The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-28 00:00:00

T HE DIRECTORS of the ROYAL BRITISH BANK are prepared to receive Applications for their al New Allotment of Stock, under the provisions of their Supplement Charter, just granted by the Crown. Applications to be made, with out delay, at the head ellice, No. 16, Tokenhouse-yard, or at the Branches, 429, Strand; 77, itridge.road, Lambeth ; 97, Criswell-road, lalington ; 1, Shaftesbury-terrace, 'Victoria-street, Pimlico; GO, Stout's-end, Southwark ; and 32, Regent-circus, Piccadilly. lIUGFI INNES CAMERON, General Manager. Royal British Bank, 27th Feb., 1855. - --- NEXT OF KIN.—If the Relations or Next of Kin of ALICE ALICIA WIIITL AM, late of 9, Belle Vue place, Margate, in the Isle of Thanet and County of Kent, spinster, who died on or about the 30th day of August, 1854, will apply to the Siolicitor for the Affairs of her Majesty's Treasury, at the Trea sury-chambers, Whitehall, Londow, they may.hear of something to their advantage. NEXT OF KIN.—If the Relations or Next of Kin of MARY LAWRENCE, late of Erin Cottage, Sion UM, Bath, in the county of Somerset, Spinster, who died on or about the 28th day of November, 1853, will apply to the Solicitor for the Affairs of her Majesty's Treasury, at the Treasury Chambers, White hall, London, they may hear of something to their advantage. NEXT OF KIN.—If the Relations or Next of Kin of ELIZABETH CLARK, otherwise GREEN, late of Ne. 28, D'Oyley-street, in the parish of Chelsea, in the county of Middlecex, Spinster, who died en or about the 25th day of April, I a 54, will apply to the Solicitor for the Affairs of her Majesty's Treasnry, at the Treasury Chambers, Whitehall, London, they may hear of something to their advantage. IF the Relations or Next of Kin of FRANCES DYLE, late of No. 9, Chapel-street, Stockwell, in the county •f Surrey, Spinster, a domestic servant, who died on or about the sth of September, 1854, will apply, either personally or by letter, to the Solicitorfor the Affairs of her Majesty's Treasury. Whitehall, London, they may hear of something to their advantage. IT the RELATIONS or NEXT of KIN of HENRY BENDING, :ate of No 17, Prescott-street, Good inan's-tlelds, in the county of Middlesex, Master Mariner, who died on or about the 25th of March, 1854, will apply, either personally or by letter, to the Solicitor for the Affairs of her Majesty's Treasury, Whitehall, London, they may hear of something to tl• eir advantage. DRURY-LANE.—Lesisee, Mr. E. T. Smith.— Reduced Prices as usual. THIS EVENING, FEB. 28, Will he performed an adaptation, written expressly for this Theatre by Mr. REYNOLDSON, of Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, VETOTLE DU NORD. To conclude with THE WRITING ON THE SHUTTERS. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buekstone. THIS EVENING, Fan. 28, Will be performed MARRIED LIFE. Characters by Mesas Tilbury, Howe, W. Farrell, Rogers, and Buckstone ; Mrs. Griffiths, Mrs. C. White, Misses E. Chaplin and E. Woulds, Mrs. Poynter. After which a new Ballot, entitled THE BULL-FIGHTER. To be followed by THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. To conclude with a now Ballet by the Spanish Dancers, called TIU GALICIAN FETE.; ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN. For the BENEFIT of Mr. lIULtNE, Clown. THIS EVENING. FEB. 28, Will be performed HAMLET (last time this season). Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which will be produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled, HARLEQUIN BLUE-BEARD; or, The Great Bashsw. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Desborough. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Year's. THIS EVENING, FEB. 2g, Will be performed LIT ME TODDLEICINSI. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, B. Baker, H. Butler, Mrs. F. Matthews, and bliss Silver. To be followed by (9th time) a new Comic Drama, called TO) MUCH OF A GOOD THING. Altar which will be produced the new and original Fairy F.xtra vaganza, entitled PRINCE PRETTYPET and THE BUTTERFLY. box-odice open from I() until G. Sole agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Aileron, 15, Naw-Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVENING, FEE. 28, Will be performed a new and original Drama, preceded by a Pro logue, and called JANET PRIDE. To be followed by THE UNKNOWN AND 'THE RAYADERE. Characters by Messrs. P. Redford and G. Leo ; Misses Woolgar and Keeley, and Mdllei. Maraqulta and Benoni. ROYAL OLYMPIC TIIEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. Fan. 28, Will be presented the new Comedletta. called TIT FOR TAT, In 'Which Messrs. F. Robson, A. Wigan, and Miss Maskell will appear. Followed by A LUCKY FRIDAY. Atter which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE 'YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MINES. Characters by Mr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, Miss E. Ormende, Miss Marston, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallan. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Comedietta, entitled CITY FRIENDS. After which, the new Operatic Burlesque, entitled, ALONZO THE BRAVE. To conclude with the popular Barletta, OUII NELLY. Principal character, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessen and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, The BATTLE of B ALA K LAVA and of IN K Rlf ANN, a ided, by a Third Act, to the successful Spectacle, the BATTLE of the ALMA, which this week reaches its 116th representation ! The addition embraces the ever-metanable charge of the British Cavalry, and also thoso tremendous hand-in-hand encounte:s which characterised the above engagements. After which, and to conclude with, a select and prolonged Series of SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. Wei. Cooke. weal.. open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W weal.. Actin; Nian4er, 3 r. W. 11. Cooke. Equestrian Director Ur. W. Co 4 ke, jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIWITt. Tont DAY --Morning 0 min.sfter 0 Evening 13 utin.aft 12 To. ilonnow - Morning 42 alin.aftel 12 Evening 7 uninexft. 1 u WEATHER.—Sus Ornos, Feb. 28. TAICEMOMETEE, IN THE SHADE. sl—highest since noon yesterday. 40—lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'88. WIND, W.N.W.—Light, with mild, dull weather. • • Ary LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1855. Government mismanagement has nowhere been more conspicuous than in the transport service. Notwithstanding tho number of vessels belonging to the Royal Navy lying idle and uselessly rotting Away—notwithstanding the number of efficient officers on the half-pay list, a large proportion of whom would willingly have availed themselves of any opportunity of active service, no matter how onerous or perilous—it was determined that the resources of the Crown were not sufficient to meet the emergency, and that it was essential to charter private vessels to supply the palpable deficiency. The great steam-packet companies -were therefore largely resorted to, as well as private shipowners. These companies had entered into contracts for r,onveyance of mails to various colonies and settle- ments, and the vessels which they were compelled to place at the disposal of the Government were necessarily withdrawn from the stations for which th ey bad been intended, to the great derange ni"it'and detriment of the ocean postal system. Tho It could o wners were o f course l arge ly remunerated. not have been otherwise. The estimates for the transport for the last and the current year enable us to form some notion of the enor mous outlay—whi ch amounted last year to no less than 3,582,4741., and fated will amount t o which it calcu fully 5 081 465/ - , , ~ or 8,663,939/. for the two Yeare--- far more than the aggregate value of all the trau s p orta employed during any portion of the period. We shall not now offer any comment ary on the grass improvidence, the wanton extravagance of such a system. That it should be at all required, established a prima facie case of negligence against " My L or d s ." If, h owever , the exigencies of the public service, the efficient and energetic manage ment of the War, and the forwarding the sup plies necessary to our gallant army in the Crimea required so large an expenditure, the people would not have complained, but, on the contrary, would gladly have liquidated a much heavier bill. Unfortunately, however, the service so liberally paid for was very indifferently performed. Many of thevessels were kept perfectly idle,!while even those engaged were not permitted to land their ca.rgoes. Impediments and difficulties wpre on , every occasion, and on the most trivial pretexts, thrown i n the way. It was, in fact, as if the permanent entpiove'es thought that their most im portant dpty was to snub the " casuals," and to prevent the army from obtaining the slightest benefit from their efforts. If tl►e most trivial forrnwere wanting—if the red tape were not tied in accordance with the approved official pattern, the stores were peremptorily re jected, no matter how urgent the demand. It was a difficult and expensive matter to send the stores from England to Balaklava, and very serious mistakes were made in the arrangement a the cargoes ; but it was trifling to the obstacles that arose after the arrival at their destination. The last seven miles occasioned tenfold greater difficulties than the preceding three thousand. A cargo of boots and shoes were sent three times backwards and forwards across the Black Sea, while our soldiers were fighting barefooted, or with straw wrapped about their bleeding feet. Potatoes were rejected when that baneful scourge, the scurvy, was present in our camp. The mas ter of the transport had, however, the good sense to give these invaluable esculents to the Greek population, who realised large sums by retailing at an enormous price what was intended to be gratuitously distributed ! But why multiply examples? Much of the misery endured by our troops, aye, more, a large proportion of the mortality that has thinned the ranks of one of the noblest armies that ever left the British shores, may be directly traced to the mismanagement of the transport service, which has cost, or is to cost, 8,663,939/. sterling ! And yet this is what the new Secretary for War thinks fit to defend ! The Noble Lord last night indignantly denied that "he had made an apologetic speech, or had admitted the existence of abuses !" To what, then, does he ascribe the demand for in quiry, the overthrow of the ABERDEEN Govern ment, and his own appointment as Minister for War ? If there wore no abuses, why was the Duke of NEWCASTLE victimised ?—why was Lord ABERDEEN cashiered ? We trust the Noble Lord will explain these anomalies. It is, however, difficult to suppose the younger Dnomro would be willing to expose the blemishes and deformities of his twin brother; and to that we must ascribe the rather inconsistent praise besto .ved by the Secretary for War on the efficiency and judi cious management of the Transport Service ! The case of the Right Hon. T. F. KENNEDY occupied the attention of the House of Commons the greater portion of last night. Much ridicule has been cast on the friends of the deeply-injured gentleman for their attempts to obtain redress for the gross and palpable injustice with which he has been treated. Imputations were cast upon his veracity, integrity, and honour, such as, if permitted to remain unanswered, would have operated as a perpetual and insuperable obstacle to his employment in her MAJ ESTY'S service. These have all been withdrawn in the most distinct and explicit manner. Nay, more, it was stated by the Premier that the Right Hon. Gentleman had come out of the debate with his " character and honour free from all imputation !" Ho oven undertook that there should be placed on record in the Treasury a full acknowledgment that "Mr. KENNEDY'S honour stands unimpeached !" These are certainly important conces sions. •It cannot, therefore, be asserted that the time of the House has been wasted or misapplied. There was no other tri bunal to which he could have appealed. It is the theory of the British Constitution that there should be no wrong without a suitable and adu. quate remedy ; and we therefore unhesitatingly say, that if the grievance had been sustained by the poorest and least influential of her MAJESTY'S subjects the time of Parliament would have been well occupied in affording the tardy redress—such as it is—which has been obtained. We cannot, in any degree, admit the argument derived from the inconvenience that might occur if such inquiries were granted. We have seen many committees granted on matters of far less consequence. Mr. GLADSTONE claimed infalli bility for the Minister for the time being ; his demand that he should be allowed, at his mere will and pleasure, to damage irreparably the cha racter and prospects of any public servant is one that will never be sanctioned by the House, and still less by the country. Englishmen love fair play —to do as they would be done by, and the absolute irresponsibility asserted is one that would be more likely t. find an echo in Russian than in English hearts. It is one under which any amount of tyranny and oppression might be justified. It may be right and proper that such a remedy should be but sparingly resorted to ; but its existence is exceedingly valuable, and may prevent the exercise of capricious authority in many instances. If a British subject should be enabled to parody the old [exclamation, " Ciris Romanus sum," and to rely on it as a defence against unfair treatment in any country where he might be travelling, much more so should it lie within his power at home, !If there wore any fair and impartial tribunal to which he could appeal, Could any other mode of obtaining justice be disovered, then the appeal to the Commons House of Parliament might be opposed as superfluous and incon venient. But, when jit was clearly 'admitted that there is no existing jurisdiction adequate to the emergency, when the grievance was clearly established, and the unwarrantable impu tations withdrawn, then, we say, that the public time was not misapplied—that it was the imperative duty of the representatives of the people to create a remedy, if none were in existence, to prevent the arbitrary and improper treatment of one of themselves. CC It is very fine, but it is not war." Such, in effect, for we do not at this moment remember the precise words, was the comment of the dis tinguished French General who witnessed the unparalleled feat of arms, that career through the jaws of death, of our Light Cavalry Brigade under Lord CARDIGAN at Balaklava. The comment is too suggestive to be left wholly unimproved, for never was the exercise of a dis crimination like that it reveals more necessary than at the present time. In a similar spirit, therefore, though with unequal skill, we venture to make a few remarks on two or three subjects of immediate interest in connection with the mighty struggle in which the nation is engaged. The P eace-at-any-price Party, in furtherance unpatrioti c an d d egra di ng v i ews, point to t o li f o their fear ful loss of human life in the Crimea, and, appealing to the best feelings of our nature, ask if it is not most desirable that a War repining sacrifices of such magnitude should be put a stop to , and so appalling, al speedily as poss ib le ? To an appeal so plausible what h ave . we to say in reply Q Siwply this—the W ar does not, n ever did, and is not likely to require sacrifice s so fear ful. The number of the slain in battle, an d of those who have died of wounds received there, does not amount to much more than a tithe of the number lost. The remainder—seven - tenths of them at least—have not been sacrificed to the Demon of War, but to the Demon of Caste, whose priesthood have been blind selfishness, heartless Indifference, brainless Routine, and shameless Im becility. " Our system of Constitutional Government is on its trial" cry some who ought to know bet ter, and others who do. Of what is it accused ? or what conceivable strain has it not borne ? Ts it the fault of our Constitution that a cold blooded clique of grasping aristocrats have held the reins of Government and filled up every im portant post with their creatures during a forty years' peace ; and now that we have War, these creatures turn out to be iucapables—and every operation of the War and in connection with it has been bungled, and thousands on thousands of gallant men have perished miserably through their incompetency and neglect ? Is this the fault of the Constitution ? No—we say it is not. Such a state of things is very bad, but it is not the Constitution. It is the crime of a clique and the fault of the people, who, though in possession of a Representative form of Government, have not prized and exercised as they ought their rights and privileges Omnipotent, humanly speaking, if they please, it is the People, and not the Constitution. who are on their trial. Having suffered so much by unwarranted confidence in others, it is to be seen how far they are capable of righting themselves. It may be the Constitution is the worthier of the two. As for the governing clique, its reign of misrule is doomed. "We aro not a military nation"—meaning essentially military—say some, quite in earnest, wo believe, though by way of apology for the griev ous blunders that have been committed. The assertion is like truth, but it is not true. As though a people confessedly brave and fonder of adventure than any people in the world were essentially unmilitary ! A people that actually make the best soldiers in Europe , A military nation, in a limited sense, we certainly are not ; but the fault is not immediately with the people. Essentially the nation is so. In no people does the raw material need less manufacturing to in sure like results. The fact is, the Horse Guards have weighed like lead on the military spirit of the people. The ruling caste have had the com mand of the army so much in their own hands that hardly any man of intelligent spirit, save from dire necessity, would enter the ranks. The system of selling commissions, instead of making them the reward of merit, has been an impassable barrier and a stumbling-block to talent ; and the result has been that the ranks having, until of late, been mainly filled with recruits from the lowest and most ignorant classes, have presented fewer temptations still to those who wore inclined to enter them. Let there but be a fair prospect of merit being rewarded, and it will be seen whether the descen dants of the bowmen of Agincourt and Cressy, and of the victors of many a hard-fought field since, are a military people or not. It is said also that the love of economy, natural to an industrious commercial people with representative institutions, and which undoubtedly has been indulged in to a dangerous extent, must ever prevent us from being at all times the formidable military power our resources and the risk we incur warrant. We doubt it. There may have been indiscretion in carrying economy to a dangerous extent, but that, we contend, has only been the result of a natural reaction after a period of profligate expenditure. The nation, or we are deceived, is too proud and too prudent, with all its faults of omission, to grudge any expenditure needful for its safety and the maintenance of its rank among nations. The cold shade of aristocracy has been on it ; and injustice, as we have shown, is being done it, to account for the deplorable results. DETENTION OF THE AMERICAN STEAM• SHIP BERMA ArN. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The mail steam-ship Hermann, which was td have sailed this day for New York, is detained in consequence of the great density of the fog. Should the weather be more favourable she will leave to morrow morning. ROYAL VISIT TO THE HAYMARET THEATRE. Last evening her Majesty and Prince Albert, accom panied by the Princess Alice, honoured this theatre with a visit. The pieces selected for the occasion were the lessee's successful comedetta of Married Life, in which he appeared in his original part ; the new Spanish ballet The Bullfighter, The Balance of Comfort, and A Gallician Fete. The fascinating Perea Nena put forth all her powers, and never have we seen her dance to such per fection as she did last evening. The cachuchas zapa teados and sequidillas, previously witnessed " over the way," all sink into nothingness when compared with the boleros and fandangos of the vivacious and enthusiastic Senora. We cannot marvel at the pleasure the royal party seemed to experience in witnessing the twinkling feet of Nena as she performed her wonderful and ira• pulsive national dances, for where could we find a parallel for her new ones? In them we have all those points which have stamped her as one of the greatest artistes of the day. The advance and recoil, the pursuit, and the astonishing whirl at the conclusion, are all given, and given with greater effect, if it be possible, than they were last year. The public last season had to be made familiar with true Spanish dancing, and therefore they did not then enter into the spirit of it as they now do ; and the royal party, we were delighted to see, were no exception to the general rule, and amongst the applauders of Perea not the least enthusiastic were the occupants of the royal bor. Although the visit of her Majesty was kept a secret, the house was crowded in every part, and we had the satisfaction to observe that no attempt was made to intrude upon the privacy of the royal party. THE SUN, LON DON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY QS, 1855. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge, and attended by the Viscountess Canning, the Hon. Mary Seymour, and Captain the Hon. D. de Roo, inspected the Model of Sebastopol, and also the Great Globe, in Leicester-square, yesterday afternoon. Prince Albert rode on horseback in the forenoon, at tended by Captain the Hon. de Roe. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Alice, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence in the evening. The royal suite con sisted of the Viscountess Canning, the Hon. Mary Sey mour, Earl Somers, Lord Alfred Paget, and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe. Viscountess Canning has succeeded the Countess of Desert as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council this afternoon at Buckingham Palace. _._ The Countess Walewska held an assembly, last even• ins, at the residence of the French Embassy, Albert gate House. - His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge enter tained a select circle of friends at dinner last evening at his apartments in St. James's Palace. The Archbishop of Armagh, who has been residing at the archiepiscopal palace since autumn last, is not ex pected to arrive in town for the season until May. The Duchess of Leinster, by accounts received in Lon don yesterday, is described to be in a more favourable !State, and there is now reason to hopo that her Grace's health may be restored. • The Duke and Duch ess o f N or thumberland are not expected to arrive in town for the season until after Later. The Earl and Countess of Camperdown and Lady Elizabeth Duncan were expected at their town residence yesterday morning, but will not arrive before Friday. They have been fur some weeks guests of Mrs. Fergus son, of Archfield-house, N.B. The Countess of Carlisle remains at Castle-Howard in a convalescent state. Her ladyship is surrounded by several members of her family. Lord and Lady Southampton have-left the Clarendon for Whittlebury•lodge, Northamptonshire. Her Majesty the Queen, and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, have most generously forwarded to the Bishop of London a sum of 300/., as a joint c on t r ib u ti on to the "Associati on f or Promoting the Relief of Desti tution in the Metropolis." LATEST NEWS. THE CRIMEA. RUSSIAN VERSION OF THE ATTACK UPON EUPATORIA. BERLIN, TUESDAY, FEB. 27. Advices from St. Petersburg of this day's date state that the following despatch had been re ceived from Prince Menschikoff, dated the 19th of February : On the 17th a portion of the troops encamped in the neighbourhood of Eupatoria made a recon naissance against the town to within a distance of 250 yards (toises). They opened a cross fire of artillery, and in a short time succeeded in dismounting a portion of the enemy's . guns and in blowing up fiye caissons of ammunition. Having assured himself that Eupatoria was defended by 40,000 men and 100 guns, General Chruleff, who commanded the detachment, gave orders to retire out of range, which was done in perfect order. At Sebastopol the siege does not make progress. The Artillery and sharpshooters continue to annoy th© enemy. On the 13th we blew up a powder magazine in the French trenches. BERLIN, FEB. 27. Lord John Russell had an audience of the King of the Belgians on Sunday. He sleeps at Magde burg to-night, and is expected here to-morrow. Privy Councillor Titoff, the Russian Plenipo tentiary to the Vienna Conferences, has arrived here. Baron Prokescli von Osten has been appointed second Austrian Plenipotentiary to the Vienna Conferences. A Russian Imperial ukase declares the Govern ments of Woronesch, Kursck, and Tchernigoff un der martial law, and places them under the com mand of Prince Gortschakoff. VIENNA, FEB. 27. The local papers publish the following intelli gence, from a Russian source, dated Sebastopol, Feb. 18 : A tkaw has begun in the Crimea. Omer Pasha has his head-quarters on board a steamer off Eupatoria. The garrison of Sebastopol made a sortie towards the coast, but was repulsed. Numerous desertions had taken place from the French Foreign Legion. English deserters desire to enter the Russian service, and demanded to be treated as prisoners of war. The Frenuleh, Blatt publishes advices from Balaklava of the 12th of February. It says that an order of the day had been issued by General Canrobert demanding 10,000 volunteers for an assault upon a portion of the fortioss. The w" 40 ..) siege corps reported itself ready and win! lIIRSEILLES, FEB. 2'7. The packet has just arrived with news from Constantinople of the 20th. Lord Lucan las arrived hero from the Crimea, and left this waning by a special train for London. He will demald a court-martial. General- Nie] has returned from the Crimea, and expresses gloat confidence as to the success of the siege. Some desorteis affirm that the Emperor Nicho las is expected at Sebastopol. The sorties of the Russians are loss frequent since the Allies Lave established an improved and effective system of signals. The health of I.ho troops has improved. General Vivian is appointed a general of divi sion of the Turks, with full powers to organise the army of Asia. Circassian ♦olunteers to the number of 40,000 have submitted themselves to regular discipline. Omer Paella has lost his sou-in-law at Eupa toria, by an attack of typhus fever. M. Koller, the Austrian Ambassador, has ar rived, and been received in a very flattering manner. The allies bad decided in blockading the north side of Sebastopol. • A report was current at Constantinople that the blockade of the mouths of the Danube was to be raised in order to remedy the dearness of pro visions. PARIS, WEDNESDAY, 8.30 A.M. A despatch from Pera, dated Feb. 19, pub lished in the Moniteur, announces that General Niel was to return on the following day to the Crimea. Different vessels had arrived on the 17th and 18th, with troops from Africa and France. On the date of the 17th the condition of the French arniy was excellent. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDNX EVENING. The arrival of Colonel d'Olberg, aide-de-camp of General Wedell, was noticed yesterday. Every one is anxious to ascertain the result of his journey to Berlin, the nature of the despatches of which he was to be the bearer, and, in a word, whether' the long-expected treaty, which, now more On m a week ago, was oa the point of signature, has 1, 'pen received. Up to seven o'clock last evening noth Ling positive was known, and, though another day las passed, the latest accounts are nothing more than tl 5 is, that there are reasons for believing that the Ki t ig of Pruisia desires an arrangement. The opinio n here is that the Conferences will open in about sigh t or ten days from the present date, and that anothea Note will be presented to Prince Gortschakoff yer'3 , 7' soon after, with the conditions already propo sea; and a categorical answer demanded without eielay, Remonstrances of:a very decided kind hay :0 , it is said, again,been received from more tb . an ono foreign Government—Austria is men tione d in par ticular—against the projected journey to the Crimea—with what effect remains to be si ;en. We read in the Nouvelliste Vaudois "The enlistment for the French service b as become very popular among the military in Switzerland." The'Toulennais states that from the 10 January to the 23d February, 7,417 men erabarke din that port for the East. The numbers convoy ed by the following ships were—the Caffarelli, 53i ) ; Sitars, 435 ; Darien, 746 ; Louis XIV. 1,061 ; I 'abrador, 13 ; Christophe. Colombe, 1,008 ; Aigl e, 160 ; Prince Jerome, 1,021 ; Hercule, 607 ; Lucifer, 89 ; Ulloa, 653 ; Syrene, 381 ; Provencal°, 76 ; Semil lante, • 394 ; Gasp endi, 25 ; Cameleon, 2G ; and Gorgone, 18, &c. Accounts from Athens, of the 24th inst .) state that a , battalion of French ma r i nes on l y re; alained -~,_. U at Athens. The English troops stationed there were hourly expecting orders to embark for the seat of war. A rumour is afloat that several arrests have been this day made in Paris, and the names of some well-known persons are mentioned. Persons of some rank are also spoken of. The Aroniteur of yesterday contains a despatch from Batoun, of the Ist inst., confirming the an nouncement in yesterday's San of the repulse of a Russian force at Laghva, an advanced post of the Turkish army of Asia. Laghva was defended solely by 800 bashi-bazouks, without artillery. It also publishes the following despatch, dated Jassy, Feb. 11 :—" Au electric telegraphic line is being constructed between Jassy and Czernovitz, in the Bukowina. It is hoped that it will be finished iu May next." BOURSE, FEB. 27.—CLOSING PRIOES.II Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4.3 per Cents 95 20 95f. sc. 3 per Cents 65 15 C 6 20 Cr6dit INTobilier 725 Roman Cr6dit Fancier 537 50 Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes 35 Piediuontese — Home Debt 3oi RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans 1,170 Lyons • •.... 1015 Western ... 657 50 Rouen Cetto Mediterranean Northern .. . 837 50 Cberburg RUSSIA. The Independccnce Beige publishes the following letter, dated Hamburg, Feb. 22 :—" Since the in tention of the Western Powers to land an army in Finland has been known in St. Petersburg, the Russian Government directs its most serious at tention to that quarter. The last accounts received hero from Finland, via Sweden, announce that the military chiefs display the greatest activity in placing in a state of defence all the points along the coast of the two Gulfs where landings might be effected." A letter from St. Petersburg, 17th, in the Con stitutionnet, says :—" The Grand Duke Constan tine has lately paid several visits to Cronstadt, where military works are in course of execution, and several new batteries being constructed. The Czar himself has also made several excursions there, in order to satisfy himself that the arma ment of the forts in and around St. Petersburg is being proceeded with." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Feb. 24.—A few days since the Em peror presided at a Cabinet Council, at which, as is said, the Eastern question with the approaching Peace Congress was taken into consideration. As soon as the Council was over Baron von Hess had an audience of the Emperor. _ _ Prince Gortschakoff continues to affirm that his Imperial master entertains the most peaceful in tentions, but still all the news received from Russia bears a warlike character. Telegraphic intelligence has to-day reached this city that 40,000 men are to occupy Revel and the neighbour hood. Troops coming from the interior of Russia will be concentrated along the coast from Riga, in order to prevent a landing on the part of the Allies. On the 14th the fixed ice in the port of Odessa extended two wersts into the sea. WALLACHIA. A letter from Bucharest, of the sth, in the Pays ; says— A curious affair has occurred here, and has created some sensation Four persons wearing masks, but whose appearance indicated that they belonged to the higher classes, waited two days ago on Mr. Colquhoun, the English consul. On being introduced into his office they carefully closed the door. He at first thought they were Carnival maskers ; but they prdthiced a number of papers and presented them to bim. Amongst them there was a complaint, drawn up in strong terms, against the administration of Prince Stirbey. Mr. Colquhoun begged of them to take off their masks, but they refused. When they left he examined the papers and found that they contained some very curious details." PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Feb. 25.—Several papers have copied the following statement of what Prussia stipulates in the present negotiation with the Western Powers, viz.,.—No diminution of the Russian ter ritory : all revolutionary element's to be kept in abeyance : no further demands to be made of Russia than those contained in the four points : no such conditions to be put to Russia as would be incompatible with her honour to concede : and Prussia's participation in the approaching peace conferences in Vienna. When these stipulations are agreed to Prussia is willing to station 100,000 men on her Eastern frontier. The Preussische Correspondenz designates this statement as being possessed of no pretensions to authenticity. The Kreuz Zeituag announces the surprise, on January 16th, of the strong fortress belonging to the Tschetschenzes, called Schouaib Kapou, and generally styled the Gibraltar of Tschetschenia. The Russian forces wore led by General Baron Nicolai, who contrived to surround the fortress so thoroughly and so unperceived by the enemy that Schamyl's garrison was hardly able to offer any resistance. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 15.—Within these last few days a rumour has been afloat iu respect to the approaching retirement of Lord Redclift'e. Geu. Rose, in this eventuality, is also reported as dos tined to the succession. AU concur in thinking that our Government could not possibly make a better choice than General Rose for the post of ambassa dor at Constantinople. PIEDMONT. The Journal de Francfort gives the followinT in a letter from Genoa, 15th :—" His Majesty Victor Emmanuel, who has been so severely afflicted in his family relations by losing three members of it in less than a month, entertained an idea of abdicating in favour of the Prince of Pied mont, his eldest sou. It required the supplications of his Ministers and of Prince Eugene to make him comprehend that he ought not to quit his elevated post. We are expecting some English steam-frigates here in order to embark 12,000 men, for whose con veyance we have not vessels enough. It is said to be in. contemplation to unite the Sardinian army to 10,000 French, 5,000 English, and 6,000 Turks for an expedition towards Caffa and Theodosia. A simi lar invitation to that made to Sardinia to join the Western Powers was made to the King of Naples, but Ferdinand 11. has determined on a strict neu trality, and at is for that reason that he has forbid den his broth.ers-in-law, the Count de Montemolino and the Infamtle Don Sebastiano, to make Naples the hotbed of Spanish conspiracies. The British government have contracted with that of Turkey to render available for the supply of the English steamers the coal• fields of Erekli or Heraclea, which are to be worked by the English. A considerable reinforcement of pitmen is shortly exp,scted from England to strengthen the hands of the staff now on the spot, who with their present memos have been able to deliver coals of excellent quudity at a cost under 10s. per ton for actual working expenses. The Danube of Vienna says :—" It is affirmed hero in well-informed quarters that the instrua tions of the Porte, for the intended Conferences are of a very pacific character. The Porto demands a war-indemnity of 500 millions of piastres (about 125 millions of francs), and renounces all idea of an augmentation of territory. As to the question of the guarantees, she leaves the appreciation of them to the allies." The King of the Belgians came to Brussels from the Palace of Lacken on Sunday morning, and gave a pri vate audience to Lord J. Russell, who bad just arrived in company with Lord Dufferin, Mr. Eliot, and Mr. ]3yng. The interview between the King and Lord J. Russell lasted a considerable time, after which his Ma jesty returned to Lacken. STIRLINGSIIIRE ELECTION.—The nomination for this county takes place on Monday next, March 5. It is be lieved that Mr. Blackburn, of Killearn (Conservative), will be allowed to walk the course. The Duchess of Parma and her two children, Duke Robert and Princess Margaret, returned on the 19th to Parma from Modena. WIMBLEDON ,AND CROYDON RAILWAY.— Yesterday . 'he third half-yearly meeting of this company was he ld at Fendall's Hotel, Palace-yard--W. Reed, Esq. i n the chair. The reported stated that great difficul ties .had existed in the way of getting possession of the land, but that the directors had made every exertion to overcome the obstacles which presented themselves, and hoped that the railway would be ready for busk() is at a period which would give to the company the advan tage of the summer's traffic. The receipts had amounted to 19,4761. 34. 10d., and left a balance in hand of 2,036/. 19g. 9d. The report having been adopted, and the retiring directors mid auditors re-elected, the proceedings terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the chair man. [ADvEnTisEmOT,)—Di sea ses of the Kidneys, Bla.dee:.., and Prostrate Gland, and their connection with the Ganglionic or Great Central System of Nerves ; being a reprint (considerably en lar g ed) of a series of papers bear ing upon the more impo rtant and prominent symptoms, and the most successful mode of practice in the treat ment of diseases of those organs—in the press, and will be speedily published, by Dr. Denis Cronin, 35, Bruton street, Berkeley-square. AATERICIIL Altßl VA OF THE AFRICA . LIVERPOOL, TL ESD ‘l% The royal mail steam-ship Africa, Harrison, commander, arrived in the Mersey this evening, with advices from New York to the 13th, Boston 14th, and Halifax to the 15th ult. inclusive. The Africa brought 133 passengers and 362,189 dollars, with 14,6001. sterling in specie. There is very little local news of interest by this arrival. The United States Senate had agreed to confer upon Major-General Scott the title of lieutenant general for distiaguisked services. A telegraphic despatch from New Orleans states that a portion of an expedition, between 3,000 and 4,000 strong, had sailed against Cuba from that port. The Prometheus has arrived at New Orleans, with dates from California to Jan. 24, and reported the Northern Light, en route, with (n),0,1J dol lars. The Californian markets were dull, with declining tendency. Later Mexican dates, received via New Orleans, report a Provisional Government established at Acapulco, with Alvarez at its head. Several States had declared for Alvarez. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, FEB. 13. Money in active demand, but supply is abundant at 7 to 8 per cent. on first class paper, and at G to 8 per cent. on call. There was a slight concession in prices at . the stock market. Low and middling qualities of cot • ton declined • per cent. on report of Atlantic's news. Flour steady ; common to good State brands for export ranging from 8 dols. 25c. to 8 dols. 50c. ; Canada white free wheat at 2 dols. 32c., and good white Southern at 2 dols. 20J. Pro visions, without change of moment. Freight ra ther easier. Exchanges on Loudon are 109 to 1091 ; Paris, 5, 121 to 5,1 G,. DESTRUCTION OF TWENTY TIIOUSAND RUSSIANS. A. letter received from Malta, dated Feb. 21, contains the following : The Arabia, ono of the Cunard line, has per formed the trip from Constantinople to Malta in the incredible short space of 63 hours. This vessel brought a report that 45,000 Russians had marched for Sebastopol, under the command of the Grand Duke Michael ; but they had lost 20,000 by the ice thawing, and consequently de taining them long on the road. The remainder had reached Sebastopol, but in a pitiable con dition. The following changes are to be made in the army :—Sir Colin Campbell to have the First _Divi sion ; Sir John Campbell to have the Highland Brigade ; and General Bentinek to command the Fourth Division. The Brigade of Guards are to join the Highland Brigade under Sir John -Camp bell. Sir George Brown commands the Light Divi sion. CITY OF LONDON ELECTION.—The annual meeting of the Liberal Registration Association for the City of London took place at two o'clock yesterday, at the Lon don Tavern ; H. J. Prescott, the president, in the chair. The report of the proceedings of the business committee having been adopted, the question of the retirement and subsequent acceptance of office by Lord J. Russell was discussed. Mr. J. Dillon moved and Mr.T.Hall seconded the following resolution—" That the general committee of liberal electors be called for two o'clock on Thursday, in reference to the approaching election for the City of London." Amongst the gentlemen present were R. W. Crawford, K. D. Hodgson, Esq., H. Keeling, J. Dillon, T. Christy, W. H. Hall, F. Patteson, W. Hawes, W. G. Prescott, J. T. Traver 3, W. Leaf, R. Salomens, E. Wilson, and Sir James Duke, M.P. An advertise ment stating an intention of nominating Sir Charles Napier was alluded to; and it was also mentioned that an eminent conservative had been waited upon by a de putation requesting him to allow himself to be nomi nated, which request had been declined. DR. 13111T11.—:At a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society last evening, Dr. Shaw, the secretary, said that Dr. Vogel had written that the report of tho death of Dr. 'Rural bad not LOOll eunfirtnod, :14 he had been as sured by many people that the doctor was in Timbuctoo as late as the month of July last, and could not there fore have started to meet the Niga (Thalia, Expedition, which during that month proceeded up those rives. NEW OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—We understand that Mr. Rich, the member for Richmond. Yorkshire, has been appointed Under-Secretary to the Colonies, in the room of Mr. La3ard. Sir Robert Peel was offered the situation of Clerk of the Ordnance, in the place of Mr. Mansell, but has declined to accept it. Mr. Monckton Milnes has also, we are assured, declined to accept the office of Lord of the Treasury, which was offered to him by Lord Palmerston. Mr. Laing has likewise deolined the situation of Vice-President of the Board of Trade. — Mo. Win g Advertiser. ACCIDENT ON THU MIDLAND RllLWAY.—Yesterday (Tuesday), at about 11 30 a.m., a collision occurred be tween a goods train proceeding from Burton to Leices ter, and an empty waggon train, from Rugby to Derby, at Knighton Junction, a short distance south of Leices ter, fortunately without serious consequences. Both trains were thrown off the line, and completely blocked up the way. Knighton Junction, the scene of the acci dent at Christmas, by which a lady lost her life, is the junction between the Burton and Leicester and the Bur ton and Rugby lines, and is in the form of a triangle, the line from Burton to Leicester having a very steep ascent. The present accident appears to have occurred in a similar way to the one in December last,—namely, misapprehension or neglect of signals. The express mail due to leave Euston station at 9 15 a.m., and the train due from Euston at 10 30 a.m., were each delayed upwards of an hour. SALE OF THE SOUTH SEA-HOUSE.—The sale by auction of this important property took place at the Mart yes terday, and attracted an extremely crowded attendance. The biddings commenced at 25,0001., and after a spirited competition the hammer fell at b 5,750/. . The purchaser was Mr. Marsh Nelson, the architect, but whether on his own behalf, or for a society, did not transpire. The second lot comprising the tap-room of the Flower Pot public-house, and let to Messrs. Calvert, at tenants at will, at 251. per annum, realised 1,0001. GENERAL S TEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—Yesterday afternoon the GOth half yearly meeting of the share holders in this company was held at their offices, 71, Lombard-street ; John Wilken, Esq., in the chair. The report of the directors, and a statement of the accounts for the year ending 31st December last, were read to the meeting. The report, which was very satisfactory, was unanimously received and adopted by the proprietor& The usual dividend and bonus were declared, and the cordial thanks of the proprietors voted to the chairman and directors for their continued zealous services in the management of the company's affairs ; after which the meeting separated. HALL OF A CHAPEL WALL—LIVERPOOL Tuesday.— To-day, while the chapel connected with the workhouse was undergoing alteration, the wall suddenly fell and caused the death of one man, and the wounding of two others, who lie in a dangerous state. BIRMINGHAM BANKING COMPANY.—The 25th annual meeting of this company was held on Monday afternoon. The report stated that the reserve fund amounted to 100,0001., and their business connectionogave fair promise of continued prosperity. The business of the past year, after all necessary and prudent reductions, had yielded a profit of 43,625/. 14s. 2d. The dividend of 10s., and the bonus of 103. per share (201. shares, 101. paid up), for the first half-year, paid in September last, took 20,0001. of this amount, and it was now recommended to the meeting to declare a dividend of 103. per share, or at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 10s. per share, and to authorise the residue (including the small surplus of last year) to be carried forward to the current year. The report of the directors was adopted, and the dividend recommended declared, pay- able on the let March. DUBLIN, Feb. 27.—The 'Daily Express says :—" We have reason to know, on good authority, that Earl St. Germans will continue in office as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland ;" and as a sequence it adds that the report of Mr. Brewster's retirement from the post of Attorney- General must be without foundation. This latter report, nevertheless, continues to receive very general credence. THE DEAD•IIOIISM AT SCUTARL—The following is an extract from the letter of a privat., in the 23d Welsh Fusiliers to his parents at St. Asa* North Wales : "I have been some time recovered, and am now an orderly in the hospital, looking after the sick. There are 200 sick coming down every week, most of them frostbitten, their big toes coming off. I don't expect to go up this winter—it is too cold up there ; but I shall go in spring, and then I shall be ready for Sebastopol. I shall volunteer for the first forlorn hope that may be required, and then for a gold chain or a wooden leg ! I am determined to have satisfaction on some Russian or other before I shall leave this country alive. lam not half satisfied at being wounded at Alma, for I would rather have been wounded at Inkerman, and then I could have seen some sport. I bad no chance at Alma to see much, but we shall have some sport to drive the Russians from Sebastopol. Dear mother, I am very sorry to inform you that we bury from 50 to 60 a-day. I have seen as many as 60 put into one hole. There are men doing nothing but digging graves here lam not talking about the French, only the British army' Dear mother, learned a young man that died in re, ward this morning. It is nothing to see as many as 4v in the dead-house, when I go there at 7 o'clock in th e merging. There are as many as 40 who have (lied in the night, let alone the daytime. The Turks are from the first thing in the morning to the last at night carry ing them to the grave. Your affectionate Hon g EDWARD HARRis.'! ARRIVALS AT MALTA. MALTA, Feb. 21.----Our report under this 1 1 .. e, to-day's mail is not less interesting than the , conveying as it does the arrival from England and', and immediate departure after replenishing fuel seat of war, of a continued long line of troop 0" lwaedaetnheer prevailing team-vee se I ls. n the Black Sea, can not het ; and, with the remarkabli'rt! bring,o crlsis the fate of Sebastopol , that strlte of the enemy, w hi c h, f r om a sad want of f o g and energy at the commencement , has caused harrow iii - g - sacrifice of human life. The arrival on the 19th inst. of the Arabisy_siottf' ship, only three days out from Constantinople, ";tiV valids, brings at length cheering accounts of the ; i 0 having been fine, and, comparatively spealh tio; fluencing a material improvement in the hews ,o olj troops, and permitting, not only of the t fot os hut , clothing, stores, and artillery to the camped i s seaside, but the rapid progress of the railroad 3 important works in progress. i' bec i 'l The French sailing-transport Stentor (E114, -I _ 9 lO lllS and Plicenix (French colours), arrived fromDs"„6 hoe! the 10th, bringing 3 offleer, 69 trooper?, and i tte /' The former left on the 11th and the latter on both for Constantin a 4 sr? The Egyptien, French screw steam from Marseilles on the 10th, with 18 horses:l3%d of carts, and a qua n tity o f provisions Oa ro g 4 board M. D'Ubezey chef d'escadron, 11 offie 00 4„ l 40 non-commissioned officers and privates, s labourers, with whom she left for the Cris) s 12th. I,' The Durham, scre w steam-transport o o. I '' 0 . 0 arrived from London on th e 10th with a cargo 9 ing, and left for the Crimea on the 11th. , 10 0 1 The Candidate, steam-transport, with 4 ° n ob, 0 railway plant, arrived from London on tuemedli proceeded onwards to the Crimea on the re _ el g lowed on the 12th by the Pioneer, transport, with stores, likewise from London; t b d The Ullo, French steam-frigate, arri vec Ulrece d l from Toulon, bringing Lieut. Colonel De "7, 0 0.,'", officer , , 601 non-commissioned officers 0 : lie' another sul the infantry, 52 artillerymen, and 60 her 'Ol for the Crimea on the 15lh. dog lA .I The Lucifer, screw st eam cor vette, nrr' f r the 95 ir from Toulon, bringing Lieut. Martin, ci io f o etrt# non-commissioned officers and privates S he left 11 artillerymen, with 16 more horses. ' j 0 Crimea on the 15th. see m The Amsterdam, French postal-steame r, 01 Marseilles on the 13th, t w o days after heieroo, 1 00 hag, from stress of weather, put into F A MO" all her vacant space was filled up by lkir. a 6 41 4 O r city, merchant, with ora nges and lemons, d 14` army. She bad on beard 17 officers,,, s o ° roee e r, commissioned officers a n d p r i va tes. Du e 'ter wards to Constantinople o n th e 13th, tak ial, ~A , OO General Pennefather. , 4 11 Pr ,b, ll, t e The Minos, Tunesine steamer, arrive,' f b ° B lt o t a y the 13th, and left for Constantinople oil ;1 10- 4 dr ing, besides provisions for the Tunesine irai li,,, Batoum and six horses, Colonel AIY w : o , .011 f a officers, and 190 non-commissioned office r ' o rnr e d‘e" The Hydaspes, French postal steamer's O Constantinople and Smyrna o n the %,,s 1 S 0 . 1 : pe l board Major Hotle, Captai n s M or ello, D e t,3 o lla and seven invalided English soldiers 1 -,)hek e r, ', Majors Young and Adamson, Captain ~,,,,1 red( Beaumont, Dr. Lecontellin, the Rev. ;I& o bi French officers, 150 non-commissioned sw f - _i \Tates, and 6 seamen, for Marseilles, for or took her departure on the 14th. T . ,. re 4 o tb v elo; The scrow.steamer Arabian, from - 11 .40 ' on the 14th, and left for Constantin e r l ,l day, embarking at Malta, to join the Jr' in the Crimea, Captain Porter, CaPl afi ,e; Lieutenant James. dill r d . "ii),, , The Peninsular (No. 172), from Lonz'iso. • i nition, clothing, &c. ; the Whitley Pars A ` t he o f London, with stores for the army ; aa,i- beta, i from Portsmouth, with provisions 0;0, g er screw steam-transports, arrived on the I w ith' t The schooner Brunette, from Glasira ri l l t 1 b 1 adventure for the Crimea, sailed on the ' . 0 . 0 1, ' i' The schooner Zephyretta, with pr opel h rived from Portsmouth on the 13th. t he 0 The Indus left for Alexandria early nr i a best '; the 15th, and may be looked for back - pro when she wilt leave for Southa,mptos. 21ot) Old The Vectis leaves this aft er noon (th e 250 )0 1 " seilles, to meet the London mails of th e se be 6 ,,1 been this week d oc k e d i n or d e r to h a to i P. ,: overhauled and copper cleaned. ort i ol e ) o 4 (.4 The Caire, French p os t a l s t ea m-na „re .d" Co AO Marseilles on the 18th, having on 103- , 4l orier A t murdo, director general of the land 4 - eisgev" corps about to be raised in A s i a Minor," !VI& principally the supply of horses and 11501,,, 1 ,fs lae as, of which depots will be formed in andl e awAbt . 0 1 The Crcesus, steam-transport, arrive d 11 - 14 1 . 4et 14 from Portsmouth and Plymouth, ow bie4 $ i and a half from the last-mentioned port, reties,V Colonel Heyland, Lieutenant FiLoP i i i , 0 1 ;4 Wright, Matan, and Beauchamp , " f i r 0 . 1 . 1 , 44 Blake, Lieutenant Massey, Eus i glieuts ° . - 14.° 01iii worth, of the 19th : Capt. BAY: B e l ne , of th e ir i 1 Holden ; Ensigns Ha c kett: o2 ' - ' l ,l tains Bourke and Peel, es Dell 0 1 Dent.4o.__,. of the 34th ; Major Forb , ...t. Noun, Ensigns Doda, Ennis, and IlarveYny, j u, ni feo lj Captains Maynard and Mauleverer, E s t lig ; f ik , Mitchell, and Evan, of the 88th ; CO Or i Lieutenant ordant,erjosr,flo Lieutenant Dashwood, Ensigns Totte nhatg;atev Ruthven, of the Ist Battalion Rifle Br i g ir o°,4 Pellew, Lieutenants Ryder, Moire, Carelfrr• „0 141 ,4 the 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade ; and I,al o or A le sioned officers and privates of various retv,l" in the Crimea, forming the nucleus of 10,000 about to be collected at Malta. . Jill The Crceus still remains in harbour. O r pi e ', . b ss tloo The Arabia, screw-transport, whlc,',, o tasof o 4 tioned, arrived from Balaklava and LA ). " eicr ,9';t l the 19th, brought the following officer s, o f t o ; ,/ are invalids—viz., Paymaster nadl e ? t ) ,t 4 4 01) 4 1 Lieutenant Martin, R.A., who lan d , e- ;0 0 "11 the following who left in her for Engia n cir iral m ' 6 f Captain Orlebar, 93d ; Captain South, u . 43.4 1 ! - 004 Vex, of the Ist Light Dragoons ; CaPL. ss, lll - 40 Brigade ; Captains Nixon, Lindsay, ,F, 4 , 454 Drummond, of the Rifle Brigade ; ti n t t % . n,1!,4 Major Tyler, 62d ; Lieut. Barrett, I " o j i ; Vr P 77th; Capt.Johns,23d ; Capt.Dawson9° 01119) 95th; Surgeon Chew and Major TaYr a de; 'V Elrington and Elliott, of the Rifle 1 30 ,gj e ffer 7 . 0 * co Haines, of the 20th ; Lieut. Colonel, .afsble 88th ; Major Baumgartner, of the 2 8 tf,,:b ; ~.7 ~' of the 17th ; Major Ladnee, of the s u s; lilts;is idf of the 93d ; Major Cunningham, 0 .,,,f ti j e - Sl i va/, Swinborne, of the 18th ; Captain Da r- '• ,Arlif, Captain Daure, of the 79th ; CaPt a r ;ptili! Pej 49th ; Captain Rocke, of the 23(1;,',., - tseer'to, uo r of the 79th ; 193 non-commissione d ~,,`"hesS c er vates, and 9 soldiers' wives of varions i r ;tri !minder Hero, R.N., lately appoint e `Lor al Malta, came passenger in the same a" - jra 1 , THE STATE OF THE EXCHEQUER. - -117° 0 0 ' Pr ill r O 10) g OP Mr. Macgregor, the member for tor e ;h:e k, i notice of his intention to move for Ar e .'" SK. a specified day of the present month j of A, 0 / 1 / ment balances in the hands of the 1381 :, P:44 i) The amount of Deficiency Bills at , fl t".. l l, l llProi 4 number and amount of Exchequer P i s ei 0 p ire j % dates when payable. 4. The num be r,S'bs P ttP.; Treasury Bonds, the rates of inter• 4 00 when payable. 5. A formal statelne a biaka rtBo the Bank of England. This return, 15 ,,,, iil h rOs' may be furnished with little diffica'''' e 0 gitl ill _ Ar gP, teresting to the tax-paying comma ° la Is ~osi, et moment. Indeed, the informatiollerieaPpiii. been much required.—Murning Adr 000 1, 0 14'ocli a 0 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, Aug 00 ,( 1 tse l :0; —The report of the directors of the t° tr r .„, India, Australia, and China has eh ,4 14 ,4 cates a strong wish on the part of th e , to alo tie with the undertaking. With a vi_.'" f , . 0 , 1 ,00`" " I V with another Indian banking cornPw4relvi o isl l .'o,o the proprietary body shareholders s' r o pr a ,, 104 lial connected with India, negotiations 0 :,, (owe' j are stated to be in progress. Recolivl 0 0 , 4 10' ig 7 directors' overtures are looked for la :bar!: O . of the directors will deliberate with On e ida': 'attoOro retirement of the dissentient saw- (i ota w w0 69 1 51 4 tioned, has been secured without a n y star a 4s funds of the company. The assets Af oo t a e j r 0 of 92,0431. in securities bearing irate sstetoo/°1 see The • The preliminary expenses ", NO S A 0 li The paid-up capital is 97,7001. Ao •oes; Oros? THE BALAKLAVA RAILWAY. — " h ad of r ye Obf or ii of the 10th state that the railway "k 01 the .' / • tree• Do- jr9 • up the greater part of the main 8 h , 00 AP, the engine had been astonishing t i ,d by o h e ,ry l i puffs of steam from its iron lungs, a bl y by e s 0 _ .i lrieffl and screams as it had been put muL t o , rb e r-.i 0 outside the Post-office-yard, in or uv * ~ r e l e e 'o l tution had suffered by the sea Yo9a,g en ero ll l , o o l, o 4/ simply constructed ; the wooden P e e l the if 0 01 1P; $ 1 longitudinally over a bed of stone s j t esa r Z o 0 1 . 0 ll s ) rails are fastened down on thera'„ t 50 9 1 ;0 i ii ;sr breadth of the main street. Ah e " - t he 1 ,noll // been laid down in the street, but d Will r" is places in a state of forwardness, au ./. rol to receive the rails. „ 1 01% th s o o THE BARNSTAPLE ELECTION C.,- (331 130 0 . 1 ; eiegi o r d the committee re-assembled ; a' r c • co pieLl_ rt i o ia .4 The earlier part of the day w a ! ° • o g, ' o t P ill e r transmission of, and in idenb i g o illere odelil, signed by Mr. Laurie, and Pai d for _ 40 01 1,01 o ft ~Pt , the Union and British Banks , o , 0 , 0 th . t o ks; if is , , spectively. Mr. G. W. Waste„, kons e „ t i a ' o f ~` e r i d Great George-street, in the sai“ re ceiv - se gh e itP,,t, l Mr. Curnsew, deposed to hasi"g_,,,, Cura : j it 00 sr 4001. on the 21st of August tl i 'l'''' o o ps' o hecl o il IA his clerk. He got it cashc a ., cor ived se vir i vec,,,o 4 Curnsew, or on his account. L. ir. Cera r b ill b s e i c e " , 2d September, for 300/., from aria entl e a to , o O r 0 . , the proceeds away for his use! L i eoo ur . e by t!' 00 1 0 In cross-examination it wa s e n nt ionea o iect i t ch;ie l o that the various connect with l e d, 1)11 ,-0 0 Pe l f . were fur purposes d o ca fo ol lio o 0, sitting niembers. Mr. - Vivian a l t end' 10 f t 4 1 6, 4 e l that %len° Sea.. hi l answer, and it was sta.(' serve him bad been in l a.,i ng ia,lcst iti forP; o ill s , P 4 given of this, Mr. Serjeal i t .e -m- n ,_ wo ul t e bey th w il fi l Guinness, said that his c i Ls ~,,,, w het.- - tlp till i . ti inittee at the next sitting 4f i c ien .. , 00 J ~1. 6 : the° a 'en °,ar e o' couldiri Guinness. y T t h h e e next, to give time for the P a _ the/ a t b e :1 1 1 ;i d recoil Ary' en. 'es matter to the house, an t .st- e rg Fo e into that if he did not ;LW in i, e ad ' s, ti te r ofthe Sergea a of P Oth ccoamseiniftutretaher' r : doc ci t i i ° _ ii vi i 00:1 ir,,,i into the custody e r the CRYSTAL PALACE.—The n dip s d , the Palace during the week .!9l'ii, 0. 6 ' was 5,317 ; and the rev,- Ito A .a....... " ' rbtf _ ------- 14p ERLA T ll °USE OF be -MIXER to, Tie E Pit N o cutor at e r 4 Rail wa h i n d - W e 3 ; tir:eulents an tvli o att4. to t e r: e ir p t r i :e %Id the . add it Le intrusted 14.411\114es ,r. Ep e t 4(4 day six r a short re aco PPeared_ Tor the sec( A gainst it The b 1" , . 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