The Sun. — London, England, 1854-12-13 00:00:00

I lumber for Droitwich (Sir J. Pak ..ington) made an observa• don about tents, and. the Secretor y of War dilated immensely 4022 the question of tents7—(a lau gh)—which was pretty well dit ;posed of by the member ';or Aylesbury (Mr. Layard)., tt the question is not of tents. (Hear, hear, hear.) It rei lar ds the policy of the Ministry, in a war commence(' ci rcumtemeee_lhear, hear, hear) — nn ler unprecedented a war with the greatest military power, perhaps, in the world- with the greatest moans —ender the most favourable elf , ci reastances. (Hear, hear.) I will not argue the question ;on ich miserable details as guise about tents. (Hear, hear.) I revert to the charge. Fay, when you undertook so vast an enterprise as the invasion of Russia with 25,000 men late in the aut'amn—why ha.d you made no preparation to increase, support, or sustain that force? (Loud cries of " hear, hear.") 'What is the answer of the Secretary at Wart Why, ho re . plies, " We have done it," and he reads us a catalogue of re inforce ments that had arrived—after the event. (Hear, hear.) The ery evidence he brings forward proves the charge against him - -(hear, hear)—if, indeed, it were necessary to prove the char ge—if sad and stern events, which have touched us all, had not already proved it to the satisfaction of the nation. If J eon are sending reinforcements now, why did yon not send the ;ra before ? Why, in November and December , are you de ,ing that which you might have done a year ago The Se ca.etary at War says, " It is easy to talk of sending men; but 'there are you to get them ?" Why, sir, if we are in the po sition of commencing a great war with a colossal military power, and because the Secretary at War can count at his fingers ends that 50,000 men have been sent out from first to last, and that then we are to be told that the power of Eng land is exhausted, I say " Go on your knees to the Czar as soon as you can." (Great cheering.) Acknowledge that you have undertaken an enterprise to which you are not equal. (Renewed cheering.) Tell him at once that you have not inquired into the circumstances o f the case ; t ell him at once that you have not given consideration to the position you are in; tell him that the Ministry of England, for these two years past, have been living from hand to month, and leave not ascertained, contemplated, or calculated what may :be the consequence of their conduct in this great affair, (Great cheering.) Sir, that a Secretary at War should have answered the charge of my ri g ht hon . friend (Sir J. Peking ton), a charge d eserv ing of notice, not merely because it comes from his lips, but because it really is the echo of the *voice of the whole country—(hear, hear)—that he should tell him that we are at this moment sending out reinforcements w hich could not be sent out before because we could net get the men. Why, sir, I want to know if you are equal to the petition you occupy—if you really comprehended the circum stances into which you had got—if you knew the stake at lame, and that you had to deal with the solution of one of the most important political problems of modern ages— (cheers) —why did you not long ago recommend the measures for which you now ask our confidence ? Why, long ago, did you not have recourse to them on a larger scale ? (Hear.) The militia is embodied—you have offered a sufficient bounty ; but why was the militia not embodied 12 months ago ? Why did you not offer a bounty when you declared war I (Hear.) Why did you not tell the people of England that a death struggle was impending, in which the glory, the truth, and the prosperity of the country were at stake ? (Cheers.) Not a word ! All you wanted was to put off the Reform Bill without compromising your eharacter—(a laugh)—and that when peace was proclaimed, you would introduce a Reform Bill a little smaller, or a little larger, as circumstances might require. But, sir, at a time when the common strife of par ties is not commenced, and when all this is at stake, when we have not merely a Parliament political but a nation poli tical—(hear)—when we ha - re the people of this country thoroughly understanding the question at issue, such con duct ought not to be tolerated. (Cheers.) That the Min ister should call Parliament together suddenly—suddenly to the house, sad suddenly to themselves—(hear ' hear) —and say, " You shall meet, but you shall discuss nothing "—(hear and laughter)—" and if you persist in discussing matters, we will stop the debates, as we are so adroit in the management of the house that none of us will speak”—(laughter)—l say that such tacticsare unworthy of their position. (Cheers.) I ask the Government in what position they have placed us by this mismanagement of the war I have shown you, not what you have, but what you have not done in the Baltic. Ido not think there is a gentle man on the Treasury bench who could hide a blush when he contrasts the commencement of operations in the Baltic with the miserable results which have occurred. (Hear, hear.) It is very well, sir, for the Secretary at War to come forward and make exaggerated allusion to an obscure port, and refer to Bomarsand —(hear, hear)—but if you look to the Baltic you see disappointment acknowledged by the Government to be so grievous that you dare not propose a vote of thanks to the fleet in thatesea. (Cheers.) Look, then, to the Danube. (Hear, hear.) I have challenged, I have dared any gentleman sitting on the bench before me, to show that at any time a sufficient collection of animals could have been got together to have moved your army to any quarter. (Hear, hear.) And now what is your position before this most important place in the Crimea ? It might have been a question whether it was expedient or wise to invade the Crimea and attack Sebastopol ; but I think every man who sits in this house will agree in this—that if the Crimea was to be invaded and Sebastopol attacked, a winter campaign was the very last time you should have chosen for your operations. (Hear, hear.) But you have chosen your winter campaign, and what have been your preparations? In November you gar, orders to build huts. You have not yet sent out that winter clothing which is adapted to the climate. My right hon. friend (Sir J. Pakington) fell into a slight error (which I am sure he will permit me to correct) in his allusion to the loss of the Prince. He said that the warm clothing had been des patched by the Prince, and that the Government were exonerated because that clothing was lost. The right hon. gentleman (Mr. S. Herbert) speaks the truth, and frankly. He seems to think there is nothing like a clean breast for a Minister in a scrape, and he takes great credit for this specific clothing for the Crimean climate; but the fact is, that the cargo of the Prince did not contain any special winter clothing. It was only th e common warm c l o thi ng f or th e troops, anti not a cargo in any way occasioned by the winter campaign, which your policy has rendered necessary. (Hear.) You have invaded the Crimea ; you have attacked Sebasto pol ; but you have chosen to do so at the very worst period. You have commenced a winter campaign in a country which almost of all others should be avoided. You have commenced a campaign (the greatest of blunders) without providing for it (the next great blunder). The huts will arrive in January, and the skins probably will meet the sun of May. (Cheers ) These are your preparations ! (Renewed cheers). But you say that time is of the greatest consequence—that if you delay the frosts will have to be encountered. Surely, how ever, when a Ministry has so managed the affair's of the country as to bring it to such a condition that at last they have to go to war with one of the greatest military powers in the world, you will agree that the decision should be arrived at not only after deep thought, but with the possession of the most ample knowledge. Surely you would have thought that statesmen who arrogate to themselves all the ability and all the experience of this house would so have played their cards that in trying this great issue they would have essayed it under the most favourable circumstances, and not have incurred risk with the most fearful odds. (Cheers.) It is now two years since you were dallying with Russia with your diplomatic overtures. (Hear, hear.) You may pos sibly have supposed that your negotiations would termi nate in peace. I believe the majority of you did ; because I know that when a body of men of different opinions coun selling together have at issue the assumption of a most difficult • cause and task—l know that whatever may be their individual opinions —however they may differ on the main subject— they always take refuge in the consolatory conviction that they will not be called on to act. (Cheers.) I believe, then, that this Cabinet of Coalitionists from the first flattered themselves that the tremendous circumstances they had to encounter, and which engage their most anxious thoughts by day and night, would never be a part of their lives. The First Minister of the Crown had never dreamt that, at the termination of his career, he would be acting against that Russia of which he was the cherished and almost the spoiled child. And another Minister who has indulged in day-dreams of what is called Liberalism, did not think that the latter days of his eminent career would be spent on a subject so widely apart from his earlier predilections. We know the truth of this from the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Man chester and from his bud ge t i n th e H ouse of Commons. We know that by your candid confession that not two of y ou are of the same opinion ; that th ree o f you cannot agree upon a common result—(hear, hear)--but although the r ehave been an arriere pence that betw een th e Holy mayance on the one hand and Red Republicanism on the other, there would not be a war, it was your duty, as respell- Bible men, to have formed a policy two years ago. You appear to me not to have embraced any definite object or pursued any definite system. If you had, you would not have told us now that you are obliged to enter upon a winter campaign in the Crimea, because the time is precious and that another mouth's delay would have rendered it impregnable. This I earnestly maintain—that the mi nistry which has involved this conntry in a war with Russia, ought not to have taken such a course unless they were prepared for all those consequences which men of their experience, ability, and knowledge must have known, unless they shut their eyes wilfully to those consequences, must have ensued. I said just now that they had called Parliament together unexpectedly ; but what I object to in the Government is that they have done every thing unexpectedly in this great affair (hear, and a laugh), they have done everything too late, and in all they have. recommended they have given signs of vacillation of opinion and uncertainty of purpose ; and, necessarily, feebleness of execution. These are little things - they may be nothing—but the doctors came after the men were wounded, and the nurses appeared always after the wounded had expired. These things were never thought of until the indignant sorrow of the nation called upon you to exercise the dictates of ministerial humanity. (Hear, hear.) But the same fate seems to await you in all your course. Now it is your surgeons that are too late ; after the battle your reinforcements arriv e ' • and " gait the storm and hurricane , that everyhsa y .h ad heca l you p r ict na ure vt , as ior ex pecting, comes at last and over whelms this does not appear to me an o verchar g ed it is founded upon fact. Does the house think it is judicious that, under such circumstancee, Parliament should meet sub sacral°, But even the resolution to call Parliament together was taken too late. (Hear, and a laugh.) You pro rogued the Parliament to the 14th December, and then s o uncertain was your purpose—so vacillating your conduct —so undefined your object, ' that, having assembled and counselled the Sovereign to prorogue Parliament to the 14th. The same circumstances existed then as a few days after when a different opinion was arrived at. This is no ordinary occasion, and I want to know wky Ministers have Changed their opinions. If is necessary now to provide for an immediate increase of our forces, it was necessary when they advised her Majesty to prorogue to the 14th. In this deplorable state of things we are only sustained by the remembrance of the unsurpassed heroism of our troops. (Rear.) A . If re . winter campaign would have been unnecessary menu, however, s had had more forethought and sagacity. It that it : ever ' from a passage at the end of the speech troops that not w to our magnificent fleets, or our heroic but a specific is to are to look for a termination of the war, has colla r be found in an alliance which her Ma jesty which she anticipates with the Emperor of Austria, from cause. I hope the noble advantages for,the common andlord (J. Russell) will condescend to address the house , would impress on him that the house expects that on ( t H his ear sn l .) l si;t e h e a should speak with some degree of frankness , vigour re asked to assist her Ma jesty to prosecute the war w al e what means are nece ssary, maessw - e halv_esaayemweeicdaean'etf the - eide assistance we are to have from our allies., cordial,he alliance is an generous, the v ituperative tone honest, sincergeenoenie.e—usprwehcieonusw,e Nothing is more lord the athsescroary nanedf s incere . (Hear.) (Hear.) It is in which the Emperor of the French was sp oken time ago. (Hear.) ror and the French nation than that they have f o rgotten E p rgotter.'itheat and co-operated with us in this w ar. of State was expelled by the no ble d ord the President of the Council, because ho expressed con fi d ence in the Character of the Emperor Napoleon. (Hear, eal..) The .First Lord of the Admiralty engrafted on his manifesto against Lord Der by's Government a diatribe against the Em . peror Napoleo n . (H o.r, hear.) I remember ano th er membe r o f the Cabinet, e ., no t& illn righ t honoinablo Z7' . s gentlemen, iind not only alku-; 'll tee Enif.)eeer,o;;;J b mt„leintlriegzenet, tZe e eetele ef F7ance. (Hear . . , ) 11 , , ‘• , ,t Govern, r (7,3% t " iv et:L:a t tH,.., indecent h as te in recognising the Emperor .Napinvou. ' But the illiance'Vance is based on higher grounds it is 4 1 1 elliaaenpfthse ple which required no re irit ..x ado, 114 massacre of Sinope had laid see lotwartiele. the sp A filmset& ;dirk:cued by the incapacity of the Government, '4 ' • TILE SUN, LONDO the First Lord of the Admiralty rose and admitted the mis fortune, and said we all learn from experience. The mas sacre of Sinope took place in order that we might obtain the liattee of the German Powers. Have t he German Powers become your allies ? Ido not yet see that there is a secret article in favour of Prussia, but Aust ria has entered into a treaty from which we are to anticipate important advantages to the common cause. With regard to that treaty, the noble lord may perhaps tells us that it is not yet ratified, but that when ratified it will be laid on the table. I can hardly be lieve, however, that a man of t he great abilities and lofty is spirit no t o a f ). a u h n e n n s n o b al l e t h l o i r n d o , w w ill h e m n ak a e n c i h st a e r w i r s e t a c e h m e d a n e d x i c n use g fr . m lt the House of Commons great sacrifices for his Sovereign, that he should say what is the simultaneous assistance we are to derive from those allies. (Hear, hear.) If this assistance is to be clogged with some cumbrous machinery, the interven tion, perhaps, of what are called the " Four points," then, I 'say, it will be the greatest hallucination ever heard of to imag'ne that Austria is going to supply any of its means. The present coalition Government was formed on four points (a laugh)-Ist, the preservation of peace ; 2d, the extension of free trade; 3d, Parliamentary reform; and 4th, national education ; but if these Austrian points are not easier of ac complishment than those which the noble lord premised us, and for which some gentlemen sacrificed their principles and some only their party (laughter), but for which the noble lord sacrificed both, I for one shall certainly feel that we are not in a position to receive much encouragement from these promises of the Austrian Government. (Hear, hear.) If the Government will not be frank on this subject to the house, it will, I venture to say, be wise in them to be frank to the people of this country. The spirit at least of that Austrian alliance ought to be communicated to the House of Commons. The country ought to know if Aus tria is to act, or merely to watch the game and profit by it in the end ? Is it an offensive and defensive alliance ? Will she send troops ? Is she to be an ally that will ratify her alli ance in blood, like the French ? (Hear, hear.) If we do not hear that to-night, then this meeting of Parliament, and this communication from her Majesty, will not have the effect which I earnestly desire. I say, for me no Austrian assist ance— no four points, no secret article ; but let France and England together solve this great question, and establish and secure the civilisation of Europe. (Cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL said, the right hon. gentleman the member for Droitwich, in a speech of remarkable ability and of great fairness, asked an explanation from the servants of tfie Crown with respect to several circumstances on which he felt some doubt, and with respect to several objections which he entertained to the policy of the Government ; and he ended by saying that, though he entertained those objec tions, they did not appear to amount to such a charge against her Majesty's Ministers as to induce him to take part in any effort to cause a change of Ministry. Bnt the right hon. gen tleman (Mr. Disraeli) had spoken in totally different spirit, and had attempted by every means, while, like his right hon. friend, he did not propose to displace! the tinistry, to weaken the confidence of the country in their efforts, and to weaken the alliance between this country and France—(hear, hear) — while he had thrown out every objection his fertile mind could create to an alliance into which we bad recently catered, and, in short, had done everything to dash the hopes which the country entertained of a glorious termination to the war. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gentlemen began with a most curious prologue of a very peculiar and unnecessary kind— namely, a protest in favour of liberty of speech in that house, and of his determination to resist any attempt made by the Ministry to suppress freedom of speech. (A. laugh.) He (Lord J. Russell) had been accused in a print of the day of never speaking without an encomium on Magna Charta—(a laugh)—but an encomium on Magna Charta at that late hour would hardly be more out of place than a vindication of free dom of speech in that house. (Laughter.) The right hon. gentleman said the Government had never conceived the true magnitude of this enterprise; but he found, en referring to the debates of last session, that he had most distinctly re cognised the great importance and magnitude of this contest. (Hear.) After the able speech of his right hon. friend (Mr. Herbert) he wend not enter upon details, but there were one or two points to which he would briefly advert. The army sent to the East by request of Omer Pasha took up a position in Varna and neighbourhood, by which it was supposed an effort might be made to raise the siege of Silistria. The means of transport were collected, and, if the siege of Silistria had not been raised, those means would have been found sufficient, although at that period of the year the undertaking was by no means an easy one. It was most un reasonable to expect to find in an enemy's country all the means of transport that required. Was Lord Raglan to send word to Eupatoria the night before he landed that the means of transport were to be provided for him ? In con sidering the question of the expedition to the Crimea the Government had to consider the alternatives. England and France had sent an army into Turkey. If that army had been taken back to Coastantinople for the winter it would have been a great disappointment to the people of this country as well as to the army itseif. If the Allied army had been ' ordered to advance across the Danube, and to attack the Russians, they would have had to encounter the immense armies of the Czar, and, as there were no great fortresses in their way, a victory in the field would not have brought the Allies nearer to the place for which the war was under taken. There, then, only remained the expedition to the Crimea, in the success of which he, in common with many high military authorities, both English and French, had felt the utmost confidence. He believed that there was great risk to he run, but that there was also a great object to be obtained, and that if Sebastopol, that stronghold of Russian power, were destroyed, its fall would go far to give to Turkey that security which was the object of any peace. He denied that he had given notice to Russia that such an expedition was to be undertaken, or that he had given an intimation that an attempt would be made to conquer the Crimea. He still thought that Sebastopol ought not to be left in the same position of menace. The admirals commanding both in the Black Sea and the Baltic had been very unfairly at tacked, but if unskilful assault had been made on Cron stadt, and three or four line-of-battle ships had been lost, a most injurious panic would have been created in this coun try. The question was, whether an expedition should be sent to Sebastopol this year, before any additional fortifica tions could be constructed for its defence, or whether it should be sent in some future year, when our own army might be stronger, but whefi not only Sebastopol, but the in trenchments of every lauding-place in the Crimea, would have been strengthened. The position of Austria with regard to this country had been adverted to. He had never been satisfied that Austria had pursued that course which her duty to Europe ought to have induced her to take. But a cautious Power like Austria was not likely to forget that her danger from a war with Russia was greater than that of England or France, neither of which powers had any reason to apprehend an invasion of its own territory. The Em peror of Russia had kept up an immense army upon a peace establishment, and after one or two victories upen the frontier th 3 road to Vienna would be open to him. It was not until Austria bad increased her military force and made other necessary military preparations that she took the first step in concert with the Allies. Austria had now advanced a step further than she had gone before, but she had not even yet gone the length of saying that 'if before the end of the year peace were not made with Russia she would be a belligerent. She had only gone this length—that if she should be at war with Russia, a treaty offensive and defensive should, ipso facto, exist between Austria, England, and France. She had likewise agreed that before the end of the year she would take into further consideration what steps she would be prepared to take with respect to terms of peace with Russia. Now, he understood the meaning of that article—certainly not containing anything very precise in itself—(a laugh)—to be, that if England and France pro pose conditions of peace, which should be in conformity with the four bases, and which seem to Austria to come fairly within the terms of these bases, and that Russia should refuse to assent to them in a treaty of peace, then Austria would no longer hesitate, but be part of the alliance defensive and offensive. He did not wish to overstate the engagement in any way, and he quite agreed that Austria might still, at the last moment, say, " that those terms of yours, those four bases explained in a way I did not expect, would reduce Russia too much, and diminish too greatly her weight in Europe, and she can never be ex pected to agree to them." Such might be the language of Austria, without any breach of faith, and she would then be released from the alliance, hut his belief and expectation were that she did concur in those bases which were neces sary for the security of Turkey ; and if Russia did not con , sent to a treaty of peace founded on those bases, then in the next campaign the forces of Austria would be joined with those of England and of France. It might be said we ought to have gone further and got better terms from Austria, bind ing her to join with us at once. It was easy to say that these were not the terms that ought to have been accepted ; but the question was, whether it was not worth our while to form such a treaty with Austria rather than leave Austria htea ht e oa l tt l thh as t other itr successh Powers wase wise o rn t m e mi3Fyreennutenshit,ain gwn,da a stt s well unconnected and bo un d b y no ti es. Th e b e li e f o f th e Go vernment,eenntt e o r f the int E ot m h p e e s e r o r e n o f the e. i ft n he a wa ge r n was eral th gna erty n p tee rom of ot t e h d e . Principalities, and accepting from the Sultan a general declaration in favour of the Christians, the natural influence of Russia would be greatly diminished; and without some such terms as these, ne peace could be advantageously concluded. He bad regretted to hear the hon. mem b er f or Aylesbury call the battle of Inkerman a fatal battle. His belief was, that though our losses were heavy, that victory would not be thrown away ; nay, such victories were as likely as anything to bring about a conclusion of the war. Deeds such as these, though not followed by the rout of an enemy or the capture of territory, were • fruitful of consequences. They maintained the character of our soldiers who had achieved them, and they taught other nations to dread our enmity and to cultivate our alliance. It was with these feelings that on Friday next he should move a vote of thanks to our gallant army, and he should also on the same occasion move a vote of thanks to the brave French army, who at Alma and at Inkerman had fought so nobly by the side of our soldiers. (Hear.) In alliance with that great na and th ( e H h ear en , se hear.) adjourned Th na tion we could not fail to bring this war to a suc cess f u l termi nation, and to such a termination he had e ver y h ope and be lief thate Address was then agreed itwould ultimately be brought. t at 20 minutes past 2 o'clock. I tuct MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) ROYAL PRINCESS'S'REA fRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Mat of Mr. CHARLES KBAN. anagen_,G, three this season) THE CORSI. • er by Mr. C. Kean. AN OLIVER. Will be performed (for the Bth LANCHOLY. Principe CAN BROTHER*. Principal cham e . and Salter ; Misses Mtw,•• - To be followed by A ROLA ND FUR To conclude with AWAY WITH Eil. c haracters by Messrs Meadows, D. Flshe 7, ray and Daly. NG, DEC. 13, THIS BVE Nr; Will be performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal oharacte ft; by Messrs. C. Mathews, Roxby, Baker, Swan, Williams, and Ten pleton: Mrs. Macnamara, and Misses Oliver and H. Gordon. To be followed by a new Comic Drama, entitled A CORSICA L COUNTESS. -- • LICEITM THEATRE. THIS EVENING, DEC. 13, Will be performed an satire new Rustic Drama called PIERI THE FOUNDLING. Supported by Messrs. E. Webster and lEe e - ley, and Mrs. Keeley and Miss Weolgar. Followed by BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. After which, THE CAMP AT CHOBRAM. To which will be added a new Farce, entitled THE RAILWA le BELLE. To conclude with the Farce entitled MY FELLOW CLERK. THEATRE ROYAL iDELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, Dze. 13. THIS EVENING, DEC. 13, Will be presented THE BEULAH SPA. Principal charade .1 .a by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robson, and H. Cooper; Mit ts Marston, Mrs. A. Wigan, Mrs. FitZ2lllllll, and Miss Julia St. Georg v. To be followed by THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Mes- rs . Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Harwood Cooper, and Gladstone ; Miss Jo IL I, St. George, and Miss Emily Ormonde. To conclude with the Farce, called A BLIGHTED BEING, Di which Mr. Robson will appear. ROYAL OLYMPIC THE k TRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. CORN Mt-CHANGE. The supplies of wheat to-day were limited. For all kinds the demand was steady, at fall quotations. Other descrip tions of grain were also unaltered in value. ARRIVALS THIS WEIL Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats, I Flour. 2,710 7,640 3,760 1,150 120 830 1,360 3,940 I 2 400sks. 300 brls. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Allcron. THIS EVENING, Deo. 13, Will be presented THE CHRISTMAS CAROL. To be followed by THE SPANISH DANCES. To which will be added WHERE'S CRITVELLI? To conclude with THE NEW WAGS OF WINDSOR. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATK E. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. SEVENTH WEEK •f the BATTLE of THE ALMA which, with a matchless CAntemimo, will also be acted at Christina,. English .. Irish •• •• Foreign .. BOROUGH HOP. We have a steady sale for fine hops, at very fill pri ces Inferior qualities are dull. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 55 Od ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carease. T. South- U rther advices have been receive navigation of the river Murray. It THE NAVIGATION OF . TH d E fr it: Aus tralia, regardingß Adelaide , iVi Ir Ritll barges Eureka and appears that the the steamer wak L o a o d lL y f rh A oam u d g s u rte s aa t t a ico . hn t e o sd wi N n V g el t lin e g t t w on o with valuable cargoes of woo • on the river, and had again started upwards ong m another less hert p. In the trip. upper Murray district, there wa water than during last year, owing to the usual floods tena raer Melothavin yet come down. Captain Cadell, in bourne, had entered the river from th o e rt s E ea lho a t n t d , walfteerre wards crossed the bar outwards for p he took i n goo d s an d wen t i n a s econd tim l e ac i e n d safety. It It is add e d th a t th e l eg i s l at i ve b o dy h a d Seient sum on t h e estimates for surveying, p beaconing, and erecting leading marks at the sea mouth. THE 3.4 A 1L BAGS LOST.—O n Thursday night week the d own mail failed again to take the letter bags off the standard fixed at the Cudworth Station. They were found on the following day 50 yards from the standard, 'where they had been hurled by the flying train. Trs , ' consequence of this mi s h ap (which is tot thc. first by a er) is that the Barnsley letters posted on Thursday for Leeds and the north did not reach their destination until Saturday mar/ling.—Leeds Intelligencer. ...--_______ THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. more than justifies the most gloon iy apprehensions Under the management of Mr. lanastone. indulged in. The exact terms in ust, therefore, be THIS EVENING, Dsc. 13, obtained at the earliest possibl a mom en t, th a t Will be perform ed the Come d y of PRESENTED AT COUR T. Mews. Buckstone, W. Farren, and Howe ; 1 P arl i ament may, before their separation for the ?rincipal charactert , by .111tises Reynolds, r... Chaplin, Grantham, and Lavine . in t Christmas holide.ys, express its views on the sub- A After which, which Senora Perea IN ena will appear. ject. This is an imperative duty, which cannot the . Ballet of THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA, . I be neglected or postponed. To which will be add, Followed by THE IR. ISH LION. , d THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. To conclude with T a E STAR OF CUBRA, by the SPailV Dancers. ,a LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM THE CRIMEA. The Meniteur contains the following from General Canrobert "CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, DEC. 3. " Rain is falling in torrents. Our roads are cut up, our trenches filled with water, and our siege operations, as well as all our works, remain in a state of suspense. "The enemy remains immovable, for the same reason as ourselves. " In. spite of these trials, the spirit of all is excellent, and we remain firm and ready to resume our operations as soon as ever the weather and the state of the reads will allow us to stir. " General de Montebello arrived on the sth at Con. stantinople, and left the next day for the Crimea. The health of Prince Napoleon was improving. THE NEW DANISH MINISTRY. COPENHAGEN, DEA. 12. The new ministry was formed this afternoon. Bang is Premier, and takes the department of the interior ; Scheel is Minister for Holstein ; Count Scheel-Plessen (at present ambassador in StocAholns) has the depart ment of Foreign A ffairs ; Colortel Lutlichian has the War Department ; Colonel Andra e, Finance ; Professor Hall, Religion (cultes) ; Simony, Justice ; Michelson, Marino ; the Minister for Schleswig is not yet ap pointed. Ministers held a Cabinet Cola ncil to-day, the King presiding. A programme of the zAdress to the Diet was discussed. THE AFRICAN MAILS. PLYMOUTH, WI E DNESDAY MORNING. The mail steamer Ethiop, Gemmander Barnwall, which sailed from Plymouth on. the 24th September, arrived at Sierra Leone on the 1. 2th October, and Fer nando Po on the 13th. She heft, homeward bound, November let, Cape Coast 9tle , Sierra Leone 18th, Goree 23d, Teneriffe 29th, and T idEadeira (during a heavy gale of wind) December 2d, and :arrived here this morn ing, being short of fuel. The Etiiiop put into Ferrol on the 7th, and Corunna on the Bth. Her cargo consists of 418 cast ; s of palm oil, 40 pieces of ivory, 1,940 ounces of gold-du J it, wax, gum, and other African produce. The African coast was health* y. Peace continued at Lagos. _ . . The riot at Christenang had et ;med. Previous to the Bth of November the town h:a d been blown down by English steamers of war. The following ships were at Ci ld Calabar on the 27th October :—The Tapley, Sarah, Golden Age, Abeona, Jamaica, and Lady Head. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INfI^'ELLIGENCE. on!lr, Two o'CLOCK, The sales of cotton at Liverp eaol yesterday were esti mated at 5,000 bales, including 500 America* taken for export. The sales comprise 4. ,250 American, 10 Per nam Bad Maranhavn at 60., 100 Egyptian at fiid. to 6id., 500 Surat at 31d. to 38d and 100 Sea Island at is. 32d. to 2s. Bd. per lb. Rai Away shares were steady. The money market is easy j Fast now, and the demand for accommodation has rather tfallen off. Every expec tation is indulged, however, 1E hat this will continue if politics do not take an unfavou u -able turn. The English Stock Market IL as been depressed, as is so frequently the case when Parliament first opens, there being a decline of -1 to h per cent. Consols have been 914 to and are now 91 to (. Exchequer Bills have been steady at 3s. to 65., :and Indian Bonds at 9s. to 12s. premium. Bank Sto c k is dull at 209. The New 3 per Cents. have realised. 91 to I, and the Reduced 90i to 91. _ _ _ Foreign securities'have bee) x rather better in several instances. The New Deferr ed Spanish Bonds have realised Isa to and the Co aumittee's Certificate has been at 51. The Turkish Sci yip is firmer, at 81 to 84 discount. Mexican Bonds ha roe been steady at 211 to 4. Peruvian 41 per Cents. ha o e realised oto 70, Ming again a alight advance. Dut c 21 per Cents. are 61i to 62. Most railway shares have l a een slightly reduced in price, owing to the lower rates accepted for Consols. The Colonial and Foreiga nes are heavy, the Joint- Stoek 13inks itnist, and the I tetwoonausuuo cutopftoies without any particular change. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DA AT ONE O'CLOu h. (Prom the Onici( p: List.) Business done dank Stock 209 „ 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.... 3 per Cent Consols Annuities .. 12 pm. New 3 per Cent. Annuities Now 3 1 per Cent. Annuities 4 Sh s i 4 t 6 . New 2. per Cent. Annuities...... 5 per dent. Annuities L.ung Annuities, Exp ire 6th Jan. , 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire s th Jan..., 1860. Shut. India Stock India Bonds, 21000 .............. Ditto, under £l OOO Consols for Account, 10th Janus' ri , Exchequer Bills, 24d. 1000 • • A - • 3 6 £5OO Small • 3 6 Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Gaunt _ Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUN DS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent 70 W Spanish Bonds, per Cent ...... Ditto Now Deferred, 3 per Cen t. .......... 191 i Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup., not fun. 5, p , I orkish Scrip 6 per cent... Ditto for the Account . ......... 8 i d Dividends on the above pay a ble in Lor a d„ ri Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gail ..... 614 2 Ditto 4 Der cent. certiileates..... ...... 91 2 HALF -PAST TWO. Consols COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam •• • ..... 11 1544 Ditto, three months .. 11 17 }4l Rotterdam ...• • • •••••• 1 1 17% Antwerp •• .. 25 35 Brussels ...• • • ........ 25 35 Hamburgh •• •• •- 13 53‘ Altona ........ •• • • •• •• Paris • • ••• • • 25 12 34 Ditto, three months ..• 25 37% Marseilles ....• • • 25 40 :A.NGE.—YXSTZRDAY. braltar .• ... .......... 30 55 Genoa .. Milan , ........•25 55 Venice Naples •• • • ........ 444 Palermo ........ 131 4, Messina ............ •• 131% Lisbonporto ...• • . .. ... •••• 53% O • • Rho Janeir0....... .' .......... • • • • 53% Bizenos Ayres.. ..... New York, G 0 days' sight Philadelphia .• •• ...... ?atm OF MILLION, MIN OZ. Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 '9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars 0 0 0 New Dollars •• .• 0 0 0 Silver in bars • ~ 05 1% Bourdeaux .. • • • • • • • • • • Fr ankforteon- ".1 aine •. .. 118 Berlin ...... ••••• • • • • • V T riest e i nn a • • 1 1 22 4 2 35 1 Petersburg ... • • • • • • • • • Madrid ......... ••• • •• 50 'A SO% Cadiz .......... ..... . • Barcelona .. .•••• • • • • • Seville .• ••.. . • •• • • ROYAL ARTILLERY. GENERAL ORDER, DATED NOV. 30. Her Majesty has been pleased to appr ove o f the till First Lieutenant William Dalfrarics G u ill e, to be orsotions ix the Royal Regi men t o f Ar- Second Captain, vice Childers, killed in action: Second Lieutenaat Noel Hamlyn Mains, to be First Lieutenant, vice Guille. Dated Oct. 24. First Lieutenant Charles Edward Oliorshaw, to be Second Captain, vice Guille, deceased. Second Lieutenant Oswald garr, to be First Lieut., vice Oldershaw. Dated Oct. 29. Lieutenant• Colonel William Bates Ingilby, to be Colonel, vice Brigadier-General Fox Strangways, killed in action. Captain and Brevet Major Edward Walter Crofton, to be Lieutenant• Colonel, vice Ingilby. Second Captain Joseph Clarke Childs, to be Captain, vice Crofton. First Lieutenant Noel G. S. Turner, to be Second Captain, vice Childs. Second Lieut. H en ry W. Briscoe to be First Lieute nant, vice Turner. second Captain George Vanderhayden Johnson to be Captain, vies Townsend, killed in action. First Lieut. Augustus Young Earle to be Second Captain, vice Yo ung. Second Lieut. 'Wm. Gore Martin to be First Lieute nant, vice Earle. Nov. 8. Second Captain Ad.!plans Frederick Connell to be Captain, vice Dennis W. Pack Beresford, retired by re- signation of his commission. First Lieut. Hon. Leonard Addington to be Second Captain, vice Connell, Second Lieut. Philip Henry Sandilands to be First Lieutenant, vice Addington. Nov. 24. Lieut.-Colonel F. Dunlop is removed to the 12th bat talion, on lieutenant-colonel's pay, vice Ingilby, pro moted ; and Lieut.-Colonel Crofto n i s p os t e d t o t h e 2d battalion, en major ' s pay, vice Dunlop. We ha ve authority to state that „ Major• Gener al Ben tirick aryl Lieut.-Colonel Loid George Paget will return to the Crimea, the former to command the Fourth Divi sion •Gf the Army, instead of the South-Western Dis trict ; the latter to resume the comma,nd of the 4th Ligikt Dragoons instead of retiring from the t;ervice by the sale of his commission. Her Majesty's transport No. 124, ship, Baraguay Captain R. J. Downes, has arrived at Con stantinople in three military atoms for the Black Sea, three weeks from E ng l an d , w i t h naval IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. THE WAIL, A great many petitions were presented from various parts of the country, praying that the war might be prosecuted with vigour, iu order to bring it to an early termination. Mr. - MEAGHER presented a petition from the Roman Catholics of the city of Waterford, and a similar petition from Ardmore and Grange, in the county of Waterford, for suitable religious provision for the Roman Catholic soldiers and sailors in her Majesty's forces engaged in the war ; Mr. G. SANDARS presented a petition from the Mayor and Corporation of Wakefield, praying that the Government will prosecute the war with the utmost vigour, that it may be brought to a speeCiy, suceessfull, and honourable termination, VENING, DECEMBER 13, 18,54, THIS ETENING, A Grand Military Spectacle, in Two Acts, by J. H. STocqurttEz, Rai., called THE BA.TTLE or THE ALMA, giving a vivid repre— sentation of that tremendous conflict, upon a vast space, combining the Stage and the Ring, and occupied by Four Mundrei Auxiliaries, in addition to the numerous Company. After which, LES ELITE 6 DU CERCLE will appear in thee varied SCENES in the CIRCLE of Equestrian Talent. The whole to conclude with a RISIBLE FARCE. Box-oeSce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W Nest. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director Ai., Wm. Cooke, Jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ting DAY —Morning 28 min.after 7 I Evening 0 nain.sit. 8 To- :clutoir - Morning 37 inin.after 8 1 Mvening 10 iniu.seL, 9 THE WEATHER.--Bus Orime, Deo. 13. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 46—highest since noon yesterday. 43—lowest this morning and during the night. 48—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.28. WIND, S.W.-Light, with dull, hazy weather. ; t " . fiv. • g n „ oir ' •.; LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1854. The tone and character of the Royal Speech was such as to disarm opposition. Although we might, with the Hon. Gentleman who seconded the Address, regret to find that the Speech from the Throne did not even touch on a single' topic unconnected with the War, yet, under " the peculiar circumstances of the times, and consider ing how the mind of the whole country is en grossed by that one subject," we shall net com plain of its exclusive character, more especially as a hope has been expressed that " other matters of great interest and importance to the general wel fare will not be neglected"—an anticipation suffi ciently wide to cover every question of more than local interest that has been brought under the consideration of Parliament. The War, its past and future management, are, however, unquestionably the points to which the' Legislative attention will chiefly be directed in the first instance ; and if the prospects for the future be auspicious, we shall be prepared to view the past with great leniency, although we cannot altogether forget the mistakes that have been committed, or expect her MAJESTY'S Opposition to refrain from occasionally indulging in a slight sarcasm on neglected oppertunities, and the sin gular gullibility of Ministers in expecting that the AUTOCRAT would prove himself to be the very "lamb" which his " friend of forty years' stand ing" anticipated he would show himself to be. The speech of the Duke of NEWCASTLE on this part of the case was what, the country had a right to expect, and will highly approve. It exhibited a degree of candour highly creditable to the Noble Duke—gracefully confessing that there had been mistakes in the former management, owing to the want of experience, but earnestly promising im provement. The ground, too, which his Grace adopted was one that would be responded to by every right-hearted Englishman : " Better," said he, " that we should suffer in the estimation of every man in the country and in the world than that the Emperor of RUSSIA should be under the slightest delusion as to the sentiments of the people of England, in consequence of the existence of any complaint against Ministers personally." Nor did he endeavour to justify the "short comings" that were matters of universal notoriety. As a 'fault honestly acknowledged is more than half atoned for, we should suppress the many t e h im e il p a a r st e , p had irit to the th S e ec t r s e o ta e r t y riki at n W ey ar di e e x p complaints that might be put f orwar d res p ec ting ty b e it d ed by a the Secretary for War. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, however, defended everything that had taken place. According to the Right Hon. Gentleman, there had not been any sins either of omission or commission—all was perfection. If matters were to do over again, he could wish for no improve ment. Now, we confess that this " optimism" does not impress us very favourably as to his competence for the future conduct of the War. He must be singularly blind if he cannot discern some vestiges of the errors that are so painfully perceptible to all others, aye, even to the most superficial observers. But little was suffered to ooze out on the subject to which the public attention is mainly directed at the present crisis, viz., the Treaty with Austria. Lord ABERDEEN removed oze of the just grounds for public apprehension. He declared that it contained "no stipulations binding us to Austria in her Italian, Polish, and "Bavarian" (query, Hungarian) possessions. He gave no further information, merely saying that the Government did not ask the House to express any satisfaction at the Treaty, but merely to say that the House had learned with satisfaction that her MAJESTY had effected a treaty, from which she expected good results." This was rather an un worthy quibble, but as it was contained in the last speech of the evening it escaped comment, while the public have become rather indifferent to the servile twaddle of the septuagenarian Earl. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was more explicit. He stated that Austria had " not even now gone the length of saying that if peace was not made with Russia she would be a belligerent. She had merely gone the length of saying that she would, en (.5 , ”-tain events, enter into a treaty offensive and I 1; ferv,ive. She had likewise agreed that, before end of the year she would tlf ( 1 0 the steps she would take with respect to Russia. lie understood the article to be that, if England tistl France prop of f , .4e - , treatypeace on the four eases, Austria would no longer hesitate, but would form an offensive and defensive alliance. This is even worse than we had anticipated, and BOARD OF HEALTH ACTS. 'Sir B. HALL said that after the Christmas recess he should propose to repeal the Health of Towns' Act of IE4B, and the Nuisances Removal Act, and to introduce two entirely new bills upon the same subjects. He gave that early intimation of his intentions because he was aware tha; notices had ap peared of several local bills. He would venture to suggest to the local authorities that it would be advisable to incur as little expense as possible in the first instanoe, as it was possible that the provisions of bills which he hoped to introduce might supersede the necessity of prosecuting the applications of which notices had appeared. After a few questions 1-ad been asked and answered, THE TREATY WITH AUSTRIA. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY demanded some further informa tion with reference to the treaty with Austria. It was too much the practice to keep questions of foreign policy in the background, so far as the house was concerned, but recent events had shown the impolicy of that course, and he wished to know whether the treaty with Austria would be laid upon the table, with the view of taking the opinion of Parliament upon it. (Hear, hear.) The house had a right to know what was the distinct nature of the treaty, because it might so happen that it had been drawn up in such a way as to force England and France to spend their lives and treasure for the sole benefit of the German Powers. (Hear, hear.) Now, neither the country nor Parliament would consent to such a treaty, and in order that all doubts upon the point might be cleared up, he hoped a copy of it would b 3 speedily laid before the house. (Hear, hear, hear.) An expedition to the Crimea might have been very wise in July but it was not so in December. He contended that Baiaklava was no basis at all in a maratime point of view, it was useful for the basis of our operations. He himself had 'aten in Sebastopol, and ho wanted to know from Govern ment if we got Sebastopol could we hold it, and if we did hold it he would ask what good it would be to us. Our present position was without a parallel, we had never yet embarked an immense body of men in a country where the climate was unfavourable, and the inhabitants unfriendly to our powers. He wished to know the prospects of Government when they obtained Sebastopol, and in what way they thought it would tend to further the ends of peace. He would like to know when the treaty would be laid upon the table, that it might be fairly discussed. He, for his own part, distrusted the German Powers, and, as far as he could hear at present, thought that their present intention was to make England and France pay the piper. After paying a most eulogistic complement to the bravery and conduct of the allied powers now in the Crimea, the hon. gentleman concluded by expres sing a wish that this house would be put in possession of the clearest explanation of,the treaty which had been entered into, After a few words from Mr. Alcock, Col. Sipthorp, and Mr. Rice, Tha CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER deprecated any disclosure of what were to be the future military measures of the Government, and pointed to the manner in which the noble President of the Council had been attacked fur what he said last year as his justification for silence. Government was asked what they expected to accomplish from the taking of Sebastopol; but for the reason he had just stated he must. decline to answer the question, while with regard to the faults which had been found of our past operations he must leave them to be answered by the admirable speech of the Secretary at War last night. At the same time, he must ask the 1 on. member for Surrey if he was doing justice to his countrymen when he said that nothing had been done in the Black Sea—(hear, hear)—or that the expedition to the Baltic had been without its results. (Hear, hear.) It was said that the Baltic fleet was too large for its purpose, but how could that be when it might have had to meet something like 29 Russian sail-of-the-line. Nineteen ships•of•the-line were certainly not too many to meet such a force. While, as regarded the operations in the Black Sea and the Crimea, it was an ill-founded statement to say that they had been rashly undertaken, with an insufficient force, because up to the present moment the united powers had devoted no less than 150,000 to the invasion of the Crimea. (Hear, hear.) Replying to the question of Sir H. Willoughby, relative to the treaty with Austria, he stated that the Government regretted their inability to lay it ou the table before the discussion had taken place ; but the treaty remained yet to be ratified, and it would be departing from the ordinary course in such matters to lay it before Parlia ment until the ratification bad taken place. (Hear.) At the same time the house was not now called upon by the address to pronounce any opinion ifpon the nature of the treaty ; and if it should hereafter prove unsatisfactory, it would still be open to the honourable baronet to move a vote of cen sure upon the Government for having entered into it. (Hear, hear.) The right hou. gentleman concluded by briefly recapitulating what the army and navy had accomplished within the space of twelve months. We had become familiar with the difficult navigation of the Baltic, while we had stopped the trade of Russia, The question of whether Con stantinople was safe had been set at rest; the Danube had been opened, and our army had obtained an almost impreg nable position in the Crimea, which justified the hope that Sebastopol would ultimately fall. Add these great results to the prestige which these operations had given to our military character, and he thought he would be a bold man who would persist in saying that nothing had been accomplished. Mr. WHITESIDE blamed the Government for having gone to war without resources, which bad been the cause of all our misfortunes. Mr. F. SCOTT thought the army had been exposed to un necessary risks from the want of foresight iu the Government, and he was convinced that no explanation had yet been given which would satisfy the country. Delay and timidity had .. 4 1 , 414001.11e moe m cnts,and tit tag ,17.1.0 ricalr, sacs W, with regard to the Militia, what they ought long ago to havo recommended for the adoption of Parliament. Sir J. TROLLOPE thought it would have been more advi sable if that passage in the Address relative to the treaty with Austria had been omitted, because it was quite clear the antecedents of that Power afforded no hope that she would ever be induced to draw the sword against Russia. The Address was then agreed to, and a committee appointed to convey it to her Majesty. BARNSTAPLE BOROUGH ELECTION. On the motion for considering tho special certificate o: Returning Officer, Sir W. JOLLIFFE moved that the members returned be called to the table and sworn, as the error in the certificate did not invalidate the election. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL saw no objection to the course. After a few words from Mr. BUTT, the motion was agreed to. Accordingly Mr. GUIITNESS and Mr. LAURIE, the members returned, took the oaths and their seats. MILITIA BILL. Lord PALMERSTON then rose to move for leave to bring in a bill to enable her Majesty to accept offers of service by militia regiments in places out of the United Kingdom. In doing so, the noble lord said the bill which he had the honour to move for leave to bring in would be framed upon the model of the bill passed during the late war, which the Government of that felt it their duty to bring in to enable them to accept the offers of militia regiments to do duty in garrison abroad. It would be remembered that at the close of the last war an act was also passed to enable regiments, or parts of regiments of militia to join the regiments of the line. [LEFT SPEAKING.] RACING FIXTI MA: RES FOR 1855. tCH. Cnventry Salisbury Doncaster 1: Thirsk l5 Warwick Spring 2O Epsom Spring 22 Northaistpton 27 Croxton Park 29 AP: Newmarket C 9 Catterick Bridge 11 York Spring 17 Malton l9 Newmarket F S 23 M. Chester Spring 1 Newmarket S S 8 *Shrewsbury 10 Bath l5 Epsom 22 *Manchester 30 JU. Ascot 5 Hampton l3 Bibury 2O Stockbridge 2l Winchester 22 Newcastle 26 ,Y. YU. Newmarket Carlisle Worcester 5 *Lancaster AUG Nerth Staffordshire 7 Brighton Brighton Club 10 *Wolverhampton 13 *Reading l4 Liverpool ll *Stamford 17 I Nottingham 19 Goodwood 31 :UST. Lewes 16 York 22 *Egham 28 *Derby 2B ABINGDON ELEOTION.—At the close of the poll the numbers stood thus :—Major Reid, 125; Mr. Norris, 117. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Southampton, Ameri can liner, Mr. Isaiah Pratt in command, arrived at the Metherbank to-day from the river, and will receive pas sengers and stores at the hands of Lloyd's agents, Messrs. Garratt and Gibbon, and sail for New York. BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND COUNTIES CATTLE AND POULTRY SHOW.—BIRMINGHAM, M•nday.—The award of prizes for cattle and sheep at this exhibition has just been made. The private ♦iew takes place to-morrow. There are upwards of eighteen hundred pens of poultry. The entry of stock is fully as large and the quality far beyond the average. His Royal Highness Prince Albert takes three first prizes—namely, for Hereford steers, Devon steers, and Devon heifer& SHIPWRECK.—The fine brig Struve, from Cardiff to New York, the property of Mr. S. Campbell, of the former port, has unfortunately been wrecked on her pas sage out. On the 12th of October she experienced a violent hurricane, which carried hermasts by the board, and caused her to leak very much. She was, however, fortunately fallen in with on the 15th in latitude 44 deg., long. 30 deg. 40 min. by the Arrow, who succeeded in rescuing the crew, and conveyed them safely into New York. BLYTH LIFE-BOAT.—A boat, built by subscription. on the lines of one of Mr. Peake's boats, has been placed in a very substantial house erected by Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart., on the north side of the river. A few days ago, when the sea was running high, she was pulled over the bar to test dier qualities, manned by 12 oarsmen, John Brown, pilot, acting as coxswain, and Mr. Dent, one of the directors for her management, going out in her. She pulls very fast, rose beautifully to the sea, was lai athwart, and palled before the sea in every po,,,ible svq, and gave entire satisfaction to all on board and a larg , number of spectators. On her return Co the harboui: she was placed under a crane and capsized; she righted her self, in smooth water, in seven seconds, and cleared Ilerself of w a t er i n 3 - - conds. The ears were Own lashed fore and aft, and capsized again, and in thre seconds she was upright, and delivered h erself in 33 seconds, as on the first trial ; she bore fifteen men under her gunwale before bringing it under water. THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. WAR OFFICE, DEC. 12. 50th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant•General Sir Richard England, K.C.8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General the Right Hon. Sir George Arthur, Bart., deceased, Sept. 20. Bth Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant-General John Duffy, C. 8., and K.C., from the 28th Foot, to be Colonel, vice General Sir Gordon Drummond, G.C.8., deceased,Oct. 10. 28th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Henry John William Bentinck to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General John Duffy, C.B. and K.C., removed to the Bth Foot, Oct. 10. _ _ 67th Regiment of Foot.—Major-General Sir Colin Campbell, K.O. 8., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General John Frederick Ewart, C. 8., deceased, Oct. 21. 46th Regiment of Foot.—Major-General John Lysaght Pennefather, C. 8., to bo Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Richard Egerton, C. 8., deceased, Nov. 19. UNATTA QllED.—Brevet-Lieutonant-Colonel Francis Wil liam _Henry, Lord Burghersh (Major, Unattached), having been promoted, on the 20th September, 1854, to the Brevet Rank f Lieutenant-Colonel for distinguished Service in the Field, to have that Brevet Rank converted into substantive Rank, Unattached. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 12. Officers holding the rank of Regimental Major, but being Lieutenant-Colonels by Brevet, shall receive the pay allowances of Regimental Lieutenant-Colonels during any period exceeding one month whilst they may be in com mand of their Regiments by the absence of the Lieutenant- Colonel; which period of command the senior Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel may count towards the three years required to qualify a Lieutenant-Colonel to bo pro moted to the rank of Colonel in accordance with the Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1851. WAR OFFICE, DEC. 12. The following Officers being Colonels in the Army, and holding in the Army under the Command of Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, G.C.8., the rank of Brigadier-Generals, have conducted themselves to her Majesty's satisfaction and rendered distinguished services in the great and bril liant victories achieved in the Crimea—her Majesty there fore has been graciously pleased, in pursuance of the Royal Warrant of the 6th October, 1851, to order that the un dermentioned officers, now holding the rank of Brigadier- Generals, be promoted to be Major-Generals, and be placed on the permanent list of general officers. Colonel Richard Airey, Unattached. James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt, Unattached. Henry William Adams, C. 8., 49th Foot. Hon. James Yorke Scarlett, sth Dragoon Gttards. Sir John Campbell, Bart., 3lth Foot. Arthur Wellesley Torrens, Unattached. George Buller, C. 8., Rifle Brigade. William Eyre, C. 8., halp-pay 73d Foot The followiig Officers bolding the rank of Regimental Majors; but being Lieutenant-Colonels by Brevet, to have their Brevet /tank converted into substantive Rank Un attached, should they prefer it to remaining with their Regiments for distinguished Service in the Field, in ac cordance with the Royal Warrant of the 6th 'October, 1854. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Richard Saekville Lord West, 21st Foot. _ _ Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Sidney Powell, 57th Foot. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Wilbra ham, 7th Foot. , Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred H. Hors ford, Rifle Brigade. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Percy E. Herbert, 43d Foot. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Charles Barnston Dauheny, C. 8., 55th Foot. Major and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Smyth, 68th Foot. To be promoted for distingusihed service in the field to the substantive Rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, Unattached. Major the Honourable William Lyon Pakenham, Un - attached. To be promoted to the Brevet Rank of Lieutenant- Colonel and the substantive Rank of Major, Unattached, for distinguished Service in the Field. 'Captain and Brevet-Major the Honourable James Wil liam Bosville Macdonald, Unattached. To be promoted for distinguished Service in the Field to the Brevet Rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Major Thomas Westropp McMahon, sth Dragoon Guards W. S. Ramsay Norcott, Rifle Brigade Robert Jocelyn Straton, 77th Foot John Ramsay Stuart, 21st Foot Sir Thomas St. Vincent Hops Cochrane Troubridge, 7th Foot George Dixon, 77th Foot Richard T. Farren, 47th Foot John George Champion, 95th Foot Henry William Bunbury, 2341 Foot Henry Home, 95th Foot James Brodie Pattullo, 30th Foot • John Thornton Grant, 49th Foot Alexander Low, 4th Light Dragoons Francis Pym Hardin.. 2)CI Foot _ _ _ Captain and Brevet-LiCaenant-Colonel Anthony Con ingham Sterling, unattached, to have the substantive rank of Major unattachbd, for distinguished service in the field. Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Nasmyth, unat tached, to have the substantive rank of Major unattached, for distinguished service in the field. To be promoted for distinguished Service in the Field to the Brevet Rack of Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain and Brevet-Major Robert Blane, Unattached Captain and Brevet-Major George V. Mundy, 33.1 Foot Captain and Brevet-Major the Hon. Adrian Hope, 60th Rifles Captain and Brevet-Major tho Hon. Francis Colborne, 15th Foot. Captain and Brevet-Major Hon. Robert Rollo, 42d Foot Captain and Brevet-Major John Stewart Wood, 13th Foot Lieutenant and Captain and Brevet-Major his Serene. Highness Prince William Augustus Edward of Saxe Wei mar, of the Ist (or Grenadier) Foot Guards. To be promoted for distinguished service in the field to LLn Drevok. Ronk of biajora iu *lto o.rmy -. Captain John Agmondisham Vesey Kirkland, 21st Foot Kenneth Douglas Mackenzie, 92d Foot James Conolly, Unattached Alexander Macdonnell, Rifle Brigade Edward Stopford Claremont, Canadian Rifles Edward Robert Wetherall, Scots Fusilier Guards Frederick Robert Elringtcin, Rifle Brigade Charles Stuart Glazbrook, 49th Foot Thomas Henry Clifton, 7th Dragoon Guards Charles John Woodford, Rifle Brigade William Pitcairn Campbell, 23d Foot William Friend Hopkins, Royal Marines Edward Herbert Maxwell, 88th Foot Hugh Smith, 3d Foot John Alfred Street, 57th Foot John A. Ewart, 93d Foot Joseph Edwin Thackwell, 22d Foot Henry Edwin Weare, 50th Foot Julius Richard Glyn Rifle Brigade Edward W. D. Bell, Foot Edmund Gilling Hallowell, 28th Foot Thomas Davis, 95th Foot Cuthbert George Ellison, let or Grenadier Guards William Sankey, 47th Foot Henry Meade Hamilton, 47th Foot Edmund Augustus Whitmore, 30th Foot Honourable Arthur Edward Hardinge, Coldstream Guards William Inglis, 57th Foot Honourable William Frederick Scarlett, Scots Fusi lier Guards Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote, Scots Fusilier Guards Augustus Henry Lane Fox, Grenadier Guards Edward Neville, Scots Fusilier Guards Edward Fellows, 12th Light Dragoons Soame Gambier Jenyns, 13th Light Dragoons James Wells Armstrong, 49th Foot Lawrence Shaiivrell, 19th Foot William Morris, 17th Light Dragoons John Hackett, 77th Foot Honourable Percy Robert Basil Fielding, Coldstream Guards Cadwaller Adams, 49th Foqt A. H. P. Stuart Wortley, Ist Dragoon Guards Honourable Silbert Elliot, Rifle Brigade John Wycliffe Thompson, 10th Light Dragoons Charles Carew de Morel, 67th Foot Adolphus William Desart Burton, sth Dragoon Guards James Gubbins, 85th Foot Ludford Harvey Daniell, 38th Foot Honourable A. Murray Cathcart, 93d Foot Honourable Wm. George Boyle, 21st Foot John Hardman Burke, 88th Foot Alastair Mlan M`Donald, 92d Foot Lumley Graham, 41st Foot Arthur Charles Greville, Scots Fusilier Guards WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 12. MEMORANDUM.—Horse Guards, 9th December—The Queen has been pleased to command that, as a mark of her Majesty's recognition of the meritorious ser vices of the non-commissioned officers of the army under the command of Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, in the recent brilliant operations in the Crimea, the Field-Marshal shall submit through the General Commanding-in-Chief, the name of one serjeant of each regiment of cavalry, of the three battalions of the Foot Guards, and of every regi ment of Infantry of the Line, to be promoted to a Cornetcy or Ensigncy, for her Majesty's approval; and with the view to render immediately available the services of these meritorious men, her Majesty has directed that the Field- Marshal do appoint, provisionally and pending her Ma jesty's pleasure, the serjeants so recommended, to regi ments in the army under his command ; and her Majesty has further been graciously pleased to signify her intention that, on the several recommendations receiving her Majesty's approval, the commission shall in each case bear date the sth November, Mt WARRANT GRANTING ANNUITIES AND GRATUITIES TO NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ARMY SERVING UNDER THE COMMAND OF FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. rewards to ' VICTORIA R.—Whereas by Our Royal Warrant of the 4th June, 1853, we were pleased to extend the re ra wa , 2 000/. serjeants of our Army for distinguished service fro m la be deemed of 2501. a year, or such other rate as mig ht whereas a year to 4,00 W, a year, by an annual progressiotn at the rate most expedient by Our Secretary at serving_ in the army We deem it expedient to mark our sense ; of guished, gallant, and good conduct of Fieldshal Lord the East, under the command °f at one serjeant in each Raglan, our will and pleasure is, that of each battalion of the distin guished, of cavalry and infan try, i ß•fi e Brigade serving in the here, under the command of the Foot Guards, and of the East, in the Crimea, or e lsewhere, be selected by the corn- Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, recommendedshall to us for the grant of an mending officer and , 2/: provided that the aggregate annuity not exceeding an • d to be made, shall not exceed )f grants now mad e, .. 4,0001. in any one "anted is to be at the disposal of such The annuity 'lt ma y be still in our service. serjeant, although in an d pleasure to extend the provisions It is also our -Warrant of the 13th April, 1854, and with of our Royalliew of marking our sense of the distinguished the . s p ecial ri v gallant conduct in the field of our army now service an,. in the Crimea, . . rt t h e East, or elsewhere, under serving i th e command of Field-Marshal L or d Raglan , to order • n d direct, that the commanding o ffi cer of each regi ment fc avalry shall b e a ll owed to recommend one o ieant, two ctrporalß, and futir privates, and the COM . taandicg officor of each regiment of infantry, and of each battalion of Font Guards, and of the Rifle Brigade, shall b e allowed to recommend one serjoant, four corporals, and t en privates, to receive a medal and a gratuity of Foray er ' jad 1215 4 Fur 14 co, lif a.tl For a p r i va t e in The gratuity to be placed the Regimental Savings' Bank, there to remain in deposit at interest until his dis charge from our ooryioo, owl to be, doomed to bo laio pa. MARRIED. On the 7th inst., at St. Mary's, Ripley, Mr. W. Win"' of Rochester, to Maria, daughter of John Cfooke, Ryde House, Ripley, and Guildford, Surrey. DIED. On the 9th inst., Mr, George Beard, of 287, Regent street, aged 43. On the 9th inst., at 2, Lower Phillimore - place , Lensing 'ton; Commander N. Colthurst,aged 73. .Lt),NIJUN : tfilliootl oud 2abli6l.ed by URDO DUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Prister, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county o f Widnendkie December 13, Aga. sonal property, in conformity with the terms of our Royal Warrant of 13th April, 1854. Given at our Court at St. James's, this fourth day of Ddcember, one thousand eight hundred and fifty foar, in the eighteenth year of our reign. By her Majesty's command. SIDNEY HERBERT. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 12. The following officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers to be promoted for distinguished service BREVET. ROY AL ARTILLERY. TO BE LIEUTENANT•e , LONEL IN THE AIM. Captain and Brevet-Major John Miller Adye. TO BE MAJORS IN THE ARMY. Captain David William Payuter. Edwin Wodehouse. George Ashley Maude William Swinton Charles Lawrence D'Aguilar John James Brandling ohn Turner John Richard Anderson John Charles William Fortescue Charles Henry Morris Second Captain Edward Bruce Hamloy Samuel Enderby Gordon Hon. Edward Thomas Gage Dixon Edward Hosto Fleury Peel Yates James Farrell Pennycuick ROYAL ENGINEERS. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL IN THE ARMY. Captain and Brevet-Major Richard Tylden. TO BB MAJORS IN THICARIII7. Captain John William Gordon Frederick Edward Chapman. Second Captain John Williamson Lovell. ADMIRALTY, DEc. 7. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lientenarit Hugh Stukely Buck, of the Artillery Companies of the Corps, to be Captain, vice Parker, killed in action ; Second Lieutenant Robert Abernethie Brutton to be First Lieutenant, vice Buck, promoted. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. Ceinty of Oxford—Andrew Marriott Matthews, Esq., to be Deputy Lieuterant, Dec. 7. 2d Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Henry Brougham Loch, Gent., to be Captain, Dec. 6. Royal Flintshire Militia—Edward Bacon, Gent., to be Ensign. 3d or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Joseph Percival Swan, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Dec. 4.; Lewis Hough, Gent., to be Lien tenant, Dec. 8. Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—The Right Hon. Henry Charles Howard, commonly called Viscount Andover, to be Ensign, vice Hunte, promoted, Dec. 9. Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Wm. Thwaytes, Gent., to be Ensign, Dee. 4. 3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Owi Militia— Edmund Samuel Grimshaw Woodford, Gent., to be En sign, Dec. 4; John Sidgreaves, Gent., to be Ensign, Dec. 5. BANKRUPTS. William Joyce, engineer, shipbuilder, and ironfounder, Greenwich, to surrender, Dec. 21, at eleven, and Feb.l, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Compton Smith, Lincoln's-ink fields. Daniel Lefaveur, ,New Oxford-street, merchant, Deo. 21, at two, and Jan. 23, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Alderraanbury ; Ashursts, Waller, and Morris, Old Jewry. James Norton Weeks, hotel keeper, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, Dec. 19, and Jan. 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Ley, Lincoln's inn-fields. Henry Cremer, wine merchant, Old Broad-street, City, Dec. 20, and Jan. 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Pullen, Lime-street, City. Robert Board, blacksmith, Churchingford, Devonshire, Dec. 19 and Jan. 18, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Miller, Bristol. George Donisthorpe, grocer, Syston, Leicestershire, 2d and 16oh Jan., at ten, at Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham; R. and G. Toiler, Leicester; or James, Birmingham. Francis Kiuch, chemist and druggist, Margate, Dec. 22 and Jan. 23, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Buchanan, Basinghall.- street. William Littell Tizard, mechanical engineer, Aldgate High-street, Dec. 21 and Feb. 2, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Silvester, Great Dever-street, Newington, Surrey. Thomas Hollier, woolstapler, Leicester, Jan. 2 and 16, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Stone and Paget, Leicester; James, Birmingham. Isaac Pothecary, boarding-house keeper, Grove-place, Nutehalling, Southampton, Dec. 19, at half-past eleven, and Jan. 23, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stans feld, official assignee; Reed, Ironmonger-lane, City. Robert Russell, builder, Elgin-road, Notting-hill, Dec. 22, at two, and Jan. 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Patten, Austin-friars. John Cartmell, bootmaker, Liverpool, Dec. 27 and Jan. 15, at eleven, at the Live .pool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Daly, Liverpool. Edward Tregenza, shoe dealer, Stockton-on-Tees, Dur ham, Dec. 22, and Jan. 16, at twelve, at the Newcs.st!e upen-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee New castle-upon-Tyne; Sangster, Leeds; Cathie and Cudworth, Leeds; Griffith and Crighton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. John Marshall, brewer, Bradford, Jan. 8 and 29, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee; Terry and Watson, Bradford; Bond and Bar wick, Leeds. G. Haworth, J. Walsh, and T. Ainsworth, power-loom cloth manufacturers, Over Darwen, Lancashire, Dec. 22, and Jan. 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Rowley, Dian- Josiah Overbury, cloth manufacturer, Wotton-under. Edge, Gloucestershire, Dec. 20, at two, and Jan. 31, at twelve, at the Court of Bankrupt c y. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Lawrance, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. John Barrington Joyce, chemist, Burslem, Staffordshire, Dec. 22 and Jan. 19, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Hodgson, Birmingham. Thomas Heywood, lace warehouseman, Cheapside, Dec. 20, at one, and Jan. 31, at half-past twelve, at the Court of 3ankruptcy. Pennel, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Gidley, Guildhall-chambers. Henry Martyn, woollen warehouseman, Bishopsgate street Without, Dec. 20, at twelve, and Jan. 31, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bahkruptcy. Pennel, official assigree, Guildhall-chambers; Ashursts, Waller, and Morris, Old Jewry. John Bailey, baker and grocer, Cannock, Staffordshire, Dec. 23 and Jan. 19, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Duignan and Hemmant, Walsall. James Sanders, ironmonger, Darl a st on , Staffordshire, Dec. 23 and Jan. 19, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Biddleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Duignan and Hommant, Walsall; E. and H. Wright, Birmingham. Abram Hanson, yarn manufacturer, Huddersfield, York shire, Jan. 8, at twelve, and Jan. 29, at eleven, at Lecds District Court. Hops, official assignee, Leeds ; Drans field, Bond, and Barwick, Huddersfield. ADDITIONAL MAILS TO HER MAJESTY'S FORCES IN GREECE, TURKEY, AND THE BLACK SEA, AND ALTERATION IN DAYS FOR DESPATCH. The following Post-office order has been issued :- - General Post-Office, December, 1854. The French Government having made arrangements' for despatching a mail packet from Marseilles to Constan tinople twice a week, instead of six times a month as heretofore, mails containing the correspondence for her Majesty's forces in Greece, Turkey, and the Black Sea, will in future be made up in London, for conveyance through France and by the French Mediterranean packets, every Monday and Friday evening. The following are the combined British and French rates of postage chargeable upon this correspondence : For a Letter addressed to an Officer in the British Army or Navy, or to a Non-Commissioned Officer or Private Soldier or Seaman in Greece, Turkey, or the Black Sea. Weighing under oz. Weighing oz., and under A oz. Exceeding / oz., and not exceeding 1 oz ls. Od. Exceeding 1 oz., and not exceeding 2 oz ls. 2d. Exceeding 2 oz., and not exceeding 3 oz ls. 4d. Exceeding 3 oz., and under 34 oz. Exceeding 31 oz., and not exceeding 4 oz 2s. 4d. And so on, adding 2d. British for each additional ounce, and 10d. French postage for every 3-1 ounces. The above rates of postage must be paid in advance, or the letters will be opened and returned to the writers. Newspapers are chargeable with a postage et 2i. each, which must also be paid in advance ; otherwise the ne a w i s s p v a i p a e r i ar ns se t i e ll a e d of s,w ill be detained forward in the ined until a no closed r. t u ni ty vessel offer in the offers of despatching servioe of he r them o j b e y s t. a y ship-of-W ar or other Letters for soldiers or seamen serving in the British forces in Greece,id. only Turkey,lyis paid, ortheZ l slack in ack Sleika,eumpoannnwerhicbhe a postage of forwarded either by a ship-of-war or other vessel in her Majesty's service, or by the British packets via South ampton and Malta, and thence to their destination as opportunities may offer. In order to prevent, as far as possible, the delay of letters and newspapers for invalid officers and soldiers in the British Military Hospital in Turkey, which would result from such letters, &c., being sent to the head quarters of the army, a separate bag is made up for the correspondence referred te, and letters and newspapers are sent in this bag addressed to " The Hospital, Scutari, Constantinople." BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 9th inst., at Tyglin, Cardiganshire, the wife of Captain P. F. Durham. OF A DAUGHTER On the 11th inst., at Beaufort-house, Cheltenham, th• wife of the Rev. G. P. Sandilands.