The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-17 00:00:00

DRITRY-LANE.-Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.- Reduced Prices as usual. TEIS EVENING. Will be partbrmed an adaptation, written expressly for this Theatre by Mr. REINOLDSON, of Meycrbecr's Grand Opera, L'BTOILE MT NORD. Characters by Messrs. Henri Drayton, Williams, Bowler, Leffler, D. Beal, Miranda, and Blake ; Mrs. Henri Drayton, Miss Johnsen, Mies E. Arden, and Mdlle. Jenny Baur. To conclude with THE AUTFIEL DODGE. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. &Arad& the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, Will be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters by Mr Bnckstone and Miss E. Chaplin. Atter which a new Ballot, entitled THE BULL-FIGHTER. To be followed by THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CILtILEs Eta& THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Comedy of THE LANCERS. Principal characters by Messrs. Meadows, Ryder, Melon, Everett, and David Fisher; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. W. Lacy, Misses Daly, and C. Leclercq. To be followed by (6th time) a new Farce. entitled A GAME OF ROMPS Principal characters by Messrss Harley, and Chester ; Mrs. Winstanley, Misses Heath, Murray, C. Leclereq, Daly, and Ternan. To onclude with AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. trnder the Management of Madame Vectris. THIi EVENING, Will be performed TAKE THAT GIRL AWAY. To be tollowe I by A COZY COUPLE. To concinde with the new Comic Drama, caned TO) MUCH OF A GOOD "Tnixu. Principal characters by Mr. Roxby and Mrs. F. Mathews. • Box-oftiee open from 10 until 6. Sole agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Allcroft, 15, Naw-Uond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. S. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and crlginal Drama, preceded by a rro lOgna, and cal id JANET PRIDE. After which, I'LL TELL YOUR WIFE. To conclude with THE FETE OF NATIONS. R')TAL OLYMPIO THEATRE. LC left and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. , TFIIS EVENING. Will be presented the new Comedletta, called TIT FOIL TAT. in which Messrs. F. Robson, A. Wigan, and Mice Maskell will aPPear• Followed by A LUCKY FRIDAY. After which, a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MINES. Characters by Mr. F.-Robson, Miss Julia a% George, Miss E. Ormonde, Miss Marston, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallan. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee an d manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Lad time. The BATTLES of B ALAKLAVA, INKER VANN, and the ALMA! To conclude with the SCENES in the CIRCLE, and the wonderful perfortpance of Herr Endersohn, named Fil-de-Fer, with l'F.ntree du Clown a la Francalse. MONDAY next, the Compllmentary B...neflt of Mr. WILLIAM COOKE. Valour the Tartar, novel scenes in the Arena, ant Herr Endersohn's performance. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manger, ar. W. 11. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, Jun. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Unler the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVE NINO Will be performed OUR .TELLY. Principal character, by Miss Rebecca Isaacs. After which, MIDAS. Midas, Mr. Fla - ford. Followed by THE MARRIED BACHELOR. GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE, SIIOREDITCII. Proprietor, Mr. John Douglass. This Magnificent Theatre, unrivalled in splendour, in elegance, and harmony of effect, capable of containing 5,000 persons, is open every evening. Miss GLYN, the popular Shakspearian Actress, will appear every evening (Wednesday excepted) . in her unrivalled personation of CLEOPATRA. ANTONY by 2.:r. Henry Marston, of Sadlers Wells Theatre. The scenery, dresses, and appointments, from the best authorities, are gorgeous and appropriate. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE . Ten DAT —Morninglo agn.after 1 Evening 36 min.eit. 1 ToOicazoir—Morning6B znln.e.fter 1 j Evenlint 18 eit:t.an.. 2 THE WEATHER.—SaIt Orinez, March. 17. T4IIIIINONETEB, IN THE SHADE 54—highest since noon yesterday. 44—lowest this morning and during the night. bo—this day, at noor. BAROMETER, 29'63. WIND, S.W.—Rather fresh breeze, with rain. Tbt ~ne LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1855. The Right Honourable Baronet the Member for Marylebone is entitled to much credit for the patient industry and judicious consideration be stowed on the important and complicated subject which he last night brought forward in the House of Commons. By his temperate and simple, but at the same time lucid statement, he established the existence of flagrant abuses and crying grievances, imperatively demanding immediate legislation. The most thorough-going advocate of local jobbery could not have denied the neces sity for remedial measures to abate the existing nuisances, and prevent the clashing of jurisdic tions that occasioned everything to be attempted in the worst and most extravagant manner, the different Boards being engaged rather in counter acting the efforts of their neighbours than in removing the universally acknowledged evils. Where friendly co-operation was essen tial to the welfare and comfort of the inhabitants, the petty potentates—generally self-elected—vrere vindicating their own preten sions to dignity by snubbing and quarrelling with those who had the management of contiguous dis tricts. The number of cases in which collisions might arise may be judged from the example of the Strand, where the 1336 yards from No. 1 to Temple Bar, about three-quarters of a mile, was divided into no less than nine divisions ! with nine distinct governing bodies. Generally speaking, " the boundaries of the different jurisdictions all through Westminster ran through the centre of the streets ; so that, while one side of the street was paved by one authority, the opposite side was paved by another." Can we wonder at the in terminable dissensions of almost daily occurrence, or at the absence of any fixed plans as to the paving and repairing of thoroughfares. The gen tlemen who determined that " one side of the street should be watered in the morning, and the other in the evening, so that both sides were covered with dust during the whole summer's day," were not singular in their inconsistency. We venture to assert that many examples might be cited of equally ridi culous perversity, by which the money of the inhabitants was squandered, while their interests were disregarded. Such a state of things could not be suffered to continue. Indeed it is only astonishing that it was allowed to last so long. Raving decided that legislation was indispen sable,o:B._the next ques ti on was , Wh a t s h ou ld b e considered as the metropolis ? What districts should b e included within the ' operation of the new law? After duly weighing the comparative advantages a n d disadvantages_Lein of the district sub ject to the coal t ax , b having St. Paul's as its n c g t a circle of 40 m il es , a circle of 3° °f the metropo litan police district, miles, with Charing-cross for its centre, and u m Registrar- General's district, which has recenu Y been used for the census and other statistical objeet9, d extending from Hamp stead in the rio ' rtli an t - o Wandsworth in the south, and from Stepney in the east to Chelsea in the west—the Ri ght Hon. Baronet has zelected the last mentioned, probably from the convenient divisions into which it is already divided, and which will save much trouble and delay in fixing tha new quasi munici pal districts. Three principles have been chiefly regarded by the President of the Board of Health in framing the measure so ably brought forward. Ist. That there should be a uniform system of local self-government. 2d. That there should be a consolidation of many of the beards. And 3d. That those boards should be elected by the ratepayers. There is, however, to be no interference with ecclesiastical affairs, nor with the powers of the Poor-law Board, exclusive of the City of London, which is to be dealt with by a separate bill. There are to be 36 District Boards, to which the different parishes will send a certain number of representatives, proportioned to their relative populations, so that to the District Board they would stand in the same relation as wards to municipalities in provincial towns. The Boards thus constituted would have important duties to discharge. They would have the power of " cleans ing, lighting, paving, watering, and generally of discharging the duties of surveyors of highways ;" would also have control over the local sewers, and the powers conferred by the Health of Towns Act on local boards of health. Tn addition, there is to be a Central Board, l consisting of 42 elected members—selected bythe different districts, the City of London sending two representatives and a chairman, to be one selected by the Secretary cf State, from three persons chosen by the Metropolitan Board. This board would have the main sewers under their control, and have power to make in tercepting sewers on each side of the Thames, and to levy rates for general improvements. The Treasury may advance the sums necessary, to be re-paid, principal and interest, within 50 years. Such are the leading features of the great plan last night introduced by Sir BENJAMIN HALL ; and without prematurely deciding on its details, we venture to say that it will be not only a great improvement on that now in operation, but that it is well calculated to effect the important object for which it, is designed. Upwards of one hundred thousand human be ings are annually perishing in England from pre ventable disease, while in Scotland and Ireland the preventable mortality is even greater in pro portion ! What an appalling amount of needless suffering and misery is suggested by these words. What a waste of national power ! Never, per haps, did Great Britain need strong men more than at the present time, and yet we have to record facts like these. Twenty or thirty thou sand men are lest unnecessarily in the Crimea, and the nation is in a blaze of righteous indigna tion. Yet, year by year, there perishes in our midst a force numerically large enough to man our fleets, recruit our armies, replenish our police force, and go far to strengthen and consolidate our distant colonies, and hardly any one seems to be aware of it. Slaughter in our streets, slaughter in our courts, slaughter in our alleys, slaughter in our villages, slaughter everywhere, with mourning, lamenta tion, and woe in its train ; and when the country is told of the fact, it is listened to with less inte rest than would be excited by a single murder or an old woman's tale of dances by an unearthly visitor on the snows of Devonshire. There is something really astounding in the apathy of the public in relation to this great life and-death question—something totally inexpli cable save on the supposition that they don't be lieve what sanitary reformers tell them. They don't believe that typhus and cholera, and a host of other epidemic diseases, can be prevented. They look on the workers in the cause of health as so many well-meaning but weak-headed enthu siasts, entitled to some degree of respect, but to a great deal more pity. We wish their estimate were correct, and that there was no reason to believe that mere than a million of our fellow-subjects are sacrificed every ten years, as Mr. HOPLEY tells us, through culpable neglect. Let any one, however, who may think the statements of this gentleman exaggerated take the trouble to compare them with the three or four last volumes of the Registrar General's Annual Reports, or with half a dozen of the various Blue-Books on the subject, issued from the Health-office during the last two or threo years, and we venture to say they will find ample reason for altering their belief. They will then find that the figures put forth by Mr. HOPLEY, including others even mere startling, have been so carefully compiled and calculated as to preclude the possibility of the word exaggeration being fairly applied to them. In a paper drawn up a year or two ago, under the supervision, we believe, of the General Board of Health, and entitled " Comparison of the Cost of Life by War and Pestilence and Civil Vio lence," theaverage annual amount of deaths in Eng land from preventible diseases--i. e., from "typhus and other zymotic diseases," is estimated at one hundred and fifteen thousand 1 The calculations on the subject are arrived at by comparing the mortality of healthy districts with the mortality of other districts rendered unhealthy by known and removable causes ; but, startling as they are, it must not be supposed they perfectly represent the case, for it cannot be doubted that even the healthiest districts are not so healthy as they may be made. L2,t it_be granted that the death roll for the whole country can be reduced as low as in some of the "model dwellings," and it must be admitted that the preventable mortality is far from being adequately represented by the above figures. How long, it may well be asked, is this fright ful state of things to continuo ? How long is society to go on living " contrary to the dictates of reason ?" How long are the poor to be deci mated by preventable diseases ? How long are entire communities to be compelled day by day to imbibe more or less of poison which, though it may not seem to occasion positive disease, must render the individual less physically, intellec tually, and morally capable than lie should be— less strong to resist morbific influences, and, there fore, more liable to be attacked, not only by any prevailing epidemic, but also by every other kind of sickness and disease ? How long, we ask, is all this to last ? So long, we reply, as the many are indifferent to their own interests ; or, rather, so long as so little interest is taken by the few to teach them what these are. Let the many but realise the true state of things as regards dis- ' ease and mortality, and it will go hard if a vas t change is not speedily effected. Once lot but a grand popular opinion be formed upon the "solemnly momentous questions of Health and Education," and interested clamour and opposi tion will cease, and the country will be blessed with some Legislative enactment which will give long life to the people. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1855. LATEST NEWS. MONEY MARKET DEFEAT OF THE TURKS AT EUPATORIA. &ND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK EUTATORIA, MARCH 5. Two squadrons of Lancers and 400 Cossacks have completely defeated eight Turkish squadrons. The cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was dull. Uplands sold at Sid. Mobile, 5d., and Orleans, 50. The Share Market was better, but closed with an easier feeling. The ability of the new Czar to make peace upon the condition of Sebastopol being destroyed is questioned in the following statement of Messrs. Smith and Charles : We have received the following telegraphic de spatch from Berlin : _ _ _ Advices from St. Petersburg state that the fol lowing telegraphic despatch had been received there from General Osten-Sacken, dated Bth March : " The Vienna conference was opened on Wednesday. Peace •r war hangs on its deliberations. Rumour, professing to be well-informed, will, no doubt, be ere long busy with its in thnations of what is going forward; and whilst it is incum bent on every one engaged in business to seek for bona fide information that may possibly be conveyed in this manner, it is especially necessary at such a crisis as the present to guard against being carried away by Such reports. We may here observe, that practically there are but two parties to the tre mendous issue now being tried—England, France, Austria, and Turkey of the one part ; and Russia of the other. The ultimatum of the former is known only to themselves ; and how far the latter may be prepared to submit—whether to the extent of any (lonian(' that may be made upon her, or whether she also has her own ultimatum—can be known only to herself; and, doubtless, it will take some days of finessing before the diplomatists will have fathomed each other's de signs. The interval will be one of deep and solemn suspense, and you will naturally be anxious to learn what we have gathered as to the probabilities of the case. After much careful discussion with those most intimately acquainted with Russia, we are inclined to believe that the new Emperor cannot and dare not submit to the destruction of Sebastopol, and to give such guarantees as will satisfy this country and France that Russia will make no further attempt to carry out her traditional policy. We say dare not, because the late Emperor, in his anxiety to enlist the feelings of his subjects in 4vour of ,the war, invested it w ith th e h a l o of a crusa d e , in Which light it is regarded through the length and be eadth of the country; and whilst it would have been a task of su perb:Lyman difficulty with him—alMost omnipotent as he was in Russia—to allay the spirit ho had evoked, with his son it would be little less than an impossibility. But it is not im probable that the demand of the Allies may extend yet fur ther. An act of wanton aggression has been perpetrated in Europe, involving England in an expenditure of somewhere about 60 millions, France of 40 millions, and Turkey of 20 millions ; and it would only be in accordance with the prin ciples of jurisprudence, which compels the man who com mences an unjust action against another to pay the costs of both sides, that Russia should be made to reimburse this 120 millions ; and should this be exacted, the RUSSI-111 loan of 120 millions will stand out a salutary and enduring lesson to the nations of the earth on the impolicy of aggression," The enemy have not done any damage to Sebastopol. PARIS, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 8 A.M. The Mon iteur announces the departure of 11 vessels of the Imperial navy from Algiers and Toulon, full of troops and ammunition for the Crimea. The Moniteur confirms the news of the disa vowal and blame expressed by the Prussian Go vernment of the language of M. de Bismarck at Frankfort. VIENNA, FRIDAY NIGHT. At the meeting of the Congress yesterday, the Plenipotentaries exchanged their powers and com menced proceedings. The four bases, and the interpretations given to them by the Allies, having been set forth, the Representatives of Russia accepted them verbally. A protocol, in the same sense, is to be signed to-morrow (Saturday), when the Ambassadors will meet. This document will constitute the basis of the negotiations for peace. There hr.s been no meeting to-day—the Con gress having adjourned from yesterday till to morrow. BERLIN, 15TH (EVENING.) The Grand Dukes Michael and Nicholas left Sebastopol on the 13th, on account of the state of their health ; they are on their way to St. Petersburg. The organisation of the kingdom of Poland has been resolved on, and the Emperoz Alexander has increased the powers of Prince Paskie witch. • The assets of the Bank of England increased again last week, and there was a falling off in the discount business. The amount of the sums to the credit of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was diminished, which is rather contrary to experience at this period of the quarter, when the rise should be continuous. A further proof of the abundance of money is afforded in the augmented balances of private depositors. Compared with the previous week the changes are as follows : KONIGSBERG, 15TH (EvENINo.) The Emperor Alexander has ordered that the part of the Crimea comprised between Theodosia and Kerte?), which had been up to this time under the command of General Chomutoff, shall be henceforth included in the command of Prince Gortschakoff. Active circulation Decrease Bullion X 18,967,830 130,425 13,621,520 Increase Rest Increase Public Deposits Decrease • Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed Increase 431,686 3,639,849 5,325 4, 82 ,2 3 7 204,947 11,149,103 542,046 906,730 3,671 11,542,385 34,078 14,830,844 131,938 7,944,050 529,320 FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. A letter from Varna of the oth, in the Moniteur, confirms the news of the Allies having thrown a great number of rockets into Sebastopol, and set fire to the town in several places. It adds that nothing had occurred up to the date of the last letters received to indicate that the Russian garri son had received intelligence of the death of the Emperor Nicholas. The Emperor yesterday received General de Wedell at a private audience. The Moniteur contains a long list of nominations or promotions in the Legion of Honour of officers of the army, and it announces that the Emperor has confirmed one promotion and four nominations made by General Canrobcrt. The Ministers of War and Marine have nomi nated a commission to proceed to the division of 10,0001. voted by the Canadian Parliament for the relief of the widows and orphans of the soldiers who were killed in the battle of the Alma. There was yesterday afternoon a larger supply of bills on Holland and France, and the quotations for bills of exchange generally were higher. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 45 to 47i ; Hamburg at 13 62 to 7± , ; Amsterdam at 11 182 to 19 ; and Trieste at 12 35 to 40. All the gold received from Australia and America recently has been sent into the Bank of England. The letters by the Overland mail from India are expected in London on Monday next. Letters for the Brazils per Constitution steamer at Liverpool will be in time if posted this evening. The ship Australasia, from London, arrived at Hobart Town, Jan. 3, with emigrants, all well. In receiving the foreign diplomatic corps at St. Petersburg upon his accession to the throne, the Emperor Alexander is stated to have enunciated his policy in these terms : " If the Holy alliance does not exist any more, I hope the principles upon which it reposes may still prevail, and serve as a lien between the different states. I am disposed for my part to restore peace to Europe if honourable conditions are offered to Russia, but if others are proposed I would rather perish than accept them." The shipments of specie direct from London during the week ended Thursday last were 1,380 ounces of silver and 80 of gold. The English Funds have been flatter, and there is a fuller supply of stock for money, while some of the speculators are realising their profits. Con sols for Transfer have been 93 and have dropped since to 934- 4. The time quotations have been 93a and since 93f to 1. Exchequer Bills are Cs. to 9s. pm. East India Stock is at 227 to 2272. The Foreign Market is rather weaker, but with out any decided alteration. Mexican Stock has been at 20i I, and Buenos Ayres at 532. Sardinian Bonds have been marked 87 to 88, and Russian 4} per Cents. 90. Turkish Bonds have been com paratively well supported, viz., at 801 to 81. Dutch 22 per Cents, are 621, and French 3 per Cents. have been at 69 12k, with the exchange at 25 15. BOURSE, MARCH 16.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 41 per Cents. (xd).,. 91 50 94f. 75c. 3 per Cents 69 70 69f. 90e. Credit Mobilior 770 Roman Credit Foncior 5lO Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. 94 Spanish Threes — Piedmontese — Home Debt — RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. e. Orleans Western 653 75 Rouen Uette Mediterranean 950 Havre 565 1 Northern The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi can, 20a to 201- ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three per Cents., 50-i to 51-i; Portuguese Four per Cents., 42 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18g to 18 ; ditto Three per Cents., 364 to 37± ; ditto Certificates, ti to 5; ditto Passive, 4,1 to 4g. The Railway Share Market has been Ato per cent. lower all round, and with very little doing. The lines dealt in principally have been North- Western, Midland, South-Eastern, and Great Western. The Foreign Shares are quiet, but Antwerp and Rotterdam are very firm, and also the Scinde. The United Mexican Mine have been done as high as 5. The Joint-stock Banks are nominally about the same. Crystal Palace are supported. BRITISH FtTNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICE'S. ( From the Wiat List.) Business done 3 per Cent. Congo's Annuities 93 i i i 5 per Cont. Annuities llB India Stock C4 l msols ?or Account, April 93 i i i i Exchequer Bills, 24d. 21000 X5OO 6 9 Small 6 9 Exchequer Bonds 1858, per Cent. O9 Ditto 1859, ~ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 53.1j Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent ........... Ditto 3 per Ceut ifexican 3 per Cent. - - Ditto for the Account 2OJ 1 Russian Bonds, 4i per Cent 99 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. BB 7 i rarkish Bonds, 6 per cent BOl Ditto for the Account Boi 1 80i Dividends on tho above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent. ~, 69f. 123 c. ex 25f. 15c. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gui 1..... 62i 34 Ditto 4 Der 03116. COrtifieatOS....._ TWO O'CLOCK. C insole 934 Ditto, April Account ...... THE NEWSPAPER STAMP. sirTei3hernfoellowing are the resolutions upon which ,i,ils.rttathrnoadtpiaimll Lewis will found the bill which he is due,toie:xspoNelndeionndtatyl amend to introduce d :— the laws relating to t periodical periodical publications. publication, to be entitled to the transmiqsion by pos,t n o e f wsr?apers, and to provide for the a d m retrausmission by the post, " That any p privilege of transinipssaipo,nr.snt a new spaper, for denoting the stamp liked u ty n i u m m p b o e s r e d o f b s y h cleat; or u p i eces of s_r,tleerr.: shall be printed on times, of the letter apnidinotfeduoienitikhee dimensions, with respect to the supe press thereof. "That printed newspapers (British, coloni a l , and ( reign) shall be transm itted b y the p ost between l ii ?- the United Kingdom and her Ma j est y 's colo nies In foreige countries, or between anyports,cr places b;,; ( :„ r i the sea (whether through the United h , n-:.lo ~ '',., . \ either free of p.,-,!a,;e or -ui,j,:et to such 1:C.: , , not exceeding 2d. f,r each newspaper. irrespective of any charge for foreign postage, as the Commissioners of the Treasury and her Majesty's Postmaster-General, with their consent, shall from time to time thmk fit." THE DANUBE. All the accounts received from the Danteoe dur ing the last few days mention that t i de Russian troops are proceeding by forced marCles from Bes sarabia on Odessa. The Bakkirs • and the Calmucks have taken the same directio"... The Russians are forming two armies, one of !0,000 men before Pere kop, and the other of Austrian flotilla will 000 men near Odessa. An descend the Danube as soon as the river is clea r of ice. 10,000 men will at the same time acWanefe as far as Giurgevo. THE BALTIC. A. letter from Hamburg of the 12th inst. states 'flat the English Consular Agent at Helsingor fElsin ore), on the Island of Seeland, received a communication on the 6th inst. from the Admiralty announcing the proximate arrival there of a steam frigate and four corvettes as an avant garde, to await the arrival of the English fleet, as soon as the breaking up of the ice would allow it to enter the Baltic without danger. Stores of coal are to be constantly ready for the use of the steamers. The deficiency of coal during the campaign last year in some of the neutral ports was a great drawback to the fleet. The Finland journals state that the eommanders of the second and third divisions of the Russian gun-bo?ts have been since February at the different ports where the gunboats are stationed. The crews, which consist chiefly of volunteer old sailors, were assembling at Abo and Helsingfors to resume their duty. The road from St. Petersburg to the latter place was covered with long rows of sledges convey. ing arms to the army in Finland, the organisation of which was rapidly advancing, and materials of war for the fortress. Since the departUro of the allied fleets last year no Russian military force has reoccupied the Aland Isles. BELGIUM. M. de Thu has also declined to form a Minis try. M. de Decker was then sent for by the King, and had an interview on Thursday with his Ma jesty at Leaken. - AT decree has been issued prohibiting the re exportation of arms of war occasioned by the pro hibition of their transit, even on paying the cus toms dues at the Belgian frontiers, when the arms are destined for ilussia." RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Constitu tionitcl, says : " The defeat of Menschikoff on the Alma, at Inker man, and latterly i❑ the attack on Eupatoria, has given rise to considerable doubts as to his military capacity in the minds of many persons. It was in conse quence of that feeling that one of the first acts of the Emperor Alexander was to accept the resignation of the prince, which had been tendered on the plea of ill health. The acceptance of it was published in an order of the clay of the 4th. The prince resigns his posts as commander-in chief in the Crimea, as chief of the staff of the Navy, and as governor of the grand duchy of Finland, only retaining his rank of adjutant-general and councillor of the empire. General Gortschakoff, in addition to the command in the Crimea, has that of the army of the south, in which Gen. Lucien; will hold the second command. The Russians have, in truth, very few good generals, which circumstance accounts for the frequent changes that are made. The Emperor has published a special order of the day to the guard and the corps of grenadiers, to which lie belonged for the last 17 Tears, and which he has commanded for the last three." THE OVERLAND MAIL. TRIESTE, FRIDAY. The steamer Australia arrived this afternoon in 135 hours from Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 10. The India and China mails leave Alexandria this day, with intelligence from Calcutta, Feb. 10 ; Bombay, 17 ; Canton, Jan. 21. ; Hong Kong, 22 ; Shanghai, It. Dost Mahomed has received the Governor-Gene ral's letter with great homage, and has sent his son, the heir to his throne, to Peshawur, to nego tiate an alliance. The health of Lord Dalhousie is much shaken. The Puttealoh Rajah does not go to England. There has been no further increase of the Bank's rate of discount, which is 10 per cent, Trade in India is dull. Exchange at Calcutta, - I` , Fich fir4lltin't has taken place between the int la the ullina the imperianstis have slit feted serious reverses. Exchange at Canton, 4s. Bd.; Shanghai 63 7d . Trade at Canton at A stand .:! , ;4..•t)trt! L7l)ttiolt,. SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM" FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. (Front a Supplement to Friday's Gazette.) WAR DEPARTMENT, MAncn 17. Lord Panmure bas this day received a despatch and its enclosures of which the followin g are copies, ad dressed to his lordship by Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan, G.C.B. _ . Before Sebastopol, Feb. 27, 1855. My Lord,—lt appears that on Satanlay night the enemy sunk three or four more ships of war in the har bour as far within the booms as the first sunken ships were outside of them ; and, according to the most accu rate examination yesterday, there arc now four barriers or impediments to the entrance of the harbour, viz. : two of sunken ships, and two booms. The only movement on the part of the enemy since I last wrote to your lordship, is the march of som e in fantry and artillery from the neighbourhood of Bakshi- Serai towards the Tchernaya, upon which river, near Cimgouna, they have at present five guns and several hundred men. The weather has been fine for the last three days, the snow is gradually disappearing, and the country is be coming drier. The enemy have re-occupied the ground which was the scene of contest between the French and Russians on Saturday morning before daylight ; and they are making great progress in a work they aro establishing upon tbat point. I enclose the return of casualties to the 25th instant —I have, &e. RAGLAN. The Lord ianmure, &c., &c. Enclosure 1. RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE 23n TO 25TH OF FEBRUARY, 1855, INCLUSIVE. 17th Regiment of Foot--2 rank and file, wounded. 18th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 23th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 39th Foot-1 rank and file, killed. 88th Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 1 rank and file wounded. Total -2 rankancl file, killed; 5 rank and file, wounded. J. B. BITCKNALL ESTCOURT, • Adjutant-General. (Enclosure 2.) NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM 23D to 25TH FEB., 1855. INCLUSI VE. KILLED. FEBRUARY 25. 39th Regiment of Foot. Private Jamea O'Callaghan BRth Regiment of Foot. Private Frederick hfotton J. B. BUCKYSLL ESTCOURT, Adjntant-General. (Enclosure 3.) NOMINAL RETURN OF NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES WOUNDED FROM 23D TO 25Ta FEB., 1855, INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED. FEB. 23. 83th Regiment of Foot. Private John Aroindley, severely FEB. 25. 17th Regiment of Foot. Corporal Eiward Ford, dangerously Private Patrick Gallagher, severely 13th Regiment of Foot. Private Michael Keane, clangorously 28th Regi,,ent of Foot. Private John BeHinton, severely J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. SAILING OF THE BALTIC FLEET. We learn that an advance squadron of the fleet will leave Spitheal for the Baltic to-day or to-morrow, a signal having been made yesterday by the Commander in-Chief of the following nature : "Officers of flying squadron on leave to be recaed immediately ; ships to be ready for sea by Sunday.- -C.8." The ships thus denoted we believe to be the Imperieuse, 51, Captain Watson C.B. (who will hoist a broad pendant as com modore of the second class, and command the squad ron) ; the Euryalus, 51, Captain G. Ramsay ; the Arrogant, 47, Captain Yelvelton ; the Dragon, 6, Captain Stewa r t ; th e C en taur, 6, Captain Clifford ; the Magicienne, 16, Captain Vansittart ; the Bulldog, 6, Commander S. Gordon ; the Archer, 15, Cap tain Heathcote ; the Conflict, 8, Commander Cum ming ; and the Falcon, 14, Commander Pullen. The Amphion, 33, Captain Key ; and the Pylades, 21, Cap tain D'Eyncourt, both at Sheerness, will follow, when ready. The fleet at Spithead was augmented yesterday by the arrival of the Exmouth, 91, Captain the Hon. F. T. Pelham, (captain of the fleet), and the Magicienne, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain Vansittart, from Plymouth, making the following force, which is hourly being in creased, at the anchorage :—The Duke of Wellington, Neptune, St. George, Royal George, Exmouth, Nile, Creasy, - Majestic, Calcutta, Ajax, Imperieuse, Euryalus, Arrogant, Esk, Magicienne, Archer, Dragon, Bulldog, Falcon, Ariel, &c. The Blenheim, 60, Captain Hall, will join to-day, and one or two from Plymouth or Sheerness are expected. THE WAR QUESTION. (From the Press of this day.) Notwithstanding the rumours afloat favourable to peace, the situation at Vienna remains the same as in dicated in our last number. These rumours are partly from financial sources interested in the 'Money Market, and are partly the superficial consequences of diplomatic gossip. _ _ Ali the Powers, belligerent or otherwise, arein favour of peace, and are willing to accept the conditions which Russia, even with humbleness, now offers, with the ex ception of France. Nor will the political equilibrium be one whit more secured if the policy of France be pur sued and accomplished. France will, however, succeed in prolonging the war ; for England, at present, is " under her thumb," and Austria is involved in dark and embarrassing engage ments with the French Emperor, from which, however, sbe is endeavouring to relieve herself. . At present our readers may rely that the Emperor Louis has resolved to place himself at the head of a French army of the highest class and invade the Crimea at the commencement of the early spring. His Majesty's departure iJ postponed far the present, chiefly owing to the unwearied and strenuous remonstrances of his oldest and best friend, M. Persigny, It is probable that the siege of Sebastopol will be raised. Before the departure of the Emperor Louis for the Crimea we have reason to believe that ho will visit E;ig• land, accompanied by the Empress. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. MR. SMITH'S BENEFIT. Thursday evening, the 22d inst., is, we see, fixei for the benefit of the enterprising lessee of " Old Drury," on which occasion many of the greatest London favour ites have given their services, in order that an enter tainment worthy of the occasion may be placed before the public. The performances will consist of Robson's beautiful play of Love and Loyalty, in which Mr. and Mrs. W. J. \Vallack will each sustain their original parts; the second act of the lessee's last magnificent production, L'Etoile du, Nord, for M-'le. Jenny Baur, Mr. H. Drayton, and Mr. Leffler ; ana a grand ballet, combining the talents of Mdlle. Auriol, Miss T. Cushnie, Miss Lydia Thompson, and Mdlle. Beleno, Mr. Flex more, Mr. H. Boleno, and other unrivalled artistes. Altogether, it is the most attractive bill we have seen for many a day. But, putting •ut of view these considerations, we think Mr. Smith has a claim upon the public, which, had he only depended upon his own com pany, we feel confident would not have been disregarded. The man who has succeeded in keeping open the doors of a theatre of the size of Drury-lane, of punctually meeting the demands of the committee and his company season after season, can be one of no ordinary enter prise. Therefore, we shall expect to witness such an attendance as will reward Mr. Smith, in some degree, for the exertions he has made, and, at the same time, prove that, when a manager really caters well for the pleasure of his patrons, his labours will not go unrewarded or disregarded. WOOLLEN TRADE. (From, the Leeds Afcretow of this day.) able bri s k ness in our l ast wee k' s report has been mainta i ne d , w i t h out March IC—The improvement which we noted any material a lt era ti on . Th ere was a goo d market on n Sa.turtlay- In beto activityt h the C , 1 t d h e - e h i a d d s y t I e e r t e t e was e c l i o n n g s , i d a e n r ci a good business was done. There was also a fair average quantity sold en Tuesday. Prices remain without any material change. There has been a fair trade done in the warehouses during the cuerent week. Several of the principal buyers from London, Scotland, and elsewhere, as well aka few from Ireland, Lave been in the town ; and although their purchases have not been marked with much spirit, but on the contrary hare been of a cautious char - uteri yet together they Lave sufficed to maintain the improvement we reported last week. ROCHDALE, March P.—We have very little change in the flannel market to-day. HUDDERSIIELD, March 13.--Thongste not so good as last week, the market to-lay has been considerably bet ter than for a considerable prior period. Several buyers from London and large houses in the provinces have been in attendance, anti a fair amasnt of business hit been done in the Cloth-hall and the warehonses. Em- ployment is also a little better than it wag, and the pro spects of an improved trade seem more hopeful. BRADFoItb, March 17.—Wool—A very limited busi ness continues to be done. The prices are too high to tempi; buyers. Yarns—There is little or no alteration ae regards either demand or prices. Pieces—The feeling of buoyancy to which we referred last week is still mani.l e ee t, s ;,; ;-,L, , 1 spring with itererex,..eiarcii lO.—Tie: re er no eliange in j the piece market, and pretty nearly the same may be said of the yarn trade. The quotations are 13d. for good average hogs, and 12idi for wethere of like character, LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, March 17.—Wind and weather this day at noon, S. ; fresh breeze, and hazy weather, with rain. RAMSGATE, March 16.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—The Hon. E.I.C. brig Mutlah, from London, for Calcutta, with damage. COi'htf3, March 16.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Maude, from Akyab ; Sophia, Callao. DARTMOUTH, March 16.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived— James Smith, from Buenos Ayres.—The Samarang, from Southampton to Melbourne, with emigrants, bore np on the 14th inst. leaky, and with damage, and struck on a rook off the harbour ; crew and passengers safe. FAIZIOUTII, March 10.—Wind, W. Arrived—Rajah of Sarawak, from Manilla ; Solido, Batavia ; Alice, New port, for St. Thomas, with damage. SWANSEA, March 16.—Wind, W. Arrived--Beethoven, from Coquimbo. LOWESTOFT, March 16.—Wind, W.N.W.Arrived— William and Richard, from London, for Hartlepool, with damage from collision. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LitEnron, Saturday Morning. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Erie, from Matanzas; John Howell, Now Orloans, The James Chiston, from Baltimore, for London, was brought in here a derelict by the mate, &c., of the Mara thon, from Bombay, for Liverpool, which fell in with her on the 28th of February. Wind ; 8;S. W, QUEENSTOWN, March 15. Arrived—her Majcaty's steamer Penelope, to daaliarli troops fortho Capo of Good HoPo; Flora Muir, from Foo chowfoo. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.56 a.m. Wind, ; tide, two hours' flood ; cloudy. Arrived, March 16—Ant werpen, from Antwerp; Friends, Mauritius ; G. B. Lamar, New York. _ 7.; turan, .9.35 a. 1.1) _ tried, and Crate. : 6lianghAi Loudon ;U l anito City, from Manilla, for London ; I3.TLS. R hadamanthus, Woolwich, for Portsmouth; Diligence (transport), west ward, for the river ; Teymouth Castle, from London, for Adelaide, Si] ARE MARK ETS Clhl6 . DAY.) ktAiL JA YS. R•nwAY/. VA"' &Len - leen Amhg. Nat! g Bost and Eastn. Belfast 23c, Ballymens. Birming. Wolverh Stour Valley Birkenlid. Lanced) d: Cheshire June, Do. Chesil. dt Birk., £59 and Corm. Do., £20... .. Rlyth &Tynsorigina £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exot.er... Caledonian Carmarthen and Car di z'an Chester dr Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, dz Pas , Cornwall Crieff Junction Dubl in &Belfast June. Dundee Perth &Aber aeon Junction .. Do. New East Anglian Ea.steru Counties..... Eastern Union, A Stock . . Do., B Stock Do., Now A East Lancasltiro 100 100 100 'CO P'dinbnrgb CI a.sgom }Mini,. and Peebles.. Fdin. Pali &Dundee, :'ortli & Clyde Jun Furness Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Weston. :treat .. , Torthern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock , Jt. SUL &West.(lre. areal \Ycstcrn Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk Trish South-East-tun . , Llneaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. Now Thirds Laucash.andYorksl Do., Fifths 113., Vist. Lie. Crsby. SOU thpt ~onion & Vac:lcy-al Lend. Br:ght Lorl. and N. Woatc: Do. Fifths ....... 160 3i 190 all all Do.lol. S 1 M&B Do. Eighths London and S. Do., £5O Do., £4O Laudn , lrry4 Col erain , Lndadrry. & Ennisk. vilanch.Shof & Li n o . Do. Shoo No. 3 )u., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Birrnng. & all all 1 v. &S.Wstrn. ,Hamp. stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western .„ N. & S. Westrn. June Portsmouth icettish Central SeottishAlidiand ;hrowsby. & Herefd 4hropshiro Union south Devon 3oath Eastern South Wales Oo 100 9 LOO all Il4le. (.1. West.° rf", Do. Half &arcs Newcastle & Ca.rlW . ewinkt.BuryExten Nwpt.Aberg. &HIT s Newry & Newry Warrenpoini anti llostrevor Norfolk . Nortlin.Couuties tin, North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 A Deferred Guarantßyd N. Eastern—Berwiel. Do. do. Extension Dodo. Purch Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New £lO guneaten, Hinckley and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcester, & ffolverhamptan 3. Yrksh. & Riv. =taincs, Wok. &Wo Stockton & Darlit. 3te - Aton di Hartlepl. • raft' Vale .. Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 [lames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath %Vaterf 1. & Kilkonn ‘ Waterford&Limerk West Cornwall. West End of Londep and. Crystal Palace \Vest London Wimblodn &Croydon 1(11olfni Pric,44 this day. 20i - 21} •P I - 4i 8k - 8 13i -12 i 16 17 7s— 41 8 - !,1 64 -64 t ii - i 3 3i - 2i 54 61 - M 2S - SO 20 - 22 72 74 57 59 2d par 2) 21 70 - 88 - 89 70 - 72 .23 - 125 91 - 93 65 65i 51 - 61 70 • - 73 6 - 7 6 7 ... - ... I. 7f 97 -• 93 99A 100 Il - d 1 81 85 8 94; 25 7 i - 8 . Ol t ; 70 - 42 •. • • 11 9 1i - 48 - 50 34 t, 29i 7 9 14 -- 5 7 724 -73 i 31- 6g , 41 3i 124 13 494 -- 50:1 49 50 d par id 4 1d sr 29 - 31 101 - 103 64 - CG 45 -- 47 )2A - 132 61 62 28 - 29 4 - 2 2 - 1 1G : 38 4 -4; 16 16A 3i - 4i 22- 'A 4 5i - 6i 6 - 7 FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India. Scrip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. Eyt,ension...., Do, 4i p. c. 13ds., pay '57, convertible Do. do, do., '59, do rd. Tk of Cana& A is Do. St. Lawrence Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc , Gt. Indian Penin.mln Do. Now 5 per cent Great Luxembour ? , Constituted Share, Do. Obligations Gt.Westura of Caned Shares ... Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Cont.s & Basle Lucca dr• Pistoja 5 p. c. prof ,Lyons and Genova Lyons chi Meditorran %%drag Now :aria Antonia Do. do. Now . Namur di Liege (witl interest) Do. (ox interost) Northern of France. Do .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelinef guar. 31 p. c. & red at 22V. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdr (fmy. B. & Ams. as.) NorwegianTrtmkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Ronan ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre.— I Royal Danish RoyalSwodish iambro and Meuse_ Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. southern of France ft. - Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 per c. Pref 'Western of France Weft. of Switzerland Wl..isbaden I Zealand JOINT-STOP !A ustra s!a 1 British Colonial Bani- and Loan Company British N. Amoricar Chartd • Bank of Avis add. Bnk. of India, Australia, & Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish .and Australian Loud. Chart. Bk. o' A usual la Ditto Now London and County. London Joint Stock. Lond. & Wortminste: jiratjonri ' Provincia of England Do. New 'National of Ireland Now South Oriental Bank of Corporation. ,i - rovirtc7al of Tre ziL South Augtralia. Union of Aust.ralia i Do. New Union of London ;„,1 8/ -8/ 1 -1/ 3 - 24 par i p 2 - 14 331 -33 A 5. - 63 • 2 - 1 - 1. 9 -..- 8 91 - 4; 50d 88 -• 90 2 1 in par ip 2 - 3 2i - 3 17i - 18 96 - 98 95 •- 97 101 - 103 92 94 19 - 19,1 98 -- 100- - - 2ip ... ... 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Steam Navigat. Co. N. B. Australasian... Nrth.ofEuropeSteate Peel Rr. Ld. & Mimi. Peninsular& Oriental Do. Do. Portland Iron Co Royal M:111 Steam Scot. Austral. Invest. Ditto New. south Austral.Lan( Submar. Telegraph. Itevioc.red 30i -31 i ... - ... 21 - 20 1 6) - 35 tii 07/ -108 i 311 - 3i fi : la 6i : q - ri i - 1 2i - 3 57 - 5 9 l x - 2 67 - 69 - - - g 36 - :17 - I - Tr - et do Loan Co. of Upper C.tuada...• . VaTiDiemand s -Land 108 i 31 3 ri 131/..% THE FRENC' ATTACK ON VIE briCili OF FEBRUARY 23. We fake the following — from the private cf P t o .., pondence of the Press d'Orient of the sth ing "ies the account of the correspondent havi n g r. 0 ." delayed by the breakdown of the Caire stem D a s 2 6 . "HEIGHTS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, x"l e igbil. ' " Since we have been installed upon of Inkerman we have commenced works of oPP f to which, step by step, will lead us to the fue f t ,:iisa, Malakhoff Tower. On their side the Bus ing— SO' thrown up considerable works behind the tolver'oot commenced demolishing it to allow full pig t ti t t of ' batteries. But, not satisfied with that, in the too the 21st the Russians made a very bold, and at !roe, the si re d' a very dangerous move. They came and in5t3 11 7,4 6 to selves between the Malakhoff Tower, and at 5',.',.` 7 01 '. our right.. The position was immediately 0 :„IleS • On the 22d it became evident that it was their io„-nter to stop the advance of our trenches by works of c o approach. thi r "The Commander-in-Chief resolved to call Od , ,/ IC ', position. Orders were issued on the evening of .: "i, During the night two battalions of the 2d Zolo ill , : 1 wort ni i '' battalion of marines, and some companies es ~- h o 4, started under the orders of General Monet. l'olo ' ' ' vanced in profound silence towards the Russian f i li' to about 1.000 or 1,200 metres in front of the Dor e SO , Tower. One battalion of Zeuaves took the vigil's/0 ether the felt of the attack ; the marines were i ° the enemy in front. " Arriving at the redoubt without being di lle° o ol t, the Zouaves halted for a moment. Tbef4,lP" 's ' searching glance into the darkness ; a dark ° ;,01 0 ". discernible in advance of the redoubt in the _,,' or - . • of its front. General Monet, certain of beim ported, advanced. On a signal given the Zouav ess e te upon the Russians with impetuosity, and vi ,, ceived by a murderous fire. Nothing daunted, ts , o scaled the works, and entered the redoubt by 41 0 _,,. ing. A terrible fight of cold steel took place' oper., same moment the Russiaa ships in port sent it - o f 0 -.'l of projectiles into the redoubt. But the dariog t or ' men was irresistible. The Russians were driven o ° u • . fled towards the city. The nearest batteries the 7 , ,- 4 their fire upon the redoubt, and, amid a shower . 10 1 .. the workmen knocked the works to pieces and s P ' the guns. to ter . " This work accomplished, it was necessary to tlO , a hasty retreat ; the position, exposed as it wa s "et* s guns of the ships, was not tenab!e. There we l a id 0 moment to be lost ; the firing from the sbiP i . s o it , considerable damage ; blue lights, thrown u„,P,1 1 ,11 0 1 batteries, enabled them to direct their aim. 1 -,`",," RI ' garrison was under arms by this, and the c 11 1,7. if . ,OP' i bells of Sebastopol were distinctly audible. tr.,'" el i s of command of the avant garde of the troops s. i. ",, — "rde ', against us could be heard. The generai gave ' to retreat. , o f 0 1 "Our loss in this affair is balanced by Oa' • 0 0 Russians, who were much superior in numbell7o 014 guns of their ships did them nearly as much b ; 4 00_, 6 they did us. Their resistance was, IiOWOYer, e l) kt ifr ,•; and the hand-to-hand struggle within the re'dollr 00% , most obstinate. We have to deplore the death °loft tenant of Artillery De la Fosse, and four or five t ° o IP, of Zouaves are missing. There are from 9 %010. wounded, among whom are 15 officer/I. Al J l l5 ~, a ffair was 7,,) , V 2 250 men were touched. The w h o , to ti. f ot rably managed by General Monet, Bosquet's expression, fought like a hero. On 'b discharge of the Russians a ball ca rried off the ol eo , his right band. Nothing disconc er t e d, the bri va o f to n, ral took his sward in his left hand, and was oeeinsli first to jump into the redoubt. In anoth e r n 2 •1113 - 001 .: was wounded ;n the left hand and in the are l , a s.' tb.. ' withstanding his three wounds, General Monet P - 0 0 ,11 : last man to leave the redoubt, after seeing s .."' wounded carried out. d i d 01 " The marines lost their way in the dark, and ,40 t come up in time to take a serious part in this u affair. " This success was immediately taken advaptl4l,,pssil to push on the approaches. One trench has be 10:, which leads to the redoubt, and will scarcelY k rtb t Russians to re-establish themselves there, '. sh oo _,.. feel so inclined. o ff e''' r 0 "It must be owned that for the last toitt a tiolv,, defence has been admirably conducted. The i t erl, mount gun after gun, and throw up redoubt e br ~,,r,, doubt. On one side our works advance 11° 00' .. surely, and must ultimately be crowned with s„4/ " -: MINING INTELLIGENCE• (From the Mining Journal of this claY' ) i3 tilil: The mining market has been partioularlY o eft week for shares in general, whilst for one or tO pt i mines mostly in demand, such as Grambler Aubyn, South Frances, and others, no seller% bel be found. The principal feature of the Wee k ' / / t o the renewed attempt to establish auctions for ortio of mining shares, the first, or " trial" sale, hai i iill)! A , off on Wednesday. As to the effect these sales " 0 00 - upon mining generally th• re are so many and such.% te; ing opinions, that we scarcely know what to thi la dii hg ,' them, and shall watch with some interest the re fieLo a few more trials. So far as the first has go r id , lieve it is generally considered as a failure, th e eo o. obtained for shares being in many cases 50 Per r y/P . :* low quoted, and a few days since marketable/ P,broll°,l l The Gold Mining Share Market has been dull w ASE Ctiv out the week, and yesterday not a single traw l ' alf , effected. n In Miscellaneous Shares the market has b ee " and prices firm. We understand that Lord Palmerston will eb raised to the Upper House. ce 4 br The Chancellor of the Exchequer annosadodmi night that the Budget will not be brought f cr ;ct fore Easter. Our readers will, perhaps, vic e. ' ii • we gave this information a week ago. We understand that there is a renewed e%P ect h to 're of an early visit of the Emperor of the Froli c ,: 'A w e country, 'and that the Empress will probah,oi guest of her Majesty at Buckingham Palace s hy ' Easter. • We are given to understand that private let e V:e: been received from the Crimea from General 'La tA ' • in which the general of engineers who contribo iato fall of Bornarsund describes the Russian are l lif of most wretched condition, and speaks confid es i• To prospects of taking Sebastopol by storm. if ba The Earl and Countess of Bradford and le e a arrived in Belgrave-square for the season. , ori i• The Earl and Coantess of St. Germans bo'is'pah'i at Claridge's Hotel, from the Viceregal Lodg e ' o r a g li o A meeting of the shareholders of the C lie t 6 be 91 Holyhead Railway Company will be held ° n l. instant. The directors of the Belgian Eastern Jelleh•6: way Company have made a call of 10s. Pe r s- Oh° able on or before 19th April. c The sick and wounded soldiers from the -1 ; 0 0 have died in Liverpool are to be buried "„blio over which a monument will be erected ) 3 1P - D~f rt scription. T, rd s aes THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUETS. --The c ,„ th e %tett intends giving a succession of banquets don, n° r, 1151 ing month, commencing with the Easter & l i t he - will this year be honoured with the presence° te r of Cambridge. 0, Reliable advices from Paris represent tb!,,og as absolutely " possessed" by the idea °f ir men bastopol ; and as incessantly studying o ess_„,'•if surrounded by charts, plans, and other t e teeln i e The past history of Louis Napoleon shows he w br i • with which he adheres to ' any proje ct upon OOP has once set his heart ; and may be said t ' ° guarantee that Sebastopol must fall. 0101 MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA.—The clipper obi_Pornisikivjg will he detained in the Downs till Sunday' 11; order to afford mu chants an opportunity o; ers , ;of the;r letters per Argo. All letters, ilow c iV e woe: l to' intended for despatch on this occasion miletoto addressed " per ship Ballarat" at Deal, s" . 0 0 A Vltl, night. tteli' fog" THE FAST DAY.— The Lord Mayor is to a do . of bets service in the afternoon of Wednesday, the humiliation, and prayer, at St. Pawl's Ca t the Bishop of London will officiate. Cie boo THE ROCHESTER MULDER.--1 1031. MAIDSTONE, Mardi 16.—This m orning "'" ket b I . er appointed for the trial of the Laws, for the murder of her mistress at Rocline.t.bre cot!ft,, vrry extraordinary clrcuinstances, the doors12:00 •;• •- bv I cr,oi a-. to 1 vi'`,. eo peil w ., . tP , •^: • t u t.) ; • k his sea , I,IJO j1ik , 6 1 % L OO _woe lif young girl, Elizsue_, vs bench, and a few minutes afterwards t h e turned P. 17 " appeared in The Sun, The j ury _ placed at the bar. The facts ; of th e cas 66 Not all all 11 all 20 20 6 20 20 50 20 25 li 85 4i 116 i I 2 3 2j 13 li 1 1 4r Yt onii C ret k o r ithe It to ki ,t 0 t • 'te, ti 44( 1 4 1 14141 Oh, so, 0% itt.f