The Sun. — London, England, 1854-02-23 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE. The Queen held a Levee (the first this season) yesterday afternoon at St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert arrived from Buckingham Palace at 2 o'clock, attended by the Royal suite and escorted by a detachment of the Royal Rorse Guards, and were received by the great officers of State. The Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was on duty, under the command of the Captain, and lined the approaches to the State saloons. The sub-officers, Lieutenant-Colonel Nevill and Major Cooke, were also on duty. The, Yeomen of the Guard were on duty, under the com- Mend of Captain Wardlow, the Exon in Waiting. Before the Levee Major-General Fox had an audience of the Queen, and delivered the badge of the Order of the Bath worn by the late Sir Frederick Adam, G.C.B. The Attorney-General had an audience, and delivered to her Majesty the Grand Cross of the Bath of his uncle, the late Admiral Sir George Cockburn. Major Reny Capel Sandys, Bengal Army, bad an audience of her Majesty, and delivered the riband and badge of the Order of the Bath worn by the late Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.B. The Queen and Prince Albert entered the Throne-room, attended by. the Duchess of '?utherland, Mistre, s of the Robes; the Marchioness of Ely, Lady in Waiting ; Earl Spencer, K.G., Lord Steward; the Marquis of Breadalbane, K T., Lord Chamberlain ; the Marquis of Abercorn, K.G., Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice- Chamberlain ; the Earl of Mulgrave, Treasurer of the House hold ; Lord larnmlmarig, Controller of the Household ; the Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in Waiting ; Lord George Len nox, Lord in Waiting to his Royal Highness; Colonel the Hon. Charles Phipps, C. 8., Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse; Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Privy Secretary to his Royal Highness ; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, Groom in Waiting; Colonel Wylde, Groom in Waiting to his Royal Highness ; Major-General Buckley, Equerry in Waiting ; Messrs. George Gordon Macpherson and Charles Edmund Phipps, Pages of Honour in Waiting. Her Majesty wore a blue and silver cloth train, with gold Mars, and a white satin petticoat. The Queen wore a diamond diadem. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was present at the Levee, attended by Lord William Paulet. The foreign Ministers were introduced, when the following presentations took place in the diplomatic circle : By the Prussian Minister—Le Comte Henkel, Chambellan et Conseiller de Legation de S. M. le Rol de Prusse. By the Spanish Minister—Lieutenant J. J. Gordon, of the Spanish Royal Navy. By the Sardinian Minister—Count de la Tour, Second Se. oretary of Legation. By the Turkish Minister—Djenib Bey, son of his Excellency Narvik Pasha, Minister of Commerce, and Fahri Bey. By the Portuguese Minister M. de Mendoca, attache to her Most faithful Majesty's Legation at this court. By the Brazilian Minister—Captain Gomensoro, Lieutenant Araujo Feio, Lieutenant Ferreira d'Olivera, and Lieutenant Rocha, and Dr. Garcia. By the Mexican Minister—Senor Jose Hidalgo, second Se cretary of the Legation; Senor Ygnacio Quijano, attache to the Legation. By the Earl of Clarendon—Senor J. A. Rodulfo, Charge d'Affaires of Peru. " The diplomatic circle was attended by Count Wakwski, the Fren.h Ambassador ; M. Charles Baudin, first Secre tary, M. Jules de Saux, second secretary, and Baron de Ca brol, Attache to the Embassy ; M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, and M. 0. Delepierre, Secretary to the Le gation ; Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister ; Count de Hielmansegg Hanoverian Minister ; Chevalier Bunsen, Prus sian Minister ; Senor X. Isturiz, Spanish Minister ; Mr. J. T. Comyn, first Secretary, M. de Potestid, Attache, and Senor Luis do Aristegui (Lieutenant of Artillery) Attache to the Legation; Marquis Azeglio, Sardinian Mitister, and Count Corti, first Secretary df Legation ; M. Tricoupi, the Greek Minister, and M. N. Lidorikis, Secretary of Legation; M. Mtusurus, the Turkish Minister, and Prince A. Vogorides, Conseiller de Legation ; Baron Bentinck, the Netherlands Minister ; Count de LaThradio, the Portuguese Minister ; the Chevalier. Pints de SoVehal, Secretary of Legation, and le Vi eOtte -Oh the'rartnguese 1 egation ; M dacedo, Bra n Minis 'ter.; 414 *Chevalier Cava canti, d'Albuquerque, AftAdhe to the 4gati6ti'; Prince de Carini, Sicilian Minister, and 'le CommanZleur lte Martino, Conseiller de Legation ; Count Colloredo, the Austrian Minister ; Senor Joaquin M. de Castillo y Lanzas, Mexican Minister; Mr. James Buchanan, Minister from the United States of America ; General d'Ox holm, Danish Minister, and Count Reventlow Criminil, Secre tary of Legation; Count de Vitzthum, Saxon Minister; the Earl of Clarendon, K. G., the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Major-General the Me,. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The general circle was attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury ; the Lord Chancellor ; the Archbishop of `fork ; the Lord President ; the Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal ; the First Lord of the Treasury ; Lord John llsseil; the Marquis of Lansdowne ; the Secretary of State for the Home Department; the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies ; the Chancellor of the Exchequer; the First Lord of the Admiralty ; the President of the Board of Control; the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Secretary-at-War ; Sir William Molesworth, First Commissioner of Public Works ; Viscount Sydney, Captain of her Majesty's Yeomen of the Onard ; the Marquis of Londonderry, K.G. Gold Stick in Waiting; the Master of the Rolls ; the Chancellor of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ; Lord Justice Turner ; Eall of Bessborough, Master of the Buckhounds ; Lord Monteagle, Controller-General of the Exchequer ; Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood ; Mr. Horatio Waddington, Under-Secre tary of State (Home Department); Sir Charles Young (Garter); Sir George P. Lee, Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard ; Major Harman, Standard-bearer of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms • Sir Henry Seton, Groom in Wait ing ; Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Groom in Waiting ; Honourable Mortimer Sackville West, Groom in Wait ing to her. Majesty; the Queen's Advocate ; Lord Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal ; Colonel Bouverie, Equerry to the Queen; Colonel the Right Hon. Cecil Forester, Silver Stick in Waiting; Sir William Martins, G en tleman Usher to the Sword of State ; Mr. Norman Macdonald, Controler of the Lord Chamberlain's department ; Admiral Sir William P , IPrincip4d Naval Aide-de-Camp to the Queen ; Colonel Lord Dynevor ; Colonel Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.B. ; Colonel Mon teath Douglas, C.B. ; Colonel Priaulx ; Colonel Broke ; Colo nel Morris, C.B. ; Colonel Clark Kennedy, C.B. and K.H. ; Colonel Oldfield ; Colonel Reed, C.B. ; and Captain Beechey, R.N., Aide-de-Camp to the Queen; General the Hon. A. Upton, Equerry to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent ; Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Liddell, Equerry to her Royal High. nese the Duchess of Gloeester ; Major Baron Knesbeck, tquerry to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge Lieutenant Colonel Francis Seymour, Captain of the Guard ; Captain Hatton (Grenadier Guards), Adjutant in Brigade Wait ; Mr, William Tottie, his Swedish and Norwegian Majesty's Acting Consul-General; Sir George Hayter, Principal Painter tf Hitter, and Portraits in ordinary to her Majesty; Sir Ben jamin C.:Brodie, Sergeant-Surgeon to the Queen ; Mr. Law rence, Surgeon Extraordinary to the Queen ; Mr. Frederic Peel Round, Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod ; Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd, Clerk of the Check and Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Captain Sir John Kincaid, Exon of the Yeomen of the Guard ; Colonel Sir Frederic Smith, K.H., Gentleman Usher to the Privy Chamber ; Mr. Charles Hefteage, Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber in Waiting ; Captain Green, Gent eman Usher in Waiting ; Mr. Arthur Black ~00d, Gentleman Usher ; Mr. Des Veen, Gen tleman Usher in Waiting to the Queen; Lieutenant-Colonel Stephens, Gentleman Usher to the Queen ; Mr. Wilbraham Taylor, Gentleman Usher; Dr. Lyon Playfair, C. 8., Gentle- Man Usher to his Royal Highness Prince Albert in Waiting. The following noblemen and gentlemen had the honour of being presented to her Majesty : - Mr. Francis Ottiwell Adams, on his appointment as Attache to her Majesty's Legation at Stockholm, by the Fail of clar- ndon. Mr. Alexander, on beim: appointed Attorney-General to his Royal Eighit s- the Prince• of Wales, by the Chancellor of the Duchy of 'Cornwall. Mr. James Anderton, on his appointment as Under-Sheriff of Lon don• and . Middlesex, by. Viscount Palmerston. Lieutenant the Hon. Hugh Annesley, on aopointmi at to the Scots Fusilier Jun ds, by his Itoyal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Captain Sir G. Back. R.N., on being nominated to a good service pension, by Sir J. Graham. Mr. E. Ball. by the Duke of Richmond. • The Very Rev. Dr. Barr, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, by the Earl .1 Aberdeen • Deputy-Assistant Commissary-Genrral isartlett, by the Chancellor .of the Exchequer. Lieutenant J. N. Beasley, on return from foreign service, by Sir 'Fitzroy Kelly, M.P. ' Lieutenant-Colonel W. F. Beataon, late Brigadier commanding the Bizam's cavalry, by the Earl of Ellenborouch, • Mr. Alexander John Beatson, by Sir J. Francis Davis. Mr. Bebb, on being allotved. by Royal license, to take the name of Babb, insteal of Lawrell, by the Hon. C lonel Charles Grey. Mr.• Edward Ft•zhardinge Berkeley. on appointment to the 2d Life Guards, loy the Marquis of Londonderry. Lieutenant Robert Biddulplt, on receiving his commission in the NaYal Artillery, by Lord Raglan. Me; Loftus Blend, M.P., on his appointment as Queen's Counsel la Ireland, by Sir John Young. Mr. George Brand. her Majesty's Vice-Consul in the province of Augoia, Western Africa, on his return to England, by the Earl of - Clarendon. • Lieutenant John Britten, on promotion, by Col. Thompson, M.P. Captain Charles Brace, ou promotion, by the Earl of Wiiton. Captain Buckley, Scots Fusilier Guards, on promotien, by Colonel Lord Rokeby. Captain H. W. Burgess, by the Earl of Wilton. Rear-Admiral Ryder Burton, K.H., on promotion, by the Duke of Leeds. Captain T. R. Butt, by Lieutenant-Colonel the lien. Lauderdale l,taule. Lieutenant-Colonel De Bathe, on promotion, by his Royal High ness tie Date of Cambridge. Lieutenant Deans Campbell, by Sir Duncan M'Bougall. nir J. Rivett Canute, M.P., on app intment as Depnty Lieutenant of the county of ‘outbampton, by the Marquis of Winchester. Earl of Carnarvon, by the Right Hon. Sidney Herbsrt. Mr. F. A. Carrington, on appointment as Deputy-laentenant of Berke, by the Earl of Abingdon. Major-General Cavendish, on his appointment to the eommand of the 2d Dragoon Guards, by Viscount Hardinge. Major Champion, by Li •utenant-Colonel Webber Smith. Ensign J. W. Champain, by Lie itenant-General Sir H. Goldfinch. Mr. A. C. Colqnhoun, by Sir G. Grey. The Rev. Dr. Cook, Alillifiter 01 St. Andrews, N. 8., by the Earl of Aberdeen. C omm ander F. A. B. Craufurd, on promotion. by Sir Graham. Liintenant FltzmaurieeCreeresigobeten,nß, .b s y ., L o o n rd re G tur eo i rg . w e i L th en d n e z a tches Lieutenant S. Gurney c from the Arctic regions, by Sir J. Graham. The Rev. Dr. Cumming', Scotch Church, by the Earl of Aberdeen. on promotion, by Col • tolireVehouse Currie, by Lord Wodehouse. Lord Roki an bs t-C , elonel Elplainstone DalrYMPle. Captain th - e . Hon. Joseph Denman. R.N., oil his appointment to her Majesty's yacht, by Sir James Graham. Mr. Horace Devas, by Mr. B. Hawes. • Captain Disbrow°, on appointment to 43d Light Infan tr y , b y Lord Raglan. Mr. W. L. P. Drummond, by cir Charles Wood. Lieutenant Duff, by Sir Charles Wood. Colonel Eden, Scots Fusilier Guard s, on promotion, by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Captain William Edmonstone, R.N., on pro Motion, by Sir James Graham. The Earl of Elgin, on his return from Canada, by the puke of Newcastle. Sir J. Dalrymple Eiphinstone, by the Earl of Aberdeen. Lieutenant Viscount Ennlsmore, Scots Fusilier Guards, by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Ensign G. Faleunet, by Colonel Harry D. Jones. Rear-Admiral A. Fanshawe, on his appointment as Commander in -chief on the North America and West India stations, by Sir J. Graham. Viscount Forth, by his father, the Earl of Perth and Melfort. Captain the lion. A. E. Fraser, Scots Fusilier Guards, on prOmo ton, by Colonel Lord Rokeby. Lieutenant W. French, on return from foreign service, by Lord Raglan. Lieutenant W. G. Furnivall. by Sir Duncan M'Dougall. Lieutenant Garrard, by Lieutenant-Colonel Webber Smith. lion. Arthur Gordon, by the Earl of Aberdeen. _ _ Admiral Sir J. Gordon, on hie appointment as Governor of Green wich Hospital and promotion, by Sir J. Graham. Dr. A. Gordon, by Lieutenant-Colonel Webber Smith. Ensign J. M. Greig, by Colonel H. D. Jones. • -Mr..W. R. Grove, on his appointment as Queen's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. Archdeacon Hare, Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty, by the Thehop of Chichester. Lord Harris, on his return from Trinidad, by the Duke or New castle. Mr. A. 9.1). Harris, by Major-General Sir Harry groitiko c . 8 ., -Rear-Admiral Harvey, on return from foreign service at Malta, by Sir J. Graham. Ensign J. 0. Basted, by Colonel H. D. Jones. • Eroign Sir BrYdges Henniker, on appointment to the 6Sth Regi ment, by Lord Henniker. Lieutenant -Colonel Hon. P. Herbert, on promotion and return frgua the Cape of Good Hope, by the Earl of Fowls. Heygate, on his marriage, by the Earl of Lanesborouih. ' Ir.*. U. Heygate, by the Earl of Lanesborough. Sesund-Lisatenant F. E. Hill. on Obtaining hl5 comminlos, by the kistic4sieril tin Orduacc I~ ` `_ ~ \ ~~ THE SHARE MARKETS (THIS DAY.) Ensign F. C. Hill. by Lord Seaton. Ensign E. B Holland by Colonel H. D. Jones Caotain St. Pierrie ook, b, Lord Wilton. Captain S•r C Ho ham, R.N., K.C.B. on his return from e special mission to the States of the Myer Plate, and appoiutmeut as Lieu tenant-Governor or Victoria, by the Duke of ewc .stie. Captain Hunter, on retina irma tad . n service, by Lieutenant- General Sir .1. K.C.S. Mr. John K. James, by Lord G. Lennox, when he received the Shr, honour of knighthood. Lieutenant C. Hope Johnstone, by Lord Raglan. Lit utenant \V. G Kell, ry Viscount Comeerm re. Rev. J, te. Kempe, on his preferment to the rectory of St. James's, Westminster, by the liashop of L0..c1 11. Lord Mark Kerr, Lieutenant-Coloi, el unattached, on promotion, by the Enrl of Elgin. Mr. Laurie, of Maxwelton, by the Right Hon. Lord Ernest Bruce. cornet sir George la hh, by Lieuten int-Colouel Lawreuson. Ensign J. Le II serer, by Colonel U. D. Jones. Secoed•Lieutenant C. L Es' rang e, on obtaininghis commission, by the Master-General of the Ordnance. Lieutenant E. Lloyd, on his return from British Kaffraria, by Major-Gener• 1 Sir J Mthis, K C.B. Lieutenant J. M'G ii, by se ajor-General Wetherell. 'sir. L M. .eack - nzie, on his appointm ent as Deputy-Lieutefant, by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ross. Lieutenant li. A. Mello A, on appointment to the Bengal Artillery, by Lieutenant-General Sir A. Maclaine. Sir John Majoribanks, by the Duke of a Roxburgh. Lieutenant Charles Mason, 48th Re,ganent Madras N'ative In. fantry, on return from India, by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood. Lieutenant G. S. Maxwell, on appointment to the 20th Regiment, by Major-General Sir Thomas Willshire. Li e utenant S. Maawel', R.A., by Lord Raglan. The Lord Mayor, by Viscount Palmerston. The Rev. Henry Melville, on be ng appointed one of her Ma jesty's n ß ar e i i , g b a y t A th r e m, B y is b h y o s t o : Charles * Wood. Major M nins, by Nis brother , Colonel droning. Lieutenant ChaPia H. i M n ii ° ll r e d r i , Ensign J. R. Monckton, by Colonel H. D .Tones. The Rev. E. Graham Moon, chaplain to the Lord Mayor, by the Lord Mai or, Captain Joseph More'and, on promotion, by Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. He. ry Fitzroy, M.P. Mr. ;Mowbray, M P., by Viscount Seahnm, M.P. Lieutenant Mu-grave, by Lieutenant-Colonel Laweenson. Mr. Marsh Nelson, b, the Earl of Glengall. Lieutenant C. L. O'Grady, by the Inspector. General of Forti fications. Captain Edward Ottle Y. on appointmen t to the Royal Middlesex Rifles, by Viscount Enfield. Captain Leopold Paget, en his appointment to the Royal Horse Artillery. by the al aster •General. Mr Augustus Paget, on appointment as Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at the Hague, by the Earl of Clarendon. ent as St. Rear-Admiral Sir E. Parry, on h i s p romotion and appointm St. Li eu tenant-Governor of Greenwich Hospita l, by Sir J. Graham Brevet Lieutenant- '.3olonel D. Patton, on promotion end return St. from the Cape of Good Hope, by Major-General Sir H. Smite, St. G.C.B. St. Second Lieutenant H. Perciva l, on obtaining his commission in St. the Royal Artill ry, by the Master - Ge . •e ral of the Ordnance. 12 The Earl of Perth and Mellon on restoration, by Lord Willoughby de Eresby. 50 Mr. R. N. Phil!' a, on his appointment to the Lieutenancy of Lon- 16 don, by the Lord Ma) or. 16y, Dr. Pickford, on appointm e nt as De p ut y -Lieutenant to the County s t. of Sussex, by the Duke of Richmond. 194 Lieutenant Ti. It. Poole. on aopointment to Royal Anglesey Light Infantry (Militia), by Field Mars: al the Marquis of Anglesey. 14 Major the Hon. H. L. Powy s, on return from India and promotion, 50 20 by Lord Lilford. Captain M. Quin, on paying off her Majesty's ship Ajax, by 114 sir J. Graham. 10 Mr. A. Redgrave, by Viscou nt Palmerston. S. The Registrar of tee Privy Council, on his appointment, by the St. Lord President. Colonel Lord Rokeby, Scots Fusilier Guards, on promotion to the 20 Li eu t e uant Co'onelcy of the regiment , by his Royal Highness the 10 Duke of Cambridge. 12: Colonel Rose. C. 8., Secretary of Em bass y at Constantinople, on his St: return, by the Earl of Clarendon. Mr. c ar penter Rowe, on his appointment as Deputy-Lieutenant 50 40 fir Cornwall, by sir W. Moleswor th. Brevet-Major Lord Alexander ssell, on promotion and return 25 from the Cape of Good Hope , b y Genera! Sir A Barnard. 25 Captain Sherson, on his marriage, by Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P. R. Mr Montague Smith, on his appoidtment as Queen's Counsel, by 82s the Lord Chancellor. Deputy-Asst-taut Commissary G eneral Smith, by the Chancellor S , t- St. of the Exchequer. Sir William Bowyer Smith, M.P., on succeeding to the Baron , toy, 50 by Lord Burghley. 25 Lieutenant William Meredyth Somerville, by the Inspector-Gene- 1.0 0 ral of Fortifications C o lonel Stanhope, Grenadier Guard s, on pr omotion, by Viscount St'6, Hardinge. Ensign C. S. Thompson, by Colonel D. Jones. 25 En-ign A. H. Tucker, by Colonel 11. E. Robinson. 2 50 Lieutenant C. J. Tyler, lt.A., by the Master -General of the Ord nance. Mr Sheriff Wallis, by Viscount Palmerston. Captain J R. L. Walmisley, on promotion, by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. H. Fitzroy, M.P. Second Lieutenant A. walsham, Royal Art'llerY, on obtaining his commiss•on, by the Master-G.neral of the Orinance. ',Leiden .nt B E. Ward, t y Viscount Hardinge. Captain T. P. Waterman, by sir C Wood. Second Lieuten •nt W. II Watson, Royal Artillery, on obtaining his commlsalou, by the Master-General of the Ordnance. Vaisigo J L. War ts, by clone! H. D. Jones. The Rev. Augustus IVetherall, by his father, Major-General We'herall. ale, Alderman arid Sheriff Wire, by Viscount Palmerston. Mr. P. E. Wodehonse, Governor of British Guiana, by the Duke of Newcas' le. Mr. H. Drummond Wolff, on his marriage, by the Right Hon. Spencer H. Walpole. L"eutenant J. Wreford, by the Right Hon. the Earl of Wilton. Major-General Yorke, on his return from the Cape of Good Hope, by Viscount H rdinge Ihe following noblemen and gentlemen were also present at the Levee: — Mmes.—Leeds, Hamilton, Roxburghe. MARentssEs.—Camden, Exeter, Stafford, Kildare, Winchester, Salisbury. Ems.—Clare, Fowls, Hardwicke, Gifford, Fingall, Annesley, Clan , •arty, Romney, Cawdor, Lanesborough, Grey, Lonadale, Shel bourne, Des at. Der' y. VISCOUNTS.—NeviIIe, Jocelyn. Elmley. Torrington, Somerton, Chelsea, Seaham, Castlerosse. M P., Mandeville, Emlyu. BISHOPS.—Down and Connor, London, Chichester. Loans —Shaftesbury, Durham. Ly' Beton' Ciarina, George Gordon Lennox, " uffe in, De nos , Co lville, H. rintker, Bateman, H Glenelg, Mahon. De Tab'ey. Stanley of A lderley, D:dley. Stuart, Maui amil ton. Ossulston, Alfred Hervey, Wodehouss, Lovable, Burghley, Camoys. • RIGHT flosyinwsLes.—sir Henry Bulwer, G C. 8.. Joseph Napier, W. G. Hayter, M.P., Sir John Young, II P., 31. J. Baines., e 31. P., Henry Labouchere , M.P , -spencer H. Walp .le, M.P., B. Disrali. C. Cardwell, Henry Corry, M.P., Sir George Grey, S.r Thomas Free ma.•tle, J. W. Henley, E. strutt, M.P., Sir John Pakington, IlosioußAßLes. -Captain Duncombe, R.N , M.P., Jacob Astley, Henry T. Liddell, M.P., Richard .veridbh, Charles Hardinge, Cap tain Vivian, Hallyhurton Campbell, Thomas Edward Stono ,- , Jera!d Ponson , y, Sir William Temple. K.C.8., George Waltlegrave, Captain Mo ckton, Stuart Knox 111 P Frederick Byron, Henry Fitzroy, Al gernon Egerton, Fred• rick Chichester, Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., W. 0 S a ley, M.P Thomas Brace. BARosetrs. —Robert Gore Booth, M.P., Hugh Hume Campbell, William Heathcote, M.P., Robert Fergu so n , John B. Johnstone, -1-‘, M.P., John F. Davis, James Carnegie T. Dyke • deed, M.P., Denis St. Le M erchant, Alexander Spearm .ti George Staunton. Ron , rt Inglis, 25 WI tie's. H Jot life, M.P . Benjamin Hall, 11 P , Robert Pr.ce. Thomas Gladstone, William Gordon, Pere. vall H Dyke, Paul Hun- 20 ter, Watki • illiams Arpin, James Weir . ogg, John P. Boi leau, James Joh, Hamilton. 20 Star.—James South, ?Remy Kelly, James Emmerson Tennent, 50 Charles ler. George Edmw.d Hodigkinson, George Nicholls. 20 K.C.B Henry Ileum, Richard May •e, K Erskine Perry, Henry ,„, Holland, John Kirklan !, William Cueltt. Gilbert Heathcote, M.P., Genre Brooke Pechell, M.P., Thomas Redlngton, Benjamin Out- 20 ,am, C.B. 10 The • can of Jersey. Queues ...leeiNSEL.—Frederie Calvert, Bolt, Teed, W. H. Watson , St. William M. James. 25 ARCHDEACON.—Lane Freer. 25 ALDERMEN.—Moon, S r elkannah Armitage. Watkins. , St. REVEREND DOCTORS.--JOhll F. H. English, sketchley, Parish, Goodie. d REVERENDI.—John Godfrey Angley, John Jeesopp, Seymour Ne ville, Henry Mackenzie, Stephen Reed Cattle Y. Willie n S. 0. Sautoy, W. Wright. Richard Harvey, John Barlow. Doc'roas.— Ferguson, Rowland Hill Mackenzie, Maddock, Rutt ledge, M'Cann, M ichael Faraday. PROFESSOR.. —ovren. Messtenits :Mac , •eod of Macl'.eol, Marshall, litiddulish, G. W. Hope, 1111 am Law, Payee, William Rose, Mathes at, 11 P , John H H Fol?y, M P , Henry rk'h tmore, M.P., De Burgh, Frederick Peel, M.P. Bro"herton, al P., H. csberne, M.P., eotheren, K. Chadwick C. 8.. Bent ey. Merivale, Francis Lloyd, Rich, M.P.. Vernon Heath, Greene, 31 t' , Pug.h, M.P., John O'Conn. il, M.P. D.L., Duff, st Francis Bennoch, Fitz French, M .P. , Henry D. Erskine, Pusey, Edgar Bewring, E. C. Eke non. M.P., Edward Porter, Amuatus Stafford. George Repton, M.P.. H. G. Liddell, George Dundee, 31. p., Mas ters Smith, 31. P., James Booth, Chri-ty, a P., Mansell, M P., He •ry Cole, C.B , Hewes. J. L. Ricardo, M P., Monckton MA' , Mundy, P , George S orders, M.P.. I%hite o• per, Grave Bawls, M.P.. Jolliffe, Tutbell, Toker, Edmond Woo ehnuse, Robertson. It P., Wyndham, ito'hery. Pearson, Bentinck, Joseph earn& s, Wyndham Goold, M.P , Heathcote, M.P., Judd, Watt, Edward Rice, M.P., Pollard Urquhart, Cumming Bruce, M.P.. Montgomery, Crau fued, 31 I'., Egerton Harcourt, Pakington, James Boetein. Wleteside, M.P , Senders, Kennedj Erskine, Algernon A eat, George D. Ramsay, Victor Houlton, T. V. Campbell, IL Hussey Vivian, Gordon Whit bread, Milner, Franc's Cavendish, Booker, M.P , 3t, Wyvill, M r., Bowyer, 11.1'., Stanley, Simnel Platt, De Hors -y, Gordon Rebow, Alfred S. , mour, Packe, M.P., P, rey, tViilain Knit , . hh 11, .11.1' , Berriman, Watson Taylor, Grenville Berkeley, 11 . P.. Lo w e , Francis Scully, ‘1:1' , R. Palmer, M.l'., Nou title Ru rise, W. Jones Loyd. ADMIRALS. - P. Wallis, ii tiro C lifer, s, kes, Walcott, al. P., Sir George Westphal. Bowles, Sir Charles Sullivan, Bart., Sharpe, Sir John Ross, Sir George Ogle, Earl of Dundonald. CAPTAINS (Royal Say, ).—sir Cornwallis Rick-tts, Bart., M. Moorsom. Serkeloy Maxwell, Crispin, E. Ommanney, Sir George Otway, Sir Thomas Hastings, C. 8.. IL B. 1 oung, Thomas Hope, Niate Celt Cuppage, Anson, Hon. Edward Thorntan Wolehouee, Hard, Thomas Sparke Thompson, Richard Henry Stop ford, W. A. B. Hamilton, Milne, W. H. Hall Sir Bu-ton Mac .amara. Lord Frederick Hallyburton, Robert F stfopford, Edward Stanley. COMMANDERS. — , ir W. Cunningham Dalyell, " a t., Frederick Cam b U, Gladstone. M.P., P. H. Dyke, M.P., Richard Lloyd. Gaeralees.—Hon. Henry Murray, C.B. Sir Willoughby Cotton, G.C.8., Sir Alexander Woodford, Sir George Pollock, G C. 8., Power, Freette Sir James Dennis, K.C. it., Visco nt Hardinge, G C. 8., Lord Seaton, Sir William R. Clayton, Wetherell, Sir George Brown, Sir C. Smith. K Lord Raglan, Sir George Bowles. Cowszes. —Thomas Allec,ck, Lawrere.on, Wilson Patten, M P., Prand , ing, Maleoim. Rtdl y. White, C. 8., Arthur Torrens, Hugh elonlns. Sandham,Peel, Alvesaa , lor, M.P., Dixon,aleyrlck, W. Watkins, Hon. W. P. Talbot, Hon. C. Grantham sco t, Gawler, Lord George Paget, H. R. Hartley, sulllvan; Wriatham. Harry Jones. Earl of Cardtgan. Lloyd Watkins, M.P., Henry E. Robinson, Pringle Taylor, W. Eyre, C. 8., Matson, Airey, Morse Cooper, Saunder-on, Weydionth, Bash. Greville, M.P., Jones, V. Harcourt, Garrett, Parker. MAJOSS.—Iion. Richard Rowley, William Elsey, Macdonald, Chambre. CAPTAINS.—Edward Seville, Howard, rhea, H.C.S., Shuckburgh Smyth, Arthur Pack, A. Cooper. Lowther. W. J. Eastwick, Benson Astley, Tudway, .11. F.. C.R.Simpson, W.Hay, C. 8., Morris, Hensler', Baycarth, Stuart Farquharson, R. Charteris, Owen, Fielden, Hogg, Thomson, James Denied. LIEGTENANTS.—Learraouth, H. Bramston, Disbrowe, Philip Har ris, W. Pulteney Scott, E. G. B. Thomas, C. 31. Walnlilley, John Feetham Thomson. ,Paid. RAILWAYS. Leasing Company Closing Prices this day. Business this day. IPaid.l 25 25 18 20 St. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Ladies and St. Gentlemen in Waiting, returned to Buckingham Palace, after the Levee, escorted by a detachment of the Royal Horse 50 Guards. rf printed of the results ' of the SOUTHstatement aet o fl a s a t s session 0 n been r SEA. STOCKS —A h . paying off the South Sea and - other stocks. From this it appears that with old regard to the various petty t l i 7 e 2 s, 6, T a h m re o e nu p t e i r n Stocks known as .e,th a e nd New South Sea Annul the proportion ex;ldiga,rigtehdrisl7sl, and Three per Cents., forto s n , e9wol, stocks, 55. ll s e. ~1 was., amounting 115,560/.35. Bd. Three-and a 1,505,7061. 15s. ..erllretaocitfeanl Cents., e , in a g nd composed Ex of . 11s. 11d. Two-and-a -Half - per Cents., 1,388,246/. chequer-bonds, leavin7gdt.hreepinasintsto be paid in cash, of l Bs siock of the South 366 Sea Company, its to be discharged. As respectswhi which 2 , t o h 2 e o, e s a 4 p s i / t a . Theo n 9 5 ,: 1a5 8 c 4 c4 1 ( . 3,3u 8 n 5 t,.. . 6d., likewiseth e amount is stated to have been whole of which is now paid off. spdo . w i s z t e h a a n t ee l d , , l29 a , l l ld 9ol . 4o 4 B s :9o 2 o l . . Consols, voluntarily exchanged for 143,2811. Os. sCiu.er3-13".11119r16se.ale*-wHalne3drsel a-Half per Cents., 1,523,624/. 4s. 2d. Two -and per Cents., and 412,1001. Exchequer-bonds. It there- fore follows that the new securities created are 258,8411.. 4s. id. Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 2,911,870/. 16s. ld. Two-and-a-Half per Cents., and 418,300/. Exche quer-bonds. THE NEW CAMP.—It is confidently stated that the new camp will be formed early in May next. Beyond one or two line regiments, it will be almost entirely composed of militia, which force, it is said, will be mus tered to the extent of 30,000 or 32,000 men. The open downs in the neighbourhood of the Military College of Sandhurst is, according to present arrangement, the locality fixed upon ; and, from all we have heard of the nature of the ground, the choice appears more judicious than that made last year. Drilling up the men, and getting the smartest young fellows to volunteer for regular service in the East, is said to be the immediate object which the authorities have in view. THE PRESTON STRIKE.—We understand that nearly twenty of the millownere have now taken the men in at 0, the prices they contended for.—Berald, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 185 4. rSSION. It is much to have to refer twice in the same week to the proceedings of the Peace Society. Messrs. Sturge, Pease, and Co., have at length succeeded in obtaining an interview with the Czar, who appears to have received them much in the same way as the candidate for a borough would receive a select batch of free and independent electors. There was plenty of flummery, plenty of hand• shaking, plenty of civility; but very little in the way of substantial satisfaction. Nothing more could have been expected. Fanaticism of any kind is not without its element of respectabi lity. Whether it be tho poor Hindoo who casts himself under the car of Juggernaut, or the Roman devotee who may be seen literally " shinning" on bare knees up a long flight of stone-steps, or the howling or dancing Dervishes of Con stantinople, who yell or reel their way, as the case may be, into the bowers of eternal bliss, there is always something respectable about honest fanaticism. We should not, however, lose sight of the fact that madness of this kind has its ridiculous and its mischievous side. Nothing could well be more ludicrous than an attempt on the part of three Quaker gentlemen to stop -ate aggressive career of a half-mad Emperor by civil speeches and ethical points. It would have been just as much to the purpose had Lord Hardinge despatched, place of the Guards who left London yesterday morning, three elderly ladies, with three little squirts, to extinguish the fire of the Russian batteries on the Danube by an animated trickle from their hydro static ordnance. There was no question of the sublime—the whole proceeding was purely ridicu lous. When the Sabine women let down their back hair and rushed in between the rival armies, we could have sympathised with their feelings, and certainly, had we been present, we should have grounded arms, and owned the power of the inter vention. There was the case of the poor Arch bishop of Paris, too, at the June Barricades. We must not, however, lose sight of the important dis tinction that the priest advanced into the heat of the fire. Cannon were roaring and bullets hissing about his ears when lie stepped forward to still the unholy fray. Now, when we see the three Quakers who have gone to St. Petersburg give such an evi dence of sincerity as this—when they have fallen victims to their righteous zeal, and their three bodies are brought home to us in three_casks of rum—we promise them that we will shed salt tears over their untimely fate. Mean while, we must be pardoned for remembering that their martyrdom hitherto has been confined to a cold and tedious journey, at an inclement season of the year, with a comfortable hotel, French cookery, and an Emperor at the end of it. How many are there among our country men who would not, with the greatest alacrity, un dergo similar toils for a similar result ? Half-an hour's interview with a real Emperor—the consi deration accorded to apostles—honeyed words from the Empress, and a world of fine things beside ! Were ever broad-brims, stiff collars, and unstarched collars, so honoured since Penn was a little boy ? It is impossible, in conscience, to say otherwise of these missionaries than that, if they do hold com missions in the army of martyrs, at least they are unattached. We said, however, that this species of fanaticism is mischievous as well as ridiculous. Every, prin ciple is mischievous which leads men to place reli ance on visionary hopes and feelings. If a man, in burglarious times, were to fasten his doors with long sixes, in place of iron bolts, relying on the special interposition of Providence, he would in all probability see cause to regret that in the exercise of his discretion he had adopted such a course. Providence has endowed man with prudence and foresight that those qualities may be called into action as occasion may arise. Would any but a madman shut his eyes wilfully before crossing the road at Charing-cross, and rely upon some meta physical protection ? The mind has its senses as well as the body, and we may not with impunity neglect the laws of our nature. If the pure insan ity of these peace-praters were to become general, the probability is that ere six months were out this island would be covered with ashes, and the name of Englishman be blotted out from the records of history. Nothing but the absurd minority in A hick the peace agitators stand could prevent their move ment from being one of the most dangerous descrip tion. They can do no harm, only because they are too few. Meanwhile it is a satisfaction to know, that although Europe is to be involved in a san guinary war, and that the peace mission has been ineffectual to avert such a calamity from our heads, yet that Mr. Sturge's health has been sensibly benefited by the trip. That information is very gratifying indeed, —quite a set-off against much prospective calamity. To conclude, we would ask as many of our readers as have ever visited Epsom on the Derby-day if they ever saw the great race contested without the occurrence of the following phenomena ? Expectation is trained to the highest point, and necks to their extremest length ; a mur mur runs that Purple and Black Jacket is round ing the corner first. The spectators hold their breath, and the policemen clinch their truncheons, when a couple of curs squeeze on to the course be tween the legs of the crowd, and entertain them with the spectacle of their friendly contest in speed. We sadly fear that the peace deputies are like those little dogs ; but the Czar will yet engage in a con test more serious than that of the Derby-day, although they have done all that little dogs can do to throw ridicule on theapproaching strife.—Times. all Bedford and Bletchley.... 100 Buckghamsh. all Clydesdale Jc. 1.00 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. all Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct all Do. New....•• all Gtlstr.& Dn. Fr all lirtlpl. Dk. & Railway__ all Hull & Selby all Do. A Shares. all Do. Shares. all Lon.&Greeuw all Do. Preference 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. 100 Do. 6 per et. all Manch. Bxtn and Matlock all Hiddlesbro' Redear ' all Midld.Bradfcl all Northern and Easterusp.c. Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixeds p e all Prest. & Wyre 12 Do. 2 Shares. [OO LOO Do.Shepth.St 18 Shef.Roth.a.m. Gooleg.s p.c. 9 S. Staffordsh. all WearValleygl 6 per cent... all Do 1100Wilts&Somrs, London & N. West. Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian, Gt. Westn krk. New. & Berw. V. &Mid Do Do Eastern Do Norfolk.. L.& N. W. 3tekton Darliugt.' 'E. Count. Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do GtNorthi) Do Lancash& Yorksh. L Mclean itockt. Darlint Do t We s t n 99 - 101 50 - 52 138 - 142 30 - 32 104 —lo6xd 152 —53 „ 26 —27 „ 13 136 —2511c11 24, - 3 x d 98 100 59 - 61 138 - - - 7 - 142 24-- i xd 30 —3l„ 95 97 FOREIGN. 7 Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip ... Central of Italy all Charleroi & Erqueliu all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France 7l Grd. Trunk of Canada 30 Do. Debentures all Do. do 8 Gt. Central of France all Gt.Westeria of Canada Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 154 Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 5 Lake Coust. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c. pref 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. Pref 3 Do. (Canal) ..... . 5 Do. 6p. et. prof 8 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran , 10 Madras 10 20 20 20 33 Aaria Antonia all Do. do. New 2 'Melbourne Dk. & fly. all Namur & Liege (witl interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France Do. 201. S p. c Bds all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs ) all NorwegianTrunkPref 10 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen & Cherbrg 104 Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre 9 Royal Danish 2 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 6 Do. 5i p. cent. Pref 6 Southerr. of France 6 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do. 5i per c. Pref 10 Western of France 5 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden 15 Zealand ES. 3d 1 4 . 4 3441 par i p - ... , . - ... - — - 2i P d 2i 2b 1 _ , P• 1 5~ 4gd i . --- •. 2t 2,} d i I 1) .. -- ... - 1 p , . ....-... .. , tt - 1 - 1 -- 1 - ... - • ... - ••• Ad- iP ... - • ... - • • -7! :2 . g --- - 29; . ; 14 --:. ii 12a 12fip 44 . 34 —36 ad 28i --28 t pma 3 -- 1d 174 -- 184 ld -:: - d :71 - - 81 ... - ... - pm 4, ... - .i := Val 1 l i d lci par— P 1 d t :: 1 id ld 9 i 1 d 7 9xxl 28 30 # d 42 44xd par-- i p 10 --12 60 -- 70 4 -- 6p 11 -- 21 13 -- 15 la :: "irar -- it 1 1 -- j d 10i -- 11 —sal —* I d id 17 19 d 28 0 p 8 10 4 3 / 4 a 4 5 3 3i d d i -- i cl.l BANKS. 76 - 78 ::: d 2 lid - ~ - 4Fi 44 - 46 67 -- 64 . 7 'n 40 - 42 • • .--- _ ;i - ;i 75 - 80 - 1 k - 1h p .. .-- .•. i• iiid 2 - Fa' par— pl id. par i - iP 72 i 35 i 11 38 39 ar p id —ip xd 13 14 2i i SIXPENNY POSTAGE STAMPS. --It has been notified by the Inland Revenue Office that postage stamps of sixpence will he sold on and after Wednesday next. Stamps of this denomination were greatly required, not only for heavy inland letters, but for the transmission of books, parcels, &e• MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Feb. 23, 1854, male up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Water, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. 'BARGEE.' OATS. I BYE. I BEANS. PEAS. 80s Id' 39s 101 27s 5d I 49s 5d I 463 10d. sls 7d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. I BYE. BEANS. PEAS. 81s 7d 41s 10d 27s Id 493 4d 483 Id 51s 7d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. I BYE. 1 BEANS. PEAS. Is Od is Od is Od is Od is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST W ERE. Wheat, 59,170; Barley, 69,498 ; Oats, 24.895 ; Rye, 271 ; Beans, 5,406; Peas, 1,618 quarters. HAY MARKETS. - - SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 51 5s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ N ; and straw, 1116 s to 2/ 2s per load. A moderate supply, and a fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 3s to 5/ 5s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ N ; and straw, 1/ 1N to 21 4s per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. WiIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2118 s to Si Oa; clover ditto, 41 Os to dl 6,4 and straw, 11 16s to 21 3s per load. Dade steady, at full prices. MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—Each kind of meat was moderate in request, at this market to-day, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8(1 ; Veal, 3s 10(1 to Is 10d Pork, 3s 4d to 5s Od per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, FEB. 22.—The supply of each kind of fat stock was good, in which about an average business is doing. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 0 , t ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, FEB. 22.—Beasts sold readily, of an advance of 2d per 81bs. In other kinds only a moderate business was doing :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10(1 ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8(.1 per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21s to 26s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING•-(THIS DAY. LONDON, Feb. 23.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. ; strong breeze, and fine, clear, dry weather. RAMSGATE, Feb. 22.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Che valier, from London, for Melbourne. The Alex. Hall, of and for Aberdeen, from Callao, has completed her repairs. DOVER, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Rubens, from Mauritius. COWES, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Cosmopolite, from London, for Valparaiso, —Wind S.S.W. fresh. Arrived FALMOUTH, Feb. 22 , —Sylvia, from Buenos Ayres. A dismasted and water logged vessel, laden with deals and tallow, and with 170 tons marked a beam, wispassed on the 10th inst., in lat. 40 N., 11 W. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Bride, from Madras, leaky. L O WESTOFT, Feb. 22.—The Cicero, of and for Sunder land, from Southampton, struck upon Newcombe Sand this morning, filled, and will become a wreck ; crew saved. MUMBLES, Feb. 22.—Arnved—Gipsy, from Quebec. WHITSTABLE, Feb. 23.--(Per Elec. Tel.)—The Rangoon has got off the main, and is swung to her anchors. ELSINORE, Feb. 18.— The navigation is now unimpeded. BERGEN, Feb. 6.—The Three Kenner, from Montrose, is on shore on the Bommelfurd. BURGAUF FEHMANN, Feb. 18.—The Ida, hence for Eng land, on leaving the Sound to-day, came in contact with th e Active, received considerable damage, and must repair at Kiel. FREDERIKS HAVEN, Feb. 19.—The Emanuel, Copenhagen to England, has put in here leaky, with pumps choked, and is discharging. ST. HELENA, Jan. B.—The Trident, of Havre, has put in here leaky, and is discharging. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.30 S.M. Wind, N.W. ; fresh breeze, and fine. Arrived—Douro (s s), from Oporto ; A. Z., New York. Sailed—Niagara (s), with the 28th Regiment , for Malts, at 6.45 a.m. Off Port —Margaret (s). (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.30 Wind, W. ; tide, one hours' ebb ; fiuo. Arrived —Antwerpen (s), from Antwerp. Sailed— Diana (s), for Rotterdam. DEAL, Thursday, 9.10 a.m. Wind, N.N.W. ; fresh. Anchored —James Turean, from Singapore ; Cashmere, Calcutta ; Barbara (ship)—all for London. Passed—West, from Batavia, for Loudon, in tow ; Wilhelm Gusta, from London, for St. •U hut ; isatolla Blyth, London, for Mauritius-1u the Gull Stream. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAIS. 100 Aberdeen 81 Ambg Nottng. Bost and Eastu. Juuct all Belfast & Ballymena. all Binning. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey........ . 28 Birkenhd. Laucsh. & Cheshire Junet all Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Cons. 18i Do., £2O 30 Blyth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon... all Cork, Black, & Pass 12 Cornwall Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&Belfa.stJune all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian all Do., (XlB E& H) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 81 Do., New A. ...... . 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 5 Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin. Prth & Dundee 1 • , orth & Clyde June. .00 Glasgow &S. Western .00 Great Northern Stk. .00 Do., A. Stock 00 Do., B. Stock. LOO Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) LOO Great Western 12 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 11 Do., Thirds 2 Do. New Thirds .00 Lancash.andYorksh. 17 Do., Fifths 111 131., Wst. RidingUn. all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 8: Lond. Tilb. &Stliend 100 Loud. Bright &S.Cst LOO Loud, and N. Werth 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B 0 21 Do. Eighths .00 London and S. Westn 42?, Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lnudrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Enuisk. LOO Nianch.Shef.& Linclu 4A Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Nlidland 100 ')o. Birning. & Derby 471 ',lidld. G. West. (I ra.; 171 . Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & 100 Newmarket 5?, Do., Bury Extension 172 Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd all Newry NNewry y &E a u r 0 1 u t and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk . 31 Nortlin.Counties Un 100 North British 16 North Devon, No. 1 111 Do., No. 2 all ' )0., / A Deferred S Do., A, B Guaranteed all North, London 4 Do. New £lO It is N. &S.Wstrn. ,Hamp stead; and City in 173 North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley,' and Leicester 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 21 2s Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury &Biimg. 100 Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed St cuk 10 Shrcwsby. & Llerefd all Shrewsby. & Ghestei (N. W. Min ; all Do. Halves,. all Do. Oswestry 61 Shropshire Union ... Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent. all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 2/ 2s Staines, Wok &Wok all Stockton & Darling. 16i Stockton & Hartlepl. LOU Taff Vale . 8 Do. £lO shares. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 , 20 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 14 West Cornwall 1 West End of London, and Crystal Palace all West London 51s. Wimbledn & Croydon' 100 York NewctL&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 13§ Do. G.N. E. Purchase ' 100 York &N. Midland_ 20 20 10 10 Closing Prices this day. 20 - 204 4i. - 5i 8 - 9 11 9 disl 17 - 19 1 6i - sAti 94 - 86 55 - 55 15h - 160 13 - 134 ii - it; 7i - 84 4 . - 4-g I.i ... -- • 65 - 67 60 - 64 21 I= ii 93i 9 4 82 84 129 - 131 199 -101 821 - 834 92 -- 95 12i -1 3 P 12 -- 13 p 67 -- 6 74 1 6i -- 60 13 14 -- 8i I par -- P u 6 97 10 , 4 - 105 -- P d 41 1 8 -- 83 9 -- 8a 104 -- 22 ~3 ti - 64 36 - 38 55 5a 4pi: 2 , 4 - 6 8 47 5U 3$ 3i , 31i ts , 10 1.1 -1.; 64 - 53 - 6 - 8 - .. --" • • 34 - 35 89 91 54 - 56 55 - 60 5.5 - 3 - 15 -74 11 -3,1 33A 2 d 30 - 2i - 15i 51 - 24 - 6 - 6 - 69 7 4t 49 ii 7i 3d -- 50 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2, 7 p. c 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 adedonian £lO all ,:Thester & Holyhead • Guar. 5,i per cent 6. :;ork &Bandous4p.c. all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent all Do. (X 5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7 17a) 7p. c. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 . all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all ;.astern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh -100 East, Lancasb.6 p.cts. all East and West York- shire June. Pref... all Ediub Prth &Dundee' 5 per cent. 1.00 . 1 hisgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent DO ;mat Northu. sp. c 110 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom 10 Do. 4§p. c. Scrip 6 Gt. N. of Scot. lst Pref all ;t, Southu.&\Vestm• (Ireland) Eighths) 4 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh, 6 ,3t. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do, cov. red. 4,i p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 1.00 Do. irred. 4p. c.... 6 Lan. &- York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock ... 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 9 Do. Quarters, 1848... 1.00 r,ondon and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c, . 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 1 5 Loudon &S. Western' Con. Thirds 9_, all Londonderry& Color A Shares all Londy. & Ennis. Sh. all Kan., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 41 Do. £6 all Aarypt.S.L Carl. 4 p.c all Do. 41 per cent 10! Do 100 Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St 100 Do. Cousol. Bristol & Bina. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture .. 100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock 100 Do. 5 p. c. Eat 100 Do. 5l per ct.pref 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, k! Wolverh.Xls,6 p.c. 15 Do all Scot. Cent. , New Pref all Shrews. &Birin.N.G. all ihrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon 13 Do. fixed, 44, per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Anu.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4,i per cent all S. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent. 5 Do. do. do. all 3tocktOn and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.e. 100 York, Neweastle,and, Berwick ,1 p.c. Pref ' 5 Do 10 York&N. Midland II and e. rurch PREFERENCE SHARES, 5 10 St. 5 10 25 10 1.0.6 Business done St, this day. 50 50 25 12 13 20 20, 93 5 55/ 1 6 16 4i 131 1 921 ) , 4 i 81 80 4 2 10 1308 5 20 83 i 20 67 i i io4i i 20 100 20 63i 4 31 i I 20 33 16 20 i d 10 20 20 16 63 all, par 5 15 62 :44 13 69i 70 69f 1191 loot 4 3 1 P 11c. lfp 14 111 A PI - .... ••• .. ••• - ~. 2i - 3 - 'l3 9 91 3 par i p 137 139 1i id no 10i I id 137 106 i 1021 3 102 - 104 A - Ipm 9i -10 161 - 16 10 - 10 12 -14 - & I 23 - 24 i• 1= is ••. ... ~--- 94 97 ai 4 all A.gua Fria all Anglo Austrin. Gold 11 Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) all Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal all b - ritish Austrin. 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W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigxt. Co. all N. B. Australasian... Do. New ............... 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSt eam all Peel Er. Ld. all Peninsular ST, Oriental 30 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam ... all Scot. Austral. Invest. 25 South Austral. Land ail iubmar. Telegraph.. all Do. Registered........ 30 28. Van Diemen's Irand 15 20 20 20 1 10 1 1 105 a d 521 . a ad ad 30 id 2S f 29i 84 91 32 3 x d 14} 324 3611 2 4 3 41 31 67/ i PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. The 2d battalion of the Culdstreams and the 8d of the Grenadier Guards embarked yesterday at Southampton for Malta. The former arrived from Chichester at half past 8 in the morning, and at once went quietly on board the Orinoco, where after a few hours they appeared to settle down into a tolerable state of order and comfort. The Grenadiers left the Waterloo station, as we stated yesterday, in two special trains, between half-past 6 and 7 o'clock, reaching Southampton about 10, and embarked in the Ripon and Mgnilla to the music of their own band. Though the last to go on board, the Grenadiers were the first to leave the dock, and what with their journey from town, the excitement of leave-taking, and the short time given them, they had Unity accommodated themselves to their new quarters when they got under steam. The Manilla the smallest of the three ships, and which is fitted with the boomerang propeller, led the way about two o'clock, having 250 rank and file of the Grenadiers, and six officers, with a large quantity of baggage and 'stores on board. Soon after three the Ripon paddle-wheel steamer followed, having on board 600 rank and file of the Grenadiers, 28 to 32 officers, and 32 women. Last of all, and detained for more than two hours later by the want of water in the dock, the,Orinoco took her de parture with 854 rank and file of the Coldstreams, 28 to 32 officers, and 32 women. She had also on board of her Colonel Bentinck, Colonel Eyre, and their respec tive staffs. The three steamers remained in South ampton Water last night, and only proceeded on their voyage this morning- -a judicious arrangement, by which the men are initiated into shipboard life before before being called upon to pay tribute to Neptune. As the ships passed out of dock the crowds that lined the quays rent the air with their cheers, which were re turned again and again, with ,thrilling effect, by the soldiers. Any one who has watched a bee-hive in a state of violent internal commotion, and will suppose the hive a steamer and the bees soldiers, will have a very tolerable idea of the scene which the different decks of the Orinoco, Ripon, and Manilla presented yesterday for several hours. Not that there was the least ill-temper displayed, but that every one was looking out for him self without knowing precisely how. Officers and men were all in the highest spirits, and taking leave, though protracted by the former in many instances almost to the last moment, seemed to throw no damp over the general excitement. The whole scene was a mingled and confu- ed one, through which the general impression of a remarkable event being in progress could, neverthe less, be more or distinctly caught. The two battalions thus despatched were the first portion of that army which we are about to send out to the East. For nearly 40 years no such expedition has left our shores. Within that period steam navigation has been created, and Southampton, from a place of no import. ance, has risen to be the harbour for fleets of steamers which carry the civilisation and the commerce of Eng land round the world. The gigantic Himalaya, yester day, alongside one of her quays, was a stupendous tes timony to those changes which peaceful industry has wrought since that army which " could go anywhere and do anything " was despatched from this country. Her huge bulk, reposing so placidly in the harbour, dwarfed even the dimensions of the Orinoco, and the public crowded eagerly on board during the day, their curiosity being vainly checked by a small admission fee imposed for the benefit of the South Hants Infirmary. On Friday next she will leave Southampton, taking with her thence 150 Sappers, 211 of the Rifles, 8 officers, 12 women, and 20 children. From Plymouth, ou Mon day, she will take on board, in addition to these the 93d Highlanders, consisting of 860 rank and file, 31 officers, 44 sergeants, 16 drummers, 54 women, and from 75 to 100 children. She will thus have on board 1,320 effectives and 186 non-effectives, besides 12 horses, all accommodated in a manner hitherto unknown to the transport service. With such a triumph of naval archi tecture iu their harbour, and with all the gratifying re collections of progress during the past 40 years, it is not surprising that the people of Southampton should haye beheld the scene of yesterday with deep interest and emotion. From their port, and iu steamers which may almost be called theirs, the first considerable portion of the British army destined for the East was embarked. A great war would make this at least as memorable an event in their local history as the well-known tradition of King Canute, still preserved among them. The following circular letter has been addressed from the Horse Guards to the general officers commanding at Dublin, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Manchester, and Edin burgh : " Horse Guards, Feb. 10. " Sir,—lt being probable that the regiment under your command, and named in the margin, will immediately be ordered on foreign service, and it being desirable that it should embark as strong as possible, I am desired by the General Commanding-in-Chief to request you will furnish me, with the least possible delay, with a statement show ing how many men it will require to insure SOO effectives being brought into the field, exclusive of officers' servants, hospital attendants, orderly-room clerks, and others indis pensable for the ordinary duties of a battalion, under all circumstances. " Men who, from length of service, or from their state of health, are likely to be brought forward for discharge, and recruits at drill, are not to be included " In the event of the contingency alluded to in the former part of the first paragraph occurring, all the heavy baggage is to be left in store with the depot, as well as the firelocks of the musicians, and the depot will consist of two recruit ing companies —viz., 2 captains, 4 subalterns, 10 sergeants, 2 drummers, and 10 corporals, and all non-effectives left behind will belong to it, and recruits as they come in. " The General Commanding-in-Chief also, deeming it essential that a soldier when actually in the field, should carry no more than is absolutely necessary for his efficiency, desires me to acquaint you that the regiment will be fur nished, at the public expense, with squad-bags (four per company), each capable of containing the articles extracted from the authorised kit of the soldier. = The articles carried in the soldier's knapsack* and those in the squad-bagt are specified below, it being clearly understood that the shell jacket may be carried in the one or the other, at the dis cretion of the commanding officer, and according to local and other circumstances; the coatee and great coat (or blanket) being, under ordinary circumstances, considered sufficient for the comfort and health of the soldier. The squad-bag will be left in the Regimental Quartermaster's store when the regiment is actually in the field, at such place as the General commanding the forces may appoint. " In granting discharges, commanding officers must keep in view the efficiency of their corps, and no personal indul gence, which might materially affect or interfere with that primary object, can be granted to individuals. Private interests must yield to the exigencies of the public service. "To provide for the contingencies mentioned in the latter part of the first paragraph, the regiment will embark 850 rank and file. Four women per company will be allowed to embark.—l have, &c., " G. A. WETHERALL, " Deputy-Adjutant-General." * In Knapsack.-1 pair of trousers, 1. shirt, 1 pair of boots, 1 pair of socks, 1 forage cap, 1 pair of mitts, 1 brush, 1 small book, 1 holdall, reduced; blacking, 1 towel. In Squad-bag.-1 shell-jacket, 1 shirt, 1 pair of socks, 1 towel, 2 brushes, and such articles from the hold-all as can be immediately dispensed with. EMBARKATION OF THE 28TH AT LIVERPOOL Never has such a sight been witnessed in Liverpool as the embarkation of the gallant 28th yesterday morning. At an early hour the whole town was on the alert, and by half-past 8 o'clock—the time :!t, which the trains were expected to arrive ti•oni Preston—the entrance to the station-yard of the East Lancashire Railway Company in Tithebarn-street, was besieged by a dense multitude. At 10 minutes to 9 the first train arrived, containing two companies, being followed at brief intervals by the arrival of three other trains, each of which also con tained two companies, composed of upwards of 100 men, rank and file. At 20 minutes past 9 o'clock the troops were formed, four deep. The band struck up a spirited march, the word of command was given, and, amid the cheers of the assembled thousands, the troops proceeded towards the Exchange-flags. The regiment, composed mainly of active young men, appeared animated with the greatest enthusiasm. The entire regiment is composed of upwards of 1,100 men— having been strengthened on Monday by the arrival of 109 volunteers from Chatham. Of these, however, only 850 embarked yesterday morning ; two skeleton com panies (the 4th and sth) having been left at Preston, un der the command of Capt. Rawson. The troops are supplied with the Mini 4 rifle, in which they appear to have great confidence, speaking of it as lighter and "more handy" than the old musket. Though the distance from the station to the Exchange flags is trifling, its passage occupied some time, owing to the thoroughfares being almost choked up by the multi tude. The windows along the route were occupied— every elevation which afforded facilities for adventurous gazers was covered with human beings; and as the troops filed past cheer after cheer burst from the occupants. As the tenders, with the barges alongside, slipped their moorings, and steamed steadily towards the Nia gara, each filled from bow to stern with soldiers, cheers, repeatedly demanded for "the gallant 28th," were given with right good will, the troops waving their hats, and echoing the " hurrahs." ROYAL ARTILLERY. WOOLWICH, FEB. 22.—Th9 carbine rifles for Minie balls have been served out to the batteries under orders for foreign service, and several of the gunners of Captain Harrison's company have today mounted guard with them. Instead of a bayonet, the gunner is supplied with a sword about two feet long, exclusive of the brass handle, which he carries in a neat and well-finished steel scabbard. By a contrivance in the brass handle of the sword, it can be attached to the carbine to serve as a bayonet, and the two form a weapon of defence, by that arran gement, of 5 feet 6 inches in length. The sword has a double edge ab out 8 inches from the point, and must prove a powerful instrument of war in the hands of an active soldier. The carbine is to be strapped to the a mmunition-waggon, so as to be always ready for the protection of their guns, should the enemy come to close quarters. The pouch is a very great improvement on the for mer cumbrous and awkward hip-pouch of the service, which was very annoying to the men when bouncing up and down as they mounted and dismounted from their limbers. The new pouch, although in appearance re markably small, is made to contain 30 rounds of cart ridges, and rests, like those used by the Rifle Brigade, in the hollow of the back, to which it is kept quite close and well adjusted by the belt passing over the left shoulder and under the right arm. The belt is what may be termed of the natural cuiour of the leather, and the last vestige and great annoyance of pipeclay is now ban . ished from the Artillery branch of the land forces of her Majesty. - - No day has as yet been nfli^idly ap-ointed on which the Artillery will embark, -but. it is calculated that the embarkation of the horses and men will be effected by the 4th of March. Seven of Green's trausp3rt ships have been taken up or the conveyance of the horses, and steamers will ac- company these vessels with the troops on board, to ren der any assistance that may be required. • DUBLIN, FEB. 22. Before 7 o'clock yesterday morning the 50th (Queen 's Own) embarked on board steamers at the Northwall for Kingstown, there to await the arrival of the Cambria (one of Cunard's line), which was hourly expected in harbour from Liverpool. The 33d (the Duke of Wel lington's) was to leave Dublin yesterday for embarkation at Kingstown. A sudden order from the Horse Guards arrived in Cork on Saturday, directing Major Dalton, four officers, mid 250 rank and file of the 49th Regiment, in that garrison, to pre pare for embarkation to join the service companies at Malta. The depot of the corps is over 400 strong—a fine body of men. On Monday two transports, the G-eorgiana and Bussorah Merchant, arrived in Queens town to convey troops to Malta. Both will carry about 600 men. This morning's accounts from Kilkenny say —" On Sunday morning the 46th Regiment, in this garrison, received a request that 20 volunteers might be furnished from their corps for the 50th Regiment, now in Dublin, under immediate orders for Turkey. The regiment was immediatelyparaded, and made acquainted with the nature of the communication received, when, at once, no fewer than 60 brave fellows stepped out of the ranks, and offered themselves for the service required. From these 20 of the best men were selected, and they marched accompanied by the band en Monday, to the railway terminus to proceed to Dublin. At the terminus they were inspected by Major-General M'Donald, C. 8., and Colonel Williams, A.-A.-G., who were much pleased with their fine soldierly appearance, and they took their departure per train in high spirits, amid the warm cheering of their old comrades and the spectators. The Belfast Benner states, that "the officer in command of the Ist battalion of the 12th Foot, stationed here, received a requisition yesterday for 15 more volunteers for the 50th, and the moment that the order was made known to the battalion the number re quired stepped to the front, at the same time giving three hearty cheers for the undaunted old half hundred.' There is not a single stay-at-home ' of any grade, from right t o l e ft, of the Ist battalion of the 12th. The volunteers in the evening started for Dublin per railway in high glee to join their nem corps." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE COMMAND OF THE BALTIC FLEET. The leading question everywhere throughout the ser vice is, Who is to command the Baltic fleet ?—and in their turn the names of Dundonald, Seymour, Napier, and Berkeley are still prominently brought on the tapir. As to the merits and qualifications of the respective officers, we believe the universal opinion is in favour of the noble and gallant " Cochrane ; ' and it is yet argued that although so aged, and somewhat slow in his loco motion, his mind is as vigorous as when he cut out and did the work at Basque Roads, assisted by (then the youthful captain of the Pallas) Sir George Seymour, the only other living offiCer, we believe, who commanded a ship in that gallant affair. Of the Earl of Dundonald a respected correspondent writes :—" Perhaps there is not an officer in the service, able and daring as vast num bers of them are, who would think his merits were overlooked, if he were told that in either of those qualities be was not considered the equal of Lord Dun donald. The noble lord's name stands facile princeps as the greatest seaman now living—the man who was the hero of the Basque Roads—the man who cut out the Esmeralda, and who was the only officer in the British navy capable of filling the place of Nelson or Coiling wood, had those great commanders left a powerful enemy existing on the ocean at the period when their labours closed with their lives. Lord Dundonald, we believe, is at this moment in the full vigour of his great intellect, and fully competent to undergo far more of fatigue and hard service than he is likely to be exposed to during the Baltic operations, which he, I believe, is fully cap able of bringing to a speedy and successful issue. With • such a seaman, able and willing, nay anxious, to serve, I do not think that England will be satisfied with any other appointment." We may add that if the commander in•chief were re quired to lead a boarding party, we should at once say the Earl of Dundonald's time has gone by for such work ; but if the mind to plan, and the nerve to direct, and the daring to lead, and the experience to achieve success, be the indispensable requisites of a commander-in-chief, then we say the Earl of Dundonald is still in his prime. —Morning Herald. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—John B. Balfour (1854), recently pro moted from mate of the Excellent, gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth. to the Euryalus, 50, screw steam-frigate, at Chatham ; Thomas L. Ward (1854), recently promoted from mate of the Excellent, to the Blenheim, 60, screw steam guard-ship, at Portsmouth ; Charles G. Gr. Per ceval, recently promoted from mate of the paddle-wheel steam sloop employed on particular service on the Me diterranean station, to the Majestic, 81, screw steam ship, at Sheerness. PROMOTION. Lieutenant Edward H. G. Lambert (1846), acting commander serving in the Serpent, 12, sloop, when on the East Indies station, to be commander for rank. ; WOOLWICH, FEB. 22. Lieutenant Colin C. A. Kane, whose appointment to command the Janus, gunnery steam-vessel, at Sheerness, was announced yesterday, arrived at Woolwich to-day, to take up his commission, and proceed to Sheerness, to take charge of the Janus, and superintend the instruc tion of the Royal Naval Coast Volunteers. The gallant officer has no intention or orders to proceed in the Janus to the Arctic regions, as stated by a contemporary. Workmen are actively employed in completing the ways for the launch of the Royal Albert, 131, screw steam-ship, building at this port. The length of the ways will be 337 feet 7 inches, or. 223 feet 7 inches from the fore end of the slip to the after part of the stern post, and from the stern post to the after part of the slide 114 feet. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 22. OFFICIAL VISIT OF ADMIRAL BERKELEY TO THIS PORT. Admiral Berkeley, accompanied by Captain Kennedy, R.N., and Dr. Foulds, visited the dockyard yesterday morning ; and at 10 o'clock commenced inspecting the naval pensioners employed on board ships in ordinary. The gallant admiral informed them that the terms of their service empowered the Government to send them at once on board any man-of-war in commission ; the Admiralty, however, gave them the choice of continu ing on board the St. George, or of volunteering on board the James Watt, or any other ship, in which case their pensions would continue, and, where they were qualified to perform the duty of petty officers, equivalent berths would be kept open for them. Commodore-Superintendent Seymour, Capt. Kingcombe, of the Royal William, and Capt. Eyre, of the St. George, were present, and assisted Admiral Berkeley in explaining the new terms to the men, who seemed anxious to go into active service, one of them ob serving with great sang froid that " although he had lost a finger he could tight very well without it." Of 173 naval pensioners and 22 marine pensioners only 13 were rejected after medical inspection. The seamen riggers, 46, are to remain in the yard until their services are required afloat, when their riggers' pay will continue two months. From the dockyard Admiral Berkeley went to the loug•room, where the marine pensioners were examined by him, while Captain Henderson, Controller of the Coast-guard; assisted by Colonel Tulloh, examined the enrolled pensioners, who were drawn up in companies under command of Major Trevor. They number now about 450, of whom about 60 were exempted through long service or sickness from serving in the Coast-guard, to which the others will be appointed. Of the 600 sea men pensioners examined by Admiral Berkeley about 150 were rejected. The bast of those selected go on board ships in ordinary, the second best into the Coast guard. The mainmast of the Desperate will be put on board ;o-day, and she will be taken out of dock to-morrow. The Avon sailed yesterday with seamen for ships fit- ting at Portsmouth. Yesterday the sergeants of the 20th Regiment, sta tioned at Devonport, entertained the sergeants of the 93d (Sutherland) Highlanders to a dinner at Millbay, on the occasion of their early departure for the East. About 80 of both regiments assembled. The room was tastefully decorated in military style, and the utmost harmony and loyalty prevailed throughout the evening. The 93d expect to embark on Monday. The volunteers from Portsmouth have not yet arrived. All the men are exercised in the use of the Mini 4 rifle, only 25 of which have as yet been served to each company of 100 strong. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 22. Rear-Admiral Chad's flag-ship Edinburgh, 58, Cap tain Hewlett, got up steam this afternoon and went out to Spithead. Tile Princess Royal, 91 (screw), Captain Lord Clarence Paget, completed the adjustment of her compassedto day, and will be paid wages on Friday. The Boscawen, 70, Captain Glanville, 'exercised her crew in great gunnery this morning, firing both shot and shell at targets seawards. The Juno, 26, Captain Freemantle, is ordered to sail to-morrow for Australia. She has but a very mediocre crew, anything but what such a frigate, going in the track of heavily-armed Russians, should have. The Frolic, 16, Commander Nolloth, returned to Spit. head to-day alter a fortnight's cruize. The Nautilus and Wizard brigs were at Falmouth looking up men on Sunday. The Simoom troop-ship is so far completed as to be enabled to commence shipping her provisions, &c., is readiness for embarking troops on the 28th. The Vulcan troop-ship, Commander Von Donop, is ready for the reception of troops. Tile Illustrious, 72, Captain Harris, has been hauled alongside a hulk in the harbour to complete her outfit. THE PROPOSED FRENCH LOAN. —Nothing definite with regard to the proposed French loan has yet been an nounced, but the prevailing impression i n Paris on Tuesday was, that its terms have been arranged with Messrs. Rothschild. According to some statements, it is to be for 8,000,0001., in a 3 per. cent, stock, at 641, 10c ; but this price seems high, considering the current quotations on the Bourse, and the necessity in time of war of leavirz a margin against risks of depreSsion b e , yond that which is usual at ordinary periods. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. -=-The memorial to Lord Aberdeen on the iinmedia te necessity for a. s y stem of agricultural statistics wi ll be p re6ented by a de p utat ion of merchants, banker s, &c., at the end of the p r esent week. It is doubted it si g natures repregenting a l arger amount of wealth o r influence than those obtained on I this occasion have ever been affixed to any document. .r'°e -- v 1 aid ►ts, ra- Pa- )113. - end - t) er- fat en set, -~