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SEEK SITUATIONS TO-MORROW MORNING in the LABOUR LIST and UNIVERSAL GA ETTB of EMPLOY3IENT, price 2d., post-free 4d. Every situation offered in any part of the kingdom, during the oreviour three days, and up to the hour of going to press, is faith ully gazetted in each number. Published every Tuesday and Friday morning ; 4,000 vacancies Offered weekly. London : B, Shelton, GP, Fleet-street, and all booksellers. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and GENERAL LIFE AS 3U RANCE SOCIETY. The ApTNUAL GENERAL MEETING of PROPRIETORS will be held at the Office of the Society, on THURSDAY, the First day of Starch next, at 1 o'clock precisely, at which meeting Fire Direc- Sers and One Auditor (on the part of the proprietors) will be elected. Any proprietor desirous of proposing a candidate for the office of director or auditor, must send the name of such candidate to the secretary, at least fourteen days before the day of meeting. The ballot will commence at 11 o'clock and close at 2 o'clock. An election of an Auditor (on the part of the Assured) will also take place on WEDNESDAY, the 28th day of February, between the hours of 11 and 2 o'clock. All, persons assured for the whole term of life, and qualified to vote, are hereby referred to the conditions endorsed on their policies for Information concerning the candidate to be proposed. GEORGE H. PINCKARD, Resident Secretary. 99, Greit Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London, Bth Feb., 1855. T HE EASTERN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Incorporated by Royal Charter. At the FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of PRO PRIETORS, held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on Wednesday, the 7th day of February, 1855 HENRY T. II )PE, Esq., in the Chair— The notice convening the meeting and the Retort of the Court of Directors having been read, It was proposed by Taos. BISGOOD, Esq., seconded by RICUARD P. rItICBARD, Esq., and carried unanimously— " That the Report now read be received and adopted." The following gentlemen, viz.. George Thomas Brains, Esq., Ro bert James Roy Campbell, Esq., James St. George Burke, Esq., and John Edward Stephens, Esq., were unanimously re-elected Directors of the Company ; and Captain Robert Michael Laffan, FLE., M.P., was unanimously elected a Director, in the room of the late Charles Geach, Esq. William Walter Cargill, Esq., and James Edward Coleman, Esq., were also unanimously re-elected auditors for the current year. HENRY T. HOPE, Chairman. Moved by James Thompson, Esq., seconded by John Field, Esq., and carried unanimously, " That the best thanks of this Meeting be and are hereby given to the Chairman and Court of Directors, for their unwearied attention to the interests of the Company, and to the Chairman especially, for th. day." DRURY-LAIN h. seduced Prices as ns Wednesday. at Two o'cicck. -.tar7. THIS EYEI Will be performed DOVES IN After which, TOUCH AND T.e To be followed by the entirely on o lice rery, traditionarY, comical, gastronomical, and pec u li ar ly cu li nary end fantastic domestic grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled JACK AND JILL; or, Harlequin King Mustard and the Four and -Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. The extensive scenery, en tirely new, by Messrs. Nicholls, Cuthbert, Cooper, Gordon, Wilson, and Moore. The machinery by Messrs. Tucker. The extraordinat y properties, decorations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Mr. Needham. The choregraphic arrangements by Madame Louise. The overture and music composed and selected by J. H. Tully. Leader, Mr. Hayward. The whole of the designs, models ,and sketches furnished from the studio of Dikwynkyn,-who for many weeks past has been personally supervising their execution. The novel grotesque burlesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard , and the whole arranged and produced under the immediate superin tendenee of Mr. Edward Stirling. Principal Ingredients in the Christmas Bill of Fare :-The Hall of Hypochondria in the Domains of Dulness.-Misanthropy (Genius of Gloom), Mrs. Halford. For, Drizzle, Taxes, Spleen, Indigestion, Quarter-day (his Ministers of Melancholy), Messrs. E. V. Dent, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, Day, E. T. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Azure Diabolical* in attend ance, Messrs. Croak, Quake, Fret, Fidget, Worry, Flurry, Fume, Vex, Groan, Growl, Grumble, and Grizzle. Apparition of Misan thropy on her favourite Nightmare, and Magical Appearance of Good Humour in her Christmas Car, Good Humour, Miss Alder ; Lightheart and Sunshine (her Attendants), Misses Honey and Brown; Mrs. Glasse (the original "Cook's Oracle," and the well known adviser of the " First catch your hare," &c,), Miss Rosina Collins. The receipt given to make a good pantomime, and its cons eoction accordingly. Cottage of Jill on the borders of Fairyland (by Sinarise), with Enchanted Kitchen, Garden, and Region of Preserves. "Sing a song of Sixpence, "Pocket full of rye, "Four-and-twenty blackbirds, " Baked in a pie."-Ancient Nursery Legend. Zs& (the Interesting hero of the olden story, who went up the hill to fetch, &c.), afterwards Harlequin, M. Milano; Jill (the heroine of the adventure, in love with Jack), afterwards Columbine, Mdlle. Bolero; Marmalade (the Fairy Queen of the Preserves), Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, and Greengage (her Assistants), Misses Clifford, Gower, Johnson, Love, Lunis, and Richardson ; Strawberry, Cranberry, Gooseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, &c. (Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Charles, King, Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lille Ellis, Rosa H arr i son , B. Box, Taylor, Matilda Chenley, alartiney, St. Clare, Evans, John Levines, S. Johnson, and Roberts ; Preserved Ginger their warm ally), Master Pungent; Fruit Blossoms by a Blooming Selection of Coryphees. The Will and the Way-the Talismanic elixpenee-The Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, Mdlle. Therese aid Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, &c. The Four-and- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodle Loodle, The Reading of the Will " Jill must not a husband take, Till she a pie can make and bake." Interior of Jill's Cottage (by Moonlight).--Coal, Mr. Nobbs ; Bundle of Weed, Mr. Halfpenny ; Congress Box, Mr. Fizzer ; Bellows, Mr. Le,athertongue ; Dutch Oven, lifynheer Von Tan ; Rolling Pin, Mr. Smoothpaste ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar; Frying Pan, Mr. Broadrim ; Soyei's Three-legged Iron Pot, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory (by Moonlight), and Golden Palace of King Mustard.-King Mustard (afterwards Clown), Harry Boleno ; the Empress Vinegar (afterwards Pantaloon), Herr Kohl ; Black Pepper and White Pepper (Sentinels on duty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Husky end Mr. Sneezums ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Cayenne, Mr. Capsi cum; Harvey's Settee (attendant in waiting), Mr. Savoury; the Army of Zests, Messrs. Indian Soy, Curry, Capers, Ketchup, Mushrooms, Garlic, Shalot, Sweet Herbs, Potted Tongue ; Potted Beef, Potted Bloaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, &e. Horse Radish (from the King's stable), by a Racing Nag. Grand Review-Ter rifle Attack upon the Appetite, and Rally of the Relishes-Great Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chutnee in the Province of Pickles (icy Sunset).-Chutnee (Cnief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Fact. s ; the Pickle Army, Messrs. (Wong, Walnut, Gher kins, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, fec.; Small Jar, Master Piccalilli. Great demand for Pickles and determination of the Door to Stand a Jar. Interior of be Stupendous Salt Mine (by Moonlight).- Salt ]lock (a bright White Sprite), Herr IVlllikind Moleno. Imminent danger of Jill in splitting upon a Rock of Salt- Treachery of Vinegar -Upsetting the Pail above, and Evaporation of the :saLtne staiactite Columns, disclosing •The Emerald Temple of Salad.-Magical Union of the Sweets and Sours, and " a Pie" termination of the Loves of Jack and Jill. The Transformation. -Harlequin, M. Milano; Columbines, Mdlle. Boleno and Miss Ellen Honey; Pantaloon, Mr. Cole; Sprite, Herr Willikind Moleno; Clown, the celebrated Harry Boleno (his first appearance in Lenden for many years) ; Aerial Evolutionists, by the inimitable Italian Brothere. The Turk's Head Public-het:lse and Hairdresser's Shop.-Hairdresser, Mons. Pomade ; Publican, Mr. Billy Willia-us; Customer'', Messrs. Redeob, Smockface, Owen Swift, Beardless, Whisker Want, Baron Nicholson, and Tom Steed ; the British Pub lic by themselves; Policeman A 1, Mr. Vigilant. Approach of the Creat Rugged Russian Bear-How he Whines after the Porte, which, being rather old, turns out somewhat crusty-A Dose of Turkey Rhubarb-A Don-e Cossack -Pure Circassian Cream-How one Sham 11l males all well-The Great Bear tarns out a Great Boar -Russian Attachment to Grease-Clown Cuts his Customer's Hare and afterwards Dresses it a la Soyer-The Great Moustache Move ment-A Close Shave -Clown shows his high attachment to the Pole-Sudden Rise in Porter-An M.T.M.P.-A Patten Lock at 10 o'clock-A Bona Fide Traveller-Ginger Beer and Gin without ger -A Mill, a Might, a Regular Row, and Station-house for Two. -treat American Baby Snew.-Arrival of the Infantry-Sudden Squall-)La's upon the Eve of Battle-General Attack-Awarding the Prizes--Clown and Pantaloon's Offsprings- The Prettiest Baby In the World-A Model Baby and a Spirit Child-The Wonderful Effects of Dr. De Jongles Cod Liver Oil-Clown's Great Prize Baby • -Fresh Arrival of 300 more Babies-The Judge Confounded - Great Uproar-An Unwelcome Visitor to a Ladies' and Juvenile Party and Extraordinary ease of Suspended Animation by the Ita- Han Sprites. Scott's Oyster Shop, Newspaper-office, and Pursell's Mecnit Baking and Confectionery Establishment, Cornhill.-" Up case ye then, my merry men, it Is our opening day"-A Moister for one and a Lobster for two-A Mussulman and a Man for a Muscle-Ditty and Custom -A Bride Cake and a Wedding Cake- First Edition and Second Edition-Left Out for Want of Room- Press of the Privilege and Privileges of the Press-" Oh, what a row, &rumpus, what a rioting." Baker, Mr. Crusty; Fishmonger, Mr. Stales; Master Newsboy, Christmas-box ; Printers, Messrs. Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. CUtemdown ; Critic, Cutemup; Pas sengers, Messrs. Trot, Casey, Stratalong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about; lioarelnean, Mr. Bobaday. Hosier's Shop and New Wing of Somerset-house.--Here we are-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year -High Prices and Low Prices-Manchester Stuff-Eng. lish Comforters-Stocks on Band and Handsome Stocks-Ford's Eureka Shirts-Reform in the Civil List and Uncivil Treatment el the Clerks-Transfer-day at the Bank, and General Holyday at Somerset-house.--hosier, Mr. Stocken ; Sherman, Mr. Early bird ; Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Magic Kitchen.-Chef de Cuisine, Mons. Soyer; Kitehearnalds, Misses Basteaway and Drippingsell; Guardsman, Corporal Longahanks ; Policeman, Sergeant Podger. Cupboard Lovers-Soyer's Last Soap - Where's the Knives and Forks ?-Boiled and Unbolted Lob sters-Headless Swains-Lobster Patty and Giblet Soup--Clown Gone all to Pot-Harlequin Gets well Towelled and afterwards Mangled-Clown and Pantaloon In a Stew-A Regular Broil- Thou eomest in each an unquestionable shape, that I will speak to thee (Soyer, or rather Shakspeare)-Too Many Cooks Spoil the (Clown's) Broth-The scene finishes in a very spirited manner. An Illumine Page of the History of England.-Grand Allegorical Tableau wi Panoramic Effects, illustrative of the Triumphs of the .Alliett F s. Young Jullien's " Allied Army Quadrille," by the d oa bl e bonds of the English and French. " God save the Queen," "part-Ant poor la Syrie," and "Rule Britannia." Daughter of the Regiment, Miss Rebecca Collins, In which character she will sing the spirited patriotic elusion, published in "Blackweod's Magazine" for December, and written by Corporal John Brown, of the Grena dier Guards, when the men got some drink for the first time at Ba. klava, Sept. 28th :- "Come all you gallant British hearts that love the red and blue, And drink the health of those brave lads who made the Russians rue. Then fill the glass, and let it pass, three times three, and one more. For the twen"eth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four." Vestibule of the Temple of 'ictory. The Tribute of England to the Brave Patriots. Distribution of Laurel Wreaths, Gorgeous and Electric Scenic Climax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated Illuminations. Terrill's Flight of the Italian Brothers. The whole scene presenting a coup d'eeil never before witnessed on the English stage. Admission :-Stalls, 55.; dress circle, 45.; second price, Si.; upper circle, as.; second price, is. 6d. ; pit, is. ; second price, Is.; .ower gallery, Is.; second price, dd. ; upper gallery, 6d. ; private boxes, dos. Gd., les. els., and upwards. D oors o p en a t h a lf-p as t G, performance at 7 o' clock. Half-price at 9 o'clock. The box. office Open daily, from 11 till 5 o'clock, under the direction of Mr. Edward Chatterton. Notice.-The following pieces are approved and in Preparation, and will shortly be produced : -Tke Grand Christmas pantomime, by E. L. Blanchard, Esq. • a Drama, by Dion Bowel t!alt. Esq. ; Two Dramas, by A. Harris, Esq.; an Adaptation from eleYerbeee's Opera, L'Etoile du Nord, with new scenery, properties, sari streets - to be succeeded by an English version (by Mr. Reynold lime) Of slack's Ipki gen i a i n Tauride. The Grand Histo r i cal Egyp- InallY months in preparation, will also shortly appear. r T HEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. ____ -4d" th ° management of Mr. Buckstone. T lll 3 EvEisnra, FEL 8, Will be Dreeertted OUlt. MART ANNE. Fellowed by the new 80-PEEP; or, Hanle,' Sheep. Little GARY Pantomime. entitled LITTLE ; the Girl who Lost her ro_peep, Alias L. TilDrnpn Pantaloon, Mr. W. Barium; Clovrn, Mr. AippAlr,ll7l;l4o'o?lura; To be followed by BO X Awn cox. 1 3 ( in h e 3 , P l i rs ; s M. Brown. LTo conclude with POPPING TUE QIIZSTIONT. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, (;X n , ---------- r „ Under the Management of M r . c i , A ; c - :”,,, -S TRE ET. THIS EVENING, F EB. ,i --4 " '"X• Play, en titled LOUIS THE ELEvEN T , c haracter by Mr. C. Kean. l ' ri ncleal I After w hich will be produced a tiew Grand Christmas Pant , BLUE-11EARD; or, Th e oreat la c. .. ni l. ' si ~- entitled, IL% T;LEQU IS lfirimuiri, yr. c orinA ck : Clown, Mr. Hulinc ; Pantaloon, Ni r, • . Paul o ; and Columbf-ne, Miss Desborough. LOYAE, LI CEUJI TITEATIZE. Under the MAtta;cment 01 Ircstrls.. THIS EVINING, FEB. 8, he performed AGGRAVATING SANE. Prilcipal eh:tract( r by 2dr. t'• Mathews. Att,r which will be produced the new and original FairY b:trd vagailza, entitled vial CE PRETTYPET and THE 111.71"I'ERFLY. To tni followed by TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE. Box-office open from 10 until G. Sole agent for Private uomea, Mr. Al!croft, 15, Now-Bond-street. THEATRE: ROYAL A.DF,I.PIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webst er. -- Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Ir =a 8, Ot ill be perf , rined a new and original Drama, preceded by a Pro lotUe, and calla! JANET PRIDE. To be followed by a New Grand DIVERTISSEMENT. After Which, BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. 43RI.Lx which will be added the Farce entitled THE RAILWAY ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. FEB. 8, Will be presented the new Comedletta, called TIT FOR TAT, in W deli Messrs. F. Robson, A. Wigan, and Miss Maskell will appear. Atter which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE TELLOW DWARF AND THE RING OF THE GOLD MINES. Ch eters by Mr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, Miss E. ()monde, Miss Marston, Miss Bromley, aid Mrs. Fitzallan. To eorelude with A WIFE'S JOURNAL. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular Burletta, OUR KELLY. Prineipa' character, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. - - . After which, a new Operatic Burlesque, entitled, ALONZO THE BRAVE. To sonclude with the Fu s ee of the THREE PAIR OF LOVERS. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, 95th Representation of the glorious Spectacle, the BATTLE of the ALMA, the tremendous success of which has placed it among the wonderful phenomena of the day. After which, the unique SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. William Cooke. To oonclude with the Equestrian Comte Pantomime of GULLIVER and the LILLIPUTIANS ; or, Harlequin and Britannia. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manger, Yr. W. 11. Cooke. Equestrian Director, %tr. W. Cooke. inn. WATIR AT LONimN ,s,alp , 4 • Ins --Nftlrllin 35 intn.after 5 I Evenin., 52 5 To- , iolutow • Mornim 11 mituaftor 6 1 Kvonin: 30 6 Tii 6 WAATIIER.--Bus 0171C1). Feb. 8. TtaltlfQtrETZß, IN VIII SHADE. 40 highest since noon yesterday : 33 —lowest this morning and during the night. 31—this day, at noon. BM:MMUS/1, 29.86, Wrztro. N.E. to E.N.E.—Fresh breeze, blowing a snow storm. It commenced freezing sharply last evening, and during the night a storm a snow set in which still con tinues. - 4- 4 - !_,•.,, LONDON, TIURSDAY, FEBRUARY a, 1806, Well I the pack has been shuffled and dealt, and Lord PANMURB has turned up the trump card. The country has at length, after an inter val of ten days, obtained a Government !—not as yet a perfect one, for a hiatus valde de fend/a must occur in the proceedings of Parlia ment until the elections of Tiverton and South Wilts have been brought to a conclusion, and the new Premier and Home Secretary are once more entitled to participate in the proceedings of the representative branch of the Legislature. It is unnecessary to expatiate on' the evils necessarily arising from this untoward and useless delay. That the acceptance of office under the Crown should vacate the seat of the appoint6e—that he should, when a placeman, be required again to appeal to his constituents to ask a renewal of the confidence which they reposed in him as an independent member—is, under ordinary circumstances, very beneficial. It affords some species of protection against any possible venality or tergiversation of the nouns holm), and may, in fact, be regarded as a species of protection against the protracted tenure which may give a party a seven years' lease of his posi tion. But we must now look at the other side of the picture. The nation must patiently await the elections for Tiverton and South Wilts before it can receive the explanations so urgently re quired and anxiously looked for. There can be but little doubt as to the result of the approach ing elections. It is scarcely probable that Tiver ton, which unanimously and enthusiastically elected Lord PALMERSTON, the Home Secretary, will reject him when he has been elevated to the rank of Premier, or that Mr. SID-, 11E7 HERBERT, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, be less eligible in the sight of the good men of South Wilts than he had been when occupying the station of Secretary at War. It is known that in each case the elec tions will be nothinv but a mere matter of form —a mere walk over—without opposi Lion ot diffi culty beyond the expenditure of a few hund'reds for legitimate expenses, and possibly some trifling violation of teetotal principles on the part of some of her MAJESTY'S liege subjects in these favoured districts. But the consequences of the delay may possibly prove highly prejudicial to the best interests of the nation. It may, there fore, be a question whether the House should not, under peculiar circumstances, be enabled to delay the vacation of the seat for a certain limited time —say one, two, or even three months. This would not afford any excuse for the postponement of the necessary explanations, while it would insure equal control by the several constituencies, which would have ample opportunities of avenging any breach of faith or dereliction of principle. 4s to the new Government, we must bide our time before we can say very much. We can make every allowance for Lord PALMERSTON. He had many difficulties to encounter, and had scarcely sufficient strength as yet to break through the red-tapist fetters by which every Minister is restricted. He has not acted as energetically as we expected ; but still his complete an 1 thorough repudiation of Lord ABERDEEN, his unflinching determination to rid the Cabinet of that in tolerable incubus, affords an auspicious augury for his future energy and determination. It is known that the Peelite c/ique made a stre nuous effort to retain the services of the " CZAR'S friend of forty years' standing "—to break his fall from the highest point, by pitchforking him into the soft and comfortable chair allotted to the President of the Council. For this GLAD STONB, and HERBERT, and GRAHAM earnestly struggled ; but, to their astonishment, the new Premier was inflexible. He would not have the " dear and excellent " at any price. Even the powers of " the financial phenomenon " could not induce him to swallow the bitter draught ; and, therefore, have we the greater hope in his ultimate success, in consequence of the decided " taste of his quality" thus given. At present we must await further information before we pronounce decidedly. The name of Lord PALMERSTON is alone a tower of strength. It is that for which we have been calling since the display of Germanism in 1851. But the Noble Lord must be careful lost he abandon the princi ples which conferred his popularity. His Govern ment at present is too largely leavened with. Peel ism to suit our taste. We really think that the best of the lot was the Duke of NEWCASTLB, who has been so unfairly sacrificed to atone for the shortcomings of his late colleagues. It is possi ble that the rigours of the now whip may con trol these unruly subordinates, and curb their vicious propensities. If any one can do it Lord PALMERSTON is the man. But we must abide the event of the experiment before we can speak con fidently, and again must follow suit with the shade of pDaUtillzeD, aANniTc shuffle e, a en c on rds. ce , more , exclaims, The great Ministerial elumg Occupied t en e which has already pi an e qual time before' it da is brought into bar !impious operation, has Duly resulted hi the resig nation of three, and the appointment and may o ccu py Minister. The Duke of NEWCASTLE, otfhenEeaT:f ABERDEEN, and Lord JOHN RUSSELL, are longer connected with the Government. LO I r C ; PANMURE has undertaken to supply all their places by the aid of a little legerdemain distribution of the parts_ among the different °dormers. Whether this will be altogether suffi cient to restore the general confidence, the absence of widch led to the recent crisis, is a subject not as yet decided ; and although we entertain a very high respect for the new War Minister, we can not a 2; yet venture to pronounce a decided opinion. It is true that a great source of weakness is re moved by the secession of Lord ABERDEEN, and the supposed abeyance of " Germanism." But whether that be sufficient to turn the torrent of public Indignation into a new channel, and to save the chief actors in the drama which was so decisively And unequivocally condemned, is an other questi on, on which we shall as yet reserve , our judgment.. There is, hoorever, one indisputable amelioration —the Secretar7ship at War has been abolished ! There will no lorrger be the bandying about of matters of vital importance to the welfare of our troops from department to department, from the office of Secretary for War to that of Secretary at War, and vice versa i the grave officials being apparently engaged in the old schoolboy game of "You're none of my child," which would really be exceedingly amusing, if its consequences did not prove so extremely prejudicial to the best interests of the country. Many of ,the deplorable events to which public attention has been so powerfully directed has been owing to the " conflict of jurisdictions," to the readiness with which subordinate officials were prepared to shake off all responsibility, and " to wash their hands" from matters of the most pressing exigency. That there was no common head to which all were responsible—that, the underlings could in volve their different chiefs in a dispute, and thus evade the performance of their own duties, was a iamentabie that could uut be controverted or denied. We have seen the deplorable results at Balaklava. It is that which has led to the condemnation of the late Ministry, and the disgrace of the ex-Premier. It is that which has caused so much suffering to our gallant soldiers, and much of the mortality that has occurred, and which is not accounted for by blunders in generalship. By all means let there be the different departments. A division of labour conduces to its efficient application ; but let them be under one control, that the different powers may not neutralise each other, or lead to the total neglect of matters of vital conse quences. On this point we would refer to an excellent communication from an esteemed correspondent, who writes under the title of "Arnicus," and whose suggestions will be found well worthy of attentive consideration. TIIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, PIEWRIU:ARY 8, TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. Sin,—Now that every eve's attention is turned to the War Department, a few remarks may not be deemed out of time. A. War Minister, a Cabinet Minister, assisted by a secretary for each department, should have entire management over the following : 1. Commander-in-Chief. 2. Ordnance. 3.' Baggage. 4. Clothing. The discipline of the army must rest with a military man, call him what you will, and he must have the assistance of 1. Adjutant-General's de- 2. Advocate-General. partmeat. Z. Quartermaster-General. These three departments have each their especia duties. The miscellaneous correspondence is carried on through the Adjutant-General, who is the medium of communication between the Commander-in-Chief and all subordinates, viz., application for teave, r e p o rts o f a ll kinds. The Advocate-General manages all matters con nected with military law. The Quartermaster-General arranges all the routes for troops, marks out their en camping ground, and supplies all maps, surveys, and in the source of all the information regarding the move ments of an enemy. Spies arspaid by this department. Each military circle or division is under a General, as sisted by en Assistant-Adjutant-General, Advocate- General, ani Quartermaster-General. This is his staff. Under him is the Brigadier, a SRI , f 04; by a Brigade-Major. AdJ to this an officer from the Ordnance, Baggage, 'Clothing, Commissariat, Medical Stud, or officers, as the case may be, and you have a complete military organi sation. Troop, to be kept in an efficient state of L. Commissariat. 6. Medical. 7. Stud Department. tary discipline must be brigaded—infantry, cavalry, and artillery, all together ; and for this purpose the whole country tenet be completely re-divided. Every officer should know what each branch of tho service is capable of doing, and how it ought to be done. For instance, few infantry officers can tell what ground is required for a cavalry regiment to form line upon, what is the cal culation allowed for each man ; and few can tell the range of a 61b. or 91b. Horse Artillery gun ; and yet this [information is ♦ital. What carriage, what food will a regiment 1,000 strong require for a given period ? Each of the seven departments stated above should be under a separate head—a military man, if possible. It is here that the army will learn its work, and non commissioned officers should be liberally employed in the offices. All the offices should be built in a convenient situation in London, together. A man will then not be far from any point he may wish to find out ; it will be merely a matter of a few yards' walk, not over London, and then down to Woolwich. The Ordnance should have charge of all the offensive and defensive weapons of war, and their belongings, and should have a department or Design and Improve ment. The duties and division of each office should be well defined and separate. An •udit-office will be at tached to each of the seven departments, to which the subordinates will forward their accounts. 3. Baggage Department, the soul and life of an army in the field. Since railways have come into use thisdepart ment has been more and more neglected. It will be ob served that not one of the seven departments can take the field without its aid, except the Stud department. Now whether the Baggage Department shall exist separate or as a part of the five others I know not, but should sup pose it ought. What has to arrive for an army 3 Tents for officers, men in and out of hospital ; tents for stores, clothing, and bedding. Then you must have carts for sick, wounded, beds, cooking uten s il s ; mu l es , w ith ro ll ers to protect the back. The Austrian, have a good tary waggon for medical stores, and seats for sick mien. Tke Clothing department shouidenalerace all that a wait wears. The Medical department is divided into regimental and hospital. When a man is sick he passes fir a time out of his regiment into an hospital, which may be at tached to a regiment, or adapted to receive the sick of many regiments. The Medical department should have a school of design and improvement. The litter for a man when wounded, the bed upon which he is to lie in hospital, the clothing he is to wear, deserve the greatest attention. The carriage for the medical department must be certain, and the beet procurable. The Commissariat department deals with a man's food and the carriage of that food ; this i■ an onerous de partment, and requires a master mind alone ; then there is fuel. The Stud department involves the breeding or purchase cf horses and the carriage'of fodder. Thus you have the soldier drilled, disciplined, and moved through the Commander-in-Chief ; his arms, &c., he receives from the Ordnance, his extra baggage is car ried by the baggage-corps, lie is clothed by the Clothing Department, fed by the Commissariat ; tended, when sick, by the medical ; and mounted, if an artilleryman or cavalryman, by the stud. Every department must have a corresponding office at the seat of War, together with a deputy from the War Minister. These remain with their stores at a depot con ♦enient to the seat of war, and from thence push on their supplies upon the indent or order of the officer of each"department attached to the Commander-in-Chief in 'the field, to whom it will be their duty to find out and represent the wants of the army. Front personal com munication from the officers commanding regiments, every commanding officer knows the wants of his men, and the total is the want of the army. I see no reason why the army should not be as regularly supplied as the customers of Swan and Edgar. . _ AIIICUS. ST. BARTHOLOMEWB riOSPITAL.-At a special general court of the governors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, unani mously electedheld i yesterda yesterday, William Fost er Whi te, E sq., was unani ntrcasnrer, in the room of James Bentley, Esq., resigned. On Sunday, 262 of the Ist Royals arrived at Cork from Athlone, under command of Captain Gore, with Lieutenants Belle,v, Campbell, Curtois, and Ensign Freeborn. Lieutenant-Colonel Graham is . to join the draft in Cork after leave of absence. The Austrian Government, says a letter from Cracow, is at present employing 12,000 men, under the direction of military engineers, in executing a railway from Dem- Lim to Boschina, to join the Warsaw line. It is most anxious to have this line completed without delay, as it will be of great utility in military movements. COST OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.— It is shown by a Par liamentary paper recently issued, that the cost of the funded and unfunded public debt, as interest and ma nagement (exclusive of 16,196/. 16s. 20., the interest on donations and bequests) amounted in the year ended the sth ult., to 27,726,960/. 14s. The incumbency of Mortlake, in the diocese of London, Lae become vacant by the preferment of the Rev. H. H. "i 111 ,- M.A. It is worth 2001. a year, and is in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. THE ORDER OF TEE GARTER. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. The Queen held a Chapter of the Most Noble Order of the Garter at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the Castle. The Knights Companions baying been robed in their mantles of purple velvet, and wearing their collars, were, by command of her Majesty, called over by Garter King of Arms in the Grand Reception Room, when the fol lowing answered : The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Exeter, the Duke of Buccleuch, E ar l de Grey, the Earl of Cla rendon, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Marquis of Salis bury, the Doke of Bedford, Earl Spencer, and Earl Fitzwilliam. The officers of the O r d er wore th e i r mant l es, chains, and badges. In attendance were the Prelate, the Bishop of Winchester ; the Chancellor, the Bishop of Oxford ; the Registrar , the Dean o f Wi n d sor • Garter King of Arms, Sir Charles Geo rge Y oung ; and the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Sir Augustus Clifford. Her Majesty the Queen aid his Royal Highness Prince Albert were conductel to the Throne or Garter Room, in which the Chapter was held, by the Lord Steward end the Vice-Chamberlain ; the latter stood on the right of the Queen. Her Majesty wore the mantle, kirtle, and collar of the Garter, and his Royal Highness the mantle and collar of the Order. By command of the Queen, the Knights Companions, with the officers of the Order, were ushered to the pre sence of the Sovereign, in the Chapter-room, and the former took their seats according to their seniority in the Order. The Hon. and Very Rev. Gerald Wellesley, Dean of Windsor, was ewern in Registrar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oath being administered by the Chancellor. The Chancellor signified to the Chapter her Majesty's Royal will and pleasure that the vacant stalls in the Royal Chapel of St. George, at Windsor, be filled ; and, as none but a knight can be elected, the Right Hon. George, Earl of Carlisle, was introduced to the Sovereign by Garter King of Arms and Black Rod, and, the Sword of State having been banded to the Queen by the Vice-Chamberlain her Majesty wss pleased to knight kis Lordship therewith. The noble Earl kissed her Majesty's hand, and retired. The Right Hon. Francis, Earl of Ellesmere, was in traduced to the Queen with the like ceremony, and had the honour of knighthood conferred upon him by her Majesty, with the Sword of State, when his Lordship kissed the Sovereign's hand, and withdrew. The Knights Companions proceeded to the election, and the suffrages were collected by the Chancellor, and by him wore presented to the Sovereign, who com manded the Chancellor to declare that the Right Hon. George William Frederick, Earl of Carlisle, had been duly elected as Kni g ht of th e M os t N o bl e Order of the Garter. By the Queen's command, the noble Earl was received at the door of the Chapter-room by Earl Spencer and Earl Fitzwilliam, the two junior Knights Companions present, and was conducted between them to her Ma jesty, preceded by Garter (bearing the ensigns of the Order upon a crimson velvet cushion), and by Black Rod. The Earl knelt near the Sovereign, and, Garter King of Arms on his knee presenting the Garter, the Queen, assisted by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, buckled it on his Lordship's left leg, the Chancellor pro nouncing the usual admonition. Garter next presented the Riband and George, and her Majesty (assisted as before) put the same over the noble Earl's left shoulder, the Chancellor pronouncing the admonition. His Lordship again kissed her Majesty's hand, and having received the congratulations of the Knights Com panions, retired. The Chapter proceeded to a second election, when the Sovereign commanded the Chancellor to declare that the Right Hon. Francis, Earl of Ellesmere, had been duly elected a!Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Gar ter, whereupon his lordship was introduced, and was in vested by the Queen with the Garter, Riband, and Badge, with the like c?reponies.. The Chapter proceeded to a third election, and, the suffrages having been presented to the Queen, her Ma jesty commanded the Chancellor to declare that the Right lion. George, Earl of Aberdeen, had been duly elected a Haight of the Moat Noble Order of the Garter. The noble Earl was introduced between the two junior Knights Companions, and was invested by the Sovereign with the ensigns of the Garter, with the like ceremonies, and having received the congratulations of each of the Knights Companions, withdrew. The Earl of Aberdeen, by her Majesty's special com mand, retains the Order of the Thistle. The Chapter being ended, Gaiter King of Arms, by her Majesty's command, again called over the Knights Companions, who, with the officers of the Order, retired from the presence of the Queen. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena wit nessed the investiture in the Chapter-room. The Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Sutherland; the Lady in Waiting, the Marchioness of Ely ; and the following noblemen and gentlemen of the Royal house hold were in attendance, viz. Lord Steward, Earl Spencer ; the Master of the Horse, the Duke of Wel lington ; the Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Ernest Brace ; the Captain of the II )n.l Carps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, Lord Foley ; the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, Viscount Sydney ; the Geld, Stick in Waiting, Viscount Combermere ; the Controller of the Household, Viscount Drumlsairig ' • Lora Waterpark, Lord i n Wait ing ; Major-General Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting ; Major-General Wylde, Groom in Waiting to the Prince ~• the Master of the Household ; Silver Stick in Waiting ; Colonel Thornton, Fuld Officer in Brigals Waiting ; Sir William Martins, Gentleman U.her to the Sword of State ; Col. Seymour, Groom of the Robes ; Lord Alfred Paget (Clerk Marshal) Equerry in Waiting ; Captain the Hon. D. de Ros, Equerry in Waiting to tile Prince ; Captain F. C. Kep pal (Grenadier Guards), Adjutant in Brigade Waiting ; and Messrs. Phipps and Macpherson, Pages of Honour in Waiting. The Ye - oreen of the Guard lined the approaches to the Chapter-room, under the command of Sir John Kincaid, the Exon in Waiting. Sir George P. Lee, the Lieu tenant, and Colonel Fitztnaurice, tho Adjutant of the corps, were ire attendance. The Duchess of Sutherland and the Marquis of Lans,. downe returned to London immediately after the cere mony. The Queen gave a dinner this evening in the Waterloo Chamber. The company included her Royal Highness tie Duchess of Kent, the Dukes of Bedford, Buccleuch, and Wellington, the Marquises of Salisbury, Abercorn, and Exeter, Lady Fanny Howard, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, Baroness de Speth, Earls Spencer, Carlisle, Aberdeen, Fitzwilliam, Clarendonand De Grey, the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere and Lady Blanche Egerton, Viscounts Sydney and Combermere, Lord Ernest Bruce, the Bishops of Winchester and Oxford, Lord Foley, Major-General, the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey ; Colonel the Hon. C. 8., Mrs., and Miss Phipps ; the Right Hon. H. and Lady Mary Labouchere, Colonel the Right Hen. C. Forester (commanding (dicer Royal Horse Guards), Sir George, Lady, and Miss Couper ; Sir Augustus Clifford, Sir Charles George Young, Lieut.-Colonel Dennis (contmanding officer 94th Regi ment), Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Bathurst, Captain Bathurst (23d Welsh Fusiliers), the Dean of Windsor, Lord George Lennox, and Major-GI-amoral Wylde. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FEB. 7. The Queen aid Prince Albert returned to the Castle at half-past 7 o'clock yesterday. The dinner party in the evening included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, the Baroness de' Speth, Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Sir George Couper, Lient.-General Sir De Lacy Evan'', and Mr. Gibbs. The band of the Royal Horne Guards played during dinner. Her Majesty's private band performed in the evening. The Queen will hold a Privy Council this day (Thurs day) at Windsor Castle. The Judicial Committee of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Couacil eat ye.terday in the Council Chamber. "Terry Y. Hoskin," from New South Wales (for leave to appeal) ; " Parkes v. Oakley," Prerogative Court (to dismiss) ; and "Bishop Y. Wildbore," Prerogative Court, were disposed of ; and the appeal from Bengal, " Dwar ka,doss v. Jaokedess" (part heard), was concluded. The Lords present weie—the Lords Justice Knight Bruce and Turner, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and Sir Edward Ryan. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester day from the Governors of the West India Islands. General Sir E. 131akiney has obtained the appoint. ment of Governor of Chelsea Hospital. Mr. John O'Brien, of Elmvale, and late M.P. for Limerick city, died suddeoly on Tuesday, at his resi dence in Dublin. Mr. Richard Pack, on of the Rev. Richard Pack, incumbent of Ennisnagg, has been gazette(' to an en sigocy in the 41st Regiment, now in the Crimea. Changes in the Spanisti Ministry are still looked for? M. Olozaga is spoken of as likely to be the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. We are happy to announce that the Earl and Coun. toss of Glengall and Lady Margaret Butler have arrived at Grosvenor-street, from the Earl of Chesterfield's, Bretby-park. Arrangements have been made for the formation of a new London joint-stock bank by Sir Robert. Carden, who will act as chairman, and others. It is to he called the City Bank, and the intended capital is 300,000/., with power of increase to 500,0001. It proposes to conduct its general :lustiness pre precisely on the -ame plan as the roost successful of the existing institutions of this kind in the metropolis, the proftssed object being, not to attempt rivalry, but simply to supply in the most sound and desirable manner the demand for increased accommodation. Under the act of the 7th and Sth of Victoria, c. 113, the shares are to be of 1001. each, on which 10/. deposit will be required, and 50 per text. be fore the cormnencetnent of operations. At the meeting of the Australian Freehold Gold Mining Company, held yesterday, the report of the com mittee of investigatisn was submitted to the share holders ; from this it appeared there were 73,695 shares, entitled to the return of 63. par share ; of these, 55,570 had been claimed and paid, for which purpose the turn of 16,671/. had been drawn from the bankers, arid there still would be left a sum of 5,400/. to pay off the 18,125 remaining shares, claim for which ,had not been made. A balance of 6,000 b. would then remain on hand, which would enable the committee to make a further and final instalment of ls. Gd. a share. A stormy discussion en sued ; but ultimately it was resolyed that the company be wound-up forthwith. LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. VIENNA, THURSDAY MORNING. The Grand Duke Michael is lying ill of ague, at Cherson. The Grand Duke Nicholas is at Sebastopol. The Russian army is in want of supplies. The Chevalier Toggenburg, a *tatesman of Count Sta,dion's school, Las been appointed Chief of the Department of Trade. WARSAW, F. 5. The English mi►sionariee to the Jews in Poland are banished. Their printing and bookbinding establishments, library, and chapel have been ap propriated by the Government, and are offered for sale. The Augsburg Gazette now lends its authority to the announcement that a French army will traverse Austria, in order to operate against Russia. We quote its language :—" We learn that in the best-informed circles at Vienna it is positively affirmed that the military convention with the Western Powers, provided for in Article V. of the Treaty of December, is now ready for signature. It contains the stipulation Hint French troops shall be brought up to the Russo- Polish frontier to occupy that position which Prussia has renounced. The French army will march by way of Milan and Laybacb, and be thence conveyed by the Southern and Northern railroads. The French corps will have arrived at the southern extremity of the Austrian railway system about the beginning of March. General Crenville, it is believed, carries the convention with him to Paris." We learn from Frankfort that it is thought no unlikely that in the course of a month Austria will renew at the Diet her proposition for mobilis ing the Federal contingents. By that time the military preparations ordered by the recent reso lution will have been completed, and hopes are entertained that the missions of General Wedell and Herr von - Usedom at Paris and London will then also have restored the harmony between Prussia and the west, and so have prepared the way for common aotion between the Courts of Vienna and Berlin. SARDINIA. TURIN, F. (3. The Chamber continues the discussion of the Treaties. The Minister, flavour, in a remarkable speech, has completely refuted the objections of his opponents. SPAIN. MADRID, FRB. 5. Government has presented to the Cortex a Pro ject of Law, proposing the complete sale of the estates of the clergy, regular and secular. It was received with approbation. FRANCE. Twenty-four English and French ships have passed Malta on their way direct to the Crimea, with Generals Pellissier, Rivet, Lafont, and troops. We have received the Moniteur of yesterday. That journal says : " The blockade of the Russian ports of the Black Sea by the allied natal forces of France and England was notified by vessels of war of the two allied nations—namely, at Odessa, by the French steam frigate Mogador and the English frigate Gladiator ; and at Kaffa, Kertch, Anapa, and Soudjak-Kaleh by the French steam-corvette Barthollet and the English steamer Leopard." These notifications were made and received in the usual manner. The Moniteur publishes the following : " On receiving from Admiral Lyons the thanks voted by the two English Houses of Parliament to Admiral Hamelin and the French navy, Ad miral Bruat issued the following order of the day to his squadron : " ' Officers and Sailors, " The army, by the voice of its chief, has, on more than one occasion, rendered. justice to your courage and devotion. " The British Parliament now awards you the great and rare honour of public thanks voted unanimously by the House of Commons and House of Lords. " Admiral Lyons has requested me to trans mit these thanks to you, as also to Admiral Hamelin. I have accepted them for you and the worthy chief who commanded you at the com mencement of our great expedition as a precious recompense for your services, asi the pledge of a still more intimate alliance, and as the happy augury of new successes. " On the 15th of December, 1854, it was unanimously resolved, in the House of Commons and is the House of Lords, that the thanks of both houses should be given to Admiral Hamelin and to the French navy for their cordial co-opera tion with the fleet of her Britannic Majesty in the transport and landing of the Allied Forces on the coast of the Crimea and during the siege of Sebastopol. " Vice-Admiral Dundas was charged to con vey that resolution to them. " This order is to be posted up at the batteries and read to the crews at muster-roll. " BRUAT, " 'Vice-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief. "'Montebello, Jan. 21.' " The Moniteur publishes the names of the mem bers of the French Legation at Vienna and of the Austrian Legation at Paris who received decora tions on the signing of the treaty of the 2 d of December. The Grand. Cross of the Order of St. Stephen (as already announced) is conferred upon M. Drouyn de Lhuys, and the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on Count Buol. A letter received from Paris, this morning, says : —Preparations on a very extensive scale are going °tip every department of the military service here. It is stated that they have reference to not less than three corps cl'arnirec, one of which is intended for the Baltic, the other, if necessary, for the Rhine, and the third for Austria ; and the Polytechnic School will furnish a sufficient body of well-educated officers for the Artillery and 14Dgirieers. The 855. spring is the period when these corps will com mence their movements. It seems still to be the opinion of military men here, that, notwithstanding the various dates fixed for the resumption of hostilities, or, more properly the assault of Sebastopol, it h very doubtful whe• thor any serious operation can be undertaken until a marked change in the weather takes placo, and this cannot be expected before spring. This opinion accords generally with letters received in official quarters. - The Moniteur contains the following report to the Emperor from the Minister of Marine : " Sire—Captain Jehenne, of the Henri IY., had been proposed by Admiral Hamelin, previously to the hurri cane of the 14th Nov., for promotion to the rank of Rear-Admiral. The skill, energy, and devotedness of that officer were baffled by the fury of the elements ; but the navy and the army were witnesses of the presence of mind and vigonr which he displayed in endeavouring to save from wrecl the vessels which your Majesty had con fided to him. In returning to him his sword, the Court martial unanimously declared that no one was more worthy than he of your Majesty's favours. The Em peror, in his elevated sense of justice, could not allow that a rank acquired by brilliant services should be lost in a struggle with a dreadful tempet,t, against which no !Inman power could c'intend I obey your orders in submitting to your Majesty a decree, conferring on Cap tain Jehenne the rank of Rear-Admiral.--I ant, , " THEODORE Ducos." The report is followed by a decree ordering the promotion thus recommended. The following order of the day has been published by General Caurobert on the occasion of the sortie made by the Russians on the 15th ult. : " In the night of the 15th a Russian column of about 500 men attacked the third parallel, guarded by the 24 battalion of the 74th of the line. The efforts of the as sailants were sustained by the grenadier company, Capt. Bouton, and the Ist company, Capt. C as tl enau. B ot h these fficera were killed at the head of their men, giving to alt an example of bravery which was well acted on. A section of the third company.f volunteers under the orders of Lieut. Boutet and Sergeant Haguais, hur ried to the scene of action, and took a glorious part in the contest, which ands to the distinguished services which the volunteers have already performed before Se bastopol. It was the same with a company of the 95th Regiment (late 20th Light Infantry). Chef de Bataillon de Roumejour, of the 74th, who stood en the parapet, calling on hi. men to support the honour of the French flag, gave proof of remarkable bravery. He was seri ously wounded. All the troops engaged showed the most brilliant energy, and this combat will add still mere to the high reputation which the 74th has acquired since the commencement of the siege." The General-in-Chief, at the conclusion of the order of the day, states that he has, in the name of the Emperor, conferred the rank of officer in the Legion of Honour on M. Agard de Roumejoux, chef de bataillon of the 74th, and of chevaliers on Captain G. T. Landois, Sub- Lieutenant J. A. Brachet, and Corporal J. Guillemin, of the same regiment, and given the military medal to 12 non-commissioned officers and privates in the 74th and 95th regiments. The following extract, from a private letter, written by a French officer, draws a gloomy pic ture of the British camp : "The English army is no longer an army. It only bears the name. Of the 56,000 men NS hich the British Go vernment sent to the East there remains at this moment not more than from 10,000 to 11,000, and even those are not all able to carry arms. I must add that there are, moreover, about 10,000 in the hospitals of Constantinople, and 1,000 in the ambulances at Bala klava ; the remainder are gone to their long home. A sad result of the two principal vices in the English army—the officers, with few exceptions, have forgotten how to conduct a campaign, and the administration for the supply of provisions is absolutely null. Several transports had been laden at Vexice and Trieste with planks for constructing wooden huts for the troops. When they arrived at Balaklava the English had no horses to carry them to the camp. The timber lay in the mud until the snow fell, when the soldiers burned it to warm themselves. The following is the result of the neglected state of the English army. The French have nearly completed their siege works : Taeir trenches have been carried to within a a few yards of the walls of the town. The English, on the contrary, are far behind, and a few days since their General informed General Canrobert that his effective force was not sufficient to continue their works. Some days previously the French had been compelled to occupy the batteries erected by the English at their extreme right, which command the mouth of the Tchernaya and the high road to Simpheropol, which they were no longer able to defend. General Canrobert has given orders to the third division to continue the English trenches." Another letter of the 24tle ult. says : "The Russians make frequent sorties, which are al ways repulsed, and cost them a number of men. An aide-de-camp of the Envoror Nicholas was killed during a sortie made ori the 23d. That sortie revealed a curious fact :—The Russians have become hunters of men. They ensnare their victims with the lasso. On that occasion they captured a French officer, whom they carried off from among his Men." BOURSE, FED. T.-CLOSING PRICES. Crizli. n - . U. .12,11,1 01 Month. 4i per Cents 95 90 —f. —c. 3 per Cents 67 70 G 7 70 Last Loan — Roman Credit Mobilier 790 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. SpaniLh Threes Piedmontese B5 75 Howe Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. tr. c. fr. e. Or'esns 1,185 -- Lyons , 1037 50 Western 6BO Rouen x (11032 50 Cette Mediterranean 927 50 Havre 570 Northern ..... ....... 852 50 C,herburg RUSSIA. 82 82. 37, 30. The Journal de St. Petersbourg, of the 31st Janu ary, under the head of news from the Crimea, pub lishes the following version of a sortie at Sebaito pol : " Aide-de-Camp General Prince Menschikoff, under date of the 22d January, renders an account of a new and successful sortie from Sebastopol on the night between the 19th and 20th January against the left flank and centre of the French trenches. On this occasion oar troops were divided into two detachments. The right consisted of 230 volunteers and of the 3d company of the Grena diers of the Minsk regiment, under the command of Major Roudanoveky ; the left of five companies of the infantry regiment Tobolsk, commanded by Captain Liapouneff, and some hundred sailors under the orders of Lieu tenant Titoff and Zavalischine, of the navy. The enemy showed a stout resistance, but could not stop the impetuous advance of our men, and suffered a,consid,rable loss. We made two French.officers and some soldiers pri soner:. On our side we had 18 killed (of whom two officers of the Tobolsk Regiment, Lieutenant Itepanoff and En sign Popoff) and 74 wounded (of whom three officers, jff nior Captain Count Suchtelen, Aide-de-camp of the Com mander-in-Chief of the Army of the South ' • Lieutenant Titoff, of the navy ; and Lieutenant Gouliaeff, of the Tobolsk Regiment. "From the 17th to the 21st January the fire of the enemy's batteries against Sebastopol has scarcely done us any harm. The snow, which had fallen previously, prevented the continuation of the siege works. The enemy was in want of fire-wood, and sent daily parties to cut timber ix the woods on the heights of the left bank of the Tchernaya. They have destroyed the Quarantine establishment, and, without respect for the sacred character of the ancient temple of Chersonesus, they have taken off the roof and devastated the inside." THE 111/014.--SOUTHAIIPTON, Feb. 7.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Madrid, Captain Cook, left this afternoon with the usual mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, taking out 15 first class, seven second-olass, and two deck passengers, and on freight specie amounting to 72,964/. 2s. 6d., distributed as follows:—Lisb n. 30,1641. 2a. 6d.; Oporto, 1,0001.; Cadiz, 41,8001., and a full general cargo. The Tagus, with an homeward portion of the India and China ma& is hourly expected. The Brazilian mails for this month will be despatched from this port by the Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Solent, Captain Jellicho, on Sunday, the 11th inst., instead of the 9tb, as usual. This deviation has been caused by the detention by bad weather of the Solent on her homeward voyage from the West Indies, and the coasequent impossibility of getting her ready for sea so early as the 9th inst. There is no doubt, however, that the superior speed of this vessel, when compared with the ordinary ships used on the Brazilian line, will enable her to arrive out at the usual dates, and thereby give the advantage of two days' later news from Eng land without any interference with the ordinary re ceipt of letters, &c., at the various Brazilian ports. The Royal Mail Company's new paddle-wheel steam ship Tyne arrived at Southampton this morning from Blackwell. She is a fine vessel of 2,000 tons burden and 400-horse power, and was built by Messrs. Miller, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Her average speed on the pas sage round was about 13 knots. She will go into the dry-dock to-morrow to ascertain the extent of the damage sustained by getting ashore on the Girdles. The ill effects of the accident, however, are believed to be slight. The Tyne will he despatched with the West India mails on the 17th inst. The United States' mail steam-ship St. Louis, Captain J. A. Wotton, is appointed to leave Havre and Southampton on Wednesday next, the 14th inst., with the American mails, for New York. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—From a return pub lished yesterday (presentel to Parliament pursuant to the act) it appears that the gross total amount of advances out of the Consolidated Fund to the Commissioner.; ofhtr Majesty's Works, &c., during theyearlBs4 was 207,328/. —viz., 3,3971. en the 26th of May, 4301. on the 20th of June, and 203,5001. on the 20th of September, 1854. The moneys so advanced were thus applied—viz., 3,0971. to the payment of the half-yearly interest on the Equitable Assurance Company's loan of 200,0001. ; 4301. to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, as " in come-tax deducted from interest on loans paid ;" and 203,5001. to the repayment of the Equitable Assurance Company's loan of 200,0001., and the interest thereon (3,5001.) The amount of money paid into the Consoli dated Fund in the course of the past year (1854) w as 160,1811. The total amount advanced under theprovi sions of the act 16 Viet9ria, cap. 18, was 1,129,8971 . ; and if there be deducted from this the sum of 283,267/. (and a fraction), as the total amount paid into the Con solidated Fund, it follows that a balance of 841,129/, was due to the said fund on the 31st of December last, BOW-STREBT.-(TIII S CASH OF KING THE " DETEC T' This day at one o'clock Charles Kings tfs 4 at the bar. Messrs. Bodkin and Humphreys attend 4 of the prosecution. Mr.. Bodkin— Since the time we last nigt: roi o o,lvanced very considerably towards a ter very important. case. The learned ge llll ,o alluded to the finding of the purse, which es l o ' as to the truth of the boy's statement, secl,ti that he should prove King's connection fa robberies. The first witness called eras . 4 0 Eleazar Denning e - 38 A—Remembered $ with the park keeper - in Kensington GardSi d frost of 1854, who told him he ha d found ;x tree. He had lately been on duty in gY de f o l Sergeant Jackson ; he told him about Sell purse, and both went to Sim's house, /lb° was given to Sergeant Jackson. Sergeant Jackson, of the A Division, otl,o this matter had been investigated he had t 1 ; 1 , park for a purse. It was on the Bth of)4° so employed he raw Sergeant Deuniegills what he was about. Jackson the e t°l° had heard, and in consequence of that el s went in search of Sims, and found itir°' syi what be wanted, a nd they proceeded where Sims gave hire the purse. Mary Ann Greening, landlady of the King-street, Long-acre, remembered $O,O place at her house. It was about six o°ll n sin t s did not know what it was for, but the . 0 / was Earsey. She could not BAY that been in her house. She boys, and immediately knew then' be y j seen at her house frequently, en d t bre ° wil t at the raffle. She recollected se ° jI being sent to a man, and the re* s° ,, a ° the was that, when those raffles took f' — ape esil l attended them generally had 112° F 1 — OlO 4 She believed that the man Xi e g 1 : : . 111° , could not swear that King was 11° ": 1 her;," 1 „ 111 vent, who was with her had sinee left . 1 1 1 0 knew where she had gone to or Olt) to . afterwards recollected that the g irl A in dres l • G u adfOr' 01' Mrs. Godwin, who resided in Prisoner asked the witness haci w bellithtieel d fil en ee ti ljif° shown to her house in the station, s i t s i c,o 4 Mrs. Greening replied—No ; C 1111. 1 0 00 1 ,i l Prince of Wales, Hampstead-road, of r a g previously lived at the Luke's EfEe ,cl '0 4 5 a g o . There were raffles, or "W eet to called, held at the Luke's Head, J ibes" - ceP 0 silk handkercheifs, for people in " cli , s n tre : ' , 4 ' seen King in front of tear ; ° TS - 1 / /r s ll 6 , Reeves well, but not the boy Friend . d ad time was kept by M r . B a k er , wbo or The prisoner asked w h e ther he b ,;;' officers in the house a s we ll as himse"' Witness—Yes. sr, Mr. Hall asked wh e th er Mr. 1 3 ° --d kiti ness to be retained ! Mr. Bodkin—No ; I should nut 118 , el fe 'd witness if I had no t h a d a different° deuce than that given to-day. 1 .1 5 Abrahams, 296 5, s aw King in th e ;fe l also saw the boy R eeves . K i ng told P;001 two friends prese n t. Th e b o ys were fe et' 0 with buns. The parties standing•*°° two boys. Reeves was brought into court, an identified by th e cons t a bl e . cl so' He first saw Ki ng i n th e i nonk4 b if f there were other persons besides Prisoner—Whe n y ou saw me in tb did yon hear me sp ea k t o th e boys 1 .4 f00 i to . Witness—Yes. You said they l'f r olt ° Mr. Bodkin—Whatever he said he e; td i o e The witness Witness—Yea, said he saw s l ' l3 ; o lP) ,'6' oashacnocwouatsshieineol another htohencreemaiwnsoienotnhiienhyudepahytan,oanwasann him dmtyh weree: istacataniit 3;4 . : b f o r i „ ne ed Reeves. Mr. Bodkin said h e w a s no t in si"? further evidence, but h e s h o uld ask r ; fp ? that case. There were other cases eg s ' ; one of them in which , a great quen liti :o o /1 / 1 been stolen from a person of the 0: O'Shea had sin ce b ee n convicted, 1113'400,1. absence of official personages front ° t on e been able to obtain a warrant for bi: o ,o* with the exception of this man's, O'Shea being O gk n u ae v r i Ct e e ° d ° . rliec K te i d i 36 613 a a tOllO.ll t°l n a the inspector P of he case, and he never gave Oficles 0 1 , e :„/ perty of O'Sh ea , f ur th er t h an the 61 '; a 09 " the charge-sheet, which consisted of $l.- of gold. 2 al e ell'ltr liO i George Fisher, residing at No. ; 0 ° b 0 said in Oct. last, a man of the nam e t)i. :S O eti house. Recollected the man being t akes ill s o°l charge of felony by King, When i Cal 'esre second time he saw him take o ' 3l */ 6s o lo longing to O'Shea. He had pre vi ° ll°l $ contents of the Lag, an d th e duplie*" found, Johnaway Vanini resided at 34, Ch a rles's 41 0, Hospital. H e k new a man named Adi membered his being taken into ° lSt : last. After th e c h arge h a d been t 3 ;b eh f (l° pauied King to hi s l o d g i ng s to O r d for a silver watch b e l ong i ng t o a frie s : o A ir lf ing that O'Shea h a d s t o l en it. v.- 4 6 e), O'Shea's the first ti me , th e y found s l 'iterr ;e r also the tick e t. Th e b a g 'wa to King's hous e ; a coa t wa s left sit .1 1" o i he had no right to it, he OveriOifid The carpet bag co n t a i ne d a n umber of instruments, shirts, a n d waistcoats. /1060)0 bored seeing two gold rings in possess i nir The bag was produ ce d by Sergeit° the witness identified. Inspector Mackenzie—After Langivs into custody on th e fi rs t c harge, h e :0 0 ;0, lodgings, and found the carpet bag P i t i ; tamed four cravats, two shirts, two e° l „,,, i ' -t sir,r instruments, a hair-brush, a red capp *r ot P goldold riring, walking g, w st h iC ic k h . he O p n r a od n u a c i e l d i n . the ( t P; orrool l ,' French ring.) Sergeant Langley said he took l a l/13 custody ea the 3d of January last , b o :i . o b and found on him four duplicates i t " - On the Monday following h. ° iedifo' ' more in a tea-caddy. Th e p011 09 .,40 0' in tracing the duplicates and other af tw 'o. his custody when he attempted to et had previously b een rea d over to hin 2 " I I l P sixte Pearce . elegy ` distinctwa again s read by tb of T robberies. ef At this point of the c ase M r . P -n° ` 4 l lcifi el t remand on that part of the proc 4 e -i° ll O'Shea, his presence being absolutelf begged t, apply for another remand. n istir The prisoner wa s th en reman d e d till +- A4l ?le alty, ' 34 Bi eleven o'clock. , r g P 1114RKET NEWS-4 T $ I 6 11 )1 CORN EXCHAN OI IOO S 99 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF "' o p, For the week ended F e b. 8, 1815, ma de OP _T i o 10 Ilkpectors in the different Cities and Tows Per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. I RTE• 4 4 ! 70s lid 323 2d 263 7d , 423 9c 1 „„kir; 1 1 0 ' THE SIX WEEKS' AVrio - fir WHEAT. EARLLY. OATS. UTE. 4O I 72s 5d 3ls 5d 27s 2d 458 4d A O eo QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD , 85 1 1 Wheat, 93,879 ; Barley, 94,250 0 / 6,759 ; Peas, 1,811 0 1 " 4- e 01 MEAT 3.IARSETS' e . O4 ,I O . Oi NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—Th!Iio 4 ,Vr 0 steady, at full prices. Beef, from 3 8 up o rY , 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; Veal, 4s 4d to bs 4d; 03°,1, per 81bs, by the carcase. ;r clo tij o tril SOUTHALL, Feb. 7.—We had * ;Mi kind of stock, yet prices were barelY, 104 V, from 3s 4d to 40 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to O r r to 5s 4d ; Pork, Zs Gd to 4s 4d per Blbs,;, f1 0 00 41:',V ROHFORD, Feb. 7.—To-day's market W f„A °., and a moderate business was transacted, a from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4 ( l° * to 5s 4d ; Pork, 3s Gd to 4.3 4d Pe r Store Pigs, 20s to 24s each. aaynd (01 . ms straw, ST urte S :t : u ! )o,l3 :f ltltie F lsl tall ic i tyAt t io.N n aD . s : l:l l::e s a ; A ;o a w n a hay, stra w 2l , E l i rsi t 0 41 1 1151 : 4 toi l eti l to : ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 15s w 3.- ' liii 2: tift:oll / I;s6g; ir A m W o n d i e r r E at e e il.: m . i r pi _ M t m r e n a l d e ° firm. il : 1 - 1 80 '''. ' ditto, 41 Oi to 6/ Os; and wstraj: 11 3 s i 4) iptertjilripl i SOCIETY OP ARTS.—Last ``t joe jol ing of the Society of A r ts WPM held, s ,berf i tolle 1 Dickens laid before the society a u g :.,, ao'.;iticil a curious observations upon the silk vco r cte cl to . A. present andgentlemen a ve very a C n o i l g a e tea di' trade were place, \VI 41 i 4, 44 1 N 1 14, 4 4 :* 1%81 (%)