The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-13 00:00:00

ASTERN COUNTIES RAILIV.A.Y.- • 'A The Directors are prepared to receive TENDER Snore OANS, for a period of three yea r s , on the security of the Compy'Deben tures, bearing interest at the rate of 416 pe OW rye. per annum. J. . ES, Secretary. Secretary's Office, Bishopszate Station, Feb. 9,1855. only 53,863 in 1848, in 1853 it had amounted to 174,599. As a further indication of an in creased cultivation may be noticed the rapid aug mentation of the export of flax and tow chiefly to Great Britain. So late, we are told, as 1850, the export of Irish flax and tow was but 3,166 tons. Of the crop of 1852 6,696 tons of flax and 2,308 of tow, in a 119,004 tons, value 392,5001., were exported. Of the crop of 1853 the large amount of 7,486 tons of flax and 2,763 of tow, in all 10,249 tons, value 505,9891., were shipped `from Ireland to England, Scotland, and France. Gratifying, however, as this increase undoubt edly is, and creditable to the society of whose exertions it may in a large measure be regarded as the legitimate fruit, there is still, as it will take no great effort to show, ample margin for further exertion. In Ulster, for instance, the whole lands under crops last year, according to the Govern ment returns, amounted to 1,808,935 acres. Of these only 139,003, or one-thirteenth part, were devoted to the growth of flax ; and in Leinster, Munster, and Connaught the proportion was still less. In these counties the acres under crops amounted to 3,759,441, and of these only 11,969 or a proportion of about 1-314th part were under this species of growth. A small proportion indeed— so small as to excite some degree of wonder and regret, more especially under existing circum stances, we mean in connection with the present War. Out of an annual average of 80,000 tons of flax from all countries, nearly 60,000 have been brought from Russia alone ; and of the entire yearly import of flax seed for sowing in Ireland, from two-thirds to three-fourths have come from Riga. Hitherto, it is true, contrary to expecta tion, these supplies have not been intercepted—in point of fact, the import last year was greater than usual ; but it is clear such a state of things cannot last, and when it ceases, however tem porarily, what is to become of the staple manu facture of Ireland ? To this inquiry the Society had been doing its best during the past year to furnish a satisfactory reply, and there is reason to believe the area under flax will this year far exceed the average. The quantity of Irish seed saved last year for growing was, it is gratifying to add, greater than in any previous year, and there is a fair prospect of every prejudice against its use being speedily and permanently dissipated. Improve ments on the mode of cultivation, and in the various processes of manufacture, have also been discovered, and by these, it is probable, a great impetus will be given to the growth of flax. The advantages to be derived from this extension we have already shadowed forth. It may, however, in conclusion, be well more minutely to specify them. It would prove of signal benefit to the agricultural interest, the crop being one as ad mirably adapted to the condition of the great body of the tillers of the soil in many parts of Ireland as to the soil itself, small holdings being numerous, and the crop one as profitably raised by the poor as by the rich. It would tend also to cement a bond of common interest between the agricultural and commercial bodies—securing to the one a home market, and to the other independence of the uncertainties of foreign supply. To this country also it would be highly beneficial. To Eng land, as to Ireland, independence of Russian im ports has become a serious question, and if this can be achieved a double advantage will be (lb , twined—a greater certainty, of supply, and a closer and more cordial union between the two islands. Viewing the matter in this light, our readers will sympathise with us in the ex pression of an earnest wish that the efforts of the Society may not be slackened, but that, by means• of increased exertions on the part of its paid in structors distributed throughout Ireland, and the powerful aid of the press, more signal triumphs may yet be achieved than those which already adorn the Society's annals. LEGAL and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, No. 10, Fleet-street, London, btli February, 1853. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of this Society will be a held at this Offie,e, on TUESDAY, the 27th day ot February inst., O cisely, when the vacancies created by four of the Directors and two ligib of the A will filled . By order of the Board. JOHN NETTLETON, Secretary. .4.f Ary 4414, 7:: Lessee and Manager, Mr. W m. Cooke. / 7 - , - ~ ' l, ' ' ''';', , .. N THIS EVENING, i ll : •. ': ' .4 •. -. liLlit% resentation of the BATTLE of th e ALMA, an announce casts into the shade every nOtice of any contemporaneous i V j: - . 3 i;.ki ' '• 1 4 1 ildt., tile classic SCENES in the ARENA, invented and li t xo t; . ‘ /:.\1; 1 7, - - ..,_ _ . Mr. William Cooke. ......i ~,,,t, , .I . : . 44t ab lsslode midi the Graull Equestrian Comic Pantomime of GUL 'zi , ,-..,, sad the LILLIPUTIANS ; or, Harlequin and Britannia. ,n ii vz , i c , '; ) . I .4x.ediee open from Eleven tin Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. s t ,i G t::: =or.: fir. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director. DRURY-LlNE.—Lenee, Mr. E. T. Smith.— Reduced Prices as usual.— A Morning Performance every Wednesday. at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING, FEB. 13, Will be performed THE BRIDE OF LUDGATE. After which, THE WRITING ON THE SHUT rERs. To be followed by the entirely original, 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 the Four and-Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. The extensive scenery, en tirely new, by Messrs. Nicholls, Cuthbert, Cooper, Gordon, Wilson, and Moore. The machinery by Messrs. Tucker. The extraordinat y properties, decorations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Mr. Needham. The choregraphic arrangements by Madame Louise. The overture and music composed and selected by J. H. Tully. Leader, Mr. Hayward. The whole of the designs, models , and sketches furnished from the studio of Dikwynkyn, who for many weeks past has been personally supervising their execution. The novel grotesque burlesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard and the whole arranged 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.—Misanthropy ((l'enius of Gloom), Mrs. Belford. Fog, Drizzle, Taxes, Spleen, Indigestion, Quarter -day (his Ministers of Melancholy), Messrs. E. V. Debt, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, E. V. Day, E. V. V Weight, and E. V. Bills. A zure Diabolicals 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 Christ mas Car. Good Humour, Miss Alder . Lightheart and Sunshine (her Attendants), Miss , es Honey and Brown; Mrs. Glasse (the ori g inal " Cook's Oracle; and the well known adviser of the " First catch your hare," &e.), 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 ef Preserves. "Sing a song of Sixpence, " Pocket full of rye, "Four-and -twenty blackbirds, "Baked in a ple."—Ancient Nursery Legend. Jack (the interesting hero of the olden story, who went up the hill to fetch, &c.), afterwards Harlequin, M. Milano; Jill (the heroine of the adventure, in love with Jack), afterwards Columbine, Mdlle. Bolen ; Marmalade (the Fairy Queen of the Preserves), Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, and Greengage (her Assistants), Misses Clifford, Gower, Johnson, Love, Lungs, and Richardson ; Strawberry, Cranberry, Gooseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, &c. (Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Charles, Rine, Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lilla 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 Coryphees. The Will and the Way—the Talismanic Sixpence—The Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, Mdlle. Therese and Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, &c. The Four-and- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodie Loodle, &c. 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, Mynheer Von Tan ; Rolling Pin, Mr. Smoothpaste ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar ; Frying Pan, Mr. Broadrim ; Soyer's Three-legged Iron Pet, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory (by Moonlight), and Golden Palace of King 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 cum ; Harvey's Sauce (attendant in waiting), Mr. Savoury ; the Army of Zcsts, 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, awl Rally of the Relishes—Great Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chutnee in the Province of Pickles (ay Sunset).—Chutnee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Fact se, a ; 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, 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 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 A. 1, Mr. Vigilant. Approach of the 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 ono Sham 11l makes all well—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—Sudden Rise In Porter—An M.T.M.P.—A Patten Leak 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 or 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 Jongh's Cod Liver Oil—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 31scuit Baking and Confectionery Establishment, Cornhill.—" Up ouse yo then, my merry men, it is our opening day"—A Hoister for one and a Lobster for two—A Mussulman and a Man for a Muscle—Duty and Cr:stom —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 tha Press—" Oh, what a row, a rumpus, what a rioting." Baker, Mr. Crusty; Fishmonger, Mr. Scales; Master Newsboy, Christmas-box; Printers, Messrs. Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cutemilown ; Critic, Cutcmnp; Pas sengers, Messrs. Trot, Cosey, Strutalong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about ; Boarslman, Mr. Bobaday. Hoek r's Shop and New Wing of Setnerset-house.—Here we are—Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—high Prices and Tow Prices—Manchester Stuff Eli e- Itch Comforters—Stocks on Hand and Handsome Stncks—Ford's Eureka Shirts---Reform in the Civil List and Unc"vil Treatment of the Clerks—Transfer-day at the Bank, and General II .iyday at Somerset-house.—Hosier, Mr. Stocken: Shopsian. Mr. Early bird ; Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Magic Kitchen.— Chef de Cuisine, Mons. Soyer; Kitchenmalda, Misses 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—Healless Swains—Lobster ratty and Giblet Soup—Clown Gone all to Pot—Harlequin Gets well Towelled and afterwards Mangled—Clown and Pantaloon in a Stew—A Regular Broil -7 hou comest in such an unquestionabie shape, that I will speak to thee (Shyer, or rather Shakspeare)—Teo Many Cooks Spell the (Clown's) Broth—The scene finishes in a very spirited manner. An Illuminated Page of the History of England.—Grand Allegorical Tableau with Panoramic Effects, illustra• lye of the Triumphs of the Allied Forces. Young Jullien's Allied Army Quadrille," by the double bawls of the English and French. "God save the Queen," Partant pour la Syrie," and " Rule Britannia." Daughter of the Itegbnent, Miss Rebecca Collins, in which character she will sing the spirited patriotic effusion, published in "Blackweod'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 Ba klava, Sept. 28th : "Come all You gallant British hearts that love the red and blue, .And drink - be 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 twen'eth of September, eighteen hundred and lifty-four " Vestibule of the Temple of Victory. The Tribute of England to the Brave Patriots. Distribution of Laurel Wreaths, Gorgeous and Electric Scenic Climax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated Illuminations. Terrific Flight of the Italian Brothers. The whole scene presenting a coup d'mil never before witnessed on the English stage. Adneissios :—Stalls, Os. ; dress circle, 45.; second price, 25.; upper circle, 35.; second price, la. 6d. ; pit, 25.; second price, is.; .ower gallery, Is. ; second price, Cd. ; upper gallery, 6d. t private Doges, 10s. 6J., 155., 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 It till 5 o'clock, under the direction of Mr. Edward Chatterton. Notice.—The lollowing pieces are approved and in Preparation, and will shortly be produced : —The Grand Christmas Pantomime, by E. L. Blanchard, Esq. ; a Drama, by Dion Bourci eault, Esq. ; Two Dramas, by A. Harris, Esq. ; an Adaptation from Meyerbeer's Opera, L'Etoile da Nord, with new scenery, properties, and effects; to be succeeded by an English version (by Mr. Reynold son) sf Glack's Iphigenia in Tauride. The Grand Historical Egyp tian Drama, many months in preparation, will also shortly appear. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING. FEB. 13, Will be performe.l THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TAttr.E. Characters by Messrs. Farrel), I , illier., F uckstone, and Compton ; Mrs. C. White, Miss Lavine, &c. Followed by the new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled LITTLE 80-PEEP; or, Harlequin and the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little 80-Peep, Miss L. Thompson ; Harlequin, Mr. Chapino ; Pant eloon, Mr. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby ; Columblne, Wes M. Brown. ROYAL PRINCESS'3 TITEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN. TIII3 EVENING, FEB. 13. Will be presented the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's Historical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which will be produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled, HARLEQUIN BLUE-BEARD; or, The Greit Bashaw. Harlequin, Mr. Corrnack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and C'.:lduabine, Miss Desborough. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. THIS EVENING, Frs. 13, Will be performed AGGRAVATING Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. After which will be produced the new and original Fairy Extra vaganza, entitled PRINCE PRE PTYPET and THE BUTTERFLY. To be followed by TWO lIEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE. Box-office epen from 10 until 6. Sole agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Alleroft, 15, New-Bond -street. TITRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor. Mr. B. Webst er. — Directress, Madame Celeste, THIS EVENT - NO, Vita. 13, logue Will be pert , rmed a new and orliarlat Drama, precede" by a Pro- To be forowed by THE 'UNKNOWN AND THE BAYADERE. Characters by Messrs. P. Ftedford and G. l• ; Misses Woo'gar and Keeley, and Mdlleg. Maraquita and tenonl.. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Fits. 12, Will be presentee the new Comedietta, called TIT FOR TAT, to W:dch Messrs. F. Robson, A. Wigan, and Miss Maskell will Followed by A LUCK FRIDAY. 'PPe . ar A ter which, a new Fairy Extravaganza entitled THE YELLOW 134 , tliF AND TIIE KING OF TIIE GOLD MINES. Characters F. Robson, Miss Julia S. George, Miss E. Ormonde, Mist Marston, Miss Bromley, and Mrs t . Fitzaßan. EOYAL STRAND VIEATRE. tinder the direction of Miss RLbec a Isaacs. THIS EVENING Will import; mot the popular Barletta. OUR, NELL'S% Pr inci p al eh tractor, Miss Reb ecca Isaacs. After whicl, x new Operatic Burlesque, entitled, AL O - T.IE BHAVE. To t,e fAlewe.l by ST.VIE SECRETS. A 4TLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. fr: ; THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1855. California, with the mails of Jan. 1, and 1,251,565 dols. treasure on freight. The steamer Hermann sailed from New York for Southampton on the 27th ult., with 37 passengers and 22,746 dols. specie on freight. There had been a revolt at the California State prison, which, after a serious fight between the prisoners and the keepers, resulted in upwards o f 20 of the former making heir escape. San Francisco had been visited by a violent rain storm, and a large amount of property was damaged. The mines were suffering from want of rain. LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. BERLIN, TUESDAY, FEB. 13. Under date of St. Petersburg, 12th inst., we learn that the following telegraphic despatch had been received by the Russian Government : " Nothing particular has taken place before Se bastopol, except a sortie on the night of the 31st of January, in which we (the Russians) took three officers and seven men prisoners." VIENNA, MONDAY, FED. 12. The Czar has issued a manifesto, under date of St. Petersburg, the 12th February, in which he calls the entire male population under arms. An additional force of 300,000 men will be despatched to the Crimea. According to a Russian report, letters have been received from Ba.gdad which announce that the Kurdish insurgents have taken the town of Zakko. Persia. THE OVERLAND MAIL. INDIA. On Saturday last we publi,hed a telegraphic despatch from Trieste, in anticipation of the Overland Mail. We have now received our letter.) and papers by the Mar seilles route. The following are the letters of the Times correspon• dents at Bombay and Calcutta : " BOMBAY, JAL 16. " The most important news of the fortnight is the des• patch by the overland route of our first reinforcements from India to the army in the Crimea. The first division of her Majesty's 10th Hussars left Bombay on the 10th of Jan., on brard the Punjaub and Sultana, towed by the Victoria and Auckland. ThePunjaub took 230 horses and the same number of men; the Sultana 84; and each of the steamers a smaller number. The remainder of the regi ment sail in about 10 days. Altogether they will muster 650 sabres. Her Majesty's 14th Dragoons, equally strong, are also on their way to Bombay to embark for the Crimea via Suez. A third Queen's Cavalry Regi ment, the 12th, might well be spared from Bangalore, as with the Madras Regular Cavalry and the Irregular Horse of the Nizana's contingent, we have without them a cavalry force more than equal to anything that could be brought aga'nst it in Southern India. It is said that se veral infantry regiments are to follow; but I find that this report is at least premature. It i s , however, stated on good authority that the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steamers Norma, Pekin, and Precursor have been taken up to convey troops from Bombay to Suez. If it was required, India could well spare a contingent of 1 20,000 or 25,000 excellent troops as long as Lord Dal , housie remains at the helm. "The Burmese Embassy, from which so much was expected, has ended in disappointment. Till their final interview the Ambassadors had demanded nothing, and the sole object of the Embassy had appeared to be the cultivation of friendly relations and the establishment of free commerce and diplomatic intercourse between the Burmese and tho British ; but at the farewell reception a scene took place, which is described in the Calcutta papers as fellows : " After a little of the usual complimentary language had passed that is stereotyped for State interviews, the Burmese Envoy proclaimed, that ho come, by com mand of the King of Ava, to seek restitution of the whole of the captured provinces in Burmah.' " We are informed that, despite this unforeseen explo sion, the Governor-General stood calm and collected, and at once desired Major Phayre to make the following reply —or words to this effect, Tell them that as long as the sun shines in the heavens the British fi-ig shall wave over those possessions.' The Envoy, it is said, scarcely expected any other answer ; but having been entrusted with the mission, he was of course compelled to perform it to the very letter. " The reply of the Governor-General will no doubt be considered by some to partake a little too much of the Carnbyses' vein,' but those acquainted with the charac ter of Orientals will pronounce it to be the best answer which he could have made.' "It is not at all likely that the King of Ova will venture to declare war against us openly, but it is pos sible that he may again shelter awl encourage the bands of dacoits that kept the country in a :_state of siege the year before last ; if so, he will either be deposed or `mediatised.'" " The following is the latest Cabul news : ..,... "Sirdar Mahomed Arslan Khan sent word from the Hazarah district that he had great difficulty in coliect iocr the revenue. The people had risen to the number of' 4,000, and he had only 500 horse and foot to bring against them. If he does not get reinforcements at once he will be destroyed. Two guns, about 2,000 Persian and Affgban horse, and a regiment of foot, were imme diately sent towards Hazarah. "The Commissioner at Peshawur has told one Sayud Mohsin that an English officer has volunteered to go to Kokan, and that two more officers are needed to accom pany him. It is also thought that the English Govern ment will send some money to Kohan. When this re port was brought, the Ameer remarked that the Eng lish would never venture to send an officer to Kokan until they had effected a good understanding with the Cabul Government. " Information has been received of the arrival at Peshawur of Lord Dalhousie's letter to Dost Mahomed, but nothing is known about its content. The Dost'J agent writes that a Mooltanee named Foujdar Khan has been appointed to accompany him with the Gover nor-General's letter. " The King of Bokhara has reinforced the troops which are fightinr , apinst Sirdar Mahorned-Atzul Khan, in Balkh, and the fast has ordered the enlist ment of additional troops for the defence of the country. "News has arrived from Sheburghan, in Turkistan, of a rebellion against the Ameer, and his Highness has ordered Sirdar Mahomed Sheereef, Khan from Cahul, and Sirdar Valoe Mahomed Khan from Balkh, to start at once with reinforcements for the troops at Shee burghan. " It is not probable, that with Russian influence mount in Bokbara, and Turkistan and Candahar in re volt, the Dost will be able to retain his possessions north of the Hindu° Koosh unless assisted to some extent by the British. " I have already u.11.d.d to tu. prol4ability of Persia becoming the paramount power in Affghanistan on the death of Dust Mabomed, and there are two other direc tions besides Candahar in which she is rapidly extending her frontier. " A battle has been fought at Bonder Abbas between the Arabs and the Persians, in which the latter were successful. A Persian force of 12,000 horsemen, with six guns and two mortars, appeared before Builder Abbas in the beginning of December, and shelled the place for two days atAl nights ; on the third day the garrison, consisting of 1,700 men, met the Persians at the gates, and an engagement took place which lasted for several hours. The Arab force, overpowered by numbers, took to their boats and fled to the man-of• war belonging to the Imaum of Muscat. The Arabs lost in killed and wounded about 1,400, whilst the Persians lost about 4,000. The Arabs were commanded by the eldest son of the Immure He is determined to hazard another battle before giving up Bundar Abbas to the Persians. The Imaurn is said to be mustering a large force, which he will command in person ; so that we may shortly expect to hear of another engagement. " The ownership of Bonder Abbas cannot at all affect the British interest,, but with the probability be fore us of the Shah becoming the paramount power along the whole extent of our Indus frontier, from Mekran to Peshawar, it is unquestionably our policy to do all in our power to prevent Russian influence from becoming paramount in Persia ; and were the Russians established in Turkistan, Persia would be merely a Russian satrapy. " The Indian navy squadron in the Persian Gulf has dispersed a gang of Arab pirates, and destroyed their boats. " From Central India we learn that a force is assem bling to go against the Meeuahs, who a short time ago looted some of the border villages. It is to consist of a wing of the 10th Born! ay Native Infantry, from NUB - ; two 18-pounders and a mortar from the Ajeneer magazine ; four companies, a troop of cavalry, and two guns Kota contingent ; four companies Joudpore Legion, two companies Mhairwarrah Bat talion, and some companies of the Meywar Bheel Corps. Besides those a considerable number of troops are to be furnished by the Jeypore, Odeypore, and Kota Govern ments. The whole force is under the superintendence of Sir 11. Lawrence. "The communication by electric telegraph is now complete between the three Presidencies, the North- West Provinces, and Lahore. The lines between Bom bay and Madras were joined (by moonlight) near Bel gaum on the night of the 31st of December, and the communication between the two Presidencies completed on the first day of the year. "There have been meetings in all three presidencies in aid of the Patriotic Fund. By the latest accounts the subscriptions to the fund amounted in the, .oty of Cal cutta to 70,000 r., in the city of-Madras to 30,000r.,- and in the city of Bombay to 65,000 r. These figures represent pretty fairly the comparative intelligence, wealth, and influence of three presidential cities. "The Governor-General is about to proceed to the Neilgherries. The Governors of Madras and Bombay are at the seat of their respective governments. Sir William Gomm is at present on a tour of inspection in the Punjaub." "CALCUTTA, JANUARY 8. "The intelligence I originally sent you was correct, though the sustained mendacity of the Burmese Envoy induced me to contradict it. The object of the Embassy was not simply to make professions of friendship, still less to sign a treaty. At the farewell interview with the Governor-General the real olject of the mission was declared. It was nothing less than to demand the restitution of the entire province of Pegu. The present King of Ava, argued the Envoy, has no quarrel with the British, why should the Indian Government retain his country ? He .is very friendly, and should not be punished for the crimes of the King he superseded. So repeated had been the as severations of the Envoy that he had nothing to re quest, that Lord Dalhousie was taken by surprise. Fortunately he was not thrown off his guard. Had he hesitated for a moment, bad he uttered a smooth sentence, or had he even retired to consult his Council, Pegu would have been depopu:ated. The news would have spread through the length and breadth of the land, that the great white ruler might surrender Pegn. Every Peguau lives in fear of the vengeance which would follow that retreat. Every Peguan consequently would have made his peace in time by fleeing across the border. Lord Dalhousie was equal to the occasion, and none the less, perhaps, because his policy and his temperament happened to he in unison. With something of oriental exaggeration he replied, while the sun shines in the heavens, the British flag had wave over those possessions.' As fur the character of the King the British Government bad punished a faithless country and not an indivi , lnal. The Burmese have returned with this answer, which they fully anticipated. Directly after the interview the envoy was questioncd . by an official in high employ as to his object in making ,o prepost ruus a demand. I had to g , ±t it out of toy stomach,' was the cool reply, meaning that he knew its absurdity, but obeyed imperative command. The embassy has therefore left matters exactly in tin it original position. That position is, with one exception, n o t t o be lamented. A treaty, giving us the right to enforce the free navigation of the lirawaddy up to the Chinese frontier, would have been valuable. The remain ing stipulations could have , answered no real end. A Greek of the Lower li,inpire is 'trustworthy c m3p;,..red with a Burmese politician. The treaty would have been broken at the first opportunity, and then we must have abolished the dynasty of the White Elephant, Nor is the position of Pegu so unsatisfactory as seems to be believed in England. We cannot turn a junzle into a populous province in a - HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. °MA DAY —Morning 11 min.after 10 1 Evening 58 min.aft. 10 To-MOnv.ow—Morning 43 min.after 11 1 Evening 0 min.aft. 0 THE WBATHER.—Sint Onto, Feb. 13. TaIIBMOIIITEE, IN THE SPADE. 38— highest since noon yesterday. 29 —lowest this morning and during the night. 32—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'47. Witm, N.E—Light breeze, with dull weather and slight fall orsnow. LONDON, TIIESDAY,FEBRUARY 13, 1855. There is now every reason to hope that the Conferences at Vienna will be pushed forward to some definite and important conclusion. Lord JOHN RUSSELL has, it appears, accepted the office of Plenipotentiary to represent Great Britain at the approaching Congress, to be held in the Aus trian capital. This is`indeed satisfactory intel ligence, which must produce very decisive re sults. The circumstances are peculiarly signi ficant, exhibiting in a strong light the determi nation of the new Government to push on the War with vigour and energy until the CZAR is compelled to submit, if not to an'unconditional surrender, at least to such terms as will prevent the possibility of future aggression on his part, ansi give to the Western Powers all that they demand or desire—a safe, honourable, and per- manent peace. It is not merely that Lord JOHN RUSeBLL has occupied such important posts in various Ad ministrations, that he was recognised as the head of a numerous and influential party in both Houses of Parliament—that he had been Prime Minister, under whom Lord PALMERSTON himself had served—and that he had in the ABERDEEN Government been the leader of the representative branoh of the Legislature. All these matters would, of course, lend additional weight to the appointment, and prove the high estimate enter tained of the vital consequences that may result from the forthcoming negotiations. But there is something more to be looked to. The Noble Lord, as Leader of the Commons, was looked on as some degree of compensation for the enervating influences of the late Premier in the Upper House. While Lord ABERDEEN was twaddling about the blessings of peace, and the propriety, if not the necessity, of securing them on any terms, his Whig colleague was uttering sentiments that found decisive echoes in the hearts of the people. The vigour and energy of the latter made some atonement for the remissness of the former. RUSSELL and PALMERSTON were set against Anna- BEEN and GLADSTONE. But the reasons assigned by the Noble Lord for his recent resignation add to the value of the appointment. We shall not now enter into the vexata, qumstio of the propriety of his conduct towards his late colleagues. We have already ex pressed our opinion on that point. But whatever may be the feelings of any man on the question, it cannot be denied that the nomination of one who had even ostensibly put forward such views must be regarded as a guarantee for the unflinching deter mination of the new Government, which not only sends one of the most influential English states men, but one who has already given clear, dis tinct, and unequivocal expression to his views. Austria, Prussia, and even Russia herself, will discern an earnestness of purpose in the appoint ment that will prevent the loss of much valuable time, and materially abate the untenable preten sions of the good "Clicquot" and his autocratic brother-in-law. There is nothing derogatory to the Noble Lord himself in the acceptance of this important duty, which is valuable not only with regard to our foreign relations, but also to our domestic concerns. It proves that the ex-Leader of the House of Commons is en accord with the new Premier—that any previous differences have been forgotten, and that the Whig Leader does not deem it indispensable to remain at home to watch the exigencies of the new Administration. Some have fancied that Lord JOHN might avenge his former defeat on the Militia Bill and the expul sion of the Whig Administration by proving that he could produce a Roland from the PA.LMERSTONIAN Oliver. The special mission, however, puts an end to such speculations. When Lord J. RUSSELL returns from Vienna it will be as the supporter, probably as the colleague, but certainly not as the opponent, of Lord PALMERSTON. Tt there fore gives additional stability to the Go vernment, to the extent, at least, of insur ing it against possible attacks, a matter of no ordinary importance under existing circum stances. On every ground, then, we rejoice at the ap pointment, which will speedily bring forth its fruits. We can now rest satisfied that there is some one who, for the sake of his own reputation, already in some degree compromised, will vigi lantly watch Austria, repress Prussia, and coerce Russia ; who will take care that no time be wasted or inadequate conditions assented to, and who will have such weight with the Home Go vernment as to insure the attentive consideration of every suggestion he may offer. If the PRE- MIER were to show himself less energetic than the Plenipotentiary it would transfer his popularity to the latter, and bring back Lord JOHN RUSSELL, by the almost unanimous voice of the people, to the head of the Government. The extensive cultivation of flax in Ireland is just one of those things which her best friends most earnestly desire, and not without reason. Offering a large area of soil admirably adapted for the purpose—better, in fact, than for a cereal growth—with a poor population, and in the north flax-spinning trad e , th e a large and increasing "green island," without taking other circum stances into account, seems especially pointed out as a flax-growing country ; and yet, strange to say, this species of culture, so far as we can ga ther, had been adopted by few, and met with little encouragement until the year 1841. At that period the flax-spinning trade had progressed in Belfast to a considerable extent, and it was felt by persons in the trade that it was not well to be dependent, in so great a degree, on the foreign supply for home consumption. The eapabilities of the soil were duly recognised, and it Was thought that the home cultivation of flti"t awould benefititot only prove a saving to the t ra d e , b so oth p e ro a n g l r o i tceultthuirsalobi object, and A i t society was for i med to was called "Th e Royal Society for the Promo tion Growth of Flax in and Improveme n t o f the Ireland." This society, it would appear from last year's report, has been very ener get i c, and, con sidering the diffic ulties to be encountered, suc (o:sfal in the promotion of its object. In 1848, we are told, the number of acres in Ulster und er year this 13 1853 species it had rise of cultivation was 49,549 ; in the nto 160,3 08 . In Leinster in these years the numbe r of acre s were respec tivelys 1,239 and 4,497 ; and in Munster 1,249 and 5,225. In short, while the whole number of acres applied to flax culture in Ireland was AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The United States mail steam-ship Hermann has arrived at this port. OFFICIAL DESPATCH PROM REAR ADMIRAL LYONS. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 13. A despatch has been received from Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, of which the following is an extract : Agamemnon, off Sebastopol, Jan. 27, 1,855. Sir,—l have the honour to report, for the infor mation of the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty, that since my last general letter of the 23d instant (No. 60), the weather has been particularly fine ; the health of the Army has been much benefitted by the change. A good deal of progresi has been made in hutting the troop s and distributing the clothing which has been so liberally sent out front England ; so that the mea express themselves as being comfortable. 2. The health of the fleet and of the naval brigade is excellent. The men are well supplied with fresh meat and vegetables, and also with oranges, sent from Malta by Rear-Admiral Stewart. 3. The fire from the batteries of the Allies has increased during the last week, and that of the enemy has not slackened. New guns have been mounted in our batteries during the last four days. 4. On the 24th inst. I passed the day at•Balak lava, to superintend the service going on there, and to make inquiries and examine into mat ters connected with the duties of the port , and the transport service. I met Lord Raglan there, by appointment, and w© made some arrange ments which will, I trust, have a beneficial effect. —I have, &c. (Signed) E. C. LYONS. Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief. To the Secretary of the Admiralty. VICE-ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES NAPIER. TO TIM EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srn,—l will thank you to give insertion to the ACCOM. panying letter. I remain your obedient servant, CHARLES NAPIER. Merchistoun, Feb. 11. " lierchistonn-hall, Horndean, Feb. 11. "Stn,—l have been very much surprised at Admiral Berkeley's reply to your question. "I do not intend to bandy words with the gallant Admiral, but I beg to tell you, when the papers—which I hope will be asked for—are produced, it will be seen that I was goaded to act contrary to my own judgment —that I was censured—and finally dismissed my com mand. _ _ Commercial affairs were dull, and money tight. - - The insurgents slaughtered the male Christian and Jewish population, and maltreated the females. Iteschid Pasha, the Governor of Bagdad, has marched against the rebels with all the disposable Havannah advices of the 23d ult. note that im portant municipal reforms had been effected, and it had beeu proposed to revive the old system of representation to the Spanish Cortes. The mail steamer Wye, from Vera Cruz, had arrived at Havannah on the 21st with damage to her engines. Her Majesty's steamer Scorpion and the French war steamer Acheron were in port. The Washington Star stated that much excitement prevailed in Cuba, and that an outbreak was daily expected. A rumour prevailed. that President Pierce woul.d issue a proclamation against the K2inney expedition. Canadian advices mention that Judge Pannet had died, and that Mr. Badgley had been appointed his successor. Measures had been adopted at Quebec for raising subscriptions to assist the Pa triotic Fund. _ _ George Etienne Cartier had been appointed Pro vincial Secretary for Canada: Late advices from Mexico state that several suc cessful attacks on the insurgents had been made by the Government troops, and that the revolution was said to be crushed in Oaxaca. The Now York Stock Market was firm, the Money Market was well supplied with capital, and the banks had a plethora of specie. Sterling exchange maintained the advance last noted, and leading drawers on London obtained 1091. Bills on France were quoted 6 161 to 5 141. Cotton had advanced ic., with a firm market. The receipts continued small. Flour had declined 12je.; wheat without change. Provisions steady. Iron 8,3 last quoted.. WARSAW, FEB. 9. I Naval stores dull. • Freights lower. To London, flour, 2g. ; grain, 7d. To Liverpool, cotton, 5-32 flour, is. 6W. ; grain, 51d. to 6d. To Havre, cotton, ic. LATER VIA HALIFAX. NEW YORK, FEB. 1. The money and stock markets are to-day un changed. Breadstuffs are a shade higher. Cotton firm and upward since receipt of advice of Africa's news. Upland is quoted 9 cents. Freights are rather lower. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. I.—The Africa's news has given a firm tone to the market, and prices are stiffer ; sales, 11,500 ; receipts, heavy. ;roops. By direct order of the Emperor, Prince Paskie witch has forbidden the export of brandy and other spirituous liquors to Austria. The Govern ment commission has published the order. Telegraphic despatches have been received here with the intelligence that Prince Paskiewitch will remain for some time longer at St. Petersburg, at the personal wish of the Czar. Notwithstanding the severity of the winter the new works for strengthening the citadel are car ried on with spirit, although the thermometer is at 20 deg. Reaumur below the freezing point ; and as of course everything is frozen, the mortar is made with boiling water, the inhabitants haying to furnish it, a cauldron from each house every day. MARSEILLES, MONDAY, FEB. 12. The first detachment of British troops had ar rived on th• Ist of February at Suez. Intelligence from Bombay, of the 16th January, states that an insurrection had broken out in Cabal and Candahar. The rebels had acknowledged the suzerainty oi 12,000 Persians besieged Benderabas, in the territory of the Imaum of Muscat, and had sus tained a murderous conflict with the besieged, who still continued their resistance. Admiral Stirling was watching the movements of the rebels at Canton, and opposed their further progress. HAMBURG, FEB 11. The Swedish Government is making grew changes in its army ; it is preparing for war by placing on the Retirel List the old soldiers, and making numerous promotions among the most capable of the Generals. Ths Hereditary Prince displays extraordinary activity in order to put the army on the most efficient war-footing. BERLIN, TUESDAY MORNING. It is asserted that Austria will make a demand upon the Diet to name a Generalissimo for the military forces of the Confederation, so soon as the Federal contingents shall be placed on the war footing. The Ottoman Government is about to issue Treasury Bonds bearing 10 per cent. interest to the amount of 200,000,000 Seim piastres. FRANCE. Lord and Lady Cowley gave their third recep tion on Sunday evening at the Embassy. As usual, it was crowded with the diplomatic corps and the English society of Paris, but it broke up 'earlier than usual, in consequence of the ball given at the same tine it the Ottoman Embassy. The funeral of Lady Harriet Elliot took place , on Sunday, and was conducted with the utmost privacy. The only persons present were the Earl of Minto and the 'members of the family, Lord 'Cowley, and Sir Joseph 011iffe, the physician to the Embassy. The interment took place in the 'cemetery of Montmartre. According to the Courrier du Pas de Calais, it is :rumoured in the northern camps that the Emperor - will go to Boulogne this week. An aide-de-camp of General Marmora, and save- Piedmontese officers, arrived at Lyons from 'Turin on Friday evening, and yesterday morning •they embarked in a Rhone steamer , o n their way 'to the Crimea to make preparations for the arrival 'of the Piedmontese contingent. HANOVER. Accounts from Hanover of the Bth inst. state that the order for the immediate callingout and organisa tion of that branch of the service known as the -train had just been published. This was done to Have the men ready to receive and take care of the horses, which, tothenumberof 3,000, are ordered to be raised as an additional reinforcement to the 'cavalry and artillery, in consequence of the order for preparation for war issued by the Diet at Frank )rt. Each battalion of infantry is to furnish twelve men for the train service. A royal ordi _ lance, prohibiting the exportation of horses, was tily expected. A committee has been formed at Hanover, for the purpose of collecting subscriptions throughout ' clte whole of the monarchy to erect an equestrial statue •of the late King Ernest Augustus. The 113 Tense is estimated at 60,000 dollars. President )f the committee is the late king's intimate friend ai id Master of the Royal Household, Baron von alortie. Sub-committees are being formed in fferent towns of the kingdom. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, FHB. 1_ 9 , MIDNIGHT. The Royal snail steamer Canada has arrived, v r 4 it.h advices from Boston of the 31st ult., and :90, .000 dols. specie on freight. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 12.—The Royal Mail Company's In Congress nothing of importance had occurred. new steam-ship Tyne, Captain Lewis, took he r o ffi c i a l A bil .1 h a d b een introduced into the Senate appro trial trip in Stokes Bay this afternoon, and after four p riati ug 280,000 dols. for tho improvement of the runs over the measured mile she exhibited an average Port speed of 13.8 knots per hour. The Tyne is being pr b IS Lnd C anal free. A bill allowing 130,600 dols. for pared to convey the outward West Indian mails on the c 'to re) ief C +hio I 3,iver, and declaring the Louisville and 17th inttint The Cork , .Steam Navigation Company's partieswas passed. 4 steam-ship Preussischer Adler put into this port on S- tenc . ri . d Armstrong. was adopted, authorising wh the e navi g a tio n i n cas e s loner, re, of the interested in the privateer turday in a leaky state. the has gene into the graving notice n for terminating reciprocity ch,c't to be repaired. P resit j o s e i n it t t r o e resolution io ELECTRIC 'TELEGRAPH. --A correspondent writes : tr ealie sof commerce and , A very curious fact connected with the history of this tl le teciris stipulated. for their continuance have important invention was illustrated by Mr. Partington, expira, with such Powers and States as in his Onikianecdh.hTmei, been ten n f feet employedi n diameter, as au in his sc i en tifi c demonstration in the Royal Panopticon, . 'Pinion manifest illiberality to the United States. on s a t ur d ay r ut . H e wa s emplosing,the gigantic plate '.). 7-lie Frei ich Spoliation Bill had been discussed and whichelectrical is z n ra nec i t o e n d in wi t t h h e a ßotunda, and having charged a large jar telegraph in,daily 7 ., assed. Authority had been given to despatch a - naval for ce to the relief of the Grinnell Arctic long wire, showed how one of a similar expeditic year 179 G. The ex • French engineer , perunent was originally made h Vice-Consul that they would not permit by order of the S • ...y a , , d• • v t.9.1* malt and the wire was about for ty ' "mush government, the convicts who were said to be on miles in OA) landiv g of trio shock was transmitted length. The else electricity prenededy a charged jar, so that board the ) frigate Des Genet's, from Genoa. The voltaic electricity in 0 • -ter we .5 ptili very severe in. the Union. history of this valuable inventi on . - , q , was - . The Ge orge Law had arrived at New York from "I have the honour to remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " CHARLES NAPIER. " Craufurd, Esq., M.P." - COAST OF AFRICA. PLYMOUTH, Monday.—The African Steam Na vigation Company's packet Candace, Commander W. E. Hawkesley, arrived this afternoon. She left Fernando Po, Dec. 30 ; Lagos, Jan. 3; Accra, 5 ; Cape Coast Castle, 6 ; Liberia, 11 • Sierra Leone, 16 ; Bathurst, 22 ; Gore., 23 ; ieneriffe, 30 ; and Lisbon, Feb. G. The natives all along the coast at the dates of her departure were peaceable. His Excellency Colonel Hill, Governor of Sierra Leone, has come home by this packet. Her cargo consists of 500 casks of palm oil, 300 bags of cochineal, 400 bags of pepper, 5 00 cakes of bees' wax, 100 elephants' teeth, and 2,0000 z. of gold. Her Majesty's sloop Antelope, arrived from La gos, was at Fernando Po on Dec. 30. The brig Crane was at Lagos on the 3d of Jan. The steam-sloop Prometheus and the brig Brito mart were at Sierra Leone. In Bonny River the merchant ships Ensign, Princess Royal, Cumberland., Hants, Cherokee, Saracen, Grand Bonny, Paramatta, Saint Andrew, Loodianah, Aligator, Swiftsure, and Turnout. In Old Calabar River the ships Golden Age, Lady Head, Sarah Tabley, Calabar, and Abenona. Spoke, in lat. 15, long. 13 11 W., the bark St. Lawrence ; Feb. 8, in lat. 42 45 N., long. 10 40 W., the brig Golden Grove ; Feb. 10, in lat. 47 6 N., long. 719 W., the ship Scindian. Feb. 7, in lat. 40 23 N., long. 10 57 W., saw a large screw steamer, with white painted ports, white funnel, and no topgallantmasts, stooring S. ; and on tho Bth, in lat. 42 45 N., long. 10 40 W., a large screw steamer steering south. It is probable that the Candace will discharge at Plymouth, and sail with the next outward mail on the 24th inst. ' ' — The Candace steam-packet, having coaled at Lisbon, brings letters of the 6th inst., but no news of political importance. Her Majesty's frigate Meander and the French stea•u-sloop Phenix. were the only foreign ships of war in the Tagus. The Iberia steam-packet, with the outward bound Peninsular mails, had arrived at Lisbon on the sth, after a rough passage, and, being unable to go on to Cadiz and Gibraltar before the follow ing morning, will be two or three days behind time upon her return to Southampton. When the Candace left Lisbon nothing was known of the steamer La Plata, expected with the Sonth American mailsfor Lisbon ; nor had the Portuguese steamer Donna Maria Segunda reached Lisbon from the Brazils. Both vessels were anxiously looked for. Rain continued to fall abundantly in Portugal, and the weather has been stormy, from the west and south-west, for seine days before the Candace left Lisbon. The Calcutta, 84, Captain Stopford, left Ply mouth Sound for Portsmouth this (Monday) even ing, at 7 o'clock. LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S BILL ON EMMA TlON.—Yes terd,ty, Lord John Russell's bill "to promote education in England " was printed. The sube,tance of the mea sure is not stated on the introduction. There are 22 claeses in the bill, which is confined to England alone. The council of a borough may submit a scheme for pro motion of education to the Education Committee. Two thirds of a town council to be present at the meeting at which an order for laying the scheme before the Educa tion Committee is made. If the scheme is approved by the Education Committee, the same may be carried into effect. The expenses are to be paid out of tne borough rate. The act may be adopted by parishes in England. Any number of ratepayers, amounting at least to one fifth of the ratepayers f any parish, or to fifty pa rishioners, may deliver a requisition signed by them, and describing their places of residence, to the churchwardens of the said parish, or to one of them, requiring the churchwardens to ascertain whether or not a majority of the parish wish the act to be adopted therein. 'Votes are to be taken, and notice to be given of the adoption of the act. No similar requisition for the adoption of the act is to be made for three years. Jf a parish adopts the act, the scheme of education is to be submitted to the Education Committee. The expenses are to be paid out of the poor rate. The Holy Scriptures are to be read at certain schools ; but Catholic and Jewil, ish children are not to be obliged to be present during the reading. Dissenting, Roman Catholic, and Jewish chil dren are to be released from learning catechism or at tending church without their parents' consent. The town councils and vestries are to have the management of the schools, subject to government inspection. The order of the Education Committee may be recalled, and then the authority of the council or vestry is to cease. There is an interpretation clause as to the meaning of the ex pression " borough" and " vestry." The Committee of the London Association of Mer chants in the Wine and Spirit Trade, after a corresce n ence with the London Dock Company on the meat pillage of wines in the East Vault, have arrived at an opinion that it was effected, not by any exchange of one wino for another, but simply by the abstraction of a small quantity from each of a number of casks sufficient to render merchantable the worthless stuff to which it was added. For the present they abstain from saying more, the affair being under legal investigation. Mean while the Dock Company state that they have framed some fresh regulations for the management of the wine department of a very stringent char. cter. A steam-vessel from Norway has arrived in the East India Docks entirely laden with game from that coun try, consisting of black game, ptarmigan (or white grouse), cock of the wood, capercalzie, and hazel hens ; they are consigned for immediate sale. "As the seve r:ty of the winter approaches (says the heroic traveller, 'Lieut. Pym), myriads of ptarmigan, black game, rtc., which, till then, have been fattening on the juniper and cronterry, descend into the woods and plains of Chris tiansand, w here they arc caught by the Norwegian fishermen and peasantry, and sent to France, Belgium, and England; they are reckoned by all epicures and true lovers of game equal to the Scotch grouse or English partridge." THE MANCHESTER UNITY OF ODD FELLOWS AND THE PATRIOTIC FUND.—The directors of this extensive friendly society, at their meeting on Monday, agreed to remit the sum of 2,0001., as the first instalment of the society's subscription towards the Patriotic Fund.. This large amount has been realised amongst the lodges of the Utaity, by purely voluntary subser.p.ion , the funds subscribed for the relief of the sick, and funerals, (or the insurance features of the society) being septette and dis tinct from those collected for benevolent purposes, or for the expenses of management. It is expected that a further sum of :several hundred pounds will yet be realised for the fund. MINES im IRELAND.—A bill is now before the House of Commons for the further encouragement of mines in Ireland. It repeals so much of the Ist and 2d of Vic toria, chap. 56, as relates to mines, except coal nines, and enacts that no mines in Ireland, save and except coal-mines, shall hereafter be rateable for the rePef of the poor. The bill is brought in by Mr, Fitzgerald, Mr, Napier, and Mr. F. W. Rune% - - week. It takes a year to organise an Acl lll P I 'l and two more to teach the officers the languaerid that object is attained the Government i 3 11 0 1 empirical, and, as a matter of eourse, oprd certain classes. That period once pas sed, th ee li; country becomes the we ll- govern ed province.o6oll seen the process too often to doubt it. It Lt s iS, the ceded territory of Oude, in Arraceo; in in the Punjaub. I mentioned recently the oi the absorption of Oude. It is high time. 14°119 le The progress of the war i n EuroPe tense interest in India. The subscriptil Patriotic Fund has been headed by La rd . O Q with 300/., and will probably reach fon„ i le 20,0001. I mention this sum as the tol' e ': o the subscriptions may and wil l be kePtti; long period. There is a strong feelingl military men that India might send st,c l er W .. 00 in the Crimea. We cannot spare -ri4ki, the idea of sending Mussulmans is O S Mussulmans are not fond of the Tur f ' easy to feed. The Sikhs, however, veonld Pole and 10,000 irregular Sikh horse would bele, least 20,000 Cossacks. They mess altogeo rum, will eat anything except beef, and W u fos • in the extreme of such a proof of confidence: is difficulty would be in trAn.wort, and that Is simply a question of money. We cannot Be e s but we can get any amount of sailing - to°' e for the same " COMMERCIAL INTEL/M O 10' BOMBAY MARNETS. ify We have no chan , e to note in the Mosel So p ; the date of our last b report. Money is still STii likely to remain so for some time, but large li fir ste . , treasure are expected from Calcutta in the clot , days, which, it is hoped, will ,to some exi st severe pressure now felt. of Exchange has ruled rather more in fsv° ll- boo last mail, and some transactions haves tsiceafosrl for Bank paper, and 2s. lid. t(, 2s. 1 ;tb,ttt na copanied by shipping documents; bu t ' " e t tjjo tions have been about 1-16thd. or id. ° /- 0 1s 7 , The tendency at the close is rather OW transactions are taking place. for 1 9 FREIGHTS.—The demand for tol lll ,. ote for invalided soldiers has advanced , w ;g s to 5 1 To Liverpool for cotton the rate is 3'„. •„"; 514 r seed 4/. ss. per ton, and to London advance of the former. it il. --- . BOMBAY MONEY-MAO r ' 0 , 1 po ExciiANG.s. ro i 6 ,1 On London, at six months' sight , P e a OA to 2s. 1 5-16 d. for document bills; ~,i. e rs(?jej per rupee, 2s. 1 1-16 d. to 2s . led' 9 71; Su 0 ,5 Calcutta, at 60 days' sight, ruPe e° - 971: , 09 rupees 97 1546ths ;at sight, r upee 0 4 11 0 at 30 days' sight, rupees 964 non. ; ro p e_ nom. On China, at 60 days' sig bt ' . per cent. qg R l S'Aif 0 BANK AND OTHER .--- )A %-- •0 Bank of Bombay Rs. 1,000 each , 24i c o p c/ Oriental Bank Cor- } poration Commercial Batik .... „ 2 5 5 0 0 0 d , o ; 6 , 5 0 :10 1 '0 A ,' ) Mercantile Bank ..... „ 250 11 ' di‘',s ' 9 Agra Bank „ 500 11 1 4 , 9- 00 P8 5 1 1 6 1# Bank of Madras Apollo P. Corn. „ 12,500 ~ 5,,i1 Colaba P. C0m..... v 2 ea r ii ) Hydraulic P. Co. Colaba L. Corn Do. S. N. Corn.. Gr. lad. P. R. Corn „ 54-8- 9 P I pm. in England-- t 1 1 . P / Do. Now Shares paid up, 10-14-7 a 2 pm. r4Vl‘' 0 , Old and New Shares together at 3 11 ' 1 , r/ 0 i cy,' GOVERNMENT Sad P_,. 1 10 1 ,0,, 1 Four per Cent. Transfer Loan Rs. / 1 ) 1 116pPir Four per Cent. Loan of 1832-33 —. - 0 1 o or Four per Cent. Loau of 1835-36 ... 41 i° Four per Cent. Loan of 1842-43 ••• 105' P - PRICES OF BUI4 1 '" i ll, Sovereigns, each lO vi elO tt Bank of England Notes 103-16 „. 0 10 10 Spanish dollars Republican dollars German crowns Sycee silver lO5 to 10 5 1 s or te Gold leaf (range of tol f " 4 quality) Gold ingots, according to touch, for 97 touch 15 9-16th t d _ A tol l ' FREIGHT..O Ix to ynj .a To London ....................... ' r • i pe l o i re To Liverpool. ..................... ' fA io , P i! To oo ChinsCt.lcut . t . a .... .......... .............................v„ 161 fa CHINA" l osa is , The regular mail of the 27th inst. despatch of one to-day, tion will ibe continued for the f i we advise er steamer Chusan, which wade her t '',P„. P „, Singapore, has not yet ti without later dates from Europe t!J.ft, Since the 12th inst. we have little:frog pre,cnoo nc Canton of l'irentlf British and American, has l a r,;, 3 been active demonstration that tollty a nd ' by tine insurgents against alt via Cala otesto remain ii relatively in the EA` - - 1 ,.,', ° y wrote. However some de sti—r " e . going on on the river and in the u city. T n' tne° His Excellency Admiral Sir u - for Canton on the 12th inst., is ber Winchester, accompanied by ntiar) St,yx, and her Majesty's PleniP o° " Sir John Bowring, followed in he r Rattler the next d , 136 , We understand a meeting et the t authorities had taken place in peculiar state o f ma tt e rs, but 00 transpired. His ,Excellency Sir J A' spected the neighbourhood of th f A se with a view of being prepared iti render the most efficient assistance' We have various reports of CO. , to her Majesty's Plenipoten tiall iy authorities and the rebel chief, b`j, trace them to any reliable sourc e ' be details. In . our next we waY ' write definitely. We may, h ° , it is generally believed his Exc el ' ring will avail himself ()Utile ple' ew deavour to gain admission into the Trade at Canton does not show h"' From Shanghai we have no later' inst. 1 1/ ' Dates from Foochow are to the m , in tea at from 9.2 to 11, short, is Increased difficulties existed iu id Several lots which had been r)(1 eet l it ' deeds surrendered, foreigners a session of. The absence of - a ', severely felt, and looking to the of the port, which has alreatli: lbs. of tea since the let of July 1 °,7 1 , loading, and on their way up, vi e- blf the presence of a vessel of war hie t o From Amoy our advices t re y Cotton was being moved off, hu t gone forward. Yarn was in more 0 We have dates from Manil la i t Freights to Great Britain 4/ .to s "pt land, 4s. Bd. to 4s. 81d. for six ro fj ,; ( l The Centurion has been eag f T69 l land the invalids of her Majestgli 6At Canton.—Exchanges on P a ; prompt bills 4s. Sid. on India to England nominal, at'4l. 10x) 5. Bullion.—Sycee silver, 9te B°l g . gold, ; $2l 80c. C I d aro us Our latest dates aro Calcutta, 17th NoveL Singapore, 29th Novem. Sydney, 9th October ; Shanglil 4 ol. In harbour.—H.M. ship SP At steamer Reina de Castilla. ', p ole steamer Barracouta, H. M. 61 ', steamer Styx, H.M. ship Cooll' sloop J. P. Kennedy. At Winchester, United States fr steamer Powhattan. At 3/la,ca ° l 4, Dom Joao I. At Amoy Foochow—H.M. schooner Sard'tf' H.M. steamer Encounter, 11 ' 4— a;i1 0/ ;9 1 ‘1 7 ' sloop Racehorse, H.1..1 4 . - stfit e f,' frigate La Jeanne d'Arc, U n ited or steamer John Hancock, and selloe,. Arrivals from Great Britain . " / Or Departures to Great Britain.'" fi COURT 011 /U'. o ' l4 o,kii:3 l l l i r r ni e es st.Qsu Augustus of Saxe sl a ya n x d aen P dc r n i t r in t i c en e r , g, l a , o c : I ? SS: : °l t t _ l s iet. i .ol ;: t.. o betlf o il l o l l , -----4---,0 9' Equerries in Waiting, drove 4341 i 6 Her Royal Highness the P ri r e . e t; 9° 9 Al i d morning. Csburg, took leave of her hisli' 00 tv Castle. The Marquis of Abercorn 111'5 pasture. 1 Ch T a h nn e ei E io a r ri nf o t f — :S e ---- a E ft x e e s i b ie u q v u r, 6 - Spearman had also an interevrbiel[tfjiltrohjiiikol;l'lltlhi4d(Sli tleman at his official residence ili o f "IP ,I overoorsa t l i s e t' Despatches from the G Australis, Van Diemen 's Laiitl , ; lolV e k ; C: 1 ,4 1 ' received yestei day at the C"I °1 ": of sv oul d r t Ys' Despatches for the Govern"- t he v tr, Hope Were sent last evenin,lo°,terJ,ls#l!),,ts A Cabinet Council was li c 'eld Y e . se A ,l O. , Was attended by a ll the 111inist'T) the ~, ,f e , residence , ‘f Sir J , m►.s Grabaln, iit'. br11:0 Council sat three hours r.nd ,1 r e i. e . f ' qi ll' ij e't) it in His Royal Highness the . D it i i ' vg l i er 1 1p ., 1 1 / to vn yefiteiday, from the „ ( 1, 0 1 . , or Castle. ~i,,e l'i liv,6 )I' l C. The Countess Francns Nira';':, e ve ll . 4o if „ ( l A M„P., entertained at dinner, 1 1 3 ' of ai e . o 1 ,1 B ;' o e'; ‘ , si o n in Caritcn-gardens the As the lie, i i, i l of Stafford, the Earl of'Sele3er ' o f Ai r fft o se peg Grey, the Earl and Countess .11i0 joto Viscountess Mahon, Lady Wkirs, 011' DU' 1, Hon. W. E. Gladstone and ~r,rooo, ero,,, the Hon. Mrs. Granville _.,`rteseeeipteiVpi Milnes, and Mr. Chichester P chaf les.„lei 10 1 taken n e vuenrdyerssetrairordustlyhatii If ra i w i: r o r it 7; 0 0: 4 .a ° •1 t el v" 'S Or just arrived from Lord Vellbnreeari° been for some time pot ill ° r A lr~ ' .74,t,,, II 1 N A. , „II:lei Itite,- , a . gi, , ter cc Ira, 0 . nit the 27th inst. in 03 ref o t made her App:, t ; r .2,, ~., 3' k e , "acheYd' 0-s'l:lsfaCdt vhfijilesceilliretsl;'eil'il ' i a l4llea.:l- zi el i om Europe thn ,l'oball . ,ltil i . we have littlsl), og ', . , the e( f n °tiff 1 i k it] Canton 0 ...fen 011 - Can, has , 'Acre been ' - es, it that might. a nd the', date rip list tb e ~cintY'sitiOn Ajl r,'" the Eu l- =° c,..btin ' ktk i Ltlit me aesnltory tbo , _ ir r and iii the Deig . u 4., , ' lid 4 4' 113 ' Sti r ' Joe miral Sir Jam # 1 t o ' t4 • ba r a . • ilt. 2th inst., 11l giljel:,-) lli kt - -t1 allied by her . P l ' liittr t • r,f.antl arft , y's pienipvw- y o ) li I' tC ,!lowed in be r ) „Pt s Piva, v itil lir h t°ll4 t.t . seeting of the .-. 1. tag? lic, l. ' oaton r , 114 4 place in . & 0044144 ~ 1 4c Ltters, but, James ri f t - cellency Sir for is: # o b any. irhood of the o i tit ti prepared in nays 1 but bn ent assistance. 4 4, , . r oll l9 ' r tad e reports u.). n- WA 0 , 1 PienipOtelltiari L tr" l aud g rebel chief, b il " /1 be. tg Z 0 0 • 1 eliable source , to i% y ta p ,, 1 xt we tun/ ofig t ` l' o f b e -- f. CVe may, 11004 Prl 4 43 d his Exc'ell ee ' r ,op / 4 i3t l f ()Utile pre;eo v. . 9 T ., •i .ssion into the c l tos l os' 'tire ; )es not show theestel . 1 4 . s have no latet 1 , , tott e li b C 7l" 51 i t ow are to te, 0_,,,,0 • tih.,it° glance iil o ierid l ie cli existed g,ebneseoerh:so_ ja r a t c.. ; ::ea r :3:lo o; f oto. ; f: ; , 1 / 41 ' i , ..1, ::: : : ;_ efte y : *king to the as A t'4 has alreadf c o ol r / , are g st of July last , v olo r 91 ‘) 1 way we e() ) , P e ,e/ 4 4 , r 1 .mbi ,s, sel of war bib ' to ei e I ad vices ar e 1,484.4 iiohte, ived otr, bat -.,„,l l ;: o ei p f Qi. i was in morn ..- Of rom Manilla te. /0 i t rpm 4/ ri 'tot itain 4/ . 4 :0 •••• t bef i i '„ -14 -1-.:1. for sib W ij j V ' " 4 4 ) e .1, I 1, LS been engf i g6gr,py ler MajestY,?o,opoir i ti . I ': angel on P e n ° 0;0 1 i 11' ''' on India, 28;i 0 o , 0 , I tte alavlutesi.4'ld.9olflo.arg.B:°l:ll6fill' ;: i ' " l / 1 1 ' it t i _ llC. are--fro pin tf) . 1,, 0 tuber : 1 ;4 onniciLy' if It z 'embee-;100-101P0.0v/S. tile ; Slianghsis_oo.oo . 11 LCsahstPillaS.P3lPierl jApr4 lll4ll 11.11. si; e sfr , ' tl • ship Conol4 0, !dy. At fr igate, f Il k States At Macao:" Oidtp .10,,,,1 a Amoyo•X'i, Ore? t ) er homier Sarn ia ° I,OV S . R a t punter, 1 1 . ,- ,,i,eci o ll tt' ll '' H.1..M• te° 0 D i d , k.re, United stag, ,t'' [ „ II Dk, and scho°l3o, tot Britain 1° it -- 1 4 0 0-' i t at Britain. -- if I 1 ~ a.ct, , TII Q 1 4 0, 14 4. t. 1% 41% :~-'