The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-16 00:00:00

trtirb Mtettion. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. THE OVERLAND MAIL. Despatches from India and China, in anticipation of the Overland Mail, have just arrived by Extra ordinary Express. (From the Bombay Times of Dec. 14.) The principal topic of the past fortnight is a most unusual one, the weather, our m e t eoro l ogy from October till May being in general stereotyped. Since the hurricane of the 2d of November we have had almost a constant succession of bright displays of lightning over the mainland, threaten ing and troubled skies, witk violent thunderstorms and falls of rain all over India, the drift of the upper clouds being from south-west, their usual direction during the rainy season, but nearly in the teeth of the north-west monsoon. They seem non affected by the land and sea breezes blowing at the surface from east and north-west respectively. On the Bth we were visited by a slight shock of earth quake, the fourth we believe that has been expe rienced within the last forty years. Previous shocks occurred on the 16th of June, 1819, on the 26th of Dec., 1849, on the 25th September, 1851, but they were all unimportant; the first mentioned was a vibration of the great Guzerat earthquake, which sunk the Runn of Catch and ruined Ahme dabad and Bhooj. The ambassador from the King of Burmah arrived at Calcutta on the Ist of De comber ; it is affirmed that he comes with no view to the restitution of any part of the Burmese do minions, but simply for the sake of doing homage to the Governor-General, and endea vouring to promote the good understanding be twixt us. He has been, of course, received with all due pomp and circumstance by the authori ties.—Orders have been received for the imme diate despatch of four Queen's regiments from India to Turkey, via Egypt. The 10th Hussars march from K.irkee to the Presidency, where they are expected a fortnight hence ; they will proceed direct to Suez, and thence march across the desert. It is not supposed that any difficulty will be ex perienced in covering the distance of 86 miles from Suez to Cairo in four forced marches. They will then proceed down the Nile by boat to the rail way terminus, and may probably be at Alexandria within a fortnight of their reaching Suez. The 14th Dragoons now at Meerut are expected to follow, and the 80th and 83d Foot are understood to be under orders. The Hussars will hardly be there before the beginning of March, nor can the other troops be expected earlier than June, con sidering the great deficiency of steam conveyance at Bombay for large bodies of men on long voyages. India can easily spare the troops, which are in point of number greatly in excess of what the act of Parliament allows, as well as of our require ments in periods of profound peace. Two of the Russian frigates in the Pacific are understood to have been captured by us, and if the Czar has any other ships in the Eastern seas they will speedily be in our possession. Another serious disturbance has been occasioned by the Rohillas in the Nizam's dominions. A force under Brigadier Mayne left Hingolie on the 24th, and on the 30th came up with a part of the depredators, who were cut to pieces. On the lsb of December a large number of prisoners were taken, and on the 3d troops were sent in parties to scour the country round in quest of more. Important changes are expected to take place almost immediately in our Indian armies - the senior officers on beco m i ng en titled to off reckonings are to be promoted and shelved--they are to be disabled from holding auditor generalships and other appointments here tofore entrusted to them. Lieutenant-colonels of three years' standing are to be promoted to the 'rank of colonels, and two hundred and twenty majors -general, including those now existing, are to be added to tke army, each regiment having an officer of this rank at its head ; at present a colonel never sees the corps to which he belongs. These will be all great improvements in the effi ciency of the service. The furlough regulations, after various alterations and additions, are be ginning to become intelligible ; had their prepara tions been left to the authorities in India there never would have been the slightest difficulty about the matter. So short is the supply of civi lians in BOmbay suited for high appointments, that a provisional member of the Council has not been named. The night launch of the steamer Assayo seems to have brought bad luck to the ship. She had in the first place to wait some weeks for the arrival of her engines after she was ready for them. She had scarcely been floated out of dock when she was driven on shore by the hurricane of the 2d. of November, and required to be floated back again for repair, estimated at 3,0001. On her first trial trip after this her engines primed, and one of her cylinders was cracked all round and rendered unserviceable. While being lightened to enable her to be docked again one of her heavy guns broke from the tackle by which it was being lowered, and sank the boat containing the other two guns. The repair of the accidents will amongst them cost eight or ten thousand pounds or so. One of the cylinders, it is said, of the Punjab will be transferred to the Assaye, which may thus be got ready for sea iu two or three months. A singular system of fraud has of late been disco vered at the Custom-house, in goods that had suf fered sea damage and were sent to auction. The Custom-house officer in attendance to note the price was offered a large sum to falsify the entry, with a view of defrauding the .revenue of the ad valorem duty as well as the underwriters of the set off against the insurance. The party attempted to be bribed, under instructions from his superiors, accepted the money as evidence, and immediately gave the information w hi c h l e d t o the investigation now in progress. Much difficulty seems to present itself in getting the Sir Jamsetjee grant of 10,0001. for the promotion of instruction in the industrial arts made available, in consequence of the injudi cious form in which some European seems to have recommended it to be given. The Governor-Ge neral and Governors of Bombay and Madras con tinue at the head-quarters of their respective Go vernments—the Commanders-in-Chief are all in the districts. Trade is dull, and there has been increased demand for money and consequent tight ness in the market during the past fortnight. TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE. We were favoured yesterday evening with the following telegraphic communication : Calcutta, Dec. 13, 1 au Bs4. "The Burm ese Ambassadors had their public dience at Government-hors e , on Monday, the 11th instant. A grand review is to take place on the Calcutta race course on the 18th for their entertainment; a ball is to be given by the'Governmeilt, at the Governor-General's, on the 22d. "The Puttialr. Raja is to be received publicly by Lord Dalhousie on the 20th. " The Raibrray will not be open from the let of January to Ranee Gunige. " Soma of the bridges on the Calcutta side of Burdwan will not , prcdoably be completed for traffic before tho Ist of March.' 'MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTYES BY DEATH IN INDIA SINCE THE DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL ON THE 28TH NOV. Madr •as.—Lieut. E. P. Brown, 3d European Regiment, at Bell,ary on the 20th Nov. e/igal.—Lieut.-Col. W. 11. Wake, 44th Regiment, N.I. REPORT OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS. FROM THE 28TH Nov. TO THE 14TH DEC ., 1854. 4 ,, have to rep or t an ac ti ve d eman d for money during L le fortnight, a n d an increasing stringency in the m ar k e t ,'•.kneestelleredeatieno.folur last report. Money is now becoming again raised the l rate quarters ; th e B an k o f B om b a y h ave . 3cona time Within s of di scount one per cent. (for the bility of a further advancemonth ), before the end of the year. Securiti es o f every description are i n consequence de pressed, and scarcely at ransaction can be effected. Our quotations are therefo re hold ers in quite nom i nal, and b con sidered as th e ra t es at which are willing to ay sell ,butwithout finding buyers. We are sorry to report, mail after mail , state of our import market for eoS'tto such a wretched British manufactures in general. cne tPhieecedegptdteu'reanol last mail, a further decline of 2 to in l eFitablished on all descriptions of grey go a o n d ri s a , B on pe t r he P a i l e r c eat e i iB miserable prices rulinc , since the adc anything to Y The dealers now are totally disinclined opening t of the season. their stock, for want of clearance for the ° n interior by ex porters, even at any reduction in the price their favour. The enormous imports of goods up to this time is nearly double that of the same period last mail, and the clearance being not nearly the same makes the matter more serious. The transactions during the p as t f or t n i g h t are very trifling in piece goods and twist; the latter o f a favourable mark, and well known in the up-countries, meet s with ready buyers, while the others are hardly moved. Our market for metal remains more steady, with a light stock in first and second hands. EXPORTS.—In consequence of there being no good cotton in the market and freight going down, the dealers have taken the advantage to demand 2 to 3 Rs. per candy more on the hest quotation, though very few purchases have been made of Surat and Broach at 93 Rs., Dholera at 83 Rs., anti Ooturavuttee at 88 por candy , which may be consi (lei ed the rate of the day. The purchases in other kinds of Produce are reported. Linseed is held firmly by the sellers at 4i Its, per cwt., partly owing to decline in freight, and "cent good accounts tro.n the home market. te , "na g ° is abundant, with few shippers; it may be quoted at 2/. 12s. 6d. to 2/. 15s. for Loudon and Liver pool. d Exchange on England, i n c onsequence of the absence of eulancl. for remittance has again advanced about two p er cent. fur this for first clas s c • " as the rate mail, and we now quote . malt bills, and 2s. 00. to 2s. Id. ifor docu ments. CALCUTTA. (From the Bengal Burkaru of Dec. 4.) The arrival of the Burmese Ambassadors has been the chief event since our last, they h ave come for does not app though what ear to be ex- actly known. They have been greatly asto nished at what they have seen in Calcutta, and the impression made upon them may be use ful if they dare to tell their master what the power of the English in India is when they return to Ava. The Friend of India now states that the Embassy has come simply on a complimentary or friendly visit, and has nothing to ask. Such at least is the statement of the ambassadors them selves ; but when they can obtain the ear of the Governor-General they will probably have some , request or other to prefer. Lord Dalhousie's vice royalty seems likely to have an auspicious termi nation, for besides having the envoy of the haughty Burman monarch at his feet, the Ameer of Cabul is suing for British friendship, an d th e Kh an o f Kokan soliciting drill instructors to train his soldiers, and improve his means of resisting foreign aggression. The internal state of the country is most satisfac tory, and much of this is due to Lord Dalhousie. The Governor-General is making much of the Burmese ambassadors, who ar• a mean-looking set of fellows, with Malay countenances and emaciated bodies, evidently opium-eaters or smokers. CALCUTTA COMMERCIAL. We continue to report a better business in exports so far as linseed, rice, jute, and saltpetre are concerned, which have been in improved demand, and consequently higher prices have been paid. In indigo we have heardof nothing with the exception of a small public sale, consisting of last year's remains, of which a portion only was sold. In raw silks also little has been done, though better rates we think might be got for good qualities, if there were any in the market. All other goods remain in the same position as reported last. The steamer Shanghai arrived on the 30th ult., with dates from Hong Kong to the 14th, Singapore 22d, and Penang 24th ult. She brings advises from Shanghai to the 4th ult. Bengal opium had declined to $255, owing to heavy supplies and limited demand. Exchange on London down to 6s. 4d. to 6s. 5d , and on Calcutta Rs. 320 to 322 per 100 dole. At Canton the price of opium had been forced up by gambling to 372. dole. Patna, and 380 dols. Benares, with an upward tendency. Saltpetre was in great demand, the market being quite bare, and as high as 14 dole. per picul had been offered. Exchanges on London at Canton 4s. 9d., and on Calcutta Rs. 239 to 240 per 100 dollars. Our inipoTt market continues very dull, the demand La ing rather limited, and dealers keeping back in the expec tation of obtaining their wants on more favourable terms, owing to the heavy supplies now coming into the market. All descriptions, with the exception of one or two staples, have partially declined in value. The increasing tightness of the money market, noticed previously, induced the directors of the Bank of Bengal at their last meeting on Thursday to raise their rates of in terest 1 per cent. all round. In Government Securities a few transactions have taken place at previous rates ; there is little speculation going on in the bazaar. EXCHANGE has been gradually advancing, Bank Bills at six months' sight having sold at 25., and documents at 2s. Old. to 2s. Oad. A good number of bills received by the steamer Shanghai from China have been thrown into the market. FREIGHTS continue in almost the same positions as last week ; in some instances slightly advanced rates were paid. INDIGO.—At a public sale held on the 27th ult., about 150 chests of inferior description were brought forward, and a portion sold at Rs. 40 to 90 per maund, the rest having been bought in. CHINA. We have received advises by this coveyance, from China, to the 27th Nov., which confirm the intelligence brought by the Trieste telegraph. We learn that Sir J. Bowring has had aninter view with the Imperial Commissioner, on the 3d November, when Sir John was attended by a guard of 160 marines and sailors, and were re ceived by the imperial officers, in tents near the forts, in the presence of about 1,000 officers, troops, and spectators. At this conference a very full discussion and development was had of all the questions at issue between China and the Treaty powers ; and the English and American Ministers continued their intercourse with the Imperial Commissioner, dur ing the remainder of their stay, through the me dium of correspondence and their Secretaries who remained within the river, individually pressing the claims of their Governments ; they have thus advanced an important step, and it only remains for the commencement they have made to be fol lowed up with vigour by the three Treaty powers, to meet fully the interests of their countrymen in China and their respective countries. The North China Herald says, that "the spirit of the northern provinces, from what we can glean, is not broken by the long civil war. Commanders were met who had fought with the rebels ; and the feeling there appears to be that the insurgents will be eventually quelled, although it may take much time to effect it." Pekin gazettes to the 20th Oct. state that the insurgents have met with heavy reverses during the last two months, which it will require redoubled energy, conduct, and courage to retrieve. The Pekin Gazette of the 20th October contains a report from Yang-pei, the lieutenant-governor of Hoo-pih, detailing various victories, and the cap ture of several cities. He says, that after the cap ture of King-san, the rebels were repulsed by water, and 300 vessels burnt, by which means 2,000 in surgents were destroyed. On the 24th of Sep tember the district cities of Kin-shwny and Kwang-tse were retaken, while 400 rebels were captured or slain. The city of Lo-tien was also retaken. On the 9th of November means were secretly employed to burn the rebel fleet en the lake, when several vessels were destroyed ; on the 12th 50 more vessels were burnt, and those on board of them put to death to the number of four or five hundred. On the 13th more vessels were destroyed, and a hundred men. The same day Han-yang and Hang-k'how were retaken, and on the 14th of October, Woo-ch'hang, the provincial capital, again fell into the hands of the Impe rialists. The Overland China Mail of the 27th November says that there is very little intelligence from the North about the rebellion, but that little is in teresting—namely, that the Imperialists have re taken the important cities of Han-khow and Wu chang on the Yang-tsz-kiaug, from which it is in ferred that the power of Tai-ping Wang is on the decline. From Canton we learn that the Imperialists, on the 17th Nov., suffered a severe defeat and heavy loss in men and junks at the hands of the Fun shall insurgents, who effected their object by means of a surprise. CANTON MARKET, Nov. 25, 1854. XXPORTI. Tea.—Nothing has been done except the settlement of some 3,000 half-chests Canton Powehong for California, and small purchases of the old stook in market for England. Silk.—Raw, the market is without change, Cumchuck re•reeled $325 to $330. Cassia.—sl9 500. Exchange and Bullion.—On London, 4s. 7id. to 4s. 70. On India, Co.'s bills accepted 235 to 236 rs. per $lOO. SHANGHAI MARKET, Nov. 17, 1854. IMPORTS. Trade seems to be improving, and, notwithstanding the scarcity of money, a large amount of business has been transacted during the past fortnight, both in the disposal of goods and purchs.se of produce, but there has been no particular feature in the trade worthy of remark. EXCHANGES ♦ND BULLION. The rate for sterling has again advanced, and first-class bills are 6s. GO. to 63. 7d. On India, Co.'s accepted 328 re. Bills on Canton, 27 per cent. die. Sycee, 5114 50, and in demand. Gold, $159. FREIGHTS. To England, 4/. for tea, and 5/. for silk. To America, $lB. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WAR DEPARTMENT, JAN. 15. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has received a de spatch, of which the following is a copy, addressed to his Grace by Field-Marshal the Lord Baglan, G.C.B. Before Sebastopol, Dec. 13, 1854. My Lord Duke,—ln my despatch of the 18th of Octo ber, reporting the opening of our fire upon the enemy's works, I omitted to mention the name of a highly merito rious Naval Officer, who had charge of a battery in the trenches, and rendered himself conspicuous by the man ner in which he performed the important duty confided in him. The officer I allude to is Captain Moorsom, whom I beg leave now to recommend to the notice of your Grace. I did not know until some time afterwards that he was em ployed in th e t re nches on the occasion in question ; but havin g now been apprised of it, I avail myself of the pre ae!lt opp ortunity to rectify an error, wh i c h might other wise be prejudicial to a most deserving officer.—l have, &c. RAGLAN. His Gr ace th e Duke of Newcastle, &C., &c* , I"' DOW NING -STREET, JAN. 15. Esq The Queen h as b een pleased to appoint Hampden King, ~ to be one of the judges of the Assistant Court of Appeal for the Island of Barbadoes, and T. H. Bartley, Esq., to Zealand. be a memb er of the Legislative Council of New CROWN-OFFICE, JAN. 13. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR LIAMENT. County of Fermana g h—The Honourable Henry Arthur Cole, in the room of Sir Arthur Brooke, Bart., d ecoased. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL JAN. 15. The Right Honourable the Lord s o f the Committ ee o f Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from hor Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Paris, forwarding a French decree, dated the 6th instant, provid ing that foreign vessels shall pay a fixed tonnage duty of 50 centimes per tun (without the additional tenth) in the Port of Goree. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 15. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Stockholm, inelosing copy of a decree published by the College of Commerce at Stockholm, a translation of which is sub joined, respecting the direction across the Sound of the Submarine Cable connecting the Electric Telegraph at Stockholm with that at Copenhagen. (Translation.) The College of Commerce makes known that, according to his Majesty's gracious letter of the 21st ult., a submit. SUIPPING INTELLIGENCE. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Maria Carolina, from Akyab to Falmouth, Dee. 10, lat. 1 S., long. 19 W. The Richard Y oung, for Akyab, Dee. 15, lat. 2 N. long. 22 W. The Java Courier, from Liverpool to Batavia, Dec. 16, lat. 6 N., long. 21 W. The Hellespont, from Point de Gallo to London, Jan. 9, off Ushant. The Guisachan ' of North Shi e ld s, from Swansea to Coquimbo Jan. 2, lat. 44 N., lon g . 11 W. The Lady Milton, of Liverpool, for Mobile, Jan. 5, lat. 40 N., long. 11 W. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1855 rine telegraphic cable has been put down in the Sound, south of the island of Hoen, from Hillesborg, on the Swedish side, to Vedbeck, on the coast of Seeland ; that, in order to point out the position of the line, the follow ing small buoys have been put up, viz., two at Vedbeck, showing the direction of the line from there to the S. of Hoen, being E.iN. and w.qs. ; and two at Hillesborg, in the direction of the south point of Hoen ' being E. by N. }N. and W. by S. .IS. ; also at the south end of Hoen, where the line forms an angle, is situated a larger buoy, smaller buoys with flags indicating the line at this part. This the Royal College has been graciously commanded hereby to proclaim, and to give notice that any one who injures the telegraph apparatus in any way is to be answer able for the same, as, in consequence thereof, no vessels or boats in the Sound are allowed to cast anchor in the above mentioned direction. Stockholm, Dec. 12. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 16. 7th Regiment of Foot—Ensign Charles Errol Hope, from the 10th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, Jan. 16. TO BE ENSIGNS, BY PURCHASE. 9th Foot—Richard Charles Henry Germon, Gent., Jan. 16. 14th Foot—Henry Theodore Vernede, Gent., Jan. 16. 18th Foot—Alfred Cottee, Gent., Jan. 16. 21st Foot—Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, Geut., Jan. 16. 42d Foot—William Green, Gent., Jan. 16. 44th Foot—Edward Charles Pemberton Pigott, Gent., Jan. 16. 46th Foot Charles John Burgess. Gent., Jan. 16. 4Jth Foot—Christopher Michell, Gent., Jan. 16. 50th Foot— Robert Charles Goff, Gent., Jan. 16. 55th Foot—Percy Lytton Bellamy, Gent., Jan. 16. 57th Foot—Hickman Rose Russell, Gent., Jan. lb. 6Sth Foot —Henry John Richard Villiers Stuart, Jan. 16. 71st Foot—Robert Lewis, Gent., Jan. 16. 77th Foot William Marmaduke Dixwell Alderson, Gent., Jan. 16. 79th Foot—Edward Gawne, Gent., Jan. 16. 88th Foot—Lucs,s Clements Scott, Gent., Jan. 16. 89th Foot—Montagu Charles Browning, Gent., Jan. 14; William Darge, Gent., Jan. 15 ; Robert Johnston, Gent., Jan. 16. 93d Foot Andrew Fitaames Cunningham Rollo, Gent., Jan. 15 ; William Gordon Alexander, Gent., Jan. 16. 97th Foot—Edward Mott Alderson, Gent., Jan. 15 ; Maurice George Beaufoy Fitz Gerald, Gent., Jan. 16. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JAN. 15. Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Second Captain Arthur Comyn Pigou to be Captain, vice Hamilton, retired upon full pay • First Lieutenant Francis Cornwallis Maude, to be Second Captain, vice Pigou ; Second Lieutenant Fran cis Arthur Whinyates to be First Lieutenant, vice Maude, Dec. 27 ; Second Captain the Honourable David MeDowall Fraser to be Captain, vice Brettingham, retired upon half pay ' • First Lieutenant Aneas Clarke to be Se con d C a pt a i n , vice the Honourable D. M. Fraser; Second Lieutenant Frederick Coulthurst Elton to be First Lieutenant, vice Clarke, Jan. 1. Corps of Royal Engineers.--Lientenant-General Sir John Fox Burgoyne, G.C.8., to be Colonel-Consmandant, vice Sir Henry Goldfinch, K.C.8., deceased, Nov. 22. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Shropshire Regiment of Militia—Francis Mostyn Owen, Esq., late Captain in the 44th Regiment, to be Paymaster, Dec. 12. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Essex—Cardinal Brewster, Esq., to be De puty-Lieutenant, Jan. 10 ; Arthur Tawke, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Jan. 10 ; James Edward Boggis, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Jan. 11. est Essex Militia—John Thos. Eustace, Esq., late of the 60th Rifles, to be Captain, vice Jervis, resigned, Jan. 10. West Suffolk Regiment of Militia—Wm. Hall, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Jan. 11. Ist or South Durham Reg iment of Militia of the County of Durham—G eorge Webb, Gent., to be Ensign ; William Winn, Gent., to be Ensigi, Jan. 10. Ist Regim en t o f th e D u k e of Lancaster's Own Militia— Edward Sumnor Colpoys, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Atkinson, pr omo t e d, J an . 11 ; Edward Russell Daunt, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Edward Ffraser Ward, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 12. 2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia Ensign Francis Wright to be Lieutenant, vice Preston, resigned, Jan. 12; Ensign Henry Morewood to be Lieu tenant, vice Pilkington, resigned; Samuel Johnston, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Wright, promoted, Jan. 13 ; George Malcolm, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Morewood, .promoted; William Bourne, Gent., to be Assistant-Sur geon, vice Desmond, resigned, Jan. 15. 3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— Robert Buckley Baldwin, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 11. sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Richard H. Thursby, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Jan. 10. lst Battalion of the Artillery Corps of the Royal Lanca shire Militia—Frederick Augustine Lynam, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, Jan. 12. Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia—John Gordon Cum ming Skene, Esq., to be Captain; Wm. Hutchison, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Jan. 1. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia— Lieutenant George Carnaby to be Captain, vice Granville, resigned, Jan. 8. 3d or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Herbert Hale Forbes Gifford, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Deo. 26 ; Frank William Dundee, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; George Chapman, Gent., late Lieutenant West Essex Militia, to be Lieutenant, Jan. 8. North York Rifle Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant Thomas Light Elwon to be Captain, vice Milbank, retired ; Second Lieutenant George Richard Withington to be Lieutenant, vice Elwon, promoted, Jan. 12. let Devon Regiment of Militia—Heath Haviland Chanter to be Ensign, Dec. 6 ; Hon. Dudley Francis Fortescue to bo Captain, vice Elton resigned, Dec. 16; Serjeant-Major John Macdonald to be Lieutenant and Quartermaster, Dec. 16 ; Ferdinand Yates to be Ensign, Dec. 16 ; Frederick Wright to be Ensign, Deo. 18. 2d Devonshire Regiment of Militia.—Robert Bent Far well to be Ensign, Dec. '29 ; Arthur Parsons to be Ensign, Dec. 30 ; John Gore Hawkins to be Lieutenant, Dee. 29; John Pitt Briggs to be Lieutenant, Dec. 28 ; Matthew Henry Stewart to be Ensign, Deo. 31; John Thomas Soltan to be Ensign. Dec.2B ; Augustus Willoughby Rodd to be Ensign, Jan. 1. I Royal North Lincoln Militia.—Charles Deane, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Jan. 2 ; Douglas Wimberley, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Jan. 3 ; Edward Snow Mason, Gout., to be Ensign, Dec. 25; Welter Stewart Brown, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 2. Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Tower Ham lets Militia.—Neil Ogilvy Drummond, Esq., to be Lieute nant. Hampshire Regiment of Militia Infantry—Bertie Shiff ner, Gent., to be Lieutenant; Thomas Edward Pinkett, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 6. Rifle Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia— John Fox Fitz-Giffard Mytton, Esq. late 89th Regiment, to be Captain, Jan. 12 ; William Thomas Greeley, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Knight, resigned, Jan. 11. Edinburgh or Mid-Lothian Regiment of Militia—George Andrew Coventry, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Lang, deceased ; Archibald Scott, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Watson, deceased ; Charles William Cowan, Gent to bo Lieutenant, vice Mill s , d ecease d ; Willi am Hunter, to be Lieutenant, vice Paterson, deceased; John Fowler Kemp, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Shaw, promoted, Jan. 5. MEMORANLIIIC—City of Edinburgh Artillery Regiment of Militia—Thomas Alexander Hill, Geni. ; Francis Montague Smith, Gent. ; John Maodongall, Gent.—now rank as Second Lieutenants in this regiment, instead of Ensigns, as formerly stated. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Cossack, Captain Fanshawe, is under orders to sail from Devonport for Scotland, taking provisions for the ships on that coast. The Avon, tender, Master Commander Veitch, re turned to Devonport, from Portsmouth, on Sunday. The Esk, 20, screw corvette, Captain Birch, returned to Spithead on Sunday night. It is reported that she will go into Portsmouth harbour to have her mainmast replaced, as the step interferes with the shaft. DESCRIPTION OF BALAKLAVA. BALAKLAVA, DEC. 27.—And now for a description, if possible, though I fear I shall fail in the attempt. Until you almost touch the rocks you can barely perceive an opening ; and when you at last reach the mouth of the harbour of Balaklava, it is not above 60 yards wide, a short quarter of a mile ; and after passing several men of-war, transports, &c., all with the ends of their bow sprits nearly touching you, you get into rank and add another to the number. And now the scene changes. About 40 yards from our stern is the landing-place. The town—did you say town ?- -no, I mean a scattered number of wretched hovels, say 150. In the rear and in the front high precipitous rocks ; on the face of the latter several tents with Marines, and a body of Highlanders. In fact, suppose a basin, one quar ter full of water, placed on the table, and drop a wafer into it, and then you have a good idea of the position of a ship in the harbour of Balaklava, Yester day being a beautiful day, I thought it a good opportu nity to pay a visit to the camp, and, as I had under stood that the Light Division of the army occupied, to gether with the French, the nearest point to Sebastopol, to that place I determined to set out. An officer of the 19th belonging to the division, who had come on board, amongst a host of others, "foraging," purchasing geese and turkeys a guinea a piece, and fowls 12s. 6d. a couple, kindly offered to put me on the right road, and invited me to dine with him in his tent. Now for't. I landed, the first step up to the very knees in mud— French, Turks, English, and camp-sutlers in glorious confusion. Such swearing, shouting, and row you never heard in your life ; artillery waggons, six and 12 horses attached to each, others with half-starved camels ; cav alry horses, whose riders and hard-worked steeds have Probably not seen a comb or a brush for a month ; to gether with Turks every here and there bearing the dead upon stretchers, all wading through a sea of mud, com plete this picture, until you emerge from the town. The crowd appears then to deploy over an interminable space. In the distance, on the right, are the mountains of the Crimea, covered with snow ; at the foot, several Russian encampments ; nearer to us, the Balaklava battle ground. On one of the slopes, you see the remains of our Light Cavalry, and their horse hospital —net 100 effective animals left ! the Scots Greys nearly as bad. How. can it be otherwise? The poor creatures are worked all day with the artillery, in dragging heavy loads to the trenches and camps, fastened up to posts driven into the ground, and scarcely a morning breaks ere the troopers drag 14 or 15 out of the " slush" as they term it. On the left you see Lord Raglan's quarters, and having proceeded over destroyed vineyards, every here and there dotted with dead horses, emitting a most delightful perfume, you at last get upon higher ground, and approach the French camp, extending miles on the left, having the Turks between them and the British. Skirting the latter, I thought. I would have a look at the French ; so, having paid a visit to several of the huts, and been very hospitably invited to partake of their contents, I passed on towards the Light Division. A little on the left of the French is the Picquet House, about a mile and a half from Sebastopol, into which a shell often drops, to the danger of all who are in it ; and, being a good look-out place, is seldom unoccupied by the curious, endeavouring to get a glimpse of what is going on in the far-famed fortress in the distance. Being determined on exploring I still proceeded, and presently I heard firing right below me. The French were pitching their shot into the town, and the Rus sians returning them three to one. Within 300 yards is the 40-gun battery, and directly opposite is the Russian, mounting much heavier metal. From this spot I first saw what they call the " trenches," I mean the actual working trenches. Now, suppose a soldier, six feet high, in the trench—in some places, if he stands upright, he gets shot at—his head appearing over the parapet, and then he is obliged to kneel down with the mud and water to his middle to avoid the danger. This state of the trenches and the laborious work that the poor sol diers undergo, being sometimes 30 hours thus employed, badly fed, badly clothed, and, I fear, much dispirited, tends to engender disease. We are losing on an average 150 men a day, not including those that fall from the enemy's guns. I now had an opportunity of a good view into Sebastopol. Its appearance is both pictures que and beautiful, and though I was within half a mile of it, and had a capital seven-guinea glass, I could not perceive any damage that had as yet occurred. From what I had seen in the Times and other papers I had supposed the place a heap of 'ruins, or nearly so ; but, on the contrary, I could see no marks of the cannonade that has now been going on for upwards of two months, though I believe that the portion directly opposite the French batteries is much cut up. After satisfying my curiosity I returned to the Light Division camp ; and now for a description of Mr. Gorham's tent (19th Regiment); The tent inside is eight feet in diameter. Round the circumference were a medley of boots, caps, kettles, empty bottles, and many other things consti tuting the general daily utility. Next was a soldier's bayonet struck into the ground for the purpose of a can dlestick ; next two beds, or rather hard-stuffed straw mattresses, with a scanty eoverlid' each, on the bare ground. Dinner at length was brought in—two tin panne kins with soup meagre that would frighten S—, fol lowed by two pieces of hard salt beef of about half a pound each, a little rice (this was good), and a very, very hard biscuit. However, exercise sharpens appetite, so I set to, and having, as a finale, taken a glass of bad rum with my entertainers, I bid good-bye to the officers of the Light Division, and taking a building in the dis tance as my landmark, I started for Balaklava. Tho sun had melted the hitherto execrable roads, and, to gether with the traffic, I shall never, to the longest day of my life, forget the walk back ; suffice it to say that, having passed several fellows who were endeavouring to urge their worn-out horses to get up out of the mud, where they had dropped down for the last time, I reached the Charity. Now, my impressions on the whole are these :—ln the first place, the commissariat is badly, nay, wretchedly, supplied with the means for carrying stores and provisions from Balaklava to the various camps, all the horses, with the exception of the few sup plied by the artillery, being dead The storehouses and many ships are full of creature comforts, and the half starving men cannot get them. lof course cannot sup pose but that, in the end, the allied forces will be vic torious ; but take my word for it, Sebastopol is not yet taken, and if I am right in my prognostications will not ►e for some to come. And now I must say farewell for the present, for the Medway is just getting under weigh. When I shall get home God only knows. How long we may remain in this infernal hole is equally as uncertain. We heard a great deal of firing last night, but I hear it is of usual occurrence, and that nightly. The French, who are nearest to the enemy-on the left, have a shindy of an hour or two's duration. No one knows what is to come next—the many rumours afloat show that all are wrong. If anything of importance should happen I will write by the next packet.—Yours, &c., W. AGNICW, M.D. the parties cannot eome to an amicable understanding as to the sum. Art. 9. The statutes and bye-laws of the company must be laid before us by the directors of the company, and receive our sanction before being promulgated and becoming binding. Any modifications or alterations of the same at any later period also require our sanction. The before-mentioned statutes must contain the names of the founders of the undertaking, and we reser to 4 ourselves the right of gi v i ng th em our sanction. They will contain a nominal return of those persons who mainly contributed to the execution of the important en terprise by their capital, -counsel, or personal assistance. Art. 10. Lastly, we promise for ourselves and for all our Egyptian officials, our honest and hearty co-opera tion in the execution of this useful and great undertaking. Given at Cairo, Nov. 30, 1854. BANKRUPTS. John Gardiner Hodges, warehouseman, Bull's-head court, Newgate-street, to surrender, Jan. 25 at one, and March 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldormanbury ; Ashuret, Son, and Morris, Old Jewry. Thomas Sturges, licensed victualler, Stockwell, Surrey, Jan. 25, at twelve, and March 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Robinson, ironmonger-lane, City. Joseph North, grocer, Town Gate, Northowram, York shire, Jan. 30 and Feb. 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; llolroyde, Son, and Cronhelm, Halifax ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. James Aldred, innkeeper, Manchester, Jan. 31 and Feb. 21, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Herne man, official assignee, Manchester ; Chew, Manchester. Robert Smith, licensed victualler, Newcastle-street, Strand, Jan. 29, at two, and Feb. 27, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards official assignee, Sambrook court ; Pagden and Hodgkinson, Mark-lane. Elizabeth Taylor, Rose and Crown public-house, Green wich, Jan. 29 at half-past two, and March 5 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alder - manbury ; Martineau and Reid, Gray's-inn. George Bumpstead, grocer, Great Yarmouth, Jan. 23 at two, and Feb. 20 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Blake, Fleet street. Samuel Dennis, carpenter, Rayleigh, Essex, Jan. 24 and March 3, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Chidley, Graham-street, City. Richard Allcock, wine and spirit merchant, Nottingham, Jan. 30, and Feb. 20, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Bowley, Nottingham ; Hodgson, Birmingham. Samuel Ryder, flour factor, Plymouth, Jan. 22, and March 5, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Edmonds and Sons, Plymouth ; Stogden, Exeter. Matthias Edward Bowra, Judi', rubber manufacturer, Old Ford, Middlesex, Jan. 26 and March 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Lefroy, Piccadilly. Robert Norman, grocer and baker, Histon, Cambridge, Jan. 30, at half-past eleven, and Feb. 27, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; J. and C, Cole, Essex-street, Strand ; Christmas, Cambridge. Isaao Siay, linen draper, Ipswich, Jan. 26, at eleven, and Feb. 27, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stausfeld, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. William Harvie, cattle dealer, Auchingree. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuisi DAY. Amsterdam ............ 11 15% Gibraltar ...... <••• • • • • Ditto, three months .. I I 17% Leghorn •• • • .... ... 30 65 Rotterdam ............ 11 17% Genoa .......... 25 55 Antwerp .............. 25 27% Milan ................ Brussels .... • • ........ 25 271.; Venice • • ...... 11amburgh 13 5% Naples Altona .. • • ............ Palermo ...... Pari5........ ...• .... 25 5 Messina ..... • • 130 Ditto, three months 25 30 Lisbon ...... • • 53 3<t Marseilles 25 32%, Oporto ....... ... liourdeaux .. • • ........ Rio Janeir0............ Frankfurt-on Maine • ... 117yi , Buenos Ayre5.......... Berlin ................ !New York,6o days' sight Vienna.......... 12 28 Philadelphia ... 'rrie5te........••••.... 12 30 Petersburg 35% PRICES OF BULLICN, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid ••• • •" 50 q, CaQta Ilarcelona •• •••• •• '• Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars 0 0 0 Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Silver iu bars . 0 5 I APPOINTMENTS. Commander.--Walter J. Pollard (1854), to the Orion, 91, screw, at Chatham. Lieutenants.—John F. Tottenham (1854), to the Ajax, 58, screw, at Portsmouth ; Arthur W. Gillett (1854), and Frederick W. Pym (1855), to the Nile, 91, screw, at Devonport. Mate.—Arthur L. Galbraith (1852), from the Arro gant, to the Geyser, 6, paddle, at Portsmouth. Midshipmen.—T. G. J. Purcell and G. G. Storey, to the Esk, 20, at Portsmouth. Commander Arthur Mellersh (1849), serving in the Rattler, screw steam-sloop, i n th e E as t Indies, has been promoted to the rank of captain. THE BLACK SEA PROMOTIONS. Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons has filled up the blank commission sent to him by the Admiralty by the promotion of Lieutenant Cowper P. Coles (1846), who served as flag-lieutenant to the gallant Admiral in the Agamemnon, 91, screw steam-ship, on the Black Sea station. The Lords of the Admiralty have confirmed the promotion, and ordered that the commission of Com mander Cowper P. Coles should be dated November 13, 1854. Vice• Admiral J. D. Dundas, C. 8., has filled up the blank commission sent to him by the Admiralty, by the promotion of Lieutenant Charles Vesey (1846). serving as one of the lieutenants of the Britannia, 120, flag-ship, to the rank of Commander, and their Lordships have confirmed the same, and ordered the commission to bear date November 13, 1854. LIEUT. HEWETT, R.N. We are glad to learn that Lieutenant Hewett, R.N., who so much distinguished himself in a late instance when attached to the naval brigade before Sebastopol, has just returned with a view to pass the examination involved by his promotion. It will be remembered that Lieutenant Hewett is the gallant young officer who on the occasion of a sudden attack of the Russians upon the allied entrenchments, when directed by military autho rity to spike the Lancaster gun of which he bad the charge, resolutely refused to obey the order, stating that he was sure it did not proceed from his captain ; and, instead of complying, cleared away the parapet of the battery, and turned the gun against the advancing columns of the enemy with such effect as to cause their speedy retreat, making dreadful havoc in their ranks. Admiral Dundus, with a praiseworthy appreciation of Lieutenant Hewett's intrepidity, not only recommended him at once for promotion, but placed him in a tempo rary command of her Majesty's ship Beagle—a position which he will again assume on his return to the Black Sea, accompanied by the approval of the Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty. The Yolante, with another detachment of the " navvies," sailed yesterday morning from Gravesend for the Crimea. Yesterday the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty issued contracts for the supply of 20,000 blankets for her Majesty's service, one-half to be sent in within a month. Their Lordships have just completed a contract for the immediate supply of 110,000 pairs of boots. Boxes of clothing and several packages of useful articles have been sent from Carnarvon to be despatched to the brave fellows in the Crimea. On Saturday, articles of apparel and of general usefulness were also transmitted from Ruthincastle to the same destination, by Mrs. West, who has evinced untiring zeal in pre paring comforts for the soldiers, especially of the wounded at Scutari. The workmen and staff in the establishment of Messrs. Bass And Co., the pale ale brewers at Burton•upon-Trent, have subscribed nearly 90/. to the Patriotic Fund, in addition to which the workmen have testified their ad miration of the gallant conduct of the army in the East by forwarding six barrels of strong ale to the Crimea. The Resistance troop-ship, with the 56th Regiment, from Bermuda to Dublin, put into Queenstown, through stress of weather, on Friday night. The following ships have been engaged by the Admi ralty as regular transports :—No. 177, Amity (steamer); No. 178, Irnperador (steamer) ; No. 179, Durham (steamer) ; No. 180, Retrie►er (steamer) ; No. 181, Rajah (steamer). MILITARY. Yesterday morning the arrivals of volunteers and re cruits, by railway, from the northern, eastern, and mid land counties were exceedingly numerous, and with those who arrived during Saturday, or were enlisted within the metropolitan districts, numbered upwards of 170 for regiments of infantry of the line. These were mustered and surgically inspected, and having been, without a single exception, finally approved, proceeded in the afternoon, under the command of staff-sergeants, to join the depots of their respective regiments, which are chiefly serving in the Crimea. In addition to the above, 37 fine, tall, and athletic young men, enlisted for cavalry regiments. During the past week 65 volunteers and recruits for the Royal Artillery and Royal Sappers and Miners passed through the metropolis on their way to joiu the head-quarters at Woolwich and Brornpton. Ye;terday 24 men (invalided), two women and four children, belonging to the Royal Artillery, disembarked at Gravesend, from the ehip Barham, from Hong Kong, and proceeded to Chatham Invalid Depot. It is rumoured that the Highland Brigade in the Crimea is likely to be strengthened by the addition of the 92d, now at Gibraltar. The following changes of commanding officers of the Royal Artillery are announced :—Lieutenant-Colonel Aylmer to succeed Lieutenant -Colonel Ormsby at the Pigeon-house Fort, Dublin ; Captain H. Flint promoted to a company, to proceed to Lisburn to relieve Lieu tenant-Colonel Harrison (on recruiting service there) ; Lieutenant-Colonel Harrison is to proceed from Lis burn to Kilkenny. Captain Anketell, promoted to a company, to proceed from Ireland to Gibraltar ; Lieu tenant Tupper to be removed from Alderney to Ireland. It is stated that Carrickfergus-castle is about to be made the head-quarters of the artillery in the north of Ireland. It was asserted, a short time ago, that 500 men were shortly expected to arrive there from Wool wich, and a thorough inspection of the castle's accom modation having been made, together with the old county of Antrim gaol and court-house, with the view of turning them into barracks, one of the largest house and landed proprietors in the neighbourhood communi cated with the Beard of Ordnance, offering to let them any accommodation they might require. This would be one of the most desirable places suitable for training recruits, and from its proximity to the sea-shore would tend to increase the health of the troops. The place is admirably adapted for drilling the men to both light mid heavy gun exercise. In olden times this citadel was the head-quarters of a regiment of infantry and one of cavalry ; and, if it were once more made head-quarters, it would have a decided tendency to promote the in dustry and welfare of the town. THE MILITIA. The Lord Mayor, as Lord-Lieutenant for London, has received her Majesty's warrant to embody the whole of the City of London Militia forthwith. The body will assemble in the first instance in the Artillery ground, and when complete will be sent to do garrison duty wherever the Home Secretary may appoint. It is supposed that their first quarters will be at the Tower. On former occasions they generally took the duty at Deptford, Greenwich, or Woolwich. At the next Court of Lieutenantcy her Majesty's warrant will be received. Yesterday the 2d Royal Surrey Militia was summoned to muster, by command of the Lord Lieutenant, on the Ist of February, at Guildford, to be embodied for per manent duty. The regiment is expected to muster at least 700 strong. The Norfolk Militia Artillery are summoned to mus ter at Yarmouth on Tuesday next, the 23d inst., to be embodied for permanent duty. The Exeter and South Devon Volunteer Rifle Corps assembled for ball practice at Dawlish last week. Up wards of 80 members from various parts of Devonshire were present, under the command of Adjutant Moore. The corps evinced considerable proficiency in drill and great precision in firing with the Minie rifle. The South Devon Regiment of Militia has been re cruiting in several of the rural villages and towns of Devonshire lately with some success. The regiment, which is under the command of Lieut.• Colonel Sir J. Y. Buller, has attained great military proficiency. Two of ins officers have recently volunteered for service in the Crimea, and have beea appointed ensigns in two re giments of the line. The recruiting officers of several regiments of the line, stationed at Exeter and other places in Devonshire, continue to be very successful in obtaining men. A large number of recruits came from the rural districts. Yesterday the Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Militia corps assembled for permanent duty at Falmouth. The deficiency ii the regiment, consequent upon volun. teering into the line, will, it is fully anticipated, be soon made up, as several of the gentlemen of the county have liberally offered to give an extra bounty of 2/. each for recruits, in addition to the 61. per man offered by Go vernmext. The Leicestershire Regiment of Militia, which bas been embodied more than a month, assembled in the market-place at Leicester yesterday morning, and were minutely inspected by Major-General Simpson, who was attended by Lieutenant-Colonel King and Major the Marquis of Granby. At the close of the inspection a square was formed, and the Major-General delivered a short address, complimenting the men on their soldier like appearance, and stating that he should report to the Commander-in-Chief that they were a fine body of men. Tho Major-General afterwards inspected the armoury. Up to the present time about 40 men have signified their readiness to volunteer. The colonel, the Duke of Rut land, has not been able to join the regiment since it was embodied. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH•EASTE)IN RAlLWAL—Traffic re• turn for the week ending Jan. 13, 1855 £17,193 19 1 Corresponding week last year 11,755 11 3 Increase in 1354 £1,438 7 10 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending Jan. 13, 1855 ............................... ................ £ 9,980 4 9 Corresponding week last year 9,061 2 6 Total of the half-year to this dak, 1855 20,151 711 Total of th e half-year to this date, 1854 17,15b 13 2 THE SUEZ CANAL COMPANY. The firman of the Viceroy of Egypt, authorising M. de Lesseps to form ii company for the purpose of cut ting a navigable canal across the Isthmus of Suez is worded as follows : Our friend M. Ferdinand de Lesseps having called our attention to the advantages which would accrue to Egypt from a direct communication between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, by means of a navigable ship-canal, and having pointed out to us the possibility of forming a joint stock company for this purpo se f rom amongst the capitalists of all nations, we have accepted the proposals he has made to us, and grant to hi m b y this present firman the exclusive privilege of forming and directing a company for the purpose of cutting through the isthmus of Suez, and making a ship canal to con nect the two seas, with permission to execute all the necessary works at the expense of the s a id company, after duly recompensing and indemnifyin g the private landholders for the ground expropriated, according to the conditions as follows : Art. I. M. Ferdinand do Lesseps will form a joint stock company under the firm of the " Compagnie uni verselle du canal ntaritiinz de Suez," for cutting the Isthmus of Suez, making a canal navigable for largo ships, and forming the needful two ports, one at each end of the canal, the direction of which company is en trusted to him. Art. 2. The nomination of the directors of the corn. pang will for ever remain the privilege of the Egyptian Government, and they will be principally selected from amongst the largest shareholders. Art. 3. The duration of the concession is fixed at 99 years from the date of the opening of the canal and com pletion of the works. Art. 4. The expenses of the undertaking are to be borne exclusively by the company, to whom all the re quisite land, not belonging to private individuals, will be given by the Egyptian Government without indemni fication. Any fortresses and other works of defence that may be deemed necessary by the Egyptian Government will be built at the expense of the latter. Art. 5. The Egyptian Government will receive 15 per cent. of the annual net profit on the undertaking, with• out reckoning the interest and dividends on the shares, which the ♦iceroy reserves to himself the right of taking when emitted, and without any guarantee on his part of the execution of the works or the operations of the com pany. The remainder of the clear annual profit is to be divided as follows : 75 per cent. for the shareholders, and 10 per cent. for the benefit of the •rigiaators of the company. Art. 6. The tariff of charges for the transit of ships through the Canal of Suez, agreed to by the Viceroy of Egypt and the company, and which are to be collected by the agents of the latter, shall be invariably the same for the flags of all nations, and no stipulation can ever be made in favour of any one country that shall not be common to all. Art. 7. Should the company consider it advisable to connect the river Nile with the Suez canal, by means of a navigable canal, the Egyptian Government binds itself to give up to the company the necessary tract of land without remuneration, as far as they do not inter fere with the rights of private property. On such lands no taxes shall be raised for a period of ten years from the opening of the canal. During the succeeding eighty nine years, that is to say, from the expiration of the first ten years, up to the end of the concession, the usual land tax is to be paid by the company to the Egyptian Go vernment. At the expiration of the concession the com pany can only retain possession of the ground upon the payment of the taxes usually levied on that kind of pro perty. Art. 8. At the expiration of the ninety-nine years the Egyptian Government takes the place of the company, and enters upon all the rights and privileges till then Enjoyed by the company, taking formal possession of all their establishments. The amount of indemnification to be paid by the Egyptian Government to the Suez Canal Company or their moveable property and materiel, will be fixed by friendly negotiation, or by umpires, provided THE ELECTION RIOT AT FROM! . It will be recollected that in consequence of the death of the Hon. Colonel Boyle, late member for Frorne, a vacancy occurred in the representation of that borough, for which a contest took place in October last, the can didates being Lord Dungarvon, a nephew of the l a t e Colonel Boyl e , an d D ona ld Nicol, Esq., a county magis trate of Middlesex, and late Sheriff of London. A fear ful riot took place on this occasion ; tha windows of the George lan (Lord Dungarvon's committee-room) having been iruch damaged. Large pieces of paving -stone and other missiles were hurled at the head of Dr. Harrison, a magistrate, and other supporters of Lord Dungarvon, while friends of the latter also assailed the supporters of Mr. Donald Nicoll, this gentleman himself having narrowly escaped severe injury from a large paving-stone which was hurled at him upon the hustings. During the past week the prisoners captured upon the occasion were tried at the county quarter-sessions, held at Taunton, for the riot ; their names were, Moses Hin ton, John Trotman, James White, William Bowden, John Wilcox, Henry Smith, and Charles Burton. Of these Wilcox and Burton were acquitted, and the other prisoners were found guilty, and sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from four to six weeks each. The two parties (Wilcox and Burton) were, upon their liberation, escorted to the railway, by a v er y large mob, shouting lustily, " Nicoll for ever," thus terminating the proceedings of one of the most exciting contests which has occurred for some years past. FRENCH THEATRICALS. Musically the success of theyear is at the Opera Comique with " L'Etoile du Nord," and at the Italiens with "Il Trovatore." At the Grand Opera Mlle. Cruvelli's engagement under the late Administration commenced an era of prosperity, which we trust the present management will continue by providing her with corn panions whose inefficiency shall not form too glaring a contrast with her matchless powers, and by refreshing the ancient repertoire with novelties worthy the exalted position to which the theatre has recently been raised. Mme. Stoltz, who, from recent judicial proceedings, was supposed en guerre with the Grand Opera, has, it would seem, made her peace with the powers that be, and a few nights ago reappeared in " La Favorite," de cidedly her " favourite" c h arac t er . Sh e was well re ceived. M. Neri-Baraldi, a tenor, who sang at the Italiens for a short time last season, made his debut on this occasion. He is an agreeable singer, and although his voice in the vast area of the Grand Opera is put to a more severe test than it can well afford he pro duced a favourable impression. " Linda di Chamouni" is in preparation at the Italiens, in which Mmes. Gassier and Borghi-Mamo will sustain the principal parts. At a charity performance, at the theatre at Batig nolles, a few nights ago, two young artistes, sisters, made a promising debut, in a musical intermezzo. The elder, Mlle. Agnes Rowland, sang the well known air from the " Favourite" Oh, mon Fernand, and an Italian morceau with much effect,displaying a free , ' well toned mezzo soprano voice, which, with a little training and study, may lead her to a brilliant career. The younger sister, Mdlle. Fanny Rowland appears about twelve years old, and performed a cavatina of Ricci's, arranged by Herz, in a manner truly astonishing for so youthful a performer. Both the fair artistes received most encouraging marks of approbation. M. Berlioz 's oratorio, " L'Enfance du Christ," is announced for performance in Brussels—no doubt the commencement of a European tour. A well-written and elaborate examination of this work appears in the Morning Post, evidently written by a musician, who speaks of it in the highest terms. Its next performance in Path is to take place on the 28th of this month. Mine. Julienne, ex of the Grand Opera, is now at Verona, where she has made a decided impression in Donizetti's " Poliuto." Yivier, the great horn player, Roger, the tenor, and Joachim, the violinist, are at present at Manover, where they last week performed before the Court. A dun be tween Roger and Vivier produced so powerful an im pression on the auditors (says a local journal) that the concert was suspended for some time. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. THETFORD, Monday Evening.—The inquiry touching the deaths of John Burton and Robert Meagher, the sufferers by the late accident upon the above-mentioned line, was resumed this evening at four o'clock, at the Town-hall, before Mr. Clarke, coroner, but the matter did ❑ot attract much interest, the evidence having been understood to have been closed at the last sitting. The company was represented by Mr. Capper, the general superintendent, and Mr. Taylor, the solicitor of the company, with Mr. Watt, district superinten dent. At the opening of the proceedings, the Coroner read to the jury a letter he had received from Major Wynne, the Government inspector, and which run as follows : " Board of Trade, Whitehall, Zan. 13, 1855. " Sir,—After the adjournment of the inquest last Mon day, I thought it desirable to ascertain experimentally at what distance off the tail-lamps of a train would be visible on the curve at ' Two-mile Bottom.' I therefore, at dark, caused a train to be placed, as nearly as possible, on the spot occupied by the mail train at the time it was run into by the cattle train, and I then walked from the com mencement of the curve up the line towards the experi mental train, and it was not until I arrived within a short distance of the gates where the guard (Goldman) i■ sup posed to have stopped that the tail-lights of the train be came visible in such a way as to attract attention.—l am, sir, your most obedt. servt., • "Gxo. WYNNE, Major R.E." The Coroner then commenced home observations to the jury, in which he dealt at some length with the dis crepancies appearing in the evidence of the various wit nesses engaged in the conduct of the trains at the time of the collision, prefacing his remarks by saying that, considering all the circumstances, some of the discrepan cies were not much to be wondered at ; but he had come to the conclusion that it might safely be taken that Cold man was at the crossing he represented. It appeared that green (or caution) lights had been shown to Dre Wry at Thetford station, and that three whistles were the usual signal from an engine-driver to a guard when he was about to stop his train. How the isoropany could re concile that fact with Davenport (the guard) being in a covered break he was at a loss to understand. Tho Coroner then, as a summary, said that, if the jury were of opinion that Coldman had time, in compliance with rule 84 of the company, to proceed 600 yards, then they would bring in a verdict of manslaughter against him, but for himself he did not attach much importance to the fact of his not having laid the proper number of sig nals, if it were considered that, by neglecting to do so, he could get further with the red light. As regarded Drewry, if they thought that he perceived Coldman'e light in time sufficient to stop his train then it would be their duty to bring in a verdict of manslaughter against him. It appeared, however, that there were certain rules made by the company for the speed at which goods and ballast trains should travel, and he could not see why there should not be a rule regulating the speed of cattle trains ; and the question was whether rule 162 of the company met the case. This provided— ° That tho guard must not on any account leave his train while it is upon the line, except for the purpose of showing a signal." Reading this with the 84th rule, he must not go more than 600 yards back. (The 84th rule provided that the guard shall go at least 600 yards back in case of accident.) If the jury were of opinion that the company's rules did not meet the case, then they would find a verdict accordingly. The jury then retired, and, after an absence of an hour and a quarter, returned into court with the following special verdict :—" That the deaths of John Burton and Robert Meagher were caused by the inefficiency of the Eastern Counties Company's rules, in allowing a heavily laden cattle train to follow after the mail train at un limited speed, without telegraphic communication from the succeeding station." The above is a copy of the verdict as given in by the foreman ; but it is to be presumed that the word " suc ceeding" is an error for "preceding." It was, how ever, signed in due form, and the jury then dispersed. It is consolatory to be able to add that the Rev. Mr. Hepworth is the only surviving sufferer at present in the hands of the surgeons, with the exception of the fireman, and that both are considered out of danger. The company's books, as shown to us afterwards at the station, fully prove that the cattle train was duly tele graphed to Thetford on its starting from Wymondham. It left there at 9.30 according to the telegraphic mes sage dated Wymondham, and which message was re ceived at Thetford almost simultaneousiy, or indeed quite so—the entry in the receipt book at Thetford being 9.30 too. OUR INVALIDED SOLDIHRS.—The establishment at what are called the magazines at 3.larchwood, now en tirely unoccupied, would afford accommodation for 3,00 u men, with ten acres of garden and exercise ground, which could be adapted for hospital purposes at the most trivial expense.—Hampshire Advertiser. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills a safe and cer tain cure for coughs, colds, and asthmatical, complaints. —The autumnal quarter is the season when coughs, colds, and wheezing on the chest are most prevalent ; such are the properties of Holloway's Pills, that if taken at the commencement of the attack, the virulence of the disease is very much abated, and the patient thereby suffers little or no inconvenience, but if neglected, it frequently occurs that the foundation of incurable dis orders is laid ; therefore let those who are liable to at• tacks of this nature try these invaluable pills, and they are also particularly recommended to those who are afflicted with asthmas and diseases of the chest.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's est a bli s h. merits, 244, Strand, London, and 8 0 , Maiden-lane, New Yerk. SPORTING INTELLIGEI,I(/' TATTERSALL'S--MONDAY. St. Hubert had c l ear ly the lion's sbare sal' St. ; at 8 to 1 h o w a s backed for some WI 000 Derby, and 60/. were g iven for the c all of , about him on the day after the Two Thousani3o, event be was also backed for some money It Grmculus Esuriens receded to 13 to °g r . 1 withstanding an outlay of 1201. at 12 o _, o p. might have been easily obtained about 01'110 other Derby bets quoted below were coif t ' ° CHESTER CUP. A 0, 4 0 ° 50 to 1 was still b e tt e d on the field, 3sCe was laid on Wilsford (late Queen's Owns or + o, The prices at th e close of business, tir,;(o' " markably slow and dull throughout th e aft as follows : CHESTER CUP. f 50 to 1 each agst Calamus, the Reiver, Llanforda (taken). TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken) 5 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken) DERBY. 8 to 1 ags t St. H u b er t (taken freely) 13 to 1 agst Grwculus Esuriens 25 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken) 35 to 1 agst Saraband (taken) UNIVERSITY INTJILLICIO oXFOT IM 10 4 In a Congregation holden this ni°r nirgi e o first day of L en t T erm , th e following deg ferred, viz. : MASTER OF ARTS. fled, Rev. Francis John Eld, St. Johns 0 0 " BACHELOR OF ARTS. Hely Hutchinson Al mon d, Balliol Col" - John Parr, Exeter College. Allan Cornwall Blackstone, New Co llege. Stephen Dowell, Corpus Christi Cod% Edwin Arthur Salmon, Wadham Colleg William Scott, Worc es t er College. MEETING OF THE COLLOGIL 01 The members of the 'various college s „!01, intend keeping this t erm w ill meet asi0";00, Jan. 19, Balliol C o ll ege an d St. Eclintuno , s ° day, Jan. 20, B rasenose , University, ;ye New College, Me r t on , St. John's (so 090,0 Corpus Christi, Christchurch, Lincottg; Trinity ; Friday, Jan. 26, Magdalen note Jan. 27, Worceste r , O r i e l, S. Jo li t i n ,: l b Jesus, and S. Mary H a ll ; Friday, .`"'". College. P '- COUNTRY MARlal ' P'. 15. __, r ol th e kol , ;he 01°6 1901"d a. ' d Bate's West Hartley,,,,,_ 19 Burnhope l7 0 Chester Main 17 9 ilasting's Hartley 2O Howard's West Hartley ......... ..... Bra ......... FraniviellEP ... Kepler Orslige3i;loo, Hetton W u° •••11' 'Plunimer • ....... Tiouth I Cassop ....... 'Hartlopoo l •• .. Heugh Kelloe ......... Tees ........ 'Triradon ........ Whitworth ,Evenwoocl ...... / iDerwentWster ,„ L o w Bitchburo" Netherton 20 0 North Percy Hartley l9 0 1 Stobart's Hartley l6 6 1 Taufield Moor l7 3 Tanfield Moor Butos 17 Walker Primrose l5 West Hartley 2O 0 Wylam 19 0 1 Wallsend, &c. 1 Acorn Closo l9 £ 1 Goforth l9 CI Harton l9 ei RAILWAY SHAIii MA.IO LITERPOOL, 15, rol#, STOOK EXCIIANGE.—The market this '—c), i tir with no grea t amount of b us i ne ss " -fi clieV Lancashire, and Cheshire, 1 9 3 Cl. ; ditt, ° 'l,oe 4 V, kenhead, 1q • Calonian, — ; Ea l "' Edinburgh andGlas ed 31 gow, 283 ; Lancssh ire joli u , 75i ; L'pool, C ros b y, an d Southport, I , l h ; Western, 102 c . ; di tto, s h ares 13 4 u and Lincoln, 251 ; Midl an d , 704 c rDr 16 , o MANCHESTER, JAN' a be D fi STOOL EXCHANGE.—The market .1,0c16,' without much business. Leeds, i; 18; Sheffields, 24; Blackburn Pref., , '" 4 ' Birmingham C Qrs., par, ___ .. .........................--1 ADTERTISEMENT.]—Th VI R WAR IN II ,* , --" RECONNOITRING GLASSES.— SIGHT AND lig .tg° t,Pte) I B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-stree toy, serve—opposite the York Hotel. Nowly - el ° o 0 1 1; Lenses of the greatest transparent power. '.,, 0 0:, tags derived from this invention is, that i fi- 004 paired is preserved and strengthen et ' ? . persons are enabled to employ their sipititlep! minute occupation--can see with these lens e :. 06 0 4 nifying power—and they do not requir ° ,, t ,, - 12.0,4 to the dangerous effects of further polve r nton,(o l 4 ness—New Discovery.—The Organic ViT r il - o gett„t"),r , ' nary powerful, small, newly-invented ins'.., 6 l- 5 *, P ,' e , 4 1 ' entirely different from all others, to serr - , A u _";ree j t' kind that has been, or probably ever got r h 4 , Being of the same colour as the skin, i 5 ' 4 c'irri enables deaf persons to hear distinctly of ~7 public assemblies ; the unpleasant sens'ic i° o rd 6 d ,j4 in the ears is entirely removed ; and it,' h - er 7 4 0,..r. once that possibly could be desired. pf,„"itiVi' Letters Patent for valuable and extraorw-00, 0 4 ' in the most powerful and brilliant Teles c i %ol,t,, course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, t°,• l oel l ; . ',. of objects viewed through them—of gree t "J r ," army, navy, and others. These telescoPe s _„ r qb ,ve, ordinary powers that some inches , "; 30 , ~,,,, piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's W °° icl e sfl i . ; and the double stars ; with the sal ne ,ii ° ,p2',/ seen a person's countenance throe miles " 4 ol„,v, and an object from 16 to 2.0 miles. They 3 : li i neil • sizes, with increasing powers aceordingli ',.er IV, ing from 4 to 6 inches enab'e us to disco . 4c ' above, and the Georgian, with Isis 6 satellivv o tecl , ,,t,; Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-in g powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size o ,: t oO p elsq a person can be seen and known 1; miles d' ilj e ° 4 o',. every purpose on the race-course, and 2t 0 itt ' 1 0:' country scenery, and ships are clearly s ee i Oat io tli, They are invaluable f or s h oo ti ng, decr-stl" Vola . ' sportsmen, gentlemen, game k eepers , and Obi race - course, camp, and perspective 0 3 ' 1-6 1:). power.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadillp site the York Hotel. ___-- _______________ BIRTHS. OP • SON. Ot i ' On the 10th inst., at Goring 'Vicarage' tho lady of the Rev. W. H. Stokes. 0 OP • DAUGHTER. tls' On the 12th inst., at 83, Eatoni:_____ , il ice ' Robert Daly. MARRIED. Co'c On the 11th inst., at Stoke Church , leod Baynes Cockraft, R.N., to Mary i l "„ ( r d :htf P Ei u" CHELMSFORD — "i ntiv " o l ;;;;:e ll oto.i) We had an ample supply of wheat but millers and factors were alike and prices must be quoted 4s to 5s iT y „Vest° • limited business at that reduction. Spri," scriptions was is cheaper, with a dull 0 10 * ./1 i Wheat, white, old, per s . s . t.••', qr. 55 78 Oats, per 4000 new 55 78 Peas, Par! .. ,,./i Whi te. .0/ red, old 51. 71 Begirt; ':/.., new 51 71 • I. Barley 27 31 pun. .. ....t1 'Di k••10} Chevalier 29 37 Beans, •-- G e .• 11 01° , 4 0.•",1 Grinding 23 30 gal se‘' Malt 70 74 otteo Chevalier 72 76 --- COLCHESTER—JAN' 13 '00 0 , A moderate supply o f w h ea t. Ma n i h a fa ' r a li t° :ii show their sampl es i n th e presen t uncer— I , P 9 cal affairs, but where sales were pressed ;1;9 to 53 per qr was su b m itt e d t o . Barley 11. 504 t cheaper. In beans and peas scarcely 2 MY ~10,1 r. t # Prices to-daywe re as follow :—W l3 ° - ' 259 to 0 red, 66s to 72s ; barley, 30s to 34s ; 05t5, 40 , 3 0 Mazagan, 38s to 40s ; middle and sma ll ' white, 56s to 60s ; grey, 40s to 44.0. Official Statement of the Q ua ntities of 0 0,9 —lO4 in the port of London, from the folio the 7th to the 13th Jan., both inclusive' i , 1 . 1 o:. a; j pl ^ ___.,/ _ -- Colchester — _ 4OO -- 4;10 Harwich 383 186 1398 --: P e 1 Leigh - Malden i 500 202 100 KIRKCALDY—JAI. it 010 To-day we had a small supply of wheat' Of barley and oats. Sales slow at a reducti°- sr qr. on wheat, and is to 2s per qr. on WI Wheat. I Barley. I na T Od I First &cold 685 Od. I 33s Od I m"" Od ' Third 6os Od I 30s Od 24° COAL MARKI Prices of Coal per ton at t daughter of Thomas Pretious, Esq., of IP ' yard, Davenport. , To sP' d.i On the 10th inst., at Iver, Bucking Se!' V Drummond Ash, second son of the li‘ rq the 0 00 ff incumbent of Lodsworth, to Georgians daughter of the Rev. R. M. Boultheef:y Northamptonshire. DIED, On the 13th inst., at Worthing, -12 ..- 0° Forbes, aged 67. 1)4 On the 14th inst., in Gloucester-scltet:t widow of the late Lieut.-General the Arthur, Bart. On the 28th ult., at Scutari 11(341)1 0 ' ceived at the battle of Inkerman, of the 20th Regt., aged 37, second g°', r Sharpe, Esq., of Bir c h H a ll, Wi n dleshat";terif On the 7th i ns t. at Arrow, near A lc eIJ" Roberts, curate of' Exhall and Wethel°•" the Alcester Union, ed 61. „ To ce sv ' At the Belvidere, ag Malvern-wells, tenant-Colonel Alexander Colston, aged On the 10th inst., Win. Francis jc,_errs Guise, Beds. / f t v 0 9 LONDON : Printed and Published by '" 0 A o of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The ''" Strand, in the Precinct of the Saf ° /' Middlesex, Tues lay, January 16, 18b of L 0 DEu ~1 1' t tTv 'N I . ' SITI tl te, Ikrticu k 4 4 1 1 ( . 1 14 1 De tt Orac c e l? , 1 1 °Y A (Establish The td,„-tm,„, rider o willi a rci Itiv ers i n bavi Itob„ otßan W 14 ter : b illik47? et ac ( 14 11 4 1 te, ra ° ' /font' aunt, F eh ltk VNrch ' Net I 0 21 4 4 ~,'''t T,,,. -... N! 7t , ~ I- ! I 1 1 \ , I \ i, , 1(1411411Z.%1 :- r oN Fit Ota PO] 0111