The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-13 00:00:00

31 JIILLIEN,s CONCER TS • ROYAL ITALLA.N OPERA, COVENT -GARDEN. LAST WEER BUT TWO. The PROGRA.MILE fer THIS EVENING, Saturday, Jan. 13, will include Concert Stuck, Pianoforte, performed by Madame Pleyel; Scotch Song, Over the Sea, and ballad, Ida, sung by Miss Dolby ; Overture, Romu:us (first time) ; The Ernani Quadrille; the Larghetto from Beethoven's Symphony in D ; Solo, Violin, on Hungarian Airs, Hen' Ernst ; Valse Solo, with Cornet Obligato by Herr Kceuig, ; gland Selection from ROSSIIII'S Stabat Mater; the Pantomime Qua drille; Solo, Trumpet, M. Duhem ; the Review Galop ; and the grand Allied Armies Quadrille (last time but one), assisted by the three Bands of her Ziajesty's Guards; God Save the Queen, Partant pour la Syria, &c. PRICES OP ADMISSION. Promenade, Upper Boxes, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Am phitheatre ....... .... • Dress Circle Private Boxes for Si x Persons on the Grand Tier 313. 6d Ditto ditto First Tier .. Ditto hour Persons on the Second Tier _ _ . l2s. Od commenee at 1g lat. Places and Private Boxes may be engaged at the Box-office Of 'the Theatre, and Private Boxes of the principal rausicaellera and livarians. _ _ The Beethove n restival will take place on Tuesday next, Jan. 16. M. JuUlen be gs most respectfully to state that his Concerts will erminate on F. -iday, February 2, with a Grand Bal Masque, to be given on a scale 2f unprecedented splendour. DRURY—LA.NE.—.Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.— Reduced! Prices as usual.—A Dioraing Performance every Wednesday, at INvo o'clock. THIS EVENING. JAN. 13, Will be performs ed THE STRANGER. Principal characters by Messrs. Mead and Younge, and Miss Arden. To be follows! 1 by the entirely original, extraordinary, lite rary, traditionar7 comical, gastronomical, and peculiarly culinary and fantastic doss restic grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled J A CK AND JII or, Harlequin King Mustard and the Four and-Twenty Bia, :kbirds Baked in a Pie. The extensive scenery, en tirely new, by 3 feasts. Nicholls, Cuthbert, Cooper, Gordon, Wilson, and Moore. Tit s machinery by Messrs. Tucker. The extraordinar y properties, decor 'glens, tricks, changes, and transformations by Mr. Needham. The: choregraphic arrrugements by Madame Louise. The overture arid music composed and selected by J. H. Tully. Leader, Mr. Wayward. The whole of the designs, models ,and sketches furnished fror a the studio of Dikwynkyn, who for many weeks past has been pers onally supervising their execution. The novel grotesque burlesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard r and the whole .Arrauged and produced under the immediate superin tendence of Mr. Edward Stirling. Principal Ingredients in the Christmas Bill of Fare :—The Hall of Hypochondria in the Domains of Dulness.—Misanthro (Genius of Gloom), Mrs. 'Telford. Fog, Drizzle, Taxes, S p l een Indigestion, Quarter-day (his Ministers of Melancholy), Messrs. E. V. Dent, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, E. V. Day, E. V. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Azure Mho/kids in attend ance, Messrs. Croak, Quake, Fret. Fidget, Worry, Flurry, Fume, Vex, Groan, Growl, 'Grumble, and Grizzle. Apparition of Misan thropy on her favourite Nightmare, and Magical Appearance of Good Humour in her Christmas Car. Good Humour, Miss Alder ; Lightheart and Sunshine (her Attendants), Misses Honey and Brown; Mrs. Gla'sse (the original "Cook's Oracle,. and the well. known adviser of the " First catch your hare," &c.), Miss Rosina 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 in a pie."—Ancient Nursery Legend. Sack (the interesting hero of the olden story, who went up the hill to fetch, &n. ), afterwards Harlequin, M. Milano ; Jill (the heroine of the adventrtre, in love with Jack), afterwards Columbine, Wile. Bolen ; 3/,:armalade (the Fairy Queen of the Preserves), Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, and Greengac;e (her Assistants), Misses Clitlord, Gower, Johnson, Love, Lunis, ald Richardson ; Strawberry, Cranberry, Gooseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, &c. (Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Charles. King , Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lila Ellis, Rosa Harrison, E. Box, Tayler, Matilda Chenley, Martiney, St. Clare, Evans, John Levines, S. Johnson, and Roberts; Preserved Ginger their warm ally), Master Pungent; Fruit Blossoms by a Blooming Selection of Corypheea. The Will and the Way—the Talismanic Sixpence—The Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, lidile. Therese and Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, &e. The Four -and- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodle Lcrodle, &c, The Reading of the Will— _ _ _ am must not a husband take, Till she a pie can make and bake." Interior of Jill's Cottage (by Moonlight).—Coal, Mr. Nobbs ; Etandle of Wood, Mr. Halfpenny ; Congreve Box, Mr. Fizzer ; Bellows, Mr. Leathertongne ; Dutch Oven, Mynheer You Tan ; Rolling Pin, Mr. Smoothpaste ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar; Frying Pan, Mr. Broadrim ; Soyer's Three-legged Iron Pet, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle l; the Table Cloth Territory (by Moonlight), and Golden Palace of Ring Mustard.—King Mustard (afterwards Clown), Harry Boleno; the EmpresS Vinegar (afterwards Pantaloon), Herr Kohl ; Black Pepper and White Pepper (Sentinels on duty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Husky and Mr. Sneezums ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Cayenne, Mr. Capsi- Cam ; Harvey's Sauce (attendant in waiting), Mr. Savoury ; the .trmy of Zests, Messrs. Indian Soy, Curry, Capers, Ketchup, Mushrooms, Garlic, Shalot, Sweet Herbs, Potted Tongue ; Potted Beef, Potted Bloaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, &c.; Horse Radish (from the King's stable), by a Racing Nag. Grand Review—Ter rifle Attack upon the Appetite, and Rally of the Relishes—Great Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chutnee in the Province of Pickles (isv Sunset).—Chutnee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Faci s I ; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Gher kins, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, &c.; 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, Mille. Bolen() 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 Turk's Head Public-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 AI, Mr. Vigilant. Approach of tho Great Ragged Russian Bear—How he Whines after the Porte, which, being rather old, turns out somewhat crusty—A Dose of Turkey Rhubarb—A Done Cossack—Pare Circassian Cream—How one Sham 11l makes all svell—The Great Bear turns 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—Sadden Rise in Porter—An NI.T.M.P.—A Patten Lock at 10 o'clock—A Bona Fide Traveller—Ginger Beer and Gin without ger —A Mill, a !light, 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 Prises—Clowa and Pantaloon's Offsprings—The Prettiest Baby in the World— , A Model Baby and a Spirit Child—The Wonderful Effects of Dr. De Jongh's Cod Liver 011—Clown's Great Prize Baby —Fresh Arrival of 300 more Babies—The Judge Confounded --Great 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 Pursell's 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 Mussulmau and a Man for a Muscle—Duty and eastern —A Bride Cake and a Wedding Cake— First Edition and Second Edition—Left Out for Want of Boom— Press of the Privilege and Privileges of the Press —" Oh, what a row, a rumpus, what a rioting." Raker, Mr. Crusty; Fishmonger, Mr. Scales; Master Newsboy, Christmas-box; Printers, Messrs. Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cutemdown ; Critic, Cutemup ; Pas sengers, Messrs. Trot, Cosey, Strutalong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about; Boardman, Mr. Bobaday. Hosier's Shop and New Wing of Somerset-house.—Hera we are—Merry Christmas and a Happy New Yeat—High Prices and Low Prices—Manchester Stuff—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, bfr. Stocken ; Shopman, Mr. Early bird ; Boy, Master Toddies. Soyer's Magic Kitchen.—Chef do Cuisine, Mons. Boyer; Kitcheamaids, Masers Basteaway and Drippingsell; Guardsman, Corporal Longshanks ; Policeman, Sergeant Podger. Cupboard Lovers—Soyer's Last soup Where's the Knives and Forks?—Boiled and Unboiled Lob sters—Headless Swains—Lobster Patty and Giblet Soup—Clown Gone all to Pot—Harlequin Gets well Towelled and afterwards Mangled —Clown and Pantaloon in a speak Stew—A I will Regular . Broil— Thou t in such an unquestionable shape , that to thee (Soyer, or rather Shakspeare)—Teo Many Cooks Spell the (Clown's) Broth—very The scene finishes in a spirited manlier. An Illuminated Page of the History of England.—Grand Allegorical Tableau with Panoramic Effects, illustrative of the Triumphs of the Allied Forces. Young Jallien's " Allied Army Quadrille," by the doable bands of the English and French. "God save the Queen," " Partant pour la eyrie," 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" for December, and written by Corporal John Brown, of the Grena dier Guards, when the men got some drink for the first time at Balaklava, Sept. 28th : "Come all you gallant British hearts that love the red and blue, And drink the health of those brave lads who made the Russians 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 Wreaths, Gorgeous and Electrie Scenic Climax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated Illuminations. Terrific Flight at the Italian Brothers. The whole scene presenting a coup d'ceil never before witnessed on the English stage. Admission :—Stalls, ss. • dress circle, 4s. ; second price, 25.; upper circle, 3s: ; second price, Is. 6d.; pit, 2s. ; second price, Is. ; lower gallery, ls. ; second price, Ed. ; upper gallery, Gd. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d., 15s. 215., and upwards. Doors open at half-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.—The following pi- ces are approved and in Preparation, and will shortly be priduced :—The Grand Christmas Pantoonme,by E. L. Blanchard, Esq. ; a Drama, by Dion Bourci eault Esq.; Two Dramas, by A. Harris, Esq. ; an Adaptation from aLoYerbser's Opera, L'Etoile du Nord, with new scenery, properties, and effects; to be succeeded by an English version (by Mr. Reynold- W) of Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauride. The Grand Historical Ecyp tian Drams, many months in preparation, will also shortly appear. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. 'Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, JAN. 13, Will be perforraed the Comedy of PRESENTED AT COURT. Prmcipal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, W. Farren, and Howe ; Misses Reynold, E. Chaplin. Grantham, and Lavine. Followed by a new grand Chr:stmas Pantomime. entitled LITTLE 80 - PEEP; or, H arlequin ani th e Gi r l w h o Lost her Sheep. Little 80-Peep, Miss L. Thompson; Harlequin, Mr. Chapino ; Pantaloon, Yr. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby ; Columbine, 1E93 M. Brown. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES SEAN. NV THIS EVENING, J AN . 13, 11 be reaeMed an ori g i nal adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's by Mr C. gears Historical Play or LOQiy THE ELEVE NTH. P r i nc i pal chat acter After which will be produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled, HARLEQUIN 11L'UE-11EARD; or. The Great Eashavr' Halleguln. Mr. Corrnack of lirUdine ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo and Columbin e , M iss Desborough . ' ROYAL LICEUM TIIEATRE. C. Mathews. Under the Mana g eme nt of Madame Yestris B ole Lessee Mr. THIS EVENING, JAL 13, Will be performed AGGR A.VATING SA.M. princip al eaaractu by Mr. C. Math ews . Will be produced a new and original Fairy Extravag titIedPRINCE PRETTYPET and THE BUT ea- To be followed by TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE. Box-office open from 10 until 6. Sole agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Allcroft, 13, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster , —Directress, Madame Celate. THIS EVENING, JAN. 13. Will be performed the Drama (ntitlel THE MYSTERIOUS STR %INGER. After which, a new grand Eccentric Extravaganza. :Idled ZIG ZAG ; or, Travels of Messrs. Danube and Pruth. ROYAL OLYMPIC THE tTRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, JAN. 13. Will be preSentad a II CvAr Comedietta, c tiled A WIFE'S JOURNAL. Characters by Messrs. Brown, Emery, Harcourt, and Leslie; and Mrs. Itrown, and Miss Haskell. Alter which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MINE- 4 . Charac ters by Mr. F. R 059011, Miss Julia St. George, Miss E. Ormonde, Miss Marston, Miqs Bromley, and M rs. Fitz2irtan. wig To ui conclude with ' the Farce, called A BLIGHTED BEING, In Mr. Robson will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr • Willi a m Cooke. The mostst varied round of e n t erta i nmen t in Lon don is to be fonnd at this vast Establishment' Tremendous success of the Comic Pantomime ! A MORNING PERFORMANCE will he given on MONDAY, the 15th, at Two o'clock, The new Comic Pantomime and the Scenes of the Circle. Eleventh Week of the BATTLE or the ALMA! which will be acted every evening with its glorious and -vivid representation of the After which the unrivalled SCENES in the CI RCLE ! Te ii conclude with the new Comic Pantomime ii?robation et the public and the press), called Gc CP ---...eped by the th e LILLIPUTIANS ; or, H ar l equ i n and Britannia! LLIPER or Wesßox-cdSce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Mene m M r. „... tt. Acting Manager, Mr. W. R. Cooke. Egtlefirian Director Cooke, 11114 ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. TO-DIY, SATURDAY, Jan. 13, will be produced an original adapation of Casimir Delavigne's celebrated Historical Play of LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Louis the Eleventh, King of France, Mr. C. Kean, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rum DAY —Morning 33 min.after 8 I Evening 7 min. aft. 9 To-Voßaow—Morning 39 min.after 9 I Evening 15 min...ft 10 ' O IIB WBATHBR.—Buz OrMI, Jan. 13. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 44—highest since noon yesterday. 40—lowest this morning and during the night. 43—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'58—falling a little. WThm, N.N.E.—Light, with fine weather. We had some rain last evening. Tfi g " LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1855. INot more anxiously did BELSHAZZAR await the prophet's decyphering of the mystic characters than all England now listens for the Allied inter pretation of the Four Points. Are we made fools of or net t Are we sold or not ? The solicitude is now almost equallydivided between the trenches before Sebastopol and the conference-room at Vienna. Go into what circle we will, hearken to the chatting of porters over their cups, of gentle men at their clubs, or questions and answers ex changed in the scant intervals of business, and tile uneasiness of all is found to turn on the question— What was the " interpretation" given by the Vienna prophets, and caught at by the St. Peters burg despot ? Was the rasing of Sebastopol part of it or not ? Every Englishman of every grade feels that he has a stake in this. His judgment is satisfied that it is a necessity, and his feelings of national honour would bring the blood into his cheeks if he could believe that any " interpreta tion" was so base as to sound a retreat from the Crimea with the fortifications of Sebastopol stand ing. And well may every main quake. On the one side ho has an Autocrat who cannot be supposed to have consented to his own dis grace and enfeeblement ; on the other, a Govern ment whose Premier has whined about peace when it seemed hopeless, and may be presumed to have allowed very mischievous interpretations in order to get it. netweem both is Austria, without a single care for anything but trimming the balance to save herself, let who will go over board. At Paris, at Vienna, everywhere, indeed, the anxiety seems universal. Every indication of vi gour in the pending hostilities is noted as showing that peace is not hoped for by the Allies, but then again it may equally be attributed to the uni versal conviction that Peace itself will depend upon the energy with which the war is prosecuted. Such a double view was taken, for instance, of the EMPEROR'S dismissing the Imperial Guard from Paris with the charge to go and gather the lau rels which yet remained to be won in the Crimea. Possibly some French State document may enlighten us sooner ; if not, our representa- yes will, we trust, demand information on the 23d. There may be inconveniences in discussing military or naval arrangements in Parliament; all we can do is to commit them. to trustworthy hands, and respect the secrecy necessary against an enemy. In this case, however, secrecy can only serve the enemy, enabling him to obtain from a pliable Cabinet what he never could have filched from the nation it represents. For otu-selves we strongly incline to think that the " interpretation" is another Vienna Note. That nothing explicit is said about Sebastopol, that the " diminution," and, perhaps, the " carmine- to cease." (fairs cesser) the Russian domination in the Black Sea may be included, but that there it stops. But what a pretty security were it for the future to leave the pirate's nest as unassailable as ever, and ready at any convenient time to be filled afresh with successors to the murderous, yet skulking, heroes of Sinope ! Rus sia was cunning (supposing here to mean peace) in trying to get preliminaries settled before the 1 British Parliament meets ; and to set our Minis terialists and Opposition, if she can, to fight their battle oillor an accomplished fact. After all, how ever, no mortal can tell whether the mad Monarch is not merely endeavouring to gain time, to pat ' the Allies seemingly in the wrong, and then to wreak his vengeance on Austria especially. The adhesion of Piedmont to the Allies, men tioned in our last, is an event of pleasing inter est ; she will, perhaps, not be able to take any direct part in the War, yet the verdict of the most politically liberal of Continental States, of the Government which has long been pursuing such a steady, respectable course of reform in all her institutions, must have its weight. It must, if the War continues, rouse the blood of the Scandinavian nations to see a State like Pied mont sharing the honours of an Alliance in which they are far more interested. Belgium, mercenary by nature, must yet blush for her position ; the German States, and, above all, their would be leader, Prussia, must feel more than ever the ignominy of their position. An unasked and honourable act like this must have some effect wherever anything of honour is still left in the breasts of courts or people. Will it have any weight in the United States of America 7 Every liberal European, indeed every nobler-minded Ame rican, must be ashamed of much of the Anglo- Saxon exhibition of feeling across the Atlantic in respect to this contest. It seems to resolve itself into " wishing that England may get a lick ing." Heedless of their old ally in the American War of Independence being our ally in this war of independence ; heedless of our alliance being for the common rights of nations, a vast portion of America seems dis- posed. only to indulge its spleen against the mother country, and to show its sympathy with the great community of European slareholders. To see England beaten, and slavery rampant, are their patriotic and noble aspirations. Hence tho re joicings at St. Francisco, and the salutes fired from anAraerican vessel when the English ships returned unsuccessful fromPetropaulovski ; hence t}, e selfish tone of much of the American press, rejoicing like P russia, in the hope of keeping in with Russia while we quarr e l w i t h h er, an d o f th us securing a splendid offering from the trade for their god—Mammon. F ortunately, we believe the War, notwithstanding their selfish prudence, has done them commercially more harm than it has done us. If the direct blows yet they had net th e su b stance t W o stere lighter, and any at all. Would that Prussia, America's European counterpart, might suffer as severely ! We must confess that the mean tone of feeling in the Great Slave Republic, respecting this War with the Great Slave Autocrat, has done much to cool whatever Republican fire may have survived the days of our youth. IBaron HESS has represented to his Government that he could not undertake to operate against the Russians, unless assured of a Pru ss i an army of 100,000 men." Such is the statement which has been flashed along the electric wires f rom Vienna ; and, although we are unwilling to think so badly of Austria as to yield implicit credence to the humiliating intelligence, we cannot alto gether dismiss it from our minds as utterly un worthy of notice. We have seen too much of Ger man trickery and vacillation to remain satisfied with mere words, and should certainly feel greater confidence in Austrian professions if the Rubicon were fairly passed, and some decided and irre vocable step taken. The time within which Count BuoL pledged himself to adopt active measures for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the recent Treaty has expired. Even the additional period granted at the solici tation of the Russian Plenipotentiary is rapidly drawing to a close, when the eyes of Baron fiEss are suddenly opened, and he discovers, to his astonishment, that "he could not undertake to operate against the Russians unless assured of the support of a Prussian army of 100,000 men !" Why, what mockery is this ! Does Austria intend to abandon her position as a leading Power, possessing the means of per forming her deliberate and solemn promises of discharging the duties she has undertaken ? The Turks, under Om= PACHA, were enabled to foil all the efforts of their opponents, although made while they were still fresh and energetic, and before the interference of the Western Powers created a diversion to the Crimea, that drew off all the available Russian troops. Baron HESS must indeed have formed a very humiliating estimate of the forces under his com mand if he be really sincere in his statement. If (I)—that is the difficulty. It is that one small word that creates the doubt. We fancy, however, that the question is raised rather by the civil than by any military servant of FBA:ruts JOSEPH. It is used rather as an excuse for furs ther procrastination by the diplomatists than an expression of " cowardice "—the expression is un questionably strong, but we cannot discover any one more suitable—by the military. We believe that Austrian, aye, and Prussian troops, would gladly unsheathe the sword and fling away the scabbard—that they possess the hearts and cou rage of true soldiers ; and that it would be a foul calumny to impute any hesitation to the men who would have to bear the brunt of the encounter. But Ministers can instruct the Commander to report as they think proper I If they were unwilling to assume the offensive—if desirous of ending a plausible pretext for backing out of their pledges --nothing more plausible could be found than such a representation from the General commanding in the Principalities. Th4t might be received as a valid excuse. It would imply a want of preparation, which might be used as an argumentutwad misericordiam--a pathetic appeal, to induce the representatives of France and England to become less stringent in their requisitions. We trust, however, that they will not be so easily humbugged, but that they may insist on Austria liquidating her obligations to the very letter. She can do so, if she pleases, and should not be allowed to evade her just responsibilities by any such disgraceful alle gations. If there is not a sufficient force in the Principalities to withstand the Rus sian onslaught, that is the fault of th e Austrian Government. It had ample time for mature de liberation. It received a full consideration for its pledges, and, therefore, such a protest would not aven, if well founded, constitute an adequate ex cuse for any failure in its engagements. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1855. ARRIVAL OF LORD CARDIGAN. Lord Cardigan arrived at the South-gastern Railway Station, London-bridge, at half-past 10 a.m. to-day, from Paris. He lookslrather feeble, but is in good spirits. He left in, a cab for Port. man-square. Numbers of the wounded officers arrive every day. Six arrived yesterdayi—among them Captain Barstow, who is very lame. TILE FRENCH LOAN. Three thousand persona, chiefly of the working , classes and servants, formed a queue before day light this (Friday) morning, waiting until the offi ces were opened at the Treasury ; and so anxious were people to get near the doors that 30, 40, and even 50 francs were paid for places. A letter from Bordeaux this morning states that the peasants and farmers were coming in in crowds, headed by the mayors of the villages, to subscribe, " quite," adds the writer, "as if they were coming in to vote once more for the Presidency for life of Napoleon Buonaparte, or for the Empire." COURT CIRCULAR. iWINDSOR, JAN. 12. The dinner party yesterday included the DucLess of Kent, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Ladies Harriet and Louisa Hamilton, Viscount Tor rington, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Sp e tb, 'Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major-Goaeral Wylde, and Mr. Gibbs. The band of the Royal Bucks Militia played during dinner, and her Majesty's private Band afterwards. The Queen and Prince walked in the Homo Park this morning. The Royal family took their accustomed exercise. The Countess de Neuilly, the Prince and Princess Joinville, and the Duchess of Coburg visited her Ma jesty to-day. Prince Nicholas of Nassau is expected this afternoon on a visit. Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, and Mr. Tiinm had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Earl Granville was present at the Cabinet Connell held at the Foreign-office on Thursday. Viscount Palmerston left tows after the Cabinet Coun cil on Thursday afternoon, for his seat, Broadlunds, Hants. The Earl of Clarendon left town yesterday for his seat, the Grove, Herts. Despatches from Lord Raglan, in the Crimea, were received yesterday at the Foreign-office. His Serene Highness Prince Nicholas of Nassau left town yesterday, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Duke of Sutherland, accompanied by the Mar• quis and Marchioness of Stafford, have arrived at Staf ford House, from Lilleshall, Shropshire. The Marchioness of Kildare gave birth to a daughter, at Stafford House, on Thursday morning. Her lady ship and the infant are progressing most favourably. The Earl Granville was present at the Cabinet Council held at the Foreign-office on Thursday. The Earl of Lichfield has arrived in town from Scot land. His lordship is still very weak, but we are happy to learn that he is progressing satisfactorily towards re covery. The Countess of Cavan gave birth to a son on Wed- nesday last, at Hill House, near Bridgwater. The Earl and Countess of Jersey are entertainino• select circle of friends at Middleton Park, near Bicester. Major Macdonald, 92d Highlanders (aide•de•camp to General Pennefather), who was wounded at the battle of Inkerman, has arrived at Long's Hotel. • A letter from Sebastopol states that General Morris, who commands the French cavalry in the Crimea, had left Bardar at the head of a strong force to push a recon- naissance as far as Yalta. The Prusso-Russian line of telegraph recently opened goes from Koenigsberg, by Tapiau,Wehlau, Insterbourg, and Gumbinnen to Stalupohnen, crosses the frontier at Eydtkulmen, goes to Wilna and Kowno, and thence by Riga to St. Petersburg. The Queen Dowager of Sardinia, who has been labour irg for some days under a violent inflammation of the Auera, experienced a slight improvement on the 9th. Oil e t n h the arrestedQc ouitig I Some further transplantions of trees, some of them of large size, with the apparatus of Mr. Stewart Mac- Glashen, took place yesterday at the Jardin des Plantes. The planting of trees by the same process is going on n des Tuileries. ot The the coffins in thevaults of the Princes of Weimar have thieves who have thErfurteierahee. 'wheretaeas th they h were n offering pi I l s a o g m e d e of the gold lace for the Suisse of Berne states not far from Weimar. They belong to a band of been received. The first order pair of wooden shoes for the army of the Crimea has that a fresh order for 20,000 quarters in a small town has been executed and sent off Aletter from Munich, in the Augsburg Gazett e , states that a fish erman on th e l a k e of Starnberg recentlystes dis covered and took out of th e water the bodies of the Hungarian historian Count Mailath and his daughter. From the had be en f or some ti me res i d i ng at Munich. F the bodies b e i ng t i e d toget h er with a shawl, it appears that their d eat h s must b e attr ib uted to suicide, but no I motives for such an act can be assigned. LATEST NEWS. THE WAR ON THE DANUBE. We have rceived the following telegraphic de- spatch from Vienna : VIENNA, SATURDAY, JAN. 13, 9 A.M. The Vienna Post has the following : " The war on the Danube has recommenced. " The Russians have entered the Dobrudscha. " They crossed the Danube at Tultscha, and are marching on Matschin." We have received the following telegraphic despatch from Paris PARIS, SATURDAY, $.30 .A.M. The Moniteur announces that the blockade of the Russian ports of the Black Sea will commence after the Ist February next. A telegraphic despatch from Turin announces the death of the Queen-Dowager of Bavaria on the 12th inst. According to private accounts, of a completely reliable character, from St. Petersburg, great distress is experienced in that city, and much dissatisfaction prevails at the hardships imposed by the war. It is mentioned that in all the churches prayers are now °tiered for peace. A religious services in Russia are subject to the direct control of the Government, this statement is somewhat remarkable. BuuNswicit, Jan. 6.—Hanover ani Brunswick have resolved to continue united, and to identify themselves with Austris w in the affairs of the East. The secondary states are successively declaring themselves in tho same sense. The subscriptions to the National Loan at Paris and in the departments amounted yester day evening to 890,000,000 f. The Queen of Sardinia died yesterday, at Turin, in giving birth to a Prince. General Canrobert has issued the following " General Order" upon the receipt of the Queen's despatch upon the conduct of the French troops at th© battle of Inkerman : " GENERAL ORDER. " The Commander-in-Chief is happy to have to communicate to the troops the expressions, most honourable for our arms, in which her Majesty the Queen of England appreciates their conduct at the battle of Inkerman. " The Queen has remarked with grateful satisfac tion the vigour with which the troops of her ally, the Emperor of the French, came to the assistance of the divisions of the English army engaged in so un equal a combat. Her Majesty is profoundly sen sible of the cordial co-operation of the Commander in -Chief, General Canrobert, and of the valiant conduct of that distinguished officer, General Bos quet. She beholds in the the ers with which the soldiers of the two nations mutually encouraged each other during the action proofs of the reciprocal esteem which this campaign 2.nd the traits of bravery it has produced hare given rise to on both sides. " Her Majesty the Queen of ]ngland could not praise in a more flattering manner the attitude of the army at the battle of Inkerm an. In marching to the aid of our brave allies re fulfilled a duty which they themselves would fulfil towards us with that valour we know they pose ea, and so many proofs_ . of which we have witneea ect with our own ey "Head-quarters before Sebast4 Tel, Dec. 28. " The Commander-iu- CI nief, ‘ .7 CANROBERT. (Co un tersigned), " LIZ GE:4I4AL CHIEV OS THE ►STAFF." THE PRINCIPAL LITIES. The Corriere Italiano of Vien n a contains a letter from Bucharest of the Ist, which says :—" To judge by the arrangements made by titre Russian Govern ment on our frontiers, it would not seem that the Czar entertains any hope of spef.edy peace. On the contrary, he is preparing fora war a entrance. The neighbouring governments are teeming with troops ; corps d'armee are marchis ig rapidly towards our frontier and towards the Irimea. A great number of men are employed in fortifying the left bank of the Danube from the me .uth of the Pruth to Kilia. Considerable forces ar e concentrated at Reni, and the park of artillery which is placed there consisted of upwards of 100 large guns. The entrance of the port of Reni is provided with strong batteries, and defended - by pallissades and an enormous chain. Prince Gc irts , 3hakoff is con stantly on the road, but it is in pa rticular along the Pruth and the Danube that he pa) -s most attention. On the other hand, Ibrail, Tultse ha, and Isatecha are fortified according to the plat Is of the French and English officers." FRANCE We have received the Paris paj )ers of yesterday , The Moniteur says : .. "According to letters from thi) Crimea, under date of the 25th of December the Russians made a sortie on the night of th e 20th of December, on the left of the French lines, on the oside of Fort Qua rantine. "The 9th battalion of Chasgettrs-k-Pied, which was on duty, let them come up within 20 paces, when they poured a volley into them, threw them info disorder, and, then rushing forward, pursued them till they were under the guns of the forts. At the same time the Russians a tt acked the right of the English army, but were driven back with con siderable loss. The batteries of b ombs and mortars did great havoc among them. IChe Russians lost two field-guns. " According to those same letters the sanitary condition of the allied armies was excellent; dysen tery had nearly disappeared, an d there were no cases of cholera. The temperature was as mild as that of Italy." The Moniteur publishes the following account of the departure ef Admiral Hameli u taken from the Journal de Constottinople:— " Admiral Hamelin, accompanied by M. Bonet- Willaumez, embarked on the 24th t of December, at 8 p.m., on board the Panama., which weighed anchor the following morning at 7 . While getting under way the Montebello fired. a salute of 19 guns, and the crews of the other vessels manned the yards and gave three cheers for the Emperor and Admiral Hamelin. "As the Panama left the Bay of Kamiesh and came among the English ships nchored outside, the Agamemnon, bearing the flag of Vi ce -Ad m i ra l Lyons, hoisted the French flag a a the mizen, and• fired a salute of 19 guns, which 1 ras responded to by the Napoleon. The English crt )ws manned yards and cheered lustily. The crew of the Panama re sponded by shouts of 'Ville mpereur !" Vive Amiral Hamelin!' Yesterday and the day before 'Ole officers of the detachments of the Imperial Gass d, leaving for the Crimea, dined with the Emperor and the Empress at the Tuileries. After dinner their Majesties joined the groups of their guests ; and when the latter were taking leave, the Emperor thus ad dressed them :—" My thoughts NI follow you in the distant country, where you are going to fight for the cause of right and for tit e honour of the country." These words were re ceived with en thusiastic cries of " Vive l'L'( ereur " Vive l'lmperutrice !" "Admiral Hamelin arrived at (lonstantinople on Tuesday the 26th, and proceeded to the palace of the French embassy to pay a visih to his Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon and I. Benedetti, the Charge d'Affaires. On the follow ing day Admiral Hamelin visited the French hospittals. During this visit Vice-Admiral Ahmed Pasha,. commanding the Ottoman squadron in the Black S :a, had been on board the Christophe Colombe, placed at the dis posal of Admiral Hamelin, to ta! {e leave of the French Admiral. " At 3 in the afternoon Ahmed Pasha and Riza Bey proceeded on board the Chin tophe Colombe, and presented Admiral Hamelin, on the part of the Grand Vizier, with the diplona; L and insignia of the Order of Medjidie, first class„ :accorded to him by the Sultan. " At 4 o'clock Admiral Hamel #t and Rear-Ad. miral Bouet-Willaumez left on board the Chns tophe Colombe for France. We read in the Constiitctionnel According to information which we believe to be correct, the indirect revenue for the month of December ex ceeded by more than four millions that of the cor responding month of the preceding year. This in crease, which more than makes up for the decrease in previous months, will bring up the receipts of the year to a sum equal to that of 1853, and will realise the calculations made in drawing out the budget of 1854. If it be called to mind that the returns of 1853 were higher than those of preceding years, there is reason for congratulation on the re sults obtained in 1854, notwithstanding the war, the insufficiency of the vintage, and the food crisis, which weighed on the first months of the year." BOURSE, JAN. 12.—CLosiNG PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4 per Cents 92 —92 f. --c. per Cents 66 40 66 75 Credit Mobilier 732 50 Roman • Credit Fonder Belgian Fives Piedmontese Austrian Spanish Threes 86 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. 82i 81 36i 32t fr. c. fr. c. Orleans Western 640 Rouen 1010 Cette Mediterranean 832 50 Havre . Northern AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Jan. 9.—The .Austrian, Corresponden; the medium universally chosen by this Government for communicating to the public through the press, publishes the following communicated article re specting the important proceedings of the last few days : " The public are already aware that the plenipotentiaries of the Three Powers allied by the treaty of Dec. 2 met on the 26th ult., in consequence of a communication from the Imperial Russian Ambassador, Prince Gortschakoff, who declared himself empowered to treat generally on the subject of the well-known four points. It is also known that they have fixed in a more definite manner the sense and bearing of th.oo puluts by their inter 1... wt.. Tee imperial Russian Ambassador did not find his powers sufficiently extensive to enable him to speak on the bases thus elucidated. It was in conse quence agreed that further negotiation would be postponed for fourteen days, during which period Prince Gortschakoff promised to obtain further instruc tions frora his court. The day before yesterday, the 6th inst., the Russian ambassador informed the imperial minister of foreign affairs, Count von Buol-Schauenstein, that the instructions which he had asked of his court bad arrived, whereon yesterday a conference was held between the imperial French and the royal Britannic ambassa dors, together with the Count von Buol and Prince Gortschakoff, at the imperial ministry of foreign affairs. From the mutual explanations then exchanged it re sulted that the representatives of the Four Powers were essentially agreed in their understanding of the sense and general bearing of the fundamental points, and con sequently—saving the assent of the cabinets of Paris and London yet to be obtained—a basis is gained upon which negotiations for the restoration of the peace of Europe may begin. " We greet this preliminary result with great satisfac tion, and at the same time believe we may venture to express our expectation that the high courts of France and England and the Sublime Porte will similarly see in it a result fully capable of serving as a basis for the ne gotiatig of a conclusive and secure peace," RUSSIA. ODESSA, DEC. 29. Accounts from Perekop state that the reserves of the 10th division (belonging to the 4th corps, for merly Dannenberg's, now under Osten-Sacken) which left here on the 19th December, have been sent by forced marches and in waggons to the Cri mea, The address communicated to them by the Archbishop is so perfectly characteristic that we re peat it. He said, among other things :—" You are mangling where the enemy, through his obstinate wickedness, has been punished, by the hand of God, with the destructionof a great portion of his ships. However, instead of bending humbly, to the power of the Almighty, he attempts to secure a footing on ortr true-believing country, and to maintain himself until summer—then to be reinforced by fresh bands of scamps. We aro therefore obliged to in crease our strength, and for that reason you are marching to the Crimea. . . Know that the enemy has been abandoned by his primitive intrepidity. He dares no longer to attack us, but employs all his strength to fortify himself in a small corner of our possessions, like a prisoner. But what can avail him against the anger of God ? . . . Therefore, march, Christ-loving, invincible warriors, with God's help, against the cunning, malevolent foe ! Take as companion the picture of the holy envoy from heaven, Michael Behold at his feet the conquered dragon of the wicked ! Thus may be humbled before your flags the unworthy enemy who has arrayed himself, to the degradation of the name of Christ, under the black and Pagan flag of Mahom et. " KISCHENEW, JAN. 7. We read in the Wanderer of Vienna that by a Russian ukase alarm-posts are being established, for fear of an invasion, along the Russo-Moldavian frontiers. It is reported that the Emperor inspects incognito the troops, for which reason Prince Gortschakoff has gone to Odessa. General Lud ars has put himself in movement with his corps ; but whether in order to invade the Dobrudscha, or to withdraw from Bessarabia, is uncertain. Accounts from St. Petersburg announce nume 2rsoiel ofsu ga p su r t o i hn m me o , at military .i o n c s h i o n ]. e Governor-general, a h o e vi se ß r ns t u iol s g a m n e an ke n ir n a General g progressie do a n n e the 23 0 St. Petersburg. GREECE. A letter from Athens, 3d, in the Constitutionne/ says j "On the evening of the 31st ult. three French soldiers were attacked at a distance of some miles from the cantonments of the French troops at Pa tissia by a <dozen peasants armed with sticks and sabres, and that without any provocation on the part of the soldiers. One of the men, who re ceived a sabre cut on the head, IN now out of danger, but such is not the case with the two others who are both covered with wounds, and one of them has been i obliged to undergo a m p u t a ti on o f th e wr i s t. It s not yet known wh at imp e ll e d th ese wre t c h e s to commit this crime. Whatever may have been the secondary causes s oo which this hich a m t r i o g e h i to atrocious have aof led aa of to all a conflict,othe other a o acts ehoef the principal wine o kind, can onlyb e th e h a t re d exc it e d by party spirit against t e h v e er o y a t m hi a n r g uf F a r w e . : h ric o h ex an oi d fe E th n i g e li b s a h t , Tinan has issue I a severe order of the day, in which he r a e d n d . A. t h d e m n f i r a a l l eg a l r e b n i e c re de orders the soldi era to use their arms to punish any att ac k either on their i ,erson or on their uniform. Baron Forth- Rouen has denu .nded prompt reparation and exemplary and complete satisfaction. The Greek Govern men t , b y M. Mavrocorda to, has replied by expressions of regret, and promising 'that justice shall be done. I h asten to remark that in this sad event their Majesties, who were the first to see the three victims weltering in their blood, displayed the strongest grief and the grea t est humanity. They were retnr ning from a walk to their chateau, and their presence ci2rtainly saved the lives of the three sol diers, for on soe:lng them the assass i ns all ran off. Their Majesties, after causing the soldiers to be conveyed into their chateau, sent their own medical men to render them assistance. Six of the guilty party have been already arrested 4 and the most rigid investigation is going on." MOROCCO. A letter front Mogador of December 5, says : " The Jewish and Moorish merchants, why have just returned. from their journey to Morocco, are loud in their praise of the reception given them by the Emperor A.bdetrhaman. Contrary to custom eight of the Jews received mules as presents ; to others of the Jewish and Arad traders the Em peror offered rich pieces of stuffs in return for their presents. Th e Kaid Brisha has returned to Mo gador at the ii.ead of a numerous cortege, amid the salute of <la nnon, preceded by irregular troops, and followed by the majority of the inhabitants, who had gone out to meet him." The Vienna journals do not agree in the view that they tala ) of the announcement of Prince Gortschakoff ia tat the Emperor of Russia accepts the four points , of guarantee. The Corriere Italiano says—" Instriallted by the experience of the past we must confess.; that we see in this an act worthy of the historic subtlety of Russia." The Austrian Correspondence : , which has the reputation of being Ministerial, sFg 8—" We hail this provisional result with great sati,si "action, and trust that France, Eng land, and Turk ey will consider it as sufficient for negotiations for peace." --- • At a recent ailing of the Germanic Diet, says the Post Ampt Giwette of Frankfort, the Prussian Envoy deman , )d, in the name of the committee charged to na; ik a a report on the proposition for the abolition 01 F gaming establishments, that all the contracts e tered into with the holders of tho banks should be submitted to the assembly, which was agreed to. It is credibly 3 'elated that Prince Gortschakoff on Saturday evenini in" the name of his Government, solemnly pre•mis4 )d Colonel Manteuffel that Russia would not, undei any circumstances, attack Austria in the Principalities, or within her own dominions. In its sitting '4: f the 9th, the Piedmontese Cham ber of Deputies p assed a bill for the construction of a railway from Ss ~ vigliano to Saluzzo, and another for the completio, a of the fortifications of Casale. The only Madri 'd journal of the 7th which has reached us is the . Gazette, and it contains nothing important. That day being Saturday, the Stock Exchange was nut open. DEATHS AT SCUTARI. Nominal Return of Deaths in the General Hospitals at Scutari as Reported to the Commandant's Office by the Medical Authorities from the 27th to the 30th of De cembor, 1854 : OFFICER. Major Sharp, 20th Regt., of wounds, Dec. 28 NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN. Private John Shattleworth, 55th Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 27 Private William Green, 77th Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 27 Private Alex. Burk, 28th Regt., dysentery - , Dec. 28 Private John Jayton, 95th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 27 Private Robert Russell, Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade, dy sentery, Dec. 27 Private Charles Doyle, 50th Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 27 Private Henry Pierce, 23c1 Regt., chronic rheumatism, Dec. 27. Private Thomas Chitton, 49th Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 27 Private John Silk, 50th Regt., rheumatism, Dec. 27 Sergeant J. Ryan, 47th Regt., chronic rheumati s m D ec . 27 Private Bernard Shi e ld s , 33d. Regt., dysentery, Dec. 23 Private William Ingram, 38th Regis., rheumatism, Dec. 28 Private Stephen Cooper, 19th, Regt., diarrhcea, Dec. 28 Private John Hackett, 30th Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 27 Private W. Langley, 4th Light Dragoons, diarrhoea, Dec.2B Private George Seabright, 20th Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 27 Private Samuel Baker, 63d Regt., dysentery, Dec. 27 Private James Fee, 46th Regt., diarrhoea Dec. 27 Private George P err y, G rena di er Guards, diarrhoea, Dec. 27 Private Robert Parker, Coldstream Guards, vulnus, Dec. 27 Private John Mahon, 63th Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 27 Private John Myers, 11th Hussars, febris typhus, Dec. 27 Private Francis Wright, 95th Regt„ dysentery, Deo. 27 Private Bartholomew Regan, 30th Regt., vulnus, Dec. 27 Private James Smart, 44th Rogt., diarrhoea, Dec. 27 Private James Mangan, 49th Regt., fracture, Dec. 23 Private William Coulan, Royal Artillery, chronic catarrh, Dec. 28 Private Thomas Smith, 50th Regt., febris, Dee. 26 Private James Power, 55th Regt., delirium tremens, Deo. 27 Private James Stone, 62d Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 28 Private William Carroll, 53d Regt., chronic dysentery, Dec. 28 Private Robert Dinsdalo, Grenadier Guards, chronic dy sentery, Dec. 28 Private William Burnes, Coldstream Guards, chronic dy sentery, Dec. 28 Private James Lucas, 46th Regt., chronic dysentery, Dec. 28 Private George Bowler, 4th Regt., diarrhoea, Dee. 28 Private George D e l acour t , Grenadier Guards, diarrhoea, Dec. 28 Private Daniel McCarthy, 20th Re s t., diarrhoea, Dec. 28 Private J ames Bromeny, 63d Regt., dysentery, Dec. 28 Private James Wyatt, 23d Regt., diarrhoea, Dee. 28 Private John Kean, 88th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 28 Private Michael Mires, 83th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 28 Private William Henderson, Scotch Fusilier Guards, diarrhoea, Dec. 23 Corporal Anthony Reeves, 44th Regt., febris, Doc. 28 Private Edward Bishop, 2gth Regt., febris, Dec. 28 Private Wm. Johnson, 21st Regt., febris, Deo. 28 Private Jonah Smith, 23d Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 28 Private John Chivers, 21st Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 29 Private George Giluer, 2d Dragoons, diarrhoea, Dec. 28 Private Wm. Dent, 19th Regt., diarrhoea., Dec. 28 Private Jehn Sanderson, 49th Regt., rheumatism, Dec. 28 Sergeant Wm. Clydeslie, Ambulance Corps, gangrene, Dec. 28 Private George Collins, 63d Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 29 Captain Mich a el C arro ll, 41 s t Regt., sclop. genia, Dec. 29 Private George Cleveland, Royal Horse Artillery, dysen tery, Dec. 29 Private William Clarke, 63d Regt., rheumatism, Dec. 29 Private John Ros s , 79th Regt., diarrhea, Dec. 29 Private Michael Whittle, Grenadier Guards, diarrhoea, De c. 29 Private John Folan, 57th Regt., wounds, Dec. 29 Private Henry Prow, 57th Regt., amputation, Dec. 29 Private William Denton. 95th Regt., diarrhoea,, Dec. 29 Private Robert Pettel, 41th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 29 Private William W es t, 49th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 29 Private David Hazlewood, Coldstream Guards, diarrhcea, Dec. 26 Private Henry Gees, 4th Light Dragoons, diarrhcea,Dec.29 Private Jas. Bennett, Grenadier Guards, dysentery,Doc.29 Private Joseph Hayes, 88th Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 29 Private James Garrid, Coldstream Gels. diarrhoea, Dec. 29 Private Wm. Molloy, 68th Regt., diarriicea Dec. 29 Private George Witts, Gr. Gds., lysentery ; Dec. 29 Private David Pulcher, 88th R,egt., dysentery, Doc. 29 Private George Andrews, 33d Regt., diarrhoea Doe. 29 Private George Pritchard, let Battalion Rifle Brigade, diarrhcea, Dec. 29 Private John Flint, let Battalion Rifle Brigade, diarrhoea, Dec. 30 Sergeant John Hossey, 88th Regt., diarrhcea, Dec. 29 Corporal Wm. Clarke, 88th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 29 Private David Felton, 333 Regt., dysentery, Dee. 29 Private Wm. Walsh, root, diarrhcea, Dec. 29 Private Thomas Canfield, Scots Fusilier Guards, diarrhoea, Dec. 29 Private Michael Duffy, 19th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 29 Private George Small, 20th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 29 Private Thomas Doran, let Foot, diarrhcee, Dec. 29 Private George White, 55th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 20 Sergeant Henry, Womble, 23rd Regt. febris, Dec. 29 Private Robert Brown, 20th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private Oliver Cowley, 46th Regt., vulnns, Dec, 30 , Sergeant Dd. Jas. Taylor, 17th Lancers. diarrhcea, Dec. 30 Private George Dalzell, 9th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private George Jacobs, Royal Artillery, febris, Dec. 30 Private John O'Laughlin, 20th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private Daniel Daly, 41st Regt., diarrhoea,, Dec. 30. Private Abraham Combs, 38th Regt., gilatis, Dec. 30 Private James Mullins, 4th Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 31. Prietete Thomas Galloway, 68th Rest, chronic catarrh, Dec. 31 Sergeant George Wickius, 23d Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 31 Private John Dow, 93d Regt., febris, Dec. 31 Private Henry Shickey, 23d Regt., diarrhcea, Dec. 31 Private Prime Holden, Coldstream Guards, chronic, rheu matism, Dec. 30 Private James Maloney, let Foot, diarrhoea, Dec. 31 Private John Bray, 20th Regt., mortification, Dec. 30 Private Orlando .Aldrige, Ambulance Corps, diarrhcea, Dec. 30 Private James Green, 23c1 Rogt., diarrhoea, Dec. 31 Private Richard Driver, Royal Artillery, dysentery, Dec. 30 Private Thomas Davey, Royal Artillery, dysentery, Dec 30 Private Charles Crook, Scots Fusilier Guards, dysentery, Dec. 30 Private William M`Nish, Scots Fusilier Guards, dysentery, Dec. 30 Private Henry Thomas, Coldstream Guards, consumption, Dec. 30 Private George Cook, 4th Regt., diarreasa, Dec. 30 Sergeant-Major Hen. Madden, 19th Regt., woundu, Deo. 30 Private John Lockesley, 19th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private Peter Logan, 19th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private Walter Webb, 20th Regt., febris, Dec. 30 Private Jonathan Hewitt, 21st Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private John Gorman, 21st Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private John Kennedy, 233 Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 30 Private Alfred Knight, 233 Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private John Tracy, 30th Regt. dysentery, Dec. 30 Private Joseph Jackson , 38th Regt , ., dysentery Dec. 30 Private Richard Post, 38th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private John Ringrose, 50:1 Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private Peter McGinness, 50th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private James Conroy, 57th Regt., diarrhoea, Dec. 30 Corporal John Benchner, 633 Regt., asthma, Dec. 30 Private John Kelly, 88th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private James Harding, 95th Regt., dysentery, Dec. 30 Private Robert Lovell, 97th Regt., diarrhoea,, Dec. 30 DIED ON BOARD THE JOSEPH SHEPPARD. private G. Mathews, 20th Regt., Dec. 27. DIED ON THE PASSAGE FROM THE CRIMEA IN THE AUSTRALIA. 3.304. Private Charles Brook s, 46th Regt. 6.022. Private Thomas Hood, Grenadier Guards. The total number of patients in hospital here yesterday was 4,079, of whom 48 were officers, and 4,031 non-com missioned officers or privates. The Australia has arrived with 146 sick on board, of whom only two died on the passage. THE SORTIE AT SEBASTOPOL. ST. PETERSBURG, JAN. 4.—The Invalide Russe contains Prince Menschikoff's account of a success ful sortie from Sebastopol, made on the 21st. The prince says A detachment of volunteers, led by Lieutenantsßernleff andAstapolt, of the navy, and Lieut. Bentner, of the regi ment of Moscow, attacked the left 'flank of the English trenches with so much impetuosity that the soldiers guard ing the work were overthrown, and a great number of them bayoneted (passe au fiu de la baionette.) On this occasion we took 3 officers and 33 men prisoners. On ourside, Lieut. Bentner who had volunteered for the third time, and Ensigns Grigorenko and Vornonoff, with 22 men, were wounded, and we lost four men killed. At the same time, in order to divide the attention of the enemy, another sortie was led by Captain Ilinsky, of the Imperial Navy, against the Turkish trenches. The detach ment was perceived by the enemy, and returned to the fortress without having sustained any important loss. According to the Lithographic News Sheet of Berlin, Major de Stutterheim and several other officers of the old army of Schleswig-Holstein have signified to the English Government that tiny were disposed to enter the foreign legion forming in England. THE B/lUMDERER BARTHELEMY.—It is said that the execution of this criminal will take place on Monday week. The Courrier de Bourges states that the wines of the Cher, particularly those of the vintage of 1853, experi enced a sensible decline in price at the last market. the fall is stated to be about one-fifth on the previous prices. SHEERNESS, Jan. 12.—The new boiler-house is now completely roofed in, and is quite ready for the erection of the furnaces, drafts, and flues. It presents an ex tremely light and elegant, and at the same time a very substantial, appearance. The whole building is divided longitudinally into three compartments. The centre area between the upright standards which carry the roof is 45 feet wide, and is being covered with an excellent wood pavement of oak blocks. No further settlement of the side wails has taken place, and not the slightest crack is perceptible in any portion of the brickwork, whi c h ap . pears to be executed in an extreraely sound manner. These walls, which contain nearly 70 rods of work, were carried up in the short specs of 14 days, and were built on a solid fled of concrete. The above rapidity fully ac counts for the small settlement ; but the contractor's su perintendent justly remarked at the time that it would find its bearing in a few days, and then remain firm as a rock, and such really appears to be the case. One of the greatest improvements lately introduced into this yard is the granite tram-road, which, commencing at the great basin, finishes at the entrance doors at the south end Hof the now boiler-house. The pitchiwg be tween the tramways is three feet wide, and each tram stone is two feet wide and one deep, and buried in 18 inches of solid concrete. These works have been per formed by Messrs. J. Alld C. Rigby, contractors for the Holyhead Harbour works, under the immediate superin tendence of their engineer, Mr. W. Caldwell. The vic tualling department, under the superintendence of Thomas Hockings, Esq., is still undergoing many alte rations, which, when completed, will add very materially to the comforts of those ships' companies billeted upon it ; at present, however, only a portion of the Royal George's and Cressy's not on leave, or that have re turned, are there. A plan is being laid down, by erecting cranes or sheers in parts of the docks for lifting the boilers in and out. A quantity of masts are leaving for i Chatham. A sale will take place at this yard on Thurs. I day, the 25th inst., of fathom wood, which, as usual, no doubt will be fairly attended, LORD JOHN RUSSELL I li) (From a Correspondent of the Morning J , t l i s) They seem to be deterriined here that 11°,', 1 0 Russell shall have a mission whether he likes and although the sketch for which his lordshiPl!s, drawt!jJ to sit be only a fancy one, yet, as it is posed accordance with the character of the on serves the purpose at least of showing sc 3t , fl 0 # sians thi n k o f th e L ea d er ' of the House of C403-°te) President o f th e C ounc il. T o be faithful , them e toric truth, we must even acknowledge tbst ~ tl . l buted mission is complimentary to his lerdslill;01 ratter, as it implies energetic resolution lot r n hi,o l the cajoleries of the Nesselrodes and G°T" t " n oti j ' We are told very gravely that the British •s' n ' o f. here for the express purpose of opposing 311 `,11, even th °11 : 01 1) tion for a suspension of hostilitie - , ported by Austria. We are too near the reas of the British Parliament to allow ourselves laipi the Cabinet's taking any other course than ane nc i i ° formity with the feelings of the people of flgiallf‘d were never in:less humour to countenance P° c o ° on the part of th e G overnmen t. There fore lod without hesitation believe in Lord John. I S! taking at this moment a tolerably correct 111,10, own political inter es t s . Th ere is a sort of des'tbd however, may be permitted, and that is a°,t ,0 01 posed necessity of u rg i ng th e Emperor Nalni o give way. We used to think the fact way, so that instead of a member of her DtJr n ,self" vernment deeming it necessary to take og oil trouble of acting fl a pp er t o the watc hful S° ye ns France, it was the l a tt er w h o , by big firill d energy, served to neutralise the suspicious ile°l, Lord Aberdeen. As it i s we ll for the q";e1 alliance that the peopl e o f F rance should at ~leo brought to give credit for sincerity to our they who they may, let us f or the sake o f A til i g be derived from su c h an o pi n i on , n ot disturb w-piog, fancy, that it is Lord John Russell who a"- is it : , h lf poleon from falterin g i n hi s hitherto l course. , THE NEW FRENCH CONlV ifir' of t° The following is th e ex p ose des motif s for calling out 140,000 men : a Ilse " Gentlemen, th e l aw o f A pr il 23, 1853, i 86% declares that 'A levy of 80,000 shall be made ' n od the class of 1853, for the service of the ar1 0 9,00 At a later period, and before the operations of cils.of revision, applicabl e t o th e c l a ss of 1853 1 .0 03 menced, a second law, of Ap r il 13, 1854, ir c to 80,000 men to 140,000 men the contingen t „0 'out from that same class. The bill which la il- p or, before you has also for object to fix in l ike iss9' . 140,000 men the contingent of the class of h e called out in 1855. The motives which ol dig obel vernment to thus again exceed the limits o to or nary contingent of 80,000 men is knovie n oe l you, and fully app rec i a t e d. Th e y were Dig ,r; your mind when y ou vo t e d unanimously r ,lating to the loan of 509 m illi ons . Each t he members these nobl e wor d s , pronoun ced o f /r ror of the opening of the Legislative sessio, The war, it is tru e , necessitates atu9.o yet everything commands me to urge it on and for that object I rely on your oo.oper g ;a army is at present composed of 681,000 rae, s ll : r 2 ifk l ' horses, and the navy has 62,000 sa ilors enr c - .or that amount of force is indi s p ensa ble. P u i . fill up the vacancies produced by the anne — i ;tl'' of men and by the war, I shall have to askt 90,4 4 as I did last, for a l ev y o f 140,000 men• with; proves that this contingent may be obtaine d 188 1 ; terfering with the r i g ht s crea t e d b y the ° bill now submitted t o y ou repro d uces 00°051404 same terms the provisions of the co ating you voted for th e c l asses o f 1852 a nd lraistf and 3 declare that the distribution and of the contingent s h a ll t a k e p l ace in the "" ;0 4 and cantons in proportion to the number of S o ico' inscribed on the li s ts of th ose w h o a re to be opli e is that basis which has been adopted for tlf w iech' i in all the bills passed si n c e 1837, au" aid the application of the syst em es tablished by - t he March 21, 1832, has been always looked oil 59 01 0 ,, simple and the most equit a bl e . These same e if ot. vide for the case, in which, f r om some et s cri r circumstances, the number of young men the lists of cantons or departments, shall ile' 4 l' known within the period fixed by the ImP e `,:ftlle fixing the time for the p re li m i nary oper ation v a tio l That number is in such case is to bereP l a ced el c y for the cantons or departme n t s remaining behil, tli the average number of young mien i nscr ibed t 1 o' prepared for the drawing in the ten preced i ng Art. 4, relating to young men pl ace d un der tv' A e ra'' ship of the administrati ve comm i ss i ons o f 10 0 7'0V talc, reproduces a provision introduced for th e- ° d tt'° the contingent law 8f D ecem b er 26, 180 god b/01 vantages and equity of which have been P r° lo tini perience. In fact, previously to 1849, th eee e 'nts o t I co-operated in the formation of the coelia c , - istn various cantons in which foundling hospitaleo t he 1 1 ,, as the greatest number of them did not p O S S the J; cal aptitude required for th e m ilitary o r : , beet fl that the recruitment of th e se caaj t° l - i, ge n lig! finitely more onerous to families. F in e lala w te in order to satisfy the p rescr iptions' ,. , l , - 0 0te 513 % .11fid 21, 1832, th ere h as b een annexed t o 01 ' 1 %0 present bill a s t atement of the yolan.""' 4 ,ble entered into during the year 1553, and a distribution amongst the departments of the of 1853, last called out. et ° " GEN. ALLARD, President of th e ° War and Marine. ory "VILLEILAIN, Councillor of State, Rep " PETITET, Councillor of State." BANK al? FRANC-I• 4)- obel The following was the situation of th . Thursday, Jan. 11 1 4 ,14;t r Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day Bills becoming due in Paris, of which 68, 476,149 f. 90c. are from the branch , 4i4,55 Bills in branch banks Igo,' • . 3 , , 22qte, Advances on coin and ingots Do. in Do. on the bran securities of France 0 9 Do. 'in th e b ranc h b an k s 64, 531 Y 1 Do. on r a il wa y s h ares an d bonds ,: g 3317 Do. in the b ranc h b an k s Do. to the State by- treaty of , 0 00 d, June 30, 1848. Rentes of the reserve fund ... Treasury-bonds discounted far the 30, 00- j 652 Treasury 4811 Rentes of disposable fund s 4 ° 00/ Hotel and furniture of the B an k t 1 Real property of branch banks.. Expenses of administration Sundries ... 10, 997; Capital 91,260,9 Reserve fund ~F, ,F ge Reserve immob g ''-q o) Notes to bearer, ilibre in circulation Do. of branch banks Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight Account -current of Treasury Creditor 7 ''',/6W1,: Various accounts-current 115, / ‘,ll, Do. branch banks o ' 3 l l oo °:e4 'l P: Dividends to be paid 03 , 74 Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities 1 614 Re-discounts of the l a st h a lf- year Overdue bills Sundries 3,s I . 99 7, 46 / According to these figures the metallic rc 9 ole` i i declined 331 millions in P ar i s , an d inc r millions in the branch banks. The discol v oi modation has augmented greatly, being more in Paris, and 171 millions more l' o fP p' partments. Advances on public securities a pitV show an increase of 3 millions in Pare altogether * of a million i n th e provill vances on railway shar es an d b on d s have, / " 4i millions in Pari s , an d 1 1 m illi ons in ° o f banks. On the side of the liabiliti es , tlic 3 . o circulation ha ve i ncrease d 22 m illions , I d 9 and have dimini s h e d I o f a million in t '',. 3 - 0 0 merits. The a ccoun t curren t o f th e Tre - 0 0 advanced 6} millions. Private account 9 o l,/ 2 show an augmen t a ti on o f 15 millions in ', a falling off of 3i millions in the provin ce ? whole am oun t o f th e me t a lli c reserve at P 3621 millions, to 650 i millions of notes in ftoll.. DR. „ rev" , BANK BULLION RETURNS.—The b an k bulo e- t be , of last evening have been partly influenced bY taken for the quarterly payment of salaries, •nlie .4 `f various public departments, but the effect t A er,ol' meta of the dividends and of the chief rem': "be Paris on account of the French loan will n°, 11 4 1- 3 bited till the next publication, when a sing o ; reduction must be looked for in the stock o` b ,s being estimated that upwards of 1,000,00 0 / re . hi ; e% jr sent to France during the present • week. ." - p oi t i tional circumstance, however, will not t o d quiet, as the amount will gradually flow bael‘ to time when realisations are effected. ROYAL GALLERY OP ILLUSTRATION, I' , STREET.—Lady Raglan and family v i s ited ” of " The Events of the War," at the above L s heo t i Saturday last. The follo w i ng bi g hly-di s tingu . ,itli, ties have also honoured th e a b ove ex hibitioe: 4 y presence : --The Du c h ess o f A rg 11, the Vgoeilf Lorn and family, th e D u k e and Duchess of . v. s l;i and party, his Excellency the Count Wal esl oo°' ) lif French ambassador), accompanied by tb' Oly Walewski and party, the Earl of Erroll, and party, the Marquis of Winchester, the 1 ,-I: ia cl Bathurst and p ar t y , L or d St a ff or d, Lord B - r ollr, Poltimore an d par t y , L or d R ane l ag h , Ladl,Tdrel d ` to and party, Lord Joh n Chi c h es t er , L a dy 0 4 PV party, the Hon. Miss Mitf or d an d p ar ty, I ' l4 "W, t Knatchbull and family, th e H on . M r . Erskill e 'dlif Mr. Hanbury, the Hon. C a pt a i n Vi v i an an d roif l yl Willoughby Cotton, Sir George Wombwel" 4 1 Philfprrt and party, General Lovell, Coloe.el.o r Pane, Baily and party, Watkins, &c., Mal ° and Stones, &e., COA 1 3 41,. ~ k5~ vi~~ e , ~~ Dit iy, i tlel t he kii