The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-29 00:00:00

Irttrb lauttton„ SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 7 agst Miss Mowbray (taken) 100 t o 7 aget Bourton (taken) 15 to 1 agst Dalkeith (taken) 15 to 1 aget Spring (taken) 25 to 1 aget Warner (taken) GREAT METROPOLITAN. 15 to 1 agst Fandango (taken) 20 to 1 aget Dr. O'Toole (taken) 20 to 1 agst Paletot (taken) 25 to 1 agst Winkfield (taken) 25 to 1 agst Redlands (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 2 aget St. Hubert (taken) 4to 1 aget Bonnie Morn (taken) 6to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 offered on the field 30 to 1 aget Andover (taken) 30 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken) 40 to 1 agst Brown Brandy (taken) 50 to 1 eaoh agst Scythian, Knight of St. George, ;tad Bright Phoebus. DERBY. Bto 1 aget St. Hubert (taken). 12 to 1 agst Grasculus Esuriens (taken) 12 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken). 15 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken). 15 to 1 agst Cruiser (taken). 50 to 1 aget Rambling Katie (taken.) 50 to 1 agst Vexation colt (taken) Wolverhampton Races are postponed to Monday next, the sth February. The Entries for the Hardie Race close on Saturday next. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE, OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.) Th• LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at Ave o'clock. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the magistrates and chairman of quarter sessions, complain ingof the expenses incurred in prosecuting petty offences, and praying for a reform in the criminal law of the country. The noble lord entered at some length into the prayer of the petition, and said be was exceedingly glad to see hie noble friend, the Lord Chief Justice, in his place, and hoped that the attention of that noble lord and the Government would be directed to the subject. He therefore begged to bring in a bill to alter the pre sent law. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he was exceedingly glad to inform the noble lord that a bill of a precisely similar object bad been prepared, and was about to be introduced in the other house. He entirely concurred with the noble and learned lord that it was time a mea sure was passed to meet the evil. He did not state this much with the object of stopping the Noble lord ; indeed he thought it was desirable to have both bills printed. Lerd"CAMPBELL hoped that the present session would not pass away without the law being altered. LORD LYNDIURST AND THE MINISTRY. Lord LYNDHURST postponed his motion from Friday till the Monday following. THE CHARGE AT BALAKLAVA. • Lord VIVIAN asked the noble lord the Minister o War whether he had any objection to lay on the table of the house the exact words of the order to charge, in asmuch as there were two versions of the order given, the one being imperative and the other was of a discre tionary character. He asked, therefore, whether they would have any objection to lay the order on the table, or a copy of the original order issued by Lord Raglan. He also wished to know whether he understood the noble duke rightly that it was the intention of the Go vernment to give to the army in the Crimea a clasp for Balaklava. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said he was not dis posed to lay on the table the exact words of the order to which his noble friend referred, for the reason that the circumstance attending it had lead to a correspondence which had been only recently been brought to a close. He did not think, therefore, that it would be fair to the parties con cerned to lay that order before their lordships until the whole of the correspondence which had taken place was ready to be produced at the same time. With regard to this second question with respect to tke Crimea medal, it was intended to give that medal to all those who had taken part in that campaign from its commence ment to the present time. With regard to the clasps for Balaklava, it would only be given to those engaged there. He would take that opportunity of stating that it was the intention of her Majesty to institute a cross of military merit, which should be applicable to all ranks of the army, from the general is command to the youngest private in the ranks. The principle to be adopted in deciding how this order shall be conferral shall be by adjudication of a jury of persons occupying a similar rank to that of the person whose means shall be given as during the order. BILLS OF EXCHANGE BILL. This bill was read a second t me. THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ARMY. Earl (.;REY then rose for the purpose of moving— " That it is the opinion of this house that great evils have arisen from the present division of authority and responsibility in the administration of the army, and that the whole of the busine,s connected with this important branch of the public service, which is now distributed among different offices, ought therefore to be brought under the direct control of a single and well-organised department." CLEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BILLS. On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON, leave was given to bring in a number of private bills. The bills were subsequently brought in and read a first time. STANDING ORDERS. On the motion of Mr. GREEN, the following members were nominated to serve on the select committee on standing orders, viz., Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Henley, Mr. Sotheron, Mr. Thos. Greene, Sir J. Y. Buller, Sir R. Ferguson, Mr. E. Denison, Capt. Jones, Mr. Wright son, Mr. Bramston, and Mr. Thornely. COMMITTEE OF SELECTION. On the motion of Mr: GREEN, the following members were nominated as the committee of selection :—Mr. Sotheron, Sir John Y. Buller, Sir Robt. Ferguson, Mr. Banhara-Carter, and the Chairman of the Select Com mittee on Standing Orders. PETITIONS. A large number of petitions were presented praying for a reduction cf the duty on stage carriages. Mr. BRIGHT presented nine petitions from different parts of the country praying the house to repeal the newspaper stamp. Mr. WATSON presented a similar petition from the printers of Hull. Sir J. SHELLEY presented a petition from the churchwardens of St. James's, Westminster, expressing sympathy for the sufferings of our brave army in the Crimea, and ascribing them to the mismanagement of the authorities under her Majesty's Government, and praying the house to withhold its support from the pre sent Government, in order that a change may be made in its constitution, with a view to secure a more vigo lOU administration of affairs in the Crimea. RECEPTION OF THE WOUNDED IN ENGLAND. • Myg, begg ed to ask Mr. M. MILNES said, in the absence of the right bon. baron e t th e Fi rst L ord of the Admiralty, to whom he had giv en no ti ce of the q the naval lord pr esent wheth-uestion, he beg whether taken place betw een the Admiralty any correspondence had miralty and the autho rities of Portsmouth respecting glect of such authorities makin g thete all necessaryeged ne iar rangement for conveying and succouring soldiers and seamen who had arrived from the seat o f war in the Himalaya ; and if so, whether there wou ld be any ob jection to produce the correspondence! Admiral BERKELEY said he could assur e the hn gentleman that it was 'tot from any n eg l ect that 4th•e right hon. baron e t (Si r J. Graham) wan no t t h ere to an ewer the question, as he was sorry to say the right hon ourable baronet was so extremely unwell as to be confined to his bed. With regard to the question of the honourable gentleman, he could only say that t h e an Williams did not belong either to the army or to the navy, nor was he returned either by the captain cr surgeon of the ship as being on board. He was conveyed in the first place to the Sailors' Home, where he ought to have been re ceived, the authorities having no knowledge of such a person being on board, he having been sent home as but • - a distressed Britis h sub j ect. No public correspon dence bad t aken place on the su bject , his right honourable friend th e ~,, First Lord o o f f the Admiralty had written t o the uperite to make the m ost searchin g in q uiries u :t t r i o ce ng to le s t a t y er, tl d ia e t . requesting him into the case. It was o i r i l!y d a e n .r a it c t t en of a j the surgeon of the sh i p laying that the matt Wtti negle ct ,d w Mr. M. MILNE"; said the answer h was i le ou b c ( e )a n r fn i. ed to the case of the nt.) but his inquiry ( I ) i r e . .- . 1 generally t o th e sic k a nd wounded sold iers a When they arzi.tel they WVI.O improperly calls,: huddled togtther, aid rn,n wed no eousideration ever the hand.; Ut ti. CLISLOIfI-iIJUiO :kut!wr; tILH• Mr. S. EißitlilatT. said, d r2cti if he sail this niat'tr in the newspaper , ', hc lust nu tune in wr:ting to Lord liar. , ins begging that be weel.l institute an inquiry into it, buL he found that his lordship had a l rea d y done so. lie also wrote to the Treasury asking whether there was any truth - in the statement as iar 44 it related to the conduct of the Ctistona-house officere, and he was told that no such de • tention had taken place. He believed the distressing occurrence arose out of an error. An officer was de spatehed to meet the Himalaya with the view of making the necessary arrangements for disembarkin g the men, but before he get back the vessel had arrived in port. THE PATRIOTIC FUND. Colonel NORTH wished to ask whether the widows and orphans of those men who, serving under the Fe. reign Enlistment Bill, may fall during the] present war are to participate in the advantages of the Patriotic Fund ; also, if the widows and orphans of the officers of our army, navy, and marines, who may fall in this war, are to participate in the advantages of that fund ? Mr. S. HERBERT apprehended that the subscribers to the Patriotic Fund intended that it should be directed to the relief of the English army exclusively, and it would not be possible without their consent to apply any por tion of it to a purpose for which it was not originally in- THE "TIMES" AND LORD WINCHILSEA about the few pounds of salt pork for which credit was given to our correspondent in the East, many a poor wounded and sick man at Scutari and Balaklava will not think that the paltry boon was ill-bestowed upon any oie who applied in the name of the Times. (Front the Times of Saturday.) Few sessions have passed of late years without an elaborate attack being made by some member of Parlia ment upon the policy and conduct of this journal ; and last night Lord Winchilsea roered against us with a gwsoaulnid the e r t t r a a in ffi ly c vigourb etween t h vr a t , e s h t u rn t in fo s r te t r he an in d as ß s ia o o f k b fii ui a ld r i s n , have given us the pleasure of hearing his remarks with out leaving the spot where we write. The whole of his vehement address to his brother peers on the course adopted by the Times since the war in the Crimea took an unfavourable turn may, however, be summed up in a single phrase—Lord Winchilsea is not of our opinion. We are so unfortunate as to differ from him upon the propriety of laying before the country an exact and un varnished account of the condition of our forces. Lord Winchilseaisall forkeeping the countryin the dark. Upon this point we join issue with him, but we would prefacethe few remarks we shall offer in reply to Lord Winchilsea's attack upon us by assuring him that from us he has no " vituperation" to fear. We do not " vituperate" any Englishman—be he Peer or be he peasant—who fear lessly and conscientiously endeavours to discharge his duty to his country. We may deny his facts if they be founded on error—we may arraign his opinions if they be calculated to mislead the judgment of the country, and more especially so at a most critical and anxious I period—bet we shall do so with the dignity of men who respect an antagonist because they respect themselves. Had Lord Winchilsea been in any way mixed up with the conduct of this ill-starred expedition—had he been responsible in any degree fur its scandalous inefficiency i —bad we him to thank for maintaining incompetent persons in their posts after their incompetence had been discovered, we should speak of him in a very different tone. But, as the matter stands, it is for the English nation to decide between the English press and those members of the House of Peers who think that it would have been for the general advantage that the public should have been kept in utter ignorance of the true state of affairs in our camp before Sebastopol until last night, when a Ministerial difference set Lord John Rus sell free to tell the whole truth, as we have told it all along. The question, even so, is not stated in its full force, for, if the official correspondents of the public journals were denied access to the camp, unofficial cor respondents would start np—as they have done—by hun dreds and by thousands, whose murmurs and complaints would he forwarded home for publication. Were we to close our columns to the complaints of these unfortunate persons a dozen journals would be set up within the week, which wonld earn for their projectors a handsome return for the capital invested by the mere publication of scraps of letters from the seat of war. When mil lions of readers are anxious for the smallest scrap of in telligence of this kind, can any man who has attained to years of discretion entertain a doubt that they will be furnished with it through one channel or another ! If we did not do it, somebody else would, and Lord Winchilsea would be left to combat one name instead of another. That would just be the result of the crusade against the Times. We would suggest, in all courtesy te Lord Winchilsea, the only method by which he could attain the end at which he appears te aim. A law of a restrictive character directed against the press, as is the case in the continental States, might, no doubt, if it could be carried and maintained, reduce the press of this country into an abject dependence upon the Government. If he would stop the stream he must do so at the fountain-head ; but it would be a very un safe course for the Legislature to venture upon such a step. He must be a bold man who, in the middle of the nineteenth century, should endeavour to keep the country in darkness, in order that such blunders as have cost us 40,000 men and plunged a nation into mourning should escape observation and censure, until the truth in its full horror was made known. We are far enough from writing in a spirit of bravado ; there has been of late too much bravado ; but we warn Lord Winchelsea and any other peer who may share his views, to consider the probable cost to themselves of a crusade against the press before they commence the attack, We are much mistaker, or they would soon discover, in a very signi ficant manner, that England does not exist for the convenience of the House of Peers. It may be well for them that even " the 29th bulletin" will not now take the nation altogether by surprise. We -shall not now hear, as Paris did in 1812, on one day that the army was victorious, on the next that it no longer existed. The one point which appears to have aggravated poor Lord Winchelsea more than another is, that his friend Lord Raglan bas been called before the bar of public opinion for alleged disregard of the comfort, nay, of the lives, of his soldiers. Lord Winchelsea—who prefaced his speech by an expression of his conviction that he would be exposed to " vituperation" from the writers of the Times —not very much in accordance with the spirit of his own declaration, pronounces this accusation to be a " false, foul, and malignant calumny." Surely, had we needed a pretext for "vituperation," here is one. We decline, however, the contest to which Lord Winchelsea would invite us, and beg to recall his attention to the facts of the case. Have the accusations directed against Lord Raglan proceeded at all from the correspondent of the Times ? From the 4th to the 24th of December that gentleman, suffering from the sad malady which has cost us our only army, was on a sick bed in Constantinople,' and not one word has he ever written that could, by the most malignant int....pr.t.t;nn, be construed as reflecting on Lord Raglan. His place has been supplied as Lord Winchilsea would have it—by the officers of Lord Rag lan's army ; and has not every mail that has reached tke shores of Great Bri'ain teemed with complaints from them and from our unfortunate soldiery ! It is of them, not of our correspondent, that Lord Winchilsea is really complaining. But do not these complaints proceed from private soldiers, non-commissioned officers, from regi mental officers—ay, and from general officers ? Does Lord Winchilsea, sitting at his ea.e at home, presume to say that he is better informed than were the peor fellows who have sealed their statements with their lives 1 He must have a very robust faith in the activity and philanthropy of Lord Raglan, if, simply from cot. fidence in his g eneral character, he ventures to im pugn the statments of those who write from the spot, and who are suffering so cruelly from the effects of the indifference and apathy of their general. Was it the Times' correspondent who restored the locus omissus in the official letter of that brave old veteran Sir De Lacy Evans, with reference to the ne glected post of Inkerman l In a word, it is not we who are the accusers, nor our correspondent, bat the army, or what is left of the army, in the Crimea. If Lord Winchilsea would seek for confirmatory evidence, he may obtain it from our gallant friends and allies, the French. Let him ask, if be dares, for the despatch in which General Canrobert described to his own Govern ment the desperate condition of the English army. Let him ask, if he desires the truth, for the terms in which General Canrobert has spoken of our Generals and of our Staff. We are willing to be judged by the delibe rate opinion of so competent an authority, and we chal lenge Lord Winchilsea to demand the production of such evidence. If he will rely on testimony more easily ac cessible, let him inquire of the Rev. S. G. Osborne, or of Mr. Augustus Stafford, what is the condition of our sick and wounded at Constantinople ! In the hospital of Scutari, with its four miles of English soldiers in their agony, he will find the most expressive monument of the discretion, forethought, and philanthropy of Lord Raglan. The Duke of Newcastle, in his answer to Lord Win chilsea, refrained from the idle attempt to deny any longer the substantial truth of the statements forwarded to us by the correspondents of this journal. The time for denial was, indeed, past, while Lord John Russell in the other house was painting, in stronger words than even our eloquent correspondent could use, and with all the authority of a Minister was describing the condition of our army as " painful, horrible, and heartrending." One awful revelation after another has confirmed the dark reality of the statements which in the first instance were treated with indifference or contempt. The Duke of Newcastle's present complaint is that we have only spoken with too much truth. He says that the London press is the most active agent for the information of the Russian Czar and his advisers at St. Petersburg, Lord Raglan upon two occasions has complained that valu able information has been afforded to the enemy via London and St. Petersburg through the public journals. To this we can only reply that, whatever may have been the case with other journals, Prince Mena chikoff has received very little intelligence of much ser vice to his operations through Printing-house-square. When the appeal of which the duke speaks was made to us, we offered, as he well knows, te suppress not only all that could possibly assist the enemy in our cor respondence from the Crimea, but also all the intelli gence of naval and military movements here which we believe, and still believe, to be of much greater import ance. The dike d'd not think this necessary, but our offer and his reply rerrain, aid can be produced. We are only answerable for ourselves, and we must leave our contemporaries te do as much. We may, however, comfort eureelees with the reflection that the Duke of Newcastle does not impugn our patriotism ; he simply calls our discretion in question. As moat of us are just now engaged in cal 'ng le's discraron in question, and as the army in the Crimea, the grime roasts of English men, both Houses of Parliament, and even his own col leagues appear to be of the same way of thinking, we may, in perfe I; confidence, leave this point te the public judgment. Ynally, although we are well-nigh ashamed to notice such a matter, we would say one word upon the facilities which have been granted te our correspon dent in the East. Ii common with any other traveller, being a British subject, he obtained a free run in a troop ship from Malta. To how many wandering members of the two houses have the same facilities been extended during the last twelve months ?—to how many hundreds of Englishmen ? Lord Winchilsea and the Duke of Newcastle, moreover, appear to grudge the gentleman who is acting for us a few pounds of salt perk and biscuit 1 from the Cornrni..sariat, and the Duke—he whose ship loads of food rot in the very sight of our hungry troops, whose wi iter clothing will find but the skeletons of those they were meant to shield, the cost of whose waste must be reckoned by the million—takes credit in an assembly of Lords, whose boast in batter days was liberal hospitality, that he Las cot off the rations of salt, pork and biscuit from the one Englishman who has supplied himself, his colleagues, and the coantry with the vital truth respect ing Vie state and prospects of an army which such de spatches as we publish to-day failed altogether to supply . Let him comfort himself, and let Lord Winchilsea an d his fellow-economists take comfort ;—the Dill value of every ration shall be repaid, and the churls who repre sent a generous country shall not have one farthing to charge to the historian of the war. At the same time, we would venture to remind them that the obligation is not all on our side. It was but the other day another LEEDS, JAN. 27. i correspondent of the Times clothed a regiment which had The market been sent utterly unprovided by the W ar Depart- S t Department to rot away in the trenches before Sebes- to i being carrying- EXCHANGE overd h N_ ay. .—otkwn•aws knowing leas what turn o n w t in h g e Ministerial c risis may take, buyers are very reluctant to -opol t . hat 7 w e h lo te n y so er le m o a u y rse b lv e es L , o t r o d o, w wi i t n h oh t i h is e e c a ri fe s e id li e n r g a ; operate. Midlands, 69i. tended. Mr. S. ADAIR said, with regard to the second question, the point was now under the consideration of the finance committee, but temporary assistance had already been afforded to such cases which were looked upon as of an exceptional character. Colonel DUNNE wished to know if the parties ac cepting such assistance would prejudice their right to a pension ? Mr. S. HERBERT should imagine not. THE CAVALRY CHARGE AT BALAKLAVA. Mr. H. BERKELEY wished to ask the Secretary at War, firstly, whether any correspondence and what has taken place between Field-Marshal Lord Raglan and her Majesty's Government on the subject of the melancholy disaster which occurred at thebattle of Balaklava, where the lives of so many of our gailant men of tho Light Ca valry were lost, and whether there be any objection to lay such papers on the table ; secondly, whether due in quiry has been made or be contemplated on the subject. Mr. S. HERBERT said—Sir,—ln answer to the question of my honourable friend, I have to state, first of all, that in speaking of the charge of the Light Bri gade at Balaklava, I should find another term for it rather than a melancholy disaster.f(Hear.) With regard to the question itself, I may state that Lord Raglan has made a communication to the Government on the sub jest ; but I am not now in a position to lay his despatch upon the table. I hope, therefore, the hon. gentleman will not press for it,—but I can assure him the subject B y e L a E n Y a d g d a r v e e s notice to her that e o s tny,a praying has not escaped the attention of the Government. days M he H E should E t m K o that an inquiry may be instituted into the conduct of Lieut.-General Lord Liman, for ordering the charge of light cavalry at the battle of Balaklava, under circum stances which precluded the possibility of success, but would inevitably lead to great loss of life. Mr. C. BERKELEY asked the Secretary at War if he had any objection to answer these two questions, viz. :—First, Whether the order which had been pub lished in all the newspapers as emanating from Lord Raglan to Lord Lucan for the light brigade of cavalry to make the disastrous charge at Balaklava, is the cor rect order or not. It runs thus—" Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front ; follow the enemy, and try to prevent their carrying away the guns. A troop of Horse Artillery may accompany. The French cavalry is on the left. Immediate." The second question is, why the remnant of these brave men are not to have a clasp to their medal with the word "Bala klava" upon it, in addition to " Alma" and "Inkerman." Mr. S. HERBERT had no objection whatever to answer them. In the first place, the words which the hon. member had given were a correct transcript of the order of Lord Raglan. With regard to the second question, his answer was, that clasps had been granted by her Majesty. REPORTERS IN THE CRIMEA. Mr. BERESFORD asked the Secretary-at-War whether, during the present campaign in the East, rations had been supplied by the Commissariat to any of the correspondents of the daily press, and if so, by what authority bad the issue taken place, and bad it continued up to the latest returns furnished Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT said, in the early part of the campaign the correspondents of the daily press were allowed rations upon paying for them, but without the authority of the Government ; and the Board of Audit had properly disallowed the expenses in the accounts sent home. The right hon. gentleman read a letter from Sir C. Trevelyan to General Filder, directing the latter to afford accommodation to the representatives of the press, if it could be consistently done ; and accordingly they had been allowed rations, where they could purchase provisions upon paying for them. Col. KNOX asked whether it was true that the cor respondent of the Times was given a free passage from Varna to the Crimea for himself, his servant, and three horses, when the officers in the service were only allowed one horse ? Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT—I am Not aware of any thing of the kind. (H ear, hear.) ADJOURNED DEBATE ON MR. ROEBUCK'S MOTION. Mr. STAFFORD resumed the debate. He observed that the only claim he had upon the attention of the house at that stage of the proceedings, was his having witnessed the state of affairs in the Crimea ; which he little anticipated he should have found it necessary to lay before the house, inasmuch as no one could have foreseen the events which had taken place during the past week. In this house they had not to discuss the responsibility of individual Ministers, but of the Admi nistration as a body. It was, therefore, with some sur prise that he heard the right hon. gentleman the Secre tary at War. state on Friday night. that a cdmutission had been authorised to inquire into the causes of the state of affairs now existing in the East ; but he felt bound to say that, in his opinion, although this n ight be done, it would not in any way absolve the Governtnen t from responsibility. Having 'referred to . his experien c e of matters connected with the war during a recent visit to the Crimea he explained that that visit had been dic tated by no party motive, but that it was entirely of a disinterested character, and he should be most happy to avail liiinself of any opportunity which the Secretary at War might afford him of giving the right hon. gentleman the benefit of his observations. The boo. gentleman then proceeded to express his gratification to hear Vim the Government had taken measures to establish a hos pi.al fn- the sick and wounded at Smyrna, and then passed on to notice the Scutari hospital. He admitted that of late its arrangements had been much improved, and were still being improved ; but there were ralical evils connected with it which would probably never be remedied, amongst which was the exceeding impurity of the atmosphere in the neighbourhood. In the interior of the hospital, when he visited it, he found the evaporation of noxious gases from the wards, arising, from want of attendance, was most prejudicial, and the general health of the patients and other inhabitants of the parts immediately adjacent. The hon, gentleman then went on to allude to the position of affairs at a hospital associated in recent history with two remarkable cir cumstances—one a glorious victory, and the other the most abject state of misery and death attending, our brave defenders which perhaps was unparalleled in the annals of the world—he meant Balaklava. (Hear, hear.) Whilst at that place he bad gone into the hospital, and, as the house was aware, the two greatest evils existing there was a want of ventilation and cleanliness. He alluded in particular to the case of one invalid soldier, who was almost dying from starvation, and who could keep nothing on his stomach but sago, which, however, he was allowed only once a day, in consequence of the want of dietary arrangements. He (the hon. gentleman) asked to be allowed to take care of this poor fellow, but he was told that it could not be permitted, as he bad not been in the hospital long enough. The bon. gentleman next spoke of the embarcation of the wounded at Balaklava, en board the transport -vessels, stating, amongst ether things, the deplorable condition in which the poor fellows were sometimes left on shore prepara tory to being conveyed on board, and the inattention to their comfort, indeed to their common wants, afterwards. In the cases of some who were suffering from diarrhoea, he mentioned the tenacity with which they clung to their miserable blankets and wet and worn over-coats, for warmth, though these coverings were completely ever-run with vermin, and sometimes se badly as to be obliged to be thrown overboard ; and afterwards mentioned how he had himself been instrumental in the issue of a number of blankets to the un fortunate sufferers on board the Candia. The hon. gen tleman, however, then observed that after presenting this gloomy picture to the house he should not be doing jus tice to the Government if he did not congratulate the Secretary-at-War upon having sent out so large a num ber of nurses to the East. (Hear, hear.) It was im possible to overestimate the' blessings and the benefits which they had been instrumental in con ferring upon the unfortunate sick and wounded, and to appreciate the goodness of heart and head by which their attentions and services were dictated He also mentioned with some pleasure that throughout his progress through the hospitals he had never heard one single word spoken by a single invalid against a single officer in command ' - and amongst those who were most highly spoken of, there was no one alluded to in more enthusiastic terms than his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge (hear, hear) whose kindness and warmth of heart, as well as bravery, under all cir curastances, whether in action or, not, had won for him the admir a tion dirtehrme sufferers — and ation of all. The letter of her most gra clone Majesty the Queen created the most enthusiastic and patriotic excitement amongst the poor sick and wounded a:d e e c a l i t s; e i: ren o t unfre qu ent in which they sweetened the bitter d raw hts of the medicine they were obliged to sw allo w, byaccompany in g them with "The _LORD J. _RUSSELL'S EXPLANATION. ( From the Press of Saturday.) The explanation of Lord John Russell last night must tend to raise his character in the estimation of his friends and the country. Disapproving of the constitution and conduct of the Cabinet, he has taken the only course open to him, and withdrawn frem as Administration which he conscientiously believed was not equal to the exigencies of the public service. We learn from his own lips that he has for some tires past been dissatisfied with the feeble conduct of the war, that he was opposed to the appointment of the Duke of Newcastle as War Minister, and that he has frequently remonstrated againet that deplorable mismanagement which has preyed so fatal to our army. Satisfied from personal knowledge of the grave errors committed, he could not resist Mr. Roebuck's motion for inquiry. He was unable to affirm that there had been that vigour and vigilance at the head of the War Department which were imperatively de manded at the present time. Holding these views, he had no alternative but to resign. Lord Aberdeen loses a troublesome colleague, and the country the only minsi ter in whose resolution and manliness it had the slightest confidence. It is impossible to view his retirement in any other light than as a protest against the inefficiency of ttis col leagues. They were perfectly satisfied with existing ar rangements, and content to let things remain as they were. The War Administration worked admirably in their eyes. If there is now to be any shifting of places, any transfer of the Duke of Newcastle to this department, and of Lord Palmerston to that, it will only be because Lord John Russell's exposure has rendered some change inevitable. But that change cannot be for the better while the constitution of the Cabinet remains essentially unaltered. It must, indeed, be for the worse, as, in losing Lord John Russell, it loses the only man who, it now appears, consistently and strenuously urged the snore vigorous prosecution of the war. The vice of the present Cabinet lies deeper than in the distribution of its offices. It is.systematically feeble. It committed the great error of entering into the war re luctantly, even when it acknowledged the war to be in evitable. To this cause may all the disasters of the Crimea campaign be traced. Preparations were tardily made, and when hostilities began it was hoped that each week of the warfare would be the last. How could it be expected that a ministry would in autsmn provide its army with the necessities of winter, when it daily ex pected seine terms of pacification from Vienna ? To this hope, and to the delay engendered, our troops ha►e been sacrificed as effectually as if they had been delivered unarmed into the hands of the enemy, though unhappily their death has been more lingeringly painfal than if they had fallen by Russian lead or steel. To this same cause may be traced the dilatoriness of all our depart ments and the restrictive orders imposed on our naval commanders. The object has always been not to impair the power of Russia, bat to avoid a final rupture with her, Hence the continued admission of her produce, the spoing of Odessa, and the refusal to blockade the ports of the Black Sea, neglects to which Russia owes at this moment her power to maintain the contest in the Crimea. The great necessity of the country at this hour is a War Cabinet, constituted with the single purpose of pro secuting hostilities with energy, of repairing past errors, of saving the remnant of our army, of sustaining the reputation of our arms, and of grappling with our foe till he confesses himself vanquished, and sues for peace on terms which will effectually save Europe from his further aggressions. The greatest calamity which could now befal the world would be an accommodation which would leave Russia unchastised, and England humiliated by a sense of uuretrieved disaster. No terms can be satisfactory which do not pluck from Russia her fang. We would cheerfully leave her a first-rate Power for all purposes of social and industrial advancement, but not a first-rate Power to assail the tranquillity of other nations. The practical question before the Commons is, whe ther it will longer leave the conduct of the war in hands which have so grossly mismanaged it? If confidence is really felt in the Administration, all discussion and all inquiry must needs be useless. But before a decision be pronounced in its favour there is this point to be con sidered—that the practical effect of such ♦ote would be to secure the ascendancy of Lord Aberdeen in the Cabi net. What his present views may be we do not pretend to know, but his predilections are notorious, and it would be mere idiotcy to expect that he will ever engage in the contest against Russia with the spirit which the country requires. The retirement of the President of the Council is a proof of the skill with which the chief of the Coalition is playing his subtle game. As the head of a party Lord John Russell was to be conciliated ; he was offered a principal share in the Government ; and he was treated with some consideration until his friends and followers were detached from him. That object accomplished, his resignation is received with secret pleasure ; the Government organs combine to sneer him down ; and he finds to his cost that the sacrifice of his party has been the prelude to the sacrifice of himself. 'rho Onolif inn, Toy 5442 onenrupultpue aa-bo, has obtained so large a numerical following in the Legislature that it may possibly be able to escape a vote which would expel it from office. But the country will not be thus satis fied. It has remained quiet so long under the impres sion that the Legislature truly reflected its sehtiments. Should it be undeceived, we believe and hope that it will make its voice heard, and carry its prayers to the foot of the Throne. AUSTRALIAN MINING COMPANIES, Subjoined aro the communications brought by the overland mail to the various Australian companies : NORTH BRITISII AUSTR/LARTAN. "The directors have received a continuation of aivices from Mr. Mackay to the 20th of October. Mr. Mackay advises further shipments of tallow, wool, and hides, and the first supply of wool was at Moretown-bay for immediate shipment, to be followed by other shipments is December and January. Mr. Beeger forwards the report of Captain Bray on the workings of Cie Kawau mine for September, and states that the stoping of the bottom of the 24 fathom level was finished, and that the men were making a dam, and preparing to sink Ninnis's shaft below that depth. Every exertion was being made in sinking the new engine shaft, perpendicularly (for merly inclined) to the 24 fatbora level, and from the activity with which the sumpmen were working, it was expected that it would be completed by the end of No vember." (LEFT SPEAKING.) RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 27. • STOCK ERCIIANGE.—The market this morning was firs, but closed flat at about the currency of yesterday. East Lancashire, 18 17-16 ; Caledonian, nh ; Midland, 69i 70 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 75A ; LAncaster and Carlisle, Thirds, 8 pm. ; Man., Sheffield, and Lincoln, 24i ; ditto, Qrs., No. 1,8; S.-Eastern, 17;4 ; North Eastern, Berwi c k capital stock, 19 ; London - and N.-Western, 101; Preston and Wyro, Halves, No. 4, 22. TUE NUN, LONDON. MONDA.Y erVEINvING jANITARY- 20, 18116: THE FRENCH LOAN. (From the Derbyshire Courier.) The extraordinary success of the French Loan, to which we called the attention of our readers last week, has elicited an article on the subject from the Times. A law was passed for a loan of 500 millions of francs (20 millions sterling) on December 31, 1854. In nine days, that is, between January 3d and January 11, 1855, the sum subscribed " amounted to 2 milliards 175 millions of francs, or 87 millions of pounds sterling, on the whole of which a deposit of 10 per cent., or 8,700,0001., was immediately paid." This the Times speaks of as a " great financial opera tion," which " deserves to be recorded among the most remarkable political occurrences of the present time." Much as the Times has depreciated the financial po licy of Luis - Napoleon, we are not surprised at its making use of these laudatory expressions in speaking of this financial operation of the French. For we remember what the Times said and unsaid respecting the suspen sion of cash payments by the Bank of France in 1848 and 1849. • On the 18th March, 1848, the Times said, " the actual suspension of cash payments at such a time worst poss ible revolution) and effects." amon The s uc I a measurepeople w il l" is produce (thni hardly to be distinguished from a general act of bank ruptcy." "Unhappily, the credit of the Bank of France, by far the greatest and most solid establishment in the country, was already shaken before this decree gave the finishing stroke to it." "To suppose that the decree of the Provisional Government can restore the confi dance of the public, or, in other words, the nominal value ef the notes, is ridiculous." The Times of 16th February, 1849, unsaid all this in a " remarkable" manner. The paper of that date gave a detail of the Bank measures in 1848. After the sus pension of cash payments by the decree of the Provi sional Committee, so far from national bankruptcy fol lowing, the Bank of France was enabled to purchase from abroad 40,000,000 francs of silver, to pass over to the public treasury in dollar, 100,000,000 francs, and to throw into the circulation of the country, between Marti], 1848, and February, 1849, five frano pieces of silver to the amount of 150,000,000 francs. " Vast ad vances," says the Times, " were made to the City of Paris, to Marseilles, to tho department of the Seine, and to the hospitals, amounting in all to 260,000,000 francs more." Farther, the Bank of France discounted registered invoices of all kinds of goods ledged in na tional warehouses. "In Havre alone 18 millions were thus advanced on colonial produce, and in Paris 14 mil lions on merchandise—in all 80 millions were thus made available for the purposes of trade." The Bank of France, be it observed, lost the comparatively trifling sum of four millions of francs by all those risks. And the Times of February, 1840, thus summed up its remarks :—" We manot do more than present our readers with this very brief outline of these masterly operations ; but when it is remembered that they were conducted in all the gloom and terror of an unparalleled revolution, when tho Go vernment lay prostrate before the mob, and property itself was epenly assailed, this narrative of dry financial entries assumes the importance and dignity of an heroic resistance to adverse circumstances, and in the very first rank of those who rescued France from the jaws of bankruptcy, and society itself frona dissolution, we place without hesitation the patriotic and able conductors of the Bank of France." France, the Times further states, has "reason to be proud " of this passage in her history. We have more pleasure on referring to this circum stance from tho fact that the credit of placing these counter-statements ef the Times, soon after they ap peared, in juxta-position, and ably enforcing the great monetary principles which they illustrate, is due to a gentleman of our own county—Mr. James Taylor, of Bake well. But we refer to what the Times has more recently _ _ said and unsaid about the financial policy of France. In March, 1852, Louis Napoleon, acting on the ad vice of his able financial minister, M. Eineau, formed a plan for nothing less than the relief and amelioration of the condition of the whole agricultural population of France, by means of the establishment of Mortgage of Land Banks. At the same time the establishment of the Banks of Moveable Credit, for making advances or railway shares and bonds, had for its object the relief and encouragement of the trading and commercial com munity. The Derbyshire Courier approved and sup• ported the plan, on its appearance, while the Times de. eared that the scheme must " lead to ruin," mid that, if carried out— of which it altogether doubted the possibility—it would "hereafter be remembered as snore calamitous and disgraceful even than Louis Napoleon's political conduct." Such measires were said ley the Times to " carry the ravages of revolution into the very heart of society." The project of the Mortgage Banks is said to be "execrable," and in conclusion it is declared that " the credit of the nation and the security of property would eventually be shaken by the fulfilment of a project which is et variance with every principle of political economy or financial science, and copied from the chief absurdities of socialism and revo lution." And so on every occasion ; such as the conversion of the 5 per cent. stock into 44 per cent. in March, 1852, which was said to be dishonest, fraudulent, and tyran nical, and to be certain to fail, but which was entirely successful ; and again on the formation of Bakers' Banks at the end of 185'3, by which the workbag classes of Frames were preserved from destitution and famine at that period of high prices, the Tiaras has come forward as the prophet of evil, to ridicule, to depreciate, and, if possible, to defeat the financial policy of France and Louis Napoleon. And, we will also do the Times the justice to ray, that when the event has proved that the writer was wrong, it has been fully, though evidently reluctantly, admitted. We may now affirm that the climax has been reached; and the most "remarkable" success of the French Loan, " whlch," says the Times of Monday last, is an " unde niable proof of the wealth of France ; that within so short a period this enormous Gain should be subscribed ;" " a demonstration of the confidence inspired by the Im perial Administration is all ranks of the community," " proofs of wealth, patriotism, and fidelity to the Govern ment of their choice in the French people" sets the question at rest. We may, we repeat, safely say that of all the evil prognosticated by the Times, not one jot or tittle has come te pass, but that the financial and monetary sys tem ef Louis Napoleon has, so far, been eminently and astonishingly successful. The reason why we call the attention of our readers to these "remarkable" changes of opinion in our ver satile and volatile contemporary is this. The Times is, and has long been, the must powerful supporter of the bullionist or hard money party in this country. All that the clever sophistry of practical political writers could adduce in support ef Peel's monetary policy has, again and again, been brought forward in the Times newspaper. On a subject so confessedly difficult as the currency question the writers have constantly appealed —te the common nonsense of the coustry. Every silly, and vulgar prejudice which igaerance could sug gest, or selfishness and self-interest fabricate against paper money, has been unscrupulously employed. Now while the Times and its supporters were proving to their own satisfaction, and we may add, we are sorry to say, to that of the great body of the English people, that paper money and paper credit are bad, false, ruinous expedients, Louis Napoleon and his able and energetic fiaanciers have been employing this powerful agent— Representative Paper Money—to restore t o . prosperity and happiness a nation which had fallen into circum stances as unfavourable for the attempt as any which the history of the world can exhibit. We have left ourselves little space to refer to the latter part of the article of the Times, and indeed it deserves little notice. The writer evidently wishes to say some thing to detract from the merit of this "great financial operation ;" aidso be says that the terms are t oo favourable, and that it is a bad thing for Governments to find too easy facilities for borrowing money. Let it, however, be remembered that if the term, are easy, it is the poor and industrious m em b ers o f t h e French community, not rick money-dealers and bankers, who derive the advantage. Whether Louis Napoleon will abuse the facility which he has of raising funds re mains to be seen. We think he will not do so. In the meantime we recommend to the attention of the Times and Mr. Gladstone this consideration, viz., that if a financier wishes to borrow money—and especially in a great national emergency—he will act wisely by pro posing such terms to the lenders as may insure success. And to the common sense of the English people we sub mit this important fact, viz., that the monetary system of France is proving itself as superior to that of England, as their military system has proved itself to oars. MANCHESTER, JAN. 27. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The market Was rather flat. East Lancashire, ; 18! Man., Sheffield, an d Li ncoln, 241; Mid laud Consols, 70. • BIRMINGHAM, Jaw. 27. STOCK EXCILINGE.—The tone of the market h as b een languid to - day as r e ga rds business, but prices were stead y . Groat Western , Birmin g ham Guaranteed Stock, 72i next acco unt ; London an d North-WV er estns, 11.1 ; Manches ter and Sheffield , 101. Pref., 12 Midlands, o 70. PORT PHILIP AND COLONIAL GOLD. "The company have received advices from their resi dent director at Melbourne up to the 2241 of November last. He states that the banks intended in future sending borne assayed gold, and there was therefore a chance of the assay-office coming into general use. "Mining—According to the new arrangements about extended claims, we should be entitled to 160 yards in length of a creek,' irrespective of width. "Tin Ore-6 tons 4 cwt. have bees shipped by the Kent for London, to sail on the 2d of December. " Cartago from the Ovens bad fallen from 201. to 121." ENGLIM AND AUSTIALIAN MINING CoMFANT. "Advicee from] the manager, Mr. Hamilton, have , last, o s f in w e b l i t c in h g th w e o fe rk l s o . w — in r g o : y r s f e u x r a t n r a a c c e t been received, dated Adelaide, the 28th of November s : w — ere lighted on or about the 15th of November, and the refinery would be lighted in December. At the end of this month we hope to have 100 tons of refined copper. This quan tity will make all square with the Burra Barra Com pany up to the end of the year. " Cartage.—We are doing very much better with the cartage of ere than I could have expected two month: ago ; we are carting—say of ore and coal toge ther--about 2,000 tons per month. We have about 1,600 tons of ore at the port ready for shipment. " Ore.—Total stock on hand at date, 7,581 tons. We shall receive from the mine at least 500 tons per month, and shortly, when the large engine at the mine is set to work, ores of a much richer quality than we have bad for the last two years may be expected. " Labour is more abundant in the colony, but fur nace-men are not to be bad at any cost. We could light more furnaces, alai keep them going with coal, if we had but a sufficiency of that kind of labour. Mechanics make still very high wages, but the tendency is most decidedly towards a reduction. " Mules, as carrying animals, it is feared, will be a failur,, but in waggons the mules were working remark ably well ; sufficient time, however, has not yet elapsed to form a correct estimate of thier capabilities as beasts of burden or draught.' " " SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COPPER MINING COMPANY. " Extract of a letter received from Mr. Basset, dated Adelaide, November, 27. `° `Mr. Robertson will give you the various assays he had made in the process of disposing of the ore, and you will see that this ore is actually worth, as broken, from 151. to 241. per ton. It must be borne in mind that, however small the quantity of gold, it will be nearly all profit, as the ex p e nse of its extraction from the silver with which it associates itself is most trifling. We have sent down 100 tons of ore, and we have about another 100 nearly ready, besides 50 or 60 on the floors, but requiring bucking and sampling. This is from not much more than a month's actual working, and com paratively but few hands (certainly not more than ten men) r , ere employed in actually breaking it. " 'Our smelting experiments have, I regret to say, been a comparative failure, but I shall be always endea vouring to meet with a practical lead smelter to put us right. Since my last we completed the cross cutting of the lode in the bottom, as I wrote you we were then doing. The lode was there about 14 feet wide, solid rnundic of most promising character. In doing this we brought the water in so strongly upon ua, that it was useless to attempt to keep it any longer with the hand engine, and I therefore discontinued sinking until the engine was finished. The engine-house is completed i and just roofed in ; the engine s erected and ready t o go to work. We are now only waiting for the boiler and a lift of smal work. When these are up here we have only to put them in and go to work immediately. With the engine at work, the difference of our costs of productions will be very great. The water charges would be greatly reduced by the engine, as well as the expenses of hauling, and the grinder would do for a few shillings what at present costs as many pounds while breaking by band.' " Mr. Robertson states, in reference to his essays, that certain o res , va l ue d at 2,0141. at Port Adelaide, have been so ld , an d t h a t arra ngements were maki ng f or sending down continual supplies to Adelaide. The cost of cartage from the mines to Adelaide was 3/. per ton." SPRING ASSIZES, 1855. OXFORD CIRCUIT. (Before Lord Campbell and Mr. Baron Martin.) Berkshire.—Wednesday, February 28, at Reading. Oxfordshire.—S turday, March 3, at Oxford. Worcestershire and City.—Wednesday, March 7, at Worcester. Staffordshire and City.—Monday, March 12, at Staf ford. Shropshire.—Tuesday, March 20, at Shrewsbury. Herefordshire.— Saturday, March 24, at Hereford. Monntouthshire.—Wednesday, March 28, at Mon mouth. Gloucestershire and City.—Saturday, March 31, at Gloucester. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. (Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock and Mr. Justice Wightnaan.) Buckinghantshire.—Moaday, March 5, at Aylesbury. Bedfordshire.—Thursday, March 8, at Bedford. Huntingdonshire.—Monslay, March 12, at Hunting. don. Cambridgeshire.—Wegaesday, March 14, at Cam bridge. Suffolk.—Tuesday, March 20, at Bury St. Edraundo. Norfolk and City of Norwich.—Saturday, March 24, at Norwich. HOME CHICIJIT. (Before Mr. Justice Mania and Mr. Baron Platt.) Hertfordshire.—Tuesday, February 27, at Hertford. Essex.—Monday, March 5, at Chelmsford. Rent.—Monday, March, 12, at Maidstone. Sussex.—Tuesday, March 20, at Lewes. Surrey.—Monday, March 26, at Kingston. NORTIIIRN CIRCUIT. (Baft.ra Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Justice Creswell.) Lancashire (Northern Division). —Friday, February 16, at Lancaster. Westmoreland.—Tuesday, February 20, at Applebey. Cumberland.—Wednesday, February 21, at Carlisle. Northumberland and Town of Newcastle.—Saturday, Feb. 24, at Newcastle-on -Tyne. Durham.—Thursday, March 1, at Durham. Yorkshire and City of York.—Wednesday, March 7, at York. Lancashire (Southern Division).—Wednesday, March 21, at Liverpool. SPORTING NOTES. " BRIEF LET ME BE." The sporting journalist has no topic this week to em ploy its pen. Abuse of handicappers is, after all, a dis agreeable task, and to enter into a critical dissertation oa the comparative chances would be decidedly injudi cious until after the publication of the acceptances. The frost and snow seem likely to prevent the holding of the Steeplechase gatherings appointed to take place next week. Hopes are, however, entertained that the Croy don affair will be celebrated. The Chester Cup betting is somewhat uninteresting, but the favourably-weighted Reiver, and the alleged " whistler" Arthur Wellesley, continue to hold the lead ing positions in the list of quotations. I shall, however, postpone the publication of any notes on the probable issue of the encounter until the horses are released from their straw-Istds. A Guide to the Handicaps has been published by " Priam," who has collected a macs of information rela tive to the horses engaged. The book will, doubtlesw, be eagerly bought. It contains a wonderful " pick" for the Derby ; the " coming animal" has, perhaps, been scarcely heard of by many turatee. Jan. 27. A. FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—SATIIIIDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 8 agst Bourbon (offered) 15 to 1 aget Needwood (taken) 20 to 1 agst Burnt Sienna (taken) 20 to 1 agst Spring (taken) • SPRING , Car. 6to 1 agst Lady Tatton (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst The Reiver (offered) 20 to 1 aget Rotherham (offered) 20 to 1 aget Arthur Wellesley (offered) 32 to 1 apt Andover (take 40 to 1) 32 to 1 agst Early Bird (take 40 to 1) 50 to 1 aget Rajah (take 60 to 1) 1000 to 15 agst Schamyl (taken) DERBY. 15 to 2 agst St. Hubert (offered) 11 to 1 agst Greeculus Esuriens (taken and offered) 200 to 16 aget Lord of the Isles (taken) 20 to 1 aget Oulston (taken) 50 to 1 agst Rambling Katie (taken). Wolverhampton Steeplechases arb postponed till to 'sorrow (weather permitting). Croydon Steeplechases are postponed till Friday, 9',h February. 26 , 4 /894 142 91% OA BRITISH. .Iberdeen Belfast and Ballymena •• •• •• • "• Belfast and County Down• • • • •• •• •• Birkenhead, Lancaili!re, and Cheshirt Bolton, Blackburn, and West York • • • • Bristol and Exeter ...... •••••• • ' • ' • Ca1ed0nian............. .... ••• • • • 81% 417 E.ll , thurgh and (Ilaszmrs . •• •• •• "•• Chester and flolyhead. • .. •• • • •• •• Cork, Blackrock, and Passage •••• • Cork and 13andon ... ...• •• •• •• •• • Dublin and Belfast Junction •• • • •"•• Dublin and Drogteda...• • • ••••• ' ' • Dohlin and Kingstown ••••• • • • . " • Dundee and Arbroath • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junctioi. Dundalk and Enniskillen.... •• • • •• •• East Anglian.... .... • • • • •• •• , 34 174 267 East Lancashire •• •• •• Eastern Counties and Norfolk.• •• •• 3 Eastern Union.........• • • .. • • •• •• Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee •• Exeter and Crediton.. •••• 171 N 28 498 U 126% 37 78% 149 Furness Railway •• 57 3 4 289 162% Glasgow, and South-Western•• • • •• Great Northern and E. L. • • • •• •' ", Great Southern and Western (Irelan d) Great western .... ••.•••••• • •• • • •" Irish South Eastern • • •• •• •• •• Laecaater and Carlisle •••• ..... ' Lancashire and Yorkshire..•• • • •• •• ' Leeds Northern ........ •• •• •• •• • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport• • • London and North Western .• • ••• Landon and Blackwell •• • • •• •• •• •• • London. Brighton, and South Coast.•. London and South Western. • • •• •• •• Londonderry and Enniskillen • • •• •• Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &C• Manchester, Sheffield, And Lincolnshir , Manchester and South Junetion•• •• •• Maryport and Carlisle •• • • •• •• •• • • •. Midland Great Western (Irish) •• •• • Monklands • • •• • - -• •• •• Newcastle and Carlisle.. •• • • • North British •• .. • • •• •• •• •• •• •• • North Staffordshire •• •• •• •• •• • North-Western •... •• •• •• •• •• .. • Scottish Central • • • • • • . • • • • • Scottish Midland •• ••••• • • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham ••• • • Shrewsbur:c and Chester .• ...• -• • • • Shropshire Union • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • south Devon•• •• •... . •• 3outl Eastern ....... South Wales .......• •. South York., Doacastor, and Goolo • Waterford and Limerick •• .... •• •• West Cornwall ...... • ... ••• •• Whitehaven Junction ..... •• •• •• •• " York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds TOILEIGN. Dutch Rhenish .....• .......• •• '•. Lyons and Mediterranean •• •• •• •• • Montereau and Troyes ........ • • •• • Namur and Liege .. • • .....• • • • • •" Northern of France .. •• • • •••••• •• • Orleans and Centra1... Paris and Lyons .... •••••••• • • •• ' Paris and Rouen. ............•• •• • Paris and Strasburgh ••..•••• •• •• • Rouen and •• •• • • Western of France • • • 4,6' ° 9,30 4 4,246,05 3,3'" 1 15 9 7 42 1, 44° 60 4 515 4:the 12, 618 2,474 CO 52 1 222.4" - ..1 51 , 6 4 ° 1, 1 6 il,ol, 26, 01 8,341 10 11 1 , 1,01 ; A O Lis, 64. 7.. so COUNTRY MARKRTT• HADDINGTON CORN MARKET-16110" ... 00' 491 Wall,. T . BARIAL Oa 0 First Bls Od 35s 6d 32s 5 ,11 4 Second Third 7l s 56s 6 0 ( d i 32 ) s s 8 0 1 F 2 94 , rg pd I: 2 Total quantity of wheat in market, M 50 G s cl r ''' PP PP barley ~ 411 qr s. ' 0 1 PP PP oats Pt 12 6 ( O .' lf pp beans PP ~,,,So AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL c 1.. - $ ill Wheat, 3/. 11 6 0-12ths i Barley, ...V. 13 0 Oats, ... 1./. 9 5 11-12ths 1 Beans, ..... 21. ABERDEEN—JAN. 26. ,f / Potato oats 253 6,1 to 26s Od tabs r Common oats 9 4s Od to 24s 6d ) i t Bere 31s Od to 31s 6d t 531bs Barley Os Od to 30s 6d 1 f t Wheat, red (spring)6 s Od to 64s Od 1621131 ~ Oatmeal white 7l49ss 0 0 ,. d 1 t t o o 74 0 s s 6 0 d d 1 per oboex 11 ; Fleur 55s Od to 57s Od per s RETAIL PRI Flour Os Od to 3s Od -13*rieY our,141b.O. dust, . ....... Os 0 Oatmeal, 141 b. Os Od to 2s Oa " per 1b.... 61 Iteretneal.. Os Od to is iOd ~ 1 CICL S Peaseraeal Oe Od. to Cs Sd SidS, .......... :. ' kA 01 n rovisiorT MAREAT. A .3,ofrio Beef, per lb .. ..... ...tid to ocl B u tt er , p lb. w' n . 9,1 0 0 Mutton, per lb 6d to 9d Eg gs , p doZ• '''' Oil t"so' Veal, per lb 8(1 to Lid Hens, Polk, per lb ...... tid to 8d Chickens,do.24 0,101.1 p pair S i o ats p l Salmon, per lb Os to Os Ducks, d°l l o s 0 4 tO1 Grouse, per brace Os to Os Ducklings , "4 Oa' h Tallow, p stone, 12s to 12s 6d Turkeys, ea cm 4 s 0 4 0 111 Potatoes, per peck, 9d to 10d Geese, do.' t.OO OP Butter for exportation (present cure) per evr ...... Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen • ••• 4c i: . 4-Ib. 10af...9d. 12-Ib. 10af...” q i &It Cheese, per imperial stone, 3s t o " 0 1 DUBLIN, JAN. 27. b oy There was a moderate supply of wheat 50a ,.. ol y a large one of oats at market to-day. Wh,%cio j barley met a brisk demand at fully the cur l— ts r day. Distiller's barley was a shade dearer; 1,15, 1 slowly, and were in some cases, towards th o d II 3d cheaper, and a good many samples rorusin.4oo White wheat, 42b Od to 45s Od , red ditto, 'L. , 1 barley, 16s Od to 21s Od ; oats, lie Od. to 16s 1, IP 27s Od to 28s 6d per brl; oatmeal, 153 Od to 1, 7 40 flour, .24s Od to 27s Oct per ewt ; luLtian corn, "" per 4301 be. _ . zor a p WIND AND WEATHER file' , 1 _.....—____ jot' Stations. Greenwich .. Course of Wind. SA :ta lj t: llo ; t r l o ' t ej t: Calm Lothbury Boston N.W Foggy. Gair sborough N.W Fine. Great Grimsby ... N.W Fine. Ipswich Harwich N. Frost. Yarmouth N. Manchester Sheffield N.E Fine. Stoke-on-Trent ... N. Whitehaven Lancaster .... Carlisle Maryport . Bristol E. Plymouth Exeter .. . Gloucester Cardiff - N.W Frost. Swansea .. N.W Cloudy. Haverfordwest ... S Lowestoft W.N.W.... Frost. ~,„t l i' Cambridge S. t —v'" Leeds Southampton N.W Cloudy. Cowes E. Portsmouth Poole Winchfield... ..... S.E. Shrewsbury S. Holyhead Liverpool ..." Dublin E.N.E.Snow. Leicester E.N.E... ... Hard frost -"Pr Derby E.N.E...... Fine. Nottingham Brighton E Hague S.E. Aberdeen . E. Dundee Perth Edinburgh N.W Snow. Glasgow N. Frost. Berwick N. W Snow. Newcastle Sunderland Darlington N.W Fine. Scarborough York Hull N.W Hard fro gs Dover N. Strood W Partially Too Tunbridge W _dd BIRTHS. MARRIED. else 4 On the 25th inst., at Wt. G a briel's, i' e- s O O O- 0 Scoones Philip, third son of the late Win: lo ol% 4 , of Tunbridge, Kent, to B e rth a Annie 3 ,l °r t, 7 i ssl ston, Surrey, eldest daughter o f T. Mordsu° b 0 On the 25th inst., at St. J o hn's Cbur c :dl t - to , town, Mr. Henry Cooper, o f 2G, Great 1 0 , 5 : 0 0' vent-garden, to Ch ar l o tt e M argare t, e ldest "' Stevens, 16, Park-terrace, Brixton. E Coll e g i oV On the 24th inst., at St. Cuthbert's toll Lord John Montagu Hobart Kerr, youngliss , Nr and broth er o f th e presen t M arqu i s o f Lot re rst 4 11' On the 15th ult., at Florence, Maria o fP of the late G enera l Sir George Don, G•C• , 1 " . lots On the 24th inst., Dr. Al ex . H. Baxte r , Trafalgar, aged 54. 00,00 „ ,„js On the 25th inst., sudd e nly, at 48, crew" the residence of her son-in-law, George „0, E. Widdison, late of Dalby-terrace, 110.0 LONDON : Printed and Published by 0- ` 1 ",90 06 0 0 ° of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The S it° Strand, in the Preeinet of the s o l 4 ' Middleaex, Monday, Jannaszt 29, NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. The NEWMARKET CRAVEN HANDICAP. Clermont COWS'. Forfeits to be declared on or before the first Tuesday in February. Age at lb Virago Little Harry 6 8 8 King of Trumps 6 8 7 Little Darid 5 8 6 Balrownie Haco Scythian Daalbee Age st lb Postulant Gamekeeper Determination Selina 4 6 11 Little Gerard Duke of Lancaster 4 6 9 C by Pantaloon— Physaiis 4 6 9 Benham Capuchae Raglan General Picton 3 6 3 Rodo-meli Lincoln's-ina 4 6 0 Neoptoletaus 3 6 0 High Priest Redlands Paletot Dr. Cooke 3 5 10 Cossey The Rajah 3 5 9 Siding Antoinette 3 5 9 Herald Spinner Joshua Hazel 3 5 6 Imogene Clove Shoreham Sis. to Singapore 3 5 3 Crown Pigeon Laura Selina 3 5 2 Newmarket Chalice Donald Triton 1 Freckle Homily . 3 4 7 Marsyas Epaminondas Indian Warrior 6 7 13 Co.larnus 4 7 9 Early Bird 4 7 9 Exile of Erin 4 7 9 Newbold Bracken 4 7 1 Grand Inquisitor 4 7 7 Domino 4 7 7 Weathercock 4 7 7 Bluebeard ..... Star of Surrey _ . Ammonia .6 7 4 Royalist 4 7 4 Kaffir.. 4 7 3 Dr. O'Toole Coup d'Etat Hercules .... Naomi Cardigan (late Monis Moses) 4 7 2 Lam procles Prim - . Minister s 7 0 Middlesborough 4 7 0 Sir Jas. Graham 4 7 0 Hurnguffin ..... 4 6 13 Qu►nce Testy 4 4 13 Racfca,pelt . _ _ Mishap .4 6 12 CROYDON STEEPLECHASES.—JAw. 31. ritER HANDICAP STEHPLICHASTI of 5 Boys each, with CO added. About four miles. st lb •t lb Spring Odihara Janus lO 7 *P0tter..,..... Fenman lO 2 Bm by Auckland Bullfinch The Dean ...... 9 12 Cutaway. Columbine Little John Burnt Sienna Golden Horn 9 9 * By a mistake, this hors entries published last Thursc .9 7 .9 7 9 7 9 7 ..... 9 4 m was left out of the Hs,: of day. SPRING HANDICAPS. CHESTER COP.—Jack the Giant-Killer, Vindex, Am monia, Grand Inquisitor, Midsummer, Marchioness, Louvat, Vandal, Tickton, Lerley, St. Michael, Lord Alfred, Master Johnny, Cockatoo, and Hydrangea colt, aro scratched. LIVERPOOL STEEPLIIOEASE.—Warwick, Oscar, The Hers, British Yeoman. and Sir Peter Laari• are scratched. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GRAND CENTRAL RAILWAY. An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of this company was held on the 23d inst. at Hers's great room—M. Chatelus, the ♦ice-president, in the chair. Near him were seated the following directors :—The Marquis de le. Tour-Maubourg, Count de Seraincourt, Tiseount de Rainneville, M. Calvet-Rogniat, M. La croix, M. Delahante, M. Gibiat, M. Donon, and M. de Lapeyriere. Also, M. Coerpon, the Secretary. The meeting having been declared duly constituted, M. Lacroix proceeded to read the report :—This document gives a very favourable account of the progress of the undertaking. Up to the 31st of Dec. a sum of 44,388,400 f. has been paid on calls, and if the interest on the capital invested was added, namely, of 1,419,077 f. 23c, the whole capital paid up at that pe riod would amount to 46,307,477 f. 23c. Of that amount there had been laid out for expenses of various kinds before the constitution of the company, works on the line, interest on shares, &c., a sum of 27,102,348 f. 49c., leaving a sum of 19,204,628 f. 750., to be disposed of. In consequence of the acquisition which the company had made of various railways in the neighbourhood of the main line, and of the loans contracted to pay for such purchases, not loss than eight different kinds of bonds, some belonging originally to the said lines, and others issued by the Grand Central Com pany, had been in circulation, and had led to touch inconvenience from their wart of uniformity. The com pany had, since the last meeting, converted them all on equitable terms into one kind of bond, by which the general service of the .nterest was ntuch simpli fied. The part of the Grand Central network which was open to the public, was the junction-lines from the Rhone to the Loire, purchased by the company with the authorisation of the Government. The working of that pertion bad proved highly satisfactory, as would be seen from the account of the nett profit. As the former company had worked the junction lines during the year 1853, the Grand Central had not received the details of that year's working until part of 1854 had elapsed. Ti. following were the results of the working for the 2 years : —The receipts for 1853 had amounted to 8,411,458 fr. 22c., and the expenses to 4,179,770 fr. 78c , leavin, a profit of 4,231,712 fr. 46c. Out of that amount was paid a sum of 4,103,983 fr. 95c. for interest on leans, &c., leaving a nett profit of 127,728 fr. 51c. In 1854 the receipts were the expenses , . 4,982,491 28 Leaving a profit •f 4,937,850 77 Paid for interest oa loans, &c. Leaving a nett profit of 857,816 85 And 'Alt profit for 1853 127,728 E Total 985,545fr. 36e. or sf. 47c. per share. That amount, however, would not be distributed, as Art. 19 of the statutes prescribed that all profits arising from the working during the period that the line remained unfinished should be appro priated to paying the interest of 4 per cent. guaranteed on the paid-up capital during the execution of the line. The report then entered into details cor,cerning the pro gress of the works on the various parts of the under taking, from which it appeared that everywhere the ut most diligence is exhibited. Part of the rails and other stationary stock had been already delivered, and the rest ordered. Moveable stock, comprising forty-five locomotives, forty-five tenders, and 1844 carriages and waggons had also been ordered, f,r a value of 11,591,000 francs. Likewise, tools of various kinds had been ordered for a sum of 446,0341 r. 25c. The report then reminded the shareholders that the concession of the Grand Central consists of two distinct parts, the first, comprising the sections from Clermont to Lemprles ; from Montauban to the river Lot ; from Marcillac and Coutras to Perigneux, all of which were at the charge of the company ; and the second, the re mainder of the line from Lyons to Bordeaux, to be executed on the conditions of the law of June, 1842, according to which the State was to execute the works and the works of art, and the company to lay down the iron way and provide the working stock. The Minister of Public Woi its had, the report states, pro posed to the company to execute the latter part a l so , on conditions to be mutually agreed on, and the treaty would probably be signed in a few weeks. But in order ------t-iir,s,=retr',.----- Os teater into that arrangement, the board bad to as 0 on meeting to give it full powers to treat; and 8 T o that point would be submitted to the meeting. 0 1 report then entered on the question of the si l o branch lines, which it would be advantageous to the i\T Grand Central to possess, and in psrtic ul litt l evers line ; that from Alen to Tarbes, and fro! fro cilac to Rodez, from Moulins to Montluceo, Montlucon to Limoges.' The board would alio as' ig l A 0 powers to treat for the whole or part of the forg_,,,,: - mining.ac establishment of the Aubin comps* 7, l „stri I n en t the to main line. The board, the reP °l "t — stss it kind th ey con c l usion, would use all these powers,' ° f d 9l o 7itios' might be, with great reserve an . id ir The accounts were then approved of ; the variou.s".A, ris4tions called for by the board accorded unaanliew.r and the proceedings terminated. 40' TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAS-r NAME OF RAILWAY. 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