The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-21 00:00:00

DRIIRY-LANE.—Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith Reduced Prices as usual. TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be performed LOVE AND LOYALTY, in which Mr. and Mrs. Wa lack will appear. To be followed by an adaptation, written expressly for this Theatre by Mr. REYNOLDSOY, of Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, L'ETOILE DU NORD. Characters by Messrs. Henri Drayton, Williams, Bowler, Leffler, D. Bev, Miranda, and Blake ; Henri Drayton, Miss Johnson, Miss E. Arden, and Mdlle. Jenny Baur. To conclude with FOLLOWING THE LADIES. ROYAL PRINCESS'S T LIE A.TRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHAILLES KEAN. TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be performed LIVING TOO FAST. To be folowed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. To be followed by (Bth time) a new Farce, entitled A GAME OF Romps Principal cbaracters by Messrs. Harley and Chester ; Mrs. Wlnstanley, Mieses Heath, Murray, C. L ec l ercq, D a l y, an d Ttraan. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. TO-3IORROW EVENING, Will he presented the new Comedietta, called TIT FOR TAT, in Which Messrs. F. Robson, A. Wigan, and Miss Maskell will appear. Followed by A LUCKY FRIDAY. After which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MINES. Characters by Mr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, Miss E. Ormonde, Miss Marston, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallan. GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE, SHOREDITCII. Proprietor, Mr. John Douglass. This Magnificent Theatre, unrivalled in splendour, In elegance, and harmony of effect, capable of containing 5,000 persons, is open every evening. Miss GLYN, the popular Shakspearian Actress, will appear every evening (Wednesday excepted) in her unrivalled personation of CLEOPATRA. ANTONY by Mr. Henry Marston, of Sadlers Wells Theatre. The scenery, dresses, and appointments, from the best authorities, are gorgeous and appropriate. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke. THIS EVENING, No Performance. Humiliation Day. TO-MORROW, The Grand Equestrian Spectacle called TIMOUR THE TARTAR. Also, a novel series of SCENES in the CIRCLE. The performance of Herr Endersohn, le Fll-de-Fer, with l'Entree do Clown a la Francalse. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manger. &r. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, W. Cooke, jun. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. TO-MORROW EVENING, Will b e performed THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. Cha racters by Messrs J. Belford, Rogerson, and Kinloch ; and Miss Re becca Isaacs, Miss Beaumont, and Miss Somers. To be followed by THE PET OF THE PUBLIC. To conclude with CITY FRIENDS. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tril Dar —Morning 22 min.after 3 f Evening 39 min.aft. 3 To. ifc Racy—Morning 57 min.after 3 1 Evening 17 min•sft• 4 THE WEATHER.SIIII oi/7101, March. 21. TIMULOMEIT2II, IN TEN SHADE. 57—highest since noon yesterday. 39 —lowest this morning and during the night. 46—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29 . 40—a snddon fall. WIND, N.W.—Fresh breeze, and fine weather. ~~~~~~~. ' rr p. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH. 21, 1855. The brave unpromoted are much obliged to Lord PANMITRE for the information he communi cated on Thursday night. They now are aware who it is that stop the way. Probably neither they nor our readers had suspected it before. The fact, however, is that the " Sons of the Clergy" are the favoured pre-occupants. In an swer to a question from Lord GREY, Lord PAN MITRE informed him and the public that in giving " first commissions," without purchase, three classes were thus favoured—first, those who had passed with distinction through the Military College at Sandhurst ; secondly, the sons of those officers who had distinguished them selves in her MAJESTY'S service ; and thirdly, the sons of clergymen with large families, who had claims on the country for the manner in which they discharged their duties The first two classes run smoothly enough '—only guard against incompetency in the second, and mere bookishnegg in the first, an d they may do. When, however, we came to the third class, we confess we did rub our eyes a little, but finding all the reporters agreei there was nothing for it but to take the fact as given. We certainly had no previous suspicion of the very intimate relation between the Church and the Army. We had often enough drunk the usual toasts, but were quite innocent of suppos ing any other connection between the two than that both were servants of the same SOVEREIGN. Indeed, in our simplicity, we had thought that there was an understood contrast between the profession of the sword, and the one Which even in the palmiest days of duelling could neither give nor receive a challenge. Wo remembered, indeed, in the " dark ages," certain martial bishops, and even one Pope, who could not repress their martial fire, and for what we know our own bishops palatine still wear a sword —a regular Brummagem, of course, the sheath and the hilt being the only requisites. Those days, however, have passed away, and bishops now spend the little time allowed them by the charge of Paddington estates, of mines, of re newals of leases and the like, in confirmations or consecrations, and other peaceful and remunera tive occupations. We learn now, however, from Lord PANNITRE, that the Church is still truly " militant" in the person of the sons of the clergy, if not in that of the clergy themselves ; the test of fitness for the Church militant being that the son is one of twelve or thirteen. It was not specified whether little rectories, or large cura cies with little pay, were equally favoured ; if so, the latter will assuredly provide an ample supply. A return, if Mr. HonsmAN or the Earl of SIIAFTESBURY will but move for one, might show that Norfolk still retained its pre-eminence in hungry clergy with "fruitful vines," "quivers full," numerous "olive branches," and all the good things in that line with which men are pro nounced happy. We think the practice of the Horse Guards, however, in all seriousness, quite unjustifiable ; it has three intolerable evils connected with it. One is, unjust preference of a class, and sectarian exclusiveness. What is the Church to the Corn- Inander-in-Chief more than Law or Physic, or film] the numerous other educated professions created by the wants of civilised society ? Why should the large families of clergymen be selected more than the large families of other persons, or at least than the large families of other persons in the ser vice of the State ? And why the sons of Anglican clergymen more than those of P resbyterian, Ca tholic, Methodist, and other Dissenting mi n i sters ? Is a man's sonless needy or less deserving because his father has paid a dozen accoucheurs' fees out of teinds instead of tithes—or out of a v o l unt arily_raised salary instead of a State one ? Again, it is a flagrant evil to permit such a wealthy corpo _ ration as the Church of England to fatten the few, to starvo the many, and then to turn the Army into her Foundling Hospital. Gocd Heavens ! is not five millions a year, and fees for christening us, marrying us, burying us— fees insisted on even when their burial grounds are over full, and we provide new ones at our Own cost—is not all this enough to enable the Church to provide for herself, without thrusting her offspring on the Armytill merit in the ranks can find no opening ? The less Lord Pasestume boasts of this kind of generosity the better. We should think Lordships of LONDON,:IIUItuAII, CANTERBURY, *C.; Mist, if present, have blushed for very shame. of hosts of twelfth sons which their ineemefsitnd appropriations would pro ,. Af spa n„ . ..10 they ought to be ; to think of 7 ,!!! , r",..A...4t,livinge and places bestowed on id . r THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNvSDAY EVENING, MARCH 21. 1855. how the Bank Returns for each week indicato fair, or changeable, or stormy weather for the future, that each one may be able in his own concerns t( regulate his course accordingly. We cannot con clude without repeating the pertinent interrogato ries therein repeated, viz.:— 00 1. Nether the State ought to levy taxes on com modities by Customs add Excise, without providing tip country with paper money of the realm, in which suet taxes may be charged by increased prices to the con sumer ? Or— generous sentiments, and con trasting so rinairk- ; Jiy as it did with the speeches of red-tapiBb o f the tiiplomatic school, had, after all, as its chif excellence in our eyes, the pre sumption afforded, that his views were, to a lar large ex it extent, shared by the Government of which he had becone a member. Regarding it in this light we maimented on it at the time, and ac corded to se•eral of the opinions advanced in it our cordial 4pproval. And it now appears we were not wholly 4istaken. From Lord PALMERSTON'S reply in the House of Commons last night it is not difficult to g,ther that the affairs of Hungary and Poland have engaged, and continue to engage, his Lordship'S rnxious attention, and that he is not wanting in hood wishes for the liberation of the 'atter, or, it faith, of the possibility and pro priety of that liberation being effected. His Lordship, as we knew before, is of opinion that it woull be a great misfortune to the world if Hungary were separated from the Austrian Empire ; bit with regard to Poland he has no hesitation it stating, as his opinion, that the kingdom of Poland, as at present constituted and occupied, is a standing menace to Germany. " Ifs is," continws his Lordship, " for the Powers of Germany to determine how far they may think the constitution of Poland is or is not dan z•erous to them, and whether, under circum stances whic'a may lead them into war with Russia, they would think it for their interest to change the position )f affairs." Pregnant words unques tionably, but ill followed, we conceive, by the announcement, " that no stipulation in re gard to a new arrangement of Poland forms part of those Points upon which her MAJESTY'S Government are now in concert with the Government of France negotiating at Vienna. We call on the Premier not to omit any opportunity to press his views on the at tention of the German Powers, and, still more, to press it firmly at the Conference at Vienna. No more effectual measure to bridle Russia and stay her in her course of aggression, he well knows, can be adopted than that of resuscitating Poland. Not only would Turkey have less to dread from her insatiate enemy, but Sweden and Denmark also would be enabled to breathe in safety, and to assume a more independent attitude. Nothing in his Lord ship's lengthened career can redound more here after to his honour as a statesman than would the freedom of Poland through his instrumentality. was Zvi. f 1 mai LATEST -r -1.0 4~ .0 d THE VIENNA CONFERENCES We have received the following telegraphic des- patch from Berlin :—. At the Vienna Conferences on the 17th inst. the first of the Four Points was definitively "2. Whether the 14 millions of security notes, which the Bank is now allowed to issue unrepresented by gold, being amply secured by the Government debt and other securities, should not be made a legal tender, and pass current without reference to gold ? " 3. Whether other bank?, on giving ample security to the State in the public funds, might not be privileged ;n like manner to issue security notes to a certain amount, as a legal tender, by authority of Parliament ?" We invite the bullionists and friends of the Act of 1845 to answer these questions. When they do so in a satisfactory manner there may be some grounds for asking a renewal of the Charter. That they can do. Creclat Judants Apella non ego. settled and adopted by all parties. Since then everything hai gone on favourably. BRUSSELS, TUESDAY. The Cabinet submitted to the King by M. de Decker has miscarried. That statesman having failed, has resigned the delegated permission, and the crisis is prolonged. A telegraphic summary of Gen. Osten Sacken's report of the Bth instant, current at the beginning of the week, stated that two squadrons of Russian Lancers and 400 Cossacks had completely defeated eight squadrons of Turks near Eupatoria. We have received from St. Petersburg the text of the Although the County Courts Act—the modern code for the recovery of small debts—has in many respects worked well, there can be no doubt that in certain districts it has, through a culpable abuse of the discretionary power reposed in the Judge, been converted into a fearful instrument of oppres sion. In some instances the presiding functionary, inflated with self-conceit, arrogates to himself the power of overruling the decisions of judges of cc ordinate jurisdiction, men superior to himself in every respect. In others, by almost incessant persecution, he breaks up the homes and drives to desperation the miserable wretches who happen to be a few shillings behind in the world. Numerous committals, repeated at intervals of a few weeks, or months, before the unfortunate debtor has been enabled to recover from the effects of his previous incarceration, costs heaped on costs, complete his degradation, and render the ruin of his family ir reparable. From being perhaps a well-disposed, industrious man, the debtor becomes an idle, im provident sot. From association with good-for nothing, reckless men, the sauntering habits ac quired during his forced inaction, and the passion for think, stimulated by a short .compulsory absti nence, he plunges into dissipation and vice, is unable to obtain employment, and eventually sinks into a premature grave, a victim to the mis chievous crotchets of a County Court Judge. What, in the meantime, are the consequences to the ill-fated family ? On the first imprison ment of the general provider, and the total with drawal of the funds for their support, they may be enabled to obtain assistance from friends, or possibly credit from the different tradesmen with whom they have been in the habit of dealing. The husband and father returns home ; he may possibly again obtain work at remunerative wages, and be anxious to the utmost of his power to retrieve his position. Before he has done so, however—before the debts incurred during the first imprisonment are liquidated—he is again summoned, again com mitted for twenty, thirty, or forty days. But friends are now exhausted. They consider the man incorrigible, just as if it was his fault, occa sioned by his recent wanton extravagance, in place of being the result of the erroneous and distorted judgment of the County Court Judge. The natural consequences follow. They decline further interference, refuse assistance, while tradesmen will no longer give credit. The wife and children, driven to the tender mercies of the union workhouse, lose the feeling of honourable independence, which is the characteristic of the families of English operatives, and become the willing recipients of sloPincnynnry aid, porn)anent burdens on the parochial rates ! We can assure our readers that the above are by no means exag gerated pictures of the fearful consequences aris ing from the combined action of vindictive and short-sighted creditors and imbecile and preju diced Judges, who suffer themselves to be made tools of for the gratification of malevolence and general's report, in which it is simply said that the outlying pickets of eight squadrons had been thus defeated, having ventured too far into the plain. The general declares that the new rockets, men tioned in Admiral Bruat's report as having s e t Sebastopol on fire, had scarcely done any harm and that the general situation of affairs in the Crimea had not changed. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. The Emperor reviewed to-day in the Court of the Tuileries different corps of the Imperial Guard, to whom he presented colours, and whom be addressed in the following speech : " Soldiers The army is the real nobility of our country ; it preserves intact from age to ago the traditions of the national glory and honour. Behold, then (pointing to the colours), your gene alogical tree ! It marks a new victory for each generation. Take, then, these colours. I intrust them to your honour, to your courage, to your patriotism." - These words elicited the most enthusiastic applause. - The troops were all in marching order. The Cent Gardes will set out on Saturday. The Moniteur of this morning has the following : " VARNA, Feb. 27.—The colonel of the 4th Regi ment of Hussars, his staff officers, and a squadron, set out this morning for the Crimea, on board the Sully. Two days before the Labrador started with the artillery horses on board." The Roland left Marseilles on the 18th with in fantry, artillery, and horses for the Crimea. On the 19th the Duperre left Toulon with troops and provisions. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. —A few years ago, a society was formed under this name, its object being to investigate the history, nature, causes, prevention, and cure of epidemics, such as cholera, scarlet fever, and small-pox. The labours of the society, we understand, have been exten sive, and have been rewarded with a large mea sure of success. One committee, we are told, is now engaged in collecting information from all parts of the world relative to cholera, and another has undertaken an inquiry into the feasi bility of training and employing the able-bodied inmates of workhouses as nurses for the poor. It is very desirable that objects like these should be accomplished, and, as this cannot be done without considerable expense, we trust the appeal of the society for aid will be liberally responded to by a philanthropic public. THE ORDER OF THE GARTER.—It is rumoured, and we believe with truth, that ere long the Queen will present her Majesty's ally, the Emperor of the French, with the honorary decoration of the above illustrious order. The number of Knights is limited to 25, exclusive of the foreign potentates. Hia Excellency the Earl of Carlisle left Dublin last week, and is at present at Castle-Howard, where he will pass a few days before coming to London. Upon his return to Grosvenor-place his lordship will remain in town until his final departure for Troland, whioh will take place about the end of the present month. The Countess Walswska had a "reception" last even ing at the residenea of the French Embassy, Albert-gate House. His Serene Highness Prince Nicholas of Nassau attended the reunion, The Duke of Rutland is receiving company at Belvoir Castle, the noble dtlei having quite recovered from his recent indisposition. The Countess Dowager Granville, who has been visiting the Countess of Carlisle, returned to - town, yes terday, from Castle-Howard. Lady Doves left Castle-Howard on Monday, and has returned to town. His Grace the Duke of Leeds has left the Clarendon Hotel for Hornby Castle, Catterick, Yorkshire. The Earl and Cotntess of Clarendon will give a se lect dinner party on Saturday evening. The Countess of .innoull will hold a "reception" to morrow evening, at Hampden House. The Earl and Countess of Clare, who have now been in town for some weeks, are likely to return to the country in about a fortnight. General Addison Momas and Mr. J. Appleton have arrived at Edwards's Private Hotel, in George-street, Hanover-square. DEATH OF LORD ERSKINE.—This nobleman died on Monday last, at his house, in Sussex. 11;s lordship was son of the great Lord Erskine. He is succeeded by his eldest sone,the Hon. Thomas Americus, now third Baron Erskine. THE LATE Elul, SUANHOPE.—At the last weekly meet ing of the West Lond on A nt i- enc l osure S oc i ety, 19 t h lest., at the Banner of Peace, South-wharf-road, Pad dington—Mr. George Stubbings in the chair, a letter from Earl Stanhope was read, returning thanks for the address of the society on the death of his beloved father (rejoicing to think that the labours of so good a man should be so highly appreciated), and enclosing a dona tion for the 'minting of 2,000 copies of the same, in fur therance of the promoter's desire to record his virtues. A vote of thanks having been awarded to his lordship for his kind and benevolent response, books in memory of the late good earl were presented to the library of the society, wits promises of more. It is said to be the intention of the Government to in troduce their bill this week for the abolition of the testa mentary jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts. A rumour was current in Vienna on the 16th that a telegraellic despatch had been received to the effect that the Emp,ror Napoleon was shortly to visit that city. A deputation from the Committee for the Reduction of the Duties on Wine had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi dence in Downing -street. The deputation consisted of the following members of Parliament, viz. Mr. Oliveira (chairman of the committee), Mr. Cebbold, Mr. Wickham, Mr. Thomas Chambers Mr. George Thom son, Mr. Milligan, Mr. Apsley Pelfatt, Major Reed, Sir George Goodman, lar. Mr. Kershaw Mr. Pilk ington, Mr. Crook, Mr. Swift, Cowan,Sir James Anderson, Mr. Montagu Chambers, Mr. John Macgregor, Mr. Jack son, Mr. Heywo o d , M r. Ki r k , Dr. Mitchell, and Mr. Brady ; and Messrs. Henry Pownall, F. Sparrevv, H. M. F. Langton, Jeremiah Evans, the Rev. M. Sherman, and Mr. John M. Deere (secretary). AMATEUR Swan MUSICALE.—A benevolent party of amateurs engaged tee Hanover-square Rooms, last night, and gave a concert For the relief of the sick and wounded soldiers at Scutari. The selection was of a popular kind, consisting of a round of songs, ballads, glees, &c., chiefly drawn from such sauces as Baits, Donizetti, Cooke, ,arnhdeySdhiidehdanod with languish occesional deviations in favour of Spohr, zeal,Mendelssohn, and other of the " brighter lights." The singers and plaeers exerted themselves with commend able their efforts want were nf more en c o o r u l r e a s g s a meritorious. plause was administered unreservedly, and the anony mous artistes were one and all supported with the most invigorating civility. The attendance was large, and there will, we hope, be something to send to Miss Night ingale, who is destined, we see, to be the recipient and distributor of the profits. LIVERPOOL ELECTION.—Sir S. George Bonham, the Conservative candidate for Liverpool, made his first ap pearance in that town yesterday, and addressed the mer chants on 'Change from the window of Messrs. Little dale's office. He was introduced by Mr. C. Turner. Tie new candidate's address and personnel created great disappointment among hiS supportsrs. His speech, which was unusually brief, gave little information be yond the fact that he had lived for 20 years in Singa pore, and that he was consequently well acquainted with commercial matters. He made no allusion either to the war or politics, and with respect to religious mat ters, on which Liverpool candidates have generally been somewhat explicit, he avowed himself an ardent sup porter s a in n n d nafdhmisirearddorfetshsesPirroGteasntragnetEin-enlihgaiomn.weAnttitnhtee - The armament of the Hanoverian troops is pro ceeding rapidly, and the Confederation is called on to hasten its preparations in order efficaciously to assist Austria. The following private telegraphic despatch has been received :—" M. de Bismark has protested against the assertion of the Moniteur relative to the declaration which he is said to have made to the Diet. He states that such a declaration, which however was not made, could not be disavowed by the Prussian Government." BOURSE, 111Aum 20.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4 per Cents. (xd) 94 5 94f. Me. 3 per Cents 6B 93 63f. 80c. Credit Mobilier 763 75 Roinan Credit Fonder 540 Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes — Piedmontese B5 50 Home Debt 3l RAILWAYS—FOR CASIL fr. C. fr. c , Orleans - Lyons Western 650 Rouen - Cette 6lO Strasburg - Mediterranean 950 Havre 565 - Northern - RUSSIA. The New Prussian Gazette reports that a speech made by the Emperor Alexander IL in the Senate had produced a great sensation at St. Petersburg. The Emperor had communicated to the senators that he had for the last ten years taken a part in the government, and had cognisance of the plans of his father, according to which there could be no expectation of a change being made in the policy or in the administration. The Emperor Alexander had, at his father's command, drawn up the pro clamation of his own accession to the throne in his presence, and had read aloud the draft of it to him. The Journal de St. Petersbourg announces that General Berg is appointed ,Governor-General of Finland, and Aide-de-Camp General Baron de Lieven Quartermaster -General of the Imperial Staff. An Imperial order places the eastern por tion of the Crimea from Theodosia and Arabat to Kertch under the orders of Prince Gortschakoff. By an ukase, dated March 10, General Yermo loff has been appointed commander of the militia of the government of Moscow, and Prince Scha choffski to the command of the militia of the government of St. Petersburg. A letter dated Hamburg the 14th inst. says : "Our last accounts from Odessa, of the sth, state that the General-in-Chief, Prince Gortschakoff, was preparing to quit his head-quarters at liischeneff on a military - bur of inspection through the Crimea, being anxious to judge from personal observation of the situation of the army, and of the works erected for the defence of the positions it occupies. Snow has again fallen in the neighbourhood of Odessa, and interrupted the communications. Considerable reinforcements had been sent to the corps of observation of General Pa'lloff, in order to oppose the forward movement of Omer Pasha from Eupatoria. An entire division of Russian light cavalry, under the command of General Nitzoff, had already reached, and was encamped on the road leading from Simpheropol to Eupatoria. It was believed that General Read would assume the command of that corps, which is now a regular army. Three new regiments of Dragoons had passed the isthmus of Pere kop, proceeding in the same direction. A park of artil. lery was also on its way thither, and immense convoys of provisions were daily forwarded by the same road. The intention of the General-in-Chief is evidently to neutralise the action of the Ottoman army, and to pre vent by all means its advance upon Sebastopol." revenge. The above cases, however, are by no means so objectionable in point of law as those in which a person who has obtained his discharge from the Insolvent Court, or whose whole conduct is at the moment sub judice, is committed to prison under a County Court warrant ! In the one a certain degree of discretion is conferred by the Legisla ture ; and although there may be a great abuse of authority, still the Judge possesses the power, and may exercise his own will and pleasure, without conflicting with the recognised jurisdiction of any other person. But it is otherwise with matters in insolvency. There the party has been compelled to give up his pro perty of every kind, and must make a full state ment of his affairs, without reserve or conceal ment. The Learned Commissioner hears the com plaint, not of a single creditor, but of any one who thinks proper to come forward ; and if any impropriety should be established, he sentences the wrong-doer to a suitable punishment. Let us then suppose that a man, against whom some one or more County Court judgments have been obtained, is compelled to petition the Insol vent Court. Should he satisfy the amount of the judgments, he is very properly remanded by the Commissioner for the serious offence of giving a fraudulent preference to some of his creditors. Should lie not do so, he may be committed to prison for repeated terms of forty days.• The judicious and humane policy that dictated the various acts for the relief of insolvent debtors pre vented the perpetual incarceration or incessant annoyance of persons willing to surrender all their effects for distribution amongst their credi tors is practically disregarded. And why ? Be cause Parliament committed an oversight in giv ing undue power to County Court Judges, and some few of the number abuse the authority thus unwittingly conferred. It is time that this serious nuisance should be abated—these flagrant grievance; prevented. We earnestly hope that Lord BE,OUGHAM or some other Legal Reformer may bring in a measure to provide an adequate remedy for the acknowledged evil. Should any doubt exist as to the facts, a brief in quiry-ae to the working of the County Court system in some of the metropoli tan districts, or even a return of the persons committed to prison more than once for the same debt, or after they had been dis charged by an Insolvent Commissioner, ,or while their petitions were pending, will prove beyond the possibility of doubt the necessity for imme diate legislation on the interesting and important topic. If Lord W. GRAHAM took little in a direct way by his question whether the Austrian Ambassador had called upon Lord CLARENDON for any expla nation of the words stated to have been used by a member of the A dministration (Sir ROBERT PEEL)--" That no settlement of the Eastern question would be satisfactory unless Hun gary and Poland were restored"—we are 'in debt©d t o hi m, though ho may deserve no thanks, for b r i ng i ng the subject of Hungary and Poland, thei r con di tion and prospects, once again before the p u b l i c, and'also for eliciting from the PREMIER some indications of his views respecting these down-trodden countries. The spooch of Sir R OBERT P EEL, charged as it i the Exchange newsrooms, where he was rather coolly received, his opponents hissing and shouting, " Warm ing-pan," "Go to Singapore," &C. RovAr. GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—The next evening mating will take place on Monday next. The following are the papers to be read :-1. Extract of a letter re ceived by Admiral Smyth from Admiral Matthieu, on the Progress of the Survey in the Straits of Gibraltar. 2. Despatch from Loanda respecting Dr. Livingston's Exploration in Central Africa, communicated by Co nsu l Brand. 3. On the Ruins of Tical, near the Lake of Peten, in Central America, by Don Vicente T. D. B. Caqteilanos. The statue of Lord Clarendon, hitherto placed opposite that of Hampden in the principal entrance to the Houses of Parliament, was ye,terday removed to another pe destal, and Foley's new datne of Sel(fon was raised in itd" place, There is one question of no ordinary import ance, which cannot be neglected or postponed "on account of the War," but which, on the contrary, is far more urgent in consequence thereof. Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS will have ample opportunities for displaying his qualifi cations for the arduous and responsible situation to which he has been elevated. In addition to the ordinary topics demanding the calm and at tentive consideration of a Financial Minister, he must determine not only the best mode of sup plying the hiatus in the public Treasury occa sioned by " the GLADSTONE abortion "—of pro viding the large sums necessary for the mainte nance of the national establishments and the liquidation of the national liabilities—hut also must regulate the national currency, and decide on a circulating medium adequate to the wants and exigencies of the country. He must perforce grapple with the Bank Charter Act, which must be renewed, repealed, or modified during the present session of Parliament - . The intricate and difficult topic has been too long procrastinated— the puzzling question has been avoided to the last possible moment, and now there is no alternative ; it must be dealt with one way or the other, for good or evil. The Right Hon. Baronet may acquire for himself a reputation not inferior to any of his most gifted predecessors, or there may be a disgraceful and humiliating failure, which will reduce him to the level of the least compe tent, or, possibly— for there is " In the depths, a deeper still"— may place him even beneath Sir CHARLES WOOD himself. The Act of 1844 has been - weighed in the ba lance and found wanting. Par.'s self-adjusting regulator has not only completely failed in its anticipated operation, but it. has pm - lood the very evils it was intended to obviate. The fear ful crisis which led to its virtual suspension in Oetober, 1847, and during which the industrious population of the country endutred privations and sufferings almost unparalleled in time of peace, mainly, if not altogether, arose from its stringent regulations, a matter clearly established by the admirable Report of the Lordn' Committee as to the causes of that trying calamity. By the trickery then practised the question was shelved for the time being, but it now forces itself on the attention of Parliament, and the relations between a Joint-stock Banking Corporation, termed " the Bank of England," and the nation must be either dissolved or newly regulated. Monetary reform must be the great question of the day, and we earnestly bespeak the zealous co-operation of every sincere currency reformer, in order that due advantage be taken of the golden opportunity which, if neglected or misapplied, may involve the necessity of many years' sufferings to the people. Indeed irreparable damage may be oc casioned if " the light cloud" be suffered to pass away before decided steps are taken. Under such circumstances it is desirable that every matter which casts new light on the work ing of the deleterious system should be promi nently brought under public consideration. We would then invite attention to "The Bank of England Barometer," a little work just published, and which details facts of the most startling cha racter, clearly and incontrovertibly proving the complete failure of the project. On this poin we shall allow the compiler of these useful Re turns to speak for himself. He says—. " When the late Sir Robert Peel introduced the bill of 1844 as the complement of his bill of 1819, he urged its adoption on the plea that it would tend to secure a more equable supply of money than had previously been maintained. The foregoing statements show how com pletely it has failed to accomplish this object. Contrac tions and expansions to so great an extent, at such short intervals, were never before experienced_a fall from 25 millions to 9 millions, in the course of one year; a rise from 9 millions to 27 millions in little more than two years ; a fall from 27 millions to 22 millions in another year ; a rise ;rom 22 millions to 36 millions in another year; a fall from 36 millions to 17 millions in two years more,—exhibit such enormous fluctuations in the supply, and consequently value of money on loans, that every honest and humane man ought to exert him self to the utmost to get this mischievous act, which has wrought such changes, removed as speedily as possible from the statute book." This seems to dispose of the whole question. There is mathematical demonstration on every point. The " double action" on the currency is displayed in the strongest light. The gold with drawn for the purpose of being sent from the country or hoarded, and the notes cancelled being paid in return for that gold; and, 2dly, the with drawal of a number of security notes, of equal value to the notes cancelled, and that at the very moment when they are most wanting to supply the hiatus. So that, iu fact, in place of the tendency of the Act of 1844 being to secure a more equable supply of money, and toprevent the various flu c t ua ti ons which have been described by Mr. COBDEN as snore disastrous to the com- Dlercial community everan all the failures o f b an k s of issue that have t taken pl ace, i t doubles e—the w ithd rawal of 5/, the effect of every eian in (Told involving a t:,diminution of 101. in the cir culating medium, and vice versa. Thus, when money is most wanting, it i s f urther reduced, and unduly increased when not required. It is, in fact, a " s lidi n g scale" of the most m i schievous character in its operation, being the wrong way. But in addition to the evils so forcibly o ,, posed, the little work under notice affords judicious ad-. of discerning Lb() vice as to the best mode impending tempest, and thus avoijiug storms that may crush the unwary. It explains * The Dank of England Barometer for 1555. their own wealthy kindred ; to think also of the number of livings at the disposal of the Lord Chancellor, surely the sons iu largo clerical fami lies might be amply provided for in their own profession. And lastly, the unpardonable sin. of the practice is, that it is one of the most odious forms of aristo cracy versus merit. The Church of the aristocracy and the army of the aristocracy must forsooth be each fitted to one object—sustaining the dominant class at the cost of merit. There is, of course, a wealthy and a poor aristocracy—for the for mer purchase of commissions is retained, for the latter the presentation system is in geniously adapted. The soldier in the ranks and the non-commissioned officer must, any how, be kept below the line of hope. Sons of officers, clever school lads, sons of clergymen, may all get a free pass ; but the man who has more native capacity than half-a-dozen of most of these honourable or reverend striplings ; the man whose experience has taught him what these lads will not know in twenty years ; the man who has shown in subordinate rank what he could do in a higher one ; the class of men, in a word, who, had they been encouraged and brought forward for the l as t twenty years, would have saved our Crimean army in the present campaign --these men are to be ignominiously kept down, and armies and money threwu away like water, to make room for the sons of the clergy. It will not do. We are no enemies to the clergy ; but we assert the rights of the army, and demand that biihops' incomes and rich livings be made to do duty for the sons of the clergy, and not that " first 'commissions" should be all but unattainable by those who richly merit them, and who could best serve their country in them. I. berations will, it is said, be held respecting the ulterior attitude of Prussia, Sa,.niry, ?'a - tria. :1113 kou-3 of the minor States. • ITALY. The Opinione of Turin, of the 16th inst., states that two companies of military engineers belonging to the expeditionary corps have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness to embark for the Crimea in the Carlo Alberto on the 31st ins .The Minister of War bad provided an ample supply of salt meat for the army. 4: An English house had made offers to that effect, but the Minister of War rejected them, and purchased 500 oxen; the meat of which is to be cured and sent to the Crimea. The sub-director of telegraphs had gone to Cor sica and Sardinia to organise the service of the sub marine line between Ls Spezzia and Cagliari. SPAIN. MADRID, March 14.—At half-past 7 o'clock last night, and after an eloquent and energetic speech from its framer, the motion of Senor Olozaga for the popular election of the Senate was carried by a a triumphait majority of 175 votes against 57. I understand that Senor Olozaga will not oppose an amendment, or rather an addition to his measure, which is to be brought forward, and by which a limited number of persons will sit as senators in virtue of their position —a few of the highest func tionaries and largest taxpayers in Spain. A Russian officer writes from Sebastopol to the Vienna Militarische Zeitung that the Russians are now beginning to act on the offensive. The Russian commanders are kept fully and accurately informed of all the plans, positions, and movements of the French and English, receiving considerable assistance in this matter from the Tartars, who have sought to ingratiate themselves with the Rus sians since they have seen the ill treatment to which the Turks are subjected by the allies, and have become acquainted with the embarrassed po sition of the French and English armies. The writer contrasts this perfect knowledge of the Rus sians with the ignorance of the allied generals as to the position of their enemy, and mentions an official despatch (whether French or English be does not say), which placed the main strength of the Rus sians at Simpheropol, when it was really before the fortress. WEST INDIA MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, March 20.—8 y the arrival of the Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Parana, Captain Ellison, with the West India and Pacific mails, in charge of Lieutenant Inglis, R.N., Ai miralty agent, we have dates from : Nassau. Belize — 16 St. Vincent's — 28 Santa Martha — 14 Jacmel... 2B Greytown — 20 St. Juan Mar. 4 Carthagena — 28 St. Lucia — 3 Chagres Jamaica — 27 Guadaloupe 3 Demerara — 26 Dominica — 3 ' Trinidad - Antigua- — 4 Barbadoes Grenada During the homeward voyage the Parana expe rienced for the greater part strong westerly winds with a heavy beam sea. On the sth of March she spoke the Royal mail steam-ship Tyne, 16 days out from Southampton for St. Thomas's, with the West India and Pacific mails, eight miles west of the Sombrero ; March 17 spoke the bark Sea Queen, from Calcutta, in lat. 46.16 N., long 17.57 W., which vessel desired to be reported at Lloyct's, The Parana brings 48 passengers, among wh o m is the Gover no r o f St. Kitt's ' • and on frei g ht $1,169,075 in specie —namely, from the Pacific ports, $206,748 in gold and $823,020 in silver ; from California, $115,200; from Carthagena," $25,000 ; from Jamaica, $5,416. Of the total value of specie brought by this steamer $923,021 is in silver, and the remainder in gold. There is also 1,7501. value in diamonds, &c., 181. ditto in platina, and a cargo consisting of 523 serons of cochineal, 235 ditto of indigo, 244 ditto of bark, 20 casks of ginger, one case of tortoiseshell, 7 cases of sucoades, 6 barrels of honey, 16 cases of beeswax, and 54 packages of sundries. Her Majesty's ship Calypso, while standing in for Antigua, Was driven ashore on the Diamond Rocks, to the north-west of the Island, in consequence of a very strong current having set in towards the land. She remained for several hours. The only damage which she received of consequence was losing the whole of her false keel. From St. Thomas's we learn that yellow fever had again made its appearance, principally among the shipping. During the time the Parana lay in flan port Reroral caeca broke out en board, three of which proved fatal. At Grenada the Legislature was again in session, after a recess of three months. In consequence of the ill-health of the Hon. R. Gibbs, Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Hon. H. Garraway had been appointed to succeed him. The question as to the expediency of organising a militia in the island, on account of the withdrawal of the troops, was being urged iu the Legislature. Sir W. Cole brooke, the Governor-in-Cnief of Grenada and the Windward Islands, had given much cause of dis satisfaction by endeavouring to introduce certain schemes which were objectionable to the inhabi tants. The weather had much improved, and in creased animation presented itself upon such estates as were in a condition to proceed with the sugar crop. It was supposed that great damage had been done to the shipping around the coast owing to the boisterous weather which prevailed for two or three days. The brigantine, Lelia left Grenada for London on the 10th of February. At Barbadoes the crops were looking well, and large returns were expected in consequence of the very favourable state of the weather. Reaping would still be late. Only a few,hogsheadd i bf sugar had been exported since the 27th of January. Ton nage was plentiful, and the island healthy. From Trinidad the news is not very cheering. Sugars wersi, arriving but slowly from the coun try, and manufacturing operations were much im peded. Several persons had suffered severely from an epidemic among their stock, and although every treatment had been tried to remove it, yet there was no appearance of its yielding. The weather was very showery —an unusual occurrence at this period of the year. At British Guiana the weather was very change able, and symptoms of earthquake were observ able. Several houses had been blown down by the strong winds which prevailed, and so violent were the seas which broke over the coast that the whole of the seaward defences had been washed away. The district of Kingston was entirely submerged at every tide, and many of the inhabitants were com pelled either to remain at home or use boats as a means of transit. The Educational Bill had again been brought before the Court, and was carried without any of its compulsory clauses. Trade con tinued dull, there being great uncertainty as to the amount of duties which it was the intention of the Government to levy. Shipping was very abun dant and freights low. There were two East India ships in the river, one of which had on board 287 Coolies. One of her Majesty's sloops of war was on a visit to the island. The West India islands are reported to be gene rally in'a healthy state. From Jamaica we have dates to the 27th ult. Our private advices contain the following :-- "These continue very dull, the Legislature still in session, and apparently doing no business whatever ; but the Ministry still have a large majority, and carry their measures with the greatest ease imaginable. It is expected that the business of the Assembly will not be concluded before the middle of May —the effect of the many useless speeches in which the members of the house have indulged themselves during the,session. "Deep sympathy is felt here for the sufferings of om brave men in the Crimea, and subscriptions are being raised in every direction in aid of the funds intended for the benefit of the widows and orphans of those who fall in battle. We have had several meetings in different parts of the island, the result of which- reflects great credit on the inhabitants for the loyalty displayed on the occasion, considering the forlorn condition of the colony. "There was every indication of a serious riot last evening in consequence of the decision given by the Vice-Chancellor in favour of the Rev. Mr. Oughton, Baptist minister of this city, who appears to be very unpopular among his congregation. The violence of the people was so great that the authdritiis were obliged to call out the military, who remained upon the spot during the night. "Her' Majesty's steam-ship Termagant, Commodore Henderson, was still lying at Port Royal when the packet left. "Cuba was represented to be in a state of siege by the accounts received from the United States. The Spaniards were in dread of an invasion from the expected Filibustering expedition from the States of America. It is stated that the Medea was engaged conveying troops from Porto Rico to aid General Concha." Business transactions at Kingston had been limited. The demand for breadstuffs was very small, owing mainly to the immense supply of ground provisions, though the high prices had a tendency to check consumption. Cornmeal was very dull of sale, the supply being in excess of the demand. In corn there was- nothing to report. Country corn was very plentiful. The rice-market was heavily supplied, and large quantities continued to arrive. Exchange on London was quoted—for bills at. 90 days, 1 per cent. premium ; 60 days, 11 ditto ; merchants' bills, per cent. discount ; commissariat bills, 30 days, par. Bills on New York at 60 days were quoted at 2 to 2i per cent. The following are the stations of the Royal Mail Company's intercolonial ships :—The Clyde, Guif of Mexico ; the Conway and the Dee, Spanish Main; the Derwent, Windward islands; the Zagle, PRUSSIA. --- The Berlin papers publish a summary of the dis cussions which took place in the Committee of the Second Prussian Chamber on the War Estimates. The discussions lasted 4 days, and terminated with the proposed address to the King already published. The following is from the National Zeitung " The committee named by the Second Chamber to ex amine the question of extraordinary funds applied for by the Government has submitted to the Chamber a sum mary of the discussions which took place in its interior on the subject, and which lasted four days. The most important part is that which refers to the declarations of M. de Manteuffei. That statesman refused to give the committee any explanations relative to the foreign policy of the Government. The application for funds was, in his opinion, sufficiently accounted for by the necessity which exists for Prussia to arm in presence of the war like preparations of all the States around her. , To enter into particulars, even on points which relate to the past, would be to necessitate communications from which conclusions might be drawn as to the future attitude of the Prussian Government. Put that course would not be prudent, not with respect to the Prussian Chamber, but with respect to foreign Powers. As to the past conduct of Prussia, he felt a firm convic tion that she had acted mast consistently throughout. At present she was anxious for a union with Austria, an understanding with the Western Powers, and the re establishment of peace by means of equitable concessions on the part of Russia, and he did not despair of seeing that object attained. In the course of the discussion the hon. Minister observed that Prussia had carefully avoided entering into any engagement with Russia, and, referring to the treaty concluded with Austria, he said that Prussia was still determire.l to fulfil most faithfully all her bbligations concerning it. As to what was said about Prussia being placed by that treaty in the position of a merely auxiliary Power, the answer might be that Austria herself was of the German States the most in that position, and the most menaced. He could truly declare that the Prussian Government was disposed to impart the greatest possible clearness to her obligations towards the German States and the Western Powers. He concluded by saying that he had more confidence in the future than the Prussian Chambers seemed to have." SAXONY. A letter from Dresden of the 16th announces the arrival at that capital on that day of King Frederick William of Prussia. Tho Queen of Prussia has been staying there since the 18th. She is a sister of the Queen of Saxony, both of them Princesses of Bavaria. Since the accession of the present King of Saxony to the throne the relations betwean the two Courts have been very intimate. The visit of the King of Prussia to Dresden at the present moment is regarded as of political importance. M. de Manteuffel has also proceeded there, and deli- 111111111•1 Vf This is a str Places of basin Yesterd.ay al Chan ge Upon tl Very final. red 45 to 473 ; Ar, bu heta 13 7i t' gold by and sent i nto t i I \ - elv Y ork by t iiito the Bank, The f o ll ow i n Dailey of the G ber of the Ban] "As far as MI t i hee et a 4:. : e t eersenTin making eao k a vw d ienrr h ogn e tu r : tige a particular Portance whethe' to bri,ig into tt4nee which ii kiti,h Empire. Cha ncellor of the Ilko the manner Itrepeth and dur tration depenwill Atibli mi nd on a for thee s upport of h ttilty of ev ery G ot e. hut th a t difl wil'e e a finance IV teeding war as i 4t tOt, perhaps, ij one of th e 1 h ow itation placed - in existence. h kr l eh ?snored as. enC it any a.rtic t o e Bion. But h r 11t It, aebthatettr:ze,..eddtPirilltr,Yelelee3'.tssaboooeeyuufzlblYvfottaicl' 3aspiCsnleheteal iseal°:tadniamidnro-daea:i.. N determined to ThE 4 kZilloa, or more, e Pe be finan iS:dettit i tt o o e ; of the c t Within certain e :f l ' its roe .PIDEIVL STOCKHOLM, March 6.—Last night the frost, 4i deg. below 0 ; but to-day, with W.S.W., and•st clear sky, the temperatui 2i deg. above 0. MEMEL, March 12.—After a week's thaw set in; and since the 9th, with the wind have been in the mornings and evenings 5 and at noon 3 deg. to 5 deg. frost. The ice ing to and fro. In consequence of the co' been driven so far from the coast that to-( Pilot Beacon only open water is to be see' is free of ice as far as the ballast station. ballast station to the Dange, and thence to Brucke (Exchange Bridge) a channel hi through the ice, through which vessels can PILLAII, March 14.—The winter still cent , the ice on the rivers is very firm, and the ge l is that th e y w ill not be navi ga eb e fore April. The entrance to this port is momently 6e Pill ice. • the 0 61' SWINEMUNDE, March 13.—1 t is new ag l " or is * tbe of winter. The ice drifting out of the barb; gado t he mulating on the East and West Bay on bcs ore ll a t i v " fairway inwards. The entrance into, as d. 14 . ! i e the . . roadstead, is open to vessels inward bean bu t rei.• 0 0 Wind, S.S.E. t o E.S.E , weather overca st / s ter g l last night lito 2 deg. fro . st, now the thermeal _ n d 11 0 2 deg. above 0. The ice upon the shallow: I : 0d • to of the ri ver S w i ne remains fast, but on th e t or e l'e ot it' roadstead, as we ll as seawa rd s , t h er e is no,pipi e seen from this place. The stream is • ter b wards. ,f• or • j o ' an SWINEHUNDE, March 15.—The fairway 1 8 1115; harbour i s a l most f ree of i ce, b ut th e vesse are still frozen in. ibat ,he only additional FAILURE.—By the arrival of the Baltic we l ei SP with_ liabilities for if 7--- - ' - saoi,lou oreoil.ately rep ~_ I of S. 0 . . .Nelson and Co., cotton factors, l ' i a p iron B o : a trme trader r r; a nh u at A hd Afe. been— aAnlrkre r.pathnde b e a m . SP orted w OM uo Selby,pr t ee2. i s ll' ) 170 00 I 01., and assets at / ~ of about 80,00 0 • . A i,, el° to The amount of the subscription opened din • ',,as t the army of the East amounted 135,907 fr. on e „ ha s , . The x' - ~1 THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON Tuesday d t yien: r O 0 1. Ca • ptam E. Christian '•Peninsular an • 50 3 ,of the , rola 0, Company, left this d with the o utwar ° a Oa yd forwhose insolvency t )rerigot mails. She carries 20 1 a fti 1 - fcr passengers an 1 4 400 -, , ,„ !a • Specie—for 0 t • L' ban ' 1"" full cargo,or to 1,2003. ; for le ' o6oo ' With Cadiz, 27 0 e Peninsular an " L'a clef J a pany's steamship left ti.J. - au - andhin lnd us,. C a ptain u i sr o S °t o m ay : p , i a tti 9 -I;lj s,, ,, d . e : ' ....g bil e ta f r s o s s r , :t l it ' e d cl ii ll l, the India cotton Th goods, &c. China mail ; also speci 59 400 of as , 1. ; for Alexandri a , l 1,500 • ~„.0 0 01, 011• er NARRO* Es his lo • rdship CAPE of THE LORD vi' terdaY hich was delivering d *o3[3 Yee w ju t, _ .. ,,, 0 ,, .ton . me w noon in the House to wer, ye , h e of Lords an 11 1,1 " was being hauled Wator o) .-- up to the ven i ,... orf l c rash r ao ci• ately over th- h - ouse, fell with a " sh i o , The As roof, almost • , immediately over his lord • , ~, o f ..• her embers ear dent occasioned his lordship anal t did no t aPP to house considerable uneasiness anthey " 1 „ ci gar o r he , at all convinced of their security until a ale"l,4o'ne the had been despatched for the pure ose of ascer, - 41.0 1 0 . ‘ 10 extent of the accident returned an 10 there was no further occasion for alarM• of the i CHRIST'S llOSPlTAL.—Yesterday a co the urpo s . vernors of Christ's Hospital was held for th . 13 P te d ta 113 j. receiving the report of tile committee apP° 4 l he 3 1141, vestigate the affairs of the hospital, and as t° " n i I:Vg ise inadequate application of its funds. rfi e 13°/toolt t' iass the Duke of Cambridge, the president,,efoo tr!° chair. The court was greatly crowded. _ 0 in° 6 ` e a , m otion "were 1.0 regular business was commenced, that thewho iocre, representatives cf tbe prsP, ao eeo ' f attendance, should be a dmitted toot heir pr „ t „, The. which was put and natived by a small tnajr'Wad bee' were then informed that notwithstanding tbe,Y,,,, a oon' allowed to be present at the last two Or tu l- 0 , 0 35i°"; they would not be admitted on the present t h e por e Alderman Wire bad a notice of motion on t b a oit t he that reporters should always be admitted vit t w orth , ' question beingput at future couits ; hut tu e , plac . alderman had Nob. ..4 arrived when a division the F re t ° on the question that they badmitted 00 o bridg e occasion. ,Le Cain t he SOLDIERS' WIDOWS.—The directors or bee for - Asylum have just determined to hold an electionip_the purpose of increasing the number of inmates bY ho ba° ° s vi" to whole of whom must be the widows ofsolcher mad e fallen in the present war. An appeal iS al° r ille reag ; the public to assist the committee in still furthe i iv hic n appeal did ing the number at an early -• period- - a n perio a will be doubtless liberal] te—the .idea y responded , t prO , especially as this is the only anenthoze)e perm for the soldier's widow. pro 0.- -- 4 h THE LYING IN STATE OP THE CZAR I N TI C- . I't " ` -d letter from St. Pttersburg of the Bth, 03'1 •-,,„' lying body of the late Emperor has been for Sono " l ',li c ba le d the Pew .i 0 on a state bed at the Winter Palace, an bo dy i. . been admitted at certain hours to see it. Th e ein t.ole l the room of the Grand Duchess Olga. The coba lt% r-; P d ment took place underthe direction of Professo. .50 and Gruber, members of the Ac 1 f Itleal ci .. :I( oily 0 „ro. bas Surgery. Since Tuesday the body of the FileP,'", ic h et' h gold, • 0 3 been covered with a large pall, edged wit ,locoviti envelopes the Whole and covers the fac3. Tko rJO nd ve e r to of the room is very simple. Three priests s ta ~, 0 ~, bed, and say mass alternately. The crovd all , on. to see the minuteis immense. They are only al , s s oa• P - f stop a fews in the room, and then,_ oig o o Every Russian kneels near the coffin, makes tP°I, the WV' - the cross, and kisses the covering over 1 le t , few years as tr3 6° ., tY, nature, rtslies__that ol OhOs fever, scar ] , Oh was eStia, di e etiological Sc d ti qtri :poe c lo c rio e . pt epidemic Y r F i a i r t b s e t e i s y l i a.44;4llllPdadpiesresu,sswerdiiii e known throw. rera the mse l veE ttcl in the c°1111( poedly, f or : ut ),Zted with e pid ei klte besides co il ( to jt iIY possessed, Who a re i n a v2es, arid. thus ac' I)4:Qost elaborate drawn up Was presen iilsl to, and w leht, Was very 1 ocination Extei t . n of age of io 'le of public vacc 741113elitchtliYa r ° i ra a tt l idle o ti n hecle v ip a n c r , 1 % and serving dent, wherein in the presci -nresented 1-1-t of the ,c 1 before tent also t on the d to bo n '0 commit from au Mee has 1 of train tale inmat, )r, so as ti epidemics depend )e still me at t Ong the diseases ef inquiring 4 ._ 41cuessary in the 114143 health," 41 ' 4 to car r y out tt E l o a f rtehaed labour iltlest the difficu. 11/41141e funds, an by the pre 5 1 - ," Lord o f th e :piteent to gr e of the s bli e are such p Purse it cane 4 ti l Pplication pr o be so ciety are, ~‘i4eter and tli 411 body are so N classes of generally k' '44 " that many. il/4C,44te themselve Ail it s iuvestigati Ntta u 4 44 'b Cons. of medical In' 4t been speevr(. ( l iens, an d it i s lobr lo ncil that th ,4 be extended I 1,4) identified as 'qf are of manki EAST :4 14:6:ew k quarterl; — ' , to c Itre was held 3 I ll e ?t; Colonel 01 - ' l4 lltes of the la il GAZET tltt.:, ti twis moved t ; t .he s upplied to c iitl4 n pany. O n a I tktk it ed to, on t h e gr( 100 Id 4 4 cowith st the , ti Al 441:%Lferred 4, who had infox tili,,isted, and broxi 1 l i i k I 1::14:%':;:tteill 1:11:::: nil:toll tdlidn'uot c ost he t'4lll 413 ' ' in pt ,-, tr such a woric, xl,qt the Court of I 11Y 5 '\4 lilt 41,13 Ictte:WPEl'TlanWilvgdAYaalT:agssEfahotiieehnrasAe i II:: vvi ocea,sion the " klt'to,i s hould be ackt 4,104'20,00M but or 411,90/. The servic tt.,,) conveying tro 'tttiltileilt had no stc h t" Means of dete ifkq°4l,ile j ou 01 4,.._e.a.gzress ss, Nt iq a four Emcee 1 irefore the Penins k,,tk„11,11011 the line ;_ tokt -,deßpatchea rela t il t perils bes' Tai,ti wag 01 unspeal 1,0 Motion Was sec:, 1 45 r, t44ti ,84IIIIIAN said L ' ta. t , ° , 4 of tile Court liltli-i% in a position tc 4tkiltiltl the Court wou '''t t-(;',3.02 one of the ci tril4,ke the matter , iz,''',sll had come frc kh u• liouG strop; Iti Nof kttts_ the steamer 111 '; 41 re st he movel A r q Le 5,000/•, ini,t ( te r ,si .. very length° tittil::eg.atived, an d on ,AL(1,11 26 a ainst 2 .1i0114`1(It Wa: tel 1148 orderedh ace received is re ~:!Ilti.-..., Baltic :--- : ;',Driszpr, sere svng 14341 ;unl, ide b the isirid at •,,,' cloc laic are is at PO 'wit 11024 t ee . t`rsto Ws g3lll coun °d at s eas, ib're ,k 4 .. —eil. deg. to 7 -jeg•P Ala"ctivc 1 at ees if ‘irlil• 't'ule tiou , ast wind it 10 , k ra. ii -ay fro re tl'; "ksile)onltyr, en. The PP Al. ilit .."1 n. Fro. tiii be ,N fY ( to the reg.! ,14:40 :,31:lag 339 ben co Vt;esFoor I be hauleg 1. . I toaa they e tin ues ,er e ._1 kottlltia. ey eneral ordnil WI ditto latter pkrtvi Otit.'ire, -ila f:e 0 ' rligati :41vItlie 1,1 St. Thomas's, undergoing rerair4 ; and thf, Jamaica youto. The Royal Mail steamer Bogota ar rived f rom Panama Panama on the 20th of February, with dates frw of Valparaiso to the Ist and Callao to the 11th February. From Chili we have little news. Th ° elections for Congress were to fake place in 3larcb• The country was tranquil. Diplomatic represeuta• tines are to be accredited to B r azil and the A r g el3 ' tine Confederation. The produce of the milling districts was daily inere.tsing, and new discorerieg wei e constantly being made. The value of bulllis .on exported from Copiapo in 1854 was 7,371,61°d0: being an increase on the previous year of 1,971151* dols. The prospects of the harvest were very en'l couraging. From Peru there is nothing of interest. lb. ng revolution having ended, the people w ere comparative tranquillity. General Castilla h refused the presidency. In Bolivia considerable agitation e xisted reeP. ct ' ing the final plans of General Belzu who beiiDveg about to retire from public affairs, the execut power was to be provisionally intrusted to a col3l' mittee of Ministers. SOUTH AMERICAN 3' S O UTHAMPTON, MAncIL I ,'' The Royal Mail steam-ship Great Western? "13. P: tain Bevis, arrived here this afternoon, bring?,ee the usual monthly Brazilian and River Plate M onte and dates from Buenos Ayres, Feb. 2; MIL - Video, Feb. 5 ; Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 14 ; 13 a7;' Feb. 19 ; Pernambuco, Feb. 22 • St. irili cen: I M 2 arch 4 ; Teneriffe, March 10 ; ' Mad eira ' Marc ; and Lisbon, March 15. During her hone' ward voyage the Great Western experienced utreeg 1 ; 9. 1 0 The number of passengers by this arriva' 3- 001. On freight she brings 144531. in ePeci e, 4°° - value in diamonds, 79 . 6 serons of cochineth 4 4 6 r b e f, 4 of A su t n m a d i of arg , Monte Is v er i ons of ipecacuanha, and lou fatigable, Vi Qhi s Dtl e ' Vixen, were her Majesty's ~._ p .. L , L , O 1.; the Madagascar, Trident, and Rifleman ; at 1331. 3, -r,. Sharpskooter and Spy; at Pernambuco, the - 1 - - press. A private letter f a r n o d m B ß ta u r en ; o a s t A:: ::ed-i:' 2, contains the following : es ti) , inr . , "Peace is concluded, and thing wear a gr a , t. n or proved aspect. Commercial are sanguine t." t he prospects are better now thanmtehney have been 11- " el im prOl 0 3d of February, 1852. The money markethae„ core a —that is, ounces that had risen as high as uov each are now only worth 303, wit h 3 dOW n ra te dollars tendency. Of export produce we have conside ext, stocks on band, with rather a dull demand. ° D r il we trust,. will take you accounts of biisk times. yeas to on W e have now in the River Plate s everal wi: h oly be their made twoasyetttole cr tio ant he differences by rne le irideo the what success Paraguay. their An attempt will re hab viith remains to be seen. At Monte E.o me ior Brazilian prot ec t ora t e i s f ar f ro m popular' an d oust portant facts rega r di n g th e ir future arrang enleuts tran in a few d les ay s s. than 11 merchan t vessel, in ‘spir e this sepstoerrtd n o . ay Arrive proi 1 "'" "We are m a ki ng an e ff or t in a id of th e W, mai , triotic Fund, w hi c h prom i ses t o be . suce esPiol• - perhaps, collect 2 000/ " --,February From Rio we have dates to the 12th 01 ~Aff. The transaction s i n E xc h ang e were lunite , 271; Berate amounts passed for London at 21 Sate s P . ris, 348 to 350 ; Hamburg, 6to 650% st a nd o in s_tock had been effected to limitd exte% , to 109 4. In coffee business was Moder3te7th of prices experienced no alteration up to the . 0 , pre' January. Since then, however, more acti„ l , e 'is o 0 t v h aiied, and the market advanced 100 to 1 5 u l ' t i o oP _ n e better and 100 reis on the lower descrig.,, of g S o o P d P ;a s qualities,ca lcame which h ard sparingly, princiP a -1. continued • t dY del a5P "' in sea ~ n car' It has been very difficult of late to make "i t 0 5 goes n of real.good first coffee ; of fine SUP bate t o f ext to impossible, the market being thatdescription. The scarcity of fo-Cd for calilt7ta animals in the interior continued te_ l to in' against supplies, which could not be expecte." he crease till towards the middle of this_menth" quantity ofamounted to Swatgi coffee in stock 25,000 bags. Some business of importairl_bif i been quite r a . e o transacted in sugar, which had consider',o I reduced the stock. Freights to quoted at 40s. to 45 s . English Channel, 45t, Dos. ; Antwerp, 625. 6d: II bur, 45a. to bto. l been At considerable.Pernambuco the bu'sinesS, of t ik . am :heigimaionithicbute° TEE WEATHER IN THE B-4LTIC• The following are the latest particulars ference to the state of the weather in the MEI