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A LLIANCE (FRANCE - and ENGLAND) BANK. (Caisse de l'Alliance Anglo-Fran . eaise, ;iete en Commandite, in Paris, with liability limited to the amount of Shares, and to be formed hereafter into a • Soolete Anonyme) : established for the transaction of bus-- • ness at and between Paris, London, and Constantinople, Capital, 800,000/. in shares of 201. each. Bankers—The Union Bank of London, London, _ _ Brokers—Messrs—Hope and Dodgson, 26, Royal Exchange, London; A. A. Hoghton, Esq., Angel-court,Tbrogmortou street. Solieitors--Mosers. Swift and Wagstaff, Great George-street, Westminster. Standing Counsel—J. H. Lloyd, Esq., King's Bench-walk, Temple. Secretary—Edward (leach, Esq. Offices (pro tern.), 31, Threadneedle-street. Under the control and special protection of the French Go liniment and laws, the Alliance (France and England) Bank will combine, with the great advantages thus offered, a strict application of the sound principles of the above-mentioned London banks, and will supply a want which has been long felt, and is generally admitted. At the same time it will not enter into competition with any of the existing banking esta blishments in London, where its business will be strictly that ef agency. Responsible managers and agents of high respectability, well convergent with international business and basking, have been secured for Paris, London, and Constantinople. The shares will be of 201. each, payable to bearer, and with out any further liability. Under the French law of limited liability, the shareholders are not required to sign any deed of settlement. The capital of 800.0001. will not be increased without the authority of a general meeting of the shareholders. It will be issued in separate series of shares, and the holders of the first series will have a preferential pro rata right to the succeeding lantern. A.pplieations for shares may be made in the annexed form, addressed to the brokers, Messrs. Hope and Dodgson, 26, Royal Exchange, London ; and A. A. Hoghton, Esq., 12, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street ; or to Edward Geach, Esq., secretary, 31, Threadneedle-street ; but no application Will be entertained unless a deposit of 11. for each share ap plied for be previously made with the Union Bank of Lon don, the bankers of the Company. This deposit will be returned in the event of the application not being acceded to; and if an allotment be made it will be applied towards the deposit of Si, per share, which will be then payable. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Council of the Alliance (France and England) Bank. Gentlesten,—l request you to allot me shares of 201. each in this Bank, and I hereby agree to accept the same or any less number which may be allotted to me, and to pay the deposit of 5/. per share allotted ; and in the event of my fail- Urs herein I hereby agree to forfeit the deposit now made "with the bankers of the Company, and I authorise you to eased the allotment. Name Profession of business Address Date ALLIANCE (FRANCE and ENGLAND) BANK.—The present ISSUE of SHARES is LIMITED to 10,000, viz., One-fourth of the Capital and the Holders of Shares in this issue will be entitled to a pro rata Allotment of the succeeding issues. EDWARD °EACH, Secretary. 31, Threadaeedle-street, London. A_LLIANCE (FRANCE and ENGLAND) BANK. —NO FURTHER APPLICA TIONS for SHARES can be RECEIVED after MONDAY Itext, 18th instant. EDWARD GEACH, Secretary. 31, Threadneedle-street, London. 13ANK OF DEPOSIT, No. 3, PALL•MALL EAST, LONDON. Established A.D., 1844. Parties detirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested {0 t rADIIIIO the Plan of the Bank of Deposit. Prospectuses and Forms tor Opening Aecounts sent free on application. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. LONDON and NORTH WESTERN, MAN CHESTER, SHEFFIELD, and :LINCOLNSHIRE, and lIIBLAND RAILWAYS. __The public are informed that the above Companies have RESUMED iroaxixa FACT TRAINS between London and the undermentioned Places, at the following Fares and Times from London : Ao ,tendon ........ ..... • tthrzhatn ..... • •••• • ' arr. N ewark Lincoln Sh O~ 1d !lUD. via Lincoln Victoria Station • • • • ! J Oticaster ...• •• '• •• • • " ifortrkanton • • • ............ • • ...Wakefield, via Normanton.... „ .I•ved • s Ykgradford ...• ••••••• • • • • • .. ork Ist Class s. (1. 6 0 6 . 0 10 0 15 0 11 3 6 0 14 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 5 0- 8 25 9 12 9 35 2d Class. P. d. 3 0 3 0 6 0 1$ 0 5 8 3 0 9 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 By order. 9 45 to 10 IC/ 10 10 50 10 35 II 5 11 0 Feb. 7, 1856. MARK JAS. A LLPORT. ED. WATKIN. LONDON and NORTH-WESTER N RAILWAY —REDUCTION of FARES between LONDON and PETERBOROUGH.—UntiI further notice, the Fares between *don and Peterborough will be— First Class 3s. I Second Class ....•• 2s, D own Trains leave the Euston I Vp Trains leave Peterborough. Station. London. 6.30 9.15 „ 10.30 ._ 2. 0 pan. 5.46 „ By General Manager's Office, Eust February, 1856. . )rder. u Station, 6.30 a.m. 10.15 „ 2.20 p.m. 4. 0 „ 5;15 „ ESTABLISHED 1841. N I EDICAL INVALID, AND GENERAL LIFE OFFICE, 25, Pall-mall, London. Empowered by special Act of Parliament. • By the Annual Report for 1853, it appeared that the number of r °Hetes then in force was 3,434, insuring 1,337,500/., and yielding an 'Acorn. of 55,207/. At the Fourteenth Annual Meeting, held on 29th November, 165 5, It was shown that on the 30th June last— _ _ - The number of Policies in force was The amount insured was. ... • 2,556,902/. ss. 2d. The annual Income was.. •• • • ...... 104,711/. 13s. 11d. Two Bornisesl have been declared (in 1818 and 1853), adding nearly 1 Per cent. per annum on the average to sums assured, and by which Policy of 1 000/ issued in 1842 on a healthy life is Row increased to 1 ,2601. Profits divided every five years. Assurances are effected at home or abroad on healthy lives, at as moderato rates as the most recent data will allow. Indian Assurances at very moderate rates, and great facilities t ll ,eli to assurers. 'invalid lives assured on scientifically constructed tables. Policies issued free of Stamp duty, and every charge but the Pre- Alu ms. ..Agents wanted for vacant places. ...Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, and every other information, be obtained of the Secretary at the Chief Office, or on applica .oll to any of the Society's Agents in the country. C: DOUGLAS SINGER, Secretary. ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAIIRENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. Principal Cornet rlston. M . Boulconrt.—floors open at 8: Admission One Shilling. 4,l rent's new VerSoviana every night. AIR. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, Fifty instantaneous Metamorphoses of Voice, Character, Camillelllld Costume, concluding with an impersonation of Mlle. Rachel, as in " Les Hora...a." Every evening, at 8. Private boxes „,_ l4 d stalls may be secured in advance, without extra charge. Poly graPhlo-hall, King William street, Charing-cross. MORNING PERFORMANCE on SATURDAY next, IGth Feb., ~ Two o'clock. IEtURFORD'S PANORAMA_ of the FALL and INTERIOR of the CITY of SEBASTOPOL will be opened ' i.'„ ll THURSDAY next, In his large Rotunda, Leicester-square, taken A ;oUl the Malakhoff, from sketches by Captain Verschoyle, Orme 'er Guards, aided by Photographic Views, showing with the Ildellty of nature, the City, fortifications, and Suburbs, as seen A n aledlate'y after the assault. The Batt'e of the Alma. and the O pen Alps, are now open. —Admission, Is. to each Panorama. 'Pea from 10 till dusk. IVIADAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND MORNING CONCERT. HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS, MONDAY NEX I', FEB. 18, 1856. Mr. MITCHELL respectfully announces that Mr. and Madame IiO LDSCHMIDT'S FIRST MORNING MISCELLANEOUi CON - OERT will take piste(' on MONDAY NEXT, Feb. 18, commencing at Two o'clock. PROGRAMME : swift Part I.—Overture, " Jessonda"—Spohr ; Air, " Ave Marla," Mr. (Clarionet obligati), Mr. Lazarus)--Cherubini ; Scene," Cru- Q," and Aria. "Non ml dir," Madame Jenny Goldschmidt (Don til ovatini)—Mozart t Concerto (D Minor), Pianoforte, Mr. Otto a oldschrnidt —Mendelsaohn ; Air, "Oh del mio dolce ardorc," Miss D olby—Stradella ; Duo, " Per placer elle Signora," Madame Jenny Boldschmldt and Sig. F. Lablache (II Turco in Italia)—Rossini. . Part ll.—Overture, "Euryanthe "—C. M. von Weber ; Air, " Quando lucid la Normandie," M. Jenny Goldschmlat (Roberto) -- -Meyerbeer; Ronianza, " Dcserto suite terra." Mr. Swift (11 Tro- Vatore)—Verdi ; Duo, " La Mere Grande," M. Jenny Goldschmidt and Mies Dolby —Meyerbeer ; Tarantelle, Pianoforte solo, mr. Otto Ooldsehmidt—Thilberg ; Songs, "Mt heart. the ..Eollan harp re attnbies" (Benedict), and " Invitation to dance " (Dalo c arlian Me -1,24), Madame Jenny Goldschmidt; Wedding March (Midsummer -Night's Dream)—Mendelasohn. Conductor—M. Benedict. Doors open at One; to commence at Two o'clock precisely. Prices of Admission: —Seats numbered and reserved), ono guinea ; unreserved seats, 10s. 6d. The places will be appropriated according to priority of applica tion; and no more Tickets will be issued than the Room can c onveniently accommodate. Applications for tickets to be made at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. JOZEATTS COPAHINE, or SACCHARATED CAPSULES, approved of by the french College of Physicians, Stl eCessfully administered in the Parts and London Ilospitals, and 4 eknowledged by them to be the best remedy for a certain disorder. (geei.= Lancet of Nov. 6, 1852.) A copy will be forwarded on appli cation.—Price per 100, 48.6 d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the inventor, USAIIRIEL JOZEAU, French chemist,:49, Ilaymarket, London, and W the principal chemists. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. TRItSEMAR.—On the 29th of May, 1855, an injunction was granted by the High Court of Chancery, and on the 11th of June following was made perpetual, against Joseph tranklin and others, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou land pounds, from imitating this Medicine, which is protected by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Eeole de Pharmacia de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, Is a remedy for Relaxation, Sperrnatorrhcea, and all the distressing consequences arising from early abuse, &c., and its effeets are effi cacious in youth. manhood, and old age ; and t • those persons who are prevented entering the married attire from the results of early errors It is invaluable. space o f No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three do's, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Capaivi and Cubebs 1111,4 so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health Of a vast portion of the Population. TRIES/IMA% No. 3, 11 the great Continental Remedy for that clan of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with M ercury , t o th e in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution. and which all the Si ra•Partlia in the world cannot remove. TR/EsEmAR, N e s. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell. and Of all nauseating qualities. They may tie on the toilet ta'ale Wi thoat their use beim' suspected. TRIESEMAR, Nos. 1,2, and 3 , are uld in tin eases, price l Is., or tour cases in one for 335., which saves 11 s. ; and in M. eases, whereby there ts a saving of 11. 125.; divided nits s plume doses, as admints tsred by Valpeau, Lsllle nand, Roux. & :.. &C. oTo be had Wholesale and Retail in Londcn of Johnston, 6s, °"Wilt Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-str et: and hanger. i So, Ox 81-street; A. H. Ingham, druggist, 46, NI arket - strcet, Manchest er ; . 114 Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton rs - . Priestly, chemist, .52, „ td „,_ - strestyLivorpool; Powell, bookseller, 1% Westmoreland -st reet — "uun i Whinall, bOor.Cler, High-street, Bituliughain • POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH THE A US TRALIAN COLONIES. The copy of a Treasury minute, dated the 27th of November, 1855, upon the subject of postal communi cation between England and the Australian colonies, was issued yesterday. The minute enters into a variety of details relative to the communications which have passed with the Colonial-office, the colonies, the Post master-General, &c. The concluding portion of the minute shows the result. The plan which "my Lords" propose is thus shortly summed up "1. That they shall instruct the Admiralty to obtain tenders, by open competition, for a mon thl y posta l service between this country and Australia, the vessels (outward and homeward) touching at King George's Sound, Melbourne, and Sydney, carrying the mails for the six colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand. _ "2. - That branch services shall be established by open competition from Melbourne, as the central point, with Port Adelaide, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand. "That all letters and newspapers shall be prepaid, and that each post-office shall retain its own receipts. "4. That the entire cost of the services described shall be divided equally between the home Government and the colonies collectively. " 5. That each of the colonies shall contribute to the moiety to be paid by them collectively in proportion to the number of lett ers d espa t c h e d by each, to be ascer• tamed every two years. "In the first place it will be necessary to obtain from each of the colonies named a duly authorised legislative acquiescence in the arrangement proposed. Fur this purpose let a copy of this minute be transmitted to the Colonial-office, and request that the Secretary of State will take the necessary steps with that view ; but state that, as some time must elapse before replies can be received from the different colonies, and as my Lords are anxious that no time should be lost in re-establishing a monthly mail by steam, my Lords, relying upon the correspondence now before them from the Governors of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, have decided to take immediate steps in order to secure a commencement of the service at the earliest possible time after the receipt of communications from the differ ent colonies acquiescing in the proposed arrangements. " Write to the Secretary of the Admiralty and re quest that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty will take immediate steps to procure tenders for a monthly postal communication by steam with Australia on the following conditions, and report to this board be fore any contract is actually made : "1. The tenders to be delivered within two months of the date of the advertisement. "2. The tenders to specify the route and the maxi ithampton and it s arrival at Melbourne and mum , n umber of days between the . departure of the mail f S r y ° d ni n:y o , and King George's Sound, respectively; and also the number of days on the homeward route. s , 3. That the service shall be performed un d er a penalty of 1001. a - day for delay in starting and 301. a-day for any time consumed in the voyage beyond the allowed maximum. "4. The contractorß to state in what tim e f rom t h e acceptance of their tender they will be p repared (under a penalty to be agreed upon) to commence the serv i ce. " 5. The contractors to give such adequate security as to the Lords of the Admiralty may appear necessary for the payment of any penalties which may become due, and generally for the performance of the contract, wh ic h penalties in no ca se w h a t e ver shall be relinquished. "6. The contract to be for five years. CRYSTAL PiiAcu.—Aconcert will be given at the Crystil Palace to-morrow by the company's band, a s sisted by Mr. George Collins and Miss Palmer, a pro mising young vocalist. An experimental addition is to be made to the concert room on this occasion. N o . 19,7711 PUBLICATIONS. To be had of all Booksellers, CHEAP EDITION of MISS STRICKLAND'S LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. With all the late Improvements and Portraits of every Queen. in 8 volumes, price 7s. 6d. each, bound, either of which may be had sep ,rately. Burst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn In one vol. demy Svo., with Maps, 12s. Gd., TNSIDE SEBASTOPOL, The new issue of this woik contains a defence of the author's account or the Repulse at the Redan, and an answer to some foolish criticisms Chapman and Hall, Piccadilly. R OBERT COCKS and Co.'s HAND-BOOK of GLEES. 118 Numbers, each 2d. R OBERT COCKS and Co.'s STANDARD ENGLISH SONGS. 18 Books, 41. each. ROBERT COCK'S and Co.'s CHORISTER'S HAND•BOOIC. A CoPection of Short Anthems, Scc. 80 Numbers, each Twopence and Fourpence. ROBERT COCKS and Co.'s CHANTER'S HAND-GUIDE. 373, Chants, with the whole Psalter pointed. ss. The whole of the above edited by JO3EPII WARREN. London: Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington.str, et. Mit. ALBERT SMITA'S MONT BLAmi, TO-NIGHT, and every evening (except Saturday), at o'clock, and Tuesday, Thursday, and saturday Mornings at 3. Stalls, 35. ; area, 2s. ; gallery, ls.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. CONTRACT FOR 3IAKING UP CLOTHING. NOTICE IS HEREBY - GIVEN, That the Director-General of Contracts, War Department, Pall-mall, is prepired to receive:X=4= for mutiug up Clothing for a portion of her Majestv'4 fleginlents of the Line. The Garments to be made up will consist of Tunic;; Shell Jackets, and Trouse-s for serjeants, band, drummers, and privates of the line, and for serjeants, band, buglers, and privates of the rites. The cloth will be Issued from the Army Clothing Depot at Weedon. The party whose tenders are accepted will have to bear the expenses incurred in removing the cloth to the place where the Garments are to be made up. Parties tendering will have to furnish the facings, trimmings; linings, bAtons, and garniture, according to sealed pat terns. The cloth will be ready for Issue by the 15th April, and the Gar ments, when made up, will have to be delivered into the stores of Messrs. flayter and Howell, 52, Mark-lane, London, at the expense of the Contractor. 5,n00 suits will require to be delivered per month. Patterns of the garments required to be made up may be seen and specifications obtained at the Army Clothing Office, War Department, Pall-Mall. The Tenders are to be received on or before Thursday. the 21st instant (after which no tender will be received), addressed to " Tho Director-General of Contracts, War Department. Pall-mall, London, marked on the outside, " Tender for making up Clothing." Parties tendering are requested to use no form but that which can be obtained from the Director-General of Contracts, who does not bind himself necessarily to accept the lowest tender. GEO HANBY, pro the Director-General or Contracts. War Department, Pall-Mall, Feb. 13, 1856. NEW LABEL.—In consequence of the great variety of counterfeit labels of A. ROWLAND & SONS' MACASAAR OIL, now in circulation, and which so nearly resemble the original as frequently t deceive the unwary—they have em p'oyed those eminent artists Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, & Co., who, at great cost, and by a peculiar process of their own, have succeeded in producing from steel " A NEWLAREL," which cannit be forced. It is composed of a section of an engine -turned circle, repeated gpe hundred and thirty times—and forms an original lace-work groulld, upon which is engraved in white letters, " RO WLANDS' MAC A SSAR OIL, FOR TOE GROWTH, RESTORATION, AND FOR BEAUTIFYING Tax IILMAN HAIR." Under which is the Signature of the Proprietors in Red Ink " A. ROWLAND & SONS." Sold by them at 20. Hatton-garden, London, and by Chemists and Perfumers: CAOUTCHOTIC COMBS.-M. FANVELLE D E LEBARRE, 10, Boulevard Boone Nouvelle. Paris, Inven tor of the India Rubber Combs, has obtained a First-class Medal at the Universal Exposition. Tho jury, wishing to recompense the signal servtes rendered by Messrs. Favrot and Desruelles, assistants to the above-named gentleman, have presented each of them with a medal of the second-class. STAR PACKETS from the TERRACE PIER, 4111AVE8EZTD, 9, 2. ttRPNSWICR WHAIM BLACKW.&LL, on the arrival of th following Trains from Fenchurehstreet, 10 314, weather permit ting. The Packets will call at the Rosherville, Greenhithe, Purfleet and North Woolwich Piers. To or f:om Gravesend and L0nd0n.......... 101. •• ls. 2d. Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwi c h Sd. • Os. Erith and London— •• ...... sa . os. 10d Erith sn 1 Blackwell or Woolwich.... •. 6d. _ Os. Sl. te'w on Graves and and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. Os. 8 d• October 23, 1855. T IE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Jist published, price Is., illustrated with oases free by post for 14 stamps, i N ER V 017 S DEBILITY; _ Its Causes, Symptoms, and C ure .—An Essay on Spur natorrticea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more uccesstul mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative Iystem, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and iistineuishing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of svery variety of complaint. whether 4rising.frritu solltavy habits, excesses, accident, or climate. followed by practical rem,rks, founded on Monty years' experience In the treatment of Impuissance, sfervous Debility, Local Weakness, Spermatorrhoia, Sze. To which ire added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre zant,onary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and on the d'sngorous remedies advocated by various writers on it- e• e important disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MERT BEDFORD-SQUA B E. LONDON. tor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edits ci.rgh, Honorary Member of the London hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. 'the essential ob;ect of this treatise is to point out the fearful con se Glances resulting from certain habits, Irregularities, and excesses, w ich have produced more misery In Youth, degradation in Meli llo d, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any o er class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is p ytictilarly recommended to per.cns en ertaining secret doubtS of thir physical condition, and who are conscious of haying hazarded the health. happiness, and privileges to which every hum in being is en _died t Is absolutely necessary that all men should know, that there are irinciples of personal management which cannot be violated without r•curring grievous penalties, sod when wisdom and regret succeed ti a heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties nay be mitigated, hew the sting of their bitterness may be removed, end how the evil and its consequences may ho avoided, and above all, that there isscarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional leraugement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. the Author her for a series of years been engaged In an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have unfortunately been too generally confided tc the care of ignorant emeirtcs, who inflict great lujcuT on those wbo are induced to place faith in their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY nay be had price Is. of Messrs. Sher wood and Co., 23, Paternoster.row; liannuy, 63, Oxford-street; Tne,ls, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Corn= ; or trop by post for 14 staxpa to any address from the Author's mildew's, 37, Bed ford..., hare. At home for consultation dailv)rom:olcven ti two, and from six ~.-,.~- 4 " - . ........ ...., 4 .. . * - 4 , ', e 1 - ''''' • A •It. . - 0 - 13 ke. -',--- # o '4 i" ~ „ ..,;..- -.— 1` 1, , 1 , 01,6" ,t ',8 N ....a. I , , 1 ~ 4 k ~' \'`.. ~.. _.... 'V tti - 40.;i: _... IL k 1 .14, 4 4 -05 4, ,, j , .0--. , 16 ~ 4fir, ''„iii ? • -. ~?, A v., *,,,,,,, is 1 6 %,-,,-- , - ,,,,4, , ,, v, 5, ;,...... 44,,, A ~.,... sf , q' . a , , , e-- , 65 ' .... v ...,..06,.--"„,,_, ~ , —, 4 tgt l''' - -,•1::::•,. • z, , ,_: • 'll = mo d , i 47,, ,<l , -. - ' '''" 1? II _,,,,,,--;,7" 41,-AViAkqbl.: vol ' il . .'' ''. -4 ~./._ '--`rc- ;_ , 1i....4) 2zu ~p , - ,; : ik: . -, Az, 0e....--;I DROIT•': , . AN,-... -., , " %// [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• -i - ELECTION OF SOLICITOR. The Committee recommended the provisional appoint. ment of a solicitor to the board, on the usnal terms adopted by corporate bodies, subject to a revision of those terms at any period.—Agreed to. Mr. Deputy HARRISON then brought up the report of the above committee presented to the board on the Bth iust., with reference to the appointment of clerks in the secretary's and accountant's office, which was ad journed on that day for further consideration, and moved its adoption. The report recommended the appoint. ment of 8 assistant clerks, four of the first class and four of the second class, the former to be paid respec tively 3501., 3001., 2501., and 2001., and the later 1201., 1001., 80/., and 701. per annum. In the nccountant's office the committee recorded the appointment of three clerks, at salaries of 1801., 1401., and 1001. per annum respectively. A lengthened discussion took place on the difference of salary recorded between first and second clerks in the first class, and an amendment was moved that both clerks should be paid 3501. each. A division took place, when the numbers were equal, on which the chairman gave his casting vote in favour of both of the clerks being paid 3501. per annum each. It was ultimately agreed that the salaries of the four first class clerks should be 3501., 3501., 1801., and 1751. per annum, and that the salaries of the second class clerks should be 1201., 1001., 001., and 801. per annum. The other recommendations of the committee were agreed to without discussion. Mr. BRISTOWE moved, and Mr. D'IFFANGE seconded, the motion that the election of the respective officers take place on Friday next, in a committee of the whole board, on the ground of its being better to discuss the qualifications of the respective candidates privately than publicly. Afier the committee bad decided on whom the board should elect, then to resolve themselves into a board and confirm the act of the committee. DISTRICT SURVEYORS. The report of the Superintending Architect, as to the appointment of district surveyors for certain districts within the limits of the metropolis, was taken as read, and was ordered to be referred to the committee with reference to the Metropolitan Buildings Act. MINUTES OF THE 130.111 D. Mr. Deputy HARRISON moved that concise minutes of the proceedings of the board be printed for the infor mation of members. He thought the resolutions of the board, indexed, would answer the purpose of affording the information required to refresh the memory of the members of the board on the various questions and sub jects that might come under discussion. Mr. PASCAL seconded the resolution. Agreed to. PRINTING FOR THE BOARD. The question of printing for the board was ordered to be referred to the Financial Committee, for them to con sider and report thereon. CONSULTING ENGINEERS. Major LYON suggested the necessity of the board deciding when they would make the appointment of consulting engineers. He moved that the elections take place on Friday month. Mr. SNOW seconded the motion. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR, and other gentlemen were of opinion that the time for appointing a consulting engineer to the board had not yet arrived. The resolution was negatived. WORKS IN PROGRESS. Mr. BRISTOWE moved the following resolution :—"That a concise statement of the several works in progress under the late Commissioners of Sewers, and now being carried on under the sanction of this board, be prepared by the Clerk and Engineer, and printed and circulated among the members of the board two days at least before the first meeting of the board in March ; and that the plans, &c., connected therewith be also in readiness for the inspection of the board at that meeting." Mr. BURSLEM seconded the motion.—Agreed to. Mr. WILKINSON gave notice of the following motion : "That it is desirable that immediate and active means be taken to provide for making a new line of street, from the west eid of Cheapside westward to the Strand and Piccadilly, in or near with the line recommended by the Metropolitan Improvement Commissioners, in their sixth report, more especially the portion thereof between Carey-street and Fetter-lane, inasmuch as building opera. tions of great magnitude are about to be commenced, which will, if completed, materially increase the expense, 'if t hey do not altogether prevent the carrying out of this important improvement ;" and also, " that in order to enable the board to decide on what particular improve ments in the thoroughfares of the metropolis are most pressing with regard to the public convenience, the Superintending Architect immediately prepare and lay before the board a statement comprising all the projects for metropolitan improvements recommended by the Metropolitan Improvement Commissioners, or by Com mittees of the House of Commons, and that they be laid down upon one of the large sized skeleton Ordnance maps. That the chairman be requested to communicate with the President of the Board of 'Works and other autho rities, to obtain the necessary facilities for carrying out the foregoing resolution." . _ Afterthe — transaction of other business the meeting adjourned. LETTERS, the., FOR CALIFORNIA, ORE GON, AND THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. Information having been received that letters and newspapers from this country addressed to California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands, reach their destina tion more expeditiously via New York and Panama, than when forwarded from Southampton by the West India Mail Packets, the regulation which has heretofore existed of transmitting thiscrespotondbe correspondence by er the otherwise sent, packets, unless specially addressed is rescinded, and in future, all letters and new spapers 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 above places will be :—for letters h combined British and U n it e d 21d. ; exceeding States' not ex p o o e s e t d ag i neg halfto theon one ounocuen,o2ess:s4ds.. Ounce, :joedx a c i e f N a d n ieng oll o n n e e e ou a n n e d e a n n o d t ex ceedingnot When transmitted by the West w l s n p d a ra e m rs a , exceeding tw o mail packets, via Panama, the combined British, New Granadian, and United States' postage will be :—for letters not halt exceed ' „ an ounce, 2s.exceeding ; half an ounce and not exceedin g one ounce , 4 s . Sd. ; e.. -- ceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces, 93. 4d. 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 effice, ROWLAND HILL, Feb., 1556. Secretary. LONDON. FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1856. Tri)tri ,-,..bttion ►SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. Germany to America, we went to America for recruits, and gave instructions to our authorities there to form a foreign legion, and the persons employed on this occa sion were Mr. Crampton, our minister at Washington, the Governor of Nova Scotia, and the Governor-General of Canada. The hon. member then referred to a report he held in his hand of the trial which took place in Pensylvania of one of our agents, on which be founded a charge of wilful violation of the municipal law of Eng land on the part of our Government and Mr. Crampton,and made some remarks on the evils that must resultfrom a vrar between England and America. Th 2 report of the trial to which he had alluded, and from which he read ex tracts, showed the hatred, that existed in America against England, because the defence of the party charged was excluded from it ; but it did contain state ments relative to the conscription, which had not been contradicted. He concluded by moving his resolution. Mr. HATFIELD seconded the motion. Lord PALMERSTON in reply, repeated the state ment he formerly made for the incompleleness of this, correspondence which had prevented the Govern ment of America from presenting it to Congress, and which had a'so actuated this Government from not al- ' luding to it in her Majesty's Speech, and which, it were hoped, would have been the means of conciliating the spirit and feelings of both countries. He regretted exceedimlly that the hon. member should have ben induced to stand forward in that house with the brief of his c.)untry's adversary in his hand, but rather to have waited for the answer to the last de spatch forwarded to America before he had brought for ward the subject, Mr. DISRAELI regretted he should have been called upon to enter into the question before the °erre: pUn dence alluded to was completed and in the bands* of honourable members, and therefore he should not support the motion of the Lionourr4le member for Sheffield. He wss of ntracut for. bearance should characterise the house on questions of this character, but he could not acc e d e t o th e proposi tion that a overnment was not to be interrogated on our foreign relations in cases of this kind. He hoped, when the correspondence was completed and before the house, it would bear out the statements (f the Government. He trusted that, when the question again came before them, they would discuss it witt• out prejudice or passion, but calmly and seriously for he knew of no greater calamity that could befal these two countries than war. He considered the hon. mem ber for Sheffield had acted conscientiously in bringing forward the question, but, under the eircumstancee, he suggested to him to withdraw it. Ali: ROEBUCK said he Lad no will to press the motion, and it was accordingly withdrawn. Mr. M. GIBSON asked the noble lorci(Paltneriton) when the Central American question was offered to be referred to arbitrA on ? Lord PAL/vIEItSTON said his memory would not serve him to state the 1 roe se time, but the corres pondence relating to it woulu be shortly hi the hands of honourable members. The house went into a committee of supply. [LEFT SITTING.] DESTRUCTION OF THE DOCKS AT SEBASTOPOL. (From the Gazette of this Evening.) Head Quarters, Camp, Sebastopol, Feb. 1,183 g. Sir,---After a period of three mouths' unceasing labour in the dockyard, for the destruction of the docks, in com pliance with Lord Paninure's orders, it affords me very great satisfaction to report, for tyour Excellency's infor mation, the termination of our exertions in the demolition of that portion allotted to the English, which consisted of the three docks on the south side, and one half of the east and west sides of the basin. The result of our operations has been the perfect destruc tion of the whole, the foundations being completely torn up. The length of time occupied in effecting the above object has, I regret, far ex cee d e d w h a t had been antici pated, owing to many circumstances over which no human being could have any control. Your Excellency, I be lieve, is aware that on the morning of the lith December, 1855, after a very heavy and continuous fall of rain, all the shafts which had been sunk behind the revetment walls of the docks, were found to have twenty feet of water in them, the shafts being thirty feet deep; and the shafts along the bottoms of the docks, which had been sunk to a depth of 12 fest, were not only quite full of water, but had 2 feet 6 inches of water above the floors of tho docks themselves. ifiA very large party was employed day and night endea voming to reduce the water, and effected this object but slowly, as the water continued to find its way in by percolation. At this stage of the work, the wet weather was suddenly succeeded by intense frost, which for some days rendered our pumps useless, thus causing a further delay, and obliged us to bale the water out of the shafts, resuming the pumping as soon as the pumps would work again, which has been continued to the very last. It was the intention to have destroyed one entire dock at a time, but owing to the influx of„,fatet such an ar rangement was obliged to be abandoned, and such charges only as could from time to time be prepared were fired, the pumping in very many cases being kept up day and. night until the last moment. The bottoms and sites were blown up before the sides were destroyed, which enabled us to be satisfied that the former were thoroughly demolished. I must observe that, as the demolition of the northern portion was carried out by the French, it is incumbent on me to explain why their operations were not subjected to as many difficulties as fell to uur lot. Their docks were four feet higher in level than ours, and in no instance had they, 1 understand, any water to contend against, or at least so small a quantity as to be searcelyap preciable. Their charges in the bottoms were not more than 6 ft. deep, whereas ours averaged 10 ft. 6 in depth. Though the external effect of some of our explosions may not appear great, I am happy to say that every portion of the masonry is either absolutely torn down or left in so dangerous a condition that it will add very much to the difficulties of rebuilding. I was extremely anxious that the facilities afforded by her Majesty's Government for the employment of voltaic batteries on a large scale, as sent out by th e Ad m i ra lt y under Mr. Doane, should be fairly tested under the most favourable circumstances. I applied to Vice-Admiral Sir E. Lyons, who kindly offered the services of Mr. Deane, Submarine Engineer, to carry out th e vo lt a ic o p era ti ons , and this gentleman had every assistance in skilled labour afforded him from the Royal Sappers and Miners. Many failures having taken plac e i n fi r i ng th e c h arges by electricity, owing to different causes, I am inclined to doubt its advantages as applicable generally to military purposes. %tile pair of dockgates ordered to be taken nown and sent as trophies to England, were removed with considerable difficulty, being so very massive wild strongly put tegether with bolts, nuts, &c., which had blcome rusty. I cannot say too much in praise of the exertions both of officers and meg, including a party of the Isth and 48th Regiments, in addition to the Royal Sappers and Miners, amounting to 85, in the destruction of tho docks, though they had to work, for the greater part of the time, day and night during the severest weather, and for having brought this service to a successful issue, after so many drawbacks, which, instead of causing despair and dispirit ing those employed, only stimulated them to renewed exertions. acknow ledging the very valuable as s i s t ance I have received duty were I to omit I should bo remiss in my throughout, from Colonel Gordon, C. 8., the Executive Officer, Major Nicholson, who was the resident Engineer, their unremitti ng zea l , attention, and devo and Lieuts. Cumberland, Graham, an d C . Gordon, Royal t E io u n gi t n o the work, work, in accomplishing this troublesome task. under difficulties of no ordinary nature claim my warnacidi thanks. lam also much indebt e d to Mr. Deane, Subma rine Engineer, whose valuable servicas in preparing and firing most of the min 33 by voltaic action, were kindly placed at my disposal by his Excellency Vice-Admiral Sir E. Lyons. I must not omit to acknowledge the professional aid re ceived from the Chief and Assistant Engineer of her Ma jesty's ship Royal Albert (until that ship sailed for Malta), in the taking to pieces of the dock gates. In connexion with this service, the assistance afforded by a large party of the Royal Artillery, placed at my disposal by Lieut. General Sir Richard Dacres, and under the superintenl donee and direction of Lieutenant-Colonel Bent, Roya Engineers, I cannot but greatly appreciate.—l have, &c., ED WD. T. LLOYD, Lieut.-Colonel Commanding Royal Engineers. His Excellency General Sir Wm. Codriegton, Commander of the Forces. from the 65th Foot, to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Blinkborn, promoted. let Dragoons—Lieutenant Arthur Basset to be Captain, by purchase, vice Chamberlain, who retires; Cornet and Adjutant John Lee to have the rank of Lieutenant; Cor net John Gordon Graham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Basset ; Cornet William Henry Cutler has been per mitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com mission ; Paymaster Henry Dixon, from the 7th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Shearman, placed upon half-pay, as Lieutenant, 91st Foot -2d Dragoons—Cornet and Adjutant Daniel Moodie to have the rank of Lieutenant. . Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Frederick Thomas Ongley Hopson, from the 19th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Macqueen, who retires upon half-pay as a Lieutenant, 15th Light Dragoons. Royal Artilley—Second Captain Robert Emilius Faze kerley Craufurd to be Captain, vice Gleig, seconded ; Lieutenant Herbert Mark Garrett Purvis to be Seoond Captain, vice Craufurd. Coldstream Guards—To be Lieutenants and Captains, by purchase—Ensign and Lieutenant J. H. Hall, vice Honourable P. IL B. Fielding, promoted ; Ensign and Lieutenant G. J. Wigram, vice Reeve, promoted ; Ensign and Lieutenant Arthur Lansbton, vice C. Baring, pro moted. To be Ensigns and Lieutenants by purcbase —William Wynne, Gent., vice Hall; Ellis Philip Fox Reeve, Gent., vice Wigram; lugh Bonham Carter, Gent., vice Lasibton. 3rd l'oot—William Henry Hudson, Gent., to be Dis penser of Medicines. sth ,Foot—Edward Montgomery Mason, Gent , to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fennessy, promoted in the 61th Foot. - ..7th Foot—Quartermaster J. Mortimer Scott to be Pay. master, vice Henry Dixon, appointed to the let Dragoons. 9th Foot—Reginald Gaston Wilberforco, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wright, promoted. 22d Foot—Ensign Oswald P. Leigh to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dobyns, who rearm 2 Id Foot--William limy Teasley" OfiAto.b Übe Dispenses of Medicines. - 30th Foot—Major Edmund Augustus Whitmore, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Sillery, ap pointed Permanent Commandant of the Hospital and Con valescent Establishment at Scutari; -Captain Robert Dil lon to be Major, without purchase, vice Whitmore ; Cap tain Frederick Richardson, from half-pay sth Foot, to be Captain, vice Dillon ; Lieutenant John Meade, from the 83d Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Richardson, who retires ; Charles Grimes, Goat., to be Dispenser of Medicines. 31st Foot—Captain Cbidley Coote, from half-pay Unat tached, to be Captain (repaying the difference), vice Spaight, who exchanges ; Lieut. C. K. Pearson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Coote, who retires ; Ensign Arthur Jebb to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pearson ; Frederick Walter Carden, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Jebb, promoted. 37th Foot—Lieut. Raynsford Taylor to be Paymaster, vice Ross, who retires upon half-pay as Captain Unat tached. 39th Foot—Quartermaster -Sergeant G. Blurton, from the Grenadier Guards, to be Quartermaster, vice Mcßride, appointed Paymaster of the Land Transport Corps. 40th Foot—Captain T. L. K. Nelson to bo Major, with out purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. B. Neill, appointed Deputy Adjutant-General, New South Wales, and placed upon half-pay from 9th Oct., 1855 ; Lieut. C. H. Hall to be Captain, without purchase, vice Nelson; Ensign R. Armstrong to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hall ; Captain J. T. Whelan, from the Carlow Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Armstrong. 41th Foot—Ensign Thomas A. M. Dickin, from the 65th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hercy, promoted. 45th Foot—Ensign J. Ingle Preston to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Howard, who retires. 41;th Foot—Ensign Thomas Mortimer Kelson to bo Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Messenger, killed by the explosion of a mine ' • Lieutenant G. T. Dome Radcliffe, from the Hertford Militia, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Kelsou ; Frederick Rankley, Gent., to be Dis penser of Medicines. 48th Foot—William Walker, Gent., to be Dispenser of Medicines. 49th :Foot—Lioutenant Edward Chinn, from the 21 Stafford Mili.titi, to be Ensign without purchase. 54th Foot—Lieutenant E. Thomas Bhiffner to be Cap tain by purchase, vice Flatuank, who retires. 57th Foot—Walter Dudley Notth, Gent., to be Dis penser of Medicines. 58th Foot—Ensign Robert William Archibald, from the Hereford Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Mucks, who resigns. 65th Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase—Lieuten ant Edward Vernon White, from the Hertford Militia, vice Dickin, promted in the 44th Foot ; John Shrews Tal bot Gent:, vice Welstead, appointed to the 17th Dragoon Guards. 69th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Harrison Bartlett, from the Hertford Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Christian, appointed to the 49th Foot. 72d Foot—James Robert M'Turk, Gent., to be Dispenser of Medicines. 76th Foot—Captain Wm. Augustus Townsend Payne, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Senhouse, who exchanges; Lieutenant James Fox Bland to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Payne, who retires. 82d Foot—George Frederick Masterman, trent., to be Dispenser of Medicines. 87th Foot—Lieutenant John Graham Ledbitter, from the Northumberland Militia, to be Ensign, without pur chase, Y ice Simpson, promoted. 90th Foot—Henry James Edgell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carter, promoted. 92nd Foot—William Amphlett Moss, Gent., to be Die penser of Medicines. 9ith Foot—Lieutenant Henry Clement Wilkinson, from the 2d Durham Militia, to be Ensign," without purchase, vice Fulford, whose appointment, without purchase, on Feb. 1, 1856, has been cancelled. Rifle Brigade—The Hon. Cuthbert Ellison Edwardes to be Ensign, without purchase ; Henry.W. Turnell, Gent., to be Dispenser of Medicines. Clerk (Ih. Stormy) then stated that the inhabitants of the district above-named felt much satisfaction at the notice of motion that had been given by a member of the Board of Works for the formation of a new street frzna the High-street, Southwark, to the West-end. For years the necessity of such a means of communi cation had been felt, and so long ago as 1831 the subject was mooted, and 60,0001. had been ap propriated by act of Parliament from the coal dues to wards effecting it, which now with interest amounted to about 84,0001., and was in the hands of the Commis sioners of Woods and Forests. The deputation having been interrogated by several of the members of the board said they had no memorial or plans to present to the board. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said that where an alteration to be made was likely to exceed the expenditure of 100,0001. it would be necessary for them to apply to Parliament for additional powers. The deputation then withdrew. .Mr. Deputy H ARRIsos comp l a i ne d of the Board re • ceiving deputations without any memorials to enter on the records of the Board, and suggested that in future the reception of deputations should be named on agenda paper. The CHAIRmAN said the application was received after the paper was published. In future he would take care notice of the reception of such-boards should be entered in the notice. SILARIEU AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS. The report from the Committee on the salaries and duties of officers was brought up and read. It was agreed that the recommendation of the Com mittee to accept 55,0001. Consols to be transferred to the board as security from the Bank of London ebould be adopted, and it was referred back to the committee is carry the same into effect. The recommendation of the committee with reference to the appointment of subordinate officers .kpd .the en gineer and superintendent architect's departments, was also adopted after some discussion. The recoremenda tion of the committee was, that there should be three assistant engineers, six clerks of works, four ea gineer clerks, and six draughtsmen. That the examination of contractor's account should be transferred from the accountant's office under the old board to that of the engineer's. That the engineer should be autho rised to engage for a period of two months the necessary assistance required for completing a map of London on a scale of 5 feet and 1 foot, showing the size and levels of the various sewers. The salaries of the assistant engineers were to be 3501. per an num each, with fifty pounds' a year for travelling expenses. The Clerks of the Works to be of two classes ; the first to be paid three guineas, and the second two guineas and a half per week, and the Engi neer's clerks respectively 1751.. 1501., 1001., and 1001. per annum. The committee also recommended the ap pointment of two officers in the Superintendent Archi tect's office—a principal clerk and assistant clerk—the former at a salary of 2001., and the other 1501. per annum. The CHAIRMAN intimated that, in filling up these offices, it was the intention of the board to select as many of the officials of the old board as were capable of discharging the respective duties that would be required of them. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE CLOCK TOWER. The Earl of EGLINTON called the attention of the noble earl opposite to the state of the Clock 'rower. Tie presumed the object of erecting this tower was to let people know the time of day; but judging from the peculiar dial put up on one side, he did not think that object would be attained by affixing similar hieroglyphics on the other three sides. Earl GRANVILLE said, that having received notice from the noble lord, of his intention to ask the quest►on, he had communicated with Sir C. Barry. That gentle man had written to him, stating that he was quite sensi ble of the defects of the dial plate already fixed. Those defects would be remedied with the shortest possible delay. In a ♦ery short time the clock would be set up, a-means having been contrived to fix it from the inte rior, instead of the exterior, of the Tower. rd DUNGANNON gave notice of his intention to move on Monday for certain returns in reference to per sons qualified to act as justices of the peace, the number of petty sessions held throughout the year in England and Wales. nod other matters connected with the duties of the magistracy. MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice, that on this day week ho should bring before their lordships an impor tant subjee, and propose resolutions for the purpose of carrying out the object in view. His object wis to bring this country within the pale of European judicial civilisation by the appointment of a Minister of Justice. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex appeared at the bar, and presented a petition from the Corporation of London, praying for the abolition of the Oath of Ab juration, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were severally read a second time, and ordered to be committed :—Cannock Mineral Railway, Grand Junction Water, Lands Improvement Company of Scotland, North Staffordshire Railway (Liverpool Extension), North Staffordshire Railway (Sandbach to Warrington), Norwich Union Life Insur ance Society, and Severn Valley Railway. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AND TOWN BILL. On the motion that this bill be read a second time, Mr. FEN WICK rose and moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. WIGRAM was in favour of the second reading of this bill. After a few words from S. ADAIR and Mr. STAFFORD the bill was read a second time. A great number of petitions were presented by several boo. members against the opening of the Crystal Palace, British Museum, and National Gallery on Sundays. Mr. CAIRNS asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether there were any letters or papers illustrative of the probable effect of the late convention with the Ern , peror of Japan on the trade of this country ; and whether the Government would lay on the table copies of such letters or papers ? Lord PALMERSTON said the only thing that could be laid on the table was the despatch of Admiral Stir ling. He had no objection to the production of that document. Mr. CAIRNS asked whether there was not some letters in the Foreign-office and the Board of Trade ? Lord PALMERSTON said the letters referred to were inter-official papers, and it was not usual to pro duce those documents. Mr. HEADLAM asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether he would diteot that the warrant under which the value of the commissions of officers killed in action is paid to their relatives might be laid upon the table of the house ? Lord PALMERSTON said he had no objection t the production of the warrant. Mr. A. PELLATT asked whether the Sultan's recent edicts, granting civil and religious equality to all his subjects, abolished the penalty of death upon a Mussul man becoming a Christian ; and, if not, whether Go veroment would exert its- diplomatic influence to repeal that law ? - Lord PALMERSTON said• the Government were aware that such edicts had been signed, but as they had not yet atrived in this country their contents were unknown. Her Majesty's Government had for many years urged the importance of the subject, and hon. members might rest assured that no exertion on their part would be wanting to effect the object desired by the hon. member. At the same time it would be admitted that the religious matters of other countries were very delicate things to handle. Mr. PALK asked whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take any steps to ascertain the correctness of the allegations reflecting on the con duct of certain officers in Sir J. M`Neill's report ? Mr. F. PEEL said answers had been received from Lord Cardigan and Lord Lucan, which he would lay on the table during the evening. Mr. PALK said, under the circumstances, he should, on an early day, move that the report of the Commis sion of Inquiry be referred to a select committee, in order to see the charges made by it were borne out by the facts it contained. THE CRIMEAN COMMISSION. Mr. LA.YARD said be found that it would not be convenient to bring on his motion on the evening he had last night fixed on. He, therefore, hoped, as his motion was essentially a Government one, the noble lord at the head of the Government would give him a day for bringing forward the same. Lord PALMERSTON said an appeal would have been fair when one day only was open to independent members, but as they had now two days of the week, and the session had but just commenced, he could not grant the hon, members request. He begged to recommend to his hon. friend (which be trusted he might call him) to try his luck again, and attain that by right which he was now asking as a favour. (Laughter.) An HON. MEMBER, hoped that the same facility would be given to those persons animadverted upon in the Crimean report who were not members of the Legisla ture as was given those who had seats in Parliament. Mr. F. PEEL said he had received a statement from the Quartermaster-General, which he would lay on the table of the house. THE ATTACK ON THE REDAN. In answer to a question from Mr. 14 AYA Mr. F. PEEL stated that Generals Codrington and Wyndham and other officers who took part in the attack on the Redan had made a report to General Simpson, on which he founded his report, and which it was not thought necessary to send home with the official re port. The reports of the above officers to General Simp son had been received by the Government, but they did not deem it advisable to publish them. OUR AMERICAN RELATIONS. On the motion for the house going into a committee of supply, Mr. ROEBUCK said In bringing forward my motion " to call the attention of the house to our rela tions with the United States of America, and to move for the production of all correspondence with the Government of those states relative to the conduct of Mr. Crampton," it is incumbent on me that I should make an apology to the house and the Government, after what has been stated on this question. It has been stated by the noble lord at the head of the Government that the rea son why the Queen's speech did not allude to American affairs was, that the negotiations were not in such a condition as that in fairness to all parties it could be brought forward. On that proposition the noble lord appealed to the house, and said, do you think in that state of things I ought to have mentioned it to the house, and have brought forward an incorrect statement of the affairs inlquestion. I quite agree with the noble lord that to have done so would have been wrong, but as I believe that silence would lead to that conclusion, I am determined to break this silence. It appears to me that there has been an incorrect statement of these affairs laid before the people of England, and that we really do not know what has occurred ; and I think I hold in my hand the means that, in some degree, antici pates it, and will enable me to make them acquainted with the actual state of affairs. As my intention is only to convey to the house, and the nation at large, a correct statement of the facts in question, I hope the house will bear with me whilst I attempt to discharge that duty. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord at the head of the Government stated that he had done all that, as a man of honour, that eauld be done in the case of Americt—that he had apologised for what had been done—had expressed sorrow for having entrenched on the laws of that country, and all that could be done as persons desirous of peace, and that honourable men might be called on to do. (Hear, hear.) If the facts were as the noble lord has stated, I should have been the first to have supported him in that view of the case; but, as I believe they are very different to that which have been stated, I have come forward, if I might use the expression, to enlighten the ignorance of the world on the matter—an ignorance that has been fostered by holding back all that militates against England in this particular, and lead ing them to suppose that we had right on our side, and that eur cousins on the other side of the Atlantic were taking an advantage of our position and endeavour ing to force us against our will to make a sort of supplication to him for peace when we were in the right. Now what was the state of the case. It is this. After the passing by the Legislature of this country the Enlistment Act, the Government in pursuance olthat act determined to enlist persons in America into our ser vice: Being unable to intercept the emigration from LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening.) BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JAN. 30. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Kinghthood upon William Carpenter Rowe, Esq., Chief Justice of Ceylon. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 12. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Jacob Willink as Consul at Liverpool for the Free Hanseatic City of Hanaburgh. _ .... — DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 13. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Warren Edwardes, Epq., commonly called the Hon. George War ren Edwardes, to be Gov ernor and Com mander-in-Chief in and over the Island of L a bnan and its d e p en d enc i es. Her Majesty has also been pleased to app o i n t th e Vene rable Reginald Courtenay, Archdeacon of Middlesex, iu Jamaica, to be Coadjutor to the Bishop of Jamaica, under the name and style of Bishop of Kingston. WHITEHALL, FEB. :4 The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend Alexander Macdonald to the church at Steinscholl, in the parish of Kiltnuir, in the Presbytery and Isle of Skye. DOWNING-STREET, FE B. 12. The Queen has been pleased to appoi n t Si r Wi ll i am Carpenter Rowe, Kt., to be Chief Justice of th e I s l and of Ceylon, and Christopher T em ple, Esq., t o b e a Puisne Judge of the Supreme C our t of that I s l an d ;—David Warlc and Charles Watters, Esqg., to be M em b ers of the Executive Council of the Province of New Brunswick ; Henry Augustus Tudor and Robert Grimes Pedder, Esqs., to bo Members of the Executive Council of the Virgin Islands ;—George Basilan and John Wright, Esqs., to be Members of the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island :--and George Adderley, Esq., to be a Member of the Executive Council of the Bahama Islands. WAR DEPARTMENT, FEB. 15. 60th Regiment of Foot—Li eu t e nant-G eneral Sir William George Moore, K.C.8., to be Colonel Commandant of a Battalion, vice General Sir William Gabriel Davy, C. 8., deceased. WAR DEPARTMENT, FEE. 15. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain Charles Levett, from the 2d Staffordshire Militia, to he Cornet, without purchase, vice 'Wingfield, promoted. 7th Drazcou Unable—Ensign John Richards Weisteicl, BANKRUPTS. George Westbury Hall, merchant, Bush-lane, City. Thomas Johnson, victualler, Kensington Gravel-pits. Alfred Williams and William Major Holland, wholesale grocers, Duncan-street, Leman-street, Whitechapol. William 801 l Rogerson, mourning hat-baud manufac turer, Red Cross-square, Cripplegats. Gcorge Frederick Cobham, carpenter, Milton-next- Gravesend. Phillip Davies, grocer, Aberkenfig, Glamarganshire. Charles Humphris, victualler, Foully Compton, War wickshire. Thomas Bramicl►, corn-dealer, Harborne, Staffordshire. Alexander Piunigor, draper, Lyduey, Gloucester. William Goulstone, auctioneer, Bedminster and Bristol. John Wood and Wainman Wood, Mill-bridge, York shire, machine makers. Henry Meredith Jones, Liverpool, merchant, outfitter, and dealer in tents. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Walker, Brysson, and Co., warehousemen, Glasgow. Lamb, Playfair, and Co., corn factors, Glasgow. William Aludie and Co., colour manufacturers, Glasgow. BANK OF An Account pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturd !,NGL AND. 'th and Bth Victorla, cap, 32, for y the 9th day of Feb., 185 G. ,RTMENT. ISSUE DEP. Notes issued 24,407,875 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities...... 3,459,900 Gold cola and bullion 9,932,875 SilVer bullion - 42 1,407,875 Z 24,407,875 d. MARSIIILL, Cnlef Cashier. ,6. Dated the 14th day of Feb., 18 RANKING DE Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest ...... . 3,492,520 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, • Commissioners of National Debt, Sav- :pARTXENT. Government see s ritiel (lneludg.Dead Weight Ai - amity) .......... 11,422.3G1 Other. securities...... 17,868,429 Notes 5,604,500 Goia and silver coin .. G 80,844 lug's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 3,Cg3,327 Other deposits ...... 13,049,256 Seven Day and other 8i115........ 79i,031 £35,576,134 135,576,134 MARSHALL, Clitel Cashlur. Dated the 14th day of Feb., 18.5-1 AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. Tho Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Feb. 12, 1855, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Groat Britain : From the British Possessions in America 22s. 5A d. Muscovado, the produce of tint East Indies 211. 94d. Average of the two foregoing descriptions ... 22e. aid. COURSE OF EXC. :ANGE.-THIS DAY. Am5terdam............ 11 13% 1 Gibraltar •• ••• • • • Ditto, three months .. 12 Coil Leghorn 224 nterdaux ............ 12 Genoa .......... 35 el*.i Antwerp .. •.••.•.•.• •• 25 60 Milan ••••••••• • •• •• • • --- Brussels .............. 25 60 Venice........ • • llamburgh 13 11 Naples 44 1 ,i Altona .. • • .......... •• Palermo .... Paris ••.••• • • •••••• • • 25 45 Messina •• • .•• 1334 Ditto, three months .. 25 823 Lisbon .... 53 Marseilles •.••••••• .• .• 25 82 , 0 : Oporto ••••.• • • • • . ..... 53,4 Bourdeaux Rio Janeiro ..... • • .. Frankfort -on Maine .... 120 N Buenos .. Berlin .• •• •• •• •••• • • •• New York,6o days' sight -- Vienna.......... • • 10 41 Philadelphia Trieste— •• .• .••• •• •... 10 46 FRIcEs 01 IMLLICN, Tel oz. Petersburg ............ Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Madrid 49 7 ; I Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Cadiz ......... • • ...... 50 1 , , 8 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 Barcelona .• •• •• •• •• •• , New Dollacs ....•• 0 0 Seville.... .......... I Silver in bare ...... 0 5 IIA METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Meeting This Day. The usual weekly meeting of the tntrubers of this board was held this morning at the Council-chamber, Guildhall ; Mr. Thwaites in the chair. The miuntes of the last meeting were read by the clerk (Mr. Woolrych), and confirmed. DEPUTATION TO THE DOAED. The CHAIRMAN said that he had received an aPPliea" tion during the week requesting the hoard to receive a deputation. It being the first application of the kind, he suggested that the board should decide on receiving deputations in future immediately after the confirming the minutes of the previous meeting. This suggestion was agreed to, and it was decided that the application of the deputation should be read, and the deputation called in. The CLERK then read the notice from the Vestry Clerk of St. Saviour's, Southwark, asking the board to receive a deputation from that parish and a section of the St. Saviour's District Board of Works. The deputation was then called in. The Vestry. LEEDS, FEB. 14. STOOK EXCHANGE.—Thinks, 15 1415—Craven Moors 18s. t;d., ')d.—Lancashire and Yorkelniro, 82. y f : 7 : : 1:' kf:=,•;-* '- - t,, , 1.a , --zgeli. v e , 4 MARKET NEWS.---(f his Da .-- 1-,.. ir .p... ,, t . i_., ...- CORN EXCHANGE. ' *- 34 ;:_i.: 11 , 4 0 70i j ' , 41,5'''. 1. 0 , Only a limited supply of English -vies, t anti fist - ir. , " . . '.fl 4l `l, very poor condition, was on sale Into-day 'market. hus- ':- J dry samples were in fair request, at full prices, but oth a kinds moved off slowly at Monday's currency. Over 18,000 qrs. of foreign wheat have come to hand this week. Importers, however, were very firm, and the value of all kinds was well supported. We had a very slow inquiry for barley and malt, at the late decline in value. There was a moderate demand for oats, the arrivals of which were small, at Into rates. 525 --sia, Beans an d p eas were d u ll , b u t no t c h ea p er . Fl our was inactive, on fo rmer t erms . Up war d s o f 11,000 barrel s h ave arrived from th e U n it e d St a t es . ARRIVALS TSUI WAR& Wheat. Barley. Malt. , Oats. 1 ronr. 4ngllals .. 1.730 2,010 2.060 I 12) i 720 Irish .• .• _ _ I 0 ni eke Foreign • i 1 18,110 i __ i 2:9 40 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Although the supply of beasts in to-day's market was very limited, and chiefly the refuse of Monday, the beef trade was heavy, at barely stationary prices. We were scantily supplied with sheep, in which very little business was transacted, at Monday's currency. Calves, the sup. Dly of which was short, moved off slowly, at the l a t e de cline in value. We had a very dull sale fur pigs, at oar quotations. The general quality of the stock was iu forier. Mitch cows were heavy, at from 131; 104. to 181. 10d. each, including their small calf. Per 81bs to sink the olfals. 5. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior 80a5t5....2 10 to 3 o,PrimeSouthdown 4 4 4 ti Second quality 4 2 3 o,Large erse. calves 4 4 5 Prime largo oxen 3 8 4 2 Prime small 5 2 5 8 Prime Scots, dtc. 4 4 4 0 , 1 3 ,,arge hogs Inferior Sheep ...2 10 3 2. mall porkers 4 4 4le Second quality ...3 4 3 SlSuckling calves-22 029 0 Prime crse.-wlled.3 10 A 2,Quarter old pigs.2o 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN sePPLT• Beasts ..•• •• ........ 950 8ea5t5......•..... •• •••• • 120 Sheep. •••• ..•• •• •••• ••.. 3,300 Sheep ,•••••••••• Calves • • ..•• .• •• .. 120 Calves.••• •.•• e• ........•• 41 Pigs •••••••••• •••••••••• 295 Pigs.- •••••••••••• ..•••• NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat were good, and the trade rue heavy, as follows : Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. v. d. Beef, inferior 2 6 210 lliftitt,n, Inferior 2 6 210 Do., middling 3 U 3 4 Do., middling ..... 3 0 3 4 Do. prime large 3 6 3 8 1 Do., prime 3 6 4 2 De , do. small —.3 10 4 0 Veal . 3 10 5 0 Pork, large 3 2 3 10 1 Pork, small 4 0 4 10 BOROUGH HO?. There is a fair business doing in nearly all kinds of hops, the show of which is good, and last week's prioes are well supported. The imports this week are 55 bales from Ostend, 190 from Rottordam, 122 from Antwerp, and 136 from Ham burg. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ lOs to 61 10a per cwt; Weald of Kent, 315 s to 51103 ; Sussex, 3/ to 41 15s. COLONIAL. TEA,..—The market has been very inactive, and prices are without any alteration. Good sound congou 9d per lb. SUGAR.—Tho amount of business done in this article has been small, the principal transactions having been for ex portation. Purchasers for home consumption have acted with extreme laution. The public sales announced are small. West India have sold at about previous rates. Foreign—Pernams, low and mid damp brown, 33s 6d to 35s ; low yellow, 37s ; washed, 32s to 32s 6d. Mauritius — good mid to fine yellow, 39s to 42s ; low black to good brown, 37s 6d to 38s Gd ; and grainy, 37s to 43s per cwt. Madras—Native brown and yellow, 32s to 34s ; good gro cery mid to very fine, 36s 6d to 43e per cwt. A moderate inquiry has been experienced for refined, for exportation • good crushed sold for 32s 6d, and settlers 49s per owe. Common Belgian loaves 29s Gd per cwt. COFFEE.—This article in the early part of the week ruled firm, but, subsequently, less animation has been manifested, the supply • having rather exceeded the demand. Plantation Ceylon, low mid to mid mixed co lory, 59a to 64s ; mid to fine, 66s to 70s ; Peaberry, 65e ; and triage, 53s to 564 per cwt. Native has ruled dull, low to flue ord 50s to 535. Malabar, line ord pale realised 575. East India, pale yellow 625. Ordinary Rio 425, and f fine ord Pale Costa Rica 59s 6,1 per cwt. Mocha has been in demand. Good yellow long berry 80s to 80s 6d, mid to good yellow short berry 82s to 85s per cwt. RICE.—The demand for this article has been dull, and few transactions have taken place. Bengal mid to mid white sold for 12s to 13c 3d per cwt. Madras fair pinky Ils Gd per cwt. Rust. —Buyers of this article have been extremely cau tious. Pricos, however, rule stead 3. Pale inwards brought 2s 2d, good brown Borbice 2s 5d to 2s 6d, and East In dian 2s per pf. gallon. _ _ SPICES.-- . Theiv has been little inquiry for pepper. Good Singapore sold for Nd to 51d per lb. Ginger—African, fair to bold mouldy 25s Gd to 2Gs per cwt. Cassia Lignea has been in fair demand, at about a decline of 2a to 3s per cwt, good mid 130 s, and low mid rather coarse 123 s par cwt. COCHINEAL has been steady. Teneriffe silvers 3s 10d to 3s lld ; blocks 4s to 4s 3d. SALTPE'ICHE.—The market has been rather fluctuating, and prices have under g one some alteration. Bengal mid 6i to refraction 32s to 365, Gibs 325, and 41bs 33s per cwt. TALLOW continues rather firmer. P.Y.C. s'.?s tkl. per cwt to March. GREEN FRUIT.—A change of wind has brought arrivals of all kinds. Two cargoes St. Michael's, one Terceira oranges, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, went at is to 28 per 100 lower, the condition being indifferent, owing to the fruit having received injury from the severe gales at the Azores. Lemons, of good quality, iuquired for. Nuts of all kinds in demand. THE GREAT FIRE AT RANGOON. An eye witness of the late fire at Rangoon has favoured us with the following account : On Monday, Dec. 10, the cry of fire was heard through the town, and in a short time the inhabitants crowded in numbers to witness the conflagration, and the Chris tian portion of them to assist in endeavouring to ex tinguish it. A fire had previously'broken out iu the neighbourhood of the gaol, destroying about 100 huts, from which the authorities bad scarcely re turned when the ♦ery centre of the city, the site of the valuable and extensive native trade of Rangoon, was discovered to be in jeopardy, in consequenoe of a fire having broken out immediately in the rear of this side, and in the direction of which the wind unfortu nately was blowing at the time. The fire had crossed the 100 feet road dividing the Mercantile-square from the less important locality in which the fire originated, and was creeping on to the pucka godowns of the Mogul merchants, stored with piece goods and other valuable merchandise. In less than an hour the fire had seized on the temporary roof of bamboos and mats of the first pucka godown, and the only alternative was to endeavour to save its contents ; unfortunately, however, there was but little assistance available. The few Europeans and the authoriti es, civil and mi litary, did all in their power in assisting to drag out piece goods, &o. ; but this proved useless, as the firs spread so rapidly that the piles of goods, representing in value hundreds of thousands of rupees, were after wards destroyed where they were deposited. The thousands of Burmese present displayed their usual indifference, and the police seemed snore bent on the plunder than the protection of property. Several of the peens were caught in the act of secreting valu ables. Such were the inefficient protective arrange ments that numerous instances were observed of ruf fians snatching money and valuables from the hands of those endeavouring to save them, and escaping with impunity. A fire engine was brought from the Steam-yard, and worked by the men of the 84th, but it was useless, from there being little or no water. The consequences of this calamity will be absolutely ruinous to the trade, and especially to the native trade of Rangoon ; with few excepti ons , near l y t h e w h o l e o f the extensive and enterprising Mogul merchants are utter bankrupts, unless speedy relief of some kind or other is afforded them. Property to the amount of 30 lace of rupees has been destroyed. The chief sufferers, and an approximation to the amount of loss sustained by them, are as follows :—Aga Ahmed bin Dhansnm, 2 lace ; Aga Tuckee Shivajee, 1 lac ; Moolla Ibrahim, re. 80,000 ; Mushadee Hassin and Shirajee, re. 60,000 ; Mushade Jaduk, Hadjee Mendby, Aga. Abdoola Joorabjee, Eduljso, and others, say re. 15,000 to 20,000. The Europeans will of course come in for a share of the losses, if not the principal share ; the smaller traders as,well as the merchants who were burnt out being their debtors to a large extent. Omitting hosts of huts of smaller trading shops or stable-keepers, there were !destroyed 14 large pucka godowns, 180 plank houses, and 1300 bamboo houses. Only one or two lives were reported to be lost.—Madras A thencrum. • STATE OF TRADE IN THE BALTIC. We read in the Independance Beige, under date of Hamburg, Bth.inst. : land mail of the Russian Baltic provinces arrived to-day at Hamburg, bringing letters from Revel m whiche r ci a 1 orelationss d o f t h e those their entranceports, th a e n few f efrom b t h e f e o r i c e e , of the 2d and fro m Ri ga of the 4th inst. The com mercialbecome Sweden, d en, Denmealrktr,eme andly active, the (7 e r particula rly s a w l n t the Baltic coast, Several merchantmen belougiag to English houses had already sailed for Hull and other harbours of Great Britain, with full cargoes of oil seeds, tallow, &c. Others were being loaded for the same destination, at Baltic Port and Bolderae, in defiance of the proclamation of the Queen of Eng land, declaring traitors the subjects of her Crown who should trade with Russia before peace had re established international relations between the tw o countries. On the other hand, several cargoes o f English coal bad already reached revel and itjga. The merchants of those two Russian cities offered to sell by contract, as usual, quantities of grain at prices much inferior to the present reduced rates , but the foreigners evinced no disposition to pur chase the article, which was to be deliv ered next May. Everybody expects that cereals will undergo a still greater depression at that period. There are in th e decked boats, nerving as s t ore s during winter, and sta tioned in all the rivers of the Baltic provinces, immense supplies of grain and seeds, which are to be landed in the Russian harbours the moment the thaw sets in. There will be then such a superabundanc e of corn the prices must necessarily experience a further decline, an this is the principal reason why foreign merchants ab stain at this moment from making extensive pu chases. Your readers may recollect that during tk bombardment of Sweaborg Rear-Admiral Penaa established a battery of three howitzers of long rang on the small island of Abraham. By order of Genera de Berg, Conimander•in-Chi e f of the Russian army i Finland, :a number of Operatives have been put undo requisition and employed during the winter in levelliu the island with the surface of the sea, in order to rende it unfit for the establishment of batteries in the event o a third camp aign in the Gulf of Finland taking place." SS' Mr& .11Cr. t. Male rt bolo ' It. gip of s, r