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

. ough, perhaps, he introduced some debateable grounds into his observ a ti ons w ith regar d t o the general and abun dant prosperity which, according to him, prevails in every district of the coun t r y: at the present moment, this is not the fittest occasion on which to enter upon the debateable grounds he has introduced. Nor, I think, should I have risen to address your lordships at all on this occasion, had it not been that the noble earl did not think fit to confine himself to the mold announcement on such occasion — namely, that he and his colleagues bad resigned office, and only held their present position until her Majesty should have appointed their successors. I say, I probably should not have risen if, in making that statement, the noble earl had not thought it necessary to make a personal reference to me as having boon charged by her Majesty with the formation of a Government. Tho noble earl, undervaluing and underrating the source from which he derived his in formation, stated, as a matter of general rumour, that there had been some communication between her Majesty and. myself on that subject. The noble earl has, I say, cer tainly underrated the source of his information, because not only general rumour may have informed him on the subject, but previously to entering into this house I had, under my own hand, given the noble earl information as to the result of this communication ; and, consequently, the notoriety and general rumour 'which led him to believe it might bo possible—(a laugh)—that I had had some com munication with her Majesty are phrases which must have been employed by the noble earl in his usual care to guard against exaggera ti o n and to avoid overstat ing any part of his case. (Laughter.) As your lordships may not - be all in possession of such information, I can inform your lordships on this subject that for once, the noble earl is not mistaken. (A laugh.) Upon the resignation of the noble earl, it is perfectly true, and was known to most persons, that her Majesty commanded my attendance yes terday morning,. at . half - past 11 o'clo c k ; th a t I had. a long audience, in which I need hardly say I met with that whisk every person admitted to the presence of her Majesty invariably meets with—the most condescending kindness, the most perfect frankness and openness, and a manner of dealing with all public subjects, a consideration for all personal feelings, which all who are called upon to communicate personally with her Majesty knows to what extent she possesses, and which must increase the affection and loyalty that every person who has had a knowledge of those qualities must feel for her Majesty. (Hear.) Ido not think it would be for the public interest that I sh ould at this time—even if I had the permission of her Majesty to do so, which I have not—avail myself of . this opportu nity to state all that passed upon that occas ion, as well as all that subsequently occurred. Ido think it would be in convenient to the public service if, while negotiations are going en, the steps taken by public men should be pre maturely detailed. I think to do so might lead to serious inconvenience to the public affairs of this country. (Hear.) When I say that negotiations are going en, I mean that previously to the formation of a Government I think it is extremely inconvenient that there should be a public dis cussion day by day of communications which may take place between different parties tending to the formation of such a Cabinet. (Hear, hear.) I think it is the duty of every public man, whether ho accepts or whether he ab stains from accepting the Government, to be prepared to eve at the proper time a full explanation both to his own Mends and to the country of the m o ti ves w hi c h induced. him either to accept or abstain front accepting office. (Hear.) But, my lords, I think that that explanation. should never be given until a Government is actually formed, and the state of affairs is decided. I therefore, upon the present occasion, content myself with saying,. that feeling deeply grateful to her Majesty for the confi dence with which she has regarded me, and feeling deeply conscious of m y own inability to discharge the duties which, this arduous position would have imposed upon me—feel ing at the same time that, with the probability of suc cess, the very difficulties with which the country is sur rounded would be an additional inducement to any man of honour and character not to leave her Majesty without a Government to grapple with these difficulties—l yet felt • that, in the present state of parties and in the present con dition of the House of Commons, I was not enabled to offer her Majesty that assurance of being in a position satisfactorily to conduct the affairs of the country which would induce me at the present moment to accept the task which her Majesty was pleased to confide to me; and con sequently, at this time, I have no charge from her Majesty to attempt the construction of a Government. Further than this, my lords, I think it would be impossible for me to say, except that I c o n cur en ti re ly w ith the noble earl opposite that, whatever may bo the composition of the Go vernment (while I concur also with him as to the difficulty of obtaining it), the great object which this country looks for and requires in tho present moment of difficulty, of embarrassment, and, I will say, of peril, is, if it be possible to obtain it, a strong Government. (Hear, hear.) And, whatever Government may be intrusted with her Majes ty's confidence to carry on the affairs of the great war and the great political questions in which this country is now involved, that man is undeserving the character of a pa triot, or of an honest man, who does not to the utmost ex tent of his power give to the Government of the Queen for these objects a disinterested and, as far as he can, a conscientious support. (Cheers.) Their lordships then adjourned until Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS-YESTERDAY. The Srwuna took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed, viz. :—Birrniugham Gas ; Brighton Improvement Commissioners and Msnicipal Coroporation ; Bristol and Exeter Railway ; Lands Im provement Company ; Liverpool Docks ; Monmouth shire Railway and Canal ; Oldham Gas and Water ; South Eastern Railway (Capital) ; Swansea Docks ; Ulster Railway. PACKAGES FOR THE TROOPS IN THE CRIMEA. In reply to Mr. A. STarronD, Mr. COWPER stated that the Admiralty had given instructions to the authorities of the Dockyards of Deptford, Portsmouth, and Plymouth to receive all packages directed by private individuals to any officer or person in her Majesty's service either at Scutari, the Crimea, or Constantinople, and to forward them as occuion might offer, by vessels going oat laden with Government stores. Separate bills of lading were made out for suck private packages, but the means of transmitting them to Balakiava were limit ed, though not to Constantinople er Smyrna. (Hear.) NOTICES OF MOTION. Sir J. PAIINGTON postponed his motion on the subject of Educatiea until this day fortnight. Mr. L. KING postponed his motion relative to real property until this day fortnight. Mr. H. ADAIR postponed his motion relative to the progress of the war until this day fortnight. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. Lord PALMERSTON rose at half-past four o'clock, its a full house, when most of the leading members on both sides were present, and said—Sir, I rise to make in a formal manner that communication to the house Which of course conveys no information, and which would have been made on Tuesday if it had not been for the accidental circumstance that the House of Lords had already been adjourned. (Hear, hear.) I mean that I have to state that in consequence of what passed in this house on Monday night, her Majesty's Government felt it to be their duty to tender to her Majesty the resigna tion of their offices, and that resignation having been graciously accepted, we now hold office for the transac tion of public business until our successors aro appointed. (Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances the house will naturally feel that it would be inconvenient to proceed with the dispatch of any public busi ness, and I shall, therefore, propose that this house should, at its rising, adjourn until to-morrow. My reason for not proposing a longer adjournment which would, under the circumstances, perhaps, h ave been the mere natural, is that I understand from you, sir, thut the hon. and gallant member fur Westminster, who is to receive the thanks of this house for his gallant conduct in the Crimea, has announced to the Speaker that he will take his seat to-morrow evening. (Loud cheers.) lam sure I should be doing violence to the feelings of the house if I proposed an adjournment that would deprive them of the earliest opportunity of con veying to that hon. an I gallant member the sense of feel ing which they entertain of his brilliant and distinguished services. (Loud cheers.) There is also a bill which my right hon. friend the Secretary for the Colonial De partment introduced a few days ago, for carrying into effect the treaty concluded with the United States. If there should be oo opposition on the part of any hon. member to the second reading of that bill, it would be for the convenience of the public service, as well as tend to promote the interest of the country, if the house would allow that bill to proceed a stage to-morrow. 'With these exceptions I hope the house will understand that in proposing that we should meet to-morrow, it is si m pl y f or the purpos e I h ave ment i one d . (Hear, hear.) In the pre sent afa state of a f f airs, I am sure the house will feel t hus y:)ther business ought not to be made a suhjeet of de bate.nts nalegar,doheadaii.o)ural therefore move that'this house at i Ulitil to-morrow. asno 'Aces- The SPEAKER intimat e d th at there va City to make such a moti on , as th e house would at its rising as a ma tt er o f course until to-morrow. BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND FROUIS;ORY NOTES. Mr. SEATING asked lea to bring in a bill t o faci litate the remedies up on bills O i l e clrange and promissory notes, by which he might, by a simple adaptation o f t h e procedure now in force in this country, accomplish the desired object. Leave was given to bring in the bill. IRISH POOR LAW INSPECTORS. In reply to a question from Mr. BRADY as to which five w h e ther there was any truth in !a statem ent w re cently appeared in the Dublin, Evening Pos t, th h a i out of the sixteen poor-law inspectors, being about to be re moved, the five gentlemen selected for removal were all Roman Catholics, so as to leave one Roman Catholic tweeter, the remaining ten unrernoved being Pro tsstants. Sir J. YOUNG said that the question of religion had net been considered in making the reductions in the staff of peor law inspectors, the simple fact being that those last appointed were those who had been selected for removal, without any regard whatever to their reli gious opinions. (Bear.) _ ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOU SE. Y,oardthometion for adjournment, BRINGTON said—Sir, I regret that no state ment whatever has been made to this house as to the prospects we have of any Gov ern ment replacing the one which has so recently resigned. In the present crisis of political affairs it" ,l as they the troops in the Crimea in so lamentable a condition w from eye-witnesses, but from so high ' had heard not only Cabinet Minister who bad lately retiredan authority as a from office, he trusted it would be borne in m' a zl i t a la m tt e i t t i e reconstruc tion of a new Cabinet days, r e s, ri w sis ere th o e f L R . rt p.ce. He thought that, at the present en the' an: an dvigormouost efficient Ministry for carryi ng . thenilanner ought to be chosen. (Hear, hear. The house s r. adjourned at a quarter to 5 o'cl oc k. 1 ROYAL LYCEUM TUEATRE. Under the Management of Madame li"tris.. TUN EVENING, FEB. Will b 3 performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. Aft3r which will be produced the nQw and original Fairy Extra vaganza, entitled PRIYCE PRETTYPET :Id THE BUTTERFLY To be followed by TWO HEADS ARE BETTER TITAN ONE. 13(.4x-office open from 10 until t;. Sole agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Al:croft, 13, NOIY-sol.ld-etreet. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPITI. PrePriefor. 7(r. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, FEIS. 2, Will be presented the Drama of THE QUEEN BUSHER; or, Hundred Years Ago, To be followed by a New Grand DIVERTISSEMENT. After which, A MOVING TALE. To which will be added Ha, Farce entitled THE RAILWAY BELLE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lesiee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, FEB. 2, Will be presented the new Comedietta, called TIT FOR TAT, iu which Messrs. F. Robson, A. Wigan, and Miss Maskeil will appear. I G IE eo G rg O e L , D mi t or S. in C on h d ar e, ac li te iss rs Alter which, a now Fairy Extravaganza. entitled THE TELLOW ;73,VeFf. AND bs on lIE RING OF , miss Julla St . Marston, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallan. To conclude with A WIFE'S JOURNAL. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Fifteenth week, the succeestal Spectacle called the BATTLE of the ALMA. After which. the varied and beautiful SCENES in the CIRCLE, the invention. arrangement, and under the sole direction of Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with the Comic Pantomime called fIULLIVER and the LILLIPUTIANS ; or, Harlequin and Britannia. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manger, 31 r. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular Barletta, OUR NELLY. Principal character, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. After which, a new Operatic Burlesque, entitled, ALONZO THE BRAVE. To conclude with the Farce of the THREE PAIR OF LOVERS. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. onre DAY —Morning 23 min.after 2 I Evening 42 min.r. ft . 2 noaaow - Morning 59 min.after 2 1 Evening 15 min.aft. 3 THE WEATHER.—Bus 01710.11, Feb. 2. THICILIEMIXTER, IH TIM SHADS. 35—highest since noon yesterday. 30—iowest this morning and during the night. 32—this day, at noon. BABOMITI2, 29'99. WywD, S.E..—Blowing fresh, with bitter frosty weather, but there are some indications of change coming. ' "N ; 41116 IT* LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1865. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. Lord Derby having gone down to Windsor yesterday, and confessed his inability to form a Ministry, her Majesty immediately despatched a messenger for the Marquis of Lansdowne. The Noble Marquis, in obedience to the command, immediately betook himself to the Castle, where he remained all night. This morning he re turned to town by special train, which also conveyed hither her Majesty, the Prince Albert, and suite. The Marquis of Lans downe drovo to Lansdowne House, and imme diately after wards repaired to the residence of Lord Palmerst on in Piccadilly. The Noble Mar quis was still in consultation with his lordship when our last information left the West-end. The prevail ing impression at the Clubs is that the noble Ma.: rquis has undertaken the task of forming a nay r Administration, but he is anxious, if possible, that the office of Premier should be undertaken by Lord Palmerston. If anythiii g should transpire between the pre sent hour (3 o'clock) and the time of our lat edition, it wi ll of course appear. The Minis terial problem appears more difficult of solution ti an ever. The want of a strong and united Government is felt on every side. But how is it to be obtained ? Where is the CEDlrus to return a s atisfactory answer to the perplexing enigma Y L ‘ord DERBY has already declined the task. Aliih ough consulted, in the first instance, by her most gracious MAJESTY, the Noble Lord felt, either • from his own want of power, or from some cond it ion imposed, that he could not hope to accomplish 'the undertaking in a manner satisfac tory to ! his I SOVEREIGN, advantageous to the nation, of r -creditable to himself. He therefore respectful] y declined the attempt, and the result is best ex :pressed in his own words, that he has now "no charge front her MAJESTY to attempt the constr u ction of a Government 1" Who, the on, is the coming man ? Who is there prepared to stand forward, at least to attempt, " from the , nettle, danger, to pluck the flower, safety," to undertake the perilous task from which even the modern " HOTSPUR," the Peer without fo; it—if not without reproach—has re coiled ? ae nation wants a strong .Government ! flow is to be obtained ? Manifestly, not from a coalition of Whigs and Peelites. Not from any Cabinsif t of which Lord ABERDEEN is a lead ing Memb r. That th e. re must be a Coalition of some kind, is manifest. No single party can hope to carry on against the united efforts, of all others. Great al lowance m tst be made for those who do their best to meet and 0 vercome the difficulty. But a "Govern ment on s n ifferance" is always bad. It is humili ating for a. Minister, even for a whipper-in, to be compelled . t o make various excuses suited to the parties to lvhom they are offered, to be compelled to " blow Riot and cold," to suit the different fan cies of cc m. dieting sections, to have each petty topic a bl <t tle-field on which a contest involving the fate of ' t ,he Government may be fought. These are indeed. 3matters to be deprecated, which would not only b e injurious to the character of our public me a, but very prejudicial to the welfare and prospt:r. ity of the nation. This daii4 :er can be avoided by a generous for bearance ola every side. Lord DERBY has offered it for hims el. f and the important party of whom he is the r ecognised leader. It has also been tendered b :r Lord ABERDEEN to his possible suc cessor ; andi we have no doubt that every person appealed to rill utter equally patriotic sentiments. But the crfai s requires " deeds, not words"--the safety of the , :nation demands not merely "sayings," but corresp 'Wing " doings." The refu sa 1 to avail themselves of the weakness of an advei sa ry will not be sufficient to meet the national 'axis ency. There must be a sincere de sire to " help, aid, and assist" cordially and ener getically in as ay practicable combination—to forget minor or rt terely personal impediments, in the earnest dettr mination to serve their QUEEN and country to ti Le beat of their ability in the hour of trial. It is said that Lord LANSDOWNE has, as in many forme r instances, been appealed to as a mediator--as one who, having no selfish interests to promote, could act as an unpre judiced arbitrator between all parties. A better man cs )uld not be selected, and we only hope that the, Noble Marquis will be enabled to overcome the serious obstacles, to smooth away the impeditne nts, that affect a matter of such vital importance to the country. The people will net, and cannot, be satisfied without Lord PALMER STON, either as Premier or Secretary for War. And we trust that no difficulties will be inter posed on the part, either of the Noble Lord him self or of others, to a consummation so devoutly . to be wished for. . Each hour may bring forward new information ; we shall anxiously look for it, but no Ministry can be stable of which Lord. PALMEItSTON is not a leading and influential member. We cannot conclude without an allusion to the :traightforwarcl and manly defence of the Duke HE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENIN, PE-BrUTARY 2, 1855. of NEWCASTLE to the charges preferred against his administration. We have always protested against the Noble Duke being made the " scape-goat " for matters for which he could not fairly be held re sponsible, the victim for the sins of others. He has certainly -clearly shown that there was no want of industry on his part--:--none of that " carelessness " or " indifference," that would in deed be truly discreditable. That he has acted to the best of his ability is manifest, and we fear that oven that "ability " has been materially cur tailed by the conduct of others. Lord ABERDEEN, not the Duke of NEWCASTLE, was the real delin quent, and on his head should the well-merited retribution be visited. Thus it was with the Duke, whose "commend able ambition" led to his appointment to the War-office. He freely declared, on the separation of the departments over which he had previously presided, that he was prepared to hold "either or neither office." He did not therefore create the diffi culty. There is no doubt that the vast experience of Lord PALMERSTON Would have been fully ap preciated by the nation, and that his appointment would have been the most popular and most bene ficial that could have been made. But the fault was not that of the Noble Duke. He only yielded to the unanimous requests of his colleagues, and it would be unreasonable to cast all the blame on him. Although there may be adequate grounds for the Duke of NEWCASTLE sur rendering the seals of the War Department, there nothing to prevent him from serving her MAJESTY 121 some other department, where his unquestionable assiduity and high ability may be useful, although he.has failed in the War-office. We believe that it is the result of the system rather than of the individual, and we regret that the victim thereof, should be ono possessed of so many meritorious qualities as the late Secretary for War. Was the War conducted on German or on English principles ? Was Russia spared ? Were Poland and Circassia kept under the hoof of the oppressor? Was he still indulged with the Crimea and Fin land ? Such will be the questions asked when per haps the Horse Guards, or its system at least, will be no more. We warn the Commons and people of England also, that it is theirs to demand now a Government which shall know how to advise her MAJESTY on the country's behalf ; which will dare to tall her most „respectfully, yet firmly, that the country longs for nothing more than to see this War termi nated by no trumpery Four-Point Peace, but by taking " material" security of Russia, by de priving her of Warsaw as well as Sebastopol, of Poland, and Bessarabia, as well as the Crimea-- , that we care not a straw for the whole array of contemptible little princedoms of Germany, and that nothing will so much exasperate the nation against all foreign relationships, as the shadow of a suspicion that England's policy is modified to please the insignificant mock Monarchs of little G er man territories. We must not only have the War ably administered, but also have it conducted on English principles and with English ends, and, therefore, with infinitely greater vigour. No Ministry can dare to continue the late administration of the War. The verdict of Mon day night will put any new Cabinet on its mettle. The War Minister had better live in rustic quiet than grasp the reins if he want the strength and skill to use them. We almost wonder, indeed, that any set of men dare step into the vacant posts. The disasters to be retrieved are so great, the vengeful obstructiveness of self-sufficient and thwarted officials will be so difficult to overcome, the impatience of the nation to see the whole course of things put promptly into a new train so exacting, that a man had need be justly conscious of no ordinary knowledge and capacity to un dertake just now the higher offices connected with the War. Some of the worst blunders are indeed in process of rectification, but there will be new demands yet on that foresight and pre-arrangement for contin gencies which ought to have been looked for, but which has been so singularly wanting in the late War Ministers, and, iu truth, in the whole Cabi net. The Minister who again has to rest on the plea of non putdram can hardly survive conviction of the first offence. The last set have been turned out for inability to foresee and provide, and their successors must expect even less indulgence. We cannot afford to send a second army to the grave or the hospital. There is, however, some danger of the more pressing want of the hour absorbing attention too exclusively. However bad the conduct of the War, so far as it depended on the two War Mini sters, its conduct in the higher sense, for which the Premier and the whole Cabinet are respon sible, is equally bad. No terms are too' strong for denouncing all the spring and summer dealings with Russia. Lord ABERDEEN and his colleagues hare been guilty in reality of the treachery for which poor 13vca was no doubt unjustly shot. They deliberately carried on war on the principle of hurting the enemy as little as possible. To let alone the Baltic question, the conduct of the War on our part in Turkey and on the Danube was imbecility itself. Not till nearly nine months after the passage of the Pruth was war declared against Russia. The former event took place on the 2d of July, 1853 ; the latter on the 28th of March, 1854. It is difficult now to believe that we tolerated such supineness. During that period (November 30, 1853) occurred the horrible mas sacre at Sinope. Then indeed our fleet, which had hitherto kept at respectful distance, did enter the Black Sea ; yet even then entered it with orders to salute the Russian flag, while the Russian navy was to be required to keep at home. War was not yet declared, therefore our ad mirals were to treat the savage enemies of our ally with becoming courtesy. And even after the declaration of war, mercy to Russia seemed the ruling principle. Odessa was left, after a harmless bombardment, to capture the Tiger, to forward troops to the Danube, and afterwards to send the same troops to Inkerman. A few of the weakest Circassian forts only were destroyed. No blockade was enforced, as our merchants know to their cost ; our soldiers and sailors were pining for something to do—and there was plenty to do —but Russia was spared. Lord ABERDEEN and his Cabinet were not in earnest. They consulted the dignity and the feelings of the CZAR, when they were bound to have smitten him without mercy on every accessible part. They ought to have denuded the coasts of the Black Sea of everything Russian, and they might easily have done it. It would have kept up the health and spirits of the squadron. There was one commander there who only wanted the order, and to be put in the place of the easy-going DurmAs, and he would have effected all his country wished in a trice. But all has been of a piece from the commence ment. Diplomacy when we should have been at war, and war to hurt the enemy as little as pos sible, when unsparing vigour was the one essen tial. Consideration for the dignity of Russia I fear of humbling her or irritating her too much ! —these were the cardinal principles of ABERDEEN war policy. All which seemed bettor at last was due to the pressure from without, not -to ABER DEEN. Our readers well know what we be lieve to be the chief cause of all this. Oui Prime Minister was a willing tool of the Coburgs and the pro-Russian despots of Ger many. To this we trace the dilatory, Rue sianised management of the War. The cousins on the Continent are bound up with the accursed system of which NICHOLAS is title head. An inter married net-work of Royalties surrounds all free dom with its meshes. Burst the net anywhere, and the people may tear they \whole to pieces. This is the dread of all the puppet-princes, of the greater ones too, and of all the Royal families of other countries into which they bate married. Our own aristocracy, in too many instances, sympa thises in a measure with them, and nothing but the force of events will make this a war for the emancipation of nations. Now, we warn the incoming', Government not to palter with their country on; the general con duct of the War any more t' tau to neglect so shamefully its administration. If they do, they also will soon b e t urne d ou t by a two to oue majority. Ad m i n i strat i on w. ss th e immediate question this ti me ; bat the oxt time, all that having be en p u t t o r i g h ts, t h e . ques ti on w ill be, METROPOLITAN RAILWAY (Paddington to the Post-ofilee). Capital 1,000,0001. (wall the usual bor rowing powers). , - DIRECTORS. WILLIAM MALINS, Er(' , 61 ontagu-square, Chairman. ACTON S. AYRTON, Esq., Grafton-street, Bondqtreet, Deputy- Chairman. Anthony Kington Baker, Esq., Cheltenham, Director of t le Great Western Railway Company. Samuel Baker, Esq., Thorngrove, Worcestershire, Director of the Great Western Railway Company. Thomas Bulkeley, Esq , Clewer-lodge, Windsor, Director of the Great Western Railway Company. Thomas Edward Dicey, Esq., Princes-terrace, Hyde-park. Charles Wilson Faber, Esq., Doncaster, Director of the Great North- em Railway Company. Ponamy Price, Esq., Princes-terrace, Hyde-park. Lightly Simpson, Esq., Ridgway Oaks, Enfield, Director of the East ern Courties Railway Company. Thomas Williams, Et.,4., Grove-end-road, St. John's-wood, Director ~f the Great Western Railway Company. Two seats reserved, under arrangement ) Directors of the with the London and North-Western Rail- ( London and North way Company, to .be filled by Directors of Western RatimaY that Company. Company. AUDITORS. Benjamin John Armstrong, Esq., Upper Witnpole-street. Sampson Copestake, Esq. (Messrs. CopestAlte, Crampton, and Moore), Cheapaide. BANKERS. Messrs. Heywood, Kennanls, and Co., Lombard-street. Messrs. Arthur Heywood, Sons, and Co, Liverpool. The Bank of Manchester, Manchester.. Engineer—John Fowler, 'Esq. Assistant Engineer and Architect —J. nargrave Stevens, Esq. Solicitor—Wm. Burchell, Esq., 47, 2arliament-street. Secretary— John Henchnasus, Esq. Offices of the Company —go. 27, Great GeQrge-street, Westminster. Brokers—Messrs. Edward bEuilllis andingsd Co., 2, Royal Exchange - This Company was incorporated by an Let of Parliament passed last session, but, having been formed by private subscription, it was deemed expedient to defer the public allotment of shares until the arrangements of the Company were in a mare advanced stage. The Company is constituted for the purpose of making a rail way four miles and a quarter in length, to connect the West End of London and its North-Western suburbs the ceatre of the City. It will start from the Great Western Station at Paddington, running along the New-read to Euston-square, King's-cross, and thence through Clerkenwell to Its terminus at the General Post-office, in St. Martin's-le-Grand. The line for the greater part of the distance will run beneath the surface of the roadway, through a spacious arcm h uweah y t , i r e i vr ch as w ev ill n b s e in t n h e o d ro in ug t h h l e y ro v r e ui nt a ll t art ion ed o a f nd a lighted. Direction, which would comprise members of the Boards of all the great Railwa C om panies north of the Thames; and ha the c ons id era ti on of In important offer of responsible parties to subscribe a separate capital of 200,0001., and to maintain and work the Railway on terms which would have secured to the company a minis num net manual income of 75,0001., and, in addition, one-third of 'the gross receipts above 120,000/. The present Direction havitg at length been organised, and the working offer declined, in deference to the strongly-expressed opinion of the Great Western Railway Company, the:: it would be better for the proprietors to retain the entire control of the. line and its receipts in their own hands, the Directors have deten nined at once to appro priate the unallotted shares to the public at par. The capital of the Company is 1,000.00 31., to be divided into 100,000 shares of 101., of which upwards of 600,0001. is held by re aponsible parties, inclusive of 175,0001. tak.et t by the Great Western Railway Company. The whole Parliaments .ry deposit has been In vested partly In Consols and partly in Exchequer Bill., and besides the accruing interest both securities have increased in value since they were purchased. A deposit of IL per share will be payable. on allotment, and calls of 11. per share will be made every three. *months until December, 1856, when the last call of 21. per share will be payable, before which time the line will be opened for traffic, and. every shareholder will be allowed to retain half-yearly a sum eqrtal to 51. per centum per annum on the whole of his paid-up capital en paying the last call in advance, on or before the 24th June next. The line will unite with the Great 1/re stern, the London and North-Western, and the Great North( m Railways, and also, by means of the North London line, with the Eastern Counties and the South-Western Railways, and thus bring into conjunction all the existing railways on the north, and one of the principal railways on toe south , side of London, and connect the an with the Post-office and the heart of the City. To secure for the public service the "grout convenience and saving of time" desc►ibed by Mr. Rowland gill hi his evidence before the Committee on the Bill last session, the milt; will be carriel into the basement of the General Post-office. Stations will be established every half mile, and trains will be run in rapid succession and at low rates, to accommodate the endless stream of traffic continnally passing between every point on the line of railway. As no train will be allowed to start for any station until the departure of the preceding train from that station, no collision will be possible. Contracts have been entered into with r emponslble contractors for the construction of the railway and werlor. The cost of the entire railway, with suitable stations and works complete in every respect, has been carefully re-estimated at the con tract prices, and, including a liberal allowance for preliminary, professional, and other expenses up to the opening of the line, will not exceed 1,200,0001. As more than two-thirds cf the entire line will be carried under roads and open spices, where no compensation will be payable, this estimate may be assumed as amply sufficient. S9IIIC idea may be formed of the inag allude of the traffic front the fact that the omnibuses plying hetw et ii various points which the railway will in a great measure :accommodate make 3,258 journeys daily, and the passengers have been estimated at 48,870 daily; and it to these were added the travellers by cabs and other vehicles, and the usual increase from the facilities and cheapness of the rail, a passenger traffic would be shown too enormous for the received notions of the capability of the r aaiway ; the estimates are, therefore, limited to an average receipt per train'not exceeding the average take of the trains on the main line of the Illackwall Rail way, although it is believed that experience will prove that more than twice that amount will be safely and. conveniently accommo dated. Ihe river steam-boats above bridgo, touching as they do at places removed from the great thoroughfares and at uncertain times, are yet computed to carry 150,000 passengers daily. Taking, then, the trains to run every Ave minutes through the day, from 8 a in. till 10 p.m., with extra trains during the busy hours, from S to II in the morning and fxom 3 to 6 in the afternoon, the daily trains will be as under : Trains every five minute, or per hour 12 x 14 = 168 Additional trains per h0ar............. 8 x 6 = 48 216 each way x 2 = 432 trains per diem. —216 The average take on the main line of the Blackwall Railway is 7s. per mile per train, then -432 trains x 4, the mileage, 1723 x 75., the take per mile, = 6041. 16s. per diem. Which, at 3d. each, would be 48,384 passengers —less than the estimated present number et omnibus travellers, without cabs or increase. 6041. 163 , the daily receipts, a 313 = •• .. £189,302 Bs. per ann. Two-thirds of the above receipts as the San _ _ day tram; £403 4s. x 52 = The receipts from small parcels and from goods during the early morning and. the night may be reasonably estimated at 20,000 Os. „ Total estimated receipts .. £230,255 16a. „ Take 35 per cent. for expenses .. 00,590 12s. „ [The entire expenses of the tlackwall Rail way for the past year were only £32,000.] --- Net profits .. • • .... .•. .. £149,668 4s. „ Or nearly 12% per cent. on the estimated outlay of £1,200,000. These estimates have been well coasidered, and are as likely, it is believed, to be below as above the actual earnings of the line. Application for shares of 101. each to be made on or before the 12th day of February, 1855, addressed to the Secretary; or to Moors. Edward Ellis an I Co., 2, Royal Exchange-buildings, LOA. den ; and, ix ord. rto Insure the applications being bona fide from responsible persons, they must be accompanied by the receipt of the Compeny's bankers fi,r the sum of ss. per share, to be retained on account of the deposit of 11. per share, it any of the shares ap plied for be allotted, or, if otherwise, to ba returned by the bankers to the applicant on or after the 15th day of February. being the day on which the allotment will be made; but in ease the balance of the deposit of 11. per share be not paid on o• before the appointed day, the bs per share will be absolutely fort ited to the Company. Applications for shares must be made in the printed fotms, which may be obtained by application to the bankers, the brokers. or the Secretary of the Company. JULLIIEN'S GRAND BAL MASQUE, • THIS EVENING (FRIDAY). Feb. 2, 1855, AT THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. JULLIEN has the honour to announce that this Grand Enter tainment will take place THIS EVENING (FRIDAY), Feb. 2, 1855. . . . Admission to the Ball, 10s. 6d. The Audience Portion of the Theatre will be set apart for Spectators, who, by application at the Box-oftice, can secure their Boxes or places, which will be retained for them the whole evening. Prices of admission for Spectators : Dress Circle ... ss. Amphitheatre Circ1e......... Amphitheatre ...... • • .... ... • Private Boxes for Four, Six, or Eight Persons, 31 as., 41. 45., and upwards. Ladies and Gentltmen taking Private Boxes will have the privi lege of passing to and from the Salle de Dause without extra charge. Doors open at half-past 9. Dancing will commence at 10. No Person will be admitted in the costume of Clown, Harlequin, or Pantaloon. Tickets for the Ball, Places, and Private Boxes may be had at the Box-office of the Theatre ; and Private Boxes of the principal Music sellers and Libraries. JULLIEN'S GRAND BAL MASQUE, LV • THIS EVENING (FRIDAY), Feb. 2, 1855, AT THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. ARRANGEMENT OF ENTRANCES. Visitors going to the Private Box 7, enter by the Private Box Entrance, cram the Piazza in Covent-garden, only. Visitors to the Dre-s Circle will enter by the Grand Entrance, in Bow-street, only. Visitors to the Ball will enter by the Pit Entrance, in Bow-street, only. Visitors to the Amphitheatre Stalls and Amphitheatre will enter by the Public Entrance, under the Piazza hi Covent-Garden, only. Ladies and Gentlemen are earnestly requested to enforce compli ance on the part of their coachmen with the police regulatlens. BAL MASQUE.-REGULATIONS to PREVENT OBSTRUCTIONS by CARRIAGES at the BAL MASQUE at the ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden, THIS EVENING (Friday), Feb. 2, 1855. SETTING DOWN IN BOW-STREET. All Carriages witk company going to the Ball-room orDress Boxes are to enter Bow-street by Long-acre, and, after setting down, will draw off by Great Russell-street and the south side of Covent-garden Market. SETTING DOWN IN THE PIAZZA. All Carriages with company going to the Private Boxes or Am phitheatre, and Amphitheatre Stalls, are to enter James-street by Long-acre, and will set down with the horses' heads towards Great Itus-;cll-street, and, after setting down, will draw off by the south side of Covent-garden Market. TAKING UP IN BOW-STREET. Private Carriages waiting to take up in Bow-street will form along the south side of Great Russell-street, Covent-garden ?darker, Hen rietta-street, and Chandos-strect, entering by St. Martin's-lane, keeping clear all crossings, and, after taking up, will drive off by Long-acre. TAKING UP IN THE PIAZZA. Private Carriages waiting to lake up will form on the south and west sides of Covent-garden Market, close to the Boundary line, and on the south side of King-street, entering by New-street and ht. Martin's-lane, and, after taking up, will draw off by James-street and Long-acre. RICHARD MAYNE, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. Office of Metropolitan Police, Jan. 31, 1855. nRIJRY-LANE.—Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.— Reduced Prices as usual.—A Morning Performance every " ed nesdan at Tw• o'clock. THIS EVENING, FEB. 2, Will be Performed the Drama of THE WEDDING GOWN. Atter which, the Farce of OUR NURSE DOROTHY. To conclude with the Pantomime of JACK and JILL. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Backstone ---- THIS HVENENG, FEB. 2. j Mill be performel the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cushman ; Juliet, Miss Swanborongh. Followed by tho new grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled LITTLE 110-P ICEP ; or, Harlequin and the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little Ro-Peep, Miss L. Thompsln ; Harlequin, Kr. Chaplin); Pantaloon, Mr. W. Barnes ; Cl own, Mr. Appleby ; Columbine, Miss M. Brown ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CIWILES 'UAL THIS EVENING, FEB. 2, will be presented the original adaptation of Casimir Delaylgtie's chit , Historicalactcr by Pl Mr. C . Keanay, etitled . LOUIS THE ELEVEN TH. Principal After which will he produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled, HARLEQUIN BLUE-BEARD; or, The Great linshaw; Harlequin, Mr.Cor . ma p ck es t b C or lo o w iig n h ,.Mr. Hahne; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo and Columbine, Miss I . •smiMin corn CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, the Hon. Mary Seymour, and Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps. Her Majesty's private band attended after dinner. The Earl of Derby arrived from London this forenoon, and had an audience of her Majesty. Captain the Hon. D. Do Ros has succeeded Colonel F. H. Seymour as Equerry in Waiting to the Queen. The Earl of Derby returned to town yesterday after noon from Windsor Castle. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday in the Privy Council-effice, and heard a peti- Men for Honiball's patent (anchors) confirmation. The lords present were the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and Sir E. Ryan. ARRIVAL OF THE MAURITIUS. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING. The screw transport steam-ship Mauritius, with invalids from the Black Sea, arrived at this port this morning. She has brought up in the river, and is awaiting orders for landing her passengers. LATEST NEWS. VIENNA, FRIDAY, 11 A.M. Authentic information has reached us that the Turkish Minister hero has received powers to treat for peace. BUCHAREST, JAN. 30. Largo masses of Russians aro again concontra,t ing at Roth. A passage of the Danube is apprehended. Sadik Pacha has marched to that point with a strong division of troops. KIEW, JAN. 26. The Russians are sending considerable rein forcements to the Crimea. Two grenadier divisions, 1,500 riflemen, and fifteen reserved battalions occupy Perekop. Another corps, under General Read, occupies the second line of Bessarabia. The Moniteur of yesterday contains a despatch from Admiral Bruat, dated Kamiesh, Jan. 23, which states that a blockade had been notified by commanders in the French fleet, at Odessa, Caffa, Kertch, Anapa, and Soujuk-Kale. The fortifications of all these places were being strengthened. The Russians in Sebastopol were throwing up an embankment to connect the detached bastion with the other works. For the two previous days a brisk fire had been kept up from the tower called Malakoff, on the English batteries. On the 22d the Russians made a sortie, and were repulsed, after a very brisk fire had been kept up for two days against the English batteries. General Niel had arrived at Constantinople. TRIESTE, JAN. 31. The Prussian Prince Gargareu has arrived here from Constantinople with despatches up to the 22d January. The Turkish police, with the authorisation of the Allied Powers, had visited the dwellings of several Italian refugees, and arrested those upon whom arms had been found. Several French soldiers have been assassinated in Galata. Mr. Stevens, British Vice-Consul at Trebizond, has obtained from the Turkish Government the proclamation of the firman which abolishes the slave traffic. Two Circassian slave dealers have been wrested and the slaves detained. The British frigate, the Tribune, supported the demand of tho Consul. FRA NKFORT, THURSDAY. The United Committees of the Germanic Diet jointly proposed that, instead of a general mobili sation of the Federal army, the principal contin gents should be made ready for war. This was the Bavarian proposition; it was supported by Prussia, acceded to by Austria, and carried. Advices from Berlin and Vienna report that great anxiety is felt to ascertain the manner in which the Austrian Government will receive its recent check in the Diet. It is feared that after the position taken up by Prussia, Austria cannot act up to its rights as a European power without breaking up the confederation. It is believed that no determination will be come to before the now English Ministry has been constituted. FRANKFORT, JAN. 30. M. Bismarch Schonhausen, the Prussian Mi nister at the Federal Diet, has handed in a decla ration which unveils to a considerable extent the tactics of his Court. The Prussian Court not only incidentally declares that the conferences be tween the representatives of Austria, France, England, Turkey, and Russia will have European character unless Prussia be represented there, but gives a pledge "to obtain for the Confederation the same participation which it has reserved for itself." The declaration closes with this remarkable language :-- "His Prussian Majesty believeighat that he shall be able to obtain for the confederation, and for each of its members, a guarantee against all pre tensions contrary to the dignity and interests of Germany, even if the hope of an accommodation should not be realised. His Majesty endea vour, with a view to such an accommodation, to obtain from the belligerent courts, by confidential negotiations, guarantees that Germany shall not be drawn into a war except for the defence of its own interests. But apart from, and independent of, his efforts, his Majesty sees in his own power and that of Germany sufficient guarantees for the maintenance of the dignity, the honour, and the rights of the common country." STATE 'OF AFFAIRS AT BALAKLATT.A. (Prom the Special Correspondent of the Morning Berald.) There is no improvement to notice in the general con duct of affairs at Balaklava, and to expect any now seems hopeless. Guards have been mounted on the powder ships since the fire which lately occurred on board one, but the vessels themselves still remain indis criminately mixed with others. Captain Heath is still seeking for signatures to his testimonial as to hit character as a seaman from the commanders of mer chant transports. Such assiduity and perseverance as Captain Heath has shown in getting up this "testi monial" deserves greater success than be has hitherto met with, for I amm informed that only the cap tains of the screw colliers, lately come in, have signed it. The signatures of two masters of sailing vessels are also appended, but one of these was affixed during the temporary absence of the master by his chief mate. It was affixed without either the know ledge or consent of the master, who, I am informed, sent to Captain Heath to protest against his name being used, but up to the time I write it has not been with drawn. During the time the snow lay thick upon the ground, it was determined to make snow sledges for the conveyance of provisions to camp. The ships' carpen ters were drawn from the vessels in harbour, and first sent to one authority to get the necessary stores, but the authority was not to be found, when they were sent to another, who was to be found, but who had no stores. The carpenters then, having wasted half a day, were sent back ; and I believe at one time it was seriously intended to send to England for snow sledges, which could be made here in a day. So the idea was for a moment abandoned until a rapid thaw set in, when everything being turned into mud, the importance of suoh a means of transit was at once admitted ; and now, with every prospect of heavy rains, the sledges are rapidly advanc ing towards completion. The Nubia left Balaklava yesterday with sick, and the Cleopatra and the Brandon have since been filled with the same miserable freight, and leave to-day. The Cleopatra is said to be dirt . f, over-crowded, and un wholesome. The Adelaide has arrived with the 82d Regiment on board. The 39th Regiment has left the Golden Fleece, and taken up the quarters at the bead •f the harbour, lately occupied by the 18th Royal Irish. One of the vessels freighted with necessaries for the use of the troops, and all of which are to be sold at cost price, has now been in the harbour 10 days ; but though all the articles on board are bitterly wanted, not one thing has yet been touched. The reason alleged for the dilatoriness is, that no non-commissioned officers have yet been " appointed" to superintend the sale, and for this cause all have to go without th• little comforts which would soon be distributed throughout the camp by the sale of this vessel's cargo. . _ _ - The Simla has arrived with a number of horses. The Trent was at Constantinople, and expeeted up here each day with 250 mules. These animals are worth any money to us in our present position. The Lien steamer has returned from a trip to a little below Odessa, where about 120 tons of hay were purchase' from the country people. The Lady M'Naughten, sail ing transport, has been sent from Balaklava to a little port near Perekep, where the inhabitants are willing to supply 300 oxen, and some sheep. I think the fact of the allies being able to purchase sheep and cattle near Perekop should at once put an end to all conjectures about the enemy being short of provisions. It is not likely that the Russian army is starving while the country people sell their supplies to us. Such a system, under the circumstances, would be preposterous even in England, where a man does as he likes with his own. How much more so, then, must it be in Russia, where the most arbitrary Government in the world has only to claim and to take the property of any citizen. P.S. The Australian came into Balaklava last night laden with ordnance stores, and at the same time arrived the Emeu from Malta with the 14th Regiment on hoard. There is not the least sign of such a thing as the rail way being extended this winter. The authorities here seem quite determined that there shall onl♦ be mails when they wish. Lord Raglan's despatches never miss, though seldom the general mail gees unless there is good news to communicate. The Earl of Cardigan, it is stated, has, by an unani mous vote of the members of the United Service Club, been invited to become au honorary member, in conse quence of his distinguished gallantry at the battle of Balaklava. We are glad to learn that Lord James Stuart has re covered from the very severe indisposition under which he has been suffering for some weeks past. We are sorry to announce the demise, after a short illness, of the venerable Sir Thomas Grey eullum, Bart., who expired on the 26th instant, at his seat, Hardwick. house. The second annual general meeting of the East Indian Iron Company will be held on Friday, the 16th inst. The non-commissioned officers of the troop 16th Lancers, now in Limerick, gave a ball and supper at the Artillery Barracks, on Monday night, in commemo ration of the battle of Aliwal. The officers were present, The gallant Sir Joseph Thackwell was seen a few days since walking for hours on the Mallow mountains, ankle-deep in snow, active and nimble as the moun taineers who accompanied him. Walter R. Nolan, gazetted to a cornetcy in the 17th Lancers, and only 15 years of age, is second son of the late John Nolan, Esq., of Pallinderry, county Galway. A violent storm was witnessed at Genoa on the 20th. Most of the vessels in the port were more or less damaged, notwithstanding the exertions of the crews. A letter from Borne, in the Moniteur, states that ex tensive preparations are being made in Switzerland for the Grand Universal Exhibition. THE ROYAL MARINES.—The :Admiralty have ordered that the corps of Royal Marines shall hitherto bear the designation of " Corps of Royal Marines 'Light Infan try.' " This is a compliment to this gallant arm of the Royal service, but " Rifles" would be a more popular distinction. Two prisoners confined in the jail at Geneva, one of whom named Contratti had been condemned to ten years' imprisonment in irons for making counterfeit coin, effected their escape a few days ago. They had cut through the stout iron grating of their window, and then lowered themselves down from it by a rope which they had ingeniously twisted out of strips of leather, after which by means of a plank they climbed over the outer wall, and escaped. No trace of them has been discovered. M. Foyatier, the sculptor, whose fine statue of Spar tacus in the garden of the Tuileries has been always so much admired, has just terminated an equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, ordered for the city of Orleans. This statue has just been cast and will shortly be exhibited in Paris. DAVIES V. PRATT.—Mr. Whately, Q.C., the arbitra tor in this case, eat again yesterday. Mr. Serjearit Wil kins resumed his observations on the evidence adduced on behalf of the defendants, and, at the conclusion of his address, the court adjourned until Tuesday next, when Mr. Ballantino is to reply in the whole case. A special general meeting of the Mexican and South American Company will be hold on the 12th instant, for the purpose of considering the prospects of the branch establishments at Caldera, and the expediency of raisin: additional capital for rendering the same effective. According to an Orleans newspaper, the Government intends authorising a grand lottery at the period of the grand Exhibition. The amount to be raised is, it says, to be 10,000,000 f. ; and it states that there are to be one large prize of 500,000 f., four of 100,000 f., and a great number of smaller amount. THE BALTIC. KIEL, Jan. 30.—1 n my last despatch I deferred entering upon the question of Sound dues, to which I had previously referred, but as it is one which is interesting, not only on account of the proceedings contemplated by the United States and Prussia for the abolition of the impost, but because the usual returns at this season afford the best evidence of the effects of the war on Russian trade, I consider it proper to revert to it ; al though I am aware at this juncture every portion of your space is most valuably occupied. From these official returns I learn that the relative num bers of vessels, of various nations, that passed the Sound during the last two years are as follows :- 1853. 1854. Incrse. Dec. British 4,685 2,032 2,653 Prussian Norwegian Swedish Danish 2,071 1,898 173 Mecklenburg and other Ger man States Dutch Russian French 1,137 166 - 1,071 349 81 - 268 United States of America ... 99 36 _ Belgium and all other nations 98 46 21,539 16,368 . 605 5,776 Less Increase — 605 79280 - 5,171 Sweden, it will be observed, alone shows an in crease, and thus confirms the opinion which I have expressed of the interest of that country in pre serving its neutrality. British vessels exhibited a decrease of 2,653, or about 56 per cent., and Rus sians, 1,071, or something more than 86 per cent., on their respective numbers for 1853. The falling off in Prussians has not been great, and the ex tent of their trade is such as to make it an object of importance to have the tax abolished, while the number of Americans is comparatively so small as might have created surprise that the mat ter should have been worthy of notice in the President's Message, were it not known that the Government of the country keeps a watchful eye on everything that can affect the commercial enter prise or national independence of the Republic. How much more, then, does the extent of British trade demand the active interference of England ? The number of their vessels that " lowered their topsails" at Elsinore in 1853 was greater than that of any other nation, and, although the effects of war have been to bring it down from that elevation to the rank of fourth in the list, it may be assumed that when the cause is removed it will again oo cupy its former position, and therefore the call on Government to attend to the interests of trade on this question cannot be said to be irrelevant. The preceding table also illustrates how severely the trade of Russia has been affected by the war. It can scarcely be denied that the whole of the de crease represents vessels which were previously en gaged either in the export or import trade with the dominions of the Czar. All Russian goods which have passed through Memel or other ports must ' Imre paid dues at Elsinore under sotoe.l_7; whole amount of commerce to be darn wards of 5,000 vessels has, therefor% been lost to that country. If, hovr; is to be prosecuted with vigour, E * made to feel still more ac utely __ oo her trade, and that cannot be done,,,, ally than by maintaining ev er / 41 strictest and most vigilant mentioned that Russia was alr ee o rt other outlets than Memel for her e 7 t ie am now informed that the most !neg are about to be adopted to have railicia)L:, from the Russian frontier to ICOII2 goods can be convoyed thence to indeed to any port of continent3the blockade. attempt will thus be made to evad e e of a maritime blockade. 5 1161 , 311 0 0 the Prussian railways has long been ry , elation, but there has always bee ..tedS funds and the works could not be P w . n - p Arrangements, however, are he / ffoll supply this deficiency, and the seal e d, ; they are to flow can be easily irasi, h i i not be easy to prevent exports 13 7 h i c k surely there must be some mode V l ,' re co may guard against being made b a be re payer for such goods, and thus a ce ' its vider of funds out of which th e ee against herself are to be defrayed' the r other . neutral States have prohlb l 7 4 o4 Lon . of new loans for similar pouf b e b e partial neutrality of Prussia II:60 1 .14d on the question of transit by rill' c o , produce net required for heir vra 4 0$ 0 „ It is understood that she has aadifotO passage of arms by railway from and it would only be requiring anisee 1 same principle which she has otherw J 1 put her to the proof. I am happy to say that we at lasob $ templated movement by Englan d oic ", the commencement of this year' s , gisie sil d Instructions have been receiveda' sOtitf tbi accurate returns prepared of the . i . e - :S O , A and other stores now depositedlo.,illo w ,ii extent of further necessary 8110'1 0 1a Si I reetly ascertained. We are als o iletl - 0! or four war steamers of the 8131 , 00%1 1 be expected at that anchorage s r a r , can proceed thither without clailv i i,ol already shown that merchant voe 7 navigate these waters, it may b e Majesty's ships will soon make and extend that protection to Bo but for your interference, woo l have been promised. The Soto' the only channel which requires unless the Belt and Mecklenberg coasts be likewise watched, they good than was done by the being left alone, she was solely ing one passage, leaving the oth ever for the free passage of th' while she of course saw no sa made no prizes, just because they expected, the route where she, be: gaged, could not look for them. approaching campaign let us pi and avoid those errors of the Pas . posed us to the annoying taunts the humiliating beasts of our en mirals and captains be men who are alike zealous and skilful ous, and who, while they will Li' to their ships and crews, will strive naval achievements of the last war', tr enjoy the confidence and gratit ude reign and their country. 1. COWES, ISE OF WIGII Ali 1 0 0,1 , (FROM OUR OWN CORRESrO,` r, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT PARKllo t or ert! 0 0 befoie nine o'clock last night ac count s t e i ty Cowes that a fire was raging at Psr,'atlO:ho)i ported that the barracks were on firc,r,iso4l would be destroyed ; another that 1%079 prison. It was clear to all, however , so , ne ti4 great Ere in the direction of Newl3°r'' of despite the snow, started for the sceo° to proved to be the workshops beloceitlie 0 00 prisons, the whole of which, consisting° diboiyi blacksmiths, and tailors' shops, and the /pa teo 0, completely destroyed. The barrack 0 engines were brought down, bu t thBr, tlo 9 water and a very high wind, consequelgro. tinned as long as there was anything t ° - sons escaped. -___.--=-----"."'".----"--------"Dip) MARKET N E Ws—a ll-1S .._.--..----- , s „ l s 0,, CORN Ext )l4- o .S . eat P ‘o ti ' Very moderate supplies o f E n 'k, c eastw.ge ; 0 0 ~ i ceived up to our marke seve ra l car T r h ia e ge w , 3: k :h i e n:t ra p :Y r :: fo w re eo i e g f n Mo w n p l l 4 : r s : l 7 "6l Very few buyers were ins7oear on offer to-day. the demand for all kinds of wheat of ho s ' 0 / 0 61 very inactive, at Monday's curreney.,.i l' i dail 1 22,000 quarters. That grain met * tio oo alwest nowinal currenci heavy, es. a c r.- l a. The barley trade was and t he pi barely supported. ct o -ko Malt met a dull inquiry, but no-• a , place in prices. iri 4l '- We were heavily supplied with bo th oats, which ruled very dull, at late rates. Beans, peas, and flour were unalterea• 0 A , 41 , ARRIVALS THIS WSO. to,•1! I Wheat. ( Barley. I Malt. 9: 30 hd l 1,570 5,230 3,2 10 10, i r if° 22,23) 1,130 . 1 1 I English .. Irish •. Foreign .. SMITHFIELD. „. , txrdy, Although the supply of beasts en eifl o relfoif i moderate, all breeds moved off heavily', ii' v ber , ha si prices. We were scantily supplied with i t. br4 a dull inquiry, at Monday's currency '', 33 - 00;0' was 5s per Blbs. The few calves in the 0 1 0 , 0, full quotations. For pigs the sale Wes 81° terms. 1 Mulch cows were very dull, at from 14 1 te including their small calf. , tt.i Per Slbs to sink the 00' N 0 i s. U. s. Lid A AO 4 61 Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 ClPrimeSontli° a i 61 Second quality.... 3 8 4 2 L ar go erse• ca lf ' 5 1 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime small d°•'' , 3 , Prime Scots, dc. 4 8 410 Large hogs ...... 14 Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 8 Small pork0 11 .•::25 I Second quality ...3 10 4 2 1 Suckling cal ve : /1 ~, Prime crse.-wlled.4 4 4 81Quarter old Piv 0,00:, TOTAL SUPPL T. FOSZ ° '',/ Beasts •••• • • ' ..•":,d, Beasts .......... Sheep 3,800 Calves ..... •• .. • • •• 60 Pigs ..... 350 7.7.0-11. LEAD,.v— a the Lbly good, ac NEWGATE AND The supplies were seasonal far from active, as follows :- I'er Sibs by tho carcass. Or 0. 5. s. d. $ 4 Beef, interior 3 2 3 4 Mutton In f er 9 Do., middling 3 fI 3 8 Do., middliu6'''' 4 1. - Do., prime large 3 10 4 0 Do., prinle ......... Do., do. small , 4 4 4 Veal ................ .4 Pork, largo 3 0 3 8 Pork, sraall.•••''' BOROUGH HOP. toltiet This week's imports of foreign hops o no bales from New York, and 11 from Ostend' to doing is but moderate, yet we have no cbsnlio prices. Now Mid and East Kent pockets, 14 `, New Weald of Kent ditto, 141 Os to 1 61 ‘, ditto, Hi Os to 151 lOs per cwt. COLONIAL. u fre 6 SUGAR—British Plantation has been taP fi ro uli o per cwt. advance. Barbadoes good yelic' cr i j,,ine ni f 38s, and low to good mid 32s to 35s 6(1. ""loc 6 i l talised brought 35s to 38s for mid to good r, to 33s Gd for brown. Mauritius has been,iluitl low to mid yellow selling at 30s to 335, go o to 33s 6d to 375, ord to fine brown at 25s 0 .;;;,ga1,',/ low to good soft brown at 27s to 295 - Gd. iu demand, soft greyish date at 30e to 30 3 vo to white at 36s to 378 Gd, fine grainy white 'it mid yellow ditto at 37s per cwt. Native •L"'d 25s Gd to 27s Gd for mid te good brown, D''brooYf 2 7 s 6d for mid to good yellow. Singsor B 4 , 27 6 it Foreign--Manilla was taken in at 260 o,4 — ba 0 Muscovado, Havannah sold at 32s to 365, for 104.0 Rico found buyers at 29 3 64 to 31s 64 r e' brown, and at 31s Gd to 393 for low to fin e w ;. low. Refined brown lumps have been 420 El h COFFEE.—Plautation Ceylon has realisefor viz., 4Gs Gd to 53s 6d for good ord, brown to,r Ono'. Gas to 65s for good mid to good, 66s to 70 3 A ` . lsofoi, 53s for mid, 49s to 50s for ord triage, 57 0 t o t „..," rub l ! and 25s per cwt foe blacks. NativeCeylono m- 000 ig and good ord pale, which was taken in at au ken 11 , r sequently sold at 463 per cwt. Mocha was " o gbi for mid mixed, long berry and Costa Rica Dr ° f fine erd RICE.—The market has been quiet. 4 , a 61 SPlCES.—Srunntra popper was taken in at dusty to fair clean. Malabar realised full 11 '1,1 f for good heavy shot kind. African ginger r 0 0)1 22s to 23s for mid to small rough coated, 90 1 s~d fa at 104 d to 10id for mid dark and sid an d zibar erd dark to mid reJlt' COITON ste tdy ; quotations have been r uteS INDlGO.—Guatemala has brought steacii 2e 4d to ss, according to quality. o ft °. 1 0' COCHlNEAL.—lioncturas silvers are 1n per , ae . o s l RUM.--Very lit , le ha. been done in this a rts . 10 131 SALTPETRE.—The market has been qui"' t 10; hold for 28s Gd to 29s for good white 2 per Ce__,.„ ll bay found buyers at 20s for 19i per cent. refrac t; ' e TEA.—At the public sales only a small pi n y buyers, and at barely previous rates. al* TALLOW.—Prices have been rather fluctuating at about 56s per cwt, being cheaper. Ni NEW GATES AT BUCKINGHAM PALAC I ' ...-- . 1160 the Land and Buildi ng News. , which is the " wes t! 00 these matters, that th e new gates a t the St. James's-park will, in a few d a ys, be attach', 00 Done iPars prepared for thin], when the a„At Ori A ment which has for some time been procee d dos ingham gate, will be completed. They ar e P e strong in their construction, and will form 411° addition to the neighbourhood of the Palace' oc4l are cast by Messrs. Glovers, of Drury-fillei,boo4 ,oos 40 • Owing to the excessive cold in the nog— 404tH Dayonne, sportsmen have within the last fevioetl• ceeded in killing an extraordinary larg e cl op !, 1)11 01C 1 woodcocks, snipes, wild ducks, bares, d!lc t • te a fir u market-day the market was literally o game. bob trr t beir wP a i t s o i 4 Llla 11° 0 ju , tir fell ,1 110 4 0 the lfr p. 0-4 t so , gsti c e d l or o . .ca o re ! i ers 0 :41 to 4111P' 0 3sp icioe o t tOO l4 Of; bUing ° e A , Ab° l " ,r 0 Pas t r a r t ' of 0 ifij , fl erni. o riel La the r 30 0 ,Ji I, t r e jor, 10 1 ---_ ~~ The i Closed o f whie Per na , kYpti, a n d 40 th, 4 It a Whital ti ler() 14, 343 sates o 40 s. to to Goa. We e k i of sotn ar totie little )4% Sol The, I