The Sun. — London, England, 1855-12-31 00:00:00

• T ll E SU N, TO ARRIVE THE SAME EVENING, supplied to any ST I.TION on the EASTERN COUNTIEM RAILWAY, Carnage Free, by cLA.YTON and SOS, General Nen , bpaper and Advertising Agents, 265, Strand, London. New Nfsgazine, 61 pages, price S xpence. THE IDLER, for January, contains—Bagot's Youth, by JRCII Hannay, chaos. I. and 11.—Lord Chester field—The "lad ainter. by J C Jeaffreson—Rochester—Ghosts by Advertisement, by .;hirly Brooks—Kicks and Halfpence - Cuthbert Beds—Elbow Skatin4, by W. B. Jerrold—Three Sisters, by Wil liam AWnghem—The Noctes—Madly in Love, by E. F. Blanchard — Reviews—Cambridge Essays—Life of Goethe, Sac.. &c.—Sum mar,' of the ?donth—Giltuary. London: Robert Hardwi eke, 26, Make-street, Piccadilly, MADAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND. —Mr. Mitchell - ful an no — u i n i c A est ‘ h )V a t E 3 R I -rzigallndAß,%Et Madame GO LD , ICFIMIDT'S respect FIRST 2dISCELLAN -_0134 cOI4 , F,RT Is fixed to take place at the HA OVER-SQUARE ROOMS, on THURSDAY EVENING, Jan. 10. The reserved and numbered seats (one guinea each) will be appropriated according to the order of application, and no more tickets will be issued than the room can conveniently accommodate. _Rene Library, 33, Old Hond-street, Dec. 31. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY.LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. TIII3 EVENING, TRYING Ir ON. Folowed by THE. GREAT GUS TRICK. After vvh, YIEY DIDDLE DIDDLE; nr, liarl tch equtn King Nonsense and the Seven Ages of Man. THEATRE ROYAL, II tYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Bnckstone. THIS EVENING, THE LADY OF LYONS. After which the New Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST ; or, Harlequin and the Genius of the spring. Ror.u. PlitNCliS3'3 THEATRE., OXFORD-STREET. Under this Miutagernent of Mr. Cit Alum KELL THIS EVENING, KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Katharine, Mrs. C. Kean; Cardial WoLsey, Mrs. C. Kean. After Which, HARLEQUIN AND THE MUD AND THE MAGPIE ; or, the Fairy Paradlsa and Hanky Panky, the Enchanter. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack Cl , wn, Mr. Milian ; Pantaloon, Mr . Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams. RIVAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manaiter, Mr: Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, THE JEALOUS WIFE. Characters by Messrs, A. Wig in, G. Vining, Emery, Leslie, Dan vers, Mrs. Stirling. and Miss Marston. After which will be produced a New and deubly-moral, though excessively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE DISCREET PRINCESS; or, the Three Glass Distaffs. In which Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, H. Cooper, Miss Marstoa, and Miss Maskell will appear. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPELI. Proprietor, Mr. It, Webster.—Dlroctress, Madame Cent*. THIS EVENING. MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. After which HOW'S YOUR UNCLE ? To eonclade with a Grand Coalition of Burlesque and Pantomime, to be called JACK AND THE BE 1N STALK; or, Harlequin and Mother Gooe at Home Again. In which Mews. J. Bland, P. Bedford, Madame Celeste, Mies Wyndham, and Misr E. Arden will appear. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Sttepherd - sn'd Creswick. THIS EVENING THE FLOWER GIRL. To conclude with A PRMCE OF PEARLS; or, Harlequin and lane Shore. Just before the meeting of Parliament the sym pathy and indignation of the people were excited by the accounts of the fearful sufferings of our gallant soldiers in the Crimea, who were simulta neously enduring intense toil and severe priva tions. The carelessness and apathy which led to such deplorable results provoked well-merited censure, and the ABERDEEN Ministry reached the acme of unpopularity. Lords PALMERSTON, CLA RENDON, and JOHN RUSSELL, and Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH being the only members of the Ca binet that did not fall under the general condem nation. On the day of meeting Mr. Itoeeueir at once " took the bull by the horns," by giving notice of a Select Committee to inquire into the conduct and management •f the War. This de rived additional importance from the fact that before the appointed day Lord JOHN RUSSELL abandoned his colleagues and resigned his seat in the Cabinet, on the ground that he could not resist the demand for in vestigation. This strange proceeding, which WSW otrongly anlOtadvtil tad uu by all the Minis terialists and " waiters on PROVIDENCE," sealed the fate of the Joint-Stock Administration, and rendered the result of the approaching discussion a foregone conclusion. Mr. ROEBUCK, though suf fering severely from illness and physical incapa city, discharged his duty with that " pluck " for which he has been so long distinguished; and, on the division, his proposition was affirmed by a majority of 157 in a House of 457 (including tellers). This, of course, which was accepted by Ministers as a vote of censure, led to the resigna tion of Lord ABERDEEN, and the Earl of DERBY was sent for by her MAJESTY and entrusted with powers to form a new Cabinet. The Noble Lord at once entered into negotia- A,4,n, I lions for that purpose, but failed in the attempt. He felt that the co-operation of Lord PALMERSTON was indispensable ; but he committed the grave mistake of wanting Mr. GLADSTONE and Mr. S. HERBERT also to take office. In Lord PALMER- The ye ar w hi c h i s now rapidly drawing to a STON'S case, t oo , h e did not tender the particular conclusion, and which in a few short hours will office indicated by the voice of public opinion. He to be numb ere d w i th the past, is, perhaps, the most was be Leader o f th e H ouse o f C ommons—Mr. extraordinary that has been witnessed by any DISRAELI having withdrawn his very powerful person who cannot draw on the experience of at claims to that honourable post—but ho was not least fifty summers, and recall the stirring events offered the Secretaryship of War, for which he of 1814 and 1815 to his mind. Then we were was se peculiarly qualified. This grave mistake engaged in a great war against a truly noble led to the termination of the negotiations, and adversary. The fate of Europe _of the wor ld-- Lord DERBY was compelled to announce to her hung suspended in the balance. Th e e n emy of MAJESTY the total failure of his efforts to form a and forty y ears s i nce , i s no w our faithful, efficient,strong Government, capable of meeting the emer cherished ally. The Bonaparte dynasty has be en gencY• restored to the Imperial Throne, and the neph ew Lord JOHN RUSSELL was next applied to, but of the hero, whom our fathers strained every , a few short hours showed his incapacity for the nerve to hurl from his elevated position, is re- task. None would trust to the guidance that bad garded with love, respect, and admiration by I so recently upset the coach, and he was also every true-hearted Englishman. obliged to confess his inability to perform the task Public attention has been mainly directed to the :'assigned by his Sovereign. scenes in the C r i mea, b ut pol i tical, fiscal, finan- Lord PALM ERSTON ' S turn at length arrived. cial, a n d commercial events, of no ordinary mag • The Noble Lord speedily discharged the duty, and nitude and importance, have occurred, which a list of the new Cabinet was submitted for Royal occasioned great excitement and interest for the approval. But it was nothing more than a mere time. We have had sundry Ministerial changes. "shuffling of the cards." The condemne red pack The P rem i ers hi p was for a season literally going still remained. GLADSTONE and GRAHAMretained elevated a beg g i ng . I t was finally accepted by Lord PAL- their posts while HERBERT wa s and , MERSTON, who, by ex t raor di nary tac ability, to the 'esponsible position of Home Secretary but still more b y the steady and unflinching my " infusion of new blood " being the a the appoint to to maintain the honour and interests of in .ent of Lord PANMURE as Secretary for War. Great Britain, of the sacrifices to reap the legitimate results T his clinging to the rump of Aberdeenism would to which the people so cheerfully h ave irretrievably ruined the prospects of the P. submitted, 3,/ contrived to overcome difficultie s th a t £ERSTON Administration; but, fortunately for him, might have appalled, men of less energy and de. the Aberdeenites, puffed up with pride and vanity, termination. These difficulties were far greater b icked at the ROEBUCK inquiry and resigned their than was generally supp osed. It was not merely places, because the new Premier would not stake the pressure from without that the new Premier th>© existence of his Ministry on opposing had t o w ith stan d ; t h ere were also internal dissen- vristigation that had been carried by a majority of sion s an d secret influences - which it the in- Was indeed rr tore than two to one of the popular representatives diffic u lt to con t ro l . But, :notwithstanding every F Laving thus fortunately got rid of GLADSTONE, obstacle, -he has, by the* force of genius and C RAIIAM, HERBERT, and CARDWELL (who stuck steady determin a ti on , at reiAg th en ed and consolia to his party till th e l as t, an d s t ea df ast l y res i sted trust dated hi s power, and placed it on a farm and, we th e blandish men t s b y w hi c h h e was assailed), the , durable basis. Zdinistry was again modified. Sir GEORGE GREY At the c l ose of the preceding' year consi Vera") IC as transferr e d f rom th e C o l on i es to the Home hopes were earl entertained by clans of some credulou s politi- 0 ffice, L or d JOHN RUSSELL, who had already an y peace, in consequence of Airs- st; srted for Vienna, as Plenipotentiary on the part trian intervention and 4 :he Treaty of the 2'd of of England, being appointed to the Colonial De- December, to which FRANCIS JOSEPH was a p , ,lrty, pa; -talent GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS being and which . seemed to show no loophole for eva ding m.f .de Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir the oblig;ations thereby assumed. We, however, CI !ARLES WOOD transferred to the Admiralty, the were too well aware of the insincerity and d 1 1 .11 - P. residency of the India Board being conferred city of the Power wi'.h whom we were dealin gto on Mr. VERNON SMITH. There were other plac e a n y reliance ou its fidelity. We poi ated mi 4 or changes—none of which were very well out the I. txity and 'doubtful natur e of the cent „-act, recei ved—the most unsatisfactory bein g the trans and fwarned ou r rf :a v ers not to be misled by , any f er of Mr. FREDERICK PEEL to the U n d er Secre vain antic ipations as to Austria taking an Tx rivetarysbi of War. Such was the state of a ff a i rs part i n t : Io War, ' or forcing unpalatable, germs when t'h 13 Parliamentary campaigning commenced ROYAL sTRAND THEATRF; Under the direction oi:Vr: Payne. THIS EVBNING, NOENIIE; or, 'The Foster Sister. After which, IT RUSE IN THE FAMILY. To conclude with HARLEQUIN BLACK-EYED SUE; or, All in the Downs and Davy Jones's Locke:. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPEIITHEATHZ. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS (MONDAY) EVENING, ROOKSTOOD; or, TURPIN'S RIDE 'o TORK. After which the SCENES in the ARENA. To conelude with one of the most extraordinary productions ever Witnessed, an Equestrian Comic Panto , nime, introducing 60 horses, ponies, and other quadrupeds, trained by Mr. William Cooke, called HARLEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, or the Seven Champions of Christendom. Morning Performances at 2 o'clock, Saturday, Jan. sth, 12th, and 19th. 't ,, v•oflce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. If queitrtan Director. W-. W. Cooke. Jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tim Day—Morn. 51 min. aft. 6 Evening 14 min. aft. 7 To-SfoßßOW—Morn. 9 win. aft. 6 —Evening 31 win. aft. 6 THE WEATHER—StrN OFFICE, Dec. 30. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 57 hignvk eint!., noon yesterday. 44 -..m.roe; this , nnrning and during the night. 48—this day at noon. BARONET ER, 30 . 23—rising. WIND, W. S.W. to W.—Light, with variable weather. rain, sunshine, and heavy clouds. DECEMBER 31. 49—highost since) noon yesterday. 43 —lowest this morning and during the night . 47—this day at noon. BAROVITHa, 3033 this morning —now 30.27. WINb, 6.S.W.—Light, with very fine sunshiny weather. 1... ,, c4 1 ..00 • LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1855. on the twin despotism at St. Petersburg. Lord ABERDEEN' was, however, willing to hope against all reasonable probability. He was so wilfully blind that there was no necessity for extraordinary skill to deceive him or those who adopted his views and carried out his policy. A demand for further time by Prince GORTSCHAKOFF to consider " the Four Points " which had been forwarded through the Cabinet of Vienna was therefore readily conceded, and when the then CZAR accepted the terms, and a conference was arranged to carry them into practical operation, joyous pceans were chaunted for the rapidly approaching peace. Be it remembered that it was not merely " the Points " that were agreed to. There was also a very clear and distinct explanation added, and the AIIT4i. CEIT consented to open negotiations on the Allies' interpretation of the Four Points. We have seen how that apparently candid profession was subsequently falsified ; how Austria, too, was found wanting when the time had arrived for ful filling the promises she had made. Procrastina tion was palpably the object of both Powers, and that was achieved to a great extent, little being done to carry on the operations of the War on a suitable scale. While these matters were pending our august Ally adopted early and energetic measures to ob tain the sinews of war. At the close of 1854 notice was given that a loan of 500,000,000 francs, or 20,000,0001. sterling, would be re quired. The Senate and Corps Legislatif promptly and gracefully responded to the Imperial requisi tion, and plenary powers were given to enter into the necessary arrangements. The EMPEROR did not, however, go to any single capitalist or body of capitalists. He appealed at once to his people, stating what he required, and offering fair and reasonable terms. There was no petty higgling, no attempt to get more than would be accepted. Each man knew exactly what he was to give and to receive. He saw that there were no middlemen to absorb the profits, and that every applicant would receive exactly the same treatment—the only privilege granted being to the less wealthy subscribers, who inscribed their names for less than 500 francs, or 201., of Rentes. These were to receive the full amount of their subscriptions before anything was given to those seeking more weighty investments. The result was that the full amount was absorbed, and the privileged sub scribers were compelled to abate some 42 per cent. on their claims—the applications under 500 francs Rentes being for no less than 836,000,000 francs, while the total amount of all classes reached the gigantic sum of two thousand one hundred and seventy-five millions, or 87,000,0001. step ling ! THE MUM, LONDON, MO ND r ik Y Irt VA! 14/ IN 61; Ki Fi' aRIWiWE it 81 1 11,__A Bii PoLgoN and EUGENIE became the honoured guests of Queen VICTORIA. Never was a more enthu siastic and cordial reception bestowed upon a foreign potentate than that which, on the 16th of April, greeted our faithful and honoured Ally. It was not merely lip-service ; it was the welcome of an entire nation to one who had well-merited its approbation. A cordial greeting that flowed from the heart—the "cead nalle failthe" of our brethren west of Sb. George's Channel. That greeting will not, cannot be forgotten by the great man on whom it was bestowed, and it must cement and render paramount the union between the mighty peoples, whose friendship will not be the less firm or enduring because they were so long arrayed in hostile ranks, and completely mis understood each other. The termination of the Vienna Conferences led to increased activity in the Crimea. The Allied Powers clearly perceived the nature and extent of the deception to which they had been subjected, and seemed determined by increased activity to make amends for their previous credulity. About the middle of May General CANROBERT resigned the command of the French army, and was re placed by General, now Field-Marshal, PELISSIER. The results of this important change were speedily perceptible. The greatest activity was manifested on every side. An expedition was despatched to Kertch, Arabat, and the Sea of Azoff, which achieved a series of almost bloodless triumphs of vast importance. In the neighbourhood of Se bastopol, the French troops attacked, on the 24th May, the Russian position between the Central Bastion and the sea, and captured it with immense slaughter. And this was speedily followed on the 7th June by the capture of the "Mametels Vert" and two redoubts on Careening Bay, while the English signalised themselves by the brilliant capture of the Rifle Pits, from whence the enemy bad been enabled to cause very considerable annoyance to our troops. Meanwhile the suc cesses in the Sea of Azoff surpassed the most sanguine anticipations that had been formed, and a series of heavy blows were inflicted on the enemy without any loss worth noticing. On the 18th June, a memorable day for France and England, a simultaneous attack was made on the Malakhoff and Great Redan by the French and English troops. The plan was of a similar character to that which three months subsequently proved decisive, and accomplished the object of the tedious siege. Although the officers and men engaged in behaved with the utmost gallantry and resolution, they were for the time being foiled, and very deplorable losses were sustained by the daring assailants. Lord RAGLAN only survived this melancholy catastrophe ten days. It was said that intense mortification hastened his death. Although we had been compelled occasionally to notice shortcomings, we participated in the deep regret universally entertained for the gallant de ceased, and rejoiced in the substantial marks of gratitude conferred on his widow and successor. Peace to his honoured remains! He was a chival rous and high-minded man, who well maintained and enhanced the dignity of his ancient and time honoured family. ' While these matters were taking place in the East, "The Hango Massacre," as it was justly termed, excited the deepest indignation of the people. The wanton and treacherous attack on an unarmed boat's crew, while engaged in a mis sion of mercy in restoring Russian captives to liberty, and under the sacred protection of a flag of truce, exhibited the brutality of the cowardly assassins engaged in the strongest light ; and the attempted, but singularly lame, vindication of the atrocious act materially lowered the Russian cha racter in French and English eyes. The discovery of the infernal machines:laid down in the Baltic, by the explosion of one of which Rear-Admiral SEYMOUR, and several of his officers, were seri ously wounded, added to the disgust enter tained for an enemy who had so manifestly dis regarded every chivalrous maxim. During this month the bankruptcy of one of the oldest private banks in London, and the discovery of grave frauds committed by the partners, produced in- tense excitement. In March the detection of JOSEPH WINDLE COLE revealed a deep-laid sys tem of commercial fraud and turpitude. The flight of Messrs. GORDON and DAVIDSON fol lowed ; and the arrest of Messrs. STRAHAN, BATES, and Sir JOHN DEAN PAUL occasioned a deep sen sation in city circles. The Report of the Sebas topol Committee was also made during this month ; and various demonstrations against the Pharisaical Bill of ' L Lord. ROBERT GROSVENOR clearly indicated the dangerous nature of the ground on which the Sabbatarian party were so recklessly trespassing. July completed the destruction of the slender remnants of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S politi ca l charac ter. His vacillation and feebleness were clearly ex posed on his own confession. His sacrifice wa s es- sential to the safety of the rest of the Ministry, and the JONAH was flung overboard, and Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTII substituted in hi place. The change saved the Government, which from thence materially improved in the public estima tion. Several formidable attacks were successfully resisted, and Lord PALMERSTON acquired a very considerable accession of strength in consequence of his manly and judicious conduct. In August the bombardment of Sweaborg, and in earnest, and Lord PALMERSTON had to main tain his post against every comer. Just at this time Europe was startled by the intelligence of the death of the Emperor NICHO LAS, after a very brief and rapid illness. The AUTOCRAT fell a victim on the 2d of March to his own arrogance and ambition. Mortification at the fearful consequences in which he had involved his country, being, perhaps, his chief disease, and the tidings of the victory gained by OMER PACHA at Eupatoria bringing on the crisis. Not withstanding the belief that an attempt would be made to place the Archduke CONSTANTINE—the turbulent leader of the War party—on the throne, the Cesarewitch ALEXANDER Suc ceeded without difficulty or disturbance. The hopes that had been formed from his supposed peace propensities were, how ever, dissipated by the proclamation with which his accession was inaugurated, in which he pro fessed his unflinching determination to pursue the traditional policy of Russia—the policy of PETER and CATHERINE, and their successors. The " hair-splitting diplomacy " at Vienna soon followed—in which Lord JOHN RUSSELL committed political suicide, sacrificing any rem nant of character which he had previously retained. Disregarding the very clear and distinct instruo tious which had been delivered for his guidance, he suffered himself to be cajoled by Austria, and promised to support with all his influence the sinister and inadequate propositions which had been put forward by Count BuoL. M. DROUYN DE L'Hurs, who had been similarly misled, was forthwith removed from office by our august Ally ; but Lord JOHN RUSSELL still clung to place, and thereby seriously imperilled the existence of the English Cabinet. His colleagues —or rather a bare majority—fortunately remained firm, the views of the French EMPEROR turning the scale at the decisive moment. While the conferences were still pending Ni a demonstration . against Riga, commenced and concluded the exploits of the Allied squadrons in the Baltic. The return visit of her MAJESTY and Prince ALBERT to the Emperor and Empress of the FRENCH proved how fully the kindly feelings of the English were reciprocated by their French brethren, and afforded powerful evidence of the cordial and, we trust, durable alliance that pre vails between these mighty peoples, the great champions of liberty and civilisation. On the Bth of September the long-anticipated attack on the Malakhoff took place. The French troops seized the disputed position by a very brilliant coup, and maintained it despite the most energetic efforts to regain the decisive ground —the gallant onslaught by the English on the Redan, which has immortalised the name of General Wrzfnuelt, having created a very valuable diversion in their favour. The eva cuation of the South side of Sebastopol, and the destruction of the scanty remnant of the Russian Black Sea Fleet immedi ately followed, and the s t an di ng menace to Cou s t of its a nt in opleanstdint( Europe was th us at length de prived g). The capture of Kiubourn and the occupation of the portals to Nicolaieff and Kherson followed. It was, however, too late for any decisive opera tions during the present year. Much valuable time had been lost, and we must patiently wait the return of spring for further efforts. Kars has unfortunately fallen. The noble defence which so strongly excited the popular enthusiasm proved unavailing. The heroes who so greatly signalised themselves are prisoners to the Russians, and it will be the first duty of Government to retrieve the serious loss thus occasioned. On the whole, although our triumphs have not been unalloyed, we have every reason to be satisfied with the military events of the year, and to look forward hopefully to the future, when more energetic and determined efforts will, doubtless, produce cor responding results. So, after all, it is Austria that is to gain the benefit of the sacrifices of men and money to which the peoples of France and England have so freely and willingly consented. The free naviga tion of the Danube, by which Austria will be the chief gainer, is the main object of the new proposals, and that is to be attained by the cession of that part of Bessarabia which lies between the Fortiess of Chotzn on the north, the Salt Lake \Sasik, on the south, and the Pruth on the west. Three weeks are given for the consideration of this proposition, which Russia will doubtless turn to the best ad vantage. " Unus seminat alter metat " is a time-honoured apophthegm, but never was it more powerfully illustrated. The Western Powers distributed the good seed—the skulker, who left others to bear the brunt of the encounter, takes the lion's share of the profit. French and English blood has abundantly manured the crop. French and English capital has been lavishly expended in the work, but the pro duce is garnered by Austria for its own peculiar aggrandisement. This would indeed be a very ludicrous termination to the struggle ; one only paralleled in the fable which describes the fox as stepping in between the exhausted lion and tiger, and bearing away the spoil for which the more generous combatants had been so fiercely contend ing. We cannot, however, conceive that such a scheme could be accepted. The nobler animals are not so grievously exhausted as to submit to such a termination of the War. The free n viga tion of the Danube is de c►dedl-: matte) of considerable magnitude, but it is not the luestion for which France and England have unsheathed their swords ; and it is of very secondary importance when compared with the security of the Ottoman empire, and ade quate guarantees for the permanent tranquillity of Europe, together with a reasonable indemnity for the expenses which we have sustained in re sisting the unwarrantable attack of the uncon scientious aggressor. were sugar the most profitable crop in the world, and had Jamaica been the best soil fir it, its cultivation was carried on after a fashion that, slave or no slave, could nob but have ended in ruin. The proprietors of the soil and the slave gangs that cultivated it lived, as we showed altile back, iu luxury here, leaving the management of their estates is the hands of attorneys, who took special care to make a good thing of it, and to give the capitalist a chance of getting gold interest out of them by way of mortgage. The result was when the day of emancipation calm it found a large body of the proprietors little more than nominally owners—land, slaves, and all being heavily mortgaged. Slavery, that foul system on which humanity can hardly utter too prolonged a curse, being branded bone deep and sent adrift, left the plausible demon of Pro tection in its place to plague the old tyrants, and Protection, in its turn, left Compensation, which troubles the planters now. Fcrtunately the Jamaica press is taking them in hand, and, how ever glad we may be of this, they ought to be more so, the advice it gives being the best that can be given ; for let them rest assured that, knowing what the British public know, they would as lief see Jamaica a desert as remunerate a quondam slave-owner for his folly and laziness. LATEST NEWS. THE PROPOSITION FOR PEACE. Presentation of the Ultimatum to the Russian Government. Count Esterhazy arrived at St. Petersburg on the evening of the 26th. He bad his first inter view with M. de Nesselrode on the 28th, but we as yet know absolutely nothing of what passed, if indeed anything important took place at this first conference. VIENNA, SUNDAY. The day before yesterday Count Buol commu nicated the terms of peace to Prince Gortschakoff. They are those mentioned in The Sun of the 12th of December. By the cession of so much of the territory of Bessarabia as is necessary to secure to all nations the free navigation of the Danube, is meant the cession of that part of Bessarabia which lies be tween the Fortress of Chotyn on the north, the Salt Lake Sasyk on the south, and the Pruth on the west. Three weeks from the day of delivery is the time allowed for consideration. The foregoing is authentic. MARSEILLES, DEC. 30. Accounts from Constantinople, of the 20th, state that Prince Callimaki is appointed Ottoman Ambassador at Vienna. During the absence of Sir Edmund Lyons, Ad miral Freemantle assumes the command provi- sionally. The squadron of Admiral Stewart, which was at Smyrna, sailed thence on the 16th for Athens. The Caradoc with Admiral Lyons has arrived. The• steamer Europeen has arrived with 1,200 troops from the Crimea. BERLIN, SUNDAY. Colonel Manteuffel, aide-decamp of his Ma jesty, left Berlin this afternoon, for Dresden, on a special mission. He afterwards proceeded to Vienna. By an imperial ukase, dated the 21st inst., Prince Menschikoff is appointed Military Governor- General of Cronstadt, with all the rights and powers appertaining to a General-in-Chief in time of war. The Journal de Constantinople gives the latest news from Omer Pacha. It comes down to the sth instant. At that period the Ottoman army was encamped on this side of the River Siva, and its advance was ren dered impossible by the overflowing of that river. The army of Erzeroum is to be increased to 35,000 men. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. 29. The Earl of Carendon and Colonel Steele (Coldstream Guards), late Military Secretary to the Commander•in- Chief in the Crimea, arrived yesterday afternoon on a visit to her Majesty. The dinner party included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Leiningeu, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van. de Weyer, Lady Fanny Howard, Lady Alfrad Paget, the Eail of Clarendon, Sir George Cooper, Sir James Clarke, Mr. and Lady Frances Baillie, and Colonel Steele. The hand of the Grenadier Guards played during dinner. The following had the honour of being invited after dinner:—Lady Caroline Barrington, Major-General the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Colonel and Lady Emily Seymour, the Provost of Eton, Mr. Becker, and Mr. Gibbs. A musical performance took place in the evening. Her MajeAty's private band was in attendance, under the direction of Mr. Anderson. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Prince Ernest of Leiningen, went out shooting this morning. The Princess Royal and Princess Alice, Prince Arthur, and the Princesses Helena and Louisa drove out in open carriages. __v._ The - Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred went to Lon don this afternoon, and attended Mr. Faraday's lecture at the Royal Institution. Sir C. Eastlake, President of the Boyal Academy, and Mr. Knight, Secretary, had an audience of her Majesty. The Earl of Clarendon and Col. Steele (Coldstream Guards) have left the Castle. There was no addition to the Royal dinner party. TILE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. It is understood that, among other matters, the topics to be introduced into the Queen's Speech on the opening of Parliament will probably be discussed at the Cabinet Council on ThurAday next, preparatory to the document being submitted to the Privy Council, which is to be held at Windsor a fortnight hence. It is estimated that a sum of from 20,000,0001. to 25,000,0001. will be required to meet the demands on the Treasury for war and general expenditure to the sth of April next ; and it is alleged that Ministers are divided in opinion as to the be-t process of providing this defi ciency. Sir Charles Wood, it is said, actually recom mends that the Income Tax should be increased to 10 per cent., or 2s. in the pound, a proposal worthy of a Whig financier, but as unwise and unjust as it would assuredly prove unacceptable to the country. We trust that, notwithstanding the machinations of those who would make the war distasteful, the Cabinet of Lord Valmerston may reject this imprudent proposal, and per severe in the original intention of raising the necessary expenditure by loan, avoiding all interference with the ordinary taxation.—Morning Advertiser. THE NEW FRENCH GRAND ARMY. The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition), in his letter of yesterday, says : " The brief harangue addressed by the Emperor yesterday to the troops assembled on the Place de la Bastille will do away with any effect which may have been created by the supposition that the late pamphlet on the Congress for the Europe was traceable to a high source. That harangue you may consider as the best commentary on the decree for the organisation of the Imperial Guard, and which appeared in the Moniteur two days ago. When the Minister of War says in his report which precedes the Decree that "the moment is opportune for constituting this select body on a larger basis, by in troducing the excellent elements which the army of the East can now provide it with," he expresses strictly the truth, but it was left for the spirited address of yesterday to complete his meaning. The intention is that the Im perial Guard, and the other corps that have fought in the Crimea, and shared in the hardships and dangers of a pro tracted siege and a sanguinary assault, shall form the nucleus of an army which can be directed to any point wheee its services shall be required. I have no difficulty in supposing that that point will be on the Rhine in case Russia does not accept the conditions we propose to her, and in case Germany again allows itself to be in- Vtnidated or seduced by our enemy. Nay, more, if pence be not concluded this winter, if the spring still sees Prus sia timid and uncertain, not to say hostile to us, and Rus sia still obstinate, I have no doubt that the next campaign will commence on a scale commensurate with the power of the two greatest nations of the earth, and that the war will then become one a l' outrance. The grand army to which the speech of the Emperor refers, and o f w hi c h the _ Guard and its companions arms are to form the centre, is destined for great things, and fertile in events as the year which is just going out h as b een, i t may be far less rich in material for the historian of the present war than the one on which we are about to enter. Two camps o f 100,000 men each will, it is believed, be formed without delay on the French territory, and serve as schools of i nstruct i on, to be swelled by successive arrivals from the Crimea. In the Crimea it is said that our united forces—French, Ei.,glish, Piedmontese, and Turks—are not less than 200,000, and are far too numerous in a place where ac tive operations are not soon expected. Their services will be more valuable elsewhere. It is said, therefore, that only sufficient troops will be left in the Crimea to keep the positions we now occupy, and which will be strengthened so as to defy any force that can by any pos sibility be brought against them. The rest will probably be called back to France to form part of the immense host which is destined to put an end to the Russian question for ever. Russia had better look to it in time. She is looking to it, and she is now, as when I informed you a week or two ago, doing her utmost to regain by her diplomacy what she has lost by defeat on the field of battle. I told you a few days ago that we were not so sa tisfied with Prussia as we were a week previously. Con sidering the:sort of incomprehensible man we have to deal with that news could have surprised no one. It is now an ascertained fact ; Prussia has been one moment pro mising and making engagements, and the next moment talking and acting as if no such promises or engagements had ever been no much as hinted at. She is dawdling between honour and dishonesty, between courage and cowardice, and the benefit of the doubt she will not assuredly have. She must make up her mind soon however, under which King, Bezouian, speak or die The winter will soon pass away." The late rise in the price of sugar has naturally enough directed attention to the various scenes of its production, and Snore especially to America and the West India islands, and with results far from unsatisfactory to the philanthropist and the Freetrader. In America it is found that the accursed system of slavery is working its own de struction, and in the West India islands that a perception of past error, and of the to us long ob vious policy necessary to insure future prosperity, is fast dawning on the minds of the population. The production of sugar in the United. States is, it would appear, being attended with more and more difficulty. Each succeeding year por Quashee is rising in price as a marketable commodity, and in resolution as a re - wining animal. Not only is he bad to bey, but had to keep when he is leceight. He looks the "stars" in the face, turns the cold shoul der to the "stripes," and finds when he can in the Camden a refuge from the tender mercies of Uncle SAM, who loves liberty too well to cast it to the slave. The consequences are, less and less sugar is being produced, prices rise, and the pros pects of the West and :East India planters rise with them, the increased cost of production iu America promising theta, if they choose to avail themselves of the opportunity, a greatly improved position in, if not the command of, the market. Taking all things into consideration, we by no means question the policy adopted by this country in paying for the emancipation of the slave, the principles - of free trade' being then little under stood ; but we must say that, were there slaves in any of our colonies now to be emancipated their CABINET COUNCIL.—On Thursday next the 3d of Jan freedom would scarcely be purchased. a Cabinet Council will be held at the Foreign-office, Turning to Jamaica, we find the _Kingston Downing-street, th e summonses f or w hi ch were issued a few days ago. Lord Palmerston, who is now at Broad- Journal furnishing a sufficient answer to the lands with Lord Palmerston, receiving a party of visi memorial of a member of the Jamaica Association tors comes to town on Thursday morning to attend the meeting. The other members of the Cabinet, the great (whatever that is), presented to Lord JOHN majority of whom are absent from London, will return to RUSSELL in July last. The memorialist, as will town on that day, in order to be present at the Council. Despatches from the Governe7s of the Australian co lo of . be seen in this d a y' s H era ld, com pl a i n s of the in- n i es and New Zealand, and also from the Governor adequacy of the price paid to the Jamaica pl an ters Heligoland, were rece i ve d on Saturday at the Colonial for their " property" in human flesh and :blood, office. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 29.—Lady Palmerston, accom and seeks compensation in more cash or renewed panied by their Excellencies the Turkish, Danish, Swedish, protection, in order t o sa v e them from ruin. The and Sardini an Ministers, paid a visit to the S ou tb am ton Docks thi s afternoon, apparently and were muc P h . Kingston Journal i s o f o pi n i on th a t th e caus es of gratified w ith t h e i r exam i nation of the many magnificent steam-ships in Hedger,the basin, t}e the adversity complained of are under their ownthey were e d r i e st lt : d( i ) n ck w m h a i s c t h er control, and that they have only to exercise a guished party also inspected the United States' mail little comm o n sense i n or d er t o ge t f oo ti n g ct?am . -ship Washingto n i n th e greatgravingdnc!k, which s imp, it is now ascer t a i ne d, h as received nu injury, be en the highway to prosperity. Instead y and damage to the copper, during her temporary of whining like baffled blood-hounds for fetranding on the Long Sand on the 22d inst. THE Missitto ENGINEER OFFICERS.—The body of compensation from us, he, in, effect, advises one of the missing engineers was picked up in the River Medway yesterday. It ii placed in the sc schoolroom; of them to ad o pt measures ca l cu l ate d to g i ve cent the Royal Sappers and Miners for a coroner's inquest. peazation, to howe ver sma ll an ex t en t, to. us. THE AMERICAN MAILS. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Afternoon.—The ,United States Mail steam-ship, the Ho points out i n a wor d t h e necess i ty o f a d op ti ng Atlantic, Capt. J. West, sailed from the Me rsey f or N ew an improved mod e o f producing sugar, and wh ere York, with the usual mails for the United States and the production of sug a r is not likely to pay the British North American possessions, 02 passengers, and cultivation of a r ti c l es o f commerce a d ap t e d t o th a full carg )of generalnopiesmeorfchatnbdeisLe o nn n d f o r : igh j t o . urn P a r l i s or to f her departure, soil. This is sensible advice, though rather lat& t this date were placed on board by M essrs. Wilmer and public institutio ns nSfintiitieh,uonf i L te i d ve s rp a o t o e l s , an or d t c h . e tn r a ir d ess and in comi ng , b e i ng prec i sely that we gave the West a. The British and North Indian planters long ago, the facts on which it .American Royal Mail Steam-ship (Cunard) Company was eliminated b e i ng resume their weekly Railings ( commencing with the Ame of the moat obvious descrip• la for Boston) on Saturd a y. tion. For tance, the growth of sugar is coin- . s T oc K noLm, Dec. 30th. —A Royal Decree has just a uthorized the eutranc3 of foreign iron into Sweden, as patatiV4dy s ixtociern in Jamaica, its first value as a well as woven goofs and ready-made articles of cloth common:4l dependency arising from its indigo, I jug. Swedish iron is declared free of duty on exp.orta• hides, arc., • and afterwards its coffee. Again, qon. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. The latest despatches that have reached Paris from Sebastopol state that the mining of the docks was nearly complete. The allied armies were in excellent condition, and had every comfort. Large quantities of winter stores had, it was supposed, reached the enemy. The Russians continued to fortify their positions, and such points as com manded their roads of communication (Dec. 18). We hear that Omer Pacha's army will soon be considerably increased. active well known that P russia and taking a Tringt. part in pressing Prussia and the small Ger man States to use their influence for urging Rus sia to approach peace. On the other hand the agents of the Czar seek to persuade the German Courts not to do anything of the sort, assuring them that by the spring the scale will turn in favour of Holy Russia, when they may throw in their weight to consolidate that European policy which they desire to see triumph. All the information which reaches here leads to the conclusion that Russia will go on with the war, and the preparations for another campaign are obvious throughout the em pire. - Last night the streets of Paris were gaily illumi nated ; the Boulevards and all the principal tho roughfares of the city were crowded with pedes trians in holiday humour. A grand military fete yesterday closed the most eventful year which France has witnessed since the days of Napoleon I. It is difficult to over-estimate the significance of the universal homage which the people of Paris yesterday paid to the Sovereign of their choice. The soldiers, who yesterday made their triumphal entry into Paris, received 2f. each, which they ex pended in a banquet, which took place in their respective quarters. To-night the theatre of Porte Saint Martin is thrown open to the heroes of Se bastopol. Various private parties have been given to the officers. Amongst the varied illuminations last night, in honour of the Crimean heroes, the Maison Doree put up the following verses : " France, jamais to n'eus dejour plus beau, Grace aux heros dela Crimea Lafille dela grande armee Console sa mere au tonabeau." There were all sorts of glittering compliments in most of the principal streets, su c h as "lionneur aux braves marins Frainais," "Bomarsund" Sebastopol," " Tractar," "Inkerman," "Alma,", " Sweaborg," " Kinbour n, " " Mer Baltique," "1854-1855," "Mer N o i re, " & c. The army of France must feel that th e i r devotion and glory is participated in and fully appreciated by their friends at home. All the Paris journals are occupied with the mi litary fete of yesterday, and do not offer any other attraction. The King of Prussia, on the report of General de Wedell, has ordered the construction of a rail way from the frontier of Luxembourg to Saarbourg by Treves, a bill for which will be presented to the Chambers. The Ring of Sweden has conferred the Order of the Seraphims on Count Walewski, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs. Count Walewski, on Saturday, signed a tele graphic convention with M. Masud, director general of the Belgian telegraphs ; General Mathe, direc tor-general of those of Spain ; Chevalier Bonnelli, cf those of Sardinia, and Dr. Brunner of those of Switzerland. By this arrangement a uniform tariff has been established which is much lower than that which previously existed for the transmission of despatches between France and the above named countries. The Emperor and Empress honoured the theatre of the Porte St. Martin with their presence last evening to witness the performance of La Boulan gere a des Ecus. . _ The Moniteur publishes the text of the decree promulgating the fresh postal convention entered into between France and England, making a re duction in the charges on new s p apers and printed papers of all descriptions sent through the post office between the two countries. The Moniteur publishes a decree of the Minister of Public Instruction, containing regulations for the organisation of the superior division of the Normal School, for the education of teachers. The Algerie frigat e h as j ust left Toulon with provisions and materiel for the Crimea. SSA. We have receiv e d the St. l Petersburg journals of the 22d December. The Invalide Busse publishes the following o. "Under date of the Bth (20th) of December, Aide de-Camp General Prince Gortschakoff has sent the following : " 'On the 4th (leth) of December two sotnias of Cossacks of the Black Sea defeated, near Kertch, a strong squadron of the Anglo-Turkish cavalry of General Vivian. In this affair the commander of the squadron,' an English officer, and 47 men, were wade prisoners. "Elsewhere, all goes on well in the Crimea.' " A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 20th says M. de Fonton, the Russian Minister at the Court of Hanover, has arrived here, and imme diately aft er h a d a conference with Count de Nes selrode, but he has not yet been received by the Emperor. The Saxon and Bavarian Envoys are also shortly expected. The Emperor went a few days since to Pawlowsk, to review a new corps, specially trained for guerilla warfare. The ErnPe ' ror,was so satisfied. with the men that, in addition to the marks of satisfaction given to the different generals, he presented to each soldier a gratification of three silver roubles, a larger sum than is gene rally given, the usual sum being one or two. This corps has been formed for the purpose of re sisting any attempt on the part of the Allies to effect a landing next spring on the coast of the Baltic. Generals continue to arrive here to take part in the grand council of war, which is to be held in the course of next month. The Minister of the Imperial Domains has been authorised by the Emperor to suppress the breeding studs estab lished in the Crimea, until peace shall allow of their being again put in their former state. The Minister of the Interior has ordered the police at Kherson to be increased in consequence of disturb ances which have taken place there from the panic caused a mong t h e i n h a bi tants by the taking o f Kinbourn and the entrance of the allied fleets into the mouth of the Dnieper." The Journal de St. Petersbourg announces with much ceremony that the Seif Oul Moulk, Thir Pendj, Abbas Kouli-Khan Ambassador Extraor dinary of the Shah of Persia, had an audience of the Emperor on the 18 th inst. The members of the Ambassador's suite were afterwards presented to his Majesty. PRUSSIA. " At this moment in St. Petersburg all the chances of an attack on Cronstadt are being well weighed ; if it is found that St. Petersburg is perfectly safe, the proposi tions will be rejected ; if, on the contrary, the attack has any chance of success, matters will be allowed to come to a Congress, but not to any mere Conference." The Post Ampt Gazette contains a letter from Dresden, which says :—" It is rumoured in quar ters which ought to be well-informed that Russia is disposed to accept the condition of the Black Sea being made a mare elausum, open only to trading vessels, on condition that the neutrality shall commence at Smyrna, and consequently apply to part of the Egean Sea. Russia bases, it is said, this condition on the reason that, when once the Black Sea was declared neutral, the Western Powers would not have any need of a naval sta tion beyond Smyrna, either for their own safety or for that of Turkey." OMER PACHA'S ARMY. The Patrie publishes a letter from Constantinople of the 18th inst., in which it is said : "As misfortunes never come singly the rumour is current among the public that Omer Paths, on approaching Kutais, encountered unexpected ob stacles, which rendered an attack on that city almost impossible. It is said to be defended by a numerous garrison, while at the same time a con siderable auxiliary corps keeps the field, and threatens to fall on Oiner . Pacha's small force." Other accounts from Constantinople agree with the earlier intelligence by way of St. Petersburg, that the Turkish general had fallen back on Redout THE BLACK SEA FLEET. KAZATCH BAY, Dec. 13.—The following ships are in harbour, viz., her Majesty's ships Royal Albert, Gladiator, Leopard, Odin, Terrible, High flyer, Valorous, Firebrand, Spiteful, Cyclops, Simoom, Medina, Danube, Brenda ; floating bat teries Glatton and Meteor ; store-ship • Apollo ; gun-boats Lynx and Beagle. The Simoom arrived on the 11th from England. The Maagara sailed on the 10th fora cargo of bul locks for the fleet. Mr. Rees, Master Commander of the Cyclops, is appointed Harbour Master. Dr. Ryan, super numerary surgeon of the Royal Albert, is ap pointed to the Spiteful, vice Surgeon Vans. C. Clarke, invalided, and recommen d e d to rema i n i n Malta Naval Hospital for the winter. The vacancy caused by the death from cholera of Surgeon Corbett, of the St. Jean d'Acre, hiss not yet been filled up, but it is supposed that the Admiral's patronage will be conferred on either Assistant-Surgeon Cameron, of the Beagle (senior ou the station), or Assistant-Surgeon Watson, of the Highflyer. A court-martial was held on the 11th on Mr. Deheny, second master of the Lynx, on a charge of cowardice during the action against the forts of Kinbourn. He was found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged. Blue at the main was hoisted on board of the Royal Albert on the morning of the 12th. A few cases of scurvy have made their appearance on board of the Royal Albert. A suit of warm clothing and a pair of boots have been supplied gratuitously to the marine guard of the temporary dockyard at Kazatch. The Banshee saflea a week ago to Varna—she goes home shortly, as her boilers are very defective. THE MURDER IN THE MINORIES. Latest Particulars.---(This Day.) Yesterday (Sunday) morning a crowd of idle Persona of both sexes assembled in front of the late residence of the murderer, dorrigan, and several police constables of the H division were in attendance, in Selby-street East, Waterloo-town, to preserve order among the curious, who were anxious to catch a glimpse of the visitors to the four unfortunate children who have been left in the care of Mrs. How, the sister cf the deceased woman. On Saturday afternoon, shortly before one o'clock, Mrs. How proceeded to the House of Detention, Clerk ' enwell, with the articles the prisoner directed her to bring to the gaol. She had the eldest girl with her, bat she was not admit ed to the prison, as the father and brother of Corrigan bad just visited him in the cell, and, in accordance with the prison regu'ations, she was di• rected by the turnkey to attend at twelve o'clock to-day. The clothes were taken from her, and subsequently they were handed to the prisoner. The interview between Corrigan and his 'father and brother in the cell was of a painful character. The pri soner exclaimed, "Oh, father !" and at the same moment he embraced his aged parent with deep emotion, and in a paroxysm of grief he shook hands with his brother and pressed him to his bosom. The meeting; was of short duration, and in a few minutes the prison's was again in the care of a keeper. It seems that since his incarceration in 'lei gaol he hae been several times employed in writing to his friends, and yesterday morning he attended Diyine worship in the prison. - Inspector Gernon has been to a great number of shops in the cutlery trade, and from what tra:sspired on Satur „,day afternoon there seems but very lit tle doubt that the fatal knife with which the murder was committed was purchased at the warehouse of Messrs. Davis and Son, 69, Leadenhali-street, City. The knife is precisely simi lar to those kept in stock, except that the one taken from Corrigan has no maker's name. It is a remarkable fact that this is the shop where Blakesley (who was executed for the murder in East. cheap, some years since) purchased the butcher's knife shortly before that dreadful tragedy was perpetrated by him. This morning, a number of benevolent persons com• nienced a subscription in behalf of the four poor children. Mrs. Burton and Mrs. Fearon, who sustained such serious injuries on the arms and hands in the struggle for the knife, are still in a weakly condition, and the former is yet under the care ot,,Mr. Cooke, the surgeon. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) SOUTHWARK. THIEVES AND RECEIVERS.-2102/LaS William Skelton, a young man in the employ of Mr. Keightley, whole sale fruit dealer in the Borough-market, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing: a bushel of nuts, and Thomas Evans, a fruiterer, in the same market, charged with receiving the same, well knowing them to be stolen. Charles Skelton, son of the prosecutor, stated that he was minding his father's premises about Rix o'clock this morning, when he saw the prisoner Skelton take out a bushel of nuts and carry them into Evans' shop next door, who received them. As soon as his father came to business witness told him what had occurred, when he called a police-constable and gave them both into custody. Mr. A'Beckett asked what business Evans was ? Witness replied that he was a retail fruiterer, and had, carried on business next door to us for some time, Lat terly, however, his father suspected that he had received goods from Skelton, and he was directed to watch them both. Serjeant Lamb, 459 A, stated that be was on duty this morning in the Borough-market a little after sir o'clock, when he was called by last witness, who told him that he had seen Skelton steal a bushel of nuts from the shop and take them to Evans' shop. When the prosecutor came to business he ,took S k elton into cus tody for stealing the nuts. Ile' acknowled ge d hav i ng he was charged on telling bins done so, and it was his first time. He afterward s took Evans into custody, and with receiving a bushel of nuts from Skelton, he denied all know] edge of him or the nuts. Mr. A' Beckett committed both of them fur trial. AyroINTmENTS—Capt. Charles Ed en i s a p• pointed !roller of t h e Coast Guard. Capt. Lore oFEic u lA o L nip is appointed paid Aide-de-Camp to the C C .l3 ap " tain the Bor. Frederic C. Pelham, C B is Q Pa u u ec ie n t : .. app ointed unpa i d. Aide-de Camp to the Queen. Mr. A. Courcey . Second pike 15 appointed First Class Clerk, and Mr. J. Do Class Clerk in the Comptroller of Vic tualling Department of the Admiralty, at Somerset h oil se. %server. ENTERPRISE.—The Dub/in. Mercantile Adver tiser says :—" We have learned with much satisfaction that our enterprising fellow-citizen, Mr. Michael Smith, of Copper-Alley, has entered into a contlAct with the government of his Imperial Majesty Nar,oleon, fcr the supply of several hundred tierces—abwat a tbousai d w believe—of Irish beef, to be deliveval at the poita o Brest or Cherbourg, within a defin' A e period. This even is a novel one iii the commercial !aistory of our city:: BERLIN, Dec. 29.—1 t is stated here by persons whose position bring them in contact with mem bers of the Government, that Count Valentin Esterhazy has met with no very flattering recep tion on his return to St. Petersburg. 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IA Sambre Western The E has since tendenc: assigned ing just 88i i ha at 206. the Red viz., 10: wise heE Most pressed. lower, heavy, quoted 3 per Cents. 94i and The I Stocks: 19i ; Por tug Cents., 3 per C Certiac The the Ra ,previol .has evi :lines a' (risen t heady Min dton hc 22. to B RITI Dal tk 8 3 1. er c Nay r 3 Lon g c I Di ,ti India - Ditty Conso Exc: El fim Ditto PI 13 razilig CO Ditto Ditti Danish taxies Ditt Portug Ditf , Ditt Ditt Spalli' Turkic Ditl Ditt Ditl Diti Dutei Dit Lc mod, Pc Brit (e.s. . 0 Joh] Wei VU Oth light acre elec ~:~ r 1 Ten Poi( Diet Con the : Bari Vice