The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-15 00:00:00

THE SU N, TO ARRIVE THE SAME EVENING, supplied to any STATION on the EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY, Carriage Free, by CLAYTON and SON, General 'Newspaper and Advertising Agents, 265, Strand, London. AGRAND BAL MASQUE will be given at the CASINO de YENISE, High Holborn, on Thursday, Jan. 17, on au extensive and superb scale. The decoration will be of a novel and beautiful character. The musical programme con tains several compositions introducing new and startling effects, to be performed by Mr. W. M. Packer's grand band, and arrange ments are being made Is every other department upon a most libe ral plan to insure this being the fete of the season. Doors open at half-past 9, and dancing to commence at 10 o'clock punctually. Gentlemen's tickets, 51.; ladies' ditto, 3s. each. Mr. Nathan, Castle-street, Leicester-square, is appointed costumier. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, THE GREAT GUN TRICK. After which, HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE; er, Harlequin King 2{OIISCiIS6 and the Seven Ages of Man. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA RKET ' Under the Management of Mr. Bucketone. THIS EVENING, THE LITTLE TREASURE. After which the New Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL TILE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST ; or, Harlequin and the Genius of the Spring. To c - tulude with ONLY A HALFPENNY. g.OTAt. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Jr. Chants Haas. THIS EVENING, KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Katharine, Mrs. C. Kean; Cardinal Wolsey, Mrs. C. Kean. After which, HARLEQUIN AND THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE ; or, the Fairy Paradisa and Hanky Panky, the Enchanter. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Milne ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paula; and Columsine, Miss Caroline Adams. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIU. rroprietor, sfr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celesta. TIIIS EVENING. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. After which, unciENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS. To conclude with JACK AND THE BEAN STALK; or, Harlequin and Mother Goose at Home Again. In which Messrs. J. Bland, P. Bedford, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, and Miss E. Arden will ap,ear. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswlck. THIS EVENING PARIS IN 1792. To conclude with A PRINCE OF rz.uni: or, Harlequin and Jane Shore. ROYAL STRAND TIIFATRIII. Under the direction of Ntr; Fayne. THIS EVENING, THE HOLLY TREE INN. To concha?. with HARLEQUIN BLACK-EYED SUE; or, All in no Downs and Davy Jones's Locker. ftIYAL OLY %INC THEATRE. Lessee and 3lanager, Mr. Alfrei Wigan. WIN EVENING, TO OBLIGE BENSON, in which Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, Leine, and Miss F. Ternan will appear. To be followed by TIIE WELSII GIRL After which will be produced a New and donhly-moral. though exceiiively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza., entitled VIE DISCREET PRINT o - , the Thren (Rua DistafT4. In which Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, H. Cooper, Miss Marstol, and Miss Ma.skell will appear. ASTLEY'3 ROYAL AMPHITEIPSATgE. Lame and Manal-or, Mr. Wm. Cooke. The Greatest Wonder of the Day is the Equestrian Comic Panto ime. The Last Morning Performance will b:3 09 Saturday, .1 in. 19th. TEIIS EVENING, The Romantic Equidranie caPed ROOKWOOD; or, TURPIN'S RIDE, to YORK. After which the EQUESTRI IN EXERCI 4 ES in the ARENA, the Invention of Mr. W Cooke, including Master George Cooke. the little Cherub, on his playful pony; also, 311,5 Kate Cooke on her milk white Arab steed. To conclude with a Grand Equestrian Comic Pan.n nine, e - 111,1 11.111LEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, or the Seven Champions of Christendom. tint-ollce open from E'even UN Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Direltor, if 5. C,),,ke. HIGFI WATER AT LOVDOY BRIDGE. TETA DAY—Morn. 22 min. aft. 7—Evening 50 min. aft. 7 Tn-Ntoßao w—Morn. 20 min. aft. 8 —Evening 54 mixt. aft. 8 THE WEA.THEU-Suzi OFFICE, JAN. 15. THERMOMETER, IN THE &UDE. 39 -highest since noon yesteraay. —lowest this morning and Burin; the night. 37—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.93. WIND, S. W. —Light, with dull, hazy weather, and slight ai n or sleet, inclining to snow. Two o'CLocK. Sunshine. A .4' , . 01 6 7 9%). LONDON, TUE , ;DAY, JANUARY 15, 1856. The mountains of the Presidential mind which have been for some weeks labouring in the throes and agonies of conception have at length been de livered, albeit in somewhat of an irregular and undignified manner. The offspring—in the shape of a rather lengthy pamphlet de omnibus rebus, et quibusdant aliis will be found in another part of our impression. We leave our readers to judge of the character of the production, whether it belongs to the genus " riliculus mus," or can put forward any authentic and recognisable claims to a superior organisation. On this point opinions may differ very widely, but we must say that a consideration of the present lengthy document goes far to reconcile us to the studied vagueness of our own Royal Speeches, which, if they do not convey much information, are exempted from the hostile criticism to which a verbose and sedulously prolonged production similar to that under notice, must in the ordinary course of affairs be subjected. There was an essential pre liminary required for the legitimate introduction of tho " tiddy ittle sing," which was unfortu nately wanting. NO Speaker had been elected. From the 4th to the 29th of December was occu pied in abortive divisions respecting the Speaker ship, no candidate having obtained the absolute majority required by the constitutional law of the United States for that very important position. Every effort made for that purpose proved a total failure, and nearly four weeks of valuable time were consumed without any definite conclusion being arrived at. The patience of the PRESIDENT, which had been waxing " small by degrees and beautifully less" at length failed, and he resolved on a minor coup d'etat, an irregular pro ceeding which might relieve him from the perplexity under which he had so long been labouring, and avert the fear of his lucubrations finding their way into the public journals before they had been communicated to Congress. The parties, however, did not appreciate the compli ment ; or, at least, made a very decided "coup manque" in return. After a very fierce and energetic contest, th e y refused their sanct i on b y a majority of 120 to 87 t o the reading of the Message, although they allowed—by a slender majority of 4—that it mi g ht b e laid on the table. It is in consequence of this rather doubtful authority, which does not augur very favourably for the continuance of the PIERCE dynasty, that we are enabled to present the full Message to th e public. As we have already stated it refers to a variety of matters ; and there is rather a lengthy dissertation on " the Constitutional relations of Slavery," by which the PREMDICNT makes a very handsome bidding for the votes of the Southern representatives, whom he addresses' as " the thoughtfu friends of the Union," the "true lovers of their country," and which rzay be briefly sum med up in what he declares to be "the true principle of leaving each State and territory to ' regulate - its own laws of labour according to i ts oval sense of right and expediency." Surely, however, the Northern States, which refuse their sanction to the demoralising and atrocious prac tice, should be at equal liberty to refuse their as sistance to the carrying out of a practice which they conscientiously and honourably refuse to sanction. President PIERCE has on this highly important point completely cast aside all mystery, and stands forth as the undisguised advocate of that great " Social Institution." There are two important matters relating to this country referred to in the Message. The first relates to the construction of the CLAYTON BULWER Treaty of 1850, and the conflicting views which have been taken by the British and American Cabinets in reference thereto ; the second to the " Foreign Enlistment" question, in which the coarse and vulgar diatribes of Mr. Attorney-General CALEB CUSHING are adopted in a mitigated form, and which, if Presi dent PIERCE could command a majority in Con gress, might assume a menacing aspect ! On the former point he insists on a construc tion which no impartial and disinterested man could by a possibility give to the contract. It was agreed between the two Governments that neither " should ever cccupy, or fortify, or colo nise, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America." That under standing and stipulation clearly referred to any future act. It was, in fact, an establishment of the " status in quo." There was nothing to in dicate anything in the shape of a surrender of existing and recognised rights, but that there should be no extension thereof the exception in favour of Belize proves the rule. On the other, the recruiting point, Mr. PIERCE goes far beyond the necessities of the case. The British Government made the amende honorable for any mistake it might have committed. It showed that its instructions were to respect the law of the United States, and that it never au thorised any violation thereof ; and not only ex pressed its regret for any unintended infraction, but took immediate measures to prevent the pos sibility of any future error in that behalf. In private life any gentleman would be satisfied with such explanation and reparation. President PIERCE requires more—asks for what no gentle man would give, no gentleman demand. All we shall at present say on the subject is— " Don't he wish he may get it".! On both points the Message seems to be an attempt to obtain the votes of the worst portion of the constituency in the rapidly approaching election for President, but we are quite satisfied that the good sense of the great body of the people will reject all such efforts with the indignation and contempt which they merit. The lack of forethought and resolution that characterised the councils of the Allies at the com mencement and during the earlier stages of the War, and was attended in the Crimea with such deplorable consequences, has not failed to be pro ductive of further disaster. A bad example, con tagious everywhere, becomes absolutely pestilen tial when set before these who have a special aptitude for following it. And so it has proved among the Turks. Knowing, as we did, how ignorant, venal, and conceited were the Turkish Pashas in general, it behoved us to fan the newly raised flame of patriotism we found among them, and stimulate them by our proceedings to cast wholly aside their habits of venality and insubor dination, and devote all their energies to the pro secution bf the War. Instead of that, the West ern Powers played the part of " wet blankets," and by their vacillation did about as much as lay in their power to extinguish the flame and en courage every petty Pasha to fight as much as possible on " his own hook," reckless of the com mon good. Thus, whoever may be more imme diately to blame for the disastrous termination of the Asiatic campaign, there can be little doubt that it is the legitimate fruit of the misconduct of the War by the Allied Powers. Had they acted with vigour and determination their example would have been followed, and instead of retiring in defeat we might now have witnessed the army of Anatolia in possession of KarF, and General MOURAVIEFF driven backward in utter rout and confusion. What could more obviously have been the duty of the Allied Powers than to endeavour by all fair means to secure the co-operation of the warlike tribes of the Caucasus against Russia ? Had no intention whatever existed of an Asiatic campaign it could not but be a wise policy to engage on our side the sympathies and arms of the brave moun taineers, who, under such auspices, might have more than repeated their terrible razzias on the Russian army of occupation. With such inten tion nothing short of sheer imbecility, not to say treason, can account for that co-operation not being secured. And now look to the conse quences. What we failed to accomplish was not likely to be done by the Turks. High as our opinion of OMER PASHA has been, and will con tinue to be till we see good reason to doubt its correctness, ho cannot achieve impossibilities. Unless armed with sufficient authority by his Go vernment, it was out of his power to comply with the ,demands which would insure co-operation and enlist the mountain tribes on his side, as it would be to insure that consideration for their interests and prejudices necessary to keep them from siding with Russia sympathetically, or in a more esti ve manner. Considering the state of affairs ab home little unity of purpose could be expected between him and his subordinates, and less con sideration for the population on the part of the latter. Exaction and _pillage: follew in the train of confusion ; but to whatever immediate cause it .may be assigned, this much is certain—those who ought to have been folind fighting along side, or in co-operation with the Turkish forces, have, in stead of that, done their utmost to harass their rear during their retreat. Kars fallen, sixteen thousand of the brave garrison prisoners ; OMER PASHA fallen back on Choloni, his communication with the sea threat ened ; Sugdidi surprised and its Turkish garrison put to the sword ; the Georgian and Imeritian militia, fiushsd with their successes, hovering about the unsuccessful army for a prey ; the population, indifferent or hostile ; ScHAxm, and the other Caucasian leaders biding the course of events ere they decide when and ' where to strike ; the Russian army thirsting for further con finest—the conclusion of the campaign h gloomy enough in all conscience, and augurs but indifferently for the future. Day follows day, and spring will soon be here. In the mean time Russian intrigue cannot be expected to be inactive when so promising a field is l a id open to it., and R uss i an prom i ses b ac k e d by Russian g o ld are not likely to be without effect. Something needs doing. Will it be done ? The tribes of the Caucasus may be brought over yet. Is there any good in giving them to Russia ? The Turkish army under OmEn PASHA needs aid to preserve its very existence : can it be wise to add to the number of its enemies Y It is greatly to be de sired that something should be done. The army of OMER PASHA should either be relieved by a Christian army or put in the way of receiving rejactroments, and in eith er case the aid of the mountain tribes and the good will of the inhabitants should be secured, even should it prove necessary by the adoption of a course which would convey a censure on the Turkish SIRDAR, who, it is whispered, we know not with what truth, though we suspect with but little, believing as we do in the existence of a conspiracy to put him down in order to exculpate others at his expense, has been somewhat too haughty and exacting in his treatment of the population. One thing is certain—the Allied Forces have produced no General, and the Allied Councils no Statesman, whose fall is for a moment to be taken into con sideration or compared with the failure of another campaign. It is said that Count BUOL, while notifying to the representatives of the Western Powers the probable suspension of diplomatic intercourse be tween Austria and Russia, has emphatically de clared that, " under no circumstances will Austria take the field with the Allies during the present year." This was what we anticipated, and we are therefore by no means disappointed. We cannot " hope to mova such a dish of skimmed milk to an honourable action," and must there for• be contented with the very diluted expres sion of dissatisfaction at the perverse obstinacy of Russia. The sword of Austria is glued to its scabbard. It never will be drawn in the cause of truth and justice, unless her own private and personal interests are largely concerned therein ; and although they should be so, she will still, to the best of her ability, avoid any exertion, leaving others to fight her battles, while she stands by an idle and appa rently unexcited spectator. She may " chaff' a little, but that is all which seems essential to the magnanimous Power. Do it, or else—Our Ambassador shall be withdrawn. The threat, however, does not appear very formidable to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, who not only still re jects the conditions, but does so on a point wherein Austria is chiefly concerned. As we have already explained the rectification of her frontier with Turkey in Europe, and her consequent removal from the disputed territory on the Danube are matters in which Austria, in her own right, and as the occupier of the Princi palities, is mainly interested. When they have been peremptorily and contumaciously rejected Austria should make a very decided demonstra tion, and not endeavour to foist the duty on those who have already taken a more decided and straightforward part. The time has, in our judg ment, arrived when we should no longer wait for Austria, or strive to obtain her doubtful co-ope ration. She must at last shake off her apathy, and identify herself with one side or the other— with Russia or the Western Powers—in the exist -114.,, conflict. THE SCOTCH EDUCATION BILL.—A Dumfries contem porary states that the Lord Advocate will reintroduce his Education Bill in the approaching session. Notice was issued from the General Post-office Ye terday, that the departure of the Australian man-of-war screw-steamer Victoria, with ship letter bags for Mel bourne, is deferreel until the Ist of February next. CAMBRIDGE, Jan. 14.—ELECTION OF MASTER OF CLARE HALL.—In the Collegs Chapel this day, the Rev. Edward Atkinson, 8.D., was elected to the vacant mastership of Clare Hall, by the vote of 18 out of the 19 fellows of which the society consists. The want of unanimity on the present occasion was in consequence of one of the fellows voting for himself. The Gazette de Dusseldorf states that the King of Prussia has addressed a letter to General de Wrangel, through the Minister of War, blaming him strongly for having attended a Tc Dutra, celebrated at the Hotel of the Russian Legation, at Berlin, in celebration of the taking of Karp'. The act is declared to be highly " in convenient," and incompatible with the General's enili• tary position. Letters received in Paris from the Sandwich Isles state that the Espadon (French whaler) had been chased for two days in the neighbourhood of the Kurilles Islands, by a Russian corvette, which she escaped from in a snow storm. THE DANUBE.-By a telegraphic despatch from Galatz of the 31st Dec., we learn that the ice in the Danube had become firm, and at that place and Ibraila about 50 ships were frozen in, as well as all the others between those places and Salina. At the Salina mouth there were lying between 400 and 500 vessels, which, in con sequence of a deficiency of lighters and contrary winds, could Rot get to sea. The Calcutta papers have for some time contained the announcement that a plentiful supply of the third and fourth volumes of Macaulay's History will be on sale early in the year, at the price of sixteen rupees, or thirty two shillings, and that copies will b e f or warded to out stations in the Mofussil for seventeen rupees, including postage and packing. GOVERNXIHNT ARTISANS AND THE INCOHE TAX.—A large number of artisans and mechanics employed at the arsenal and dockyards, Woolwich, have been served with notices for payment of the income tax. Much excitement prevails amongst the men, who have held a meeting to protest against the proposed payment, on the grounds that their increased earnings have resulted from working several hours overtime daily at the request of the au thorities, and in consequence of the demand for their labour incident upon the war. FIRE IN MARTLESONE.-- In addition to the particulars of the serious conflagration at the Messrs. Hopkinson's pianoforte manufactory, detailed in our impression of yesterday, we are informed that further insurances to the extent of 2,0001. bad been effected in the North of Eog -1 tad Fire-office. THE AIENDICITY SOCIETY.—William Horaford, chief officer of the Mendicity Society, died on Sunday morn ing, at his residence, Melton-street, Dorset-square. The deceased has been connected with the society for 18 years, and discharged his duties in a very efficient manner. PUBLIC READING OF MACAULAY'S HISTORY.—Last evening a publio reading of " Macaulay's History of England," beginning with the third volume, was com menced at Mr. Viryld's news-rooms, in Leicester-square. The room was respectably attended, and the reader was listened to with deep attention by a respectable audi tory. THE NIGHTINGALE FEND.—Yesterday a public meet ing was held at the Town Hall, Brighton, in aid of the " Nightingale Fund ;" Mr. W. Hallett, the mayor, presided. Mr. W. Monckton Milnes, M.P., and the Hon. S. G. Osborne attended as a deputation from the central committee in London, and explained the nature of the proposed testimonial. Oa the resolution of Mon tagu Scott, Esq., seconded by the Rev. Mr. Griffiths, a resolution was passed, expressing the concurrence of the meeting in the proposed memorial. 1 committee hav ing been appointed to take measures for the collection of subscriptions, the proceedings terminated. MARRIAGE OF LADY JANE FIELDING.—The nuptials of this lady and Captain .Levett took place at Monk's Kirby church on Thursday last. The bridal procession consisted of 27 carriages. After the solemn ceremony a sumptuous breakfast was provided at Newnham Pad dox, the seat of the Earl of Denbigh, the bride's father. —Leamington Courier. THE CASE OF JACKSON, THE PAWNBROKER.—A memorial, praying the remission of the sentence on this person, signed by the whole of the pawnbrokers of Bris tol, has been forwarded by Mr. H. G. Langton, M.P., for that city, to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. SHOCKING DEATH OF A YOUNG LADY BY FIRE.— Yesterday morning, Miss Maria Niffet Pegg, who re sided with her parents at No. 16, East-road, City-road, expired in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, under the follow. ing shocking circumstances :—The deceased was in the act of reaching to the snantelehelf, when the draught carried her dress against the grate, and her clothes be came instantly a mass of flames. Death in a short time terminated her agonies. BURGLARY AT Der , sTorr.—On Sunday evening, the house, 6, Cornwall-villas, Albien-road, occupied by Mr. Matthews, was feloniously entered and robbed to a con siderable extent, during the temporary absence of the family, who bad gone out upon a visit. Mr. Watson, of Bignell•cottages, Shrubland•road, was on his way home, about 9 o'clock, and perceiving the door open, went over the house accompanied by the gentleman residing next door ; but the thieves had already decamped with their' booty. No clue has been obtained of them e p to the present time. VESSELS FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departure from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week have comprised live vessels—two to Port Phillip, oue to Sydney, one to Adelaide, and one to New Zealand —with an aggregate capacity of 2,745 tons. The rates of freight exhibit a tetdency to firmness. FORGED NOTES, —Statements continue to be publisbed regarding various means of Imitating bank-notes by anastatic and other processes. Among London bankers, however, very little anxiety appears to be felt on the point. It is stated that the change made about a year ago by the Bank of England in the style of their notes was the consequence of a long and careful investigation into the subject, and that the result has been perfectly satisfactory, the power of detecting forgery being much greater than before. In confirmation of the course pur sued by the B an k the Government have adopted a simi lar principle for all r ece i p t- s t amps as we ll as fo r mos t denominations of postage-stamps, the old method being retained only where existing contracts prevent for a time say alteration. THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY l5, 18 5 6 COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. Professor Anderson in "Rob Roy." Last night one of the greatest audiences we ever saw within the walls of a theatre assembled for the purpose of witnessing the first appearance of Professor Anderson i❑ a dramatic character. Within a few minutes after the opening of the doors every available spot from which a glimpse could be obtained became occupied, and the general appearance of the theatre at a few moments pre vious to the rising of the curtain was one of the greatest magnificence. The character selected by Mr. Anderson was that of Rob Roy—a part, by the bye, that he has performed with great success in America, and, above all other places, E linbnrgh and Glasgow. Having created a deep impression by his vivid impersonation of the bold outlaw in the northern capital, it was not to be expected that he would be less fortunate in London, where byhis wonderfully entertaining powers he has made himself—and deservedly so—a great public favourite. With a fine commanding presence, and frank, fearless bearing, he acted with a rough energy and a hearty dash excellently adapted to the character. To add to the perfection of his physique, Mr. Anderson possesses a voice of potentiality, and this contributes in no small degree to complete so capital a portrait of the mountain outlaw. Mr. Anderson's Rob Roy is, in a word, a sound, earnest, effective piece of acting, and one that pro►es that he would have taken a high his trionic position before now had he not devoted himself to the sedulous cultivation of " Magic and Mystery," wherein he has achieved an unapproachable renown. The audience were delighted with him, and gave him the honours of a vociferous recall at the end of the second act. The Professor was most satisfactorily supported. Helen Macgregor was rendered by Mrs. J. W. Wallack with much dignity, power, and truthful ness. Mr. Gourley pleased us exceedingly. He plays the Bailie of Scott and Mackay, of the latter of whom he is the legitimate successor in this famous r6le, not making of it the low comic part it is generally degraded to, but with just and natural humour ; and for a like reason a weed of special praise must be given to Mr. Harry Pearson, for his artistic impersonation of the Dougal, of whom we ham been generally annoyed by a repulsive caricature. These two gentlemen showed themselves thoroughly competent to fill two very (In colt parts ; indeed Mr. Gourley's Baillie is the truest representation of our familiar friend of the Saltrnarket that any metropolitan playgoer, at least, of the present generation, has witnessed. When Mr. Sam Cowell was descried as the groggy Galbraith, a boisterous greeting was accorded to him, and he might boast of being the only vocalist encored throughout the night. We were in dreadful apprehension lest some untimely voice might be heard thundering from the recesses of the shilling Olympus, and demanding the favour of " The Rat Catcher's Daughter," but the deities were decorous, and satisfied with the repetition of "A famous man was Robin Hood." Miss Harriet Gordon sang spiritedly, and Mr. George Perren very pleasingly, although nervous aid a novice in the business of the stage. Mr. Stuart, as Rashleigh, looked a villain of the deepest dye, with a heart still blacker than his boots. The mist en scene Wa I most praiseworthy. The groupings were formed with great skill from dense masses of supernumeraries, so well drilled as must have satisfied the most exigennt con nois sear in stage effect. Mr. Loder's orchestra did full justice to the music of the piece, and the choruses were very creditably given. There is not the slightest doubt that the revival of " Rob Roy " will prove a great hit for Mr. Anderson's management. The approbation last evening was showered with unauimoue fervour at the fall of the curtain, and not only was the Professor summoned to enjoy a crowning ovation, but all the leading per• formers were similarly favoured. Although the last act was not over until an advanced hour, few seats were vacated before the close of Flex mere's grotesque career in the pantomime, which now, in a more condensed form, runs to the unqualified delight of the lovers of rollicking fun. The demeanour and pro ceedings of Henry VIII. in the opening, and the ex ploits of the Clown in the harlequinade, are irresistible. (From, the Times.) The last trick played by the " Wizard of the North" is by no means his worst. All the bottles, boxes, ex tinguishers, &c., that constituted the apparatus of his " Magic and Mystery" have clean passed away, and he has suddenly raised in their place a whole company to support the musical drama. " Rob Roy," transforming into the " bold outlaw" no less a person than himself. When Mr. Anderson announced in that large typo of which he makes such artistic use that he was about to play " Rob Roy" we firmly believe that many persons ex pected something exceedingly odd ; so completely had he become associated in every mind with the idea of le gerdemain that it was difficult to disunite him from the conjuror's art, and conceive him going steadily through a bit of histrionic business. Moreover, Rob Roy is scarcely a part to be stage-struck about, like Othello or Hamlet. It is a good melodramatic character, the per sonation of which hardly secures a sufficient feed of hay leaves to gratify a morbid appetite for fame. Why should the "Wizard of the North" undertake Rob Roy ? The answer to this question is so excessively simple that few, probably, have hit upon it. Mr. Anderson has elected to play "Reb Roy," because—strange reason! —he can play it very well. We do not mean to say that he brings out every detail of which the part is susceptible, but his general rendering has a hearty, bold bluffness about it that is exceedingly well maintained throughout, and most adequately conveys the notion of one of those doughty heroes with whom strength of body was of more importance than intellectual superiority. On more than one occasio❑ the outlaw has to menace others of the dramatis persowe in good set terms, and the conviction that these menaces could easily be carried into execu tiou was not to be avoided. From the beginning to the end of the piece we were impressed with the belief that Rob Roy could have thrashed the rest of the characters all round without the slightest fatigue of the muscles, and this was done without any forced manner. We had before us a good, steady, sober, business-like piece of acting. As for the acting of the masses, which are numeri cally very strong, it is better than we recollect to have seen in any previous representation of the piece. The picturesque grief attending the " Och hone a rie !" and the tumultuous exultation that last night thrilled through the multitude when the lost chief unexpectedly returned, and every rocky platform was alive with joyous move ment, were capitally managed. The crowded audience seemed delighted at this revival of this once popular piece, roaring at the jokes of the Bailie, sympathising with the outlaw, and shouting ap probation, long and continuous, oa the descent of the curtain. (From, the Morning Chronicle.) Professor Anderson appeared last night in a new cha racter. Instead of the wizard, we had the Highland chieftain, the magician turned actor, and with no slight amount of success. Perhaps, however, we ought hardly to say that this was a new character ; for although the professor is known to metropolitan sight-seers only as the Wizard of the North, we believe that he has already appeared in " Rob Roy" both in Scotland and in Ame rica. Last evening this agreeable musical drama of the late Sir H. Bishop was produced at Covent Garden with the most decided success—success which was not unde served. Great pains had obviously been bestowed upon its presentation, which was singularly satisfactory. The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr. Loder, who had under his command a very competent band •f executants. The scenery was excellent. Several of the views of Highland glens and valleys might rank amongst the best pieces of art of their kind. And to conclude these remarks upon the general :production of the piece, we may add, that the grouping of the large bodies of chorus, highlanders, soldiers, and supernumeraries of one sort or another, was managed in the most picturesque and pic torial manner by Mr. A. Harris. The general effect, therefore, was unequivocally good; and, upon the whole, the merits of the individual performers of the individual performers of the principal parts were not entitled to less favourable consideration. Mr. Anderson himself played the " bold outlaw " with a great deal of the melo dramatic breadth and the rugged strength which be came the character. Although this is nut his peculiar line, he treads the stage like an accustomed actor, and, whatever faults his performance may have, want of ease and stage confidence are not amongst the number. The performance went off exceedingly well, as it had evi dently been prepared for with exceeding care, and a lavish employment of the artistic elements of success ; and, so far as we can see, we doubt whether "Rob Roy" will assist the Wizard in getting rid of the superabund ant cash for which he told as he took Covent-garden Theatre as an outlet. The professor was called for at the close of the first and third acts, and was most warmly received. 1 ( From the Morning Advertiser.) Last night this theatra, so long devoted t 3 Italian music, re-echoed once more to the words of Englsh opera, " Rob Roy " having, been produced by the temporary lessee, in order to show the town that a Wizard's talents are universal. In indulging this pas sion for the histrionic art, the Professor has shown hie usual business tact, for be has produced the lyric melodrama with all the attractions of a spectacle. The etsief interest to the habitues of the theatre was derived from watching the performance of the Professor. He has size, or what, if we wish to be complimentary, we may term a commanding figure, and his face is not incapable of stage expression. With these qualities he is sure, in so manly a part as Rob Roy, to produce a certai❑ amount of effect. The audience were gratified to the top of their bent last night, and their admiration was expressed in a proportionate degree. The house was well filled, and the pit and galleries were crammed. The usual calls were made, and, as usual, responded to. The performance doubtless will carry the Professor pro fitably to the end of his brief season. (From the Daily News.) " Professor Anderson " has come before the public in a new capacity, in this country at least. Not content with being an uhrivallid ooisj aro? and a *bin thegri! cal manager, he now appears as an actor on his own stage. He is not new to the boards, hoqever ;f .r the character of Rob Roy, which he acted last n'ght, has (as he states) been " performed by him in Scotland, and in all the theatres in America." He looked the stalwart outlaw exceedingly well, and showed himself to be a melodramatic performer of considerable power. As a spectacle the piece was got up with great care and con• siderable splendour. The scene of the Highland glen, where the soldiers are surprised and defeated by the klacgregors—with the incidents of the fight and the triumph of the victors—was exceedingly striking. The performance was highly successful. (Prom the Morning Post. ) Last erening the great Wizard came out as an actor for the first time in London, and met with great succes., inasmuch as he was warmly applauded throughout his performance, and called for twice in the course of it. The part he enacted was Rcib Roy, in the famous play of that name. There was a large amount of dash and aplomb in his impersonation, and we can praise the dis tinctness of his articulation, his manly bearing and pie turesque make-up, his unflagging spirit, and clever man agement of stage business. Many of Mr. Anderson's readings were sensible ; much of his acting sober and legitimate; and there was a certain dash, combined with a romantic spirit and picturesqueness about the whole assumption, which would have rendered a much less in tellectual performance highly effective. ( Prom the Morning Herald. Professor Anderson, it would appear, has ambition as an actor as well as a wizard ; and his reputation in Scotland, as the representative of Rob Roy, in Pocock's once-celebrated piece of the same name, is stated to be considerable. He made his first London attempt in an histrionic capacity last night, and played the famous hero of Scott's novel in the presence of an immense audience. His acting, as might have been anticipated, was flavoured with no inconsiderable amount of vigour, while his aspect was sufficiently stalwart and imposing. The professor is evidently not a novice in the arts of melodramatic elocution, and he well knows how to give popular force to his sentences. The whole performance was meritorious, and the spectators relished it exceed ingly. FURTHER DESTRUCTION OF DOCKS AT SEBASTOPOL. (Front the Daily News Correspondent.) CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Jan. 1. It had been the intention of our engineers to blow in a portion of the English half of the docks last Saturday, but owing to the prevalence of water all could not be got ready for that purpose before yesterday afternoon. At head-quarters at 10 o'clock in the morning it was nut certainly known whether we should be able to fire more than three charges in the left side of the basin ; and although the French had arranged to blow up their east dock, the entrance pier of their west dock, and their half of the left side of the basin which joined us, still I know that the Quartermaster-General of the army was not aware of the French intention, nor was he of our: till late in the afternoon. For this extreme secrecy I can see no reason. To show how few officers were present actually to see the docks, I will just give you their name , . At the first explosion (French and English), besides seve ral French engineers, I noticed Sir W. Codrington and his two aides-de-camp ; Lieut.-Colonel L. Curzon and Captain Ponsonby ; Sir Hugh Ross, our commissioner at French head-quarters ; Lieut.-Colonel Turner, com mandant of the liarabelnaia ; the Town Majors ; Capt. Cooch, 62d ; and Major Dewar, 49th ; Mr. Deen, R N.; two surgeons 62d Regiment ; the officers of the White buildings guard ; and of our engineers there were pre sent—Colonel Gordon, Major Cooke, Captain Schaw, Major Ewart, Lieuts. Brine and Donnelly, and Lieut. Colonels Lloyd and Bourchier, together with the four engineers veto have been employed on the demolition-, viz., Major Nicholson and Limits. Cumberland, Gordon, and Graham. At the second explosion, four hours later, which the French engineers appeared to take great interest in, there were present, in addition to the foregoing, General Froissard, of the French Engineers; the French Commandant of the Karabelnaia, Col. Percy Herbert, and Lieut.-Colonel Lefroy, R.A. It was at six minutes to one that the drum was beaten by the French sapper for the 39 French and four English engineers to light their port-fires. At 5, minutes, the drum beat two taps for all to be ready, and at 4.1 minutes to ono the drum beat one more tap to fire ; in q minutes afterwards the charges in the side and bottom of the French east dock exploded almost simul taneously. Shortly afterwards the large charges in the piers of the entrance and behind the steps leading down to the deck blew up. These three charges shook the ground all round terribly, and propelled large stones perpendicularly up in the air to the height of at least 900 feet. In 91 minutes the English charges exploded, causing a very neat demolition of half the side wale of the basin ; but the powder was, I think, run a little too fine. After the smoke had cleared away, it was evident that four of the French charges and one of the English had not gone off, the four French charges being two in the entrance pier to their west dock, which was not Mown in by them on the 21st, and two in the side wall of the basin, adjoining our charges. The demolition of the French east dock—or " Steamer Dock," as it is called, for it contains the remains of the paddle steamer, which was brought from Sinope and set fire to by the Russians on the 9th September —was complete. They appear to have used too much powder, and the right fbodeate being blown in against the left floodgate has the effect of making the destruction of the left entrance pier look less complete than that of the rest of the dock. The quantity of powder expended in blowing up this dock alone was 10,00011e5., with 83 charges in all. The 12 side charges were each 5001bs. Behind the steps leading down to the bottom of the deck there were 1 charge of I,ooolbs. and two of SOOlbs. cf powder each. The remaining charges, I mean those under the docks and the floodgate, averaged about 1101bs. each. After the Russians had fired a few badly-aimed shells, and the French and English engineers had examined the debris, the former again fired the four charges that had not gone off. After the lapse of a few minutes these ex plodej, and thus the west and east docks of the French half, together with the left side of the large basin, even to the gates, were completely destroyed. Sir W. Cod rington new asked Col. Lloyd how long he thought it would be before our engineers would be ready to blow up the bottom of their dock. The answer was, "As , soon as Mr. Deen, who has charge of the voltaic bat teries, is ready." Mr. Deen, on being asked, stated he could not be ready for two hours ; and at this time it was about two. Our three docks, on account of being about four feet lower thae the two French docks and entrance, have half a foot of water in each of them. As a result of this great difficulties have had to be contended with ; and, owing to the severity of the weather, the sappers have suffered terribly, both by night and by day. At about five the wires and cables appeared to be getting fixed. The bunk where Mr. Deen had his ten vol. taic batteries, and from which he fired the mines, was on the other side of the dockyard high white wall, and up a steep bid. In the bottom of tee dock were ten charges, each of 1621b5. These were connected by electric wires to the two cables, making five wires for each cable, and these two cables, with an electric inside, ran up the hill through holes in the wall to Mr. Deen's bunk. Ju:t before the explosion, the force of the electricity was tested at the end of the cables, which were about 100 yards long. At 20 minutes past 5 o'clock, just Ist-- fore dark, Private Sulley, tinsmith by trade, of the 10th company of Sappers, was ordered by Major Nicholson to connect the ten wires to the two cables. In another two minutes all had cleared away. The m'ment the word "all r;glit" was passed up to Mr. Dees eight of the ten ch arges bl ew up, w hi c h were qtnte sufficient completely to destroy the bottom of this &cis. The latter was 191 feet long on the stone skids at bottom, 40 feet wide, and 29 feet deep. At top it is 238 feet long and 95 feet 4 inches wide. The revetment at top was 6 feet 8 inches broad. Our centre dock, which in all probability will have its bottom blown up to-morrow evening, is 236 feet long, and the west dock is 233 feet. There is every reason to expect that in another fortnight the whole of the Sebastopol docks wi:l he totally worth less for any purpose whatever. The French appeared to be much pleased at our engineers being so successful under water. They will have nearly as great an obstacle to contend with in their centre entrance. As for the Russians, they took no notice either of the first or second explosions, not even jumping up on their parapets. The French and English have been each taking down one of the large floodgates complete, to send home as trophies ; either halt of a gate con tains 12 iron hollow ribs, each weighing about 21 tons. The French took down their two halves bodily, and now that these are at bottom of the dock, they have been obliged- to take the ribs off and drag them across the basin at- an immense cost of labour. We, on the con trary, by Means of 140 artillerymen, under the charge of Major Andrews, R.A., and two lieutenants, the whole under the superintendence of Lieutenant-Colonel Bent, ILE-, have been lifting the ribs up by pulleys, one by one, as the halves of the gates stand. Two ribs have by accident been broken, for they are very brittle, so that a half of another gate will have to supply them : A naval officer of the Furious, steamer, with two sailors and three rappers, has been also employed on this duty, which is by no means so easy as it may appear. DARING BURGLARY AT MANCRESTER. — Yesterday morning information was given at the station of the D division of police, Manchester, that the house of Mr. John Doughty, commercial traveller, Horsley-street, Hulme (just without the city boundary) had been entereu about two o'clock in the morning by burglars. Mr. Doughty wasfrom home, and Mrs. Doughty stated that she was awoke by some person seizing her by the throat as she lay in bed and demanding where she kept her money. The servant girl came running into the room, soon after. wards, with her hands tied behind her and her mouth Bagged. Mrs. Doughty escaped from the person who had hold of her after a struggle, and the burglars made off, but not before they had secured Cl. 9s. (3d. in money from one of her dress pockets. She had a watch and some jewellery in the room, which escaped observa tion. Superintendent Taylor, of the D division of police, examined the premises yesterday morning, and from cir cumstances which trine to his knowledge in the course of his investigation, he was induced to apprehend the servant girl on suspicion of being an accomplice in the robbery. The rope with which the girl's hands had been tied had been taken from the kitchen, and the gag was fastened in her mouth with two pieces of worsted braid that had been in the house about a fortnight. The set vant, Ann Coulter, had been in the house about thret months. Since she was apprehended, two pocket hand kerchiefs have been discovered at her mother's which are the property her Mistress. LATEST NEWS. THE PEACE PROPOSALS. The Nord publishes the I , llowing telegraphic despatches : BERLIN, SUNDAY. The reply to the proposals of which Count Valentine Esterhazy was the bearer, addressed from St. Petersburg to Vienna, accepts, in prin- ciple, those proposals. The Imperial Cabinet of Russia does not intro- duco therein any modifications of significance. It refuses the territorial cession demanded in Bes- sarabia ; it consents to the exchange of the ter- ritories zespectively occupied by the belligerents. M. de Seebach left Berlin yesterday evening en route for Paris. BERLIN, SUNDAY EVENING. Count Buol has rejected the counter proposals of the Imperial Cabinet of Russia without dis- cusslon. At the same time that he mada Prince Gorts- chakoff aware of a probable speedy rupture of diplomatic relations between the Courts of Russia and of Austria, Count Buol notified to the Cabi nets of Paris and London that Austria would not take the field (d'emtrerait pas en ligne) this year. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The Times correspondent (second edition), says : —lndependently of th e t rea ty o f th e 2d of Decem ber between England, France, and Austria, there exists, it appears, a convention, memorandum, or by whatever appellation diplomatic Purists term it, between the same Powers, to this effect—First, if within 20 days Russia does not accept the proposi tions of Austria, this Power will break off diplomatic relations with her. This condition will, as my letter of yesterday mentioned, have been executed by this. Secondly, relations being broken off, Austria, Eng land, and France will forthwith deliberate and con cert measures to force Russia to accept peace on the conditions already agreed on between them, and will intimate the same to the other States of Europe 2, inviting them to co-operate. And, thirdly, a noti fication will be made to Prussia, declaring that she shall not' be admitted to future negotiations of peace, except on condition that she will accept the propositions already adopted by the three Powers, that she will formally announce the same to Rus s i a , and in the event of Russia still refusing will break off all diplomatic relations with her, and recall her Ambassador. I cannot inform you what measures will be taken with respect to Prussia in case she re fuse to accept these conditions; but it is certain that her position will be of the most critical kind. Some time since France and England demanded of Denmark to allow their fleets a station, and means of procuring provisions in two of her ports. Denmark positively refused. A note will be trans mitted—indeed, I am told it is this day transmitted to the Danish Government on the subject, and in terms not merely energetic but menacing —with what effect remains to be seen. The Council of War held a sitting this day, and another will take place on Thursday. Two com missions, one from the navy, the other from the army, are named to draw up a report. Admiral Lyons and General Canrobert are members of one and Admiral Dundas and General Niel of the other. The discussion was at first of a general kind, and I am told included the question of withdrawing the army from the Crimea, keeping possession of Eupa toria, Kamiesch, Balaklava, and one or two other points. The question of a campaign in the interior of the southern provinces is said to have been touched on, and the possibility of ascending the rivers, but this was opposed by the Admirals. It ap pears it would take nearly six months to remove the materiel. I allude to this subject with some diffidence, as from the very nature of the delibe rations secrecy must be observed, and implicit confidence can hardly be placed in the reports out of doors. The absence of Mehemed Bey, the Turkish Ambassador in Paris, from the Council, excites a good deal of surprise, and is not, so far as I know, satisfactorily accounted for. One would suppose that, as the protection of Tur key is in question, her Ambassador has a claim to a seat in the Council. It cannot be said that his exclusion from deliberations which so highly inte rests his country and his Sovereign is attributable to his not being a military man, seeing that there are members of the Council who are also civilians. At all events Turkey is our ally, and represants in military force at least ten times more than Sar dinia. As we can hardly suppose that an offence is meant against the Sultan, there must be some cause for the omission with which I am unacquainted. The Emperor and the Empress yesterday received a great number of foreigners of distinction. The Emperor yesterday received Baron Hubner, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Emperor of Austria, who presented to his Majesty the reply of the Germanic Diet to the letters of recall of the Marquis do Tallenay, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Emperor at Frankfort. " Tho Emperor," says a Rouen journal, " having been lately informed that a number of veterans of the old army were living in the Seine-Inferieure in very reduced circumstances, had inquiries insti tuted concering them, and has lately accorded to 39 of them pensions extending from 80fr. to 100 fr. a-year. . _ . BOURSE, Jan. 14.—The following are the last quotations : Cash. ft. e. End of '”ontl 41 per Cents 9l —f. -c. per Cents 62 75 62 65 New Loan 63 55 Bank Shares 3120 Roman Credit llobilisir 1235 Austrian Belgian Fives 94 Spanish Threes... Piadinouteso Bl Home Debt RAILWAYS —rob CASH. tr. c. e tie4ans vort h e r n i.,yous Ilediterranean ..... 1125 Grand Central 550 -- Lyons Geneva 655 Teste Cette RUSSIA. The Nord publishes the following boasting letter, dated Riga, January 6 : " Aide-de-Camp General de Siewers, in command of the Baltic army, who was called to St. Petersburg about a month ago to attend the war councils, returned a few days since to resume his command. His head-quarters are at Mitau. "It is said that the Baltic army, which last spring was 80,000 strong, will before the end of winter have received an increase of 20,000 men, which will bring it up to a total of 100,000. This increase was decided upon to oppose the army which it is so confidently an nounced the allies purpose landing next spring in Cour land. They will find us well prepared, and we will dis pute every inch of ground with the invaders. 'ur fortifications at Dunamunde, Riga, Revel, and all along the coast of the gulf at the most exposed points, will be greatly strengthened before the opening of the campaign. It has, moreover, been decided at St. Petersburg that batteries shall be erected in front of all t h e approaches tl the Baltic ports, armed with guns of heavy calibre and long range, so as to be able to com pete with the guns of the English and French men-of war. The allies will find, if they effect a landing, that we are prepared to meet them." The Nord also publishes the following :-- " General Khrouleff, who distinguished himself at the defence of Sebastopol, and whose name has been so often mentioned in the military bulletins, has just arri►ed at St. Petersburg. "The Emperor has conferred the grand cross, second class, of the Order of St. Vladimir upon Rear-Admiral Zavoiko, Military Governor of Kamschatka and Com mander of the port of Petropaulovski." DENMARK. The A'ord of Brussels gives the following analy sis of the Danish circular on the occasion of the treaty of the Western Powers and Sweden, and ox the neutralisation cf Denmark : " By the first point Denmark declares to Europe that, wishing to preserve her attitude of strict neutrality to wards the belligerent parties, she declines any sort of joint responsibility in the obligations which the treaty of the 21st Nov. may hereafter impose on Sweden, as regards one of the two Western Powers ; Denmark wishes, in this respect, to preserve her full liberty of action, with out following Sweden on the new political ground to which she may he led in virtue of the cloches of the treaty of 21st Nov. By the second point the Danish Government also renews to the Western Powers her very formal declaration to remain completely neutral in the European conflict, and to take no active par', in it. by a contingent ef either land or naval forces, in favk ur of either of th 3 belligerent parties ; that is to say, that Denmark will not in any way depart from the attitude if strict neutrality imposed on her by the treaty con cluded with Sweden in Feb., 1853. By the third point of the circular the Minister of Foreign Affairs proclaims a great principle of public right, namely, that the King of uenmark, as the sovereign of a free and independent state, will be free to choose that line of contlact which he may think best suitel to the interests of the Danish nation, while at the same time he observes towards th others nations of Europe the same friendly relations as heretofore. Such is an analysis of this document." THE BALTIC. HAMBURG, Jan. 12.—Under the head of news from St. Petersburg, of the sth instant, we have a communication from Helsingfors, under date of the 20th of December, stating that some ves sels belonging to the allied squadrons still re mained In the waters of the Baltic ; that on the 15th of that month three frigates and two steamers were at anchor off Hango roads ; and finally, it is st4ted that an English steamer had captured, near a place called Ute, six Finnish vessels, send ing the crews thereof on shore at the same mentioned point, with the exception of one man whom, for certain reasons, they had detained as a prisoner on board of the steamer. The last of the English frigates that were known to have been off Hango-Udd, and with some of the officers of which I even spoke in this city on the 11th of December, were the Imperieuse and Euryalus, and they left the Gulf of Finland on the 2d of December, arriving at Kiel on the 10th, on their way to England, where they arrived, I be lieve, on the 15th. The sudden frost at the end of November compelled these frigates to leave the point in question, with some difficulty through the ice, on the 2d of December, and independently of this, the blo c k a d e o f th e ussian ports had been raised by the 10th of December. The sudden change in the we a ther has been most extraordinary this winter, On the 6th inst. we had a hard frost, and on the 7th the glass pointed to rain, which positively fell on the night of the 7th and the Bth. On the 10th a change to snow oc curred ; and on the morning of the 11th the ground was covered therewith some inches, snow continu ing to fall all day yesterday slightly, with a south westerly wind. This morning the windows were covered with a firm and thick coating of ice, and it is freezing now between 10 to 12 degrees of Reau mur, and the wind north. The Mon,iteur de la Plotfe publishes the fol lowing letter, dated from the Coast of the Baltic, 3d "An extraordinary levy of seamen for the northern fleet in the Baltic provinces has been decreed by the Em peror. These seamen are principally intended to form the crews of the flotilla which the Russian Government is preparing, and is to arm immediately after the ice melte. They are to be assembled at Cronstadt in the beginning of February, and are to constitute a new naval division, under the command of Vice. Admiral Yepanschin, who is charged with its organiation. The Grand Duke Constantine carefully superintends the completion of the screw war ships he was the first to introduce into the Russian Navy. He also bestows much attention on the material of the artillery, which will be truly formidable. The great foundry at St. Petersburg works day and night. Three additional workshops have been opened in the new arsenal, which are to commence opera tions in the beginning of January. There is also very great activity observable in the pyrotechnic department at Cronstadt, which has just been placed under the direction of Colonel Pichelstein. The stockade works and all those relative to the e:.ta blisliment of obstacles in the different passes are sus'* pended in consequence of the ice, but will be resumed the moment the mild weather sets in. The populatiou along the coast appears to be alarmed at their situation', and the Russian Government itself, notwithstanding its strenuous exertions to organise means of defence, is a prey to the greatest difficulties and preoccupations." PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Jan. 13 —Baron von Seebach passed through Berlin yesterday morning on his return to Paris from St. Petersburg. Count Benckondoxic the Military Representative of Russia here, is expected to arrive to-day, if be did not do so already last night ; and Count Stackelberg, who holds the same office in Vienna, probably arrives there at the same time. It is put forward here in certain circles that the Baron's budget of information is to be first opened in Paris, whence the original im pulse to the St. Petersburg journey proceeded, and throughout the whole affair of the Seebeck mission specifically Prussian circles have attached more chances of success to it than to the Austrian demarches of Count Valentine Esterliazy. The general belief here is, that the Emperor of Russia has virtually rejected the proposals put forward by Austria, but has accepted the ideas put forward by Baron Seebach ; these latter being understood to be sure in advance of the approbation of Louis Napoleon the Emperor has adopted them, and added to them some others of his own, which however approximate to the views of the Western Powers much more nearly' than the contents of the last Nesselrodo circular of December 22. This is believed to be the gist of the communications that will be made officially to the Austrian Court by Count Stackelberg, confi dentially to this Court by Count Benekendorff,' and officieusement to that of Paris by Baron Seebach. Count Stackelberg is doubtless at the same time the bearer of an autograph letter to the Emperor of Aus tria, in which the Emperor Alexander expresses his warmest thanks for the Austrian endeavours to promote peace, and the assurance that the Em peror wishes for nothing more sincerely than that the desire of putting an end to the calamities of war, which has been expressed in so many quarters, may meet with speedy gratification. Mi parti( undo Porta Lion. acte wlai( The alth and coin and 82, and are MALTA. MALTA, Jan. B.—The first meeting of the Legislative Council of Government for the year was held on the 3d instant. All except two of the members were present. The excitement was unusual, in consequence of the second read ing of the ordinance to provide for the regu lar administration of justice in the Commercial Court, which had been much interrupted of late by the Chamber of Commerce withholding the names of the merchants who were qualified to sit as consuls for the ensuing year. The hon. Crown advocate, Dr. Dingli, to the surprise of the Opposition members, rose and pro posed the second reading of the ordinance (the preamble having been altered), which was seconded by the Hon. Chief Secretary Houlton. An amendment was then proposed by Mr. Scurri, which gave rise to a very animated discussion, and the inconsistency between the Government officers was attacked. Dr. Bruno, who usually opposes the Government, most ably supported the argu ments of th, hon member the chief secretary, when a division took place— For the motion For the amendment Majority for the Government ......... 6 The Royal Albert, 131 guns, was this morning towed into the Great Harbour by her Majesty's ship Sphinx, and will be immediately put into dock to ascertain the extent of the dawage. In a letter from Vienna of the 9th, in Voss's Ga zette, it is said :---" Accounts f rom St. P eters b urg of ie 6th, arrived yesterday, state that Count Nesselrode informed Count Esterhazy that accept able counter-propositions would be submitted to him by Austria. This intelligence arrived at Dres den by the Baron de Seebach, aid was transmitted yesterday to Colonel do Manteuffel. The latter had an audience of the Emperor, in order to ascer tain if Austria would entertain these counter propositions, but did not obtain any direct reply. The Porte completely approves of the Austrian terms." A letter from Berlin of the 9th, in the Nuremberg Correspondent, says :—" The accounts which have been received here relative to the progress of the negotiations at St. Petersburg are reduced to the following :—Russia does not reject the formation of a new frontier on the Danube, but does not admit that demand to its full extent, as she is only dis posed to cede the Island of Leti, or, in other words, to transfer her frontier behind the arm of the river which forms the mouth of Kilia. Al though Russia only partially yields to the demand of the Allies, great value is atta c h e d t o t h e a b ove concession, for it is hoped that it will lead to others." A private letter from Hamburg, dated the 10th, informs me that orders have been just givens by the Swedish Government to fit out at once in th• port of Csrlscrona two ships of the line, three frigates, and four corvettes. The same letter adds, that whatever be now thought of the circular of the Danish Government, Denmark will have no alter native but to follow Sweden when the moment eomes for the resumption of hostilities. The King of Denmark feels much dissatisfaction at the treaty of Sweden with France and England being made without any communication with him, and conse quently- the relations between the Courts has been less friendly than before. The hospital steam war-transport Severn, now at Southampton, will be ready to receive troops on the 21sti and will probably leave for the seat of war on the 22d met. She will take out healthy troops to the East, and convey sick ones across the Black Sea. She Was fitted up specially for the latt er purpose , and du r i ng t h e 11 months she was in the Euxiue was found to answer ex tremely well. REPORTED DEATH OF DION BOUBCICA.ULT.—Tbe Louisville Courier learns from private New Orleans despatches, that Dion Bourcicault was dead. He was manager of the Gaiety Theatre, in that city, and was eminent as a dramatic author anal, an actor. M. Bourci cault was the author of " London Assurance," and many other popular plays, and came to New York from Lon don a little more than a year ago. He lectured for a time upon the English drama, and then went upon the stag e , where he played genteel comedy with the hap piest effed. His wife was formerly Miss Agnes Robert- SOD, ais across of popularity. No the cc tively Inger the 21 coma Mtle ; 86 800 pro ma hal tat 3p 3 p No Lc)