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,~~ i. , DRURY-LANE..Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.-- Reduced Prices as risaal.—A. Morning Performance every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING, FEB. 20. Will be performed THE HUNCHBACK. Characters by Mr. T. Mead, Belton, A. Tounge, Hall, and Worrell; Misses Marriott and Mrs. Selby. To conclude with the Pantomime of JACK AND JILL. THEATRE ROYAL HAYBLARKET. Under the management of Mr. Blackstone, THIS EVENING, FEB. 20, Will be performed GUY MANN. ERING. Henry Bertram, Mr. G. Tedder; Meg Merrilees, Miss Cushman. Fellows(' by the new grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled LITTLE 80-PEEP ; or, -Harlequin and the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little 80-PeeP, Miss L. Thompson ; Harlequin, Mr. Chapin° ; Pantaloon, Columbine, Miss M. Brown. Mr. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby ; ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cuanza Kris. THIS EVENING, FEB. 20, Will be presented the original adaptation of Casimir Delatrigne's Historical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal character by Mr. C. Rean. After which will be produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled, HARLEQUIN BLUE-BEARD; or, The Great Bashaw. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown. Mr. liana; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Desborough. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. TIIIS EVENING, FED. 20, Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. After which will be produced the new and original Fairy Extra vaganza; entitled PRINCE PRETTYPET and THE BUTTERFLY. To be followed by TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE. Box-office open from 10 until 6. Sole'agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Allcreft, 15, Now-Bond -street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, rms. 20, Will be performed a new and original Drama, preceded by a Pro logue, and called JANET PRIDE. To be fol•owed by THE UNKNOWN AND THE RAYADERE. Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford and G. Lee ; Misses Woolgar and Keeley, and Aldlles. Maraquita and Benoni. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Faa. 20, - - Will be presented the new Comedietta, called TIT FOR TAT, in Which Messrs. F. Robson; A. Wigan, and Miss Maskell will appear. Followed by A LUCKY FRIDAY. Atter which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MINES. Characters by Mr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, Miss E. Ormoade, Miss bt Briton, Miss Brantley, and Mrs. Fitzallan. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke. THIS EVENING, 105th time, the BATTLE of the ALMA ! to which will shortly be added, the Battles of Balaklava and of Inkerman. After which, the Brilliant SCENES of EQUITATION in the CIRCLE. To conclude with (the last week) the Grand. Commie Pantomime called GULLIVER and the LILLIPUTIANS ; or, Harlequin and Britannia. On FRIDAY. aFREE BENEFIT in aid of the" Times"' Fund for the Relief of the Sick and wounded Soldiers. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. Acting Manger, A r. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director Mr. W. Cooke, jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDO t. THIS DAT —Morning 26 min.after 4 f Evening 46 inin.aft. 4 To-ifozaow - Morning 6 min.after 5 I Evening 24 min.aft. 5 THE WEATHER.—Sino 077102, Feb. 20. TEERMOMETEB, IN THE SEADE. 36—highest since noon ydsterday. 27—lowest this morning and during the night. 31—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'77. WIND, N.E.—Light, with fine sunshiny frosty weather, - ~40,70414.1,111. 4,71-"tvii-t.e" • LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1855. Committee or commission ? That is the ques tion —one, too, of no ordinary importance, for on the decision will depend the estimate which the nation may form of the energy, independence, and manliness of its representatives—of the amount of confidence that may be reposed in the Commons House of Parliament 1 That inquiry is essential is now admitted on every side. Even tine buiii.ters yri-u, in other offices considered it not merely unnecessary, but unconstitutional, have entirely changed their minds, and ask for the more rapid action that may possibly attend a Government commission. If, however, the pro ceedings of an independent and fairly-appointed committee are slow they are unquestionably sure ; and the nation has some reason to hope that the evidence elicited will not be garbled or mutilated —that even if the inferences be inaccurate or unconnected, the facts from which they are de duced will at least be correctly given, so that . every unprejudiced man may be enabled to draw his own conclusions on correct data. If, then, the nature of the contemplated investigation were still doubtful —if there had been no deliberate decision on the point that the reputation and character of the representative branch of the Legislature would not be seriously compromised by any with ,: drawal from the position it solemnly and delibe rately assumed, with full notice that in so doing • it was passing a vote of censure, or, at least, of a total want of confidence not only in individual members of the Cabinet, but in the entire Govern ment—we should still insist on a Parliamentary inquiry as the only one likely to prove effectual or to bring forth adequate fruits in due season. When, however, we look to all the peculiar cir cumstances of the case—when we consider the disgrace that would fall on those whom we desire to respect, by abandoning their well-considered and just decision, our astonishment is increased at the hardihood of the Minister who could de mand, and the servility and degradation of those who could concede, a humiliation in every respect so deplorable. Then, indeed, would the body which we have been accustomed to regard as the " first society of gentlemen in the world " change its designation, and become, instead, the laughing stock of Europe. The Whig panacea for all grievances has un fortunately become too notorious to excite any degree of enthusiasm in the country—to enkindle even a gleam of hope in the heart of the veriest tyro. Whenever it was necessary to make things pleasant for a time—to get rid of a well-founded torrent of popular indignation, or shelve an incon venient question to a more convenient period—a Commission was appointed. Some three or more gentlemen, thoroughly versed in " red-tapism," and clamouring for a participation in " the loaves and fishes" were selected. A couple of - secret chaps were added as Secretary and Assis . taut-Secretary, and then the subject was quietly in terred until a monum.ent was constructed in the shape ofavolurninous bluebook, which recorded the names and virtue s of the d ecease d, but could not restore the slight es t d egree The wishes of th ose of the long-suspended vitality. sion were param ount, and who appointed the Commis no inconvenient matter was suffered to ooze out by the discreet officials. The TADPOLES and TAPEItt, et hoc genus omne, were accustomed to regard the appointment no t merely as getting rid for a time of an i nconvenient topic, but, what in their eyes was of greater im portance, a means of lessening the amount o f competition among the would-be Governme n t ouvriers, filling the gaping mouths of some hungry expectants, and thus re ducing the number of the " waiters on PROVIDENCB." - Under existing circumstances, it is the duty of Government to act, not to talk—to determine, rather than investigate. It is not " sayings," but "aloings," that are required. The present rather 'than the future must be looked to. Immediate ~ e nergetic action is required. But still that will . diSeense with the necessity of the Parlia ,l - neutitry investigation. The two must proceed • -1 - rOtprtesit. The Prime Minister, representing the t(' "i• - *; Exelltive, must act, but that should be done • . ou.t any attempted evasion of his responsibi- Parliament must investigate, but not by delegation of its powers to others. If Lord ...AQLAN be incompetent, it is for the Minister to recall him, and. substitute a more efficient General in his place—not to send a kind of hybrid animal to watch, report, and " recommend." If General SIMPSON be better calculated to bring the War to a satisfactory conclusion than Lord RAGLAN, by all means endow him with ample powers and unfettered. authority. But why should we keep a general merely to control and direct a gang of scavengers, when the real authority has passed from him. History tells us that the Sicilian tyrant, when deposed from his high condition, be came a pedagogue, because still there was the semblance of authority to console him in his fall. But surely Lord RAGLAN does not require such a break to his fall. It would be far better for the respectable old gentleman to return to the Ord nance Department and resume the pen, with which he was so familiar, and in wielding which no errors could be inflicted, no oversights de plored. The guardians of the public purse last night unhesitatingly accepted the bill drawn by her MAJESTY'S Government. The full number of men demanded was at once graited, and the trifling amount of 7,353,8041. voted for the ne cessary expenditure, without a single dissentient voice. No niggardliness of disposition, no undue economy, can therefore be charged against the British nation. There has been no undue cutting down of estimates—not the slightest symptom of parsimony. There is therefore the less excuse for any failure on the part of the Executive when everything that can be wished for is dealt forth with such profuse and unsparing liberality. Surely we have a right to look for efficiency and utility on the part of the various officials whose labours are so generously remu nerated. It may be expected that they will at length think it consistent with their positions to meet their paymasters—the public—with civility, and to expedite every reasonable application, in place of snubbing the applicants. It is no longer desirable that the various depart ments should become mere machines, that cannot be influenced by any exigencies—that they should look only to form to the total neglect' of substance—that they should eschew the possession of anything approximating to mind or reasoning power. We have, however, seen some deplorable in stances of the untoward consequences of the total absence of a directing will, and the iron despotism of routine. It was at one time felicitously remarked that " established rules were admirable servants, but most despotic and tyrannical masters ;" and even that despotism may be rendered mote intolerable, that tyranny more grinding, by the hauteur and insolence of those charged with their administra tion. When profound contempt is palpably manifested in the curtness of the written replies and the indifference and apathy of the verbal communications, no independent man will subject himself to snch contumelious treatment, or come unnecessarily into contact with those who seem to pride themselves on the total avoidance of every thing approaching to gentlemanly feeling. The case of the " green coffee," which was so long and wantonly served out to the troops in the Crimea, and which furnishes a striking illus tration of the system in operation, not merely in one but in many departments, was last night alluded to. The explanation given on the sub ject by Mr. WILSON only places the grie vance in a stronger light, and aggravated the misconduct of those justly responsible for the evil. It appeared that unroasted coffee was pre ferred by the troops :in the Kafir war as more convenient to carry, and in better condition. Ergo, it should be sent in the same way to the Crimea, where the partieshad no conveniences either for roasting or grinding, and where, in fact, it became worse than useless, merely tantalising the men, who saw a valuable addition to their com forts lost by the misconduct of the parties whose duty it was to look after their comforts. Some excuse might be made if the evil were corrected immediately on discovery, but, in place of that, many valuable months passed away without alteration or improvement, and it was not until late in December that any coffee fit for use was sent off ; although "My Lords " were not, even at the last moment, " aware" of there being any deficiency. There must, then, be a complete and searching reform in 'all these departments—a reform recommended by independent Members of Parliament, and not by persons thoroughly imbued with the objectionable spirit, and prejudiced in favour of every red tapist form and practice. The present system of purchasing commissions in the army totters to its fall. The results of its operation during the present War have been so disastrous that everywhere public feeling is excited against it. Go to what quarter you will and be sure you'll find it—alone or in con nection with the sufferings of the army before Se bastopol—the subject of animadversion. If you ride in a metropolitan omnibus the chances are ten to one you have to listen to its condemnation. If you resort to "nine inn" the subject of conversation is sure, before long, to be the same. If you travel you may make up your mind to listen to Jeremiads against its advocates and those who have benefitted by it ; and if you rest, stay in what town you may, you will find the subject still uppermost, and the feeling the same. Not only in this manner, however, but also in a more indisputable one, is expression being given to the universal feeling. In many of our pro vincial towns public meetings are either being announced or are in contemplation on the sub ject. Foremost among these we may mention Newcastle-upon-Tyne, one of the most public spirited towns in the kingdom. There a requisi tion, signed by a large number of the most re spectable and influential citizens, begging the Mayor to call a public meeting of the inhabitants of the borough to consider the system in question, has been immediately re sponded to by his Worship, and on Thursday next, we doubt not, it will be shown, as it can be beyond dispute, that the system is what the re quisitionists describe it to be—" injurious to the service, paralysing in its effects, and un just to the private soldier." The example thus set cannot be too extensively imitated. Every where public feeling should have a similar ex pression, and be followed, as we suppose it will, at Newcastle by petitions to Parliament. The system is too bad to admit of a successful de fence, but it suits a powerful class too well to be givonup away, of its condemnation. Tt must be swept ceome the logitimai C r remwiasrsdio o n f s u m )il u i s ta t ry be k r n e o a l f s t i e e r b d g e e: zeal, and good conduct, and then we shall have officers more generally worthy of our soldiers, and offer to both a more substantial stimulus than fame alone to emulation, whether i n pa ti en t en durance and readiness of resource at all times, or in intelligent bravery in the shock of battle. DEPARTURE OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL. Lord John Russell, accompanied by his daugh ter, left. London by the South Eastern Railway this morning at ten minutes past eight, via Calais, on his mission to Vienna. The noble lord ap peared 'in excellent health and spirits. LATEST NEWS. THE SD N, LONDON, TUESPAIr EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1855. ~~:~.~ ATTACK ON EUPATORIA. Letters from Constantinople, of the Bth, reached London last night at a late hour. We learn from private letters that General Osten- Sacken had attacked the position of our Turkish allies at Eupatoria, but without success. VIENNA, TUESDAY, 9 A.M. Baron Prokesch is to be the Austrian Special Commissioner at the Congress about to be held here. The following has been received from the East : "The British Infantry only have been with drawn from the siege lines. British Artillerymen and sailors still serve the guns in the English batteries." WARSAW, FEB. 17. An imperial ukase has appeared, decreeing a forced loan. All landed property is to pay fifteen silver roubles per acre. Fresh contributions of provisions are also ordered, four times larger than at first. The Moniteur of yesterday contains the fol lowing : CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. 8. The news from the Crimea is highly satisfac tory. The weather continued favourable. The siege works were nearly finished, and it was posi tively ascertained that the number of the rein forcements received by the enemy had been greatly exaggerated. The fine weather here continues ; the winds are southerly and all the vessels that were in the Dardanelles are coming up. The Breslaw and Inflexible have arrived here from Algiers, after a passage of eleven days. The Louis XIV., coming from Toulon, was two days before them. The temperature is exceedingly mild. VARNA, FEB. 12. Ismail Pacha leaves to-day for the Crimea with a contingent df Ottoman troops. The Russians have tried in vain to disturb the Allies at Eupatoria. The position of the Turks is made stronger every day. The Post Gazette of Frankfort publishes a letter from Posen (misdated) Feb. 17, in which we read, "The rumour runs in military circles that orders to assume the offensive have been received from St. Petersburg. However this may be, the army of Poland has again been set in motion within the last few days, and the troops previously withdrawn from the frontiers of Gallicia are again marching towards the south. The main army seems as if it were about to take up its position on the right bank of the Vistula, along the fron tiers of Gallicia and the Bukowina. On this side there will only remain a corps of 30,000 men at the central point of Czentochau." THE TURKISH EXPEDITION TO THE CRIMEA. VARNA, FEB. 7. Omer Pasha goes to-day, at four o'clock in tho afternoon. 9 P. M Omer Pasha is just now embarking, amid the glare of blue lights. He is going with Colonel Sim mons and Colonel Le Dieu on board the Colombo, which will sail in about two hours. The departure of the Marshal took place sooner than was expected. Orders were given very suddenly. It is commonly attributed to the illness of Terpik Pasha at Eupa toria that OmerPasha has accelerated his departure. Mnhlis Pasha (Prince Stourdza) remains at Varna as Omer Pasha's Lieutenant, which seems to me rather strange, as he is the Chef d'Etat Major. He has attached to himself for the service of em barkation Murad Effendi' (Major Wiorzbicky) and three other officers belonging to the staff. Mashir Pasha (Sir S. Lakeman) has the direction of the embarkation of cavalry at Bourgas. Yesterday a large quantity of wires for the tele graph with the Crimea was landed here, so that we may now soon expect to have a direct com munication established between the seat of war and France and England. Unofficial intelligence from the Russian positions in the Crimea seldom reaches the west. The Vienna and Berlin papers, nevertheless, favoured by the settlement of Germans in Russia, are occasionally able to publish a letter, throwing light upon the situation of the enemy. The Ost. Deutsche Post of Vienna publishes two such communications. The first, from St. Petersburg, is to the following effect : The situation of the Allied armies in the Crimea is not so bad as the English journals affirm. Their effective amounts to 120,000 men—French, English, and Turks. The victualling of this force becomes easier every day. The French in particular, who farm the most numerous portion of the army, are amply provisioned in every re spect. The Allies have collected in the Crimea the finest war materiel ever seen. This is the reason why we at St. Petersburg are so anxious about the fate of Sebasto pol, notwithstanding the confidence se ostentatiously displayed. The Emperor is much irritated against the officers of the staff, who declared last year that the dis embarkation of more than 40,000 men in the Crimea was impossible ; and hence it was deemed sufficient to aug ment the army by a third. It has been raised to 100,000 men now, and possesses an excellent body of cavalry ; but a large portion of the latter has been necessarily withdrawn, on account of the scarcity of fodder and the great difficulties in the way of the commissariat—diffi culties which prevent a larger number of troops being sent thither. From Simpheropol to Sebastopol the way lies across salt steppes devoid of vegetation, and you are obliged to carry water with you for man and beast. Nearly 7,000 draught horses have already died along that route, and they now use oxen instead: It is, there fore, impossible to support an army in the Crimea, unless one has the sea ; and if the Allies succeed in cutting off the communications of the Russian army by land, albeit for a ♦ery short period, the fate of Sebastopol will be soon decided. They are making unheard-of efforts for the spring campaign, and, every day we expect extraordinary mea sures. Ne one desires a peace prejudicial to Russia, and mere especially because the war is considered over all the empire as a holy one. They will cheerfully give up to Austria the protectorate of the Principalities, because they feel sure of getting back again before long, provided Russia's power remain intact. We consider the free navigation of the Danube a mere verbal order, with which Russia will willingly comply. The main point is the domination of the Black Sea. This domination was the first cause of the war, and it will be defended to the very last. The Black Sea lost, all is lost ; but the Black Sea saved, all is saved. Such is the rallying cry of Rus sian policy. The Ost. Deutsche Zeitung publishes an Odessa letter with news from Sebastopol, which, although only of the 23d ult., is interesting on account of its source. On the 22d the Russian generals held a council of war, at which General Osten-Sacken's proposition for keeping on the defensive met with the warmest opposition. He urged that it was more advantageous to remain on the defensive, since the Allies were so strongly intrenehed as to render a successful attack almost impossible, and that they would be therefore forced to take the offensive themselves. Admiral Stansikovitch now commands in Sebastopol. The frost has carried off a great many victims. It is stated that sixty men of the Greek ScJimmie volunteer legion had been frozen to death while on the march to Perekop, and the lit brigade of the Grenadier Guards which were also marching to Nicolaief, and which are to be at Sebastopol by the end of th e month, have also met with heavy loss. They complain a good deal at Sebastopol of the way in which the troops are lodged. Although it had been long known beforehand whatnumber of troops would arrive, they nevertheless neglected to make due preparations, and whole regiments are obliged in consequence to bivouac in the open air during the present temperature. THE BALTIC. KIEL, Feb. IG.—ln a former despatch I men tioned that they are now preparing large quantities of provisions at Hamburg for delivery to the Eng lish Government, in consequence of agreements entered into for that purpose some time ago. I am now informed that similar arrangements are in progress at Dantzic, where large contracts for pork have been made. In this case it is likewise to be hoped that the Government will so manage as to have the provisions, after a sufficient inspection, delivered to the navy at that port, so that the delay as well as the expense of transport to and from England may be avoided. It is further mentioned from Dantzic, that what I had anticipated as probable as to the bringing to that and other Prussian or neutral ports the pro duce of Russia, which would otherwise have been sent to the Imperial ports of the Black Sea, is likely to be realised sooner than I expected. Offers are already made to sell them on contract a consi rquantity of wheat of that kind which has e t bi hithertobeen well known in the markets of the Mediterranean erranean and of Europe generally as "Polish Odessa ;" and although for obvious reasons it may not now be so designated, there can be no doubt, from samples and otherwise, that the origin and quantity is the same. If the supplies from this source are to be confined to that article, neither England nor France might perhaps object to their finding their way to their ports, even although the proceeds might go to replenish the treasury of the enemy ; but if grain can so easily get its destination altered, in consequence of the blockade of the Black Sea ports, there can be no doubt that other articles which they may not be disposed to regard with equal in dulgence may have their route as conveniently changed. Prussia has recently given evidence of her power to prohibit the exportation of articles from her dominions which have passed in transitu, through her territory. Shipments of Russian copper, intended for England, have been stopped as being " contraband of war." I am told that inducements are held out by those interested in the recently opened railway from Flensburg to Tonning (which was constructed by Messrs. Peto and Co., to whom it has been leased) to have recourse to that conveyance for goods from the Baltic to the North Sea, and which, if successful, may tend to increase the revenue hitherto enjoyed by Denmark from that source, and thus render negotiations more certain. There has been another heavy fall of snow, and two mails are duo from England. FRANCE. • The following is an extract of a letter received from Paris this morning : • "Is the Emperor really going to the Crimea ?" ' "Has Count Fialin de Persigny succeeded in divert ingthelmperialmindfromthat unmeaningproject ?" "Is his Majesty going, or is he not ?" These are the questions asked by every one you meet, high and low, gentle and simple, rich and poor ; and what ever be the difference of views that may exist on other points among these different classes, on this there is but one opinion—that of strong condemna tion. Some may disbelieve the fact, but all are unanimous in reprobating it. Neither as the Sovereign of a nation, as a statesman, or as a General, is there any pretext for such a journey. If the Emperor's presence with the army on the field of battle, where the fate of an empire was to be decided, was likely to add to the chances of victory, from the prestige of his name, one could understand the generous impetuo sity, or the high resolve which prompted the ad venture. But the siege of Sebastopol is rather an affair of engineering ; who can say that it will not be taken before ho arrives Who can assure us that even the magic of his presence may fail in reducing that formidable stronghold ? If the mo ment of the attack be near at hand, the troops will not mount the breach with less daring than they stormed the heights of Alma, Balaklava, and Inker man, where no Emperor was present. His glory can not be increased by his being merely an eye-witness; and the consequences even to him might be pregnant with evil in case of discomfiture. By witnessing°from some distant height the capture of Sebastopol, the Emperor can hdrdly believe that he will be reckoned among the great Generals of the age, and his pre sence will not give more force to his Government at home, or impart to it more prestige abroad, than if he received the news of the success of his arms without stirring from the Tuileries. It is, however, still uncertain whether his Majesty will persist in what profane Republicans would call a " wild-goose chase," but to which others, out of regard for Imperial dignity, give the more modified terms of a "swan-hunt." I am told, and I hope it is true, that since yesterday the ques tion has, if anything, rather lost than gained ground, and it is whispered that, iu a letter from a great personage in England, the matter is amicably discussed, but strongly disapproved. It is hoped that a good effect will be produced by it. In the meantime the Ministers themselves, or certainly some of them, continue in rather an amusing state of perplexity. They cannot say whether the Emperor will or will not go. They fervently pray for the latter ; and they trust to the chapter of acci dents, or to some superior influence in their favour. A journey to Vienna, to Berlin, to the shores or the waters of the Baltic, would not be much minded ; but that distant and mysterious region of the Crimea inspires misgivings, and makei the spirit, whether it will or no, apprehensive or pro phetic of evil. All that can be said is that though the journey is as much talked of as ever, yet there still lingers a slight hope that it will not take place. An aide-de-camp of M. de Wodell left Paris for Berlin yesterday. It is believed he is the bearer of the Treaty with Prussia, to be submitted to his Majesty. With regard to its signature I have learned nothing new of a positive kind. But I may again repeat that it is considered in official quarters as an affair definitively arranged and concluded ; and it is not considered probable that, all vacillating as he has proved himself, the King will disavow the work of his confidential agent. BOURSE, FHB. D.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. End of Month. 4i per Cents 94 75 91f. 65c. 3 per Cents 65 75 C 5 85 C;editMobilier 742 50 Roman Credit Foncier — Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes Piedmontese B3 75 Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c. 1,165 --- Lyons ............ . ... 1017 50 Orleans.. Western 650 Rouen Cette 595 Strasburg ..•.••...... 802 50 Mediterranean B9O Havre; .................. 552 50 Northern A letter from Helsingborn (Finland), in the German Journal of Frankfort, states that General de Berg, the new governor of the province, arrived at the above named place on the Ist. The arma ments were being proceeded with most actively throughout Finland. The Danube reports from Kars, of the 26th De cember, that Schamyl had intercepted a convoy of 1,500 Turkish prisoners, whom the Russians were carrying off into the interior. A letter from Berlin of the 16th, in the Consti tutionnel, says :—" The Prince of Prussia was taken ill yesterday, and his departure for the Rhenish provinces is again delayed." THE ART-UNION OF GLASGOW. Amongst the numerous institutions of this nature which have of late years sprung up in different parts of the country, and which have been so beneficial and use ful in promoting a refined and cultivated taste for the fine arts amongst the community at large, few have been more successful than the .A.rt-Union of Glasgow. The rapid prosperity which has attended it since its estab lishment, as evidenced by the present large number of its subscribers, is one of the best proofs which can be ad duced of the energy and ability with which its ming.- ment has been conducted, and this gratifying result is, doubtless, in no small degree attributable to the high class of works which the committee have selected for dis tribution to its members from year to year. We have before us a specimen of the engraving, to a copy of which every subscriber of one guinea for the current year will be en titled, and we have much pleasure in drawing attention to it, as a tangible corroboration of the justice of the frregoing remark. The work is after the celebrated painting by W. P. Frith, RA., "Coming of Age in the Olden Time," and is from the burin of P. Holl, which is of itself a sufficient guarantee of its excellence. Besides being of the best quality of line engraving, the print is, we believe, one of the largest and most valuable ever issued by any art-union. In addition to this, subscribers have for every guinea they have paced on the list a chance of obtaining at the annual meeting in July a painting, statuette, a fac - sin n l e chrorno-lithographic copy after J. Gilberl, or som e other work of art. Th e s e are very tempting inducemen ts to become connected with the society, and for the assist ance of such as ma y feel disposed to enrol their names as members, we may state that subscriptions will be received by the hon. secreta ries in London, Mr. John Watkins, 34, Parliament street; and Mr. Geo. Grant, 66, Gracechurch-street. THE WEATHER IN EDINBURGH.—The frost continues, and with increased severity. On Sunday morning the thermometer was in town at 15 degrees Fahrenheit, in the Horticultural Gardens 5 degrees, at Beachwood 4i degrees, and at Craigiehall only 1 degree above zero. MONEY MARKET AND COM2dERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCS. The Liverpool cotton market closed yesterday with a heavy appearance. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, including 100 Pernam and Maranham at 61d. to 7d., 70 Bahia at 51d. to 7-ad., 300 Egyptian at sid. to 7d., 700 Surat at 3id. to 3id., and 50 Sea Island at Is. 2d. to is. Bd. per lb. Railway Shares tended upwards, but there was a limited business doing. 2 The motion of Mr. Collier upon the subject of the Russian trade comes on this evening, and is 2 2 looked forward to with considerable interest by the merchants in the Russian trade, whose interests are E most seriously affected by the half-and-half policy E hitherto pursued, and who feel that a vigorous pro- I secution of the war would soonest restore peace. I As is pointed out by Messrs: Smith and Charles, I the total suspension of the export trade of the Czar's dominions would speedily impoverish his exchequer to a degree that must contribute to the restoration of peace. With five millions of Customs' revenue gone, and with the people deprived of a sale for their produce, and the manufacturing establish ments of raw staples for their consumption, the distress must continually increase, and this with the withdrawal of the agricultural population for military service will grievously aggravate. By an inflexible blockade, and all possible hindrances to the indirect or transit trade of Russia, the rate of exchange would be forced down to a point that would compel the exportation of gold, the paper currency being no avail, a yard beyond the frontiers. An official return relative ,to the debt of the United States completed to Jan. 2, 1855, gives some interesting particulars. On the Ist of July, 1852, it was estimated that $29,550,000 of United States stock was held by citizens of foreign coun tries, since which date half-yearly redemptions have been made in the aggregate of $10,550,.000, leaving on the Ist January, 1855, $19,000,000 is the hands of foreigners. For interest on this last named sum an annual payment of about $1,100,000 will be required. This is still outstanding, 1,500 dollars of the loan of 1843. The amount of the public debt on the Ist July, 1854, was 47,180,506 dollars, and 5,301,675 dollars' worth having since been cancelled the entire debt at the present time is 41,878,831 dollars. Since the 4th of March, 1853, 27,250,556 dollars have been redeemed. The steamer Lancefield, for the Cape of Good Hope, is detained. Letters will be in time if posted on Thursday next. The Euxine, with the remainder of the Indian mail, may be expected to-morrow. Letters for Australia by the post-office packet Blue Jacket, must be posted in London on the evening of the 3d proximo. Business in the English Stock Market is very quiet, and prices have varied but little. Consols have realised 90:4 to 91 for transfer, and 91 to for account. The New Three per Cents. have been quoted 91i to 91i, and the Reduced 91i to 91g. Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 95., and India Bonds at 12s. premium. Foreign Stocks are inactive, and there is very little alteration in the prices. Mexican Bonds, however, are lower, being 203- to 20k. Turkish are steady at 75k, and. Chiliad' 6 per Cents. at 103. Brazilian 5 per Cents. are 101 k, and the Spanish Committee's Certificate is 4i.. Dutch 2i per Cents. are 61i, and the 4 per Cents. 921. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi can, 20i to 21 ; Peruvian, 6 9 to 71; ditto Three per Cents., 49 to 51 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 174 to 18 ; ditto Three per Cents., 36 to 361; ditto Certificates, 4i to 5; ditto Passive, 4 to 4i. The Mariquita Mining Company made its re turns for November last from the Marmato Mine, 12,339 dollars, at a cost of 11,553 dollars. The prospects of the mine were improving. The Santa Ana Mine yielded 313 tons of rough ore in November. There was a great want of firewood. There is heaviness in the prices of Railway Shares, and the dealings are of a limited character. As compared with the highest rates of yesterday there is in several instances a decline varying from 10s. to 15s. per share. The Colonial lines are more in request, and the quotations are tolerably well maintained, but the Foreign attract very little attention. Mining Shares are dull, but Copiapo are at full rates. The Joint-stock Banks are mostly heavy, the London Chartered of Australia have declined 10s., and also the Oriental, but the Union of Australia are almost 10s. better. In the miscel laneous undertakings there has been but little doing. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES, ( From the Oftet4l List. Bu , lness done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.... ......... .. 91 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l 90i- New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities i..olut Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 . 4 5-16 i Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 3-16 India Stock udia Bonds, 1.1000 . Consols for Account, Bth March 9l i 90j 1 Exchequer Bills, lid. 21000 Ditto Advertised 4 7 Exchequer 113 ends 1858, 3i per Cent. -- Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent loli Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO3 i - +lexicon 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 2O/ i Spanish Bowls, 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent Ditto for the Account.- l7l French DtehEl D cc i Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 44 p c turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 7si i Ditto 3 per Cent . • .. . Ditto Routes, vir:apd Exchange, ge ed4s:2":ethrecaebnotv.e payable in London. per Cent. 12 Gull Zii, Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifleates .... THREE O'CLOCK. C msols 9oi 1. Ditto, March Account! ' MAEKET NEWS-(TILLS DAY. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Moadow hay, 2/ 18s to 41 15s Od ; clover ditto, 3/ 3s to 5/ 153 ; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ 10s per load. Both hay and straw sold steadily, at full prices. CIIMBERLAND. — Meadow hay, 2/ 18s to 41 15s ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 12s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 12s per load. Trade firm. _ WHITECHAPIM.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 4' 14s; clover ditto, 3Z 53 to 5/ 17s; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ 103 per load. Supply limited and trade firm. COLONIAL. TEA—The public sales are in progress, consequently there are but few transactions privately. SUGAR—Business has been checked by the high prices asked. Refined brown lumps have realised 42 6d, and grocery 43s to 49s per cwt. There were taken for home consumption last week, from the East and West India Docks, 1,465 hhds, 184 tierces, 279 brl , . and the stock is 764 hhds, 1,526 tierces, and 897 brls. Yellow Savannah is 32s to 365, and cloyed Manilla 27s to 28s. COFFEE —The market is quiet, and Plantation without change. Native good ord is 46s in 46s Gd per cwt. RICE There is a fair deMand, but holders ask advanced quotations. White Bengal afloat is 13s 6d to 14s. RUM—Last week 9 puns were landed at the East and West India Doeks ; there were taken for home consump tion 173 puns, 3 hhds, and 109 puns 2 hhds were exported. The stock at eget establishments is 4,919 puns, 12 hhds. COTTON—FuII rates asked, but very little is done. SALTPETRE—The market is firmer. • TALLOW —This article is dull, and prices tend downward. P.Y.C. is quoted 56s to 56s 3d per cwt on the spot. SHARE MARKETS. IPaid.l it. 100 2i 81 29 all ft. 100 100 .0 21s. O 16 .0 1i i 0 45 5 all h. 100 it. I too (phi 3 DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAT E. iberdeon Ambg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junct... Belfast & Ballymena. `firming_ Wol;erh. & tour Valley llirkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. di Birk., £5O and £25 COWL Do., X2O Blyth & Tyn origina £25 (isad. at £45, Bristol and Exeter... 1 Calodoniam ICarmarthon and Car digan (Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.. 'Cork, Black, & Pass. Cornwall Orloff Junction Dublin&Bolfast.Tunc. IDundee Perth diAber deen Jur etion Do. Now ...... ..... East Anglian . ... Eastern Counties... 'Closing Prises this day. Eastern Union, Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire .... Edinburgh& Glasgowl Edinb. and Poobles... l Edin.Prth &Dundee 'orth & Clyde June Furness Do. Extension Glasgow &S. Weston Great Northern , Do., A. Stock — Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk.. Irish South-Eastern.' Lancaster & Carlisle, Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds... A 14i 6i 4 q. 100 L9i all L 4 11i1 10 all I.li all 3t. 100 SI.. 100 L 0 N L 26 z 2, k 100 5 all 0,5 all ;t. 100 15 all '2s 11 3t. 100 14. 100 221 )o ill 6 , 54 ',t) It. 'Lao Lancash.andYorksi Do. , Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Liv.Crsby.&Sontlipt London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & S.Cst Lond. and N. Westn Do. Fifths i 0 3 ;t. 100 .6 all 1.6 411 8 11 8 all ;t. I_oo 20 n 13 It. Roo Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B Do. Eighths London aud S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndudrry& Coleraine Ludndrry. & Eunisk. Aanch.Shef.& Lin& , Do. Shares, No. 1 Do., Mau. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. &Derbti Viidld. G. West. (Ire„ ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Car Newmkt.Bury Exton. Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrf.l Newry & Enniskinei, Newry Warrenpoixtt and Rostrevor.. Norfolk Northn.Counties Un. North British : North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 ' )0., A Deferred Do., B Guarant.id N. Eastern—Berwict Do. do. Extension .do. G.N.E. Parch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London • Do. New £lO N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western._ N. & S. Westrn. June. Nuneaton, Hinckley arid Leicester, Oxford, Worcester, RI Wolverhampton ' Portsmouth 4cottish Central ~.„ Scottish Midland ihrewsby. 6i Horefd Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 0 .! Ws all LO :3 if PO all 0 all 0 ►. >t. I t oo ;t. LOO it. tOO 0 all it. .00 It. Rio :0 16 no 'ytainos, Wok &Wok Stockton & Darlin •ItGekton & Hartlepl Cali Vale Do. £lO shares. ..... Do. Pref., No. (lames Haven Doti. and Railway Vale of Neath Watertl. & Kilkennx ,Vaterford&Limori. 1 West Cornwall Nest End of Londoi and Crystal Palace.. Nest London Wimblodn & Croydon ;5 I a R. lOC 10 9 25 21 'lO al: 20 al: 50 all ali 0 14IP Business doss this day. 16i 10 31.-§ lall all 20 10 20 35 all all 2 7-- LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DIY.) LONDON, Feb. 20.—Wind and weather this day at noon, moderate breeze from N.E., and fine, clear, frosty weather. The frost has not been so intense since yesterday afternoon as for days past, and the Thermometer registers only 13 degs. of frost during the night. PORTSMOUTH, Fob. 19.—Wind, E. Arrived—Constitu• tion, from Rio Janeiro, for Bremen. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 19.—Wind, E. Sailed—Harvest Home, for Sydney, N.S.W. COWES. Feb. 19.—Wind,"E.S.E. Sailed—Augusta, for Hobart Town. HARWICH, Feb. 19.—The Jas. Duff (schooner), of Mac duff, on shore on the Pye Sand, was assisted off with 7 feet of water in her hold, and was run on the mud ; cargo discharging. WELLS, Feb. 19.--The Sunbeam (brig), from Newcastle to Carthagena, is on shore off Blakeney. The Diana, of Dordt, is on shore at Burnham, and will become a wreck. BLYTH, Feb. 18.—The Bedside, from Calais, got on Blyth Sands, 25th ult., has been got off leaky, and much damaged. SHIELDS, Feb. 19.—A wreck, supposed to be laden with deals, waterlogged, dismasted, and abandoned, with "Janet and Mary, of Leith," apparently on her stern, was passed on the 15th inst. SUNDERLAND, Feb. 19.—The Ann and Isabella, of Dundee, has put back considerably damaged , havin g been aground. PENZANCE, Feb. 17.—The Jonge Duryf, from Trieste to Rotterdam, arrived hors, reports having spoken, Fab. 6, off Scilly, with the Revenue, from Liverpool to New Or leans, which reported that the ship was leaky, and that the master and mate were deranged ; she offered them assist ance, which was declined, as they were making for Scilly, distant a few miles, and only required to know the lati tude and longitude. YOUGHAL, Feb. 19.—the Irene, of Belfast, is stranded in the bay. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 19.—The Choice (barque), from Alexandria, has been driven on shore at Ballycotton; the east gale has moderated, and hopes are entertained of her being got off, FOREIGN. Antwerp& Rotterdam Bolgiau Eastn. Juna. Inez - ler@ to Oral 8801,81te Bombay, Baroda, and 441 1 ai 4 3A Centrallndia,Serip Central of Italy Demerara par A p Dijon and Besancon.. Thatch Rhenish • P 21 - 2+ • 311 - 321 6 6% 1 - 1p Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. Extension Do. 4;lp. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. 1001 6i Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc.; Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 por cent. Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt.We stern of Canad Shares i li; par ip par ip 21 - 23 21 - 21 17i -17 i Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p.'56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. 95 - 97 95 - 97 99 - 101 93 95 2 d par 97 100 Lake aonst. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. pref , Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Mediterran Madras Do. New ... dip 1 lip l i id i d Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (witl. interest) Do. (ox interest) Northern of France. 1)o.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelinea guar. 3$ p. C. & red. at 22, 3 / 4 1...dur...88 yrs. 7} Jib from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. e Bde. (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs : gorwegianTrunkPrei Paris and Lyons , Ditto Bonds 12 -12 i ••• -- gA - 20i - Paris and Orleans , Paris and Rouen ParisCaen &Cherbrg, Rouen and Havre , Royal Danish Royal Swedish.. Sambre and Meuse i Do. 5i p. cent. Pref 'Southern of France St. Andrew's and' Quebec (A) West Flanders Do bi per c. Pref._ Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-STOI 1 Australasia .. British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Loud. Chart. Bk. ol Australia Ditto New , London and County.. London Joint Stock.. Loud. & Westminste (National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co iontl) Australia Jnion ,)f Australia Jo. New Volvo. of London ~ 91 45 47 39 41 • • 224 ld par 21 74 8 d ••• --- ••• ••• - pm it d iii Z iii BANKS. 81 -- 88 ••• ..... ••• ld—id 2i lid 194 204 d - iP 35i 364 .•• - - 34 - 36 37 - 39 38 -- 40 63 - 65 7 - 9 94 i •N ". SU 37i 491 19 64 1 31 4 ME. ROE. -MITTEN. We understand that yesterday and Sunday' col'" members of the Government h ad interviews ad, spondeace with Mr. Roebuck, with the view of inu . ,° the hon. gentleman to aban his urpose of prn the committee of inquiry intodon p the affairs of t ree to of which he had given notice for Thursday. rp we hear, is a compromise betwe en the Ministry tiol member for Sheffield ; and, if we are C Orrec t tly .r. 05 the nature of that compromise is this,—that he Xi' will not oppose the appointment of namenitaitO vided Mr. Roebuck allows them to seveutt, his eight members. The member for Sheffield kt are told, assented to the proposal. All, depend on the composition of the committee; must confess that we de not exp ect a full, feta searching inquiry from any committee which l nominated by Ministers.—lifornimg Advertiser. tbere THE MARQUIS OF OLANBICIRD, MRS. HANDCOCK• o f t The he • re v fo a ll i o ly wi lv ng etv l s et : t_er has been addressed to tie Sir,—l have seen the article in your • loP to f Tuesday last upon a late trial in the Irish Coeuirtool eery, professing to give " a plain uuvarnisbo t a . i . o il Handcock family." The substance of it, 6 ben f ug corns me, is almost entirely untrue ; an d w O a the statement you give has not b een contain °A t o r ought to know and to add that a s I ,w,11,0 party in the cause, I could not, even " ; g ab! ' anticipated such calumnies, o r have LlPP ea 4e, al to refute them. Neither was I, nor could A to the compromise by which the su it is endriey'ro The main allegation, upon which the Spersis upon the authority of the Irish AttornoY" sequesrle; to rest is, that in the year 1841, i ° c°P Dor a - I suspicion of too great intimacy betwee° Dora cards and Mrs. Handcock, a sePaili°lllbis 15 L f and Mr. Handcock went to Fratinei.„D tbit; and notoriously false, and I cannot 17e0sotno tempt was made to sustain such 6 1 __ i l i tilf, _ ol ,: n of tick of evidence. In fact, it is Pe ',,, s - sseu" - h that Mrs. Handcock left her husbaslo ibsoe e ; 4 conduct with her French ma . 4l 4 _, lr t i. t bi ffs s 11 di lived openly with him until his t o°,'dlift,. - 03:0b . 4. pily concealed from the daughters, :7,, to ":" aff :- hi her diary attributes the separat"i-osa"A iellurt tiers of persons in her father's 101 3 . „„s'noi n r i s ji t d' davit was not, as you say it was, iessrol . e0 . , j .. this matter. It states that I saw 2 , r ,,,sisgit ss o 3 ; cock in the autumn of 1840, and, " - ,i t sete' t l ePi t4 winter of 1840 m Russia," I dd not set; o,„a -b io,,, until after their separation, which tor„b ri gitl t, P A ( 4 of 1841, while I was still abroad. ii-" A ly i sfe„," - ; 1 0 i out of the Irish Court of Chancery , lA ieoGf.7 'KJ ever, was not made to explain or 1 ,0 - , tov be o: in any respect, but it was mad e ; 1. 0 11 ! tir:l tion of one of the litigants, that 'Jo ' -e° P'i mony to facts within my own knoolu-1;011.,1ep,4 statements sworn to by the oplan sit fset 6° 0 ° 6 ,4 been "heard and believed." It no °Tdiei o e) isted to show that Mr. Handcock eneelorilv I suspicion as is attributed to him, We : 11 - 0 0 r ~, ‘‘ I met him in Paris and in his last ' .tsv f ilfl proof of it. i d 0 41°93 b 4l That a man, when told that an 0•-.,,vd.,lit,il'i whose hospitality he bad frequently r . „ 1 11 104 1 rf, whom be had enjoyed field sports, "„ i " fe is it m .l. decent attention or companions, - sli °ll . l e l ep and should advise him to remove to "" ts• h ooe, reach, to consult an eminent physil o ooTo r clergyman of the parish, and to sse.,o .' cl 6. 4‘ /j man should do this without a base ( I ' . gii 6 , the comprehension of the Irish A if oof f 3 ; for„ . not to have occurred to the writer' . t l ow,i t ii", I, however, do not wonder that 01 : 0 1 4 1941.,. Mr. Handcock, hie daughters, who gnt 5w.,,,. 0 4; their childhood, should recur to nie'lC c ol l . ,', And whenever I was so called upO' L lolr t ifr,, was uniformly not in furtherance of, O m ' 0, ,i f the views of Mrs. Handcock, ` 1 : - Iclt v e r fl secure for herself, in any way she c ': .110 each of her daughters after their de ° ": 6 10 1 , ri knew her well are aware that she * l3- 1,4 0 );.i . , against me for aiding ' Miss lianri cci , g c or,' r whereby she left to her mother, in P; 1 0 - 0014, and her deceased sister's wishes. •'• 'O4 her entire property. When the youngeost°,oll',4 [unmated to me her intention to 0 f to her mother, I prevented her front ef. 0 ° A O , to that effect which should not o°,.°,7;lisir,, revocation thereupon inserted, and J. ,;Hire ite, tion of any su c h deed for some ino e 04 4 .,.. ney, Mrs. Handcock's late solicitors the i v,* aware of this. Th ese seem to be c e - snit upon which I have been falsely e,sit°ol' Pied. There are other minor points , :of,/ which you relate upon the autborftJb,olst4 ney-General ; yet no man ought tc :s e serY: than ought to be the Irish Attorner - n i5.4 0 :41 I and circulating scandals and calut e- o r believed," or founded upon inferesose rot, from testamentary disposition of proft w o I I have to request you to give tlss r i ; 18 , i this letter which you gave to your i ` r 4 / honour to be, sir, your obedient serener Lou,ghrea, Fe 1215,2 , CouRT O' — r The Queen and P ------4fr------ rinee Alice, drove out in a sledge Ye ste ; ‘ e ii ti te Hon. Mary Seymour, the k1on• :Pe' Lord Alfred Paget followed in a see v eit. o ,lo • the Hon. D. deleos attended on lio t :; 0 0 03 , Prince Albert visited the Wellitit o ph e e t bi s day for the purpose of seeing sonie r eve l :: .11bert, with' of the Grenadier Guards, of whic°,,ifoe.seit? Hiehness is colonel, lately return'"'t b '.; tiel",, The Prince afterwards presided Ilyilev'eos'., Royal Commission of the Patriotic oigh°o4', Palace at Westminster. His l'lleoiliree,rdp.; by the Equerry in Waiting, arrive' I '''' of litr • • Earl PI 0 4 commissioners present wer e f ior- ,de of Derby, the Earl of liardwicke, Lora ,de ~ Colchester, Lord Seaton, Lord S.. 2 G', or et 9° Op Hon. H. Lowry Corry, the x",,eate ° ' i, Smith, the Right Hon. Sir J. re - rori l3/1 / I Rees, Mr. J. Ball, M.P Mr. je f Hubbard, and Mr. Boyle itoche•ij. so a , i , at Captain E. G. Fishbourne, 1 1 -', 4 b ffil; Letroy, R.A., secretaries, attendee' beihr tee The meeting broke up at 20 inin l r po It A report will be shortly prepared I ° t eso ' The Queen had a dinner peel in of/ I l p il , company included Prince Nicholeifi 0) / tuguese Minister (Count de Laerir t r l i !ce l o Caroline Barrington, Viscount aoa ' D eor a Lord and Lady Wodehouse, I . l ' r P 1 ' George Lennox. f d The band of the Coldstream Gila' '' ) in the Palace during dinner. P f,/ j The Marquis and Marchionese ° jo • r / expected to arrive at their residence, ,-• et f ''; l to-day, from Ireland. toil °" Viscount and Viscountess COI - ,0 9 '.OO ~o to Combermere Abbey until a fter 6/O . I O FOr THE TRANSPORT BOARD.--Tbe_lV," will be composed of a naval of%? - y r lotpi merchant captain and an arnif °, w h oeF A civSilirhJosephrtay at t rb s e m s s ha r. s na r . esigue d ; go y ' ill, The Government notice bee, t ek . es t • l'o e V renewal of the Exchequer-bills Iste; IV' are to lee sent in on or before 0 0 , 4 PIO Al, The amount of specie brotig,`4olol steamer yesterday is 125,000/., of r pi po i do ' and 51,0001. gold. ds' o f BARNSTAPLE , r „ ‘ ter, iii,, d 'i ELECTION.--."„V.,F4 1. ,if 4), mittee of elections met at thre e ", &Oh Y,0,4 the following hon. members to ! I.) , Pe: d oe c 'e r ir l, tition against the late return I° l j r b/, v 4, iL:; M. Butt (chairman), Sir Jeb i l ,7 4 / ) ;pi r' c i Lol ' Blandlord, Lord Lovaine, arid:: ef' A ,6 -° /e: i' MR. COPPOCK AND THE Vr t l a /P t i4l' l ,,f si ? I visits to the Treasury have of lo• 4,40 g oo,' quent ; and his appearance th e : 0 ,,, rot' 0 ‘'' t tien storms as the appearanc e ' "the el '', e , physical storms. A dissolutioymio.ble 0',4 which has been so mismanag . ,e ri e,'Gf el so ll. ; ( strained to set the nation rigV el ~0 0 I° e e e l i r',4 world, appears indeed sufficietobe'6oPitif temper of the old Parham/1 0° ' 0 1 ',de ll ' 1f..1 11 wayward that Lord Palmerete° 13ePooepeleoi0A; try his chance with a new oc e 4 . o o l) ,t e og e gi e er ston can scarcely be said to II ° '; 013",..1'A-cie it the existing House of Coullea°tly /lord ot„ i'', whilst he is Premier will be Pri",itioeLociPe i,:i. The likelihood of an early die the ionertipe r / to make it incumbent 0 0 „ t- 0 0 tbe tl l ,pil le; ' throughout the country to ",- e ye* „l i te" o ,i to incur a little extra troublebe COP 9, - 1 being thrown away than t o - 10 el, News. , i olk tb , It j o 0 it f Tits MEDIC,AL COIIIIIOOa Willratrepeo Sutherland (not Dr. Southei°°A 0 0 ; 0 0 1 I t ,' day), and Dr. Gavin proc e9 ; Os t„ 0 0,, - et i ''' i Marseilles, to the East, bei n b t . to e h "; de r ,/,' sioners appointed—the forT e l oa, %I :1 0 41 10 44 tart' arrangements at Be I° Z., th e - e eri ' rielk They will be accompanied '''.l ogic w oe c o d ei Mr. Robert Rawlinson, c l/ 4 aod ,i a til if / o'l with the late Board of ilee'tbe h1:100‘40t176,0A by his elaborate reports en s i ri . 3 ;i11 ° ,10" ) , t . /4 many of the principal tow°. do ties o or ' o ei 1 , the north. The sphere of ,b, l , 9 o ten d , ite,el c v to any one locality, but wilt see be rob ° iV i , of our operations, inelu'lin • so u r tlie it‘o 1 stantineple and the Oriole:I:0:600 ,o fe ho ei vote himself to the orge ni will re'las 41 / hpiitsaisbraonthdereisceowrnbruerises,ionarweeetleld elyi.°•iet,llo,,f4iPtri"et, vision of everything c°, 11 . ° 4 sell i _S 4 11 r tout'6 7, called the lay or willnon-inea° take Other e 1,,, f ( sioners. Mr. Rawlinsou or er oti,' oo l,oeo, ,d ' rotary Mr. Taylor, A L o u n ge, 3 11. ' to t' he a lel d of the present Board of nee cee de 0 00 0 i i r K t Pr u olO e h i° (I t o officer of that departmen , gt , c re 0 ~,„ lea . ios, f eo JP has any member of it te o eio •ei i r „ he coin a O., ei , 4 t less any control over, . a v .14 di. 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