The Sun. — London, England, 1855-01-10 00:00:00

DRITRY-LANE.—Le3see, Mr. E. T. Smith.-- Reduced Prices as usual.--A Morning Performance every Wednesday, at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING, JAL 10, Will be performed THE REGENT. Characters by Messrs. T. Mead, Belton, Younge, and Worrell; Misses Marriott, Arden, Love, and Johnson, 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 tho 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 extraordinat 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 th:c 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 (Genies 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. D ay , B. V. Weight, and E. V. Bills. Azure Diaholicals in attend ance, Messrs. Croak, Quake, Fret, Fidget, W orry, Fl urry, Fume, Vex, Groan, Growl, Grumble, and Grizzle. Apparition 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," an .I the well - known advLser , of the " First catch your hare," Re.), Miss Rosina Collins, The receipt given to make a good pantomime, and its con coction accordingly. Cottage of Jill on the borders of Fairyland by Sunrise), with Enchanted Kitchen, Garden, and Region of Preserves "Sing a song of Sixpence, " Pocket full of rye, " Fonr-and-twenty blackbirds, " Baked In a pie."—Ancient Nursery Legend. Jack (the interesting hero of the olden story, who went up the hilt to fetch, Re ), afterwards Harlequin, M. Milano; Jill (the heroine of the adventure, in love with Jack), afterwards Columbine, Mdlle. Boleno ; Marmalade (the Fairy Qqeen of the Preserves Miss and Miss K. Warrington ; Pineapple, Raspberry, Lemon, Cherry, Apple, • Greengage (her Assistants), Misses Clifford, Gower, Johnson, Love, Innis, and Richardson; Stra wberr y , Cr anberry, Gooseberry, Cur rant, Apricot, Damson, Quince, Re. (Fancy Preserves), Misses Grace Honey, Ellen Honey, Laurance, Louise, Therese, Cherie., Kin;, Sidney, Gordon, Barnes, Emily Barnes, Richardson, Eliza Richard son, Rose, Sidney, Emily Moore, Elizabeth Smith, Lilla Ellis, Rosa Harrison, E. Box, Tayler, Matilda Chenley, Martiney, St. Clare, Evans, John Levines, S. Johnson, and Roberts ; Preserved Ginger their warm ally), Master Pungent ; Fruit Blossoms by a Blooming Selection of Coryphees. The Will and the Way—the Talismanic Nxpence—'rhe Change. Grand Ballet. Principal Dancers, Mdlle. Thereto and Annie Cushnie, Therese, Smith, Re. The Four-and- Twenty Blackbirds, Masters Tweet Tweet, Toot Too, Loodle Loodle, &c. The Reading of the Will— "Jill must not a husband take, Till she a pie can make and bake." Interior of Jill's Cottage (by Moonlight).-Coal, Mr. Irobbs; Bundle of Wood, Mr. Halfpenny ; Congreve Box, Mr. Fizzer Bellows, Mr. Leathertongne ; Dutch Oven, Mynheer Von Tan; Rolling Pin, Mr. smoothpaste ; Gridiron, Mr. De Bar; Frying Pan, Mr. Broadrim ; Soyer's Three-legged Iron Pot, Herr Potluck. Cruet Castle in the Table Cloth Territory (by Moonlight), and Golden Palace of King Mustard.-King Mustard (afterwards Clown), Harry Boleno; the Empress Vinegar (afterwards Pantaloon), Herr Kohl ; Black Pepper and White Pepper (sentinels on duty at Cruet Castle), sir. litany and Mr. eneeziens ; Sweet Oil, Miss Florence: Cayenne, Mr. Capsi cum; Harvey's eauee (attendant in waiting), Mr. Savoury ; the Army cf Zest?, Messrs. Indian Soy, C urry, Capers, Ketchup, Mushrooms, Garlic, Shalot, Sweet Herbs, Potted Tongue ; Potted Beef, Potted Relaters, Pettel Anchovies, Potted Shrimps, &c.; Horse Radish (from the King's stab'e), by a Racing Na r. Grand eseview-Ter tette attack upon the Appetite, and Rally of the Relishes-Great Progress of Jill in her Culinary Career. The Abode of Chutneo in the Province of Pickles (by Saneet).-Chuteee (Chief of the Pickles), Mr. Fiery Fad a s ; the Pickle Army, Messrs. Onions, Walnut, Gher kins, Cauliflower, Red Cabbage, Sec.; Small Jar, Master Piccalilli. Great demand for Pickles and determination of the Door to Stand a Jar. Interior of he Stupendou3 Salt 'Mine (by Moonlight).- Salt Rock (a bright White Sprite), Herr Willikina Moleno. Imminent danger of Jul in splitting upon a Rock of Salt- Treachery of Vinegar -Upsetting the Pall above, and Evaporation of the Saline Stalactite Columns, disclosing The Emerald Temple of Salad.-Magical Union of the Sweets and Sours, and " a Pig" termination of the Loves of Jack and Jill. The Transformation. - Harlequin, M. Milano; Columbines, Mdlle. Bo'eno and Miss Ellen Honey; Pantaloon, Mr. Cole ; Sprite. Herr Wiilikind Moleno p Clown, the celebrated Harry Boleno (his first appearance In Lendon for many years) ; Aerial Evolutionists, by the inimitable Italian Brothers. The Turk's Head Public-house and Hairdresser's Shlp.-Hairdresser, Mons. Pomade; Publican, Mr. Billy William; Customers, Messrs. Rednob, Smockface, Owen Swift, Beardless, Whisker Want, Baron Nicholson, and Torn Steed; the British Pub lie by themselves; Policeman A 1, Mr. Vigilant. Approach of tho Great Ragged Russianßear-Ho w he Whines after the Porte, which, being rather old, turns out somewhat crusty-A Dose of Turkey Rhubarb-A Don-e Cossack-pure Circassian Cream -How ono Sham In 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 -Clown shows his high attachment to the Pole-Sudden Rise in Porter-An ef.T.M.P.-A Patten Lock at 10 o'clock-A Bona Fide Traveller-Ginger Beer and Gin without ger -A Mill, a fight, a Regular Row, and Station-house for Two. Great American Baby Show.-Arrival of the Infantry-eudden th S ar the Priees uall-Ma's neon the Eve of Bettle-General Attack--Awng -Clown and Pantaloon's Offspringe -The Prettiest Baby in the World-A Model Baby and a Spirit Child-The Wonderful Effects of Dr. Da Jongh's Cod Liver Oil-Clown's Great Prize Baby -Fresh Arrival of 300 more Babies -The Judge Confounded -Great Uproar-An Unwelcome Visitor to a Ladies' and Juvenile Party 'slid Extraordinary case of Suspended Animation by the Ita lian Sprites. Scott's Oyster Shop, Newspaper-oeice, and Pursell's Biscuit Raking and Confectionery Establishment, Cornetill.-" Up rouse ye then, my merry men, it is oar opening day" --A !roister for one Ind a Lobster for two-A Mussnimen and .a Man for a Muscle-Doty and Custom-A Bride Cake and a Wedding Cake- First Edition and Second Edition-Left Oat for Want of Rosin - Press of the Privilege and Privileges of the Press -" Oh, what a row, arumpus, what a rioting." Baker, Mr. Crusty; Fishmonger, Mr, Scales; Master Newsboy, Christmas -box; Printers, Messrs. Typo and Chapel ; Editor, Mr. Cutemdown ; Critic, Cutemup; Pas sengers, Messrs. Trot, Cosev, Strutalong, Lounge, Loiter, and Walk about; Roarelmnn, Mr. Bobaday. Hosier's Shop and New Wing of S o merset -house.--Here we are-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year-High Piices and Low Prices-Manchester Stuff-Eng lish Comforters -Stocks on Hand and Handsome Stocks-Ford's Eureka Shirts -Reform in the Civil List and Uncivil Treatment ol the Clerks-Transfer-day at the Bank, and General Holyday at Som erset - house..--Hosier, Mr. Stocken ; Shoprnan, Mr. Early bird ; Boy, Master Toddles. Soyer's Magic Kitchen.-Chef de Cuisine, Mons. Soyer ; Kitehenmaids, Misses Basteaway and Drippingsell ; Guardsman, Corporal Longshank Lastoliceman, Sergeant Podger. Cupboard Lovers--Soyer's Soup - Where's the Knives and Forks?-Boiled and Unboiled Lob sters- Gone jlalleadless Pot-Sw ains-Lobster Patty a n d G iblet Soup-Clown q uin to HarleGets well Towelled and afterwards mangled-Clown and Pantaloon In a Stew-A Regular Broil- Thou contest in such an unquestionable shape, that I will speak -to thee (Soyer, or rather Shakspeare)-Teo Many Cooks Spell the (Clown's) Br.ith-The scene finielice in a very spirited manner. An Illuminated Page of the History of Eneland.-Grand Allezorical Tableau with Panoramic Effects, Illustrittive of the Triumphs of the Allied Forces. Yonng Juelen's " Allied Army Quadrille," by the double bands of the English and French. "Go save the Queen," Partant pour la Syrie," and "Rule Britannia)' Daughter of the Regiment, Miss Rebecca Conine, 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 you gallant British hearts that love the red and Litre, And drink the health of those brave lads who made the Russians rue. Then fill the glass, and let it ease, three times three, and one more, For the twentieth of September, eighteen hartdred and fifty-feel' " 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 Illeminations. Terrific Fight of the Italian Brothers. The whole acme presenting a coup d'cell never before witnessed on the Erglish stage. Admission :-Stalls, Sc.; dress circle, 4s. ; second price, 25.; ' , Vet circle, 3s; ; second trice, Is. 6d.; pit, 2s. ; second price, is ; lower gallery, ls.; second price, tel. ; upper gallery, 6d.; private boxes, 103. Gd., 155., 213., and upwards. Doors open at hall - past 6, performance at 7 o'clock. Half-price at 9 o'clock. The box- oflice open daily, trout 11 till 5 o'clock, under the direction of Mr. Edward Chatterton. Notice.-The following pi ces are approved and in preparation, and nell shortly be produced : -The Grand Christmas Pantomime, by E. L. Blanchard. Esq. ; a Drama, by Dion 13ourci cault, Esq.; Two Dramas, by A. Harris, Esq. ; an Adaptation from Meyerbeer's Opera, L'Etoile des Nord, with now scenery, properties, anti effects; to be Succeeded by an English version (by Mr. Reynold son) of Gluck's Inhigenia in Tauride. The Grand Historical Egyp• Ilan Drama, many inenth3 in preparation, will also shortly appear. TIER.kTRE ROYAL IIAYMA.RIERT. Under t►he management or Mr. Buckstone TM?, EVENING, ,TAN. 10, Will be performed the Drarna of Tflll K/11 1 .111TS OF ROUND TABU:. Charaetcrs by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, W. Farren, Compton, a n d Bankston(); Misses ReynaldA and E. Cbapthl. Followed by a maw zraa‘l Christina; Pantomime, entitled LITTLE 110-PEEP: or, flarleinin ant no Girl who Lost har S:teco. Little no-peep, Mfas L. 7 hontpgin ; trlegnin, Ur. Citapino ; Pantaloon, Mr. W. Birnea • Clown, 3lr. App'eby ; ColuaNne, M. Frown. ItaYt.T., PRINCF:SS'S TIZEATR.II ruder the Irtnagement et liar. CaAaits 'EEO( TRI3 EVENIN*C, JAN. 10. Wni:ill be performed 4A3ILET. P r i nc i pal character by Mr. C. I{ei t tier which will he proluned a NCI? Grand ChristmaA Pantomime. entitled.. 11_111I.liQUI.N.-111..t.TP.-:141.1.izb; or. The <lre .t Bashmv, lla7.lequin, Mr.Carmael:: Clown, lir.ltulluo; Pantaloon. 11r..Paulo ; and Columbine, IllsibeL•borough. /ROYAL LYCEUM TIIRATILE. troler the mana gement of Aiadanie Vestrls. S o l e Lessee Mr. C. Mathews. TIIFI EVENING, JAL 10, Wlll be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character by lir. C. Mathews. Will be produced a new and original Fairy rxtravaganza, en titled PRINCE PRETTYPET and THE P.ITTTERFIX. To be followed by TWO HEADS ARE BETTER TITAN ONE. Box-oillee open from 10 until G. Sole agent for Pr,i vate Bo 3s, Mr. Alcroft, 15, New Bond-street. TrI.E.&T.RE ROYAL ADRLPIII. Proprietor, Mr. 0. Webster.—Directre3; Nradame Celeste. EVILNING, JAN. 10. Wi 1 be. performed the Dra a :ntitle 1 TIIE 2.IYSITERIOII3 SFR ING'ER. After ncv7 gran] Eccentric Extravaganza, celel ZIG ; or, Travels ef Messrs. Danube and Pruth. ROYAL OLYNIVIC! THEATRE. Lessee am! Nianezer, Air. A. U'INS B , ,PENiNG, JAN. 11. Will presen to(' a Ile Iv Clomed let ta, died A. WIFE'R .TOURNAL . Characters by Alossrs Brown, Emery, liarceurt, and Leslie; and rrown, and Miss Afaslce)l. A:ter Which, a 11,:wF,IIry Tlxtravaginza. entitled TIM YELLOW IWA.P.P .ND TILE KING OF THE GOLD 2.111CE , ! 1 . Charac tY i e f r i LttS , tr.F. Robson, .1%:7F3 J,111.1. COOrg3, 3118. i E. Ormonde, To eonre'l", Mira Bromley, rm I 'Frs. Fl t:!:111an. mr. u lt d o o b so.slaal which thche a F pp n e r a c r. e, callod BLIGNTED BEING, In AST LErg ROYAL AMPIIITHEATHE• Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. The most varied round of entertainment in London is to be found at this va.,-.t Establishment. Tremendous success of the Comte Pantomime A MORNING PER.FORMA.CE will b e g i ven on M ONDAY, the 15th, at Two o'c lock. The new Comic Pantomi me and the Scenes of the Circle. Eleventh Week of the BATTLE or the 4Lm4 l w hin will he & sstile-fle d. fled ev ery evening with its 3lorioui and vi v i d representation of rite After which the unrivaled SCENES in the Cliterm To conclude with the new Comic Pantom:me (stamped by the approbation of the puigic and the press), called GULLIVER .or the LILLIIITIANS ; or, liarlequin and Britannia! questrian Dlrect pr. /3 "" sl nee °Den from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. Nest: Avling Malta er Mr. W. Cooke. E Mr. W. Croke, tun. g * 11/1 JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. • RJYAL zrALIA.N OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. LAST WEEK BUT TWO. Last Night but Three of the Allied Armies Quadrille. The PROGRIMME for Tlll3 EVENING, Wednesday, Jan. 10, Will include Solo, Pianoforte, performed by Madame Floyd; Air, "Ah nendimi (Nei cor," and the Scotch Song, " Over the Sea," sung by Miss Dolby (her second appearance); Overture to Struensee ; Le Comte Ory Quadrille; the First trfovement from Spolir's symphony, the Power o f sonnd ; grand Operatic Selection from Norma (last !line) ; Solos, Violin, by M. Kettenus (Concert Meister to H. 11.11. the Prince Regent of Baden, his first appearance) ; Clarionet, by M. Waive ; the Valse d'Adien ; the Cossack Polka ; the Charge Galop ; and the grant Allied Armies Quadrille (last time but three), assisted by the three Bands of her Majesty's Guards; God Save the Queen, Partant pour la Syrie, &c. ,PRICES Or ADMISSION. Promenade, Upper Boxes, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Am- phitheatre .......... •. . . Dress Circle Private Boxes for Six Persons on the Grand Tier.. Ditto ditto First Tier ...... 21s. Od. Ditto Four Persons on the Second Tier lie. 01. Commence at Eight. Places and Private Boxes may be engaged at tho Box-office of the Theatre, and Private Boxes of the principal mu.sicaellers and librarians. M. Jullien begs most respectfully to state that his Concerts will terminate on Friday, February 2, with a Grand Bal Masque, to be liven on a scale of unprecedented splendour. FRE NC L OAN. —The Public are informed that arrangements have been made by our house to receive application; for any amount of Stock in the above Loan, producing 30 franca or more per annum in Three per Cents., or 45 francs in Four-and-a-Half per Cents. Deposit 10 per cent., payable on appli cation. Exchange 25 francs for the £ sterling. 26, Lombard-street. SC WARZSCHILD an' CO. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—On SATURDAY NEXT, Jan. 13, will be produced an original adsotatlon of Casimir Delar:gne's celebrated Historical Play of LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Loafs the Eleventh, King of France, Mr. C. Kean. HIGH WATER AT LONDON REIDG r;;13 DAY —Morning 7 znin.after 6 1 Evening 26 min.aft. 6 To- coaftow - Morning 46 min.after 6 1 Evening 7 min. aft. 7 THE WEATHER.—Sux Orncl, Jan. 10. TALEBNOMZTEB, IN MR SHAMS. 52 highest since noon yesterday. 40—lowest this morning and during the night. 42—this day, at noon. BABOUSTER, 30'63—the highest for a year. WIND, westerly and light, with thick, hazy weather — dense fog in the morning. TO CQRRESPONDE NTS. "An Old Soldier" is informed that we decline to insert attacks on other journals from anonymous correspondents. "; : 2; , - SUM LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1855. Much joy is already expressed in certain circles at the concessions (!) made by the CZAR ! It would semi as if an honourable peace had been negotiated, which exhibited every prospect of permanency —as if the CZAR had completely changed his nature and Russia her traditional policy—that, in fact, NICHOLAS could look on unclaimed territory temptingly situated without a single ambitious or covetous feeling ! All this exultation has arisen from the simple fact that he has (through his representative Prince GORTSCHA KOFF) expressed his readiness to treat on certain bases commonly known as " the Four Points." It is known that he has , listened to proposals which some time since he contumeliously rejected ; that he has, in answer to propositions submitted for his consideration— for the Allied Powers still consent to supplicate where they might cammand--expressed his readi ness "to treat." But does it therefore follow that a satisfactory arrangement must necessarily be arrived at ?—or. that Russia will change her character, and act with perfect faith and sincerity in all matters under discussion ? Before we can think so, we must maturely consider all the cir cumstances of the case, and raore especially regard any objects which the CZAR might desire to achieve, could he gain anything by procrastina tion, or by an affected moderation. . Even a trifling advantage would be a sufficient compensa tion for any damage to his o,haracter by the aban donment of the position he had previously occu pied, or the refusal to continue pending delibe rations. Now, in the first place, as to procrastination. NICHOLAS is not mad enough to suppose that any pretended anxiety on his part for peace could stop, or even suspend, the operations of the Allied Armies at present in the Crimea. He does not anticipate that the siege would be raised— that Balaklava and the southern district about Sebastopol would be abandoned, or that the troops would seek permission to embark without annoy ( ante. lie would too gladly build a bridge for such an enemy—if retreating ! Assume an ap pearance of magnanimity. Even "the Devil can quote Script -curb" when it suits his purpose ; and the junior NICHOLAS could put forward specious and plausible pretexts enough if the opportunity were afforded. But there is no such chance. He thoroughly understands how' far his friends in the 'Engligh eabinot, whoihor vi "forty" or of two years' standing, can go ; and he knows that they would not venture to consent to an armistice or temporary truce so shortly before the meeting of the English Rarliament, when they should answer for their conduct in both branches of the Legis lature, and before the justly indignant country ! But although they could not consent to a ces sation of operations, they might abstain from Bowling out the reinforcements so urgently re quired 1 They might excuse themselves through a Financial Minister'who has proclaimed the prin ciple that the entiro expenses of the War should be defrayed by the existing generation, and out of the current revenue of the country—for seek• ing to economise ; and the message of the CZAR would supply an apology and excu.-se, in some de- gree, for new lathes Besides, independently of any transactions with he Western Powers, Austria aad Prussia are to be conciliated. They are to be provided with excuses for continuing inactive—possibly for disagreeing with France and. England. In such discussions as must be entered on the seeds of dissension may be sown—materials for future differences may be artfully provid.ed—many mat ters 'beneficial to the Cain, and consequently in jurious to his opponents, may be. effected. Such we b,alieve to be the only object& of the AUTOCRAT in re-opening the negotiations. He is not, we fear, as •yet sufficiently- humiliated to seek for peace on the only terms that can render it permanent and. lasting. He is not yet prepared to surrender the Crimea, or enter into stipulations for the limitation of his power in the Black Sea. The, 'resent e affairs, therefore, appears to us. p by no means of SD auspicious as has been supposed.; on the contrary, they afford further evidence :for the . necessity of additional caution and vigileirvia on the part of the English Governmdnt—:nore especially of the Members entrusted with the cogatrol and manage ment of the War. There is, it appears, a more cogent reason for he Extension of the Russian territories than any ,hat has as yet been acknowle.iged. The • CZAR, though "every inch au Eniper or," has still tho ordinary feelings of humanity.. He is troubled with a restless and ambitious son, who, considering that his flthar was allowed pre-eminence over an elder brother, hopes Lat the precedent may be followed, and that the superior cl a i ms of his elder brother —the Hereditary Grand Duke ALEXANDER—may be disregarded in his favour ! ALEXANDER is, it appears, youager borrotahemr.orenpeea:oeesfultldotppoosssiteisosnththeafinerheies enthusiasm of CONSTANTINE--,Whiell prompts the latter to aim at universal Empire.it main contented with Russia as stands,now icien. He could re and is not disposed to risk all in the nigh tious attempt to grasp at more. But the Admiral is made of sterner stun: Ile seems to be a modern GLOUCESTER without the personal de formity —ready to risk all in order to appropriate the sovereign power to himself. The AUTOCRAT sees the elements of future disturbance spring ing from these differenee3. I-12 wishes to gratify CoNsTirrrizrz without grossly wrong ing ALEXANDER, to prOutZo another Em pire which he can bequeath as aa appanage to his second son, without touching on the vested r i g ht s of his first-born. Turkey, therefore, a ttracted his attention. He fancied th at the s i c k ma n " might be accelerated on hi s downward journey, and that his darlin g CONSTANTINE the wide-spread dominions m i g ht be t p h r a o t vi w d o e u d id fo t r h e r o e u b t y b o e f i left without a master. The youthful aspirant to Imperial power laboured under a similar delu sion, and he, and his tool, MENSCHIKOFF, stimu lated existing acerbities, until they produced the War now pending, and which the pride and vanity of the EMPEROR induces him to continue rather than to make the necessary concessions and suitable recompenses for his unwarrantable aggression. Now it is said that he is looking in another direction, being satisfied that he has been mis guided so far as the Ottoman Empire is concerned. Poland, Hungary, open new fields for specula tion. Either would afford great opportunities to an energetic man, and probably, for a time at least, satisfy the ambition of the modern RICHARD the THIRD. Hungary has, therefore, been already tampered with. The experience of 1849 teaches the intriguer how fragile are the bonds by which she is connected with Austria. He therefore fancies that the hope of an independent existence would tempt the gallant Magyars to accept even CONSTANTINE as a monarch, and to escape the " frying-pan "of Austrian tyranny by volUntarily seeking " the fire " of Russian des potism. They are not, however, to be so easily misled. They will achieve real independence when the opportunity occurs, and not be con tented to exchange one burden for another still more onerous without the assent of a large majority of the people. Such a transfer would not be practicable, and we believe that suoh an , assent is perfectly unattainabl6. The CZAR may be satisfied that nothing can be done in . . Hungary, and even Poland—deeply injured and long-suifering Poland—would repu diate such allegiance, save as a means of eventually shaking off the yoke, and springing anew from her ashes, like another Phoenix. Great care and attention would be indis pensable, and we cannot as yet see how such an arrangement is possible, even though Austria should be satisfied to disgorge the booty which she obtained at the time of the memorable partition. It is well, moreover, to warn the friends of free dom that such a notion has been ventilated, in order that they may not be taken by surprise when the hour for action shall arrive. CO UR U L A R. WINDSOR, Jan. 9. The Queen and Prince, with the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, attended by the Viscountess Canning, Major• General the Hon. Charles Grey, Colonel F. H. Seymour, and the Master of the Household, left Osborne •Lt two o'clock to-day, and proceeded to Windsor Castle, where the Royal party arrived at a quarter past five. Her Majesty was received at the Windsor Railway Station by a guard of honour of the Royal Bucks Militia, with the band of the regiment. Lieut.-General Sir De Lacy Evans had the honour of being invited to Windsor Castle, but was prevented by indisposition from obeying her Majesty's commands. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Her Majesty, his Royal High ness Prince Albert, and the court, left Osborne House in the Fairy this afternoon, and crossed over to this port, en route to Windsor. Her Majesty was received with the customary salutes from the men-of-war and the garrison, and the display of the Royal standard and other colours. At Clarence Yard her Majesty was re ceived by the Ccmmander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, the Lieutenant-Governor, , Major-General Smith„ Admiral Superintendent Martin, Lord Methuen, of the Wiltshire Militia, and other officers. A guard of honour was furnished by this regiment. Her Majesty departed by train at a quarter to three o'clock. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were—the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir George Grey, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Janus Graham, Fir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat three hours. A deputation, consistin g of Messrs. Avery, Carter, Clarkson, Hingston, and Lawford, Commissioners of the Southampton Paving Trust, M r . John Arnell (clerk), and Mr. Frederick Teagu e (surveyor); had an inter view with Sir William Molesworth yesterday, at the office of Public Works and Buildings. Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street.' The Marquis of Lansdowne travelled to London yes terday from his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts, for the pur pose of attending the Capinet Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday, to attend the Cabluet Council, from his seat, BrDadlands, Han ts. Despatches. from Lord Raglan in the Crimea were received yesterday at the Foreign-office. General Sir W. Napier has arrived at Madrid. The Earl of Cardigan, we understand, has arrived in Paris, from Marseille s , en route from the seat of war i n the drimea. His lordship is daily expected to arrive in town Lieut.-Colonel Mayow has been appointed quarter master-general of the cavalry in the Crimea. Lieutenant Montague O'Reilly is to have charge of the Retribution, paidle frigate, on her passage from Constantinople to England. Cardinal Witeman has been appointed by the Pope a member of the Sacred Congregation of the Index. DEPARTURE OF THE BLSHOP OF NEW ZEALAND. —Dr. Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand, intends taking his de parture from England for his distant diocese in the course of a few days. VIENNA, Jan. 7.—To support and justify iteneutrality, the Prussian Cabinet has obtained fro m the Czar an en gagement having the force of a treaty, to the effect that he will not attack Austria. The Academy of Inscriptions et Belles Lettres has nominated M. Villemain President, and M. Laboulaye Vice-President for 1855. The Academy of the Beaux-Arts, on Saturday, are pointed M. A.Thomas its President, and M. IL Leruaire its Vice-President. At the last sitting of the Academy of Sciences, M. Halphen exhibited the large diamond, called the Star of the South, which was found in Brazil, and of 'which lie is the owner. It weighs 244 carats, but it is estimated that it will lose half its weight when cut. M. Halphen values this diamond at five millions of francs. When cut it will be placed in the Great Exhibition of the Pa lace of Industry. The Gazette de Lyons says :—" An English firm has given orders for the exeeriment of printing representa tions of the exploits of the allied armies on summer shawls. If the experiment should succeed as well as it has done for pocket handkerchiefs, English and French ladies. will be attired with representations of the taking of Sebastopol and the battle of Inkerman." THE FRENCH LOAN.—Messrs. Rothschild have inti mated that their subscription list for the French loan will close on the afternoon of Friday; the 12th inst. PRICE OF GOLD AT PARIS.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mine discount (according to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exc h ange o f 25.14. ; and the exchange a t Faris on London at short being 25.00, it follovve that gold is about 0.58 per cent. dearer in Paris than ia london. PRICE OF GOLD AT ItAIfBURG.—By advices from Ham burg the price of gold ;s 423 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.3 a ; and the ex change at Hamburg on London at short being 13.31, it follows that gold is 0.18 per cent. dearer in liamburg than in Loudon. REPAYMENT OF ADVAIOES.—The repayment of the advances made by the Bank during the shutting of the transfer books, and wind are believed this quarter to have reached 2,000,0004 commenced yesterday, 'and caused a demand for money, which was further increased by the remittances taking place to' Paris in connexion with the new loan. THE TONIC SOL FA .ASSOCIATION.—Last night the Fifth Subscription Choral Meeting of the Tonic Sol-Fa Association, for the proma.ion of vocal music in congre gations, schools, and fanjlies, was held in Finsbury Chapel. The programme. was varied, and admirably adapted to the class of shgers to whom its execution was entrusted. SONGS OF SCOTLAND.—A.mong the entertainments of the season, Mr. Angus Fairbairn and the Misses Ben nett, Scottish vocalists, of whom the provincial press has spoken in terms of high eulogium, make their second appearance at the Horns Assembly Rooms, Kennington, to-morrow evening. The success they have met with in the provinces warrants them in appearing before a metro-, politan audience ; and irthey sustain the reputation they have there acquired their entertainments are likely to become very popular. AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANT SHlPS,—Advises from a 6 Cape of Good Hope announce the arrival of the follow ing emigrant ships from the Mersey, en route for Mel bourne, viz. :—the Herald of the Morning (82 days), James McHenry (76 days). and the Nabob in 67 days. The former had 270, the James McHenry 468, and the Nabob 248 emigrants on beard. MERCANTILE SHIPPING.--The total number of ships which entered inwards with Cergo at the several ports of the United Kingdom in 11 months of the year 1854, ending on the sth of December, amounted to 120,314, their tonnage being 11,845,410 tens. The number of ships cleared • outwards during the same peribl was 135,827; tonnage, 12,948,337. During the same period in 1853 the numbers were—ships entered inwards, 122,746; tonnage, 11,808,446; cleared outwards, 135,419; tonnage, 12,485,518. During the same period the in tercourse between this country and Ireland has greatly increased. In the 11 months of 1853 the number of vessels employed in the intercourse with that country entered inwards was 9,103, cleared outwards 17,837; while during the corresponding period of 1854 the num bers were—entered inwards, 9,836; cleared outwards, 19,299, The number of new colonial ships that have arrived in Liverpool in the year 1854 and been trans ferred is 123, equal to 128,994 tons, against 112, equal to 83,376 tons in 1853, showing an increase in tonnage of 45,618.t0ns over the previous year, and an average measurement of 1,048 tons for each vessel. MR. OLIVER'S AFFAlRS.—Liverpool, Jan. 9.—The adjourned hearing of the application to annul the ad judication in bankruptcy Naas heard before Mr. Commis sioner Stevenson this morning. Mr. Evans appeared for the petitioning creditor, and Mr. Bardswell for the trus tees under the deed of assignment. The ground of ap plication is an alleged informality in the description of the bankrupt in the adjudication, which it is said is likely to prove fatal to the case. The learned Commis sioner reserved his judgment until to-morrow, when it is understood the petitioning creditor will not appear, and the adjudication will lapse ; in which , event another petition cannot be filed, as the deed of assignment will becom e a legal instrument, under which the bankrupt's: affairs can be quietly arranged. REPRESENTATION OF EAST GLOCESTERSHIRE. Mr. R. S. Ilolford, of Westcnbirt, who was recently elected member for East Glocestershire (in his absence abroad), to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Sir M. H. 11. Beach, has just sent to England an address to the electors, thanking them for the honour done him. He writes from Rome, under date, Dec. 29, 1854, and, after thanking the electors for the confidence reposed in him, he adds,--" It will be my anxious desire, by my con duct in the Legislature, to justify the choice that you have made, by giving my support to such measures as may appear best calculated to conduce to the prosperity of all classes of my fellow-countrymen; and I must again express my regret that the circumstances under which the election has taken place have rendered it impossible for me personally to thank you for your suffrages or im mediately to enter upon the important duties of the po sition in which you have placed me." ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—The first meeting of this society in the new premise', at Whitehall-place, was held on Monday evening the Master, of Trinity, F.R,S., in the chair. Among the late donations to the society exhibited were Mr. Brierly's Sketches of the Baltic, Mr. Arrowsmith's receetlytublished map of the southern portion of the Crimea, and the fifth edition of the Admiralty and Mr. Stanford's map of Sebastopol and the Allied camps. Mr. Thomas Muir was elected a Fellow, and Mr. C. J. La Trobe, late Governor of Vic toria, Australia; Captain T. U. Paulson, R.N., and Mr. Henry Chersty were, on their election, officially admitted. After an appropriate address from the chair man on the general utility of the society, and its future prospects, the following papers were read :-1. On a Journey in Persia, by Mr. Keith E. Abbott, her Ma jesty's Consul at Tehran, communicated by the Earl of Clarendon, 2.. A despatch from Dr.. Livingston, containing ids routes from Lake N,garni through the interior of South Africa to Angola, communicated by Sir Roderick Murchison, and a despat c h, commu nicated by th e E ar l o f Clarendon, from Colonel Herman, her Majesty's Consul at Tripoli, reporting that 'some bhbht hopes may still be entertained that the report of Pr. ilarth's death is unfounded. After some remarks from General Monteith, Col. Sykes, Mr. Macqueen, and others, the meeting was adjourned to the 22d inst. ITE BALTIC. The following letter has been received from Kiel, dated Jan. 6.—" Communications from hence, now that there is no fleet here, will be comparatively little cared for. At home all eyes continue to be directed to the Crimea, and all interest in the war is concentrated in the in telligence from the Black Sea. The time, however, is not far distant when what is to be done in the Baltic will be the question on the lips of all, and it is to be hoped that the answer will now be at once satisfac tory and decisive. A month has elapsed since in one of my letters I drew attention to this subject, but hither. to we see no indications of preparatory movements in this quarter. The English Government are true types of those men in whose minds room can only be found for one idea at a time. The present Occupant of the Ministerial mind appears to be the Militia Bill, there is not even a corner to spare for the enrolment of the Foreign Legion, and I fear that by the delay which has occurred the favourable opportunity of obtaining efficieut recruits in Holstein has already been lost. Russian emissaries have been at work ; the epithets bestowed in Parliament on German mercenaries have been dilated upon ; the pride of the best men has been touched, and that which, if undertaken at once, would have been suc cessfully accomplished, could now only with difficulty be achieved. If, therefore, one of the two urgent measures of the late "extraordinary" session, is, thus virtually left in abeyance, it is not to be wondered at if the preparations for the ensuing Baltic campaign are not yet even thought of. Such procrastination may be productive of serious consequences. The navigation here continues to be perfectly open. There is not the slightest appearance of frost either in this bay or in the adjacent waters, and a sudden or tem porary breaking up of the ice in the Gulfs of Bothnia or of Finland, which is not so unusual as to justify its not being guarded against, might set free some of the Russian cruisers, so that English vessels might be ex posed to capture or annoyance, not only is the lower parts of the Baltic but in the North Sea and elsewhere, before any British ,force could be found sufficient to protect them. It is true that the ships of the squad ron which lately left the Baltic have, been dis tributed among the various ports on the coasts of Eng land and Scotland, and this, so far as it goes, is a good arrangement, but something more was required. As long as the bay of Kiel was open a man of war of some force should have remained here, and a chain of swift war steamers should have been formed in con- I nexion at Copenh agen , N y b erg , El s i neur, and ,Wingo I Sound. As there is now instantaneous 'communication by electric telegraph between all these places, a small force, although divided, would have been sufficient, as they could have been easily united, and the com mercial marine of England, which has under present circumstances to compete at some diadvantage with neutrals, would have been protected as they, ought to have been in the exercise of their legitimate enter prise. While it would appear that it was considered hazardous for her Majesty's steamers to remain in the Baltic, the owners of a nisrcan tile steam-vessel have not thought it too late to send her here with a cargo, with the intention of loading another in return. Tho Bal moral, an iron screw, left the Frith of Forth after the arrival of the pokion of the Baltic fleet, which is now anchored there, has now discharged her cargo, and will also sail with another on her return to Leith early in the ensuing week. The navy lose their pre-eminence by such contrasts ; but the truth is, in no department of Government do the officials appear to have kept pace with the increased ad vantages which science and skill have placed at their disposal. They consider that they do all that is re quired if they adhere to precedents established upon the antiquated system, and they treat with neglect, if not with scorn, the natural suggestions of practical men, - who zealously point out to them the mode in which the improved means which they now have at their com mand might be used with advantage in the service of their country. There must be a change in system and that speedily. The preparations now making by Russia in the Baltic are well organised and gigantic, and unless carresponding or greater judgment and energy be ex hibited by England.in making ready for the struggle the days of her naval supremacy are numbered. IS THE MIPEROR OF _RUSSIA SINCERE? The following is extracted from a letter received this morning from, Paris : "The favourable rumours which were afloat yester day have been confirmed to a cettain extent. Intelli gence was received in official quarters last evening that Prince Gortschakoff had announced to the Austrian Government the acceptince by • the , Emperor of Russia, not only of the four guarantees, but of the interpretation given to them by the three Powers. This, of course, ought to be the best news we have received for a long time. It is so con sidered, at all events, at the Bourse, and the effect is what any one may suppose. If the declaration thus wrung from the Emperor of Russia be sincere, it may in truth be said that the war is near its close. Ido not think, however, that the French Goverement, and per haps the same may be said of the English, repose un limited confidence in Russia even now. I mentioned a few days since that the same Prince Gortschakoff had intimated to the Austrian Government that the Emperor had rejected what it now appears he accepts. This is strictly correct ; and it is the sudden, and, so far as we yet learn, the unac countable change that has t a k en p l ace i n the mind of the Czar, that prevents us here from believing that be really means all he says. But then it is asked what ob ject can he have in declaring his acceptance without reserve of conditions which he so lately pronounced as humiliating and dishonourable ? Can it be a last despe rate attempt to detach Austria from the alliance, or to enchain Prussia still more irrevocably to his side ? Or can it be with the hope of obtaining an armistice from France and England in order to gain time, augmenting to an extraordinary amount his forces in the Crimea, drive the Allies into the sea, save Sebasto pol, and then turn round and say, that as his position has altered for the better, he demands much more favourable conditions ? The Emperor of Russia thinks, perhaps, that even if Sebastopol were destroyed, harder conditions than the present could not be imposed on him, and he may desire to take his chance of a more favourable turn. These considerations have, I have reason to be lieve, occurred to this Government ; and, whether the Czar be sincere or not, (and, I repeat his sincerity is much doubted,) they will not relat their efforts ; ro armistice will be granted ; and hostilities will not cease for a day until Sebastopol be destroyed or taken. In deed, the opinion in official quarters' is that; by this time, one or the other has taken place, and Omer Paella, who has already left Varna for Sebastopol will have, it is said, about 40,000 men under his command. The Turkish Government will be invited to name a plenipo tentiary to act with the Conference of the four Powers negotiating on the basis already mentioned, and it is pro bable that despatches have already been sent to Con stantinople for that purpose. Letters from Constantinople still speak of a new Am. bassador for Paris: There are four candidates spoken of, viz.-IVeherned Ribrisly Pasha, ex-Grand Vizier, and formerly Ambassador to London ; Ahrhel Vefik Effendi, ex-Ambassador to Persia ; Meherned Bay, Boa of Redscbid Pasha, and Chamberlain to.the Sultan; and Toad Effendi, who is too well known to require descrip tion. THE GREAT FLOOD AT ITAHRURG.—WitIIOUt much exaggeration one may readily assume the g enera l i njury done in the city alone at between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 of marks. It was mentioned that in one store alone 7,000 bags of coffee, and 1,000 cases cf Brazil sugar, had been under water, and in another place in Altoua again 5,000 sacks of wheat carried away, which tiad been placed on the landing -wharf of the Kiel Railway, from the country, ready for shipment, to save which was impossible, during so unexpected an irruption of the tide in the night-time. VALUABLE .INTEVI \ YEAR'S PRESENTS.—The best thing to give your enemy is. forgiveness; to your opponent, tolerance ; to a friend, your heart; to your children, a good example ; to your father, deference; to your mother., conduct that makes her proud of yon ; to your self, respect ; to all men, charity ; to God, obedience. THE WEATHER IN SPAIN. —The cold has commenced in Spain before it has been felt in this country. On the 31st ult., at Madrid, workmen were occupied in remov ing enormous pieces of ice from the su rf ace of the canal. " If the administrators of the Buen-Retil'o had ordered the great lake to be filled with water," says the Clamor Public°, "skaters c o uld now en j oy t h e i r fine exercise." Sevillano, the Spanish Minister of Finance, has paid out of his private funds several debts due by the State, particularly 2,000,000 of rcals to the household of the Queen, 5,500,000 which remained clue of the hallyear's dividend, of July, and nearly 3,000,000, which were due to the troops of Navarre. It is said. indeed, that the total he has advanced for the public service amounts to no less than 14,000,000 reals ; and that. the committee on the budget have resolved to propose a reduction of 500,000 reala in the alloivance of the Duchess de Mont pensier. A gentleman of Lyons a few days ago betted with another 1,0001. that his horse would go from La Muh tier to,Rive de Gier, a dista nce o f 8 post leagues (the French league is rather more tha n t wo miles and - a half), in one hour and 50 minutes. The horse did the di:- tance within seven minutes of the time. It was agreed. between them that if the horse were to die from fatigue the sum of 500 f. should be paid. A PREACHER FOR SALE. —.James W. Bilullan adver tises in the Louisville Courier : " A negro man named James Howell, belonging to the heir of Lewis Howell, deceased," and after giving .his age,. height, &c., adds : "He has a pass to Louisville and back, dated October 14 to return on the 18th, and a licence from the Baptist church at Simpsonvilla to preach." ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—An ac cident happened the 'other day on this railway, near Carmarthen. The up evening train, on it.s way to Glo cester, had arrived at the embankment approaching the river Towy, when the engine and tender ran off the rails, f 'flowed by a third-class carriage; but the driver (Gro ves ) finding so me thi ng was wrong,- had already shut off the steam, and the engine, after tearing up the road for some distance, became half embedded in the ground, and was stopped. The driver was thrown off the en. gine and fractured a leg, but the passengers, among whom where the'Earl of Cawdor and Viscount Erniyn, escaped unhurt. A surgeon, Mr. Rowland, happened to be riding along the turnpike road, 'and saw the accident, upon which he at once galloped to the''spot, and was serviceable in attending poor Groves. It ap pears that the cause of the accident was the engine becoming out of gear. It had got off the line the same day between Haverfordwest and Carmarthen, but had jumped on the rails again. Groves is going on as well as can b e expecte d, an d th e li ne was fit for traffic the same evening. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10 1 iPf:5. THE BLOCKADE IN THE BLACK SEA. We have been favoured with the following from the Admiralty : " Admiralty, 10th January, 1855. "SlR,—With reference to the last paragraph of my letter of the Bth Nov. last, stating that the French and English Admirals in the Black Sea have received orders from their respective Govern ments to extend the blockade of the mouths of the Danube to all the ports in the Black Sea, and in the Sea of Azoff, which still remains in the possession of the enemy ; I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you, in order that the same may be made known to the mercantile community, that the Governments of England and France have further decided that the blockade in question shall take place on and after the first of February next ; and that due notice will be given in the London Gazette of the blockade of the particular ports, as soon as the same shall have been effected.-1 am, &c., (Signed) " W. A. B. HAMILTON. "To the Secretary at Lloyd's." GENERAL CANROBERT AND THE TRI.RD BATTALION OF CHASSEUBS. The following letter has been addressed by Gen. Canrcbert to Commandant Tinier, of the 3d batty,• lion of Foot Chasseurs " Commandant—An omission which I much regret occurred in my report of the Battle of Inkerman. I find that I did not mention the third battalion of Foot Chasseurs as fighting in the , first line in that day which was so honourable, for our arms, and in which.its vigor ous attitude and its gallantry were justly remarked. hereby repair- this omission in rendering homage to the fine conduct of the third battalion of Foot Chasseurs by the present letter, which will form part of the archives of the corps. CANROBEET, THE FRENCH GUN-BOATS. We learn from Toulon that orders have been received to hasten as much as possible the completion of the gun boats which are building there, and which are said to be intended for the sea of Azoff. As the Govern ment has placed at the disposal of the naval engineer charged with the direction of the works an unlimited supply of men and materiel it is expected that those boats will be teady for the month of April. The same engineer having submitted to the Government a plan for a new description of transport for cavalry the plan has been approved of, and be -has received orders to build one. It is probable Lhat orders will be given at the other ports for the construction of transport ships on the same plan. The gun-boats building at Toulon differ materially from all hitherto constructed. Although they require but a slight depth of water, they will carry a formidable artillery, and can be directed against for tresses which are now almost unassailable from the difficulty of placing large ships near enough for their guns to bear with effect upon solid masonry. The Ocean, of Brest, announces the departure on the 7th and Bth inst., of the two war battalions of the 30th regiment of Infantry for Lyons, whence they are to pro ceed to the seat of war. How THE ZOUAVES DO THEIR WORK.—At night we had. some glorious salvos, caused, it is said, by witty and adventurous Zouavesa Two of them go out on the ex pedition, with five or six muskets strapped to their backs. As it is quite dark, th3y are enabled to creep round the Russian s,ntr:es and get close to the walls, when they as rapidly as possible fire their weapons. Immediately the Russian artillerymen fly to their guns; a storming is expected, and off goes every gun that bears in the direc tion of the French works. As soon as the Zouaves have alarmed one extremity they rush to the other, and again musketry, rapid musketry is heard, and again the artil lery set to work and fire with all possible zeal for some 20 minutes, when, hearing nothing more of the foe, they consider that a goo dl y num b er has been repulsed, whereas' the two Zouaves have quietly retreated to their tents, and had a hearty laugh with their comrades over the linhbub they have created in the renowned Sebastopol. THE LATE ACCIDENT AT THE LEEDS CENTRAL STA- TlON.—Nothing further has transpired to explain satis factorily the cause of the accident which occurred at the Leeds Central Station on Wednesday evening last. The pcints where the carriages got off the line hear no indications of violence, such as would be produced by concussion with a train going even at the most mode rate speed, and nothing has been found near the spot likely to cause an obstruction. It has been ascertained that the carriage which went over the viaduct, and which was a composite carriage, with first and second class compartments, fell with the emptyend downwards, which was the reason the passengers in the opposite division escaped comparatively uninjured. The portion of the carriage which struck the ground first was reduced to splinters; the centre compartment, in which Mr. Hall, Recorder of Doncaster, and Deputy-Recorder of Leeds, was travelling, was also much smashed. Mr. Hall, notwithstanding the numerous and severe injuries he sustained, is progressing satisfactorily, and there is at present every reason to hope he will recover. A GENEROUS NOTARY.—The Courtier' of Douai, has the following: —"A lady, of Soignies, feeling some time ago that her end was approaching, summoned M. Pie tail; al notary at M ons , an d di recte d hi m t o h ave a will made y which she would leave him all she had. H e thanked her, but said he could not accept her generosity, slie off ere d she wO and reminded her Of 1 ger tithce her her duty t o herfarnily. She, however, insisted, and dechr u e l ( d a complet e stranlgiv that if h e would not accept what prop er t y t o a M. M—, quite determined, and bein aL ii odied:,e the will made as hers, he at length consented t un Finding distantrelativethat she was o f Immediatelydn after o Of whom she wished. Shortly after she :lel declared he assembled the heirs of the deoea were rich, and two resided in England •' to them that he had only consented andto'acce otficitlegaey in order that they might not be deprivedp thereupon tore up the will in their presence, and hanct ie over to them the fortune of the deceased, amountin, e t d o 100,000 f. This generous notary has died within the'last few days, and this is the first time his noble act has been made public." unipilffimail AMONNiiiMA IL4 LAT 77AI4ST iN" THE SIEGE OF SERASTOPOL. (From the Third Edition of the Morning Post. ) CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 1. The Russians are making a bridge (of boats ?) connecting the town of Sebastopol with the northern forts. The • French are making a large road from Kamiesh to their camp. Omer Paella has gone to Balaklava to concert movements with the Allies. Tie will have an army of 50,000 men, and 60 guns. THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH AND THE IMPERIAL GUARD. PARIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Emperor, in giving their flags to the de tachments of the Imperial Guard, wha leave this day for the East, made the following speech : " The French nation, by its sovereign will, has resuscitated many things which were thought for ever dead, and to-day the Empire is reconstituted; intimate alliance exists with our ancient enemies ; the flag of France waves with honour on those distant shores where the bold flight of our Eagles had not before ventured; the Imperial Guard, the heroic representation of military glory and honour, is now before me, surrounding the Emperor as formerly, wearing the same uniform, carrying the same flag; and having, especially, in their hearts the same sentiments of devotion to their country. Receive, then, these flags, which you will follow to victory, as your fathers and your comrades have followed them. Go 'to take your part in what . remains of danger to be surmounted, of glory to be acquired. You will soon have received the noble baptism that you thirst for, and will have aided to plant our eagles on the walls of Sebas topol." The following telegraphic despatch has been received from Marseilles : " MARSEILLES, JAN. 9. "The Tamar, which left Constantinople on the 26th, has arrived. She does not bring later news frOm the Crimea. " The Duke of Cambridge had arrived at Malta, where ho landed with some sick officers and soldiers. " The Britannia, Neptune, and Gorgon had arrived at Malta. "The Thabor, which left Constantinople on the Ist, is expdeted at Marseilles, but has not arrived." The following despatch was received in Paris last night : " MARSEILLES, BTH. " A fearful tempest has been raging along the coast at Stora. " Twenty-two vessels, chiefly Freud', laden with wine, and about the same number of coasters, have been wrecked, but only two lives wero lost. Ten vessels have run ashore in other ports of Algeria. "The Tage arrived at Algiers on the 2d, from Brest, and will be followed, it is said, by four other vessels, to carry troops to the Crimea. , Ten thousand Turks had landed at Eupatoria on the 26th. The entire corps with which Omer Paella is to operate will have landed, it is ex- petted, before the end of another week. It was reported that General Osten Sacken was hastening with a powerful corps to attack the town before the Turks should be in force, and so prevent an embarkation there. PARMA, JAN. 8. A special department has been created by the Regency, charged with the administration of the military force of the duchies. The Marquis Pal- lavacino is appointed president of this department, and General Crotti, who served under Napoleon, is named vice-president, with the command of the army. MADRID, JAN. 4. The proposition of M. Pareda, who demanded that the bills voted by the Congress before the Constitution should not be submitted to the Royal sanction, has been rejected by 144 votes against 66. The Three per Cents. were at 33 60. THE CRIMEA. Thj Patric states, on the authority of a private letter from Sebastopol, that Orner Paella was ex pected on bocember 27 at the head-quarters of the Allies. After a council of war, at which the chiefs of the army and the fleets would be present, the Turkish generalissimo would proceed to Eupatoria, where a corps d'arntee of 40,000 men was ready, under his orders, to act ou the flank and rear of the Russian forces. The siege -works of the Eng lish were advancing rapidly, and had the effect of preventing the Russian batteries from annoying the works the French were constructing against the Mast bastion. The ground was hardening from the effect of the frosts which had succeeded the rain. Preparations for a renewal of the bombard ment were being vigorously continued. FRAN CE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. - The following priyate telegraphic despatch was received here this mOraing : "VIENNA, Bth (Evening).—At a conference which took 'place yesterday, and at which Prince Gort schakoff was present, an understanding was, it is said, come to on the, basis of a treaty of peace in tended to facilitate new negotiations. The funds have risen considerably. Fives ,from 8 4 to 83i ; FOur-and-Half from - 71i to 72i." The Emperor and Empress honoured the Grand Opera with their presence yesterday evening to witness the first representation of the ballet of La Fonti. • Lord John Russell his arrived in Paris. General Niel has been appointed aide-de-camp to the Emperor. M. Montois, prefect of th e T arn, h as b een named prefect of the Eure-et-Loir t in the room of M. de Grouchy, placed in non-activite. Three hundred pair of oxen have just_been em barked at Cologne on board a magnificent steamer for the Crimea. They, are destined for the Allied armies. The Moniteur contains the following imperial decreo " All foreign vessels entering the po r t o f G ores will be liable to a navigation due , at the rate of 50 centimes per ton." "The advantageous nature of the decrees of the Bth September, 1851, and 14th Feb., 1852, is ex tended to the importation of iron carcases and ma terials belonging to the engines of foreign steam vessels which may put in to repair in France. A substantial guarantee will be given by the parties whom it may interest, who will bind themselves either to re-export or to replace in bond, within a delay not exceeding six months, any materials des tined for the construction of steamers, more, espe cially in the foil"' of boilers, and •at an equivalent weight with the iron imported. "Any m a t er i als of iron which tilt) Customs authorities may consider as useful otherwise than in recasting will be destroyed by them." The copyright convention, signed by the Govern ments of France and Spain, came into vigour on the Ist of January, 1855. The Imperial Commissioker of the Great Indus- BOURSE, JAN. 9.—CLOSING PRICEg• Cash. fr. c. End oflilentb' 43 per Cents 9l 45 91f. 603. 3 per Cents 67 40 63 10 Credit Mobilier(xd) 742 50 Roman ............... Credit Foncier — Austrian (x 1.1) ...... . Belgian Fives Spanish Threes (" J) Piedmonteso . B6 home Debt ........ RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. Orleans •••• •• 1,177 50 Lyons Western ............... 632 Rouen ................. • Cette 586 25 Strasburg . ......... Mediterranean BBO Havre ................. • Northern RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 30. The joined the Finnish and Volhynian the Life Guard reserve at divine wo: 25th, and afterwards inspected the having been found•in order, his Majesty his thanks to the officers, and ordered the tation of a silver rouble to each man. WARSAW, Jan. 4.—Three Belgian rifle facturers have engaged to found a - of arms here, and are daily expected. Paskiewitch and the Emperor will mak inspection, which will include all the he of the active army corps. General von head of the engineering service, arrived and is to inspect all the fortresses in this The heavy snow. fall has put a stop to all by railway. AUSTRIA. A letter received this morning from dated January 6, contains the following news : Intelligence reached me this morning' so opposed to that which I have for some been in the habit of writing to you that' hesitated to give any credence toit what& the quarter from which it came to me was ceptiOnable, and finding on inquiry that • tion of a similar tenour had been received of my friends not likely to be misinfor induced to cons id er that negotiationS • end, in averting that dreadful calamity, European war, are not only possible, but haVe now an amount of probability whi` never have allowed forty-eight hours ago - • then, that - the Emperor of Russia has marked change in his feelings towards t' Powers, and is willing to enter into n , provided the interpretation of the , moderate, and not in cons i s t en t w i t h CO of his empire. lam told that he has himself as ready to enter on a revision of lations contained in the Turkish treaty and that ho is also ready to hand over tb e , Christians to the joint protectorate of tian Powers of - Europe, himself of cot reckoned as one. The Black Sea is the that presents serious difficulties either to rests or the honour of Russia. The said to be ready to concede the point mission of ships of war of all nations „ oif hitherto Russian lake, and even to Sinope, or any other suitable port, Ow' jo ril pied by the 'Alli es i n f ut U re as a nava l s t s t c o that he is firm i n hi s d etermination no t t°, re to the dismantling of Sebastopol, or to l o t] tion in the numb er or armament of his ve st the Black Sea. • _ AP I send you this information as I ha le w i fe o; i it, merely repe a ti ng th at I h ave the 11`;d1)1, Hance on the means of information possessiBW informant. It i s sa id th a t at a gran d ri 3 t c er3 V day before our l a t es t advices from St. P e ni le the change in the Emp eror ' s l oo k s an d ul ui st/ noticed by every one who had an opP to t observing him, and of witnessing the rer li t ot affability and kindliness of demeanou r his former characteristics. d its title The Soldaten Freund, whi c h c b a ug g e a ,att e vuto dy.' the Ist inst. t o th at of the AfilitatY . n `" . e , " that whilst Generals Wrang 1 a operating against bars and bar sroo', 00, Russian detachment ma d e a movenlo' Redout-Kale, but merely to reconnoitre. Pf) . " ters from Consta n ti nop l e state tha t Omer 00 was well received by the Sultan a nd th e l Vis:er. All his d eman d s re l a ti ve to clote t i provisioning the tro o p o s he is to commend /re toria were acc e d e d to. The French p. Eupatoria had been made up to a divisio believed that the whole of the intende d force would be a ssem bl e d th ere b y t h e 6th so and a movement towards SimpheroPol mediately take place. General Osten-Sic4 the other hand, would take the offensiv e A ri Eupatoria with 45 , 00 0 i nfantry, 9,000 ca "- 80 guns." Count Coronini left Bucharest for Jas s i c' 4th inst. It is said here that the Emperor of Fra n :: be created colonel-in-chief of an Austria n at the first vacancy. - 0 00 The convention betwe en A us t r i a an d 4: r 4 securing the tranquillity of Italy has not bell nor will be until th e t rea t y o f Dec. 2-slewer in an offensive allia nce b e t ween t h e two -r'o Prince Gortscha,kon announcement 1 10 , c e effect of raising the fund s h ere near l y 3 1 0 t reo and as people in this cou n t ry a l ways go toefr,je3 the same persons who o n ly l as t wee k r er 0 0' continuance of war as certain now Ica 111) , :ti re-establishment of pe ace as next to b e ing There is, however, a great difference betwe e j ing negotiations and concluding a treaty; 311 4 .01 1 whose judgments are worth having c° ° ", 3) c 4e , think that the Emp eror o f R uss i a i s once ""tiv his old tricks, endeavouring to ga i n time , sow dissension among the German Power°' TURKEY. The following letter, dated Constantino 28, was received in Paris yesterday : " Since my last communication we hive intelligence of interest from the Criule 3 'o o , lo ceived a letter yesterday, but it bears y o„r 23d, and contains n o thi ng remar k a bl e. It 'leYi our new batteri es are completed, but that t i fficfr lish are behind h an d, an d cont i nue w i t h ci l o l9 the establishment of theirs. From the i ,,„5 t ,i the 21st the enemy tri e d t o surpr i se our 'lefs our fire from the trenches made them qui ° ,',,, tire. The English h a d th e same adventil',oel always happens, th e a tt ac k was much 1091.-61 getic on their side, b ecause th ey do not ,trof themselves sufficiently. H owever, the ft" were repulsed. v s 4 "It was rumoured that th e T ur ki s h to, • tl. , f are at Eupatoria have sur p r i se d the Russi l/ v 1; have taken 800 men and 100 hor s e s . / Piot this news, however, without vouchita accuracy. _ 0 " The Mixed com tr i ts i on f or the esfsb- I ,, i tif of military posts h as h a d several sittings, "" out result. tbe " Three candidates are in the field for - Obi sidence of the G ran d Council—namely, . 4 - „ ' Pasl.a, sl)n-i n -l aw o f the Sultan ; Mut „ iijaP, Pasha, and Arif Pasha. The only claim is that ho i s th e son- i n-laW of the 0 second is in 'respect of %, oridly matters v„ - ; imitator of Reclschid Pasha. in the empir;io the third is a comp l e t e nu lli ty—but what of b" he is soul an d b o d y d evoted to Recischid c SWITZERLAND. OPi CONSTANCE, Jan. 2 .—Recruiting for the c e, army' is proceeding in Switzerland w ith d of f success. The bou n t y muc h exceeds that „v 1 by the Pope and th e Ki ng of Naples, both 49 ' $1 have 'been drawing large numbers of yontig dr into their service. Ip the Bernese oberlagd French Jura, and in the neighbourhood of n o t work is sc arce, an d t h ose districts willd° yield a large number of recruits. SAXONY. 01 1 The Diet, whose extraordinary session VA IS I do on . the 29th ult. by the Ki ng i n person, re" 5•" bled on the sth inst. f or th e ordinary sitting' Minister present read the royal speech, wl ii° very short, being confined to the assurano 3 5 f as the legislativ e sess i on was to be as brief,.% 0:r sible, the Go vernment would confine itself iti senting such measures alone as wore• 81)5' indispensable. ITALY. . TURIN, Tuesclay.—The Chamber of -- 1 1 1 1 have b egun t h e debates on the Suppressi Convents. I , 1 54 e # The Russia n — Nobility o f t h e G overnment O f e r i having p resen t e d , as a gift, the sem of 35,000 si o b i e p tiles for the nec ess iti es of the war, his Molesty t' peror has dei gne d t o return diem his thanke.- - . j oti de St, Peterskurg, ti i.: , .:.:tion of 1355 has addr,z;sed aC. cation to Fre nc h a nd f ore i gn artists, i nv iting to exhibit th e i r wor k s o f art. Several Will offered by the French . Government. The Legislative Corps has named sew''' l mbsioners on local questions. A despatch from Varna of the Ist says :" 7 " Paella has this any set out for Sebastopol , Colonel Di eu , the English Commissioner .and Rustem Paella., It is supposed that J l °_, return here in a week. The embarkation Turkish troops for Eupatoria continues." it Among th e rumours circulated yesterday? said that the Emperor of Russia had writtell e6 Emperor of th e F renc h , proposing certa i n Cons. Thi s i s no t t h e case ; no such l o tte' , been received. • The V(' L regiw e o s ' vorsblP, eorP- r ? esty e'q v i 3d the P ,n rig° ? D ied. to , nake 3 heaa -c i ° von De red Y es ' o‘ this kt e ) all trl v i ng iv3P OJ ...t t °n o f iah h: 7lr wtr l a a ° oo :: as 1 1 0 t 1., ... : 9 ` si11: 1 1 t las • ,ty) 3 butt ble b I 40. • has 0 d s tbe : ne got; .tuar • the ,1 as 0 f the 1 3atY ° s .o the Co t o f u 11 3. 5: 0 Id 10 1: r to 4 E IDP Of a f t ns : 11It ITISI Tl a t titt e Rhi k, f lahnkr4Pe„ IV. A; t) q, t 1 4 ,1• l'iv e (10. b 'ZII!`1, I 'aZlet,lZd of the (le a ' 01 th e na 34i t