The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-20 00:00:00

JIILLIEN'S - CONCERT S. 0 ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. LAST WEEK BUT ONE. The PROGRAMME for THIS EVENING, Saturday, Jan. 2C. will include the Andante and Finale from Beethoven's Concerto in C Minor, performed by Madame Pleyel; New songs, Minnie, and (first time) Charlie, sung by Ma dame Anna Thillon ; Overture. Son and Stranger; Pietro 11 *rands Quadrille ; the Adagio from NT. H. Frye Dramatic Symphony; the Sleigh Polka (second time) ; grand Operatic Selection from Les Hu g uenots; the Pantomime Quadrille ; Marche des Guides (first time) ; Solo, flute, Mr. W. S. Pratten ; the Charge G__alop ; and the grand Allied Armies Quadrille, assisted by the three Bands of her Majesty's Guards ; God:Save the Queen, Partant pour la Syrie, Ecc. Ste. FILMES OF ADMISSION. 'WIDOWS, 'Upper Boxes, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Am phitheatre • • • • ...... , ........ • • • ..... .. ls. Od. Dress Circle ......... . ....... • ........ .. • 2s. 61. Private Boxes for Six Persons on the Grand Tisr ..... , „ 31,. 6 d. Ditto ditto First Tier .. Ditto Tour Persons on the Second Tier. l2s. Od. Continence at Bight. Places and Private Boxes may be engaged at the Box-office of the Theatre, and Private Boxes of the principal mtusiceellors and librarians. BAL MASQUE. M. Jallien begs most respectfully to state that, In consequence of his provincial engagements, the season will terminate with a grand Bal litasque on Friday, February 2, which will be on a scale of un precedented splendour. DRURY-LANE.—Lesalee, Mr. E. T. Smith.— Reduc'd Prices as usual.—A 31orning Performance every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING, .Tax. 20, Will be performed THE REGENT. Characters by Messrs. T. Mead, Belton, Younge, and Worrell; Misses Marriott, Arden, Love, and Johnson, and Mrs. Selby. After which, the Farce of THE UNITED SERVICE. To be followed by the entirely original, extraordinary, lite rary, traditionary, comical, gastronomical, and peculiarly culinary and fantastic domestic grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled JACK AND JILL; dr, 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 surin tendence of Mr. Edward Stirling. Principal Ingredients i pe n the Christmas Bill of Fare:—The Hall of Hypochondria in the Domains of Dulness.—Nfizanthropy (Genius of Gloom), Mrs. Halford. Fog, Drizzle, Taxes, Spleen, Indigestion, Quarter -day (his Ministers of Melancholy), Messrs. E. V. Dent, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, E. Y. Day, E. -r. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Aznre Diabolicals in attend ance, Messrs. Croak. Quake, Fret, Fidget, Worry, Flurry, Fume, Vex, G ro ut, Growl. Grumble, and Grizzle. Apparition ef Misan thropy on her favourite Nightmare, and Magical Appearance of (food Humour in her Christmas Car. Good Humour, Miss Alder Lightheart and Sunshine (her Attendants), Misses Honey and Brawn; Mrs. Glasse (the original " Cook's Oracle," and the well known adviser of the " First catch your hare." &c.), Miss Rosins Collins. The receipt given to snake a good pantomime, and its con coction accordingly. Cottage of Jill on the borders of Fairyland (by Sanriso), 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. Jack (the Interesting hero of the olden story, who went up the hill to f e t c h, gze.). afterwards Harlequin. M. Milano; Jill (the heroine of the adventure, in love with Jack), afterwards Columbine, Mdile. Bolen ; Marmalade (the Fairy Queen of the Preserves), Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, and Greengage (her Assistants), Misses Clifford, Gower, Johnson, Love, LliniS. and Richardson ; Strawberry, Cranberry, Gooseberry, Cur- rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, &c. (Fancy Pres - erves), Misse.; Grace Honey,. Ellen Honey, Laurance. Louise, Therese, Charles, King, Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lila Ellis, Rosa Harrison, E. Box, Tayler, Matilda Chenley, Martiney, St. Clare, Ev ins, John Levines. S. Johnson, and Roberts; Preserved Ginger their warm ally), Master Pungent; Fruit Blossoms by a Blooming Selection of Coryphees. The Will and the Way—the Talismanic Sixpence—The Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, Mdlle. Therese and Annie Cushnle, Therese, Smith, ltc. The Four-and- Twenty Blackbirds, Mantels Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodle Loodle, & e . The ]test niJ of the Will— " ill must not a husband take, Till she a pie can make arid bake." Interior of Jill's Cottage (by Moonlight).--Coal, Mr. Nobbs ; Rundle of Wood, Mr. Halfpenny ; Congreve Box, Mr. Fizzer ; Bellows, Mr. Leathertonve : Dutch Oven, Mynheer Von Tan ; Boliipg Pin, Mr. Smoothpaste ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar; Frying Pan, Mr. Broadrim ; Soyer's Three-legged Iron Pet, Herr Fetlock. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory (by Moonlight), and Golden Palace of King Mustard.—King Mustard (afterwards Clown), Harry Bolen° ; the Empress Vinegar (afterwards Pantaloon), Herr Kehl ; Black Pepper and White Pepper ( s entinels on duty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Husky and Mr. Sneeznms ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Cayenne, Mr. Capsi cum ; Harvey's Sauce (attendant in waiting), Mr. Savoury ; the Army of Zests, Messrs. Indian Soy, Carry, Capers, Ketchup, Mushrooms, Garlic, Shalot, Sweet Herbs, Potted Tongue ; Potted Beef, Potted Bloaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, &c.; Horse Radish (from the King's stable), by a Racing Nag. Grand Review—Ter rific Attack upon the Appetite, and Rally of the. Relishes—Great Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chntnee in the Province of Pickles Sunset).—Chntnee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Fact r s ; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Gher kins, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, &c.; Small Jar, Master Piccalilli. Great demand for Pickles and determination of the Door to Stand a Jar. Interior of he Stupendous Salt Mine (by Moonlight).—Salt Rock (a bright White Sprite), Herr Willikind Moleno. Imminent danger of Jill in splitting upon a Rock of Salt—Treachery of Vinegar —Upsetting the Fail above, and Evaporation of the Saline Stalactite Columns, disclosing The Emerald Temple of Salad.—Magical TTnion of the Sweets and Sours, and " a Pie" termination of the Loves of Jack and Jill. The Transformation. —Harlequin, M. . . Milano; Columbines, Mdile. Bolen° and Miss ,Ellen Honey; Pantaloon, Mr. Cole; Sprite, Herr Willikind Melene ; Clown, the celebrated Harry Boleno (his first appearance in London for many years) ; Aerial Evolutionists, by the inimitable Italian Brothers. The Turk's Head Public-house and Hairdresser's Shop.—Hairdresser, Mons. Pomade ; Publican, Mr. Billy Williaus ; Customers, Messrs. Rednob, Smockface, Owen Swift, Beardless, Whisker Want, Baron Nicholson, and Tom Steed ; the British Pub lic by themselves; Policeman A , Mr. Vigilant. Approach of tho Great Rugged Russian Bear—How he Whines after the Porte, which, being rather old. turns out somewhat crusty—A Dose of Turkey Rhuharb—A Don-e Cossack—Pure Circassian Cream—How one Sham 11l makes all well—The Great Bear turns out a Great Boar —Russian Attachment to Grease—Clown Cuts his Customer's Hare and afterwards Dresses it a la Soper—The Great Moustache Move ment—A Close Shave—Clown shows his high attachment to the Tole—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 41ght, a Regular Row, and Station-house for Two. Great American Baby Show.—Arrival of the Infantry—Sindden Squall—Ma's upon the Eve of Battle—General Attack—Awarding the Prizes—Clown and Pantaloon's Offsprings—The Prettiest Baby in the 'World—A Model Baby and a Spirit Child—The Wonderful Effects of Dr. De Jonah's Cod Liver 011—Clown's Great Prize Baby —Fresh Arrival of 300 more Babies—The Judge Confounded - Great Uproar—An Unwelcome Visitor to a Ladles' and Juvenile Party— and Extraordinary case of Suspended Animation by the Ita lian Sprites. Scott's Oyster Shop, Newspaper-office, and Pursell's Biscuit Baking and Confectionery Establishment, Cornhill.—" Up rouse ye then, my merry men, it is our opening day"—A Holster for one and a Lobster for two—A Musstilmen and a Man for a Muscle—Duty and Castor/a—A Bride Cake and a Wedding Cake— First Edition and Second Edition—Left Oat for Want of Room— Press of the Privilege and Privileges of the Press —" Oh, what a row, arumpus, what a rioting." Halter, Mr. Crusty; Fishmonger, Mr. Scales; Master Newsboy. Christmas-box; Printers, Messrs. Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cutemdown ; Critic, Catemup; Pas sengers, Messrs. Trot, Cooley, Strutalong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about; Boardman, Mr. Bobaday. Hosier's Shop and New Wing of omerset-house.—Here we are—Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—High Prices and Low Prices—Manchester Stuff—Eng lish Comforters—Stocks- on Hand and Handsome Stocks—Ford's Eureka Shirts—Reform in the Civil List and Uncivil Treatment of the Clerks—Transfer-day at the Bank, and General Holyday at Somerset-house.--Hosier, Mr, Stocken; Shopman, Mr. Early bird; Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Magic Kitchen.—Chef de Cuisine, Mons. Boyer; Kitchenmaids, Misses Basteaway and Drippingsell ; Guardsman, Corporal Longshanks ; Policeman, Sergeant Podger. Cupboard Lovers—Soyer's Last Soap Where's the Knives and Forks!—Boiled and Unbolted Lob sters—Headleas 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 comest in such an unquestionable shape, that I will speak to thee (Boyer, or rather Shakspeare)—Teo Many Cooks Spell the (Clown's) Broth—The scene finishes in a very spirited manner. An Illuminated Page of the History of England.—Grand Allegorical Tableau with Panoramic Effects, illustrative of the Triumphs of the Allied Forces. Young Juillen's " Allied Army Quadrille," by the doable bands of the English and French. "God save the Queen," " Partant pour Is eyrie," and " Rule Britannia." Daughter of the Regiment, Miss Rebecca Collins, in which character she will sing the spirited patriotic effusion, published in "Blackwood's Magazine" for December, and written by Corporal John Brown, of the Grena dier Guards, when the men got some drink for the first time at Balaklava, Sept. 28th : "Come all yon gallant British hearts that love the red and blue, And drinithe health of those brave lads who made the Russians rue. Then nil the glass, and let it pass, three times three, and one more, For the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four " Vestibule of the Temple of Victory. The Tribute of England to th , . Brave Patriots. Distribution of Laurel Wreaths, Gorgeous and Electric Scenic Climax, with Revolving Columns and Vartegsted Illuminations. Terrific Fight •f the Italian Brothers. The whole scene presenting a coup d'ceil never before witnessed on the F,rglish stage. Admission :—Stalls, ss. ; dress circle. 45.; second price, 25.; upper circle, Ss.; second mica, Is. 6(1. ; pit, 2s. ; second price, Is.; lower gallery, Is.; second price, fd. ; upper gallery, 6th ; private boxes, Is. 6d., 155., 215., and upwards. Doors open at half-past f;, performance at 7 o'clock. Half-price at 9 o'clock. The box office open daily, from II till 5 o'clock, under the direction of Sir. Edward Chatterton. Notice.--Thu following pieces are approved and In preparation, and will shortly he produced : —The Grand Christmas Pantomime, by E. L. Blanchard. Esq. ; a Drama, by Dion Bonrci can't, Esq. ; Two Dramas, by .I.llarris, Esq.; an Adaptaiion from sfeyerhear'■ Opera, L'Etoile do Nord, with new scenery. properties, and effects; to he succeeded bran English version (by Air. Reynold. son) of Gluck's Iphigenia in Tanride. The Grand Historical Egyp tian Drama, many months in preparation, will also shortly appear. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. trader the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENTING, JAN. 20, Will he performed the Comedy of PRESENTED AT COURT. Trincipal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, W. Farren, and Howe ; Misses Reynolds, E. Chaplin, Grantham, and Lavine. Followed by the new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled LITTLE 80-PEEP; or, frarlequin and the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little Be-peep. Min L. Thompson ; ILtrleguiu, Mr. Chapin° ; Pantaloon, Mr. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby ; Columbine, Miss M. Brown. ROYAL PRINCESS'S T lIEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CIIAELEI KEAN. TI'S EVENING, JAN. 20, To be followed by THE RIVALS. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Harley. Meadows, J. Vining, IL Mellon, Addison, and Everett; M rs. wiustanicY, Mrs. W. Lacy, and Misses Heath and C. Leclercq. entitle A fter which w il l be produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime. d, Hari HARLEQUIN BLUE-BEARD; or, The Great B as h aw ; equin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown. Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Desborough. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrie.. THIS EVENING, JAN. 20, by Mr nii. C. he Mathews perforrae4 AGGIttTATING SIM. principal character After which will he irodneen the new and original Fairy r.xtra raganAa, entitled PRINCE PRETTYPET and THE BUTTERFLY To be followed by TWO H EAD 3 ARE BE TTER THAN ONE. Box-office open from 10 , until G. Bole agent for Prorate Loam Mr. Alleroft, 13, New Bond-street. TII.E.ITHE ROYAL ADELPIIt. PrePrietor, Mr. B. Webster.-111rectrees, Madame Celeste. TINS EVENING, JAN. 20, will be performed the Drama entitled THE my" Emoua STRANGER. To be folimyed by the new Eccentric Extravaganza, sailed 7.113. ZA.G; or, Travels of Hews Danube and Pruth. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. JAN. 20. NAL and Mit* presented a n ew Comedietta , c tiled WIFE' JOR Characters by Messrs. Emery, klarcour S t, and Lc r sl U ie; Mrs. nrown, and Miss Masked. Alter Which, a new Fairy Extravaganza. entitled THE YELLOW DWARF A-ND TILE KING OF THE GOLD MINES. Characters by Mr. F. Itob.e Itlls Julia St. George, Miss E. Ormonde, Marston, Miss Br om l ey, and 2P•s*Fitzalla. To conclude with the Farc e which Mr. Robson will appear. entitl e d A BLIGHTED BEING, In ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wnt. Cooke. THIS EVENING, To commence with (thirteenth week) the BATTLE of the ALMA with its eomplete materiel of war. After whi,h, the amusing SOENES in the CIRCLE. To conclude with the new successful Comic Pantomime called or, Harlequin and B r i tannia. 4:II;LLwBR and th e LILLIPLITIASS ; Box-otice open f rom Eleven till Four. S ta k e M anager, Mr: W west. Acting — anger Mr W H Cooke, Equestrian Dire c t or Rh W. Cook, jut, ' " MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuis DAY •-•440r11113g 11 min.after 3I Ec ening 37 inin.aft. 3 To-Niel:a:ow—Morning 59 min.sfter 3 By , 'fling 23 min.aft. 4 THE WEATHER.--Strx Ornos, Jan. 20. TOCBMOMITBS, IN TIM 511.1,,M 0 • 35—highest since noon yesterday : , 28—lowest this morning and dun ng the Afi 36 —this day, at noon. BA.NOMETEN, 29•84--fs fling. WIND, easterly ; blowing fresh, witl s clouds • weather and a slight thaw. at, 4. 10 - LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1855.! Russia is said to be quite willing to enter into any engagement for her future good behaviour, but she wholly objects to g ive any bona fide secu rities, or to the delivery of "material guarantees." She will promise anything that may be required, if only permitted to retain the power of doing mischief whenever she thinks proper, and per petually menacing Turkey from her commanding position at Sebastopol. It is not for any evil purpose that she requires this extraordinary and formidable power ! It is not that she meditates any future interference with the power of the SULTAN within his own territories that she has the most remote notion of assailing Constantinople, or rendering the Euxine a Russian lake. No Such improper and unjustifiable thoughts are far, very far from her mind. She only objects, be cause it would be totally opposed to her long-con tinued policy, aid derogatory to her dignity to surrender an inch of territory—to see any por tion of her dominions occupied by another Power, or even to bind herself to limit the number of ships of war which she may think proper to maintain in the Black Sea. Now these are precisely the points on which the people of England and France are most deter mined, and on which their respective Governments must insist as absolutely indispensable. What ever confidence Lord ABERDEIN may re pose in the moderation and • veracity of " his friend of forty years' standing " there are few unprejudiced persons who lend the slightest credence to his professions, or would trust to any verbal pledges, no matter how earnest or unequivocal. The Bear must be muzzled—its claws must be pared, if we wish to enjoy perma nent peace and tranquillity. As well might a professional burglar protest against Lord Cam"- BELL'S salutary Act—which renders the unex plained possession of " jemmies," " centre bits," and other tools commonly used for the purpose of housebreaking a crime and misdemeanour—and declare that it is opposed to the natural liberty of the subject that he should be required to as sign a satisfactory and lawful reason for their retention as Nicholas complain of a limitation to his means of offence. Innocent, well-meaning persona don't indulge in suck toys. They do not consider it essential to their dignity that they should be enabled, at any time, to effect a forcible entrance into the dwellings of their neighbours. The power of " wrong doing" is one which may be surrendered without the slightest infraction of the most perfect freedom of thought or action ; and it is only men whose eccentric notions teach them that they should be allowed " to wallop their own niggers" when, how, and to such extent as they think proper, that could sympathise with the demand of Russia to be allowed to maintain such naval forces in the Euxine as she may deem expedient, without let or hindrance from other parties. Let us for a moment consider the effect of such a license, if the CZAR should exhibit a determi nation to resort to it largely, we shall not at present say " to abuse" it, for so strong an ex pression is not essential to our argument. Sup pose the Czan thought proper to double his Black Sea fleet—to keep a naval force equal to that in the Baltic under the walls of Sebastopol, repaired and renovated, with all its salient points strengthened, so as to render it really impregnable —the Western Powers should maintain a fleet of at least equal strength, prepared to do battle at the shortest notice with those of the CZAR, and to defend Stamboul from any aggression. It is the least that we could do under the circumstances, not merely for the sake of the Ottoman Empire, or in the cause of justice, but for our own interests. Several millions per annum should be added to the naval estimates for the costs of " the Black Sea Fleet,"—one that would be far more expensive than any other now employed under the British Crown. This would indeed be entailing a burden on pos terity —a burden far more onerous than the interest of a loan of ten, twenty, aye, or even forty millions of money (!) It might not fall within the " GLADSTONIAN" denunciation. It might, according to the views of that rather crotchetty financier, be all right and proper that the coming generation should be obliged to in crease the national establishments to a vast ex tent, provided they are not called on to pay addi tional interest. But " the rose by any other name will smell as sweet," and if " posterity" has to sus tain certain fiscal burdens, it won't matter greatly what may be the mode of application—whether in liquidation of interest or the maintenance of an extra fleet. Now that Parliament is about to assemble, we have not much fear as to the result of pending negotiations ; nor do we suppose that even Lord ABERDEEN will now dare to conclude a Treaty on terms inconsistent with the honour or safety of the country. Still it is the duty of public jour nalists to direct attention to matters respecting which the most remote doubt may be entertained; and it is also the privilege of independent con stituencies to communicate with their respective representatives, so that no shadow of an excuse may be possible for any abandonment of former pledges or dereliction of duty under such vitally important circumstances. The operation respecting the New French Loan has been brought to a conclusion. W e have now learned from the acting Minister of Finance the almost miraculous results of the Im perial appeal to the enthusiastic patriotism of the hi ;h-minded—the glorious people of " L<i Belle France ! " They are, indeed, stupendous, and, we believe, wholly unprecedented in the financial history of any nation. A largo sum was required. Five hundred millions of francs was demanded by Louis NA POLEON from his people. It was a bold request ; exhibiting the most perfect confidence by the applicant in himself, as well as in his subjects. Had there been any weakness in his Govern ment—the most trivial screw loose—he would not have ventured on suc h an experiment. It is true Ithat he had last year obtained ten millions o f pounds sterling from the voluntary subscrip tions of his subjects—but ho had seentheEiig 1 lish Chancellor of the Exchequer_ ,, the smart est chap" in the Administration of " all the talents" —fail in the attempt to obtain even two millions ! He knew that in accordance with the p y le loan o t o f have last politico year ought, ee°ll u °lli nd i e ca r l or p d r i i n n a c r i damaged his prospects of obtaining a further ad vance on equally favourable terms. But ho had ' "faith" in himself, he had "faith" in those by whose voluntary choice—by whose unbiassed suf frages—delivered under the stringent test of " the Ballot," he was elected to his exalted posi tion. He knew that he merited their love, and he acted on that unhesitating belief ! ! And he also knew the energetic efforts of which Frenchmen were capable, when thoroughly aroused, and, as we have stated, the result has surpassed even his most sanguine anticipations ! Last year ninety-eight thousand persons came forward, entering their names for sums amounting in the aggregate to no less th an FOUR, HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN MILLIONS OP FRANCS—equivalent to 18,680,0001. sterling, It was, indeed, a striking demonstration—" a great fact," that might well have awed any potentate opposed to such a nation. The small sub scribers who obtained a priority on the wise and sagacious principle of trying to extend as far as practicable the number of those who had stakes in the country—who had given "hostages to fortune," and " material guarantees " for their good behaviour, were sixty thousand in number, and the sums for which they subscribed forty nine millions of francs, equivalent to 1,960,0001. What was then achieved was regarded with astonishment. But what are we to think of what now has been accomplished—that which throws all former efforts into the shade, and stands forth to the world as a singular instance alike of the wealth and devotedness of the people ? We learn from M. BAROCHE (acting for the Financial Minister) that the total sum of the subscriptions amounts to Orfn THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRANCS (87,000,0001. sterling)—onehundred and seventy seven thousand persons having participated in the subscription. Of these, one hundred and twenty six thousand persons same forward in the depart ments, and fifty-one thousand in the metro polis the former inscribing their names for seven hundred and seventy-seven millions ; the latter for one thousand three hundred and ninety-eight millions of francs. In the latter are included all foreign subscriptions, amounting to three hundred millions of francs, or 12,000,000/. sterling, of which a moiety, or 6,000,0001., came from England, and the remainder from various continental nntions. The applicatious for sums amounting to less than 500 francs of Rentes-201. of dividend—amounted to a capital of 836 mil lions, or 336 millions beyond the whole amount to be distributed. These small capitalists will have to reduce about 40 to 42 per cent. on their applications, while the larger will get nothing ! We are wrong : they will profit largely by the security the illimitable credit thus testified—a credit which has already produced a premium of nearly 5 per cent, on the New Loan. Well may France be proud of such a demonstration—one that could not occur in any other land, even in wealthy, prosperous, and patriotic England itself. We always receive instruction and profit from the opinions and views of Mr. MILNER GIBSON. Whether expressed in or out of Parliament they are invariably worthy of mature and attentive consideration. His addresses to his constituents are peculiarly so—more especially those delivered on the eve of the Parliamentary campaign. Whether we concur or dissent from his views we shall always treat them with re spect. Our time and space this day unfortunately prevents us from referring to these matters as they deserve, but we shall take an early occasion to notice his speech made at the soiree given by the inhabitants of Manchester to their represen tatives. COURT CIBCULAB. WINDSOR, JAN. 10. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, the Earl of Aberdeex, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Spetb, Sir James and Lady Graham, and Mr. Gibbs. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance after dinner. The Qaeen and Prince walked in the grounds adjoining he Castle this morning. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Cowper arrived in town yesterday morning from her residence, Frog. more, near Windsor. Her Royal Hi g h ness v i s it e d h er Royal. Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, Piccadilly, and in the afternoon left Clarence House, St. James's, on her return to Frogrnore. A deputation from the Eton Local Board of Health had an interview yesterday with the President of the General Board of Health, at his office, Whitehall. The deputation consisted of Mr. John Cleave, chairman of the board ; and Messrs. Hughes, Wyborne, Stephenson, Leynes, and Thumwood ; attended by Mr.. J. H. Webber, their surveyor and inspector of nuisances. A deputation of Committees of person■ connected with Gas, Water, and Railway Companies, also had an inter view yesterday with Sir Benjamin Hall, at his office, Whitehall, with respect to the interpretation of the 88th section of the Public Health Act. Th• deputation con. :listed of Messrs. J. Timpeon, W. Tite, J. Fisher, W. James, and A. Bell ; attended by Mr. George R. Bur nell, C.E., secretary. Viscount Palmerston loft town on Thursday evening, for his seat, Broadlands, Hants. Lady Molesworth has returned to town, from visiting Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, at Broadlandg. Dispatches were sent last evening from the Colonial Office for the Governors of the North American colonies, and also for the Governors of Ceylon and Rang Kong. SPORTING NOTES. THINGS TALKED ABOUT. The publication of the weights for the Chester Cup has created a perceptible sensation. The Handicap has been eagerly scrutinised, and an opinion prevails that it has been framed on equitable principles. Still, discre pancies may unquestionably be indicated; but they are not sufficiently glaring to occasion deep dissatisfaction. Orestes appears to me to be ovcrweighted at Bst. 121 b. ; and Wild Huntsman, notwithstanding the trouble which his party took to conceal his real merit, has an impost ' quite heavy enough to equalise his chance. The Handi capper, too, has given Calamity his quietus. Knight of St. George and Indian Warrior appear to be very leniently treated, whilst Baalboo and %Vinkfield are some what unjustly penalised. Cardigan, late Monie Moses, is handicapped at 7st. 101 b.—a weight which marks the just appreciation which Mr. Topham formed of the shameful movements connected with that horse and the Cambridgeshire. The Reiver's impost is unquestionably light, albeit he was yesterday somewhat under suspicion. The owner of Haco, albeit his horse has been amiss through alleged improper treatment, cannot grumble at the estimate which the Handicapper has formed of the Cesarewitch winner of 1853. Arthur Wellesley is deemed so " well in" that he was in " City circles" yesterday made first favourite. Marc Antony must not be ne glected, should he be brought with any force into the market. Among the other 4 year olds that seem to be favourably weighted may be indicated Kaffir and Pal meria. Of the 3 year olds my preference is for General Picton, The Rajah, and Duke of Hamilton. I shall, however, reserve my final selection until after the publi cation of the acceptances. The progress of speculation on the Derby has been marked by only one significant movement : the steady support conceded to St. Hubert. The partizans of this horse, indeed, seem to harden in confidence, and the in iestments on him are daily extended. Still his stable companion, Oulston, has not been " knocked out" of the market, although the reported outlays on him at " the Club" and elsewhere do not advance him in the list of quotations. January 20. A FRESH MAN. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1855; THE MILITARY KNIGHTS OP WINDSOR, The military Knights of Windsor, after 300 years' struggle to obtain their rights and privileges, are at last about to have full justice done them. The Govern ment having commanded that a full and searching in quiry into the case and claims of the Military Knights shall be immediately instituted, a few days since the Military Knights received an official notification from the solicitor of her Majesty's Trea sury, Mr. Reynolds, that he had been commanded by Viscount Palmerston to instruct the .41-ttorney-General forthwith to file an information cx officio, on behalf of the "Military Knights of Windsor v. the Dean and Chapter of Windsor," for the purpose of investigating the power and control exercised by the Chapter as trustees of the Royal charity, left by theßoyal founders expressly for the "sup port and maintenance" of the Military Knights, and also for ascertaining why the Chapter has not strictly corn plied with the will and primary objects of the Royal and benevolent founders, as laid down in the charter of Edward 111., Edward VI., and Queen Elizabeth. Since the passing of the act 4th Viet., c. 112, which cane into operation on the 11th of August, 1840, the sum of about 60,0001. arising from this charity has been wrongly paid over to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners (an alleged), as so much money arising from suppressed canonries of the Chapel Royal of St. George, whereas the case enbmitted en the part of the Knights is, from the perusal of various documents connected with the case, together with the opinion of the most eminent equity lawyer; that in stead of ls. a-day, which, from the commencement of the charity to the present time, has been doled out to the Knights, while the Dean and Chapter have appropri ated to their own use and to that of the Church the surplus arising from increased rents that the Military Knights, being the primary objects of the benevolence, ought at least to have benefited in an equal degree with the Dean and Canons, who are now receiving about 1,2001. a-year each ; and that the Canons (as trustees) at the founda tion of the charity were placed upon the saute stipend as the Military Knights—namely, is. per diem. DEATH OF LADY LOUISA. BOUItICE.—Her Ladyship, sister to the late Earl of Mayo, and aunt to the present Earl, died at Clifton Hot Wells, on Sunday, in her 77th year. DEATiI or GENERAL CARPENTER.—This venerable and gallant officer, the oldest general in the service, died at his residence in Great Cumberland-street, on Tuesday, at the advanced age of 91. The general only survived his son, the late Colonel George Carpenter, commanding the 41st Regiment, who fell gallantly at the nTk ea h rE e m a d aGn o his regiment in Tac:4bitun t t h E e trrw sanguinary conflict at celebrated Mountgarret Pe erage case, which C h A a S s E r;Tre T ad h y e excited so muchattention, was brought before the Court of Exchequer, Dublin, yesterday. It was again ad journed. Yesterday, hundred of persons assembled by the side of the canal in St. James's-park for skaiting and sliding amusement, but the ice was not of a sufficient strength, and the injunctions laid on the park-keepers were fully attended to by preventing persons chancing their lives. Another frost as severe as that of last night, and no danger need be apprehended, LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) The Court of Queen's Bench was oocupied the whole of the morning with the Crowa-paper, the cases in which presented no features of sufficient public interest to justify a detailed report. The Court of Common Pleas and the Bail Court only sat a few minutes to dispose of ono or two motions of course. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. ViTST V. EINICS AND ANOTHIR. This was an action of detenue brought to recover damages for the detention of a piece of machinery used in the manufacture of electric wire. At the trial before the Lord Chief Baron in the City, it transpired that the machinery had been seized under a judgment summons, and sold by auction. The plaintiff becoming the pur chaser at 1131., the machinery was erected in concrete en premises belonging in common to the plaintiff and defendants; but the judgment summons was. issued against the latter, and had no reference to the liabilities of the former. The jury at the trial returned a verdict for the plaintiff, with 2501. da mages, but there was no evidence that he had sustained other than nominal damages, if even that, and the de_ feadants last term obtained a rule calling upon the plain tiff to show cause why a new trial should not be had, on the ground that the damages were vindictive or exces sive. Air. Bova now appeared to show cause against the rule, and the learned gentleman contended at some length that it was quite within the province of the jury to give heavy damages if they so thought it. The Chief Baron—Why, it did not appear that the plaiatiff had sustained damage, even to the ♦alue of a penny. Besides the machinery was of a heavy and bulky character, and could not be delivered up at the time when it was demanded. Hence there was no rea son to suppose that it had been wilfully detained. Where was the special damage, then I Mr. Bovil still insisted that it was for the jury to de. cide what extent of damage the plaintiff had sustained, and the court ought not to disturb the verdict. Mr. Baron Parke—Do you mean to contend that a jury can give 2501. damages for the mere detention of a thing which the plaintiff had got into his possession again for 1131. t surely such a verdict must be at va riance with justice if not with the evidence. Mr. Bovil answered this objection by putting a sup positious case. Suppose a man having taken his passage to Australia purchases a hut which is unjustly kept from him at the time he is about to sail, would he not be entitled to recover special damages ! Mr. Baron Parke—Not unless he declared for it; but here the declaration is simply detenue. Mr. Bevil seemed determined to enforce his view of the case, notwithstanding that the feeling of the court was manifestly against it; but finding that the objections of the Court came so thick upon him that he could not meet them all at once he sat down, expressing some dis content that the Court seemed indisposed to hear him. The Lord Chief Baron regretted that a learned gentle man of his standing and ability should have thought it right to take up the time of the court in a case like this, where it was clear, beyond all question, that the jury ought only to have returned merely nominal damages ; but he still mere regretted that the learned gentleman should hive fallen into the error of supposing that the Court was indisposed to hear him. Mr. Bovil apologised to the Court for the abruptness with which he had closed his argument, but he certainly had don• so under the impression—erroneous now it was quite clear—that the Court Iva.% listening to him with impatience. Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Baron Martin said it was quite clear that the damages were excessive if the verdict was right, because it did not appear by the evi dence that the plaintiff had sustained any damage what ever, let alone special damage. The rule for a new trial was accordingly made abso lute, the cost of this application to abide the event of the second trial. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER Their lordships (Lord Campbell, Baron Platt, and Justices Coleridge, Cresswell, and Williams) were en gaged during a portion of this morning in this court, in hearing appeals in criminal cases. RI THOMLS DOLAN. ' This was an appeal from the last Birmingham Quarter Sessions, in which Dolan was convicted for feloniously receiving some property stolen by another prisoner, named Rogers, from a Mr. Turner, his employer. The facts, in brief, were that the property was found in the possession of Rogers by Turner, who thereupon cent for a police officer. The constable apprehended the prisoner and took from him the stolen articles, and then proceeded to Dolan's shop, accompanied by the prisoners Rogers and Turner. Before reaching the shop, how ever, the policeman gave the property back to Rogers, who, then, by the direction of Turner, went and dis posed of it at Dolara's shop, whore it was stated he had previously found a sale for stolen goods, and gave what he received for it to Turner. The question arising out of these facts was, whether Dolan bad been properly convicted of a felonious reception of the property in question. After hearing the arguments of Mr. O'Brien on bekal of Dolan, and 3,1 r. Beesley on th e part of the prosecu tion, Lord Campbell, in pronouncing the opinion of the Court, said he felt very strongly that the conviction was wrong., because if such a doctrine as that involved in the the case were held to be correct - , then any article which had been once stolen, but afterwards restored to its owner, if disposed of at any future period might lay the purchaser open to a criminal indictment. In the pre sent case there could be no doubt but that the owner of the property had just as much the possession of, and control over it, as though it bad been in his own hands ; and so having it in his possession, he authorised tie officer to give it to Rogers fora specific purpose—namely, to sell it, and in giving it up the officer acted as his agent. It could not, therefore, be said that Dolan, by purchasing it, had brought himself within the act of Par ment as to the reception of stolen property. The con viction must, consequently, in his opinion, be quashed. The other learned judges having expressed similar opinions, the conviction was quashed accordingly. ZMANUEL TEW. This case Lord Campbell said was one of the most frivolous which had ever come before that court, and ho was very glad, for the credit of the bar, that no learned counsel was there to support the grounds of the appeal. The case arose at the Caerraarthenshire Sessions, when, after the bills had been found, and the arrangement had taken place, it was objected that the course of law should be arrested because all the parties concerned had not been properly sworn before the grand jury by the clerk of the peace, this duty having been performed by the crier of the court. It was true the clerk of the peace was the r e c ogn i se d o rg an of the court, but so, as they all knew, was th e cr i er , a nd also was it the usual prac tice th a t t h e criers shoul d a d m i n i s t e r the oath. Th e objectio n was, therefore, unfounded, frivolous, and dis creditable. THE SICK AND WOUNDED. The sick and wounded soldiers from Balaklava and the Alma arrived at Strood station at half-past four p.m. yesterday, by express from London. The invalids con sist of 26 detachments, with 11 women, in charge of Staff Surgeon Gordon. Most of the men are severely wounded. To meet there, and to render aid and support to the sick, the military authorities at Chatham Garrison had in readiness a strong fatigue party from the bar racks, consisting of two serjeants !and 30 men, under command of Serjeant-Major Conlin, and they rendered great assistance to those who were cripples. They were removed from the railway carriages and placed on stretchers, and thus removed to spring vans engaged for the purpose of conveying them with as much comfort as possible, and without loss of time, and they were within half-an-hour at the hospital at Fort Pitt. There were three officers from the garrison present, to see everything was properly arranged, and to facilitate their removal— viz., Brigade-Major Charles Ducie, Adjutant George Rand, the Invalid Depot and Assistant-Surgeon Bay brook, from the hospital at Fort Pitt. On the arrival of the invalids at the hospital, they were placed in the sick wards, and immediate medical attendance was given them. These detachments came by the ship Cambria to Liverpool, at which place they arrived on Sunday night, the 14th inst., and came to London by train via Co ventry. In consequence of the great dissatisfaction which was caused at Portsmouth, on the arrival of the Himalaya with sick and wounded from the Black Sea, by the delay consequent upon the rigid examination which was made of the baggage, &c., by the Custom-house officers en gaged at that port, and also for the purpose of prevent ing, under any circumstances, a repetition of such objec tionable conduct, her Majesty's Commissioners of Cus toms have issued orders to the collector at Southampton, in which they express their most positive commands that upon the arrival of any ship with sick and wounded, and more especially in such cases where it may be ordered that the passengers should land, none of the bags or knapsacks belonging to the wounded men shall be exa mined ; but in doubtful cases, where the attendance of an officer may be considered necessary, that he shall pro ceed direct to the hospital or other place to which the sick or wounded man is sent, and there satisfy himself that the privileges given have not been taken unfair ad vantage of. This arrangement, if carried out, will, no doubt, put matters upon such a footing as to render it impossible that any blame of delay can in future be thrown upon the Customs' officials, and we hope prevent a repetition of bygone scenes. The greater portion cf the sick and wounded troops who lately arrived from the East have left Liverpool for London, but the remainder, consisting of 35 men, will net leave the pari s h h os pit a l in that town until conva lescent. They are suffering principally from dysentery. • The following simple but eloquent and grateful address was presented on New Year's day by the sick sailors in Therapia Hospital to the English ladies who ministered to their wants, in anticipation of the arrival of the Ad miralty nurses : " Therapia Hospital, Jan. 1, 1855. " 'I was sick and ye visited me.' " We, the wounded and sick in this hospital, beg on this the first day of a new year to offer our grateful and heartfelt thanks to Miss —, Miss —, and other kind and benevo lent-hearted ladies for all tho attendance we have received from you. You come daily to our bedsides, through wet and cold—you speak kindly to us—you write for us—you console the dying —you know how, for you have come to do this across the stormy sea, suffering from sea sickness and many hard ships, while you might have been living comfortably at home. Can we consider this and be silent ? Bo pleased, then, kind ladies, to accept our gratitude and our thanks ; it is all we can offer. We thank God, who has put it into your hearts to come and see us, and may God bless you all, and long pre serve you to do such kind and benevolent offices to the sick, wounded, and dying ! • " In the name of the wounded and sick, " WILLIAM PLATIPIIR." BEAR-ADMIRAL SIR 11. LEEKE. A letter from the naval department of the Hon. East India Company's service at Bombay, dated December the. 14th, says :—" The indefatigable Commander-in dhief, Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Leeke, R.N., is hard at work in a way he likes—fitting out the Punjab (which was built for a steamer), 1,800 tons, ae a sailing trans port, to convey the 10th Hussars to Suez ; thence they march across the Desert, and so on to Alexandria, down the margin of the Nile, and then to the Crimea. The Punjab will carry 450 horses and men, and there are vessels for the rest that will be ready. The Punjab was only launched a month ago. On Tuesday evening, the 12th inst. (December), Sir Henry Leeke sent in his plan to Government ; it was immediately approved ; and on Wednesday he commenced to get her ready under his personal superintendence, which your home dockyard superintendents might take a hint from at these busy times. He commenced to get her masts in and to work at her; she has, of course, to be caulked, coppered, rigged, stored, provisioned, watered, (650 tons), decks to be laid, sails, awnings, fittings of all sorts to be supplied, and in six days ho has promised the Government she shall go out of dock with topgallantyards across, sails beat, and everything ready for sea—and she will be ready by the day promised. To-day her lower masts and yards are rigged, 450 tons of ballast in, tanks going on board, alai all is work.' I never saw fellows work better and they gave Sir Henry three hearty cheers on his ad dressing them as to the urgency of their service. She will be ready on Monday—Sunday will not be employed. This is pretty well, it is thought here (Bombay), for a British admiral who is not thought workable enough to be rated an admiral on the ' active list' of the Royal Navy." LOSS OF A BREMBN BRIG. LATEST NEWS. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Moniteur announces that orders have been given for the immediate reimbursement of all those subscriptions to the loan which exceed 500 frau cs. Tho Moniteur says that the great activity of Omer Pacha leads to the belief that 35,000 Turks will shortly disembark in the Crimea, where 12,000 are already ; 11,000 men, Egyptians and Tuni sians, are about to leave Constantinople, and will form a Turkish army of 60,000 men, whom Omer will command. The Paris correspondent of the Indepenclance Beige states that the French Foreign Legion is to be increased by two brigades of Swiss trroops, under the command of two Swiss officers, Colonel Ochsenhein and Colonel Ritter, who will leave the Federal service, and take rank in the French army as Generals of Brigade. The Austrian Government has, in the last few days, issued a confidential circular to the Federal Courts to the effect that the late pacific declara tions of Russia made it expedient to suspend any such measure, so that for the present no motion for mobilization would be made at Frank- fort. The Moniteur of Friday publishes the follow- ing : " We have received letters from Balaklava, dated Ist January, announcing that the Russian column which was at Kamara in froiat of Balaklava had been driven out by the English troops. The Rus sians burnt their provender before evacuating the TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I beg to forward you the following particulars of the total loss of the Bremen brig Henrietta, Captain Hoisloop, from Bremen to St. Jago de Cuba :—The vessel went on the Long Sand on Tuesday night, about 12 o'clock, the sea immediately making a clean breach over and filling her. The crew took themselves to the main-top, where, by the help of the maie-top-sail, they made a kind of hurricane-house to shelter themselves from the inclement weather. In this state, without food or water, the unfortunate crew remained until this (Friday) morning, expecting every roll of the vessel or breaking sea to be their last moment. Mercifully, the Ocean, of this port, on her way to the North Sea, fortunately discovered them, and immediately went to their assistance, although a heavy sea was running at the time. They were, however, enabled to rescue them all, and landed then here about 2 o'clock to-day. The poor fellows, from long exposure to the severe weather, were much frost-bitten in their feet and hands. The Bremen Consul immediately took charge of then', and afforded all the care and attention their case required. The vessel's cargo, consisting of bricks, Holland's gin, &c., was all lost. Margate, Jan. 19. CONTEMPLATED CORPORATE REFORM. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor yesterday caused a special notice to be issued, calling together the Common Council, to consider the report of the Consolidated Committee upon that of the Royal Commissioners, ap pointed to inquire into the state of the corporation of London, as notified by his lordship at the last Court of Common Council. With reference to the question, Mr. Thomas H. Fry has given notice of the following motion, which upon that day will assume the shape of an amendment, namely _ - " That this Court, while ready at all times to effect all necessary reforms in the Corporation, is of opinion that the recommendations of the Consolidated Committee— " To surrender the charters of the City, To restrict the elective privileges of the citizens, loy re ducing their representatives in common council to one. third of their present number, _ "To disturb the ancient boundaries of the wards, - " To withdraw from more th an e l even thousand free men and liverymen the power which they have enjoyed for more than three centuries of electing the lord mayor, sheriffs, and other officers of the city, and centralising such elections in a small section of the corporation, and "Te render the magisterial election dependent upon periodical election, are propositions subversive of the rights and privileges of the citizens at large ; inconsistent with the impartial administration of justice, and alike opposed to the principles of local self-government and the wishes of the constituency of this city ; and that therefore this Court cannot agree with the (Consolidated Commit tee's) report," UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, JAN'. ED. NATURAL SCIENCES LUPO; 1855. The examination for the Natural Sciences Tripos will begin on Monday, March 6, at nine o'clock a. a., in the Senate-house. The order of the examination will be as follows : Monday—Comparative Anatomy and Geology. Tuesday—Physiology and Botany. Wednesday—Chemistry and Mineralogy. Thursday—Mixed Questions. COMMENCING BACHRLORS' NATURAL SCIENCES TRIPOS. Any student in arts nay be a candidate for honours in the Commencing Bachelors' Natural Sciences Tripos of 1855 who shall have passed the examination required for the degree of 8.A., after Ash Wednesday, and in the Lent Term 1855 have entered into his 11th term at least, having previously kept nine terms, exclusive of the term in which he was admitted ' • provided, however, that not more than 11 terms s h a ll have passed after the first of the said nine terms. Any student in law or medicine may be a candidate for honours in the Commencing Bachelors' Natural Sciences Tripos of 1855, who shall have passed the examinations and kept the exercises for the degree of L.L.B. or M.B. respectively, and in the Lent Term, 1855, have entered into his fourth Lent Term, after his first term of residence ; provided that he has already kept nine terms.. MIDDLE BACHELORS' NATURAL SCIENCES TRIPOS. Any student may .be a candidate for honours in the Middle Bachelors' Natural Sciences Tripos of 1855, who at the time of the examination for the Commencing Bachelors' Natural Sciences Tripes, in 1854, was duly qualified in point of standing and other circumstances to be a candidate for honours in that tripos. No student of a different standing can be a candidate for honours in either tripos, unless he shall have obtained permission from the Syndicate appointed to consider the cases of persons who have degraded. All persons desirous of being candidates in this ex amination must send their names to the Professor of Anatomy on or before Friday, Nara 2, 105. TURKEY. A letter from Constantinople received yesterday, says the Turkish navy has met with many misfor tunes, and may be almost said to have ceased to exist. No less than 17 ships of war have been lost, destroyed, or taken since the commencement of the war, about half of them on the fatal day of Sinope. Of the vessels lost four are ships of the line and two steamers. What remains of the Turkish fleet is now in the Golden Horn. Most of the vessels are damaged, and there is no attempt to repair them, all the shipwrights being engaged on the British and French vessels which have suffered in the late gales. Men with some knowledge of it expected much of the Turkish fleet ; and when the Ottoman Admiral left the Bosphorus in May last with 21 vessels under his command we all looked for some results. The attention of the world was then much turned to Circassia, a country which must always be dangerous to the Czar if roused to renew its old guerilla warfare. As there was no chance of another disaster like Sinope, since Sebastopol was block aded or supposed to be so, the Turkish fleet m i g ht have produced a goo d effect by appearing on the Circassian coast, and encouraging the tribes to some thing like active revolt. A community of religion and old associations unite those races to the Turkish Empire, although they have long learned to believe that the Sultan was no efficient protector against the power of the Czar. The sight of a Turkish fleet on the coast abandoned by the Russians, and of Turkish troops stationed in the forts lately held by Muscovite regiments, would, however, have been a surprise, and the news would in a few weeks have penetrated into every region of tie Caucasus; but the Turks were compelled to remain inactive in Baltschik Bay, where they died of scurvy and bad food during the entire summer. Whether private jealousies, as is stated, influenced the con duct of the allied Admirals, it is difficult to say, but the result was that the naval forces of the two nations did nothing, and our Turkish allies were equally restrained from active measures. The sub sequent losses at sea have diminished the fleet and discouraged the seamen ; and the navy, like the army, is painfully changed from the force which, accumulated during years of peace, made such a display at the commencement of the war. Only three vessels are building for the Turkish Govern ment, and these make little progress. There is a line-of-battle ship at Ismid, another at the Arsenal, and a frigato at Sinope. THE WAR IN ASIA. From Kars we hear that the nomination of Ismail Pacha as Governor of Anatolia has given the greatest possible satisfaction to the troops. All have the greatest confidence in him, on account of his known talents, of which his military and stra tegic works give such full proof. The whole neighbourhood of Kars is thoroughly fortified, all the works being now undar the command of Hus sein Pacha, who has divided the army for the de fence of every point. The inhabitants themselves are to take charge of the city. Every week the soldiers are drilled and specially prepared for the threatening campaign. The food of the men is excellent, and they begin to forget those miserable times when they were without support for many dreary hours, when flour was served out to them by the handful, instead of the regular ration of bread. Schamyl has entered Sarzbache, where he took a goodly number of Rus sian prisoners, having left Sarzbache to the care of Daniel Sultan who was formerly a general in the Russian service, whereas now he is commander-in chief of the army of the Sheik Schamyl. He has under him 20,000 men, of whom 6,000 are regular troops, principally deserters from the Russian army, and commanded by Polish officers. The in habitants of the Caucasus so dread the Russians that they are delighted at Schamyl's drawing so near to them. It is said that his army is daily in creasing from the number of deserters that come over to him from the enemy. The cold was very severe, but the snow - had not yet covered the plains. POLAND. FLIGHT OF POLES FROM THE RUSSIAN CONSCRIPTION. ----- The Cologne Gazette publishes the following, dated from the Oder, Jan.ls "The persecution of the Polish fugitives who crossed into Prussia with the view of escaping the Russian con scription is being carried on unrelentingly by the autho rities of the former state. Count von Westarp, a pro vincial judge in the southerd part of Upper Silesia, gave directions on the 11th ult. to the subordinate officials of his district to arrest 39 individuals, advertised as con script deserters by Russia, and on ascertaining their identity to deliver them up forthwith to the Russian authorities in Poland. That even the poorest classes in Poland continue to dread and loathe Russian military service is shown by the circumstance that all the thirty nine individuals in question, except two of them who are Jews, are merely day labourers, poor workmen, and household servants. Their ages lie between 18 to 25 years, and they all worked for their living, before they took to flight in the districts called Miechovitz, Slop nik, Olkuss, Sandomierz, Opatov, and Opozynski. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Jan. 16.—Whatever may be the opinion of the Diet as to the " pacific declarations" of Rus sia, we hero in Vienna neither hear of nor observe any pause in our vast military preparations. An immense camp is being fortified at Przesmysl, at which 10,000 mei are said to be constantly labour ing. It is destined to be a grand depot for arms, ammunition, and provisions, and, whilst serving as a base for operations, to supply also the want of fortresses in Gallicia. The Augsburg Gazette con tradicts the report I mentioned some time since, that Count Schlick was recalled from the com mand of the cavalry concentrated rcund Cracow. Count Arnim, the Prussian envoy, is making every possible exertion to obtain for Prussia a seat and voice in the conferences for the re-establishment of peace. Prussia having by her own vacillating policy lost her former position as a first-rate Euro pean power, Austria, France, and England can carry on the negotiations wall Russia very well, and perhaps better, without the assistance of Prussia. The latter has now become greatly alarmed at hav ing carried matters to such a length, and is willing at any price to be again admitted into the con ferences. The Allied powers, however, de• mand the following concessions from Prussia be fore complying with her wishes : Ist, her adhesion to the December treaty ; 2d, that she shall offer no opposition to the proposal about to be made by Aus tria to the Bund at Frankfort for the mobilisation of the whole army of the German Confederation ; and 3d, that she shall herself mobilise immediately 100,000 men, and concentrate them as an army of observation on the Russian frontiers. It remains to be seen whether Prussia will accept these condi tions. The time appears to be at length arri ve d when she raugt mak() up 1 mulct to follow one steady course of policy, and either join thee Powers and civilisation, or throw herself 14 arms of Russia and bartariSm. The Presse of Vi enna pu bli s hes a reP- rt ato i Paris, the improbability of which is ad ill ;;Il itself, that orders have been sent to Gene robert not to hurry. affairs before Sebastor: the chances of peace should be lessened tnot The correspondent of th e P re sse affirms t the 12th that rum our was curren t in high ci :4 It appears from St. Petersburg letters 17 1 i, in the City that pacific rumours are begin d, be circulated i n th e R uss i an metropolis, a nd led to considerable business in Russian P o for transmission westward. The exchange Petersbur g on London had also risen. d , It is statd from St. Petersburg that the ture of the Czar's two youngest sous for the has been postponed. PRUSSIA. • lof BERLIN, Jan. 17.--Y es t er d a y the Pruss Chamber passed th e bill f or a d i nitting. v t vessels to the P russ i an coas ti ng t r ade, I ' l 6o division, but not without a sharp expect °ll f i r the part of M. von d er H ey d t aga i ns t th°P' o of free trade, upon which the commit tee ' said, had founded their recornmenda tioll' measure. The Berlin correspondent of La Pres s ' " Our pro-Russians here delude themselP idea that the alliance of the three grey will be exposed to every kind should the fresh negotiations not rests' peace. For, say they, a general war procure for Austria more than she has tained by Russia's renunciation of he t protectorate over the Principalities, a ny free navigation of the Danube, to be S t by the creation of a mixed council. A u ll t s sequently, being entirely satisfied, 'Dug,' highly the restoration o f p eace , and efforts with those of P russ i a f or o bt a ining Emperor of Russia acceptable cenditioa s ' t their ratiocination. They cite, in suPr r opinion, the evident change perceptibl e few days in the manoeuvres and argura'tiol; Austrian journals. Thi s c h ange is not striking ; papers once hostile in the ei Russia have become considerably lesslls' S c` l ' d ld bb.i GREECE. A despatch was received in Vienna ,° 11 " from the Internuncio at Constantino, Bruck, announcing that Turkey ha , accept the proposals, made through ' of Austria, for the re-establishment amicable relations with Greece, and view the Sultan has expressed his rep the treaty of peace and commerce a , up and submitted by P r i nce M a vr Prime Minister of his Hellenic Majesl has made a very favourable impressi , circles. HOLLAND. Our letters from Hamburg of the 1 that, in consequence of the sudden the frost with great rigour (the therm , previous night having been down t( Reaumur below zero), the river Elbe with floating ice, and the greate; activity were everywhere perceptible to finish the loading of the outward and get them off before they were pre' ice. All the steamers for the differen Scotch ports, whether loaded or n paring to start the same evening. A north German correspondent • hurricane which caused such havoc and property in the north of Germany day appeared to have had a diameter miles. It took its rise in the Polar Sel the Orkneys and Shetland Islands, coy of the North Sea, caused immense dt land, Hanover, and Denmark, and vrb Prussia and Austria, where its fury brokk hagen and Liibeck came in for a part of it swept on in a southerly direction, 1 ports and shipping fortunately escaped its The storm was not felt at all in the Britie l in France, or Switzerland, nor even on I and by its circular course forms anothe the correctness of the principle of the roL of storms now sufficiently understood and appreciated. According to the papers a regula r m t as iO correspondence is passing between A - te le•O, Dutch royalty. On Saturday last 3 poter s from S e t e . r , , tl O message arrived at the Hague to inform those whom it might c".., in co' . the morning of that day the EmPresdivi°© ce with the Imperial family, atte uci l Tb° in the chapel of the Winter „.. ft , Pa peteri evening the Czar's two sons " again for the " scene of war." A letter dated Theodosia, the 20th of D ec ? transmitted via Odessa, speaks, o f the a , PS,: of a British steam-f r i ga t e there in the do or, 18th ult., at 11 in the forenoon. It was," the cape and steering in a northerly. 'IA This was the first enemy's cruiser the 0 0 4 had seen sinco the 28th of July. It v. fob,. shortly after by a secon d steamer. 0 0; lay to 5 versts off the town, probably fe r ,lA: its consort to join it. At last both w° T ier p :i i of each other, and th e l as t corner furle'l o 4 After remaining st a ti onar y f or some fr i t , tl) stood towards the east, they then wer e v Ad the left, and steered along the coast fi feo( town. They were both three-masted se ) s ji sailing under the E ng li s h flag, but tt'tg ship was a smaller steamer than the 111 ,709 the latt er th ere were 12 port h o l es for; half of them were closed. The sinau e boty was black, and had mortars on deck. 'bit t o'clock they approached the batteries), OP received with a salute of solid sh o t, upog put off to sea in great haste. A little 1 0 0 6 they came into the bay again, lay to they,. batteries behind the quarautine opened ~~ which lasted perhaps for ab o ut 'an hour , ,, o irr , returned to the offing, where they 11° ' - ste sight till it was dark. The cannon ade/ ti Russian writer, did u s no injury, Wo W a s' although some of their shots came from e S nfi and others were 12-p oun d er s h e ll s . 'bst' weighing 80 pounds, was found near the d and it had not exploded. The enemY %OP, us ; it seem‘d as if he thought the " - peP defenceless ; but in fact all our t0w 0 , 5 4 shore, without exc e pti on , are d e f e nded batteries. MOSI7L, Doc. 4.—A caravan has colr ior li; Persia, which bring s me a l e tt er f ro m 1.3 ,4% taming two or thre e paragraphs that In e rr 'A The Russian Con su l, M. hanikoff, at ip~l apprised a writer float hence of a propos ed P i of India (I) by 500,000 C ossac k s, O k i concentrated during the p resen t wrote 'Ol, l l Arrac. The Russian t a lk s very gra ndlY project, and boasts of the ascertained Z Shah to take part with the Czar. off DEGRADATION OF TWO TU- 0 OFFICERS. CoNSTAITTINOPLB, Jan. B.—A singular Olt to sented four days ago at the Seraskierate• d e d remembered that the Turkish troops who len to Crimea were under the command of Suleit n and Halil Bey. Every Turk commenced t„, he tion with strong reluctance, for the fear or t lio that they would be sacrified to the safety n' or at least hold a subordinate and deg a tien. They landed, however, with grea',itll promptitude, ca rr yi ng on s h ore t h e i r ten ts " 0 1 , and escaping the terrible rains which caused 1311 0 or lug among the unsheltered British troops. 4 „ , i they soon becam e ti re d o f t h e k ind of warfare, and have deserted had they known where to g?,' to the Pasha w as th e most anx i ous o f a" d , from hardship an d d anger, an d hi s see°l 3 4 . - 13 1° i mand was ready t o f o ll ow any exam ple 0' b or, rior. Th e y b o th f e i gne d s i c k ness, went °°d re Turkish Admiral's ship in Kalamita Bay, ° li t fey to Constantinopl e . Wh e th er th ey are comparit men, and could not pay for i mmun it y , or w hethe , ! 0 0 4 influence was exerted for their punishinJltl j 9 of but they have certainly received the rewa . cowardice. The mass of tr oo p s were drawn tlP O e i c i fj court of the Seraskierate—th e d e li n quent were brought forward, and addressed by °l e a i 9f, in the most cutting ter ms . Th e Mi n i s ter t' i ,te i r, 4 to the troops, and said--" This is Suleiman/ , tb e l V i man Pasha, and this is H a lii, l a t e H a lil Beld to, sorted their army, and th e S u lt an h as reenl!,, e g e o ps their punishment an exa m pl e t o a ll." Be ""a th e , tr,, the button to be torn from the fez of each on I:" rj letter to be taken from their sh ou ld ers . Tbef informed of their sentence, which is t t i ten tion in a fortress in the island of Ca,ndia- „ the , have been a striking exhibitio n o f justice vre r- piV ii , reason to suppose that such offenders Afoul' - 0 0/,i'. ceive the same punishme n t ; b u t an y on° a - e ve r 'of, with Turkish affairs k nows h ow rare such greki, and the present wa r h as s h own how nian7h fender has broken th roug h t h e we b i n which and !laid have been caught. :il/1 - ---- re f 0 1 Mr. Thomas S. Duncombe, M.P , has so l ' ilt be d i ' g ti ; his health d ur i ng h is stay at Brighton tha t 10' pressed hi s i n t en ti on o f attend i ng to hi s P` li. " duties at the re-assembling of the hovse. tio v gdo e) v ol COAL TRADE OF THE WEAR.—At the „ river Wear Commissi on , held at Sunderland ~ "eci v day last, the quantities of c oa l an d co ke E3l9`o"to lif river and docks, were read over and sw °l T,e 9e5 8 agents of the coal owners. Th e t o t a l for ti pov 701,171 chaldrons, against G 33,93.2 for 1 8 ' 1 " increase of U,259 chaldroos. ON i 4; )3 1.11 - 4 , R , 1184 11,11. e t c, a c t ' i„,,".. — a; per n e °ltec 4 ki t tt o ll4 t l k e ee r 4". l o l eir 13(i)iti 4 1 / 4 41 k1‘ ; 1' 0)1i - Pc Ityh„l44a ' l4 L i kis ttle t 1)1 18 11%.. to, t LOt N % , th outt O t oft 44 t t t o 1, Ito 11,k 1 1 4 ' can ez lid t4 , 3 f Litf }a a t ?, ` h," B , !tit .ett.44•1.t0,( SebastoP3 %les of served tt. ~ fed co 91firras OF T „ at t 0 n high ci ,:tt. 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