The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-16 00:00:00

MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.I LONDON Ovricks. City— 72, Old Broad-street (six doors from the Royal Evchange.) West End-7, Charing-cross (opposr - e the statue.) Direct Communication by underground wires with the princiPa, Towns of the Kingdom. Charge for Twenty Words, including delivery, and address not counted : To Liverpool, Office, 2 Exchange-buildings • • •• • • ........ ~ Manchester, „ Exchange-arcade .................. 12 8 . 6d ,, Carlislo „ 22, English-street . ~ Birmingham „ 101, New-street.. •• • • ... .. • ....... .. Is. Od. ~ Scotland—Glasgow, Office, 18, Exchange-square.. •• •• ••• • • " ~ Greenock, „ Cathcart - square ••' 143. Od. ~ Dumfries, „ Righ-street . ....... • „ Ireland —Dublin, „ 23, College-green • . ...... •• • • 53. Od. l; .. Belfast, „I. Donegal-street . •....... 7s. Od. .. Cork, „ Pembroke•street ~ , Queenstown, „ The Quay •• . ..... •• • • } 7s. 6d EDWARD N. BRIGHT, Secretary. DRTTRY-LANE.—Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.— Reduced Prices as usual.—A Morning Performance every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING, FEB. 16, Will be performed MARIE, THE PEARL OF CHAMOUNY. Ch ara cters by Messrs. A. Yeunge, Belton, Halford, Lingham, Wor rell, and Walton; Misses Marriott, Arden, Love, and Mrs. Selby. To be followed by the entirely original, extraordinary, lite rary, traditionary, comical, gastronomical, and peculiarly culinary and fantastic domestic grand comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled JACK AND JILL ; or, Harlequin King Mustard and the Four and-Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. The extensive scenery, en tirely new, by Messrs. Nicholls, Cuthbert, Cooper, Gordon, Wilson, and Moore. The machinery by Messrs. Tucker. The extraordinar y properties, decorations, tricks, changes, and transformations by Mr. Needham. The choregraphic arrangements by Madame Louise. The overture and music composed and selected by J. H. Tully. • Leader, Mr. Hayward. The whole of the designs, models. and sketches furnished from the studio of Dikwynkyn, who for many weeks past • has been personally supervising their execution. The novel grotesque burlesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard , and the whole arranged and produced under the immediate superin tendence of Mr. Edward Stirling. Principal Ingredients in the Christmas Bill of Fare : —The Hall of Hypochondria in the Domains of Dulness.—Misanthropy (Genius of Gloom), Mrs. Halford. Fog, Drizzle, Taxes, Spleen, Indigestion, Quarter-day (his Ministers of Melancholy), Messrs. E. V. Dent, E. V. Wet, E. V. Load, E. V. Day, E. V. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Azure Diabollcals in attend ance, Messrs. Croak, Quake, Fret, Fidget, Worry, Flurry, Fume, Vex, Groan, Growl, Grumble, and Grizzle. Apparitlen of Misan thropy on her favourite Nightmare, and Magical Appearance of Good Humour in her Christmas Car. Good Humour, Miss Alder ; Lightheart and Sunshine (her Attendants), Misses Honey and Brown; Mrs. Glasse (the original "Cook' s Oracle," and the well known adviser of the " First catch your hare," Sec.), Miss Roslna Collins. The receipt given to snake a good pantomime, and its con coction accordingly. Cottage of Jill on the borders of Fairyland (by Smile), with Enchanted Kitchen, Garden, and Region of PreServes. "Sing a song of Sixpence, " Pocket full of rye, • "Four-and-twenty blackbirds, " Baked in a plc "—Ancient Nursery Legend. Jack (the interesting hero of the olden story, who went up the hill to fetch, Sec.), afterwards Harlequin, M. Milano ; Jill (the heroine of the adventure, in love with Jack), afterwards Columbine. Mdlle. Bolen ; Marmalade (the Fairy Queen of the Preserves), Miss K. Warrington; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, and Greengage (her Assistants), Misses Cliflord, Gower, Johnson, Love, T.unis, and Richardson ; Strawberry, Cranberry, Gooseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, Sec. ',Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Lanrance, Louise, Therese, Charles, Klee, Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lille Ellis, Rosa Harrison, E. Box, Tavler, Matilda Cheniey, Martinet', St. Clare, Ev ins. John Levities, S. Johnson, and etoberts ; Preserved Gineer their warm ally), '' aster Pungent; Fruit Blossoms by a Blooming Selection of Coryphees. The Will and the Way—the Talismanic Sixpence — 1 he Change. Grand Bal'et. Principal Dancers, Millie. Therese and Annie Cushnlr, Therese, Smith, See. The Four-end- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodle Lcodle, &c. The Readingof the Will— " Jill must not a husband take, Till she a pie can make and bake." Interior of Jill's Cottage (by' Meoalight).—Coal, Mr. Nobbs ; Bnndlr of Weed, 3lr. llalpently ; Congreve Box, Mr. Fizzer ; Fellows, Mr. Leathertongue : Dutch Oven, Mynlsser Von Tan ; Roiling Pit), Mr. Smoothpeste ; Gridiron, tar. De Bar; Frying Pan, Mr. Broleir:re : Soye;'s Three-legged Iron Pot, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory (by efoonlight), and Golden Palace of King Mustard.—King Mustard (afterwards Clown), Harry Bolen° ; tee Empress Vinegar (afterwards Pantaloon), Herr Kohl ; Black Perrier end White Pepper (eentinels on duty at Cruet Castle), Mr. Plushy end Mr. Sne.ezums ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Cayenne, Mr. Capsi cum; Harvey's Sauce (attendant in waiting), Mr. Savoury; the Army of Zests, Messrs. Indian Soy, Curry, Capers, Ketchup, Mushrooms, Garlic, Shalot, Sweet Herbs, Potted Tongue ; Potted Beef, Potted Bloaters, Potted Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, Sec.; Horse Radish (from the Nine's stable), by a Racine Na;. Grand neview—Ter rifle Attack upon the Appetite, and Rely of the Relishes—e'reat Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chuteet in the Pr .vines of Pickles (by Sunset).—Chntnee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Facias ; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Gli kins, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, &e.; Small Jar, Master Piccalilli. Great demand for Pickles and determination of the Door to Stand a Jar. Interior of he Stupendous Salt Mine (by Moonlight).— Stet Rock (a bright White Sprite), Herr Willikind Moleno. Imminent danger of Jill in splitting spun a Rock of Salt—Treachery of Vinegar —Upsetting the Pail above, and Evaporation of the Saline etalaeti re Columns. disclosing The Emerald Temple of Salad.—efazical Union of the Sweets and Sours, and " a Pie" termination of the Loves of Jack and Jill. The Transformation. -Harlequin, M. Milano; Columbines, Mdlle. riceeno and Miss Ellen Honey; Pantaloon, Mr. Cole; Sprite. Herr Willikind Moleno; Clown, the celebrated Harry Belem (his first appearance in Lendon for many years) ; Aerial Evolutionists, by the Inimitable Italian Brothers. The Turk's Head Public-house and Hairdresser's Shop.—Hairdresser, Mons. Pomade; Publican, Mr. Billy William. , ; Customers, Messrs. Rednob, Smockface, Owen Swift, Beardless, Whisker Want, Baron Nicholson, and Tom Steed ; the British Pub lic by themselves; Policeman A. 1, Mr. Vigilant. Approach of the Great Rugged Russian Bear—How he Whines after the Forte, which, being rather old, turns out somewhat crusty—A Dose of Turl:ey Rhubarb—A Don-e Cossack—Pure Circassian Cream—llow one Sham 11l makes all well—The Great Bear turns out a Great Boar —Russian Attachment to Grease—Clown Cuts his Customer's Hare and afterwards Dresses it a la Soyer—The Great Moustache Move- ment—A Close Shave —Cown shows his high attachment to the Pole—Sudden Rise in Porter—An Nf.T.M.P.—A Patten Lock at 10 o'eloek 7 A Bona Fide Traveller—Ginger Beer and Gin without ger —A Mill, a ip ght, a Regular Rory, and Station-house for Two. Great American Baby Show.—Arrival of the Infantry-snd.len tsquall—Ma's upon the Eve of Battle—General Attack—Awarding the Prizes—Clown and Pantaloon's Offsprings— The Prettiest Baby in the World—A Model Baby and a Spirit Child—The Wonderful Effects of Dr. De Jongh's Cod Liver Oil—Clown's Great Prize Baby —Fresh Arrival of 300 more Babies—The Judge Confounded - Great Uproar—An-Unwelcon”. Visitor to a Ladies' and Juvenile Party— and Extraordinary case of Suspended Animation by the Ita lian Sprites. Scott's Oyster Shop, Newspaper-office, and Purseirs Biscuit Baking and Confectionery Establishment, 'Cornhill.—" Up rouse ye then,, , inv merry men, it is our opening day"—A Itoister for one aud - a-Ler for two—A mussulman and a Man for a Muscle—Duty anal Custom -A Bride Cake and Wedding Cal. - First Edition and Second Edition—Left Out for Want of Room Frees of the Privilege and Privileges of the Press—" Oh, what a row, a rumpus, what a rioting." Raker, Mr. Crusty ; Fishmonger, Mr. Scales; Master Newsboy, Christmas-box; Printers, Messrs. Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cutemdown ; Critic, Cutemup; Pas sengers, Messrs. Trot, Casey, Strutaiong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about; Boardman, Mr. Bobaday. Hosier's Shop and New Wing of Somerset-house.--Here we are—Merry Christmrs and a Happy New Tear —High Prices and Low Prices—Manchester Stuff—Eng llsh Comforters—Stocks on Hand and Handsome Stocks—FOrd's Eureka Shirts—Reform in the Civil List and Uncivil Treatment of the Clerks—Transfer-day at the Bank, and General Holyday at Somerset-house.--Hosier, Mr. Stocken ; Shopman, Mr. Early bird ; Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Magic Kitchen.—Chef de Cuisine, Moss. Soyer; Kitchenmalds, Misses Basteaway and Drippingsell ; Guardsman, Corporal Longshanks • Policeman, Sergeant Dodger. Cupboard Lovers--Soyer's Last Soup Where's the Knives and Forks ?—Boiled and Unboiled Lob sters—Headless Swains—Lobster Patty and Giblet Soup—Clown Gone all to Pet—Harlequin Gets well Towelled and afterwards Mangled—Clown and Pantaloon in a Stew—A Regular Broil — Thou comest in such an unquestionable shape, that I will speak to thee (Soyer, or rather Shakspeare)—Teo Many Cooks Spell the (Clown's) Broth—The scene finishes in a very spirited manner. An Illuminated Page of the History of England.—Grand Allegorical Tableau with Panoramic Effects, illustrative of the Triumphs of the Allied Forces. Xoung " Allied Army Quadrille," by the doable bands of the English and French. "God save the Queen," " Partant pour la Syria," and " Rule Britannia." Daughter of the Regiment, Miss Rebecca Collins, In which character she will sing the spirited patriotic effusion, published in "Blackwood's Magazine" for December, and written by Corporal John Brown, of the Grena dier Guards, when the men got some drink for the first time at Balaklava, Sept. 28th Come all von gallant British hearts that love the red and blue, And drink Me health of those brave lads who made the Russians rue. Then 1111 the glass, and let it pass, three times three, and one more, For the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four." Vestibule of the Temple of Victory. The Tribute of England to the Brave Patriots. Distribution of Laurel Wreaths, Gorgeous and Electric Scenic Climax, with Revolving Columns and Variegated Illuminations. Terrific Flight of the Italian Brothers. The whole rcene presenting a coup d'ceil never before witnessed on the English stage. Admission :—Stalls, ss. ; dress circle, 45.; second price, 25.; upper circle, 35.; second price, is. 6d. ; pit, Is. ; second price, Is.; ower gallery, Is.; second price, fd. ; upper gallery, 6d.; private boxes, 10s. 6d., 155., 215., and upwards. Doors open at half-past 6, performance at 7 o'clock. Half-price at 9 o'clock. The box-office open daily, from I 1 till 5 o'clock, under the direction of Mr. Edward Chatterton. Notice.—The following pieces are approved and in preparation, and will shortly be produced : —The Grand Christmas Pantomime, by E. L. Blanchard, Esq. ; a Drama, by Dion Rom, i cault, Esq.; Two Dramas, by A. Harris, Esq.; an Adaptation from Meyerbeer's Opera, L'Etoile do Nord, with new scenery, properties, and effects ; to be succeeded by an English version (by Mr. Reynold ?on) of Gluck's Iphlgenia in Tauride. The Grand Historical Ecyp f lan Drama, many months in preparation, will also shortly appear. Tim &TEE RGYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. TII[3 EVENING, FEB. 16, Will be performed the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, la's Cushman ; Juliet, Miss Swantorough. Followed by the new grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled LITTLE 80-PEEP; or, Tiarlequin and the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little Ito-Peep, Miss L. Thompson ; Harlequin, Mr. Chapin° ; Pantaloon, Mr. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby ; Columbine. Miss M. Brown. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Camas/ KEAN. THIS EVENING, FEB. 16, Will be presented the original adaptation of Casimir Belavigne's Historical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVIINTH. Principal character by Mr. C. Kum. After which will be produced a New Grand Christmas Pantomime. entitled, HARLEQUIN BLUE-BEARD; or, The Great Bashaw. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss Desborougb. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Pates. THIS EVENING, FEB 16, Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. After which will be produced the new and original Fairy Extra. 'regattas, entitled PRINCE PRETTYPET and THE BUTTERFLY, To be followed by TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE, -011 1e4 apes from 10 until 6. Sole agent for private Boxes, Mr. Aileron, 15, New-Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. PmPrietee iltr.g. - w s b s t a ._Di rec tregs, Madame Celeete. Ti ns EVENING, FEB. 16, win be Perrorniad a new and orlgi al Drama, Logue, and called JANIZT Pro- To be followed by THE II • preceded by a Cha by Mesas. P. Bedford and G. Lee ; Misses Woolgar and 111C • 11 OWN AND THE RAYADERE. Keeley, and Mdlles. Maragolta aad mow. ROYAL OLTmpic Lessee and Manager, mi.. A. wile% THIS EVENING, p in ,. 16, Will be presented the new Comedietta, called TIT n which Xesers. F. Robson , A . Wi g an, and Miss Masker alTaar. Fo ll owe d-by A LUCKY FRIDAY. win Ater which, a new Fairy Extravaganza. entitled nip, y t „ DWARF AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MINES. Char acte rs Mine by Mr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, lliss E. Ormonde, Marston, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallan. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direetfon of 31f $3 Rebecca Islam THIS EVENING "I bePerformed the popular Barletta, OUR NELLY. Principal character, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. After which, a n e w Op era tic Burlesque, entitled, ALONZO THE BRAVE. To he followed by STATE SECRETS. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Ws. Cooke. THIS EVENING, 152 d Represenfaticm of the BATTLE of the ALMA, an announce ment which casts into the shale every notice of any contemporaneous production. " %IU peter which, the classic SCENES in the ARENA, invented and direatedlrMr. William Cooke. conclude with the Grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime of GEL AL!,79/_.:....1, Elt and the LILLIPUTIANS ; or, Harlequin and tritannia. qy _l O 4 - t-cttlce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. 1,4 .3 r. H. coax, Equestrian Director, oz. IF6AI-4, s THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1855. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRiDOIL rill., DAT —Morning 19 min.after 1 I Evening 47 rain.aft. 1 To-'lirar.rat.--Morning 11 min.aftor 2 evening 36 min•bft. 2 THE WEATHER.—Suit Orricz, Feb. 15. LIEBNOMETEB, IN THE SHADE. 36 highest since noon yesterday. 27—lowest this morning and during the night. 31—this day, at noon. SAROWER went up to 30.03 ; now 29'97. New moon to-day. We may expect a change in the weather. trw, E.S.E. in the morning, now E.N.E., with fine, frosty, sunshiny weather. zestro:„--,,=vlK -13, 11,n, LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1855. This evening—the trance of the last three weeks being removed—both Houses of Parliament will resume their deliberations. Lord PALMER STON and Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT are again entitled to resume their positions in the representative branch of the Legislature, and to put forward from their places in the House the explanations and statements that are anxiously looked for, not merely by the hereditary legislators and popular representatives, but also by the entire people of Great Britain. The new Premier will indicate the policy of his Government, more especially in all relating to the conduct of the War. He will, of course, de clare his intention to push it on vigorously an I energetically ; and for the present., although feel ing that a trivial amount of performance would be more beneficial than tenfold promises, the country must be contented with the pledge. But, at the same time, it may fairly require that such proofs of a zealous and unflinching determination to fulfil the solemn obligation, as may be prac ticable, shall not be withheld. The first point, and one which, like the straw thrown up to show the quarter from whence the wind is blowing, will to a certain extent indicate the future course to be adopted, will be the pro ceeding relative to the inquiry into the conduct of the War, and the state of the British forces in the East, demanded by the House of Commons. It will be the duty of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman the Member for Sheffield to propose that committee. That he will fulfil the task fairly and impartially we have no doubt. Mr. ROEBUCK is not the man to evade any responsibility, or to suffer discredit to be cast en his own unblemished reputation, by a simulated zeal, or playing into the hands of any man, or body of men, however powerful. The inquiry which he conducts will be a strict and searching investigation one that will drag to light the secret causes of the disasters, the humiliation we have endured. He is no respecter of persons, but will place any delinquency that may be discovered on the right shoulders, and not tolerate the vicarious sacrifice of some comparatively humble scape-goat in order to shield more influential offenders. If the new Government meet the Honourable Gentleman in a fair and candid spirit, if there be no attempt either to shirk the investigation, or to reduce it to a mere farce by the appointment of a packed Committee, whose report may be pre d:cted without any affectation of prescience, well.. It will show that there is an honest determination to avoid all such errors for the future, and to carry on matters in a very different manner from that which hitherto prevailed. The Ministerial treatment of the intended inquiry may be re garded as the touchstone that will test the real character of the PALMERSTON Cabinet, and teach the country whether its materials are of sterling gold or or lip W. 10 lAA A,' nixsialclal a04a1,14 1 _ _ It has, we regret to say, been assumed by some respectable Ministerial organs that the object of the House, in demanding the investigation, hav ing been effected by the removal of the late Pre mier and Secretary for Wit., the investigation itself should be allowed to fall to the ground. Now, we totally dissent from this conclusion, and, moreover, deny the premises en which it is founded. The leading members of the ABERDEEN Cabinet, who took part in the discussion Lord PALMERSTON included --declared that they considered the motion not as aimed against one or two members only, but against the whole Cabinet. If the terms of the resolution could only be regarded as a Parlia mentary fiction—if they are to be qualified by any other rule than the plain common-sense interpre tation—the matter must be carried to the full extent, as a blow aimed at the entire Cabinet, or at least the Peelite element therein. The question then will be—Zave the alterations in the governing body been so great as to indicate a complete change of policy ? This question is easily answered. Three members have retired, and it is said that three have been added. Lord ABERDEEN and the Duke of NEWCASTLE, Peelites, have been replaced by Lord CANNING and Mr. CARDWELL—not, of course, in the same offices, but as Cabinet Ministers. Lord PANMUnE, a pure Whig, has been substituted for Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the unquestionable leader of that party. In fact, "the balance of (party) power," the preponderance of certain classes of opinion, have been as jealously guarded against in the present as in the late Coalition. Especial care must therefore be taken to steer the vessel of the State clear of the shoals and quicksands on which it was all but wrecked by the late pilot. We shall not, however, so far wrong Lord PALMERSTON as to attribute, prematurely, such intentions to him—intentions, which possibly exist only in the minds of zealous, though indiscreet, partizans. We shall not censure him until he is condemned out of his own mouth, and we still fondly hope that calamity will not fall on the country. His colleague, Mr. SIDNEY HE.RBERT, in his address to the electors of South Wilts, declared that the deplorable evils which caused such sufferings to our gallant fellows in the Crimea " may be, and must be, attributed to causes that require searching investigation, i n order that the proper remedy may be applied, and that the blame, if blame there be, should fall upon the right shoulders ;" adding—" This inquiry it behoves the . Government to lose no time in insti tuting." We cannot, after this, see how the anticipated attempt can be made ; or sup pose that Lord E'A.LMERSTON will inaugurate his Government by so great a mistake. Until we hear it from himself we shall not lend the slightest credence to the rumour of the intent to tlouCo mm ons. shelve the i nves ti g ation, or to set a t noug ht th e ciernansecl of o f C 1111 m n. o s rity of 157 members of the The glory and Cavalry charge at that t the shame , so to speak, of the a ho lava are so i nse p ara bly ere'r unenviable,imi: but be ex t en d e d t o cannot, t o h g o e w t l e i v the other. The military historian, it may fall to narrate, rtality of the one he to - whose lot for t admiration exam ple of future times, the chivalrous rr and da ' unsur passed devotion of the band of he g anes whom the c har g e was made, would be deeme d wanting in duty if he failed to designate the indi vidual whose deplorable error it was to have occasioned it. Silence on this point would, under all the circumstances of the case, involve a grave violation of ;justice ; for, it must be remembered, that while one only was to blame three indivi duals have st3verally been accused. And if it be the duty of the historian, who may not have to deal with the professional reputation of the living, to attribute the blame to the right quarter, still more imperatively is it the duty of the journalist who, while -dealing with the professional reputa tion of corttemporaries, has primarily to consider what is due to the imperilled interests of millions. In the disot:arge of this duty, however, we freely admit that -the utmost impartiality and discretion should be exercised. Oi no slight or dubious grounds should so grave a fault as the reckless sacrifice of between three and four hundred of our fellow-coon trymen, and these the bravest of the brave, be attributed to any man. With these preliminary observations, we beg to call the reader's attention to a letter from Sir J. S. LUXE to the Editor of the United Service Magazine, which appeared in the February num ber of that periodical, and is now published in a separate form. The gallant Knight, it may be reinembered, addressed, a while back, a letter to the Times, in which he endeavoured to exonerate Lord LUCA.2I from the charge of having ordered the cavalry charge at Balaklava, and attributed the blame exclusively to Lord • RAGLAN, and then proceeded to vindicate the con duct of the Turkish troops, who were driven by overwhelming numbers from their posi tions at the outposts on the morning of the memorable day when the charge was made. On this letter a writer in the United Zervice Maga- zinc, after having cast the blame of the charge or; Lord LIJCAM, to the complete exoneration of Lord RAGLAN, thought fit to comment in terms of some severity. Having drawn attention to the state ment of the Times correspondent, written on the spot, that "Lord Raglan was an amazed spectator of the catastrophe," the writer in question pro ceeded to ask whether Sir JOT IN considered this (his letter to the Times)" a fair onslaught on an old companion-in-arms, to whom, no doubt, he, in common with almost every British officer, Lad been indebted in times past for more than one act of courtesy, if not of kindness ? "To us and to every impartial eye," he subsequently remarks, " it (the alleged onslaught) appears in the light of a deliberate perversion of facts, nor can we speak more favoUrably of his observations in re ference to the detached outposts manned by the Turks," &c. So damaging an imputation as that of deli berately perverting facts in order to exculpate Lord LUCAN and inculpate Lord RAGLAN could not well be submitted to in silence by an honour able man, conscious of nothing but a manly desire to do justice. So it would appear thought Sir JOHN ; and the result was the appearance in the United Service Magazine of the letter we have already referred to, and now intend still further, though briefly, to notice. With little, if any, circumlocution the gallant Knight sets about the task of defending himself from the imputations levelled at him, in which we are of opinion he is thoroughly successful. No unfairness, no ingratitude, because no obligation, no perversion of facts on his part are we able to discover. His appeal is to facts, and they acquit him. This, however, is not the only nor the most important result of his defence—certainly not that which will most interest the public. Sir JOHN'S simple, unvarnished statement tells heavily, in our opinion, against Lord RAGLAN, and in a corresponding degree in favour of Lord Lucerr. The question of blame seems more readily ' susceptible of a correct solution than w feared. Lord 1116T.LTI. RPM his friends_ did not give the e fatal order. So far from having done se, he " was an amazed specta': - ,or of the catastrophe." Lord RAGLAN did give the order, says Lord Lu - - CAN ; that order is in existence; and here is a verbatim copy of it :—" Lord RAGLAN wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, to follow the enemy, and try to prevent their carrying off the guns. Troop of horse artillery may accom pany. French artillery is on the left. Imme diate. (Signed) R. Arnim." As it appears to us the sole question to be answered now is—the order, of which this is a copy—is it a forgery or not ? If it is, what are Lord RAGLAN'S friends about $ If it is not, why do they strive to incul pate Lord Luceic ? The terms of the order are precise and peremptory, and such as left his Lord ship no alternative but obedience. He did but his duty. It is not he, but Lord RAGLAN, who is to blame. It must be admitted, however, that at the first blush the statement of the Times correspondent, that Lord RAGLAN was " an amazed spectator of the catastrophe," tells in his Lordship's favour. But further consideration deprives it of all force in that direction. His Lordship's amazement, as SirJoHN Liman asserts it was, might be occasioned by his having discovered, ou arriving at the scene of action, that the enemy had not been in full re treat, as ho had supposed, when ho despatched the order from a distant point. Against this supposition what is there in the events of that memorable day, to say nothing of the entire campaign, to militate Foresight, prudence, tact, whatever is included in the word generalship, what amount of these did his Lordship exhibit ? Was there any in confiding, and that to the very last, to a body of undisciplined Turks, at the unusual distance of a mile and a half in front of our lines, and wholly unsupported, the guns, subsequently captured by an over whelming force of Russians ? If there was, we must confess our inability to appreciate it. it way be all very well, though we don't think so, to try to smooth the matter over by talking of the cowardice of the Turks ; but the imprudence of the General will be uppermost, we should imagine, in the minds of military men fresh from the re collection of " the poor Moslem—lapped by the Russian cavalry—steel flashing in the air," and fallin ;, " quivering, on the plain, split through to the chin." Thinking men will naturally ask why the poor Moslem were not supported, and how it could reasonably be expected that, without horses, and in such inferior numbers, they should carry off the guns from the grasp of thirty thousand Russians. The generalship of that day, there can be no doubt, was of a piece. The neglect that lost the guns was of kin to the rashness that strewed the valley of Balaklava with hundreds of slaughtered heroes of the Light Brigade. It was not NOLAN—it is not LuesN—that is to blame. Posterity, at all events, will be more just than to attribute to dutiful subordinates the blame be longing exclusively to their chief. Posterity, did we say—nay, the time is not far distant, it has almost arrived already, when the q ues ti on of " Who ordered the charge ?" will be as promptly and confidently answered as that of " Who led it ?" The reply to the one will as assuredly be " Lord RAGLAN," as " Lord CARDIGAN" will be to the other. But this is not the only affair for which his Lordship will have to an swer. The fearful mortality of the troops under his command during the entire campaign will have to be accounted for. We wish his Lordship a good deliverance. Tn WEATHER. AT ST. PETERSBURG.—The letters from St. Pe.erabur g describe the weather as very severe, the temperature being 13 degrees below zere of Fahrenheit. nom Odessa the dates are to the 3d inst., but they coi n nothin g of interest, the business of the Once being,' considered over, A NATIONAL GUARD. TO THE RIGHT HON. SIR GEORGE GREY. Sir,—At the present critical crisis, when it behoves every Englishman to demonstrate his views, if such are conceived to be patriotic, and to make them known in the proper authorities, I beg to submit to you an idea, which you are aware had great moral effect on the pro ceedings of a certain class of men commonly known as Chartists. I allude to the movements more par ticularly of this body of disturbers, who at that time supposed their power to he sufficiently great to have mo rally disturbed and upset this great metropolis, and ulti mately carry confusion through the country. On the 10th of April their movement was considered by their leaders to be completed ; and there is no doubt that the demonstration made by the gentry, and the trades. people as special constables showing a bold and de termined front, put an almost entire extinction upon either Chartists or any other bodies meeting for such unlawful purposes. My idea, in unison with several of my nei„;hbours, that such a system should be again adopted, a carried out on the 10th of April, would show to the country at large the full and explicit con fidence which is and ought to be placed in the present or any other Government that may be formed with a single eye to put an end to that dire calamity, war, with all possible speed. I feel confident, sir, that some thousands of persons situat e d as myse lf i n th e metropolis would join in this matter, which would give the Governmerq an opportunity of sending the whole of the police, if required, to meet the enemy, who in and upon every point has most distinctly made known to us that it will only be by countless numbers that the world's disturber shall be ultimately, honour ably, and finally put down. I had much to do at the time of the Chartist meetings, and drew the first twenty five men who showed themselves on the 10th of April. I shall be too happy to render my services, should they be required, at the present crisis.—l am, sir, your obe dient humble servant, GEo. SIMMONS. Oxford and Cambridge Reading-rooms, 64, Edgeware-road, Feb. 10. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FEB. 15. The dinner party at the Castle last evening included the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies Fanny and Mary Howard, Baroness de Speth, Col. the Hon. N. and Lady Mary Hood, Colonel and Lady Emily Seymour, and Sir George Cooper. The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attend ance and played during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the Castle. The Qieen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, left Windsor Castle at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, attended by the Countess of Desart, Lady Caroline Barrington, Hon. Matilda Paget, Hon. Mary Seymour, Lord de Tabboy, CA. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Major-General the lion. C. Grey, Mr. F. Cavendish, Lord Alfred Paget, Capt. the Hon. D. de Ros, the Mas ter of the House/held, and Mr. Gibbs. Her Majesty and the Prince with the royal party went to the South-Western Railway station—travelled by a special train to the private station at Niue-elms, and proceeded in eight carriage; escorted by a detach ment of Carbineers to Buckingham Palace, where the Queen and his Royal Highness arrived at ten minutes past 4 o'clock, and were received by Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord George Lennox, ald Major-General Wylde. A deputation from the Markets Improvement Com mittee of the Corporation of London had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. The deputation consisted of Mr. H. L. Taylor (chairman), Mr. J. H. Hall, Mr. Deputy Obbard, Mr. Deputy Hicks, Mr. Deputy Aitchison. Mr. De Jersey, the City Remembrancer, the City Solicitor, and the City Architect. A deputation, consisting of Oir James Duke, Bart., M.P., Mr. Williams, M.P., Mr. B. Oliveira, M.P., Mr. William John Hail, Mr. Besloy, Mr. Wm. Smith, Mr. Wm. Wright Landell, Mr. Parker, Mr. J. Fennings, Mr. Joseph Barber, Mr. Silva, Mr. Thorpe, Mr. C. Curling, Mr. White, Mr. John Cooper, Mr. Scovell, Mr. Sidney Smith, and Mr. G. R. Corner (solicitor), had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Mr. Oliveira, M.P., had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official resi dence in Downing-street. The Cathedral Commission met at No. 1, New-street, Spring-gardens, yesterday. The commissioners present were, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Blandford, M.P., the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of London the Bishop of Oxford, the Hon. ard Rev. H. M. Villiers, the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, and the Rev. Canon Selwyn. Sir James Graham continues gradually, but rnost sa tisfactorily, to improve in health, and it is confidently hoped that the right hon. baronet will be enabled to resume his duties in the House of Commons at an early period. Lord Godorich has declined to accept the Secretaryship •f the India Board, vacated by the resignation of Mr. The Prussian General d'Asler, the designer of the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein (Coblence), has died in Berlin. The Earl of Burlington's rental from his slate quarries in Farness, in North Lancashire, near Morecombe Bay, is said to be 6,0001. a year. The slate is of very fine grain. The works have been in progress for about eighteen years. Should the representation of Cavan be vacated, the Hon. Cavendish Butler, brother of Lord Lanesborough, has, it is said, consented to come forward as a candidate in the Derbyite interest. COLONIAL Boos POST.—On the Ist of March the pri vileges of the inland bock post will be extended to the colonial book post. ST. MARK'S HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday the annual meet ing of the governors of this institution was held at the London Tavern—the Lord Mayor in the chair. DEPARTURE OF RECRUITS FOR THE ARMY PEON ' GLASGOW.—On Tuesday morning a batch of recruits were sent off by the 11.30 train on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. Some of the recruits were decent looking men, whilst others would be a happy riddance to the community. —North, British. Daily Mail. SIR COLIN CAMPBELL'S OPINION OF THE 93D RE GIMENT.—A sergeant in the 93d says in a I,etter— " Our General (Sir Colin Campbell) keeps us all in merriment by the frank jocularity of his disposition. He declares us to be the best soldiers, but the thraw nest' deevils he ever came aoross."—North British Daily Mail. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—The directors of the Eastern Counties Railway have declared a dividend of 7s. per share, carrying over 5,080/., which has been added to the balance of the previous half-year, viz., 6,662/., making together 11,6421. BURNLEY HALL.—We regret to state that the ac counts most recently received from Burnley Hall, Mr. Hume's country seat, respecting the venerable Re-, former's health, are of a ver y unsa ti s f a ctory kind. He is daily becoming weaker and weaker. . 0 etTo: The ehh ::, F ei r ;: af N ur el: fund givent- -- „frr T obpm E ya e rttth s h u eoe sum Liverpool pupils o vii)se f ilras l o l o, o uof / lut . ticil l te i o a lAN s vi lea b igds e i da e tl n theeealr, Con tributedlleldissiitui Lower i P ttwu A ote T i fr ß na Schools. c'eeP! JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT IN CANADA.—A letter from Toronto, of the 26th ult., says that the Hon. Mr. Morin, commissioner of Crown Lands, has been appointed to the judgeship of the Court of Queen's bench, vacant by the death of Mr. Justice Pannet. This appointment will necessitate some change in the Cabinet. LYCEUM THEATRE.—Mr. Allcroft has announced his annual musical festival, which will take place at the above fashionable theatre on Wednesday, February 21, for which he has engaged all the available talent in Lon don, both native and foreign, vocal and instrumental ; and there can be no doubt but it will be one of the greatest musical treats of the season. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, Mr. Cormack, the popular Harlequin of this establishment, takes his benefit on Tuesday evening last, the 20th inst., when the entertainments will consist of the play of Louis the Eleventh, and the pantomime of Blue Beard. The friends of Mr. Cormack should bear in mind that he will be only benefitted on this occasion by the tickets sold in his Name. STAR CLUB.—The first meeting of the members of this club for the present session took place on Wednes day, at Fenton's Hotel. There were present his Excel lency the American Minister ; Mr. Macdonnell, gover nor of South Australia ; Mr. Wickham, M.P. ; Mr. Wm. Lee M.P. ; Mr. Barnes, M.P. ; Sir James Duke, Bart., 111. P . ; the Earl of Kingston, Dr. M ' Leaa, Mr . Charles White, Mr. M'Gregor, M.P. ; Mr. Pilkington, M.P. ; Colonel Starr, and the Rev. George Jepson, M.A. Mr. Oliveira, M.P., presided. Tnu POISONING AT FlNCHLEY.—Yesterday, pursuant to adjournment from Wednesday last, Mr. Wakley, coroner for the western division of Middlesex, and the jury sworn to inquire as to the death of John South gate, Esq., late a merchant of Old Change, City, re-as 'ambled for the sixth time in the board-room of the Burial Board of St. Paucras, at Finchley, for the pur pose of concluding the investigation. The jury con sulted for about two hours, after which they returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased died from the effects of oxalic acid, administered by his own hard while in an unsound state of mind. ADMIRAL DUNDAS.—On We3nesday Vice-A(101'1%AI Dundas visited the Admiralty, and bad a lengthened in terview with Sir James Graham and the other members of the board. There is a report that the admiral has called upon Mr. Layard for a retractation of the accu sation of cowardice made against him in the letter " from the maintop of the Agamemnon," and that, in the event of the demand not being yielded to, the admiral will proceed by a criminal information. DEATH OF MR, FORBES, OF CALLENDAII, M.P.-- We are sorry to announce the death of Mr. William Forbes, of Callender, at his scat in Stirlingehire, on the evening of the 10th inst. This event will create a vacancy in the representation of that county, for which Mr. Forbes bad been member for many years. Mr. Forbes was born in 1806, and in 1832 married Lady Louisa Chatteris, daughter of the late Earl of Wemyss ; and March. Her lady.-hip died in 1545, leaving issue. MAJOR-GENERAL Semrsox.—Major - General James Simpson, the present Deputy Adjutant-General, is se lected to proceed immediately to the Crimea, to take the command of one of the divisions of the British 1 army. It will be recollected that that gallant officer was recently named as Governor of Portsmouth. Tie , is a Waterloo officer, and no doubt will do justice to his gallant reputation in the East. The gallant General leaves England for the seat of VW the week after next, _.. T ...- _._.__ COLTS REVOLVERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIN. you allow me, through the medium of your valuable columns, to point out a most important matter, as it appears to me, to the War Departmeat of the Minis try which has just taken office. Every one is now aware of the immense superiority conferred by the use of Colt's revolvers. I need not ref; either to American experience, or to the opinions long since formed on this subject by practical men in this coun try, but simply to the accounts which have reached us from the Crimea of the deeds clone by several of our officers who took out these weapons at their own expense. There is no doubt but that, ere long, this nation must adopt an arm which has been spoken of as destiaed to revolutionise modern small-arm warfare. A great opportunity has been already thrown away by our authorities, who have sacri ficed an army, which they might have made far more efficient, whilst it still remained unbroken by starvation, exposure, and disease. The question now is to do the best we can iu future. The use of revolving arms requires a certain amount of practice, and this should immediately be ordered. All our cavalry and artillery regiments should be supplied with revolvers, and drilled in their use. Is it not manifestly absurd to continue to regard these weapons as a luxury for occasional service ? There is a manufactory here whence they oan be supplied at a cost so trifling that the loss of a single transport or man-of war, not to speak of a regiment, would outweigh the cost, as a mere matter of pounds, shillings, and pence, of furnish ing oar whole army with an increased destructive power, which might have sufficed, ere this, had our affairs been conducted by practical men, to clear the Crimea of every Russian soldier outside the walls of Bebastopol. It is im possible for mo to regard this wretched omission with any degree of patience. Pray, sir, advocate the issue of these weapons, and an immediate drill in their use, to the new Administration, and depend upon it they will astonish the enemy, and lead to results at once terrible and triumphant. I am, sir, your obedient servant, .ANTI-ROUTINE. February 15, 1F55. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SVN. SIR—Who should England's soldiers be ? Clearly those who are physically fit to servo their country, and deter mined to do so. The country enters into a tacit compact to clothe, feed, teach, tend, when sick, and pension her soldiers when old. Now, who is, physically speaking, best able to serve ? 1. Is it a man born in the country ? 2. Is it a person born in a town f I prefer those who are generally employed in out-door occupations, their constitution is more robust and hardy than Ulm.," who follow tho sedentary employments of a town. Neglect of this rule is th. 3 vti ) of much of the sickness of our troops in the East. ook at a batch of recruits, and many will befonalb a t lai bit the traces of a weak constitution before theyle aye Ea gland. How ought a soldier to be enlisted? 1. Should it be compulsory ? 2. Voluntary? 3. 11:df one, half the other, backed by beer and the seductive voice of the Recruiting Sergeant. By our present system we teach a recruit to commence with intoxication, and this is the source of much of the sickly state of our troops, and a grave military offence. Improve the condition of a soldier and he will seek, not be sought by, the Recruiting Sergeant. Our Militiamen have shown a truly military spirit in the way they have enlisted. When enlisted, a soldier should 1. Be drilled. 2. Instructed in petty staff duties. 3. Taught how to cook his own dinner, and build a hut capable of sheltering him. 4. Should bo made to attend the Hospital in rotation. 5. Should learn some of the science of war, how sieges are carried on, and a knowledge of gunnery. G. Should servo as a Sapper and Miner in a company attached to each regiment. The use of these six heads are obvious to every one ; I need not dwell, upon them. The age at which a soldier should commence his career is a point open to discussion. A man of 25 is a better man than one of 18 or 20; but men have settled at the former age and will not enlist ; as to the latter age, the Government must make a soldier, and use him when he is fit for duty. This involves an exten sive system of depots. Who should become an officer ? Clearly the man who intends to devote his life to his profession. A man who gains some knowledge of military matters and then retires is a clear loss to the country. How should a man become an officer? By purchase or not ? If it is said that the service will degenerate by a system of not purcha-ing commissions, I point to the Ar tillery officer, who does not purchase his commission, and is generally, although poor, a gentleman, and better acquainted with his own military duties than either the infantry or cavalry officer. There are many families who have served for generations in the army, but are so poor they can hardly scrape together the money to purchase a commission. To this class the doing away with the pur chase of commissions would be a great boon. Give away commissions judiciously, and a class of men will serve who are determined to make the army their profession. Money will then not be able to step over and take the place of merit. The Indian army is officered by men who do not purchase, and it has produced such men in our day as Nott, Pollock, Mackeson, Lawrence, Edwardes. When your officers and soldiers are in the service what is to be done with them? Are they to be dispersed all over the country in different branches--cavalry in one place, artillery in another, infantry in another? Are men to be enervated by the bad effects of large cities ? or are we, after the lapse of so many years, to revert to the old Ro man system of camps ? Large cities are much kept in order by police. The military force of the nation must learn its duty together in camp. The whole military force of this country must be divided into so many legions, and located in convenient positions, with a complete military organisa tion, ready to enter upon a campaign at any short notice. .. 11l trlas,.. .Inoore obliged to serve by rotation under the different staff offi - corm, and learn the duty of each. England must be divided into military compartments, and the whole mili tary force, together with the Militia and Yeomanry, must be under a military head. In case of invasion there will then be no need of hurry or confusion—the military force, complete in every branch, is ready to take the field. These camps should be built in commodious parts of the country, and here should be the mili tary home of the officer and soldier ; no man will then be ashamed of living in the quarters assigned to him by the Government. should a foreign war break out, the military force is ready, it knows its duty ; bat if the War Minister fails it in his arrangements of transport, baggage cattle, commissariat, and large additional staff, a general paralysis will soon infest the whole army. In my opinion a War Minister should be if possible a military man ; he should foreknow what an army in the field will require. The general •f an army should have everything ready placed at his disposal by the War Minister, or available where he may order it to be present. Every branch of our military service is so closely connected, link upon link, that an error committed at Woolwich, or any town office of the military department, eventually finds its way to the seat of war. A supply of boots has been forgotten, and half a regiment is laid up with sore feet. AMICUS. THE MEXICAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN COMPANY. The Mexican and South American Company have issued their circular as to the creation of 10,000 addi tional shares, to stand in all respects on the sane footing as the existing shares, and to enjoy dividends from the date of their being issued —the shares not to be issued under 6/. 10. i. 11.-, , r share. The Company is largely en gaged in smelting operations, and works no mines of its OVVII. The quantity of copper smelted by the company has been as follows the year 1849, 354 tons ; 1850, 1,204 tons ; 1851, 1,194 tons ; 1852, 1,195 tons ; 1853, 1,840 tons, estimated at 2,500 tons. In consequence of information received by Mr. Alison of the groat advantages afforded by the port of Caldera, for carrying on the business of smelting, owing to its proximity to the important mining districts of Copiapo and of there being an abundant supply in that province, not only of copper, but of silver ores, the transport of which to the coast is facilitated by a railway, which has a branch into the Company's works—it was determined, in 1852, to form a branch establishment at that port. Two of the parties had been in the company's service in Chili, came to England for the purpose of conferring with the directors on the subject, and of arranging for the sending out machinery for the treatment of the silver ores. The Caldera establishment commenced its operations is the month of October, 1853, and has been smelting copper ever since. The machinery for treating the silver ores (under a patent taken out by the company for the republic of Chili) has arrived at Caldera, and been put up. Advices baying been received by the last mail from Chili of the re.sults of the experiments made on the silver ores with this machinery, and of there being an adequate supply of such ores, the directors have determined on immediately proposing an increase of the capital of the company, to meet this additional demand on its means. The company pays dividends half-yearly. The fol lowing have been paid in the last three years, viz.:— July, 1852, ss. per share ; Ja,nnary, 1853, 52. per share; July, 1853, 7s. 6d. ditto ; January, 1854, 7s. dd. ditto; July, 1854, 7s. 6d. ditto ; January, 1855, 7s. 6d. ditto, clear of the income tax. THE PrEATHER, THE PARKS, dc. Yesterday the Thames was in many parts entirely frozen over, and the shipping below Londombridge is so strongly bound by the ice, that it has for the present become immovable. Opposite Billingsgate and near the Custom-house-quay, in Lower Thames-street, the ice has formed to such an extent that the crews of the different ships and schooners lying in the tiers there can walk out of their vessels on the ice and reach the shores. Upwards of two miles in length of the Thames near Hampton Court has been frozen over, and yesterday several thousands of personn amused themselves by slid ing upon the ice. At Wandsworth and Barnes the river is completely Mocked up with the ice and snow, and it is almost impossible for even the smallest wherry to pass under any of the arches of Battersea-bridge. Judging from the state of the glass, there seems every probability of the frost continuing some days. Tke thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's receiving house in Hyde-park during Wednesday night stood at 221 deg. ; at 9 o'clock yesterday morning it was 25 deg., and at noon it registered 28 deg. During the afternoon and evening the mercury commenced falling rapidly, showing that the frost was increasing in intensity. The barometer 29 . 68, being 41.1.00ths above the preceding day. The wind yesterday was, in the morning, north-west. It veered during the day, but last night it became due north. Tho ice on the Serpentine was 64 inches in thickness. The Long Water in Kensington-gardens had between G,OOO and 7,000 skaters and sliders. The Rege n t' s -p ar k wa s visited by slaters and sliders. The ice is now so good that an immersion for the present is next to an impassibility. St. James's-park.— A great number of sliders and skaters visit e d the ornamental water, which was densely crowded, LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. VIENNA, FEB. 15. Not simple conferences, limt a, regular Congress will be held here. France mend.g a Special Minister. The Vioma Presse states that the English are retiring from the siege lines before Sebastopol, and are, with the French guard, to form the reserve at Balaklava. The following despatch has also been re ceived : VIENNA, FEB. 15. The mail steamer from Constantinople, of the sth instant, has arrived at Trieste to-day. Riza Paella, Ali Bey, and Sadyk Bey were on board. The former will represent the Porte in the ap- proaching conferences at Vienna. Everything was prepared in the Crimea for an approaching assault. Favourable weather is anxiously expected. The French have extended their position to the extreme right. The British army and the Imperial Guard will form the reserve corps, and also will be charged with the defence of Balaldava. An answer was expected on the 6th at Con stantinople, from Greece, to the propositions made by Reschid Pacha. Intelligence from Persia is unfavourable—Rus sian influence at Teheran predominates. The English Ambassador and M. Bourre were about to present au ultimatum to the Shah, demand ing an auxiliary corps of thirty thousand men. By the fire which broke out in the arsenal near the Golden Horn, a severe loss of stores was sus- tained by the French. The Dutch Consul at Smyrna, M. Lemepp, died on the 7th instant. A Belgian journal makes an announcement which reads like malicious irony, that Tuscany, Parma, and Modena have adhered to the West ern Alliance, and will furnish each a contingent of 1,000 men. The following telegraphic despatches were re ceived in Paris yesterday : VARNA, FEB. 6. Omer Pacha, has just set sail for the Crimea, on board the Colombo. Colonel Dieu and Colonel Simmons accompany him. PERA, FEB. 5. General Pelissier arrived this morning, and wil pursue his route to Sebastopol almost imme• diately. JASSY, JAN. 31. The General Divan, which, since the conven tion of Balta-Liman, takes the place of the old National Assemblies, is about to be convoked for the purpose of verifying and legalising the public expenditure for the years 1853-4. The"session was opened on the 27th inst. As a provisional remedy for the financial em barrassments arising from the successive occupa tion of tho oolantry by lobo IlussEsieows, riiuce, Ghika has resolved on having recourse to credit He is about to contract a loan of 2,400,000 pias tres at the legal interest of ten per cent., to be repaid in twenty-four monthly instalments of 100,000 piastres each. A Vienna banker has undertaken the loan. FRAN CE. The news which reached Paris of the intention of augmenting the British army by 115,000 men, and the practical blockade of Russian ports, has had an admirable effect on public feeling in France. The Minister of War has just directed an office to be opened at Gem for enrolling men for the 2d Foreign Legion. Such recruits as may be obtained are to be forwarded to Besancon. The Bourse has been considerably affected by a rumour of the Emperor's departure for the Crimea on an early day. The report has it that his ab sence will be supplied by a Council of Regency (with the Empress for Regent), to be composed of the two Imperial Princes, Jerome and Napoleon, and the Presidents of the Senate and Legislative Corps. It is considered by more serious persons as totally devoid of probability, and is attributed to some of the large capitalists, who, not having been admitted to shares in the national loan, take this mode of satisfaction and of making profit by the fall. BOURSE, FEB. 15.—CLosnra PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 43 per Cents 94 75 —4. —c. 3 per Cents 65 t-)5 65 85 Credit Mobilier 752 50 Roman Credit Fon cier 550 Austrian Belgian Five 5........ Spanish Threes Piedmontese Bl 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c Orleans Western 655 Rouen Cette 597 50 Strasburg Mediterranean 892 50 Havro — Northern THE CRIMEA. A letter from Odessa of the 30th ult. in the Fremden Blatt, of Vienna, says that as soon as the news arrived at Odessa, that the Grand Duke Mi chael was taken ill at Cherson, the Governor-Gene ral immediately set out for that town in order to pay his respects to the Prince. The Grand Duke has a fever and a violent bronchitis. The weather had improved at the above date ; all the foreig n vessels had left the port. The foreign Cons uls were to have an interview with the commander of the blockade squadron. The Russian troops in the Crimea were very badly provisioned, and the governors of the southern provinces could not fur nish them with the requisite necessaries as punc tually as before, Sixty thousand men are now concentrated on the borders of the Pruth. By rn Imperial ukase, supplies of flour and hay are ordered to be kept ready and transported to Dubazary on the Dniester. The head-quarters hais been transported from Kisheneff to Odessa. THE PRINCIPALITIES. A letter from Bucharest, of the 3d, mentions that the Croats in the Austrian service have been committing such atrocities in the neighbourhood of Craiova and other parts of Moldavia, that Prince Ghika at length declared to General Coronini that unless something were immediately done, he would lay a statement of them before the Emperor. Gene ral Coronini seeing the firm resolution of Prince Ghika, promised to take the most peremptory measures to put an end to the complained of outrages. The Dresden Journal contains a letter from Bu charest, which says :—" Prince Stirbey, who at first had against him not only a large Wallachian party, but several high Turkish functionaries, is gradually gaining strength, and seems likely in the end to triumph over his adversaries at Constanti nople. The Austrian Generals are aiding him with all the means in their power to maintain order and improve the situation of the country. The guar antaines are completely suppressed in Moldavia, and in a great part of Wallachia." RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 4.—The hard frost which has sot in is hailed with joy as the old and true ally of 1812, come once again to the aid of Russia. Pictures aro multiplied, in which the French and English are represented as bivouacking in the greatest misery before Sebastopol, and the populace are taught that the ice and snow and desolating blast are sent of God, in answer to the prayers of the orthod o x, a n d for the annihilation of the one. mien of the holy cause. These people forget pia Kutusoff's army suffered, and what the 1311.01_1:a army in the Crimea must also lately hav e enaal • from the same cause. The fair promises.of the government rasp ec . l the new paper mane do not find people creduia% There are many old enough to remember that in 1812, which fell to 25 per cent. of its - value, and was then redeemed with ne% the government pocketing the 75 ference. The withdrawal of workmen by 11' of thousands from the fields by recruiting duced the tax-paying power of the nat io: as impoverished individuals. per ce: On the 26th ult. the Emperor and Em Russia each addressed a rescript to General rievitsch, who commands the Cossacks of thanking him for the congratulations ad.dre' their Majesties en the occasion of the Iv In the rescript of the Empress is the passage :—" I offer up sincere prayers brave Cossacks of the Don who fight se' enemies of the church, the throne, and the' may cover themselves with fresh glory, return to the banks of their river to enjoy in the bosoms of their families, &mesa ( and prosperity." Russian travellers, who have arrived a t from Moscow, state that the nobles are contested at the coVinual levies of 01 ' take so many hands away from agriculti suits. PIEDMONT. Advices from Turin of the 10th place lig, session of the concluding portion of the the Sardinian Chamber of Deputies on th , with England and France. The sitting of the 9th was terminated speech of M. Tecchio. The concluding the hon. gentleman were received by th e with unanimous applause. With co] emotion M. Tecchio declared that althong to the treaty, if, nevertheless, it were to irrevocable fact, he should not fail to Pr 3, success of the Piedruontese army, but w' his children to take part in the dangers of the troops. M. Tecchio was born at in the Venetian territory ; he has two Ow military academy. Iu the sitting of the 10th the discustv treaty was continued. A letter from Stutgardt states that 'al' Wurtemberg has given his sanction to, sion of the Diet, ordering the German fed' tingents to be placed on a war footing• quence, the Government is to present the chambers a demand for a credit of florins. In the Belgian Chambers, the Gover ill just presented a bill for granting a credit' for the expenses of sending Belgian prod' the Paris Exhibition. The Metz journals state that orders 13 , given to the officers of engineers to preps of ground in the neighbourhood for . 3 100,000 men. Preparations, it is eau' , made at the Palace Stanislaus at Nancy ception of the Emperor Napoleon. A letter from. Berlin, in the Ost Deo fr says :—" The Prussian Government selatb; a new circular despatch to its re prese ol foreign courts, in which may be percol l teution, at the proper moment, of c ti t ' army to pass from a war footing to a s t 3 bilisation." The Independance Beige publishes the, letter, dated Hamburg, the 10th inst. counts from Cracow of the Bth make 0" ) the order, supposed to have been s e , 0 11 'o? Petersburg, to withdraw the Russian ' 'di Da the the Austrian frontiers. This fact vro.: d ioer tainly have escaped the Austrian coanf Cracow, under existing circure.stanaset' well founded." • _.-- THE BALPEROR NAPOLEON'S V THE CRIMEA. A letter received from Paris this speaking7on this subjeot, says : "The project, however unlikely it may acT I tually discussed in the Council of Ministers; Hamelin was consulted as to the time the and back would occupy. It appears that not certain that Louis Napoleon will not I* idea ; for although the Ministers have 12 ; disapproved of it, the Emperor has not tl that he has abandoned his dc termina diplomatic dinner g i ve n yesterday by 111. Liao csu rersation turned almost ort h e Emperor's proposed voyage ; and somei o d present seemed still to doubt if the Pio n jab (toned, as they h a d rece i ve d no efPress that effect from the Emperor himself. Another letter says : " The rumour which has taken „ t o f surprise, which has discontented Inc' s ' d have heard it, and which has produc e . fall in the public securities, is still persrlos, allude to the departure of the Vrllre-i Crimea. It continues to be the topic' ili. tion, and though there are a few wh o st „ n d it, yet reveral who were yesterday '— before among the most incredulous no give way. They call to mind that the o' sort of fatalist, that he is firmly persuaded sion to fulfil, that no dangers, no difficultr enough to prevent that fulfiment, that tined to reAore the glory of his 321 " 0 ' nation ho rules over, and that the Sebastopol under his own eye, and pert P' command, would give his reign a prest i g e that of Algiers, and nearly equal to that ei uncle." VICE-ADMIRAL BRUATS DESP The French Minister of the Marine uies has received the following telegral bi ' from Vice-Admiral Bruat : " Montebello, Kamiescl " The Ordnoque arrived yesterday wit h and the Darien's cargo of provisions. 1 g cargo to the army. " The Phlegeton has been at anchor in 0, 1 yesterday evening. She brought 400 men °.7 infantry. The Fortune arrived to-night f( the squadr:m and encampment necessarie s The Panatna and the Cacique sailed t o- . , lipoli. They will bring back the two batterl4 lery that are there, by taking four merchauti " The Duperrd and the Pilegeton Will Be i the day after to-morrow. " 'The Russians recommenced their eig h . o roli ° 6 day before yesterday. They have been /j go pulsed. We have lost some men. The vs 41 Dukes have re-entered Sebastopol. " fr am told that the roads in the neigh.9r Eupateria have been so hardened by the t : 1 - 08 , have been excellent for some days. The received rather considerable reinforcemen ts. 11 0 11' MENSCILIKOFF'S LAST la- P The St. Petersburg Journal says iv o,a "The report of Aide-de-Camp Genera l sta Ai rr,v schikoff, of the date of the 16th (28th) 3* 13 :10 11 "0 , 0,1$ the situation of affairs before SebastopollOorofolo no change. From time to time the eneoli ,s aore shells into the city ; and in the night betwedroaliPle and 16th (27th and 28th) some fusees 0,4 7 1100 were thrown from the French trencbef 100 er ever, doing us any harm ; and the general , fire of the besiegers is insignificant. Our A '-'ll9 o g with success to the enemy's batteries. i ir r tfAsi "On the 10th (22d), the French war-t,iit a aiv or o was thrown on a bank near Eupatoria. 1 4( 0 °..,40° 1 / - t io a steamer was sent to her rescue, the carT f e,r e the crew were obliged to surrender theizs e d tO ; s tilt te to a demi-squadron of Lancers, despatebf a se:olo of the shipwreck, with two pieces of et " a f t under the command of Captain Tsitovito t o f b" major. The vessel itself, and its care burnt." me N nt E e vir ar ß e e i N n K p i r it e G gr F e l s n e ti tif ___-- th s at r j m en .-- th l e t piaarutnedferiustyss4,_„:3o...ll:o:;:to 4 known merchant connected with Egg i ', - f l' A W il n i for some years acted as the London age,, n „" g n anrosil f vernment, to establish a permanent bans . 7oB ' l d r,i firm at Alexandria, under the sanction 0 ' " 6 , 0 0 .4 - e tOr for the purpose of promoting the cleve!, ° ., P 00' A resources of the country and increasing '" 40 t 5 r: intercourse with England. .40, , 10 1'e ' " THE EARL OF ABERDEEN AND ST• 01,0•• st, v vo WARL—Some weeks ago the recto*? °f„ho gel . le Southwark, became vacant by the death 0 , " abiZtiee Kenney, who, since 1850, has been gel Y i4° f . conseuence of the sequestration of his nil the o g that t ine the duties have been perforate 1 ., IP', L. M. Humbert, and when the death °f nr icat 6 o4 became known, all the principal firme ri d u o s•fi ce 01 °' viduals memorialised Lord Aberdeen (th a 'ool °l l f w e h r om eue t h hey a e p x a p r r i e eh sse e d e a u n ld o in the gift of the Crown) in favour of fitter Ainbheridsepene,wienr to r a p t r a e p p p ly e , in s t aid m h r e . riisgrotted that mean 11 s iol This was understood by the inhabitants to u ss t he i j ail p n in o t ion be t u h f i lou t b ns e d ;:t h ra i et e ;:i ll ti s : i Lori Aberdeen's resignation from offin e ,:islise, f i l it il l e alluded to, and they immediately iner n V a tiag 70 0 ' Palmerston, who lost not a moment in 0 en bet (roe / had nothing to do with it, as Lord Aberd! est l e r up the appointment just prior to hie retl e re lt he e lle office ; but that he did not know the nani dig ° , o ,tie l o i f 00 gynian nominated. A strong feeling °fin 0 3°4 ; te li t e manifested towards Lord Aberdeen, on t wo rs.°, ol . le evasive reply ; and this feeling has now that it has been ascertained that t . l l_ ' an d olo.oce, becorau.„ o , rec._ ti p a clergyman totally unknown to the parruvioto bent;oo6 does not appear to have held anY Pre cor li Pn D namely, the Hon. and Rev. Arthur Ct iv , 9 I. a nephew of the late premier.—.MaY ' liar insi Cott S 11 0 D 1 ou paper, 141 t.,. 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