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T"' RAT E ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.- Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMlTH.—Grand Opera, Ballet, and Musical Entertainment. —The great success achieved by Signor and Madame Gassier, and the artistes who have appeared under the recent c tree tion of the Royal Opera, has induced Mr. E. T. smith to enter i n t o arrangements by which he has secured the services, for a limited number of nights, of the eminent artistes who have already a ppeared, as well as those with whom negotiations were pend ing. Under Mr. Smith's direction the TLIEATRE will OPEN on Wednesday. May 16, with the opera LA SONNAMBL I.A. Amina, Madame Gassier; Rudolpho, Signor Gassier. After the opera a Grand Ballet will be produced, in which Mdlle. Pal...yra, the first danseuse at the principal theatres of the continent, will appear. In addition to the above distinguished vocalists, Mr. E. T. Smith has engaged, at a considerable expense, Madame Arga and Signor Armandi, from the principal continental theatres, who will make their first appearance in England at th's theatre on Z hurs day, May 17, in the opera of Norma. In offering such an array of talent to the public at the following reduced prices, and in conse glance of the great losses accruing from issuing free admissions, Mr. Smith is determined to discontinue the practice, and rely sotely on the support of the public. Prices of admission :—To the two gal leries, 6d.; second circle of boxes and pit, Is.; dress c ircle, 2s. ; statls, 4s. ; private boxes to admit two persons, 10s. 6d.; four Y s. per sons, one guinea. To be had at the box-office, fro m 10 to 6d 4 and of the principal librarians and musicsellers. Doors open at half-past 7, and commence at 8 o'clock. THEATRE - ROYAL, DRIJRY - LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. —The GREAT DERBY DAY gar. MASQL'E, May 23.—Mr. Smith announces to the nobility, gentry, and public this Grand Fete, on a scale of magnitude and expense never before attempted. A superb Salon de Danse of 400 feet in length, embellished and decorated with illuminated bowers, variegated lamps. and novel devices. Enlarged orchestra, well-appointed Mas ters of the Ceremonies, all the new dances, music, &c., forming a ce coup d'd of attraction a nd s p lendour without parallel. Tickets 10s. 6d. each, to be obtain ed at the principal mnsicsellere and libra rians' ; and at the theatre. L YCE UM THEATRE.-MADAME ANNA LYCEUM FAREWELL of the STAGE w ill commence on WEDNESDAY NaXT, May 16, with Auber's celebrated Opera, THE CaowN DlA3foring. Catering, Madame Anna Thillon ; supported by Miss J. ilieadon, Messrs. Leffler, 0. Somers, Bowler. and T. Wil liams. with a complete Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by M. Thilion. To conclude with a new Grand Ballet Divertissement. Beaes, 4s. ; Pit, 25. ; Dress Circle, is.; Gallery, Is. Private Boxes, 21. 2s. Tickets and places to be had at the B ox - o ffi ce f rom 11 t ill 6 daily ; and at Mr. Allcroft s Office, 16 ,Yew Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Enckatone: THIS EVENING, Will be performed Donizetti's Grand Opera, called LOCI 1. DI LAMMERMOOR. Characters by Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Weiss; Mrs. Sims Reeves, and Miss Schott. After which, a new Extravaganza, called THE NEW RAT MARKET SPRING MEETING, 1855. To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. ROYAL PRLNCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cliaams BEAN. THIS EVENING, Will be performed LIVING TOO FAST. To be followed by FAINT AND MARGUERITE. Pritclpal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, D. Fisher, Raymond, Cathcart, and Saker ; Mrs. Wiastan'ey, Misses C- Leciercq, p aly, and K. Te: ry. To conclude with the popular Romance, in two acts, en itled THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO ; or, King, Queen, and Kna E. - THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the eemedy of P.UL PRY. Principal :tits racters by Messrs. C. Selby and Wright; Miss M. Keeley, Kr L. Murray, and Miss Woolgar. After which, THE FETE OF NATIONS. To conclude with MY PRECIOUS BETSY. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. Will be performed STILL WATERS RV DEEP. Maur tters by Me srs. A. Wigan, Emery, G. Vining, Danvers, Miss Ma: Loll, and Mrs. Melfort. To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza. called THE TEL! OW DIV Via AND THE KING OF IHE GOLD MINES. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Wi'l be performed OUR NELLY. Alter which, KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS TFL EE. To conclude with SALLY SMART. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING. Those EQUESTRIAN PERFORMANCES which eclipse tho. (.." of every Establishment in the world. Also, an interesting Hippodramatic Spectacle called, THE FI ;LD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE ! After which, the matchless SCENES in the CIRCLE, execut d by Brat-rate artistes, including Mr. J. Henry Cooke To conclude with the Ballet of KATE KEARNEY, or, the Lal es of Killarney. Vas' preparations are progressing far a magnificent spectacle at Whitsuntide. box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manag er , Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Dire tor, Mr. W . Cooke, Jun. . NIGH WATIR AT LONDON BBIDGIC Tat• DAT —Yornbig 7 min.after 1 I Evening27min. Wt. 1 To-Vostßow--Morning 48 tnbusiter 1 Evening 9min. att. 2 191 X WEATHEIL—Bus Owes, May. 15. Tamamomrrza, nt in SHADS. 55—highest since noon yesterdsy. 41 —lowest this morning and during the night. 50 —this day, st noon. BAROMETER, 29'61. WIND, N.N.E.—Light breeze, with dull weather. gefit `~ ~.~_. ~'l~,l ~~~ ~~ 3111, LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1855. Lord ELLENBOROUGH'S motion, although very ably brought forward and efficiently supported, has been rejected by a large and decisive majority. Of Peers in attendance there were 71 in favour of, and 110 against, the resolutions ; and Ministers enhanced their numbers by recording 66 proxies on their side, while nonewere produced on behalf of their opponen ts. The actual numbers therefore were 181 to 71, or nearly five to two against the motion. This result is perhaps not very surprising, consi dering the arena in which the contest took place. A less favourable audience could scarcely be selected to complain to of an oligarchical Govern ment, and the undue selection of Noble Lords and their immediate relatives and connexions for situa tions that might have been more efficiently filled by less aristocratic persons. The demand for Administrative Reform fell unpleasingly on the ears of those who had profited in the persons of their proteges so largely by the obnoxious system. There were few of the assembled Peers who had not some friend who might be affected by the required changes in the public offices. The very name of " reform" was distasteful to thole who had invariably been its strongest opponents, whatever aspect it assumed. The mere notion of " the selection of men for public employments, without regard to anything but the public ser vice," was a heresy that startled many of their lordships from the frigid indifference which they ordinarily display, and induced them to flock to the scene of action in order to defeat the daring effort. Lord ELLENBOROUGH had indeed undertaken a ' task of no ordinary difficulty, and he performed the arduous duty with admirable tact and judg- inent. Many might have thought that he touched too lightly on the monster grievances ; but he was ' well aware of the feelings of his auditors, and he suited his tone in many particulars to their cherished prejudices. Had he been in the House of Commons, or, still better, in the London Tavern, with S'tlitTßl. MORLEY in the chair, and surrounded by C ongenia.l spirits, we have no doubt that his el oquence would have been more brilliant, his arguments more convincing. Let it not be sup posed th a t we are censuring the Noble Lorti for any shortcomings or w backslidings. Far from it. ' On the cont rary, he to the greater credit for the obvious and whichc ulties by which his c ourse was impeded, he sur moun t e d by a judicious combination of boldness a n d dis cretion. Nothing, for instanee, could be mo r e felicitous t han his allusion to the founders of 1-' ' own and many other noble fa.milia._ ii in that — what I , justly . termed " the principle of their • he ' o rig i ns r , How could they, who owed their seats House, their honours and fortunes to the ser vices of their ancestors, consistently say, " It i s true our ancestors rose by fitness, but our rela tives shall enjoy advantages from connexion with 113 , and from favour !" There was equal truth and b oldness in the assertion, that "to attribute anything to the defects of system convicted is the su bterfuge of mediocrity. ' Mediocrity succumbs to sy stem. Ability domin a t es over better course." Thi s it, a cilled forces men in to a arly applicable to those who strive to excuse themselves by attribut ing their own errors and mictak es—their offences of commission _and omission—t o the prevailin routine or practice of their offices. It does not render it the less necessary for the community at large to strive with all its power and all its strength to get rid of the vicious system, and to remove as many obstacles as possible from the way o f Ministers, so that they may be able, with out regard to the murmurings of the " Tapers" and " Tadpoles," to place " the right men in the right places"—to select the ablest men in their respective departments for the public service. This is the principle for which the Administrative Reformers contend—this is the principle asserted by Lord ELLENBOROUGH in his place in the heredi tary branch of the Legislature. This is the prin ciple rejected by their Lordships, by a majority of 110 out of 252 —or, including tellers, 256 titled voters ! The arguments adduced will, however, have greater weight with the great body of the People than the members who gave silent votes, or sent their proxies against it. It is not be cause Lord NOODLE deemed it a revolutionary doctrine, or Viscount DOODLE conceived the attempt to deprive the nobility of their long recognised privileges as little better than a general "confiscation," or the Earl of NEPOS thought it very unfair to poor AUGUSTUS and FREDERICK, and asked, with tears in his eyes, how could noblemen in such cases provide comfortable sinecures for their younger sons, or find husbands for their daughters, that the voice of public opinion is to be slighted or despised. That voice has proclaimed " trumpet-tongued " the great fact, that "it is absolutely necessary for the future to adopt a new principle in the selec tion of officers for the public employment, and, if disregarded in the Upper House, it must be treated with deference and respect in that which pecu liarly belongs to the people, in which every mem ber owes his right of voting to the suffrages of his constituents. The defence by Lord PANMTTRE was exceedingly weak and vapid. He complained because his op ponent did not descend from generalities to parti culars—did not adduce instances of the " QUEEN'S bad bargains," and cite the names of some of the many detrimentals in the public service. But there was no necessity for entering into such details when their name was "legion," and when every man throughout the length and breadth of the land could himself speak of his own knowledge as to persons who fell within the scope of the Noble Earl's condemnation. Lord PANMURE, who was, perhaps, the last man who ought to have ColE plained of the forbearance thus strikingly dis played, announced the doctrine that " public opinion ought to lead both Parliaments and Go vernments." In other words, that every " aged vice" should be retained until it could no longer he defended—until the pressure from without be came too powerful to be any longer resisted. Lord ELLENBOROUGH, on the other hand, called on their Lordships "to place themselves in the front of the people, and at the foot of the Throne to state their complaint and their dissatisfaction." It does not require very astute arguments to show which is the more dignified course, or which is more befitting the constitutional attributes of heredi tary legislators. Administrative Reformers must not, however, be discouraged by this failure. We repeat that which should be inscribed on their banner, Palma non sine pulvere. They cannot expect immediate success without setting their shoulders to the wheels, and exerting themselves zealously and energetically in the glorious cause to which they have so devoted themselves. Lord. ELLENBOROUGIe S motion may be regarded as the first step, so far as Parliament is concerned, in the path in which we hope and believe rapid progress will speedily be made. We believe the view which we have advocated from the beginning will soon be the universal one —thatno peace can be made worth having with out Russia on her knees. That was the policy of the Allies.towards France, even when during the hundred days she had given no indication of in tending any aggressions upon the rest of Europe. Why should Russia be dealt with more leniently now ? We look back upon the peace we have escaped with almost the sensations of one who perceives at dawn that he has in the darkness been treading the brink of some dreadful precipice. Peace was to be concluded on the basis of the illusive Four Points, without one word of many serious questions raised by the incidents of the War itself. Not a word of the brave Circassian s, nor of Bomarsund and the Alanders ; not a word of indemnity either to the Allies or to Turkey, whose exchequer the aggressor has almost drained. Not a word of the surrender to Turkey of all the territory bordering on the mouth of the Danube, of which Russia deprived that Power, and of which she has made so infamous a use ; and even the evacuation in perpetuity of the Black Sea by her ships of war was not insisted . on, notwithstand ing our having that point absolutely in our power. All this must be reversed, if we are to have a speedy, not to say a safe peace. Let the Allies openly lay down as their rule of conduct before all Europe, that all they acquire by their arms, whe ther by sea or by land, shall cease. for ever to belong to Russia, and we believe that she would make peace only too speedily. The folly of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S declaration that the Allies did not wish to deprive Russia of any of her (stolen) territory has probably done more than anything else to prevent peace. Coupling this with the imbecility which courted Austria, let her into the provinces, and then made her president in a peace con ference, why should Russia put herself in a fright ? ;Very different would have been the effect had we pronounced each conquest forfeited for ever by the aggressor—had we, as soon as her ships were sunk at Sebastopol, proclaimed that not a Russian vessel of war should ever float again on the Black Sea. And again, when Bomar sund fell, that no Russian soldier should ever assert Russian power again in the Aland Isles ; and when we took Eupatoria that it ceased thenceforth for ever to be a Russian town. Had we added, as we might . easily have done, Odessa and other places to such a list--in all probability the CZAR would have soon put an end to a war, every year of which would have only branded his wickedness and folly with greater and permanent disgrace. Suppose we become, as we hope to be, masters of the Crimea—it will then be ours by at least as good a right as that of Russia ; we should say a better one. Let it be announced at once to all Europe that it is Russia's no more. Perhaps some would like her to redeem it ; if so, the low est price must be to refund to Turkey, to Enc..!- laud, to France, to Sardinia to all but Austria, every penny has of expense to which the War put th em. only A policy like this is the °"0 by w hi ch a barbarous and cunning, yet arrogant Power, can be 'brought to her senses. t From the beginnior—querj b e —timidit ? Frcm n g all has timely courtesy, en sacrificed by ith ieassacre at M the passage of the Pruch e the n n a, cruel e Sinope, and thence to the v onferences, all has been conducted. on the principle of t how little wo uld do. The r w _ inn ere kept at a polite distance, and even after the naval murder were directed to salute the Russian flag ; Odessa was spared ; Polish levies rejected, and Poland not mentioned ; everything done indeed to show that Russia was to be hurt as little as possible. It was not by such processes our great com manders conquered India, and quieted in later times the formidable Sikhs or the Burmese. In India we have always diminished the territory of the aggressors and enfeebled their power. Nor will any other policy teach the CZARS to respect the rights of civilised States. There is one reason which must decide all but the most unworthy of statesmen to concede not a ship to Russia in the Black Sea ; and that is, that we could now, at no very heavy expense, take permanent possession both of that and th© Baltic, and let Russia do her worst. If we saw good to withdraw the greater part of our troops, or to maintain any reasonable number of them in the Crimea, we could completely im prison Russia for twenty years, if she choose to stand out, and at a very small annual cost to the Allies. All her articles of produce would be speedily furnished us from other countries ; her sailors would forget how to steer a ship ; her trade would be ruined, her exchequer bankrupt, and, probably, domestic insurrection would close the scene. But for the necessity of emancipating Po land, a naval siege of Russia, as it is by far the cheapest, so it] might even be the best means of humbling her arrogance. LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL., BERLIN, MONDAY, MAY 14. A despatch from St. Petersburg, dated the 13th list., says : Prince Gorstchakoff writes as follows on the evening of the Bth inst.:— The fire of the enemy is moderate. The Allied fleet, which got under weigh on the 3d, only went as far as within view of Kertch, and then returned. A portion of the troops that were on board the ships appears to have been landed in Kamiesh Bay. MARSEILLES, MONDAY MORNING. A Queen's messenger, who left Constantinople on the 3d inst., on board the Pericles, embarked at Malta on board the Arabia for Toulon. He left Marseilles at 9 o'clock this morning. The maul bags have not arrived. THE BALTIC FLEET. DANTZIC, MAY 11. The Driver steamer, Captain Gardner, arrived here last night, having been up with the fleet as far as the Aland Isles. She reports that the Gulf of,Finland is packed with ice right across from Revel to Aland, and that all communication with the shore is imprac ticable. The Driver left the fleet on the 9th, and, having landed a mail, consisting of more than 4,000 letters, she returns to rejoin the fleet to night. Owing to the vast number of letters, our post office authorities found it impossible to sort them to-night, so that they will not leave till to morrow's post. BERLIN, TUESDAY, MAY 15. The French fleet, consisting of the Duquesne, Austerlitz (Admiral's ship), Tourville, and the cor vette d'Assas anchored in Kiel harbour on the evening of the 13th. The Conflict left Elsinore on the 13th. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 15. 1855. AUSTRIA. VIENNA., May 14.—The Austrian Gazette still thinks that peace is possible. It says that Austria will only Enagage in war in case of extremity. FRANCE. PARIS, Monday.—This morning Pianori under went capi tl4l punishment. The rumours which have been in circulation for some days - that an appeal would be made for 250,000 more me% and a new loan, are formally contra dicted. SWEDEN. STOCKIMM, May s.—lt is now more than a fort night ago that the British and French envoys at this court received orders from their respective go vernments to present to King Oscar a communica tion urging him to sign a treaty of offensive and defensive Pd liance with the Western Powers, under very favonrable conditions, for they not only are willing to g uarantee him the possession of his pre sent territe rial possessions, but offer him a hand some annual subsidy for the co-operation of his army and n avy. The Swedish cabinet, of course, made a diaculty of assenting to the proposals, and urged Sweden's treaty of neutrality with Denmark, and the nocessity of waiting to see the result of the Vienna conferences, and the part subsequently taken by Prussia and Austria. Similar rders were sent to the envoys at Copen hagen, but with similar results, and Admiral Dun das, during his late interview with the Danish King, urgoil him also in vain. The communication was withdrawn by mutual consent, or ratherallowed to stand over, till the results of the Vienna con ferences we re known. That being now the case, the propo:tit ion has again been placed in the hands of the King. SPAIN. The fiftoe nth basis of the Constitution has bean approved 4) l t by the Cortes. The Dul E. 3 and Duchess of Montpensier are going to Italy at the beginning of June. The Madrid correspondent of La Presse learns that the Six tnish ministry has found it necessary to remove several persons from high offices at the court, whe re they exercised an influence pernicious to the nati,on. GERMANY. The Au strian, Gazette and Ost. Deutsche Post concur in stating that the courts of Vienna and Berlin have, made great progress towards a com mon understanding within the last few days. Ber lin journals. say that Austria will not now follow up in the Diet the proposition to mobilise the federal army of Germany. lONIAN ISLES. The lonian Parliament was opened on the Ist inst., by thif3 new Lord High Commissioner, Sir John Young . His Excellency referred, in lan guage of coma gratulation, to the tranquillity prevail ing in the i:itand.s, notwithstanding distress conse quent upon the failure of the crops. He also announced the intention of the British Govern ment to waive a portion of its rights, and allow the payment of 5,0001. of the military contribution to be deferred, with the view of aiding the dis tressed. ITALY. We read in the -Piedmontese Gazette of the 10th inst. :-- telegraphic despa,tc e h aagattehr fr ßine o ono m 9firtaahk ß tieo a tan l ofv aklava, addressed . b Ni r b e iaa n srtl e tn r rT a oo l uuo n A r: . les after fes tu o th n neer s d o aearr L r advaaas date the al/1d oa afyys onn the General including nc o kg f nd two day , i'stonage at Constantinople. The voyage was performed without accident, and the sick on board were few in numb tr. The steamers which arrived at Bala k!ava with the General are the Authion, Charity, Cleo patra, Europ:t, Thames , a nd Jura, and the sailing vessels they had in tow." The dismasion on the Convent Suppression Bill still continued in the Senate. On the 9th Messrs. Mario and :Doris spoko in favour of the project, and M. Pedlavicino Mossi against it. Senators Colla and Des Ambrois subsequently moved aineudinenf;s, one of which, proposed by the latter, was supported by M. Giacinto di Collegno, and filially accepted by the President of the Council of Ministers. The Liverpool letters yesterday morning mention tire arrival of sou e cargoes of flour -from Chili, which Are said to be approved. DEATH OF MAJOR GENERAL BIUMGARDT.—This dis tinguished Ind ian officer died at Paris a few days since. lie t-aw some roegh service during the days of Lake, Hewitt, and other officers of rank ; also during the cffghanistan , compaign. He held two medals and a casp. ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL GOM- MITTEE--(THIS DAY.) EXAMINATION OF LORD ABERDEEN AND CONCLUSION OF THE COMMITTEE. The committee re-assembled at the usual hour, and proceeded to examine Lord Aberdeen. Mr. Layard—Be kind enough to state to the committee when the Government first made preparations on a con viction that war with Russia was imminent.—l should think about three months before the actual declaration of war preparations were made in contemplation of that event. It had been more or less apprehended by the Cabinet for some time, but, of course, there v. as a difference of opinion in the Cabinet as to the probability of its occurrence. Preparations were made in January, three months previous to the declaration of war in the March following. On the 9th February a large force was sent to Malta, with a view to being forwarded to Turkey in case of a declaration of war being made. Then, previous to January the Government was under the impression that hostilities would not be proceeded with ?—On that subject there was a difference of opinion. Perhaps I was more sanguine than any other member of the Government, in the hopes of preserving peace. During the previous year, had steps been taken to ob tain information as to the state of the country or the enemy's forces, when hostilities were likely to take place —Yee. Endeavours were made to procure necessary infor mation, but there were great difficulties in obtaining correct information as to the state of the Russian forces and various matters it was desirable to obtain. The most correct information the Government received was in this country, and not from the East. Then before January no actual preparations were made in the Commissariat, or other departments, in an- ticipation of the war ?—I think not in actual contempla tion of the war. After the declaration of war were all the matters connected with the war and the army sent to the East submitted to the Cabinet f—All matters of importance were, but not the details, which were attended to by the heads of the departments. Were Cabinet Councils continually summoned until the breaking up of Parliament ?—Yes. It has been stated to the committee that, from nearly that time till late in the autumn, no Cabinet Council was held ?—From the prorogation of Parliament in the middle of August to the middle of October no Cabinet Councils were held. At that time were all the members a of the Cabinet present in London ?—No. At the prorogation of Par liament the various members of the Cabinet dispersed themselves in different 'directions. The Duke of New castle remained constantly in London. I remained until the end of September, and not having left London for a year before, I went home for a week, and was one week in attendance on ber Majesty. Mr. Sidney Herbert was almost constantly in London. And during that period the expedition sailed from Varna to the Crimea, the landing of the troops took place, the battle of Alma was fought, and the siege commenced f—The order for the expedition was for warded at the end of June. Did your Lordship not think it necessary during the period above referred to, to submit any questions connected with the expedition to the Cabinet ?—I think the precise nature of the meetings of the Cabinet are not understood. I apprehend it is no part of the duty of the Government to hold these meetings at any stated time, but only according to the necessity of the public service. It is true, that during the meeting of Parliament I had the Cabinet summoned for every Saturday, but that was for the progress of legislation in Parliament and for the current business of the week, and did not render difficult the meetin:: of the Cabinet on other services when required. Any Minister can summon a Cabinet when he pleases, and for any object, either of that connected with his own depart. ment or anything else, and it has been uual for such intention to be mentioned to the first lord, who accord. ingly summons the Cabinet. Is it your lordship's opinion tbat in cases of official emergency the Cabinet should be summoned ?—Cer tainly ; and if there had been occasion for its ineetinr, arrangements were made before separating at the end of the session fur its summoning and assembling within 48 hours. Are you not of opinion it was of more importance to have a Cabinet in case of public events occurring of great importance during the time of Parliament not sitting than when it was ?—That would depend on whether the event was of importance to require it. We then had but the same subject to discuss and the same determination to arrive at. When the army landed in the Crimea, I believe the Government was under the impression that Sebastopol would almost immediately fall by a coup de main, ? That was the general opinion. It was during the above period you ascertained the army could not take it I—Yes. Was not that of sufficient importance to cause the summoning of a Cabinet I—l do not know that the hold ing of a Cabinet would have caused any other instruc tions being sent to the generals. The Minister for War was in London, and if he found himself in any difficulty, and wished the decision of the Cabinet on any question, he could have summoned one. Did not the fact you have stated, that Sebastopol eras found much stronger than was anticipated, and the army would have to establish a regular siege, completely alter the complexion of the expedition ?—No. Supposing the Goverrstneut had anticipated that Se bastopol would not have fallen, and there would have been a long siege, would the Government still have thought the expedition was not commenced too late in the year ?—As I have already, stated, instructions directing the expedition were forwarded at the end of June, and there was no reason to have supposed it would have been carried into execution earlier than it vr ,, s . At the time when the expedition sailed there was suffi cient time — The beginning of September ?—They did not think it too late for the expedition to be undertaken. The gene rals had discretion not to undertake it at an unseasonable tune. To what did the Government attribute their belief that Sebastopol would have been taken ear!ier ?—To a great many causes. On account of any want of preparations on our part ? —Certainly not. I believe, however, there was some in sufficiency of boats—some delay on that account. That was not the principal cause of the delay. By Lord Seymour—Were any proposals made by Lord John Russel! to the Government for the consolidation of the office at an early period of last year ?—No ; I had conversations with him on the subject, but I thought it was also Lord John Russell's opinion that it was not then a fit time to carry any alterations into effect, on the grounds that there would be a risk of under taking them in a time of war, of its leading to inconve nience in the management of the offices, and produce effects injurious to the public service. His lordship then adverted to the correspondence be tween him and Lord John Russell about the end of November, recommending the consolidation of the offices, at the end of which Lord John Russell stated that he had come to the conclusion it was not desirable t) carry it into effect. By Lord Seymour—Lord John Russell, I believe, Ob jected to the retention of the office of Secretary for War by the Duke of Newcastle ?—Yes, he did. The first in timation I had that Lord John Russell differed from the Cabinet, and which much surprised me, was when he wrote me after Mr. Roebuck had given notice of his motion. In answer to other questions from various members of the committee, his lordship said that, previous to the corresspondence above alluded to, Lord John Russell iffered no objections to the Government. The propo sitions made by Lord John Russell were not submitted to the Cabinet. The correspondence ends with a declara tion, on the part of Lord J. Russell, that he should sub mit the subject to the consideration of the Cabinet, as I did not concur with him, but he never did it ; he changed his mind, and never mentioned it. By Lord Seymour --Then, both with regard to the Duke of Newcastle and the consolidation of the offices, you were under the impression that Lord J. Russell had altered his original opinion ?—Yes. As to the consoli dation of the offices, all the members of the Government thought it desirable, but it was a question of time when it should take place. By Mr. Layard—Did her Majesty's Government ob tain as much information as it was possible under the circumstances of the enemy's strength at the time of undertaking the expedition to the Crimea ? They obtained different information, leading them to different conclusions, and were unable to ascertain what amount of credit to give to it. On the whole, the most correct information they obtained was from a gen tleman in this country whO had recently been in the Crimea. It turned out to be partly correct as to the amount of the forces of the enemy and the state of the country. In your lordship's opinion as much information was obtained as was necessary to authorise the expedition to the Crimea ?—lt was sent to the military authorities. The information stated the enemy's force to be about 70,000 men in the Crimea, about 30,000 or 40,000 being in Sebastopol. Was the condition of the army in the Crimea after August brought to the notice of the Cabinet ?—Yes ; very late. I believe they were aware of a ' ()Teat deal of the distress existing before they received official information from the public papers and private sources. Should not the Cabinet have been furnished with that information ?—Certainly. To whom do you attribute the neglect of not furnish ing the Cabinet with that early information ?—To the parties on the spot, whose duty it was to complain of anything amiss. About what period were you officially informed of the state of things in the Eas ?—lt was very gradual. At first not receiving information it was more or less dis credited, but it became confirmed by degrees. I was in ignorance of the real state of the army longer than ought have been. His lordship, in continuation, said, that having ap pointed the various heads of departments, he considered himself responsible for the manner in' which they dis charged their duties. When he took office, he found Lord Raglan Master General of the Ordnance, and on his beiio' appointed to the command of the army in the East, it was thought the removal of the office of Lieutenant- General would prevent any inconvenience arising to the service. The duties of the office were, of course. much greater in times of war than in peace. It had been in contemplation before the breaking out of the war to abolish the office of Master-General of the Ord nance. Lord John Russell made no specific complaint with reference to the different departments to war. rant any interference. If the Duke of Newcastle ' bad said t° me at the end of August that be could not go on w7th the Ordnance department as it then existed, I should have considered the necessity of a change. The Duke of Newcastle gave orders to the committee without taking the res ponsibility. The transfer of the Commissariat depart ment from the Treasury to the War department took place contrary to my opinion, ndth e late Duke of Welling ton thought it should not be taken from the Treasury. It was not necessary, though desirable, that the Secretary at War should be a Cabinet Minister. On the present occasion it was very desirable, and that the officer be kept as a means of controlling the expenditure of theartny. I have no recollection of the details given as to the state of Sebastopol and the Crimea. His lordship's evidence being concluded, the room was cleared ; and after about half an hour's deliberation, the committee announced the evidence closed. :1101\ EI( MARKET CO it AI It ECIIL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed very firmly, and with a hardening tendency. The sales were estimated at 20,000 bales, (2,000 of which were taken for export, and 9,000 on specu lation), comprising 400 Pernam and Maranham, at 51c1. to el. ; 600 Bahia, at 6id. to 6 g .d. ; 1,200 Egyptian, 6d. to Bd. ; 2,500 Surat, at 3/d. to sd. ; and 220 Sea Islands, at lOgd. to ls. 11d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was very buoyant, and prices advanced to per cent. How the war with Russia can ever be brought to a conclusion while we feed our armies with our gold is a problem which Statesmen may be able to solve, but which men of business - are certainly not in a position to work out. The alleged inconveni ence to our population of a cessation of the supply of tallow or hemp from Russia can be as nothing contrasted with the loss of life and property by a pro longation of the war, nor is it a hard task to dem Gn strate that we could procure supplies of the articles just named, both from our own colonies and South America, and that substitutes could also be found in part aid. The question of allowing Russian produce to be admitted here since its prohibition would effect all that is desired in preventing the transport through Prussia is again to be venti lated in the House of Lords ; but, we apprehend that with the present indisposition to grapple with what at a distance appears much more difficult than it really is, the same fate will attend the motion to be made as has resulted in similar cases previously. This forms no ground, however, for neglecting the discussion of the matter out of Par liament, and facts may acceptably be produced whenever forthcoming. The treaty of commerce between Holland and Belgium has been duly signed, and the ratifications have been exchanged. • In the English Stock Market the business done has been of very limited extent, but the quotations are firm. The large majority for Ministers has un doubtedly some effect, the opinion being pretty general that Lord Ellenborough's discretion is not sufficient to make his adventlo office at all de'iir able. There have been transaAions in Consols at 88- to 89k for transfer, and 89 to I for account. The New 3 per Cents. have been 88k to 1, and the Reduced 874 to 88k. Bark Stock is flat at 203 to 2091. Exchequer Bills are 53. to 8.4., and India Bonds 18s. to 20s. premium. The Omnium is 2 premium. $ In the Foreign Market there has been an ex tensive business done in Turkish Bonds at an a I vance to 751 and 76k upon a rumour that a new loan of 2,000,0001. is to be brought out, guaran teed by the Allied Governments, and that the ex isting Bonds will in some way be specially bene fitted by the new arrangement. Peruvian Stock is at 67k. Spanish Bonds are nominal. Dutch 2i per Cents. have been 63k. _ . The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds GA to 7 ; Mexi can, 201 to 21 ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; ditto Three per Cents., 47 to 49 ; 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, 18i to 18a ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 361 to ni ; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 41 ; Ditto Passive, n to 4. This is "ticket day" in the Railway Market, and the chief attention being absorbed in arrange ments for the settlement, the dealings are extremely circumscribed. The quotations, however, are generally higher. There is scarcely anything doing in the Foreign or Colonial lines. Mines are dull also ; the Joint Stock Banks, and Crystal Palace are rather better ; and in the Mis cellaneous there is no particular change. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL:) (From the Onicial List.) ' - Business done II ink Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities Bl 7 - e - 8 8 per Cent. ems°ls Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities .. BBs 4 i Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Bonds, £lOOO . . Consols :or Account, 30th May B9 i Omnium .Exchequer Bills, 24d. 21000 ... 5 8 2500 5 8 Small 5 8 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Peruvian Bonds, 4. per Cent. Russian Bonds, 44 per Cent — 0, Ditto Small Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 4 Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 751 4 Ditto for the Account.... Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2.1 2 per Cent.. 12 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates HALF-PAST TWO . Consols Ditto, May Account MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 163 to 51 03 Od ; clove? ditto, 31 Os to 03 ; and straw, 1./. 5s to 1/ 103 per load. A. moderate supply and a steady trade. CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 2/ 183 to 5/ 03 ; clove, ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ 03 ; and straw, 11 6s to 11 12s per load. Trade tolerably firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 17s to Os; clover ditto, 31 Os to 61 03; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 10s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a good demand for common Con gon at Bd, and sales have been made as high as 8d per lb. SUGAR.—There have been but few transactions in foreign, but holders aro firm, and only sell at extreme rates. Manilla, unclayed, is 30s Gd to 31s ; clayed, 34s to 31s 6d. Yellow Havannah 35s to 40s, and brown 33s Gd to 34s 6d. The lower sorts of colonial aro still in good demand, and full as high as previously. There is not a large quantity offering publicly, but the supply of Mau ritius is good. The quantity lauded last week at the East and West India Docks was 845 hhdc, 120 trcs, 107 brls; there were taken for home use 1,419 hhds, 136 trcs, and 47 brls. The stock is 6,115 hhds, 623 tres, and 908 brls. _ _ COFFEE.—In native Ceylon not much has been done. Good oral is firmer, however, at 47s 6d ; plantation has been taken at full rates ; mocha is rather more in request. Of Rio 800 bags have been sold at 4qs 6d per cwt. Rust.— East India has been sold at 2s ld per gallon, and the market is generally firm. There were landed last week at the above named docks 177 puns, 1 hhd ; there were taken for home consumption 226 puns, 21 hhds ; and exported 151 puns, 61 hhds. The stock is 7,319 puns, 63 t Mids. RICE. —Madras realised 12s 6d, and'Bengal has been at full prices, although there is not much inquiry. SALTPETRE.—ManiIIa parcels 61 refraction have been sold at 27s 6d short prompt. IRON. —Manufactured is not very firm. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. on the spot hits advanced to 53s 9(1, and all the month is at 53s 6d per cwt. The Emperor Alexander is about to visit Warsaw with Count Nesselrode. The policy of the German Courts iq rapidly drifting into open hostility with the Western Powers. It is estimated that the Russian losses during the winter were not less than 100,000, who perished from cold, starvation, and over-marching. The French papers continue to record the embarka tion of troops, both at Toulon and Marseilles. The Great Britain has sailed with 900 men for the Crimea. The 1 nvalide Rime says that, from th,) commence ment of the war in the Crimea up to to the let of March, the number of wounded alon e amounts to 15,123, with out reference to the killed. The trade of the port of London during the past week has shown increased activity owing to numerous consequent on the change of wind. The total number of ships reported inward was 259, being an increase of 51 over the previous week. Among these are several from China, and also a large number laden with colonial sugar. The departures have continued to diminish for some time, and the total cleared outward in the week just ended was 117, showing 14 less than in the previous week. The departures from the port of London for the Aus tralian colonies during the past week comprised four vessels— three to Portland Bay, with an aggregate bur den of 2,722 tons ; and one to Sydney, of 622 tons. Their total capacity was 3,344 tone. The rates of freight exhibit little alteration. a7l all 14 all 16:4 10' 1 311 19,11 an all 24 10 25 St. 20 St. SHARE ‘MA.Riig PS (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILwAxs. berricon.._ +l2s kinbg. N'ottng. Boa andEastn. iunet St. 10 St. 25 Belfast sz, Firming. Wolverh Stour Valley Birkenhd. Cancsh. ti Cliesh,re Junct...... Do. Chesil. & Birk. , £5O and £25 Ct•,n , Do., ..... I Uyth & Tyn 5 origina £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter , Caledonian (logics Prices yesterday. 19 YO 4i - 4i 8} - Si 14 - 13 144 - 154 9 - 8 u 87 - 61 -61 i 13 - 14 7 - 9 5 - 4 6a 6 11 - 15 - 11 30 - 32 20 - 22 73 74 54 56 2d par 17 18 ... ..' 67 - 69 91 - 92 78 - 79 123 - 125 93 - 641 65 58 - 60 65 70 5 7 o 5 - 7 77. f —77 i 7Z 98 -- 100 981 94 id $d Ad 1 80i —81 i 10 9 d 9 8 24i - 25 74 - 8i 69/ - 701 10 - 42 11 - 9 - 2 ,i - E 6 28 ... 23 71 723 71 7 12 131 474 483 43 50 d par hd 5 4i 6 434 d j ar 26 - 28 98 - 100 66 - 68 44 - 46 124 60 61 27 - 28 5 - 3 3 - 1 36 - 38 1241 64 I 3 - 44 77 84 8i 9 99 i i* -- i' gi = 6i" 13 48 i iillaine,a 401:1* this day. 70i 69i ICaimarthen and Car digan all all all 16 Cheater dr Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, &Pas Cornwall , Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth&Ab. teen Junction Do. Now East Anglian Eastern Counties.. Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B Stock 100' 10G all 1100 IDo., New A.. all 100 100 WO 100 Fast Lancashire Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth & Dundee Forth & Clyde June Furness Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk. Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorksil Do., Wst. Riding Un. Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lol. Sh. C Do. Eighths London and& Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk, Manch.Shef.4 Linde Do. Shares, No. l Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derb) Midld. G. West. (Ire,) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Nwpt,Aberg. &Hrfd Newry &Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint 13 1F 17 all all 1 16i 100 9 1100 and itostrovor Norfolk Northn.Counties Ull North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwia Do. do. Extension Do.do. (4.N.E. Pure] Do. Leeds Do. York !•torth London Do. New £lO &S.Wstrn.,Hampfi stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western....... N. Si S. Westrn. June.' Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester,Sz Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottishllidland Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. di Riv. Dun all 171 e. Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New . JOINT-S' Australasia. Do. Staines, Wok &Wol , Stockton & Darling. Stockton dz Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vala of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeria West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London . Wimbledn & Croydon Antwerp &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. Juno. Beziers to Grai ssessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central I ndia.Scrip Central of Italy Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. Now East Indian, g. 5 p. c. Do. Extension..., Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do GEL Tk of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con, into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc , - Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent.... Do. New 6 per cent Po. Extensions. ...... Great Luxemboury Constituted Shares, Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 . Do. do., '76, p. '60.. Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per ernt. Lake Nnst. & Basle Lucca do Pistoj a 5 p c pref Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons do Mediterran. Madras Namur & Liege (witl interest) Do. (ox interest) Northam of France. D 0.20/. Slis.late Char leroi and Erquolines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 22:1/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy.B.& Ams. Shs. NorwegianTrunkPre' Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ..... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuen Do. 5i p. Cent. Pref Seindo Southern of France St. 'Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders. Do 5i per c. Pref Western of France_ WeFt. of Switzerland WiJsbadea Zealand 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 Chart... Loud. Chart. Bk. oil Australi a Ditto New London and County London Joiut Stock Lond. & Westminsterl National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Now South Wales..., Oriental Bank of Corporation..,, Provincial of Ireland Do. Now Royal Australn.Rkg & Gold flap C 0,,,, South Australia .... Union Jf Australia, 'Do. New union of Louclou FOREIGN. 3 q - - 2i i --ip 2 lid 344 --35 64 74 24 —24 2/1 -.•- • 9 - 8 •• 16 - 17 50 - 52(1 89 91 11 2 A - - 4p #-4n lk - 2i 2i - 3 20 - 21 99 - 101 104 - 106 106 -- 108 100 102 21 - 22 106 - 108' - - - - iP 2t 7 5 2 5 i - 6i iii : 35 12/ -13 i 7 4 - 8 4' 24§- - 25 p 45 47 39 41 ... 21i pro 22i d 14 iP 2 (1 7 —Si 2ip .. - pm 3i 4 - 6 p ii : fia BANKS. 80 -- 82 rd i d 1 id 16i 174 20 21 d ip : . 3 . : 34 39 - 41 69 71 7i 84 imps 6O 60 21 p Agua Fria ..... ...I Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australian ............. Australian Cordillera Ave Maria ............. Baden (Gd. Duchy of? Blaanarvon Iron and Coal ............ British Iron ........... Bra zilianlmp. (issued at Cr) pm.) ......... Do. Cocaes & Cuiab Do. St. John Del Rea Carson's C •cOK.. ..... Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica ..... . Cobre Copper .......• Colonial G01d....... Copper din. of Eng Do. Pref. 71 p. cent Cop iapo ....... English and Austin• Copper Smeltg cl• Fortuna ............... General.. .............. Gt. NuggetVeinßeg• Great. Polgooth Liberty .............. •• Linares.. .............. Lusitaui an ............. Mariquita ... New Granada ..... New Linares Minin and Smelting C 0.... Nouveau M0nde...... Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. Port Philip ............ Quartz Rock ......... . Rhyraney 1r0n........ Do. New ............... Santiago de Cuba.— . South Anstralian.•..• Tin Croft ...... . United Mexican ..... Waller ...... ....... West Mariposa Worthing Mining o Australia Yuba -- -7--g - E w a 4 6 5 7 2A 31 - „ * • 111 8544 11 °`' 30 2d —i ur , 2_ 24 pftr ei $ - 10 • 4, 7 - 70 - $P 6 - 14i - it - - 2 , 1 5 - 5 i 6i 2 5i - 61 h - :01:JS. - 2 - i - 3 i - 3 i 3 a 10 ]l5 09 1 - 119 * ipl 16. 174, ..• ... 7 6i - ... *i - P - 1 •• 29 - 6 i 59 111 - 14 -- 72 4 1 2 --- 37 - 39 1 AfISCELL ; 1 . 7 . i Australian Agricult. Aus';raln. Royal Mai' Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. dr Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. Canada , ...... Canada Croy. 6 p. ct. Jan. and July Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Duston Iron Ore Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Teleg. of Ir Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexican&S.Americn. Do. New Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land.... N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. N. P. Australasian... Nrth, hf EuropeSt .3arn Peel Rr. Ld. & Peninsular& Orients Do. New Portland Iron Co lloyal Mail Steam Scot. Austrsl. Invest Ditto New mth Austral .Land Submar. Tel, Scrip 20 20 20 10 1 3 —IM _—.=.-- - --- -7-----_ e ete The arrivals of specie sterdaY a°3-1196,1"•4 ,000/.—namely, 260,00/. from New 360 d 3 iu by the Storm y - ork , 40 / bi Cloud from Port Philip, a° fore (fie' long,, from Brazil, C. The rothers' and the Wellitzton from Van Diernerilloyber reported ; but it • ' a brought any gold. raeati°oo t a The mercantile letters from St• retersbri yonferevo fresh t since the breaking up of the Vien na . 0 1 1 ° 1 remains to be ascertained if '' life has been given to the overland trade 2.. $ 00,,,, p t roduce, and that the Government are tasArteo tiwci roughlyroughly as possible. At the latest date sever casks of tallow were being despatched. as ..... , . o ._ ite i g" r day morning a number of worknien IMPROVEMENTS AT ST. PAUL'S 31) e ri a,geu,,s Or were eub ti i - e ntr - of of the figures on the summit of the nor neg ier o f St. Paul's Cathedral, which Nape been ,13,„iese ell e r of sculpture have been this noble building condition from the effects of the weaher..., nea rly a of specimenstUry,ad e O C t t h e" e r P irti°lll4 werein a are undergoing 4 ° oe l f alterations. ca On ly The Gazette de France discusses h Vien na A 01, ncet e state of deco/. wow repairs - ;$ hau ,A t e and comes to the conclusion that 10. 86 ' ~.,a 5 to w" object in agreeing to negotiate, and that wag y . j p Austria from the Western alliance.' Kr. troops{ , t 1 „ v- Tne Turin papers say the Piedmontes capital voyage out. The ships which h ave tba r"r charged them at Balaklava are W e I,,tothielltßig. , two °not 1 0 1 Cleopatra, Europa, Thames, jurethand According to the Austrian Gazette during ° e ,,,eclicei days the most decided approaches have beau 1 etw.,,e i tostrO be e , tween the Courts and Gover ets o Prussia ; and their foreign nm oli n is likely t° 011 more harmonious than of late.r) policy ...do iie e1y .41 1 i lf Letters from St. Petersburg say the late 3- P ,,eliv•_„ - r iek applies to criminal offenders . Rene of the rliar accused have received f 51. the any benefit ro te rt act. ,_. la rop y heo LLANEELY RAILWAY.—A meeting of thin ot' - t o' of the Llanelly Railway and Dock ComPtilio ifla yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. 33 i cluti- h t ° % lir' r c a hair, when resolutions for raising 22,000/4 aeept.; count d en interest of 5 per cent., and at 4 Pe r o* , r un . the new substituted 251. shares, W - tp , atumously. 4.i010 I OP' Or The traffic returns of the French railwaYekee op exhibit favourable results, notwithstanding ° t tli of the war. ; 4 It is stated in well-informedt P r- fEy el circles a ~,ie , Emperor Napoleon 111. is about to issue a 111 ` - etell , 4 °De fir the armof .. his journey to the Crimea. On the 30th ult. •10 116,000 French troops before Sebastopol. v o li ° 11 04 Acc, , rding to letters from Rome, the A ,„,,.°` f isg, r e :rect• another accident. While steppinginto his `'`-- 0 0 9 " missed his footing,and Weller' ' no serious inu el l ai t Ab d ' The Fremd e n . Blatt of to-day states tba ,;„tely, A d and his followers wi;l leave Broussa in3110"04-1,?* ripe' betake themselves, most probably, t° 1 ,,. i „, ja- V II e i n '°. t b r have suffered greatly from the ear pre ' -f on' paper - 0 10 d - 0 0, English army has begun in B 1 ria ft° 4l°3 0 0%0 The uga , stil l co erg o Turkish Servia. purchase of horses f the P o bir e l THE SHIP JOHN.—A large number 0 De roa ov who perished in this vessel f5l g chiefly from the rural districts, and tbe ° I e qe e f e cons - to bereavements which many families s uffer i° tbe A 0 are trulheartrendin S sons f r om 0 vi. - 1 even atone of t he 0 0° .0 of Honiton alone g. were , drowned n og 0-, young woman who had been married to a 9 - 0 00,0 Plymouth on the previous Sunday. Tbe• newly de ni e d air saved u.f by clinging to the rigging, but the .rig b perished. He supported her in tbe rigt o l- t 0 9 h, , the le greater part of the night, but a was' a i t nr el e e r h . be t ' her off, and she was lost' to sigbt ' - ,: n . Oil-a et' woman from Barnstaple, named Irodsel, wß:tialer)'o9,• family of young children, was on her wa y to fro p e g, 130 1 140 join her husband, was also lost. Person 3 f et eeSi i ta; Newton, Lustleigh, Chudlei,h Staventon, tbo se , oft are also among the missing.'' Several ( 3 f whiv e t eo lost ,t be t 14 89/ 0 1 escaped have returned home,having min a rr ived day, Seteir their property. Two young Abbot, a few days ago, and, it being mate „etlo.,,reel agriculturists, knowing the unfortunate their D re ad of scribed some money to assist them on their 0 d h e te rg f . 1.: home, as they were almost destitute. '-'"'" n 00,,d fe' catastroph 1* , nc tii ing so much miserY toiloglas. families, has not been known in the avast ° many years. Tr r st Sz L. Co.U. Can. Van Di ern en's Lane BIBTS 8 • % 113°1 OF A SON. lA° f t ice, 1 , On the 14th inst., at Ayott, St. Large t the Cavendish. On the 12th inst., at 3, Great Stanhopo•4ree-'OOO, 08 Cremorne. Bri d g e „0 0, wiofenotfhtehelOnthevi.nlsth.,ciamtaCs hceodxz.oy Rectory, Oil .„eno . On the 11th inst., at 20, Brook-street, Or cl " f ti ly the wife of Wm. Brinton, M.D. the W ife ° of On the 12th inst., at Corapton, Sussex , lif e Rev. G. A. Langdale. the Esse% , On the 12th inst., at Chelmsford, vairi. Captain S. F. Macmullen, 6th Bengal et , ,iife o f OF A DAUGIIT ER ' _ 030 1, On the 12th inst., at 15, Thurloe-square, C, S. Good e Major-General D. Cuningbame,ll.E.A. If ° of i ce On the 12th inst., at Windsor, the w Wingfield, Esq. ~ 03° 1 gi g hbil>" On the 14th inst., at Park-terrace, of Alfred Win. Smith, Esq 1 0 ' M ARBIED . gr . 0 t ° On the 12th inst., at St. Mark's, Senningt°o4„roy,bo George Li'gan, of IG, Coburg-place, Jetiii.l3gof JP Miss Mary Louisa Canham, second dangli,': ,0,005' Canham, of Osborne-terrace, Clapham-NO:000,500 On the 12th inst., at the parish church ol_ers,texisorriet Abraham Hamilton, late Captain 17th f v . el o tine S t t ` Hayton, younger daughter of the urr e te la Esq., of the Rtreat, Batter sea, y. E Cou nte° 4e 1 t Enniskillen.Ony . Wm. enth inst., at 103, Eaton -place, 'll4ll°' L. tO ; v 1 / "l'' On the 12th inst., at Sway, near IT:c"ngt° ' wocloo" .Jones, aged 51. of o i , V , ' On the 12th inst., Bennett Gosling, Vocl" 1000 square, aged 58. Ou the Rth inst., Hunter Gordon, scl'' aged 55. __- ------ 4..1 - ---_—__—_--------- irOV -,-rinDO ''' 11Y 1 LONDON : Printed and Published bY 3"/"-,,iii, s°' a 0 of No. 1.12, Strand, Printer, at The Se" L't1:00" Strand, in the P recinct of the S a voy, i ° Middl eaux,_ TUeadays Daylo,lBA 4,4 20i 100 20 1 1 10s 20 13.5' 26 30 20 1 1