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

VIE WAR DEPARTMENT AND THE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. Lord Grey gave notice last night of his intention to en eve an address to the Crown on Tuesday next upon a sai:ject which is at this time of the very highest conse queoce, for it lies at the root of all the failures of our mi tary administrat ion. Our readers will probably remem zer th.at very early in the last session of Parliament, and w h e n the war w as , stillundeclared, we urged most strong ly on the Government and the country the lieeperativt: n ecessity of a complete reform in the civil de of the army, introducing unity instead of di - Tl P , : t i o gien n ,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, s tores, and food. We added that in this country it was, jig ' natters 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 made 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 come in a form even more rapid and disastrous than we bad anticipated ; but, though we readily acquit men of not baying accomplished impossibilities, we retain the con viction that the Government committed a fatal error last spring in not proceeding at once to as entire reorgan iaation 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 moist 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 of 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 giie 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 administration 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 bad been foreseen. Numerous instances had been produced of the scandalous delays aad absurd mistakes arising out of 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 or of war! To take, for instance, the most striking example. It is said that the Secretary at War is the Finance Minister of the army. He is responsible to Parliament ior the employment of the public money, and every measure or order which involves expense mutt 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 tho responsibility in the bands 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 to that document that they never carried its recommendations into effect. War has at last come upon ue. It has found us ill prepared and prone to miscalculate onr real strength ; for, while the external condition of the Queen's troops presented, as it ever will, the aspect of one cf the finest armies in Europe, our statesmen had neither the knowledge nor the power to provide for the rapid evolutions and enormous wants of such an army in active warfare. The next stepafter the establishment of an effective Ministry of War, com prising under one head all the 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 he 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 respnsibiiity. Eren the Ministers of the Crown cannot obtain the commonest information as to the condition of the forces without applying to several distinct functionaries ; 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 vary moment Master-General of the Ordnance, and continues to transmit orders in that ca pacity to his deputy in England as if he 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 ell 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 awl the hand of a master, armed for a time with almost dictatorial power. With less than this it will be vain to undertake the reorganisation of the Bri tish army, for it would be impossible to accomplish it. Yet the security and the honour of the country depend on its accomplishment. We do not presume to assert that we have a statesman among us at this time fully qualified by character and by previous attainments to perform this duty, though Lord Grey and Lord Ellen borough are the two men in whom we should be disposed t place the largest amount of confidence for each a pur pose. But, be the state man chosen who ho may, we are satisfied that if ho enters vigorously on the discharge of such a duty he will deserve, and he will receive, the cordial and atreuous support of Parliament, of the press, and cf the people of England ; and that, without such a statesman, able to grasp the whole functions of a War Minister, no Cabinet can or ought to stand in the present circumstances of Europe. These are our opinions—aot formed hastily, or under the influence of the late dis asters in the Crimea, but deliberately expressed long before the operations of war had begun. We urge them now with tenfold force, because they are armed with all the terrors of experience ; for the predictions of those who distrusted the organization of the civil departments of the army have been more than justified by the re sult. Every complaint we receive from the Crimea is a protest against the system against which no Minister, however laborious, and no General, however able, could successfully contend ; and we trust that the first act of the present session of Parliament will be to enforce a radical reform of these abuses. — Times. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TU(IIIMAX. The rooms were well attended to-day, and things in a general way bore an animated appearance. It soon be came evident that there was a commission in the market to back Rotherham for the Chester Cup, which soon 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 a bout GI-welling Esuriens for the Derby, an d De Clare was occasionally pu t up," but we did not see him backed. We think 12 to 1 could have been obtained. 500 to 200 was offered aga i nst Scott's Lot. 100 to 8 was offered on the field for the Liverpool Steeplechas e , f or which event the w eights have not yet appeared. No thing was d one u pon the Great Northern, Metropolitan, City and Su burban, or the Northampton Handicaps. The following are the latest quotations : LIVERPOOL STEBPLECHASE. 100 to Bon The Field (offered) CHEST2R CUP. 25 to 1 agst The Eel ver (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Rotherham (taken) 25 to 1 agst Arthur IVellesloy (offered) 40 to 1 agst Bracken (offered) 40 to 1 apt Little Hairy (take 50 to 1) 46) 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) DEIBT. 15 to 2 aget St. Hubert (nominal) 11 to 1 agst Grmeulus (take 12 to 1) 13 to 1 agst De Clare (nominal) 30 to 1 agst Polydore (offered) 500 to 200 agst Scott's Lot (offered) THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1855. by the Crimean Army Fund, with comforts and necessaries for the army in tho Crimea, left Gibraltar on the 16th inst. for Balaklava. 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 on 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 100 horses, will be sent down as soon as the exigencies of the service admit of the renwval of tho 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 Crimea, the transports Isis, Louisa, Margaretta, and Shannon. All these will be laden and despatched (or nearly se) 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. We have met with unsatisfactory re sults at the Peiho. The Comm, 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 Barracouta's destina tion is at present unknown. One of the marine officers of the Sybille is to be tried by court-martial. J. C. Austen, assistant-surgeon, 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 SEBASTOPOL. A private letter (French) from the camp beforo Sebes_ topol, of the tat inst., is as follows : " The cold begins to make itself felt. The thermometer (centigrade) marks two degrees below zero (freezing point); but this is merely a prelude. The mountaias above lnker mai are covered with snow, which does not fall until later at the peninsula of the Chersoiese. 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 teats. 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, so that their warming ap paratus is an 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 are the intentions of our General-in-Chief, but the day he desires to make use of it ho will have an admirable army to second him. In this respect he has no need to hurry himself, for the army hat; confidence in itself, aid 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 100 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 accurate information, convey ance by sledges cannot be considered in the Crimea, and even 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 sufficiently 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 say more resources for the sustenance of horses, the greater part of the Rassian cavalry appears to have retired towards Perekop. " The day before yesterday General Morris made a recon naissance in the direction of Balder with the Chasseurs of Africa,.veral batt.liono,and abattery. He ciacountorod mom. 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, ono 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 l'lnnee : " Before Sebastopol, Dec. 31. " Starting from the Belfry-house, inhabited by the major who commands in the trenches, and which is the cent:o 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 unit e a t a depth of 100 feet. "At their point of junction there is a knoll c a ll e d th e Green-hill, occupied, it is said, by 1,000 R uss i ans, and distinctly visible from the right extremity of the third parallel, by raising one's head carefully above tho parapet. The sinuosities of the valley protect the Russians there from the guns of a battery placed between the English and French lines of attack. declinell;e' have const ruc t e d am b uscades or shelters one metre in height, of solid stone ; they have crenellated the walls and keep a wat c hf u l eye on every living thing that shows itself. It is from this point that they often make sorties, .either on the French right or on the English left. The difficulty of catting a way in the rock bas greatly retarded the moment when our works can force this important point, which is support e d by t woguns loaded with grape ; but it will inevitably be carried by the first success of the third parallel. "In advance of the Green-hillthere 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 pages be!rind the Flagstaff Battery. On 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 ens to think of seek ing a refuge there. Above the mill, still on the 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 visible. 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 Flagstaff Battery, 80 metres in front of the 3d parallel,'ls a ruin, but it holds out. In front of tho bas tion there is a deep ditch, well furnished with palisades, and the connterscarp of which bristles with cheraux de frise. A French battery of six mortars can send shell and rocket into the bastion from the 3d parallel. " Along the whole development of our trenches, there are, at the distance of abent 20 metres, crenollated earth works. Our sharpshooters ambuscade there, and keep a sharp look-oat. Woo to the workman or curious indivi dual who shows himself ! 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 palm. It Is an interesting sight to see our riflemen creep along, like fixes or snakes, from stone to stone, under the very walls of the town, when cannon are brought to boar against them in 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, where it is im possible to light a tiro 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, oftcers and men struggle against sleep, and are ready to start to their feet on the irst alarm of the sentries. It is military heroism en permanence. The siege army has bored 20 kilometres in the rock; it obstinately defends its works under a shower of missiles against an enemy hidden behind walls and in ravines, continually reinfereed by men aid ammunition. Alma was settled is three hours; Inkerman in ens day; the siege requires months ! " The young soldiers recently arrived from France take a long time to get accustomed to such hard work, but the veteran troops only exhibit impatience at waiting for the g'oeieus object they have in view • they know that thei r enemy is harder up th a n themselves, and this thought makes them brave every sort of snffering. "The ether night, in a deluge of rain and in complete darkness, some 20 of these intrepid volunteers known in the army as enfans perdus, because they risk their lives in the most daring enterprises, passed out of our trenches. Two led the way, one behind the other at the distance 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, bad taught them how. As each man lies down ho glides along his rifle to the full stretch of his arm, he then glides on himself, and thus gets en without noise or embarrassment, always ready to bound to his feet should an enemy surprise him. The first in advance acted as a guide ; he felt the way ; the second communicated with the officer surrounded by his band. Every man had his oyes and ears en the alert. The path they took made a circuit. They had to leave on the rignt an 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 withoutletting them be aware of the dan ger they hacl ineurred. Beforeentering the narrow strip which separates the fosse from the Russian post, the officer left more than half his men on station. Should his party be discovered, they were to fall upon the post. He himself, with five or six determined men, enters the dangerous path, and preseeds alongside the fosse—with his hand he tries the strength of the defences ; they are bound firmly together, and are axed fast in the ground. The fosse is six feet deep aid full of rain-water. It seems possible to scale the fosse—to tear up the defence, would require time; it would be better to barn them k ehevaux 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 2 0 . yards--onee there, they are ours. " 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 np they are lost; a trench stops him • he hears the sound of the spade and the pickaxe ii the rock; he hears the workmen converse, the guard splash with their feet in the water, the men cough. What doers this mean? The sound is hollow; it is a mine. It commences here and loads there. But tho rain continues to poir down. It is bitter cold, and the flash of a gin may lead to their discovery. The officer gives the signal to retreat. They return 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 the remainder of the band who are waiting for them lying down in the and. ' Anything new, boys ?' says the officer. ' Nothing." Then let us return.' And these 20 brave fellows, wet to the skin, pass our sentries, who were becoming anzions 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, despite of themselves and carried all some sacks of powder. One of them received a ball in the foot." The suspension wag announced yesterday at Liverpool of Messrs. Miller and Thompson, a well know n an d re spectable firm in the shipping trade. The liabilities are supposed to amount to about 60,000/. TISTIBIONIAL TO ROBIZT BRIGHT, ESQ., OP BRISTOL. —A meeting of merchants and others, subscribers to the testimonial to Mr. Bright, wag 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 had considerably increased, the imports of the last year greatly exceeding any former occasion. Mr. Bright, in an eloquent and feeling speech, sincerely thanked the j subscribers for their splendid testimonial, THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, JAN. 23. Orders for the Court's goin.•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, vie. The Ladies to wear black silk, 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. 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 Ensig n , Jan. 16. Royal Sherwood Foreste rs or No ttinghamshire 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 Light Infantry Regiment o f T ower Ham lets Militia—Francis Jennings, Esq., to be Li eu t enan t ; Francis Valentino Lee, Esq., to bo 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.—Herb er t Wodehouse, Esq., to be Captain ; Frank Astley Cubitt, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 17. 2d or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia.—Henry CoWham Mathew, Gent.,to be Lieutenant, Jan. 17. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia— Lieutenant Edwin Dinning Cole to bo Captain, vice Dy son, appointed Paymaster, Jan. 8 ; Ensign George Hamil ton Kittoe to be Liout, April 18, 1833 ; Ensign Jas. Ross to be Lieutenant, vice Carnaby, promoted, Jan. 8; Rivers dale 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 Boulton, promoted, Jan. 15. sth or - Royal Eltherno Light. Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Charles Jaquct, 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, Jan. 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 Montresor Rodney Reyno, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Reddish, pro moted, Jan. 13. [Erratum in the Gazette of 12th January, 1855.] 2d Regiment. of Royal Cheshire Militia—For John Jestyn Williams Fredezicks, Esq., late 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 Yeattnan, 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 Samwel Groatheed, late Lieutenant, 41st Regiment, to be Captain, Dec. 30. Hampshire Regiment of Militia Artillery—James Harry Bartlett Reynolds, Gent. to be Second Lientenant, Dec. 30. BANKRUPTS. John Stevens, choesemonger, Fetter-lane, City, to sur render Feb. 6, and March 6, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Clarke an d Jackson, Bedford-row. Edward Muruss, licensed victualler, Maidstone, Feb. 2 at two, and March 6 at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Nicholls and Doyle, ' Verulam-buildings Gray's-inn; Morgan, Maidstone. Harris,Henry Binnell 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, lineudraper, &c., Ross, Herefordshire, Feb. 7 and 28, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assigneo, 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. Pott, 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, bone dealer, at half-past 11, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Feb. 13, G. taseke, 15, St. George's-place, Knights bridge' tobacconist, at 12, at the Court of Bank ru pt c y, Basinghall-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, Basinghall-s trait. Feb. 9. G. B. Medley, Highbury-park, North Islington, and 34, Great Tower-street, and Lloyd's Coffee-house, City, underwriter, at 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basing hall-street. Feb. 15. Maria Benedict,. 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,Basinghall-etreet. Feb. 16. J. lirinkfield, Greenwich, cement merchant, at 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. Feb 13. J. Greares, Fish-street-hill, City, leather and hide seller, at 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall street. Feb. 13. ,R. Parker, late of Hambro'-wharf, City, and Oxford, now of Anderton Salt Works, Anderton, Che shire, whartinger, 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 t' tot Court of Bankruptcy, Itoyal-arcado, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. 'Feb. 22. T. Robinson, Hexham, Northumberland, our• rier, at 11, at the District Court of Bankruptcy, Royal. arcade; Newcastle-upon-Tyne. _ Feb: 15. J. Straclan, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, common brewer, maltster, and wino and spirit merchant, at half past 12, at the District C o u r t o f 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-Tyne. Feb. 13. J. Robinson, Hezbam, Northumberland, cur • rier and leather merchant, at 11,'at the District Court o 1 Bankruptcy, Royal-arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. _ . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. james Kelt and lothiers, Glasgow. James Faulds and C0.,d0., merchants, seith. James "Maul], shoemaker, Stranraer. LAW INTELLIGENCE—Jan. 23. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. BOILS Y. WISEMAN. The facts of this case will be familiar to the reader. It was an action for libel arising out of a letter written by Cardinal Wiseman to Universe Le Ami 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, refNuged 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 a 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 ao 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 er cortents 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 bad, 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 daily were heard at some length against it, while Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Lush argued in support of the rale. 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 infeired, from this interruption, that the rule for a new trial will be made absolute. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder, and Prostrate Gland, and their connection with the Ganglionic or Great Central System. of Nerves ; being a reprint (considerably enlarged) of a series of papers bearing upon the more important and prominent symp toms, and the most successful mode of practice in the treatment of diseases of those organs—in the press, and will be speedily published, by Dr. Denis Cronin, 35, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square. ADTERTISSMEHT.]—TLS WAR IN TIE EAST. —rOWEREUL PATENT RECONNOITRINII GLASSES.— SIGHT AND HIARINd —Messrs. S. and B. Solomous, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. 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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, ea.vy, and others. Theselelescopes possess such extra ordinary powers that some 3] inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can bo seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and as object from 16 to 20 miles. They aro of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; 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 Exhibiti on , 1851.—Valuable, , newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,tho size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1 miles distant; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 3 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tou r i s t s. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with womderful powe the Yor k Albearlo-street, Obsoryo—oppo. 6 'liteAdel. THE AUSTRIAN DESPATCH 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 our 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 has eventually engaged to mobilise 100,000 men withirk36 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 i,s to be realised, it becomes, under such circumstances, more urgent every day that Prussia should have in readiness 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 prosctive certainty of success. " A pe more detailed discussion of the arrangements to be 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 should be conducted not merely on the basis of the April Treaty, but also on 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 mobilization of this aggregate foros 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 en a war footing commensurate with the occasion. " Together with the armies of Austria and Prussia, by virtue of tie 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, se 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 oeutrating 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. "Should Prussia's accession to the alliance of December 2 take place later, Use two Powers would doubtless be in duced at the same time to extend thoir joint motion in the Diet to the calling nut 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 rote for Austria to be speedily and fully made acquainted with Prussia's intentions rela 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 coromn nicating this note therefore to the President of the Minis try, your Excellency will express to him the very great value we set on receiving information as speedily as possi , ble, and it is to be hoped in the sense desired, Niith regard to Prussia's views and resolutions concerning the mobilisa tion on the part of the German Powers.—Receive, &c., " Count BITOL." N 4 VAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, The Blenheim, GO, screw, hauled •ut of Portsmouth Dock yesterday, and the Hogue hauled in. • The Edinburgh screw-steamer, 58, is daily expecting 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 ; tho Cruiser, 18, has gone to the Tay ; tho Cossack, 20, is daily looked for from Sheerness, aid the Edinburgh is expected to be succeeded on its departure by the Calcutta, 84. The Penelope, 18, paddle-frigate, Captain Coffin, will haul out of the steam basin at Portsmouth this day, after refit. The Cossack, 20, Captain Fanshane, left Spilka:ad yes• terday at noon for Leith. The Sampson, 6, paddle, Captain T. S. Brock, will pay wages on Friday at Portsmouth. The crew will have leave of absence, with permission oa their return to volunteer into any of her Majesty's ships. APPOINTMENTS. Clerks—Coorge Hickman (1851), serving on board the Belleisle hospital-ship at Devonport, to be seerotary'a clerk, in the Victory flag-ship, at Portsmouth; Samuel Smyth (1850), recently serving in the Aaethuea, 50, to the Orion, 91, screw steam-ship, at Chatham. Clerks' Assistants—Alfred J. Dayton 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 Magicienno (the only remaining man of-war in the Baltic) arrived at Elsinore on the 15th from her second cruise to the eastward. She had been within 30 miles efiLiban on the Russian coast. The weather ex perienced on her last trip was particularly severe, the ship was completely covered with ice, the anchors frozen to the bows, and the forecastle guns to the deck. A large number of her crew (40) were laid up by the intense cold. On the 14th she bearded a Dutch schooner running for Libau ; her master, however, did not expect to Le able to get into 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 crewexperienced much hospitality from Messrs. Rainalls and Deacon, the Government agents there. The Magicienne, 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 bents, blankets, greatcoats, &0., for the army in the Crimea, with the least p oss ibl e delay; in consequeace of which nearly 100 extra labourers were em ployed to assist the fatigue detachmeat of the Royal Artillery and the depot companies forming the garrison, while the regular men were engaged in packing the stores, which are sent in by the coatracters loose for th e p urpose of inspection, previous to being issued to the troops. Two large lighters and a school/sr were loaded with the fur clothing in bales and boots in cask!, and dropped down the river, on the ebb tide, to Woolwich, where the stores will be transhipped this day to contract vessels, which will sail immediately for the Crimea. Four waggon - loads of stores were sent by railway to Portsmouth, wheace they will be despatched to the same destination. Yesterday contrasts were issued from the Controller of the Viotualling Department for the supply of 6,000 tierces of salt beef and 10,000 tierces of pork for her Majesty's service. THE TRANSPORT SERVICE. The Rajah, hired steam-transport No. 181, arrived ix Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning from Southamp ton, to ship the remaining cargo of wooden hots and other stores for the Crimea. The Canadian screw steam-transport has had to undergo tenlp er , Ly alterations at Portsmouth, which were not an ticipated when she arrived—they wore all completed when she hauled int* the stream yesterday for the adjustment of h er compasses, and she is this day ready for the embar kation o f troops for the Crimea, besides whom she has shipped a b out 600 packages of army clothing, and free contribution s sent down by TT Howell, and a lso --syter and a number of packages from Fortnum and Mason's, for the army in the East. The Prince of Wales serew-steamer, belonging to the North of Europe St eam Navigation Company, w hich left Gravesend on Sunday, th e 7 t h lust., arriv edt , G ibra ltar on Sunday, the 14th, after ex perienciafour days' eavy succes sion of south-east gales and h , sea, with 80 navvies and mechanics on board, and sig ht gentlemen comprisi n c, the ;engineering staff of the Crimean railway expedition—all , we ll. The vessel was to leave that evening for Malta. If at all favoured, from previous experience of the sp ee d of the ship, she Balak was expected to r each lava on the 24th or 25th inst. The Zarnia (Isabella IL) At gamer, gamer oharted and freighted THE MILITIA. Colonel Talbot, having received at Dover on Tuesday (last week) an order from the Secretary of State for the wi.rnepartment to assemble the Ist King's Own Stafford shire Regiment, and inform ths officers, non-commissioned officers, and men that the Quetta had 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 previsions 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 11011 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 reeeived with loud aid 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 expressed 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.) 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 morta lity. The deaths were 1,404 and 1,466 In the first two weeks of this month ; in the week that ended last Sa turday they rose to 1549, of which 763 were deaths of males and 786 of females. The births last week were 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 amount. 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 observations, was 28.9 deg.—lers by 7.3 deg. than the average of the same week in 38 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 23 years of age ; 10 in 1000 among men and women of the second age (20- 40) ; 23 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 80 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 were 720, 234, 224, 295, and 75. These results discover an excess in the deaths as now returned in each of the five periods of life, 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 frora phthisis, 69 from hooping cough, and 22 from influenza. Of the 386 there are 217 referred ,to bronchitis, 125 to pneumonia, the rest to asthma 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 sob-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 31, 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 mentioss one family in which 5 children are ill. Last week the birtbs cf 779 boys and 735 girls, in all 1,514 children, were registered iu 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 30.38 in. The mean twir 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 tun 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 deg. The Iramperature of the Thames was 41.7 deg. The wind blew g enerally from the north-east. The amount of rai n 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 .. Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the J o i n t s , B ones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 7 Premature Birth and Debility 36 Atrophy 4l Old Age Sudden ll Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance l5 Causes not specified DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES Population Deaths In corm- Deaths Enumerated. 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 Males Females - - 1,195 1,549 763 784 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females 779 735 Totkl - • Val WINDSOR-CASTLE, JAN. 19. This day had audience 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 introduced by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., .her Ma jesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 19. Tho Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Georgo Dhanis as Consul at Sydney for the King of Hanover. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 23. GENERAL ORDER. Horse Guards, 19th Jan., MI The Queen having signified her intention to confer a Medal for service in the Crimea upon the surviving officers and men, with Clasps for those who were present in the battles of the Alma and Inkerrnan, 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 Wen killed in action, or who may have died whilst on service in the Crimea, or in consequence of wounds. By command of the Right Honourable GENERAL VISCOUNT HARDINGE, Commanding-in-Chief, G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 23. GENERAL ORDER. Horse-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 BE MAJOR-OENJRAL. 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, Adj utant-General. WAR OFFICE, .TAN. 23. BREVET. Major-General Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.8., and Major- General John Lycaght Pennefather, C. 8., to have the local rank of Lieutenant-Goneral 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 Gth October, 1854, and placed ou 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, his commis sion to bear date Dec. 12. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JAN. 19. ZOTAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. Brevet-Colonel Burke Cuppage to be Colonel, vice Ches ney, removed as P. General Officer, Jan. 6. Brevet-Major John Noble Arb uthnot Freese to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Cuppage, Jan. 5. Seccnd Captain Charles John Strange to be Captain, vice Freese, Jan. 6. First Lieutenant Ed ward 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 ho 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 Clennell 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 Hoary Austin Turner to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vise 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. Second Lieutenant Rodney Ashbrook Mitchell to be First Lieutenant, vice Hope, Jan. 6. Brevet-Colonel Daniel Thorndike to be Colonel, vice Rawnsloy, retired on full-pay, Jan. 6. Captain Thomas Beckett Fielding Marriott to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Thorndike, Jan. 6. Second Captain Alexander Cameron Gleig to be Captain, vice Marriott, Jan. 6. First Lieutenant llcury 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 be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Wright, Jan. 3. Second Captain the Honourable Hussey Fans Keane to be Captain, vice Mould, Jan. 3. First Lieutenant Whitworth Porter to be Second Cap tain, vice Keane, Jan. 3. • Second Lieutenant James Hamilton Wilson to be First Lieutenant, vice Porter, Jan. 3. _ OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JAN. 23. Corps of Royal Engineers—Brevet-Colonel Francis Ringler Thomson to he Colonel, vice Barry, retired on full-pay, Jan. 13. _ Lieutenant-Colonel Hale Young Wortham to be Colonel, Jan. 13. Brovet•Coleisl Charles Ogle Streatfield to be Colonel, rico Wbinyatsa, retired on full pay, Jan. 13. Brevet-Major George Wynne to bo Lieutenant-Colonel, Jau. 13. Brevet-Major Wm. Crawley Stace to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Hawlashaw, retired on full pay, Jan. 13. Brevet-Major Henry Drury Harness to be Lieutenant- Colonel, Jan. 13. Brevet-Major Edmund Twiss ford to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Vicars, retired on full pay, Jan. 13. Brevet-Major Wm. Yolland to be Lieut.-Colonel, the Rimington, retired' on full pay, Jan. 13. eSptaolll 'Thomson, Jan. Charlesa3. Erskine Ford to be lieutenant-Colonel, vice Thm Captain Richard Clement Moody to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Streatfield, Jan. 13. Second Captain William Cowper to bo Captain, vice Stace, Jan. 13. rzlecond Captain Charles John G ibb to be Captain, vice E. T. Ford, Jan 13. Second Captain Charles Gordon Gray to be Captain, vice Yolland, Jan. 13. vic S e eC C O . D E d . C E a o p r t d a , in ja n William .l3r Driscoll Gossot to be C a pt a i n, 3. Second l Captain Charles Sim to be Captain, vice M oo d y, Jan. First Lieutenant Jam 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 em:id Captain, vice Gray, Jan. 13. First Lieutenant Joshua Henry Smith to be Second Cap tain, vice Goeset, Jan. 13. First Lieutenant Anthony Reynolds Vyvyan Crease to be Second Captain, vies Sim, Jan. 13. Second Lieutenant Charles Anne Law de Montmercy to lie First Lieutenant, vice Wilson, Jan. 13. Second Lieutenant the Hon. WilliaaTie Poor Trensh 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 Coyagarne Sini to be First Lieutenant, ♦ice Crease, Jan. 13. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Herefordshire Regiment of Militia—William Brabano Wright, Gent., t. be Paymaster. Stirlingshire, &c., or 90th Regiment of Militia—Stephen Kenny, Esq., late Captain, 60th, Royal Riflee, 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 Militic—Frederick George Whitehead, Esq., late Captain in tke 42d Regiment, Ad jutant of the East Kent Regiment of Militia, to serve with the rank of Captain, Jan. 13 ; Benjamin Henry Stainers, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, Jan. 19. West Kent Light Infantry Regiment of Militia.—Ed ward Heneage During, Esq., late of the Coldstream Guards, to be Captain, Tice Whatman, who retires, Jan. 13. Kent Militia Re g i men t o f Art i llery —C ap t ain John Philip Mitford, late of the 18th Regiment, to be Captain, Tice J. Wells, wh o re ti res; Hugh Bonham Carter, Gent., to be Second Li eu t enant, T i ce R o b er t s , 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, ♦ice Powell, resigned, Jan. 20. Cambridgeshire Militia—Reginald Calvert, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Allnutt ; Wm. Augustus Joberns, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Ross, resigned, Jan. 17. Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirksbire Militia—Walter George Farquhar Johnston, Esq., to be Captain, vice James Rutherford, resigned ; Thomas Scott Chisholme, 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 Gompertz 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 of Militia—William Henry Weston, Gent., to be Lieutenant , viceWaters' superseded ; • Edward Mathews, Goat., to be Ensign , Jan. 15. Artillery Corps of the Royal Lancashire Militia—Fitzroy Stephen, Goa, to be Second Lieutenant, Jan, 17. WIND AND WEITIIEII COUNTRY MARIC EII LIVER :6e At this day's market Otero was good A town and country trade, and altogeOet tri, position to enter into business. Old in improved demand, at an advance of and is per barrel and sack; new, b° l " . ol' quoted more saleable at flail prices. pa te a ` l request at late rates, while oatmeal met fair extent, and reco vered. Friday's deelio! . , and peas quite neglected, and noraino7: Indian corn in brisk req . -rest, at 6d lor qi, since Friday, making an ; advance of fullY' week. IPSWTCH — JA If • 23 ;a01i We have only a very sma ll supply ~ iso tion is improved; an ad.vv.nce of 5s p er q' t itie and the growers will only sell small (lunold ther advance must take place. good supply, a rea dy sa 'co has boon fo n ' of 2s to 31 per qr. is paiAl on all qualitieg. share in this advance. FE% f ila; Wheat, red (old) 72s QUP to ATER. 74. Barley, gri•fi Ditto (new) Ditto, white (new) Vie to SO. Peas .. Ditto (old) Barley, malting 32s f;o 355 Flour, Pe r , : o t AVERAGES FOR TIIS WEEK WI NO JO' Wheat Oats Peas Bears Barley HULL—JAI; To-day our farmers brought a fair 1 1;i3i which there was a very good sale, at fu ' ra tber current last Tuesday. Spring or ° 00 1 Linseed without change ; cakes firiner , tip plP weather. Bones inquired for, slid no I Wheat, English, red 72 to 75 peas, ge/ d 13 ;fe Ditto white 76 to 78 Linseea, Dantzic and Konige- Ditto Petel'of berg PomeranianandHam- anic,e l burgh 70 to 74 Ditto n-, Danish, Holstein, and Mari e ' Friesland 6B to 72 _Russian and Odessa 60 to 70 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 3O to 32 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 3O to 32 Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel. 44 to 46 r11°( 5 I. Lins. o V ii Ditto f for. Ditto in RapeE cd' . .10 1 Rape Tares, Ditto fox' .. . 1 r Guano... gores. ;iftyr M- • COURSE OF EXCHANCO" --. ... Amsterdam ............ 11 15% Gibrititsr ",.. Ditto, three months .. 11 18 Degtor n Rotterdam ............ 11 18 Genoa • Antwerp .............. 25 27 yi Milan •• Brussels .... • • ........ 25 27%, !lambi:ugh •••••• • • •• 13 6 NaPl es ; .. Altona •••••••••• •• •• • • —Paterni .. '25 10 51eSain a ...." Ditto, three months .. 25 3216 Lisbon " Marseilles ............. 25 35 Oport o e l;;.'' Bourdeaux ......., Rio Ja" e la rei , Frankfort-on Maine 117% Buenos 0,00. Berlin ................ Ne w Vienna .......... • • .... 12 36 Philo— of I picots IP Trieste... •• • .... 12 38 OI! I Pe:ersburg ............ 36% G 00,A Madrid ............... 60% Tops. - poar Cadiz „ „ 50% MeticaiLori Barcelona ............ • .',W2vosti Seville ...• Sllrer (N signifies that the mails are sent from i v by the night—and M by the morning—des') COUNTRIES. Daywhen in General Pos,-. Office, London. Every Friday .. • • Vmerica(bylirit.pack)N kmericp. (by United Sta. packet) ..........N 4.merica (by U. States packet) ..........N Australia (via South ampton) .. ..M Ditto (via Marseilles) N Ditto (via Cape of Goad ! Sops) •• •• •• •• •• ••N , ..... •• •• ** larks ( West Coast)..N 13d of the Month, N 8,9, 24, & 30 of la' & 20th of MI Bahamas —.........31117th of the mo p Jan. 4 ..... .• Jan. 9 .......• i Doi ~. Belgium ...• •.......N Brazil .. _ ........m Buenos Ayres„ .. .. M Cape of Good Hope .. N Cape of Good Hope ..N' Cape de Verds ......N Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ........ _ ....N Channel Isles ........ N Chili— _ ........m China (see India) Constantinople ......N Constantinople ........ Uont. of Europe M & N Egypt (see India) France .: ...... M & N •:libraltar .. —— —ld , Treece (see India) _ t oo. kkeytown .......... di 2nd & 17th u` - , ,Taniburgh .. N' Tuesday, rxent l\ ri a ,,. nneat .......... m 2nd of tu e ' Holland ........ .... I% 111.1.3.,,, .• • .. ~b \ Honduras ..........A1 17th or ine mon -- ; India (vlaSouthampt.)M l 4ih & 20th of to ° ',' India (via Morsel Iles) M '9 th& 25th of wont' lonian Isles (see India)i 7, 17, & 27 of n i97l Ireland ~,.......111 & N Twice daily • • ••,:;., Li5b0n..............M 7,9, 17, & 27 01,. T t 1 Madeira ............3i 9th of the Mon 1 1 Madeira ............ Is 23d of month •• " , Malta (see India) "It& •• • • ......NB, 18, &26 of MO Mauritius (see In dia) ~ r, , ,, MMus ..........N 14th of the 1011 , til Mexico ............711;2nd of the triontn. I Naples.. -- • • .'. N 'bthlsth2sthofinut New Granada .. —M' 2d & 17th of mono, New &Wand ~... By private shiP ::. Papal States .. N 5 thls th 25 t haulm'. Peninsula ..........M Ithl7th27thofinon. Peru ...... .. ..M 2d & 27th of 1110" Port Natal ..........N By private sit P• Sicily ....... ...N 5 thlsth2bthoiraoo:l Tuscany ............N 5 thlst h2sthofinol Venezuela ....... ... M 2d& 17th oinsontlv! ' Van Diemen'sLan (see Australia) . West Indies ........M 2 d& 170 oi moot?' Daily.... ..... ..• 9th of the month" 9th of the month'' lociar 9th Of the monti3i &Frik „vi 2d & 17th apl°' #4B air 1 8,13.111,230-_-_ OO . 4th it 20th 0 1 "' Twice daily • • . Twice daill.; ••• 0 1 4.7,17,2' ° trof° Sou' ,--1: \scat" loo 4 " Stations. Course of Wind. f , Greenwich Calm ....... S lici iv , Lothbury - . v Brighton N.W ' if' , SO Southampton W Cowes S.E. clog, Portsmouth Poole S D o Winchfield N. o ' ( ' Yarmouth • S s `) 41/. 0101 Lowestoft ' ' E. s o ° Cambridge N.B. Bristol N.E.......... -6 ,1 Plymouth Ilic Exeter .. . N.W SO"' Gloucester S W Swansea N.E M fi'l°i I' ' Cardiff N.E. Hamerfordwest Aberdeen .. E. SO t ff , vro. Dundee Perth Fr°4, fr,cs' Glasgow W:.. ll*, ' $ OO. Berwick S. Sunderland Darlington N. Frost' Whitby Scarborough y York os ii i Manchester Lancaster ill ad ,i Whitehaven. N. lA' - Maryport . Carlisle -c r .° Stoko-on-Trent Sheffield. N. 5O A o . itr" Liverpool Holyhead Dublin W ili, Leeds Gainsborough N.W 1 3:4. ' Boston S.E. VO, Great Grimsby Leamington S.W -Vol, Una °l Ipswich $l2 O ' d . Derby N.E Of' Leicester N.E C I; df' 0 Nottingham Shrewsbury N.W SO, 0 0_ . ,-' Hull E.N.E. Dover N. rog n ,f 9. Stroed N.W ' oflw e p'sl' 0 r Tunbridge Calm BIRTS ,S OF A SOO. i ,he • ~. 0 On the 21st inst., in Chester-B A/. Ormsby Gore. OF A Dlololl'lo' ,c On the 22d inst., at 26, Glouce ster park, the wife of Mr. T. F. Biegoocl' MARRIED' On the 20th inst., the Rev. E. 9 01 1 lan, to Charlotte Eva, eldest date of On the 23d nst Woathersfield, ~ E at sse St. Mary!, l3 to r r i„, i, tain Nine, R.N., C. 8., Captain , 0 Royal Naval Hospital and Rort i ,, 013 Yard, Plymouth, to Caroline Isabe l l ° ' Esq., of Montagu-square. DIII D , 9 aPh On the 17th i ns t., at Edinburg h : i ty'o l : l ' ' Esq., Deputy Purveyor to her Mel!, iv year of his ag e , d ee ply reg rette d friends. fr iet, On the 19th inst., at B r i g hton, .9 11 of Roxburgh. aged 77. On the 19th P inet., at Boulogne, S ir aged 68. On the Eth inst., at Constantino P le ;f f ; ;lii Bourne, Esq., Secretary o f the Afr ia Company, aged 33. LONDON : Printed and Published ni b!, $O O 0 0 0 1 of No. 112, Strand, Printor, E zsi tr a n tu ni e , 4 : l o; i s e P 4 7ll o.4 n 4 a r t of faxto tk_ef . O F " -~'de it Will NaPin"yf ro m U N , s . 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'oge u iirj Ai Will :aich m C onvan , from the "'s Isp t l t I to Pee • ' / I Illt kr . ac trn , ~,8 , 8 4 ................"""''' ,-, ..r, ......„,, nir gTS, 3,7,iGH T a , COUNTRY' hf-Api" . pig ;tre k, 28 . r4Z ici aery ... T 4, 40 - ..----41 , --- --- yrie ccin ot 23. LIVER :POOL -4-' a bet k, ~, At this day's market Otero was 5 g () , Cid • A irl i' • . ..... M) GI.-.... town and country trade, and altogeto4t oil " 1 . 1 4, V.,?f_etor g' position position to enter into business.' Old v 1 .1 1,, , i 44,,, ..11Ni:T a TUE s( in improved demand, at a n advance et .)` 1 ewer , 0 'on 40 , 4 n. 2r ), al I ac ceeeith and is per barrel and sack; new, bats wel quoted more saleable at flail prices. icitil request at late rates, while oatmeal In,e,to. •' tit 16 3. „, fair extent, and recovered. Fridaf a de . e glly at „ t r .!'wetrs .. 1:11( and peas quite neglected, an d Deral (l r ' '5 • ' . c :1 ' rnale'ititoll% Indian corn in brisk reqstest, at 6d 11, 1. 100 et t . r .r &b ran ,. oi py trio, ~,...,. by since Friday, making an. AdYan n° offll '•u -2 week. 1 0 --- kr __ s 23. . . l ' i rE T .. A IPSWTCH-J lg. b c et , kto k lotice •-• 1 of 1 l e ,il %to 4 her We have only a very small supPlY r , it ~ Itere et , natant tion is improved; an advance of 5 9 P er o g;titii' , he ilitolt Grantee and the growers will only sell small q u II bol ti',7 1, 701 4 't . the ' Althellg a, 01 0 „in 11, ther advance must take place. good supply, a ready mete has been f?" a _ . PO" notra ch of tt of 2s to 3o per qr. is paisl on all qualtits ••rtes 0 share in this advance. r 0 Itt vr 44,,, PIM QUi•ItTER• • n difig' Itio, B MOT / -, - , t31 Wheat, red (01d)... 72s to 74e Barley, B rl .., D._wlto r e 170 ltE Ditto (new) -s to -s Beaus ....... ~, zt . r ees,„,,, oe t .... ... u tettiee Ditto, white (new) 76s to 80s Peas . ... h . le) '"'' < . ' n 'utto: 2 Ditto (old) - s to -s Ditto (w-Isiot ~. Barley, malting , 32s t", - ,o 35e'Flour, P er 4 n,.. 35e 'Flou r, JO.' 0 At ten dan Avettamts roa Tuts IVaisa asetrie s 1 °Q. ) Wheat ' 0 ' 1 1 0 Oats ' . 0! Q UITb Peas Bears-- '' :11 Barley --- • l ooP t l ion. 4, • 3. b , • u t e . 0 HULL--JAF; 2 j olt i o n, k r. l• To-day our farmers brought a fair 11 1,40 " 'lt e 4741- ee C.. Ii c l , ' SPrln which there was a very good sale, 10111 ' 0 0 p plkit.,, a rlita, 3 .„'' current last Tuesday. Spring ea rn "o'isi k 47, itio;" 44l L': - /I ' t Linseed without change - cakes firlye r, elf , ersi4n 4 end, 3 weather. Bones inquired for, and 110 slier 2.114 iire Z t s I ¶ ° O a : AW . 1 . ~, Wheat, English, red 72 to 75 Peas, g"1 31 ,,c1t , ' 44.1 pt Ditto white 76 to 78 Linseed, _mot Dantzic and Konigs- Ditto Petora;lo , 1 1 1,t 1 berg 72 to 811 Ditto It i g A . „. , j t be i4ller e b. PomeranianandHam- :not .'"i,eti r ' , 11 Life ' A P 'hler - oaig / kat , P t •atre 'sure burgh Danish, Holstein, and g ent el ~.• i . ..,ti u ,,,_eo•o oo „ a Friesland 6B to 72 14. 1°' . Ile. t All ' liq i4 ed of gall 1 0 . -treb, kille pr , .Russian and Odessa 60 to 70 Biome ., pt. .11i -..' tag • 454 t. Oats, English Ditto Danish -to -Ditto i• s 0 ~ 4 14 4 40 gmer,d, Ditto Friesland. Ditto Russian 3O to 32 Bap° c'". l4 - 10/, l it t l the i Mee un Barley, malting '185 6. •r , Ditto grinding 3O to 32 Ditto fOr'llilPtio, Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel. 44 to 46 Rye s '' ', 4 , u qNm ------____-' t°II. 4 II) 4 L'IS O. . ta, h li t,t • Jan , , __SP ,/ vt 4 , - -qi c ,ust e ii • COURSE OF EXCHAN OO ' ,••'„. 'La ''''her • ' i' l 4 . 411 04 ' T Amsterdam ............ 11 15% Gibraltar ";,..../ e lk , kn., ette Ditto, three months .. 11 18 Legtore „../ (?:1, ; .). Cl ea (Sr Rotterdam ............ 11 18 Genoa • '''."'/ 1 1 11,gae r bturent Antwerp ............ 25 27 i i. milan •• „..',„, li'vae) , Zilai,,'..es: Brussels .... • ......... 25 27%, , Venice.."„,.' ~ ,O . n i,t r . o nne i t Le R liambnrgh m4er ( !ltstti rr e , Altona .. • • ..........., _ paierros " „," / t h',t.l4. , ite us '.e.), s. Paris ........ _ ,.„ '25 10 messina ',..'''/ tZae,fts4l, N l '', G, Ditto, three months .. 25 32% Lisbon " ' ~, , ; :r `",; r :t the / ,;,,'c'nl Marseilles ............. 25 35 Oeflrt a '1 1 0 . ... / , l 'inte tk ," s te r Bourdeaux ... ........ - Rio Jane jar ee/0' afj "' at 1 Flankfort-on Maine .... 117 g New 1 0 JA„. lAt Berlin ................ New V (1 1,4 ''W . 41 41 4 4 h '''' 1).&-, Vienna .......... • • .... 12 36 PlilladelP of e . „„4,, Trieste .. .. ..... •• • .... 12 38 rolld , tT,tr - r! th 1 1',: t( Pe:ersburg ............ 36% •Foreifin, Gad., '4ti% ar - -• b; -el Madrid ............... be% ,Portuga" pO . , k .4,tile c ' t i ce,4 Af, Cadiz ....... .. 50% Metican to o , / NI b h ,t i 1 41 4. _ ter Barcelona ........ _ _ _ •Or D o rs ' NCIlt, nti A i , Lt . irt 1 Seville...-. ........... - sirs - er tu t l i, ttb,,4t til t ') -...c 4 ,12ar. , ~.........d 4, 1 z 1 1 ,;Ce a , t , ;or i kl t k t t or k°l P -A tid rider ', l ars' I t 1 SEA BORNE M A 145 ' 44 '''I6,T e d) ---- o a l 1 .1 6 ,, "1 (N signifies that the malls are scut fr0n.........?.> ' -i,k1:Th0N..... by the night-and Mby the moruing-deep , C obtn, Dor , , 0(. ix„ -4 e4 i ta &I. i rov, Day when raki ,, '' 1 fr' P li „ I l q ' tt r t - li - R COUNTRIES. in General Post - p o ,iy, t a2.1.4 4 on C Oftlee, London.' 1.... < 0 1 4 .; it k tnrei .as -..-----hc v 17,441011 CO Vmerlca(byltrit.pack)N Every Friday .•• ' D I 4 1. 1 111 t. 11 0 Nit q or q ' e kmerics. (by United Sts. , I,lf I & IN I qNv packet) ..........N ........ • 11. it, Nth 14' N T ail 1,..tt,, i it - Icli i , tmcrica (by U. States .. 0 ,f . qtt,_' *t t he utti, packet) ..........N .......• of, 11 ,,, t0ri5 , 5tii " .. ,, ,t7 Australia (via Routh- tOor , 4 I%l' E. 4 ,14 ampton) .. .. ..m Jan. 4 ..... •••• '.. Do , ~ tat N. Ditto (via Marseilles) N Jan. 9 ......... •• • , 1 1)1 4 0rd,, Ditto (via Cape of (bed , o k '.4 411 " N 3' by Hope) ............N ..... • • •1:: Olt , ~,' . klexandria..........N 8, 9 , 24,8 G 30 °llll);s4gnoda':' Africa (West Coast)..N 13d of the nionfru: r ev t A 4 1%1 Alexandria..........m 4th & 20th of plo ,; potty, , „ii -1 ,1 1 . 7 Ct i,„ 1:0,1 Bahamas ...........m 17th of the 'floa t " ; pl ' "? by r2aBt M u tt i B a r e az lgi ir .. .........:::::::M N 91)thailoYith-e. Dai1y...... .• 0 0 4 Buenos AYre5........M 9th of the month , or:" , 4 aally , the f , to ! , sew. t'o. cape of Good Hope ..N . 'ld h ealt this ; Cape of Good Hope ../i ' I , R s , ~ 3' th e • Cape de Verds ......N 9th of the m oat , , ' 4 ,,,, Drop,. Ceylon (see India) i s ~le,, .., 68, Broad, O,V kC l essre - ,-Pad. alp "..„ . .,,elo n .• , ro,s, Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,o ' "o S , l'tn'oz ' ind Chi11................11 2d & 17th ef fllc at-i . litg u ord '!e , China (see India) fir DO I 8 ar •t e g , Sin, Constantinople ......N 8,13,11,23,0, 8 10 ~11, t e s , ' ''.' : tb, ap e , Constantinople .... -.. 4th & 20th 0 1 "'"' Vo' I ,Mtu. Cont. of Europe M& N Twice daily •••''. fi r , ' ltaet '' 1 4.11, Egypt (see India) • po ,- „, , • ' 4 or t , France .: ...... M & 14 Twice ditill.,; 'b * ,;. SO - l'ari s 4 lenr '4ibraltar .. .. ... ... 11 4, 7,17 , 20, 2 ' ° ,s N, 'to t ireece (see India) ~ /T lC'''. 51:61.-. ' 1*1 4 , 14 11e1 T/I 4reytown ..........M 2nd & 17th c',' s e eth ?, ...„ ,_lit t . ' l 'tkt.,.,. aamburgh ..........N Tuesday t' -, IV/ Y' l, 3 "sin ' kt't';ditg:lenisteclizirciritii: tiavannan . .. , 2nd of t he .. 1) , J o , Ili ~,,, g f Eiolland ............. it ,..,,, ....., plit .01 , ,, ' , , '••" 0 ar aonourav .......... 211 17th or'ill men',.: re, ,'' L ' Y I th „ - -....' ['idle. (vlaSouthampt.)3l l 4 ill & 20th of th°"' po/ e " ' ''' k, -9 IC, t he %, TR India (via Marseilles)M'9th&2sth of month v eet, 4 t i "jo hz ", ti l ltOrt 8 ; lonian Isles (see Indist, 17, &27 of 11 ' 01 gol),lti Po rb ? , e47, Ot 6 1 , Ireland ~, lll & Is', Twice daily .- 7" ,i - ' , li t ,;,, 111 1„ - ' 4 or 't?, 4 ght Li5b0n..............81 7,9, 17, &27 of T;l 3 oti,- i d. -4,, --t po i hadcira ~ ~ „„ „„ „..34 9th o f the mon ,blf , i ,',1.4ti4),,t,ti Tit 'iladeira ............ Is 23,1 of month ''''l co o ~, s' , i4 , 1 4:4,,,ti1e Pia it %Mita (see India) en. P° ' 4 lt c :it i r rtio,, d 'alist i Strata ..............N 18, 18, &28 of 1 11 i , h' ,t, u i , _of t h , Mauritius (see indla) I .ki -, A14 yrortq r , °Ot t ' Lit ) / 't tn•inserto. 1 ` f tius ..........Nll4th of the 3,3 1 1 0 o r4 l eit n, . Mexico ............M,2nd of the Wont , ' po ~,pi • ' lt; ti n ~ e 1,,,,,, %I Naples - ..., .......•.N tthistb2sthof raee k, eN. 4 ..;" at I l e New Granada .. .. 81' 2d & 17th of montl ) Vos°, o ' hilr. -T o b,;ht tor . / New Zealand ~... By private shiP " pe e , r ' ll Ol4 ‘‘l Ivh Papal States ........1.4 SthlSth2sthofinati•sotilli,* t r .fot ; it j am , Peninsula ..........M Ithl7th27thoftnes• 600 1: 0 7 , , itr bin. 3 , , tx t x l ) . T hzh ' i Peru .. • .. .. „Al Id & 27th of nicin. fed ' i n ; " Ne t i nti ti_rer k p o se o l , l ey, Port Natal ..........N By private shiP." o r',. '' Sicily •••• • • • • ..N sthlsth2bthofoilvoe , z 'll, booker Tuscany Tuscany •••••••• •• ..N sithlsth2sthefe le ,,, , p o Fik, Venezuela .......... M 2d& 17th of nion'' i hp g t't Van Diemen'sLan (see I lab I'IPIR Australia) e, b 04 ' ° r ite 1, West Indies ........M 2d& 17th oi mon th -K. b '' '. N 11 % 4 e"' StlaY . 0 11 El l '. , 4 , ' B , . With gym, JV I _A' D AND NEAT-,-- BIT -,-- t . , 0b ,..,k00, Pr, __...-...-------- ;0 '' hi` kt om 'r i r e 0" i .. `krint, b b y ti t et y 3' in. i „ 00 It. it t ,,, Of ~,, "ar Stations. Coarse of Wind. 0 , 'A, ye nrniqi Greenwich . Calm ........ Si to o, ,10 . ~ t 44,l l 4 l44 ll : ' r e te li e n Lothbury Brighton N.W ' -i - if, '' th •hlta til tarle,, Southampton W - SD ° ltrt 'eon t h Cowes S.E. Portsmouth D'4l44l44ige ' re' M tlii er el ; la, II Ilk* . 5 F 0 19 0 6 ' l O til, o l ll ,k ob t zili b e i. "6% 1 Pools, Winchfield N. sf• Yarmouth . S 5,0 ~, 011, t iat, 4 o ° Pary' s kati Lowestoft ' . E. Cambridge N.B. Se° °. 'ile" i 71 .4 4 4 ' obj;cal „at 4 1 , il l itv,, tiltk. et pi Bristol N.E. I t I d. ec. 4 o, l4 Q•a * frc 'tti Plymouth g ir 'l S7 o o 4l it clie elO 4 cl e spell' e t e, 4 ll 4 „ , eonce n o Gloucester S.W ti th r 'lQll Swansea N.E VI / 0 ' ll o,l N 'alti cle Cardiff N.E. vos • $ 110 . ,',.. 134 4 , 3 0 n, .' r ot ,4 . ),,,, t - 4.14 %,71 4 , . 8 4] Haverfordwest soot ( ' i l.ter here Aberdeen .. E. Dundee ro ,i, • kt,,, bt 41 , ''otie alma , ct , to Oli., Of ~ A•n a , Perth Glasgow IV' flo It 4 ; 1 14- , 0 4-:,i, anew'lt 0. tz 1, '' l l t Berwick S. Itt, Iltt, 41 Sunderland h k hi e Darlington N. spolf . 04 4 ° 1 1 4. 1 0 te, troy tt b th Whitby nee attn., Scarborough st , tir 411, el, 4 lh '0 York help olt' j er NI e 'l 8 n e Manchester Lancaster Whitehaven . N. ll sr` a fr r l/ a•ki l9 t l 4„ s 7: 41 '4 P ' Maryport . Carlisle - ..... .„ 1.1.- 0 - 0. t o Ate t r tntb, tt. Stoke-on-Trent . 4-4 Sheffield N. s ° ° JP 4 1 / 2 ., /En Liverpool No wind lt°. I:th 'LL Holyhead Dublin W VW' 14,. . j, t er ost. ,40 ' I N Leeds floe r ' V I r., To Gainsborough N.W ,...- „f• • h i it l i . Boston S.E. ysis , ' , i t ' l lth t, Ar s t t , l 'Ah, t _ Great Grimsby Leamington /LW V ir al ttiel' si..\ tb' l' i t') ' t s 'rt'll 4 l4l t h li tti ; ll : 4 l t l Ipswich Derby N.E spol i t' '%'' L?ki tt kip ; oi. -; Nit of Leicester N.E Sri at , till Nottingham Shrewsbury N.W Slob. 11 ' , TR vr , Hull E.N.E. Se ° i p._ liteiDhleh shat Dover N. fog' ' ' at.'!hi Lik les. hat!, Stroed ' N.W ' Tunbridge Calm 0 ,2 e, l4 % ' ''l, ( '' ' lC. 44l 4 "t ": 1 70101 9' , N t i r , t , Z t . o : t t' 4 1 ' .... 44 t , 1 -.,, ir -.1, ...,1 ... :, At, 111010tIV, t i l l ~, I ' r i ll , p . lty it _ In cor , . 94 h1: 141, 1' " Pll' . BIB2' 11 S' I - 4.4,ltitit t cle he -m -a e , NOG 1 , Q, - ° -- -1, 8 ", qa On the 21st inst., in Chester•sq unre' ''''r • •• iri r Ormsby Gore. .1 it%e,,tii,„,, 'hat leer Ai OP A DAUGIIT O ' xi' , 4 e.,71;;;: iphin On the 22d inst., at 26, Glouce ster N 104,7,1t , i,,. Dn park, the wife of Mr. T. F. Bisgood• 4 4e4 1 4 s ki • cl h, t 7 % 4 ti (11, t ...11, ,c),, e. 4 , P , ; 119 4 ,S‘e V N , Wo MARB LE D' f er 0 RtVrii t ,h4,et b . Wiers3 „ j' , ~ill k, k/, Ise ks On the 20th inst., the Rev. E. of ‘: tOrjetp en q nri e d) Ok,.. lan, to Charlotte Eva, eldest datlg h ,t eo" , tli zi eer,Lali,' 4l ;.v 1 Of Weathersfield,. Essex. p 4 ,./0 0 "01 4 ', 4 , 1 1 i 44 c1r 11 04,;' , On the 23d inst., at St. Mary's ' - ',''',lo o, ,oV rti ‘' ht " r oscri - • Lain Nias, R.N., C. 8., Captain' I P l Wil ti ll if 7 44 ' . ? b t e ibt, t), i'll ' Royal Naval Hospital and Itor'i or l'o 'kite '" 1 Yard, Plymouth, to Caroline Isabeli* ' , 4 tol i tt le NT,. . 6 ' l ts, Laing, Esq., of Montagu-square. - .o. x . k id . h r i , N il, ~b . l ' l tti -- -- d / i. t . l t 411 , ‘"s Nv D I .11 B , ► a r f et,J ` , 4 l ' l ' 23 . Pe, " dear of 10) th fe e ph l ui 7 4t t y h ayg i eu nii r t e . y , o a r t t ! h di e n r b m tirg iki t4 l, ,! ' i l : 4 ,i 11' t l 4 l ,4 l l k , th y b l i r 4 Z ( Ne tt :r .t : C it il deeply regrette d 4. pai r i 'll 4 l ' 4l s 41)°,- 1 friends. 41 0 4 *it i.nr fria''' f e ' ht On the 19th inst at Brighton, i' le 0., if Roxburgh' aged 77. ;,..r ol' ~,, On the 19th inst., at Boulogne, P- It"' tged 68. ' , 01, 4 1 ' On the Bth inst., at Constantin o p o ;l l.S'-' 3ourne, Esq., Secretary of the Aft te iompsny, aged 33. 1 . //4v SEABOR. rE M.41.45' which '4.1 . ) 'al the ~~