The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-05 00:00:00

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As our messengers commence their delivery at five o'clock on each morning, it would greatly facilitate its completion if subscribers would have letter-boxes in their doors through which the papers might be dropped, as the detention at some houses is very great at present, and causes delay and disappointment to other subscribers. cause of cotnplan EVENING EDITION e An Evening Edition of the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES is now Published every Afternoon, at Three o'clock, containing the Markets, together with all the News of the Day, up to the hour of going to Press. T:{R DAILY TINES ANNUAI 'th IPTION TO THE NORTHERN TWO GLTINEAS PER ANNUM. ortlitru SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1856 MANY of the London newspapers express great indignation at the terms on which England has consented to the restoration of peace. This would be all reasonable enough, if those who placed themselves in opposition to peace had been led to expect any political advantages from war, or if they had the treaty of Paris before them With re I to the real objects of the two years of bloodshed we have witnessed and paid for, there was no deception whatever attempted ; and, since the terms agreed to have not yet been announced officially, we think our cotemporaries show much recklessness in the manner in which they have dashed into se entiende la sepultura, whose mazes none but diplomatists are suffered to tread. Politically, we have no right whatever to be dis satisfied, as we were given to understand what the policy of the war party was, two years ago, and would be at the end of the most victorious contest. Russian aggression was to be resisted ; but the CZAR was not to be humiliated, or his tyrannical power prostrated. The ABERDEEN Cabinet an nounced this policy openly. The Emperor NAPO LEON adopted it in spirit, and the PALMERSTON Ministry have carried it out to the very letter• There is no breach of Ministerial faith, or national disgrace, therefore, is the acceptance of terms of peace, which secures all we professed to have in view. If any material advantages have been gained, they are concessions which we had no right to expect, and they ought to be viewed as a palpable proof of the conciliatory spirit in which the enemy is disposed to meet the Western Powers. But it is perfectly paradoxical to call (peace, under any eh-. eumstances, " dishonourable." Dishonour lies in breaking in upon the tranquility of nations. War is the darkest of all human crimes It is murder and rapine for which no measure of retribution can atone. We were not, we are proud to say, the first to draw the sword, and if we have saved a people from Russian bondage, and prema ture annihilation, and have been the first to accept peace ; eternal honour is the reward that awaits us. We were among the two-thirds of the British public, who thought that the Paris Conference would not have arrived at a pacific solution, but since Russia has proved sincere in her desire for peace, we say, let the world's tranquility be restored , an d preserved for another forty y ears , a t any pr i ce . Give civilisation another such season of repose, and we will find some better uses iron, brass, sulphur, saltpetre, char for our gold , coal, ships, horses and precious life's blood, th an those of war. We shall have fewer millions o f our race heaping their maledictions on the heads of despots, and crowns of fools. We shall not want Dantes to portray the tortures of infernal regions, or a Shakspere to lampoon the imbecility of Kings, as warnings, or for our amuse- The arts of peace are inexhaustible, ment and the modern growth of nations shows what they can encompass Compare the honours and trophies of war with the comfort, affluence and grandeur, which waits the squatter of to-day, in Australia and America, ten or twenty ycars hence ! Look at the wealth which has attended the industry of the once houseless and disgraced footpad, in our penal settle ments, and the opulence and distinction the children of the shoeless emigrant are enjoying in almost every clime. It would take an age to calculate all humanity has gained within the last forty years. As civilisation rolls, on tgreat wrongs correct themselves, and morality assumes the mastery over political delinquencies and follies. Fools and tyrants only can prosper in war. Wis dom reaps the harvests of peace, and we can point to its conquests without a blush. As we did not go to war to restore the Poles to independ ence, to emancipate the serfs of Europe, to humiliate the Czar and prostrate his power but to deliver Turkey from the hands of her invaders, let us accept the deliverance of the Ottomans as the terms of peace. And if Russia will remain a military despotism let her be left to die, as all such despotisms have died in the face of Christianity. Let us accept those terms which will release us from a war in which nothing can be obtained beyond a further and most unholy waste of life and treasure. The Daily News, Sun, and Morning Advertiser are the papers which profess to be most indignant at the conditions of peace agreed to by Great Britain. But we are quite at a loss to understand what those journals would have us demand now the avowed object of the deadly struggle has Would they have us enter been attained on a war of nationalities, or a career of conquest ? If they would have us follow the first course, our policy is peace and strict neutrality, which would not give offence to France or any other Power. If they advocate the latter, peace is our strongest ally, which while it lays bare the wickedness, will demolish the enor mities of despotism. Beyond this we presume the journals in question would not carry the work of subjugation. They would ask no more than to see Europe living under Constitutional government, and the millions of each of its races left to enjoy one unbroken brotherhood. But what nation would be mad enough to undertake an armed championship in such a crusade ? Peace is the un failing reformer of abuses, and non-intervention in the domestic quarrels of other States, the only course by which we can hope to see its ends accomplished. Censuring the terms accepted by Lords CLARENDON and COWLEY, has already ; evoked the displeasure of the French Government and led to the seizure of the three London papers we have named. Not that the event is of any singular importance. France is in a particularly gaseous state at this moment. Her political fluids may solidify, or they may liquify, and boil over, to the great amazement of the world. She is on her trial, as well as all the rest of Continental Europe. If she is to prosper it must be, like ourselves, by universal tranquility. That this doctrine is in high favour at the French court, we can demand no more conclusive proof than the avidity with which the Emperor NAP)LEON has accepted the conditions agreed to by the Congress. It is, consequently, much to be regretted that any portion of the British press should suffer itself to be so far led away, as to adopt a course which is the most certain, of all others, to defeat the rea object they seek. If we are " dishonoured' by the terms of the Paris treaty, France must be equally, if not more, humiliated by them. But what is known in this country to justify such an assumption ? Our cotemporaries will not pretend to say that they have seen the treaty—that they have penetrated the tenebres of diplomacy, and broken through the official mystery of these days, tout d' un coup. If so it is rather hard that we in the provinces should be compelled to wait for the formal publics• tion of State documents, in which our readers are quite as deeply interested as the inhabitants Middlesex. But the editors of these three London papers have not seen the treaty of peace, and all they have said about its contents is based on pure supposition, and it is much, and indeed bitterly, to be lamented that they should have exposed themselves to the censure of our Ally, and to what may be still worse—the ridicule of the world. THE COURT The Queen, attended by Lady Macdonald and Lord Alfred Paget, visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, on Thursday afternoon. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty at Buckingham Palace. The Prince Consort, attended by his equerry in waiting, visited Mr. Thomas's studio, in the Alpha road, St. John's-wood, in the morning. His Royal Highness went in the afternoon to the Provident Insti• tution, in St. Martin's-place. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred visited the Zoological Gardens, in the Regent's-park. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence in the evening. PRIVY COUNCIL.—Her Majesty held a Privy Council yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. TUB AMERICAN DISPUTE.—The Sim of last night an nounces that a squadron of American ships of war is ordered to cruise on the coast of Spain, pending the Anglo-American dispute. THE FRENCH EMPRESS.—We learn with great satisfac tion that the Empress has so far recovered that she was able to sit at a window in an arm chair on Tuesday to see the Emperor and his cortege on their departure for and return:from the review. THE IRISH LAW APPOINTMENTS.—We hear that in all probability Mr. Christian, Q.C., will succeed Mr. Fitz gerald as solicitor-General for Ireland. Mr. Chris'dui is no politician, and his promotion in entirely owing to the position which he admittedly occupies as the first chancery barrister in Ireland. THE PROMOTION OF SIR GEORGE BROWN.—The Gazette of last night publishes the following general order, dated Horse Guards, April 3d :—.The field-marshal command ing in chief has much gratification in publishing the commands of the Queen for the promotion of Lieut.- general Sir George Brown, G.C.8., to the rank of general, for his distinguished services with the army in the Crimea, and while commanding the troops employed in the successful operations against Kertch. The commission is to bear date from the 7th September last. --.-...1.1.............-.. UNDER. THE VERY EYE OF JUSTlCE.—Yesterday, while two judges were sitting in the courts in St. Georges-hall, a woman was detected in the act of stealing two drinking glasses from one of the jury-rooms ! SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning the body of Joseph Harris, a man about 30 years of age, living with his father in Johnson-street, off Roscommon-street, was found hanging by the neck in the kitchen of the house. He was quite dead. It appeared that on the previous night he had gone to bed with his brother, and in the course of the night had come down into the kitchen and hanged himself. An inquest will be held on the body this day. THE FIERY CROSS.- 1 -At the . time of the launch of the ship Fiery Cross, we predicted that she would prove herself to be one of the fastest vessels afloat, and we are now glad to hive it in our power to state that our predictions have been fully borne out. This fine clipper vessel, which we are proud to say was built here, was modelled by Mr. Rennie late of this town, and sailed from hence with a free cargo under the command of Captain Dallas, on the 9th of October last for Melbourne, and by advices brought by herself to Point Galle, and received from thence by over land mail, we learn that she arrived at Melbourne on the 30th of December, sailed from thence on the 27th of January, and arrived at Point de Galle on the lst of March, thus accomplishing the passage between Melbourne and Point de Galle in the unprecedented short period of thirty three days, and performing the voyage from this to Mel bourne and Galle in 143 days, being three days under the quickest passage previously on record, viz., 146 days from Portsmouth, and which was performed by the splendid clipper ship Polmaise, owned, we believe, by the same parties as the Fiery Cross. As this vessel proceeds from Galle to Bombay, and thence to China, we doubt not that on her arrival there she will command a preference, and obtain the highest current rates of freight—speed being so highly appreciated by those engaged in the China trade,. NORTIORN TIMES.-LIV MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL LIVEnPOOL, FRIDAY EVEN The Liverpool Cotton Market has again been moderately active and steady, as regards price. The sales to-day amount to 10,000 bales, of which 4,000 have been taken for speculation and export, and the total sales of the week amount to 66,900 bales, of which 13,980 have been taken for specu lation, and 3,120 for export. Prices must be quoted from -N to I per lb. higher than on Friday last. The Liverpool Share Market has again shown considerable firmness, and a fair amount of business has been done. Towards the close there was consi derable demand for Great Western of Canada shares. The closing prices Twere as follows :—Aberdeen, 131 14. Chester and Birkenhead, 1511 16. Caledonian, 301 301. Chester and Holyhead, 151 16. Eastern Counties, 101 101. East Lancashire, 191 194. Great Northern, 23-t 231. Ditto A9l 101. Great Western, 641 641. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 871 88. Liverpool, Crosby, and South port, 16 161, London and North Western Stock, 1011 1011. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 281 29. Ditto Preference, 111.,' 111, Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., Np. Midland Stock, 74-a 741. North British, 8,1 81. North Stafford shire, 6 5/d. South Eastern, 21/ 21 13-16. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 191 101. York and North Midland, 281 28:4. Leeds Capital Stock, 151 16. Dutch Rhenish, 1 1. 13-16 p. Ditto New Shares, 31 31p. Gre tern of Canada, 'nd Ditto ~., issue, 21 2s-p. Great Luxembourg, 7 61 . d. Mr. F. J. Eaton in his Circular to-day gives the following report of the Tanow Market for the past or a coi lement of the peace q tion has been productive sumers. and the sales of the week :re fully 400 casks chiefly fair to good N. American at prices which do not transpire, P.Y.C. at 40s to 51s, Odessa at 48s, Australian at 44s to 465, and Venetian at 47s per cwt : as the stocks of the trade are known to be very light, a continuance of the demand may be expected. In London there has been little or no change throughout the week, the closing prices yes terday wera 46s 9d to 47s spot, 47s April May, and May June, with strong buyers for October December, at 47s 6d per cwt. The half-week delivery is 847 casks against 915 casks last year, and the stock on 31st ult. was 25,059 casks against 33,943 casks in 1855, with prices 6d to is lower. The Liverpool Corn Market was =dull to-day, without any material change in prices. We have received the usual monthly fruit cir culars of Messrs. Fletcher and Firth, and Messrs. Houghton and Levy, issued to-day. We quote the following from Messrs. Fletcher CURRANTS.—We have continued inquiries for currants, and several sales have recently been effected at full prices, and anything of good middling quality, ranging from 65s to 80s is easily disposed of. The dealers, a few weeks back, were strongly impressed with an idea that as soon as the Easter demand had subsided, prices would co down considerably; but contrary to their expecta tions, prices have not only been fully maintained, but holders have become more firm, and are not now inclined to accept offers upon the terms previously named, thereby showing increased confidence in the article ; and as the principal holders are foreign houses, who are well acquainted with the places of growth, no doubt their ad;ices lead them to expect the late disastrous disease may not have entirely subsided, but may again show itself to a very serious extent next season; and if we look at the small amount of stock now on hand, say about 590 tons, against 1,240 tons at same time last year, it does not appear unlikely that prices may go higher still. RAISINS —We have had a fair demand of late for raisins, both for home use and for oxport ; and our stocks have been very much reduced, owing in a great measure to holders being more disposed to meet the buyers. The market has been almost cleared of black fruit for export, and the little now left, is held at much higher prices than previously were asked. Sultanas, although imported in large guantities this season, have been taken by the trade - - freely, the prices being unusually low, has forced them into consumption ; at yesterday's sales but little was done, buyers wanting to farce prices down still lower, and no doubt, if a trifling reduction liad been acceded to, the whole woad have been swept off. TURKEY FIGS.—The stock on hand being so much reduced, holders have been able to obtain better prices, and anything approaching to fine quality is eagerly bought up. ORANGES AND LEMONS. We continue to be supplied with oranges of all kinds, and prices have given way fully twenty per cent for Lisbons since our last report, other descriptions also partake of the like reduction, but as the St. Michael's imports are drawing to a close, it may help to support prices of other descriptions. Lemons still continue neglected, and prices are below import cost. Nurs.—Nothing particular to notice in any description; Barcelonas are still selling only in retail quantities at our quotations. Brazils scarce, and but few ih first hands. We have also received the circular of Messrs. Weinholt, Mohr, and Co., of Akyab, dated the Bth February, from which we quote the following : Since our last report of 24th ult., arrivals of tonnage have been considerable. The demand for rice for ships in eavy in consequence, and, notwith of Nakrensee trom the interior, prices Within three days after , prices of Laroong went up from -,. (equal to 7s 51 per cwt. f.0.b.), and of from 62rs. to 7Ors. (equal to 7s lld per cwt. During the last days of January, and in the oegtnning of this mon`h, Nakrensse has been paid with 70rs. to 73r5., and, in some instances, 74rs. has been given (equal to 8s 2d per cwt. f.0.b.). Since some days, however, prices have given way again, and 70rs. is to-day's rate. The cause of this slight fall we cannot attribute to larger sup plies, it was mainly the consequence of a want of cash, as many firms have not been prepared for such rates, and consequently were obliged to reduce their purchases to a more moderate scale. However, a steamer, with a new supply of specie from Calcutta, is due, and we are afraid to see prices going up again after her arrival. The Laroong crop has proved rather short this year, and we think the cultivation of grain will be reduced every year, as the Nakrensee rice pays the natives better in proportion. There being many ships due early this season, the demand fell too heavy in the first arrivals of the Nakrensee crop, and we do not think that the enormous cultivation of this year will act with influeEce on prices before the end of the season —April May. The Laroong crop has all been brought to market by this time; only very trifling quantities are coming still of this grain. Under such circumstances the credits for most of the ships fell short. Considering the light money market of Calcutta, we do not see yet how these deficiencies are to he made up, and we should not wonder to see ships leaving our port with incomplete car goes, funds not having been sufficiently provided for. Several ships have left already in ballast for Java, on account of the high prices, and we think many will follow them for the same reason. Reports from Rangoon and Moulmein say that the crops of these provinces will not be sufficient to load the expected amount of tonnage, ft is therefore likely that we shall see ships arriving here from these ports: There are about 43,000 tons of shipping in this harbour. a very , I standing good supplie J a steady ris, 58rs. to 6 Nakret f.0.b.). report Trade accounts from Havre state that business is brisk, with the exception of the Cotton Market, which is dull, with a fall of about lfr. per 50 kilos. In American flour and wheat there was a clearing cut of accumulated stocks which reduced the prices considerably. Commercial advices from Constantinople, by way of Marseilles, mention that the Russian au thorities in Bessarabia had announced the free navigation of the Danube, which was taken advan tage of by upwards of 120 vessels laden with wheat to descend the river from Galatz to the Black Sea Accounts from Balaklava to the 22d ult., stated thvt the traders there had determined to advance their prices of merchandise 20 per cent.; and that tha European merchants located there, and at Kamiesch, were making arrangements to convey their goods to Odessa and the Danubian Princi palities, on the re-establishment of peace. Letters from Lisbon state that there was strong opposition in the Chamber of Represe tatives against the proposed financial measures of the Portuguese government to negociate a loan in England. The majority of the commissioners appointed to examine the project of the Minister of Finance, had, in the meantime, given their approbation to it, and it is probable that it will pass the Cortes. A similar opposition exists in the Spanish Cortes by the Democratic party against the financial measures of Senor Santa Cruz. Accounts from Madrid :state also that the adjudicatic of the railway from Xeres to Seville has been suspended, in consequence of doubts entertained of the lega lity of the sale. Ilie Funds opened at a reduction of 8 per cent this morning, but a recovery afterwards took place, and the closing quotations were the same as those of yesterday, namely 93k. The market has derived support during the last two days from some large purchases of Stock for account of the East India Company. The desire for investment is stimulated by the fact that Consols now carry three months' dividend. On the other hand the upward tendency is restrained by the high value of mono), and by the creati,)li of new Stock from the loan. Money was in more demand in the Stock Exchange, commanding six per cent. on Government Secu rities. The suspension is announced of Messrs. Syers, Walker & Co., East India merchants, of APO( Allhallows-chambers, Lombard-street. The sus pension is attributed to the withholding of remittances which were expected by the last mail from Calcutta. It is hoped that the losses which have arisen chiefly through the recent fall in various articles of produce will prove moderate. In other respects the commercial liabilities falling due to-day, the 4th, appear to have been well met. At Paris today the Three per Cent Rentes closed at a decline of about one- eighth per cent. The. Corn Market to day remained quiet, but firm at Monday's prices. At port of call twenty-four grain-laden vessels have arrived since last Friday, including fifteen of wheat and five of Indian corn. Importers are asking higher rates. In the Foreign Exchanges this afternoon, the only alteration of importance was a decline in the rate for bills on Paris. The subjoined are the last quotations of the Foreign Exchanges : Amsterdam short, 11 191 to 12 0. Do., 3 months, 12 24 to 12 24. Rotterdam, do. 12 24 to 12 21. Antwerp do., 25 60 to 25 674 Brussels, do., 25 60 to 25 671. Hamburg do, 13 114 to 13 114. Paris, short, 25 35 to 25 44 Do., three months, 25 721 to 25 771. Marseilles, do, 25 721 to 25 771. Frankfort, do., 1214 to 1214. Vienna, do. 10 23 to 10 27. Trieste; do., 10 25 to 10 29. Petersburg, 364 to 364. Madrid, do., 494 to 491. The Railway Share Market to-day was quieter and unmarked by any general change in price. The late rise is checked by the realisation of speculative buyers, and a supply of real stock; but, on the whole, the market retains its steadiness. The closing prices were quoted as follows:—Caledo nian, 614 611. Eastern Counties, 101 107 4 . East Lancashire, 76 78. Great Northern, 941 95. Ditto A. 79 80. Great Western, 644 644. Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 88 881. London and North Western, 1014 102. Manchester Shef field, and Lincolnshire, 281 294 Midland Stock, 74'?-, 7-1&. North British, 341 :351-. South Eastern anti Dover, 727,1 7:3. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 78 794. York and North Midand, 57 571 BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. ,:=4 32, for the Week ending March 29, 1856. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Debit. Credit. Notes issued .. £24,306,970 Government Debt Other securities 3,459,90(► Gold Coin and Bullion £24,306,970 9,851,970 Total , £24,306,970 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Debit. Credit. Proprietors' Ca- Government se pital Rest Public deposits 6,138,842 Notes 5,289,780 Other ~ 11,857,130 Gold and silver coin 765,305 Total .... £37,842,142 Total ... £37,842,142 Seven day, and other bills, 617,363 The foregoing Bank Returns show the following results when compared with those of the preceding week :—Notes issued, increase 85,1451; bullion in both departments, increase 76,6221; rest, increase 14,2011; public deposits, increase L 199,9771; other deposits, decrease 255,9131; seven days' and other bills, increase 38,9431. On the credit side govern meat securities have decreased 79,1851; other securities, decrease 1,637,881/. Notes unemployed, decrease 546,965/. Actual circulation, 19,017,1901; increase, 632,1101. DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION IN LONDON. Yesterday morning, shortly after twelve o'clock, a fire of a rapidly destructive character, and nearly attended with loss of life, happened on the extensive premises of Mr. W. Primmer, general dealer, 104, High-street, Wapping. Before more than one or two of the inmates could be awakened, the flames had taken possession of the staircase, and made escape by its means impossible. Under these circumstances, the inmates, with two ex ceptions, made for the window, when four persons were rescued by William Eldridge, of the London Fire Brigade station. rills brave fellow rescued Mr. and Mrs. Pound from the first floor. He again ascended and rescued Mrs. Wood and child. By this time Eldridge was exhausted, and his own life would have sacrificed to his courage if he had not come out of the burning house. After the most strenous exertions on the part of the firemen the flames were at length subdued, but not until considerable damage was done to the adjoining houses. The cause is at present unknown. Mr. Primmer is insured in the Sun, and the other sufferers in the Union, Phcenix, and Church of England. f SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1866 LONDON GAZETTE BANKRUPTS.—JOHN EnwARDS, Southampton, watch maker and jeweller. ALFRED LANGFORD, Lewes, brewer and maltster. DAVID ARTLETT, South-street, Chelsea, bAer. JOSEPH SEVILLE, Salford, cotton cloth manufacturer. GEORGE AUGUSTUS VOIGHT, Cheltenham, dealer in piano fortes. WILLIAM WILTON, King-street, Richmond, grocer. 1 1 nomNs KENNARD, Brooksley-street, Liverpool-road, Islington ; and Northampton-place, New North-road, Middlesex, baker. CHARLES GAIGER, Winchester, draper and grocer. WILLIAM CRATHORNE, Bishopwearmcuth, grocer and corn factor. MALLARD INGRAM, Rudgley, Staffordshire, ironmonger. WILLIAM CRUSE, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, auctioneer, and land and estate agent. JOSEPH SPOONER TAYLOR and JOSEPH MARSDEN, Derby, ironfounders. JOHN GRIFFIT H GOUL STONE, Knighton, Radnorshire, druggist, miller, and carrier. BENJAMIN GEORGE HOLTON, Coventry, licensed victualler and hop dealer. RAPID PASSAGE —Yesterday the ship Morning Light arrived at this port, from Mobile, after a very rapid passage of only twenty-five days. LORD JoHN RUSSELL'S Mrssoar.—The expenses of Lord John Russell's special mission to Vienna last year amounted to £2,332 16s 4d.- The sum allowed to Sir Hamilton Seymour for his outfit, &c., on proceeding as Minister to Vienna, was £1,250. CRIMINAL EXECUTIONS.—In York, when a criminal undergoes the last sentence of the law a cord is tied round his legs beneath the knee ; it is done in a second or two, and this simple precaution would have prevented the harrowing scene witnessed at Newgate on Monday. DEATH OF THE EX-CHAMPION OF THE THAMES. — Robert Coombes, for many years connected with the river Thames, and patronised by the various aquatic clubs, expired on Thursday at his residence, Putney, after a short illness. Coombes won and retained the champion belt on several occasions, but was subsequently beaten and deprived of his laurels by Cole, after a fiercely contested race. THE JAMES BAINES AND MR. J. H. WILTON.—It will be recollected that about a month ago Mr. J. H. Wilton, by landing from the James Baines in a fishing-boat on the Irish coast, effected the promulgation of the safe arrival of that vessel, and the leading features of the Australian rews in Liverpool some days before they could have been made known by the ship's entering the port. Mr. Wilton has received some flattering acknowledgment from the owners and captain of the vessel for the services which his tact and energy rendered. Part of Mr. Wilton's business in Europe was the organizing of an effective theatrical corps for Australia, which we understand he has successfully arranged. Among the artists in this profession who are at once about to visit Australia under this arrangement are, we understand, Miss Julia Harland, Mr. Hoskins, Mr. S. Norman, Miss Fitzpatrick, and many others. Mr. Black, proprietor and builder of the large theatre in Melbourne, returns at the same time. Arrangements are still pending with Miss Cushman, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wallack, Mr. Anderson, and other performers. We understand Mr. Charles Matthews has declined the overtures made to him for the present. SMOKE NUISANCES AND SMOKE PREVENTION FURNACES. —On Thursday, Mr. M'Gowan (on behalf of the health committee), preferred two iuformations against the London and North Western railway company, for suffering smoke to issue from tile chimneys at the Edge Hill station, on Easter Monday last. Mr. M'Gowan complained of the inattention of the parties concerned to the requirements of the health committee, and asked inspector Wignall if he had inspected Mr. O'Regan's furnaces at the Waterloo station of the Lon don and North Western Railway. The inspector replied that he Ind, and had seen thirty large shovels of coal thrown on one turnace, and the door completely shut, and upon going outside there was not the least appearance of smoke. Mr. M'Gowan asked Mr. M'Donald if he bad also inspected Mr. O'Regan's furnace, and he said that he had, and that there was no smoke whatever. Mr. Berry, on behalf of the company, said they had been most anxious to adopt every improvement to effect the object desired. With regard to these charges, there were several mitigating circumstances. They had gone to great expanse in procuring smoke con suming apparatus, but all had been unavailing. They had just spent £219 in having Prideaux'S apparatus put up ; but they found it requisite to use tlc same as they had got at the Waterloo station—Mr. O'Regan's. Besides, on E ,sfer Monday they were much busier than usual, in providing cheap excursions. It was notoi ions that these cheap trips were not paying to the company. Mr. Mansfield : You ought not to be philanthiopic at the expense of the share holders. Mr. Mansfield said af ae would perhaps stimulate the company to increased watchfulness. Ha should impose a penalty of £5 and costs in each case. THE CRIMEA. (PROM OUR OWN. CORRESPONDENT.) SEBASTOPOL, MARCH 22 Since last Thursday week we have had a greater experience of what the Crimean winter can be, than at any time since the army first landed here. On the 13th ult. the weather (which up to that time had been exceedingly variable, burying us in the depths of winter one day, and ushering us into balmy spring the next) started with a piercing north-easterly wind, and up to the time of my writing has never ceased for a moment, pouring on our devoted heads all the unpleasant accompani ments which an east wind proverbially possesses. Hard frosts, snow, sleet, and a degree of cold greater than I ever felt in this climate, have now, for more than a week, characterised a month which old Crimean heroes had been lauding as the mild forerunner of spring. On rising in a morning you found your tub one solid piece of ice, your sponge a bit of granite, and your towels like boards; if the sun (which for the last day or two has been shining brightly, as if in cruel mockery of the scene,) tempts you out of doors, you are in the greatest danger of losing your nose and ears from the nipping blast, and are glad to get under any shelter, with the solemn conviction of the wisdom of him who said, that " When the wind was in the east, It was fit for neither man nor beast." Such a persevering, pitiless, piercing, north easter, never tried the temper, or stirred the bile of Eng• lishmen. It cuts through the contract-built sides of government huts as if they were made of paper ; makes the stoves smoke, and puts everybody in an ill humour. Like the famed cork leg, it seems never inclined to stop. In spite, however, of this most inclement weather, the English spirit has been giving itself vent in all kinds of outdoor ebul litions; reviews, races, and Rooski-lionizing have been endeavouring to counteract the chilling influences of father Jupiter. On Sunday last three divisions of the army and the artillery were marched out at 8 a,m., with a day's rations, in the direction of the monastery. They were halted for about an hour. The men had their dinner dejeuner ala fourchette, and were then marched home. The first, second, and third divisions, with the whole of the Artillery, were the victims of this military picnic, which the east wind, blowing steadily and strongly all the time, made rather too cool to be pleasant. They got back to camp about 3 p.m. By this review all church services throughout the camp were stopped, and the only proof that we, Protestants give to the many phases of religious belief around us, that we possess any religion, or pay any outward worship to God is en tirelydone away for the sake of doing what might equally as well be done on any other day, marshalling our troops in all the pomp and circumstance of war. In this time of peaceful inactivity, and in the abundance of leisure-time enjoyed by the army, there can be found no reason for choosing as a day for a general review the only day allotted to any religious service, and thus depriving the soldier of (what he has a right to as much as other Christians) his day of rest, and the army of the only opportunity of publicly offering to God the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. It is a grievance which every creed, and every grade feels alike—a grievance which is in sarcastic contrast to the measures which (the papers tell us) those at home are so strenously adopting for the observance of the Sabbath— a grievance which our gracious Sovereign (did she but know how bitterly her soldiers feel it) would never countenance. There is a rumour the reviews are to be held on every Sunday morning. Having devoted the Sunday to reviewing and working the troops, the spare time during the remainder of the week, has been taken up with foot races. On Monday, each division had races in their own camps, to find out the best men, preparatory to the great races on Wednesday. On Wednesday at 12 a.m., a great concourse was to be seen on the ground behind the Guards' camp ; Highlanders from Kamara, Sardinians, French, and even two Russians were there to see the sport. The ground is admirably adapted for the purpose, being the same as that on which the first review was held. Though the wind was bitterly cold, the dryness underfoot was very favourable to the running. Each division first had a trial of their best men, the winners to run for the champion's belt, open to the whole British army. There was then a second race open to the whole of the Allied armies. Both the prizes in these races were awarded to a private of the 34th regiment. In the race for officers open to the whole army Major Astley of the Scots Fusileer Guards came in first; Major Astley also ran in the two other races (the soldier's race open to the whole army, and the race open to the whole of the allies), and won each time, beating the 34th man easily, to whom, however, he, of course, resigned the prize. The shouts of applause at Major Astley's success were tremendous, and it is rather an argu ment against the abuse of our degenerate aris tocracy to find an officer in the most crack corps of our English army excelling in feats of strength the whole of the allied armies, and bearing the palm away from so many thousands. These races were followed by hurdle races, and the sports ended with the farcical exhibition of a sack race. The officers hurdle race, open to the whole army, was won by Lieut. Pallisser of the Rifle Brigade, Major Astley unfortunately fell at the first hurdle. In the race open to the allied armies several Sar dinians ran, but only one Frenchman; their wind, however, had no chance against British lungs, and they only got over half the distance. The ride along the Tchernaya is still the favourite one ; at first the Russians used to cross the river, and I saw several the other day in the camp of the Light Division, who were evidently determined " not to go home till morning;" but now a French picquet is posted on the banks of the river, and prevents to a great degree the fraternization which had been going on. The Russians are fine, strong, well made men ; they have most of them a medal for the defence of Sebastopol, which is exceedingly well executed. It seems strange to see one of our soldiers explaining his clasps to a Russian, and shouting (as he points to them) the words Alma, Inkerman, Sebastopol ; and still stranger to see men making great friendships with those, whom a short time back they would have shot down like dogs. The weather has continued severely cold, and occa sionally very stormy. On the 17th a fire occurred at Balaklava, in an encampment of the army works corps ; seventeen bodies have been taken out of the ruins dread fully burned and charred, but twenty—two men alto• gether are reported to be missing. From the position in which some of the bodies were found to be lying, it was evident that the men had not moved after they had fallen asleep. The fire may have smouldered some time, until the apartment had become filled with smoke and suffo cating vapours, and the men had thus been stupified and killed before the flames appeared. There must have been some very careless neglect on the part of the inmates of the hut where the fire first occurred, and taking pla ce as it did, on St. Patrick's night, when there was a good deal of drinking, intoxicat ion ma y have be en one of the causes of this neglect. On Wedn e s day , the 19th, the Crimean games took place, which had been deferred on account of the severity of the weather. There is to be a Highland gathering at Kamara, on the 27th instant, when none but the usual Highland games and exercises will be introduced. The spring races are to take place in the Tchernaya valley. On this occasion the Russians are to be asked across to join in the meeting. essinesesc , LtTEST INTELLIGENCS. THE CONGRESS. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING The plenipotentiaries met again iii Congr to-day, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PARMA. A despatch, dated Parma, the 21 ins" announces that arrests for political offences 5 continues THE BALTIC A dispatch received from Hamburg, or day's date, mentions that in accordance instructions received from the Governor Cren cl of the Baltic provinces, the departure of the Cr° destined for the row-boat flotilla is postponed. The staff of the corps d'armee of the Baltic I been transported to Riga. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRFSPONDENT,) PARIS, THURSDAY EVENIIIa I am informed that at the Ministry of For ei r r Affairs a circular to the diplomatists and co nsll.l°, agents of France, in foreign countries, is t he bel° drawn up, to announce the suppression of f blockade of the Russian forts, and the removal° the prohibition to trade with Russia. u . Some of the Continental papers, and par tic hat larly the Independance, of Brussels, asse rt t ' Prussia has not signed the treaty of peace, properly, so called, but "an annex" - the This is a mistake, as I told you AI ),„ other day she has signed the same treaty , a n ' tle the same conditions, as the other powers . i s only difference between her position and theirs that they discussed and decided on allt clauses, whereas she was only allowed to treat °I/ some. in It has been stated that the plenipotentia ries the Congress had to give 364 signatures. A ecc7 h l. o9 ing to a Brussels newspaper the number is made up :-14 signatures for the treaty of P e ' i i , r 14 for a convention respecting the Straits , 14 ° f an additional article for the prompt evacuation va the Turkish territory, 6 (Fran , m, Enginad' le Russia) for a convention about the Alan d Is " and 4 (Turkey and. Russia) for a 0 0 o vent t i° 10 about the small vessels to be kept fo r f . - t - sr i police of the coasts of the Blask Sea—in a ll two signatures, and these signatures had to repeated to seven different sets of documents' to give one to each of the contracting povvers• h the Some sensation has been caused to -day O r r telegraphic announcement that the EraP tn 6 o , 9 Alexander, in a manifesto to his people, d eeler ` c that Russia has attained the object for whic h 5 ., 0 went to war, since the emancipation of the C hristian of Turkey is accomplished, rather wounds French vanity. are In an article in the well-informed Debats , we told something of the discussions of the Congr ess : Thus, it appears. that in order not to diminish thy e power of Turkey, the proposition to unite til Danubian Principalities into a separate kingd ol33 ; under a German or Italian prince, was reie ce "' but it was left open for further cousidt.- whether they should be united under a Pr ie°b , t vassal of the Sultan, or maintain their P resct i i constitution. It was decided that the T urhi' d territories should in no respect remain ocenPie, by the Allies, and that consequently hnnle di ' ttc ?; after the ratification of the treaty the French and Sardinians will leave not only Crimea but Constantinople, and the A ustrie % the Danubian Principalities. Some of the tre °P so are, however, to remain to take care of the ini ttleil ly materiel until it can be sent away. T he tia ra cessions made by the Sultan to the Ch ris ; A : c l population are not to be incorporated in or au` 4 ",.. to the treaty, so as not to encroach on the S ° 7 l , reign power, but they are to be sanctioned ill s 1z t a way as to render it not easy for him to reti g 3' ;y them. As to the Danube it is to be free , not °- to German, but to all nations, and the entrance to and issue from it are to be freed from all obsta c tio The Congress took into consideration nd grave state of Italy, and the propriety o f take o f measures for putting an end to, by in esll ,o- reforms, the constant conflict between the g e. - a t e ment and the people in that country, h ilt tio o. matter was postponed for further consi ders On the demand of Lord Clarendon a y ration was inserted in the p ream ble to th e t a r i s in• of peace, that it was mainly owing to th e , it of terestedness, loyalty, and conciliatory 6 1 3J- ii i tt ly France, that the conclusion of peace wa s e ff or ts owing, and it was determined to spare ne e . to to remove all bad feeling left by the ss* l ot consider that there were neither conquer Qrs be r of vanquished, and to act accordingly. The nur l3 4o o. articles in the treaty is, it appears, th irty" the I am informed that it is not expecte d th 3 ths. allies can evacuate Turkey for at least ten o° e ll t he In consequence of the conclusion of pe ile- ' est ea Russian paper Le Nord, of Brussels, has regiloce, permission to be allowed to circulate ill Vi 1 eratioil and it will most likely be accorded. pre" Lord Cowley, our ambassador, yester dt* of sented to the Emperor the reply of th e Quefe the England to the notification of the birth °. ope n Imperial Prince. At Court, I hear, sore° meoce had been entertained that, as a mark of defe l and friendship, the Duke of Cambridge 1"lild uaso been sent over with it. der The Spanish Spanish Government has conferred the f 0 , the Golden Fleece on the Imperial Prince of f ra o llc u p bf It is believed in Paris, that a month will be takenoor the Plenipotentiaries in the settlement of different points 310 A d e e c n o a u , n a t n s d fromItaly represent the the Du i chies of - 11 ,: te lli ol :,,,, s.. being in an a armix•e, fermentation. Tuscany, e l p lis COPENHAGEN, Thursday.—The supreme until tio 3 adopted, and read a first time, the proPosl" tioo t 0 Ta Holstein hsepeme i d ao e ln p ia t es t e t su i e e rm s ,abfdloyor adopts submitting tfst baen Diet.a rti article of o g f e genera a e I con 5 ll tu ffiessag e fa r brd H Ba n y w o d n e n n e, fre se m ve t r b e e ly c r b e n m re a i r i k ienfg St. Louis, Ltleienias,bsen.ce ;; ;e l l e , 0 the Ambassadors of other owers attendedMtiaidarid' - 1)' sung there for the birth oft he Imperial' Prince. d iii tbe lt m is on s i t t a e t u e r d in a letter from Cronstadt, Pu bli e sb . e ‘ C:11. steamers has b d e e en la on l e 9t r e e e d ttobabteap;eqpuLc-leir for°t'seriavbvivat°ll' middle of May ; and the idea is, that the EloPr°o ill' s o t n r e uc o t r io h n is s b b ro a t v h e er b s e i e s n in r t e e e n e d i i v n e g d to visit Franc e ' Ne ll engage pilots acquainted with the coasts of England and Frallceo'babie The correspondent of the Times thinks it r A r pra tio ° that the Italian question will be taken into coll 9 "Thee ll ' ny the Paris Congress. The French and Austria° Tile ov ed io pation is a grievance which ou ht to be rem. ci policy pursued at Naples, in the Roman State s f Il i ll t hoo t Tuscany, cannot be continued much longer W . ` e i t he causing a convulsion. The Congress will 111 r stra rulers of these states to reform their internal adolectioa tion, as the Porte engages to do, and thus the llisa ti oo ting which prevails in Italy may be removed. r l be, displeasing t° of these questions would, however , be disp Austria.