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A compact little volume, descriptive of the Rus- ' !flan Empire, in reference to the war now raging between it and the chief powers of Christendom, has here been given to the world by the author of Murray's Handbook to Russia, Captain William Jesse, of Maisonette, Ingatestone. It is among the most comprehensive in design, as it is also, without doubt, among the most authentic in particulars, amidst all the scarcely numerable works lately pub lished of a similar character. It certainly begins at the beginning—chapter one pertinently " Who caused the war?"—the answer to that Inquiry being, of course, "Nicholas." Then fol lows a fragment of Muscovite History, having re ference to a few of the Autocrats, spelt by Captain Jesse, not Czars, but Tzars. Among those poten tates are the following—lvan 111., Ivan IV., Peter the Great, Catherine 1., Peter 11., Anne, Ivan VI., Elizabeth, Peter 111., Catherine the Great, Paul, and so down in regular succession to his two imperial sons, Alexander and Nicholas. Our author having brought us gradually down to the memorable reign of the Czar immediately contem porary, next traces in a keen outline the narrow limits of Russian civilisation. His account of the establishment of the Imperial Despotism of the northern Autocrat leads him naturally enough to a description of the manner in which the vast armies of Russia are organised. The Russian serfs and the Russian nobilityare respectively delineated, and the contrast presented to the mind's eye is, of course, sufficiently extraordinary. The subjoined passage will be found on perusal to have been well Worthy of quotation. It comprises first of all a gentleman's and then a lady's description of— THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS. `" The boast of the Russians, that among a thousand Men you would not fail to recognise the Emperor, is scarcely exeggerated. His figure is commanding, and his countenance striking ; his height is nearly six feet two, and his frame unites symmetry with strength ; his smile is peculiarly fascinating; but the high forehead, the short and curved upper lip, and the expression of a rather small mouth, impart somewhat of sternness to his features when in repose ; his naturally fair com plexion is bronzed by exposure to the sun, but the fore head, where the cap has she:tered it, is white as marble. Llia blue eye is quick and expressive, and a small urns tech,' adds to his soldierlike appearance.' Such is a British officer's sketch of the Emperor Nicholas. A clever and romantic lady, at about the same period, gives the following His figure, to which there is no second in Russia, if in the world itself, is of the grandest beauty, expression, dimension, and carriage, uniting all the majesties and graces of all the heathen gods—the little god of Love alone perhaps excepted. Had these ample and symmetrical proportions, this nobility of per eon, belonged to a common mujik, instead of to the Autocrat of all the Russias, admileation could not be less, nor scarcely the feeling of moral awe. It was not the monarch who was so magnificent a man, but the than who was so truly imperial. His person is that of a colossal man, in the full prime of life and health, forty two years of age, about six feet two inches high, and Well filled out, without any approach to corpulency, the head very magnificently carried, a splendid breadth of shoulder and chest, great length and symmetry of limb, with finely-formed hands and feet. His face is strictly Grecian, forehead and nose in one grand line, the eyes finely lined, large, open, and blue, with a calmness and coldness, a freezing dignity, which can equally quell an insurrection, daunt an assassin, or paralyse a petitioner ; the mouth regular, teeth fine, chin prominent, with dark moustache and small whisker-e but not a sympathy on his face ! His month sometimes smiles, his eyes never. There is that in his look which no monarch's subject can Meet. His eye seeks every one's gaze, but none can confront his.' This is very graphic, and, for a maiden lady, in sufficient detail ; the similarity of the two descriptions is evidence of their accuracy. Like a second Saul,' says another writer, he soars above his subjects, "from the shoulders upwards," or like his better prototype, Agamemnon, Majestically tall, Towers o'er his armies, and outshines them all;' while his strength appears to be of an equally colossal standard. His majesty can sleep anywhere and eat anything ; or he can watch, and he can fast, if needful, till, measuring the powers of others by his own, the health of the officers immediately under him is frequently Sacrificed to their over exertions ; at the same time ludi crous instances have occurred of gentlemen of highly apoplectic indications whose lives had been considerably lengthened by the anti-plethoric requirements of the Emperor's service, and their forced attendance in his carriage, or kibitka (a kind of britscka), when making some of his whirlwind expeditions from Tobolsk to War awe, or from Finland to the Black Sea. As to the character of the individual who now represents the awful majesty of Russia, it is one that will repay care ful investigation. His firmness is unalterable, his in dustry unfailing, his justice, as it emanates from him self, strict, his preferences steady, his consistency rigid, and his perseverance undaunted through all obstacles. But he has neither the cultivation of mind that should lead to clear views and sound judgment, nor the native intelligence that should supply its place ; and both these qualities being wanting, those we have enumerated are as often seen violently impelled in a wrong direction as in a right, as often expending their strength in the rectification of mere nonsenses, the length of a spur or the breadth of a button, as in wrestling with deep-rooted rrors. As was said of him by one of the most en lightened, and, moreover, loyal of his own nobility, `To do good, three essential qualities are necessary, — Power, good will, and knowledge : he possesses the two first, but not the last—in a word, he is ignorant.' Nicholas is the ideal type of his people, the most faith ful representative of their characters and their vices. The same love of show which characterises the Russian nation is nowhere seen stronger than in the person of their Emperor, and while he astounds all strangers, and captivates most of them by the dazzling splendour of Lis Court, they little suspect what filthy rags compose the garments of the state.' By the foregoing descrip tions it will be seen that the preseet Autocrat of all the Eussias is a perfect specimen of the human race—ex cepting in two rather important points, the intellect and the heart ; he was born for the feudal times, not for the civilized ones of this century." Such is the present chief of that wonderful and colossal despotism which was wittily described by Talleyrand as " tine monarchic absolue limitee par l'assassinat"—an absolute monarchy limited by assassination. In the very able chapter (xiii.) closing Captain Jesse's volume, the events of the last f e w' years arc brought down from 1848 to the actual declaration of war against Russia by the French and English Governments. The Emperors Alexander and Nicholas. By Robert Lee, M.D. Richard Bentley. An old bundle of manuscripts, in other words a Journal kept by Dr. Lee between the winter of 1824 and 1827, has been " overhauled" by its writer, and out of a selection from among its motley materials has grown up the present happily-timed and very readable compilation. The author speaks with the authority—seeing that he was neither blind nor deaf—of an eye-witness and an ear-wit ness to many of the incidents described in his am - mated narrative. That narrative, as the title-page gives promise of its doing, comprises a record of "the last days" of Alexander, and of " the first days" of Nicholas—Emperors oißussia. It opens with the sth of November, 1824, when the writer landed at Cologne on his way to Odessa, there to join the family of Count Woronzow in the capacity of Physician to his Excellency. It closes with the 6th of January, 1827, when Dr. Lee arrived once More in London after his return from the Russian territories. Here is our author's brief but touching Memento of THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER. "The scene was most affecting when the Emperor, on the 19th, expired. The Empress had been k neelin g by his bed-side, with her eyes fixed upon him, as he gradually became weaker and weaker, until all signs of lite were gone. Then, risinv, she closed his eyes, and with a handkerchief bound up his head, to support the low er jaw. After this, she folded his arms over his breast, kissed his hand, and then knelt down by the side of the dead body for half-an-hour in prayer to God. Throughout the whole of his Majesty's illness, she Manifested the strongest attachment to her husband ; and at his death was inconsolable." Altogether the little volume, scarcely extending to More than 200 pages, will be found to abound with curious and interesting information. 812s1 20 20 50 20 LOU LOO 474 all 10 1 21 2s too 100 100 100 11l 2s all 51s. 100 20 13§ 100 The Year-Book of Facts for 1854. By John Timbs. Bogue. Sixteen volumes of this remarkable serial have now been published—sixteen volumes recording the most important discoveries and improvements made between 1839 and 1854, Facts in Mechanics and the Useful Arts, in Natural Philosophy, in Elec tricity, in Chemistry, in Zoology and Botany, in. Geology and Geograuhy, in Astronomy and Me teorology. The sixteenth, the volum e before us , is among them all very far indeed from being the least remarkable. As its vignette, it contains on its title-page a glimpse of the building of the " Cry stal Palace at Svdenliam." As its frontispiece, it gives us a portrait taken from a daguerreotype by Claudet, of Arago, one of the illustrious deceased of the past twelve months. ENGLISH GLEE AND MADRIGAL UNION.--The first concert of this talented company of vocalists was given at Willis's Rooms yesterday. in presence of a crowded and fashionable audience. The English Glee and Ma drigal Union consists, as before, of Mrs. Enderssohn, Mrs. 'Jockey, Messrs. Lockey, Hobbs, and H Phillips ; but they are this season further a-sisted by a chorus of Sixteen voices, including four sopranos, four contraltos, 1 1 three tenors, and five basses. The concert yesterday 1 included compositions by S. Smith, Webbe, Cooke, 20 Xnyvett, S. Webbe, Ravenscroft, Paxton, Benet, and 5 Sir H enr y Bi s hop. The selection was excellent, and 50 the pieces in general were admirably given. Between the parts Mr. J. L. Hatton, who presided at the piano- too forte, performed Hand A's " Harmonious Blacksmith." COLOSSEUSI..—His Alijesty the King of Portugal 25 and his Royal Highness the Duke of Oporto, attended 1 13 3' their suite, honoured this establishment with a visit f 1 Yesterday. 1100 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. Busineis done this day. 'Paid. Aberdeen ..., Ambg Nottng. Bost. and Eastu. Belfast & Ballymena. Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkeuhd. Lancsh. dpi Cheshire Juuct Do. Chesh. & Birk , £5O and £25 Cons Do., £20............ . Blyth & Tyno original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perthdaber deen Junction Do. New. ...... East Anglian 0 I Do., (XlB E & Eastern Counties...,. Eastern Union, A Stock De., B. Stock... Do., New A . East Lancashire .... Edinburgh & Glasgou Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Prth & Dundee r'orth & Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk . Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do Thirds Do. New Thirds Laneash. andYorks}i Do., Fifths DD., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal. Lond. Tib. & Sthend. Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Loud, and N. Westu . Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,31&13 1 Do. Eighths London andS. West]) Do., £5O Do., £4O widudrry&Coleraiue' i,ududrry. & Eunisk • Aanch.Shef.& Linollll 0 0 ., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland Birmng. & Derb3 Niidhl. G. West. (I re.)' i.)o. Half Shares Neweastle & Carlisle ' Newmarket Do., Bury Extension wpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. Norfolk Northu.Countios Un North British north Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London bo. New £lO.. N.L:S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn ' North Staffordshire.,' North Western N. IL S. Westin. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central !Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Do. L. & N. Western' Guaranteed St Shrewsby. & Bei efd Shrewsby. & Chaste, (N. W. Min ; Do. Halves,i ♦. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. Li Riv. Dun Do Staines, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darliug Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No, Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace West London Wimbledn & Croydon York Newctl. &Berw. Do. Extensions Do. 0, N E. Purchase York & 23 - 24 5i - 51 8 - 9 12 —ll dial 17 - 18 7i - 6:0 95 - 97 58 - 584 1.4 i -15 t 7 - 8 is - 1": i:64 124 -12 i 32 - 36 24 - 26 60 - 62 58 - 60 iii - iii, 58 62 89 90 70 72 23 - 125 i6i - i6i 87 89 11 13 15 1.1. --- 13 1 , 62 -62 i 7i -- Ti d 134 -- 14 P 1024 - 103 4 991 -99 d d id-ti 1 80 -- 82 10 -- 9 9 -- 8 19 - 20 62 62t 34 - 36 d- gal 2i - 4 54,1 6 - 8 47 - 49 3i :31 33 ... 34 , 50 541 par p id P 41 4(1 7 74 is 1 p 30 - 32 86 88 54 56 60 - 65 60 - 65 21 - 2i 15 - 17 7i - 8 0 11 - 13 4 - 3itt 14 - 16 62 63 34 - 35 4 - 2 , 1 4 - 6 30 - 32 3i - 3i 18 a 19 4 - 5 20 22 5 i 1 - 6 1 69701 7i 74d 4id 503 -51 i :GN. kntwerpdtßotterdaiti 3elgian Eastn. June. iieziers to Graissessac Jombay, Baroda, and Central In dia,Serip .ventral of Italy Jharleroi dr. Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besancon )uteh Rhenish 4 3Ad 3 2,d ad—ip 3 — 31 P 4 2ip d 6 - P East Indian Do Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Juuct. of France Grd. Trunk of Canal, Do. Debentures Do. do ...d 8— 6 d r.',lt. Central of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c. -- ... Par— i d par 1p 7 —9 p pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Prof Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref.._ Lyons and Geneva Lyons di Mediterran Madras ••• .'-.. dis ~ .... ... ii lid 1— A d .. - ... 0 - par Maria Autonia Do. do. New Nte'bourne Dk. dz Ry Namur dr Liege (wits interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of Franco Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Anis. Shs , NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds 8 - 8i iii - iii 8 -- 9 171 -- 174'311 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg 4uebec & Richmond Rouen and Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5 p. cent. Pref Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5A per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand 45 - 47 35 - 38 31i - • 314 ... - pm 2 d -- par d gi -- 9 •• • - pm 3 4 d xd 3i —4l xd, 161 16 '6,1 ---- i:ia, MISCELLANEOUS 5 all A.ubin Coal and Iron , 25 II ~ ustralian At,rricult. 42 44 20 11 ',ustralsn.Peitie.nall ~„ ,„ 10 8 \ustraln. Royal Mali „, 10 4 terlin Water Works 50 10 Wit. American Laud 74 77 5 t rit. & Coln. imeltg, and Reduction Co. 100 :524 'aitada 5 'rystal Palace st 5 t 5i 5 3A Do. New 43* 4 2 ,!rystal Pal. of France 20 3 o:astern Steam •.. 25 20 2 leetritTelegraph(A) 17 18 25 all Do. (B) 1 1 'llectrie Teleg. of Ir. . 15 14 :eu. Steam Navigat. 20 18 , Zeneral Screw Steam 20 V, Irish Beetroot Sugar „, 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. „.. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel , „, 10 3 Netherlands Land — 2 1 N. S. W. Coal di Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. „, 1 all N. B. Australasian... 3 3. it 1 Do. New — 20 10 NAIL fAEuropeSteam 5 all Peel Rr. lxi. &11.1inr1. fi • a 4 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 4, 8 50 35 Do. Do. .. 34 2 all Portland Iron Co iP 100 1;0 qoya.l nail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest Si 24 25 V; South AustraLLand 36 3$ 1 all iabmar. Telegraph 1 all .Jo. Registered — 1 , 100 284%Va1i DiQmen Laud }2 7 14 9 3 8 2s. 20 20 20 20 20 25 100 100 20 20 20 100 20 1031 2} 994 9 per cent. 81 i 33i THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1854. COURT CIRCULAR. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM COMPANY. The Queen held an investiture of the Most Honourable Order of tile Bath, at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. At the half-yearly meeting of the Peninsular and Ori ental Steam Company, held yesterday, the report was unanimously adopted. A recommendation of the directors to suspend the declaration of a dividend until the comple tion of the annual accounts produced apparently some dis appointment, but created little discussion, full confidence being expressed in the managemen t. It was stated that the increased cost of fuel, with the general advance in wages and materials, has interfered with the revenue of the company, but that the receipts continue to exceed the expenditure. A fresh appeal is to be made to Government for relief in connexion with the contract for postal service, and if this shall prove unsuccessful, the opinion of the shareholders is to be taken as to future proceedings. With regard to the emoluments of managing directors, Mr. B. M. Willcox has voluntarily resigned his share, retiring from active duties, but continuing his seat at the board. Mr. Arthur Anderson relinquishes about half of his allow ance, appropriating a portion to the institution of a provi dent and good service fund for the officers and servants of the company, but for the present retains his appointment. Special votes of thanks were passed for these concessions, and it is proposed that some substantial acknowledgment shall hereafter be offered. Annexed is an abstract of the report ; The Knights Grand Cross having been robed in their mantles of crimson satin, were called over by Bath King of Arms, when the following knights answered : General Viscouut Combermere, Viscount Palmerston. The Earl of Clarendon. Lieutenant-General Lord Seaton. Lieutenant-General Sir Willoughby Cotton. Lieutenant-General Sir George Pollock. General Viscount Hardinge. Major-General Sir Henry George Smith, Bart. Sir George Hamilton Seymour. Lieutenant-General Sir John Hunter Littler. Lieutenant-General Sir James Llllyman Caldwell. Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart. Major-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, and Lieutenant-General Sir John Fox Burgoyne The officers of the order attended in their mantles, chains, and badges. The following were present : The Genealogist—W. Aston Blount, Esq. Bath King of Arms—Algernon Grevillo, Esq. Gentleman Usher - Albert W. Woods, Esq. (Lancaster Herald). The knights and officers assembled in the Green Drawing room. The Queen and Prince Albert were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain to the Throne-room, where her Majesty, the sovereign of the order, sat in a chair of state. Her Ma jesty wore the mantle and collar of the Bath. His Royal Highness Prince Albert stood by the side of the Queen, and wore his mantle as great master of the Bath and the collar of the order. The officers of State and the Ministers of the Crown occupied their usual station near her Majesty. Her Majesty's guard of the honourable corps of Gentlemen at-Arms was on duty in the room, under the command of the Lieutenant. The sub-officers, Lieutenant-Colonel Neville and Major Cooke, were on duty with the corps. The Knights Grand Cross, accompanied by the officers of the Bath, entered the Throne-room, the former ranging themselves on each side of the apartment. The Right Hon. Sir James Robert George Graham, Bart., was introduced between Sir Joseph Thackwell and Sir John Burgoyne, the two junior Knights Grand Cross present, pre ceded by Bath King of Arms (carrying the ensigns of the order on a crimson velvet cushion) and by the gentleman usher of the order. Sir James Graham advanced to the Queen and knelt before her, when her Majesty, with the sword of state, was graciously pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon him. Sir James kissed her Majesty's hand. The Queen, assisted by Prince Albert, then invested the right honourable baronet with the ribbon and badge of a Knight Grand Cross (civil division) of the Order of the Bath, and also delivered to him the star of the order. Sir James again kissed his Sovereign's hand and retired. Mr. James Cosmo Melvill was introduced between Bath King of Arms and the Gentleman Usher, the former bearing the ensigns of the order on a crimson velvet cushion, and re ceived from the Queen the honour of knighthood, and was afterwards invested by her Majesty with the ribbon and badge of a Knight Commander (civil division) of the Bath. Rear-Admiral George Robert Lambert was introduced be tween Bath King of Arms and the Gentleman Usher, and, kneeling near the Queen, had the hour of knighthood con ferred upon him by her Majesty, and was also invested by the Queen with the ribbon and badge of a Knight Commander (military division) of the Order of the Bath. The Knights Grand Cross were again called over by the Quoen's command, and with the officers of the order retired from the presence of the Soverei g n with the usual reverences . The Queen afterwards held aPrivy Council. Present, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Lord J. Russell, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir George Grey, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon, Sidney Herbert, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Earl Spencer, the J)uke of Wellington, and the Marquis of Abereorn. " In order to meet, in some degree, the increased expenses caused by the high cost of fuel, tire, the directors deemed it necessary to recur, on and after the 4th of February last, to rates of passage fares similar to those which existed previ ous to the Ist of January, 1853, when they were reduced on the opening of the communication twice a-month with India and China. Looking to the growing requirements of trade and intercourse in the East, the expediency of econo nizing the navigation of the company's lines of communica tion, by providing vessels with screw propulsion, and to the propriety of making timely arrangements for liquidating the sums borrowed on debentures, the directors in the early part of this year, applied to the Crown for a supplemental charter of incorporation, to enable the company to increase its capital by one million sterling. This charter has been granted, and the new shares will be issued at par, in the proportions of two new shares to three old shares. The directors do not contemplate any immediate issue of these new shares, nor do they expect that they will be under the necessity of calling for more than a small proportion of the additional capital to be issued thereby for some time to come. At the last annual general meeting the directors reported fully their proceed ings in respect to the application made to the Government for relief under the difficulties in which the company was placed in executing the contract postal service, which had arisen from the scarcity of shipping and the enhanced cost of fuel at the various depots. Although that application was unsuccessful, the declaration of war against the Em peror of Russia was considered to afford a proper ground for again making a similar application, inasmuch as the de claration of war was an act of the Government, which has not only greatly aggravated, but will, in all probability, render continuous the increase in the cost of fuel, seamen's wages, naval stores, marine insurance, and other expenses of navigation. The directors have therefore applied again to her Majesty's Government for such an augmentation of the payment for the postal service as the company may be found fairly entitled to, in consideration of the altered state of cir cumstances caused by the war ; and the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have so far responded to the application as to intimate their willingness to institute an inquiry into the matter, which will soon take place. The grounds upon which the present claim has been based are so reasonable, that the board can scarcely anticipate a second failure in obtaining relief at the hands of Government. Should they be disappointed in this expectation, they will, if necessary, call a special meeting of the shareholders, to take into consideration the future policy of the company. On the transit through Egypt the directors are enabled to report satisfactorily. The Pasha has, in addition to other facilities, agreed to a reduction of one-half of the transit duty from the Ist of July next, as a preliminary step to its entire removal. This arrangement is applicable to the travellers and commerce of all countries ; and, as the transit duty forms at present a heavy addition to the cost of transit of valuable articles, such as raw silk, &c., its reduction aud abolition will remove a serious obstruction to the adoption of the route of Egypt for such articles ; and, in conjunction with new regulations about to be adopted for meeting the growing requirements of this trade, can scarcely fail to prove highly beneficial to the company's interests. The construction of the railway between Alexandria and Cairo is progressing with vigour. About 30 miles of the railway from the Cairo terminus towards Alex andria is also constructed, leaving only 36 miles now to com plete the whole line between Alexandria and Cairo. This, it is expected, will be finished in the course of next year, and will entirely supersede the water conveyance by the Nile, and re duce the journey between Alexandria and Cairo to about six hours. Considering that the whole of the fuel consumed dining the six months embraced in the period of this report was purchased at enormously enhanced prices—that most of the new ships have been kept back from completion and em ployment by the strikes of workmen and other uncontrol able circumstances—that the execution of the contract postal service has caused au expenditun exceding the pay ment received for it, and that the claim for indemnification on that account remains yet undetermined—the directors feel compelled to recommend that any declaration of dividend should be postponed to the next annual general meeting, when statements of the company's accounts will, as usual, be laid before you, aud when they trust the receipts and expen diture of the company may exhibit a more favourable result than 'they can reasonably be expected to do at present. In stead of drawing upon probable future profits to supply a present deficiency, or ceasing to set aside those reserves which are necessary to maintain the property at its original value, and provide for its security against accident, the directors deem it the wisest and most honest course to recommend no dividend, unless arising from clear profits realised during the period on which they report ; and, while advising that which they trust will prove to bo a temporary inconvenience rather than depart from the system hitherto adopted, they feel much satisfaction in being able to state that the property and financial position of the company are in a sound state, the fleet in efficient order, and the future prospects of the enter prise by no means discouraging." Before the Council, the Duke of Newcastle had an audience of the Queen, and resigned the seals as Secretary of State. At the Council her Majesty was pleased to declare the Right Hon. Lord John Russell, Lord President of her most honourable Privy Council, and his lordship took his place at the board accordingly. The Right Hon. :sir George Grey, Bart., Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, having accepted the seals as one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, was sworn in. The most noble Henry Duke of Newcastle, having accepted the seals as fourth Secretary of State, was a'so sworn in. Mr. C. Greville was the eerie of the council in waiting. The Court was attended by the Duchess of Sutherland, mistress of the robes ; the Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe, lady in waiting; Lord Foley, the captain of the hon. corps of Gentlembn-at-Anns ; Yiseount Sydney, captain of the Yeo men of the Guard ; Viscount Combennere, gold stick iu waiting; the Earl of Mulgrave, treasurer of the household ; Lord Ernest Bruce, vice-chamberlain; Viscount Drumlanrig, comptroller of the household ; Lord Camoys, lord in waiting ; Lord George Lennox, lord in waiting to Prince Albert; Lieu tenant• Colonel Topham, lieutenant of the hon. corps of Gen tlemen-at-Arms ; Sir George Lee, lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard; the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, groom in waiting; Colonel Wylde, groom in waiting to Prince Albert; Sir Wm. Martins, gentleman usher to the sword of State ; Major Harmar, standard-bearer to the hon. corps of Gentle men-at-Arms ; Colonel M'Douall, silver stick in waiting ; Colonel Fludyer (Grenadier Guards), field officer in waiting, brigade of Foot Guards ; Lieutenant Koppel (Grenadier Guards), adjutant in waiting, brigade of • Foot Guards ; Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd, clerk of the cheque, and adjutant of the hon. corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms ; and Messrs. G. G. Mac pherson and C. E. Phipps, pages of honour in waiting. Her Majesty's guard of the Yeomen of the Guard was on duty under the command of Major Phibbs, exon in waiting. A guard of honour of the Scots Fusilier Guards was on duty with the baud of the regiment. Captain the Hon. Dudley de Rose has relieved Captain Du Plat in his duties as equerry in waiting to Prince Albert. Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, and attended by his equerry in waiting, visited the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society in the Regent's-park yesterday morning. The King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto, attended by the Viscount Carreira, Baron de Sarmento, Colonel Folque, Lord de Tabley, and Colonel Wylde, also visited the Botanic Gardens, and afterwards wont to inspect the Coliseum. The following are the particulars of the fleet of the company : For the Southampton and Alexandria Service : Horse- Tons. power. 2,530 630 Simla Mr. F. H. Burton Crosse attended her Majesty's levee at St. James's Palace on Friday last. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, visited the Countess of Neuilly at Claremont yesterday. Her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Lord James Murray, honoured the performance of the French Plays with her presence in the evening. Candia .. . . ..... 2,200 450 Ripon Indus 1,700 450 For the Malta and Marseilles Service :- Vectis 9OO 400 Valetta 9OO 400 For the Constantinople and Peninsular Sery Tagus 9OO 280 Iberia Madrid 5OO 160 Sultan 1,090 420 Euzine 1,165 400 Government Transport Service : Himalaya 3,500 700 For the Suez and Calcutta Service : Bentinck Hindostan Precursor 1,600 500 Oriental Bengal Colombo For the Calcutta and China Service :- Pekin Lady Mary Wood 650 260 Formosa . 800 220 Chusan 750 10J Shanghai 7OO 100 For the Bombay and China service :- Singapore , 1,300 500 Ganges Malta 1,250 450 Erin Pottinger Achilles Bombay 1,200 280 Douro Cadiz B5O 220 For the Singapore and Sydney service :• 1,035 230 1,200 280 Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. R. Boyle, M.P., had an interview with Lord Palmerston at the Home-office, yester day, to present a petition from the ministers, magistrates, and others resident in the borough of Frome and its vicinity. Ditto. A deputation of vinegar distillers, consisting of Mr. W Pott, Mr. J. R. T. Bu rne tt , M r. U n d erwoo d , Mr. Sloe, and vfr. Pounsett, attended by Mr. T. Browning, had an inter view with Mr. Wilson, M.P., yesterday, at the Treasury. Mr. Craufurd had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Harrison had also an interview with the right hon. gentleman, at his official residence in Downing-street. . Screw. I Paddle ] wheel. Despatches were received at the Colonia 1-office yesterday from the Governor of New Zealand. } Screw. l_ Paddle f wheel. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Screw. The new French operatic company were much more success ful last night when they performed Clapisson's La Promise than they were in their first essay before the London public, on Wednesday last, in Adams's Bijou Perdu. La Promise is better both in book and music, and it included some good artistes who did not appear on the opening night. The cast was precisely the same as at the Parisian Theatre Lyrique, where the opera ran for upwards of 100 nights. There, as here, Madame Marie Cable was the chief attraction, and in deed her singing and acting as the heroine aro so charming, and thoroughly French withal, that we can scarcely wonder at the furore they created amongst our excitable neighbours, or the ready acceptance they have met with here, where every thing good of its kind is sure to be encouraged. She person ated a young girl, betrothed to one man, but in love with another ; and, to make matters worse, her destined hus band is the dear friend and benefactor of her beloved. The latter returns from sea just as the wedding is about to take place ; but, preferring his friend's happiness to his own, he heroically conceals his passion, although, like the Spartan boy's stolen fox, it is tearing its possessor to pieces. But still greater trials await him, for the bridegroom, who is abruptly called away before the completion of the mar riage ceremony, leaves him to protect the lady during his absence. This leads to many ludicrous situations, for the un willing bride, piqued by the apparent indifference of him whom she really loves, exercises all the potent spells of co quetry to make him betray his trust. So long as be is awake and in his senses, there appears to be no chance of her suc ceeding, so she contrives to make him tipsy , and send him to sleep. Believing in the "in vino veritas" doctrine, she is de lighted to hear her name tenderly murmured, and passionate declarations of love stammered forth by the object of her af fection when in what may be considered au irresponsible state, and, having learned that the absent gentleman has sworn never to marry a woman who has even suffered the tips of her fingers to be kissed by another, she manages at last to compromise her lover so far as to render the hated union im probable, if not impossible. Eventually, everything comes right ; the magnanimity of the disappointed bridegroom is properly applied, and the piece ends to the satisfaction of all. Madame Marie Cabel, is la Promise , acted with perfect tact and unflagging spirit. Rarely have we seen so genuine a speci men of the Opera Comique school as her personation of this arduous character. Messrs. JUlleA, Laurent, Colson, and Madlle. Girard are also entitled to honourable mention. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline Harcourt, Lord James Murray, and Col. Harcourt, honoured the performance with her presence. Paddle wheel. Screw. Norm& Ditto. Madras For the China local service : Canton T ar t ar } wheel. Sir Chas. Forbes (chartered yes.) 450 150 Rajah ...... .. 600 60 t screw. Manilla • 635 60 f VESSELS BUILDING AND FITTING OUT. (Will be ready for service in from three to six months.) Nubia (Liverpool) Pera (Liverpool) (Black— 11) * * (Blackwa. ** * (Blackwall) Haddington (transport ship) STORE AND COAL SHIPS. Zenobia (Suez) 9OO Fort William (Hong Kong) l,BOO Santa Anna (Gibraltar) 1,500 Ariadne (Alexandria) Larkins (King George's Sound) 1,000 Orestes (Port Philip)— 63,985 15,240 SUMMER CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES, 1854. Yesterday the Judges appointed to proceed and hold the ensuing summer assizes for the ::everal counties comprised within the Midland, Western, and North Wales and Chester circuits, finally fixed the days for holding such assize on their respective circuits. The days on the Home, Northern, Ox ford, and Norfolk circuits have already been given, but the days on the South Wales and Chester circuit are not finally fixed. The following are the days appointed on the circuits first above mentioned : MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Judges : The Right Hon. Mr. Baron Parke and the Hon. Mr. Justice Maule. Rutlandshire, Tues day, July 11, at Oakham ; Northamptonshire, Wednesday, July 12, at Northampton ; Town of Northampton, the same day at the same place ; Leicestershire, Monday, July 17, at Leicester; Borough of Leicester, the same day at the same Place ; Nottinghamshire, Wednesday, Ju'y 19, at Nottingham; Town of Nottingham, the same day at the same place; Lin colnshire, Saturday, July 22, at the Castle at Lincoln ; City of Lincoln, the same day, at the Guildhall of the City of Lin coin ; Derbyshire, Wednesday, July 26, at Derby ; Warwick shire, Coventry Division, Monday, July 31, at Coventry; Warwick Division ; Tuesday, August 1, at Warwick Castle. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Judges : The Hon. Mr. Justice Cole ridge, and the Hou. Mr. Justice Wightman. County of South ampton (Hants), Tuesday, July 11, at the Castle at Winches ter ; Djrsetshire, Saturday, July 15, at Dorchester ; Devon shire, Wednesday, July 19, at the Castle at Exeter; City of Exeter, the same day, at the Guildhall of the city ; Cornwall, Wednesday, July 26, at Bodmin ; Somersetshire, Monday, July 31, at Wells; Wiltshire, Saturday, Aug. 5, at Devizas ; City of Bristol, Wednesday, August 9, at the court-house, Bristol. NORTH WALES AND CHESTER. CIRCUIT.--JHdge The lion. Mr. Baron Martin, who, after proceeding through the several counties comprised within North Wales, will meet the Hon. Mr. Justice Williams at the conclusion of his tour on the South Wales Circuit at Chester, and hold jointly the assize for that county and ancient city. The days fixed aro, for Montgo• meryshire, Wednesday, July 19, at Newton; Merionethshire, Saturday, July 22, at Dolgolly ; Caernarvonshire, Tuesday, July 25, at Caernarvon ; Angleseyshire, Friday, July 28, at Beaumaris; D en bighshire, Monday, July 31, at Ruthin; Flint shire, Thursday, Aug. 3, at Mold ; Cheshire, Saturday, Aug. 5, at the castle of the city of Chester ; City of Chester, same day, at the guildhall of the city. V aca tion Judge Lord Camp bell will remain in tow n as the vacation judge, and sit iu chambers, in Sergeant's-inn, Chan cery-lane, to dispose of all interlocutory matters during the . absence of the other learnedjudges on their respective circuits. MINES A.%-iia Fria Anglo Austrin. Gohi Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Radon (Gd. Duchy Ellaenarvon Ir. &Co& isritish Austrlu. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiafiw Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min Co. of Jamaica...... . Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper MM. of Eng Do. Pref. 7. p. cent English and Austrin. Copper Sraeltg.Co General Great Nugget Vein 1 Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Loud. &Califon'. Gold ' Quartz Crush. Co. Nialiquita Aexican&S.Amerien, New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. d; Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba i'outh Australian Tin Croft United Mexican IWaller West Granada West Mariposa Worthing Mining of Australia. ..... 1 Yuba I id AP 1 d 24 4 4 10 . ;. 7 - 6' - 5} - 2} 30 - 32 - 44 - 46 11 - 12 50 -60 2 - 4p - - 1 - 16 10 - 11 a i 6 64 i i it - A 16 - 17 32 1 - 34 9i - 104 3t - 4 i - 2 - 4 3i - 4 i - i i* = Id W : tl LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 13.—Wind this day at Noon, W. ; strong variable breeze, with heavy rain at times. OFF HASTINGS; June 12.—Sylph, from Barbadoes. PLYMOUTH, June 12. Wind, W. Arrived—Azores Packet, from Gibraltar. COWES, June 12.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sincapore, from Akyab, and sailed for Hamburgh ; Queen of the East, Leghorn, for Leith. SOUTHAMPTON, June 11.—Arrived--Argyll (s), from Carentan. FALMOUIIH, June 12—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Emilie, from Buenos Ayres ; Paquita, Havannah ; M. E. Whetter, do. Off Port—Pere, from St. Domingo ; Helena Catha riva, Lisbon. BRISTOL, June 12.—Wind, W. Arrived Ville de Neva, from Havannah ; Artenas, Newfound' and ; Alex ander, Kertch ; Moult, Lisbon ;' Eliza, Hamburgh ; Judy, do. LOWESTOFT, June 12.—The Welcome, of and for Lon don, from Sunderland, struck upon the Sizewell Bank yesterday at 11.30 p.m., and came off immediately, making a great deal of water, but whilst entering Pakefield Gat became unmanageable, and grounded upon Newcome Sand, where she has become a total wreck. GLOUCESTER, June 12.—Arrived— Niord, from Odessa ; Heillina, Hamburgh ; Impareggiabite, Malta. NEWPORT, June 12.—Wind, S.W. Arrived— B. Calcord, from London, for New York ; Arab, do. do. Auguste, from London, for St. Thomaas ; Georgians, Barcelona ; St. Bruno, London ; Maria Gustave, do., both for Ali cant ; Ocean Gem, London, for New York; Bombay, do., f City Point ; Denia, London, for Tarragona. Sailed— Spartan, for Constantinop e ; Julette, Cape de Verde; Fiugalton, Constantinople ; Brilliant, Malaga. SHIELDS, June 12.—Wind, W. Sailed—Caractacus, for Singapore ; Meanwell, Boston ; Bannister, Marseilles; Integrity, Carthagena. HUMBER June 12.—Arrived—Her Majesty's steamer Cuckoo, from sea. LIVERPOOL, June 12.—The Pero Grenet (French brig), from Santander, with flour, which was towed in here 25th April last, in a sinking state, after being in contact, was a derelict, and the remainder of her crew were saved. SWANSEA, Junel2.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Appleton, from Cuba ; San Jose, Bilboa ; Sombra, San Sebastian. ANTWERP, June 11.—The Recherche (French ship of war) was lost previous to 26th May, on the coast of Ice. land ; also, two French and three Danish vessels have been entirely lost in the same neighbourhood. (RY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, S.W. • moderate. Arrived—Alf red the Great, from Calcutta; Harvest Queen, New Orleans ; S. Laurence, Charleston ; Albert Gallatin, New York ; Gertrnidus, Bilboa ; Philadelphia, Philadelphia ; and Flying Childers, New Orleans. Off the Port— Portena, F. C. Clark, mil Emperor, from Calcutta; Lampedo, St. John's ; Parker, Henry Clay, Osprey, Henry Miller, and Mercutio. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.45 a.m. Wind, N.N.W.; tide, one hour flood; weather, cloudy, with rain. _ . Arrived, June 12.—Yldefonsa, from Bilboa • 'Castor, Alexandria ; Flora, Jamaica ; Albion, Savannah ; Ellen Murray, Jersey ; Renovation, Carseil ; David, Guernsey ; Leo, ditto ; Prima, ditto ; Rejientio, Lisbon ; James, West Coast of Africa; Mallam Hannah, Guernsey; Unca, Seville ; Endeavour, Caen ; Angelique, Bordeaux. DEAL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, W.S.W. ; blowing strong. Passed—Kelpie, from Valparaiso, for London; Graaf van Lumberg Stirum, Caldera, London • Nelus, Melbourne, ; London (landed very large mail) Sy l ph, Barbadoes, Lon don ; Julia, New York, London (supposed to be her) ; Danish brig Christine, Havan.nah, for Copenhagen ; Tau rus (s s), London, for Malta. Anchored—Prince George, from London, for Quebec ; Vallisneria, London, for Algoa. Bay ; Charlemagne, Lon. don, for Jamaica. MARKET NEWS'--(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market is dull, and there are but limited purchases either for home use or export. Sellers were not willing to accept lower prices. For foreign yellow Havana, duty paid 35s to 395. The quantity of British Plantation landed at the East and West India Docks was 231 hhds 33 tierces and 271 barrels. - There were taken for home consumption 1,770 hhds 219 tierces 633 barrels. The stock in the same places is 9,312 hhds 1,593 tierces 3,086 barrels. Refined has not been in more demand, and the supply is large, Brown lumps are 465. COFFEE.—Nativo Ceylon has been in more request, and tends upwards. Low to fine ord, 43s to 43s 6d. Plantation sold at full prices. RUM.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,099 puns 104 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 139 puns 7 hhds, and ex ported 110 puns 269 hhds. The stock in the same places is 7,981 puns, 1,497 hhds. TALLOW.—Our market opened this morning heavy, not withstanding that the delivery for the week was good (820 casks), and the arrival small (59 casks), and that the St. Petersburg advices mention only 100 casks being bought, and an advance in the exchange. Very little business has been done, and the market closes quiet. On the spot, 62s 6d to G2s 9d; all the month, 62s to 62s 6d ; August, 63s 9d ; September, 64s 6d ; October and December (new) , 65s to 65s 6d. Sorts are scarce. Australian sheep, 62s Gd to 63s 3d ; beef, 57s to 595. South American, 62s to 62s 6d. Cocoanut oil—Cochin 48s, Ceylon 475. Linseed oil flat, at 36s 6d, spot ; and 395, last four months. Palm oil, 45s to 475. Tallow Elaine, 565. Tallow oil, 395. Town tallow, 60s Gd, net cash. Palm oil (Liverpool arrival), 451. 10s per ton. French tallow, 59s to 61s. SALTPETRE.—At auction 632 bags Bengal were taken in at 38s for good, 3i to 6i per cent. refraction. RICE.—Of 2,461 bags Madras offered publicly, only partly sold at lls Gd to 12s for ord and mid pinkey. SPlCES.—Nutmegs-8 cases sold at 2s 2d for damaged, and 3 cases mace damaged sold at 2s. TEA.—There has been an improving market, and black and green have both been in request. COTTON.—The demand is brisker, and at fall rates. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 5/ Os ; clover ditto, 31 lOs to 6/ 09 ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 2s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CIIIIBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 51 Os ; clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 6/ Os; and straw, 1/ 16s to 212 s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dulls WHITECEIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to Si Os; clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 61 6s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 2s per load. Trade dull. DECIMAL COlNAGE.—Yesterday a public meeting of merchants and bankers and others interested in the c alsystem, progress t gave em, f thero of m adoption of a decimal system of weights, measures, and coinage was held at the London Tavern, Mr. W. Bro wne l‘.P in accountthe favour chair. theof the h originde chairman m The andh t h me e e e tmi timeuo g succinct n v e mlen when the late Lord Wrottealey, then Sir John Wrot a tesley, brought it before the House of Commons forty years since. The next step was the royal ,commission of 1838, presided over by the astronomer royal, which reported in favour of such a system. This report was followed by a 3ull until the public were again awakened to the importance of the ch a nge by his o wn and Sir John B owring's labours. Th e peop l e were now desirous of having such a system, an d pet iti ons were d a ily pouring into Parliament praying for its introduc tion, and all that was wanted was to convince the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the country was ripe for the change, which could be effected with ease. Mr. H o d g son moved, and Mr. J. Ingrain Travers seconded resolution, which set forth that the establishment of a complete decimal system would effect ar important saving of time, and insure accuracy in all commerc i a l and monetary transactions, would render our co i ns , we i g hts, and measures more intelligible to foreigners, and more in accordance with these of the countrie s w ith which the greater p art of our trade is carried on, and would greatly facilitate popular instruction in arithmetic, sparing the time and ener g ies of both pupils and teachers. An association was then formed to spread information, collect subscriptions, and to take measures to secure the early issue of the requisite decimal coins. The next re solution approved of the pound sterling as the unit of accounts, its subdivisions being the florin, the cent. equi valent to one-teeth of the florin, and the mill, to repre sent one-tenth of the cent., or the 1-1000th of the pound sterling. Mr. Minasi opposed this resolution, insisting on the merits of the penny as the unit of account ; but as his arguments were, in t he opinion of the meeting, such as could be best considered by a committee, he bowed to that decision and withdrew. A deputation was then appointed to wait on the Chancellor of the Exchequer in reference to the subject, and the proceedings termi- Q nated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. STRAND THEATRE. Last evening, Sheridan Knowles's play of the Love Chase was performed at this threatro, for the purpose of Miss Fitzpatrick making her first appearance in the cele brated part of neighbour Constance. This lady possesses all the requisite personal charms for the stage, graceful and lady-like manners and action, a brilliant eye, and a very intelligent and express , ve countenance. Her style of acting is full, varied, and highly effective ; and, if at any ti me it ap peared to approach excess, it arose more from inefficient sup port than any fault in the taste and discretion of the actress herself. Miss Fitzpatrick, as far as any judgment can be formed from the performance of one part only, may be pro nounced a perfect mistress of her art, and she requires a much larger and a better appointed stage than where we saw her last evening, for the complete development of her talents. A call before the curtain, much applause, and a bouquet, con stituted the reward for her exertions. Mrs. Laws played the Widow Green with a good deal of effect. Miss C. Wharton played Lydia well, and in an unassuming manner, and Mr. E. Jones proved himself a steady and good actor as Sir William Fondlove. SIiRREY THEATRE. Under Miss homer's management the operatic performances here have been attended with even greater success than those of former years. Last night there was another repetition of Robert le Diable, and it was one of the most effective render ings of this favourite opera by English artistes that we have seen. Miss Lowe is more at home in the Countess than she was in Alice, which latter part is taken by Miss Rebecca Isaacs, and is one of the highest successes which that young lady has yet achieved. The ballet department, under Mr. Flexmore, was better than is usual at a minor house. Miss Julia St. George, from the Lyceum, made a sensation in the burlesque of Beauty and the React, which followed the opera. Her fine, clear voice is as true and as ringing as ever, and her acting does credit to her instructress, Madame Yestris. all 13.5 24i all 15 i 1 10 1 1 li 2 ThE MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS. The vacation of his seat last night by Sir George Grey, in consequence of his acceptance of the seals of the Colonial office, removed all doubts that may have existed as to the correctness of the anticipations which we placed before our readers with regard to the new arrangements in the Cabinet. Not a single question was asked, not a single observation was made, when Mr. Hayter moved the new writ, notwithstand ing the indications that have rendered it evident that there is within the camp of the Government a very angry and bitter personal as well as party struggle going on, and notwith standing, what is a still more important circumstance, the patent proof which the public has before its eyes, that the professions of Lord Aberdeen and his immediate followers about administration reform are hollow as the men who made them, and that the real requirements of the Public Service has been made either a sacrifice or a cloak to political in trigues or party jealousies. We do not complain, except on one point, to which we refer below, of Sir George Grey being made Secretary of State for the Colonies in such a Cabinet as the present. Sir George Grey is a public servant of high per sonal character, great experience, and tried ability ; and, speaking generally, we should be inclined to describe him as a Minister of a higher rather than a lower calibre than the noble duke who preceded him, and we should have been quite content to see him eliminate the Duke of Newcastle; but we object most strenuously, now that we understand how limited the powers of the new Secretary of State for War are to be, and how trifling his duties, to the retention of both, and to a supplemental estimate for the maintenance of a Minister and a Department, who is only to be, as he always has been, an impediment. We trust that, upon this occasion, the House of Commons will pluck up a little heart of grace, and do something more to the purpose than ask questions. Th e y are always ready enough to do that, and, indeed, half the public time is wasted in putting questions which lead to nothing except full per mission to the catechised to do just as they please, even to the length of adding another 5001. a-year to the Clerk of the Council, convicted by his own letters of already receiving 2,0001. for doing nothing, and, in the teeth of their own re commendation, putting a new Commissioner into the Board of Audit. These, however, are comparatively minor matters; but if the House of Commons should allow so flagrant a piece of mal-administration to be quietly carried into effect as that which Lord Aberdeen explained in his speech of Friday night that he had decided upon, the House, we are sure will lose, and very deservedly lose, the confidence of the country. They must do something more now, if they would keep it, than ask puerile questions. They must force upon the Government one of two alternatives—either that they should altogether withdraw their proposition for a new and additional Secre tary of State ; or, that they shall present a complete and bona fide scheme for the reorganisation of the civil service of the army. Why should we be encumbered with the Duke of New castle, with a new department attached to him, if he is only to be still like the buoy-boat in a yacht race—a something we are to go round before we can attain our object What will be the use of him if our armies, hungry and thirsty, are still to go for their commissariat supplies to the First Lords of the Treasury, whose proper business is the control of pay ments, and not the issue of barrels of ale and porter—or if every time any of the troops want new arms or fresh stable pails, their colonel is still to have to move the Commander in-Chief to desire the Secretary-at-War to require the Secre tary of State to take the royal pleasure as to whether or no he shall direct the Ordnance to issue them from the store keeper's department ? In the days of our youth, we remem ber to have thought the story of " The House that Jack Built" a very complicated piece ; but what was that to this 'I Think of the extraordinary number of people who must be put in movement, and of the complication of diverse offices which must be brought into concurrent action before troops can be moved, clothed, fed, shaved, or left unshaved, lighted or bedded, and then you will find ample matter for wonder, not that the French landed their soldiers better, quartered them more comfortably, and clothed them more suitably than ours, but that ours should have got to their destination at all with or without the ale and porter which our letters of yes terday describe them as painfully waiting for, and with or without the cotton night-caps which Lord Hardinge is think ing of making for their shakos. It is very true that we have with that same organisation •of departments which we now have, and find fault with, con ducted great wars, and conducted them to a successful and glorious issue : but it is in spite of them, and not by any aid that they afforded, that those wars were so conducted. Not a man engaged in them, from the private soldier to the Field Marshal, or from the commissariat clerk to the Prime Minis ter, but felt and acknowledged that they were an impediment to energy, and a bar to rapidity of action and movement. The question is, Are we to go on with these impeding compli cations as we have done before, and contriving, perhaps, as we have done before, to get through our work pretty success fully, though with a good deal of wasteful expenditure of men and money, or are we to apply the experiences we have bought practically and get rid of them When the Peelite party assumed to be the de facto Govern ment in a mixed Cabinet, they asked us to have patience— they asked us not, at the outset of their career, to expect or to press fur political measures. It was a reasonable request. Till "of more familiarity had come contempt" it was not ' likely that a Government so peculiarly constructed could frame, harmoniously measures involving great political prin ciples. The public assented, exhibited the greatest patience, and showed the greatest indulgence to an unusual combina tion of political men engaged in a great experiment. The pub lic were assured in return that they should have a much bet ter thing than political measures—they should have great ad ministrative reforms. The Peelite party embraced, so them selves and their organs said, the ablest and most experienced administrators in the kingdom, and in their hands public departments would become so changed, that old worn-out Whigs and Tories, and blundering Derbyites would not know them again. Lord Aberdeen has been some time at the head of affairs, aided by the Duke of Newcastle, Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Cardwell, and yet we see none of these reforms or improvements in administration. Mr. Gladstone can't manage the money market, Mr. Cardwell can't manage the railway department of the Board of Trade, the Duke of Newcastle has had his knuckles rapped by the House of Commons for mal administration of his patronage ; and the utmost that the party united can think of, by way of making provision for the vigorous and rapid conduct of a great war, is to create a new Secretary of State, whose exclusive duty it is to be to make memoranda of all the hitches that occur. Truly, if this be the administrative wisdom of the Peelites, we would rather go back to the folly of our ancestors.—Morning Post. THE MINISTERIAL CHANGES AND THE CITY OF LONDON ELECTION. The Sheriff has fixed to-morrow (Wednesday) for the Elec tion in the City of London, when the Guildhall will doubtless be well filled by those anxious to hear the harangues of Lord John Russell and Mr. Urquhart. A meeting of Liberals has taken place at which it was resolved to give the fullest sup port to the new President of the Council, who will, of course, be elected. The Tory papers have been making the best they can of Mr. Urquhart's eccentric opposition, but the journalists who are left with no better Tory candidate than the gentle man who talks about Turkey, Sodom and Gomorrah, will surely not find themselves supported by the Barings and the Mastermaus of London. All doubts about who shall play the chief parts in the re arranged Ministry are at au end by the authorised announce ment of the Court newsman, who tells us that yesterday, at the Council, " The Duke of Newcastle bad an audience of the Queen, and resigned the seals as Secretary of State. "At the Council her Majesty was pleased to declare the Right Hon. Lord John Russell Lord President of her Most Honourable Privy Council, and his Lordship took his place at the Board accordingly. " The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, having accepted the seals as one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, was sworn in. " The Most Noble Henry Duke of Newcastle having ac cepted the seals as Fourth Secretary of State, was also sworn in." It will be noticed that the words " War Minister" arc not used. Before parting with this subject we must say a word or two about the gyrations of a contemporary and Sir George Grey. It took the Times six mouths to perform the difficult feat of turning its back upon itself in the case of the war between Russia and Turkey. During the same time it gave plenty of employment to its organs of political digestion by swallowing its own words to the very letter. What was difficult, however, in the matter of the war, is comparatively easy in such a matter as a change of Ministerial arrangements. Instead of six months the Times only asks for three days to enable it to contradict itself iu the most satisfactory manner. On Friday last the readers of that paper were told that—" Amongst those mem bers of the Whig party who were unavoidably left out when the present Administration was formed, Sir George Grey is perhaps the most eminent, and although he has no peculiar acquaintance with its duties, we entertain little doubt that the seals of the Colonial-office will be offered to him. With out adding materially to the strength of the Government Sir George Grey is deservedly regarded by men of all parties with respect and esteem, and the House of Commons will view with satisfaction his return to the front row of the Minis terial benches." Tho addle-headed old gentlemen who fur nish themselves with opinions for the day from the Times committed themselves doubtless on Friday to the assertion that the Colonial-office would be in good hands. " Perhaps the most eminent of all the neglected Whigs"— -" a man who was deservedly regarded by men of all parties with respect and esteem"—" ono whom the House of Commons would view with satisfaction returning to the front row of the Ministerial benches"—was to be entrusted with the seals of the Colonial. office, and we might thank our stars that so good an appointment was to be expected. While they were thus trumpeting the praises of the supposed Colonial Minis ter they little thought that some changes were mysteri ously taking place in the currents which act upon the Times' weather-cock, which would tend very materially to necessitate a great qualification in their previous as sertions. Poor old gentlemen, they must have rubbed their oyes on Saturday, when, with the recollection of the laudation of the expected Ministerial changes ...the day before full in their minds, they read a captious criticism of all the appointments—in which Lord John Russell was sneered at, and in which the " perhaps most eminent of the neglected Whigs" was spoken of as follows : " With more than one member of the Government well qualified to assume the direction of the Colonial Department, that important office has been thrust upon a minister who is understood to have had other objects of ambition, and who has always been less remarkable for his administrative abili ties than for the purity of his private character." This a tolerable " let dow n " for the person whom the House of Commons would view with satisfaction returning to the front row of the Ministerial benches." What were the bewildered old gentlemen to do on Saturday to retrieve their c h ara cter for political w isdom. The Times, however, had not done with them yet. On Monday morning the divinity of Friday was smashed at a blow, and Sir George Grey was left with not a leg to stand on. " His whole experience of gainedof u nder the disastrous Administration the Colonies was Lord Glenelg, and he is likely to be worked upon by influ ences and directed by counsels which the remote portions of the British empire deem most fatal to their interests and most hostile to their prosperity. Hero is a firebrand Colo nial Secretary for you. This is the respected and esteemed of all parties—the man whom the House of Commons would be charmed to see sitting on the front row of the Ministerial benches. A pretty House of Commons we must have not to know better how to distinguish chaff from wheat. But not only is the choice intrinsically a bad one ; it is unpleasant in it s consequences. " His appoint men t must be regarded as a slight to all members of the G overnmen t holding offices infe rior to that of Secretary of State." The great majority members of the Governm en t w ill b e i n a state of in . cipient insurrection. Leaving the old gentlemen to digest their grievance in the best manner they can, what is the public to think of a paper which takes only three days to enunciate two utterly con tradictory assertions on the same subject—nay, deliberately changes on Saturday the opinion which it held on Friday ? Is it possible to avoid the conclusion that on Friday the general changes, and the appointment of Sir G. Grey in parti cular, were made the subject of moderate praise because there was really nothing objectionable in them, and because no competing interest had expressed its dissatisfaction, while in the interval between Friday and Saturday it was discovered that the claims of certain parties had been neglected whom it was desirable to conciliate ? As the public could not be intrusted with this secret, the only plan left was to throw dirty water at Si George Grey. Nobody can for instant suppose that direct contradictions of this nature weniii be allowed in a journal which ought to have a Character to lose, without there were some cogent reason lying behind— some party to serve some intrigue to carry on—some con tributor who wanted to work out a private grudge. It is quite clear that the intention of the article on Monday was to excite, if possible, disunion and discontent amongst the Minis ters. A general scuffle is desired, in order that some party, who is kept out of the way at present, may sneak in duritlg the confusion. What are we to think of the character of a Iran or a party of men, who adopt such measures 1 . . What are we to think of a public journal which lends its aid to such miser able intrigues, and does not hesitate to cali•that black to•day which it named white the day before, and, notwithstanding, finds its malice useless by the establishment of order aznoisgiat men between whom it sought to sow heart-burnings and dia. trust I—Daily News. Screw. Paddle wheel. Ditto. CO :- ~ y~< ~~ ~~~. THE . EASTERN QUESTION. A weekly contemporary, whose sources of information on foreign matters, appear to be of a very exclusive and trust worthy character, has for some weeks past atilrrned, in the most explicit terms, that the noble lord at the head of the Government has entered into an engagement with the Courts of Vienna and Berlin to conclude an armistice with Russia, preparatory to the establishment of a peace—based on the state of matters which existed before--the moment that' the Czar consents to evacuate the Principalities.' The Press not only communicates this intelligence, but pledges its character for the accuracy of it. And one of our morning contemporaries not only transfers the article into hie columns, but indorses its truth, on the authority of sources of information peculiar to himself. Our weekly contempo rary, moreover, challenges the noble lord whose name it im plicated, to contradict his statements, if he can. That chg. lenge has been before the public for ten days; _it was repeated on Saturday last ; and yet it has not been accepted; The statement has not been contradicted. The truth of the elle. gation has not been denied. The matter is one of too grave a character to be permitted to rest where it is. Why does not some of the noble lord's peers put the question to him, whether there be any truth in the statement Why does note the Marquis of • Clanricarde put such questions as may elicit information as to the 'real state of the case ? The public are vitally interested in the question. It deeply affects the national honour, as 'well as the material interests of the country. The future well-being, and even the peace of Europe, depend upon it, and therefore the matter should not be suffered to remain in a state of un certainty. The assertion is not made in vague language. The charge is made in the most specific terms. Our weekly contemporary distinctly affirms, that the secret negotiations which had been going on for some time between Austria and Prussia, with the view of terminating the Turkish war in such a manner ea would save the honour and spare the susceptibilities of the Czar, have been brought to a favourable conclusion ; and that they mean, with the concurrence of Nicholas, to propose an armistice to the belligerents, as a preliminary to a general Conference of the European Powers, which is to arrange the terms of a permanent peace. The concessions which Russia is willing to make, if concessions they can be called, are, that Austria shall have a joint control over the navigation of the mouths of the Danube,—that ships of war be permitted to pass the Dardanelles—and that the treaty of Kaivardji be tween Russia and Turkey be subjected to the constraction which the Conference may think fit to put on its provisions. All this Russia was ready to acquiesce in as far back an October last, before the united squadrons had entered either the Black Sea or the Baltic. The whole affair, therefore is a Muscovite dodge. The movement has been wade at the insti. gation of the Czar. And it must be admitted to be a very in genious expedient, for if the Western Powers should agree to the proposals made by Austria and Prussia, Nicholas will be able to retire from the war, without any feeling of mortifica tion. He would be able to say that he had from the first ex pressed his willingness to accede to terms of peace on such conditions. If, on the other hand, France and England per emptorily refuse to accede to any such .terms, AFstria and Prussia, acting on the suggestions of the Czar, will have a new and more plausible pretext than before for remaining neutral in the war between Russia and Turkey, and in that way play the game of the Autocrat. But the matter which more immediately concerns us to know is this—Can it be true that the head of the English Go vernment has become a consenting party to this new device on the part of the Courts of Vienna and Berlin, acting under the inspiration of the Court of St. Petersburg 'I That is what our weekly contemporary affirms, and in the truth of which a daily contemporary expresses his entire belief. The country has a right to know whether the charge be well founded or groundless. It is one of much too grave a character to have hanging over the head of a public man, without being denied. if it has no foundation in fact. And the noble lord himself, who cannot pretend ignorance of it- -for he reads both the journals in whose columns it has appeared—ought to feel that he is bound alike in duty to him. self and to the country, to meet the allegation with a direct denial, if it is destitute of foundation. His continued silence will be construed into a tacit admission of its truth; and should it unfortunately prove to be true, it will be one of the most serious charges that ever have been established against a nister of England in modern times. It will justify the terms, " England's Betrayal," applied to it by our weekly contem porary. It is a sacrifice to the Czar of the honour and the interests of this country. It is, besides, a betrayal of the interests of all Europe. And to complete the gravity of the affair, it will, if true, be found that the noble lord, in becoming a party to such a course of action, has done so without the knowledge or con currence of his colleagues in the Cabinet; for we cannot al low ourselves for a moment to believe, that the question had ever been brought before a Cabinet Council, much less re ceived its sanction. If this be so, there is not a man in the Administration who does not owe it to himself to ascertain whether the charge be true or not. The colleagues of the Premier ought to remember that if the country sees so grave an accusation in general circulation, and no contradiction offered to it, the conclusion at which it will naturally arrive is, not only that the charge is true as regards the noble lord, but that they are severally implicated in it—for the country cannot be expected to suppose that he would have taken so important a step as virtually to concede everything to Russia, without their knowledge and concurrence. It is, therefore, on all accounts, desirable in the highest degree, that the real state of matters should be ascertained. The public have a right to know what are the actual facts of the case ; and were that public faithfully represented in the House of Commons, questions would have been put before now to the leader of the house, with the view of getting at the real position of affairs. The country, unhappily, is Dot properly represented in the Commons. But bad as matters are in this respect, surely some one may be found in the house who will elicit the desired infor mation. What has come of Mr. Layard I He used to display independence, as well as information, on all matters bearing on the Eastern question. But he, also, has been mute of late. His voice is no longer heard. He not only has ceased to put troublesome questions to Ministers, but he has ceased to open his lips at all. Mr. Hume, Mr. Roebuck, and Mr.' Thomas Duucombe, used also to display great independence in the way of putting questions to the Treasury benches, which more timid members had not the courage to ask. But the prevailing complaint in the Commons—a loss of indepen dence and of patriotism in matters of this nature—has seized them also. It is a very sad and unsatisfactory reflection that such should be the state of matters. We have, indeed, fallen on degenerate days. A thoroughly independent and intelli gent man would, in the present position of matters, raise himself in a few weeks to the highest pinnacle of Parruunen tary popularity. —Morning Advertiser. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS—JUNE 12. SUPPLY—GRANT TO GOVERNMENT PRISONS. Motion made and question proposed, " That a sum not ex-, ceeding 371,9331. be granted to her Majesty, to defray the charge of Government Prisons and Convict Establishments at Home, to the 31st day of March, 1855 :"—Wherenpou motion made, and question put, " That a sum, not exceed ing 371,3831., be granted to her Majesty, to defray the charge of Government Prisons and Convict Establishments at Home, to the 31st day of March, 1855." The committee divided—Ayes 158, Noes 136._ AYES—ISB. Adderley, C. Fergus. J. Morris, D. Alexander, J. Ferguson, J. Mowbray, J. Anderson, Sir J. Floyer, J. Mullin" 3. a rchdall, M. Forbes, W. Mandy, W. Bailey, Sir J. Fox, W. Murrough, J. Bailey, C. Frewen C. Noel, G. Baldock, E. Galway Viscount North, Lt.-Col. J. Bankes, At. Hon. G. G eorge, Ossulston, Lord Barnes, T. Gilpin, Col, H. Parke, C. Barrow, W. Goddard, A. Paget, Lord G. Itateson, Capt. T. Or, enall, Gilbert Pakington, Sir J. Beckett, W. Grogan, Edward Palk, L. Bell, J. Gwyn, Howe Pollatt, A. Nennet, Capt. P. Iladneld, George Percy, J. Benthick, G. Hardinge, lion. C. Fortai, M. Beresford, Rt. lin. W. Hastie, Archd. Itepton, G. Berkeley, Hon. C. Henley, J. Robertson, P. Bernard, Fiat. Hilyard, It. C. Holt. P. Blair, Lieut -Col. J. H. liorsfall, T. Rushoat, Capt. G. Booker, T. W. Hudson, G. Sanders, G. Brocklehurst. J. Hume, W. Sawle. C. Brooke, Sir A, B. Jones, D. Scobell, Capt. G. Buck, L. W. Keating, H. :initial, Sir W. Burrell, Sir C. M. Kendall, N. Smith, W. Burroughes, Li. S. Kerrison, Sir E. Smith, Abel Butt, G. NI. Kershaw, J. Smollett, A. Campbell. Sir A. I. King, J. Stafford, A. Cecil, Lord Kinn:Ord, A. Stanhope. J. Challis, T. Knatchball, W. Stirling, W. Chambers, M. Knightley, It. Taylor, Lt..-Col. 2'. Chambers, T. Knox, LL-Col. B. W. Thesiger, Sir. F. Cheetham, John Laing, S. Tolleinache, J. Chelsea, Viscount Langton, W. FL P. G. Tomnne* G. Child, Smith Langton, U. G. Tudway, IL Cobb)ld, J. C. Lascelles, E. Vallee, J. Collier, R. P. Lee, W. Vane, Lord A. Craufurd, E. H.J. Lennox, Lord A. F. Vyvyan, Sir It: Cro:sley, F. Liddell, ii. G. Walcott, Rear-A.4, Dalkei‘h, Earl Lockhart, W. Walpole. 5, Dalrymple, Visconnt Loveden, P. West, F. Davie, Sir 11 It. F. Lowther. Capt. 11. Whiteside, J. Davies, D. A. S. Mackie, J. Whitmore, H. Deedes W. 3lacG'regor Jas. Wickh am, 11 , Disraeli, Rt. Hon. B. MacGregor, J. rlet: Viscount. cJo.unt Wortley,i"' A. S. S. Duncan, G. Malins , R. NV i gram, Loftus T. Dod, J. W. W 3 M fa cT nd a e g v g i a l Woadd, B. Dunda4, G. Dunlop, A. Mall, E. Du Pre, C. Miles, W. Wyndham. Lt.-(}ea. Wynn. Capt. H. Ellice, E. Milligan, IL Evelyn, W. Mills, T. Wynne, W. Ewart, W. 141 ic hell , Dr. W. Ferrer. J. Montgomery, Sir G. Fellowes, E. Moody, C. TELLTAS. Spooner, R. Newdegate, C. Graham,Greene, c S a l p r t . J. NOES-136. A'Coart, C. Balm, Rt. Hon. M. Caold, W. Atherton, NV. Ball, J.J ohn Oregson, Samuel Bass, IC Orenfell, Charles Beamisb, P. Greville, Colonel F. Bethel!, Sir R. Grosvenor, Ld. R. Biggs, W. Hankey, T. Bland, L. H. Hantner Sir John B onham• Carter, J. Henchy, , D. Bowyer, G Heneage, Geo. H. Boyle, Lt -Col. Herbert, H. Bramston, T. W. Herbert, S. Brockman, E. D. Ile rvey, Lord A. Brotherton, J. Heywood. J. Bruce, Lord E. Higgins, G. 0. Bruce, 11. A. Howard, H^n. C. Buckley, Gen. Howard, Lord E. Cardwell. E. Hughes, W. Cavendish G. C. Ingham, li. Cayley, E. S. Johnstone. Sir J. Cocks, T. S. Keating, IL Cogan, W. H. F. Keogh, W. Colvile. C. It. Kirk, W. Corbally, M. E. Lacon, Sir E. Cowper, W. Layard, A. H. Dashwood, Sir G.. 11. Locke, J. Denison, J. E. Lowe, R. Dent, J. D. Lucas, F. Drumianrig, Pis. MacMahon, P. Duff, G. Maguire, J. F. Duff, J. Marjoribanks, D. Dunne, Lt.-Col F. Massey, W. Eicho, I on! Moffatt, G. Esmondo, J. Alolesworth, Sir W. Fitzzendd.Lt.-o.Sir J Monck, ViFcount Fitz Gerald, J. Monsell, W. Fitzgerald, W. Mulgrave, Earl of Fitzroy, Hon. H. More, Col. W. Forster J. Oakes, J. Forteseue, C. O'Brien, Sir T. Fox, It. O'Connell, IL French F. O'Connell, J. Beach, C O'Fiaherty, A. Gladstone, W. Osborne, R. Glyn, G. Paget, Lord A. GOOdallia, Sir G. Palmer, Roundel' Palmerston, VinoUnt Pechell, Sir G. Peel, F. Perry, Sir E. Philipps, J. Phillimore, Philllmore, R. J. Phinn, T. Pilkington, J. Pinney, R'• rollard.Urciuhart W. Portman, W. Price W. Ricardo, 0. Rice, E. Sadleft*, James Sadlair, John Scholefield, W. Scully, F. Scully. V Seymer, A.• Seymour. W. Shafto, R. Shee, Serjt. W. Sheridan, R. Smith, J. A. Stratt, E. Sutton, J. Swift, B. Talbot, C. Tancred, Thickuesse, B. Thornely, T Thornhill, W. Walmsley, Sir J. Whitbread, S. Wilkinson, W. Williams, W. Wilson, J. Winningtort, Sir T. Wood, Sir C. Young. Sir J. TELLS'S. Hayter. W. 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