The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-14 00:00:00

• . . • . ‘ . .. 'ISM 6U' 141 Id OPI no lir 1 it .. -_-.. , , . , , - - - : -• . ee e e... e e eeee,, -- - • eLe• - :,eeeeee .. . , - -- i ' fi ' a '666 • cf " k) N 44-3 V . fi v _ . 4- 1 , - 14 ii* : i .i. - fi - A . ft: it'l‘ E t i t A . , ft iii,.. k T E L Li:WA t c 'eiAeint, Ri. , .I:o:ttltiD 14:14/ 4 0• 1 A1.9.. _N,, _ . . _ - dead badielli . (TELLS DAY.) . Leasing ‘ losing lericee finsirese in the bC4/ 10 A.; - zi . - Shr• l' aid. RAmaeAss; engin eer : d i:lt (20 1 i MELOI AL Iry ELL/1111.1N CE. RAILWAYS. Compans. yesterday this day. ...._ m a pple --___ o —___. 3. 50 n Bedforda and Loudon & ~ ......"'2-'-' . - 1 11 •The cottonC IT I T , TW 0 O'CLOCK. LOOK. star. r aid. RiaLyalg. Closing Prices Baiinve done Bletchley ... N. West. ... -,. yesterday this day. St. 100 Buckgha.msh. LaN.W. 5 - 97 . 0 yi ' 0 market at Liverpool yesterday ruled _ - 99 II O N • eatl Y• The sales amounted to 6,000 bales (of 25, 24 Col•StourVy. E. Un. 8 4. "hick 2,000 were for export), includine• 40 Pernam A. le3 Abel-aeon 2oi -21 i Sud. and Hal. E. 0_ ... - ... ' klld lir_ e,, -12 i tr_' , . &mbg. Nottng. Bost. , St. 100 E. Ltincolngr euaranham at 6d. to 60, ; 200 Egyptian, teen) •at ad ) - and Eastn. Junct 4t -41 41 Dia h a vitti o co •to 71d, ; - 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 134 - 136 ea . 500 Surat, at 3id. to 40. ; and , )0 en Belfast & Ballymena. ... - ••• St. all Glas. Barr. & fialdonian. 131 all Binning. Wolverh. & Neils. Dime! ••• -- ••• Lnd sig n . 4 a Islands at 114 d. to ls. 3d. per lb. The 81 -81 St. all Do. New...... Do , e r, their 0 ' laderaY market was rather firmer. Stour Valley 11 ',9? - , iiirkenhd. Lancet) 6 13. -12 i 25 all alstr.di Dn. l'*; Gt. West/ ... - ... Queen ° f a - Letters from Liverpool represent the Cheshire Juliet,loo all fillip?. Dk. & Yk. Now. e l a nd, ° if •, ID,:feeling 271 all Do. Chesh. & Birk., • Railway & Rerw. ... - ... w i t h tile, . rinst official mismanagement to be so strong that 60 all Hull & Selby Y.&NM 104 - 106 1051 ng, in ° nu I to ' l ' ile desire to get practical business men into Par a , b.' £5O and .E 25 Cons. 'l6- 17 22 19 Do., £20.... ...... .... U - 4- 1 2 5 all Do. i Shares. Do. - ••• .A-Pre /I) ci - intent • 25 30 Myth &Tyn3origina 12/ - all Do. i Shams. Do .. f ••• deta il rib,_ l l t oll . a has increased, and the chances of Sir George £25 (is•:,d. at .-C•115 ••• - ••• ' 12i all Lon.&Greenia S. Easter , 121 - 131 1 and o° o - 1 ; h el are reported to be small, very few having St. 100 i3eteree wee eseter... 90 -!2 90 20 all Do.Prefercwa Do 23 -24 an d so T y , .. Bt. JO° Caledonian 64 - 61!. 10 all Lon., Til., &S Pete & Co. 1.01 - 111 Lions ce ,'u the requisition to him. On the other hand, - 0 f - Fro, t o • 'IVIr j 10 21.5. ':lannarthen and Car St. 'OO Lowestoft gi or 01 4 k i r • ames Wilson, of the Treasury, proved him- digan l.! - ... 4 per cent, gorfulk.. ... - ..• P ri St. too Do. 6 per et.. , f u ft a mail of business upon a former visit to the een o . out 50 all Chester 4Y, liclyhead 12 -13 ,!;() all .'"ark and Bati4cn ••• - ••• 5A all At•tich. Bata L.&N.W .• - ••• co n Sf e l l e a d d i j n o l ; of i tierPeert to arrange certain differences between the 20 ;ill Jork,t Black, &P 8.3,4 •.. - ... and Matlool & Midit' 2, 3 -ti . . hants and the Customs' authorities, lie will be 20 16 Cornwall ••• - ... 50 all , liddlosbro' & Stck ton & purpae e l y e m oiled, 10 1i t_;Tietc Junction ••• -• • • Redcar Darling ... - ..• ,de o f f - 2 10( all Aidltl.Bradc,l Midland.. 90 -92 thOSe 1, r 0 on. 25 all DundeePerth&Abei 50 all gorthern au Th entati (tee!' J unc ti on . 51 - 6,i Easternsp.e. 6 1 Count. 57 - 59 t ae reta u e re was yesterday afternoon a renewed im eel e'eVe 25 all Do. New ••• - 50 all Do. 6 per ct. D 0... ••• --- ••• e F re nch, ' the ° lent in the rates for Bills of Exchange upon st, 00 e a st Aegean ...... - •15 50 all Do. Fixeds p, Do ••• - ••• ee • 20 ;di Eastern Counties. ... in - 1 - 1 ik 114 ZS all ?rest. & Wyr, L. & N.W i 1.- 1. 4 4- J 416 1A1 Continental cities. Paris, 90 days, St '.OO Eastern Union, 1, &Lu&Yl' ... - ... Uri° sit , 1 taken at 25 40 to 45, Amsterdam at 11 181 to 30 - 32 123 . all Do. 1 Shares. Do - ... ,'A,ny A, 9 T.T Stot;k ......, ...... 3 1 111 ‘ ..-° . 11 ' ' '''allibur at 13 61- to 7, Frankfort at 1181 to St. 10e Dt., B, Stock . 20 -22 St. 100 Itoystn.k Hit. OtNorthl 130 - 133 ,f Sardi ll" 1181 , an g 25 8,, Do., New A ...... ... ••• ••.• 25 181 3her.Roth an, Lancash:4 0O ) Th and Trieste at 12 38 to 42. et. 100 - P.last Lancashire .72 -73 Gooleg.sp.c. Yorkah., ~ - ... • ted - • ° English Funds were rather dull at the open- st. !OG Edinburgh& al mica c l dal 111 : of . all Edinb. and , ~. 56 - 58 Peebles .2d -par 12 04 3. Staffordsh. Yl.MCleal 2 . i - 2C. 50 all Wear Valleygi Stockt. & )0d 0 • . .• the market, but have risen ito / per cent. 10 t oo • Cl St. 100 Eclin•Prtt, &T)undte 20 -' 21 6 per cent... Darlingt ' .., - ... R ar f ,i i„ I Consols for money having been quoted 92g 10 1 'ode & Clyde Jun._•. - - ••• 25 all Do Do 3l - 32 Ong 0 ... Al' ' . —4l 93_ ~,,I -:____ cue,- i 9 1 1,,,..n.tnti0ns for ac- 50 all' Furness. • - -•-• St. 100- Wilts&gomrst .ItWestn 9O - 92 91 CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. 0 2 1 e cotton m ar k e t a t Li ver p oo l y es t e rday ruled ) , 1 7 9- • The sales amounted to 6,000 bales (of , 1 4 2,000 were for export ) , i nc l u di ng 40 Pernani y 7 Maranham, at 6d. to GO, ; 200 Egyptian, it s id• to 1 74 d. ; 500 Surat, at 3id. to 40. ; and S ea Islands at 11id. to ls. 3d. per lb. The „.aY market was rather firmer. 4:4:letters from Liv e rpool represent the feeling th e ' l st official mismanagement to be so strong that li r desi re t o get pract i cal b us i ness men i n t o Par t:l6Q has in crease d, an d the chances of Sir George naln are reported to be small, very few having A 'led th e requ i s i t i on to hi m . O n th e o ther hand, r • James Wilson, of the Treasury, proved him on,t "An of business upon a former visit to the 'Port t o arrange certa i n diff erences b e t ween the mite r chants and the Customs' authorities, he will be ~p pit , '"u) as the letters state, to stand fur the vacant Pre sentation. e re was yesterday afternoon a renewed im iCvealent in the rates for Bills of Exchange upon I : . P r iueipal Continental cities. Paris, 90 days, l c tak er , at 25 40 to 45, Amsterdam at 11 181 to 1 18 11 aalhurg at 13 61 to 7, Frankfort at 1 18 1 to and Trieste at 12 38 to 42. T he English Funds were rather dull at the open ' of. the market, but have risen to / per cent. Consols for money having been quoted 92i and since 93 to I. The quotations for ac lave been 931- to g, and since 931 In the , bsence of political news, there is not much ition to speculate, but the impression is cer favourable to peace, although a rumour pre ;hat Turkey regards the destruction of Sebas an essential condition, which undoubtedly Exchequer Bills have realised 6s. to 9s. and .onds 14s. premium. )reign stocks the transactions have been Russian 4i per Cents. have been quoted Sardinian have been dealt in at 861 to I. L Threes are 37, and the Deferred 18i to :kish Bonds realised 79a to 80, being very Dutch 2i per Cents. are 62 to 62k. following are the nominal prices of foreign '—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi to 20i ; Peruvian, 70 to 71 ; ditto Three 4ts., 50 to 51; Portuguese Four per Cents., 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; Pour-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; New Deferred, 18 to 18i ; ditto Three 'tits., 361 to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 5 ; 'Passive, 4 to 41. 1, 4 " r Railway Shares there has been a more 44 o (lat it market, owing to the settlement of the khi p ilil t• Great Western, Lancashire and Yo rk- North -Western, Midland, and South-East are all at advanced rates. The foreign lines all I Do. Extension.. 100 Glasg,ow &S. Wester 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 1 00 Do., B. Stock .JO fit. St h . &West.(lre.) IGO Great Western 70 - T \ 896 - t 06 .; 716 - 7261 16 - 1::6 90 - 64 -65 i PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c * Blyth and Tyne lOper c. pref. (issd. a,t 500 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Prof. No. 2 Cork &Bandons ip. c Dundee Perth daberi deen Junction 100 - 162 1 90 -92 6it i 92 - 6i 1.00 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk.. all [rich South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 143 Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds [OO Lancash.andliorksh all Do., Fifths 111 , Wst. Riding Un all Liv.ersby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst 1.00 Loud. and N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths 53 - CO 9 1 . 7 - ii 9 72 - 74 5 - 5 7 77 • 774 5i - 6 7i 8 98 - 100 100 1006 Ad - d 1 851 86 8 7i Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 r . c. St. Eastern Union, Gar per cent Do. 51., 10 ner cent Do. 101. Delieutr.Sh- Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. ets East and West York shire Juuc. Fifths EdiubPrth.&Dundet 4 per cent. Glasgow &S.Westert Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. C Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. Do. p. Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... Gt.N. of Scot. lat Pref Gt. Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St Gt. Westn. (Becks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4 i P.C Do. con. red. 4 P.C Do. irred. 4 e. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Ches. Gila. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. F 1.:261 Do. 6 p. c. Stock ... London and Briglitmi Guaranteed 5 p. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon. &N. W., Coy. de Nuneaton 5 p. et... London & S. Weston , Con. Thirds Londonderiy& Color Shares iLondy. & Ennis. Man., Shef., & Lin..! - 1 12i -13 i 51 Do.lo/. Sh.,M&B 2. Do. Eighths 100 London and S. Westn 42t Do., £5O .34 Do., £40.. all LndndiTy& Col °rain, all Lndndrry. & Ennisk, 100 Itanch.Shef & Lineli• all Do. , No. l 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 ' )o. Rir inn g. & Dell); all \Bald. Cl. West. (Ire.) 221 Do. Half Shares All Newcastle & Carlisle. 51 NTewmkt.Bury Exton. 211 Nwpt.Aberg. & 8 \Tewry & EuuiskiUe all Yewry WalTenpoinil 24 - 241 - 60 - 65 69 - 691 10 - 42 -.xo -- 119 .1.0 - 112 .02 - 104 ••• .•••• - - ip 19 _,' Pre;: been quiet again. The Sc inde are at full y • '° ll 2 rates, being to I premium. The subscrip kta•.deed has been signed by most influential t ait es now or formerly connected with the le e Indies, and Sir J. C. Melville has 10 1 l appointed by the Honourable Comp an y di re ,Preaent its interests at the board as an ex o ffi cio p' O r. It is expected that parties will be allowed ofto t P their entire subscriptions , and receive at " 5 per cent. guaranteed, and a large num tkte anxiously awaiting the permission. T he India Company's officers in Scinde give most e4 4 7l§ifig reports as to the extraordinary in ati)l24 the trade of the province, and expect a %r . mater annual development. Under these cir - Ve r e 4 nees the Scinde railway will bo pushed for - N tati w itlf energy, in order to secure the additional ke o , ta ge arising from a division of the surplus t eed 'qe from traffic above the 5 per cent. guaran- and hostrovor ~ Norfolk 32 Yorthn.CountiosUn WO . 'forth British all 'forth Devon, No. 1 all ')o., No. 2 All j0.,6 A Deferred all c00.,6 B Guaranteed 100 I.Eastern—Berwiel 20 )o. do. Extensiou 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Porch all Do. Leeds 48 - 3i 34 29 ... 30 7 9 6 - 6A 96 - 98 ST - 89 - 91 10 -10 i 16} - 17 10_ -10 i 70 -- 72 18i - 14 -14 i - 1 133 - 135 0 resat ° ;0 112 mroP er 18 / 9 a re ,tee few ly stO r , rn eot " A l a nd O r o torj _ fre ,h r 131°P „Iti g ,t e gi r, „ a r O ,0 O 111 ;;;4 1 : 16 ,4 1) ;le it e s it9 o , off' —i I 5 7 724, 7N 7 Gto! 4.} 34 12i 124 49 50 49 0 par ci 4R — 4 54 d l ar 100 Do. York 111 N'orth London all Do. New £lO 3: L N .B.:S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Ju.. 17i North Staffordshire.. all North Western .„ „„. all N. 4S. Westrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley ••• ...... ... ••• ....° 4. and Leicester 'OO %ford, Worcester, R Wolverhampton 29 - 30 2i- 3} 8 Portsmouth - WO icottish Central 00 Scottish Midland._ all ihrowsby. dz florefd 'OO iliropshiro Union 99 - 101 64 - E. 6 ti k4 the ln Foreign Mining Market, United Mexi htoeare still in favour at high rates. The Joint ic Banks are merely nominal, and the Laud steady. The Steam Companies' are firm. Nonth Devon 1)0 4oatli Eastern 11 south Wales . 1 Yrksh. do Riv. Dm ii; - 48 12i t:3: 60 62 281 - 29 4 - 2 2 - 1 Do. Xti 12} -- 121 i -- il) to► rnrel ls . l X Foi st ' PI ke ThI B • vii oB ` a chy n l o ving I ,t to lb Ifarypt.S&Carl.4p c Du. 41 per cent Do 5 Do 4taines, Wok. Saga a i ',;;ockton DarHo 1J: %Lten & Hartlepl I.4ri eau' Vale 9 Do. £lO shares 1(10 i)o. Pref., No. 1 21 1 Thames Haven Docl and Railway all Vslo of Neath ...... „ all 'Natal. & Kilkcnn; all Araterford&Litnerk ) 18 West Cornwall -3 Vest End of London and Crystal Palace.. all Nest Louden 141 s. Winfolcdn & Croydon Cousol.6 p.c.St. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per con' Norfolk Debenture . Do. Prof. 4 p. e. Stocf- Do. 5 p. e. Ext Do. 5i per et. pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. e gorth British Y. E. Ilona, 4 p.c. P Do. do. do_ ....... Do. Leeds 6 p.c c!go.l Do. do. Quarters 4S Do. York 11. St 4. fur, gorth Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, Sz hP rn -.4.41811 FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'Cl() - 39 133 135 d 4 — li 44 87 103 105 (From the OUcial List. ) Bwines‘ done .Cent, Consols Annuities . 927 3i 3 I Ainuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 ... ;0 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860... 4A Bonds, 1;1000 ........ ~ Ditto, under £lOOO . A lor Account, April__ atequer Bills, lid. : tOO 6 9 sll l sll 69 „,ICE. or FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. ItZlian Bonds, 5 per Cent 147 ; 444 Bonds, 4. per Cent li t .,;:iau Bonds, 5 per Cent. 864 ii 41, Bonds, 3 per Cent — ,to for the Account ... 37 o New Deferred, 3 per Cent. IBA 1 4 14 ,; t b,_te for the Account IS i 1) ; : 1 ,h Bonds, 6 per cent 791 "Lo for the Account BO 791 bu ch zz Olvidends on the above payable in London change, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil 621 i _ HALF-PAS [ ' TWO. 4 - 44 164 - 22 - 7.4 - .61 id - 163 89 -91 3 - 3i S 0 1413' not die t 3l3' RSt 010". 0 01 ' • i ntit. mask b y tion ercigl3', ~93. E i .. •.. i id i* - 7 Wolverh..Els, G n:e Cent.,New Prei 4auth Devon 106 - 103 Os. fixed, 4 per cent) S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £:1 Os. 6d. S Wales Gua. 4p. C. Do. do. 41 p. c.... . , S. Yorksh.4p.c.Guai : Stockton and Dar lington, 5 per cont. Do. do. do. itockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 13 14 id Pal 23 24 ii Z fi. ••• • ••• par -- 1p Consols - 9 3 81 4 Ditto. April Account MARKET-NEWS-M.IIN DAY. MINES. 1 I all %.gua Fria . 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 10s. all Anglo Californian 1 - 20 6 Australian 1 - 14 1 all Australian Cordillera ... - 1 all Australian Freehold. - I all Ave Maria ••• - -- 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 1 - 50 all Blaanarvon Iron and Coal _ 5 - 7 20 13.5 British Iron 4) - 51 35 251 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 2 - 2 30 all Do. Cocaos & Cuiaba 1 - 11 20 15 Do. St. John Delßey 29 - 31 1 A Carsons's Creek 1 ; Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica - id 40 all Cobro Copper 47 - 49 5 St. all C C o o l p o p u e i l a . l 3/ G i o n l . d of Eng. 43 * .3 48 25 all Do. Pref. 75 p. cent. 2d - par ... 16 Copiapo ....... • - 19 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg Co 1 - 2 2 Fortuua id -- par 20 all General l4l - 161 1 all Gt.NuggetVeiußeg. 5 4 all Great Polgooth 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares. 75 - 8A 5 1 Lusitaniau Rd - !(71 1 all Aariquita - a 1 all Now Granada 4 -- 0 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co - 1 all Nouveau Monde 20 all Poutgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 15 - 16 5 1 Port Philip -- 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 - 21 15 all Do. New 5 - 6 30 11i Santiago de Cuba..... 4 - 5 1 all South Australian..... par - iP 10 75 Tin Croft ....... 1 - 2 28! aft United Mexican 3l - 4 1 all Waller - 1 1 all Wost Mariposa - 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba MISCELLANEOUS. 25 17 Australian Agrionit. 30 - 31 301 20 ... Australsn.Pcitic.Mail - 10 all Aus`zaln. Royal Mail - 10 55 Berlin Water Works 21 -2.3 d 50 4 4) Brit. American Land - 65 5 Brit. & Coln. Smcltg. and Reduction Co - 100 325 Canada 119 - 121 St. 1.00 Canada Gov. 6 p. et Jan. and July lO7l - 1084 108 5 all Crystal Palace 3 - 31 4 all Crystal Pal. of France - 1 1 Dustou Tron Ore - 20 p Eastern Steam • 25 22 ElectricTelegrapb(A) 15 - 16 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 15 11 Can. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. • 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. • 11) 9 Nlexican&S.Americn 6i - 6.3 61 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam ?uol 10 5 Netherlands Land l4 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co. 1 all N. B. Australasian I 20 1?. : 1 , Nrth.ofEuropeSteam b all Peel Rr. La. & Mina 24 -- 3 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 57 - 59 5J all Do. Do. ... - ...p 2 all Portland Iron Cc ll - 2 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest ll - la 1 1 Ditto New • a 25 all South Austral. Land 351 - ;16i 1 all Submar. Telegraph . all Do. Ite ; 2iater.- 1 20 .5- Tr - at & Loan Co. of 4 Upper Canada 100 '285 Van Diemand a Land' 13 135 13, CORN EXCHANGE. limited supply of English wheat was on sale in market. The few samples offering changed hands, Monday's advance in the quotations. was an improved inquiry for foreign wheat the Which was but moderate—at very full prices. , ng cargoes were steady. was an improved inquiry for all kinds of barley, 4 ' 411 0 change took place in the quotations. salt trade was dull, on former terms. t trade was firm, at very fall prices. peas, and flour were quito as dear as on Monday. ARRIVALS THIS WREN. ' Barley. I Malt. Oats. I Flour. 1,180 3,229 1,140 240 111 6 , ‘0 • 40 j 110sks. 10. a ii ibite h e I nefl , rdll coo Wheat. 890 Vir e BOROUGH HOP. have a fair demand for most kinds of hops, at full WILITECHAPEL. 20 fur ~ karket to-day is steady ; prices are as follows : 5 " 11 `) 3 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 38 4d to 4s 6d B ti t l ike._ Q 4s 10d; pork, 3Odto4s 4d per 8 1 bs. by the 20 ..40 • 20 20 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) 33' 10 • t e „ 40 0 11 7, 01 r, March 14.—Wind and weather this da y at a-E.; moderate breeze, and cloudy wea ther. . 'ti t ;rg ATE, March 13.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived — %11q 13 , from the Mauritius, with damage , having been in 1 47 °4 , March 13. — Wind , N. Arrived—Melbourne r, from Berwick, leaky. hlarchl3.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Pales ' e for N ew Y or k. Off Port—John King , from the It ° I Good Hope. k t lAtOunT, March 13.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived 4. fr om C a ll ao . %,. 41 tbitsp March 13.—The Eleanor (barque) , of Liver -1,9-14 for this place, on shore near Breaksea Point, is likely Buie a total wreck. ( P ER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LU NV' LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. 205 , 4: 14 , B.W. 414:tved—White Mouse, from St. Michael's ; Frankford, 20 b) iipp' lll ° Ebro, Cadiz ; Margaret, Havre. 20 '4 Port—Callister, from Honduras. 20 QUEENSTOWN, March 12. N.W. 8 o rti 'ved—Athlone, from Callao; Dirago, New York ; • 10 F3hir1 . .,( 1 , Bermuda. 20 el--- -13arrowgate, far Amsterdam. 20 Gaila bv Bs. 01 08 :„, Jd ,tree' o t, 1 '49 )r, oce t op" - 0 oni ,t, 04 ' c o, o t !tV!li°, 4 4, nub i le ' bi;d Cu`' , o so- C -,4 o f the., 01 - 0 0 if I 0 ,0 :l e ';°1° 11 e t4 i to el of, 0 rEti o og b o l d t h "itit n fr o rriO t o P o- t Vie S „Js j :o r ii'y° r t ' tb° t h ' e 0 0- ord , 411 11 0 :31/ 0/ ° i ; t?. sioo r to 00 310 (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Viri GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10. 8 a.m. S.W. ; tide, half hours' ebb ; weather, cloudy. Ro g -1 "d, March 14—Admiral, from Port Philip • Alerta, ; Indian Queen, Demerara ; Araby Maid, Singa 4Poctator, Demerara. 1, 4.) ecl—Prince Albert, fOr Guernsey ; City of London tri h A DEAL, Wednesday, 9.55 a.in Ala. , -v. , : light and fine. 4,i"_, °r d — Saratoga, from. New York, for London. ‘' , 6l ' L— WelleFtley, Southampton, Ashburton, Sea Queen, autl Empress, with several others, for the river. e outwa r d bound are preparing to weigh. ar .4 X•Ttrm — , SIVE FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE. Sho_rtly trid , two o'clock this morning the inhabitant? ot fi St. phiet a, -Fleet-street, were aroused by an extensi , ve fire, flttli mi broke out on the premises of the Whit. Swan, nho r urY-court, Fleet street, and which . was, in a very tb rtL a P a ce of time, laid completely in ruins. Property, Of V alue of severa l hundreds o f pounds, independently e tt ' e whole O f th e s t oc k on the preiniseF, was entirely I ?he r k ,l Y ,,, ed • We regret to state that the serva nt, who t hi ; e l 3 ing in the third floor, perished. - --.ZLEMENT BY A COLLECTOR OF HIGHWAY RATES. to e tter ditY afternoon information was communicated of th - ' v arious police-stations in the City and other parts Job e metro for the detention or apprehension of bi g e l° re, formerly assistant surveyor and collector of e ollef i r w aY rates, who has absconded, taking with him a 1134erable sum of money belonging to the ratepayers LONDON WEDNEIII6AY EVXWING MARCH 14 1.110. • t I,Th-41 tivo INT.vot 0-R 4 . to 1 — ILL A' C0.0.T. Amne tr,,rdmi Air,thdthresPOh 0 6,41 ' MITTEE (THIS DAY.) epi, k yalo wiii44 1. 1 .4 o=4 WOO 4 00, Crimea was 1,250 men ; but when he left there %cepa only 300 fit for service. He was not aware of the means by which the wounded w ere removed after the Bala klava. charge ; indeed, he never heard where the missing men were until the surgeons repor'zecl that they were on board ship. lie had no idea how the surgeons got them there. Tne sick, however, were always removed by the ambulance carts. The inquiry was resumed this morning at the usual hour. There was, as usual, quite a crush for the occupation of the space assigned to the public. The first witness called Uai Colonel Kinlock. In reply to Mr. Drummond, he stated that he had suggested to Lord Cardigan and Lord Raglan that mules might be advantageously purchased in Spain for the use of the army. lie was told that the plan was very good, but very expensive. That was in March. Three months afterwards, however, he was sent for by the Treasury, and was ordered to proceed to Spain for the purpose of collecting mules; and he succeeded in purchasing 500 at 241. 10s. each. The estimat a he had previously given to the Treasury nas 301. each. The first 300 of them were embarked at Barcelona, 14 days after they were bought ; the otheri, remained there from September until the middle of De cember. He could not state at what cost they were maintained during that period, as the commissariat kept the accounts. Mr. Ellice—How many mules could you have obtained I Witness—As many as I cLose. By Mr. Layatd—lie superintended the embarkation of the mules, and he believed the delay in tke transport arose from defects in the service. They bad a goad supply of forage on the voyage. Major-General the Earl of Cardigan was next called upon fur examination. In reply to the chairman, ha stated that be com manded the Light Cavalry Brigade, and joined them at Scutari in May last. He arrived after two portions of his regiments ha .l come, but they had not all arrived. They went from thence to Varna about the 3d June ; but there was no particular provision made there for the reception of the troops. He tholight there were great defects in the system of disembarking cavalry—it ought to be improved. The weather was fine when they were there. Forage had arrived for the horses. They encamped outside the town, but removed from there in a few days. We went to Devna. Whilst there sickness broke out amongst the troops, but the brigade he commanded was most fortunate in this respect, and did not suffer mate- A letter received from ,Varis this morning contains the following intere,iting particulars idea is becom ing more geneial among political men here that the Emperor of Austria is disposed to think more favourably than before of the feasibility of peace without the terrible alternative of the destruc tion of Sebastopol, which can hardly be demanded of the Russians themselves, and which, after so long and so painful a siege, the Allied armies have failed of effecting. It is said that the Emperor of Austria does not, on reflection, think that the opening of the Danube, the freedom of the navigation of the Black Sea, and the surrender on the part of Russia of the ex clusive protection of the Danubian provinces, are con cessions of small value ; and that, as an equivalent for the integrity of Sebastopol, the liberty to the maritime Powers to erect fortresses, or military pests on the southern coast of the Euxine on points such as Batouin, Trebizond, or Sinope, would be a sufficient , guarantee for the original übject , ; o f th e wa r, the independence and integrity of the Ottoman, Em pire, and again for the security of our Indian possessions. Notwithstanding the tone of the late Hussein manifesto, the Emperor Francis Joseph believes that the Czar would accept such conditions, and is anxious to impress upon England that they ought to be taken into serious consideration. There era persons anxious to propagate the idea that England will not be regardless of such arguments, and that she will not fail to impress her powerful Ally with her own ultimate convictions. But the same idea of the sufficiency of such an arrangement is not attributed to the Emperor of the French, who, we are told, is likely to be the great, if not the only obstacle to peace, and whose equanimity has been disturbed by the turn which matters are said to have taken at Vienna. The Emperor's journey to the Crimea, which has as- ' sumed so many phases, is also said to be postponed in consequence of the views entertained at Vienna, and the Emperor of Austria is said once more to have urged th e p os tp onemen t, if not the abandon ment of it, with as much persistence as before—at least until something decisive shall have been resolved by the statesmen who compose the Conference. In confirmation of the effect of the new s f rom Vienna, the Emperor is described as uncertain about fixing the date of his depai • tore ; and great stress was laid on th e coun t er or d er given to the Guides a few days ago. That counter order appears, however, to have been owing only to ma tters of detail in the corps itself, and had no refer sum- to their departure. The Emperor spoke of his jour neys as certain at the dinner given on Sund a y t o th e officers whose regiments he had reviewed, and- the necessaries for encampment ;have been distributed to the officcirs of the household. It must be a powerful cause indeed which would oblige him to give up this 1013(v-cherished project, and, notwithstanding all that has been said, I : still doubt whether that cause has been as yet found. Mr. Layard—llow were .the supplies of medical stores ? rially. Chairman—What was the encampment at Devna ? The Earl of Cardigan—lt was very good, and very near some water. There were then four regiments of cavalry and some of horse ni tillery—in all about 1,200 men. They had plenty of room for all purposes. Ile could not attribute the sickness of the men from crowding. Chairman—Was there any difference in the position of your men when sickness broke out from what it was before ? Lord Cardigan replied that he bad heard complaints in Bulgaria—but none in the Crimea in this particular. There was a veterinary surgeon to each regiment. He did not think the horses suffered from Rant of shoeg, for they did not wear out so rapidly as on hard roads. Toe Earl of Cardigan—None whatever. Ho lost 50 or 60 men in a very short time. His men were well bup plied with fresh meat, and bread, and biscuits. The bread was at first very bad; but he complained to head quarters, and it improved. The brigade afterwards re turned to Varna for embarkation for the Crimea; and for the time encamped on favourable ground. It was said to be a healthy spot, but he feared not, as there were reports that the proximity of the lake was preju dicial. The embarkation wa3 conducted with facility, and without accident, by means of rafts. On arriving in the Crimea the disembarkation was also well conducted, and in man-ot war boat.. Chair►nan—l believe the weather was very bad when you arrived ? Earl of Cardigan—Yes, it was. The directions given to the men, however, were to go on shore without their tents. lie was sent by order of Lord Raglan to cut off an advance of Russian cavalry supposed to be proceeding from Odessa, but he heard nothing of them, and returned to the camp very late, and the men had to bivouack in the open air. They arrived at Balaklava on the 26th September. After the battle of the Alma they remained on the ground two days, tO bury the dead, and they then marched onwards. We lost no men at Alma ; they were disposed -to fire, but were not called into action. All the forage that could be pro cured was provided for his brigade in the Crimea at first, but after the action at Bala(lava the supply was by no means so good. Just previously to Inkerman great want of forag e existed. He attributed this to the great difficulties which had to be encountered in bringing it up from Batak lava. 400 horses had to be shot after the charge at Bals klava, and 360 were killed in that action. At first there was no great sickness amongst the men, but after Noire tuber they suffered greatly. Chairman- --1 tow were they supplied with provisions ? Earl of Cardigan—Up to the time he left the Crimea in December h. had heard of no complaints in this re spect. They hud hospital tents attached to the brigade, but they were not very well adapted to the purpose. The Horses suffered, during November, very much from ex posure. As tee rnedical attendance, so far as his brigade was concerned ;be never heard of a deficiency. There were t coui isaries attached to the brigade ; and they exerted tilt ux .selves to the utmost, and discharged their duties very .efficiently. When he left the clothing of the men was nt corning very ragged and worn out. No winter cloth ing had arrived. Some persons had been sent - 0 Constantinople in November to obtain winter *nothing for his men, but when he arrived there he round them still there; not having suc ceeded in acc)nip liithing the object of their mission. He believed it was at; :first supposed that the troops would not winter in the Ctimea. The weather then had become [LEFT SITTING.] The SPEAKER took the chair shortly atter 12 o'clock. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Mr. HEYWOOD brought in his Marriage Law Amendment Bill, which was read a first time, and or dered to be read a second time on Wednesday, the 18th of April. very bad. The Chairman- —.AI that time had the men a change of clothing ? The Earl of C ardigan—The men landed in patrol order ; that was filth a blanket and a spare shirt, and were ordered to h aye their valiqes behind. Those who subsequently obta kneel the 'attar were better off than those who were no Lso fortunate. The valises were left behind to relieve tl le horses of the weight. The horses, however, were in ( mcellent condition, and the weight of the valises had be en diminished, many articles having been left out. tiA PA" - 'I k rr 5 / • A /IL IA MPE HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(TIIIS DAY.) Mr. Ellice—Do you think, then, it would have inter. fixed with the of ciency of the horses if they had car. ried the valises ? TLIZ 134.51,3 OF THE CONVENTION BE- T w_Eiv PRANCE AND PRUSSIA. The Hamburg Wetes gives the following under date of Vienna, Bth, as the bases of the Convention now in course of n egotiation between Prussia and France : "Ist. Prussia shall send a special delegate to the Conferences at Vienna. 2d. She shall pledge herself to employ coercive measures against Russia in case the shall reject the interpretation of the four points as una nimously accepted by the other powers. In case Prussia shall be in the minority in a vote, she reserves to herself the complete liberty of her resolutions ; she would not, however, be averse to coming to an ulterior understand ing with Austria, and would be even disposed to even tually protect the frontier countries of Austria," Lord Cardigan- —3ly opinion is that it would not. The condition of tl le men as t 3 boots and shoes when he left was very ba I i.. a&ed. By .General Pee f--It was not until after the battle of Inkernian that it was generally understood that the army was tc. winter in the Crimea. He should. say it weeel LI scarcely be possible for horses to exist throughout. a Crimean winter without a proper supply of hay forages. In :reply to Mr. Mlice, his lordship said he had no ticed • the filthy condition of the town and harbour of Bala.? ;lava ; and stated that he understood the Turks were c :ailed upon to clean the former, but that there was some objection to their having been so employed. They were afterwards offered pay for their labour, but w eiinag any effect. No attempt whilst he was le to cl ean ou t th e harbour ; but he sh i u think n kit might ha ve b een c l eane d o ut in a couple otlz t i e bete e t tr h p e of daj Is. Capt. Christie, he believed, was considered as inthe harbour. The system harbour, however, was in contra management of all vesse l s i n it, th e y the vv:nei ni te chief o h nv i e lroa f e fvv all heoder authority ne r theor regularity. Whil s t C a pt. Ch r is tie so lid his st aff were su pp osed t o command the harbour seenn. ed to be subject to the orders of any man-of-war who might come into the port. Ellice —Are you aware that large amounts of s tore, I and forag e came in transpo r t vesse l s to Balaklava, and N ven t away again and made one or two trips back w a L r d a l r a sandforwardsearcin repliedbe for e t hat discharging was aware of such hav ing bi een the case. A. vessel laden p art i ally with boots came and want whether this wasnitdweleetawayietbie a mannerthe ; but he could not say p' time when the men %mutt boots most—but they were always needful. As far in I his own opinion went he thought an officer with full 1 iowers of control and sole authority ought to be static ,ned at Balaklava to manage the harbour. Ms Ellice --Then you are of opinion that the pesti ferou s state of the port of Balaklava and the deficiency t'e .e stores was attributable to the absence of any con trol or indivi dual authority L , r d Cardigan —l am clearl y of that ttpinlon. as well as h a y. Th e Turkish cave dry subsist ed u p on hay awl b y g reen food. It mi g ht no t be prudent to depend upon su pp lies of ha y irom hon .o when a p rot!acted campaign was anticipated. The rho erne ers'horses w ere covered at ni g ht but it was with clot).- sped pe l‘ d ir. straw L aYaarndd —The horses c ou ld h ave su b s i s ted on barley . i ni r purchased at their own expense—the others were of CCU] ' se exposed at their pickets. When he left he was not aware that any huts had been erected for the shelter ftl .e horses. He did nut think any old sails procured fron the ships would have nude very useful covering for hors ;es. Ile constantly saw Commissary-General Filder. ll a never came to the brigade to see what was wanted. He (I i rd t C did not conceive it to be his duty. 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Clauses 2,3, 4, 5, 9, 10, passed without a division. Clauses 1,6, 7,8, were divided upon, but were carried with large majo rities, the divisions truing, on Fla,cet. Non-placet. No. 1 6 7 8 We have already givCri our readers this statute verbatim. Its chief bearing is on the admission, exa mination, and graduation of Non-conformists, who can now be admitted without any religious test what ever, and C3II be examined without taking up any theological work, and can proceed to the B.A. de 2ree without taking or subscribing to any civil or religious oath or test. For ourselves we never wished to see the doors of the Univenity thrown open to any but members of the Establish co Church, but as the law of the land has demanded thlt those doors shall Le thrown wide open to any non-conformists who choose to come in, we feel that the statute in its present shape has as few objections as possible. This statute must still, after an interval of 14 days, be s:ibrnitta•l to Convoca- Con ; but we do not anticipate any opposition will be offered to it there. Another new statute on "trust:'" belonging to the University has emanated from the Hebdomadal Council, and will be promulgated in a Congre,(!ation to be holden on Tuesday, March 20, at two o'elock. The following notice was issued previous to the pro posal of the statute, but sonic members of the Congrega tion appeared disappointed that they were not still per mitted to use the vernacular in Congregation : " The Vice-Chancellor begs to inform members of Congregation that the Hebdomadal Council interpreting the Oxfor , l University Act, 17 th and 18t h Vict., ca p . 81,- clauses xvii. and xx., delivered the follow ing opinions in reference to the proposal of a statute for acceptance or rejection in Congregation, viz. : " 1. That no debate or discussion should take place. " 2. That the proceedings should be conducted in the Latin language.' ' —Morning Herald. zai. Lce • I t be , siu by war "- th the of the 25 812 s 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. to 5 20 20 50 al 25 20 ' St. 2i 51i 12i 12. 10 6 12A I2A I 121 St. St. 16i 10 St. St. 20 12A 25' 20 St. 20 20 20 25 21 3 LOO 100 1.00 all all 100 1100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1. pm pm 1021 PRIVATE DILL. The Gateshead Quays and Improvements B:11 was read a second time and orderedto be committed. PETITIONS. Mr. MUNTZ and several other hon. members pre sented petitions hi favour of the Friendly Societies Bill. Mr. A. PELLATT and Mr. WILLIAMS presented similar petitions from the trade societies of Southwark and Lambeth. PUBLIC RECORDS. Mr. MACARTNEY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether any and what arrangements were in con templation for the management and preservation of the public records in the Bermingham Tower, owing to the death of the Earl Stanhope, late keeper of said records? Mr. HORSMAN said no arrangement had yet been come to, but the subject was now under the considera tion of the Lord-Lieutenant. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. P. SCROPE said he had no objection to that part of the bill which consolidated the law relating to friendly societies, but he could not assent to the appoint ment of a commission, which the bill proposed, for the regulation of these societies. Many of these societies, which entered into distinct engagements, ought not to have the prestige conferred upon them of being sanc tioned by act of Parliament. His own opinion was, that they ought merely to sanction societies affording relief in case of sickness, and supported by monthly sub scriptions, but he strongly objected to lending the au thority of Parliament to societies which took money from their members upon the condition of pensioning them off at some very distant period. In the first case the loss would be lightly felt if the society miscarried either from defective calculations or mismanagement ; but in the second case the loss would fall heavily indeed upon the vast majority of the members. Sir G. GREY thought the object of the bill wa3 most useful. It proposed to consolidate the law of friendly societies ; it was not a new bill, because a similar mea sure was before the house last session, when it was re ferred to a select committee, and this bill was the re sult of that inquiry. Mr. BRIGHT said he had been too late to preEent some petitions in favour of this bill, but perhaps he might be allowed to state what was the purport of the petitions. One was signed by 1,700 heads of families connected with three friendly societies in Manchester, and they approved of the bill asawhole.. Mr. A. PELLATT said the bill bad been some time before the working-classes connected with these socie- ties, who well knew how to take care of their own affairs, and they cordially approved of the measure. The house then went into committee on the bill. Clauses from 1 to 5 inclusive were agreed to. On clause six, Mr. MITCHELL said the clause proposed to establish a Board of Commissioners for regulating Friendly So cieties, but receiving no salaries the commissioners would not be responsible to any one for the due performance of their duties. It was quite sufficient that there should be a registrar, and therefore he moved the omission of this clause. Mr. SOTHERON said he proposed so to limit the functions of the commission, that its duties should be confined to simply giving infirmation to friendly so cieties as to their powers and the construction of their rules. The commission knowing what bad been done by existing societies, would be able to advise the founders of new societies as to the best mode of proceeding for the attainment of the object they might, have in view. Mr. BRINES thought the bill would be just as good without this clause as with it, because it was exceedingly doubtful whether an unpaid commissioner would effi ciently discharge its duties, even though thEly were con fined to simply giving advice and information. If, however, the committee detertnined to retain the spirit of the clause for the sake of establish ing a Board of Advice, tide wording of the clause should Le regulated as to stop the duty of the commis sion with the mere giving of advice to those who might choose to apply for it. [LEFT SITTING.] MARLBOROWCIISTREET.--(THIS DAY.) JUVENILE TrtiEvEs.—John Owen, 15, and John Larkin, 13, were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing a scarf, a pair of gloves, and a shoe horn, the property of Dr. Hamilton Roe, 2G, Upper Brook street, Gro , -venor-square. John Allsop, a footman, in the service of the prosecutor, stated that about a quar ter-past nine on Saturday night the prisoners came to the house with some wood, and remlined in the hall for about five minutes while witness took the wood down stairs. When witness returned he found the pri soners had gone, and at ones missed the ar ticles named in the charge which he had seen safe just before. Witness immediately suspected pri soners to be the thieves, and yesterday he proceeded to prisoners' employers, where he saw them and taxed them with the theft, which they directly admitted, and said they hai sold the things to an orange woman, in Oxford-street. He then gave them in charge. The prisoners were remanded till Monday next. DRUNKEN MEDICAL STUDENTS.--Robert Moorsoni and Henry Hinlston, two medical students residing in Ver non-place, Bloomsbury-square, were each fined 20.. for having been drunk and riotous, the over night, in the Haymarket. BANKRUPTCY Courtr e —At this court yesterday an in vestigation under the estate of Mr. R. Jackson showed the extent into which the bankrupt had entered in ac cemmodation bill transactions with Mr. E. Oliver, of Liverpool. In the case of Mr. S. M. Krohn, Wnolatsly traded under the firm of Kbroa Brothers, a surrender was accepted, he having just returned from New York. The Cape Town, Mail, of the 27th January, sa; that the treasurer of the Patriotic Fund had already in hand 1,4001., the first-fruits of Cape Town alone, and that collections were still going on. The Journal de Frontefort states that there is no truth in the report which has been current that the Russian Government has formed the project of selling its North MONEY MARKET.—Money in the Utock Exchange Ameiican possessions to the United States. No such continues abundant. In the discount market the supply project, it declares, has ever existed. of money continues good, and a state of increased ease The Armonia of Turin states that a good understarnle is anticipated after the payment of the April dividends, ing is now certain to bealmostitnmediately re-establishea although as long as the Bank rate is maintained at 5 between Austria and Sardinia. Count Pralormo, it per cent. the gradual accumulation at that establishment, states, is to be sent to Vienna, in the same capacity as consequent upon the contraction of their discount busi- Count Revel was before, and Austria is to send a special ness, will prevent any marked decline out of doors. plenipotentiary for the settlement of the sequestration. BRITISH AND COLONIAL SMELTING COMPANY.—At an question. Jo . 1 ~, adjourned meeting of this company, held yesterd a y MR. STERNDALE ENNETT , 8 CONCERTS.--The first c f afternoon, a committee was appointed to inquire into Mr. Bennett's eleventh annual series of *gassiest oham the accounts and purchase of the Tamar works and the ber-concer s took place last night at the Hanover-square 'Mill-wall property, objections being raised to the amount Rooms, which we are happy to say were crowded in alleged to have been paid for them. every part on the occasion by a fashionable audience. DEATH OF JOLONEL Sin P. HANKEY, CeO.IIS.G.---It TRADE AND NAVIGATION RETURNS.—The annual ac is with deep regret that we have to announce the decease counts of the trade and navigation of the United King of Colonel Sir Frederick Hawkey, G.C.M.G., who ex• dom far 1853, prepared in the statistical department of pired yesterday in Montagu-square, at the advanced age the Board of Trade for presentation to Parliament, are. of 81. now issued in a large quarto volume of 322 pages. Mr. PUBLIC PEnTioNH—The list yesterday issued by the Fonblanque bas re-cast the form of the tables, which I select committee of the House of Commons includes now exhibit the movements of ships and commerce with one petition against opening places of public amuse greater facility than was possible under ,, the arrange ment on Sundays, signed by 122 persons ; three for went bequeathed by his predecessors. The information expediting the report on Maynooth College, signed under the head of Import Accounts, which, under the by 420 persons ; two for affirmations in lieu of oaths, Conrteney arrangement, *AS furnished in two sets of signed by 55 persons; 76 for a repeal of the duty tables, is now, for the first . time, exhibited in one, with- - on newspaper stamps (without reference to the bill out any sacrifice of distinctness, and shipping columns before the House), signed by 15,081 persons ; 24 peti- have been added to the page in which they appear to tions against the distillation of grain, signed by 3,340 show the relative employment of British and foreign persons ; 19 against the sale of intoxicating liquors, vesseli hi conveying the several articles to this "as beverages," signed by 86 persons (representatives The form of the export and shipping rteo e u a n . ts es ba ef of public meetings) ; and 22 for prohibiting the sale of been extended to admit of additional classifi t such liquors on Sundays, signed by 4,220 persons ; 3 information, and under the denomination of ‘ l Addi- It is re petitions for an alteration of the Public Libraries tional Accounts," much new matter isg Museums Bill, signed by 2,226 persons ; and 63 in timid to publish henceforth favour of that bill, signed by 4,770 persona ; 11 peti- nial, and the foreign statistics in e sep e a A r T a the miscellaneous,vebnve.lemthees.cpolo w B.—The convict tions for a repeal of the Salo of Beer Act (1854), signed THE RECENT ESCAPE FR9M N by 44,868 persons ; 2 for an alteration of the Smoke Nui- Bell, ted Yesterday morning, between one of the three prisoners who recently escaped sauce Abatement Act, signed by 2,860 persons. There froneNewgate, w e asit ee . neyreeds. The other two men before isd the tha that reason heha swbhe been e ß e e l.i ll . are also several petitions for an inquiry into the causes the Kin eland a 1H k of our disasters in the Crimea and for a reform of our had been previous military system ; and for the restoration of Poland. Mr. other well.know clever n burglars, in Peter Scott, of Belfast and Cheapside, London, tom- gaged, with some has not been appreheeandpetdurbeedfo; • b in the ' plains of baying been ill-treated in the matter of a con- what they call a pu t-up job country, to the tract for hay, which was at first ace9)ted by the Ad- extent of about 2 , 0001. On his arriving in town be was received by the turnkeys of Newgate, who conducted miralty, but afterwards annulled in consequence, him in safety to secure quarters in that prison. In con as he alleges, of a fele) report of a deputy-assistant sequence of the capture, a committee, composed of Aldtr commissary general ; he further alleges that an undue n ‘ i . en, Wilson,Carter . , Cubitt,. Sir C . . M . arshall, Finnis, preference has been given to English over Scotch and , Sidney, and Kennedy, was immediateiy summoned to Irish hay, and he prays the house to authorise him to receive the report of the turnkeys who had effected the deliver his hay, as per tender at any required port. capture. The inquiry is still pending, and various re- Another petitioner, Mr. Archibald White, of Great e l ie has ports are in cireulatien as to the culpability of ee - tain Missenden, Buckinghamshire, states that, parties within the walls of the prison This m iffered t o demonstrate to the Government the certain, OE t the committee have not Co . me to any uelcion. Is means whereby our soldiers may alwsys sleep dry,. even without tents Cr huts; aat au ,h means are . simpl, l elusion on the subject, and that two of the turnkeys ' ' have been sus ended from be unpacked and 1 . P. _their employment, and have light, portable, and inexpen-ive, may not s a y o e c t K b i e s e , a n I ,l, •e c i I C I I s p ta E t s e , ( r J . we m w HI xE put up for ore in a few ininutos al, night, and again in a i James c was killed by machinery at Sego' d, on few minutes in the nu ruing, taken down and repacked , Brown,k • - BY.— A man, named ready for use main at night, or rem wed t 1 soother iu- 1 canip'n,g ground ' , and enough of 'A ilia for 1,009 nun may ; Monday a.ternoon, under the following circumstances : he carried in two wag gons, or perhaps in one ; that he He was employed to mena g e a hoist in the mechinc has also offered to uenumstr rte means whereby the making shop of Messrs. 'Higgins, and in consequence "'soldiers may be supplied with dry clothes; and ile corn- of the damp weather it became necessary to put soft plains that his offers have not he ,, n accepted, and prays soap on certain parts of the machiee to make it ran that opportunity may be afforded him of showing £hat i easier. For this purpose he had to get about eight feet such means are proper end efficient." This p e titi on higher than the hoist, and, at a distance from him of was presented by Mr. Layard, M.P. Mr. 3. South- only 17 feet, there was a ladder to be used for this pur well, the vestry clerk of Mile end, 0:d Town, Stepney, rose. To save trouble, however, he got into the hoist, prays that Good Friday (the 6 th of April) may be and then upon a cross - bar over it, and so began to appointed for the Fast-day instead of Wednesd a y ascend, putting the soap on as lie went. In this way next, the 21st of March, on the ground that th e o h- h e aears to have lost sight of the dan g er he was in, pp servance of the latter day will be productive of serio us ' and the hoist going to the top of the building with him, loss to labourers, porters, and others in the various sea- his head went against the pulley, through which the ports, as cutting off one whole csay's pey, and that too, ropes peas, with such force that be was crushed to death when they can ill afford to dispense with it ; an d l as tly, a lmost in a moment. An inquest ARS held yestery, Mr. Saxe Bannister, M.A., Oxon, prays for th e preser'-' before Mr. Rntter county coroner, when the jury found vation of materials fur our national history. a verdict of "Accidental death." 44i - 4-44 4 44 V-ri4- _ 2 1 11 4 • k 7 r.'"NA r^g4t^` ",*;:e4N ~'_ yr: • - ( Continued frost env first ectition of veeterctay.) Captain Kellett, in continuation, said—Subsequently lie was sent by Lord Raglan to Varna for paele-horses, and a portion of the ambulance corps, whom he con• veyed to the Crimea. The men were old pensioners, very much given to drinking, and wore not, In his opi nion, fit for such service. They were unable to attend to the horses ; and on several occasions required the as sistance of his crew. At one time when he was in the Bosphorus, Admiral Boxer ordered a quantity of char coal to be put on board for the Ire of the troops. On arriving at Bala.klava, however, Captain Christie would not allow it to be landed, although be (witness) offered to put it on ehore with his own ship's company. Chairman—What did you do with it? Witness, in reply, raid he took it tackwards'and for wards to Constantinople two or three times, and as Cap tain .Christie persisted in refusing it, he eventually con signed it back again to Achuiral Boxer. He sr W 113 ae liots for stores at Balaklava. ThQ =chi:n:l,r there very bad, and was in an intolerably filthy dindition. He would have undertaken to have cleansed it in a very' Alert time. The quays evtre very discreditable. He c,,u41 hardly say who was responsible for the condition of the harbour. Chairman—Were there any regulations relative to anchorage in the interior of the Larbour ? Witness—l believe none at alt. He should say the harbour could have contained at least 50 vessels. Several vessels, to his knowledge, were detained in the discharge of their cargoes. He thought the regulation that vessels should lie with their bows to the quay was ridiculoue Many more vessels might have beta accom modated inside the harbour. Capt. Christie frequently came on board his vessel, and he acted meter tilt imme diate superintendence of Captain Christie, and con sidered he was completely dependent upon him for orders, though ho should have obeyed any directions given him by Admiral Dundas or Admiral Lyons. He (witness) was of opinion that a very efficient force might have been organised for cleaning the harbour ; and he was of opinion that some of the ships' crews in the har bour, who were not employed, would have volunteered to do the work had they been offered pay for the duty. He was never in want of medicines, or stores of any kind, on board his vessel. When any sick died ou board his vessel at first, he preferred paying their re mains proper respect by taking them on shore to bury them ; but when they died of cholera, or any infectious disease, of course they were thrown into the sees. Mr. Drummond—Are you aware that orders were issued by Captain Christie to the effect that no vessels should enter the harbour, except a particular signal was displayed ? Witness—That was after I left I believe. I heard such was the case. By the Chairman —The Himalaya conveyed sick and wounded on her road home to Malta. Lieutenant-Colonel Sparkes, of the 38th Regiment, was then called. Ho said that his regiment was landed at Gallipoli on the 14th May last. On landing in the Crimea they had no tents, and his men suffered con- siderably in consequence. On arriving before Sebastopol the duty in the trenches fell very heavily on the men. They had a very fair supply of provisions, including fresh meat, of which he thought they had more than salt. The men were attacked by scurvy, which he at tributed to the wet and exposure to the weather. Chairman—Had you never any winter clothing sup plied to them before you left ? Witness replied that some warm apparel was being served out to them when he left. That was about Dec. The clothing and the boots were of good quality. He thought they were tolerably well provided for the winter. At the time lie left there was not a regular supply of fresh meat, but the men were served with it now and then. They also had some lime juice and rice given to them. Chairman--Had you a commissariat officer attached to the regiment ? Witness—Yes, we had. Chairman—D:l he attend efficiently to the wants of the men ? Witness—Yes, he was very attentive to his duties. The hospitals were very full when they arrived, but houses were afterwards provided for the sick and wounded. There was, he thought, a sufficiency of me dical men attached to the regiment, but there was a de ficiency of medicines. Some of the tents were old. [The evidence of this witness was almost inaudible.] Thomas Dawson, a private in the Grenadier Guards (who had lost his left arm in action) was next examined. He said he joined his regiment in Bulgaria in July last year. The weather was very warm at that period of the year, and disease hal broken out. The tents were not well adapted to that kind of weather as they were very close, especially at night, unless the folds were lifted up, which could not bo done in wet weather. They were fairly supplied with prov!sious including fresh meat—but they did not have that every day. They had coffee, but they preferred tea. The former was quite green, and they had to resort to various methods of roast ing it. The bread was very good. When the men marched down to Varna to embark they were in a very sickly, low state. Many had died of sickness be- fore then. The passage to the Crimea occupied about fifteen days, and sickness somewhat diminished. They were in good spirits when t'a(y landed. They hyl no knapsacks, only their coats and blankets. They preferred the knapsacks, as they were so much more compact and convenient. The Chairman—Did you see the tents which the Frelrch carried on their hacks ? Witness--• Yes, I did. Cliairamu—Whatdid you thin of them ? Witness replied that he liked the in very much, and that the men spoke very highly of them. Ho was wounded at Inkerman, and was conveyed on board ship the same night. The usual means of carrying the wotinded were used, by stretchers And such apparatus. Before Sebastopol the supply of provisions gave the ineu no cause for grumbling, except as regarded the green coffee. They sent out fatigue parties to get wood for fuel. There was plenty of I , rusliwood in the locality. They l:a•l fresh meat about three days a week. When l►e came away, however, the commissary had run cheat and more salt meat was served. Cocoa would have been preferable to coffee, but tea would have been far better than either ; it was easily prepared and was more refreshing. They hail no tins supplied to them for roasting the coffee. Had done duty in the trenches re peatedly ; and it was most harassing and fatiguing work. They used to cook their food and take it with them to the trendies.. After he was wounded he was conveyed by the ambulance capi on a stretcher. The ambulance waggons were by no means comfortable—they Were not easy, and were very inconvenient. There was a great-deal of sickness in his regiment before the bat tle of Inkerman, chiefly diarrbcea. By Mr. Ellice—He was taken to Scutari Hospital, where he was 27 days, and experienced great kindness. He came to England- in the Ta►.avera. - It was fitted up with very good accommodation. By Sir J. Pakington—His arm was amputated in con sequence of a musket shot. It was taken off the same evening. By Mr. Bra►nstone-- A good many men fell out owing to illness during the march. He never noticed how the French prepared their coffee. By Mr. Ball--The men ate a good deal of fruit in Bul garia, but they were cautioned against doing so by a general order. .. .. By' the Chairman—No winter clothing had been given out to the troops when he left. The men 'were in a very dirty conditior. Shortly before four o'clock the committee adjourned until to-morrow at the usual time. ,At an Advanced period of the day Mr. Roebuck en tered the room, but 'Mr. Layard continued to preside throughout. - The hon. and learned gentleman did not take his usually active part in the proceedings. PORTSMQUTR ELECTION. The polling for this borough commenced at eight o'clock yesterday (Tuesday) morning, and closed at four, with the subjoined resulto, Lord Monck commencing with a considerable majority, which was maintained throUghout the day, There are about 3,200 good voters in the borough, so that it will be seen that a large num ber did not record their votes. Monck. Gaselee. 9 o'clock 12 o'clock , 576 4 o'clock 1478 Majority for Lord Monck 1,005 The dockyard and other establishments gave those of their men who are electors two hours to record their votes. It is usual to give half a holidayyn such occa sions, but the exigencies of the public service would not permit of this at the present time. At the conclusion of the poll Lord Monek thanked the electors for the confidence they had displayed in himself and the Government of Lord Palmerston by re turning him by so overwhelming a majority, and ha promised that that confidence should meet with every return on his part. FORICIGN AFFAIRS COMIIITTEI.---11nder this designa tion a committ ee h as been organised at Newcas tle-upon - Tyne to watch th e progress of the war, to .counteract the evils of secre t d iplomacy , to diffuse information on the relatio n o f G reat B r i ta i n ' w i t h ot h er St a tes, and to employ all possible efforts towards promoting the restor ation of the independence of Poland and other op pressed nations. Charles Attwood, Esq., is appointed presid, at, Mr. John Galloway t t reasurer, Joseph Cowan, jun., seeretAry secretary. and Mr. From reas a circular now committee " r e affirms" feather that the caw') . b.for© us we e'holding in - Itt t ineous meetings through- Vie propriety of o'tl of Mar A, and ur g e s, as an oat the country on the ~*3 1 . , %n:tuity at I ',arse Meal - 111p in rola , imperative duty, um . n of imam,. Foi: our ti .11 to the rce u-truct o pm t we i wiShv th e committee su ccess, and ttust these meetings Will be b e held, I that an, ittsLice to Poland will not be for gotten at then. ' - Sr. PrrtintalunG-. — There arc no late r Mercantile atl vic.:s from St. Petersburg, liu:, tho*e received thus far show that the first impression producedAby the death of the Emperor Nicholas was t'iat it 'would prove favour . able for peace—a feeling, I , o',ver, which'has probably since in some measure subsided in the same manner as in Paris and London. Many per,ons in the city who know the Russian people assert that they have no idea they will be required to give up or disarm Sebastopol, their belief being that if th cede the other points it will suf fice. There are others who eonsider that Russia has already put forth her g reatest strength, and that the conviction at St: Peters burg that this will soon become apparent in the Crimea is so strong that a peace, even including a limitation of power in the Black Sea, will L be hurried on as fast as possible, so as to secure mode• rate terms while they 'ire ypt attainable. --")\, '',cf:k i r ill V v i ti