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

MJULLIEN'S CONCERTS. ROYAL IrALTAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. LAST WEEK BUT TWO. Last Night but Two of tha Allied Armies Quadrille. The PROGRAMME for THIS EVENING, Thursday, Jas. 11, Will include Solo, Pianoforte, performed by Madame Pleyel; Air from Aubera Opera, " Emma," and the new song " Minnie," sung by Madame Anna Thilion ; Overture to Oberon ; The Pietro ii Grande Quadrille; Scherzo in G Minor, from Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream ; grand selection from Mozart's celebrated Opera, Don Giovanni (last tithe); the Moldavian Schottische; the new Comic Pantomime Quadrille; Solos, Violin, on Hungarian airs, per formed by Herr Ernst (his last appearance but seven); Violoncello, Mr. Collins ; the Valse d'Adieu ; the Atlantic Galop ; and the grand Allied Armies Quadrille (last time but two), assisted by the three Bands of her Majesty's Guards; God Save the Queen, Partint pour la Syrie, &c. PRICES OF ADMISSION. Promenade, Upper Boxes, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Am. phitheatre .............. • ....• .. Dress Circle • • . • ....... .... 2s. 6d. Private Boxes for Six Persons on the Grand Tisr.. .. .... 31s. 6d. Ditto ditto First Tier .. Ditto Four Persons on the Second Tier. l2l. 0.1. Commence at Eight. Places and Private Boxes may be engaged at the Box-oflice of the Theatre, and Private Boxes of the principal musicsellers and librarians. M. Jullien begs most respectflilly to state that his Concerts will terminate on Friday, February 2, with a Grand Bal Masque, to bo given on a scale of unprecedented splendour. DRITRY-LANE.—Lenee, Mr. E. T. Smith.-- Reduced Prices as usual.—A Morning Performance every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING, 'Tex. 11, Win be performed THE REGENT. Characters by Messrs. T. Mead, Belton, Younge, and Worrell; Misses Marriott, Arden, Love, and Johnson, and Mrs. Selby. To be followed by the entirely original, extraordinary, lite rary, traditionary, comical, gastronomical, and peculiarly culinary and fantastic domestic grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled JACK. AND JILL; or, Harlequin King Mustard and the Four and-Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. The extensive scenery, en tirely new, by Messrs. Nicholls, Cuthbert, Cooper, Gordon, Wilson, and Moore. The machinery by Messrs. Tucker. The extraordinar y properties, decorations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Mr. Needham. The choregraphic arrangements by Madame Louisa. The overture aril music composed and selected by J. H. Tully. Leader, Mr. Hayward. The whole of the designs, models, and sketches l'arnished from the studio of Dikwynkenat who for many weeks past has been personally supervising their execution. The novel grotesque burlesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard i and the whole arranged and produced under the immediate superin tendence of Mr. Edward Stirling. Principal rngredients in the Christmas Bill of Fare •. —The Hall of Hypochondria in the Domains of Dulness.—Misanthropy (Genius of Gloom), Mrs. Halford. Fog, Drizzle, Taxes, Spleen, Indigestion, Quarter-day (his Ministers of Melancholy), Messrs. E. V. Dent, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, E. V. Day, E. V. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Azure Diabolicals in attend ance, Messrs. Croak, Quake, Fret, Fidget, Worry, Flurry, Fame, Vex, Groan, Growl, Grumble, and Grizzle. Apparition of Misan thropy on her favourite Nightmare, and Magical Appearance of Good Humour in her Christmas Car. Good Humour, Miss Alder ; Lightheart and Sunshine (her Attendants), Misses Honey and Brown; Mrs. Glassy (the original "Cook's Oracle," and the well known adviser of the " First catch your hare," &c.), Miss Rosina Collins. The receipt given to make a good pantomime, and its con vection accordingly. Cottage of Jill on the borders of Fairyland (by Sunrise), with Enchanted Kitchen, Garden, and Region of Preserves "Sing a song of Sixpence, " Pocket full of rye, "Four-and-twenty blackbirds, "Baked in a ple."—Ancient Nursery Legend. Jack (the interesting hero of the olden story, who went up the hill to fetch, &c.), afterwards Harlequin, M. Milano; Jill (the heroine of the adventure, in love with Jack), afterwards Columbine, Mille. Boleno; Marmalade (the Fairy Queen of the Preserves), Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, and Greengage (her Assistants), Messes Cliflord, Gower, Johnson, Love, Lunis, and Richardson ; Strawberry, Cranberry, Gooseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, See. (Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Charles, Rine, Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lila Ellis, Rosa Harrison, E. Box, Tayler, Matilda Chenley, Martiney, St. Clare, Evans, John Levines, S. Johnson, and Roberts ; Preserved Ginger their warm ally), Master Pungent ; Fruit Blossoms by a Blooming Belectlan of Coryphees. The Will and the Way—the Talismanic Fixpence —The Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, Mdlle. Therese and Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, &c. The Four -and- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodle Loodle, Ste. The Reading of the Will— " Jill must not a husband take, Till she a pie can make and bake." Interior of Jill's Cottage (by Moonlight).—Coal, Mr. Nobbs ; Bundle of Wood, Mr. Halfpenny ; Congreve Box, Mr. Fizzer ; Bellows, Mr. Leathertougue ; Dutch Oven, Mynheer Von Tan ; Rolling Pin, Mr. Smoothpaste ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar; Frying Pan, Mr. Broadrim ; Soyer's Three-legged Iron Pet, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory (by Moonlight), and Golden Palace of King Mustard.—King Mastard (afterwards Clown), Harry Boleno ; the Empress Vinegar (afterwa-ds Pantaloon), Herr Kohl ; Black Pepper and White Pepper (Sentinels on duty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Husky and Mr. Sneezums ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Csyenne, Mr. Capsi cum ; Harvey's Sauce (attendant in waiting), Mr. Savoury ; the Army of Zests, Messrs. Indian Soy, Curry, Capers, Ketchup, Mushrooms, Garlic, Shalot, Sweet Herb 3, Potted Tongue ; Potted Beef, Potted Bloaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, &c.; Horse Radish (from the King's stabie), by a Racing Nee. Grand Review—Ter rine Attack upon the Appetite, and Rally of the Relishes—Great Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chutnee in the Province of Pickles (ky Sunset).—Chutnee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Fact s ; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnnt, Gher kins, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, &c.; Small Jar, Master Piccalilli. Great demand for Pickles and determination of the Door to Stand a Jar. Interior of he Stupendous Salt Mine (by Moonlight). —Salt Rock (a bright White Sprite), Herr Willikind Moleno. Imminent danger of Jill in splitting upon a Rock of Salt — Treachery of Vinegar —Upsetting the Pail above, and Evaporation of the Saline Stalactite Columns, disclosing The Emerald Temple of Salad.—Magical Union of the Sweets and Sours, and " a Pie" termination of the Loves of Jack and Jill. The Transformation. —Harlequin, M. blilano ; Columbines, Mdlle. Boleno and Miss Ellen Honey; Pantaloon, Mr. Cole; Sprite, Herr Willikind Moleno ; Clown, the celebrated Harry Boleno (his first appearance in London for many years) ; Aerial Evolutiotists, by the Inimitable Italian Brothers. The Turk's Head Public-house and Hairdresser's Shop.—Flairdresser, Mons. Pomade ; Publican, Mr. Billy Williams ; Customers, Messrs. Rednob, gramm e% Owen Swift, Beardless, Whisker Want, Baron Nicholson, and Tom St ee d ; the British Pub lic by themselves; Policeman A.l, Mr. Vigilant. Approach of the Great Rugged Russian Bear—How he Whines after the Porte, which, being rather old, turns out somewhat crusty—A Dose of Turkey Rhubarb—A Don-e Cossack —Pure Circassian Cream—How one Sham 111 makes all well—The Great Bear turns out a Great Boar —Russian Attachment to Grease—Clown Cuts his Customer's Hare and afterwards Dresses it a la Soyer—The Great Moustache Move ment—A Close Shave —Clown shows his high attachment to the Pole—Sudden Rise in Porter—An M.T.M.P.—A Patten Lock at 10 o'clock—A Bona Fide Traveller—Ginger Beer and Gin without ger —A Mill, a }eight, a Regular Row, and Station-house for Two. Great American Baby Show. — Arrival of the Infantry—Sudden Squall—Ma's upon the Eve of nestio—ceeerai Asteent—awaraing the Prizes—Clown and antaloon's Offeprins— Th Pretiest Baby in the World—A Model P Baby and a Spirit Child e —The t Wonderful Effects of Dr. De Jongh's Cod Liver Oil—Clown's Great Prize Baby —Fresh Arrival of 300 more Babies—The Judge Confounded - Great Uproar—An Unwelcoma Visitor to a Ladies' and Juvenile Party— •tnd Extraordinary case of Suspended Animation by the Ita lian Sprites. Scott's Oyster Shop, Newspaper-office, and Parsell's Biscuit Baking and Confectionery Establishment, Cornhili.—" Up rouse ye then, my Merry men, it is our opening day"—A Holster for one and a Lobster for two—A Alussulman and a Man for a First Edition and Muscle—Duty and Custom—A Bride Cake and a Wedding Cake— Second Edition—Left Out for Want of Ba nn Press of the Privile ge an t Privileges of the Press—" Oh, what a row, arumpus, what a rioting." Baker, Mr. Crusty; Fishmonger, Mr. Scales; Master Newsboy, Christmas -box; Printers, Messrs. Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cutemdown ; Critic, Cutemup; Pas sengers, Messrs. Trot, Cosey, Strutalong Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about; Boardman, M r. B o b aday. rlosier's Shop and New Wing of Somerset-house.—Here we are —Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—High Prices and Low Prices--Manchester Stuff—Eng lish Comforters —Stocks on Hand and Handsome Stocks--Ford's Eureka Shirts —Reform In the Civil List and Uncivil Treatment of the Clerks —Transfer-day at the Bank, and General Holyday at So merset-house. ---Hosier, Mr. Stoeken ; Shopman, Mr. Early bird; Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Magic Kitchen.—Chef de Cuisine, Mons. Soyer; Kitchearnalds, Misses Basteaway and Drippingsell; Guardsman, Corporal Longshanks ; Policeman, Sergeant Poker. Cupboard Lovers—Soyer's Last Soup Where's the Knives and Forks ?—Boiled and Unboiled Lob sters—Headless Swains—Lobster Patty and Giblet Soap—Clown Gone all to Pot—Harlequin Gets well Towelled and afterwards Mangled—Clown and Pantaloon in a Stew—A Regular Broil— Thou comest in such an unquestionable shape, that I will speak to thee (Soyer, or rather Shakspeare)--Too Many Cooks Spell th e (Clown's) Broth—The scene finishes in a very spirited manner. An Illuminated Page of the History of England.—Grand Allegorical Tableau with Panoramic Effects, illustrative of the Triumphs of the Allied Forces. Young " Allied Army Quadrille," by the doable bands of the English and French. "God save the Queen," " Partant pour la Syrie," and "Rule Britannia." Daughter of the Regiment, Miss Rebecca Collins, in which character she will sine the spirited patriotic effusion, published in "Blackwood's Magazine" for December, and written by Corporal John Brown, of the Grena dier Guards, whsn the men got some drink for the first time at Balaklava, Sept. 23th : " Come all you gallant British hearts that love the red and blue, And drink the health of those brave lads who made the Itussiane rue. Then fill the glees, and let it pass, three times three, end one more. For the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four " Ve.stlbule of th the Temple of Victory. The Tribute of England to e Brave Patriots. Distribution of Laurel Wreaths, Gorge,us and Eleetrie Scenic Climax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated Them:nations. Terrific Flight •f the Italian Brothers. The whole se •ne presenting a coup demil never before witnessed on the English stage. Admission:—Stalls, 55.; dress circle, 4a. ; second price, 25.; upper circle, 3s: second trice, c i e s. 6 e d.; pit, 2s. ; second price, IS, ; lower gallery, Is.; second boxes, 10s. 6d., les., 215., n a i l up ,• ffa 4- . ; upper gallery, ed.; private . Doors open at half-past 6, performance at 7 o'clock. Half-price at 9 o'clock. The box-o ffi ce open dally, from 11 till 5 o'clock, under the directi on of Mr. Edward Chatterton. Notiee.—The following ce . s are approved and in preparation, and will shortly be Produc e d The Grand Christmas Pantomime, by E. L. Blanchard, Esq. ;a D — by Dion Bourci eault, Esq.; Two Dramas, by A.. Harris, EsrqaTaa'n Adaptation from Meyerbser's Opera, I:Emile d on Nord, with ' no. rxyryif properties, and effects; to be succeeded by an English verlo s n ce i . e ßjy E nold son) of Glack's Iphigenia in Tanride. The Grand Historr Van Drama, many months in preparation, will also shortly appegaY.rP ..—______ THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. under the management of Mr. Duckstone THIS EVENING, Jsx. 11, Will be performed the Drama of THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TAgLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, W. P arrett. Compton, and Buckstone; Misses Reynolds and E. Chaplin. Followed by a new grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled LITTLE 110-PEEP; or, tiarimuin ant the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little 80-Peep, Inas L. Thompson ; .harlequin, Mr. Ch ap i no • Pantaloon, Mr. W. Barnes ; Clown, sir. pp'ebY; Columbine, arias M. Brown. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Cusaras THIS EVENING, JAR. 11, Will be Performed THE STRANGER. Principal character by fir. C. Kean. After which will be produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled, HARLEQUIN DLUE-BEATZD ; or, The Great Rashaw, and Colum harlequin, bine, Miss Desborough.Mr.Connack ; Clown. 11r. Reline ; Pantaloon. Mr. Paulo ROYAL WEE THEATRE. Under the management of hladatne Ver.trts. Bole Lessee Mr, C. Mathews. THIS EVENING, Jaw. 11, Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. Will bo produced a now and original Fairy Extravaganza, en titled PRINCE PRETTYPET and THE BUTTERFLY. To be followed by TWO HEADS AR4 BETTER THAN ONE. Box-office open from 10 until 6. - sole vent for Private Boxes, Mr. Aileron Bond-street., 15, New Bond-street. VI:TATRA ROYAL ADELPIII. Propvietor, 31. r. B. Webgar.—Dlr3ctrais, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, JAN. 11. Wi I be performed the Drama cntitlel THE MYSTERIOUS STRINGER. • ' After wh!ch, a new grand Eccentric Extravaganza, Jailed cc}, "G ; or, Travels 6f gessrs. Danube and Pruth. ROYAL OLYMPIC THE k TUE ' Lessee. and Afanager , • Alf • A. Wi:lan• TIIIS EVENTSG• JAM* 11. °m Willbe presented a now C edietta, c 111°1 A WlFE'S Leslie; j°lln AL . N: Characters by Messrs. Brown, Emery, Harcourt, rc°Urt' and and Wyo. mown, and MI3B Meskell. A..ter which, new Fairy leitr g nz a lbe L n a titi Cbarac- YELLOW DWARF THE THE KING OavTaE9 Miss E. Ormende, tors by Ifr. F. Robson. Hiss Julia St • George, 3edfisTrlEßs. Miss Marston , Miss Bromley. and I. Ftzall,ti. To conclude with the Farce. can e d A. BL/GATED BEING , In which 3[r. Hobson will appear. rLEY'S ROYAL AMPRITLIEATRE. Lessee and Managers Mr. Wam The most 'Varied round of entertainm en t in tendon isCooke to be found at this vast Establishm ent. Tremendous success of the Comic Pantomime A. MORNING PE the RFO lath, RMA at Two o'cloc k,NCE 'mil be given on MON DAY, Tho new Comic Pantomime and the Scenes of the Circle. Eleventh Wesk or the EATTL E of the ALMA ! which will be a cted every evening with its glorious and vivid representation of the Battle-fle'd. After which the unrivaled SCENES in the CIRCLE I To conclude with the new Comic Pantomime (stamped by the approbation ef the public and the press), called GULLIVER or the LILLIPUTUNS ; or, Harlequin and Britannia I Box-olio:3 open frora Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. Acting ManaseV, Mr. W. Copts. Equestrian Director Mr. W. COoke, ittu. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—On SATURDAY NEXT, Jan. 13, will be produced an original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's celebrated Historical Play of LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Louis the Eleventh, King of France, Mr. C. Kean. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. gyms DAY —lYEeruinß 46 min.after 6 I Evening 7 RILL ar k ' 7 To-llnalow —Morning 32 eiln.after 7 Evening 2 raln.aft. 8 THE WEATHER.--Sum Ovvios, Jan. n. TaItiIOMITES, IN THE SHADA. 44—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. , 42—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'56. ►WIND, S.E.—Light, with hazy weather. There was a very dense fog last night and this morning. . 4 . LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1855, Suppose we toss up ; Does NICHOLAS lie or not his time ? Is the CZAR for a Four-Point Peace ? Much may be said on both sides ; a capital thing for him, no doubt, to swallow whole, pure et sim ple used to be the phrase, any peace which the four Allies would give him. His own sense might teach him that ; for he'll never get such offers next winter. Still, it's an even toss whe ther he have the sense, or whether, as phrenolo gists might say, self-esteem has not overpowered it. A capital thing he may also think it to jilt the Allies again, to make a boggle (we beg pardon, of diplomatists—" complication" is what we meant) of the famous Treaty of December 2d, and to spin Austria once more like a tee-totum for some months to come in mid-Europe, expecting some luckier number to turn up next fall, and if not, why spin her again. Russia knows how to do that ; she has done it cleverly for oue twelve months ; she may well hope to do it for another. Russia could not do a more sensible thing than press on peace rapidly. Suppose the Allies to demand that they shall blow up Sebastopol ; the odds are they will have done it before prelimi naries can be signed. Suppose they demanded the Crimea, not, we fear, a very likely thing while Lord ABERDEEN clings to office ; they can have it if they choose next summer, whether he will or no. Suppose they ask anything whatever on the Black Sea coasts and the Danube, NICHO LAS could hinder them from nothing. As to Po land and Scandinavia, forall that our Ministry cares they may bide their time, and another Sebastopol rise on the ruins of Bomarsund. So of all other matters. The Allies will not, as an alliance, ask more than is now either certainly theirs, or certain ♦ery quickly to be theirs. Well if they asked as much. A little mortifying, to be sure, to see his MENSCHIKOFF mountain bring forth at last such a ridiculous mouse ; but better that for his ambi tion than a liberated Poland, and the Baltic Se bastopols all dismantled next summer or the fol lowing one. Moreover, the War has borne hard upon his people. Their taxes are raised, and their means of paying them diminished. Their trade is woefully crippled—their nobles feel the cost of comforts and luxuries, and the drain of their serfs ; while the cruel conscription carries untold agonies amongst the peasants into every district. Add to all this, he has already lost everything for which ME,NSCHIKOFF blustered and bullied at Constantinople. or for which his armies crossed the Pruth, and his great robber fortress nods to its fall. His war ships are sunk or im pounded in their own harbours—his mercantile navy has ♦anished. Hard has war hit him the first year—he may well shrink from tho blows of the second. The miseries of his army in the Crimea no mortal is permitted to know ; perhaps he does know. His two sons were glad enough, at any rate, to escape from them, au.d to take refuge in their mother's sick room. On the other hand, if his Romanoff temper is master of his judgment—if he has resolved to dare his utmost both in the Crimea and against Austria—what better could he do than accept with all apparent frankness the Four Points of the Allies They probably even leave the razing of Sebastopol an open question, or one vested in pliable language, and to a certainty furnish plenty ' of disputable matter for the GORTSCHAKOFFS and BuoLs to pervert vs they please ; and either to befool the Western Allies if they persist in ne gotiation, or to drive them to war again just at the moment most convenient to the CZAR. Sup pose the Crimea taken, he can be, invisibly, con centrating such a force in Poland and the adjoin ing territories, that the very day on which he orders Prince GORTSCHAKOFF to demand his pass ports he can advance on Gallicia, and march on to Olmutz and Vienna, despite all his base quon dam protegee could do in the field to hinder him. We believe that this is well known or believed among all the great parties concerned. The rumours about a Russian king of Hungary Were not sot afloat without a 'purpose, and they serve at least to show where Russia will apply for aid if driven to desperation. If she cannot persuade the Magyars to become a principality of Russia, she would not perhaps scruple to make them a re public, with Louis KO3SITTIE for President, provided it became needful to the prostration of her insolent subordinate, Austria. The Allies could not per haps render Austria much direct help. To master Bessarabia, and distraot attention in the Baltic, would be the aid they would probably furnish. Should, however, the CZAR really take this course, then would become apparent the suicidal folly of having overlooked in an earlier stag• the rights of Poland. Austria can never be independent till Poland is so. ITionotas has certainly read to some purpose the BnIQIIT and COBDBN speeches and letters, with the comment of the equally divided meeting at Manchester. Re understands that these gentlemen are the great platform and. Parliamentary orators of the middle classes of Ragland. He knows full well, also, the leanings of the larger half of our Cabinet. Well, therefor e , m ay he calculate on good support i n St. Stephen' s , and On a party anxious for peace at any price, even more than himself. With a f as t f r i end of forty years at th head, 'with a Chancellnr of th e E xchequer anxious e above all things to see the funds at par again, and with a people's orator ready to denounce the War as the wickedest of all modern wars, no wonder if he expects, by peace thrown amongst all as an apple of discord, to paralyse the national councils, as well as its military and naval vigour. We trust any such cunning will bo signally de- feated by the plain good sense of the people, and that any symptom of relaxation before thofirat preliminary of peace, the fate of Sebastopol, is sealed, would be met with an immediate storm of irresistible indignation. Whatever else be reit undone, Sebastopol delenda est! ABERDEEN might, but England will not, consent to do her task by halves. She deprecates, above all things, a hasty termination of the War ; she would make solid Wor k for a century now she has begun ; but the proposal to fling away our Crimean victories, and o il , siege immus, and to accept instead a costly THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANMARY ll, 1855. port and Black Sea navy at Sinope, would bring, 'ld th 3 laating wrath of an offonchd nation on the heads of those who dared to listen to it. Nations have no cousins ! It would be well if dynasties were also free from such influences. That the rulers of each State should only act in accordance with the interests of humanity, and particularly of those for whose welfare and hap piness they are, to some extent, responsible, is certain ; but unfortunately we find, in almost every instance, that personal feelings are con sulted, and that the predilections of particular Sovereigns for their blood relations have occa sioned considerable injury to their subjects. This is peculiarly the case with all despotic govern ments, but it may also be traced out in the most enlightened and liberal constitutions. There is invariably some underhand or back-stairs influ ence in operation, and it is fortunate for the community if it is exercised - exclusively for its own benefit. We believe that the present War into which the nation has been reluctantly forced is owing mainly to the objectionable system on which Royal marriages have been contracted, and that it would long since have been brought to a safe and honourable conclusion had it not been for similar reasons. It is time that the people should fully understand these matters, and, that so far ma practicable, they should strive to keep England henceforward aloof from such combina tions, which, however much they may have bane fitted particular families, have certainly proved anything but auspicious to the British people. The conduct of FREDERICK WILLIAM in endangering the saf sty, honour, and welfare of the noble race over vettom he reigns, in order to save his dear brothel-in-law from the humiliation which ho has so eminently merited, is a glaring instance of Royal nepotism and the untoward results which it pro( iuces. But there are others which, althoug h less perceptible, may yet be clearly ascertai ned by a close observer, and the unplea sant col asequences that have followed distinctly traced t o their primary causes. As w . e have seen, Prussia has held aloof from the We stern Powers. Her neutrality—possibly the hops of assistance—has encouraged Russia to persevel re in her unwarrantable aggressions, and to refu so to make the concessions which she would olr;:illerwise be only too willing to render. But do V.T , e ascribe that to the Prussian people ? Do we suppose that, if their views were carried into practical operation, there would have been such temporisi] ig or vacillation ? Far from it. We believe ey feel the degradation to which they have bee la subjected even more acutely than we feel the eevils that have arisen through the con duct of t Ile Prussian Monarch. Looki a g a little further wo may dir i ect attention to various complications that exist, and which may have' had considerable effect in occasioning the inacti c n on the part of the English Cabinet, so grievos isly complained of by the English na tion. IA 3t us see how the KINa of Belgium has been connected with different dynasties, how wide are the ramifications by which the precur sion in t h( 3 royal matrimonial line, which was so successfu 11; y followed out by junior members of the Hou ) of SAXE-COBURG, is connected with the rulers, of Europe. Lnoro GI ) is not only the uncle of our most gra cious So' x tEIGN, who, thank GOD, is in heart and, soul thor. ,13 ghly English, but also of the Prince ‘on sort. Wit ; second wife, it is needless to say, was the eldest "Princess of the House of Orleans ; so that he a cc 1 his children are nearly connected with the ex-R 'al Family of France-- a connexion which is si ipposed to have delayed, although it could not altogether prevent, the cordiality that ought lon 4; since to have existed, and we believe now forte cutely exists, between the Sovereigns of France a ad. England. He has a nephew on the throne of Portugal, and, but for certain intrigues, that cost Lovls PHILIPPE the kingdom of France, would ha Are one also on that of Spain. His brother's family—the Coburg Kohario—are sub jects of tl i® Emperor of AUSTRIA, and have wide spread do mains in that empire. But that is not the only c onnexion of LEOPOLD with that country. His eldest son—the Due DE BRABANT__IS married to an Aust ran Archduchess ! It is well known, too, that t !bare is on his part, and amongst other members o f - the fortunate family, an intense desire to elevate tb to Grand Duchy of Saxe Coburg Gotha into a king :dom. "Thuringen" is said to be the title sought ;for the head of the House. We need not say how gr vat would be the anxiety to stand well with FRAN 'CIS JOSEPH, who could advance or re tard their project at his pleasure ; and how high would be tl ael price offered for such powerful as sistance I Can the procrastination and delays manifested in the earlier stages of the Russo-Tar- kish quest ion have had anything to do with these famil g considerations Is the influence of " the dear BETWEEN "at all ascribable to similar causes Is there, in short, any influence at work behind the r i trona, not exactly in accordance with British inte rE !sts ?—an interest to which we may attribute t 1 :a) proposition for the establishment of a legion 71' foreign mercenaries, and which is known by . the significant designation of Ger manism ? It is cerf lain that unpleasant rumours have been revived in this country, which we should be happy to b, ilieve unfounded. Hints are given of something ) nore than legitimate interference being exercised, a ad although we believe that our most gracious] an (.1. well-beloved SOVBREIGN will never for a moment disregard the interests of the People, it would be well that assurances should be given, to obviate i natters that may possibly give rise to discontent awl heartburnings. England Juts never benefitted by foreign con• nexions. That with Hanover led to much an. noyance, exp(3nse, and bloodshed; and it was not the least auspicious event attending the ac- cession of V . NCTORIA. that it completely severed the tie. Let no other be formed in its place, and let care be tali.en to prevent the fine young family now, springirt,g up from having their happiness sacrificed by ran adherence to the obnoxious sys- ,em. We want henceforward England for the English, and not for foreigners ; we want the prevalent feeling to be "Anglicism," no t " Ger- naanism." LOUIS NAPOLEON has set a brilliant example. We - trust that it may be followed by th© - various members of the Royal family of Eng land now springing to maturity. TITHE COMMUTATION AV-BRACY-ES, TO THE EDITOR Or THE SUN. SIR,—As your readers may feel anxious to know the result of the corn averages for the seven years to Christ. mas last, published in the London Gazette of 6th inst., VIZ. ;-- Wheat 63. Otcl. per imp. bushel, Barley 3s. 7id. Do., Oats 2s. 6d. Do., I beg to state, for their information, that each 1001. n tithe rent charge will for the year 1855 amount to 89/ 15s. 84d., which is a reduction of 1/ 3s. 80. from lasi year's value. The following statement from my "Annual Tithe Commutation Tables" will show the worth of 1001. of tithe rent charge for each year since the passing of the Tithe Commutation Act, viz. For the year 1837 1638 .--- - 1839 1840 lB4l 1842 1843 lO5 12 21 1844., lO4 3 51 1845 1846 1847 99 18 101 1848 1849 lOO 3 71 1850 1851 --- 96 11 41 1 1 : 8 5 55 4 23 93 16 111 91 13 51 90 19 5 1855 B9 15 8/ 41,87814 6k General average for 19 years ... £93 17 7i I am, sir, your most ohedt. servant, CHARLES M. WILLICH, Actuary University Life Office, 25, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, Jan. 8. a.m. sorties. -1 1 FN I \T - FT 1 46 .1 Li t i•j• THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. We have received the following telegraphic de- spatch from Marseilles : "The Thabor, which left Constantinople on the Ist of January, has arrived. " Despatches for the Government left at 11 30 " Advices from Balaklava of the 30th of De cember state that the railway was to be com- menced at once. " The sickness was on the increase." We have received the following telegraphic despatch from Berlin : " BERLIN, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10. " We learn from St. Petersburg, under date of the 10th inst., that the following despatch had been received there from Prince Menschikoff : " SEBASTOPOL, JAN. 2. " Nothing new has occurred. " We continue to annoy the enemy by night " In one of these we made 10 Zouaves pri- soners; " MALTA, JAN. 6. Admiral Dundas has arrived here with the Britannia and Trafalgar, and will take his passage in the Vectis for France. The Duke of Cambridge has landed here from the Thames, and will remain to recruit his health. The Neptune will carry on a Highland regiment iii the Gourt of Honour of the Tuileries the detach ments of the Imperial Guard under orders to join the army of the East in the Crimea, and whose de parture is fixed for the 10th or 11th inst. " These troops, under the command of General Ulrich, consist of a company of Sapeurs of the En gineers, detachments of the Ist and 2d - Regiments of Grenadiers, detachments of the Ist and 2d Regi ments of Voltigeurs, half a battaliofi of Chasseurs a-pied, and two batteries of Horse Artillery. " His Majesty, having passed in front of the troops, placed himself near the Pavillon de l'Hor loge where the battalions formed in s quares . "The Emperor then advanced, and in a firm and spirited voice addressed the troops, amid loud cries of Vivo l'Empereur.' (The Emperor's ad dress we published yesterday.) "After the address the Emperor dismounted, and with his own hands presented flags to the two colonels commanding the Grenadiers and Volti geurs. " Her Majesty the Empress, who was on the balcony, then came down, and, leaning upon the Emperor's arm, made the tour of the squares. Their Majesties stopped repeatedly to converse with = the soldiers. Perceiving the emotion of the Em press, the soldiers renewed their cheers. " The Emperor, having led back the Empress, remounted his horse, and the troops filed past him. °' A considerable crowd was ass em bl e d near th e rail ings of the Place du Carrolisel, and added their acclamations to those of the soldiers. All the spec tators admired the martial bearing and ardour of these fine troops, as well as the precision with which they went through the manoeuvres." The speech of the Emperor of the French to the brigade of the Imperial Guard, which leaves Paris c this evening.for the Crimea, has had the effect of checking the confidence of those who believe that the intention of the Emperor of Russia to accept the four guarantees is real, and that the negotia tions about to be commenced at Vienna must necessarily lead to peace. It is thought singular that if the Emperor Napoleon had any faith in the pacific professions of the Czar he should have chosen such a moment to despatch the pet troops of his army, and should have told them "that they will have to assist in planting the eagles of France on the walls of Sebastopol." But there are many reasons why the Emperor should not alter his war like tone, oven if he thought that peace was pro bable. Negotiations begun are far from being an established peace. In the present instance there is not even to be an armistice between the bellige rent parties ; and as the necessity of despatching troops is imperative, whether the negotiations he successful or not, it was necessary for his Imperial Majesty to address the men in terms which would make no mystery of the services expected from them. It is therefore not safe to draw a conclusion either one way or other from the words addressed yesterday by the Emperor to his Guards. The opinion here as to the probability of the establishment of peace is very much divided. Some think that the eyes of the Czar have at last been opened to the danger of his position, and that the conclusion of the treaty of the 2d of December has fully, though tardily, convinced him that all Europe is combined against him, and that, against all Europe, he cannot hope to carry his point. It is not at all impossible that this may be the case. The Emperor Nicholas must see that if he cannot gain by the war which he has provoked he must lose ; and it is possible that he may have discovered that, against England and France, com bined as they now are with Austria, all chance of gain is at an end. Great as the power of England and France assuredly is, there is no doubt that the Emperor of Russia imagined that he could resist them when they attempted to attack him , within his own dominion; but with the 400,000 men whom Austria can bring into the field also arrayed against•him the matter assumes a very different appearance, and it is just possible that his Majesty of all the Russias may have discovered that the better part of valour is discretion. The partisans of Russia think, or pretend to think, that the Emperor will never accede to the four guarantees. They have so long contended that he could not do so without dishonour, and that, moreover, he could not, if he would, resist the reli gious enthusiasm of his countrymen, that it is hard to get them now to turn round and acknowledge that their patron at length sees the necessity of yielding, and that there is no more ground for the religious fanaticism . than there was for the many other false pretences put forward as justifying the war. In Government circles here there is little faith put in the sincerity Of Russia, and, the suc cess of the negotiations is more than doubted ; but still the overtures will be accepted as if they had come from one who bad never deceived, and full instructions will be sent to Vienna which will test the sincerity of the Czar. It is even said that the Emperor Napoleon has already asked the Count de Morny to undertake the office of negotiator. The Moaiteur publishes a decree authorising a number of Frenchmen in civil and military em ployments to accept - and wear foreign orders. Among them are M. de Crevecceur, the prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhone as commanderof the order of Francis 1., of the Two Sicilies, and commander of the Tuscan order of St. Joseph ; General the Viscount de Bois-le-Comte, as grand-cross of the order of St. Georges de la •Reunion, of the Two Sicilies ; and General A. Niel, as grand-cross of the Roman order of St. Gregory the Great. The whole of the 500 million loan is already sub scribed for, and no doubt is entertained that the entire subscription will exceed 800 millions. At 9 o'clock to-night the first column of the Guard leaves Paris for Toulon, to embark for the Crimea. It will be composed of the Grenadiers and of a section of the Engineers. The second column, composed of the Voltigeurs and of four companies of the Chasseurs, will leave to-morrow for the same destination. The artillery does not leave for some days. The whole will be under the command of General Uhrich. It is stated that intelligence has been received from the Crimea, from which it would appear that on the sth or Gth inst. the assault would probably take place. Dates have, however, been so often fixed for this great event, and have so often passed away without it, that even the present intelligence, though I am assured it is official, must be received with caution. The illoiateur confirms the account of Omer Paella, having embarked at Varna for the Crimea, and states that the Ottoman generalissimo has taken measures to have in the Crimea an effective force of 50,000 men and 60 pieces of artillery. BOURSE, JAN. 10.—CLOSING PRICES. • Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4} per Cents 9l 35 92f. —c. 3 per Cents 67 35 67 95 Credit Mobilier(xd) 740 Roman Cr6dit Foucier — Austrian (xd) . _. Spaniel). Threes (xd) 36 Home Debt 33 RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. Belgian Fives Pieclinontese, tr. c. fr. c. Orleans 1,167 50 Lyons. 1025 Western.... ....... 632 50 Rouen 1012 50 795 .. 540 Cetto , 586 25 Strasburg . Mediterranean BB2 50 Havre Northern THE WAR IN ASIA. The Journal de St. retersbourg states that in the first week of October Schamyl assembled 20,000 men, with eight guns, on the Bass, and menaced the plateau of Koutnyk. The excellent arrange ments of the Russian generals having convinced him that he had nothing to gain by an attack, he disbanded his men and disappeared. In the Cau ease, another Russian gazette, it is said that on the 23d of September another band of mountaineers, 1,000 strong, attacked Temirgoievska, and carried off 2,000 sheep. It is added that the troops of the neighbouring • station attacked the invaders in their turn, retook all the prey, and inflicted a loss of 44 men and 60 horses killed on their disturbers. ADMIRAL IIAiVrELIN. naTinheelinfo,lloolvivinrewg ligsnitnh; tterecwoemllmaadnddroefssthoefEAladamisreaal fleet to Admiral Bruat " Officers and Sailors —Being raised to a dignity, which is partly of your creation, ve received orders to return to Frame with all my staff " I am happy to leave the squadron in the hands of an admiral whose experience and intrepidity render him so worthy of such a command. " Officers and Sailors—When history shall recount the campaign of the Black Sea and the Crimea, a p age will be reserved for you worthy of the glorious antece- dents of our navy. " The Emperor has listened to several applications made to laim for the reward you have deserved. His just mind will at a later period think of the remainder. That he will do so, the warm support of our Minister of Marine is for me at assurance. Vive l'Empereur ! !! The Admiral, of France, .' RAMELIAT." COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Jan. 10. There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes terday. The Qaeen and Prince walked in the grounds ad joining the Castle this morning. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of lieet visited her Majesty to-day. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Ladies Harriet and Louisa Hamilton, Viscount Torrington, and Major-General Wylde, have been invited, and are expected this afternoon. The Earl of Clarendon is also expected to-day. The Marquis of Lansdowne returned to his seat, Bo wood Park, Wilts, after attending the Cabinet Counci •n Tuesday afternoon. The Earl of Clarendon left town yesterday for Wind sor Castle. Viscount Palmerston left London on Tuesday after noon for his seat, Broadlands, Hants. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and th e C a pe of Good Hope. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday, and heard a petition for the prolongation of Foard's Patent (Smoke Apparatus). The Lords present were the Dean of the Arches Court, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and Sir E. Ryan. PREPARATIONS OF PRUSSIA FOR WAR. As a further step towards preparing for war, to support peace and neutrality, the Prussian War Department has ordered the immediate organisa tion of the " sanitary companies," one of which, with the ordinary quantity of field waggons, with all requisite accessories, is attached to each corps d'armee. No positive orders have yet been issued to organise the fifth (or reserve) squadron to regi ments of cavalry, but the necessary instructions are in the hands of the military and civil authori ties both for the regular and Landwehr cavalry. THE FOREIGN LEGION. Both from Hamburg and Bremen we find in the press denials of their being any English recruiting agents active there. In the Wesner Zeitung it is laid down with great emphasis that— " Towns whieh hastened to display their neutrality by prohibiting the export of arms and munitions of war are not likely to wink at the export of warriors, whose known and expressed intention it is to fig ht against a Power with whom the German Cyslicaeration is at peace." The Hamburger Correspondenz contains a severe prohibition of recruiting in Hamburg, signed by the Senate, and dated January 5, 1855. The Lords of the Admiralty have given Mr. Ernest Augustus Travers-Stubbs a lientenantcy in the Royal navy for Lis bravery at the attaok of Sebastopol. He is now on shore labouring is the trenches, and has the command of an important battery. This Is as it should be, and wo give their lordships all credit for encouraging a fine noble young follow like Lieutenant Travers-Stubbs. Captaia Browne, R.E., eldest son of the Hon. and Very Rev, the Dean of Lismore, and lately connected with the Kilkenny military district, was to sail for the Crimea yesterday from Plymouth in the Princess Royal, touching at Cork to receive troops. Lord George Paget returns to the Crintea in the same vessel. Captain White, of the 17th Lancers, a survivor of the celebrated charge of the Light Cavalry at Balaklava, re turned to England on Tuesday in the Himalaya screw steam-ship. The gallant officer is recovering from his severe wound. Sir H. Goldfinch, of the Royal Engineers, who has lately died, served in the expedition to Copenhagen in 1807 ; the campaigns of 1809, 1810, 1813, and 1814, in cluding the capture of Oporto, the battles of Talavera, Busaco, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse. He received the gold cross for Vittoria, Nive, Orthee, and Toulouse ; and the silver war medal with three clasps for Talavera, Busaco, and the Pyrenees. Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Scott, who has been ap pointed colonel of the 36th Foot, proceeded to the Pen insula in 1803, and was present with the Scots Fusilier Guards at the passage of the Douro, capture of Oporto, the subsequent retreat of Soult's army, and the Battle of Talavera, where he was wounded through the body, and, being left there in hospital, he was made prisoner. He commanded the Scots Fusilier Guards for upwards of three years. Ho has received the war medal with one clasp for Talavera. UNION BANK OF LONDON.—This bank has given no tice of a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, together with a bonus of 2i per oent., making a total distribution of 7/ per cent., or at the rate of 15 per eent. per annum. SHIPMENT OF SPECIE TO THE EAST.—According to a statement just prepared by Mr. James Low, the ship manta of specie to the East by the steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental and General Screw companies during the year 1854 have reached 5,805,7721., against 6,652,1771. in the preceding year, the amount in gold being 1,222,7551., and in silver 4,583,017/. Of this the proportion despatched from England was 4,306,3021., the remaining 1,499,4701. having been shipped at Mar seilles, Gibraltar, and M a lt a . Th e t o t a l to C h i na was 3,753,3031.—name1y, 2,607,7371, frpm England, and 1,145,6561. from Marseilles, &c. NEW GRENADA..—The advices from New Grenada by the present steamer reach to the 7th of December, under which date it was rumoured that the forces of the legal government, after having routed those of the insurgent Melo on several occasons, were assaulting Bogota, and that Melo had been cut off from communication with that city. PERU.—From Peru it is reported that a battle had been fought between the insurgent party. under Elias, and General Moran, near Arequipa, in which Elias had 1,200 lien killed or wounded. On the other hand, state ments are at the same time made that the Government troops, under the President Echinique, were daily losing ground, and that Castilla had approached close to Lima. SEDGLEY. DEATH FROM A FALL OP COIL. •—• On Wednesday last, an inquest was held before T. M. Phil lips, at the White Chimneys, Gornall Wood, on the body of John Marsh, about ten years old, who was killed by a piece of coal falling upon him whilst at work on the previous Saturday evening in a pit, the property of Messrs. John and William Pearson, situate at Kings winford. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." MR. COEDM/ IND THE WEST•RIDING CONSTITUENCY. —ln accordance with subsequent arrangements, Mr. Cobden is announced to address his constituents in the Music Hall, Leeds, on Wednesday evening, Jau. 17, and not on Tuesday evening, as proposed in the first instance. PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION. ROYAL VISIT THIS DAY.—The exhibition of the Photographic Society was visited at 11 o'clock this morning by his Royal High ness Prince Albert. The collection, which is rather an extensive one, has only just been completed, and will be open to the public after a private view to-morrow. It was the intention of her Majesty to have been present this morning ; but a slight cold and the severity of the weather (a dense fog) prevented her. The pictures include many by distinguished amateurs, and agree a bly illustrate the progress ma d e i n th e different branches of photography. Not the least interesting and attrac tive are the stereoscopic pictures. Several were exhi bited by professional gentlemen—one stand being re markable, as it not only exhibited the wonders of the stereoscope in producing the illusion- of solidity, but presented wo n d er f ully accurate likenesses of popular and well-known men, such as Mr. Charles Dick ens , Mr. G. V. Brooke, dr. Charles Kean, Mr. Macready, Mr. Charles M athews, J. B. Gough, &c. These por traits were from the photographic establishment of Mr. Mayan, in Regent7streyt. PRUSSIA. BBRLIN, J AN . B.—Vi enna c or res p on d en t s to Berlin journals announce negotiations for peace as being continued between Prince Gortscha koff and the three plenipotentiaries. It is no torious that Prince Gortschakoff has made _ _ more than one attempt to resume deliberations in conference, and has been refused, until he shall be furnished with the requisite full powers to reply to the interpretations communicated to him at the conference of the 23th ult. The last day fixed for this purpose is the 12th. Meantime, it is possible that the Russian envoy has had fre quent interviews Vrith Count Buol, and that no efforts are spared by him, aided by Colonel Man teuffel, to enguirlanci,ly Austria, and either to pre vent her further advance, or to induce her to con sent to accept modificai'dons of the interpretations as a basis or starting point for negi - tialions ; in short, the old story of d.elfus and deceptions, in order to gain time for Russia to strengthen herself and reinforce her armies. Prussia can alone hope for or believe in the success of these manoeuvres. On the Ist inst. the Prince of Prussia received at the Chateau de Coblentz the officers of the gar rison. They could scarcely hope, he said, to find the year was now commencing come to a close without their being summoned to active ser vice. He added : "The king has as yet succeeded in preserving peace in his states, without, however, the existing complica. tions being lessened; on the contrary, they haTe become more serious. But as some parts of the army are already on a war-footing, it may easily come to pass that the whole army shall be placed in a like position. In that case, I ropeat what I have already said to you—that the king will intimate to the army en what Aide it ix to show to the Crimea. CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 1. The convalescen'Ls of the Allied Armies ar e ordered back to the Crimea to resume operations. There has been another tempest in the Black Sea, causing some disasters. Two English vessels suffered damage. Sir George Brown will return to England for a time to re-establish his health. The news is confirmed that the Turks took 600 horses at Eupatoria. The Russian army of Asia has been recalled from Redoubt Kale to Erivan. "In consequence of assassinations committed on .the allied troops, French patrols have been organised, and are now on duty. According to the last news from the Crimea, the Russians were building a bridge to connect Sebastopol with the Northern Forts. The French are making a good road, from Kamiesh to their camp." The following telegraphic despatches were re ceived in Paris yesterday " VIENNA, JAN. 9. "M. de Bourqueney and Lord Westmoreland have seat off couriers to Paris and London, in order to lave the powers necessary for opening the confere noes for peace. The Ottoman ambas sador was :yesterday invited to be present at these conferences." " TURIN, JAN. 9. "In the Chamber of Deputies to-day the dis cussion on the Bill for the Suppression of Convents was commenced. Reports are still current of a treaty of alliance being about to be concluded between Piedmont and France and England. The rumo urs which had been in circulation of a Ministerial' , crisis , crisis are unfounded." " ATHENS, JAN. 5. " Admit:Al Barbier de Tinan, and the officers under his .o:rders, have had the honour to be pre sented to their Majesties. The recall of the Greek Am b assador at Constantinople is talked of," " ROME, JAN. 8. "The rl •ench army of occupation in Rome will not be reduced below 3,500 bayonets, in compliance Ni ith the request of the Popo." • " A letter from Constantinople, received by the last mail, co , afirms," says the Constitutionnel, " the intelligence- that the Russians have abandoned the ground in ft out of the Quarantine fort, occupied by a small vill a go. The French soldiers hurried in to seize on all •they could—vegetables from the gar dens, artic l ,l , s of furniture, and even the doors and windows fro: n the cottages. General Bizot had six windows pli ced aside to serve in General Canro bert's dining -room--when erected." "All that,' says a lotto • from a French officer, " was done under a shag p fire of musketry, which, however, only wound*. 1 two men slightly. 1 saw Captain do Marivault, c .f the navy, carrying away with the greatest proc aution a window which he protected with infinite address with his body against the balls. Near him I saw an artilleryman gathering a salad in o , z .e of the gardens. A ball knocked out of his handu what he had collected. Grumbling at being so trey ted, he again set about his work, and finished it w ithout further molestation. Such ex amples of sal igfroid are by no means rare." THE CRIMEA. Th© Saha Public of Lyons publishes a letter from which 1 re extract the following : "I - IEIG: 3TS OF SEBASTOPOL, DEC. 23. " Our bat teries, which were only eleven in num ber, are no , tripled, and armed with guns of heavy calibre re, :,e ntly brought from France or taken from the s' hi ps of the fleet. The armament of all the batteri e 3 is now completed. We can oppose 160 guns t o those of the enemy ; one-half of those guns belor ti; to the navy, and are served by sailors and marinc e. The batteries have been constructed by engineer officers, assisted by our brave soldiers, with incom si livable rapidity, despite the incessant and well-di r ected fire of the town. "The lin .e of the trenches is nearly three leagues and a half i.o extent. This will explain at once the amount of ei iergy, labour, and patience that was required to er. recute so colossal a work in so short a time. We al .e quite ready to open fire. Unhappily the English h ave not been able to push on their works as ray idly as us. Nothwithstanding the ardour disple yed by our allies, it is impossible that their batterie s can be ready to open fire before the 10th or 12th of January. "The imnt ense stores of the Russian arsenals give them ci notable advantage ovor us. Tho batteries will( .h protect the place on the land side are armed wit 't about 360 pieces, to which we can only oppose a bout 220. It is only, therefore, a vigorous asiai lit, after a furious cannonade, that can procure to any real success. " Accordins to reliable information, which is justified by th ) opinion of all competent men, it is almost certain that the Commanders-in-Chief will not attempt ti e assault until they have acted in a decisive mama er against the enemy's army in the field." FRAN CE. We have n 3eired the Itioniteur of yesterday. It says : "At noon c the 9th the Emperor, accompanied by the Minis& tr of War, Generals Regnault de St. Angely, Ro 3 t de Cotte, and Mellizot, reyiowed l i its front, and that it w ill h ave . n othing else to u ° to defend and to au g m en t th e glory and honour ttho belong to it. To attain th a t object th e greatest Able to must still be made during p e ace, in order to be a day to sustain the t r i a l on th e fi e ld of battle." ITALY. THE FRENCH OCCUPATION OF 1 01 - ° folig t The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the ing article on this subject : VO A "In deciding that the effective strength of tbe_ 4 o troops at Rom e s h ou ld b e di m i n i s h e d i n prciper`O the degree of security now enjoyed by the P °1) 0 0 1 states, the Emperor, in his solicitude for the 0 11° 0 church and th e Holy See, has consented that enjoed ther orders the corps of occupation shall not be In,/ below 3,500 men. The French ambassador, hav ing to o charged with the announcement of this reso lution t o Holy Father, h as rece i ve d f rom Car di na l Ant° , fallowing letter : has " ROME, Dec. 28, 1854.,-Your Excellency to 0 the goodnem, with your accustomed courtesll 4 o6; nounce to me by your letter of the 18th inst., a pti lution taken by H.M. the Emperor not to red g a tlit further orders, the French occupation corps in tiff tifical fitates below 3,500 men, 3,000 of whom /11 0 son Rome, and 500 Civita Vecchia. The 114 j A to whom I have communicated this inforrast ien tao o not fail to appreci a t e w ith me t hi s b enevo l e nt dec'f or tY your august sovereign, a decision formed en tirely t of t.h purpose of being ag reea bl e t o t h e g overnnle, l3 ol to' Holy See, and especially di c t a t e d b y th os e seilt'' happily shared by the two governments. yap,'" ' " At the sama tim e hi s H o li ness h a s, like f of seen in this resolution a new and peculiar Prti r sd A ,' devotion and attachment which France bss ur"„ add to so many illu s t r i ous an d consp i cuo us aell i e" have rightly caused her to merit so well of th e b l io especially in recent ti mes . Th e H o l y Father. 4 cordingly m an if es t e d a ll hi s grat i tu d e, an d de ol 'llo warmest thanks to be expressed to his Mkie fi l; c lilr o i , order I now fulfil with profound satisfaction iu . dll ing your Excellency, begging you to convey 1 : D' his Majesty th e ex p ress i on of these sentimell44 ought I to omit testifying to your Excellency ht ess j , I am grateful for th e interest you have taken"tor i ing the benevol e nt intentions of your sovereig ll biclill c the supreme head of the universal church, to // A V have shown at all ti mes an d on ever y oose s . _, l 4 great devotion. It is therefore with espsma' /, tion that I profit by thi s o p por t un ity of re. nea he cl c ) " your Excellency the assurance of my distings. sideration. it A. 00,0.- SPAIN . of tY I We have received the Madrid jouStiot t l, sth. In the Cortes, on that day, the Al u i ll ' i cov a the Interior, in reply to a question, said Ai 9e o O r d make inquiries respecting a sum of 591Y:ioT, said to have been received by Queen . 0 1 1 1 :,,, te a some shares, and would, at the same T'w"„ r 4el care to see that the sequestration of her r„, 0 0,, was a reality, and not a fiction. The 1. 1 ,1 the committee relative to the sanction to to the laws was then taken into consideres l ; e 4 Camprodom maintai ne d th a t if the Queell,"re prived of the right o f sanc ti on i ng l aw s ets r (211 by the committ ee s h e wou ld cease to ve area it M. Alosso, iu the name of the committee' r ot h i that, as the Cort es were no t or di na ry u° 3 was or opinion that the laws adopted 1 1 : 1 °- , 0 0 4 ot not. to be subject e d t o th e Q ueen ' s saL .l after the adoption of the new Constitution' Or Nocedal attacked the Government for han g ofl its consent to the r e p or t. Th e Ministeriotol Interior defended the Government, and In a d e r that the report in nowise encroached, °The circumstances, on the royal prerogative• bate was then adjourned. ; tl 0 sth' The Gazette des Poste s d e F ranc f or t 0- 5 , 3 Di Jan. says—" The fi rs t s itti ng o f t h e Ge r°l The 1 1 of the present year was held yesterdaY• lowing subjects were b roug h t f orwar d :"" - f . note was prese n t e d f rom t h e Envoy ° to Britain, in which the latter communicate' o fdo i high assembly the cessation of the blockad e a t ig ferent Russian ports in the Baltic, in the wer' Finland, and in the Gulf of Bothnia. The vot ° l c ci%' then taken on the project of the military fede ll ,, Al i stitution, and on the propositions relative t ° o o vention to be granted to th e G erman i c ula c il ° 6 Nuremberg. The Envoy of the Grand P l o f Oldenburg then present e d a memor andnur state of the federal contingent of the prin . or? r o es. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. V ar ious priv tions were referred to the respective coraral" e A Vienna letter of the 6th, in ''',; o l l ) ° "ci Gazette, says :—" It is reported that Ge2' 0 020 3 :1 0 Schlick has been revoked from l' te d ;of of the masses of cavalry conceor h dt Vo ll- te j neighbourhood of Cracow. Count V e %i the generals whom the Emperor of 111. 1 .:" . 1 1 9,6 p l with distinction when at Olmutz, and ne,"thy been able to avoid showing a marked On / cIE the perm of the Czar. It is said that *''' t {pi, back Count Schlick warmly proposed a tO s l health of the Emperor _Nicholas at a B u r' IV which were several persons o f distinction: o fe possible that that aut may have led to b' cation." o'l Letters from Berli n o f th e 7th s t a te thalP i . 3, o te , ing to a despatch f rom C ount B ou l to 3 /1 . 3 ',„ 3 11 0 ,. : fel, the Conferen ce h as not l a id down Perrtso' condition§ of peac e a p p li ca bl e to any circlul l ',A that may arise, but has only offered a precise aP t of the preliminari es w hi c h R ussia must Mc' order to the opening of negotiations. B er l- The Cologne Gazette announces from 13 e r ,'„ - Alllir in their interpretation of the four points, th e N' do not dernAnd the razing of the forts of Sej3ls 7 nor the reduction of the Russian fleet in the, g lti Sea ; the latter, however, is to be a subject (7 ' rior discussion. The news received in Frankfort, to the St I P . from Vienna, ha s f or th e moment arres'„ftl, active canvassing for vot es on th e ques tion bilising the federal con ti ngen t s w hi c h tig ) . l4 c!, of Austria and Pr uss i a h ave b een car*? P, amongst the plenipotenti ar i es o f th e Di 6" • Austrian proposal for mobilising the troop formally made on Friday last. A letter from Cracow, of the 3d, in the g i ta Mei-cicry, says :—" The whole line of Galho' o 4 the Russian frontier at present resembles a rs formed by troops and stores. The fact of ° je possessing a singl e s t rong p l ace capa b le of re,.°os/d along this frontier h as ren d ere d these meagil'ort dispensable. It is easy to see t h at the OPP, s t , r, such masses of troops is too expensive for thi g o gi' of things to contin ue f or any l ength of t i m e ) cularly as the price of corn is so high." The solemn oLsequies of Mgr. Bouvier, rd 31 of Le Mans, w ere ce l e b rated at Rome on d'709,1 in the chur c h o f th e T we l ve Apostles. Mgr . Archbishop of Paris, officiated. Cardinals de r e 0 7 V , and Gouss e t, th e C ount d o R ayneval, an d tP t cers of the French garrison were present A. ceremony. The Piedinonte of Turi n s t a t es th a t the °" loan meets with g roa t f avour among the ea Pi of that city. PATRIOTIC FUND.—The Earl Aof Elgin has 1) 1;0; with him the C a n a d a subscription —twenty 111,°10 pounds sterling—to the fu n d f or th e re li e f o f t he v: 0 0 1 ) and orphans of the soldiers w h o h ave been billed I N present war with Ru ss i a . Th e sum was raised , proportions from the French and English popUlatt Canada—ten thousand pounds from each. PARIS BOURSE.—The closing accounts from .-° Bourse last evening indicated a great steadines s .' t bt sidering the sal es o f stock that are being made A lt v, i view of taking th e new loan. The last price lov: account on Tue s d a y was 6 7f . 75c., and yester d a y 67f. 90c. For money, in consequence of the inar 9 b ir pressure, the quotation is 67f. 25e., showing s li g h tit s ' cline. At Vi enna fi nanc i a l affairs generally e's more settled appearance. e V : STAG HUNT ON THE R AILWAY. Th e Hon. - • ,Pd hounds met o n th e 2d i ns t., a t Ch a lk- en d , from goy,, they started a stag, which took the direction of 1 -1 ford, mo un t e d th e ra il way near the station, 009 tinned its c o ur se a l ong th e li ne f o ll owe d b y the R I II till it arrived at Boreliam, where the noble aniat i o captured, after a dashing and somewhat periloao about an hour. SINGULAR RECEPTACLE FOR STOLEN GOODS 1:0: Boston, Post says that in St. Lo u i s a y oung 1a( 1 9, - ,, ti!; most undoubted r es p ec t a bilit y was di scov e re d keeper of a shoe store in the act of purloinlitivil. property. lie was compelled to accuse her of seq Ott his shoes. She denied it ; and he insisted, °I'LL°, ceeded to search and found several pairs, suspe° l '" P c ; hocks which were attached to the lady's garter B 'd lev d took from the hooks those belo ng i ng t o him.an k e there several others, which had no doubt bee° is from other stores. THE LATE COLLISION* IN THE BRISTOL CllA sl l, r illft The Erin's Queen, the vessel run down by the S 3 v t hio is a complete wreck, having broken in two, an, (l o3 oe destroyed all hope of s av i ng h er. T he amount of (1. it done - is stated to b e a t l east 10 , 0 001. The enginet'ot was rescued by th e h umane and meritorious con ur n tIY the captain and crew o f the halt-ship stationed In channel, is pro gress i ng f avourably, and hopes ar e e tamed of his ultimate recovery. INCREASED SALARY TO COUNTY COURT jllDa."'col) an order of th e G overnment, 15 of the 60 CountY, 500'; Judges h ave b een se l ected to receive a salary of ''t a-year each. U n d er a recent act o f Parliaroe4cleat maximum s a l ar y t o b e pa id t o t h e C ounty, Cour t oet o was 1,5001., and the minimum 1,200/. The 13 '; 0 0" all the judges h a s b een cons id ere d b y the Goverilto." - 0 and the result is, that th e n - ax i muna salary 's.dg,; awarded to 15 out of th e w h o l e num b er. The , 0 10`.: are precluded by a pro v i s i on f rom pract i s i ng a t t' pee" It is understood that th e metropolitan judges baV,e 4 included in the highe s t amount o f sa l ary to b e pal, some of the districts the causes entered have 11 ' 13 40 exceeded 10,000 in ea c h. Th e C oun t y Court " aro Allowed their travelling expeales e ~~. .~ ,- *.,,~^ T 30 1/ FRENCH LOAN.—The Public are informed that arrangement. have 1, 2 e., maxlo by c.n . ^case to rztcei, application . for any ainou:it ui Stoca in the above Loan, produci.l,7 30 francs or more per annum in Three per Cents., or • 5 francs in Four-and-a-Half per Cents. Deposit 10 per cent., payablo on appli cation. Exchange 25 francs for the £ sterling. 26, Lombard-street. 8C WAEZSCHILD and CO. 25 251 Siz 0 0M .