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

ROYAL OLYMt'IC THEATRE. . , LeSsee and Mangier, Mr. A. Wigan. -• HIS EVENING, JAN. I, Trill lye presented a new Comeliest ta, e aka A WI F E'A JOURN AL. Characters by Messrs. Erovva, Emery, Hammitt, and Leslie; and ; tewc; a'NI Miss A ter which, anew Fairy Extravag,inza. entitled TIH YELLOW WA 1{ F' AND TIE ING OF THE G.OLD Charac- P t by mr . Nowon L . K Miss Ja!fa Ft. George, Miss E. Ormonde, ilel"iss Marston, Allis Bromley, and Nlls. Fitzallaa. T o conclude w ith the Farce, called A BLIGrITED BEING, in wbich "M r. ltobson wii! appear. ROYAL LICEUM THEATRE. •Under- the manage:tie:A of Madame Yeetris. Sole Levee Mr ,Mathews. TIII4 EV.ENING, Jax 1, Will be pert imel AGGRATATINt) 5111. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. Will be produced a new and original- Fairy Fxtravaganza, en tillCd rErN"CE I'ItETTYFE'r. and VIE illrrTEliFf.Y. Tote followed by I'Aro %t).-; AllE RE rrEit WAN ONE. Box-ot11:,e op,n train 10 tnitii G. Sile ag;:it for l'rivite lloxns. Mr..i'lerpl, 15, .!Zew Pond-street. sr-TLEY' 3 NIPHyr:? ere, and 51 - :::;;.•;cr, Wilisnm Coe7;e., • Tremendous success of the Comic Pantomime THIS DAY, at Two o'clock, a GRAND MORtlixti PERFORM: Alacz. 11.eti will he presented the NEW STRIAEQUESN' COMIC PATrOMIME, with brilliant routine of SCE STE the CIRCLE. • - I HIS EVE N And during the week, the ~plenilid Spectacle of TIIE BATTLE of THE ALMA! With a eltssicat'Serie3 of SCENES ;n the ARENA! To eenclude with the gorgene:s Equestrian Comic Pantomime called, GULL' TRAVEIS i zIt:OCUH THE HORSE ISLANDS; or, Harlequin and Britannia! _ , B es o t t-ol`ice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager , Mr. W. , "lliv Manager, Mr. W. H Cooke Equestrian Director, W. Cooke, jut, EXQUISITE CURES WITH MESMERISM. Just published, price 2s. Cd., THE ZOIST, No. XLVIII., is now ready, and contains remarkable Mesmeric Cures of Gout, Rheumatism, Neuralgia agony, Housemaid's Knee, and of Diseased Bone which had been prorious'y treated with torturing measures in an hospital ; an account of Reichenbach's last work, and his exposure of Liebig ; the Cerebral Development of Alex. Dumas; Swedenborgianism ; the identity of certain instances of alleged Witchcraft with Mesmeric Disturbance ; s Atte calcs of remarkable sleep ; with an exposure of Sir R. Krodies errors and his injustice, by Dr. Elliott on ; ant more mischief fr. m Spirit-fanc'es. London: Hippolyte Bailliere, 219, Regent•street. WADING SAUCE, for Fish, Game, Gravies, Hashes, Stakes, &c c —JOHN' and CHARLES COCKS, the Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers of the celebrated READING SAUCE, beg ,to CAUTION the Public a.ainst the daily frauds prac tised by.many persons, who are of.ering their spurious imitations as the genuine Reading Sauce. This sauce is patronised and recom mended by most. families in the kiNdom, and for general tin it stands unrivalled. It is sold by all respectable Fish Sauce Venders. Be particular in asking for "Cocks' Rea lin.: Sauce," which is pre pared ONLT by .I.ihn and Charles Cocks, at their Manufactory, Duke - street, Rea ling. all others are counterfeits. Observe the name, "J. aiid C. COCKS, Reading." on the seal and label of each bottle : without this none arc genuine. DRURY-LAN E.--Le3see, Mr. E. T. Smith.— Pedue Prces as C 323,1.— A Morn!ng Performance every 11' canes lay, at Two o'clock. ruts rxr,!...rtso. JAN. 1. Will b 3 pres nted EUGENer.:. Charieters by '[caws. T. Mead, Belton, A. 'roan e, aid Worr(11; Misses Ilarrlott, Arden, and War vet,leli, A DEAD SIIOT. To lei !ill wed by the entirdy eriginal, extraordinary, lite rary, tr saitiaaary, comical, gastronomical, an d pecul i arly culinare andfanfastic domestic grand comic Chaste). is Pantomime, entitled JACK AND Ma; or, linesman King Mustard and the Four and-TWenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. The extensive seenevi s scenery,en tirely new, by Messrs. Nichols, Cuthbert, C ooper, Garden, l ordinal y and Moore. The machinei yby Messr s . T uc k er. The etrn Properties, decorations, traits, changes, and ;ransframatione by Mr. Needham. The choregrapbic arr. neements by Madame Louise. The overture alai music compas?d and isree ,and sketches Leader, Mr. Hayward, The whole of the d , es , g h n: models ' for many weeks past furniehed_froin the studio of DikwY Y nk xe i cii. ' Hon. The novel grotesque has been_personally supervising burielsque opening invented and th w eir d ri e tt u e n n de b t E he . m ßla d n ia c t h e ard .upe r rainnd the weole - .arranged and pro ince pal Ingredients in the teildanea .of . Mr. Edward Stirling. Prime Christmas Bill of Fare : -The Hall of Hypochondria in the Domains of Dulness: ropy (Ge stic oi Gloom), Mrs , Halford. Fog, Indigestion, Starter-day (his Ministers of Drizzle„Taxaa, Spleen , Melancholy). Messrs, E. V. Dent, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, E. V. Day,t.y. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Azure Diabolicals In attend ance, Messrs. Crask. Quake, Fret, Fidget, Worry, Flurry, Fume, Vex, Groan, Growl, Grumble, a. id Grizzle. Apparition of Misan thropy on her favourite, Nightmare, and Magical Appearance of Good Humour in her Christmas Car. Good Humour, Miss Alder ; Lightheart and Sunshine (her Attendants ), Misses Honey and Branin; /Mrs. Glasse (the orleinal Cook , s ()ee," an 1 the well• known adviser of the "First catch your hare , " &c,), Mir it Rosins Collins. ,s The receipt given to make a good pantomime, an, con coctions ordingly. Cottage of Jill on the borders o f d Fairy (by irise), with Enchanted Kitchen, Garden, and Region of Preserves "Sing a song of Sixpence, " Pocket full of rye, " Four-and-tweray blackbirds, "Baked In a pie."-Ancient Nursery Legend. Jack (the intereetiag hero of the olden story, who went herothe hill to fetch, &c aitervvards Hariequie If. Milam ; Jill (the ine of the adventure, in love with Jack), afterivaeds Columbine. Wile. Bolen° ; Marmalade (the Petry Queen of :he Preserves), Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, and Greengage (her Assistants), Misses Clifford, Gower, Johnson, Love, - aunts, and Richardson; Srawherry, CranteeTy, Gaoseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Qiiir e. &c. (Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Charlet, Kin:, Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lila Ellis, Rosa Harrison, E. Box, Tav'er, Matilda Chen'ey, Martiney, St. Clare, Fvens, John Levine& S. Johnson, and Roberts; P:eserved Ginger their warm ally), Master Pungent; Fruit Blossoms by a Blooming Selection of Corypters. Tic Will and the Way-the Talismanic Sixpence-The Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, 3fdlle. Therese and Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, &c. The Four-and- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodle Loodle, &c, The Ulla:ling of the Will " Jill must not a husband take, Till she a pie can make and bake." Interior of Jill's Cottage (by Mootalight).--Coal, Mr. Nobbs; bundle of Wood, Mr. Halfpenny; Congreve BOX, Mr. Fixer; Bellows, Mr. Leathertalgrie ; Dutch Oven, Mynheer Von Tan ; Rolling Pin, Mr. Smoothpitete ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar; Frying Pan, Mr. Broaclrim ; Soyer'a Three-legged Iron Pot, 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 Cast'e), Mr. Husky and Mr. Sneezums ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Cayenne, Mr. Capsi cum; Harvey's Baece (attendant in waiting), Mr. Savoury ; the Army of Zests, Messrs. Indian Soy, Curry, Capers, Ketchup, Mushrooms, Garlic, Shalot, Sweet Kerbs, Potted Tongue ; Potted Beef, Potted Bloaters, POtteA Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, &c.; Horse Radish (from the King's stable), by a Racing Na;. ennui Review-Ter rific Attack upon the Appetite, and Rally of the Relishss-Great Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career, The Abode of Chutnee in the Province of Pickles (by Sunset).-Chutnee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Faci e s; the Pick'e Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Gher kqrs, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, &e.; 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 Whi to Spri.e), Herr Willikind Moleno. Imminent danger of dill in splitting upon a Rock of Salt- Treachery of Vinegar - Upsetting the Pail above, and Evaporation of the Saline Stalactite Ca'emils, disclosing The Emerald Temple of Salad.-Magical Union of the Sweets and Sours, and " a Pie" termination of the Loves of Jack and Jill . T he Transformation. -Harlequin, M. Mil ; Colurribines, Ma/le. Brien() and Miss Elton H oney; Pantaloon, Mr. Cole; Sprite, Herr Willikind Moleno ; Clown, the celebrated Harry Bolen° (his first appearance in London for manY years); Aerial Evolutionists, by the inimitable Italian Brothers. The Turk's Heal Public-house and Hairdresser's Shop.-Heirdresser, Mona Pomade; Publican, Mr. Billy Williams; Customers, Messrs. 'tertin), eimockface, Owen Swift, Beardless, Whisker Want, Baron Nicho'son, and T‘sn Seed; the British Pub lic by themselves; Policeman AI, Mr. V"gilant. Approach of tho Groat Ragged Russian Beer-How he Whines after the Porte, which, being ratite- , oat, turns net corresvaat crusty-4L Dose of Turkey Rhubarb-A Don-e Cossack -Pure Cireassion Cream-How one Sham 111 makes all wen- .he Great Bear turns out a Great Boar Russian Attachment to Grease-Clown Cuts his Customer's Hare and afterwards Dresses it a 'a Stoeer -The Great Moustache Move nient -A Close' Shave -Clown shows I's high attaciment to the Pole-Sudden rase in Porter -An st.T. M.P.-1 Patten Lock at 10 'clo A ck -A Bona Fide Travis Pee-Ginger Beer and Gin without ger Mill, a leeglit, a Regclar Row, and Station -house for Two. Great American Baby aliow.- Are val of the Infantry -Sudden Squall-Ma's upon the Eve of ittle-General Attack--Awirding e r bee-Clown and P:l7ltall)on's Offsprines- The Prettiest Baby n the Werld-A Model Baby and a Spirit Child The Wonderful Effects of Dr. De Jcmgh's (;ad Liver Oil-, I ilVa'S Great Prize Baby -Fresh Arrival of 30t) more Babies -Iy•e Juilv onfolitided-Great Uproar-An Unwelcome Visitor to a ladies' an 1 Juvenile Party and Extr.iordinary ease of seisperidel Animation by Tian Sprites. Scottie asster aline, neseveper_aftice, the lta and Pursell's Estsleishae•ba Cernbill -" Biscuit Bekaa; mat Confectemsry Up rouse ye then, ley merry men, it is our welling day' -A Holster for Mt, • 11,i a Lobster f tsve -A Alussulin in and a Man for a "siMusele---limy and (lust° 14 -A -Bride Cake and a Wahline Cake - First }lai '7l alai eecond Edeloa -Left tait f r Want of Ro in - Press, et the l'r.v lege :in Peril ees of .111: press - "Oh, what a row, a tempts, wi , at a Meting.' Pak r, Mr Cab; y; Eishmenser, 3tr. See' estrr Newaity. Chriq erts-box ; Pamela, essrs Typo a el Chapel ; Editor, Mr. tauenu !°.'"' Cuteninp; Pas sengers, Mesrs. Trot. (.08,,, stretalone, she, I.oiter, and Walk abeut ; Ilear•linat e Mr. arieaday. Boa. es shep and New Wing of Sernersetanrass.---Ilere we a; e-ra erry Ch rietm . New hear - high Prices arid Low. Prieee_ai tl uff -Eng e S nd a Hauer arle lish Coin enters--Mocks on Ilan 1 mei Handsome Stocks -Ford's Eureka Shirts - •lieferin in the (eel List aiel line:sal Treatment of the Cleras -Trsfer- day at the Bank% ans,lboGpe,,inaeiral Atilrei.ydgrl3a..t Soinerset•hou can Hosier. Mr Stoceen bird; Boy, Master Toddles. Sneer's Marie Kitchen. -Chef de Cuisent, Mons. Boyer; Kitclieninaids, Basteaway and Drippingsell ; (herdsman, Cor oral Longsbanks; Policeman Sergeant Podger. Cupboard Lovers--Soeer's Last Sou Where's the. Knives and Forks ? fuel Unboiled p- Soup-Clo stern-Hes:llm Swains-Lobster Patty avd Lob wn Gone all to rot-II .rlequin Gets well Towelled and afterwards Mangled--Clown mid Pair ;slam in a Stew-A Regular Bret:- that I will speak Tim contest in such an surapiestioneble shape, Cooks Spoil the to thee (Sayer, or rather Shakspeare)Teo Many (Clown's) Broth-The scene finishes in a very spirited manner. An Illuminated Page of the Ilistory of F,tielandand Allegorical Tableau with Panoramic Effect., ilustrailve of the Triumphs of the Attlee Farces.o Young Jaliien's " Allied Army Quadrille," by the doable f the Eiera•li and French. "God save the Queen," Partant pour la Syrie," " lcule Britannia " Daughter of the Real rent, Miss Rebecca Collins, in which character else will sing the spirited patriotic eftusion, pubilsshed in "Blackwood's Magszine" for December, and wriaen by Corpo al John Brown, of the Grena- Balakla dier Guardva,s, vehat Sept.2Sth the men g: t som e d rink for the first time at a Come ill you gallant British heart t love the red and blue, And driek the heath of those, breve lidswho made theßtasiansrue. Then fill the doe', aml let it pots, three times thrce, and one more, For the twentieth of September, eighteen humirel and fifty-foar Vestibule of the Temple of Viet:try. The Tribute of England to the Itrase Patriots, lastribaron 0. La re , l Wraiths, Gorgoeus and Electric Se. nic Climax, with aevelvine Columns aul Variegated Illuminatiens. 'Terrific Fl 11t ot the !talent Brothere. The whole scene presentine a coup d'oe I never be ore wisnessed on the English stage. Admission -Stall.. 53. ; dress circle, 4i. ; second price, 25.; upper circle, 3e: ; r:ze, price, pia 2s. ; serene price, Is ; lower gallery, IS.; second IN.tea, 211., fllll upwarde. iors open at half -past 6, boxes, performence at 7 Welock. Half-pri eas 9 o'ciocic. The box office open daily, awn II till 5 o'c'ota, underahe direction of Mr. Edward Chetterten. Notica-The follo eine pi cos are approved and in preparation, and will shortly, 112 pr :.fu -al : -The (Irani Christmas Pi - lto - name by E. L. Blanca tra, Ese. : a Draina,n A by da D p i t o a n tib li n ou fr r o e m lifeyerb ‘eris 0: era, i eault, Esq.; Two Dram du by A. Fair!. ; a sepal with stewscentry, prope r ti es, ls and effects; to be succeeded by rte En e ellsh n (by Mr. Rey oold son) of Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauride. 'fife Grand Historicil Feyp. flan Online, many months in preparation, seal alto shortly appear THEATRE ROYAL. HAT 1; A ti.% Under the management of Mr. tlnckstone. THf3 EVENING. JAN. 1, Will be performed the Drama of THE K..NIGHT3 OF THE ROUS D Ti. IX.. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Rowe, W. Farren, Compton, and Bueltstone ; Misses Reynolds and E. Chaplin. Followed by a new graid Chr:strnmt Pantomime. entitled LITTLE " - PKEV; or, ~a rlequin ant the Olri who Lo,t hcr Sheep. Little 11°-Peep. Sates L. lhornps,n ; Nfr. Chapin° ; Pantaloon, Dir. Iltrne-1; Clown, !qr. App , eby ; ecitnnbine, .1111 i M. Brown. ROVAL rimicEsys THEATRE. Un.lcr the Management of Mr. CttAittie gEAN. EVENING, JAN. I, Will be prc3euted TILE COURIER OF LYONS. P ter Mr. C RCM!. rizelpal charaC ' After which will be prothieed a New Grmd Christmas Pantomime. entitled, 111111",FQUIN lILLTE-2EARD; or,' Tho Groat li aahavr, Lay I emti n, Mr. Cm m Lek; Clown, Mr. Maine ; Pantloon, Mr. P AA% And Columbine, M 133 liesborotrsh. TiI&ATItE 1 OYAL ADELPFEL, Proprietor, 54r. B. tWbstor.—Dlroctress. Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, JAN. 1, will be rerform BONA FM?, TRAVELLFRS. Characters by Mes rs. IC mer, P. Ilei.l4rd,k,eley, Mrs. Kee'ey, Bc,!. After wh'ell, a new grand Vecentrie Extravaganza, called VG ZAti ; • r, Travels et M'es=srs. Danube and Prutb. To be followed - by THE CAMP AT CIIOIIIIAM. To wh!elt will b 3 a.1.1e41 a new Farce, entitled TILE RAILWAY BELLE. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY I, 1855. ALGAR and STREET, Colonial Newspaper, and General Advertisement Office, 11, Clement's-lane, Lom bard-street.—January 1, 1855. SHE WEATHER.--Sum OHIO; Deo. 31. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 48 - highest since noon yesterday. 40 —lowest this morning and during the night. 53 —this day, at noon. BABOMETEB, 30'44. WIND, W.N.W.—Light breeze, mid fine frosty weather. JANUARY 1. 50 -highest since noon yesterday. 4.1 —lowcst this morning and during the night. 52 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'03-3 sudden fall of nearly half an inch. WIND, W.N.W.—variable and squally—blowing very fresh. It blew a heavy gale daring the night, with sternly gusts occasionally. ryri l re, , _ LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1855. We live in strange, eventful times ; and the year which has just terminated will be regarded by the historical student as one of the most memorable recorded in British history. After thirty-nine years of profound peace and tran quillity the torch of War has been enkindled-- the Temple of JANUS re-opened. Nor is it a " little War" in which we are engaged. The prophetic foreboding of the . Great NAPOLEON is in course of verification. The attempt has been made to render Europe " Cossack." France— happily governed by the nephew and legitimate representative of that NAPOLEON whose dynasty we wasted so much blood and treasure to over- throw—is united heart and hand witk the British Empire in a determined opposition to the grasping cupidity and boundless ambition of the Northern Despot--united by bonds that, we trust and be lieve, will day by day be more closely cemented until they become indissoluble. They are engaged in a sacred cause. It is, indeed, a " Holy Alli ance," in the true sense of the expression. "Holy," because there is no private or personal feel ing involved in the quarrel. " Holy," because they seek no political aggrandisement ; and that having shown a profound sense of th• blessings of Peace, they have yet flung away their scabbards rather than suffer the triumph of injustice—the victory of " might over right." This is real " chivalry," not the caricature denominated " Quixotism," but an earnest feeling of what jus tice demands, and an unbending determination to see that it be enforced. It is the result of an un flinching obedience to the Divine precept, " Do unto others as you would they should do unto you." France and England have, therefore, in terposed their power and authority between the oppressor and his intended victim. And they have done so, not hastily or recklessly, but with a thorough knowledge of the danger, diffi culty, expenditure, and bloodshed that must be encountered. Perhaps we may be wrong in ascribing this latter knowledge to the entire nation. When the Government, or rather a portion of the Government, comprising all those whose offices gave them any control over the manage ment of hostilities, appeared to remain in total darkness. Lord ABERDEEN, Mr. GLAD STONE, and some others, unquestionably exhibited a blind credulity in hoping even against hope that peace could be still maintained ; and by their professions and practices they probably occasioned, and certainly rendered the War more for midable and onerous, for they induced the CZAR to believe that an exhibition of haughty determination might enable him to escape from the false step he had taken, and to be allowed to play out his game with impunity. At the commencement of 1854 we were still at peace, although the aspect of the politio.tl ho rizon was peculiarly lowering, and all, save a few devoted " ABERDEENITES " and members of the Peace Society, looked on a speedy collision with Russia as inevitable. The massacre of Sinope had taken place. The nation was disgusted, not merely at the brutality of the Russians, but also at the apathy and indifference of our own Admi ral, who, with an overwhelming force under his command, suffered the fleet to come forth from Sebastopol and to perpetrate the awful and heart rending atrocity that horrified the British nation. It had, however, produced one result. It had led to a more resolute demand on the part of the Western Powers, who were determined no longer to stand idly by while su3h atrocities were being perpetrated. They demanded that the Princi palities should be vacated by a fixed period, the 30th of April, offering, at the same time, certain definite proposals that might possibly have led to an amicable arrangement had they been received in a suitable spirit. The CZAR, however, dis missed them in the most summary manner, stating that " the proposals did not require a moment's consideration." Meantime, however, Parliament had assembled, and notwithstanding the gravity of existing cir cumstances hopes were held out of various mea sures of reform which were urgently required. Some of the less important, or, at least, the less anxiously looked for, were carried, but the vast majority were relinquished with more or less de monstrations inonstrations o f regret on the part of their puta tive Parliament ary innocents were surrendered3por ance of re gre t , while wi h n out ssome the casesapp etahre in others the arent exhibited stro ng indications of th e painful str p uggle he had endured before consenting to the sacrifice. If we obtained a small instalment of University Reform, we were obliged o to relinquish the fondly cherished expectations of P arliamentary Reform, which seemed within our grasp when it had been especially announced in the Royal Speech. The last relics of the obsolete Usury Laws were erased from the national statute-book ; but the Ecclesi astical Courts remained unimproved, the law of marriage au divorce unaltered ; and if there w as a consolidation o f the Mercantile Law, we were still compelled to await patiently the long -pro mised codification of the Criminal Law. Of the last Session we may say, se far as matters uncon nected with the War were concerned, that it was one of large promise and of Scanty performance, and that the chief changes to b e noticed were i those in the fiscal department namely, the doubling of the Income Tax, the large Increase of the Malt Duties, the Spi r it Dutie ase s, aria the stoppage of the reduction of the S ugar , Duties, atd the promise of a suspension of all further reduction of the Tea Duties —one of the kind in which we are enabled to place faith in the promises of Ministers. We also had the creation of a War Minister. But the chosen of the nation was not appointed, and the Duke of NEWCASTLE, who received the post to which the voice of public opinion had nominated Lord PALMERSTON, has not been very successful in the performance of the onerous and important duties confided to his charge. Return ing, however, to the all-important question that absorbed the attention of the community. We may say that War was proclaimed at the close of the first quarter of the year, or the 28th of March. Twoexpeditions bad previously been despatohed, A British army was despatched to Scutari, and a British fleet to the Baltic. The latter captured and destroyed Bomarsund in conjunction with the Allies, and made the Russian fleet keep close under the walls of Sweaborg or Cronstadt. It did not fulfil the expectations of the nation. But that we firmly believe to have been the fault of the Home authorities, and not of the gallant Ad miral in command. The land expedition lay for some time inactive, while disease and privation more than decimated their ranks. They saw their Allies engaged in a life-and-death struggle, but no effort was made to relieve 'or assist them. It was not until August that a movement in advance was attempted, al though the intention was suffered to leak out, so as to put the CZAR on his guard, and enable his servants to prepare a warm reception. Tran sports were then assembled, and in the beginning of September the army sailed for the Crimea, where they were landed at Old Fort on the 14th of Septem ber, without loss, or even a show of resistance. On the 20th the glorious battle of the Alma followed, and soon after the celebrated flank movement on Balaklava, the propriety whereof is at present more canvassed than on its first announcement. Since then there has been the attempted surprise at Balaklava, rendered memorable by the un fortunate misapprehension which led to the self-devoted sacrifice of so many of our brave cavalry soldiers ; and the battle of Inkerman, where a greater number of the assailants were placed hors de combat than the entire number of the defenders of the position. We have also had a winter Parliament, remark able only for the establishment of an unconstitu tional force, and the impression .ccasioned by the Ministerial proposition that Englishmen were un able to defend themselves without the venal aid of mercenaries. We must Row look forward confidently and hopefully. We trust the New Year will bring more resolute councils, and that the British Government may, eves at the eleventh hour, show themselves worthy of the position in which they ars placed, and fulfil the expectations and wishes of the people whose destinies are placed in their hands. Let Sebastopol" be taken, and Austria will have serious grounds enough to dread the vengeance of Russia. NICHOLAS can no more forgive his im perial serf than he can a patriotic Pole. Her con tribution to British losses at the victory of Inker man will not mitigate his wrath in the least. Austria dared, by mistake, to congratulate the Allies f and has since dared to set OMEII. PACIIA at liberty for the Crimea, and to sign " a treaty which, defensive to-day, may become offensive to morrow." She has sinned beyond the hope of pardon. This position of hers is the only ground on which we can hope that she nay do from ne cessity at last what she ought to have done from a sense of honour and right long ago. It is, however, time that she bestir herself. Whenever the Crimea becomes a hopeless battle-field for Russia, she will bring the greater part of ker power to bear on Austria. The young murderer of the Hungarian officers for whose life even a PASKIEWITCH interceded, the young tyrant who has suppressed the national institutions of Hun gary, will then have that yet powerful country more favourable to the Russians than to him. Prussia will never help him, and the Poles, unless gained in time, will be his bitter enemies. Aus tria has wronged them only less than Russia, and they will gladly seize any opportunity to plunge their bayonets into either oppressor. NICHOLAS has, moreover, one advantage over the boy-king. His people and. the Poles are of one race—they are all Sclavonians; and deeply as they feel the wronge inflicted on them by their fellow Sclavonians of Russia, they are yet more incensed perhaps with the Austrian and Ger man contempt for their race. Austria was indebted to her Sclavonian population for pissing through the revolution of 1848-9 without dismemberment ; they expected as a reward a Sclavonian policy, but they have been recompensed with a steady effort to convert them into Germans. This, being the majority of the population of Austria, they naturally resent. NICHOLAS has therefore but to offer some conces sions to the Pules, and to take the lead in a cru sade for vengeance on the contemners of the Scla vonian race, and the Poles would follow him. Why should they not? If Austria be not willing to restore them to nationality as the best safe guard against Russia, nor the Allies as their only reasonable material guarantee for a lasting peace, why should they, not take up with the next best thing, and compel one despiser of the Sclavonian race to feel its terrible power when aroused and united to avenge, where it can, a long series of insults. If Austria is to be secure against the possible vengeance of Russia next summer, and against the despairing co-operation of Poland to inflict it—if, too, the Allies mean to have Poland with them and not against them, and to secure the aid of Sweden, who waits on this one condi tion—then the declaration of ;'Polish nationality as the fifth and the greatest point must not longer be deferred. Count VALERIAN KnAsiNsKr, who, at least, may be presumed to know the minds of his countrymen, assures us that from such consi derations as these alone the question is an urgent one. It has been frequently asked by a leading jour nal, and with an air of perfect knowledge—Row are we to get at Poland ? Whether our ships are to sail on dry land and disembark their troops at Warsaw ? It is interesting, in reading the care fully-reasoned pamphlet alluded to, to see the difference between pretentious and scoffing decla mation and real knowledge. We give in another column an extract from the Count's pamphlet, which will be interesting information to nearly every one of our readers, and which will show that the writer fully understands the prac tical as well as the political part of his subject. Re marks the very part of the Baltic from which Poland may be invaded with success, with the) certain co-operation of the inhabitants of the dis trict, and with equal certainty of cutting the Russian line of communications, while the base of our operations would be a sea coast comparatively near to the ports both of England and France. In fact, the more the question is discussed and studied, the more must every thinking man be convinced that it is pre-eminently the great prac toi;avlmeanoynalestiwoirftitte an h r e s, hsoouldr. toltAmusatyriasuaint dtheßpurpose n pooh pooh it as the vagary o f re f ugees ; itl tl B te l y B, ca t n o , an aristecracy aristocratic Cabinet t o f orgot, i f as noble as th emse l ves, though thei r d ays i n Sib er i a, or as' though pi n i ng emigrants ; it may suit a Ministry whi c h wou ld like for its cr e di t ' s sake perhaps to boat Russi a , but not to disqualify her f or t h e position the b r f a t e h r e s despot's hope—t o l eave h er close 0 of Germany ; but if our people become alive to their own interest, they will force on our Govern ment a reconstituted Poland, even as they forced on it a righteous war. They will force it on them to hasten the termination- of the War, to spare in an honourable way the needless effusion of English blood, and to take the only effectual guarantee for European peace, DESPATCHES FROM THE PACIFIC. We have been favoured by the Admiralty with the following : (No. 19.) President, at San Francisco, Nov. 15. SIR,—A.B a sequence to Captain Sir Frederick Nicol son's letter of the 19th September last, addressed to me, the duplicate of which was forwarded hence on the 16th ult. ; I beg to transmit lists of the names of the seamen and marines belonging to her Majesty's ships who were killed at Petropaulovski, or who have since died of their I am, &c., CHARLES FREDERICK, Commodore. Ralph Osborne, Esq., M.P. wounds. (Signed) President, San Francisco, 14th Nov., 1854. Return of Officers, Seamen, and Marines, belonging to her Majesty's ship President, who were killed or have died since from wounds received in the attack cn Petropaulovski OFFICER. Captain Charles A, Parker, Royal Marines. SEAMEN. James Ariell, able seaman. James Callaghan, „ David Stedman, ~ John Leask, ordinary. Richard Tassell, „ George Durrant, „ MARINES. Private Richard Tunall. „ John Saines. „ Francis Russell. „ George Henderson. ft Robert Woodards. (Signed) RICHARD BURRIDGE, Captain. List of Men lately belonging to her Majesty's ship Pique, who were killed, and who have since died of wounds received in the operations against the Batteries and Town of Petropauloveki, Kamtschatka, on the 4th of September, 1854. Joseph Batt, master-at•arms. Wm. H. Garland, second class ordinary. Daniel Davey, A. 8., died on board from wounds on 13th September. James Alfred, captain foretop. Charles Browne, alias C. Brown M‘Dermot, leading seaman, died on board from wounds on 15th Oct. Noah Yates, sailmakers crew, died on board from wounds on 7th Sept. Thomas Morrison (1), ordinary. Joseph Hatch, A.B. James Thiriwell, A.B. Joseph Down, ordinary. James Marks, boy, first class. Lanman Race, ■erjeant. John Carter, serjeant. Joseph Jackson, Ovate R.M. Henry Jefferies, private R.M., died on board from wounds on 6th Sept. Thomas H eweson, private R.M. Williom Carne, private R.M., died on board from wounds on 15th October. List of persons belonging to her Majesty's ship Virago killed during operations, and since died from their wounds. Killed at Petropaulovski, 4th Sept., 1854-- George Tee, stoker. Henry Fowler, gunner, R.M.A., 3d Class. Thomas Martyr, private, R.M., 3d Class. . Died of Wounds— George Julier, gunner, R.M.A., 3d class, 14th Sept. Samuel Sergeant, stoker, 14th Oct. COURT. CIRCULAIt. WINDSOR, D. 30. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Bishop of New Zealand and Mrs. Selwyn, and Colonel and Lady Emily Seymour. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance after dinner. The Queen, with the Princess Alice, wa lk e d i n th e Home Park this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, went shooting. Captain Seymour had the honour to accompany the Prince. The Lord Chamberlain left the Castle in the forenoon for London. Dzo. 31. Thor, was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes terday._ _ . Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert drove out yesterday afternoon in an open carriage. The equerries in waiting were in attendance on horseback. The Queen and Prince, with the Royal children arta the Duchess of Kent, attended Diviae service today in the private chapel of the Castle. The Rev. Lord Wziothesley Russell performed the morning service, and preached the sermon. CABINET CouNcrL.—The Ministers will again as , semble in council to-morrow afternoon at the Foreign- office. Major-General Lord Rokeby, appointed to command a division of the army in the Crimea, will leave town on Friday next for Plymouth, to embark there the follow ing day for the Black Sea. Major-General Barnard, who is likewise appointed to command another division, and who is staying with his uncle, General Sir Andrew Barnard, at the Governor's house, Chelsea Hospital, will accompany his lordship. Captains Barnard and Allix, aides-de-camp to the gallant generals, proceed to the East at the same time. The horses and baggage of the Generals have already been forwarded to Ply mouth. We are happy to learn that the Duchess of Cambridge received letters on Saturday, brought by the Queen's messenger who arrived that morning from, Constan tinople, from the Duke of Cambridge, which gave a favourable account of the health of his Royal Highness. The Royal Duke has been staying at Therapia since he arrived with Major the Hon. James Macdonald, from Balaklasa, and his health has gradually improved, mainly from retirement and change of scene. The Royal Duke is most anxious to rejoin his division of the army before Sebastopol, but his medical attendants insist on his thorough restoration b his accost oned good health before he quits for the Crimea. It was thought his Royal Highness would !save towards the close of the month (December) fir Bblaklava. We have received a letter from a correspondent, re ferring to a very graphic account we published of the Russian steamer Wladruir and another firing upon the French steamer Caton, on the 6th. The name of the English steamer that drove the enemy back was the Valorous, and not the Terrible. WINDSOR CASTLE.—There will be no theatrical per formances or balls at the Castle this season, the rooms usually occupied for tkat purpose having been fitted up in the most splendid manner for the reception of the Em peror and Empress of the French, whose visit is expected immediately after the war assumes a more favourable aspect. REPORTED VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO CARDIFF.—The Cardif Guardian contains a letter from Colonel Phipps to Mr. Richards, Town Clerk of Cardiff, which states that there is no foundation fer a report on which the Town Council were preparing to act, that the Queen and Prince Albert would shortly pass through Cardiff, on their way to Pembroke Dockyard. No royal visit is con templated either to Cardiff or to Pembroke. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SYMPATHY WITH ENGLAND IN THE WAR.—As an expression of colonial sympathy with Great Britain in the war now raging with Russia, a fund is being raised in aid of the wives and dependent relatives of the soldiers and sailors engaged in the war. The sum already collected amounts to 5,2171. 6s.— Australian awl New Zealand Gazette. AVAILABLE COAL FIELD IN VIOTORIA.—The discovery of coal at Cape Patterson, about 150 miles from Mel bourne, on the south-east coast, is of the greatest is portance ; it will enable machinery to be very advan tageously used, and create a demand for steam power, which will stimulate a new important branch of com merce for the tuture,—Australian and New Zealand Gazette. ADELPHI THEATRE.—Since the first night of the Christmas entertainment at this house Mademoiselle Benoni, a French danseuse of considerable celebrity, from La Scala, at Milan, has made her appearance in the dive:tissements which form a relief to the action of the piece. She is an artiste of a high school, endowed with great physical strength, and with a decision and firmness in her steps which give a remarkable character to her execution. It should be observed that the diver tissements are of a different kind from the occasional dances which we sometimes .find at non operatic theatres. Mademoiselle Benoni and Maraquita are real artistes of the ballet, versed in the mysteries of elaborate pas, and their appearance at a dramatic house may be regarded as a sigular novelty. WANT OF SEAIIEbT AT SHIELDS.—Several veesels are now detained in our harbour for want of seamen. There seems to be a defi c i enc y o f ma t es , men b e f ore th e mas t, as 6/. 10e. aihiiminaodspn imperfect In t h efee a t nc o s t t er Consta nt i nop l e , tes are andgtine ne g o in fr e e i e n l e y tan fi/ c . es l a O s s m . u p c e i r absorbingeaun pdplyB /. of h a da s uprp b i rn e eg e n n tti hc o ee ff s e y r ea e ar d re . biny W a an h yo i o s m t f t et h ah e nes n ade quateba best men s m t e t r h c h e a nt deficiency service, ; the indeed, e present d, a c s e y o s r t d e i m n g and o present appearances, mainly owing to the inefficient supply of ap prent i ces, some serious embarrassments may be apprehended.—Sunderland Times. LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL We have received by way of Vienna the follow ing despatch from a correspondent at Constan tinople, dated December 21 : "On the 16th the Russians made a sortie by night, but were repulsed by the French, after a severe struggle. " The Rifles also repulsed a Russian sortie. " Our mortars and batteries are ready to open, but the heavy rains impede the progress of the siege, and cause great sickness. "General Adams died of his wounds on the 19th. "Since the 16th of November 24,000 Eng lish, French, and Turks had arrived in the Crimea in the British vessels. " The Turks at Eupatoria have been much strengthened from Varna." Our Vienna correspondent adds : " The following telegraphic news is in several of our papers this (Saturday) morning, but does not deserve implicit confidence : " ODESSA, DEC. 25. " A courier has just brought intelligence tha General Liprandi's corps, powerfully reinforced, is attacking Dalaklava.' " THE NEGOTIATIONS AT VIENNA. We have also received the following despatch from a correspondent at Vienna:— " VIENNA, SUNDAY EVENING. "At the request of Prince Gortschakoff, who declared that his powers were not sufficient to enable him to accept the four conditions as inter preted by the Allies, the representatives of the other Powers have consented to wait 14 days from the end of December for the definitive reply of Russia." VIENNA, DEC. 30. The Russian troops in Bessarabia are estimated at 150,000 men. There i• nothing of importance from Sebastopo: up to the 23d. RUSSIA. WARSAW, DEC. 23. The first Corps d'Armee, commanded by General Sievers, is completely assembled. Its staff is in the centre of the position on the right bank of the Vistula, that is at Radom, fourteen German miles from this place. General Rudiger is commander-in chief of the first and third corps, and of the corps of Grenadiers. He at the same tine acts as Go vernor-General. Prince Gortschakoff is General in-Chief of three corps in the south. Field- Marshal Paskiewitch is generalissimo of all the six corps, and is still at Warsaw. ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 25. New measures have been taken by the Russian Government to augment the revenue. The ex. cise duties on tobacco have bean raised. The following is given as an extract of a letter addressed by the Emperor of Russia to Prince Menschikeff, after receiving the report of the bat tle of Inkerman " Most inward thanks to my brave army in my name for their immutable fidelity. Tell them that the eye of their Sovereign, and of all Russia, looks upon them with admiration. They are the pillars and foremost chain. pions of right. Russia's honour will, through them, come forth untarnished trout Lhis WAL ." THE PACIFIC. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24. The Echo du Pacifique has the following in re lation to the Allied fleet, which sailed on Satur day and yesterday : " The Eurydice, having on board the Russian prisoners, sailed for the Sandwich Islands. The Government has ordered the prisoners to be kept there until further instructions regarding them shall be received. The Forte and President will proceed to Mazatlan, from whence, after a stay of a few days, they will sail for Valparaiso, where they will await orders to return to Europe, or any other destination which may be assigned them. The Amphitrite leaves for Honolulu, and from whence, after a short stay, she will sail for Tahiti. It is probable that the squadron will again assemble in our harbour in a few months, and, in conjunction with the Alceste and Adventure, again go north ward, although their movements will be controlled altogether by the current of affairs in Europe." The papers of this morning notice the departure of the Pique also—destination Honolulu. SPAIN. MADRID, DEC. 27. The Colima have rejected the proposition of Sanchez Silva for suppressing the 03troi. There were 116 for, and 128 against the motion. THE FRENCH NATIONAL LOAN. The 3fonitcur publishes the following report from M. Baroche : " PARIS, DEC. 31, 1854. "Sire,--The Senate and Legislative Corps associating themselves with onpressement to the idea of your Ma jesty, have adopted the bill authorising a new loan of 500,000,000 f. "That loan, destined to provide for the expenses of a war so gloriously undertaken in the interests of civi lisation, and to maintain France in the rank which is her due iu Europe, ought naturally to be a national loan. "Thus your Majesty wished that, like the loan of 250,000,000 f., it should be realised by the means of a public subscription. " The experiment tried in March last succeeded too well to render it necessary to think of having recourse to other means. " Public subscription, which excludes no one—which appeals to the patriotism of all—which welcomes great capitalists as it admits modest subscribers—which, in making the whole public participate ia the benefits of the loan, seems to diminish by that very fact the sacrifice the State may impose upon itself, needs no further explanation or comment. The happy issue it has bad for the State, as well as for the subscribers, guarantees the success it will have again. " The country will reply by a new proof of confidence to the new appeal of your Majesty. " With the first loan the Four-and-a-Half and Three per Cents. shared the subscriptions between them in un equal proportions certainly, but which showed that both these values responded to the different classes of subscribers. " I have, therefore, the honour to propose to your Majesty Ito offer, at the same time, to the choice of takers in the new subscription, 41 as well as 3 per Cents. "If your Majesty agrees to this proposition, the fol lowing might be the conditions of the loan : " One of the principal advantages which can be offered to subscribers results from the combination of the terms granted for the payment of the subscriptions, with the date the arrears of the renter issued shall be paid to them. "The payments of the capital subscribed are to be made as follows :—One-tenth on subscribing, and the remainder from month to month in 18 equal payments, so that the last payment would- not take place till 1856. "The arrears, however, of the "renter delivered' shall be paid to the subscribers for the Four-and-a-Half per Cents, after the 22d of Sept., 1854 ; For the Three per Cents, after the 22d Dec. of the same year ; that is to say, that, counting from those epochs, they will touch the full amount of the interest of their capital, although they will only;have paid up a portion. • " The benefit of the terms is equivalent to the sub. sbscribers of the Four-and-a. Half per Cents, to a di minution of 2f. 93c, on the rate of issue (taux &emis sion) of the rente, and to the subscribers of the Three per Cents, to a reduction of 2f. Sc. "©s regards those who, in the limits of faculty of discount which will be granted, pay up beforehand the full subscription, a discount of 4 per cent, will be given them, instead of the benefit accruing from the prolonga tion of the terms of payment. • "I must now call the attention of your Majesty to the fixing of the rate of issue of the Rep tes. This ought to be done in such a manner as to conciliate the interests of the State who borro NS with the legitimate chance to be as sured to the subscribers. "The last quotation of the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Rentes at the Bourse of yesterday was 92f. 50c. I pro pose to your Majesty to decide that the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. Rente shall be issued at 921. "The last quotations of the Three per Cents. was 661 60c. I propose to fix the rate of issue of the Three per Cents. at 65f. 25c. Thus the subscribers will receive the Four-and-all alf per Cents. at 50c. less, and the Three per Cents. at 11. 35c. less than if thty had pur chased at the Bourse yesterday. " And if to t lie , e advantages to I:1,i flded`:lic reduction of the price which results from the periods (tea roes) gran ted flr th paymont , , and which amounts, as I have already stated, to 2f, 93c. for the Four-and-a-Half per Cents., and 2t. Sc. for the Three per Cents., it will be seen thitt the subscribers of the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. will obtain on yesterday's quotations a net benefit of 3f. 43e., and those of the Three per Cents, an equal benefit of 31. 43e. "Your Majesty will not regret these advantages ac corded to the loan as they will profit all subscribers, and, by assuring the success of the operation, they will con tribute to consolidate and develope the credit of tine State. "At the time of the loan of 250,000,000 f. it was de cided that in case the capital subscribed should exeeed the sum demanded the subscriptions which did nut ex ceed 50f. should be exempt from reduction. I propose to your Majesty the adoption of an analogous measure, but to encourage as much as possible small subscriptions I think it advisable to admit that in case of reduction, those that shall not exceed 500 f. of reate shall not be submitted to a proportionate reduction. " Your Majesty being desirous that the greatest pos sible number should share in the benefits of the loan, I have the honour to propose the maintenance of the rule previously established, deciding that 10 francs sub scriptien be admitted, without, however, allowing them to go below that figure. " The Emperor will kindly observe, that happy in profiting by the experience acquired in a first operation ably conceived and prudently directed, I have endea voured, as much as possible, to adhere to the dispositions decreed in the month of March last. "I feel confident that they will this time have the same success as in the first instance. "In the month of March we were at the commence ment of a war, commanded by the interests and honour of France. The nation responded with enthusiasm to the appeal of your Majesty. "To-day it is a question to continue that war with a vigour which, alone, can bring it to an end. We have to follow up tko first and brilliant successes which have added lustre to our arms, and cemented by common vic tories the alliance of France and England. "France will not leave her work incomplete. "I am, with the most profound respect, Sire, your Majesty's most humble and very obedient servant and subject, "J. BAROCHE, "President of the Council of State, and charged with the Ministry of Finance ad interim." The Moniteur promulgates an Imperial order, approving of the above report, and the following Imperial decree : " In conformity with the law of 31st December, 1854, we have decreed and decree as follows : "Art. 1. Oar Minister Secretary of State of Finance is authorised to proceed by public subscriptions to the alienation of the sum of Rentes Four-and-a-Half and Three per Cents, necessary to produce a capital of 500,000,000 f. " Art. 2. The Rente Four-and-a-Half per Cent. will be issued at the rate of 92f., with enjoyment from the 22d of Sep:;ember, 1854. " The Rente Three per, Cent. will be issued at the rate of 65f. 25c., with enjoyment from the 22d of December, 1854. " Art. 3. Conformably to the dispositions of the third paragraph of the first article of the bill of the 31 , 4 December, 1854, the dotation of the sinking fund will be augmented, dating from the Ist of January, 1856, by a sum equal to the nominal capital of the routes which shall be issued in virtue of Art. 1. of the present decree. " Art. 4. Our Minister Secretary of State of Finance is charged with the execution of the present decree. " Done at the Palace of the Tuileries the 31st Decem ber, 1854. " NAPOLEON. "(Countersigned) J, BAROCIIE." Another decree ordains that the subscription lists shall be opened from the 3d to the 14th Jan. inclusively, comprising Sunday, the 7th. THE WAR IN ASIA. Letters from Trobizond, of the 12th, bring ac counts of an attack made by a body of Russians and. Mingrelians on Redoubt-Kale, in Abasia. They were, however, vigorously repulsed by the Turkish garrison, and had to retreat with considerable loss. Some prisoners were made, and will be sent here. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 18—Tito French force, including the reinforcements which had arrived up to the date of these despatches, amounted in all to 60,000 available troops. The British since the battle of Inkerman have been strengthened, by the arrival of about 7,000 men, making a total amount of about 22,000 at the present moment. There is a report in circulation that the Vladimir has captured a British transport laden with 15,000 rounds of ordnance ammunition, but there is no mention of the incident in our latest intelligence. General Montebello arrived yesterday from the Crimea, and is expected to return to France in a few days, with all the details and important fnfor mation relative to the operations at Sebastopol. To-day he visited the French hospitals and.distri buted among the wounded heroes 50,000 f., as a souvenir from his august and munificent master. The health of the Duke of Cambridge is com pletely re-established, and intends to return to the Crimea, it is reported, in the course of a few days. The Sultan has, as was expected, announced his intention of visiting the royal duke. A new and important postal regulation has been accomplished, whereby we shall have in future eight arrivals from .Franc© and eight departures every month. ' The cholera is again happily on the decline. AMERICA. The United States mail steamer Union arrived at Cowes, on her way to H avre , on S aturday ; she left New York on the 16th ult. ; she brought specie to the value of 40,000 dollars for France. Mr. Adams had introduced his bill for regulating the naturalisation of foreigners throughout the re public. It extends the term requisite for naturali sation to 21 years. The bill was referred to a com mittee. In the Senate a motion for leave to invite the President to offer his mediation in the affairs of Europe had been refused. A senator had proposed the appointment of a committee to investigate Pre sident Pearce's conduct in the Greytown affair, but the motion was rejected. The municipal election at Boston has resulted in the choice of the Know-Nothing candidate for mayor by a majority over all competitors of 1,253 votes. The Kuow-Nothings of Worcester also elected their entire ticket on Monday. Indeed, throughout the entire state of New York, excepting Charlestown, the K. N.'s have been successful. Coburn] SLeptoe is to govern the Mormon state of Utah, in the room of Brigham Young. On the 15th the Cunard. steamer Alps, now a transport of the British Government at the East, formerly seized for smuggling, and bonded for 75,000 dols., was declared forfeited to the United States. News from San Francisco was of Nov . . 24. The specie list of the Northern Light has a total of 833,707 dollars. When the news reached San Francisco that the Allies had taken Sebastopol a salute was fired from the British and' French war vessels lying in San Francisco Bay in honour of the event. One week after intelligence arrived that the announcement of the success of the Allies was a hoax, and that Sebas topol had not yet fallen before the besieging armies. It was then Mr. Kostromitinoff's (the Russian con sul's) turn to show some signs of rejoicing, and ac cordingly he made preparations for giving an en tertainment and firing a grand salute, which is thus noticed by the San, Francisco Herald of the 23d ult. : " A large crowd collected on Broadway and Pacific wharves yesterday, to.witness the firing of the salute ON board the Zenobia, in honour of the affair of Petro. pauloveki, and in joyful recognition of the fact that Se. bastopol is not taken. At coon precisely the Russian flag was run up and saluted with 21 guns, and 7 were afterwards fired as a mark of respect to the Consul, M. Kostremitinoff, ou his departure from the vessel. A collation was spread on board, a number of toasts were drunk, and the festivities passed off with great eclat. The Zenobia is an American ship, sailing under Ame rican colours, and commanded by an American captain." The intelligence of the affair of Petropaulovski, says the same Californian journal, was received with joy by the American citizens in Honolulu. The sympathy among them is all on the side of Russia. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 16. The market as yet experiences very little relief from the new features which mark it, viz., a rapid decline in foreign exchange, and the increased current of gold from California, which must now contribute to the strength of the banke and of our merchants. The Pacific's advices have depressed the cotton mar ket, and increased the desire to realise. There is but little variaticn in the price of. flour. Holders are as firm as the money market will allow them to be, but occasional sales are made at a reduction of 12.',c. to 25c. per brl. from our quoted rates for " cash to-day." Freights are rather dull. We quote : to Liverpool— cotton, square bales per lb., 9-64 to 3-16 d. ; flour, per trl , ls. 3d. ; heavy voods, per ton, 15 s . t o Is. 6d. To London--flour, per brl., 2s. ; heavy goods, 20s. to 255. THE WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 31. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Atrato, Captain Woolley, arrived this morning at 11.30, from the West Indies, with 105 passengers, and tho usual mails, in charge of Lieutenant Brydges, RN., Admiralty agent. The late o; dates brougl Ssulta Martha' Dec. 5 Youpico Vera Cruz Groytown — 6 t by the Atrato are : Grenada Barbadoes Jacinel (Hayti) 1 3 Antigua CL agrcs Havannah Demerara Trinidad St. Rites Nevis Montserrat Porto Rico St. Thomas's Carthagena Jam aic - A .• . The Atrato brings on freight 582,864 dollars on merchants' account ; 72,000 dollars for dividends ; 316,913 oz. gold dust and bars ; 1,070 dollars' value of platina ; 1,9001. British coin, and a large general cargo. Information respectinc , her Majesty's ships of war, at the various West India Islands and Naval Stations, at the date of the m os t recen t a d v i ce :-- Her Majesty's steamer Devastation sailed from St. Thomas for Port Royal on the 7th inst., after having recovered the whole of the guns (13 in number) thrown overboard from the Harrier on the Auegada Shoal. Her Majesty's steamer Harrier left St. Thonag on the morning of the 17th instant for Bermuda and England, and the Medea replaces her at St• Thomas. The Calypso is at Antigua, the Mariner at Bar badoes, the Termagant, with the flag of Comoro' dore Henderson, and the Vestal, are at Crreytovroo expecting to be joined very soon by the rest of the West India squadron and the Admiral. The Arab, from Honduras, is hourly expected at Port Royal, as a l so th e P ower f u l an d Eurydice from England. The - Wolverine relieved the Arab at Hondurag. The Scorpion, surveying schooner, is at Bel muda. The Argus at Samana, St. Domingo, and schooner Bermuda, at Nassau. At Port Royal—Boscawen, flag of Admiral Fan' shawo, Colossus, Imaum, and Daring ; and the American steam-frigate Princeton, 10 guns, on het way to Greytown. At Jamaica at subscription towards the Patrioti c '. Fund has been set on foot. A grand military on, cert (assisted by a few amateurs) had been given! : Kingston, the proc ee d s , a b ou t 1001., t o b e applie d ' , to the fund for the re li e f o f w id ows an d orp ht caused by the pres en t war . Hi s exce ll enc y tu t , , Governor and Lady Barkly were present. It We n off with great eclat. • The island is generally healthy. At St. Kitts the cholera has diminished consider ably, a few isolated cases only being r e portsc• About 1,500 persons have died of its effects in island. At Grenada the weather w as fi n ., b u t f ev er stl, cl other diseases usual at thi s season o f the ye p existed to a general ex t en t. T ra d e was ver y din" Vera Cruz was quite healthy, and full of strange_. on their way to and from th e ca pit a l. T ra de WiP dull and declining. At Antigua the weather was highly favourabl for the growing crop. From every part of the is lo there are accounts of the promising appearance (). the cane fields, and the prospect, should the seas% continue propitious, of a good harvest. During the last few days we have had some seasonable showe4 the previous two weeks having been rather dry. "t regret to state that there is a considerable amours * of sickness in the island at p resen t. Fever 0 severe type is very prevalent, and the mortality 5. above the average. The disease has been most fiITZ. amongst children ; but it has also pressed hear'l on grown persons, many of whom have fallen VI" tiros to its attacks. Sortie of the medical men ely A that in many instances the malady has present'. unmistakeable symptoms of the typhoid typer f , form of fever which has not un f requen tly 011 011 7 itself during the last eighteen months. AUSTRALIA. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 31. By the Royal mail steamship Atrato we hav i ii received advices from Sydney, via Callao air, Panama, to the 29th of September, being five clar later than our last accounts. From all parts of the colony business was rr j ported dull. The great competition, heavy arriv ro of goods, high rents, and o th er ex penses, we. a causing many merchants and traders to sa s Pl i f , payment. Gold continued to arrive plentifj" awl was worth 41. per ounce. The Mayor of Hobart Town h a d paid into the colonial treasury 2,0001., to be remitted to Engle ,111 for the aid of the wives and families of British P" diers during the war. The subject of steam communication with P i r land was attracting great attention. MURDEROUS ASSAULT UPON A FE3iO5. At the Bow -street Police-office Alfred Smith, a 131 ,1 without occup a ti on , was brow ht before Mr. Jardl e iii charged with a murdero us assault upon Eliza be Sprigg, with whom he cohabited. the He had bee n li v i ng f or twelve mout h s p a st on earnings of the wo man , d er i ve d f rom prost i tu ti on . Ili ; 0 turned home to their lodging, in Lincoln-court, at btu early hour of the morning, after being out all 0 4 4 4 and immediat e ly commence d b eating the prosectin with a short hand-broom, about her head and by u l; Having dr agge d h er from the bed to the ground. o l kicked her i n th e eye and throat, tearing away t h e . in both pl aces w i t h t h e toe of his boot. She ran .100-,a naked into the court, where a police-constable Wine to be on duty, an d, accor di ng to t h e statemen t of er e officer, her neck and should ers , and c h e mise, Wo o l covered with blood. Th e woman presented a frigh o d appearance, her arms and legs b e i ng sa dly swollen, re j her body bruised all over ; an d th e on ly ex cuse off! t be by the prisoner for his shameful ill-treatment 01 so i woman who prostituted herself for his sup Por t, .00 that "he was jealous of her." The officer s tated of prisoner was rather the worse for drink, but It° what he was about. 1104 Mr. Jardine said he had not been hitherto 0 1 , 1 ;0 upon to inflict the full punishment authorised 11" new act in reference to these brutal assaults idol women ; but this was one of the worst cases he hat ever heard of. The prisoner mu s t be c ommitted to - labour for six months. THE REVENUE.—Although nearly a week is wan, pi to the expiration of the financial quarter, which wil made up to Friday night next, the sth January, 1 8 1 , 1 we believe we shall be justified in congratulating t c i i public by anticipation upon the gratifying results will the revenue tables will present. It will be found the upon all the great heads of revenue there will be an i i. 1 30 crease, both in the qu ar t er an d i n the year, In t h 'i Customs the Incr ease i n th e quarter's revenue wil l 11° 1 fall far short of half a million, attributable, for the 133 L ° part, to the increased returns received from Under the g reat head of Excise an increase spoil 0 . quarter to fully the same amount may reasonably be o , ticipated—and to a much greater extent upon the l e f t )! as the additional duties upon malt and spirits Nape 0 several months past been in full op er ati on . The i t ° s. of stamps and taxes will not present so much variati e d But the property tax will, undoubtedly, exhibit a, / C o considerable increase upon the year, and to some eSt e e a also upon the quarter—though it will be remeasber„. that the period from Oct. 10 to Jan. 5, is the least P . d ductive quarter of the financial year to this branch the revenue. If in the quarter's receipt of the re office a slight decrease shall be apparent, the results 0- the year will more than counterbalance any tempos falling off on this head. Finally, we shall pro:Algal if er greatly err, if we estimate the increase upon the que r ,, w a l to be not far short of a million, if it do not exceed 4. ..- amount, and upon the year at fully double that 511 _ - .; This is no bad balance•sheet for the end of the first fr" . of the war.—Observer. THE NEW REGULATIONS AT THE POST OFFICE. t s will be remembered that, during the course of the Pi r year, the Royal Commissioners a pp o i n t e d t o "into the state of the Post-office," presented their rePe r ; and that shortly afterwards the Lords Commissioe er , of her Majesty's Treasury were pleased to order that tb proposed regulations as to sal ar i es an d p ens i on s, a ' poiutments, and promotions, should be carried out rapidly as possible. In several of the major depar"; meats this has be en d one , an d var i ous c h anges ha/- taken place in consequence. The lower, or letter' ctrriers departmen's are now about to be similar i T treated, and, indeed, in some instances, on Saturday lay i the officers were dealt with, and that in a most liberS manner. One officer, a sub-sorter, who has served 4 f, years, was superannuated upon a p ens i on o f 961. pe r annum, the late allowance being 521. per annum onif i Several other parties, whose te rms o f serv it u d e v arie d from 15 to 30 years, in the same class of rank, have re c iced from 201. to 701. per annum retiring allowance' far more than they could or would have obtained u nder the old system. By this plan, incompent men will b° discharged, though not without the means of subsist" once, while the way will be opened for the introductior , of simplified arrangements on the modul operandi of th e office—measures which have not at present been trie d because of the predilection of old officers for the long established mode of performing the indoor duty, fro th t CO( rat Ai( --, ll.t t p x liec pt, A a -ut t€ol , 04tel ./ I ZO,