The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-19 00:00:00

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THIS EVENING, Fen. 19, Will be presented THE L ADT OF LYONS. Principal charac ters by Mr. T. Mead, Belton, A. Youuge, Hall, and Worrell; Misses Marriott, Johnson, and Mrs. Selby. To be followed by the entirely original, extraordinary, lite rary, traditionary, comical, gastronomical, and peculiarly culinary and fantastic domestic grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled JACK AND JILL ; or, Variequin King Mustard and the Four and-Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pic. The extensive scenery, en tirely new, by Messrs. Nicholls, Cuthbert, Cooper, Gordon, Wilson, and Moore. The machinery by Messrs. Tucker. The extraordinai y properties, decorations, tricks, changes, and translormations by Mr. Needham. The choregraphic arrangements by Madame Louise. The overture and music composed and selected by J. 11. Tully. Leader, Mr. Hayward. The whole of the designs, models. and sketches furnished from the studio of Dikwynkyn, who for many weeks past has been personally supervising their execution. 'llse novel grotesque burlesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard , and the whole 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. Belford. Fog, Drizzle, Taxes, Spleen, Indigestion, Quarter -day (his Ministers of Melancholy), Messrs. E. V. Dent, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, E. V. Day, E. V. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Azare Diabolicals in attend ance, Messrs. Croak, Quake, Fret, Fidget, Worry, Flurry, Fume, Vex ' Groan, Growl, Grumble , an d 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," 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 ryes "Four-and -twenty blackbirds, Baked in a pie."—Ancient Nursery Legend. sack (the interesting hero of the olden story, who went up the hill to fetch, Ike.), afterwards Harlequin, M. 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), Misses Clifford, Gower, Johnson, Love, Lunis, and Richardson; Strawberry, Cranberry, Gooseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, Sec. (Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Charles, King, Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lille Ellis, Rosa Harrison, E. Box, Tayler, Matilda Chenley, Martiney, St. Clare, Evans, John 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—The Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, Mdlle. Therese and Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, esc. The Four-and- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodle Loodle, trec. The Reading of the Will— " Jill must not a husband take, Till she a pie can make and bake." Interior of Jill's Cottage (by Moonlight).—Coal, Mr. Hobbs ; Bundle of Weed, Mr. Halfpenny ; Congreva Box, Mr. Fizzer ; Bellows, Mr. Leathertongue ; Dutch Oven, Mynheer Von Tan ; Rolling Pin, Mr. Smoothpaste ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar; Frying Pan, Mr. Broadrim ; Soyer's Three-legged Iron Pot, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory (by Moonlight), and Golden Palace of King Mustard.—King Mast (afterwards Clown), Harry Bolen° ; the Empress Vinegar (afterwards Pantaloon), Herr Kohl ; Black Pepper and White Pepper (Sentinels on duty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Husky and Mr. Sneezums ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Cayenne, Mr. Capsi cum ; Harvey's Sauce (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 Bloaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, &c.; Horse Radish (from the King's stable), by a Racing Nag. Grand Beview—Ter rifle Attack upon the Appetite, and Rally of the Relishes—' reat Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chutrese in the Province of Pickles (by Sunset).—Chutnee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Facias ; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Ghee. kins, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, &c.; 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 bright 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. Milano; Columbines, Mille. Bolen.) and Miss Ellen Honey; Pantaloon, Mt. Cole; Sprite, llerr Willikiud Moleno; Clown, the celebrated Harry Bolen() (his first appearance in London for many years) ; Aerial Evolutionists, by the inimitable Italian Brothers. The Turk's Head Public-house and Hairdresser's Shop.—Hairdresser, Mons. Pomade; Publican, Mr. Billy William;; Customers, Messrs. Rednob, Smockface, Owen Swift, Beardless, Whisker Want, Baron Nicholson, and Tom Steed ; the British Pub lic by themselves; Policeman Al, Mr. Vigilant. Approach of tho Great Rugged Russian Bear—How he Whines after the Porte, which, being rather old, turns out somewhat crusty—A Dose of Turkey 'Rhubarb—A Don-e Cossack—Pure Circassian Cream—How one Sham 11l makes all well—The Great Bear turns out a Great Boar —Russian Attachment to Grease—Clown Cuts his Customer's Hare and afterwards Dresses it a la Soyer—Tbe Great Moustache Move ment—A Close Shave—Clown shows his high attachment to the Pole—Sudden Rise in Porter—An M.T.M.P.—A Patten Lock at 10 o'clock—A Bona Fide Traveller—Ginger Beer and Gin without ger —A Mill, a *gist, a Regular Row, and Station-house for Two. Great American Baby Show.—Arrival of the Infantry—Sudden Squall—Ma's upon the Eve of Battle—General Attack—Awarding the Prizes—Clown and panttgoon's Offsprings—The Prettiest Baby la-the World—A - 'llo4leHlabse and . sli4virtt - Cisild—Th4rWondertut- Zffeeta et Dr. De Jonah's Cod Liver 011—Clown's Great Prize Baby —Fresh Arrival of 300 more Babies—The Judge Confounded --Great Uproar—An Unwelcome Visitor to a Ladies' and Juvenile Party— and Extraordinary case of Suspended Animation by the Ita lian Sprites. Scott's Oyster Shop, Newspaper-office, and I'ursell's Biscuit Baking and Confectionery Establishment, Cornhill.—" tip rouse ye then, my merry men, it is our opening day"—A Holster for one sad a Lobster for two—A Mussuiman and a Man for a Muscle—Duty and Ci:stom —A Bride Cake and a Wedding Cake— First Edifier] and Second Edition—Left Out for Want of Room— Press of tho Privilege mei Privileges of the Press —" Oh. what a row, a rumpua, what a rioting." Baker, Mr. Crusty; Fishmonger, Mr. Scales; Master Newsboy. Christmas-box; Printers, Messrs. Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cutemclown ; Critic, Cutemup; Pas sengers, Messrs. Trot, Cosey, Strutalong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about: Boardman, Mr. Bobaday.- llosier's Shop and New Wing of Somerset-house.---here we are—Merry Christmas and a - Happy New Year—high Prices and Low Prices—Manchester Stuff lish Comforters—Stocks on Hand and Handsome Stocks—Ford's Eureka Shirts—Reform In the Civil List and Uncivil Treatment of the Clerks—Transfer-day at the Bank, and General Ilolyday at Somerset-house. Mr. Stocicen Shopman, Mr. Early kird ; Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Magic Kitchen.— Chef de Cuisine, Mons. Soyer; Kitehemnalds, Misses Baoteaway and Drippingsell ; Guardsman, Corporal Longsbanks ; Policeman, Sergeant Podger. Cupboard Lovers- —Soyer's Last Soup Wirre's the Knives and Forks ?—Boiled and Unboiled Lob sters—lTeadlees Swains—Lobster Patty awl Giblet Soup—Clown Gone all to Pot—Harlequin Gets well Towelled. and afterwards Mangled--Clown and Pantaloon In a Stew—A Regular Broil— Thou comest in such an unquestionable shape, that I will speak to thee (Soyer, or rather Shakspeare)—Too Many Cooks Sped the (Clown's) Broth—The scone finishes in a very spirited manner. An Illuminated Page of the History of England.—Grand Allegorical Tableau with Panoramic Effects, illustra.lve of the Triumphs of the Allied Forces. Young Jallien's " Allied Army Quadrille," by the double banes of the English and French. " God save the Queen," Partant pour la Syrie," and "Rule Britannia." Daughter of the Regiment, Miss Rebecca Collins, In which character she will sine the spirited patriotic effusion, published in "Blackwood's Magazine" for December, and written by Corporal John Brown, of the Grena dier Guards, when the men got some drink for the first time at Balaklava, Sept. 28th : " Come all You gallant British hearts that love the red and blue, And - drink the health of those brave lads who made the Russians rue. Then fill the glass, and let it pass, three times three, and one more, For the tweniieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four." Vestibule of the Temple of Victory. The Tribute of England to the Brave Patriots. Distribution of Laurel Wreaths, Gorgeous and Electric Scenic Climax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated nitlininatiOn3. Terrific Fiiglit of the Italian Brothers. The whole scene presenting a coup d'ceil never before witnessed on the English Stage. Admission :—Stalls, ss. ; dress circle, 43.; second price, 25.; upper circle, 35.; second price, is. 6d. ; pit, 2s. ; second price, Is.; .ower gallery, Is.; second price, Cd.; upper gallery, 6d.; private boxes, 10s. 6d., 155., 215., and upwards. Doors open at half-past 6, Performance at 7 o'clock. Half-price at 9 o'clock. Tlie box-office open daily, from 11 till 5 o'clock, under the direction of Mr. Edward Chatterton. Notice .—The following pieces are approved and in preparation, and will shortly be piriduceAl : —The Grand Christmas Pantomime, by E_ L. Blanchard, Esq. ; a Drama, by Dion Bourci cault, Esq.; Two Dramas, by A. Harris, Esq. ; an Adaptation from tleyerbeer's Opera, L'Etoile du Nord, with new scenery, properties, and effects ; to be succeeded by an English version (by Mr. Reynold aon) of Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauride. The Grand Historical Egyp tian Drama, many months in preparation, will also shortly appear. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone, THIS EVENING. FEB. 19. Will be performed the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cushman ; Juliet, Miss Swanborough. Followed by the new grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled LITTLE 80-PEEP; or, harlequin and the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little 'Hiss L. Thompson ; Harlequin, Mr. Chapin° ; Pantaloon, Mr. IV. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby; ColtambMe, Miss M. Brown. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CruitEEs KEAN. THIS EVENING, FEB. 19, Will be presented the original adaptation of Casimir Delaarigne'S Historical I'lay, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which will be produce4l a New Grand Christmas Pantomime:, entitled, HARLEQUIN BLISt =DEAVD; or, The Great ilashaw. Darlegutn, litc.Cortnaelt ; Clowrr, Mr. Mane ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, bliss Desborough. ROYAL LTCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, FEB is, Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character b 7 Mr. C. Mathews. . After which will be produced the new and original Fairy Fxtra •aganza, entitled PRINCE PRETTYPET and THE BUTTERFLY. To be followed by TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE. cot-oalee open from 10 until 6. Bole agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Allereft, 15, New-Rond-street. T HEATRE LOYAL ADELPIZI. Proprietor Ur. R. Web 3 ter.—Directress, Ueda.= Celeste. THIS 10 / 2 .111N0, Fzn. 19. Will be performed a ne w logue, and called JANET PRIDE. and calfeinAl Drama, preceded by a Pro- To be followed by THE UNKNOWN AND THE BAYADERE. Characters by Messrs. P. Redfor4 and G. Lee ; Misses Woolgar and Keeley, and Mdllee. Marta-mita and tenon!. ROYAL OLYMPIC TREATItE. Lesscs and Manager, Mr. A. wi gm. THIS EVENING, FEB. 19, will he presented the new Comedietta, called TIT p R A Iu 'Which 3fessrs. F. Robscm, A. Wigan, and Miss Mask e n - "T , F o llowed by A LUCK Y FRIDAY. 11 apptar. A:ler which, a new Fftiry Extravaganza, entitled THE 'CELT 0V DWARF AND THE KIN G OF TIIE GOLD MINES. CharaCte‘rs by Mr. F. nobsov, Yiss Julia E. George, Miss E. Ormonde, Mantoa, Miss Ilroink,y, antl Mrs t . Fitza ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. trnier the dlreet , on of M 159 liebeC3a Isaac!. THIS EVE NINO Wtll l, -,,atrf.rniefl tho popular Barletta, OUR TELLY• Principa ebarac!or, Aligi Relic,:e..l Isaacs. Atter which, a new Opeezie Burlesque, entitlcJ, ALONZO TUE EVAVE. To conclude with ITIGII LIFE BET.OIN" STAIRS. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and :tlanager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. TIIIS EVENING, 104th time, the BATTLE of the ALMA ! to whleh w l ll shortly be lidded, the Battles of Balakiava and of Inkerman. After which. the Brilliant SCENES of EQUITATION in the CIRCLE. To conelude with (the last weei) the Grand Comic Pantomime ^sitted-CIULLIVER and the LILLIPUTIANS: Tla , lequin and 41440 1 1 1Z1 . ,,,. DAT, a FR, in aid o f 146 Reiter of the Back and BENEFIT in w.../3ils t " - ° lll eu oPen front Elucon till Four. Stage Manager, M r . W. . Acting 3/rger Kr. W. Cotke, Ja n IL Cooke. - Equeltrinti Director, Fund for TH WEATHER.—Sun Onion, Feb. 18. TSEEMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 30—highest since noon yesterday. 21—lowest this morning and during the night. 30—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'12. WIND, E. to S.E.—Light, with fine frosty and sun shiny weather. This is the coldest day yet, and all the world are crowding to the Parks. FEBRUARY 19. 32 —highest since noon yesterday. 23 —lowest this morning and during the night. 34—this day at noon. 3 AD.OAIETICII, g. WIND, S.E.—Light, with cloudy weather indicative of a change. On Wednesday last the thermometer was at 11 on Blackheath. • • Alue ufficient to induce the proprietors of respectable 1 journals to continue their registration at the Stamp-office, and a certain stamp on their en tire issue, a matter of considerable importance, if regarded only in a statistical point of view. We have already pointed out the absurdity of taking four ounces as the starting point. Why, we ask, might not the graduated scale commence at two ounces for one half-penny, if that half penny were paid by means of a recognised stamp ; and why should not some little additional time be given to newspapers for posting, so as to give the latest intelligence without extra charge ? These are questions deserving of serious con sideration, which cannot be lightly or contu maciously negatived. The object of a judicious Minister should be to encourage rather than re tard the circulation of the best class of journals— to remove local prejudices as far as prac ticable. This, however, is not the case under the present measure, which therefore must be mate rially modified before it is suffered to pass into a law. THE SUN, LONDON, MONI:D_AY EVENING,, FEBRUARY l9 185 5. SMALL _AIM COMMITTEE, WOOLWICH. I TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIN. SIR,—As a foreigner, I bad an impression, very f 4ene _ rally entertained amongst my countrymen, that I should experience delays . and difEculites in laying my invention before this committee. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TILIS DAY). On the contrary, my application, which !fro for the trial of a revolving rifle on a new principle, w!As not only attended to promptly, but its merits exatnineei with in terest. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at, Guildhall, before the Lord Chiet Justice and a Special Jury.) lI‘GEACH V. THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN The result, I regret to add, was uneucc , 3ssful ; but having received every attention from the SeQretary and Board that any person could reasonably expect, I wish, through your impartial journal, to make known to foreigners in general that if their inventions have merit the gentlemen composing the committee are both capable and willing to appreciate, and, if practicable, to adopt them.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, H. GE Ull ART. 5, New-road, Whitechapel, Feb. 17. LORDS RAGLAN AND LUCAN. TIIE ENGLISHWOMAN IN RUSSIA. This day, 4th thousand, with Woodcuts, post Svc., 10s. 6d., TEN YEARS in RUSSIA. By AN ENGLISHWOMAN. John Murray, Albemarle-street. THE CAMPAIGN IN THE CRIMEA. THE THIRD EDITION of th© QUARTERLY REVIEW, for JANUARY, is NOW READY. Jelin Murray, Albemarle-street. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGS. Prim DAY --Iforaing 44 min.after 3 I Evening 4 min.aft. 4 Toacay.ow --Morning 26 min.after 4 1 Evening 46 min.aft. 4 LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1855. Will Lord PALMERSTON continue to resist in quiry? Should he do so, his term of office will be of brief duration ; and the Premier of whom suck sanguine hopes ware •nce entertained will become as unpopular as he had at one time bees popular. He should not forget that one of the great causes of public respect and admiration for his character and conduct was that he was sup posed to be the unflinching opponent of all un constitutional influences. His manly principle, that " nations have no cousins," was hailed with delight throughout the length and breadth of the land, and at once placed him in the com manding situation which he has since occupied. Has he, however, become a convert to " Ger manism ?" Is he now ready to truckle to that hich he formerly zealously and energetically re sisted. If so, let him bid "a long farewell to all his greatness." The admiration of the people will not long survive the qualities the possession whereof commanded and insured it. It is said that the real objection of the Noble Viscount to the investigation is zot so much as to what may be elicited respecting the civil as the military departments. He wants to screen the Horse Guards ! to prevent the purification of that Augean stable ! to avert the exposure of the secret machinery by which the wires are pulled in the background. It is net merely Lord HARDINGE that is to be exoner ated. A great deal may slip out before an independent and resolute committee, which, it is plausibly asserted, he desires to keep private. Hence his attempt to induce the House of Com mons to stultify itself by rescinding the resolution carried by such an overwhelming majority, and to permit the inquiry into the conduct of the elder Dromio to remain in the hands of the twin brother. This, however, will not be tolerated, either by the House or country. The inquiry must go on Nay, more, it must be carried on in a bona fide manner, and-all matters relating to the conduct of the War, and more especially the Pioceedingi of the Horse Guards, subjected to a strict and searching scrutiny. A stubborn resistance would be fatal to the " reburnished Administration." It would elicit a storm of indignation throughout the entire country, of which it would be impossi ble to predict all the results. One, at least, would be the ignominious expulsion from office of Lord PALMERSTON and his colleagues ; and should the threat of a dissolution bo verified —should an appeal to the nation be made —it could not come under circumstances more favourable to the advocates of inquiry— more injurious to those who endeavour to prevent full publicity. We trust, then, that Lord PAT., MERSTON may, ere it be too late, avoid this dan gerous error, and that he will not inaugurate his accession to office by a signal and decisive defeat, and that on a question where the sympathies of the entire community will be against him, and all those by whom ho may be abetted in the impolitic attempt. This evening the Chancellor of the Exchequer will explain his new plan relating to journalism to the House of Commons. He apparently tenders a valuable boon to newspaper proprietors, but a slight examination will show that the benefit is not wholly unalloyed, and that he is, in fact, to a great extent, merely changing the source of revenue, hoping to receive very nearly as much from the Post-office as he surrenders under the head of stamps. The arguments of the Right Hon. Gentleman are certainly plausible. He says—" I repeal one of the taxes on knowledge. I give up the news paper stamp, which has hitherto produced some 350,0001. per annum, and any person may now at any time publish an unstamped sheet containing the latest intelligence, with comments thereon, &c., without incurring penalties, or being respon sible for any breach of the fiscal regulations." So far good. But, unfortunately, he does not stop there, but proceeds to take away all the postal facilities so long enjoyed by public jour nals. The existence of " the Fourth Estate" is to he practiedly ignored ; for the Right Hon. Gentleman le as incapable of recognising any dis tinction between newspapers and books or other printed matter, as between the precarious, fluctu. ating, and hardly-acquired wages of industry and the dividends of the fundholder or the rents of the landed proprietor. The point to be avoided is the definition of a public journal. Mr. GLAD STONE desires to get rid of the vexata gwestio " What is a newspaper ?" and therefore includes every description of printed matter in the same category. Formerly books weighing less than a pound were transmitted through post under cer tain regulations, at a uniform charge of sixpence. Henceforward the charge is to be one penny for every four ounces or fractional part of four ounces—a course which a morning contemporary felicitously remarks will convert the Post-office into a parcels delivery company, doing an exten sive trade at a rate which cannot prove remu nerative, and which will render the position of a letter-carrier anything but a sinecure. Considering the generally-received opinions really thi n k th at r especting th e value of the nat i ona l P ress, we s shown, and that there n i o n t dt b il e ge su ne c e h e m x a c y Qe b d e . allowing newspapers known jug difficulty i n s til l as such, by registration at the Stanp-ofilee or otherwise, to retai n Bow e tr if l i ng privileges. There surely may as well be the difference b e t ween nowspal)crs and other print e d papers as between written and printed matter, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer may fairly be asked to reduce all communication s to the uniform rate of one penny fur four ounces, h Mr. R O WLAND HILL may a point against which well protest, as it would make the Post - office a source of loss rather than of profit to the country. The trifling privileges accorded might still be The inclemency of the weather at the present time very naturally suggests increased considera tion for the welfare of what is left of our gallant army in the East. Knowing what sufferings they have undergone, and aware of the depressing influence of long-continued privation and expo sure on the constitutions of the strongest, we can not, as the bitter cold catches our breath and sets our ears a tingling, but wonder how they bear such weather, and ejaculate something like a prayer for their deliverance. The little suffer ings and inconveniences we experience, protected though we are against exposure and with the com forts of home in prospect in ease of illness, render us more sensitively alive than we otheiwise would be to the condition of those who, with the strong est claims on public consideration, have to stand for hours in the freezing cold of the trenches to their arms or on picquet. Nothing can be more natural, nor more laudable, than sympathy like this. What we have to urge we are happy to think need not interfere with its indulgence. Our fel low-countrymen, wherever they are, and of what ever calling they may be, have, in the hour of distress, an irrefragable claim on our considera tion. The gallant soldier, however heroic, and especially attractive of attention from the pride and pomp of war, the perilous nature of his call ing, and the important issue at stake in the con flict in which he is engaged, does not require ex clusive consideration, and he would be the last to claim it. He knows the race to which he be longs, the privations they have to undergo, their fortitude, their endurance, and, above all, their honest pride—that pride that, as it were, defies fate, and will not humble itself to the workhouse —too well for that. As our readers know, for several weeks past we have had, with but little intermission, down right winter weather in the metropolis—storm after storm of snow, sleet, biting winds, and the intensest frost known for years, the thermo meter actually having sunk, on one occasion, twenty-three degrees below freezing point. During this period, we would ask, what has been the condition of our artisans and the labouring classes generally ? Of course there are certain trades which cannot be pursued during the slight. eat frost, and these where the amount of pay during the other portions of the year may suffice, with management, to keep the artisan in tolerable comfort till the spring sets in. Painters, brick layers, &c., may be numbered in this class ; though we fear the requisite forethought and self denial is too frequently wanting to admit of a confident belief in the well-doing of all. The elapses of artisans and labourers to whose condition we are more especially desirous to call attention are those generally able to find work all the year through, and who there fore are not prepared against an exceptional year. Among these are watermen, lightermen, coal and corn porters, labourers on the docks and wharves, and every class of persons employed in loading, unloading, or navigating eraft on the Thames— the greatest commercial river in the world. The number of these now thrown out of employment must be very large, and their necessities verygreat, for we are afraid they have net been able to "lay up against a rainy day." Here is an ample field for the benevolent. In numbers of these men the hatred of parish relief, and, above all, of the workhouse, is intense ; they would die sooner than have recourse to either. Men like these and their families are just the sort of people who should least willingly be let die. Their manly pride should speak strongly and effec tually in their favour. Th•y are the very objects for private benevolence ; and if the reader has an odd half-crown in his pocket, and knows any deserving indi►idual or family of this sort, let him as unostentatiously as possible transmit it, and repeat the process as soon as he can. Has he any woollen or linen the worse for wear. He cannot part with it in charity better than at the present time. Let him consult his better half, and between them they may succeed in earning that choice reward, the blessing of the high-spirited and industrious poor. Above all, let him not wait to be asked, or play the Lord •r Lady Bountiful. One half of a good deed is in the way of doing it, and a train of good things may follow from an act of charity considerately done. While, however, appealing to private benevo lence we would by no means exclude combined effort. The necessity for relief we are disposed to believe is great and wide-spread. Besides the classes named, those engaged in agriculture are out of employment, and many others it is needless to specify. Combination may effect in the way of relief what, without it, would be impossible ; all, therefore, we would urge is, combine or not com bine, whatever you may bestow, let the feelings of the industrious poor be respected. To be an ob ject of charity is not necessarily to be an object of contempt. The bands of society are, it should be remembered, not so strong as to warrant the neglect of any means whereby they may be strengthened, and, among such means, a kindly consideration shown for the working man in Lis hour of trial is a very effective one, but only can be so when the object feels himself respected. TIIB SARDINIAN ARMY. The Sardinian army in time of peace is reckoned at 41,647 soldiers ; that is to say : Mon. 10 brigades of Infantry of the Line .... 26,470 10 battalions of Rifles . 10 regiments of Cavalry 5,221 3 regiments of Artillery 4,162 1 battalion of Sappers and Miners ~ 1 waggon-train corps 464 1 battalion of Chasseurs Francs 644 41,647 To which must be added Gens-d'armes 3,904 Making in all.. - 45,551 In time of peace the Gcns-d'arnies, or Carabi neers as they are called here, aro emp l oyed as police, but in war they form a Royal body guard, and in that capacity a portion served with Zing Charles Albert in the last war. --v TO THE EDITOR OF TILE SUIT. SIR,—As you were pleased to notice in your paper of yestorday a letter which I addressed to the editor of the United Service Magazine, wii•h reference to the manner in which so many brave men of our light cavalry had been sacrificed at Rilaklava, I am desirous of explaining that, although Lord Raglan cannot escape from the re sponsibility of having issued the original order for that charge, Lord Lucan cannot he altogether absolved from blame as regards the mode of its execution, having had one of two alternatives—either its execution in toto, or not at all. That is to iay, that he should have advanced himself with the whole of the cavalry as ordered, or waited a few minutes until he reported to Lord Raglan the unaccountable error into which he had fallen in ieisu ing an order under the impression that the enemy were in full retreat. But Lord Lucan did neither the one nor the other when he sent only one brigade to per form a duty which he had himself been ordered to exe cute with the whole of the cavalry. If this principle of subdividing orders is adopted as an improvement in modern warfare, it must lead to in terminable confusion—as Lord Cardigan, acting on this principle, might have detached one moiety of his brigade, and his next in conamand in like manner might subdivide his force. which would certainly have the advantage, in this case, of diminishing the amount of sacrifice of the lives of our regimental officers and soldiers, though not of adding to the professional reputation of our general officers. I have thought it necessary to trouble you with these few lines of explanation, as I find that Mr. H. Berkeley has given notice of his intention to bring the subject before the House of Commons on Thursday next. The more, therefore, the facts of the case are exposed in their proper light, the greater the chance of justice and of the adoption of such precautionary measures as may provide in future against catastrophes of a similar nature, and such sufferings and privations as our troops have lately undergone in the Crimea, owing to the most unpardon able incapacity and mismanagement. —I have the honour to be, air, your most obedient servant, J. S. LILLIE. Pall-mall, Feb. 17. coußr CIRCITIAR. Lord Pann►ure had an audience of the Queen on Sa. till-day at Buckingham Palace. The Duke of Cambridge ♦isited her Majesty. The Royal family took their usual exercise in the gar den of the Palace. The Royal dinner party in the evening included the United States Minister and Miss Lane, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Visceunt Hardinge, the Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Major the Hon. Arthur Hardinge, Major-General Simpson, and Major- General Wylde. Yesterday the Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of 'Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divide Servici in the private chapel of Buckingha►n Palace. The Hon. and Very Rev. the De3,n of Windsor offi ciated. _ _ A Cabinet Council was held, on Saturday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Ex. chequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, Vis count Canning, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat four hours. The Cathedral Commission met at No. 1, New-street, Spring-gardens, on Friday. The commissioners present were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Blandford, M.P. the Earl of Harromby, .the Bishop of Oxford, the Hoe . 'auk -,11.4v.,11:- U._ Villiers, -the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, and the Rev. Canon Selwyn. A deputation consisting of the Rev. T. I. Mills, Mr. J. Platt, the Mayor of Oldham, Mr. Alderman Worth ington, Mr. E. A. Wright, Mr. George Barland, and Mr. Henry Radcliffe, accompanied by Mr. Heywnod, M.P., Mr. Brown, M.P., and Mr. Cheatham, M.P., had an intorview with Sir George Grey on Friday at the Home-office. Despatches for the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope were sent on Saturday from the Colonial-office. Her Majesty will give a splendid entertainment on Friday next at Buckingham Palace, to his Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge, General Sir de Lacy Evans, the Earl of Cardigan, kc , on their return from serving with the British army in the Crimea. LORD JOHN RUSSELL.—Lord John Russell is much better ; the cold under which his lordship has been suf fering is gradually leaving him, and the noble lord at present adheres to his intention of taking his departure on his important diplomatic mission to-morrow. The Right Hon. Henry l?itzroy's successor, as Under Secretary of State for the Home Department, is not yet named, and the right hon. gentleman continues to act at the Home-office. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston had a nume rous dinner party on Saturday evening, at their new mansion in Piccadilly (formerly the residence of the late Mr. Beaumont). The Duke of Cambridge honoured the Premier and his lady with his company. In the evening, the Viscountess had a very numerous assembly, amounting to about 400. The hones still contains all the fine specimens of ancient and modern art collected by the late Mr. Beaumont. THE ADMIRALTY.—Rear-Admiral Henry Eden, ap pointed to succeed the Hon. Admiral Dundas at the Admiralty Board, will enter on his duties next week. The following were the only naval appointments made at the Admiralty yesterday :—Jas. M. Hillyer, clerk to the Agamemnon ; George Gann, surgeon, to the Phoe nix ; Sherard O s b orne , commander, to the Vesuvius. — Sunday Times. • THE FOREIGN-OFFICE.—A-special courier was sent off late on Friday night with despatches from the Earl of Clarendon to his Excellency Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, at Constantinople, and from Lord Panmure, the Secre tary at War, for Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, in the Crimea. We regret to learn over work and the incle mency of the weather in the East have rendered several of the Queen's Cabinet messengers unable to fulfil their duties, and that the ordinary staff of the Foreign Secre tary's messengers have been called on to officiate on those distant journeys.—Sunday Times. THE SPEAKER'S SECOND PARLIAMENTARY DINNER.— The Right Hon. the Speaker g ave his second Parliamen tary dinner on Satu r day, F e b. 17, when the following noblemen and gentlemen were present :—Theßiglat Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Stanley, Right Hon. Lord Naas, Right Hon. Viscount Newport, Right Hon. C. Forester, Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, Right Hon Spencer Walpole, Right Hon. J. W. Henley, Right Hon. R. A. Christopher, Right Hon. Mr. Beresford, Right Hon. Sir John Trollope, Hon. H. T. Liddell, Hon. Captain Doncembe, R.N., General Sir Geo. Berkeley, K.C.8., Captain Sir Thomas Herbert, R.N., K.C.8., Sir F. Thesiger, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Colonel Knox, Mr. Bateson, Mr. Stafford, Colonel Dunne, Mr. Grogan, Mr. Whitmore, Mr. Knightley, the Rev. Mr. Gamier, and the Secretary. The following gentlemen were pre vented from attending :—The Marquis of Granby, Right Hon. George Bankes, and Right Hon. Joseph Napier. DEATH OF LADY dOLDORNI.—We regret to announce the demise of Lady Colborne, widow of the late peer, whom she has survived only a few months. Her lady ship expired on Saturday morning, shortly before six o'clock, at her house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, after a short illness. The deceased lady was eldest daughter of the late Right Hon. Thomas Steele, and was married to the late Lord Colborne, brother of Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart., in June, 1818, and leaves issae three married daughters. We regret to reccrd the death of Captain Arthur Lowther, second son of Col. the Hon. Henry Cecil Lowther, M.P. and the late Lady Eleanor Lowther, who died on Thursday last, at his father's residence, in Bruton-street, in the prime of manhood, being in his ' 35th year. He was Lrother of Capt. Henry Lowther, M.P. and the families of the Earl of Lonsdale, Lady Frederick Bentinck, Lord and Lady Win. Powlett, Lady Annie Beckett, Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Bentinck, &c., are placed in mourning by the distressing event. SIR CHARLES NAP= AND THE BALTIC FLEET.— Sir Charles Napier has addressed the following letter to a contemporary ;—" I think ' L it would have been only common justice to publish my reply to Captain Elliott's remarks on my saying, in my speech at the Mansion house that the Baltic fleet was very badly manned, and worse disciplined.' Everybody but Captain Elliott know very well the Baltic fleet was badly manned. I never wish to see a fleet sent to sea in such a state again. When we first sailed half the men could hardly go aloft, and every sailor knows the meaning of want of discipline, which is, simply, that men get hastily together rennet be in a state of discipline, and every officer is not possessed of the transcendant abilities of Capt. Elliott. who can discipline his ship by simply hoisting his pen nant. So muck use has been made of that expression that I beg at once to say, no reflection was intended on the officers ; on the contrary, if there had not been the greatest exertion on the part of the captains and officers, and willing obedience on the part of. the men, the fleet never could have returned to England in the state it was ; and, had that fleet bad an opportunity, I will answer for it that it would have given a good account of its opponents. Depending on the gunnery of that fleet, I had no fear of leaving Admiral Martin at Nargen with a third of the force of the Russian fleet when I was at Bomarsund, nor did I fear to lie in Baro Sound with a ' third of their force or at Nargen with half ; and there was nothing t ) hinder the Russians landing at Sweaborg, had they chosen. _ LAILWAIY. This was an action to recover damages for injuries re ceived in a collision which took place during February, 1854, upon this line of railway. Mr. Serjeant Bytes was for the defendant, and Mr. Serjeant Wilkins appeared for the company. The company had paid 500/. into court as satisfaction for the inktries done. It appeared that the plaintiff was traveller to lressrs. Foster, of Wood-street, Cheapside, at a salary, including his expenses, of somewhat over 5001. yearly. He resided at Birmingham. Upon the 22d of February in the past year he was passenger between Birmingham and Man chester, and when in or near the tunnel by Crewe the ear riage in which the plaintiff was ran into a luggage train, and the result was that plaintiff was thrown forward with such violence as to cause such serious injuries to his chest that up to the present time he had been unable to attend to business, and was still seriously invalided. He had, since that period, been compelled by his medical ad visers to travel by short stages to various watering places, besides having undergone, a number of times, the painful operation of being cupped upon the chest to relieve the injuries caused by the pressure created there. Ho had also paid above 1501. for nursing and medical attendance alone. The jury had not assessed the damages when this ed tion went to press. THE EMPEROR'S VISIT TO SEBASTOPOL, A letter received from Paris this morning con tains the following : • General Niel will have an interview with the Em peror Napoleon immediately on his arrival in Paris, and that interview may have much influence on the Empe ror's determination. If it be clear that the works are so far advanced as to enable the Generals to fix the day fur the as6uult, nothing is more likely than that the Emperor would desire to witness it. in the meantime every preparation is made. An officer of the Palace has left for Marseilles, and may it is thought extend his jour ney still further, perhaps to the Crimea. The Cents- Gardes are all equipped and ready, and it is said that 3,500 of the Imperial Guard are to proceed thither to augment the force already before the walls of Sebas topol. With all this, no one can . positively affirm either the date of the departure, or even the fact itself ; and this ignorance, real or affected, only stops short with the Emperor. The affirmative was maintained last night in the saloons of a lady of very high rank, who is, or ought to be, in a position to know how matters really are, and again by another person known to have been high in the favour and confidence of the Emperor, but who deplores such a resolution, and has tried to dissuade him from it ; and, last though not least, a distin guished and successful patriot, occupying a high official position, is said on the strength of it to have sold largely on the Bourse for two or three days past in the anticipation of a fall in public securities. All this, however, does not prevent a slight remnant of incredulity on the subject, particularly with reference to the Crimea ; and the generality of people would not be taken by surprise if after all it should be towards a northern direction that the Imperial eagle meant to take his flight. Should the Emperor change his mind there would be nothing strange in the fact of a paragraph in sonic of the Ministerial pipers stating that there never was any truth in it. It will not have been the less true for all that. THE TREATY BET WEEN FRANCE AND PRUSSIA. We extract the following from a letter received from Paris this morning, dated Sunday : " Colo.nel de Oiberg, Aide-de-Camp of General Baron de Wedell, who bad been sent to Berlin to take the King's orders, returned to Paris yesterday, and there is now but little doubt that the result of the negotiation will be satisfactory to all parties. I mentioned in a previous letter the assurance given me, on the authority of persons generally well in formed, that the Treaty of France with Prussia was to be signed last night. I cannot, at this moment, state positively whether it was so signed, but I have reason to believe that matters are so far advanced that it may be considered as quite arranged ; and that, if the signatures have not as yet been affixed, they will shortly be se. Yesterday, M. Drouyn de Lhuys and General do Wedell came to a full, and, I am assured, a final agreement on every point of the treaty, subject to the approval of the King of Prussia, and in official quarters' Itle considered as an affair concluded, as there is no probability that the King will disavow- the negoti ator to whom full powers were given. M. Drouyn de Lhuys informed the Prussian Envoy that he spokein the name ofEngland and France, as the two Governments had come to a perfect understanding with each other as to the line of conduct to Le observed with respect to Prussia. I also learn this morning that M. de Hate felt', M. de Wedell, and M. Huhnar had an audienoo with the Emperor, and from this it is inferred that the treaty is actually signed ; but though considering the fact to lea very probable, I have no positive as-uranco on the point. I have to add to, or rather correct, a passage in my letter of yesterday respectin g th e t rea t y itself. From what .I now learn it is far more favourable than was supposed. Indeed, if I may believe my inform ants, it is very nearly the same as the treaty of the 2d De cember with Austria ; the second clause relative to the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia being alone omitted. Prussia undertakes, in case the re-establishment of general peace should not be secured within a determined period, to deliberate immediately with her Allies upon effectual means for attaining the object of their alliance. " It appears that M d'Usedom, whoeo mission was so unsuccessful in England, has been in Paris for some days past. Though not exactly incognito, he yet has abstained from showing himself in public. He has not been either at the Minister's or at the Tuileries. If he has had any mission it is surmised that it was principally for the purpose of prompting General de Wedell, who, however, has had no need of such aid. M. de Wedell is now lather a favourite. There is al military frankness of manner about him with which it seems those who had to transact busi ness with him have been much taken. There was certainly small disposition on the part of the Govern. tnent to treat with him in the beginning, and, as you may remember, but little expectation of any thing being done through his agency. He has, however, grown upon their esteem, and unless some new caprice on the part of the King undo what has been done, the negotiation with the Prussian Envoy may, I think, be considered as brought to a successful termination." LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA Y. ; LONDON, Feb. 19.—Wind and weather this day at noon, moderate breeze from E.N.E., and flue, clear, frosty weather. The Thermometer indicated early this morning degs. of frost, the Mercury having fallen to 5 degs. In some parts of the country it has been 6 degs. below Zero, making 33 degs. of frost. This has been the severest winter since 1814. The fairway between and below the bridge is very narrow, and the sides are now a fine sheet of unbroken ice of considerable thickness. Business at the wharves and docks, &c., may be considered as almost en tirely suspended. SOUHIEND, Feb. 17.—A one-masted vessel is sunk in 4 fathoms, near the Nora Buoy, and is supposed to have been run down. MALDON, Feb. 17.—Part of a vessel's stern, carved, ap parently Dutch, also a seaman's chest, have been picked up. The river is full of ice, and everything is blocked up for four or five miles down. PORTSMOUTH. Feb. 18.—Wind, E. by N. Arrived— Robert M. Slornaip, from New York, far Antwerp ; H.M.S. Basilisk, North Sea. Sailed—Pandora, for Balaklava.— The Zicor, from Havre to Hartlepool,• arrived here, had boon on chore on the Boulder. HARWICH, Feb. IS.—The Triton (brig), of and from Cowes, is aground on the beach point. The John Duff (schooner), of Macduff, grounded on the Pye Sand,,and was assisted off very very leaky. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 17.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Mer chantman, from Calcutta. During the violent gale of yes terday the D'Auvergue (ship), of Jersey, parted both cables, and drove athwart the hawse of the Hilda (brig), of Newcastle ; the latter lost bowsprit, &c., and tho former damaged her bulwarks, &c., and went on the western bank, where she boat heavily. The Nimrod (schooner), of Bristol, after striking on the western bank, was ruu on the mud. LIMERICK, Feb. 17.—The European (s. s.), for London, wont on shore on Coopei's Rock, near Tarbert, last even ing, came off very leaky, and was run on the mud; she will discharge. DUNKIRK, Feb. 17.—The Fame, from Grangemouth, is on shore west of the harbour ; the ice prevents the ap proach of any lighter. TERCEIRA, Jan. 19.—The Eaglet, of Penzance struck upon a sunken roc k, J an. 14 , an d bil ge d ; the greater part of materials saved, and sold. DEMERARA, Jan. 25.—The Lotus (barque), nearly loaded with sugar and rum, for London, was destroyed by firo on the night of January 22. The ordinary force of the Bavarian army is 70,000 in fantry and 6,600 cavalry. The Countess de Chamberd left Parana on the Bth for Modena, on a visit to her brother. A strong shock of an earthquake was felt at Callao on the 6th instant, doing, however, very little damage. In Tuscany seventy Mazzinists have been appre hended. In the Pontifical States several political arrests have likewise been made. In consequence of the departure from Russia of forelgn engineers acid workmen several manufacturing establish ments in that country have sent agents to Koenigsberg to procure workmen by offering very high rates of wages. Ai PPROACIIING MARRIAGE IN TTIGLI LIFE.—We under stand the Earl of Munskr is on the eve of leading to the hymeneal altar Mks Erskine, eldest daughter of the late Hon. Kennedy Erskine and Lady Augusta Gordon Hallyburton. SELECT SEATING, CURLING, &I.—ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The beautiful sheet of water in these gardens has been frequented during the last week by a number of gentlemen, adepts in the art of culling and skating. The sons of "Auld Scot's" have mustered in great force. THE DISASTERS IN THE CRIMEA.—A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, is to be held in Birmingham, on Thursday next, to memorialise the 'Legislature on the necessity of prosecuting the inquiry into the causes of the disasters in the Crimea, and the system of ap pointments in the army and navyl LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. PARIS, SUNDAY, FEB. 18. Advices from Constantinople of the Bth inst. announce that the Russians made a sortie on the night of the lit inst.* against the English lines on the Tchernaya side. The English, supported by a French brigade, had already repulsed the Russians, when General Bosquet came tip to their assistance. General Liprandi, with 30,000 men, has re sumed his position on the heights of Iltlaklava. Both sides were preparing for a general action. The forces of the Allies amount to 115,000 General Guyon arrived at the camp before Se bastopol on the sth. The condition of the English Lad greatly im proved. They had huts, warm clothing, and provisions in abundance. The weather was still very fine. General Osten-Sacken was preparing to attack Eupatoria with 40,000 men; no fears were enter tained for the result. The Divan had deliberated upon the demand of England to take 15,000 Turks into her pay. Generals Pelissier and Rivet left Constantinople on the 6th for the Crimea. It is asserted that M. Drouyn de l'Huys and General do Wedell came to an agreement yester day (sont tombis d'accord) as regard 3 the different points of the treaty with Prussia, which may bo regarded as concluded. It is the same as the treaty of the 2d of De cember, with the omission of the second article, relating to the Danubian Principalities. The following telegraphic despatches have been received at Marseilles : MARSEILLES, SUNDAY, FEB. 18. The Hydaspes, which left Constantinople on the Bth, has arrived. Despatches for the Government left at 11 p.m last night. Many thousand beds were being prepared at Constantinople, in the expectation - of the assault on Sebastopol. Sir George Brown arrived at Constantinople on the sth. BERLIN, SUNDAY. The Journal de St. Petersbourg contains the Czar's manifesto respecting a general arming. The Czar says that he had endeavoured to up hold the rights of Christendom in the East with- out a contest, and had therefore consented to negotiations, bnt that the hostile armaments of other States had obliged him to increase his means of defence ; and that, trusting in the grace of God and the love of his people, he had com ananded the general organisation throughout the country of the militia. VIENNA, SUNDAY, FEB. 18. The Austrian Correspondence denies the Berlin report that Austria had opened negotiations for a loan of 15 million pounds sterling, with the gua- rantee of England. The Presse contains intelligence from St. Pe- tersburg up to the Bth, which states that nothing important had occurred. VIENNA, Fan. 15. The arrival of Baron Bruck is expected with much eagerness, as it is generally believed that it would be the signal for important changes, affect ing not only Austria but Europe. The position of the new Minister in the Cabinet is as yet un decided, and will be the turning point in the crisis. FRANCE. The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the follow ing note : "FRANKFORT, Feb. 15.—Since the resolution of the Diet, •n the Bth of this month, ordering the federal con tingents to be placed on a war footing, Germany enjoys a kind of truce. This calm is however more apparent than real. Every one feels the inadequacy of the pre scribed measure. The Diet, in its sitting of this day, has adopted the proposition submitted to it by the mi litary committee, that of inviting all the Governments individually to acquaint it with the situation of their re spective contingents, with respect to the effective strength of each, and its ordnance, as likewise concerning the arrangements entered into for the formation of the mixed corps." Moniteur also gives prominence to au article from the Journal de Frankfort on the sub ject of the contingent co-operation of a French army corps with that of Austria. This is the first time the subject has been mentioned in the official organ of the French Government. If the Emperor leaves Paris, under all circum stances it will be only to inspect the works, and return immediately. The new screw steamer La Bretagne has been launched successfully at Brest. This steamer will be mounted with 130 guns, and is of 1,200 horse power. - General L'Heureux has been appointed by Im perial decree to the command of the sub-divison of Vaucluse, in place of General Potier, called to other functions. General D e l esme , member of the committee of fortifications at Paris, has been nomi nated to the command of the engineers of the first corps cl'armee of the East, vice Gen. Tripier. The Constitutionned expresses its unreserved opinion, which, coming from a semi-official quarter, is of importance, that Prussia is on the eve of giving in its adhesion at length to the Western alliance. Having pointed out the fact so often dwelt upon that it can have uo separate interests in the great conflict now going on against Russia from these of England, France, and Austria, the Constitutionnel congratulates Prussia itself on breaking down the barrier which it had erected with its own hands between itself and the other great powers of Europe, and Europe generally, on the prospect of peace held out by this abandonment of the policy of neutrality and isolation by the Court of Berlin. THE CRIMEA. The new Constantinople journal, the Presse d'Orient, of the sth, gives the following : "A considerable portion of the troops of Lord Raglan have approached Balaklava, where it will form a corps of reserve with the Imperial Guard. The batteries on the right, except those of the Malakoff tower, which are occupied by the French, will continue to be manned by the English artillery. Fourteen wooden barracks have been put up. The health of the army continues to improve under the influence of milder weather. The fleets con tinue to keep up an active look-out on the entrance to Sebastopol. Several couferences have lately taken place between Admirals Brunt and Lyons. The English fleet here now reckons seven inneificeet screw line-of-b ,ttle ships. No letters have hitherto given any account of an interview which is said to have taken plaeo between Genera! Canrobert and General Osten-Stu:ken. Gen. ral Canrol;ert has made numerous promotions in the army. The Turkish corps d'arrmie at the camp has been rein forced by some thousand , of met!, sent from Constanti nople to fill up the blanks made by sickness and death. This corps is divided among the French and English ca rips, but principally at the latter, and up to this ti me it has merit e d the highest praise for the pati ence with * This date ij evidently wrong. Tho sortie must have taken place after the 3d, down to which day we have let ters from our correspondent before Sebastopol, in which no mention is made of any such affair. Perhaps the sth is the proper date. tnen. • 1 which the men have endured the privationi 01 fatigues to which they have been subjected." SAXONY. trac i The Journal de Dresde publishes the ins sent out' by the Saxon Cabinet to the Saxony at Vienna and bearing the date of relative to the vote of the Diet on PecL' a Saxon Cabinet declares that though It to conform most scrupulously to theorderf the Diet, and will hold its contingent resaito called out at any time, within from to days from the time that notice may be &i.e. that effect, still it does not by any Ineal ls l - 0 the Cabinet of Vienna that an attack is prehended from Russia on the Austriantroop:,:ii the entrance of Russian troops on the T 11 9.7 ritory ought not, it thinks, to be considelo7l4 volving the idea of hostilities sin ce it tainly be to unduly restrict the defence° sian territory and to expose it to great d° 6 d any attempt made to prevent the R 0 9, 141 1 , 4 11 from. counteracting the movements 0 1 5 " o f of the enemy as night be in the viej °itY vi. sia, and evidently intended to act, att. The fact of Russia having unreservedly, is, the Saxon Cabinet thing,to a ccepted th e sive as to the earnest desire of that Povitoi peace. Hence the military preparations a°;00 the Diet, though not by any means carriceoslig tent that Austria had proposed, seem to '.-neti °l° . ' carried entirely too far, though at the e o r the ' Saxon contingent will be ready whellvemay require it. i 036 P A letter from Munich of the 1 1 t 11 %. ti ll ea teur, says :—" The King yesterday nance for completing the federal 00_ Bavaria, and the Government vro li '; o sof proceed to make the necessary O r % in order to place the cav a lry aid arw —erf footing." PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Feb. 14.—The Gazette A ' - theu: 4 oo lishes the convention concluded In' phuu ment for the management of the tele:0 0 0 0 here and St. Petersburg, which is DIA $Ol,l l instance of the Prussians, also oP en u — dsP, 4l o ' private persons. State despatches P to ostL;o'. of all others, and are forwarded grl t° l o l o Ti gc", come those connected with the teen . ll ' o f S P 0 1 , the telegraphs themselves ; and in f li or e its ti, those forwarded by the public at lartV es f a ' 40 1 her of State and other official desps te , teice, last year by the 16 existing lines c'' ilv,„‘!„ Prussia was, in the course .f . last 1 e e t, ' °70,',1 number of private despatches, hovie v b'tAr I ing the same time, 100,000, and brogas2l nue of 260,000 thalers, of which 5 4 1 017, 4 net profit over and above the exPe lls iliAir them. The whole outlay for the 1 ", f o tl y 4 1848-54 amounted to 1,106,307 thalri te e d net profit is now nearly 10 per ce il i ",' e dr o of the gratuitous forwarding of St 6 "401, In former years, up to 1852, the Wood°' „ ~, telegraphs caused an annual loss of OIF 74,000 thalers to the Government., ;01 , 1' i A letter from Berlin, dated 1 5 t h - 0 0 Frankfort Journal, says . , ,4, i p " Our Government has * replied to i t" . Ir i ilf snatch of the 14th January: The x1;0 1 0 000 Council addressed a despatch on the a l , the Prussian Ambassador at Visno , „ l Jr commends Count Arnim not to acceptt,- Sij the propositions of the AuArian despe C " a o7 his regret at the step taken by th and adds— tbe r (le ' " 'His Majesty the King perists il' cii ,; ( le A f r ol that the guarantees of the safetY 20 t ios7,, the members of the German Confede rl oi be augmented by priv a te promises 'Lot° endangered by any means of seduction ° / Another letter says : E glisb d; "It is believed here th a t the — 1 ;00 i p , -,, will shortly take measures to prevenv jot r t if, with Russia, and consequen tly the g r A e. o ll / 1 0$ being made to imp or t i n t o, and e%P c " - ths . / much merchandise as possible before' takes place. " Commerce has taken a most extre°r meat at Tilsit, Memel, and Konigsbe r g' jel l ~.. r AP • We read in the Constitutionnol :l a s l',l o , "The Cologne Gazette, in its correspct ot tfr 4 l o 9 stantinople, mentions the circulati oo 4o,„ j Galata of Russian proclamations, in 1 / o V4{,r A fr made to Sclavonic sentiments. It oriir Russia appears to have in view, and 0 13 0 ° OF to cause the same part to be playe d ro oll° oo o lately done by Greece. These annnidA jj: point out Austria as being the Mot ' of the Sclavonians." ------- the 13th, rof count letter from Vievnil,.,°f, paliinla A , Reveutlol o ,4 "` in " ; Who had lido ati V- • 0,.. the En 3 l ) l, audience previous day, left in the evening i son to "- A way to Constantinople on a ra -s-1 "if ---. 15 31 ?" A letter from Darmstadt, of the jo , 1 in a fortnight at the utmost the ll' l s t 00 ,4 be ready to furnish its contingent. o b for Trrit 0 4 1 1 number of horses have been Pur , • , to - fit/ very few more are required i number. • 0/ --- 4. coe l It is known that the French ' f oifi o o , are to be reduced to 3,000, and at -o pil pr to 500. Th ose o f A u stria in the J- % d o) also to be r e d uce d t o about the san lB - o f e, A Paris letter in the indepen di ril , o states that reports have been curren"bot yr, peror intended to go to the Crice o9 3 / 1 , It 4 are unfounded. It says also th at 1 004 ported that hi s M a j es ty intended i c ' t o f", expedition of the Rhi n e in the even ell v :',, i necessary, but it throws some dolly" _ A I tion likewise. Xi I re . The Cracow Czas in some naeas,,, ll isr." report of portions of the RussiA' o rloi ) toi l been ordered to fall back three or Odds t .' from the Austrian frontier. ft, 3 c i the , derable bodies are dislocated bet° r ot e ,/ Warthe, but that the most 11 11111 , e , fIY, concentrated behind the Vist' ll %sl r / plain to see that Russia is reso'" o btif I strictly defensive system, appilYe d ° of 1 It is also very plain to see that 01 0 , true, is infinitely more political . not e r The Austrian affair at Frankfort Is A, —. f' THE WEST INDIA 10 01;41:11;e'i ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM 0 7 ii , pLYmotlo it 6 / t 4 p The Royal West India ComPa n ivirel% r e steamer La Plata, Commander „ o il $ 0 ,6," this port yesterday, on her hcul e " t ber 4 ' ( 12frc coals, and through stress of W e rors l l j Santa Martha, Jan. 24th ; DeDi f e at otiyn , gena, 25th ; Barbadoes, 27th I '," J fiTi. c l tinique, 28th ; St. Kitt's, 29 01 ,,; 03 01 0 0, Porto Rico, Feb. 2d ; and St. V",,dior if e (0 She brings 34 passengers , anionv_ 4l "Jr r fil Colonel Ellis, and the Hon. ' Mr. ' l° ip: Hume. of DI oliioet bald 0 0 01 0 {1) 1° Her cargo consists o f 264 bL t o i bi ditto sarsaparilla, 96 packages 1 - # .0 3 6 cases of succades and 164 la c ti oi The full value Of s p ec i e brollfr o o.o steamer amounts to 623,497 do 0 , 0 "0 1 111° Position of the company's st°', Sli. d te' o o The Clyde, Capt. Woolwarat iv - GI Spanish Main. 1 !3 . e 44 :0 5° ° ol d °lr The Dee, Capt. Woolcot, on ° T V ro t ol The Conway, Capt. Valler St' St. d The Derwent, Capt a i n ieeks' Or 9' Islands. st, oil' The Teviot, Captain SawV l. ' Jamaica. ol ov" 'l'h© Wye, Captain Leeds) St. oe maim.lli4iotb The Prince, Captain Bridges, Ayr, cluras. re 6til 01 eagle was at St. Thoulaatn" lear A lß e re cl ":l in re e b ßir n e lyle the arrival of La Plata "" C Oo' 6 ° l 0 tllifoonrcaest.Nepwe:reingandcaciap:rovr C b) , th w a r e v end, Bogata having been re•takee sl ed / tial l i j tra T d h e e fr p o a rn na t i h n e a i n ii a te il r w ior resunied• ileso" 9 1 to be Ci r Railway was t) 1 out on the 29th of January las t ' 10 0 ° 1 0 , irade at Greytown very dull. Oa' 0 0 It was currently reportei ~tio lat 6 / 1 . ue a t i one half of the French troops S' t ; ifit t l i):sll Novemberl s l T a i n w cl n lv t. o u i n i bi l a e s r b t o e f e l x .e c c e l e l a o e l l i d e e s r l a 4 C s s o l . s. a li ri - 1: te P: 1 ,11 ; 06 , ! ei d , r l , to t • .j e i La Plata lost, on her h ome.. ~,ereAd-1,00,,Jr,,, st I os% ' l y 'f o l l; 11 :- 11 '; : t 1 t. ' a irl i i -id i o i e :l ce t i r c i cr ;n t le: ii nv , a, cn c ot )1 1 1 1 e:fSepavate''crcs:a.ZSYh She Efec%rPrelll373l'llcililif c 3 tal'.6:'ll)33°Y;dv ii.m.s. ciii32:l2l7l±.}tigut, _ after Zo 3l° li i n .e : vselije . Pr°v- Vic, __------ til e o,t c , _ ---- p ferr° o p The Icif g of Bavaria hAs just comichel f t ile Criers of the Order of Merit of St• si d e r 4 ° c/ d ,4. Count de Schramm, senator a nd pre 0'1'00) h -Wc Co ° (1 / thitt , 2e of inf wry. rrheSo . S ' o ci SotrnAmrroN, SATURDAY, ---...- 3 obin S. ji- e j,„ pany's steam-boat, Wonder, CaPt 3i° l o arfqetai° I', with the Jersey and Guernsey' 01 31 ;b e en t oe. d O t this morning, at five o'clock, hav in ° u seAl "rot , i her voyage nine hours beyond ber vb ile C r ,ttiv i y, 4 Wonder had shipped heavy se o i s i% ,.boatt o flie r Channel, and carried avv,l,y her i°_' .. .,i' l o rt fire bulwarks fore-cabin skylights,;oux. ' ,-. . bulwark, and damaged her padd led • .' c