The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

the persons ler was, as finger. letter from iblished by L ' The Life, rederiek de dice. he Chamber diminish at tuber of in' 3u recently important g generall/ transacting L to pay au )rips, in ov f admission gilding. r UESDAY. olt, arrived ni the Wrest t 8 ounces of nong whom left Fey 4., 13 ; Cap° - _,eone 9 25 ; iffe, 7; and .evailed, eX e had occur were killed en refuge iri The towns' ade was dull d, although .aders. Her a Lagos bar. Feb., to as• wrecked rate's guns , disturbanoiS dent having ,osed on ex' and ground: ?er had died bia. Gover provemeuts. or O'Connor pe left Cla• ry 31. The fe March 3, "ES. `,his day.) rimes' Paris actable quo' 6ce is all bu t 3rtain points al, bill 04 tainty of the luss.ians are is difficultlt' ;ion" of the )litieff into a of the Alan d ian frontier late after the aid, an WI vents, is the ).t the treatf that it wil l we are nos( ter question . entiaries ate ple here are, what p a sse; 3e, I hardif, Count BO' by sure that -flattered at :ngland ar o indifferee' That the oir as and hates Et no doub t t Esterhail :•g, his Ma ed me to ae: 3d, and tell tever forget etty state 0 1 , ime, so con' rtually con' ire discussed of bringing is said that tipotentiarYt 1. Ilatzfeld. thought hag smunicationa loudly for $ e authoritie s its. The most e most easily good line of l to Holborn 'act, already required tbao uses in con' Carey streett on one side ne as far as would be e; he improved outlay three e is so per' , that it is 11 who hale ments that it I mean the it the lower ie adjoining .3d to wideu form a broad and theuee uston-square sly spoiled sit at the veil ly, where it ae portico of a provement ,ry moderate of Bedford' lartin's-lane' ghbourboodo street would uld soma be , to Coventry' Ind intricat e .eet. There on a former immense !nience, bu t id handscos e Museutot d the oiyor Routh-wes t branch et onneeting fever, is len; I 130 8 ming.—Cor' The soldier ndemned to garrison at med Boni!' Strasbourg . e man 10 5 several per )ler entered and cried, ? What is he added, ter a while, produced a cued to re )n Tuesd& where al l ender arm`. an, walke d 1, and toolt icket. d, and re' him might He kigsed [own. Th e the signal 'era' balls ; ninieSion ea reops we re which wal ni. aed Agne s it the wig; he 25th of 3gedy from the poor old he town of l i ve d tyre ere in the heir n eigh' ing of the and that maws nos [4i kill her ce . They p r oceeded was sery they fell I find siva° off As the MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoole, The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily without any change in price. The sales were at from 4,000 to 5,000 bales, chiefly Ameri can descriptions. 250 Egyptian were sold a t to 72d. ; 500 Surat, 4id. to 41d. ; and 200 Sea Islands, 11d. to Is. 2d. per lb. In the Railway Share Market the transactions were limited, and Prices were at a slight decline on Monday's range. The commercial advice& from New York do not • report any change cf importance. Cotton ruled firm at previous prices, and in breadstuffs a fair business was doing at a slight improvement. The money market was becoming easier and the bankers offered accommodation on lower terms. In the 'eek ending March 1 the loans and discounts of the City Banks were augmented $1,886,788 and the specie was reduced $195,188. The pre parations in progress for the Spring trade, which was expected to prove large, increased the demand. Accounts from Trinidad, by New York, state that a series of successful forgeries, to the extent of several thousand dollars, had been committed on the Branch Colonial Bank. Adviees have been received at Antwerp from Rio Janeiro stating that there has been a consi derable rise in the price of coffee, in consequence of the disturbed state of the country limiting the quantity produced, and that there will be very little for export to Europe this season. This has caused a great demand for Brazilian coffee at Ant werp, and a corresponding rise in prices. After the receipt of the intelligence purchasers came freely into the market and gave an advance of to, 1 per cent, pe r half kilogramme on the prices of the pre ceding week. Transactions in Saint Domingo and *lava were, however, limited. The total quantity itt first and second hands at the beginning of the Week was 62,500 bales, comprising 9,000 of Java, 1 1,000 St. Domingo, 41,500 Brazils, and 1,000 sundries. By the Overland Mail advices have been re ceived from South Australia to the 19th Decem ber, and letters from Sydney dated the 14th De cember. Accounts from Stockholm mention that there is to be an amalgamation of the Customs de partments in Sweden and Norway under one head. For this purpose, a mixed commission of Norwegian and Swedish officials have been for 4 ° l ?le time past preparing the basis upon which it Would be most judicious to unite them ; and they have now presented their project to the Govern kont. The produce of wine from the Douro district in Portugal during 1855 was 13,945 pipes, of which t he greater proportion was exported. There is no feature of importance in the English Stock Market to-day, the dealings being limited, and the prices without material alteration. A fthght improvement, however, is apparent, but the Paucity of business prevents any decided move 'tent. Consols for money have been. 92 to 921, ?lid for the account the quotations from 921 have Improved to 92g• 4. The Scrip is nominal. The New' 21 per Cents. are marked 75. Exchequer ills have been 2s. to ss. premium for those dated March, and ls. prem. for the June issue. Foreign Securities are dull, but generally steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 98 for 11:1°11 eY, and 972 for the end of the month. S panish 3 per Cents. are firm at 451, the New Deferred at 25 to 25i, and the Certificates at 6 to 4. Portuguese 4 per Cents., ex overdue Coupons a re 46. Peruvian 4 per Cents. 79 to 791, and Dutch 4 per Cents. 96. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign teelts :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 62 71 ; Mexi earl Bonds, 20 -a; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per u ente., 56 58 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; R ussian 5 per Cents., 102 104 ; ditto CI per Cents., t , 91 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 442 451 ; ditto Deferred, 25 1 ; ditto Certificates, G 61 ; ditto Pas slye,7i 71 . Railway shares aro dull, but well supported. East Anglian, Midland, and ono or two others, ar e firmer. In the Belgian lines there have been a f ew dealings at rather fuller prices. Great Luxem bourg continue in favour. It is stated that this com pany will obtain a guarantee of 4 per cent. from the Strasbourg Co., and that the only further call upon t he shares will be 21., but no official intelligence of ea ch an arrangement has yet been made public. fast Indian are firm. Mining Shares are inactive, and Banks rule e adY. The City are 1/. to 2/. higher. Miscel 411eous Shares are without material variation. altrrlSlE FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON O' CLOCK. (Irons the Offivial List.) ntrltne,,, done. aver Cont. Consols Annnitieg 924 2 4 "?2i p er C en t. Annui' v ies In dia Bonds, £loou .., Di tto, under £lOOO 6 a ' l,l sols for Account 'lctlequor Bills, `Lid. March. Juno. IOCCI i:560 25 p 1d 1p %tall 2 5 p Ild h, . ---i-,, jE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO: K. I, lle ravian B on d s 4. per Cent ° •„, it liguese Bonds, 2 5 per Cent., Con. 1 81 1 . D itto ex all over due Coupons 41'dinian Bonc;ls, 5 per Cent. . Ditto Account 454 'P uish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Witte New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account ... 251 5 1 ,1)444 3 1 1 Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. GI 6 4 r 1 :4...11 Bonds, 6 per cent ()S Ditto Account Olvidend3 on the above parable in London. 1)„ Zell Exchange, 23 per Cent., 12 Gull — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 96 TWO O'CLOCK. C . msols, money 92 a Ditto Account P APER MADE FROM BRooax.—Among the many experi -4"lts made by Mr. Niven, gardener to William Stirling, 'go of Keir, M.P.,_is that of making paper from the com mon broom. Mr. Niven has already patented a p r ocess for the manufacture of paper from other materials t' an rags, and it is said that experiments are now being gFadeF at kessrs. Cowan's paper mill, Psnnicuik, in rein -I°4 to some inventions by Mr. Niven applicable to the materials employed in the manufacture of paper. P,EDESTRIANISNI E XTRA ORDINARY. Ironsides, th e t_ ped estrian, started at 5 minutes after 4 p.m. , on Friday, t the 4th inst., for the fifth milestone f r om Pen zanee t 'r Elelston-road and back, which he was to repeat 13 Z I P es in 26 h ou rs ; he finished his performance at 1 0 i" m utes after 4 p.m. on the 15th inst., thus accomplish e6 the di s t ance 130 miles, iu 24 hours and 5 minutes, 11 2 1 ,lich g i ves ver y nearly an average of 5 5- 12 mi l es for B~consecutive hours, and, almost incredible as it may j: e rc, at the conclusion he did not appear much fatigued " r ge numbers of people assembled from time to time to f itness the performance of this extraordinary feat ; and 11 1 , its completion Ironsides made a collection which was toerally responded to. UOVERNMENT WORKS AT DOVER.—Very extensive Public works (says the Dover Chronicle) are now going °ll here. At the heights, under W. Moxon, and at the castle, under Messrs. Diggle and Lee and ro a ps ° e,ra, hundreds of workmen are being employed in tike dilapidations, and in fortfyirg the place against tu e attacks of an enemy. The Government has of late r eed its attention to the defenceless state of Dover, aed • la is endeavouring to niske up in present vigi hirlee for years of neglect and carelessness. This 4.a ce offers facilities at the heights and castle for most co mpletei and comfortable accommodation for more than ~,v 3 O OO soldiers, and yet the Government has spent thou *--"Ilds, nay, hundreds of thousands, in erecting new b °° deo temporary barracks elsewhere which might have eau altogether dispensed with. of Liverpool NRWS.—The steam-tug Rattler, Captain Barnes 13 ti ( 1 Liverpool, brought into this port on ho 11th inst. „ e schooner Effort, of Glasgow, from Charente, with a : a l fgo of brandy, having picked her up off Tuskar, andoned, waterlogged, and on her beam-ends. The cra ve of the Effort having recently arrived in Liverpool tr i l reported the loss of the vessel, a steamer was sent N ,; un l l .,k for her, but failed to find her. The Rattler, e in towing an Australian mail-packet engaged the channel, saw the vessel, and asked the captain • he Australian-bound ship to give him his discharge, b ar le h Nye are told he declined t) do, and Captain ne e es, sooner than lose bin prize, cut the hawser, pro -ecoved to th e sc h ooner , an d t oo k h er i n tow.— Water r “CIVB. lltus D a Ls; March 18.—Yesterday being St. Patrick's Y , the relieving of the guard at Dublin Castle was, , wi e ,crding t o o ld custom, a t ten d e d w ith grea t pump , an d b at T i essed by a vas t mu ltitude of people. Two military 1 - ' 8 were in a tt en d ance , and performed a number of a ;"°nal airs ; and his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, r , ( "Ponied by his secretary and aide-de-camp, ap ,,ored il hatnr co a balcony, wearing, of course, a large tuft of °e — on his bosom. He was enthusiastically v• e ered b the o peple, and the scene passed off with all delait y Of former days. Shr. C 3 2 5 5 20 10 20 20 18 SHARE MARKETS. (TUIS DAY.) R AILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday 3ber,t,t3ll Imbg i ITottng. Boat i.;(?. Junct... i;irraing. leVGlverb Stour Valley eihd. Chet3lii7o 00. ez. Birk. £5O rayl. 225 Conn Do., ....... Tynsorigina £25 (isi7ld. at .c4r. iiriBtol and Jelaeter... Caledonian 'Cum. and Cardigaz `7`..ll.e3ter & Holyivwt Cc'rk wad Bmhion • , ( Cory, Black, & Pas - Cornwall Do. A Do. B CrieT Junction.... D i - ,biin&BelfastJune. Dun. P. 4% East Augilln Eastern Counti as TTnine, A St} 'De., B. ..... „ itDo., New A East Kent East Lancashire `Edinburgh & Clasp Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Prth St Forth & Clyde Jun Furness Do. Extension Glasgow S. W,ltt , - -- Great N. of Scetlnd. Great Northern 1 Do.„ A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. itWest.ars• Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk I rirth Sou th- Ess'6:3 rrk Tetneaster & Carli6:e 'Po., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lrtrics.Bl - ,.. d'io 611 Wst. Riding tin 11,1 v. Crsby. cl. Sou titpt Louclln Load. Bright Lond. ar. , l N. Wastn 30. Fifths D0.1.01.13h.,r1&,- Do. Eighths . London azi_d Nirstn. Do., £59 Do., L4t) _ . Y - , - .1.(1. - I , l.rry& Col oral n• landmirry. isD Ennisk k Mao. Nietropolitau Midland Do. ilirinng. Midld. G. West. (Ira. Do. Half Shares Newcastle& Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. "dowry of lnniakill I , TeTsrry Warrenpoinl and Rostrevor Norfolk .... Nortisn.Conntios trn !North British Nth De - con Rai'. SL . Dock Stock 1/0., A Stock .. 0., B Stock Do., B Guarantoa: N.Eastern—Berwic Do. do. Extoadon Do.do.O.N.E.:enrob Leeds Do. York North Lomion N.&S.Wstrn.,Hranr.- stead. and City Jn.. North Staffordshir , .. North Western & S. IVestrn. Jo nc Nuaea.ton, Hi acid ...nd Leicester Ox, Worc., & Wolv. Port.snioath F.3c•otti sh Co atm' !Stlottishliifilnnd. ;iiepa}:ire Ur i )n •zontl I Devon Eastern South W:tics S. Yrit sit. do itiv. Dui I)o gtai nes, W( k . Stockton & Darli dt thrtlep' Vale Do. Pref., No. 1...„ Tlame,s Uay. D.& B itilverstono & Lanes Vale of N oath Watortl. & Kilkonn Water ford &.Lizner West Cornwall West End of London. and Crystal Peace I Do. 8...., ;West London Wimbledn &Croydon 2N 27 48 - 45 8k - 15i -14 i 14 - '5 -- 7i 83 - 60} - 60 - 14 ••• - 8 14 - t 5 339 A • 94 -- 35 23 - 25 73 - 75 58 - 6J 25 - 26 84 - 86 7 112 - 93 78 - SO 120 - 112 104 - 106 62i 631 70 - 73 6 - 7 54 6i 833 - 84 7k 100 - 101 1001 —100 i par Ad- par! 9.3 94 95/ 26} - 711 - 72 42 - 44 • *a •••, 11 - 13 50 52 31 31d 30i Sli 76 - 77,i 6} - 51. 4 - 3i 15i - :6 55 56 88 - 90 6 -5/ 10 - 10} 27 - 29 104 - 106 75 - 77 45 47 2 1 31 68 - 69 68 - 70 4 - 2 ; F - 4 -- 36 *re ""'''' 19 20 3a --• 4} 6 FOREIGN. kut - rierpaßott rd. Ea' Do. 5 P.C. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes . I!olgian Etotn. Juno Balers tc Graissoaa , Bombay, Earoda an ' Cntral India,§e,ri! Do. Demerara Dutch Rhenish Pastern of Franco Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p.c o. Estension D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 no. do. do., '59, Gee'ong I , ef 011)0i - uric guar. 5 per et, nt.. Do., Lon. allot., do. Gd. Tk of CanadaAis 'Do. Do. Cert. of Deben con. into Stk. Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Cevtralof Franc. Gt. Indian Peninsuln Great Lnxembonr. Constituted Sharon Do. Obligations._ Do. re-is. forftd. Sh Gt. Western of Canad a Shares Do. New Do. Bds., payablo's7 with option till '55. Do. do., 'fl2, p. '55.. Do. do., '76, p. 'CO.. Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do 6 per cent. La,ko Const. & Basle Liorro and Turnhout Lucca :Si Pist. 5 p. c.p ILyons and Genova Lyons & Mediterrar, Madrap, guar. 41 p,c Do. New 0., sp. e Do. 4i p. c. Exton Maria Antonia ~„ , Do. do. New Namur & Liege (vitl D t p :o o o i 2 t (t l e o : . : s n s ofinterest))s D o. 207. 3 p. c B is (rmy. B. & Amts. Shs. '.'..TorwcgioliTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds • Paris and Orleans Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations .... Sambre and Mouse... Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. Seinde, guar. 5 p. o Do. Southern of Franco St. Andrew's an,: Quebec (A), West Flanders Do 5A per c. Pref W. &N. W. of Franet West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand 8 - 88 par 2 p 3 4 1 3 i 2 i 1 1i r f-rl - lr 381 - 38 11 - 13 22 -22 A 214; - 21# 10 - 9 (I 15 - 16 73 75 83 - 85 5i- 6f 21. - 61 - 6i 3.i - 31 25 —• ' 7 N 2a Zap 99 100 117 122 118 123 10y 109 241 - 24 115 - 120 pm I 10 pl 19/ 201 d— -8 10 24 Si 7 - 7i 5i - 64 . :49 - 39, - 12: - 30 49 - 49, ii - ii _ i:O - 20 16i : ii .it 2 ii ... - pm ... - - 4 - 4i 34i - 35 io JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 96 - rg 64 - 66 11 50 41 all 'Australasia .. Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.&Ln. U. /3ritish N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Br.k. of India, Australia, & China City Colculal Commercial of Loud itna.Scot.kkas.Cht Goad. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New hendon and Countr Lnd.Sr.,E.Bnkg. Corp London Joint Stock Loxclon and Paris Lond. & Westminster National Pro.of Eng Do. Now ........... National of Ireland.. New South Oriental Bank of ' Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now 1 It Aus B &Oo Ira C( 50 Royal British mil 31iith Australia ‘ll Union of Australia 7l - 73 .:!A Do. Now 7i 8 . 10 Union of London ;: s it. m id - i1) 11 is 63 -- 65 is 161 -16 i 3i - 31 par 2p ii --- lid ••• ".' ••• 1., ."... • • 37 - 39 43 - 45 .. -- ... .. -- N' Business done this day. 10 all 14 43 all ,o 1 9) a!1 14 14 all all an F _""'"_ THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENI MARCH 19 1 1856. I,3NEs ,'L ttls EAST INDIA COMPANY—(This I lay.) MADAME JENNY LIND GOLDSCHMIDT'S CONCERTS. F.'k ( ~, R&llwitr;.; L Comp:ing 11 :et. yester I,y Ilusinosi this day- The ordinary quarterly court of the prnpriet ors 'was held this morning at the East India House, Lear street ; Mr. Maenaughton in the chair. The second performance of "The Messiah," and the last at which Madame Goldschmidt will appear for some time in London, took place yesterday night, and drew together an audience which com pletely filled the vast arena of Exeter-hall. There is little to add to what has been already said of this gifted lady's singing in the masterpiece of Handel. Though in some places unequal, in others it has never been surpassed, while in conception generally and in sustained loftiness of expression it is alt )- (Tether unrivalled. The recitatives preceding " joice greatly," and the air itself, were execute' with far greater effect by Madame Goldschmidt last night than on the first occasion. " Come unto him" (the sequel to " He shall feed his flock") was as exquisite as before ; and " I know that my Re deemer liveth ' " if possible, still more remar k a bl e for purity and fervour. The least admirable points were (again) '' But thou didst not leave his soul in hell," and " Now beautiful are the feet"—with which, we repeat, if Madame Goldschmidt at tempted less she would accomplish more, since in unstudied simplicity and unimpeded rlythmical flow consists their principal charm. These, how ever, are but spots in the sun in a performance for the most part entitled to unqualified praise —as full of ideal beauties, indeed, as any we can call to mind in our remembrance of sacred music. The other sinners were Miss Dolby, Messrs. Lockey, Swift, and Weiss. Mr. Swift, to whom was in trusted the Passion music, the finest which Handel has written for a tenor, sang with more correctness and artistic feeling than he has hitherto displayed since his return from Lisbon. Lot him always ex hibit the ,sauna care, and he cannot fail to make way. Mr. Benedict conducted, and the chorus and orchestra were on the grand scale to which Madame Goldschmidt, with the genuine feeling of an artist, has adhered from the beginning. In noticing the concert given by Madarue Gold fichmidt for the benefit of the Nightingale Fund, we remarked that with so large a receipt, even de ducting a considerable sum for expenses, a vtry handsome balance would. remain to be devoted to the purpose for which the performance was insti tuted. We have since learnt that the money :realised by sale of tickets and books amounted to :1,872/. Gs., and the expenses to 447/. 13s. 4('. Madame Goldschmidt, however, handed over the whole receipts to the fund, and paid the expenses out of her own purse. An act so generous requires no comment. Mr. LEwIN postponed his motion relative to the ap pointment of a committee to the obtaining a more suitable governing body for India than at present existed. Mr. JONES brought under the notice of the Court the case of the late General Sir John Maccaskill, relative to the amount of remuneration to which he was entitled to, for his services in Affghauistan and Cabul, where he was appointed to a brigade by General Sir George Pollock, and a divisional commander. Lord Auckland, when Governor-General of India, was in favour of the deceased being paid the full anr , unt of nay to which commanders of divi:iions were entitled, but Lord Ellen borough had decided that the pay should only be that of a brigadier of the second class. THE DESTRUCTION OF COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. Official Inquiry This Day. This inquiry, adjourned from Saturday last until to elay, was resumed this afternoon at three o'clock, before Mr. Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, at the Piazza Hotel, adjoining the amphitheatre entrance of the un fortunate building. The list of jurors having been called over by Kebble, the summoning officer, the investigation was proceeded with. [We shall give a Cull report of the proceedings in our late edition.] MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. We were very scantily supplied with English wheat to day. For most kinds there was only a moderate inquiry, at Monday's quotations. The general quality of the samples was by no means first-rate. There was a slow in quiry for foreign wheat, the quality of which was good, at full prices. Fine barley moved off readily, at fully the late advances. Inferior kinds, including malt, were steady. Oats, beans, peas, and flour sold to a fair extent, and the quotations were well supported. ARRIVALS THIS WSEK. Wheat. 1 Barley. Malt. Oats. 1 Flqur. i:nglistZ .. 480 9O 150 80 520 Irish • • troreign I 5,210 i 7,790 5650br1s sk, METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. A general meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held yesterday, at the Sessions House, Newington-causeway ; Mr. John Thwaites presiding. The meeting was specially convened for the purpose of issuing warrants against defaulters on district rates, and to hear summonses against defaulters on the Surrey and Kent district sewers rates. Mr. John Williams, of Battenea-bridge-road, wag summoned to show cause why he refused to pay the sum of 153., charged neon him for sewer rates, for the Sir rey and Kent di6trict. Mr. Williams said he thought that it was madly very hard to call upon him to pay sewer rates, as he had paid them for n►ne years, and had not received the slightest benefit from their. The only outlet he had during that time for any drainage for his house was into a ditch, but for the last 12 months that had been cut off, in conse quence of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests building a portion of the wail surrounding Battersea park across it. The result of that was to stop up v.hat little drainage he formerly possessed, and to convert his house into a large cesspool. The CHAIRMAN remarked that the Commissioners of 'Woods and Forests had no right to stop up a drain without the authority of Parliament, and asked him if Wiltsgr;: , v , rBt London & ' N. West. L. &N. W. Caledon... E. Un. E. C ...... Gt.Nrthn. E. Count. Coldonian. Do ...... at. Nleslr Yk. New Bcrw Y. &NM Do Do S. Easton Do Pet° & Co Norfolk Do L.& N.W 'itektort & Darlirgt. En. Coun. E. Conut. D 0........ 1. & N. 1 , 11 Do Git Northn LatinashBc York sh. T. Brassoy M.MClean itockt. Darlingt i)o ltWestn P.REFEIth'NCE SHAKE'. 114 - 117 112 - 116 82 -,- 92 -- 94 99 Ib3 163 51 = 05 - 100 75 - 80 - 12 - A p' 123, 94 - 96 94 - tl. 11 - 13 4.1 ... 4i 1.03 - 105 23,-; -24 i 107 i - 112 - 9 1 - 9 2 P 55 b 7 132 - 131 - 31 - 3 = j - %3 84 - 86 WHITECHATEL. Each kind of meat sold slowly to-clay, as follows : —Beef, from 3,4 to 4s 2.1 ; mutton, 3.3 2d to 4s 4d ; lamb, Gs 8.1 to 7s 4.1 ; veal, 4i Od to 5s 01; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs., by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. We continue to have a slow sale for all kinds of hope, at barely stationary prices. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LON DON, March 19.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W. ; light airs. Por.TBMOUTI-1, March 18.—Wind C.E.—Arrived.—An des (s. tpt.), from the Crimea. PLYMOUTH, March 18.— Wind W.—Arrived—George Avery, from Ceylon. FALMOUTH, March 18.—Wind E.N.E. to N.N.W.— Sailed.-11..M.Str. Prosporo, for Portsmouth, with the Jason, gun-boat, in tow. The whole of the windbound are preparing to sail. SCILLY, March 17.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Swallow, from Shanghai. CARDIFF, March 18.—Wind E.—Sailed—Ann, for Antigua. BLYTH, March 18.—The Widdington, from Calla, got upon Blyth Sands to-day. DARTMOUTH, March 18.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Chase ley, from Calcutta. CORE, March 17.—Wind S.S.E.—Sailed—lrene, for Nevis. HARTLEPOOL, March 18.—The brig Charles Molloy, of London, came ashore on the rocks last night, and has broken - up. The Alfred, from Hamburg, which went on shore on the Middleton Sands oa the 16th inst., has also gone to pieces. . BRISTOL, March 18.—A barque, of about 600 tons, ap parently of American build, painted black, with a narrow white streak, and white quarter-board, was passed, bot tom up, on the 11th inst., off the Sinai's, by the Camilla (s.), on 3aer passage to Waterford. (PER ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Argyll (s), from Caretan. Sailed—Ondino (s), for London; Two Sisters and. John and Isabella, Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E.N.E. Arrived—Myrtle, from Seville ; Frederick Gustav, Bor deaux ; Salten Virgin, Barcelona. Off—Silistria, from New Orleans; San Antonio, Mobile; Sophia, Krageroe ; Union, Ostend. Sailed— Iris, for Dordt ; Eleanora, Messina. QUEENSTOWN, March 17. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—Marta, from Mauritius; Thetis, Constanti nople ; Redbreast, Mazagan. Sailed—Oneida, for the Crimea. (SY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.7 3. m. Wind S.W., cloudy, and raoderata ; tide two hours' flood. Arrived, March 18—Dawstone, from Sydney ; Gezina, Groningen ; Guestolf Argn., Moen Island ; Gezina, Emden. Sailed, I&ll—Cyclone, for Sydney. Sailed, nth—Brothers, for Demerara ; Princess Royal, Malta. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.55 a.m. Wind S.S.W. ; moderate. Passed—Blanche Moore, from London, for Calcutta ; Mischief, from London, for Palermo; Imperatrice, screw steamer, No. 221 transport, from. London, for the Crimea; East Anglian, screw steamer, No. 162 transport, from the Black Sea, for London. Anchored—Northfleet, from London, for Hong Kong ; The Oscar, from Loudon, for Swansea, while working through the Downs last night, the wind at S.E., light and variable, stood too near tho shore, missed stays, and was obliged to anchor in three fathoms water; laid out a kedgo anchor, and got clear again. Government emigration will be diminished consider ably in consequence of the refusal of the Australian colonies to receive for the present any more Irish emi grants. The last accounts from South Australia were that some hundreds of Irish emigrants were there want ing employment. Prince Gortschakoff, the new Viceroy of Poland, is reported to have stated that the Czar's intentions to wards Poland are of the most liberal kind, beyond any thing that has yet been rumoured. BERLIN, MARCH 17.—Count Canitz, it now appears, was killed in a duel at Potsdam, last Wednesday. No body can or will tell anything of the cause of the duel or the name of his antagonist. The Great Britain steam transport arrived at Genoa on the 15th from Malta, where she only remained 24 hours, having landed the Ist Regiment of the Anglo- Italian Legion and discharged her cargo and taken in coals in that time. She will probably leave again for Malta about Wednesday with the 2d Regiment. The Sardinian Chamber of Deputies, after a discussion which has lasted three weeks, at length came to a divi sion upon the,Government Bill for adjusting the taxes on trades and professions for the current year, which was adopted by a majority of 78 to 26. In two sittings of the Senate this week the estimates of expenditure for the war and the ordinary general estimates were agreed upon. The Madrid tpocha of the 10th says :—" The repre sentatives of the Western Powers have received tele graphic despatches announcing the early conclusion of peace as reuse than probable. It is said in political circles that Lord Ilowden has received orders from the English Government to suspend the purchase of mules and other means of transport." Accounts from Manilla state that bands of brigands were scouring the country, and spread ing incendiary proclamations against the Spanish. TREATY BETWEEN ENGLAND AND THE SWISS REPUBLIC. —A "Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Reciprocal Establishment" was concluded between her Majesty and the Swiss Confederation at Berne on the 6th of Septem ber, 1855. This was published yesterday. It confers on the subjects of each Power the privileges of residence in the country of the other on an equal footing, and the enjoyment of every right and privilege accorded to the citizens of the country, or to those of the most favoured nation. - No higher duty or tax is to be levied than is or may be imposed on the like property of a citizen of the country. The treaty is to remain in force for ten years. SUICIDE OF HERB VAN DER MAST, THE WELL-KNOWN SWORDSMAN. Yesterday afternoon an in quest was held at St. Bartholomew's Hospital on the body of Herr Van Der Mast, the well-known swordsman, who committed sui cide by cutting his throat. The deceased had performed before her Majesty in Lord Holland's Park, at Saville House, Leicester-square, and at most of the assaults of arms at the houses of the nobility and gentry. He was looked upon as the most expert swordsman in England. Since the closing of Saville House the deceased has maintained his wife and family by giving lessons in fenc ing, &c„ and by working at his original business, that of a furrier. One evening last week he left his employ ment and returned home. Shortly after, his wife went down stairs, and on her return she discovered that be had cut his throat. He was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where be lingered until Sunday afternoon last, when he died. The jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. RISE IN THE PRICES OF BREAD.—Yesterday morning, as it became known that a rise had taken place in the price of corn at Mark-lane on the previous day, many of the bakers throughout the metropolis took down the announcement from their windows of "fall in the price of bread," and added a halfpenny to the previous price ; other bakers, however, defer making an addition to the price until Thursday next. It appears, from extensive inquiries made yesterday, that the low priced bakers, in Whitechapel, Lambeth, Spitalfields, Somers Town, and other poor and densely populated districts of the metro polis, who have increased the price, are now selling the 41b. loaf, of what they term " best" bread, at Bid. and 9d., and "seconds" at a halfpenny and a penny below , this price. THE OPERATIC SEASON. The arrangements for the forthcoming season of the Royal Italian Opera have at length been defini tively settled. Mr. Gye, after much anxious con sideration and fruitless attempts to obtain posrles- Biwa of her Majesty's Theatre and Drury-lane, has taken the Lyceum for a term ; and to this small thtmtre, built for the purposes of English opera, and of late dedicated to burlesque, the great artistes of the Italian stage will be confined during the pnlsent season in London. The house is already in the hands of the workmen, and before the close of the holidays the interior will be converted into the most perfect little bijou, imaginable. The pit will afford room for 200 stalls and 200 pit seats, and the two tiers of the house will be subdivided into about 60 boxes. On the question of remune rati-re profit there can scarcely be two opinions. Mr. Gye and his co-partners cannot hope to realise from. this theatre sufficient to pay the current ex penses of the year, but much will be accomplished if they succeed in keeping together a company of artistes unequalled in Europe; and before another year has elapsed perhaps a theatre worthy of Lon don, and of the present age may be erected on a site more convenient of access than either of the existing patent houses. An estimate of Mr. Gye's loss by the fire has been prepared by the sur veyors of the Phoenix Fire-office. It amounts to 32,7.101., the office being responsible for only 8,0001. This, loss and the insurance upon it are exclusively Mr.. Gye's, and do not attach to his partners in the lesseeship. JUVENILE REFORMATORY FOR WOR CESTERSHIRE. After considerable discussion, and the eventila tion of the matter at two successive quarter ses sions, the question of the establishment of a Juve nile Reformatory for Worcestershire has been settled by the interposition of an individual, one of the wealthiest noblemen of the county. A committee of magistrates had been appointed, and an arrange ment had been partly entered into for the establish ment of a reformatory in the eastern quarter of the county, which Mr. Galton, a magistrate, had un dertaken personally to superintend, when a com munication was received from Lord Ward which put an end to further proceedings in that quarter. His lordship has prepared a plan, and proposes, at his own expense, to establish a reformatory for the reception of forty juveniles. The site of the pro posed reformatory is near the foot of Woodbury hill, in the parish of Shelsley, and a convenient distance from his lordship's noble seat, Witley Court (for some time the residence of the late Queen Adelaide). Certain buildings known as the Holme House Farm have been - appropriated by his lord ship for the purpose, and these, with the necessary repairs and alterations, will be ready for occupation by the month of May next. Indeed, in anticipa tion of this event, Mr. Justice Cresswell, at the Worcester Assizes last week, sentenced a young offender to confinement there at the expiration of a term of two months' imprisonment. The rector of the parish of Shelsley has undertaken the ma nagement and superintendence of the establish ment. The end and object desired in a reforma tory school is to be strictly borne in mind. The model afforded by the most successful experiments will be adhered to, and no handle afforded to the objection that the young criminal is hereby taught by indulgence and undue regard that a premium is put upon crime. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The general monthly meeting of the above so ciety was held yesterday at the society's rooms, 21, Regent-street, under the presidency of the Rev. F. Beadon. The show of plants and flowers was, as might have been expected from the early period of the year, rather deficient in quantity, but, never theless, contained some exceedingly fine specimens. Amongst the most noticeable were the collection of plants from the society's gardens, consisting of acacias and other new Holland plants. Some fine rhododendrons were exhibited by Messrs. Veitch, and there were also some excellent plants of camel lias, &c., from Messrs. Lee and other exhibitors. Particular attention was called to a box of black Barbarossa grapes, of which the keeping quality had been tested by their being allowed to hang for several months during the latter part of last year. The lecture of the day was by Dr. Lindley, the vice-secretary, on the qualities of British oak tim ber. The object of the lecture was show that under the common name of English oak, there are certainly two distinct sorts in this country, of which one grows faster, is handsomer than, and at least of equal durability with, the other. The two kinds he denominated respectively durmast and common oak. Several specimens were exhibited, and various proofs were cited, the tendency of the whole being to show that the handsomer and more rapidly growing tree is quite as durable and as valuable for practical purposes as the other. Under these circumstances Dr. Lindley recommended the durmast oak to the at tention of planters. At the conclusion of the lec ture the usual thanks were voted, and the pro ceedings terminated. THE LATE ROBBERY OF ROY AL PLATE. The box which contained the Royal nursery plate, stolen on Saturday last on the South-wharf-roai, Pad dington, has been recovered, but with only a portion of the contests, all the plate having been removed. On Monday morning a young man named Henry Knott, of No. 6, Adelphi-terrace, Old Ford-road, Bethnal-green, was crossing Bonner's-hall-field, near the entrance of the Victoria-park, when he saw a large oaken box, on which was a braesplate, with the words "Royal Nursery" en graved thereon. It was lying on the grass. The hinges had been tern off by force. The thieves had abstracted the whole of the plate, and carefully removed the silver handles from two dozen knives. The steel blades, with her Ma jesty's initials, " V.R.," were found in the box, which also contained 5 dessert knives, from which the handles bad been removed, 4 women's dresses, 2 chemises, 9 stockings; 3 handkerchiefs, 2 pieces of flannel, napkins, calico, and other articles of linen and wearing apparel belonging to some domestics in the Royal household. The box end its contents were delivered by Knott to a police constable of the K division, and conveyed to the stationhouse adjoining the Thames Police Court, Arbour spiv, Stepney. It appears from inqui r y made b y the polie that a cab with two men in it drove up to the South-wharf-road, Paddington, just before the box was missing from the waggon on which it was placed, and there is no doubt the box was placed in the cab after it was stolen, and the plate removed between Paddington and Bethnal-green. The value of the property recovered is about 9/. • - The St. Petersburg journals of the 9th inst. contain an Imperial order, by which Aide-de-Camp General Prince Italiiski, Military Governor of Rigft, Governor- General of Livonia, of Esthonia, and of Courland, is appointed to the command of the corps d'arm6c of the Baltic, charged at the same time with the command of the troops stationed in Livonia and Courland, retaining his other functions and dignities. He succeeds General Sievers, who retires on the plea of ill-health. his house was in a worse s'-ate than it wag before ? Mr. Williams said, undoubtedly that wax the fact, for at the present time his house was swamped ; and if there should be a thunderstorm in the course of the summer, the water in the house would be up to the mantel-piece. Mr. DBEW inquired of Mr. Williams if he had made any repre.,entation on the subject to the Woods and Forests ? Mr. Williams said he had not done so ; and asked the board what course he should pursue ? The CHAIRMAN said he should call the attention of the vestry of Battersea to the subject, and if he had sustained injury he should proceed against those who had caused it. Mr. Williams wanted to know against whom he was to proceed. The CHAIRMAN said, if the Government, in laying oxt Battersea-park, had stopped up a ditch that had been used as a sewer, there was no doubt but that they would grant him relief. That, however, would not be the case if he had improperly wed this ditch as a sewer. The appellant said this very ditch had been under the control of the Commissioners of Sewers, and two years ego it was cleaned out by them, so that it was quite clear that it was then a proper drainage. Several members of the beard said Battersea park was formed under the authority of an Act of Pariiament, and there could be no doubt that they were justified, under it, in stopping up the ditch in question. The CHAIRMAN said, if Mr. Williams had any ground of complaint, he ought to bring it before the vestry of Wandsworth ; but, as he had shown no legal objection to the rate, it must be paid. Mr. Williams protested loudly against the injustice of being calied upon to pay under such circumstances, and said they might distrain upon him before he would pay it. Mr. Wm. Collins, of Albany-road, Camberwell, was summoned for a similar amount for sewer rates. Mr. Collins, upon being called upon to state why he objected to pay the rate, said he lived near the Earl open sewer, which formed the boundary between New ington and Camberwell, and although 500 houses were drained into it, not an inch of it was covered over. He bad been repeatedly to Greek-street, and bad represented this subject. The Engineer said that this place would be attended to in the general arrangement for the main drainage. Mr. Collins said that the Commissionere had made sewers some miles off where there were no houses ; but in their case, with a dense population, nothing had been done for them. The CHAIRMAN remarked that there were hundreds of such cases which must depend on the execution of the main drainage, and until that was laid down they could not take up any particular case. However, a memo randum of what bad now been stated would be taken and brought before the Commissioners on an early day. Alfred Webb, of Albany-road, Camberwell, was sum moned to show cause why he refused to pay 18s. for sewer rates. Mr. Webb said he objected to pay because he had no drainage, nor was there any sewer for a considerable dis tance. His wife was a laundress, and, in the course of her business, she had a great deal of waste water, but as there was no sewer or drainage he had to dig cesspools all over his ground to get rid of it. He had recently applied to the district vestry, but they told him they could not interfere, as it was proposed to carry a main line of sewer down the Albany-road, and that would be under the control of the Metropolitan Board of Works. He bad no means of getting rid of the water, and if he passed it into the Albany-road he was liable to be in dicted. The CHAIRMAN said the parish must take some steps for the purpose of getting rid of the drainage, and must not leave it in the houses. Mr. Webb wished to know, if he provided a large tub and put the water into it, whether be would be allowed to shoot it down the sewers, for the members of the dis trict board had told him that nothing could be done in consequence of its being intended to pass the main sewer down the Albany-road ; but he did not think much of that, as they had been told the same thing for the last thirty years. Mr. IRVING said if he made application to the district board they woad give him permission to form a drain to communicate with the nearest sewer. Mr. Webb said that Camberwell was the last parish near the metropolis where a poor man would get redress. As to draining into a sewer there wa , ,; no drain, or even a ditch, to carry off the surface water. The rate was ordered to be paid in a month. Several other cases were heard, but they possessed no public interest whatever, the parties alleging poverty as the cause of non-payment, and time was allowed to give them an opportunity of raising the money. The Court then adjourned. CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of pub- Lc business. Mr. Deputy Peacock occupied the chair. TIIE NEW CEHETEEY. Mr. DAw, the chief clerk, read the following letter, addressed to himself by Archdeacon Hale : " Charterhouse, March 17. " Sir,—l have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of the Burial Board of the City of London, copies of resolutions passed at two meetings of the incum bents of the City of London, held on the 6th and 13th inst., at Sion College.—l remain, &c., (Signed) " W. H. HALE, Archdeacon. "Joseph Daw, Esq." " March 6. " We, the undersigned incumbents of tie City of Lon don, being called upon under the authority of section 39, 15 and 16 Vic., c. 85, to make an arrangement for the due performance of the burial service in the ground about to be consecrated at Ilford as a burial-place for persons dying, inhabitants or parishioners of our respective parishes, do hereby agree to appoint a chaplain to act on our behalf, and that such appointment shall be in force fur six months from the date of the consecration of the ground at Ilford." Signed by 39 incumbents. "March 13. " Resolved—That the Rev. C. J. Fox Taylor, curate of St. Sepulchre's, be appointed chaplain of the new leurial ground for six months from the date of the consecration thereof, and that he be authorised to receive the fees due to the incumbents for all interments at which he shall officiate, and to retain to himself one moiety thereof, pay ing the ether moiety to the incumbents of the parish." Mr. ABRAHAM said that the Court had appointed a chaplain to officiate at the cemetery, and the incumbents of the City had appointed another. The Court had framed a table of fees and charges for interments, in which they intended to include the fee payable to the clergyman. It was quite clear, if the incumbents per sisted in the course pointed out by their resolution, that all that the Court had done in that respect must be done over again. He was very sorry to ray that parties who attended the vestry slid not possess sufficient information to explain to the ratepayers the real state of the case, and therefore the clergyman, in the great majority of instances, bad the thing their own way. How was it possible to carry out the object of an Act of Parliament when there were many persons who, instead of assisting the Court, were acting entirely i❑ opposition to them 1 Such conduct was disheartening to those who had de voted much time and attention to the subject, and who now found that they were pretty nearly as far from an adjustment of the dispute as they were six months a;o, in consequence of the cicroyrren insisting upon what they called their rights. (Hear, hear.) In two or three of the parishes the clergymen bad actually demanded a fixed annual income for themselves, as well as for the parish clerk and sexton. If the whole of the parishes were to pursue a similar course of conduct, the demand upon the Commission would be from 1,200/. to 1,5001. a-year, or at the rate of 10s. for each interment. Mr. IL L. TAYLOR—We arc not obliged to agree to any fixed salary to these parties. Mr. ABRAHAM—We are obliged to agree with what the vestries do ; otherwise we must go to the Govern ment and get the law altered. Mr. Ross, in moving "That the letter of Archdeacon Hale, and the resolution of the incumbents be referred to the General Purposes Co►xmittee," said that the in cumbents had the sole power of appointing a clergyma n to officiate at the cemetery. It was not to be supposed that persons who had taken great care to have right's secured them under the act would give them up because the Court asked them to do so. The question was, whe ther it was policy to ran cownter to the resolutions of tke clergy or not. The commission bad chosen to elect a chaplain themselves, and they now found that the clergy had nominated a chaplain of their own. He (Mr. Ros , ) found no fault with the clergy for doing this, they alone having the power to make the appointment under the act of Parliament. If the Court thought the act prejedicial to the interests of the citizens, let them go to Parliament and get it altered, and he (Mr. Ross) would support them in their application, as he thought it very desirable that the act should be amended, so that it might operate beneficially to the citizens at large. (Hear, hear.) Deputy Hour seconded the motion. Mr. B. L. TAYLOR said it was no use burthening committee with any reference unless the Court gave them a distinct notion of what they were to do. It ap peared to him that the Court had not done something which the clergymen wished them to do in the first in stance. The clergy wanted to have a representative of their own at the board to support their interests and views. The Court did not concede that point, and hence arose the difficulty. Had the Bishop of London been communicated with ? It was necessary that the con sent of that right reverend prelate should be obtained with reference to the selection of a clergyman to officiate at Ilford, and until that was done he (Mr. Taylor) thought the Court might as well wait, and not procee any further in the matter. (Hear, bear.) The motion was them put and carriod. HEALTH OE THE CITY. _ Dr. LETHEBY, the medical officer of health, presented his weekly report, from which the following arc ex tracts : " Guildhall, March 18, 1856. " I append as usual the mortality returns for the City of London during the week which ended on Srbturday last. The total number of deaths was 62; of these 21 were among children under five years of age, and 14 among per sons of 70 and upwards. The aggregate ages of these 14 old people were 1,119 years, giving an average of SO years to each person, and one had reached the advanced age of 104. I regard this circumstance as an indication of the fact that the conditions of life and health in this city are unusually good. The chief causes of death during the last week were the vicis,itu , les of temperature occasioned by the bleak winds that have prevailed. Besides which there were 4 deaths from fever, 2 from diarrhoea, 2 front small pox, 4 from scarlet fever, and 5 from consumption. "In mem - Lance with the recite ,t forwarded to this Court by several of the inhabitants of Holborn aid Brook street, I have inquired into the cause of the nuisance of which they complained, and I find that two chemists, namely, Mr. Button, of 146, Holborn, and Mr. Bolton, of the same locality, are occasionally engaged in the manu fixture of chemicals which cause the evolution of acid 're oours wad other unpleasant smelling compound +• I hove directed that Mr. Button should construct a hood over his scud bath for collecting the acid vapours, that he should discontinue the distillation of mum iatic acid, and that he Shenk' adopt means for preventing the escape of sulphuret ted hydrogen. I have also directed that Mr. Bolton should discontinue the manufacture of gun cotton. All this they have undertaken to do, and I believe it will be antlicieat to put a stop to the annoyance complained of." 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The most gloomy conjectures everywhere found ready listeners in reference to this vossel ; still, parties are not wanting who cherish and express a hope of her ultimate safety. On this subject the INetv York Sun, of the sth March, has the follow ing " THE STEAM SHIP PACIFIC. "No tidings have yet been heard from this anxiously expected vessel. The probability is that she has put back to England or been driven to the southwirl, whence she will be heard front in a short time. Mr. Collins, on the 26th ult. in answer to a letter of Mr. D. D. Erving, o f Hartf. , .)rd, Connecticut, stated that he had no apprehen sions for the Pacific's safety, but thought some accident had happened to her machinery, and she had put back. Ho did not thiuk she was in the ice, as the steamers of the line hive frequently been in and come out without sustaining any serious damage. Mr. Erving is brother to A. Erving, Esq., Secretary of Legation to St. Petersburg, who took passage for this port in the Pacific." The Boston Evening Transeript says : " Captaia 'Wickham, of the America, is of opinion that the steamer seen from his vessel, in the English Channel, was the Fulton, from New York, Fob. 8, rather than the Pacific." THE LATE TR RHATENLNG OF RZR MAJESTY BY A MANIAC. In our paper of Saturday last we gave an account of the visit of Mr. Jardine, secretary to the Trea sury, and Sergeant Lockyer, of the detective police, to St. Alban's, for the purpose of making inquiries respecting a Mr. C. Parker, a gentleman well known in the town, and who was until lately regarded as an extremely harmless although eccentric man. The facts of the case, however, must be fresh in the recollection of our readers. Mr. Parker, as we have previously stated, addressed several letters to the Queen, in which he held out some very strong threats on her Majesty's person. Of the last of these letters, however, we have just learned the contents. It runs as follows : " George-street, St. Alban's, March 4, 1856. " Queen,—l informed you in several letters, some time since, that I was the Prophet Elijah, and that God. in. tended to confer upon me unlimited wealth and absolute power, and commanded all persons to pray that he would confer such things immediately upon me, and for the im mediate fulfilment of the 18th chapter Revelations, and Ist verse. " I alsoNvrote you that God intended to make me King above, or superior to you, and requiring you to submit yourself to me, to which you sent a rurial answer of re fusal. " I now write to inform you that Gad has instructed me to compel you to submit to me, by the seizure of your person, for the purpose of punishment. I also write to caution you that I shall consider you responsible for the acts of your servrnts, as well as them. " C. PARKER." Mr. Parker, it further appears, was a member of the St. Alban's Literary Institute, and was in con stant attendance, and had frequently taken part in any discussion that took place. OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF MERIT IN TIIE CRIMEA. A " nominal return of officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates mentioned or recommended for distinguished services in the reports of Generals Codrington and Markham, and in that of the Bri gadiers attached to their respective divisions, on the occasion of the storming of the Redan on the Bth of September, 1855," was published yesterday in answer to an address of the House of Commons. We subjoin the list of those distinguished soldiers ; SECOND DIVISION.-LIEUTENANT-GENERAL MARKIIAM. Staff.—Brigadier-General Warren, C.B. ; Brigadier- General Windham, C.B. ; Colonel Wilbraham, C. 8., A.A. G. ; Colonel the Hon. P. E. Herbert. C.8.,A.Q.M.G.; Captain Bellaire, D.A.A.G. ; Brevet-Major Thompson, D.A. Q .M. G • Personal Staff.—Captain Thesiger, Grenadier Guards, A.D.C. ; Lieutenant liieg, Royal Horse Artillery, A.D.C. ; Lieutenant Mure, 43d Foot, extra A.D.C.; Capt. Cooke, R.E., attached for the occasion. FIRST BRlGADE.—Bri , adier•Gencral Warren. Staff.—Captain Wer,ge, 'Brigade Major ; Lieutenant Morgan, 55th Foot, A.D.C. let Foot—Colonel Huey. 30th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Maulaverer, Lieutenant- Colonel Patullo, Major Atcherley, Captain Pocock, Cat. tain Green, Lieutenant Saunders. 55th Foot—Major Cara, commanding ; Lieutenant- Colonel Cuddy, Captain Robert Hume, Captain Elton, Captain John Hume, Captain Richards. SECOND BRlGADE—Brigadier-General Windham. Staff—Captain Rooke, Brigade-Major ; Lieutenant Sreire, 17th Foot, A.D.C. 3d Foot—Major Maude, Captain Lewis, Lieutenant and Acting-Adjutant Roe. 41st Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Etnan, C.B. ; Captain Rowlands, Captain Every. 62d Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Tyler, Major Danbeney (mentioned as commanding), Captain Cox., Captain Cooch, Lieutenant Blakiston, Lieutenant Palmer, Lieutenant Da . ven port. LIGHT DIVISION—LIEUTENANT-GENERAL CODRINGTON. Staff—Brigadier-General C. T. Van Stranbenzee, Bri gadier-General Shirley, C.B. ; Lieut.-Col. S. Brownrigg, C. 8., A.A.G. ; Lieut.-Col. Airey, C. 8., A.Q.M.G. ; Major the Hon. H. Clifford, D.A.A.G.; Major the Hon. A. Cathcart, D.A.Q.81.G. ; Dr. Alexander. Personal Staff—Captain the Hen. W. Campbell, Cap. lain Ponsonby, Captain Montagu, R.E. FIRST BRlGADE.—Brigadier-Geueral Van Stranbenzee. Staff.—Captain Prettyman, Brigade Major ; Lieutenant Newton, 31 Foot, A.D.C. ; Captain Williams, 8.A., Act ing A.D.C. 7th Fusiliers.—Brevet-Major Turner, Captain Hibbert, Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Heyland, Captain Marten. 231. Foot— Colonel Lysens, Lieutenant - Colonel Bunbnry, C.T. ; Captain Drewe, Captain Vane, Captain Poole, Lieutenant and Adjutant Dyneley. Assistant-Surgeoa Sylvester volunteered to dress the wounds of Lieutenant Dyneley under fire, when the officer was under the Russian lines. 33d Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Gough, Lieutenant Trent, Lieutenant Donovan. 34th Foot —Colonel Goodenough (mentioned as command. ing), Major Simpson. ' 2,1 Battalion Rifle Brigade—Lieut.-Colonel Macdonnell (mentioned as commanding), Major Woodford (ditto), Captain Balfour, Capt. Hammond, Captain Fyers, Capt. the Hon. B. Bellew, Lieutenant Moore, Lieut. Ryder, Lieut. Grey, Lieut. Sotherby, Lieut. Playee, Lieutenant I3aillie (mentioned as commanding a party), Lieutenant Sciiveu (ditto.) SECOND BRlGADE.—Brigadier-Genoral Shirley, C.B. Staff.—Brigade-Major Glynn ; Lieutenant Day, Sith Foot, A.D.C. 97th Foot.—Liontenant-Colonel Hon. H. Hand.cock, Major Welsford, Captain Hutton, Captain Sibthorp, ckp tain Lumley, Captain Woods, Captain Legh, LieuteNnt 0 W i c t r e „ h i e l a i d t (the e r l e a g s i t m t e w n o t a u r n e t rn ou e c a l t ie io d a ), e4 Li a e s ut b . e G it' ffod t e h r e mi o ig n h ly , Lieut. Brown, Lieut. and Adjutant Macgregor, Lieut. Fitzgerald, Ensign Hill. 90th Foot.—Captaias Grove, Smith, Vaughan, Tinling, Close, Croalock, Wade, Magenis P t G r aham. Lieut. Deverill. , reston ; Lieu 77th Foot—Captain Carden, Brevet Major Rickman, Captain Parker, Captain Chawner, Captain Willington, Captain Butts. Sith Fuet - -Lientenant-Colonel G. Maxwell, Major E. Maxwell, Captain Maynard, Captain Steevens, Captain Man l everer. 19th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Unett, C.D. ; Brevet Major Warden, Captain Bright, Captain Chippendall. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN. SECOND DIVISION. LIEUT-GENERAL MARKHAM. 34 Foot—Corporals John Salmon, John Clement Milton; Lance-Corporal John Barron; Drummer Henry Healy; Privates Lawrenco Sexton, Matthew Donovan, Francis Spier ' Michael Barrett, William Browne, Joh n W i l liams , John Hall, John Davies. 41st Foot—Colour-Sergeants William Davies, Lionel Fitzgerald, James Kelly ; Sergeant James ; Privates Wm. Connors, John Culbert, Wm. Daily, Pat. Garvey, John Hillson, John Kenually, Martin Rogan. 621 Foot.—Colour-Sergeants Joseph Young, Joseph Lyness ; Sergeants Daniel Loder, John Brady ; Corporal William Blackman ; Privates Hugli Reilly, Thos. Carney, William Findlay, Donis Healey, Thomas Johnson, James Farrell, Thomas Bacon, Thomas Berry, John Coughlin, • John Lawns. Tho above volunteered to go from advanced trench to bring wounded men in from the front of the Redan on the night of the Sth of September, Privates Thomas Johnson, Bedford Chapman, William Freeman. These three men also volunteered to bring in wounded from the front in daylight of the Bth of September. LIGHT DIVISION—LIEUTENANT-GENERA L CODRINGTON. 23d Foot--Lance•Corporal Shialds ; Privates J. Taylor, M. Ahern, T. Kennedy, T. Green. These fire volunteered to bring in Lieutenant Dyneley from under the Russi an lines. 90th Foot—Sergeant-Majors Cumin* Saundorson, Mo. naghan, Smallie. 97th Foot—Colour-Sergeant Smith, Fergean F. Wedgeworth, Drummer A. 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