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

THEATRE ROYAL, GOYENT.GARDEN. TAssee. Mr. d. 11. Anderson. via EVENING, WHAT DOES HE WANT ? Frinciral characters by Professor AnderAon and Mr. Leigh Murray (his second appearance). To conclude with the gorgeous pantomime of YE BELLE ALLIANCE. Clown, Mr. Flezmore ; Pantaloon, Afr. Barnes; Harlequin, Mr. C. Brown ; and Columbine, Miss E. Home. 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 tlatat moved the puppets are laid bare, then the English people will know how to act, and that they will de so with inflexible firmness and reso lution may reasonably be anticipated. The im portant interrogatory, " Who is the traitor 7" 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. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Levee. Mr. E. T. Smith. THI3 LVENDTO, TILE fIItEAT GUN TP.ICIE. After which, HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE; or, Harlequin King lionsonia end the Seven Ages of Man. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA.RICET. Under the Management of Mr. BUCICStOI2O. THIS EVENING, THE BEAUX' ST EAT JOBS!. After which the New Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled Tae BUTTERFLY'S BILL AND TIIE GILISSIIOPPER'S FEAST; or, Ha!'again and the Genius of the SPring. 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 the 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 for itself, and must insist 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, butpoints 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 dosibt, that it was no casual oversight, no trifling mistake, but a wilful and deliberate concealment on the part •f Minis ters, who did all in their power 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 ? Tux GERSIA.N 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 we are to patch up a mock peace for the purpose of saving the unconscientioue 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 is 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 will ROY kr, PRINCESIWS 'THEATRE, OXFO2D-9TREKT. Cradar the Management of Mr. Csaatsai TAIL EVENING, KING HENRY THE EIGNITIL Queen Katharine, Ws. C. glean; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. After which, SIARLEQUIN AND VIZ 114:ID AND TEM MAGPIE ; or, the Fairy Paradloa and Hanky rooky, Ike Enchanter. harlequin. Mr. Cormacic; Clown, Mr. Milne; Pantaloon, Mr. Panto ; and Columbine, 3(1%.5 Caroline Adams. THEATZE ROYAL ADELPRT. roprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Dlreztres% Xadame Celeste. TILES EVENING, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. After which, • URGENT PRIVATE AFFAIRS. To conclude wit 4 ACK ArniTIZE BEAN EMMA or, Harlequin and Muill.r • Goose at Some Again. In which Messrs. 3. Bland. P. Redforl. Madame Celeste, Mies Windham, and Miss E. Arden well ap,eat. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING DEEDS NOT WORDS. To conclude with A PRINCE Or PEARLS; or, garlevin and Tame Shore. ROYAL FITHAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr: Payne. THIS EVENING, KATE WYNSLEY. Followed by THE ROMANTIC WIDOW. After which, A PLAGUE 0' ROTH YOUR HOUSES. To conclude with THE HOLLY TREE INN. ROYAL OLYIEPIC THE.ITRE. Lessee and llan.tser, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING. STILL WATERS RUM DEEP. After which wilt he produced a New and doubly-moral, though excessively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled, THE DISCIMKT PlttlsVLlFltig; or, the Three Gime Distaffs. In which Menem Emery, F. Robson, 11. Cooper, Mice Illaratoa, and Miss Masked will appeir.- ♦3TLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATItZ. Lessee and lkianazer. Sir. Wm. Cooke. Ertrsordinary Teat by the Elephants! THIS EVENING. The Romantic Equldraaie called ROOKWOOD; or, TIIRPIN"3 RIDE to YORK. After which the ACTS in the ARENA. introducing Ins, Kate Cook, Miss Emily Cooke, Mr—John Cooke, &c. The sagacious Ele phants will appear, one of which will execute the incredible feat of ascending upon a narrow board from the centre of the Ring to the top of a high platform ou the stage To conclude with ill RM.:QUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON; or, the Seven Champions of Christendom. Box-or Ace open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Eqttestrien Director. Sir. W. Cooke, jun. EMNIA STANLEY'S SEVEN AGES OF WOMAN, Every Evening at R. and on Saturdays at 3. ?ronouncel by the unanimous voice of the prose, and by nightly .acreasing audiences, to be the Greatest Artlatical Triumph of the day. _ _ 'SAINT MA.ItTIN'i' HALL, Long-acre. Area, Is.; Ite3erved Chaim ?a. (;(1. MOH WIPER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tag DAY—Morn. 9 min. aft. s—Evening 26 min. aft. 6 To4-Moßnow—Morn. 46 min. aft. 6—Evening 2 min. aft. 7 not damage any bona fide -ditiCilssions, and that the nipping of all others in the bud. will be the greatest possible benefit they can senior 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 elmmunity, 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 enlightene,l by facts as to the operation of these xm-English laws to pro- nounce on 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 the lineal, 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 he is prepared to prove it, " that directly and indirectly the loss on cereal crops is oneloiirth of the entire crops of the coun try, besides the loss on turnips, and Swede; and other esculent crops, on which game is most de structive"—in other words, " the labouring man, losing one-fourth of the produce of the country, is paying actually 2d. per quartern more for his bread on account of Game Laws." Is Not this mon strous ? " Aye," sighs the -lad labouring at the treadmill for putting a stop to the depredations of a pheasant on his master's land, " monstrous. Tell it to the parson that sent me here all for the love of—the Squire !" ICE ON THE AMERICAN COAST.—The Baltimore American states that a number of vessels were icebound in Chesapeake Bay, and that the crews could walk on i t to the shore. ITEssus or WAR AT Salr JUAN. —Advices by the American mail report the arrival at San Juan of the United States frigate Potomac. Her Majesty's ships Arab and Eapiegle were in the port. HALF-HOLIDAY IN THE LAW.—The Lord Chancellor has been applied to for his sanction to obtain for the law and lawyers the half-holidays on Saturdays, and his lordship has promised his best attention to the sub ject. The common law judges are understood to be favour able to the movement. AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COXPANY. —At a meet in" of the Australian Agricult ura l Company, held yes terday, Mr. J. H. Ravenshaw presiding, the rep ort was adopted. Considerable discuseien, however, previously took place on the management and Prospects of the un dertaking. The great power exerc ised by Capt. Brown rigg, the superintendent in Australia, unaccompanied by any responsible check on the spot, and the merely p ar ti a l success that has followed recent operations, app ear to have induced an impression amonz, the proprietors that some change in policy is necessary. It is also suggest e d that the machinery of the board in this country may be improved, it being considered that the number of direc tors is too large, looking at the profits which have been derived from business. Although the property, includ ing the land, agricultural stock, and collieries, is ac knowledged to be valuable, the expenditure seems ex cessive, ' and it has been recommended that the accounts shall in future be presented' in greater detail. The ex planations of the directors showed that they themselves are not satisfied with the results of operations, and it was stated on their behalf that plans,are under conside ration which, it is thought, will improve the administra tion in Australia. Amendments, therefore, which had been proposed—one to divide the surplus of profits ex hibited in the bclanee-sheet, and another to appoint a committee to co-operate with the board—were withdrawn, and:a hope was expressed that the next vport ?mull b.., (mai wort encotragici, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1856. LIGIITS FOB TUE Ca7IDANCE OF V_ESSELS, LATEST NEWS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I observed in The Suit, of the 4th inst., a menie rial from the master mariners of the Tyne and port of Shields, addressed to the Lords Corn missionersof the Ad miralty, complaining of the inadequacy of the detection lights for the guidance of vessels at sea, mad 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. ...-•--• --..1101.,..,.--....--.... BERLIN, JAL 28. The participation of Prussia, in the negotia- tions for peace and the conferences, is considered almost certain, France having renounced its op position, and England alone still raising som e d ifficultios. It would seem, from the heading of this memorial, that during the last two months, on the north•east 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 Pinglo 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 uncertainty ; and with it endeavouring to avoid collision, the means thus taken often lead to fatal results--the white light not indicating the position of the ship. In this view of the subject I quite concur; and it is to me a matter of perfect surprise that, from the continued 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 advantages which coloured signal lights have contributed to railroad traffic. HAMBURG, MONDAY. A royal decree just issued at Stockholm orders the immediate raising of 550,000 dollars banco for military purposes, on the extraordinary cre dit voted last year for the defence of the king dom. MARSEILLES, JAN. 27. The Hydaspe has just arrived with advices from Constantinople of the I7th. The conferences for the organisation of the Principalities have been suspended, in consequence of Lord Redoliffe hay- The memorialists—men of intelligence and of great experience—have suggested to their lordships the im perative need of adopting coloured lights, 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 on the star board, and red on the port tack, and a white light with the wind free. So 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, as the white light will often be found to assume a vivid dark or whitish yellow, as the weather may be with or without moisture. ing declared that he wanted 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 that French, English, and Austrian troops will continue to occupy the north of Turkey, in order to secure the execution of the treaty. Prince After a vast deal of thought and years' experiments on coloured lights at sea, I have arrived at the opinion that white, red, and green are the only colours which ever will be made available as signal lights ; and after two years at Portsmouth under a committee of naval officers, and one summer at sea under Admiral Corry, 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. Callimaki will carry the result of the conferences to Vienna. In the affair of the Tunisians, it having been found that there was no premedita- tion, ten of the soldiers have been simply found guilty of assault. There is nothing in the shape of political news at Constantinople. The wea ther continued severe, with a good deal of At the close of these experiments, I suggested the idea, and submitted to their lordships, the plan of a tri- coloured semi-circular lens light, the white of which should spread over so many degrees right ahead, and 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 every ship, 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 whole mercantile marine.—l am, &e., MITCHEL THOMSON, Surgeon, R.N. H.M.S. Royal William, Han2oaze, Jan. 25th, 1856. Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. Mehemined Djemil Bey afterwards presented to the Emperor Brigadier- General Sefer Pacha, Commander of the Turkish Cavalry at Eupatoria. The -Emperor and Empress also received yest:r day several foreigners, who were presented to their Imperial Majesties by the Ministers of Prussic, Austria, Brazil, Strdinia, the Netherlands, and Wurtemberg. His Excellency Lord Cowley, the British Ambassador, presented the following per sons :—Captain Lucas, Major and Mrs. Cockburn, Mr. Osborne Dalyell, Mrs. and Misses Cockerel!, Mr. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, Miss Byrne, Mrs. James and the Misses Farrell, Mrs. Thomas Farrell, Mr. Leveson. 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 Jones, Mr. W. S. Valentine, Mr, and Mrs. Stevens, Mr. L. G. Howard. The Moniteur 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 Fi nance, are correct. . BOURSE, Jan. 28, Two o'clock.—A rise of it in the English Funds has not prevented the French 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 69f. 25c. to 69f. 35c. The Railroad and other shares are stationary. Half-past Three.—The market was more buoyant at the end of the day, and some large purchases were made. The following are the last quotations : Cash. ft.. e. End of Month, 4i per Cents 94 50 —f. —c. 3 per Cents 69 25 69 65 New Loan 7O 10 Bank Shares 3260 Roman Credit Mohilier 1455 Austrian Belgian Fives 95 Spanish Threes — Piedmentese (5) _ 87 Horne Debt 36 THE WEATHEa--SuN OnricE, JAM. 29. THERMOIiZTER, Ix TB SHADE. 44 -highest sinus noon yesterday : this morning and during the night. 38—this day at noen. BARCOTETER, 29'79. Wflar, 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. ~., A : 4- 1 I , ek, ~.__ k,......,....;.,.... LONDON, TUESDAY, 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 Austrian Propositions have been accepted by Russia " as a project of preliminaries for negotiations for peace," that a definitive ar rangement—a satisfactory oue 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 undeeigned. It is obvious, how• ever, that Russia has many lcopholes for evasions, by which she can at any moment wriggle out of her engagements, and greatly embitter the con troversy. The proceedings at the Vienna Con ferences should convince Ili that no acceptance of conditions will be held binding, if at any moment they sheuld,nppear to he opposed to her peculiar interests. . The acceptation of the " Four Points" was as " pure and as those of the Austrian Propositions. They were indeed far more dis tinct and unequivocal, ,for they were not referred to merely as " a project of preliminaries for ne gotiations for peace." In the present instance the CZLR has even more urgent reasons for temporising than existed in January, 1855. There is a Russian lean on the tapir, and the prospect of peace would obtain a 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 bean greatly exhausted from her desperate and convulsive efforts to sweep back 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 she could recruit her damaged finances, and obtain the much-required supplies of the wittrie/ of war. But, far beyond all, she could endeavour to sow dissension and. difference be tween the Allies. We believe that the att empt would be utterly fruitless, so far as the Weatern Powers are concerned, and also that Sardinia would pass through the ordeal sans pour et sans reproche ; but there is a quasi ally, one who uttered " prase 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 foll ow in her wake, from their professed anxiety in favour of the Anti- Muscovite cause. Pretended concessions on the points where the interests of Germany are Con cerned, and the alleged intention of maintaining these views, notwithstanding differences on other points, will achieve the object of keeping Austria quiet, and Making the German sword remain glued to the scabbard. There are , also the in numerable chances that may spring out of the chapter of accidents, from which the unscrupulous diplomacy of Russia may derive valuable assist ance. Th e y will be prepared to turn any and all of these to the best advantage, and thus obtain useful results from matters, Which to all otk ers must eventually turn out " stale, flat, and un profitable." We have, however, fallen into the trap—have perstaa,dei to p:2,7 a3alnst notoriew slurpars with s'ogiod th " and "vrk COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 28. His Reyal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel F. H. Seymour, loft 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 Lady 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, R.A. 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 BUN DEEP." Mr. Pater Mr. Mr. G E e m o e r ry ge . Tining. Captain Hawksley John Mildmay Mr. Alfred Wigan. Dunbilk Langford Mr. C oney . Markham Gimlet Jessop Mr. Franks. Servant Mrs. Mildmay Mrs. Hector Sternhold d. Mrs. A. Wigan. " 1 GAME OF ROMPS." Dr. Rhododendrura (Tutor to Julian) Mr. Marley. Julian (Nephew to the Marchioness) Miss Daly. M. Jolivet (a Lawyer) Mr. F. Matthews. The Marchioness Violet (her daughter) Miss 11. Ternan. Isabelle (her niece) Blanche (a young widow) Jeannette (waiting woman to the Marchioness) ' Miss Murray. Director Assistant Director : Mr. George Ellis. The theatre arranged and the scenery painted by Mr. Thomas Grieve. About 8 o'clock her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and other 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, Earl and Coun tess Stanhope, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley, Lady Fanny Howard, Baro ness fie Spaeth, the Right Hon. William and the Hon. Mrs. Cowper, the Right Hon. Thomas B. Macaulay, the Right Hoe. T. Pemberton Leigh, Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, Sir James Clark, Major-General Sir Richard direy, and Major-General Dupuis. The performances commenced en the entrance of her Majesty and the Royal party. The Queen's private band attended, and performed in the theatre. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.—Jan. 28. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Mona RUSSIAN PILL Boxis.—Another despatch gun- boat, the Lapwing, was launched by the Messrs. White on Saturday. She is a splen.lisl vessel, 180 feet in length, 28 feet 7 inches in breadth, and measures 712 18-94 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, and are to be launched in March. There are more than 500 bands 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. ART 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 Augustus Callcott, R.A,, entitled "Harvest in the Highlands," and intended for subscribers to the above union, has 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 offers, 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 been refused at the doors to a very considerable amount. 'lle 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, Diddle," has not been pro duced since the celebrated one of "brother Goose." The Wednesday morning performances continue im mensely attractive. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The " Wizard of the Nortb," 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 be had performed some of his best tricks—he was suddenly interrupted by Mr. Leigh Murray, who, stepping upon the stage, dressed in imitation 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 came 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 a 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. This 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, whil e a s till l arger 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 Juvenal 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 tatent. A CROW FROM THE DIGGINGS. A facetious publication, on the model of the world renowned Punch., has recently made its appearance at the antipodes. It is entitled "The Mdiourne Punch.," and is published every Thursday in that rising metro polis. That a bantling, hardly a quarter old, should at all rival his wide-awake papa in pitch of crow, or rollick. ing sagacity, humanity, and fun, was not to be expected; but we are happy to perceive that Ishmael has a touch of Abraham, and may possibly 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 progriss of the bantling with the greater interest, because of the testi mony 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 at the Foreign•office. It was attended by all the Ministers, and sat two hours. On dit in the clubs that Sir George Grey is likely soon to resign the Home Office in favour of the present At torney-General, Sir Alexander Cockburn. In this event Sir Richard Bethell would become Attorney-General, and the vacant Solicitor-Generalship would be conferred on Mr. Collier, Q.C., the able member for Plymouth. It is also rumoured that Sir John Jervis, the present Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, is to be raised to the Upper House 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. Lalor was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where his talent and assiduity attracted much notice. He dies on Sunday, at his residence at Hampstead. WEST MARIPOSA. GOLD COMPANY.—It is stated that a return of 4s. 6d. per share is proposed to be made by the directors of the West Mariposa Gold Company, and that the majority of the ecripholders are prepared to ac cept the amount. DEPARTURES POD. AUSTRALIA.—rhe departures from the pert of London for the Australian colonies during the past week have comprised five vessels—threeto 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 from the Hague states that the King of the Netherlands, in an autograph letter which be wrote to the Emperor of Russia, to thank him for sending him a commemorative medal of the Czar Nicholas, recommended his august relative to ac cede to the demands of the allied Powers. DIA.TH OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OP LIVER- Poor..—On Friday morning the Right Rev. Dr. Browne, Roman Catholic Bishop, expired suddenly, at his resi dence, Catherine -street, Liverpool. The deceased cler gyman bad been for a conside r able period in a delicate' state of health, and lately suffered much from rheumatic gout and affecti on o f t h e chest and lungs, b ut ne i ther by his medical attendants nor household was the melan choly event anticipated. On Wednesday evening he was in excellent spirits, and conversed freely with visitors, but at ball past eight o'clock the following morning he was suddenly attacked by paralysis, and before medical advice could , be obtained, - althbugh his pbysi2iau wire immedigte ittsadance, Igo was THE ROYAL CHARTER STEAMER. Dr. Se.oresby bas addressed the following letter to the Secretary of the Underwriters' Association, Liverpool : " Royal Charter, Plymouth Sound, Jan. 26, 1856. " putting back of this splendid ship is a circumstance which will necessarily produce surprise, and, perhaps, unfair comment. I think it my duty, therefore, as one of the passengers, and not an unobservant one, to report, through the medium of the Liverpool press, the principal circumstances leading to and render ing, according to ray personal judgment, our return both judicious and essential. - " The question of putting back was brought to an issue by very heavy weather, encountered off the Bay of Biscay, and the condition of the passengers in the leeeen decks. To two circumstances, as it seems to me, tho in conveniences and evils requiring our return are clearly traceable, namely :—.-lst. Some strange inadvertency or neglect about the ' water-ways' and gunwale, with other smaller matters about the main deck, by reason of which, as soon as the sea-sprays began to fly on board, the water poured down intu the berths of the third and second class passengers in extraordinary quantities ; and this, having no means of escaping, accumulated and washed about, to the g; eat. suffering and damage ef the occupants of the berths. "Secondly.—The circumstance of the ship having in advertently been far too heavily loaded. From prudential motives, iu'respect to the ship's proper stability under canvas, several hundreds of tons of ballast were dis tributed along the bottom of the hold, a full cargo, at the time, I understood not 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 full. The consequence was most unfortunate, the ship being sunk deeper in the water by two or three feet than her proper line of fba tation. The good qualities expected from so fine a model in naval architecture were overwhelmed, and the ordinary manageableness vastly injured. This latter in advertency necessarily rendered the ship wet on the main deck, and so became the cause of supply for the leakage there ; and whilst ruining the ship's proper qualities for nautical evolutions, occasioned the screw, ' even when raised up to its place above the ordinary level of the water, to be continually dipping, and thus interfering, by the position of the oblique blades, with the action of the 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 be removed, and the defects about the gunwales made good, that all the important difficulties and evils would be removed, and I see no reason why the Royal Charter should not fully regain the reputation which, prospectively, had been attained. And, in support of this conviction, I may add, that her huayancy and action as a ' sea-boat ' were most 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 Rea. "I will just add, that painful and onerous ae the step taken by Captain Boyce was, in putting back to this port, I am perfectly satisfied that a due regard for the healtle and safety of the passengers, independent of other considerations, rendered this important decision impera tive—an opinion, I belieee, 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 ha , ; already eent in here a fine clipper-ship with loss of spars, might well repay for the loss of time in putting back.-- I am, sir, your obedient servant, • " WM. SCORESBY. " Thomas Court, &q., Underwriters' Rooms, Liverpool." RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. Yesterday the standing orders were declared to bs complied with in the following cases heard by the exa mining barristers, Messrs. Smith and May. CORK AND YoUGHAL RAILWAY.--To authorise the Cork and Youghal Railway to extend their line into Cork, the estimate of Mr. Brunel, the engineer, being 106,000/., including the purchase of the necessary pro perty. B - ANBRIDGE JUNCTION RAILIVAY.—To increase the original capital from 40,0001. to 60,0001., and to alter the name of the Banbridge, Newry, Dublin, and Belfast Junction to that of the Banbridge Junction Railway. ABERDEEN AND SCOTTISH MIDLAND JUNCTION RAIL WAYS AMALGAMATION.—To unite these lines, to make arrangements as to capital, and among creditors, and to authorise station arrangements with Perth and Dunkeld. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Extension from Sanbach to Warrington. NORTH WihTERN RAILWAY OF IRELAND.--TO make a line from Strokestown to Castlebar, with power to Mid land Great Western to subscribe, the proposed capital be 320,0001. The standing orders were not comp►ied with in some minor points, and its further consideration was adjourned to 4th of February. The other bills of a miscellaneous character were : London Dock Company (for power to borrow or raise by additional stock 200,000/.); Colonial Bank (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 supply Filey with water, and pur chase the gas works at a cost of 8,000/. for the reser voirs, aqueducts, and pipes) ; Stockton and Middles. borough road and bridge at a cost of 8,0001. ; Thames and Medway Rivers Conservancy ; Lambeth Water ; Southport Water; Weymouth Gas ; Deeping Fen Drainage ; Uttoxeter Road ; Glasgow Court-houses and Public-offices, and Glasgow Paving. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day,) HAY MARKETS. SMITIIIITELD.—Meadow hay, 4/ 4s to 51 17g ; clover ditto, 4/ 15s to 61 15s; and straw, 11 4q Od to 11 9a Od per A. short supply, and a fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—fifeaci.Wiiai,4 l s3 to 5/ 18g ; clove! do., 41 155 to 61 165; and straw. 11 53 to 11 10s por load. Trade firm. WHITECIHAPRL.-31'eadow bay, 4/ 43 to 51 163; clover do., 4/ 15s to 7/ 0 3; an d s t raw , 1/ 4 3 t o 1/ 9 3 p er l oa d. A cady demand. COLONIAL. TEA.—An increased business has been done, owing to the trade advices. Common Congou has realised 9d. per lb. SOIL - IL—Stocks being on the increase purchasers have appeared cautious ' and sellers have been willing to accept previous rates for both colonial and foreign. The market it is expected will bo well supplied, and rates are not likely to increase. Tho stocks of West India sugar in the East and West India Docks, up to last week, com prised 19,598 hogsheads, 1,501 barrels, and 4,594 tierces. CoPkEE.-7-Plautation Ceylon has been firm, and but few dealings have been entered into. Native has been inquired after, at 52s 6d for good ordinary. RICE.— There has been a very inactive market, and se veral parcels offered at previous rates have not found buyers. .RuNt.—.A. brisk demand has prevailed, and prices have rather improved, holders being very firm. The stock of West India in the docks i:, 21,547 puncheons and 4,910 hogsheads. TALLOW.—The market has again been very inactive, and prices are barely maintained, LY.C. 011 the Epot, 583; sPrulg • 0 11 giaci Ugi Pr 0)0° BROW. According to the accounts from Constantinople, it is in contemplation to send Ahmet Vesitz to Teheran as Turkish Ambassador, in order to ar range the differences which have arisen between Persia and Great Britain. Accounts have been received from Trebizond to the Bth, but they are without interest. Letters from Athens to the 18th represent affairs in that capital under a more favourable aspect. King 0 tho is giving brilliant fetes, to which the officers of the expedi- tionary corps are invited. His Majesty is said to be inclined to make many useful reforms. A fete is, it is said, to be given to Riza Pacha. The Egyptian division, which had been sent to Erzeroum, has been obliged to return to Trebi zond, after having suffered very severely from the weather. The cholera has broken out at Trebi zond, and the sick are sent to Siuope. Moukli Pacha has been sent to Erzeroum to organise the defence of that place, which now contains a gar. 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 fested it. The Greek Chambers have passed a law raising the duty on corn brought from the Danube to Greece, and reshipped for the west, from 1 per cent. to 5 per cont. BERLIN, JAN. 27. General Gortschakoff arrived at St. Petersburg on the 24th. Captain de Bauch has delivered to the Emperor Alexander an autograph letter from the King of Prussia. It has again become doubt ful whether Austria and Prussia will immediately come to an understanding on a proposition rela tive to the acceptance of the conditions of peace to be submitted to the Germanic Diet, in conse quence of some fresh differences which have arisen. MADRID, JAN. 26. The Cortes have terminated the discussion on the ensemble of the electoral bases. The Go- vernment has demanded authorisation to present an organic law relative to civil employes. 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 mines, and B,ooolb. of powder wore 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 th e m in es w er e let off prema turely.' Five minutes elapsed, and then the others exploded, not 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 ponderous rubbish would of itself be an Herculean labour. The quantity of powder used would suggest the idea of a prodigi ous explosion, fragments flying high into the air, and strewing the land around ; but it must he re membered that the force of these mines is- di rected laterally, and its first apparent effect dis appoints expectation. It is only when the smoke clears away, and one beholds the huge masses of granite that have been riven from their beds, that one forms a just idea of the power applied. At the moment of the explosion, however, some blocks of very respectable size were seen flying through the air, in a direction, fortunately, w h ere th e i r f a ll was innocuous. Amid and within the grey smoke a dust-cloud appeared. There w a s a t remu l ous mo tion of the ground, and some stones fell off the dock yard wall. The 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 are to take place. A few French officers were present, some of them with a photographic apparatus,. to catch the effect of the explosion. The Russian batteries were silent. Shortly after the ex plosion, a few shots were fi re d ; b u t th e y wer e 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. A . ; noon, in the hollow of the Woronz off-road a nd in the Karabelnaia the sun was, without exa ggeration, hotter than would be considered altogether pleasant in any season but winter. The breeze was soft, th e afternoon balmy and beautiful. Sunday was ushered in ley heavy rain, a regular Crimean tor rent, plashing down u pon our but roofs , antdu sat so r a at ki .n ng g our tents, penetrating our stables, our shivering horses. Some time after nightfall the rain was exchanged for snow, and then it froze, the wind having veered round to the north. This morning the thermometer stood at 11° Fahrenheit —2l° below freezing 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 Mehemmed Djemil Bey, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Ottoman Porte, who presented to his Imperial Majesty a letter 1/0113 th 3 ezprowios the In the RAILWAYS-SOB CABS. fr. c. __ c Orlsaans Northern Lyons, - ... 1192 50 New Ditto 790 Mediterranean 1332 50 Grand Central 597 50 Lyons Geneva 7lO -- Testa Cette 707 50 Austrian Com. ...... 825 RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 19th instant, in the Debats, 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 neer ssary 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 marsund has raised such serious doubts as to the resistance which an isolated fortress can offer to the present moans of attack, that the old plan of establishing an advanced post ou the islands of Aland has, it is said, been given up, and a fortress will be built in its stead on the coast of Finland. Abo would doubtless be the best point for that ob ject, particularly if there be comprised in 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 Ithe 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 Sea to Russia, the greatest efforts .would be made to create a for midable navy in the north." Another letter from St. Petersburg of the same date, iu the Constitutionmel, says :—" I have al ready given you a correct version of what took place on the 16th at the winter palace. Others may perhaps embellish the recital and tell you that the Emperor Alexander 11. summoned to him on th a t day his privy councillors Prince Menschikoff, Or loff, Count do IN esselrode, and the Grand Dukes, but any statement of that kind you may consider as apocryphal ; the Emperor sent for no one, ex cept the Count de Nesselrode, M. de Semawine, and M. de Fenton, and h e on l y sent for them to make known hia irrevocable decision, and to order them to transmit it to Vienna and to Count Valen tine Esterhazy. 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 gave a formal order ; the great dig nitaries 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 Empre ss M ar i a , 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 most 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 entertained a belief that 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 dissipated that illusion, and placed the real state of affairs in its proper point of view. Germany had nothing to gain by the continuance of the 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 fore of circumstances suddenly change its scene of action, and, becoming general, advance towards the centre of Europe. Hanover, Saxony, Bavaria, and A ustres, either together or separately, appealed to the gene rous sentiments of the Emperor of Russia, and the latter was able to comprehend that his refusal would put au 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 a u intelligent man, and he cJtnpre headed this immense danger. Besides—and I cannot too often repeat this fact—he has, in ad, i tion to the poli t i ca l tact w hi ch i s one of the d s tinctions of his character, a most excellent heart. All reasonable men are unanimous in the conviction that his humaue feelings strongly influenced his late decision. You will find the traces of this kindness in all the acts of the Ruperur, whether public or private. Tin) Czar has always been badly informed on affairs touching the internal interests of his em pire ; and as to his ignorance of ex ternal matter,,, I can give you the following as a . proof of it, vouch ing for the authenti c ity of what 1 write :—Baron do Seebach, as I have already told yogi, is oh the best terms with all the members of the Imperial family. lle was much liked by the late Emperor, and was, I believe, a schoolfellow of the present possessor of the throne ; at • all events the latter has always shown him the most marked attention. As soon, therefore, as M. de Seebach arrived here in Decem ber last, the Emperor received him, and expressed to him his gratitude for the friendly attent i on which lie had paid to I us e an interests at Paris. After an iuterchange of the' most affectionate senti ments, the Czar naturally brought on the tapis the question of the conflict between R uss i a and the Western Powers, and said in th e moat serious man ner, The war is popular in Russia ; the nobility, the clergy, and the peopl e d es i re it, and I therefore ca nnot discontinue it,. however s t rong l y I may f ee l i n favour of peace. Besides, I know that France and England have been compelled to make so many sacrifices to support the war that their resources are exhausted, and neither one nor the other of those Powers can, n ex t spr i ng, furnish an army and a fleet sufficiently strong to force me 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 his deep-rooted conviction, and so strongly was he im pressed with the idea that it required all the elo quence of M. do Seebach, and two or three long conferences in which the most indisputable facts were brought forward by him, to make the Czar comprehend that in this particular he was corer pletely in error—that France and Eigl .n 1, far from being exhausted, were at this moment pre paring the most formidable armaments, that. their sacrifices had barely commenced, and that if th .7 wanted money the people of those two countries were ready to offer th e i r wea lth an d all their able bodied m en , so s t rong i s th e f ee li ng of patriotism in both countries. It may be thus, seen how truly the Rest owzo ff s , th e Orloffs, and their satellites have repr e s en t e d ma tt ers t o t h ei r Sovereign." The same letter add s :—" Th e c holera, 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 25:1 1 , in the Consti tittionnel, says :—" Accounts from Vienna state that the Emperor Alexander his addressed a moo t friendly letter to the Emperor of Austria on the existing negotiations, and expressing a decided wish for the early re-establishment of peace. It is said that the Emperor Alexander has exprcsq3d the desire that the contents of his letter should be communicated to the Emperor ..Napole on. This communication having taken place,.the Em peror of the French is Said to have aldreincl ig his --- turn a very friendly letter to the Emperor Francis Joseph, and it is added that the latter Las 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 f ew weeks b y the departure of the major portion of Count Coro nini's corps for the Austrian territory. A division of three regiments under Count Paar will alone remain." A letter from Berlin, of the 25th, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" 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 he 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 Ampt Gazette contains a letter from Berlin, of the 25th, which says :—" The trial of Dr. Vehse ' before th e 4th Ch am b er o f the Berlin Tribunal, has terminated in 'his condemnation to six months' imprisonment. The Court has, more 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." -t AUSTEIL (Front the Times Corres ponclent.) VIENNA, Jan. 25.—The great question of the day still is—" Will England agree to the prelimi naries of peace as they now stand, or will she be fore she signs insist on a more precise wording of the fifth proposition f" 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," but Count Buol and M. de 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, was 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, after having been slightly modified, sent to Loudon, 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 tion©d in his presence, ran thus :—" The proposi 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*l4th, in the Austrian, Correspondence, says :—"The import duties on corn and flour have been suppressed for three months in consequence of the high price of provisions. Some snow fell to-day. The Austrian steamer Taurus has left for the mouth of the S aline." The Emancipation of Brussels says :—" We re ceive from Vienna an important communication, the signification of which will not escape reflecting men. France and England believed that Brussels would be the best place for the approaching peace negotiations, and diplomatists already began to consider the capital of Belgium as destined to give its name to the treaty about to be concluded. This choice was agreed to by the Emperor Napoleon. But it has been ascertained at Vienna that the Em peror Alexander preferred Paris to any other town, in order to arrive more quickly at a satisfactory conclusion, and to give anew proof of the esteem 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 step in the path of conciliation, by pointing out, in a despatch bearing date the 11th (23,1) of December, published in all th e f ore i gn journals, the sacrifices which it was prepared to make, with a view to the restoration of peace. " This twofold proceeding proved. the existence on either side of a desire to profit by the compul 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 c ommon agreement the number of ships of war which each of the ad 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 recti fying the frontier between Moldavia and Bessara his., iu exchange for the places on the Russian ter ritory in the actual occupation of the enemy. "Tail is not the place to inquire if these propo sitions unite the conditions necessary for insuring the repose of the East an i 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 wishes manifested by the whole of Europe, and to the existence of a coalition the tend e n c y f which was every day to assume larger proportions, and considering the sacrifices which a protraction of the war imposes upon Russia, the Imperial Govern ment has deemed it its duty not to delay by acces 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. Government as a project of preliminaries for nego tiations for peace. "By the energy of its attitude in the face of a formidable coalition, Russia has given a measure of the sacrifices which she is prepared to make to defend her honour and dignity ; by this act of mo deration the Imperial Government gives at the same time 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 blessings of peace. " It has a right to expect that the opinion of all civilised nations will appreciate the aot." ANOTHER DEFUNCT NEWSPAPER. The /Vergers Examiner, a newspaper published in Newcastle-on-Tyne, which tried a twice-a-week cheap issue and did not sue. seed, expired on Friday. The editor, in taking farewell of his readers, rays :—" We beg to inform our sub scribers and frieuds that the present number closes the publication of the Northern Examiner. Since the issue of its first number, in May, 1854, the repeal of the stamp duty has caused an immense number of publications to spring up on all sides of us, to the great pecuniary in. jury and detiiment of themselves and the previonely existing journals. We confess that we have no desire to ruin ourselves in the present race of competition ; and, accordingly, we retire from the contest. We have been also induced to take this step in a great measure owing to the above cause, and also the present impossibility of any local paper of less than 10 years' standing paying Pits way in N .,, wea,stle, where there are'now no less than eight new , papers published during the week. Adver tisers cannot he expected to give their announcements to every paper; and the result is, that those adver tisements which would support four will not support eight newspapers ; consequently, many of them must be carried on at a great pecuniary loss to their proprietors. We are neither able nor willing to do so in our own ease ; nod the more especially as we have too much rea son to complain of the miserable pretexts made use of by many penman who have done business with us to postpone, and ultimately to avoid pumerat altogether of our put deruauclo.' ~-- ~., . Aft, th e E l th ey I ti ons, korni Ver tion m 4 0 f gest dolaiar shir e a ri sen i the Cc Min are 41i8Cel, rpr qv l Liver ! na g. Prone] sidera thud' atea The The and th e I from fi ltlT: