The Sun. — London, England, 1854-01-27 00:00:00

,4'llo :~:~ OYAL DRURY-LANE. 441 - r-.4 , 0 Mr. E. T. Smith. - N o. VE.ALN 0, JAN 27, 7, n •Al 1 / A. C. . ; or, The La i lron e ' s D aa4 h- T. e ,-- . ravers b*essrs. G. Bennett, G . W ild, Lee, Belton, and d ; allMMisatherstone. To conclude with KING lIUMISINGTOP ; or, Harlequin and the Land of Toys. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Tinder the management of Mr. Buokstone, THIS EVENING, JAN. 27, Will be performed FAZIO. Character 4 by Messrs. Rogers, Howe, and Chippendale; Mies Cushman, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, and Miss Hollingsworth. After which, the Grand CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, called HIRLEQU/N AND THE THREE BEAR ; or, Little Silverhair and the Fairies. Columbine, Miss M. Brown; Harlequ!n, Mr. J. Marshall: Pantaloon, Mr. W. A. Barnes; Clown, Mr. H. Marshall. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cuaszas KrAN. THIS EVENING, JAN. 27, Will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. After which win be presented the new Grand CHRISTMAS PAN TOMIME, entitled HARLEQUIN ANO THE MILLER AND HIS MEN; or, King Salamandar and the Fairy of the Azure Lake. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, lir. Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Desborough. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Ye strle. THIS EVENING, Jaw. 27, 'Wt. be Performed A BACHELOR OF ARTS. Characters b y Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Baker; Miss F. Hughes. After which, the original Fairy Extravaganza, caned ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE TWO KINGS. Principal cha racters by Mr. Wright and Madame Vestris. To conclude with PATTER VERSUS CLATTER. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPM. Proprietor, Mr. B. webster.—Direetress, M adame Celeste. THIS EVENT G, JAN. 27, Will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo-drama, in five taoleaux, with new scenery, th e Sea of Ice, &c., new dresses and appointments, called THE THIRST OF GOLD; or, THE LOST SHIP AND THE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO. Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paal Bedford, 0. Selb y , Pa Marsden, &c.; Mad ame Celeste, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss F. Maskell, &c. To be followed by the popular and entirely New Grand Specta cularC-----hri legendary s--as piece, In two acts, with new scenery, dresses, machinery, and appointments, called NUMBER. NIP, or pHrs. E SPIRIT Miss E. Woolgar, Miss M . Keeley, Miss Cuthbert, Miss C. herding, Messrs. Paal Bedford, J. Rogers, Romer, G. Lee, &c ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, JAN. 27, Will be pert rrned THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Lindon, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. After which, THE BENGAL TIGER. Principal characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, and F. Robson ; and Mrs. A. Wigan. Followed by THE WANDERING MINSTREL. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcraft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, JaN. 27, Will be performed DER FREISCHUTZ. Principal character by Miss Rebecca Isaacs. To be followed by THE VIEGINLIN MUMMY. - - After which, a new grand Comic Christmas Pantomime. entitled HARLEQUIN AND KING NUTCRACKER; or, The World of Toys. Clown, by the inimitable Flexmore ; Harlequin, Mr. Bologna ; Pantaloon, Mr. Griffiths ; Columbine, Miss Goward. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 3v.; Pit, Is. 6d; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. I Is. 6d., to be had of Mr. Alleroft, 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL ANIPTIITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Fifth Appearance of Miss K tTFI COCIKE since her return from the Continent. The Theatre nightly crowded to overflowing attests its matchless attractions. THIS EVENING, JAN. 27, (And during the week) To commence with the Grand Chinese Spectacle, THE WISE ELEPILAN N OF THE EAST, or THE MAGIC,' GONG, in which Mr, William Cooke's extraordinary Trained Elephants appear. Followed by a It •cherche Routine of Scenes of Eptestrian!srn in TILE ARENA, supported by the Elite of Europe's Equestrian Artistes. Concluding with Mr. W. Cookn's imrnengely successful COMIC PANTOMIME, written expressly for this Theatre. by Mr. NELSOY Lee, entitled BILLY BUT TON'A ./OURNEY TO IIItENTFORD ; or, Harlequin and the Ladies' Favourite. New scenery, dre,ses, decorations, and appointments, mardlicent Car of Industry, &c. Harlequin, Mr. FL Hemmings ; Columbine, Mdlle. Christine; Pantaloon, Mr. Lehman; and Two Clowns, Mr. C. Adams and Mr. Croueste ; Sprites, Masters Gee and Bradbury. Bov-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. DAILY TVEATIIER TABLE. FRIDAY, JAN. 27, 1854. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—S.W., strong breeze—cloudless. STROOD—S.W. gentle breeze--partially cloudy. SWINDON—SA, fresh breeze—cloudless. YARMOUTH—S., strong breeze—cloudless. The returns from the following- places indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock FO LICESTONE—E., calm—cloudless. TUNBRIDGE—S.W.. calm—cloudless. I ;REENWICEI—S.S.W., gentle breeze—oloudless. STROOD—S. W., gentle breeze--partially cloudy. SWINDON—W., light breeze—cloudless. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tina DAY —Horning 10 min.after 12 Evening 44 min.aft. 12 To4foaaow—Morning 13 min.after 1 I Evening 42 min.aft. 1 THE WEATHER.—Scrx OPFICS, JAN. 27. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 52 —highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 48 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, went up to 30 . 62 last evening —a very great rise—higher than it has been for six months. It has since receded to 30-51. WIND, S.W.—Fresh breeze, with cloudy weather. A r-1 ((1111P 01Z-, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1854. A rather startling intimation appeared in the Times of this morning —under date the 18th inst. from St. Petersburg. "It is believed," says our contemporary, " that Count ORLOFF has received a confidential mission from the CZAR for the Conits of Vienna, Berlin, Paris, and London" —the statement adding— " the ener getic conduct of the Western Powers has pro duced that effect, and might lead to an ar rangement without wounding too much the national amour propre" —meaning, of course, among the Muscovites. The first indication, this, of anything like a disposition to yield to the exi gency of circumstances, on the part of his Impe rial Majesty the Russian AUTOCRAT. The first indication. It is accompanied, moreover, by float ing rumours that the CZAR, on hearing of the en- trance of the combined fleets into the Black Sea, was by no means as enraged or even dis composed as had been anticipated. Now, it is remarkable that those evidences of something like a tendency towards a just possible return to mo deration arrive here amongst us (of all times in the political year !) immediately prior to the re assembling of Parliament, when a strict account will have to be given to the nation as to the result of the foreign policy of her Britannic MAJESTY'S Government. It would by no means surprise us, were the country to learn before the evening n f Tuesd a y, the 31st of this present month of January, that the EXPERO R of all the Russias had at length hearkened to the dictates of prudence, so far as to consent to some more reasonable and practicable negotiations. It would by no means amaze us to bear before that dat e that the Autocratic bully having swaggered long enough for all his purposes, at length fcund it advisable to listen to a little reason by modi fying his arrogant demands upon the fancied weakness of Turkey, and upon the imagined in di erence of Christendom. Such, at any rate, is just within the limits of possibility. It is just barely possible that the ravager of Moldavia and Wallachia, the destroyer of Sinope, and the marauder along the whole northern frontier of Bulgaria, should, at the last moment, when threatened with a war against the most for midable of all Coalitions, a Coalition between France and England, succumb (with an affectation at least of dignity) to the necessities of the mo ment by a compromise. Nevertheless, the public mind must be prepared for a persisrance in the old course of things in regard to this deplorable Russo-Turkish difficulty. Whatever be the nature of the next few days' intelligence, Ministers have, unhappily, no small cause for self-gratulation. opposing the CZAR to persevere obdurately, at all hazard, in the course upon which he has adventured, the Cabinet will then appear Miai THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1854 twenty more voters to the franchise, can talk of " suffrage extension," and " equal distribution," but there can be no shuffling with the Ballot. It must be yea or nay. In a word, as we have always maintained, it is the clear and definite test between the thorough-going and the sham or timid Reformer. MONEY MARKET AND COMATE INTELLIGENCE. CITY; TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, all to the trade. The market closed heavily with American at sid. to 6id., ad. per lb. lower. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 100 Bahia at oga. to ow., 100 Egyptian at 6d. to 60., and 500 Surat at 31d. to 4id. per lb. Railway Shares were rather flat. Colonial produce has met with a fair inquiry during the week, apart from speculation dealing. Sugar has supported previous prices. Native Ceylon coffee has been in demand. Plantation rather lower, and tea dull. A good business has been done in rice. Saltpetre has advanced ls. to 2s. per cwt., and rum is at enhanced values. Tallow which had risen to 645., has declined again to 635. Hemp and flax are dearer. A report has been issued by the managers officially appointed in the year 1851 to examine into the affairs of the Monmouthshire and Gla morganshire Banking Company, which suspended payment in October of that year. To a certain extent this is satisfactory. Those shareholders who have paid the full amount of their 601. call will, probably, not be called upon for any further sum. At the time of the suspension the paid-up capital amounted to 220,6391. ; an d th e whole of this was lost, besides 800,0001. being owed. A composition of 15s. in the pound was accepted by the creditors, ss. being paid down, and the rest in . two years. We may point to this winding-up as perhaps the most satisfactory on record. In two years all the creditors who accepted the composition will have been satisfied, and 83,0571. will have been gained to shareholders, besides a reduc tion in the other liabilities of about 149,7931. A great saving is said to have resulted from the operation of the Winding-up Act, and this is a favourable reason why that act should be sim plified and improved and rendered more compre hensive. We are aware of a large number of in stances in which great expense has been incurred without anything like a satisfactory result. At the time of the Great Britain's arrival at Liverpool from her first Australian voyage, we ventured an opinion that if rigged similar to the other steamers running to the southern colonies, she would not be behind any of those, the modern built vessels, in sailing capabilities. This opinion, of course, involved the inference that our builders had not succeeded in any sailing improvement upon this pioneer ship, which was " laid down" by Pat terson 16 years since. The intelligence brought by the sailing ship Hurricane more than bears out our apparently sanguine expectations. In confirma tion we make comparisons with the outward voy ages of the Sydney, Argo, and Victoria. The Great Britain runs from Liverpool to Melbourne in 65 days, including her detention at St. Vincent's. Her engine power in ratio to tonnage is as 1 to 7. The Sydney (this vessel's arrival in Australia is also reported in the letters per Hurricane) runs from the Lizard to Adelaide in 69 days ; to this must be added 36 hours sailing difference between the Lizard and Liverpool, also 60 hours sailing dif ference between Adelaide and Melbourne, making the relative passage 73 days, or 8 days in favour of the Great Britain. To this must be added the fact that the Sydney has an engine power in ratio to tonnage of 2t09,0r 1 to 42. The Argo runs from Southampton to Melbourne in 64 days ; to this must be added 24 hottrs sailing difference be tween Southampton and Liverpool, making the relative passage 65 days, or the same as the Great Britain, but the fact of the latter ship having been detained at St. Vincent must be taken into the comparison, and the engine power of the Argo in ratio to tonnage is as Ito 6. The Victoria is the only screw steam-ship that has made relatively as good a pdssage as the Great Britain ; but then, she has an engine power in ratio to tonnage as 1 to 4 ; while, as we have already stated, the Great Britain's is only Ito 7. We are equally confident that Capt. Mathews will not disappoint us with the homeward run of this noble specimen of marine architecture. The Doctor of the Stepney Union has come forward for the purpose of vindicating, or, if that be not possible, of extenuating his conduct with respect to poor Mrs. al.'s, whose unfortunate case was last week referred to in The Sun. We re joice to find one of the " Parochal" officials so sensitive with regard to a character for " huma nity," as to deem it worth his while to put forward any defence whatsoever on such a point. From recent cases that have been brought to light in Marylebone and elsewhere, it would almost seem as if the imputation of possessing compassionate feelings would have been strenuously repudiated as disqualifying the possessors from taking any part in the administration of the so-called "re lief" to the obstinate paupers. It augurs well, however, to find " the Doctor" thinking differ ently, and striving to explain away matters which he candidly acknowledges make " his conduct ap pear in an unfavourable light." But still, we can not perceive that his communication in any de gree alters the nature of the case, nor can it induce us to withdraw, or even to qualify a single observation which we have already published in reference thereto. And first, as to "the Doctor" personally. We are willing to make every just and fair allowance for the excessive labour—we might even use a stronger expression —imposed on the medical officers of the different Poor-Law Unions, not only in the metropolis, but throughout the entire country, and that, too, for very scanty and inade quate remuneration. They are compelled to be up at all hours, night and day, to take their meals at irregular times, and to submit to be dis turbed just when, worn out with fatigue, they have sunk into refreshing sleep, or when, ex hausted with hunger, they have the smoking joints before them. Not a single hour of the twenty-four can be called their own for purposes either of rest or recreation. For this excessive toil, far more onerous than that which falls to the lot of — the handicraftsman, or even the modern Helots, the bricklayers' labourer, they receive very small salaries—" an extensive practice," as 808 SAWYER styles it, but little more. Besides these public duties, so onerous and vexatious in their nature, " the Doctor," if he chooses to maintain the rank and position of a gentleman, must strive to obtain " private practice." It is to that he must chiefly look for his own "comfort," if it be not a positive prostitution of the term to use it in reference to one so fearfully overworked—and for the maintenance of his family in a respectable position, and the education and advancement in life of his children. Can we, then, feel surprised if they pass hastily the different patients who claim their gratuitous advice, or say that they can be fairly censured if guilty of any trivial degree of negligence—for anything, in short, less than direct and positive cruelty of conduct. We are willing then to give "the Doctor of Stepney Union" credit for all these extenuating circum stances, to allow that, having once recommended what he conceived to be the best mode of relief, he did not trouble his head about the compliance of the sufferers, supposing that starvation would speedily do its work, and drive the miserable suf ferers into the house, for admission to which he had given an order. We have thus, we conceive, fully and fairly stated the alleviating circumstances that may be relied on by the Learned Gentleman, and though they unquestionably mitigate the reproaches that should otherwise be heaped upon him, they do not justify his conduct. Why, we ask, when he found the parties so firmly de termined not to go into the workhouse did he refuse to give any other species of assist ance or relief ? That reluctance to go within the walls—to consent to the total separation, enforced by man's ordinances, between those " whom GOD had joined together," is by no means discreditable. It is a feeling that ought to be cultivated rather than discountenanced. Many would perish rather than take that last step, or enter the abode where " even hope is left behind." The majority would infinitely prefer the shelter and the comforts of I the establishment ; but, as we have already stated, " the great principle of out-door relief is to give the paupers exactly what they don't want." Poor WALSH, in the season when he could not work, desired admittance to Marylebone workhouse. He was refused, and obtained the scanty out-door relief that would have gladdened the heart of JOHN ELLIS ; for, be it remembered that ELLIS was no regular pauper. He was known to be " civil, industrious, and well-conducted," quali ties that ought to have insured something better than workhouse fare. With a very trifling as sistance he could have earned his own livelihood BRITISH MlNES.—Transactions this day have been conducted on a very limited vale. The fol lowinc, have been dealt i n : —E as t R usse ll s, 61 ~ ; Great 6 Tregune Consols, 31- i- ; Unys, 11 ; Sortridge Consols, 255. 305.; Wheal Edward, 2 1 3 ; Polti mores, 1 / ; Britannias, i i ; Molland, 1 ; Wheal W re-4.ys, 30s. 355.; Greatllugos, 1 1i ; Tr ewea th er , The English Securities have been buoyant again, Consols having realised 91 and 91i, but being now 90 14. The fluctuation just at present arises mainly from the " ins and outs" of the speculators, who may have bought lower or sold higher a few days since. New 3/- per Cents, have been 92 to 94., and the Three per Cents. 91i to i-. Exchequer Bills are 9s. to 12s. premium, an improvement of is. Nothing has been done in Bank Stock. The foreign stock market is better, and with an increased business doing. Mexican bonds are quoted 221 to 23/ ; Spanish 3 per Cents., after being 401, have declined to 39k, and the Deferred 191. Dutch 24 per Cents. have been quoted 61 to i, and the 4 per Cents. 911 to 921. The railway market is livelier, and the quota tions have advanced. The improvement in the principal lines is about 1 per cent., but there is now again a slight reaction. French shares have been quiet, at ss. to 10s. advance. The Land Companies' shares have been rather higher, and the Banks firm, but inactive. The Union is about 10s. better. The Gold Mines are quiet. and that of the unfortunate companion of his cares, and he would not become a permanent burden on the The current prices for the Jamaica Mines not officially quoted were as follows :—Jamaica, par to prem. ; Metcalfe, #to #- prem. ; Sue,River, dis count to par ; Port Royal, to prem. poor-rates, or give up the hope of resuming his independence. He must have expressed that feel ing to " the Doctor," for that gentleman speaks of his "clue/ obstinacy." Does he not think that the phrase might be more suitably applied in another quarter, or that it would also fit the man who, knowing that the party would not enter the BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. —CLOSING PRICES (Prom the Official List.) Business done. per Cent. Red aced Annuities 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 9 1 ,1 1 i 9513' i T / 1 90 New 3, per Cent. Annuities 924 i a 2 ,I a Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 India Bonds, £lOOO . .. ... Ditto, under £lOOO par . South Sea Old Annuities lOO l4 Consols for Account 15th Feb. 9l 90/ 1 90:i Exchequer Bills, ld. 21000 . Small.. - - ---- workhouse, abstained from any inquiry for three - - consecutive weeks, and that although he witnessed the utter and desperate destitution of the miser able pair. Surely he might have ordered some thing better than " a loaf and a little oatmeal," which was all that they received during the 21 days. " The Doctor," who declares that "he is always foremost in mitigating, as far as lies in his power, human distress, wherever he finds it," kept aloof from them, and made no inquiry as to their fate, which he must have seen to .be impending, if they remained firm in refusing to go into the house. Were there no medical comforts which he might have ordered Y Nothing which he could have done to alleviate their fearful distress ? And yet, disregarding the beam in his own eye, he speaks of " the cruel obstinacy" of the husband in refusing to go into the house, while he cannot perceive that he has become liable to blame of any kind in refusing to give re lief in any form in which it would be accepted. We do not, however, despair of " the Doctor." He has not deliberately hardened his heart, and therefore we have still hope that he may profit by the painful lesson he has received, and see that there may "be much obstinacy" on his own M. ll 9 12 p 3 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Danish Bonds, 1525, 3 per Cent B2 Ditto 5 per Cent ....., .... ........ . ........ Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent. Russian Bords, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St lO5l 64 654 Ditto 44 per Cent 9l 89 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4O 4 39 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 194 Ditto Passive (Converted) Dividetris on the above payable In London. Belgian .Bonds 44 per Cent. ex. 25 fr Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil 613 1 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates . .. Ditto Bonds Consols Ditto February Account THREE O'CLOCK. 90$ i ...... DEATH OF SIR RALPH LOPES, BART, M.P.—We regret to state that Sir Ralph Lopes, Bart., one of the members of the southern division of the county of Devon, died, on the night of the 24th, at his seat at Moristowe, near Plymouth. The worthy baronet had been in a weak state of health for many months past, and his death was not unexpected. Several names have already been mentioned for the vacancy in the representation of the county, but none so positively as to warrant publicity at present. The deceased Baronet is succeeded in the title by his eldest son, now Sir Massey Lopes, born in in 1818. A second son survives, who is a barrister-at part as well as that of persons for whom he may be required to prescribe. Above all, that he may consider the circumstances of each case, and apply suitable relief ; not giving to each " exactly what he did not want !" Thus he will deservedly ob tain a character for humanity, and find other persons besides himself to declare that " the Doctor is always f oremos t i n mitigating, so far as lies in his power, human distress, wherever he finds it !" VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.—From Van Diemen's Land the dates are to the 19th of October. A subscription list has been filled for 10,000/. as a reward to any per son who should discover an attractive gold field. The Fingal deposits still yielded small amounts, but what waq wanted was a field that might compete with those of Victoria. CABINET CouNcIL.—A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office, Downing street. The Ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord J o h n R ussell, the Marquis of Lans downe, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of N ewcast l e, the ' Chancellor of the Ex chequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Moles worth. The Council sat two hours and a half. The address in the House of Commons will be moved by Viscount Castlerosse, and seconded by Mr. Thomson Hankey, jun. PORT PHILIP.—The letters and papers from Por Philip, by the Hurricane, reach to the end of October, and are about a fortnight later than those previously re ceived. Their contents are satisfactory, both as regards the supply of gold, which was coming in freely from the mines, and the general state of the import markets, prices in a large majority of cases being still remune rative. The last advices from England had been brought by the Great Britain, which had made the passage in 65 days, but her number of letters was not large. She was to sail on her return passage on the 3d of Decem ber, and may therefore, perhaps, be expected in the course of a fortnight. The mismanagement of the ocean postal service by the home authorities was still an angry topic with all classes. F. J. Shirley, Esq., Mrs. Shirley, and suite left Loughfea Castle, their magnificent seat, near Carrick rnacross, on Wednesday, for Eatington Park, in War wickshire, after diffusing food, raiment, and fuel to the poor with the most liberal hand during the last six months. MIDDLE TEMPLE, Jan. 26.--BARRISTERS-AT-LAW.- The undermentioned gentlemen were this day called to the degree of the Utter Bar, by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple :—William Lowndes Yates, Esq., 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge ; John Bower Brown, Esq., of Woodthorpe Hall, near Sheffield ; Joseph Kaye, Esq., 8.A., Merton College, Oxford ; Thomas Pacey Keene, Esq., Ch r i s t' s Coll ege , Cambridge; Joseph Wigg, Esq. ; and William Frederick Laxton, Esq., GRAY'S -INN, Jan. 26.—At a pension of the Hon. Society of Gray's-inn, holden this day, William Lang ford, Esq., L.L.S. (honours first class f rom counc il o f Legal Eucation), James Wynne, Esq., M.A., an d Jonas L evy , E sq., were called to the degree of barrister at-law. GREENWICH HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—Yesterday, by direction of the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital, Messrs. Pullen and Son disposed of, by auction, the extensive premises known as the Chest House, which is situated on the esplanade at the west end, adjoining the pier. It is intended to remove the building, in order to widen the area, which will be formed into an extensive lawn. Very considerable improvements have been lately carried out at the hospital. A new iron railing has been erected in the front facing the river, and the domes over the two towers have been regilt, the ground has had pipes laid down in it for the pur pose of draining the water from the surface, and new gravel walks have also been formed, to which the pub- lie, as well as the pensioners, will be admitted. Va rious other improvements are in contemplon. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS, 43,000 troops of th e line and 24,000 men i n gar rison. These last are i nva lids. „_ The news that the Russian Government had an- RUSSIA AND TURKEY. nounced its intention t o searc h a ll vessels flavi , The Assemble s N a ti ona l e says :—" The gating the Black Sea und er neu t ra l flags is thus answer of ; communicated by th e A us t r i an naval authori the Emperor of R uss i a t o th e not i f i cation of the , ties entry of the fleet s i n t o th e Bl ac k S ea has arrived 1 " The Imperial Russian Minister of Finances having in Paris. Several versions are in circulation as to I learned that some persons have tak en undue advantage the contents of th e d espa t c h es rece i ved at the Rus -1 of the ' free navigation' accorded to neut ra l fl ags during the war, and h ave su ppl ie d th e h ost il e army with arms, sian Embassy. According to the rumour s most ammunition, a n d o th er ma t er i a l s o f war, considers it a accredited, we hav e reason to believe that th e en t ry , duty to put a stop to such enterprises for the future. It of the fleets is n o t cons id ere d as a casus belli ; but I i s th ere f ore d ec l ared that ships so laden or containing I any oth er o bj ec t s , w hi c h accord i ng to international law the Cabinet of St. P e t ers b urg h as asked the West- I can be considered war contraband, will be seized by the ern Powers to be pleased to define the nature of Russian vessels of war, and without regard to the neu the action which they intend exercising in the Black t w r 11 a t it may,l flag it will be co n fi sca t e d." Sea. On the re ply w hi c h w ill b e g i ven at Paris and London appears at present to depend the con tinuation of the diplomatic relations between Rus- FRANCE. sia and the Western powers. We ought not and The Moniteur of this morning publishes a report cannot prejudge anything on the point." of the Minister of Finances on the financial results The following important communication is from of the year 1853. The receipts and expenditure St. Petersburg, dated the 18th : are nearly balanced. The deficit will not exceed "Although the lower classes express the greatest joy four millions of francs. at the news of the victories gained by the Russians over The Paris correspondent of the Times, writing the Turks, the upper classes are discouraged by the ob- yesterday evening, says : stinate resistance made by the latter, and by the bravery "I mentioned yesterday that the Russian Mini which they display. The news of the entrance of the ster had an interview with M. Drouyn de Lhuys, combined fleets into the Black Sea has naturally in- fox the purpose of demanding explanations relative creased that feeling of discouragement, for the sending to the entry of the French fleet into the Black of troops on the coast of Asia Minor has thus become Sea—a question which, I p resume, has been asked impossible. The E m p eror hi mse lf i s i rritated to the highest degree a ga i ns t th ose who i nstigated him to a in London with ref erence t o t h e English squad rupture with Turkey, an d gave hi m a false idea of the von. M. Drouyn d e Lh uys m i ght well have feelings of th e i n h a bit an t s o f the Danubian Princi- expressed surprise at such a d emand parities and the Ch r i s ti ans o f Turkey ; in fact, who that the object of that in movement had seeing d been persuaded the Czar that th e en t rance of a Russian army fully and clearly explained the despatch which into the principalities would lead to a general rising of announced the fact itself. For any other explana the Rajahs. It has been several times feared that tions that might be required, M. Drouyn de Lhuys the Czar would have an attack of apoplexy. To this said that he should first take the orders of his Sove must be added that circumstances compel the Czar to reign. This, I believe, was the answer given by M. tolerate the persons whom he would prefer sending into de Nesselrode when the note of M. de Reizet was Siberia than to keep near him. He has nowhere any communicated to him. I understand that M. Kisse sincere ally. A war of several years would exhaust a leff again saw th e Mi n i s t er f or F ore i gn Affairs yes country where men d o no t a b oun d ; i t would be necessary to open the reserv e f un d s , an d to se i ze on the capital of terday, and th e answer was, t h at the Emperor had the establishments of cre dit f or o bj ects which cannot be = Qt yet taken his d e t erm i na ti on respecting any attained for want o f th a t mora l energy without which it further explanati ons . It i s stated, and I have is impossible to establish a Greek papacy. The entrance reason to believe correctly, that the despatches 'of the combined fleets into the Black Sea has not been received by M. de Kisseleff touch on several followed by a declaration of war, and MM. de Kisseleff points, the principal of which is, of course, the and de Brunow have only received orders to demand presence of the combined fleets in the Euxine. from the Cabinets of France and England a written The Emperor of Russia is forbearing enough not to declaration as to the means which they calculate on consider it as a case of war, and he believes, or employing to prevent a rencontre between the Russian affects to believe, that the English and French and Turkish naval forces, and the blockade of Turk- fleets have only quitted their anchorage in the Bos ish ports. The two ambassadors have besides re ceived instructi ons no t t o d emand their passports except phorus, not by way o f menace, but to act as me in the ev en t o f th e R uss i an fleet being interfered with diators between th e T ur ki s h an d R ussian navies, perform the huma ne d u ty o f pac i f i cators, and in its m ovements f rom one port of the empire to another. to p . We also learn that the Austrian Cabinet has received possibly that Admirals Hamelin and Dundas are the communication that Count Orloff would arrive at in reality a volunteer deputation of the Peace Con ' Vienna on a confidential mission from the Emperor and gress. He of course has not the least idea that would afterwards proceed to the Courts of Paris, Berlin, these gallant officers would, under anycii-cumstances, and London. It is said that this mission has for object imitate the pacificators at an Irish fair, where, a pacific arrangement with the Four Great Powers for when the combatants did not listen to reason, they the solution of the question. A reply to the propositions were knocked dowii on both sides. It is chiefly to which have arrived here from Vienna, containing the ease his conscience on that point that explanations offers of the Ottoman Porte for the conclusion of peace, are demanded. A d e li ca t e a ll us i on i s also made, so has not b een yet g i ven. It will not be sent until after the que s ti on o f peace or war between Russia and the runs my inf orma ti on , t o th e t r ifli ng 'affair' of Western P owers s h a ll b e decided on. " Sinope, which w as th e i mme di a t e cause of the Another letter from St. P e t ers b urg, th e same entry of the sq ua d rons ; an d i t i s not unworthy date, and in th e same j ournal, gives a rather diffe- of attention th a t hi s I mper i a l Ma j esty gives whatno doubt he c ons id ers a very f a i r explanation of rent account of the o pi n i on expressed b y the upper classes. It sa y s : that incident ; h e protests that l i e had no idea of "Since th e en t rance o f the combined fleets into the profit by the d e f ence l ess con di t i on of the Turkish Black S ea , public opinio n seems more i rr i tated than be- stop that h e was j ust i fied in preventing the fore. Our: squadron at Si nope, b ut acted under the impres- Russian ne ws p a p er , t h e S on of the Country and the Wiessuck, b o th organs of the Court, contain articles Turkish fleet f rom carry i ng succour of any kind in prose and verse aga i nst France, England, and all Sovereign to the rebels on ; R uss i an territory , authority. It i s also intimated that , and against hi s Europe. Th ese ar ti c l es speak of Holy Russia, of the Czar, who is believing and wi se , an d o f t h e v i ctorious issue perhaps, with the vi ew o f prevent i ng any mistake, of the conflict i n t o w hi c h h e h as entered for the Orthodox a paragraph, h ow conc i se he does not care, in the Church. In Russia everything that resembles western Moniteur, expressive of the neutrality of France, civilisation, every one who conceives the slightest doubt would be very agreeable—but it is indispensable that Russian power is almighty, or who opposes the that the word, neutrality, shall be printed with its execution of its gigantic plans, is ailed Antichrist. Not- complete allowance of syllables and letters. These withstanding all that, the energetic conduct of the are, I hear, the points on which an explanation is western powers has caused a desire for an arrangement, requested, and on them it was that a reference had which would not cost too much to the national pride to to be made to the Emperor of the French. A be entertained. All that is asked is, that Russia may come to an u n d ers t an di ng w i th the Ottoman Porte with- Cabinet Council was h e ld yes t er d ay, no doubt for out any medi a t or ." the purpose of co m i ng t o a d etermination as to A postcript t o thi s l e tt er says : whether any answ er s h ou ld b e g i ven, and what are "We ar e assure d t h at the Emperor of Russia has the explanation s th a t oug ht t o b e given. given orders t o P r i nce M enschikoff to act in the Black "It is certain th a t on th e f act of the Russian Am- Sea, as if the combined fleets were still in the Bosphorus. bassador not having demanded his passports, as the Orders have also been sent to Odessa to continue the result of his conf erence w ith t h e Minister of Foreign warlike pr e p ara ti on ." Affairs, are founded hopes that an amicable arrange- A telegraphic despatch from Constantinople, of ment is not yet beyond the limit of probability, the 12th, state s th a t th e T re bi zond steamer, which and that the firm attitude of England and France reached Constantinople on the 10th, left the sailing is at last giving the Czar serious cause of alarm. It vessels, under Admirals Dundas and Hamelin, at I is said that the disposition now shown by Austria Sinope ; and the steamers under Admirals Barbier is very favourable, and if such be the case he might de Tinan and Lyons, advancing towards Batoum. well pause. But it cannot be concealed that those When the Retribution joined the fleet she reported who indulge in these hopes are very few indeed, only five ships of the line at Sebastopol. and the opinion most generally entertained is, that Prince Woronzow's resignation had not been this new mo ve o f th e Czar is of a piece with his accepted. policy throughout. From the very commencement Another despatch from Constantinople, of the of the quarrel Russia has never hesitated to give 16th inst., state that the combined fleets had made assurances of her pacific disposition ; to reject with sail in the direction of Varna. The Russians are indignation the ideas of aggrandisement imputed cruising off Kaffa (Theodosia), not far from the to her, while at the same time she has not discon.- straits which connect the Black Sea with the Sea tinued for a single day her preparations for war. of Azoff. Her object, it is believed, is only to gain time to There is a report that Kars had been taken by complete these prep ara ti ons, to concentrate all her the Russians. force, to overrun even more than she has done the The Journal de St. Fetersbourgh of the 16th con- Principalities, and to enclose them in such a grasp tains the following official reports : as cannot be loosened,- to pass the Danube in irre " Aide-de-Camp General Prince Gortschakoff relates, sistible numbers, and force Turkey, when alone, under date of the 23d ult., that for the purpose of more and at its last gasp, to consent to treat directly closely hemming in the Turks who occupy Kalafat, with her, while the Powers are still receiving her Aide-de-Camp General Count Aurep d'Elmpt received notes, and the Ambassadors are referring to St. orders to advance with a part of our troops tautened at Krajowa. O n thi s occas i on a battalion of the regiment Petersburg. I h ave reason to believe- that thereara very serious app re h ens i ons that Turkey will be of infantry at T o b o l s k, w i th two pieces of cannon, and forced to that alt er native, r and I know th a t i n Con some Cossacks, w hi c h, under the command of Colonel de Baumgarten, comman di ng the regiment, formed the ad- stantinople such is the result anticipated." vanced guard of th e d etachment, occupied the village of The answer of-Ru ss i a , to the . declaration of ,y P ance on s the Paris corres Fr Tchetati. At 8 o'clock i n th e morn i ng of the 19th ult., dent of the Chronicle, the Turkish ca va l ry , to the number of 1,500 to 2,000 men, and England, with respect to the entry of the com appeared before that village, andattacked our battalion at bined fleets into the Black Sea, is at last known. four different times, but were repulsed each time by the It appears that it arrived in London on the 22d musketry and grape of our troops, and obliged to retire on inst., in order that it might, in the first instance, Gounia andMolda wit,afterlosing, according to the account be communicated to the English Government. M. of the inhabitants, 60 men i n kill e d an d wounded. On de Kisseleff, to whom the same despatch had been our side, Ensign Soudschilov s ky was slightly wounded transmitted, was instructed to wait for the answer in the arm. On th other points of the Danube nothing t o be given to M. de Brunow, before communi took place between the 6th and the 23d ult. eating the doc umen t t o M . D rouyn de Lhuys. "The Com man d ant - in-Chief of the Corps of the Cau casus Russian note expresses the astoni s h men t f e l t casus announces, un d er date of the 14th December, that by the Emper or Nicholas on learning th a t or d ers our position on t h e Turkish frontier is strongly guaran teed by our victories of the 6th, 14th, and 19th Novem- had been sent to the combined fleets to enter the ber. According to accounts received at Tiflis the Black Sea ; and declares that, before giving a for- Turkish corps beaten on the heights of Baschkadyk. mal answer to the declaration to that effect, he Lar, was connhanded not by the Seraskier Abdi-Pacha, considers it necessary to have some categorical ex but by Reis-Akhmet-Pacha. After the affair of the 2d planations as to the attitude to be assumed by the November, at Bazandouri, the former was inclined to fleets. He requires to know if France and England avoid a deci s i ve b att l e with us ; but, having met with a were about to abandon their neutrality ; or, if on spirit of insubordination among the Pachas under his the contrary, they were about to become parties to orders, he retired to Kars. Reis-Akhmet-Pach a , who the war ca rr i e d on b y Turkey against succeeded hi m , accepte d the battle, and by h Russi a . O n is presump- these point s th e E mperor demans peremptory and Novembe r ." tion exposed th e T ur ki s h troops to the defeat of the 19th categorical ans wers . We have a more d e t a il e d account of the passage The movements of M. d e Ki sseleff have become of the Dan u b e : —V ery ear l y i n the morning of the events of public imp or t ance . N ot only did he at tend the ball a t th e T u il er i es on Monday, but he 12th General E nge lh ar dt , w i t h 2 ,000 men, crossed attended the re ce pti on a t t h e Princess Mathilde's the Danube f rom G a l a t z i n boats, and after Navin gon Wednesday, a n d i s t o di ne to-day with the Em burned down th e b us h es on the island and bank of peror and Empres s . B u t, notw i thstanding this, the river, and set tw o T ur ki s h v ill ages on f i re, he proceeded to throw up en t renc h men t s. T owards the I understand that h e h o ld s hi mself in readiness to leave Paris on sho r t no ti ce . Si nce Wednesday, M. evening the approach of a T ur ki s h corps was an- flounced, de Kisseleff has b egun t o speak of a trip which he ounced, but up to eight o' c l oc k no h ost ili t i es had taken place. was credibly related th a t w h en th e Turks has some intentio n o f ma ki ng to Belgium, during It which he will leave the affairs of his mis s i on un d er the care of M. Bal a bi ne an d M . Tolstoi. showed themselves, the Russians went o n board Letters have been rece i ve d f rom the Balearic their vessels and retu rne d t o G a l a t z. Operations Islands, which s t a t e th a t an A merican war -steamer of any magnitude are imp oss ibl e near t h e spot where has put into Mahon, on board of which is the am and is landed, as the soil is naturally boggy, bassador extraordinary of the United States, now and is just now little better than a morass. On the Bth June, 1828, the Russians crossed the river on his way to Constantinople. lower down at a place in Be ssara bi a, ca ll e d Satunovo, The Moniteur announ ces th a t, i n o b edience to almost opposite Isakts c hi, b u t if th e T urks had then orders sent to the prefect s by th e Mi n i ster of the I behaved half as well a s they do now, the attempt must have signally fail e d. A h an df ul of Cossacks the departmental archives pre v i ous t o 1 7 90. urse, and Japers crossed, a n d some unaccountable panic The Emperor has granted, fr om his rivy a sum of 3,000 f. to the Abbe Daras, director p of the seized the Turks, for a corps o f 10,000.0 r 12,000 Institute of the Deaf and D um b at Soissoils, for of a chu rc h. cavalry, which was po s t e d near t h e spot, fled with- the out striking a blow. Th e 3d R uss i an corps then occupied the Dob ru d sc h a. T he Fremden Blatt B y i m perial d ecree d ate d the 25th a resolution, of the municipal commissi on o f P aris to the effect assures us that tel egrap hi c a d v i ces have been re- ceived of the R uss i ans h av i ng crossed the river that a sum of 2,500,000 f. s h a ll b e allowed for the active receipts to p a y a part of what is called the ac at Silistria, an d occup i e d that place. This is mere ‘4 contingent pers onne l M o b ilier de 1854, " is ap nonsense. Silistria li es on a hi g h hill and is very strongly fortified. On the 12th, 8,000 foot, 2,000 The Bourse wa s fi rm yesterday, with .a further proved of. horse, and six b a tt er i es o f th e largest calibre from Germany being c ons id ere d favourable by the The Odessa correspondent o f th e W an d erer , w h o crossed from Widdin t o K a l a f a t. O mar Pasha is rise on Wedn es d ay ' s quotations, the latest news at Widdin. speculators. The Th ree per C ents. opened at is generally extrem e ly we ll i n f orme d , wrote on , 70f. 35e. f e ll t o 7 0f., rose again to 70f. 50c., and 12th that the first point a t w hi c h th e fl ee t s were to t h e i closed at 70f. 40 e. for the end of the month. The , Four-and-a -Half per Cents. clo se d at 98f. 5c.; touch was Sinope. T roo p s were con ti nua lly march - Orleans Railway shares, 1,062 f. 5 ; Rouen) certain that the Danub e wou ld b e p ass ed at th a t ing through towa r d s B ra il a , an d it was considered 1 1 oe. 940 f. ; Hav re , 437 f. 50c ; Great Northern, 755 - spot or somewhere in th e ne i g hb our h oo d. For some ; Paris and St ras b urg, 740 f. ;Paris and Lyons, 840 f.; days such tremendo us quan titi es o f b eam s, spars, fay- , Lyons t o th e M ed i terranean, 655 f. ; Western of tines, and artillery ha ve b ee n f o rwarded, that it m no s- France, 555 f. ; B or d eaux and Cette, 550 f. ; Shares Great ! longer admitted of a doubt that the most impo r t an t Central, 455 f. ; Ly ons an d G eneva, 450 f. ; 1 operations were to be undertaken towards the l ower of the Bank o f C r edit M o bili er, 6 55 f. end of the Danube. The news from St. Peters burg was anything but re-assuring, the com man d - SPAIN. ing officers having received orders to proceed 1 The Madrid Gazette of the 21st contains several with all possible energy. The only chance of re- decrees opening supplementary credits credits reditsto amount eolVlunit storing peace is that the Porte may send a Pl en i - I n i ster of Marine and l War — these potentiary direct to St. Petersburg, f or not hi ng a l together to about 7 less will satisfy the Emperor. Th e armaments I Another decree recognises the Supreme Tribunals throughout the whole Empire surpass all belief." of War and Marine. Trade was brisk, but the English and French ships Several of the members of the Trib una l who were evidently in a hurry to b e o ff . Perfectly voted against the Government in the S enate have credible advices of the 11th fro m St . P eters b urg b een excluded from it, and Gen era l Villa Camps confirm the report of a new em i ss i on em i ss i on of has b een chosen President , and General Espeleia, Bank notes to the amount of 60,000,000 silver Vice-president. roubles. The organisation of a ll th e reserve b at- The Epoca says that the pla c i ng on the retired talions has been ordered. W e l earn f rom Warsaw li st of Genera l s San Miguel, Chacon, Ros de Olano, that on the 6th a part of the infantry corps, unde r Serrano, Manzano ' Messina, and Zabala, which had General Paniutin, received or d ers t o march. The b een shortly expected, had been postponed. strength of the army of occupation in Poland is The Diario says that the pay of captains-gene- before the Legislature with the eminently satisfactory consciousness of having com plicated a very simple question into one of an absolutely bewildering entanglement—with having, in short, brought on a general war by a series of protracted and abortive negotiations. Supposing, on the othe r h an d , t h at the C ZAR were to yield under the pressure of the present emergency (caused by the advance of the combined fleets through the Bosphorus) it might then be asked, how it has come to pass that measures, proved to be effectual in the January of 1854, were not tried in the June of 1853 (seven months ago !), whereby all that dreadful bloodshed might have been spared along the ensanguined banks of the Danube, and especially in that most brutal massacre of Sinope, which, if it do not attach a portion of its infamy to the banners of the com bined fleets, then snugly at anchor near Beycos, reflects a not-easily-removable disgrace upon the French and British Governments. However, indeed, matteres may end, the Cabinet cannot be without cause for serious compunction. Mean while, for the people at large, all that is now left is to watch carefully and anxiously the intelli gence arriving by instalments from St. Peters burgh, and to await with all possible equanimity the now fast approaching assemblage of Parlia ment. Manchester has followed Sheffield in issuing its instructions to Parliament for the approaching Session. The two principal speakers at the former town were also two chief speakers at the latter ; a tolerable identity of views was therefore to be presumed. The principal difference between the two meetings was, that at Manchester the Eastern Question was the main topic. To the arguments made use of on that subject we shall probably re vert on another occasion ; just now we wish to express our hearty concurrence with what was evidently the opinion of the entire meeting, that war need not, nor could, be allowed to be any hindrance to Reform. We hold, with the speakers on that occasion, and with the most able portion of the Press, that war should be rather an argu ment for pressing than for delaying Reform. We might almost plead the theological doctrine, that if war be a calamity, and we think it second to none, yet our afflictions are intended to set us not upon cherishing but on getting rid of our faults. The great political truth, that in difficult and trying circumstances a Government needs the cordial good will, the " vote ghd interest," of the great body of its subjects, we do plead unhesitat ingly. Just now we can conceive of nothing more calculated to gain for a war Government the for bearance, the support, and the patient endurance too, which may be needed, than a measure of full and popular reform. Suppose our Cabinet to come forward with the announcement, that its plan aimed to give a vote to every decent man, and to protect him by the ballot-box from the domination of his neighbour in giving it, would not such a Government be omnipotent with the country ? It would be openly saying, we fear you not, because we are conscious of devotion to national interests. Famine prices we cannot avert, and you do not blame us for the dispensations of PROVIDENCE. War we could not avert, for the only accusation against us is, that we endeavoured too long to prevent it, and you would have had us begin much sooner ; but there is one thing we can do for you : we are the nation's servants in being her MAJESTY'S ser vants, and we can place in your hands the power to call us to account by giving votes to all classes of the community, and giving the vote to the individual himself, not to the persons on whom he is dependent. Now, though we certainly shrink from the ill-omened position of political prophets, we may safely predict that the British Minister who would thus boldly come forward as the complete and honest enfranchiser of his country would find its political energies as thoroughly aroused by political free dom as commerce has been by free trade. The feudal system of voting, which has made county electors the vassals of the landlord, and old free men in boroughs the vassals of the long-pockets, has also extinguished all nationalism, all public spirit in the hearts of such electors. They are re sponsible only to the landlord or the millionnaire, and national objects are no concern of theirs. A hearty Reform Bill, however, would change all that, and a short time would see Englishmen what Athenians became when their political liber ties were fully gained ; the result of which has been so strikingly exhibited by the great historian of Greece, of whom it is difficult to say whether his country may not be as proud of his labours in the cause of free voting at the present day as of his researches into the civilisation of the past. To rouse the patriotism of the country it is but for Ministers to evince their own patriotism to the country. If the country is not to ,grudge taxes, let them not grudge liberties. The fran chises of England have, indeed, been mostly purchased at this price. But, above all things, English Governors must beware of German pro mises of liberties to be octroyed after the subject has fought the battle. Give us a Reform Bill worth having first, and, bad as times may be, we will drive the " barbaric ALARIC of the North" back to his frozen steppes and forests, with our own money, and not with that of our children's. Mr. MILNER GIBSON bore his most decided tes timony to the necessity of the Ballot, as the only possible preventive of intimidation ; he had been on a committee where the charge against the sit ting member was not for bribery, but intimida tion, and " from the evidence 'he had heard, he defied any one to bring any statute before the Legislature that would touch the question of in timidation of voters." He asked for "an equal distribution of political power, and extension of the Suffrage, and vote by Ballot ; but extend the Suffrage as they might, redistribute polities power as they would, we could not have a satis factory representation of the people without adopt ing the vote by Ballot. Mr. COBDEN on this occasion laid great stress on a better re-distribution of political power. He wanted that votes should follow persons and pro perty. In England and Scotland he maintained that wealth and property always increase together. This is quite true, no doubt, if income and per sonal property be included. The Income Tax re turns Mr. COBDEN would probably take as his guide. As regards real and rateable property, the reverse is the case ; the rated annual value of Herefordshire being, in regard to the population, more than double that of Lancashire ; while the former county contains about 5i acres per head to each individual of the population, the latter not more than half an acre ! In the West Riding of Yorkshire the disproportion is greater still ! We have no kind of objection, however, to take, with Mr. COBDEN, the compound measure of property and population. At Sheffield, the Honourable Member expressed his wish, but for his years, to commence an organised Ballot agitation. At Manchester, he gave the Secretary of the Ballot Society a lecture on the tactics to be pursued, and if Mr. WHITEHOUSE does not l ear n his lesson well it is superfluous to say that it is not from want of a most able and experienced teacher. He gave him the system of borough bookkeeping pursued by the Anti-Corn- Law League : first to tick off th e b oroughs like Manchester, &c.,of whose representatives they were sure ; then to mark those boroughs most easy to be acted on, to visit and organise them so as to insure, without regard to any political party, or to any set of Ministers, the return of the man or men who would vote for the Ballot ; to watch the hustings, and to flinch from no place whatever. There is truth in his observation, that one di fficulty of working this question is, that it is a " pure and simple" one, admitting, as the Spaniards say, o? "no transaction." Any man who is willing to disfranchise Arundel, or admit ral of military divisions is to be increased to 3,5 P douros (27,500 fr.). A letter says :—" The Queen is this day to pre side over a council of ministers. Tha adoption in this council of a measure for suppressing passports is considered probable. This measure would be very popular." The Three per Cents, were done at 401; the New Three per Cents. at 201; the Debt of the first class at 81, and that of the second at 4i. SWITZERLAND. . The Federal Council of Switzerland has decided upon formirig two military camps in August next for instruction; one in Western Switzerland, under the command of General Bontemps, and the other in the Eastern cantons, under General Ziegler. The Gazette of Baden announces that the nego tiations-begun between the Government and the clergy have failed, the Archbishop of Freiburg having declared that he would not give up any of his rights. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 26. The Queen walked in the Home Park and Slopes this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by th e M arqu i s ' o f E xeter, the Earl of almesbu r y, Earl Bruce, and the Right Hon. the Speaker, went out shooting, attended by Viscount Torrington. Her Majesty honoured Mr. J. E. Jones with a sitting for a bust about to be executed by her Majesty's com mand for Mr. William Dargan. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter and Lady Mary Cecil, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl and Countess of Bessborough, the Earl and Countess Bruce, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Viscount Drumlanrig, the Right Hon. the Speaker and Mrs. Shaw Lefevre, and Majo r th e H on. J. Macdonald. The band of the Ist Life Guards attended in the Castle during dinner, and performed the following composi tions : March, " Feiza Baari." Overture, " Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor Otto Nicolai. Glee, "Red Cross Knight" Calcott. Walzer, " Amalie" Potpourri, " Guillaume Tell" Quadrille, " Sophien" Polka, "Bonvivant" Her Majesty's private band was afterwards in attend ance, and played the following selection : Overture, " Das Wunderwasser" Flotow. Selection, "Faust" Spohr. Air de Danse, Couplets et Chceur, "Le Cheval de Bronze" DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE AT WINDSOR CASTLE. (FROM THE COURT NEWSMAN.) WINDSOR, THURSDAY. The following company had the honour of receiving invitations for the evening to witness the dramatic re presentation :—The Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, Viscount and Viscountess Combermere, Vis countess Chewton, Lady Frances Bruce, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Miss Phipps, Sir John and Lady Jane Walsh, Miss Wash, Sir Theo dore and Lady Brinckman, Miss Brincknia.n, S r George Couper, Miss and M r . R . C owper, the Baroness de Speth, Admiral and Mrs. Sykes, Mr. and the Misses Grenfell, Colonel Hall (commanding officer), Lieutenant Bateson and Sub-Lieutenant Grosvenor, Ist Life Guards; Lieutenant Colonel Sir C. Hamilton, Captain Viscount Chewton, and Captain Aitcheson, 2d Battalion Scota Fusilier Guards ; Mr. Gibbs, and Mr. Glover. At eight o'clock her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert entered the Reubens Room, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princ ess R oya l , Princess Alice, Prince Alfred , the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, together with the whole of the Royal dinner circle and the Ladies and Gentlemen in attendance. The performance immediately commenced. The pieces selected on this occasion were a comedy in one act, by Mr. T. J. Serle, entitled Tender Precamtion s , and a farce, in one ac t, b y Mr. Charles Dance, called The Bengal Tiger, and the parts were filled according to the following programme : TENDER PRECAUTIONS. Admiral Jollyboy Mr. Addison. Mr. Samuel Gosling Jack Sparkes Captain Wildbore Mr. Howe. Mr. Chase (a Jeweller) Grab (a Bailiff) James (Servant to Mr. Gosling) Mr. J.. F. Cathcart. Mrs. Gosling... j (the Admir a l' s . 1 Mrs. Keeley. Lucy Jollyb o y 1 Nieces) 1 Miss Murray. Mrs. Souchong Mrs. A.. Wigan. THE 13EN4AL TIGER. Sir Paul Pagoda Mr. A. Wigan.' Edward Henderson Arthur Onslow j Sir Paul's Two Attendants ............ Mr. White. Miss Mr. Jan es . Yellowleaf ..... . - Charlotte Henderson .... Director, Mr. Charles Kean. Assistant Director, Mr. George Elms. The theatre arranged, and the scenery painted, by Mr. Tnomas Grieve. Refreshments were served in the Throne :Room during the evening. STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS. , The council of the Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, having!. had the re cent disputes between employers and employed in the ' manufacturing districts under their serious consideration, are of opinion that this society may be ma de, in some degree, instrumental in promotin g a clear knowl e d ge o f the facts and p r i nc i p l es involved in the questions at issue, and may offer a, neutral ground upon which both parties may fairly and temperately discuss the best modes of either preventing the outbreak of such disas trous quarrels, or terminating them as speedily and sa tisfactorily as possible to all parties, when they arise. , The council, therefore, propose, in the first place, to hold a conference, to which they will invite the General Associations of masters and operatives at Manchester, and the Local Associations of masters amd operatives at Preston, to send each a representative. They also propose to invite to the conference an equal. number of those who took the most prominent part out either side of the late dispute among the mechanical env,gineers. It will further be the care of the council to bring to the conference, without bias on one side or other, as many as possible of those who, without being inviolved in the labour question as partisans, have studied and mastered its various bearings. The council propose to regulate the order of the proceedings so that they may have practical tendency, and a business character, and not degenerate into vague, noisy, or useless declamation. For this purpose, each speaker will be strictly limited to a few minutes on each topic ; and, that digression a be readily checked, the whole subject will be defined amndy divided into distinct propositions, such as the following :- 1. Combinations. —Are they objectionable, whether set en foot by employers or employed, as a means of influenc ing the value of labour ? Would a law of limited liability in partnerships tend to render such combinations unineces sary ? Do they remove the questions with which they deal from the privacy of ordinary trade management, :arid place them under public cognizance, and, if so, how stay that publicity be most simply and effectually secured 2 Ought any legislative provision, or othel. arrangement, to be made by which the right of association, if obviously exorcised to the detriment of the community, might be controlled or neutralised ? 2. Strikes and Lock -outs.—Should partial strikes, in tended to take the masters of a locality in detail, be met by lock -outs ? What other means are likely to be effectual in terminating them ? 3. Wages. —Does payment by piece -work alter substan tially the nature of the relations which would exist between employer and employed were the latter day or weekly la bourers? Can list of prices for piece-work be equitably drawn up so as to meet the varied circumstances of differ ent machinery, different management, different localities, and the constant progress of improvement ! Ought manu facturers ,to bind together their associations within the limits of a minimum scale of prices for piece -work Ought the operative to share beyond the market value of his labour in the increased productiveness of improved ma chinery ? The Council propose that no resolutions should be adopted except where entire unanimity prevails. While they venture, for convenience sake, to prescribe the order of the proceedings, they intend to observe a strict neu tr4lity. They have fixed upon Monday, the 30th day of January, for holding the Conference, which is hereby convened at the Society's House, John-street, Adelphi, punctually at 11 a.m. ANTICIPATED DEPARTURE FROM LONDON OF BARON BRUNOW, THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR,—It was cur rently reported yesterday, says the Morning Herald, at the clubs, that Baron Brunow aad various attaches of the Russian embassy had made every preparation for leaving London at the shortest possible notice • and that matters had go ne so far, that the fine which ' his Excel lency had undertaken to , pay, should he give up pos session of his residence without the usual notice, had been already paid. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.---At the weekly meet ing of the Board of Guardians of the Holborn Union, Mr. S. Pearson said that a plan was about to be brought forward for opening out several new streets from Gray's' inn -lane to Leather-lane, by which the courts and alleys in that locality, where the most wretched dwellings of the poor existed, would be removed, which would le the greatest improvement that could be effected in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, as the hot-beds of fever would thus be removed, and the health of the whole neighbourhood improved. Mr. Horn said that a more comprehensive scheme was to make a new street, in con tinuation of King's- roa d , f rom Gray's-inn-lane to the end of Cross-street, and the houses were now being taken down on the north side of St. Peter's Church, to continue this street to Victoria-street—it should then be con tinued to the end of Wilderness -row ; and if this scheme was carried out, the governors of the Charter-house had expressed their willingness to set back their wall in Wilderness-row, in order to widen that thoroughfare. A direct route from Oxford -street to Shoreditch would by this means be opened out. Several of the guardians expressed their desire to see these improvements earned out, and the subject then dropped. ,Engl Iri s h Pore] ing 1 Infer keo/ Drin a Pri m Infer Seeo l ?rib, east sheep Calve Pig s , A teef ' , Pori, t °d is 1 Mid of K to 91. ZLo Wi t vol d, I Put (Lays. W., ii a n eiti 1,. In dus ' 11 ,. (1 116 ail Wil b The 4 'gbel 'ato