The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-24 00:00:00

THE WAR DEPARTMENT .IND THE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. Lord Grey gave notice last night of his intention to move an address to the Crown on Tuesday next upon a subject which is at this time of the very highest conse quence, for it lies at the root of all the failures of our mi tary a dministration. Our readers will probably remem *er that very early in the last session of Parliament, and when the war was still undeclared, we urged most I strongly on the Government and the country the ;mperative necessity of a. complete reform in the civil de partments of the army, introducing unity instead of di vision, and direct responsibility instead of endless con tusion. We showed that success in war depended far more on skill in military administrrtion than on any other quality, for the bravest troops in the world cannot triumph unless they have ample means of locomotion and of transport, with continual supplies of clothing, stores, and food. We added that in this country it was, as matters now stood, extremely difficult to accom plish these essential objects, because the division of the civil and military departments of the army under six or seven distinct heads rendered it impossible to work the machine ; and we predicted that, if the attempt was male to carry on extensive military operations in the field without a radical change at home, the re sult would be a failure. That result has ceme in a form evert more rapid and disastrous than we had anticipated ; but, though we readily acquit men of not having accomplished impossibilities, we retain the con viction that the Government committed a fatal error last spring in not proceeding at once to an entire reorgan isation and union of the civil departments of the army. These views were energetically presented to the House of Lords by Lord Grey ; they were known to be enter tained by Lord Panmure, by Mr. Ellice, and by all those persons who had any practical knowledge of the .subject ; and at length Parliament was called upon to vote the necessary estimate for an additional Secretary of State to take charge of the War Department. There appears to have been in this transaction either a great misunderstanding or great insincerity. It was, indeed, obvious that when the Secretary of State for War found himself charged with the mast laborious • department in the Government he could not continue to administer the Colonial dependencies of the British Crown in both hemispheres. That point was conceded and on that alone the separation of the offices was car ried into effect. The Duke •f Newcastle was allowed to take his choice between the two departments ; unfortunately for himself and for the country, he took that of War ; and his colleagues unwisely con sented to give it him, instead of placing the seals of that department [in the hands of the Minister who was recommended to them by the unanimous voice of the nation. But this was a very small part of the change we had contended for, and which the state of the army required. Instead of simplifying the administra tive machine, it added another wheel to it. The sepa ration of the Secretary at War from the Secretary of State for War was retained ; the Ordnance, the Treasury, the Horse Guards, the Home-office, all continued to con duct their fraction of military affairs ; and when Parlia ment calls for an account of the administratioa of the army, it will be found impossible to unravel the truth out of this labyrinth of offices, boards, and irresponsible public servants. The evil is the more unpardonable because it had been foreseen. Numerous instances had been produced of the scandalous delays and absurd mistakes arising out •f the perpetual references to dif ferent branches of the same service even in time of peace. What must these evils become when a large force was suddenly sent out to take the field at a great distance from home, in a barbarous country, and with little experience of administration cr of wart To take, for instance, the most striking example. It is said that the Secretary at War is the Flnance Minister of the army. He is responsible to Parliament for the employment of the public money, and every measure or order which involves expense must have his assent. But what can be done without expense! How is it possible for the Secretary of State to exercise any real authority at all, if the means of payment are in the hands of one office and the means of execution in two or three others ! The first condition of a good administration of the civil departments of the army is to reduce them to one bead, placing the power and the responsibility in the hands of one Minister. What is now termed "the War office" should at once be expanded into the office of the Secretary of State and identified with it, the Secretary at War receiving the seals of what is now the higher de partment. This was the plan fully discussed and agreed to by Lord Howick's commission, and it is a reproach to the Ministers who set their names t,) that document that they never carried its recommendations into effect. War has at last come upon us. It has found us ill prepared and prone to miscalculate our real strength ; for, while the external condition of the Queen's troops presented, as it ever will, the aspect of one of the finest armies in Europe, our statesmen had neither the knowledge northe power to provide for the rapid evolutions and enormous wants of suchen army in active warfare. The next stepafter the establishment of an effective Ministry of War, com prising under one head alltbe political duties of that office, is to combine the administrative departments, which ought to derive their authority from one responsible Minister, being all subject to his immediate control. The de partment of stores and that of fortifications should be separated from the Ordnance ; the Commissariat, the Baggage Department, the Medical Staff, with the whole system of military hospitals at home and abroad, and the Militia, ought all to be brought within the control of the War Secretary, leaving the Horse Guards and the General Commanding-in-Chief to carry on that strictly military portion of the administration of the army which is a part of the Royal Prerogative. It is scarcely credible to what extent the army has suffered by these absurd divisions of duty and responsibility. Even the Ministers of the Crown cannot obtain the commonest information as to the condition of the forces without applying to several distinct funetioneries ; and every order they give has to pass through the same ordeal. In some cases men holding high official stations at home have been allowed to go out to the Crimea without re signing their home appointments ; thus Lord Raglan himself is at this very moment blaster-General of the Ordnance, and continues to transmit orders in that ca pacity to his deputy in England as if lie had time to spare, in presence of the enemy, for, the business of a semi-civil department at home. The last 25 years have witnessed great and successful reforms in almost all the institutions of this country. We have reformed the House of Commons, we have ameliorated the law, we have improved the Church, we have reconstructed our whole colonial and commercial system ; but that which up to this time has resisted all reform is the administration of the army, partly because the great man who retained the command of it till the close of his life was an enemy to innovation, and partly because the state of the army during peace did not ren der its defects apparent to the nation. The greatest and most essential service that can be rendered at this time to the country by any statesman is to accomplish this great task. It requires a bold and comprehensive mind, united to an indefatigable power of mastering details, without which no man ought to touch military affairs. It demands an absolute superiority to all personal con siderations, and a determination to withstand unmoved all the resistance of party and family influence, of pro fessional pretensions, and of official prejudices. It must have the head and the hand of a master, armed for a time with almost di.ctatorial power. With less than this it will be vain to undertake the reorganisation of the Bri tish army, for would be impossible to accomplish it. Yet the securit y and the honour of the country depend on its accomplishment. We do not presume to assert that we have n statesman among us at this time fully qualified by cb erecter and by previous attainments to perform this duly, though Lord Grey and Lord Ellen borough are th e two men in whom we should be disposed to place the laigest amount if confidence for such a pur pose. But, be the statesman chosen who he may, we are satisfied that if he enters vigorously on the discharge of such a duty lee will deserve, and he will receive, the cordial and strenuous support of Parliament, of the press, and of the people of England ; and that, without' such a statesman, al ile to grasp the whole functions of a War Minister, no 0 abinet can or ought to stand in the present circumste noel of Europe. These are our opinions—not formed h est' tly, or under the influence of the late dis asters in tl s.e Crimea, but deliberately expressed long before the of ierations if war had begun. We urge them now with :em ,fold force, because they are armed with all the terrors of experience ; for the predictions of those who diets. tted tibe organization of the civil departments of the army ' sult have: been more than justified by the re -5 (complaint we rece i ve f rom the Crimea is a pro . test ar cant the system against which no Minister, however l' e b or i ous, and no General, however able, could !mere:Nair ,fly contend ; and we trust that the first act of she pr sent session of Parli ament w i ll be to enforce a I radios' I. reform of these abuses. —Times. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT .lANCHESTER-TunDAT. T he rooms were well attended to-day, and things in a gen eral way bore an animated appearance. It soon be care .e evident that there was a commission in the market to back Rotherham for the Chester Cup, which roon brought him to 25 to 1 (taken). The same odds were taken about The Reiver, but 20 to 1 was in most in stances the highest offer against him. 50 to 1 each was frequently asked for about Little Harry, Brown Brandy, and Early Bird ; 40 to 1 was, however, the highest offer, 12 to 1 would have been taken about Grwculus Esuriens for the Derby, and De Clar© was occasionally but we did not see him backed. 'We think 12 i( put up," to 1 could have been obtained. emo to 200 was offered against Scott's Lot. 300 to 8 was offered on the fi e ld for the Liverpool Steeplechase, for which ev en t t h e not yet appeared. Nothing was d one weights have upon the Great Nor thern, Metropolitan, City and Su burban, or the Nort.;:arnpton Handicaps. The following are Vic latest quotations : LiVERPOOL STEXPLECHASE. 100 to Bon The Field (offered) CIUSTEIt Qt/r. 25 to 1 agst The Reiver (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Rotherham (taken) •`-'5" to 1 agst Arthur We' lesley (offered) 40 to 1 ags t B racken ( o ff ere d) 40 to 1 agst Little Hairy (take 50 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Brown Brandy (take 50 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Early Bird (take 50 to 1) 66 to 1 agst Virago (taken) 66 to 1 agst 'Muscovite (taken) 66 to 1 agst Kaffir (taken) DERBY. • 15 to 2 agst St. Hubert (nominal) 11 to 1 agst Gra3culus (take 12 to 1) 13 to 1 agst De Clare (nominal) 30 to 1 agst Polydore (offered) 500 to 200 agst Scott'e Lot (offered) THE AUSTRIAN DESPATOII OF DECEMBER 24. The following is a translation of the Austrian despatch of the 24th of December calling upon Prussia to arm. It completes the series of documents. It is addressed by Count Buol to Count Esterhazy, the Austrian Am bassador at Berlin : " VIENNA, DEC, 24. "M. le Comte,—The Imperial Government is induced, by the additional article of November 26 and the resolu tion of the Diet founded upon it, taken on the 9th inst., not only to come to an understanding anew with the Prussian Court, respecting the military arrangements re quired by the position of the two German great Powers, but also to give the Imperial Ambassador, who is President of the Diet, the necessary instructions to co-operate in carrying into effect the said resolution of the august as sembly. " In order, however, to raise the discussion of this sub ject at Berlin the Imperial Government has waited for the answer of the Prussian Cabinet to the official communica tion of the alliance contracted on the 2d of December ; for it is clear that Prussia's adherence or non-adherence to that treaty will cause her to modify the military measures she will have to take. It was oar earnest wish to be enabled to resume with Prussia our deliberations for the joint mili tary preparations of Austria, Prussia, and the entire Ger manic Confederation, on a line of exact political equality. But since the declaration of the Berlin Cabinet, now lying before us, postpones a decision on this subject, we are limited for the present in our negotiations for the equip ment of the German Powers to retain merely that basis that was already founded by the alliance of April 20 and the resolutions of the Diet on the 9th inst. " According to the 3d article of the treaty, and the second paragraph of the military convention annexed to it, Prussia eventually engaged to mobilise 100,00 J men within 36 days, and again to place another 100,000 men on its eastern frontier within three weeks after placing in readiness the former body of troops. This engagement is to come into operation as soon as the necessity for it arises, by virtue of the stipulations in the treaty, and consequently all that has now to be done is to come to a proper under standing on this point between the contracting parties. " There can hardly be a doubt now, however, that the necessity for this mobilisation is actually at hand, in case there should be no certain prospect of re-establishing the general peace by the end of a term now very near, and in deed before the expiration of the present month. " Russia is ready to take the field on her eastern fron tier, and can concentrate, in a very short time, her forces, now ready for action, so as to strike a vigorous blew at the empire. For making its appearance at the Upper Vistula, the Russian army requires far less time than is requisite for the equipment and concentration of a Prussian army, 100,000 strong. If the fulfilment of Prussia's engagement to assist in defending Austria from all attacks is to be realised, it becomes, under such circumstances, more urgent every day that Prussia should have in readineks the military forces required for the purpose of common defence. Baron Hess is decidedly of opinion that the moment vas arrived when Prussia should commence the mobilisation of apart of her army, according to the treaty. He declares that our forces stationed on the Eastern fron tier will not suffice, until joined by the 100,000 Prussian troops, for enabling him to commence the contest with the prospective certainty of success. " A more detailed discussion of the arrangements to bo made on this head ought therefore to be commenced with out delay. We are also ready to send again and at once for this purpose a military commissioner to Berlin. "In the opinion of the Ordnance Master, Baron Hess, in case these negotiations sh ou ld b e conducted not merely on the basis of the April Treaty, but also en that of Prus sia's accession to the treaty of alliance of December 2, the collective force of Prussia's contingent, as stipulated in the military convention of April 20, would suffice for the present, and nothing further would be imperative save the immediate and simultaneous mobilisation of this aggregate fore] of 200,000 men, which can be concentrated at Posen and Breslau. " With respect, further, to any military measures on the part of the Bund, we indulge in the hope that Prussia will be willing to co-operate with us at the Diet for promptly and vigorously calling out what was agreed on the 20th of April should form the minimum of the Diet's contingent. Assuredly, all the Governments composing the Diet will evince the greatest readiness in taking this step, when they see the two great Powers setting them the example by placing their own armies on a war footing commensurate with the occasion. " Together with the armies of Austria and Prussia, by virtue of the stipulations mentioned, the remaining States shall hold the half of their contingents ready for action. In so far as it is applicable in the present instance, either four separate half army corps could be formed, each with its own commander, to be nominated according to the pro visions of the military federal statute, while each half con tingent could be joined later by its remaining half, so as, if required, to bring the four army corps to their full normal strength; or two combined and complete corps—a South German and a North German could be formed. In either case these federal corps would have to effect a junc tion simultaneously with that of the Austrian and Prus sian armies. The forms to be used in calling out and con centrating the federal troops may be left to the option of the Governments concerned and the deliberations of the military committee. All that in this respect need be attended to would be to take care that no delay ensued through the difficulties, perhaps, that might attend the mobilisation of the half-contingents, respecting the forma- tion of the smaller bodies of troops in particular, since the chief object of the measure is to have the federal troops ready for action, and in the strength prescribed. The in dividual Governments should not be fettered while pro moting this object, and, after the precedent of partial levies on former occasions, the troops soonest ready would have to receive the route. The federal adjustment of the burdens by subsequent services, or by the payment of their equivalent to the Diet, could be settled afterwards. "Sh.uld Prussia's accession. to the alliance of December 2 take place later. the two Powers would doubtless be in duced at the same time to extend their joint motion in the Diet to the calling out of the whole grand contingent of the federal army, in order to give to the military position of the entire Germanic Confederation a greater force, stringently necessary for the offensive. " Your Excellency will easily conceive that it is of imme diate and practical import ince for Austria to be speedily , and fully made acquainted with Prussia's intentions rola tive to the points I have been dwelling upon. Our further measures, in a military sense, and especially with respect to our sending a military commissioner to Berlin and in structions to Frankfort, are connected with the reply of the Prussian Government to the present note. In cmv mu nicating this note therefore to the President of the Minis try, your Excellency will express to him the very groat value we set on receiving information as speedily as possi ble. and it is to be hoped in the sense desired, with regard to Prussia's views and resolutions concerning the mobilisa tion on the part of the German Powers.—Receive, &c., • " Count BUOL." THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1855. by the Crimean Army Fund, with comforts and necessaries for the army in the Crimea, left Gibraltar on the 16th inst. for Balaklays. MILITARY. The depot of the 92d Highlanders arrived in Edinburgh Castle on Thursday morning from Belfast. It numbers above 200 strong, and meanwhile garrisons the Castle with the depot of the 82d, embarked for Corfu. The 15th Hussars, the head-quarters of which are sta tioned at the Exeter cavalry barracks, have commenced re cruiting. During the last few weeks the regiment has been actively engaged in training horses for the Crimea. Two captains, four subalterns, six sergeants, two drum mers, and 100 rank and file from each depot of regiments serving in the Crimea are ordered to be held in readiness for immediate embarkation for Malta, where they will form a provisional depot to the army under Lord Raglan. The Crcesus, at Southampton, will be ready for the con veyance of troops by the end of the month, and will con vey some of these detachments to Malta. A small barrack, on the Milldam, Portsmouth, adjacent to the new garrison hospital, has been attached to that establishment for the accommodation of the sick and wounded en arrival at Portsmouth from the Crimea. It will contain from 50 to 80 convalescents. The new cavalry barracks at Hilsea, three miles from Portsmouth, is at present occupied by a company of mili tia; but a field battery of artillery, with from 80 to IUO hoi see, will be sent down as soon as the exigencies of the service admit of the rerac.val of the militia from those barracks. The authorities of the Royal Clarence Victualling esta blishment, Gosport, are now loading with provisions, with all despatch, for Malta and the Crinsea, the transports Isis, Louisa, ifargaretta, and Shannon. All these will be laden and despatched (or nearly so) this day. A letter from an officer of the China squadron, dated Hong Kong, the 27th of November, says :—" The Rattler has just arrived from Shanghai, bringing back the Gover nor of Heng Kong. Wo have met with unsatisfactory re sults at the Peiho. The Comus, now at Canton, it is ex pected, goes down to Singapore. The Encounter, in a day or two, proceeds to Shanghai. The Bittern relieves the Comus at Canton, and the Racehorse goes to Amoy. The Winchester and Spartan, Styx and Barraconta's destina tion is at present unknown. One of the marine officers of the Sybille is to be tried by court-martial. J. C. Ansten, assistant-sergeon, is appointed to the Sybille, vice Murrey, who goes to England in the Lily. The Enterprise sailed for England last week with all the officers under close arrest, and a mate was sent to navigate the ship to Eng land, in conjunction with the ice -master, who lately had been doing all the official duties of the ship." THE SIEGE OF ,c'EBASTOPOL. A private letter (French) from the camp before Sebas. topol, of the Ist inst., is as follows: " The cold begins to make itself felt. The thermometer (centigrade) marks two degrees islow zero (freezing point); but this is merely a prelude. Tae mountains above Inker mai are covered with snow, which does not fall until later at the peninsula of the Chersomese. The camp, enclosed on two sides by the sea, is partly sheltered from the north winds, and the excellent arrangements adopted by our sol diers will protect them from the rigours of the season. With their usual skill and intelligence they have succeded in establishing chimneys in their tents. The fireplace is dug in the ground, and a pipe laid under carries the smoke out. The Zouaves have found, ne one knows where, water pipes in cast metal, en that their warming ap paratus is ai object of admiration to their friends, the English, who remain freezing till their wooden houses come out from England to them. If the thermometer of the weather gets low, that of the good spirit of the army has not for a single moment fallen. Our young conscripts rise very soon to the level of their seniors. I know not what aro the intentions of our General-in-Chief, but the day he desires to make use of it he will have an admirable army to second him. In this respect he has no need to hurry himself, for the army has confidence in itself, aLd its vigour is becoming more and more solid. " The difficulty of communications having delayed the transport of supplies of projectiles to the English camp, a step has been adopted which will greatly accelerate that operation. They are brought up by men belonging to the French corps of observation. In this manner about 300 projectiles (10-inch shells) are brought up daily from Bala klava to the depot near the English batteries. Our brave soldiers apply themselves with an ardour really worthy of admiration to all sorts of work, but in particular to that which contributes towards hastening the moment for the assault which they so earnestly desire. "According to the most acourate information, convey ance by sledges cannot be considered in the Crimea, and oven on a part of the steppes which are above Perekop, as a mode of transport of a permanent and regular nature, because 'the snow does not generally remain suffieiently long and with the necessary degree of solidity. The Rus sians cannot therefore count upon the sledges in the interior of the Crimea, and it will not be possible for them to make use of it except to a certain distance above Perekop. "There is as yet no indication of the arrival of the two Russian divisions recently sent to the Crimea. They must have found on their way great obstacles in consequence of the rains. On the other hand, the country, no longer of feting aay more resources for the sustenance of horses, the greater part of the Russian cavalry appears to have retired towards Perekop. "The day before yesterday General Morris made a recon naissance in the direction of Baidar with the Chasseurs of Africa,several battalions, and abattery. He encountered some posts of Cossacks, whom the Chasseurs charged, and of whom they killed a few, and made some prisoners. The Russian artillery in position on the right bank of the Tchernaya fired on the party. Our artillery replied, and broke one of the enemy's pieces. But the Russian corps stationed on the right bank attempted Nothing. A. few battalions, how ever, got under arms. We have had four or five wounded, one of whom is an officer, who received a lance thrust." We 'borrow the following details of the siege of Sebas topol from the correspondence of the Moniteur de CAratee " Beforo Sebastopol, Dec. 31. " Starting from the Belfry-house, inhabited by the major who commands in the trenches, and which is the centre of all the orders relating to the siege operations, you enter the covered zig-zags heading to the parallels. The first parallel joins the second on the left ; it leads now, without interruption, to the Quarantine faubourg. The second parallel, which on the left stretches 300 or 400 metres into the bay, touches on the right the third parallel ; it passes at the point where two ravines meet, and which unite at a depth of 100 feet. "At their point of junction there is a knoll called the Green-hill, occupied, it is said, by 1,000 Russians, and distinctly visible from the right extremity of the third parallel, by raising one's head carefully above the parapet. The sinuoaities of the valley protect the Russians there from the guns of a battery placed between the English and French lines of attack. _ "On the decline they have constructed ambuscades or shelters one metre in height, of solid stone ; they have crenellated the walls and keep a watchful eye on every living thing that shows itself. It is f rom thi s po i nt t h at they often 'make sorties, .either on the F renc h r i g ht or ou the English left. The difficulty of mating a way in the rock has greatly retarded the moment when our works can force this important point, which is supported by twoguns loaded with grape ; but it will inevitably be carried by the first success of the third parallel. In advance of the Green-hill there is a small lake where the two ravines disgorge. It separates them from a third ravine which descends from the English lines, joins the two others, and pisses behind the Flagstaff Battery. Oa this spot the eye dwells with delight. It is a great pleasure to behold still water, poplar trees, gardens, and a mill, it is true, without its clapper. This oasis, which the cannon ball alone protects against the cannon ball, is too dan gerous to be inhabited for any one to think of seek ing a refuge there. Above the mill, still on tho op posite incline of the deep valley which stops us, are a number of Russian cottages, which, seen from the right of the third parallel, appear on the flank. They are all of the same dimensions, of the same whiteness, with the same two black, open windows, On the left is the town ; the church and an isolated house, with a green roof are isible. The plateau between the incline which we see and that which descends to the seashore is crowned by batteries with a formidable row of cannon mouths. Here the English will have a great part to play when the general assault takes place. " The Flagbtaff Battery, 80 metres in front of the 3d parallel, is a ruin, but it holds out. In front of the bas tion there is a deep ditch, well furnished with palisades, and the counterscarp of which bristles with chevaux de frise. A French battery of six mortars can send shell and rocket into the bastion tram the 3d parallel. "Along the whole development of our trenches there aro, at the distance of about 20 metres, erenellated earth works. Our sharpshooters ambuscade there, and keep a sharp look-oitt. Woe to the workman or curio's indivi dual who shows himself t In vain have the Russian rifle men constructed along their whole front ambuscades simi lar to ours. In boldness and skill we bear off the pales. It, is an interesting sight to see our riflemen creep along, like . f•xes or snakes, from stone to stone, under the very walls of the town, when cannon are brought to bear against them is reply to their rifles. At night it is a con tinual feu d'artifice. " At intervals, also, the trenches are enlarged, and in stead of a simple parapet surmounted by gabions and earthwork, a flight of many steps en fascine is con structed. Here the support battalions advance when a sortie is made. It would be difficult to convey a just idea of the hard work of the siege division. Duty in the trenches lasts 24 hours, without counting the time em ployed in going and returning. We pass one night out of three in a hole or ditch full of water, whore it issarn possible to light a fire to keep out the cold. One's back against the gabions, one's feet en a heap of stones, the musket within reach, almost without seeing one another, officers and men struggle against sleep, and are ready to start to their feet on the first alarm of the sentries. It is military heroism en permanence. The siege army has bored 20 kilometres in the rock; it obstinat e ly defends its works under a shower of missiles against an enemy hidden behind walls and in ravines, continually reinforced by men and ammunition. Alma was settled in three hours; Inkerman in one day; the siege requires months " The yenng soldiers recently arrived from France take a long tine to get accustomed to such hard work, but the veteran troops only exhibit impatience at waiting for the g'orieus object they have in view; they know that their enemy is harder up than themselves, and this thought makes them brave every sort of enffering. " The other night, in a deluge of rain and in complete darkness, some 20 of these intrepid volunteers known in the army as enfans perdo, because they risk their lives in the most daring enterprises, passed out of our trenches. Two led the way, on o b e hi n d the other at thedistance of five paces. The rest of the band followed, commanded by an officer called Benner, formerly of the 7th Regiment of the Line. They all crept along on their bellies in dead silence Their chief, an old Zouave, had taught them how. As getsbou bound dn to without h hie fee t sho each man lies d own h e g lid es a l ong hi s r ifl e t o th e f u ll stretch o f hi s arm, h e th en g lid es on hi mse lf , and thus noise tili e t r an em e b n a em rr y ass su m r e p n r t i , se al h w im ay . s ready t s e t in advance acted as a guide ; he felt the way ; the second communicated with the officer surrounded by his band. Every man had his eyes and ears on the alert. The path they took made a circuit. They had to leave on the rig'. tan earthwork occupied by Russians. To fall upon it, carry it, or kill its occupants, would not have been a difficult task, but it would have given the alarm. It was necessary to double it and glide between it and the ditch, inspect the enemy's works, and return without letting them be aware of the dan ger they had incurred. Before entering the narrow strip which separates the /base from the Russian post, the officer left more than half his men on station. Should his party be discovered, they w ere to fall upon 'the post. He himself, with five or six determined men, enters the dangerous path, and preeeeds alongside the fosse—with his hand ho tries the strength of the defences ; they are bound firmly together, and are fixed fast in the ground. The fosse is six feet deep and full of rain-water. It seems possible to scale the fosse—to tear up the defences would require time; it would be better to burn them ; elteraux de frise are con nected together by chains. If the one burns the other Will remain ; it is more advisable to carry them off some 20 yards —once there, they are ourr. " The night is pitch dark. A few steps ahead a man appears. Astonished he glides towards him. It is one of his own men. If they all get up they are lost ; a trench stops him • he hears the sound of the spade and the pickaxe in the rock ; •he hears the workmen converse, the guard splash with their feet in the water, the men cough. What does this mean? The sound is bellow; it is a mine. It commences here and leads there. But the rain continues t 3 pour down. It is bitter cold, and the flash of a gun may lead to their discovery. The officer gives the signal to retreat. They returi the way they came. Their track on the moist earth guides them. They pass again the Russian outwork. The Russians little suspect a mortal foe is so near to them. The men speak low together ; they might take them all prisoners, but it would be imprudent. There are other parts of the defences to be examined. The success of the enterprise is more valuable than the death of ten Russian soldiers. Finally, all having been explored, they rejoin th e r emainder of the band who are waiting for them lying d own in the mud. Anything new, boy s ?' says the officer. Nothing.' Than let us return.' A n d th ese 20 brave fellows, wet to the skin, pass our sentries, who were becoming anxions about them, in the same silence as before. " It is said that in the night between the 28th and 29th of December the same men destroyed some works which annoyed our troops, took a prisoner, derpit• of themselves and carried off some sacks of powder. Ono of them received a ball in the foot." The suspension was announced yesterday at Liverpool of Messrs. Miller and Thompson, a well known and re spectable firm in the shipping trade. The liabilities are supposed to amount to about 60,000/. TESTIMONIAL TO ROBERT BRIGHT, ESQ., OF BRISTOL. —A. meeting of merchants and others, subscribers to the testimonial to Mr. Bright, was held yesterday, in the Council Chamber, for the purpose of presenting to that gentleman a splendid service of plate, in token of the esteem in which he is held by the citizens, for his inde fatigable and unwearied exertions in releasing the port of Bristol of the heavy dues on its commerce, and as a grateful tribute for his noble and disinterested liberality on that occasion, by which the trade of that port bad considerably increased, the imports of the last year greatly exceeding any former occasion. Mr. Bright, in an eloquent and feeling speech, sincerely thanked the subscribers for their splendid testimonial. THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, JAC 23. Orders for the Court's going into mourning on Thurs day next, the 25th inst., for her late Majesty the Dowager Queen of Sardinia, and for her late. Majesty the Queen of Sardinia, Consort of the reigning King, viz. The L'adies to wear black milli, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaces, and ear-rings, black or white shoes, fans, and tippets. The gentlemen to wear black full-trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles. The Court to change the mourning on Thursday the Bth February next—viz.: The ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons, fans and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuffs, with black ribbons. The gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waist coats, full-trimmed, coloured swords and buckles. And on Thursday, the 15th February next, the Court to go out of mourning. WINDSOR-CASTLE, JAN. 19. This day had audienco of her Majesty the Count Charles Vitzthum d'Eckstaedt, Minister Resident from the King of Saxony, to deliver his new credentials ; to which he was iutroducod by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., her Ma jesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. 6th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Edward Fleetwood Hesketh, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Jan. 17. Light Infantry Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia — James John West, Gent., to be Ensign Jan. 16. Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regi ment of Militia—John,William Preston, Gent., on half-pay in her Majesty's 76th Regiment, to be Lieutenant ; Thos. Davies, Gent., to be Lieutenant. _ Royal Wiltshire Militia—Edmund George Benson, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 12. . _ _ Queen's Own fight Infantry Regiment of Tower Ham lets Militia—Francis Jennings, Esq., to be Lieutenant ; Francis Valentine Lee, Esq., to be Lieutenant. King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia. — Ensign George Fuller Howes to be Lieutenant, vice Red. man, retired. Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia.—Herbert Wodehouse, Esq., to be Captain ; Frank Astley Cubitt, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 17. 2d or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militis.—Henry Coldham Mathew, Gent., to 103 Lieutenant, Jan. 17. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia— Lieutenant Edwin Dinning Colo to be Captain, vico Dy son, appointed Paymaster, Jan. 8 ; Ensign George Hamil ton Kittoe to be Licut, April 18, 183 • Ensign Jas. Ross to be Lieutenant, vice Carnaby, promoted, Jan. 8; Rivers dalo Elliot, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Ross, promoted, Jan. 8. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia— Ensign Wm. Piers Brisley to be Lieutenant, vice Boniton, promoted, Jan. 15. sth or Royal Elthorno Light lofantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Charles Jaquet, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 15. Ist Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—William Fer guson Currie, Esq , late of the 81st Regiment, to be Cap tain, vice Lord Langford, deceased, Jau. 15. 2nd Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Henry Fran cis George Webster, Gent., to be Ensign, * Jan. 12 ; Ensign Edward Reddish to be Lieutenant ; Charles ontresor Rodney Reyne, Gent., to be Eusigu, vice Reddish, pro moted, Jan. 15._ [Erratum in the Gazette of 12th January, 1855.] 2d Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—For John Jestyn Williams Fredericks, Esq., Into Lieutenant in the 46th Regiment , to be Captain, Jan. 5, Read, John Jestyn Williams Fredricks, &c. Queen's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Thomas Bowyer Bower, the younger, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Yeatman, promoted, Jan. 17. [This article is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1855.] Hampshire Regiment of Militia Infantry William Samael Greatboed, late Lieutenant, 41st Regiment, to be Captain, Dec. 30. Hampshire Regiment of Militia Artillery—James Harry Bartlett Raynolds, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant, Dec. 30. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, The Blenheim, 60, screw, hauled •ut of Portsmouth Dock yesterday, and the Hogue hauled in. _... The Edinbiiigh screw-steamer, 58, is daily expeoting orders to leave Leith Roads for Portsmouth. During her four weeks' stay in the Forth she has attracted great num bers of visitors from Edinburgh and Leith, to whom the sight of so large a ship of war in the Roads is somewhat rare. The Archer, 14, remains in the Forth; the Cruiser, 18, has gone to the Tay ; the Copsack, 20, is daily looked for from Sheerness, and the Edinburgh is expected to be succeeded on its departure by the Calcutta, 84. The Penelope, 18, paddle•frigate, Captain Caffin, will haul out of the steam basin at Portsmouth this day, after refit. The Cossack, 20, Captain Fanshawe, left Spith.ad yes terday at noon for Leith. The Sampson, 6, paddle, Captain T. S. Brock, will pay wages on Friday at Portsmouth. Th• crew will have leave of absence, with permission on their return to volunteer into any of her Majesty's ships. A PPOINTMEN TS. Clerks—Ceorge Hickman (1854), serving on beard the Belleisle hospital-ship at Devonport, to be secretary's clerk, in the Victory flag-ship, at Portsmouth; Samuel Smyth (1850), recently serving in the Aaethusa, 50, to the Orion, 91, screw steam-ship, at Chatham. Clerks' Assistants—Alfred J. Boyton to the Belleisle hospital-ship at Devonport ; Robert W. Parish, to the Perseverance screw steam troop-ship, at Woolwich. THE MAGICIENNE IN THE BALTIC. The steam-frigate Magicians° (the only remaining man of-war in the Baltic) arrived at Elsinore oa the 15th from her ascend cruise to the eastward. She had been within 30 miles of ILibau on the Russian coast. The weather ex perienced on her last trip was particularly severe, the ship was completely covered with ice, the :Rebore frozen to the bows, and the forecastle gnus to the deck. A large number of her crew (40) were laid np by the intense cold. Ca the 14th she bearded a Dutch schooner running for Libau ; her master, however, did not expect to be able to get iato port, in consequence of the ice, and was prepared to return to Denmark. The presence of an English frigate in the Baltic at so advanced a season had given great confidence to our mer chant vessels, and was the means of preventing the escape of several Russian ships from Elsinore and Copenhagen, where they have been all summer, waiting a chance of leaving for Riga. It is new too late. During the stay of the Magicienne at Elsinore her officers and crew experienced much hospitality from Messrs. Rainalls and Deacon, the Government agents there. The Magicionno, which arrived at Leith on Sunday evening, is a month later than any other of the flying squadron. STORES FOR THE CRIMEA. Yesterday morning orders were received at the Ordnance Storekeeper's Department, Tower, for the despatch of the fur clothing, cowhide boots, blankets, greatcoats, &c., for the army in the Crimea, with the least possible delay ; in consequence of which nearly 100 extra labourers were em ployed to assist the fatigue detachment of the Royal . Artillery and the depot companies forming the gammon, while the regu l ar men were engaged in packing the stores, which are sent in by the contractors loose for the purpose of inspection, previous to being issued to the troops. Two large lighters and a sc h ooner were loaded with the fur clothing in bales and boots in casks, and dropped down the river, en the ebb tide, to Woolwich, where the stores will be transhi ppe d this day to contract vessels, which will sail immediately for the Crimea. Four waggon-loads of stores wore sent by railway to Portsmouth, whence they will be klespatehed to the same destination. Yesterday contracts were i ssue d f rom the Con t ro ll er o f the Victualling Department for the supply of 6,000 tierces of salt beef and 10,000 tierces o f pork for her Majesty's service. THE TRANSPORT SERVICE. The Rajah, hired steam-transport No. 181, arrived in Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning from Southm i t s o t ( t T) ) r , he t ,e o fc,ar ship , tah,ie the i remaining acnrisicurc ewa. hashad to undergo temporary alterations a h t te P an o i r - t t s r n a i n o s - p it o ki rt which woro not an ticipated when she arrived—they were ' all completed when 8110 hauled into the stream i o c f a t l i i , i ) . I r . , compasses, o c troops a f n o i r l stt yesterday fur the adjustment is this day ready for the om bar toodoPwanckbagYelsltoL ftearraun'ydclHotchiwirej Crimea, besides whom she has c sl o i i p t p ri e b d ut a io h n o s ut sen 6 a number of packages from,Fort Y .nu m mini Masoglni:sa',-nnftociiraftrlhe'eoe army in the East. ve The Prince of Wales screw-steamer, belonging to tho North of Europe Steam Navigation Company, which left Gravesend on Sunday, the 7 th inst., arrived at Gibraltar on Sunday, the 14th, after experiencing four days' succes sion of south - eas t g ales and heav y sea, with 80 navvies i mec hanics on board, and e i g ht g entleme n comprising the engineering staff of the Crimean railway expedition—all well. The vessel was to leave that evening for Malta. If at all favoured, from previous experience of the speed of the ship, she was expected to reach Balaklava on the 24th or 25th inst. The Zarnia (Isabella II.) steamer, ohartod and freighted THE MILITIA. Colonel Talbot, having received at Dover on Tuesday (last week) an order from the Secretary of State for the War Department to assemble the Ist King's Own Stafford shire Regiment, and inform the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men that the Queenhad been pleased to select them for foreign service in the Mediterranean, the regi ment was mustered on the following day, when the colonel, after addressing to them a few sentences expressive of the honour which had been conferred upon them by their being among the first—if not the first—to render their services to her Majesty's Government in the present exi gencies of the country, and of his confidence that, from their conduct en former similar occasions, they would, as Englishmen and as soldiers, respond to the call of their Queen, he read a letter from the Duke of Newcastle, re ferring to the provisions of the Militia Bill, and requesting the commanding officers and men disposed to serve out of the kingdom. Colonel Talbot then, in calling upon the wen to respond to the invitation of the letter, said,—" I unhesitatingly declare to you, whatever the inconvenience nay be to myself, that, wherever the Queen and duty call me, there I go. (This announcement was received with loud and prolonged cheering from the whole of the regiment.) I now call on the officers who volun teer, to step forward. (On this the whole of the officers simultaneously moved to the side of the square on which the colonel was standing.) I now ask the non-commissioned officers to step forward. (The whole of the staff sergeants, with one exception, came to the front, and all the rest of the non-commissioned officers followed their example.) My men," continued the colonel, "you now see exactly which of your officers and non-com missioned officers are about to tender their services to the Queen, and I have only to add, that I trust you will follow the noble example which they have set you, and, by so doing, keep up the well-known and generally expresied high character of the regiment." (Loud and enthusiastic cheering.) The volunteering then commenced, and pro ceeded with vigour. Up to Thursday evening the number had reached 536, and, had the oaths been administered, and the first part of the bounty, namely, two sovereigns, been paid down to each man, it is probable that the whole number required would by that time have placed their names on the rolls for foreign service. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (Front the Registrar-General's Return.) i The coldness of the weather has very much affected the public health—a fact which, though it is generally known by the prevalence of colds and influenza in fami lies, is remarkably confirmed by the returns of moita: lity. The deaths were 1,404 and 1,466 In the first two weeks of this month ; in the week that ended last S aturday they rose to 1549, of which 763 were death; of males and 786 of females. The births last week vfere 1,514, leaving an excess on the part of deaths, which is not usual, except in seasons of epidemics. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the average number of deaths was 1158, which, if cor rected for increase of population up to last week; be comes 1274. The present return exhibits an excess of 275 deaths on the estimated a.ineuat. Last week 'was the third in the year. Taking the average temperature in 79 years it has been found that the third week is the coldest of the fifty-two. And it will be seen that the mean temperature of last week, as recorded in the Greenwich table of observatione, was 28.9 deg.—less by 7.3 deg. than the average of the same week in 33 years ; and it was also less than in any of the corresponding weeks of the ten years 1845-54. In the week that ended the 6th of January the mean temperature was 45.5 deg. ; in the subsequent week, 39.3 deg. ; and last week it declined to a point lower by 10.4 deg. The annual mortality of London, except in periods of great epidemics, is at the rate of 31. in 1000 among the children and young persons under 28 years of age ; 10 in 1000 among men and women of the second age (20- 40) ; /3 in 1000 among persons of the third age (40-- 60) ; 72 in 1000 among persons of the fourth age (60- 80) ; and 224 in 1000 among persons of the age of 8Q and upwards. .At these rates the deaths at the, five periods of life in London would be 621, 179, 197, 201, and 42 ; and the numbers as returned last week wera 720, 234, 224, 295, and 75. These results discover an excess in the deaths as now returned in each of the five periods of lie, but to the greatest extent in the more advanced periods. That part of the population which is now living in the third stage of existence (viz., between 40 and 60 years), suffered least of all from the rigour of winter; and it deserves to be remarked that in com paring the numbers of the last two weeks the deaths at that period have remained almost the same, while at all other ages, but especially amongst the very old, they have increased. The deaths between 40 and 60 years in the last two weeks were respectively 226 and 224. This return gives 386 deaths as caused by diseases of the organs of respiration, whilst the corrected average of the same week in ten years is only 273. In addition to these there were 177 front phthisis, 69 from hooping cough, and 22 from influenza. Of the 386 there are 217 referred ,to bronchitis, 125 to pneumonia, the rest to asthnta and other less fatal diseases. In the epidemic class, which numbers 361, small-pox was fatal in 24 cases, 8 of which occurred in the sub-district of Islington West, where the Small-pox Hospital is situ ated, and 3 in the sub-district of Greenwich East ; measles was fatal in 81, scarlatina in 80 cases. Six of the deaths from this last disease occurred in Islington East, where it is stated to prevail "in its worst form," and where the registrar mentions one family in which 5 children are ill. Last week the births of 779 boys and 735 girls, in all 1,514 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the average number was 1,476. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 30.011 in. The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday. The highest reading occurred at the be ginning of the week, and was 30.33 in. The mean tem perature of the week was 28.9 deg., which is 7.3 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature was below the average on every day of the week, and on Friday the amount of depression was so great as 15.4 deg. ; on Wednesday, 9.9 deg. ; on Thursday, 8.3 deg. The highest temperature of the week was 40.2 deg., on Tuesday ; the highest tempera ture on Friday, the coldest day, was only 28.2 deg. ; and the lowest temperature of the week occurred on that day, and was 16.2 deg. The mean dew-point tem perature was 25.9 deg., and the difference between this and the mean temperature of the air was 3.0 de;. The temperature of the Thames was 41.7 deg. The wind blew generally from the north-east. The amount of rain was 0.19 in., most of which fell on Tuesday. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 20 Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Biood-vessels 53 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration 386 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus ' &c. Diseases of the Joints, B ones , and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. th and Debility P M: e t 1 f m o a r t m u 1. 1 e t i Malformations Atrophy Old Age ..................................................... 78 Sudden Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance l5 Causes not specified 36 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths In corro- Deaths Euumcrated. sponding week In the 1851. of 1853. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts.. 485,522 South Districts Totals 1,195 1,549 Males Females 763 786 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females.. Total 1,514 BANKRI7PTS. John Stevens, cheesemonger, Fetter-lane, City, to sur render Feb. 6, and March 6, at two, IA the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alderrnanbury ; Clarke and Jackson, Bedford-row. Edward Muruss, licensed victualler, Maidstone, Feb. 2 at two, and March 6 at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Leo, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Nicholls and Doyle, Verulam-buildings, Gray's-inn ; Morgan, Maidstone. Henry Binnell Harris, draper, Shrewsbury, Feb. 2, and 23, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. John Ward, surgeon, Peninstone Yorkshire, Feb. 9 and March 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Dunning and Kay, Leeds. Henry Spencer, linendraper, &c., Ross, Herefordshire, Feb. 7 and 28, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Wilkes, Gloucester; Hodgson, Birmingham. William Pearce, gas fitter, Clerkenwell-green, Feb. 2, at eleven, and March 2, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Cowper and Hodgson, Verulam-buildings, Gray's-inn. John Coxon, butcher, Macclesfield, Feb. 6 and 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Putt, official assignee, Manchester ; Slater and Heelis, Manchester. James Lucas, cheese factor, Stroud, Feb. 5, and March 5, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Edwards and Preston, Stroud; Abbot and Lucas, Bristol. Thomas Escolastico Pearson, merchant, Seaton Carew and West Hartlepool, Durham, Jan. 29, and Feb. 28, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Griffith and Crighton, Arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. Feb. 13. E. Short, Blandford Forum, Dorset, horse dealer, at half-past 11, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basiughall-street. Feb. 13. G. Baseke, 15, St. George's-place, Knights bridge, tobacconist, at 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basieghall-street. Feb. 13. J. B. Pillin and G. A. Pillin. Featherstone buildings, Holborn, Middlesex, sword cutlers and belt makers, at half-past 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy, _ _ _ Feb. 9. G. B. Medley, Highbury-park, North Islington, and 31, Great Tower street, and Lloyd's Coffee-house, City, underwriter, at 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basin hall-street. Feb. 15. Maria Benedicta Evans and B. Eyton, 7, Northumberland-street, Strand, Middlesex, navy agents and bankers, at 11, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basing hall-street. Feb. 16. T. Nutter, Cambridge, brewer, at 1, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basing-hall-street. _ _ Feb. 16. J. Wiriktield, Greenwich, cement merchant, at 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Feb 13. J. Greaves, Fish-street-bill, City, leather and hide seller, at 12, at the Court of Bankraptcy, Basinghall street. Feb. 13. R. Parker, late of Hambro'-wharf, City, and Oxford, now of. Anderton Salt Works, Anderton, Che ahire, wharfinger, carrier, and salt manufacturer, at 1, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Feb. 22. J. Fittes and R. Fittes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead, tea-dealers and grocers, at 12, at the Dis trict Court of Bankruptcy, Royal-arcade, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. - - - Feb. 22. T. Robinson, Hexhatn, Northumberland, cur rier, at 11, at the District Court of lankruptcy, Royal arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Feb. 15. J. Strachan, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, common brewer, maltster, and wine and spirit merchant, at half past 12, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, Royal arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Feb. 15. J. Harrison, Sunderland, licensed victualler, at 11, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, Royal-arcade, Newcastle-upon-Ty ne. Feb. 13. J. Robinson, Hexham, Northumberland, cur rier and leather morchant, at 11, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, Royal-arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. James Kelt and Co., clothiers, Glasgow. James Faulds and Co., merchants, Beith. James lll`Caull, shoemaker, Stranrasr. LAW INTELLIGENCE—Jan. 23. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. BOYLE Y. WISEMAN. The facts of this case will he familiar to the reader. It was an action for libel arising out of a letter written by Cardinal Wiseman to Universe Le Anti de Religion, and two Paris papers, and afterwards copied into the Catholic Standard. The letter, it was alleged, reflected most severely and unjustly upon the character of the plaintiff, who is a Roman Catholic priest ; but at the trial which took place at the last Croydon assizes, it turned out that the Abbe Conyers, who had charge of the original letter, refused to produce it ; and the Abbe being beyond the jurisdiction of the-court, there was no legal authority to compel him to produce it. It was, therefore, proposed to put in secondary evidence of the contents and authorship of the letter, but the Lord Chief Baron, who tried the case, refused to receive it. This secondary evidence failing, it was next proposed to call the Cardinal himself ; but this also the Chief Baron refused, upon the recognised rule of law that a man cannot criminate himself. At the trial it was contended that it would be time enough to set up that objection after the Cardinal had been sworn, and an improper question put to him ; but the Chief Baron continued resolute in his determination not to let the Cardinal be sworn ; and there being consequently no sufficient evidence of the authorship or cor tents of the letter, the plaintiff was non-suited. This being the state of matters last term, Mr. James, Q.C., moved for and obtained a rule, calling upon the defendant to show cause why a new trial should not be had, on the ground that the Lord Chief Baron was wrong in rejecting the secondary evidence and not allowing the Cardinal to be sworn. The rule came on for argument before the full Court to-day, and Mr. Serjeant Shee, Mr. Bramwell, Q.C., and Mr. Bad derly were heard at some length against it, while Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Lush argued in support of the rule. Before, however, the latter learned gentleman's argument had been brought to a close he was stopped by the Court, the Lord Chief Baron intimating that, if it should be thought necessary, the Court would hear him again on Friday next. It may almost be inferred, from this interruption, that the rule for a new trial will be made absolute. 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The valuable advan tage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming im paired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with these lenses of a much less mag nifying power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deaf nesS—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordi nary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired. By her Majesty's Roya Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extra ordinary powers that some 31 inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be Seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with incre as i ng powers acco rdingly ; while their vary ing from 4 to 6 inches enab'e us to discover more than the above, and the Georgian, with his 6 satellites, &c.—The Royal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by w hi ch a person can b e see n and known 11 miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power.-39, Albemarle-street, becadilly. Observe—oppo site the York Hotel. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 19. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. George Dhanis as Consul at Sydney for the King of Hanover. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 23. GRNERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, 19th Jan., 1855. The Queen having signified her intention to confer a Medal for service in the Crimea upon the anrviving officers and men, with Clasps for those who were present in the battles of the Alma and Inkerman, is further pleased to command that a Medal and Clasps shall, in like manner, be conferred upon the nearest relative or representative of such as may have there fallen, the General Commanding in-Chief desires that her Majesty's gracious intentions shall be made known to the Army by General Order. Field-Marshal Lord Raglan has been requested to for ward lists of the individuals who may have been killed iu action, or who may have died whilst en service in the Crimea, or in consequence of wounds. By command of the Right Ilonourable GENERAL VISCOUNT lIARDINGE, Commanding-in-Chief, G. A. WETHERALL, Adj utant-General. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 23. GENERAL ORDER. ilui se-Guards, Jan. 20. The General Commanding-in-Chief has much gratifica tion in publishing to the army the commands of the Queen for the promotion of the under-mentioned officer, who, while holding the rank of Brigadier-General in Turkey, has conducted himself to her Majesty's satisfaction, and rendered distinguished service in the great and brilliant victories in the Crimea : TO B 3 MAJOR-GENERAL. Colonel Hugh H. Rose, C. 8., Unattached, from 12th December, 1854. By command of the Right Honourable GENERAL VISCOUNT HARDINGE, Commanding-in-Chief, G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General. WAR OFFICE, JAN - . 23. BREVET. Major-General Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.8., and Major- General John Lyeaght Pennefather, C. 8., to have the local rank of Lieutenant-General in Turkey, Jan. 23. Colonel Hugh H. Rose, C. 8., holding the rank of Brigadier-General in Turkey, having conducted himself to her Majesty's satisfaction, and rendered distinguished ser vices in the great and brilliant victories in the Crimea, to be promoted to be a Major-General, in pursuance of the Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1854, and placed on the permanent list of General Officers, his Commission to bear date Dec. 12, 1854. Captain and Brevet-Major the Honourable St. George Gerald Foley, unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, for distinguished service in the Field, hii commis sion to bear date Dec. 12. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JAN. 19. EOIAL REGIMENT OF. ARTILLERY. Brevet-Colonel Burke Cuppage to be Colonel, vice Ches. iey, removed as a General Officer, Jan. 6. Brevet-Major John Noble Arbuthnot Freese to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Cuppage, Jan. 5. Second Captain Charles John Strange to be Captain, vice Freese, Jan. 6. First Lieutenant Edward Jackson Bruce to be Second Captain, vice Strange, Jan, 6. Second Lieutenant Charles Richard Franklen to be First Lieutenant, vice Bruce, Jan 6. Brevet-Colonel Robert Burn to be Colonel, vice Whitty, retired on full-pay, Jan. 6. Brevet-Major Frederick Darby Cleaveland to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Burn, Jan. 6. . . . Second Captain Richard Gregory to be Captain, vice Cleaveland, Jan. 6. First Lieutenant Wm. Powell Richards to be Second Captain, vice Gregory, Jan. 6. Second Lieutenant Clonnell Collingwood to be First Lieutenant, vice Richards, Jan. 6. Brevet-Colonel John Hungerford Griffin to be Colonel, vice Dalton, retired on full-pay, Jan. 6. Captain Henry Austin Turner to be Lieutenant-Colonel, Tice Griffin, Jan. 6. Second Captain Horace Parker Newton to be Captain, vice Turner, Jan. 6. First Lieutenant John Edward Hope to be Second Cap tain, vice Newton, Jan. 6. Eecond Lieutenant Rodney Ashbrook Mitchell to be First Lieutenant, vice Hope, Jan. 6. Brevet-Colonel Daniel Thorndike to be Colonel, vice Rawneley, retired on full-pay, Jan. 6. Captain Thomas Beckett Fielding Marriott to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Thorndlke, Jan. 6. . _ _ Second Captain Alexander Cameron Gleig to be Captain, vice Marriott, Jan. 6. First Lieutenant Henry Walpole John Dashwood to be Second Captain, vice Gleig Jan. 6. Second Lieutenant Frederick Augustus Anley to be First Lieutenant, vice Dashwood, Jan. 6. MEMORANDUM.—The date of the promotion of Second Captain Maude has been altered to 13th December. Corps of Royal Engineers—Brevet-Colonel Charles Wright to be Colonel, vice Jones, removed as a General officer, Jan. 3. Brevet-Major Thomas Rawlings Mould to bo Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Wright, Jan. 3. Second Captain the Honourable Hussey Fano Keane to be Captain, vice Mould, Jan. 3. First Lieutenant Whitworth Porter to be Second Cap tain, vice Keane, Jam 3. Second Lieutenant James Hamilton Wilsoa to bo Firsi Lieutenant, vice Porter, Jan. 3. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, J.N. 23. Corps of Royal Engineers Brevet-Colonel Francis Ringler Thomson to be Colonel, vice Barry, retired on full-pay, Jan. 13. Lieu - Canaat-Colonel Hale Young Wortham to be Colonel, Jan. 13. Brevet-Coloael Charles Ogle Streatfield to be Colonel, vice Whinyates, retired on full pay, Jan. 13.„ Brevet-Major George Wynne to be Lieutenant-Colonel, Jan. 13. Brevet-Major Wm. Crawley Stace to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Hawkshaw, retired on full pay, Jan. 13. Brevet-Major Henry Drury Harness to be Lieutenant- Colonel, Jan. 13. Brevet-Major Edmond Twiss Ford to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Vicars, retired on full pay, Jan. 13. Brevet-Major Wm. Yelland to be Lieut.-Colonel, the Rimington, retired on full pay, Jan. 13. Captaia Charles Erskine Ford to be Lieutenant-Colonel rice Thomson, Jan. 13. _ Captain Richard Clement Moody to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Streatfield, Jan. 13. Second Captain William Cowper to be Captain, vice Stace, Jan. 13. second Captain Charles John Gibb to be Captain, vice E. T. Ford, Jan 13. Second Captain Charles Gordon Gray to be Captain, vice Yolland, Jan. 13. Second Captain William Driscoll Gosset to be Captain, vice C. E. Ford, Jan. 13. Second Captain Charles Sim to be Captain, vice Moody, Jan. 13. First Lieutenant John Joshua Wilson to be Second Cap tain, vice Cowper, Jan. 13. First Lieutenant George Frederick Dawson, to be Second Captain, vice Gibb, Jan. 13. First Lieutenant Gustavus St. John Crofton to be Se cond Captain, vice Gray, Jan. 13. First Lieutenant Joshua Henry Smith to be Second Cap tain, vice Gosset, Jan. 13. First Lieutenant Anthony Reynolds Vyvyan Crease to be Second Captain, ♦ice Sim, Jan. 13. Second Lieutenant Charles Anne Law de Montmercy to Le First Lieutenant, vice Wilson, Jan. 13. Second Lieutenant the Hon. William Le Poer Trend' to be First Lieutenant, vice Dawson, Jan. 13. Second Lieutenant Francis Arthur Marindin to be First Lieutenant, vice Crofton, Jan. 13. Second Lieutenant Moreton John Wheatley to be First Lieutenant, vice Smith, Jan. 13. Second Lieutenant Edward Coysgarne Sim to be Firsi Lieutenant, •ice Crease, Jan. 13. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Herefordshire Regiment of Militia—William Brabane Wright, Gent., to be Paymaster. Stirlingshire, &c., or 90th Regiment of Militia—Stephen Kenny, Esq., late Captain, 60th , R o y a l Rifl es, to be Ad jutant, Dec. 19. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Kent—Sir James Robert Carmichael, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Jan. 17 ' • Edward Ladd Betts, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Jan. 18 ; William Lee, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Jan. 19. East Kent Regiment of Militia.—Frederick George Whitehead, Esq., late Captain in the 42d Regiment, Ad jutant of the East Kent Regiment of Militia, to serve with the rank of Captain, Jan. 13 ; Benjamin Henry Starners, M.D., to be Assistant-Sargeon, Jan. 19. West Kent Light Infantry Regiment of Militia.—Ed ward Heneage Daring, Esq., late of the Coldstream Guards, to be Captain, - vice Whatman, who retires, Jan. 13. Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery—Captain John Philip Mitford, late of the 18th Regiment, to bo Captain, vice J. Wells, who retires; Hugh Bonham Carter, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Roberts, who retires, Jan. 13. Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—Thomas Henry Sherwood, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 19. Royal Cardigan Militia—Walter Lloyd, Esq., to be Cap tain, vice Powell, resigned, Jan. 20. Cambridgeshire Militia—Reginald Calvert, Gent., to be Ensign, vice All nu tt ; Win. Augustus Joberns, Gent., to be Asistant-S urgeon , vice Ross, resigned, Jan. 17. Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirkshiro Militia—Walter George Farquhar Johnston, Esq., to be Captain, vice James Rutherford, resigned ; Thomas Scott Chisholm°, Esq., to be Lieutenant, vice Richard Rimmer, resigned, Jan. 16. East York Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant Henry Jan son to be Captain, vice Boynton, appointed to 17th Light Dragoons ; Francis Garden Fraser, Gent, to be Lieutenant, vice Janson, promoted, Jan. 18. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia—Second Lieu tenant Henry Firth to be First Lieutenant ; Second Lieu tenant William Brame Abbot to be First Lieutenant; Second Lieutenant George Rashleigh Gonipertz to be First Lieutenant ; William Osborne Smith, Gent., to be Ensign; Alfred Adams, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 10; First Lieu tenant Wallop Brabazon to be Captain, vice Wheatley, promoted; First Lieutenant Edward Priest Richards to be Captain, vice Harris, resigned, Jan. 19. Royal Cumberland Regiment o: Militia—William Henry Weston, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Waters, superseded; Edward Mathews, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 15. Artillery Corps of the Royal Lancashire Militia—Fitzroy Stephen, Gent, to be Second Lieutenant, Jan. 17. Will. A Plymouth Exeter ... . Sno b, Gloucester Swansea N.E Fl o e ;: , A 0 or Cardiff N.E. Fro s" Haverfordwest Aberdeen . E. t• Dundee i Perth liAl °l Glasgow W s il o , ' i ' Berwick nog g Sunderland SOTDarlington N. F 1458- Whitby Silo , "; Scarborough FO S " York Manchester Lancaster Whitehayen t ort. f olk Maryport . N Carlisle Stoke-on-Trent . Sheffield N. 2 n ... ig ay, Liverpool Holyhead Dublin W Fiol, Leeds Gainsborough Boston S.E yogi , ' , Great Grimsby ... E. Leamington S. W Viol ,s 0 Ipswich Derby N.E Sno w. Leicester N.E SpO ir . ClO 3/. Nottingham Shrewsbury N. W sof' . Hull E. N. E. Dover Strood n N.W Fogg> Over Tunbridge Ll Citrr tta Which t fl‘ h : s un ; 14 -tA r j St a , t h 2l.,zilti orti _2 . 14;t:Z r i lt4 4 / 4 4 4114111 ''8 41 ce E ettka,. ; 3111 4 t tt T;: t h 0. - st4Q 4 4lsll - ,;ge's 44 4 t ,t414,4 1 .1. , ' 4 ' 11 44 4 (1 ?t he n 0'47 elre4 dog de r ° ally gs auge ktlq Tle Are ; tru. 11 4 1 , t 414 -al" , A Nt aiis, Tn.'s Ilke 3 '• ;sr 4 41 1 .riti a" 1 /4 7 1 e , CO UNTB Y MA BICETS . ,' irifx ''' ri. , tit Nl ,- ouc e 0 3. ..‘ t nAL LIVERPOOL - J AN. ' asp, . Lo •tNY wi n L'il a at ten , At this day's market there was a gee • v e j l e t ° ,ll -bri d g7 town and country trade, and altogether I' l u dilo . rebore, la th e l ' ti position to enter into business. Old ville ° ,,. s 0 e , v...,,,1 and to , in improved demand, ut an advance of 3d 0 . , Vittnt e 4 tul horil and is per barrel and sack ; new, howei er l o is * "'rector hil quoted more saleable at full prices . Oats n ibs ,/ • _ll %l3 _ lll e request at late rates, while oath cal met iribudyff, t vireliph`,lk.sroi -- " 4 urn fair extent, and recovered Friday's deche!. _,-L,II and peas quite neglected, and nominallir". i o . i . . Indian corn in brisk request, at fid P" gi g 0 0$ trYSta p , since Friday, making an advance of fidlY . .....................az week. _ cttoLo( IPSWICH-JAN. 2 3 . t .tV : ,Z o Si zt xt etn 't t ro c tl We have only a very small supply of sch.. ; ik, ,Zeros j std„,. , ar tion is improved; an advance of 5s per c l r ;i i tlis , . "" t ut si and the growers will only sell small quart to , , thor advance must take place. Althoug a % n ail 4,.. '*--- C --- " - ---,.„ good supply, a ready sale has boon found , P ues si , uGEAD , of 2s to 31 per qr. is paid on all qualities. m , . a tteeB .ll , Bu ta share in this advance. .d s 4 eitt,,,... 1411 Y act, r- 0 Afes; k4 .4l I)] PER. QUARTER cliDi " 1,4; (~,,, "I Wheat, red (old) 72s to 74. Barley, gri n,-- "' M.. Ditto (new) Ditto, white (new) -s a s t t o o -80ssBPecaasns ...................... .. .... ~'" ' 4 ,,,........., 10 °1'11eh'411.1:1) ..... y , - .tat .•, Ditto (old) - s to -spate (white) k ... Barley, malting , .I.il2°' ' LI th ‘1 ,41 AVERAGES Fog TUE WEER ENDING - --* . ~,.. v . A Wile -1)A, Wheat .... e l ' Irkit zei Fletta, ,4 Oats - ~' las 3 : a • _ t rvam.', l4 sil Peas Bears - ,I els ' tfbnn e) . li. Barley ' ' - ....6U -I .081 XAlg, tt e) )1 ' I Ittt ' °llll HULL-JAs. 23. ~d ' o _nirlha b 4 ::(tirgi To-day our farmers brought a fair suPPl a oil i d he-CPVta which there was a very good sale, at ful l f,b e r Ir , 141.6, 1 1,%4Z: current last Tuesday. Spring corn ral ;O gto , -11 "tca tr j r ; Linseed without change • cakes firmer'"',, i ' weather. Bones inquired for, and no uPP • ttoir 4 Ali s s bioi ' s od • - 5.ki, 04 4 1 . 4) Ai Wheat, English, red 72 to 75yeas, greY:„,,40. 41 ' ' Val ta 4 i •,,,,,, Ditto white 75 to 78 1 Dautzic and Konigs- berg / o , ' ' ..110,71,i-b.."4141t1te11°0411r1.814..4/, 72 to BO , Ditto ~ ...„., • ki t s D ran ( Poineraniananclllam- angel .... be ts. , vine, Ill_r in burgh ...." , sll of th Danish, Holstein, and Memel .....•• ' . .. 103.411,14 it: 0, Friesland 6B to 72 10 0 0 L k V 84,0 4 11 ,11; Russian and Odessa 60 to 70 Line.c., g un ill ' . . 4 4.1 4r44 7,0, Oats, English fo 1 ..,_ to i l 30 to 32 Ditto fine• -r. 0. ; - - -el' 10 Ditto Danish - to - Ditto inf. fol. 00 1$ ....„................ Ditto Friesland. Ditto Russian ks' r l , P.k., 30 to 32 Rape ea e li s b, , , • vIAL Barley, malting Ditto grinding 3O to 32 Ditto foreie,lloll The ' ' 41 14 t tt Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel. 44 to 4611:ye lefe° l ... • b, l izr t4 red ..-..--.------ : 4 . 'tLtPmen , i tp t N t me , _ &01r/ , tilt, A ltligi'Llii COURSE OF EXCHANGE.- - ~,..'; . tit *hi l t thisterdara •• •• •• ...... 11 15% Gibraltar ••••• • ,.. 0 , ' I Ptltill s Of 07 Ditto, three months .. 11 18 Leghorn • • .„,,,, - ' 1 ,,11zi, e 718•8 1 1 Rotterdam ............ 11 18 Genoa •• • ' ....... / i. 4 t,„. l l',Nr. • ' Antwerp .............. 25 271,i Milan .• •• '' ,••••/ •., - 4, t.1 . 11 iT eer , Brussels .............. 25 27y¢ Venice •• •• '' . ',.. 0 2, l 'talit,i i i; ii liamburgh Altona .. • • ....., ....., . _ Palermo .• • ..,...., It Paris ........ .. • . .... 25 10 Messina •• '• ~•••"„" • Gl. It j x . Ditto, three mouths .. 25 32 1 4 Lisbon •• • • ......''..„/ I'lo o t h. Marseilles ............. 25 35 I Oporto • • •• IN, rho Bourdeaux .. ........ Iwo Jane1i0.,.:..„, ' , .et, eau Fr. Berlin ........„ ~ „.. _ New York , ... ,i Vienna... .......•• .... 12 36 Philacielppit so t, i , .\_ . 5 . 1 ......___.. ti t b , l t Trieste ............... 12 38 rate s o ld ' 0 . ,' : t . Peersourg ............ 365 y Foreign CO e , , ?i, }: Madrid .............., bp% Portugal G0 1d ,,, t 0d,,, !. '''t "I *-• Cadiz . •••• • Barcelona ............ -5° i'lel '.l i vi can n. i ? ) . f liari : ....•'', Seville ...... „, ......., _ silver is ..- ~,t, I 3 - cif .00 0•0 ,' . 1 --. '•• , .-- r,S. - SEABORNE MC I - ' 1 .; ' tve r ' q t , ---4,------ , hs.. ~,, ts ~..._ the '4le 4 rte r ' 4l (N signifies that the malls are sent from tz o ~ ' aw iev. of ki y the night-and M by the morning - tle'P e 00 ' . .... ,........ 1 0 „i i. 41/ r ( Day whsn made 01 rt ° lo(l . ., , Wi t I COUNTRIES'. in General Post-,. ...,,402 ~ Iv Office, London.* ... , ...f . 2*";,, , r 1 1 4 1 ,- 1 .:•.',; - -- -- blyere . tte 1 ' 4 4 i li' imerica(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday • • • • A r C.' AmericP.(by United Sts. packet) ..........N ...• •• •• rAletP :4o .It --_, tmerica (by U. States • SO P :0 314 packet) ..........NI 114 ....„ Australia (via South-' ... Sot° 7 ,2 ' '- ampton) .. ....M Jan. 4 ..•• ••• • Doe '......"."---...........: Ditto (via Marseilles) N Jan. 9 ......... •• • .'' to Ditto (via Cape of Good or r, ..... ••• • • ' ou tS „ . ; la,Lb Cli? l' dk v arfrp, Africa ( West Coast) • .N 1 9.3d of the month., 5240 :1 ; 4 , - ;;•weett coati Alexandria .......... NlB, 9, 24, &30of M. 1„.,!,,,,„ Y . 1,0 . fp , 4041, 4 44 , Alexandria .. ........m I4th & 20th of men V.,„010 P ,.• 4 n , ree gelT. Bahamas ...........m 17th of the month ~.i . o . • y er ,o no f onttick ets.; 1 Belgium ............N Daily.... .• •••• • •• ; i ot itlia t° ;l# . lor. 1 3 e r of Brazil ..............M 9tli of themonth% c ,,,,toeff ' 18 54. Buenos Ayres .... • • . .. M 9th of the reoutil• •.Fartotts Cape of Good Hope .. N ' 'llt Cape of Good Hope .. NI tho ol SECD th So il- Lil t ) 'ET ;ape de Verds ......N , 9th of the Toon Abb.,. .1 Ceylon (see India) •; ''''*usci, Pr. will 0 Ceylon ...... ........ ti I ~,,v . seat _ o p , )11 1 ., Channel Isles .... ..N ;Mon „Wed.,&.' iill , south' ; . L x . Ai, V ' Chili-. -..-- - ..Ki 2,18 z 17th of mo ~ cp,,, 14 : c 44.3 ' China (see Ihdla) ..28 of ru D ° „ l t f i t;;l' , , ‘ik.al Rath' Constantinople ......NlB,l3,lB,23o:rnicsi. So ver ~.• , , ~,11104, Constantinople ........ 1 4th &20_, 01 ,., - ...• No v« N. 744„ a . Cont. of Europe M & N Twiced'" .. Bp v et ../ ‘&ll:rite ~_" 1 Egypt (see India) ,a 'O% y l ',4' t Prance .... ••..81 & N Twice daily •• • •,;; 1- B,:ti e tli a r: e y . 5:0 41 , e % , c, •libraltax l7 20 SI o' • ' SrecCe (see India) •• M 4. T• . ' ~,, t' r ' ' 4 4 L Delv t ,' - , 4reytown .. ........ Miznd & 17th of moll* ~ ~,'- -, ,,1 1 00 /v , I 'lltl iks „" I nlit; ' i am!nirgh .. .. .. .. .. NlTaesil ay 8:- Fritts*" i''''',4o, q i , n 3 " ' .lo A l v ia a n n ,i nl . h . :: ; Po' l'lger .......... is +l.2 o n a d ily o . t . t . l . ie .. n..0.n. n‘.. i v o c a yemor . l , 0 4, 414 1 4onttior z, . dondural .......... Al 17th of the m0nt.i...„00,,, h.. ' 1 disc Zild'.a (viaSouthampt.)Bl,4th & 20th of mon. E 5 ',.. 7 ;ir... / ., b. it. , India (via Marseilles)sl',9th&2sth of niontil 1r.,,,,,,,,,, iet l:; '_, k t ~,.1 1 lonian Isles (see India)i7, 17, &27 of mon l i c' ou ne9 , 1i n , t , 1y . f 4 , 41. 4 1 l Ireland . , ..M & N Twice daily .• •• • ~,01 0 7 1 , , `, 4 ,,ttratOpno ta ' A q , . Liston .. .... ...... NI 7,9, 17, &27 of In. ',".,011,1,0 I,„`qo t .:•_'t of , r 4 lladeira ............31,9th of the month .',',..rpv ,ate he zaati,-;, ‘ Atideira ............ti!232 of month •• •• ''' ~, ,* I,,,Z l ll,,, T , e iamti o u J vtalta (see India) riOc if s bt lltt te t „ l ' lv4 %fella .... .. .. ..N 8, 18, &28 of mon. pit rti. tlas6,cat, 11auritius (see India} ,„Ilf illeir eu ,,, k rlr rt'' t ~, iritius ........ N 14th of the month ~s ob t, , , * 14 4 o••iym e ., cot f Mexico .......• ..11 2nd of the month. :Z o o •2 ,4 0 t nti iie , lltb, hi toi Naples . .... - N sthlsth2sthofniort.!!, u tOw• /t is 411 New Granada ~ 1 brS 4b3 o h New Zealand ..... ..... IBy private skip •• .L.fef ',', , hact rr P i l eg of Fe es Papal States ~ ......N sthlsth2sthofinoil. ~,;,, , _. 4 4 '14 4 ,n g m ,.. ( Peninsula ..........M 7thl7th27thohnon. 7,•" 4 ,00 ,- , , ta ks tieYd ay 'v_o' : l; Peru ••• • • • •••••• .. M2d & 27th of moll. 700 . 4 0 •• • oe „ aug er' HI Port Natal ..........N By private ship.• • ~o y er '' A t h4t 4 itT / the eyed,te Sicily ...... Nlsthlsth2sthofmon‹;oyst •:, i 41-4 "Are i s u I Tuscany ............Nsthlsth2sthefinoll.,LOS, I.ll4Zltitien!ears, Venezuela .• •• -.... 31;2d et 17th oftnontli 0- , br k etk ot .i to wi Van Diemen's Land (see' ~ It 'lfor t 4 is s '''' fc Australia) .......... ,WO • Nt l .illitt( l Pltrt Test Indies ........M •Id& 17th 01 monuli 4 sti ll ' 4 , Ith 'eel • Nt l e tt lern i4lll . ,•10 411 , ot is , ret e I TVIIVD AND WRATH- 0 q ,4 :4 ,141,- ,1 3z „.,19 t ...o._ p ---.ss.-----••• 10 00 . rOt t e 11t,4 4 e1e,e 8 • Ttr 1 s 4 1 2' 1 4: 3 . to a 1 0 41 ' l5 ttir' 4 4 , Stations. Greenwich Course of Win& 15 _ ' \,....!j f-r op t ly' , h Calm .. ...... snow J "k. , Lothbury - FrOS ' 41% • ~ 1 1111 ' Brighton N. W f Southampton W sno'k ' oil Urinary Cowes S. E. ) Portsmouth Poole - J. Do . f Winchfield.... ..... N. Saol r " •• ' I:43c ltt ak I ' A Yarmouth S s o o' • 11, 4 114 &e r .) e lDe [ Lowestoft E. Cambridge N. E. suov,JA tlt,.! h i fii et " ' Bristol N.E. vos , . 4.4, , 1 01 1 1 , t4(1 to) ) pi___......,..L. -,..T NIT Mle ' he ' , lt,' . '44 BIRTII#S OF A SON. Op On the 21st inst., in Chester-s(o o° ' Ormsby Gore. OP A DA.trairrO te ' r , On the 22d inst., a t 26, Gloucel park, the wif e of M r . T. F. Bisgood• MARRIED . On the 20th inst., the R ev . E. — ip ' 4 1 lan, to Charlotte E va , o ld es t daughter }po of Weathersfield, E ssex . a tß On the 23d inst., at fit. Mary's, , ';' e itoi,, tain Nias, R.N., C. 8., Captain Sijh Royal Naval Hospital and RoYal„ Yard, Plymouth, to Caroline Isaboll'y Laing, Esq., of Montagu-square. b o DIED 1,0 V On the 17th inst., at Edinburgh' ~,,$$ 1 Esq., Deputy Pur ve y or t o h er lgotlei k r year of hi s age , d eep l y regre tted ~, friend s . et,' ff On the 19th in s t., a t B r i g ht on , 11 15131 0 of Roxbu rg h e , age d 77 . Job „t/ , ° On the 19th i ns t., a t Boulogne, Sir jr ; aged 63. ("0 On the Bth inst., a t C ons t an tinop , e' o ,tir Bourne, Esq., Secretary of the .A.fri 6l4 Company, aged 33. 30 LONDON : Printed and PubnAhad bf goo, ° r of No. 112, Strand, Print, ar , utl 74 Straw!, is th e Preginct a the 8.41/1" Middlesex, Widncr,d a y s aann5 414 ~,`