The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-26 00:00:00

DRITRY-LANE.—Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. — Reduced Prices as us - eel. THIS EVENIN , FEL 26, Will be performed an adaptation written expressly for this Theatre by Mr. REINOLDsow, of Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, L'ETOILE DU NORD. To conclude with THE WRITING ON THE SHUTTERS. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENDIG, FEB. 26, Will he performed MARRIED LIFE. Characters by Messrs Tilbury, Howc, W.Varren, Rogers. and Buckstene ; Mrs. Griffiths, Mrs. C. White, Misses E. Chaplin and E. Woulds, Mrs. Poynter. After which a new Ballot, entitled THE BULL-FIGHTER. To be followed by THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. To conclude with a new Ballet by the Spanish Dancers, called TEIE GALICIAN FETE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES BEAN. THIS EVENING, FEB. 26, Will be presented the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's Historical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which will be produced a New Gran& Christmas Pantomime. entitled, HARLEQUIN BLUE-BEARD; or, The Great Bashaw. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Desborough. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Faa. 26, Will be performed a new and original Drama, preceded by a Pro logue, and called JANET PRIDE. To be followed by THE UNKNOWN AND THE BA.TADERE. Characters by Mewl. P. Bedford and G. Lee ; Mime Woolgar and Keeley, and Mdllei. Afaraquita and Benoni. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, I'm 26, Will be presented the new Comedietta, called TIT FOR TAT, In Which Messrs. F. Robson, A. Wigan, and Miss Maskell will appear. Followed by A LUCKY' FRIDAY. After wkich, a new Fairy Extravaganza. entitled THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MINES. Characters by Mr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St.,George, Miss E. Ormonde, Miss Mar Stan, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallan. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Teases; THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Comedietta, entitled CITY FRIENDS. Alter which, the new Operatic Burlesque, entitled, ALONZO THE BRAVE. To conclude with the popular Barletta, OUR TELLY. Principal Character, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. TILTS EVENING, The BATTLE of BALAKLAVA and of INK ERMANN, aided, by a Third Act, to the successful Spectacle, the BATTLE of the ALMA, which this week reaches its 114th representation ! The addition embraces the ever -memorable charge of the British Cavalry, and also those tremendous hand-in-hand encounters which characterised the above engagements. After which, and to conclude with, a select and prolonged Series of SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. Wm. Cooke. Box-oftlce open front Eleven till Poar. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. Acting Manger, D. r. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian; Director Mr. W. Cooke, jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Turn Div —Morning 18 min.after 9 I Evening 3 znin.aft. 10 To-Aose.ow—Morning49 anin.a ft er 10 j Evening 32 min.aft. 11 THE WEATHER.—Suri OITICS, Feb. 25. THERMOMETER, IN THZ SHADE- 45—highest since noon yesterday. 40—lowest this morning and during the night.; 50—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, went down to 29.42—n0w 2947. WIND, S.W.—Light, with very mild weather. Last night and this morning, heavy rain. The sudden and strong thaw is supposed to have cost six or seven thousand pounds by the bursting of pipes in the metropolis. FEBRUARY 26. 51—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 43—this day at noon. BAROMETER, !9.61. WIND, -N.N.E.—It west suddenly to the north before noon, having been at S.W. for the last two days, with rain. tAi t 4 ' . .. ** 2 T 1) §1 1 1 3 % / 0 - , a. A LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1855. If the new Administration be not exclusively Whig, it is at least so nearly so that the other elements may be said to be entirely absorbed, or neutralised. It is true that two Peelites, the Duke of ARGYLL and Lord CaNNDra, retain their seats in the Cabinet. If their own feelings did not lead to a resignation, it would have been diffi cult for the Premier, more especially under exist ing circumstances, to order their dismissal. Although the circumstances which led to their appointment have totally changed they could not be summarily "discharged" from the situations which they had within a few a short weeks been not merely invited, but entreated, to fill. They were then essential to the balance of party power. They made up the stipulated number of the " legislative engineers," who wished to be all officears, without any subordinates—leaders, albeit without followers. Now, however, their services could readily be dispensed with—their "room would be far better than their company ;" but still they hold on with unflinching tenacity ! We can scarcely conceive that such a course can be very congenial to their feelings. That it is one which they could be induced to take from a desire to re tain the emoluments of office we cannot suppose. We shall not, without ample confirmation, expose either of these noblemen to an imputation so damag ing. It appears far mere probable that they have been persuaded to act in opposition to their better judgment for the purpose of preserving the nucleus of Peelism in the Cabinet, around which the dispersed members may once more congre gate, when the failure of the intrigue for supre macy being clearly manifested 'they will rejoice to be allowed to regain their former position. This view is materially strengthened by the fact that Mr. FREDERICK PREL continues in office as an Under-Secretary, happily not in the War Department, but in the Colonies, where, in conse quence of the indefinite absence of the Secretary, otherwise engaged at Vienna, he will have ad ditional power and control placed in his hands. It is also said that his brother has been persuaded to accept the situation of Clerk of the Ordnance, so that, after all, it can only be asserted that Peelism for the time being "is scotched," not that it has been " killed." The other element remains unchanged. Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH still retains the Woods and Forests, but ho still stands alone. Notwith standing the numerous offices literally going be gging —notwithstanding the difficulty of finding P er sons competent to discharge the duti es thereof efficientlyGovnm ent by and the necessity of strengtheni ng th e the adhesion of some of th e Liber er al PsrtY, all the prizes have been distributed among the Whi • gs—aye, more, the aristocratic Whigs. Th e , olu. Ministerial traditions have been strictly f o li c w ed- The Tadpoles and Tapers may rej o i ce herence to red-tapist ill the unequivocal ad plPeribelki:niPitesalenatndwatshe de cided manner in which repu diated, no man without "a handle to - hi s name," or at least a considerable infusion of the aristo cratic ichor in his veins, had the slightest c h ance of a place in the "Lordly Cabinet." The first appointment is that of Lord JOIIN RUSSELL to the Colonial Secretaryship. The 'tante of the Noble Lord as a member of the Ca binont will, of course, be valuable. But that is all he can give. It is " vox et preterea nihil." He can render no assistance either in the Council or in Parliament. He is, and will be, engaged in what ought t o b e an i m p or t an t mission, until long after the fate of the PALMERSTON Govern meat Las been decided for good or evil. We fear, however, from what fell from the Premier on Friday evening, when eager to secure the condi tional assistance of Mr. JOHN BRIBERY, he indi cated the nature of the Noble Lord's instructions, f or his guidance as British Plenipotentiary at the approaching Congress, that he mightj ust as well have Com p lie d with the first request by at once return ing h ome, w here he might be of some use ; rather - "rrlIV.7 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1855, BRIGHT'S forte. He is shocked at this country's beginning to demand the restoration of Poland, still more that the House of Lords should discuss it as an essential of secure peace ; and he shudders at the sacrifice of life it would involve, and at the long interruption to trade. Now, does it never occur to him that his own views, if carried out, might involve more bloodshed than ours ; and that the enormous cost of a war establishment which should, for all this generation at least, be necessary to check an irritated, but not weakened, CzAR, would not be a burden on our national taxation, which would bear most heavily on trade? Our firm conviction is that a peace on Mr. BRIGHT'S basis must issue in a few years in a war, with Russia still better prepared, civilisation still more aroused, and one attended with a terrific amount of bloodshed and expense, which might all be averted li)y doing our duty now. We claim a benevolent view of the case as well as Mr. BRIGHT. But how is it that Mr. BRIGHT has not one word to say for the " oppressed nationalities," and that all his efforts are directed to consigning these nationalities to hopeless and debasing servi tude a We can readily conceive that had Poland, if liberated, been as feasible for cotton-growing as India, we should have had eloquence more burn ing and soul-stirring on her behalf than all which the India Bill called forth. The horrid brutalities of CONSTANTINE goading the Poles into insurrec tion, the violation of the solemn Treaty of Vienna through which the whole country was absorbed by that insatiable monster Russia ; the frightful exe cutions, Siberian banishments, floggings of nuns, and subversion of educational institutions ; the dreadful conscriptions and erection of powerful fortresses throughout the country, would have been the theme of Mr. BRIGHT'S scathing elo quence; and verily if NICHOLAS had been painted as he is by the Manchester orator, his speeches would not have been translated indeed into Rus sian, but they would have been translated into the languages of all the " oppressed nationalities." They would have cheered the hearts of struggling patriots, instead of serving for an apology to the most relentless of tyrants. It is indeed painful to conclude that, unconsciously no doubt, one of our most effective Parliamentary and platform orators is the ESCHINES, not the DEMOSTHENES, of this struggle. All his eloquence is exerted to deter from the sacrifices necessary to overpower the universal aggressor before he becomes the universal master. " A straw thrown up shows which way the wind blows." So says the old adage. And nowhere is this more true than in the political world, with its many shiftings and changes. Those events, which attract no attention from the uninitiated elsewhere, are recognised as pregnant with mean ing by the experienced politician, who, from in formation thus skilfully acquired, is often enabled I to avert shipwreck by trimming his sails before he is overtaken by the storm. Of course, the task is more difficult at one time than another. Public feeling is sometimes so lethargic that unusual skill is required to ascertain in which direction the current is likely to set, while at others it is so active that he who runs may read. And blind indeed must he be who is unable to recognise the direction in which public opinion has now set. Many long years have elapsed since its current blew so strongly and steadily in any given quarter. Not only has the Press taken the lead, but on every opportunity it has been backed by the popular Iroise. Does Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, heedless of the well-merited condemnation of the Ministry of which he was an influential member, present himself with lively self-sufficiency to the electors, peasants, and shopkeepers of Wilts ? It is not, as he finds to his chagrin, to be soothed by their approval, but to listen to expressions of condemnation yet more vigorous, personal, and terse. The cry spreads, and grows more and more emphatic, that the War has hitherto been mis managed, and more energetic measures must be taken to prosecute it with success. Still further indications of the direction given to public opinion may be found in the addresses of the candidates at more recent elections, and in places where they have not yet come off. First and foremost stands the question of the War. This is properly and wisely presented as the great question of the day, to which all others must give place ; and it is remarkable that no man comes forward bold enough to advocate the views of the Peace party. The knocking of the Angel of Death, which, according to Mr. BRIGHT, is heard at every door, only appears to nerve all true-hearted Englishmen to greater determination. Forty thousand men may fester in untimely graves, but the nation, while it deplores their fate, bates no jot of heart or hope. Peace, no one denies to be valuable—no one but wishes to see secured on safe and honourable terms. But that peace can be procured only by the vigorous prosecution of the War is the sole opinion offered by candidates, and the only one, we are bold to say, that would anywhere be re ceived without shouts of indignation. The people feel that their position in the scale of nations, their honour, and their credit, already fearfully imperilled by official incompetency and neglect, are at stake ; ani neither to gratify the wishes of the pusillanimous, uor to avert the impending fall of an aristocratic clique, will they permit a peace otherwise than honourable and safe to be patched up ; and no peace can either be one or the other, in their opinion, which leaves the CZAR in the pessession of his present powers for mischief. We have gone too far not to go farther. We have earned an enmity it is our wisdom now, while we have the opportunity, to render as powerless as possible for the future. STATE OF THE ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL. The Morning Post pledges itself to the accuracy of the following statement of the actual numbers before Sebastopol on the 6th of February : The grand total of our army in the East on Feb. 6, was Thus composed— Officers Sergeants Drummers Rank and File Grand Total Of these, there were in hospital in camp 5,773 And sick at Scutari Disking a total of sick -- 18,117 There were missing, as prisoners of war There were on command 2,948 And there were present as an effective farce Thus composed— Officera Sergeants Drummers Rank and File Total .. And this was exclusive of the naval brigade. Our effective force before Sebastopol was therefore, on the 6th of February, in round numbers Twenty-six Thousand Dien. 44,948 . 1,242 . 2,535 . 735 4• 0,436 44,948 1,242 1,655 535 20,762 24,194 ADDRESS OF LORD JOHN RUSS'ILL TO TIRE ELECTORS OF LONDON. Subjoined is the address of Lord John Russell to the electors of London, soliciting their suffrages for his re election, in consequence of his haring joined the Govern- ment of Lord Palmerston : TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Paris, Feb. 23, 1855. Gentlemen,—Her Majesty having been pleased to con fide to me a mission of the highest importance, involving the interests of Europe, and affording hopes of an honour able termination of the present war, I felt it my duty to withdraw for a time from my service to you in Parlia ment. While in this capital, intelligence has reached me of the resignation of three of the principal Ministers of the Crown, and Lord Palmerston has asked for my assistance in carry ing oa the Government. In the difficult circumstances in which the country is placed, I have not thought myself justified in withholding from the Queen any aid which it might be in my power to afford. I have therefore accepted office, and, en my return from Vienna, shall be prepared to assume its duties and respon sibilities. In these circumstances I humbly place myself in your hands as a candidate for the renewal of your confidence. I have the honour to be, gentlemen, Your obedient servant, (Signed) JOHN RUSSELL. LATEST NEWS. DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS AT EUPATORIA. Lord Panmure presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and begs to transmit a copy of a telegraphic despatch which has been received from Lord Raglan through the British agent at Bucharest : BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, FEB. 18. A force, said to be 40,000, of Russians, with a large number of guns, attacked. Eupatoria at day light on the 17th, and was repulsed with loss by Omer Pasha. The Turkish loss is said to be inconsiderable, but Salim Pasha, commanding the Egyptian brigade, was killed. The British men of war, under the Hon. Captain Hastings, covered both flanks with great effect. The action terminated at 10 a.m., when the Russians retired a few miles. We hare received the following despatch from Vienna confirming the news of the attack upon Eupatoria : VIENNA, SUNDAY EVENING. According to official despatches received here, 40,000 Russians made an at tack upon Eupatoria on the 17th of February. After four hours' fighting the Russians were repulsed with considerable loss, reported at 500 men. The loss of the Turks, who were commanded by Omer Pasha, was inconsiderable. The illoniteur of yesterday publishes the fol lowing version of the attack upon Eupatoria : " A telegraphic despatch from Bucharest, dated the 23d of February, announces that on Saturday, the 17th inst., at 6 o'clock in the morning, the Russians, to the number of 40,000, under the orders of General Liprandi, at tacked Eupatoria. After a combat of four hours they were vigorously repulsed, with considerable loss, by the Turks, under the command of Omer Pasha. The Turks had 15 killed and 35 wounded. A battery served by the French lost four men. The Moniteur also publishes the following : PERA, FEB. 15. The wind is still in the south, and our trans ports get rapidly through the Straits. A great number of vessels arrived this week at Kamiesh with provisions of every description. The Minister of Marine and the Colonies has received the following telegraphic despatch from Vice-Admiral Bruat : MONTEBELLO, KAMIESH, FEB. 13. The following vessels have arrived at Ka• miesh : On the 11th, from Eupatoria, the Jean Bart. ; on the 12th, from Bosphorus, the Tage, In flexible, Nereide, and Psyche ; on the 13th, the Labrador, Chandernagor, and Breslavr. All these vessels brought troops, provisions, and provender. The 'rage got aground at the entrance of Kazatch Bay, but was got off without much damage. The siege works go on slowly, in consequence of the bad. weather. The enemy is fortifying his right, and. getting new guns into position on the Quarantine side. General Niel embarks to-day on board the Rein e Hortense. The Moniteur also says that nothing important had occurred before Sebastopol up to the 20th. A despatch of the 24th, from Czernowitz, states that on the) 18th Prince Menschikoff was suffer ing from illness at Sebastopol. We hare received the following telegraphic de spatch from Marseilles : "MA.RSEILLES, SATURDAY, FEB. 24. "The Thabor, which left Constantinople, on the 16th intst., has arrived. " Despot ches for the Government left here at 4 p.m. " Advi ees from the Crimea, dated the 14th inst., brought to Malta by the Arabia in 63 hours from Constantinople, announce that some thou sand Russ lams who accompanied the Grand Duke Michael te► Sebastopol had been frozen to death." CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. 15. The enrolment of Turks in a British auxiliary corps has commenced by authority of Lord Redcliffe. A numba r of steam-ships have been appointed to cruise in the Sea of Azoff. The Frellch troops that were at Constantinople have been ordered to the Crimea. The two , mortar battery destined to play on the fort of Sabs.stopol will be ready before the end of his month.. NAPLES, FEB. 19. Prince Batriono, Governor of Sicily, has ten. (hied Lis tersiguation, which hap been aoeeptpd by ;he King.. FRANCE. PARIS, FEB. 25. Lord John Russell set out last evening, for Berlin ♦ia. Brussels. The Constitutionnel announces that 5,600 in fantry and 800 cavalry will leave probably at the beginning of March. The utmost enthusiasm reigns in the corps. Official despatches have reached Paris, which say —" On tbm 18th, General Liprandi attacked, with 30,000 Ra issians, the entrenched camp of the Turks at Eupato ria. The enemy was repulsed with a loss of 500 me n." A second despatch, of the same date, says— " The Rumian infantry advanced with hesitation, and did not present that compact solidity which they displayed before Silistria. The Russians have evidently fault that they are no match for us, and are losing confidence. Our position is admirable; we can ;very well s p are t roops f or S e b as t opo l , if necessary." Such is the war news of to-day. Of the Emperor's departure for the theatre of war no reasonable doubt seems now to be enter tained by any one. Everything is prepared ; all are ready to start at a moment's notice, and per haps the signal will be the arrival of a despatch which fixes the date of the long-expected assault, or battle. These preparations, however, have been going on for some time, and the Guides, with Col. Fleury, have been ready to march. We now only make conjectures as to the precise date of the de parture, and official persons who had been decid edly opposed to it, and who have done their best to render it unpopular, and to produce the im pression that it was but a rumour and nothing more, are now forced to admit its certainty. The Ministers themselves have caused to be put forth every imaginable argument against a journey their disapproval of which they still take no pains to conceal. It would, however, be an error to suppose that the storming of Sebastopol, or even a battle as prelimi nary to that operation, is the sole cause of the) Emperor's quitting France at this moment. It is believed to he connected with operations on a still greater scale than the campaign in the Crimea, and the presence of the Emperor with the armies will produce a unity of design and action necessary for so great an emergency, and which union is saidnot to exist between the Generals at this moment. It is known that his Majesty has devoted much time to the study of a plan of operations drawn by himself and submitted to a very few eminent military authorities ; that the plan has been communicated to the Austrian military com missioner in Paris, who in turn transmitted it to Vienna, where it is now under the consideration of the Emperor of Austria. The result we shall, no doubt, witness, before long, and, as I have just mentioned, there is reason to believe that these plans are not unconnected with the journey to the Crimea. Of the day fixed for quitting Paris nothing positive can be said. A. letter from Paris, dated Sunday, G p.m., says :—" The Emperor has decidedly abandoned his project, in consequence of intelligence received from Germany, and not from the Crimea, and that this is positive ; but that the army would be left in the belief that the journey will take place." M. Thiers has had his arm broken in two places, by a fall ; and Count Mole has for some days been confined to his house by indisposition. Marshal de Castellane has arrived in Paris from Lyons. The following despatches have been received : " BERLIN, FEB. 23. "The Committee of Deputies appointed to examine the financial questions had adopted by large majority the credits demanded for preparations for war. "The committee proposes at the same time an address to th• King, expressing fears upon the isolation of Prus sia, and the opinion that a decided and consequent line of policy logically maintained can alone guarantee the power of Prussia in future. The committee further pro poses to reject the prolongation of the credit demanded by the Government. This second proposition will be supported by the Extreme Right and by the Extreme Left, which have coalesced against the Moderate frac tions." " FEB. 24. " Colonel Oldberg returned here the day before yes terday. Although the chances of a treaty being con cluded between Prussia and the Western Powers appear to augment, great doubts nevertheless continue to pre vail en the subject. It is not known on what grounds the Right of the Chamber has rejected the application of Government for further supplies, but its vote does not appear to have been concerted with the Left." The Committee of the Second Chamber at Berlin has resolved to propose a vote of want of confidence in the Ministerial policy. than protocolling at Vieina, where, under the circumstances, he cannot possibly be of any. If the stolen territories of Russia are not to be re claimed—if she be not compelled to relinquish her menacing aspect in the Euxine, our soldiers have bled, our tax-payers have groaned under their accumulated burdens, in vain. Lord JOHN has now changed places with his former subordinate. It was owing to the pre dominance of " Germanism" that he se sum marily and contumaciously dismissed the Foreign Secretary in December, 1851. A similar in fluence may now be in operation to dilute our demands to the utmost possible degree. We cer tainly cannot rely greatly on the " COBURG" as sistance, when we see the " Ulysses" of the House avoiding committing himself in any shape, and conniving at Austrian and Prussian " thimble rigging." The manly example of Sardinia might bring a blush into the cheek of LEOPOLD had he retained the power of so doing. The great feature of the new, or rather the modified, Administration, is the nomination of Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS to the head of the Financial Department ! We cannot speak in very hopeful terms of the appointment. The ante cedents of the Right Hon. Baronet do not war rant any undue exultation at the additional strength conferred on the Government. But he himself is a Baronet, and, what is still better, the husband of an Earl's sister, and having from thQ very commencement of his careeer been shoved into office whenever or wherever there was a vacancy—his appearance even as Chancellor of the Exchequer will be stricttly selon les regles. The retention of that important office by Sir CHARLES WOOD for several years proves that it is not incompatible with the most unequivocal mediocrity. A valuable man might possibly have been obtained—one tho roughly acquainted with our national finances, and the appointment might have conciliated many staunch Liberals, who must be greatly dissa tisfied with present arrangements. But the Honourable Gentleman the member for Glas gow boasts no personal title, no aristocratic connexions, and the simple fact that he is better qualiled for the office than any other man in the House is forgotten—the single disqualification that he is a man of the People, is sufficient to ignore all his other claims, however powerful. The " Evergreen, " who will accept any post in any Administration, goes to the Ad miralty ! Is this a time to entrust a de partment on the efficient management whereof the honour and safety of the nation so greatly depends to such hands ? We cannot doubt as to the nature of the reply that will be returned. It is said that Mr. VERNOI4 SMITH is to be the new President of the India Board ! Others say that Lord ELGIN is to fill the situation. Whoever it may be, however, there must be an improvement. It would be difficult to find a Member of either House not competent to fill a vacancy created by Sir CHARLES WOOD. Some of the inferior appointments to places outside the Cabinet are better than those above referred to. We shall, however, await more de cisive information before considering the minor changes. With the House of Commons we can do but justice to impassioned genius, and, had we been present, must hare sympathised with the cheers that greeted the touching and beautiful appeal which concluded the speech of the hon. member for Manchester on Friday night. His allusion to . the angel of death abroad in the land, the beating of his wings almost heard, while no averting blood could be sprinkled on the sideposts and lintels of our doors, his personal appeal also to the Prime Minister, could not but touch every heart when lis tened to, for they cannot be read without emotion. So much the more, however, are we bound to weigh in the scales of impartial justice the con clusion which his eloquence was intended to sup port. There is no need to think the speaker dis honest ; his foregone decision, and his warm ima gination are quite sufficient to account for all. The real object of Mr. BRIGHT'S speech was to gain the good will of Lord PALMERSTON, by ex cusing him and Lord JOHN RUSSELL, while he laid on them chiefly the responsibility of the War, and all in order to nail them to the Four Points as the basis of peace. To secure a Four-Point peace—this was his grand object. His commen dations of Ministers, his pictures of distress at home, and his appeals to our national honour, not to recede from, or rather to ask more, than the Four Points which our Ministers had agreed to, had all this one end in view. Mr. BRIGHT adroitly, but not quite correctly, argued that but one of the points was now the subject of controvesy. Carrying out the details of the first two satisfactorily would be no easy matter ; but the free navigation of the Danube would never be worth seven years' purchase with out the enforced disarming of all Russian ports near its mouth, and, indeed, the restoration of all the territory adjacent to the estuary to its right ful owners. Joint protectorate of the river, like joint protectorate of the Greek Church in Turkey, is but a miserable farce when one of the protec tors is convicted of the most intolerable abuse of such an office hitherto. In every direction Rus sian CZARS have been barefaced plunderers of their neighbours' territory, and to allow them the smallest locus standi in the affairs of an adjacent country is to insure its absorption in due course. The grand difficulty to be adjusted is, however, as Mr. BRIGHT observes, the fourth point—what shall be included in requiring the " preponderat ing power" of Russia in the Black Sea to cease. Now, we deliberately say that nothing less than the destruction of every naval arsenal or dock yard, and of every purely military fort, is the sine qua non. The Allies can do this now, and they ought to do it. Sebastopol as a fortress must be utterly destroyed, and its reconstruction be prohibited, under penalty of a visit to the port by an English or French fleet. Nicolaieff must share its fate, or it will soon become almost as dangerous. Odessa may be allowed as many guns as London or Liverpool, for commerce more will not be needed. All the Circassian forts must, of course, be utterly destroyed. Not a vestige of reasonable title has Russia to •one inch of the sea coast belonging to the brave mountaineers. Any thing short of what we mention would merely entail on the Western Powers the charge of main tabling a large fleet in the Euxine. Wh a t ever forts and ships are left there to Russia will become the measure of f orce which we must equal or sur pass, if she i s not to preponderate. We have discussed the question on the ground of the Four Point s ; but, of cou rse , we thi n k a peace on such a basis would be a most ruinous one. Mr. BRIGHT put forth all Ins' powers in de picting the horrible loss of life caused by the War, and the great sa crifice es p eciall y which must at tend the stormSebastosphool,ulfd leave to theor he a c t ua ll y con t e mplates a peace ingof which assassins of Sinope that infernal stronghold. It that the ery and is just just here, howeve r, not e the passion meat of the far-seeing statesman,n of the orator, and the sentiment of the poet, are is certainly not Mr. required ; and the former THE MINISTRY. The following is the composition of the new Ministry, so far as it had been arranged yester day : Lord. PALMERSTON, First Lord of the Treasury. Lord CEANWORT/I Lord Chancellor. Lord CLARENDON, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Lord PANMURE, Secretary of State for ti. War Department. _ _ Sir GEORGE GREY, Secretary of State fox the Homo Department. _ ._ Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Secretary of State for the Colonies. Sir G. C. LEWIS, Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir CHARLES WOOD, First Lord of the Admi ralty. Sir W. MOLLSWORTH, Chief Commissioner of Woo& and Works. Lord GRANVILLE, President of the Council. Lord CANNING, Postmaster-General. Duke of ARGYLL, Lord Privy Seal. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, upon the resigna tion of Lord St. Germans, Lord CARLISLE. Chief Secretary for Ireland, Mr. HonsarAN. Lord of the Treasury, in the room of Lord Elcho, retired, Lord DUNCAN. President of the Board of Trade, Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY. Vice-President, Mr. LA ING. Secretary to the Board of Control, Mr. DANBY SET moult. The Board of Control, the Duchy of Lancaster, and the Under-Secretai'yships for the Colonies and Rome Department, are not, we believe, yet filled up. Mr. Vernon Smith has been spoken of for the India Beard, but not, as we understand, upon sufficient authority. Lord Carlisle, we believe, will retain the Duchy of Lancaster if Lord St. Germans does not, as is expected, resign the Lord- Lieutenantcy of Ireland. RUSSIA AND SARDINIA. The following is a translation of the circular ad dressed by Count Nesselrode to Russian agents in foreign states, notifying that Russia is at war with Sardinia : " ST. PETERSBURG, FEB. 17. " The Court of will, we doubt not, share the opinion of the Emperor upon the policy of his Majesty the King of Sardinia, at a moment when that Sovereign, without any ostensible motive, without any legitimate cause of complaint, and without even the shadow of the smallest infringement upon the direct interests of his country, has placed at the disposal of England a corps d'armee of 15,000 men for the invasi o n o f th e C r i mea . _ _ "In taking this step the Sardinian Government ap pears to have left it to the care of the public journals to warn us of an aggression which it has not thought fit to justify by a declaration of war. " We understand the motive of this silence. " The Court of Turin, we admit it, would have had some difficulty in conciliating its policy with the na tional sentiment of its country ; it would have expe rienced equal difficulty in making its present conduct harmonize with the ancient 50UVC22,113 of the house of Savoy. "In consulting the annals of its history it might cite the incident of a Russian army crossing the Alps ; but, it is true, it was to defend Piedmont, and not to in vade it. "In the Councils of the Cabinets of Europe, in the reign of the Emperor Alexander, of glorious memory, it is again Russia who lent her faithful support to the in dependence of Sardinia, when the house of Savoy was reinstated on the throne of its ancestors. " Must we finally recal to mind that, at the same period, if Genoa was re-united to the kingdom of Sar dinia, it is because the Imperial Cabinet recognized the necessity of assuring at the same time the commercial prosperity and the greatness of the country which the arms of Russia had contributed to deliver from a foreign yoke ? "To-day, sinking in oblivion the lessons of the past, the Court of Turin is about to direct against us, from that self-same port of Genoa, a hostile enterprise, which Russia has the conscientious satisfaction of knowing was not provoked by her. "The attitude thus assumed by Russia, without a formal declaration of war, as we have stated, would make us doubt what name we ought to give to the auxi liary troops destined to invade our frontiers under the flag of a country with which we have hitherto been Jiving in peace. _ _ "However, if the Court of Turiu loses sight of the principles and customs consecrated by the law of nations, as the immutable rule of the international relations of States, the Emperor, for his part, is resolved to observe them. " With this intention his Imperial Majesty feels it in cumbent upon him to declare that peace is de jure and de facto broken by this flagrant act of hostility, the whole blame of which recoils upon the Sardinian Go vernment. " We leave it to bear the entire responsibility thereof, in the face of the opinion of its country and of all Europe. " It behoves especially the Allied Powers to appreci ate the conduct of the Court of Sardinia when it kas deemed it opportune and loyal to turn its arms against us at the very moment when the Imperial Cabinet entered into a deliberation at Vienna, destined to open the path to the re-establishment of peace. " The wishes which tend towards the accomplishment of that work of pacification seems to have been strangely misunderstood by the Cabinet of Turin. In fact, whilst the Governments of Central Europe wisely interposed their legitfneate authority to prevent one of the bellige rent Powers from recruiting its legions in the states who insist on having their neutrality respected, the Sardinian Government, less chary of the blood of Italy, consents to pour it out for a cause foreign to the political and re ligious interests of its nation. For, in good faith, it cannot be pretended that by unfolding her banner by the side of the Crescent, Sardinia fancies she serves the cause of Christianity. " Nor can it be affirmed that she seeks to defend the weak against the strong when she joins her arms to those of France and England. . . "It is this latter Power, if we are rightly informed, which takes the Sardinian troops under its command-- we will not say in its pay, as we wish to abstain from wounding the national feelings of a country with which, to our regret, we arc about to be at war. "Notwithstanding this necessity, the Emperor will still afford protection to the private interests of Sar dinian subjects, who entertain ancient eammercial rela tions with Russia. They shall not suffer from the errors of their Government. They are at liberty to remain in the empire in full security under the protection of our laws as long as they do not infringe them. "But the Sardinian flag will henceforth caase to enjoy the prerogatives accorded solely to the mercantile navy of neutral States. "A term shall be fixed for the departure of Sardinian vessels that may be actually in Russian port . The Gee quatur will be at once withdrawn from Sardinian eon suls in Russia. "The Russian agents at Genoa and Nice will also re• ceive orders to suspend the exercise of their functions, peace between the two countries having been broken by the Court of Sardinia from the moment it acceded to the treaty of alliance concluded on the 10th of April, 1854, between Great Brita'n and France. "The Emperor has deigned to charge me to commu. nicate these determinations to all friendly Power.:. (Signed) " I‘tESSELRODE." THE MEDITERRANEAN. MARSEILLES, FEB. 22. General De Sparre reviewed to-day detachments of the 2d, 3d, 6th, 9th, 12th, 17th, 19th, 23d, 31st, 34th, 35th, 36th, 38th, 41st, 44th, 61st, 63d, 64th, 66th, and 67th infantry regiments, the Ist Battalion of the Chasseurs of - Vincennes, and the 3d Regiment of Artillery, previous to their embarking to join the head-quarters of their respective regiments in the Crimea. They presented an effective force of about twelve hundred men. They were equ i ppe d i n complete marching order, and appeared to be better calculated to support the fatigues of a Crimean campaign than many of the youths 1 have seen lately embarked for that destination. There exists a difficulty at present in finding ships to transport them. The Government has chartered all the commercial steamers to be had for money, some even of doubtful character :as to seaworthi ness, and some lately launched and not yet ready for sea. Notwithstanding all their exertions, how ever, there are at present in the dock only a few sailing transports. There remains on the quay a vast quantity of material for the army in the East, and among it a huge pile of timber, intended for the construction of huts for the army before Sebastopol. Our letters from Scutari inform us that Miss Nightin gale has been attacked by fever, but, we are happy to say, she has nearly recovered her health. BOOKS, &0., TO SOIITII AUSTRALIA.—GeneraI Post office, Feb., 1855.—0 n and from the Ist March next, the provisions of the Colonial Book Post, as laid down in instructions No. 10, just issued, will be extended to Book packets transmitted by packet between the United Kingdom and the colony of South Australia. Upon book packets for the above mentioned colony, the rates of postage will be as follows, viz. :—For a packet not exceeding lb. in weight, 6d. ; for a packet exceeding lb. and not exceeding 1 lb., ls. ; for a packet exceed. ing 1 lb. and not exceeding 2 lb., 20., and so on, increas ng ono mhillink for every pound or fraction of a pound. ~•h-,~_, REPORT OF GENERAL NIEL. General Niel, whom the Emperor Napoleon sent to report on the state of the siege operations, says a great change is to be made in the mode of attack. Hitherto the principal points of attack by the be siegers have been the south-eastern portion of the exterior line of defence of Sebastopol, the Quaran tine Fort, and the Flag-staff bastion. It has been resolved that the direction of the 'attack shall be changed. The principal point of attack chosen by General Niel is Fort Malakoff. Four batteries are to be erected at the distance of six hundred metres from that bastion, which will completely unite the French and English works, and enable them to concentrate an overwhelming force against the place, and render it untenable. It is calculated that these works will be completed about the 10th of March, er, in allowing for accidents of weather and unforeseen delays, at all events by the 20th. By that time the allied forces will be prepared to open a fire, which, it is be hoped, will be decisive, with no less than 400 heavy guns. COURT CIRCULAR. Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, and the gentlemen in waiting, skated on Satur day morning on the ice on the waters within the Buck ingham Palace Gardens. Her Majesty and tine Royal Princesses promenaded in the garden. The Duke and Duchess of Nemours visited the Queen en Saturday. Her Majesty had a dinner party in the evening. The company included the Duchess of Cambridge, the Prin cess Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge ; the French Ambassador and the Countess Walewski, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl and Countess if Derby, the Earl of Carlisle, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, the Bishop of London and Mrs. Blomfield, Vice-Admiral Deans Dnndas, Lady Suffield, Major Home Purves, and Lieut.-Col. Tyrwhitt. _ _ The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attend• once, and played during the dinner. Her Majesty's private band performed a selection of music in the evening. Yesterday the Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and Princess Alice, attended divine service in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Very Rev, the Deaa of Windsor officiated. The ladies and gentlemen in waiting and the domestic household also attended the service. A Cabiiet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers pre sent were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of ♦.rgyll, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Panmure, Sir Charles Wood, Sir William Molesworth, the Earl of Carlisle, and Viscount Canning. The Council sat three hours and a half. Meetings of the Oxford University Commission were keld at No. 18, Great Queen-street, Westminster, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, during the last week. The Commissioners present were :—The Earl •f Harrowby, Mr. Justice Coleridge, the Dean of Wells, Sir John W. Awdry, and Sir George Cornewall Lewis, with the Secretaries, Mr, Goldwin Smith, and the Rev. S. W. Wayte. Count d'lngelheint has been nominated ambassador of Austria to the courts of Hanover, Oldenburg, and Brunswick, in the mono of M. de Koiler, appointed In ternuncio at Constantinople. DEATH OF LORD PONSONBY.—This veteran diploma tist, who for many years represented the court of St. James's at the Porte, died on Thursday at Brighton, at the advanced age of 84. THE EARL OF LUCAN.—The late commander of ca valry in the East is daily expected in London. Major-General Vivian is appointed to the command of the Turkish contingent. THE REPRESENTATION Os' MONTROSE.—The Cam bridge Independent of Saturday states that Mr. Trelaw ney, the late candidate at Bedford, has issued an address to the electors of Montrose. A movement is in pro gress to invite Mr. Burnley Hume to fill the vacancy occasioned by his father's death. THE SPEAKER'S DINNER.—The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his third Parliamentary dinner on Sa• turday, when there were present :—The Right Hon. Lord Seymour, the Right Hon. Lord Grosvenor, the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Right Hon. Sir Francis Baring, Bart , the Right Hen. Vernon Smith, Sir John Shelley, Bart., Sir William Heatheote, Bart., Sir Robert Ferguson, Bart., Sir John Duckworth, Bart., Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart., Mr. Wm. Beekett, Mr. Loftus Wigram, Mr. Thomas Baring, Mr. Evelyn Denison, Mr. Robert Palmer, Mr. Greene, Mr. Henry Herbert, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Ker Seyaaer, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Raikes Currie, Mr. George Dundas, Mr. Spencer Waddington. The following gentlemen were prevented :—Sir Thomas D. Acland, Bart., General Sir De Lacy Evans, K.C.8., Colonel Wilson Patten, Mr. Sotheron, Sir Robert Peel, Bart., and Sir John Yarde Buller, Bart. The Rev. Mr. Garnier and the Secretary were present. GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.--Mr. William Henry Roberts, of the Midland Circuit, is appointed Recorder of Grantham ; Mr. George Boden, of the Midland Cir cuit, is appointed Recorder of Stamford ; Mr. F. Wal ford, of the Home Circuit, is appointed Recorder of Saffron Walden ; Mr. Maurice W. Midlane is appointed first class clerk, Mr. Thomas C. Grant second class clerk, and the Hon. H. C. Elliot third class clerk in the Admiralty, Whitehall ; Lewis Irving is appointed third class clerk in the Comptroller of Victualling Depart ment of the Admiralty, Somerset house ; Mr. Arthur N. Birch is appointed a junior clerk in the Colonial office, Dawning -street. —Observer. On Friday the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee awarded 2501. for the immediate use of the coalwhipperi; 1001. to the fellowship porters; and sums varying from 101. to 501. to each of the wards of the City for the starving poor. On Friday morning,at Marlborough-street Police-court, Luigi Baranelli, the Italian, was brought up from examinationN ewgat e b y habeas ,before for he the magistrate. week. purpose The h of e evidence undergoing ait having been read over, the prisoner was remanded till that day The members of the London Commercial Sale Rooms and others in the immediate neighbourhood of Mincing lane commenced a guinea subscription on Friday for the relief of the poor, and collected 2101., which was handed to the police-magistrates of the Thames, Southwark, and Worship-street offices. On Saturday a number of the medical officers attached to the Government civil hospital at Smyrna left the London-bridge station to proceed to their destination via Paris for Marseilles. They were accompanied by a body of 40 orderlies. It is expected that next Saturday the nurses will be sent out by the same route. On Saturday morning !the steam transports Imperial and New Pelton left the London Docks fully laden with hospital stores, medicines, and medical comforts, for the East. The supplies by the Imperial are intended for the British hospital at Scutari, those by the New Pelton for the hospital about to be opened at Smyrna. The cargo of the Imperial includes the handsome present of 384 dozens of the best port wine from the merchants of Oporto for the use of the hospital at Scutari. DIE LATE FIRE AND Loss of LIFE NEAR BLICKPRIARS BRIDGE. —On Friday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, Mr. Win. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey , resumed, at the Eightßells Tavern, Cross-street, Blackfriars-road, the adjourned inquest on the body of Mr. Thos. Parker, Jackson. The jury returntd a verdict to the effect, "That the deceased lost his life at a fire which took place in the saw-mills, but how the fire took place there yras no evidence to prove." A SPORTING NOTES. AO THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECesse —rU The "interregnum" is ended. The long a nd e expected thaw has set in, and turfites w ill be able coo with to resume active employment. T he y will 44 mence their field operations at Aintree, on r oi rl o o the Liverpool "Spring" Meeting, originally OP el' to take place on Wednesday, the 29th inst., be 1 , 041 poned until that day. This arrangement has, lle onin ee scarcely created general satisfaction, an d an 250 pretty widely obtains that it was Prl3fiestioof made. Still, Mr. Topham may plead a jobidoil for ho could scarcely have calculated upon so °, ll a ltete change in the skyey influences. In making tu u 100 4 tion in his " fixture," however, he has unscruPt taken care of No. One, and has evinced an 11 0 f 3 ' 11 1 ference to the success of another meeting., bi s ° ,;,moat exigent circumstances only could sears in " appropriating" Friday to his own use, the promoters of the Oundle affair bad finally c e e that day on which to celebrate their already Woo" poned gathering. Unpropitious weathe r, and °,404 vious causes, will doubtless militate considerablY„o ' the success of the Liverpool Meeting. The fielnestir will perhaps be numerically insignificant , few h°`oetS ing in fit condition to contest the legitinaate Speculation on the Spring Cep has for nianY(lll2lo, at a stand still. The little betting which ha s ten 0 • Or has, I believe, been engrossed by Lady Taty unquestionably " well in." To determine the result of the race is impossible in the absence of : 0 0 ledge as to the "form" and the degrees of Pr e P e j of the intended competitors. I ans infortnsboili Wadlow's horses have, despite the frost, leen ° they /14 s take almost uninterrupted exercise, and that r 0 o in a very " forward condition." This fact ntuoo to regard with some partiality the chance of eld i who generally "throws in" for some good that in the season. The other flat races I shall not upon, as all opinions respecting them can u founded on rumours and hypotheses. h Troo p The spirit and determination with vesuu — c T STri s i been supported for THE GRAND NATIONA' VA ' CHASE are sufficient indications of the conid,eutrielF4 is placed in his chance. Trout was, it it; said' ba P il Bourton, and found to be " within7lbs of hfu i l i d port also states that he subsequently became .44 s eow the understandings." The truth of those ru, d e ever, is not established by the movements in e l P' Market, where Trout is anything but " 65 ,110.0 ( partizans, too, are certainly more nurnerous";oll ponents. Indeed, so far as he is concerned, tart p olf jo and let I dare not wait upon I would, lik.° 1 : 1 : n e lcl 0 19 in the adage, which informs us that puss 97 " 0 % vor trout, but was afraid to wet her feet. Settloo9 ports aside, however, as untrustworthy , f t i f i e si do t knowledged that OR paper Trout's chanc e ills 1,0 able enough. He is handicapped on fav u l o rer;oo l and his "antecedents" are alo n e sufficien t " 00,0 pretensions worthy of serious consideration.,„oooo people affect to regard the " intentions °f with suspicion, and indulge in expectatiens i t o , ola "interest of the stable" represented by 0 4 4 01 even go so far as to assert that it has been Villflob tied for Tasker to ride Rosa whilst Walter soil ° s have the mount on Trout. ' Rosa's chan cel deem slender enough. 0 1 :0 4 O tlts j e Miss Mowbray has been mentioned W. -- 1/ 01 ° late, and she has been reported amiss. Still, set °o' that she is as well as ever she was, and Oat s Is Cl is sanguine of success. If my inforreafi°o4,ol worthy, Miss Mowbray will prove a (1 ,1 11 Pr o s gonist to Trout, and may again btf LO-o_,ABP competitor for the Grand National. o ' e 6 ll° n - ea ° party well versed in all steeplechase tavP,,tei l plans it is somewhat difficult to discoler'i )lev, e o,,n are seemingly agreed as to the soundness t sea pretensions, but in discussing his chan ue g ott/ A "Will he go for the money ?" is invaiahl9,;o. query is puzzling, and I confess I have 6° ,7 t e,0P,4 in answering it in the affirmative. Rell u petli e r e s Hoylake, where Needwood has been re u ;., sty are not exactly satisfactory ; albeit they a o ol' o vague and conflicting. Estimating Need O a li tr o fi by his approved merit, I am convinced At never had fairer opportunity than is °U, ri sq l e l tir/ winning so important a race as the Gran d The only other animals which attract In/ 4 6 in the list of acceptances are Abdeel - lC u i d et er ernyo Bastion, Escape, Boundaway, Spring, en" and of this lot I deem Abd-el-Kadere P o f Spring most worthy of notice. By the w. , 21 , g i00,4 is much fancied by certain o f the Irish D AY the por The difficulties in the way of discovering 00tistt competitors are manifold and patent. Th, e f t eelr„Ar and weather has completely stopped horses 11 ! c lealroel perhaps placed these that were really 111 , Poi de combat. When the muster roll is call e ;11 .4 0 , 1/ 1 . 0 / the number of competitors will not perhaltue o ,7ol l twenty. lam induced to believe that the comprises the principal starte rs . I hat ) _ J o voured to indicate the most likely riders Yrs st t oliit Peter Simple Miss Mowbray Peter a 11 t, ii„alt Needwood , 12 Trout Retail . 10 a, i o sb 6 D. Abd-el-Kader Dalkeith 10 4 1 0 445 Bastion a Escape The Nuggett Rosa Boundaway Spring a 10 lOl% a 0 4 T O P' . io 6 19 0 ar dor. „ 912 41 9 10 Janus Anatis Maurice Daly Maley Pimpern a ^ 8 11 , 3 9 6 l i b ri >. a ,o 9 6 o a 4 r I. $// 8 Free Trader i 3 p 4 Little Charley Burnt Sienna. a 9 , In addition to the above, Garland, S t a r In and one or two others, may put in an aP `iie l •osl/ 1 must be borne in mind that I have on l y . 1 0;4 most probable starters. Certain of the O D " , 1 ) horses will, doubtless, be absent when th e Xl o ` rings. From the 'm arks given above, the coec-11111411/r,,s; I have arrived has, doubtless, been guessed; TtoripOt of money indu ces me t o pl ace much faith 111,11 in the event of an a c c ident I shall not h e n MAI see either Miss MOWBRAY or NEEDW°t r otscioll For cockboats I shall "stand" Abd-el 10 1 '., - 0 0P1110 Should any movement of sufficient 11":100"01 made to cause me to alter or modify tleY °P , 1 180 4 describe their origin and indicate their te o .14 j1 , Sun of Thursday. gso February 26. A fl t " t V Ott Oi l P.S. 3 o'clock p.m.—ln "C:ty circle s ,. plvArd exist as to whether the meeting will to . :'„ c oaSe t if nounced, and much dissatisfaction prevails,l" Ste", Parties arc willing to bet 2 to 1 that the 0 0 01 0 11 is not decided within the week ! lquetherd sparingly heaped upon M r . Tophanh not remains to be seen. Should the 111 o t over" until next week it will clash 131- with Nottingham. 0 41 POSTPONEMENT OF THE L ICE STEEPLECHASES' w SUN OFF 1° ,;(1 tij The Races are posponed to Marak it Coursing to , March 6 and 8. X ll° ) ' CRIMINAL COURT.—( 2IB6° or O r 44 The February session of the abov e be grove, t t h h e i s ß m g o h r t n morning, b . e t f h o e r e Recorder,th Righte A l lf de o r n o i ie l iO p Ve Finniin, and Sir R. W. CO" - ,c oD e d l 'a t s l `; Under-SheriiTs, &c., &c. ,53eetPost c ,, e " The calenesr conta,irs the nausea 01,0910,0 ',,, The Recorder, iu his charge to the ''' e ss ° 4 01:P Ool e ; c 1 expressed his satisfaction at the lightl i boll':,,o 4 ,o l dar, and at the probability that their la of short duration. The most serious c- s o e it ° ,o' dar was a charge of murder agains t oo " TillAp ia ' Luigi Baranelli, who was committed t r,,. P ,.. - a t, f' pl''d inquisition for he murder of one pel l : t i i ere'f,is°,,',o l l; peared, had dap gerously wounded an i ",, g troi,,, - 8 made a most ell atermined attempt to ~..'"„001 „ )3 ) He had reason. to believe that ovri v is be 14 ,i several of the witnesses they would nq 0 , this case at the, present session tun ,l to 0 - ro ot i° ,,f preferred, the fi lets were unfotel to re 4" pr o f they would no doubt feel it their d,_ llt l e , leg OA I ° it te i bid for murder, and also one for sa ° " t old 4' murder. 0 lie of the cases that w ° 6 l . o i o p b ° them was a ch il.rge against a person 1)31 %g UP 00 0 having shot at • a boy who was tresPassicoine perty, and wbio, it appeared, wit b " c a 'a b ele. ob endeavouring to get a rabbit out 0' der e fit that the act o discharging a gun tlu d ',i ll s ir eolli; li tt stances was to tally unjustifiable, al i d ,„ 1 1)h" he D' o tti o proved, it wo , alil be their duty to fin tio n Wool` e rf b ° o any matters oi7j ustification or exPls- u3 wag the cllc , forward before I; he petty jury. 'p i erc ed tho t li b; o r case of shooting , in which it apPea r oil er accused being displeased at the r t. ' e ffect at tb° sale of some oi7l is property had be en 'ots it - s ts tl i o'p tioneer, ra tely discharged two.? ° . o ch son, and altho hhe fortunately dw - di „,, i l i c l3.o bte at fit injury, yet the p risoner had und" h ogs Ao g rendered hims'ali "C amenable to the c , s notl o r ol ,,, probably be prof erred against linn, tent to murder, or to do grievoussidortdP, Do;torr only remaining ease to which he c°/ „, tarcefitlit4°,s borer to allude was a charge of sirnP`l' o t g reft ge j v/ 0 0 circumstances cc ,nnected with it vier' an 011 e 1V? jo,o and interest to IA se The PT th ,t 1 . 1) 0 ai d merly a policerra In, and it apreare._ o f b0v . , 10 1._ fro, o several cba,rges preferred against 0 1 ,a' reetst n i a" ti jos oo l o l i , boys to commit robberies in the P I be DP'9 l b reg having appropi t ated property whicu Wi tat lic lo v i t thieves in his stody his ovo l , lg o e s ay t P t it ! to 0 11 the police as aI, )dy, be felt bouna fl d ths of life dered their con.] uct most exeniP lar l'k;teet i°ll bis cc ;.o most important; institution for thfil_ d property that h I ever been intro d tP t vs l 0 , e n, The present ins t ante, however, "s ld J e9 '` Nis" ro'by according witnesses were ra t ception, and tics a grand !jury w°' h S te 4f sons °I. 0 0 " der 0' e ly P ui t d e b 0 o r t, to 1 : 0 1: fi e l , but he believed ; their evidence vv,e_ndod tba, t o ..a or ha other testimony, and he appreni: their cluii.l.ol/ un f d a o ct u s bt l :e i l circumstances, V hey would 10 ' 1 h old b e bilis, in order at the matter into. The grand joy; then retired. . _~_. COM,