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THE SCINDE RAILWAY COMPANY. Offices-2, Moorgate-street. (Provisionally registered.) To be incorporated by Act of Parliament, limiting the liability of Shareholders to the amount of their shares. Capital-750,0001.,:in 37,500 shares of 201. each ; 150,0001. of which is reserved for India. The Directors have every assurance of obtaining from the Honour able East India Company a guarantee of 5 per cent. per annum as a minimum interest on the capital of the Company for 99 years. Deposit—Two Shillings per share. CHAIRMAN—W. P. ANDRE IV, Esq. (Honourable East India Com pany's Service). DittrlTY CnatamAte—FßANClS HORSLEY ROBINSON, Esq. (late Senior Member, Board of Revenue, N. W. Provinces). DIRECTORS. Sir Herbert Maddock, M.P. (late Deputy Governor of Bengal). J. Edmund Anderdon, Esq. (Devonshire -terrace, Hyde-park). Harry Borradaile, Esq. (late Collector Gujerat). B. Kington Finnimore, Esq. (late Dep. Com. Ord. Hyderabad, Scinde). Major John Glasflird (late Executive Engineer, Lahore). ailwaY, and Alexander Mackenzie, Esq., (Director of the M adras of the Oriental Bank Corporation). R John C. Marshman, Esq. (of Serampore, Calcutta). J. Neville Warren, Esq. (50, King William-street) . Thomas Williams, Esq. (Grove - end - roa d, Regent's-parlt) • Active Ehonezza—Thomas Alfre d Yarrow, Stt- BANKERS. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. Messrs. Harries, Farquhar, and Co. Bank of Remittance. The Oriental Bank Corporation. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Marten, Thomas, and Holism. Messrs. Goodwin , Williams, and Co. SECRETARY—Th=IBS Burnell, Esq. RESIDENT ENGINEER IN SCINDE —Hardy Wells, ESq. AGENTS IN SCINDE AND BOMBAY—Messrs. Leekie and Co. The line will be about 110 miles in length, and will place Kurra.- ehee, the only seaport of Scinde, in communication with the Indus, the great commercial artery of the countries on our north-west fron-, tier, at a print where the river becomes free from the intricacies, dangers, and delays of the navigation of the Delta. The line has teen preliminarily examined by that late distinguished officer, Lieutenant Chapman, of the Bombay Beginv.rs, who reports it to present the greatest possible facilities for the construction of a railway, with the very best gradients (in fact nearly level), and at a low rate of cost. Colonel Turner, the Superintending Engineer in Scinde, Mr. Frere, the Commissioner of the Province, and Lord Elphinitone, the Governor of Bombay, all concur in recommending the immediate construction of the line. Detailed prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be had at the offices of the Company, No. 2, Moorgate-street. SCINDE RAILWAY COMPANY. .No FURTHER APPLICATIONS for SHARES in the aboN•e tvinPany can be RECEIVED after SATURDAY, the 16th instaEt. THOMAS BURNELL, Secretary. No. 2, Moor ate-street, Dec. 14, 1854. THE ERA NEWSPAPER will give another GRATIS SUPPLEMENT next Saturday, making EIGHTY COLUMNS of closely printed type.—A 1 Lord Raglan's Official Pe spate:lw, with List of K lied and Wounded at the Fearful tattle of Inkerm an, as well a. Private • Letters from Sebastopo'.—Opentng of Parliament—More Exposures of the _Adelphi. Matrimo.nal Institu tion, with Letters 'irem another Victim —The Double Murder and Cenduct of the Accused—•• Gossip" from an Old Actress —The , t. Jamcs's Amateur performance, and all news hf the week. The Sporting' Department will comprise '"Touchstone's" Review or the Racing Season, with a List of his successful Prophecies fur 1854 Entries ter the Derby and Oaks, ltiY). Order of all Ne ersagents, or send six postage stamps to ERA office,, (7a: lieritie-treet, :idriutd.—For Ode the paper is sent for :is weeks, and a participation presented' gratis in ti.. EllA DERRY GIFTS 01 -5 ,fll it.)YAL, fIAYMAR.K6'I'. Ur.der the minalemcnt of Mr. 2achstoue. EVESING, Dec. 15, Will be performe I the Come.ly of I'It.E7,ENTEI) COMIT. krncinal chant tars by 3lesirs. BuAstone, W. Farren, and Howe, lei•set Ley:lol,ls, Chaplin, Grantham, and Lavine. fter which, the Ba let of TED; STAR OF AIsTDALIJSIA, in which 6en3ra Perea Ncna wi 1 app:•ar. To which w:11 be added THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Fo:lowe: by THE nisa LION. Te conclude with VIE STAII OF CURIA., by the Span•sh Danears. EOYAL PRINVF.STS TITEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. tinier the :tikutagemttnt of Mr. Ca.tatr.et TI:IA EVENING, Dm. 15, Will he presente•i PAU'S r AND MARGUERITE. Prineips' chsracters by Messrs. C. Kean, Esher, Raytnoni, Cathcart, aid faker; Airs. Winsta.nley, Mlss'Js C. Lederer', Daly, anet K. Terry. F Hawed by C gARLES THE SECOND. Principal characters by Messrs w Lacy, Vining, Addison, and Cathcart; Miss .s Murray ant Heath. To coadade with DEAF AS A POST. LYCEUM TUE A.TRE. THIS EVENING, Dee. 15, Will be performed A GGRAVITING SAlf. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Itox!ty, Baker, Swan, Williams, and Tem pleton: Mrs. Macnatnara, and Mi:ses Oliver and 11. Gordon. To be tollowed by a new Comic Drama, entitled A. COMICAL COUNTESS, To be followed by TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE To conclude with the Farce entitled MY FELLOW CLERK. THEATRE 'ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor. Mr. B. Webster.—Directress. Madame Celeste. THIS lgyP.1•11N(1. DEC. 15. Will be perf rmed an entire new Rustic Drama called rizu. L T/IE P°LINDI.INtt. Supporte.l by Messrs. D. Webster and Kee ley, and Mrs. Keeley and Miss Wcolgar. Followed by BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. After which, TILE CAMP AT CHOBIIAM. To which will be aided a new Farce, entitled TUE RAILWAY BELLE. ROYAL OLYMPIC TIIEkTRE. Les3ce and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, DEC. .13, Will be presented THE BE(' f..AR SPA. Principal character: by 3fessrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Hobson, amt 11. Cooper; 31 s Marston, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. Fitzallan, and Miss Julia St. George To be followed by TILE FIIi9 r NIGHT. Characters by Me. , r- Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Harwood Cooper, and Gladstone ; alias Jul!, bt. George, awl Mies Emily Ormon-le. To conclude with the Farce, called A BLIGFITED BEING, r which 11r. it.obsou will appall'. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITaSAT;;R: Le3eee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. SEVENTH WEEK of the BATTLE of TUE ALMA ! which, with a matchless rantomunc, will also be acted at Christinah TIII3 EVENING, A Grand Military Spectacle, in Two Acts, by J. H. Srocurnaira. Esq., called Tilt: BATTL& or TILE ALMA, giving a vivid repro. sentation of that tremendous conflict, upon a vast space, combining the Stage aal the Rini:. and occupied by Four Mandrel Auxiliaries, In addition to the numerous Company. Atter which. LEA ELITES DU CERCLE will appear in the Tilted SCENES in the CIRCLE of Equestrian Talent. The whole to conclude with aspISIBLE FARCE. Boa-ocSee open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. NV , West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, 2nr—Wm. Cooke, jun. lIP3II WATER AT LONDON BRIDG C. THIS DAT —Morning 43 min.after 9 1 Evening 14 min.ift. 10 To- if oaftow -Morning 43 min-after lo 1 Evening 12 glin.ftlit.ll THE WEATHER.—Suer Ornon, Dec. 15. TIIERKONETICR, IN TR SNAI32. 56 highest since noon yesterday. 51— owest this morning and during the night. 56—this day, at noon. BA RovrTER, 30.07. WIND, W. to W.S.W.---Rather fresh breeze, with elonly bat mild weather. , 4 3411 41 1) LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1854 So it appears that England cannot be defended by the English, and that we must seek the aid of foreign mercenaries to discharge the duties which we have plenty men of our own ready and willing to undertake—men who, we may, with ou t drawing invidious distinctions, safely affirm to be at least as efficient as any persons likelyto be obtain ed in their places. Ministers for once succeeded in keeping their intentions strictly private ; and the Foreign Enlistment Bill, which is declared to be one of the two measures which they are anxious to have carried in the early part of the session, took the public completely by surprise. Even "the Fourth Estate" were for once at fault, not the slightest hint of the contemplated measure having got abroad. The public mind is, there fore, like the sheet of white paper described by Loolis, ready to receive any impression that may be ecve lrounicated, and to consider the important topic without prejudice or bias to either side. We confess th at we do not greatly approve of the matter on a merely superficial view. The first impression is by no means favourable, whether we regard the new soldiers as British garrisons, or defending the national honour abroad. In the former capacity it seems, in the first point of view, to be an unconstitutional force, one t hat should at all events be regarded with jeal ous _ J and dis trust ; while in the latter, it is exceedingly dero gatory to our character to suffer it to go abr oa d that we must purchase with our gold, the exer tious which we cannot supply with the th ews and sinews of British subjects. It will enable not merely the Russian, but the Austrian and Prus sian to sneer at the " nation of shopkeepers," who are willing to pay " a black mail " to the more warlike tribes to keep off the Northern Bear from our shores. We .know the fate of those who depend on fore . * aid. We have .seen examples in savage as well as in civilised countries. The Delaware Indians suffered themselves to be regarded as "women," delegating the duty and privilege of defence to others. The unmanly decision sealed THE SITS, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1854. their fate. Those unable or unwilling to protect themselves cannot feel surprised at the natural consequences of their pusillanimity, or at the severity of the destiny which they have provoked. It would be different if the parties whose ser vices we were desirous of obtaining had any per sonal interest in the quarrel—if they had a long protracted course of injury and oppression to avenge. Had the proposition been for a Polish, a Hungarian, or an Italian Legion or Legions, many powerful arguments might be put forward to sustain it. The Poles, more especially, are deeply concerned, and thousands of brave and devoted patriots would seek to be led against the tyrant by whom they had been enslaved. These men have shown themselves to be the most effi cient soldiers, and a motive exists sufficient to ani mate the coldest hearts, the , most phlegmatic tem peraments. Besides, should a campaign in Poland be deemed advisable—and there are many reasons to recommend it—a Polish Legion, composed of men speaking the language of the country, and capable of exciting their brethren to resist the common foe, would be peculiarly valuable. They might change the aspect of the entire campaign, and turn the chances of war. Should the Duke of NEWCASTLE propose the enlistment of a Polish Legion or Legions, we should receive it favourably, and maturely weigh all its adyantages and disad vantages ; for even it would have some objection able points—any foreign garrison being obnoxious to English feeling, mare particularly should a collision occur between the military and people. It cannot be denied that such a thing is possible ; and let even Lord ABERDEEN himself consider the consequences if there should unfortunately be bloodshed on such an occasion. As at present advised, we eanaot approve of this new phase of " Germanism." We cannot consent to the occupation of England by foreign mercenaries. When we see that we can no longer obtain a fair supply of English, Scotch, or Trish to fight our battles,- then we shall listen to the demand for Swiss or German troops. We know that there is no lack of candidates for com missions. Are we to behold the rising generation panting for the opportunity of distinction, and to cast them aside, telling them that the more trust worthy youths of Germany must have the prefer ence. Are we to set aside the stalwart JOHN BULL—the patient and unmoveable SAIVNEY—that will stand to his colours under any trial ; or the ardent Paddy, realy "to fight for love" at a moment's notice, in order to get Swiss or Get . ;- mans ?—men against whom we do not wish to breathe the slightest disparagement ; nor do we do so, in saying that they do not, and cannot, make better soldiers than the inhabitants of any part of the United Kingdom. All we ask, then, is calm and mature ccaside ration. The question is one which cannot be hurried through Parliament without discussion, as if it were a matter of course, against which no reasonable objection could be offered. The people should be allowed full opportunity of speaking by their journalists before the coup d'etat shall take effect. • Some very important Financial Returns have just been ordered by the House of Commons, on the motion of Mr. DISRAELI. They will, when.oh taMed, enlighten the public in many important particulars respecting the policy of the present Chancellor of the Exchequer as to deficiency bilks, or rather bills in anticipation of the revenue. We have always expressed our decided opposition , to the practical annihilation of the Exchequer balances, by the application of more than eight millions sterling to the claims of dissentients under Mr. GLADSTONE'S conversion abortion. It was productive of the most injurious consequences Ito the tax-paying community, but more particu larly to those engaged in commercial or manufac turing pursuits. The country had not merely to meet the increased expenditure occasioned by the carrying on of hostilities against a first-rate Power, but it was also called on to do so after having applied an enormous sum in liquidation of a debt raised by our forefathers during the past century. However valuable this might be as " a financial demonstration," it is ' obvious that it must press with peculiar severity on those who, perhaps for the first time during the national history, have to meet the claims of the past, the present, and the future, to liquidate liabilities incurred a century ago, to provide for the ordinary demands for the interest of the public debt, and the maintenance of the national establishments, and to prevent any possible charge against posterity ! It is needless to ex plain the difficulty of a position that will be but too clearly understood by all the recipients of in come between 1001. and 1501. per annum, the class of whom Ifr. J. L. PHELPS has claimed to be the re presentative, and many others, who, although placed in a higher class, and subjected to fourteenpenco in place of tenpence in the pound, yet feel very acutely the pressure of the burden to which they are subjected. But it is those engaged in mercantile or 'manu facturing pursuits that suffer most. It is not merely that they have to pay additional direct taxation, and that all the necessaries and comforts of existence have increased in price, but they find a new and formidable rival competing with them in the money market, whose wants must be sup plied before their own are even taken into consi deration, and whose appearance as a borrower has at the same time increased the interest of money, and rendered it more difficult of attainment ; affording an excuse to the Directors of the quasi National Bank to use the extraordinary powers with which they are entrusted for their own peculiar advantage rather than. the benefit of the community at large. These various Returns will throw great light upon matters at present not sufficiently under stood or appreciated by the people. They will furnish formidable weapons to one well skilled in their use, and render all Mr. GLA.DSTONE'S tact and skill as a debater indispensable to his defence in the new arena. The wide field for discussion thus opened cannot be suf fered to remain idle or unproductive. Sh ou l d there not be so energetic a labourer as Mr. Da- RA w,r,i, many others will be ready to offer their services, and to assail Ministers on what, notwith standing their boasts respecting "the smartest chap " among them, is unquestionably their weak point. To use a nautical expression, the fiscal, financial, and monetary policy of the Government must be completely "overhauled," and these important Returns will provide the means of doing so—will, in fact, supply the lever for setting the Parliamentary machine in motion, from the action whereof such important results may be anticipated. We rejoice to find that the tales which have been circulated, to the prejudice of the o ffi cers and men o f the ill-fated Prince, and to which we yielded no credence, have been s h own to be without adequate foundation. On Tuesday, we stated that " th e intensity of. the storm would, in the present instance, sufficiently account for tl,e serious damage sustained by the shipping on the dreadful 14th November." We had more Particularly alluded to the Pri nce i n that article, and we felt that under such terrible circumstances it would be unfair and unrea sonable to suffer our minds to be influenced by the magnitude of the loss, and to censure those who perished in the awful transaction, and left their good names as a noble inheritance to those they have left behind them. Let there be the strictest investigation into the conduct of the crew and the officers, and the soundness of the vessel, and' her rigging and fittings. Such an inquiry is alike due to those connected with the vessel and the community. We are convinced that it will not be shirked by the former, but that it is as eagerly asked for as by the people. Sir JAMES GRAHAM has borne strong testimony to the character of Captain GOODALL, who perished in the unfortunate affair. The unfortunate gentleman had always main tained the character of a good and trustworthy officer, and we must give him the benefit of his hardly-acquired reputation. He had, besides, the assistance of a very efficient officer, Commander BAYNTON, who was appointed to co-operate with Captain GOODALL, and who shared his melancholy fate. This gallant officer, but a few days before the deplorable catastrophe, had expressed his com plete satisfaction with the conduct of C.:Ttain GOODALL during the voyage. The cables unfortunately parted, but they had previously been tested, and bore the ordeal. We must therefore ascribe the calamity to the true cause—the interposition of PROVIDENCE, and not add to the sufferings of those whose friends or relations perished, by blackening the memories of the departed without just cause. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. 14 The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, Earl Granville, Lady Faun ) Howard, Baroness de Speth, Lord Carrington, the Com manding Officer of the Royal Bucks Militia, and Lord Churchill. The band of the Royal Bucks Militia played in the Castle during dinner. Her Majesty's private band after wards performed. The Queen and Prince, with the Princess Royal, redo in the Riding-house this,triorniug, and afterwards walked in the grounds adjacent to the Castle. Earl Granville left Windsor in the forenoon for Loudon. Lord aryl Lady Itokeby are invited, and expected this afternoon. The Bishop of Oxford bad stri interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday at his official residence in Down iug•street. A deputation from the Trowbridge Burial Board had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday. . . The Cathedral Commission met at No: 1, New-street, Spring-gardens, yesterday. The commissioners pre sent were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Blandtord, M.P., the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Oxford, the Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, Sir John Dodson, Sir John Patteson, the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, Rev. Canon Selwyn, and Mr. Henry Kinpeoto (secre tary). Despatches from the Governors of the West Coast of Africa were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Lord and Lady Palmerston will take possession of their spacious new mansion, on the Terrace, Piccadilly, on the Ist of February, when her ladyship will commence a series of grand political and fashionable rdunions, which were interrupted last season by the melancholy and premature demise of her ladyship's son-in-law, Lord Jocelyn. Sir James Hogg, M.P., has taken the noble lord's present residence i❑ Carlton-gardens. The Earl and Countess of Wiachilsea have left the Clarendon for Eastwell Park, near Ashford. The Coun tess his recovered from her indisposition. The Duke of Somerset passed a good night on Tuesday, and has recovered from the languor from which he suffered on thm day. The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, who have arrived in Hamilton-place from Lilies Hall, Shropshire, leave town, it is expected, early in the ensuing week, on a visit to the Deke and Duchess of Sutherland, at Wentham Hall. The Earl and Countess of Wilton, accompanied by Lady Elizabeth De Ros, left Grosvenor-square yesterday for Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray. Lord Southainpto ) has left the Clarendon for Whittle bury Lodge, Northamptonshire. Captain Schaw, who fell at Alma, served in China, for which he received a medal, at Amoy, Chusan, and also at Chinhae, including repulse of night attack. EAST INDIA-HOUSE. —A Court of Directors was held at the East India-house on the 6th inst., when Mr. Henry Ricketts was appointed a provisional member of the Council of India, and Mr. Arthur Malet, a provisional member of Council at Bombay. BANK OF IRELAND.— At a meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of Ireland held yesterday, a dividend was declared of 41 per cent., free of income-tax, for the half-year ending the 25th haat. After payment of the dividend, a sum of 5,0001. remains to be added to the Rest. MARTLEBONE ELECTION.—The nomination of candi dates to represent the borough of Marylebone, in the place of Lord Dudley C. Stuart, is appointed to take place on Monday next, at 11 o'clock. REPRESENTATION OF LIMERICK.—The Limerick Chro nicle, received yesterday, states that Mr. Barrington declines going to a poll, so that all idea of a contest is at an end, and Mr. Stephen Do Vero will walk over the course. MANAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.—From a Parlia mentary paper just issued, it appears, that last year- the amount paid to the Bank of England, for the management of the public debt, was 247,8531. 15s. Bd. MR. BRIGHT ON THE WAR.—The requisition to the Mayor of Manchester, requesting him to call a public meeting that the inhabitants might disavow their parti cipation in the sentiments of their hon. member, Mr. Bright, on the war with Russia, was presented yester day. His worship at once acceded to the prayer, and has appointed Monday next for the meeting. DEATH OF CAPT. S. T. WILLIAMS.—On the 23d ult. at Constantinople, where he had been conveyed from Brlaklava, Captain Samuel Toosey Williams, of her Majesty's Scots Greys, in the 32d year of his age (half of which he had passed in her Majesty's service), eldeft son of B. B. Williams, Esq., of Buscott Park, Faring don, Burks, and Westbourne-terrace, Hyde-park-gar dens. The letter conveying this sad intelligence to Captain Williams's afflicted family states, "The origin of his illness was low fever, the result of exposure, pri vation, and excessive fatigue, prior and subsequently to the battle of Balaklava, at which he gallantly led the second squadron of the Scots Greys, on the memorable 25th of October. Your gallant son has been taken from 114, a idst the universal sotrow of all who kr es , hill , . A more honourable and brave officer never existed." THE WESTMINSTER PLAT.—The first representation, or dressed rehearsal, of the Westminster Play, came off last night before a crowded and highlygratified audience. The drama selected on this occasion is the Eunuch,us of Terence, which seems a favourite of Westminster, it having been performed by the King's scholars so re cently as the Christmas holidays of 1851. FAILURE IN THE CORN TRADE.—The stoppage of Mr. C. Wilson, for so many years an extensive corn-dealer in Worcester and the adjoining markets, caused considerable sensation in the Corn Exchange last Saturday. We are informed that a fiat in bankruptcy has been lodged in the Birmingham Court, which is expected to be opened to-day. The liabilities of the estate are set down at 10,000/, but there are very considerable assets.—Wor cester Chronicle. 1 CLER - reAt PittPERMENT.- - The Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Ckirch of Manohester assembled in the chapter-house yesterday and appointed the Rev. Cherie; Richson, M.A., clerk in orders, to the canonry which re cently became vacant by the death of the Rev. Canon Wilson, M.A. ; value ) (Ma per annum. The new canon will also take the incumbency of St. Andrew's, Ardwiok, vacant by the death of Mr. Wilson. Dili REV. DR. JACOB.—There is to be a meeting of the Governors of Christ's Hospital on Tuesday next ; and a rumour has got into circulation that some fresh attempt is then and there to be made to dislodge Dr. Jacob. We cannot guarantee this statement ; even if true, the committee may yet see reason to pause, but we recommend all tie governors within reach to be on the alert) and not to leave the matter in the hands of a thin meeting.—Record. THE WEST INDIA MAlL.—in consequence of Go vernment requiring the steam-packet appointed to take out the West India mails to carry out troops to t he Crimea, there will be no despatch of mails for the Brit'''s and foreign colonies in the West Indies, Mexico, Chili, Peru, Venezuela, New Granada, Greytown, Panama, and California on the 17th inst. Accordiug to present arrangements, the next mails for these placee will be despatched on the 2d of 'l - antilop THE ROYAL MAUL StßAtt CiOlti , ANY,—the 'Oetirk of Directors of the 'loyal Mail. 8 04 ,, yester day addressed letters to ik!) . ti;e. of the Avon, and Mr. Drummenel i l anief engineer, thanking the former for the!manner in which he conducted the ship into Ba l 4. l .ava harbour, so as to save her from destruc tion, during the hurricane of the 14th ) and the latter for its services in the engine -room department on that ejica sion. Messrs. Hammond and Hodgson have been pro moted respectively to the posts of chief and fourth offi cers for their endeavours in the lifeboat to rescue the crews of other vessels, and a gratuity of si. to each of the crew of the lifeboat has been awarded. ST. JAMES'S PARK.—Yesterday a number of work men were engaged in making improvements adjoining Puckingham Palace. The old gates leading f rom Bird cage-walk i n t o P im li co h a d b een remove d , and a new entrance to the park is being completed.. The new Pates will be thrown back a considerable distance, to f ,rm a large area for the entrance of carriages passing from the palace to Belgravia and other parts of the west e erox n yt d raelm o r f eitsyi L d iu t d i F aiirceo Th e new buildings at the eastern , and n a statsta t e n f immedia t ely cf.o_r _w forwardness, the os rears, and n t a e few weeks that important thorough THE LATE LORD FREDERICK FITZ. CLARENCE, G.C.H. Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Commander-in-Chief at Bombay, whose death, we with regret announced in our Indian news yesterday, was second son of King William the Fourth and Mrs. Jordan. Ho was born in 1799, and in 1821 married Lady Augusta Boyle, daughter of the Earl of Glasgow. Lord Frederick entered the army in 1814, and at his death held the rank of Lieutenant-Gueral. Although he had never seen active service, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence always took a very warm interest in his profession, and the benefits of his military administration of the Ports mouth district and of the Bombay Presidency have been sensibly felt by those under his command. Although neither a peer nor the son of a peer, his lordship enjoyed the title and precedency :of a younger son of a marquis, by royal grant, dated May 24, 1831. LATEST NEWS. THE RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY WITH AUSTRIA. VIENNA, THURSDAY EVENING. The ratifications of the Treaty of Alliance be tween Austria and the Western Powers were ex changed this afternoon, at the office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, between the Plenipotentiaries of Austria, France, and England. RUSSIA. We have received the following intelligence via Hamburg : ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 12. If negotiations do not produce peace at the cona- mencement of the new year, a conscription is ordered throughout Russia of 16 in every 1,000, producing an army of 1,000,000 soldiers. THE DUTCH MINISTRY. THE HAGUE, THURSDAY. M. Ensly, Minister of Marine, has tendered his resignation. lie is, however, to present to the Second Chamber of the States-General a temporary budget for the necessities of publio service. M. Rochussen, formerly Governor-General of the Dutch East India colonies, is much spoken of as the probable successor of M. Ensly, at least ad interim. The following telegraphic.despatches have been received from our correspondent in Paris ; they were received there last evening : VIENNA, DEC. 14. A letter from Balaklava, via Varna, states that the English are preparing to embark some heavy siege artillery. It is thought ;that, this is for the purpose of attacking Odessa, where the fleets would winter. ST. PETERSBURG, DEC. 12. Prince Mensebikoff writes from the Crimea, under date of the 4th, that nothing new had taken place before Sebastopol. Several sorties had been attempted by the besieged, but without success. CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 4. Six vessels, full of troops, left yesterday fox the Crimea. Cherib Pacha has been named Minister of Finance. ATHENS, DEC. 8. The cholera has almost entirely subsided in this city. TRIESTE, DEC. 13 (Eve Ding). The packet which left Constantinople on the 4th has just arrived. The accounts from Sebas topol state that the Allied armies were occupied in preparing their barracks to winter in the Crimea. On the 2d, 2,000 English soldiers passed through the Bosphorus to reinforce the English army. The Duke of Cambridge was still ill, and confined Ito his bed. A SHIP CANAL THROUGH SUEZ. MARSEILLES, THURSDAY. The steamer just arrived from Alexandria brings the news that Said Pacha has given to a French company the privilege to execute a ship canal through the Isthmus of Suez. THE GERMANIC DIET. The following is the resolution that has been adopted by the Diet in regard to the last additional article to the April treaty : "The high assembly, whilst it publicly adheres, in the name of the most serene German Confederation, through the present declaration, and on the basis of Art. 2 of the federal acts, and of Arts. 1,3, 5,6, and 7 of the Vienna concluding acts, to the additional article to the treaty of the 20th of April, concorded between the august Courts of Vienna and Berlin on the 26th November ult., and extended by a resolution of the Diet of the 24th of July last, so as to constitute an offensive and defensive treaty, resolves— " 1. That the Germanic Diet, as a European Power, acknowledges the well-known four preliminary points, according to their apparent contents, as an appropriate foundation for paving the way to a legal and secure state of peace in Europe, and especially the first and second points, as appropriate, and to be maintained from the point of view of German interests. "2. That, in accordance therewith, the stipulations for peace should be pursued with energy on this principle. " 3. That on the other side, however, an attack on Austria, be it on the Imperial territory, or against its troops in the principalities, engair,us the whole of Ger many to support Austria with its available means. " 4. In consequence whereof, and 'in consideration of the increasing menacing aspect of European affairs, the military committee shall be charged to take the neces sary steps for appropriate federal military readiness. "5. And also that the two combined committees for Oriental and military affairs shall be empowered to con cert such propositions as may be deemed requisite for carrying out all military measures commensurate with necessities," RUSSIA. The Independance Beige quotes the following letter, dated Hamburg, the 10th inst. : " Accounts from Warsaw of the 7th, received this evening, folly confirm my previous announcement of the arrival of the Russian Imperial Guard in Poland. No less than 17 generals had repaired to the capital of Poland from different points of the empire. It was considered probable, from certain prepara tions making at the palace, that Marshal Paskie witch . would soon leave for St. Petersburg. The communications between the Marshal and Prince Gortschakoff, i❑ Bessarabia, respecting the military po sitions and movements of the two armies was still very active. Prince Gortschakoff has published general re gulations, approved by the Emperor, in virtue of which regular stages are assigned to each, and the inhabitants of the town and country, whose vehicles have been re quired for the conveyance of the troops, are to be indem nified in a uniform manner, according to a general tariff and to distances. They are to receive Treasury bonds, which will have a legal currency, and are to be re ceived in payment of taxes in the public offices of the Empire." FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.—We are without a word of news to-day from the seat of war, and the Paris papers are equally bare. Even speculation on the effect of the treaty between Austria anti the Western Powers is suspended for the day, and the only matter thought of is the meeting of the British Parliament, and the important,debate which took place on the first night. The meeting of our Parliament is looked upon with far greater interest than is generally imagined, for, strange to say, our representatives not only transact the business of Great Britain, but their delibera tions affect to a great degree the affairs of other countries. There is not a doubt that the more liberal policy recently adopted in France is to be attributed to the example given by England, and the light which has been thrown upon mercantile affairs in general by the discussions in our Parlia ment. The Senate and Legislative Corps are sum moned to meet on the 26th of December. The Siecic quotes a passage from a. German paper, in which it is stated that by the - new reading adopted by the Western Powers in combination with Austria, the four guarantees are considerably extended, especially as regards tho free naviga tion of the Black Sea, the guarantee for which will require the entire destruction of all the Rus sian fortified places on the coast, and the limita tion of the number of ships of war to be main tained in that sea ; and that, moreover, indemni ties will be demanded. The Siecle hesitates to believe that Austria goes so ar e but looks for in formation from England. The Emperor and Empress went last evening to the Opera, to see the Muette de Portici. Their Majesties, both on their arrival and departure, were greeted with cries of "Vivo l'Enipereur !" "Vive l'lmperatrice !" The following consular changes had been ordered by an Imperial decree :—M. duet, French consul at Lisbon, has been named consul-general and charge d'affaires at Lima, in the room of Baron Leeve-Veimars, deceased M. Flury, consul at Naples, to succeed M. liuet at Lisbon ; and M. Soulange-Bodin, consul at Moscow, to succeed M. Flury, at Naples. The Hamburg News states, from Berlin, that the Prussian Minister of War has ordered the orga nisation of an additional battery of eight guns for each of the nine regiments of artillery. BOURSE, THIIRSDAY.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash, fr. c. End of Month. 4? per Cer ts 96 —96 f. 20c. 3 per Cents 70 60 70 70 Credit Mobilier 743 75 Roman Credit Fon cier Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. Spanish Threes Piedmontese — Home Debt'......... RAILWAYS—FOR CASEC. Ir. c. fr. Orleans ...... Western 635 Rouen .................. 987 50 Cette Mediterranean — Havre .................. 532 50 Northern SWEDEN. prorogation of the Diet er The Swedish Diet was closed on the sth. a letter from Borsenhalle the H quotes ihr which confidence youdvfe e a e n l c l a a ; e 8 ; , ,T h S e t o R c ko Royal I in s p , e o e t' ci . i t h o e n 5 the t h wh i i e n h swp m n li s av o contains tE►e following words :---' T b h yn e e i c n e t s e s r a i hr o y the exterior situation of the country nihdaeevneetisioptnhete•fectly understood the the country in this respect. In laid before you on the zppro idagannderdaid:inpsnttpfeeiuenedrn,:shiltroeuhrolevtelel:wseinialtnhw:Gtas:toiTovcyfehhoreln riation of the sums which are provided for unforeseen e P x penses, you have enabled us to take the measures w hich circumstances, for the present unknown, may call for. I appreciate your constancy, and know the duties it imposes upon me. , n ATTSTRALIA. SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 14. The General Screw Steam-shipping Company's steam-ship Croesus, Capt. J. V. Hall, arrived here this afternoon, with dates from Sydney to the 2d, and Port-Philip the 10th September, and St. Vin cent November 29. The Crwsus also touched at Ascension for supplies on the 15th of November, remaining there, however, only a few hours. This steamer brings about 30 passengers ; awl on freight, 3,805 ounces of gold from Sydney, 42,406 ounces from Port-Philip; 41,350 sovereigns from Sydney, and from Port-Philip 58,1501. ; the total value of gold and bullion being 284,3441. sterling. Like the outward passage of this noble steam-ship' the homeward one has been marked by mishap, and attended with delay. On the 12th of September, at 8 p.m., only two days after leaving Melbourne, one of the fans of the propeller broke off ; and on the 3d of October the remaining one gave way. The remains of the screw were then hoisted up and. unshipped. The weather was extremely unfavour able, with baffling easterly winds, between New Zealand and 126 long. In lat. 55, long. 105, ice: was fallen in with, and continued for several days.. Cape Horn was rounded on the 19th of October under sail only, as the new propeller could not be got into its place, owing to the heavy weather and the rolling of the ship, till the 29th of October. Since passing the southern tropic the winds have been very light and baffling, with scarcely any trade-wind on either side of the Equator. It will thus be seen, that on the present voyage the Crcesus has had no opportunity whatever of dis playing to advantage either her steaming or sailing qualities, the former having been neutralised by the derangement of the screw, c.nd the latter ob structed by contrary or rendered nugatory by light winds. The °rooms reports having spoken the following ships :—American ships Defiance (of New York),, and Wilk Duck, in lat. 57 13 S., long. 67 17 W. ; ship Sir George Henderson, in lat. 39.02 S., long. 21.27 W. ; the Spanish ship Adonai, in lat. 13.42 W., long. 20.51 W. ; the bark Arab and American ship Albany, in lat. 21.14 N., long. 25.29 W. ; the bark Berwick, in lat. 26.49 N., long. 24.01 W. ; the bark England, in lat. 45.45 N., long. 9.40 W. The intelligence brought by the Crcesus from the Australian colonies has been anticipated by the overland route. The steamer brings a heavy mail, and is, we understand, to be prepared immediately for the troop service. The Crcesus is within 200 tons" burthen of the size of the unfortunate Prince, and is calculated she can carry 1,500 to 1,600 men, with 600 or 700 tons of baggage and stores. The Crcesus left England on the 11th Jan. last, and has consequently been 11 months in going round the world. She was detained several months: in Australia repairing damages which she met with on. Outward passage. The expense of the repairs amounted to about 6,0001. Before she arrived out to Australia every berth in her was engaged for the homeward passage, but the length of her outward voyage frustrated these arrangements. Notwith standing the delays she had" met with, those who came home in her speak highly of her sea-going qualities, of the skill of her comitaander, and of the comforts on board. One of the passengers who ar rived homq in her has been the whole voyage in the Crwsits, and has been delighted with his trip. On the outward voyage lectures were delivered, Sir T. Mitchell having been one of the lecturers, and dra matic representations took place on board. The gentleman who went round the world in the Crcesus visited the chief places in New South Wales, Vic toria, and Van Diemen's Land, while he stopped in Australia, and speaks in the highest terms of the public spirit of the colonists. Melbourne will shortly be supplied with water by works twenty miles long. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. The Canadian Company's Royal mail screw steam-ship Canadian, Captain M`Master, has ar rived in the Mersey, from Portland, State of Maine, after a very rapid run of under twelve days, having left on the afternoon of the 2d inst. She brought, in addition to a large cargo, fifty-two passengers. Our advices from New York are to the Ist inst., two days later than those brought by the Asia. The Grand Trunk Railway (lease) Bill finally passed the Upper House of the Legislative Council of Maine, iu concurrence with the Assembly, on the 28th ult., and only required the assent of the Governor-General of Canada to become a law. An accident occurred on the Ist inst. at Stark on the Grand Trunk Railway line, causing severein juries to ten or twelve persons. Magnetic iron is stated to have been discovered in large quantities along the coast of Lake Superior. A despatch from New Orleans, dated Nov. 30, states that the communication between that city and California (rid Nicaragua), for some time in terrupted, had been resumed. The Shakespear, for Liverpool, had cleared on the 2`Jth ult. with the largest cargo ever shipped from any of the southern ports, viz., 6,430 bales. A stockbroker, named William C. Potter, had been arrested in New Orleans, charged with defrauding the Lafay ette Mining Company of Philadelphia to the extent of 15,000 dols. in their bonds. He was committed for trial. From Washington we learn that the approaching President's Message was to have been started for leading towns in the Union on the 2d, in order that it might be published simultaneously with its deli very to Congress. The navigation of the Ohio had resumed, and a large business was being transacted. The ship Underwriter, hence, had arrived at New York on the 30th ; and the Chariot of Fame, hence, at Boston. At New York, on the Ist, breadstuffs were re ported quiet ; wheat lower ; Canadian white, 2 dols. 172 c. Flour easier ; common to straight state, 8 dols. Inc. to 8 dols. 37c. ; common to good Ohio, 8 dols. 50c. to 9 dols. - Southern un changed ; mixed to good brands, 8 dols. 31ic. to 9 dols. The Canadian spoke the Lisbon and Tartar, of Greenock, at 4 p.m., Dec. 13, inward bound, off Cork. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, D ec . 11.—It is astonishing with wh a t avidity the German journals generally, and more especially those of Vienna, snatch up the absurd rumours which are disseminated by the truth loving members of the Russian party. A week or ten days back it was reported that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had been com pelled by illness to leave his post in the Crimea, and go to Constantinople. A second report announced that it was very possible that the stay of his Royal Highness at Constantinople would be a long one, his illness being very severe ; and for the last three days all the little world of Vienna has been talking of the illness of the Duke of Cambridge. A letter from the Duke of Cambridge himself, dated Constantinople, of the Vtli ult., has been received in this city. His Royal Highness writes that his health is good, and that Lord Raglan has given him a few days' leave of absence, at the end of which time ho returns to his command in the Crimea. There is a general dearth of even Russian intel ligence. The last Menschikoff despatch is dated the Ist December, and repeats the old tale, that "nothing of importance had occurred—the bom bardment was very weak, and did little damage— the Allies were fortifying their position." The Austrian Correspondence has a letter from Odessa, under date of the Ist inst. It was known there that 35,000 Turks, under Omer Pach, were about to embark at Varna for the Crimea. General Osten-Sacken arrived from Kischeneff on the night of the 30th, and intended to continue his journey to the Crimea on the 2d, where, as has been already aLnounced by telegraph, he takes the command of the Dannenberg corps. The writer of this letter states that the reason of the deposition of General Dannenberg is, that in case any mischance should occur to Prince Menschikoff, the command would devolve on the former, and the Russian army would lose all confidence, for though the general is an accomplished soldier, and brave to a fault, he has been almost uniformly unfortunate in all his under takings. The blockade of Odessa had not yet be gun, but there were four steamers of war lying off the harbour. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, DEC. 12. The question of an address in reply to the speech from the Throne has e nte r ed into a new phase. The original project, as moved by M. de Vincke, did not meet with favour in the committees. Far from it ; the whole with one exception voted for its rejection. The report of the central committee, notifying and giving motives for this rejection, was brought up yesterday, and will be laid before the committee in, plenum , on Wednesday, when M. de Vincke will have an opportunity, according to the standing orders, of defending his project. Mean time, the party designated as that of Bethmann - Hollweg and Patow, from the names of its two most eminent members, has determined not till allow the project of an address to fall. Consequently, 41 of that party have drawn up and signed another project, trhich was distributed yesterday to mem bers simultaneously with the report of the central committee rejecting M. de Vincke's motion. The Betbrnann-liollweg project is thus worded : " May it please the Chambers to resolve that a com mittee of tiff:l-Ay-one members shall be elected by the sections, and that the annexed project of an address in answer to the speech from the Throne shall be laid before the same for deliberation a nd reporting thereon. "Motive. —His Majesty the King having opened the Chambers in person, and the question of a reply having been already *looted in another manner, the proposition is justified by its appropriateness and the present state of affairs. _ _ "This address runs thus Most serene and most powerful King, most gra cious King and Lord ! Your Majesty has been pleased to open this year's session of the representatives of the country in your own most exalted person, and to honour them with communications relative to a felicitous event in your royal house, as likewise in respect to the state of the country, internally and externally. " The Second Chamber would think that it little merits the royal confidence, and that it would fail in bounden respect if it were not to respond to the summons contained therein (the speech), not to lay at the foot of the throne the expression of its sentiments. " In the first place it feels itself called upon to ex press most respectfully its warmest sympathy at the union of his Royal Highness Prince Frederick Charles, your Majesty's nephew, with the Princess Marie Anna of Allhalt—an alliance which, whilst on the one hand it lays the foundation for the happiness of a heroic young prince, on the other it promises to the country another model of the blessings of domestic virtues. " `'We bail with satisfaction the reconstruction of the First Chamber, resolved by the law of the 7th of May, 1853, and effected by your Majesty's decree of the 12th of October of this year, as the consolidation of the State constitution, which forms the indisputable foundation of its internal legal order. We look-forward with eager. ness to the moment when it may be possible for us, in union with this body, and with your Majesty, to bring to completion the constitution of the country by a code of communal, district, ancl provincial regulations appro priate to present circumstances. " The long-maintained principles of Prussian admi nistration keeping pace with the demands of the times, have, as your Majesty has been pleased to announce, preserved the finances of th i t State during serious times in a well-rei•ulated condition, and raised the material strength of the country, the means of communication, and, above all, industrial traffic, to a height hitherto unknown. In the earns manner, we trust that your Majesty's Government, under God's assistance, and with the energetic co-operation of all classes of your subjects, may be enabled to meet the wants which mis fortunes have entailed upon some provinces, and the general dearness of the necessaries of life upon the whole country. The most serious cares assuredly fill the breast of every patriot at the sight of the conflict that has broken out between the mightiest States of Europe, and which, in proportion as it developes itself in greater dimensions, must affect Prussia, in consideration of her position as a g rea t p ower , an d her geographical position. " We acknowledge with profound thanks your Ma jesty's paternal solicitude for the country in,maintaining for it as long as possible the blessings of peace. But we feel ourselves bound in our consciences to state most respectfully to your Majesty that, according to our con viction as well as that of the vast majority of the country, the time is come when Prussia, whilst she safe guards her special and North German interests, can, by a prompt and decided return into the European community, which, the other great German Power still allied with her has steadfastly maintained and just now restrengthened, avoid the dangerous position of a complete isolation ; and that the object of a peace founded on legality, secured against all future danger— that is, a durable peace—can only be attained by your Majesty throwing into the balance of decisions the full weight of your voice, strengthened by acts. " Should the united voice. of Europe find no bearing . _ _ _ [meaning from Russia], and your Majesty see yourself necessitated to call forth the whole strength of the coun try. then the nation will know that the heavy sacrifices of blood and goods are not imposed upon it for foreign interests, but for the elevated treasures of right, of inde pendence, and the honour of their fatherland, and, fol lowing the appeal of their King, will show in true Prus sian mauler that we are powerful in unity.' " DEATH OF LORD .RUTIIERFU.RD. We regret to announce the death of this eminent Judge and highly accomplished man, which occurred at his lordship's residence, St. Colme-street, at an early hour on Wednesday morning. For the last three months Lord Rutherford had been suffering from bilious fever, which gradually reduced him to a state of the most ex treme debility, so that latterly his friends could only augur the worst. Lord Rutherford was called to the bar in 1812. He, therefore, did not figure on the politi cal arena in the days of the Fox dinners and the Pan theon meetings, nor, indeed, at the earlier stages of the Reform agitation. Lord Rutherford was about 65 years of age.—Caledonian Mercury. THE MEN-OF-WAR AND THE STORM. The late accounts that we have received from the Black Sea do not confirm the telegraphic report thgt the screw ships Agamemnon and Sanspareil had been driven ashore in the gale of the 14th. Consequently we pre sume there was no truth in the statement. _ It is very gratifying indeeTtO—find,that though they ran some risks, and got a little knocked about from the transports falling foul of them, &c., the men-of-war suf fered no loss •f ships, save and except the little tug, the Danube, and even her machinery has been saved. RECOVERY OF THE STORES OF TIM WYNNSTAY, TRANSPORT. Yesterday advices were received, under date Constan tinople, Nov. 30, from which it appears that the greater part of the stores for the army in the Crimea on board the Wynnstay, wrecked at St. Stefano Point, in the Sea of Marmara, had been recovered is a serviceable state and forwarded to head-quarters at Balaklava. SIR C. NAPIER AND THE MINIE RIFLE. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times : Sir,--In your report of the debate on the address, Mr. Sidney Herbert is reported to have said. when praising the Minie rifle, that ' Even such men as Sir Charles Napier had said. "There is nothing like Brown Bess—for God's sake don't take away Brown Begs. " "The marks of quotation are in your report, and I hope aro an error of 'your reporter, and not inserted to mark that Mr. Herbert emphasised the quotation as being Sir C. Napier's words. I say I hope so, for I must give the most unqualified contradiction to Mr. Herbert on that point. Sir Charles Napier never said anything of the kind, in words or spirit. He ar , tr d against accepting the Minie rifle for general purposes of ' war until its superiority was proved, not by Woolwich trials, but by regiments in the field. And, sir, not withstanding Mr. Sidney Herbert's by-talk, many officers who have seen it tried in the late battles still doubt its value, or rather condemn it as a weapon for general warfare, though good for particular purposes.—l am, sir, your ohedt. servant, " Dec. 14." " W. NAPIER, Lieut.-General. THE DISPOSITION OF THE FLEET IN THE BLACK SRA. The Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Deans Dun das, C. 8., has been suffering from diarrhoea, but by last accounts (Nov. 27), was better, on the following day he was to shift his flag to the 16-gun paddle-frigato Furious, Captain Loring, sending the Britaniia, 120, to the Bosphorus, to refit. The Queen, 116, Capt. Michell ; Trafalgar, 120, Capt. Greville ; and London, 90, Capt. Jones, had sailed to the Bosphorus. . Their rudder - heads had been wrung, and must be landed to be repaired. The Agamemnon, 91, screw, Capt. Mends, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir E. Lyons, C.B. ; Rodney, 90, Capt. King ; Vengeance, 84, Capt. Lord E. Russell ; and Algiers, 91, screw, Capt. Talbot, were off Sebastopol. The Bellerophon, 78, Capt. Lord George Paulet, was at Eupatoria. The Sanspareil, 71, screw, Captain Heath, was at Balaklava. The Hannibal, 91, screw, Commodore Hon. F. W. Grey, daily expected, would be welcome ; as also the Royal Albert, 121, screw, Capt. Sir Thomas Pasley, Bart. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS IN THE BLACK SEA FLEET. Capt. King, of the Leander, 50, to be captain of the Rodney, 90, vice Charles Graham, C. 8., invalided. - Captain Lewis T. Jones, of the Sampson, 6, paddle, to be captain of the London, 90, vice Charles Eden, in. valided. Captain S. T. Brock, additional captain of the Bri tannia, 120, flagship, to command the Sampson, 6, vice Jones, to the London. Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, of the Tribune, 31, screw, to be captain to the Leander, 50, vice King. C om mander Leopold George Heath, of the Niger, 12, sc , r eow.,Dtoacbreega,citainvgancdapedta.in TothSisanosispacle•eri,lB promotion we, 71, screw, vice S believe has been anticipated. Commander Lord John Hay, of the Wasp, 12, screw, to be acting ca ptain of the Tribune, vice Carnegie. Lieutenant Henry Lloyd, commander of the iron pad dle steamer Triton (badly and seriously wounded in the attack on Sebastopol), to be acting commander of the Wasp, vice Lord Jokn Hay. The Gazette intelligence of the promotion of Commander Lloyd has reached him by this time. Lieut. Hors, of the Beagle, to be acting commander of the Niger, vies Heath, to the Sanspareil. Mate Mr. H e wett, of the Beagle (who distinguished himself so gallantly in command of a naval battery at Sebastopol), to be acting lieutenant and commander of the Beagle. The promotions of these two officers also are on their way out to thern. Singularly enou , , $ o the ab ove b in selectingfor officers acting command, the commander-in-chief has anticipated the promotion they. have received by this time direct from the Admiralty. Commander Lord John Hay, removed from the Wasp to the command of the Tribune, though young, is said to be a good and steady officer. He heti been for a long time employed in conducting the operation s on the coast of Circassis, and rejoined the fleet off Sebastopol at a time when more seamen were wanted for the trenches. He was at once despatched with his ship's company to strengthen the naval brigade, which be now quits to command the Tribune. The Prussian Coreependenee of Berlin of the 9th rays The number of Prussian manufacturers who have inscribed their names to take part in the Universal Ex hibition of Paris in 1855 amounts to 1,100, and will, no ' doubt, become still g reater. The p ersons intending to send works of art are 70 in number. Mr. John Watson, woollen draper, Edinburgh, has received an order for 100 woollen Jerseys, And the like number of pairs of flannel drawers and knitted stockings, woollen nightcaps, and comforters. They are for the use of the soldiers of Captain Maitland's company of the 79th or Cameron Highlanders. --,-- Masgote Constitutional. YARN FROM TILE COMMON NETTLE.—Th e D un dee Advertiser of Tuesday says An esteemed corre spondent in Ireland has sent us a small sample of yarn made from the common nettle. It is very strong, and appears of good spinning quality, and the sender states that he has seen beautiful work made with it in that country. When even the common nettle can thus be turned to account, we need not despair of findi ng abundant materi a l f or manu facture." A lecture of a novel and e ntertaining character was delivered by Mr. Chads Leighton and Mr. C. G. Crook, at the Lecture Hall, Newington, on Wednesday even ing. It consisted of recitations and sketches of charac ter of a very clever and original kind ; among the latter the most successful performances of the evening w ere " The Monthly Nurse," " The Voice from the Stable," and "The Fidgetty Man." Some of the more serious pieces were received equally well. "The Dream of Eagene Aram," and "The Chimes of Memory," were delivered with great taste, The entertainment was very fully attended, and reflects ereat credit on the gentlemen who had written and arranged it. ' TRADE OF NO TTINGHAM. —O ur l ace trade contin ues in the most laileid co n dition ; anything that ja doing being of so trifling an at nen e t re to be unworthy of notice ) aid American buyers freely e feting that they have, many it *jitter, Made in Nattingheat as much as they have thi s w i nter spent in it---4eellich of course does Ri : A affordedn j a ii r r o i u e t t ah n at o i Ito the ' tie Btnot augur, a g rea t extent of out l ay i n the purChase of our goode:he 116 1 people. usual e Preseion of a loading merchant is that not Ctapl onym hosiery, have t is been a a tl although given, o ue e er a orders and fewer complaints preVa.th the trade le not what it should be ; but the process of stock-taking now in pro gress shows stocks to be low, and for the most part any demand that does arise has an immediate influence on productioa.—Nottinghamshire Guardian. IMI'ATIENCE OF THE FRENCH FOR ACTION IN THE enalgA.—A. correspondent of a morning contemporary says, from information derived from a high source, there is the probability of the Allied commanders making a decisiie movement either in the course of the present or the ensuing month. It is stated that the French army have become seriously impatient under their present circumstances, and call upon their o ffi cers to lead them to the assau lt or against the Russians in the geld. General Canrobert has,.from time to time, represented this state of feeling to Lorl Raglan, recommending that they should fight a pitched battle and then storm the garrison. Lor 1 Raglan hesitates until the arrival of farther reinforcements, not wishing to impeill the operations of the siege ; but, notwithstanding, an impression is prevalent among the officers of the French army that a combined effort v; ill be made to destroy the hosts of Russia in the Crimea before many weeks are AUSTRIA AND FRANCE. ( From the Pays.) Every t- tep which removes the Court of Austria. from the Russian alliance must bring it closer to France. France is no longer that burning furnace where revolu tion kept up a fire always ready to spread over the► world, like the lava of a volcano. Without opposing any of the acts of progress effected during the last fifty years, and without denying its starting-point, which its the principles of 1789, the present Government in. France has reduced to impotence the efforts of the de magogical party; and placing itself boldly at the head. of society, it has been able to exhibit to foreign na. tions France pacified, calm, and strong in her right powerful for good ; menacing no one ; but imposing on. all respect, and commanding universal esteem. On the Imperial throne; re-established by the unanimous vote of the people, the world has beheld a man, inheriting the name and genius of Napoleon, take in hand, by a generous initiative, the cause of European right, and in the same way as he had conquered anarchy on the national soil, arm himself with courage to put down that other anarchy with which the Czar's am bition menaced modern civilisation. Such is the new and Imposing aspect in which France has revealed herself to Europe, and which must have removed every element -of distrust. Certainly, if the French Government had consented to listen to the proposi tions of the Czar, the equilibrium of Europe would have been gravely compromised, if it had consented to become the accomplice of the usurpations of Russia in the East, it could have been largely indemnified at the expense of Germany and of other States. But, thank God l it is ne) longer dreams of conquest which prevail at the Tuilea ries. The remembrance of the magnificent speech at Bordeaux is still alive in every mind, and the splendid picture which the Emperor Napoleon 111. there traced of the works of peace _which our society is destined to execute, will not be for a length of time effaced. It is net to extend the limits of a territory or to despoil sword.her srameevttasaoFrtteki Conservative vel a aehdf n moi w c carp e hesal e w er idcati civilised Inhii significant. henceforward lectghdhnneoifistFctbaraeant netws.h ighestc ae wr : d ogs o r rlei a fltvhtes hyse usur pation, ksioonff is tt h hho a ael u t t twnri respect snmr butpad e e r, 3, Russia ; considerations ought to draw Austria closer to Conser vative France, in proportion as she separates from re and it is thus, as we have already said, that the pivot of the traditional alliance has by degress become displaced, and has constantly drawn nearer to that west, which is henceforward order, pro gress, and civilisation. Now the triple alliance, severed between Russia and the German Powers, is. cemented between Austria, France, and England, that is to say between the three raost powerful nations in the world, Austria, which has become the head of that Ger manic confederation, of which Prussia, by her hesitations, has lost the preponderating direction ; Erance, which is certainly, by her intrinsic strength and by the expansion of her national genius, one of the greatest continental powers, and England ; which has remained queen of the seas and the most marvellous induszial power of modern times. What could Europe, when supported by these three gigantic forces which protect and consolidate her, still apprehend ? She can defy the ambition of sovereigns and the efforts of revalution ; she can fearlessly affront the afflicting trials of war ; and is certain to behold peace re-established on bases which will guarantee for the future her independence and her ebuilibrium.. The alliance signed on Dec. 2 is the most conservative combination that Europe can desire. We do not hesitate to express the opinion that all the great European States which do not wish to remain out of the movement of our period will adhere to it without reserve. VESSELS FOR THE BLACK SEA.—It was mentioned some weeks back that several vessels had been chartered in London to proceed to the Black Sea, with the hope of getting cargoes of grain from the Principalities. There seems, however, at present to be little prospect of euccess: The houses interested, and which are prin cipally Greek firms, say that the British authorities decline to remove the blockade of the Danube, and thus set free the large supplies of grain now purchaseable at almost nominal prices, although urged to do so by the Austrian Minister here. /4