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THE SU N, TO ARRIVE THE SAME EVENING, supplied to any STATION on the EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY, Carriage Free, by CLAYTON and SON, General Newspaper and Advertising Agents, 355, Strand, London. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. LOWESTOFT SHIP-YARD. The Directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company are pre ;fired to RECEIVE TENDERS from parties who may be willing to RENT the SHIP-YARD at LOWESTOFT for a period of 21 years. The terms and conditions upon which the above ship-yard will be let may be obtained on and after the 29th instant upon application to the undersigned, or to the station-masters at either of the follow ing stations—viz., Lowestoft, Yarmoatk, Ipswich, and Harwich. Tenders must be lodged at the Secretary's Office, Bishopagate Sta tion, not laterthan 11 o'clock a.m. on Tuesday, the Bth of January next. The Directors do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any tender. Bishopsgate Station, Dee. 22, 1855. Ey order. J. B. OWEN, Secretary. MADAME J ENNY GOLDSCHMLDT-LIND. EXETER-lIALL. On THURSDAY EVEYING next, December 27, 1855, Haydn's Oratorio of THE CREATION w ill be repeated. Prqncipal Singers—Madame Goldichraidt, Mr. Locke'', and Mr. Lawler. Handers Oratorio of THE 3fESSIAH will be produced on MON DAY Evening, Dec. 31, in which Madame Goldschaildt will slag the -incipal , oprano part. The Chorus and Orchestra will consist of mere than GOO performers. ondactor, M. Benedict. Prices of admission. StalLs (Numbered and Reserved), One Guinea; tiunreser►ed Seats (Body of the Hall), 10e. 6d. ; West Gal lery, 10s. 6d.; Area (under West Gallery), 75. Doors open at Seven, to commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Correct Books of the Oratorios are given with the Tickets. Application for Tickets to be made at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. Due no.lce will be given of the first Miscellaneous Concert. R. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, illustrated by 50 instantaneous Metamorphoses of Voice, Character, and Costume, and a moving Panorama of the beautiful Lakes of Westmoreland and Cumberland, every evening, at 8. A representation of the celebrated tragedienne, Mlle. Rachel, as Camille fu Les Horaces, with other new featares, have been added to the above entertainment. During the Christmas Holidays Mr. W. 8. Woodin will give two raorniag performances only—Saturday, Dec. 29, and Saturday, Jan. s.—Polygraphic-hall, Ring William•street, Charing-cross. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Buckstone. On WEDNESDAY NEXT will be performed THE LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnotte, Mr. Howe; Colonel Damas, Mr. Chippendale; Beansant, Mr. W. Farren ; Pauline Desehappelles, Miss Reynolds. After which a New Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FE &ST ; or, Harlequin and the Genius of the Spring. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CaAnts IDEAL On WEDNESDAY NEXT will be presented THE HEIR-AT-LAW. After which will be produced a New Grand Christmas Paite• mime, entitled. HARLEQUIN AND THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE ; or, the Fairy Paradisa and Hanky Panky, the Enchanter. Harlequin, Mr. Corrnack ; Clown, Mr. 'Wine ; Pantaloon, Mr Paula; and Columbine, Miss Phcebe Beale. ROYAL OIX%!PIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manaaer, Mr. Alfred Wigan. On WEDNESDAY NEXT will be performed TIIE JEALOUS WIFE. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, G. Vining, Emery, Leslie, Dan. ♦ers, Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Marston. After which will be produced a New and deubly•moral, though excessively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled TIIE DISCREET PRINCESS; o - , the Three Glass Distaffs. In which Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, 11. Cooper, Miss Marstoi, and Miis Haskell will appear. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPUT. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. On WEDNESDAY NEXT will be performed MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. After which HOW'S YOUR UNCLE ? To conclude with a Gramd Coalition of Burlesque and Pantomime, to be called JACK AND TIIE BEAN STALK; or, Harlequin and Mother Goose at Home Again. In which Messrs. J. Bland, P. Bedford, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, and Miss E. Arden will appear. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. On WEDNESDAY NEXT will be presented THE FLOWER GIRL. To conclude with A PRINCE OF PEARLS ; or, Harlequin and lane Shore. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr. rsyrne. TUIS EVENING, Will be presented SALLY SMART; or, The Clockmaker's Hat. To be followed by DOMESTIC DISCIPLINE. To conclude with HARLEQUIN BLACK-EYED SUE ; or, All i❑ the Downs and Davy Jones's Locker. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke. THIS EVENING, The successful Ego[drama called ROOKWOOD; or, TURPIN'S RIDE to YORK. After which the SCENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with a RISIBLE FARCE. On Boxing Night (first time), an unheard-of novelty I—an Eques trian Comic Pantomime, called Harlequin and St George and the Dragon, or the Seven Champions of Christendom ; introducing 100 horses, ponies, and other quadrupedal artistes. The animals trained and the equestrian effects invented and arranged by Mr. William Cooke. .111 ex-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke. jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 'MIR DAY—Morn. 1.6 min. aft. 2 —Ev.ining 37 min. aft. 2 To-goat-tow—Morn. 57 min. aft. 2 —Nvening 19 mia. aft. 3 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFISH, Dec. 23. TFIERIIOIIETER, IN THII SHADE. 45 highest since noon yesterday. 28 --,owest this morning and during the night. 48 -this day at noon. BAROMETER, 99.66. WTIT, S.W.—Fresh. A sudden change came on to wards morning, with thaw and smart rain. Afternoon mild and sunshiny. DECEMBER 21. 49 —highest since noon yesterday. , 1:1 -lowest this morning and during the night. 47 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, down to 29 . 52—n0w up to 29 70. W', S.W. Light, with fine, mild, sunshiny weather, - LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1355. The commercial community has recently been considerably excited by the result of an action to recover the amount of a cheque specially crossed to particular bankers, and cashed, as asserted by the defendant, without due caution. No imputa tion whatsoever was cast on the bona fides of the defendant. It was admitted that he had given the party full value in the confident belief that he was a respectable person, and fully authorised to dispose of the document. It appeared, how ever, that he had merely been entrusted by hi s employer with tise cheque for the purpose of being paid in to his own bankers, Messrs. DIXON and Co., to whom it was specially crossed, and that he had embezzled a considerable portion of the amount. The question then turned on the nature and effect of the specific endorsement, or crossing in favour of a particular bank ; and the decision of the Lord Chief Justice that such an operation does not affect the negotiability of the cheque, or create any obligation ou the parties on whom it is drawn beyond that of paying it through a banker, has created considerable alarm. The security that was supposed to belong to this peculiar form of the promise to pay is found to be, to a great extent, if not altogether, wanting, and merchants and traders find that they are far more dependent on the honesty of their " young men" than they had previously supposed. The decision above re ferred to is strictly in accordance with the prin ciples which we enunciated in 1852 in reference to the leading Case of BELLAM Y V. MAILIORDIANKS, and there is but little doubt that it will be sus tained in any appeal that may be mad e . But it is equally certain that the effect will be very pre judicial to the best interests of the nation, an d that a Legislative remedy, which can alone re move the admitted evil, is urgently required. Professor LEONE LEVI has taken advan tage of the sensation thus occasioned to deliver a very interesting Lecture on the subject of corn rnercial law, a report whereof will be found else where in fair impression. It was no ordinary occasion, being the closing lecture for the season, at the King's College, by its Professor of Com merce. The subject was therefore most appro priately chosen, and it will be doubly bene ficial, for while it teaches a salutary caution as to the actual state of the law, it also shows the g l ar i n g deficiencies thereof, anti the nature of ruocications. W © earnestly COW' the required mend this excellent treatise—for it may b e re.. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24 1855, Irladi signifies fortrees, for them in the military kitchens on the left bank of the Kars-tchai. "On the same day (28th of November) the fortress was occupied by our troops under the command of Colonel de Saget, and the Russian standard was hoisted on the citadel. " Thus, with the surrender of Kars, the last remnant of the army of Anatolia, which in last June numbered 30,000 men, has vanished. The Mushir Vassif Pasha, Commands in-Chief of that army, is himself a prisoner of war is our haudp, without counting eight Pashas, a great number of superior and subaltern officers, including the Eng lish General Williams and his whole staff. In the fortress we took 130 cannon, and a great stock of arms." On the 28th of November General Mouravieff issued the following order of the day to his troops " ORDER OF THE DAY TO THE DIVISION OF THE CAUCASUS. "CAMP OF VLADI-Kißs, Nov. 16 (28), 1855. " Companions in arms I congratulate you ! As Lieutenant of our Sovereign I thank you. " At the price of your blood and your labour the bulwark of Asia Minor has been placed at the feet of his Majesty the Emperor. The Russian standard floats on the walls of Kars. It proclaims the victory of the Cross of the Saviour. " The whole of the army of Anatolia, 30,000 strong, has vanished like a shadow. Its Com mander-in-Chief, with all his Pashas and officers, and the English General who directed the defence, with his Staff, are our prisoners. Thousands of Turkish prisoners, who return to their homes, will proclaim your deeds of arms. "No inventory has, as yet, been made of the vast stock of arms and Government property at Kars ; but, without counting the cannon and flags captured by us in the course of the cam paign, 130 new cannon will enrich our arsenals. Numerous flags will adorn the holy temples of Russia, and recall the memory of your constant warlike virtues. " Companions in arms I thank you again ; from the first man to the last. "Brave comrades ! I also thank you again in my own name. I owe to you the happiness of procuring a joy to the heart of our Monarch. Yon have this year achieved what you prepared to accomplish is the course of the two preceding years. " Unite your thanksgiving with mine to the God of armies, who in his impenetrable Secrets now gives us victory in the very hour of trial to which we have recently been put. May faith in Divine Providence maintain the martial spirit within you, and double your strength. We will undertake new labours with hope in the protection of the Almighty. "MOURAVIEFF, Commander-in-Chief, Aide-de-Camp General.', "TRIESTE, DEC. 21. " Advices from Constantinople of the 10th, received here, state that the remittance to the Ottoman Minister of War of the money realised by the Turkish loan in France and England had caused a rapid rise in the value of piastres. " The capitulation of the town of Kars was not officially known at Coasta►ntinople. " The Russians are preparing to take the of fensive this winter in the Crimea. " The Sultan objected to the establishment of a police force organised by the consuls of foreign Powers. " Advices from Smyrna of the 12th of December state that the English squadron under the orders of Rear-Admiral Stewart was preparing to leave for Malta." "BERLIN, DEC. 21. " The Prison de Pless, President of the Cham ber of Peers, is dead. " Count Munster has not brought either an autograph letter or any propositions whatever from St. Pesersburg." THE RUMOURS OF PEACE. The Frankfort German, Journal contains the following : " It is quite true that new stipulations have been added by Austria to the Four Points, which will serve as bases for negotiations during the winter months ; these stipulations take into considera tion the advantages obtained by the Allies through the fall of Sebastopol. These propositions were first submitted to the Emperor Napoleon, who, desirous of a lasting and honourable peace, list ened to them favourably, and succeeded in recom mending them to England. If we are well in formed, Sir Hamilton Seymour and Viscount de Serros took with them to Vienna the consent of their respective Governments, who refused, how ever, all mediation from neutral Governments. Subsequently, however, the Emperor Napoleon consented to waive this question of form, and prevailed on Lord Palmerston to do the same." The Bourse Gazette, in a letter from Vienna, of the 17th, says : " Sir H. Seymour is treated with the greatest distinction here. He has daily interviews with Count Buol. The language of Sir Hamilt on i s constantly pacific, and it is said that he is charged with the task of advising the Porte, through its ambassador here, to accept the terms agreed upon by Austria and the Western Powers." OMER PACHA IN MINGRELIA. (From the Times Special Col - respondent.) TURKISH CAMP, SUGDIDI, Nov. 14. The anniversary of the terrific storm which swept over the Crimea last year finds us still encamped at Sugdidi, under a cloudless sky and a bright sun. Our commissariat arrangements have involv e d a delay here of a few days. It is not to be wondered at that, with the inadequate means of transport which our almost bankrupt Government places at Omer Pacha's command, he should find some diffi culty, now that he is 40 miles distant from his nearest depot upon the seacoast, in provisioning a considerably larger army than that which nearly died of starvation within six miles of Balaklava, when England was straining every nerve to sup ply it. Hitherto we have not been able to calculate upon receiving any assistance from the people of the country through which we have passed, and, al though confidence is gradually beginning to be re stored among the Mingrelians, and they are bringing meat and vegetables in small quantities into camp for sale, still in our onward progress we must de pend entirely upon our own commissariat for sup plies. It is to be hoped that before very long our depots of provisions will be moved to some line upon the coast nearer the scene of operations, and that we may be enabled to draw our sup plies either from Anaklea or Redoubt Kaleh. Even now the roads to those places are reported free of Russians, and the force which was watching Redoubt Kaleh when I visited it two months ago has now retired. We may therefore hope soon to see the Rhion made available for pur poses of transport, and it would be a most valuable effort on the part of the British Government to assist the operations in this quarter, if it would place at the disposal of Omer Paulaa two or three steamers of light draught to tow flat-bottomed boats upon the river. The water is deep to within a few miles of Kutais, but the principal obstacle to its naviga tion is the bar at the mouth, upon which there is a little over six feet of water. I rode down to the old fortress of Ruchi a fErff days ago to look at the ford by which Skender Pasha crossed the river, and to command which wo had ereoted two small batteries two days before the battle of the Ingour. It was matter of congratula tion that Omer Pacha did not attempt the passage here with his whole army. Although the ford was not commanded by any Russian artillery, the thick woods had been made available in every direction for riflemen, and an abattis had been thrown up at every angle of the narrow road which winds up a steep hill past the old castle. For more than a mile there was scarcely a point which was not swept from some stockade concealed in the woods, and which we only discovered in the course of our ex plorations. The castle itself is a picturesque old Genoese ruin, of great extent, and its ivy-grown towers, surrounded by massive loopholed rise high above the surrounding forest, and form a charming feature in the landscape. Skender Pasha had only two men wounded at this point while the river was being crossed by us lower down. Two days afterwards he passed over, to find the opposite shore deserted. This veteran warrior has now moved on a day's march in ad vance to a village in which the Russians had stored magazines and provisions, which they have now blown up and abandoned. Skender Pasha, is well qualified to comman d t h e advanced guard of the most dashing cav a l r y soldiers in the Turkish army.; he has distinguished himself repeatedly since the commencement of the war, and can already boast of 18 wounds, not counting the loss of a few fingers on his left hand. The plundering propensities of the Abasians have been so strongly developed lately that Omer Pacha, after having had corporal punishment administered to two of them, has sent back the rest in disgrace. 15T11.—The whole camp was struck this morn ing at daylight, and we marched through an un dulating well-wooded country to Chaita, where we found the still smouldering embers of the Russian. barracks and storehouses. The growing confi dence of the population was testified by the fact that the inhabitants of some of the houses by the roadside had not quitted them upon the approach of the army, although they could not be induced to minister to our wants, protesting that the Russians, before leaving, had appropriated all their live stock. Omer Pasha had given strict orders that no force was to be used in procur ing supplies of this nature; but I found, in the course of my own foraging expeditions, that in many instances the fowls said to be in Mus covite hands were snugly stowed away in seine obscure outhouse, and upon the production of some bright silver sixpences, and the assurance that I was an Englishman, a Christian, and no Turk, were readily parted with. In the neighbour hood of our camp was a picturesque old ruin, pro bably of Genoese construction, built in an oval form, about 150 yards long by 100 wide, with three towers, two of which were in a very tolerable state of preservation, and a picturesque old archway. The main body of the army is expected to reach this place to-morrow. 16TH.—Marched for three hours to the Chopi. The country became more beautiful as we advanced, and a lovely - view burst upon us as we reached the river and saw the Monastery of Chopi perched upon a bank about 300 feet high, overhanging the stream. We ascended the steep hill, and, pitching our tents upon its summit, revelled in a glorious prospect. Immediately below us all is bustle and activity. The artillery is fordin ,, the river, and the opposit• plai n i s a li ve with' troops, pitch ing their tents or collecting round their camp fires. In the night we were alarmed by the firing of can non, as far as we could make out, in the direction of Skender Pagha'‘ brigade, which is now two hours in advance ; but, as this turned out not to bo the case, on the following morning it was attributed to Mustapha Pasha, whose troops are not very far distant, in a south-westerly direction. 17TH.—We made a short march to-day, and soon after leaving Chopi struck into the macadmised road which connects Redout Kaleh with Kutais and Tiflis. 18TH.— Continued our march along a magnifi cent road ; the bridges, however, were almost uni versally destroyed ; and, notwithstanding the ac tivity of the Turkish artillery horses, and the ex cellent way in which they are mana ge d, th ere i s occasionally some difficulty in getting the guns across the ravines and muddy streams with which the road is intersected. ZIEWIE, Nov. 19. This morning a spy was brought into camp in Mingrelian costume, who turned out to be an aide-de-camp of Mockrausky, the Russian Com mander-in-Chief. When the fact was ascertained beyond a doubt Omer Paella ordered him to be shot. The unfcrtunate man met his fate with the utmost courage. The corpse, attended by a priest in full canonicals, has just passed the tent to re receive Christian burial. It is reported that we are to march the day after to-morrow, in which case we may hope to reach Kutais in two days from that time. garded as a treatise rather than a lecture—to the attentive consideration of our readers and the public generally. It will well repay perusal. The evil has arisen from the defective state of the stamp law. A large revenue being de rived from stamps on bills of exchange and pro missory notes, it became essential, for the sake of revenue, that cheques which pressed rather closely thereon should be limited in their func tions. The chief conditions thus imposed were, that the cheque should be made payable to bearer, be payable on demand, be drawn on a banker whose place of business was within fifteen miles of the place of issue, and that they should not be post dated. If any of these requisites were wanting they virtually became bills of exchange, and required a stamp proportioned to the amount. Some relaxation was granted last Session by an enactment, that if a cheque had a penny stamp affixed it might be drawn at any distance from the place payable, and on any party, whether a banker or not, and made either to bearer or order. This latter very salutary enactment was, however, neutralised by the proviso that the party by whom it was payable was not bound to inquire into the authenticity of any document. All ho had to look to was the genuineness of the order to pay, or, in other words, that the signature of the drawer was correct, but the incidents of all unstamped cheques remained precisely as before the passing of the Act of last Session. It will from this appear that there has been a constant struggle between a very injurious law and the universal desire of commercial men to obtain complete security in matters which now form a very considerable portion of the national currency, and without which it would be impossible to carry on business for a single week. The mere fact stated by Professor LK% that the transac tions passed through the Clearing House, to which only twenty-six firms have admission, in a single year amounted to nearly a thousand millions of pounds sterling (974,580,0001.), will show the vast importance, the vital consequence, of a well-defined and strictly-ascertained law on the subject, a law, too, that will impose additional difficulties in the way of any person improperly dealing with these valuable instruments of ex change, and which will accommodate itself to mer cantile practice, and the wants and wishes of the commercial community. This can be done by giving practical efficiency to the special endorse ment or crossing, and assimilating the cheque in these respects to a bill of exchange payable at sight. As it has been decided by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that they are not fitting subjects of taxation why should mischievous regulations be enforced, which were only originally adopted for the sake of revenue, and compelling a much heavier stamp than that which was so recently and so energetically objected to. It would be seen in our third edition of Satur day last that on that day the newly-constituted Metropolitan Board of Works proceeded to the election of a permanent Chairman, and that Mr. TRWAITILS was appointed to tie office by a con siderable majority. The candidates put in nomination, and who were voted for were ten in number, the principal ones being Mr. ROEBUCK, Deputy HARRISON, and Mr. THTAITBS. That the former was not elected has caused some degree of disappointment in cer tain quarters. We cannot, however, confess to any participation in the feeling. Entertaining the highest respect for the independent spirit and unquestionable abilities of that gentleman, we were by no means prepared to recognise in him the fittest person for the office, nor to concede that because he had "done the State some service" t was the duty of a popular Board to elect him. No doubt certain advantages might have been ob tained by his election, but in our humble opinion the selection of a shrewd business man, of conci liatory manners, was more in accordance with the spirit of the bill, and most likely to conduce to its successful working. The rejection, therefore, of Mr. ROEBUCK on the ground that whatever ser vices he has rendered the public in a Parliamentary capacity ought to be acknowledged in another way, and that to convert so important an office into a reward for services elsewhere, of a different nature, was inexpedient, has our entire approval. The delicate health of Mr. ROEBUCK, irrespective of the above objection, also and very naturally had its weight with the members of the Board, who reasonably apprehended the possibility of his breaking down under the great labours and re sponsibilities attached to the office. The contest ultimately lay between Deputy HAR RISON and the now Chairman. Which of these gen tlemen is best fitted for the office wo cannot pre tend to say, nor what the result might have been had Mr. HARRISON come earlier into the field and taken it with more vigour ; but beyond a tinge of apprehension that Mr. TIIWAITES is so far com mitted to a particular scheme of drainage as to demand an effort on his part to free himself from bias in the consideration of the general question, we see no cause to question the discretion of his supporters. Ia point of fact we are disposed to regard him as much the sort of individual re quired--the right man in the right place. Of his ability and energy there cannot, we should ima gine, be any doubt, and unquestionably few men have paid more attention to the subjects with which he will have to deal than he. Ho is a per sonable man, too—can talk, and talk sense and is not at all likely to compromise the dignity and importance of the office ho now holds by petu lance or want of courtesy and dignity. That he and Mr. Deputy HARRISON, both b usiness men, should be at the head of the poll, is a good symptom, from which we are disposed to prognos ticate very favourably as to the future career of the Board. Under the chairmanship of Mr. TIIWAITES, we look to see the great principle of local self-government so dear to the hearts of all true Eng,lishieen triumphantly vindicat e d. The Board have now a splendid opportunity f or use fulness before them ; not only is it in their power by wise resolves and vigorous action to metropolis, the condition of the inhabitants of t he but also to set such an example to similar to bodie bodies, if it all lethargic or illinformed, and o Govern ment itself in this country, as the latter will find it difficult not to follow. Immense as may be the beneficial results in these directions, the c)nse (ponces of palpable success will not be confined to this country, for the example of the Board will furnish a powerful and most effective argument to the opponents of bureaucracy abroad, an ar gument they will not be disposed to neglect, and which may ultimately deal a death-blow to that demoralising system. We are informed that Mr. May succeeds Mr. William Ley as first clerk assistant of the House of Commous, on that gentleman's resignation. Mr. May is the author of the able treatise on Parliamentary Practice, which we have had occasion more than once to notice with well-deserved commendation, as the great authority on the subject of which it treats.—Timcs. FUNERAL OF COLONEL Satur day.—The:remains of Colon e l Sib thorp were interred to day in the family vault at Canwick Church, near Lin coln. The body arrived by rail at the Great Northern Station at one o'clock, and the funeral procession from the station to Can wick was followed by agreat concourse of people. The deceased Colonel was attended t o hi s last resting-place by his two brothers and four sons, some other relatives, iis tenants, and family dependants. LATEST NEWS BERLIN, DEc. 23. Austria has communicated to Prussia the pre liminaries agreed upon by the Western Powers, and called upon her to advocate their acceptance at St. Petersburg. The official Dresden Journal states that Russia has expressed her willingness to accept the pro posal for the future neutralising of the Black Sea, subject to modifications in the interest of Earope generally. The Kreuz Zeitung says :—" It is not true that, as an English journal has announced, the demo lition of the Russian fortresses in the Black Sea is one of the conditions of peace put forward by the Allies." ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 23. An ukase of the Emperor Alexander IL grants an indemnity to the civil aud military func tionaries of Poland who, in 1830, were dismissed by tie Insurrectional Government, or refused to serve it. This ukase, moreover, authorises all individuals compromised in political affairs to re-enter the service of the State. A numerous assemblage was present at the Te Detcm which was this day celebrated at St. Peters burg for the surrender of Kars. After the departure of the allied fleets from the Baltic, the Russians at once began a very ani mated coasting trade. THE FALL OF KARS. The Paris papers of yesterday publish the fol , lowing telegraphic despatches : " ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 21. " Under date of the 28th Nor., Gen. Moura vieff announces that the Russians made at Kars 16,000 prisoners, among whem were 8,000 nizams (Turkish regulars) and 8,000 rsdifs (irregulars), 12 standards, 130 cannon, •nd 16,000 muskets. General Monravieff dispensed with making the English who formed part of the garrison march past him." The Invalids Russe announces the capitulation of Kars in the following terms:— " The indomitable courage of the brave troops of the Caucasus has been crowned with complete success. " On the 16th (28th) of November, the fortress of Kars surrendered to Aide-de-Camp-General Mouravieff, Commander-in-Chief of the detached corps of the Caucasus. " The Mushir Vassif Pacha and the whole gar rison are prisoners of war in our hands, with eight Pachas and a great number of superior and sub altern officers, and the English General, with all his staff. " We have taken 130 cannon and a large stock of arms in the fortress." The Invalicle Russe also publishes the official report of General Mouravieff of the capitulation of Kars. The report is dated Quarters of Vladi* Kars (17th) 29th of November : " After the assault on Kars of the 17th (29th), September, the Turks, momentarily encouraged, expected to see our troops retreat, and were astonished to see, on the contrary, that the blockade became stricter than ever, and that our camp was turned into regular organised quarters, receiving daily provisions of every description. " The besieged still founded their hopes on the arrival of aid from Erzeroum. In fact Voly Pasha, coming from Trebizond, bad attempted to advance on Kars, but at each attempt he was met by General S3usloff's detachment, which threatened his rear. Our patrols skirmished with those troops, keeping them in a state of alarm as far as the vicinity of Erzeroum. Meantime the pro visions at Kars were diminishing ; the cold wea ther was coming on ; snow had fallen on the Saganloug ; cases of death from weakness for want of nourishment occurred in the garrison, de sertion increased, and despondency became gene ral. " All these circumstances decided General Williams, who directed the defence of Kars, to surrender the fortress. " On the 12th (24th) of November Major Teesdale, General Williams' Aide-de-Camp, waited upon General Mouravieff and handed to him a letter, in which General Williams asked leave to proceed on the following day to the camp to enter into conference, to which GenenlMoura vieff gave a verbal reply to Major Teesdale, telling him that he would be happy to see Gene ral Williams the following day, the 13th (25th) of November, at noon. "On the 13th (25th) of November, at the ap pointed hour, General Williams presented himself to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Caucasus, as Plenipotentiary to negotiate in the name of the Mushir Vassif Pasha, Commander-in- Chief of the Army:in Anatolia. Having settled the conditions for the surrender of the place, those conditions were signed by General Williams, and approved by General Mouravieff. " General Williams was to return next morning to our camp to bring the definitive reply of the Mushir ; the regulation, however, of affairs in side, and tho announcement to the garrison of the surrender of the fortress, which the leaders re ceived with agitation, rendered his presence necessary in the fortress. He sent his aid-de camp to explain these circumstances. " On the evening of the same day Major Tees dale brought the full powers given by the Mushir to General Williams to draw up the final conditions of the capitulation of Kars, with the list of the Pashas of the army of Anatolia shut up in the fortress. " On the 15th (27th) of November, in the after noon, Gen. Williams arrived at our camp with his staff and three Pashas, and signed the final condition of the surrender of Kars. "On the 16th (28th) of November, confor mably to the stipulations agreed upon, the remain der of tho army of Anatolia, which had formed the garrison of Kars, were to leivo tho fortress, carrying their muskets, with flags flying and drums beating ; but at the request of the Turkish commanders themselves, the whole army left their arms piled, and placed their ammunition in their camps, leaving only a small Turkish guard until it should be relieved by our men. "Although it had been arranged that the Turks should be assembled at 10 o'clock in the morning, near the r u i ns o f th e v ill age o f G um b e l , i t was not till 2 o' c l oc k i n the afternoon that the Mushir of the a rmy of Anatolia presented himself to General Mouravi e ff , accompanied e O d ur by tr G oo e p ti s er w al er N e Vi d ll r ia a in wn s and up in line o f b attle on the English officers. both sides of the Kars-tchai. The colours of the Turkish regiments were then brought to the front of our linos by a detachment of Toula Chasseurs, and • received with the bands playing and repeated cheers from our troops. "A portion of the Turkish army, consisting of the older and most feeble of the men, soldiers on unlimited leave (Redifs), and militiamen (Bashi- Bazouks and Lazes), altogether about 6,000 men, were sent back to their homes after the capitu lation, with the obligation not to take up arms against his Imperial Majesty during the whole course of the present war, and were accompanied the first stage by a military escort. After the defile of the Redifs, the Commander-in-Chief re ceived a deputation, cconsitsti no' of the mo s t notables inhabitants of the town. _ _ "Having passed along the front of the line of the Turkish regular troops who surrendered pri soners, to the number of from 7,000 to 8,000 men, General Mouravieff ordered the repast to be given to them which he had previously prepared FRANCE. Rather unsatisfactory despatches have reached Constantinople from Omer Pacha. The Asiatic campaign, probably, cannot be continued with suc cess, unless the Allies forward the genoralisaimo fresh troop, stores, and means of conveyance. An Imperial decree promotes Sir Joseph 011iffe to the rank of Officer in the Legion of Honour, and nominates Mr. Taylor a Knight in the same Order, both having been members of the Jury of the Uni versal Exhibition. The Moniteur contains several decrees announc ing nominations in the Legion of Honour, promo tions in different regiments, and confering 3G mili tary medals. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 23.—The Atlantic has arrived with advices from New York to the 12th, and 500,000 dols. The steam-ship St. Louis, from Havre and South ampton, arrived at New York on the 6th ; and the Ariel on the 9th inst. The America, from Liverpool, arrived at Boston on the Oth. The annual Message of tho President has not arrived, Congress not having been able, after 45 ballots, to agree upon the appointment of a Speaker. Upon the last vote being taken, Mr. Banks, Re publican Know-nothing, obtained 106 votes, but 112 being the number necessary to a choice, the Senate adjournefl without having elected its repre sentative. At the conclusion of the 34th vote, a proposal that the House should proceed immediately to the election of a Speaker viva voce, and if, after the roll had been called three times no member should have received a majority of the whole number of votes, the roll should again be called, and the can didate then receiving the largest number of votes, provided it be a majority of a quorum, should be declared elected Speaker, was negatived, after having caused much excitement. Advices from Washington state that it has been ascertained, beyond the possibility of cavil, that a despatch has been' received from Mr. Buchanan, re!ative to the Crampton difficulty, the tenour of which was, that the British Government, in a courteous but positive manner, declined giving such explanations as have been demanded by the United States' Government regarding the alleged violation of the neutrality laws by British agents. The Governments of San Salvador, Honduras, and Costa Rica had strongly protested to the United States' Government against the recognition of the present Nicaraguan Government, and de clared themselves resolved to exterminate foreign adventurers who might invade their soil for revo lutionary purposes. The Government having received information that an expedition against Nicaragua was being organised in New York had taken steps to pre vent ft. Affairs at Kanzas had assumed a serious aspect ; a demand made by the Governor of the country to the Federal Government for the assistance of troops had been refused. Under date of the 6th inst. it is stated that 400 or 500 men, accompanied by artillery and 1,000 muskets, had passed through the town of Independence for the purpose of the maintenance of order. By the arrival of the Transit steam-ship Nor thern Light, with $362,301 in specie and gold dust, advicea had been received from San Francisco to the 20th ult. Among the passengers was Col. Parker H. French, accredited Minister from Nicaragua to the United States, in lieu of Mr. Marcoleta recalled. Colonel French is said to bo vested with e x t raor di nary powers, to enable him to settle immediately the dif ficulties existing between the United States, Eng land, and Nicaragua. He brought with him the ratification of the new treaty made by his Gover ment with Colonel Wheeler, United States' Minister at Grenada. The accounts from the mines were generally very flattering. The new discoveries in Table Mountain were con tinuing to create considerable excitement, and the whole region had already been taken up in claims. It was reported that several fine diamonds had been found iu the tunnels of the mountain. The Indians in the north were continuing their depredations upon the whites, while those in the south were taking the cue from their more north erly brethren, and were beginning to show signs of dissatisfaction. An engagement had taken place in Rouge River Valley between 400 of the United States' troops and volunteers and 300 Indians, in which the Americans were compelled to retreat, with the loss of 18 men. Two citizens of Monterey—the Hon. Isaac B. Wall, Collector of the Post, and T. S. Williamson, an officer of the county, had been assassinated on the highway in a spirit, it was supposed, of revenge. The murderer, who was pursued, killed two of the pursuers. _ _ The banking-house of Sanders and Brenham failed on the sth inst. Tho debts duo to their de positors the day before the failure were $84,000. tf.o assets were found. Mr. Sanders had been Collector of the Post, and Mr. Brenham mayor of the city. The town called Canon City has been entirely destroyed by fire. The entire loss was about 530,000. The dates from Grenada are to the 24th ult and from San Juan del Monte to the Ist iust. The order of things inaugurated by the new Go vernment had produced the most happy effects, as evidenced by the revival of trade and agriculture, and the return of a number of families to their de serted homes. Colonel Parker IL French had resigned his soat in the Cabinet, as Minister of H ac i en d a, an d was duly appointed Minister Plenipotentiary, with ex traordinary powers to the United States. From the New York commercial accounts we learn that symptoms of a returning stringency in the money-Market were apparent, though capital was easy of access on undoubted securities at 10 to 12 per cent. per annum, where the maturity does extend beyond two or three months. The stock market was quiet, but firm. The State loans press ing upon the market had carried prices down to a ♦ery low point. The Bank statement was con sidered favourable. Ist exchange there had been a large business done in sterling, mostly by bankers, who raised their prices to 9.j per cent. at the close. Bills on Paris were quoted at sf. 211 c. to. sf. 181 e. The prices of cotton had risen ic. to Ic., with a firm market. Flour was quoted at a decline of 62ic. per barrel on the prices current on the 4th inst. ; there was also a downward tendency in the provision -market. There was no new feature to notice in the iron-market. Freights were decidedly firmer to great Britain. At New Orleans, on the 10th, cotton was unchanged. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat, yet the demand for all kinds was in a sluggish state, and prices were in favour of buyers. Fine barley supported previous rates, but all other articles moved off heavily, at drooping currencies. On the continent scarcely any business bas been done on English account, but large shipments of produce con. tinue to be made from the United States. With the exception of barley, the arrivals of Eng Hall grain up to our market last week were limited. From abroad, we received 10,511 quarters of wheat, 19,873 oats, 3,209 beano, 2,420 peas, 1,310 tares, 5,767 linseed, 6,812 rapeseed, 243 sundry seeds, 2,700 sacks and 4,097 barrels of flour. A very moderate supply of English wheat was on sale to-day. The demand, however, for all kinds was in a de pressed state. A few picked samples realised about last week's prices, but nearly the whole of the remainder were unsold at the close of the market. Foreign wheat was excessively heavy, and the quota tions were nominally unaltered. Floating cargoes were very dull. Fine malting barley sold at full quotations, but other kinds ruled heavy and rather cheaper. Malt moved off slowly, at the late decline. Old oats were steady, at last Monday's prices, but new samples were a dull inquiry. Beans moved off heavily at 28 per quarter less money. The sale for peas was heavy, at about is decline. Flour moved off slowly, apparently at stationary prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Malt—Chevalier .... 80s to 82s Oats— Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed 25s 30s Potato Youghai and Cork Black. •• •• •• 25s 28s Cork, White .•. •• 26s 30s Scotch, Feed. •• •• 27s 34s Beans—Tick ••• •• 40s 45s Pige0n5.......... 41 , 53s Poas—Croy .... 40s 443 Maple. •••••• •• 43s 45s Whitc ••• ,50s 144 s Boilers ... •• 55s Flour—Town-made... 73s 75. Suffolk • 58s 60s Stooktn &Norfolk 585 60s Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red •• new 61s to 79s Ditto•• •• .... old 73s 84a Ditto, White new 59s 84s D1tt0........ old 77s 90s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 78s 84a Ditto new ...... 62s 80s Rye—Old ...• •• .• —e —s Now ............ 50s 82s Barley—Grinding ••• •• 36s 46s Melting ..• •• 40i 423 Chevalier.... • • 441 455 Stalt—SaffolkandNor •• .• 74s 82si Brown 64s 703' KingstonandWare 78s 80s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WERE. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Antwerp. 12 Rotterdam— 360 ... 1,016 Havre Nieu Diep BO 1,725 Harlingen Gluckstadt ... 8 ... - - ... 1 ... - ... T0ta1.... 783 ... 3,522 ... ... 21 ...-- The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts.: Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1854 1,076 ... 1,558 ... ... 155 ... 1853 B7O .„ 4,658 ... ... 226 ... 5 1852 304 _. 2,157 ". -- ... 2 50 -- 1851 4Ol ... 2,343 _. —. 332 —. 1$ 1850 lB4 •.. 945 —.-- —. 186 —.-- Owing to the severity of the weather, last week's imports of foreign stock into London were only 4,326 head. In the corresponding week in 1854 we received 2,828; in 1853, 5,165; in 1852, 2,711; in 1851, 3,094; and in 1850, bead. There was a very limited supply of foreign stock in to. day's market, and its general quality was inferior. The arrivals from Ireland last week, direct by sea, were 40 beasts and 120 pigs. The show of Irish stock this morning was confined to 20 beasts and 120 sheep via Liverpool. Nearly the whole of the supply of beasts in to-day's market was the refuse of last week—the first arrivals being only 70 from Scotland and 400 from the northern and eastern districts. As there wore scarcely any butchers in attendance, the beef trade was excessively heavy, and prices were nominally 4d. per 81bo. lower than on Monday last. We were very scantily supplied with sheep, which met a very dull sale, at about last week's currency. In some breeds not a single transaction took place. The few calves in the market commanded no attention, and prices were nominal. There was no demand for pigs. Per Bibs to sink the ofrals. s. d. s. d.l s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 1 PrimeSouthdown 4 8 5 0 Second quality.... 3 8 4 ,Large ergs. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime largo oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, dte. 4 8 410 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Small porkers 4 6 5 I Second quality ...3 8 4 2 i Suckling calves 23 0 30 0 Prime crse.-w110d.4 4 4 6,Quarter old pigs 22 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SOFTLY. Beasts .................. 1,158 q Beasts.... •• •• ...... •• .. . 129 ih„p ............... •... 5,750 Sheep .... ...... ...• ...... 480 Calves ..•• .. •••••• ••• •• .. 4 Ca1ve5..............._ Plgs .................... 15J Pigs.... ...... .... A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Dec. 25, 1854, and in the Metropolitan Market this day, Monday, Dec. 24, 1855. Por 81bs, to sink the offals. Dec. 25, 1854.1Dec.24,1855 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior boasts 3 6to 3 8 1 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto ... ... 310 4 61 8 4 0 Prime largo oxen 4 8 4 10 1 4 2 4 6 Prim., Scots, dte 5 0 5 2i4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 8 3 10,3 4 3 6 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 41 8 4 2 Primo coarse woolled ditto 4 6 4 10',4 4 4 6 Prime Southdown ditto .. 5 0 5 2 4 8 5 0 Lambs ... 0 0 0 0, 1 0 0 0 0 Largo coarse calves 4 2 5 0 4 0 4 6 Prime small ditto ... 5 2 5 811 8 5 0 Large hogs ... 3 0 4 03 le 4 4 Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6'4 6 5 0 Boasts... 1,200 7,000 Sheep ..„ 7,940 25,500 Calves... 94 200 Pigs 212 310 SUPPLIES ox SALE, Doc. 21, 1853.—Beasts, 1,612; sheep 7,600; calves, 130; pigs, 220. December 27, 1852.—Boasts, 2,271; sheep, 9,503; calves, 190 ; pigs, 210. NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL. Immense supplies of country-killed meat —over 50,000 carcases—have boon received up to those markets since Monday last. The whole, ineluding a large supply slaugh tered in the metropolis, has sold at high rates. To-dey the supplies were very limited, and so little basiness was transacted that the quotations were almost nominal. Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. a. d, s. d. s. d. Beef, interior 3 2 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., middling 3 8 4 0 Do, prime large, .3 10 4 2 J Do., prime 4 2 4 0 De., do. small ....4 4 4 6 Voal 3 8 4 10 Fork, large 3 10 4 4 Pork, small 4 0 i 4 BOROUGH HOP. There is a moderate business doing in good hope, at full prices. All other kinds are dull, at our quotations. The supply in the market is extensive. Last week's imports were 25 bales from Antwerp. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 5s to 6/ Os per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 3l Os to 41 15s ; Sussex, 2/ 16s to 4/10s. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Coastwise and by land carriage, the arrivals of potatoes since Monday last have been but moderate. The demand is inactive, as follows :—York Regents, 100 s to 1103 ; Kent and Essex, de., 9es to 100 s ; Scotch do., 80s to 90s; do. cups, 80s to 90 ; middlings, 55s to 655; blues, 80s to 90s ; Lincoln's, 803 to 90s per ton. WOOL. There is a moderate business doing in English wool, and last week's prices are well supported. Ail foreign and colonial qualities are very dull, at barely late rates. The imports since Monday last have been 500 bales from Laun ceston' 59 front Antwerp, GOO from Adelaide , 700 front Algoa Bay, 305 from Bombay, 90 from Gluckstadt, and 25 from Antwerp. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tegs, is ld to is 3d ; half-bred hoggots, is Id to is 2d ; do. wethers, is Od to is ld ; Kent, fleeces, is 1d to Is lhl; combing skin, 10kl to is Id ; Down ewes, is ld to is ; Leicester fleeces, lld to is Old; flannel wool, is Od to ls 2d ; blanket wool, 9d to is Od per lb. SEEDS. Since oer last roport the demand for linseed has not im proved, and the supply in the m ar k e t h as b een tolera b ly largo. All other seeds move off slowly at about stationary prices. In cakes only a limited business is doing. Turnlp,White,per bush. 22s to 258 Carraway (new) ...... 42s 448 Swede ••••• • • • —s --8 Coriander 30 6 Vusta rd, 8r0wn.... • • 12s 20s liernpsoee, por quarter 548 CO s vrhite, now •• •... 88 Ils Linseed, Eng.-iowing.. — l4 rares,winter, new.... Gs 6d 7s 6d Crushing •••• • • •• 78s 841 Old.. •• • ••••• —s —s BAltie •••••••• •• —5 —3 Canary, per quarter •• 63s 64s Odessa • • •• • • —is —s Rye grass ••.• •• 248 30s Linseed Cako, pr. ton— CloYer,RodEng. (cwt.) —s —s English .• ...141 lOs 15 Os NVtilto •.• • —1 —s Foreign, per ton 13! lOs 14 l os Foreign Red.....- —3 —s Rape Cakes, pr ton 71 lOs 8l O 3 White— •• —s —s Rapened, New, pr qr.. 90s 94e Trefoil, 403 46i THE RUGELEY MURDER. DEATH OF MR. PALMER. '~ ~. A gentleman of high position in the City received this morning a letter from Stafford, announcing the death of Mr. Palmer, surgeon, of Rugoley, committed last week • to Stafford gaol, charged with the murder, by poison, of Mr. Cook, a youag gentleman connected with the taii. The same letter states that Mr. Palmer abstained from taking food from the time of his committal to his death. TALLOW. Since Monday last our market has been very inactive, and prices hare been with difficulty supported. To-day tho demand is heavy, at 68s per cwt. for P.Y.C. on the spot. Town Tallow, 6is 6d nett cash. Rough fat, 3s 7d per 81bs. MI. 1852. 1853. Stock this day ...... Price of Y. C .• .• Delivery last week .. Ditto from June I .... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Juuel.... Yricd Of Town •• 64,2 0 48,322 36s 94 to 45s Od 37s Od te 45s 3G, 2,262 1,569 C 2,825 60,310 1,052 3,43 90,5 il. 68,504 394 64 478 3d 44.303 58s 6,1t0, 58s 9d ) 2,289 61,625 X 464 82,613 694 6d 1854. 1 18b5. J 32,705 J 19,679 1644 63 tO 888 Od Od to —fi Or 1,647 1, 507 47179 76246 1,465 2,045 43.884 48,210 1 6a3 6d 671 04 LAW INTELLIGENCE --(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulboura.) IN RH DAVIDSON AND GORDON-APPLICATION TO ANNUL TRH BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Linklater said lie appeared on tbo part of the assignees in this case, relative to a petition that bad been filed by Mr. Gordon to annul the bankruptcy. The bankrupts were the traders tried last week at the Old Bailey, and convicted of frauds perpetrated by them as merchants carrying on business in Mincing•lane. His Honour said of course he was obliged to receive the petition. He thought on the face of it it was not in. tended seriously, but to divert the assignees from the prosecution they had instituted against the bankrupts. Mr. Linklater said the assignees were willing that the bankrupts should surrender and afford the assignees in formation respecting the estate. His Honour—Very well. Mr. Linklater said there could be no question now but that the bankruptcy was valid. His Honour said if he understood rightly, the notices of adjudication did not bear on the question recently argued in the superior court, but the notices to surrender. It was not the fact, as was generally supposed, that the former notices bad not been properly served. Mr. Linklater said the first conviction was quashed on the ground that two copies of surrender were not left at the place of business of the bankrupts, and not that of the adjudication as was erroneously supposed. The learned judge who tried the prisoners bad exculpated Mr. Humber, the messenger, from all blame in that im portant mistake. It was the duty of the solicitor to the assignees to prepare two notices of adjudication, which was done in this case, and for the messenger to prepare the notices of surrender and leave them at the bankrupts' place of business ; but in this instance he unfortunately left but one. His Honour—lt was a very singular and ►ery nnfor• tunate mistake. Mr. Linklater said there were other indictments to be preferred against the bankrupts besides the three ordered by this court, which would come on for hearing on the 18th of Jan. : one for defrauding Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co., of 80,0001. In all the mums obtained by the forged warrants, &c., amounted to about 150,000/. At present it was doubtful what was the best course to pursue with the bankrupts, and he suggested that the matter should stand over till the 24th of Jan. His Honour said that could be done. Mr. Linklater said it was hoped now they would be able to agcertain what had become of the money said to have passed through the bankrupts' hands. At present there appeared to be a deficiency of 300,0001., and the assignees were anxious to know what had become of it. His Honour—Yes. It was very desirable the whole of the circumstances connected with this estate should be thoroughly iris estigated, and he acceeded to the appli. cation. The consideration of the petition was adjourned till the 24th of Jan. POLICE INTELLIGENCE —(This Day.) SOUTH WARK. CHARGE or CHILD MURDER.— Catherine L'Brien, poor miserablel-ooking female, about twenty-two years of age, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with causing the death of her infant child, Mary Ann O'Brien, nine months o ld, b y expos i ng i t to the we*• ther, and neglecting to give it proper sustenance. Police-constable 607 A stated that he was on duty about three o'clock yesterday afternoon, in Charlotte. street, Blackfriars-road, when he was called in at Dr. Adcock's to take the prisoner into custody. She was in a very deplorable state, and had with her a dead infant. Witness took them both to the workhouse, where the prisoner had some warm clothing given to her, and afterwards conveyed her to the polioe-station, and charged her with causing the death of her child. She told witness that she had been out all night, ex• posed to the weather, and that she was making her way from Westminster to St. George's Workhouse, where she had been delivered of the child. It was net dead when en Westminster-bridge, but believing that it was dyirg when she got into Charlotte-street, she called on Dr. Adcock, who treated her with great kind. stews and humanity. Dr. Adcock said be resided at No. 8, Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road, and a little after three o'clock yesterday afternoon the prisoner came to him and asked him to look at her child, which she held huddled up in her arms. She said it was alive, but he found it was dead and quite cold. He was of opinion that death was caused by exposure to the wea ther, and not having proper sustenance. Mr. A'Beckett said that as Dr. Adcock expressed his opinion that death was caused by exposure and neglect, he should remand her for a week, so that in the mean time the inquest, which is fixed for Thursday or Friday next, will have been held. THE ROYAL PANOPTICON. The advent of Christmas has induced the committee o the Panopticon, Leicester-square, to provide a special programme of entertainments adapted to the character of this mirthful season. On Saturday evening there was a rehearsal of the entertainments provided for the Christmas season. The bill of fare was ample and varied. It commenced with an exhibition of Heinckee diving apparatus and the subaqueous electric light in a crystal cistern, accompanied with oral explanations —an apparatus by means of which the diver is enabled to re mai❑ for hours under water, and the weight of which contrasts marvellously with that of the old-fashioned bell, being only 121135. Next cams a musical melange, including performances on the organ—an instrument of extraordinary power and varied capacity—from Tancrsdi and the far-famed Prophete, songs by Miss Bessie Dalton, glees by the Orpheus Glee Union, comprising eight voices, flute solos, &c. This was followed by a series of dioramie and photographic illustrations, designed to form the pictorial portion of an entertainment, entitled "John Chinaman at Home," to be presented by Mr. Leicester Buckingham at the commencement of the new year, and something else being substituted for it in the interim. Among the best scenes exhibited are representations of the Emperor reviewing hei guards, opium smokers, ladies playing cards, and a display of juggling. We have a series of dioramic views representing the stories of Whittington and Puss in Boots, the narrative portion being given by Mr. L. Buckingham, with organ aecom• paniments by Mr. E. T. Chipp. The first story is con veyed in twelve gigantic and, of their kind, admirable views, in which Whittington's life is traced from the door of a village ale-house to the banquet at which he entertained King Henry T. His ambitious dream in the garret, and its sudden dissipation by the intruding rats ; his maltreatment by bis master's cook, and the King of Barbary's dinner, with rat accompaniments, are very humorously given ; and, enlivened by the narrative part, which is full of punning comicalitiee, the entertainment maintained unabated interest to the close. " Puss in Boots" is represented in eleven views, some of which are strikingly excellent ; and in Puss's visit to the Castle of the Magician, occasion is taken to hit rather severely a certain wizard, whose magic has latterly prevailed, at least, to keep him rather prominently before the public. The final scene—the Marriage of the Miller's Son and the Princess—is very finely given, and with the aid of a grand organ acoompani• ment from the music of the Midsummer Night's Dream, rises somewhat above the comic tone. The evening's programme terminated with the playing of the luminous and chromatic fountain under the dome, which is really a splendid display. This, for an obvious reason, can only he seen at night, but then it is alone worth tke shilling charged for admission. The water rises gradually from the ground floor till it reaches the top of a dome 80 feet high ; it is made resplendent in its ascent ley beautiful electric hues shot from above ; and in its progressive descent it assumes in its rapid and varied transitions of colour the appearance of showers of precious stones. The effect is really magical. As a whole the exhibition may be pronounced a happy union of art and science with amusement, and cannot fail to prove satisfactory to the vis(tor. HAMBURG, Dec. 20.—The new Russian loan, issued at 82, has boon done at 81, without having been quoted at the Bourse. That of 1854 is now at 79. GALLERY OF ILLIETRATION, REGENT , EITERET.—The admirable dioramic representation of the Events of the War, painted by Messrs. Grieve and Telbin, has just received further additions, with the view of rendering it as complete a picture as passible of the great events it illustrates. The new paintings are t wo in nu m b er, Kinbourn th " Sebastopol after the Bombardment,, and a vi ew o f Kinbourn. The view a Sebastopol in its pr esent state is,most interesting, as its correctness i s guaranteed by the circumstance of its b ein g p ainte d from drawings by vi Major Tupper. Th© view of series also a picture o f views s of the "Events of t h e War , " b o y f nt'huaehalliinest,3racEs)pt'roarnirt l ast important conquest appropriately te rm inates as the ies THE AMERICAN MAILS , —LIVERPOOL, Saturday.— The British and North American Royal Mail steam ship Canada, Capt. W. J. C. Lang, sailed from the Mersey, at 11 o'clock this forenoon, with the usual mails for the American continent, 86 passeagere, and a full cargo. THE - AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, Satsrday.— The Royal Mail ship Earl of Sefton, Capt. Noble, of Pilkington a n d Wil son ' s Whit e S tar line of Austra lian packets, sailed from the Mersey last night, for Mel. bourne, with the usual bi-monthly mails for the Austra lian colonies, 170 passengers, and a moat valuable cargo, chiefly fine goo d s , o n freight. The succeeding mails will be carried out by tho Oliver Lang, of the Black Ball line on the 6th proximo NAV, The Admire iT ea< P. S$ C. W G. F, M ( CC The eloped 6,000 I at 6id., and 501 Way Sh Accoi pears tt pomplet the des( Transac are scar bank et itf a der Some that thi the dut Sasuing 3ournall The In t ,way SI the tra Tancec Wilde - leoreis tent ioi . Min ing ru 1 BRITI • 3 per C New 3 %mole Ztab £1 • £5 t aim Ditto Chilian Italica Ditto Biaxial Ditto fipanisl Ditt Pitt Ditt Ditt Turkik Ditt Ditt Ditt "Dutli Ditt LM strong RA: don, f Po] Janet H.M. Sir J( Wi Ar Pearl Caw Alma OD 4 1 ei .-„...-. )0 P 4 RY land, has g, Ar, and 2 Alice New] tar. Sai Pope tee, l AT net