The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-07 00:00:00

40 NEY MA 11KET AND (k)AiIIfERCIAT, NTELLITITIN CH. Th e CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. a rk . cotton, market at Liverpool yesterday ruled vrtre, Merin were 10,000 bales, 8,000 of which t inat c a, 500 Egyptian at fyild. to 7d., 1,500 tog a, a x t , 3 € l . to 4'd , and 90 Sea Islands at 11id. liosi n 7' Per 1b. 4 * The Share market closed with Or t l a lleY and prices receded about 4 per cent. trau.l e e fruit market at Liverpool, Messrs. ul ia '° 4 and Levy state— Ye t enparison to the corresponding month in last 111 demand for currants has been better, and is 41 feti e — ' 91 1 1 13' ; the disadvantages of dear bread, which 1 / 4 ari °Prejudicially last year, still tend to depress fruit t_,ltrtiele of luxury, and they are yet further in- Ilsiit t h i ls Year by a scarcity of employment among the t k 'lle,a,,, 4 °e ' L "les. The arrivals since our last reach only 30 (Sges shipped the computed crop of 1854 has already ti, and that portion for this country, say tam"l/4'o tons, has almost entirely arrived, it is evi lse,, stock will not now be further increased, so that 11, 4 7 -4 6 L ,the demand until next season thera is not more Fae ces 4o tons of all de-criptiGns. Toe duty-paid 441 '. ' , W hich in January reached 130 tons, have e t( enruary to 75 tons, they, however, continue 4 4,... e f e 1 s °f 1 854 ; fir in February of teat year they a B4- 7 ,"1 ,, t ° 3 5 tonS, against 150 tons in February, ,201 1 ,,,, - ,ue London clearances, although they exceed qe,,Z'ast year, do not show such a favourable result. D o re are v ery li mited, only 8 tons. " r, the state of th e s ilk t ra d e, it i s re p or t e d li/ n ut kl •• W. Eaton that— /IN h ordina ry times, the ]ate advices from China „ It] ) ter' i e i mparted a buoy anc y t o th e m a r ket, but the ltil be ," B4 Yet is some additional firmness on the part %a t th .ere • , • 8 a ,1 , I not, however, unreasonable to expect h ,Ijtee..-e,.eombined with the news of this morning Ltrattj,, 4 %, play lead to an imprivement. It is also Ztlsat th know that the demand for manufactured 4 ie the e wholesale houses has considerably increased 1/4g' le last few days." 1 ; ra e ,„ 4 4 l ! w aY Passengers' Assurance Company, at "the sting Just held, have declared a dividend 1416417 of 4 a per cent, per annum. I L gages" of clipper ships between the United L'lti a i and the colonies, now steam communica 'lett, 4 abeyance, are regarded with increased in tkobt , I !_ild there is great but laudable rivalry tti47l,e different owners. There can be no doubt -.. k Pe homeward passage recently, the Kent L. t t thetl beaten the Marco Polo by a day, while 7 411 „,.ie lt ward voyage the Kent got out pearly a VO t C. l3 °oller. S t rP Northfleet, built in the Tharnes,bas come ive_92 days from Sh ang h a i, b e i ng th e quickest iii:a ecord. Some very fast voyages lately ia_ dune in 105 an d 100 days, but this 1 N ge m, and is a gratifying proof of what 41141181h i pbuilders can do, under the wholesome ' klft e,) Of q competition, against the improved , 4, the Americans, who run . a close ' "lb (trnnecessitate constant vigilance and I watt% IL ' tO s , ._ 4:O skill and attention on the part 034,"Luianders, however, we must undoubtedly 8 ' l l4,,, z arge share of the credit for these ex- ' ictr elir J PaSsages. ii t4o o4 f ere • firm rates obtained here yesterday .. 11 . ° r . negotiated bills upon the principal %8 . f or. ' • 4 , t o4o cities. Paris, 90 days, was taken at Y t t 18 to % I tarnburgli at 13 6,f to 61-, Amsterdam v: Ili, ( 4 _ 8 1 - > and Trieste 12 38 to 45. The gold 41meilt "'Met from Sydney has been sent into 1 (f tir England. t4.,,,N11 t i:* Market is more buoyant again, 1 0,ek e 4 2r e is not a large business doing. The ye, 41 4 5 ,,,1 8 for settling the account to-morrow ,, Or k ° 11 ) ill 9 . eish tendency, and the rate of eon- Ille kl bei,..'„ths to i per cent. The news of the } V et ee - ', u onstantine having taken the oath of 11 fie12 7 , 411 the progress of the Allied Armies eet:, sDi r ToPol and the recall of Prince Menschi %st'lliti more confidence ; and the statement ,tocett:llParliament, that a Kafir outbreak was et4071,,,eis taaPPrehended, has allayed the un -1 , 4 4 1 '. o' o a renewed strain upon our re -4a1•11111 ""nanis, which opened at 92i to 93, 14 '1 k :hi-. I, been done at 93h for transfer, k itty ivtalt, I N - era for April. The New 3 per Cents. ; 44 t i ,,N L 9 3g to i, and the Reduced 93i to g. zzbii4lwabeen 1 to 2 per cent. higher, viz., "%6 8 ,);_i t Ztl India Stock has been advanced Tl ic , " 9 8 e ' L aing 225 to 226. Exchequer Bills : S,' " ent,„, l and India Bonds 13s. premium. - . 44 7: frft - ' uit tee of Mexican bondholders have . (ip."liit ti l the city of Mexico, dated 2d ult. 'L 4te h ro lle -D a(l had had an interview with the new 47 mera f n "nance, Mr. Parres, and was con b tin n u: k tf e At ell. - ,,,•1' to attend to the interests of the p on d ., .4 0 . t4 1 ) b. 0140 packet brings $12,557 15c. fr . 'era A . (for want of . hard dollars) nothing 3 1 1 %ap e `iruz for the dividend fund. . . iChre• culation in Foreign Investments is again ' 2 0 1 ci scale. Mexican Bonds have receded . )14 P (1 cluador are flat at 3i. Chilian are ti 89. Russian 4i per Cents. are weaker, t l , ' _ Spanish New Deferred remain at 18i send 'Turkish' ponds are up i t e i per cent—viz., ~ 791 Dutch Bonds have not been ope- V. ti.: ll4 V, °ll ,2 Nv ing are the nominal prices of foreign g t hN ,yrenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mem -49%44' 21 i ; Peruvian, 70 to 71 ; ditto Three eiti,743.'% 6 0 to 51; Portuguese Four per Cents., 81 ) ,; 1 3 N,,',, tiussian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; - Atte,_ l4ll t a nd-a-klalf per Cents., 89 to 91 ; klitt,,74At Deferred 18i to 181 ; ditto Three 1 11 1 24,Zi to 37 ; 'ditto Certificates, 4i to 5 ; 4tt, r ,,,A to 44. b a tead ) ,llt th" A activity in the Railway Share mar . 'Zoete.: The quotations are in most instances ~ , 1 0,,,,, , A i : Principal dealings are in Great iNt L lNClteashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, ` .° l' idlac til ) Midland, and North-Eastern. • -k i gil 1iz,._4113 at an advance, but most of the . 11 4e 4 L i tle7 4 1,_kra flat. ` 1 4 0 .`°et mitrea are dull and limited, Mexican au l ote i ll s ,c Eito c e,af the improvement. 1.1 le IZl . el a ` - "auks are firmer and quite. r ix.... . g 'q ell, 'ct Oriental Steam ate buoyant, and 1.1 kl , t h , -I ' 6 s nominal. b _ Ptr ti ,, - -- NL 'IS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. IA - ...ra t (2?9. ° 7 4 the 011icial Lire.) IN% k Ilu4nes‘ (Imo 1 1: :1 4t;ii;: ci . .. d 15 A 14 16 ON 1; .... . ......................... 2 . . Is t - .C en e e, - Annuitias.... ......... .. 93+ 3t i t , alit ee5:0:8 Annuities . 921 3a 3 tilgoti ed , ...Annuities ...shut 93 i 4 with d. for money . Z.O ' ' l l 3 ire sth Jan., 1860 ... 4 5-16 , ViNZirs: 4,1. u0 2 .. ..... ........................ 226 5 . ke11i , ,i 1 44, 0 r .,u .... . , ier.A...ktooo klOtterlllBn, April 2id„ 1 1.-- .................... . .......... .......... litt lic.). .......................... 5 8 k Aitte . , _ . ..... ' )4,, q ua 1858, 3i per Cent. 9 oii 1 \ 11 . 1.k 18,59, 3 ° 4s " F OREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. tINAOO44)6r Cent........ ..... V tZ t 4:) i l - 8 2 . 6" * " ..... "*".-**** 101 708 N bit: Ild e p per Cent 3/ be , klto‘44t. 1 / 4 , a 14 4 0 . 4 4 Per Cent. - 7O I,it h lio ild ant 501 l iet ioa gkis i , l 3 l6 Pei : Cent. B9 L .4 , be . Per Cent — Q pe t , i • e rred, 3 per Cent lBl 1 NI ' I A ..... .... 0 - ' 44 ° 1 : 1 the above payable in London. bN il th THREE O'CLOCK. ~ 13 92 3 oitt„.-- ............. . ---__ _9 3i i A-MI Account /ftP u , sqoo, 0 1 . 11, '''-b FALL OF SEBASTOPOL. . .—___.„„._ 1! 4 1,1Poi jtevailed in Paris yesterday afternoon, th h a., o ill:lto c r u i taken after a defeat of the Russians, w 04 %4 t o , ,the French lines. No intelligence of the t`N y of tiT'ed the Government ; though from th f e t ac e - N de t „„% !tate of the army, and of that o theh O tti oti o riihsed as they must be by the news of ti i it * kit e r ktil . We shall, in all probability, have not 4 1 keh f or b' consummation. The moment the % It4i At ell el'o a telegraphicdespatch was sent off to Ai lit* 41)bett allied armies will l o -,. 01 it * b oll , so that the tk t t4o 6 4 o l, ti l . the same time as the Russians. The 4 1 . : 4 41 0 . uin gs on both it is easy to conceive. Up 4: 4 bn e t. ic to - day the intelligence of the death of -ktolok;" Michael at Sebastopol, announced in a k i4o ' tte4lsllie despatch was not confirmed by any ° lied in official quarters. AL I kir NEwe-f,THIS DAY.' 4. 4 4 ijtl, etriy the CORN EXCHANGE. e t V s hf ,tt,,qtu u l ble o f Ai of the English wheat on sale to-day eh 'how l , PndaY's market. There was vory little Ittil fate' a te() t . 0 Purchase any description, yet wo kk!t ete e'll wi ? .. ,netice in prices. gi lln. ul o , os iu t a e t we had a dull sale, and the quota 144ettreoet, Mina, ' e rate. we re heavy. Barley and malt, though .- tk&lrt44llbei, u PPIY, moved off heavily, at Monday's • Nut s ' "O • ar r i v j cff Irish oats, upwards of 35,000 ),A4 4 % g i ve '' , since Saturday. The trade was, 4, 1 1,4 4 ,./ktid 1 3' heavy, at barely stationary prices. tr ' sea r , i Nit 2 4 kle w eety any _us nifis was transacted. 8 0 lb a as heavy, and the top price of English 1 1 . t ti t i% wh 1, , a e o et, 870 10 )11 Ito 1-7GH HOP. \t, other 10 7 Scarce and quite as dear as last k 4 1., 41, 1 kinds 'or is • •v t ,,. 3' little doing. iII TECHAPEL. t:t 24' r eeat v ,„ "It •,„t9 4, A , in moderate request, as follows : 4. mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6(1 • veal, '144, `SA OA to 4s 4d per 81bs. by the AIRRIVALS TIIIB WEEK. I Barley. I Malt. 80 1,e90 Oats. 1 Flour. 290 j 1,140 35,430 - ) 2720 aka. 3,540 brls. ---__ ---.., SEARE MARKETS. (Thl3 DAY.) RAILWAYS. a;;lLwArs. Closing Prices this d ty.: B:iCriC=3 done this day. 20i - 211 4i - 5 8 - 8 ,1 4 - 13 - 12.: 16 - 17 7) - 6y 84 - 91 Cl - 12,1 - V`, ..• - .. 3 - 2 5; - - 15 ilk - 312 29 - 31 20 - 22 72 74 55 57 2d par 2) 21 70 7_: 7 99 2 1 - r 4 I:e7 128 130 65 651 58 CO 70 - 75 5 -7 , 5 • 7 77 • • na ::: a.'.. ...a, - 7h - N 98 100 100 1004 4(1 - d 851 86 8 • 7.A 7 i 24i -24 i 7i - 8i 69 - 691 40 - 42 1— a 1 11. 9 1 i 2j 49 - 51 311 3A 29 ... 30 8 10 11 -- G. 76 73 • 74 7 W 41 -- 3i 121 -12 i 49, -50 A 49 -- TO 1 d -- par 4(1 i 4 41• CI I. d ar 30 - 31 99 - 101 64 - CG 46 48 13 - 14 60a 61 28A 29 4 2 2 1 - 39 3i - 4.1 '64 17 34 - 4i 23- :5 54 - 64 6 ... ---- • - 7 hr. f raid.l St. 100 L ;0 all .3i all 11 i •2N I all 2 1 -19 !1 - .1 30 'A. 100 t. 100 0 21s. ;o ftn ;o all !CI all !O 16 .0 P. 6 all it. 100 l 0 %11 it 100 Aberdeen. Ambg. Nottng. 'Bog! and East°. Junct... Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. Wolverh 51 Stour Valley ll!rkenlid. Laucsb. Cheshire Junct Do. Clievia. & £5O and £25 Cone. Do., £20... Blyth & Tyn a origins £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Carmarthen and Car ..":111cster Floly iiea4 (lark and Bandon.. Cork, Black, & Pass. Conivir..ll Csriefi Junction Dublin&BelfastJune Dundee Perth &Abe I decal Junction Do. New East Anglian Fastern Counties.... Eastern Union, A Stock ......, De., B. Stock Do., Now A East Lancashire Edinburgh & GlasgoNs Edinb. and Peebles.. Edin. Pah dz Dun& e , orth & Clyde June. Furness . Do. Extension........ Glasgow & S. Westeri: , :;,reat Northern Do., A. 5t0ck...., ... Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre , Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai' Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle' Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds...... Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Land. Bright & S.Cst bond. and N. Westu Do. Fifths Do. Eighths London and S. Westo Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndudrry. & Enniak. Y[auch.Slief & Limb; Do. Slazo No. ] 00., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland )o. llirinng. &Derb3 MULL G. West. (Ire, Do. Half Shares .Teweastle & Carlisle. Newmkt.BnryExten. wpt. Aberg. & ewry & Enniskillei lewry Warreupoini and Rostrevor Vorfolk Yortim.Connties lin \Torth British north Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed V. astern—Berwiel, Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E. Parch Do. Leeds Do. York north London Do. New LlO V.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. gortl, Staffcrdshire,. 'forth Western & S. Wostrn. Jun::. 'iuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, R : Wolverhampton Vortsmouth 4c attish Central Scottish Midland ihrewsby. ds 'Barad ihrapshire Union south Devon ;oath Eastern.. south Wales 4. Yrksh. d: Itiv. Dui itaines, Wok. &Wob Stockton Darliu Ito ;kton & Hartlei: Calf Vale )o. £lO shares. ')o. Pref., No. I._ eliames Haven Docl: and Itn.ilway Vale otkNeath Watcrf.l. & enn:. raterford&Linieriel. West Cornwall. west End of Londe'. and Crystal Palace fflest Lou don , Wimbledn&Croydor FOREIGN. Antwerpdatetterdam' I'>eigian Ea tu. Beziers to Cr lissessay Bombay, Barecla , and Central India.Scrir Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Be Fang on .. Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. EY iOIIS/011 Do. 4A p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Tk of CanaclaA is. Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Debon., eon. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc, Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent Groat Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations. Gt.Westernof Canad Shares Do. Bds., pa,yable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O De. do., '73, without' option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Come. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c. pref - Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Madras Do. New Nfaria Antonia Do. do. Now Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interost) Northern of France. Do .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erqueliues guar. 3 p. c. & red. at 22.1/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c . Bds (fmy. B.& Ams. Shs. ) NorwogianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre..... Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 51 p. cent. Pref. southern of France.. it. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 per C. Prof Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-S! TA - 31 311 par i-p 2 - I,i 33i -33 i 6 - 7 2 - 20 - - ...d lA 2 i A - iP par iP n - 34 2 - 3 171 -- 171 96 - 98 95 97 1 100 - 102 92 941 2 d par' 97 -- 100 - 1 -2 p •. ••• 4 • 4 par li Ilp 6 -7/ 34}- 341 111 - 121 - 1 211 221p' 47 49 40 42 Pw par 2+ 7+— FA ••• - ••• •••• - pm -- 3i - is --- 1'8; BANKS. 83 1"d = fli V I •- 2.1 21 `?2, 1d 3i -7- 36 39 - 41 38 -- 40 64 - 66 7 9 ~N .. M 1 'Uf i l 2 I all [6i 14; [6t 4 ;t. too [94 all [4 Ili .1i all it. 100 it. 100 .0 5:3 .2t 5 all 15 all 3t. 100 13 all 2s it. 100 it. 100 $ 122 } 6- 54 21 :0 8 St. I too i 0 3 it. 100 l 6 all L 6 all 8 8 all it. !i 20 !.5 13 it.' 50 All LO all LO •3' lF !O all 1.0 all 1.0 1 3t. it. 00 0 all 3t. 00 St. 1)0 50 20 15 20 5 20 12 25 6;1 St. (X) I 10 9 St. 100 25 21?. :0 all !O all !O I is !O all .13 141 s. .0 I all 5 n 10 7 all !O 14 10 10 !0 all !O 10 10 all 15 15 5 i,ll 10 1 all ;0 , 10 5 all E 1 4 all !OA all 51 all 10 12 O 163 !O 10 LO . all .10 all .6 all 0 all '.O i all A.) all !O 14 !O 16 8/ all LO all 20 ! 16 6 I all 20 l all 11 Australasia 11 British Colonial Bank and Loan Compan) dl British N. AnicricaL 5 Chart& Bank of Asia 2 arta. link. of India, Australia, & Chin: Colonial !O Commercial of Loud 8 English Scottish am• Australian... 11 I Loud. Chart. Bk. o Australia 5 Ditto Now 20 London and County.. 10 London Joint Sto;.k.. 20 Lond. & Weatminsto 35 ,National Provincia' of Eug,and f.l Do. Now ',lNatioual of 111 . Now South Wales tll Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Andraln. g I & Oold Imp Co al i South Australia all Union of Australia `t Do. New .IJition of London 50 al 25 20 100 21 100 21 20 1 90i 90 13 12 i 4 3 9O i 73 91 64i 5 77 6i 71 i 93 4 84 19i g 1004 100 15s 86 i 691 81 9 1 29i 30 73i 3 4 121 49i 501 136 611 60a 1 8 Pin 22i i i 111 35 39 1 40 39; THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1855.. VAr 44 4,1 - f " 4.i ft 11 414 &V t g e,-,N SI of an action at law, to enforce a judgment in any part of the United Kingdom. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second readin g . Against it Majority aOthing was wanting but means bf transport to faci litate a considerable movement into the interior. The siege train was never landed at Yarn; though it arrived there about July. It was unprovided with horses to draw it, and consisted of guns of large calibre. SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. The bill was accordingly thrown out. TEA DUTIES DECLINE SUSPENSION BILL. This bill was passed through committee. MARINE MUTINY BILL. This bill was passed through committee. SUPPLY. At the conclusion of this eviueuee the committee" adjourned (it being twenty minutes t.) four o'clock) until to-morrow, wben Dr.Vaux, of the Harbinger, will be examined. LIVERPOOL RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELPGRAPH.) The report of the Committee c•f Supply was brought _ _ TYRO STAKES. Arnaud On the question that it be agreed to, Mr. PALK took the opportunity of directing atten tion to the state of our cavalry force in the Crimea, which had been greatly reduced by disease and disasters, a-id he complained that they were about to be reinforced by a body of young men and raw recruits. It was to tally impossible to make a cavalry soldier in less than eighteen months, and he was af,aid the reinforcements we were sending out would be unequal to the task they would be called upon to perfa-m. The report was then agreed to. MUTINY BILL . Baroness Five ran. SPRING CUP. Prince Plausible Lady Tatton Eight ran. LIVERPOOL STEE PLECTIA SE. W and e rer Freetrxhr Maurice Daly This bill vva3 ccnsidered a 3 amelided, and ordered to be read a third time to l inc.rrow. EXCHEQUER DILLS. The Exchequer Bills (17,183,000/.) was read a third time and pa;-ed. SECRETARIES OF STATE. Twenty ran. AINTREE PLATE. Meld .. Banbury The Secretaries and UnTe;S:crt.ta;resoiState (louse of Commons Bill) NAae pasSed through committee. The other ordtrs were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at five o'clock. Eight ran. SCRAMBLE HANDICAP Kennyside Hero Young Hack ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM MITTEE - (THIS DAY.) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. The inquiry was resumed to-day at twelve o'clock. The space in the room allotted to the public was again crowded throughout the proceedings. The first witness examined was General Bentinck,' commaader of a brigade of Guards. He stated that they left Southampton in Feb., 1854. and remained at Malta till the middle of April, when they went to Scutari. They were under canvas during the whole time they were at Scutari, though they occasionally experienced some difficulty in provisions. They made the passage from Scutari to Varna in a steamer, and the transport was very well eonducted. They encamped at Varna under canvas, and they were well supplied with provi sions. The troops were not sick when they were at Varna, but they subsequently became so when they had moved up the country—and he attributed this sickness to the bad climate at that season of the year. The original strength of their division was 2,500. They left Varna on the 29th Aug., and after that sickness, stopped short. The camp was kept clean, and either himself or some other superior officer was always riding about to look after the removal of any nuisances. When they landed in the Crimea it was between Eupatoria and Old Fort. The weather was at first rather wet, but it was after wards fine. He supposed there was no means of land ing the horses, or they would have been sent up. They landed on the 14th and marched on the 19th. They were then without tents, but they could not have brought them with them. Some of the men were without knapsacks. The reason for that was, that when a soldier was fully equipped, the whole was con sidered too heavy for him, and the blanket in some eases was used as a knapsack, the latter being left be hind as more likely to be safe. As soon as the actions in which they were engaged were over, means were taken to remove the sick and wounded to the ships, which was done with stretchere, as they had ao horses. The wounded were so removed within a few hours after the battle. Six or seven medical men attended his bri gade, but he ought to have had twelve, which at first he had. He did not consider this number sufficient under the circumstances in which the army was placed. The duty was performed as well as it could be ; but, in consequence of the vacancies occasioned by sickness, the ttbtwioni ma. i work dgriebefte,dvghd w esge a .asmf s ugiffer v ln: e e t r ri ite y ieiladiemed h yv e dea a eanare v 3iyh y :. upon valha:Tioglastetl eeowref fla t as h : stl se who had it to do. As clothing, to w nir krg i nnh t : h i twsph knapsacks a h pi nccei opinion h w btne ee h ythx a hci they p t onaodtrs urdbi eri ddes not get them back again for many weeks. During that in their blankets, but the officers had none. He left after the battle of Inkerrnan, and they had no verybad weather up to that time. The troops had not then received any winter clothing, and much uncertainty existed as to whether they were to winter there. They were well supplied with provisions—the greatest difficulty which had to be contended against being the want of fuel. He did not know when the ambulance carts were first landed. As to their utility he thought they were too large and too heavy, and required too many horses to draw them. The posture in which the wounded were obliged to lie in them must be very painful, and had been complained of. He had observed the French ambulance system, but he did not preferitto ourown. Most of the tents sent to them were very in the but some Peninsularof them,war. he bad H ir e o doubt, wasv had ery beenused well satisfied with his commissariat officers. He attributed the diseases of the encampment not to the salt meat supplied to the troops but to overwork and exposure to the climate. The officers had to carry their own tents, and rations for the day as well as accoutre ments with which the privates were sot encumbered ; which was inconvenient for them, and in some cases occasioned excessive fatigue. When we left the sanitary condition of the camp before Sebastopol was very satis factory, and he saw no dead bodies of hur.ses or other nuisances lying about. He never heard of an tispecial . arrangement for the supply of winter clothing before he left. He attributed the subsequent sufferings of time men to exposure to the wea ther, hard work, and want of proper clothing. He visited his hospitals constantly. The men had no mattresses to lie on. lie thought hospital tents were, under certain circumstances, well adapted for their in tended purpose. The r. , ad from BAlaklava was not in such a had state when he left, but it would not have remained so in winter. It might have been hardened with stones, HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. HORSMAN, the new Secretary for Ireland, took the oaths and bis seat on his re-election for Stroud. PETITIONS. Mr. PARKER presented a petition from Preston in favour of the Public Libraries and Museum Bill. Also a petition from the same place, praying for the repeal of the Beer Act of last session. Colonel DUNNE presented a petition from an army hay contractor, complaining that his contract had been annulled in consequence of his having supplied Irish hay, and alleging that the troop horses had from this circumstance suffered greatly for want of forage. The petitioner prayed that his complaint might be referred to the committee now sitting upon the state of the army before Sebastopol. PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND MUSEUM BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 1, Mr. BUCK said this 13:11 would lead to a great in crease of local taxation, and it would be very oppressive on small towns. He therefore moved that instead of being made applicable to places containing a population of 5,000 persons, the bill should be limited to places where the population amounted to 10,000 and upwards. Mr. MITCHELL suggested that the should be extended to places containing 4,000 inhabitants, so as to make it embrace rural districts. After some conversation, Mr. CARDWELL observed that the bill was merely a permissive one, and he hoped its operation would be made as extensive as possible. Sir S. BIGNOLD and Mr. BAINES bore testimony to the usefulness of the former measure, and declared that wherever these institutions were established they had been attended with great benefits. Mr. HENLEY also thought that these institutions were productive of unmixed good. At the same time just means ought to be taken to prevent parties from being taxed against their will. Mr. SPOONER gave it as his opinion that the bill would act oppressively in the case of small towns that were connected with extensive agricultural districts, be cause those who lived in the out localities would be taxed for a thing from which they could derive no benefit whatever. The library was to be established in the town, and they would he too far off to avail themsel"es of it. Sir E. PERRY said that objection could be remedied by simply making these institutions lending libraries. Mr. HENLEY suggested that the rating clause should be so framed as to draw a distinction between land and houses. Mr. E WART said he would consider the suggestion, and adopt it if possible. He had no objection to engraft the system of " Lending Libraries " in the bill. The amendment was then withdrawn. The claws was agreed to, as were clauses 2 to 16, in clusive. Clauses 17 and 18 were struck out. On clause 19, Mr. HADFILLD moved the omission of the words, " with the approval of her Majesty's Treasury." The committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment 25 Against it 64 Majority —39 Some discussion Own arose as to whether the bill was applicable to Ireland, and ultimately it was determined that it would be as well that a separate bill should be brought in for Ireland. The clause 'am agreed to. Ou clausf-! 22, Mr. EWA [VT proposed to insert words providing that these libraries should include newspapers. Mr. Spooner, Mr. BArrovv, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Mt. Whiteside objected to the proposal. The ATTORNEY-GENE RA.L supported it, believing that the attraction of a newspaper was the best antidote against the beer house. The objebt of these libraries was to wean the working classes from intemperate habits, and the best way to do that was to give them the oppor tunity of obtaining political knowledge, which always had great charms for them. The committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendmelit 64 Against it ... Majority The amendment was accordingly agreed to Sir E. PERRY moved the insertion of a proviso to the clause providing that all libraries to be established under this act should be lending libraries. Lord STANLEY thought it would be difficult to make those lending libraries which contained works of reference. if they could have spared the labour necessary, but they could not. There were no depots in his division for provision, forage, or fuel. If communication had been cut off between the camp and Balaklava there were two days' provisions in the camp. At half-past one o'clock General Bentinck withdrew, with the assent of the committee, in order to keep an engagement. air. Stephen Owen, the 'surviving officer of the Re solute, was next called. The Reimlute was a sailing vessel, and arrived off Rataklava in tow of the Golden Fleece. They did not anchor there, for the nature of the anchorage was not at all good or secure. The coast there was iron-bound, and there was but little shoal water. Supposing a vessel arrived, and a southerly wind sprung up, she might " beat oft" Tbey remained in s Captainhltew as the harbour un til the 27t h or• 28th October, when by Capt. Christie. They then taliiecyhowreedreizo, r th d e er t e n d ou o t u h t o of it the harbour in 35 fathoms water, off which he did not consider a safe anchorage. The coin u Captain Lewis, and he r e monstrate Christie several times re spectingdde the order with or Ro d e er to move out o f t h e h ar b our , an d the danger whic h mi g ht arise of the vessel being blown on shor e if a gale should come on. It rof rested be believed with Capt. Christie to order vessels out of the harbour. There bad been a southerly wind previously to the gale, and it went on increasing, and warranted Captain Lewis in thinking that there was imminent danger to the vessel if she remained in her then position. There were 15 or 16 vessels out there, ten of which besides themselves were lost. He should think there were upwards of 500 men lost amongst them. As an officer, he thought the anchorage was very unsafe. Only 28 were saved ; and he thought that was quite a mir ac l e , considering the nature of the coast. He thought that the vessels in the harbour ought to have anchored with their bows " u p" or "down" it, instead of broadside to it, as they did ; which would have been safer, as when the gale aro se the rocks acted as a f unnel, and bleW directly upon them. The reason why the Resolute was ordered out of harbour was not to make room for any other vessel, be cause no other vessel entered afterwards. Captain Wriotesley, of the Royal Engineers, said he was sent to Gallipoli to prepare for the reception of the English troops, when their expected removal was an nounced. He was at Constantinople when the troops arrived there. They were placed in barracks, were well housed and supplied with food. The system of contracts in a country like Turkey was very objectionable, as no penalties could be enforced. The French system was much superior. They took possession of any slaughter-houses they could find, and if there were none ' they immedi ately constructed th em. The arm y left England desti tute of all necessaries in the way of medicines, tools, and other useful articles. There was a large depot, he should imagine, at Varna, for stores of all kinds. He had no orders to make any preparations at Malta. The corps to which he was attached had no direct orders from England, but were under the direction of the Admiral, and depended for information upon such casual gossip as they could pick up. The only preparation made at Scutari for the arrival of the troops was that the con tracts were signed. He was net aware of any contracts offered to us, and declined, having been accepted by the French. He was one of the first sent out, and arrived at Gallipoli ten days before the arrival of the. troops, which he first heard of through the commissary who received orders to . effect contracts. Besides our own men there were a corps of Mussulinen granted by the Turks for land transport purposes. The men who formed the ambulance corps were pen sioners. When the troops were at Varna it was sup posed that a campaign was intended, but the commissary itself confessed that they could only despatch one divi sion at, a time. He understood that the Varna hospital contained ample medical stoic. The expedition to the Crimea bad been determined upon before he left Varna, and ho understood that the supply's of all kinds were to oe stantinople. Th ere was be drawn from Varna and C a, line of Turkish stereners in the Bosphorus, but ho did not think it was possible to keep up a con tinua! supply of food, fuel, and ieirege to the army in the Crean a by th a t means, ay the force was one of such mag nitude. - Fe La I referred to the Varna hospital. The only principal complaint with regerd to it was that they could not lit rid of vermin. The engineers' department required 70 horses for the conveyance of the tools ; but neither the engineers' nor the ambulance waggons were suited to the horses of the country, which were small. From his experienee as a soldier, he thought the body of Sappers and Miners attached to the general body of troops at Varna was decidedly insufficient. He should call the Commissary Department a military branch, and he supposed it required so:ne professional initiation in those connected with it, to be atall properly conducts f. The great difference between. the French Commissary th •meat and ours was, that the fo rmer bought their alive . and slaughtered it, and employed bakers to make their did. When at Varna bread, instead of contracting am we Mr. EWART thought it would be much better to leave this matter to the discretion of the managers of the libraries themselveF. After a short conversation the committee divided, when there appeared, For the proviso . 32 Against it... Majority —l7 The proviso was accordingly rejected, and the clause agreed tJ. On clause 24, which provides that the libraries ani museums should be open free. Mr. CHILD moved the insertion of words to limit the free opening to certain times. . . . _ _ Mr. ENVA.R.T said the bill was based upon the princi ple that these institutions should be open to the public free of all charge, and he could not adopt the amend ment. The amendment was negatived without a division, and the clause agreed to. Mr. MUNDT moved the insertion of the following clause, viz. :—lf arty person shall give to any borough, district, or parish having respectively such a population as aforesaid, any booke, collections of mineralogy, na tural history, or works of science or art, sufficient in the opinion of the council, board, or vestry, as the case may be, for the establishment of a library or museum, then this act shall be considered to have been duly applied for, and shall take effect and come into operation in such borough, district, or parish without taking the proceedings hereinbefore made necessary for its adop tion, and such library or museum shall be considered to have been duly established wider this act. Sir B. HALL objected to the introduction of the clause, because it would have the effect of taxing the ratepayers without their consent, the converse of which was the main feature of the bill. The clause was negatived. Mr. ENVART moved the insertion of the following clause, viz. :—No person shall be assessed or rated to any county, borough, parochial, or other local rates or cesses, in respect of any land, houses, or buildings, or parts thereof respectively, belonging to any library or museum established under this act, and occupied by it for the transaction of its business, and for carrying into effect its purposes. Mr. BAINES opposed the clause as being unsound in principle, and likely to be unjust in operation. The clause was withdrawn. The preamble was then agreed to, and the house hav ing resumed, reprinted the bill w a s o rd e r e d to be and reconsidered on Wednesday next. JUDGMENTS EXECUTIONS, &c., BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. MACARTNEY moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL should not like to re ject the principle of the bill, though he thought its details were open to amendment, and, therefore, if the bill was read a second time it ought to be referred to a select committee. Mr. NAPIER objected to a select committee, because it would be nothing less than shelving the bill. Be sides, the bill was referred to a select committee last year, and found to be impracticable. He had no alter native then but to say no to the second reading rather than allow the measure to be continually hanging over then , . Too ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the bill proposed to consolidate the law of judgmeuts both in England and Ireland—a very laudable object no doubt ; but as the bill had, been once found to be impracticable by a select committee, he did not see the advantage of refer- , ring it to such a tribunal again. After a few words from Mr. WHITESIDE, Mr. F. FRENCH. and Col. DuNNE, who opposed the bill, Air. DUNLOP thought it only right that judgments obtained is one part of the United Kingdom should ex tend to the whole. and he hoped all parties would unite fur the purpose of framing a bill to meet the case. Air. BA.ILLIE observed that the law of Scotland and England 'was so very dissimilar that he did not see how a bill cou:ld be framed to suit both. Mr. I. BUTT declared the details of the bill were grossly d efective, but the question was far too important to he left, in the hands of a private member. If legisla tion was needed, it should be brought in by the Govern. went. Mr. CRATJFORD, who had charge of the bill, said its simple object was to substitute a registration instead .1 .2 .3 TEE BOMANOFF FAMILY. The / 3 '.esse contains the following interesting bio graphy of the Romanoff family : "Russia reckons three historical dynasties—the first commencing with Rurik, a prince of Scandinavian origin ; the second, that of the Grand Princess of Wolodomir, com mencing in 1157 with Andrew Yourewitch, who was assas sinated in his palace ; the third, that of the House of Ito manoff, commencing in 1613 with Michael, and numbering among its descendants Peter the Great, founder of tte ex isting greatness of the Russian monarchy. "Peter the Great ascended the thione in 1652, having for his first wife a Princess of Wolfenbuttel. lie organised against Europe that great destructive machine known as the Russian Empire, and reformed his ciuntry with a hatchet in his hand instead cf a scel,tre. Ilis son Alexis, terrified at the cruelties of his father, fle.l first to Austria, and then to Naples. Peter prevancd on him to return, when Alexis was tried, and condemued to death. The sen tence was commuted to perpetual impii,oament, but the unfortunate prince died on the morrow of poison. His mother, who was soon after committed to a convent, also died suddenly. Peter then espoused Catherine Skovrcuskv. Later in life . he became suspicious and ci ucl, and grew tir,d of the nsce2dancy of his favourite Menschikoff. In 1725 he died suddenly in his palace. " Catherine I. succeeded him. At her death, after a reign of two years, Mentchikoff elevated to the throne Peter 11., the son of the unfortunate Alexis. The Emperor, who was governed by the Dolgorouki family, ordered Men schikoff and his family into Siberia. During this reign the old boyards recovered their power, and the German and other adventurers patronised by Peter the Great and Ca therine were in disfavour. Peter 11. died suddenly in 1730. " The old Russian party, by a sudden reaction, seized the Government, and proclaimed asEmpress Anne, Duchess of Courland, niece of Peter the Great, and daughter of Ivan, who was put to death by order of the former Sove reign. The Dolgorouki family, who bad bestowed the Crown on Anna, were sent to Siberia ; and Biron, a Cour land favourite of the Empress, go verned Russia. He is said to have transported 25,000 men into Siberia without trial. Anne died exhausted in 1740. " Biron placed - on the throne the young Ivan, the nhild of the Duke of Brunswick Luneburg, and a nieoe of Peter the Great. General Manich, the favourite of those; now in power, sent Biron into Siberia. Lestock, a French barber, conspired with Elizabeth, a daughter of Peter the Great. They entered the chamber of the Duke of Bruns wick, took the young Czar from his cot, and sent him to the fortress of Schlusselberg. His parents, who were thrown into the Castle of Kolmogora, lingered through twenty years of sufferingl, " Elizabeth, now Empress, sent for the bon of her sister, the Duchess of Holstein-Go ttorp, who was married to a Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst. Elizabeth died of some un discovered'malady in 1762, and the Duke Holstein-Gottorp ascended the throne under the title of Peter 111. Cathe rine of Anhalt-Zerbst, his wife, had been assassinated the same year in the Peterhoff Palace. A few days afterwards Ivan suffered the same fate in his prison of Schlusselberg; and thus ends the legitimate line of the Itomanoffs. The succeeding Czars have no drop of Muscovite blood in their veins. " Catherine and her favourite Potemkin now governed Russia. She lavished au unnatural hatred on her son Paul, who betrayed a Finnish origin by his o:amuck face and red hair. Catherine died of apoplexy in 1706. " Paul I. ascended the throne, and took to wife a Princess of Wurtemberg. Of a fantastic temper, dangerous to all about him, notwithstanding all his vigilance and precau tions, Paul I. was strangled in his own scarf on the night of the 23d-24th of March, 1801. " Alexander succeeded him. His favourite, the cruel Arakbchuff, governed in his name. Towards the end of his life, this Prince was infected with religious mysticism, and the Russian orthodoxy suspected him of a leaning towards Catholicism. He died at Taganrog, on the Ist of December, 1825, under circumstances of mu ch mystery. " There were still alive three sons of the Emperor Paul. Constantine abdicated in favour of his brother, receiving in exchange the viceroyalty of Poland. This prince died in 131, after an interview with Count Alexis Orloff; and his wife soon followed him to the tomb. "Nicholas ascended the throne in 1825, and inaugurated his reign by drowning in blood the revolt of the 13th of December. After a reign of 30 years he died suddenly at St. Petersburg, on the 2d of March, 1855, from a disease of the lungs, according to the Moniteur—from a stroke of apoplexy, according to the Debuts. Michael, Paul's fourth son, died suddenly at Warsaw, in 1818, during the war in Hungary. This prince was opposed to Russian inter vention in Hungary, and persisted in a claim to the vice royalty of Poland for himself. 1 ` Ttie Emperor Nicholas leaves behind him the following numerous family :—His wife, the Empress Alexandra Fedorowna, formerly Frederica Louisa Charlotte Wilhol, mina, daughter of the late Frederic-William 111., King of Prussia, and born on the 13th of July, 1798. The issue of this marriage are : "1. Alexander Nicolaiewitch Ce;arewiteb, and here ditary Grand Duke, born on . the 29th of April, 1818 ; married on the 28th of April, 1841, Maria Alexandrovna, formerly Maximilienue Wilhelmiva Augusta Sophia Maria, daughter of the late Louis 11., Grand Duke of Hesse, Morn on the Bth of May, 1824. Lsue of this mar riage—Nicholas Alexaudrovitch, born ou the 20th of Sep tember,lB43 ; Vladimir Alexaudrovitch, born on the 22d of April, 1817 ; Alexis Alexaudrovitch, bora on the 14th of January. "2. Maria Nicolaievna, horn on the Bth of August, 1819; married on the 14th of July, 1839, to Maximilian, Duke of Leutcheuberg and Prince of Eichtelt ; became a widow ou the Ist of November, 1852. "3. Oka Nicolaieins, born up the Ilth of September,: 1822; "married to Charles, _nine() Royal of Virurtemburg, on the 13th of July, 1A46. "4. Constantine Nicolaiewitch, Grand Duke, born on the 21st of September, 1827; married on the 11th of Sep tember, 1843, to Alexandra,-Josefovna, formerly Alex andra, daughter of Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, born on the 20th of July, 1630. Issue—a Prince and Priuces. "5. Nicholas Nicolaiewitch, Grand Dnke, born on the Bth of August, 1831. "6. Michael Nicolaiewitch, Grand Duke, born on the 25th of October, 1832. "The Emperor leaves, besides, two sisters—Maria Par, lovna, Dowager Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar; Anne Paulovna, widow of William IL, King of Hollatd. " And a sister-in-law—Helen Paulovna, widow of the Grand Duke Michael, and daughter of the late Prince Paul of Wurtemherg. This lady's daughter, the Grand Duchess Catherine Michaclovna, is married to the Duke George of Mecklenburg-Strelitz." WAR OPERATIONS AT LIVERPOOL. The screw-steamer Great Britain is to sail hence this morning, for Queenstown. She will take a small de tachment of about 120 artillerymen from here, and fill up her complement of 1,521 at Queenstown. They will be drafts for various regiments in the Crimea. The screw steamer Etna will sail to-morrow with 4 officers, 174 men, and 191 horses icr the Royal Artillery, The screw-steamer Indian will sail on the 9th or 10th with 5 officers, 154 men, and 113 horses for the same corps. Amongst the latter are 17 remount horses, and three hordes belonging to Major - G ene ral Simpson and Col. Perceval. The paddle - steamer Cambria will go out again to the Crimea with cavalry. The clipper-ship Swordfish, the last of the hay ships chartered here by Government, sailed for the Black Sea on Friday last. No more hay ships are to be chartered here by Govern. ment. Instead of that, Mr. Freelad, of Manchester, the contractor for the hay, has undertaken to deliver it at Malta or .the Crimea according to orders, a plan that will, no doubt, expedite in that depart ment of the commissariat. Since the 2d Royal Lancashire Militia Rifles left Liverpool, six weeks ago, 105 men have volunteered to the line. The enrolling to fill up the vacancies in this fine corps goes on every Tuesday and Friday, at the Scssions-house, be tween 12 and 2. Some fine 32-pounders are expected here to-day from Woolwich, to be pu i on board the Indian. They are the largest class of field artillery yet intro duced into the British service, and each gun will be drawn by twelve horses. The Russians first taught us that it was practicable to manoeuvre such monster guns with facility at the terrible battle of Inkerman, where the two 18-pounder siege gems brought up by Lieut.• Colonel Dickson succeeded in silencing a heavy battery of Russian 32-pounders.—Liver pool Standard of Tues day. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, March 7.—Wind and weather this day at noon, N. to N.E. ; moderato breeze, and fine weather. OFF BRlGHTON.—Victoria, from New York. PORTSMOUTH, March 6.—Arrived—Deva (transport, No. 96), from the Crimea and Plymouth. Sailed—Christiania, for New York. OFF PORTLAND.—Tory, from Callao. CUXHAVEN, March 3.—Wind, S.W. The light vessels are at their stations. LEITII, March G.—At-lived—lndus, from Callao; Ur sula, do. BELFAST, March s. —Wind, W. Arrived—Francis, from New Orleans. CORK, March s.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Gipsey, from Demerara.; Frederica, Mazagan. SCILLY, March s.—Wind, N.N.W Arrived—Lord Elgin, from Liverpo3l, for the Coast of Africa, with loss of maintopmast, &c.—The Rosherville (brig), of and from London, for Jamaica, took fire in St. Mary's Roads, 3d inst., and was alino3t totally consumed ; crew saved. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGIIAPIL) LIVERPOOL, Wed nesdo.y Morning• Wind, S.E. Off.—Charles Sprague, from New Orleans. Sailed.—Spermaceti, fur Trieste ; Black Cat, St. Mi. chael's ; Madrileno, Ilavrainah ; Belle, Africa. QUEENSTOWN, March 5. Wind, N.W. Arrived.—Globe, from New Yolk. for Atusterdau; ; Suet,, BA:Alava. WATEP.Fonn, Mardi Wind, W.S.W. Arrived.--ExLibition, from Callao. --- (BY SUB:4.IIONT AND LIU t Nil TELEGRAra.) GRAVESEND, WeanCsar.y, 9.36 a.m. Wind, ; tide, nearly low water ; foggy. Airived, troth ;IQ Cape of Good lope. Sailed.—Volocity, for Adelaido ; leis, Scutari. DEAL, IVe:iucsday, 9.25 a.m. Wind, calm ; thick fog. Anchored.—Matilda, from Loud , n, fur St. Übog ; 11,)hca, Loudon, for Trinidad ; Martha, Loudon, for Falmouth. THE FIRE BRIGADE FOR THE CRIMEA.—The Edina (Ls.), chartered by Government, is loading in the river off liorselydown, for the Crimea. She will take out the body of firemen selected from the London Fire Bri gade force, and engines, for the protection of the hos pital 3 at Scutari. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. STROUD. The election of a member for the borough of Stroud, rendered necessary by the appointment of Mr. Horsman to the Irish Secretaryship, took place to-day at the Pub lic Subscription Rooms in this town. At eleven o'clock, G. Edwards, Esq., the returning officer for the borough , opened the procedings with the customary formalities ; and there was a large muster of electors and non-electors from Stroud and the outlying boroughs. Mr. Stanton put in nomination Mr. Horsman, which was seconded by Mr. Marling. Mr. Clutterbuck then rose to propose Mr. Merrywea ther Turner as a fit and proper person to represent the borough ; but It was not seconded. It was, however, stated that Mr. Turner did not intend to opppse Mr. Horsman, but merely wished to have an opportunity to address the electors. No ether candidate being nominated, the returning officer declared Mr. Horsmam duly elected. Mr. Reissman then spoke for more than an hour. It was because in England Lord Palmerston was generally looked upon as the most proper man to be at the head of affairs, and because he believed that the Goveement he had formed was the most liberal Government that at this moment could be formed, that he had given to it his support. With regard t ) the war, he was one of those who shrunk from the horrors, the crimes, and the calamities which invariably attended war, and he gave great credit to Lord Abel deenfor his endeavours t ) keep place by negotiation, but war having become inevitable, Le was, for its v gorous and energetic prosecution. He had rejoiced at the prolonged negotiations for peace, because he had never underrated the power of Russia. He read an extract from a work published last autumn by Sir J. MiNeil now sent to the Crimea, which showed that in the last 64 years Russia had possessed herself of a larger amount of territory than she possessed in 1790. He (Mr. Horeman) felt that the question involved in the present war was not a Turkish, but a European ques tion—(hear, hear)—and that it was the duty of England in the first place, if possible, to avert war, and if this were not practicable, then to carry it on vigorously and effectively. (Applause.) He dilated on the blundering management of the war at some length, and of the glo rious deeds achieved by our army in site of this blundering. He then proceeded to contend that for the money expended on our military establishments, we ought to have an effective army. How was it, he asked, that voting as large supplies as any nation in the world to keep up its army establishment, we were so much be hind every other nation? (A voice—" It is owing is the cold shade of the aristocracy.") There was a great deal of truth in that remark, and he (Mr. Horsman) hoped that " cold shade" would ere long be withdrawn. That was really the truth, and so it would come out in the inquiry which was about taking place. It would be found that we had voted as large sums as any other na tion, and that we had as brave men for soldiers as any other nation, for at the battle of Inkerman 500 of the Coldstream Guards kept 10,000 Russians at bay for several hours, and the number which they left dead on the field was greater than the French and English troops together engaged in that battle. It was our system which was in fault. He had the curiosity the other day to make inquiries as to the ages of the French and Eng lish generals in the army of the Crimea, and he found these facts, from which he would leave them to draw their own inferences. The, average age of the French generals was over 45 years, while the average age of the English generals was over 65 years. (A laugh.) The fact was, that French generals under a system of rapid promotion, merit being the only qualification, rose to the head of their profession in the prime of life ; but our generals, under our system, did not attain their rank until they bad arrived at an age at which they were inca pacited from attending on committees in the House of Commons. Thus men, considered exempt by age from sitting in a warm, well-carpeted room, were not disquali fied fromleirg sent cm an arduous campaign, through the depth of winter. In the commissariat department had arisen one of the great causes of dissatisfaction in the ma nagement of the war, and this was not to be wondered at when they came to know that the present head of the com missariat department was in the commissariat during the Peninsular war, and had been in that service 50 years. Was it any wonder, then, that he should not be quite np to his duty ? (Rear.) If they went on with the inquiry. they would find the whole of the system the same. They were the slaves of routine. (Hear, hear.) They were under bondage to red tape. (Cheers.) They wanted a younger, a fresher, and a better system, by which merit, and merit alone, should become the first qualification for I r public employment. (Cheers.) He then alluded to the death of the Czar, and expressed a hope that the event boded some good for the future peace of the world. As to the late Emperor's preparations for war, he stated that he had it from one of the greatest capitalists of Europe that the Czar had for the last three or four years before the war been raising immense sums of money for the avowed purpose of constructing railways, but, there could be no doubt, for the real purpose of prosecuting this war. In conclusion, he thanked the meeting for the patient hearing which had been accorded to him. Mr. M. TURNER then addressed the meeting, and ex pressed his approval of the choice of Mr. liersman by the electors of Stroud, but he expected another vacancy , shortly, when he should offer himself for their suffrages. A. vote of thanks to the returning officer closed the proceedings. RADNORSHIRE BOROUGHS. On Monday last the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the light Hon. Sir G. C. Lewis, Bart., wgs r, -elected with ..ut opposition for thu nadnorshiro boroughs. In 0,1- dressing the electors, the right hon. baronet siid : When you did me the honour, less than four weeks age,. . _ to return toe as your represent , itive in Parliament, I toil little idea, that I should be so soon called upon ::gain to address you. It was my sincere will at that tone to serve you as a private and indep e nd en t member of Par- lianunr. I has during two years ceased to have a seat in. the House of Commons. 11Iy political habits hal been interrupted, and it was my desire to remain for some time rather as a spectator of the prouedings of Par liament than taking an active part in them—rather an . observer than an actor. Tho-e were the sincere feelings with which I left the country to tike my seat in the Howe of Commons. In consequence, however, of the sudden determination of some of the most important members of Lord Palmerston's Government, owing to the proceedings connected with the committee appointed to inquire into the war—in consequence of the secession of those distinguished members Lord Palsnerston's Go vernment was materially diminished in strength, and the necessity arose of its undergoing an almost entire reconstruction. At that element the offer was made me, quite unexpectedly, to undertake the important office of Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Applause.) That offer, as I have already stated to you, was on my part wholly unexpected. I yet felt that, however great the diffi• culties might be which would oppose the due discharge of the duties incumbent upon the holder of that office-- notwithstanding the critical state of public affairs— not withstanding the advanced period of the session, and the necessity under which the Chancellor of the Ex chequer would be placed within no long time of pro ducing a budget sad laying before the house and the country a plea for the finances of the ensuing year, I felt that, in the position in which I was placed, I should be guilty of pusillanimity if I declined the offer that was made to me. (Applause.) The offer was an honourable one. It was the uffer of a high and important office under the Crown. The confidence that was reposed in me by her Majesty and by Lord Palmerston, the head of the present Administration, raised in my mind a sense of obligation not to shrink from the burden unless I felt that I was absolutely inadequate to the support of it. I Under these circumstances, I intimated to Lord Palmer ston my readiness, if he thought I was equal to the dis charge of the duties of the office, to undertake them. The acceptance of the office vacated my seat, and it was necessary that I should again present myself as a candi date for your suffrages. I rejoice to find, oa returning again amongst you, that the resolution to which I then came has met your approbation, and I need not say that the approbation and support of those who hare already returned me to Parliament, and who have the best means of judging of my public conduct and qualifications, will be one of the greatest encouragements and greatest sup ports I can find in the due and proper discharge of my arduous duties. (Applause.) Since I last had the plea sure of addressing you in this hall, an event has occurred which has arrested the attention of every man in the kingdom, and which bids fair to make a sudden, perhaps an entire alteration in the course of affairs in Europe. I allude to the death of the Emperor Nicholas. Of that event there can be no doubt, from the authentic intelli gence which has been received. It is an event calculated to fill not only all England, but also all Europe with awe. In the midst of his military career, the mighty Pharaoh of the north, whose heart was hardened against the rest of Europe, has been arrested in his prog ress b y the impartial hand of death. Like Alexander of Babylon, he has been suddenly stopped in the midst of his great military career. It is au event which must make us all reflect, which will fix th e attention of every politician and of every general throughout Europe. (Applause.) The reflection which must most naturally arise in every one's mind is that the Emperor Nicholas was the exclu sive cause of the war which is now raging in the East. It was his ambition that caused that war. By his grasp ing policy, by his atte m p t to seize the Turkis h empire , he provoked the inteiference of France and England. We know that it has for years been the hereditary policy of the Court of Russia to extend the frontier of their empire to the south, and to wake Constantinople one of the capitals of the Russian empire. We know that at the conference of Tilsit a plan was agreed upon be tween the Emperor Napoleon and the Emperor Alex ander for the dismemberment of the Turkish empire. That policy has become hereditary in the Court of Ra:e i s ; and the wain cause —the sole cause—of the \\ ar hich is now raging in the Crimea was the determine tioa of the Western PowerS to Freveut the annexatien of Tin key to Russia—to proven'. Con , taiit:nople from becoming a Russian pert. That volley l.a.s been fr. rested for a time ; but, nevettheless, it was c h er i shed I, the late Emperor, who now lira lose in St. Paersbur and we hey e every reason to believe that as lono. as I,e lived that policy would never have been abandoned. The conitant tendency of thi s aggress i ve policy towards tire south reminds me of the peenl'arity of the Black See, which it Las been the policy of t N i v i o t - convert iiAa a Russian lake, Naters stantly towards C ons t an t inop l e-- tpe;:ndCurl Tors to " Whose icy current and impetuous einirsa Ne'er feels retiring ebb, but keeps due on To the Propentic and the Hellespont." (Applause.) We Lave now to ask ourselves what «•ill be the effect of the death of the Emperor Nicholas upon the hereditary policy of the Russian Emperors. We know how import ant an event is the death of a sovereign in a despotic country. The death of a despotic Sovereign is not like that of a constitutional king. In a c onstitutional and free coon try: the voice of public opinion, the opinion and the ViSPApER influence of Parliament, and oven, to c'Aggrefecit j \ ,_, • ~._. 4.1 -- . carrj'en ~'--,.:•,'-_, tent, the influence and authority of the course of public policy beyond t clpeS:e4e'of the. So- -7e,;" 1, i f urs vereign. They prevent a sudden hreai =iii --the candrint .: :-:1- of public affairs, and produce a continuity in the system ' of government. Nothing of this kind exists in the:semi- Oriental empire of Russia. We know frOm experience how much depends upon the character, upOn the opi- _ nions; and upon the conduct of the reigning Sovereign. A remarkable instance of that fact I will take the liberty of mentioning to jou. Near the end of the long ministry of Pitt, in the year 1801,.We had been for some time at peace . with Russia • we were on friendly terms with Paul, who was th en Emperor. Some disputes about neutra) trade involved-Us in difficulties with the Northern Powers: The Emperor Paul organised, with other na tions of the North, what was then called the armed neu trality. He entered into amicable negotiations with Napoleon, with whom we were then at war. He laid an embargo on English merchant vessels in his.harbours, and declared himself hostile - to England . . The result - was that Mr. Pitt lost no time in-declaring War -lapinst the members of the armed neutraiity. He sent Nelson to bombard Copenhagen. The bombardment was hardly over, and the place taken, and he was-ahout to proceed to attack Russia, when the Emperor Paul was murdered one night in his palace. Th at event waS" as - sudden as the death of the Emperor Nicholas. 1 hill: read to you what Sir Archibald Alison gays mhi " Hiet ry of Eu rope " on this subject.:—"But while everything .ehus announced the commencement of a desperate an bloody war between England and the Northern Paevere, an event took place within the palace of St. Peter4burg which at once dissolved the Northern confederacy, defeated the sanguine hopes of Napoleon, and changed the face of the world. This Was the death of the Emperor Paul, which took place on the night of the 23d March, 1801, and led immediately to the accession of Lis San Alexander, and a total changeot policy on the part cf the Cabinet of St. Peterbburg." Alison then proceeds to describe the mea sures of the young Emperor. The eldest eon of the late Emperor has succeeded peaceably to the throne, and it is believed that his views are pacific. Fai be it from me to attempt to penetrate into the interior of the Russian palace. I know not what policy the new Em peror of Russia may adopt ; but I may venture tolope that the fact to which I haVe called . your attention may form a prognostic of what we have now to expect from the new Emperor. If, however, it should please that mighty potentate to continue in the course of aggression upon which his father had entered, and if our reasonable hopes of a more pacific policy should be disappointed, then let him know that in England . he will find a coun try prepared to maintain its owneights and the rights of other nations—a country which, although its array has been placed in a perilous position, and has had to undergo the rigours of a Russian winter, has its resources un impaired, has its revenue flourishing, has its trade sub stantially, undiminished, has its spirit unbroken; and will be prepared, in case of necessity, to vindicate its own-honour, and to maintain the rights and liberties of Europe. (Applau s e.) - STIR LING. The election of a member to. serve in Parliatnent in the room of the late Mr. FoFbes, of Callender, took place at Stirling, on Monday. JonN MURRAY,' Esq., of Poi:talks, proposed Peter Blackburn, E4q., of Killearn, as a fit and . proper persoa to represent the county in Parliament. The nomination was seconded in a few sentences by J. G. ADAM, Esq., of Denovan. No other nomination having been made, the Sheriff - declared Mr. Blackburn, of Killearn, duly elected as member for Stirlingshire. Mr. Blackburn returned thanks to the electors for the honour they had done hrm in electing him their repre sentative, more especially as ho had not been able to make a personal canvas, but had been proposed by his friends in his absence on a long voyage. MONTROSE. The nomination took place on Monday, the candidates being Mr. John Ogilvy, as a follower of Mr. Hume, and Mr. Baxter, as a commercial man and dissenter, but not a rash opponent of Church and State connection ; he would carry on the war v:gerously. ' The show of hands Wa3 in favour of Mr. Baxter. THE SUPPRESSED • PAMPHLET. (From the Examiner. A pamphlet with the title De la Conduite de la Guerre d' Orient, Memoyeadress4 au Gouvernement del'Empereur ArapOleon 111., pat un Officier Gi!nerctii has been printed at Paris, and suppressed by order of the French Govern ment. It is rumoured that it has been written upon information furnished by Prince Napoleon. It professes to give the history of the causes of the war, and, ,isbove all, of the expedition to the Crimea. Having obtained possession of a copy of this pamphlet, we subjoin an ab stract of its leading statements. The idea of the expedition is affirmed to have originated attire beginning of July with the French Emperor, who drew out the plan with his own hand, and submitted it to the Governments of Landon andVien,na,both of which gave it their w armest appro val. On its arrivalat the allied camps Marshal St. Arnaud adopted it with enthusiasm. He propounded it to a council ( f war, held at Varna on the 10th of Augu-t, and gave'it as his opinion'tha.t,' after defeating the Russians in a pitched - battle, the allies could march straight on Sebastopol and take it by a cup tie main. " eyes were directed to Lord Rag lan, whose countenance had f.:r some minutes worn an expression of incredulity. He objected that we were without inf.nnatiou as to the Russian force and the state of the place on the la! cl side. The roads, ravers, end eat ti eni ob , teelee were enjually-anzknown. Ile ob jected above all that we trent deficient in eava'ry, and th:►.t the Russian 'tonic were both nu►nerous and excel- lent. The game was not equal." Admiral Hame!in enforced the views thus put forth by the English Cotnmandtr-in-Chief, and added fr:sh objections, such ns thu variableness of the climate at that p,ri ,, d of the year, and the difficulty of keeping up colutuunication by sea during the stormy season. • Hereupon, after an expression of opinion from General Cartrobtrt that Sebastopol would infallibly fall into our hands after the rout of the Russian army, Lord Raglan it-Attired. " What if the place resists and is well forti fied Marshal St. Arnaud answered that they must then have recourse to a siege ; and that when the forti- fications on the north were taken we should necessarily be master of the town. If the fortifications on the north, he continued, were too strong for them, it would be easy to go to the south and commence a regular siege with the assistance of the fleets, which would have a good anchorage at Balaklava. In the course of the discussion he freely quoted the authority of the French Emperor in support of his arguments ; and the final result was that Lord Raglan, in spite of the objections be had d of- fered, joined St. Arnaud, Canrobert, and Bosquet iu voting; for the expediti on , w hil e . Ad m i ra l H ame l in , Ad iniralDundas, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Na poleon voted against it. The pamphlet, which is very unfavourable to Marshal St. Arnaud, then proceeds to state that he was so ill on the morning of the 20th that the attack was arranged in his presence by General Martirnprey, the chief of the staff, and that the sick man could only give his assent by a sign. The battle was fought ; and when the Allies continued their march after the victory, and arrived at the Belbek, they found the mouth and left bank of the river defended by batteries. Upon this Lord Raglan and General Martimprey thought it dangerous to attemp to carry them, and at a council of war it was determined to march to the south. Marshal St. Arnaud continued at this period to speak of the assault as a thing, that could be easily executed after a bombardment af from 12 to 24 hours, but he wai too far gone to take ;my real part in the measures adopted, and on the 26t11, be re signed his command. " He summoned the generals of diVisions and of bri gade, and endeavoured to make them a last address, but his feebleness did not permit him to proceed. He reale a final effort, and said that lie thought he should not be departing from the wishes of the Emperor in assigning the command to the general who appeared to have been designated by the unanimous voice of the army. I have selected Canrobert,' lie sail, 'to replace me pend ing, the confirmation of the appointment by his Majesty.' The Marshal made a sign with his hand to General ted him the paper which contained his pro v isional sen Mar timprey, who advanced to General Canr obert and pre commission. Instead of taking the paper, General Canrobert drew from his pocket a letter bearing the arms of the Emperor. Marshal St. Arnaud opened his eyes, but capressed no surprise. His head fell back on his pillow, and be uttered faintly these words, 'lt is well.'" The pamphleteer does not scruple to give his opinion upon the different courses which were open to the Al lies :—" Could we," he asks, " have taken Sebastopol by a coup de main on the north after the battle of Alma Perhaps, at all events, it should have been tried. Once arrived on the south, could we reduce the place by a bombardment, make a breach, and carry it by assault Teat is more doubtful. The position was changed to our disadvantage, and if we had carried the place we could not have held it. The fort Sieverna on the north, which commands the town, the harbour, and the port, was armed with more than 300 heavy cannon, and de fended by a garrison of 3,000 men. As long as that fort is rt conscious of theexistence c up ied b yhe enemy, thisth la not tenable. The sommanders-in-chief never appeared place, when taken, is le. Neither is. the journals of the siege, th e i r reports, or their conver sations, s ations, is there any trace to be found of considera tions which were the anxiety of everybody. Doubtless they thought themselves obliged to promise miracles to their respective Governments, as their Governments thought themselves obliged to promise miracles to the public to concea l the irreparable fault of the expe dition." The pamphlet continues the narrative down to the day after the battle of Inkerman, when the French woefretihnt; &hied to take advantage of the demoralisation _ Russians to attempt Vie assault, but Lord Raglanaiidutred upon General Canrobert Ileit the Alli ed effi insufficient ' for the ' e P n e : cially those of the E:ig!ish, wef e e id two courses to terPl ' sP. The" wci e Lark. And the writer or cuntit.ue the siege, ( r to tt-t who had all along been in instiget r ef the paini•hlet, Danube, Id evidently Mould favour of a campaign on tlio t it. which see no dis -r he c o uld have ',referred a ne reit Gener al tothe Canrobert, as well L the English Commander•ill-Chiel, thou g ht otherwise. FTE RNOON VOCAL Cos C ELTS. —An announce&stries bearing concert tI) 'il : . ( 1 le title, cete dtY Mr. Mitchell, of Bond and to consist wholly of vocal concerted music, by Sir Henry Bishop, vac in augurated yesterday at the Hanover-square flowing. The vocalists on this occasion were Masters Sullivan : La wler, C Cooke, Mal,ch, Not mati, and Messrs. Francis. Benson Laud, and Elrckland. The selection, though want ing I in variety, included sonic of Sir Henry's best works, and the perforiranee, generally excellent, appeared to give great pleasure to the audience, who received it throughout with warm demonstrations of approval, and unanimously redemanded two of the pieces. The second concert is fixed for Saturday next. - - 1 ,, I, :o'l 4 o A. f lo t t li all I all 20 50 20 25 21 21 2f 17i i 12k i 37i 8 82 11 21i 5,f 39 i