANDS lled GULL' eA THAN,' ELS T °UGH TII F. HORSE ; or, 'Harlequin and Brita H linnia! Ea.-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. U. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Vt. IV. Cooks, inn. TH.2I C.l , z7=cr, Jan. 3. THERMOMEME, IN THE SHADE. 52—highest since noon yesterday. 48 —lowest this morning and during the night. 52—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'27. WIND, N.W.—Light breeze, with cinll weather. T ~ "~_ ~~ 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 same of his highly-favoured colleagues. Although hat 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 as they consent to act with the Peelites, escape £rom 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 shake 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 LordABzRDEEN and his followers have attained, and continued in, power —we should, perhaps, rather say his associates—for without auy claims to the position he was merely pitchforlrecl into the Pee r iership as the only one with whom the others would act, his acknowledged mediocrity ignoring the superiority which might have been asserted if any of half-a-dozen more competent leaders had beep 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 Jon RUSSELL, and PAL3IERSTON, 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 Lcrd. 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 Legion to come from ? It is quite clear that the good "Clicquot" hasresolved that no Prussian shall honour the English flag by fighting under its sha dow. Tito 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 dear brother-in-law damaged. Already proclamations have Leon published cau -1 Co m ning tho people against b e i ng l ed astray, and fulminating fierce threats against those who may endeavour to enlist them. The following notification las been put forward in the province of Posen, wWch, as a p or ti on o f 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 more thansimilar probable that P r oclamations have been circulated throughere out the length We h and breadth o f th e land, repeat the notice which appeared in our impression of yesterday "The Prussian Criminal Cod He who enrols a Prussian for set POSEN, DEC. 28. e.;.A.rt. 111, ordains-- or the recruiters who conduct then, " n foreign States, ~,„ian 14 4 Z ie kewise ho who premeditatedly excites a P desert, or favours premeditatedly the desertion ot tit r e te. punished with imprisonment varying from ' tr re e : "all be to three years. All attempts at such dealings sTaTlths punished in a similar manner. As it appears that ofUe L en I I are to be est a bli s h e d i n t h e Netherlands and lianse (free) Towns, for the purpose of foreign. enlistment, I av a il myself of the opportunity to briPag the above penal enactment to memory, and enjois , as a duty upon all pollee authorities of the province to arrest forthwith all recruiters, and to deliver them veer to the Attorney. General, to take from them their papers of legitimation (passports, &c.), and, if he 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 PIITTKA3I3I2II, Chief President of the Province of Posen." We confess that we could not have expected it to be otherwise. It was one of the -- many cogent objections which we put forward against the bill while it was still pending before the House. We pointed out that no Sovereign who wished to keep aloof from the contest cpuld sanction the employment of his subjects against a nation at peace with hi mse lf. Before we could obtain the requisit e Permission we should enter into a series M . JI7LLIEN'S CONCERTS,i HI lff WATER AT LONDON BRIFDO1!:, • RJYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. ~ , mg DAT —Mcrninf 53 . c).h.3.nfter 1 1 Evening 14 min.,nft, 2 F,r 011 e Month only. 1 To-77. , 7' •.:W - .!-Torni7t, 34 :.riln. , ft ,- ,r 2 i 7 , - , :nip' 5277,01,, ,, ,_ , . • The PiC GRIM? .II fc,r TWA EVEN I :NIG, - 'Wednesday, Jan. 3, pill include Mendel•3sohn's grand Concerto in G minor, for pianoforte, performed by Madame [duel; the S;. , a.nish 4 htnzonetta, ,n , l the new Song "Say 1 ,- c," s'm-g by Medarno Anna T,illon ; Overture tO Tannhauser ; L'Etoib. du Nord Quadrille; grand Operatic Selec tion from non Giovanni ; the First Movement from Spo'ir's Sym phony, The Power of Sound ; the Return Valse; Solos, the cornet by Flerr Koenig, violin by Sig. Monasterio; the new Comic Panto • mime Quadrille ; the Charge Galop ; and the grand Allied Armies Quadrille, assisted by the three Bands of her Majesiy's Guards " God Save the Queen" and "Partant pour la Syrie " AAII , LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 18&6, There is a screw loose in the Government ! So it is positively asserted, and with much apparent reason. The almost daily Cabinet Councils, the incessant anxiety, clearly indicate that something is going on of au 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 first instance ara 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 circulating have at length assumed a definite and consistent form. It is said that Lords J. RUSSELL, PALMERSTON, LANSDOWNE, and CLAR ENDON deeply feel the odium to which they are sub jecting themselves by continuing in a Cabinet, from all the important offices whereof —relating 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 wholly beyond their control. of negotiations, that would necessarily be so protracted, 'that the urgency would have long passed away loel.)re they could 1 - .Tort , 2llt to a If they gave a tacit assent, or evei: connived at, the proceeding, insert would nutU rally, and, we must add, justly, refuse to consi der them as neutral. She would say, you m ust not indirectly do that which you refuse to do openly and above board. Although Ido not 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, either 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 coric!u3r : T. they were prepared to serve. We cannot, then, obtain the State sanction 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 flung in our teeth with fearful effect. In the commencement of the War the practice of " privateering" was most powerfully, aid we may add almost unanimously, denounced. The evils of warfare would be seriously aggra vated, if all the bold and dissolute —every ma n , who, like the conspirator of the olden time, was " alieni appeteus sui proftcsus "—should feel himself 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 licensing 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 questions, 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 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY s, 1855, ARRIVAL OF THE ARETHCSA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY, 10 A. r. Her Majesty's frigate Arethusa, front the Mediterra nean, is reported to have arrived in Plymouth Sound during the night. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 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 Walesz, wont 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 orth. The Council sat four hours. THE EARL OF WESTMORELAND. The health of this distinguished nobleman, which for seine days antecedent had occasioned much anxiety, is described by letters from Vienna, dated the 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 2Gth ult. The most lively anxiety has been manifested among all classes resident in the Austrian capital 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. (Front the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, Jail. 2.—This day's market, like the weather, has been dull. Even the interchange of the usual compliments of the Reason has partaken of the spiritlessness of the few transactions ontercd 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, suitabla 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 emplo7ed, chiefly , for the shipping houses, but without any noticeable im provement i❑ 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 seine as those of the preceding week. HUDDERSFIELD, Jan. 2.—There has been a slight hn provement in the amount of business transacted in the market to-day. Goods have been more inquired for, and more disposition to do business has been evinced. BIRMINGHAM, Jan. I.—The prospects of the iron trade, we :re 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 th e port of Sebastopol. The shell is of the usual 8 1b iz ., se a ' n d" o in tla a ? I : l ,rie a l shape, and is divided into two sections, each different 6ilarlY p t a ar v t ' a ng an outer r i m , by w hi c h when charged the two screwed togeth er . Th ese shells are of others 500 er c s o e n v s e tr n uc i t , e o d oo t i o b. contain np 2 o s w o d lb er. When required fo operation, a copper wire will be attached to each inr connexion with a galvanic battery, ACCIDENT the shell dropped into th e ACCIDENT Olt THE the h i, ?l o d of the vessel. RAILWAY.- As the Great Northern first-class Vas train from Edinburgh to London was enterin e - on Monday evening, a little after fivego,atizeirter station tered an obstruction at the points, which' a it r enclound iithin 100 yards of the platform to turn peastace trains out of the main line into the siding nextnter bookine . -office, so as to leave the central rails clear for other traffic, b and the front break-ran and a first-class carriage with several persons in it were thrown com pletely off the line. It is supposed that the points had become in some way obstructed, probably by some gravel or pebbles being driven between the joints by the high wind of Monday, thereby preventing the levers from closing after they had been opened for the shunting of trains. Howe, the officer on duty, has been suspended fir the present, ~~ . . LATEST 7T Ews, _ _ ~y~,..._ _. CitIALEA. PARIS, WEDNESD AY. Despatches have been received by the Minister of War from Admiral Hamelin, dated " The Crimea, December 22." More than 4,700 troops had arrived between the 13th and 18th December ; and 2,170 had reached Karniesch 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 have 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- blisb ed. " 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 an 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 lag, has deigned to order that each month of their service in the " cadres" of the said garriion 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 Speller's Gazette,says :—" The Prince of Wallachia, Stirbey, who is well-known for his Russian sympathies, has been dismissed by a firman of the Forte, 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 arriva) 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; serve as a pretext for his dismissal. We learn from Bucharest that the government of Wallachia has appointed a cofmmission to ascer tain whether the measures which had been ordered for the general welfare have beern carried into exe cution. TURKEY. A letter from Vienna, in Cho Breslau Gazette, says—" Accounts from Constantinople state that Omer Paella 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, whi c h it was feared might give rise to difficvdties, and on th e subject of which the Austrian In ternuncio at Con stantinople has_ warmly remonstrated." AUSTRIA. The Press of Vienna of the 30th states that the conferences which had been hel'.d for the last two days between Count Buol and tie representatives of the great Western Powers wen understood to re late to the precise definition of the four guarantees. It adds upon what it considers gc od 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 Menschikotf of the 17th, and it makes no mention either of the malady of the Prince, or of his replacement by General Osten-Sacken. The Prussian Commander in-Chief only complains that the severe weather makes great ravages amongst his 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 letzer front Lemberg, extended to all the corn which had been contracted for before the prohibition. A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 20th ult., in the Constitutionnel, says The health of The Empres; of Russia is very bad. Her sons, Nicholas and Mic'ss.el, have, on her pressing solicitations, been reca ll e d f rom t h e 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 Inker man, has received leave of absence for eight months' to recover his health. He protected the Prince against the enemy's balls, and was at last seri ously woundel. During the last lew days the Emperor has not come to St. Petersburg. C . :Erb:tines will not be very gay this year. The furious enemies cf the West make declamatior:s in the Russian journals against the purchase of Frer ch arid Englb-h articles for presents. The prices of these articles have risen incredibly high. To make up the deficit resulting from the Treasury by the diminution of the duties on foreign imports, the Minb,ter of Finance, M. de Br)ek, has had recourse to various expedients, The price of salt, for example, has been considerably increased irr a great part cf the Empire ; and a rece n t ukase proviees for the augmen tation o the revenue from the iao nopoly 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 dire ct 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 ou the march, it is certain that the con tract will not be prolonged. The faraaticisrn of the peo ple is excited by different means; but a great many peo ple are now already learning to msrate 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 Govern itneut appears de cided to defend Sebastopol with all its disposable forces. The Ministers Nesselrode, Dolgrouiri, and Panin have a great deal to do. The former has brad to abandon his favourite pleasure of playing at whist and hombre ; Dot gorouki is required to present 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 f rom Kischeneff, isßessarabia, 27th ultimo, in the Emancipation , of :Brussels, says : "The exportof corn into Austria is exceptionally authorised b y the Russian Go vernment for such corn as had been p urc hased before th e d ecree o f prohibition. 150,(00 There is an abunc: l :ance of provisions in all th e provinces of the soul h of Russia. The Muscovite men, f orc b e u s t in t h ß e es m sa o ra st bi o ai . tilhlesmoonaraemroauwntrteo. cruits. An attack from the Turks is no longer thought of, although the latter appear to be march ing to the north." 'DDT lA. BERLIN, DEC. 31.—Colonel Manteuffel 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 c ons id ere d 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 negotiati ons which will take place at Vienna on the revision of the treaty of 1841 will be of the same nature as those new going on at London between M. d e Usedom and Lord Clarendon." FRAN CE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The Emperor and Empress, on the occasion of the Now 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 M:urat. 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, who is happy to convey the expression of it to the officers, sub-officers, and soldiers under h;s orders, and to thank them for the intel'igenee, 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-day is attributed to the large 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 alliance 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-operatio❑ 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 Providence 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 ie 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 " Vive l'Empereur !" by all the members of the Senate. The Journal de Cherbourg gives the following details respecting the vessels of war in that port : "Three vessels are in the roadsted—the frigate Vir ginie, of 52 guns, which is about to lea.° 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 Poursnivante, 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 Arcole and the Ville de Nantes, screws of 960-horse power and 90 guns ; the screw-frigate the Irnpetueuse, 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. 4 per Cents 9l 25 —f. —C. 3 per Cents 65 25 65 35 Credit Mobilier Credit Foncier — 26 A. Belgian Fives 725 Roman u geritn Spanish Threes Piedmentese B5 75 Home Debt ... CONDUCT 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 fided. 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 poor inca pables involves the retirement of the m remader 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 requires no peculiar penetration to see that the Coalition was any moment liable to dislocation, and that latterly such an event had become inevitable. 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 hands of a Peelite clique, while the Whigs have been carefully excluded. The few men of ability and experience in the Cabinet have been compelled to look on, 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 delibera tions are not 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 have 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 Juncturo peculiar significance, and is an unerring index of the state of affairs in the Coalition. We say, thereft.re, 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 'tour of trial and of danger. Let the Conservative party up.ite as one man, and support an Administration capable, pa triotic, and determined, jealous for the honour of Englvind, 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 month's intelli gent and vigorous management of the War Departn lent 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 sue 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 we have taken up our arms, and with it our power, our prestige, and our unsullied national honour.—Morning Herald. MUNDERLAND _ELECTION. Tu0:3c17.---The an of a member . iar borough, to supply the vaeaney Loosed by Mr. Dig - ,y• S,syniour'e acceptance of the °face of Recorder of Newcastle, in the gift of the crown, took place yesterday, in front of the Exchange-buildings, situate in the main street of the borough. At mid-day, the time fixed far 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 Win. Fenwick, who on a former occasion unsuccessfully contested the seat with Mr. Seymour. Bath 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 peop:e'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, the member fur Tyne mouth, to free Sunderland and Shields from the tram mels of the Newcastle Trinity-house. The opinions of Mr. Fenwick 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. THOMAS THOMPSON, solicitor, seconded the no mination. Alderman ALLISON nominated Mr7Fenwick, but the noise and clamour caused by the friends of Mr. Sey mour, who seemed resolved not to bear a word that could be said on that side of the hustings, made him quite inaudible. Mr. Josue T. ALCOCIC, shipbuilder, seconded the no mination: Mr. SEYMOUR then addressed the electors. The union of the most heterogenous 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 Sir W. Moles worth, 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 would compel her Majesty to select her ad visers from the popular ranks. The office he had accepted could not compromise his independence, for 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, but 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 open 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, Horsfall, and other gentlemen connected with shipping, previously condemn the course lie took if they thought he had acted impro• perly? Mr. Seymour then defended his vote on the Maynooth grant. It had been said that lie had sup ported that grant. It was false. He was against all religious endowments whatever, and if ho opposed Mr. Spooner's motion it was not because he was in favour of Maynooth, but because his resolution was less radical and comprehensive than that of Mr. Scholefield. After referring to his votes on the Roman Catholic Nunneries Bill, and the grant for Roman Catholic Chaplains at Kil mainham, 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. FENWICK addressed the electors . amidst the up roar of the opposing party, and was but imperfectly heard.• He said, in the course of Isis speech—l have come for ward as a candidate on this occasion, because I was in vited by a deputation representing a large body of electors 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 ma d e use o f 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 fic casiox which he had eine° 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 for breaking the promises he had given. A large and influential body of gentlemen also complained that they had 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. Tho protestant dissenters find fault with Mr. Seymour, not that he gave the votes 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 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 should 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. Fenwick having demandA a poll ; it was appointed to take place this morning at eight o'clock, and the proceedings terminated with a vote o: thanks to the Mayor. THE POLL. SUNDERLAND, Tuesday Evening. The victory is Mr. Fenwick's. At four o'clock, as the poll closed, the numbers stood thus : Fenwick Seymour Majority 3lO ST. MART-LE-STRAND CEURCIL—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. TIM MURDERER BARTIIELEMT.—On Sunday last the Rev. Dr. IVl`Cullock, ono 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 - -SOUTFIAITT ON , Tuesday, Jan. 2.—The Royal mail steamship La Plata, Captain Weller, sailed this afternoon with the usual mails for the British and foreign West Indies, Havanuah, the Gulf of I.llexico, Central America, and the Pacific, taking 98 passengers, a full cargo of British and continental merchandise, specie value, 3,100!. ; jewellery, value 6 , 50 01. ; and quicksilver, value 6,9751., on freight. The Atrato, Captain Woolley, is to take cut the next mails of the 17th Test. The Peninsular and Oriental Company'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 for the Brazils. The steatnsnip Euxine, with the heavy portion of the East India, China, and Mediterranean mails is duo here on the 6th but. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TRADE AT O ,I tFORD.-TILE rjr-A' 7.e , -, 0 ,,1,t; V A., t:-, ed of crews, Wail. -0 , 450` ii eel Tel!, fe.P. for I Tel city, has been spee,', day or two with his constituency ; and on N ° ' being New Year's Day, lee dined at the annul val of the Druids, When about 130 of that ode down to a sumptuous entertainment, which vree sl ) up in th e l o d ge room. The Mayor of Oxford; j man R. J. Spi ers (l a t e mayor), Alderman C. l' ley, a n d several of the Town Council who. be l° , the order, were present. Many excellent speechr e j made du r i ng th e eveniie, but that which crew greatest interest was delivered by Mr. Cardww"i i turning thanks for the toast of "The City Me ° b Mr. Langston, the other member, was prevents i present fro m ill ness, consequent on his late a l We are happy t o fi n d that the honourable gee/si is progressi r' e gradually, an d th at he t ro pes A able to take his seat in th e h ouse early i n t he ' session. Id Mr. CARDW ELL , w h o was received with ent cheering, said that i n r i s i ng to return thanks ler" ,h, I toast it not possible for him to convey to the l sincerely he sympathised with those feelings 1011° 4 been so eloqu en tly expressed by their chairman l l ' i fereuce to his absent colleague, Mr. Langstoc , g l were to them a ma t ter o f j ust pride and satisfac ti° n for so many years they had returned to Parliatne of the most upright and independent members ee j House of Commons, it was to him a kindred Co although not enjoyed for so long a period, lei had the co-operation and counsel of an invalne„o league. (Cheer s .) Th a t h e h a d met wit h it tri accident and was absent today, because he wasL t o fering from'its effects, must be to all of them a uw unfeigned regret ; b u t if t h ere was a consolaticel of such circumstances, it was that their chairman, WI themselves, wer e ena bl e d t o spea k more freely an,. ingly i n hi s absence than they could, w ith his del! ti li feeling, spe a k o f hi m i n hi e presence. He Wei, gratified w h en h e was tol d how deeply and since re' regarded him, not only in his public capael* their warmest feelings of private friendship and 1 For himself h. e (M r. C ardwell) looked forward 11 terest to this meeting, because when they had r the events of a departed year, and looked ..; with hope a n d anx i ety to the events of a n`", it must be to him most agreeable to meet 5 a number of his friends and constituents place. It was one of these occasions when, ass ii their chairman, p ar ty f ee li ngs an d top i cs upon vi re ference of opi n i on an d di scuss i on m i ght arise, Vie properly excluded ; but when they might take the. tunity of indulging in that free interchange o f on e topics of general interest, which constituted, all the firmest bond between a constituency and itl i : sentative. Nor o ug ht t h ey to forget, nor Wes forget, that they were the most ancient, the l'O e l b cus, and the most free of those countries wb l governed through the medium of representative•; tions—(cheers)—and th a t, a t t hi s moment, t h e ' ' of the world depended on the example which e '' set to other communities. (Ch eers. ) I t was v free interchange of opinion, that these bonds were and cemented, and freedom created ; it was the- . of the constituent, and th e f ree d om o f th e repre ss and the communication of honest opinion il l , spoken language, that constituted the goverr l ciple of that free empire in which they had. t i ll ness to live. (Che ers .) FO r hi s part, he looked g to this opportunity of meeting them, not ree f , the enjoyment of a festive occasion, or for the b e tion of any bu s i ness w hi c h mightbe uppermet°, • moment, but because he believed that by a s e • communication a nd f ree i n t erc h ange of opinion; 0 ~ stituency and the r e p resen t at i ve were b roug ht is/ harinony and acquaintance with each otherli t o tended not only to strengthen the machinery nf e j vernment in England, b u t t o promote free d ons av neony throughout the whole of the civilised The interesting occa s i on o f th e c l ose of one year beginning of another naturally sugges t e d t o elerf,oi mind topics which w ere uppermost. for considera' discussion. What was their situation when theyla'e bled together? At that ti me E ng l an d ee jor7 perity, nut only unexampled among other nation s, consequence of her great freedom and the pePu l l ' of her institutions, she was the first in prospe a . power, but she had attained a pit c h f ar b e yond illustrious precede n t s , an d i t tended to insp i re e t v i li she was entering on a career still greater, and highly develop e d p rosper i ty. 'T hey had closeaj • decade, the first ten years, when by the apl 3l4 ' l freedom to their system of commerce, the s print dustry had beets lightened, and th e energ y all prise of the British people had been invited tcri, itself in new and hitherto untried sources. Within that period their foreign commerce bad 0 1 and taxes remitted showed the rebound, and • is . smaller imposts produced the greatest rettli i i S Treasury. He need not tell them what Was le effect on produce from ab roa d, or w h at Were l' on the industrious classes engaged in proneetinfAsd at home, for it must be obvious thatif they bad 711 0 man's remunerati on an d di m i n i s h e d hi s b er deu s ;io cult must be to improve the condition and• inly e el prosperity of the peopl e . (Ch eers. ) li e wol o t over topics familiar to th e i r minds ans:Leoiocls", those changes, such as l a yi ng t h e foundation ''',,,b exalted education, for relief from the pressure of want had enabled persons to consider those not d' portant matters which might conduce to the 111 D, vancensent of the whole kingdom ; such woo t ll l and position when he had l as t th e h onour of ad .ej them in that room. The year w hi c h h a d j us t clo however, shown them that other virtues wereto 13°01 into exercise, for it had pleased the Providenc e to visit them with the trials of w ar , an d th e re W e i;' who thought that advancing commerce and tee' ' great blessings as they ackn ow l e d ge d th em tor? tend to the diminution of the martial energy I A tary spirit of this kingdom. 'Whether tba,,i by the case they all knew from those deeply pailiT; spiriting, graphic narratives which they bauiebeech from the shores of the Crimea. What might for England in the year upon which they were to it would be presumptuous for him to antieiroi it was beyond the power and province of 00 1 foresee, but there was the consolatory r e flectie,n t ie was throu g h no gu ilt y am bi t i on on the part eleele tish G overnment t h at t h ey had entered on TA guinary w ar i n w hi c h th ey were now engaged, e'firiA had entered upo n it f rom th e fi rm b e li e f an d co o f, that they were forced to do so from the dictate s oe7 tice and necessity, and it was th a t f ee li n g leii, duced the whole country to come forward its e 0 give give the Government their unanimous and COrti y ks port. (Cheers.) The gallant men whom the, forth had displayed all the virtues which adore,)/, military character; they had been guided by ; 1 13 04 , of ambition, and so soon as they had done all the tice and necessity required, they would be ne.., boil l ! show that magnanimity and moderation in tile ie jOi victory as they had shown courage and f o rtittlu sit or ( hour of trial. (Cheers.) His sincere hope and de eo 6 . that it might be among the blessings of Go d gift deuce in store for them to bring this great cobetti an honourable conclusion, and that peace migli t ", restored to the nations of the world ; that th e l si # , ing lesson might produce its fruit, and not be e lf ! free people, who had been kindled by an el:11'0 1 51 never laid long dormant in the minds of the 1 3 r 1 e;;Ii and who would, when the struggle was peer, d r e i J , l their pacific pursuits with increased zest 2 ' 11 ,47 having tasted of the evils which resulted from nief e ( porary suspension. If their enemy, in calculaeore, prospects, considered how far his utmost efforte';tire able to paralyse their effor is in peaceful pursuitel'ot i l e afford him no satisfaction. If h e l oo k e d t o the b i9 l their mercantile marine, he would find that whil e 0 9 was totally annihilated, that w hil e no t even a P`eie any of his ships could sho w it se lf on any se a, It el, sea had been crowded with England's merchanA busy in the pursuit of suc ce s s f u l an d i ncreas i n g ( 1609 (Loud cheers.) If h e inqui re d f rom t h e annu al e id) tares, whether they had experienced a dinainutieetor foreign trade, he would find that although 1853 y i osif 1 without precedent in the extraordinary increase! D o iol„ former years, that increase lead been maintaine d 4 1 He (Mr. Cardwell) was not quoting statistics, 13 , 04 them precise figures, but he spoke in genera l and was enabled to say that great and unexae l d ' their prosperity had been before the commence V, the war, it still continued and prevailed at the , o' o 1854. Their enemy would find, t oo, that thews nies, the sources of their permanent wealth, 0 5 1 0 to grow, and to prosper, and to become the face te of future empires, and of free governments in dist e , e o of the world. (Ch eers. ) He would find also t u p . :i revenue was maintained, no mean evidence of tii , e perous condition of the people at home, and an e w , plaining people, cheerfully submitting to all „ t to carry on a war which he had entailed tir e- 0 4 and showing more energy as the pressure of theme I , came greater. (Loud cheers.) It was under 7 eninstances that they closed the year 1854, an yea 1855 ; and if th e y ear 1855 s h ou ld b e a year of ree, and of war, they at least knew that Englaw' t . '" exhibit an exampl e o f w hi c h Englishmen rajo s o °3 be proud, furnishing, as she was doing, pages e'e Of t history, worthy to be as soc i a t e d w i t h th os e °_•tl 0 A r borough and Wellington. (Much cheering.) 0 er e should please God that they s h ou ld re t urn to A 007 of peace, he hoped that th e y wou ld i re cer e mereir o el prise evince th e same sp i r it w h ic h they disid e i l i el" 1854 ; and he tru s t e d as y ears ro ll e d b y they Wv„o, ls . hibit illimitable p r o gres s, an d rem it t o f utur es ree,...- only the glorious ac hi eve ments of th e i r arm y au 107 but the more solid and substantial fruits of obits'. commerce and enterprise. That was thei r onlY tie e 1; and when war was forced upon them they We go t, 4 cl.iarge their duties with energy and fortitude ; A ge the honourable career of peaceful industry, thci to e labour with equal earnestness to benefit mankindl ,0 .‘ mote the civilisation of distant nations ; for he-sr",,, S I , vinced that that constitut e d th e i r true happine", • was the anxious desi re o f t hi s b rave, this free , it, „ r : ;s l ‘ lightened people. (L ou d c h eers.) On behal f of P:.100 cellent colleague and himself, he again thanked th; il il their•kind reception, and sincerely wished them pleasures and happiness of the opening year. r te Mr. Card we ll resume d h i s seat amid general elle attre l gold XEESF 'Rho posy Z t iu c gin the n Your S 1 4 ,, T ur] th er * n; Iti laiat ] :r 'Ra n k pe z Lo ng India n _bli -4.1 4 , Ladia t:,f, „,, tin LONDON DOCK COMPANY.—The half-yearly nle e t i e f this company was held yesterday, Mr. John Cs t : ” g I the chair. The report was favourable, consider, l3 „gi state of our foreign trade, 548 loaded ships hav in g tered the docks in the six months, or 197, 4 t The revenue for the half-year ending Novera m v,.7sl l 276,9811. 3s. 3d., and the expenditure was 1 -'S Gs. 9,1. The balance to the credit of profit a dd 0- 0 1 261,140/. 4a. Gd., from which a dividend was clared of 21. 108. per cent, for the six months, fr dr income tax. The report was adopted, and Pcig,,,,eff,T,l given to the dir ec t ors to apply to Parliament 7R a further sum of 200 , 000/ , for new works 1111(4 purpose Eq lia ke zii R bit i .„..ttssi 13 1)a.lii bii 4 trrki bit b Qtel