The Sun. — London, England, 1854-02-23 00:00:00

„„ 11111116.. HER MAJESTY'S LEVEL'. The Queen held a Levee (the first this season) yesterday afternoon at St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Alban arrived from Buckingham Palace at 2 o'clock, attended by the Royal suite and escorted by a detachment of the Royal Horse Guards, and were received by the great officers of state. The Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms w as on duty, under the command of the Captain, and lined the approaches to the State saloons. The sub-officers, Lieutenant-Colonel Nevin and Major Cooke, were also on duty. The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty, under the cora l:nand of Captain Wardlow, the Exon in Waiting. Before the Levee Major-General Fox had an audience of the Queen, and delivered the badge of the Order of the Bath worn by the late Sir Frederick Adam, G.C.B. The Attorney-General had an audience, and delivered to her Majesty the Grand Cross of the Bath of his uncle, the late Admiral Sir George Cockburn. Major Henry Capel Sandys, Bengal Army, had an audience Of her Majesty, and delivered the riband and badge of the Order of the Bath worn by the late Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.B. The Queen and Prince Albert entered the Throne-room, attended by the Duchess of Sutherland, Mistre,s of the Robes; the Marchioness of Ely, Lady in Waiting ; Earl Spencer, X.G., Lord Steward; the Marquis of Breadalbane, K T., Lord Chamberlain; the Marquis of Abercorn, K.G., Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice- Chamberlain ; the Earl of Mulgrave, Treasurer of the House hold; Lord Drumlanrig, Controller of the Household; the Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in Waiting ; Lord George Len nox, Lord in Waiting to his Royal Highness; Colonel the Hon. Charles Phipps, C. 8., Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse; Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Privy Secretary to his Royal Highness; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, Groom in Waiting; Colonel Wylde, Groom in Waiting to his Royal Highness ; Major-General Buckley, Equerry in Waiting ; Messrs. George Gordon Macpherson and Charles Edmund Phipps, Pages of Honour in Waiting. Her Majesty wore a blue and silver cloth train, with gold stars, and a white satin petticoat. The Queen wore a diamond diadem. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was present at the Levee, attended by Lord William Paulet. The foreign Ministers were introduced, when the following Presentations took place in the diplomatic circle : By the Prussian Minister—Le Comte Henckel, Chambellan $t Conseiller de Legation de S. M. le Roi de Prusse. By the Spanish Minister—Lieutenant J. J. Gordon, of the Spanish Royal Navy. By the Sardinian Minister—Count de la Tour, Second Se cretary of Legation. By the Turkish Minister—Djenib Bey, son of his Excellency Narvik Pasha, Minister of Commerce, and Fahri Bey. By the Portuguese Minister M. de Meudoca, attache to her Mast faithful Majesty's Legation at this court. By the Brazilian Minister—Captain Gomensoro, Lieutenant Araujo Feio, Lieutenant Ferreira d'Olivera, and Lieutenant Rocha, and Dr. Garcia. By the Mexican Minister—Senor Jose Hidalgo, second Se cretary of the Legation ; Senor - Ygnaclo Quijano, attaché to the Legation. By the Earl of Clarendon—Senor J. A. Rodulfo, Chargé d'Affaires of Peru. The diplomatic circle was attended by Count Walewski, the French Ambassador ; M. Charles Baudin, first Secre tary, M. Jules de Saux, second secretary, and 3aron de Ca brol, • Attache to the Embassy ; M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, and M. 0. Delepierre, Secretary to the Le gation ; Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister ; Count de Kielmanseggo, Hanoverian Minister ; Chevalier Bunsen, Prus- Watt Minister ; Senor X. Isturiz, Spanish Minister ; Mr. J. T. Comyn, first Secretary, M. de Potestad, Attache, and Senor Luis de Aristegui (Lieutenant of Artillery) Attache to the Legation; Marquis Azeglio, Sardinian Minister, and Count Corti, - first Secretary of Legation ; M. Tricoupi, the Greek Minister, and M. N. Lidorikis, Secretary of Legation; M. Musurus, the Turkish Minister, and Prince A. Vogorides, Conseiller de Legation; Baron Bentinck, the Netherlands Minister ; Count de Lavaradio, the Portuguese Minister ; the Chevalier Pinto de Soveral, Secretary of Legation, and le Vi comte d'Alte, with the Portuguese Legation ;M. acedo, Bra zilian Minister, and the Chevalier Cavalcanti, d'Albuquerque, Attache to the Legation ; Prince de Carini, Sicilian Minister, and le Commandeur de Martino, Conseiller de Legation ; Count Colloredo, the Austrian Minister ; Senor Joaquin M. de Castillo y Lamas, Mexican Minister; Mr. James Buchanan, Minister from the United States of America ; General d'Ox holm, Danish Minister, and Count Reventlo* Criminil, Secre tary of Legation ; Count de Vitzthum, Saxon Minister ; the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Major-General the Hou. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The general circle was attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury ; the Lord Chancellor ; the Archbishop of York ; the Lord President ; the Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal ; the First Lord of the Treasury ; Lord John Unseal% the Marquis of Lansdowne ; the Secretary of State for the Home Department; the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies ; the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; the First Lord of the Admiralty ; the President of the Board of Control ; the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Secretary-at-War ; Sir William Molesworth, First Commissioner of Public Works ; Viscount Sydney, Captain of her Majesty's Yeomen of the Guard ; the Marquis of Londonderry, K.G., Gold Stick in Waiting; the Master of the Rolls ; the Chancellor of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ; Lord Justice Turner • Earl of Besaborough, Master of the Buckhounds ; Lord Monteagle, Controller-General of the Exchequer ; Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood ; Mr. Horatio Waddington, Under-Secre tary of-State (Home Department); Sir Charles Young (Garter); Sir George P. Lee, Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard ; Major Harmer, Standard-bearer of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms • Sir Henry Seton, Groom in Wait ing ; Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Groom in Waiting ; Honourable Mortimer Sackville West, Groom in Wait ing to her Majesty; the Queen's Advocate; Lord Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal ; Colonel Bouverie, Equerry to the Queen ; Colonel the Right Hon. Cecil Forester, Silver Stick in Waithig ; Sir William Martins, Gentleman. Usher to the Sword of State ; Mr. Norman Macdonald, Controller of the Lord Chamberlain's department ; Admiral Sir William Parker, Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the Queen ; Colonel Lord Dynevor ; Colonel Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.B. ; Colonel Mon teath Douglas, C.B. ; Colonel Priaula ; Colonel Broke ; Colo nel Morris, C.B. ; Colonel Clark Kennedy, C.B. and K.H. ; Colonel Oldfield ; Colonel Reed, C.B. ; and Captain Beechey, R.N., Aide-de-Camp to the Queen; General the Hon. A. Upton, Equerry to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent ; Ron. Lieutenant-Colonel Liddell, Equerry to her Royal High ness the Duchess of Glocester ; Major Baron Knesbeck, Equerry to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge ; Lieutenant Colonel Francis Seymour, Captain of the Guard ; Captain Hatton (Grenadier Guards), Adjutant in BrigadeWait big ; Mr. William Tottie, his Swedish and Norwegian Majesty's Acting Consul-General ; Sir George Hayter, Principal Painter of History and Portraits in ordinary to her Majesty ; Sir Ben jamin C. Brodie, Sergeant-Surgeon to the Queen ; Mr. Law rence, Surgeon Extraordinary to the Queen ; Mr. Frederic Peel Round, Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod ; Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd, Clerk of the Check and Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms ; Captain Sir John Kincaid, Exon of the Yeomen of the Guard ; Colonel Sir Frederic Smith, K.H.,Gentleman Usher to the Privy Chamber; Mr. Charles Heneage G e ntleman Usher of the Privy Chamber in Waiting ; Captain Green, Gentleman Usher in Waiting ; Mr. Arthur Black wood, Gentleman Usher ; Mr. Des Vceux, Gen tleman Usher in Waiting to the Queen ; Lieutenant-Colonel Stephens, Gentleman Usher to the Queen ; Mr. Wilbraham Taylor, Gentleman Usher; Dr. Lyon Playfair, C. 8., Gentle man Usher to his Royal Highness Prince Albert in Waiting. The following noblemen and gentlemen had the honour of being presented to her Majesty : Mr. Francis Ottiwell Adams, on his appointment as Attache to her Majesty's Legation at Stockholm, by the Earl of Clarendon. Mr. Alexander, on being appointed Attorney-General to his Royal Ilighnes• the Prince of Wales, by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall. Mr. James Anderton, on his appointment as TJader-Sheriff of Lon don and Middlesex, by Viscount Palmerston. Lieutenant the Hon. Hugh Annesley, on appointment to the Scots Puffier Guards, by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Captain Sir G. Back, R.N., on being nominated to a good service pension, by Sir J. Graham. Mr. E. Ball, by the Duke of Richmond. The Very Rev. Dr. Barr, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, by the Earl of Aberdeen. Deputy• Assistant Commissary-General isartlett, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lieutenant J. N. Beasley, on return from foreign service, by Sir Fitzroy Kelly, M.P. Lieutenant-Colonel W. F. Reatson, late Brigadier commanding the Nizam's cavalry, by the Earl of Ellenborough, G.C.B. Mr. Alexander John Beataon, by Sir J. Francis Davis. Mr. Bebb, on being allowed, by Royal license, to take the name of Babb, instead of Lawrell, by the Hon. Colonel Charles Grey. Mr. Edward Fi'zhardinge Berkeley, on appointment to the 2d Life Guards, by the Marquis of Londonderry. Lieutenant Robert Biddulpk. on receiving his commission in the Royal Artillery, by Lord Raglan. Mr. Loftus Bland, M.P., on his appointment as Queen's Counsel ln Ireland, by Sir John Young. Mr. George Brand, her Majesty's Vice-Consul in the province of Angola, Western Africa, on his return to England, by the Earl of Slarendon. Lieutenant John Britten, on promotion, by Col. Thompson, M.P. Captain Charles Brace, on promotion, by the Earl of Wilton. eaptain Buckley, Scota Fusilier Guards, on promotion, by Colonel Lord Rekeby. Captain H. W. Burgess. by the Earl of Wilton. Rear-Admiral Ryder Burton, lE.H., on promotion, by the Duke of Leeds. Captain T. B. Butt, by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Lauderdale Lieutenant-Colonel De Bathe, on promotion, by his Royal High nen the Duke of Cambridge. Lieutenant Deans Campbell, by , ir Duncan M`Dougall. Sir J. Rivett Carnac, M.P., on app intmeut as Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Aouthampton, by the Marquis. of Winchester. Earl of Carnarvon, by the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert. Mr. F. A. Carrington, on appointment as Deputy-Lieutenant of Berko, by the Earl of Abingdon. Maier -General Cavendish, on his appointment to the command of the 2d Drsgoon Guards, by Viscount Haringe. Major Champion, by Lieutenant-Colonel Webber Smith. Ensign J. W. Champain, by Lieutenant-General Sir R. Goldfinch. Mr. A. C. Colquhoun, by Sir G. Grey. The Rev. Dr. Cook, Minister Of St. Andrews, N. 8., by the Earl of Aberdeen. Commander F. A. B. Cranford, on promotion, by sir J. Graham. Lieutenant Fitzmaurice Creighton, by Lord George Lennox. Lieutenant S. Gurney Cresswell, R.N., on return with despatches !rem the Arctic regions , by Sir J. Graham. The Rev. Dr. Cummirr, Scotch Church, by the Earl of Aberdeen. Mr. Wodehouse Currie , by Lord Wodehouse. Lieutenant-Colonel Elphin stone Dalrymple, on promotion, by Col Lord Rokoby. Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, R.N., on his appointment to her Majesty's yacht, by Sir James Graham. Mr. Horace Devas, by Mr. IL Hawes. Captain Disbrowe, on appointme nt to 43d Light Infantry , by Lord Raglan. Mr. W. L. P. Drummond, by sir Charles Wood. Lieutenant Duff, by Sir Charles Wood. Colonel Eden, Scots Fusilier Guards , on pro Highness the Duke of Cambridge. motion, by his Roy al Captain William Edmonstone, R.N., on promot ion, by Sir James Graham. The Earl of Elgin, on his return from Canada, by the Duke of Newcastle. Sir J. Dalrymple Elphinstone, by the Earl of Aberdeen. Lieutenant Viscount Ennismore, Scots Fusilier Gu ards, by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Ensign G. Falconet, by Colonel Harry D. Jones. Rear-Admiral A. Fanshawe, on his appointment as Commander in-Chief on the North America and West India stations, by Sir J. Graham. Viscount Forth, by his father, the Earl of Perth and Melfort. Captain the Hon. A. E. Fraser, Scots Fusilier Guards, on promo tion, by Colonel Lord Rokeby. Lieutenant W. French, on return from foreign service, by Lord Raglan. Lieutenant W. G. Fumivall, by Sir Duncan M`Dougall. Lieutenant Garrard, by Lieutenant-Colonel Webber Smith. n on . Arthur Gordon, by the Earl of Aberdeen. Admiral Sir J. Gordon, on his appointment as Governor of Green wich Hospital and promotion, by Sir J. Graham. Dr. A. Gordon, by Lieutenant• Colonel Webber Smith. Ensign J. M. Greig, by Colonel H. D. Jones. Mr. W. K. Grove. on his appointment as Queen's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. Archdeacon Hare, Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty, by the Bishop of Chichester. L or d Harris, on his return from Trinidad, by the Duke of New- astle. evair A. s. D. Harris, by Major-General Sir Harry Smith, G C. 8.1 Rear-Admiral Harvey, on return from foreign service at Malta by Sir J. Graham. Ensign J. 0. Basted, by Colonel H. D. Jones. lign Sir Brydges Henniker, on appointment to the 68th Regi ment, by Lord Henniker. Lieutenant-Colonel lion. P. Herbert, on promotion and return , from the Cape of Good Hope, by the Earl of Powis. • sir r. w. Heygate, on his marriage, by the Erni of Lanesborough. Mr. W. 11. Heygate, by the Earl of Lanesborough. Second-Lieutenant P. E. Hill, f en obtaining his commission, by the igasta-Gattral of Ordnance. THE SHARE MARKETS •(- I- (THIS DAY.) Ln, F. . Hill. by Lore. nut Es.sign E. B tiodand b, Colonel 11. l). Jones. Ciwtain St. Pierrie took, I), Lord Wilton. • - - Captain A , r C. Ho' ham, R.N., K.C.B , on his return from si special mission to the States of the River Plate, and appoiwtment as Lien tenant-Governor of Victoria, by the Doke of Newcastle. Captain Hunter, on return from to ei ;n service, by Lieutenant- General Sir J. Wilson, K.C.R. Mr. John K. James, by Lord G. Lennox, when he received the Shr. honour of knighthood. Lieutenant C. Hope JOhnstone, by Lord Raglan. Lieutenant W. G Kell, by Viscount Comberm re. Rev. J. Kempe, on his preterment to the rectory of St. James's, Westminster, by the FS shop of Loh(' n. St. Lord Mark Kerr, Lieutenant-Colonel unattached, on promotion, by 20 the Earl of Elgin. Mr: Laurie, of Maxwelton. by the Right Hon. Lord Ernest Bruce. Cornet Sir George Leith, by Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrenson. 50 Ensign J. Le M. surfer, by Colonel H. D. Jones. . Second-Lieutenant C. LEstrange, on obtaining his commission, by the Master-General of the Ordnance. 31 Lieutenant E. Lloyd, on his return from British Kaffraria, by Major-General Sir J. Dennis, K C B Lieutenant J. INPGII, by ,tajor-General Wetherall. Mr. L M. M acknizie, on his appointment as Deputy-Lieutenant, by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ross. 22 Lieutenant H. A. Mallo,fk, on appointment to the Bengal Artillery, 25 by Lieutenant-General Sir A. Machine. Sir John Majoribanks, by the Duke of Roxburgh. Lieutenant Charles Mason, 48th Regiment Madras Native In- St. fantry, on return from India , b y Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A N. St. 50 Leasing Compans. Closing Prices yesterday. Business this day. BRITISH RAILWAYS. !Paid.' RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. Hood. Lieutenant G. S. Maxwell, on appointment to the 20th Regiment, by Major-General , ir Thomas Wiltshire. Lieutenant S. Maxwell, R A., by Lord Raglan. The Lord Mayor, by Viscount Palmenton. The Rev. Henry Melv ille, on be n g Appointed one of her Ma jesty's Chaplains in Ordinar3, by the Bisho of Loi.don. Lieutenant H. Moller, Bengal Army, by s‘ir Charles Wood. Major M• nine, by his brother, Colonel m onins. Ensign J. R. Monckton, by Colonel H. D Jones. The Rev. E. Graham Moon, chaplain to the Lord Mayor, by the Lord Mayor, Captain Joseph Moreland, on promotion, by Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Hei ry Fitzroy, M.P. Mr. Mowbray, M.P., by Viscount Seaham, M.P. Lieutenant Musgrave, by Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrenson. im r. Marili Nelson, by the Earl of Glengall. St. Lieutenant C. L. O'Grady, by the Inspector-General of Forti- 25 fications. • Captain Edward Ottley, on appointment to the Royal Middlesex St. Rifles, by Viscount Enfield. St. Captain Leopold Paget, en his appointment to the Royal Horse 10 Artillery, by the Master •General. St. Mr Augustus Paget, on appointment as Secreta r y to her Majesty's 10 Legation at the Hague, by the Earl of Clarendon. St. Rear-Admiral Sir E. Parry, on his promotion and appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Greenwich Hospital, by Sir J. “raham. St. Brevet Lieutenant-i3olonel D. Patton, on promotion end return St. from the Cape of Good Hope, by Major-General Sir H. nwith, St. G.C.B. St. • Second Lieutenant H. Percival, on obtain in g his commission in St. the Royal Artillery, by the Master-General of the Ordnance. 12 The Earl of Perth and Melfort on restoration, by Lord Willoughby de Eresby. 50 Mr. R. N. Phillirs, on his appointment to the Lieutenancy of Lon- 164 don, by the Lord Mayor. NI Dr. Pickford, on appointment as Deputy-Lieutenant to the County St. of Sussex, by the Duke of Richmond. 19i Lieutenant FL R. Poole, on appointment to Royal Anglesey Light Infantry (Militia), by Field Marshal the Marquis o f An g lese y . 14 Major the Hon. H. L. Powys, on return from India and promotion, 50 by Lord Lilford. 20 Captain M. Quin, R,N., on paying off her Majesty's ship Ajax, by 114. Sir J. Graham. 10 Mr. A. Redgrave, by Viscount Palmerston. St. The Registrar of the Privy Council, on his appointment, by the St. Lord President. Colonel Lord Rokeby, Scots Fusilier Guards, on promotion to the 20 Li eu tenant• Colonelcy of the regiment, by his Royal Hig h ne ss the 10 Duke of Cambridge. 12, Colonel Rose, C. 8., Secretary of Embassy at Constantinople, on his St. return, by the Earl of Clarendon. Mr. Carpenter Rowe, - on his appointme nt as Deputy-Lieutenant 50 40 for Cornwall, by Sir W. Molesworth. Brevet-Major Lord Alexander lt , .ssell, on promotion and return 25 from the Cape of Good Hope, by General Sir A. Barnard. 25 Captain Shernon, on his marriage, by Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P. St. Mr. Montague Smith, on his appoidtment as Queen's Counsel, by 8/ 2s the Lord Chancellor. D e p u ty-Assistant Commissary General Smit h, b y the Chancellor S St. t. of the Exchequer. Sir William Bowyer Smith, M.P., on s ucceeding to the Baronetcy, 50 by lord Burghley. 25 Lieutenant William Meredyth Somerville , by the Inspector-Gene- Lieutenant too ral of Fortifications. St. 1 Colonel Stanhope, Grenadier Guards, on prom otion, b y Viscount Hardinge. Ensign C. 8, Thompson, by Colonel H. D. Jones. Ensign A. H. Tucker, by Colonel H. E. Roldinson. Lieutenant C. J. Tyler, R.A., by the Master-General of the Ord tance. Mr Sheriff Wallis, by 'Viscount Palmerston. Captain J R. L. Walmisley, on promotion, by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. H. Fitzroy, M.P. Second Lieutenant A. Walsham, Royal Artillery, on obtaining his commission, by the Master-General of the Oranance. Lieutenant B E. Ward, tar Viscount Hardinge. Captain T. P. Waterman, by Sir C Wood. Second Lieutenant W. H Watson, Royal Artillery, on obtaining his commission, by the Master-General of the Ordnance. Ensigii J. L. Watts, by ()lone) H. D. Jones. The Rev. Augustus Wetherell, by his father, Major-General Wetherell. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Wire, by Viscount Palmerston. Mr. P. E. Wodehouse, Governor of British Guiana, by the Duke of Newcastle. Mr. H. Drummond Wolff, on his marriage, by the Right Hon Spencer H. Walpole. Lieutenant J. Wreford, by the Right Hon. the Earl of Wilton. Major-General Yorke, on his return from the Cape of Good Hope, by Viscount II rdinge Ihe following noblemen and gentlemen were also present at the Levee:— Duzes.—Leede, Hamilton, Roxbarghe. MARQUISSES.—Camden, Exeter, Stafford, Kildare, Winchester. Salisbury. &treas.—Clare, Fowls, Hardwicke, Gifford, Fingal', Annesley, Clanaarty. Romney, Cawdor, Lanesborough, Grey, Lonsdale, Shel bourne, Desert, Dert y.. - - Visconerrs. —Neville, Jocelyn. Elmley. Torrington, Somerton, Chelsea, ileaham, Castlerosse, at P., Mandeville, Emlyn. finmoes.—Down and Connor, London, Chichester. Loans. —Shaftesbury, Durham, Lyttleton, Ciarina. GeOrge Gordon Lennox, tuffe in, De Ros, Colville, Hcnniker, Bateman, Gleneig, Mahon De Tabey. Stanley of Alderley, Dudley Stuart, Clau I Hamil ton. Ossuiston, Alfred Hervey, Wodehouse, Lovaine, Burghley, Camoys. Worm Horrotraaar.z.s.—ttir Henry Bulwer,G.C.B., Joseph Napier, W. G. Hayter, M.P., Sir John Young, M.P., M. J. Baines,.M.P., Henry Labouchere, M.P., spencer H. Walpole, M.P., B. Disraeli, C. Cardwell, Henry Corry, M.P., Sir George Grey, Sir Thomas Free mantle, J. W. Henley, E. Strutt, M.P., Sir John Pakington, M.P. HONOURABLES. -Captain Duncomhe, R N , M.P., Jacob Astley, Henry T. Liddell, M.P., Richard C veridiih, Charles Hardinge, Cap tain Vivian, Hallyburton Campbell, Thomas Edward Stono', Jerald Ponsont y, Sir William Temple, K.C.13., George Waldegrave, Captain Mo ckton, Stuart Knox 111 P , Frederick Byron, Henry Fitzroy, Al gernon Fgerton, Frederick Chichester, Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., W. 0. S' a ley, M.P , Thomas Bruce. ' S.. BARONETS. —Robert Gore Booth, M.P., Hugh Hume Campbell. . 10 William Heathcot', M.P., Robert Ferguson, John B. Johnstone, M.P., John F. Davis, James Carnegie. 'l'. Dyke Leland, M.P., Denis St. Le Merchant, Alexander Spearm in, George Staunton, Robert Inglis, 25 Wi II JO iltio, nenjanun Hara, 31. P , Koriert Prate, M.Y., Thomas Gladstone, William Gordon, Percyvall H. Dyke, Paul Hun ter, Watkin Williams Wynn, James Weir Nogg, John P. Boi leau, James John Hamilton. Sias.—James South, Fitzroy Kelly, James Emmerson Tennent, Charles Na der, George Edmund Hodgkinson, George Nicholls, K.C.8., Henry Meux, Richard Mayne, K C.B.,Ersktne Perry, Henry Holland, John Kirkland, William Cuttitt, Gilbert iftathcote, M.P., George Brooke Pechell, M.P., Thomas Redington, Benjamin Out ram, C.B. The Dean of Jersey. QUEEN'S COUNSEL.—Frederle Calvert, Rolt, Teed, W. H. Watson, William H. James. ARCEIDEACON.—Lane Freer. ALDERMEN.—Moon, Sir Elkannah Armitage, Watkins. REVEREND DOCTORS.—John F. H. English, Sketchley, Parish, Goodford. REVEREND9.—John Godfrey Angley, John Jeasopp, Seymour Ne ville, Henry Mackenzie, Stephen Reed Cattley, William S. 0. Sautoy, W. M. Wright, Richard Harvey, John Barlow. Docioas.—Ferguson, Rowland Hill Mackenzie, Maddock, Rutt ledge, M`Cani, Michael Faraday. PROFESSOR.—Owen. meameeras.—Macleod of MacLeod, Marshall, Biddulph, G. W. Hope, William Law, Payne, William Rose, Matheson, M P. John H. H Foley, M.P., Henry Whitmore, M.P., De Burgh Frederick Peel, M.P., Brotherton, M.P., R. Osborne, ,M.P., Sotheron, E. Chadwick C. 8., Bentey, Merivale, Francis Lloyd, Rich, M.P., Vernon Heath, Greene, M P., Pugh, M.P., John O'Connell, M.P., D.L., Duff, M.P., Francis Bennoch, Fitz French, t'l.P., Henry D. Erskine, Pusey, Edgar Bowring, E. C. Egerton. M.P., Edward Porter, Augustus Stafford, George Repton, M.P., H. G. Liddell, George Dundas, M.P., Mas ters Smith, M.P., James Booth, Clarity, .P., Monsen, NI P., Henry Cole, C. 8., Hawes. J. L. Ricardo, M.P., Monckton Milnes M.P., Mundy, M.P., George S inders, M.P., white cocper, Grave Sawle, M.P., Jolliffe, Tufnell, Toker, Edmond Wodehouse, Robertson, DI P., Wyndham, Rothery, Pearson, Bentinck, Joseph ti aynes, Wyndham Goold, M.P Heathcote, M.P., Judd, Watt, Edward Rice, M.P., Pollard Urquhart, gumming Bruce, M.P., Montgomery, Crau ford, M P., Egerton Harcourt, Pakington, James Bontein, Whiteside, ALP , Sanders, Kennedy Erskine, Algernon . est, George D. Ramsay, Victor Houlton. 1. F. Campbell, H. Hussey Vivian, Gordon Whit bread, NI liner, Francis Cavfmdish, Booker, aI.P , M. wyvill, M P., Bowyer, M.P., Stanley, Samuel Platt, De Horsey, Gurdon Rebow, Alfred Seymour, Packe, M.P., Percy, William Knatehboll, M.P., Merriman, Watson Taylor, Grenville Berkeley, M.P., Lowe, Francis Scully, M.P., R. Palmer, M.P., Nounille Rudge, W. Jones Loyd. ADMIRALS. —P. Wallis, Hotta C liter, kes, Walcott, M.P., Sir 5 George Westphal, Bowies, Sir Cherie, Sullivan, Bart., Sharpe, Sir 10 John Ross, Sir Georg,: O.tle, Earl of Dundonald. St. CAPTAINS (Royal Navy).—Sir Cornwallis Ricketts, Bart., St. 5 Moorsom, M.P., Berkeley Maxwell, Crispin, E. Ommanney, Sir George Otway, Sir Thomas Hastings, C. 8., H. B. oung, Thomas Hope, Nias. CAI Cuppage, Anson, Hon. Edward Thornton 5 Wodehouse, Hand, Thomas Sparks Thompson, Richard Henry Stop ford, W. A. R. Hamilton, Milne, W. H. Hall. Sir Bu tin Mac , tamers. St. Lord Frederick liallyburton, Robert F Stopford, Edward Stanley. COMMANDERS.—r•ir W. Cunningham Dal y ell, a t., Frederick St. Cam..b li, I,ladstane. M .P., P. H. Dyke, M.P., Richard I loyd. GENERALs.—/lon. Henry Murray, C. 8., Sir Willoughby Cotton, St. G.C.8,, Sir Alexaniler Woodford, Sir George Pollock, G C. 8., Power, Freeth, Sir James Dennis, K.C.ii., Visco nt Hardinge, G C. 8., Lord 10 Seaton, Sir William R Clayton, Wetherell, air George Brown, Sir 10 C. Smith. IC C. 8., Lot d Raglan, Sir George Bowles. 6 COLONELS.—Thomas Aleock, Lawrenson, Wilson Patton, MP., Prandiing, Malcolm. Ridl y, White, C. 8., Arthur Torrens, Hugh Bailie Monins, Sandham,Peel, Alves,Ta' 'or, M.P., Dixon, M eyrick, 2 0 W. Watkins, Hon. W. P. Talbot', Hole. C. Grantham sco t, Gawler, 50 Lord George, Paget, H. R. Hartley, aulllvan, Wnydham. Harry Jones, Earl of Cardigan, Lloyd Watkins, M.P., Henry E. Robinson, St Pringle Taylor, W. Byre, C. 8., Matson, Airey, Morse Cooper, St Saunderson, Weymouth, Bush, Greville, M.P., Jones, V. Harcourt, St Garrett, Parker. MAJOBS.—Hon. Richard Rowley, William Elsey, Macdonald, 1( Chambre. St CAPTAINS.—Edward Neville, Howard, Shea, H.C.S., Shuckburgh 2( Smyth, Arthur Pack, A. Cooper, Lowther. W. J. Eastwick, Benson, it Astley, 'Tudway, C.R.Simpson, Morris, Hensler, Qi Haygarth, Stuart Farquharson, R. Charterls, Owen, Fielden, Hogg, Thomson. James Daniell. , LIEUTENAN'TS.—LearmOnth, H. Bramston, Disbrowe, Philip Bar- Si ris, W. Pulteney Scott, E. G. B. Thomas, C. M. Walmsley, John 51 Feetham Thomson. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Ladies and St. Gentlemen in Waiting, returned to Buckingham Palace, after the Levee, escorted by a detachment of the Royal Horse 50 Guards. -ICI SOUTH SEA STOCKS.—A statement has just been 12; printed of the results of the act of last session for 25' paying off the South Sea and other stocks. From this it appears that with regard to the various petty 10 Stocks known as Old and New South Sea Annui- o 6 ties, Three per C en t s., 175 1, and Three per C ents., 1726, amounting together to 5,901,9551. 17s. 10d., 1 1 2 the proportion exch ange d f or new stoc k s, & c., was st. 1,505,7061. 15s. 7d., thi s t o t a l b e i ng compose d of St, 115,560/. 3s. Bd. Three-and-a -Half per Cents., 1,388,246/. lls. 11d. Two-and-a-Half per Cents., and 5,200/. Ex chequer-bonds, leaving the r es t t o be paid in cash, of which 2,020,5451. Bs. 7d. remains to be discharged. As respects the capital stock of the South Sea Company, its amount is stated to have been 3 ,662,784/. Bs. 6d., the whole of which is now paid off. The account likewise shows that 1,129,190/. 4s. 2d. Consols, 433,796/. 13s. 7d. Reduce d, and 408,900/. Exche quer - bills were voluntarily:ofl per that the new exchanged for 143,2811. Os. sd. Three-and .ja Cents., 1,5 2 3, 624 /. 4 s. 2 d. Two -and-a-H a lf per Cents., and 412,100/ . Exche q uer-bo nds. It there• fore securities created are 258,8411. 4s. ld. Thre e-an -ind 418300/. Eacha follows r Two- s d-a-Half per Cents., 2,911,8701. 16 s. id. a nd-a-Half per Cents. , e- quer-bonds. THE NEW CAMP.—It is confidently stated that the new camp will be formed early in May next. Beyond one or two line regiments, it will be almost entirely composed of militia, whi ch force, it is said, will be mus tered to the extent of 30,000 or 32,000 men. The open downs in the neighbourhood of the Military College of Sandhurst is, according to present arrangement, the locality fixed upon ; and, from all we have heard of the nature of the ground, the choice appears more judicious than that made last year. Drilling up the men, and getting the smartest young fellows to volunteer for regular service in the East, is said to be the immediate object which the authorities have in view. THE PRESTON STRIKE.—We understand that nearly twenty of the millowners have now taken the men in at - the prices they contended for.—.llerattl. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 185 4. rSSION. " It is much to have to. refer twice in the same week to the proceedings of the Peace Society. Messrs. Sturge, Pease, and Co., have at length succeeded in obtaining an interview with the Czar, who appears to have received them much in the same way as the candidate for a borough would receive a select batch of free and independent electors. There was plenty of flummery, plenty of hand-shaking, plenty of civility; but very little in the way of substantial satisfaction. _Nothing more could have been expected. Fanaticism of any kind is not without its element of respectabi lity. Whether it be the poor Hindoo who casts himself under the car of Juggernaut, or the Roman devotee who may be seen literally " shinning" on bare knees up a long flight of stone-steps, or the howling or dancing Dervishes of Con stantinople, who yell or reel their way, as the case may be, into the bowers of eternal bliss, there is always something respectable about honest fanaticism. We should not, however, lose sight of the fact that madness of this kind has its ridiculous and its mischievous side. Nothing could well be more ludicrous than an attempt on the part of three Quaker gentlemen to stop the aggressive career of a half-mad Emperor by civil speeches and ethical points. It would have been just as much to the purpose had Lord Hardinge despatched, in place of the Guards who left London yesterday morning, three elderly ladies, with three little squirts, to extinguish the fire of the Russian batteries on the Danube by an animated trickle from their hydro static ordnance. There was no question of the sublime—the whole proceeding was purely ridicu lous. When the Sabine women let down their back hair and rushed in between the rival armies, we could have sympathised with their feelings, and certainly, had we been present, we should have grounded arms, and owned the power of the inter vention. There was the case of the poor Arch bishop of Paris, too, at the June Barricades. We must not, however, lose sight of the important dis tinction that the priest advanced into the heat of the fire. Cannon were roaring and bullets hissing about his ears when he stepped forward to still the unholy fray. Now, when we see the three Quakers who have gone to St. Petersburg give such an evi dence of sincerity as this—when they have fallen victims to their righteous zeal, and their three bodies are brought home to us in three casks of ruin—we promise them that we will shed salt tears over their untimely fate. Meanwhile, we must be pardoned for remembering that their martyrdom hitherto has bees confined to a cold and tedious journey, at an inclement season of the year, with a comfortable hotel, French cookery, and an Emperor at the end of it. How many are there among our country men who would not, with the greatest alacrity, un dergo similar toils for a similar result ? Half-an hour's interview with a real Emperor—the consi deration accorded to apostles—honeyed words from the Empress, and a world of fine things beside I Were ever broad-brims, stiff collars, and unstarched collars, so honoured since Penn was a little boy ? It is impossible, in conscience, to say otherwise of these missionaries than that, if they do hold com missions in the army of martyrs, at least they are unattached. We said, however, that this species of fanaticism is mischievous as well as ridiculous. Every prin ciple is mischievous which leads men to place reli ance on visionary hopes and feelings. If a man, in burglarious times, were to fasten his doors with long sixes, in place of iron bolts, relying on the special interposition of Providence, he would in all probability see cause to regret that in the exercise of his discretion he had adopted such a course. Providence has endowed man with prudence and foresight that those qualities may be called into action as occasion may arise. Would any but a madman shut his eyes wilfully before crossing the road at Charing-cross, and rely upon some meta physical protection ? The mind has its senses as well as the body, and we may not with impunity neglect the laws of our nature. If the pure insan ity of these peace-praters were to become general, the probability is that ere six months were out this island would be covered with ashes, and the name of Englishman be blotted out from the records of history. Nothing but the absurd ininority in which the peace agitators stand could prevent their move ment from being one of the most dangerous descrip tion. They can do no harm, only because they are too few. Meanwhile it is a satisfaction to know, that although Europe is to be involved in a san guinary war, and that the peace mission has been ineffectual to avert such a calamity from our heads, yet that Mr. Sturge's health has been sensibly benefited by the trip. That information is very gratifying indeed,—quite a set-off against much prospective calamity. To conclude, we would ask as many of our readers as have ever visited Epsom on the Derby-day if they ever saw the great race contested without the occurrence of the following phenomena ? Expectation is trained to the highest point, and necks to their extremest length ; a mur mur runs that Purple and Black Jacket is round ing the corner first. The spectators hold their breath, and the policemen clinch their truncheons, when a couple of curs squeeze on to the course be tween the legs of the crowd, and entertain them with the spectacle of their friendly contest in speed. We sadly fear that the peace deputies are like those little dogs ; but the Czar will yet engage in a con test more serious than that of the Derby-day, although they have done all that little dogs can do to throw ridicule on the approaching strife.—Tinies. .00 Aberdeen 8 Ambg Nottng. Bost and Eastn. all Belfast & Ballymena. all Birming. Wolverh. Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lanesh & Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 184 Do., £20..... ..... 30 Blyth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian. all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass. 12 Cornwall Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth &Aber- deen Juuetion all Do. New. ...... all East Anglian.... all Do., (XlB E & T 1) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 86 Do., New A •• 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgb & Glasgow 54 Edinb. and Peebles... 100 - Edin. Prth. &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Plasgow& S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock. LOO Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) LOO Great Western 12 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle ) Ili Do., Thirds 2 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksh. 17S Do., Fifths 11 D D., Wst. Riding Un. all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&SouthPt all London & Blackwall 8 , Lend. Tilb. &Sthend. 100 Loud. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 D0.101.5h.,M&8 0 2 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 42 Do., - 0 50 34 Do., £4O all Lnndrry& Col eraine all Lndudrry. & Ennisk. iOO Manch.Shef.& Liuclu 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Uu 00 Midland 00 Do. Birmng. &Derby 47 Midid. G. West. (Ira.) 176 Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle, 100 'Newmarket 5A Do., Bury Extension 172 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 7 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warreupoint and Rostrevor. 100 Norfolk 3?, Northn.Counties Un 100 North British 16 North Devon, No. 1 112 Do., No. 2 all Do., 1 A Deferred ' 8 Do., A B Guaranteed all North London 4 Do. New .tlO Ll is N. &S.Wstrn. ,Hamp stead, and City Jn 17A North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester .. . 100 Oxford, Worcester, &I Wolverhampton 2/ 2s Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 ,cottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury &Bi x mg. 100 Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed .10 "hrewsby. & Herefd all Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ; all Do. Halves,l all Do. Oswestry q Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent. all. South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales . 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do.. 2l 2s Staines, Wok. &Wok all Stockton & Darling. 163 Stockton & Hartlepl. LOO Taff Vale 8 Do. £lO shares 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 , 20 Thanies Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 14 West Cornwall. 1 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London 51s. Wimbledn & Croydon 100 York Newctl.&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 13A Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland._ PRE FEREN, 100 :Iberdeen 00 Do. No. 2,7 p. c. 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) .00 kris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares .00 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead, Guar. 56 per cent Cork &Baudonsip.c all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all EastAnglian (E3los) 6 per cent all Do. (£5) 7 per cent . 2 Do. (X 7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh -100 East Lancash. bp. cts. all East and West York shire June. Pref all Edinb Prth . &Dundee 56 per cent. 'lOO Glasgow &S.Westerr Guar. 5 per cent... 100 .Ireat Northn. sp. c. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. 10 Do. 46 p. c. Scrip 6 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prei all Gt, Southii.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 4 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. cov. red. 46 p.c 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c 100 Do. irred. 4p. c 6 Lan. & York. F. £2l 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 13 Leeds N. 6p.c.No 11 9 Do. Quarters, 1848... 100 Loudon and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do: Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 [OO Do. New Guar.6 p. c, 1.00 Lon.&N. W., Cot. & Nuneaton 5 London &S. Wester Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Coler 1 Shares all iiondy. & Ennis. Sh all Nlan., Shef., & Lin , Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 4 Do. £6 all Niarypt .&Carl 4 p.c, all Do. 46 per cent 10 , , Do LOO Rid. Cops& .6 n.c.St. 100 Do. Cousol. Beistol & Biriu. 6 per cent.... 5 Co. Pref. 4l per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock, 100 Do. sp. c. Eat 100 Do. 5? per e:. pre' 100 Do. NV Val. 5 p.c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.V. 5, 6 p.c. 10 St. St, St, 15 8 10 6 99 90 93 137 15 Do all Sco',;. Cent., New all Shrews. & r - rra.N.G. all Shrewshy. & Chestel (Nor.W.Vlx), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per ccit all South Devon 1i Do. fixed, 4. per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 441 el cert. all S.Yo7ksh.4 - p.c.Guar. all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent. 5 Do. do. do. all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 3 Waterfil.&,Kilk.6p.e. 100 York, Newcastle,andl Berwick,4 p.c. Pref 1 5 Do 10 Y : rk& uas N . Nllanzi.cdiaclll 20 -20 i 4i - 8 - 9 11 9 dial 17 - 19 1 6 - 5W 90 - 54i :ii - 46 n - 81 4~ -- 13 - 6 - 67 60 - 64 21 - 23 92 93 78 80 129 - 131 99 - 101 82i - 83 92 -- 95 12i -- 13ip 12 -- 13 p 65i -66 i 7 -- 6jd, 13 - 13; 8a par 96 —97 104 - 104? 4 P I d 82 8d 9id 80 - 9 - 104 - 22a - 23 6i • 36 38 .. - ... 55 5 A d P - 2/ 3 6 - 8 47 - 50 3g 3i( 32 ... 33 8 10 - 2 tip - 53 - 55 6 - 8 - London & N. West. L.&N.'W. Caledon... IGt. Nrthn. Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NMd Do Do S. Eastern Do 'Norfolk.. '14.&N.17. & Midkl, 3tekton Darlingt, Widland.. E. Count. L. &N.W &Lit &Y 1 Do Gt Northn Do Lancash & Yorksh. M. MClean Stockt. & Darlingt Do I GtWestn. 99 - 101 50 - 52 1138 - 142 io ii 106 —loBxd 53 —54 „ 26 —27 , 13 13; 24i —2slxd 2i - 3 x a 98 100 59 - 61 1138 - 142 *ii - 7 - ii xd 30 —3l„ 95 97 FOREIGN. 7 Antwerp&Rotterdam a 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, an Central In dia,Scrir _ ... Central of Italy all Charleroi& Erquelin all Demerara • 14 Dijon and Besancon 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Juliet. of France 7? Grd. Trunk of Canada 30 Do. Debentures all Do. do 8 Gt. Central of F:•ance all Gt.Westernof Canada Shares . . DZBon is.)'s7 IN Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 5 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref • 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. Prof 3 Do. (Canal) 5 Do. 6p. ct. pref 8 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterram 10 Madras 33k Maria Antonia all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur & Liege (with, interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPref 10 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and R0uen...... all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen (St Cherbrg 104 Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre 9 Royal Danish 2 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 6 Do. 5i p. cent. Pref 6 Southern of France 6 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do. 5i per c. Pref 10 Western of France 5 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden 15 Zealand 31— 3d 1 4 IA aa par p .. --". ... 3 . 2Vd 2f 2tp - i P 1 7- ••• ••• '2l 2i d I -ip .. - ... i - 1 p ••• - 6'4 - 4,1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - ... - .. id - i.P ... - • 71 -- 7 28 - 29 - 74 - 8' 12 -121 p 41 -- 43 34 —36 ad 28 -28 i pm ••• 3 1 d 17i -- 184 ld par d ~ - ... - pm i L. — 41 .. 2i k . . . c t i 1 . i'al —d 1 d 1 , id— p 1 d 2i rd id 9 11 a 7 9x.d 5 - 6 -- 2i 18 30 42 —44xd par — A p 11 -- 1 3 1 60 -- 70 4 -- 6 p 1 -- 13 -- 21 5 id -- par lt - 114 - 11 - d 1 1— I d id- i P 17 - 19 , i - P 28 - 0 8 - 10 3i - , 4 i i ( 4 - 5 3 - 31 " ad i -- i al BANKS. 78 - 80 ••• d 1 —ld 3 i -- lid id -- pa 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 4 ::: 46 MISCEL: all übin Coallron 174 Australian Agricult. 14 Australsn.Pcific.M ail 8 A.ustraln. Royal Mail 24 Berlin Water Works 38:1 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. 45 - 47 .663 t -- 7 703. 1 :WS 41 4g 32i Canada .... - 5 Crystal Palace ....... 4 Do. New...• 2 Crystal Pal. Of : France 3 Eastern Steam 20 ElectritTelegrap h ( A ) all Do . (B) .. .. . ...... .. . 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 18 General Screw Steam 7 Irish Beetvoot Sugar 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlands Land.... 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. St eam Navigat. Co. all N. B. Australasian... i D o New ....... . ...... 10 Nrth. ofEuropeSieam all Peel Rr. Ld. & all Peninsular & Oriental 30 Do. Do. all Portland Iron C 0..... 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest. 25 South Austral. Land all Submar. Telegraph all Do. Registered. .... - . • 282 Van Diemen's Land io I - . ii .32 3 x d 75 io i lii p I— 4 p ii -: ii;dl 15 20 20 20 a := i-d 1 par— ipl 17 3 / 4 i d ~. ... id pa ••• - ••• i - iP - 38 40 par p 1 P id 13 14xd SIXPENNY POSTAGE STAMPS. —It has been notified by the Inland Revenue Office that postage stamps of sixpence will be sold on and after Wednesday next. Stamps of this denomination were greatly required, not only for heavy inland letters, but for the transmission Woke, parcels, &Q. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Feb. 23, 1854, made up from the Returns of tre Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale , , per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. 'BARLEY. I OATS. RYE. I BEANS. PEAS. 80a lo 39s 104127 s 5d 493 5d 469 104 51s 7d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS. 81s 7d 41s 10d 27 s Id 49a 4d 48e Id 51s 7d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Is O WHEATd is AR Od . I BLEY. I Is OAT Od S. I Is RYE Od . I BE isANSOd . 1 is PEAS. Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 59,170; Barley, 69,498; Oats, 24,895; Rye, 271 ; Beans, 5,406; Peas, 1,618 Quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 5s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 2s per load. A moderate supply, and a fair demand. CIIMBERLANI3.—Meadow hay, 31 3s to 5/ 5s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 61 Os; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 4s per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2118 s to 51 Os; clover ditto, 41 Os to 61.6 s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 3s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—Each kind of meat was moderate in request, at this market to-day, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 48 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d 4s d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; Pork, 38 4d to 5 s Od pe r Blbs, 8 by the carcase. SOUTHALL, FEB. 22.—The supply of each kind of fat stock was good, in which about an average business is doing. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, FEB. 22.—Beasts sold readily, of an advance of 2d per 81bs. In other kinds only a moderate business was doing :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 48 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s 4d to als 8d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21s to 26s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY. LONDON, Feb. 23.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. ; strong breeze, and fine, clear, dry weather. RAMSGATE, Feb. 22.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Che valier, from London, for Melbourne. The Ales. Hall, of and for Aberdeen, from Callao, has completed her repairs. DOVER, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Rubens, from Mauritius. COWES, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Cosmopolite, from London, for Valparaiso. FALMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.S.W., fresh. Arrived —Sylvia, from Buenos Ayres. A dismasted and water logged vessel, laden with deals and tallow, and with 170 tons marked , a beam, was passed on the 10th inst., in lat. 40 N., 11 W. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Bride, from Madras, leaky. LOWESTOFT, Feb. 22.—The Cicero, of and for Sunder land, from Southampton, struck upon Newcombe Sand this m orning, filled, and will become a wreck ; crew saved. 31113/BLEB, Feb. 22.—Arrived—Gipsy, from Quebec. WHITSTABLE, Feb. 23.—(Per Elec. Tel.)—The Rangoon has got off the main, and is swung to her anchors. ELSINORE, Feb. 18.— The navigation is now unimpeded. BERGEN, Feb. 6.—The Three Kenner, from Montrose, is on shore on the Bommelfurd. BDRGAUF FEHMANN, Feb. 18.—The Ida,pience for Eng land, on leaving the Sound to-day, came in contact with the Active, received considerable damage, and must repair at KieL FREDERMHAvEN, Feb. 19.—The Emanuel, Copenhagen to England, has put in here leak y , with pumps choked, and is discharging. ST. HELENA, Jan. B . — The T rident, of Havre, h a s put in here leaky, and is discharging. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) L IVERPO OL, Thursday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, N.W. ; fresh breeze, and fine. Arrived—Douro (s a) , from O p orto ; A. Z., New York . Sailed —Niagara (s), with the 28th Regiment, for Malta, at 6.45 a.m. Off Port —Margaret (s). (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, W. ; tide, one hours' ebb ; fine. Arrived —Antwerpen (s), from Antwerp. Sailed—Diana (s), for Rotterdam. DEAL., Thursday, 9.40 a.m Wind, N.N.W. ; fresh. Anchored —James Turcan, from Singapore ; Cashmere, Calcutta ; Barbara (ship)—all for London. Passed—West, from Batavia, for London, in tow ; Wilhelm Gusts, from London, for St. iThert ; Isabella Blyth, London, for Mauritius—in the Gull Stream. 261 13A 20 20 20 20 50 20 Business done St, this day. 50 95 55 4 166 134 93 5 55i i 1 158 4i 131 92i 4 81 soi lio 5 1 20 83 i 20 67 1 1044 23 63a 4 3B I 20 33 16 20 =a 10 20 20 15 11 3i 8 13 3id 3:36 par 5 2 ] 15i 5i 26 7 70 7id 3id -- 501 T SHARES 69i 70 1491 i lip lip 14 111 i P 100 95 95 par 139 ..- ••• ~. '—''' cw 2i - 3 1:2 - 'l3 64 - 9474 9 Pa' — P ... .-- . i 37 139 io 106 i 1021 100 9i - 16 9i 12 id 234 - 102 gpm 10. 16' 10 14 P 24 17 -19 li - 94 - d 97 IPaid4 RAILWAYS. all Bedford and Bletchley 100 Buckghamsh all Clydesdale Jc. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. all Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct all Do. New all Glstr.& Dn. Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. A Shares. all Do.- Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. WO Do. 6 per ct. all Manch., Bxtn. and Matlock all Middlesbro' & Redcar. . all Midld.Bradfd all Northern and Easternsp. c. -• . Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixeds p e all Prest. & Wyre 12 Do. Shares. 100 Roystn.&Hit. 100 Do. Shepth St 18a Shef.Rothane. Goole g. 5 p. c. 9i S. Staffordsh. all Wear Valleygr I 6 per cent... all IDo 100 I Wilts&Somno TB. all Agua Fria all Anglo Austrin. Gold 11 Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillert all Australian Freehol6 all Ave Maria all 3aden (Gd. Duchy of) all Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal all British Austrln. Gold 13.5 3ritish Iron 24,13razilianImp.(issued, at £5 pm all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del - Re: Carson's Creek .... 6 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica._ all Cobra Copper 1 Colonial Gold 15 Cop , apo all Copper Min. of Ens% all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent. all English and Austria. Copper Smeltg. Co all General all Great Nugget Vein._ all Do. 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New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co all South Australia all Union of Australia 24 Do. New 10 Union of London 1 10 1 1 105 a d ad ad 11 28i I T 77-7' DR WAR. company these vessels with the troops on board, to `derren any assistance that may be required. The 2d battalion of the Coldstreams and the 3d of the Grenadier Guards embarked yesterday at Southampton for Malta. The former arrived from Chichester at half past 8 in the morning, and at once went quietly on board the Orinoco, where after a few hours they appeared to settle down into a tolerable state of order and comfort. The Grenadiers left the Waterloo station, as we stated yesterday, in two special trains, between half-past 6 and 7 o'clock, reaching Southampton about 10, and embarked in the Ripon and Manilla to the music of their own band. Though the last to go on board, the Grenadiers were the first to leave the dock, and what with their journey from town, the excitement of leave-taking, and, the short time given them, they had hardly accommodated themselves to their new quarters when they got under steam. The Manilla the smallest of the three ships, and which is fitted with the boomerang propeller, led the way about two o'clock, having 250 rank and file of the Grenadiers, and six officers, *ith a large quantity of baggage and stores on board. Soon after three the Ripon paddle-wheel steamer followed, having on board 600 rank and file of the Grenadiers, 28 to 32 officers, and 32 women. Last of all, and detained for more than two hours later by the want of water in the dock, thelOrinoco took her de parture with 854 rank and file of the Coldstreams, 28 to 32 officers, and 32 women. She had also on board of her Colonel Bentinck, Colonel Eyre, and their respec tive staffs. The three steamers remained in South ampton Water last night, and only proceeded on their voyage this morning—a judicious arrangement, by which the men are initiated into shipboard life before before being called upon to pay tribute to Neptune. As the ships passed out of dock the crowds that lined the quays rent the air with their cheers, which were re turned again and again, with thrilling effect, by the soldiers. Any one who has watched a bee-hive in a state of violent internal commotion, and will suppose the hive a steamer and the bees soldiers, will have a very tolerable idea of the scene which the different decks of the Orinoco, Ripon, and Manilla presented yesterday for several hours. Not that there was the least ill-temper displayed, but that every one was looking out for him self without knowing precisely how. Officers and men were all in the highest spirits, and taking leave, though protracted by the former in many instances almost to the last moment, seemed to throw no damp over the general excitement. The whole scene was a mingled and confu-ed one, through which the general impression of a remarkable event being in progress could, neverthe less, be more or distinctly caught. The two battalions thus despatched were the first portion of that army which we are about to send out to the East. For nearly 40 years no such expedition has left our shores. Within that period steam navigation has been created, and Southampton, from a place of no import ance, has risen to be the harbour for fleets of steamers which carry the civilisation and the commerce of Eng land round the world. The gigantic Himalaya, yester day, alongside one of her quays, was a stupendous tes timony to those changes which peaceful industry has wrought since that army which " could go anywhere and do anything" was despatched from this country. Her huge bulk, reposing so placidly in the harbour, dwarfed even the dimensions of the Orinoco, and the rinoco, public crowded eagerly on board during the day, their curiosity being vainly checked by a small admission fee imposed for the benefit of the South Hants Infirmary. On Friday next she will leave Southampton, taking with her thence 150 Sappers, 211 of the Rifles, 8 officers, 12 women, and 20 children. From Plymouth, on Mon day, she will take on board, in addition to these, the 93d Highlanders, consisting of 860 rank and file, 31 officers, 44 sergeants, 16 drummers, 54 women, and from 75 to 100 children. She will thus have on board 1,320 effectives and 186 non-effectives, besides 12 horses, all accommodated in a manner hitherto unknown to the transport service. With such a triumph of naval archi tecture in their harbour, and with all the gratifying re collections of progress during the past 40 years, it is not surprising that the people of Southampton should have beheld the scene of yesterday with deep interest and emotion. From their port, and in steamers which may almost be called theirs, the first considerable portion of the British army destined for the East was embarked. A great war would make this at least as memorable an event in their local history as the well-known tradition of King Canute, still preserved among them. The following circular letter has been addressed from the Horse Guards to the general officers commanding at Dublin, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Manchester, and Edin burgh : " Horse Guards, Feb. 10. " Sir,—lt being probable that the regiment under your command, and named in the margin, will immediately be ordered on foreign service, and it being desirable that it should embark as strong as possible, I am desired by the General Commanding-in-Chief to request you will furnish me, with the least possible delay, with a statement show ing how many men it will require to insure 800 effectives being brought into the field, exclusive of officers' servants, hospital attendants, orderly-room clerks, and others indis pensable for the ordinary duties of a battalion, under all circumstances. "Men who, from length of service, or from their state of health, are likely to be brought forward for discharge, and recruits at drill, are not to be included " In the event of the contingency alluded to in the former part of the first paragraph occurring, all the heavy baggage is to be left in store with the depot, as well as the firelocks of the musicians, and the depot will consist of two recruit ing companies —viz., 2 captains, 4 subalterns, 10 sergeants, 2 drummers, and 10 corporals, and all non-effectives left behind will belong to it, and recruits as they come in. " The General Commanding-in-Chief also, deeming it essential that a soldier, when actually in the field, should carry no more than is absolutely necessary for his efficiency, desires me to acquaint you that the regiment will be fur nished, at the public expense, with squad-bags (four per company), each capable of containing the articles extracted from the authorised kit of the soldier. The articles carried in the soldier's knapsack* and those in the squad-bag} are specified below, it being clearly understood that the shell jacket may be carried in the one or the other, at the dis cretion of the commanding officer, and according to local and other circumstances; the coatee and great coat (or blanket) being, under ordinary circumstances, considered sufficient for the comfort and health of the soldier. The squad-bag will be left in the Regimental Quartermaster's store when the regiment is actually in the field, at such place as the General commanding the forces may appoint. " In granting discharges, commanding officers must keep in view the efficiency of their corps, and no personal indul gence, which might materially affect or interfere with that primary object, can be granted to individuals. Private interests must yield to the exigencies of the public service. "To provide for the contingencies mentioned in the latter part of the first paragraph, the regiment will embark 850 rank and file. Four women per company will be allowed to embark.—l have, &c., " G. A. WETHERALL, " Deputy-Adjutant-General." *ln Knapsack.-1 pair of trousers, 1 shirt, 1 pair of boots, 1 pair of socks, 1 forage cap, 1 pair of mitts, 1 brush, 1 small book, 1 hold-all, reduced ; blacking, 1 towel. t In Squad-bag.-1 shell-jacket, 1 shirt, 1 pair of socks, 1 towel, 2 brushes, and such articles from the hold-all as can be immediately dispensed with. EMBARKATION OF THE 28Tii AT LIVERPOOL Never has such a sight been witnessed in Liverpool as the embarkation of the gallant 28th yesterday morning. At an early hour the whole town was on the alert, and by half-past 8 o'clock—the time at which the trains were expected to arrive from Preston—the entrance to the station-yard of the East Lancashire Railway Company in Tithebarn-street, was besieged by a dense multitude. At 10 minutes to 9 the first train arrived, containing two companies, being followed at brief intervals by the arrival of three other trains, each of which also con tained two companies, composed of upwards of.loo men, rank and file. At 20 minutes past 9 o'clock the troops were formed, four deep. The band struck up a spirited march, the word of command was given, and, amid the cheers of the assembled thousands, the troops proceeded towards the Exchange-flags. The regiment, composed mainly of active young men, appeared animated with the greatest enthusiasm. The entire regiment is composed of upwards of 1,100 men— having been strengthened on Monday by the arrival of 109 volunteers from Chatham. Of these, however, only 850 embarked yesterday morning ; two skeleton com• panies (the 4th and sth) having been left at Preston, un der the command of Capt. Rawson. The troops are supplied with the Mule rifle, in which they appear to have great confidence, speaking of it as lighter and " more handy" than the old musket. Though the distance from the station to the Exchange flags is trifling, its passage occupied some time, owing to the thoroughfares being almost choked up by the multi tude. The windows along the route were occupied— every elevation which afforded facilities for adventurous gazers was covered with human beings; and as the troops filed past cheer after cheer burst frbm the occupants. As the tenders, with the barges alongside, slipped their moorings, and steamed steadily towards the Ni a - garay each filled from bow to stern with soldiers , ch eers, repeatedly demanded for "the gallant 28th,': were given with right good will, the troops waving their hats, and echoing the " hurrahs." ROYAL ARTILLERY. Woomvics, FEB. 22.--The carbine rifles f or Mini 6 balls have been serve d out to the batteriesu nd er ord ers for foreign service, and several of the gunners of Captain Harrison's company have to- d ay mounted guard with them. I ns t e ad of a bayonet , the gunner is supplied with W ord about tw o feet lon g , exclusive of the brass a shandle, which he carries in a neat and well-finished steel scabbard. By a contrivance in the brass handle of the sword, it can be attached to the carbine to serve as a bayonet, and the two form a weapon of defence, by that arrangement, of 5 feet 6 inches in length. The sword has a double edge about 8 inches from the point, and roust prove a powerful instrument of war in the hands of an active soldier. The carbine is to be strapped to the a mmunition-waggon, so as to be always ready for the protection of their guns, should the enemy come to close quarters. The pouch is a very great improvement on the for mer cumbrous and awkward hip-pouch of the service. which was very annoying to the men when bouncing up and down as they mounted and dismounted from their limbers. The new pouch, although in appearance re markably small, is made to contain 30 rounds of cart ridges, and rests, like those used by the Rifle Brigade, in the hollow of the back, to which it is kept quite close and well adjusted by the belt passing over the left shoulder and under the right arm. The belt is what may be termed of the natural colour of the leather, and the last vestige and great annoyance of pipeclay is now ban ished from the Artillery branch of the land forces of her Majesty. No day has as yet been officially appointed on which the Artillery will embark, but. it is calculated that the embarkation of the horses and men will be effected by the 4th of March. Seven of Green's transport ships have been taken up for the conveyance of the horses, and steamers will ac- DUBLIN, FEB. 22. Before 7 o'clock yesterday morning the 50th (Queen's Own) embarked on b oar d s t eamers a t th e N or th wa ll f or Kingstown, there to await the arrival of the Cambria (one of Cunard '8 line), which was hourly expected in harbour from Liverpool. The 33d (the Duke of Wel lington's) was to leave Dublin yesterday for embarkation at Kingstown. A sudden order from the Horse Guards arrived in Cork on Saturday, directing Major Dalton, four officers, and 250 rank and file of the 49th Regiment, in that garr i son , t o pre pare for embarkation to join the service companies at Malta. The depot of the corps is over 400 strong—a fine body of men. On Monday two transports, the Georgiana and Bussorah Merchant, arrived in Queens town to convey troops to Malta. Both will carry about 600 men. This morning's accounts from Rilkenny sa y —" On Sunday morning the 46 th Regiment, in this garrison, received a request that 20 volunteers might be furnished from their corps for the 50th Regiment, now in Dublin, under immediate orders for Turkey. The regiment was immediately paraded, and made acquainted with the nature of the communication received, when, at once, no fewer than 60 brave fellows stepped out of the ranks, and offered themselves for the service required. From these 20 of the best men were selected, and they marched accompanied by the band on Monday, to the railway terminus to proceed to Dublin. At the terminus they were inspected by Major-General M'Donald, C. 8., and Colonel Williams, A.-A.-G., who were much pleased with their fine soldierly appearance, and they took their departure per train in high spirits, amid the warm cheering of their old comrades and the spectators. The Belfast Banner states, that "the officer in command of the Ist battalion of the 12th Foot, stationed here, received a requisition yesterday for 15 more volunteers for the 60th, and the moment that the order was made known to the battalion the number re quired stepped to the front, at the same time giving three hearty cheers for the undaunted old half hundred.' There is not a single ' stay-at-home ' of any grade, in volunte ers high g e e i n to join right t o l e f t, o f t h e l et b atta li on o f th e 12th. The the oin ev t e h n e in i f n s e ta w rt c e o d rp fo c r ” Dublin per railway NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE COMMAND OF THE BALTIC FLEET. The leading question everywhere throughout the ser vice is, Who is to command the Baltic fleet ?—and in their turn the names of Dundonald, Seymour, Napier, and Berkeley are still prominently brought on the tapic. As to the merits and qualifications of the respective officers, we believe the universal opinion is in favour of the noble and gallant "Cochrane ; ' and it is yet argued that although so aged, and somewhat slow in his loco motion, his mind is as - vigorous as when he cut out and did the work at Basque Roads, assisted by (then the youthful captain of the Pallas) Sir George Seymour, the only other living officer, we believe, who commanded a ship in that gallant affair. Of the Earl of Dundonald a respected correspondent writes :—" Perhaps there is not an officer in the service, able and daring as vast num bers of them are, who would think his merits were overlooked, if he were told that in either of those qualities he was not considered the equal of Lord Dun donald. The noble lord's name stands facile princeps as the greatest seaman now living—the man who was the hero of the Basque Roads—the man who cut out the Esmeralda, and who was the only officer in the British navy capable of filling the place of Nelson or Coiling wood, had those great commanders left a powerful enemy existing on the ocean at the period when their labours closed with their lives. Lord Dundonald, we believe, is at this moment in the full vigour of his great intellect, and fully competent to undergo far more of fatigue and hard service than he is likely to be exposed to during the Baltic operations, which he, I believe, is fully cap able of bringing to a speedy and successful issue. With such a seaman, able and willing, nay anxious, to serve, I do not think that England will be satisfied with any other appointment." We may add that if the commander-in-chief were re ' quired to lead a boarding party, we should at once say the Earl of Dundonald's time has gone by for such work ; but if the mind to plan, and the nerve to direct, and the daring to lead, and the experience to achieve success, be the indispensable requisites of a commander-in-chief, L then we say the Earl of Dundonald is still in his prime. —Morning Herald. PREPARA' NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—John B. Balfour (1854), recently pro moted from mate of the Excellent, gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth. to the Euryalus, 50, screw steam-frigate, at Chatham ; Thomas L. Ward (1854), recently promoted from mate of the Excellent, to the Blenheim, 60, screw steam guard-ship, at Portsmouth ; Charles G. G. Per ceval, recently promoted from mate of the paddle-wheel steam-sloop employed on particular service on the Me diterranean station, to the Majestic, 81, screw steam ship, at Sheerness. PROMOTION. • Lieutenant Edward H. G. Lambert (1846), acting commander serving in the Serpent, 12, sloop, when on the East Indies station, to be commander for rank. WOOLWICH, FEE. 22. - Lieutenant Colin C. A. Kane, whose appointment to command the Janus, gunnery steam-vessel, at Sheerness, was announced yesterday, arrived at Woolwich to-day, to take up his commission, and proceed to Sheerness, to take charge of the Janus, and superintend the instruc tion of the Royal Naval Coast Volunteers. The gallant officer has no4ntention or orders to proceed in the Janus to the Arctic regions, as stated by'a contemporary. Workmen are actively employed HI completing the ways for the launch of the Royal Albert, 131, screw steam-ship, building at this port. The length of the ways will be 337 feet 7. inches, or 223 feet 7 inches from the fore end of the slip to the after part of the stern post, and from the stern post_to, the after part 'of the slide 114 feet. • • • ~= #r*-- lt PLYMOUTH, FEB. 22. OFFICIAL VISIT OT ADMIRAL BERKELEY TO THIS PORT. Admiral Berkeley, accompanied by Captain Kennedy, R.N., and Dr. Foulds, visited the dockyard yesterday morning, and at 10 o'clock commenced inspecting the naval pensioners employed on board ships in ordinary. The gallant admiral informed them that the terms of their service empowered the Government to send them at once on board any man-of-war in commission ; the Admiralty, however, gave them the choice of continu ing on board the St. George, or of volunteering on board the James Watt, or any other ship, in which case their pensions would continue,. and, • where they were qualified to perform the, duty of petty officers, equivalent berths would be kept open for them. Commodore-Superintendent Seymour, Capt. Kingcombe, of the Royal William, and Capt. Eyre, of the' St. George, were present, and assisted Admiral Berkeley in explaining the new terms to • the men, who seemed anxious to go into active service, one of them ob serving with great sang froid that "although he had lost a finger he could fight very well without it." Of 173 naval pensioners and 22 marine pensioners only 13 were rejected after medical inspection. The seamen riggers, 46, are to remain in the yard until their services are required afloat, when their riggers' pay will continue two months. From the dockyard Admiral Berkeley went to the long -room, where the marine pensioners were examined by him, while Captain Henderson, Controller of the Coast-guard, assisted by Colonel Tulloh, examined the enrolled pensioners, who were drawn up in companies under command of Major Trevor. They number now about 450, of whom about 60 were exempted through long service or sickness from serving in the Coast-guard, to which the others will be appointed. Of the 600 sea men pensioners examined by Admiral Berkeley about 150 were rejected. The best of those selected go on board. ships in ordinary, the second best into the Coast guard. The mainmast of the Desperate will be put on board to-day, and she will be taken out of dock to-morrow. The Avon sailed yesterday with seamen for ships fit- ting at Portsmouth: Yesterday the sergeants of the 20th Regiment, sta tioned at Devonport, entertained the sergeants of the 93d (Sutherland) Highlanders to a dinner at Millbay, on the occasion of their early departure for the East. About 80 of both regiments assembled. The room was tastefully decorated in military style, and the utmost harmony and loyalty prevailed throughout the evening. The 93d expect to embark on Monday. The volunteers from Portsmouth have not yet arrived. All the men are exercised in the use of the Mini 6 rifle, only 25 of which have as yet been served to each company of 100 strong. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 22. Rear-Admiral Chad's flag-ship Edinburgh, 58, Cap tain Hewlett, got up steam this afternoon and went out to Spithead. The Princess Royal, 91 (screw), Captain Lord Clarence Paget, completed the adjustment of her compasses to day, and will be paid wages on Friday. The Boscawen, 70, Captain Glanville, exercised her crew in great gunnery this morning, firing both shot and shell at targets seawards. The Juno, 26, Captain Freemantle, is ordered to sail to-morrow for Australia. She has but a very mediocre crew, anything but what such a frigate, going in the track of heavily-armed Russians, should have. The Frolic, 16, Commander olloth, returned to Spit head to-day after a fortnight's cruize. The Nautilus and Wizard brigs were at Falmouth looking up men on Sunday. The Simoom troop-ship is so far completed as to be enabled to commence shipping her provisions, &0., in readiness for embarking troops on the 28th. The Vulcan troop-ship, Commander Yon Donop, is ready for the reception of troops. The Illustrious, 72, Captain Harris, has been hauled alongside a hulk in the harbour to complete her outfit. THE PROPOSED FRENCH LOAN. —Nothing definite with regard to the proposed French loan has yet been an nounced, but the prevailing impression in Paris on Tuesday was, that its terms have been arranged with Messrs. Rothschild. According to some statements, it is to be for 8,000,0001., in a 3 per cent. stock, at 64f. 10c ; but this price seems high, considering the current quotations on the Bourse, and the necessity in time of war of leaving a margin against risks of depression he. yond that which is usual at ordinary periods. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. —The memorial to Lord Aberdeen on the immedia te necessit y for a s ystem of agricultural statistics will be presented by a dep u t at i on of merchants, bankers, 85c., : at the end of the present week. 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