The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-12 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Huckstone. M E Jex 12. will be Performed Tl the D VE rama NIN G, of THE . KNIGHTS OF THE WROUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, . F arren, Compton, and B uc k stone ; Misses ReynaldS and E. aplin. Followed by a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled LITTLE 80-PEEP; or, Harlequin and the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little Ito-Peep. Miss L. Thonapsln ; Harlequin, 3fr. Chapin° ; Pantaloon, Mr. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby ; Colambine, Misi M. Brown. ROYAL PRIDTCESS'S THEATRE Linder the Management of Mr. CIIA4LES KEAN. THIS EVENING, J. 12. rs. Tobe followed by TEM ItIVALS. Principal characters by Met W. Lacy, Harley, Meadows, a. Vining, 11, Addison, and Everett ; Mrs. Wlnstaniey, Mrs. W. Lacy, and Misses Heath and C. Leciercq. After which Will be produced a New Grand Christina.% Pantomime. entitled, HAItLEQUII;r BLUE-BEARD; or, The Great Bashaw, _nariequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. %dine ; and Columbine, Miss Desborough , Pan taloon, Mr. Paul° ; ROYAL LYCEUM TREA T / ----- ;7 ------- -----..._ Under the management of Madame Yestrls. Sole Ltss ee M r , C. Mathews. THIS EVENING, JAN. 12, Princi pal charact er Will be performed AGGR AVATING SAM. by Mr. C. Mathews. titled PRIN 11 be produced CE PRETTYPE 1' a new ant original Petry F.xtray aganza, en- and THE BUT To be followed by TWO HE. S ARE BETTERTERFLY , THA.N ONE . Box-office open from 10 un til 6. SJle agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. proprietor.. Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING. Jex. 12. WI 1 be performed the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STE ANGER. After which, a new grand Eccentric Extravaganza, ;ailed z:G ZAG ; or, Travels of Messrs. Danube and Pruth. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. TIIES EVENING, JAN. 12, Wilibe presenteda new Comedietta, callCd A WIFE'S JOURNAL. Characters by ~Messrs. Brown, Emery, Harcourt, and Leslie; and Mrs. Frown, and TAIL:e Atter whlch, a new Fairy Extravaginza, entitled VIE YELLOW bw AnF AND TIE: KING OF THE GOLD Charac ter Mr. F. I:0;y:c.u, Kiss Julia George, Miss E. Ortnende, Mar at , n, Miss BronVey, and Mrs. Filzallan. Te conclude with the Farce, called A BLIONTED BEISG, In Rh;ca Mr. Robson will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Les see and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. The most varied round of entertainment in London is to be foun d at this vast tatablishment. Tremendous success of the Comte Pantomime ! A MORNING PERFORMANCE will be given on MONDAY, the 15th, at Two o'clock; The new Comic Pantomime and the Scenes of the Circle. Eleventh Week of the BATTLE of the A.T.I(A., which will be Ra t t ed every L evening with its glorious and vi v i d representation of the - -1-1 4&+;41tish the unrivalled SCENES in the CIRriLE I -- wtth the new Comic Pantomime r onmePed by the af All& public and the press), called GOLLi vER or „ ; or, Harlequin and kritanntal 1„:7 - '-'lloll4),Pen- Eleven till Four. Stage ManagerOdr. IV !!'" . 4 . - 1 -. ZtaL NI ' er, Mr. W. 11. Cooke. Equeurlen. Direct or 1' - ' Vi.. ottoki4-* A r v .--‘ 1 h ffir JIILLIEN'S CONCERTS. gi ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. ' LAST WEEK BUT TWO. Last Night but Two of the Allied Armies Quadrille. HERR KCCNTIG'S BENEFIT. Herr Koenig has the honour to announce that his benefit will take place THIS EVENING, Friday, Jan. 12. The PROGRAMME will include the Andante and Rondo from Mendelssohn's grand Concerto in G minor, performed by Madame Pleyel; Overture, Fidelio ; Aria, Ah Rendimi quel cor, and the Scotch song, Over the Sea, sung by Miss Dolby; L'Etoile du Nord Quadrille; Bre Andante from Men delssohn's Scotch Symphony in A Minor ; Solo, Adelaide (first time), performed by Herr Koenig; grand Vane Solo, with Cornet Obligate (composed for this occasion), performed by Herr Kcenig ; Solo, Violin, by M. Kettenus (his second appearance) ; the new Comic Pantomime Quadrille; the Staff Polka ; the Charge Galop ; grand Selection from Rossini's Stabat Mater; and the Allied Armies Quadrille (last time but two), assisted by the three Bands of her Majesty's Guards; God Save the Queen, Partant pour la Syrie, &c. PRICES OF AintissroN. Promenade, Upper Boxes, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Am phitheatre ...... •.. • •• • • Dress Circle 25. 6d. Private Boxes for Slx Persons on the Grand Tier ..... 31g gd First Tier 215.. Od.. Ditto ditto Ditto Four Persons on the Second Tier l2s. 0.1. Commence at Eight. Places and Private Boxes may be engaged at the Box-office of the Theatr e , an d P rivate Boxes of the principal rausiesellers and librarians. M. Jullien begs most respectfully to state that his Concerts will terminate on Friday, February 2, with a Grand Bal Masque, to be given on a scale of unprecedented splendour. DRURY-LANE.—.Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.-- Reduced Prices as alual.—A Morning Performance every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. • A JUVENILE NIGHT. THIS EVENING,I2, To commence with the entirely originat extraordinary, lite rary, traditionary, comical, gastronomical, and peculiarly culinary and fantastic domestic grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled JACK AND JILL; or, Harlequin King Mustard and t he Four and-Twenty Blackbird s Baked in a Pie. The extensive scenery, en andy w, by Messrs. Nicholls, Cuthbert, Cooper, Gordon, Mime, Moore. The machinety by Messrs. Tucker. The extraordinat y properties, decorations, tricks, changes, and tr oy by Mr. Needham. The choregraphic arrangements by Madame Louise. The overture and music composed and selected by J. H. Tully. Leader, Mr. Hayward. The who used of the designs, models , and sketches furnished from the studio of Dikwynkyn, who for many weeks pet has been personally supervising their execution. The novel grotesque burlesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard ; and the whole arranged and te superin tendence of Ur. EdWard Sttrling. Principal Ingredients in the PrOliced under the immedie Christmas BM of Fare r—ailee Hall of Hypochondria in the Domains of Dulness.—eueetaheopy (G en i us of Gloom), Mrs. llalford. Fog, Drizzle, Taxes, Spleen, Indigestion, Qiarter-day (his Ministers of Melancholy). Messrs. E. V. Dent, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, E. V. Da y , B. V. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Azure Diabolicals in attend ance, Messrs. Croak, Quake, Fret, Fidget, Worry, Flurry, Farr e, • Vex, Groan, tirowi Grumble, and Grizzle. Ap oer iti on - thropy on her fa vourite Nightmare, and Magical Appearance of Good Humour in her Christmas Car, Gated Humour, Miss Alder; Lightheart and. Sunshine (her Attendants), Misses Hone and Bro ; Mrs. Glasse (the original " Cook's Oracle," and th e well known advieeer of the " First catch your hare," &c.), Miss Rosins Collins. The receipt given to make a good pantomime, and its con coction accordingly. Cottage of Jill on the borders of Fairyland (by Sunrise). with Enchanted Kitchen, Garden, and Region of Preserves "Sing a song of Sixpence, " Pocket full of rye, "Four-and-twenty blackbirds, " Baked pie."—Ancient Nursery Legend. Jade (the interesting hero in of a the olden story, who went up the hill te fetch, &e.), afterwards Harlequin, M. Milano ; Jill (the heroine of the adventure, in love with Jack), afterwards Columbine, Mdlle. Bolen ; Marmalade (the Fairy Queen of the Preserres), Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, R asp b erry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, and Greengage (her Assistants), Misses Clidord, Gower, Johnson, Love, Danis, and Richardson ; Strawberry, Cranberry, Gooseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, Re. (Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Charles, Kine, Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard ,. son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore El izabeth Smith, Lill e Elli s , R osa Harrison, E. Box, Tayler, Matilda Chentey, Martiney, St. Clare, Evans, Johel Levines, S. Johnson, and Roberts ; Preserved Ginger al th ct Selection Pungent; Coryphees. The Will and. the Way—the Talismanic Sixpence—The Change. Grand Ballet. Princinal Dancers, Mdlle. Therese and Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, Re. The Four-and- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodle Loodle, itc. The Reading of the Will— " Jill must not a husband take, Till she a pie can make and bake." Interior of Jill's Cottage.(by Moonlight).—Coal, Mr. Nobbs; Bundle of Wood, Mr. Halfpenny ; Congreve Box. Mr. Fizzer ; Bellows, Mr. Leathertongue ; Dutch Oven, arynheer Von Tan ; Roi l ing Pin, Mr. Smoothpaste le Gridiron, Mr. De E ar; F rying Pan, Mr. Broadrim ; Soyer's Three-gged Iron Pot, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory (by Moonlight), and Golden Palace King Mustard.—King Mustard (afterwards Clown), Harry Boleno; the Empress Vinegar (afterwards Pantaloon), Herr Kohl ; Black Pepper i and White Pepper (Sentinels on duty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Husky and Mr. Sneezums ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Ceyenne, Mr. Capsi- 1 cum; Harvey's Sauce (attendant in waiting), Mr. Savoury ; the Army of Zests, Messrs. Indian Soy, Curry, Capers, Ketchup, Mushrooms, Garlic, Shslot, Sweet Herbs, Potted Tongue ; Potted Beef, Potted Bloaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, Re.; Horse Radish (from the King's stable), by a Racing Na,z Grand Review—Ter rifie Attack upon the Appetite, and Rally of the Relishes—Great Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chntnee in the Previnee of Pickles (by Sunset).—Chutnee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Fad s ; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Gher kins, Caulitiowel, Red Caboage, Sze.; Small Jar, Master Piccalilli. Great demand for Pickles and determination of the Door to Stand a Jar. Interior of he Stupendous Salt Mine (by Moonlight). Salt Rock (a bright White sprite), Herr Willikind Moleno. Imminent danger of Jill in splitting upon a Rock of Salt—Treachery of Vinegar — Upsetting the Pail above, and Evaporation of the Saline Stalactite Columns, disclosing The Emerald Temple of Salad.—Magical Union of the Sweets and Sours, and " a Pie" termination of the Loves of Jack and Jill. The Transformation.:—Harlequin, M. Milano; Columbines, Mdlle. Boleno and Miss Ellen Honey; Pantaloon, Mr. Cole; Sprite, Herr Willikind Moleno; Clown, the celebrated Harry Boleno (his first appearance in London for many years) ; Aerial Evolutionists, by the inimitable Italian Brothers. The Tu r k' s H ea d P u b l i c-house and Hairdresser's Shop .— Hairdresser, Mons. Pomade; Publican, Mr. Billy Williams; Customers, Messrs. Rednob, Smockface, Owen Swift, Beardless, Whisker Want, Baron Nicholson, and Tom Steed ; the British Pub lic by themselves; Policeman Al, Mr. Vigilant. Approach of tho Great Rugged Russian Bear—How he Whines after the Porte, which, being rather old, turns out somewhat crusty—A Dose of Turkey Rhubarb—A Don-e Cossack—Pure Circassian Cream—How one Sham 111 makes all well—The Great Bear turna out a Great Boar --Russian Attachment to Grease—Clown Cuts his Customer's Hare and afterwards Dresses it a la Soyer—The Great Moustache Move ment—A Close Shave —Clown shows his high attachment to the Pole—Sudden Rise in Porter—An M.T.M.P.--A Patten Lock at 10 o'clock—A Bona Fide Traveller.—Ginger Beer and Gin without ger —A Mill, a Fight, a Regular Row, and Station-house for Two. Great American Baby Show.—Arrival of the Infantry—Sudden Squall—Ma's upon the Eve of Battle—General Attack—Awarding the Prizes—Clown and Pantaloon's Offsprings-- The Prettiest Baby in the World—A Model Baby and a Spirit Child—The Wonderful Effects of Dr. De songless Cod Lever On—Clown's Great Prize Baby —Fresh Arrival of 300 more Babies—The Judge Confounded —Groat Uproar—An Unwelcome Visitor to a Ladies' and Juvenile Party— and Extraordinary case of Suspended Animation by the Ita lian Sprites. Scott's Oyster Shop, Newspaper-office, and Pursellai Biscuit Baking and Confectionery Establishment Cornhill.—" Up rouse ye then, my merry men, it is our opening day" —A Holster for one and a Lobster for two—A Mussulman and a Man for a Muscle—Doty and Custom—A Bride Cake and a Wedding Cake— First Edition and Second Edition—Left Out for Want of Room— Press of 'the Privilege and Privileges of the Press—" Oh, what a row, arumpus, what a rioting." Baker, Mr. Crusty; Fishmonger, Mr. Scales; Master Newsboy, Christmas -box; Printers, Messrs. Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cutemdown ; Critic, Catemup; Pas sengers, Messrs. Trot, Cosey, Stratalong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about; Boardman, Mr. Bobaday. Hosier's Shop and New Wing of Somerset-house.—Here we are—Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—High Prices and Low Priees-3fanchester Staff—Eng lish Comforters—Stocks on Hand and Handsome Stocks—Ford's Eureka Shirts--Reform in the Civil List and Uncivil Treatment of the Clerks—Transfer-day at the Bank, and General Holyday at Somerset-house. —Hosier, Mr. Stocken ; Shoperan. Mr. Early bird ; Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Meek Kitchen.—Chef de Cuisine, Mons. Sayer; Kitchemnalds, Misses Easteaway and Dripping Sell ; Guardsman, Corporal Longshanks ; Policeman, Sergeant Podger. Cupboard Lovers—Soyer's Last Sella Where's the Knives and Forks? —Boiled and Unboiled Lob aters—Headiess Swains —Lobster Patty aid Giblet Soup—Clown Gone all to Pot—Harlequin Gets well Towelled and afterwards Mangled—(,`/own and Pantaloon in a Stew—A Regular Broil-- Thou comest in such an unquestionable shape, that I will speak to thee (foyer, or rather Shakspeare)—Teo Many Cooke Spoil the (Clown's) Broth—Tbe scene finishes in a very spirited manner. An Illammated Page of the History of England.—Grand Allemrical Tableau with panoramic Effects, illustrative of the Triumphs of the Allied Forces. Young jullien's " Allied Army Quadrille," by the doable bands of the English and French. "God save the Queen." Partant pear la Syrie," and "Rule Britannia." Daughter of the Regiment, Miss Rebecca Collins, in which character she will sing the spirited patriotic effusion, published in "Blackwood's Magazine" f or December, and written by Corporal John Brown, of the Grena dier Guards, when the men got some drink for the first time at Balakla.va, Sept. 2Sth " Come all you gallant British hearts that love the red and blue, And drink the health of those brave lads who made the Russians rue. Then fill the glass, and let it pass, three times three, and one more, For the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four." Vestibule of the Temple of Victory. The Tribute of England to the Brave Patriots. Distribution of Laurel Wreathe, Gorgeous and Electric Scenic Climax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated Illuminations. Terrific Flight of the Italian Brothers. The whole scene presenting a coup diced never before witnessed on the English stage. Admission:—Stalls, 55.; dress circle, 45.; second price, 2se upper circle, 3s: ; second price, Is. 6d. ; pit, 2 s . ; second price, Is. ; lower gallery, Is. ; second price, Cd. ; upper gallery, 6d. • private boxes, 10s. 6d., 155., 215., and upwards. Doors open at hale-past 6, performance at 7 o'clock. Half-price at 9 o'clock. The box office 'open daily, from 11 till .5 o'clock, under the direction of Mr. Edward Chatterton. Notice.—Tho following pi .ces are a pp roved and in preparation, and will shortly be produced : —The Grand Christmas Pantomime, by E. L. Blanchard, Esq. ; a Drama, by Dion Bourci cault, Esq.; T wo D ramas , by A. Harris, Esq. ; an A d apta ti on from Meyerbeer's Opera, L'Etoile du Nord, with new scenery, properties, and effects; to be succeeded by an 2:nglish version (by Mr. Reynold son) of Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauride. The Grand Historical Egyp tian Drama, many months in preparation, will also shortly appear. To conclude with TOUCH AND TAKE, NEWSPAPERS. —Copies of "Times," and all the other Papers posted same evening, clan and regular also, the day after publication.—Address to Mr. Geo. Ward, Hall oh Commerce, City, London, ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-To morrow. SATURDAY Jan. 13, will be produced < riginal adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's celebrated Historical Play of LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Loula the Eleventh, King of France, Mr. C. Kean. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tula DAY —Morning 32 min.after 7 f lvening: 2 min.aft. 8 To- loaaow— Morning 33 minafter 8 / Evening 7 min. aft, 9 Talc WEATHER.—Sung 07P'.41, Jan. n. TagnmomETzz, IN THE SHADE. 44—highest since noon yesterday, 43—lowest this morning and daring the night. 41—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'65 —the, highest yet. WIND, N.N.E.—Light, with dull, cold weather, inclin. ing to frost. w i n -• , yo u 14,3,1„ LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN UARY 12, 1855, We havefrequently cautioned the public against suffering itself to be in any do uree misled by the plausible professions of Russ. 7 .v.. There is, in deed, a wide distinction bawl )en the "sayings and doings" of that not very coi Iscientious Power. We cannot forget how she acif id while uttering expressions of moderation. To hear her speak-- at certain periods when it suits her purpose to appear mild and conciliating— ryou might suppose that ynn hd.l very iamo to judge from her deeds, at tht)e very same time you would know that the ' tiger, or possibly the grizzly bear, would pro - re) a more suitable symbol. The EMPEROR at eel: Lain times closely resembles the celebrated "Sear. Attorney" LAMBED. He is, indeed, " - the mildest mann er'd man That ever scuttled ship cr cut a throat.' And he finds his account therein with old friends and relatives— men of tire " ABERDEEN" or " Clicquot" class. We have now a fresh illrtstration of the mode ration and truthfulness of the CZAR. Almost at the very moment when he an:ticipated the period allowed for consideration, and returned an answer not merely declaring his readiness to treat on the basis of the Four Points, but unconditionally ac cepting the interpretation of the Three Powers re specting these points, his Gan. oral had, it appears, received orders again to assure e the offensive, aid to invade the Turkish territttrles. It is positively asserted that, in pursuance of such instructions, the Russians have again crosE;ed the Danube, and invaded the Dobrudscha. Nay more, they have already taken both Tultscha and Babadagh, although SADYK PA.CHA defended the former stronghold as long as possible. This intelligence renders it imperative on Austria both to speak and act distinctly and unequivocally. There cant be no doubt that at the time of the recent Treaty she virtually engaged to protect Turkey against any aggressive movement on the part of Russia. She had previously, by preven ting any Turkish move ment against Bessarabia, relieved the CZAR from anxiety in that quarter, eend enabled him to de spatch to the Crimea the troops that originated the sanguinary attacks at Balaklava and Inker. man. At length, not however until it was too late, and the mischief had been perpetrated, she recognised the distinction between allowing the troops and the friends and Allies of the SULTAN to march through his territories for his benefit, and permitting the Russian enemy to do so. They had. probably akscoruoinet t that ostore the solution of the difficulty there was little reason to suppose that the tar dily granted permission could be rendered available. Besides, as we have already stated, the mischief had been effected ; and, however deeply it might be deplored, it could no longer be remedied. NICHOLAS had been materially bene fitted by the conduct of Austria, and it was time that it should make its peace with the Western Powers, and avoid the recrimination its conduct had provoked—hence the Treaty ; and though Austria may possibly contend that she only con tracted to defend the frontier of the Principalities from any renewed aggression of the discomfited invaders, there can be but little doubt that she undertook to prevent any attack on any part of the Turkish territories, and that such was the spirit, if not the letter, of the Treaty entered into by the Plenipotentiaries of ,England, France, and Austria the Earl •f WESTMORELAND, Baron DE BOTTRQUENZY, and Count BuoL. Un der such circumstances the new Russian inva sion must be looked on not merely as an act of gross duplicity, but of contemptuous defiance to Austria. It is one that will test the bona fides of that Power, and show whether the Treaty, of which so much has been said, and the previous arrangement between Austria and Turkey when the latter Power consented to the Austrian occu pation of the Principalities, be worth the paper on which they are respectively written. We do not, therefore, greatly regret the occurrence, and have no fears whatsoever as to the resul ts. The former entry into the Dobrudscha did not prove very auspicious to the Russians, and even the taking of Tultscha and Baba dagh is of comparatively trivial importance. The effect on Austria will be of greater conse quence, for it will be the touchstone by which the intentions of the youthful EMPEROR naay be accu rately ascertained, and his sincerity and fidelity completely tested. In this point of view, if in no other, they will be valuable ; while they must remove every foundation for Prussian neutrality, and take the ground entirely from under that shifting and vacillating Power. Quis eustodiet, ipsos custodes? Who shall guard us against the acts of our own nominal defenders ? The inquiry was long since put forward by the great Roman satirist, and unfortunately we find too many reasons for repeating it at the present day, and seeking earnestly for a suitable answer, a 4a l ' ou tia factery solution to the difficulty. " are ' 13 Y no means disposed to join in the lavished upon vulgar and wan ton abuse that has been too fre quentlyculated to their prejudice. an easy credence to the tale the Police force, or to lend s that have been cir believe that it is a highlymeritorious great majority of the members discharging their On the contrary, we grieved body—the arduous and important duties with fidelity; and we should be indeedlenge:i and if deserving men should be in any degre e tainted by ac t s w i t h w hi ch they have no connec- tion, and of which they would be utterly inca pable. 1 Unfortunately, however, there are exception s to every general 'Lae, and black sheep will be found among the most carefully selected flocks. Bad men have obtained admission into the con stabulary, and their powers are so extensive, so great is the confidencs reposed in their integrity and discretion, and such is the support given by magistrates and persons in authority to every matter transacted in discharge of their duty, that it becomes almost impossible to obtain retribu- tion for any offence committed by a policeman. There are, therefore, frequently cases in which we aro obliged to seek protection against our quasi protectors—to repeat the interrogatory, " Quis custodiet ipsos custodes I" Three cases have recently occur►ed—two of them reported in our impression of yesterday— that strongly illustrate the above position. In one, the least important, perhaps, of the number, a policeman was convicted, and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, with hard rabour, for stealing poultry in the very district in which he was acting as the paid guardian of the property of its inhabitants ! The sufferer, a lady, had complained to him of the losses she had sustained. He received ample information as to the situation of the property, and after earnestly densuncing " the boys" of the neighbourhood as the offenders faithfully promised " to keep an eye out," in order to ascertain the offenders. That he did so is cer tain, for it turned out that ho was himself the depredator, the stolen property being traced to his own possession. In another case a person was chard©d at the Middlesex Sessions on Wednesday with an assault on a policeman in the execution of his duty. For the prosecution there was no evidence but that of the prosecutor. He admitted that, "al though not intoxicated, he had been drinking, and that the defendant had, before any disturb- ance, charged him with havingkissed his wife," and when assistance came up to the prosecutor, it was the defendant's face that was bleeding. On the other hand, for the defence three wit nesses were produced, two of them strangers to tIIh netenaant, WILU 3wuru, diatincbl,y uud po- sitively, that the prosecutor had originated the disturbance by kissing the prisoner's wife, and then assaulting and taking him into custody when he complained of the outrage. Notwithstanding the great preponderance of testimony, the jury only gave the defendant "the benefit of the doubt," which rendered Ms acquittal indispensable, and the gallant policeman has escaped with im- punity. The third and most formidable case is that of a man. named KING, who appears to have acted sort of modern JONATHAN WILD i organising pre_ datory bands, placing them in the best situations for plunder, he himself remaining deaf and blind to all proceedings, and participating largely in the booty obtained under such circumstances. This is the charge which as yet awaits fur ther investigation. Sufficient, however, has been elicited to require that the scrutiny shall be' of the most stringent character, and that it shall b© discovered whether the charges apply to more than a single member of the force. While such occurrences are even possible we may repeat the question of JUVENAL, and again ask pointedly-- "Quiz custodiet ipsos custodes 7" PEACE OR WAR. The following important letter has been re ceived this morning 'from Paris " The number of those who do not yet believe in the sincerity of the Emperor Nicholas, nor in th e probability of a s p ee d y peace, has not, diminished. There are few who do not desire peace, but there are many 'who think, perhaps erroneously, that it is still far from us. The treaty of alliance between France a nd England disavows all idea of any per sonal ad• rantage or territorial aggrandisement, and proclaim; their sole desire to be to secure the peace of the world for the future. If peace be possible, on conditions that can be accepted frankly and loyally, w 4) may be certain that the obstacle will not procoecl from the West, nor from the Powers who 1101 T defend the interests of Europe. But the que scion is whether those conditions now exist. Is it probable or possible that the Czar, so intrr ,ctable and so haughty only a few days ago „is now prepared to accep t w ith out reserve the couetati ons c lof him by the Allied Powers ?. All the despatches that have reached us for so. rae days past, and which there is no reason to regard: as otherwise than correct, in substance or kin detail,, answer in the affirmative. Prince Gqrts chakoff, ;yen before the expiration of the delay that had been. accorded to him by the Allied Powers, has intitriated to the representatives of France and England that his master adhered in principle to the four gua rantees, and to the interpretation which they had received in the conference of the 28th December, with the exception of some slight modi fication; and he at once demanded the opening of negotiations to treat and settle all the points in dispute. Thus, then, Russia most suddenly and most un expectedly accepts, at least in appear ance, what she declared unacceptable and de void of all :reason onlysome days previous. Thegua rantees t, e which no objection is now made were de clared in the very last circular of Count Nesselrode as utterl y incompatible with the dignity of the Czar, an , >1 opposed to the interest and views of his Governiment. This is passing strange ; and it is this very strangeness that astonishes every one. With this astonishment is joined a mistrust, in voluntary but insurmountable, of the sincerity of Russia. Pet Tie are in spite of themselves reminded of what pa.s/ .ed at the period of the famous note of Vienna. Then almost every one believed in the re-establishneent of peace, and the faith in the frankness of: the adhesion of the Czar to the pro positions of the Vienna Conference was general and profound, s .nd there was scarcely one dissentient voice when the objections of Turkey (which have since proves 1 so prudent) were declared frivolous and vexatious. It required the memorable circu lar of Coul:,t Nesselrode to enlighten ministers and statesmen on the true intentions of the Em peror Nicholas. There can be no question that the acceptance, pure and simple, of the four guarantees, would be not only a great moral check for Russia, and a great moral victory for theprestern Powers ; it would also be a great material defeat to her policy. It would lee neither more nor less than the annihi lation of Russian traditions, the ruin of all her projects of conquest and extension in the East ; and, as it were, the bulwark of the law of Europe raised for w,ar against the encroachment and in vasion of the Sclavonic races. The whole of the Czar's manifestoes for more than a year, all the notes that have issued from the Minister of Russia, have not once failed to avow and maintain that policy. There was the same firmness on the subject of the pretensions origieally put forth at Constanti nople by Prince Menschikoff, of the strengthening the orthodox influence with the Greek subjects of the Porte, and the refusal to annul or even to revise the treaties between Turkey and Russia ; and, in the more recent manifesto of all, the Czar once more niade appeals to the religious fanaticism and de votedness of his subjects against the barb ar i ans o f the West ; and i s it possibl, after all this, that the same haughty potentate bows the head, and signs the conditions we dictate ? It is strange —it is incomprehensible. Every one knows, or ought to know, whet the guarantees are. One, by trans ferring the protectorate of the Danubian Provinces from one sole Power to that of Europe in common, establishes between Russia and Turkey a barrier which cannot be passed without a declaration of war against all Europe. A second proclaims the free sovereignty of the Sultan, and, by enabling Turkey to form one of the concert of Europe, de prives Russia of her most powerful means of in fluence and action over the various populations of the Ottoman Empire. The third restores the free navigation of the Danube, and frees the commerce and people of Central Europe from the caprice and yoke of the Czar. Perhaps the most serious of all for Russia is that which relates to the revision of the Treaties of 1841. The abrogation of that in strument means the restoration of the freedom of the Black Sea. It will be remembered that in pro posing that to condition the French Government de sired that the predominance of Russia should be limited in the Black Sea. The principle of that limitation was, I am positively assured, adopted in tuolifae collective 3 ct e i r y ea shouldrne note addressed a lv d o d r r d e s ss e e m ( s l op bl employed) the three Allied ast, a j i P t rivrnaeseagGrOeretdSeelisapkeociiia'lolyn thatthe 28 , t t h he of t r D ea e t c y . revised e t d e ) c t r ie s e p e o d c o e m a se i asked by Hance should R u p l u dr 83 i nb i ce a ec i bu n ao t n h r t e socc ? l l a a k c o k fi S e a It was in vain again Prince Gortschal7o sentatives of the Alli g ed that the words faire ptoo diminuer. The Repro andwould not consent, his master to accept the faire wag commanded by more substantial proofs of the acts befo re the Emperor of Rus s sia wilr of those the public that some new act of treacherypiersuade ie,%' rit lt requires bottom. W e k now th e va l ue of time to R s ussniaot at is her i n t eres t to cont i nue her efforts tei Prussia from adhering to the alliance of the 2d t Of December, an d t o prevent t h e defensive treaty now existing between Austria and the maritime I"owera THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12 5 1855. from becoming an offensive one. But, whatever be the schemes of Russia, or whatever her failure or success, the heroic struggle which is now going on in the Cr:mea will not be discontinued for a day. Russia will nob have time to accumulate on that point great forces and new elements of resistance. _Great milita r y o p era ti ons , an d pac ifi c negotiations will now for the first time be carried on concurrently. In such a case as the present successes in the field of battle are the most powerful and most decisive arguments that can be employed in the deliberations of Plenipo tentiaries. " The first detachment of the Guards left Paris last night, as I mentioned yesterday, for the south. As the regiments passed along the quays in the direc tion of the Lyonsßailway they were enthusiastically cheered by the people. Who can say that the war is unpopular in Paris ? Another proof of the exis tence of that feeling is the manner in which the loan has been taken up. I was informed yesterday by a respectable Paris banker that on the day pre ►ious the demands were from Paris 270,000,000 f., and from the departments 250,00,000 f., in one single day. The applications are so numerous that it is probable the demands will exceed very greatly, if not double, the 500,000,000 f. At the Treasury, the Recette Centrale, and the Mairies, where subscriptions are received, the crowds are so - very great that many of the applicants have to wait the whole day before they are admitted to subscribe, and a great number are put off to the next. The number of subscribers for small sums is extraordinary. This morning applicants were in attendance before daybreak, so as to make sure of passing." ARRIVAL OF THE SAMPSON (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPE.) PORTSMOUTH, FIUDAY, 11 A.m. Her Majesty's steamer Sampson, with sick and wounded from the Black Sea, has arrived. LORD JOHN RUSSELL IN PARIS. The Minister for Foreign Affairs gave yesterday a grand dinner, at which Lord John Russell, Sir William Temple, Marshal Nugent, Baron Htibner, M. de Persigny, &c., assisted. ARRIVAL OF THE AVON FROM THE BLAGX SBA. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. The Royal mail steamship Avon, Captain Ellison, has arrived off this port from the Black Sea, Constantinople, Malta, and Gibraltar, bringing about 200 invalids and wounded soldiers and officers from the British army in the East. The Avon brings no news of importance. She has been employed for the past eight months in the transport service, but, having sustained severe damage in the great gale of the 14th of December at Balaklava, has been sent home for repair. It is expected the Avon will be at once ordered to Portsmouth to disembark her melancholy freight. She therefore has not entered the docks, but awaiti instruc- tions from the Admiralty. THE VACANCIES IN COMMAND AT THE CRIMEA. The following is a list of the officers exercising com mand above that of a regiment who have become non effective and who have not been re-placed : Licut.-General Sir George Brown, at Scutari or Malta ; Lieut.-General Sir Do Lacy Evans, home ; Lieut.-General Duke of Cambridge, coming home ; Lieut.-General Sir G. Cathcart, dead. Thus, of the lieutenant-generals commanding divisions originally there is but one left—viz., Sir Richard Eng land. We now come to the brigadier or major-generals. Major-General Bentinck, home ; Major-General Tor rens, home ; Major-General Lord de Ros, home ; Ma jor -General Earl of Cardigan, home ; Major-General Pennefather, reported to be coming home; Major-General Adams, dead ; Major-General Goldie, dead ; Major. General Tylden, R.E., dead ; Major-General Strang ways, R.A., dead. Therefore, of the 16 officers of the second, or major-zeneral, rank, nine have become non effective—seven ecly being now left at their duty. Con sequently, 13 officers must have been taken from the command of regintents to take the places of the non effective divisional and brigade commanders. THE FLOATING BATTERIES NOW BuraDiNG AT CHERBouitG. ' The following, says the Courrier du Havre, is a correct description of Dna of the coating batteries, called the Devastation, new in course of construction at Cherbourg. AA the object is tc make it capable of resisting the most furious fire, no attempt has been made to gain beauty at the expense of solidity, and the consequence is that in appearance it is very like the huge barges which ply on the Seine between Havre and Rouen. It is entirely flat )ottoaled, so as to draw but little water, even after receiving heavy artillery. It is 51 yards long, and 14 wide and will be armed with 16 guns of 50. Its sides are o' the extraordinary thickness of nearly 13 inches, and they are to be covered with sheets of iron nearly 4 inches thick. The ribs are from 132 to 152 inches thick, and xi.e placed very close together. The battery will be supplied with a screw of 150•borse power, and will be covered over. Its powers of destruc tion will be very formidable; it will, in fact, be a floating fort. The Devastation will, it is expected, not be terminated before the end of February. COURT G'IRCUEAR. WINDSOR, J. 11. The dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of Kent, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Ladies Harriet and Louisa Hamilton, the Earl of Cla rendon, Viscount Torrington, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Sir George Couper, aid Major- General Wylde. The band of the Royal Horse Guards played during dinner. Her Majesty's private Band performed after wards. The Queen, with the Princess Alice, walked in the I grounds adjacent to the Castle this morning. Prince Albert, attended by Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Col. F. H. Seymour, left Windsor for London by a special train of the Great Western Railway, at five minutes past 10 o'clock. The Prince drove to the Exhibition of the Photogra phic Society, afterward'S visited the Duchess of Glou cester at Gloucester House, and returned to the Castle at half-past 1 o'clock. The Earl of Clarendon accompanied his Royal High. ness to London. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir Geo. Grey, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Jamog Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir Wm. Molesworth. .The council sat three hours. The Sardinian Minister transacted business yesterday at-the Foreign-of ce. Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday from his seat, Broadlands, Hants, for the purpose of attend ing the Cabinet Council held at the Foreign-office. Despatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday, and heard a petition for a prolongation of Lowe's patent (gas). The Lords present were—the Dean of the Arches Court, the Chancellor of tho Duchy of Corn wall, and Sir Edward Ryan. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, whose arrival at Malta has been already announced, will, it is expected, remain there for some time for the benefit of his health. The Duke of Devonshire continues at Kemp-town. His Grace gives frequent dinner parties, and is making progress towards complete recovery. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond continue at East Lodge, Brighton. His Grace has been slightly indis posed for the last few days, but not so much as to pre vent him from attending the drills of the Royal Sussex Militia. The Earl and Countess Craven have arrived in town, from Brighton, after a stay of several weeks in that watering place. Workmen are employed at present at St. Chamans in making several hundred pieces of cannon on the model of the Minie rifle. These guns will carry 3,i- English miles. The Zeramna of Phili ppeville says :—" The snow and cold have f orce d th e w i ld beasts to descend from the mountains. Lately two lions presented themselves on the road to Eldis just apt the Diligence from Constantina was coining up. O ne o f them placed himself abreast 1 of the horses and trottei along on a line with them. The other followed the vehicle at a distance of two or three metres. The passengers were dreadfully alarmed, imagining that the two animals would certainly attack them, but after accompanying the vehicle nearly half-a mile bath of them quietly withdrew. The Scinde Railway Company have received a notifica tion from the East India-house that the Court of Direc tors have agreed to grant them a guarantee of Five per Cent. interest on their proposed capital of 500,0001. The first instalment, which will b e 25 per c o n t. is not to be ?°,-ne payable until two month s a ft er the cont., 8411 nave obtained their act of incorporation. LATEST NEWS. TULTSCHA AND 13A.BADAGII RETAKEN BY THE RUSSIANS. The following important telegraphic despatch was received in Paris last night : BRAILOW, JAN. 9. The Russians have crossed the Danube, in, vaded the Dobrudscha, and taken both Tultscha and Babadagh. Sadyk Paella defended Tultseha as long as pos• sible. Another despatch, received from Vienna, this morning, says : "A Turkish detachment, having crossed the Danube into Bessarabia, has been defeated by the Russians." ADHESION OF PRUSSIA TO THE NEW TREATY. VIENNA, JAN. 10. The Fremdenblatt announces the adhesion of Prussia to the treaty of Dec. 2. A rise in the funds ensued on the announcement. WARSAW, JAN. 5. General Berg leaves to-morrow for Finland, to organise his army for the expected Baltic cam. paign in the spring. Captain Jefmowitch has arrived with 10,000 first-rate rifle; made with all the recent improve ments. He bought them in Belgium, having been sent thither specially for that purpose. MARSEILLES, THURSDAY NIGHT. In the Crimea nothing of importance has oc curred. The new batteries mounting 13-inch mortars will open fire upon the 2d. ODESSA, DEC. 29. The Russian reserves of the 10th division (4th corps d' armee) have been despatched to the Crimea by forced marches and in waggons. The arch bishop addressed them before their departure. BERLIN, JAN. 11. The military authorities are in communication with the railway administrations respecting the means available for a speedy concentration of troops, aincl orders have been given for adapting goods-carriages for the con-reyance of soldiers. The ultimate object of these preparations is un known. An armed neutrality is spoken of, but only as a - transitional expedient. The applications for the new French loan are so numerons that it is probable th© demands will exceed very greatly, if not double, the five hun dred millions. At the Treasury, the Recette Centrale, lind the Maires where subscriptions are received, 'the crowds are so very great that many of the applicants have to wait the whole day before they are admitted to subscribe, and a great number are put off to the next day. The number of subsc ri bers for small sums is truly extraordi- nary. Yesterday morning applicants were in at tendance 'bacoro daybreafr as to make sure of passing. Accoraing to advices from Constantinople, dated ;ho Ist izist., there is no change reported from the camp.. Two or three vessels have come into the Bospiaorus damaged by an ordinary storm in the Black Sea. Guns, horses, and men are daily landed at Eupatoria. It is not expected that active co—operation of the Ottomans there can commence before a week or ten days hence, by which time.: the French and English will be better prepared tiaan at present. Advice 4 from Vienna state that the belief gains ground tha t the interpretation given to the Four Points by the Allies, while it is clear so far as it goes, leav(ls undetermined essential and inevitable questions, - which may give rise to insurmountable difficulties., The Gorman papers state that Baren Hess has represent.A to his Government that he could not undertake to operate against the Russians, un less assured of the support of a Prussian army of 100,000 men. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. ) Lord Job n Russell had a private audience of the Emperor yesterday. The Corps Legislatif has presented the law calling out 'the contingent of 140,000 men. The Ma niteur de l'Armee announces that the Army of ate East is to be newly organised. It will colsist: of two corps d'arinee, commanded re spectively by Generals Pelissier and Bosquet, under the cr mamand-in-chief of General Canrooert. It is said_ that General Niel, of the Engineers, aide-de-cam p to the Emperor, is about to set out. By an l_rx tperial decree General Le Pays de Bour jolly do Ser naise assumes the command of the 10th military dis ision at Montpellier. Last ever ling ' about ei g ht o ' c l oc k , two b attalions of the Imp ( )rialGuard, being the first part of the contin g ent of that corps destined for the East, pro ceededal, prig the quays, with their band playing, to the Lyons. ail way-terminus. A considerable crowd was collec te:d along the way, and cries of "Vivo l'Empereiar !" " Vivo la Garde !" " Arive la France !" -were raised. The drums beat the march of the Oh i Imperial Guard. A lette r ierom Marseilles, 9th, in the Moniteur, says :—" Thirty-ei g ht o ffi cers an d 1,100 men em barked to .day on board the Jura transport., This vessel also has on board for the army before Sebas topol a gr ard number of planks and a considerable quantity c rf military stores." Admiral t Hamelin has arrived in Paris. The Rig.litt Rev. the Lord Bishop of Gibraltar has arrived in .Paris, on his return to his diocese. The Sen,Nnelle of Toulon of the Bth says :—" The Milan left yesterday with 200 men of the 14th Regiment. tilThe Tonnerre has also left, having on board a nu) 7 fiber of wood ba rrac k s f or the army of the Crimea. Ji,ooo men belonging to the 14th Regi ment have :c earchecl into the arsenal to-day to em bark on board th e Duperre line-of-ba,ttle ship." BOIJRSE, JAN. 11.—CLOSING PRICES. ( Intl. fr. c. End of Month. 4j- per CentE L. fil. 75 011. 75c. 3 per Cents.,,., 63 60 67 Credit Mobi tier 735 Roman Credit Font ker — Austrian Belgian Fly rs — Spanish Threes Piedinontes, s B6 50 Home Debt 82t, 81 33 RAILWAYS -FOR CASH. tr. c. fr. c. Orleans .. .... 1,165 Lyons .... 1018 Western..... Cotte Mediterrane In BB5 Havre 537 50 Northern . - SARDINIA. The Sard !.inian Government hai signed the pro tocol of April last, and thereby joined the alliance of the Wes tern Powers. This itni >ortant step is taken in virtue of the fifth article of the Convention between her Majesty and the Em peror of the French, signed at London on the 10th c,f April, 1854. The fifth article runs as follows : • "Their INTA.iestiee the Queen of the United Xing- dom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Emperor of the French will readily admit into theii alliance, in order to co-operate for the proposed object, such of the other Powers of Europe as may be desirous of becoming parties to it." General nabormida has resigned, and Count Ca your has accepted the office of Minister for Foreign Affairs. PRLTSSIA. The .31 - oniteur publishes the following items of foreign news : " Under date of Berlin, sth of January, the Augsburg Gazette a the Bth says : " In the conference of the 23th of December the representatives of the Powers who signed the treaty of the 21 of December came to an understanding upon the interpretation of the four guarantee points,. which had been laid down in a note drawn up by M. do Bourqueney, and communicated to Prince Gortschakoff. After listening attentively, Prince Gortschakoff asked Count Buol if the Aus trian Cabinet accepted that interpretation. 'ln all points,' replied the Minister. Prince Gortscha koff then asked leave to take a copy of it, to send it to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, not having (he is said to have added) the necessary instructions for such a case.' Two days afterwards Prince Gortschakoff put in demands to provoke a second conference, but he failed, as the representatives of the Western Powers gave a formal refusal, and declared that they would not enter into needless pourparlers on the note in question, and that all they asked from the Cabinet of St. Petersburg was 'Yes' or No.' A letter from Berlin of the 6th, in the Nurem berg Correspondent, says :- r -" The Austrian de-. spatch by which Prussia is called on to place her army on a war-footing, appears to bear the date of one of the last days of December. It is said that in case the attempt now made to bring about peace should fail Austria is to enter Bessarabia, and that it is on that account that she desires to be protected on the side of Poland. It appears that this proposition arrived at the moment when the portion of the Prussian Ministry which is less anxious about neutrality. was endeavouring to ob tain the accession ,pf Prussia to the treaty. The policy of neutrality has again gained ground in consequence of the Austrian proposition, the fear of being immediately led into an offensive war having produced a strong impression." RUSSIA. The Independcunce Beige publishes aletter from Hamburg dated the 6th instant : "It anpears from recent and authentic accounts, that the Austrian force quartered at Cracow and its neigh bourhood amounts to 52,000 'men of all arms, with 68 pieces of artillery, divided into four parks, sufficiently near each other to be re-united in four or five days. According to the report of an eye-witness, that artillery will not be as serviceable as might be desired, for want of strong horses, should it be obliged to take the field immediately. The Austrian corps d'cermfe is in commu nication with that of Lemberg, consisting of 42,000 men, and which can effect its junction with that of Cracow without any great difficulty, or with that of Galicia, as circumstances may requ i re . Th ose A ustr i an corps have in front of theta the Russian army com manded by General Paniutin, and the first corps o f infantry, under th e or d ers of General Siewers, whose head-quarters are at Radom, on the right bank of the Vistula. In virtue of an Imperial rescript, dated 25th December, the command of General Siewers is to extend to the provinces of Livonia and Courland.. We can now appreciate with a certain deiree of accuracy the different positions of the Russian army, assembled for the last three months in Poland. Its main force is con centrated in the triangle formed en the right bank of the Vistula, by Wilna, Grodno, and Warsaw, which serves, and always will serve, as the principal point d'appui of the army of operation. With the exception of a few re giments of Russian cavalry, scattered over the country, the left bank remains without troops. Prussia, conse queatly, has little to.fear on the side of her Polish fron tiers. Another important point for the Russian army, in Poland, is the military line established by Marshal Paskiewitsch between Zamosc and Rerii, and of which Kiew is the principal key. When the Emperor Nicho las decreed the formation of a new army in Poland, I wrote to you that the R,ussian engineering department had received orders to complete with all possible haste the fortifications of this last place: which is now provided with ,an immense materiel, and in a formidable st a t e of defence. In its vicinity is an entrenched camp, suffi ciently spacious to shelter an entire army. It is evident that, in choosing this line for the basis of his first opera tions, the General-in-Chief of the Russian army will be able to direct them with security, and extend them at pleasure, on both banks of the Vistula." GREECE. The Moniteur states from Athens, 3d, that Ad miral de Tinan and the colonels commanding the French and English troops had been received by tho King and Queen of Greece_ A_ letter fronii Smyrna, 30th ult., saym A re monstrance was lately made to the Ottoman Go vernment by the French Embassy, in favour of the French house of Daloche and Co., of Smyrna, who were some time since compelled to pay 2,500 pieces of gold to the bandits in the neighbourhood of that city for the ransom of their cashier. This claim has received a satisfactory solution. The Gover nor-Goneral of that province has been ordered by the Porte to reimburse to MM. Deloche, out-of the public treasury of Smyrna, the sum of which they had been so fraudulently despoiled. This measure has produced a very favourable impression on the population." PORTUGAL. The following is the King Regent's speech upon opening the Portuguese Cortes, on the 2d of January : "Worthy Peers and Gentlemen Deputies of the Portuguese nation, — "It is with the greatest satisfaction that, accompanied by my son, the King Dom Pedro V., I. appear in the centre of the national representatives to open the legis. lativo session of 1855. "Amicable relations aro maintained with all the Allies of the Portuguese Crown. The negotiations with the Holy See respecting the Church in India aro carried on with activity, and it is expected the result will be submitted to you this session. The conventions between Portugal and France, Belgium and Holland, have been ratified ; but the ratifications of the commer cial treaties with the Argentine, Peruvian, and Para. guayan Republics have not yet been exchanged. "Duriog the legislative recess, my sons, Don Pedro V. and the Duke of Porto, made their projected tour. They received, in all tile countries visited by them, proofs of consideration and esteem from the Sovereigns,Princes, and all classes of the people, during their transit, which cannot but be as gratifying to the nation and its repre sentatives as it has been to me. " Peace and tranqillity have been maintained in the kingdom and all its ultra-marine possessions. "We were threatened with the ravages of the cholera morbus, and owe thanks to Divine Providence, and the zeal of the different authorities, which curtailed its progress. "My Government, anxious to improve as much as possible the state of our country, has continued its best attention to its internal transit communications. The means placed at his disposal have bees well applied, and the works upon the Eastern Railway (Lisbon to San tarem) continue without interruption, whilst many leagues of road have been made in different parts of the country. "My Government will propose to you the measures and means necessary to continue the public works upon the present scale during the next financial year. "In consequence of the scanty crop of Indian corn in the northern provinces, the inhabitants of a great part of the conntry were suffering from the high prices of bread. " For the benefit of the laborious classes my Govern ment contracted a loan with the Bank of Oporto for the purchase of grain:, to be deposited at Oporto, as a check to the effects of monopoly; that Bank evinced its good feeling in promptly agreeing to the same. " In consequence of the large exportation of grain, and seeing the insufficiency of the period allowed for importations, which expired on the 31st December, it appeared necessary to open all the ports of the kingdom for a longer time, in order that supplies of foreign grain, and particularly from our neighbours (the Spaniards), should compensate for stocks diminished by a small harvest and continued exportation. The Ministers will lay before you the measure adopted, which will, I trust, meet your approval, not only in consequence of its nature, but the circumstances which urgently de manded it. " The marine service and the state of materials per taining to it have claimed the serious attention cf my Government. In order that it may be placed upon a proper footing, and fulfil its duties of guarding and de fending our colonies and protecting our commerce, it is necessary that extraordinary means should be-succes sively appropriated to the construction of new ships of war. My Government will, for that purpose, lay before you the necessary projects of law. - "The Government has provided for the more urgent necessities of the ultra-marine provinces and sent rein forcements to Angola, .Mosarnbr9,ae, and Macao. "Of all the measures adopted the respective Ministers will render you account. " Gentlemen Deputies of the Portuguese Nation,— " The budget of State revenue and expenditure for the finaneiil year 1855-56 will be laid before you as soon as possible. "Notwithstanding the unfavourable influences of a short harvest of grain and the grape disease upon the revenues, the state of the public treasury does not seri ously alarm my Government. With existing resources, and without asking new sacrifices :from the country, the Treasury will be enabled to'meet all the ordinary expen diture of the next financial year. abnildl n im e : p e r s a s l a , r e yf s o y r o t u ha n t ia i y mrp ose , which you will examine . " The Minist er O f Finance v;ill prese,nt to you the "Worthy Peers and Cr f fi c t l iel e m e n e's D ar ipUties of the Por tuguese Nation,— "The Cortes will have to meet in the month of Septem ber next, in order that the King Don Pedro V. may, in the presence of the national ,representatives, take, prior to his acclamation, the oaths provided in the Nth • Article of the Constitutional Charter, le c T - , ;1 , learatog, and i n your we ll-k nown patro -- 0 .0 during thi s or di nary session you w ill a ttend t 0 cussion •f those matters which most conduce to lie prosperity. 01 ° " I and' the country hope that your effor With those of my GoVernment, will attain tbe object of promoting the felicity of the Perique° which it so much deserves. " The Session is opened." - v - FllO THE MEDITERRAL- Since the 4th instant, her 3 11 ,1 1 A aj lj e3 T tY 4 s ' ewi ! t r o :l tune and Britannia have come into t h e former on the afternoon of the 4th, th e the following morning. Astlo By the Gorgon, arrived sth, Cap —' .rank and file, 2d , battalion Rifle Brig ade ' mons and ammunition for the fleet. 0 This morni ng the English steamer Tau , t ; from Constantinople s having on b o , General his Royal Highness the Du l'!:, 1 .0 bridge. He is suffering still froni tracted during his arduous service 'in ecri gi and will remain here for some to : i ' J, health. H e i s a t tended by Major the l 0 o b B. Macdonald, his aide-de-camp, Lieut'' wkitt, A.D.C., and Dr. Gibson. Admiral Dundas, on reaching the dined to receive a salute, or a guard e. He will le ave for England via Marseih T es A Vectis. The Britannia will leave for Ear"' in the week. d , The Trafal gar may b e hourly exile' te She touched at Athens on her way cluw ge‘ The .Fury, steam-frigate, is also daily e as is the Bellerophon. t s o • The Retrib u ti on, steam-frigate, i s 21 orders for England. The Emeu a n d T ren t , transports, 11 for sea early in the week; and take their for the Crimea. I m momMMl..• A. letter from Warsaw of the 4th, inlo burg News, sa y s :—" I t i s affirmed that'r , i of Princ e P as ki ew i tch will not be Pr° ,Ic)at yond a month. It i s thought besides t he. return the Prince will not remain long said that he is to accompany the Ecoper°',4o which he is to make to the head.quarter s detached corps of the army." A letter fro m G eneva of the Bth 113'"10 c 0 "It is alre a dy k nown that different 0 ,0 have been f orme d b y t h e ladies of Gene.jlo ;view to send lint and c l o thi ng to the Alba in the East. They have just sent off o° ,o It consists of 240 pa i rs of socks, and a gr ber of woollen gloves." Sir H. Lytton Bulwer had an andierl:ffet, Grand Duke o f T uscany on the 6th, to t. letters of recall as am b assador to that u°a- the same day the Marquis of Norman" seP ceived by th e G ran d D uke, in order to Pr,ebe credentials as new British ambassador t° of Tuscany. The Opinione, of Turin, of the Bth !,i, 9 11 0 Naples, that th e Ki ng of the Two Si° for newel his contract with his Swiss troolo years. There is n o thi ng of importance in the 3° ournals. LAW INTELLIGENCE ._(THIS pir COURT OF QUEEN'S BENO—':,,, CP' (Sittings in Banco.--B e f ore L or d Chi e f-JostV bell, Justi ces Wi g h tman, Coleridge, and Cr°,o 0 11 THE SLIGO AND SH ANNON RAILWA I COUPANY. ' In this case a rule had been obtained bi-); if mond, to sho w cause why execution -should.llol, against cert a i n s h are h o l ders, upon a judgment -forol'i against the company for the sum of k 02 7 1.) neering expenses, V P Mr. Bovil app eare d upon the part of the 00 re ths t ! to show caus e aga i nst the rule, and alleged tj judgment had been obtained by fraud and 61- o f The learned counsel stated that this wag o ne o ft schemes of th e ra il way t i me, and the claim ar° g -e c ti the charge m a d e f or surveying, making the 6Pecidog preparing the ground plan; and superinte n o ct" making of the line. The line was never ro d : be scheme aband one d, an d nothing had b een don preparing a few plans. „wed I n I After some dis cuss i on , the rule was or— r oe to over, to allow the defendants to movo for a aside the judgment complained of. 6,0" n/. f Nothing o f su ffi c i ent publicluzp n t h e now report, oceurreu.in tam:, other courts up w° our going to press. BO W - STREET.—(77I - is LOVE ME LOV E Mt morning DOG.—This a : 0/11 ed 10 4 - bly-attired fem a l e was p l aced at the bar oliera,4gur creating a disturb ance l ast evening in Sheffieiu Lincoln's-inn -Fields, b e The pros ecu t or , J o h n T reherne, said last night very much alarmed by a violent noise in th e i bi tY Shortly afterwards the disturbance was inCreaseu prisoner smashing his windows. The landlord 0 0 premises had a front stall in front of the housSP-2 p was with the a p p l es and oranges there exposed ';-041 that the priso ner b ro k e the windows. She jellibeliefli eighteen out of twenty squares of glass. -Isl e , there had b een a quarrel between Sullivan,l.4o' the wife of the landlord of the house, in as well as himself resided, in consequence of e , n t o ll ing creat e d b y t h e prisoner's dog, : I n d also fi ne ° fact that a s h ort t i me before the disturbance P-)10 had been served with a warrant for assaultid Daly. On the prisoner being asked what she had to i1ev ..1 2 commenced a long list of grievances, but the DI itsi r d stopped her, a n d t o ld h er t h at her quarrel WW-gbori fication for breaking Treherne's windows. fine her 20s. for broken windows and the fruit 0 " - #0$ destroyed, or, in default, he should commit her to? Ad for six weeks. Prisoner—They don't get a farthing from we• to prison. The charge of assault was then proceeded wit h , Catharine Daly, an aged female, said that il l " qnence of the prisoner persisting in keeping a dog )0 annoyance of the other lodgers she had gif eli d, notice to quit her apartments. Sulli va n the', commenced abusing her, and called her and herb°'sool swindlers; and, finally, gave heiltwo blows on til k e a , of the head and blackened one of her eyes. S ' - d ° said, so help her God if I was not an o ld vrel o o would give me a good hiding. She told the '1)0 4 1 10 street to come round the house in the eveniugall%-: give 'em a scramble with the fruit mentioned : 113°V- :0 Brown, 142 F, said he took the prisoner into et" last night. On Sunday evening -last she create,°. a ilY turbance in Sheffi e ld- s t ree t , and last night she 'l, same. She wa s a very trou b lesome person. a i The magistrate, a ft er very pat i ently listening a 0'; relation of an Irish row decribed by the prisoner , ; , r for the \ assault on Mrs. D a ly h e s h ou l d fine her 3 six week's imprisonment. do ° Prisoner—Then every d ay o f i t I' ll serve ; theY get nothing out of me. RUSSIA AND THE .CONFERRIO A letter from Vienna, 7th, in V0.4,9's , ger Berlin, says : „ 0 1 "Although the representatives of Prussia We' ; present at th e con f erence in which Count Buol corps -110-f eated to Princ e G ortschakoff the interpretation°dog' four points, it is not the less true that frequent Core', cations took pl ace b etween the Prince and those I 'loo sentatives. Th e quest i on was to find a form under vlicb# common conferences might take place, and at v 40 0,60 representative of Prussia might be present. F r , tnot havin g t a k en any part in the exchange 64' notes of th e 4th A ugust, wished in thefirstto, that an understanding should be come to on er„, ,14 mon basis, an d th at b as i s she thought to find' yeti interpr e t a ti on o f t h e four points. It is, horg,rii probable that th e th ree Alli e d Powers will no t oolcij to resume negotiations on these points, as it 0e 4' only lead to f res h d e l ay. I t i s positive, on the r „ V trnry, th a t nego ti at i ons commenced on the 2d i'fot between the representatives of the three ow the the purpose of t rans f orm i ng the defensive into an offensive one. We learn from good auth or ed that our cabinet w ill not a ll ow itself to be t tl ;she from its demand for having the contingents 01 bi Germanic Confederation placed on a war footing i o the provision a l re f usa l o f P russ i a. The Gere l to Confederation has admitted that the four points v 20 1,0 a suitable basis for peace ; that the Austrian tr ° o ; entered the principalities to support these four pol y to and that the whole of Germ any w il l b e oblige e, support Austria on this q uest i on. I t is not, Wort fore, possible to refuse her the practical supP which she now demands." • HOLYHEAD.—Yest er d ay morn i ng, about nine e'c'° O et P the steamer 'Hercules, D unn, f rom Dublin for this Pcji,:, fell in with the barque Princess Victoria, Dundas, fr ° l6 l Liverpool for M arau h am, off Holyhead, in a criPP:iir state, and towed h er i n here with loss of foremast, rcfrio and mizentopmasti, all the stanchion rails and bulvv, 3r d as far aft as th e b reak of the poop on the port side, '°el boat stove, covering board split, fore and main clO rl : o f - plates earned away, several of the bolts dragged vu B y the side, and th e l ar b oar d s id e much chafed ; hokbee in contact, M on d ay seven p.m., off Bardsey, tb ship Helen, of Liverpool. The head and piece of . 20 Helen's jihboorn were left on the Princess IfictorlP deck, 13r -:. I _~