The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

• • • THEATRE ROYAL, CO VENT , GARDEN: Luse:,, Air. J. If ,ludersou. THIN EVENING, WHAT DOES HE WANT ? Prlmipal characters by Profuse? Andorsnn and 3lr. Leigh Murray (his second appearanTe). To conclada with the gorgeous Pantomime of YE BELLE ALLIANCE. Clr,vn, Pleamore I Pantaloon. Mr. Barnes : Harlequin, Mr. C. Eiuw ; unl Colampine, Ar's 6 E. Horne. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LAML Dime" Mr. E. T. Smith., TRt ETENTITO, TITL GREAT Gr.TX Taxi, Altar -Thick, 11F:r DIDDLE DIDDLE; or, Tlarleqnla King Nonsense and the SsTen Agts of Man. THEArRE ROYAL, H YNIA.AK Under the Management of Mr. Brickstone. THIS EVENING. THE BE ATM' STA AT AGE Iff . Liter which the New Comic Christina, Pantomime, entitled THE BUTTERFLY'S MALL A! , 7D THE GRAS3H9PPEA'S FE SST ; or, Harlequin and the Genius of the Spring. ROYAL PRINCE4T3 rrizATitin, OX'FORD-STRE Under the Management of Mr. CEASLIPI SEAL TIVS EVENING, • gozCi HENRY VIE EIGHTH. Queen "Catharine. Mrs. C: Kean; C'ardinal Woliey. Mr. C. Kean. After which; R inixgurl AITD VIE MAID AND THE MAGPIE ; er, the Fairy Paradtsa and Ifanty PankY, the Enchanter. Mr: C.ormack ; Clown, Mr. ilnline; Pantaloon, Mr. 'Panto; and Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams. YTIMATaI: ROYAL ADF.,./.1111. roprlator, Mr. E. W 6s ster.—Directrefi3, Madame Celeste. THT9 EVENING. DOWE3TIC ECONOMY. After which, URGENT' PRIVATE AFFAIRS. To conclude wit JICK AND " 0 BEAN' gTALK; or, HArlcqula and Mother Goose at Home Again. In which nessrs. 3. kind . P. Redford. IVlLtiame Celeste, Mils Wyndham, and Mtn It.Y.,Ardeit will appear. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. LesseeS„.lgessrs. Shepherd and Creswlck. TAIS EVENING DEEDS NOT WORDS. To conclude with A PRINCE OF PEARLS; or, Harlequin and Jane Shore. ROYAL Writ ktfl) TiIitATEC. trader the dLreetion of litc; rms. THIS EVTIVINO. WYNSLEY. Followed by Tilt InMANTIC After which. A PLAGUE 0' BOTH YOUR HOUSES. conchAe with TUE HOLLY TREE INN. rorar, Ofl - Atte THEATRE. an:.l ',farmer, Mr. Alfred Wigan. TILLS EVRATT`q(I. nTILL WA PE g 3 RUN DEL. After vs - rich will be prodr.eal a N'evr and dencly-moral, though excessively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled :THE DISCREET PIIINCESS; 4r, tka Thme Glass Distaffs. I% which .llessrs. rrner7, F. Robson, H. Cooper, :Kiss Marston, aia Miss Masaell will appear, Lti.lLErs ROT At, AMPHITHEATRE. Lessen and Menarrer. Mr. Wm. Cooke. Extrhordinary Feat by the Elephants! nits EVENING, . The F.4. - rgiantic Equidrame called ROOKWOOD; or, TIYRPIWS WWI t. - YORK. After 7.111 Ch the ACTS in the ARENA. intraincing Miss Kate ("Nit:, Miss Emily Ocoke, Mr. John Cooke, &c. The sagacious Ele- Pbents will apdear, cue of whith will exectre the Incredib , e feat of ascending upon a narrow beard from the centre of the Ring to the top of pls.tferu, c:i the ata;e To conclude with IiARL‘',QUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON; 6r, the Seve,i Champions A Christendom. Box-of/fee omen from Eleven till Form. Stage Manager, Mr. W. an. Eqadstriau Director. Mr: W. Cooke, inn. EMMA STANLEY'S SEVEN AGES OF WIPSAN, Every Evening at 8, and on Saturdays at 3. P:7 , 1°,1110,0. by the nil/Intl:num' voice of the press, and by nightly .nereadus audiences, to be the Greatest Artlstical Triumph of the day• SAINT NARTIX'S II ALL, Long-acra. Area, h. ;lieServed Chairs, 23. &I. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRTDGE. nun DAY—lforn. 9 min. aft. s—Evening 26 min. aft. g TerMORROW—Morn. 46 win. aft. 6—Evening 2 min. aft. 7 THE WEITFIEEt—SuN OFFICE, JAN. 29. Tutiwomermn, IN THE', SHADX. 44 -highest, since noon yikstertlay. thi3 'morning and tiering the night. 38—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.79. Wm% N.W, by W,—Light, with fine, clear, frosty weather. We had a shower of snow and sleet yesterday afternoon, and rain in the evening. , . . Mei i" ------ V. / -(1r . 1 , 1. (i -- 47.4c'T: , - .7 , ' , A• ',..- - --? , - * - 1 ) ~w „ If• - _s - --.:,- - 4. 4. -- ~,. , c• A Id LONDON, TL'ESDA Y, JANUARY 29, 1856. -- _~__. We must again, even at the risk of repetition, emphatically warn the 'People of Great Britain against being betrayed:into the supposition that, because the Ausiriati Propositione have been accepted by Russia " - as,a project of preliminaries for negotiations for peace," that a definitive ar rangement---a satisfactory one is impossible under existing circumstances—must necessarily be ar rived at. There are many important, questions left in abeyance, - and we fear that the vagueness is not altogether undesigned. It is obvious, how ever, that Russia has many loopholes for evasions, by Which she con at any moment wriggle out of her engagements, .and greatly .etnbitter the con troversy. The proceedings at the Vienna Con ferences ehould convince us that no acceptance of eenditions will - be - held binding, if at any moment they should appear to be opposed to her peculiar interests. The acceptation of the " Four Points" was as " pure and simple" as those of the Austrian PropositAns, They were indeerl far more dis tinct, and unequivocal, for they were not referred to merely az " a project of preliminaries for ne gotiations for peace:" • In. the present instance the CZAR. has even mere urgent reasons for temporising than existed in January, 1855. There is a Russian loan on the lapis, and the prospeet of peace would obtain es far better price for the stock than if " war to the knife" had been proclaimed against the wishes of the German Powers. She has also sustained many serious reverses, and been greatly exhausted frem her- desperateend convulsive efforts to sweep lsack the tide of strife from her soil. Anything that could induce the Allied Powers to suspend or even slacken their preparations would be of immense advantage, especially as there would be no corresponding relaxation on her side. During the interval shecOuld recruit herdamaged finances, and obtain the much -required supplies of the materiel of war. •Bat,` far beyond all, she could dissension and diff e r ence be tween the Allies.. We believe that the attempt would be utterly fruitless, so far as the Western Powers are concerned, and also that Sardinia would pass through the ordeal sans pear et sans rPproelm ; hut there is' a quasi ally, one who uttered iiprave ords at the pridge," but who has rendered no aid to those for whom she professed unbounded friendship. A plausible excuse is all that is required to detach Austria, and the minor satellites whose motions follow in her wake, from their professed anx i e ty in favour of the Anti- Muscovite cause. Pretended concessions on the points where the interests of Germany are eon corned) and the alleged intention of maintaining t he 3o views, notwithstanding differences on other Points, wilbaehieve the object of keeping Austria quiet, and. makin g the (*man sword remain glued .to the ecahbeed. There are also the in numerable chances that they spring out of the chapter of accidents, from which the unscrupulous diplomacy of Ruseia e - • ay erive valuable assist- TkeY will he PreParntaed to turn a n y an d a ll of 'these to the best advage, and t h us obtain 'useful 'results from - rnattits, Which to all others must eventually tart! out ' " stale, flat, and un- ProEtable." We have, hoirever, fallen into the trap—have I,6en persuaded. t* play against notoriotls sharpers with "cogged dice:" 40d " mirked CAP is." Our THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY IRVENIrs“; JANUARY 29, 6. first duty must be to get out of the scrape in the best manner possible—the next to discover the "accomplices" who led us into the difficulty. When the facts are fully ascertained—when the secret wires that moved the puppets are laid bare, then the English people will know hdlit , to act, and that they will do so with inflexible firmness and reso lation may reasonably be anticipated. The im portant interrogatory, " Who is the traitor ?" must receive a distinct and categorical reply, and when the point is thoroughly investigated—when it has been sifted to the very dregs, the season of impunity will have for ever passed away. Within 48 hours from this time the representa tives of the British people will assemble to hear the 'Royal Speech inaugurating the forthcoming session. Something respecting the Ministerial intentions may be gleaned from the few grains of corn contained in ttte multitude of chaff. We shall doubtless be told of ' the favourable state of nego tiations, and the auspicious prospects of an endur ing peace. But Parliament must now judge fQr itself, and must iniist on ample materials to enable it to arrive at correct conclusions on the all-important topic. It is not merely that the Speech from the Throne, which practically contains the Ministerial programme, may be vague and uncertain, but points of the utmost magnitude and importance may be slurred over or altogether omitted. Last session the leading point was alto , gether omitted, and subsequent events proved, beyond the possibility of doubt, that it was no casual oversight. no trifling mistake, but a wilful and deliberate concealment on the part of Minis ters, who did all in their pewer to implicate their Royal Mistress in the transaction. The Foreign Enlistment Bill took the nation by surprise. The people had not time to express their disgust and indignation. It was hurried through both Houses, under the threat of a dissolution, if re sisted, as well as of significant hints as to the con sequences of preventing the Ministry from adopt ing the means necessary to carry on the War vigorously and efficiently. The Legislature yielded ; and what has been the result ? We have embroiled ourselves with the United States ; have had serious difficulties with other nations ; and what have we got in return for the prosecu tion of our officials ? TIIE GERMAN LEGION ! We have paid the tribute to Germanism, but have got little else in return for our expenditure, that would have obtained the services of a more numerous body of English, Scotch, or Irish troops. Now wa are to patch up a mock peace for the purpose of saving the unconscientious aggressor from the consequences that must follow another campaign, if carried on in earnest ) and the preparations for which already are far greater than those of the two preceding years. Will Parliament, will the country, endure this? We think not. They must at length take the matter into their own hands, and, despite the efforts of the irresponsible party who pulls the strings of the puppets in Downing-street, act as becomes men of independence and resolution. They are entitled to full infor mation on every point, and cannot consent to ab- dicate their functions on any ridiculous pretences, that their assertion of their unquestionable rights may endanger the negotiations. They may rest assured that a firm and unbending attitude wil not damage any I,oha Ale discussions, and that the nipping of all others in the bud will be the greatest possible benefit they can confer upon the Allied cause. Those disreputable relics of feudalism—the blood-stained Game Laws —are, as our readers will perceive, powerfully - assailed by "A Farmer" in another part of our present impression. The monstrous injustice of perpetuating so rank a pre serve of robbery, demoralisation, and oppression, has often been urged in our pages, and we natu rally hail with satisfaction the protest of our correspondent, as a member of the agricultural community, against it. The defenders of these atrocious laws have, with a perfectly legitimate effrontery, denied that farmers were sufferers by them, and farmers as a body have hitherto been too much under thumb to give the falsehood the thorough exposure it deserves. Henceforth, we trust, the agricultural community will labour zealously to bring the' question to an issue, openly when they may with safety to themselves, and secretly when they can do no better. The public have only to be enlightened by facts as to the operation of these nu-English laws to pro nounce ou them a well-merited doom. One notice• able feature in "A Farmer's" communication is the waste of fertile soil • occasioned by the preser vation of game—a waste altogether intolerable at a period when the price Of provisions is so high, and the poor are stinted in their daily bread. This is too important a matter to be overlooked —indeed it involves a consideration which alone is sufficient to cause the erasement of the Game Laws from the statute-book. The mushroom tyranny of Cockney Lords (as noisy and wide of their mark as their gun-barrels), practised in mosaic imitation of that of thelineal, at all events gentlemanly, inheritors of Norman privileges, calls loudly enough for repression ; but what should resist a fact like this, if fact it be, and "A Farmer" states Ire is.prepared to prove it, " that directly and indirectly the loss on cereal crop; one-fourth of the. , Pntire crops of the coml.- teg, besides the loss on turnips, and Swedee, and • other esculent crops, on whi c h game is most de structiva"—in other words, " the labouring man, losing one-fourth'of the produce of the country, is paying actaall?! 2d. per partern more for his bread Oil. account of Game Lam." Te not this mon strous ? " Aye," sighs the lad labouring at the treadmin for putting a stop to the depredations of a pheasant on his master's land, " monstrous. Tell it tie the parson that sent me here all for the love of— the Squire !" ICE ON THE AMERICAN COAST,—TiIe Baltimore American ,states that a number of vessels were ice-bound in Chonape ake Bay, and that the Crews could walk on it to the shot e. VESSELS OF WAR AT SAN JETAN.—Advices by the American,. :mail report the arrival at San Juan of the has beeann,,dmplie-ci united Btmtes frio•tte Potomac . Her Majesty's ships Arab and EepiPgic; ' were in the ort: ma ALF-11oLIDAy r: THE LAW.—The Lori Chancellor his lorishi, the law to for his sanction to obtain for j..ct. The co, : a ll 'era the half-holidays on Saturday., and promised inoznrae,nt. his best attention t 1 the sub. able to the Dim law judges are understood to be fav,:ur- A i n ; , i n u f sr t a h A STRAL 1. k T u d r ' t : ii ß a l n CU A LTlplAL COMPANY. —At a meet- 1 Itave a a cultu ra l Company, held yes terday, Mr. .1. H. iiresiding, the report was adopts3d. ( ;', 3nsiderable discu ssion,whowever, previously took place (#i i the management an os pacts of the un dertaking. , ri le groat po wer exercised Brown rigg, the sup er i n tendont in Austr a l a i n a4unaccom panied by any responsi ble check on the spot, ty Capt. e nely partial Auccess that has followed recent o p e ratio ns,appear to have induce( lan impression among the proprietors that some change )in policy is necessary. It is a lso !Nested that the ma chinery of the board in this countr su improved, i t being considered that the nurelajtslagrebe tors is top 1 4 rge, looking at the profits which have bee n derived t Nosn business. Although the property, includ ing the 1a , nd, agricultural stock, and collieries, is an. kncervied. ged t 4 I be valuable, the expenditure seems ex cessive, ; mud it has been recommended that the accounts shall in ' Oturc i. le presented in greater detail. The ex planatl: ) 0 Ot th 6 ' directors showed that they themselves are not i satisfied \ vith the ,results of operations, and it was at Med on theit.' behalf that plans are under conside ration . which, i t i s Oought, will improve the administra tion ' 4rl Australia. ~k.n3endrueuts, therefore, which had bee - - propo sed---one t'9 divide the surplu s o f profits ex h a _propo 1 sited in the balance- sweet, and another to appoint a e ornnaittee to co-operate with the board—were withdrawn, arid a hope was expressed Ana the next report would be i fovad more encouraging. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 28. His Reyal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel F. H. Seymour, left Windsor at 9 o'clock this morning and visited Aldershott camp. The Prince re turned to the Castle at a quarter before 4. The following visitors arrived this afternoon :—Earl and Countess Stanhope, Lord and Laiy John Russell, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. Wm. and Mrs. Cowper, the Right Hon. Thos. B. Macaulay, the Right Hon. T. Pemberton Leigh, Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, Major-General Sir R. Airey, and Major-General Dupuis, A dramatic performance took place at the Castle in the evening. A comedy, in three acts, by Mr. Tom Taylor, entitled "Still Waters run Deep," and a farce, in one act, by Mr. J. M. Morton, entitled " A Game of Romps," were selected, and the parts were filled accord ing to the following •programme " STILL WATERS RUN DEEP." Mr. Mr. GEeinoerrgye. C.iptain HawksleyVining. Mr. Potter John Mildmay , Mr. Alfred Wigan, Dunbilk Langford Mr. Coney. Markham Gimlet Jessop Mr. Franks. Servant Mrs. Mildmay Mrs. Hector Sternhold. • Mrs. A. Wigan. " A GAME OF ROMPS." Dr. Rhododendrum (Tutorto Julian) Mr. barley. Julian (Nephewt , rthe Marchioness) Miss Daly. 3 M I r re. F W M i ri l s t i t a li n e l w eP The Marchioness M. Jolivet (a Lawyer) Violet (her daughter) Miss M. Ternan. - Isabelle (her niece) Blanche (a young widow) Jeannette (waiting woman to the Marchioness) Miss Murray. Director Assistant Director The theatre arranged and the scenery painted by Mr: Thomas Grieve. About 8 &Omsk her Majesty the Queen and hie Royal Highness Prince Albert, with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and ether members of the Royal family, entered St. George's-hall, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting. The Queen and the Prince were accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Rirl arid Coun tess Stanhope, Lord and Lady John Russs!l, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley, Lady Fanny Howard, Baro ness de Spaeth; the Right Hon. William and the Hon. Mrs. Cowper; the Right Hon. Thomas B.... Macaulay, the Right Hon. T. Pemberton Leig.b, Admiral the Hon. R. S. Duridas, Sir James Clark, Major-General Sir Richard Airey, and Major-General Dupuis. The performances commenced on the entrance of her Majesty and the Royal party. The Queen's private band attended, and performed in the theatre. CO IVES, ISLE OF WIGHT.—Tan. 28, (ERO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) _ _ Mona lloasraN Pin Boxes.—Another despatch gun boat, the Lapwing, was launched by the Messrs. White on Saturday. She is a splen.lid vessel, 180 feet in length, 28 feet 7 inches in breadth, and measures 713 18-04 tons. A sister ship, to be called the Ring dove, is to be launched next tides. Four others (two gun-boats and two mortar-boats) are in a very forward state, arid are to be launched in March. There are more than COO hands employed in the yard, and they work by gas-light_ early and late, so much despatch is required to get these ships to sea within the contract time. These Russians must be regular gluttons if they are not more than satisfied with the quantity of shot and shell that we shall be in a situation to shower into them next summer. ARP UNION OF LONDON. A large engraving, by J. T. Willmore, A. R. A., from the celebrated picture by Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., and Sir Alguitus Ciallcott, R.A., entitled "Harvest in the Highland,," and intend e d f or su b scr ib ers to the above union, as just been published. It is admirably executed, and cannot fail to give satisfaction in all quar ters, where the love of art and of the wild and romantic in nature is to be met with. There need be little fear for of the prosperity of the union, so long as it offttrs, amongst its inducements to subscriptions, the certainty of receiving an engraving like this. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. The tide of success seems fairly to have set in at this theatre. Night after night, ever since the production of the pantomime, money has teen refused at the doors to a very considerable amount. die glorious pantomime of " Hey, Diddle, Diddle ; or Harlequin and the Seven Ages of Man," continues to increase in attraction each night of its representation. We never saw it "go" better than it did last evening. A great variety of new tricks have been introduced, and altogether so good a pantomime as " Hey, Diddle, _addle," has not been pro duced since the celebrated one of " Mother Goose." The Wednesday morning performances continue im mensely attractive. "", COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The " Wizard of the North," paUsing from the toil of enacting Rob Roy, revived last night his magical enter tainment, with a singular modification, as a prelude to the pantomime, After he had performed some of his best tricks—he was suddenly interrupted by Mr. Leigh Murray, who, stepping upon the stage, dressed in imitaticn of Mr. Charles Mathews, very cleverly imitated that excellent comedian in voice, air, and gesture. The " Wizard" feigned astonishment at the intrusion ; but Mr. Murray asserted that he was acme to rival him in the art of legerdemain, and performed several burlesque tricks by way of carrying his avowed intention into effect. He also recited as verse of the " Ratcatcher's Daughter," so as to make it an imitation of Mr. Charles Kean's style of declamation, and copied the " Wizard" himself in the character of Rob Roy. After a certain amount of badinage, verbal and practical, had passed on both sides. the true and the false conjurer embraced each other, and the curtain descended on their protestation of friendship. Tills medley of magic and mimicry is obviously in tended as a retort on the Great Gun Trick at Drury lane, in which Professor Anderson is imitated by Mr. Charles Mathews. On this account certain passages were construed into personal allusions by a large portion of the audience, who hissed lustily, while a still larger portion essayed to overwhelm the demonstration by shouts of applause. For our own parts, we do not see that either the original wrong or the retaliation need awaken any ill-feeling between the partisans of the two theatres, or that the work either of the J uvenal of Drury lane or the Persius of Covent-garden need be regarded as anything beyond a Christmas pleasantry, contrived for the purpose of developing an imitative talent. A CROW FROM THE DIGGINGS'. A facetious publication, on the model of the world renowned Punch, has recently made its p,opearance at the antipodes. It is entitled " The hlclGou>•ne Punch," and is published every Thursday in that rising metro polis. Tiiat a bantling, hardly a quarter old, should at. all rival his wide-awake papa in pitch of crow, or rollick / inz sagacity. humanity, and fun, was not to be expected; but we are happy to perceive that Ishmael has a touch of Abraham, and may pos-ibly before long prove him self worthy of a parental recognition. Punch, himself is apparently not more intolerant of humbug, though he assails it with greater skill and a keener and more polished weapon., We shall watch the progress of the bantling with the greater interest, because of the testi- Imlay his success will afford to the thorough nationality of his sire. Some of the illustrations in the number before us are tall of humour, and a promising vein of satire is discoverable in the letter-press. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon al the F3reigo-office. It was attended by all the Ministers ; an!l sat two how% On dit in the clubs that Sir Gscrge Gray is likely soon to resign the Hone Office in favour of the present At totney-General, Sir Alexander Cockburn: ' In this event S.r Richard Bethell would become Attorney. General, and the vacant Solicitor-Generalship would be conferred on Mr. Collier, QC., the able member for Plymouth. - It is also rumoured that Sir John 'Terris, the present Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, is to be raised to the, Upper 11011 , 4,3 with a life peerage, and to besucceeded on the bench by Sir Frederick Thesiger. THE LATE JOHN LALOR; ESQ.—It is with deep regret that we record the death of this gentleman, a distin guished ornament of the daily press of this country. Mr. La'or was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where his talent and wsidnity attracted much notice. He died on Sunday, at his residence at Hampstead. WEST MARIPOSA GOLD CoMPANY.—It is stated that a return of 4s. 61. per share is proposed to he made by the directors of the West Mariposa Gold Company, an.? that the maj.;rity of the scripholders are prepared to ac cept the amount. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—rhe dep•irturas from the port of London fur the Australian colonies dung the past week have cornnrised five vessels—three to Port Philip, one to New Zealand, and one to Hobart Town —with an aggregate capacity of 3,115 tons. The rates of freight exhibit scarcely any alteration. THE HAGUE.—A letter froth the Hague stafes that the King of the Netherlands, in an autograph letter which he wrote to the Emperor of Russia, to thank him fir sending him a commemorative medal of the Czar Nicholas, recommended his august relative to ac cede to the demands of the allied Powe,s. DEATH OF THE ROMAN CATHO9O BISHOP OF LIVER- Poor; —On Flidav morning the Right Rev. Dr. Browne, Roman Catholic Bishop, expired suddenly, at his resi dence, Catherine•street, Liverpool. The deceased cler gyman had been for a considerable period in a delicate state of health, and lately suffered much from rheumatic gout and affection of the chest and lungs, but neither by his medical attendants nor household was the melan choly event anticipated. Oa Wednesday evening he was in excellent spirits, and conversed freely with visitors, but at half past eight o'clock the following morning he was suddenly attacked by paralysis, and before medical 'advice could be obtained, although hie physicians were in immediate attendance, life was extinct, LIGLITS FOR . THE GUIDANCE OF V LSSELS. TEE ROYAL G T 11_41?IlEle, STEAMER. Dr. Scoresby bag addressed the following letter to the Secretary of the Underwriters' Association, Liverpool : " Royal Charter, Plymouth Sound, Jan. 26, 1356. " Sir, —The putting back of this sp!enilid ship is a circumstance which Kill necessarily produce surprise, and, perhaps, unfair comment. I think it my duty, therefore, as one of the passengers, and riot an unobservant one, to report, through the medium of the Liverpool press, the principal circumstances leading to and render ing, according to my personal judgment, our return both Judicious and essential. "The question of putting hack was brought to an issue by very heavy weather, encountered off the Bay of Biscay, and the condition of the passengers in the 'tweet'- , leeks. To two circumstances, as it seems t me, the in conveniences and evils requiring our return are clear'y traceahle, namely :-18t. Soule i,trange inadvertency or neglect about the water-ways' and gunwale, with 0',11,t smaller matters about time main deck, by reason of which, as soon as the sea•spisp began to fle nu boamd, the water poured down into the berths of the third aild second class passengers in extraordinary quantities ; and this, having no means of escao,g, accumulated arid washed about, to the g: ea; suffering and damage cf the occupants of the berths. " ziecondiy.—The circumstance of the ship having in advertectly been - far too heaiily loaded. From prudeetial motives, in respect to the ship's proper stability under canvas, several hundreds of t ons o f b a ll ast were dis tributed along the bottom of the hold, a full cargo, at the time, I nederstood net being at all expected. Too late, with reference to the time of sailing, for the re moval of what was now a dead-weight and encumbrance, cargo flowed in till the ship was fail. The consequen , !e was most unfortunate, the ship being sunk deeper in the water ,by two or three feet than her proper line of fi ia tatioe. Th e good quaiities expected from so fine a model in naval architecture were over ovll . phned, and the ordinary mariweabieness vastly injured. Tois latter iii advertency' necessarily rendered the ship wet on the main deck, and so became the caase of supply for tilt, leakaee there; and whilst ruining the ship's proper qualities for nautical evolutions, oeca-'ioned the scree, even when raised up to its place above the ordinar:, level of the water, to' be continually dipping, and the, interfering, by the pogitton of the oblique blitles, with the action of vthe rudder in st ering. "To my mind there appears no doubt that if the dead-weight, especially that which is at the two extremi ties of the ship, should fe, aed the defect,, about the gunwales made goad, that all the important clifficu!ties and evils wt.'.uld lie ri.titive , l, and I see 1,0 reason why the Royal Charter should not fully regain the reputation which, prospectively, had been attained, And, in supnott of this conviction, I may add, that het bu. , yancy and action asi a 'sea-b - .at were twist admir able, I might say splendid, rising above the formidable disadvantage of her deep loading, even in heavy weather, with high cross seas we encountered off the Bay of Biscay ; for, whilst her motions were singularly easy, she neither leaked below nor ever shipped a sea. "I will. just add, that painful and onerous al the step taken by Captain Boyce was, in putting back t..) this port, I am perfectly satisfied that a due re,eard for the health and safety of the-passengers, independent of other considerations, rendered this important decision impera-, tive—an ()Pinion, I 13:lieve, which is concurred in by all the passengers on board. Even the avoidance of the wear and tear of a westerly gale still blowing heavily, and which has already sent in here a finu clipper-ship with loss of spars, might well repay for the loss of time in putting back.— I am, sir, your obedient servant, _ " WM. SCORMY. " Thomas Court, Esq., Underwriters' RlOlll5, Liverpool." RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. Yesterday the standing orders were declared to be complied with in the following eases heard by the exa mining barristers, Messrs. Smith and May. CORK AND VOUGHAL RAILWAY.—To authorise the Cork and Youghal Railway to extend their line into Cork, the estimate of Mr. Brunel, the engineer, being 100,000/., including the purchase of the necessary pro perty. BANBRIDGE JuNCTION - TtliLwAY.-=-To increase the on capital from 40,0001, to 60,0001 , and to alter the name of the Banbridge, Newry, D iblin, and 13,1fa,st, Junction to that of the BAnbrid 4e, Ja-!cti,o Railway. ABERDEEN AND SCOTTISH MIDLAND JUNCTION RAIL WAYS AMALGAMATION.—T O unite these lines, to make arrangements as to capital, and arnong creditors, and to authorise station arrangement i with Perth an , i Dunkeld. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRPIRA4WAY.—Extension from SanbaCh to Warrington. NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY OF IRELAND.--To make a line from Strokestown to Castlebar, with power to Mid land Great Western to 'subscribe, the proposed capital be 320,000/. The standing orders were not complied with in some minor points, and its further consideration was adjourned to 4th of February. The other bills of a miscellaneous clilaracter were : London Dock Comoany.(for power to borrow or raise by additional stock 200,000/0; Colonial Rink (to extend the period limited for the exercise of the powers of the bank, and for power to issue 1/. notes in the colonies) Filey Waterworks (to su;, , ply Filey with water, and pur chase the gas works at a cost nt 6,0001. for the reser voirs, aqueducts, and pipes) ; Stockton and Middles. borough road and br;dge at a cost of 8.0001. ; Thames and Medway Rivers Conservancy ; Lambeth Water ; Southport Water; .Weymouth Gas ; Deeping Fen Drainage • tritoxeter Road ; Glasgow Court-houses and Piiblic-ofices, and Glasgow NEWS.—(i'his Day.) HAY MARKETS. smrrEirTELD.—Meadow hay, 414 s to 5 17 ; clove! ditto, 41 154 to 61 15s ; and straw. 11 4.: Od to 11 9s Od per 'Load. A. short supply, and a fair demand. 01714 BERLAND.—Aleadow hay, 405 s to 5' : clovx do., 4/ 15:i to 6! lds ; and straw, 115.3 to 1.1 10s per loaki. Trade firm. WHITECITAPn.—MoadOW hay, 4/ 43 to 5' IGg; clover .10.. 4 , 153 to 71 Oa; awl straw, I/ ti to 11 94 ►er load. A steady demand. COLONIAL, TEA,--An increased business has beau done, owing to the trade advices. Common Cougou has realised per 1,4 SUGAR.—Stocks being on' the increase purchasers have appeared cautious, an.l seliPrs have been willi ng t o a:ce pt previous rates for both colonial and foreign. The market it is expected will be well supplied, and rates am not likely to increase. The stocks of West India stgar in the East and West India Docks, up to last week, com prised 19,598 hogsheals, 1,501 barrels, and 4.594 tierces. COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon has been firm, and but few dealings have been entered into. Native has been inquired after, at 52s tld for good ordinary. RICE.— There hassen a very inactive market, and se veral parcels offered at previous rates have not- found buyers. ituit.—A brisk &mild has prevailed; and prices have rather improved, holders being very firm. The stock o: West India in the clacks is 21,547 puncheons and 4,910 hogsheads. TALLOW.----The market has again been very isactive, and prioes are barely maintained. P. Y.C. on the spcit,'sB3 ; spring, 51s awl 531 per cwt. TO THE EDITOR or THE SUN. SIR,—I observed in The San, of the 4th inst., a memo rial from the master marinir4 of the Tyne and port of Shields, addressed to the Lords Cominis , ionersof the Ad miralty, complaining of the inadequacy of the detection lights for the. guidance of vessels at sea, and praying for an alteration of the present regulations, which, they assert, do not only not prevent, but, on the contrary, increase the risk of collision. It would seem, from the heading of this memorial, that during the last two months, on the northeast coast of England, there had been an alarming increase of disasters, occasioning vast loss of property and of life. These gentlemen affirm the present light to be most unsatisfactory, and totally inadequate to the exigencies and necessities of vessels at sea. They, moreover, assert the single bright light, hoisted on all occasions on star board or port tack, running free or at anchor, to be a decided evil ; that it leads to doubt and uncertaiety ; and with it endeavouring to avoid collision, the means thus taken often lead t fatal results—the white light not indicating the position of the ship. In this view of the subject I petite concur; and, it is to me a matter of perfect surprise that, from the conthaued annual returns exhibiting such a sad and mournful loss of life and pro. perty, no vigorous and efficient measures have yet been taken to place our mercantile marine on a footing* of .safety, and to secure to it some of the advantiges which coloured signal lights have contributed to railroad traffic. The memorialists —men of intelligence and of great experience—have suggested to their lordships the hip. perative need of adopting coloured lightj, and enforcing their use at sea by all sailing vessels, as conducive to safety and the avoidance of collision. They judiciously suggest the use of the green light by ships rn the stn.- board, and red on the port tack, and a white light with the wind free. Su far well ; but the idea that a ship at anchor should exhibit a yellow light I think had better be omitted, and two white lights hoisted in lieu. the white light will often be found to assume a vivid dark or whitish yellow, as the weather may be with or without moisture. After a vast deal of thought and years' experiments on coloured lights at sea, I hive arrived at the o pi e i on that white, red, and green are the only colours whicit ever will be made available as signal lights ; and after two years at Portsmouth under a comnittee of naval officers, arid one summer at sea under Admiral Curry, when coloured lights and lenses were fully tested in various forms, and at every conceivable working distance, I conclude ; from the results then obtained, that neither ships of war nor merchant ships ought to be without coloured night signals, as it is fully proved that the same facilities are afforded with lamps by night as flags give by day. _ - At the close of these . expriments, I suggested the idea, and submitted to their lordships, the plan of a tri coloured semi-eircuLr lens light, the white of which should spread over n o many degrees right ahead, aml the green and red with an equal spreading, indicating port and starboard tacks. A light so constructed I think ought to be carried and enforced on everyship,. yacht, ketch, boat, and hoy, whilst in sight of land ; and this is, if I mistake not, that for which the memo rialists pray, as a measure likely to benefit the wholc mercantile mrrine.—l am, &:-., MITCHEL THOMSON, Surgeon, R.N. H.M.S. Royal William, Harnosze, Jan. 25th, 185 G. risen. LATEST NEWS. BERLIN, JAR. 28. The participation of in the neotia- tions for peace and the conferences is considered almost certain, France having renounced its op- po3ition, and England &lone still raising some difficulties. HAMBURG, MONDAY'. A. royal decree just issued at Stockholm orders the ithant ,, liate rai3iug of 550,000 dollars banco for military purposes, on the extraordinary ere. dit voted last year for the defence of the king. dom. MARSEILLES, JAN. 27. The llydaspe has just arrived with ad vices from Constantinople of the 1 t la. The conferences for the organisation of the Principalities have been suspended, in consequence of Lord Redcliffe hav ing declared that he wautQd instructions on the subject. The other conferences, having for ob ject the emancipation of the Rayahs and the col lective protectorate, still continue. It is said ill:it French, EngHA, and Austrian troops will continue to oc...upy the north of Turkey, in order o securo the execution of the treaty. Prince Calliinaki will carry the result of the conferences to Vienna. lu the affair of the Tunisians, it having been found that there was no premedita- tion, ten of the soldier 3 have been simply found guilty of assault. There) is nlthing in the shape , :)f political news at CJnstautinople. Tito wea- leer continued 6evere, with a good deal of to W. According to the accounts from Constantinople, it is in contemplation to send Ahtnet Vesitz to Teheran as Turkish Ambassador, iu order to ar- .tinge the differences which have arisen between Persia and Great Britain. Accounts have been received from Trebiz )nd to the Bth, but they are without interest. Letters from Athens to the 1811 represent affairs in that capital under a more favourable aspect. King Otlio is giving brilliant fetes, to which the officers of the expedi- tionary corps are invited. His Majesty is said to he inclined to make many useful reforms. A fete it is said, to be given to IlizA The 11,orptiau division, which had been senf to Erzroutn, has been obliged to return to Trebi- z.)nd, after having suffered very severely frJni the weather. Thu cholera has bnilten out at Trebi- zond, and the sick are sent to Sinope. .Areukli Paella has bien selit t.► E:z.rouni to organist) the defence of that place, which now contains a bar- rison of 20,000 men. General Williams has left for Moscow, where he will remain prisoner. The neighbourhood of Smyrna has been at length cleared of the brigands who have for so long in- 'ested it. The Greek Chambers have passed a iw raising the duty on corn brought from the Danube to Greece, and reshipped fur the west, from 1 per cent, to 5 per cent. BERLIN, kN. 27. General Gortellak.off trrive..l a S.. Petersburg. on the 24th. Ctptain de Btneh has delivered to the Emperor Alexarni‘a au autograph letter from the King of Prussia. It 1118 again become doubt ful whether Awcria, and Ptu:;giia will immediately ~ loine to an understanding on a proposition rela tive to the acceptance of the conditions of peace be submitted to the Germanic Diet, in cone- fence of some frsli tlinronee3 which have MADRID, JAN. 2G. The : Cortes Lave terminated the discussion on the ensemble of the electoral bases. The, Co- vermneut has demanded authorisation to preseur an organic law relative to civil enap.oy64. The gazette publishes a decree opening the Tribunal of the Rota, , which was closed last year. The disturbances at Valencia have been put down. The Gazette contradicts the statement of arrests having taken place at Cuba. THE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, JAN. , 14. The demolition of the docks proceeds. On Satur day 'the side of one was blown in. There were 11 mitres ; and 8,000113. of'powder were employed. At about half-past 1 o'clock the fuse was lighted, and the engineer officers ascended the high ground in rear of the docks to await the explosion. Owing to the mistake of a subordinate officer in charge of the wires, three of the mines were let off prema turely: Five minutes elapsed, and then the others exploded, ant all of them quite simultaneously, but in very rapid succession. .The effect was most satisfactory. To reconstruct what was overthrown would give more trouble than to build a new dock, for the removal of the p`euderouS rubbish would of itself be an Herculean labour. The quantity of powder used would suggest the idea of a prodigi ous explosion, fragments flying big r into- the air, and strewing the hind around ; but it' m us t b e re membered that the force of these mines is di rected laterally, and its first apparent effect dis appoints'ekpectation. It is only when the smoke clears away, and one beholds the huge masses of granite that hav6 been riven from their beds, that one forms a just idea of the power applied. At the inometrt of the explosion, however, some blocks of very respectable size were seen flying through the air, in a directiotk, fortunately, where their fall was innoctions. Amid and within the grey smoke a dust-4ird appeared. There was a tremulous mo tion of the ground, and some stones fell off the dock yard wall. T4e engineer officers were highly satis fied with the effect produced. Few spectators were there, for it is never known beforehand, with, any degree of certainty, When_ these explosions aro to take place. A few- French officers were present, some of them with a photographic apparatus, to catch the effect of the explosion. Tire Russian batteries were silent. Shortly after the explosion, a few shots were tired ; but they were chiefly di rected at the French part of the town. For the last few days the 'Russian fire has been very slack. They have probably found out that they merely 'wasted their powder and shot. The destruction of the docks will not be completed before the end of the month. Within less than 48 hours we have gone the round of the seasons. Saturday was a summer day. AA noon, in the hollow of the Woronzoff-road and in the Karabclnaia the sun was, without exaggeration, hotter than would be considered altogether p!easant in any season but winter The breeze wai soft, the afternoon balmy and beautiful. Sunday was usbered in by beavfrain, a reguhr Crime a n tor rent, plashing down upon our hut roofs, soaking our tents, penetrating our stables, and saturating our shivering horses. Some time after nightfall .the rain was extthaaigecl for snow, and then it froze, the wind having veered round to the north. This morning the thermo Meter stood at 11° Fahrenheit —2l° below freeling point, and a variation of 43° within about 24 hours. It is now afternoon, and bitterly cold. • JAN. 15. The cold continues, but the wind has abated. FRANCE: PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The Emperor yesterday received in private, audience Mehernmed. Djeinil Bey, Ambassador Extraordintiryind Plenipotentiary of the Ottoman Porte, who presented to his Imperial Majesty a letter from the Sultan, expressing thanks for the i Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. Mehemmed 1 Djemil Boy aft erwar d s presented to the Emper o r Brigadier G e n e r a l Sefer Paella, Commander of the Tarkish Cavalry at Eupatoria. The Emperor and Empress also received yestr day several foreigners, who were presented to their Imperial Majesties by the Ministers of Prussia, Austria, Brazil, Sardinia, the Netherlands, and Wurteuiberg. His Excellency Lord Cowley, the British Ambassador, presented the following per sons :—Captain Lucas, Major and Mrs. Cockburn, Mr. Osborne Dalyell, Mrs. and Misses Cockerell, Mr. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, Miss Byrne, Mrs. James and the Misses Farrell, Mrs. Thomas Farrell, Mr. Lsveson. The subjoined were presented by the Minister of the United States :--Mr. and Mrs. Bronson, Mr. and Mrs. Butterfield, Miss Julia Ann May, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Murphy, and Miss Murphy, Mrs. Owen Murphy, Mr. Robert Murphy, Mr., Mrs., and Miss J o n es ,, M r . W. S. Valentine, r. and Mrs. Stevens, Mr. L. G. Howard. The Monitesr publishes a formal declaration of the Court of Accounts, to the effect that after exa mining all accounts, books, and vouchers, it finds that the general accounts of the public expenditure in 1854, presented by the Administration of l'i- name, are correct. BOURSE Jail. 28, Two o'clock.--A rise of t;', in the English Funds has not prevented the Frcuch Threes from remaining heavy, owing to the high rate of interest for the continuation to the end of next mouth, the report being at 80c. and 85c. The Threes have varied from 691. 250. to 691. 35c.• The Railroad and other shares are stationary. Half-past Three.—The market was more buoyant at the end of the day, and Borne large purchases were made. The following are the last quotations Cash. . fr. e. End of Waal. per Cents c4 i O —f. —c. 3 per Cents 69 25 69 65 New Loan 7O 10 Bank Shares 3260 Roman Credit Mobilier l 455 A.ustrian Belgian Five 5........ 93:) Spanish Threes Piedmontesi (5) ..... , 87 -- flame Debt AALW A Yii—roß Gant ,T. Urbana •..... C. 1200 Western c 798 75 Northam .. . 9'•o Strasburg Lyons Mediterranean 1332 50 Grand Central 597 50 Lyons Geneva - Teste Cette 707 30 Austrian C0m....... 823 RUSSIA. A letter from -St. Petersburg of the 19th instant, iu the Debate, says :—" Since the departure of the allied squadrons, all the gun-boats which were ,built during last year at Biorneborg have been able to cross over to Abo, and nearly 200 of them are now there. After the loss of Bomarsund, it has been found necasary to give more attention to Abo, which is thought to be in a state to replace that fortress. Since the pre sent war such new experiments have been made in the art of fortifications, and the prompt fall of Bo inarsand has raised such serious doubts as to the resistance which an isolated fortress can offer to the present means of attack, that the old plan of establishing an advanced post on the islands of Alaud has, it is said, been given up, and a fortress will be built in its stead ou the coast of Finland. Abo would doubtless be the best point for that ob ject, particularly if there be comprised iu the for tified line the small islands close to the shore, and which prevent the approach to it at the same time as they bar the passage into the Gulf of -Bothnia. It would be a great error to suppose that Russia has renounced the idea of making herself one- of the great maritime Powers. The Construction of vessels is going on with great activity at Arch angel and at Nicolaieff, and if the present war should completely ,close the Black S ea -t o R uss i a , the greatest efforts _would be made to create a for midable navy in the north." Another letter from St. Petersburg of the same date, in the Constitution:net, says I have al ready given you a corre c t vers i on o f w h at took place on the 16th at the winter-palace. Others may perhaps ernhellish the recit a l an d te ll you that the Emperor Alexander 11. summoned to him on that day his privy councillors Prince Menschikoff, Or loff; Count de Nesselrode, and the Grand Dukes, but any 'statement 'of that ki n d you anay collaider as apocryphal ; the Emperor sent for no one, ex cept the Count de. Nesselrode, M. de Semawine, and M. de Fonton, and he only sent for them to make known his irrevocable deeieion e and to order them to transmit it to Vienna and to Count Valen tine Eaterhazy. In such circumstances, it may be well understood that there was no advice to be given and still less any discussion to enter into. The Sovereign gavna formal order ; the great•dt nitartes of his empire. bowed the head and obeyed, and that was all they had •to do. As to the members of the Imperial family, they knew nothing of the affair before the personages I have just mentioned. But lam Wrong to say so, as one alone, the Empress Maeia, knew beforehand of the decision of her august consort, and that was very natural, since it was owing in a great measure to her influence that , the decision was come to. In addition to the recommendations of her Majesty, Prince Gortschakoff was constantly sending de spatches of the "nest alarming character, and which invariably terminated with such phrases as this : I foresee the most serious complications for us if we continue the war ; I entreat your Majesty to adhere to the conditions proposed ; the whole of Europe declares against Russia.' What could the Czar do in the face of such manifestations ? Russia has, doubtless, too long entertai ne d a b e li e f t h a t Germany, without being ostensibly with her, would remain in a state. of neutrality propitious to her designs. The speech of the Emperor of the French, however, soon dissipeted that illusion, and' placed the real state of affairs in its proper point of view. Germany had nothing to gain by the coneiuuauce of , be war, but on the contrary had much to lose, for the war disturbed the balance of power in Europe, checked commerce, and might from the very for_e of circumstances suddenly change its scene of action, and, becoming general, advance towards the centre of Europe. Hanover, Saxony, Bavaria, and Austr a, either together or separatly, apps fled to the gene rous sentiments of the Emperor of Russia, and the latter was able to coMpreeend that his refusal Would' put an end to all the sympathy of those nations for him, would isolate Russia, and compel her to return within her natural limits. The pre sent Czar is an intelligent man, and he compre hended this immense daner. Besides—and I cannot too often repeat this fact—he has, in addi tion to the polidsal tact which is one of the d s -Unctions of his character, a most excellent heart. All reasonable menare unanimous in the conviction that his humane feelings strongly influenced his late decision: You- will find the traces of this kindness in all the acts of the Emperor, whether public or private. The Czar has; always been badly informed on affairs touching the internal interests of his em pire.; and as to his ignerance of external mattere, lean give you the following as a proof of it,- vouch ing for the iLtithenticitysof what I .write :—Baron de Seebach, as I have already told y' oi, is On the best terms with all t;ie member" of the Imperial family. Ha was Much liked by the late Emperor, and was, I believe, a Schooltellovrof the present possessor of the throne ; at all events the latter has alweys shown him the- mbat marked attention. As soon, therefore, as M. de Ssehach arrived here in Decem ber last, the Emperor received him, and cxpreS , ed to hi nt his gratitnde for the .friendly at t ent i on whicti he had paid to Russian i n t erests at Paris. After au interchange of the most affectionate senti ments, the Czar naturally brought on the tapis the ques ti on of the •conflict between Russia and the Westein Powers, and mid in the most serious man ner, The war •,s popular in Rus,is ; the nobility, the clergy; and the people desire it, and I therefore cannot atiseontiime it, however strongly I may feel iii favour of peace. • Besides, I know that Flance and England have been compelled to make so many sacrifices .to, support the war that their resource: areexaateeted, amid neither one nor the other if those. Powers can, :next spring, flirnish an army and a fleet l'-ufficialitly strong to force rue to submit to peace on' the conditions which are now proposed to me.' Ido not guarantee the exact words made use of by the Emperor,' but such certainly was Isis deep-rooted conviction, and so strongly was he im pressed with the idea that it required • all the elo quence of M. de Seebach, and two. or three ling conferences in which the most indisputable facts were brought l'orward by him, to make the Cs tr comprehend thattsia this particular he was corn. pletely in error -that France and Rigl,n h, far from being exhausted, were at this mou.ent pre paring the most formidable armaments, that heir sacrifices had barely commenced, and that if th y wanted money the peoPle . of those two countries were ready to offer their wealth and all their able bodied men, s o s t rong i s th e f ee li ng of patriotism in both countaies: It may be thus seen how truly' the Itastowzoffe, the Orlola, and their satellites have repreiented matters to their Sovereign." 'Re same letter adds:--" Th e c h o lera, which has never . . entirely left us, has again, I regret to say, increased in violence, and a number of fatal cases have lately occurred here." PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin, of the 251, in the Consti tutionnel, says :—" Accounts from Vienna state that the Emperor Alexander his addressed a nio t friendly l& ter to the Emperor of Austria on Cie existing negotiations, and expressing a decided wish for the early re-e3tahlishmeut of peace. - It is said that the Emperor Alexander has expressed, the desire that the contents of his letter should' be connnunicated to the Emperor apoleon. This cOMinunicatieif having taken place, the Em; peror of the French is said to have addremed - turn a very friendly letter to the Emperor Francis Joseph, and it is added that the latter" has com municated it to the Court of St. Petersburg. The Nuremberg Correspondent has a letter from Vienna, of the 22d, which says :—" The questions relative to the armistice are so far advanced that Austria's proposal of establishing it for three months has been approved of by the Courts of St. Petersburg and Paris. The consent of Eng land is daily expected. That of France was brought here by Viscount Choty." The same letter adds "In consequence of the late pacific turn, which affairs have taken, the army of occupation in the Principalities will be reduced in a few weeks by the departure of the major portion of Count Coro nini's corps for the Austrian territory. A division of three regiments under Count Pear will, alone remain." A letter from Berlin, of th e 25th , i n the Cologne Gazette, says - i—" The developments giVen by Eng land to the sth point were set forth in detail in a despatch sent to Vienna. This despatch was com municated to Count Buol with a request that ha would make known the views and intentions of England at St. Petersburg. Count Buol referred on the subject to the general indications given in his despatch of the 16th." The Post Arnpt Gazette contains a letter from Berlin, of the:2sth, which says :—" The trial of Dr. Vehse, before the 4th Chamber of the Berlin Tribunal, has terminated in hi s con d emnat i on to six months imprisonment. The Court has, inore ,. - over, ordered the suppression of the pages 49 and 50 of the third volume of ' History of the small German Courts,' which contained the calumny on Duke William of Mecklenburg. The condemned has renounced all appeal, and has commenced undergoing his sentence. " AUSTRIL (Prom the Timer Correspondent.) VIENNA, Jan. 25.—The. great question of the day still is—" Will England agree to the prelimi naries of peace as tkey now stand, or will she be fore she signs insist on a more precise wording of the fifth proposition ?" It Was yesterday related in diplomatic circles that the British Minister at this Court had received a despatch from his Government "containing news unfavourable to the cause of peace," hut Count Buol and M. do Bourqueney still maintain that the British Cabinet cannot, and indeed will not, persist in refusing to attach its signature to a docu ment which, although drawn up in 'Vienna, tiF as revised and corrected in London., . The signa ture of the preliminaries of peace by England is a matter which concerns France rather than Aus tria, as you will at once perceive by the following brief account of what formerly took place between the three Powers in respect to them. This Govern ment being aware that it did not enjoy the full confidence of British statesmen, forwarded its pro positions to Paris. From that city they were, aftet having- been slightly modified, sent to London, where some important changes and additions were made. After a complete understanding had been esta blished between the British and French Cabinets, the latter sent back the revised propositions to the Austrian Government, at the same time stating that they would be accepted by England and France, if previously unconditionally accepted by Russia. The language recently employed by - a French diplomatist, when the matter was men tioned in his presence, ran thus t-;--" The preposi• tions were so thoroughly discussed by the English and French Governments before they were sent back to Austria, that both Powers are.morally bound to consider them conditions of their own making." . . A letter from Constantinople of the 14th, in the Austrian, Correspondence, say s :—"The import duties on corn and flour bare been suppressed for three months in consequence of the high price of provisions. Some snow fell to-clay. The Austrian steamer Taurus has left for the mouth :of the Salina." The Emancipation of Brussels says We red ceive from Vienna an important communication, the signification of which will not escape reflecting men. France and England believed that Brussels weuld be the best place for the approaching peace negotiations, and diplomatists already began . te, consider the capital o f B e l g i um as d est i ned to gm? • its name to the treaty about to he concluded. This choice was'agreed to by the Emperor Napoleon. But it has been ascertained at Vienna that the Eni• peror Alexander preferred Paris to any other town, in order to arrive more quickly at a satisfactory couclusioti, and to give a new proof of the esteens which he entertains for the Sovereign of France. Negotiations .will accordingly take place at Paris." RUSSIAN ACCEPTANCE OF THE AUSTRIAN PROPOSALS. The following is a translation of the circular issued by the Russian Government to its diploma tic agents, in which it announces the acceptance of the Austrian proposals. This document is dated St. Petersburg, Jan. 19 : " Public opinion in Europe has been strongly.ex cited by the intelligence that propositions of peace concerted between the Allied Powers and Austria had been transmitted to St. Petersburg through the intervention ;of the Cabinet of Vienna. " Already, the Imperial Cabinet, upon its side, had made a ptep .in the path of 'conciliation, by pointing out; in a despatch hearing date the 11th (231) of December, • putlished i n a ll th e f ore i gn journals, the sacrifices which it was prepared to with a view to the restoration of peace. " This twofold a proceeding proved the existence on either side of a desire to profit by the compurd sory cessation imposed by the rigour of the season on the military operations, in order to respond to the unanimous wishes which were everywhere manifested in favour of a speedy peace. "In the despatch cited above the Imperial Go vernment had taken for basis the four points of guarantee admitted by the Conferences at Vienna, and had prop. sed, with regard to the third point, —which had alone led to the rupture of the Con ferences,—a solution which differed rather in form than in substance from the one put forward at that epoch by the Allied Powers. "The - propositions transmitted to-day by the Austrian Government speak of the same fundamen* tal proposition—that is to say, the neutralisation of the Black Sea by a direct treaty between Russia and the Porte to regulate by commonagreinnen* the number of ships of war which each of the acl, jacent Powers reserves the right of maintaining for, the security of its coasts. They only differ appre ciably from those contained in the despatch of the 11th (23d) of December by the proposal. for tying the frontier _between Moldavia and,Bessara- 1 , big, in exchange for the places on the Russian.ter 'ritory in the actual occupation of the enethy. . "Lois is not the place to inquire if these ;propo sitions unite the conditions necessary for insuring the repose of the East and the security of Europe, rather than those of the Russian Government.. It' is sufficient , here to establish the point, that at last an agreement has been actually arrived at on many of the fundamental bases for peace. "Due regard being had to this agreement, to the ,wisheEttnanifested by the whole of Europe, and te the existence of a c o aliti on th e tendency of which was every (lay to assume larger proportion's, and, considering the sacrifices which a protraction of . the war imposei upon Russia, the Imperial Govern ment has deemed it its duty not to delay by, Races-. sory discussions a work the success , of which would respond to its heart-felt wishes. • " It has, in consequence, just given its adhesion to . the propositions transmitted by the Austrian Governinent as a project of preliminaries for .nego tia antis for peace. "By the energy of its attitudeinen a m the face of formidable coalition, Russia has easur:giv 'of thu sacrifices which she is prepared to make to defend her honour and dignity ; by this act of mo deration the Iniperial Government gives at the. same time a new proof of its sincere desire to arrest the effusion of blood, to conclude a struggle so grievous to civilisation and humanity, and to re store to Russia and to Europe • the bleesings of peace. " It has a right to expect that the opinion of all civilised nations will appreciate the act." ANOTHER DEFUNCT NEWSVAPER. --. The Narami Examiner, a newspaper published in Newcastle-ona(yne, which tried a twin, -a-w ee k c h eap issue and did net suc of ceed,his read expired ers on Friday. The editor, in taki ng f arewe ll Ys We beg to. i n f orm u!scr sub scribers ,sa and friends that the present number closes the publication of the Northern Examine?: Since the issue of its first number, in M a y, 1854 , t h e repeal of the stamp duty has caused an immense number of publications to spring up on all sides of us, to the great pecuniary . jury and detriment of themselves and the previousf"- existing journals. We confess that we have ne desk, to ruin ourselves in the present race of competition ; and,: accordingly, w e ref i re from the Contest. We have bee* also induced t o take this step in a great measu re ow i ng to the above cause, and also the present impossibility of any local paper of less than 10 years' standing paying its way in Newcastle, where there are now no less than eight new papers published during the week. Adver• tisers cannot be expected to give their aemounceteehts to every paper.; and tke result is, th a t- those wirer• tisements which would support four will not suppod eight newspapers ; consequently, many of them must Sot carried on at a great pecuniary less to their proprieterip, IVe are neither able nor willing to do so in our owl; ease ; and the more especially as we have too much refs, — •son to complain of the miserable pretexts made use sif . by many persons who have done business with us to postpone, and riltiMately to avoid isiramat Attogethec of our just demauds," tl tl ti Stc pei Stc 20, Po; Ce l 3p Cel ti ol of do t hhil rise the are 13 R] tau] pt Pe Nevi Lon i bat Indi India klonE Bra: Grel at r • Pert , D 'Poit Russ 4;(1 • Spi t D. TUrl D. tut Peru ~- I I I