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Ma n tion of fut u 'v .. is far froni which are the , ctureo go o d s; rket is looke d ame, and be ly the ir %TAO . 0 s they reel : 0 inducement r. LATEST NE WS. COPENHAGEN, FEB. 28. After a deliberation wkich lasted 17 hours, the Tribunal of the Kingdom has acquitted all the Ministers accused. The costs will be defrayed by the Stato. All the judges gave their verdict for the acquittal of the inculpated Ministers. The Deputies associated with them voted them guilty. TRIESTE, FEB. 28. Accounts from Constantinople, of the 21st inst., state that the Hattischeriff of the Sultan, relative to the reforms in favour of the Christians, had been read in presence of the ecclesiastical, military, civil, and Christian dignitaries. Accounts from Alexandria to the 21st contra- diet the rumour of an insurrection of the Deman heud, but add.. that it is true that a sanguinary War continues among the tribes in the interior of Egypt• A letter from Damascus of the 7th states that the Paella of that city has received orders to send a part of the garrison, as well as the artillery, to Erzeroum. MADRID, FEB. 27. Some disturbances, which broke out at Malaga, have been put down. Marshal Espartero, on the occasion of his fete, received to-day the officers of the garrison of Madrid. Tranquillity prevails everywhere. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY. The Congress held its second sitting to-day. We have reason to believe that the first Four Points were definitively agreed on by all parties at the first day's sitting of the Congress. Russia is expected to make the firstmove towards the change from a Conference to a Congress. It is reported that this will be done immediately after the signature of the preliminaries. Russia will urge that the details regarding the Danubian Prin cipalities and the Free Navigation of the Danube are matters belongingto the interests of Europe in general. BOURSE, Feb. 28.—The following were the closing quotations : Cash. fr. a. End of Month. iti per Cents C6 25 —f. —e. 3 Per Cents 72 60 72 90 New Loan 73 25 Bank Shares 3,455 .—. Roman - Credit Mobilier 1,555 Austrian Belgian Fives 96i— Spanish Threes 42 Pindmontese (5) B9 — 1 - Rome Debt RAILWAYS—roB CASH. tr. c. fr. a Or?eans .... ....... .... 1,265 Western B7O Northern Lyo ns ..... 1,255 New Ditto B3O v Mediterranean .1,460 --Grand Central: 642 50 Lyons Geneva 750 Teste Cette 767 50 Austrian Com.. ..... 901 25 RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 19.—The following Im- Perial rescript has been addressed to the Minister •f Finance : " In conformity with your representation, I em- Power you, by virtue of the nkase issued to the Di recting Senate, January 12, 1856, to put in circula tion seven series of Imperial Treasury Bank-notes, Lamely, series 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43, to the amount of twenty-one millions of silver roubles, and of these to employ four of the first series in aid of the Imperial treasury, the last three series in exchange for the series 12, 13, and 14, issued in the year 1848, together with interest for the 37 series of Februsry 1, for the 38 series of March 1, for the 39 and the 40 series of April 1, awl the 41, 42, and 43 series of May 1. You have to take the rueaurss necessary thereto, and to ac quaint the Directing Senate with the same. ALEXANDIB. St. Petersburg, Jan. 25, 1856. Prince Gortschakoff is certainly to qUit the em bassy at Vienna in a very short time, his place being designed for M. de Fonten. lam informed that the prince wishes to abandon altogether the diplomatic career, and has expressed a desire to go and reside on one of his estates, being hurt at having been put aside on the occasion of con gress of Paris. The belief here, however, is that the Emperor will not renounce his services, but Will appoint him to some other high post. ount Orloff and Baron de Brunow were selected, I un derstand, only because they signed the treaty of Adrianople. M. do Fonton, besides, is to proceed to Vienna only with the title of charge.d'affaires ad interim. AUSTRIA. Another later from Vienna, in the Bres,7au Gazette, says :—" In consequence of the reductions in the army, the recruitment of this year will be inferior to that of the last one. The contingent Will be only 80,000 men, instead of 95,000." A letter from from Vienna, of the 21st, in the Suabiam Mercury, says :—" At the same time that the Palace of Industry will he constructed here for the intended Universal Exhibition, a project of ge neral improvements will be undertaken iu this city ; these will consist of a new theatre ; a large hotel near the Corinthian gate ; the plantation of a garden on the glacis between that gate and the Caroline ; and two new bridges over the little river of. Vienna. It is thought that the Emperor will Officially sanction these projects after the return of Count Buol from the Paris conference." PRUSSIA. A. letter from Berlin, of the 25th, in the Ger man Jovrnal of Frankfort, says—" A de , patch has been addressed, under date of the 13th, by the Berlin Cabinet, to Count de llatzfeld, the Prussian ambassador in Paris. It is said, we are assured, that Prussia is disposed to sign the programme of peace, but that the Western Powers demand more from her than from Austria, when they require that the Berlin Cabinet shall engage to enforce the acceptance of the conditions of peace in the event of the negotiations not proving successful.' A. letter from Berlin of the 25th says :—" The negotiations which have been carried ou in silence, in order to bring about a complete understanding between the German States as to the common attitude to be assumed by them as regards the eventualities which may arise out of the Eastern question, have just ended in a compromise. This result may be more particularly attributed to the efforts of Bavaria and Saxony. The terms of the arrangement are not yet known, but it is positively stated that Prussia has adhered to the Austrian proposition. What is certain is, that an under standing has been come to, and that a document to that effect has been drawn up. The Russian Government has communicated to the Cabinet of Berlin all the instructions which it has given to its Plenipotentiaries for the Conferences of Paris." It is said in our official circles that the diplo matic relations between Austria and Sardinia are about to be almost immediately resumed. SARDINIA. The following are the chief items of the Pied tuontese Budget for 1856 :—Finance department, 76,134,754 t. ; Grace and Justice, 4,328,351 f. ; Foreign Affairs, 3,431,745 f. ; Public Instru ction, 2,018,951 f. ; Interior, 7,601,847 f. ; Public Works, 11,783,716 f. ; War, 32,247,5 28 f. ; and Navy, 4,355,060 f. The Opinione, of Turin, of the 26th, states that the Piedinontese Government has addressed a note to its representatives at foreign Courts, declaring that the late amnesty granted by Austria cannot be accepted by Piedmont as a reparation for the in justice committed by the former in laying the pro perty of Sardinian subjects under sequestration. SWEDEN. The Swedish diplomatist Lallenstaedt is about to publish a pamphlet on the relations between Sweden and the Western Powers, which is calcu lated to throw much new light on the negotiations Which preceded and led to the treaty of November. According to this authority, both the King and the Crown Prince Charles were from the very be ginning of the Oriental complication of affairs per fectly aware of the necessity of abandoning the traditional policy of King Charles John, and mak ing an alliance with the Western Powers, although such a step must naturally be only taken with the greatest caution, to evade the attacks of the oppo sition press, which would not fail to cry out at seeing the traditions of 1812 abandoned. The Nord says that Count Orloff was the first person who spoke at the Congress, in which he set forth the policy which would animate Russia during the period of negotiation. The Russian journals add that his expose " was of a nature to strengthen the hopes of peace." Despatches from St. Petersburg, dated February 20, say that naval prepa.ations continue to be prosecuted with the greatest activity in every port of the empire. Machinery for steamers has been ordered abroad. . The Grand Dike Constantine personally attends to all naval matters, arid displays the greatest solicitation for the completion of the work. _ _ _ It is understood that, immediately after the de claration of an armistice, telegraphic dispatches were sent to the Crimea, Russia, Sardinia, Turkey, and London, in order that mea,sures might be adopted without delay for the suspension of hosti lities. If you were in Paris you would hear how that the Russian envoys had used the telegraph to know if it were not imprudent to ratify an armistice, which enables the allies to withdraw their armies from a difficul position in the Crimsn, if they think proper to do so, whilst the naval ftirces . ot France and Eng land prevent all communication between the Russian ports. You would hear also that the answer to this question arrived at midnight. You might be in formed, in confidence, how the Austrian Pienipoten tiaries objected to the word " Congress," and how the Russians had declared that they had no powers for anything but a Conference. Then comes a long line of argument as to what con , stitutes the difference between the one and the other. If the conversation takes place in a crowded salon, at which the Italian Opera singers assist (which is the fashion), and delight the great diplomatists, how you long for Madame Frezz..lini's approach to the piano, that her " Tocca la none placida" may give you some re pose. But do not expect to escape a political con versation for any length of time just now. Your best and kindest friend will not spare you even in the streets. "Now do tell us—are we to have peace or war ?" says G—, who looks very sulky because you do not positively say yes or no. So many persons will insist on suppos ing that a few favoured _individuals " must know." There is a strong inclination in the human mind to believe in the male political sibyl ; if events have not occurred, the favourei one is aware of what will take place ! Why are there not alma nacs for gamblers at the Bourse. A prophetic messengergiving the price of the French Three per Cents., from January to December would save some of us much amiable torment. At such times as these, one might reply by " Look at your pro phetic messenger." We should get out of the interrogations by such mean. No one would have the impertinence to ask one if it is going to rain next Sunday ; and why ? Because some meteorolo gicalbhais. How " rather dry," s , c , h o o r l as showery a e r s y r a e s a t d i y i e cparsien may de lightful if a political weather-cock had registered, "First meeting of the Congress, very sunny and smiling ; second, threatening clouds from the north ; third, stormy ; fourth, occasional showers;" and so on. But, unhappily, no astronomer has touched on this universal topic ; and the order of the day is—every man is his own old Moore, or find it out yourself. A T UT. .presentative of e above theatre :potic and lion' a crowded audi' cter of Sergean t 3atile powers 0 tarting upon access. ACIFIC. THITREIDAY . writers' rO° w, Feb. 27• arrived belt I on the 7°' in it saw * t mental door': lave beloegO ;d u)t. 4nglish Irish •• • • roreign } 3,1390 2,460 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts in to-day's market was considerably en the increase, and all breeds sold heavily, at a decline in the pi ices realised on Monday of quite 2d per Sibs. Sheep —the show of which was moderate—were in fair request, at full currencies. The few lambs in the market changed hands at about 7s per 81b.i. The supply of calves was good, and the veal trade ruled heavy, at 6d per 81bs less money. The top price was 5s 6(1 per Sibs. I❑ pigs, very little was was doing. Milch cows were dull, at from 131. 13s to 181. each, including their small calf. Per Sibs to slut the offal's. s. 4. e. d.! B. 4. s 1. Inferior Beasta....3 2to 3 4J)rimeSouthdovrn 4 8 5 0 second quality.... 3 6 3 10:Large crse. calves 4 0 410 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6iPrime small d 0... 5 0 5 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10,Large hogs 3 6 4 2 Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6,Small porkers 4 4 41C 3econe, quality ...3 8 4 0 Suckling calves.. 22 0 21 0 Prime arse.-vrlled. 4 2 4 6'Quarter old pig4.2l 0 27 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREION SVPPLY. 90 Beasts ..... ............. 1,501 i Beans— ...• sheep 3,850 Calves . •• •• .. .• •... 230 .hr ;el, .. - . ClTes.. •••. • .. ....... • 120 -•• .• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 350 Pigs.... • • • • • • • • • • • * NEW - GATT? AND LEADENHALL. The geaoral demand ruled inactive, as follows : Per 8119 s by the Citreatio. a. d. a. d. ( a. 1. s d Beef, interior "10 3 0 Mutton, Inferior 210 3 0 Do., middling..... 3 2 3 6 j Do., middling 3 2 3 6 Do. prime large.. 3 8 3 I+l Do., prime 3 8 4 4 do. small ....4 0 4 2 Veal... 3 8 4 10 Pork, large .3 2310 • Pork, small 404 Id BOROtT I 4I4 140 P. There is still a fair demand fur the finest hops, at full prices. Low and middling qualities changed hands slowly, at the late decline in About 250 bales of foreign hens have arrived this week. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 5s to 61 lOs per cwt; Weald of Kents, 3/ Os to 5/ 103; Sussex, 2i 15s to 41155. COLONIAL. TEA.—A. gond inquiry has existed for common congon at 9 I, a few sales were effected at Sid for net cash, all other descriptions have b am very dull. SuGari.—A very steady business has been done, and prises have been well supported. The demand for West India has continued brisk at an advance of about 6l per cwt. The sales of East Inds. . have been to some extent, and good support was given to the market by speculators purchasing the whole at full prices. Madras soft grainy yellow brought 41s to 42e 6d, yellow good grainy 38s to 39s 6d per cwt. Penang low to fire brown 31s to 375, low to tins yellow to 4'.!s 61, gray to fine white superior 40e 41s 61 per cwt. Yellow I-I,vannah part . ..vashe , l 41s to 43s per cwt. Manilla mid quality 35s to 38s 64 per cwt. The refined market for home consumption has been inac tive ; but, for exportation to the continent, a brisk busi ness Its been done in crushed at 32s to 32s 6.1 per cwt COFFEE —Thii article has been quiet, and the prices of Native and Plautation Ceylon ha,at both given way. Na tive ord to gooti ord lid 10 51s •d ; damaged 4.9 s per cwt. Plantation mid good colory kind, 62s ; tine fine or dinary, 58s to 59s ; Detnerar mid calory, 61s Gd to 63s per cwt. COCOA—The market for ',hi; article rules very dull ; 1 prices have receded about 2s. per cwt. Trinidad mid red, 4Ss 6.1 ; Grenada mid grey to good mid red, 45s to 53s ; St. Lucia worn greyish red, 37; to 3 , ;s per cwt. demand for this article has been inactive. .I large parc4 of Madagascar was sold by private contract at lis 61 ; Madras barley grain sold rather cheaper, viz., 9s to 9s 6.1 per cwt. RUM continues dull. Mauritius and Madras sold at 1 s 10,1 par gallon. The Government contract for 100,000 gallons is advertised for 13th March. SPlCES.—Pepper, at public sale, brought high rates. Singapore white realised 71d to 7i1.1 per lb., long popper met a ready sale at 343 (Id to 36; 6 I per cwt. Pimento has been dull, good mid to mirl brought 411 per lb. Cin namon brought steady rates, first pile is .Id, second is 6d, thirds 13 2d to is 3d per lb. Mace ruled steady, and about previous prices were realised. Mid 2s Id, good mid 2s 3d. Natreegs have been dull, small 2s 3d to 2s 41, mid to good 2s 51 to 2s 841, one lot, fine picked, brought 53 2d per lb. SALTPETRE is rather cb.eaner. Madras 19 lbs refraction brought 26s per cwt. No sales reported in Bengal. TALLOW.—The market has bee I quiet, and rates have ruled rather easier. P.Y.C., 58; Gd for delivery, up to the end of March. GREEN FRUIT.—The market is indifferently supplied with oranges. Two cargoes, from St. Michael, sold by Keel ing and Rmit, at public!sale, went at an advance of from 5s to 10; per box. Seville sours lower, the, high price and im portations from Palermo and Messina interfering with the sale. Spanish nuts advanced 4s, Brazil 2s per barrel. The exportation ,of refined sugar f rom F rance continues at a considerable increase. During the month of January the quantity exported was 33,442 quintals against 22,934 in 1855, and 15,506 in 1854. The total exports for last year amounted to 336,000 quintals against 249,000 in 1854. Al most the whole export of this article is to Great Britain, and there is every prospect of the trade increasing 50 per cent. this year. In France there have been many new sugar refineries built recently, and the culture of beetroot is greatly extended this season. Indirect accounts from Vera Cruz state that a conducta had arrived at the city of Mexico from Guanaxuato with $1,400,000, but owing to the revolutionary movements in the interior it was doubtful whether it would proceed to the coast. At the half-yearly meeting of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, held this day, the report stated that the directors deemed the present amount, 200,000/., sufficient for commencing busi ness, being half the capital of 400,0001., to which they proposed to limit the shareholders. Ap plication to the Treasury had been made to com mence with the present sum of 200,0001., with every probability of success. The interest, at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, would be payable on the 20th of March. The market for public securities is disturbed by a variety of unfavourable rumours with reference to the Paris Conferences; but the statement which seems to have most influence is, that Russia has de manded a Congress for the settlement of the "Fifth Point." Of course it is impossible to ascertain the correctness of this assertion, but there are many who consider it extremely pribable. The decline is about 2 per cent., compared with the latest prices of yesterday. This morning Consols opened buoyantly at 91-g- for money, and the same for ac count, but they have since sunk to, about 91 for the former and to 91 and 91! for the latter. The Scrip, after having been 1i is now 01prem. Exchequer Bills, March, are 2s. discount to Is. premium, and the Scrip is only 0i premium. The New Three per Cents. have been 921 stud 921 while the Re duced have been 91a to 92. Bank Stock is 214, and East India Stock 225. The Bonds are 6s. dis count. The Foreign Securities are mostly higher, not having yet felt the effect of the fall in the Funds. Turk!sh 6 per Cents, are 94/ to 95, the Small do. 95, and the Four per Cents. 991 to 100. Sar dinian Bonds are per cent. higher, being 90. Rtrisian 5 per Cents. are 1041, and the Small do. 93. Brazilian Small are 102/, Danish 5 per Cents. 104, Grenada Active 202, and do. De ferred 7. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferted Bonds, 62 7i ; Mexican, 2N ; Peruvian, 80 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per Cents.. 104 6 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 42-i 43 ; ditto Deferred, 23.1 ; ditto Certificates, 41 5 ; Ditto Passive, 6k alt.wirs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that the market for American Securities has been dull during the week, the only material alteration in quotations being for Illinois Central 7 per Cent. R. R. Bonds of 1875, which have been in good demand at an advance of from 3 to 4 per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cont. United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...105 United States 6 per Cont. Bonds 1863...105 STATE SECURITIES. California 7 per Cent. Bonds Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1371... 43 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stook RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. let Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 84 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1560... Michigan Central 8 p. Cent. 1860... New York Central 7 p. Cent., Convert 1864... New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1833... New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort gage 1867... New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 85 N. York and Erie 7 p. Cent. Convertiblc 1862... 75 N. York and Erie 7 per Cont. Sinking Fund 1875... 80 22 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1864... 94i 95i Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., let Mort 1880... 86 88 Railway Shares have been higher, but the mar ket is now flatter, owing to the weakness 'of other securities. Eastern C 'unties are 53. dearer, but Great Western and Senth Western are heavy. Several of the leading lines are now quoted with out the dividend. The Foreign lines are very quiet. London and County Bank have risen 11., but the other Banking as well as Mining Shares aro inactive. 4? 2p 10 it. 1870... 83 81 ... 88 88 . 98 100 85 87 9t 98 931 911 80 82 93 100 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES ( - FrOM the Oficiai List.,,, llostness done. Bank Stock 2 til 3 per Reduced ...... 91 211 1 1 3 r. r Cent. Consols Annuities 9ll 90i It N,w 3 por Cent. Annuities • .. . 92i 1 I Lorr Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 31 Ditto :10 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 3t Ditto 3 ' Years, expire sth Jan , 1860... 3 t Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885... 16 15-16 India Stock 225 India - Ronda, 01000 Ditto, under lakXX) 2 A con , ,IE ..,r Account Ditto Scrip . . li 4 I pin Exchequer Bills, 24,t March, Juno. 2d Ipi :21000 .... 2500 Rmall - ' 1 Ditto Scrip Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent Ditto, 1359 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Small lO2l Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent lO4l Grenada New Active, 14 per Cent. Ditto Deferred 7 Ittissias Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, I: St lO4l Ditto Small Sardinian Bon'ils, 5 per Cent. Spanish Roads, 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 par Cent. Ditto Passive Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 95 4 Ditto Account Ditto Small Ditto New Scrip 4 per Cent 991 100 D R f Ditto Account lOOl 109 oiviaeans on the above payable to THREE O'CLOCK. . - Consolg, 'money • DittoAccout, /bob liiiiimstio.s.at 044 6 5 10 10 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 29.—Wind thi• Isy at noon, N.E. ; moderate bri..z3 and fine clear weather. There is still no news of either the James Barnes or the Pacific, steamer, and Rowe uneasiness is beginning to be expressed about the latter. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 28.—Wind calm, and foggy.—Ar rive S.'d Cressy and Rhadamanthus, from the e ‘st ward. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 28.—Arrived.—Grange, from Cuba; Lionegse, Mazagan. CORK, Feb. A.—The Orion, from Newcastle to Ber muda, has put i❑ leaky. and will di.charge and repair. SHIELDS, Feb. 23.—Wind W.—Sailed—Thalia, for St. John's, N. B. Lit ROCHELLE, F+,l3. 27.—The Iris, from Sunderland to Chare❑te, which went on sh,,re on the Isle de Re on 22d inst., has become a total wreck. (From the Times Second Edition of this day.) The Congress met for the second time at 1 o'clock to-day. We shall have to-morrow many versions of what occurred, with a number of minute details which, however deficient in truth, will, I doubt not, do much honour to the inventive faculties of the sportsmen whose pursuits are directed to one particular kind of bird—the canard. Remembering the strict obligation the members have adopted about not revealing to any one the points that are discussed, or the decision that Las been come to on them, I hardly venture to repeat half of what is said. It was nevertheless stated last night that the next discussion, that is, the one of this day, would be of a really serious character, inasmuch as it would turn on the fifth point. One or two persons not likely togive easy credence to any of the rumours that are incessantly flying about affirmed that on this point an important difference of opinion was anticipated. The first day's deliberation was for tl e most part one of formalities. Count Orloff is said to have made some observations on the armistice, with reference particularly to the transport of soldiers and military stores; and also on the terri torial limitation in Bessarabia, in which he pre tended to show that those who drew up that con dition were unacquainted with the geography of the country. He did not dispute the principle, it is said, but merely referred to details. I must not MR. WOODIN'a OLIO.—A. day performance will take omit to mention that in most of what is reported there is evidently a desire on the part of interested and at the Pekgraphic Hall to-morrow, at two o'clock, on every Saturday afternoon. persons to show that when any dissension or delay MADRID 26.—Tenders have been sent in for the occurs, it is to be attributed to the English Govern - Saragossa , R til Feb.* wa y * The Grand Central offers a e ment. But whether the subject of this day's de d uction of 30.000reae per ' Ikilometre. This is thebe r si liberation be the territorial limitation or the fifth offer. The definitive ad j ud i cation is with much pleasure cat . enis fixed for March 81 point—Bomarsund or Kars—it was stated confi- Mn. SERGEANT WILKNS dently last night that theEnglish,French, and Sar- that w e are enabled t ) state, upon auth o r it y , that dinian Plenipotentiaries would really enter into the dr. Sergeant Wilkins has entirely recovered from the subject, and make certain demands whioh it was not sudden, painful, and, at one time, serious attack of ill- THE ALAND ISLANDS. expected would be granted by Russia. A long and ness with which he was seized, while attending to his The D res d en Gazette, in its last number, gives earnest discussion was looked for, and it was at the professional duties in the Court of Common Pleas,en • few some detail s of the instructions given by Russia to same time doubted whether the sitting would close . d h a r since' The learned Sergeant has as yet be to go to the Northern Circuit, the assizes on which her representatives at Paris, which appear to be so satisfactorily as that of Monday. It may be ---e commenced on the 18th inst., but he will join it, for the derived from official sources, and consequently. ere , that Count Orloff and Baron Brunow would. ask , first time since his recovery, on Tuesday next, at Worthy © f attorttiou. Aocordiag to that jouniel ItoWu to Et. Petersb (b y to h I i - urg *V Pre- I Nita; __ (PEE ELVITR/V TYLIPORA.PIT.I SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived—Jason, sere w—itealuor transport., from the Black Sea; Italaota, and Express, steamers, Havre ; South- Western, steamer, Jersey. Sailed—Express, steamer, for Havre; Le Coq, Cher bourg, WARRENPOINT, Feb. 23. Wind N.W. Arrived—Qmen, from Marseilles; Idrea, Rotterdam. ' DUBLIN, Feb. 28. Wind West. Arrived—Genoa, from Alemandri%. QUEENSTOWN, Fel,. 27. IVind vr.s.w. Arrived Castle Eden, from Bermuda; Irene, Syra. Off—Eelipso, from Honduras. BY SUBMARINE AND )I.ItITTSFI TELEGRA.P I I.I GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.56 a.m. Wind calm ; tide, four hours' ebb ; fine. Arrived—Mermaid, from Gu!nsey. Sailed—Sarah Lyon, for Sur inam. DEAL, Friday, 9.50 a.m. Wind N.E., light. Passed, 2th—Es.st Anglian, 162 transport, from Lon• don, for Portsmouth. Sailed—Sir Howey, Hants, Briton's Pride, and British Merchant, with all the outward bound. %i7 c Nt- :~~ lIIE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 29, 1856. sume) before acceding to these demands, or that the points on which the dissension wAs anticipated would by common consent be dropped,. but to be resumed at an early sitting. It was further said that Count Orloff felt disquieted at the idea that some things would be pressed of a peculiarly unpleasant nature, and to winch he could not accede. You will easily understand how diffi cult it is to distinguish truth from fiction on this, subject. I merely repeat that the facts I allude to proceed from a perso❑ in a position to have very fair information. Nothing is more likely than that Russia will demand some compensation for Kars, but what that particular compensation is I cannot say. In allusion to the subject of this day's Conference, and to the demands that would be boldly placed before the Congress, my in formant did not make mention of Austria, but only spoke of France, England, and Sar dinia. One is unwilling to suppose that Austria is showing any backwardness on this occasion, but it is certain that M. Buol is spoken of in some circles as not quite acting up to the hopes enter tained of him. That the Russian Plenipotentiaries will do their utmost to weaken the allia,,ce, or even to make it appear as if it was weakened, is certain. They must have limg since given up any hope of the kind as regards France and England, but perhaps they have not done so as regards Austria. It is admitted that nothing can well be more loyal - and straightforward throughout. than the conduct of the Emperor Napoleon, and with France and England united to the last, we need fear nothing. In the meantime every Russian, from the Plenipoten tiary to the pope that serves the Russian chapel in Paris, declares the earnest desire of the Czar to make peace almost on any conditions. We know that Russia is not iu a condition to carry on the war. She wants men, though she may have money, and all she can now trust to is the chapter of accidents or the possibility of a division in the Congress. I still think peace is probable, though I do not venture as yet to affirm that it is certain, but I am pretty certain that the present negotiations will not flow on so smoothly as optimists imagine. MONEY MARKET SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) 1 COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. R A.ILW AYS: CITY, Two o'CLoCK. IThe Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily but firmly, and Wednesday's advance on Americans was fully maintained. The sales were 8,000 bales-1,000 for export, and 1,000 on spe culation—comprising 60 Pernana and Maranham, at 6gd. to 60. ; 50 Bahia, at 60. ; 350 Egyptian, at 6d. to Bd.. ; and 1,500 Surat, at 4id. to 4.1 d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was quiet, and prices were slightly easier. There has been a steady demand this week for colonial produce, and recent prices have been sup ported for most of the principal staples. Is sugar a fair business has been done at firm rates, and some descriptions of foreign have realised 6a. per cwt. advance. Coffee has been dull at ls. per cwt. decline for native Ceylon, and plantation has ruled heavy. Cocoa is 2s. cheaper than at this time last week. Rice has been dull, and also tea. For rum there has been very little inquiry. Cochi neal is 13. to 2d. cheaper, and saltpetre inactive. Cassia Lignea and nutmegs have been lower, but other spices are steady. Tallow has not attracted much attention. Wool at public sale has been taken freely, at full prices. The cheap trains on the rival lines of railway have brought a large number of visitors from the manufacturing dis tricts, who have purchased wool to a large extent. The Belgian Government have just published a table of the external trade of the country during the month.of January last, compared with the re turns for the same month in 1854 and 1855, which exhibits a considerable increase in the importation of coffee, cotton, wool, wheat, oats, and barley. Other articles, such as salt, rice, 83c., maintain their usual quantities, but then there has been a sensible diminution in the imports of sugar and tobacco. The amount of duty collected on these during the month was 795,615 fr., being an increase on last year of 82,000 fr. There has been an in crease in the exports, especially in firearms, coal, woollen and cotton fabrics, and other manufac tures. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. The present week's arrivals of English wheat, coastwise and by I:►nd carriage, have been very moderate, and the show els ,mples here to-dav was limited; nevertheless, the demand for all kinds ruled very inactive, and, in some stanceß, inferior qualities changed hands on rather lower terms: The imports of foreign wheat have been under 4,000 quarters. For all descriptions we had a very slow sale at Monday's currency. Fine barley was steady at full prices, but other kinds were a dull sale. There was very little doing in malt, at lite rates. The oat trade was inactive, but no change took place in the quotations. Beans, peas, and flour were dull, at Monday's prices. •aNIVAI, THIS WISH.. Wheat 1,750 Barley 4,920 Malt. I Oats. t rout*, 3 730 1 811 ( 420 ; 1,001 I - 9,710 brls I 100 aks Russia will without difficulty accede to the demand that the islands of Aland shall not be again fortified. On the other hand, she is said not to intend to restore Kars, except on condition of receiving some equivalent in return. It is true that the offer of the Aland Islands was rejected by Sweden in the autumn of 1854, after the capture and destruction of Bomarsund ; but it was for the same reason that France and England abandoned them, namely, that they were consi dered untenable without the possession of Finland. The treaty of the 2d Dec., 1854, had the effect of inducing King Oscar to come forward more boldly than he had hitherto done, being led to believe that Austria was going to take an active part in the war. In the month of March last year the negotiations were opened at Paris by Count Tascher (the grand master of the household of the Empress Eugenie), who is alike related to the present dynas ties of France and Sweden. King Oscar demanded a guarantee for the continued possession of his ter ritory and a powerful material support. In conse quence of this a lively correspondence took place between the Emperor of the French and the King and the Crown Prince of Sweden, and a detailed report of the resources of Sweden was transmitted to Paris. The King demanded pecuniary subsi dies and an army of a hundred thousand men, the operations of whom should be shared and supported by sixty thousand Swedes. If they succeeded iu conquering Finland, it was to be given again to Sweden. -In the meantime, when the negotiations had proceeded thus far, the allies decided on confining their operations for the year 1855 to the Crimea, with merely a demonstration in the B-dtic. The real bona fide Baltic campaign was adjourned, and it was only after the fall of Sebastopol that the negotia tions with Sweden were renewed by the memorable mission of General Caurobert to Stockholm, which led to the conclusion of the treaty of November, which, however, is only to be considered in the light of a provisional one ; and there is every reason to believe that if the Conferences at Paris are broken off, and hostilities recommence, Sweden will boldly throw off her neutrality, and take an active and honourable part in the campaign, fur which every preparation has been making for a long time, both as regards the navy, the land forces, and the artil lery. THE CRIMEA. --- The following extract from the official journal of Russian military operations in the Crimea, trans mitted to the Emperor by General Luders, appears in the Gazette de St. Petersbourg : " From the 26th of January to the 4th of February there was no change in the state of affairs in the Crimea. The aitillcry of the tottiications of the north, and the Carbin.ers in the posts established on Mackenzie's-hill, have continued to fire on th, enemy. "In the nivlit from the 28th to the 29th of Jan., six boats (!titt ,, .rh) endeavoured to pass our guard vessel in the By of S,hastopol, near the suken steamer Vladimir. The officer commanding the guard vessel gave the signal, the batteries of the north side opened fire on the boats, and our troops near the shore stood to their arms, and proceede:l towards the ravines. After a cannonade of half an hour the boats retired. . . " In the night from the 29th to the 30th of January, ensolne de raisseau. Borovdsoff, was rowing guard i,. the Bay of Sebastopol, when his chaloupe was met off the Paul Battery by some of the enemy's boats, which endeavoured to cut off his retreat. To the grapeshot fired from the small gun on board our chaloupe the enemy replied by a fire of musketry and some grape from a piece in one of the cotters. At a signal given by the officer of our chaloupe the batteries of the north side opened a cannonade, but the enemy had dis appeared." Bavaria has laid three propositions before the Diet, which, if carried, will be a grand step to wards Federal Reform. The police have made such discoveries in regard to the late abstraction of despatches at Potsdam, that the affair is likely to assume the shape of high treason. THE PEACE CONGRESS. (From Second Edition of the Morning Post, this day ) PARIS, THURSDAY. RAILWAYS. tmbg. Nottng.ll(4l and Kaaba. Juliet , telfast & nallyraona Binning. Wolyerb :•,• 1 eitcrar Valley nirk e ihd. LanaeL. str Caestdre Janet Che2h. dg £5O and 225 Con 'Do., £2O illyth Tynr, origins 425 (iesd. at £3 ilristo) and Exeter laledonian !arm. f.nri Cardigan `pester 4g Holyhea.l :'ark and Bandon Jerk, Black, &Pas tClornwall Do. A Do. B rieT Junction.... . EF,b'intitliolfastJunc. Dnn. P. 4 Ali inn!. East Anglian Radom Comities .;", , ,st. Union. A. BC B NAw A. East Kent ma PAinl urceh& (Rasp ;:dinb. and Pee'olok Prth & Dun di, & Clyde Jun Furness Do. Extension Glasgow &S. IVest ,,- Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern „ iDo., A. 5t0ck...... .. 90., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre Great Western Do. Stour Val. Ita: Qua. Stk Irish South-Raster t Ulm:aster & Car Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Ignscash . and York s l• I Do. Wet. aiding Un MI I,lv.braby.&Southrt all Landon & Black wa , l 100 Lond. Bright &S.C , t, 100 riond. and N. Wooto 16 00. Fifths 5 Do.lol. „MAD_ ( Al Do. ittghtalis ‘. 100114ondon andS. Wootti all I Do., £6v. all Do., £4l ail Lundrry& Colorain Nil t s ridndrrr. & Enn!sli 11/ Kanuh.Shef.& Li nel 12 9 . Man .1; Lin. UP 1 Metropolitan Midland ,o. Rirnn g. & Dori MIId. G. West. (lii. no. Half Shares__ ;Newcastle & 'wptAborg. tirf every Nowry Warronpoin and Roetrevor Norfolk ....• Nortim.Connties Uit 'Nortk British Nth Dovnn Rai' & Doak Stock .. Do., A Stock B Stock . ..... Do., B Guarantee. N. Eastern—Borwie Do. do. Extension Dodo, G.N.E. ?arch Do. Leeds Do. York North London N .StS.Wstrn.,}TranT stead, and City North Statfordshir... North Western , N. & S. Westrn. Juno Nuneaton. , mid Leicester.. 1 0x , Wore., WolT Portm - eonth ottish Ce Aral ( Scottish Midland Shropshire Uti .n South Devon South Busts= 'South Wales 4. Yrksh. dE Riv. Doi Do 'taines, Wok. & Stockton k Darli St(.:kton & itrirtlep: fr Valo ............,„ no. Prof., No. 1... Timnes Piny. T. LTlTerstone 4; Lancs.. wile of Neath,...,.... jWaterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limer ek Wont West End of Lond , n, anal Crystal Palau. , Do. I . Do. B West London Wimhlodn & Croydo). Closing Prices this day 26 27 4 -- 4j 11.• ••• 8 - Si 16 - 15 13 -- 24 9 - 8 85 - 1•7 57 - 674 12i - 13 ... 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Ey.tengio , ,.. - 1. 151 100 all D0.43p.c.End5.,'57 - MO ail Ito. do. do., '54, d•. 20 16 Gee'ong r Melbou ae guar. 5 per o nt. . - 10 Do., Lon. allot., do. 25 223 Gd • Tk of Canivia -I 11 - 10 25 .'1 Do. .......... 14 15 141 100 9) Do. Cert. of Doben. con. into Stk. till - 75 100 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do 81 - 84 81 . 2 ( I 14 Gt. Central of Fran, 51 -41 p 20 all C4t. Indian Poninsnl , - 204 -20 20i 26 14 Great Lnzembon r. Constituted Share , ' 41 5 43 4 all Do. Obligations... 3 - 3} 20 11 Do. re-is. forftd. - 203 All Ot.Wasternofeansea Shwa - 76 251 20; 53 Do. Now 3 - 3il 8 i LOU Do. file., payable's7, with option till '55 99 - ICO 100 all Do. do., p. '56 l2O - 125 WO ail Do. do., '76, p. , 120 - 125 I.eo all Dr,. do., '73, withon! option lO7 109 20Y all Hamilton It Toront. 25 - 253 00 all Do. 8 per cent. - 125 It, 17 Lake Const. k Bowl' - 20 all Liorro and Turnhout ...(1 5 it Lucca t Pist. sp. c p 20 16 'Lyons and Otal(m, ~. 93 -103 p 20 14 Lyons 4 Wediterra , • 20 all %%aro', gua - 4 p.c. 191 - 141 20 10 Do New 0., sp. o. 3- 20 5 r. o. 4i p. c. Ezten (I 93 31 all Maria Antonia 41 Do. do. Now - 3 ell ' , Tamar 4 Liege (4riC interest) , 53 - 6 /0 all Do. (ex irtenrst)...... 5 f -5/ 16 all !Northern of France. r 8 - 39/ 20 all I D 0.20/. She ll/ - m!! Do. 201. 3 p. o 11 (fray.}l.&Ams.t3ll.. 40 NorwegianTrankPre 73 - 83 2f.' all Paris and Ly0n5....., 494 - 50 40 all jDittcs Bonds . ... . . 10 all 'Paris and Orleans 49 - 51 10 5 Roma and Frascati - `lO all Loyal Danish l9 - 20 5 all ReYalgwedtßh . 4 all Do. Obligations .... - 10 111 Sambre and Mouse ., . 9 - 93 93 Lr all Do. 53 p. 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National of Ireland — •• • 20 all New South Wales 37 39 25 all Oriental' Bank of Corporation. 39 41 40 1.00 25 Provincial of Ireland ... 10 tall Do. New 5 1 It Aus B &Go Im 100 50 Royal British. .. 25 ail Aouth Australia 3B 40 25 all Union of Australia 7l - 73 • Do. New . 7i si goo .10 Unpla o• 10:41794 .— r0 , si t 1;',4 LINES i.oe&S81) !!TX.rii I 101 it&ILW A rbo `OtflP L i (,in-lon !:.), W.3,t. L. &N. W. 'E. Un. E. C ',•4 rt, R. Count. I Do Now Rom !Y.lOl-1.1 &tato q'oto & Ca N0rf . 11k..., Do bL Niiilll; Likcktott at Oqr !Midland En. Conn. Oonni. .►ti 1 al ;100 this dv P. 4 - 95 94 - 1,8 U - 13 7.. .4i ••• ...." ••• ..." ••• 103 -- 1(5 13 - 23: -24 i 107 i - 114 • 6. ." . - 2i - :: i 92: P t'' 54 - L.& N.W. I(4t Nortlin, ; Yorkeh. Brassoy; M. 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C 7p. c. all tr a p Co. VAC, spc No. all Do. No. 2 all I Do. Now 6 p. c. St all East Iln., G. 6 p. e, all Do. 51., 10 nor cent all Do. 101. DJ)ontr.Sl.. all Do. do. 4 per cent... Lanc2.4.. 6 p. ct' all n.(r). 4 . 7 . York...T. s th. 1 E4in. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh. URI y, t Prth.&Dun.4p ; all Furness qas. & S. W. G. 5 p e 100 Great Northn. sp. 1.00 Do. sp. o. Rodeo% at 10 p. c. prom. . 100 4A p. c 76 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. C. all !R.N. of Scot. let Pr.- 100 Gt. S. i!3 W. (Ireland 11 Do. 4por o. Pr4f, `AT. (P. k F zip° 100 Do. con. red. 44, p.c. 100 De. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4p. e. 100 Do. sp. c. rod. prof all Do. do. all Do. Rirm. Pre', . all Do. Cnester Sp.c. P. "'.• all De. do. 5 p. c. do.. • 11./ti Gna. Stk • all Do, Ches. Qua. 50.. , all 00. .J.o. do al Do. ;le. ......... • 6 An. &York.' F. E.I/ lAy !l c , 6p. c. St.ck 100 i',on.& 0.5 • 10 o. Pref., sp. e. ' .)c). New Guar-6 p. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent 1.1 X; 1,0n.&N. W., Coy. Nuneaton G p. et 00 T.On..k, S. 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New 6 --. 8 x d 30 1.3 , , .4antiv , !o de nol , a, 2i 3 2R i _. 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 3/ —4; 4 I 1 sr I . e,t.j Xastrsitan., 1 all Do. Scrip ......... ...... i - i 1 f l)o. 10 por cent Prof ... ... ... 4i 'Tara. S. &L. Min. Co. ... ... 10 1 9 211, Croft :.......:" 4f ..- 4i 281 all iTnited Mexican .... . 31 3i 1 all 1 'Valor ... i —p l all ! Test Mariposa__ , 1 i d I L 22.1 Vortbing Mining otl AustrAlis 1 .... ..... 1 111 !Vv. .... „ i ... ... NI t Mt . K I.4Lis, NKOUS. ____:_----------- 2. - . '.,4 .'-ustralian Agrictilt. 25 26 le ::11 Aum,raln. Royal Mail . -- •• 10 all Berlin Water Works 64 '7 50 •'0 , ;rit. American Lan. l 47 60 100 Canada l2B )133 tlt. 100 . .7 1 . r.,. Tara:7.ll:s 11P8i - 109 3 ittal St. 102 no. 6 p.c. Feb & Ang ,lo6 10 ' St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar & Sept xlO9 :11 6 ;,„) ~, ri t!,, t i psilmie. ....... 2 5 1 ....' 5 ; 5 all )o. Preference 4 .11 Crystal Pal. of France ... .., 1 4 ;),1 sto u Iron Ore ... ... 20 13 !Pastern St eam ... ••• • 5 all En.&Aus Ce p Sm Co 1 lA 25 all Kleetrie Telegraph...) 191 —. 2{) 1 all Vectrie Teleg. o! Ir.' „, ... 5 all Gen. Ire* Sc C.A.lieri ' • ._ ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. l , ... 18 all qeneral Screw Steam ... .. ... 161 x d 20 10 frish Beetroot ST, e , .. .... 4 all Lond. Gen. Omxibus 3 ;•':-'- 3/ 31 i 2u 10 Magdalena St. Navi; , .. 10 all Aediteran. Elec. Tel. S ln 10 0 :loxl , ,ar.&S Alnerie• . 51 51 5} 1 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... . • ' 10 6 Yetherlands Land._ 1 li 10 all Do. Do. 5 2 Do. 8 pcPissatl d b id 100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 18 22 1 all N. B. Australasian._ i 4 1 20 il5 Nrth.ofEuropeStaara ... ... 1 1 all Oriental Gee ll 1 i 1 25. Do. "Now Shares" ... ... pm L all Peel Rr. Lei. & Nltnrl. l 2 2i 21 1 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... ~. 50 10 Do. New 2 all Portland Iron Co _ _ • 100 •$O Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest I .I i li 11 1 i Ditto New i 41) 25 all South Austral. Laud 35 80 t al; Submar. Tel. ScriP 1 — 1 10 a li I+o. Registered — i 1 i 5 Trust& L.C..l7.Can. ..- ... 100 28 Ta, Diemen' , r,.,e, , 15 r!! 1E 941. 1M ' V.°N6P4CeiTaalkilljt4 its :~~-- -M _ St. et. st. 12 65J 5 44 51 APPELLATE JURISDICTION OP THE ROUSE OF LORDS. (From the Tiiite,3 of this day.) Lord Derby has done good service te the cause of legal reform by the speech which be delivered la't eight when proposing the appointment of a committee to in vestigate the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords. He has not, indeed, thrown much new light on the subject, but be has gatherer: together what we knew, and stated it with much clearness and perspicuity. On one p int, however, Lord Derby's ideas are most eccentric. He thinks that there is no hardship for the suitor in obliging hire to wait fur six months between the termination of one session and the beginning of another. Hot blood has time to cool, revengeful thoughts to give place to calmer consideratious, au prudence to gain her empire over the mind of the irri tated litigant. Such an argument would be as effica cieus in favour of a delay of twelve month as six, of two years as of twelve months, and would, indeed, if carried to its legitimate inference, be conclusive against any appeal at all. Lord Derby is mere happy in his criticisms on the different plans that may be suggested fir constituting the new tribunal of appeal. The peer age for life would seem to be of itself scarcely sufficient for the purpose. It the appellate tribunal is to he adapted to the different euhjects with which it would have to deal, it should be both numerous and capable ef seleetion. The authority, whoever he may be, on whom the tack devolves should be able to choose the judges most suitable to the subject to be tried, and 110 others should be permitted to attend. Neither of these results could be obtained by the mere creation of peers for life. They could not be mad e to attend, and still worse could not be forced to stay away ; so that. the House of Lords would be saddled with the much-dreaded presence of some two d. , zeu lawyers at all is debateq, without deriving from them the special assistauce which it requires. The next expedient is to annex to certain high judicial offices offi cial peerages, like the titles borne by the Scotch Lords of Session, to be laid down when the office is vacated. This plan must also be of jected to en the ground of in adequacy. The holder of such a peerage is generally a busy and even an over-worked man, having little time from his own court to bestow on the management of the highest court of the empire. To such a body we could not commit the conduct of the judicial proceedings in the Hou-e of Lords without the risk of finding that its highest duties would be those which occupied the least of its care and attention. Then there is the notion of summoning the judges and vice chancellors to assist the Lords in their deliberation, to allow them the faculty of speech, and even to permit them to vote on an equality with the Lords. This proceeding would be virtually to swamp the law lords by the votes of the judger:, and to take away from the House of Peers that judicial pre eminence which it justly considers as not the least brilliant of its ornaments. There remains the proposi tion, originally, we believe, first made in these columns, to form a Judicial Committee of the House of Lords, just as there is a Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, this committee to consist of a large num ber of judges arid learned persons, from whom the particular tribunal in each case is to be selected. The objection to this seclua rather technical, but is still not. without its weight. The Judicial Corn niittee, it is intended, shall be composed of per sons not members of the Upper House ; so that, as the proposition now stands, we should have a com mittee of a body consisting of persons some of whom are not members of the buoy at all. This, however, is the plan which meets with, and seems to deserve, most favour. It is established on the basis of precedent, and of a precedent that has b:-en eminently successful ;it gives the amplest opportunity fur the selection of its members and the adequacy of its numbers ; and has the advantage, thoroughly appreciated by Englishmen, of preserving the ancient formality of judgment by the liotve of Peers while intioducieg, new life into the court where that judgment is virtually to be given. The dif ficulties do not appear to be insuperable, and, being ,usceptible of removal in several ways, leave a fair and useful field of inquiry to the committee. All this is surely far better than wrangling about the prerogative of the Crown, and threatywug with condign punishment the nobleman who ha , re;:eived the writ, should he think it neces,ary to obey its exigency by presenting himself to be sworn at the table of the House of Lords. It is no slight triumph of public opinion that the Lords, who but a little while ago rejected with so much scorn any attempt to improve their house, and demon strated entirely to their own satisfaction that they had nothing to do but to get rid of the importunate at. tempt of the Government to meddle with its hereditary pri►ileges, should have been induced to enter so reso lutely on the duty of self reform. We rejoice that the idea of maintaining t!seir jurisdiction with all its abuses intact is now abandoned, and that tke Peers ere about manfully to 61 battle with the difficulty, which never seems to hare presented itself to them in its true light until it stood before the door of their house in the per son of I ord Wensleydale. There are in the principles enunciated by Loro Derby the materials for an excellent measure, which may excuse, if it cannot vindicate, the violent course adopted by the Peers, and show .t'iat their objection is not to a salutary reform, but only to what appears to them a dangerous and obnoxious Me thod of working it out. Naval autt Military Intelligence. The following notice was issued from the Admiralty yestentty '• The third and fourth divisions of gunboats aro now assembling in Purtlsnd•rnads." The following officers have been appointed to the corn• mand of gen-boat , B. T. Hamilton, to the Haughty ; Lieut. E J. Pollard, to the Charon ; Lieut. C. A. Campbell, t ) the Opossum ; Lieut. George Rivington, to the Rambler; Lieut. Reginald T. Clark, to the De.:oy. Her Majesty ' s steamship Cressy, 81, Captain R. L. Warrrn, arrived at Spithead from the Nore yesterday, and joined the fleet. Toe Arrogant, 47, Captain Lygter, got under way ye* terday morning awt Spithead to try her speed, it is sup posed, prior to following Captain Watson's advanced , quadron. The Lapwing, 8, screw gun-boat, was taken out of dock at Portsmouth ye-ter ay ;'and the Forward and Beaver gun-boats were taken in for repairs.. The llhadamanthus steam-,ransport arrived at Ports mouth yesterday, wizli machinery, from Tne Charity stearo•transport arrived at Spithead ok 'Wednesday night from the-East. She towed the Great Tasmania sailing hospital-transport to Gibraltar, and left that place on the 18th for Spithrad, having encoun tered during the passage heavy gales from N.W. and N. F. The peddle-wheel steatreehip Scourer., 6, went from Plymouth Solve! into Herne:al en Wednesday, to he docked at Keyhani and have el,fecti made goed. The crew of the screw steam-chip Desperate. 8, Com mander Richard 1) White, get up steam at Devonport on Tue.alay, to try her engines and boilers. She will be taken out of the basin dock at Keyham to-day. The engineers empleyel on the paddle-wheel steam sloop Virago, 6, at Keyham, are working from 6 a.in. to 10 p.m. to expedite her completion for service. The screw stearnahip SanTareil, 72, Captain A. C. Key, sailed from Plymouth for the eastward yesterday, with the gun-boats Sl.ipjack, Sheldrake, Redwing s Lark, Magpie, and Bedger. The gun-boats Rambler and Decoy, from Pembroke, in tow of the paddlewheel steam-eeesele Avon acid Pros pero, arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday, and went into Ilatimaze to be fieted immediately. The gun-boats Ant and Angler, tieing built in Devoe part i ckyard, received the first portions of their engines and boilers on Wednefde.y. Commander C. I'. C des has been promoted to the rank of Captain, and Lieut. C. W. Buckley to the rack of Corni4ander—beth to bear da.e the 27th inst. The annexed appointments have been made :--Com mander G. F. Bnrgess, to the Stromboli, vice Coles ; Commander J E. Commerell, to the Snake, vice Buck ley ; Crentnander J. W. Douglas, to the Perseverance, vice Crang ; Commander J. N. T. Saulez, to the Ring iove ; Commander W. B )wden, to the Cormorant ; Carainander J. A. Meader, to the Waterloo ; Lieut. F. J. Protheroe, to the Urgent ; J. T. Rummell, roaster, to conainand the Resistance, vice Hall ; James G. H. l'hain, master, to the Conqueror ; T. Bouchier, master (e , maraled) : J. W. M. Hall, master, to the Sappho ; B. D. Cornier, second spa-ter, to the Ringdove ;N. L. Kelly, second nue-ter, to the Cornierant ; J Millard, master's assistant, to toe Medina ; C. Borth wick, acting mate, to the Sappho ;C. E. P.-arse and C. A. Watts, midshipmen, to the Devastation ; L. F. B. Cary, mid shipman, to the London ; lt. H. D. King, midshipman, to the Arrogant ; W.' H. H. Standhridge, etesietant pay ma-ter (in charge), to the Cormorant ;C. J. Card, assistant payma-ter (in charge), to the Ringdove ; E.W. C4 ! )rtion, assistant.-paymaster (in charge), to the Rhada rnanthus ; F. Oliver, assistant paymaster, to the Sant pareil ; J. River, assistant-paymaster, to the Magi cienne ; A. B. C•x, assistant-clerk, to the Desperate. Yesterday a numb. r of wounded non-commissioned officers and privates who have been invalided home from the regiments in the Ctimea were discharged from St. Mary's invalid barracks, Chatham, by special order of a Chelsea board held for that purpose. The whole of those discharged had been granted pensions varying from Ga. to 2s. 6d, a day, according to the nature of their wounds and their period of service. A detachment of the Royal Marine Light Tefantry is under orders to embark at Chatham on board the Sparrow hawk, Captain S. Gurney Cresewell, fitting for the Baltic. Eli is alder-stood to be the intention of the Goveror_nae.a: to form a large camp on Penenden-heatb, near M stone, capable of accommodating 20,000 troops, both 1 cavalry and infantry. The format ion of the camp will be commenced this spring, and it is expected that th e l troops will occupy it during the summer. MILITIA. Fifty volunteer's have gone over to the Line from the Aberdeenshire Militia. The 7911 la the fa vonrite merit for Militia voluotee rs in every part of Scotland. Flan IN TETE ClTT.—Last night, about nine o'clock, a fire broke out in a pile of warehvnses belonging to Messr4. Alleock, Hinton, and Co , oil merchants, dry salters, &C., in Three Crane-lane, Upper Thames-street, C.ty, and extending backwards into Brick-hill-lane. The firemen, although they were told tbat there were several hundredweights of gunpowder on the premises, which, it is believed, vt as only an idle rumour, stuck to their posts in a most intrepid manner, and by one o'clock this morning, they succeeded in arresting the further extension of the fire, although it was not entirely extin guished. The total amount of loss cannot a,t present be ascertained, owing to the absence of the principals of the firm ; but the damage must be very considerable,in con sequence of the many thousand tone of water discharged into the premises, and which must DatAratti h• dry goods. YK~ J 51h 2 304 i bli i st. 1211