The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-22 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence. A Maltaletter, of the 16th inst., communicates the fol.- lowing naval and military movements : " Her Majesty's steam transport Buffalo arrived from Gibraltar on the 9tb, and left for Balaklava on the 12th. 4 Th e Tham es steam. transport arrived from Portsmouth on the 9th, bringing Majors Adams and Talbot, Captain Diezelsky, 9 other officers and 230 non-commissioned,' officers and privates of the 2d and 3d Regiments of amid Foreign Legion ; Capt. M‘Genery, Lieuts. Cator am i d Murphy, Cornet Bend, and 198 non-commissioned officers and privates of the Land Transport Corps ; Dr. Doherty, Dr. Smith, Surgeon Connell, the Rev. C. T. Hort, and Mr. Hamilton Geary. She left for Balakla.va on the 11th, conveying, likewise, Dr. Blake, 55th ; As ' sistant-Surgeon Gibanet, and 15 non-commissioned offi cers and privates of various regiments, " The Imperador steam-transport, with four horses and stores, and having on board Lieut.-Col. Cameron, Major von Radowitz, 34 other officers, and 811 non-com missioned officers and privates of the 3d Regiment of the Foreign Legion, left for Scutari on the 9th. "The Arabia sailing transport left for Balaklava on the 9th. "The Madagascar steam-transport arrived from Barce lona on the 10th, and left for C o nstantinople on the 11th. " Her Majesty's steam-transport Assistance arrived from Valencia on the 13th. "Her Majesty's steam line-of-battle-ship Hannibal, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral gir Houston Stewart, K.C.8., and the St. Jean d'Acre, arrived from Corfu on the 12th, in company with the Sidon steam-frigate, from the same port, and the Terrible steam-frigate, from the Piraeus. " Her Majesty's steam-corvette arrived from Syra and the Pirxus on the 14th. " The Resolute and the Lord Raglan steam-transports arrived on the 9th from Constantinople, the former bringing Dr. Dees for Malta, Mr. smith for Gibraltar, and Majors Briggs and Wromeberger, Captain and Mrs. Brown, Dr. Burch, and the Rev, and Mrs. Campbell. The Lord Raglan left for Deptford on the 20th. " The Holyrood steam-transport arrived from Con stantinople on the 9th, and left on the 10th for Genoa. The Resolute left for Spithead on the 12th. "The Foyle steam-transport arrived from Constanti nople on the 12th, and left the same day for Spithead. "The Hope steam-transport arrived on the 13th, and on the same day the Golden Queen steam-transport, both from Constantinople. "The Bahiana steam-transport arrived from Balaklava on the 14th, bringing for Malta Captain Drought, 50th ; Major Lewis, 3d ; Major Creay, Land Transport Corps; Quartermaster Tunks, 68th ; Lieut. Chanters, 57th Capt. Gamble, 4th, and Mr. Campbell ; and for England Quartermaster Joyce, Dr. Gilbor, 89th ; Rev. Mr. Gil borne, Lieut. Johnstone, 89th; Major Armstrong, Lieut. March, R.M., Lieut. Lyons, Captain Pigott, Lieut.- Colonel Seagram, 17th ; Lieut. Lord Carrick, Grena dier Guards ; Capt. Percy, 9th ; Col. Fardella, Land Transport Corps ; Dr. Atkin, Assistant Cousmiesary - General Sundy, Rev. H. P. Wright, Surgeon Doyle, Messrs. Conway, Hail, Parr, and Taylor, 5 serjeants and 7 privates, R.M., 9 officers' servants, 1 blacksmith, 7 men of the Army Works Corps, 1 private of the 44th, 1 artilleryman and 1 seaman. " The Radius and Jane Morrison sailing transports arrived on the 14th from Constantinople. " The Esseri Hairi Ottoman war steamer arrived on the 15th from Tripoli, after landing there a regiment of Albanians to reinforce the garrison. "The Peninsula steam-transport left on the 9th for Spitbead. " The Herefordshire sailing transport left on the 10th for Gibraltar, and on the 12th the East Anglian screw steam-transport for the same port. " Eler Majesty's stearnstra,nsport Urgent left for Eng ' land on the 12th, and the Algiers screw ship-of-the-line for Plymouth, on the 12th. " Her Majesty's steam-sloop Triton arrived on the Bth from Corfu and Zente. "The Alma, Peninsular and Oriental Campa,ey'e steam-racket, arrived from Alexandria on the 9th with the heavy India mail, and left for Southampton on the 10th, having on board Col. a-id Mrs. Baldock, Col. Mil man, Major Mears, Lieuts. Downing and Warrant), Dr. Webb, and Surgeon Rolfe. " The Vectis, belonging to the same company, which arrived from Alexandria on the night of the Bth, brought among other passengers for Malta Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart., returning from Bombay ; Lieutenants Clark, Gordon, Hickman, and M`Naughton, Captains Brace and Sweet, Dr. Cholmely, and the Rev. T. Smith, and left for Marseilles late on the same night. g` The Vatican, French postal steam-packet, left for the ports of Italy and Marseilles on the 10th. "The Lebanon steamer arrived from Alexandria on the 9th, with wheat and cotton, and left for Liverpool on the 10th. "The British Queen steamer arrived on the 10th from Smyrna, and left for Liverpool on the 11th. "The schooner-yacht St. Ursula sailed on the 10th fer Alexandria. "The schooner-yacht Maria arrived on the 12 h from Syracuse. "The African steamer, from Liverpool, arrived on the 14th, after a very boisterons passage, and leaves fur Syra and Constantinople on the 16tb. She brings, pas. senger, Captain Lyons. "The Sardinian steamer Conte di Cavour, in the Fr mch transport service, left on the 10th for Constan tin .ply. "The Carmel, French postal steamer, arrived on the Bth from Constantinople, Smyrna, and Syra, bringing, among other passengers fur Malta, Captains Lindsay and Troll, and, for Marseilles, Captain Colborne, Cap tain Pitman, Captain Forbes, Captain Whithead, Lieut. Beetham, General Smith, and 123 French military in valids, and 11 seamen. This vessel left for Marseilles on the 9th." The screw steam block-ship Exmouth, 90, Captain H. V. Hall, went from Hamoaze into Plymouth Sand on Saturday. The screw steam-ship Euryalus, 50, Capt. Ramsay, was placed in the basin-dock at Devonport on Saturday The screw steam-frigate Cossack, 20, Captain J. H. Cockburn, having been refitted, was placed in her sail ing moorings in Hamoaze on Saturday. The steam block-frigate Forth is appointed to be taken out of dock at Devonport and masted to-day. The frigate Cambria is ordered to be fitted at Devon port as a rocket-ship. The sailing-transport Bucephalus, No. 127, Captain Pepercorn, arrived on Sunday morning at Woolwich with trophies from Balaklava, which port she left on the 13th of Nov., haying been 9 weeks on her voyage home. She had to beat up against contrary winds the whole dis tance, until reaching the Channel. The passengers in the Bucephalus were, Major Lukin, R.A., one serjeant, and 24 non-commissioned officers and privates of the Royal Artillery, in charge of the cargo, which consisted (rf siege and field pieces of various sizes, and mortars, rocket tubes, limbers, and ammunition carriages, as well as seven bells taken from Sebastopol after the surrender of the place. Although the voyage of the Bucephalus was an un- . usually long one, there did not occur a single ea's , of sickness on board, with the exception of a gunner of the Artillery, who at the time of his embarkation was suffer ing from diarrhoea and ague. These gallant men were landed at the Arsenal-wharf, Woolwich, yesterday morn ing, where the band of the corps assembled to esc rt them to the barraeks. The landing-place and gates were crowded will spectators and friends, and the men were received with hearty cheers. Major Lukin and his brave carnrades in arms were all decorated with one or more medals at their breasts, and distinguished them selves at Alma, Balaklava and Inkerman. Lieutenant Surname, 43th Regiment, arrived at Woolwich yesterday morning. in charge of 17 invalided gunners, and one non-commissioned officer of the Royal Artillery, being a portion of thelsoinvalids of the various regiments which came home from Constantinople by the transport Ripon. Immediately on arrival at head-quar ters, they were marched to the garrison hospital in de tachments, and were medically inspected previously to being admitted to barracks. The screw-transport No. 151, Cumberland, arrived off Woolwich Arsenal on Sunday, and is to discharge her cargo of returned stores, shot, &c., from the East. A number of schooners and other craft have'arrived at Woolwich Arsenal-wharf since Saturday, and are dis charging large cargoes of shot from the Scotch foun dried. Great activity continues to prevail in the whole of the departnaentsehere. The building of the paper factory is progressing rapidly, and it has received a portion of the machinery. The non-commissioned officers and men of the 57th Regt. subscribed their working-pay from Oct., 1854, to Feb., 1855, to create a fund for the benefit of the widows and orphans of soldiers of the regiment who died in the Crimea. In pursuance of this kind and considerate act, we are requested to announce that the widows whose names follow may each receive 31. on application to the officer commanding the depot of the 57th Foot at Birr Barracks:—Mrs. Currant, Mrs. Kyle, Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. Greening, Mrs. Dray, Mrs. Donnelly, Mrs. Neil, Mrs. Hanna, Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Hodges, Mrs. Kernplin, Mrs. Chipley, and Mrs. Sanderson. A warrant has been issued from the office of the Director-General stating that the pay of all actin g as sistant-surgeons, which has hitherto been 10 s . a-day, is to be increased to lls. 6d., and that the ord er for th e sum of 401., which was to have been given to each at the end of two years' service, is forthwith to be cancelled, in consideration of such increased pay. By the former warrant the 401. was only to have been given to such as had passed some of their time in foreign service, but the present warrant made no distinction. It is the intention of the authorities of the 'War De pertinent to raise a company of the Royal Sappers and. Miners and equip them as drivers for the service of that corps when in the field, so that when any movement takea place the whole of the stores belonging to that branch of the service, such as the pontoon bridges and intrenching tools , m ay he conveyed with them, it hav ing been found, when On troopa landed in the Crimea, that horses and carriages could not be obtained for that, purpose. To make preparation for this additional force the Artillery stables on the north Ride of the barracks at Chatham will undergo great alterations. Sleasrs. Palmer Brothers, iron shipbuilders at Jarrow, on the Tyne, are engaged in building a floating battery, 6( exactly similar dimensions and form to that building by Mr. Napier, of Glasgow. Mr. Clark, of the Elswiek Foundry, Newcastle-ore Tyne, some time ago received an order for the construc tion of long-range mortars, one of which has just been completed. The inner diameter is 13 inches, and its weight five tons. Capt. J. Buckley, late Barrackmaster of Devon port, has joined at Chatham, and will commence his duties from this date as Barracknaaster at such station. The following appointments were mado yesterday at the Admiralty : The annexed Lieutenants have been appointed to the command of gun-boats :—Lieut. U. B. Woollcombe to the Whiting; Lieut. C. G. Nelson, to the For ard ; Licat. 11. L. R . 4),1:.:q, ♦t t ,? P4..r Lieut. W. F. Lee, THE SUN, LOIN DON, TUESDAY EVEN i l Gri JANUARY 22, 1856. co the Grasshopper. The Rev. H. Glasson Chaplain, 'to the Tortoise ; Rev. C. T. Comber, Chaplain, to the Centurion ; Rev. E. H. Fothergill, Chaplain, to the Imperieuse ; Rev. E. B. Barnes, Chaplain, to the Retri bution Rev. F. Gibbens, Chaplain, to the Havannah ; the Rev. C. B. Haslewood, Chaplain, to the Pearl ; J. H. Bond, Naval Instructor, to the Cressy ; Alfred Tur mine, Naval Instructor, to the Centurion ; W. R. Wat son, Acting Clerk, to the Exmouth. THE MILITIA. About 20 men of the North Durham Regiment of Militia, now stationed at Burnley, have volunteered into the 15th Hussars, a troop of which occupies the same barracks with the militia. THE AMERICAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Sir Elward Belcher appears to have been somewhat premature, as far as order of publication is concerned, in giving the title of the " Last of the Arctic Voyages " to his two recent volumes. Dr. Kane's very remarkable expedition up Smith's Sound will, no doubt furnish an. other tale of romantic adventure and hardship in these icy regions. It will be remembered that in the summer of 1852 Commander Inglefield, having failed in dis covering any traces of Sir John Franklin in Wolsten holree Sound, and seeing the water before him clear of ice, made a bold dash up Smith's Sound. On the 27th of August, at noon, the Isabel had reached 78 deg. 28 min. N. At this point this enterprising young officer could discern no obstacle to his northerly prograss— nothing was before him but loose ice. A contrary breeze, however, which soon freshened up into a contrary gale, sprang up, and the Isabel was fairly driven to the south ward. We note these facts the more particularly as these very waters were the scene of Dr. Kane's recent exploits in the United States' brig Advance. That gen tleman left New York on the 30th of May, 1850, and on the 7th of August of the same year passed the head land of Smith's Sound. He penetrated beyond the highest point attained by Captain Inglefield, and the same spectacle was presented to his eye which his pre decessor had beheld. Open water was before him. Dr. Kane might have used the very language em ployed by Captain Inglefield on the former occasion to express his own feelings. "I involuntarily ex claimed," wrote Captain Inglefield on entering the Sound, " that this must lead to the great Polynia of the Russians, and as the eye streamed forward into the clear expanse of apparently open water, which now occupied from seven to eight points of the compass due north of our position, I could not but admit to my mind that a great sea was beyond." Dr. Kane', onward progress was, however, retarded by a bolt of heavy stream ice, followed by a drifting pack. His object, of course, was to push through the pack, but at 78 deg. 45 min. the drifting ice caught the brig, and drove her on to the Greenland coast. By great efforts, on the 29th of August he regained his former position, and then started with boat and sledge to select a fitting spot for a winter encampment. The adventurers reached a cape 1,100 feet in height, and from this spot gazed around them upon the awful solitudes of the Polar Sea. Thera was a dark glacier, which terminated the view on the Green land side. Huge icebergs were driving hither and thither in the channel, while far, far away to the northward, a frozen sea, like the sea which Parry travelled upon dur ing his advance from Spitzbergen, was all that could be seen. At a spot called Rensellaer Harbour, amid a group of rocky islets, the brig was frozen in, and imme diately parties were despatched in various directions. In this way the Greenland coast was followed northerly and easterly for 125 miles, when all thought of further discovery for that season was stopped by the disappear. ance of the min. For 120 days the luminary remained be'ow the horizon, and the adventurers were left to the unutterable dreariness of an Arctic winter. The nature and extent of the hardships to which they were exposed may be inferred from afe of the scientific phenomena mentioned by Dr. Kane. The mean tempe rature of the spot selected for the winter encampment appeared to be 20 deg. lower than the mean temperature of Melville Island, and we know the terrible intensity of the cold at that place. The lowest point registered on the thermometers was 70 deg. of Fahrenheit, anti that was in February. Chloroform froze, essential oils be came solid and liquid, and on the 24th of Feb., writes Dr. Kane, " chloric ether was congealed, for the first time, by natural temperature. It is satisfactory to find that the great curse of Arctic navigation- as it was in former days the curse of navigation generally—the scurvy, was by these adventurers entirely conquered. This, however, was replaced by a particular type of spasmodic disease which appears to have occasioned great suffering and annoyance. The dogs were attacked, and no fewer than 57 of these useful animals perished with every symptom of hydrophobia. Extreme cold had produced the effect of extreme heat. The winter, how ever, was passed in one fashion or another, and with returning spring travelling parties were arranged, and expeditions organi , ed.. The most important of these was pushed forward in a northerly direction. The result is noted by Doctor Kane in the fullowinz words : " Open water washed the shores of the channel, and terminated in a sea, the heavy surf of which checked all further progress." The furthest point attained was a cape in lat. 81 deg. 22 min. N., and long. 65 deg. 35 min. W. Parry's furthest point when he conducted his memorable sledge-boat expedition from Spitzbergn was 82 deg. 40 min. 23 sec. N., in long. 19 deg. 25 min. E. No successor on the path of Arctic adventure has yet snatched his chaplet from the brow of that great navigator. Parry is still the champion of the North. It was gracefully done on the part of Dr. Kane, that he named the most distant mountain which they could discern wtth their instruments after Sir E. Parry. This mountain lies, by estimate, in lat. 82 deg. 30 min. N., and was only discerned, not visited. Winter after winter, passed away in such occupations, and it was not until the summer of 1854 that Dr. Kane finally determined upon retracing his steps. It was necessary to abandon the good ship which had so long been their home, and on the 6th of Atgust in the year 1854 the voyagers reached the Danish settlement of Upernavik, 83 days after leaving their ship. Such appear to be, in as succinct . a form as we can give them, the principal facts of this remarkable expedition, in which great dan gers were confronted with singular courage, great hard ships endured with unflinching fortitude, and great suc cess achieved by a combination of all the qualities which have distinguished the most daring among Arctic voya• gerr„ If we are next to say what advantage has resulted to the world from this achievement, we are com pelled to say that the result does not appear commen surate with the dangers incurred. The voyage was, however, undertaken, like so many others, for the purpose of seeking for traces of Sir J. Franklin and his ill-fated companions. We now know that they are not to be looked for in this or in any other direction. Dr. Kane, however, was as ignorant as the resC of the world upon this point when he threw himself into the ice upon his philanthropic errand. All honour to him, then,l for his courage and perseverance I It was ne fault of his that he was not the man destined to discover the melancholy relics which have at length changed con jecture into certainty as far as Franklin is concerned. If we look at the result of the expedition from other points of view, we confess ourselve4 wholly unable to discover what advantage will result to the world from the confir mation of Capt. Inglefield's discoveries up Smith Sound. Scientific men, who make such pursuits their business, may, no doubt, be able to indicate some slight advan tages to the hydrographer and natural philosopher as the consequence of Dr. Kan'e voyage ; but are these at all sufficient to counterbalance the risks incurred anl the perils run by men of such hardihood and note ? How are we benefited if at a futere day we oven receive plenary proof that there is a Polar Sea within 80 deg. N. ? If it exists, can it be navigated ? Hitherto all attempts to penetrate its secrets have just sufficed to bring the ex plorers upon the fringes of this hypothetical sea. One adventurer may advance a few minutes more north than his predecessors, but what then '.• All we know as cer tainty is. that within the circle of 80 deg. N. there is a region which, under no appreciable circumstances, can ever be turned to account by man; It may contain a little mere rock, or a little more water, but water and rock in such latitudes are alike useless to the human family.—rilliej. GOVERNMENT CARE OF LITERART MEN. Let those whose duty it is, in the name of her gra cious Majesty the Queen, to appoint and bestow Go vernment pensions on men who have deserved well of their country, rejoice—let them triumph, carouse, and he merry—Joseph Haydn died on Th urs d a y night, and 25/. per annum is saved ! If, in his physical pain, his anguish, misery, and destitution, he could have been brought to learn how grateful the country was fer his eerviees—how it appreciated his energetic exertions— how it rewarded his long suffering, toil, and trouble— he must have bad a happy reflection before he breathed his last. If his family around him, who.have been, we are told, literally starving, could have made him compre hend how their future welfare was ensured by the pen sion of is 4J per day, his heavy heart must truly have been cheered, and his care for their fate lightened. And this is the reward of general usefulness in England—a land boasting, right and left, far and near, of its free in stitutions, its growing wealth, its unswerving liberty and liberality. The staunch, stiff, true disciples and children of John Bull turn up their virtuous noses at the lightness, vivacity. and what they are pleased to call immorality of our French neighbours and Allies, but we can defy them to point out a single instance in which a man who has passed an honourable career ig the pursuit of lite rature and art, has in France been left in his misery to starve and die. If literary men see that the Government and the country care not a job for their suffering, why do they not render themselves independent of such in , iT ratii,nde, by forming an institution or society, which might afford relief to the distressed and indigent We heard a good deal at one time of the dramatic perform- . ances, provincial and metropolitan, of a body of gentle men wishing to establish a guild of literature and art ; a considerable amount of money was realised, but of what has become of that amount the public is not informed. If the project cannot be carried out, why not employ the money judiciously to relieve such as that of the ahove Unfortunate man. If facts such as those of Joseph Haydn's death be the fruits of our civilisation and intel ligence, by all means let us go back a century—t o a time when, if there was more vice amongst the higher classes, which we doubt, there were fewer false protestations of virtue, and less cant of charity...—. Sundv Times, An order arrived at Chatha m yesterday from the Horse Guards that the wh; lct of the men of the depot of the 12th Regiment under 19 years' service are to be inspected, previously to their embarkation for Austrahr, to join the head-quarters cf their corps. Spirit of the Public Journals. ( From the Times of this day.) Our foreign intelligence still runs in one current. We learn from Vienna that Russia "simply and unconditionally" accepted the propositions made by Austria and the Western Powers as to the funda mental conditions of the future treaty of peace. It may seem ungracious to cavil at so gratifying an announcement, but still we confess we should have been better pleased had the terms been offered to Russia in a shape which would have admitted of their being made, not into the foundation of a treaty, but into the substantive treaty itself. It is very possible that in this we may be quite wrong. We respect diplomacy much, and should respect it a great deal more, had we not had such recent and rueful experience of the errors which it is possible for the most learned professors of this occult and intricate science to commit. We have not yet for gotten the Vienna Note, which was to have de livered Turkey from the interference of Russia, only that, by the confession of its talented authors, it happened to have exactly the contrary effect ; and we are still struggling in the meshes of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, which, we are told, was intended to save rights that it does not save, and has added tenfold perplexity to an already intri cate question. There might have been difficulties which we do not see in tendering to Russia a treaty for her execution, just as the seller of an estate tenders a conveyance to an unwilling pur chaser; but certainly no good reason could be given for the intentional circumlocutions and ambiguities with which the terms are encumbered. Why could we not say in so many words that English and French Consuls must be allowed to reside in the ports of the Black Sea, instead of talking about " institutions sanctioned by the law of nations ?" and why could we not demand at once an under taking not to fortify the Aland Isles, instead of veiling it under the pompous periphrasis of reserv ing to ourselves the right of proposing ulterior terms ? These are merely verbal criticisms, but in such cases words are things, and things of immense consequence when they serve to retard a settlement which it is of the last importance should not be delayed for an unnecessary hour. The terms are accepted, purely, simply, and un conditionally. About them, therefore, if good faith is to be observed, there ought to be no dispute, and all that remains to be discussed is the best method of carrying them most effectively into execution. If we once depart from this simple and obvious rule, we shall be involved in intermi nable wranglings and discussions, and end by being either completely mystified, or perhaps cheated by the pen out of the advantage we have won by the sword. If we adhere steadily to the conditions agreed upon the matter can soon be closed ; at all events, we protest, after our experience of last year, against the necessity or policy of an armistice. It is clearly our interest to have the question of peace or war decided as soon as possible, and we ought to take care as soon as we can that Russia shall have the, same interest. But this she will not have if we once grant an armistice. Then it will be worth her while to ne gotiate fn. the sake of negotiation, and apply all the wily arts of which she is the mistress to pro tract the breathing-time allowed her, and to use threats, promises, and intrigues, to sow divisions in the councils of the allies, and among those Ger man States whose allegiance to their patron and protector is beginning perceptibly to waver. To us it is of no very groat importance whether we have peace or war, but it is of the very last importance that our councils should not be distracted nor our attention diverted by a state of things which is neither the one nor the other, but the whole ad vautage of which is with our enemy and against us. The best and first proof that we can ask of Russian sincerity is that the Czar should be content to ne eotfate without requiring a suspension of hostili ties. This will be a proof that negotiation is not to him an end, but a means, and that the object he has in view is peace itself, and not intrigue or de lay. We may express a hope also that the con ference may be confined to the belligerent Powers and to Au tria, through whose good offices it was brought about. We hear a great deal now about the immense influence which Prussia has exercised at the Court of St. Petersburg, and how it is by her instances, much more than those of Austria, that the change in the dispositions of the Emperor was brought about. There are States, as well as individuals, who will watch a man struggling in the water without making the slightest endeavour to save him, and when he has reached the shore encumber him with superflulus help. If the word of Prussia be thus all powerful, why has she with held it till now ? Why has she been deploring and making money out of the war, which a single earnest appeal from her would have been sufficient to stop? In what capacity could such a Power be admitted to the conference ? Not as our ally, not as the ally of Russia, for she disclaims both charac ters ; not as impartial, for she has been at no pains to conceal her predilections ; not as a great Power, for of a great Power she has deliberately abdicated the honours and duties. Her presence could only perplex, mystify, and protract, and give colour and encouragement to any attempt on the part of Russia to evade the obligations she has undertaken. Prussia has mediatised herself, and in the con ference of great Powers there is no place for shams. We may also express a hope that the place of the conference will not be Vienna, nor any town of Eastern Germany. If it is to be neither London nor Paris, let it be some such place as Frankfort. Frankfort is free from Prussian or Austrian in fluences, and is easily accessible to all the contract ing parties. We should there breathe a freer at mosphere, and escape the Russianising influence which occasioned so remarkable a transformation of our Plenipotentiary in the courso.of last spring. Indeed, as to this point, precautions ought to bo taken to prevent the country from being a second time exposed to discredit by the ignorance, the in capacity, or the vacillation of its representative. At a European conference like that now impending there is but one man who could worthily represent us—one man in whose hands every Englishman would feel confident that the destinies of the coun try were safe, who could speak with an authority such as no one else could command, and in the presence of whose long experience and firm resolu tion no diplomatic tour de force would be attempted. If the negotiation is to be long, it ought not to he entered into at all ; if it is to be short, no man is so fit to conduct it as Lord Palmerston. The Prime Minister of England, the leader of the House of Commons, is also at this moment the complete re presentative of the feeling and spirit of the English people, and in that, the highest character of the three, we trust be will not refuse his services to the nation which he has saved from disgrace and con ducted to victory. REDUCTION fIF POSTAGE ON LETTERS TO THE EAST INDIES. On the Ist of February next, and thenceforward, the postage upon letters forwarded to the East Indies, via Southampton, will be reduced to a combined British and ',Zan rate of Gd. the half ounce. Letters forwarded via Marseilles will be liable to the same rate, with the addi tion of a French transit rate of sa. per quarter ounce. Letters for the island of Java will be chargeable, in this country, with the same rates of postage for their conveyance as far as Singapore ; but they will afterwards be subject to a Netherland rate of postage, on account of the conveyance from Singapore to Java. The following table shows the rate of progression ac cording to which letters will be chargeable : 1..--VIA MARSEILLES. Not exceeding 1 oz.-11d. Above 1 oz. and not exceeding oz.-Is. 4d. Above oz. and not exeeeding oz.-2s. 3d. Above oz. and not exceeding 1 oz.-2a. Bd. Above 1 oz. and not exceeding 11 oz.-48. ld. Above 11 oz. and not exceeding 1 oz.-4s. 6d, and so on adding ls. British postage for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce, and sd. French postage for every additional quarter of an ounce. 2.-VIA SOUTHAMPTON. THE CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Coroner (offered) 25 to 1 agst Courtenay (taken) 30 to 1 agst Imog ene (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Fatalist (taken) 1000 to 30 agat Epaminondas (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Yorkshire Grey (taken) 1010 to 25 apt Quince (taken) 1000 to 25 aget Hungerford (1000 to 20 taken) 1000 to 20 aget Yellow Jack (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Redan (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Scythian (1000 to 10 also laid) 1000 to 15 aget Stork (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Lord Der wentwater (taken) 500 to 25 aget Quince and Mishap, coupled (t.) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to 2 agst Fly-by-Night (taken) 4to 1 agst Y ellow Jack (taken) 6 to 4 agst the two— (taken and offered) THE DERBY. 7to 1 aget Wentworth (taken) 9to 1 aget Fly-by-Night (taken) 13 to 1 agat Yellow Jack (taken) We are requested to state, on authority, that William Palmer was never a member ofTattersall's. EPSOM SPRING MEETING.—APRIL 10. WEIGHTS FOR TIE GREAT METROPOLITAN. The eleventh year of the Great Metropolitan Stakes (handicap) of 25 goys. each, 15 ft. and only 5 if de clared, with a bonus of 300 SOW% added by the contri butions of the lovers of the national sport of racing resident in the city of London and metropolitan dis tricts, together with gratuities from, and subscriptions received by, the licensed victuallers of the metro polis ; the owner of the second horse to receive 50 goys. out of the stakes ; the winner of any handicap , af 200 sous. value after publication of the weights to carry 51b, of any two such races or more, 101 b extra. The winner to pay 30 soya. towards the expenses, 101 10s. to the Licensed Victuallers' School, and 101. 10s. to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum ; Great Metropolitan Stakes Course, two miles and a quarter, to start at the winning -chair. Forfeits to be declared on or before Jan. 29. 79 subscribers. Age et lb Scythian Rifleman Fandango Sultan Little Harry a 8 6 Defiance 6 8 5 Speed the Plough 6 8 4 Rotherham Epaminondas Balrownie 6 7 11 Homily ....... .. Poodle a 7 10 Barnneino Bonnie Morn 4 7 9 Chicken, by Chan tieleer 4 7 7 Quince Vandal Flatterer Coroner 3 7 5 Imogene 4 7 5 Little Davie Wink field Goorkah Coleshill (h b) Bolton Graeculus Esuriens 4 7 4 Mishap Wantage Roscommon Cock of the North 4 7 1 Fatalist 4 7 0 Jolly Marine 4 6 13 Neoptolemus— 4 6 13 Shoreham Cossey 4 6 11 Lady Bird . Fanny Fern Virtuous Spindle Hospitality WEIGHTS FOR THE CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. Forfeits to be declared on or before Tuesday, the 29th of January. Last mile and a quarter of the new Derby Course. 94 subs. Age et lb Age st lb Rattle 6 9 0 Barrel 5 6 8 Vindex Scythian 5 8 9 Crown Pigeon ... 4 6 7 Sultan Wild Huntsman 5 8 4 Wandering Willie 3 6 7 Hercules ....• ...... 5 8 1 Cave Adullarn Pumicestone -5 8 1 Kettloby St. Hubert 4 8 0 Spindle Chicken (by Chan- Alfred ticleer) ........ 4 8 0 Stork Ireland's Eye 6 7 13 Plausible Eulogist 6 7 13 Sir George 4 6 4 Rotherham 4 7 13 Boer Clotilde Bright Phoebus ... 5 7 11 Mirage Bennie Morn 4 7 10 Hospitality 3 6 2 Remunerateur ... 5 7 -9 Flyaway Balrownie Flatterer Ivan Polydore ... GrmculusEsuriens 4 7 7 Blue Rock 3 5 10 Coroner Ellermire Capucine Mary Ariosto The Assayer Border Chief Gamekeeper Claret 4 7 4 Cannobie Winkfield ...... ... 5 7 4 Termagant 3 5 7 Le Juif Catepaw 6 7 0 Panmure Alembic 5 7 0 Grey Pyrrhus ... 3 5 5 Noisy 4 6 13 Sly Fellow 3 5 5 Welham 5 6 13 Bubble ... 3 5 5 R iacommon Roebuck Simony Bolton Swindler New Brighton ... 6 6 11 The Duffer 3 4 11. Sir R. Trencbard a 6 9 Teddy 3 4 10 Old Noll 5 6 9 Post•horse The Hind Hollander Helene Age et lb Mirage Sir George 4. 6 4 The Earl Surgeon-General 5 6 0 Lord Fordwich... 4 5 11 Hoorcock ........ 4 5 11 Pyrrha Puck Laverna 3 5 10 Agra The Russian Preston Lair i of Hazie- 3 5 Co wood The Libell/st CAnn4)liie Melissa Diego 3 5 7 Pammure Prince of Orange 3 5 7 Minis Absolution 3 5 4 Alice Wentworth 3 5 4 Maid of the Morn 3 5 4 Sly Fellow 3 5 4 Termagant 3 5 4 One Act Pelissier .3 5 4 .3 5 2 Lady Florence 3 5 2 Mr. Huffarn 3 5 1 Smack Buckingham 3 5 1 Pretty Boy Van Galen 3 4 13 Rip Van Winkle 3 4 13 Midhope t. by Alarm—Du yernay Post-horse 3 4 9 D•esser Middleton 3 4 0 NORTHAMPTON RACES.-MARCH 26. FIRST DAY. Weights for the Great isTOrtkamptonshire Stakes. For feits to be declared on or before the first Tuesday in February. If the highest weight accepting be under Bst 71b, it will be raised to that weight, and the rest in proportion. Two miles. Age st lb Ratapl an Early Bird 5 8 8 Typee... 6 8 8 Saucebox Sultan Defiance Mortimer Speed the Plough 6 8 0 Eulogist 6 7 12 Bonnie Morn 4 7 12 Ivan Epaminondas Hercules Quince Ariosto GrasculusEsuriens 4 7 8 Homily F by Y. Lechin var, darn by Muley Moloch 4 Ireland's Eye Jack Sheppard 4 Escape Winkfield Wild Rose a Bloominglleatber 4 The Chicken (by Chanticleer) 4 7 4 Mishap Roscommon G oorkah Imogene Flatterer Poodle Vandal The Hind 4 6 12 Alembic 5 6 12 Jolly Marine 4 6 12 Weathercock Mary 4 6 11 Bolton Little Davie a 6 11 Paletot Paros .......... 4 6 10 Ladybird Kaffir Wantnge Lord Fordwich 4 6 7 Palm erst , in Siding Shoreham 4 6 3 iThe horse marked thus* Age it lb Cossey Fulbeck 4 6 2 'Diana 4 6 2 Besika Georgium Sidus 4 6 0 Virtuous St. Clare .. •• 5 6 0 Bold Buccieuch 3 6 0 Freddy 4 5 12 Hoddam Challow Boy 4 5 12 Pyrrha *Alfred Spindle C by Red Hart— • Evasion 3 5 7 F by Alarm—Dn yernay Lawn 3 5 7 Moorcock 4 5 7 Dolly 3 5 Agra 3 5 7 Diego 3 5 7 Hospitality Preston Maid of the Mill 3 5 5 Adamant De Ginkel . 3 5 5 Puck 3 5 5 Alice Wentworth 3 5 4 Napoleon 111 3 5 4 Lady Florence Anrouncement 3 5 2 F by Birdcatcher —Sacrifice Br to Folly-o'-the• Day Omer Pacha 3 5 0 Bobby Taft Early Morn 3 5 0 Prince of Orange 3 5 0 Absolution St. Domingo 3 5 0 Pi t= Smack ..... Randalore Nliddletott PrAty Bev P rse Laerna.. .viidhope having been entered without Not exceeding .1; oz.-6d. Above oz. and not exceeding 1 oz.-Is. Above 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 oz.-2s. Above 2 oz. and not exceeding 3 oz.-3s. Above 3 oz. and not exceeding 4 oz.—JP. Above 4 oz. and not exceeding 5 oz.-55., and en on, adding ls. for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. The postage upon all letters for Java must be paid in advance; but upon all letters for the East Indies, by whichever route they are forwarded, the postage may either be paid in advance, or be left to be paid on the de livery of the letters, at the option of the sender. As a general rule, all letters for the East Indiei or Java not specially addressed "via Southampton," will be forwarded via Marseilles, and when pre-paid in money postage will be demanded accordingly ; but letters posted unpaid, and not directed to be sent by any particnlar route, will he forwarded by the first mail despatched, whether that via Marseilles or that via Southampton. With respect to letters prepaid by postage stamps. the sum so prepaid will be regarded as an indication of choice of route on the part of the senders, and letters will be forwarded accordingly. The postage upon letters conveyed to and from the East Indies iby private ship will be reduced, on the same date, to sixpence the half-ounce, the prepayment of which will be optional. The reduced rates above-mentioned will also apply to O. letters for Borneo, Lahuan, Sumatra, and the Phi lip ine Island., which may he specially directed to be forwarded " via India." But these letters will be fur ther liable to a rate , 'f 4d. the half-ounce, to defray an: charge made by the Ea.t India Company for the des patch of the letters to their destination. The whole postage on these letters must be paid in advance, 7 7 7 6 7 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 Sporting Intelligence. TATTERSALL'S.—MONDAY. It was expected that the publication of the weights for NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. the leading Spring Handicaps would impart considerable THURSDAY, APRIL 14. activity to business to-day ; the Chester Cup was, how- The NEWMARKET HANDICAP. Forfeits to be declared ever, the only handicap event touched upon. 1 oa or before the last Tuesday in January. Clermont 20 to 1 was the highest offer against Coroner, who is 1 1 Course. likely to he closely pressed by Courtenay-25 to 1 being taken about the latter to some money ; 30 to 1 was taken to a small amount about Imogene ; Epaminondas was backed in company with Quince, at 1,000 to 25 each, and afterwards separately at 1,000 to 30 ; Yorl7- shire Grey obtained good support at 1,000 to 25, and 1,000 to 30. These were the principal movements rela tive the Cup. THE Two TIOUSAND.—FIy -by-Nigt t Showed marked improvement ; alter 4to 1 had kern laid to 251., 7 t 2 was taken to some money ; 4 to 1 taken to upwards of 3001. about Yellow Jack. THE DERBY.-7 to 1 agst Wentworth, to 501. ;9 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night, to 1001. ; and 13 to 1 agst Yellow Jack to 100/. were the only bets on this event that came under our notice. The prices at the dose were as follow : the ke owledge of his owner will be struck out by the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to remain in. Age st lb Age st lb Kind of Trumps.. a 8 12 .Tolly Marine 4 6 12 Rattle Mr. Sykes 6 8 8 Sidii.g ...... ... .. 4 6 9 Gi-xcu..lusE urien3 4 8 2 Kaffir B mane Morn 4 8 0 Crown Pigeon ... 4 6 6 E. Ilogist 6 8 0* The Rti,,lff.r. ... 4 6 6 D efiance - 4 6 4 S peed the Plough 6 7 12 Besika Ci),tilde ' aercule4 Border Chief 4 7 9 La Victime Little David 6 7 8 Fisherman 3 5 9 Pugnator Baroncino Lord. Alfred Cap•acine , 13riqht Phoebus Al9mbic 5 7 6 Prince of Orange 3 5 0 Mishap - 5 7 5 Frenzy Roscommon Pares 5 7 4 Absolution Catspaw. 6 7 4 Disraeli Blooming leather 4 7 4 Cby Red Hart M ary 1 7 3 1 Evasion Sara'eand Si molly W'antage ...- 4 6 12 Pretty Boy P aletot These two weights were misprinted in the Sheet 'artlendar. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—Jan. 21. ADDRESS OF TEE BAR ON THE LATE SERGEANT ADAMS. Yesterday the adjourned general January quarter ses 'Alone for the trial of prisoners commenced at the Guild hall, Westminster, before the newly-appointed Assis- - tant-Judge, Mr. Pashley, Q.C. There was a good attendance of the rnagistrates of the county, and of the members of the bar, and amongst the former we ob served Mr. Pownall (the Chairman), Mr. Witham, Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Turner, Mr. Payne, Mr. Kempett, Mr. Stillwell, Mr. Alsey, &c. &c. The caleedar is rather heavier than usual, owing to the adjournment of the court, consequent upon the death of Mr. Sergeant Adams. It contains the names of 73 prisoners for trial, of whom 65 are charged with felony, and 8 with misdemeanour. The state of their education is thus defined :-21 can neither read nor write ; 19 can read ; 4 can read and write imperfectly ; 28 can read and write well ; and one has received a superior education. After the jury had been sworn, Mr. Payne, the barrister, rose and said that, as senior memberof the bar present, he could not allow that oppor tunity to pass without publicly expressing on the part of himself and his friends the deep regret they all felt at the loss they had sustained by the late assistant-judge, Mr. Sergeant Adams. He remembered, in the course of the 30 years that he had practised in tbat court, no loss than four. as . ,ista.n t-j edges—Mr. Cain, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Roche, and Mr. Sergeant Adams ; and for the latter he could say that, take him for all in all, he might. vie with all who had preceded him. Although occasionally he might show little ebullitions of temper, he was satisfied that he entertained mutual esteem for them all, and, al though "he nothing extenuated," he (Mr. Payne) felt certain that he "set down naught ie malice." He little thought when, a few weeks since, he, on behalf of the bar, addressed some words of condolence to him on the loss of his gal'ant nephew, that in se short a space of time he should have to speak of him instead of to him. With respect to bis successor, he would only say, in the words of Bacon, " that, though our sun has gone down, no l'ght has fallen." The Assistant-Judge said that a'thoweh lie had not attended much to the court when the criminal business was g ince on, still he had seen mu; h of the late assist ast-judge when appeals were being heard, arid for him self he could say that he hart never bed a single cross word with him. After steting that he trusted lie shouei receive the assistance of the bar and magistrates, he concluded by saying that the bar had better arrange when it wool ; be convenient to take the appeal costs. Wm. Tobin, 23, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with having unlawfully assaulted Joh!, Mitchell, a police constable, in the execution of his duty. There was a second charge against him for an assault on a private individual. The prisoner urged that be was drunk when it oc curred, and he hoped he should be dealt lightly with. The officer said the prisoner had already suffered six months for an assault. The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to nine months' hard labour. John Venn, 28, servant, was indicted for stealing 14 spoons, and other articles, value 1001 , the property of the Hon Patrick Herbert Crighton Stuart, commonly called Lord James Stuart. Mr. Giffard appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner was not defended. It appeared that in March last year the prisoner en tered the service of Lord James Stuart, whose residence is No. 6, Whitehall-place, as valet and butler, and re mained in that capacity until one day in July, when having applied to his lordship for leave to go out, and obtained it, he went and did not return. After he was gone, he sent grossly insulting letters to his lordship, in one of which he enclosed a number of pawnbroker's duplicates relating to articles of plate which he had purloined from his master's pantry ; and in the other he said he was about to be united to a wealthy lady, with whom he was going into a foreign country, and he would remit the amount he had got on the plate to his lordship as soon as he got there. In the month of De cember, however, he was seen in Picc Ldilly by a per son who had some suspicion that it was the same person who had stolen the plate, and he followed him to a public house and asked if his name was not Venn. He denied that it was, but his voice satisfied the inquirer, who went outside, and spoke to another person. Observing this, the prisoner said his name was Venn, and asked the indiyidual who accosted him to take something to drink with him, but he declined, and give him in charge. On being taken to Lord James Stuart's he was recognised by the coachman, and he then admitted that he hal pledged the plate to raise money to pay debts he had in curred before he entered his lordship's service, through being so long out of place, that be applied to his master for an advance of 401., to be at ipped out of his wages, 1. Tbh by with which he meant to redeem the property, the prin acirptiaelleasn toi interest a n produced 3s the various pawnbrokers. which t t r i l l e e t a ti m ck o e u t o s tin re g i, t o o v zo w re er t e h -,The prisoner in his defence said he hoped his lordship would not press the charge, as he certainly took the ar ticles with the intention of redeeming them, and should have done so, had his lordship acceded to his application for a loan of 401., which was to have been deducted from his wages, and at that time there was a quarter's due. Hie lordship refused the loan, and one morning rang his dressing-room bell, and when he entered he shut the door, placed hie back to it, and cursed and swore at him, so much so that the servants below thought he bad him down in a fit. Lord James Stuart, on being asked, said the prisoner did apply for a loan but he did not grant it. Mr. Giffard suggested that his lordship should be asked whether there was any truth in the prisoner's as sertions as to his language. The Assistant Judge said the prisoner bad merely made an assertion, and had declined to ask any question about it. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to 18 months' hard labour. IRELAND. FALL IN THE GRAIN MARKETS. As might have been expected the prospect of peace ha 4 had the natural effect upon the Irish corn markets, and already there has been a serious fall in the prices of all kinds of grain. In some instances the recent conti nental intelligence created a panic among the dealers, and sales upon any terms could hardly be realised. A few extracts from the notes of the leading country mar kets will show the state of feeling : " CORK, Jan. 19.—1 n the corn trade in this city there was an utter cessation of business during the day. At the corn-market yesterday morning business was com pletely checked. Wheat fell 45., and oats and barley 2s. per barrel. There was scarcely any purchases made, and sellers, in moat instances, stored their corn." "LIMERICK, Jan. 18.—In the grain-market this morn ing, in consequence of the intelligence received yester day, no grain was purchased, with a very partial excep tion, up to 12 o'clock, the buyers awaiting news either in confirmation of or in contradiction to peace by mag netic telegraph. A large quantity of grain appeared in market, but the greater portion of it remained unsold. The quotations for oats show a decline of from 1314. to 101 d. per stone from Tuesday's prices. Barley, which lately sold at 17d., was disposed of at 13d. per stone ; and in red wheat we noticed a considerable decline, although very little except an odd load appeared in market. This sudden change in the prices of grain has created much sensation, and largo quantities were brought back to the country unsold. In all descriptions of business a great dulness—indeed, we may add, a par• tial paralysis—prevails ; while the utmost excitemett prevails among all classes of the citizens —the humbl er classes, in particular, being overjoyed at the prospects of a speedy peace." •‘` BELFAST, Jan. 20.—The corn trade, which had been receding for several days past, has got a final bar rier placed on its operations by the report of peace. We were prepared for a change in value and a lessened dis position to purchase, but certainly could not have anti pated that, even were it certain that all our anticipa- 1 tions of the cessation of war were fully realised, there should have been such a complete stagnation of trade in breadstuffs." " GALWAY, Jan. 20.—The market this day was un usually large, and abundantly supplied with grain. Up to a late hour few or no sales of any consequence had taken place, both buyers and sellers being utterly p' zzled as to prices, caused by the news of Russia ; av i- g accepted the peace ptopositetes subtle' ted to her. Alt , r two o'clock scone stocks hegan to change hard ta Iy, but at e , nsiderahle ers are tt heldio t : on, and pure ) ia , .- re timid. The fact i , are threatener, w, h a ll t h e :-.action of penes pric--, bout any er rt.,niry r f .es: itself. In wheat ti r was a reduction of is. 6d. per cat. ; in oats a fall of ld. per stone ; and in barley a decline of le. 6d. per barrel," BANK RETURNS. Ln Acce;unt, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Ayerage Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the sth day of January, 1856 : Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co 11,072 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemrnitt and Pomfret 9,274 Aylsham Bank, Aylsham—G. and T. Copeman 3,691 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt 30,364 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade flank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Cc Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke— Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank. Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons 35,929 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-11. M. and G. Tubb 15,000 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham -Attwoods, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and C 0... Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds — Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney, and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son Bath City Bank, Bath- -G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett, Grant, and Co .•• Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington — Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge— Mortlock & Co Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co. 34,437 9,372 10,508 21,301 10,325 7.170 71,535 15,040 7,166 88,245 18,604 21,952 72,803 33,669 26,595 2,025 36,103 32,242 10,300 67,587 20,447 12,226 3,131 16,568 49,360 82,220 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Coste and Son Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round & Green Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester—Mills, Bawtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow .Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Broma , ge, Snead, and Co Derby Bank, Derby—W. and S. Evans & Co. Derby Bank, Derby—Samuel Smith. and Co Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Locke 22,203 3,337 17,593 35,228 48,303 6,875 20,033 65,037 9,812 13,193 36,929 25,912 and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington--Backhouse & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport— Hodge and Co Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—R. and H. Williams.. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos ter' and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford—Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes, Medley, and Co Farnham Bank, Farnham - Messrs Kniglit Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co. Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veaseys Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead --Smith and Whittingstall Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin Sharpies, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank. Hereford— Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington— Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton—Davies and Co Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Harris ,, n and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering—J. C. Gotch and Sons Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C. Harvey and Son... Leeds Bank, Leeds--Beckett and• Co. . Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W. Williams, Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby, Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and C 0... Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Greene Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, and Co. Llandovcry Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle ton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—St. Barbe and Co. 8,540 9,899 76,634 83,416 8,954 44,521 83,535 52,170 48,368 27,256 7,860 13,835 6,394 4,904' 15,073 28.521 34,150 18,250 23,538 21,215 56,316 5,280 20,596 37,062 20,170 22,611 73,138 18,457 9,031 20,909 38,731 9,125 4,835 52,962 ..... Lynn Fegis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk • Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and C 0.... Manningtree Bank, Manningtree—Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank and Hungerford Ba nk, Marlborough—Tan ner and C0.......................................... Merionethshire Bank, l—Wilms and 36,635 29,499 30,224 94,420 22,083 7,226 3,755 38,531 1 . 2,070 11,589 3,358 S on Miners' Bank, Truro—Willya,nas and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co.. Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock Newmark -A Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harris and Co. . New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co Nottinghamßank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith and Co. Oswestry rank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—groxon and Co Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co. OH Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ten bridge—T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W Clinch and Co. Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverky Bank, Hull—Pease and Co Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co. Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters.., ..................................... Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and C 0...., Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, Blandy, and Co. Richmond Bank, Richmond—Rope r and Co Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co. ........................................... Rochester, Chatham, And Str, wd Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson .......... Royston sank, Royston— l'oolhah Sons Rugby 1334, Rugby—A. Butlin and Son Rye Bank, e Pomfret and C 0...! 7,757 18,973 28,872 14,570 24,874 51,120 20,095 20,000 49,345 97,828 10,098 3,014 16,960 10,110 31,151 10,565 35,056 11,005 10,243 43,452 10,900 8,525 12,820 31,220 28,630 6,483 4,390 9,041 13,960 9,222 11,215 country Markets. CHELMSFORD-JAN. 18. The intelligence -that Russia had accepted the proposed. terms of peace caused great stagnation in the wheat trade' to-day, and the few samples that changed hand■ were at .0 redaction of is to 2s on last week. Spring corn is chespeT and a very short sale. Wheat, white, old, per s. s. 1 s. a gr. 62 81 I Oats, per qr 28 30 new.... 68 79 I Peas, Partridge 39 4i red, old 63 77 White 40 60 new ...61 76 Boiling 43 50 29 36 Dun 37 39 3 t 38 I Beans, Tick 36 38 26 .'3 Harrow ticks 38 40 —7O 74 Mazagan 3 3 35 ..72 76 1 Ditto, new... 35 38 Barley Chevalier Grinding Mal t. 4 14evalier COLCHESTER- JAN. 19. The trade was of a holiday character; most parties pre ferred waiting the result of the peace negotiations. Where sales were made a deduction of 2s to 3s per qr. was sub mitted to on *heat, and is on barley. Prices to-day were as follow :---Wheat, white, 808 to Ms; red, 72s to Ws ; barley, Us to 41s ; oats, 25s to 304 ; beasts Mazagan, 40s to 42s ; middle and small, 41s to 50s; peas, white, 54s to 56s ; grey, 40s to 445. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c in the port of London, from the following pi the 14th to the 19th Jan., both inclusive. ~ receive i xis, from .; A m g . 111 A 8 5: Colchester Harwich l5O 600 870 Leigh Maldon i 927, 173, 100 7 403 105, KIRKCALDY-JAL 19. A good supply of wheat, which sold slowly at 4s per qr. decline on last week's rates. Small supplies of barley and oats, not sufficient for the wants of our local consumers. Sales slow. Barley at last week's rates; oats 6d to is per qr. lower. Wheat. 1 Barley. 1 Oats. 1 Beane. First B2 s and 1 42s 3d 32s 6d I Os Od Second Third 6os Od 1 31s 6d i 25s Od 1 Os Od COAL MAIMS Prices of Coal per ton at a. d. ~18 6 ,19 .18 .18 6 .16 .9 16 3 17 6 iT.—q.ur.' 21. the close of the market. Wallsend, &o. Bate's West Hartley Byass's West Hartley H ol y well . . North Percy Hartley Tanfield Moor Butes Walker Primrose . ...... Wylam Lambton 18 Russell's Hatton South HeAon 19 0 Hartlepool lB 9 South Hartlepool l7 9 Lees lB 9 Evenwood 17 1 Anthracite Steam 23 6 Birchgrove Graigola 23 Wayne's Merthyr 23 6 18 I Sold Wallsend, Hadley 17 0 Riddell l7 0 ' Haswell 19 0 Ships at market... 1N SEABORNE MAILS. (N 4tgniftes that the mails are sent from the General Post.eflice 4) , the night—and M by the morning—. osPatelt.) ;ovxrxzi ~ Day wii.n raw in General Posit.- 011 too, London:* Pro.. Wrro Port due r, Disptchv No, .and. , •.tnprica(byltrit.pack , N every FridaT merice.(by Unit.J Ste. ofv...kot) ......... N qterica thy 17 qta!ts, Jacket) . , NI • .igtralla vi inipton) . , itto t• - • •:. .„ iLiverpool I Jan. 14 I Liverpoot ? Jan. 8 H;outhampc 'Jan. 26 ISouthempto Dover , . •• Y. 3 , ol Uncertal Plymou Jan. 6 Dover .. ISoutharnph, -n.7.11 •-Icsno3 Ayres Sonthamiltor( Dover ....., Daily Y~.. !. ~~ Southamptoi, Southampton Various port E I'l4L 7,16 i m 4(1 4 17th of month) Once a month....'' 8,13,18,23,&28 ol 14th & 20th of mon. Twice daily ...... 'onstantinople ;anstantinople . „ „ , of Europe fad N Tale* Egypt (see India) ! , rance ........ M Pl NiTviice tioraltar „. 7,17, 20, 270 f to lreeee (see India) greytown & 17th of mon. lit mbargh „ ,„ ~,NiTuesday & Friday d•tvannab ,„......M ln - of the month DallY• • • • •• • • • • • londuras 17t, c 'the mmith . .l ~ .rubte (vlaSoutitampt.aki 14th With ofmon. ttiia (via Marseilles )D4 ,'9th& 25th of month lonianlees (see 1101017, 17, & 27 of mon treland & Nrrwlee daily •• • • • , Lisbon.— 9, 17, & 27 of tr.., 1 Aa d e i n ~,,ml; f it, -1 of the month' (Southampton 19onthampton iSouthampto, 'Dover 81tithampton IDover Jan. 15 Jan. 15 ithicertAll, Attains, N 23d e; month .... Asfalta (see India/ Watto th. & 28 of mon. slauritius (see India; I Kauritiug ........ 4th of the month wtexam of the. month., Naples „„„ , ,„ „„ „ 15thl5th25thormon. Kew Oranada 21&! 17th of month yr" i n l an d private si ip Papal States sth ihtb2sthofmon. ! •, thi 7th27thofmon.l p er , M & 27th of mon. port Natal fly private ship• • . Aletly, N sth I:sth2sthefmon. Tuscanyathl6th2hthofmon. Vonezuelf Ai 2d& 17th ottnonth van Diemen's Land (sof Mistral's) ...... We" ;tidies Dover .... Southamptol 'b; 1 7th o! triono-, ISontharaptop !London Van. 15 I ,Jan. 20 irwictdall ITwlced* , " Southaropt..... l jan. 16. Dover ;Dal. Southamiro 16thotmo Plymouth Jan. 20 Dover (D0ver...... Hol !head 4 1 Southampton . Jan. 15 ISouthamptom 'Liverpool Jan. 20 'Dover Southampton ' Jan. 1 Dover Bouthamptol4 Various port ;tlneert 10 Dover ...... Southamptoni Southampton! 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The valuable advantage deriver' From this invention is, that vision becoming impaired / 0 preserved slid strengthened, and very aged persons sr) enabled to employ their sight at the most minute ocen pation• can see with these lenses of a much less magnify' ing power—and they do not require the frequent changed to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. 13y leer Majesty's Roe al Letters Patent for valuable and ! extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per' spective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed Through them—of great importance to the army, navio old others. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra or°' piece, v.ill show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's rings and the double stars; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, And an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their vary' ire! from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the ,hove, and the Georgian with his 6 satellites, &e.--The Royal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small. Powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1 a miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses. country scenery, and ships aro clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera. race-oourse, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe--opposite the York Hotel BIRTHS. OP A SON. On the 19th inst., at Hurstbourne•park, Hants, the Countess of Portsmouth. On the 17th inst., at Eilanach, Inverness, the wife cf Major• General Patrick Grant, C.B. Si • DAUGHTER, On the 21st inst., the wife of Charles Sargent, Esq., barrister-at-law. On the 18th inst., at Brighton, the wife of the Rev. 3. Willoughby Hodgson. MARRIED. On the 18th inst., at Paris, in the Chapel of the British Embassy, Sir Henry Meux, Bart., M.P., of Theebald's park, Hertfordshire, to Louisa Caroline, eldest daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Ernest Bruce, M.P. On the 19th inst., at Woolwich, Thales Pease, Esq., of the War Department, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, to Lavinia, third daughter of the late Robert Jolly, Esq., of Woolwich. DIED. On the 2nth inst., at Felcourt Lodge, Torquay, John Clementron, Esq., who held the office of Deputy Sergeant at-Arms of the House of Commons for 50 years, aged 76. On the 20th inst., at the residence of her son-in-law, Ashley-place, Mrs. Fielding, mother of Mrs. S. C. Hall, aged 83. On the 10th inst., at 27, Cambridge-street, Pimlico, 0-. C. Key, Esq., aged 29. 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