The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-16 00:00:00

OUND AND REFRESHING SLEEP at 0 WILL—To B s. d., or not to be'—in place " that's the Q'uestion."-Span'sh,—under its " Metropoli tan S.'dula trn 'ch'sc," notwithstanding, the upper X.'s of New York .!. or'? Y., of 16 Feb. 1814., for a Belize Indian King G••• F. i. e., on H. Vll.'s, Hanse 'banker, precedent in Dublin. Hor-0 'mere Hark'ye = 'Duct'r:—" Canst thou sot minister to a mind" di;-seiz'd Y'es'. WRAT—" Pluck' from the memory a rooted s'n'ow P' Ye's. .4. SWEAR t rrr? —" O'pooh. ! 0 'ye's ! Ja.—yaw ! " Oui ! 'w'i, Oh, yes.-4y 'God's Aeriferra process "a la Nineveh quill counter-poise," as in effect, space-shielding our fabric from all weight; e'en the 'Air 15 lb. square inch—outer pressure —; whereby the inward fluid circulation, becomes thinned by the lightsome inter-medium of wax-flame spirit, co-induct —by our nasal hydraulic-punip action, for an onward flow "to a bon'ey full tidal" vertebraic expansion. This wished for " Zero'phfan forgetfulness" is attained in ten minutes; for elasticity under thq analogy; to a vacuum-rest of the Midriff-fan, in the sickly; for ease, appetite, and sleep at will. Personal instruction only, by letter to the Agent-factor (with the Metaphysician's A'reg'inea-fee 21e.). for " Captain " Ackerley, as the pa tentee's " Ofilift," No. 5, Swallow-street, Piccadilly, London. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The ANNUAL GENERAI, MEETING of PROPRIETORS will be hell at the Office of the Society; Son TIIURSDA.Y, the Sixth day of March next, at I o'clock precisely, at which meeting Six Direc tors will be elected. ♦ny proprietor desirous of proposing a candidate for the office of director, must send the name of such candidate to the secretary, at least fourteen days before the day of meeting. The ballot will commence at Eleven and close at Two o clock. An election of an Auditor (on the part of the Asnired) will also take place on WEDNESDAY. the sth day of March, between the hours of Eleven and Two o'cloa.. BONUS. The Sixth Division of Proict - s - will bo made in jannary, 1857. Th who complete Policies before the end of June next will par. ticipste. GEORGE U. PINCTURD, Resident Secretary. t 9, Greit Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London, Ilth Feb., 1856. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. Lessee, Mr. J. H. Anderson. TEIS EVENING ROB ROY. Principal character by Profeasor Anderson. To conclude with the gorgeons Pantomime of YE BELLE ALLIANCE. flown, Mr. Flexmore ; Pantaloon, Mr. Barnes ;liarlequin, Mr. C. Brown; and Coltuni;inn. Miss E. horne. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENDIO, THE GREAT GUN TRICK. After which. NET DIDDLE DIDDLE; or. !lartectutn King Nonsense and the Seven Ages of Man. THEATRE ROYAL, HA.YMARKET. Undo! the Management ofNlr. Encketone. THIS EVENING, THE ritsy 'BODY. Followed by TILE LITTLE T\aEASITEE. After which the New Comm Christmas Pantomime, entitled Tim BUTTERFLY'S BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FE &ST; or, Harlequin and the Genius of the Spring. ROYAL, PRISCP:39'3 rIIEkTRq. OXFO%D-STrtn CT. Under the Msnalement of tfr. Cakiras TM 3 EVENLY(3. THE corNmvs BROTHERS. After - which, iIAttLEQUIN AND THE. At kin _AZD THE MAGPEE ; or, the Fairy Paradlsa anti Hanky Panky, flib Enchanter. flarlequin t Mr. Corraack ; Clown, Kr. !Latina; Pantaloon, Mr. rattle ; and Colnmhine, Miss Caroline Adam. TWZATI2 ROYAL IDELPIIT. Proprietor, Mr. B. WOster.—Dire:tress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING. THE BOOTS 0? T!TH HOLLY TREE INN. After which, BETSY BA! EE. To ba fo;lowei by TauT BLESSED BABY. To conclude with ACK AND THE BE k.N STALX; or, Harlequin and Mother Goose at Homo Again. which Mews. J. Bland, P. Redford, Xfadame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, itnd Miss E, Arden will ap3ear. IMAL OLY , ITIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manazer. Mr. Alfre4 Wigan. THUS vF,L,IT'aa. STAY AT HOME. After which Will be produced a New ant denbly-moral, tholgh exceasively old, MelodrarnAtie Fairy . Extravaganza, entitled VIE DISCREET PRIV:Mg:3; o tile Throe Gl,pe o!stafl. in which 111.risrl. Emery, F. TIoi);on, 11. Cooper, Miss Ifarstol, And Miss Maskoll will appelr. ROYAL 4U33FY THEATRE. Lessees, Messra. , :heplierd and Creswick. THIS EVENING THE EiTIAPOWS OP CRIME. To coneht.le with A PRINCE: or P TAMA ; or, ITOrleluln and Zane Shore. ROYAL ATILAND TIMATIII.. Under the direction of Mr; Payne. TAIi Zl-1-;xl1g, TUE E. /MANTIC WrDO T. Followed by THE PEISONEH, OF ROC EIELLE ; or, lons and Oats. After which, r•E .kCE ANY: NacE. To conclude with ELM; JACKETS. ABTLErB R6TATi AMPUITHZAT3Z. Leases and Ilanaor, Mr. Win. Cooke. Tint KVEVING, ROOK WOOD: or. TURPIN'i 11.I1)E to YORK. The last week of that popular Spectacle. After which the SCENES In the CIRCLE and the performance of the Sagacious and Stupendous Elephants, one of which ascends from the centre of the stage to an elevation high above the stage, on a narrow ridge not the width of his foot ! To cone.inde with a grail! Equestrian Comic Pantomime called HARLEQUIN AND ST. (1EOR(1E AND THE DRAGON; or, the Seven Champions of Claisteudom. Rox-ofilee eirm from Eleven till Four. Stage Mmager, Mr. W. West. EquestriAn Director. A:. 'A% Cooke. inn. EVNI".t. STINLETS 5E1 7 11' AG ,S OF wx.t.tx, Every Evening at R, ani on SAtunlays at 3. Pronounced by the unanhnous re!ce of the preAs. am! by nightly inn'easing audienees, to be the Greatest Artistical Triumph of the day. &UN' r MARTIN'S' HILL, Long acre. Area, li. Re,servel Chairs, ?A. Ed. HIGH WATER .I.l` LONDON BRIDGE. THIN DAT—Morn. 14 min. aft. 10—Evening 59 rein. aft. 10 Tri-Morcitow—Morn. 41 miu. aft.ll —Zvening 0 min. aft. 10 THE WEATHER—SUN OrPICE, FEB. 1E;. THERMOMETER., IN T}lll 55 hischest since noon yesterday. 43--lowest this morning and attrlng the night. 53 —this day at noon. Ranomrrru, 29 . 88. WIND, S.E. Moderate, with fine, sunshiny, cloudy weather. HALF-PAST Two.—Wiud E., but variable, with fine clear weather, inclining to frost. .--5,L3,1,)t.,04_ LONDON, SATUROAV, FEBRUARY 16, 1856. -- -4- - The announcement yeeterday of a New Loan, and the funding of Excllelger-bills, burst like a thunder -storm on the Stock Exchange. A tem porary panic was at once occasioned. Many capitalists were, of course, desirous of rendering all their pecuniary resources available, in order to be fully prepared to make the best use of the golden opportunity. Others sought to depreciate the quotations, so that the Chancellor of the Exchequer might be induced to offer more favour able terms to the contractors —while the ()Teat majority were influenced by the timidity which is the well-known characteristic of the Men eyocracy. The terms of the contemplated. Loan were stu diously concealed, and therefore, as a matter o f cour se, every person regarded the matter in th e most unfavourable point of view, and carefully buttoned his pockets. The " Ursins" fra ternity, who have lately had some severe their " mind's eye," an hits, beheld, ill auspicious prospect of retrieving their recent losses, while more patriotic speculators thought it prudent to wait for further information, before they should commit themselves in any manner. The resuli, was therefore a fall of nearly 2 per cent. on the quokstiong of the preceding day, from 92 to 90 to s; and, of course, a gonexal stagnation and depreciation of every description of security, public or private. The mystery respecting the amount required under both heads, and the nature and conditions of the terms to be offered, of course operated in jurionslY for the public interests. Guesses re specting-the probable demand on the money mar-, lot war° 142ar3ed F va rYln3 from fifteen to. thirty mom l ua u; It nil 444, - ~~. whethet the Financial Minister would avoid the grave mistakes committed last year ° Was the new Loan to he thrown open to public competition, or kept as a tit-bit for leviathan capitalists, who, being enabled to bid for the entire Loan, could exercise a virtual monopoly, and coerce the Mi nister into the acceptance of any terms they may think proper to offer ? Speculation was rife on these and a variety of matters of detail, and, as we have stated, the result was a fall of nearly 2 per cent, on all classes of securities. Great ex citement was also created in consequence of the a * " eiation that the Ministerial intention was prematurely communicated to certain favoured parties. It is certain that large sales of Stock were pressed on the market before the important intelligence was officially announced. So decided were the rumours, and so great; the dissatisfaction expressed, that an in vestigation subsequently — took place before the Committee of the Stock Exchange. It was de cided that the assertion was without foundation. Perhaps the Scottish verdict, " Not proven," would have been more suitable in the case under notice. The actors in such improper proceedings are usually too wide awake to leave any direct and unequivocal evidence sufficient to bring the guilt home. The suspicion may be very strong, but suspicion is not proof, and nothing short of certainty, would justify the stringent punishment which the offence would eminently merit. We can make every fair allowance for the mis takes committed by Sir G. C. LEWIS last year, and which, as then proved, cost the country not far from a million sterling, about the same amount sacrificed by the GLADSTONE abortion. He was then new to office. It was practically the first step in his progress as Financial Minis ter, and it would have required great firmness and vigour to shake off the red-tapist trammels by which he was fettered. But he has now had sufficient experience. He has witnessed the almost miraculous success achieved in France by having sufficient confidence in the community. No such excuse will now be available, and his character as a financier will mainly depend on the course now adopted. He is now fully warned as 1 to the shoals and quicksands to be avoided, and if he wilfully disregard the lights clearly visible, and suffer the vessel of the State to sus tain any damage, he must be held responsible for the entire injury sustained. One point of great importance will be the amount to be raised. It is far better that the extent of the evil should be accurately ascertained —that the Exchequer sla . leilla be placed in a per fectly easy position—so that every probable de mand may be met without any new demand either on the Bank or the Stock Exchange. Last year we pointed out the grave error of limiting the Loan to 16,000,0001., in place of taking 20,000,0001., which would have averted the necessity of Deficiency or Exchequer Bills, which subsequently occasioned great mischief to the commercial and monetary interests of the nation. We are told that all our naval and military pre parations are to be carried on without cessation. Sir G. C. LEWIS is therefore bound to act as if there were no prospects of peace ; and even if peace be obtained, lie will still find abundant occupation for all the money he can get, and may be saved the disagreeable necessity of proposing new fiscal imposts to the already 1 over-burdened tax-payers. Thirty millions would be obtained just as easily, and on as favourable terms as twenty, or even fifteen. • Let him also for once appeal to the people with out the intervention of middlemen. We believe that if the matter be fairly put forward the call will be promptly and liberally responded to, and that ho will have no cause to regret the experi ment. We have already explained the causes of Mr. GLADSTONE'S failure. Flis successor should carefully eschew any attempt to obtain biddings in the dark. The chance of a trifling advantage will he fully compensated by diffusing the profits to be obtained among the great body of the people. If he offer fair terms, stating clearly the sum he re quires, and the conditions and price of the loan he will get all he wants; and- the-people of Eng land will show that they are not. behind their French brethren in such a cause. We earnestly commend this course to his consideration, although from the request for the attendance of capitalists at the Treasury on Monday, at one o'clock, we fear that it will not be adopted, and that the vicious red-tapist system will still be rigidly adhered to. Even the Times at last•cluakes for the English Plenipotentiary at Paris. Yesterday it read him a lecture on the necessity of maintaining in the discussion of the terms of peace the position due to England. We gladly accept the rather tardy co-operation of our influential contemporary. Our own fears we have never concealed, nor have we failed to urge that Patis is now the spot on which we have a somewhat damaged reputation to retrieve, but on which we may retrieve it. The French nation, entered on the War rather from their chivalrous love of military glory than for political reasons. The English nation, ou the contrary, were prompted chiefly by their sturdy love of freedom, and their hatred to the cruel, encroaching dispositions of the Czars. Hungary and Poland lay on the hearts of Englishmen ; Moscow and Waterloo on the hearts of French men. The immediate and urgent object of both countries was to prevent the absorp tion of Turkey and the subjugation of the East by the insatiable aggressor ; but the deeper feel. ings and sentiments of the two peoples were what we have indicated. France had to obliterate a national dishonour by...xanauishing her van quishers ; England had to disonable the Northern Bear front trampling down liberty in every adja cent country ; and very general was the feeling that a free Poland at least was. essential to that end. We thus hunted in company, and the French have gained the prize they sought. We have not. Our Ally has acquired in the E ist such a reputa tion and influence as she never enjoyed before. Her last military appearance in that quarter was to be driven from it, and chiefly by English !armies and navies. She has now appeared there as the leading military power, taking the lead in the great achievement of the War—never once be aten, while an English Commander, after immortal feats of skill and valour, was starved into surrendering himself and his Turkish garrison aspris oners of war. Waterloo and Moscow have b een avenged at the Malakhoff, but the solid objects dear t o the hearts of Englishmen are almost wholly unattained. Now, we can hardly believe that the French people are so selfish as to rest satisfied while their own ends alone are is an gained. Besides, liberation of the nations I object as dear to:the 50125 of the Great Revolution as to us. Paris has been, as much as London, a ihome for the Poles, and by a singular tutu of fortune a Pole is now the Plenipotentiary o f 1 France, and presides over the Peace, discussions ! li though not the first thought hitherto wioee of li s i e r ir en , chin3u, is at least their second;' nor can We think they wou ld en d ure th a t we should have Wed at the Redan, to secure to them the u i u .pl a a QV 1116141.16114 wh l o_t4ey oftusd 1 ' afterwards to seek with us the reduction of Russia to her own boundaries. Even if the French might otherwise be content with a peace based on the most lenient demands justified by present achievements, yet their views would be very much modified by the tone of an ambassador worthy of England. Suppose, while insisting on the fullest development of the Black Sea article, in Circassia, at Nicolaieff, the Sea of ..k.zoft, and elsewhere—suppose Lord CLARENDON to say, " On these points the mind of my country is made up. I must carry them or return home to give vent to the national desire of useing our vast preparations to obtain yet more." Would Fiance desert England ? We believe not. If she did we are confident Lord CLARENDON would return home with enhanced popularity. Orders to go to the Baltic and the Black Sea in earnest this year would be hailed with enthusiasm. The nation would rise as one man to carry on the War alone, and to show that England was England still. There would, however, be no need of this. France would never haul down her flag in this War while that of England waved in the breeze. Decision and firmness would, however, do their work. Russia is prostrate. Her hope is no longer in generals and guns, but in diplomatists and paper. What she finds she must concede she will concede "to the half of her kingdom." The manner in which St. Petersburg and the Court, Odessa and the merchants, the journals under censorship, and even generals from the Crimea, have clutched at peace, tells its plain tale. Lord CLARENDON needs not be afraid of asking too much, and of abiding by what he asks. Austria and France will soon become advocates with Russia of the English demands, and Russia will " magnanimously" gratify the surly English for the sake of her respected Austrian friend. If we have left in Russia no trace worth men tioning of our past naval and military operations, let us for once, for this once, surpass all expecta tion, and leave on the Peace the stamp of our power. If it does not tell what we have done, let it tell what we can do. If lookers back should ask what did England effect, let the most efficient stipulations of this Treaty be the answer. Let History see the strength of England at the close of the War, by the terms which she insisted on more than the other Allies, under the alternative of their acceptance by Russia, or of our continuing the War alone. Let us be called dogged, obsti nate, anything the despots like, but confident in our plain sense, and the necessity of the case, let us be the power which insists on most, and which is prepared to maintain our demands too. Our aristocracy have humbled us hitherto. They have made us appear afraid to begin, and afraid to press the War. They have taught Eu rope to think we had sunk to the second position among the nations, and all, as we fear, to gratify certain German families. They had begun to per ceive that this would do no longer, and only this year have they made the preparations requisite to do what they ought to have done the first, or, at least, the second year of the Whr. It is for them now to use a mighty and willing nation, and such an armament as would completely prostrate the enemy, to effect either this, or to erect a trophy to England in the terms of the peaoe itself. The glory of the Crescent, once so lurid and uiinacious, seems fast passing into a final eclipse. Long before the arrival of the Allied Armies in the Bosphorus, the once formidable buttresses of Mussulman pride and prejudice bad begun to crumble and tnoulder into dust ; and now, within two short — years of that event, a spectacle has been witnessed in Constantinople which the most audacious prophet did not venture to predict. The adoption of European costume and European science by the forces of the SULTAN at his com mand bespoke a great change. The visits of the Commander of the Faithful to the princely re presentatives of the dynasties of England and France were sufficiently startling ; but what shall be said of the recognition by the SULTAN of equal rights on the part of the Giaour in his dominions with the Faithful, and the ratification of his in tention to establish them on a legal footing by a visit to the English Ambassador, on the occasion of a Fancy Ball given at the Embassy ? The descendant of MAHOMET, the cynosure of Mussulman veneration, whose appearance in public was recognised by prostration, who broke bread alone, whose smile was fortune, whose frown was death, a touch of whose hand was signal dis tinction, and a visit from whom an honour rarely vouchsafed to the claims of kindred, actually, and with the most honest and liberal purpose, has condescended to visit an Ambassador of the Franks, eat with him, walk hand in hand with him, nay, even stand up the better to gaze on his fair countrywomen as they gracefully swayed to and fro in the undulations of the dance ! So imperious is necessity, and with so much discretion has the comparatively youthful Monarch adapted himself and his rule to the altered circumstances of the times ! Surely this is a lesson which rulers making pretences to a higher Civilisation and a more venerable authority may well take to heart and profit by—a lesson all the more deserving of honour in that it has not been read without pre vious risk or with any but themost praiseworthy design. 11l indeed would it be appreciated if attributed exclusively to weakness. An enlight ened head and a not ungenerous heart have, there can be no reasonable doubt, had a creditable char, in eliciting it. So much effected, what may we not anticipate for the future? Turkey in Europe may already be described as Turkey f Europe, so far has the influence of Western civilisation prevailed. The strictly orthodox Mussulmau no doubt pon ders gloomily over the decadence of his dominant and exclusive creed,- and regards the Frank as a thing unlean, which by no possibility Can be en titled to share his privileges, put the cause of his chiefest grief is that day by day he finds fewer sympathisers and less ;round for hope in resistance. Is it too much to anticipate that the reforms which have taken and are about to take place in Western Turkey will lead to a renovated and vigorous empire, before which the prejudices and superstition of Eastern Turkey shall melt away ! We shall see. In the meantime we look on with hope—not, however, untinctured with anxiety. There is opportunity for distinction for the prophet where there is such unstable footing for ordinary calculation. BOULOGNE AND AMIENS RAILWAY.—The town of Boulogne has recognized the claim of all the holders of shares in the former Boulogne and Amiens Railway guaranteed 4 per cent. by the town, and, on the propo sition of the mayor. M. Alexandre Adam, has agreed to repay the amount due in full, although without interest, by yearly instalment?. THE NEW BISHOP OP CARLISLE.—The new Bishop of Carlisle is the Hon. and Rev. Montague Villiers. A better selection could not have been made. Thoroughly imbued with religious sentiment and conviction, yet free from fanaticism—liberal in his political views—impres sive and winning in his public ministrations—Mr. Vii liers has, by his devoted and unremitting labours as a parochial clergyman, given earnest of the judicious but indefatigable zeal with which he will discharge the weightier functions of the Episcopate. There are few in any church who combine in so Ugh a degree the essen tial qualities of a Christian 'Bishop. ft ought to be known that the appointment took Mr. Villier's family by su h rprise. E ven L or d Cl aren d on wa s only told of it after t "lntoiiittnent had been made. Mr. Villiers was not Personally known 0 Lot 4 rtzoriatoia. DIP i 3 lov:qv ale tci THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEB RUFEBRUARY 16, 1856, LATEST NEWS. PARIS, SATURDAY. Count Cavour, the Sardinian Plenipotentiary to the Conferences, arrived at Paris yesterday, ac companied by a secretary and two attaches. He alighted at the Hotel du Rhin, Place Ven- dome. BERLIN, FEU. 15. A report is current that the reserve of the Russian Guard will be sent to their homes. Col. Bosse has returned from Warsaw, where he was present at the funeral obsequies of Prince Paskiewitch. He has since dined with the King. TURIN, FEB. 14. The Turkish Ambassador leaves to-day for Paris. The senators and deputies gave a grand banquet to-day to Gen. de la Marmora. After the dinner the general on leaving was hailed with the warmest acclamations by the people. MADRID, FEB. 14. The reports which have circulated relative to attempts at disorder, to a Ministerial crisis, and to differences in the Cabinet, are without founda- tion. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. We read in the Constitutionnel :—" We have re ceived authentic information which enables us to affirm that the opening of the Conferences for the re-establishment of peace remains fixed for the 23d inst." The Pr!oniteur contains a report from the Minister of Public Instruction to the Emperor, recommend ing that the Government shall undertake the pub lication of the most ancient poems of France. A decree of the Emperor, based on the report, orders the publication of the proposed work under the title of " Anciens Poetes Francais," and that the expense shall be paid out of the budget of the De partment of Public Instruction and Worship. BOURSE, Feb. 15.—The following were the clos ing quotations : Cash. fr. 4i per Cents f 6 e.— 3 per Cents 72 50 New Loan 73 30 Bank Shares 3,475 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,550 Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5) B9 Home Debt RAILWATS—POR CASH. fr. c. - - End of Month. —4. —O. 73 50 fr. c ... -. Orlimns Northern Lyons ...... 1,225 New Ditto BO3 Mediterranean 1,375 Grand Central 6;2 50 Lyons Geneva 745 Taste Cette .. 725 Austrian Corn 877 50 SARDINIA. The Piemonte of Turin, of the 13th inst., an nounces that General della Marmora had put off hia departure for the Crimea until the 20th. On the 12th the Chamber of Deputies voted, without any opposition or discussion, the estimates required for the army and the expedition to the East, the different items of which were—Military intendance, 900,000 livres ; military supplies, 707,000 ; pay of the troops, 9,350,000 ; sanitary service, 1,990,000 ; stores, merchandise, waggons, 6,768,000 ; freight and transports, 7,036,000 ; re mounting, 3,519,000 ; bread and provisions, 20,067,000 ; forage, 6,000,000 ; fuel and barrack expenses, 869,000 ; service of the artillery, 2,368,000; service of the engineering department, 2,228,000 ; technical servico of the staff, 18,000 ; sundry expenses, 370,000; other expenses, 488,000. Total, 62,813,000 livres. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY, MIDNIGHT. By the Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Mag dalena, Captain Abbott, with the West India and Pacific mails, we have dates from Jamaica to Jan. 27, Demerara and Trinidad. 26, Barhadoes 28, St. Lucia 29, St. Thomas's 31. The Magdalena brings 71 pissengars, among whom are Sir W. Colebrook, late Governor, and General Wood, late Coannissioeer-iu-Chief of the Windward Islands. On freight there is specie, value $2,900,249 ; $21,794 consigned to Colonel Facio, supposed to be on accoun, of Mexican divi dends ; $55,000 value in jewellery, &c., and the usual cargo. During the homeward voyage the Magdalena experienced strong gales from N.W. and S.W. From Jamaica we learn that matters rem Ain much the same. The House of Assembly was still in session. A very unpopular measure had passed the house for the purpose—of raising, it was esti mated, 6,0001. to educate the labouring population, it being contended that there were sufficient scholars already in existence, and that it was a difficult matter to induce people to send their children regularly. Rumours had reached Jamaica that there was great excitement at Hayti, and that the Emperor Soulouque had fled. Commercial matters remained the same. At Demerara an important public meeting had been held to take into consideration the subject of immigration. The weather was • very dry, and several deaths had occurred from yellow fever. Fires had taken place on plantations, at Peter's hall, on the 14th ult., and at Leonora, which had done much damage. From Grenada we learn that plantation work was proceedino , with considerable spirit. At Trinidad ° considerable excitement existed in consequence of the discovery of several successful forgeries which had been perpetrated upon the Branch Colonial Bank to the extent of several thousand pounds. There is nothing of interest from the other West Indian islands. THE DEBT OF BUENOS AYRES. A correspondent has addressed the following letter to the Euitor of the Morning Post:-- " Sir,—As a creditor of the Buenos Ayres Republic, I thank you for your review, in the Morning Post of Thursday, of the committee's able pamphlet. I recom mend every creditor to obtain it. Let them read Mr. Frank Parish's severe clstigation of Dr. Don Irineo Portela and his code of finance, and what he calls jus tice. What is to be expected from a Ministry composed of such men q Nothing! I thank you for drawing my attention to this report, as it further leads me to the conclusion that the small driblet, which in future is to be doubled (and will pay us about 3 per cent. instead of merely 1 per cent. per annum), comes with a sad grace ; for at the moment this 'sop to Cerberus' is thrown—this ' bait to silence Mr. Giro, Mr. Parish,' and, if possible, the bondholders and Lord Clarendon—this report tells us a seizure is made upon our lands in the vicinity of Buenos Ayres, that are-so-nntbrionsly of high value that they (this mortgage on them is secured by the original bonds) would pay this paltry debt off if it were three times the amount it is. Well might the bondholders point to the 9 per cent. paying by Chili and Peru (being 6 per cent. on capital and 3 on arrears), besides (as pointed out in the Morning Post of Friday) a redemp tion fund that, in the case of Peru, insures its total pay ment and liquidation within a very short time. What a contrast ! "I will not touch upon the policy or impolicy of Mr. Robertson's allusions to the late President, General Rosas, as I do not understand the political bearings of such remarks. This, however, I venture to say anti to recommend to the creditors—' Let them, agitate till they obtain justice,' whoever may be President of Buenos Ayres—be it Rome, be it Obligado, a Rivadavia, or Garcia. Our money (1,000,0001. sterling) was lent at 85 per cent, to the Republic:, not to its president or pre sidents, be they who they may. "If General Rosas has signed decrees such as Mr. Ro bertson refers to, they certainly do the General credit and honour ; and I hope and wish he (the General) may further elucidate the matter, as he is, I hear, still in England. With regard to his general policy and his bold and ambitious invasions of the Banda Oriental and the southernmost Brazilian province of Rio Grande de Sul, it might have been an error, for the Emperor of Brazil had large navies, a well•paid and well-disciplined army, and enjoyed a credit oval to any State in Eu rope ; whilst Rosas was, from mistaken policy, inferior in all these respects. Still I have heard even Brazilians admit that, in crushing Monte Video and laying waste the Banda and Rio Grande do Sul, he aimed (perhaps erroneously) at making Buenos Ayres a great and pros perous city, securing to it a monopoly. We all know the result (and General Rosas more than others) of this mistaken policy.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, " J. T., A BUENOS AYREIAN CREDITOR. " City, Feb. 8, 1856." MINING INTELLIGENCE.—The mining market opened this week very heavily, and a considerable decline in prices took place in several shares which were offered for sale, the decline 111 each case being without any ap parent cause, excepting a preponderance of sellers ; and a s the public demand was limited, the dealers would only buy at their own prices. The shares most affected in- price were—Rosewarae, 'United Mines, East Rose, 8itt 41 1 . 24) G•few cittari....4finiag Journal of this dey! LORDS LUCAN AND CARDIGAN. The following letters have been addressed to the editor of the Times:— Sir,- -Having laid before the Secretary of State for War a statement in reply to the allegations male against me in the report of the commission to the Crimea, and which will be made public, it will be unnecessary, and, indeed, impossible, for me to answer all the calumnies of anonymous writers ; but to the letter of " A Civilian," which occupies a conspicuous place in your journal of to-day, I will give the following replies :- 1. I had no power to move the Light Cavalry Bri gade ; such an order must have come through the Lieu. tenant-General of the Division from the Commander-in- Chief of the army. 2. I attended the camp daily with scarcely any ex ception, and sometimes twice a-day. 3. It was no part of •ny duty to visit the sentries by night or day ; they were only the usual camp sentries, and ought to be visited by the orderly officer. If they had been videttes at the outposts, and there were none at that time from the Light Cavalry Brigade, they would have been visited by the field officer of the day. 4. When a friene of mine brought out a yacht which I had lent to him Lord Raglan recommended and sanc tioned my sleeping on board it. This was a sufficient auth3rity for me to do so, and so feel confident that there was nothing improper in the measure. 5. There is no correspondence in existence which can in the slightest degree reflect upon me. 6. With regard to other groundless insinuations, I do not consider it necessary to notice them.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, CARDIGAN. Portman-square, Feb. 15. Sir,—Lord Panmure having► undertaken to lay the enclosed letter on the table of the House of Lords this day, I am enabled to give it to you for publication, should you consider it deserving of a place in your columns, and for which I shall feel obliged.—l have the honour to be, sir, your very obedient servant, Hanover.square, Feb. 15. LUCAN. "Hanover square, Feb. 7. " My Lord,—Late last evening o n ly I had the oppor tunity of reading the report of the Commission of In quiry in the East. I consider that I have much cause of complaint.. The Commissioners have allowed them selves to offer opinions - which, if founded on fact, mast tell to the disadvantage of the cavalry, as also to my own, their commander. In one place the Commissioners state that the mortality of horses from eickness in the cavalry exceeded that of the transport animals which is notoriously inconsistent with fact. In another place it is inferred, and without foundation, that there was tar diness in the construction of stables, and that the cavalry only commeneed their construction at the end of January or beginning of February, and only terminated in the middle of March ; when, on the contrary, they com menced early in December, so soon as Lord Raglan could be prevailed upon to move them from the heights before Sebastopol to a permanent camp ; and instead of only completing in the middle of March, the 800 horses, of which the cavalry then consisted, were every one of them stabled on the 11th of February ; and, so far from there having been many disposable hands for this work, and that so small a proportion of the regiments was em ployed in transport and carriage of sick, as it is alleged, I am prepared to show by nominal return of men that every disposable n'an was put to constructing stables, but that on many days in many regiments not one man, in consequence of other duties, was available. I made it the first duty of my Deputy-Assistant-Quartermaster- General to report daily upon the progress made in this hutting. I constantly visited the different camps my self ; and, not altogether satisfied, as I fancied, with the energy displayed by-some regiments of the Light Bri gade, I made them report to me daily the work of the day before. I venture to observe that it was most cre ditable to the cavalry that, against every difficulty and obstruction, they succeeded in stabling all their horses, when in the French army at the same time, whatever may have since happensd, not one horse was under cover. Again, these Commissioners have not scrupled to charge the Lieutenant-General with deterring officers from pro posing to stable their horses in consequence of the man ner, as they state, with which I received a proposal from the officer commanding the Scots Greys. Now, my Lord, I have no personal knowledge of these Commis sioners, but I think it not only doe to myself, but, perhaps, to others, to show how these gentlemen have, in my case at least, allowed themselves hastily to form and unscrupulously to promulgate opinions, if at all founded, most prejudicial to professional character, without giving themselves an opportunity, either by the cross-examining a witness or by a reference to the party accused, of elicit ng the truth. Sir John M'Neill is not justified in casting imputatiens upon me without giving me an opportunity of justification or defence. Had he felt disposed to do me justice he might have asked for my examination, or have referred to me for in formation ; and I cannot withhold that, through his omission to do either, be has infLeted a wrong where, in the discharge of a public duty, he should have shown a spirit of equity and justice. Now, my lord, to satisfy your lordship that I have cause to feel hurt, and for some indignation, I must, at the risk of extending this letter, give the facts in the case of Colonel Griffiths as they occurred. Subsequent to the storm of the 14th of November, Colonel Griffiths, when visiting me, as field officer of the day of the•nivision, to report upon the out posts, spoke to me in a complaining tone of the suffer ings of his men and horses. I was at that time, and had been many days previou , , in daily communication with Lord Raglan personally, or the Quartermaster-General, depicting to them the fearful sufferings of the horses, and urging them, in every possible manner, either to allow the cavalry to bo moved to a position less ex posed, or where their forage or the materials for hut ting would be available. It is difficult to exaggerate my anxiety at this time, and your lordihip must ob serve, that before any stabling could be constructed it was necessary for a permanent winter camp to be fixed upon, which teould depend upon the state of the siege of Sebastopol, and the means of defence of Lord Raglan had at his disposal to protect the rear of his po sition. Both Raglan and General Canrobert felt that they could not spare, the cavalry at that time, and de tained them accordingly. At the moment that Colonel Griffitbs referred to the stabling of his horses we were only occupying a temporary camp, and it was undecided whether we wore to shift to another position, still on the heights, but a little removed, or were to take up a per manent winter camp in the neighbourhood of Kadikoi ; and this last was at the end of ten days decided upon, As has been said, Colonel Griffiths referred in a plain tive tone to the stete of his horses, and in one of re proach. I, knowing front, the past that I felt to say the least, as much anxiety for the horses of the Greys as Colonel Griffiths, replied accordingly ; upon which this officer allowed himself a manner and the use of words so disrespectful that I de-ired him to desist, or I would place him under arrest. If Colonel Griffiths in his evidence intended to say that ho was threatened with arrest for expressing any anxiety about his horses, and not on account of his dis respectful manner in the conversation which followed, he has stated that which is as unworthy of him as it is untrue. At this time no horse-of my own, of my staff, nor do I believe of any of the regimental officers, was stabled. I cannot recollect a single structute within the cavalry camp excepting Colonel Griffiths's kitchen. "My lord, in this report inferences are drawn re specting the commissariat supplies, so far as the cavalry are concerned, so much at variance with the state of the case, that I think it my duty to tender myself as a wit ness. No officer, so far as the Cava'ry Division is con cerned, can speak with equal knowledge and authority of all the circumstances and fasts, and this report must continue very incomplete without my evidence.--I have the honour, &c., "Lucas, Major. General. "P.S. Since writing the above, I am informed that there is no very pleasant mention made of the subject of this letter in the Times. I have not read it, purposely ; but your lordship will, I am sure, feel that it is not now the less important to me that the examination I seek should be accorded. " LUEIAN." INSURRECTION IN ALGERIA. We read in the Moniteur Algerien of thelOth:— "The Governor-General received information on the 21st ult. that an insurrection had broken out in the Valley of the Sebaou, and that several tribes had col lected together and made a hostile movement towards Tizi-Ouzou, and threatened -the new post established there. Not knowing whether this insurrection might have ramifications in other parts, at Kabylie, orders were immediately given to concentrate a sufficient force to re-establish order. On the 2d, three battalions of the 60th reigment, a squadron of the 7th Hussars, and a detachment of artillery under the com mand of General do ligny, left Algiers and pro ceeded by forced marches towards Tizt-Ouzou. The ad vanced guard arrived there at daybreak on the 24th. The news of the rapid approach of the French troops had the effect of clearing away the insurgents from the neigh bourhood of that post ; still the Kabyles did not retire to their homes, but remained in numerous groups on the sides of their mountains, firing off their muskets by way of challenge to the French. In order to establish the French authority in the plain, and also to draw the Kabyles into the ground more favourable to the opera tions of the French troops, Gen. de Ligny, on the 28th, ordered a razzia to be made in the direction of the village of Meddour, two leagues to the east of Tizi Ouzou. This operation was effected without the troops i engagedn it meeting with anyresistance, but at the moment wh en the y were returning to the camp, Capt. Beaupretre, who bad pushed a reconnaissance to some distance along the valley, was followed by a body of horsemen, aided by from NO to 400 foot. The general sent a force to support the captain, and the squadron of hussars under Captain de Sers charged the enemy, who hastily retreated, leaving 20 killed in the hands of the French. After this success it was hoped that the Beni-Onaguenous would abandon the insurgent tribes and return to their submission, but as they persisted in their outbreak, it was resolved to punish them. On the 30th a column left th e camp, crossed the Sebaou, and attacked the Kabyles. They resisted obstinately, hut were at length put to the rout, with the loss of 50 killed, and several wounded, besides a great number of oxen and sheep. Th e l ass o f th e French was only four killed. Almost all the tribes on the right bank of the Sebaou have quitted the other in surgent.- and renewed their submission to French autho rity, and those tribes who still rem a i n i n re b e lli on h ave r etired into the mountains of the Beni-Raten." TnE lEolf MINES IN Nova SCOTIA —The prospectus has bcen issued of a company for working, the iron minor' of Nora, Sbotia, to be called the Acadian 1t:ou Cow. PUY, Withcapital of 200,0004., 6148laarput Naval and Military Intelligence. The Thames, No. 92, steam-transport, Capt. Strutt, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the East. She left Balaklava on the 27th of Jan., Constantinople on the 29th, Malta on the 4th of Feb., Gibraltar on the 9th, with Lieut. W. Daunt, of the 9th Regt., in command of invalids; Staff-Surgeon G. H. Powell, Assistant-Surgeon J. M. Bleckley, of the 14th FOot ; Assistant-Surgeon E. L. L. Lundy, of the 79th ; Capt. Hy. Foster, 95th; Lieut. H. J. de Carteret, 79th Highlanders; Quartermaster Addy, Land Transp wrt Corps ; Mr. Jno. Luard, 1 medi cal staff steward, 25 orderlies, 1 assistant-storekeeper, 2 Commissariat drivers, 1 labourer, Army Works Corps, 1 distressed seaman from Malta, and miltary invalids. All have wonderfully improved On the voyage home, and no efforts were spared to make them comfortable. They disembarked at Portsmouth dockyard yesterday after noon, under the direction of Deputy-Quartermaster- General Dalgetty and Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant-Gene ral Nelson. The Basilisk, 6, paddle-wheel sloop, has been com missioned at Portsmouth by Commander Crofton, of the Rosamond, and most of the crew of the latter have been turned over to her. The Ruby gun-boat arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the eastward. The Esk, 21 guns, screw corvette, Captain Thomas Birch, has been recalled from the Great Nore, where she has been riding, and orders have been received for her to prepare for being paid off. It is reported at Sheerness that the Majestic, 80 gong, Captain James Hope, C. 8., is also to be paid off. Por tions of the crews of this ship and the Esk will be draughted into other ships. The Eurotas, 12 guns, screw mortar ship, bas been put out of No. 2 dry dock, Sheerness. She had received her foremast, and is now receiving her boilers and heavy machinery. Artificers are working extra hours to ex pedite her completion. The Retribution, 28 guns, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Captain Thomas Fisher, has received orders to take o❑ board at Sheerness 300 tons of coal, and preparations are being made to store and victual her for her de parture. The launch of the 20-gun screw corvetts Cadmus, at Chatham, has been postponed for a month. Her Majesty's ship Geyser, 6, Commander Dew, went to Spithead yesterday, on her way to Liverpool, for a convoy of newly-built gun-boats from the docks of Mr. Seijeant Brodie, who, until lately, was serjeant-saddler of the Ist Royal Dragoons, has been appointed by the Secretary-for-War Inspecting Foreman of Saddlery at Weedon -Beck. Mr. Jeans is likely to be secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour. A committee of flag officers and captains assembled yesterday at the Admiralty, to decide upon the regula tions of the new contemplated naval uniforms. Admiral Rous, Captain Shepherd, Captain Charles Eden, Capt. Pelham, and many others, were present in consultation with the Board of Admiralty. MI LITIA. The annexed circular has been directed to the Lord- Lieutenants of the several counties in the United King dom, by Lord Panniure : " War Department, Feb., 1856. " I have the honour to request that in all future sub missions to this department of the appointments and pro mot ians of officers of the Militia of the county under your charge, for the purpose of being laid before her Majesty, you will be pleased to state the names of the officers in whose succession such appointments or promotions are pro posed to be made, and whttther the vacancies have been occasioned by resignation, death, or otherwise, or whether the appointment is to a commission not previously filled up. I have to add that the omission of these particulars in some instances has rendered this circular communication necessary. " I have, &c., '` PANMURE." VISIT OF THE SULTAN TO THE FRENCH EMBASSY. We take the following letter from the Moniteur " PERA, Feb. s.—On the same day upon which his Majesty the Sultan paid a visit to the English embassy, he notified his intention to M. de Thouvenat to attend a hall which was to be given three days afterwards at the French embassy. Every preparation was immediately made by the representative of the Emperor to receive his Majesty with the honours due to his sovereign rank. At 7 o'clock in the evening the whole front of the em bassy was splendidly illuminated. Above the principal gateway a brilliant transparencyshowed in lines of fire the Imperial toughra.' Detachments of picked companies from the French regiments encamped at Maslak, sap pers of the engineers, a division of the fire brigade (sa pours pompiers) of Paris, and foot artillery occupied the avenues of the embassy and formed the line. Opposite the French troops, whose martial bearing created ad miration, was drawn up a battalion of the Imperial Otto man Guard in full uniforrn. At half-past 7 o'clock one of his Majesty's aides-de-camp came and informed the ambassador that the Sultan had left Tophane, and was proceeding on horseback through Pera-street. M. Thouvenal, accompanied by all the members of the embassy, and by the generals and superior officers of the French division, went as far as the gates of the palace to receive his Majesty. As soon as the Sultan made his appearance the drums beat to arms, the troops presented arms, and the military band struck up the Turkish national hymn. Bengal lights were lit as if by enchantment, and their brilliant light enabled the Sultan to have a good view of the coop d'rcil offered by the court of honour of the palace. His Majesty, accompanied by the ambassador, proceeded by one of the grand staircases specially reserved for him to the apartments prepared Lr ht.s reception. A cow pany of Zouaves, a detachment of Cuirassiers, Dragoons, and Chasseurs d'Afrique formed the line inside the palace conjointly with the Naval Brigade and Ottoman Artillerymen. After a few moments' repose, which the Sultan took advantage of to'have some private conversa tion with the ambassador, his Majesty wearing the grand cordon of the Legioa of. Honour, and a uniform richly studded with jewels, 'preceded by the officers of his Household, entered the Tbrone4oom. He found drawn up in two lines—to the right his Ministers and the great dignitaries of State, to the left the foreign wishes-a:ion and the French and English generals residing at Constan tinople. To the right of the b throne reserved seats were occupied by the ladies of the diplomatic corps. His Majesty was led towards the throne by the ambassador. His attention was immediately attracted by a por trait of the Emperor. Having looked at it for a few moments--' I am happy,' he said to M. Thouvenel, 'to behold the features of my auguA and faithful ally. I experience the most lively satisfaction at being his guest to-day.' "His Majesty immediately received the homage of the diplomatic corps. He canvereed with all the foreign re presentatives, especially with those of England, Austria, and Prussia. He had a gracious word for every lady presented to him. After the official introductions the ambassador took his Al 9jesty's orders, who expressed the wish to visit the ball-room where the elite of Pera was assembled—all the members of the different embassies and a great number of naval and military officers in full uniform. "The Sultan was announced by the introducer of ambass'adors. A line was formed up to the seat pre pared for his 'Majesty, who entered preceded by the officers of the Crown,• and followed by the diplomatic corps. He was received with expressions of marked respect and the most lively sympathy. His Majesty would not sit down till the ladies and the ambassadors accredited t) his Government bad taken their places. "Having taken his Majesty's orders, the Ambassa• dor gave the signal for opening the ball ; a quadrille was immediately formed in front of him, and the dancing commenced. "In about an hour his Majesty returned to the Throne-room, where he requested the presence of the ladies who had been presented to him. They sat down, forming a circle round the Sultan. Lady George Paget, the Princess Stourdza, and Maclaine la Barronne Darri can were introduced to him. His Majesty rose to bow to ( salucr ) each of these ladies. After half an hour's conversation the Sultan returned to the ballroom, which he left at half-past ten o'clock, to retire to his private apartments, where he took leave of the ambassador, and thanked him graciously for the reception he had met with. His Majesty was conducted back with the same ceremony to the gates of the palace, where he mounted his horse and rode in front of the troops, who presented arms as ha:passed. " After the Sultan's departure dancing was resumed, and kept up with great spirit till far in the night." LETTERS, 'C., FOR CALIFORNIA, ORE GON, AND THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. Information having been received that letters and newspapers from this cot ntry addressed to California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Island s , reac h t h e i r destina tion more expeditiously via New York and Panama, than when forwarded front Southampton by the West India Mail Packets, the regulation which has heretofore existed of transmitting this correspondence by the latter packets, unless specially addressed to be otherwise sent, is rescinded, and in future, all letters and newspapers for California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands, will be forwarded, as a rule, via the - United States, and only those letters, &c., will be sent by the West India packets which bear a special direction that they are to be so for warded. When transmitted through the United States, the combined British and United States' postage to the above places will be : —for letters not exceeding half an ounce, ls. 2d. ; exceeding half an ounce and not ex ceeding. one ounce, 2s. sd. ; exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces, 4s. 10d. Newspapers, 2d. each. When transmitted by the West India mail packets, via Panama, the combined British, New Granadian, and United States' postage wili be :—for letters not exceed. ing half an ounce, 2s. 4d. ; exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, 4s. Bd. ; exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces, 9s. 41 Newspapers 4d. each. The postage both upon letters and newspapers must in all cases be paid in advance. By command of the Postmaster-General. General Post Office, ROWLAND HILL, Feb., 1856. Secretary. SMITHFIELD APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE.—On Wednes day a meeting of members of this committee was held at the 1.10,,e Inn, Smithfield, in order to facilitate the estab lishment of a grand central market upon the site of Smithfield. Mr J. Lardner presided. Several of the mem bers were in attendance. The minutes of the last meet ing having been read by the secretary, some routine business was transacted as. to future proceedings, and the meeting separated._ HUME TESTIMONIAL. Meeting This Day. A meeting of the friends and admirers of the late lamented and distinguished statesman Joseph Hume, Egg., was held at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's, to devise some measures for the erection of a lasting memorial to his memory. Earl Fortescue in the chair. On the platform were the Duke of Somerset, Lord Panmure, Earl Granville, Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P., Viscount Ebrington, M.P., Right Hon. E. Ellice, M.P., Mr. Brotherton, M.P., Mr. Ewalt M.P., Lord flatherton, the Marquis of Breadalbane, M. C. P. Vil liers, M.P., Mr. W. Brown, M.P., Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P. The CIA.IRMAN said the noblemen and others use elated in this undertaking were induced to commence this memorial in consequence of a conversation in Sept. last between him and Lord Hatherton, and they were of opinion such a monument might be commenced with those noblemen who had e at and vot e d w ith th e l a t e Mr. Hume, and the result was that in & short space of time the rames of 30 such noblemen were attached to the requisition. Afterwards they found that a similar movement had been carried with the Working-Men's Association in Sunderland—another body who approved of what be and his friends bad done, and thought it would be a valuable end to the common cause. In justification of that part which more particularly attached to himself, he might state that at the former meet ing 500 circulars were distributed to those likely to support the undertaking, and he had come 200 miles to preside that day, which he hoped showed that be was in earnest in what he had done. He should not enter into any . eulogium on the character of the lamented statdsman otherwise than to state that from 1812, from the period when be first entered Parliament up to 1839, when he (the noble Earl) t emoved to the upper house, he could speak of the unceasing, disin terested, and zealous manner in which he discharged bis Parliamentary duties under difficulttes which entitled him to the admiration of the Liberal party. Lord PANMURE, in moving the first resolution, said he had the honour of having been born in the same county as the late Mr. Home, and he had had an opportunity of watching the soundness of the minciples of his late lamented friend, and the honesty with which he advocated them. He did not support the object of the meeting from party purposes, but on the ground that he was a national be nefactor, and in contending for the good of his country, he was not actuated by private principles, but the bene fit of mankind ; and had never sought for rewards from his Sovereign in return for such conduct. He had never made a personal enemy in the whole course of his Parliamentary career, and had no political opponent who had ever said a word to him in reply that could injure his feelings or reflect on his conduct. (Cheers.) This was a movement in which he hoped all classes who ad mired the conduct of the late Mr. Hume would join in. The noble lord moved the following resolution : " That the disinterested services of Mr. Hume for above 40 years in the House of Commons, his successful efforts to check the waste of public money, his constant support of all measures conducive to the spread of moral and in tellectual improvement, and his unswerving advocacy of constitutional liberty, claim a lasting record of the grati tude of his countrymen." Sir B. HALL, M.P., seconded the motion. He bad been the public and private friend of the late Mr. Hume, and one of the last public acts of Mr. Hume was to pro pose him (Sir B. Hall) at an election for Marylebone, on his appointment to office. He presided a short time since over a meeting of the working classes of Maryle bone for the object they bad in view, when subscriptions were entered into, and he had no doubt they would raise a large sum towards it. Mr. Hume's career bad been one of honour, disinterestedness, and zeal for the good of his country. He:(Sir B. Hal!) had sat with him for 35 years in the House of Commons, and bad voted with him. Mr. Hume was one of 12 members who, many years since, voted for the repeal of th e corn laws—li measure which many of those present had since helped to carry out, and it was gratifying to find that most of Mr. Hume's principles had been, to a great extent, carried into effect. Mr. WALL, Secretary to the Working Men's Asso ciation, supported the, motion, and stated it was the de sire of the committee of the association that there should be a perfect understanding between them and the noble men connected with this movement, and that they were prepared to issue an address in support of it to the work ing :classes in general. The association was about to hold a meeting in support of it, whi c h wou ld be pre sided over by Mr. Roebuck. He produced several letters from Manchester, and other places in the country, to spew the feeling of the country on the subject. The working men wished a more substantial, lasting, and beneficial memorial to Mr. Hume's memory than a statue, and were of opinion that A sufficient fund could be raised (embracing India and the Colonies) to found a school to the memory of the late respected gentlemen who, it should be remembered, was one of the greatest advocates of the spread of education amongst the working-classes. Sir J. WALMSLBY urged that a vote of the House of Commons ought to be-obtained for a national memorial to Mr. Hume. The resolution was unanimously-adopted. The Duke of SOMERSET moved the following resolu tion : " That a subscription be therefore opened for the erec tion of some public memorial in honour of Mr. Hume." In doing so he bore testimony to the high talents of this 'amented gentleman, and the indefatigable and honest manner in which he discharged his publics duties. It might be said of hint as of a great statesman " he gained no pension and he lost no friend," to whi c h m i g ht be Added that he had more than one friend. Mr. lins 3B .vas a man who to obtain popularity had never been found to set class against class. His entire object was to gain the approbation of the whole of his countrymen. Mr. T. THORNLEt, M.P., seconded the resolution , and also bore testimony to the exemplary conduct of the late Mr. Hume. Mr. EwAnT, M.P., said he was one of 240 members of the House of Commons who signed a memorial in re' ference to this subject in the belief that a senatorial monument would be erected to the memory of Mr• Hume within the House of Commons. The resolution was unanimously agreed to. Mr. ELLICE, M.P., as the oldest friend of Mr. Hume had something to do with him on his return from India and his election for Weymouth, moved the next resolution. With regard to his advocacy of education, the lamented gentleman lost his first seat in Parliament from an effort he made to enlighten and instruct the few constituents he had at Weymouth. (Hear, bor.) There could be but one object for both high and low in conjunction with the object they had iu view, and he hoped the pence of the poorer classes would not be with held. He moved " that such subscription be limited to sums not exceeding 101. from each subscriber." Lord HATHERTON, who had sat 23 years with Mr• Hume in the Honse of Commons, said he always ad mired his capacity for kusiness, his untiring industTYP his indomitable energy and disinterestedness; which eminently characterised his political career. The resolution was carried unanimously. Earl GRANVILLE moved the following resolution : "That the promotion of such subsription throughout the kingdom, and the application of the same to the object proposed, be entrusted to a committee to be named at this meeting." The motion having been seconded was unanimously adopted. Lord B. GROSVENOR and other gentlemen addressed the meeting, when the following resolution was agreed to : _ _ —" That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the chairman of the Working Men's Committee upon the same subject, with the expression of a hope of their union and co-operation." The following subscriptions were announced :—Duke of Bedford, 10/. ; Marquis of Breadalbane, 10/. ; Lord Moyston, 10/. ; Lord Islay, 10/. ; Lord J. Russell, 10/. ; Earl of Radnor, 10/. ; Marquis of Westmin ster, 10/. ; Lord Hathe r t on , 101.; Mr. R. A. Slaney, 51. ; Lord Panumre, 10/. ; Earl. Fortescue, 101. ; Right Hon. E. Ellice, M.P.,-10/.; M r . H. G. Langton, M.P., 10/. ; Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P., 101. ; Sir J. Walmsley, M.P., 10/. ; Mr. Ewart, M.P., 10/. ; Duke of Somerset, 10/. ; Mr. Brotherton, M.P., 51.; Right' Hon. Sir D. Dundas, 51. ; Mr. T. Thornley, M.P., 10/. A vote of thanks to th e noble• chairman terminated the proceedings. THE PRESS AND THE PARIS CON FERENCES. - TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. believe your articles upon the war question represent the feelings of the great mass of the intelli gence and patriotism of the English people. The country is at this moment, and will be for ever, indebted to that portion of the free English press which takes an English view of this most important question. It is not the pre sent day or the present - generation which the press are now serving. They are fighting for the just rights of future generations, and it may be the peace of future ages yet unborn. Will not the treachery, and tyranny, and the paramount unscrupulousness of Russia fur cen turies open the eyes of the English Government ! If England is beaten in negotiation this time let her be beaten for ever, and let future Napoleons admire her courage in the field, hut justly deride her obtuseness in negotiation. Never was there such an opportunity for England—never certainly fhr an English Prime Minister. Will he stand forth in the spirit of the Lord Protector, Cromwell, and assert the just rights of his country abroad, or will be allow petty inland dynasties without one inch of seaboard, one stick afloat on the ocean, and with kingdoms not so large as the estate of a first-rate English country gentleman, to dictate in a matter which" concerns only the bellige rent powers themselves ? Is it for all this that our blood and treasure have been poured forth—that Russia may have her own terms, Austria have the principalities for her treachery, and, it may be, traitors screened at home ? No, we hope better things from our present Premier : he knows through the press the tone and feeling of the English people. If he acts up to that feeling he will establish for himself a great name, and honourable peat* for years to come. If be wavers or tensporiees he is lost, and the greatest and most glorious opportunity of Eng land lost, never to return. ' The terms propdsed must be bad terms for England, gland not quite because Russia wants them Iww—En yet. The press of the country is 84114 an honest part, be cause the pr-ss represents the voice of the people. Why shoe Id not_the voice of England, through her delegates, be paramount in the forthcoming conferences Thankiog you for the honest, upright, and truly British part you are bearing in this great question of this great age—l au,:, r. • EtlitQr, yourp, hiONPA. tte a , at tl Sha rice n T - i At ol eOll4 jtll n u tlte Wen llii 4 481 ' 13 Pan Di . D;~