The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-17 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, IWARCR 17, 1855. The Right Honourable Baronet the Member for Marylebone is entitled to much credit for the patient industry and judicious consideration be stowed on the important and complicated subject which he last night brought forward in the House of Commons. By his temperate and simple, but at the same time lucid statement, he established the existence of flagrant abuses and crying grievances, imperatively demanding immediate legislation. The most thorough-going advocate of local jobbery could not have denied the neces sity for remedial measures to abate the existing nuisances, and prevent the clashing of jurisdic tions that occasioned everything to be attempted in the worst and most extravagant manner, the different Boards being engaged rather in counter acting the efforts of their neighbours than in removing the universally acknowledged evils. Where friendly co-operation was essen tial to the welfare and comfort of the inhabitants, the petty potentates—generally self-elected—were vindicating their own preten sions to dignity by snubbing and quarrelling with those who had the management of contiguous dis tricts. The number of cases in which collisions might arise may be judged from the example of the Strand, where the 1336 yards from No. 1 to Temple Bar, about three-quarters of a mile, was divided into no less than nine division ! with nine distinct governing bodies. Generally speaking, " the boundaries of the different jurisdictions all through Westminster ran through the centre of the streets ; so that, while one side of the street was paved by one authority, the opposite side was pared by another." Can we wonder at the in terminable dissensions of almost daily occurrence, or at the absence of any fixed plans as to the paving and repairing of thoroughfares. The gen tlemen who determined that " one side of the street should be watered in the morning, and the other in the evening, so that both sides were covered with dust during the whole summer's day," were not singular in their inconsistency. We venture to assert that many examples might bo cited of equally ridi culous perversity, by which the money of the inhabitants was squandered, while their interests were disregarded. Such a state of things could not be suffered to . continue. Indeed it is only astonishing that it was allowed to last so long. Having decided that legislation was indispen sable, the next question was, What should be ansidered as the metropolis ? What districts should be included within the operation of the ne wl4w I After duly weighing the comparative a dvantagea and disadvantages of the district sub ject to the coal tax, being a circle of 40 miles, having St. Paul's as its centre—of the metropo litan police district, a circle of 30 miles, with Charing-cross for its centre, and the Registrar- General's district, which h as recently for the census an d other St, tistiobjects,beeil used and extending from Hampstead in the north to Wandsworth in the south, and from S tepney in the east to Chelsea is the west—th e Right Hon. Baronet has selected the last mentioned, probably from the convenient divisions into which it is already divided, and which will save much trouble and delay in fixing the new quasi munici pal districts. Three principles have been chiefly regarded by the President of the Board of Health in framing the measure so ably brought forward. Ist. That there should be a uniform system of local self-government. 2d. That there should be a consolidation of many of the boards. And 3d. That those boards should be elected by the ratepayers. There ia, however, to be no interference with ecclesiastical affairs, nor with the powers of the Poor-law Board, exclusive of the City of London, which is to be dealt with by a separate bill. There are to be 36 District Boards, to which the different parishes will send a certain number of representatives, proportioned to their relative populations, so that to the District Board they would stand in the same relation as wards to municipalities in provincial towns. The Boards thus constituted would have important duties to discharge. They would have the power of " cleans ing, lighting, paving, watering, and generally of discharging the duties of surveyors of highways ;" would also have control over the local sewers, and the powers conferred by the Health of Towns Act on local boards of health. Tn addition, there is to be a Central Board, consisting of 42 elected members—selected by the different districts, the City of London sending twe representatives and a chairman, to be one selected by the Secretary cf State, from three persons chosen by the Metropolitan Board. This board would have the main sewers under their control, and have power to make in tercepting sewers on each side of the Thames, and to levy rates for general improvements. The Treasury may advance the sums necessary, to be re-paid, principal and interest, within 50 years. Such are the leading features of the great plan last night introduced by Sir BENJAMIN HALL ; and without prematurely deciding on its details, we venture to say that it will be not only a great improvement on that now in operation, but that it is well calculated to effect the important object for which it is designed. Upwards of one hundred thousand human be ings are annually perishing in England from pre ventable disease, while in Scotland and Ireland the preventable mortality is even greater in pro portion ! What an appalling amount of needless suffering and misery is suggested by these words. What.a waste of national power ! Never, per haps,:did Great Britain need strong men more than at the present time, and yet we have to record facts like these. Twenty or thirty thou sand men are lost unnecessarily in the Crimea, and the nation is in a blaze of righteous indigna tion. Yet, year by year, there perishes in our midst a force numerically large enough to man our, fleets, recruit our armies, replenish our police force, and go far to strengthen and consolidate our distant colonies, andhardly any one seems to be aware of it. Slaughter in our streets, slaughter in our courts, slaughter in our alleys, slaughter in our villages, slaughter everywhere, with mourning, lamenta tion, and woe in its train ; and when the country is told of the fact, it is listened to with less inte rest than would be excited by a single murder or an old woman's tale of dances by an unearthly visitor on the snows of Devonshire. There is something really astounding in the apathy of the public in relation to this great life and-death question—something totally inexpli cable save on the supposition that they don't be lieve what sanitary reformers tell them. They floret believe that typhus and cholera, and a host of other epidemic diseases, can be prevented. They look on the workers in the cause of health as so many well-meaning but weak-headed enthu siasts, entitled to some degree of respect, but to a great deal more pity. We wish their estimate were correct, and that there was no reason to believe that mere than a million of our fellow-subjects are sacrificed every ten years, as Mr. HOPLEY tells us, through culpable neglect. Let any one, however, who may think the statements of this gentleman exaggerated take the trouble to compare them with the three or four last volumes of the Registrar General's Annual Reports, or with half a dozen of the various Blue-Books on the subject, is3ued from the Health-office during the last two or three years, and we venture to say they will find ample reason for altering their belief. They will then find that the figures put forth by Mr. HOPLEY, including others even more startling, have been so carefully compiled and calculated as to preclude the possibility of the word exaggeration being fairly applied to them. In a paper drawn up a year or two ago, under the supervision, we believe, of the General Board of Health; and entitled " Comparison of the Cost of Life by War and Pestilence and Civil Vio lence," theaverage annual amount of deaths in Eng land from preventible diseases—i. e., from "typhus and other zvmotic diseases," is estimated at one hundred and fifteen thousand ! The calculations on the subject are arrived at by comparing the mortality of healthy districts with the mortality of other districts rendered unhealthy by known and removable causes ; but, startling as they are, it must not be supposed they perfectly represent the case, for it cannot be doubted that even the healthiest districts are not so healthy as they may be made. LA it_be granted that the death roll for the whole country can be reduced as low as in some of the "model dwellings," and it must be admitted that the preventable mortality is far from being adequately represented by the above figures. How long, it may well be asked, is this fright ful state of things to continue ? How long is society to go on living " contrary to the dictates of reason ?" How long are the poor to be deci mated by preventable diseases ? How long are entire communities to be compelled day by day to imbibe more or less of poison which, though it may not seem to occasion positive disease, must render the individual less physically, intellec tually, and morally capable than ho should be— less strong to resist morbific influences, and, there fore, more liable to he attacked, not only by any prevailing epidemic, but also by every other kind of sickness and disease ? How long, we ask, is all this to last 7 So long, we reply, as the many are indifferent to their own interests ; or, rather, so long as so little interest is taken by the few to teach there what these are. Let the many but realise the true state of things as regards dis ease and mortality, and it will go hard if a vast change is not speedily effected. Once let but a grand popular opinion, be formed upon the "solemnly momentous questions of Health and Education," and interested clamour and opposi tion will cease, and the country will bo blessed with some Legislative enactment which will give long life to the people. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Unier the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVP.NING Will be performed OUR NELLY. Principal character, by Miss Rebecca haws. After which, MIDAS. Midas, Mr. Ila - fcr,l. Followed by TILE MARRIED BACHELOR. GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE, SHOREDITCIT. Propector, Mr. John DouglaFs. This Magnificent Theatre, unrivalled in splendour, in elegance, and harmony of ellict, capable of containing 5,000 person•, is open every evening. Miss (MYR, the poptdar Shakspearian Actress, will anpear every evening (Wednesday excepted) in her nnrivalled personation of CLEOPATRA. AlsiTON Yby Yr. Henry Marston, of Sadias Wells Theatre. The scenery. dresses. end appointments, from the best authorities, are gorgeous and appropriate. HIGH WATEIL AT LONDON Bill 1o; Ting DAT —Mormtvg 10 •nin.qter 1 Mvenln: 3G min.ift. 1 To-Ward:ow —MorningsB m!n.aftor 1 I Evening 18 2 nRURY-LANE.—Lessee, Mr. B. T. Smith. Bedsc,ed Prices as usual. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an adaptation, written expressly for this Theatre by Mr. RETNOLDSON, of Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, L'ETOILE DU NORD. Characters by Messrs. Henri Drayton, Williams, Bawler, Leffler, D. Beal, Miranda, and Blake ; Mrs Henri Drayton, Miss Johnson, Miss E. Arden, and Mdile. Jenny Baur. To conclude with THE ARTFTL DODGE. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Will be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters by Mr Backatone and Miss E. Chaplin. After which a new Ballot, entitled TILE BULL-FIGHTER. To be followed by THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES BEAN. THIS EVENING, win be performed the Comedy of THE LANCERS. Principal characters by Mess s. Meadows, Ryder, Melon, Everett, and David Fisher; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. W. Lacy, Misses Daly, and C. Leclercq. To be followed by (6th time) a new Farce, entitled A GAME OF ROMPS Principal characters by Messrss Harley, and Chester ; Mrs. Winstanley, Misses Heath, Murray, C. Leclercq, Daly, and Ternan. To onclude with AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Veastris. TIII3 EVENING, Will be performed TARE THAT GIRL AWAY. To be folloivel by A COZY COUPLE. To conclude with the new Comic Drama, called TO, MUCH OF A GOOD THING. rrinclral characters by Mr. Rozby and Mrs. Y. Mathews. Box-offlce open from 10 until 6. Sole agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Al!croft, 15, Novr-Roni-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL ' Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Dtrectress, Maclaine Celeste. THIS EVENING, • Will be performed a new and original Drama, preceded by a Fro 3ogue, and called .JANET PRIDE. After which, I'Lr, TELL TOUR WIFE. To cOncluie with TIIE FETE OF NATIONS. R')YAL OLYMPIC" THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. EVENING, Will he, presented the new C,omedietta, called TIT FOR TAT, In which Messrs. F. Robson, A. Wigan, and Miss Maskell will appear. Followed by A LUCKY FRIDAY. After which. a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled TOE YELLOW DWARF AND TUE KING OF TILE GOLD:%iiss MINES. Characters by Mr. F. Robfforl, 111,s Julia ft. Gco,ge, E. Ormonde, Miss Marston, Mies Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallan. • ASTLEY'S ROYAL. AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee-and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. - THIS EVENING, Last time- The P.A:TPLES of BALAKLAVA, INK TIVIANN, anti the ALMA To conclude with the SCENES In the CIRCLE, and the wonderful performance of Ilerr Endersohn, named F.l-de-Fer, with !'Entree du Clown A la Francaise. MONDAY next, the Comprmentary 11;n-fit of Mr. WILLIAM COOKE. Timonr the Tartar, novel acmes In the Arena, an I Herr 'Endersobn's performance. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manger, r. W. 11. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. THI WALTHER.—SI/111 0771014 March. 17. TeiERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE 54—highest since noon yesterday. 44—lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29•63. WIND, S.W.—Rather fresh breeze, with rain. 2 7. t 4.y..,,0„,„ 4 Wo - ---d ''' r ko .".;!,;..r-.132.-,--:,:,.L-<",-:,. THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY EVENING, MAR CH 17, 1855. LATEST NEWS. SAILING OF THE BALTIC FLEET. O_IN E Y MARKET DEFEAT OF THE TURKS AT EUPATORIA. We learn that an advance squadron of the five+, will leave Spithead for the Baltic to-day or to-morrow, a signal having been made yesterday by the Commander in-Chief of the following nature : "Officers of flying squadron on leave to be recalled immediately; ships to he ready for sea by Sunday.--C.8." The ships thus denoted we believe to be the Imperieuse, 51, Captain Watson C.B. (who will hoist a broad pendant as com modore of the second class, and command the squad ron) ; the Euryalus, 51, Captain G. Ramsay ; the Arrogant, 47, Captai n Yelverton ; the Dragon, 6, Captain Stewart ; the C en t aur, 6, Captain Clifford ; the Magicienne, 16, Captain Vansittart ; the Bulldog, 6, Commander S. Gordon ; the Archer, 15, Cap tain Heathcote ; the Conflict, 8, Commander Cum ming ; and the Falcon, 14, Commander Pullen. The Amphion, 33, Captain Key ; and the Pylades, 21, Cap tain D'Eyncourt, both at Sheerness, will follow, when ready. Tee fleet at Spithead was augmented yesterday by the arrival of the Exmouth, 91, Captain the Hon. F. T. Pelham, (captain of the fleet), and the Magicienne, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain Vansittart, from Plymouth. making the following force, which is hourly being in creased, at the anchorage :—The Duke of Wellington, Neptune, St. George, Royal George, Exmouth, Nile, Cressy, Majestic, Calcutta, Ajax, Irnperieuse, Euryalus, Arrogant, Esk, Magicienne, Archer, Dragon, Bulldog, Falcon, Ariel,. &c. The Blenheim, 60, Captain Hall, will join tc-day, and one or two from Plymouth or Sheerness are expected. AND COM MEECIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLOCK. EUPATORIA, MARCH 5. Two squadrons of Lancers and 400 Cossacks have completely defeated eight Turkish squadrons. The cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was dull. Uplands sold at 54d. Mobile, 5p., and Orleans, Nd. The Share Market was better, but closed with an easier feeling. The ability of the new Czar to make peace upon the condition of Sebastopol being destroyed is questioned in the following statement of Messrs. Smith and Charle3 We have received the following telegraphic de spatch from Berlin : _ Advices from St. Petersburg state that the fol lowing telegraphic despatch had been received there from General Osten-Sacken, dated Bth March : " The Vienna conference was opened on Wednesday. Peace or war hangs on its deliberations.. Rumour, professing to be wellinformed, will, no doubt, be ere long busy with its in timations of what is going forward ; and whilst it is incum bent on every one engaged in business to seek for bona fide information that may possibly be conveyed in this manner, it is especially necessary at such a crisis as the present to guard against being carried away by such reports. We may here observe, that practically there are but two parties to the tre mendous issue now being tried—England, France, Austria, and Turkey of the one part ; and Russia of the other. The ultimatum of the former is known only to themselves ; and how far the latter may be prepared to submit—whether to the extent of any demand that may be made upon her, or whether she also has her own ultimatum—can he known only to herself; and, doubtless, it will take some days of finessing before the diplomatists will have fathomed each other's de , signs. The interval will be one of deep and solemn suspense, and you will naturally be anxious to learn 'what we have gathered as to the probabilities of the ease. After much careful discussion with those most intimately acquainted with Russia, we are inclined to believe that the new Emperor cannot and dare not submit to the destruction of Sebastopol, and to give such guarantees as will satisfy this country and France that Russia will make no further attempt to carry out her traditional policy. We say dare not, because the late Emperor, is his anxiety to enlist the feelings of his subjects in favour of the war, invested it with the halo of a crusade, in which light it is regarded through the length and b• earth of the couti•tr-; and whilst it would have been a task of su perhuman difficulty with him—almost omnipotent as he was in R:l4Sia—to allay the spirit he bad evoked, with his son it would be little less than au impossibility. But it is not im probable that the demand of the Allies may extend yet fur ther. An act of wanton aggression has been perpetrated in Europe, involving England in an expenditure of somewhere about 60 Millions, France of 40 millions, and Turkey of 20 millions ; and it would only be in accordance with the prin ciples of jurisprudence, which compels the man who com mences an unjust action against another to pay the costs of both sides, that Russia shonld be made to reimburse this 120 millions ; awl should this be exacted, the Russian loan of 120 millions will stand out a salutary and enduring lesson to the nations of the earth on the impolicy of aggression." The assets of the Bank of England increased again last week, and there was a falling off in the discount business. The amount of the sums to the credit of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was diminished, which is rather contrary to experience at this period of the quarter, when the rise should be continuous. A further proof of the abundance of money is afforded in the augmented balances of private depositors. Compared with the previous week the changes are as follows : The enemy have not done any damage to Sebastopol. PARIS, SATURDAY, MARCH VT, 8 A.M. The Moniteur announces the departure of 11 vessels of the Imperial navy from Algiers and Toulon, full of troops and ammunition for the Crimea. The Moniteur confirms the news of the disa vowal and blame expressed by the Prussian Go vernment of the language of M. de Bismarck at Frankfort. VIENNA, FRIDAY NIGHT. At the meeting of the Congress yesterday, the Plenipotentaries exchanged their powers and com menced proceedings. The four bases, and the interpretations given to them by the Allies, having been set forth, the Representatives of Russia accepted them verbally. A protocol, in the same sense, is to be signed to-morrow (Saturday), when the Ambassadors will meet. This document will constitute the basis of the negotiations for peace. There hns been no meeting to-day—the Con gress having adjourned from yesterday till to morrow. BERLIN, 15TH (EvENING.) The Grand Dukes Michael and Nicholas left Sebastopol on the 13th, ou account of the state of their health ;' they are on their way to St.' Petersburg. The organisation of the kingdom of Poland has been resolved on, and the Emperor Alexander has increased the powers of Prince Paskiewitch. KONIGSBERG, 15TH (EvENING.) The Emperor Alexander has ordered that the part of the Crimea comprised between Theo&Riia, and Kertch, which had been up to this time under the command of General Chomutoff, shall be henceforth included in the command of Prince Gortschakoff. Active clrculation. Decrease 130,425 Bullion Increase Rest Increase Public Deposits 4,828,237 Decrease - 204,917 Other Deposits FRANCE. Increase Seven-Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed Inerea.sQ. 542,046 906,730 3,671 11,542,385 84,078 14,880,844 131.,933 7,944,050 529,320 PARIS ; FRIDAY EVENING. A letter from Varna of the 9th, in the Moniteur, confirms the news of the Allies having thrown a great number of rockets into Sebastopol, and set lire to the town in several places. It adds that nothing had occurred up to the date of the last letters recivod to indicate that the Russian garri son had received intelligence of the death of the Emperor Nicholas. The Emperor yesterday received General de Wedell at a private audience. The Moniteur contains a long list of nominations or promotions in the L?gion of Honour of officers of the army, and it announces that the Emperor has confirmed one promotion and four nominations made by General Canrobert. There was yesterday afternoon a larger supply of bills on Holland and France, and the quotations for bills of exchange generally were higher. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 45 to 47k-; Hamburg at 13 62 to 71 ; Amsterdam at 11 18;:t to 19 ; and Trieste at 12 35 to 40. All the gold received from Australia and America recently has been sent into the Bank of England. The letters by the Overland mail from India are expected in London on Monday next. Letters for the Brazils per Constitution steamer at Liverpool will be in time if posted this evening. The ship Australasia, from London, arrived at Hobart Town, Jan. 3, with emigrants, all well. In receiving the foreign diplomatic corps at St. Petersburg upon his accession to the throne, the Emperor Alexander is stated to have enunciated his policy in these terms : " If the Holy alliance does not exist any more, I hope the principles upon which it reposes may still prevail, and servo as a lien between the different states. I am disposed for my part to restore peace to Europe if honourable conditions are offered to Russia, but if others are proposed I would rather perish than accept them." The shipments of specie direct from London during the week ended Thursday last were 1,380 ounces of silver and 80 of gold. Tho English Funds have been flatter, and there is a fuller supply of stock for money, while some of the speculators are realising their profits. Con• sols for Transfer have been 03 and have dropped since to 93A- 4. The time quotations have been 93..1 and since 931 to 1. Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 9s. pm. East India Stock is at 227 to 2271. The Foreign Market is rather weaker, but with out any decided alteration. Mexican Stock has been at 20 and Buenos Ayres ats3. Sardinian Bonds have been marked 87 to 88, and Russian 41 per Cents. 90. Turkish Bonds have been com paratively well supported, viz., at 801 to 81. Dutch 21 per Cents. are 62, and French 3 per Cents. have been at 69 121, with the exchange at 25 15. The Ministers of War and Marine have nomi nated a commission to proceed to the division of 10,0001. voted by the Canadian Parliament for the relief of the widows and orphans of the soldiers who were killed in the battle of the Alma. BOURSE, MARCH 16.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 44 per Cents. (xi) 94 50 941. 7.3 c. 3 per Cents 69 70 69f. 90e. Credit Mobiliur 770 Roman Credit Fonder 5lO Austrian Belgian Fives 9l Spanish Threes — Piechnontese — Home Debt — RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. e. Orleans Western 653 76 Rouen Cate 615 Strasburg Mediterranean 950 Haire 565 Northern The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi can, 20ft to 207 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three per Cents., 50-i to 511; Portuguese Four per Cents., 42 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18g- to 18,1 ; ditto Three per Cents., 36 to 37i ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 5; ditto Passive, Q- to 48, The Railway Share Market has been ato per cent. lower all round, and with very little doing. The lines dealt in principally have been North- Western, Midland, South-Eastern, and Great Western. The Foreign Shares aro quiet, but Antwerp and Rotterdam are very firm, and also the Scinde. The United Mexican Mine have been done as lngh as 5. The Joint•st©ck Banks are nominally about the same. Crystal Palace are supported. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCF. ( erom the Official Ill.) Buiness done . 3 por Cont. Consols Annuities . 93 g A 5 per Cent. Annuities _ 118 India Stock Consols ;or Account, April 93i a aeliequer Bills, 24d. £l000 2500 Small 6 9 gxohoquer Bonds 1858, 31 per Cent. — Ditto 1359, ~ 'I PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO:IE.. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent s3,ii Mexican 3 per Cont. Ditto for the Account Russian Bands, 4A per Cent. 9) Sardinian Bands, 5 per Cont.. ...... .... . darkish Bonds, 6 per cent Boi Ditto for the Account Boi 1 801 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Routes, 3 per Cent. 9f.. .1:2 4 6 0 2 . es 25f. 15c. Dutch Exchange, 21 por Cent. 12 Gu 6 il. Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates ...... TWO O'CLOCK. 03080i8 _ . P Ditto, April AccPint ~ 93 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, March 17.—Wind and weather this day at noon, S. ; fresh breeze, and hazy weather, with rain. RAMSGATE, March IG.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—The Hon. E.I.C. brig Mutlah, from London, for Calcutta, with damago. CowEs, March IG.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Maude, from Akyab ; Sophia, Callao. DARTM9UTH, March 16.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived— James Smith, from Buenos Ayres.—The Samarang, from Southampton to Melbourne, with emigrants, bore up on the 14th inst. leaky, and with damage, and struck on a ruck off the harbour ; crow and passengers safe. PLYMOUIII, March 16.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Roth say, from Pernambuco. FALMOUTH, March 16.—Wind, W. Arrived—Rajah of Sarawak, from Manilla ; Solide, Batavia ; Alice, New port, for St. Thomas, with damage. SWANSEA, March IG.—Wind, W. Arrived--Beethoven, from Coquimbo. LOWESTOFT, March 16.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived — William and Richard, from London, for Hartlepool, with damage from collision. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Erie, from Matanzas; John Howoll, Now Orleans. The James Chiston, from Baltimore, for London, was brought in hero a derelict by the mate, &c., of the Mara thon, from Bombay, for Liverpool, which fell in with her on the 28th of February. Wind, S.S.W. QUEENSTOWN, March 15. Arrived—Her Majesty's steamer Penelope, to embark troops for the Cape of Good Hope; Flora Muir, from Foo ohowfoo, (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.56 a.m. Wind, S.S.W. ; tide, two hours' flood ; cloudy. Arrived, March 16—Antwerpen, from Antwerp; Friends, Mauritius; G. B. Lamar, New York. DEAL, Saturday, 9.35 a.n,. Wind, S.W. by S. ; hazy, and moderate. Passed—Flora, from Shanghai, for London ; Granite 'City, from Manilla, for London • 11.111.5. Rhadamantlins, Woolwich, for Portsmouth; Diligence (transport), west ward, for the river ; Taymouth Castle, from London, for Adelaide, THE NEWSPAPER STAMP. The following are the resolutions upon which sta mp Sir Cornewall Lewis will found the bill which he is to introdu ce on M on d ay nex t : expedient to amend the laws relating to the " at it is duties " ti 1) post ron newspapers, an to provide for the transmission periodical publications. That any periodical of ?al stamp e d for de no ti ng th e s t am p publication, to be entitled to the privilege of transmi r p or e i and retransmi ss i on by th e p os t, shall be printed o n paper i newspap er , p r i n t e d on th o a paper and of the lik e duty imposed by law :n dliikmeennusiPojnbse,rwofitshhereetaspel to the °snperficies, of the letter press thereof. "That printed newspap e rs (British, colonial, and fo reign) shall be transm i t ted b y the post between the United Kingdo m and her Ma j es ty's colonies, places in foreign countries, or bet w e en an y p orts rr places )e beyon d the sea (whether through the Un i t ed Ki ngdom or *h ° ,, t) - either free of postage or subj(l.:t to such rate of p ostage not exceeding 2d. for each newspaper, irrespective of any charge for foreign postage, as the Commissioners c f the Treasury and her Majesty's postmaster-General, with their consent, shall from time to time think #t." THE DANUBE. All the accounts received from the Danube dur ing the last few days mention that the Russian troops are proceeding by forced marches from Bes sarabia on Odessa. The Bakkirs and the Calmucks have taken the same direction. The Russians are forming two armies, one of 70,000 men before Pere kop, and the other of 80,000 men near Odessa. An Austrian flotilla will descend the Danube as soon as the river is clear of ice. 10,000 mei will at the same time advance as far as Giurgevo. THE BALTIC. _ _ A letter from Hamburg of the 12th inst. states that the English Consular Agent at Helsingor (Elsinore), on the Island of Sceland, received a communication on the 6th inst. from the Admiralty announcing the proximate arrival there of a steam frigate and four corvettes as an avant garde, to await the arrival of the English fleet, as soon as the breaking up of the ice would allow it to enter the Baltic without danger. Stores of coal are to be constantly ready for the use of the steamers. The deficiency of coal during the campaign last year in some of the neutral ports was a great drawback to the fleet. The Finland journals state that the commanders of the second and third divisions of the Russian gun-boats have been since February at the different ports where the gunboats are stationed. The crews, which consist chiefly of volunteer old sailors, were assembling at Abo and Helsingfors to resume their duty. The road from St. Petersburg to the latter place was covered with long rows of sledges convey ing arms to the army in Finland, the organisation of which was rapidly advancing, and materials of war for the fortress. Since the departure of the allied fleets last year no Russian military force has reoccupied the Aland Isles. BELGIUM. M. de Theux has also declined to form a Minis try. M. de Decker was then sent for by the King, and had an interview on Thursday with his Ma jesty at Leaken. A: decree has been issued prohibiting the re exportation of arms of war occasioned by the pro hibition of their transit, even on paying the cus toms dues at the Belgian frontiers, when the arms aro destined for Russia." RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Constatt. tiontiel, says : "The defeat of Menschikoff on the Alma, at Inker man, and latterly in the attack on Eupatoria, has given rise to considerable doubts as to his military capacity in the minds of many persons. It was in conse quence of that feeling that one of the first acts of the Emperor Alexander was to accept the resignation of the prince, which had been tendered on the plea of ill health. The acceptance of it was published in an order of the day of the 4th. The prince resigns his posts as commander-in chief in the Crimea, as chief of the staff of the Navy, and as governor of the grand duchy of Finland, only retaining his rank of adjutant-general and councillor of the empire. General Gortschakoff, in addition to the command in the Crimea, has that of the army of the south, in which Gen. Luders will hold the second command. The Russians have, in truth, very fcw good generals, which circumstance accounts for the frequent changes that are made. The Emperor has published a special order of the lay to the guard and the corps of grenadiers, to which he belonged for the last 17 y ears , an d w hi c h he has commanded for the last three." THE OVERLAND MAILS TRIESTE, FRIDAY. The steamer Australia arrived this afternoon in 136 hours from Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 10. The India and China mails leaVe Alexandria this day, with intelligence from Calcutta, Feb. 10 ; Bombay, 17 ; Canton, Jan. 21 ; gong Kong, 22 ; Shanghai, 16. Dost Mahomed has received the Governor-Gene ral's letter with great homage, and has sent his son, the heir to his throne, to Peshawur, to nego tiate an alliance. The health of Lord Dalhousie is much shaken. The Puttealoh Rajah does not go to England. There has been no further increase of this Bank's rate of discount, which is 10 per cent. Trade in India is dull. Exchange at Calcutta, 2.01. Much figliqno , has taken place between the im perialists and rebels, near Canton. In the north of China the imperialists have suf fered seriuus reverses. Exchange at Canton, 4s. Bd.; Shanghai, 68, 7d. Trade at Canton at a stand - 1441V1 - • TEL WAR QUISTION. (From the Press of this clay.) • Notwithstanding the rumours refloat favourable to peace, the situation at Vienna remains the same as in dicated in our last number. These rurnmars are partly from financial sources interested in the Money Market, and are partly the superficial consequences of diplomatic gossip. All the Powers, belligerent r- otherwise, are in favour of peace, and are willi ng t o accep t th e conditions which Russia, even with humbleness, now offers, with the ex ception of France. Nor will the political equilibrium be one whit more secured if the policy of France be pur sued and accomplished. France will, however, succeed in prolonging the war ; for England, at present, is " under her thumb," ani Austria is involved in dark and embarrassing engage ments with the French Emperor, from which, however, she is endeavouring to relieve herself. At present our readers may rely that the Emperor Louis has resolved to place himself at the head of a French army of the highest class and invtde the Crimea at the commencement of the early spring. His Majesty's departure' is postponed for the present, chiefly owing to the unwearied and strenuous remonstrances of his eldest and best friend, M. Persigny. It is probable that the siege of Sebastopol will be raised. B; fore the - departure of the Emperor Louis for the Crimea we have reason t) believe that he will visit Eng land, aceempanieal by the Empress. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. MR. SMITH'S BENEFIT. Tursday evening, the 22d inst., is, we see, fixed for the benefit of the enterprising lessee of " Old Drury,' on which occasion many of the greate,t London favour ites hare given their services, in order that an enter tainment worthy of the occasion may be placed before the public. The performances will consist of Robson': beautiful play of Love and Loyalty, is which Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wallack will each sustain their original parts; the second act of the lessee's last magnificent production, L'ltoile Noid, for M "le. Jenny Maur, Mr. 11. Drayton, and Mr. Leffler ; aria a grand ballet. combining the talents of Mdile. Auriol, Miss T. Cushnie, Miss Lydia Thompson, and Mdlle. Beleno, Mr. Flex more, Mr. H. Boleno, and other unrivalled artistes. Altogether, it is the most attractive bill we have seen for many a day. But, putting out of view these consideraticn., we think Mr. Smith bas a claim upon tin public, which, had be only depended upon his own coin, pally, we feel confident would not have been disregarded. The nian who has succeeded in keeping open the doors of a theatre of the size of Drury-lane, of punctually meeting the demands of the committee and his company semen after season, earl he one of no ordinary enter prise. Therefore, we shall expect t.) witness such an attunlance as will reward Mr. Smith, in some degree, for the exertions he Lae made, and, at the same time, prove that, when a manager really caters well for the pleasure of his patrons, his labours will not go unrewarded or disregarded. THE FRENCH ATTACK ON THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 23. We take the following from the private corres pondence of the Press d'Orient of the sth instant, the account of the correspondent having been delayed by the breakdown of the Cairo steamer : "HEIGHTS' BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, FEB 26. " Since we have been installed upon the heights of Inkerman we have commenced works of approach which, step by step, will lead us to the foot of the Malakhoff Tower. On their side the Russians had thrown up considerable works behind the tower, and commenced demolishing it t) allow full play to their batteries. But, not satisfied with that, in the night of the 21st . a.e Russians made a very bold, and at the same a very dangerous move. They came and installed them selves between the Malakhoff Tower, and at a little to our right. The position was immediately attacked. On the 22d it became evident that it was their intention to stop the advance of our trenches by works of counter approach. "The Commander-in-Chief resolved to carry their position. Orders were issued on the evening of the 23d. During the night two battalions of the 2d Zuuaves, one battalion of marines, and some companies of workmen started under the orders of General Monet. They ad vanced in profound silence towards the Russian position to about 1,000 or 1,200 metres in front of the Malakhoff Tower. One battalion of Zouaves took the right, the other the feft of the attack ; the marines were to meet the enemy in front. "Arriving at the redoubt without being discovered, the Zouaves halted for a moment. They cast a searching glance into the darkness ; a dark line was discernible in advance of the redoubt in the direction of its front. General Monet, certain of being sup ported, advanced. On a signal given the Zouaves rushed upon the Russians with impetuosity, and were re ceived by a murderous fire. Nothing daunted, they soon scaled the Works, and entered the redoubt by sheer fight ing. A terrible fight of cold steel took place. At the same moment the Russian ships in port se:A a shower of projectiles into the redoubt. But the daring of our mon was irresistible. The Russians were driven out and fled towards the city. The nearest batteries then opened their fire upon the redoubt, and, amid a shower of balls, the workmen knocked the works to pieces and spiked all the guns. "This work accomplished, it was necessary to beat a hasty retreat ; the position, exposed as it was to the guns of the ships, was not ;enable. There was not a moment to be loFt ; the firing from the ships did us considerable damage ; blue lights, thrown up from the batteries, enabled th em t o di rec t heir aim. The whole garrison was urder arms by this, and the drums and bells of Seba,topol were distinctly audible. The wet." of command of the avant garde of he troops advancing against us could be heard. The general gave the order to retreat. " Our loss in this affair is balanced by that of the Russians, who were much superior in numbers; the guns of their ships did them nearly as much harm as they did us. Their resistance wag, however, energetic, and the hand-to-hand struggle within the redoubt was most obstinate. We have to deplore the death of Lieu tenant of Artillery De la Fosse, and four or five officers of Zouaves are missing. There are from 90 to 100 wounded, among whom are 15 officers. Altogether 250 men were touched. The affair was admi rably managed by General Monet, who, to use M. Bosquet's expression, fought like a hero. On the first discharge of the Russians a ball carried off the thumb of his right hand. Nothing disconcerted, the brave Gene ral took his sword ir, his left hand, and was one of the first to jump into the redoubt. In another moment he was wounded :n the left hand and in the arm. Not : withstanding his three wounds, 'General Monet was the last man to leave the redoubt, after seeing all his wounded carried out. " The marinei lost their way in the dark, and did not come up in time to take a serious part in this brilliant affair. " This success was immediately taken advantage of to push on the approaches. One trench has been opened which leads to the redoubt, and will scarcely allow the Russians to re-establish themselves there, should they feel so inclined. "It must be owned that for the last two months the defence has been admirably conducted. The Russians mount gun after gun, and throw up redoubt after re doubt. On one side our works advance slowly and surely, and must ultimately be crowned with success." MINING INTRLLIGENCE. - (Front, the Mining Journal of this day.) The mining market has been particularly flat this week for shares in general, whilst fur one or two of the mines maztly in demand, such as Grambler and St. Aubyn, South Frances, and others, no sellers are to be found. The principal feature of the week has been the renewed attempt to establish auctions for the sale of mining shares, the first, or "trial" sale, having come off on Wednesday. As to the effect these sales will have upon mining generally th , . re are so many and such conflict ing opinions, that we scarcely know what to think upon them, and shall watch with some interest the results of a few more trials. So far as the first has gone, we be lieve it is generally considered as a failure, the prices obtained for shares being in many cases 50 per cent. be low quoted, and afew days since marketable, prices, The Gold Mining Share Market has been dull through out the week, and yesterday not a singe transaction was effected. In Miscallaneous Shares the market has been steady, and prices firm. We understand that Lord Palmerston will shortly be raised to the Upper House. The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced last night that the Budget will not b 4) brought forward be fore Easter. Our readers will, perhaps, recollect that we gave this information a week ago, `- SHARE MARKETS. (TB.IS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Lin WAY'. kberieen.. Nottr g. Bost • and Emtn. Junet... Bolf:Lstlz firming. Wolverh. A Stour Vailf y Trkenhd. times}}. dr Chesdiire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk , £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20... ;Ilya &Tyn 3 origina £25 (is?xl. at £45. Bristol and Exeter... Carmarthen and Car digan Chester di Holyhead Cork and Ban , lon Cork, Black, 4 Paw Cornwall Cri off Junction Dublin &BelfastJuuc Dundee Perth dsAbe doen Junction Do. New East Anglian Eastern Counties...., Eastern Union, I Stock Do., B Stock Do., Now A. cast Lancashire Zdinburgh ft Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... Mtn. Pr LI. •&T)undt~ 'ortb & Clyde Jon, Furness. Do. Extension..... ... ghsgow & S. Westeri: Ureat North m - n . Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock 74. SUL &West.(lre.' Great Western Do. Stour Val. 'Rai Gua. Trish Soath-Eastern. t.ineaster k Carl is!, Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancasi,. and.Yorks7 , l Do., Fifths Do., Wet. Riding Tin Liv.ersby.&Sonthpt London & Maxima) Lond. ileght &S.Cst Tiond. and N. West L. Do. Fifths no. Eigi:ths Loar.lo;t:ral Weotn Do., .C. 70 ... Do., LP Eachrirry& Col cram fmcindrry. & Ennish Aancl .Shef & Line' . Do. No. 3 .)0., .n.& Lin. Un. iikrlld ')o. Birmug. &Deft): Alai& G.West.(lre Do. Half Shares , reweastle & Car'dile. gewrukt. Bury Ex teji Nwpt..kberg. ';every Newry Warreupoin and Rostrevor •Torfo!k ...... l'.; . ortlin.CountiesT7l) fortii British N'orth Devon, No. 1 )0., No. 2 'o., A A Doforre.l !)o , 11 Guaro,ntef v. Eastern—Borwici do. Extension !)o.do. Pure!. Do. Le As Do. York North London Do. New .elt) V.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp• stead, and City Jn.. ' , Tort], Staffordshire.. scorth & S. Wcstrn. June N . nneaton, liincklez; and Leicester........ Woreester,S. Wolverhampton, 6)rtsmouth ie ott i ski Central icottish Midland ihrewsby. & Here: itiropshire Union .. 'oath Devon ;oath Eastern south Wales Yrksh. & Riv. Du) Jo kainos, Wok &Wol itockton t DarHu itc.llKton dr Hartlap' Vaff Vale ... )o. £lO shares. N. Pref., No. 1.... [lames Haven Doc' and It tilway Vale of Neath tVatcrf 1. & Kill(cnn3 ATaterfonletLiraeri , V West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London. Wimblecin&Croydol : losing Prices yesterday. 204 -21 i 44 - 41 84 - 8i 13 -12 A 16 - 17 74 - 6A(I 89 - 91 64i - 641 12 - 13 31 -2/ 51 - 61 14 - 15 114 - 11 28 - 20 - 22 72 74 56 58 2d par 2J 21 • •• ..... 70 - 72 83 - 89 70 - 72 23 - 125 91. -93 65 k 1 -- 1. 65i 5) - 61 70 - 73 6- 7 D 6 - 7 76 6/ 8i 97 Oa 100 —10 N A 1 81 4 85, 3 7 i 64 24i - 25 7¢- 8.4 70 - 701 10 - 42 .. .... . • il - 9 li - 24 48 - .50 3:0 :3, 29. 39 7 9 5 7 724 - 733 oy 4# 3i 12j 13 49j -- 501 49 50 1 (.1 par Id 4 5/ d j ar 29 - 31 101 - 103 E 4 - CG 45 - 47 23 i 3 61 62 28 - 29 4 - 2 2 - 1 36 - 38 • •• ..." ~ 4 - 41 16 16A 3A - 4 22 - - ••• -- 6 --- 7 FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eagtn. June !3eziers to Graissessar Bombay, Baroda, and Central I ndia, Scrip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and De,ancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. Exlension Do. 4. p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of Ca.nal3A is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., l con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. Gt. Central of France 4.1,t. Indian Pouinsulg Do. Now 5 per cent Great Luxembour.• Constitßtod ShareF. Do. Obligations Gt.WostornofCanad Shares Do. Ms., payable's7, with option till '55,.' Do. do., 'C2, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '60.. Do. do., '73, without option & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. !Ake Cont.s & Basle Lucca 6; Pistoja 5 p.c prof Lyons and Geneva [Tons 4 Mediterran Jadras ,Do. Now Niaria Antonia Do. do. Now Namur di Liege (witl interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erqueliner guar. 34 p. c. & rod at 221 l: dur. 88 yrs. from IJan. 1851 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (froy.B. dz Ams.Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPret Paris and Lyons • Ditto Bonds . . Paris and Orleans Paris and R011'211..... ParisCaon di Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedis') Sambre and Meuse_ i Do. 51 p. cont. Prof.' Southern of Franco_ i St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West }ganders Do 51 per c. Prof Western of France WeFt. of Switzerland Wiosbadon Zealand JOINT-S' ' Australasia British Colonial Ban]: and Loan Compani British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Buk. of India,] Australia, be China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Loud. Chart. Bk. o: Au.stralia Ditto Now. London and County London Joint Stock Loud. & Wortminatel National Provineiail of England Do. Now National of Ireland , Now South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation. irovincial of Trel9.m . Do. w Royal Awtvalndsku. I & Cold Imp Co—_ ! South Union of Australia ' Do. 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I' Do. do. Do. Leeds 6 p.c Do. do. Quarters Do. York , & .4. Fr. r. North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, Wolverh..£ls, 6 ?Lc Scot. Cent., New Pre; South Devon ... ''' .... . 3 2i -- Ds. fixed, 4 per con' S. Eastern (Roadie!. Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. S. Wales Gna. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p.c..... S.Yorksh.4p.o.Guar- Stockton and Dar- lington, 5 per cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 CC i guest " c ountry, a ten IyeP a PC hr 10 Easter. 0 g ° P tr i h ais e t BEEumme_pkpeiruregosrbssogivif itrhriaeprwatoeve:bollo jii: O r ' i!li We are given to understand that P,- ene rgy -,; ( 1 0 „ ft, been received from the Crimea from if 6 ". - t ribn" 0 'rat' in which the general of engineers Nvh° , c() ; dlw of r fall of Bornaxsund describes the ROO" Or' A most wretched condition, and speaks O P • if of taking Sebastopol by e torin• f o tlaU j The Earl and Countess of Brafor d 1//ici or arrived in Belgrave-square for the seail°l),,g 10 1/6 0A The Earl and Countess of St. Gernlt;jgot ",. o d ," at Claridge's Hotel, froM the Viceregni ' lr obeft 1 1 ' A meeting of the shareholders nf, th il on °. .i. Holyhead Railway Company will be he I 0 The directors of the Belgian Ea*, p er °- instant. O tinp or ah w ba a Tlv y eehoednisicke Company ocir binae nfoLdrheia .10131,1001' s o c v rT e i r put w zi o h nL i c . : R a p monument woundedavvle9er Liverpool madeoAl i:rr w eial il soldiers call l b l b e oef e f r e c br 1:nil beiltiC ri 1 ( I °l ii: 3:1 : iar:1: f t II l i llis' , r . IP-be bid MAYOR'S BANQUETS.---Ze r ia or t i if fl I $ intends giving a succession of banquew c iti joe-, / yt l// ing month, commencing with the Bant er „ 0 of will this year be honoured with the pale' PrOer of Cambridge. as R a e b l s ia o b is le tel a y d v„icpeosssfersosmed,rabris threelliee.:::bfel?107:11:1 bastopol ; and as incessantlyy stnall i tc O r- teOlio surrounded by charts, plans, and °ttrothn "bich . r t The past history of Louis Napoleon ob i : u pon 1,00 with which he adheres to any Pr 9 j ec a ,icl t° has once set his heart ; and may b 0 - .je IS guarantee that Sebastopol must fall. i . obiPjakid MAILS FOR AIISTRALIA.—The eIiPPLy 0 1 °„soler k p will be detained in the Downs till Saou„ - c of 11 ",. 0 , - nii order to afford merchants an opportun'""wspotpeirtr their letters per Argo. All letters, 0° „ o t 10 ,' too" aindtdernedeseeddfozpdeerspeahtipchßoanllatrhaits,,oacteaysiVA°3'o4 P c : omti e, night. ! to A te !, of TO THE FAST DAY.-- The Lord Mayor is -- h , 8 sit e i. service in the afternoon of Wednesdalt" ar / humiliation, and prayer, at St. Panl's nth cat' the Bishop of London will officiate. CiS e lA S I THE ROCHESTER 31IIRDEE.--00° oci ll ib 6 M2IDSTONE, March 16.—This inorni i l liltn be ,. "' f t. appointed for the trial of the young gi r %mbeenoebj Laws, for the murder of her mistress at P7L, o f tb,. u t ~, very extraordinary ch.cumstances, the dolor tp_:,„efe house were besieged by perions anal- t ° ., v erer o p O. and the court was crowded immediately tli e / se st OP er it At nine o'clock the learned judge took ll° nr iso l) l el bench, and a few minutes afterwards the We jict placed at the bar. The facts of the W, tp , ter e 4 - A be appeared in The Sue. The jury r eturn , 4 " Not guilty." f g enir lel ; APOTHECARIES-HALL. -- Name s 0- a" Mthly. passed their examination in the science etice;or li ' medicine, and received certificate" t o t l, vo / It day, March 15th : —David Rees Wa" A g ana, 'Cio, William Hall, Leeds; Samuel tfarriocitu,oobeol(i: cestirshire ; George Samuel Geri's' . 1 Janl es _o 66 r Brackenbury Holland, Clifton, Mattia n e7 vo•IIP" #, Kettering, Northamptonshire; Milton, Kent ; Her.ry Munro, London; ' 1 00,,k Briste. !_, fro _ i lls t• o° l f P tlb vil!e Gardner, Brighton. ~ , D 4 o „AS , THE FIRE AT THE WHITE SIVA,' _ O OO. pa.. Yesterday afternooi Mr. W. Par e ? he yt u Tati er :ltlei don, held an inquest at the .Barley W f pi s osb r isb g bury-court, Fleet-street, ou the bodY ° an w bo P e o oie; aged 26, the unfortunate young W °1 ?„ 0 of nuief tl :' in the fire which occurredatoonv:drhjecaiciPtr7:::::::te:, deslbc:::::: proprietor of the White Swan 'raver"' t the t IP„ last.th v. was a e T e l i , e 1 e jury l) tal i 3, returned burned qlr! R3.i , .! fi:c rccxr,:l tiv2;f3 J - 1 ° eV , 3 iii b ;; , e % ; blo, ° '•,, I.- ~ •IN r p ...- • It - t i sbl.,,e) , . „ f w bea , a „, P° lib .t,11,,,i that the decline in the price v o oiJ . c r arke t ' Arr i p Ot reccntly t9l:en place in different 1 ; to 06, 0 peted to in Ike furtLer prosrass nowegiapi skt Y different northern sea ports, and 436 P of nurture= large cargoes of wheat._ I i pm I,‘ , lford and 111—;tchley .. Suckgblinsh. Clydeschtl Je Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gi • 6 per c.:;nt. I.las. Barr. & Neils. Direc.: Do. N0v..... Glstr.ez Dn. F 1 Dk. 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