The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-22 00:00:00

ItrAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. J-TAL LoNDoN. °mei:B City-72, Old Broad-street (six doors from the Royal Evchange.) West End-7, Chariag-cross (opposite the statue.) Direct Communication by underground wires with the principa Towns of the Kingdom. Charge for Twenty Words, including delivery, and address not counted; — To Liverpool, Office, 2 Exchange-buildings • • .... .. „ Manchester, „ Exchange - arcade i 28. 6d. M „ Carlisi>. „ 22, English-street . ...... •• • ~ Birmingham „ 101, New - street ... ..... ... ..... lc Od. „ Scotland—Glasgow, Office, 18, Exchange-square.. •••• • • 1 Greenock, „ Cathcart - squar e ... . •• „ . Od. „ o Dumfries, „ High-street „ Irelaed —Dublin, „ '23. College - green• • Belfast, 1, Donegal-street .. PP Cork, ',, Pembrok e • street Queenstown, „ The Q ua y „ P EDWARD L. BRIGHT, Secretary. DEURY-LANE.—Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.— Reduced Prices as usual.— A Morning Performance every Wednesday. at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING. FEB. 22, Will to perfurmed THE BRIDE OF LUDGATE. After which, TILE WRITING ON THE SIICTTERS. 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 iu a Fie. The extensive scenery, en tirely new, by Messrs. Nicholls, Cathbert, Coupe'. Gordon, Wilson, and Moore. The machinery by Messrs. Tucker. The extraordinat y properties, decorations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Mr. Needham. The choregraphic arrangements by Madame Louise. The overture and music composed and selected by J. H. Tully. Leader, Mr. Hayward. The whole of the designs, models. and sketches furnished from the studio of Dikwynkyn, who for many weeks past has been personally supervising their execution. The novel grotesque burlesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard and the whole arranged and produced under the immediate superin tendence el Mr. Edward Stirling. Principal Ingredients in the Christmas Bill of Fare :—The Hall of Hypochondria in the Domains of Dulness.—Misanthropy (Genius of Gloom), Mrs. Belford. 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, Fume, Vex, Groan, Growl, Grumble, and Grizzle. Apparition ef Misan thropy OR 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; )ire. Glasse (the original "Cook's Oracle," and the well known adviser of the " First catch your hare," &e.), Miss Rosina Collins. The receipt given to make a good pantomime, and its con coction accordingly. Cottage of Jill on the borders of Fairyland (by Sunrise), with Enchanted Kitchen, Garden, and Region of Preserves. "Sing a song of Sixpence, " Pocket full if rye, "Four-and-twenty blaekbirds, " Baked in a pie.."—Sncient 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. Mdlle. Bolen° ; Marmalade (the Fairy Queen of the Preserves), Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, and Greengage (her Assistants), Misses Cliflord, Gower, Johnson, Love, Tangs, and Richardson ; Strawberry, Cranberry, Gooseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, &c. (Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Charles, King, Sidney, Gordon. Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lillis Ellis, Rosa Harrison, E. Box. Tayler, Matilda Chenley, Martiney, St. Clare, }:vans. John Levines, S. Johnson, and Roberts ; Preserved Ginger their warm ally), Master Pungent; Fruit Blossoms by a Blooming Selection of Coryphees. The Will and the Way—the Talismanic sixpence—The Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, Mdlle. Therese and Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, &c. The Four-and- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Teo, Loodle Loodle, Le. The Reading of ilk Will— " Jill Mist not a husband take, Till she a pie can make and bake." Interior of Cottage (by Moonlight).—Coal, Mr. Nobbs ; Bundle of Wood, Mr. Halfpecny ; Congreve Box. Mr. Fizzer ; Bellows, liir. Leathertongue : Dutch Oven, Mynheer Von Tan ; Rolling Pin, Mr. Smoothpaete ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar ; Frying Pan, Mr. Broadrim ; Soyer's Three-legged Iron Pot, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory (hy Moonlbßit), and Golden Palace of King Mustard.—King Mustard (afterwards Clown), Harry Boleno ; the Empress Vinegar (afterwards Pantaloon), Tferr Kohl ; Black Pepper and White Pepper (Sentinels on duty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Husky and Mr. Sneezums ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Cayenne, 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 Herbs, Potted Tongue ; Potted Beef, Potted gloaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, &c.; Horse Radish (from the King's stable), by a Racing Nag. Grand Beview—Ter rifle Attack upon the Appetite, and Rally of the Relishes—etreat Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chutn.ie in the Province of Pickles (by Sunset).—Chutnee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Facies ; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Gher kins, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, &e.; Small Jar, Master Piccalilli. Great demand for Pickles and determination of the Door to Stand a Jar. Interior of he Stupendous Salt Mine (by Moonlight).— Salt Xock (a bright White Sprite), Herr Willikind Moleno. Imminent danger of Jill in splitting upon a Rock of Salt— Treachery of ♦inegar —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 Enver. of Jack and Jill. The Transformation. —Harlequin, M. 31ilano ; Columbines, Mdlle. Bolen° and Miss Ellen Honey; Pantaloon, Mr. Cole; Sprite, Herr Willikind Moleno; Clown, the eelf•hrated Harry Boleno (his first appearance in London for many years) ; Aerial Evolutionists, by the inimitable Italian iirothers. The Turk's Head Public-house and Hairdresser's Shop.—Hairdresser, Mons. Pomade ; Publican, Mr. Billy Williams ; Customers. Messrs. Rednob, Smockface, Owen Swift, Beardless, Whisker Want, Baron Nicholson, and Tom Steed; the British Pub lic by themselves; Policeman Al, Mr. Vigilant. Approach of tho (great Rugged Russian Bear—How he Whines after the Porte, which. being rather old, turns out somewhat crusty—A Dose of Turkey Ithubarb—A Don-e Cossack—Pure Circassian Cream—How one Sham 11l snakes all well—The Great Bear turns out a Great Boar —Ruseiau 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 ehows 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 Might, a Regular Row, and Station-house for Two. Great American Baby Show.—Arrival of the Infantry—Sudden Squall—Ma's upon the Eve of Battle—General Attack—Awarding the Prizes—Clown and Pantaloon's Offsprings— The Prettiest Baby in the World—A Model Baby and a Spirit Child—The Wonderful Effects of Dr. De Jongh's Cod Liver Oil—Clown's Great Prize Baby —Fresh Arrival of 300 more Babies—The Judge Confounded - Great Uproar—An Unwelcome Visitor to a Ladies' and Juvenile Party— and Extraordinary case of Suspended Animation by the Ita lian Sprite's. Scott's Oyster Shop, Newspaper-office, and Pursell's Biscuit Baking and Confectionery Establishment, Cornhill.—" Up raisee yes then, my merry men, it is our opening day"—A Holster tor one sad a Lobster roe two—A Mussulman and a Man lur a Muscle—Doty and Ceestora —A. Bride Cake and a Wedding Cake— First Ed'ditn and Second Edition—Left Out for Want of Room— Press el the Privilege and Privileges of the Press—" Oh, what a row, a rumpus, what a rioting." Raker, Mr. Crusty ; Fishmonger, Mr. Seeley; Master Newsboy, Christmas-box; Printers, Messrs. Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cutemdown ; Critic, Cutemup; Pas sengers, Messrs. Trot, Caney, Strutalong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about; Boerd man, Mr. Bobaday. Hosier's Shop and New Wing of Somerset-house.--Here we are—Merry Chrilitirrs and a Happy New Yes r —High Prices and Low Prices—Manchester Stuff —Env lieh Cora ferters—Stoeks on Hand and Handsome itocks—Ford's Eureka Shirt-- -Reform in the Civil List and Uncivil Treatment of the Clerks—Transfer-day at the Bank, and General Holydsy at Somerset- houtre.---Ifosier, Mr. Stocken: Shoprnan, Mr. Early hi rd ; Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Magic Kitchen.—Chef de Cuisine, Moos. Soyer; Kitchemnaids, Misses Basteaway and Drippingsell ; Guardsman, Corporal Longshanks ; Policeman, Sergeant l'odger. Cupboard Lovers—Soyer's Last Soup Where's the Knives and Forks ?—Boiled and Unboiled Lob sters—Headless Swains—Lobster Patty a►id Giblet Soup—Clown Gone all to Pot—Harlequin Gets well Towelled and afterwards Mangled--Clown and Pantaloon In a Stew—A Regular Broil— Thou comest irs such an unquestionable shape, that I will speak to thee (Sover. or rather Shalispeare)—Too Many Cooks Spoil the (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 Jullien's " 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 sing the salrited patriotic ellualon, published in "Blackwood's Magazine" for December, and written by Corporal John Brown. of the Grena dier Guards. when the men got some drink for the first time at Balaklava. Sept. 25th : "Come all von gallant British hearts that love the red and blue, And drink the health of those brave lads who made the Russians rue. Then flit the glass, and let it pass, three times three, and one more, For the twen"eth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four " Vestibule of the Temple of Victory. The Tribute of England to the Brave Patriots. Distribution of Laurel Wreaths, Gorgeous and lectrie Scenic Climax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated Illuminations. Terrific Flight of the Italian Brothers. The whole scene presenting a coup d'eeil never before witnessed on the English stage. Admissiom :—Stalls, Is. ; dress circle, es.; second price, 25.; upper circle, 35.: second price, Is. Gd. ; pit, 2s. ; second price, Is. ; .ower gallery, Is. ; second price, Cd. ; upper gallery, 6d.; private boxes, les. 6,1., 155., 215., and upwards. Doors open at half-past 6, Performance at 7 o'clock. Half-price at 9 o'clock. The box-office open daily, from 11 till 5 o'clock, under the direction of Mr. Edward Chatterton. Notice.—The following pieces are approved and in preparation, and will shortly be produced :—The Grand Christmas Pantomime, by E. L. Blanchard, Esq. ; a Drama, by Dion Retire!. cault. Esq. ; Two Dramas, by A. Harris, Esq. ; an Adaptation from Meyerbeer's Opera, L'Etpile du Nord, with new scenery, properties, and effects ; to be succeeded by an English version (by Mr. Reynold son) of Olnek's Iphigenia in Tauride. The Grand Historical Egyp tian Drama, many months in preparation, will also shortly appear. THEITRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Backstone. THIS EVENING, FEL 22, Will be performed the Trazedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cushman ; Juliet, Miss Swannorough. Followed by the new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled LITTLE 80-PEEP; or, Harlequin and the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little Re-Peep, Miss L. Thompson; Harlequin, Mr..Chapino ; Pantaloon, Mr. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby ; Columb ne, Silas M. Brown. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TIZEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES /CRAW. THIS EVENING, FEL 22, Will be presented the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's Historical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which will be produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled, HARLEQUIN BLUE-HEARD; or, The Great Bashaw. Harlequin, :Wr.Cormack; Clown. Mr. Huline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, 'Miss Desborough. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Testes. THIS EVENING, FEB. 22, Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. To be followed by (first time) a new Comic Drama, called TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING. After which will be Produced the new and original Fairy Fxtra veganza, entitled PRINCE PEETTYPET and THE BUTTERFLY. llox-ofilee ONO% from 10 Until G. Solo agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Aileron, 15, New-Bend -street. TERATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. ProPrieto,, Ur. R. W ebster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. TH IS EVENING, F an. 2 2, $ Will be performed a new and original Drama, preceded by a Pro logue, and called JANET PRIDE. To be fol'owed by TILE ITNIUSTOWIT Characters by Messrs. P. Redford and D. AND BAYADERE. Lee ; Misses Woolgar and Mdlles. Maraquita and enon'. Keeley, ROYAL OLYMPIC Lessee and Manager. 34r. A. 'grimy TN'S EVENING, FEL 2 2, Will be presented the new enmedietta. called TIT it , Which Messrs. F, Robson, A. Wigan, and Miss Maskell win appear. Followed by A LUCKY FRIDAY. .tier which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE YELLOW DWARF AND TILE 1:1NG OF THE GOLD MINES. Character. by Sr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, Miss E. Ormonde, Mlaa Marston, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallan. ASTLEY' ROW, AMPITITHEITRE. Les tee and 3.lona,fer, Mr. Win. Cooke. • THIS EVh:NING, 10Gth time, the fl %TILE ot the A IMA ! to wh'ch will shortly be added, the ltatuti of 11 , 03!;!awit,and of Inkerman. Alter ' , Odell, the Brilliant SCENES of EQUITATION In the To r!orielltile With (the last weep) the Grand Comic Pantomime clileti GULLIVER aryl the I.II,I.IPUTIANs; or, Harlequin and lirltannta. Oii FRID A Y, a FRY.I: BENEFIT in aid of the" Times'" Fund for the Relief of the Sick and Wounded Soldiers. 11ex4t;fue open from Eles esi till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W Was. ACting %ranger. sr. W. 11. Cooke. I.:gnat-ran Director jtin. `'• ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. ' , --•- t ' - . 4 • Ira Aar the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING • • .W 4l ....4_'LlSislined the popular Burletta, OUR NELLY. Principal eka ' ae ~Qia:p Rebecca Isaacs. ' l ifer 4 fikteh, a new Operatic Burlesque, entitled, ALONZO THE clituclude with RUM LIFE BELOW STAIRS. man WATEIR AT LONDON BRIDGE. ma DAY —Yorning 45 min.after 5 I Evening 3 min.aft. To-'l,loer..ow - Morning 22 min.after I Evening 43 min.aft. 6 TEE VVEATHEII.—,Suns Onlts, Feb. 22. TrIERMODIETER, IN THE SHADE. 34 - highest since noon yesterday. 29 —lowest this morning anti during the night. 34 —this day, at noon. Bir.ournm, 30. WIND, Easterly and light, with fine weather. , (,),;12 . 5 k.• 4 . 'L:4 LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1855. Another Ministerial crisis ! They fall upon us " thick as leaves on Valiombrosa." The PAL MERSTON Administration had scarcely been inau gurated! in office before its dissolution has been promulgated. Those whose adhesion to the Go vernment was considered indispensable a fortnight since—one of NI , hom even went through the form of re-election—have already resigned. This time the blow has not been from without. The bubble has burst, not from extraneous vio lence, but internal convulsion. The Coalition is no more. The Joint-stock Administration is numbered with the past, and there is at length the prospect of a united Cabinet. Lord PAL MERSTON has a reasonable chance of serving his country efficiently, without being hampered by the insubordination of those nominally his ser vants, but practically his masters, and dispoted to use their power without consideration or for bearance. A great opportunity is opened to him. If he avails himself thereof to the full extent, well. He will increase his former reputation, and obtain the honest and unhesitating support of the people. If, on the ether hand, he still persists in the course on which ke has entered—if, in place of availing himself of the vigorous talent, of which there is no lack, of seeking by the infusion of new and energetic vitality to sustain his power, he re sorts only t• the effete and used-up material, not thought worthy of a place at the formation of the ABERDREN Administration, he may as well relinquish the attempt with a good grace, and allow the business of the Session to be transacted, with only one additional adjournment for the 're-election of persons accepting offices under the Crown. " 10. TRITIMPHE."—The Peelites are out. The small but exacting party no longer exists. Each man will henceforth have to act for himself. G LAD STON; GRAHAM, and HERBERT have completed the task—have committed the act of political suicide —that extinguishes their party in the House. They still thought that the House of Commons could be induced to rescind the resolution, carried by such an overwhelming majority, that it would consent to stultify itself, in order to retain the services of the " heaven-born financier " and those with whom he is willing to act. Lord PALMERSTON, however, albeit, at the eleventh hour, had his eyes opened, and clearly discerned the magnitude of the delusion. The reception of the "feeler," sent forth on Friday evening, was sufficient to convince a person of far less experi ence, and acuteness, and judgment that the Parliamentary inquiry could not be avoided. Mr. GLADSTONE, however, encou raged by the quondam subservience of the representative body to his crotchet—by their hu miliating submission on the income tax, was de termined to persevere. Hence tie split, which will doubtless be announced this evening in both Houses of Parliament. Well, now we know the worst ; and much will depend an the manner in which the Premier may be disposed to act. It; in place of attempt ing to shirk a close and searching inquiry into all the causes of the notorious mischances that have occurred, he evince a disposition to float with the stream, and, candidly admitting past mismanagement, endeavour to provide suitable remedies, he will receive powerful suppert—not, perhaps, from the Tadpoles and Tapers—but from the " PEOPLE." But the traditions of office must be disregarded. The chosen baud—the initiated few—must be materially enlarged. A disposition must be shown to obtain the services of unques tionable talent, wheresoever it may be found, al though unconnected with the favoured families, a relationship or connection wherewith was the magical watchword—the "open. sesame "—which caused the portals of office to expand and give ready admission to the candidate. Why can he not look to the PETOS and RkxToNs--to these who, having already displayed genius and perse verance in every matter in which they had been concerned, might be expected still to succeed in their undertakings f These are matters that must speedily be de cided. The question is one of no ordinary cha racter. The difficulty is great ; but it must be fairly encountered, and triumphantly overcome, in such a manner as to prove that Lord PALMER STON is worthy of the support of the nation—that the suffrages by which he has been raised to his present position have not been misapplied. The resignation of Mr. GLADSTONS affords an opportunity for the reconsideration of the boon about to be conferred on the Fourth Estate. Who ever may be the successor of the Right Honour able Gentleman must make up his mind not only to follow in his footsteps, but is proceed far more rapidly in the course on which he had en- tered. It is not a mere illusory advantage that will now blind the claimants, or content them with an unsubstantial campaign ; which, while " keeping the word of promise to the ear will break it to the hope 1" The country is deter mined to get rid of all the "Taxes on Knowledge." It has already caused the abolition of the adver tisement duty, a measure of unmitigated good. It now demands the total repeal of the paper duty, - and of the newspaper stamp —not by means of a more onerous aid an noying substitute in the shape of a postal tax, many times repeated, but a real abrogation of the impost. Mr. MILIan GIBsoN, to whom the Press and the country are so deeply indebted, and whose opinion is entitled to great weight on any topic, more especially on sue which may be regarded as peculiarly his own, seems, while regarding the matter merely as an instalment, to be contented with it for th e ti me b e i ng . It i s w ith grea t ro luetanee r and some degree of misgiving, that we feel ourselves compelled to differ from one for whom WO can te It is not, becau se we dread and ea e dcoui r pet eg it a jo r n d : however,tain unfeined respect or shrink from any amount of- rivalry that may be offered, that us complain of the meastro whose provisions sz:e so faintly shado we d f cr i,h, / and viewed through so de nse a •tt, W e as k not Wo depend, for pr aa otection. nd, as we h ave done for ! the greater part of a century, on our ow n ener, or, ' efficiency, and honesty of purpose. By these we shall still be judged—by these we are prepared to stand or fall ! But it is not because unworthy motives in ty possibly be imputed, that we should shrink fr. mu discussing a pending proposition, and one of 110 ordinary importance—from putt* forward o ur eiisinterested opinions on a question in which we have at least considerable experience to guide and direct us. We go the full length with the Society for Promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge. We feel that the paper duty is a heavy blow and great discouragement to the anticipated enlightenment of the people, that "it limits the supply and enhances the price of paper, and thus restricts the field for the employment of capital and labour." There fore would we labour for its abolition— therefore would we refuse to accept an in ' finitesimal instalment of what we, in common with the rest of the community, have a right to demand. We ask for nutritious food, and will not accept a stone as a substitute, a matter that in its working may be found to restrict rather than enhance circulation. With commendable candour Mr. GIBSON has acknowledged the existence of a job. He has confessed to the inducement offered to the Le viathan, or leading metropolitan journal, which, as we all know, " exceeds four ounces weight." Now, this is what we object to. We want what is fair, alike to the Press and the People—that which will be for the benefit of all, not limited to suit the convenience of one—what will fit the average size, not made especially to order for a single overgrown corporation. It is impossible to deny that what is offered may retard the great object. The Financial Minister may hesitate as to relinquishing a source of re venue so productive as the paper duties under existing circumstances. But we shall offer a sub stitute, one that, without infringing on the prin ciple of ROWLA.ND HILL'S great Postal Reform Bill, will fairly and reasonably add to the Revenue. Every one knows that under the exist ing regulations everything not exceeding half-an ounce in weight may be transmitted from one extremity of Great Britain to the other, from the Land's End to John o'Groat's, for the uniform charge of ld. Throughout the entire Continent the weight transmitted for a single rate of postage is but a quarter of an ounce, and much confusion is thus occasioned to the foreign correspondence of the country. Now, if Id. were charged for every quarter ounce, in creasing in proportion, and not jumping by ounces after the first, a very large addition might be made to the Postal Revenue, which would be still further enhanced if a double rate, 2d. per quarter ounce, were charged for everything 1 beyond a certain radius, say 20 or 25 miles. There could be no ob jection to this. It could not in any degree restrict the interchange of friendly communications between the scattered members of families. But, we ven ture to assert, that it would produce a fund suffi cient to enable the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whoever he may be, to relinquish the paper duties, and thus to give a real boon to journalists in esse as well as in posse, and also to the British people of all classes. Let him do this, and he will indeed merit the thanks and gratitude of the community. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22 1855. THE ORDNANCE ESTIMATES. The Ordnance estimates for 1855-6 are 7,808,042/., being an increase of 1,821,3801. compared with 1854-5. INDIAN OFFICERS FOR THE WAR. It is understoosi that officers of the East India Com pany's army, now on furlough in this country, and also those who hay. retired from that army but are fit for duty, will, en tendering their eerricee at the proper de. partment at the East India House, be recommended to her Majesty's Government for employment abroad dur ing the war with Russia. TLIE COMMITTEE ON THE ARMY. The following is the list of this committee as finally agreed upon for nomination on Friday night : Ma. ROEBUCK. Mn. DRUMMOND. SIR JOHN PAKINGTON. COLONEL LINDSAY. Ma. LAYARD. Ma. ELLICE. LORD SEYMOUR. SIR GEORGE C. LEWIS. GENERAL PEEL. Mn. BRAMSTON, Ma. JOHN BALL, THE SARDINIAN ARMY. The following appointments have been confirmed by the Minister of War respecting the expedition ary force : General Commanding-in-Chief—Alphonse Li. Marmora. Head-Quarters Staff—Colonels Petiti, Avet, Rapalle ; Aides-de-Camp to Commander-in-Chief, Captains Balbo, 2. Generals Commanding Divisiens—lst, General John Durand° ; Chief of Staff, Major Casanova. 2d, General Alexander La Marmora ; Chief of Staff, Porrino. Reserve—General James Durand°. Commandants of Brigades—Colonels Giustiniani, Montevecchio, Mollard, Cialdini. Commandant of Cavalry—Colonel SaToiro us. LORD STANLEY AND THE NEWSPAPER STAMP. Lord Stanley has addressed a letter to the Northern Whig. in reply to souse strictures in that journal on the proposed changes in the newspaper stamp law. His lord ship says:—"As the question is about to be debated in Par liament, and as Mr. Gladst me has, in fact, conceded the chief point in dispute, I shall not attempt a reply to your argument. Yon are mistaken in supposing that there is any necessary connection between the repeal of the stamp duty and the grant of a copyright in news. The latter question would probably, under any circum stances, have been mooted, and the removal of the stamp can only a little hasten its consideration in Par liament. You appear also to think that the copy right suggested would be unlimited in point of time. That has, I believe, never been proposed ; the limit of time usually mentioned i■ 24 hours. If a newspaper has gone to great expense in obtaining information from exclusive sources, I confess I do not see on what ground the right to derive an exclusive profit from such information can be disputed. In defining and limiting such right, difficulty may occur; but similar diffi culties may occur, and are overcome, in the case of copy rights in books, and still more in that of patents taken out for inventions. This, however, is a question altogether separate from that of the stamp. Yon assume an ab solute identity of opinion between my views on the subject of the newspaper press generally, and those of other members of the ' Association for the Repeal of Taxes on Knowledge.' Here again you are in error. I have always objected to the use of the term 'tax' as applied to the stamp, believing that charge, though an unjust and unequal one, to be a postal charge, and not a tax, in the usual sense of the word. The distinction is carefully drawn in the pamphlet from which yen quote extracts. Neither have I, in the present state of fivauce, pledged myself to the repeal of the paper duty, which is one of the principal demands of the Association. Ido not wish to make other members of that body responsible for my ♦iews, nor to become responsible for theirs. I have thought that so much notice of your comments was due in reply to your letter. In what manner you consider the liberty of the press endangered by the alleviation and equa'isation of a fiscal change now pressing upon it, you may, perhaps, be able to explain. Without ex planation, the connection between the two is not easy to understand, any more than your expressed fear lest trial by jury, which is found sufficient to protect all ()thir classes and interests in the community, should prove an indequate defence of the interests ef journalism. I have not written this note for publication, but yoti may do with it as you please. "I remain your obedient servant, " London, Feb. 17, 1855." " STANLEY. A letter from Florence, in the Piechnonte of Turin, of the 14th, states that the cholera has again made its ap pearance in the environs of Florence. Tuairr, FEB. 15.—Sig. Massimo d'A.seglio, a ci-devant ministerial president, has published an article in the Piedinontese Gaiett e ' wherein he comtits the accusation made in th e Papal allocution of violated faith and dis honourable misrepresentation. LAW INTELLIGENCE.---(TEIS DAY). COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH'. SFIELMAN V. THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND. - The jury this morning gave their verdict in favour of the defendants in special form, thereby allowing the plaintiff the right to move for a new trial. BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) THE CASH OF ICING THE DETECTIVE. Charles King was again placed at the bar this morn ing for his eighth and final examination. Mr. Bodkin, in opening the proceedings, said he had to inform the magistrate that inquiries relative to the system of robbery brought to light by this investigation were still going on. He thought it would be unjust towards the prisoner to detain him under remand any longer, and he therefore asked for a committal on the three cases which he, on the part of the Crown, had prepared. Lockerby, the police-constable, was then called to confirm the evidence of the two constables who, at the last examination, deposed to seeing King and the boy Reeves at the fancy fair held last year at the Wesleyan Chapel in Camden Town. Mr. Hall then committed King for trial on the three cases mentioned by Mr. Bodkin. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert drove out in s sledge yesterday morning, attended by the Hon. Matilda Paget, Lord Alfred Paget, and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Rog." The Princess Royal, Prince Arthur, with the Hen Mary Seymour, and the Equerry in Waiting, drove out yesterday in a sledge. - Th• royal dinner party in the evening included Vis count and Viscenntess Palmerston, Lord Panmure, Lady Alfred Paget, Lady Elizabeth de Roe, and the Right Hon. the Speaker. CABINET COUNCIL.--A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, yesterday afternoon. The Ministers present word Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Arp'yll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, Sir William Molesworth, Viscount Canning, and the Earl of Carlisle. The Coun cil sat three hours and a quarter. Mr. Alderman Leeman, and Mr. Durnford, Parlia mentary agent, as a deputation from. the city of York, had an interview on Tuesday with Sir liienjamin Mall, Bart., M.P., President of the Board of Health, at the office, Whitehall. Despatches were received from the Governors of Cey. lon and West Australia yesterday at the Colonial-office. THE NAVVIES AND THE CRlMEA.—Messrs. Cronkford's steamer the Loire met with an accident at the entrance of the Dardanelles in attempting to tow Messrs. P eto ' e sailing vessel the Wildfire into Constantinople, by the hawser of the latter skip fouling the screw. The private letter giving us this information states that the Loire arrived at Constantinople on the 7th, and would leave for Balakls.va on the 10th inst. THE NAVVIES.—Sir S. Morton Peto contradicts the statement that the navvies now engaged on the railway at Balaklava are inconvenienced by the want of horses. " I am glad," he says, to be able to state that the requi site number of horses, forage, drivers, stables, and every requisite were sent with the expedition, his Grace the Duke of Newcastle having given us the most urgent in structions to omit nothing which, in our judgment and experience, might be considered as necessary. I beg also to state that our letters to the present time speak of the greatest cordiality being shown by all in authority in the Crimea." NON-ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN MAIL STEAMER.— LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, Five p.m.—The U n it e d St a t es mail steam-ship Pacific, Ezra Nye, which was to have left New York en the 7th, is now in her Mteenth day out, and her arrival is anxiously expected. Up to the present hour no intelligence has been received of her, and it is extremely probable, should she not turn up to-night, the usual Saturday mail for the United States will be delayed, as the Pacific was appointed to carry it across the Atlantic. It is believed that the Pacific slid not sail on her day, and her voyage prolonged by easterly winds. THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL SERVICE.—The Government have concluded a twelve months' contract with Messrs. James Baines and Co., of Liverpool, the owners of the Black Ball line of clippers froth that port to Australia, for the conveyance of the English mails monthly to that colony, commencing with Marco Polo, on the sth of April. The owners bind themselves, under penalty, to deliver the mails 65 days from Liverpool. The Govern ment of the *eOleny arrange for the departure of the homeward mails, but one of the Black Ball liners will return each•rnenth direct 'to Liverpool front Melbourne. The James Baines, Lightning, and Boomerang, which have conveyed the mails of the last three months, all belong to the Black Ball lice. THI PENINSULAR COMPANT'S STRA3fER Capt. Weeks, Admiralty agent Lieut. Poole, R.N., arrived at Southampton yesterday morning with the heavy portion of the India mail. She left Alexandria on Feb. 5 ; Malta, 9 ; Gibraltar, 15. At Gibraltar were her Majesty's ship Caesar, with troops from Cork, and her Majesty's steam-sloop Gorgon, trying to get off the Theta. In Malta harbour were the transports Edenall, Mary Ann, and Caeaditn with troops. The Euxine, on the 15th, exchanged nuMleers with the steam transports Severn and Crcesus, steering to the east, also transport 178 ; she also spoke the brigs Deslandes and Ottoman. The Euxine experienced at Gibraltar strong gales, with heavy rain, thunder, and lightning ' • and in crossing th e Bay of Biscay strong gales, rain, and heavy sea. THE PENINSULAR MAILS.—The Peninsular Company's steamer Iberia, Captain Christian, Admiralty agent Lieut. Tickell, RN., arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon, with the Peninsular mails. She left Gib raltar Feb. 9 ; Cadiz, 10th ; Lisbon, 12th ; Vigo, 15th. Amongst her cargo were 41 boxes of specie. H.M.S. Heels, on shore at Gibraltar, was still holding together. An English barque war in Casceos Bay, with a rudder gene ; a Portuguese man-of.war steamer was trying to take her in tow. At Vigo the schooner Flora, from Glasgow, laden with' iron, was dismasted. The barque Edith Roberts, hound to Rio with coals, foundered at sea ; the crew was saved by the Swedish brig Diadem, and landed at Gibraltar. The Iberia exchanged signals with st . steamer supposed to be the Indus, on the 10th inst. On the 13th she passed two steamers at a distance and exchanged numbers with screw-steamer Calpe. On the 15th, at Vigo, she passed a Spanish screw towing a brir , steering S.W. At Gibralta r th ere were H.M.S. St. George, wind-beund, is quarantine with small-pox on board, and H.M.S. Britannia. The following steam transports, viz., Candidate, Peninsula, Pioneer, Whitty Park, and Snowdown, had touched at Gibraltar, bound for the Crimea. H.M.S. Meander was at Lisbon. The Iberia experienced very boisterous weather along the Peninsular coast, accompanied by muck rain and wind from west and south, and after entering the Bay of Biscay she experienced heavy easterly gales. TIII COAL TRADE IN SOUTH WALES.—The demand for coal continues most active, andlnmany cases the supply is not all equal to meet the wants of purchasers. Along the coast the various docks are full of shipping, taking in coal for foreign and home ports. The demand for steam coal continues to be very brisk, and heavy cargoes have been sent abroad far foreign Governments. The anthracite coal is coming daily into greater use, and a number of new pits in the lower basin of South Wales have been opened to supply this invaluable product for marine engines. The patent fuel is also much inquired for, and purchases have been made for the French Go vernment. THE NEW NORTH AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT.—Yes terday the new act to carry into effect a treaty between her Majesty end the United States, which received the Royal assent on Monday, was printed. The treaty was concluded on the sth June last, containing a number of article+. The object df the statute is to secure to the inhabitants of the United States, in common with the subjects of her Majesty, the liberty to take fish of every kind except shell fish on the sea coasts and shares and in the bays, harbours, and creeks of Canada, &c., without being restricted to any distance from the shore, with permission to land upon the coasts and shores of the colonies. The liberty granted applies solely to the sea fishery, and the salmon fishery and other fisheries are reserved exclusively for British fishermen. Various ar ticles enumerated, being the growth and produce of the British c o l on i es se t f or th, are t o b e admitted into each country free of duty. Grain, fleur, animals, meat, fish, poultry, and other commodities, ale mentioned. The treaty was ratified en the 9th September, and it is declared expedient to pass an act on the subject, and all acts at variance with the same are suspended. The act is to come into operation as soon as proclaimed in Canada, New Brunswick, Neva Scotia, and Prince Edward's Island. With respect to Newfoundland, it is enacted that whenever the necessary laws shall be passed by the legislature of Newfoundland, and approved of by her Majesty, the present act is to extend to that colony. THE LATE CATASTROPHE AT ISLlNGTON.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley, the coroner, resumed, at the Carved Red Lien public-house, Lower-road, I-licgton, the adjourned inquiry respecting the deaths of the seven unfortunate persons who perished by the falling of a house numbered 2, in Lower-street, Islington-green, on the night of Sunday week. Evidence having been adduced, the Coroner summed np, and the jury consulted together for nearly an hour and a half. On the opening of the court the foreman announced the following as the re sult of their deliberations :—" The jury are of opinion that the deceased persons lost their lives by the falling of a house situated at No. 2, Lower-street, in the pa rish of Islington, on the night of Sunday, the 11th of Fehru.,ry, 1855, from inadventure ; and that there was great and culpable neglect on the part of Mr. Henry Fowling, the owner of the house, in employing an incom petent person to repair the premises without previously giving notice to the district surveyor ; and the jury can not separate without expressing their approbation of the conduct of the late Francis Stocker, police constable No. 262 of the N division, who lost his life in endea vouring to save the lives of several others at the said period. They (the jury) also wish to testify their admi ration of the conduct of William Calvert in saving the lives of eight persons, and they regret the injuries sus tained by the witnesses Jauncey and the police-constable Best." LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. --'--- --..--.48. PARIS, THURSDAY, FEB. 22. The Moni telt). publishes a telegraphic despatch from Admiral Bruat, dated Kamiesh Bay, Feb. 10. Two ships had arrived with troops and stores. Advices from Balaklava, dated February 12, have been received; they state that the siege works are pushed forward with great activity on every point. The railway from Balaklava to the English camp is far advanced. Advices from Varna of the 10th February an- nounce that the Turkish troops that have landed at Eupatoria form an effective body of more than 30,000 men. Their sanitary condition was excellent. A new corps d'armee was to embark at Baltschik in the course of the week. The electric telegraph from Varna to Shumla is to be completed at the end of February. The following telegraphic despatch from Con stantinople was also received in Paris this morn- ing Baron de Bruck had had an audience with the Sultan. His successor, Baron de Keller, had arrived. Ou the 10th a thaw had set in in the Crimea. Communications with the camp were difficult. The Allied fleet was prepared to ce-opezate in an attack with the army. The English had placed 18 guns of heavy calibre in position. The general health of the troops had improved. Omer Paella leaves Balaklava for Eupatoria without delay. The southern forts had been mined by the Russians. MARSEILLES, FE B. 21. The Euphrate, which left Constantinople on the 12th of February, has arrived. Despatches for th© Go'rernment left at 10 a.m. Our advices from Balaklava are to the 10th. On the 7th the approach of 35,000 Russians from the Belbek towards Balaklava, was an- nounced. The allied troops were under arms on the morn ng of the Bth, and again on the 9th. The enemy did not make his appearance. The Russians have, howover, returned, and are throwing up works on the heights in the vicinity of Kam ara. Omer Paella arrived at Balaklava on the 9th, on which day a council of war was held. The Princess Royal had arrived at Balaklava. Rain and snow had fallen. On the night of tho 9th the French born- barded the town. The Russians made sorties every night. Accounts of the 18th from Varna state that up to the 16th nothing important had ocourred before Sebastopol. CONSTASTINOPLE, FEB. 15. Baron Koller, the new Austrian Minister, has not yet arrived. Baron Bruck is still here. French troops continually pass through the Bosphorus. Some Sardinian companies have arrived. Ax unusual movement is remarked in the Russian camp in the Crimea, where the weather has become quite warm. .~ PRUSSIA. The Paris correspondent of the Independence Beige gives the following account of the actual state of the negotiations with Prussia : " The negotiations with Prussia go on swim mingly. I am enabled to give you corns precise details on the subject ; and although M. d'Usedom is not here in any official capacity, and, conse quently, has not been presented to the Minister of Foreign Affairs or to the Emperor, this diplomatist, from his skill and knowledge of affairs, has not been useless to M. de IvVedell, whose friend he is, and will have contributed, despite his retirement, in no small degree to the happy result that is ex pected. " Here are facts :—After the negotiations or bases of convention were settled, the Emperor had the project of covention, as approved of by himself, sent to M. de Wedell. That project was imme diately forwarded to Berlin, but, by a singular chance, a project had been sent the same day (14th February) from Berlin to M. de Wedell. The two projects of treaty crossed on the road. As they are almost identical in substance, and differ only in form, an amalgamation has been made of both, and M. de Wedell has forwarded the remodelled project to the King of Prussia, who will have received it on the 20th inst. It will most probably be accepted, unless the susceptibilities of the King are excited by the Kreuz Ze•itung party. So much fir the form. "As regards the substance, if the treaty is not exactly what was expected, it is at least satisfactory. I do not pretend to say that the antagonism between Austria and Prussia disappears ; on the contrary, I ant of the opinion that never were the relations between the two countries less satisfactory, but it was necessary for the success of the cause of the Western Powers to obtain the adhesion of Prussia. This Power knows the interpretation given to the four guarantees. She accepts them in a general manner, although it may be guessed that she has the arrierc-pensee that in case of an open rupture she will not be forced to take the offensive. But France and England (the latter especially) have not minded this, and I will tell you why. The principal object of the two Powers is to put a stop to the transit commerce of Russia through Prussia, which has been carried on so successfully since the commence ment of hostilities, that Russia has scarcely felt the effects of the blockade. In this respect Prus sia has formally engaged herself, and accepted the terms without hesitation. " The public is impatient, and asks why things go on so slowly ; in diplomacy it cannot be other wise. A few days must still elapse before the final solution can be known. If the reply of the King of Prussia arrives early next week, M. d'Usedom, who will be informed of it by telegraph, will im mediately leave Paris to obtain the adhesion of the English Cabinet, which is not doubtful. But, I repeat it, this will take time, and 10 or 12 days must elapse before the affair oan be settled." AUSTRIA. The Weser Zeitung publishes the following letter, dated Vienna, 17th inst. : " A note was received here yesterday from M. de Baldasseroni, the Prime Minister of Tuscany, officially announcing the adhesion of the Grand Duchy to the treaty of the 2d of December. The negotiations with th e W estern Powers are c l ose d , and' the exchange of the ratification will take place in a few days. " A note was also received here recently from Sweden, and hauled by General Mannsbach to the Minister of Foreign Affairs ; that note is said to contain the precise conditions upon which Sweden is willing to join the coalition agaiust Russia. In diplomatic circles here no doubts are entertained of the ultimate adhesion of Sweden to the Western Powers. CC Prince Petrnlla, the Neapolitan Ambassador, had another interview yesterday with Countßuol. From what passed it results that Russian influence is still paramount.at Naples, and that there appears 11 0 prospect of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Joining, the alliance of the Western Powers. " The greatest activity is visible here in the Arsenal. A special train. with ammunition left in the direction of Cracow yesterday. " General Baron lie-;s and General Schlick have lrrived at Lemberg. War with Russia is looked upon as inevitable." - FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. Lord John Russell arrived at the British Em bassy here last night, and had an audience this morning of the Emperor. The noble lord has also had an interview with M. Drouyn de Lhuys at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Colonel d'Olberg, who is attached to the mission. of General Baron de Wedell, has left a second time for Berlin with despatches, said to be a new pro position, and will return to Paris in a few days. General of Brigade Maissat, commanding the sub-division of Setif, has been promoted to the rank of General of Division ; and Colonel Guerin de Tourville, of the staff, commanding the sub di vision of Bona, to that of General of Brigade. The Moi.iteur contains a decree fixing the number of men to be furnished by each of the 86 departments of France in order to make up the 140,000 called out from the class of 1854. The operations of the council of revision will commence on the Ist of March, and all the lists are to be completed by the 20th of that month, im mediately after which the men will join their re spective corps. " It is announced," says the Moniteur de l' .41. mi %P., " that the Imperial Guard is to be immediately augmented. If we are well informed, the following is to be the addition in contemplation :—A regiment of foot artillery ; a sixth battery in the regiment of horse artillery ; a third battalion in the regiment of gendarmery ; a fourth battalion in each of the two regiments of grenadiers, and of the two regi ments of light infantry ; a second company of engineers ; and a squadron of the waggon-train. Likewise a sixth squadron of the ordinary waggon train is to be created, and a fifth company of the workmen connected with that branch of the ser vice." Tho Government has received a despatch from the Captain of the steam-corvette Phhlgeton, dated Constantinople the Bth, in which he says—" I left ♦ery - fine weather in the Black Sea. The south west winds have during the last two days brought a great number of vessels into the Bosphorus. Hay, which has been much wanted by the army, is now arriving without interruption ; the Page, the Breslaw, and the Inflexible, ships of the line, are laden with it ; the Didon frigate has just come to an anchor here." The general commanding, the national guard of the Seine published yesterday an order of the day announcing the receipt of the following letter from General Canrobert " General—l have received the letter in which you express to me the sentiments of confraternity of the national guard of the Seine for the army of the East, and announcing to me the gifts which it wishes to offer to that army. This testimony of sympathy amongst all those with which the Emperor and the country honour and support our efforts has deeply affected ns. I beg you, general, to express , to the corps under your com mand our sincere gratitude, and to accept the assurance of my high coisideration and entire devotedness. " CANROBERT. " The Russians continue," says the Patric, "to fortify their positions on the Danube. According to the last accounts from Galatz of the 10th, the entrenchments which had been raised at Reni have been demolished, but their re-construction will im mediately take place on a plan decided on by a commission of officers of the engineers, instituted by General Pawloff." 'The German journals publish the text of the expose des motifs of the proposition sent in to the Diet for the united committees on the question of placing on a war-footing the federal contingents. Its contents contain no point that has not been already given in the analysis published of the docu ment. BOURSE, FEB. 21.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash, fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 95 50 95f. 30c. 3 per Cents 66 83 66 75 . Credit Mobilier 742 50 Roman Credit Fon cier — Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. Spanish Threes riedmontese Bl Home Debt 3O. RAILWAYS-170Th CASH. tr. c. fr. C. Orleans ... 1,175 Lyone ,_ ... 1025 Western 662 50 Rouen Cette Mediterranean 9OO Havre 560 Northern SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 16th. The collectiox of the first quarters direct contributions was taking place with much facility. The purely Democratic fraction of the Cortes seemed to have completely broken with the Duke de la Victoria, as he had abstained from voting on the question of the indemnity bill relative to the expulsion of Queen Maria Christina. The Chamber of Commerce of Madrid has had an interview with the Minister of Finance, in order to demand the suppression of the Custom-house at the gates of the capital, that establishment being con sidered useles3 since the freedom of internal traffic had been granted. _ The Three per Cents. were done at 32 ; ditto Deferred, at 18.15. A telegraphic despatch, dated Berlin, 19th inst., states that the Austrian Government addressed a note on the Ist February to the Bavarian Govern ment, formally announcing that Austria considers the placing on a war footing of the Federal army of Germany simply as a preparatory step to its mobilisation, the demand of which will shortly be renewed. The Wanderer of Vienna of the 17th states, as coming from a good source, that Prince Gortscha kcff, desirous of being relieved from the responsi bility of the conferences which are about to open, has Requested the Russian Government to send a special plenipotentiary to Vienna for the purpose, while he would daily send the minutes of each con ference to St. Petersburg to keep the Court in formed of the progress of affairs. It is also stated that Russia will appoint M. de Titoff, to this special mission. ABANDONMENT OF THE EMPEROR'S VISIT TO THE CRIMEA. The following letter has been received from Paris, dated yesterday, 6 p.m.:-- "It was very generally rumoured to-day, and, lam told, with much probability of its truth, that the so much-talked-of, and generally c mdemned, project of the Emperor's journey to the Crimea, has been re linquished. Sense say it is adjourned to the sth of March, but the general belief is that it is at all events postponed ; and the change is, rightly or wrongly, attributed to the influence of Lord John Russell, who arrived in Paris last night. The imme diate result has been a feeling of satisfaction and con fidence among the public and some murmuring among those, few it must be said, who had some vague notion that the Emperor's absence would present favourable chances for their party. It is stated positively that late in the afternoon of yesterday there appeared no prospect of a relinquishment of the journey ; this day, however, all seems changed, and a more confident hope is ex pressed that it is for the present postponed. One hears, however, so many contradictory account-5 even in quar ters that ought to be well informed, that it is difficult to say whether the project is entirely abandoned or not." Another letter says : "The Emperor, though he has not formally announced the change in his intentions, is considered, by those who have the best opportunity of knowing, as having finally though reluctantly ceded. It must not, however, be supposed, as will now very probably be maintained, that the intention never existed. Not only was the reso lution taken, but preparations on an extensive scale were made. The steamers were in readiness at Toulon (and are so still), the aides-de-camp to accompany his Majesty were selected, two ladies of honour were ap pointed to accompany the Empress, and persona were despatched to Constantinople to prepare th e p a l ace of the French embassy for the reception of theguests. For some time past the wishes of the Emperor hare pointed to the Crimea, and long before any one imagined that he erter tained the idea of actuallygratifying these wishes, he often spoke of his anxiety to place himself at the head of his brave army, and to share with them their hardships and dangers as well as their glory. The Empress, so far from dis suading Louis Napoleon from the enterprise, was the fore most, perhaps the only one, who encouraged him. Herad venturous spirit is so well k no vvn that no one wonders that she should be glad for a time to exchange the splendid dulness of the Tuileries for the excitement of a campaign and for the novelty of Oriental life. Many think that the encouragement she gave to Louis Napoleon was the secret of the obstinacy with which .be resisted the advice and prayers of all his most sensible and devoted advisers ; and you ale aware that when Louis Napoleon yie!ded so far to the counsel of his Ministers as to consent that the Empress should be left behind, ske insisted upon accompanying her lord and master, sit least as far as Constantinople. I the in form er l etters informed you that not only the Ministers, but M. de Moroy, M. de Persigny, and all the usual confidants of the Emperor, had in vain endeavoured to dissuade him from the design. It is not, however, belieVed that their entreaties and persuasion s , or even the internal dangers to France whi c h t h ey all foreboded, would have weighed with kin), had it not been for the remonstrances of England and Austria. Rumours have been current here of an autograph letter written by Queen Victoria on the subject ; but the probability is that the affair was ma naged in the more regular and constitutional way, by the usual official communications between the Governments tfl he two countries." 1.1•••""^" . " LETTERS' FROM THI - • The following extracts from the Pr esse ,e show that the later sorties of the Russians fliiriveil French lines have been exceedingly well P la . s hed and carried out, and that they would have fup ) :_.,,t themes for a week's sorrowful diatribes on th r l o S of two or three of our contemporaries had au troops been tie assailed parties. Frenchine, French journals are more accustomed to co; t o can distinguish between the disasters an d chances of that fearful game : Feb: " Camp before Sebastopol , on tie " We had another sortie from the Russian e erai rp night between th e Sl a t J an uary and the Ist Their attacks a r e remar k a bly energetic, and elwar _Oll led by their officers. "In this last affair the Russians advan ced t lth srdi s 3 midnight, to the number of 1,800 or 2,000 room , %jot sorts of precautions. The attack was directed No the point of our third parallel, that faces bastion f d v t i o and we had in the trenches that night the 18th, ode 42d. The latter had, as you know, an old score to, for with the enemy, and they were waiting impati an opportunity of coming to close quarters wi t do es About midnight the first sound of the Russia n a a ts be was heard, and in a few minutes their rnovente maje di came more distinct. The signal of attack was 'of the ately given, and a company of the 42d and 0 " 0 0 9 0 18th, issuing from the trenches, fell on the as sn t bol with the bayonet. The shock was so impetuo,;rder, the Russians reeled, gave way, and retired in el ; t or but still maintaining a front till they reach works. There the combat grew warmer. a t ' a drive' hut the irresistible rush of our fellows would hav e a bort the enemy within his lines. Ths business wal le d or but very serious. W e h a d 25 or 30 m eti of ki tee o wounded ; and among s t th e latter, au offi cer very severely. beg° fe ki 4 "The engineers h ave su ff ere d crue lly within t days. Some of their officers advanced from ar o% de ia the rear of the companies that were rep l° t earl° enemy. Two of them were hit—the Comni s r i t n and Captain Fourcade, Sarlat, an exc eli nion,, w 2 soon to have been promoted as chef de . h,e," -- killed ; and Fourcade had his leg broken, and to bps to undergo amputation. b r e "A. few days afterwards, General Trill'‘ r ,g. leg as he was dism oun ti ng f rom hi s h ors e. west "The losses of the enemy cannot be r ic :, o he °- under the protection of the fire of the fortr no 'dea. carry off the greatest part of his killed and ` l ,, ° b. - r of :" . 0 1 "A fatal mistake has augmented the Ow n , - sies e /j, wounded. Reinforcements —among thee' e_;„ ogsk the 42d—sent out to support the force alreauJ e g ! P: l 4 hearing the advance of troops towards Ot' forw ia fancying that our own men could have Pn' t ,'7,4ooele' s so far, opened fire on their own comrades. "`" the latter soon made themselves recognised• itoon "We have received several deserters. l' A e are suffering mu c h on th e score o f food fi g& Their cavalry ha s been dispersed for W 50 ' ant of fl 0. I: "From the Camp near Balaklara, hero, "I have delay e d t o wr i te to you, becaus s e ao rts' every day to be able t o announce t h e en d of mPI of the English army. To-day our allies MIL" - 0 0 4 .- `restored,' to use their own phrase. Supr e rott. and the soldier has already forgotten his late bye b4i, winter clothing is being distributed, and hut- 1 ; 1 /. 0 0 0 j ning to monopolise the quay at Balaklava• ordf_ 4 l, tion of the troops i s a l rea d y considerably itles'-esr large numbers o f th em b oast o f overcoa t s of skins and immense waterproof boots. f a vo u re d, "This improvement has been singularhY J the fine weather of th e l ast fortnight. neld, cross the hithert o i m p assa bl e gorge of Belo-10 " The land t rans p or t serv i ce i s now c arrieu, do iso ld ee great rapidity, thanks to the arrival of 2i o aU lately landed from the Trent—magnificent err god Alicant—under the care of forty-six Spelie b , tese muleteers. I met yesterday a number 01. „tir, played is the conveyance o f t h e hats. Th e se F r i from Trieste, a n d are we ll fi n i s h ed, but much,o.tber brous. It tak es a t l east t hi rty men to attend"" riage of one of th em . f few A " Admiral Boxer has organi s ed a service ° eels a week from Constantinople." " Our outposts have frequent ski: terminate to the disadvantage of the Russians') day some of their soldiers take an opportueibi, serting. 0 ,0 16 "The Turks, as an English officer assures themselves nobly in the face of an enemy. 5 1. k lEniusphaest,orwiticil runs that Eupatoria is to be attacked almost in 3 -641 by 40,000 Russians, under the orders of Ost ell l' The approaches to the place are protected by fo defences." The Ost Deutsche Post reports from ocll o the date of the 14th inst. go rot " On the let, Prince Menschikeff gave nr " - serceOg attack of Eupatoria. General Boloff made W . ,: if f y preparations, and assembled about the i ew ies e `" infantry, 12,000 cavalry, and 118 cannon• fed f o ur was recalled, for what reason is unknown' 0 0 "" that the same order has been four times . tl O times revoked." A letter from Constantinople, of the ° Constitutionne4, says •. P as 10 We have rece i ve d news this Ding fr.: 0 ; 30 : 0t ? m orning Bay, by the Titan, corvett e whi'hieftden' crpea General 8:h, b a yi ng nn b oard 210 04icutn• abramttienrgiesofwtehree principalb ei being arrived in this vessel. The works of tie trent:l7ol s ter f j ob even on the side of the - English. Everythingt 1•74 led to the belief that al! would be ready for proceeded with unceasingifi, at an early day. OneeiPrcouinntisstaonfcaeitmtaic;ras defer the moment so impatiently waited for by . 1; 1 army—and that is, the want of forage. As it 1 top e e ur any doubt that the Russia 4 army will endeavour a diversion during the assault, the allies are be able to make use of their cavalry, and for pose they ou g ht t o h ave p l enty o f f oo d for thei r its so as to get thew into some thi ng like iro adition r : ei / 0 1 0 known, how ever , at h ea d-quarters that sn elP et oll.l lades with f orage were on their way, An d gij° 1,4 at any moment. Ore i "The great reinforcements which it was runiebateeto Russians had rece i ve d are reduced to 8051 to tce men, who, in a measure, served as an es,. ° " ,t " ten," Grand Dukes Mi c h ae l and Constantine. wha t it to bO4 prove that the R uss i ans d o not rely much o midable superio r ity w hi c h has been attr ibatt is the real disquietude ffhich they feel at ther,di • 011101" Paella's troops at Eupatoria. They u: jo,"fr can to weary out the Turks by every na° 413 .1" power ; their attacks are continual, though ''', o ol pulsed with loss to the Russians. It was eveul'e supposed that General Osten-Sacken had 0 ; 33 00 7 1 01 going there himself; with a strong division et 0 0 0 :0 i " The weather continued fine in the Crin 3o, oo l° health of the army had improved in conseque°, ° L.r thing that really tormented the troops wan e ct * b 0' Pe inactivity. A steam-f r i ga t e h as b een sent all Kaluiesh to Gallipoli. for the artillery if tit :011 1 9 sion, which remained in that place. E v n ,Vor being got ready fur the embarkation of the " - D eo (ll _ .‘ t for the Crimea, and General Brunet, who i setit y d el has a'ready taken his departure with the 491 %.fteee n ? There is some idea also of sending the two r e l'ariel l " cavalry which lately arrived here from ". foe That, however, will not be attempted unles g e - t ee 'AY ply of forage is assured . On -the evening o f t eeit:dt French were busy arming the batteries 49 ' soP: at ed parallel in front of the Quarantine. T h. „ due t having had infornsation of what was going fr,:sici - 05 a terrible cannonade on the point, and ceniT a bn" 0 11 0 : k only all the night, but the next day, w il , ° ,l -. 0 d re firing together on the French works. Al' 7 1 00, 0 1 r fire did but little harm, and the allies replie7,,, e ta a sharp discharge of musketry, princiea ll „,J a stly against the gunners of the enemy. Deserters thlitA come in from the Russians, and it is from t, be sebo s o f have learned that the Russian troops outsi d e bfl o jd are suffering so much ; these men say 04 %0 0 precaution, only nine days' provisions beve the town, the rest having been removed nit vesels which are anchored in the inner lenti s p f r ioS,'" difficult to imagine of what advantage tha!,:ibeloi,' a-e if the allies took the town, most assureet,'. 7 „ likewise either burn or take the vessels. !ir e ' ol e o ASP on his arrival from France, did not stay h° 1.. „ 0 . is et a t," m e' D four- and-twenty hours, but went on 4 03 "lirpen Crimea in the Assyrien steamer. Genera l 0 1/; h ilv : a head of the staff, accompanied him • Ole ,0 011/- Devilliers, in command of the 2d brigade of bee" sion, has remained here. Both these office' with Gen. Pelissier from France." jol 0 A l. railway collision, fortunate not attes(t,Par Drogheda life, occurred train n rr w e a d s on leavingll o Mondayd t a h y e evening pi. atfolin o n a t t : 04 - o n eb r e r r ili o. : / y 0 ranger gheda Railway. It appearq that when. thl o clat 00 goods train from Dublin was observed to sP a rae; the station at full speed. The driver of the Pse:,,. - 0 0 tole Imediately reversed his engine, and tbe collision was thus considerably diminished , l' r t e d , „ t oo' be several of the passengers were slight 11- . driver and stoker of the goods train are in cu st° opit o . had fallen asleep, andthat fe e 0 was not aware l4O preaching the terminu- t 04/- THE GREAT ERITAI . N . stkis e ar o e i being made for the speedy transformation %oil/ c° o o l m ions and splendid passenger-ship into an e : 1 q r n e gtb e modionsand comfortable troop-ship. There *-6 , 1 01 - 0 1 about 200 joiners and carpenters employed in re — d for state-rooms and leerths which have hitherto owed ae t.° of assenger traffic, and substituting in their sten, of o f modation for the conveyance to the ths a a s t: ood ni t b o e r r e; h netween 1,000 and 1,700 troops, besides tr e e r o t bs with loo v, d , horses and a quantity of ammunition. tion of the immediate vicinity of the f, ter frego ° , f q whole of the state-rooms and berths base n ee- tb s 'the and the entire dimensions of the internal are exposed to view, and intended to accommodation of troops. Convenient table; tits i o j; lthve been constructed for the general use ° o psn ue her diem alsove which their hammocks will be " o h * 4 'oo and the tables being placed at distances from e ll ; is , on eith e r side of the ship, thole is ample r tl e ° Tbe ' e s j centre as a pleasant promenade for the nom- r f ee' j, welltilation is aal,liatphtaetdcfoouridsubcehdeasired. The fere ? 9 , 0 ,, saloon is being Converted into an hospital, O.rean a l !, w ill be in gly very little a lt erat i on i n the aftersalsoe. on,wrier sftyC devoted to the officers. At the extre me end ° d for e t saloon a s p ec i a l state - room h as b e en construc, e . o gio l o % exclusive Use o f t h e cornmar ding officer of eac!' ar , bol o , which may be conveyed. Two houses on dee e s o hor? • constructed for the accommodation of abou t nose e c- 0 0 1 ' o T u h s e ly v ahyaesdbteheen figuresrep ai n t,e,(11,87).! outside i cl b e e 9 b to e o r: o b l e her in the transport service. As it is un, ddl ioerPli „ # lll is to receive her sea stores and victualliog in the probability is that her complement of tr op. embarked at this port, —Liverpool Standard' - ~~ .