The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-22 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. Lessee, Mr. J. Ff. Anderson. Tars EVENING THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. To be follow et by WHAT DO YOU WANT? To conclude with L'ECO3SAI3 FRETILLINT. THEATRE ROYAL, DRITRY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Suetla. THIS EVENING. THE GREAT GUN TRICK. After which, LITTLE TODDLEKINS. To chlu‘le with RE.'Y DIDDLE DIDDLE; or, harlequin King N'onsanse and the Seven .igei of Man. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. In hr the Mansaement Buckstotte. THIS EVENING. THE BUSY BODY. Followed by THE LITTLE TREATTRE. After which tho New Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE BUTTERFLVA nst.r. AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST; or, Llorlerinin and the Genius of the Spring'. ROYAL. Pittnt:lggct i4 rENATItE, OI?Ortn-STREET. Under the Management of &fr. CsAux. fi x. EVENING, KING HENRY ME EIGTITIT. Qneen Katharine, Mrs. C. Kean; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. After vrlitcll, HARLEQUIN AND TFIP: MUD AND TIIE MAGPIE ; or, the Fairy Paradisa and Han'cy Panky, the Enchanter. Ilitr!again, Mr. Coraoack Clown, Mr. Huila(' ; Pantaloon, Mr Pare° ; and Colarnhine, Miss Caroline Adam. VIZATUE ROYAL ADELPHT. Proprietor, Mr. E. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS !MEWING. BETSY BAKER. To be followed by THAT BLESSED BABY. To conclude with JACK AND THE BF;k STALK; or, harlequin sad Mother Goose at Home Again. in which Messrs. .11 Bland, P. Bedford, Madam Coleek, Wad Wyndham, and Miss E. Ardea will appear. ROYAL OLYMTIC THEATRE. Lessee and Mans7,er. Mr. AltYed Wigan. THIS EVENING. STAY AT HOME. After which will be produced a New and denbly-moral. though excessively old, Melodramatic F'atry Extravaganza, entitled THE DISCREET PRI.VCEgii; 0., the Three Glass Distaffs. in which Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, 11. Cooper, Miss Marstoa, amt Mtss Ntaskett will appear. ROTLL SMIREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswlck. THIS EVENING JASPER LANGTON; or, A Duel to the Death. To conclude with A PRINCE OF PT.Artr,i; or, tiarlepln and ;sue Shore. ARTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Mina:er, Mr. Wm. Cooke. TUB EVENING, First time, a Grand Oriental Equestrian Spectacle, called THE ARAB OF THE DESERT AND RN FAITHFUL STEED. The principal character by Mr. W. Co)ke, jun. After which the SCENES in the CIRCLE and the performance of the Stupendous Elephants, one of which ascends uncontrolled upon a narrow inclined plane !real the centre of the ring to an elevation 12 feet shove the stage. To conclude with HARLEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Box-office open from Eleven tat Fear. Stage Manager, Mr. 'W. West. Equestrian D!rc.:►.or. SP. QV. Cook.r. ;an. NiltA ST INTLF.IIC3 SILVZI AGES OF W3IIAN, Every Evening , at S. and on Saturdays at 3. pronounced by the unanirnoui rotoe of the press, and by nithtly 'stressing audiences, to be the Greate4t Artistical Triumph of the day. SAINT MARTIN'S HALL, Long-acre. Area, Is. Reserved Chairs, 2s. ed. HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. TRU; DAY—Morn. 10 min. aft. 3—Evening 24 min. aft. 3 To-Moßnow—Morn. 37 min. aft. 3—Evening 52 min. aft. 3 THE WEATHER.—Son OFFICE, FEB. 22. THERMOHETER, IN THE SHADE. 40 highest since noon yesterdsy. :it; --towest this morning and dux' ng the night. 43 -this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'05. WIND, N.W. to W.N.W. Light,owith hazy weather and glimpses of sunshine. r-e At vi t , t cr t: „. , • An/ - LINDoN. pßro There is, it appears, to be a further inquiry into the matter adverted to in the elaborate Report of Sir JOHN WISTFUL and Colonel TULLOCH, her MAJESTY'S Commissioners appointed to inquire into the State of tho Army in the Crimea. A Board of General Officers has been appointed "to hear the explanations of the officers who conceive themselves aggrieved: by that Report." This i 3 certainly a peculiarly mild form of expression in reference to meu against whom the gravest charges have been preferred—who are asserted to b. pri narily responsible for the loss of ten thousand British soldiers, for the fearful sufferings and privations encountered by those who had stamina sufficient to end ire the formidable ordeals through which they were compelled to pass, and for the virtual annihilation of the English Cavalry in the Crimea ! Nor do these accusations rest on the evidence merely of newspaper correspon dents. They have been corroborated by the evidence taken before the Sebastopol Committee, by the Report of that Committee, and even more powerfully by that of the Royal Commissioners, who from evidence taken on the very scene of these terrible disasters, arrived at the deliberate conclusion that not only was everything which had been asserted by the vituperated correspondents fully and completely established, but that the guilt of the offenders, whether occasioned by incapa city or negligence, was of a far more heinous character than had previously been imputed. If ever a case was made out for putting incul pated parties on their trial, it has been against the noble, honourable, and decorated defenders. True bills have been found by competent authori ties, and it is time that the alleged culprits should be required to enter on their defence, not invited to offer explanations. The , lives of ten thousand men cannot he sacrificed with impunity. The irreparable injury to the nation is not to be satisfied by explanations. If Captain BROWN, Lieutenant Jo/gas, or Ensign ROBINSON were im pugned, a court-martial would at once be ordered, and the parties kept in arrest until the result were known. We cannot see any reason why a different course should be alopted with respect to Generals and Colonels, or why a differeat mea sure of justice should be meted to the Earls of LucAN and CARDIGAN, Sir R. AIREY, and the HOD. Colonel GORDON. We do not wish to prejudge the guilt or inno cence of the accused. Every British citizen has an inalienable rightto he heard in his own defence before he can be condemned. It is his birthright, of which he should not, under any circumstances, be deprived. But we desire that the trial should be public, and before a tribunal in which implicit confidence may be reposed. This was what we demanded ten days since, and with nothing l ess will the people be contented. A public investigation is alike due to the com munity and to the parties aectised. Englishmen like not secret tribunals, nor will they be satisfied while any portion of the proceedings are in volved in doubt and mystery. Against the decision of a private court the accused may still appeal to the opinions of their countrymen. No conviction by such a body can therefore be final and conclusive. The result will be still less satisfactory if the Itenerts of the Sebastopol Coin mato° and the Royal Commissioners be over. 11104. Then cannot, li nder. at? circumstances, THE SUN, LONDON, PRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1856. be easy to show that the rigorous ascetism Gi tau dern times was unknown beyond two ceP_turies ago." Having disposed of this part of the question, his Lordship, it will be seen, took to pieces the objection, that to relax the observance of Sunday was to make it a working day, and showed its hollowness. With great justice he complained of the misrepresentations of the purport of the motion by the Sabbatarian party out of doors, and threw some not unneeded light on the Sunday-school objection. He freely admitted that the Sunday school system was, generally speaking, a valuable institution, but the children really in too many instances got too much of it. "He had known cases in which young children—the majority of them not ten years of age=were made to attend two services of the Established Church, and in addition three or four hours' teaching, Now," said his Lordship, and we thoroughly agree with him, " that was a degree of mental and bodily con finement inconsistent with mental and bodily vigour" —an enforcement of the system calculated to de feat its own ends; so that the liberation of the chil dren on a Sunday afternoon was not so undesirable a thing after all—especially, we would add, from the numerous chapel ..;vaults, necessarily un wholesome, in which they are Sunday after Sun day incarcerated. The remainder of the speech, outspoken, practical, and convincing, will be found worthy of all praise, and is not likely to be over looked by the •btusest reader. In conclusion, we would remark the dominancy, the worse than Popish dominancy, of the Sabbatarian party is doomed. Let them keep the resurrection day of the LORD of Life and Light, and the GIVER of all Good, as gloomily as they please, the people will not much longer be compulsory participators therein within them. The pothouses will have to disgorge their reluctant guests on Sunday, and the doors of our National Institutions to he opened. Following the advice of LuTHER, it may be neces sary to signify by some striking manifestation the popular belief in the human origin of Sabbath Observances ; but whether or not, the people will rise before long in their strength and cast off the Sabbatarian yoke at once and for ever, and well will it be for the cause of truth if in their ex asperation they are content with this. THE NEW LOAN AND FUNDING OF EXCHEQUER-BILLS, ~~ This morning tho was a numerous attendance of capitalists at the Treasury, to take part in the biddings for the New Loan and funcliag of Exchequer-bills. Shortly after 10 o'clock stir., the hour appointed for the business, the gentlemen in attecdance, including Barons Rothschild, Messrs. R. and T. Thornton, J. Capel, Lawrence, L. Cohen, and others, were received by Lord Palmerston, S r G. C, Lewis, Mr. Wilson, &c., on the part of the Government. The Governor and Deputy- Governor of the Bank were aso in attendance. The proceedings were opined by the Chancellor of the Exchequer placing in the hands of the Governor of the Bank of England the sealed paper containing the mini mum terms which would be accepted. In answer to questions from Mr. CAPEL, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the scrip would be delivered on the passing of the resolutions by the House of Commons ; but, The GOTERNOR of the BANK explained that he feared the scrip weight not be ready on the payment of the first instalment of 10 per cent. If that were the case the letters of allotment would be stamped at the Bank. Mr. CAPEL asked whether, in the case of the Ex chequer-bills, it would not be a convenience to have the interest ma le payable at the Bank of England ? The CHANCELLOR said it had not been the custom to do so, and he was afraid it was not possible. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then requested the presentation of tenders. Only one was made, by Baron L. Rothschild, on the part of Messrs. Rothschild, Brothers, in the following form : " We hereby propose to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury to subscribe the sum of 5,000.0001. sterling for the loan for the service of the year 1856, on the following terms For every 100/. of money to receive 112/. se. (say five shillings) Three per Ceut. Consolidated Annuities, with a dividend from January last; the payments in conformity with the notice. " This - proposal is made subject to Parliament autho- rising and directing our:elves and oar contributors t o cArry the aforesaid terms into effe,ct." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER asked what that price would be in Consols ? Baron ROTHSCHILD intimated that it would be at 891 for every 1121. ss. . _ The CHANCELLOR replied that that was below the minimum price of the sealed paper placed in the hands of the Governor of the Bank of England, and which he requested him to open. The GOVERNOR of the BANK of ENGLAND having done so, intimated that the terms were 1111. 23. 2d. Consolidated Three per Cent. Annuities, or equivalent to Consols at 90. Baron ROTHSCHILD having withdrawn for a short time with his friends to consult, on returning announced that they accepted the Government minimum. They were in hopes that some alteration might have been made in the terms for Exchequer-bills, as the price was much higher than they anticipated. The CHANCELLOR of the EXICHEQUER, after consulting with Lord Palmerston and Mr. Wilson, replied that the Government could not make any alteration in the terms. Having placed the minimum price in the hands of the Governer of the Bank of England, no deviation could be made. The GOVERNOR of the Bank said it might be as well to read the terms again, and did so. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it was not exactly at the price of 90, for they had taken the money quotation ; but on the average it was as near as possible 90. Mr. CAPEL requested that the Government would in future communications to the Stock Exchange state the amount of the loan at once, since it would appear that parties were acquainted on Saturday last with the amount not only of the loan, but also cf the funding, and had won heavily by bets upon their infor mation. It was then distinctly stated that the I..ae would 1 e for F,000,0)0/., and the funding for 3,000,000/, It, in future, tile amount was stated at once, all parties would be in a position to judge for themselves, and any possibility of undue preference would be avoided. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he bad followed the precedent of previous loans. Probably it would be the best course to publish the amount :it once ; but hitherto, during a long experience in such mattrs, it bad not been the practice. Mr. JAMES CAPEL said that he was told yesterday the minimum terms of the Government would be 90. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER smilingly re plied—That was a very good guess, but the minimum, price was not finally settled yesterday. After some further conversation, in answer to a ques tion from the Chancellor of the Exc'aequer ' Baron ROTHSCHILD intimated that the whole, includ ing the amount of the Loan and the Exchequer Bilis, was accopted at the Government price. Mr. JAS. CAPEL asked what the future rate of interest would be on Exchequer Bills, when called in by adver tisement for exchange. Tt,e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that he could not answer the question then, but the announce ment would be made at the usual period in proper form. Baron ROTHSCEIILD having signed the contracts on the part of the firm, the prociedingq terminated. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. Meetings This Day. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders Of thi3 F2RlETrtlielNhAtlit; of ahandosYn ' tT:chair. The CHAIRMAN said the accounts showed a favour able state of the receipts over expenditure during the past year. A diminution of expenditure had also been effected, and a larger sum than usual had been set aside for maintaining the perma nent way. In future the reports of the directors would be sent round to the shareholders with the statement - of the accounts. The chairman than entered into the details mentioned in the report, and said that with reference to the circumstances of the company the increased traffic arose from the good understanding that existed between teem and the Great Western. He had hoped with that agreement there would have been an cad to disser:s•ons between them and the other companies. Several of the agreements into which they bad entered into with other companies ex pired within the year, and it was hoped they would have been renewed on the same terms. With regard to the Great Northern, this co la pang bad been einabee to come to a fresh arrangement with it, and things, as they existed in 1851, had again occurred, but he was sanguine an amica'•-le arrangement would soon be entered into bet .veen the two companies, with the mediation of the North Eadern, the Ni rth British and the Caledonian, and Lancaster and Carlisle Railways, which would put an end to the disputes which at pre,ent existed. After alluding to the enactments of Parliament which had ma le free trade in rail ways, and which bad produced so much competition injurious to railway proprietors without a coreesponding benefit to the public, he was inclined to believe that Par liament must see that free trade in railways could only be done at the public expense, and he locked 'forward to an early a teration of the present system of railway legislation. He adverLd to the arrangements that had been made with the Midland Company and the Great Northern Railway, but which had now ceased ; and explained the nature of the payments that had been made to each of them, which, in the end, had been a saving to this company, by giving them an increased amount of receipts on the passenger traffic, from their not having to provide rolling stock with which to con vey their own passengers, The SECRETARY then read the report, which showed the net proceeds for the half-year _to be 690,232/. 12s. lid., to which was to be added 6,9501. li. 6 I_ the balance from the last year, making a total of 697,1821. 144. 51. ; from this was to be deducted for further allow ance for renewal of rails 56,666/ 14e. 43., leaving a dis posable balance of 640,5161. is. id. for dividend. The directors recommended a dividend of 5,1 per cent. per annum for the last six months, leaving a balance of 48,5111. 14s. id. to be carried over to the next half year. The Marqu's of CUANDOS moved the reception and adoption of the raped. Mr. BENSON (deputy-chairman) secmided the motion. The Right Hon. j. PARKER urged on the meeting the necessity of their-snaking some general movement for the improvement of their property, or their stock would altog e th er di sa pp ear un d er t h e presen t mode of management. He referred to a letter he had published on the state of the company's affairs, and a'so to the re port of the late committee 'of investigation, impressing on the meeting the nece,sity of their enforcing the carry ing out of the sound and useful reforms thlt that com mittee had tecommende --- - The meeting had not concluded when our despatch left. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this company was held this morning at the Euston square station ; S:r H. Verney, Bart., in the chair. The rreport showed that the rent received from the London and North-Western Company to the 30th June, 1855, and the balance from the former half-year to be 26 ,4781. Os. 7d., which would give a dividend of 4 per Cent, and leave 1,1421. ls. 21 to be carried to the next half-year. The report was adopted by the meeting, and the divi dend as above declared. The retiring directors were re-elected, and the business terminated with -a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge had a dinner party on Wednesday, at her residence in St. James's Palace. The circle included the Duke and Ducbess d'Aumale ' his Excelle nc y C oun t C o l ore d o , hi s Excell ency Baron Bentinck, the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, Viscount Chelsea, the Right Hon. Sir Ben jamin Hall, Hon. Frederick Byng, Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley, &c. At a later hour the Duchess received a few friends, among whom were : His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van 1 de Weyer, his Excellency the Portuguese Minister, the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke, and the Ladies Yorke (2), Count Barolyi, Count Chotek, the Countess Helene Kielmansegge &c. The Duk e o f Richmond, who 16ft Brighton on Tues day,, with the Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia, pur poses taking up his abode at Ald:rshott, with the corps, for some time at least. —Bri9l6ton Gazctle. The Duke of Devonshire's health having improved so much by his sojourn at Brighton, there is no prospect at present of the noble Duke leaving his marine abode. His Grace entertained a distinguished party to dinner on Monday...-Brighton Qazettc. - • I LATEST NEWS. PARIS, FRIDAY, FEE. 22, 9 A. 31. Count Orloff arrived last night, at 10 o'clock, at Paris. He was received by M. de Seebach. BERLIN, FEB. 20. Baron de Man teufrel has declared to the com- mittee on the budget that the prospect of peace was exceedingly favourable ; but that the con tinuation of their armaments by the belligerent parties, and the tone of Queen Victoria's Speech from the throne, obliged Prussia to direct her attention to the shores of the Baltic, to keep up her army on a war footing, and even to extend it if necessary. HAMBURG, FEB. 21. M. -Bang, Minister of the Interior for Holstein, has followed the example of M. Raaslaff, and resigned. M. Simony, Minister of Justice, retains his functions provisionally.. THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. CAMP, SEBASTOPOL, FEB. 9. For the last few days, since the destruction of Fort Nicholas, a continual dropping fire, day and night, has been maintained from the forts and bat teries on the north side. It does not seem to be carried en at any regular intervals, but wherever a few soldiers are seen or suspected to be, by day, and wherever a light shows itself at night, there a shot or shell is sent. When the night is dark, or there is a thick fog, this dispersed fire is still con tinued, either from the attention of the Russian men ou watch being attracted by sounds supposed to indicate movement in the town, or on the mere chance of causing casualties among the guards and troops on duty there. The Russian riflemen also try their aim across the water to the Kara belnaia, and, as the width of the roadstead varies at this part from four to six hundred yards only, no one can approach the shore from the Fort Paul guard to Careening-bay with out risk. On the 7th instant the Russians kept up an uuusuallystrong fire from the Inkerman heights and lower Mackenzie heights over the Tchernaya valley. They attempted to reach the position of the French camps along the Fediukine ridge, but, as usual, without success. Some shells sent burst at an immense elevation. They also fired grape, in ad dition to round shot and shell, at parties going to the reservoir, and at the advanced posts of the French, in the plain. The French made no return, either from the batteries in the valley or from the Fediukine heights, but their riflemen stationed in the ambuscades near the river kept up a constant fusillade. The Russian riflemen on the oppo site side were by no •means inactive—the little puffs of white smoke were seen frequently from their places of concealment, and the sharp crack ing of this cross-fire was constantly audible in the intervals between the reports from the can ion on the summit of the cliffs above. The Russians have not repeated the experiment which they tried about three weeks ago of bringing a field battery out upon the valley ; they, uo doubt, saw that the result, as affecting the French position, was altogether a failure. The destruction of Fort Nicholas has proved to be as completely accomplished as it appeared to be when looked at from a distance at the time of the explosions. As an example of engineering skill in mining, the success is perfect. The foundations are rooted up, and from one end to the other the whole fabric lies now an utter ruin, a mere heap of shat tered masonry and rubbish. Measures are in pro gress for the demolition of Fort Alexander, and it is stated that the walh of all the principal build ings remaining in Sebastopol are shortly to be levelled to the ground. On the sth instant, part of the north wing of the Karabelnaia barracks, or White Buildings, as they are commonly called, was blown down. The building was not undermined, but the explosion of bags of gunpowder against the wall, appliedin the usual manner, effectually an swered the purpose intended. It has been remarked that the blocks of stone which formerly composed the sides and basin of the Kerabelnaia docks have not generally been much injured, but only separated from each other, so that they would readily be ava:l - for the construction of fresh buildings. This remark will apply to many other as the stem , Lsree _ ue , s....—espet, and there can be little doubt, Aenever the Crimea is abandoned by the allies, the materials left will furnish the means of rebuilding very quickly such a town as the simple demands of habitation and commerce would re quire. The chief difficulties will be to clear the blocked up roadstead and harbour, and to provide the necessary planking and timber, of which articles, in all probability, no very great quantity will remain after the winter has passed. The collection of the subscriptions from the Army in the Crimea for the Nightingale fund is very nearly concluded. The sum collected amounts to little short of 4,5001., and the money had been paid over to the commissariat chest. To turn to a less pleasant theme. It appears that the unhappy criminal, in the 77th Regiment, has been found guilty by court-martial of murder, and is sentenced to be hanged—the finding of the court having been confirmed by the commander in-chief General Codling-ton. His name is George Day. He is quite a young man, and before his enlistment, which occurred in London, he earned his livelihood chiefly as a pickpocket. His mother died when he was a child, and his father, an aban doned character, sent him into, the streets to pick up anything he could steal, as a means of living. His father has been transported, and he has also a brother undergoing penal servitude. Since he has Joined the head- planers of his regiment in the field he has been constantly entailing trouble ou,all around him. There is talk of a reprieve, until communications have taken place with the authorities at home. This does not appear probable, as it is known that orders have been given to proceed with the neces sary preparations, and the commander of the forces is armed with full powers and authority without further reference. Monday, the 11th instant, has been named as the day of execution. He is not to receive a soldier's death by being shot, but is to expiate his offence by the ignominious punishment of hanging. The Rev. Mr. Wallace, the chaplain of the division, has been in frequent attendance upon the prisoner, and he has also been visited by the acting chaplain-in-chief, the Rev. Mr. Eagan. The health of the troops is still remarkably good. The weather during the greater part of the past week has been fine. be a decisive verdict that will either convict or vindicate the characters of the accused. We trust, then, that while there is yet tine the determination as to the secrecy to be observed with respect to the proceedings may be rescinded, and that everything may be carried on above board, without concealment or mystery. Nor can we quite approve of the constitution of the court. It is to consist of general officers " totally unconnected with affairs in the Crimea." If it were a court-martial (as it ought to be), we can easily understand why none but military officers should be appointed. Bat when it is a mere inquiry that may or may not lead to ulterior proceedings, no sufficient reasons can be adduced why eminent civilians should not be associated, who would be exempted from the prejudices with which men of high military rank might regard charges against persons holding similar positions. But, above and beyond all, why should officers who have served in the Crimea be excluded ? Surely such men would be more capable of arriving at correct conclusions on every point under consideration than those who had no such experience to guide their decisions. They could at once perceive the weight to be attached to the acts, either of commission or omission, attributed to the defendants, or some of them, and could more properly condemn or exo nerate them from responsibility for things which they have either done or left undone. For these reasons we feel that tho proposed inquiry cannot be satisfactory on any side. It is so strictly in accordance with the red-tapist system, that the only possible effect can be to shelve the matter until it is supposed the public interest has abated. We warn them, however, that such cannot be easiLy accomplished, and that a stringent and searching investigation must ultimately take place, and that before a truly impartial tribunal, placed beyond the reach of suspicion. We repeat that it is alike due to the public and the accused, that such should be the case, and the sooner it be instituted the better for all parties concerned. Just what we anticipated. The motion of Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY for the opening of the British Museum and the National Gallery after morning service on Sundays was last night defeated by a considerable majority. The scene was sufficiently amusing and instructive. Honourable members, whose individual observance of the " Sabbath" carries with it no painful reminiscences, and is pleasingly compatible with a good deal more than was asked for on behalf of our workmen, tottered with the resignation of ascetics towards the table with their loads of petitions, relieving their over drawn muscles with a laugh as the frosty billets melted in their arms and dropped like icicles on the floor. It would have done the thirty mil lions of the population good to have seen what a lot of petitions may be got up out of a hundred and fifty thousand subscribers, and was enough to set the pa,permakers into tits of ecstacy at the thought of the roaring trade they would drive if the example were followed by the people. Exeter-hall was really in great force ; but, for the consolation of our anti-Sabbatarian friend!, we can stets that its bray was but a stupid per formanee. The good creature's voice was neither so resonsnt nor so musical as of yore, and its kicks might ba described as a little spas= modic. The largeness of its triumph seemed indeed to excite in it a feeling of uneasiness, and it now and then might be observed listening for the roar of the British Lien without. " An other such victory and"—but let ua drop meta phor and turn to the debate. Beaten in point of numbers, the moral and in tellectual triumph was beyond all controversy with the supporters of the motion, ancl to this triumph Lord STANLEY essentially contributed. His speech . is/fa Llicia c. viKULII* 2 Magi - - - and persuasiveness, and ought to be put into the hands of every working man. Summarily dis posing of the alleged expression of public feeling in the petitions, by showing how miserable was the minority which the petitioners constituted, and how little importance attached to tho sig natures of most of them, who are prepared, or in a manner compelled, to sign what their spiritual pastors and masters set before them, whether they understand the subject matter or not, ho pro ceeded to inquire on what principle the resolu tion before the House was opposed. Honest and conscientious persons (as we ourselves are) ready to admit and certainly believe) might be offended by the resolution. But that was not the question ; the question was, whether it was a reasonab!e Offence ? Those who so arguei did not know the fundamental difference between cempul eory and permissive legislation. No supporter of the motion would make it csmpulsory upon 111:1:„ man to go to a Meseuru. or National Gallee:y ou Sundays. On the other hand, the ei,posers of this resolution did not ask for freedom to stay away from these places on Sundays, " bu,.! what they wanted was to compel oPrws to act as they did —(the legislative voluniary Sabbatarians at this stage began to prick up their cars and look asif they had got into a mess) —and in so doing," said his Lordship, " those persons, in his opinion, mistook and misunderstood not only the theory of Govern ment, but that of religious obligation. In dealing between State and State, each member of a commu nity was, of course, bound by the act of the ruler of the State. But there was no such individual reeponsibility in the relations between man and a higher Power—in foro conscientice, each man weal answer for himself. Relative dirties were the per sonal attributes of each individual_ man, and if they attempted to force their notions of duty upon other men they - rather injured than strengthened their consciences. (Hear, hear.) He believed that half of the social injuries com mitted among men—half of the misery endured upon earth sines it was first inhabited, arose out of that mode of argument to which all men were prone. That which men considered right they took for granted that it was absolutely right, and therefore they would compel their neighbours to do, not as their neighbours thought _tight, but to do as they did. The necessary consequence of this was hypocrisy and persecution, so that, in the end, religion itself was brought into discre dit. He denied that this was a principle upon which that House ought to legislate—he denied the right of that House, or of any earthly tri bunal, to define and enforce the duty which each man owed to a higher Power. (Hear.) Human laws existed, and must exist, in order to enforce the observance of duties between man and man, but the duty between man and the SUPREME BEING was enforceable by conscience alone (the Compulsive Voluntaries seriously uneasy here !). Ent, granting that it were a religiou s duty not to go t o a leueoure on a Sunday,; still lie denied it was such a duty as the law had a right to en force. There were some who contended that this ancient Command was still binding upon us ; b u t the reply to that argument was, that the day having been changed the obligation was not bind- nig—that, according to the DIVINE command, we were obliged to keep, not merely one day in seven sacred, but the seventh day, and he did not think that objection had been answored, Sunday, he ad 111itted) wa a most yaluablo mstitutioa, but it would RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Cologne Gazette, states that the fact of Count Orloff being sent to P.iris is considered there not only as -a manifestation of the Emperor's desire for peace, but likewise as a proof of his wish to effect a com plete reconciliation with France. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 12th, in the Debats, says : " An Imperial ukase, addressed to the Senate, regulates the position of certain assistants ap pointed under the Grand Dukes in the inspection of the engineers and of the artillery. The business of these officers will be to receive the reports from the chiefs of service, and to. call the attention of the Grand Dukes to the defects which may exist in the administration, and in the event of the ab sence or illness of the Grand Dukes, these deputies will replace them. M. Tcbefkin, the present head of the department of buildings and roads, has re cently published different regulations intended to prevent certain abuses which formerly existed, one of which was that contractors who were about to make tenders were informed beforehand of the price that would be accepted. According to ac counts from Libau, only 23 vessels entered that port during 1855, and about tho same number left. The value of the imports was 32,000 silver roubles , (4f. each), and that of the experts 140,000." A letter from St. Petersburg of the 12th in the Constitutionnel says : "Prince Augustus of \Vurtemberg, a member, by marriage, of the Imperial family, and who has ju t re turned from a military mission to Berlin and Hanover, had a private audience of the Emperor yesterday, an d expressed the great satisfaction felt by the Court of Prussia at the adhesion of Russia to the propositions of Austria. The Emperor again expressed his desire to see peace concluded in the interest of the general tranquil lity of the world, and in that of the ameliorations which he has iu contemplation for Russia. It is said that the Czar intends to completely reform the castorns re4iine, and to replace the present system, which is nearly pro hibitive, by one framed with more liberal view.. People who pretend to be well informed on those intended re forms say that foreign commerce will hereafter find all the frontiers open. They go even further, and affirm that the commercial treaty between Russia, Francs, and England is already drawn up and will be signed immediately after the conclusion of peace and the recognition of Alexander 11. by the Courts of Paris and London. At Odessa, the mere hopes of peace have com pletely transformed the appearance of the place in a fsw days. Unfortunately the decision of the 16th January as wnot expected, and certain - bupplics were wanting to , meet the sudden demand. Wheat aid oats have ob tained fabulous prices—the former is worth 24fr. the hectolitre, and the latter '2O paper roubles. Flour also has not been found in sufficient quantity to meet the de mand of purchasers, and the arrival of corn at this place from the interior is anxiously expected, although it is feared that the last harvest was not sufficiently pre.thic tive to furnish as much as will be required. A still greater rice in the price of corn has taken place at Azoff. It is, however, hoped that a general fall will take place as soon as further supplies reach the different marke's. Great difficulty is still felt at Oiessa in procuring ea,h, and in getting bills discounted, and this difficulty will continue until the bank is enabled to resume cash pay ments." FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. It is now certain that the first sitting of the Congress will take place on Unday next, the 25th inst., at the Hotel of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. A Council of Ministers was held yesterday at the Tuilleries, at which the Emperor presided. A grand diplomatic dinner was given yesterday by Count Walewski to the foreign plenipoten tiaries who have arrived in Paris for the Con ferences. It is officially stated that the Constitutionnel is in error in attributing the appearance of the article from the Siecle in the columns of the Moniteur to a mistake. The ilionitettr, it is oberved, is the only Government journal, and if it commits a mistake will not leave others to correct it. Count Buol, accompanied by Baron de Hubner, esterday commenced paying their visits of cere mony to the Ministers and high functionaries of the state, and to the members of the Corps Diplo matique. The evening before last the Count, ac companied by the members of the Chancelleries who came from Vienna with him, were present at, the representation of "Lucie," the new piece of George Sand, at the Gvmnase. Yesterday evening they were at the Grand Opera at the representation of "Robert le Diable, where they occupied the box of Baron de Rothschild. BOURSE, Feb. 21.—Large sales were effected at the end of the market, and all securities were heavy. The following were the closing quota tions : Cash. fr. e. End of Month C; per Cents O6 —f. —e. 3 per Cents 72 65 73 25 New Loan 73 5) Bank Shares 3,465 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,550 Austrian Belgian Fives 97 Spanish Throes Piedmonteet (5). B9 50 Home Debt .....„„, RAILWAYS—YOU CASH. tr C. fr. c. Or!gans 1,270 Western.. B7O Northern Lyons Rediterrannan Lyons Genova 'i 57 50 Tosto .... 740 Catte 755 Austrian C0in....... Bj7 50 DENMARK. The e!ections, now in progress in Denmark, of members to the Supreme Grand Council of the monarchy are much more favourable to the Unitary Conservatives than was at first supposed. Accot d ing to the last accounts, the strength of the tw o parties was equally balanced in Zeeland and in the capital, whero a seventh member had still to be elected ; we now learn that the Conservative can didate has carried the day. In Fionia, the ultra- Danish Fat has prevailed ; but in Jutland their adversaries have carried the election of M. Tilliscb, one of the ex-Ministers now under prosecution before the High Court of Justice. The electoral college of Holstein, which had elected M. Scheele, the ex-Minister of the duchy, also under prosecu tion, has, strangely enough, given him a colleagne in the person of a functionary whose dismissal forms one of the chief grievances of the Diet against the above-named Minister. The session of the special Diet of the kingdom of Denmark is about to close ; its spirit of hostility to the union of all the parties of the monarchy has remained the same to the last. SPAIN. We have received the Madrid journals of the 16th. In the Cortes, on the preceding day, the Minister of War, in reply to a question, stated that the government was on the best terms with foreign courts, and that the relations with neigh bouring nations, in particular, could not be more cordial than they were. " Even with Russia," said the Minister, " though she has not yet recog nised the Queen of Spain, we have no motives of hostility." As to the isle of Cuba, the Minister further declared no fears need be felt, inasmuch as the garrison, the authorities, and the inhabitants would be able to resist any aggression. The Gazette says that-the directory of the Spanish Credit Mobilier has been composed as follows : Duke d'Alba, president ; M. Duclerc, vice-presi dent ; members, AIM. Carlos Calderon, of Madrid ; Emile and Isa.ar. Pprp;ra, tz;.;,s 7 Cloubin, Duke of Lilucksberg, and Count de Moruy. THE PENINSULAR MAIL: SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, _ _ The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Pera, Captain Soy, arrived this day at two o'clock. She brings no mail, only a small bag from Gibraltar. Her advices have been anticipated by the steam ship Euxine. She brings 50 passengers, amongst whom are Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart., Lieut.-Colonel Prato and family (from Madras), Captain Clarke and fainily, Major Potts, Captain Jenkins and family, &c. Th'efreight of the Pera consists of 2 packages of specie, 124 bales of raw silk, 2,370 bags of wheat, 300 bags of gum, 7 barrels of fruit, 4 cases of paint ings, 1 case of elephants' teeth, 54 barrels of tal low, 31 bales of wool, 5 casks of wine, 146 cases of oranges, 28 bales of orange peel, 4 cases of opium, 2 cases of cigars, and 190 packages of sundries. THE DEFENCE OF KARS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —I sacv onty yesterday, by chance, the sup plement of the Allgenteine Zeitung, of Jan. 2, and in a letter from Kars, attributed to me. The letter in question, pretended to be coming from London, after speaking about the refugees of Jersey and the different refugee journals, says : " A Hungarian refugee journal which appears in Con stantinople gives an extract of a letter from Gen. Knaety, who, as it is well known, commanded at Kars. The letter, which has no date, appears to have written in the beginning of November, at which time the author had already lost all hope to save the fortre.--s. " There is," the letter says, " n want of everything; there is nowhere order or judgment ; and I must say that it was my bad star which led ms into this Turkish maze. " To complete, they have sent us English officers, who understand everything—except war! The enemy gets every week reicforce:ncnte, while we don't see a man arriving. "If Kars falls the whole campaign in Asia ends vic toriously for the Russians, awl the Sultan may look out wheie he can to find a second army to protect Erzeroum and the other places on the coast." In this whole statement there is litera'ly not a single sentence true. I not only never correspond with this imaginary newspaper, but never even wrote a private letter to any one else during all the time the siege lasted, except one letter of congratulation to C Aoner Teesdale Captain Teesdale, who so g a ll an tl y regarding his- son, distinguished himself on the 29th of September last by our repulse cf the Russians before Kars. Besides this the sentiments so gratuitously attributed to me in this imaginary letter, published in an imagi nary newspaper, are entirely at variance with my own. I owe to the Turks a debt of gratitude for having saved .me from the Austrians, which I shall never forget. It was this which led me to offer my services in the beginning of the war, as much as the justice of their cause. As for the English ofFcers, I have the highest esteem for every one of them, especially for their gallant leader, General WitliamP, whose invaluable services in the defence of .dais nobody can appreciate better than I do. I must likewise p ro t es t aga i ns t my name b e i ng m i xe d up with the refugees of Jersey and the Socialist news paper,. lam a soldier who tries to do his duty ac cording to his conviction, and to the best in his power. Excuse my trespassing on your valuable space, but I thought it my duty to do so in the interest of trnth, Rs well as in that of my personal honour and that of my brave companions in arms, the English officers of I am, sir, your obedient, and humble servant, GEORGE KMETY, Late Hungarian General. Constantinople, Feb. 11. FRIGHTFUL DEATH FROM DELIRIUM TREMENS...— SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—Last evening, as the 7.45 train, from Southampton to Dorchester, was passi ng Eiing, a man was seen to leap the hedge a short dis tance ahead, and throw himself upon the rail just as the train came up. Although a beautiful moonlight evening, and his moveruent4 were plainly seen by t h e engine driver, it was found unable to stop the train until the whole of the carriages Lad passed orer the body of the wretched ma , ), which was found to he muti late,' al nost beyond rec .gnition. Ms name is Sims, a carpenter .by trade, an d given to unsteady h a bit s . H e was in a state of intoxication when he committed the suici 'al act. An inquest will be held to-morrow. THE LIFE PEERAGE Q UESTION.—We ar e informed, from a good some-, that Ministers are determined to persevere in the course they have pursued, with regard to the Life Peerage QueEtii n. We may add, that great complications of a serious nature, as between the Crown and the House of Lords, are expected to ac crue in consequence. It was tine prevalent belief last night that Lord Lyndhurst's motion will Le carried, which greatly increases the, difficulties with which the case is already eurrowaded.—Morning Advertiser. THE PROSPECTS OP PEACE. The Northern Bee is now just as outrageous in its peace articles as it lately was in blowing the war trumpet ; it tells us that the expectation of a peace being concluded, of which there can now be no doubt, and consequently the hopes of an un impeded navigation, have raised the prices of Rus sian goods and lowered those of foreign wares. The letter, from which the following is au extract, comes from an authentic source in the Polish capi tal : "It is now a settled thing that as soon as the fine weather comes the Emperor Alexander will come to Warsaw, which he has not seen for years, and he will bring an extensive amnesty with him. When be is there he will, as is stated fer certain, lay the foundation -;tone of a monument to be erected to the memory of the lately deceased Field-Marshal Paskie witch, and thus commemorate the merits of the most faithful servant his late father ever bad. What changes besides the Emperor may intend to make in and with Poland are either not yet settled or a well-kept secret. The only thing that I have been able to learn that I can depend upon is that the kingdom of Poland is to have a combined Ministry of its own (Interior, Finence, and Public Instruction), and to the different posts in which more especially natives of rank and of well-enown loyal sentiments will be nominated. On Feb. 1, the same day that the news of the death of Prince Paskiewitch reached St. Petersburg, the Emperor appointed Princ e Michael Gortschakoff, formerly Military Governor of Poland, subsequently Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Occupation, and afterwards Generalissimo of the Southern Army and the troops in the Crimea, to tbeStaclt holder of Poland and Generalissimo of the West and Central Armies. (The first of these is commanded by General Sumarakoff, the latter by General Paniutin.) On the 14th instant the new Stadtbolder received the high military and civil dignitaries of the kingdom, together with the nobility and clergy, in the apart ments of the palace. When all were assembled the Prince expressed to them his satisfaction that it had pleased his Majesty the Emperor, his august master, to honour him with this public mark of his confidence, and in consequence of which he now found himself again ,in the same post that he had 01 1 s, oc F er Auer ai tEa. Irlid"PjeelWho hadbeen servi ng under him in the South and Crimean a rm i es h a d f ought very bravely, and that many of them must be reckoned among the bravest and most valued officers of the Emperor's army. In conclu sion, he expressed his confidence that his Majesty the Emperor would have every cause to be satisfied with the zeal and entire devotion with which his (the Empe ror's) service was performed. When the reception was over the Prince, accompanied by all the guests present, repaired, to the church, where divine service was per formed. A species of officieux announcement is made the Kreuz Zeitang of this place to the effect that, in case a peace should be br( light about, all the military reserves in Russia will not be sent to their homes at once, but a portion of them be kept back for the con struction of railway earthworks and telegraphs on a large scale. In all probability the last loan, which has not yet been expended, would be taken for this purpose. There are also to he great facilie,ies offered to Russian commerce with the rest of t'ee word—in short, if only half of what these Russia;, papers talk of be fulfilled, we are about to enter n1:" - -n a comm erc i a l tniVennium. Of course, where ther - ss are such bright lights in a picture there. nut r eoperdonAlly deep shales, tbu, , , for ire stanc e the leineiine board of Aho informs the inhabi tants that from April 27th to November 13th of this year tie military force that will he quartered on them ~zlf'ee three times as great as it has been at at y tune w:nce the cornirenc3ment of tve war. It i s evident from this that, how ever conEchnt Russia is of making pea , e with France and Austria, she is not sure of coming to terms with England." The Queen, with the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, rode on horseback yesterday morning in the Riding School attached to Buckingham Palace. Her Mejesty, attended by the Countess of Desert, Major-General Bouverie, and Ca:ptain Du Plat, visited her Royal Plightiess the Duchess of Glocester in the afternoon, at Glocester-house. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode on horse back, attended by Captain Du Plat. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred visited Mr. Fenton's Photographic Exhibition in Pall-mall yester day morning. MURDER AND SUICIDE AT ISLINGTON.--Scarcely had the excitement caused by the murder in the New North road been permitted to subside, when the most painful sensation was created in Islington and its vicinity by a pinuur that a young female, who resided at No. 5, Belinda-cottages, Canonbury-square, Islington, bad murdered her child, by nearly severing its head from the body, and then destroyed herself. It appears that Mary Ann Jarrard, aged 21 years, had for some short time been in the service of Mr. I. E. and Mrs. Wil liams, at the above-mentioned address, and not the slightest surpicien was excited that she was enceinte. On Tuesday evening, according to her usual custom, she went up stairs to dress, but being a much longer time than was considered necessary, site was called by one of the family, who received for answer that she would be down presently ; but not making her ap pearance, another messenger was sent up, who receiv ing no answer, and finding the door fastened, the family became alarmed, and had the door forced open, when a frightful spectacle met the view. A newly. born infant, of which she had recently been delivered, was found with its head nearly severed from its body by • jsgged gash extending from ear to ear round the hack of the neck, and the unfortunate mother lay extended in a pool of blood, apparently lifeless. Mr. Clifton, sur geon, of Cross-street, Islington, was presently in at tendasee, and pronounced life to be extinct in both cases, Information has been forwarded to the coroner, but as yet no time has been fixed for the inquest. M. Picco, THE SARDINIAN MINSTREL.—We were yes terday afforded by Mr. Anderson, the lessee of Covent- Garden Theatre, an opportunity of witnessing the ex traordinary performance of the Sardinian minstrel, Picco, whose fame has already preceded his visit to thus country. The performance was a private one, in the presence of seine amateurs, although, in order to test the powers of tins artist, it took place on the stage. M. Picco is entirely blind, and utterly ab sorbed in his art. He needs te be so, for nothing short of absolute devotion of body and spirit could enable him to work such wonders with such an instrument. To call it a " pipe" (though tibia is its traditional name with the Serdinian shepherds) is to invest it with too much dignity. We are afraid it must be set down as a " whistle," for such it ie, not more than two inches long, and with no o th er ma chi nery f or producing separate notes than three of the ordinary round holes. Upon this instrument the arti s t e (f or ar ti s t e h e is in the highest sense of the term) discourses really most ele quent music, developing power and even pathos, and executing the most intricate passages with a delicacy, finish, and aplomb that might be envied by the most perfect violin player. T o th e mere s i g ht- s eer the exhi bition would be interesting because of the wonders pr)- duced by such i ns i gn ifi cant means, b u t th e musician will find abundant food for reflection and admiration that this untutor e d c hild o f nature s h ou ld h ave a c q u i re d so co mplete a masttry over the mysteries of an art whic ' i it is given to few so thorougly to understand, and to still fewer to be able to interpret. We trust that it will not be long before M. Picco appears in p2blic, His talent and 4o will gaud alone. - MONEY MARKET AND COM KERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLooic. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday cloned steadily, at extreme prices. The sales were 79° °° , bales, 500 f or expor t , compr i s i ng 150 Pernara and Maranharn, 6d. to 6d. ; 400 Egyptian, 6 41 - t° Bd. ; 1,000 S u r a t, s td. t o 4kd. per lb. " Railway Share Market was quiet, and quotations slightly lower. The accounts from Madrid contain the ' Waco' lars of the public debts of Spain, from which it appears that the total amount on the 30th Jun e : 1855, was 13,580,466,110 rea l s . Th e p r inciP items of this sum, are the 3 per Cent. Stock (iIP ternal), 2,681,011,544 reals, 3 per Cents. Deferre d 1,597,289,456 r., and Foreign Bonds 4110,96 4 ,°' The amount of the redeemable debt purchased the state from 1851 to 1855 amounts t 0,934,935 9271 reals. Business on the Madrid Bourse is improving' and money is becoming more pl en tif u l on acaron of the number of foreign capitalists embarking in Spanish undertakings. The Three-per-Ce nts were done at 38, and the New D e f erre d a t 23 .1v ; The financial operations of the new Ministel Finance, Senor Santa Cruz, are no t p opu lar; 013 . considerable modifications will be made in 11 .4 11 scheme of levying an indirect tax on commodi wv. instead of the old octroi duties. Accounts from Berlin mention that the Chamb er of Deputies have given their unanimous nanc tiell to the Government proposition to employ a p ar. tion of the recent loan of 30,000,000 thalers t ° ' wards paying the military expenses of the kW . dom. The Minister of Finance announced to 06 house that he would not ask fur the proposed Jo se made by him at the commencement of the session' Although the business at the Stock Exchang e commenced this morning at 10 o'clock, in con s : quence of the taking of the Nevr Loan, the dea lers generally refused to operat e un til th e Pr ices ~ accepted by the Government was asce rtains' It was generally believed the figure would ; about 891, and when it tr ans pi re d that minimum fixed by the Chancellor of t° Exchequer was 90, some dissatisfaction WA° e ; pressed as it was considered too high. The Stogy Market consequently gave way. C ons ols sf i* , being 91f for motley receded to 902, and the account prices have declined to 91. The New ,1 111111 , Scrip is lower /1 premium, and that o f the funch li° is heavy at / premium. The New 3 per Ce nts. have been 92g 1, and 91 92. The Reduced M a . nuitics are 91i Bank Stock is 213?, t o 215, 113 a India Stock 221. Exchequer Bills are 4 5 ., 25., an Is. discount, and India Bonds 2s. discount. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that they has been less activity in the market for Amer ie % Securities, but prices remain without a lt e ration. the following quotations : GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. CO' Redeemable. ref United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...1 05 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-.105 STATE SECURITIES. California 7 per Cent. Bonds - Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sled. Bonds). ... _ Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... 43 f s Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 1 6 /6 Pennsylvania 5 per Ceht. Stork... 74 ' id Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bondi '877... 8 0 s o Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterlin g Bo n d s ) ...1888... 84 gi Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86§ CITY SECURITIES. Bolton 5 per Cent. Bords (Divers) ... 9 0 92 85 Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 8 3 1 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 ' 82 .1870... 80 86 86 98 I°o RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 793 603 Illinois Central 7 per. Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 8 3 85 Michigan Central Sp. Cent. 1860... 95 0 - 5 New York Central 7p. Cent., C onver t 1864 . .. 9t New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1333... 80 82 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort- 10 0 gage 186 7... 98 Ni3W York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 86 , 7 88 1 M. York and Erie 7p. Cent. C onver tibl e 1 862... 75 ' N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... 80 82 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster ling Bonds), not convertible 185 9 ._ 92. i ,ll Ditto olitto 1864... 94t, rennsylvania Central 6 p. Cent., Ist Mort 1880... 86 7 1 , 0 Scarcely any business ha s !peen done in "" Foreign Market. Spanish Committees Certifioa ire at 4;.,';. 0 per Gin's, rule steady at 94° 7 1, and the Small Bonds at 00. The following are the nominal prices of Forig l3 Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6/ 71; Mexican' 20/ ; Peruvian, 80 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 5 5 Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 1 1 Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4i p er C ents ., 92 94 ; Spoi l; 3 per Cents., 4.21- ; ditto Deferred, 233 24 ; C 4r. tificates 41 5 ; ditto Passive, 6,1 2. Railway Shar es are ver y fi rm, an d some of the quotations have improved. In the Foreig n lines, however, the dealings are unimportant. The Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Sha res are dull. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT (BNB 0 CLOCJC (Prom the Oficial List. ) - & Rnon.. dna Bank Stock ; por cent. fterixceri An,,uitias..... 3 per Cent Consols Annuitiec .. 913 3 901 44cv 3 per Cent. Annuities .......... ... 94 $l3 2 Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3. 946 Ditto :!() Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 3t Ditto 3 i Years, expire sth Jan 1860... 3/ 5.16 Ditto 31) Years, expire sth April , 1885... 153 India Stock 221 [r.44 Bonds, 1:1000 ...... .. rionsols i'or Account Ditto Scrip . . ll 1 a oi P Exchequer Bills, 21d. £lOOO. ... 1:500 Small . Ditto Scrip e'RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO ( 1 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 43 furki.m Itonds, 6 per cent .. — Ditto Account 91,3 4 i Ditto Small 9 4, Dividends on the above payable in London. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 22.—Wind this day at noon, S ..-V7' ; moderate breeze. DOVER, Fob. 21.—Wind E.N.E. to N.E., itrovr Arrived —Alwine, from Rio Janeiro. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 21.—Wind Gorgon and Orion, for Portsmouth. PA L5lO UT'', Feb. 21.—Wind ington, from Shields, for Alexandra, to atop a 1 0 a k ' Sailed—Wilhelmina. Lucia, for Sourabaya. PENZANCE, Fob. 20.—Wind E.—Arrived—Atalai from Cardiff, for Calais. HULL, Feb. 21.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—St. George, f °f Greenland. KlRKWALL.—Arrived — Arab, from Quebec, for SO . Berland. BIDEFORD, Feb. 21.—The Hellespont, from Cardiff to Smyrna, which came in here on the 16th inst., leaky. J been surveyed, and only requires caulking in deck. HOLYHEAD, Feb. 21.—Wind E. to N.E., fresh ! gele — ' .Arriyeel—Herefordshire, from Liverpool to Londc to stop a leak. Sailed—Cherokee, for Africa. WATERFORD, Fob. 20.—About 330 casks of paln: oily marked " C. Horsfall and Sons," have beau picked. UP' together with some loose oil. Cork, Feb. 20.—The Monterey, from Baltimore, le hick arrived at Queenstown on the 11th inst., was stranded and leaky, and had lost topmasts. The Eliza Stewart, fro° Newport to Calcutta, put into Q ueens t own on the, 100 1 inst. leaky, has discharged. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Monsiiing• Arrived.—Atalanta, steamer, from Havre ; so nth' Western, steamer, Jersey; New Speedwell, London. Sailed.—Devonsbire, steamer, for Dublin. BY SUBMARINE ANb BRITISH TELICaRAPIL) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.45 1%.,311. Wind N.W. ; tide, low water ; cloudy. Sailed—Ambassador, fur the Cape of Good Hope; An. rokles, San Francisco ; Daniel Dyer, Trieste. DEAL, Friday, 9.17 seam. Wind N., light. Passed.—Celestial, from London, for Singapore. RAMSOATE HARBOUR. —From a copy of the report of Gen. Williams. RE., regarding Rarusgate Harbour, pre sented to the Board of Trade in January, 1854, it ap pears that the report of the select committee of the House of Commons might be safely carried out—that there would be an ample accumulation of revenue in the interval to form a reserve fund of some 15,8001., to be set apart for incidental services or casualties ; that the passing tolls might be abolished at the end of the year 1855—that the expense of maintaining the harbour would not exceed 7,000/. a year, and that the cost of putting tho harbour works in repair would certainly not exceed 11,0001., and might possibly not exceed 6,300/. This report was only ordered to be printed on the 12th instant TIPPERARY JOINT-STOOK BANK.—DUBLIN, Thursday. —To-day a petition for the winding-up of the Tipperary Joint-Stock Bank was pr e sented to the Court of Chan cery, and an order for hearing made. 20 20 10 10 2E 9.14, 10( 2( 2(