The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-16 00:00:00

J ULLIEN'S CONCERTS. ROYAL rrALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. LAST WEEK BUT ONE. THE BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL THIS EVENING. This Evening (Tuesday), Jan. 16, the Beethoven Festival will take • p'ace, on which occasion the following Works of that great empo.er will ba performed :—Overture, Leonora ; grand Concerto in C minor, for Pianoforte (the entire work), performed by Madame Pleyel; Aria, In questa tomba Oscura, sung by Miss Dolby; grand Concerto in D, for violin (the complete work), performed by Herr Ernst; the Spit. Phony in C minor (the entire work); concluding with the celebrated Triumphal March. The Second Fart will be Miscellaneous, and include the Allied Armies Quadrille, assisted by the three Bands ofher Majesty's Guards ; new song, The Victory of the Alma, sung by Miss Dolby; Solcs, Cornet, nerl" ; Clarionet, M. Wuille ; the Pantomime Qua drille ; the Atlantic Galop ; God Save the Queen, Partant pour la Syria, &c. PHICSS OP ADMISSION. Promenade, Upper Boxes, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Am phitheatre .............. • • • • • • • • - Dress Circle is. 0(1. 2s. 61. Prirateloi isfor Six Persons on the Grand Tier 3ls. tid. Ditto ditto First Tier .. Ditto Four Persons on the Second Tier. l2s. Od. Cando:once at Eight. Places and Private Boxes :may be engaged at the Box-office of the Theatre, and Private Boxes of the principal musicseller3 and librarians. BAL MASQUE. M. Jullien begs most respectfully to state that his Concerts will terminate on Friday, Februiry 2, with a Grand Bal Masque, to be given on a scale of unprecedented splendour. DR UR Y-LANE. —Le3see, Mr. E. T. Smith.— Reduc A Prices as usual.—A Morning Performance every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. _ _ CHIS PIVENING, JAN. Ig, her Majesty's Servants will perform TILE BLIND GIRL, in two acts; characters by Messrs. T. Mead, Belton, A. Younge, Miss Marriott, &e., Af er which, THE DEAD SHOT, To be followed by the entirely original, extraordinary, lite rary, traditionary, comical, gastronomical, and peculiarly culinary and fantastic domestic grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled JACK AND JILL; or, Harlequin King Mustard and the Four and-Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. The extensive scenery, en tirely new, by Messrs. Nicholls, Cuthbert, Cooper. Gordon, Wilson, and Moore. The machinery by Messrs. Tucker. The extraordinaa y properties, decorations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Mr. Needham. The choregraphic arr utgements by Madame Louise. The overture and music composed and selected by J. H. Tully. Leader, Mr. Hayward. The whole of the designs, models . and sketches furnished from the studio of Dikwynkyn, who for many weeks past has been personally supervising their execution. The novel grotesque burlesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard ; and the whole arranged and produced under the immediate superin tendence of Mr. Edward Stirling. Principal Ingredients in the Christmas Bill of Fare :—The Hall of Hypochondria in the Domains of Dulness. —Misanthropy (Genius of Gloom), Mrs. Milford. Fog, Drizzle, Taxes. Spleen, Indigestion, Quarter-day (his Ministers of Melancholy), Messrs. E. V. Dent, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, E. V. Day, E. V. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Azure Diaholicals in attend ance, Messrs. Croak, Quake, Fret, Fidget, Worry. Flurry, Fume, Vex, Groan, Growl, Grumble, and Grizzle. Apparition of Misan thropy on her favourite Nightmare, and Magical Appearance of Good Humour in her Christmas Car. Good Humour, Miss Alder ; Lightheart and Sunshine (her Attendants), Misses Honey and Brown; Mrs. Glasse (the original "Cook's Oracle," and the well known adviser of the " First catch your hare," fee.), Miss Rosins Collins. The receipt given to make a good pantomime, and its con coction accordingly. Cottage of Jill on the borders of Fairyland (by Sunrise), with Enchanted Kitchen, Garden, and Region of Preserve/ "Sing a song of Sixpence, " Pocket full of rye, " Four-and-twenty blackbirds, "Baked in a pie."—Ancient Nursery Leger' s !. Jack (the interesting hero of the olden story, who went V to fetch, Bre ), afterwarde Harlequin, M. Mil ano; Jill (the the hill heroine of the adventure, in love with Jack), afterwards Colur d bi ne . Mdlle. Boleno ; Marmalade (the Fairy Queen o f th e P reserves), Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cr,, erry, Apple, and Greengage (her Assistants), Misses Clifford, Cle-wer, Johnson, Love, I unis, and Richardson; Strawberry, Cranhe". ey, Gooseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, &c. (Fancy 7ereserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Lonise,, Therese, Charles, King, Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes., Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore. Elizab e th S m i t h , Llll a E l li s, R osa Harrison, E. Rog, Tayler, Matilda Chenley, Martiney, St. Clare, Ear .ns, John Levines, S. Johnson, and Roberts ; Preserved Ginger their warm ally), Master Pungent ; Fruit Blossoms by a Blooming Selection of Coryphees. The Will and the Way—the Talismanic sixpence—The Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, Mdlle. Therese and Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, &c. The Four-and- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodle Loodle, &e. The Reading of the Will— " Jill must not a hatband take, Till she a pie can make and bake," Interior of Jill's Cottage (by Moonlight).—Coal, Mr, Nobbs ; Bundle of Wood, Mr. Halfpenny; Congreve Box, Mr. Fivar ; Bellows, Mr. Leathertongue ; Dutch Oven, Mynheer Von Tar. ; Rolling Pin, Mr. Smoothpaste ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar; ErYilin, Pan, Mr. Broadrim; Soyer's Three-legged Iron Pet, H err Petlue''.. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory (by Moonlight). arei Golden Palace of King Mustard.—King Mustard (afterwards 'clown), Harry Boleno ; the Empress Vinegar (afterwards Pantale,on), Herr Kohl ; Black Pepper and White Pepper (sentinels on "uty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Husky and Mr. sneezums ; Sweet 01!,, Miss Florence: Cayenne, Mr. Capsi cum ; Harvey's Sauce (atter'.dant in waiting), Mr. Savoury ; the Army of Zests, Messrs. Indian Soy, Curry, Capers, Ketchup, Mushrooms, Garlic, Shalot, Sweet Meths, Potted Tongue; Potted Beef, Potted Bloaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, &c. ; Horse Radish (from the King's stable), by a Racing Nag. Grand Review—Ter rific Attack upon the Appetite, and Rally of the Relishes—Great Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chutnee in the Province of Pickles (by Sunset).—Chntnee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Fact s ; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Gher kins, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, &c. ; Small Jar, Master Piccalilli. Great demand for Pickles and determination of the Door to Stand a Jar. Interior of ho Stupendous Salt Mine (by Moonlight).—Salt Rock (a bright White Sprite), Herr Willikind Moleno. Imminent danger of Jill in splitting upon a Rock of Salt—Treachery of Vinegar —Upsetting the Pail above, and Evaporation of the Saline Stalactite Columns, disclosing The Emerald Temple of Salad.—Magical Union of the Sweets and Sours, and " a Pie" termination of the Loves of Jack and Jill. The Transformation. —Harlequin, 3f. 3filano ; Columbines, Mdlle, Boleno and Miss Ellen Honey; Pantaloon, Mr. Cole; Sprite, Herr Willikind Moleno; Clown, the celebrated Harry Boleno (hie first appearance in London for many years) ; Aerial Evolutionists, by the inimitable Italian Brothers. The Turk'g Head Public-house and Hairdresser's Shop.—Hairdresser, Mons. Pomade ; Publican, Mr. Billy Williaass ; Customers, Messrs. Rednob, Smockface, Owen Swift, Beardless, Whisker Want, Baron Nicholson, and Tom Steed ; the British Pub lic by themselves; Policeman A. I, Mr. Vigilant. Approach of tho Great Rugged Russian Bear—How he Whines after the Porte, which, being rather old. turns out somewhat erusty—A Dose of Turkey Rhubarb—A Don-e Cossack—Pure Circassian Cream—How one Sham 11l makes all well—The Great Bear turns out a Great Boar —Russian Attachment to Grease—Clown Cuts his Customer's Hare and afterwards Dresses it a laoyer—The Great Moustache Move ment—A Close Shave —Clown shows his high attachment to the Pole—Sudden Rise In Porter—An at.T.M.P.—A Patten Lock at to o'clock—A Bona Fide Traveller—Ginger Beer and Gin without ger —A Mill, a *ght, a Regular Row, and Station-house for Two. Great American Baby Show.—Arrival of the Infantry—Sudden Squall—Ma's upon the Eve of Battle—General Attack—Awarding the Prizes—Clown and Pantaloon's Offsprings—The Prettiest Baby in the World—A Model Baby and a Spirit Child—The Wonderful Effects of Dr. De Jongh's Cod Liver 011—Clown's Great Prize Baby —Fresh Arrival of 300 more Bah',es—The Judge Confounded - Great Uproar—An Unweicom , Visitor to a Ladies' and Juvenile Party— and Extraordinary case bf Suspended Animation by the Ita- San Sprites. Scott's Oyster Shop, Newspaper-office, and Purse , i's Biscuit Baking and Confectionery Estah'ishment, Cornhill.—" Up rouse yo then, my merry men, it is our opening day"—A Holster for one and a Lobster for two—A Mussulman and a Man for a Muscle—Duty aril Custom—l Bride Cake and a Wedding Cake— First Edition and Second Edition—Left Out for Want of Roe in Press of tbn Privilege and Privileges of the Press—"Oh, what a row, a runr,als, what a rioting." Raker, Mr. Crusty; Fishmonger, Mr. Scales; Master Newsboy, Christmas -box; Printers, Messrs. Typo stead Chapel : Editor, Mr. Cutemdown ; Critic, Cutemup ; Pas sengers, Messrs. Trot, Cosoy, Stratalong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about; Boardman, Mr. Bobaday. Hosier's Shop and New Wing of Somerset-house.—Here we are—Men,- Christmas and a Happy New Year —High Prices and Low Prices—Manchester Stuff—Eng lish Comforters—Stocks on Hand and Handsome Stocks—Ford's Eureka Shirts--Reform in the Civil List mid Uncivil Treatment of the Clerks—Transfer-day at the Bank, and General Holyday at Somerset-house: --Hosier, Mr. Stocken; Shopman, Mr. Early bird ; Boy, Master Toddles. soyer's Marie Kitchen.—Chef de Cuisine, Mons. Soyer; Kitchenmaids, Misses Basteaway• and Drippingsell ; Guardsman, Corporal Longshanks ; Policeman, sergeant Podger. Cupboard Lovers—Soy er's Last Soup Where's the Knives and Forks a—Boiled and Unbolted Lob sters—Headless Swains—Lobster Patty and Giblet Soup—ClAn (lone all to Pot—Harlequin Gets well Towelled and afterwards Mangled—Clown and Pantaloon In a Stew—A Regular Broil— Thou comest in such an unquestionable shape, that I will speak to thee (Soyer, or rather Shakapeare)—Teo Many Cooks Spoil the (Clown's) Broth—The scene finishes in a very spirited manner. Au Illuminated Page of the History of England.—Grand Allegorical Tableau with Panoramic Effects, illustrative of the Triumphs of the Allied Forces. Young Jullien's " Allied Army Quadrille," by the double bands of the English and French. "God save the Queen," " Partant pour la Syrie," and " Rule Britannia." Daughter of the Regiment, Miss Rebecca Collins, in which character she will sine the spirited patriotic effusion, published in "Blackwood's Magazine" for December, and written by Corporal John Brown, of the Grena dier Guards, when the men got some drink for the first time at Balaklava, Sept. 28th : " Come all yougallant British hearts that love th e re d an d bl ue, And drink the health of those brave lads who made the Russians rue. Then fill the glass, and let It pass, three times three, and one more. For the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-foer " 'Vestibule of the Temple of Victory. The Tribute of England to the Brave Patriots. Distribution of Laurel 'Wreathe, Gorgeous and } lectric Scenic Climax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated Illuminations. Terrific Flight of the Italian Brothers. The whole scene presenting a coup d'ceil never before witnessed on the English stage. Admission :—Stalls, ss. ; dress circle. 45.; second price, 25.; upper circle, as.; second price, Is. 6d. ; pit, 2s. ; second price, IS. ; lower gallery, Is.; second price, Ed.; upper gallery, CA.; private boxes, 10s. 6d., 155., 215., and upwards. Doors open at half-past 6, performance at 7 o'clock. Half-price at 9 o'clock. The box-office open daily, from II till 5 o'clock, under the direction of Mr. Edward Chatterton. Notice.—The following pieces are approved and in preparation, and will shortly be produced :—The Grand Christmas Pantomime, by E. L. Blaischard, Esq. ; a Drama, by Dion Bourci eault, Esq. ; Two Dramas, by A. Harris, Esq. ; an Adaptation from Meyerbeer's Opera, L'Etoile du Nord, with new scenery, properties, and effects ; to be succeeded by an English version (by Mr. Reynold son) of Gluck's Iphigenia in Tauride. The Grand Historical Egyp tian Drama, many months in preparation, will also shortly appear. TILEATRE ROYAL UAYSLARICIAT. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. A JUVENILE NIGHT. when the Pantomime will be over at Ten o'clock precisely. THIS EVENING, Jan. 16, Will he performed BOX AND COX. Characters by Messrs , Buekstone and Compton ; and Miss Woulds. Followed by the new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled LITTLE RO-PEEP; or, harlequin and the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little titles L. Thompson; Harlequin, Mr. Chapin° ; Pantaloon, Yr. W. liarnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby ; Columbine, Mli3 M. Brown. To conclude with A 11311 Our OF WATER. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CritaLF.ll REAL • Will be presentedHlS orig EVENINGinaI adap ,t JAN. 16, T the ation Historical Play, entitl ed LOUIS TIIE Eof Casimir Delavign e L EVENTH. Principal chat acter by Mr. C. K ean. A fter which will be produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled, HARLEQUIN BLUEBEARD; or, The Great Bashaw; I lasiequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Hullne ;Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Desborough. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Veetris.. THIS EVENING, Jan. 16, Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal chiracter by Mr. C. Mathews. After which will be produced the new and original Fairy P.xtra- Vaganza, entitled PRISTCE PRETTYPET and THE BUTTERFLY 'Co be followed by TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE. Box-office open from 10 until 6. Sole agent for Private 13oxes. Mr. Aileron, 13, Now Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madam e (w og ,. THIS EVENING, JAN. 16. Will be performed the Drama entitled TILE MYSTERIOUS STRA NGE R. To be followed by the new Eccentric Extravaganza, called MO- E to; or, TraveN of Mews Danube and Pruth. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manuer, Mr. A. Wirr,an. THIS EVENING, JAN. IG. • WM be present& nesv Comedietta, c .lled A WIFE'S JOLT It N . L . totracters by M essrs. frown, Emery, llarCOUrt , and L eslie ; and A' crt7 l, . and Miss ask ell. A t } .."' I( P. a new Fairy ExtravagJri za entitled THE YELLOW A N TILE KING CF THE GOLD MINES. Characters 1•12, Julia Ft. George, Miss E. Ormonde, M.s e F _with th To ( ~.itcluds: Arc'tni' Y. and Mrs. Fitzallan. Arr. obson Fa ce entitled A BLIGHT ED BEING, in appear. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. i'ms Dia —Morning 0 !ain.after 0 I Evening 59 inin.aft• 11 To- 'ICR7ii,W I.lcraing 30 alin.after 12 Evening 59 inin.cA. 12 1112 WEATHER.—Stizi Orimm, Jan. 16. TIBBMOIDITER, IN THE SPADE 41— highest since noon yesterday. 37—lowest this morning and during the night. 43—this day, at noon. BABOMBTZB, 30.03. WIND, N. Moderate, with cloudy and sunshiny weather. Rain in the night. ~. . ...... 7I 1/4S--- .0)1..."Allt, ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPUITEIEATIZE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENIN G, To commence with (thirteenth week) the BATTLE of the ALMA, With its complete materiel of war. Aferß hi ch, the amusing SCENES In the CIRCLE. To conclude with the new successful Corms Pantomime called flut.LIvER and the LILLIPUTIANS ; or, Harlequin and Britannia. llos-ottice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. IV West. A cting Manger, Mr. NV. 11. Cooke. Equeetriiux Director, Air. PT. Cooke , jun. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1855. THE SULTAN'S RAP HUMAYONN AND FIRMAN. THE HAT HUMAYONN. "Commander-in-Chief of the Turkish Army, and my faithful Muchir, Omer Pacha--The noble exertions you have made on all occasions, up to this very moment, have gained for you the highest reputation and glory ; and by the firman attached, you will see that they have increased my favour towards you. Moreover, the faithful conduct of the generals, officers, and soldiers of my Imperial armies, placed under your command, con duct which evidenced that zeal, fidelity, and valour which are innate in my people, has given me boundless satisfaction, and received my highest approbation. "Once more go forth with all the magnanimity and zeal of your heart, and do your deeds of honour in the Crimea ; place your whole reliance upon the compassion and aid of the Lord God of the universe, that you may do good service to the State, and s o doubly fortify our favour towards you ; seek Rim that in every way pos sible you may be at perfect unity with the generals, offi cers, and privates of the two mighty Powers who are allied with me upon the question which is, oa all hands, allowed to involve the right of my empire, and let your prayer daily be that you may give new proofs of your innate valour, of your undeviating attention to the execution, under all circumstances, of the great laws which guide armies, and of your sincere devotion towards your Sovereign and country." LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1855. A strong impression prevails in Vienna that our diplomatists have again "made a mull of it" —that, by the vague generality of their proposi tions, they have afforded a considerable advantage to the wily representative of Russia, who has no hesitation in assenting to propositions through any one of which he could drive a " coach and six" at any moment that he thinks proper to open a fresh scene of confusion and turmoil. No per son, whether friendly or opposed to the Muscovite cause, fancies for a moment that there is the slightest chance of a satisfactory termination to these various conferences. Every oue, whatever may be his political predilections or prejudices, is satisfied that NICHOLAS is merely laughing in his sleeve at the Allies, and that the proposed Con gress, if carried into practical operation, will be neither more nor less than a solemn farce, which can only cease to be ridiculous from the gravity of the interests involved in the result. ) Ivle,anwhile, in order to add to the complica tions, Prussia asserts her right to take part in the settlement of the great question now at issue, and demands the admission of a representative on her behalf to any Conferences that may be held ! This is certainly a very modest proposition. The Government of FREDERICK WILLIAM has deli berately chosen its part. It has preferred a state of isolation to the retention of the influence which under more manly and wiser councils it would unquestionably have possessed ; and it cannot now justly complain at the consequences of its own misconduct. It had, in fact, ample warning. it must have known the inevitable consequences of its vacillation or deception, or probably a mix ture of both. It not merely hung aloof from France and England, but, whenever it was en abled to do so without bringing down vengeance on its own head, it thwarted their efforts, and lent powerful, though covert, assistance to Russia. Why, then, should it be admitted to any Con ference ? That it may be enabled to render fur ther aid to the AUTOCRAT, by sowing dissensions among the other parties ! or procuring delays eery prejudicial to the interests of the Western Powers. It must have some such motive, and therefore we should sturdily refuse our assent to the insidious proposal, which would merely be providing the enemy with a powerful weapon to use against ourselves. The moment Prussia declined to interfere in the contest on any but " German" grounds ; the moment she professed her intention of looking only to German interests in the settlement, co instante she forfeited her claim to be regarded as one of the great Powers of Europe. It was her own Ministers that thus narrowed the foundation on which her rights were based, and she cannot complain of the natural consequences of her own acts. All she demanded, in the first instance, was to be allowed the observance of a strict and perfect neutrality, and that neutrality constitutes an insurmountable obstacle to the attainment of her present wishes. But Austria, if her intentions be bona fide, and that she is really desirous of bringing about a permanent and honourable peace, has still greater cause of complaint against Prussia than either France or England. In every point she has been opposed by Prussia, and not merely so far as the War was concerned, but in her attempts to obtain the friendly co-operation of the minor States of the Germanic Confederation. Whatever point she advocated, Prussia adopted the opposite views. Her avowed objects being not so much to act for or against Russia, as to limit the influence of Austria —to prevent its obtaining honour or benefit. In everything she hasproved an intolerable incubus to her German Confrere. Even where she entered into treaties, she showed that her sole object in so doing was to cripple its action and paralyse its energies. Fortunate it i■ for Austria--that is to say, provided that she be really honest in her pro fessions—that an opportunity is afforded of shaking off the modern " Old Man of the Sea;" and it would be an act of political imbecility if she suffered him to regain the position from which he had fortunately been removed. For every reason, then, and in every quarter, by England, by France, and more especially by Austria, the demand put forward by Count MANTEIIFFEL on behalf of Prussia should be rejected with the contempt it so eminently merits—no hand should be extended to rescue FREDERICK WILLIAM from the slough in which he has precipitated himself and his country. He chose his own part, and must abide the natural and inevitable consequences of his own proceedings. Already the applications for the New French Loan of 500,000,000 francs exceed a milliard and three-quarters of capital, or ono thousand eight hundred millions of francs. No less than seventy two millions of pounds sterling have thus been freely and voluntarily subscribed for, when our CHANCELLOR of the EXOREQRBR could not obtain applications for quite two millions, of which half a million, or five hundred thousand pounds ster ling, was subscribed by a single company that had largely profited by Mr. GLADSTONE'S " abor tive conversion project," and who were, therefore, in a position to give expression to their sense of gratitude for what was very profitable to them selves, although deeply injurious to the nation. What renders the fact the more remarkable is, that each subscriber has given a "material gua rantee " for his sincerity by the deposit of ten per cent. on the amount applied for. The operations p thatr a c t i c c o a n b a l t e i , t u a t n e d d a a c l l a a r s g s . p a r r e . of th e C ervine fraternity are thus rendered im p or effectually tino of m g r o . got GLAD O! STONE'S subscribers to the two millions of Exche quer Bonds. The French people have thus nobly responded to the demand of their EMPEROR. The confidence with which he appealed to their patriotism and en thusiasm has been amply justified. We thought that the glorious spectacle of last yeir could not be exceeded. It has, however, been cast into the shade, but by the very men who wore tben the actors. Yes ; the EMPEROR and his people may well be proud of each other. They ara both en gaged in a noble cause, and both are displaying the most unequivocal proof of the chr.valrous on thusiasm by which they are actuated. The recent display of French patriotism and we believe, absolutely unparall e l e d in libe th ra e lit isnonetary history of any nati .on. There has been no dealing with any salfi.sh capi talist --v no prolonged _haggling as to terms i —no mutual striving to obtain the best of the bargain. The Financial Minister of France offered terms which he conceived to be just and equitable. He did not seek to obtain any advantage over the unwary by keeping the price a secret until offers had been put in. He did not refuse to accept tenders for less than 25,000 francs (1,0001.), and thereby exclude the industrious classes, who could only offer their tens or hundreds, and were unable to bring in thou sands or tens of thousands. The success of the operation was in a great degree ascribable to the fair and equitable foundation on which it was based—a matter which our own Financial Mi -1 nister should bear in mind when about to'contract any further national loan. But it was the in domitable spirit of the people that rendered it so completely and triumphantly successful—that compelled the French Minister to refuse more than a moiety of the sums freely tendered. The spirit displayed was rather that of children flinging their packet-money into the lap of an indulgent and dearly loved parent than of men of the world, yielding to doubts and suspicions, or conceiving that the magnitude of the demand and the exi gency of the situation would enable them to ob tain better terms and higher interest for the money. which they had at their disposal. Honour, then, to France, and to its gallant and high-minded inhabitants. All honour to those who have shown their readiness to fling their all into the common fund, to stand or fall with their common country. There can be no danger to the credit of such a nation. The display that has been made should send up the public, funds to an elevated position, materially improving the quotations. It has done so to some extent ; but the effect must be still greater when the magni tude of the operation is thoroughly understood, and duly appreciated. Thus will the men who so readily respond to the call of their SOVEREIGN reap the well-merited reward of their disinterested and noble conduct, and the extraordinary and almost miraculous spectacle be afforded of the national funds of a country materially improving in consequence of the creation of a large addition to the debt—an addition amounting to no less than twenty million of pounds sterling. " TUTI QUI PROV.TDI." We have on many former occasions had the pleasure to direct public attention to the good effected by the Provident Clerks' Association, whose motto stands at the head of this article. From a small and comparatively unknown Society the Provident Clerks' las gradually made its way until it has attained the position of a safe and well-established life office, having upwards of 700,0001. of existing assurances, and a re venue of more than 20,0001. a year, beside a Benevolent Fund, from which annuities of nearly 8001. a-year are now paid to infirm and aged clerks and widows, from which loans to meet temporary difficulties have been made to the extent of 17,5001., and more than 1, 0001. has been presented as gra tuities. The managers of this assooiation have, indeed, reason to be proud of the position to which their unwearied efforts have brought the associa tion, and the great body of clerks we are glad to learn are beginning to appreciate more fully than before the advantages offered to them by membership. The names of the trustees rank with the foremost in tho commercial world, and the warm interest evinced by those gentlemen in the progress of the' association is an evidence of the value and sound ness of its principles. There is perhaps no body of men on whom pecuniary misfortune presses with greater severity than upon the clerks, whose habits of living, education, and social position render the mental pangs of poverty still more acute than the physical privations it en tails. They are, therefore, the more imperatively called on to make some provision for a rainy day, and we trust to hear that they have done so by a speedy accession to the ranks of the Provident Clerks' Association. DESPATCH FROM ADMIRAL DURDAS. Admiralty, Jan. 15, 1855. The following despatch has been received from Vice-Admiral Dundas : Britannia, in tke Dardanelles, Dec. 30, 1854. Sir,—l beg you will be pleased to lay before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty the following statement I consider it my duty (as it may have escaped the observation of their lordships) to submit for their favourable consideration before I resign the command of the naval forces in the Mediterranean. Early in July last Lieut. Henry Carr Glyn, of the Britannia, accompanied by His Seren e Hi g h ness P r i nce Ernest of Leiningen, and thirty picked seamen of the fleet, were detached on service to Rustchuk on the Danube, for the purpose of organising the Turkish gun boats, and throwing a bridge across the Danube at that point. This work was most effectually performed by the great exertions and ability of Lieut. Glyn and His Serene Highness, who were frequently exposed during these operations to the harassing ire of the enemy. His Excellency Omer Pasha rendered his thanks in person to those officers ; and the bridge, which is still standing, has been of great assistance to the Turkish army. It may be necessary to add that both Lieut. Glyn and Prince Ernest with their men, suffered materially, in health from fatigue and the unhealthy season in which these operations were obliged to be undertaken. Medals were offered to those officers from the Turkish Government, but which they declined ; and I trust my lords will consider their services to be deserving of pro motion.—l have, &c., (Signed) J. D. DUNDAS, Vice-A.dmiral. The Secretary of the Admiralty. In consequence of the importance, at the time, of the above service, and the very praiseworthy manner in which it was performed, Lieut. Glyn has been promoted to the rank of Commander. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 15. The Queen, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, walked in the Home-park this morning. Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince Nicholas of Nassau, Prince Ernest of Leiningen, and the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, went shooting. Prince Nicholas of Nassau took leave of her Majesty to-day, and reft the Castle for London. The Right Hon. E. Cardwell also left. The following have been invited, and are expected this afternoon :—The French Ambassador and the Countess Waleweki, the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl and Coun tess of Bessborough, and Viscount and Viscountess Syd ney. The Earl of Harrowby had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Meetings of the Oxford University Commission were held at No. 18, Great Queen-street, Westminster, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, in the last week. The commissioners present were—The Earl of Elles mere, the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of Ripon, Mr. Justice Coleridge, the Dean of Wells, Sir John W. Awdry, and Mr. George Cornwall Lewis. Mr. Gold win Smith and the Rev. Samuel W. Wayte, Secre taries. Despatches from the Commander of the Forces in the Crimea were received yesterday at th• Foreign-office. The Rev. 'William Cooke, M.A., incumbent of St. Stephen's Hammersmith, Middlesex, and examining chaplain to the Bishop of Chester, has been collated to an honorary canonry in Chester Cathedral. Her Royal Highness the Duchess Clementine of Saxe- Coburg, who is at present staying on a visit to her vene rable parent, the Countess de Neuilly, at Claremont, will remain in this country until the return of her con sort, the Duke Augustus, from Lisbon. Co H ui is ,tess\ Excellency valow the skileftt Ambassador town yesterday, of Fnce a France na nd the visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland are dis- Pensing a liberal hospitality at Alnwick Castle. During the holidays the Duke has entertained the children of all the schools in his district with entertainments of an amusing and instructive character, provided by Mr. Mitchell, Old L ond- stroetwhose excellent taste in matters of this ki n d is proverbial. The The Earl and . Countess o f B essborough left town yes terday, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Viscount and Viscountess S y d ney have left Cleveland square, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. We are requested to announce the demise, in her 88th year, of the Dowager Lady Astley, of Melton Consta ble, Norfolk, mother of the present Lord Hastings. Eler ladyship expired at Burgh Hall, the residence of her son, Mr. Francis L'Estrange Astley, on Saturday last. THE FIRMAN. "From the moment that my Imperial high cypher shall have reached you, know this, that to defend the power and independence of nay empire and faithful sub jects, and to maintain their prosperity and tranquillity, are for me aid every wise and intelligent person who is devoted to his Government, the great and glorious ob. ject to be aimed at. Know further, that the praise. worthy exertions which you have evidenced from the commencement of a most successful war, by the intelli gence with which you are endowed, have not only merited my praise and approbation for so noble a rule of my army, but have drawn my Imperial favour closer unto you ; further, my victorious Imperial troops who are under your orders have shown to the world at large that faithful and self-denying conduct which is the re sult of their natural zeal, fidelity, and valour, and have proved that they are the brave descendants of those heroes who, in the time of our ancestors, shed their blood and sacrificed their life to strengthen the founda tions of the empire, and gave prosperity to their country. Yes, this they have proved, and even more—they have shown that the confidence which we place in them, under trials of every severity, which ,they will ever pa tiently endure in defence of the independence and glory of their country, is based upon the truth of existing facts ; and in that our troops have acquired for their country the highest military honour, we cannot but feel the deepest satisfaction, and offer them our grateful thanks and praise. " In our prayers, before the throne of the Great God, we ever remember thy intelligent person as well as the generals, officers, and soldiers of all ranks of our Impe rial army, and never do we cease for one single moment in personally endeavouring, with a spirit of love and compassion, to soothe the trials and increase the happi ness and well-being of one and all of them ; and let them be assured that wherever my Imperial army shall be, and on whatever expedition it may be engaged, my favour and earnest attention will ever accompany it. " Now it is that the service of my empire indispen sably requires that a sufficient portion of my Imperial army of Roumelia, proceeding with you to the Crimea, shall join themselves with thy victorious troops who have already been there landed, and with the two mighty Powers—the sincere and devoted allies of my empire— to fight against the common enemy. "My eyes are fixed upon you. Put your trust in the aid and compassion of the Lord God of the universe, and add to your many deeds of glory, by worthily up holding the cause of honour and of your great nation. Be, above all things, careful to walk amicably with the generals, the officers, and soldiers of the two grea t Powers, my allies, in defence of a cause which the world at large acknowledges involves the best rights of my empire. By such conduct strengthen my Imperial fa vour towards you. Give fresh proofs of your innate valour, of your well-known respect for the fundamental laws of warfare, and of your sincere devotion to the person of my Imperial Majesty. " It is with the full purpose of honouring you, and my Imperial troops placed under your command, that my present Almighty Firman has been expressly given frors my Imperial Divan, and ornamented with my gra cious Hat Humayonn ; to declare in person my hearty satisfaction, and my high Imperial will, one of the great officers of my empire, Mahmoud Bey, Moustechar of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been sent to you. On his arrival, hasten to proclaim and make knowa my supreme will and lively Imperial satisfaction to all the generals, officers, and privates, who are under your orders, and night and day attend, as you have ever done, most earnestly to their well-being in everything. " Know this also, Trust in my noble sign ! ' Given in the first decade of the month of Rebiul-Akhur, 1271. "To the Muchir of my Imperial Army of Roumelia, my Commander-in-Chief, Omer Pacha." LORD RAGLAN AND THE INHABITANTS OF MELTON MOWBBAY. The following is an answer from Lord Raglan to an address, most numerously signed by the inhabi tants of Melton Mowbray and the neighbourhood, complimenting him, not only on hi 4 own services, but upon the gallant exertions of the army under his command, and expressing, at the same time, sympathy with their sufferings : "Before Sebastopol, Dec. 28, 1854. . , "Gentlemen,—l have had the honour to receive the address of the inhabitants of Melton Mowbray and its hamlets, which you were so good as to send me on the Ist instant ; and I beg to request that you will be so kind as to convey to them the expression of my most grateful thanks for this flattering recognition of my ser vices, and the equally gratifying acknowledgement of the gallant exertions of the army under my command. "I hope you will also assure them that their deep sympathy in the sufferings and privations which the troops have had to endure, is warmly appreciated, and that nothing is more prized by the soldier than the gra cious approbation of his Sovereign and the estimation of his countrymen. " With the blessing of Divine Providence, I trust that the future operations of the army may be as suc cessful as those which, it is a satisfaction to me to know, have gained for it the conidence of the inhabitants of Melton Mowbray.—l have the honour to be, gentle men, your most obedient humble servant, _ " RAGLAN. " To William Easson, Esq., Town-warders." Thomas Baker, Esq. ADMIRALS DUNDAS AND HAMELIN. The Moniteur of yesterday gives the following letters of farewell exchanged between Admirals Dundas and Hamelin : " On Board the Furious, Bay of Karatch, December 19, 1854. "My dear Admiral—l cannot resign my command without making my adieux to the fleet placed under your orders, in whose operations I have co-operated so long with pride aad pleasure. " I shall carry with me to England, and I shall always cherish, a reminiscence so dear to me. I beg you, if you see no objection, to express my sentiments to the officers and seamen under your command, with the assurance of my constant wishes for the brilliant realisa tion of their hopes, " Accept for yourself, my dear Admiral, my hearty wish that you may find, on your return to your own country, all the happiness that you can desire. " J. W. DaaNs DUNDAS." " Montezuma, Kamiesh, Dec. 22, 1854. "My dear Admiral,—l have the honour to inform you that to-morrow, December 23, I give up the com mand of the French squadron to Vice Admiral Bruat. "At the moment of separation from yourself and the squadron placed under your orders, I beg you, if you see no objection, to express in my name, t• all your officers and seamen, how delighted I have been with the con stant concord and good feeling with which we have carried on together all our naval and military opera tions since our entrance into the Black Sea. Though far from them my heart will be with them, and longing for their success ; and the memory of the time we have passed together will be one of the pleasantest reminis cences of my naval career. " For yourself, my dear Admiral, take with you my wishes for your happiness, and be pleased to accept the!ex pression of mymost affectionate and devoted good feeling. "The Admiral of France Commanding-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Squadron, " HAMELIN." PROMOTION IN TILE ARMY. The following has been issued by the Commander of the Forces :—. " GENERAL ORDER. " December, 28, 1854. "The following letter from the General Commanding in-Chief is published for tho ieformatien of the army. " In obedience to her Majesty's commands the com manding officer of each regiment will be so good as to transmit to Lient.-Colonel Steele, military secretary, the nams of the non-commissioned officer whom, in consi deration of his meritorious service, he may deem best en titled to a commission. " Horse Guards, December 11, 1854. "'My Lord,—lhave had the honour to receive the Queen's commands to acquaint your lordship that, as a mark of her Majesty's recognition of the meritorious ser vices of the non-commissioned officers of the army serving under your lordship's command in the recent brilliant operations in the Crimea, it is her Majesty's desire that you will be pleased to transmit to me the name of one sergeant of each regiment of cavalry, of the three battalions of Foot Guards, and of every regiment of the Line, in order that I may submit them to her Majtsty for promotion to a cornotcy or ensigncy. " lam further commanded by the Queen to desire that with the view to render immediately available the services of these meritorious men, your lordship will be pleased to appoint provisionally, and pending her Ma jesty's pleasure, the sergeants of the cavalryand the Line so recommended, as cornets or ensigns, each in his own regiment, and to post the sergeants to be promoted from the Guards to such regiments of the Line as you may consider most advisable under the circumstances of the service. " In conclusion, lam commanded to acquaint you that, on the several recommendations being approved by the Queen, it is her Majosty,a inttntion that the commis sion in each case shall bear date the sth of November, 1854.-4 have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's most obedient servant, (Signed) " HARDINGE. "`Field-Marshal the Lord Itag,hiu, &c." LATEST NEWS. CAPTURE OF THE AURORA AND DIANA. (From the Second Edition of the Morning Post. ) PARIS, TUESDAY. Accounts from Calcutta, of the sth of Decem ber, state that the Russian frigates, the Aurora and Diana, had been captured by a combined English and French squadron. VIENNA, JAN. 15 (Maur). A Russian detachment, which had crossed the Danube on the 7th and Bth, repassed the river on the 10th, and entered Ismail. The Emperor, when receiving a deputation from the Bank to-day, expressed his hope that peace would be re-established. VIENNA, TUESDAY, JAN. 16, 9 A.M. Baron Baumgartner, the Minister of Finances and Commerce, tendered his resignation on the 11th. It has been accepted. It is said that Baron Bruck will be Finance Minister, and that Baron Prokesch, now at Frank fort, will succeed him at Constantinople. WARSAW, JAN. 12. By a new decree, the exportation from Poland of wheat and all other provisions of which the ex port is not already prohibited is strictly forbidden. COPENHAGEN, J. 15. Bishop Monrad, Bregendahl, Hansen, Larsen, and their party have just laid before the Volk thing a bill for the impeachment of the former (Oersted) ministry. VARNA, JAN. 9. Omer Pacha is expected here. Accounts from Vienna state that Prince Men schikoff had demanded a reinforcement of 40,000 men ; and that 35,000 infantry and 500 cavalry had been sent to Bessarabia from the army of the North. BERLIN, JAN. 12. Baron Manteuffel asserts the right of Prussia to take part in the settlement of the Eastern ques tion, and will demand the admission of a Prussian plenipotentiary to any conferences that may be held. As one of the parties to the treaty of 1841 Prussia will not recognise any modification of it to which she is not a party. Telegraphic accounts from Vienna, of the 14th, state that another conference of diplomatists, the first since the 7th, was held on the previous day. The result is not known. A great •charge in the public appreciation of recent diplomatic transac tions is reported in private telegraphic advice' as well as disclosed in the daily quotations of the Bourse. The incompleteness and the informality of the late proceedings of the ambassadors, the fact that the measure of Russian power for the future in the Black Sea remains still to be deter mined, and, more than all, a doubt whether a real basis for a settlement of the Eastern question has yet been gained, are indicated as the ground of distrust, and the explanation of the flatness of the market. AUSTRIA. INTELLIGENCE OF THE CROSSING OF THE DANUBE BY THE RUSSIANS. Despatches from Vienna, transmitted on the 13th, state, that according to news from the Do brudscha, dated in the beginning of the month, the best troops of the Ottoman Danubian army were at that time marching for Varna, and that the in tended concentration of the remainder in the Do brudscha had not been nearly completed. In Vienna no doubt was entertained that the chief object of this new irruption into the Ottoman territory was to detain the troops which were on their way to the Crimea. No movement of Austrian troops has been yet provoked by the advance of a Russian corps into the Dobrudscha. It is not correct to say, as a French Ministerial journal has said, that the treaty between Turkey and Austria obliges the latter to guard the Dobrudscha. The engagement includes only the Turkish territory on the left bank of the Danube. The treaty of Dec. 2 with the Western Powers leaves the responsibility of territorial guardianship where it was before, unexteaded. It is only to the spirit of the alliance that an appeal for Austrian action can be addressed. The Vienna papers of the 11th report from Galatz that at the end of last December there were only 3,000 Ottoman Redifs at Babadagh. The number of the Turkish army on the Danube and in the Dobrudscha was estimated at 40,000, besides ca valry. Ismael Pacha was at that time expected to remove his head-quarters to Matschin on the 12th inst. One of Omer Pacha's aides-de-camp arrived at Ibraila on the 26th ult., to urge,on the despatch of troops at Varna, where the embarkation was to be completed by the 15th inst. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY, 6 P.M. This being the last day for receiving subscrip tions to the national loan (it closed at 5 o'clock), the crowds at the mairies, even in the more distant quarters of the city, are proportionably great. In one quarter in particular, the Place St. Sulpice,the line of persons established there the whole of this very cold morning, and who had very probably passed the greater part of the night in the same spot, in order to secure an entry to the offices at the hour of their opening, was most numerous. It resembled the queues which are formed at the entrance of the more crowded theatres on the evening of some remarkable piece, or of the ap pearance of some popular actor—not, however, the queue of one theatre, but of several joined to gether. From various provinces we to-day learn that the peasants flock into some of the towns, with drums beating, to subscribe ; many of them seem to be under the impression .that their subscriptions are intended for the personal benefit of the Emperor himself, and they thus hasten to prove their devotion to his rule by confiding to him their savings. The ancient Monarchical parties, Legitimist and Orleanist, who had, both in the origin of the first loan of 250,000,000 and of the present, predicted its failure, and denied its pro gress, until facts showed the contrary te be the case, now profess themselves unable to explain such a phenomenon, except by the existence of a cupidity or inordinate desire of gain, by which they allege the nation was uncontaminated in the purer days of the last reign. The few Republicans wham France still boasts do not deny the main fact, but they accept it as a proof of the increasing demo cratic spirit of the people, and of the unpopularity of the Government. The supporters of the pre sent regime, on the contrary, point to it trium phantly in evidence of the devotion of the na tion to the Bonaparte dynasty, or to the person of the Emperor—as, in truth s the most complete vote of confidence that has ever been given to any Go vernment as an approval of all its acts ; and while comparing it to a second ve.te for the establishment of the Imperial Government, they challenge their opponents, ,Loyalists an d Republicans alike, to produce any thing like so substantial a mani festation under the Bourbons, or under the Republic. I have _little doubt that the Emperor himself is much of the o,me opinion. It is certain that with the more patriotic motives which influ ence the subscribers is mixe d up the natural desire to profit by the advantages which aro offered by the loam. Advantages were a lso offered under the Republic of 1848 to those who L eight be disposed to relieve it from the financial difficu. lties which pressed upon it ; but, though the moment was most criti cal, and though a finance minister of the day was urged to fill in this way the exhaust ed coffers of the State, and thus test the Repubh canisra of the nation, he did, not dare to make the. appeal which is now made ; and ho admitted that if he did he could scarcely get a score of people to listen to it. Nothing can be said as to what the disinterested and affectionate attachment of the nation would have done for the Bourbons, as I believe no such experiment had ever been made of them. But whatever be the proper explanation of the readi ness and abundance with which we are informed the money comes in, the result is not the less satisfactory. It is admitted on all hands that the amount already exceeded that required, and bets are freely offered that it will not be less than a milliard. Some go as far as to say that it will reach 1,300,000,000, and even 1,500,000,000, but there is little doubt that it will be far beyond the original demand. Letters from Lyons of the 12th inst. state that the 47th, 52d, and 63d Regiments of the Line, be longing to the division of General d'Herbillon, were installed at the camp of Sathonay. The huts will be all constructed at the end of January. The first detachment of the Imperial Guard ar rived at Lyons on the 11th. An immense crowd had collected at the station to see those fine troops, who continued to be the object of sympathetic curiosity on their march from the suburb of Vaise to the interior of the city. The 93d Regiment of tke Line had embarked on the Rhone for Toulon, and was to be replaced at Lyons by the 37th, com ing from l'Onent. The Ist, 35th, and 84th Regi ments of the Line, which form part of the Third Division, had arrived at Lyons. BOURSE, JAN. 15.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Mouth. 4i per Cents — 931. 40c. 3 per Cents — 67 40 Credit Mobilier 740 Roman Credit Foncier — Austrian I — Belgian Fives. ..... ..1 Spanish Threes_ Piedmontese — Home Debt — RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. e. Orleans 1,170 Lyons , . 1027 50 Western 660 Rouen 1020 Cette 5BO Strasburg Mediterranean B9O Havre 540 Northern RUSSIA. Sr. PETERSBURG, Jan s.—The Russian Military Gazette publishes t•-day a register of the names of officers who fell at Alma, or have since died of their wounds. The total loss sustained was forty-six officers killed, including two generals and eight staff officers. Prince Paskiewitch has arrived, according to report, in Gatschina. The Grand Duke Alexander is likewise awaited there. The Christmas festival commences to-morrow, and in many houses it is kept up for the space of three or four days. A little more activity reigns in conse quence amongst the public. Tho cold is not severe, nor is a rigorous winter expected. Great activity is displayed in the Finnish ports. Complaints of the want of shipping to carry off the stock of raw material on hand are being made. The ice will, it is feared, soon set in, and put an end to all navi gation. An Odessa merchant of the name of Maas has been publicly thanked by the Czar for the gift of 2,000 shirts, which he has sent to the army in the Crimea. Overwhelming as are the forced contributions of provisions for the troops and provender ftr the horses which the inhabitants of Poland have to make as their quota of the war expenses, they may be considered light in comparison with tho3e to which the provinces of Podolia and the Ukraine are subjected. Those of Podolia alone amounted to more than four millions of silver roubles during the past year • and these forced contributions will never be paid for. Several thousand waggons, which, with the necessary number of hordes and drivers, were required by the Government in the month of September last for the transport of pro visions, baggage, and soldiers, have not only yet not been returned, but have actually never since been heard of. Recruiting is carried on in Poland to a much greater extent, and with more oppressive severity, than in Russia Proper. The third levy in particu lar was most heavily felt, so that when it is com pleted Poland will have but few men left capable of bearing arms. More than 60,000 men have been raised in Poland during the past year, of whom, however, the fourth part were carried off in the hospitals by sickness and disease before they were able to join the regiments for which they were destined. The cholera still ravages the unhappy country, but it is typhus which has decimated the ranks of the recruits. Prince Paskiewitch is still at St. Petersburg, and is not expected to return to Warsaw for several weeks. It is said that the Czar will accompany him, for the purpose of inspecting the state of the fortresses and the active army in Poland, and, of course, he will not fail to fanaticise his men by giving them—his blessing. ODESSA. DEC. 31.—The reserve of the 10th divisioi of infantry has left for the Crimea. A body of ca valry has now followed these troops. General Schabelski makes excursions from this place and directs the route of the divisions of cavalry coming from the military colonies. The light cavalry of Cossacks is also posted in strong detachments here, between Luders' corps (whose bead-quarters are in Ismail) and the Dnieper. Towards the line of the southern army, which is directed against Austria, the advancing cavalry force is chiefly composed of heavy regiments , many of which are said to have again changed their winter canton ments. The want of necessaries of all kinds is severely felt by the array in the Crimea, and our medical men who have been sent to the army cry out about it very loudly. The Russian troops are, in fact, literally destitute. They were packed off in a hurry by post across the steppe to Sebas topol, and they were taught to believe, especially as the Grand Dukes were present, that they should drive the Allies into the sea. It has turned out otherwise, and now the Russian army has greater privations to endure than the enemy. The troops that have since left us have been forwarded with more foresight ; their progress is slower, but unin terrupted. Frosts have been frequent lately, and if theycontinue we shall have our harbours covered with ice. The change in the temperature has been sudden, for last week the thermometer stood at noon as high as 13 deg. above zero (Reaum.), but since then its fall has averaged 2 deg. per day. Some time back I stated in a letter, that four circles of the new Russian military colonies had offered their stock of rye and oats for sale, but a publication appearing to-day declares that after them the eight first circles had done the very same thing. The reason of this step is, that all the troops in those colonies have been mobilised and sent away ; consequently, the stores of grain are turned into money, being no longer required by the coloniSts. POLAND. CRACOW, Jan. 9.—The accounts received from the other side of the frontier continue to give a melancholy picture of the state of things in Russian Poland, and the greater part of the weight of the war appears to be thrown—and perhaps not undo signedly—on the shoulders of that unfortunate country. Measures are being taken for hermeti cally closing the long line of frontier towards Ger many, and cutting off all communication. At pre sent the frontier guards allow travellers to pass in to Poland, provided their passports are en regle, and their names are not to be found in the list of the proscribed ; but it is very difficult to get out again, so that comparatively but few persons take advantage of the permission, and those only on business of the last importance. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Jan. 11.—It has been asserted by seve ral German newspapers that Prussia has declared her readiness to accede to the wish of Austria, and mobilise her army, and it is even stated that an army corps of observation on the complete war footing is to be drawn up on the eastern frontiers, to be ready to act with the Austrian corps in Galli cia. It is further added that this arrangement was the object of Colonel de Manteuffel's late mission to Vienna. I am, however, enabled to contradict entirely these reports, as being utterly devoid of fact or even partial foundation. If the Prussian Government considered Austria's demand for an immediate mobilisation to be founded on the stipu lations contained in the treaty of the 16th April, of course she would not fail to fulfil her engage ments, but she does not think herself bound to take such a step at the present moment. A circular of M. Drouy n de l'Huys to the French embassies abroad refers to the special mission of Herr von Usedom to London. The French Go vernment professes to have no knowledge of its object, and adds that if it is intended to come to any separate understanding with England it must result in a signal failure. Prussia has hitherto shown a laudable desire to emancipate herself from the trammels of the old and exploded system of protecting duties, and to follow in the wake of free trade, especially with regard to corn and other articles of food. It has therefore caused no little astonishment that she should now suddenly swerve from the principle and take such a directly contrary course as to propose to the other members of the Zollverein an immediate prohibition of the exportation of corn and potatoes for an indefinite period, to be relaxed eventually against an ad valorem export duty of 30 per cent. Unless this step be looked on as a political demon stration in favour of Russia, it is difficult to account for such a very extreme measure, for which there is no plausible reason to be found, for, wit.u - ac; local exceptions, th e h arves t throughout the of the Zollverein States has been abundant, ce i n o far exceeding an averagecrop, great export trade of St e ttin, Dantzic, an d t 4 11 : 3 0 Baltic ports in a material point of view, 311— hcl; moral degradation of Prussia's commercialzoi,l, the eyes of her own subjects and the worldi"esio If France and Belgium have interdicted tlle tation of corn, it may be said in extenneti°oo. in those count r i es th ere i s a strong fee l i i i r) go4l: subject, mainly owing' to the long - el leu lai l dices deeply rooted alike in the people t i 3 o Governments. But in both these stetthe ire" sults have b een mos t di sas t r ous, for d e flourishing t ra d e h as b een cr ippled, en d s of t have fallen, whilst they are left to their sources, for no m erc h an t w ould send thewto plies, knowing th a t h e mus t su b m it to reabeeroigo at any price offered, as he would not be P e to take his corn to any other market. tio°'. That Prussia has forbidden the exP °--3 0 01 ' horses may be more eas ily f o rgiven, for itis ie great horse-breeding country, and in the P3ll°l uncertain state of affairs she may recpu r `,'n e ry horses she may have for the use of the ar t ' - , the remount of the cavalry. Most of the German states have fox l-11 .0 course) the example of Prussia and P ll3bi , b i l i c's exportation of horses. Hanover alone e" ( ! tio egress, but as all the roads to the south a„r e il e up by the Prussian bar r i er s, the only avs' ll exit is the frontier of Holland. PIEDMONT. e The Constitutionnet, the Independa , i t : and some of the Italian papers, mreu. 6 , 5 7061 reports, more or less detailed, respeettueii which, as they assume, Piedmont is to ' 1 •700 war. The Presse of Paris is informed bl l correspondent that 17 0 "The essential conditions of a treaty of alliaccerd Piedmont, France, and England were filiallYrlA the evening of the 9th inst. by the Council °` o ol7 l The Duke of Guiche and Mr. Hudson, the rePr tip, of the two last Powers, were present at the 84 0 the afternoon of the 10th the treaty itself w.o d Piedmont will supply 15,000 men of all arms park of field artillery ; the expenses of trscsso l , l rj defrayed by France and England. A loan 1: Se for each year the war lasts will supply t e ") Government with the mcans absolutel3Virsv a ii keeping its army on a war footing, vibut s ion'l England both engage to render the coaelli t io!O d loan as easy as possible, both as to the el ki the execution of the operation. The Sardilro will join the English. The command of I , es eolj be entrusted to General La Ma rns ora, the Pl ir ity ster of War, to whom the army is indebted" - re-organisation." 10 11 '106 Tunny, Jan.ll.---To-day, at the oPe - .. A ness, Count Cavour anno unce d the rot'', Dabormida, Minister of W ar . This ann°,o l occasioned a great sensation. Sonie,.r b i, the minister had resigned on account 0 1 , 1 ' s he bill, but the better opinion was tu i t i ; s pci u not satisfied with the terms of the new ,°''' t ioir the Western Powers. It was reporteaueo quired, as a condition for the alliance, the of the sequestration on the property c!l at be bard emigrants. M. Valerio (Left) sa l i f ill went made by the Minister would deePii i t the country, and he t rus t e d Governt a re , fix a day to give explanations as to the e M. Dabormida's retirem en t. Count t•l; replied that Government w ould very 5 h hie) to submit to the house a p r oposition 1 ° call forth the explanations demanded. Yesterday the debate on the Conven t sion Bill was continued with great • was again adjourned. MALTA. 10'y MALTA , O h o The Army and Navy steamer, long elPseleie made her appearance early this morning• a board stores for the army and navy - account. The Levant mail has-just arrived. i t et , 65 1 A correspondent, writing fro m the Rec -- ir, 4 9 Eupatoria, on the 11th of D ecem b er , annongol ° l tore of two Greek priests, on o ne o f w hom f t i t it i r e proclamation from Prince Mens c bik o ff, habitants of Eupatoria to set fire to the tow" ifr,, f to the Russians, by whom they would beg; Pr' open arms. He concludes by saying, "A to be shot." tst bb Since my letter, per Tamar on Sat00:11,1;ei have the arrival of her Majesty's steam frig:oo o, tion from the Levant ; but she brings noaad interest. The frigate is in a deplorable lid, heavy repairs, but left last night for Bof t hig P' The Adelaide screw steamer reacheuratightgo Sunday the 7th. She has on boarded er 43 30 19th, 34th, 38th,. 88th, and Rifle Pr ; all, and the following officers 70 I lf , B -g gB n e % ;ll eirnent, in command • 19th 01-3 allo" ---6 t00 Lieutenants Campbell, ' Boyce „se 3 0142;° ' ts Tr es 38tb, Captain Hackett - 88th, Liell,.-41nrge0n.,,,,i Kenny - Surgeon 13att,'aed t ington, '34th Foot ; Rifle Brigade, Liente-400r Dr. Dwyer, medical staff; and Assistan t ''' . Day and Flint. 11 1 , 1 1 The Sydney Hall transport, No. 1 48, 1 1 :jgo materials, is also among the arrivals ; fly, No. 153. She has on board D1r...; 1P Government storekeeper. The 0 icar , _ stores, and the Arthur the Great, No. 23, ov a l have arrived, and left for England ; the 1 1 1wi No. 164, arrived from England on the St &c., for the army, and two men of the 11(40' and Miners and the Sovereign screw ElT'' Constantinople—all of which have left. in e g The Laplace, a French corvette, from t. Constantinople, reached port on the Bth i ts s i , o3 on board 59 Russian prisoners, with leave to-night for Toulon. t ioak Rear-Admiral Stewart is M a king preP r p a , o o 4 l , departure. He goes to the Black Sea as mand, and will be relieved here by Re ar ''' . ford, expected daily per Sanspareil. , f seir Jan. 10.—The clo s i ng o f th e ma il to °' ferred to 11 a.m. this morning Lieutenant Cator of the 68th,. who suffering from his wounded arm, has nea r t l o_ li and left the island by the Retribution, for riv i! the same opportunity left Captain ' Br° d - d teilli v , pointed to the command of the Sampson ° - and 49 military invalids. P'' fo r The Sultana transport, No. 32, bas le.- .03 0 4 having on board Captain Lodder, 47th Reg 201 " ant-surgeon ; W. J. Fyffe, 30th Regimen t ' invalids and four women. Cl is Royal Highness the Duke of 4- 0 to his arrival in Malta, has been too unwel l ro ger Her Majesty's 14th Regiment, played t° ts' b the 72d Highlanders, and loudlyheered d has just embarked for the Crimea, by transport. A I A st!„,r, FATAL A CCIDENT.—On Monday, and -,-, in - A r on Wednesday, at the White Hart, Ai r e''„" - alr o i Mr. Grimshaw, borough coroner, held an '", - '1) body of Patrick Forester, labourer, of Pibe i'd / 0 1 ) Scholes. It appeared that on Saturday we ek o e f ol l was working on the b r o w o f th e A r ley -w - i - o e f 4 4 Hall Colliery, and was pushing a wagg° l 4o, a tramway, so as to empty it into some ra•',' ;o h rpi,,' below. Two or three other waggons, W is ","o s ,Z drawn by a horse, but from which the P - 9; been detached, continued to run along th e o pt I: rails by their own momentum, and forced P l aor i e, violence against his waggon as to cause hied occurred in about a quarter of an hour aft er for o , he was being conveyed home. The jury te l 'ogly dict of accidental death.—Manchester Gua r ; 0.? REDUCTION OF WINE DUTIES.--CADIZ , - bte ° , Oliveira, the member for Pontefract, ha e d I ) some time here for the purpose of obtaini i3 filsil formation upon the subject of the wines 0 . 1 1 , 0 4 Spain. He has visited many of the large °, SO 6° at Feres and Port St. Mary's and the P r 4 merchants have shown every disposition tl2) , the object of his inquiries by furnishing 13 " - ,, i iv information relating to the stock of wines " l e) annual produce, and the probable i n creas* e. f d i It is understood that on th e re - assem bling ° o o' y Mr. Oliveira will immedi a t e ly b r i ng on his - 9 1 reduction of the duty. 0. W. 0., THE TRANSPORT SERVICE. —Mr. r• • J. , r M.P., when addressing a meeting of (rice mouth the other day, observed that with th e 1 management of matters connected with I ' 4 , service France was greatly in advance of Is , men of the first ability at the Ad n iira 3l o o, hardly find a more able man than Sir .Th ilje t eel) but, when he told them that the same sr e d fr A d in operation which was pursued a hun dr ity they would not be surprised at the 0 6 ° c li I ) fusion which prevailed. The form of tilt. 11 0 ,0 was verbatim the same as in the days of tP; ii , r whereas the French adopted a simpler O r t i l t. el l used in the merchant service, being is 1111 therefore, a great step in advance of 1111 '. to t e / facts the recital of which might give offenc" t o t il s" be thought it his duty to the country to oll'ope publicly. Then, again, France had a rag/ 1 ,,,a of to whom all might appeal. If a merchant . ,ter e e to send a message by telegraph to the gi e „ 1 ,0 1 0 requesting to know, for instance, what g°'4oo9, shipped in a certain vessel, there was an ~1 1, 00°. . ? same rapid medium by 4 o'clock in the al'''',. ) t r i if you wrote to the Admiralty (much nrar e. ; 0 1, bility was you would not get an answer net' , 009, sometimes five weeks elapsed before an s l ' l eos I turned. This was not the fault of the : sp oli e i system ; there was no responsible head , r t be t y the House of Commons, and through it t° to cif Messages were sent from the Admiralty jr , id, office, from the Ministry of War to the Or b?? the Ordnance to Deptford, and then ea ll i le jl i i . j eff, source from which they originally procee d Dr at pr w ' therefore, must be made in this respect be Thei tio l reasonably hope matters would improve: 0 el i ' excellent men as subordinates, but the s t ; l4 4 creased. At Deptford they had the saine 'O B peace, which rendered it impossible for the 01 4 tf through the work ; and he ventured t c : be c°, o li 10,0001. had been disbursed in clerks a t afifr ment of the war, some hundreds of thoue" been saved to the country. i‘t k:grti cuis ti°4 B bei 8441184 4;7 ipt e o 11' 1 44' Cep b k id 14 %nt . tp c ,„ va tOtilPe of hm, 4 1)a t eit3 „..° th e • 4,7 1 4] 19 4 ‘14 ) . 144 4 4 Ithi ch 4 , 1. at a,G4 • 'yea r t e "l) 2 tear. ` II R . to th e a t tl 4141 th