The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-03 00:00:00

TIT BOARD • -THE TVAA 6poD`j ; and on at the a nnudl 130 of that ordef ent, which Not ° yor of Oxford , Alderman C. ,until who belod xcellont speecheJ l , at which crea te ; Mr. Cardwel l, ' The City Me! was prevented, on his late ar c ' ionourable go t p hat he hop es , 3 early in the e" red with entlie irn thanks la ° I convey to th , ,el e feelings ieir chairman 111 Mr. Langstos, 3 and satisfactil :A to Parliaras s o i dent members , im a kindred , 110 ig a period, t o of an invnlus I met with a ; 1 1 cause he was s t , 11 of them a Ins;, a consolatio n it chairman, as ;tore freely an d ., d, with his del i ence. He Of ply and sincere 4 bile capaci* riendship and ked forward en they had r and looked vents of a n' , de to meet constituents Ins when, as s topics upon light arise, Vie'' might take theo.' rchange of oP_l ni :onstituted, ;uoncy and ill, ' 'get, nor we st dent, the ree, lt h ,ountries ~ )presentative; moment, the liple which -a.) It was " se bonds were ; it was the of the repress° . st opinion ill, the govereiss they had, th e , rt, he looked if tem, not Me t or for the ',I be upp e rnios , that by a hi e of opinion, re brought 1 / each other , i t i nachinery of „i )te frecdon l ," • he civilisea;i 3 of one year rested to every for considera t when theyla s : 4 gland enjoy other nations' td the popul ar ij i :t in prospe r j h far beyona: l to inspire V reater, and stiff r had closed rb ,, y the appli cw ) es, the s prier ) energy 3 invited to, r sources. amerce had 4 ,1 )ound, and 'atest retai th l '. 0 what was its what were o l' pron2otiegod they had his burdes_2,o on and ies,Ar;ol Ile wee. l e nt anti. coitO, A , $ unciatiou )pressure °fro er those /00 00 1 Ince to the 0 1 , such wa3 tonour of au tl o 4 had just clo dies wereto bed Providene e .„ end there sirdii: erce and eu - is d them to l ) : 0 1 ial enere 01, ether that t b 0 !. 'eply painfu l . j they had 02 at might be they wer e t v , to antieiP st os ravines" ?f_ AND 37,1: - _ - 7 7.7/.1_7:,:t L - .AA T cirri , el LOG The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, all to the trade. The Market was steady, and prices were unchanged. The sales comprised about 5,500 American, 120 Pernam a n d Maranhani at 54-d. to 61d. 250 Egyp tian at Md. to 71d., and 1,200 Sur a t at ' 3d. to 4d. Per lb. Railway shares were dull at rather lower prices. The Board of Trade returns for the month and eleven months ending the sth ult. have been Published, but as those which will be issued in February next will contain the twelve months s tatement, and, therefore, be more interesting, we shall now only refer to the imports and exports during the one month completed as above. The t otal declared va l ue o f th e exports, exc l us i ve of the unenumerated." articles in that period, is 5 )1,722/. agai ns t 7,628 , 760/ . a t t h e like ate of 1875 3. d There was an increase in the importation of woollen yarns, but a falling off in woollen m anufactures, silk ditto, thrown silk, linen m anufactures, linen yarn, haberdashery and milli 'lerY, hardware and cutlery, cotton manufactures, cotton yarn, and coals and culm. In the imports W e notice a decrease in wheat, barley, oats, flour, x, currants, rice, silk, pepper, brandy, Geneva, allow tobacco, and wine ; but an augmentation 41 Wool, tea, cassia lignea, cinnamon, cloves, mace, m t megs, sugar, saltpetre, provisions, palm o il, hogany, hemp, guano, Indian corn, and coffee. The shipping accounts show a falling off in the tollnage of vessels engaged in our foreign trade, b oth in th e en t r i es inwards and the clearances ort- Wards ; but i n th e coas ti ng t ra d e, a l t h oug h t h ere ks a diminution as regards the clearances, there W all an increase in the amount of tonnage entered nivrards. The ship Henry Reed, from Launceston, is stated to have on board 100,0001. in gold dust and coin. The - whole of the large amount, per Lady Joce ,4_3) has already been p urc h ase d f or expor t a ti on t o he continent. • The following are portions of an excellent ar ti c l e ,th. Bank er ' s Ci rcu l ar , en titl e d " The Fi xe d 'lce of Gold and the Standard of Value :" D ."People go to Mark-lane to ascertain the variable til l e,e of wheat, which fluctuates; from day to day under 1: Law of supply end demand; but does any body go to i ze it tard-street, to ascertain the price of gold coined o sovereigns ? Nobody does; ; aed why not ? Be tiil4.„'s everybody knows that its p r i ce i s fi xe d, w h e th er t ri Tisdank hold twenty millions of sovereigns, or only a .wo:Iu Or a tenth, or a t went i et h o f t h at amount. Every ngjeweller m e lt s down sovereigns, when he intends b e l) l4 gold to the p ur p oses ; o f his manufacture ; he t d er oes to any market to enquire what is the price of th o wte • 3 grains of the metal, because he knows that Price is fixed in that weight of gold, or, in other eore e „ u the s overe i gn . rci r erfectly i nvar i a bilit y a t a ll t i mes, un d er all cir t ti : t4 noes, and in relation to tall surrounding things, dietin very essence of a standa r d, an d th ese con diti ons thi n guish it fr om a wea th ercoc k . N ow s i nce every % ,L lo vented by man is imperfect he cannot create t une. et standard, which can 'only be found in na l% k ti SPeaking philo so phi ca lly, ea s t an d ar d o f l engt h t,..er 0 4 in the 400,000,000 th p ee et o f th e ear th' s cir ftlf:liersaenFe, which is equal to tit e measure of 39.370 tee, inches. This is th e l eng th o f t h e F renc h issig' t t , In England, the philosophical standard of Gre e „ 4 :a pendulum vibrating seoands in the latitude of incl in ; w4 h, which is the measure of 39 . 1393 English of distil English standard o f we i g ht i s a cu bi c inc h Peh e B " l led water a t th e t empera t ure o f 62 d eg. of se nt ' e nheit, w hi c h we i g h s 2 5 2 . 4.55 ' troy grains. Our by to and of capac ity i s genera t e d f r os n t h e space occupied Ago' ll Pounds of distilled w a t er at th e t emperature o f g• of Fahrenh e it, co ns tit u ti ng cur standard gallon. eL;all these standards and measun are immutable in n,ver°loBt rigid and absolute sense, an d uniform to what „ !Y . are applied. e ures ' o q us assum e that a law en ac t o r I th a t a ll our mea gelds andlength, weight, and capacitl • were t o b e o f m i n t utesedoit t l lsat by some contrivance, forei gners go t pos •wholeitale the absurd l a ent all, is it not plain that all business, retail, would have to t e suspended, unless possession of 'T v 'repealed ? But, foreigners do get alue, and they ortais ignorantly called our standard of Us to lower price s eYoreturn it when they Lave compelled give me 54 inches for r cent. then I will give you Or, the foreigner says, b aYard, instead of 36 inches, and Your own folly allows act( the cheating idol by which "The distinction between a stand rd and a measure f tbe"lsts is very important. The annual revo l ut i ons o e arth round the sun is a true ‘l4ncl invariable standard of time, of which months, Weeks 4 ,Y e s, hours, are true and invariable measures f I?_2 lord at which water boils or freezes constitute the i t 7 t 11 ,5 1 1: of heat,. while mercury, expanding or contracting Ine _ue u tube, as it receives or loses heat, constitutes the 411. : 11 re of heat. In both these cases tile standard of time it ,; 4 ,. of heat is found in nature, and is unchangeable by 0 4 human agency ; but the measure of beat, being 14 0 _,Y a mode of testing its degree of intensity, accotn uates itself to the contrivances of men of science, as pt il aq seem to them beat adapted to bring the virtues th e :no standard into practical operation. Thus, in the sdifferently graduated scales of Fahrenheit, Beau rianci Gay Lussac, we have different measures, but t °fC found referable to the one standard found, and only e 'ound in nature." Tle e meeting of the Roys.l. Santiago Mining th e A'any took pla ce t o -d a y , J o h n T ay l or, E sq., i n ,orcaliair. It appear e d th a t th e l oss on th e m i n i ng 47- ti mis of the half-y ear was 2,6001., but the to rs m alice. of the mine was i m p rove d. Th e di rec - T o _ tu ade a call of twenty shillings per share. lzr morrow being the " fourth "of the month, a thj7) aln ount of commercial bills fall due, and in felt k e g i nning of the year the pressure is generally I tith et Z° than at oth er p er i o d s . It i s h ope d , not 8N tai n ' l4 ing the seve re loss es whi c h man y h ave , e d, that the engagements generally will be 901 T h e gtock to , market opened heavily, Consols being 'ute.h4 l ) out there has been an improvement since Sa e f e t he '3 4 ea p. l3l e to hand that large reinforcements a ffil it tlea „ t ied troops were still arriving in the a r'userjUld that the French loan is being readily p e r lacatZfor. Consols have been 901 to and Ce nts' to .;1 for the opening. The New Three erees gave realised 90g- to and the Reduced echeq u " t o 13. Bank Stock is steady, at 210. Gild s Th" e r . Bills have be e n 4s. to 65., and India 8 Pro • iI Pee ula.t* nuu " , 13 uost Iv , 'on in the foreign stock market is „Urhisitl,Pendecl, for, beyond a few bargains in ';!ler e _" ) crip at the steady prices of 741 to 75, -lieferr'erarcely any business recorded. Spanish mere 2nds are quoted 18, being somewhat The p -4 , ` 4 Russian 5 per Cent s . are mark e d 97. 18 teet s ;"owing are the nominal prices of foreign 20 Grenada Deferred Bonds, sto 6; Mexi 'elats * al ° ; Peruvian, 69 to 70 ; Ditto 3 per „, 12 ; to 491 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to ve litB 5 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; Ditto 41 per 18 1- jj• 5 to 87 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18 to t ate; 41,tt.(:, 3 per Cents., 361 to 37,1 ; Ditto Certifi 'Ph- 4 ,1° ; Ditto Passive, 4i to na bays a .y calls" during the present year th ey . are o asunted llows to 13,171,6421., and for J anuar y ~ e E fo ' Due dafe. Call. ' erS to Graissessac ................. 31 .£2 0 £72,000 aterh a t eet 111 ..................... . 10...3 0 unkwn. ral Peninsula of Portu - ga .. l . . ... . 18...2 0 80,000 Otrk and Bandon, Preference Si 10...1 0 2.000 rent .. a•''t Lancashire. ............ .............- 24...2 10 10,000 _ New 4 per et. St, l't"!!"..llotted to Fifths Proprietors 1...1 0 unkwn. lGre Indian Extension ............... 15...4 0 600,000 i ecdo Northern sern Red. 5 . per ct. Sep. 12...2 10 200,000 elle n 4 6 l l d., and Halifax, Original 12...2 0 15,000 i tee nariki 4 :l4 , tenson,. 15...3 0 75,000 guar, per cent 15...2 10 7,500 ;78,41'Ith L y ons 10...2 0 40,000 i 'Vie l et° , l. Emanuel evs e e , ere of Frl 1 0...1 0 unkwn. Nis ie .ete e , _ nee I „,!nt e h av 6 wirzerland 15, to 31...2 0 32,500 "Itebi e ,, en Junc., New 101. Prof. 1...3 0 ' 3,000 'esn and Croydon 10...1 10 6,825 .- -- £2,014,825 ik 1 , . . companies is I,49l:s6„,propertion called . by foreigm . llot k4'ut., but the holdings of . English proprietors are charGeut,l°l e ' t a ti3r the quotations of the English Railway y s q - -e a lowr range than even that of y ce ptiob % ea t Northern, however, are again the ex !lre li n ,f, u,eiug firm. The aggregate transactions L bies -- ;:rg) and the same applies to the Foreign ho are mostly nominal. . not 1 1 al 'llea, Banks, and the miscellaneous shares 444'a-dozen purchases have been made. 1111 illsli FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the °nide Liar. 1 Bu=iness done 131a4k Rtock 2.,,,,,,....., .................. 6Dewr,,C Reduced Annuities 9O tl i t b, _ 4. p er C..... :-.. Annuities 3 bftZtaulties, Expire sth Jan., 180 „ 4,t hidi k L3O Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 .3-16 bat "d4s A:l°° ° -. ...... eccilciiso:t,?:fct:treotin°°°t, fall; .. January.; .t;e Sto ck for Account ................... hequer Lille 24d. Ql9 OO or 4 6 t ...................... .•. t4:01.""u .... ~. ........... . .................. . 7 ISciltt.iteo'r Bonds 1858, 34. per Cent....... 1859 ~ Phi kquad or OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. e -""r.,llnds Ditto - Per Cent. Rus s i an ° for the Account r,• Londe, 1822 5 ter Cent .£ 5t,,,,, 97 N)a'"sh %lade 3 per' Cant * 97 Pel Cent ... l't l) l .l_ it . t° New &Terrell 3 per Cent. 'lBll Scrip, paid up in f 11 Ditto for the Account .. .. 11 .. . ....:: .: . .. . batch Ilividends oil the abo.ve payabie Ler"."'' Es cnge, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil ...., 60 (1411k70113 ................................. Ditto, Jattuary iocnut ~ 90i g " ....... . THREE O'CLOCK. ONEY MARKET! S &hr. ARE MARKETS, (THIS DAY.) 1',...1% 11, \'',' ..I‘. T,',,. lf'•7oßitig Pri,es yzsterJa3 . liku,wkre. Aberdeen .. 8. A.mbg. Nottng Bost and Eastn. Junct... 11 Belfast & Ballymena. 11 Birming. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey...... .. 9 Birkeuhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire .sunet 11 Do. Chezh. Birk £5O and £25 Cons. 9 Do., .£20.. . O I:lyth &,Tyrn)origiva . £25 (lad. at £45, ▪ Bristol and Exeter ▪ Caledonian s. Carmarthen and Car digan CI Chester & Holyhead LII Cork and Bandon al Cork, Black, & Pass 16 124 50 a] 13i g] 31 1 2! 22 1 25 31 St. 10 St. 10 10 21: 50 Et 50 a: 20 •a: 20 10 1 50 1 Cornwall Crieff Junction DublineelielfastJunc. 11 Dundee Perthdaber• (Ice,n Junction 25 all Do. New St. 100 East Anglian 20 all Eastern Counties ~ St. 100 Eastern Union, A Stock St. 1001 Do., B. Stock 86 Do., New A 10 East Lancashire Ediuburgh & Glasgow 9e Ediub. and Peebles O Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde Junc. O Glasgow &S. Western O Great Northern O Do., A. Stock O Do., B. Stock 0 Gt. Sth. &Wcst.(lre.) 0 Great Western 0 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk 12 all Irish South-Eastern 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 16/ 14X Do., Thirds 16 4 Do. Now Thirds St. 100 Lancash.andYoksh 194 Do., Fifths 14 T 1 Da., Wst. Riding Un 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt 11, all London & Blackwal St. 100 Loud. Bright &S.Cst. St. 100 Loud. and N. Westn. 1 20 12 Do. Fifths 10 1 Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B._ 12e 2. Do. Eighths St. 100 London andS. Westn 50 42i Do., £5O 40 134 Do., £4O 25 all Ludndrry& Coleraine 25 all Ludndrry. & Ennisk. St. 100 N(anch.Shef.& Lincln 412 s 4i Do., Man. & Lin. Un. St. 100 Siidland St. St. 11 st. ill St. 1.1 St. 11 St. 11 St 11 St. 11 St. Lt St. 10 50 a: 25 2' tOO 6: 1 2r 2 50 20 a] St. lb St. It & Derby ill Aidld. G. West. (Im) !2:t Do. Half Shares 11 Newcastle & Carlisle Newnikt.BuryEsten It Nwpt.Abcrg. &Hrfd , 8 Newry & Enniskillen 11 Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. 0 Norfolk 3/ Northn.Connties Un )0 North British al; North Devon, No. 1 di Do., No. 2 Le a: 8 al 8 al 11 A Deferred Lll Do., B Guarantee , K) N. Eastern—Berwick 10 Do. do. Extension .3 Oo.do. G.N. E. Parch 11 Do. Loads 10 Do. York 11 North London 84 Do. New £lO 1; N. &S. Wstrn. ,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. .7? North Staffordshin 11' North Western 11 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 10 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 6 Portsmouth ►0 Scottish Central . Kl Scottishllidland ,11 Shrewsby. & Herefd .1 Shropshire Union Do_ A, B, C,& D,full: paid up at per Coll dl South Devon )0 South Eastern al South Wales 5 5. Yrksh. & Riv. DIIA 5 Do 8 3taines, Wok &Wok 1) • tockton & Stockton & Hartlepl. 25 21 25 1: 50 a] 10 ►t/ 20 1 20 al sly ti' 50 it iSt. :01 .50 I i 1 20 '1 Tad' Vale 9 Do. £lO shares... 10 Do. Pref., No. 1. 1 Thames Haven Doak and Railway 20 all Vale of Neath 20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 50 all Waterford&Limerick 20 18 West Cornwall 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace 11 West Loudon ls. Wimbledn &Croydon St. 10 St. 25 191 - 201 4i - 5 8 - 8i 13 12 ci 16 - 17 8 - 7 92 - - 6O 133 - 143 9 -- 11 ••• .... ... 4 - 31 61 -7, 14 - 15 - 11 28 - 30 20 - 22 70 - 72 54 - 56 iói io 67 - 69 02 - 93 79 - 81 123 - .124 89 - 91 68 68i 58 - 62 72 - 77 6 - 8 6 - 8 73 -73 i -15 i LO6 108 8 LOOl 1014 id— hd d par .t 83i —84 A 9 8 I 9 8 I 24,} - 24; 68 88 41 - 12' ••• - 10 - 9 2i - 2 48 - 50 3i 3 1 31 ... 32 8' 10 ii— -64 74 74 75 64 4A 4 12/ 12 52 53 52 54 par 43. 4/1 5t 61 id—ip 301 - 34 9G - 98 61 - 63 8 - Bip 45 - 47 12 - 14 58 -59 i 28i - 29& • i •• ....'. ••• i d ii is 6 2 1 -174 4 - 1 20- 5i - 6i 6 ••• ... - 7 FOREIGN. Antwcrp&Rottordam elgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissossae Bombay, Baroda, and Central India.Serip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franca Do. Now East Indian Do. Extension , Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do fld. &Ind. of France Gd. Tk of CanadaA. ie. Do. do Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Cit. Central of Franco Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent. Gt. Western of Canal , Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 De. do., '62, p. '56 Ds. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per crnt. Lake Cont.s & BaslH Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c prof Great Luxembourg Constituted Share; Do. Obligations 1 Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Moditorran Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New . Melbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 33 p. c. & red. at 22V. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 20/. 3p. Bdr (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. '; NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons 'Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ParisCacn di Cherbrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 p. cent. Pref Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West 'larders all Do 5i per c. Prof 12 Western of France Pi West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand 40 a] 1 40 I al kustralmia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company LII Britivh N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China ?5 Colonial., !0 Commercial of Lond.. LO English Scottish and Au5tra1ian............ dl I [.ond. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock !O Lond. & Westminster ;5 National Provincial of England .0 Do. New ;2?, National of Ireland al New South Wales al Oriental Bank of Corporation. ;5 Provincial of Ireland .11 Do. New itoyal Australn.llkg. & Gold Imp Co , all South Australia , all Union of Australia 2i Do. New ll UL4 4 9A of Loudou , JOTNT-STOCK BANKS. 79 -- 81 Id i d 3 i 3 d i 21 —22 ii - 38 37 - 39 39 -- 42 67 - 69 8 10 6i - 64 1 - 1# ... Ml* ... (I id-ip ... - P 3i - 3.} (I 30i -31 i i - liP id- ill 7i - 6i i 8 - 7 9 - 7d 10 8,1 par ip OP d 16i -16 i Id --: ii; 2d par 2 d par 2 d -• par die 2 21 2,/ ip lid 7- i-a 6i --- 7 iii = iii 12i -12 i 84 -- 9A 191 -- 19ip 44 46 3S 40 ••• Pm 204 214 par 1p lid 71 ••• --- ••• ... - pm 4 - 5P 1 16i -- 171 riuno this day. 20 a: 10 11' 10 a] 5 20 20 21 20 . I 20 11 20 11 20 a] 20 100 a] 100 al 20 1, 25 I r. 100 a leo al 20 11 5 al 100 E 100 100 E 100 - a 20 1: 2011 4 al 20 H 20 20 1+ 20 2 33i 31 10 all 20 20 a: 16 20 a: 20 1• 40 al 20 al 20 li 20 al 20 21 20 1 , 20 1, 100 E 100 21 20 11 20 I al 20 11 50 2! 20 a] 25 a] i.OO .2. 10 al THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING ; JANUARY 3, 1855. THE MAGAZIN:LS, i Aberdeen D. No. '2, 7 p. c 97 -- 100 ' 89 - 91 -- -~ Rackilood.-01 , 1 Ebony commences the New Er ;11 \V iV.:I t!!C: is opposed to our own views, when we feel strongly against the conclusions it attempts to establish, we are compelled to recognise the extraordinary ability, the powerful arguments with which it urges its own opinions. In the present instance, how ever, there is no conflict. We feel in common with every independent journal —we may say with every independent man, whether Whig, Tory, or Radical, Conservative or Liberal (the distinction between Protectionist and Free-trader no longer exists)—that " the conduct of the war" has not I been creditable to Ministers. Nay more, that it has been so grossly mismanaged as to merit grave censure from every one save the " waiters on Pro vidence," the hacks who are anxiously looking forward to the crumbs that fall from the Ministe• rial table. That Government was equally misled with the nation, that it participated in a common error, is no excuse. In the first place, we deny the fact. We distinctly and positively assert that the people were not thus misled ; but that the Aberdeen twaddle respecting peace was alto gether opposed to public opinion. But were it otherwise, it would constitute no sufficient excuse for the grievous mistakes. On this point we shall extract a few sentences from the veteran : " We erred in our confidence, in common with the publics at large !' Good heavens ! has it come to this, that a British Minister, in a matter most vital to the interests of the country, excuses himself and his col leagues for a hideous error in the conduct of a campaign, on the ground that ' the public at large' shared in the same delusion ? What did—what could the public know about Sebastopol, a fortress to which foreigners have, through Russian jealousy, been denied access for years —a place of strength over which hung a mystery which appeared almost impenetrable. If the Go vernment really knew no more about Sebastopol than did the best informed of the public, before they determined upon sending to the Crimea an army which, when once landed, must either die before the for tress, or carry it by breach and assault, they are answer able before God and man for every life that kas been lost in the attempt, But we do not believe anything of the kind. Their information may have been faulty, in correct, or insufficient; but we will not accept, even from their . own lips, an acknowledgment that they acted utterly in the dark." Ebony is equally decided in the condemnation of the unconstitutional force foisted on the indignant nation with irresistible force. He urges many of the points which we have already put forward. The following is so apposite that though there are many urgent demands on our space we cannot re sist inserting it "That a Polish legion might be embodied with great effect we do not doubt ; but it must be remembered that the Polish war of liberation, and the subsequent emigration, or rather exile, took place more than twenty years ago ; and with every reliance on the gallantry of the men who might join it, it is hardly possible to trust to their physique. Besides, as Sir Lytton Bulwer very properly stated the case, the enrolment of a Polish legion, on an occasion like this, would be an implied pledge that, in the event of Russian defeat, Polish nationality should be restored. That may possibly, in the course of events, become another 'necessity' for Europe ; and if ss, we shall rejoice at it ; for, no doubt, the partition of Poland has been a cancer in the European body. But are Ministers prepared to take this step ! We do not think so. It is a measure too bold for their adop tion. They would rather have the fancy troops, levied from the Jenkins Gruffanuffs of Hesse-this or Saxe-the other, than take the men whose hatred to Russia is undying. If so, aley are doubly wrong. The Poles would fight to the death against their hereditary enemy ; while the trained soldiers of the petty principalities, laving no actual call to the contest beyond their stipend of a shilling English, or as they would reckon it, six-and-thirty kreutzers per day, would take to their heels at the first discharge. We do not ques tion the courage of the German people, or their aptitude to become good soldiers ; but we say that you cannot get trained men from the minor German States to fight your battles in the East. We take it for granted that even the second-rate powers of Europe will oppose enlistment within their territories, for such permission would in fact be tantamount to a declaration of war with Russia. So long as the Ger manic Diet preserves neutrality4ou cannot raise men in Germany with the consent of thervereigns. You may indeed get men from Germany—that is to say, emigrant outcasts, refugees, deserters, and what not • but is it really proposed to send regiments composed of such material to the Crimea ? We do hope, for the safety of our army, that Ministers do not entertain any such in tention. What dependence can be placed upon a legion of men; fighting not for their own country, their own sovereign, or their own faith, but simply for a mise rable hire ? If we are told that in former times mercenaries made good soldiers, and that the Dalgetties, though they might change their service so soon as their engage ment expired, did nevertheless remain true to their covenant, we shall reply that the class of men who com posed the mercenaries of the Thirty-years' War no longer exists in Europe ; and that, if they did exist, war as new conducted would no longei admit of their employment.: Is there no danger cf hired troops flinch• . ino• in the hour of danger —ie there no risk of their de St. 20 St. 15 0 .13.r:s. & EX. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 0 Caledonian £lO a Chester & Holyhea( Guar. 5A per cent I Do. de. Pref. No. 2 I Do. do. Prof. Ne. 2 1 Cork &Bandons.lp.e, 1 Dundee Perth &Aber• deen Junction 1 EastAngliau (£3los; 6 per cent I Do. (£5) 7 per cent Do. (X 7 17s) 7 p. c [ Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 r. c. Sty Eastern Union, ,Scrip Guar. 6 per cent . Do. 51., 10 ner cent: Do. 101. 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There is also the " Rural Economy of Great Britain," an elaborate review, the writings in which (although high praise is given) it seems to us that scarcely justice is done to one of our greatest living authors respecting his female..cha racters. "Peace and Patriotism" contains some stirring truths. It may be regarded as a second political article. "The Story of the Campaign" (part 2) will be read with intense delight by all who wish to see an accurate epitome of the spirit stirring events that occurred subsequently to the Alma—from the time of taking up the position before Sebastopol to the end of November. On the whole, wo have seldom seen a better number of Blackwood, and that we feel to be no trifling praise. Duulirr University. --A now story is commenced in this number, which is entitled "The Lichten steiners, or Convert-makers." It promises to be interesting, and the principal characters are already plunged into mysterious perplexities. The scene is very well sketched, in which the hero, Dorn, and the two unfortunate ladies, are dragged into the presence of the Duke of Friedland. In his calm self-possession and intrepidity, the young man con trived to gain some signal favours from the stern and haughty chief that every one dreaded. Katha rine, the wife of the merchant Fissel, is of a very energetic and determined disposition. Abraham Scimble's will is a very curious legend of an inter minable strife occasioned by the wording of a will. The money was left to whichever of the two cousins first attained his majority. One of them happen ed to be in Paris, and the other in London, on the last day of the year. By an ingenious contrivance the former arranged to prove his certificates of ma jority exactly at midnight ; and the time being ten minutes in advance of that of London, when the candidate in that town presented himself before the lawyer the agreeable intelligence was conveyed to him by electric telegraph that he had been sup planted by him, who was really three hours his junior, but that difference was not recognised by the law, both being born on the same day. However, the case was not decided. The two claimants went over to Cincinnati to finish the dispute, the will having been made there. The only conclusion come to by all parties was, that whichever suc ceeded of the litigants he would not be a penny the richer. "The Dramatic Writers of Ireland" contains a long series of names, more or less cele- brated. It is observed in the commencement that " Ireland has furnished a quota in every depart ment of literature ; the names she has contributed to dramatic composition in particular are numerous and eminent." The first mentioned is Burnett, who composed in 1639. "Foreign Crime and Cre dulity" is an article relating to some strange pecu liarities of our continental neighbours. It is ob served that the great characteristic of British crime is stupidity, and that of the continent vivacity ; hence, here the wicked seem simply despised, abroad . they meet with sympathy. In "The Session Extraordinary," after having epitomised the busi ness transacted, it is declared " that the only mea sures laid before Parliament were not urgent, and could afford no immeliat© relief ; while the Fo reign Enlistment Bill' was at once ineffectual, un constitutional, injurious to the public spirit of the country, and encouraging to the enemy." There are some pleasing verses to be met with. The lines on " Now-Year's Day" are distinguished by a melancholy spirit, but they are full of feeling, and their tone is taken from the words expressed in them, " Rejoice with Trembling. Coiburit's New Monthly.—" The Elopement" is a very strange story, which relates the adventures of a romantic young lady and her scheming mother. It is not very probable, but it may please the ad inirers of the exciting and the sentimental. "The Sister of the Hotel Dieu " is concluded in this number ; it is very melancholy. " Polperro," which is rather a singular story, is continued. " Wanted, a Wife," is a remarkable coincidence, amusingly narrated ; but it is very questionable whether such modes of proceeding would generally turn out so successful. The series of papers on " The Eighteenth Century" is this month devoted to the literature of that period. A long list of celebri ties is introduced at the commencement, which verifies the assertion made that this century saw many authors whose works have become standard. It is, on the whole, an interesting article, and con tains a great deal of information in a small space, which will please those who delight to take a retro spective glance. at the " Manners and Customs of our Grandfathers." The most worthy of notice among the contents is " Heroic Incidents of the War." In this paper is collected tof.re,ther qeriel of the nic , it st.riking exploits that have occurred during the recent struggle. They are told in a spiritA style, and must attract attention and in terest. They are introduced to the notice of the reader in the following lines, which will exemplify their purport and teuour : " HEROIC INCIDENTS OF THE WAR. "Traits of heroism, acts of personal prowess, feats of daring, instances of unilicching resolve and of the most exemplary fortitude and endurance under trying circum stances of climate and exposure, as well as of actual c.mnbat, impart peculiar lustre to the campaign in the Crimea. If Great Britain aad France ever sent forth their sons to combat a giant—if a small body of men were ever armed to assail a formidable foe —it was on this occasion ; and although almost decimated by disease, and dispirited by privations and sufferings, it seemed as if every man felt the weight of responsibility bear upon his own shoulders, and was prepared to win a victory or carry out a campaign upon his own personal accwunt. It had been imagined that a long peace would. have assuaged the martial spirit—that the progress of civili sation, carrying with it habits of luxury and indulgence, would have enervated the present generation—it had even been averred that cultivation of the mind was in consistent with war—experience has shown the fallacy of all these fancies, and as it was always known that in the officer the higher the morale and the intellect, the greater the efficiency, so it has ever been shown, by the unexampled extent of the published correspondence of the men themselves, that the adranced position in which they stand over those who fought on the glorious plains of Crecy and Azincourt, or even at Salamanca or Vitoria, has not abated in one iota that cool, calm, de termined, unfaltering, iron energy, which . has ever marked the Anglo-Saxon race in war as in peace. We do not hesitate to say that the classic stores of once accomplished Greece, and the still m ore prolific chmni cies of onc e indomitable Rome, do not furnish a greater mass of heroic instances concentrated within so brief a space of time as have illustrated the eampairs is h in the Crimea." Bentley's Miscellany. —Bentley's Miscellany, it is rumoured, has changed its editorship during the past month. This assertion s'-ems to receive con firmation from the comwncement of a tale by Mr. Harrison Ainsworth., who, it is said, has un dertaken the management. It bears an attractive title for romance lovers, " The Spendthrift, a Tale of the Last Century." It is preceded by an article with the comprehensive name of " Things in General," which sets forth many arguments against the Foreign Enlistment Bill. A brief but interesting memoir of the late Mr. Lockhart con tains the following remarks— " JOHN GIBSON LOCKHART. "Two -and-twenty autumns past, and Sir Walter Scott lay a-dying at his own dearly-loved and d ear ly- purc h ase d Abbotsfo r d. 'L ockhart,' he said to the husband of his first-born, 'I have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man_be virtuous —be religious—be a good man. Nothing else will give you comfort when you come to lie here.' A day or two after, and Sir Walter breathed his last, in the presence of all his chil dren —on a beautiful day, as his son-in-law has with noble, affecting simplicity described it—' so warm that every window was wide open—and so perfectly still, that the sound of all others most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the bed, and his eldest son kissed and closed his eyes.' " Past are the two-and-twenty autumns. And gone are they that knelt around the bed, while they could hear the ripple of the Tweed, but a breath from the master of Abbotsford they could not hear—nor should hear again for ever. Gone, one and all. Last of them he, who detailed the solemn scene—lie, to whom the dying veteran had said, with that affectionate earnest ness, 'My dear, be a good man'—' nothing else will comfort you when you come to lie here.' The time came not many days ago. " Under the same roof as Sir Walter, perchance in the same room, and just at the same age, his son-in-law, John Gibson Lockhart, lay a dying on the last Satur day in November. When you come to lie herc,'— there seems a touching force, an affectin!: precision in the words, as applying to one who had recently left his London home for foreign shores, and returned, and then gone for awhile, in quest of healthful change, to his only daughter's guest at Abbotsford. In hope, he came there to recruit his life; in effect, he came there to die. Beneath Sir Walter's roof, and sinking under the same disease, and arrived at the Caine term of years, the sole survivor of that mourning group in 1832 has been sum moned to join them again elsewhither ; the spirit has returned to God who gave it, and the body lies beside Sir Walter's ix the old Abbey of Dryburgh." A clever and entertaining sketch of the career of " Edmund Waller " gives t an interesting account of his long and chequered career. A paper on " Winter in the Crimea " recommends the use of much precaution among the troops against the effects of the climate. " War and the Paris Mes merists," a tale of the present campaign, will delight all believers in mesmerism. Among the most pleasing of th© remaining contents we may men tion " Only Visions," a pleasing little sketch on day dreaxne and cas tl es i n th e ftir. 'MA aprtmly conclusion of " Aspen Uourt " is promised, and ars° th B e c o n " tinuation of Arthur Arden," " Ben of ," and the "History of the Theatres London." Colburn's United Service.—The contents of this popular magazine, which are always of a su perior character, at the present period, when military subjects attract so much attention, possess more general interest than usual. It opens with a paper on " The Siege of Sebastopol," which taß.es a retrospect of the proceedings. An article ea the " British Light Infantry, Regular and Militia," suggests a method for recruiting the army in a more effective manner. The " Confessions of an Old Dragoon" and the " Extracts from the Journals of the late Major Macready" are con tinued. A paper on "Brigade Movements, Ca valry and Horse Artillery," will be interesting to those conversant with the subject. A review of the naval and military operations in the East, from the now edition of General Eir Howard Douglas's " Gunnery" takes into consideration the operations of the Allies. The following remarks on the system of French military promotion is from an able article on the subject : " PROMOTION WHILE CAMPAIGNING. "When campaigning the time required for promotion may be reduced by one half, and any militaire who dis• tinguishes himself by an action rrec/at, or heroic deed, has a right to instant promotion. Every vacancy that may occur while campaigning, from the grade of cor poral up to that of anjutant, belongs, by right, to the company in which the vacancy takes place, and is filled up by some militaire of that company. Promotion is open, while campaigning, to all sub-officers, equally, whether they be, or not, inscribed on the promotion list of their corps, and they can all equally pretend to en sigucies, either in their own or other corps, when va cancies occur, provided they distinguish themselves on the field of battle. But in those corps not campaigning, the order established by the military code is invariably followed. Promotion to the ranks of lieutenant and captain takes place as follows : The half of the vacancies in the battalions and squadrons of the active army are filled up by the choice officers of such battalions and squadrons, and the other half by officers who have served the regular length of time in other companies or corps ; but while campaigning every subaltern has an equal change of promotion, whether in his own or another corps,. provided he has distinguished himself by seine act of bravery or devotedness to his country. Promotion to the rank of chef-do-bataillon or d'escadron, while cam paigning, only takes place by choice ; every captain, whether or not on the promotion list, can pretend to be promoted if he have distinguished himself at the head of his company. The colonel of the regiment reports to the commander of the brigade, and he sends the list to the commander-in-chief, who solicits from the minister the ratification of the promotion lists he for wards. Delay seldom attends such applications, and the fortunate candidates may count with certitude upon the ministerial confirmation. Thus it is that the late Marshal St. Arnaud progressed rapidly in his military career, a brief sketch of which we shall give here. St.Arnaud was born in Paris in 1801, on the 20th of August. At the age of 15 he entered Lo pis XVIII.'s Gardes-du-corps, but he soon retired from the service, and spent many years in England. In 1831, ho entered the 64th Regiment of the line, as Cub. lieutenant. He was promoted to be lieutenant in a very short time afterwards, his length of service in the Garden-du-cerps having been taken into consideration. He t oo k a prominent part in the war of La Vendde, w hi c h the heroic Duchesse de Berri had succeeded in revolutionising, and at the pacification of that province in 1833 he was attached, as orderly officer, to Marshal Bugeaud. About this time he was charged with a mission to the chivalrous duohess, then a prisoner at the chateau of Blaye, of which he acquitted himself perfectly well, and gained her esteem. In Algiers .he was pro moted to the rank of captain and decorated. At the siege of Constantine, under General Damrement, who was killed at the storming of that fortress, lie signalised himself much, and, from a knight, was made an officer of the Legion of Honour. In 1840, after a series of battles, in which he displayed equal courage and sang froid, he became a chef-de-battaillon of Zouaves. In 1842, about the time of the death of the lamented Duke of Orleans, he was made a lieutenant-colonel, in which grade he so distinguished himself, that in 1344 he was appointed to the colonelcy of the 32d Regiment of infantry. Three years afterwards he rose to the rank of general of brigade (inar4chul-de camp), and was appointed com mander in the Legion of Honour. In 1850, he was appointed governor of the province of Constantine, in which command he greatly distinguished himself in subduing and colonising the Arabs. Having, by a brilliant campaign against the 4abyles, raised his repu tation to the highest pitch, he returned to France, was made general of division, comman d e d th e se cond divi sion of the army of Paris, and was soon afterwards ap pointed Minister of War, a very short time preiious to the famous December coup d'etat. In 1852, he wa s made Marshal of France, named senator, and received from the Emperor's own hands the grand cross of , the Legion of HOnour. He left the Ministry of 'War to command the army in the East, where his inveterate malady, angina pectoris, carried him off, under well-won honours, on the 2Pth of September last, the lamentable * ll l l j4 o t O . it 11 _ SUN 02 10E, Six o' PRUSSIA. The Berlin correspondent of the Independance Beige gives the following as the substance of the Prussian despatch of the 19th, sent to Paris and iundon " The despatch first alludes to the notification of the treaty which was made on the evening of the 16th by the three envoys in separate conferences. M. de Manteuffel communicated the treaty to the King. Prus , ia, fully ap preciates the importance thereof, and in making it the object•of a conscientious examination the Cabinet of Berlin has been guided by the sincere wish to associate itself as much as its convictions and the interests of its country permit, to the common work of the re-estab lishment of peace on just and permanent bases. " Prussia has seen with satisfaction that the protocols of Vienna, which still form the common basis, are men tioned in the treaty. "If she (I'd not take part in the exchange of the notes of the Sth of August, she at least gave her moral sup port thereto. "The diplomatic concert with the other Powers, there• fore, still exists. In consequence of a transaction with Austria, a transaction motived by the menacing attitude of Russia, Prussia has even engaged herself, under certain even tualities, to military co-operation. " There exists, therefore, already, an analogy between the position of Prussia and that of the Powers who signed the treaty of December. " Prussia is disposed to join in new stipulations and to come to an understanding, the pacific weight of which would be of a nature to exercise a salutary and decisive influence. " As regards the treaty of the 2d December, Prussia observes that it bears the stamp of an entente with Austria. Prussia adheres to the general tendencies of that treaty, and is ready to conclude an analogous ar rangement. aVith this object, and to fix with certainty eventual decisions, it leads naturally to the question, what would be the interpretation of the guarantees which Russia has adopted without any reserve and in their primitive form (redaction primitive). " This interpretation of the guarantees will be the pivot of the diplomatic measures. " The more Prussia appreciates the step taken by the Powers who signed the treaty, and the more de sirous she is of responding to the sentiments which .dictated that step, the more does she hope to obtain confidential explanations on the interpretation of the guarantees." CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-THISDAY. OLD COURT. ;Before Lord Chief Justice Campbell and Mr. Justice Crowder.) THE DOUBLE MURDER IN WARREN-STREET, This morning, upon their lordahips taking their seats, Emanuel Barthelemy, 32, engineer, was placed in the dock, charged upon two separate indictments, with the wilful murders of Charles Collard and George Moore. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and applied to be tried by a jury composed of half foreigners and half Englishmen. Mr. Collier, Q.C., applied upon the behalf of the ac cused to have the trial fixed for to morrow morning. Lord Campbell said that although the facts seemed very simple, the charge was a very serious one, as far as the prisoner was concerned, and granted the appli. cation. Richard R. Nunn, a respectable-looking man, carrying on business as jeweller, in Goswell-street, Clerkenwell, was indicted fur having feloniously transposed a certain mark of the Goldsmiths' Company, to wit, the hall mark. The prisoner, who had been out upon heavy bail, sur. rendered in court this morning. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Coxon appeared to support the prosecution, which was preferred by the Goldsmiths' Company. Mr. Montagu Chambers and Mr. Sleigh were for the prisoner. The facts giving rise to the prosecution, the investi gation of which will occupy the Court all day, were these:—Some time during the past year, a Mr. Thomas William Austen went to the prisoner, and gave him an order for a gold ring, to weigh eight pennyweights, and to be made of standard gold of 11 carats. He called whilst the ring was being made, and tried it on, and upon that occasion the prisoner said it was then about being sent to the Hall to be halt marked. After the witness Austen had received thcriag.y.he had).lo weighed and found that it was rather heavier than the English pennyweight, and looked large for its 'Weight. In December last .ra.r. .4..usten took the ring to Mr Cox, a pawnbroker, at Islington, and from what he there heard he took the ring to the Goldsmiths'-hall, and there learnt that the hall mark was an old one of the reign of William IV., which had been cut out of some article of gold so marked during the particular year of that reign, and transferred to the ring in question, which was not gold of the value the hall mark would pronounce it. The witness in cross - examination said he had been a Government officer since 1932, and was last superin tendent of the convicts in Van Diemen's Land pre viously to that. He had been warden at the Model Prison to at him for his duties in Van Diemen's Land. He left Van Diemen's Land in 1845, and from that period until 1847 received half-pay. He had been charged at the Thinners Police-court with attempt ing to obtain, from Messrs. Soamos, the shipbuilders, 11., by false pretences. Re had made the solicitation upon the behalf of a Mrs. Murray. At the conclu sion of the evidence given by the witness Austen, the jury stopped the case, and the priso ner was discharged. .'"-........,......... NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Gurney.) TVilliam Vereer, a news-agent, who was convicted at the last sessions of wilful perjury committed at the Greenwich Police-court was brought up. The case was a most remarkable one. The prisoner had, without any apparent motive, charged a police constable of the R diviiion, on duty between Green wich and Woolwich, with having robbed a drunken man. The prisoner was sentenced to four years' penal servi tude. (Before the It:carder.) Robert Ashley, 18, labourer, was convicted in stealing an ass, the property of James Granter. He was sentenced to four years' penal servitude. BOW-STREET.--(TIlIS DAY.) EXTENSIVE BURGLARY IN HOLBORN.—This morning two young men, named Robert Burke and John Joyce, were p►laced at the bar, charged. with having committed a burglary on the premises of Mr. Charrent, tailor, No. 240, Holborn. Police-constable 145 stated that about half-past one this morning be was trying the different doors on his beat, and found the door of the Louse 240 unfastened. On trying to obtain admission he found something ob structing his entrance. Having succeeded in forcing an entrance, he first saw Joyce leaning over a pile of cloth, and Burke standing behind the door. He imme diately gave the alarm, and on searching the passage *copnlasiesetded ready nine coats and nine found a great quantity of cloth, nearly n f e o a r ily re 6 m O o y v a a r l. ds, T an h d o wearing wearing a a p p i p , a a r r e e l l , waistcoats. On further examinaton of the premises he found the cash box and desk in the shop had been broken open, and a chisel found en Burke corresponded with the marks ou both. There was no marks of violence on the outer doors of the premises. Having obtained as sistance, he conveyed the prisoners to the station-house, and there'it was found that the clothes the men had on were also a portion of the property of Mr. Charrent. They each had on two coats and two waistcoats. After they had been searched at the station, Burke said to Joyce, " It's a case with us now, so it's no use to be downhearted." The inspector said there were peculiar circumstances connected with the burglary which induced him to think that a third party was concerned in it. E xac tly o p pos it e the house of Mr. Charrent this morning, at th e ti me th e robbery was taking place, a woman began to scream violently, and, of eGurse, attracted the attention of the police. leformation bad also been forwarded to the station-house that the waterman of the coach stand near the house was drunk. He immediately sent a constable to ascertain the truth of the statement, but the man was found by the constable to be perfectly sober—the object of this runs being to remove the Waterman from his stand, it having been thought that he would proceed to the station with the constable, and thus the place would have been left without a policeman near. This trick failed. The constable having ascertained that the report was false, returned to the station and reported it. The aid of the waterman was eventually required in convey ing the prisoners to the station. The foreman to Mr. Charrent having identified the property, and not being able in any way to account for the manner in which the premises were entered, The magistrate committed them both for trial. 2$ u, 6; 3outh bovon . , ).4. fixed, 4i per cent 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os, 6d Do. 4A per cent 3.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar Wales Guy, 4 p. c. Do. do. 4.1, rStockton and Dar- lington, 5 per cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle-, pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.&Kilk .6p.c. 60i En j 711 92 i 79,1, 1231 684 71 8,1 i OX &ITO 73 4 107 100# 1 834 4 3 68 i i k 74 4 13 1.0.1 20 20 20 25 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria ....... ... 1 a if 1 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 10s all Anglo Californian 20 6 Australian. 1 1 all Australian Cordillera - 1 all Australian Freehold 1 all Ave Maria —.- 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 4 50 all Blrenarvon Iron and Coal . 20 13.5 British Iron 6 7 35 25 Brasilianlmp.(issned at £5 pm 2 30 all Do. Cocaoo & °Wads 1 20 15 Do. 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The first assembly in the new year was but a thin one, and the amount of business transacted did certainly not make up for the paucity of members. The Chester Cup was delicately handled in conse quence of the entry being partially out. There has been nothing introduced here yet for the Grand National. The Derby, with a few slight exceptions (as will be seen below), obtained all the attention. CHESTER CUE. 50 to 1 a,gist Arthur Wellesley (taken) 50 to 1 The Reiver (taken) 100 to 1 Goorkah (taken) 100 to 1 Royalist (taken) 100 to 1 St. Clare (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.. 4to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken) 5 to 1 Bonnie Morn (taken) DERBY. 10 to 1 on The Field (offered) 12 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) 12 to 1 De Clare (taken and offered) 500 to 20 Dirk Hatteraick (taken) 500 to 20 Polydore (taken) sto 1 Gracculus Esuriens and St. Hubert (taken to 501.) sto I Lord of the Isles and De Clare (taken to 501.) 100 to 50 Grwculus Eguriens, Lord of the Isles, De Clare, and St. Hubert (taken) DAvms v. PRATT.— This action for libel against the publisher of the British Banner was heard before Mr. Whately, Q.C., in the Court of Exchequer Chamber, Westminster, to whom it was referred some months back. The alleged libel was published in the British Banner in a series of articles in December, 1853, which contained statements reflecting on tk e character of the plaintiff. It was adjourned. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION, REGENT STREET.--Lady Raglan and family visited the Diorama of the Events of the War on Saturday last. The fol. lowing distinguished personages have also honoured the above diorama with their presence, viz. :—The Duchess of Argyll, the :Marquis of Lorn and family, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose and party, his Excellency the Count Walewski, the French ambassador, accompanied by the Countess Walewski, the Earl of Erroll, Earl of Carlisle and party, the Marquis of Winchester, the Coun tess of Bathurst and party, Lord Stafford, Lord and Lady Poltimore, Azimulah Khan, Lord Ranelagh, Lady Brougham and party, Lord John Chichester, Lady Joddrell and party, the Hon. Miss Mitford and party, Lady Norton Knatchbull and family, the Hon. Mr. Erskine and pa'rty, the Hon. Captain Vivian, the Eon. Mr. Hanbury, Sir W. Cotton, Sir J. Phillipart and party, Sir G. Wombwell, General Lovell, Colonels Raines, Fane, Bailey, Watkins, Hay, and Burleton, Major Stones, &o. THE ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAIL WAY.—The inquests respecting the deaths of Robert Barton and John Meager, who were killed on Saturday last on the Eastern Counties Railway, took place yes terday at the Town-hall, Thetford, before Mr. R. E. Clarke, the coroner. Several witnesses were examined, who gave evidence confirmatory of the details published in The 87121 of yesterday. The coroner suggested an adjournment. The jury acquiesced, and the proceedings were accordingly adjourned for a week. 161 # 100 100 all all all 10 St. 26t 13i 20 Do.. 16' 10 St. St. Ina a 109} 135 31 isa,:"N s l %-t4-1.,--',&,)af t, -. ..t •:..- " . ? . • event but too sadly proving the truth ; of our own poet's ~: . P words— " ' The paths of glory lead but to....firtw e .. ~ •• 4 ) All the nn7al pml military inte I,,;elter of. the t r . I month is uive,a, • with much inibralation on all 311 C ' 1 topics. 1 The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review.—Some remarks are made on Lord Mahon's History of England —a vary favourable opinion is expressed of its merits. It is said that Lord Mahon has written in a very fair spirit,' and " he has desired that the light which he throws upon an history should be as pure as it is clear." This volume contains an account of the Lord George Gordon ii iota of 1780, the capture and fate of 1 Major Andre, th e surren d er of Lord Cornwallis, ' the break up of Lord North's Administration, RodnPys victory over Count de Grasse, and the siege of Gibraltar. To these subjects has been .?:',Jinecl three chai,aters on India, and remarks on life and manners. It is truly observed that, although many profess to disregard all those details which are not connected with every-day business life, there is ever to the thinking mind a source of in terest in looking back to old times and past doings. From the records of generations gone by we can learn in what measure the present has progressed. It is likewise in teresting to peruse the minute descriptions of the co nvulsions that shook so c i e ty, th e manners that distinguished the lives, and the characteristics that belonged to the nten of that period. It is said, in conclusion, that the "effect of the perusal of these volumes ought to be to urge on every one to promote the progress of our country in her new and better course." "The Tri-colour on the Atlas," is the name of a work recently published. ; its object is to give de tails concerning Algeria and the French conquest. However, its contents are not limited to the car rying out of the promise, for it presents a history of the country from the earliest times down to the present epoch. Likewise it contains a description of the city and city life ; and the most pleasing portion is a delineation of the native races of the Regency of Algeria. The book is in part a trans lation, but is observed that it is net a mere matter of scissors and paste ; the mind has worked as well as the hand ; and as the Puleskys produced the best work on America, so this one in question is the most complete and satisfactory that has been published on Algeria. " The River Fleet" is a very curious account of the old river, which, it is said, has now almost a a mythical existence. It had sat importance in the history of London, being the earliest western boundary, and a milit ar y protect i on to the first Roman colony. The usual learned researches on antiquarian affairs are met with, and the corre spondence of Sylvanus Urban furnishes accounts of valuable manuscripts, and other interesting subjects. THE STATE OF TBE ARMY IN MB CRIMLI. At the present moment our poor fellows are perish• ing before Sebastopol by hundreds from famine, from ex posure, and from disease in many appalling forms, while the means of sustenance, of shelter, and of remedy, are stored within eight miles from the spot in which this dismal tragedy is being enacted. There is no longer any use in concealing or mitigating the truth ;—the men are perishing from the want of common forethought upon the part of those who should he responsible for their safety. Fifteen thousand British soldiers in the prime of their strength in the hey day of life—well-disciplined :men, who would not have turned from the face of a human enemy, let hint come in what shape be might, have been laid low by official in competence and procrastination at home and in the field. We know of no passage in the annals of even Turkish warfare which tells of a more complete wreck of human life for want of common foresight than the accounts we daily receive of the condition of our army before Sebastopol —of the living and of the dead. There is but one set-off against the incompetency of the officers at head-quarters, and that is the sheer pluck and spirit of the British soldier—of the unflinching fearless man who is found dead on the battle-field pierced with wounds—his face to the enemy's line—or in the trenches, whale he has perished from hunger, exposure, and fatigue. It is no sufficient answer to tell the country that stores have been forwarded to Balaklava in abundant measure. If the men cannot get at them, and are dying for the want of them but a few miles off, it is ob vious that the most important precautions have been neglected. The truth is, that the authorities at home at the outbreak of the war —and although for months they had ample warning of the conse quences of their neglect—utterly forgot or declined to provide the regiments with the means of transport. Had this war been a sudden matter—had the army been gathered together at the summons of a fiery cross fur some dreadful emergency—and had it been then despatched, helter-skelter, to conquest or to death, such neglect would not have been so utterly without excuse as it is at the present moment. The Guards left London in February of last year. After the delay at Gallipoli and Constaafieeple the army re 111141LICd bullie four or five months in cantonments at Varna, and there it was proved by dismal experience that no reliance could be placed upon the wretched carts, or arabas, of the country for the conveyance of stores. We say the experiment failed, and the officers in command were made aware by, experience of that which they might have known a priori—that, if they would have stores for the army, they must take with then suitable means of transport. The precaution was neglected, although the commonest forecast might have suggested that greater difficulties would have been found in an enemy's country than in the friendly Principalities. We see the consequences iu the prodigal waste of the noblest blood which throbbed in British veins. The blame attaches here at home as well as at head-quarters in the camp. The Duke of Wellington, they admit, in the Penin sular war, did organise a waggon -department. He found the necessity of the arrangement, and, with his usual vigour of administration, called it into existence. "But," say our f r i en d s at hitehall and at head quarters, "the country, by the votes of its represen tatives in the Lower House, broke up this arrange ment, and are we to be called in question for their untimely parsimony ?" The answer might avail if the organisation of a waggon-corps was a matter which required much time or skill,—if, in point of fact, it was a branch of the service which need be kept for years, in order that we might have its services when required. Such an argument may with propriety be used in the case of an eagineer corps—of the artillery, &c.—bnt a waggon service can be organised in a fort night. The War-office could have settled the matter with one or two contractors in ten minutes, and we will venture to say that in ten days the needful vehioles would have been forthcoming, horses, drivers, and all, ready for transference to Varna or elsewhere. It is idle to throw the blame on the House of Commons. One of the oldest and most respected members of that assembly has left it on record that in the course of a long Parliamentary experience he had never known a vote of money refused for real service, either to the army or navy. The House might have objected to keep a waggon train to no purpose for forty years, but it would have granted all necessary supplies at the mere suggestion of a Minister on the outbreak of a war. The fault lies, nut with the House, but with those who are charged with responsibilities to which they are not MARKET NE IVS-(THLS DAL) CORN EXCHANGE. Although the supply of English wheat on sale in to•day's market was very moderate, the demand for all kinds was in a sluggish state, and Monday's prices were well sup ported. The imports of foreign wheat have amounted to nearly 9,000 quarters. The trade was exceedingly inactive, yet we have no change to notice in the quotaticns. In floating cargoes very little was doing. Fine barley was steady at full prices. Grinding and distilling sorts, including malt, were very dull. There was a moderato inquiry for oats at full prices. Beaus, peas, and flour, were exceedingly heavy. ARRIVALS MS WEER. English .. Irish v... Foreign .. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Fl our. 790 4,040 2,380 570 I 860 x,460 8,95) . 500 6,910 I 720813. 2450 kis. BOROUGH HOP. Fine hops tiro scarce and quite as dear as last week, Other kinds aro dull, and rather cheap... WRITECHAPEL. Each kind of meat moved off slowly to-day, as follows : —Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 38 4d to 48 4d ; veal, 4s 61 to 5s 4d; pork, 3s 01 to 4s 6d per Sibs. by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. 3.—Wind this day at Noon, N•W• ; light breeze, with fine weather. maßtivas,ufszEm, St. John's, jo i. m7B 7 N in e l w , f lr ou . nd t l o an N.W. an Arr cy, i m vetl g — a. dore ; Petra, Bilboa. SHEERNESS, Jan. 2.--Wind, N.N. frcn Honduras. forN O s : . w Y s a a. F e o a L . lc s sj T a g o al : . : 2...... .. —Catherine i a t oi h r is e, -,f, fur r e W 'V Ur PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 2. — W in d , - ....... Anived., l 4 H.M.S. Himalaya, from the Black Sea; Clown, A.berdoir, Sailed- Nortkumberlan d, for Adelaiu. ei fromdv 1 lis E zya u d r Fn o 0 ce p i p y,, , fro P i r co mo ru u n T n n s ,. Hart, from Manilla fo ; r ß A e f r r t i li ca a,. Rio Janeiro - Ocean Queen, FALALO U T 0 . •T an • 2 . - W . in d N .W. INlVaa N :imlVt . ai W A:.:l:::: Arrived—Eliza Gambia, London, Wonder, London, for Constantinople ; SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. L.—S a iled—L a Pl a ta (a),: Aar the West Indies, TORBAY, Jan. 2.--Sailed-Transport, No. 161, for Balaklava. LOWESTOFT, Jan. 2.—Wind, N. Wales (a), from Shields, for Balaklava. DARTMOUTH, Jan. 2.—Wind, W. Sailod—Agatha, for Rio Janeiro. Arrived—prince of BRIDGEWATER, Jan. 2.—Arrived----Pearl, from Quebec. NEWPORL, Jan. 2.—Sailed—Sarah and Emma, Bombay. HOLYHEAD, Jan. 3.—Wind, W. Arrived—Haltlay. from St. John's, N. 8., for Dublin, with loss of anchor and chain. QUEENSTowN, Jan. I.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Wave from St. Michael's ; Respite, Terceira ; Red Breast, Maza gan. Sailed—John Baring, for Now York. 21i 2 2 ' •1