The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-03 00:00:00

BOARD 'c HE WAR. a, the Right 11 0 , s been spending' and on Monag, the annual fsli tl oi of that order j which was see' de of Oxford, Ai erman C. J. D o o it who belong lent speeches vhich created ir r. Cardwell, in rr o e City Menlbe.:;i s prevented b his late accidell arable gentles: he hopes 0 . 1 1 ply in the enso with enthusie, thanks for the Ivey to them ha clings which 111 3hairman witb l f f Langston. a d satisfaction ) Parliament °° t members of. 3. kindred fee l l period, that an in valuablel et with a 1 019 , 4 ;e he was still" them a matte consolation 0,, [airman, as 10 0 freely and fi lD ith his delicsoi, He wealt h and sincerely l", capacity, bU [ship and 1 . 3 g, for ward wit ley had reco n : looked for; ts of a neW to meet so Istituents in vhen, as state' cs upon which4' t arise, were! it take the opv; mg° of opieW, tituted, afte r cy and its reS nor wonld_:4 t, the most tries which sentative ioi lent, the fre which En! hi p one all t . Af be as re n 'tit i the h ° ti fortitode;io a and des l ":4 l of God'snict great CO 's might b°, o ol rat the Oro °t be lo s '' rot e nergy . :# the Britt , 0 tot over, recd 4 ;est and !" from thr d 0 calculataW ffortslW ursuits, I to the s rol at while be o p 11 0 yen a pe t y sea, ye t nerchaat_Arl using 00ifl ;11 nnual OP.°, 0 1 ninntien 1853 Wa fs l l ncrease 9vlo 7- stained in ‘ or i P pio gene ral v i d onexanlP lmencealeo,, a t the el° r ei ) lat their am), ^O5l the fouo 0 :4! in distam t p a l s o the dr i co of the r e d and an 110 j • any lw - t io d upon of the vvl s ' ander such 54 and t o ear of dat i k o :ngland,_. en mig CO ages of lo hose of o f ng.) arn to a i t ti unercial e e j r dimplaf i ji ,hey WO°, Iture 240:61', 11P- ' my and .4g! its of ~„ only arn i rj ul ey wo t, tulle ; Ito they 6nkind, to rhe W$ / appinegth e of free, an. , of alf of bl_Rl9l 11;eclth1;111 them BP' cheez44: fiaro rly !nee , Cattisiol i nsideriog )3 haviv, )7,446 . 4, 1 )ve kg roberki6. as 177, do) and loss je vas now 0 1- Iths, fr ee ,S power t ent to tle :s and 0' MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. • CITY, 1. 0 o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, all to the trade. The market was steady, and prices were unchanged. The sales comprised about 5,500 American, 120 Perham and Maranham at 51d. to 6id. 250 Egyp tian at 5,!,-d. to 71d., and 1,200 Surat at ' 3d. to 4d. Per lb. Railway shares wore dull at rather lower • Prices. The Board o f T ra d e re t urns f or th e mon th an d eleven months ending the sth ult. have been tublished, but as those which will be issued in vebruary next will contain the twelve months statement, and, therefore, be more interesting, we sh all (1 : 1ri8 n n_ow only refer to the imports and ex p or t s the one month completed as above. The to il declared value of the exports, exclusive of the cc on enumerated" articles in that p , eriod is 7ti,71,722/. against 7,628,760/. at the like date of '`" l " 3 . There was an increase in the importation of woollen yarns, but a falling off in woollen Manufactures, silk ditto, thrown silk, linen Manufactures, linen yarn, haberdashery and milli- ZerY, hardware and cutlery, cotton manufactures, cotton yarn, and coals and culin. In the imports we notice a, decrease in wheat, barley, oats, flour, h) Currants, rice, silk, pepper, brandy, Gene va , ,7"°, toba cco , an d w i ne ; b u t an augmenta ti on wool, tea, cassia lignea, cinnamon, cloves, mace, j „,, 6 sugar, saltpetre, provisions, palm oil, - Vgany, hemp, guano, Indian corn, and coffee. t n 'e shipping accounts show a falling off in th e tro th of v esse ls engaged in our forei gn t ra d e, • (411 in the entries inwards and the clearances out wards • b ut i n the coasting trade, although ther e a diminution regards the clearances, there 'Wu • ; an increase in the-amount of tonnage ent ere d inw ards. -LTile ship Henry Reed, from Launceston, i s s t a t e d - nctutve on board 100,0001. iu - gold dust and coin. • h.... 41 )e 'whole of the large amount, p er L a d y J oee . has already been purchased for exp or t a ti on t o the continent. et4/There was no particular alteration y es t er d ay or noon in the rates at which foreign bill s o f ylehange were negotiated. T he following are portions of an excellent article p r - t he Banker's Circular, entitled " Th e Fi xe d r " of Gold and the Standard of Value :" pr:`People go to Mark-lane to ascertain the variable th e le , e of wheat, which fluctuates from day to day under Lmv of supply and demand ; but does any body go to ntnard-street, to ascertain the price of gold coined eati. sovereigns ? Nobody does; and why not? Be thel everybody knows that its price is fixed, whether b alf, auk hold twenty millions of sovereigns, or only a o oft ,° l ' a tenth, or a twentieth of that amount. Every t o a^ingjeweller melts down sovereigns, when he intends neel'r l Y gold to the purposes of his manufacture ; be goes to any market to enquire what is the price of th e ,:' 3 ; 3 grains of the metal, because he knows that Ito r re.e is fixed in that weight of gold, or, in other , n the sovere: n 'Peri' • • g ••• et t , nst eetly invariability at all times, under all cir ig th: 4008 , and in relation to all surrounding thing., very essence of a standard, and these conditions thi o ,g l iish it f rom a weat h ercock. Now since every a p In vented by man is impe r f ec t h e canno t create Lur e , et standard, which can only be found in na ils form .Peaking philosophically, a s tand ar d o f l engt h ter o i t ° ill the 400,000,000 th part o f t h e earth ' s eir tngh:L"ee, which is equal to the measure of 39.370 metre inches, This is the length of the French l ength, In England, th e phil oso phi ca l stan d ar d of Or een ..l a pend u l um v ib rat i ng secon d s i n t h e lat i tude of inel le ;" 4 h, which is the measure of 39.1393 English ef. d • - Lhe English standard of weight is a cubic inch p„, 'Edied water at the temperature of 62 deg. of stands .nreoh „,Sltt which weighs 252.458 troy grains. Our by t ,„.. of capacity is generated from the space occupied 62 ,ZPounds of distilled water at the temperature of N ow all Fahr en h e it, const i tut i ng our standard gallon. 411 these standards and measures are immutable in ° bloat rigid and absolute sense, and uniform to what "Letevrt are applied. supeso. assume that a law enacted that all our mea gold, andengtb, weight, and capacity were to be of mint wed of rthat by some contrivance, foreigners got pos wholesale talleul all, is it not plain that all business, the absurduild,:e I tail, would have to be suspended, unless possession of oatVc rep ea l e d ? B ut foreigners do get ' v alue, and th eyl e i gnorantly called our standard of 'Os to lower price s 50 return it when they have compelled `Rive me 54 • per cent. Or, the foreigner says, ,th en inches for a yard, instead of 36 inches, and Your enw give you back the cheating idol by which vn folly allows you to be periodically plundered!' ever confounded distinction between a standard and a measure raja confounded by bullionists is very important, The revolutions of the earth round the sun is a true Z ahiyari a bl e standard of time, of which months, weeks, Tels , hours, are t rue and invariable• mea of me. itn o ints at whi c h wa t er b oils or freezes sures constitute the ,of he a t, w hil e mercury, panding or.cont rfte ti ng -• assuir4 44 .7 . 4x aa it recei ves or loses beet, Ponititotoe the re of heat. In both thole eases the standard of time an ° I heat is found in nature, and is unehangeable by pmhuman agency ; but the measure of heat, being zp ot i Mode of testing its degree o f i n t ens i ty, aecom it ~a te s itself to the contrivances of men o f sc i ence, as Of:V sewn to them best adapted to bring th e vi r t ues bie r s Standard i n t o p rac tic a l o p era ti on . Th us, i n th e -4 ' J iff of Fahrenheit, Reau ' bi gh . d ifferently graduated scales d Gay Lussac, we have different measures, but to he t hem referable to the one standard f oun d, an d on l y "'eand in nature." 'Th t ora ° Meeting of the Royal Santiago Mining use e tl!Y took place to-day, J o h n T ay l or, E sq., i n cpe r . 4 ir• It appeared th a t th e l oss on t h e m i n i ng app„ " l cina of th e h a lf- year was 2,6001., but the 'for e of the mine was improved. The direc- Made a call of t wen ty s hillings per share. •Ikurtiorrow being the "fourth' of the month, a the b e lt M, cunt of commercial bills fall due, and in felt g"2l3ing of the year the p ressure i s genera ll y 14 ° 1% 04 , I 's than at other periods. It i s h o p e d , not lillstaiu "bag the severe l osses w hi c h many have v rell 6 ' 1 3 that th e engagemen t s genera ll y w ill b e we d ' Oa Th e at . L. 4 ,7 i to .1 market opened heavily, Con so l s b e i ng r . O out there has been an improvem en t s i nce ;1' ,the . 4 3 4 „n1e to hand that large reinforcements „",ed. troops were still arriving in th e -Il escrih;rl that the French loan is b e i ng rea dil y Per n ovr it for. C onso l s h ave b een 90 1 to and Gent Thr oes s, to for the opening. The New Three have realised 90-g to and the Reduced ' - ro to Bank Stock is steady, at 210. lid 'leer IT • end s 10 ills have been 4s. to Gs., and India 8 . Premi um . 411 110 I vpec 4 ' a iOn in the foreign stock market is at, ~ . 4 - 1 1ri c ie, Venaed, for, beyond a few bargains in ther e Scrip at the steady prices of 741 to 75, Deforr"eclarcely any business recorded. Spanish fir teer Bonds are quote d 1 8, b eing somewhat Th e pod Rus s i an 5 per C ents. are marked 97. a te e k B .I°ll o wing are the nomi na l pr i ces o f f ore i gn ab, 26---Grenada Deterred Bonds, 5 to 6; Mexi- Oel l t s 1) 0 21 ; Peruvian, 69 to 70 ; Ditto 3 per 42 % 8 / to 49 1 •Portuguese 4 Cents., 40 to ; , per ~ eent tan 5 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; Ditto 41 per 18 1 jj : ! s to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18 to ea,t4 pto 3 per Cents., 361 to 371 ; Ditto Certifi- Th' 't to si; Ditto Passive, 4i to ha ve s railway "calls" during the present year the araounted to 1 3,171,6421., and for January are as follows Ckt i rj u i Due date. C a ll. Graissessec 3l £2 0 £72,000 trll. r n un kwn. to pt . Peninsula of P ortuga l % 41 ' and Bandon, Preference Si '''kun 14 0 ; Lashre Ncw pox- 04, Rt tt u n t 4 allotted i to Fifths Prop r i e t ors 1 ...1 0 unkwn. 'khan Exten s i on rut 15...4 0 600,000 Northern Red sper ct Se 12...2 10 200,000 ,ee4a, Brad * • P. ..tad ~ and Halifax, Original 12...2 0 16,000 korlitras Extension % 1 ) • land, guar, 4. per cent 15...2 10 7,500 4118 and Lyons 1...2 0 530,000 10...2 0 40,000 Avv?ttor E manuel A e xtern 10...1. 0 unkwn. We ° f France .teh4tern .s, Switzerland 15 t o 31 ... 2 0 32,500 "Ltabi e el junc New 101. Prof. L.. 3 0 3,000 "mid Croydon... 10...1 10 6,825 _ ____ 1 , 1 £2,014,825 I,:eia, Proportion called by foreign companies is tot 14'4,0/, but the holdings of English proprietors are 0 olibil,* * hare m 4.' 441 3 , the quotations of the English Railway , d--4 Y. - crke a lower range than even that again t y h e:t e e x r : Como rleat Northern, however, are •.ons I r e lina ll i' l . ~e i lig firm. The aggregate tran tit . .4 4 ,_"e.", and the same applies to the Foreign 14'1:1!'ich are mostly nominal. hot half_ tanks, and the miscellaneous shares ""-a-dozen purchases have been made. Itar k , 44 FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOo!‘. ( From the Ogicial List. I isu,iness done 3117: S tock .... 2lO ~. r e!„ . .•.....•.. ........ eiew 3 44 . lteduccd Annuities. I ndia t i rt Cent. Annuities bitt lids. 41000 e 0.4010, under RlOOO lO Ind. 6 for Account, 10th January ti.zleSht:e Account , ( Pier 31ill a 2i d. 21360 ' . 4 6 kketieci4()°, ..................................... Ditto Ilcis "581 3i por Cont. 1859, ~ l'hi o , P ' Cni. FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. .n3siat, T 1 phart,_ _o(,uds, 1 522, 5 per Cent. £ R 97 , tit t , il .i.l i.lcis, 3 Per cent •.• Tgri cia T l t'v.r Deferred, 3 por Cent. Ditto of PZI up ni full ount ...... ... Dividend* on the above payable in London. HALF-PA ST T WO. n 4.333 . 13 °11/I,ll l.l ;tttli tt , ...... It .......... t ... $Ol 1 SHARE MARKETS (THIS _DAY.) RAILWAYS. lelosing Prices 1 yeater lay. RALLWATII. 25 St. 20 St. 50 151 16 St. 19; 14 1.00 iif Do. Now Thirds IDo.IO/.S11.,111&B Vo. Eighth® 4l2fs o. g Dori]; ',Lida G. West.(lrf, Do. Half Shares Nortlin.Counties Un, North British North Devon, No. De., No. 2 )0., 2 A Deferred.,. Do., 2 ft Guarantee' N. Eastern—Berwia Do. do. Extension Do.do. G. N.E. Do. Leeds Do. York "forth London !Do. New £lO.. N.&S.lhrstru.,llamp• stead, and City Jn., Xortli Staffordshire.. North Western....... 20 20 10 10 v. S. Westrn. June, Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Woreester,Sz Wolverhampton ortsmouth 3cottisk Central ~ Scottish Midland 31irowsby. & Berefd Thropshire Union Do. A,13, C,& D,full paid up at per cc-. 1 iuth 13 , - , vot ~ loath Eastern south Wales i. Yrksh. Si Riv. Dan Do. Raines, Wok. SzWol. tockton & Darlin., Stockton & Hartlop] Taff Vale Do. £lO shares..... Do. Prof., No. 1... Tistven Doe and Railway all an all 18 3 I Vale of Noath Waterftl. & Kilkenu: WaterforddiLimerici West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace all 111 s. West London... IWimbledn&Croydon Aberdeen A.mbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junet Belfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ........ Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., ....... Myth &Tyn, origina £25 (issd. at £45, Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cai marthon and Car digan Chester & Holyhead Ccrk and Bandon._ Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Orieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc. Dundee Perth &Aber deep Junction Do. New East Anglian Eastern Counties :astern Union, A Stock .. Do., B. Stock Do., New A.....,... East Lancaaliire Edinburgh dz Glasgow Mini). and Peebles. , . Prth &Dundee Forth & Clyde June, Glasgow & S. Weston, Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. SLWeit.(lre.:. rc Western Do. Stour Val. Rai'' Gua. Stk .. Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlis!c Do., Thirds Lancash. audYorksh Do., Fifths 'D)., Wst. Riding Un Lir. Crsby. &Southpt London & Black wad Lond. Bright tS.Cst Loud. and N. West!), Do. Fifths fiondonandS. Wcstn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lcalndrry dz. Col erainc Lndudrry. & Ennisk . Vtancl).Shef.& Lind!, Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland ewcastle & 5i N o wmkt.Bury Exton. 2t Nwpt.Aberg. &lirfd Newry & Enniskiller all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor .00 Norfolk Business done this day. 20 -20 i 4i - 5 8 - 8i 13 12 d 16 - 17 8 - 7 92 - 94 604 -60 i 13i - iii 9 - 11 ... - .. 4 - 3. - 14 -- 15 101 -- 11 28 - 20 20 - 22 70 - 72 54 - 56 is = / 04 67 - 69 911 -92 i 79 - 80 123 - 124 89 - 91 68i 69 58" - 62 72' - 77 I • 6 - 8 6 - 8 73 -73 i 5i - 7i 84 106 108 1001 —101 j pard a ' 11 831 —84 A 9 8 i 9 8 24i - 25 68 - 68, 41 - 42 - 10 - - 24 4$ - 50 3i 34 31 ~. 32 8 10 - - 7i 74 - 2 - 75 - 6 4 4i - 4 121 -12 i 52 - 53 52 54 par ip 44d — 4i T ( 6i 30 - 31, 96 - 98 61 - 63 8 - Bii 45 - 47 12 - 14 58 - 591 28i - 291 ... . i .. i e 36 - 38 ,•• ..... •., .•. •• p f A al 17i 4 20 - 21 1 bi - 7 FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastu. June Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Central of Italy Demerara !DU on and Besancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Francs Do. New East Indian Do. Extension Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Junct. of Franc( Gd. Tk of CanadaA.is. Do. do Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Fiane,, Gt. Indian PeuinAub: Do. New 5 pr cent Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 . De. do., '76, p. '60.. Do. do., '73, without option . Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Coast. & Bash, Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c prof Great Luxembourg, Constituted Shares Do. Obligations ' I Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Meditorran Madras Do. New Maria Antonia IDo. do. New ~ Melbourne Dlr. di Ry. 'Namur & Liege (witl, interest) ,Do. (ex interest) Northern of France D o .20/. Sts.late Char• leroi and Erquclines guar. 3i p. C. & red. at 221/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.... Do. 201. 3 p. a BdE. (fmy. B. di Lime. Shs NoraregianTrunkPrel Paris and Lyons , Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans , Paris and Ronon ParisCaen & Cherbrg, Rouen and Havre , Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sa;bre and Meuse_ Do. 5i p. cent. Pre'. Southern of France.. ISt. Andrew's and Quebec (A) . all West Flanders all Do 5i per e. Pref., ' 12 Western of France 16 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand JOINT-S' Australasia 1 British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia IChrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China' Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. Now National of Ireland Now South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia " Do. New Moon of Lonclo4.!,t, 64 - 6i 1 - 1i it d —ilo . p 31 -- 31 d 30; -- 31 4i -- SA -- 1 p d IP 7i - 6i 8 -- 7 9 7d 10 8 , 1 par ip P d ip 16k -16 i id = ip. 2 d par 2 d par 2 d parl dis 24 2 24 2 d ip lid —id 6i - 7 iia = A 12i -- 12 sa -- 9A 18i -- 19ip 44 46 36 36 20 pm 21 par 1p 21 lid 7/ —7i .•. --- ..• ••• - pm ••• 3i— 4 ..• d 4i ••• -- ••• 16i - 174 BANKB: 79 -- 81 i - d = 0 •• ''''' ••• 3i 3 d 21i 22 Si 1 38 37 - 39 ••• -- ••• 39 -- 42 67 $ - 69 8 - 10 Nib 20 St. St. 10 20 20 20 20 100 100 20 25 25 25 all 10 126 all all 201 100 20 all all 11 all 16i 2 20 lt) 20 20 10 20 20 6 20 50 50 100 100 THE SUN LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 18b5. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-THIS DAY. THE MAGAZINIS. ------ OLD COIJP.T. Rad:wool—Old Ebony commences the Now Year gloriously. Even when the political article is opposed to our own views, when we feel strongly against the conclusions it attempts to establish, we are compelled to recognise the extraordinary ability, the powerful arguments with winch it urge s its own opinions. In the present instance, how ever, there is no conflict. We feel in common with every independent journal —we may say with every independent man, whether Whig, Tory, or Radical, Conservative or Liberal (the distinction between Protectionist and Free-trader no longer exists)—that " the conduct of the war" has not been creditable to Ministers. Nay more, that it has been so grossly mismanaged as to merit grave censure from every one save the " waiters on Pro vidence," the hacks who are anxiously looking forward to the crumbs that fall from the Ministe rial table. That Government was equally misled with the nation, that it participated in a common error, is no excuse. In the first place, we deny the .fact. We distinctly and positively assert that the people were not thus misled ; but that the A.berdeea twaddle respecting peace was alto gether opposed to public opinion. But were it otherwise, it would constitute no sufficient excuse for the grievous mistakes. On this point we shall extract a few sentences from the veteran : " We erred in our confidence, in common with the public at large !' Good heavens! has it come to this, that a British Minister, in a matter most vital to the interests of the country, excuses himself and his col [segues for a hideous error in the conduct of a campaign, mi the ground that the public at large' shared in the same delusion ? What did—what could the public know About Sebastopol, a fertress to which foreigners have, through Russian jealousy, been denied access for years —a place of strength over which hung a mystery which appeared almost impenetrable. If the Go vernment really knee , no more about Sebastopol than did the best -informed of the public, before they determined upon sending to the Crimea an army which, when once landed, must either die before the for tress, or carry it by breach and assault, they are answer able before God arid" man for every life that has .been lost in the attempt. Bat we do not believe anytking of the kind. Their information may have been faulty, in correct, er insufficient; but we will not accept, even from their own lips, art acknowledgment that they acted utterly in the dark." Ebony is equally decided in the condemnation of the unconstitutional force foisted on the indignant nation with irresistible force. He urges many of the points which we have already put forward. The following is so apposite that though there are many urgent domands on our space we cannot re sist inserting it : " That a Polish legion might be embodied with great &feet we do not doulet ; but it must be remembered that the Polish war of liberation, and the subsequent emigration, or rather exile, took place more than twenty years ago ; and with every reliance on the gallantry of the men who might join it, it is hardly possible to trust to their physique. Besides, as Sir Lytton Bulwer very properly stated the case, the enrolment of a Polish legion, ,n an occasion like this, would bo an implied pledge that, in the event of Russian defeat, Polish nationality .should be restore I. That may possibly, in the course of events, become another necessity' for Europe ; and if so, we shall rejoice at it ; for, no doubt, the partition of ?eland has been a cancer in the European body. But are Ministers prepared to take this step ! We do not think so. It is a measure too bold for their adop tion. They would rather have the fancy troops, levied from the Jenkins Gruffanuffs of llesse-this or SAxe-the ether, than take the men whose hatred to Russia is undying., If so, they are doubly wrong. The Poles would fight to the death against their hereditary enemy ; while the trained soldiers of the petty principalities, having no actual call to the contest beyond their stipend ef a shilling English, or as they would reckon it, six-and-thirty kreutzsrs per day, would take to their heels at the first discharge. We do not ques tion the courage of the German people, or their aptitude to become good soldiers ; but we say that you cannot get trained men from the minor .74 erman States to fight your battles in the East. We take it for granted that even the second-rate powers of Europe wilt oppose enlistment within their territories, for such permission would in fact be tantamount to a declaration of war with Russia. So long as the Ger manic Diet preserves neutrality, you cannot raise men in ( .3-ernaany with the consent of the sovereigns. You may indeed get men from Germany—that is to say, emigrant ou`cAsts, refugees, deserters, and what not ; but is it really propo se d t o sen d reg i men t s composed of such material to the Crimea ? We do hope, for the safety of our army, that Ministers do not entertain any such in tention. What dependence can be placed upon a legion of men, fighting not for their own country, their own sovereign, or their own faith, bat simply for a mise• rable hire ? If we are told that in former times mercenaries made good soldiers, and that the Dalgetties, though they might change their service so soon as their engage ment expired, did nevertheless remain true to their covenant, we shall reply that the class of men who com posed the mercenaries of the Thirty-years' War no longer exists in Europe ; and that, if they did • exist, Isar as new conducted would no longer admit of •their employment. Is there no danger c f hired troops flinch ing in the hour of danger —is there no risk of their de sertion ?" (Before Lord Chief Justice Campbell and Mr. Justice Crowder.) THE DOUBLE MURDER IN WARREN-STREET. Tis morning, upon their lordships taking their seats, Emanuel Barthelemy, 32, engineer, was placed in the dock, charged upon two separate indictments, with the wilful murders of Charles Collard and George Moore. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and applied to he tried by a jury composed of half foreigners and half Englishmen. Mr, Collier, applied upon the behalf of the ac cused to have the trial fixed for tomorrow morning. Lord Campbell sail that although the facts seemed very simple, the charge was a very serious one, as far as the prisoner ;VaS concerned, and granted the appli cation. Richard R. Nunn, a reFpectable-looking Mau, carrying on business as jeweller, in Goswell-Etreet, Clerkenwell, was indicted for haring feloniously transposed a certain mark of tho Goldsmiths' Company, to wit, the hall mark. The prisoner, who had been out upon heavy bail, sur rendered in court this morning. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Coxon appeared to support the prosecution, which was preferred by the Goldsmiths' Cenipany. Mr. Montagu Chambers and Mr. Sleigh were for the prisoner. The facts giving rise to the prosecution, the investi gation of which will occupy the Court all day, were these:—Some time during the past year, a Mr. 'Emma , William Austen went to the prisoner, and gave him an order for a gold ring, to weigh eight pennyweights, and to be made of standard gold of 11 carats. He called whilst the ring was being made, and tried it on, and upon that •ccasion the prisoner said it was then about being sent to the Hall to be hall marked. After the witness Austen had received the ring, ho had it weighed and found that it. was -rather heavier than the English pennyweight, and looked large for its weight. In December last Mr. Austen took the ring to Mr Cox, a pawnbroker, at Islington, and from what he there heard he took the ring to the Galdsmiths'-hall, and there learnt that the hall mark was an old one of the reign of William IV., which had been cut out of some article of gold so tiliked during the particular year of that reign, and transferred to the ring in question, which was not gold of the value the hall mark would pronouace it. The witness in cross-examination said he had been a Government officer since 1832, and was last superin tendent of the convicts in Van Die.men's Land pre viously to that. Ho had been warden at the Model Prison to fit him for his duties in Van Diemen's Land. He left Van Dietneu's Land in 1845, and from that period until 1817 received half-pay. He had been charged at the 'Thames Police-court with attempt. ing to obtain, from Messrs. Soaines, the shipbuilders, 11., by false pretences. He had m a d e t h e solicitation by l4 u tl r i t e'ayxitness Austen, the jury stopped the case, and the priso ner was discharged. At the conclu suipo o n n o t f h e t h b e e a v l i f d e o n f cs a glliirresn. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Gurney.) _ . William Terce•, a news-agent, who was convicted at the last sessions of wilful perjury committed at thb Greenwich Police-court was brought up. The ease was a most re►narkable one. The prisoner had, without any apparent motive, charged a police constable of the R division, on duty between Green• wick and Woolwich, with having robbed a drunken man. The prisoner was sentenced to four years' penal servi ,ude. (Before the Recorder.) Robert Ashley, 18, labourer, was convicted in steaiin an ass, the property of James Granter. He was sentenced to four years' penal servitude. In addition there is an admirable article on " Civilisation—the Census." The matter pecu liarly touched on being the defective education of the people. The second part of "Zaidee" fully maintains the high promise afforded by the introductory number. Ther© is also the "Rural Economy - of Great Britain," an elaborate review, the writings in which (although high praise is given) it seems to us that scarcely justice is done to one of our greatest living authors respecting his female cha racters. "Peace and Patriotism" contains some stirring truths. It may bo regarded as a second political article. " The Story of the Campaign" (part 2) . will be read with intense delight by all who wish to soe an accurate epitome of the spirit stirring eTents that occurred subsequently to tho Alma—front the timo of taking up the position before Sebastopol to the end of November. On the whole, we bait, seldom seen a better numb e r of Blacktvood, and that we fool to bo no trifling praise. Dublin University.-1 new story is commenced in this number, which is entitled " The Lichteu steiners, or Convert-makers." It promises to be interesting, and the principal characters are already p lunged into mysterious perplexities. The scene is very well sketched, in which the hero, Dorn, and the two unfortunate ladies, are dragged into the presence of the Duke of Friedlan 1. In his calm self-possession and intrepidity, the young man con trived to (rain some signal favours from the stern and haughty a chief that every one dreaded. Katha rine, the wife of the merchant Fissel, is of a very energetic and determined disposition. Abraham Seimble's will is a very curious legend of au inter minable strife occasioned by the wording of a will. The money was left to whichever of the two cousins first attained his majority. One of them happen ed - to be is Paris, and the other in Loudon, on the last day of the year. By an ingenious contrivance the former arranged to prove his certificates of ma jority exactly at midnight ; and the time being ten minutes in advance of that of Loudon, when the candidate in that town presented himself before the lawyer the agreeable intelligence was conveyed to him by electric telegraph that he had been sup planted by him, who was really three hours his junior, but that difference was not recognised by the law, .both being born on the same day. However, the case was xot decided. The two Clainaants went over to Cincinnati to finish the dispute, the will having been made there. The only conclusion come to by all parties was, that whichever suc ceeded of the litigants he would not be a penny the richer. "The Dramatic Writers of Ireland" contains contains a long series of names, more or less cele brated. It is observed in the commoncement that " Ireland has furnished a quota in every depart ment of literature ; the names she has contributed to dramatic composition in particular are numerous and eminent." The first mentioned is Burnett, who composed in 1639. " Foreign Crime and Cre dulity" is an article relating to some strange pecu liarities of our continental neighbours. It is ob served that the great characteristic of British crime is stupidity, and that of the continent vivacity ; hence, here the wicked seem simply despised, abroad they meet with sympathy. In " The Session Extraordinary," after having epitomised the busi ness transacted, it is declared " that the only mea sures laid before Parliament were not urgent, and could afford no immeiiato relief ; while the Fo reign Enlistment Bill' was at once ineffectual, un constitutional, injurious to the public spirit of the country, and encouraging to the enemy." There are some pleasing verses to be met with. The lines on " New-Year's Day" are distinguished by a melancholy spirit, but they are full of feeling, and their tone is taken from the words expressed in them, "Rejoice with Trembling." The Elopement " i s Colburn's New Monthly.—" a very strauze story, which relates the adventures of a romantic young lady and her scheming mother. It is not very probable, but it may please the ad mirers of the exciting and the sentimental. " The Sister of the Hotel Dieu" is concluded in this number ; it is very melancholy. " Polperro," which is rather a singular story, is continued. " Wanted, a Wife," is a remarkable coincidence, a musingly narrated ; but it is very questionable whether such modes of proceeding would generally turn out so successful. The series of papers on " The Eighteenth Century" is this month devoted to the literature of that period. A long list of celebri ties is introduced at the commencement, which verifies the assertion made that this century saw many authors whose works have become standard. It is, on the whole, an interesting article, and con tains a great deal of information in a small space, which will please those whO delight to take a retro spective glance at the " Manners and Customs of our Grandfathers." The most worthy of notice among the contents is " Heroic Incidents of the War.'.' In this paper is collected together a series of the most striking exploits that have occurred during the recent struggle. • They are told in 'a spirited style, and must attract attention and in terest. They are introduced to the notice of the reader in the following lines, which will exemplify their purport and teuour " nEnoid INCIDENTS or THE WAR. "Traits of heroism, acts of personal prowess, feats of daring, instances of unflinching resolve and of the most exemplary fortitude and endurance under trying circum stances of climate and exposure, as well as of actual combat, impart peculiar lustre to the campaign in the Crimea. If Great Britain aad France ever sent forth their sons to combat a giant--if a small body of men were ever armed to assail a formidable foe —it was on this occasion ; and although almost decimated by disease, and dispirited by privations and sufferings, it seemed as if every man felt the weight of responsibility bear upon his own shoulders, and was prepared to win a victory or carry out a campaign upon his own personal account. It had been imagined that a long peace would have assuaged the martial spirit—that the progress of civili sation, carrying with it habits of luxury and indulgence, would have enervated the present generation—it had even been averred that cultivation of the mind was in consistent with war—experience has shown the fallacy of all aese fancies, and as it was always known that in the officer the higher the morale and the intellect, the gretter the efficiency, so it has ever been shown, by the unexampled extent of the published correspondence of the men themselves, that the advanced position in which they stand over those who fought on the glorious plains of Crecy and Azincourt, or even at Salamanca or Vitoria, has not abated in one iota that coal, calm, de• termined, unfaltering, iron energy, which has ever marked the Anglo-Saxon race in war as in peace. We do not hesitate to say that the classic stores of once accomplished Greece, 'and the still more prolific chroni cles of once indomitable Rome, do not furnish a greater mass of heroic instances concentrated within so brief a space of 'time as have illustrated the campaizn in the Crimea." Bentley's Miscellany. --Bentley's Miscellany, it is rumoured, has changed its editorship during the past monr.i. This assertion seems to receive con firmation from- the commencement of a tale by Mr. Harrison Ainsworth, who, it is said, has un dertaken the management. It bears an attractive title for romance lovers, " The Spendthrift, a Tale of the Last Century." It is preceded by an article with the comprehensive name of " Things in General," ivhich sets forth many arguments against the Foreign Enlistment Bill. A brief but interesting memoir of the late Mr. Lockhart con tains the following remarks— LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, Raumrais. Redford and Bletehley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. 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EXTENSIVE BURGLARY IN HOLBORN,—This morning two young men, named Robert BniJc and John Joyce, were placed at the bar, charged with having emulated a burglary on the premises of Mr. Charrent, tailor, No. 240, Holborn. Police-constable 145 stated that about half-past one this morning be was trying the different doors on his boat, and found the door of the house 240 unfastened. On trying to obtain admission he found something ob structing his entrance. Having succeeded in forcing an entrance, he first saw Joyce leaning over a pile of cloth, and Burke standing behind the door. He imme diately gave the alarm, and on searching the passage wearing g a great appa re rn p ti i tz oiod of cloth, nearly n r e o a r rly re 6 w O o La i r, T a h n e d wearing apparel consisted of nine coats and nine waistcoats. On further examinaton of the promises he found the cash box and desk in the shop bad been broken open, and a chisel found en Burke corresponded with the marks on both. There was no marks of violence on the outer doors of the premises. Having obtained as sistance, he conveyed the prisoners to the station-house, aad there it was found that the clothes the men had on were also a portion of the property of Mr. Charrent. They each bad en two coats and two waistcoats. After they had been searched at the station, Burke said to us now, so it's no us e t o b e tioyee, ' It's a case with downhearted." The inspector Mid there vvere peculiar circumstances ec which induced him to thi n k t e l o ta n t n at t h e i d rt wi l party was buergarenierrned in it. Exactly opposite the house of Mr. Charrent this morning, at the time the robbery was taking place, a woman began to scream violently, and, of course, attracted the attention of the police. Information had also been forwarded to the station-house that the waterman of the coach-stand near the house was drunk. lie immediately sent a constable to ascertain the truth of the statement, but the man was found by the constable t. 4 be perfectly sober—the object of this ruse being to remov e the waterman from his stand, it having been thought that he would proceed to the station with thecoustable, and thus the place would have been left without a ,po:ieentan near. This trick failed. The constable having ascertained that the rep, rt was false, returned to the station and reported it. The aid of the waterman was eventually required in convey ing the prisoners to the station. The foreman to Mr. Ckarrent having identified the property, and not being able in any way to account for the mannerin which the premises were entered, The magistrate committed them both for trial. ISPORTINg INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MA.NCUESTER.-TUESDAY. The first assembly in the new y ear was b ut a thin one, and the amount of business transacted did certainly not make up for the paucity of members. The Chester Cup was delicately handled in conse quence of the entry being partially out. There has been nothing introduced here yet for the Grand National. The Derby, with a few slight exceptions (as will be seen below), obtained all the attention. A. CHESTER OUP. BO to 1 agst Arthur Wellesley (taken) 50 to 1 The Reiver (taken) 100 to 1 Goorkah (taken) 100 to 1 Royalist (taken) 100 to 1 St. Clare (taken) TWO THOUSAND OUIZTEAS,. 4to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken) 5 to 1 Bonnie Morn (taken) DEEM 10 to 1 ox The Field (offered) 12 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) 12 to 1 De Clare (taken and offered) 500 to 20 Dirk Hatteraick (taken) 500 to 20 Polydore (taken) sto 1. 'Grxeulus Esuriene and St. Hubert (taken to 501.) sto 1 Lord of the Isles and De Clare (taken to 501.) 100 to 50 Gmeculus Esuriens, Lord of the Isles, Do Clare, and St. Hubert (taken) DAVIES v. PRATT.— This action for libel against the publisher of the Bratish Banner was heard before Mr. Whately, Q.C., in the Court of Exchequer Chamber, Westminster, to whom it was referred some months back. The alleged libel was published in the British Banner in a series of articles in December, 1853, which contained statements reflecting on the character of the plaintiff. It was adjourned. ROYAL GALLERY or ILLUSTRATION, REGENT STRERT.--Lady Raglan and family 'visited the Diorama of the Events of the War on Saturday last. The fol• lowing distinguished personages have also honoured the above diorama with their presence, viz. Duchess of Argyll, the Marquis of Lorn and family, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose and party, his Excellency the Count Walewski, the French ambassador, accompanied by tho Countess Walewski, the Earl of Erroll, Earl of Carlisle and party, the Marquis of Winchester, the Coun tess of Bathurst and party, Lord Stafford, Lord and Lady Poltimore, Azimulah Khan, Lord Ranolagh, Lady Brougham and party, Lord John Chichester, Lady Joddrell and party, the Hon. Miss Mitford and party, Lady Norton Knatchbull and family, the Hon. Mr. Erskine and party, the Hon. Captain Vivian, the Hon. Mr. Hanbury, Sir W. Cotton, Sir J. Phillipart and party, Sir G. Wombwell, General Lovell, Colonels Raines, Fano, Bailey, Watkins, Hay, an d B ur l eton, Major Stoes, ke. " JOHN GIBSON LOCKHAAT. "Two-and-twenty autumns past, and Sir Walter Scott lay•a-dying at his own dearly-loved and dearly-purchased Abbotsford. Lockhart,' ho said to the husband of his first-born, I have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a gocd man—be virtuous—be religious—be a good man. Nothing else will give yon comfort when you come to lie here.' A day or two after, and Sir Walter breathed his last, in the presence of all his chil dren—on a t beautiful day, as his son-in-law has with noble, affecting simplicity described it—'so warm that every window was wide open—and so perfectly still, that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the bed, and his eldest son kisced and closed his eyes.' "Past are the two-and-twenty autumns. And gone are they that knelt around the bed, while they could hear the ripple of the Tweed, but a breath from the master of Abbotsford they could not hear—nor should hear again for ever. Gone, one and all. Last of them he, who detailed the solemn scene—he, to whom the dying veteran had said, with that affectionate earnest ness, 'My dear, be a good man'—' nothing else will comfort you when you come to lie here.' The time came not many days ago. " Under the sane roof as Sir Walter, perchance in the sane room, and just at the same age, his son-in-law, John Gibson Lockhart, lay a-dying on the last Satur day in November. When you come to lie here,' — there seams a touching force, an affecting precision in the words, as applying to one who had recently left his London home for foreign shores, and returned, and then gone for awhile, in quest of healthful change, to his only' daughter's guest at Abbotsford. In hope, ho came there to recruit his life ; in effect, he came there to die. Beneath Sir Walter's roof, and sinking under the same disease, and arrived at the same term of years, the sole survivor of that mourning group in 1832 has been sum moned to join them again elsewhither ; the spirit has returned to God who gave it, and the body , lies beside Sir Walter's in the old Abbey of Dryburgh. A clever and entertaining sketch of the career of " Edmund Waller " gives ,an interesting account of his long and chequered career. A paper on "Winter in the Crimea" recommends the use of much precaution among the troops against the effects of the climate. " War and the Paris Mes merists," a tale of the present campaign, will delight all believers in mesmerism. Among the most pleasing of the remaining contents we .may men tion "Only Visions," a pleasing little sketch on day dreams and castles in the air. The speedy conclusion of " Aspen Court" is promised, and also the continuation of " Arthur Arden," " Ben jamin Bobbin," and the "History of the Theatres of London." Colburit's United Service.—The contents of this popular magazine, which are always of a su perior character, at the present period, when military subjects attract so much attention, possess more general interest than rstial. It opens with a paper on "The Siege of Sebastopol," which takes a retrospect of the proceedings. An article oa the " British Light Infantry, Regular and Militia," suggests a method for recruiting the army in a more effective manner. The " Confessions of an Old Dragoon" and the "Extracts from the Journals of the late Major Macready" are con tinued. A paper on "Brigade Movements, Ca valry and Horse Artillery," will be interesting to those conversant with the subject. A review of the naval and military operations in the East, from the new edition of General Sir Howard Douglas's "Gunnery" takes into consideration the operations of the Allies. The following remarks on the system of French military promotion is from an able article on the subject : " PROMOTION WHILE CAMPAIGNING. " When campaigning the time required for promotion may be reduced by one half, and any militairc who dis tinguishes himself by an action d'eclat, or heroic deed, has a right to instant promotion. Every vacancy that may occur while campaigning, from tho grade of cor poral up to that of adjutant, belongs, by right, to the company in which the vacancy takes place, and is filled up by sonic niilitai e of that company. Promotion is open, while campaigning, to all sub-officers, equally, whether they be, or not, inscribed on the promotion list of their corps, and they can all equally pretend to en sigucies, either in their own or other corps, when va cancies occur, provided they distinguish themselves on the field of battle. But in those corps not campaigning, the order established by the miiitary code is invariably followed. Promotion to the ranks of lieutenant and captain takes pl,,ce as follows : The half of the vacancies in the battalions and squadrons of the active army are filled up by the choice officers of such battalions and squadrons, and the other half by officers who have served the regular length of time in other companies or corps; but while campaigning every subaltern has an equal change of promotion, whether in his own or another c.)rps, provided he has distinguished himself by some act of bravery or devotedness to his country. Promotion to the rank of chef-de-bataillon or d'escadron, while cam paigning, only takes place by choice ; every captain, whether or not on the promotion list, can pretend to be promoted if he have distinguished himself at the head of his company. The colonel of tho regiment reports to the commander of the brigade, and ho sends the list ti the commander-in-chief, who solicits from the minisi.er the ratification of the promotion lists he for wards. Delay seldom attends such applications, and the fortunate candidates may count with certitude upon the ministerial confirmation. ; Thus it is that the late Marshal St. Arnaud progressed rapidly in his military career, a brief sketch of which we shall give here. St. Arnaud was barn in Paris in 1801, on the 20th of August. At the age of 15 he entered Lo its XVIII.'s Gardes-du-corps, but he soon retired from the service, and spent many years in England. In 1831, he entered the 64th Regiment of the line, as su b. lieutenant. He was promote to be lieutenant in a very short time afterwards, his length of service in the Gardes-dtacorps having been taken into consideration. He took a prominent part in the war of La Vendja, which the heroic I )uchesse de Berri had succeeded in revolutionising, A nd at the p ac ifi cat i on of that province in 1833 he was attached, as orderly officer, to Marshal Bugeaud. About this time he was charged with a mission to the chivalrous duchess, then a prisoner at the chateau of Blaye, of which he acquitted himself perfectly well, and gained her esteem. In Algiers ho was pro moted to the rank of captain and decorated. At the siege of Constantine, under General Damremont, who was killed at the storming of that fortress, he signalised himself much, and, from a knight, was made an officer of the Legion of Honour. In 1340, after a series of battles, in which he displayed equal courage and sang froid, he became a chef-de-battaillon of Zouaves. In 1842, about the time of the death cf the lamented Duke of Orleans, he was made a lieutenant-colonel, in which grade he so distinguished himself, that in 1344 he was appointed to the colonelcy of the 321 Regiment of infantry. Three years afterwards he rose to the rank of general of brigade (mar6chal-de-camp), and was appointed com mander in the Legion of Honour. In 1850, he was appointed governor of the province of Constantine, in which command he greatly distinguished himself in subduing and colonising the Arabs. Having, by a brilliant campaign against the Kabyles, rais e d his repu tation to the highest pitch, he returned to France, was made general of division, commanded the second divi sion of the army of Paris, and was soon afterwards ap pointed Minister of War, a very short time previous to the famous December coup d'etat. Li 1552, be was made Marshal of France, named senator, and received from the Emperor's own hands the grand cross of the Legion of Honour. Ile left the Ministry of War to command the army in the East, where his inveterate malady, angina pectoris, can ied him off, under well•won honours, on the 29th of September last, the laraentalaie event but too sadly proving the truth of our owirpoetio .words— . _ " ' The paths of glory lead but to the grave.' All the naval` and military intelligence of the Month is given, with much information on all auk topics. The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review.—Some remarks are made on Lord M ahon's History of England—a very favourable opinion is expressed of its merits. It is said that Lord Mahon has written in a very fair spirit, and "he has desired that the light which he throws upon an history should be as pure as it is clear." This volume contains an account of the Lord George Gordon Riots of 1780, the capture and fate of Major Andre, the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, the break up of Lord North's Administration, Rodney's victory over Count de Grasse, and the siege of Gibraltar. To these subjects has been joined three chapters on India, and remarks on life and manners. It is truly observed that, although many profess to disregard all those details which are not connected with every-day business life, there is ever to the thinking mind a source of in terest in looking back to old times and past doings. From the records of generations gone by we can lear n in what measure the present has progressed. It is 11 ow i se i nterest i ng to peruse the m i nute descriptions of the convulsions that shook society, the manners that distingui s h e d the lives, and the characteristics that belo nge d to the men of that period. It is said, in conclusion, that the "effect of the perusal of these volumes ought to be to urge on every one to promote the progress of our country in her new and better course." " The Tri-colour on the Atlas," is the name of a work recently published ; its object is to give de tails concerning Algeria and the French conquest. However, its contents are not limited to the car rying out of the promise, for it presents a history of the country from the earliest times down to the present epoch. Likewise it contains a description of the city and city life ; and the most pleasing portion is a delineation of the native races of the Regency of Algeria. The book is iu part a trans lation, but is observed that it is net a mere matter of scissors and paste ; the mind has worked as well as the hand ; and as, the -Puleskys produced the best work on America, so this one in question is the most complete and satisfactory that has been published on Algeria. " The River Fleet" is A very curious account of the old river, which, it is said, has now almost a a mythical existence. It had ve. importance in the history of London, being the earliest western boundary, and a military protection to the first Roman colony. The usual learned researches on antiquarian affairs are met with, and the corre spondence of Sylvanus Urban furnishes accounts of valuable manuscripts, and other interesting subjects. THE STATE OF THE ARMY IN TEE CRIMEA. At the present moment our poor fellows are perish ing before Sebastopol by hundreds from famine, from ex posare, and from disease in many appalling forms, while the means of sustenance, of shelter, and of remedy, are stored within eight miles from the spot in which this dismal tragedy is being enacted. There is no longer any use in concealing or mitigating the truth ;—the men are perishing from the Want of common forethought upon the part of those who should be responsible for their safety. Fifteen thousand British soldiers in the prime of their strength in the hey day of life—well-disciplined :mei', who would not have turned from the face of a human enemy, let him come in what shape he might, have been laid low by official in competence and procrastination at home and in the field. We know of no passage in the annals of even Turkish warfare which tells of a more complete wreck of human life for want of common foresight than the accounts we daily receive of the condition of our army before Sebastopol—of the living and of the dead. There is but one set-off against the incompetency of the officers at head-quarters, and that is the sheer pluck and spirit of 'the British soldier—of the unflinching fearless man who is found dead on the battle-field pierced with wounds—his face to the enemy's line—or in the treacles, where ho has perished from hunger, exposure, and fatigue. It is no sufficient answer to tell , the country that stores have been forwarded to Balaklava in abundant measure. -If the men cannot get at them, and are dying for the want of them but a few miles off, it is ob vious that the most important precautions have been neglected. The truth is, that the authorities at home at the outbreak of the war —and although for months they had ample warning of the conse quences of their negleet—utterly forgot or declined to provide - the • regiments with the means of transport. -Had this war been' a sudden matter—had the army been gathered together at the summons of a fiery cross for some dreadful emergency—and had it . been then despatched, helter-skelter, to conquest or t o death, such neglect would not have been so utterly without excuse as it is at the present moment. The Guards left London in February of last year. After the delay at Gallipoli and Constantinople the army re mained some four or five menthe in cantonments at Varna, and there it was proved by dismal experience that no reliance could be placed upon the wretched carts, or arabas, of the country for the conveyance of stores. We say the experiment failed, and the officers in command were made aware by experience of that which they might have known d rthri—thaf t if they would have stores for the army, they must take with them suitable means of transport. The precaution was neglected, although the commonest forecast might have suggested that greater difficulties would have been found in an enemy's country than in the friendly Principalities, We NO the consequences in the prodigal waste of the noblest blood which throbbed in British veins. The blame attaches here at home as well as at head-quarters in the camp. The Duke of Wellington, they admit, in the Penin sular war, did organise a waggon-department. Be found the necessity of the arrangement, and, with his usual vigour of administration, called it into existence. "But," say our friends a t hitehall and 'at head quarters, "the country, by the votes of its represen tatives in the Lower Reuse, broke up this arrange ment, and are we to be called in question for their untimely . parsimony V' The answer might avail if the organisation of a waggon-corps was a matter which required much time or skill,—if, in point of fact, it was a branch of the service which need be kept for years, in order that we might have its services when required. Such an argument may with propriety be used in the case of an engineer corps—of the artillery, &c.—but a waggon service can be organised in a fort night. The War-office could have settled the matter with one or two contractors in ten rninutea, and we will venture to say that in ten days the needful vehicles would have been forthcoming, horses, drivers, and all, ready for transference to Varna or elsewhere. It is idle to throw the blame on the House of Commons. One of the oldest and most respected members of that assembly has left it on record that in the course of a long Parliamentary experience he had -never known a vote of money refused for real servioe, either to the army or navy. Tile House might hive objected to keep a waggon train to no purpose for forty years, but it would have granted all necessary supplies at the mere suggestion Of a Minister on the outbreak of a war. The fault lies, not with the House, but with those who are charged with responsibilities to which they are not equa'.—Times. 92 79i 1231 68 i 7i 81 ox &ITO 107 1004 0 1 831 4 3i all all all 100 100 5 [OO all 5 10 St. St. 5 Pm ti MARKET _NE' JV S-(T ILLY DAY.y CORN EXCHANGE. Although the supply of English wheat on sale in to-day's market was very moderate, the demand for all kinds was in a sluggish state, and Monday's prices were well sup. ported. The imports of for e i gn w heat have amounted to nearly 9,000 quarters. The trade , was exceedingly inactive, y e t we have no change to notice in the quotations. In floating cargoes very little was doing. Fine barley was steady at full prices. Grinding and distilling sorts, including malt, were very dull. There was a moderate inquiry for oats at full prices. B oans , peas, aid flour, were exceedingly heavy. AM : WT.4Ia THIS WEEK. Wheat. ( Barley. Malt. 1 Oats. i Flour. Irish . Eng ll o l •• 750 4,040 2,359 570 i 160 Forei ... _ _ x,460 ( gn ~ 8 95 ,1 500 6,910 720 sks. me brie. BOROUGH HOP. Fine hops are scarce and quite as dear as het week. Other kinds are dull, and rather cheaper. WHITECHAPEL. El.ch kind of meat moved off slowly to-day, as follows ! —Beef, 35 4d to 4s 4d • mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; ve a l, 49 Gd to 5s 4 , 1; pork, is 0,1 to 4s Gd per Blbs. by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. 3.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W.; light breeze, with fine weather. RAMSGATE, Jan. 2.—Win3, N. to N.W. AtTivod — Matilda, from St. John's, Newfoundland ; Fancy, Moga. dore ; Petra, Bilboa. SHEERNESS, Jan. 2.—Wind, N.Y.W. Arrived —Europe, from Honduras: OFF FOLKSTONE.—Catherino Jamieson, from Sydney, N.S.W. —lVi o ß n lo on J " F f o o i r . ro Tr . N T. W. A.rrive,l.l4 PoRTSVOUTTI, Jan. 2.—Wind, --.. .. .. H.M.S. Himalaya, frof_n w th in e ,l 7 2, h7 vi k - r S . 7; Ar e ri l v o : d n i E fk i b i e z r a d F o o nr x: for Malaga. Sailed—Times, for MAlta : . Constantinople; Gambia, PLYMOUTH, Jan. 2. from Corunna. Sailed—Northumb_erland, foro cAeadnelQaiudeee.n, FALMOUTH, Jan. 2. Hart, from Manill ys, a on ß d e e r r t , l "li i Constantinople ; Afri „ Gambia, Loudon, for 2. . Jan. Sailea—La Plata (s), for the West Indist 0 TORBAY', Jan. - , . — Sailed —T rans p or t , N o . 16 1, for Balaklawa. LOWESTOFT, Jan. 2 . —Wind, N. Arrived—Prince of viral,„, (s), from Shields, for Balaklava. ThttamouTit, Jan. 2.—Wind, W. Sailed—Agatha, for Rio Janeiro. BRIDGEWATER Jan. 2.—Arrived—Pearl, from Quebec. NEWPORL, Jan. 2.—Sailed—Sarah and Emma, Bombay, HOLYHEAD, Jan. 3.—Wind, W. Arrived—Hmtl oy, from St. John's, N. 8., for Dublin, with loss of anchor and chain. QUEENSTowN, Jan. I.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Wave from St. Michael's ; Respite, Terceira ; Red Breast, Maza gan. Sailed--John Baring, for New York, 10 22; ; all all 60i 101 i 71 1 73 & 68} 74i 4 134 21i 2