The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-11 00:00:00

tr.llr S Al • . r =?L:A* -lA. it . , Qe • • 4 0 0 it. \~~T~~ SUN OPFI - (7E, Six o'Clock. T ATTERSALL'S. (THIS E VENING. ) CHESTER CUP. 5 0 to 1 agst Llariforda (takv.a) 100 t o 1 a p t Lurley (taken) DERBY. 9to 1 a gs t S t. H u b ert ( ta k en ) n to 1 agst De Clare (taken) 25 to 1 agst Cruiser (taken). 25 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken). 84 "monkeys " to one agst St. Hubert and Oulston (taken). RUSSIA. Th e r 'ndependan ce B e i ge . publishes a letter from iVirg dated the 6th instant : the A." istri appears from recen t an d au th en ti c accoun t s , th a t boran force quartered at Cracow and its neigh- Piee llr ;" cl amounts to 52,000 men of all arms, with 68 tear : 3 of artillery, divided into four parks, sufficiently A e ;,, e . ,a01l other to ' be re-united in four or five days. Ailrghig to the report of an eye-witness, that artillery no, be as serviceable as might be desired, for want 'lstr it tee,7 l ,g horses, should it be obliged to take the field bieeiZ te l.Y. The Austrian corps d'arntee is in commu keil - " Q with that of Lemberg, consisting of 42,000 Or o s d which can effect its junction with that of Without any great difficulty, or with that . of oar 384 ci rcumstances ma require. Those Austrian Se la d e m -aV i e in frntofthem y the Russian army corn- IbreGeneral Paniutin and the first f 114-3') Under the orders of General Siewers, whose Irialarters are at Radom, on the right bank of the 1) 02,: In virtue of an Imperial rescript, dated 25th to tb -raer, the command of General Siewers is to extend tov a Provinces of Livonia and Courland. We can differehlTroolate with a certain degree of accuracy the the l os t Positions o f t h e R uss i an army, assembled for oebtra three mont h s i n Poland. Its main force iscon- View 4.! e d lo the t r i ang l e formed on the right bank otibf the a l l3 l Grodno, and Warsaw, which serves, '4e itrrh"aYs mill serve, as the principal point d'appu i of o peration. With the exception of a few r.e left' (4 Russian cavalry, scattered over the . country, tere (l4 4l,, h , ali k remains without troops. Prussia : , conse b, too little to fear on the side of her Polish Iron poi Another important point for the Russian army, b..'"a 4 ki e ' n , an ; d, is the ilitary line established by Marshal i_ k teeiT ß L , t ,sch between . Zamosc and Reni, and of which 1 . 1 1 d eer ‘oe principal key. When the Emperor Nicho hlte f eed t he formation of a new army in Poland, I 4 4 , 4, 1 NZ : You that the Russian engineering department "'et Nred orders to complete with all possible haste *ltll-,acations of this last place, which is now provided def 44 irn ett, olense materiel, and in a formidable state of i l 'ettl t ' 11l its vicinity is an entrenched camp, suffi 473t,ch6Pacious t o s h e l ter an ent i re army . I t is evident : t otkilehoosing this line for the basis of his first opera- Tie G eneral-in-Chief of the Russian army will be i'ltellit'oreet them with security, and extend them at e i on both b anks of the Vistula." NEY MARKET • AND c° &I nCIAL INTELLIGENCE. 4 8 CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. Ni ta hales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were fu re,.... ateti at 10,000 bales, including 3 000 taken ' closed 1/404witTort and on speculation. The market lb. on Nitinlation at an advance of id. per ri. rates. The sales comprised 7,300 Ame 150) }37.. 1 'ernam and Maranham at 6d. to 7d., 2 )000 4 , 414 at kid., 1,000 Egyptian at sid. to 'ad. ; le, 01:urat at 3d. to 4c1., and 40 Sea Island a fi rrue;: . t° is. 4d. - per lb. Railway Shares were Tlli frolter° l 3 41 1 ,1 1 m arket is firmer. Scotch pigs are 68s. l ereb4,. - tlaX are dull, and jute has declined con- The si x . 438 . 4d. - Wee ka ) average price of wheat is given at nA t leic i ll it " cillarter, and the quantity sold las 1 4 :"; , 4 4 .: otters_ 1 received b the mail ye k st e e t rd a a s y b f e r i o n m g keier epresent the money mar there but trade still dull, and great want of Plo ktri,,.,,following giros t 54nellt ads the working classes, for whose Tiearious meetings had been held. ibpeU U The at NOW York :-- ntormation about thu i kai4l,„.,,et.eara-ship North Star, at this port from California, 44 (1 0 , 411 , brings one week's intelligence from in gold app " Million eight hundred and fifty dollars . Old kt'p g dust. Of this specie ip lBo 701. dol. is for f Pe a 4% II account. The steam-ship Sonora, at Panama ial advises continue Our tOti 4 Francisco, brought d0w mer 1 0 ,851,375 dol. 560. in k i d L t oti I. gold dust. h are to the let inst. Nii i i, 4 ule, and the m . T i e n e i e n a g e a o c m counts satisfactory. 4 ooi San Francisco le t ile'etints from Cart ag h ena state that a decree at 4 issued by the Governor relative to the that coast. h h ,7l discovered guano deposits on. "o„ . a thu s :..._. itise'rilill Governor of the province of Carthagena,. con -I'lo the vacant lands in the national territory, and 11144411ets thereof as the exclusive property of . the . r m e : ' I S% . 1 ,.. c Virtue of the legal power vested in hi i A ‘ 41 413, 111 c1e 1. The extraction of the guano deposits re ts otj,liaeoverecl in the district of Providencia, or of e group ,iiiOr that may be hereafter discover s INchtikliite44tiaat constitutes the canton of an Andres, is 11 110 11 . 2, Pr j , 4 / 1 , 1 hose who in 1 4 tNrcseouted as defrauders of f the public revenue: • fringe this order will . be looked Andres for his I tti t ll .qt till loate this order to all the Consuls resident rap ti t } , l ,Q t, ) t° the Jefe Politico of San , " RAFAEL IN 11. . ' 4 %0 15 1", end to the Charge d Affairel of the i eltth \li t n . The al e 4ell4, Nov. ) g 15, 1854." ilo ly . etj 3 is tee n 14 ,k b be' 11 R of Anglo-Peruvian bondholders g the -11 d A - geld for the purpose of receiving IJitp., I. - P (l 4 • The folio ruing o. are eta . of the committee. I'lrequest, il l 4th • eo 11 . w . th e , irekitt ritten reply to Senor Rodulfo's %h i l L tae of tl'e established as the sold in Great Britain, ko e 'hr t ° list prooeeds of guano basis of their demands . sPe lpeelally hyoothecat Bonds It ' e a, and " --- •h o f which the Old . dept eiv e4 on the fait ed by the terms of the dies'u b4... at to the agents of the Peruvian Gover . n 0 to 4,." the 8 time addeed, that without pre.) f e lice tight they would 1 , lice, 4 ; 14 b. co Sinking Fund P •e 10 per cent. 4144 "8 • same recommend to your ac- . i v is t°l is 4 +l P t Cents., rn-r"al' S t for the 3 per Cents. ; with . th m e 171.0%11e(13 Bice t e e l id tl2leoosa e a : of d t gu s ano in the United kingdom tj h "8 to be also ,0001. p tons d n to the sinking fund, in re per annum, such surplus did not kkft:,.ti::::rildZi°tl, nd ap tha t t e other details could be arranged b t qmat tit the 4.11 reply to this, Senor Rodulfo t w ahlts c i 4 .,, c orninittee with to be - "e ' "geei to what modifications ought .n. the extent of his powers, 4 1 , 401 tia4 i theStateew bonds, 4 ti tli debt, T rra?f committee answered frankly, t h _ ey }, a ,, a o this the representing the ! k' o ' ek th ey , iatacitated verball on their first interview, the control verbally, the decisions of claims NI. ,x,ollaegtel° Committee; but if the repo ' a 41 ' ketorl god, this committee would a.o p . llosietorahelll4 to their constituents to withdrawli ilt°l if .) the quotation c of the bonds in t111 e0: c1 th eY were ' issued in a distinctquestion. and in form, had no D Awer .r ene ,, _ r e . 1 °I Peru. 's' His reply was that . he ti " the .. R ' , quotation of the internal bonds, and said, that D ' teti° "' eePt uPen he sine-va•non condition of the t - „ e • c),,el( Exchang e Committee had come to tl m iei t r . - el ' : - "'rough ihe representation of this Com i to 11alooti,"ght not to be very difficult for them _ this ~,4 th e ~, o bstacle created by themselves. of th3,l,cti4ee, but xl ° ~ere exce ptionlintimation the Committee tools that simply again informed him Icl I c a " 1:10 control over the decisions of the Stock kt tai-lage C Oamaitte e and referring to his promise ktio,,,e first Interview,' tslll4•htt.ll,o extent of his powers for an increase 100211,-,'ng Fund. In answer to this, he replied that he , 4 eco - ' o ii" a Personal interview Would be desirable, and 1111' v : e ll * a deputation had another interview with s th e ' d'mek he stated that hispowers only went as far a h. li thee e r i ee, the essence of which ho had already pu dißereti ;but that, as minister, he was invested somewit t h ooffer 4 tot o I?aary power and would tike upon himself 4 Pe r ."Blllkin gfood Of 5 percent. on the 41 4 percents., and? the ee ct. on the 3 er Cent. Bonds; but always under t he eC,,odition of the ') previous quotation in the official s v i d _" the internal debt. Surprised at his continued 'ivivotentit,...rel.uctance to make his proposals . on paper, and, I tiittn " view of obtaining them in that form,. the . Corn ... - 4ed I addressed Senor Rodulfo a note, asking if the h _b iElCrp s •P'r Cent. was the extreme limit to whtch t, his ilis ;'"lcoary powers extended, and also . to a s f c e a l : Il i _. fii,ttw with regard to the important points o of treat, 1113P13, of guano, and of the appointment of the Dro ce e _ 3 3 or commissioners for the due application.,. fund. To ~,i i: 'a of guano to the interest and the smiting the letter lell he replied that the only answer he could give s th_ Was the increase he had verbally offered w '''', last limit to which his powers extended. ( -kith h th 1 ' 3ll Ol the Government of Peru will be pledged s I . l ete e Cl3 'go d•A ffhires to put into the hands of it n adi _ in this city a sum sufficient for the purpose „ s eated 11 .is f • the right to, •‘tid lie ,no a Usion made o t l lol ) ,,t ri ", the whole of the guano proceeds ; that al t ," the number and amount of the Internal Bonds tharomised, there is no assurance or security offered, go,llo conversion of the Internal Debt into Sterling (bent o in tt e lll nt . of te • 4 1 91 evill take place, and that nothing is said about the rity of a sufficient supply of guano, or of tke p trusteem or commissioners, without which eoolepieteittee fear that any arrangement would be effeirts Tile committee call your attention to the unceasing th ito _ . Mad e to obtai n the circulation of these bonds of mtereal debt —to the increase (by the decree referred ~~ _,t ~_ __ else to do t . h. 111 „ hono ur :1 1 :: greatest ..; 7 to be able attle." OF RO P r il h e s the folio v r eocl hof tbe to propert l 9 l n y the Pu D ol the cause., i that no °,l no t be reap or, t haYin; o thl esolution u of ourlo: • tot 1e3110115 ue 0 said 1 ler Chri s tOl le 03381 ' her p ,0 1 41 rer d o " n t o be 8 ' d e raot,?, ueen lie o ? rs as P r oj e l to be r e iitt ee, ary C? k rt o ki ° 3. by.'" us" sat °too it a ti?n' is haVi ng 4 tb e i i i St er ' ts is° L id o d ' fi e - r d, oci re. E 0 wa n G er ..- T he 1' lag• yitl o o :•-•-of G I), 11 ° C Y. t 4 • 'lO3O t 0 VP; . O .0 Cka u 00 1 3. the ife v Che vot es ooft ry fade sflb l Itive to 0 0), is zall° 6ll hl , nu o—o 61:1 PI( ndura 0 07 prineiP yet : 0 . 9 ! 4 0. )0111.- • resa tthe fiAo ~en ora l u c° lie t !f o l t i - one tt° Ot A" be g 11 he Ap for :i ncir t a fe : c to a toas t r 0 ' a suPrit talon. .11, to b' ° " CO r i that, -C ►3l• 14 ° d rn perw ttoo s ircual s l precise _lO Ist ac eq L Ber l ij .ts the to of Seh~ B l~ in the f t ilt r bjeci the Stl , l e a st arre „ ) stioa h the w ca rry T, 3 Die", 9 troop , A $ Lar,l the P ! les Oilltsl,°l A of le 3 of re, 9 "5 measo' r t 3 SUPP ° O4 for thisi time 01 vier, ° a O h odi S i ,„ l 'oo Lls de r and t at s sent '• c) the otf) o caP has hromod ' ity OP?" )f the 14 !„ ttl; 1, flied 1 ; 4 0 1 ,ised 111 . 0 0" popule " o r om the CO tdines e, ade vi ltb fof price Al terd o 9 11 01 8140 I ily Y eti ; be v n o m r 1 010 ), ,, d cOl n, 11" the 11° 0 1 r ou'A rilouo 0 1 111 CoDgitY ladY ° it g )red b 9 bid rloinlD' of sec t " d, an d j 1)1 Ispen d° tors 9 ar ' IA Ea 0 - i ; e o to , been 'JII,OI t , 5 410. h e b 3 v to' f t 0 v; D ° ginee r t o t ti` do - con t be 3ried ' tj fi tof' 3 are e" Dar' s 'coVr antY, 500 1'411 t he r, urt J",r ° 3 lab ° " e tit , etiO ysr-, s to . at tbebeetj phave - p ai(L 0 011 e id el art 111(4 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) f•hr•I: P.iiJ_4wl, :~s lOosing Prioes this da: . Baalnega done this day. 611 2 41f3 61 i 22 11 21 90/ 11 901 1 69 1 8j 91 ox OSII 11 75i 5 168 1011 2 11 84f 5 4b 691 / 1 11 LITEB LEAbED T FIXED RENTALS. Irald.l rasing Loiaon & N,West. Calduian, all all all 100 Gt. Vesm' Yk. iew. & Drw. Y. &IM, Do.. S. Eaitort Do. Closinq Prices this 9; - 98 98 - 100 'Pet° z Co. 133 - 135 [Norfolk.. fos —lO7 i. - i - 131 23 - 24 111 - 11} L.& T. W. & Mdld. Stckbn & Darlngt. Vidlacd. 21 - 2i 92 - 94 E. Corot. 57 - 59 18g 91 all L. & &Ln&yki Do, ... Gt orihr, Laneac & Yorkfh. MC:ean Btockt . ' iio := iii • 2i 2 .di rtWesti: Businnss th!g 11311 31 - 32 91 - 93 LETTERS FROM THE CRIMEA. The following letter is from a corporal in the and well deserves being placed iu jiiy_ta position with the unmanly letters of field officers and other military croakers : " Balaklava, Dec. 25, 1854. " Dear sir,—A merry Christmas and, I hope, a happy new year. I received your kind letter, dated the Bth of this month, on the 24th. For the interest you take in the welfare of myself and family I can never repay you. Receive, sir, my most grateful acknowledgments. I have read ono book 'All's Well.' Had an officer's name been in no way on the book, I could have told it was wrote by a soldier. I spent my Christmas morning reading it. After receiving your letter and newspaper in November, I answered a few days after, I think, to the best of my recollection. lam very ill with diarrhcea; in fact, the Crimea is the tomb of many gallant soldier through this complaint ; medical men are not able to stop its course. How much I wish this was from me. The weather has been exceedingly wet, but to-day is most fine and beautiful. We have found the winter clothing most grateful and acceptable, but one great thing wanted more especially than any other is a light waterproof covering for oneself. How often could I have withstood the most heavy rain without complain. ing, had it not been for my dripping blanket reminding me of its position, and I should have the pleasure of sleeping the next night in my tent without anything to cover me ; but all these troubles would be light if I could but get rid of this disease. " As I write, the booming of guns tells one there is no very merry Christmas at Sebastopol ; our lines are getting close to the walls; I believe our most advanced works are 250 yards from the walls, and in a short tim e , I hope in earnest, Sebastopol will have fallen. Us sol diers was in hopes that the fall of this place and the winter would give peace to Europe ; but if such is not the case, give us but our health and strength. Our duty has been done, I believe, to general satisfaction, let us but meet them out of a strong position, their numbers no object, and a better account you will hear than you have yet. Alma was taken almost without a trophy, for from their position they could get them away ; they would not stop at their guns until we got to them, or more would have been sent to England than there was. I can assure you their shipping in harbour annoy us most ; neither can we possess the town until they are destroyed. One little steam-vessel that was made a pre. sent to the Russian Government by ours, often she has thrown shell a few feet above my head, and many the bitter curse I have heard the sailors give when a shell came among them from her, for they manned the guns in the battery, and it was here that the Russians fought so desperate on tke sth. Unluckily, I was at Balaklava, where four companies of the Rifle Brigade was expressly sent to guard the trenches, as those lines are o f great importance ; but the 14th of November, when the great storm was hare, I was taken very ill, and had to leave the heights that we guarded and go into hospital. H ere they wished to send me to Malta, but I told them I was better, and now I am much worse, and almost sorry I did not go, for there I might have got well and strong. Thanking you most heartily for the interest and benevo lence you take in us all, I remain gratefully and _obe diently your humble servant, "JOHN HAZLA." to) of the Sinking Fund on them, from one to four per cent.—and to the fact that the increase of the Sinking Fund to the Anglo-Peruvian Bonds is male conditional. Tile parf ies T,,i•rho are directly interested hare kreat tv zi)prchend that oli a eLlaige, of adn - ,llliFtratioli in Peru this conversion of a part of the Internal Debt into Ster ling Bonds will be annulled, and made to share the fate of the rest of that debt. "The holders of the Deferred Bonds of 1849, who did not convert, have a first claim upon the proceeds of guano, as well as a priority over the present 4i and 3 per Cents. The committee wish to impress upon you that pro bal-ly not one of you would have accepted the con ver ,i , z, of the Old 6 per Cents, had you been aware of the unjustifiable intention of placing a portion of the Dome,tic Debt in competition with your own Bonds —that by the prospectus on the faith of which the Old Bonds were given up, one-half of the net pro ceeds of guano were hypothecated to the 41 per Cents., and one-eighth to the 3 per Cents., with a lien on the whole proceeds ;—that the hypothecation of this five-eighths, if carried out, as they have a right to ex pect from the justice and equity of the people of Peru, would more than double the proposed Sinking Fund, and be without any insuperable condition ;—that your claims are under the protection of the British Government, in whom the committee place every reliance, and that _ your legal rights are unimpaired , and the committee believe that you will concur with them in continuing the course they have hitherto pursued, and which they doubt not to be the only true one for the common interests of the bondholders. "In reporting the progress of their anxious and strenu ous exertions, this committee, acknowledged by the Peruvian Government and supported by their own, feel assured that a majority of the bondholders will agree with them in opposing the quotation and circulation of the Internal Bonds in any shape or form whatever, until all their equitable claims are fairly adjusted, and the whole brought to a termination satisfactory alike to the bond holders, and honourable to Peru. The Market for English Stocks presents a quieter appearance, as usual, immediately after the comple tion of a settlement. There is an absence of ru mours to-day, and the Greek houses have denied that those current yesterday emanated from them. Consols for transfer have been 91k to 92k, and for account 92i to Bank Stock is again 2081. Ex chequer Bills are rather firmer, being ss. to 7s. premium, and the Bonds of 1859 are marked 99g The New 3 per Cents. have ranged from 92k to 92k, and the Reduced Annuities are 91k to 92k. In Foreign Securities there is very little varia- tion, and the dealings are limited. Turkish Scrip is flatter, being 76 and 77k, and Peruvian 4i per Cents. are 70. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. rule firm at 90i to 92, and Sardinian Bonds are steady at 85. Spanish Deferred Stock is heavy at 188 The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6; Mexi can, 21/ to 211- ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 49 to 51 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 100 to 102 ; Ditto 41 per Cents., 91 to 92 ; Spanish New Deferred, 181 to 18i ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 36,1 to 37/ ; Ditto Certifi cates, 5 to 5i ; Ditto Passive, 411 to 41. Railway Shares are, in most instances, rather under the rates quoted yesterday, but the altera tion is not generally important. The Foreign line• are about at former rates. Mining Shares are dull, and Land Companies neglected. Those of the Joint-Stock Banks, though quiet, are at full prices. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up ;o this day are in round figures as under : Great Western* North-Western" South-Western* Brighton Midland* South-Eastern.. Caledonian Great Northern. 1855. 1854. £19,874 £15,677 46,173 37,027 11,436 8,946 10,171 8,094 23,619 20,951 17,291 14,268 11,305 9,711 18,716 15,141 - --- 19,205 16,585 25,638 24,248 * Severe frost and snow storms. Lancashire and Yorkshire* North-Eastern* BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the (*dal List.) Bank Stock Business done 209 9 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll - 2b 1 3 per Cont. Console Annuities Now 3 per Cent. Annuities II Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 .., 4 5-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 1-16 Consols for Account, Bth February Exchequer Bills, 24d. 21900 c ... 7 5 Small 7 4 E5OO 7 5 Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3 per Cent. — Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent lOO New Brazilianßends, 1829 dr 39, 5 per Cent. 99 Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cont. 7oi 1 Russian Bonds, 4i per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent B5 x d Spanish Bowls, 3 per Cent 3B Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent lBl x d Turkish Serip, paid up in full Ditto for the Account 76A 7i 61 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Gull 6ll x d THREE O'CLOCK. Consols,. 9 21 Ditto, February Accotint 921 OFEXING OF TERM-(TRIS DAY.) 20 20 10 10 This being the first day of Trinity Term, the Lord Chancellor received the Judges, Queen's Counsel, and Sergeants•at•Law at a breakfast this morning. Most of the Common Law and Equity Judges honoured his lord• ship with their attendance, and after doing amplejustice to an elegant dveuner, they proceeded to Westminster to open their respective courts. Up t' the hour, however, of our going to press, no case of sufficient public interest or importance had come before any of them to justify a report. 194 14 20 g/ 2sl 130W-STREET.-(TIIIS DAY.) THE CASE OF KING THE DETECTIVE POLICEMAN. This day, at 20 minutes past one, according to remand, King, the detective policeman, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Hall, charged with having been the accotn. plice of convicted thieves. The court was densely crowded, and the greatest interest was excited both with in and without the building. The first examination of the prisoner, it will be recollected, was reported at length in The Sun of Friday last, under the title of "Twelve months in the life of a detective," and dis closed a system of robbery that nearly exceeded belief — the boy Reeves, andj other lads, being in the habit of picking pockets, and, on a division of profits taking place at the close of the day, the " detective," it was asserted, always netting the largest share. In the body of the court there was a very large at tendance of police, including Superintendent Lund, of the Lambeth division, Superintendent Pearce, Superin tendent Foxall, Inspector Darkin, Sergeant Langley, and Sergeant Pocock. Mr. Levien attended to defend the prisoner. At the hour above stated, Mr. Bodkin, accompanied by Mr. Humphry, entered the court. Mr. Bodkin said he had been directed by Lord Pal merston to appear and prosecute in this case, and, under the present circumstances, he felt it his duty to apply for a remand. The only object he had in doing so was to further the ends of justice. He thought the worthy magistrate would agree with him that a case of such great importance to the public and to the prisoner re quired the strictest investigation. lie did not think the prisoner would suffer in the slightest degree by the course proposed. Mr. Levien said be objected to a further remand with out some fresh evidence being adduced. Mr. Hall said he thought the application on the part of the prosecutor was judicious. The prisoner could not suffer by a remand. The public attention had been greatly excited, and he thought the ends of justice would be furthered by remanding the prisoner. He should, therefore, order him to be placed at the bar again this day week, at twelve o'clock. Mr. Levien applied for the prisoner to be admitted to bail. The magistrate said the fact of the prisoner, at the last examination, trying to effect his escape entirely precluded him from taking bail for his next appearance. Mr. Levien then applied for permission for the pri soner to see his wife, and also that the money found upon him be given back to him. Mr. Hall—With respect to the prisoner seeing his wife there can be no objection. He may see her in the usual way, in the presence of an officer ; but with respect to the money found upon him he should make no order at present. The prisoner was then, in the usual form, remanded till Thursday next, at 12 o'clock. Much surprise was evinced outside the court on hear ng the result of the proceedings. RATE OP ENCHANGE.—The quotation of the rate of exchange at Paris is very heavy, the bankers requiring all their money for the deposit of 10 per cent. on the full a mount of their applicati9os for the now loan, The quantity of gold in course of despatch from this side con• tinned large. 20 20 20 20 RAILWAY". 50 50 20 20 100 8:2 'De., B. Stock.. Do.; Now A. East Lancashire ... 100 19 all all I 100 100 Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths Do. Wst. Riding Un Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Load. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. ganch.Sllef. & Linen Do., bian. & Lin. Un Nlidland )o. Birmng. & Derby Nridld. G. West. (Im) Do. Half Shares .tiewcastle & Carlisle Nrewmkt.Bury Eaten Nwpt.Aborg. &Hrfd NTewry & Enniskillen owly Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. ‘Torfolk NTorthu.Connties Un. 'Forth British 100 34 all north Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 A Deferred Do., B Guarantee , 7.c, Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Purch Do. Leads Do. York North London Do. New £lO stead, and City Jn • ' , forth Staffordsldn North Western..,,.,., & S. Westrn. June guneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 1 rf all all 1 )ford, Worcester,& ' Wolverhampton „ Portsmouth icottish Central Scottish Midland ihrewsby. & iterefd Shropshire Union Do„ A, B, C,& D,full: paid up at per eon , south Devon South Eastern South Wales A.bordeen....... Anibg. 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New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia : Do. New iTie;ou. of London..., mu CORPORAL DOWNING, or THE 95TH. Camp near Sebastopol, Dec. 8, 1854. My dear Jack—Yours of the 9th of November I re ceived yesterday, and am muck obliged to you for writ ing, and happy to hear you are doing well. lam still, thank God, "sound in wind and limb," and hope I'll live to see and give you a good shake of the fist yet. This is the country to try a man's mettle and constitu tion, and I must sayethat both have been well tried—the first by the Russians-, and the latter by the climate. My regiment has suffered a good deal from both cauees. Sir de Lacy is gone away sick, and so is our Brigadier Peune father. A braver soldier never drew a sword. If you could but hear his "Hurrah ! my darlings," and bullets flying round him like bail, you could not but admire the fine old fellow ; all the brigade aro sorry for hien (the Irish brigade, as we call ourselves). You will, I sup pose, have seen in the papers the Balaklava affair, where the cavalry were engaged, and also that of the 2Gth of October, where our division hunted the Russians. I was in the affair of the 26th, though I had no more busi ness there than you had, because I was then, and airs now, employed as clerk in the commissariat department; but when I heard the firing I slipped on my belt, handled the rifle, and walked, or rather ran off to join my company. The fight was then going on hot, so I joined the first lot I met, which happened to be an outlying picket of the 30th. The Russians made a bold attempt, but soon began to give way, and in the end it was as good as a fox-hunt. Never had such fun in my life. We followed them under the fire of their own batteries. Sir De Lacy was so pleased that he released all pri soners, and gave an extra ration of runs to every man in the division. The next good shindy was on the sth November. The Russians attacked and drove in our pickets at daybreak, but they soon got reinforced. Our division was again first into it, and behaved, as usual, like bricks. The enemy had an enormous artillery, which I must say was admirably served all through the day. They took up a position in the night, and fought like devils from dawn until sunset, and our own people only were first engaged, but General Cr el robed sent to our assistance a strong body of his chaps, and they soon decided the battle. The Rus sians were repulsed with immense loss, and our people also suffered severely, both in officers and men. It was a terrible day. I had a narrow escape or two. I was standing close to my tent, where two pork barrels were piled one on top of the other. I was leaning against them, looking at the fight a little above me, when a cannon ball sent the top one spinning from my shoulder, and upset a store-keeper of ours, an ex- London policeman, who was more frightened than hurt. At the same time down comes my tent with a crash, the pole being smashed and sent in pieces through the can vass. We were then ordered to retire by the commis sariat officer in charge, and fetch some stones with us, which we did some three or four hundred yards. My friend the storekeeper was sitting upon a stone wall chatting to me, when a 24-pounder sent the wall to the ground almost from under him. He turns to me and says, " Jack, I'll hook it," and hook it he did. It was a terrible day, my dear Jack, and I'll never forget it. We have learned from some prisoners that two Grand Dukes, sons of the Emperor Nicholas, were there. It is supposed that the Russians were all more or less drunk, for the greater part of them had raki in their canteens. The fight was so close at one time that when our fellows expended their ammunition, they com menced throwing stones at the enemy until reserve am munition and reinforcements came up. A corporal of the 55th was shot dead at this time ; there he lay on his back, and his arm extended, and the stone firmly clenched in his hand. He was a brave fellow, and the whole brigade is sorry for his death. Poor Jerry Donoghue has died of his wound ; he would not submit to amputation. You have had no mention of the old people ; I should like to know how they are. Should you see Florry M'Carthy, remember me to him and also to all my old friends. Sebastopol, or rather its sove reign, is making a good fight of it, but he may as well spare himself and us the trouble, for have it we will, please God. Our chaps and the French are all right, and would do anything for each other, but a Turk gets no quarters. The friendly " Bono Johnny," with which we used to greet them in Bulgaria, is now exchanged for "Goto —, you cowardly rascals." I suppose you have seen in the papers that they ran away from a for tified position they were entrusted with near Balaklava, and which we had to retake, at a great sacrifice of life. We have them now at the only work they are fit for, making entrenchments and repairing the roads. Could you manage to send me a Kerry paper occasionally ? I am very glad to hear that my old master and his family are all well. I have had a severe attack of dysentery, but am all right again, thank God ! I hope, my dear old friend, you will write to rue often. lam very hard up for time, and my hands are so cold I can scarcely hold the pen ; so I hope you wiil excuse bad writing and any errors in this letter, fur I have not time to read it over and correct them. The siege guns are hard at it to-day. Good bye, my friend, and believe me to remain yours very sincerely, JOHN DOWNING, Corporal, 95th IZegt. p.s.—l wish you a merry Christmas ; I suppose mine will be a very curious one. The following is from a soldier in the ith Com pany, Royal Sappers and Miners, a native of Truro, Cornwall, written to his sister at Leam ington : " Camp before Sebastopol, Dec. 13, 1854. " It has been very wet ever since our company have been here, and the wet and cold have caused the death of many of our soldiers, many of whom, as well as the horses, are lying dead in all directions. There was as many as 50 horses died out of the Horse Artillery last month in one battery. The French soldiers stand it a great deal better than the English, and their horses the same. .1 saw about 60 mules belonging to the French carrying our sick men to Balaklava. Our men and the French are very kind one towards another. I was at work yesterday within 400 yards of the enemy's works at the trenches. They were firing away at us, but we had too good a cover for them to do any harm. I took the gun and shot at them several times. Ido not know whether I killed any of them or not, but I can assure you they are so very numerous, they are all over the country. There are a great many Russian officers and men lying about on the hills ever since the sth of Nov. ; hats and guns all over the place ; wo buried hundreds of them ourselves. There aro a lot of our men wearing Russian boots, which they pulled off them. There was a Frenchman yesterday pulling one fellow out the grave to get his boots. I thought I would rather go without boots for a long time before I would do that. My dear sister, you wish to know about S ebasto p ol. la m sorry to tell you I have not been in there yet ; but when I am at work by day I can see the people walking about, and can see the dogs running about the streets. I think it looks a beautiful place. There is a very fine arsenal. We can see them working, but we could, if we liked, fire in and destroy the best part of the town. I believe Lord Raglan will not allow that, as he thihks of taking it soon, so by that means he don't wish to destroy any, or more than he can avoid. The French would go and storm it at once, if they were allowed to do so, and our men would likewise. There is no mistake about the English soldier ; he will go through fire and water if you I once get his blood warm. The following is from a letter written on board the Indiana, and dated " Before the French Camp, Crimea, Dec. 25, 1854." "The weather since we came in has been very dis• agreeable, noting but gales of wind and rain, with a mall amount of gold. Our ship, however, is in a very all all 2 RATT:WiIe. Bedford and Bletehley Buckgharash. Clydesdale& E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. Sl l Neils. Direct Do. New...... GI dr.& On. Fr tirtlpl. Dk. & Rail way & Selby Do. Shares. tDo. Shares. Lon.& Greenw Do. Preference Lon.,Til.,&s. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtu. and Matlock Middlosbro' & Redcar . ...... 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GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Jan. 11, 18r , 5, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. t aye . BEANS. PEAS. 74i 31 1483 45s id THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. I HAREM OATS. I aye. BEANS. PEAS. 73s 4d I 24s 8 d 28 s Id 463 8d 48e 5d 47s 7d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. - ,--...-.5....... ... I .......... I WHEAT. I BAILEY. I OATS. 1 y , BEANS. PEAL I s Od Is Od la Od I 13 Od Is Od l3 Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 90,611; Barley, 102,183 ; Oath, 14,666 ; Rye, 317 ; Bean/, Peas, 1,807 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NENVGATH AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled dull, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 4s Od to 53 Od ; Pork, 3s Oct to 4s 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Jan. 10.—We had a very dull sale for all kinds of stock, at drooping prises. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4e 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6cl to 4s 10d ; Veal, as 10d to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per Sibs, to sink the offal,. ItomFoßD, Jan. 10.—The trade ruled very dull, as fol lows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 33 8d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 10,1 to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 2d per 81ba. Quar ter old Store Pigs, 20s to 25s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD. — Iioadow hay, 21 10s to 41 1!s Od ; clover ditto, 31 Os to 5 1 15s ; and straw, 11 2s to 1/ 8s per load Trade rather dull. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 41 151; clover ditto, 31 03 to 5/ 103 ; and straw, 1/ 3s to 11 9a per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECUAYEL.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 41125; clover ditto, 31 Os to 51153; and straw, 1/ 2s to 118 s per load. Trade dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING - --(THIS DI Y.) LONDON, Jan. 11.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; light variable airs, w ith fog. COWES, Jan. lb.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Resolution, for Launceston; George Whitwell, Melbourne ; Briton's Queen, Ceylon ; Lieut. Bollot, Africa. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 10.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Observer, for Gambia. FALMOUTH, Jan. 10.—Wind, calm. Arrived—Char- lotte, from Havre, for Tampico. Off Port—Geo. Andrews, from Pernambuco, and sailed for Liverpool. PENZANCE, Jan. 10.—The Railleur (sloop), from Bristol, for Bordeaux, struck on the W olf Rock, and sunk ; crew saved. ABERDEEN, Jan. 9.—Arrived—James, from Melbourne ; Retriever, Quebec. LEITH, Jan. 10. Arrived—Hydaspes, from Callao ; George, Quebec. MILFORD, Jan. 10.—The Don (brig), of Waterford, was in contact with the brig Dauntless, of Ipswich, both of which received much damage. LIMERICK, Jan. 10.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Watch word, for Barbadoes. NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—The Lady Seymour (British brig), of Cumberland, from Halifax, N.S., was spoken on the 18th Nov., in let. 18, long. 54, steering for St. Thomas, with loss of foremast, jibboom, &c., having been thrown on her beam ends in a hurricane, Nov. 10.—The Hero (barque), of Yarmouth, from hence, for Waterford, was abandoned on the 10th December, in lat. 43, long. 60, with pumps choked, and larboard rail under water, from heavy weather; crew taken off by the Virginia Ann, ar rived at Boston. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.55 S.M. _ _ _ Wind, N.B. ; tide, 1i hours' ebb ; thick fog. Arrived, Jan. 10—Rebecca, from Seville ; Mary Ann, Antwerp ; Exile, Messina ; Cadet, Antwerp ; Boliata, Gilboa ; 7L'aymouth Castle, Calcutta ; Gleam, Corfu. DEAL, Thursday, 9.36 a.m. Wind, S.E., Passed—Zwaan, from London, for Port Philip; Maid of Auckland, Colombo, for London; Mabon, London, for Genoa. 7617 5 10 St. St. 5 St. St. St. 8 10 13A 2,) 16 St. St. 12; 12 - 6 25 5 9 1 I f 60 2 16i 10 St. St. st. st. St., 20 124 25 20 St. 8i 10 25 10 1.0.6 20 20 20 25 91 90i 1 90 201 11 43i 3 1 100 5 10 0 all all all all 411 too 8 all 100 100 100 all all 41, all all 101 100 100 too all all all all 113 110 10JA 10 73 2/ 11 dig 88 971 7 1855, snug harbour ; there are upwards of 400 ships of diffe rent classes in the same harbour as the French camp. The French camp alone extends upwards cf nine miles S,:baitepol lies aLout 11 nines from us. On the ')2l our captain expressed a wish to see the camp, and off we went at 9 o'clock in the morning. After passing tin ough the French camp, our desire to see the entrenchments became very great, so the captain went to the hut of the general (it is not better than a hut, being built of mud) to ask permission ; he very kindly granted it, finding we were English, and sent a guide with us. Travelling in these parts is very dis agreeable ; for about five miles our path was across fields completely ploughed with shell and shot from the enemy. At length we reached the trenches. It really is astonish ing to see what an extraordinary amount of labour must be expended in throwing up these works, it is just like passing through a maze. During the first part of our journey through the trenches the heavy shot and shells flew over our s heads almost like flocks of birds, but by our keeping close under the entrenchments we were tolerably secure from harm. We at last halted, our guide told us we were then as near as it was prudent to go. We inquired how far we were from Sebastopol ? He said, nearly 400 yards. The captain said, can we go any nearer? He said, Yes ; but if you get something for your pains don't blame me.' We re-assured him on that point, and on we went. We were not sorry we went, nor were we at all sorry to get clear of it. The position of our men in this entreachment was fearful. We were compelled, for about half a mile, to almost crawl along through thick mud up to our knees. This trench was filled with riflemen, whose duties were to keep a sharp look-out, through very small crevices, for the purpose of picking off a poor Russian who chanced to show a head. The Russians were carrying on the same sport with our men. One poor Frenchman on my left received a shot which killed him instantly, while another, within four feet of us, had one passed through his arm and side. We now began to think it time to retreat, but scarcely had we turned when a large shell fell in the trench 30 feet in advance of us. We looked at each other with astonishment, afraid to make the inquiry, who was hurt The soldiers laughingly exclaimed pas bon,' and returned an immediate answer, discharging three immense bombs, one of which took up fits abode in one of the large houses in the town. We had a fine view of Sebastopol. I should have told you we were within 110 yards of the town when we turned back. The fields are completely black with the numbers of shell and shot from the enemy. The sufferings our poor troops have to endure, and the difficulties they have to encounter were indescribable. I assure you many of the officers have no better place to lie down in than what they make for themselves, and that is by digging a hole in the earth, and roofing it in with a few sticks they m a y chance to pick up, from most of which they are corn pelled to bale out the water before they can lie down. Those in the trenches have the worst berth. They are on duty 24 hours every third day ; but it is the night they so much dread ' • it is during the darkness that the Russians make their fearful sorties. I assure you we can see from our ship's deck most fearful firing all through the night. On the night of the 20th they made one of these sorties, in which we lost upwards of 100 men, besides a large number wounded. No one can can form any idea unless they visit the trenches of the dreadful nature of these sorties. The news that reaches us is anything but cheering, but our men have good pluck and steady courage, which is half the battle. Extract of a Letter from an Officer of the 2d Division. Camp of 2d Division, Heights of Inkerman, Dec. 16. An artillery officer, a few days ago, told me that the French had 146 guns in position, and were now w a iti ng our being ready. Any news of this kind, however, is thought nothing of, we look only for true news from home. Our 13-inch mortars are being got up as fast as our poor worn-out horses can pull them-32 horses to one gun. From the rain the roads are in a sad state, and now we are busy macadamising them. The poor Turks work very languidly at this sort of work. This Division very much regrets the resignation of Sir De Lacy Evans, looked upon as one of our ablest gene rals—he was the pride of the division. In one respect, I am glad he is gone, for he would have sunk under the exposures we endure now, remembering his age to be 70. General Pennefather, who succeeded Sir Do Lacy, has had a very severe attack of choleraic diarrhoea. For two days he was in a most critical position. He has i been sent to Balaklava, but in a note to me to-night he states his hope of being able to rejoin us before Christ mas. General Buller commands us at present. With great difficulty supplies are got up from Bala klava. Cavalry are pressed into the commissariat ser vice, and we have to send to Balaklava (seven miles) for our forage ; while our horses and mules are all dying, those of the French are fat and up to their work. Our ambulance corps would be most useful, were it not cum bered with poor pensioners, who are not fit to take care of themselves, much less of mules, &c. The minds of the medicos out here are in a sad state of irritation, with great good reason. They do their duty notwithstanding the difficulties thrown in their way by the military authorities. Their great exertions are never noticed, but, should one of their members slip in the least thing, down comes a censure on the whole of us. On the morning on which the sick arrived at Balaklava, which caused the General Order, a medical officer went to Lord Raglan and said, "My lord, if you will give me an order for boats, I will undertake to have every man put on board ship." This his lordship would or could not do. WHAT THE RUSSIANS THINK OF THE WAR. (Prom an American Paper.) Mr. T. P. Shaffner, secretary to the American Tele graph Company, recently returned from Russia, has favoured us with some interesting information on pub lic opinion there in relation to the Crimea„ and the prospects of the war. Mr. Shaffner:Katt capital after the battle of the 25th of October. When the report reached St. Petersburg that the Allied forces had actually sailed from Varna, it was scarcely credited that an invasion of the Crimea was seriously contemplated. The events which have sub sequently taken place in that peninsula have suffi ciently proved this. Nicholas never fancied that the expedition would be undertaken in the face of a severe winter. He gave tho Allied commanders more credit than to suppose that they would risk the defeat, and, perhaps, the total annihilation of their army. The climate of the country and the tempestuous season of the year, so near at hand, were as hostile to the Eng lish and French as they were favourable to the Russians. In the middle of October, the storms which have already wrecked so many vessels of the invading fleet begin to sweep with resistless fury over the Black Sea, and render the transport of troops often impossible, and always at tended with more or less danger. The regular supply of provisions and ammunition is then precarious, and, in a country where no food can be obtained, the situation of a hostile army, under the most favourable circum stances, must he critical in the extreme. Hence the Crimea was the last point in his dominions where Nicholas anticipated an attack. The danger, as he con ceived, lay in Poland, and along the Austrian frontiers, and there 300,000 men were under arms to meet it. When, therefore, the allied forces landed at Eupatoria the Russian commander was almost taken by surprise. His whole available forces in the Crimea amounted only to some 25,000 men, includingthe garrison of Sebastopol. Reinforcements, however, could be brought up within a fortnight's time, and provided a sufficient delay could be obtained, Sebastopol and the Crimea were safe. In Prince Menschikoff s despatch sent to St. Petersburg before the battle of the Alma, the plan of the campaign was distinctly laid down. He was to hold the allies in check by a series of engagements, retreating, if un successful, on the city. There he expected to receive the powerful aid of Liprandi's division. But if this, ' from any unforeseen accident, did not arrive, and he found it impossible to defend Sebastopol with the force under his command, he intended to blow up the forts, sink the ships, and hold off until, with an in creased army, he could offer the enemy battle with hopes of success. Pursuant to this plan, a skirmish first took place near Eupatoria, in which the Russians lost 1,500 men, occasioned chiefly by the guns of the allied vessels. This affair has been scarcely noticed i n the reports we have received. At Alma the Russians declared they had but 22,000 men, and that after the battle they were enabled to retreat in good order to the city. They expected that the allies would speedily fol low. Menschikoff even declared in his despatches to the Czar that, by a vigorous assault, the stronghold might by this time have been captured. For such a result he seems to have been fully prepared. But when he saw that the allies hesitated to advance, his hopes of defend ing the place were strengthened. Couriers morning and evening were sent to St. Petersburg with the intelligence that the enemy had not altered his position. And when at last the enemy did press forward, and invested a Portion of the city, the anxiously expected reinforcements under Liprandi had arrived, and Menechikoff felt certain of ultimate success. With hundreds of thousands of men at his command, and a communication to the Crimea open during the winter by means of sledges, the battle of the Alma, Bala thßthteir the sa4ieldiestr ofo troops—decimated ted andby klava, and Inkerman h a v e b een as good as so many vic tories to the Onis h i ' But f w o a o r d a c n u c t i ' ' o d ff ia r delayed e by the storms on the Black Sea— must be considered a lost a'rmy;tbei'igh every man should display the courage .anthendurance of a hero: - It is a serious question now whether. even a retreat is pos -1 Bible. It was considered' miraculous when cavalry, infantry, and artillery were all'oafely landed at Eupa toria in calm summer weather ; but how would they fare now when it has been found impossible to land the wounded, who were obliged to remain in the ships tossing for days upon those stormy waves ? What would become of the remnant of that magnificent arma ment in such a tempest as that which destroyed 32 ves sels of the fleet ? To winter in the Crimea would be scarcely less disastrous. The severity of the climate, and the unceasing hostilities of a relentless persevering enemy, would fearfully lessen their numbers. It is barely possible that they could maintain their present position. The Ru , sian has already profited by the ex perience of the campaign. He has learnt that his own musket is a very inferior weapon to the Minid rifle, and it is expected that this disadvantage under which he now labours will shortly be removed. Under every aspect of the case fortune seems to frown upon the allies. Bravery can do much in most cases, but in this even the dauntless courage and impetuous bearing displayed at Inkermau can only prolong the struggle. A defeat before the walls of Sebastopol will entail re sults upon which it would be vain to speculate. Dissa tisfied with the failure of the ill-planned expedition, the French people may wreak their vengeance on Napoleon. The alliance between England and France will then be blown to the winds. The policy of Austria and Prussia will vacillate no longer, for self preservation will force them to side with Russia, The revolutionary spirit now 0 IT tit 4 , 4 ), _ 4-1 , • 1 * 1:2 . smouldering in the German States will then nestntitee e — 4O j be controlled, and the legions of republican and deAp.a.„.;ae,ra'elket- 5- Europe will once more be brought face to face. so s . 2 -xers j w .l - rse But Russia, will continue to struggle for that pelitie '' ' • aseeedailey which is the end and aim of her monarch's a bition. Mark the elements of her strregith. Througho all her vast dominions, from St. Petersburg to the Ce casus one feeling—induced by a firm belief in the j: tice cf the war is predominant. Emperor, noble, pe: ant, and serf seem animated by the same intense entL siasm. The ostensible object of the struggle is to sect religious toleration to the Greek subjects of the For and if territorial aggrandisement be the real desig it is for the' present thrust into the background ai remains where it was engendered —in the subt brain of the Czar. The people are told that the arm in defence of Christianity—that their Empero the head of their church and champion of the faith, has taken up the gage of battle which tl heathen has flung down that France is oppose to them from the remembrance of old hostilities, an that England, while she holds the cross in one han , wields the sword of the devil in the other. lion} and priests are scattered over the empire preaching ti holiness of the crusade, promising success and callin upon all to aid its speedy accomplishment. For th purpose they are provided with boxes on which is carve the form of the cross, and every one contributes hi mite. No patriotic fund is raised for the wounded, bt the Czar declares that they are under his especial pre tection, and the Government will provide for them Throughout the land the churches are open day an night, and prayer for the triumph of the Russian arm is the universal theme. The soldiers are impressed wit: the conviction that the 1,600 saints of their church ar interceding in their behalf, and that when they ar killed in battle they are received at once into glory And besides this fanaticism, which of itself would b. resistlessenemy, they have prove( themselves agaeignustala,abot ordinary both in and di sc ipli ne , t, the best troops of France and England. If 1,000,006 of such men can be brought into the field—if the for tresses on their frontiers have already been found ien pregnable—if a successful invasion of the Czar's territory is known to be an impossibility, and if his resources for prosecuting the war are unlimited, where is the colossal Power which can eventually subjugate this Imperial .ILutoorak Nor is this all. Unlike other crowned heads !in Eu• rope, the Emperor of Russia has no revolution—no in ternal dissensions to fear throughout the length and breadth of his dominions. He could concentrate hie whole army at any given point, and the rest of the country would remain in perfect security. He is idolised by his subjects, who look upon him as a father. By his soldiers he is regarded asia demigod. Daily he may be seen taking his usual walk or ride through the streets of St. Petersbusg, and often entirely unattended. This again refutes the idea started some time since in Paris, that a stray bullet would one day terminate his existence and put an end to the war. On two points especially the world until now hall been content to remain in comparative ignorance—one is the resources of Russia, and the other the int e lligence of her inhabitants. A large portion of the serfs are landed proprietors, and although th e y d o no t en j o y what we would call political rights, their condition is not one of degradation, nor is it incompatible with in tellectual cultivation and material improvement. Manu factories in silks, laces, clothe, &c., are to be found everywhere, and the quality as well as the cheapness of these articles, when compared with French goods, often, surprise the American traveller. The manufacture of munitions of war is, of course, carried on to a very large extent. Russia, as we know, is a great exporting country, and it has been estimated that, if obliged to live on her own resources, can grow enough wheat to snpport double the amount of her inhabitants, who live almost altogether on farinaceous food. The superabun dance of gold and silver ornaments in the churches of St, Petersburg alone is sufficient to demonstrate the wealth of the nation, and so enthusiastic are the people, so determined are they to succeed in the cause on which they have embarked, that every church in the empire would be despoiled rather than money should be wanted to carry on the war. THE POSITION OF PRUSSIA. / /21/:' f t . ,' 5' The Constitutio nnel publishes a long letter, dated the 7th, " from an eminent statesman at Berlin." Tho following is the most interesting portion of it :-- L, "After having, during thirty years, marched at the head of progress, and having thereby obtained legitimate sympathies, Prussia now puts herself forward as the stan dard-bearer of all the soi-disant Conservatives who make the Czar their idol ; and Consider Napoleon 111. as the personification of revolutionary principles. There is not, it is true, a single man of sense at Berlin who has confidence in such conservatism, but it serves as a flag to unite an army opposed to Austria and France: The consequence of it is, that if we examine the conduct of our Cabinet since the commencement of the Eastern question, it will be found that its participation in diplo matic conferences, its treaty of the 20th April with Austria, and the additional article of the 26th November, were only intended to thwart or paralyse the action of the other great powers. As for myself, I doubt greatly that even if Prussia should accede to the treaty of the 2d of December, which is more than problematic, she would give a serious and decided co-operation to the common undertaking. My opinion is based on a fact which has passed unperceived in the newspapers, and which is as characteristic as it is significative. The conclusion of the treaty of al liance of the 2d of December, between Austria and the Western Powers, was officially communicated to the Cabinet of Berlin in the evening of the 16th ult. The day atter our Court celebrated at Potsdam the f6te of the Emperor Nicholas by a grand banquet, to which were commanded (1) the most zealous partisans of Russia. Such of the Prussian generals as are proprietors of Rus sian regiments put on the Russian uniform for the occa sion. Such a demonstration, at the very moment at which Prussia received the invitation to join the al• liance of Austria, France, and England to combat Russia, plainly shows the true sentiments which dominate in our higher spheres. During the last seven months, the Cabinets of Berlin and Vienna have done nothing, except to exchange despatch on despatch, in order to come to an understanding as to the [obliga tions which Prussia contracted in signing with Austria the treaty of the 20th April. The Vienna Cabinet hoped that the additional article of the 26th November last had put an end to this controversy, and it was under such a belief that it invited Prussia to mobilise the first contingent of 100,000 men, which she promised. Now, everything has to be recommenced, since our Government pretends that Russia will not attack Austria, if the latter will remain on the defensive ; and that, consequently, there is no danger for the Austrian possessions which the treaty of the 20th April has, for its sole object, to preserve from a Russian invasion. It is really curious to see with what impudence our ministerial press supports this argumentation, which, if it were to prevail, would render the treaty of the 2d December illusory. M. de Manteuffel and M. Usedom have not, however, yet returned from their missions to Vienna and London, where they were charged to demonstrate the analogy between the position of Prue.- sia and that of the parties to the treaty of the 2d De cember ; adding that Prussia adhered to the general tendencies of that treaty, and was ready to conclude a similar arrangement. I quote the language of the de spatch of Baron Manteuffel of the 19th December last. Who can conciliate such language with the refusal of Prussia to mobilise the first contingent demanded by Austria ? It seems that the Western Powers had a presentiment of the new and sudden change of our Ca binet when, through the Plenipotentiaries at Vienna, they refused to communicate officially the interpreta tion of the four guarantees, agreed to in the Conference held at Vienna on the 28th of December last between Count Buol and the Plenipotentiaries. The latter left Count Buol to decide whether it suited the in terests of Austria to communicate confidentially this interpretetiou to the Prussian Cabinet; but for their part they positively declined any participation in a collective notification, whether official or private. Our minister at Vienna, Count Arnim, appears to feel that the false position in which the interminable shuffling of our Go vernment places him, is no longer supportable ; and, on the pretence that his health is bad, he insists on i tiring. Titer° is a good deal of discussion here as to the choice of his successor. The party of the Cross would wish to see him replaced by one of its own members, Baron Bismark, who is at present our plenipotentiary at Frankfort. He seems, however, to possess but a slight c h ance ; his stiff and troublesome character, and his decided sympathies for Russia, render him but little qualified to occupy a post for which suppleness and re serve have become indispensable. Others designate Count Alversleben, an experienced and prudent diplo mati,t, but who is perhaps too able a man to accept such an ungrateful burden under existing circumstances. The ministry seems inclined to choose M. de Canitz, who has already figured at Vienna, and who belongs to a good school. Whatever, however, may be the choice which will be made, it will in no respect change the system adopted by oar diplomacy. Flattering itself that it is more able than others, that diplomacy thinks itself very clever in giving the great powers fine phrases instead of war subsidies. Educated in the glori fication of the power of the Czar, it firmly believes that Austria will be powerless to support the terrible shock ofthe Muscovite armies ; that then Prussia, whose strength will not have been diminished by the sacrifices which the other great powers have had to support since the con flict with Russia broke out, can enter the lists, armed from top to toe, and become on better terms than by subscribing to the treaty of the 21 December the arbiter of peace. Who lives will see ; but may our Government not compromise for ever, at this dangerous game, the destinies of emir country !" "(1.) When the high chamberlain sends an invitation to the royal table, he always us e s the phrase, 'You are commanded (befohleh) to attend the dinner of his Majesty on such a day and at such an hour.' " &MONO- DEATH BY FALLING DOWN A PIT.—On Tuesday an inquest was held at Wolverhampton, on the a stone pit, near M ose l y H o l e, b w o a d s y k o il f le lV d la b r y y fMai downjoicogre, 14 years and 3 months old, who belonging to Mr. John Hayward. It appeared that on Monday m orning last,theldeceased was pushing a skip towards the mouth of the pit, and instead of stopping just before the skip got t o t h e mouth of the pit, she con tinued to push it, and fell with it to the bottom of the pit—a distance of 110 yards. The doggy, who had pre viously descended the shaft, hearing something fall, went to the bottom, and found the deceased's body in a lifeless state. The upper and back part of the skull was cut through and divided from the face. The jury re turned a verdict of accidental death, and expressed a strong opinion as to the impropriety of girls of any age, particularly girls of tender age, being employed upon pit banks, as such an occupation tended to demoralise them. 100 20 25 25 25 A.G` 100 all Ms. 31. a1l -!4 9 all 20 50 20 25 31i i 33 i 211 2i f 16 i 8 a i 79 1 67 6i