The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-01 00:00:00

17r . of ra of r , s ~a~ ~~, fi c ; A - 1 I O r 0 00 0 3 1 .0 4 t~ 4 fo4 lk,d, oioio 0,0 51 13° 0 00! ito '4) ono 1 0 . 0 i 'lOl 1 ‘ 1 0" I MARKET clot ND ann A zarA L INTAILIGENC E. The -ales CITY, TWO o'CLOCI.C... la . of cotton yesterday at Liverpool were t; k t : 6 lllit ted at 8,000 b a l es, including 2,500 Surat 414 / 1 , or export. Th e sa l es comprised 4,500 b a l es 14" 11 , at v ar i ous prices, 100 Pernam and L r L a nhaln at 50. to 6id , 120 Bahia, at 51d, 200 Cllltiatl at 51d. to 9d•, 3,000 Surat at 3d. to 4d. eye closed closed tamely, but heavily, without The ill P ri ces. Railway Shares were dull. litre ! lett ers by the steam er A s i a f rom N ew Y or k 4 1 : t. Just beet' deliver e d . Th ey are t o the 16th wire X essrs.-Pa ge, B acon, and Co., of California, ale , t ' l l ) eoted not to be involved. in the failure of ' i Louis fi r ...... tu Since October the failures in it is have been very heavy. The Stock Market Re tv York was buoyant. 14d i t o the meeting oftheproprietois of the London )4 .1' °lnit Y Bank, now being held—Mr. Sadleir, kin:) vtel itt the chair —the following report has' been 1:..... ir thel:rhe directors have much pleasure in presenting th e lePort to the pro rietors for the half-year ending I ' l l thet°l December, 1854. The net profit of the hank 44 4% 414 h alf-year after making ample provision for 11 44 'A0111)144 debts, amounts to 30,8701. 3s. 7d., Pl44,'"ialt 12,945/. 19, 7d., t °4l 6 th e half. ' brought forward as a Bur k, of ei , Year, ending 30th June, will make a 'ivid e ,,,'" , . , 3e. 2d. The directors recommend that ' e , it i!' at the usual rate of 3 per cent. for the half. VPer p in g the 31st of December, 1854, and a bonus tet yek cent (equal I t , I to a dividend of 12 per cent. on e i ' ll i tt i 4:' b oth free from income-tax, should be now by the proprietors, t llZAo k re ti p t ,_ l4 1 8; sum if f of a 7 p , p B r 6 o 4 v / e . Os. 11d., of which the / 4 4 1 Z1 p e 7 e k e reend that the sum of 4 781. lls. 2d. th e le th e at. on the year's dividend, should be ill _ haleilee2redit of the Sadleir Provident Fund, and 101.9044;7,385/. 9s. 9d. be carried . to the credit of 4 1 4 1. 4 3 ', Puud, which will then amount to 14 - t (l4 est' o ,' 4 1 ' 1 1 , After a most careful consideration . of -' '4l'l the directors ha,vo'come to the conclusion kid tie 4llB nOW arrived when, by an increas? of tid; r capital of the Bank to half a million sterling, o ~,ettti."tages can be secured to the proprietors.. have To 7th‘t:asures of this character the directors h Z?," etV' e n . ch of that prospeii h ty t w he hic u h tni t os e t ß c a o n n k . $ I tl Y e , t e . . e n d ttoherreeefoorrnern, recommend to the proprietors . t ko Z t l iee rease g of the paid-up capital of the Rank. e ttor i s . 41 e 5 t , with the approval of the proprie.ors, the C 4 til e ,; 4 nid propose to carry out the arrangement VI the °f 5 ,000 additional shares, to be distributed e al, " proprietors they shall appear in It: td rs as 11 ell Register; of the Bank upon the Ist of f 11 4 , 10 1 S tuck shares to be issued at the price of ae, ,to b . ho th c , , e paid by instalments extending over two ; `teil i b; ?etails of which will be immediately trans , I.4Treula r to each proprietor. One of the belle l'ONet,,".:'B of this measure will be to enable the di itLol)o/ " Terease the guarantee fund to the sum of Qp;',,, tu tle attainin g at once a most decisive epoch kk O i rs' e gres S of the Bank, and it will also place the 6''o th - a Position to present a donation of 10 per ell - e officers of the Bank, upon their respective l tu l l tt i t , t4 rk of consideration to which those gent.e rete,(43' are eminently entitled by their exemplary .411tireeiol devotion to the interests of the establishment. d s lki . Poief rB ,,"ngratulatd the proprietors on the a i - Ito;that - , s 7tock Banks to the clearing house, and they 1/4424kt"1"easure in the assurance that the change has yV ner albr beneficial. The directors retiring by 'k 4 P -- 0 1 . A. Durham, Esq., J. L. Anderdon, t li tiv e "n Sadleir, Esq., M.P., who have respe d c- V4.`lotice of their intention to become can th i e - SZ 4 4, b: l , 2 ,ntion. A vacancy having occurred . in tore th e recent retirement of J. G. Frith, Esq., I bl etliej u rPose, as soon . as the forms of the bye 447,tleeriPany will admit, to fill the . vacant seat, ll; I°4 of a gentleman duly qualified for the O ct k o , 4l `"s' Magazine for February has many 0: 1 ;0 articles, as usual, but one more espe -1044,4 i t " attention may be usefully directed, k: 41 1 : 44 1 14 4 -B 'tion of M. Leon Faucher's essay upon se a °t: France, with a glance at the the - 4 f Um and England. at44llima , 4 ,4, t4 there is this morning very little kee tl : t :ls: quotations continue heavy. Con certed A2 l to A for transfer, and 911 to i for r elit i , -.44 ‘hil i gh the only bargain officially re ttzltto h i- t he %!. The statement is generally cur- LI 1 this morning that Lord Palmer ,llrekiberb.pl),°l44ely declined to take office with r tllll . .B Pal lY. Exchequer Bills are 4s. to 7s. 11 4: ti gll e l k Stock is worth 2101 to 212. . h t io„laro; °e ka are extremely dull. . Spanis h i'N be -t 4. br , ,,,,, 361, and the Turkish Bonds 1 1L7 li t 111 8 a little firmer than yesterday. 'iday. reek'sW railway receipts ascertained up round figures as under : It'Yettern £44,373 • %ternlBss. 1854. £48,340 10,605 9,583 td s, ............................... . 8 ,351 9,147 .. 23,660 24,426 it: 4 .... ~. 11,732 13,083 0 885 9,586 It l i i :; :t 1 1; ..... .................... . 117: 000 18,334 t ti •k k : a nd /orkshire ' 4 , ttril o 4 . i, lk‘.e ll i c: l 4:: r . :;1111...11 1 . .. . a ... ; ...... from Paddington 'tleped, the metropolis is now likely to be Nk for 6 par notices having been 4.4 the Metron li • r 4 reat Ty 4° tan line under the auspices eat est t .4,_ No e rn, the North-Western, and the 1 % .72.8 of ; t ern ' C ompanies, three powerful sup- It Able f or Y Project, but especially of one so Nu the public interest as is this. In order re 6 0 ,„ ''re ha-nci fide applications, a deposit of ss. to be m a d e a t th e ti me w h en th e 'tla is filled up, a y Share market has been flatter, as is Th e after th e se ttl emen t of an 400 'Caledonian, Great Western, North- Midla nd, and South-Eastern, are all Foreign shares are dull, but there con ' steady purchases in the East Indian L 4 -n undertakings. l areB Mine shares have been dealt in a le joint-stock banks are steady ; Crystal ' 41 3 and the land companies about the uI 'TDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'Clnco . (1% 7n at Oficial List. ) Business done 212 10i '''''' ''' **************** Colinu'"aB Olee Anurnties * kellt• Annuities 914 1 911 14 t l lut, Bth February ' - ' 44 8, 24d. ********* ................. . ....... 4 7 bitz• . 4 m u . 1858, 3i per . Cent..., 04, 4 We, 'ciSh toOda'.3OREIGN FUNDS A.Tti-NVOttf4o, iIK. a i t s '" Per Cent 36f tilt4 Q per cent T6f • 111 1 the above payable in London. t l e . • HALF-PAST TWO. 91 ? elsrea ry . Account 9l 4$ _ Opp q h \' ieh eat t , o4 82 'ORM. THE RAILWAYS. . 4t 1 : 1 3e .Pbt:At Lo ndon was visited by a snow storm, It o ,l 1 4 ' 7041 t;. : :: sides over extensive district. th: wat of the high wind led to the anticipation,. te 4c l to that a continuance of the snow "'to It traffic up on at least some of ktetlt,,Npolit4ttoprpageanici t pation, however, Oth,'lll/4.„tiotilli°ltrt t e pti l r i e l l v y aY fu s T . filred, although some slight 1 41 544 1f1. wae regularity of the various trains d was t pth'ike t 4 h :",t4o v i two lines. On ,I;Lo ki h NlZ el kft e ; t he trains ran as usual the mornin g, m ' 11 ° 0 1:1 several luggage-trains became e - 11/24°44 t der 'h e 4 it el i - b B : l l l7 a. near Tring, causing a delay to pas ift4l,°4 to'ihreat Northern line the fall was principally 41th ve itie 4 t Part betw een London and Hitchin, the Nte 46,RI:ohtest nea r Hatfield, where it lay to the `?Q feet. The various trains arrived at h tte ;kit i l little bey on d th e usua l ti me . 410 t o .: 4 id to be heavy along the Eastern Counties !At t , a rtie the end of the day the different trains '4lle, th e Shereditch station considerably behind 1 ,11 4 to ilk Itegiment will be embodied on the Ist 't . n - 11" officers and men have received notice oPVirl4- 'Qe bar rack-square on that day. ileeePll/t•—'rhe Id at Turin has increased to s,4ll,nratoted degree. On the 26th the thermome- IN° ll k r '.',l,:roarked 12 4 degrees (3.8 Fahrenheit). ,:kti:',„ .. l )g of -L a t zETrzeu. ON THE Wen.—Last evening, at I;Fem 4411, 0 inhabitants of Finsbury, hel d . at the s °m 8411, (tore-street, the following resolution was Rd meeting of inhabitants of the expresses its indignation at the ki k ,' of p a °! the war with Russia, and demands, at the %R th'l?,atuent, an inquiry as strict and uncompro „°PiOteldi attpport of Government has been liberal '41 4 "4 tha.,ll. That this meeting also expresses its kit tit tlati oi) : there will be no safety for the interests of ii:trt Mi n i')l. of Europe at large, without the enforce- P114,t) in tsterial r esponsibility , by the abolition of kt 114 ov ii : l° ` n acy, and the curtailment ' of aristocratic r,„„ r the civil and military establishments. 4 11 ` m erShe r • . lug the repeated declarations of Lord * ke 4e4 a nd othe r Ministers, to the effect that the tittat(le,r, taken i n the Cause' of European fre e do m , 1444-N4,4 the conclusion of peace on the basis of the 4 4(14,4 1411 Prove the war to have been a delusion 'wir e 1, 1 h tekt I°l l tle t Z lW 11 4 3r mit 1' I the 4 b e 01 . 1 joy' tite :oi l 414 The to firs ' O r kttt .1 4 ;ro/ 111 4 k ttici t 4 t folt.i 0 1 1. 1 ;;r 1 , 4 ,,t;c, 0 1; 'O l / 4et 1#.6 `~._ `' _ ----- ~►--~+ r-~--- SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RALLWAY% Closing recce y esterday. Busineus lane this day. Aberdeen . Ambg. Nottug. Bost and Eastn. Junet.. Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. I;tncsh. & Cheshire Jlanct Do. Chesh. & 250 and £25 Cons. Do., 220..... ....... „ Rlyth & Ty:nsorigina £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Cannartben and. Car digan Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&Bclfastdunc Dundee Perth &Aber aeon Junction Do. New. ...... East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh Sr Gls.-sgo•A Edinb. and Peebles.. Edin.PrtL &Dundee & Clyde Jun;., Furness Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Wester) Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.; Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai', Gust. Stk Irish South,Eastern, Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. Now Thirds TAncash.andYorksh ,Do., Fifths D 3. , Wst. Riding Un Liv.ersby.&Sontlipt London &, Blackwal Lond.,Bright & S.Cst Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do. Eighths LondorTand S. Weetn Do., £5O . 0 0.,X4 0 Lndndrry& Col erai ne Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Wa.llCll.Shef.&Linell Do. Shares, No. 1 Do., Man. & Lin. Un Aidland 00. Bina") g & `flidld. G. West. Om) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newrakt.BuryExten Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillar gewry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor ...... . :corfolh N'orthri.Counties Lin, ";orth British North Devon, No. 1 I Do., No. 2 :)0., I A Deferred.. Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E. Purch Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. Now £lO N'.&S.Wstru. ,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. N'orth Staffordshire,. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June, gun oaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Woreester,S; Wolverhampton Portsmouth icottisk Central Scottish Midland ihrowsby. & nerd] Thropshire Union youth Devon ,Sonth Eastern 3outlt Wales 3. Yrksh. 6z Riv. Dui Do . ;tainos, Wok. &WC Stockton & Darn', ito-Aton & Hartlep Gaff Vale . Do. £lO shares.. Do. Pref., No. L._ rhames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London. Wirabledn &Croydon' Antworp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India. Scrip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. Extension Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay, '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of Canada.A. is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Leben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. Now 5 per cent. Groat Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares , Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55., Do. do., '62, p. '56... Do. do., '76, p. '60... De. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto, Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p:c prof Lyons and Genova Lyons & Mediterran Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (with interest). IDo. (ex interest) Northern of Francs Do .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erqaelines guar. 3i p. c. & red. at 22/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. o Bdp: (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons. Ditto Bonds ..... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ParisCaen &Cherlrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i p. cent. Pref Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 per c. Prof._ Western of France , West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Izealana ... FOREIGN. JOINT-Si Australasia British Colonial Bank !and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India,l Australia, & Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and l Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and County.. London Joint Stock.. Lond. & Westminsto National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland , New South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. Now Union Of Loudon ~„' 20 - 21 4i - 4i 81 - 8i 12 - 1.1 16i -- 174' 7 } -, 94 - 96 61i - 621 ial 7 ii - - 2} 6 - 7 14 - 15 101 - 114 29 - 31 19 - 21 73 75 5 b 7 2d par 191 2O 68 - 70 89 - 90 73 - 75 1?,5 - 127 90 92 66/ - 661 60 - 62 74 - 78 7 -9; 7 - 9 74 *- 75 - 4 - 8 k 102 IC4 1001 1004 4 d par d par 84 85 84 70, 8 .7 . • -- . 24i - 25 7 . 4 -8, 691 69i 41 - 43 -- id- 1 p 11 - 9 ii - 21 48 - 50 n 3i 30i ~. 34 8 10 lf 6! -- 74 7! —7! 61 -- sid 4 -- 3 12i -13 f -- 54- 51 -- 53 par -- ip x. - 41 - 4 3 . 6 - d - p 31i - 32 06 - 98 61 - 63 8 - 9 45 - 47 12 - 14 28i - 29 37 - 19 S - Si 16 17 3 - 24 - 6i i' 7- f 61 - 61 1 -- 6.0 110110 par i p I . f p 3 d 321 32] 64 1 _ Pp S 7d 9 - 8 n coal 89 91 1 21 2/p par 4p par ip 2i —2/ 2fi —2/ 16 -17 &./ : iool 93 -• 95 2 d par 97 100 dim fj 2gp` is = 61 - 7i = 12t = 12i iii - N 21 - 21ipl 47 49 42 44 221 23 21 ild 71 ••• """ ••• ... -- pm ii 31 d i 8p iii - liii 21i a int. et 80 - $2 Id—id 3i 2d 21i 22 34 - 36 37 - 39 39 - 41 65 - 67 7 - 9 ... = tee 100 100 100 103 all 11 all all .00 621 I x d 90 i am 73i an In 103 ad 1001 ssi 9i 66j ad THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING L► N r - S LEASED A T FIXED -RENTALS. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Leasing losing Prices Resits Shy Paid. ItAnAvATIP, Compans. yesterday. this day. 50 all Bedford and London & Bletehley N. West ••• St. 100 Buckghameh. 7 99 St. 100 Clydesdale ,Te. Caledon.. 9 101 25 24 Col. Stour Vy. E. Un. & Sud. and Hal. E. C •.• St. 100 E. Lincoln gr 6 por cent. Gt.Nrthn. 133 135 St. all Gias. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct ••• ••• St. all Do. New...... Do 25 all Glstr.ez Dn.Fl Gt. Wes:l 100 all artipl. Dk. & Yk. Now Railway & term " 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NIL 105 107 25 all Do. A Shares. Do., .• ••• 12 all Do. Shares. Do 12i all Lon.&Greenw S. Easter; 12 —l3 20 all Do. Preference Do 221, 23? 10 all Lon., Til., &S. l'eto& Co lOl —11 i St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4' per cent. Norfolk. St. /00 Do. 6 per et. N all .lanch. Bxtn. L.&N.W and Matlock & Midkl 2a —2l 50 all Riddleshro' Stckton & Redcar . ..... Darliugt. 10C all Nlidld.Bradfd . Ntidland 92 94 50 all Northern any' Easternsp.c. E. Count. 57 59 50 all Do. 6 per et. Do ••• 50 all Do. Fixeds pe Do 25 all Prest. & Wyrc L. & N.W &Ln&YL 12i all Do. A Shares. Do St. 100 GtNor: 132 135 25 181 Shef.Roth.anc. Lancash& Gooleg.sp.c. Yorksh. 12 91 3. Stafrordsh. Nl.llfClean 2i —2 d 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt 25 all Do Do . 31 32 St. 100 Wilts&Corarst qtWestn. 91 93 OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justices Wightman and Williams.) WIANSLAUGHTER.—Haurice Hearn, 22, labourer, was in di cted upon the Coroner's warrant for the manslaughter of Nary Kelly. air. Platt prosecuted, and Mr. O'Brien defended. The deceased was, it appeared, a woman of the town of the lowest class, and had cohabited with prisoner, a m ost repulsive, ruffianly-looking Irishman. The parties at the Holborn end of Gray's-inn-lane, and upon the< night of the 17th of last month the deceased was se en lying in the street, having been struck by the pri soner. About half an hour after, she still being found lying in the same place, a stracher was obtained and deceased removed to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's inn -lane, when it was found that she was dead. Upon an examination of the body being made, it was found that death had been caused from a rupture of the spleen. Evidence was given that shortly before the poor creature was found that prisoner was seen to strike and kick her in file abdomen. The jury found the prisoner guilty. Dir. Justice Wightman, in a very impressive address, sentenced the prisoner to seven years' penal servitude. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) FRAUDS UPON EMIGRANTS. Prederick, Charles Itfaturin, 32, agent, was indicted for having obtained front divers persons several sums of money, with intent to cheat and defraud them thereof. Ballantine and Mr. Robinson prosecuted upon the 'behalf of the Government Emigration Commission. Lit appeared from the statement of the learned coun sel that the prisoner stood charged with having acted without authority, and in seven or eight cases taken money from persons for the purposes of obtaining them free passages, under the auspices of the Government Core rnissioners, he not having the power to do so, and: there was no doubt, but that many of the persons whoa' the prisoner had been the means of sending out had been in collusion with him to impose upon the Emi gration Commissioners and evade the rules which they had laid down for sending people out. The prisoner bad been an agent appointed by the Emigration Commis sioners for Carnarvonshire, and also part of Merioneth shire, but not elsewhere. He bad, however, opened an office in King-street, Woolwich, and undertaken to send out people who, from the 'Cumber and age of their families, were na eligible to be assisted by the Go vernment. From one man named Hales, a carpenter and joiner, living at Camden-town, he obtained the snmof 51., and told him that he had made arrangements for the Government to send them out, which, however, he Lad not done. There were several cases against the prisoner, and the first indictment tried was being proceeded with when we went to press. B 0 W-STREET.-(TIILS DAY.) THE CASE OF SING, THE "DETECTIVE." This morning, in accordance with the remand of Mr. Hall, Charles King was again placed N 1... The counsel for the prosecution intimated to the magistrate that, as the inquiries had not yet been com pleted, he felt compelled to ask for a further remand. Mr. Hall accordingly remanded the prisoner till this day week. MARLBOROUG.H-STR , EICT-(TIIIS DAY.) VIOLENT A.SSAULT.—ffenry Harrold, described on the charge sheet as a gentleman, residing at No. 20, Buck ingham-street, Fitzroy-square, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with violently assaulting Edward Carter, by breaking his head with a stick. Prosecutor stated that he was a clerk, and resided at No. 3, Cirencester-place. Last night, about a quarter to ten, he was in Cirencester-place, and was in the act of crossing the road to his own door when the prisoner and another man ran close by him. The prisoner, who had a thick stick in his hand, struck the other man and knocked his hat off. The prisoner, then, without the least provocation, turned round upon prosecutor and struck him with such violence on the head as to render him insensible. When he recovered his senses he found that some of the bystanders had given him into the charge of the police. Prosecutor, from whose head the blood was flowing in torrents, was subsequently con veyed to the hospital, where his head was dressed. Henry Teire said he was passing up Cirencester-place on the previous night, when he saw defendant having an altercation with a female. • The latter was pelted by some boys with snowballs, and on running after them she fell down. Defendant then ran up, and without the least cause, dealt complainant a dreadful blow on the head with a stick, ',hick felled him to the around.. Wit ness at once rushed upon mum and hold him till a con stable was fetched, when he gave him in charge. a prisoner, snowball in defence , fight." g h t said . ,ito t a h n e present dhwif c e h w ar e g r e e arose uti'fepro ceeding home, and when passing through Cirencest•r place some boys who. were—pelting snowballs at. each other, deliberately threw a handful of snow in her face. This so exasperated her, that she let go his arm and ran after them ; in doing so her foot slipped and she fell to the ground. A mob surrounded her, and in endea vouring to protect her from violence, he used his stick in self-defence, but without the least intention of striking prosecutor. Mr. Hardwick said it had been clearly proved to his satisfaction that an aggravated and unprovoked assault had been committed by defendant on an unoffending in dividual. For that assault he should fine defendant 51., or two months. BENEvoLarros.-21. 155., in various subscriptions, have been received by Mr. Collier, Bull's-head Tavern, Tottenham-court-road, for the benefit of widow Collard. The same has been handed over to Mr. Willis, the chief usher at this court, and an acknowledgment in the papers was requested. NE IP Y • IRCULAR. The Government of Berlin has addressed to its agents in London and Paris the following de spatch, which must be considered as a sequel to its former note of the 19th December, and in some sort as a reply to the despatch of M. Drouyn de l'Huys. "Berlin, Jan. 21. "Monsieur le Comte,—We have read with peculiar interest all that your Excellency has communicated of your conversation with M. Drouyn de l'Huys (Lord Clarendon) on the subject of establishing a good under standing between the two Governments in the sense of the despatch I had the honour to address you on the 19th of last month. To our real satisfaction the adhesion of Prussia 1 to the treaty of the 2d of December, in the way first proposed to us, has been recognised as impracticable as well by the Cabinet of Paris as that of London ; and the idea of an arrangement growing out of the situation and special interests of Prussia has been the subject of confidential discussions, governed on both sides, we do not for an inst a nt doubt, by a sincere desire to surmount difficulties, and an endeavour to reconcile the common purpose of the Powers with 'the exigencies dictated by the individual interests of each of them. "If this exchange of ideas has not yet had a result in conformity with our reciprocal wishes, we are of opinion —and we shall explain ourselves on this point to the Cabinet of Paris [London] with perfect frankness— we must look for the main cause in the important changes in fact that have taken place both since the signing of the treaty of the 2d of December and since my despatch of the 19th of the same month. In this regard it is particularly necessary to obseve that the term fixed by the fifth article of the treaty having elapsed, that, which from the conclusion of the treaty had only an eventual character, has since acquired the greatest I actuality, and the tendency offensive of the treaty, eclipsed in some sort before the expiration of the term, now affixes their true meaning to the stipulation of the 2d December, and must undoubtedly react on the nature of the engagements that Prussia, on her side, could de clare herself eventually ready to contract. "It is evident that his Majesty's Government, pene trated by the high responsibility attaching to engage ments of this nature, would be wanting to their most sacred duties if they did not take care that they were a consequence of the most complete acquaintance with and most conscientious examination of the political ends it is wished to attain. It was this conviction that led me to express already in my despatch of the 19th of December a desire to know the interpretation which the Cabinets that signed the treaty of the 2d of December gave to the Four Points they had drawn up as a basis for the negotiation of peace, and which had been ac cepted by Russia. It appeared, indeed, when I asked for this indispensable information, that the three Cabi nets were not agreed between them on the signification, or, at least, on the more precise phraseology, which it would be proper to give' to the four preliminary' points, however, since that time an essential' change has oc curred in the situation. Not only do the Western Powers seeni to have come to an agreement with Ans tria, on the mode of stating the Four Points with pre cision, but their three representatives also must have confidentially settled with the plenipotentiary of Rus sia the bases preliminary to a negotiation for peace. "The Cabinet of Paris [London] is toe clear in its judgment, and too impartial in its appreciation, not to be struck, as we are ourselves, with the evidence of the most intimate connection that exists between the diplo matic understanding that has taken place at Vienna, and the ulterior questions fur the solution of which Prussia would eventually be ready to assure her concurrence by express obligation?. But his Majesty's Cabinet knows nothing of the details of the con fid ent i a l d iscussions 'that have takear ,. plaaSe elt isething 'Of their' precise result. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg has officially communicated to us a memorandum that was confidentially presented by Prince Goitechakoff to the representatives of the three other Powers. - We discovered in it a conciliatory and pacific disposition. We have not been able to appreciate the bearing of this manifestation, because it seemed to be but the corollary to some draft of the three representatives, of which we know nothing. "It is in fact incontestable that to enable us to form a precise opinion on our eventual engagements, it will no longer suffice for us, seeing the turn that events have taken, to have cognisance of some document on which the other representatives assembled at Vienna have entirely or in part perhaps agreed, but as to which, for that end, we ought to know the whole of the motives that influenced their deliberations, and, as it were, pre• sided at the birth of the document. " The considerations attaching to the preceding, and to which I will not give greater development, have only confirmed the King our august master in the deep con viction that all negotiation on tie part of his Govern ment, for concluding an arrangement in reference to his concurrence in eventual complications, will be fruitless, unless it be preceded by the presence of a representative of kis Majesty at the deliberations that have been opened at Vienna between the belligerent powers, and to which our august master appeals with all his heart for a result likely to Insure to Europe as speedily as possible the benefits of a solid and durable peace. "In making this conviction a groundwork for his future attitude, the King our august master has not, how ever, permitted himself to be exclusively guided by the practical exigencies I have just indicated. His Majesty has equally founded the motives of this resolution on considerations of a more elevated order. Ido not refer here to the consequences which the King attributes to the quality of Prussia as a groat European Power. I do not, because I kayo no motive for supposing that there is in any nearter wich to throw quality, or aim a blow at its prerogatives. But more positive and more special titles exist, assuring to the King's Government not only the right but assigning it the duty of assisting at deliberations destined to put an end to the Eastern crisis, and the complications that have arisen out of it. The Vienna protocols have stamped on the_soluti on o f t hi s question the character of a common task. The King's representative signed them, and Prussia is consci ous th a t s h e h as fa i thfully discharged the engagements they contain. "I do iot now raise the question whether the present conferences at Vienna are a continuation of those of the past year, and I abstain from renewing the controversy as to the cause of the cessation of the latter. Oa that point I wait with confidence the enlightening effects of time and truth. But however that may be, the protocols continually quoted against us, when it is wished to destroy their obligations, insure us also certain rights, and we could not recognise the one without catering on the full exercise of the other. " Here, Monsieur le Comte, arc principles se simple and natural that they seem not to require an advocate. Have the kindness to lay them before M. the Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Principal Secretary of State), who, we have the utmost confidence, will not withhold his approval of them, and will, with us, consider the frankness with which we have stated. them as likely to facilitate rather than binder an eventual good under standing between the two Cabinets. " Receive, &c., MANTEUFFEL." COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Mar chioness of Eiy, the Duchess of Wellington, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel Seymour, and the Master of the Household, left Windsor Castle at ten minutes past ten o'clock yes terday morning, travelled by a special train on the Great Western Railway to Paddington, and arrived at Buck ingham Palace at ton minutes past eleven o'clock. The Earl of Derby had an audience of the Queen. The Duke of Cambridge ♦isited her Majesty. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting left Buckingham Palace, in two of the Queen's carriages, at eight minutes before three o'clock in the afternoon, for the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway, and returned by a special train to 'Windsor Castle. The royal suite consisted of the Marchioness of Ely, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey, Colonel Sey mour, and the Master of the Household. The Queen and Prince Albert were conducted to their carriage by Earl Spencer, Lord Steward. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary and the Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at her residence, Gloucester House, A committee of the Lords of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council had a meeting yesterday at the Privy Council-office, Whitehall, to settle the roll of sheriffs for the counties of England and Wales for the present year. The lords present were Lord Cranworth, Lord Chancellor ; Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for the Home Department ; the Earl of Claren don, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; Sir Chas. Wood, President of the Board of Control ; Earl Gran ville, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ; and Earl Spencer, Lord Steward of the Queen's Household. The Earl of Derby had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at his residence in Piccadilly, after the noble earl had had an audience of the Queen. The Cathedral Commission met at No. 1, New-street, Spring-gardens, on Wednesday. The commisioners present were the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Oxford, the Hen. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, the Rey. Canon Selwyn, and Mr. Henry _Kine•scote (secretary.) A ° deputation from Stage Carriage Proprietors of Marylebone had an interview yesterday with Sir Ben jamin Hall, at the office of the General Board of He)ltb, Whitehall. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Henry Edmonds, John Trevett, Thomas Bird, James Willing, Augustus Lines, Samuel Henton, and J. E. Bradfield. Despatches from the Governors of the North Ameri can Provinces were received yesterday at the Colonial office. The young Marquis of Buts has been suffering from an attack of scarlatina. The Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley have arrived in St. James's-square, from Knowsley. The marriage of the Rev. Hihhert Binney, D.D., Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia, with the daughter of the hioa. Mr. Justice Bliss, was solemnised on the 4th ult. in St. Paul's Cathedral, Halifax, Nova Scotia. EDWARD'S' PRIVATE HOTEL, GEORGE -STREET.—Ar- rivals : Azitnullah Khan, from Pright.n ; Major Faw cett and Mrs. Fawcett, from Brighton ; Mrs. Frederick Vincent, from Stenfold Rectory. Lieut.-Colonel Lord Bective has the Cavan Militia supplied with all requisites that can be had in that town and county. TILE PRINCISS'S THEATRE.—Mr. Charles Kean, who has carried on the management of this theatre for the last three years, has just entered into an arranae►oent with the lessee for the renewal of his lease for a term of pars. PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 Ab er d ee n 199 - 101 St. 100 Do. No. 2,7 p. c.... 90 92 25 30 Myth and Tyne lOpor ••• c. pref. (issd.p,tso/) ... ~. St. 100 Brie. & Ex. 4p. c. St. ... ... 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... . . ... St. 100 Caledonian ClO 95 97 x n 15 all .Thcster is Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent._ ... „, 91 all Do. do. Pref. N.. 2 ... ... 2i all Do. do. Pref. 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Gold Anglo Californian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold. Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Blxnarvon Iron and Coal British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issu ed at £5 pm Do. Comas & CuiabA Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Ci eek Clarendon Cons. Min, Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copper Min. of Eng Do. Prof. 7i p. cent Copiapo English and Austin. Copper Smeltg Fortuna General Gt.NuggetVeinßeg Great Polgooth Liberty Linares. Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgiband Silver Lead MM. St Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Ithymney Iron Do. Nov Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft .. United Mexican Waller West Mariposa Worthing Mining of Australia Yuba 1 ... k I -- it i - i - 5 - 7 5i - 64 2 - 2i 1 - 4 29 -21 - id par 50 55 5 $ 0 par 2 p 18 11 id 15 17 7 8 id 4cl i 1 •• • ••• i • --i 1 3 31 -- -- 22 -- 24 6 - 7 4 - 4. 1 - 1i 1 - 2 - 8 MISCELLANEOUS 25 174 Australian Agricult. 334 344 321 x d 20 . 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Telegraph.. 1 1 1 all Do. Registered - 1 20 5 Tryst & Loan Co. of Upper Canada .. . 00 284 Van Diemand, a Lust' 11 =. 12 MARKET NEWS-(TITIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Feb. 1, Inspectors in the different Citi es and Towns in England and Wale per Imperial Quarter. 1855 . made up from the Returns of the THE SIX WEEK S " WHEAT. I BARLEY. 1 OATS. I RYE. 1 BEANS. 1 PEAS. :, 0 631 32s 21 26s 81 , 4 34 21 44s 61 / 41s 81 WEAT. I BARLEY. 1 OTS. i ars. 1 BEANS. 1 PES. 72s 81 33e J 278 A 31 45s lid 46e 51 44s A bd AVERAGE. QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 64,203; Barley, 83,228 ; Oats, 18,516 ; Rye, 102 ; Beans, 4,280; Peas, 1,489 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d t o 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 4s 2d to 5s 4d ; Pork, 3s Od to 48 4(1 per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Jan. 31.—The supplies of stock here to-day were but moderate, yet the trade ruled inactive, at barely late rates :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 48 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 33 4d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, Jan. 31.—Our market was tolerably firm, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; Mutton 3s 6cl to 4s 10d; Veal, 4s 6d to 58 2 d ; Pork, 3 s 4d t o 48 ' 6d per Ms. Quarter old Store Pigs, 203 to 264 each. HAY smrransm—Meadow hay, 21 18s to 41 15s Od ; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to. 5/ 15 s ; and straw, 11 4.3 to 1/ 12s per load. Trade steady. per load. WHITECHAFEL.—Mead ° w haY, 2118 s t o 4 1145; c l over ditto, 3/ 5s to 6 / 16 s; and stra w , 11 38 to 1112 s per load. dAitCathouo:frt3BlEs its L p tA ;l N y sD , t and a fair demand. —Meadow hay, 31 O s to 4/ 12s ; and straw, 1/ 4 s to 11 13s ; clover Trade firm. sinTPING--(711.12 DAY.) LLOYD'S L N no .E ic . , ; Feb. I. —Wi n d and w eather this day at noon, stron g breeze, cl ear andne weather, frost. fer P th v e it c o r n i T m u e , a J . an. 31. Wind Efi s , elled—Canadi a n ( a ), FALMOUTH, Jan. 31.—Wind, E.N.E Arrived — The D'Auvergne, from Hond uras. rived—Anna Louisa, Tho h enry . (schooner), of from Bremen , J f a e n r . 3 s l t .. but has Bideford, fell ' ov er and fil led , been ri g ht e d, w ith —Wind, E. Ar position, partly filling considerable damage. JERSEY, Jan. 30.—Wind, E. Sai led—Circassian, for Bahia. BMA, Jan. 31.—The Tramp (schooner), of Arbroath, is with —The Two • WAMPUM, Jan. 31. . Listers, from Goole for London, is on shore, 11 an d wi probably become a wreck. ' CLYDE, Jan. 30.—Wind, S.E. S ailed—Wallace, for tid o e n . the bar in a dangerous Melbourne; Lady Cornwall, Barbadoek (PER ELECITAIO TELEGRAM) LrmarooL, Thursday, 10.58 a.m. Wind, E. Arrived—Petrel, from Cephalonia. Sailed—Ripple, for Lisbon ; Ahue, for Gijon ; Union, Malta ; Albyn, Marseilles:" QUBENSTOWN, Jan. 30. Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—President Van Buren, from Taganrog ; Clau dia, Bilboa. (RY SUBMARINE AND ERITISFI TELEGRAPH.) G R AVESEND, Thursd ay, 9 ,50 a.m. Wind, N.E. ; tide, 1 : i hour's flood ; fine. No arrivals. Sailed—City of Rotterdam (s), for Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday, 9.28 a.m. - • Wind, N.E. ; very strong. No arrivals. Put back and anchored —Tally Ho (brig), from Swansea, for London. 10 I I 1.0.0; 13.5 25i 30 20 1 1 40 5 St. 25 71 74 1855„ TILE MAGAZINES. Blackwood.—Blackwood opens with a paper en tided " Whence have come our dangers ?-' The answer to this momentous question is suggested to be die syetern of retrenchment generally adopted, and the reduction of the army which has been effected during the late peace. It is justly ob served that the theory that wars are to cease, and treat pacific interests are to govern the world, is aim:x.o popular with the unreflecting,, . but is at present': intterlY impracticable. The . interesting romance of "Zaidee e " by the charming au th oress of "Katie Stemart," whose style is easily recog nised, conti nues .with unabated attractions. It would seem to promise to be a longer and more fully-developed store from the style of its com mencement than eiiber csf its predecessors. An important event occurs in t22e present instalment, in the discovery of the w. M, that hidden treasure which has rendered poor Z4idee miserable. We look to its continuation with interest. It is fol lowed by a criticism of Professor .Ferrisr's " Insti tutes of Metaphysic," which the wfiter clefines as " the science that teaches ma n th e l engt h o f hi s tether," teaching him loss what lie may know, tban what he may not know. An account of " Schana j of arid the War in the Caucasus" gives some int eres ti ng details of the life of that chief. The biographer, how ever, declines to believe the story of the Tchetchenzes ' envoys, which certainly is a very incredible tale, and very little to the credit of the Warrior Prophet of the Caucasus, as it attributes his mother's death to the punishment - inflicted by his fanaticism. Au article entitled "Revelations of a Showman" con tains a notice of Mr. Barnum's autobiography, and gives an unqualified and well-merited condemna tion of that contemptible volume. The life of Lord Metcalfe affords the subject for an abstract of his history and a narrative of his public career. His epitaph, written by Mr. Macaulay, is appended. It is somewhat curious to see a criticism on Bulwer in the pages h e h as so o ft en enr i c h e d b y hi s contri butions. The critic, in entering on the subject, proposes to consider him only as the author of " Pelham," " The Caxtons," and "My Novel." While agreeing fully in his admiration for the last two works, which have already gained for them selves an enduring reputation, we cannot coincide with his hasty dismissal of all the previous works, except the first. Few of the readers of " The Last Days ,of Pompeii," of " Eugene Aram," or or of "Night and Morning," howe ver they may- differ from the sentiment expressed or moral conveyed, will admit them to be unworthy of the author's fame. For the rest the critic renders full justice to the three works, which alone he admits to consi deration. "The Story of the Campaign, written in a Tent in the Crimea," is continued, and describes the battle of Inkernaan, and winter on the plains. The narrative concludes at the beginning of De cember, and leaves the army under comparatively cheerful auspices, sustained by the hopes of the speedy arrival of those huts and supplies which, alas ! have not yet reached them. It is written in a clear and vigorous style, and gives a graphic pic ture of the camp life. There are two poetical con tributions, one from the late Professor Forbes, of average merit' ; the other, "To an Italian Beggar Boy," is very inferior to the verses generallyfound in the pages of Blackwood. The Dublin University.—" The Dramatic Writers of Ireland" is continued, and is of great interest, conveying in slight sketches a general idea of the most distinguished men who appeared before the public in that department of literature. Richard Steele claims rather a larger theme of attention than the others under notice. Some pains are de voted to the consideration of his connection with Addison, and especially of the awkward affair into which they were led by the repeated practice of Steele borrowing sums of money from Addison. Many different versions of the same story are given, but the fact appears the same in all, of Addison's having bad recourse to law to obtain his rights. It does not appear that such stringent measures at all interfered with their friendship, however, as that continued unbroken till Addison's death in 1719. Coffey was greatly deformed in person, but he did not feel any of the awkwardness usually felt by those similarly afflicted. He even went so far as to perform the part of /Esop. Owen Swingy was not very fortunate in his attempts, for, after under taking the management of the operas and Drury lane in 1710, he was obliged to live abroad for twenty years to recruit his finances. The story of the " Lichtensteiners" is concluded this month ; it is very interesting and well told. There are some painful scenes in it, especially the one in which the unfortunate Katharine Fissel falls a victim to the cruelty of her savage persecutors, in consequence of not yielding up her sister and denying her faith. However, the events are more satisfactory at last, and the wicked Hinka was killed by a thunderbolt as he was tracking the fugitives. The accounts of the various escapes of the hero and heroine are very exciting to peruse, and the old Bohemian who leq them tr) a Die,. i n -tne rooKs designated " tiusse s Rest," is quite -a' character in his quaint and singular style and de portment. "Poets and Poetasters" contains some very apt remarks on the numerous race of versifiers who have lately appeared before the world. While to some the reviewer awards ample justice, of others he justly makes satirical allusions. awe of these lyrical aspirants pleads that the work in question was written at a childish age under die couragements. It is wisely remarked here that " youth, inexperience, haste, these are not reasons to influence the critic in his judgment, though they are excellent reasons to do what they fail to do— namely, to deter the author from publishing what he has so written." Again, in another instance the author suddenly exclaims, in the ninth canto— " Why do I thus mine idle notes prolong, And, vainly musing, think I utter song." " We most solemnly protest we are unable to an swer the question, and were disposed to ask it ere we had read half-a-dozen pages." " The Redeemed Vow," a fragment, is a most extraordinary compo sition, which has little plot, and that exceedingly improbable. " Flights to Fairyland" is amusing enough, and though not more vraisonlable, than the above-named poem, its marvels aro accounted fur by its title. " The Boundary Map of Europe," is a long and elaborate disquisition on the subjects now engrossing public attention. To those who wish to study in detail the causes and effects of the war it offers attraction, and will impart intelligence and information. Colburit's Kew Itionthly.—The first article in this number contains an account of the Foreign Legions of France, the most distinguished of whom were the Scotch and Swiss. The former were at an early period looked upon as the hereditary enemies of England and the natural allies of France. "Gotham and Porkopolis" is the singular title of a German's narrative of a residence in New York and in Cincinnati, the two cities which are known by the above appellations. " Tom Pepper's Letters from the Crimea" are this month in accordance with the melancholy reports which every day gain ground. " The Young Authoress" is a very unsuc cessful attempt at burlesque. " The Diary of a First Winter in Rome" is con tinued, aid gives a description of the Carnival. The desecration of the Eternal City the authoress bewails pathetically, and truly from her account the effect produced on the spectator must be anything but agreeable. The custom of flinging limo in people's faces is most extraordinary and reprehensible, as its injurious effects upon the eyes are well known. Tint, anonrciinu fn ti iu writor, the greatest fun is who can hurt his neighbour most, and a vulgar, violent species of mirth it seems to be. The only pleasing part is the " Moc-- coli," or torch night, when every one carries a torch, which he endeavours to preserve alight while he extinguishes his neighbour's. " Literary Leaflets by Sir Nathaniel" have reached their twenty-eighth number, which is devoted to Mrs. Jameson's " Commonplace Book, " of which it gives a favourable and attractive account. Some songs of the war, by J. E. Carpenter, are scarcely equal to this author's former writings, with the exception of one of them intended for a duet, which is far better than the others. A paper on " Some of the Inconveniences of Paying One's Debts" gives an amusing description of the miseries that resulted to the writer merely from paying his debts. At the end he was obliged to leave the country, though—as people far more frequently live abroad on account of not having paid their debts—the moral Is hardly is to he recei ve d. " Th e Reception of the,, Dead" s the co n ti nua ti on o f "The Elopement, and is not a very probable story. A paper on " Our Camp in Turkey" concludes the number. United Service.----If you dine with the mess, it is said, you expect to hear of the army, and with equal reason the readers of the magazine look to find its pages mainly occupied with comments on the war, and on military and naval matters gene rally. In this expectation, it is almost superfluous to say, they will not be disappointed in the present number. In a resume of the operations during the past month before Sebastopol, and a spirited narrative by a medical officer, of " Doings in the Crimea, " we come to the continuation of an important paper, headed "A Few Facts relative to the Best System of Breaching, as exemplified by the Experiments carried on at Bassaume. The paper is incomplete, but, so far as we can gather, the experiment of firing half charges Obliquely, under given circumstances, has been at tended with success, and other results have been attained which cannot but have their effect on the direction of siege gunnery. The witty author of "Singleton. Fontenoy " contributes "The Middle Watch," an amusing paper, consisting of a seides o visions or satiric sketches on board ship. In "Re . marks on the Composition of the S taff,"our wretched military system is hero designated as it de , serves, and it is urged that if the great Duke fought his way triumphantly through the Peninsn.la, that was the fruit of his genius, and not of the system. " Military Promotion And Hierarchy of France " is continued, and the career of General Canrobert is narrated up to the present time. It is said of him, " He is daring and brave, confid ent, but cauti ous ; b u t o f such daringness and hardi hood that he requires a Mentor, such as he is sure to find in Lord Raglan. Nothing can stop Canrobert. He knows of no impediment, of no impossibility. War is his element, in which he splashes away like a fish in a sunny stream • and when one victory is won still he is eager for the fray.' The suc ceeding paper, " Hints from the Crimea on the Organisation of the British Army," is perhaps the most important paper of the number, and contains suggestions which have now some chance of being listened to. The deficiency of both our infantry and cavalry in everything appertaining to the art' and practice of war save hard fighting, and the cause or causes are forcibly pointed out; and , an additional and fatal deficiency is shown to exist in the want of attachment in the trooper to his horse. '- In the. editor's portfolio a kindly lift is given to' Sir Chas. Napier, who, we cannot but think, has-‘aomehow or other been sacrificed. Bentleys lliscellany.—The first paper- in this month's number is on that most painful subject that now occupies so much of public attention —"The State of the Army before Sebastopol, and. the Mismanagement of the War.." It is appro priately followed bye. brief expression of in'digna tiou on Lord Aberdeen's reported self-bestowal of the Blue Ribbon. Mr. Harrison Ainsworth con tinues his tale of " The Spendthrift " in the familiar epoch of the last century. It is ia his charaeteris tic style. The next paper is on " that 'singular good scholar, patriot, and table-talker " ( John elden. A song "To the Vattle," by Mary Monk, is full of indignation at the now-abandoned project Of a foreign legion. " The Miranda in the White Sea," from the journal of one of the officers, contains an in teresting description of the events of that expedi tion and of the shores of the White Sea. An account of the " German Almanacs for 1855" gives some amusing extracts from the yearly ca lendars of the Fatherland. The impression of the author respecting the political feelings entertained by the German nation is very little to. their credit. He asserts they have an ill-concealed fear of the strength of the Czar, and. that no -persuasion on earth will induce them to coalesce with the French. " The Blue Dragoon" is a tale of a robbery and the discovery of the criminals. Among the most re markable of the remaining articles .we may men tion " The Sanctuary of the Golden Calf," a vivid description of a gambling house in California. Tait's Edinburgh Magazine.--Tait's Magazine is, it is said, under a new direction, and a visible improvement may be 'discerned in its pages.- The contents have generally displayed superior ability, but they now appear to be of a more literary and. generally interesting character. It opens with the second number of a series of papers on the " Men and Movements of our Times." It is followed by an article on " The Great American Humbug." We are sure it is unnecessary to inform the reader who that is. " The Retrospeetions of a Reverist" is a pleasing tale, which is concluded f rom last; number. One of the most attractive articles is on " The American Poets," the second instalment of the criticism. Among those?' mentioned are Dr. Holmes, who has been unjustly called the American Hood—the present writer more truly designates him a convivial Cowper ; and J. Lowell, the writer of the brilliant " Fable for Critics," whose vigorous and earnest verses are sometimes as excellent as his more humorous pieces. Alice Carey is a pleasing and melodious writer we should imagine from the specimens extracted ; and while we own the necessity of the warning which the critic gives to all American poets that the simile of Ruth among the sheaves is utterly exhausted, we are inclined to consider that our transatlantic neighbours are better off than we are in poets of the second class. Perhaps when the fatal mist of obscurity that now dims our perception of our own writers' powers is cleared away we shall be able to rival them. A paper on the " Coffee-houses of the Restoration," and historical studies of the eternal " Eastern Question," conclude this interesting number. The Law Magazine.—This valuable law review opens with a few observations respecting the Eng lish theory of succession ab intestato, in which the present imperfect state of the law of succession is pointed out. In an article headed, ",Trial with out Jury," great advantages are anticipated to the judicial and forensic character, from the practice of dispensing with juries. "Lord Brougham and Vaux : his Professional and Parliamentary career," lid utnALluuetl. -Thlb paper, -wili,l4.lm , faiv.iday spirit, and with much vigour and discrimination, considerably enlivens the number. In the re maining articles, the alleged failure of reforma tories, " The mendment of County Courts," the question of " Unlimited Liability," and other subjects of importance, are handled withan ability to which the contributors of the Law. Magazine are well accustomed. As usual there are notes of leading cases at commoa law and equity during the quarter. The London University Calendar for the present year will not be found inferior to its predecessors. In addition to the Calendar it contains the classical subjects for the matriculation and B.A. examina tions in 1855 and 1856, regulations, and other matters of special interest to the student in the above University. The Gardener's and Naturalist's Almanac. By Joseph Harrison. Houlston and Stoneman. An almanac horticulturists, naturalists, and all, especially cottagers, engaged in the cultiva tion of garden produce, will a° well to purchase. It is very cheap, and contains directions for the operations of every month, together with astro meteorological predictions. EVACUATION OP CONSTANTINOPLE. We extract the following intereAing observations from a Constantinople letter of the 18th :—" A treaty of peace would probably contain a stipulation for the eva cuation of Constantinople by the allied forces, and our chief hold on the Porte would 1:): lost. Russian intrigues and Russian gold might soon render our influence even smaller than it was 20 years before the war ; and the power of the Czar would be assured by the belief that in the great war which he had waged with the two Western leaders of civilisation ho had been not unsuccessful. Let our armies remain till we have regulated t'ais empire as we have regulated many a decayed and anarchical state. If we leave Turkey now, we leave it only to return to it a few years hence with the necessity of fresh sacrifices and fresh bloodshed. If we remain, a couple of years may find difficult things made easy by the natural action of change and time. At least we must wait events. In the meantime we must commence the internal re-or ganisation of the country. The actual war with Russia is only a secondary matter. If we choose our men well, and throw away all sentimental respect for a rule which does not deserve it, we can put this empire into order in five years. This is not our first effoit at administration. We have lately seen in the Punjab what a single man can do in less than three years in organising the agriculture, the finance, and the commerce of a country lately in utter confusion. Such a man—and there are numbers to be found both in France and England—would do in a few years what cannot be done in centuries by the action of vain and jealous diplo matists on a feeble Sultan, or a circle of unprincipled and intriguing Pashas. THE CRIMRAL—We are enabled to state that Messrs. Crockford have determined to receive orders in this country for' wines, brandies, kc., now on board their screw-steamer Loire, which will probably arrive at Bala klava about the 10th of February. These orders will be transmitted by each post to one of their final on the spot, and the immediate delivery will be insured, as a. number of mules have been put on board at Gibraltar. Trucks upon wheels to be drawn by men or beasts have been provided, and these can be converted into sledges, should such a mode of using them prove best. In addi tion to these appliances there are some 50 hand-barrows, each to be carried by two men, with the aid of elastic webbing across their shoulders, in order to rest the arms when necessary, and thus two men over uneven ground will easily carry about 300ibs. weight. It will thus be seen that every precaution for the speedy delivery of the cases of wines, &c., to the camp has been taken ; and when we consider the excessive rates hitherto charged in the East, and the exceeding worthlessness of such necessaries, we cannot but wish the Messrs. Crock ford every success with this most timely and welcome consignment. GOVERNMENT PRISONS IN IRELAND.—Frew official papers moved for by Mr. Macartnoy, M.P., relative to Government convict prisons in Ireland, &c., it appears that on the 10th of October last the following gentlemen were appointed by the Lords Justices General and al of Ireland, directors of convict prisons in that country, under the 17th and 18th of Victoria, viz. : — Messrs. Walter Crofton, Charles Raleigh Lentaigne, with salaries of 7001., 7001., and 6001. re spectively. The two first-named gentlemen are military officers of 11 and 13 years' service, and the last, Mr. Lentaigne, has held s everal important civil and judicial officer. These arraegements having rendered the office of Inspector of Convict Prisons no longer necessary, the holder of that office, Mr. H. M. Hutchins, was allowed to retire with a compensation allowance of 5651., the salary having been 7001., and to rise gradually to 7501. This allowance of 5651. is to continue till an opportunity may occur for re-employing Mr. Hitchins in the public service. 11e is at present 44 years of age. 50 50 20 20 19i 14 20 11 412: St. 2.5 25 50 100 all all 3, lt 20 20 10 10 17. all all 1 16 100 9 100 ' 21:4, 20 20 50 20 all 1419.1 16i 4 31i all ,all ZO 10 20 20 20 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 92 66 691 i 51 3i 2i 3 s