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THE SCINDE RAILWAY COMPANY. ' Offices-2, Moorgate-street. ( Provisionally registered.) To be incorporated by Act of Parliament, limiting the liability of Shareholders to the amount of their shares. Capital-750,000/.,;in 37,500 shares of 201. each ; 150,0001. of which is reserved for India. The Directors have every assurance of obtaining from the Honour able East India Company a guarantee of 5 per cent. per annum as a minimum interest on the capital of the Company for 99 years. Deposit—Two Shillings per share. CHAIRMAN—W. P. iNDRE W, Esq. (Honourable East India Com pany's Service). DIPOTY CR/axe's—FRANCIS HORSLEY ROBINSON, Esq. (late Senior Member, Board of Revenue, N. W. Provinces). DIRECTORS. Sir Herbert Maddock, M.P. (late Deputy Governor of Bengal). J. Edmund Anderdon, Esq. (Devonshire -terrace, Hyde-park). Harry Borradalle, Esq. (late Collector Gujerat). B. Kington Finnimore, Esq. (late Dep. C om. Ord. Hyderabad, Scinde). Major John Glasfurd (late Executive Engineer, Lahore). Alexander Mackenzie, Esq., (Director of the Madras Railway, and of the Oriental Bank Corporation). John C. Marshman, Esq. (of Serampore, Calcutta). J. Neville Warren, Esq. (50, King William-street). Thomas Williams Eq. (Grove -end-road, Regent's-Park). ACTINGENGINEER—ThOMRS Alfred Yarrow, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. Messrs. Berries, Farquhar, and Co. Bank of Remittance. The Oriental Bank Corporation. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Marten, "Thomas, and BollamS. Messrs. Goodwin, Williams, and `o. SHC RETARY —Thomas Burnell, Esq. Well?, Esq. R ESID ENT ENGINEER IN SCINDE —Hard y AGENTS IN SCIN DE AND BOMBAY —3LICSSIS. Leekie and Co. The line will be about 110 miles in length, and will place Kurra chee, the only seaport o f Scinde, communication with the Indus, the great commercial artery of the countries on our north-west fron tier, at a point where the river becomes free from the intricacies, dangers, and delays of the navigation of the Delta. The line has teen preliminarily examined by thatlate distingniihed of theßombay lingineers, who reports officer, Lieutenant Chapman, it to present the greatest possible facilities for the construction of a railway, with the very best gradients (in fact nearly level), and at a low rate of cost. Colonel Turner, the Superintending Engineer in Scinde, Mr. Frere, the Commissioner of the Province, and Lord Liphin‘tone, the Governor of Bombay, all concur in recommending the immediate construction of the line. Detailed prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be had at the offices of the Company, No. 2, Moorgate-street. QCINDE RAILWAY COMPANY. 17 NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS for SHARES in the above Company can be RECEIVED after SATURDAY, the 16th instant. THOMAS BURNELL, Secretary. No. 2, Moorgate-street, Dec. 14, 1854. THE ERA NEWSPAPER will g ive another GRATIS SUPPLEMENT next Saturday, making EIGHTY COLI7ALN'S of closely printed type.—All Lord Raglan's Official De spatches, with List of K;lled and Wounded at the Fearful Battle of Inkerman, as well as Private Letters from Sebastopol—Opening of Parliament—More Exposures of the Adelphi Matrimonial Institu tion, with Letters from another Victim—The Double Murder and Conduct of the Accused—" Gossip" from an Old Actress—The St. James's Amateur per f o rmance, and " all news of the week. of the The Sporting Department will comprise Touchstone's" Review Entrießacing Se for a the with a and Oaks, List of hi 185 5.s successful Prophecies for 1854 s y &c. Order of all Newsagents, or send six postage stamps to EaA. office, Catherine-street, Strand.—For 265. the paper is sent for 52 weeks, and a participation presented gratis in the ERA DERBY GIFTS of 5001. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARICZT. Under the management of Mr. Bnekstone. TRES EVENDIG, Dre. 15, Will be performed the Comely of PRESENTED AT COURT. P r i nc ipal characters by Messrs. Backstone, W. lame, and Howe ; Misses Reynolds, E. Chaplin, Grantham, and Lavine. After which, the Balet of THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA, in which Senora Perea Nena will appear. To which will be added THE BALANCE Or COMFORT. Followed by THE IRISH LION. - - To conclude with THE STAR OF CURRA, by the Spanish Dancers. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Csia.Las IC-TAN. THIS EVENING, Daa. 15, Will be presented FAITS r AND MARGUERITE. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Roan, David Fisher, Raymond, Cathcart, and slaker ; Mrs. Winstanley, Misses C. Leciercq, Daly, and Terry. Followed by C UARLES TILE SECOND. Principal characters by Messrs W. Lacy, Vining, Addison, and Cathcart ; Misses Murray. and Heath. To conclude with DEAF AS A POST. LYCEUM THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Ds*. 15, Will be performed AGORNVITING SAM'. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, ltoxby, Baker, Swan, 'Williams, and Tem pleton: Mrs. Macnamara, and MI:le8 Oliver and U. Gordon. To be followed by a new Comic Drama, entitled A COMICAL COUNTESS To be followed by TWO BEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE To conclude with the Farce entitled MY FELLOW CLERK. TREAT/34 ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Dec. 15, Will be perA,rmed an entire new Rustic Drama called PIERRE THE FOUNDLING. Supported by Messrs. 13. Webster and Kee ley, and Mrs. Keeley and Miss Wuolgar. F"!lowed by BONA. FIDE TRAVELLERS. After which, THE CAMP AT CIIORHAM. To which will be added a new Farce, entdled THE RAILWAY BELLE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEs.TRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. D Rik 15, - Will be presented TIIE BEULAH SPA. Principal characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Hobson, and It. Cooper; Miss Marston, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Fitzallau, and MlAs Julia St. George. To be followed by THE FIRS r NIGIkT. Characters by Alhed Wigan, Leslie, Harwood Cooper, and Gladstone ; Miss Julia t. George, and Miss Emily Ornam4o. - . To conclude with the Farce, called A BLIGATED BEING, in which Mr. Kobsou will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL A3II93ITHEAT Les..ee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. SEVEVTII WEEK of th 3 BATTLE of TIIE ALMA: which, with a matchless rantomime, will also be acted at Christmas. THIS EVENING, A Grand Military Spectacle. In Two Acts, by J. H. STOCQUELLER, Es i., called Ttir. BATTI.r: or TUE ALMA, giving a vivid repre sentation of that tremendous conflict, upon a vast space, combinrng She Stage awl the Ring, and occupied by Four Mandrel Auxiliaries, in addition to the numerous Company. After which, LES ELITES DU CERCLE will appear in the varied SCENES in the CIRCLE of Equestrian Talent. The whole to conclude with a RISIBLE FARCE Box-o , Nce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Mansger, Mr. W West. Acting Manage:, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. Wm. Cooke, jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Titre DAY —Morning 43 min.after 9 I Evening 14 min.aft. 10 To- Amoy Morning 43 rain.aftex 10 Evening 12 min. at. 11 TBE WEATHER.—Strm Onus, Dec. 15. THERMONETEB, IN THE SHADE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the night. 56—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.07. WThm, W. to W. S.W.—Rather fresh breeze, with cloudy bat mild weather. te:33 - v • LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1854, So it appears that England cannot be defended by the English, and that wo must seek the aid of foreign mercenaries to discharge the duties which we have plenty men of our own ready and willing to undertake —amen who, we may, without drawing invidious distinctions, safely affirm to be at least M efficient as anypersons likely to be obtain ed in their places. Ministers for once succeeded in keeping their intentions strictly private ; and the Foreign Enlistment Bill, which is declared to be one of the two measures which they are anxious to have carried in the early part of the session, took the public completely by surprise. E ven "the Fourth Estate" were for once at fault, not the slightest hint of the contemplated measure having got abroad. The public mind is, there fore, like the sheet of white paper described by Los:me, ready to receive any impression that may be communicated, and to consider the important topic without prejudice or bias to either side. W. confess that we do not greatly approve of • the matter on a merely superficial view. The ret impression is by no means favourable, whether M e regard the new soldiers as British garrisons or defending the national honour abroad. In the former capacity it seems, in the first point of view, to be an un constitutional force, one that should at all events be regarded with jealousy and dis trust ; while in the latter, it is exceedingly dero atory to our character to suffer it to go abroad that we must purchase with our gold, the exer tions which we cannot supply with the thews and s i ne ws of British subjects. It will ena b le not merely the Russian, but th e A ustrian and Prus sian to sneer at the " nation of shopke e p ers, ,, who are willing to pay a black mail" to . the more warlike tribes to keep off the Northern B ear from our shores. We know the fate of those who depend on foreign aid. We have seen examples in savag e as well as in civilised countries. The Delaware Indians suffered themselves to be regarded as " women," delegating the duty and privilege of defence to others. The unmanly decision sealed THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENIN article, and we felt that under such terrible circumstances it would be unfair and unrea sonable to suffer our minds to be influenced by , the magnitude of the loss, and to censure those who perished in the awful transaction, and left their good .names as a noble inheritance to those they have left behind them. Let there be the strictest investigation into the conduct of the crew and the officers, and the soundness of the vessel, and her rigging and fittings. Such an inquiry is alike due to those connected with the vessel and the community. We are e convinced that it will not be shirked by the former, but that it is as eagerly asked for as by the people. Sir JAMES GRAHAM has borne strong testimony to the character of Captain GOODALL, who perished in the unfortunate affair. The unfortunate gentleman had always main tained the character of a good and trustworthy cfficer, and we must give him the benefit of his h udly-acquired reputation. He had, besides, the assistance of a very efficient officer, Commander BAYNTON, who was appointed to co-operate with Captain GOODALL, aid who shared his melancholy fate. This gallant officer, but a few days before the deplorable catastrophe, had expressed his com plete satisfaction with the conduct of Captain GOODALL during the voyage. The cables unfortunately parted, but they had previously been tested, and bore the ordeal. We must therefore ascribe the calamity to the true cause—the interposition of PROVIDENCE, and not add to the sufferings of those whose friends or relations perished, by blackening the memories of the departed withoutjust cause. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. H. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, Earl Granville, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Lord Carrington, the Com manding Officer of the Royal Bucks Militia, and Lord Churchill. The band of the Royal Bucks Militia played in the Castle during dinner. Her Majesty's private band after wards performed. The Queen and Prince, with the Princess Royal, rode in the Riding-house this morning, and afterwards walked in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. Earl Granville left Windsor in the forenoon for London. Lord and Lady Rokeby are invited, and expected this afternoon. The Bishop of Oxford bad an interview with the Ear: of Aberdeen yesterday at his official residence in Down ing•street. - A. deputation from the Trowbridge Burial Board had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday. The Cathedral Commission met at No. 1, New-street, Spring-gardens, yesterday. The commissioners pre sent were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Blandford, M.P., the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Oxford, 'the Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, Sir John Dodson, Sir John Patteson, the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, Rev. Canon Selwyn, and Mr. Henry Kingscoto (secre tary). Despatches from the Governors of the West Coast of Africa were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord and Lady Palmerston will take possession of their spacious new mansion, on the Terrace, Piccadilly, on the Ist of February, when her ladyship will commence a series of grand political and fashionable riunions, which were interrupted last season by the melancholy and premature demise of her ladyship's son-in-law, Lord Jocelyn. Sir James Hogg, M.P., has taken the noble lord's present residence in Carlton•gardens. The Earl and Countess of Winchilsea have left the Clarendon for Eastwell Park, near Ashford. The Coun tess has recovered from her indisposition. The Duke of Somerset passed a good night on Tuesday, and has recovered from the languor from which he suffered on that. day. The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, who have arrived in Hamilton-place from Lilles Hall, Shropshire, leave town, it is expected, early in the ensuing week, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, at Wentham Hall. The Earl and Countess of Wilton, accompanied by Lsdy Elizabeth De los, left Grosvenor-square yesterday for Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray. Lord Southamptsra has left the Clarendon for Whittle bury Lodge, Northamptonshire. Captain Schaw, who fell at Alma, served in China, for which he received a medal, at Amoy, Chusan, and also at Chinlase L including repulse of night attack. EAST INDIA-1101335. —A Court of Directors was held at the East India-house on the 6th inst., when Mr. Henry Ricketts was appointed a provisional member of the Council of India, and Mr. Arthur Malet, a provisional member of Council at Bombay. BANK OF IRELAND.—At a meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of Ireland held yesterday, a dividend was declared of 4i per cent., free of income-tax, for the half-year ending the 25th inst. After payment of the dividend, a sum of 5,0001. remains to be added to the Rest. MARYLBBONE ELECTION.—The nomination of candi dates to represent the borough of Marylebone, in the place of Lord Dudley C. Stuart, is appointed to take place on Monday next, at 11 o'clock. RHPRESENTATION OP LIMERIOK.—The Limerick Uhro. nicle, received yesterday, states that Mr. Barrington (*clines going to a poll, so that all idea of a contest is at an end, and Mr. Stephen De Vere will walk over the course. MANAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.—From a Parlia mentary paper just issued, it appears, that last year the amoat paid to the Bank of England, for the management of the public debt, was 247,853/. 15s. Bd. MR. BRIGHT ON THE WAR.—The requisition to the Mayor of Manchester, requesting him to call a public meeting that the inhabitants might disavow their parti cipation in the sentiments of their hon. member, Mr. Bright, on the war with Russia, was presented yester day. His worship at once acceded to the prayer, and has appointed Monday next for the meeting. DEATH OP CAPT, S. T. WILLIAMB.—On the 23d ult. at Constantinople, where he had been conveyed from Balaklava, Captain Samuel Toosey Williams, of her Majesty's Scots Greys, in the 32d year of his age (half of which he had passed in her Majesty's service), eldest son of B. B. Williams, Esq., of Buscott Park, Faring- don, Berke, and Westbourne-terrace, Hyde-park-gars dens. The letter conveying this sad intelligenc e t o Captain Williams's afflicted family states, "The origin of his illness was low fever, the result of exposure, pri vation, and excessive fatigue, prior and subsequently to the battle of Balaklava, at which he gallantly led the second squadron of the Scots Greys, on the memorable 25th of October. Your gallant son has been taken from us, si,-1 idst the universal sorrow of all who kro A more honourable and brave officer never existed." THE WESTMINSTER PLAY.—The first representation, or dressed rehearsal, of the Westminster Play, came off last night before a crowded and highly gratified audience. The drama selected on this occasion is the Eunuchus of Terence, bece,wehn performed ichseenssa by f the King's scholarsavouriteof so r Westminster, it c c e . n F t they mss a uot s eßnrz; naflnotxdr C h Tets h hoH r ce i Em s oa t rcad m n jno a oyßE s i NnxiyearsholidayscnT RamAn p E of —ThelBs 18. sensationWoWrciel a ga n er extensiv e markets, caused seaautusteroddcpoacPyroan.ng- considerable e dl o a ve f l re e a M r ab i ri r n ee . informed that a fiat in bankruptcy has been lodged in the Birmingham Court, which is expected to be opened to-day. The liabilities of the estate are set down at 10,0001., but there aro very considerable assets. — Wor cester Chronicle. CLERICAL PREFERMENT.— The Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Manchester assembled in the chapter-house yesterday and appointed the Rev. Charles Richson, M.A., clerk in orders, to the canonry which re cently became vacant by the death of the Rev. Canon Wilson, M.A. ; value, 6001. per annum. The new canon will also take the7incumbency of St. Andrew's, Ardwick, vacant by the death of Mr. Wilson. TIE RE/. DR. JAColl 4 —..There is to be a meeting of the Governors of Christ's Hospital on Tuesday next ; and a rumour has got into circulation that some fresh attempt is then and there to be made to dislodge Dr. Jacob. We cannot guarantee this statement ; even if true, the committee may yet see reason to pause, but we recommend all the governors within reach to be on the alert, and not to leave the matter in the hands of a thin meeting.—Record. THE WEST INDIA MAIL—In consequence of Go vernment requiring the steam-packet appointed to take out the West India mails to carry out troops to the Crimea, there will be no despatch of wails for the British and foreign colonies in the West Indies, Mexico, Chili, Peru, Venezuela, New Granada, Greytown, Panama, and California on the 17th inst. According to present arrangements, the next mails for these places will be despatched on thin 2d of January. THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM COMPANY. — The Court of Directors of the Royal Mail Steam Company yester day add resse d l etters to Captain Ellison, of the Avon, and Mr. Drummond, its chief engineer, thanking the former for the manner in which he conducted the ship into Balaklava harbour, so as to save her from destruc tion, during the hurricane of the 14th, and the latter for his services in the engine-room department on that occa sion. Messrs. Hammond and Hodgson bare been pro moted respectively to the posts of chief and fourth offi cers for their endeavours in the lifeboat to rescue the crews of other vessels, and a gratuity of 51. to each of the crew of the lifeboat has been awarded. ST. JAMES'S PARK.—Yesterday a number of work men were engaged in making improvements adjoining rockingham Palace. The old gates leading from Bird cage-walk into Pimlico had been removed, and a new entrance to the park is being completed. The new gate s will be thrown back a considerable, distance, to orm a large area for the entrance of carriage!' pluming from the palace to Belgravia and other parts of the west end of London. The new buildings at the eastern royalext re m residence,i ty ofare Pimlico, n a n a d immediately forwardness, the r e l : s r d o f i n t the few weeks that important thoroughfare will be completed. their fate. Those unable or unwilling to protect I themselves cannot feel surprised at the natural consequences of their pusillanimity, or at the severity of the destiny which they have provoked. It would be different if the parties whose ser vices we were desirous of obtaining had any per sonal interest in the quarrel—if they had a long 1 protracted course of injury and oppression to avenge. Had the proposition been for a Polish, a Hungarian, or an Italian Legion or Legions, many powerful arguments might be put forward to sustain it. The Poles, more especially, are deeply concerned, and thousands of brave and devoted patriots would seek to be led against the tyrant by whom they had been enslaved. These men have shown themselves to be the most effi cient soldiers, and a motive exists sufficient to ani mate the coldest hearts, the most phlegmatic tem peraments. Besides, should a campaign in Poland to deemed advisable—and there are many reasons to recommend it—a Polish Legion, composed of men speaking the language of the country, and capable of exciting their brethren to resist the common foe, would be peculiarly valuable. They might change the aspect of the entire campaign, and turn the chances of war. Should the Duke. of NEWCASTLE propose the enlistment of a Polish Legion or Legions, we should receive it favourably, and maturely weigh all its advantages and disad vantages ; for even it would have some objection able points—any foreign garrison being obnoxious to English feeling, more particularly should a collision occur between the military and people. It cannot be denied that such a thing is possible ; and let even Lord ABERDEEN himself consider the consequences if there should unfortunately be bloodshed on such an occasion. As at present advised, we cannot approve of this new phase of " Germanism." We cannot consent to the occupation of England by foreign mercenaries. When we see that we can no longer obtain a fair supply of English, Scotch, or Trish to fight our battles, then we shall listen to the demand for Swiss or German troops. We know that there is no lack of candidates for com missions. Are we to behold the rising generation panting for the opportunity of distinction, and to cast them aside, telling them that the more trust worthy youths of Germany. must have the prefer ence. Are we to set aside the stalwart JOHN BULL—the patient and unmoveable SAWNEY—that will stand to his colours under any trial ; or the ardent Paddy, ready "to fight for love " at a moment's notice, in order to get Swiss or Ger, mans 7—men against whom we do not wish to breathe the slightest disparagement ; nor do we do so, in saying that they do not, and cannot, make better soldiers than the inhabitants of any part of the United Xingdom. All we ask, then, is calm and mature conside ration. The question is one which cannot be hurried through Parliament without discussion, as if it were a matter of course, against which no reasonable objection could be offered. The people should be allowed full opportunity of speaking by their journalists before the coup d'etat shall take effect. Some very important Financial Returns have just been ordered by the House of Commons, on the motion of Mr. DISE-tELI. They will, when ob tained,, enlighten the public in many important particulars respecting the policy of the present Chancellor of the Exchequer as to deficiency bills, or rather bills in anticipation of the revenue. We have always expressed our decided opposition to the practical annihilation of the Exchequer balances, by the application of more than eight millions sterling to the claims of clissextients under Mr. GLADSTONE'S conversion abortion. It was productive of the most injurious consequences to the tax-paying community, but more particu larly to those engaged in commercial or manufac turing pursuits. The country had not merely to meet the in3reaseci expenditure occasioned by the carrying on of hostilities against a first-rate Power, but it was also called on to do so after having applied an enormous sum in liquidation of a debt raised by our forefathers during the past century. However valuable this might be as " a financial demonstration," it is obvious that it must press with peculiar severity on those who, perhaps for the first time during the national history, have to meet the claims of the past, the present, and the future, to liquidate liabilities incurred a century ago, to provide for the ordinary demands for the interest of the public debt, and the maintenance of the national establishments, and to prevent any possible charge against posterity I It is needless to ex plain the difficulty of a position that will be but too clearly understood by all the recipients of in come between 1001. and 1501. per annum, the class of whom Mr. J. L. PHELPS has claimed to be the re presentative, and many others, who, although placed in a higher class, and subjected to fourteenpenoe in place of tenpence in the pound, yet feel very acutely the pressure of the burden to which they are subjected. But it is those engaged in mercantile or manu facturing pursuits that suffer most. It is not merely that they have to pay additional direct taxation, and that all the necessaries and comforts of existence have increased in price, but they find a new and formidable rival competing with them in the money market, whose wants must be sup plied before their own are even taken into consi deration, and whose appearance as a borrower has at the same time increased the interest of money, and rendered it more difficult of attainment ; affording an excuse to the Directors of the quasi National Bank to use the extraordinary powers with which they aro entrusted for their own peculiar advantage rather thin the benefit of the community at large. These various Returns will throw great light upon matters at present not sufficiently under stood or appreciated by the people. They will furnish formidable weapons to on e we ll s kill e d i n their use, and render all Mr. GLADSTOI•IE'S tact and skill as a debater indispensable to his defence in the new arena. The wide field for discussion thus opened cannot be suf fered to remain idle or unproductive. Should there not be so energetic a labourer as Mr. DIS RAELI, many others will be ready to offer their services, and to assail Ministers on what, notwith standing their boasts respecting "the smartest chap " among them, is unquestionably their weak point. To use a nautical expression, the fiscal, financial, and monetary policy of the Government must be completely "overhauled," and these important Returns will provide the means of doing so — w ill, in fact, supply the lever for setting the Parliamentary machine in motion, from the action whereof such important results may be anticipated. We rejoice to find that the tales which have been circulated, to the prejudice of the officers and men of the ill-fated Prince, and to which we yielded no credence, have been shown to be without adequate foundation. On Tuesday, we stated that " the intensity of the storm would, in the present in.stance, sufficiently ' account for the serious damage sustained by the shipping on I the dreadful 14th November." We had more particularly alluded. to the Prince in that THE LATE LORD FREDERICK FITZ CLARENCE, G.C.S. Lord Frederick Fitzelarence, Commander-in-Chief at Bombay, whose death, we with regret announced in our Indian news yesterday, was second son of Sing William the Fourth and Mrs. Jordan. He was born in 1799, and in 1821 married Lady Augusta Boyle, daughter of the Earl of Glasgow. Lord Frederick entered the army in 1814, and at his death held the rank of Lieutenant-General. Although he had never seen active service, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence always took a very warm interest in his profession, and the benefits of his military administration of the Ports mouth district and of the Bombay Presidency have been sensibly felt by those under his command. Although neither a peer nor the son of a peer, his lordship enjoyed the title and precedency (of a younger son of a marquis, by royal grant, dated May 24, 1831. DEATII OF LORD RUTHERFURD. We regret to announce the death of this eminent Judge and highly accomplished man, which occurred at his lordship's residence, St. Coline-street, at an early hour on Wednesday morning. For the last three months Lord Rutherford bad been suffering from bilious fever, which gradually reduced him to a state of the most ex treme debility, so that latterly his friends could only augur the worst. Lord Rutherford was called to the bar in 1812. He, therefore, did not figure on the politi cal arena in the days of the Fox dinners and the Pan theon meetings, nor, indeed, at the earlier stages of the Reform agitation. Lord Rutherford was about 65 years of age.— Caledonian Mercury. THE MEN-OF-WAR AND THE STORM. The late accounts that we have received from the Black Sea do not confirm the telegraphic report that the screw ships Agamemnon and Sanspareil had been driven ashore in the gale of the 14th. Consequently we pre sume there was no truth in the statement. It is very gratifying indeed to find, that though they ran some risks, and got a little knocked about from the transports falling foul of them, &c., the men-of-war suf fered no loss of ships, save and except the little tug, the Danube, and even her machinery has been saved. RECOVERY OF THE STORES OF TEE WYNNSTAY, TRANSPORT. Yesterday advices were received, under date Constan tinople, Nov. 30, from which it appears that the greater part of the stores for the army in the Crimea on board the Wynnetay, wrecked at St. Stefano Point, in the Sea of Marmora, had been recovered in a serviceable state and forwarded to head-quarters at Balakla,va. SIR C. ZTAPIER AND THE MINIE RIFLE. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times : --- " Sir, —ln your report of the debate on the address , Mr. Sidney Herbert is reported to have said, when praising the Minis rifle, that Bven such men as Sir Charles Napier had said, "There is nothing like Brown Bess—for God's sake don't take away Brown Bess." ' " The marks of quotation are in your report, and I hope are an error of iyour reporter, and not inserted to mark that Mr. Herbert emphasised the quotation as being Sir C. Napier's words. I say I hope so , for I mu st give the most unqualified contradiction to Mr. Herbert on that point. Sir Charles Napier never said anything of the kind, in words or spirit. He argued against accepting the Minie rifle for general purposes of war until its superiority was proved, not by Woolwich trials, but by regiments in the field. And, sir, notwithstanding Mr. Sidney Herbert's by-talk, many officers who have seen it tried in the late battles still doubt its value, or rather condemn it as a weapon for general -warfare though good for particular purposes.—l am, sir, your obedt. servant, " Dec. 14." " W. NAPIER, Lieut.-General. Tag DISPOSITION OF THE FLEET IN THE BLACK S.A. The Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Deans Dun dee, C. 8., has been suffering from diarrhea, but by last accounts (Nov. 27), was better, on the following day he was to shift his flag to the 16-gun paddle-frigate Furious, Captain Loring, sending the Britannia, 120, to the Bosphorus, to rest. The Queen, 116, Capt. Michell ; Trafalgar, 120, Capt. Greville ; and London, 90, Capt. Jones, had sailed to the Bosphorus. Their rudder-heads had been wrung, and must be landed to be repaired. Th• Agamemnon, 91, screw, Capt. Mends, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir E. Lyons, C.B. ; Rodney, 90, Capt. King ; Vengeance, 84, ()apt. Lord E. Russell ; and Algiers, 91, screw, Capt. Talbot, were off Sebastopol. The Bellerophon, 78, Capt. Lord George Paulet, was at Eupatoria. The Sanspareil, 71, screw, Captain Heatb, was at Balaklava. The Hannibal, 91, screw, Commodore Hon. F. W. Grey, daily expected, would be welcome ; as also the Royal Albert, 121, screw, Capt. Sir Thomas Pasley, Bart. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS IN THE BLACK SEA FLEET. Oapt. King, of the Leander, 50, to be captain of the Rodney, 90, vice Charles Graham, C. 8., invalided. Captain Lewis T. Jones, of the Sampson, 6, paddle, to be captain of the London, 90, vice Charles Eden, in valided. Captain S. T. Brock, additional captain of the Bri tannia, 120, flag-ship, to command the Sampson, 6, vice Jones, to the London. Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, of the Tribune, 31, screw, to be captain to the Leander, 50, vice King. Commander Leopold George Heath, of the Niger, 12, screw, to be acting captain of Sanspareil, 71, screw, vice S. C. Dacres, invalided. This officer's promotion we believe has been anticipated. Commander Lord John Hay, of the Wasp, 12, screw, to be acting captain of the Tribune, vice Carnegie. Lieutenant Henry Lloyd, commander of the iron pad dle steamer Triton (badly and seriously wounded in the attack on Sebastopol), to be acting commander of the Wasp, vice Lord Jokn Hay. The Casette intelligence of the promotion of Commander Lloyd has reached him by this time. Lieut. Hors, of the Beagle, to be acting commander of the Niger, vise Heath; to the Sanspareil. Mate Mr. Hewett, of the Beagle (who distinguished himself so gallantly in command of a naval battery at Sebastopol), to be acting lieutenant and commander of the Beagle. The promotions of these two officers also are on their way out to them. Singularly enough, in selecting the above officers for acting command, the commander-in-chief has anticipated the promotion th e y have recei ved by this time direct from the Admira lt y . to Commander nom command of the Tribune, though you n g, is said to be a good an d stead y officer. He had been for a long time employed in conductin g the operations on the coast of Circassis, and re j oined the fle et off Sebastopol at a mader Lord John Hay, removed f r om the Wasp time when more seamen were wanted for the trenches. He was at once despatched with his ship's company to strengthen the naval brigade, which he now quits to command the Tribune. The Prussian Correspondence of Berlin of the 9th says : --" The number of Prussian manufacturers who have inscribed their names to take part in the Universal Ex hibition of Paris in 1855 amounts to 1,100, and will, no the persons intending to e doubt w , becomeorke ofa still r t Mr. John Wa tson, draper, Edinburgh, has received an order for 100 number of pairs of flannel drawers and knitted stockings , are 7i greater, w !woollen woollen Jerseys, and the like woollen nightcap s, and comforters. They are for the use .__ of the soldier s of Ca p tain Maitlan d company of the 79th or Cameron Highlanders.—Glasgow Constitutional. YARN FROM THE COMMON NETTLE.—The Dundee Advertiser di Tuesday says : An esteemed ms i d t er io states country. corre spondent in Irelan d -has sent us a sm a ll sample o f yarn made from the comm on nettle. It i s very strong, an d u w a l o a r y k , and the the with en When even the common nettle can thus be t ur ned to account, we need not d espa i r o f f i nd i ng a bundant material for manu f acture." tahpapteahres hasof good seen spinning A lecture of a novel and entertaining character was delivered by Mr. Chads Leighton and Mr. C. G. Crook, at the Lecture jail, Newington, on Wednesday even t ing. It consisted of recitations and sketches of charac ter of a very clever and original kind ; among the latter the most successful performances of the evening were The Monthly Nurse," "The Voice from the Stable," and " The Fidgetty Man." Someef the more serious pieces were received equally well. "The Dream of Eugene Aram," and "The Chimes of Memory," were delivered with great taste. The entertainment was very fully attend* and reflects great credit on the gentlemen who had written and arranged it. TRADE OF NoTTINGEWI.—Our lace trade continues in the most languid condition ; anything that is doing being of so trifling an amount as to be unworthy of notice, and American buyers freely stating that they have, many a wi n ter, made in Nottingham as mu c h as they have this winter spent in it--which of course does not augur a great extent of outlay in the purchase of our goods. The impression of a leading merchant is that not above a fourth of the usual employment is at this mo ment afforded to the people. In hosiery, although a feet American and some German orders have been given, and fewer complaints prevail, the trade is not what it should be ; but the process of stock-taking now in pro gress shows stocks to be low, and for the most part any demand that does arise has an immediate influence on production.—Nottinghametire Guardian. IMPATIENCE OF THE FRENCH FOR ACTION IN TEE CRIMEA. —A correspondent of a morning contemporary says, from information derived from a high source, there is the probability of the Allied commanders making a decisive movement either in the course of the present or the ensuing month. It is stated that the French army have becom e seriously impatient under their present circumstances, and call upon their offi cers t o l ea d them to the assault or against the Russians in the field. General Canrobert has, from time to time, represented this state of feeling to Lord Raglan, recommending that they should fi g h t a pitc h e d b att l e and then storm th e garrison. Lail Raglan hesitates until the arrival of further reinforcements, not wishing to imperil the operations of the siege ; but, notwithstanding, an impression is prevalent among the officers of the French army that a combined effort will be made to destroy the hosts of Russia in the Crimea before many weeks are °Tor. 4 LATEST NEWS• THE RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY WITH AUSTRIA. VIENNA, THURSDAY EYENING. The ratifications of the Treaty of Alliance be tween Austria and the Western Powers were ex changed this afternoon, at the office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, between the Plenipotentiaries of Austria, France, and England. RUSSIA. We have received the following intelligence via Hamburg : ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 12. If negotiations do not produce peace at the coin- mencement of the new year, a conscription is ordered throughout Russia of 16 in every 1,000, producing an army of 1,000,000 soldiers. THE DUTCH MINISTRY. THE HAGUE, THURSDAY. M. Ensly, Minister of Marine, has tendered his resignation. He is, however, to present to the Second Chamber of the States-General a temporary budget for the necessities of public service. M. Rochussen, formerly Governor-General of the Dutch East India colonies, is much spoken of as the probable successor of M. Easly, at least ad interim. The following telegraphic despatches have been received from our correspondent in Paris ; they were received there last evening : VIENNA, DEC. 14. A letter from Balaklava, via Varna, states that the English are preparing to embark some heavy siege artillery. It is thought that this is for the purpose of attacking Odessa, where the fleets would winter. ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 12. Prince Menschikoff writes from the Crimea, under date of the 4th, that nothing new had taken place before Sebastopol. Several sorties had been attempted by the besieged, but without success. CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 4. Six vessels, full of troops, left yesterday fox the Crimea. Cherib Pacha has boen named Minister of Finance. ATHENS, DEC. 8. The cholera has almost entirely subsided in this city. TRIESTE, DEC. 13 (Evening). The packet which left Constantinople on the 4th has just arrived. The accounts from Sebas topol state that the Allied armies were occupied in preparing their barracks to winter in the Crimea. On the 2d, 2,000 English soldiers passed through the Bosphorus to reinforce the English army. The Duke of Cambridge was still ill, and confined to his bed. A SHIP CANAL THROUGH SUEZ. MARSEILLES, THURSDAY. The steamer just arrived from Alexandria brings the news that Said Paella has given to a French company the privilege to execute a ship canal through the Isthmus of Suez. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Dec. 11.—It is astonishing with what avidity the German journals generally, and more especially those of Vienna, snatch up the absurd rumours which aro disseminated by the truth loving members of the Russian party. A week or ten days back it was reported that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had been com pelled by illness to leave his post in the Crimea, and go to Constantinople. A second report announced that it was very possible that the stay of his Royal Highness at Constantinople would be a long one, his illness being very severe ; and for the last three days all the little world of Vienna has been talking of the illness of the Duke of Cambridge. A letter from the Duke of Cambridge himself, dated Constantinople, of the 30th ult., has been received in this city. His Royal Highness writes that his health is good, and that Lord Raglan has given him a few days' leave of absence, at the end of which time he returns to his command in the Crimea. There is a general dearth of even Russian intel ligence. The last Menschikoff despatch is dated the Ist December, and repeats the old tale, that "nothing of importance had occurred—the bom bardment was very weak, and did little damage— the Allies were fortifying their position." The Austrian Correspondence has a letter from Odessa, under date of the Ist inst. It was known there that 35,000 Turks, under Omer Pach, were about to embark at Varna for the Crimea. General Osten-Sacken arrived from Kischeneff on the night of the 30th, and intended to continue his journey to the Crimea on the 2d, where, as has been already aLnounced by telegraph, he takes the command of the Dannenberg corps. The writer of this letter states that the reason of the deposition of General Dannenberg is, that in case any mischance should occur to Prince Menschikoff, the command would devolve on the former, and the Russian army would lose all confidence, for though the general is an accomplished soldier, and brave to a fault, he has been almost uniformly unfortunate in all his under takings. The blockade of Odessa had not yet be gun, but there were four steamers of war lying off the harbour. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, DEC. 12. The question of an address in reply to the speech from the Throne has entered into a new phase. The original project, as moved by M. de Vincke, did not meet with favour in the committees. Far from it ; the whole with one exception voted for its rejection. The report of the central committee, notifying and giving motives for this rejection, was brought up yesterday, and will be laid before the committee in plenum on Wednesday, when M. de Vincke will have an opportunity, according to the standing orders, of defending his project. Mean time, the party designated as that of Bethmann- Hollweg and Patow, from the names of its two most eminent members, has determined not to allow the project of an address to fall. Consequently, 41 of that party have drawn up and signed another' project, which was distributed yesterday to mem bers simultaneously with the report of ,the central committee rejecting M. de Vincke's motion. The Bethmann-Hollweg project is thus worded : " May it please the Chambers to resolve that a com mittee of twenty-one members shall be elected by the sections, and that the annexed project of an address in answer to the'speech from the Throne shall be laid before the same for deliberation and reporting thereon. "Motive.—His Majesty the King having opened the Chambers in person, and the question of a reply having been already mooted in another manner, the proposition is justified by its appropriateness and the present state of affairs. "This address runs thus :-- " Most ;-ttrene and most powerful King, most gra cious King and Lord ! Your Majesty has been pleased to open this year's session of the representatives of the country in your own most exalted person, and to honour them with communications relative to a felicitous event in your royal house, as likewise in respect to the state of the country, internally and externally. " The Second Chamber would think that it little merits the royal confidence, and that it would fail in bounden respect if it were not to respond to the summons contained therein (the speech), not to lay at the foot of the throne the expression of its sentime nts. " ' In the first place it feels itself called upon to ex press most respectfully its warmest symp ath y at the union of his R o y a l Highness Prince Frederick Charles, your Majesty's nephew, with the Princess Mario Anna of Anhalt—an alliance which, whilst on the one hand it lays the foundation for the happiness of a heroic young prince, on the other it promises to the country another model of the blessings of domestic virtues. " We hail with satisfaction the reconstruction of the First Chamber, resolved by the law of the 7th of May, 1853, and effected by your Majesty's decree of the 12th of October of this year, as the consolidation of the State constitution, which forms the indisputable foundation of its internal legal order. We look forward with eager ness to the moment when it may be possible for us, in union with this body, and with your Majesty, to bring to completion the constitution of the country by a code of communal, district, and provincial regulations appro priate to present circumstances. " ' The long-maintained principles of Prussian admi nistration keeping pace with the demands of the times, have, as your Majesty has been pleased to announce, •;reserved the finances of the State during serious times in a well-regulated condition, and raised the material strength of the country, the means of communication, and, above all, industrial traffic, to a height hitherto unknown. In the same manner, we trust that your Majesty's Government, under God's assistance, and with the energetic co-operation of all classes of your subjects, may be enabled to meet the wants whioh mis fortunes have entailed upon some provinces, and the general dearness of the necessaries of life upon the whole country. " "The most serious cares assuredly fill the breast of every patriot at the sight of the conflict that has broken out between the mightiest States of Europe, and which, in proportion as it developes itself in greater dimensions, must affect Prussia, in consideration of her position as a great power, and her geographical position. " We acknowledge with profound thanks your Ma jesty's paternal solicitude for the country in maintaining for it as long as possible the blessings of peace. But we feel ourselves bound in our consciences to state most respectfully to your Majesty that, according to our con viction as well as that of the vast majority of the country, the time is come when Prussia, whilst she safe guards her special and North German interests, can, by a prompt and decided return into the European community, which the other great German Power still allied with her has steadfastly maintained and just now restrengthened, avoid the dangerous position of a complete isolation ; and that the object of a peace founded on legality, secured against all future danger— that is, a durable peace—can only be attained by your Majesty throwing into the balance of decisions the full weight of your voice, strengthened by acts. " Should the united ♦oice of Europe find no hearing [meaning from Russia], and your Aqesty see yourself necessitated to call forth the whole strength of the coun try, then the nation will know that the heavy sacrifices of blood and goods are not imposed upon it for foreign interests, but for the elevated treasures of right, of inde pendence, and the honour of their fatherland, and, fol lowing the appeal of their King, will show in true Prus sian mariner that we are powerful in unity.' " THE GERMANIC DIET. The following is the resolution that has been adopted by the Diet in regard to the last additional article to the April treaty : "The high assembly, whilst it publicly aiheres, in the name of the most serene German Confederation, through the present declaration, and on the basis of Art. 2 of the federal acts, and of Arts. 1,3, 5,6, and 7 of the Vienna concluding acts, to the additional article to the treaty of the 20th of April, concorded between the august Courts of Vienna and Berlin on the 26th November ult., and extended by a resolution of the Diet of the 24th of July last, so as to constitute an offensive and defensive treaty, resolves— "l. That the Germanic Diet, as a European Power, acknowledges the well-known four preliminary points, according to their apparent contents, as an appropriate foundation for paving the way to a legal and secure state of peace in Europe, and especially the first and second points, as appropriate, and to be maintained from the point of view of German interests. " 2. That, in accordance therewith, the stipulations for peace should be pursued with energy on this principle. " 3. That on the other side, however, an attack on Austria, be it on the Imperial territory, or against its ' troops in the principalities, engages the whole of Ger many to support Austria with all its available means. " 4. In consequence whereof, and in consideration of the increasing menacing aspect of European affairs, the military committee shall be charged to take the neces sary steps for appropriate federal military readiness. " 5. And also that the two combined committees for Oriental and military affairs shall be empowered to con cert such propositions as may be deemed requisite for carrying out all military measures commensurate with necessities." RUSSIA. The Independance Beige quotes the following letter, dated Hamburg, the 10th inst. : " Accounts from Warsaw of the 7th, received this evening, fully confirm my previous announcement of the arrival of the Russian Imperial Guard in Poland. No less than 17 generals had repaired to the capital of Poland from different points of the empire. It was considered probable, from certain prepara tions making at the palace, that Marshal Paskie witch would soon leave for St. Petersburg. The communications between the Marshal and Prince Gortschakoff, in Bessarabia, respecting the military po sitions and movements of the two armies was still very active. Prince Gortschakoff has published general re gulations, approved by the Emperor, in virtue of which regular stages are assigned to each, and the inhabitants of the town and country, whose vehicles have been re quired for the conveyance of the troops, are to be indem ' nified in a uniform manner, according to a general tariff and to distances. They are to receive Treasury bonds, which will have a legal currency, and are to be re ceived in payment of taxes in the public offices of the Empire." FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.—We aro without a word of news to-day from the seat of war, and the Paris papers are equally hare. Even speculation on the effect of • the treaty between Austria and the Western Powers is suspended for the day, and the only matter thought of is the meeting of the British Parliament, and the important,debate which took place on the first night. The meeting of our Parliament is looked upon with far greater interest than is generally imagined, for, strange to say, our representatives not only transact the business of Great Britain, but their delibera tions affect to a great degree the affairs of other sosntries. There is not a doubt that the more liberal policy recently adopted in France is to be attributed to the example given by England, and the light which has been thrown upon mercantile affairs in general by the discussions in our Parlia ment. The Senate and Legislative Corps are sum moned to meet on the 26th of December. The Siecle quotes a passage from a German paper, in which it is stated that by the new reading adopted by the Western Powers in combination with Austria, the four guarantees are considerably , extended, especially as regards the free naviga tion of the Black Sea, the guarantee for which will require the entire destruction of all the Rus sian fortified places on the coast, and the limita tion of the number of ships of war to be main tained in that sea ; and that, moreover, indemni ties will be demanded. The Siecle hesitates to believe that Austria goes so far, but looks for in formation tom England. The Emperor and Empress went last evening to the Opera, to see the Mnette de Portici. Their Majesties, both on their arrival and departure, were greeted with cries of "Vive l'Empereur !" " Vive l'lmperatrice !" The following consular changes had been ordered by an Imperial decree :—M. Huet, French consul at Lisbon, has been named consul-general and chargé d'affaires at Lima, in the room of Baron Loeve-Veimars, deceased ; M. Flury, consul at Naples, to succeed M. Huet at Lisbon ; and M. Soulange-Bodin, consul at Moscow, to succeed M. Flury, at Naples. The Hamburg News states, from Berlin, that the Prussian Minister of War has ordered the orga nisation of an additional battery of eight guns for each of the nine regiments of artillery. BOURSE, THIIRSDAY.—CLOSING PRICES. . Cash. fr. c . E n d o f M onth . 4? per Cents 96 —96 f. 20c. 3 per Cents 7O 60 70 70 Credit Mobilier 743 75 Roman Credit Foncier — Austrian Belgian Fives ..... ... Spanish Threes Piedmontese — Home Debt . RAILWAYS-FOB CASH. 83 -** 9911 Orleans Western 1,167 50 Lyons 635 Rouen Mediterranean 5BO Strasburg ............ 785 -- Cate - -- --Havre .................. 532 50 Northern - SWEDEN. The Swedish Diet was closed on the sth. The Borsenhalle of Hamburg quotes a letter from Stockholm, of the sth, which says : " The Royal Speech on the prorogation of•the Diet contains the following words :--' The interior as well as i t for the exteri o r situation of the country inspires confiden ce ;' and further on : ' T he decision by which y ou have granted to the G overnment the necessar y mea ns of defence, proves t hat you have perfectly u n d erstood the se indispensable w ants of the country provided this fsor respect. unforeseen en e In adopting the bill which I laid before You on the appro tion of the su ms which pria ha ve enabled to take th e expenses, you which circumstances, for the present unknown,maycall for. for. I app reciate your constancy,and it impose s upon me. " AUSTRALIA. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 14. The General Screw Steam-shipping Company's steam-ship Crcesus, Capt. J. V. Hall, arrived here this afternoon with dates from Syd ne y to the 2d, and Port-Philip the 10th September, and St. Vin cent November 29. The Crcesus also touched at Ascension for supplies on the 15th of November, remaining there, however, only a few hours. This steamer brings about 30 passengers ; and on freight, 3,805 ounces of gold from Sydney, 42,40 G ounces from Port-Philip; 41,350 sovereigns from Sydney, and from Port-Philip 58,1501. ; the total value of gold and bullion being 284,3441. sterling. Likethe outward passage of this noble steam-ship the homeward one has been marked by mishap, and attended with delay. On the 12th of September, at 8 p.m., only two days after leaving Melbourne, one of the fans of the propeller broke off ; and on the 3d of October the remaining one gave way. The remains of the screw were then hoisted up and unshipped. The weather was extremely unfavour able, with baffling easterly winds, between New Zealand and 126 long. In lat. 55, long. 105, ice was fallen in with, and continued for several days. Cape Horn was rounded on the 19th of October under sail only, as the new propeller could not be got into its place, owing to the heavy weather and the rolling of the ship, till the 29th of October. Since passing the southern tropic the winds have been very light and bafflin g , with scarcely any trade-wind on eith er s id e o f the Equator. It will thus be seen, that on the present voyage the Crwsus has had no opportunity whatever of dis playing to advantage either her steaming or sailing qualities, the former having been neutralised by the derangement of the screw, raid the latter ob structed by contrary or rendered nugatory by light winds. The Crcesus reports having spoken the followin g ships :—American ships Defiance (of New York), and Wilk Duck, in lat. 57 13 S., long. 67 17 W. ; ship Sir George Henderson, in lat. 39.02 S., long. 21.27 W. ; the Spanish ship Adonai, in lat. 13.42 W., long. 20.51 W. ; the bark Arab and American ship Albany, in lat. 21.14 N., long. 25.29 W. ; the bark Berwick, in lat. 26.49 N., long. 24.01 W. ; the bark England, in lat. 45.45 N., long. 9.40 W. The intelligence brought by the Crcesus from the Australian colonies has been anticipated by the overland route. The steamer brings a heavy mail, and is, we understand, to be prepared immediately for the troop service. The Crcesus is within' 200 tons burthen of the size of the unfortunate Prince, and is calculated she can carry 1,500 to 1,600 men, with 600 or 700 tons of baggage and stores. .. The Crcesus left England on the 11th Jan. last, and has consequently been 11 months in going round the world. She was detained several mouths in Australia repairing damages which she metwith on outward passage. The expense of the repairs amounted to about 6,0001. Before she arrived out to Australia every berth in her was engaged for the homeward passage, but the length of her outward voyage frustrated these arrangements. Notwith standina° the delays she had met with, those who came home in her speak highly of her sea-going qualities, of the skill of her commander, and of the comforts on board. One of the passengers who ar rived home in her has been the whole voyage in the Crcesus, and has been delighted with his trip. On the outward voyage lectures were delivered, Sir T. Mitchell having been one of the lecturers, and dra matic representations took place on board. The gentleman who went round the world in the Crcesus visited the chief places in New South Wales; Vic toria, and Van Diemen's Land, while he stopped in Australia, and speaks in the highest terms of the public spirit of the colonists. Melbourne will shortly be supplied with water by works twenty miles long. AMERICA. .LIVERPCOL, THURBD 4Y . The Canadian Company's Royal mail screw steam-ship Canadian, Captain M‘Master, has ar rived in the Mersey, from Portland, State of Maine, after a very rapid run of under twelve days, having left on the afternoon of the 2d inst. She brought, in addition to a large cargo, fifty-two passengers. Our advices from - NewYork are to the Ist inst., two days later than those brought by the Aida. The Grand Trunk Railway (lease) Bill finally passed the Upper House of the Legislative Council of Maine, in concurrence with the Assembly, on the 28th ult., and only required the assent of the Governor-General of Canada to become a law. An accident occurred on the Ist inst. at Stark on the Grand Trunk Railway line, causing severe in juries to ten or twelve persons. Magnetic iron is stated to have been discovered in large quantities along the coast of Lake Superior. A despatch from New Orleans, dated Nov. 30, states that the communication between that city and California . (rid Nicaragua), for some time in terrupted, had been resumed. The Shakespear, for Liverpool, had cleared on the 29th ult. with the largest cargo ever shipped from any of the southern ports, viz., 6,430 bales. A stockbroker, named William C. Potter, had been arrested in New Orleans, charged with defrauding the Lafay ette Mining Company of Philadelphia to the extent of 15,000 dols. in their bonds. He was committed for trial. From Washington we learn that the approaching President's Message was to have been started for leading towns in the Union on the 2d, in order that it might be published simultaneously with its deli very to Congress. The navigation of the Ohio had resumed, and a large business was being transacted. The ship Underwriter, hence, had arrived at New York on the 30th ; and the Chariot of Fame, hence, at Boston. At New York, on the Ist, breadstuffs were re ported quiet ; wheat lower ; Canadian white, 2 dols. 171 c. Flour easier ; common to straight state, 8 dols. 12ic. to 8 dols. 37ic. ; common to good Ohio, 8 dols. 50c. to 9 dols. Southern un changed ; mixed to good brands, 8 dols. 31ic. to 9 dols. The Canadian spoke the Lisbon and Tartar, of Greenock, at 4 p.m., Dec. 13, inward bound, off Cork. AUSTRIA AND FRANCE. ( From the Pays.) Every step which removes the Court of Austria from the Russian alliance must bring it closer to France. France is no longer that burning furnace where revolu tion kept up a fire always ready to spread over the world, like the lava of a volcano. Without opposing any of the acts of progress effected during the last fifty years, and without denying its starting-point, which it the principles of 1789, the present Government in France has reduced to impotence the efforts of the de magogical party ; and placing itself boldly at the head of society, it has been able to exhibit to foreign na tions France pacified, calm, and strong in her right pdwerful for good ; menacing no one ; but imposing on all respect, and commanding universal esteem. • On the Imperial throne, re-established by the unanimous vote of the people, the world has beheld a man, inheriting the namemad genius of ,Napoleon, take in hand, by a generous initiative, the cause of European right, and in the same way as he had conquered anarchy on the national soil, arm himself with courage to put down that other anarchy with which the Czar's am bition menaced modern civilisation. Such is the new mad imposing aspect in which France has revealed herself to Europe, and which must have removed every element of distrust. Certainly, if the French Government had consented to listen to the proposi tions of the Czar, the equilibrium of Europe would have been gravely compromised, if it had consented to become the accomplice of the usurpations of Russia in the East, it could have been largely indemnified at the expense of Germany and of other States. But, thank God ! it is n• longer dreams of conquest which prevail at the Tuile ries. The remembrance of the magnificent speech at Bordeaux is still alive in every mind, and the splendid picture which the Emperor Napoleon 111. there traced of the works of peace which our society is destined to execute, will not be for a length of time effaced. It is not to extend the limits of a territory or to despoil her neighbours that France will henceforward draw the sword. The wars to which civilised States worthy of that name, may be still forced, will not be ware of usur pation, but Conservative wars, in the highest sense of the word, and the example which France gives in that respect is as marked as it is significant. All these considerations ought to draw Austria closer to Conser vative France, in proportion as she separates from re volutionary Russia ; and it is thus, as we have already s aid, that the pivot of the traditional alliance has by degrees become displaced, and has constantly drawn nearer to that west, which is henceforward order, pro gress, and civilisation. Now the triple alliance, severed between Russia and the German Powers, is cemented between Austria, France, and England, that is to say between the three most powerful nations in the world, Austria, which has become the head of that Ger manic confederation, of which Prussia, by her hesitations, has lost the preponderating direction ; France, which is certainly, by her intrinsic strength and by the expansion of her national genius, one of the greatest continental powers ; and England, which has remained queen of the seas and the most marvellous industrial power of modern times. What could Europe, when supported by these three gigantic forces which protect and consolidate her, still apprehend ? She can defy the ambition of sovereigns and the efforts of revolution ; she can fearlessly conront the afflicting trials of war ; and is certain to behold peace re-established on bases which will guarantee for the future her independence and her equilibrium. The alliance signed on Dec. 2 is the most conservative combination that Europe can desire. We do not hesitate to express the opinion that all the great European States which do not wish to remain out of the movement of our period will adhere to it without reserve. VESSELS FOR TUE BLACK SEA. —It was mentioned some weeks back that several vessels bad been chartered in London to proceed to the Black Sea, with the hope of getting cargoes of grain from the Principalities. There seems, however, at present to be little prospect of success. The houses interested, and which are prin pplies of grain now purchaseable at cipally Greek firms, say that the British authorities decline to remove the blockade of the Danube, and thus set free the large su almost nominal prices, altbough urged to do so by the Austrian Minister here.