The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-14 00:00:00

la °dies, 1770 i lb osP i , i t,,oB l4 pri iee r bedded V IYM iViag j p-1 fined' tar, e irIt10 1 ; a of ft s s or a nd their,S f e confortll.lo 1 10, to re ] oi wbic A „Val fe, i l and tb!, 104, 091 r3OCO o f the t ei ,f Great 0 1 , dinia. r '' ;1 I_l . 0 of f the o f Fo r :` , for ll° la, the o/! ,ed P" ° ' ad son, fj the q '' Jinis, gl to el ` ch d due f°ri* : jiro of oles Sara r an 14 ,f l' to fi" • Df reser° of th e rr l m ge 00, Wilt b e . 7 , 4n l g atlol tb ol ?;. m ay - be It aait7o ry, '7 ll treng' enr , tbeL'l,4," and Pry $1 414 wig ett 4 cot t; r fA °lll 100 )1 ror ofr:h: 41 of G tbes rip ug ge e , Di otiO P ! tic , o isd, 0 11 171 ? o #ll Itt Tur° fag , bpoe'r .- ty et ;ft ua ryt. - I t OW"' ra• Doe 0; • i . ~-__ LIIONE'i7 MARKET f)0312,11117BehlL INT ELLI.OE CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The lite cotton market at Li verpoo l yes t er d ay ru l e d wh adY. The sal es amoun t e d t o 6 , 0 00 b a l es (of „, lel l 2 ) 00 0 were for exp or t), i nc l u di ng 40 P ernam ,;( 4 5 Maranha m , a t 6d . to 60, ; 200 Egyptian, j d • to 74d. ; 500 Surat, at 31d. to 40. ; and 1 , 4 , 1 5 ea Islands at 111 d. to is. 3d. per lb. The ', w aY market .was rather firmer. Ikietters from Liverpool represent the feeling ta..il;stofficial misma nagemen t t o b e so s t rong th at desire to get practical business men into Par- Zalent has increased, and the chances of Sir George l i f , a hani are reported to be small, very few having aa ted the requisition to him. On the other hand, James Wilson, of the Treasury, proved him- 0 ., a man of business upon a former visit to the Ill u e rPort to arrange certain differences between the i tiv r , e hants and the Customs' authorities, he will be It ed, as the letters state, to stand for the vacant 7eeentation. pro, here Was yesterday afternoon a renewed im the'etaent in th e ra t es f or Bill s o f E xc h ange upon ir 4 Pri neipal Conti nen t a l c iti es . P ar i s , 90 d ays , ta ken at 25 40 t o 45, A ms t er d am a t 11 I€q t o 1 1 ' 8 . 3 ganibur g at 13 6/ to 7, Frankfort at 1181 to and Trieste at 12 38 to 42. jp The English Funds were rather dull at the open ef the market, but h ave r i sen t o p er cen t. kti e ) Consols for money having been quoted 92i 004 93 ) and since 93 to k. The quotations for ac twat have been 93-, 1 ,- to and since 9311 I-. In the t io ir ° absence of political news, there is not much tai:ins i tion to sp ecu l a t e , but the impression i s cer - Y. fa vourable to peace, although a rumour pro that Turkey regards the destruction of Sebas -1)0144 ilk an essential condition, which undoubtedly Inc ~Exehequer Bill s h ave rea li se d 6 s . t o 9 s . an d onds 145. premium. Ii fo reign stocks the transactions have been IQ d • Russi an 42 per Cents. have been quoted 1 1144 )1(1 Sardini an h ave b een d ea lt i n a t 86,i to /. : 11 Threes are 37, and the Deferred to t: 44 ' L ltkish Bonds realised 79g to 80, being very Dutch 2 3 1 per Cents. are 621.- to 62i. t,5 following are the nominal prices of foreign , • --Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi lietit'ul to 20 ; Peruvian, 70 to 71 ; ditto Three Stittt o nt 4 ., 50 to 51; Portuguese Four p er C en t s ., ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; Ipk tlia l' our-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; 44 0 . 4 New Deferred, 18 to 182 ; ditto Three 1 14 4 — , 148 ., 36i to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 41- to 5; poraasive, 4 to 41.. 1 )11 01 : R ailway Shares there has been a more loto ' l lt Market, ow i ng t o th e se ttl emen t o f th e 14 43 1411 ,..._k Great Western, Lancashire and York ' North-W es t ern , Midland, and South-East at advanced rates. The foreign lines tte l cen quiet again. Th e S c i n d e are a t f u ll y tio h ti aa rates, b e i ng at o I p rem i um . Th e subscrip ktieeed has b een s i gne d by mos t i n fl uen ti a l Nt -t , zlovr or formerly connected with the ,01 e4 l adies, and Sir J. C. Melville has kte h a PPointed by the Honourable Company te aent its interests at the board as an ex officio 1 0 114 7. It is expected that parties will be allowed !me t their entire subscriptions, and receive at !e t that)s Per cent. guaranteed, and a large num tAit j e ,,,allxiously awaiting the permission. The . _ lll / 4 t 14 ,7,:ja Company's officers in Scinde give most N ih A i n,. o reports as to the extraordinary in 01111Ztne trade of the province, and expect a " 411 1te:kr annual development. Under these cir hrd b ,;: l t the Scinde railway will be pushed for t4tita:a energy, in order to secure the addition a l 7 0- oe le r arising from a division of the surplus q °4l traffic above the 5 per cent. guaran &la 1. 4 4 4 " Poreign Mining Market, U n it e d Mexi block 1141 1 in favour at high rates. Th e J o i n t- N eB -411 k-a are merely nominal, and the Land ste ady. The Steam Companies' are firm. 41 FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the Oficial List. 811 iTIPS.3 don S t Oettt, Congols Amnia' - 8 ki i . 1 4 . 0 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1 860 4i h Stock .. .. ... ............. Jan. ... Bonds, £lOOO ...... .... . to , tinder £lOOO ............ ....... '' .... : Zil i ' ior Account, A p ri1 ............................: lequer Bills, 2iii. 'l4OOl ........................ il kall • 6 9 '6 9 tikRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. 0 1' ia . Th _ ( ,-. 4 —.Aids, 5 per Cent lOl. I ...kl / r e i , ret . (MatanzasSabanilla Bonds) OS t47„uds 6 per Cent ............ 101 +sends (itN3 Per Cent. 1,1q4,130nd5, 42 per Cent. 7O x d N,:!londs, 4i per Cent "Nltonds, 5 per Cent.. ...... .... . tt, .'oßda, &per Cent — Di t to , or the Account 37 t4tto i , Deferred, 3 per Cent lBl ~it il r tho Account lBf 4 qtt o pouds, 6 per cent 79a - , -4 i , cr the Account BO 791 N I t 'hill:lends on the above payable in London tdia nge, 24 per Cent. 12 Gni]. Nicol THREE O'CLOCK. 93 D I 8 934 g tto April Account 4 .ItKET NE WS-(THIS DAY.; CORN EXCHANGE. bile, Ye It ., Ited supply of English wiled was on sale in ti+l4 iit4rket. The few samples offering changed handF, 11 / 4 ,,,7te 1 ,°4(1aY's advance in the quotations. w r an improved inquiry for foreign wheat the hick was but moderate—at very full prices. ach e 6 cargoes were steady. 1 14 14 a c t 4B ,an improved inquiry for all kinds of barley, tam - t 4l change took place in the quotations. trade was dull, on former terms. trade was firm, at very full prices. 13 eas, and flour were quite as dear as on Monday. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. 1 1 4 11 1 % I Wheat. I Barley, Malt. 1390 1,180 3,220 Oats. I Flour. 1,140 i 240 6io - 40 3 1708k.5. 0 4 BOROUGH HOP. ,'be a fair demand for most kinds of hops, at full 11141 e WIIITECHAPEL. IC l c t t a-day steady; prices are as follows: ki ps to , 4 (1 to Is 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d li ve l, ." 5 10(1 ; pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per 81bs. by the SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) 8:211. March 14.—Wind and weather this day at 11 1V 4t 1 4 4 4 .- ", ; oderate breeze, and cloudy weather. 11114,111, fro the March 13.—Wind, W.N.W. -. ° ll l the Mauritius, with damage, having been in Neti f : March 13.—Wind, N. Arrived—Melbourne li ks t : l tttsu -°ll ° Berwick, leaky. A tli if: 4 7°, ll TH, March 13.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Pales kof "levr York. Off Port—John Kiug, from the (1 44_ b i? ° ,.° ll Rope. .W 4ll , March 13.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived -0l rot 444 Callao. P. Mar c h 13.—Th e El eanor (b arque ), o f Liver e 4 t hig Place w , on shore near Breaksea Point, is likely total reck. (PER. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) I \ kt ti:/, 4 , 4 1 LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Vo. -- White Mouse, from St. Michael's ; Frankford, 1,,,zbr0, Cadiz ; Margaret, Havre. ‘ ---- Callister, from Honduras. k'tli 11 • QuEENSTOWN, March 12. I ttl,, v eci: hd 'Athlone, from Callao; Dirago, New York ; o kl.l l 'ennuda. arrosvgate, far Amsterdam. Abp '.MARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) i ,13 p GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.8 a.. N ttiti) m • tide, half hours' ebb ; weather, cloudy. S tar ' cli 14 Admiral, from Port Philip ; Alerts, Oe'Mien Qt en Demerara ; Araby Maid, Singe -1 filedN t le b-... 4, or, Demerara. I lliki r L i nce Albert, for Guernsey ; City of London 4: 44 : dight and fine. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.55 a.m 11'`q(lt t , from New York, for London. 1.44 ,-,Wella e a sle °ga Southampton, Ashburton, Sea Queen, e tr opre Y 4, with several others, for the river. ." 411 1 bound are preparing to weigh. ktto k t „ FIRM AND Loss OF LIFE. Shortly ea o'clock this morning the inhabitants of St. lkl l 4" e t '1)1.-t;kee!-htreet, were aroused by an extensive fire, t hot i 'Llry " cut on the premises of the White Swan, ZIII - „ e Pae ..- „ -"I t Fleet -street, and which . was, in a very Of time, laid completely in ruins. Property, tV,, ° ft i ° f several hundreds of pounds, independently 714;: ) ,Ye il d -4 ,°f the stock on the premises, was entirely lt ti „ ive regret to state that the servant, who 41 the third floor, periAgti, ---`~ SHARE MARKETS. Thz DA Y.) RAILWAYS. id., RAILWAYS. Closinc Prices day. Bo :Jaen dons UN day. Aberdeen 8. %lag. Nottrg. Bost and Eastn. Janet_ .11 Belfast & Ballymena. .11 Binning. Wolvorh. & 4tour Valley ...... 9 aLrkenhd. Lanesh. di Cheshire Junet 11 i)o. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. .9 Do., £20... O Rlyth &Tyro origina , £25 (issd. £•4is , O Bristol and Exeter ' • Cale.lonlan s. Carmarthen and Car 22 1 , 25 3i St. W St. 10 10 2L digan 11 i.Thester Holybeaei .11 stork. and Bandon ll (7:ork, Black, &Pas, .0 C:n-nwall ."rieff .Junction 15 Dui Bo] fastjuite 611 Dundee Perth , .1.1 Do. New 10 East Anglian.... kb Eastern Counties.... : , :astern Union, Stock B Stock..... 8. Do., New A..... 10 East Lancashire Edinbnrgb St Glastp , 11 Edinb. and Peebles /0 Edin.Prth &Duncb-c . 10 1 'orth & Clyde Jun, 50 all Furness 20 all Do. Extension..... ... 'St. 100 Glasgow&S. Westo - St. 100 Great Northern__ St. 100 Do., A. Stock St 1 00 Do., B. Stock St. JO 'lt. Sth. &West.are St. 10() Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai 20 4: 20 1 , 10 1 50 Y. 25 Al I 20 I A.] St. Ii 25 St. 1.01 10 i al Gua. Stk . 12 all Irish South-Easter 50 ell i,a master & Carlis I 6 i 43 Do., Thirds 16, 4 Do. New Thirds St. It ,0 Laneash.andYorksi 193 all Do., Fifths 14 111 03. -st. Riding , 20 all iiiv: TA Ur, 20 11-4 all London & Blaekwa. St. 100 1„ond. Bright & St. 100 :iond. and N. West, 20 16 Do. Fifths 10 53 Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B„, ' 123 22' Do. Eighths St 100 London andS. West 50 124 Do., £5O 40 34 Do., £4O 25 all Lndrryda Col erain, 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk St. (00 Nfanch.Slief & Linch 25 all Do. She , No. ) 3e 2s 4 )0., Mau. & Lin, Un St. 100 Midland St. WO )0. Birmng. &Derb3 50 all Widld. G. West. (Ire, 25 223 Do. Half Shares 00 all Newcastle & Carlisle . .5. Newmkt.BuryEsten. 21" 213 Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd 50 $ Newry & Enniskillet 20 all Newry Warrenpoin, and Rostrevor....... St. 1.00 Vorfolk 50 3 i Northn.Counties Un 3t. 100 lorth British 16 all ,north Devon, No. 1 1.6 all Do., No, 2 8 A Deferred 8 all Do., B Guaranteed 100 v. Eastern—Berwiel 25 20 Do. do. Extension 25 13 G.N.E. Purch 50 all Do. Loads St. ;110 Do. York 50 41: 'forth London ,. .0 all Do. Now £lO .0 3 1 V.&S.Wstrn.,liamp stead, and City Jn., 7 Cora Statfordshiri-. 11 f orth Western 11 1. &S. Westrn. Jun 4., 4uneaton, -ind Leicester ixford, Worcester, A. Volverliampton 8 'ortsmouth 4!ottish Central Scottish Midland ..iirewsby. k flora, 41tropshire Union 'ontli Devon loath Eastern.. outh Wales . Vrksh. dt Ri v. Dry Jo 20 I 20 al 10 al LO St. st. 0. al 2 taineq, Wok. &Wol Stockton Darli 4tclkton & Hartlepl Vale _ 9 lo.£lo shares. )o. Pref., No. 1 1 t Mantes Haven Doel and 11:kilway 11 Vale of Neath 11 Naterf I. & Kilk our, 11 Vaterford&Litner , 8 Nest Cornwall__ , 3 rest End of Loncloi and Crystal Palace 11 Nest London :is. Wimbledn&Croydot 20i - 21, 4i - ••• ..." 84 - 8 13 - 12. 16 - 17 74 - 601 90 - 63i - 64. ii - Ki 3 - 2 5i - 6 14 - 15 t - 23 2J - 22 72 - 73 56 58 2d par 20 2 70 - 72 89i - 90, 72 - • 6 - 128 90 92 64i - 654 58 - 60 72 - 74 5 - 7 5 7 7 77! 7 8 97 99i 100. i..d i - i 85 - 86 8 7i 7i - 64 24 - 24 7i - 81 . 69 - 40 - 42 11 - 9 11 - 24 48 156 31 at, 29 30 9 5 7 72 73 7 64. 4} 3i 121 121 494 49 50i '0 1 d par Ad 4/ -9/ 5/ 1 d ar 29. - 30 .00 1(2 64 - 66 ••• ''''' 4 - 41 61 16i 3 4 22 - 4 5 -• 64 6 . -- 7 FOREIGN. A tit werp& Ito tto rdam Eastu. June. I Beziers to Onissessae Rombay,l3aroda,and Central In dia.Serip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon., Dutch Rhenish . Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. Eylension Do. 4i p. C. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben. , con. into Stk. till '6.3 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc, Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent Great Luxembourg Constituted Shan* Do. Obligations. Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '60.. Dn. do., '73, without option Efamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Ltko Conet. & Basle Lucca dr Pistoj a 5 p.c. prof Lyons and Geneva Lyons di Moditerran Niadras ,Do. Now Maria Antonia Do. do. New Va.mur & Liege (witl interest) ••••-•••••••• Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do 20/ Shs late Char term and Erquehnes guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 221/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. o (fmy.B.drAms.Shs ; "gorwegianTrunkPrel Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Ronen 1 ParisCaen & Chorbrg Rouen and Havre ' Royal Danish Royal Swedish timbre and 'Mouse Do. 5i p. cent. Pref iouthern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) We'st Flanders Do 5 per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden 1 Zealand •JOINT-STOI Australasia .., British Colonial Bank and Loan Company Brithh N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bilk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial o f Lond English Scottish and Australian Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia Pitto New Loudon and County.. London Joint Stock.. Lond. & Wertininstei National Provincia of England Do. New National of Ireland Now South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation. Provincial of Ireland Do. Now Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co ' uth Australia ITnion of Anstralia: `Do. Now IJOina of Loud 3.1 8 1 la 3 i -ip 2 - 14 331 - 331 5 - 2 - lf - •9 *i 9i - 8i 47 491 87 89 2 h On par ip 2i - 3 2t - 3 17i - 18 96 - 98 95 - 97 101 - 103 92 94 19 - 20 98 - 100 Air - 2ip - P 1 lip 6i - 7i 3if - 341 121 -12 i -4i I 211 - 22 pl 47 49 39 41 Pro 21 22 ld par 2 li 4 7i 8i .•• "''' ••• ... - pm ... -- ••• 3i - 4 - ii 6i - 7i iii = 18i BANKS. 82 -- 84 l.• • ---- • d— i•d ''''' ••• 24 - 21 20i -21 A ;a IP 1 ai ie 39 - 41 38 40 64 - 66 7 -- 9 dr. 9.9 Pat Pi St. Li 12 50 & 1.3.1 'OII t 5 I a St. I 25 2- :40 ?.0 I t 20 tt] (0 14 ' 46 12A 60 23i THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVRNING, MARCH 14, 1855. er , )?rp -0,1 1• l ift 4. ll) 0,44 , fer t tnanded the Light Cavalry Brigade, and joined them at Scutari in May last. He arrived after two portions of his regiments ha'l come, but they had not all arrived. They went from thence to Varna about the 3d June ; but there was no particular provision made there for the reception of the troops. Ho thozght there were great defects in the system of disembarking cavalry—it ought to be improved. The weather was fine when they were there. Forage had arrived for the horses. They encamped outside the town, but removed from there in a few days. We went to Devna. Whilst there sickness broke out amongst the troops, but the brigade he commanded was most fortunate in this respect, and did not suffer mate rially. Chairman—What wa3 the encampment at Devnal The Earl of Cardigan—lt was very good, and very near some water. There were then four regiments of I cavalry and some of horse artillery—in all about 1,200 men. They had plenty of room for all purposes. He could not attribute the sickness of the men from crowding. Chairman —Was there any difference in the position of your men when sickness broke out from what it was before Leasing Cumpans. losinsi Pru e, this day rtuii.oBB this day. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. DONCASTER RACES, (Tills DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BETTING-ROOM STAKES. Flyaway Sicily Lady Tatton ....... 2 Seven ran. DONCASTER. HANDICAP. .lossey Freddy Alonzo Twenty-one ran. JUVENILE STAKES. Diminutive Gipsy Girl Four rub SCURRY STAKES. Toe Earl of Cardigan—None whatever. He lost 50 or 160 men in a very short time. His men were well sup . plied with fresh meat, and bread, and biscuits. The bread was at first very La-I; but he complained to head quarters, and it improved. The brigade afterwards re turned to Varna for embarkation for the Crimea ; and ; i for the time encamped on favourable ground. It was said to be a healthy spot, but he feared not, as there were reports that the proximity of the lake was preju dicial. The embarkation was conducted with facility, and without accident, by means of rafts. On arriving in the Crimea the disembarkation was also well conducted, and in man-of-war boats. Chairman—l believe the weather was very bad when you arrived ? Earl of Cardigan—Yes, it was. The directions given to the men, however, were to go on shore without their tents. He was sent by order of Lord Raglan to cut off an advance of Russian cavalry supposed to be proceeding from Odessa, but he heard nothing of them, and returned to the camp very late, and the men had to bivouack in the open air. They arrived at Balaklava oa the 26th September. After the battle of the Alma they remained on the ground two days, to bury the dead, and they then marched onwards. We lost no men at Alma ; they were exposed to fire, but were not called into action. All the forage that could be pro cured was provided for his brigade in the Crimea at first, but after the action at Balaklava the supply was by no means so good. Just previously to Inkerman great want of forage existed. He attributed this to the great difficulties which had to be encountered in bringing it up from Balaklava. 400 horses had to be shot after the charge at Balaklava, and 360 were killed in that action. At first there was no great sickness amongst the men, but after November they suffered greatly. Chairman—How were they supplied with provisions Earl of Cardigan—Up to the time he left the Crimea in December he bad heard of no complaints in this re spect. They had hospital tents attached te the brigade, but they were not very well adapted to the purpose. The horses suffered, during November, very much from ex posure. As to medical attendance, so far as his brigade was concerned he never beard of a deficiency. There were two commissaries attached to the brigade ; and they exerted themselves to the utmost, and discharged their duties very efficiently. When he left the clothing of the men was becoming very ragged and worm out. No winter clothing had arrived. Some persons bad been sent to Constantinople in November to obtain winter clothing for his men, but when he arrived there he found them still there ; not having suc ceeded in accomplishing the object of their mission. He believed it was at first supposed that the troops would not winter in the Crimea. The weather then had become Corin.... ......... liaxby Seven ran. HUNT STEEPLECHASE. The Hero .... Golden Hue.. Stamforth Eleven rao. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER, Mr. HEYWOOD brought in his Marriage Law Amendment Bill, which was read a first time, and or dered to be read a second time on Wednesday, the 18th of April. PRIVATE BILL. The Gateshead Quays and Improvements Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. PETITIONS. Mr. MUNTZ and several other hon. members pre- sented petitions in favour of the Friendly Societies Bill. Mr. A. PELLATT and Mr. WILLIAMS presented similar petitions from the trade societies of Southwark and Lambeth. PUBLIC RECORDS. Mr. MACARTNEY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether any and what arrangements were in con templation for the management and preservation of the public records in the Bermingham Tower, owing to the death of the Earl Stanhope, late keeper of said records? Mr. HORSMAN said no arrangement bad yet been come to, but the subject was now under th e considera on of the Lord-Lieutenant. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. P. SCROPE said he had no objection to that part of the bill which consolidated the law relating to friendly societies, but he could not assent to the appoint. ment of a commission, which the bill proposed, for the regulation of these societies. Many of these societies, which entered into distinct engagements, ought not to have the prestige conferred upon them of being sanc tioned by act of Parliament. His own opinion was, that they ought merely to sanction societies affording relief in case of sickness, and supported by monthly sub scriptions, but be strongly objected to lending the au ' thority of Parliament to societies which took money from t ion ca in s g e the loss them off a theirthe m m e e v m e b r y e r s d i u s t p a o n n t the i c o o d n . d i o n n t e h f e p fi e n r s s would be lightly felt if the society miscarried either from defective calculations or mismanagement ; but in the second case the loss would fall heavily indeed upon the vast majority of the members. Sir G. GREY thought the object of the bill was most useful. It proposed to consolidate the law of friendly. societies ; it was not a new bill, because a similar mea sure was before the house last session, when it was re ferred to a select committee, and this bill was the re sult of that inquiry. Mr. BRIGHT said he hal been too late to present some petitions in favour of this bill, but perhaps he might be allowed to state what was the purport of the petitions. One was signed by 1,700 heads of families connected with three friendly societies in Manchester, and they approved of the bill as a whole. Mr. A. PELLATT said the bill had been some time before the working-classes connected with these socie ties, who well knew how to take care of their own affairs, and they cordially approved of the measure. The house then went into committee on the bill. Clauses from 1 to 5 inclusive were agreed to. On clause six, Mr. MICHELL said the clause proposed to establish a Dosed of Commissioners for regulating friendly so cieties, but receiving no_salaries the commissioners would not be responsible to any one for the due performance of their duties. It IT as quite sufficient that there should be a registrar, and therefore he moved the omission of this clause. very bad. The Chairman—At that time had the men a change of clothing ? The Earl of Cardigan—The men landed in patrol order ; that was _with a blanket and a spare shirt, and were ordered to leave their valises behind. Those who subsequently obtained the latter were better off than those who were not so fortunate. The valises were left behind to relieve the horses of the weight. The horses, however, were in excellent condition, and the weight of the valises had been diminished, many articles having been left out. Mr. Ellice—Do you think, then, it would have inter fered with the efficiency of the horses if they had car ried the valises Lord Cardigan—My opinion is that it would not. The condition of the rien as to boots and shoes when he left was very bad indeed. By General Pcel—lt was not until aster the battle of Inkerman that it was generally understood that tho army wag to winter in the Crimea. He should say it would scarcely be possible for borers to exist throughout a Crimean winter without a proper supply of hay forage. In reply to Mr. Ellice, his lordship said he had no ticed the filthy condition of the town and harbour of Balaklava ; and stated that he understood the Turks were called upon to clean the foraler, but that there was some objection to their having been so employed. They were afterwards offered pay for their labour, but without producing any effect. No attempt whilst he was there was male to clean out the harbour ; but he should think it might have been cleaned out in a couple of days. Capt. Christie, be believed, was considered as the chief authority in the harbour. The system which prevailed in the harbour, however, was in contra vention of all order or regularity. Whilst Capt. Chris tie and his staff were supposed to command the harbour and to have the management of all vessels in it, they seemed to be subject to the orders of any man-of-war who might come into the port. Mr. Ellice—Are you aware that large amounts of stores and forage came in transport vessels to Balaklava, and went away again and made one or two trips back wards and forwards before discharging their cargoes ? Lord Cardigan replied that he was aware of such hav ing been the case. A vessel laden partially with boots came and went away in this manner ; but he could not say positively whether this was at the time when the men wanted boots most—but they were always needful. As far as his own opinion went he thought an officer with full powers of control and sole authority ought to be stationed at Balaklava, to manage the harbour. Mr. Ellice--Then you are of opinion that the pesti ferous State of the port of Balaklava, and the deficiency in the stores was attributable to the absence of any con trol or individual authority ? Lord Cardigan—l am clearly of that opinion. By Mr. Layard.—The horses could have subsisted on chopped straw and barley as well as hay. The Turkish cavalry subsisted upon hay and by green food. It might not be prudent to depend upon supplies of hay from home when a protracted campaign was anticipated. The officers'horses were covered at night but it was with cloth ing purchased at their own expense—the others were of course exposed at their pickets. When he left he was not aware that any huts had been erected for the shelter of the horses. He did not think any old sails procured from the ships would have made very useful covering for horses. He constantly saw Commissary-General Filder. He never came to the brigade to see what was wanted. He (Lord Cardigan) did not conceive it to be his duty. When heleft the horses were not in a fit state for active service. 1 number of Russian horses were given to the light cavalry, but were not used long on account of their being not sufficiently active for cavalry purposes. They were, however, used for draught horses, for which they were more adapted. The original strength of the Light Cavalry Brigade when they first went to the Crimea was 1,250 men ; but when he left there were only 300 fit for service. He was not aware of the means by which the wounded were removed after the Bala klava charge ; indeed, he never heard where the missing men were until the surgeons reported that they were on board ship. lie had noidea how the surgeons got them there. Ths sick, however, were always removed by the ambulance carts. Mr. La,yard—How were the supplies of medical stores ? Lord Cardigan replied that he bad beard complaints in Bulgaria—but none in the Crimea in this particu!ar. ' There was a veterinary surgeon to each regiment. He did not think the horses suffered from want of shoes, for they did not wear out so rapidly as on hard roads. In reply to Sir J. Pakington, his lordship said be had never visited Kamiesh Bay. By Lord Seymour—The tents which were supplied to his brigade were not defective ones ; and be had never heard the men complain of them. The manner in whieo the horses were disembarked was by r afts, which were towed by the men-of-war boats. By Col. Lindsay—Ho did not think it was possible to construct a shelter fora brigade of cavalry hor ;es by ex cavating the ground, and covering it with timber. The a the artillery. ware train fe 7:asb but whether i s tn t h i o n etl e - te f orw from eso e a r an l raygnema horsesi g n u h t mabtet answer arheldi s e • t e wo ry :t ' i hg m, e e i ol siege e f ag o e r His lordship then retired. Mr. Macdonald, the correspondent of the Tiincs, ad- ' ministering the sick and wounded fund raised by that journal, was next examined. In reply to Mr. Ellice, be stated that he first went to Scutari in November last. Before he went out he had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle, and Dr. An. drew Smith on the subject of his mission ; and bath of them expressed a conviction that such a fund as that raised by warns of the Times /ml 4 be of very litt,ls 64, Mr. SOTHERON said he proposed so to limit the functions of the commission, th3t its duties should be confined to simply giving inf irmation to friendly so cieties as to their powers and the construction of their rules. The commission knowing what bad been done by existing societies, would be able to advise the founders of new societies as to the best mode of proceeding for the attainment of the object they might have in view. Mr. B LINES thought the bill would be just as good without this clause as with it, because it was exceedingly doubtful whether an unpaid commissioner would effi ciently discharge its duties, even though they were con fined to simply giving advice and information. If, however, the committee determined to retain the spirit of the clause for the sake of establish ing a Board of Advice, the wording of the clause should be regulated as to stop the duty of the commis sion with the mere giving of advice to those who might choose to apply for it. Mr. BA.I.VRoW objected to the commission altogether. He was opposed to friendly societies, which undertook life assurance or annuity business ; they should be con fined of sickness, and some table of rates should be issued he temporary Government .purposes, whole country. such as providing for applicable generally to the Mr. HENLEY urged Mr. Sotheron, who had charge of the bill, to withdraw the clauses relating to this com mission, with a view to a reconsideration of the subject before bringing up the report. Mr. SOTHERON accepted this proposal, and asked leave to withdraw clauses 6,7, and 8. Mr. MICHELL observed that, as the question was to be r2considered, he would suggest that an actuary should be substituted for the7comnaissions, with power to give advice and regulate rates. Mr. ADDERLY thought the appointment of a Go ♦ernment actuary would be most objectionable. Cl auses 6,7, and 8, were then struck out. Clauses 10 to 18, inclusive, were agreed to, after a brief discussion. Clause 19 was negatived. The remaining clauses of the bill were agreed to with out any important amendment. The house then resumed. CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS ACT CON TINUANCE BILL. This bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED. On the order of the day for bringing up of the report of Supply, Mr. STAFFORD said it had been his intention to can the attention of the house at this stage to the present state wounded in the East, but und er t h e c i rcums t ances h e would ask the house to po s t pone th e re p or t un til Friday, o y f , in the order ic eto giveal arr angements for the sick and biro an opportunity of bringing ri md the matter forward. On tl-e suggestion of Mr. WILSON, and after a few words from Mr. F. PEEL, Mr. STAFFORD agreed to bring the subject forward on the motion fur adjournment of the house on Friday night. SUPPLY. The report of the commissariat estimates was brought up and a g reed to. DEAN FOREST BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. Some other business on the paper having been disposed of, the house adjourned at six o clock. ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM MITTEE - (THIS DAY.) The inquiry was resumed this morning at the usual hour. _ . _ --. There was, as usual, quite a crush for the occ u p a ti on of the space assigned to t he p ublic . The first witness call ed was Colonel Kinlock. In reply to Mr. D rummond, he s tated that he had ire was told that the pl an was very s o ut mightgt g h e e s t ha e er d ma t iy o v. a L n o t r a d ge Cardigan eu ely Purchased and in Spain for th e use good, but very exp ensive. That vras in March. purchasingrevisly given to th e Treasury 500 at 241. 10 s. eac h . Three months afterw ards, howev er, he was sent for by the Treasury , and was or dered to proceed to Spain for the purp ose of collecting mules ; The and estimatel i e s u cceeded hehad in p eras 301. each. The first 300 of them were embarked at Barcelona, 14 days after they were bought ; the others remained there from September until the middle of De cember. He could not state at what cost they were maintained during that period, as the commissariat kept the accounts. Mr. Ellice—How many mules could you have obtained l Witness—As many as I chose. By Mr. Layard—lle superintended the embarkation of the mules, and he believed the delay in the transport arose from defects in the service. They had a good supply of forage on the voyage. Major-General the Earl of Cardigan was next called upon for examination. is reply to the chairman, he st ated that be eQui. - _ _ - 7 :‘ ,.. E ,c7at V , a , 7 E 8 ~E \ f t. 4 asla% -ef -. a- -,' "' . 4 vantage. They admitted hearing reports that had THE 002V.DITIQNS TFIE ,„, ~,,,,,,„,.... reached this country to the effect that there was great WILL ACCEPTI,—'•" i' ti, ,, suffering from want amongst the sick and wounded at ; '• ea, - - esA)s , \ saerefarq — a - ' ae -4- ' - ' , - , e - ' Scutari, but they doubted them, and stated that if wants A letter received from Paris this moreikgX-laaai ns 4., , ever existed they would have by that time ceased. Dr. following interesting particulars :—The ideasjs beeam- eae M . Smith appeared to state this as a matter of conviction. ing more general among politidal men — Tore v at "' Mr. Ellice—Having stated these opinions as conveyed to you by the Duke of Newca s tl e an d D r. Smith, have favourably than before of the feasibility of peace the goodness to state to the committ ee what you found the Emperor of Austria is disposed t o thi n k more without the terrible alternative of the deetruo on your arrival, tion of Sebastopol, which can hardly be demanded Mr. Macdonald said he found two hospitals at Scu- of the Russians themselves, and which, after so long tail, one the General Hospital ; and the other a sup- and so painful a siege, the Allied armies .hav e f a il e d pleinentary or Barrack Hospital. The form er was the of effecting. It is said that the Emperor of Austria medical head- quar t ers, b u t th e l a tt er was th e l arger of does not, on reflection, think that the opening of the the two. There were also two convalescent hospitals— I Danube, the freedom of the navigation of the Black one a Turkish hulk and another an English vessel. He had no idea of the number of sick and wounded in these ! elusive protection of the Danubian provinces, are con hospitals and aboard affix, vessels, as there were great Sea, and the surrender on the part of Russiasof the ex cessions of small value ; and that, as an equivalent confusion and irregularity in the manner in which the for the integrity of Sebastopol, the liberty to the returns of deaths were made. maritime Powers to erect fortresses, or military posts Mr. Ellice—Who was at th e h ea d o f th e medical de- on the southern coast of the Euxine on points such as partrnent of those establishments ? Betoum, Trebizond, or Sinope, would be a sufficient Mr. Macdonald—Dr. Menzies, and all tnese hospitals guarantee for the original objects of the war, the were under his direction and superintendence. He had inlependenee and integrity of the Chtoinan Em a very inadequate Ala' until the arrival of the Vectis, ' pi re , and again for- the security of our Indian with nurses and a medical- staff, in November. The : possessions. Not eithstanding the tone of th e l a t e general hospital, being origin a lly b u il t f or no hospital, presented a bett e r appear ance th an t h e other. It was . Ilusaan manifesto, the Emperor Francis . Joseph much more quiet, and contained b e d s; an d so Esr the believes that the Czar wou!d accept suc h conditions, men were well provided for. It was i n t en d e d at first to 1 and is anxi o u s to i m press upon E ng l an d t h at they , ought to be taken into serious considerati on . Th ere reserve it at first for seve re cases, but the m ore ex- ' ' are p anxious to ' pa idea that tended aecotno ration in the barrack ho s p i t a l rendered England ersone will net be regardless ro of p such gate the arguments, and of tha consigned. her ow n u l t i mate convictions. But the same it the place to whi c h th e wors t cases were subsequent; i dea subsequently that sh e will not fail t i impress her pOwerfal Ally with Mr. Ellice—Were there any bedsteads in that hos- sufficiency of such an arrangement is not attribntedto the . pital ? Emperor of the French, who, we are told, e is likely to Mr. Macdonald.—One-third of the patients he should be the great, if not the only obstacle to peace, and whose . say were on bedsteads • the other two-thirds being in equanimity has been disturbed by the turn which beds upon the floor, l e th e genera l h os pit a l there matters are said to have taken at Vienna. The was a deficiency of beds, but oth e r w i s e th e patients Emperor's journey t o th e C r i mea, wh i ch _ has as were well provided f or . H e th o ught th e " orderly" sumed so many phases, is also said to be postponed system as it was carried on in our service was most ob- i n consequence of the views entertained at Vienna, jectionable. Th e men were no t fitt e d for their duty, and the Emperor of Austria is said once more to and they lived in the wards amongst the patients, which have urged the postponement, if not the abandon frequently rendered them victims to the pestilential air. went of it, with as much persistence as before—at least The flows of the barrack hospital werebad ; indeed, it had until something decisive shall have been resolved by the undergone but l i t t l e preparation as an hospital. It was, in statesmen who compose the Conference. In confirmation fact, in such a state that there was but little hope of a of the effect of the news from Vienna, the Emperor is patient recovering within the usual period, At the described as uncertain about fixing the date of his depar. time of his arrival he should say there were from 1,500 ture ; and great stress was laid on the counter order to 1,800 patients in the barrack hospital. Not being head-quarters the medical st a ff was inade qu given to the Guides a few d a y s ago . Th a t coun t er the arrival of the Vectis. The t wo supplemental shi ate, until order appears, however, to have been owing only to • hospitals lay in the Golden Herr. There were no beds ence to their departure. The Emperor spoke of his jour 11tho men, except 25 in the Turkish hulk. P matters of detail in the corps itself, and had no refer r. Ellice—How were the patients as to the state of officers whose regiments he had reviewed, and the Abe ir clothing ? necessaries for encampment have been distributed to nays as certain at the dinner given on Sunday to the Mr. Macdonald—They were very poorly clad, and the officers of the household. It must be a powerful many of them had nothing but their coats. Those who cause indeed which would oblige him to give tip this were not provided with beds lay upon the floor in the long-cherished project, and, notwithstanding all that has clothes in which they arrived, or in their blankets. been said, I still doubt whether that cause has been as There were about 650 men in the two vessels. He should yet found. think when he arrived there were 2,800 patients of all descriptions in the four hospitals. That was previous to the battle of Inkerman. After the arrival of the fresh patients the hospitals were greedy overcrowded, but they were much more comfortable. The ladies and nurses had arrived and supplied those wants in the way of attendance which were so much felt previously. Still there was little real improvement. The first visit he made to the hospital he found the men cheerful and apparently at ease, but on his second visit they were despondent and silent. The purveying department was not worthy the name. The first purveyor who was sent out was Mr. Ward, a per son upwards of 70 years of age, who was exhausted by a walk from the general to the barrack hospital, a distance of a quarter of a mile. He had two assistants and two boys—a most inefficient staff. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe only visited the hospitals once to his know ledge ; and he believed that the only consul who took Dardanelles. any active interest in them was Mr. C a l ver t, o f the Mr. Ellice—Well, then, you arrived at Constantinople with large supplies of money, to be applied to the pro motion of the comforts of the sick ? THE BASIS OF THE CONVENTION BE TIVLEN FRANCE AND PRUSSIA. Mr. Macdonald—Yes. Most of the things he sup plied were bought at Constantinople, with the exception of tea. The things of which there was a positive defi ciency in the hospitals were tea, arrow root, sago, sugar, port wine, Marsala, brandy, and a variety of other mat ters ; and those he supplied—as also clothing, of which there was likewise a great want. Mr. Ellice—What was the condition of the sick and wounded who arrived ? The Hamburg News gives the following under date of Vienna, Bth, as the bases of the Convention now in course of negotiation between Prussia and France : Mr. Macdonald—No language can describe their de plorable condition. They were almost destitute of cloth ing; and frequently without bed utensils and articles re quired for personal cleanliness ; and sometimes without medicines. Four hours was the average time occupied in disembarkation, and laying the men on their beds. No proper means of transporting the sick and wounded were provided by the authorities, and the stretchers were of a very uncomfortable character, and not fitted for the purpose. Sometimes in bad weather they were taken to the hospitals without covering. Mr. Ellica—Can you tell us what was the condition zenerady of the sick and wounded on board ship when they arrived Mr. Macdonald—Some of them were without shoes, or with such as one observed upon mendicants. Their shirts had been thrown away from utter disgust at their filthiness. Their persons were covered with vermin. Their trowsers were torn into shreds—their coats were ranged, and only hung on their backs. Some were with out coats at all, and others wore the coats of comrades who had 'died on the passage. Fresh clothes could not be supplied to them at the hospitals, and be was obliged to step in and minister to their wants out of the fund at. his disposal. At the same time, however, ample supplies of clothing could have been obtained at Constantinople, where he himself bought some. For five weeks a'ter his arrival there was no washing done. Dirty clothes were put under the patients' beds, covered not only with ver min but excrement. Miss Nightingale, on her arrivn l , took immediate steps to endeavour to remedy this state of things, and the floors were cleaned. There yeas a laundry attached to the hospital, but by some reason or other it Lad become filled with chopped straw, and was so up to the time h e l e ft. It was tinder stood that the washing department was under the direc tion of the purveyor. [At this portion of the evidence Mr. Macdonald handed to the committee a list of the articles which he had been the =means ( f distributing by means of the Tiiita fund He then went on to state that he paid a visit to the Crimea in September, but was only at Balaklava a few days The object of his going was to see th e manner i n w hi c h a quantity of things h had forwarded there had 'been made use of. Whilst there he inspected the hos pitals. With them he had no cause of complaint, but wherever the medical and purveying depart ments were concerned difficulties ware sure to arise ; and there were various deficiencies, such as in port wine, arrow-root, sometimes of opium, although from Constantinople, which was the first mar ket in the world for that article, of course unlimited supplies might have been obtained. " Ist. Prussia shall send a special delegate to the Conferences at Vienna. 2d. She shall pledge herself to employ coercive measures against Russia in case she shall reject the interpretation of the four points as una nimously accepted by the other powers. In case Prussia shall be in the minority in a vote, she reserves to herself the complete liberty of her resolutions ; she would not, however, be averse to coming to an ulterior understand ing with Austria, and would be even disposed to even tually protect the frontier countries of Austria." :gr. Ellice—Whose duty was it to make arrangements for the providing of tl • e comforts ? Mr. Macdonald—lt was the duty of the purveyor, who bore the same relation to the hospital as the coin missary did to the army generally. The supply of opium would depend on the apothecary, vtho was another very old officer. He did not think the medical inspector had any control over tilos, two officers. Whilst at Balaklava he noticed the condition of the harbour, which was a perfect cesspool, and there was an intolerable effluvia from the burial ground. He attrributed the mismanagement of the hospital to the want of their organisation under a single head. He returned to Scutari in February last. Mr. Ellice— Did you find any improvement on your return there ? Mr. Macdonald—Yes, much improvement. Dr. Cumming was established there as medical inspec tor, and for the first time the hospital had a superintend. ing head. New hospitals had also been erected at Rhodes and Smyrna, and additional supplies had been sent out. The arrangement as to hos pitals had been made previously to the arrival of the English army ; but the French had take❑ care to make due provision in this respect, and their manage ment was excellent. 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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) JUVENILE TIIIEVES.—To/ob Owen, 15, and J o h n Larkin, 13, were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing a scarf , a pair of gloves, and a shoe horn, t t h h t re e e se p et r ; : G p i c e re r o t so y vf c o tn f Dr.hoor-sq prosecutor,uHaraem. l n John naßt stated that ho 2 ap 6 i. o Upperfootman, a Bo quar ter-past u o ai k rn- ter-past nine on Saturday night the prisoners came to the house with some wood, and remained in the hall for about five minutes while witness took the wood down stairs. When witness returned he found the pri soners had gone, and at once missed the ar ticles named in the charge which he bad seen safe just before. Witness immediately suspected pri soners to be the thieves, and yesterday he proceeded to prisoners' employers, where he saw them and taxed them with the theft, which they directly admitted, and said they had sold the thin gs t o an orange woman, ' in Oxford-street. He the n gave them in charge. The prisoners were remanded till INlonday next. DRUNE2N MEDICAL STUDENTS. ---Robert Mourso;,i and ilidyston, two medical students residing in Ver non-place, Bloomsbury-square, were each fined 20'. for having been drunk and riotous, the over night, in the Haymarket. MONEY MARKET.—Money in the Stock Exchange continues ab un d an t. I n th e discount market the supply of money continues good, and a state of increased ease is anticipated after the paymenteof the April dividends, although as long as the Bank rate is maintained at 5 per cent. the gradual accumulation at that establishment, consequent upon the contraction of their discount bug• tiofth will prevent any marked &dist out of dom. PORTSMOUT.H ELECTION. The polling for this borough commenced at eight o'clock yesterday (Tuesday) morning, and closed at four, with the subjoined results, Lord Monck commencing with a considerab!e majority, which was maintained throughout the day. There are about 3,200 good voters in the borough, so that it will be seen that a large num ber did not record their votes. Monck. Gaselee. 9 o'clock 125 12 o'clock.. 576 4 o'clock 1478 - 473 Majority for Lord Monck 1,005 _ _ _ The dockyard and other establishments gave those of their men who are electors two hours to record their votes. It is usual to give half a holiday on such occa sions, but the exigencies of the public service would not permit of this at the present time. At the conclusion of the poll Lord Monck thanked the electors for the Confidence they had displayed in himself and the Government of Lord Palmerston by re turning him by so overwhelming a majority, and he promised that that confidenoe should meet with every return on his part. BANKRUPTCY COURT.—At this court yesterday an in vestigation cinder the estate of Mr. R. Jackson showed the extent into which the bankrupt had entered in ac commotlation bill transactions with Mr. E. Oliver, of Liverpool. In the case of Mr. S. M. Krohn, wholdaly traded under tl.e firm of Jihron Brothers, a surrender was accepted, be having just returned from New York. The Gape Torch 111«11, of the 27th January, Fay that the treasurer of the Pattiotio Fund bad already in hand 1,400/., the first-fruits of Cape Town alone, and that collectioies were still going on. Ti .o Journal de F, anefort states that there is no truth is the report which has teen current that the Russian Government ha, formed the project of selling its North Ametican p , sses,ions t) the United States. No such project, it declares, has ever existed. STEIZNpALE BENNETT'S CONCERTS.-The fist of Mr. Bennett's eleventh annual series of classical cham ber-conetr s took place last night at the Hanover-square Rooms, which we are happy to say were crowded in every part on the occasion by a fashionable audience. TRADE AND NAVIGATION RETURNS. —The annual ac counts of the trade and navigation of the United King dom for 1553, prepared in the statistical department of the Board of Trade for presentation to Parliament, are now issued in a large quarto volume of 322 pages. Mr. Fonblanque has re-cast the form of the tables, which now exhibit the movements of ships and commerce with greater facility than was possible under the arrange ment bequeathed by his predecessors. The information under the bead of Import Accounts, which, under the out any sacrifi ce o f d t i h s now,ht C aa o hv u lee r s t b, e e n ies e n y a a d r d r fd n o gr to thec ment, was furnished in two sets of e first gri t i e t e n e s e in e aw x n h hd i i b cs i hh t pd theyp i i n ng o a n pc e op , leu w arnr i t columns :- show the relative. employment of British and foreign vessels in conveying the several articles to this country.. The form of the export and shipping accounts has been extended to admit of additional classifications of information, and under the denomination of "Addi tional Accounts," much new matter is given. It is pro posed to publish henceforth the miscellaneous, the colo nial, and the foreign statistics in separate volumes. THE RECENT ESCAPE FltOM NEWGATE.—The conviet Bell, one of the three prisoners who recently escapes from Newgate, was arrested yesterday morning, between the Kingsland and Hackney roads. The other two men had been previously captured ; and the reason why Bell has not been apprehended before is that he has been en gaged, with some other well-known clever burglars, in what they call a put-up job in the country, to the extent of about 2,0001. On his arriving in town he was received by the turnkeys of Newgate, who conducted him in safety to secure quarters in that prison. In con sequence of the capture, a committee, composed of Alder men; Wilson, Carter, Cubitt, Sir C. Marshall, Finnic, Sidney, and Kennedy, was immediat e ly summone d to receive the report of the turnkeys who had effected the capture. The inquiry is still pending, and various re ports are in circulation as to the culpability of certain parties within the walls of the prison. This much is certain, that the committee have not come to any con clusion on the subject, and that two of the turnkeys have been suspended from their employment, and have not yet been reinstated. SHOCKING ACCIDENT BY MACHINERY.— A man, name& James Brown, was killed by machinery at Salford, ora Monday afternoon, under the following circ ums t ances:— He was employed to manage a hoist in the machine making shop of Messrs. Higgins, and in consequenee of the damp weather it became necessary to put soft soap on certain parts of the machine to make it run easier. For this purpose he had to get about eight feet higher than the hoist, and, at a distance from him of only 17 feet, there was a ladder to be used for this put.. pose. To save trouble, however, he got into the hoist, and then upon a cross-bar over it, and so began to ascend, putting the,spap on as he went. In this way he appears to have lost sight of the danger he was in, andablemfo almost se h t the inhro.ai Rutter,s r n t g o m o i e n tct. county u t nA h t e ny top rgo o un f e e t s r h t a a building held his Fo h ß ea n d ia w N e A nt rF a l g l a ß in s st co t m he mi p T u T l E le E y i : u h liodue ropes pass, with such force that he was crushed to death the evils of secret diplomacy, when the jury found. Tyne y verdict o a f Accidentalt'c'hthe progress dea death," as vela. tion a committee has been organised at New tle.upon• to diffuse information ea pressed nations. Charles Attwood, Esq., the relation of Great Britain with other States, a nd to employ all possible efforts towards promoting the restor ation"the war, to counteract of the independence of Poland and other op- Joseph Cowan, jun., secretary. From a circular now president, Mr. John Galloway treasurer, and appointed president, bcfore us we gather that the committee "reaffirms the propriety of holding simultaneous meetings through. tion to the reconstruction of Poland. For our part we committee success, and trust these meetings wish the will be held, and that justice to Poland will not be for gotten at them. onldb:)rrove Sr. PETERSBURG.— There are no later niertchaielta.eileathaaa. imperativeout t coun duty,ti7 on unanimity .tSth at tf these meetings t u tis rfe n , ad vices from St. Petersburg, but those received thus far however, 'which has probably since in some measure subsided in the same manner as in will be required to give up favour abletshow f o t r h Emperor a pe a t ce Nicholas_ first feeling, mp w re a hn producedi w Paris and London. Many persons in the city who know the Russian people assert that they have no idea they belief being that if they cede the other points it will suf. five. There are others who consider that Russia has or disarm Sebastopol, their already put forth her greatest strength, and that the conviction at St. Petersburg that this will soon become apparent in the Crimea is so strong that a peace, eves including a limitation of power in the Black sea, wilt be hurried on as fast as possible, so as to secure mode., ate *Gig While through which this:yehidstitelesrihgditanmhyaer. 50 25 12i 121 20 64i 7i 8 981 IN IOOI 901 i 86 5i 69i if St. 2i 10 64 10 10 St. 26! 13A 20 5 1 i 126 126 10 6 11.2 i 12. 124 St. St. 20 12i 25 20 St. 1.0.6! 20 20 20 25 ,;90 Do.. 105 i 'hr. iP, All 44 10- 40 20 20 20 20 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 25 25 10 22: all all 21 3 ~$