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No. 19,461.] rPRIcE SD. ° • . . , IVilt - CS. • ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLAAC • . l talls - TO•NIOai t ake , a,. ; Arm .._ , T at 8 o'clock, cad Every Night (but Saturday). _ jo a. .. %,,, Place o: r ' n 2 • ; Gallery, Is. The Mornint Representations ). i nce W aS le ' „„7.Ptlan at.„erY. Tuesday, Thurs Cay, and Saturday, at 3 o'clock.- ...all, Piccadilly. WO 0 orna a for 1/ 11 . AlO a n , E CARGO of Fine NORWAY GAME vhich b r ZO km Eb lv %,„„ust been consigned for immediatesale to alessis GEORGE t kl and 'll-0 BROOKE Le 438 t ° r t he Loud ille ek Game , adenhall Market, consisting arm .b. , on p oulterers , a ml ud Y o qu a an me ti p t ,f corn. Y ea of ei sviiich may be had of any o • 4 ,00 '" ,• A. tGAL ). b.wito 4 and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE iees,, SOCIETY,. Nat e,' or , Aro?, 30.. ,c t Is n . 2 5 , 0. ... 10, Fleet -street, London, 6th February, 1855. shelf , en i I I r , ,ING of ti;‘'nEßY GIVEN, That the ANNUAL GENERAL ~.-7iT. 'When the o i„,„,_ Sje tAy, teileMembera of this Society will be held at this ()nice, „a:7th day ot February inst., at One o'clock pre -0 iiir t, A uditors g_, out created by tour of the Directors acd two . , aelll ) • ' e) Will b ' na g tit of office by rotation (all of whom are re quote'? t r i g 0: 1 , 1 . e filled up. grill cji• BY order of the Board. ..,. IP JOHN NETTLETON, secretary. ;ea.., .7a-.. gn, 00 • .1 2411 ,,, ISH of SAINT GEORGE, Hanover-square. lids, - 10 • ctu tnd j° Millers andmMealmen, Butchers, Cheesemongers, Corn ,ilkroen, l atdp • • e hsasi o ers ' Grocer. ) ; COW,' h 4 0 11141, r% C olouri7e ' Potato-dealers, Oilmen and Talksw -1 per,. 40 . 1 10,7 0 oltog said Cottract. n.* and Cotlininakers.-saich persons as are Irv _ s aw p, , with the Governors and Directors ot the Pocr Oa. 11 7„,a; 1 . u l-ilie 2 f tns e for Sup is-a s a t , In a , , 5,h th , P.„ he two Workhouses for Six Si on . hs, to 50s e n e ~. ntr eeti aor i of March to the 29th da of September, 1855, ' Diu 1 "t, en n t heir sealed I' y 11 fat, 055, Person,,cr b•:fere T• ' Proposals at the Board-room, in Mount )re. e li te ~ ut . o Clock on Wednesday, the 21st day of March, Itha rlde 'e raustTnaering must be in attendance at that time, and y kas ed f ortis op i be made upon, and strictly in accordance with, the 3. /1 1, 03 . ,' 0 ' . pa a !ef of ai l , m en der, which may be obtained on application to the il to - 0 - - , , ,5y„... ~ orkheuse, in 'Mount-street, as well as any further ni non/ , ' • ' ;a.. . ja aft* 0 .. By order. al to aa- 0 , , . - T. B. CHAPPELL, Clerk. • J.d ° ii , s , ' ..titßkr, 168 Et rl ,• a . - "Yu AisTrn : tone , 0 6 4 6,ri •. : :a ~,f tJ . S a uter. - 1 . to an Order of the High Court of , d - ditto, o ol . ,', l '. Itiii i 7 , of b o Y v iih!sde In a cause, LYLE T. LE BRETON, th ub jet?' 0 11 / 0 : 4 ! thi S i tz 'he tou ut ;',' Cooper„ Aylwin, of No. 5, Loraine-place, 110 1 10 leeo nd d a of Middlesex, merchant, who died in or about the • bar i lso ), kr, by AY of August, one thousand 4. •• hundred and fifty st gniti.' i „, rn„. , „ tneir Solicitors, 011 or before-t , ' ,• • ty-fourth cred it. iyer . ,815 5, to corne in d p th - Intritelielneiidtihe Vice..Chanee a n n er Sriroveßichard:` 'l., ela , ms at th ;pan Kindersley, roe 00 10 .. lir *L absis e - re ngs, Lincoln. s-inn, Middlesex, or, in default thereof, 13 , 9. j ' onakeSbanday,thlnptorily excluded tram the benefit of the said order. t oeant il lo r, • i 'll 4&011/en at _ tw ollE7-eighth day of February, 1855, at 12 oflhe i n sifi of •'` a ~.,Igu l' ,o 7 ..G•e said Chambers, is appointed for hearing and b!_ o oo yrria , .- .' , . st.rt_the claire& ' n of the tenth de , . y.of January, 1855.. • . [CO ~ ba . ,' CHAS. PUGH, Chief Clerk. prow . ' R. and G. T. WOODROOFFE;LincoIn's-inn, Plaintiff's Solicitors. • ' ~ 0,9, PATRON-H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. "' 40 --4 b 9. 100. /,' •- it* 'll ium . O LYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. 0e i tie. ,4efave.,,47 Evening, the 15th inst., DRAMATIC READING VAP 1 ii ft. , ~ `. -HAMLET: ''' ill ° • IV( - ~, On e limy ? . B . PORFAIsT ZE,CTURESI ' - •• 1 ..... 'l l liiro r t le TEL. a . n alsTIC NOTE, by Dr. B•CIVIOFFNER. lee .. .... B AL E row. ;,-tiois-le CONCERT by invisible performers on ...' ... the 8, 41 %/t, Pa, J. H. Pgrraa, E.g. .... tti/Letß. OP TICAL DIORAMA of the VOYAGES of SLNBAD ....°..... 4: t titZPaz . s r , th e WAIL _,.... _ n o, „ ts. a S STle A krSSTW , ,.. 0 0 Nt -at GUN, which now Discharges 200 Balls per ....' .. ....' 4 9 5° t h „ltr r a n , jkOre Clirenings„.....The Bards of Caledonia, by Mr. and Miss I -- " 4 "-ba n i, JAn Noorden, Mr. Vaud, and the Royal Polytechnic .•• ,,... , i ji 'ng `flews of America. 14 417 11,/airts, a , 14 e f M ON) ....'" Q CASINO, ARGYLL ROOm.S.— .... • „,. 4.. DI v eosi;krtia n ; c r eale will he played by Laurent's Orchestra :-Over -44181iL(111•Rt ° l r e ; SPontini. Waltzes: Wellen and Wogen, Strauss ; ... ~,' , ritt, ~`Ats t 0.43, • ), l ilanckateau ; Vermahlung's Toaste, ctrauss; .0....'„ . .•'.'..1 , ert to ". ll, ll V ari Z i l o o , Le Cameral de Denise (by desire), H. Lau los,. ,oir .4 bd. 01; ; 80l one us for all the principal performers; Quadrill ' ,60 dS/. ."4 0r i lee , e isi.a. e, LaMotte ;Le Collier d'Or (first time), S on- ifi ';;I;O h p /I I I It4tvgiu ,aisuanders, H. Lsurent ; Lucia, Tinney ; Schottische, I t hieo. ' a nt tim e ) or 0 ,,, 00 4 • i ! rrent, :LA R ena ~ Itenaussy ; Polkas : I,a Musette (first time), 4 a ,••• m a • ; . tttur: Lhe TV ellingene , (first t'me), Bousquet ; The Zouaves, H. )'co c'. , 1' .1 ,7 0 rot Let. P s i u „. g , oll (first time), Streather ; Gallop, Les Guides, oll arS" ,'' I I "is, o re tave t o _uric Cornet-a -Piston, M. Bonlcourt. All inform- Aari ...,,. •44 4 ,...t1t r , _ 3 IC to be obtained at the music repository under sal ' t -- " Ion, o no :;•'ourisnzopen at Eight ; commence at half-past.- ...y% 01011\i ou 6. 5 / 6 a s ,T E IC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Iv B RIDGE -STREET, BLACKFRIARS. ei i • Established 1823. the, th, 1t.,,,... sired by Act of Parliament,3 William IV. taw rI . 2 ., 1 _ 1 1111t 4,, 1 0 li t -,..a. ~n, Si r T. DIRECTORS. cr ow" !y 4. Qt pi t LEWIS, Bart., M.P., Chair rlei. Art gsf t nEtticK ..,t ..." k 13 4 ,_ e ora STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. it , Barber 0> 4 isesy it it t ar 1 2 Esq. 1 Sir Alex. Duff Gordon, Bart. ---- ar pOo Vi st s' .4 -- "het t e rn t „ et e 44 , 4 s YEscl Ahb ld Hest' Es q . MP P 1 'j-" r - "M t Ai -4I "--" " F.R.S. • •.• 2 Ch re arles a Morris, l ' • • efP °l.. i DO , „ulPh, t og. tis s 64? ' N. I William Routh, Esq. -40 011'! e i Nil"' ch a /* l eis b rrint,„ AUDITORS. . d i l e , 4 111e r , u* Esq. I Captain Robert Gordon, R.N. t aine . ,,.! . Va t „„Alt -_, T 0 , Esq 1 John Gilliam Stillwell, Esq. Pe l i a ' cote .. 4 .,5, ~,, e au A , • % gask 3 ) `.. D o 'nen Paris M.D., Cantab. Hon. D.O.L. Oxon. PO a• , 1 el o . • ver.street (President of the Royal College of Phy 'o4...to 11 0 ', Marra ell; .„1. 1. :01 •• . Ret,t,,, --n Travers, Esq., F.R.S., No. 54, Green-street, ,51 011 1ped ~,, '''Toll,-..../i ~,_ Grosvenor-square. I' 30- 0 ,0 0, iv• 11 44,: ke TtrA n eh „.'Y ) ( Ming, Esq.. No. 12, Essex-street, Strand. il ie e d';;o o l th;:saCl%ortig a , 'd allies John Downes, Esq., S a gti tit, o ro o ,„,lfered by this Society are :- F.R.A.S. r roe t o N 0 0, , tss ,L 4 ,1 ) , - ;7 1, te,, ) - ° . l ?led with Security, and Lower Rates of Premium,. a otp r Wltse. L . 12 tunt.rer oflice, which entitle the assured to participate a i Ilah e Wat" u eiet, '"' 4ol derably lower than those of any other Mutual Ahn,,,, AP4 to (I LE ( 3 , ' , II P ut°2t4C 0 -• 1, 1 , -, 4 4 ,N f t - te PROFITS are divided every fifth year among P *Zlin - Zs o Zta t o e e ens is added, after the payment of the Fifth p• P t° a„,. 10 11s - ' 0 et -s e 0 .,_ th a ,,YerY Policy effected on the participating Scale, a taS o ' ;4 1 3 0 011 01 "Liar - rsdna o r n o ,„`een. prior to the next division of protits. SO . L'Zian • 1,..„ lai - : l . 'was added to Psalms et the last division, tr the 7 e- av erage BONUS of 671. per cent. on the Premiums U 0 01°, 4 ;0 yi • 6 f 2 0 4 n a „,Zlieln,, soil , ~. f ar o u/, De asa v b : . l l force nearly 7,000. w of . I Ifiliti s eu erge/Ann amounts to 1,400,0001. Income upwards sr ye e a t , AO ' ti e h n" l' eliZ th y a poO r 1 1# 4 1 - 1 111 t,„. 8 -- -Joip.,, - -tamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or vi sout h° 411 04/,'"g from' rah , at / I -is th e A llow p e lows the advantages offered by this Society, so elPa o ,„p#A .4 rea.ttlitirns, and a division of the entire profits as L oien, R te .-.. P, s ot ..'...../ . .. z, _ fr . W i f:1;11111,'% , \ . A l -,. g g 4.. Sou es ...: v I.:7`' 4- 9 . a. u 2 fag. 74, ' L- 3 ( ern ra . ...) th Iv o v a::,;',,. i;P.an ?? feel i 1.. 1 ,. ~ '1 .1! - E , :ljg ' a , : f ~.2 P;' , e; '. t -A. t , g.'- ilg--- ~ ... 4 ,4 C. pu „flip ,. , 4 e 1 ~, ~,5 - 21 lo.zi g' vot e 1... 3, -sl"'' 3=., = at . as ~ ,iNerPO• `s.„ 1 :4 l'i e ':, -- 4 ~..---,:-............ 1854. 1855. 1854. 1855. ) 0161 .."'. 4. --______ --,--- ..-...... 4 , 1 ° ?, 1 15 ; I f : £ £- £ £ ..Z £ £ ~a, ,a , :_i II ''" 1260 260 114 12 25 1388 1413 4 ,01 A ., .1 .4 f, 6 1205 205 125 12 24 1342 1366 pll, . or, 45 ~' 6 1140 140 130 11 22 1281 1303 poil f ad ;pi pli ' `...., , , ...... 1 0 1030 30 141 10 20 1181 1201 isoil ib „p o l Z' 1 . 04 vArii i , „. ,. .:l Pets ti, "°t3 and full particulars may be obtained on application to , poll o af t 7 , S u i l' i stil ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary. r, Al Peosr , Pr 1, 0 0 'l, Ita s e lvska, SPECIAL NOTICE. Et v9 ir l '=eit t. :, ,, ll::; ° : A .surance must be made prior to the Ist January, w Du i l % 4a .tne Assured to participate in the next Division of in I R 1 8 0 e ttill --f,„,i, 4 -11, RI W seal - ~,p, 4, 1 t't tn ' protected by Royal Letters , t 1.4, 1 , 1 21, 04 cured by the Seals of the Ecole de I , '" tiO ° P, is 4, ' 441 til tunt se • di P Vienna. ' Sy l i; u ledy f t , 0 Imperial Cobege of Me e ne, 0%00, 'l4 rn ITh r 1 141 IlltF 00 n o r ~.o th r ', eth,,. qtaft,„„ -S Elf AR, No. 1, b 01 '''''e eo s L B ' Der si ., - ,.' arisin,;'• Snermatorrhcet. and Exhaustion of th m ~ .00 - 'llieh e - ' , wh,' frog excesses, accident. or climate A P f e Wk e , el h° are Prevented entering the married state by p( il: Ad es ad rlally it . Y errors it is invaluable. 10,11" ttali eL tter' 4 7 the sh O ,: r R TESEMAR, No. 2, P 8 r et B' 2o 10,1 , :rae" - ::: BPael of three days, completely and entirely st 0 121° Mt p,34, ,e 4 thought those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs 1., -w eA Of tl,Yit an antidote for, to the rain of the health in el I. , il t he a POPlllation. r „c fr o ° 4 114 4i -11 ' 0 81 n,,, rtan at Colltjn TRIESEII A.R No. 3, C. acv 1 4 ,, t able , cIY th„ ~e n tal R e • , 'N, ' 4 444 r , rlgl i s , medy for that class of Disorders, in- Pi ct o ' , r, rili n i _ ebon „u Physician treats with Mercury, to the •oili' B ' l4 o tS tll 4 the w on fire Patient's constitution, and which all the as t. m, Ri ga f ail n Alt, 1,;,- 0 :I cannot remove. ar 0 - ildi . /iii o .`"' lhit th a , ee ileati n 'a 2 ., and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smelt, le 4 ( 1 in t 1 eases nee bela finalities. They may lle on the toilet tabb m 00 1$' lit 1-eie To eases a t sT „Cislieeted. pa. te;',4le.,, °es, a. , ~'s• each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided ints aB/1„. kip Ili ; ~,e In., a„Lirninistered by Valpeau, Lallemantl, Roux. w '00 1 "' 1 If" . istsoetq_articgos:vholesale and Retail in London of Johnston, 68, ar e CO - 1 • l'Or4N l b4, 4 ' 1. 1. i n 4 ,, (3 .. WI. Oxford-.treat: and Sanger, 'fl. ("12. as 3r.7_, fro. 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Os. ; ' t •• to be h a d o f th e C o ll ectors on b oard thp onk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Ti t R Ji yt hb h , t' tz t ,, - - i ll . : Dile, :hrtxrrlzi. or TOUT a AND MATURITY .s., illustrated with cases; free by post for 30 4 11 1104t, t ti o(A, V 0 tr Atamps,D DEBILITY /13: 4t2 4 % 4 1 1 `' 4 191 4 7 4 3 ' sb_YraPtoins, and Cure.—An Essay on Spar- Z 7 1411, 0 010(1, 4,-, iractical Observations on a safer and mere ei; I " , ; l ll4" in t albe x t 1;1, teatmase.nt f o t f h the mi d e i r s e e s as ce es pe of the Generative in detecting aid Lait4,4°tY'ol„nrioary e kam o inatl e on i the real cause and effect . ef ` , 14: 'weld, '°alPlaint whether ' Arising from solitary habits, 4.r t bk tts ty yeks tlt : of climate. followed by practical remarks, lounded a44,,adlimilebllity4 TeaPerience in the treatment of Impuissancc 114°1 l.:.11/1,1',°0al W eakness, Spermatorrhcea, Sc . c. 'I? w l n cl , 44, 01 1 ti i alm a o ‘aries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre -11„_a d m n the evils emanating from empirical practice, v°ll tai at f;rona remedies advocated by various writers cm h ilti tl t . sellers. l e tiy is L ft, ... It t . 1,, AMIJEL LA'M'ERT, M.D. 01-'rtk.,adleine glen U-S QUAIt E, LONDON, E d,. it!!llltl4t.rnk.,l4.lictilated Member of the , University I,ltll4:_asajhtr.Ap?tl;`olZr pf the London llospl e. Medical of Secteiy &11l r44l{ l Z?leet of ti ° l 3 i,, t ila rea l , , is L e r s ton p , o ~ , int . out the fearful con t'tZi. kidl e , 131;a1,11:,,,c'r certain habits, irregularities , and ,xec,"..saesn: cen t c 1443- aolatur;-,,,00re misery in Youth, degradation in ~ a 111,;`Clat, of (114...- ,s tore at all stages of Life, than, perhaPs, a is 4404iV, 4,1:t ree,,7__knOri to modern pathologists. Iti peru b sal of , 1 1 .1 ; ea; „0"111.:.!nded to persons entertaining secret d h o a u zar ts e jttl ihapphiates:On, and who conscious of having being d isd OM. l ad h , and priv il eges to which every human 1 4„._1 1 14 4 /c jottl y . „,„, t 57.11 k ; Fers„,":l°3'arY thatall men should know, that there without ktich7a k i f:, Of in ,-- ?lide3, and when wisdom and regret succee d sh4.o‘,,l•llZa;,,,,TlB,derate se lf - indulgence, how these pena ltie s 4tiittu.le 4„.111...?vy the stir.g of their idtveraess may be remov a a_l, phsA t-r`eht,c4rei; any onsequences may be avoided, and above ii ! l't ae tlt tler t o w eir da•,ree of physical Infirmity or functional 11 4k tig h it, 11, 14 for the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. t alpl; t alli t t t ile tr,-. 4 1 t ' axl es of years been engaged In an extensive . 4th .4 I V?, h et - ni loci:aant of these delicate complaints, which have h k ti l t , t i let n t °ln tliet gre.T I TFaIIY confided to the care of ignorant t t l'oth tr vOtraletension 4. "PITY On those who are induced to place bi t ae j' and c?"lr.lry in , rty' 9, L , 0., 23 p , •Y be had, price 2i, of Messrs ' . Pipez, 4t4 sty ' elecat..,_ . a,ernoster-row; llannay, 63, Oxforll-stree. ; At'314114 t, w'sqllare; !wit", 1 4 ha re . an y 39, Coruhill; or free Gyl li post for addr.ess frona the -, uthor's residence, 7, Bed -411 afnr 0 0 „. 1114 ` "444101 1 daily fr om_ Eleven till Two, and from , ff oe c"4' 15° 1 11 C4rl 4 0 , 1 0 ,,t 0 1.. r is to AO" I 'o' l. ' l3 °,4l 'U t og 6 0 of , 1 1 : 1 i tiocii„ot C' i°l o4 e6 .o )' gm% till bror ) . (I' o o°o o ° , 133 10 6 56. 1 :, 1, 14 of P t s, 4 0 ot ) ist I l e° 1 0 . OP P ie o ' 4° til e 09 10°' \.~ PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MRS. GORE'S NEW NOVEL. MAMAION ; or, the HARDSHIPS of an HEIRESS. Hurst and ills ckctt, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great .31arlborough-strect. Nearly ready, People's Edit?on, price 2s. Cd., the Fourteenth E(ition, DR. ROWE on NERVOUS DISEASES, Liver and Stomach Complaints, Low Spirits, Indigestion, General - Debi ity, and Diseases of Warm Climates ; the result of thirty years' practice. London : John Churchrl, NOV Burlington-street, ,Ifr. Newby has just published, 3 vol s ., 42 9. . L ADY BLESSING TON'S LIFE an d CORRES POND ENCE " The book Is rich in matter which must interest, arid will furnish its quota of anecdote to the literary records of tho first half of this cent.ry "—Athenreum. " We may with perfect truth affirm; that during the lag tfty years there Is :s been no book of such peculiar .interest to tbg literary and political world."—Morning Post. QUACKS UNMASKED. The Third Edition,---Just published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d. IN TRUE & FA LSE SPERMATORRH(EA , with the View of distinguishing the linaginary from the Steal Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment andeure... iranu-the-tlerman -of-Dr. Pit:lt/ruin,. 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Nothing of interest has occurred since my last. A sortie was made on the French on the night of the 28th, In which the Russians were signally defeated, and the officer who led the party- dangerously wounded and, made prisoner. He had just arrived from St. Peters burgh, and Wal covered with military orders. - A flag of truce was sent in next day from Sebastopol to learn his fate, and propose an exchange. The Frimch have re fused to give any information about him till his name is divulge& He is believed to be a prince of high rank. All our guns are-packed and waiting to be put in po sition. We have 103, ani the Fronds 167. We are not likely to open fire for two or three weeks to come, A great deal of .sickness prevails ; 400 men . were in valided yesterday, and 350 to-day. More again will be sent in to-morrow. The Russians have opened fresh•batteries. JANUARY 30. The authorities here, km's' again chosen to alter the time of the rnsil, so as only to give time for a few addi- tional lines. Beyond the occasional sallies from the garrison no thing is - doing. - The army which moved from the Teher naya has net yet been heard of, though it is believed to have marched in the direction of Eupatoria. All the :new English siege guns hive been forwarded to camp, and are there in park. ;No one knows-the reason why they are not got in 'positron at once, especially as the French have long been ready and are waiting for us. A new advanced work of ours, which may be termed our second parallel, has had the platforms laid for its guns, which consist of 10 and 13 inch mortars, and 24 long guns. One or two guns have been placed for the defence of the work in case of a sortie. The French works are entirely completed, and mount 167 guns and mortars. Our lines will mount 103 ditto. We also lend 10 mortars to the French, which will make in all 280 pieces of ordnance bearing upon the town and batteries. It is still quite problematical when we are likely to open fire. The sanguine say that the whole of our guns can be planed in a week. It is quite true such a thing is possible, but not with the small disposable force which the English can spare. Judging from the general progress which we have made in other matters, I should say it will now be at least three weeks before all the new guns are placed. The enemy in the meantime is not idle ' • each week witnesses the completion of some new battery earth work. On the south side of the town our artillery offi cers estimate the number of Russian guns at 450. Of the north side we have but few means of judging, except from the general appearance of the place, according to which it seems almost impregnable. The Russians show fearlessly outside their batteries, in large numbers. All of them wear the same kind of sheepskin coats which have lately been issued to- our men. I inspected the town from our right attack yesterday, but there was little worthy of remark beyond the extreme neatness and strength with which all their works are repaired. A. large number of troops were eviployed in throwing up a second line of defence in rear of the Flag-staff Battery. The cemetery, which is situated outside the walls, tells in unmistakeable language that the mortality in the town must have been very large. Not only the cemetery itself but all round it is completely covered with mounds and fresh-made graves, which would se em t o i n di ca t e th a t some thousands had lately been interred there. If this is the case with the only cemetery exposed to our fire, it is not too much to presume that others more sheltered and to the north had been even more crowded. We have had continuons fine weather since I wrote last, and all the men are now completely clad in their warm sheep skin coats. The soldiers appear to think it an essential part of their duty to wear on all occasions all the cloth ing which is issued to them. For instance, men em ployed in dragging up huge guns, or in fatigue parties working with picks and shovels, turn out to their labour when the sun is almost hot swathed up to the chin in thick comforters, flannel shirts, and great-coats, and sheep-skin coats over all. It is sometimes ridiculous to see them moving about in this way, and it isgeserally said that the men now suffer as much from over-clothing as ever they did from being short of it. The huts, lam sorry to say, make no progress. One has been erected to each brigade, to serve for hospital purposes; but beyond these three or four the men are under canvas as usual. Thank heaven we may now look forward to fine weather. It would be hoping against hope to rely on the wooden huts, which, ever if we continuo at our pre sent rate, will not be erected much before the summer is well in. A most deplorable amount pf sickness is still preva lent throughout the whole of our divisions. As the weather is liner, and our troops much better fed, it can only be accounted for by supposing that the sufferings which our men have undergone in past months is now telling on them. Ea`e - h day numbers of sick are rent in for invaliding to Scutari, and unless the mortality is as great there as here, the hospital in the Bosphorus must be full. On the 28th the French mules took in 400 of our poor fellows, and on the 29th 350 more. Another batch, I am told, is to be sent in to-day. I know well that we cannot be losing far short of 2,000 or 2,500 men and officers per week, and we certainly do not receive more than 1,000 in the same time as reinforcements. In fact, it i 1 raw reinforcements—the boys— that are sent out here, which swell our sick list to such inordinate pro portions. The sufferings which our poor fellows undergo, in the transit on mules from the camp to Balaklava, is almost beyond belief. Several always die on the way ; and the long time which they frequently have to wait at the edge of the harbour, until all are taken on board ship, only adds to their severe trials. In order to lighten the last as much as possible, Commander Derriman, of the Caradoc, has, with the assistance of his officers, built a little shed, in which a ship's copper is fitted, and some 50 or 60 gallons of hot tea kept ready for the arrival of the unfortunate invalids. As the mules bring them in, and while waiting to be embarked, a pint of this is given with some biscuit to each man. It is impossible to de scribe the gratitude which the mess express for the com fort which they say they derive from this slight suste nance. Yesterday I went down to the hut to see it in working order, and it was painful to the last degree to see the miserable, broken-down frames of our men, cla mouring and struggling with all their little strength for a cup of the steaming drink. The whole management of this little store is vested in Mr. Frederick Shead, second master of the Caradoc, and the unremitting kindness, patience, and attention with which he arranges all for the comfort of the sick men, deserve the highest praise. Morning, noon, and night, whenever the sick come in, he is busy at this truly charitable work ; which, at a merely than n e a o l o e u t o l ay, t , h e r e r l e s h v e e s s t e m h o a r r e i t e m s i i s n e r L y o a n n d d o uff s e sufferin g Some of the invalids sent in yesterday were fearfully frost bitten in the face, arms, and legs, and some were in the and d y last two stage while o le in f t e h x e is b te o n a c t e s . to Fi b v e e c d o ie d nv e o y n e d t he way t o the doors, ships. At Balaklava there is very little worth notice. Many of the wooden huts have been erected at the head of the harbour, and the streets under the new commandant are certainly better looked after. There is still no sign of the railway. The Malacca, 17, has arrived with one of the yachts from the Crimean Fund, about the name of which latter I am uncertain. The Golden Fleece left harbour yesterday, with sick on board • and the Andes, Go me l za , an d J a so n l eave there to-day, also full of sick. The mort a lity among the Turks in Balaklava is per fectly appalling, considering their now reduced numbers. In all the most dirty hovels of the town they congregate in scores and die, without leaving their huts, er making the least complaint. The reckless system of interring them all round the town still goes on, though not to the same extent as . fornierly. A. number .of.nurses for the sick have arrived with Miss Stanley, .froin Scutari. They will attend to the hospital at Balaklaia, wnich I am bound to state is now in excellent order, and really far surpasses what might have been expected from an hospital in such a place, and conducted under such trying circumstances. Very few of the Cossacks remain round Balaklava, so that the ad route by the military road to Sebastopol is now almost entirely open. Horsemen may ride to camp by it with safety. For foot passengers there is still risk, though many go by that way. The enemy has recently erected a heavy battery on the other side of the river Tchernaya. it is composed entirely of long ship's guns, and throws its shot and shell to a considerable distance. It is situated on a precipitous hill, about midway between cur right at Inkerman and our rear, over the plains of Balaklava. No one had any suspicion that such a battery was ever con templated, until, to the surprise of all, it suddenly opened ire two days since. No one can conceive the object which the enemy had in ♦iew in throwing up this work, as its very longest range 'shots fall nearly 2, 000 yards distant from our lines. Yet the Russians fire from it constantly at the few straggling soldiers who quit our lines to search for wood and roots with which to cook their rations. Though it is quite evident to all that the !Russians might fire for ever from this battery without once hurting one of the allies, yet still they keep on wasting their powder and shot without even disturb ing us or the stragglers at whom they are aimed. This, at all event , i, shows that the Russians are not short of ammunition of any kind, and are determined to give us all the hindrance they can, no matter how slight. RUSSIAN PRODUCE.—The anticip a ti ons entertained a reaction f rom the among the dealers in Russian produce re gar di ng the forthcoming proclamation to stop all intercou rse w i th the Queen's enemies having proved erroneous —th e measure not I b i R e g a s r i i n n g m u u p n o i n t o t r n a s d e o , f w b u a t r, b i on.g simply dire c t e d to sudden rise of Saturday has taken place in the tallow. market, and the quotation, which had advanced to 595. is again 575. per cwt., at which, however, th ere is a tendency to firmness. SPIRIT OF TIIE PUBLIC TOURNALS. INCAPACITY- OF LORD RAGLAN. (Front the Times of this day.) By this time Lora Raglan has been put in possession of the opinions prevailing in tpis country respecting the, conduct of the Crimean expedition, and we have reason to believe that he protests with some strenuousness against the coredusione which would attech culpability to hituselfor Lis staff. Tee que.stion itself is one of the gravest importance on public ne less than private grounds. That maxim of our institutions that every man is innocent until he has been peered otherwise is assuredly not with out its force when the person concerned is a General in command ef an army, previously enjoying a geed profes sional reputation, and as yet unheard in his own defence. In such a case we are even more than usually bound by the laws ef justice to the observance of moderation and forbearance, but we must needs express our opinion that those laws have not been hitherto tran4gressed. Lard Raglan has been c h arge d with " inc apacity," and it has been asked, more or less plainly, that he should be re calliid Irons his command. In,this demand is there any thing unreasonable o r unfair ?--anything of which his lordsip or his friends are entitled to complain ? We think not, and we request the reader to follow us impar tially through a few observations. - Lord Aberdeen observed, with great candour, on the occasion of his resignation, that the discon tent of the country with the Government was a natural consequence of the . ill-suCcess which had attended its measures; and, if this argument was good in the case of the Ministry at home, how much more forcible must be its applicatioirto the Commander in-Chief abroad—to the general actually on the spot in charge of the army, and w ith the power of control over all its operations ! Mr. Gladstone reminded the House of Commons, in an elaborate speech, that even the offi cers of the various military departments were respon sible to Lord Raglan alone, and that no step Could be properly taken by the Government in the way of dis placing or superseding them without his knowledge and consent. We need not, however, pursue this argument further, or enter into any explanation of the authority with which a Commander-in-Chief is invested over all branches of the army. He is, unquestionably, the per son responsible at first sight fir the conduct and results of the war ; he shares most largely in the honours and profits of success, and it is he from whom account is first due in the case of disaster. No doubt he may clear himself from blame, but that a reeponsibility does attach to his office proportioned to its authority is what we think no reasoning man would deny, More especially is this the case when the misfortunes of an expedition have been, to all appearance, avoidable, when they have been traceable much more to our own weakness than to the enemy's strength, and when the superiority acquired by the personal intrepidity of our troops has been lost for want of the talents which should have turned their valour to account. If we had been overmatched in the field, defeated in fair fight, op pressed by irresistible rigours of climate, or otherwise overborne by invincible calamities, there would be little to be said. No general can be held absolutely or un conditionally responsible for success ; and even a van quished commander may deserve reward. But when, as in the Crimea, all that could be reasonably asked of Fortune has been granted, and more than could be ex pected of soldiers heroically performed—when the land ing, the battle, and the march were all so many triumphant achievements, and when the failure has been obviously confined to the . administr ative departments of the army—it is surely nothing but reasonable that the officer to whom the chief administration of the army was committed should be thought accountable prima facie; for the consequences ensuing. The same rule of pro ceeding by which Lord Raglan was honoured with a Field Marshal's rank brings him also a Field Marshal's able to comprehend the principle public, on which Lord J o h n Russell, after declaring that the army had b een b rought to a " horrible and heartrending' condition by means "inexplicable" even to himself, could stand up a few d a y i afterwards and stigmatise as ribaldry" t he comments hich had questioned the capacity of th a t of a press w army's commander for the situation he filled. h on the general question, we can review the events of the expedition without prejudic e or para. ti lity In BO far as the delays permitted were Premising this much de trimental to th e en t er prise, the result is probably no t imputable to th e d ec i s i on of the commander on the sp o t. \Ye can under s t a nd also by what succession of events the army found itself on the heights between Balaklava, and Sebastopol without the supplies necessary for its own well-doing or the munitions required for the siege. Probably the principle adopted was that of sacrificing every other consideration for the ohanoe of getting into Sebastopol as quickly as possible. if this could be ac complished, there would be no need for store*, huts, depots, or communications, since our ships would 'land their cargoes on the, regular keys of the great harbour, and our troops, if it was decided to winter in the Cri mea, would be comfortably lodged In the town. There was something, therefore, tube raid for the plan of con centrating every effort on the construction of batteries and the accumulation of siege material, even to the ne glect of all precautions against the contingeecy of failure. Possibly, if Lord Raglan bad set about making a road from 13alak!ava at the end of September, in stead of getting up his guns and ammunition to the heights, it might have been said that a more decisive policy would have saved him all this trouble by putting him in possession of Uebastopoi itself. Up to the 17th of October—indeed, the day on which the can nonade first opened, the tactics employed admit of ex planation, if not of defence, but that morning should have terminated all doubt as to the true state of affairs. We know, from Lord Raglan's own despatches, that the prospect of " ulterior measures"—that is to say, 'of the assault and capture of the town--began then to appear indefinitely remote, and that the great feature of the advantage of th e b es i ege d over the ditions required for a succe ss f u l siege—wag established. B u t w h y, un d er operations—the besiegers all te co completely conditions such circumstances, were not the tactics changed ? Why when it was clear that we must be dependent for some time on the resources of our own position, were not those resources collected and assured ? There was still time to open and secure c ommunication with Balaklaya, to procure reinforcements, to construct roads, to form provision depots, to get winter clothing in store, and to do, in fact, all that has since been done or attempted when for n it uir is too late. Thi s i s ono of the leading points qy. Assuming, as we may certainly do, that all, or nearly all, the consequences which actually ensued was to be foreseen on the spot after the failure of the 17th of October, it becomes a point of inquiry how soon the Ministry at home were acquainted with these facts and impressed with a due sense of the altered position of the army. Judging from their s it t f theal appears s as if they only a d op t e d , battle of I n k erman, t h ose measures afterwprhoicc e h : h a d ngonui news have bee n executed without the loss of an hour after the news of the ineffectual cannonade. Up to a certain period— viz., the 17th of October, the tac tics of the campaign were, as we have said, intelligible, but the situation became immediately altered: by the events of that day, and the chief disasters of the expedi tion seem to have arisen from the fact that the course of proceedings was not altered accordingly. Whether the result was due to failure of perception, and, if so, whe ther the failure was abroad or at home— whether appli cations for succour were not made or not heeded—is more than can be yet certified. O n one po i nt — t h at of the un roasted coffee —we have already seen it stated that Lord Raglan had made strong and early representations, but without effect, and the Name method of exculpation may, undoubt edl y , be o pen to hi m on other points. What the public cannot understand is how the only two parties to whom responsibility miliac:lnhave left Lord Raglan can ultimately attach should both be blameless together after disasters which inc ompetence e n L c o e r d o f R a a d g m l a i n n a n t: a ; thhwi have e e aili ni failedsanffil plainly occurreden tu t vr n meant ing ferthoseoorfrom a action s to account ; but that both are to be exgmpted . from the charge of incapacity when our troops, at the distance of only six miles Prim art have perished by thousands for want of common necessaries, is more than the country can believe. LO RD CLARNDON.—Lord Clarendo n has bad man yupont h h e i wm general during.with h ertai o e the lat e di scus formation of a pinion th a t hi s continuance in the Foreign - office was th e one thing needful. Lord-Derby did more. lie desired beyond all son e. Everyb ody Governmentcompliments c onferre ds ubscrib ed en trusted to thincis to have him for Foreign m ister . He saw, witlibis well-known shrewdness, that this was no time to interfere with the negotiations that have been carried on so successfully, and that are at this moment in such Lord Clarendon hold s th a happy train. e complic a t e d threads of those negotiations, spread over Europe, in his hand. Every one in turn saw how delicately, how firmly, they are held in his grasp. All desired to pre serve the continuity of these negotiations. Lord Derby saw the necessity. But be des paired of Lo r d Cl De co-operation with himself until he should first secure Lord Palmerston, Mr. Gladstone, and Air. Sidney Her• bert ; and then, and not till then, did he consider him self in a position—a position which he never reached to approach Lord Clarendon, with or w i thout, as the case might be, the influential mediation of Lord Lans downe, who has throughout the whole of these negotia tions " won golden opinions from all me4l; o2 .i nu Chronicle. ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL VISIT Op JENNY LIND TO ENGLAND.—The lovers of music will be gratified to learn that Jenny Lind has entered into an engagement to re visit England, in her professional capacity-. - Those, how ever, who may expect to see her again on the boards of either Opera-house will be disapp o i nted. From religi ous scruples she has determined never more to appear before the public under any circumstances which could be construed into g i v i ng her sanction. to theatrical or operatic performances. She has further resolved that all her future exhibitions before the public shall partake, more or less, of the character of sacred music ; and, with this view, she has, we are informed, stipulated that she shall sing only in Exeter•hall. She is expected here some time in the month of April. Our readers are aware that Jenny Lind iii now the mother of two childien. LORD MALIVIESBURY AND THE GRENADIER GUARDS. Lord Malmesbury, in his late speech, said he could only find 18 officers in the Grenadier Guards "at all connected with the peerage ;" I have also looked (says a writer in the Times) over the Army List, and find as follows : His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Colonel and Field Ma rshal. Hon. Augw-tus Foley, Colonel. lion. R. Bruce, Colonel. lion. J. Lindsay, Colonel. lion. G. Cadogan, Colonel. lion. A. Gordon, Colonel. lion. H. M. Percy, Lieutenant -Colonel. lion. H. T. Forrester, Lieutenant-Colonel. lion. R. W. P. Curzon, Lieutenant -Colonel. Hon. C. H. Lindsay, Lieutenant-Colonel. Lord Arthur Hay, Lieutenant -Colonel. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Lieutenant-Colonel (son-in-law of the Duke of Richmond.) Captains, Lord Frederick Fitzroy. Viscount Balgonie. Hon. A. F. Egerton. lion. W. Quin. Hon. Ashley Ponsonby. Lieutenants. Hon. W. F. Forbes. Viscount Stormont. Hon. Amias Poulett. Viscount Molyneux. Earl of Carrick. Viscount Hood. Hon. John Stanley. Hon. J. B. Dormer. There are also two Baronets, Sir Charles Russell and Sir James Ferguson, making in all 27 with handles to their names. Of others "not at all connected with the Peerage" there are— Colonel Wood, son of Lady Caroline Wood, nephew of - Lord Hardingtk - _ Colonel Craufurd, married to a Cavendish, grand daughter of Lord Burlington, and cousin to the Duke of Devonshire. Colonel Ridley, nephew of the late Lord Colborne, and married to a daughter of Lord Oranmore. Colonel Mitchell, eon of Lady Harriet Mitchell, and nephew of Lord Raglan. Colonel. Goulburn - , nephew of Lord Rokeby, and son of the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lieutenant-Colonel Reeve, son of Lady Sagan Reeve, and nephew of Lord Harborough. Lieutenant-Colonel Maitland, son of Lady Sarah Maitland, and nephew of the Duke of Richmond. Captain Crichton Stuart, son of Lord James Stuart, presumptive heir to the Marquis of Bute. Major Ponsonby, son of the Hon. F. and Lady Emily Ponsonby, of the Beiborough Major Ellison, nephew of„Lord Rokeby. Captain Cost, son of the Hon. P. Cust, and Isabella, sister of the Duke of Buccleuch. Captain De Horsey, son of Lady Louisa de Horsey. Captain Higginson, son of Lady Frances Higginson. Captain A. Fox, son of Lady Caroline Fox. Captain Koppel, great grandson of the second Earl of Albemarle, K.G. Captain A. Ponsonby, brother of Major Ponsonby above. Captain Sturt, son of Lady Carlotta Sturt, and nephew of Lord Cardigan. Lieutenant Fullerton, son of Lady G. Fullerton, and nephew of Lord Granville. Lieutenant Parnell, nephew of Lord Congloton. Lieutenant Thynne, son of Lord John Thynne. Lieutenant Buck, son of Lady Elizabeth Beck, and grandson of the late Marquis of Thomond. In all 48 persons, nearly connected with the Peerage. There are also five eldest sons of baronets, and the un der-mentioned officers, also closely connected with noble families : Lieutenant-Colonels.—Clifford, Hopwood, and Wyn yard. Captains.—Hatton, Digby, and Mitchell. Lieutenants.—Clive, Tracy, and Clayton. 62 in all ;—tolerably well for one regiment ! There is here an evident suppressio yeti on the part of Lord Malmesbury ; and also in his omitting any men tion of the officers of the Life Guards, the show soldiers. A correspondent in this day's Times asks, if Lord Raglan still receives the salary of Mastor-General of the Ordnance ? which, for his satisfaction. I answer in the affirmative ; also, that he has 1,600/. or 1,8001. as Colonel of the Blues, a pension for wounds, and his ap pointments in the Bait, amounting in all to not far short of 10,0001. per annum. What services he has rendered to his country to entitle him to such great rewards I leave to others to discover. I know that ho is the son of ono duke and the protege of another, and he was made a Lieutenant-Coloael at 23 years of age, and has for 30 or 40 years bad an easy birth at somewhere about 2,000/, per annum, besides a regiment, &c. "DISTINGUISHED SERVICES." (From tlee United Service Gazelle.) A correspondent of the United Service Gazelle, serving before Svba,topol, calls nor attention to several cases of promotion fn. “distinguished servioo " of. st !If officers who, neither at Alma, Balaklava, nor Inkerman, were wit'lin range of the fire at those battles, and are there fore so questionable that they call for the strictest in vestigation—in defiance of aristocratic or Parliamentary influence—on the part of Lord Hardinge, for the satis faction, not only of the country, but of the profes sion so deeply interested. It is his Lordship's im perative duty to institute inquiry, and failing to do so, WO trust that the matter will be taken up and ex posed by some ineependent member of Parliament. Besides the whole cf the staff of Sir Richard Eng land's division, which was in reserve, and scarcely heard the din of battle on the 20th of September and the sth of November, and to whose questionable position in these combats we shall call attention further on, we are particularly referred to the promotion of Brevet-Major Hamilton, of the 47th R eg i ment, as Deputy-Assistant in the Ciearterinaster-General's department—that de partment to whose culpable negligence, in not immedi ately constructing a road from Balaklava to the camp, is chiefly imputed the calaMities and sufferings which our brave soldiers have endured. We should like to know whether Brevet-Major Hamilton or Brevet-Major Stuart Wortley, both of the Quartermaster-General's staff, were under the enemy's fire, either at Alma, Bala klava, or Inkerman ? On the contrary, was not the former on the beach, out of earshot, while the battle of the Alma was raging I Was ho not afterwards snugly ensconced, out of danger, in his office at Balaklava dur ing the other two battles? Did Brevet-Major Stuart Wortley participate, under fire, i n an y one o f th e th ree battles ? No ; the division (Sir R. England's) to which he was attached was in reserve, and not engaged. The above two officers of the Quartermaster-General's staff obtained the brevet rank of Major, for "distin guished service !" The other cases to which we would refer are the whole of the staff, with the exception of the subalterns, of Sir Richard England's division, who hare alsa obtained steps of promotion for "distinguished service," and who, like Brevet-Major Wortley, were, for the same cause, ont of danger of the enemy's fire. Their names are : The Hon. F. Colborne, 15th Regiment, as Assistant- Quartermaster-General, gazetted from Brevet-Major to Brevet - Lieutenant -Colonel. The Hon. Adrian Hope, 50th Rifles, Brigade-Major to the Division, also gazetted from Brevet-Major to Brevet - Lieutenant-Colonel. J. S. ' Wood, 13th Regiment, Assistant-Adjutant. General, gazetted from Brevet-Major to Brevet-Lieute nant-Colonel. Captain Nevi!), Scots Fusilier Guards, Aide-de-Camp to Sir R. England, gazetted to Brevet-Major. Captain Daniell, 38th Regiment, Aide-de-Camp to Sir J. Campbell, Commanding lst Brigade of the Division, gazetted a Brevet-Major. Captain Graham, 11th Regiment, Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Eyre, commanding 2d Brigade of the Division, obtained a brevet-majority after being less than five months a captain ! All these, be it observed, were selected for their dis tinguished service !—in the reserve ! Shame-- shame— shame ! Having brought the above cases to the notice of the public, Lord Hardinge, we presume, being already cog nisant of their merits, we shall look forward with much interest to the course which his lordship may adopt is remove the stigma attached to him by the wholesale, should the facts be proved, perversion of patronage, exhibited in the promotion of so many persons. Should the Commander-in• Chief order the necessary investigation, cr, failing it, should the public insist on inquiry, we hope, in the particular case of Major Ha milton, that whoever recommended him to Lord Raglan for promotion for distinguished service before the enemy may be deservedly exposed for abusing the confidence placed in him, by surreptitiously smuggling the name of an officer and by false representation, obtaining advance ment in the service. QUERIES RELATING TO THE NEFF'S PAPER STAMP. Is not the stamp equivalent to a newspaper copyright and if it were repealed, would not the most important contents of the daily newspapers be immediately re printed in all large towns, and sold in penny or half penny sheets, to the injury of all existing newspaper 4 ? Has it not been owing to the security afforded by the stamp, together with the guaranteed free circulation of newspapers by post, that an immense capital has been employed ins their production thus rendering the British press altogether unrivalled both for priority of information and for the talent with which it is con ducted ? Would not the abolition of the stamp, and that of the free circulation of papers by post, not only injure, if not destroy, the present newspaper press, but also create another inferior to it in every respect t - Would an nnstamped penny or halfpenny political press be desirable in seditious times 7 If not, would it be wise to create one at present 7—Morning Chronicle. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND.—The general meeting of this society was held at the society's house, Hanover-square, on Saturday ; Mr. Mil es , m,p,, preoiclut, the COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FEB. 10. The dinner party yesterday included the Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg, the lady in waiting to her royal hhzhness, Lady Caroline Barrington, Baroness de • Sped), the Marquis of Abercorn, and Mr. Gibbs. The baud c.f . the Royal Horse Guards played during ,th in , r , and the Queen's privat e baud afterwards. The Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg and the Mar quis of Abettorn arrived yet ring afternoon on a visit. Tie Duke of Cambridge arrived to-day on a visit to her Majesty. To-day the anniversary of her Majesty's roar r, ;ag , the hand t h e R oya l Hore Guards play e ,l several , sMeet pieces of music on the South Terrace, at 7 o'clo c k this morning. Tne Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg, walked in the Home-park this The dinner party this day included the Princess Au gu,tus of Saxe Coburg, the Duke of Canibriiige, the Alarlois of Abercorn, the Laly in Waiting to the Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg, Lady Caroline Bar rington, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Sir George Cooper, Lieut,-Colonel Hon. J. Macdonald, Lieut.-Colonel Tyrwhitt, Major Clifton, and Mr. Glover. The following were invited after dinner :—Colonel the Hon. N. and Lady Mary Hood, Colonel and Lady Emily Seymour, the Hon. Mrs. and Miss Phipps, Lady and Miss Couper, Miss Barrington, mad Mr. Gibbs. The Duchess of Kent also joined the Royal party after dinner. The band of the 94th Regiment played during dinner, and the private band after. SUNDAY, FSB. 11. The Queen and Prince, the four elder of the Royal family, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended divine service this morn ing, in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean •f Windsor offici ated. The Duchess of Kent and the Duke of Cambridge were also at the service. The Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg went to the Catholic Chapel at Clewer. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon, et the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Lord Panmure, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, Sir William Molesworth, and Viscount Canning. The council sat three hours. A. deputation, consisting of Mr. Samuel Gregson, M.P., with the Chairmen o f th e E as t an d W est India, the London, and the St. Katharine Dock Companies, Messrs. John Catley, Samuel Hibbert, T. W. Carter, W. Gladstone, and H. Browning had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley, on Saturday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert attended at the Colonial-office on Friday evening, and transacted busi ness as the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had a dinner party on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing -street. The company consisted of Lord Overstone, Lord A. Hervey, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, Sir J. Johnstone, Sir J. Herschel, Major-General Lindsay, Mr. Wood, Mr. J. E. Denison, the Rev. R. W. Browne, Mr. R. M. Milues, Mr. Richards, Mr. We;uelin, and Mr. Wil braham. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on Saturday, and heard a petition fur a prolongation of Clark's patent (purifying water). The Lords present were the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Dean of the Arches Court, and Sir E. Ryan. THE COURT.—It is now definitively arranged that her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the whole of the youthful members of the royal family leave Windsor Castle on Thursday next for Buckingham Pa lace for the season. The Court will remain in town till the week before Easter and then remove to Osborne for the Parliamentary recess. Their Royal highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge axd Princess Mary have arrived at St. James's Palace, from Cambridge Cottage, Kew, for the season. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge returns to town to-day from visiting the Queen at Windsor Castle. The Earl of Caledon is rapidly recovering from his recent serious attack of illness. His lordship's health has improved so much during the week that hie medical attendants have pronounced their patient out of danger. THE INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. • SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 10. By the arrival of the Peninsular and Oriental Coin - pany s steamship Tagus, Captain Joy, with the abova mails, in charge of Lieutenant Perver, Admiralty a4ent, wo have dates from Alexandria Jan. 23 ; Malta, 28; and Gibraltar, Feb. 2. The Tagus bad on board 33 passenprs, and on freight 43 packages of specie, value not stated ; 150 boxes of brann•ea, 810 bales and cases of silk, 70 packages of elephants' teeth, and 50 [ packages cf sundries. During her homeyard voyage the Tagus experienced throughout strong head gales. On the 31st ult. she spoke the screw transport No. 171, steering east, in lat. 37.20 N., tong. 3.4 E. ; also the barque Frederick, in lat. 37.16 long. 2.32 E. Feb. 6. spoke transport No. 32, steering east, in lat. 43.40 long. 10 W. ; and on the Bth inst., in lat. 48.42 N., long. 5.38 W., the Peninsular steamship Madrid. From Gibraltar our dates are to the 2d inst. inclusive. The mail steamship Euxine, 5 days from Southampton, arrived at Gibraltaron the 25th ult.; the British steamer Frankfort 5i days from Liverpool, also arrived on the same day. The French steamer Vatican left Gibraltar r the East on the 27th ult. The Brtish steamer Hawk arrived from the East on the same day. The British sailing transport Sultana, with 206 invalids, arrived at Gibraltar from Constantinople, on her way to England, on the 29th ult. ; also the British steam transport Eagle, 9 days from London, with a general cargo and clothing for Constantinople and Scutari on the EBth. The British steamer Saxon, with fruit for Southampton, put into Gibraltar on the 27th ult., having lost 11(r screw propeller. The screw steamship Teseriffe, six days from Liverpool, arrived at Gibraltar on the 30th ult. The British steam transport Amity and a French sailing frigate passed to the eastward on the 29th ult. The British steam transport Rajah, eight days from Portsmouth, with wooden houses for the Crimea, arrived out at Gibraltar on the 2d inst. Her Majesty's line-of-battle ships St. George was cruizing three miles to the eastward of Gibraltar. She was westward bound, and had signalled for the assist ance of a steamer. Her Majesty's ship Hecla remained ashore off Gibraltar when the Tagus left. Every endea vour was being made to extricate her, but up to the latest advice little hopes were entertained of her being saved. Besides the aid of tugs, about 200 men from the garrison have been supplied to render assistance. Exchanges at Gibraltar were quoted for bills on Lon don, at 90 days date, 51i ; Paris, sf. 42c. ; Marseilles, sf, 44e. ; Madrid, eight days' sight, A die. INCREASE OF THE ARMY. Orders have been issued from the War-office that the whole of the regiments forming the army in the Crimea are to have their present strength raised to 2,000, with 12 companies of 130 rank and file in the field, and four companies in the depot at Malta or the lonian Islands. The Ist, 4th, and sth Dragoon Guards, the let, 2d, 4tb, and 6th Dragoons, the Bth Hussars, and the 17th Lancers are to have their eight companies raised to 75 men a troop. The 2d, 3d, 6th, and 7th Dragoon Guards, the 3d Dragoons, the 7tb, and 15th Hussars, and the 17th Lancers will be raised to eight troops of 75 rank and file. The 18th and 19th Dragoons are not to be raised at present. The Royal Sappers and Miners are to have their strength increased 500 men ; a depot to consist of 150 rank and file is to be formed at Malta, LORD PANMIIRE.—When the troops were encamped at Chobhain, it will be recollected that the men com posingthe First Division were repl ace d b y new battalions of nearly equal strength. On the day appointed for the o hmage of quarters the miter of this article proceeded from London, with many other sight-seers, to witness the departure of the old regiments and the arrival of the new. On reaching the terminus of the South-Western Railway at Staines, we found a Highland regiment just arrived en route for the camp. The officers—about 30 in number —were enjoying an excellent dcjeuner, and the men were regaling themselves with a substantial re past of beef and porter. Pleased with .the grat;fying sight, it was natural to inquire whether all the regiments were so well provided on their march. The landlord of the Railway Hotel, however, informed us that the enter tainment was -a special one, and was ordered from him the day before by Lord Panmure, in compliment to the corps in which ho had formerly served. The valiant survivors of the 79th, now encamped on the heights above Ealalilava, will probably remember the attention of their old companion in arms ; and the army in the Crimea will rejoice to find themselves under the care cf one ',who was capalsle of evincing such a kindly and soldiery regard for the corps with which he had served, even when he was no longer enrolled in their ranks. — Morning Chronicle. The officers of the Guides two days back entertained at a grand dinner the Austrian officers at prese nt in Paris on a milit a ry mission fo r their government. . ffic T e he greatest cordiality prevailed. . One of the Fren c h proposed a tot to "The Austrianarmy, we shall always be proud to fight." An h y Austrian whose officer fl aide ce r iu return proposed a similar toast to the French army. —aalignot. GREAT SNOW-STORM. DUBLIN, Feb. 10.—For the last two days we seem to be living over again the old fashion time before railways and steam-packets were in vogue, so completely blocked up have we been by the snow. Since midday yesterday the telegraph lines have indeed been our sole medium • of communic a ti on w ith E ng l an d, and with some por tions of Ireland also ; the ordinary express from Holy head, due last night, not having arrived up to the pre sent hour (half past 11 a . m .), nor of course the English mail due here this morning ; while we are fully twenty four hours in arr ears o f l e tt ers an d p a p ers from the west and south of Ireland. The snow-storm commenced on Thursday night, and continued to an advanced hour yesterday maiming, attended by a terrific gale from the east, which drifted the snow in some localities to such a . height that in several places the highways were almost impassable. In the suburbs the drifts were found so deep al five or six feet. The intense cold prevented the snow from melting, and thus rendered its removal by carts and the clearing of the pathways the more easy ; bet thr, seemed to be almost die only occupa tion which c ui l be pursued out of doors during the day, and the appearance of the city was lifeless and miserable in the extreme. The trains on the Northern Itreilway have continued to run, though of course considerably impeded —but on the Great Southern and \Veetern line there has hem an absolute suspension of traffic ; and- the trails from Cork and Limerick, due yesterday morning, have not yet been received, the down tra'.ls, which were sent .iut 11 - 0151 Du%liri yesterday moriMiz, having, after a s . ol , tiess attempt to proceed slow; the line, been brought post-office. The traffic on the Midland Railway suffered bat liitle, owl ,g to the arrangements made to clear the line. The principal anxi e ty f e lt was for the fate of the ship ping, which, owing to the fury of the storm from the east, were exposed to imminent danger on this coast. Several painful rumours about the Dublin and Liver pool steamers have turned out to have been entirely un founded. The weather still continues extremely severe. There was a hard frost last night, with a continuance of the eastern gale, but no more snow. SATURDAY EVENING.—The news of a fatal and very melancholy shipwreck off this coast was received in Dublin to-day. The Will-o'-the-Wisp, a steamer, 400 tons burden, employed in the coal trade, and chartered by an Irish railway company to convey coals from Maryport to Dublin, went on shore at Lambay Island in the gale of last night, and was discovered this morn ing a total wreck, the accounts which reached town stating that the captain aid all hands were lost. It is added that the masters of some coal vessels now dis charging cargoes in Dublin were on board, and perished• with the others. The London morning papers of yesterday, due by the ordinary express at 10 o'clock last night, did not reach Dublin till a few minutes before 12 to-day, when they were received by mail, and delivered at the same time with last evening's London papers. The frost still con tinues, and the wind blows pretty freshly from the east, but we have had no fall of snow since yesterday morning. It is stated that every arrangement was made for Mr. Keogh, the Soliciter-General, to go as judge on the western circuit at the approaching assizes, and that the commission was actually made out for the purpose, when it was discovered that by accepting even the temporary trust he would vacate his seat in Parliament, and have to stand a now election for Athlone. The same difficulty will exist for Mr. Serjeant O'Brien, the new member for Limerick, who has hitherto gone circuit for one of the absent judges. PRUSSIAN FIRE-ARMS. A. standing committee has been appointed in Berlin under the presidency of the Prince of Prussia, for the examination and testing of all improvements in fire arms and projective implements of war, and all matters connected therewith—whether foreign or indigenous, It is to this important branch of the service that the War Department pays constant and deserved attention, under the direct eye of the King ; and it will lae seen, if ever the Prussian army should take the field, that all her line battalions and field batteries will be equal, if they do not surpas, on the aggregate, those of all other armies, as regards armament and field equipment. The gradual introduction of 12-pounder instead of 6-pounder foot batteries is determined upon. At pre sent, however, only four out of the twelve field batteries (ninety-six guns), attached to each corp 3 d'armec, are of the former calibre. The remainder consist of one heavy howitzer, three light horse, and four heavy six pounder foot companies. The nine corp d'arnule furnish 864 field-pieces, the whole of which are now manned, horsed, and ready for work. The proportion of field pieces to bayonets and sabres, as the effective army now stands, on paper (say 135,000 men), is therefore enor mous, being more than six per 1,000. Supposing re serves and first-class Landwchr to be called out, and the army placed on its normal war footing of 344,060, including garrisons—or say 300,000 bayonets and sabres fel- field work—the proportion would not fall far short of three guns per 1,000 at starting, and would exceed that number after a few weeks' campaigning had thinned the ranks. EXPORTS 01? LEAD AND GVNPOIVDER, A letter from Be.riin receivei this morning contains `o followin4 : " According to mercantile reports large -.quantities of lead are being imported into Dautzie. This lead thence finds, or will fiade, it way into Russia, there to he converted into btlls to be fired at the Allied troops. It is hi g h time that the Board of Trade, or some other board, should look to these matter,:. In deed, it is high time that every article susceptible of being convette 1 into warlike purpctes should be for bidden to be exp , . , red to any ports or places • north-east .4 Dunkirk. Tl.ii would he an ty:t of defence, not of agg:esskn • and sonic such measure must be adop;.ed if we sincerely intend to prevent supplying Russia,, through Prussian agency, not only with raw materials' for her factories, but with contraband of war to be em ployed against curselves. Why, let it be asked, is this or that class of English meichants to be benefitted or spared at the expense of the community at large, who must pay in blood and treasure for their special profit 1 Forbearance and consideration for special inte rests have been carried to their utmost limits. We are rapidly approaching the season for reopening navigation. A. different system must then be pursued. Every month's prolongation of that hitherto adopted has only served to augment in a double proportion the resources of the direct enemy, and to strengthen Prussia, the more than indirect friend of our enemy. " Something is said of Prussia having forbidden the export of powder seawards. It is not aided that she has done so landwards. Against whom then is Use mea sure directed ? Certainly not against Russia, for all the Russian ports are ice locked, and will continue as fir at lertit seven or eight weeks. At Memel, for instance, the sea was covered with ice as far as the eye could scan on the 4th." THE PRESS OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE: (From the Moniteur of Saturday.) It is useful to remind the pres - s, both in France and abroad, of the imperious duties of discretion which the security and interest of our troops impose on their pa triotism and impartiality. For the purpose of gratifying the impatience, otherwise so legitimate, of their readers, the journals publish, on the military operations of the Crimea, information, sometimes correct, but more frequently false, which is transmitted to them from the theatre of war, or taken from letters written by officers and soldiers to their families. When these re citals are false they mislead public opinion ; and when true are attended with a still more serious incon venience—that of giving the enemy some idea of the plans and means of attack combined by the Generals-in- Chief in their secret councils ; and so everything that ought carefully to be kept secret is revealed. In both cases this publicity is dangerous, and eves culpable, and, if it cannot be repressed in countries where discussion is free, it will certainly be sufficient to point out the danger of such indiscretions to render them henceforth impossible. Every one must, in fast, comprehend that letters written from the Camp of Sebastopol, on the operations of the siege, are not intended for the Russians. To change these confidential letters into articles for journals, is to expose th e li ves o f t h e heroic besiegers. In a time o f war , s il ence i s some . sacred duty ; d i u f ty jou f r o n r al t s ho l s o e se wsohmoetehvinergybyduday this, far as their inter es t goes , t h ey ga i n cons i dera bl y i n self dt n e dress the respect. We are no longer in that state of war abroad that it should necessarily lead to dictatorship at home. The Governments which hmve accepted the honour and responsibility of a great struggle, entered into for the purpose of insuring the independence And balance of power in Europe, have found it necessary to decree laws of public safety. They have relied on the intelligence of public opinion, as will as on the heroism, the patience, and the abnegation of their armies and their fleets ; they have not been deceived on any point, neither will they be disappointed when they request from the press of all countries the patriotism of discretion." FIRS IN THE HACKNEY-ROAD. —A. fire of a very de• structive character, and attended with a great loss of property, happened yesterday morning, in the premises belonging to Mr. Smith, a boot and shoe maker, situate in the Hackney -road. The police having aroused the inmates, they fortunately managed to effect a safe re. treat. poured a th e r o e n e . bervni.°rningDESTßUCTlVE FIRE IN BIRMINGHAM.—A destructive t fire took place in this town on Saturday the fire was on the premises of Messrs. Lilley, ca rriage manufactur ers, Summer-row. The flames were ionbes poud o'clock, and although the various le e b n u g .ding tinuous stream of water uplonhotuir. building :. The adjoining pre mises, extinguHied for sever, iron hollow ware, also took the , extraordinary g “. rinses, occupied by Messr k . fi ‘ .7 „ ! , iiZt h i e n i a r n p u a f e a k u i t n Ur! r rs o u n f i was nearly destroyed. ..y exertions hated damage of the firemen the extensil e flour mill madij,.oißniandggel\ri,esirsrass. to the entire preserve . pre- Uses is between two and these thousnnd pounds. Thy property was insured in the Unity Fire office. I S Ii t s tE d I a N CIu Ti f: R e Y et°4r E IY: s Ii T ab I e M I ATE ID ;O:t o PRINTING AND STA -0 n Saturday, a supplementary estimate for printing and stationery f or the year en d e d t h e 31 s t 3 next was :pri n t e d . F or " or di nary ex pen s e," r beyond liaNrcEh Yn the n. required, and for "extraordinary expenses, occasioned by the war," 76,0001. is required, of which 11,0001. is for the Admiralty and departments; 4,0001. for the Comtni!,:sitriat depastmnent ; - 12,0001. for the War-office and departments; and 49,000/. for the Ordnano• dt par talent. ~~