The Sun. — London, England, 1854-12-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL IIVTELLTGE;NCE,. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 500 taken for export. The market closed with a downward ten dency, and prices of all kinds lean to the buyers. The sales comprised 50 Pernam and Alaranham at Qd., 30 Bahia at 6d. to 6d., 200 Egyptian at 50. to 7d, 500 Surat at 3d. to 4d., and 40 Sea Island at ls. Old. to is. 3d. per lb. Railway shares were easier. The steamer Croesus has arrived at Southampton from Australia with 46,211 ounces, and 79,1421. in gold. She left Sydney August 28, and Mel bourne Sept. 7, consequently her dates are- about a fortnight later. The arrival is only announced by telegraph, consequently no papers are yet in town. The steamer Vectis, with the overland mail, reached Alexandria on the Bth inst. The mail is 50 expected in town on the afternoon of the 16th, or the morning of the 17th inst. 25 The Funds opened this morning at about 91t * got' for Consols, or much the same as they left off last St. evening, but they have since had an upward ten- st. dency and have been done at 91 There is no 2 5 foreign intelligence to affect their value ; but the . further statements in Parliament by one or two of 10 the Ministers, with respect to the Austrian St. Treaty, and some comments in a Belgian pa- st. per, the Independence, in reference to the St. Queen's Speech, strengthened the impression St. entertained in some quarters that there is much yet 881. to be done before an alliance, offensive and defen- St. sive, can be obtained. The business doing just St. now is extremely limited, and the speculators are n apparently inclined to act with caution, although 5 2 2 , money seems to be easier in the discount market, 1 1 6 "' and so far is favourable to the funds. The New 3 19 St: per Cents. are 911 to 911, and the Reduced Annui 14 - ties 901 to 91k. Exchequer Bills are again 35. to 20 6s. prem., and India Bonds 9s. p rem. 11. A st. Foreign Securities have been quiet, the only in- st. vestment in which business has been active being 20 10 Turkish Scrip, which has realised 61 to 7 discount, 12i a further advance. There have been some fair st. purchases by influential brokers. The Egyptian 548 tribute is stated to be on the way thither. Spanish 25 Threes have teen at 38k. Peruvian Bonds have 2 s 't been marked 69 to 70. Mexican Stock is flatter, at 8!2 , 21 to . Nothing has been done in Dutch or St. Russian Bonds. St. _ _ . 50 The following aro the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5/ to ; Mexi can, 21k to 21i ; Peruvian, 69 to 71 ; ditto S per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 96 to 98 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 86 to 88 ; Spanish New Deferred, 181 to 18i ; ditto 3 per Cents., 38i to 39 ; ditto Certificates, 5/ to 54 ; ditto Passive, 4a to 4i. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under :- 1854. 1853. Great Westeri North-Western South-Western Brighton 10,840 10,353 Midland 24,863 24,461 South-Eastern 14,029 12,674 Caledonian Great Northern 23,776 16,750 Lancashire and Yorkshire North-Eastern The dealings in Railway Shares are limited, but a firmer tone is observable, and in a few instances there is a rise of about ss. to 18s. per share. Great Western, North-Western, Midland, and Caledonian are most in favour. The French Shares are nomi nally firm. Mining Shares are neglected, and those of the Banking Companies are dull. No business is re_ ported in the Miscellaneous undertakings. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK . (Frans the Ofikial List.) Business done S per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l 90 1i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities • Shut. Niw 3 per Cent. Annuities wrni Lang Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 5-16 India Bonds. 41060 . . . (Alto ' under £lOOO 9 Co isols for Account, 10th January fachequer 2id.. £l000 £5OO 3 p Small G 3 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. Ditto for the Account 7O 69i Spanish Bowls, 3 per Cent ................. 38i Turkish Scrip 6 per cent 64 764 d Ditto for the Account .Gi 6 d Dividends on the above payable in London. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols 9ls Ditto, January Account .. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 120 ..--- CORN EXCHANGE. 20 20 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN 100 For the week ended Dec. 14, 1854, made up frcm the Returns of the Inspectors In the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales 100 per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I I BARLEY. OATS. 1 RTE. i BEANS. k PEA S. 20 73s Od 35s 21 28s 41 , 46s 21 i 49s 51 1 49 s 5d 25 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. 25 WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. 1 RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 25 72s 4d 34s lld 28 s 6d 43s Id 49s 3d 48s 6(1 DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BAILEE. I OATS. I "E. BEANS. I PEAS. 100 is Od is Od is Od is Od lls Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. 100 Wheat, 114,793; Barley, 110,965; Oats, 18,528 ; Rye, 62l ; Beaus, 20 4,973; 'Peas, 3,403 quarters. 5 5 MEAT MARKETS. , 20 NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL.—The general demand ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; 100 Mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; Veal , 3s 10d to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 2d to 4s Ed per Sibs, by the carcase. 100 SOUTHALL, Dec. 13.—Our market was fairly supplied 100 with each kind of stock for Christmas consumption, and 100 the trade ruled steady, on higher terms. Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s 2d ; Mutton, as 8d to 5 2d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; 20) Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 8113 s, to sink the offals. 100 AOMFORD, Dec.l3.—The trade ruled firm, as follows : 20 Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s 2d ; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Veal, 5 48 Od to 5s Cod ; Pork, 3s Gd to 4.s 10d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21e to 28s each. 20 HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Meow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5i 18s; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 10a per load. Trade dull. MCIIMBEIILAND.— O s hay, 3 / O s to 5/ - 3 clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 5/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ lls per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. MVP:MAP/M.—M ea dow hay, 2/ 15s to 4 1 15 s; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ Oa ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 10a per load. Trade steady. - • LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) 120 LONDON, Dec. 14.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ; light breeze, with hazy weather. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 13.—Wind, W., fresh. Arrived — 20 Eendraght, from Leith, for Constantinople. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 13. —Wind, W. Arrived—Bermond- 10 Bey, from London, for Sydney, N. S.W. ; Firefly, Deptford, 20 for the Crimea ; Pampero, Liverpool, for Rio Janeiro, 40 leaky. Sailed— Mary, for London. 20 FALMOUTH, Dec. 13.—Wind, W. Arrived—Thurle, 20 from Buenos Ayres ; Therese, Rio Janeiro, for Genoa ; 20 Prometheus, Taganrog ; Adolphe van Nassau, London, 20 for Adelaide, S.A. Sailed Condor, for Liverpool; 20 Venilia, do. ; Trinity Yacht, do. ; Mary, Waterford; 5 Quest, Westport ; John Souchay, Demerara. Put back 20 —Readnagore, Liv er p ool. 10 SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 13.—Wind, W. t o N. Arrived— 20 Port Glasgow, from Quebec. 20 PORTLAND ROAD, Dec. 12.—Arrived—Chevalier, from Shields, for Constant ino p le ; Mead, do., for Ge noa; Globe, 8i Dundee, for St. John's. lU BRIDGEWATER' Dec. 13 —Arrived — Proteus, Quebec. 20 BRISTOL, Deo.l3.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Novo, from 20 St. TJbes. OFF L OWE STOFT, Dec. 13.—H.M.S. Cressy, from the 20 Baltic, and sailed for Sheerness. SHIELDS, Dec. 13.—Windf W. Arrived—Christiani a , from Dalhousie ; Agn es . do. ; Mary and Sarah, Cartha. — 4O gena ; Triumphant, St. Vaast. 40 G U RRNSET, Dec. 12 . —Wind, W. Arrived—N y m p h, from Stettin. Sailed—Madeira Pet, for St. Michael's. P E NZANCE, Dec. 12.—Wind , N.W. Arrived—Electric 25 Flash, from London. 20 ELSINORE, Doc. 7.—Her Britannic Majesty's war steamers Desperate, Odin, Amphion, Archer, Cruizer, and 100 Arrogant, aro at anchor in this roadstead, and are coaling. 100 20 (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 11.13 a.m. Wind, W.S.W. ; moderato. Arrived —Eurydice, from Newfoundland • Kossuth, New Orleans ; Gazelle, St. Michael's ; Richard, Off port—The steamer Canadian, from Portland, with ina• Is of Ist inst. The Liverpooliana (new iron-ship) capsized in Prince's dock last night. The John Horrocks, for Demerara, on shore on West Hoyle Bank, took fire, and burnt to the water's edge this morning. ~_._-- (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, W.S.W. ; tide, two hours ebb; hazy, with drizzling rain. Arrived, Dec. 13—George f ro m St. Maio ; Samson, Demerara.; Leader, St. Maio ; Prince Albert, Guernsey; antler, Konigsberg. 20 20 20 20 Tirg gITN, LONDON, THIYIIBI3.A.Y EVENING, DECEMBER, 14, 1i)64 NAPOI ON I. 88i 1241 72a 3 31 i 2/ CORRESPONDENCE OF THE EMPEROR The Moniteur of yesterday contains the follow [g articles : " The appeal made by the commission charged with the publication of the 'Correspondence of the Emperor Napoleon I.' has been responded to. The archives, libraries, and other public establishments, as well in France as in foreign countries, have already furnished valuable documents. " A great number of families and individuals, ama teurs and collectors of autographs, who possess portions of this correspondence, have also evinced a desire to communicate them to the commission. There is no doubt that their example will be shortly followed by every person who has it in his power to contribute towards the completion of this great publication. " The Correspondence of Napoleon I.' comprises, not only his autograph or dictated letters, but also his pro clamations, instructions, bulletins, reports, various orders, and even the important notes with which ho often accompanied the projects which were submitted to him. " The commission immediately acknowledges the re ceipt of documents which are entrusted to it, and sends them back as soon as copies have been made from them. "Persons who cannot, or who do not wish to transmit to the commission the original documents, may content themselves by sending authenticated copies of them, en closed to its president, his Excellency Marshal Valliant, Minister of War." VIE LATE LOSS OF TIM TIGER, AND THE TREATMENT 0? ITER OFFICERS AS PRISONERS OF WA R. The following are copies of a correspondence relative to the prisoners of war in Russia. We give the corres pondence without note or comment : "13.14i.5. Victory, 24th Oct., 1854. " Sir,—l have the honour very respectfully to request you will be pleased to lay before my Lord Commis sioners of the Admiralty the f illowiug statement, rela tive to my treatment as a prisoner of war at Odessa. "A few days after the destruction of the Tiger, and during our detention in quarantine, the Russian autho rities required to know our respective ranks, which the first lieutenant, Alfred Royer, undertook to explain. " When a sufficient time had elapsed to communicate with St. Petersburg, we were assembled and told by the interpreter that, the superior officers of the ship were to be classed and receive rations equal to 2s. 6d. ; the midshipmen were also to be classed together and receive a similar ration ; and the remainder of the officers were to be classed together and have rations equal to Is. Bd. daily. That the authorities had considered the three lieutenants and the surgeon only as the superior officers of the ship, to the exclusion of myself (the paymaster), the master, and the marine officers. To this we made a demur, and considering there must be some misunder standing or misrepresentation, and that this degradation, in all probability, might affect my position as a prisoner of war in obtaining parole,' in addition to the diffe ence of treatment and rations I should receive, I wrote the enclosed letter to the Baron Osten Saoken, but eutenant A. Royer Objected to forward it, observing he had given me my proper rank. " On our endeavour to explain to the interpreter that we had not our proper position, Lieutenant Alexander Hamilton and Webb E. Stone both denied the assertion relative to my rank being equal to a lieutenant, and this altercation, anything but creditable to officers situated as we then were, was not checked or corrected by Lieutenant Royer. "It appeared to me that the clear intention of the Emperor was that the superior officers of the ship, as denominated by our service, should have superior treat ment • but that the authorities at Od essa , from some unexplained cause, treated us after the manner of their service, and having no paymasters or masters, and our positions being placed before them as ranking with but after lieutenants, we were not considered their equals, and therefore. treated as inferiors, the surgeon being an exception, because in Russia he ranks with a major. " I beg leave "to submit very respectfully for their lordships' consideration that Lieutenant Royer, by re fusing to forward my letter to Baron Osten Sacken, and not confirming my assertion made to the interpreter, but allowing the other lieutenants to deny it, put it out of my power to obtain the treatment I was entitled to as prisoner of war of my rank, as established by her Majesty's Order in Council. "On my passage to England I lost my personal effects, through the unexpected sailing of the Treat, transport ; and I have only recently recovered them and the enclosed letter, which prevented me from writing before on this subject. "I have the honour to be, Sir, &c., (Signed) " G. A. LI.NOII, Paymaster, late of her Majesty's ship Tiger. "To Sir Thomas Cochrane, Vice-Admiral, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth." (Enclosure in the above.) "Odessa, June 4, 1854. "TO HIS EXCELLENCY TUB BARON OSTEN SACKEN, &C. " Sir,--I have the honour very respectfully to submit for your excellency's consideration my position in her Britannic Majesty's navy, because a distinction has been made between myself and some of the officers of equal rank, which it seems affects my allowance and my position as a prisoner of war. " In her Britannic Majesty's navy, my rank as pay master is a commissioned wardroom officer, living with the lieutenants, surgeon, master, marine officers, &c. I am by her lajesty's Order in Council to rank with the lieutenants tot the navy—a fact which I imagine your excellency is unacquainted with, as I am, I understand, to receive different allowance and different treatment than the lieutenants and surgeon, who are my equals in my own country's service. "Availing myself of this opportunity of thanking your excellency for your kind treatment and consideration to wards me with others during our detention at Odessa, " I have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) "G. A. LANCE, Paymaster, Her Britannic Majesty's Navy, and Prisoner of War." Lieutenant Alfred Royer's letter in answer to the foregoing : " 31st October, 1854. " Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt this day of the documents named in the margin. " While at Odessa the interpreter brought from the general a paper which he requested we to enable him to fill up. It related to the rank of the officers. • " He inquired and marked down the order in which the officers took command of the ship ; and with respect to those officers who do not take command, I most dig ticctly explained to him their position as ranking with lieutenants, but after, that they line with lieutenants. "After a lapse of sufficient time for this to be sent to St. Petersburg, and for an answer to be returned, it was announced to us that the lieutenants and surgeon were to be considered as superior officers, a term used by them and not by me. " I refused to for ward any letters to Baron Osten Sacken as I could not in any way alter iwhat I had stated to the interpreter, all of which had been noted and laid before the general previous to being sent to tee Emperor. lat the sane time said I would forward to the admiral or to their lordships any letter the officers might think proper to write. I had adhered to the in structions. " As to any altercation between the ether lieutenants and the paymaster, it may have taken place because my first intimation of their being the subject of discontent was from Lieutenant Hamilton, who met me outside our house and:informed me of the discus ion, widen its being renewed in my presence I stated I would not enter into any argument on the subject.—l have, &C., (Signed) " A. Rums, Lieutenant. " To Capt. J. C. D. Hay, her Majesty's ship Victory. Copy of a memorandum from Vice• Admiral Cochrane to Captain Hay, dated 4th November, 1854 : " Captain Hay is to inform Mr. George A. Lance, paymaster, late of the Tiger, that their lordships having referred to Lieutenant Royer to report the steps taken by him to make known to the Russian authorities the rank of the several officers under his orders, their lord- ships are perfectly satisfied with his explanation on the subject ; and they cannot obviate inconveniences which appear to have arisen from the decisions of the Russian Government in their disposal of prisoners who had fallen into the hands of the enemy. (Signed) T" u uots J. CocaßANz." " Captain J. C. D . Hay:, A ÜbTRIA, RUSSIA, AND THE FOUR POINTS. We have already published Count Buol's note o November 9th, addressed to Count EsterhazY: Austrian Minister at Berlin, a nd forming part of a correspondence b etween the two Courts as to the particular propositions to be made by both in com mon at the Germanic Diet. This note was accom panied by a con fi dential commun i ca tion, in which the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs exposes more openly the views of his Court respecting the four points and the manner in which Austria will deal with them i n the document given cases. The f ollowin g is Your Excellency (commences Count Buol) is aware that the official communication from the Prussian Court, to which we this da y pl , was accompanied by a confidential not e to Cont re Ar y nim, the contents of which this ambassador had the oodness also to imp art to n3e. The Baron v on Manteu g ffel declares therein that the Cabinet of Berlin fully appreciates the reasons that pre vent our entering into any definite engagements with respect to our line of conduct in case Russia accepts the four points. As Austria and Prussia are on the point of extending their mutual responsibilities beyond the limits of the April treaty, th e King's Cabinet, considering this closer position to be based on confidence, wishes to be informed as clearly as possible whether Russia, by her declaration of being willing to accept the basis of peace, wit,l have her anxiety removed concerning Austria's par ticipation in an offensive war, and how far Austria would in this case make knowr and adequately support her dissentient convictions in opposition to any 'alt.:Hier demands that might be made by the Cabinets of Paris and London. From this confidential communication of Baron Man teuffel we venture t• hope that the cabinet of Berlin will on the receipt of our official despatch, sent off this day, will feel quite assured on the subject of oar entering into any fresh formal engagements- We feel no reluc tance on this head, but on the contrary take pleasure in regarding it as a duty imposed on us by the close fede ral compact and the relationship of common descent existing between the two states, to give on our side the readiest and most confidential exposition of our inten tions. In doing so, we first of all venture to recall to mind, eft passaitt, the declarations your Excellency was empowered to make by my note dated August 28. Even at that period we intimated to the court of Berlin that Russia—if she seriously wished to prepare a foundation for peace by unequivocally accepting the four points — so long as she persisted in this resolution need enter tain no apprehension of seeing us ranged with her anta gonists. Our views in this respect have not been modi fied. We still wish to see the way prepared for negotia tions, and the conditions of peace agreed upon, taking the four points as a basis, and having them equitably in terpreted in a manner calculated to obtain the equili brium of Europe. Should Russia declare her willing ness, at Prussia's request peradventure, to negotiate on the basis of these four points, we should tnost warmly advocate their acceptance by the maritime powers and the simultaneous suspension of hostilities. Pending the negotiations themselves, our constant efforts would be directed in causing a loyal and reasonable construction to be put by all the parties concerned on any point mooted while discussing these preliminary points, and during the stage of their transition to formal articles of peace. To come forward with additional demands while negotiations were in progress does not enter into our views. Should any one of the belligerent powers make use of its privilege and propose fresh condi tions, a privilege we have reserved to ourselves in a public document, and which consequently we could not gainsay in others, we should, it is true, let every party freely decide for himself ; but at the same time should endeavour to maintain a spirit of moderation and conciliation. Had Russia declared herself willing to negotiate on the basis of the four points, and should ;he Wester❑ Powers then decide on their part to con tinue the war, Austria would not bind he:-self to support any fresh demand. Yet Austria can only declare her self satisfied when Russia formally and i.olemnly stipu ' Ides with us to accept the four points, no matter what ' event may take place, and no matter what the dumtion of the war may be. Did we but receive the promise of this satisfaction, we would at once, in due consideration of our European duties, anticipate its fulfilment by con ferring with the maritime powers, and by then endea vouring to induce even them to accede to and ac cept our satisfaction. Should the renewed application of Prussia to Russia be not followed by the wished fur result, Austria would decide on taking a further step, and this time in common, for effecting the acceptance of the four points. But a refusal would in this case occa sion the interruption of diplomatic relations. The par ties so joining in taking that step would have to submit to the same consequences. Assuredly, however, it will be looked upon as only fair that we, before making a final proposal of this nature, should previously inform the courts of Paris and London of our intention, and at the same time should endeavour to obtain the assurance, that a successful issue of the step to be taken by us at St. Petersburg would also meet with corresponding success in both these cabinets. So long as Russia shall have not accepted the four 'paints, Austria must reserve to herself the right of taking independent steps for enforcing their adoption. And here the question may opportunely be asked, whether Prussia and the German Diet aro ready to make common cause with us. For the rest, we should come to no final decision, until we had confidently debated the matter with our federal allies. In no case should we form with any foreign power engagements inconsistent with the spirit of the April treaty, with our own duties as a member of the Bind, or with the interests of Germany. We must, however, retain cur right of entering into whatever engagements may seem to us indispensably requisite for attaining the common object, but which we should undoubtedly duly commu nicate to our German fillies. Supposing the outbreak of war with Russia, Austria could not engage to be contented with the four points. Respecting all these cases, your Excellency !nay explain yourself in the sense of the foregoing to Baron Man teuffel ; but your language must have the character of a confidential oommunisation. Should you find that the Prussian Court receives our explanation with that satis faction which we desire, you may go further, and make a confidential communication of this despatch ; inas much as we are confident that the Royal Cabinet would take the strictest care not to allow any interpretation of our intentions other than is exactly conformable to this note to transpire.—Receive, &c., BUOL. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAIL AYS kllosins Prices Tuesday. Buena.' done yestor Jay. IPaid.l RAILWAT a. 100 Aberdeen.. 8: Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all Belfast Sr PallYrnene• all Firming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 29 Birken.hd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesh. & Birk , £5O and £25 Cons 19 Do., £20.. 30 Myth & Tyne origins . £25 (issd. at £45, ,100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian. 21s. Carmarthen and Car i digan all C , he k ste a r n er a H B o aa l l y a h o e n ad all Cork, Black, & Pass 16 Cornwall 1i -ion' Junction 45 Dublin &Belfast June all undee Perth&Aber deco Junction all Do. New 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 Flr.stern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 84 Do., New A 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 9,!, Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin. Prt li & Dunde • 1 Forth & Clyde June. 00 Glasgow& S. Western 00 Great Northern 00 Do., A. Stock 100 to., B. Stock 1 ..)0 t. Sth. &West. (Ire 100 'rent Western 1110 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 14i Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksh 19d Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond.Brlglit kS.Cst 1 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B 2. Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 424 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lnndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk . 100 Manch.Shef.& Lincln 4,1. Do., Man. &Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 i )o. Birmn g. & Derby all Aidld. G. West. (Im) 22i Jo. Half Shares 311 Newcastle & Carlisle 5.1 Newmkt.BuryExten 19: Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd 8 Newry &Enniskillen all Nowry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3A Northn.Connties Un 100 North British alit North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A Deferred i all Do., B Guaranteed 100 N. Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do. do. G.N.E. Pureh all Do. Leeds 1.00 Do. York al North London 8 Do. New £lO U 11 , . S.; S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn 171, North Staffordshire all North Western .., all N. &S. Westrn. June. I Nuneaton, llinekley and Leicester WO Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 6 Portsmouth 100 3cottish Central 100 Scottish Midland all ihrewsby. & Bereft]. al Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,full: paid np at per cen . ill South Devon '.OO South Eastern all South Wales 5 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 8 Staines, Wok &Wok 11 tockton & Darlitu. .6;' -Itockton & Ilartlepl. 100 Cab' Vale .. 9 Do. £lO shares. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 21 Thames Haven Dock and Railway all Vale of Neath all Watered. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerivk 18 West Cornwall. 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London 111 s. Wimbledu &Croydon 20 - 20. 4i - ,4 n - Si 12, -111 0 161 - 171 7 - 6 93 - 95 61 -61 i 13k. - 10 - lz 4 - 3 61 - 74 15 - 1G 11i - 111 69 - 71 53 - 55 19i -- 24 67 - 69 87i - 881, 74 - 75 123 - 125 87 - 81 701 MI 69 - 71 72 - 77 6 - 8 6 - 8 5i721 _ 141 105 a 1064 99i 994 id— id id id 82i - 83 9 83 9 - 8 23 -23 i 6B 68i 40 - 42 ". ". id -- par 10i -- 2b -- 94 , 2 49 - 51 31 Si 31i 32i 10 1/ -1/ 6i - 7i 74i -75 i #- 3/ 12/ -13. f 62 -- 63 1 - 55 -' p - 11. _.4 d 6 G, is—lip 31i - 32 91 - 93 60 - 62 7i - Si 43 -45 - 13 r 9 - 60 28i -29 i i- 4 d 35 - 37 S - 4 17 18 4 -4 ; 20 - 2 6 - 7 6 ••• -••• ••• - 7 FOREIGN. all Antwerp&Rotterdam 36 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessae 2s. Bombay, Ba,roda,o.nd Central India. Scrip Central of Italy all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 10 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible - all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. Junct. of France 126 Gd. Tk of CanadaA is. all Do. do all Do. St. Lawrence & _ Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Deben., eon. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Coral). 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. all Gt.Westetnof Canada Sharei . . all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55. all De. do., '6 2 , p. 56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all De. do. , '73, without 1 option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 11 Lake Cont. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c prof 12 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva , 12 Lyons di Mediterraa 316 Madras 2 Do. New It i Maria Antonia ill Do. do. New 2 *olbourne Dk. di Ry. all Namur & Liego (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France. all D 0.201. Sl] s.late Char leroi and Ergikelines guar. 31 p. c: & red. at 22y. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. s Bdr (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. ) all NorwegianTrunkPref 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and R0uen...... 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. all Rouen andllavre..... 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse._ all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. 10 Southern of France 14 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders a ll Do 54 per c. 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There is exhibited to the spectator an accurate delinea tion of the town and harbour of Sebastopol, its forts, streets, and garrisons, the camps of the Allies above the town, the works which they have thrown up, the different parallels, the ground occupied by the army of obser vation, with the port of Balaklava, and Cape Cher sonese, the valley of the Tchernaya, and the scene at Inkerman, whereon the bloodiest and most heroic struggle of ancient and modern times was fought and won on the sth of November last. All this has been done on the plan adopted some years ago by a gallant officer, we believe, now no more, of the field of Waterloo. Looking from the heights of the North- Western position of the English camp, the valley in which the brilliant cavalry engagement of the heavy brigade with the Russian cavalry can be distinctly traced, and the ground again gone over, where the heroic, but ill-fated light brigade, was doomed to charge the whole Russianarmy—artillery, cavalry, and infantry, with the results which all have deeply deplored. In fact, a party wishing to go over the ground occupied by the Allies, to see the country through which they ad vanced from Alma to Sebastopol, the Katcha, and Mackenzie's Farm, have only to visit this beautifully and accurately-constructed plan of a considerable por tion of the Crimea. Mr. Wyld has long been known for his successful efforts in developing our geographical knowledge ; but in this instance he has gone beyond the usefulness of the map in delineating the surface of the country, its mountains, hills, and valleys, so that the spectator can enjoy all the advantages of an actual resi deuce, as far as increasing his knowledge of the country goes, without the inconvenience of a residence. Mr. Dunworth, an intelligent gentleman, attends on the oc casion, to give every information, and proposes, in a day or two, when then the model is entirely finished, to de liver a lecture in explanation of the subject. MOVEABLE KITCHENS FOR THE ARMY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Letters are daily pouring in front the Crimea complaining of the cooking and distribution of food for our brave army. Leaders have been written on the sub- ject, yet nothing seems to be done for the amelioration of such an evil. One letter describes a soldier, after nine hours' engagement with the enemy, being compelled to eat his own ration of pork in a raw state, for want of time, fire, or cooking utensils. lam happy to say that this sad state of things could be easily remedied at a very trifling cost, by adopting an apparatus of which I send you a drawing and description. I shall only be too happy to give gratuitously my assistance towards estab lishing an army kitchen, and teaching a few soldiers its use. Each apparatus is capable of cooking for one thousand men every two hours, and requires four persons to attend to it. You must agree with sae that it would be pre ferable t• have a few plain cooks for the army than, as at present, an army of cooks. With the highest consideration, I have the honour to remain, yours very obediently, 10, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. A. SOYER. The following is an explanation of the above kitchen : —The carriage is made of sheet-iron, weighing, with water, fuel, &e., a little more than one ton. The lower part coxsists of a circular steam boiler, and the upper part of an oven. Over the oven are placed the various pans containing the rations required to be cooked by steam, and on each side is a hanging shelf, which will also hold steam saucepans in front, and round the driver's seat is a reservoir for water, and a place to hold the con diments, &c. The plan of working it would be to draw it near to a stream or reservoir of water—if brackish or muddy it does not matter—(any tainted water is made good by first converting it into steam)—there fill the boiler and reservoir, and remove it to uny convenient spot. The fuel may consist of wood, coal, turf, &c., &c. Within one hour after the fire is lighted the steam would be up, and the oven hot, and with one six feet long and three feet wide, rations for 1,000 men could be cooked by baking and steaming in about two hours, and the appa- ratus moved on again, or it would cook whilst on the march, if on an even road. Its advantages are—saving of time, labour, men, and food, and the certainty that the men could get their food properly cooked. The cost •f each apparatus would not exceed 1001. " OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE." (Prom Punch.) Gay Gordons, fling up every bonnet ! Drawn—discussed----settled—ratified, fast— With the broad seal of England upon it, Here's the Treaty with Austria at last ! 'Twill foil Russian projects so sinister ; 'Twill finish the war—clear and clean ; And better than all, as Prime Minister, 'Twill secure us " Ce cher Aberdeen." In short, all the Tadpoles and Tapers Declare 'tis a masterly coup, Here's none of your one-sided papers ; 'Ti. off-ensive and dc-fensive too. " Off-ensive ?" the country will say, The description is perfectly true ; For as Hamlet remarks in the play, "There's offence in't, and much offence too." Offensive it is—beyond doubt : For grievously all it offends, Who would see Right and Wrong fight it out, And not shaking hands, like good friends. Offensive to all who remember What Austria ever has been, Still trampling out Freedom's last ember Wherever its glimmer is seen. To all who, for Italy feeling, Would loose Austria's gripe from her throat ; Who would listen to Hungary's appealing, And lend her a hand 'gainst the Croat. To all who, by history's warning, Have learnt to believe that the night Must still be at odds with the morning, As darkness is hostile to light. To all who in gen'rous aversion, Hold tyranny, perjury, lies, Priest-craft, state-craft, and crushing coercion Of men's minds, bodies, hearts, heads, and eyes. Yes. "Offensive," whate'er its conditions, Every treaty with Austria must be. But this has " defensive provisions." " Defensive" of what? Let us see. Defensive of France or of Britain ? Thank God, our defences we seek, Not in lies acted, uttered, or written, Whether Russ, or Pruss, Austrian, or Greek, Our defences are those that environ Free hearts that to free hands appeal. Our navies' hard oak and hot iron, Our armies' cool heads and cold steel. Still your treaty we own, is " defensive" Of Austria's ill-gotten gains, • Which the Hapsburg has found it expensive To defend at his own cost and pains. Defensive of rights of possession, (Sole rights that e'er Austria has known), Defensive of lawless aggression, That shakes on a tottering throne. Defensive of frontiers Gallician, Of Hungary's corn-bearing plain, Defensive of winnings Venetian, Of Lombardy's vine-clad champaign. To command of the Danube we'll hoist her, Give her aid if a subject rebels : So Austria swallows the oyster, And gives France and England the shells I ! GENERAL POST-OFFICE, DEO., 1854.—The packet conveying mails, once a week, between Grimsby and Gottenhurgh, under a contract with the Swedish Go vernment, having ceased running no more mails for Sweden can be sent by that route until the re-opening of the navigation next spring, of which due notice will be given. THE COMING MAN.—We have received news of this most important and invisible individual. Ile was already on his way—he was coming as fast as he could come — he had actually got a peep of the present Age, but was so disgusted with the little he did see, that he imme diately went back again. —Punch. A BRIGHT FUTURE.—According to the doctrines of 111 r. Bright the Quaker, and the Peace Society, all war is wrong, and therefore war against an armed gang of brigands is wrong. If, then, these doctrines were put into practice, the country might be ravaged by troops of banditti, and there would be no means of putting the robbers down. So the consequen ce o f carry i ng out Peace principles would be that Peace would be broken with impunity : and as there would be nobody at home to preserve the Peace, in order to re store it, somebody would very soon come from abroad, —Punch. THE REINFORCEMENTS. Yesterday two Inindred and fifty recruits and volun. teers from the militia to regiments of the line arrived at the Staff-office, Delahay-street, Westminster, and having passed, were forwarded to the regimental depot. Forty six also arrived at the Horse Guards for service in the household brigade. The volunteering into the line from the regirea , -ig of militia stationed in Dublin is very ' ich new event connected with the war c ....:reases the de sire to go on active service. For the last three weeks the number that have joined the lino have proved so considerable as fully to meet, if even not to exceed, the exigencies of the service, and the volunteers are a fine and soldierly body of men. In the vicinity of Kilmain ham and the Royal hospital an animated scene may often be now observed, in the cro w d s o f young men w h o have just joined the ranks, animated with desire to take their share in the campaign ; and an ex p er i ence d o ffi cer connected with the recruiting staff states, that what ever may have been the doubts entertained in the first in stance, there wiil be no want of men for the army. Yesterday and the previous day several parties were sent to the depots for recruits. The Mounted Staff Corps, under the command of Major Walter Grant (formerly in the Scots Greys), ar rived at Balaklava on the 21st of November, in the transports Shepherd and Blundell. The horses were received on board at Gibraltar, and only two of them were lost on the passage. On Tuesday morning a large number of volunteers for ships stationed in the Black Sea, the screw steam cor vettes Esk, Curlew, and Tartar, and for the steam troop-ship Perseverance, fitting out for the Mediterranean a t Woolwich, Chatham, and Portsmouth, were draughted from her Majesty's ship Crocodile, receiving-ship, off the Tower, to the above-mentioned ports. The William Hutt, steam collier, laden with huts for the Crimea, left Portsmouth on Tuesday for her desti nation. The steamer Whitehaven has been taken up by Govern ment to convey troops and stores to the Crimea. _ _ The screw steamers building and just launched by Mare and Co., at Blackwall, for the Sardinian and Mexican Governments, have been taken up for the con veyance of French'troops to the Crimea. The British transport Candia sailed from Malta on the 3d of December with 1,150 rank and file for the Crimea. The Cambria left Gibraltar the same day with a con siderable reinforcement for the Crimea. Yesterday her Majesty's steamer Malacda passed Deal for the Crimea. She takes out a large quantity of shot, shell, and ammunition, and Captain Child's com pany of Royal Artillery. The Belgravia transport, 1,600 tons, belonging to Somes Brothers, of Blackwall, Lieutenant Wm. Hay, agent, arrived at Constantinople on the 26th of Nov., 16 days after leaving Plymouth. She sailed at once with 2,000 trusses of hay for the cavalry horses at Balaklava. Yesterday advices were received that the St. Louis had sailed with 1,000 more Preach troops for the Crimea, as also the New York steamer, with 75 ambu lance cars, hospital stores, provisions, and portable forges from Havre for the Crimea. The Imp6ratrice, South American screw steamer, Captain Cox, will try her engines to-morrow, before pro ceeding to Portsmouth to embark troops and stores for the Crimea. The ship Lilydale, loading in the Victoria. dock with hay and stores, is expected to sail this week for Balaklava, with a sergeant, corporal, and 12 privates of the 97th Regiment, at present stationed in Preston. _ . The screw steam-transport Firefly, No. 153, Captain Brown, which left Woolwich on Friday last, met with strong westerly gales in the Channel, and, hating strained her decks, put into Plymouth yesterday afternoon. She is deeply laden with mortars, guns, gun-carriages, shot, shell, ammunition, and bale goods, Three powerful iron steamers, just built by Messrs. Marshall, of the Tyne, called the Earl of Durham, Hes perus, and Baron Von Humboldt, have been taken up to convey the railway plant of 13rassey and Peto for the construction of the proposed line at Balaklava ; the number of navvies to go out in these 'vessels is 120. The Sir John lEasthope, William Hutt, and Cosmo politan passed down the British Channel •n Tuesday from Portsmouth and Southampton, laden with the wooden huts and Canad.t stoves for the troops in the Crimea. The total number of stoves sent out is about 2,000 ; a great many have already reached their desti nation. Immediately on the disasters to her Majesty's trans ports in the Black Sea becoming known at Malta, the Priscilla and Surinam were despatched to Balaklava laden with 1,000 tons of shot, shell, and ammunition, and several other vessels freighted to convey pr•visiens. The shipment of coals and stores from Malta to Balak lava continues unremittingly. We regret to have to announce the death of Lieutenant Arthur Henry Thistlethwayte, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, from fatigue, at Constantinople. This promising young officer distinguished himself by his bravery at the battles of the Alma and Inkerman. He was the young est son of the late Mr. Thomas Thistlethwayte, of South wick-park, Hants. Captain Martin, of the 4th Foot, who is invalided home by the Cambria from Scutari, served with the 18th Royal Irish throughout the China expedition, for which he received a medal, and was present at the storming of Amoy, the attack and capture of Chapoo, Woosung, Shanghai, and Chin-keang-foo (where he commanded the Light Company), and investment of Nankin. Lieutenant-Colonel Manleverer of the 30th Regiment, who was wounded at Inkerman, served with the 17th Regiment throughout the campaign in Affghanistan and Beloochistan, under Lord Keane, and was present at the storm and capture of Ghuzuee and of Khelat. He has received a medal for Ghuznee. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Seymour, who was Severely woundel at Inkernian, served as senior aide-de-camp to Lieut.-General Sir George Berkeley, during the success ful operation. against th• Caffres in 1347. MISS NIGHTINGALE'S NUUSES AT SOUTARI.—At the monthly (December) meeting of the Society for Promot ing Christian Knowledge, Mr. T. B. Murtay read a letter he had received from Mr. C. H. Bracebridge, who reached Scutari towards the close of last month. He says—" They (the nurses) are well lodged iu an angle of this great building (Scutari Hospital), one of two noble barracks, a quarter of a mile apart, on a flue eminence at the end of the Scutari suburb. The soldiers, by the united testimony of doctors, chap lains, commandant, and from what I could see myself in the ward, want for nothing. But the place will be cold. Stoves, with pipes out of window, seem the only remedy. We cannot get boilers and hot water pipes. The water, bread, and meat, and air are excellent. 1,400 are here, and from 1,000 to 1,100 in the other hospital. The chaplain has applied to you for books, which are much wanted, both for religious and general instruction and amusement. I beg t• re peat this request. If any more clergymen are sent out, they should get an order from Mr. G. H. Gleig, the Chaplain-General, to act. I intend to stay here with Mrs. Bracebridge at least two months, to assist and support Mies Nightingale. All the expenses out for her Iparty have been paid by Government." Mr. Murtay informed the society that since the receipt of Mr. Brace bridge's letter, the beard had sent out a large supply of such books as he required. THE ROYAL ARTILLERY. The following general order has been issued respecting the Royal Artillery : "Deputy Adjutant-General's•office, Woolwich, Dec. 8. "The Queen having been pleased to approve of the recommendation of the Commissioners appointed to in quire into the several modes of promotion and retirement in the Ordnance Military Corps, the Royal warrant on the subject, dated November 3, 1854, is herewith pro mulgated to the Royal Artillery. Copies of the warrant will be issued to battalions and companies from this. office." The following general order of December 8, 1354, has been promulgated with reference to the promotions dated November 24. In consequence of the promotions of the foregoing date, the under-mentioned officers are posted as follows : Lientenant-Colenel Francis Dick, to the 12th batta lion, on lieutenant-celouel's pay, rice Cater, promoted. Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Tylee to the 2d battalion, on lieutenant-colonel's pay, vice Pester, promoted. Lieutenant-Colonel Pruwrie Ellis to the 9th battalion, on major's pay, vice Dick. Lieutenant -Colonel N. E. Harrison to the 12th batta lion, on Major's pay, vice Tyler. The following general order has been issued from the Deputy - Adjutant-General's-office, Woolwich : The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance has ap pointed the following officers to the Royal Horse Artil lery, viz.:— Colonel John Bloomfield, vice Fox Strangways, de ceased. Lieutenant-Colonel Gloucester Gambier, vice Bloom field, promoted. Second Captain the Hon. Edward Thomas Gage, vice Johnson, promoted. Lieutenant Augustus Hem, King,vice Earle, promoted. Lieutenant Lambert Henry Denae, vice Addington, promoted. Lieutenant William Gilly Andrews, rico Vandeleur, promoted. Lieutenant John S. Stirling, vice Hill, promoted. Ia consequence of the above the undermenti oned offi cers aro posted as follows : Colonel William B. Ingilby to the 12th battalion, vice Bloomfield. Lieutenant-Colonel John Edward _Dupuis, Royal Horse Artillery, is raised to Lieutenant-Colonel's pay therein, vice Bloomfield. Lieutenant-Colonel G. Gambier will join the Royal Horse Artillery, on Major's pay, vice Dupin. Lieut.-Col. Gilbert J. L. Buchanan, to the sth bat talion, vice Gambier. Second-Captain Augustus Y. Earle, to Captain Rower's company, 7th battalion, vice Hon. E. T. Gage. First-Lieutenant W. G. Martin to Captain Good. enough's company, 4th battalion, rice King. First-Lieutenant P. H. Sandilands to Captain Haul tain's company, 10th battalion,, rice Denne. First-Lieutenant W. J. HaU to Major Irving's corn pany, 12th battalion, vice Arn . lrows. First• Lieutenant C. D. Gamour to Captain Maberly's company, 2d battalion, vice J . S. Stirling. The Lieut.-General of the Ordnance has approved of S ec ond-Captain R. J. Hay bei n g . appointed adjutant to the 10th battalion proviqi • ° " 1 .1, under the regulations contained in general order of Feb. 5, 1826, vice Des borough, promoted. Second-Captain R. Hill is the refore posted to Capt. Willett's company, sth battalio . , vice Hay. 10 5 20 20 ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. DEATH OF DR. BARTH AND MR. HENRY WARRINGTON. An evening meeting was held last evening, the Earl of Sheffield in the chair. Dr. W. T. Domville, RN., and Mr. R. D. Woodifield, were officially introduced upon their election. The Hon. Frederick Byron, Mr. Alex. Devaux, Mr. Joseph Glen, Captain J. T. Paulson, R.N.; Mr. Frederick P. Stevens, and Mr. Matthew Uziell, were elected fellows. Among the members and visitors present we observed his Excellency General Oxholin, the Danish Minister ; ibrd Overstone, Sir George Staunton, Sir David Dun des, Count Strzelecki, the lion. IL S. Law, Dr. Hodg kin, the Rev. Mr. Heller], the Rev. Mr. Martin, Dr. Domville, Dr. Rae, Dr. Wagstaff, Dr. Bird, &c. The papers read were 1. Reports from Dr. Barth, addressed to the Chevalier Bunsen, dated Timbuctoo, Nov. 23, 1853, and March 23, 1854, announcing his departure from that place, communicated through the Foreign-office. 2. Despatches from Consul Herman to the Earl of Clarendon, dated Tripoli, Oct. 3 and 24, and the 6th of Nov. 1854, reporting that the African mission had not yet returned to Kuka from the south. LETTER FROM THE FOREIGN-OFFICE TO DR. SHAW, SECRETARY. " Sir,—l am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to transmit to you, to be laid before the president and council of the Royal Geographical Society, the accom panying copies of two despatches from Major Herman, her Majesty's consul at Tripoli, dated respectively the 24th Oct. and 6th Nov., the former reporting that ac counts had reached Dr. Vogel of the death of Dr. Barth, from sources which leave but a faint hope that the melan choly intelligence will not prove true ; the latter report. ing the death of Mr. Henry Warrington, who had ac companied Dr. Vogel's expedition as far as Kuka, and was on his return from that place.—l am sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) " E. HAMMOND. " Dated Foreign-office, Dec. 9, 1854." " TO TRH EARL OF CLARENDON, K.H. " Tripoli, Oct. 24. 1854. "My lord,—lt is with the deepest regret I have the honour of reporting to your lordship that Dr. Vogel, in a private letter to me, dated Kuka, the 18th of July last, announced the death of Dr. Barth, at Meroda, about 100 miles E.N.E. of Sakatu. This melancholy intelligence, for which no date is assigned, had reached Dr. Vogel from sources that he, however, considers to leave but a faint hope of its non-veracity. In fact, the date of Dr. Barth's last letter, which reached me through Gardames, dated four miles from Timbuctoo, on the 2Stk of March last, coupled with the spot where his death is' reported to have taken place, midway between Sakatu and Zinders, upon which last point it is natural to suppose the unfortunate traveller was moving, with the object of falling in with the despatches and supplies that had been sd long awaiting him ; these all teed to induce the sad conclusion that the report of his death will prove but too true a tale. Unable from the state of his health to proceed to Meroda in person, Dr. Vogel had despatched there a confidential servant to ascertain the fact, and in case of need to collect the papers and other effects of the deceased. Dr. Vogel had suffered from a severe attack of fever—he was nevertheless enabled to accom pany the ruler of Borne upon an expediton to Mogan, from which he returned early in June. It is his inten tion after the rainy season to proceed to Wadai, but whether with the object of penetrating into Dar el-Fur and Kordofan, and returning to Europe by the way of Egypt, he does not state. The despatches of which Mr. H. Warrington is the bearer, and who was to leave Kuka a fortnight after the date of the doctor's letter, will doubt less shed an ample light upon his future plans. The cara vans by which Mr. Warrington is coming, Mr. Gazluffl, by the last post, reports had already reached El-Dirken, half way between the Lake Chad and the Fezzan fron tier ; they may be expected in a few days. From the deadly feud that exists between the people of Wadai and Dar-el-Fur, an attempt to penetrate into the latter coun try may prove an operation of extreme difficulty, and of equal risk. In the meamtime I have already written to a respectable Arab merchant at Bengasi, Haj Moham med el Medway, who is agent of the Sultan of Wadai, to use his powerful offices in obtaining for the doctor and his party all aid and protection; and I feel confident that the Haj, to the utmost of his ability, will readily comply with my wishes. But at such a distance from the new theatre of Dr. Vogel's operations the best combined plan for relieving him will, I fear, but too probably be de feated by the action of unforeseen obstacles, er uncon trollable events. In such cases but too much unfortu nately depends upon the chapter of accidents. " I have, &c., (Signed) "G. F. HERMAN." "Tripoli, Nov. 6, 1854. " My Lord—ln my despatch marked separate No. 18, of the 24th ult., I had the honour of reporting to your lordship that intelligence had reached me of the death of Dr. Barth, which, in the sequel, I feared would prove but too well founded. I have now with equal regret to announce the death of Mr. Henry Warrington, who died at the Well el Dibla, some hundred miles to the south of Bilma. This melancholy intelligence was conveyed by a letter from his servant to Mr. Gagluffi, who will bring on to Murzuk the despatches of which Mr. Warrington was the bearer. By the servant's letter, of which I trans mit a literal translation, your lordship will observe that Dr. Vogel had set out for the Ada.ma.wa country, leav ing the two non-commissioned officers of the Sappers and Miners at Kuka.—l have, &c. (Signed) " G. F. HERMAN." The meeting was then adjourned to the Bth January, 856. DEPARTURE OF THE JAMES BAINES. The magnificent new clipper-ship James Baines, of the " Black Ball" line, the largest, and, it is believed, the fastest-sailing vessel in the world, took her departure for Melbourne on Sunday morning, about ten o'clock, having on board 700 passengers (80 of the first class), about 1,400 tons of cargo, and upwards of 180,000 let ters and newspapers, cantained in 350 sacks, weighing about 120 tons, the largest Australian mail ever de spatched from this or any other country. So crowded was the ship by passengers, mail, and provisions, that every description of freight had to be shut out. The style in which Messrs. Baines and Co. feed their passen gers may be estimated by the fact that, in addition to the usual stores, there were on board 75 sheep, 25 of which are preserved in ice ; 86 pigs, 6 of which are is ice ; and 100 dozen of fowls, 30 dozen of which are in ice ; the live stock being reserved for use after the vessel has crossed the line. A bullock is also on board, which will be killed to provide a portion of the old English Christmas dinner. Nothing, in fact, that the well-knewa liberality of the owners could provide has been omitted that will be likely to conduce to the comfort of the pas sengers. It is anticipated that the James Baines will make the voyage in about 60 days. By the contract with the Post-office authorities she is bound to deliver the mails in Melbourne within 65 days, undee.penalty. She is under the command of Captain M'Donnell, who has already distinguished himself for the quick and safe passages made by vessels under his charge. She was left by the steam-tug Independence on Monday, at nine a.m., 30 miles we.t of Holyhead. The wind was fresh from S.W. at the time, creating a heavy surge, which caused the steamer's hawser to break. The James Baines was, however, still in tow of the Constitution, which left her on Monday, at one p.m., off Bardsley ; wind S. by W. The James Baines will be succeeded by the famous clipper Lightning, which has made the voyage round the world in less time than any other ship ever built. DEATIL OF SIR J. R. HlLTON.—Captain Sir John Richard Ililtoa died on the morning of the 6th •f December, at St. Fillans, Perthshire, aged 69. TE] LOSS OF THE PRINCIE STEAMER.—Mr. Mare, of Blackwell, the builder of the Prince steamer, has writte dock say that the cables were tested at her Ma jestyyard at Woolwich, previous to being placed on board the Prince. THE Giourr BRITAIN STRAUER.—The Government have e ntered into arrangements with Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co., of Liverpool, to charter this vessel as a regular transport for six months, ou her arrival in this is 2ount36r from Melbourne, which is daily expected. She ,9y tons, mull will afford accommodation for about 2,000 troops. NA.VAL ANI3 ALMITAIi,r INTeLLWEIMA The St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw, captain Hon. H. Keppel, wal taken into Devonport harbour on Tuesday, aad will be taken into tiock ut Keyham. The screw ste'xui•sl;ip Princes; Royal went up Ply mouth harbour on Tuesday, in order to be placed in dock. She is to be supplied with a new false keel. , The Monarch, 84, having had her copper examined, and having been repaired in Devonport dockyard, war placed at her sailing moorings on Monday. We learn by electric telegraph from Plymouth that the Royal mail paddle steam-ship Pampero, Captain Sharan, from Liverpool, with mails for Lisbon, Madeira, and the Brazils, put into Plymouth leaky yesterday. The pipes are supposed to be. choked. Her repairs will occupy three days, and may require more. The Liverpool Steam Company's tugs Express and Tartar have been taken up for service in the Black Sea. The following appointments have been made : Paymasters.—William Simmonds (1854), recently serving as paymaster and clerk in charge of the Pandora surveying vessel on the Australian station, to the Electra, 14, sloop, on the Australian station ; John B. Jackson, (1854), recently serving as paymaster and clerk of the Mariner, 12, sloop, on the North American and West Indian station, to the Devonshire paddle• wheel steam-sloop on the same station. Clerks in Charge. —Augustus Ovey (1848), recently serving in th e E ury di ce, 26, to the Rha damanthus paddle-wheel steam etor^-ship at Woolwich ; William J. Stephens (1849), to the Dee paddle-wheel steam-ship at Chatham ; Henry Tucker (1850), from the Feutome, 12, sloop, ou the Australian station, to the Pandora, surveying vessel, on the same station, vice Simmonds. Cierks—Joseph C. Paine (Paymaster of 1850,) re cently serving as clerk in charge of the Investigator discovery-ship, to the Reyal William, 120, at Devon port ; John. H. Shirreff (1853), from the Calypso, 18, en the North America And West India station, to the Mariner, 12, sloop, on the same station. Clerk's Assistant James Wortley, to the Hecht paddle. wheel steam sloop at Portsmouth. Assistant-Surgeon Edmund Lawless (1845), to the Conway flag-ship at Cork. Lieutenant Henry 11. Beamish (1853), from the Ex cellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, has been appointed to the Exmouth, 90, screw steam-ship at Devonport. Sargeons.—Charles Smith (1843), has been appointed to the William convict ship ; Joseph Caldwell (1842), from the Waterloo, 120, flag-ship at Sheerness, to the Stag convict ship ; James Booth (1888) to the Waterloo, 120, vice Caldwell ; Seaton Wade (1854), to the Geyser paddle-wheel steam-sloop at Portsmouth ; James K. Ballard (1835), to the Melampus troop-ship at Sheerness Rear-Admiral Seymour, late captain of the fleet in the Baltic, struck his flag on board the Princess Royal, 91, screw, at Devonport, en Monday evening, and hoisted it on board the Royal William, 120, on Tuesday morning. The gallant officer h as proceeded to town on leave. Rear- Admiral Eden has struck his flag on board the Royal William, and will give up the superintendence of the dockyard and ordinary to Admiral Seymour. The Commander-in. Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, accompanied by Sir Thos. Maitland and Capt. Crispin, went on board the Deliab, timber ship, lying off the Gosport beach, for the purpose of practically testing the working of Cunninghans's reefing topsails from the deck. Captain Hay, of the Victory, was also present, having a party of marines from the Tictory, guard-ship, to test the principle. The commander-in chief will, of course, make his report to the Admiralty, and we doubt not but that it will be of the most favour able nature. It is due to Mr. Cunningham to state that everything worked most satisfactorily, and show ing that when a ship is shoi t.handed, or when a sudden sqvall comes down on the ship, the topsails can be close reefed from the deck in one quarter the time occupied in sending the hands aloft. It is highly important, and deserving the highest consideration at the hands of the Government. Rear-Admiral Plumridge hoisted his flag, pro tem., on board the Excellent, and has struck it again. CONDEMNATION OF THE RUSSIAN BLACK SEA PRIZES. Yesterday the High Marshal of the Court of Admi ralty made public proclamation on the Royal Exchange that the following vessels, captured in the Black Sea by her Majesty's cruisers, conveying arms and ammu nition to the Russians, would, within 20 days, be con demned and sold for the benefit of their captors-- namely, the vessel Agos Isannes O'Bododo, of which Theofori Vokos was the late master, prize to her Ma jesty's steamer Highflyer ; the Klissover Constantine, of which Zilissimus Carones was late the master, prise to her Majesty's steamer Retribution, and the Speri dione, of which Carlando Mataza was the master, prize to her Majesty's steamers Sidon and Fury ; as also the Russian vessel Pandia, of which Antonio Perbanda was late the master, seized under aimulated papers in the port of Hull. The prelireinaryproceedings having been gone through with respect to the Leucade, of which Spiridione An nonis was late the master, captured in the Black Sea by her Majesty's steamerFirehrand ; the Themis, Lorentzen lee master, prize to her Majesty's steamer Cruizer ; and the Fortuna, H. C. Thomason late master, prize to her Majesty's steamer Archer, both taken in the Baltic ; and the following seized under simulated papers, viz.:— The Kotka, is London ; the Ceres, at Hull ; and the Rapids, at Liverpool, the decrees of sale will issue. The Admiralty are now receiving claims with respect to the Najaden and Primus at Somerset House. CAPTAIN CARNEGIE'S EXPEDITION ON THE COAST OF CIRCASSIA. We hear from private letters that the escape of Cap• tain Moors and Lieutenant Sinithett from destruction in the expedition on the coast of Circassia, was almost miraculous. It appears that after Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, in the Tribnne, 31, screw ; Captain Moore, in the High- flyer, 21, screw ; and Commander Luce, in the Lyax, 4, screw, had driven off the Cossacks and Russian infantry from a martello tower at a village called Djimetria, a few miles N.W. of Amapa, by their fire, Captain Moore and Lieutenant Smithett landed, and finding the tower full of gunpowder, shells, &e., they determined to blow it up. As they fired the train, however, a most terrific explosion took place, all the powder and shells having simultaneously ignited. Such was the unexpected force of the concussion that one entire arch was entirely blow* down, and Lieutenant Smithett, who was close to the tower, was hurled to some distance from the spot. It was the greatest chance in the world that he was not blown to atoms, for thousands of pieces of the bursted shells flew around him in all directions. As it was, however, his face was severely burnt, the back of his head was serionAly damaged, and his hands were completely skinned. He was of course taken on board his ship, and his injuries were at once attended te, and by the skill of the surgeon, and the patience and fortitude of the sufferer under great agony, it is believed that he will soon recover and resume his active duty. All the skin had peeled off his face, without leaving a mark, but his hands remain raw and very panful. i MAIL FOR THE AlnitY IN GREECE. A. mail for the British army in Greece, Turkey, the Crimea, and fleet in the Black Sea, will now be made up every Tuesday and Friday evening, instead of nix times a month, as heretofore. The next despatch will be to-morrow. The postage remains the same—letters, 3d. the quarter ounce ; newspapers, 2d. each. [THE LATE CAPTAIN PARKER, I.M. Charles Allan Parker, who commanded the detachment of Royal Marines on board President, and who was killed at the head of his gallant band in the attack upon Petropaulevaki on the 4th of August last, was Use only son of Charles Parker, Esq., of Parknock, in Cum• berlard, and maternal grandson of the late Robert Allan, banker in Edinburgh. He was consequently nearly re lated to several families in that city, and, from his fin"' ness of mind and amiability of character, was much esteemed by a large circle of relatives and friends. Cap tain Parker was 40 years old, and leaves a widow and three young children. MILITARY. The detachments of the 3Gth Foot which commenced duty at Wellington Barracks on the departure of the last reinforcement of the Grenadier Guards for the Crimea has returned to the head-quarters of their regiment. The number of volunteers to the Grenadiers from militia regiments amounts to nearly 400 in ten days, rendering their presence no longer necessary in London. THE MILITIA. The whole of the Militia regiments in the home emu ties—viz., Midd lesex, Kent, Surrey, Hertfordshire, an d Buckinghamshire, are forthwith to be embodied, Bu d augmented to the full strength. The City of London Militia, when embodied and perfected in their drill, it i s s tated, will garrison the Tower at first. and thence will proceed to Ireland , unless the majority of the men com posing the corps voluntee r for forei g n servi ce. It ' co nsidered that from th e animus evinced by the Militi a i s n o l r d a i e i s r i s n , g t b t h e r w e e ad i d ll i t n i o o n t a b l e b o the s tlali l o i g o b s t a o u s t d elala o new y rergit fft e n c ts ul di fficulty g ou t toiv l o it Militia i r o d b s t ad about d i n f a ntry of the line, as contemplated by Government. Last week the County of Edinburgh r.gim e l n 3 b o . v o T I i t: o n te e e n r r s o , I n n i i a o li n i t n go of the City of Edinburgh Militia Artillery, which 13 toi d c?in•ist of 220 men, com menced on Saturday last, au i is going on at the rate of 15 to 20 men daily. Tile surviving officers of the let or Highland Regiment of E dis banded 40years ago, Queen, and have dep hos4tivteed ibur gh Local Militia, o t t e r i e r d co t l h o e u i r r s se in rvi E co d s ha t b o ur t g h h o Castle, awaiting her Majesty's; commands. The Suff o lk A r t i ll ery M ili t i a mee t to-day at Ipswich for permanent duty ; the Sussex Light Infantry Militia meet at Brighton to -morrow, as also the 2 d Warwick Militia at L • earsington •, on Tuesday next the First War wick Militia meet at Warwick ; and on the flame day the 2d Staffordshire, at Stafford ; and on Wednesday the Ist Royal Surrey Militia at Richmond ;—all to b. embodied. In the c ourse of a few days no less than 61 regiments of militia will he out for permanent duty in the united kingdom. The 3d Royal Middlesex Light Infantry Militia have given upwards of 200 volunteers to the line. The regi ment expects soon to be called out fortyuntoerrt service. The let Devo n Militia Regiment, ich assemble; for embodimen t at Ex eter o n Monday next, will not, it is anticipated, muster anything like so large a numb*, as it did at its last meeting for training, a great many ni the corps having enlisted in the regiments of the line. During the last fortnight the staff of the regiment has been recruiting at Creditors, Tiverton, Cullompton, and Barnstaple, and has enlisted upwards of SO men. 23} 68j a 41101