The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-21 00:00:00

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TO-MORROW EVENING, FEB. 22, Will be performed THE BRIDE OF LUDGATE. After which, THE WRITING ON THE SHUTTERS. To conclude with the Pantomime of JACK AND JILL. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. TO-MORROW EVENING, FEB. 22, Will be performed the Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cushman ; Juliet, Miss Swanborough. Fellowed by the new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled LITTLE 80-PEEP; or, Harlequin and the Girl who Lost her Sheep. Little 80-Peep, Miss L. Thompson ; Harlegalo, Mr. Chapin° ; Pantaloon, Mr. W. Barnes; Clown, Mr. Appleby ; Columbine, Miss M. Brown. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES BEAN. TOMORROW EVENING, FAB. 22, Will be presented the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's Historical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal character by Mr. C. Bean. 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 Desborough. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Teetris. TO-MORROW EVENING, FEB. 22, -- - Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. To be followed by (first time) a new Comic Drama, called TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING. After which will be produced the new and original Fairy Extra vaganza, entitled PRINCE PRETTYPET and THE BUTTERFLY. Box-office open from 10 until 6. - - • -- - - - _ _ Sole agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Aileron, 15, New-Bend-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. TO-MORROW EVENING, FEB. 22, Will be performed a new and ortginal Drama, preceded by a Pro logue, and called JANET PRIDE. To be followed by THE UNKNOWN AND THE BAYADERE. Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford and G. Lee ; Misses woolgar and Keeley, and Mdlles. Maragaita and Benoni. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. TO-MORROW EVENING, Fin. 22, Will be presented to new Comedietta, called TIT FOR TAT, in Which Messrs. F. Robson, A. Wigan, and Miss Maskell will appear. Followed by A LUCKY FRIDAY. Attar which. a new Fairy Extravagaiza, entitled THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MINES. Characters by Mr. F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, Miss E. Ormonde, Miss Marston, Miss Bromley, aid Mrs. Fitzallan. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wni. Cooke. THIS EVENING, 106th time, the BATTLE of the ALMA ! to wk!ch will shortly be added, the Battles of Balaklava and of Inkerman. After which, the Brilliant SCENES of EQUITATION in ti e CIRCLE. To conclude with (the last week) the Grand Comic Pantomime called GULLIVER and the LILLIPUTIANS ; or, Harlequin and Britannia. On FRIDAY, a FREE BENEFIT in aid of the" Times" Fundlor the Relief of the Sick and wounded Soldiers. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. Acting Manger, ir. W. Cooke. Equestrian Director Mr. W. Cook., jun. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Uebecea Isaacs. THIS EVENING ' A MUSICAL and GENERAL ENTER rAINSIF.NT, introducing the French Chanteurs Montagnards. A CONCERT. Professor Tanner'axd his Trained Troupe of Animals. Illustrations of the War. Dissolving Views, & c., &c. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDOg Tim DAT —Morning 6 min.after 5 I Evening 24 min.aft. 5 To-ionnow-..Morning 45 min.after 5 Evening 3 inin.aft. 6 THE. WEATHER.—EinN OFFICI, Feb. 21. TEISEHOHETER, IN THE SHADE. 36—highest since noon yesterday. 26—lowest this morning and during the night. 31—this day, at noon. BA:Romrnat, 29'92—rising again. WIND, N.N.W.—Light, with hazy, frosty weather. un. &6 41 1 4,),C , 1 7 1 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1855. Mr. COLLIER has on many occasions rendered important services to the country. Never, how ever, did he introduce a subject of deeper inte rest than when, last night, he directed attention to the state of our trade with Russia, and the grave mistakes committed by the " Elder Ditomro" at the commencement of the War, and strove in the mildest manner to elicit the intentions of the younger twin, so as to obviate the necessity of a more, decided resolution. The moderation of the Hon. Gentleman should be duly appreciated. The castigation was administered with regret. It was given rather in sorrow than in anger—the act of a faithful but outraged friend, not of a vengeful adversary. If, therefore, even at the eleventh hour, there be any manifestations of improvement—if even a promise be given to amend the obnoxious practice and inaugurate a sounder policy, the Hon. Gentleman will rest contented. He is willing to proclaim an act of amnesty if we only profit by former errors, and show a just appreciation of the painful though salutary lesson taught to us at so high a price. The time-honoured apophthegm informs us that " once bought is better than twice taught." Our experience extends to both points ; and, if we are not prepared to profit either by instruction or loss, there should be an absolute change of ma nagement—the introduction of a mere judicious system, where the lessons of the past may guide the operations of the future. The " Ministerial mouthpiece " on the question —Mr. CARDWELL—WaS certainly not sufficiently explicit or candid in the expression of his inten tions. He may mean what is right, but he must show more earnestness of intention, more energy of conduct, before we can place confidence in his measures. Hitherto they have totally failed, and they have probably tempted Prussia, by the op portunities offered, into the course which has been so injurious to this country, and so prejudicial to her own position as one of the leading European Powers. We practically-offered a bribe to induce her to prolong hostilities by avoiding the decided action that would speedily bring Russia to a due sense of her situation, and induce the CZAR to swallow his leek with all due humiliation. These are not opinions put on to suit the -fashion of the day, We have long held them, aye, and ur ge d t h em. Nearly twelve months since we pointed out that the only way in which we could hope to terminate the untoward state of affairs then existing was, by making the evils incidental to war as painfully perceptible as practicable, by making the hostilities forced on us bring with them their own fearful consequences to those with whom we were en gaged. We then enunciated the principle, w hi ch has since been established beyond the possibility of dispute, that it " was not by the destruction of men so much as by cutting off the supplies that we could hope to bring the AUTOCRAT to reason." He might easily find new conscripts — men pressed into his ranks, a nd compelled to fight under a flag they detested, in a cause they abhorred. But he has no such moans of maintaining Russian trade—of compell ing foreign merchants to bring in their capital, for the purpose of advancing his interests, and supplying him with the sinews of war to use, pro bably, against their own countrymen. We still assert the propriety of the doctrine which we pro mulgated in the latter end of March or beginning of April in. last year, namely, " that the destruc tion of coy amerce is better than the destruction of life, even if those lives belonged only to our adversaries, and that none of our own gallant de fenders wtr: invo!vc.l ; it Having nearly eleven months since given ex pression to such views, it must now be manifest how fully we concur with the Honourable and Learned Gentleman the Member for Plymouth, how earnestly we desire the suppression of that phase of " Germanism" that offered the tempting bribe for Prussian neutrality. Mr. CARDWELL indulges in a considerable amount of self-gratu lation as to the degree of pressure inflicted on the enemy with so small an injury to our own commerce. We fear, however, that the balance will be found on the other side of the books — that the injury and annoyance has been to our selves, without any corresponding damages to our opponents. The views of Mr. COI.LIER are so just—so important, too, at the present crisis— that they must receive the further consideration, both from Parliament and the country, to which they are so eminently entitled. If there be one quality which more than any other distinguishes the speeches of Lord STANLEY it is that of fairness. He seems unable to sink to the partisan, and, while by no means wanting in strong attachment to his more important con clusions, his advocacy of them is moderated by what will ever produce moderation, the habit of mastering both sides of a case. His Lordship is neither a doubter, who can only arrive at the re sult that much may be said on both sides, nor a ona-sided believer, who sees nothing at all in the arguments of the opposing party. We must think that one who shows so well-balanced a mind, and whose tendency is so markedly in favour of pro gress, will become a working statesman in due time, and one who will be largely trusted. Eng land yet leans on her aristocracy for guidance, and they have but to show qualities worthy of her confidence to retain the reins in their own hands. To take, for instance, in his very able speech delivered the other day to his constituents at Lynn, and which occupied several columns in The Sun of Monday, the. domestic subjects 'of Education and Church Rates. No two topics have been more fertile of contention of late years; none have been more embittered by the partisan zeal of a large number of those on whom his political party has leaned for support, both at the polling booth, and in the House of Commons. Yet there is no pandering to that party, but, on the contrary, a strong tendency to themost liberal and enlightened views. He is decidedly in ad vance of Lord JOHN RUSSEL' on both questions. On that of Education he rejoices in the yearly approximation of parties, and is well pleased that between the proposals of Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Sir JOHN PAKLNGTON there should be no im portant difference. While deeming it practically impossible in rural districts to dispense with the aid of the clergyman, he will not listen for a mo ment to any compulsory attendance on the reli gious teaching, nor to the withholding secular instruction from those who refuse the religious part ; at least in any schools which touch public money of any kind. He is also decidedly in fa vour of local or self-government, would deprive the Committee of Privy Council of its present irresponsibility, and make it directly amenable to Parliament. Again, on the question of Church Rates, he holds language which may well make the Whig- - Liberals blush. Not only does he advocate total abolition, and that as a matter of justice and right, but he does so with a statesmanlike view to the near future. Lord JOHN RussELL taunted him last session with the remark, that his Anti- Church Rate arguments led to voluntaryism. Lord STANLEY is not the man to have overlooked that fact, or to shrink from avowing it. He acknow ledges the difficulties which may at first occur in some rural districts, but is confident they will soon vanish, while he regards the termination of so many religious battles as an abundant compen sation ; but, adds his Lordship, " I think the change doubly important, not only on account of the intrinsic merits of the cause, but because it will a f ford us the first trial, the first practical ex periment, of that principle of self-support in reli gious matters which—whether we like it or no— whether we approve it or no—whether we think it the best possible system or no—seems likely, perhaps, certain in the inevitable progress of public events, to be the principle of the next generation." (Hear, hear, a►nd applause.) Every reader, whatever his views on Church Rates, must admire the manly independence of one with Lord STANLEY'S political connexions asserting such views as these. For ourselves we endorse them entirely ; we are thoroughly tired of the finality men, whether Tories or Whigs ; and congratulate the nation on finding in the ranks of the former rising statesmen who are putting the Sexagena rians among the latter and their understrappers to shame. It is one of our most hopeful omens. If younger Conservatives begin to look on ecclesi astical and other questions in a national and not a party view, if they aim to take the lead and to govern by abolishing monopoly and privilege, and removing all artificial disabilities, then they will be the men who must come into power. The people are now utterly sick of the old party names, and nothing will avail to secure their sup port but being honestly ready to do their work ; and all Lord STANLEY'S popular views carry on the face of them the evidence of careful examina tion and thorough conviction. On the War and Peace matters though we might find ground for some considerable difference of opi nion, yet our general observation equally applies, that his remarks are characterised by great fair ness. Indeed he excuses but toe much the errors and mismaiagement of the Cabinet to which he was politically opposed. We may, per haps, froth his position allow him to look with leniency on aristocracy in the army, but we must beg him, thorough-going thinker as he is, to settle clearly in his mind whether the rule should or should not be laid down and stringently carried out, making promotion dependent on merit and qualification only. We can hardly doubt the conclusion he will come to, and as little the good service his decision would do. Two popular do mestic questions are just now all but brought to a satisfactory termination, in great part, we believe, through the course he has taken. We do not think the system of selling the command of our poor soldiers to wealthy incompetency could long survive a decided speech or letter from the Heir of the House of DERBY. Chemists inform us that certain substances may be dissolved and recombined, the elements re maining the same, but the physical properties of the new compound becoming entirely different—. bland nutriment changing, it may be, into a drastic medicine. All England is but too willing to hope for such a result from the separation and re-union of the parts composing the late Cabinet ; she must, however, see the altered working quickly, or she will not believe in the magic change. We cannot profess to feel at ease as yet. We would not be impatient, but hitherto we see nothing done which strikes at the root of the acknowledged evils. The single War Secretary, with a PEEL instead of a LAYARD, is but a very imperfect be ginning ; and as yet we hear nothing of ground being broken and the trenches opened against the ignorance, wilfulness, and self-conceit of the boards an d offices innumerable who snubbed our patriotic merchant s victim, tlpoor Duke tiin,more delayed every order of oforth NEWCASTLE airndl heartless villainy than of till he became the any fault of his own.want We some sign, some un mistakeable proof that every official in every department, be he the kinsman of a Pe er or th e sou of some important M.P.'s best local supporter, is suspended up on his efficiency and g oo d be haviour. W e want evidence that Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN, or any other Sir CHARLES, will never be imposed on again by his subordinates, but that every mismanaged shipment, or other piece of business, will bring substantial penalties upon the head of some responsible delinquent. We have hundreds of men of business who would so order every practical department of Government that the blame would always fall on the right shoulders, and that it would be the interest of none who owned a pair of 611L,aiden to have the blame rest ing on them. The commissions to the Crimea are to us evi dence rather of identity than of difference be tween the New Cabinet and the old one. They spring of course from its Whig section. Whigs and Commissions must go together. We must think Lord PALMERSTON wholly failed to meet Mr. LAYARD'S remarks on Monday night. Com missioners were sent out to inquire where no in quiry was needed, and double authority originated where the grand necessity is, one competent authority. The Commander-in-Chief and the Commissary-General need nothing but supercession. Both are too aged for actual service, and the ap pointment of younger and competent men in their places is the thing needed to reassure both army and nation. Both of them have utterly failed— worse the thing cannot be, let others try their hands. The same principle applies to numbers of worthy old gentlemen in the Crimea. Then, again, there is Lord JOHN Russia', Germanism and Poland. We want some reason able ground of hope that Saxe Coburg is not to be as powerful at the New Vienna Conference as England, and that his Lordship is not gone to ask very moderate things in the, Black Sea, and to leave Poland incorporated with Russia. He must see that his countrymen understand the business as well as he does. Bath has followed Bridge water in asserting the necessity of a free Poland to a secure peace. Lord JOHN will appear but a ♦ery small statesman a few years hence, much as he is now bepraised, if he leave Russia master of Warsaw, and of a strong line of inland Sebasto pols, threatening all Germany and Europe. For ourselves we have little hope from such a devotee to Austria as Lord JOHN RUSSELL. The Minis ter who could tolerate the Russian suppression of Hungarian liberties to please Austria, who could put her into the Principalities, who could for her sake refuse a Polish legion, and even keep Turkey from forming one, and who could see our army dying before Sebastopol rather than hoist on the trenches the Polish flag, who could allow her to drive political refugees out of Wallachia, and could crown all by wishing Russia to retain all her stolen territories—such a statesman is not one from whom we can hope for a peace worthy of the Allies, or worthy of England's sufferings. We want some minimum demands specified. LATEST NEWS. VIENNA, TUESDAY EVENING, FEB. 20. The Imperial Palace on the Hradschin, at Prague, has been burning since an early hour this morning. The ex-Emperor and Empress are in safety. The reigning Emperor has sent Prince Charles Lichtenstein, the Lord High Steward, to their Majesties. BERLIN, TUESDAY, FEB. 20. The Borenshalle states that the Russian Govern ment has ordered a forced loan and fourfold re quisitions for provisions. Every "fiide" of land in Poland is to pay 15 roubles. The Preussische Correspondent explains that the arming of the militia in Russia is a defensive measure, not opposed in character to the peace conferences at Vienna. The Emperor in his mani festo states that a continuance of bloodshed is contrary to his wishes. We have received the Moniteur of yesterday. It does not contain any political or local news of interest. - Under date of Jassy, January 21, it states that it was expected that the electric telegraph would shortly be completed between Jassy and Czerno witz, Vienna and Galatz. The following telegraphic despatches are given in the foreign journals : ST. PETERSBURG. Two new measures have been taken by the Go vernment simultaneously with the ukase decreeing a levy of the militia. The first is a fresh appeal . for subscriptions and voluntary offerings. The second orders a forced extraordinary contribution throughout the extent of the Russian empire. BERLIN, FEB. 19. A despatch, of the date of the Ist inst., from the Austrian Government to that of Bavaria, for mally announces that Austria considers the estab lishment on a war footing of the Federal contin gents as a preparatory measure to their mobiliza tion, the proposal for which will be renewed. HAMBURG, Fin. 20. The Second Danish Chamber not admitting the constitutional legality of a Grand Council common to both parts of the kingdom, rejected yesterday the credit demanded to cover the ex penses of that body. r THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-, FEBRUARY 2l, 1855. - AUSTRIA. The Emperor Francis Joseph has addressed the following note to the Minister of the Interior, the Baron von Bach. It is a proof of the noble cha racter of his Majesty, and will therefore be read with interest : " Dear Baron von Bach—lt has come to my know ledge that it is intended to celebrate the approaching event, so full of hope and joy to me and my people, by public illuminations and other festivities. I ace com pletely convinced of the deep sympathy of my loyal sub jects on this occasion, but the dearness of the necessaries of life leads me to wish that the money proposed to be expended in festivities - may be rather disposed of fe‘r the benefit of the poor and suffering ; for in works of bene volence I shall recognise the most beautiful and con vincing expressions of the love and loyalty of ray sub jects. You will make known this my wish. " Vienna, Feb. 15." " FRANCIS JOBETH. PRUSSIA. The following is the text of the despatch ad dressed under date of the 30th of January by M. de Manteuffel to M. d'Arnim, Prussian Ambassador at Vienna : "Your Excellency will have been made acquainted by the newspapers with a confidential despatch, addressed by Count Buol, under date of the 14th of January, at the same time as the official circular communicated to us, to all, or at least to some of the Imperial agents in Germany. "It is scarcely necessary to observe that that commu nication of the Imperial Austrian Cabinet was not ad dressed to us, but we are the less permitted to doubt the authenticity of its contents, as we learn them from diplomatic quarters, as it was forwarded at the same time to the Western Powers, and the French legations in Germany received orders to act in the sense of those instructions. "As this document, as I have already observed, has not been communicated to us by the Austrian Cabinet, I feel myself relieved from the painful task of making any overture to your Excellency on the subject. It is useless to dwell upon the impression which it must have produced here, and, I may add, in all Germany. His Majesty the King, our master, will not allow him self, despite the sad and surprising symptoms to be shaken in the conviction recently communicated ' to the Federal Assembly—namely, that the fundamental dis position of the federal not secures a sufficient guarantee for its maintenance—a guarantee which does not want strengthening by private assurances, and which no se ductions could seriously compromise. MANTETJFIBL." RUSSIA. The following is a copy of the manifesto just issued by the Czar, an extract of which we pub lished on Monday : " We, by the Grace of God, Nicholas 1., Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russia, &c., make known— " Our loyal and beloved subjects well know how ardently we desired and desire to obtain, without force of arms and without farther effusion of blood, the end we have constantly proposed ; namely, to defend the rights of our co-religionists, indeed those of Christianity throughout the East. That wish is known to all who have impartially watched the march of events, and the invariable tendency of our acts. We remain, as ever, strangerto every other mo two than this, and to any other view in the matter of faith and conscience. Faithful to these principles we an . nounced our assent to the opening of negotiations with the Western Powers, who bad formed with the Otto man Government a hostile alliante against us. We belicvo f (: r 0; ()or and ju,tice oxpect, from them the samo sincerity and disint, , , , re.+ 4 ,,ed intentTht ,, . have nf , i; yet cr n, of that peace which is so desirable and so vaivable to the whole Christian world. However, in the face of the forces they themselves have gathered, other preparations are making for the struggle against us, which, despite pending negotiations, are not suspended, nay, daily acquire more vast proportions. We are constrained to think that the increase of means which God has given us to defend our native country will oppose an impassable barrier to hostile attempts against Russia, to projects threatening her security and great ness. We fulfil the first of our duties, by invoking the support of the Almighty, with entire faith in His grace, and full confidence in the love of our subjects, animated by the same feelings of devotion to our creed, to our orthodox Church, and to our dear country. We, therefore, address this new appeal to all classes of our subjects, ordaining that the formation of the general arming of the ;population of the Empire be proceeded with. " More than once have we experienced painful trials. Yet, menaced Russia always found her salvation in her humble reliance on Reaven, i❑ the ties uniting the Sove reign to his beloved subjects ; and, as formerly, so it will be now. God, who reads hearts, blesses your intention, and will grant you his aid. " NICHOLAS. " Given at St. Petersburg, Jan. 29 (Feb. 9), 1855." TURKEY. ANGLO-OTTOMAN CONTINGENT. CoNsTANTINopLE, Feb. 8.-1 military conven- tion has been signed by Lord Redcliffe and by the Grand Vizier and Minister for Foreign Affairs on the part of the Turkish Government, providing that the Ottoman troops at present in the Crimea are to be placed under the orders of Marshal Lord Raglan, and in the pay of the British Government. This most excellent measure will, it is to be hoped, be attended with the best results. We have not as yet learned the whole details of this transaction, but from a good source the following information in respect to the principal clauses has been received. 1. The number of the Anglo-Ottoman contingent is undetermined, and will depend on circumstances. 2. The Osmaniee costume to remain without variation. S. The pay to be the same as that of the British troops. 4. Full liberty of conscience, and in all relating to the exercise of religious worship. S. British officers may be incorporated in this force. The mortality in our hospital during the month of January has been awful, amounting to 1,600. Dr. Cumming has, within these last couple-of days, been entrusted with the chief direction of that establishment. I have not yet made his ac quaintance ; but from all I can learn he is a man of ability and experience, and quite disposed to listen to any useful suggestion relative to the peculiar conditions of this climate. - -~ -- FRANCE. A letter dated Paris, yesterday, 6 p.m., con tains the following : " Of the Emperor's departume for the Crimea— still the all-engrossing topic of the day—not much more can be said than that everything is ready, men, horses, railroad, aid steamer. The same dates, or rather the same variation of dates, as before, the 22d, the 25th, and the 26th. It is thought probable that if his Majesty goes, the TurkiSh Am bassador, who, as you are already aware, has been recalled, purposes accompanying him to Constanti nople. Notwithstanding all these appearances I should not yet say that the journey is irrevocably decided. The minds of the Ministers are not made up on the point, and I doubt whether that of the Emperor is. It is superfluous to say, that with the exception of some of the Republican party, the same disapprobation is expressed in public and private. The Emperor seems convinced that the only obstacle to the re establishment of peace is Sebastopol ; that if it were taken or destroyed the rest would be easy enough ; and he is under the impression that his presence with the army would be sufficient for the purpose. It would perhaps be worth the journey if the fall of Sebastopol necessarily followed the arrival of the Emperor before its walls, and there is no doubt that the prospect of peace would be considerably ad vanced thereby. But such a result is by no means one of absolute certainty, and the consequences of a failure it is hardly necessary to allude to. It has been represented to the Emperor by more than one diplomatic person, that his appearance before Se bastopol at the moment of the opening of the Conference at Vienna would greatly complicate the negotiations, and place the Allied Powers in a disagreeable and even difficult position. Two or three days more will enlighten us a good deal on the subject. In the meantime, the opinion is, as I have already observed, almost unanimous in con demning such a step." BOI7RSE, FEB. 20.—CLo3nia nuns. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 94 90 91f. 90c. 3 per Cents 65 90 65 90 Credit Mobilier 723 75 Roman Credit Fon cier — Austrian Belgian Five 5........ Spanish Threes ?iedmontese B3 90 Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. tr. c. Orleans 1,167 50 Lyons 4 ... 1013 75 Western 652 50 Rouen Cette 691 25 Strasburg ... BO2 50 Mediterranean 892 50 Havre 550 Northern .. . . 835 Cherburg THE MEDITERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY, MIDNIGHT. By the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Com pany's ship Euxine, Captain Weeks, just arrived, we have dates from Alexandria to February 5, Malta, 9th, and Gibraltar 15th of February. brings 90 passengers and a cargo consisting of 225 bales of silk, 113 bales of flax, besides oranges, plants, dates, and general merchandise. The Euxine reports the Iberia to have left Gib raltar on the 10th inst. During her homeward voyage the Euxine spoke on the 9th inst. the bark Boslander, on the 13th the Ottoman off Malaga, on the 15th the transport steam-ship Severn entering Gibraltar, and on the same day the screw steamer Crcesus. The screw steam transport Snowdon, from Ports mouth, with navvies for Balakla,va , , arrived at Gibraltar on the 9th inst. On her voyage she bore down on the Adventure, from Dartmouth, having on board the shipwrecked crew of the Van sittart, of South Shields, from Newport, with coals, bound to Constantinople, which foundered off Cape Finisterre on the 2d. They were in an exhausted state, having worked at the pumps for 10 days. The Lady Jocelyn from Southampton, with huts for the French army in the East, arrived at Gib raltar on the 9th. The transport ship London arrived at Gibraltar from Constantinople on the 10th in ballast. the esteam transport Whitley Park left Gibra l tar for East on the 10th. The British steamer Enniskillen, with the Corio ]anus in tow, with wooden huts for the French army, left on the same day. The Scamander, from Havre, with provisions, &c., for the French army, passed to the eastward on the 11th. The steam-transport War Cloud, with wooden huts for the British army, left Gibraltar for Bala klava on the 12th. 1119 Cluster, for Balaklava, with huts, arrived on the 11th. Our correspondent at Gibraltar, in kis letter dated the 14th of February, says : " Since Sunday last the weather has been very rough, and rain has fallen in torrents. There are above 11 inches more than the average quantum for the season. There was a heavy storm, with thunder and lightning, on the 13th. Owing to the gale, the men, women, and children of the 39th Regiment were not to embark in the London till further orders." Exchanges at Gibraltar, 511 for bills on London at 90 days ; on Paris, sf. 42c. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE MIDLAND COUNTIES. A 'correspondent, writing from Worcestershire, Sap : " Being a subscriber to The Sun, I find you register the thermometer at 11 deg. on Blackheath on Wednes day last. lam induced to send you the lowest point by Six's thermometer for a few nights in the Midland counties. The thermometer was placed on the south front of a greenhouse : "Friday, Feb. 16... 7 deg.-95 deg. below freezing. „ 17... „ —29 i ~ 11 „ 18... 84 „ —234 „ ff . 22 , —lO " IP 12 CRYSTAL PALACE, FEB. 20.—SHILLING DAY.---Ad mission at the doors, 712 ; admission by season tickets, 334 ; total, 1,046. INLAND BOOK POST.—GENERAL POST-OFFICE, Feb., 1855.—0 n and after the Ist of March next the following alterations will be made in the regulations of the inland book-post :—lf a book packet be found to contain any enclosure which is sealed, or otherwise closed against inspection, or any letter, whether sealed or not, the letter, or other enclosure, will be taken out and forwarded to the address on the packet, charged with full postage as an unpaid letter, together with an additional rate of 6d., the remainder of the packet, if duly pre-paid, being for warded as heretofore. 2. If a, packet be not sufficiently pre-paid, according to its weight, but nevertheless b ear stamps to the amount of 6d, it will not, as heretofor e , become liable to the letter rat e of p osta ge , but will be forwarded charged with the deficient book postage, and an addition of 6d.—Rowland Hill, secretary. NIONEV MA RIVET SHARE MARKETS. s :11 - 1.I DA V., id i CITY, TW 0 o'CLOCK. Paid. RAILWAY/I. Closing Prices I Bash:mai dons this day. this day. The cotton market at Liverpool, yesterday, was heavy again. The sales amounted to 4,000 bales (500 of which were taken for export), comprising 200 Pernam and Maranham at sd. to 7d., 200 Egyptian at bld. to 71d., and 400 Surat at 38d. to 31d., per lb. Rail way Shares were very inactive. The public sales of tea are going off very heavily. Some of the common congou has been sold as low as 9d. per lb. The indigo auctions have progressed well, at fully October rates, and good Kurpah has been 2d. to 3d. per lb. dearer. Up to last evening, 8,469 chests had passed. The extraordinary line of argument adopted by Mr. Cardwell, in reply last evening to the speech of Mr. Collier, who moved for returns elucidatory of the course of the trade of Russia during the past year, is the subject of comment among all prac tical men ; but, we may state at the outset, that it surprises no one who has watched events and taken cognizance of the past proceedings of our Government. The present policy is, in fact, " all of a piece," with that half-and-half truckling system, which has cost us thousands .f lives and millions of money without producing any definite results. The question which every disinterested merchant asks is, " Are we at war, or are we not ?" If at war, why not strain every nerve to cripple our enemy, if only in common justice to those who fight our battles and supply the means ; if at peace, why blockade at all ? According to the reasoning of last night, it would be easy to prove that all we are doing is worse than useless, since honourable mem bers give it as their opinion that, for the benefit of consumers in France and England, the indirect trade had better bo permitted. It would be easy to show the utter fallacy of such assertions, even in reference to this part of the subject, for substi tutes would long since have been made temporarily available if any one had really believed in the stop page of the Russian trade. As to the assertions about the profit upon the exports of tallow, hemp, &c., to Egland being only 950,000/., and the total value 7,000,000/., there is not a practical man who would hesitateto give it a positive contradiction. Accounts from Vienna state that a great fall had taken place in the price of the Northern railroad Shares, no less than 25 per cent. in two days, wader the impression that the new French Com pany had power to make a line almost parallel to the Northern. When this was ascertained to be incorrect, a rally occurred of 13 per cent., making the actual decline 8 per cent. Yesterday afternoon the quotations of the foreign exchanges were firm. Paris, 90 days, was at 25 32J to 35, Amsterdam at 11 171 to 18, Elamburgh at 13 5i to 6i, and Trieste at 12 48 to 54. Public Securities have improved since the com mencement of business, in consequence of the pub lication of an outline of the treaty which Prussia is stated to be about to make with the Western Powers. The Manifesto of the Emperor of Russia is likewise considered to be much more pacific in its tone. Consols have been 90 to 911 for trans fer, and 90i to 911 for account. The New 3 per Cents. have been 911 to 912, and the Reduced 91 to 91i. Exchequer Bills have been nominally 6s. to 9s. premium. India Bonds aro 12s. premium. In Foreign Stocks scarcely anything is doing. Turkish Bonds realise 75, French 41 per Cents. are 66 50, with the Exchange at 25 5, Dutch 2& per Cents. are 611. Brazilian Old Bonds have realised 1001. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi cali' 20i to 21 ; Peruvian, 69 to 71; ditto Three per Cents., 49 to 51 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Ituslian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 17i to 18 ; ditto Three per Cents., 3G to 36k; ditto Certificates, 4i to 5 ; ditto Passive, 4 to 41. Railway Shares have been very dull, but they keep firm. In the Colonial lines there have been a few transactions at previous rates. Mining Shares are fiat. English and Australian copper ore 1 lower, and St. John del Rey have declined 1. The Joint-Stock Banks are slightly in favour of buyers. The Land Shares have been heavy. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ( From the Oticica Lint. Business doss 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9lB 4. 1 3 per Cont. Console Annuities 9l 90i 14 90i New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 5-16 India Bonds, £lOOO .......... Consols for Account, Bth March 9l 901 14 1 Exchequer Bills, 24d. now Ditto Advertised 7 4 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent lOOB Ditto New, 1852, 48 per Cent Chilia.n Bonds, 6 per Cent r itto 3 per Cent . . Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 99 l`tirkish Bonds, 6 per cent 76 Ditto for the Account 753 nividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 48 per Cent. 66f. 50e. ex.25f.5c.250. Ditto Scrip Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 ner Cent. Certifieates THREE O'CLOCK. 90i 1 .. 91 C insole.... Ditto. March Accon n t ...... MARKET NEwN-(THIN DAY. 111 CORN EXCHANGE. As the navigation of the Thames is now almost wholly suspended—it being impossible to land cargoes even when arrived—there was no business doing in wheat here to day. Prices were, therefore, nominal. All kidds of spring corn, as well as flour, were excessively heavy and nominal in price. Wheat. ARRIVALS THIS WIRE. Barley. Malt. I 330 — English .. Trish Foreign .. Oats. I roar. 11 2,250 1,010 50 501 111 1,193 BORO UGH HOP. Fine hops are very scarce, and quite as dear as last week. Inferior parcels aro dull, but not cheaper. WIIITECH A.PEL. The trade was dull, as follows :—Beef, 3s Od to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; veal, 3s 10:1 to 4s 10d; pork, 35 01 to 4a 4d per 81bs. lay the carcase. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.54 a.m. Wind, N.N.W. ; tide, last hours' ebb ; weather, fine and frosty. No arrivals. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.29 a.m. Wind, N.W. ; moderate, and hazy. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA Y.l LONDON, Feb. 21.—Wind and weather this clay at noon, light and variable airs from N. to S.W., and dull weather. It is now very much milder than on any day for the last five weeks. The Vansittart. of South Shields. from Newport, for Constantinople, foundered off Cape Finisterre, 7th inst ; crew saved by the Adventure, from Dartmouth; spoken by the Snowdon (s.s. tr a n s p or t), f r O m Portsmouth to Bala klava, which arrived at Gibraltar on the 9th inst. DEAL, Feb. 20.—The brig on shore on the Goodwin Sands is the Richard Reynolds, of Newcastle ; she has been taken into Ramsgate with serious damage, and with six feet of water in her hold. Sho was abandoned by the master and crew previously to her floating off, when a part of the crew returned on board. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 20.—Wind, E. Arrived—H.M.S. Cruiser, from the eastward • ditto Conflict, Leith ; Con stantine, London, for Adelaide. Sailed—H.M.S. Nankin, for the Cape and East Indies ; Timandra, Balaklava. HARWICH, Feb. 20.—The Woodman, of and from New castle, for London, was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand this morning ; crew arrived here. YARMOUTH, Feb. 20.—The Wanderer (barque), of New castle, for Constantinople, has put in here leaky ; she will take extra hands, and proceed to Harwich. SUNDERLAND, Feb. 20.—Wind, E. Sailed—Cambria, for St. Memos. LOWESTOFT, Feb. 20.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Lord Althorp, from London, for Ski°lds, leaky. ILFRACOMBE, Feb. 20.—Some of the yards and masts of the Victory, which was on shore near Glonthorne, have come on shore. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20.—The Corinthian, for Alps Bay, which was run down by the Pacific (s.), has been brought into the Princes' Dock. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 19.—Wind, E, Arrived—Patter son (s.), from the Clyde, and sailed for Sydney, N.S.W. Sailed—Blanch, for Savannah. GREAT NORTFiERN RAILWAY.—The directors' report for the half-year ending Dec. 31, 1854, states that. " after payment of the fixed charges and the several classes of preference dividends, the balance from revenue available for dividend on the ordinary stock, and on the B and A. stocks, is 138,2861. 17q. 6d., being a sum suffi cient to pay the following dividend, viz. :—on the ori ginal stock, at the rate of bi per cent per annum, being 21. 17s. 6d. for the half-year ; on the B stock, 31. ss. per cent. for the half-year, and on the A stock 21. 10s. per cent. for the half-year ; and the directors recommend that these rates of dividend be paid, which will leave the small balance of 381. ss. 11d. to be carried to the next account. The dividend for the whole year of 1854 will thus have been-41. ss. per cent. on the original stock ; 61. per cent. on the B stock, and V. 108. per cent. on the A stock." *4t.1100 2ii 8 Aberdeen Imbg. liottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junct... Bel fast & Ballymena. Binning. ..... Lancon. Cheshiro Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20.. . Rlyth & Tyne origina' £25 (issd. at £45, Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Carmarthen and Car eligan Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, de Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin &Belfast June Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New. ...... East Anglian Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, A Stock De., B Stock Do., New A. Fast Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. PAL di Dundee !Perth & Clyde June ' Furness Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Weston: Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Loud. Bright & S.Cst Loud, and N. Westn. Do. Fifths D0.101.5h.,M&8... Do. Eighths London andS. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lnndrry& Coleraine Ludndrry. & Ennisk. Vanch.Shef.& Linch, Do. Shares, No. l Do., Mau. & Lin. Un. )o. Birmn g. & Derlq Xidlcl. G. West. (I rep,; Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisk Newmkt.BuryExten. gwpt.Aberg. &llrfu gewry & Enniskillen Newry Warroupoini and Rostravor. Norfolk gortltn.Conntios 150 gorth Rritish North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., A 11 Guarante( d Eastern—Berwicl , Do. do. Extension Dci,do. O.N. E. Purch Do. Leads Do. York North London Do. New Ll N.&S.Wstrn. ,Hamp stead, and City Jn.., North Stairordshite.. North Western . „ .... N. & S. Westrn. June.' Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcestor,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsby„ & tlerefd. Shropshire Union South Devon South Ea5tern......... South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dui Do Atwines, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darlia Sto;kton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. .ClO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Phames Haven Doel and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenw - Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace %Vest London Wimbledn & Croydon 191 -20 i q - 4,1 - 3 -12 A .6 - 17 74 - 6i4:1 93 - 95 61i - 624 = i - i' 6 - 7 13 3 / 4 - 14 3 / 4 11;- 113/4 29 . - 31 20 - 22 72 74 55 57 2(1 par 19i • '" • • 70 - 72 88i - 70 - 72 [26 - 128 90 - 92 65 - 65} 60 - 62 72 - 77 7 - 9 7 9 74i • 74i 5i - 5 .• ••• d 7i - 8 i 96 - 98 991 - 100 r " 1 1 85i - 86! 8 7 74 - 64 23 23i 7i- li 69 g 691 41 - 43 ••• ...... par & p ll 9 1 21 50 - 52 34 28 29 8 10 11 --- 6A 731 61 6A. 3i 121 —12 i 501 - 51. 50 52 par 4 id. 4$ 4s , 5 6 d 4 1, 29 - 31 99 - 101 64 - 66 45 - 47 124 136 Pi 59 28A - 296 38 - ..• - 3 - 3i 16 17 3 - 2 - 25 5i - 6i 6 - 7 FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India. Scrip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. Extension Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do, do., '59, do Gd. Tk of Canad AA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben.,l con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Fran. , Gt. Indian Penin-nt Do. New 5 per cent Great Luxembourw. Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Lids., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O De. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do 6 per cent. Lako Cont.s & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p. e. pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons dr Mediterran. Madras Do. Now Maria Antonia Do. do. New . Namur & Liego (wit} interest) Do. (cx interest) Northern of France D 0.201. Shs.l ate Char leroi and Erqueline guar. 3$ p. c. & red at 2211. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1851 Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bds (finy.B.& Anis. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ..... Paris and Orleans.. ,Paris and Rouen.... FarisCaen & Cherbrg, Rouen and Havre , Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse._ Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. Southern of France.. St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5 per c. Prof Western of France_ West. of Switzerland, Wiesbaden 'Zealand JOINT-STOI Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chart& Bank of Asia Clutd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial ?1:1 Commercial of Loud [8 English Scottish and Australian all Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto Now London and County. London Joint Stock., Loud. & Wostminstel National Provincia of Eilgland Do. New 'National of Ireland New South Wales ' Oriental Bank of Corporation ,Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Austral n. Bkg & Gold imp Co ionth Australia Union of Australia ih New IMO Union of London ,„ 61 - 6 1 - 4 - 3i par 4 p - p 2 -2# 32 -32 i Si -6, - - 'il all 2 19 :5 30 It. 1100 It. 100 .0 71s. ;0 I all LO li i 0 45 !,5 all 5 all >t. 100 9 all ;t, 100 .6i 14f 1.6 i 4 it. 100 LO all L 4 11i 0 all 1A all ;t. 100 ;t. 100 26 LO 5 L 2 2t 3t 100 50 42,E 40 34 25 all 25 all St. [OO 25 all 2P St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 22 00 'Ol 6' 2F 2 I.;? ro S 20 all St. WO 50 31 St. WO 16 all 16 all 8 all 8 - all St. R)( 25 20 25 13 50 all St. 100 E 0 sn 10 all 10 34 20 17 20 all 10 all 10 1 st. U oo °O I 8 St. 100 I 0 all St. !00 s0I1! :0 5 It. 100 5 2] 20 all 20 all 50 all 20 18 !CI all .0 141 s, .0 all 5 3 !O 10 !O 2s. .7i all !O 14 ;o 10 ;0 all !O 10 !O all l 0 10 )0 all 10 all 15 15 1.11 all 0 10 5 all b 1 4 all Oi all 10 all )0 all )0 all lil all 9 - all 0 11 5 all 9 10 ;0 12 0 16. !,0 10 33 3li LO 1 all all fi al 1 ;0 all Si 10 I 20 20 par ip Par iP - 2i 2 - 2i 171 -17 i 95 - 97 95 •- 97 99 --- 101 93 95 2d par 97 100 ... di. 1 lip lid—id a i 6 - 74 334 -33 i 12 -- 12, RA -9; 201 - 21 p 45 47 39 41 ... pm 22 22 ld par 21 lid 7i 8 .•. --- • .• ... - pm 31 —s — 3l . 6cilP 17~ is BANKS. 80 82 .d —id --- 1 21 2id 19} 201 1 d ip 36 38 u 37 - 39 38 -- 40 63 - 65 7 9 ••• = no A t Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold. !Ave Maria. Baden (Gd• Duchy of) Blamarvon Iron and Coal British Iron Brazilianimp.(issued at n'o'n W.rsont-3's Clarendon Cons. Min Co, of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7i p. cent. Copiapo ....... English and Austin. Copper Smeltg Fortuna General Gt. NuggetVeinßeg Great Polgooth Liberty Linares.. Lusitanian Niariquita ........ New Granada - ... I - i 4 - 6 4 - 6 2 } ) 6 -30 46 48 45 5 ° par 2 P 17 19 1i i d 161 .7 8 id _ (1 - d g New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde ••• 14 - 15 - 5 - 31 - 1 - 1 - 21 - Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba..... 'South Australian..... Tin Croft ..... United Mexican Waller West Mariposa.. Worthing Mining of Australia , ... -.••• ..‘ Yuba.. ... _ , p ;r i DRURY-LANE THISIO iteet oft;, h The present week ends the successful:ool°i magnificent pantomime at this theatre 1 ' 4 , 1 diminished in attraction, but it is wit:10":0 th ' e enable Mr. Smith to introduce other n °l6.- eat of playgoing world. Such liberality on the y icir lessee we are sure will he duly appreciated'it 00' that the success that has attended' his P a .. 4, e ga tl b s f please a-od gratify will continue to ' t ar iron 1 boars of one who spares neither eiponge,°-beso6l; For tu i t ot: to secure the support of the public. our juvenile friends we drop p th ic e . foll owing t ll l o°ll Thursday (to-morrow) the last morning P ert° ' 9 the pantomime takes place, so those /rhcl t :o l visiting the theatre on one of these occsiOns: " Stand not upon the order of rill' But go at once." a 0 11 ' l _FIAYMARKET TFIE-- 1 0 ' -411.-- Saturday evening next terminates the O f o r' il i Miss Cushman at this theatre. To-m( 0 ° 7 0 44 for the last time as Romeo, the tell le y " being fixed for the representation ° f 4 4 4'0 ing, in which she will sustain a 0 r o t 9 1 Merrilees ; and we have no doubt i , fp; admirers of the acting of this lady I fil Df i f i j or large numbers on each of the occasi° rls Looli i stone, ever on the alert for attractions , c , o ofr another engagement with the celebrated 'lr v , Senora Perea Nena ; and we are give n b y 0 / that this fascinating danseuse, attende d new corps, will appaar at this theatre oe ii ,j We also hear that the talented lessee 13 10 , 1 0- tii novelties in prei aration ; and, front 11 1) out, we anticipate a rich treat shortly. or to observe on our last visit that the the*/ receive that patronage which the exertfr of Mr. Buckstone so justly entitle him 46 THE METROPOLITAN 8.4- ••• Appended to the published report of the Great Northern Railway, this day shareholders at the ordinary half-yranis;er) f o at the Albion Tavern, Aidersgateestreet , 1 6 0,0 contemplated railway bearing the abo ve o ts e i j l judicious step could hardly have boa ' l ' o r e , merits and demerits of the plan ar e th obvious that few will have any difficalt/1 00 • t e u d r t h t e r : r s lk s them. not E horavt e he se g e r t a i cwateiornnayofa.ssuwcehll oofts line is to commence at P a ddinatnr w ifi .00 Post-office. Thus at th beees baring a ezn j initiating , --s T-T yde-pa,rk. with the Great Western, des t, distance fril Marble-arc in h griea this statioo a station at n° Leos- n g , ea i e rit I count, the first on the line will be on' eet, gets from the Edgeware-road, Ofa d t, r to e t , &c. The second and third will be ° P .- so, 56 from the various localities adjacen4o /POW and east ends of Regent's-park. d 0 0 , 0 ' be situated a short distance ber :l o 1 1° ham-court and Hampstead roa ds,th will communicate by a short branch is so t Western at its terminus at Euston-scll I'o°oo° with the North-London. The sixth ve l es ieLS 0 0, cross, opposite to, but not in immediate Pecep,,,l? with, the terminus of the Great-North e t tli will be in Clerkenwell, parallel with ab ° ,s j iliTir s Gray's-inn-lane. The eighth in the /Lo w ly, field, adjacent to the lower part a fin and final station will be the Post- 00 1",stP; acquainted with the topography of Leti,fof il by means of this line a connection od i A l the Great-Western, North-Western, an , railways, which will be of vast advantaktsiffir besides which the facilities for locometle?„fo4l° city passengers will be considerable, ane 06. sirable nature., Once completed the oar to a good deal of omnibus tyranny an d k ir ncil /11 sr / CABINET COUNCIL.---A Cabinet Co ts , 01 0 the Foreign-office, Downing-street , Y os ' e pl 4 The Ministers present werc Viscoun t s eilirp Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the 'ol.oPiii‘l the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir Georgeeof of Clarendon, Lord Panmure, the Cb si a s cc ss ielli chequer, Sir James Graham, Sir 0 1 ,04 ve Molesorth, Viscount Can nil l a' of Carlisle. The Council sat two hours'ioll, The Countess Walevvska gave a be: the residence of the French Br au3i 10 0r i , o' /1 House. t sil THE RUSSIAN DUTCH LOAN. —A re -11 , 1 :0,4 day shows that the sums paid and f.ve. 1 1 year 1854 on account of the ft” - O ', is amounted to 768,750f1. interest, an" ;, e s: 4 00; . o( cipal, thereby reducing the balance,"oosltrd, s s ° January last from 15,500,000f1. to luifjer BENEVOLENCE OF HER MAJESII•jib4 O° ,I O Queen has, among her many acts of '', 4 4_dn nificence, just given 1001. towards the t ior school for the children of mechanics; sr is f class of labourers in and near Win ~ rl n i s 1 #l .l° TEE FIRST LIFE GUARDS.--, ° co o e P regiment (past and. present) gave O h io r ec quet last evening, at Grillion's s g street, to their old and esteemed e' : Pr ,tit",, return m tE f T r i o N m G t o la F e Crimea. coNsEß Colonel the Hon. James Macdona r 11° 0 v 1$4:1, VATIVISS.—' 7 tI t° 3 - 9 el' i;t o p Y 4 4' the members of the Conservative eye s oli f terday afternoon, at the residence o' 0 0'0 0 4' Lordship asldressed them at lengt l3, 4 o° , - . the steps he had taken when lately e[p s vie' . o lol.4' Government, and explaining his i ll 7,sedl it 'see y Palmerston. Resolutions were ltibt cl . party to act in vigorous concert in of t ji 0 0 01, 44 0 ' 91 4 eeedinga in Parliament. "eg The dividend agreed to at a islee t ot era s h f o re. l and Blackwell Rsilway Conspan/reerl - Piss b l r a share, making for the year fis• 6 ;',",sB l •' s j is r"„ to profit available for dividend was '; e fin i l' - t e r cushion took place as to the paYm e s e s - isabr ° F e d i t allowed, but it was not thought air' 46 extent. p i , Is e is , The report of the directors of th s te sda/' se 9 A Company, read at the meeting a 9e 5 " i ° re t " v „no Si The sum of 1,767,988/. had be s. '74. '"led India treasury, being 2f17,9811- 114 ' required. on STRAND THEATRE.—A. new e o— t sea t " Friends, is to be produced at this thor la 0 4,,, next. It is by a well-known a ti so / 06 0 world. . 0/ 0.0 4 111 THE BIRDS AND THE SE I 7/ 40 eSP C* 1 ,0 ,310 mediate neighbourhood of Penzanf,oed, i dn r and extending quite to the Lao" d w ate', of various birds, both laud an vin g h e to rsQlo l ) and migratory, have resorted, he si i si ca,. ev er e ..,eo,l stinctively to these more southern ' t heir i ; ) , selves of the chances of pro" r ` ng s son 1 %1 O s 'V of subsistence. This is the re eese en d ili o g 0 4 and other wading birds—swans, g . , ro lone o f P o rt ) ) distri cts Wet° , o i ,j species wintnrs of in thteheducsknutfhaenrinily breed oth Most of the duck tribe live " A A " etio tb*ll re f.j regions ; some are more -. _ r leg ions a Tbas is se'e those fuund in the more Arctichward. ider U do cl‘b ie ll the fewest in their visits sou t ed „op s t ol/ te tt l ie f , swan, b• an goose, white-fronto,deo 40,00103 y/ vet scoter, long-tailed duck, 1 ,. A re 04 0 more rare than other ducks Oa: v . q southward, such as the 'mallard, tab Gre Ao , l o thers. te 94 re d o', tufted duck, and some „, an sortosis of ducks and mallards, widg e° sd s ev‘ s } s s ,0- 41 ,? 4 brought to Penzance m arket, a. ~r iup da c aot ears s ' a 5 0 d e - reit shovellers, pochards, and se , an d slit ; golden eye has made its appf's sa le. "r s . die,or pintail ducks have been o ffered_:f°: veet wara tis wer: er of) observed flying over Peetanc corispieragoteoolo sec( Among the land birds the most ft. pe e e f k o r i s fansllS • ferent species of the thrush _ tare d, 40 1, , 606 mountain finch have been)searl'ail, plen,;,erea'4e golden plovers heve been ts javt 'ally and plod appear to have been r egul r'.7 unusual quantity of bittern I .8 7', digto u the district.-- Cornwall Gazette. ._.-~~-` NorwT!•MVA•OIIIO,,.4, . •." ~ 4 all all all all 13.5 25i to 5 St. 25 93 4 62i all all all all 20i 1 89 8i 91 71 7451 i f 9716 100,E 69 41i i 11 i 501 8 1 28i 73i 4 13i i 211 i 14 87 8 lli 81i 1 20 * 41 39i 63i 264 6 29 Si! 47} 6; 11i y f,_ sak,... ti•, iII~ 7r"g P 4 -1 84 1 . Co kto . II Nith 0, li 4 Ex`::., i„ 11,