The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-17 00:00:00

''''' . '""" . ' " ; ( l .' f CI possessed ° I O aission on ir o But the bad it su e 1;;I asol ' n e s e three POleii by here iS is better 0.0 it cDte rt9 'Q l d patriotic eater 041:ail; of fear , for ici; ) 0.1 bent o a foresaid „ v ia ust b e '7 l ld P This w° , c , ,ussian 113 ' Aired s e ') do' This v r° ". car. Franc,.. jig for r T s , ,, to rep ie dreal lls !fi t policy, : 0 the still], • 0. intell i 'distr e ) plot& olL', l iation/ for' y., 3 re prer og c° ,ppr tie seenbF ltorciaf )t Tufts t to 7CIS t u e 01 ,v ; apbl° t bSt; Se e l., Of li t ' mare— D ie; rimeat 1r 3i l) f br from irk. a ibt • e ceive 9 lat , , clOt e, and ee; be r lOO the J .1 r or o ,_ _ ha il fi the h u :set lin t - to rof ra,r ost g c o! Pl aore f th il t o e , 0 y Gerra re al Tlie* (3 - the' e a it. coD S r ith a bo u t to e di are g eou the , te t 9tl 5- "tit priueo to, ' roS nale n r _ rata' asslau' u ' o icsil cono 100, 00c°, he Of tbe teg l )Br9 att he he A nlb3 re s- c ei, ill hav e niclitioov tinoP le ' of the oDY day s. conditi° the ii es wee' te ,f t) of gr e s V es 1 se 0 lf t ° Cl l A ) the C , r 0 eOf the A.llS tr fr LS - get, t f 'll 3a ° •• Ita ;1 Cr' gbo t. sn i of"' o her no 0 a cee v g ro",. piecip t s; t i° ,d on re ftll 3 F t e P g ,o ll° goo j l . lst f ic o e t ' '' ' t Do h a th, - I °o/ det o be ,vr r it r b ei j g p t Tro ti r W b a " t t4 ill f or Mite .--'' ,_`-, aoW ready. The artillery of the fortresses is to colnpleted. The artillery officers of the 6th L r Ps of leted• Landwehr, which is in Silesia, have i 7 called out, and companies destined to serve lll rtresFes are to be formed from the regiments ..attillery of that corps. It is said that a similar m ats of is to be adopted in other Prussian regi er'ts of artillery." tl a L t et ters from. 'Warsaw of the 6th announce . !er v i ' n glih and French subjects still in the ireyed-ce,of and are being dismissed and fcon tier, force to the Austrian and Prussian ron lleY were principally employed in mann -2tori- by g ei l• Efforts are being made to replace them ` 6411 : 1 5 and Germans. A. lette r k ere er from Berlin says :—" The treaty of com 'sl), th e betl yeee Turkey and Zollverein .terminates ,e . .Ist March next, and in the present position Politic matters it has been determined to con- L. 'Die treaty for a limited period without modi -4,i0n.,, letter from Belgrade, dated 4th January, sa . ys d : 4 orerb is I) asha has been definitively appomte k ,,„' - ',°r of the citadel. His father, Yzzet Pasha, 101111 -• to y anina. Azis Pasha, though a very . I kk g ey . lll4l ; is one of the most rising men in A MERICA. Or ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) : The p -- ;4.1 - 00L, WEDNESDAY, 10.30 A.M. I.°dlladaai,.mail steamer America has arrived, 'A t o 7 8 from Boston to the 3d and from New The the 2 d inst. . 414 tallt. tial ltic arrived at New York on the let othi, tjelega b q interest has occurred in Congress. ejoilowli advices from Washington contain 3 01i 44 ' 0 3' n h g : O at % and h .as abandoned his conciliatory Spanish ' lB surrender to the war coalition of the '4 l d e 'vention • the result is that, on behalf of the 4t the secretary of State is preparing an extra wi,shsage to Congress upon the United States' "m Spain of a c decisive and belligerent cha kTtltit 114e Y e x pedition had received the Govern cti tb k :.ra, h °ll * hko is crander and M'Kenna, one of - the oldest iliZlVans, had suspended. hNel• Webster arrived at New Orleans on With California dates to the Bth De t‘ 4 et. " 4 237 ship Star of the West left San Juan 4 te, for New York, with $700,000 in 1 1 i le % tf ete w from California is wholly unimportant. 0 0 teyi n e re three B r iti s h men-of-war in the port ap.„-W4. 4110 h Gee h a , ad been captured on Lake Nicaragua. i e advices f r om Mexico to the 19th. t~ I la: I da Anna had been elected President by tl4, l %l l atlimous vote. Further victories over l q G e e i lts had been rumoured, and it was said Pe th e q Alvarez had approached within 18 p • Ott. 'neat., "CY 0 0 1 1 A 04 t ,'L -1 3111p Star of the West arrived at New 11 • ute 2d, from California, having 625,885 A I llsp • el , ? ecie on freight. ei tY 'WAS about to be formed near San T fit Q n, e lito e k a d Occurred in a cabinet manufactory at 1 , 4 4 4 e llollivolving a loss of 40,000/. l ietn ar t leY market of New York was without any (ip: r able ch ange. Stocks had advanced, and con k te ( l l ,,,ales had' been effected. Exchange was p6 i. vi to 1 08 per cent. ; bills on France, 5.20 k. k git 14t ai ad advanced 25c. per barrel. Wheat th )p here -e advance last noted. 18 414 114:P no change in cotton ; the demand pre b a r The receipts showed a decrease of . 1 4( litig . es in the year, al compared with the 3,1 6 a frei g t t r• toll"' per 1 11 3 Cotton was taken to Liverpool at 4vre, totton ; to London, flour,. 2s. per barrel; ic. per lb. 11.4.' PRENCII EXHIBITION. the 4 . • 18 , 000 Qnr 4t _ ‘ versa ‘` Th e 111 % Ilk 1 Exhibition. It . allilkakl°4l des Debats has a long saysarticle _ ; D o l . i in th e ..8 el', : 411 bit 41 nearly 45,000,000 ~ e , . 4 ' 4 of t Z t % a collective value of Palace at London received fr om i f t think that °••r Palace •' t ,It t. oh-i-noer diamond. We _ 8 , ome 11114 t joy a 14 'it ChamPs'ElYse6x' although N'ent efpaci°lll, Will receive a mor e . considerable 4t • t tac, Pr0p,,,,„ the enthusiasm appears x _ l „ i. h 4t. , ,, er a nd Mor e "J' lig h „°t_ s.o much ,„..b.teneraasltliantointhleBsmla. majority y e e of h o b ur 1441t ibil •,:'' unknown t's, et,, , Wlll c ertainly be a gr and theref ! ‘ t IN industry t°ll474° ' 10r it taust be admitted that there c g ti It 4 where the productions of foreign and arecurio_euws Our foreign co . in t - , 4.l:''' ' ? lic)" th an i n France. anorao, out, of ~,hiot ItttZ, co o:l 3 ,24 iF tion"b o u f l" f e o u rergir. O4 trunfactared produc s This appears scarcely iltiotie in ar c 6 o 3 u Tr illin t n h s e exportation of whinhthel -11 OttieloB exceeds n Y ono milliard. Such is, neve t r re _ e,,k'ilirae, case. It is true that foreign. manufa ct u re d the d ' ll Ot e ' 4) the amount of 389 millions cltine into as , r Y, t i .y b ut out of that . amount 326 million? leave . t kri ) ,, it ea, tne, being only in transitu. There is nothing t lik l tg in this, as our customs' tariffs exclude the Itltitlollett°l foreign manufa ct u res , namely, cotton and . goods, w i thout peaking of other im millions, P°r fitttieWl:ve Out of the above mentioned 63 \t.illienss.are furnished to us by . only three countries 11,1iuni 22, England 14, ! 1 4 5 (if Germany only supplies three mi llion. t _ a As ... p_ro .. - and Switzerland 13 ; and the k1p,,„ 1 , 4 paid for by produce, it is probable b state lrw o e t ,tlt,''ecl more we should export more. This , N,4,tannot, therefore, remain definitive or stationary. ,Iti ,4411 already modified many systems it will of ;kr.°Zressive task, and the Universal Exhi i t• , 0 , 14 eertai ly one of the events the best calcu lated . the liberal tendency of our day as regards com kid industry." ~S 1 It with 4,'N,11)14111311THE IRENE AT Naw Yonic.—The Irene qoDzi,tisiew York from Havre, on the 28thu 01 the 1'44-a.'°Lgera ; had 14 deaths and two births I SVI . I D comber state _that th e e ; fr -4s 'lA V FRIGA.TES AtrItOLSA_A : N u D e DWINA.—- ,gtiit,t 111441 Calcutta of the sth of re4ll irigates the Aurora a nd notice because 03' ar c , ^4, tillt„ w hi c h we only tll ' klk combined English a nd French squadron. are o'r -'44ly ON d-,:' gainingcurrency in Lon don n i t ell° of e et. It might g slid Aisle news,- which, for a time, IllePe- ''el3tt‘' be proved tha o t ir t e h n e l y at a e r d e in a g htr''veit AT s Th e eon ° iraae f an ti4 qi e e t i ° I. tl lt erl 4 - b e rriE : N t G h L e lS s H u m R E G totall tittle the . dsl' arm y liens bring with them When I IN t tli a4 11 Ividual so e C toait :lea at I s . °F that which they derive from„its.ee,,, said a ts4l3t°litakles, in the same square : regi e face in that whole til %t thien nie, who had mistaken me for one of h is qi t i't'iliii e ' . '' there is but ' and Queries. ,13 4 % kr 1 4 that (pointip o g u t_o t the Eaglish) every sol -14 ,11,kQtx 4 ee of his own.' —A o e 3 1 „ —One of these °‘t'lY 44 (4 134"1"OFMABB A ecte'd to come off, a ktrj 4 h l ioi la ii i lli ttg trial s is s ho rtly Nol Ler: gentlenaan, of hig h . s e ta x ii p clin f g air in la S d u y n h d f er N la e n vf d,. tO la, - . 4 served with a writ by a s 110e(Chltig her damages at 500 1 / 4 that ti1ie°,%4,".,, the "neglected one ; rttim t t ,, t !l -tttt betwe en an produced, will be pro . e d rj t .e h a e ct le W tt e ii r k s inele them, ~kci',l , 44t , ~°tue, mirth, containi n g , 4 azit ° "'ttt, 'Pun some of, the leading whenaswe town-councillors understand, Z0e .41 0, 1 ,1 °11 0 at one time were opposed to the defen , -,eriand Times. , E RAILWAY. b - `4 ), k`ib p 0,.. ON TH '' OrtAige ,EOOVERT of I'o7 • from Forfar forto 14'4 on7,er by the Midland train arch The following day IN ~,., ketly,,,dtiesday night, lost a bank che que Ardr 4 ile , ti g OZ. in notes. a a s c s hing t and on "Pro trains ° l:iet::,tati„,,N the line for 1 , 4ttraeteg -'' the head of the plat form that ~, a9,, leti t a ly i stoker of one of the passenger ~, j , kid 0, .etition, tter. 4 tefi ' 4 'Nati big at and on going back ho found the -v4k• t - 4ct„ . b'reclii'n she rolled together, and 13ing in agu . 4 r 4404 e? ftser. "v. cI4 1 2„, 144 ttY RoBBERT.— The R a new church of 44 eat i i - a° laid the foundation- stone h Bishop of Lincoln the e foundation -011154e a. bcZ, llots. In the cit 3 v r it o y f coins was lie„Tchjited:iceataining anumber going early to labour, 0114 ii3covel2ast., o n the w or kmen placed. Elta!and ta,....uetrhat.the s t m ak i e h n s shop had been further therefrom. 11,e'!natio„ ;'. Onars DI : by I.ol;,,tWas disc overed of the at -the back s b ll ?ii . e ), 'era in forcing the stone . that the crowba O r n had been i r e 10 146 : , ~ aid by the been raised by the bars, ' ter 1-- Was • - Bi shop of Lincoln a few days robb ers ;_eater the stone h a d a plank against 4: 't.hil e t , "'ad propped it up by placing itiit, toey broke the glass and took the• bottle con -4 0 coins d•` ten° awe Y• lay being lately 0t411.0118 f.T 0 AlAcatimkr.—Macau ' hteenth - ttif n - °'t nbtaini inform ation respectin L i ry poet rig foil 4 I Vkv f rom r Y. as material boght a oil the Albany to boy el, an for his new volumes, took ppen i ng to tlr tt r "laden he of a singing boy. Y a, °14 1), °11 , 11 4 4 ; as he reached home again, close -. hi -, Lo. a circl e friends, was keeping.,, a heels of young : he H pe a r - c - e . ived the price, sir, ; 4 ! thc, ltave I not given you your "'ket - grave "man'sindignant remonstrance. "All till ~' gllVner Je ll t . , was the response, "we're only wai tin g h crit i , v , egin to sing." ' 4)1 4 1 - " Gum) The uotation of gold at Paris is Iv hi h * Per Mille di c ( accord ing to the last tari ff s); °l le c ea' pt tile En l' s it ou M n ' i price of 31. 17s. 10 05 d . . 1 14 ; 4 „ 1 4I, -,b'err standagrdis gold, mint an exchange of " being 41.57-e exchange atParis on London at short ;anon, it follows thatgold is about 0.68 per c . e ro n na t. , tr ; Il in Paris than t in ' London. By advice f a. the ilr g, the price of gold is 423 per mark, which , fort 4 tap d °Ojai' Mint price of 31. 17s. 10Id. per ounce t tL4t,,, t4 geld, gives an exchange of 13.3 i ; and, the ex ,, - 40 11„°e 4t Rainburg on Londo n at short being 13 . 3 i, " tw.e that gold is 0.30 per cent. dearer in Hamburg or Op Z.,14 London. The course of exchange at New Y per Ati4Nit uNion for bills at 60 days' sight is about 108 , . 411 4, the par of exchange between England an d tk qh lea being 19 23-40 per cent., it follows that t he . Le t, ' 4 ,e is nominally 1.58 p ®r cent. against England tiitttrkter making allowancePfor charges of transport and t 04 til e e b . C e of iciterea, tho present rate leaves no pro Qetlntri.trsanstnission of gold either way between the two =.___r= THE SUN LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING JANUARY 1 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DA .f.) RAILWAYS. Pajd.l RAILWAYS. 100 8n Iniosing Prices yesterday. 20 - 20 4 -4/ 8i - 8i 13 —l2d 16 - 17 8 - 7 94 - 96 62f -62 i 9 - 11 4 - 3 6i - 74 14} -15 i 10k - lli - :32 - 22 74 59 par 20,i 100 100 100 100 68 90i 76 123 90 oli - 125 - 92 -68 i - 62 74 7 751 5 100 . 107 iOti d - 78 - 90 -- 91) -75 i -- 4i 1 8 —l OB 102 k par, —84 i • 74 i' 7 • •• 26 Business done this day. 91i an 76 125 8 8 102 i 1G 5i li 84i 4 12/ 12i 20 1.0 7o —12 i 70i 8 St. 20 St. 15 2H 2~ h~ (;~ - A p 5 10 St. St. a London tz N. Wed. L. &N.V. 97 - 99 - 98 - 100 G t.Nrtln. Caldonian. 133 -- 135 Do Gt. Wes a. Yk. New. & Dervi. Y.SN i 55 = iiii S. Easton Do 121 -- 13 224 -- 23' 10i -- 111 r Peto &Co. (Norfolk.. L.& N. W. & -Stekton Darlingt. ,Kidland.. 21 - 21 ... - ••• 92 - 94 iE. Count, L. & N. W &Lu&Yk Do all 100 18 Gt Northnl Lancash& Yorksh. .11Cleat 'tockt. & Darlingt ItWestn 57 - 59 130 _ . id 31 - 3i 90 - 9. PREFERENCE SHARES. -Business this day. 192 Pm i singed. TIIE FOLEY-PLACE TRAGEDY. ADJOURNED INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.) This morning, at ten o'clock, Mr. Wakley resumed (at the Board-room of the Middlesex Hospital) the ad journed inquest upon the body of Mr. Lambert, who was murdered on the morning of Sunday, the 7th of January; at his residence in 'Foley-place, by Luigi Bare-. nelli, now an inmate of this hospital. The fit's t witness called was Mr. Clambers Vigars, one of the house surgeons of the Middlesex Hospital. He said, I have a patient named Baratelli under my care in Latham's ward. When I was first called to him, upon Sunday week, he was quite sensible, and had a wound in the right cheek. It had been made by a bullet. The skin was blackened round where the wound was, and the hair had been Coroner—What state is he i ow ? Mr. Vigars—He is in a state ending to recovery. Coroner—ls he in a state to make any acknowledg ment of what has taken place, or to bear the excitement which might be caused from the present inquiry being proceeded with. Mr. Vigars—He is composed now, but scarcely in a fit state to bear any excitement. He has been delirious until within the last three days; Coroner—Would you advise that any examination should now take place ? Mr. Vigars—No ; certainly not. Coroner—Can you say when he is likely to be in a fit state fur this inquiry to be proceeded with ? Mr. Vigars—l cannot with any degree of certainty. I should say , not by this day week. Mr. Burford Norman, the medical gentleman in tendance upon the woman, who passes by the name ot" Lambert, was next called in and examined as to her cc m dition. He said that he was called to the house in Foley-place upon the morning of the murder, and there saw a woman who passed as Mrs. Lambert. She had a wound through the right fore-arm, and a corresponding one in the chest—both caused by a pistol bullet, which had passed into her body. This gentleman then went on to detail the condition his patient was in ; showing, that although there were symptoms of her recovery, she was wholly incapable of bearing the excitement of any examination. After some remarks from the coroner, the inquiry was again adjourned. Although every inquiry has been made by the police, and particularly by the detective, Smith, all at tempts to discover the right name of the woman Lambert or her connections has proved unavailing, and the same with regard to the woman Williamson, who, it is said, and with some apparent degree of truth, is enciente by the mur derer. With the exception of the woman Williamson no one has. called to see the murderer. Several Italians have been making inquiries, but none seem to be at all acquainted with him, and from what was told to our reporter this day by two foreigners who were having a communication with the police, it would appear that, excepting the child which has been alluded to as being at nurse down in Kent, the unhappy man has not any relative or friends in this country. MONEY MARKET' AND COMMERCIAL INTELLTGEN( CITY, TWO o'CLOCK, The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were were estimated at from 0,000 bales, including 1,000 American taken for export. The market closed very firmly, but with less animation. The sales comprised 5,060 American, 150 Pernam and Maranham at sid. to 7d., 70 Bahia at 50. to 6id., 200 Egyptian at Sid. to Bd., and 500 Surat at 3id. to 41d. per lb. Railway Shares were firm. The advices from New York, just telegraphed from Liverpool, give the rate of exchange on Lon don about the same, but it would appear that busi ness was improving. Accounts from Vienna state that the monetary Congress there had broken up without coming to any decision, and it is supposed that the difficulty in the way of bringing about a uniform metallic currency for all Germany is considered insuperable. The Bavarian Government has demanded from the Chambers a credit to cover the expenses and eventualities which have arisen and may arise out of the present war, and mobilising the army. The report of the directors of the London and Westminster Bank, to the proprietors, this day, at their half-yearly meeting, John Lewis Ricardo, Esq., in the chair, was as follows : "The dfrectors have the pleasure to report that— after making provision for all bad and doubtful debts— paying the Income Tam—setting apart 2,0001. towards the new buildings in Lothbury and Bloomsbury—and presenting a gratuity of ten per cent, on their salaries to all the officers of the establishment—the net profits of the Bank for the last half-year amount to 75,3181. 10s,, which, added to 13,9001. 19s. 5d., unappropriated from the profits of the preceding half-year, make a total of 89,2194 9s. sd. " Out of this sum the directors have allowed interest on the rest or surplus fund, at the rate of 5 per cent., and they now declare a dividead to the shareholders at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, and also a bonus of 5 per cent. upon the paid-up capital. "After these payments are made, there is a balance of 2,9541. 2s. 5d., whiclas been transferred to the rest or surplus fund. "The directors who go out by rotation are John Gar ratt Cattley, Esq., James Dennis De Vitre, Esq., and George Hanson, Esq.—all of whom, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election." To proprietors for paid-up capital £1,000,000 0 0 To amount due by the bank on deposits, circular notes, &c.... 7,177,244 19 10 To rest or surplus fund 125,307 1 6 To balance of profit and loss account 13,900 19 5 To net profits of the past half-year 75,318 10 0 £8,391,771 10 9 By Government Stock, Exchequer Bills, and India Bonds £1,451,074 13 1 By other securities, including bills dis counted, loans to customers, &c By cash in hand 6,246,387 4 4 694,309 13 4 £8,391,77110 9 PROFIT AND LOSS. Dr. To total expenditure of the six establish ments, including rent, taxes, salaries, stationery, &c., with a gratuity of ten per cent. on their salaries to the officers of the establishment To amount set apart towards the new build ings in Lothbury and 'Bl oomsbury To payment of the dividend now declared, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, for the last half-year on the paid up capital of 1;000,000/. To bonus of five per cent. on the capital To rest or surplus fund : Amount on Jan. 15t,18541.125,307 1 6 Interest on do. at 5 per _ Cent Balance of profit and loss account - 6,265 7 0 2,954 2 5 £25,026 4 2 2,000 0 0 ---- 134,526 10 11 2241,552 15 1 By rest or surplus fund £125,307 1 6 By balance of profit and loss account on tho 30th June, 1854 By gross profits of the last half-year, after paying the income tax, and making pro vision for all bad and doubtful debts 102,344 14 2 13,900 19 5 £241,552 15 1 The report was adopted, and a vote of thanks was passed to the directors, and to Mr. Gilbart and the officers of the establishment. 20 20 10 10 Yesterday firm rates were current for bills of exchange, "and after the recent heavy remittances to Paris, it is probable the quotation for paper upon that city will improve. Drafts at 90 days were negotiated at 25 27i to 30 ; Hamburg was done at 13 51. to 5 ; Amsterdam at 11 17i to I ; and Trieste at 12 28 to 36. St. 10 St. 25 The English Funds are remarkably firm, and there is a rise of A per cent., although the business doing is extremely limited. Consols have been 92 to 921 for transfer, and 921 g for account. The high prices of the French loan are the principal cause. The New 3 per Cents. have . been 92i to 92k, and the Reduced 92 to 1. Exchequer Bills are 4s. to 75., and India Bonds its, premium. There is scarcely any business to record in Foreign Stocks, and the quotations, therefore, are for the most part nominal. Russian 4i per Cents. are firm at 901 to 91. Brazilian Small Bonds are marked 99, and Turkish Bonds are at fuller rates, viz., 77 to 77/. The last instalment, 15 per cent, upon the second series of the loan, was paid yes terday. _ _ . The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6; Mexi can, 21i to 21; ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 50 to 52 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 100 to 102 ; Ditto 41 per Cents., 89 to 91; Spanish New Deferred, 181 to 181; Ditto 3 per Cents., 3714 to 38 ; Ditto Certifi cates, 5 to 54 ; Ditto Passive, 41 to 41. The dealings in English Railway Shares are of a limited character, but there is more firmness in the prices. The improvement is most apparent in Great Northern, North-Western, Midland and South-Eastern. In the Foreign lines there is no material alteration. 20 20 50 20 — Mining Shares are neglected, the Banks are firm, and the miscellaneous undertakings inactive. Crystal Palace are flatter. 100 20 25 25 25 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOC.K (Front the Official List.) Business done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... ... 928 4 2 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 924 2 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 .., 4i 7-16 India Bonds, £lOOO • ll Consols for Account, BtVebruary Exchequer Bills, lid. 21000 Small 4 7 £5OO 4 7 Exchequer Bonds 1858, 34 per Cont. 99a Ditto 1859, PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT 0/sTE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Small Russian Bonds, 44 per Cent 9Ol 1 rerkish Bonds 77 invidenus on the above payable in London. HALF-PAST TWO. consols. Ditto, February Account 924 ST. KATHARINE DOCK COMPANY.—The dividend de clared yesterday at the meeting of the St. Katherine Dock Company was 2 per cent. for the half-year, free from income tax, and the report was received as satisfactory. THE ROYAL WEST INDIA. MAIL STEAMER AVON arrived at Southampton yesterday, from Portsmouth, where she has lauded invalids from the Crimea. Capt. Ellison, the commander, has brought home the highest testimonials from the Admiralty authorities in the Black. Sea and Mediterranean as to the services which the Avon has rendered to the Government, by the speed and punctuality with which she has done whatever she was engaged to perform. THE VACANCY ON THE SCOTTISH BENCH.—We have heard it asserted that the Peel policy of taking die best man, whether Whig or Tory—certainly not followed in the later appointments—is actually about to be tried for once, but whether from necessity er choice we cannot say. At the same time, the rumour in the Parliament House strongly points to the elevation of Mr. Thomas Mackenzie, so lately appointed Solicitor• General— . Post. NINETY RUSSIANS CAUGHT IN A TRAP.--The Russians made a sortie against the French advanced works on the night of the 28th, with the intention of spiking the guns in the battery. They advanced stealthily, and managed to get into a portion of the covered way, but not without being observed by the French troops who were guarding the works, and who acted very coolly and deliberately on the occasion. The Russian force consisted of about eighty men and nine or ten officers. They had not been long within the entrench ments when it become bewildered as to the proper line of direction which was to conduct them to the battery in question. In the meantime, while they were seeking to extricate themselves from the difficulty in which they had entangled themselves, the French covering force had divided itself into two parties, each of which was quietly extending itself in such a man ner as to surround them. This the latter succeeded in doing completely, so that the Russians at last, • caught in a net as it were, had no alternative but to deliver themselves as prisoners without offering the least re sistance. Not a shot was fired on the occasion. ,ibordeou Ambg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Belfast & Eallymena. Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. :St Cheshire Juliet Do. Chesh. dr Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., ....... Blyth kTyn,oriona' £25 (issd. at £45; Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen an& Car digan Chester dr Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, ex Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin drßelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber dean Junction Do. New East Anglian .. Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock De., B. Stock bo., New A East Lancashiro Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Pr LI tic Dundee Forth it Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Westernl Groat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. SLWest.(lre.) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail, Gun. Stk.. Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt London & Blackwal Load. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths D o .10i. Sh. , Ti1&8... Do. Eighths London and S. 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Van Diemen's 1 . 4 ;a1 711 i d ••• --- ••• 321 t -33 i ii = ifa ••• - 108 21 M 6 - 3A 1071 17 - 18 ••• "" ••• •• • ---- ... i .•••• 11 • e l s ....... i - i* ii = ii 2 - 2i 6 0 --62 11 - 2 35 - 36 33i 2i - 1 = 12 6 ad 105 x cl 107 j x d MARLBOROUG.H-STREET-(TIIIS DAY.) DARING WATCII ROBBRIIY.—EIiza If'Donald, a wo man of the town, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing a silver watch, the property of Moses Dingle, carpenter, 63, High-street, Marylebone. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that about 11 o'clock last night he was proceeding along Coventry-street, when the prisoner, who was in com pany with other women, placed herself suddenly in front of him, and, before he was aware of hor intentions, she threw her arms round him and broke his watch from the guard chain and ran off. As soon as he recovered from his surprise he went in pursuit, calling out " Stop thief," and at the corner of Windmill-street he came up with her and detained her until a constable arrived, when he gave her_in charge. Cross, 197 C, heard the cry of police, and, on going to the corner of Windmill-street, he saw the prosecutor struggling with the prisoner, whom he accused of steal ing his watch. Witness conveyed her to the station, whore she was searched, but nothing found upon her. The prosecutor was the worse for liquor at the time, and, prisoner, when she ran off, no doubt passed the watcla to some of her companions. The prisoner, who denied the charge, was remanded until Monday next. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was very moderately supplied with English wheat. For all kinds we had a dull inquiry, at Monday's currency. Foreign wheat, the show of which was by no means extensive, was dull, but we have no change to notice in its value. Floating cargoes were mostly held above the views of buyers. The barley trade was in a depressed state, yet we have no further decline to notice in prices. Malt met a dull sale, at barely late rates. Oats, beaus, peas, and flour moved off slowly, and the quotations were with difficulty supported. English Irish •• • . Foreign .. St. 10 12. 12. 12i St. 44 all all xo 100 1.00 1.0.61 20 20 20 -25. 30 20 1 1 40 5 St. 25 20 20 20 10 100 all all all all 13.5 13} i 21 i ARRIVALS TIIIB WEEMS. Wheat. Barley. i AI - 411f. 1 Oats. Flpz. 1,029 4,310 i 5 , 230 2, 680 1 7 1(0 4 , 59) j 4,70) 1 950slis. BOROUGH HOP. Most kinds of hops tiro in moderato request, at full prices. WHITECHAPEL. Each kind of meat sold steadily to-day, as follows ; —Beef, 3s Od to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2(1 to 4s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to rm Od; pork, 3s 01 to 4s 4d per Blbs. by the arcane. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. 17.—Wind this day at Noon, strong breeze from the north-eastward, with frost and snow. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 16.—Wind, N. Arrived—Ocean Queen, from London, and sailed for New York. The Bourse d'Anvors, from _Antwerp to Havannah, and the Maria (s), Belfast to London, were in collision yesterday off Beachy-head ; the former has been towed in hero by the latter, leaky, and cut down to the water's edge. ItAmsGaTE, Jan. 16.—The Livingston is a total wreck; crew saved. _ _ COWES, Jan. 16.—Wind, N. Sailed—Balder, for Ade laide, S.A. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 16.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Colonist, from Soderhamin, for Melbourne. Off Port—The Alert (Danish barque), from Copenhagen, for Vera Cruz. LOWESTOFT, Jan. 16.—The Eugene, of Calais, for Now. castle, is on shore hero, but will probably be got off if the weather moderates. WARRENPOINT, Jan. 15.—Tho Amelia Raymond (brig), from Bordeaux to the Clyde, was stranded yesterday. morning N.E. of Dandrum-bar ; the vessel re mains on shore. CORK, Jan. 15.—Wind, E.S. Arrived—Doris, from Mazagan. LIMERICK, Jan. 15.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Diade m , from St. John's, N.B. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednosday Morning. Wind, E. Arrived—Maria Culatio, from San Sebastian ; Thaise Bordeaux. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 15. Wind, E. Arrived—Albatross, from Alexandria; Angelita, Pillau. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.25 Ilan. Wind, E.N.E. ; tide, three hours' flood; snow. Arrived, Jan. 16—Sultana, from Jersey ; Specimen, Seville. Jan. 11—Adonis (s), from Harlingen. Sailed—Alecto, for Morton Bay. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.20 a.m. Wind, E.S.E. ; strong. Passed last night—Jessy, from London, for St. Helena. THE FRENCH LOAN.—The advices from Paris yester day confirm tho statement of the applications for the loan having reached a total of about 80,000,0001. sterling. They also mention that the small subscriptions, for 500 f. Rentes and under, exceed the whole 20,000,0001. to be allotted, and that the large capitalists will get nothing. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.--On the Bth instant David Henry Jones, a clerk in the office of the general ma nager of the Manchester and Sheffield Railway Com pany, at the London-road station, Manchester, while attempting to jump upon an engine that was in motion, taking out the 11.30 a.m, train to Hull, missed his footing, and his right foot, slipping down upon the near rail, was crushed by one of the wheels. He was holding on by the handrail of the engine, and his cries induced the driver to stop as soon as possible. Jones, who was only 17 years of acre, had been sent to the engine-driver with letters tole taken to Hull, and had attempted, against the rules of the company to ride up to the office-door at the end of the station, when he met with this sad accident. The greatest attention was paid to him, and he was taken down to the, Royal Infirmary, where, at the request of the railway manager, Dr. Har rison, medical attendant of the company, and Mr. Smith, surgeon, of Mosley-street, went to consult with the surgeons of the institution as to the best steps to be taken in the case. All these gentlemen were of opinion that it was necessary to amputate the fore-part of the foot, but the youth's parents, who were sent for as early as possible, refused to allow the operation, and insisted upon taking him home that they might consult a surgeon of their own. The result was, that he was put under the care of the present representative of the once cele brated "Oldfield-lane doctor," in whose skill the humbler classes have always had great faith. The foot was not taken off, and at first appeared to go on well, but on Thursday morning last mortification bad commenced, and the leg had to be amputated a little below the knee. Tile operation proved too severe a trial for him in his then exhausted state, and he died at an early hour yes terday morning. 7 .1855, WHY b r _AS SEBASTOPOL NOT BEEN TAKEN ? TO THE EDITOR OF -THE CALEDONIAN MERCURY. Sir ,—The Emperor of the French, Louis Napoleon, in his I peech a short time ago to the Legislative Assembly elate d that France hasatthis niomeutan army of 581,000 sold' iers. A question here naturally suggests itself to eve! y one who reads this speech--" 581,000 soldiers be lon: ging to our ally ! How does it happen that Sebes tor ,01 has not been taken long ago, and what occasion ha 3 England to engage twenty or thirty thousand Ger . la ans to enable the allies to make head against the Rus ei ans ?" Wheel we were about to engage in the present war, :one (lithe great argumen t s cont i nua ll y a d vanced by the -warlike party in the country ag a i ns t th e p eace party was ; t e , 11 : 18 :".-"" France is the first milit ar y p ower o f E urope, ! Englund is the greatest naval power, and, in addition to ' thate the richest—disposing of an almost unlimited ear.ount of capital. England and France united, nothing Cray resist them. Russia will soon be obliged - to sue for emercy." Without the alliance of France we should never have dreamed of attacking Russia. But with such an alliance —always supposing that France would put forth her 1 whole strength, in the same manner as we should—we had every right to believe, as Sir James Graham said, that ttse war would be sharp and short ; would in effect be errsled in a single campaign by the capture of Sebes topoie and the destruction of the whole of the Russian • fleet, in the Black Sea. This might easily have been ac car aplished last summer, as I shall now proceed to show. France, as I have already stated, is the first military pc .wer in Europe. She has at present, and had during the whole of last year, 531,000 men under arms, p erhaps—taking all their qualities together—the first s oldiers in the world, far superior to the Russians, aad equalled only by the English. But this is not a IL. France can at any time double the number of her Sii seding army, and that without a new conscription— sir imply by a decree of the Emperor. I shall point out lof pw this is done. The young men, when they are Ee -1,/ eted by ballot for the conscription, are engaged fur 8 71 :ars. But before they have'run out their term of eight 1 , !ars, a number of them, though not the whole, are al- w ays sent borne at the end of 3or 4 years, under the 0 bligation, however, to return to their colours at any t Lase during the period of their engagement, when re ( pired to do so by the Government. I Thus, there is always in F rance a num b er o f sold i ers perfectlytheE whole of last year, and which he can command at the of Louis Napoleon already referred to, it is stated that the conscription of this year is to consist of 140,000 re } cruits, the same as last year. But this new levy is not I to increase the existing army—that is positively declared in the Emperor's speech—but only to keep up the army to its old stacdard, by supplying the place of those who , have completed their time, or are allowed to return to their homes, previous to their legal service being finished. The real army of France, then, is above a million of i aneh, perfectly disciplined and warlike, and which it only i Emperor p e a r i o s r c i of f l i t n h e e d , rreneh independent could d o: s the ps e s standing di during g arms ,tlio ready to be called into activity at a moment's warning whenever the Government thinks fit. The army which I present time, is above a million of men. In the speech I _requires a suifficiei.t command of money and the will of --one man to bring into active employment. Bonaparte, the first Emperor, never bad an army equal to it, even - tehen he marched 700,000 men across Germany and Po .:land into the very heart of Russia. I ask once more - then, how it happens that with the complete command .ot the sea, an unlimited command of capital, and a million eat' soldiers at the disposal of one of the allies, Sebastopol :is not taken—how it happens that at the Battle of the .Alma the English army of 27,000 was supported only by :22,000 French—how at Inkernsan the English army had •to contend against the most terrible odds—one against 7 . - —and that the only assistance afforded them was by (FOOO French ? and how, in fine, at the present moment o ur poor soldiers are so overtasked in defending their b atteries, "that they aro dying by hundreds a-day, by el: isease brought on principally k by over fatigue and 'ex p )sure i n th e t renc h es, arising from the smallness of their sr umber in proportion to the task assigned to them ? As this must appear strange to those who place im p] icil reliance on the French alliance, and who believe that. the French Emperoris as anxious to bring the war leo a.. rapid conclusion as is the Government of this coon ' ;rye and that he is as willing to make as great sacrifices for that end, we have sent from Britain every soldier, sailor, and ship, which we coul,d possibly command. We le ave called out our militia, and we hav e even p asse d a ibill for the e n li s t men t of foreign soldiers. France, on the other hand, has an army of 450,000 men under arms - at leome ' of which 100,000 are a b so l utely idle in camp a'„ Boulogne, and she has only about 60,000 in the Crimea,and 6(',000 in Algeria. 100,000, or even 50,000 of these home troops would have secured the conquest of Sebastopol almost without a battle. At the battle of Alma, 50,000 additional French troops would have enabled the Allies, after the victory, to have marched directly upon Sebastopol,' to have completely invested :it, to have cut off the supplies, and to have forced it to ;surrender at discretion. And even after the battle of the Alma, had a new French army been sent to the 'Crimea, for instance half the troops at the camp of Bou logne, during the time that the Emperor of Russia was sending his reinforcements for the defence of Sebastopol, ithe place would hare been taken by this time. And at :present, if the French Emperor would only send .50,000 men to co-operate with the Turks at Eupatoria, and to march against Sebastopol from the north, the place would not hold out for a mouth. Sebastopol, I 'repeat, would have been taken long ago had the French Emperor determined to take it, and will be taken oily when Louis Napoleon has made up his mind to take it ; that is to say, has Made up his mind to send enfficient forces to take it. Without this determine s tion on the part of the French Emperor, all our exertions with our regulars, our militia, and our foreignlegion w ill b o a b so l utely useless. And as soon as '.:his determination is come to by Louis Napoleon, a sufficiency of French soldiers will be sent without our requiring the slightest aid from Germany or Switzer land. The foreign enlistment bill has thus been utterly useless in every p o i n t o f view. Sir Archibald Alison in a speech, and Sir Howard Douglas hi a, pamphlet, have pointed out, as I have done, that the attack on Sebastopol has failed altoge ther from the want of a sufficient number of men on the part .of the assailants. Indeed this is evident to every one, But those gentlemen—ultra-Tories both of them— lia.ve thrown the whole blame of this upon the Govern ment of Lord Aberdeen. The Government should have sent out more troops—the Whigs have allowed the mi litary establishments of the country to fall too low, &c. Such are the reasons assigned by those two opponents of the Government for the failure of the expedition. But 'not the slightest censure is hinted against Louis Na:poleon, who, even since his coup d'etat, by which k i d liberty has been put down in France, has been taken under the special patronage of the Tories. Now, though 'consider that the chief blame must be attributed to the French Emperor, who had plenty of troops at his command, and who did not send them, yet our Administration must be regarded as in some degree in fault in not having forced the French Emperor to send to the Crimea the necessary forces. For instance, last summer Ministers should hare decidedly said to the French Emperor, " Send off, from your camp at Bou logne, at least 50,000 additional men, which are neces sary to insure the success of the expedition, or we shall withdraw altogether from the alliance and give up the war, and we shall inform Europe, and especially France, of our reasons for so doing. England is quite willing to pay her full share of the expense of those additional men and will furnish the ships necessary for the transport. But we cannot consent to exhaust all our means, and our ally lie by and not do the same." Such should have been the tone adopted by the Government of this coun try, and had Ministers acted in this way Louis Napo leon would not have dared to refuse to send the neces sary reinforcements ; for he knows well that public opi nion in France, especially the opinion of the army, would have accused him of compromising the national honour ; and this the French Emperor—despot as he is —could not brave with impunity. But Ministers have conducted themselves in a most weak and vacillating manner towards Louis Napoleon. They have allowed him to do just as he pleased. He has completely outwitted them, and even the press of Eng land has played into his hands. While the most virulent attacks have been made by the press against our Cabinet —principally for not sending out more troops, when they had no more to send, not the slightest comment by any paper whatever has ever been advanced against the Em peror of the French. So that Louis Napoleon actually imagines he may do just as he pleases with the English, and that whatever he does the whole nation is ready to appplaud. About the period that the battle of the Alma was fought, the French Emperor was amusing himself at hill to Boulogne commanding at sham-fights, delivered by the great army assembled there. Every one recollecthsi on one occasion 50,000 men marched up the attack the town, where there they were encountered by 50,000 other troops, commanded by the Emperor in person. Of course the assailantsas it i w ersecalldeefdea.tedwaenud, obliged to retreat, and Louis Napoleon covered hims e lf inthis the very tit time eguerr6 when ou r expe di t i on to this with tooklglory y place at h the Crimea was failing from the want of sufficient forces. I was then at Paris myself, and I can vouch for this, that in almost every French society where people could converse without being overheard by the spies of the police, the utmost ridicule was thrown upon the Em peror. Every one said, why are these men not sent out to the Crimea to terminate at once the war by a decisive victory ? Are our soldiers, at a crisis like the present, to be kept at home to servo as toys and amusement to Louis Napoleon ? Such was the feeling in France at this time, and with such a feeling existing in that country our Government only required to make a sufficiently firm representation to compel, in a manner, the Emperor to send to the Crimea forces sufficient to have insured, before the com mencement of winter, the capture of Sebastopol. The press of France, ever since the coup d'ctat, has been muzzled, and, of course, no French paper dared to speak out. The press of England, however, might have done something. But instead of pointing out the im policy of retaining so large a force in France at such a jucture, the limes, the Herald, the Chronicle, &c.—the London journals are read very generally in Paris—could hardly find words to express their admiration of Louis Napoleon, and their columns were filled up with gor geous descriptions of the magnificent reviews and sham fights presided over by the Emperor. The conduct and motives of Louis Napoleon, in not having pushed, as he ought to have done, the war in the Crimea, will require some explanation, in order to be fully understood. Having passed the last eight months in France—during the whole time of the campaign in the Crimea—and having conversed during this period with a number of intelli gent Frenchmen upon the subject—military men as well as others—l think I shall be able to give you the key to the conduct of the Emperor of the French, but I must reserve this for another letter.—l am, &c., 89, Heriot-row, Edinburgh, JAMES ATTOUN. January 10, 1855. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 16. The following arrangements have been made by agree. ment between the authorities of New College and those of Winchester School, relative to the examination and admission of candidates desiring to be placed on the foundation of the latter institution. At the annual election in July an examination, differ ing in difficulty, for boys between 10 and 12 and boys between 12 and 15 years of age, will be held at,Winches ter' for thepurpose of supplying the vacancies among the scholars that may occur within the year following. The first examination will be held in July next. Flt is not recommended that boys who have not yet reached their 10th or have passed their 15th birthday should present themselves as candidates. Candidates for admission as founder's kinsmen will be examined with the other candidates, and the two best will, if properly qualified, be elected, and 'their names placed at the top of the roll for admission. The names of all candidates must be sent in to J. 1). Walford, Esq., College-street, Winchester, on or before the Ist of June in each year, and with the names must be sent the following papers :-1. A certifi cate of baptism, with the figures therein, if any, written also in words by the attesting minister. 2. A cer tificate of character, specifying the length of time to which it applies, from the schoolmaster or tutor under whom the candidate has been last placed. 3. Adeclara• tion, signed by one of the parents of the candidate, or, if both parents be dead, by the person best qualified to give the necessary evidence. Forms of the declaration will be supplied on application to Mr. Walford. The subjects of examination will be the following :- 1. Eiementary Religious Knowledge. '2. English Dicta tion. 3. Arithmetic (the younger class of boys in the first four rules). 4. Latin Composition, verse and prose. 5. Construing and Parsing, in Greek and Latin. The books for examination will be such as are usually read in classical schools.. The grammars used are, "Gececce Grammaticce Rudimenta, Oxford, Clarendon piess ;" and King Edward Vl.'s Latin Grammar. The principle on which candidates will be arranged on the roll will be their proficiency as exhibited in the exa mination, their character, and the circumstances of their families, as far as is made known to the electors. CA.MBRIDGE, JAN. 16. The following will be the subjects for the Previous Examination in the last week of the Lent Term, 1856 : " 1. The Gospel of St. Matthew. " 2. Paley's Evidences. " 3. The Old Testament History. " 4. The Persa of lEschylus. " 5. The first book of CiCero's Tosculan Disputations. " G. The Eleinents of Euciid, books I. and 11., and Arithmetic." VOLUNTARY THEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION IN NEXT MICHAELMAS TERM. On Thursday, the 11th of October next, and the suc ceeding days, there will be an examination in the follow ing subjects : " The Greek Testament : "The Octavius of Minucius Felix, from chapter 32 to the end ; " Ecclesiastical History ; "The Articles of Religion ; and " The Liturgy of the Church of England ;" which examination will be open to all students who have at any time been admitted ad respondendunz qucestioni ; or who can produce certificates from the Regius Professor of Civil Law or his deputy of having performed the exer cises required for the degree of Bachelor of that faculty. The names of those students who shall pass this exa mination to the satisfaction of the examiners will be published in alphabetical order, and registered in the usual manner. Immediately after this examination there will be an examination in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew for such students as, having undergone the former exami nation, shall offer themselves for this ; and the names of the persons who, having passed the former, shall pass this examination to the satisfaction of the examiners, will be published also and registered in the manner already described. Persons desirous of presenting themselves at these examinations must signify their intention of so doing on or before the Ist of October next, by a letter addressed to the Regius Professor of Divinity, the Margaret Pro fessor of Divinity, and the Norrisian Professor of Divinity. REFORM IN TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN. DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING. There will be the unusual number of 19 scholar ships open for competition at the ensuing Trinity Term examination. Of these, according to the new arrangement, four "non-foundation scholarships" may by superior answering be obtained by Roman Ca tholics or Dissenters of any denomination. Had this concession, trifling as it may appear, been made tome half-dozen years earlier, it is probable that the zealots of both parties in Ireland would have been deprived of " a cry, ' and that a world of invective against the "Godless Colleges" would have been lost to all gene rations, present and future. Nevertheless, it is equally probable that, but for the establishment of the Queen's Colleges, Alma Mater would not even at this late period have dreamt of the relaxation of an old and iron-bound statute, by which all who refused to subscribe to the 39 Articles were debarred from the petty advantages of a scholarship, with its accompanying salary of 18/. per an num, chambers, and daily rations at 4 p.m. RUSSIAN MILITARY MOVEMENT• By way of Hamburg, we h ave advices from St. Petersburg of the 10th inst. : , General Si ewers , w h o comman d e d th e fi rs t corps d armee had arrived at the capital from his head-quarters at Radom, an d left, again on the Bth for Mittau. General Siewers is charged by the Emperor to organise a new army, called the "Baltic army," the troops which were formerly posted between Riga and Cronstadthaving been ordered to the Polish frontier. The head-quarters of the Baltic army will be at Mittau. General Muriavieff, recently appointed Commander in-Chief of the Russian forces in Asia, passed through Moscow on the 7th, to assume his command. Two divisions of the corps d'armee under General Paniutin are advancing by forced marches on Odessa, taking the road through Bessarabia. These troops aro to reinforce the Russians in the Crimea. The second brigade of the Cuirassiers of the Guards, under General Tumanski, are quartered at Warsaw, and in the neighbourhood of that city. General Essen, with the picked regiment of the so-called Chevaliers Gardes, is at Siadlia. INQUEST OF THE LATE SIR GEORGE IrVOITDIVELL.— Yesterday, 1111.. Bedford, the coroner, held an inquest to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of Sir George Wombwell, whose sudden death on Sunday morning last, has already been reported in our columns. The medical evidence showed that the deceased had died from disease of the heart, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly. THE EAST INDIA RAILWAY.—The East India Railway Company are stated to have paid into the treastecy at the India-house, up to the end of last weel t, 780, 0001. out of the 1,500,0001. required by the 15th et' Febs nary. To-morrow they will pay a b ou t 600,000/. snore, th'. recent call having been promptly met, whil e that for February has in numerous cases been anticipat, :Many shareholders, also, have paid up in full. UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION.—An evening szeotinfl of the members will be held this evening, when Captiin J. C. Hoseason, R.N., will offer some remarks on the following subjects :-1. The three routes to Am stralia ; 2. The value of the commercial steam-marine int IN.e con veyance of cavalry, infantry, baggage, and munit a ons of war ; 3. The incalculable value of steam as a t s totive power in the saving of time in war ; 4. On the han tiling of steamers on a lee-shore and in stormy weather. The several arguments will be illustrated by diagrams and models on a large scale. These remarks will be fol lowed by a discussion, in which members are invited to take part. METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTIO U.—Yes terday the half-yearly meeting of this charity (i nstituted for the reception and cure of poor convalesc eats) we; i held at the office, Sackville-street, Piccadilly - —Admit.'al Percy in the chair. The report stated that th e original building having been found too small, another had been founded, and was completed in March last, ft sr the re ception of 120 inmates, at an outlay of 12,0004. About 1,400 poor people had been benefitted by the institution since its opening, and as the applications for admission were becoming more and more numerous, it would shortly be necessary to have a larger building. In nino months of the year 1854, 872 persons had been at hnitted, being 354 males and 518 females, of whom 624 had been discharged cured and 195 improved, while otb ers had left from various causes, and 18 still remained in the institution. The receipts had amounted to 5,78 9/. lls. 9d., and the expenditure to 5,289/. 7s. 6d., lea ving in hand a balance of 5001. 4s. 3d. THE INIQUITY OF TRADE.—A local journal observes : "The Lancet is still prosecuting its just and uncompro mising. crusade against the fraudulent dealers in the food of the people. A first volume of its proceedings, edited by Dr. Hassan, has just appeared. There is matter for both indignation and congratulation in its pages ; many necessaries of life' being anything but what they are called, and others, so far from established notions, are pure and undefiled. The manufactured fluid vinegar is proved to be in the most part poisonously impregnated, and out of some 28 samples, only seven were pronounced free from adulteration. In this honourable minority Mr. Joseph Underwood, of Nor wich, stands with the first ; a fact which cannot be other than flattering to his townsmen and their kinsmen in London, where this gentleman has likewise a business locale. The article Farinaceous Food' is a most amusing piece of Barnumism. The Teas and Co:Tees— excepting most of those in canisters—exhibit a cb eering aspect of human nature, and the whole class of spices— albeit,some that are ground—is-likewise unexceptionable. In too many respects the poor appear to suffer tho most from adulteration, and it may be difficult to tell exactly where the fraud originates, but the vendor is not in such cases free front blame while firms of such mag nitude and direct connections with foreign producing countries as those of Travers, Sons, and otherl k .offer facilities to the h um bl est d ea l er to posse ss him elf 'of a stock unquestionably genuine. Water and its im purities take up a large portion of the book, and each chapter is illustrated by microscopical representations of the genuine articles and their epuricous compounds." - ) 1 I ~. 20 20 20 20 40 20 20 20 20 20 6 2G all 12 all all all all