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corps, to the command of all reserve infantry troops;
and gives the oth corps to General Prince
Gortschakoff 111., a brother of the hero of the
Danube.
The Northern Bee of St. Petersburg of the 14th
publishes a list of voluntary contributions made by
the inhabitants of Taganrog and nostoff, to buy
ships to sink, in order to block up the Kertch Straits
leading from the Black Sea to the Sea of Azof. The
subscriptions amounted to upwards of 20,0001.
sterling.
The following is given as an authentic ordre de
bataille of the Russians:—lmperial guards, 41,000
infantry and 12,0(X) cavalry, with 120 cannon ;
grenadier corps, 30,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry,
with 112 cannon ; sixth infantry corps, 288,000 in-
fantry and 90,000 cavalry, with 720 cannon; and two
reserve corps, 80,000 infantry. The army of the
Caucasus numbers 30,000 men, infantry ; Orenburg,
25,000; Siberia, 20,000; Finland, 20,000. The total
of the cavalry attached to these four armies is cal-
culated at 20,000, with 590 cannon. The grand totals
are 540,000 infantry, (37,000 cavalry, and 1,482 guns.
These are thus disposed. In the kingdom of Poland
and on the march thither are troops to the number
of 90,000 men infantry, and 24,000 cavalry, with
224 cannon, viz., the Imperial Guard, the Grenadier
corps, and some divisions of the 2nd reserve corps.
In Finland, Liefiand, and the northern provinces,
are 430,000 infantry, 15,000 cavalry, and 120 can-
non. These belong to the Ist corps. Prince
Gortschakoff has 180,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry
under his command, and 240 cannon. In the
Crimea Prince Menschikoff has 74,000 infantry
and 15,000 cavalry, with 100 guns. Cossacks and
irregular troops are not included in this estimate
UNITED STATES.
New York mails of the 14th inst. have arrived by
the Atlantic steamer. There is no political news
from the States. Business was dull and money
tighter.
Greater mortality prevailed on board the ships
arriving at New York. The Piscatore, from Havre,
had fifty deaths from cholera, and the Harvest Queen
seventy four.
The loss of the Arctic continued to occupy the at-
tention of the citizens of New York. 100 ware known
to have been saved, while a late telegraphic des-
patch announces that Captain Luce and forty others,
names not given, had arrived at Montreal, having
been picked up by the ship Cambria.
The steamer E. K. Collins, which left Detroit on
the Bth inst., caught fire in the course of the night,
when a little below Malden, near the lighthouse at
the mouth of the river. The greatest consternation
prevailed among the passengers, most of whom,
aroused from their sleep, ran wildly about the decks
or plunged at once into the water. Twenty-three
persons perished by fire or drowning.
Mr. Gibson has left Europe tor America, with
despatches announcing the result of the Congress
held lately at Ostend by the American Ministers of
Madrid, London, and Paris, under the presidency of
Mr. Mann, Under Secretary of State of the American
Government.

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London, England, 1854-10-28

OCTOBER 28, 1854

The following is the list of articles purchased from
the Esquimau:, said to have been obtained at the
place where the bodies of the persons reported to
have died of famine were found—viz.,
One silver table fork—crest, an animal's head with wings, ex-
tended above; three silver table forks—crest, a bird with wings
extended; one silver table spoon—crest, with initials, "F.R.M.C."
(Captain Crozier, Terror); one silver table spoon and one fork—
crest, bird with laurel branch in mouth, motto, "Spero meliors;"
one silver table spoon, one tea spoon, and one dessert fork—
crest, a fish's head looking upwards, with laurel branches on
each side; one silver table fork—lnitials, " H.D.5.0." (Harry
D. S. Goodsir, assistant•surgeon, Erebus); one silver table fork—
initials, "A. WD." (Alexander M'llonald, assistant•surgeon,
Terror); one silver table fork—initials, " G.A.M." (Dillies A.
Macbean, second muter, Terror); one silver table fork—initials,
J.T.;" one silver dessert spoon—initials, J.S.P. (John S.
Peddle, surgeon, Erebus); one round silver plate, engraved,
Sir John Franklin, K.C.B. ;" a star, or order, with motto, " Neo
aspera tenant, G.FL 111., MICCCIV." Also a number of other
articles with no marks by which they could be recognised, but
which will be handed over with those above named to the Secre-
tary of the Hon. Hudson's Bay Company.

_

Dr. Rae had an audience with Sir James Graham
on Tuesday, at the Admiralty, on the subject of his
discovery of the probable fate of Sir John Franklin
and his companions. The interview occupied a con-
siderable time, in the course of which, it is said,
Sir James Graham announced the intention of the
Government to send out early in the ensuing spring
an expedition, in order to make further search for the
remains spoken of by the Esquimaux, and the com-
mand of the expedition was offered to Dr. Rae. Des-
patches have been received at the Admiralty from
Lieutenant Mecham, dated from Beechey Island,
June 14th, 1854, and enclosing a series of reports of
the proceedings of Captain Collinson and his crew, in
the Enterprise, which were found buried at various
points of the Princess Royal and Ramsay Islands.
Captain Collinson and his companions wintered in
Ramsay Island in 1851-2, and the last report depo-
sited by them, dated H.M.S. Enterprise, August 27th,
:852, gives the following account of the expedition:—
We left our winter quarters at the eastern end of this bay
(a the sth instant, but have been prevented by the ice
from making any progress until this day.
(Signed) B. COLLINSON, Commander.
~• Whoever finds this paper is requested to forward it
to tie Secretary of the Admiralty, London, with a note of
the ime and place at which it was found.
(A similar note in the French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch,
and Zussian languages.)
It a my intention to pursue the channel separating
Wollaton from Prince Albert's Land, the entrance to
which a in let. 70.80. ; hitherto the ice has been close in
with th. shore, in lat. 71.5., nor have we been able to turn
its western edge by pursuing a westerly route along the
south fate of Baring's Land.
All wel.
London, England, 1854-10-28

RIMNIEL'S TOILET VINEGAR is far su-
perior to Ean de Cologne, as • refreshing and tonic lotion
for the toilet or bath, a reviving scent, and a powerful disinfectant
for apartments and sick•rooms. Its numerous useful and sani-
tary properties render it an indispensable requisite in all families,
Price 2s. 6d. And be. ; sold by all Perfumers and Chemists ; and
by E. RIMIdEL, 39, Gerrard-street, Soho, London.
•i* Bo sure to ask for " }animal's," as there are manyoountarfeits.

New Work by the Author of " The Heir of Redclyffe."
This day, Second Edition, 2 vols., 125.,
'TEAR T S E A S E;
or, THE BROTHER'S WIFE.
London: JOHN W. PARKER and Sox, West Strand.

Annotated Edition of the English Poets, by Robert Bell.
This day, 2s. 6d., cloth,
WALLER'S POETICAL WORKS.
11 Already published,
DRYDEN. Complete in Three Volumes. 7a. ed.
SURREY, MINOR CONTEMPORANEOUS POETS,
and SACKVILLE, LORD BUCKHURST. 2s. bd.
COWPER. Complete in Three Volumes. 7s. ad.
SONGS from the DRAMATISTS. 25 ed.
SIR THOMAS WYATT. 2a.
JOHN OLDHAM. 25. ed.
On the First of December,
CHAUCER'S POETICAL WORKS. Vol. I.
London: Joun W. PARKER and Box, West Strand.
London, England, 1854-03-04

COASTING TRADE.

The Coasi ir,,f Trade Bill passed through com-
mittee.
Sir J. TYRELL inquired whether any reciprocity
clause had been introduced, or any attempt made to
induce the United States to concede any correspond-
ing advantages to the British traders ?
Sir J. GRAHAM replied in the negative.
The house adjourned at ten o'clock.
London, England, 1854-03-04

GERMANY.

The accounts from Vienna refer to an arrangement
between the Government and the Bank, by which,
apparently, the former mortgage for a series of years
a portion of the national revenue to the Bank, on
condition of the latter taking upon itself the burden
of the immense amount of fluating paper money, to
which a forced value has been given by State decrees.
The Government, it would appear, propose then to
make a further addition to the paper debt. The
military preparations of Austria must at present draw
heavily on the already impoverished treasury. This
convention with the Bank has produced a favourable
effect on the Vienna public.
. _ .

It is stated that Crown lands to the amount of six
millions of florins are forthwith to be sold towards
the redemption of the public debt.
The Austrian General Coronini has, it is said, in-
formed the Prince of Servia and Izzet l'acha that
Austria will respect the neutrality of Scrvia, utilehs
an insurrection should break out.

Numerous arrests of political emissaries have been
made in Hungary and Transylvania. The prisoners
have been brought to Vienna.

Baron Aleyendortf has complained to Count Buol
of the anti-Russian articles in the Lloyd.
A Frankfort paper says that the Austrian Govern-
ment had obtained the liberty of four Austrian
sailors and a Tuscan subject who were on board the
Medjari Tidjarelt when that vessel was captured by
the Russians, but the two English engineers were
still in confinement

The Prussian budget for 1864, which has just been
communicated to the Chambers, figures at 107,090,069
dollars. The ordinary receipts aro calculated at
103,925,069 dollars ; tho extraordinary at 4,065,000
dollars ; the ordinary expenses are estimated at
108,00k,422 dollars ; and the extraordinary at
4,921,647 dollars. The navy estimates only figure
at 031,000 dollars, of which 190,000 are for the oon •
struction of ships-of-war.
An increased tax upon the fabrication of brandy
has been adopted by the Berlin Second Chamber,
despite the opposition of the Conservative party,
consisting chiefly of landed proprietors.

The CobLentz Gazette states that orders have been
received for calling out the war reserves of the army.
Considerable purchases have been made for the
armament of the Prussian fortresses.

A Berlin letter states :

" It is well known that several persons who occupy high
positions receive regular salaries front Russia, though they
have never been in her service. In reference to the re•
cent communication to Russia of the secret plan fur the
mobili3ation of the Prussian army, it is said that in 181.2
the Minister Tschernitscheff was able to procure the plan
for the invasion of Russia by the French army fur a sum
of 300,000 francs."

It is stated that a Russian army will take up a
position in Courland, upon the frontier of Prussia.
It is believed that this measure on the part of Rus-
sia is taken in order to guard against the disembarka-
tion of Pius-ian continental troops on the shores of
the Baltic.
London, England, 1854-03-04

SPAIN.

Several disturbances broke out in Saragossa on
the 20th ult., in which a section of the military took
part. Brigadier Hone, Colonel of the Cordova
Regiment, whose fidelity had been for some time
suspected, seems to have been the prime mover of
the outbreak. He had been ordered to march his
regiment to Pampeluna. Instead of obeying he pro-
claimed an insurrection in Saragossa ; and, leaving
a portion of one battalion (mostly recruits) in the
castle, where they were joined by groups of civilians,
to whom they distrilr'ted arms from the magazines,
proceeded with the rest of the regiment to take pos-
, session of various positions within the city, extend-
ing from the castle to the stone bridge over the
Ebro, and including the square of the cathedral, off
which they made a plaza de craws, and occupied
most of the buildings which surrounded it. They were
joined by various groups of armed civilians, the
whole nuthber who took part being computed at 500.
They also occupied the houses situated at the Puerta
del Angel, and the stone bridge, where they made a
barricade of carts. Several regiments were speedily
at hand to quell the revolt, and an attack was roade
on the Plaza that same day. Brigadier Hone was
killed at, the first fire, and the position carried after
some fighting. The troops then proceeded to dis-
lodge the insurrectionists from other quarters, an
operation which was only delayed by the approach
of night. Next day the attack was renewed. Many
of the posts were found to have been abandoned
during the night, the insurgents appearing tho-
roughly dispirited by the loss of their leader, and
the military operation came to a close upon the sur-
render of the t astle, in which a garrison of seventy
men alone remained. The loss of life during this
insurrection is said to have been very great, but prin-
cipally on the sid. of the insurgents. Saragossa was
at once declared in a state of siege—all arms ordered
to be given up, Ize.; but a much more stringent mea-
sure followed when the intelligence of the outbreak
reached Madrid. Military law was ordered to be

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EGYPT.

The Pacha, at the instance of the French consul and
to meet the views of the mercantile community, his
postponed the cleansing of the Mahmoudieh till the
end of March or commencement of April, in order
that the remaining portions of last year's crop may
find their way into the market ere the present one be
reaped. The cleansing of this canal has been much
called for of late years, from the infiltration from the
Nile having caused a great deposit. Whilstin progress
the transit of the India passengers, goods, and mails,
will be from Carioum to Kafe Lais by railway, and
from Alexandria to Carioum and Kafe Lais to Cairo,
as at present.
The overland route is to be congratulated upon this
opening of part of the railroad, although for the
moment for a distance of only forty-five miles, as it will
set aside the only at all unpleasant portion of the journey
through Egypt, viz., that by track-boat, along the
Mahmoudieh Canel. It will also shorten the time of
transit some six or eight hours; and in June (it bad
been expected in March) the entire line from Alex.
andria to the Nile will be completed, provided the
materiel, long since due from England, should arrive.
Passengers will then be able to make the journey from
Alexandria to Cairo in one day.

Mr. Stephenson, M.P., took his departure, on return
to England, in his yacht the Titania. It is reported
that his last interview with the Pacha was other than
agreeable. His Highness had been promised the
railroad complete in 1854, and the Turkish character
is unprepared to meet delays, consequent even upon
unavoidable circumstances.
London, England, 1854-03-04

MARCH 4, 1854.

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Sir Jas. Buller East, Bart., M.P. Samuel Skinner, Esq.
Charles Elliott, Esq., F.A.S. Charles Evan Thomas, Esq.
Trustees—Robert Cheers, Esq. ; Charles Elliott, Esq., F.R.S.
Joseph Esdalle, Esq. ; James Murray, Esq.

Auditors—William Edward Gilpin, Esq.; Sir John Young,
Bart., M.P.; Thomas Reynolds, Esq.
I3ankers—The London and Westminster Bank.

Physician—Seth Thompson, M.D.
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Facility in settlement of claims. Liberty to travel in any part
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To those who desire to secure the advantages of a prospective
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four-fifths of the profits.
Bonuses may be commuted for equivalent reductions of Pre-
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amount originally assured may be kept up at a continually de-
creasing cost.
Insurances effected on joint as well as on single lives, tot
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The age of the life assured Is admitted on the Policy at the
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Every information and assistance will be given to Assurers,
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London, England, 1854-03-04

202

THE FOUNDATION-sToNE of a new parish church at
Doncaster, to replace the celebrated edifice destroyed
by fire on the 28th of February last year, was laid on
Tuesday. The ceremony, which was performed by
the Archbishop of York, excited a good deal of atten-
tion in the town, and the occasion was observed as a
general holiday. The new church is designed by Mr.
Gilbert Scott, of Spring-gardens. A liberal subscrip
Lion towards the expense of it has already been raised.
Her Majesty contributed NU, and the corporation
and inhabitants of Doncaster have given upwards of

12,000/.
THE LORDS OF THE TREASURY have issued instruc-
tions prohibiting the shipment of gunpowder or war-
like stores to any port in the kingdom of Greece.
THE DEMOLITION of the numerous buildings lying
between Great and Little Carter-lane and Old 'Change
began on Saturday last, and in the course of a few
days the whole will be removed, and thus completely
open the line of thoroughfare of the new street,
Cannon-street West, in a line from the magnificent
pile of new warehouses in St. Paul's-churchyard,
throughout to London bridge, on the south side.
When completed, this will be the finest street in the
city of London.
Sin HAMILTON SEutotra and his family arrived at
Berlin on Wednesday from St. Petersburg.
COMMODORE MICHAEL SEYMOUR, Captain Superin-
tendent at Devonport, has accepted the important
poet of Captain of the Fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir
C. Napier.
THE LABOUR PARLIAMENT will meet in Manchester
on Monday next, and the committee have been busily
engaged during the last few weeks in getting dele-
gates elected from the various trades throughout the
country. The following are pointed out as being the
most important topics for discussion :—The organisa-
tion of a national labour movement—the foundation
of an emancipation society, and the accumulation of a
fund for that purpose—the erection of a working man's
palace in each manufacturing town—the institution
of a provident fund for unemployed turn-outs and
lock-outs—a project for the equalisation of wages
among the working classes themselves—the formation
of large combinations in order to concentrate con-
sumption—the acquisition of property, chiefly dwelling-
houses in manufacturing towns, and also land and
machinery—the extrication of women and children
from physical labour; generally to devise the means
by which labour may be made independent of capital,
and "the producers of wealth be made sharers of the
wealth they produce; and to obtain the means of in
dependent self-employment." The promoters of the
scheme state that they have no political object in view
whatever, and that their sole idea is the social elevation
of the working classes.
A DEPUTATION from the committee of Anglo-Peru-
vian Bondholders had an interview with the Earl of
Clarendon at the Foreign-office on Monday, for the
purpose of obtaining his lordship's interposition in
support of the claims of the bondholders on the
Government of Peru.
London, England, 1854-03-04

CITY OF LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY, for General, Accumulative, and Self-protecting
Assurances. Head office, 2, Royal Exchange-buildings, London.
Subsoribed Capital, a Quarter of a Million.
Siscarrkai—Edward Frederick Leeks, Esq.
Ac ruxity-0. J. Fermium, Esq., F.I.A.

This Society, guaranteed by a capital fully adequate to every
contingency, and not injuriously large, offers all the advantages
of the mutual system.
Premiums.—Rates calculated expressly for this Society, based
upon actual experience, and thus accurately graduated.
Policies granted on any life contingency, and indisputable.
Claims.—Promptitude and liberality in the settlement.
Bonus.—Announced, 1852, equivalent to a cash bonus of 20
per cent.
Stamps.—No charge for Mauve except in cases of loans.
Income Tax.—Payments for life assurance are free from this
tax and the new Succession Duty.
London, England, 1854-03-04

THE CAPE.

Cape mails to the 21st of January have arrived by
the General Screw Steam Company's packet Queen of
the South.
The news from the colony is satisfactory; the
election of members for the Council of the Cape Par-
liament commenced on the 9th of January, and con.
tinned till the 29th. This first exercise of constitu-
tional pivileges by the colonists had been received
with great satisfaction. The number of members to
be chosen is fifteen, eight for the western and seven
for the eastern districts. After the elections for the
Council have been completed, those for the Represen-
tative Assembly will take place. General Cathcart
has not completed his arrangements for the security
of the exposed districts upon the Kaffir frontier. His
excellency was expected to return to Cape Town before
the first sitting of the Parliament. The intended
withdrawal of British authority from the territory
beyond Orange River has cast a gloom upon mer-
cantile enterprises in that quarter. The Rev, A.
Murray and Dr. Fraser have come from home to urge
upon our Government the impolicy of abolishing the
sovereignty. The search for metal at Natal has, it
appears, been unsuccessful.
London, England, 1854-03-04

FOREIGN FUNDS.

The most remarkable feature in the foreign funds
has been the fall in Russian Bonds, caused princi-
pally by the panic which has seized the Dutch holders
of them. Last year there was no foreign stock which
stood in higher estimation with the public than
Russian, and the Five per Cents. were quoted as
high as 12Si ; this week they have been sold at 84k,
and closed 841 s}.
In addition to this, there is a rapid fall in the
Russian exchanges, which will tend to drain the
bullion from Russia, and withdraw it from internal
circulation there. This fall in stock will tell the
more heavily on Russian finance, as we have reason
to believe that the Russian Government, in order to
conceal their designs, employed a large portion of
the funds they had in this country in bolstering up
the price of Russian Stock, which now remains on
their hands at 105 and upwards.
Dutch Stock has also fallen considerably during
the week ; in fact, the depreciation of every desciption
of foreign bonds is, for the most part, occasioned by
the panic which has seized the Dutch holders.

RAILWAYS.
Railway shares, generally speaking, maintain their
price, and the traffic continues highly satisfactory.
The market is, however, rather heavy to-day, in con-
sequence of the flatness of Consols.
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BRITISH FUNDS.— Closing Prices.
OFFICIAL QUOTATION.
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London, England, 1854-03-04

MARRIAGES.

ANSTEY—ROBERTS—On the 19th of November last, at
St. David's Cathedral, Van Diemen's Land, Henry Frampto❑
Anatey, Esq., member of the Legislative Council, of Aostey
Barton, to Adelaide, daughter of Peter Roberts, Esq., Assist-
Commissary-General of Ashgrove, Van Diemon's Land.
BANNER—FERGUSON—On the 16th ultimo, at Plymouth,
Major Robert Murray Banner, 93rd Highlanders, to Anne,
daughter of Joseph Fergs son, Esq., M.P. for Carlisle.
DASHWOOD —BATEMAN—On the 23rd ult., at St. George's,
Hanover-square, George Charles Astley Dashwood, of Kirt-
lington-park. Oxfordshire, to the Hon. Harriet Anne Bateman
Hanburv, daughter of the late Lord Bateman.
DE TRAFFORD—CUNNINGHAM—on the 27th ult., at Felton-
part, Northumberland, Hartiott do Trafford, daughter of the
late Sir Thomas de Trafford, Bert., of Trafford-park, Lan-
cashire, to Captain Cunningham, late of the 4th Dragoon
Guards.
LAWRENCE—HUTTON—On the 20th ultimo, at Childwall
Church, Lieut,Colonel Arthur Johnstone Lawrence, of the
Ride Brigade, to Jacintha Charlotte Hutton, widow of the late
Edward T. Hutton, Esq., of Beverley.
DEATHS.

Mr. Ser.

ALLEN—On the 17th ultimo, in
geant Allen, of the Oxford Circuit.
DE ROTHSCHILD—On the 15th ult., at Naples, Alexander,
son of Baron Charles de Rothschild, aged lit
HOME—On the Ist of November last, at Sydney, Sir James
Everard Home. Bart., C. 8., Captain of H.M.S. Calliope, and
senior officer on that station.
OLIVER—On the 2nd ultimo, at Tangier, Charles Dud7ey Oliver,
Captain 30th Regt., son of the late Admiral Oliver.
WELLS—On the 25th ult., at Woodstock, Colonel John Weave
Wells, C. 8., late Royal Engineers.
London, England, 1854-03-04

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TENANT RIGHT.

A series of seven bills on the subject of Irish
tenant rights stood for a second reading in the Peers'
House on Tuesday. Two of these measures had
been introduced by the Earl of DONOUGHIIONE, under
the titles of the Leasing Powers (Ireland) Bill and
the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Bill. In recom-
mending these bills to the house, the noble earl
detailed their provisions, and said the general object
was to prevent outlay by tenants upon insecure
titles, and to give them every reasonable security for
their expenditure upon improvements. They would,
he believed, destroy the causes of the existing dis-
putes in Ireland, whilst providing means for the
improvement of the soil. With regard to compen-
sation for past improvements—a subject of great
difficulty—he thought that would be best left to the
consideration of a select committee. Various im-
provements were proposed by the bills upon the
existing practices with respect to fixtures, distress,
proceedings in court, the granting of leases, and
the power of making compensation. There was
not a single provision in either of them which was
not perfectly just, and which, if England required
them, might not be applied to this country as well as
to Ireland. They would amend an extremely
faulty state of the law; and under these circum-
stances he earnestly recommended the whole subject
to the serious consideration of their lordships.
Lord MONTEAOLE approved of the bills being re-
ferred to a select committee, but pointed out
several provisions in which he was totally unable to
concur. _ _ _

The Duke of NEWCASTLE said the law at present
was in a most inconvenient and prejudicial condition.
Some of the provisions in the hills were of a useful
character; and he thought great advantage would
arise from a calm consideration of the whole in com-
mittee up stairs.
Lord CAMPBELL eulogised the importance of
encouraging the practice of leasing in Ireland ;
and, with respect to the law of landlord and tenant,
recommended all the existing statutes affecting
them to be swept away, so that they might begin
de novo.

After some further debate, the other bills on the
same subject were successively brought forward, and
some discussion ensued upon their comparative
features and merits. Ultimately the whole set of
bills were read a second time, and ordered to be re-
ferred to a select committee.
NEWSPAPER STAMPS.

The motion for certain tabulated returns of news-
paper stamps issued during the years 1851, 2, and 3,
was made on Monday by Mr. CRAUFURD, and
resisted by the SECRETARY to the TREASURY, who
London, England, 1854-03-04

GREECE.

According to the last accouuts from Vienna, the
statements of the progress of the Greek insurrection
in Turkey, which have been received through Athens,
are grossly exaggerated. Already the insurgents
have been beaten on several points, and two Turkish
corps of 10,000 each are on their way to chastise the
rebels.
Halim Pacha, commanding the Turkish troops in
the Dobrudscha, has been named commander-in-
chief of the corps destined to operate against the
Greek insurgents. He is one of the most distin-
guished officers in the Turkish service, and com-
manded in Albania in 1851. The Turks are concen-
trating a considerable force in the Sandjak of
Elbessen to succour the Bache of Janina.
The French and Enklish Ambassadors have sent
two steamers to the assistance of the Turks, and
probably the Gulfs of Contessa and Salonica and
the coast of Albania will be declared in a state of
siege.
The British Minister at Athens has informed the
Greek Government that England will interfere, if
necessary, to restore order in the insurgent districts.
The Greeks in Epirus pull down all the crescents
from the mosques, and perform divine service in
them.

UNITED STATES.
The Pacific steamer arrived at Liverpool on Thurs••
day, with intelligence from New York of the 18th ult.
No political news of importance has come to hand.
The Nebraska Bill was still under discussion in the
Senate. The Senate at Washington bad rejected
the nomination of Mr. George N. Saunders as Consul
to London by a vote of 29 to 10. The Kate Kearney
steamer had exploded at Louisville, which was
attended with the loss of twenty-five lives.
The most dense fog which had been experienced
on the American seaboard since 1897 prevailed at
New York for two days before the 10th, and the
Franklin steamer was detained in consequence. The
Cunard steamer Africa was still aground when the
last steamer passed.
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ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. ALFRED WIGAN.
On MONDAY, and during the Week, will be presented a now
Comedletta, called TO OBLIGE BENSON. Principal charac-
ters by Mrs. Stirling, Miss Wyndham ; Mr. Emery, Mr. Leslie,
and Mr. F. Robson. After which, the new and original Drama,
in Three Acts, entitled PLOT AND PASSION. Principal cha-
racters by Messrs. F. Robson, Emery, White, Leslie, and A.
Wigan; Miss E. Turner. and Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with
THE BENGAL TIGER.
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The Committee of Management have to inform the Share-
holders that they have received a despatch from Mr. F. W.
Basset, the Company's engineer, bearing date Adelaide, the 9rd
December, 1853, contirtning the favourable report on the Com-
pany's property previously received from him, under date the
Mit September, The Committee are, however, desirous of con-
ferring with the Shareholders as to steps necessary for the vi-
gorous prosecution of the works; and notice is hereby given,
that a General Meeting of the Shareholders of this Company will
be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, Loudon, ou
FRIDAY, lUth March instant, at One o'clock p.m. precisely, for
the purpose of receiving a report from the Committee, and of
taking all such steps thereon as the meeting may determine;
and notice is hereby further given, that a Special General Meet-
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past One o'clock p.m. precisely, on the same day, for the purpose
of confirming the alterations anti amendments in the Cost-book
Rules and Regulations of the Company, agreed to at the Special
General Meeting of the Shareholders held on the 13th day of July,
1853.
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Sail) nub Volta.

H.B.H. TILE PRINCE OF• WALES has appeared as a
plaintiff in the law courts, his cause being argued be-
fore Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood on Monday in
an action against one Wheeler :

His Royal Highness is entitled to an undivided moiety of the
manor of Treverhyn, in the duchy of Cornwall, and his tenants
have been accustomed to the flow of water to assist theta iu the
operations of washing and preparing china clay there.
Mr. Hour and Mr. F. LEntit PEMBERTON moved exparte for
an injunction restraining the defendant Wheeler from diverting
certain springs of water, and the bill prayed an account of the
loss sustained by the alleged diversion.
The Vice-Chancellor granted an interim injunction
until after the next seal.
A FEMALE QUACK, named Jane Browning, was
tried at the Middlesex Sessions, on Tuesday, for com-
mitting bodily harm on Harriet Gunton. The pri-
soner lived in Were-street, Clare-market, where she
was introduced to the prosecutrix, a woman of about
fifty years of age, and in whom stupidity and simpli-
city appeared to be combined, as a person possessing
some sk►ll as a herbalist, and eminently successful
in the treatment of persons suffering from worms:—
The proseentrix told her that she had worms, and after some
bargaining she agreed to pay her 51. if she cured her. Of this
sum she actual') paid 11. ba., and she took some very powerful
meckicinea, which she now described as "poisonone." At length
the prisoner induced her to undergo an operation of a most
painful and disgusting nature, and pretended In the end that she
had succeeded in extracting from her persona very large worm,
which was not, she said, in point of feet a worm, but half a snake,
half an eel, with a poisonous head. The prosecutrix desired to
take it away with her, and the prisoner put it in a bottle with
some liquid, for which she vitarged her 2s. Sd. By some means
the affair came to the knowledge of Mr. Biggs, a surgeon, and
through his instrumentality the prisoner was given into custody.
The bottle containing the "worm" was produced in court, and it
proved to be a common eel, about two feet long. Mr. Biggs, the
surgeon, said a actions injury, had been done to the poor woman,
who had endured considerable pain.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and she was sen-
tenced to one year's hard labour.
ANDERSON, THE CITY MERcHANT, was tried at the
Central Criminal Court on Wednesday, charged with
forging the acceptances of bills of exchange to a large

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wijz :p) rirxig•

LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1854.

POSTSCRIPT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY.
THE REFORM BILL.
The Earl of DERBY demanded what the Ministers
intended to do with their bill for parliamentary re-
form. They had brought forward the question at a
most inopportune moment, not contenting themselves
with the measures required by the exigencies of the
crisis, but going far beyond. The Ministry had said
that war was no hindrance to the consideration of
such a question ; that it was, on the contrary, a mag-
nificent spectacle to see a nation in the midst of arms
attending to domestic improvements, and there was
a peculiar fitness in the present juncture. Notwith-
standing this peculiar fitness it appeared that the
bill was to be postponed. He wished to know if the
Ministry intended to abandon or only to postpone
their measure, and if it was intended to produce it at
a late period of the session when the nation would
be deeply engaged in foreign war.
Lord ABERDEEN had long ago stated that the bill
was to have been produced before the votes of the
navy and army estimates, and then postponed to
allow time for consideration. The Government had
no reason to be dissatisfied with the reception of the
bill by the public : it had met with general arproval.
The calamity of war would interfere with social pro
grass, yet it need not stop all domestic improvement
The bill would be postponed till the '27th of April,
when the second reading of the bill would be
assuredly moved.
Adjourned.
London, England, 1854-03-04

TOWARDS INDIA.

Mr. LIDDELL, on Tuesday, read a statement from
the Times to the effect that a Russian army had
been established in the Oxus, and that alliances,
offensive and defensive, had been concluded between
the Czar and Dost Mohamed, the Khan of Khiva,
and the King of Bokhara. He asked whether the
Government had any authentic information respect-
ing these rumoured advances of the Russians to-
wards our Indian frontier?

Sir C. WOOD stated that with respect to the advance of
the Russian forces he believed that there was not the
slightest truth in the statement. Her Majesty's Govern-
ment had no information of the kind, and the latest ad-
vices which they had received rendered it almost certain
that there could be no truth in the statement. In the
latest communications which the Government had received
from Mr. Stevens, the consul at Tabreez, dated January 4,
that gentleman reported his having had a conversation
with M. Rhanikoff, a Russian officer in Persia, in the
course of which he stated that he had referred to the re-
ported Russian expedition to Khiva and Bokhara, when
M. Rhanikoff denied that anything of the kind had taken
place. He said the report must have originated from the
fact that some subjects of Hokan had erected a fort within
the Russian boundary, on the right bank of Syr Dagria : a
body of Russians was despatched thither, which after de-
stroying the fort returned to its quarters at Kaimak. With
respect to any alliance, offensive or defensive, having been
concluded between the Russians and Doxt Mohamed, the
Khan of Khiva, and the King of Bokhara, a despatch from
Lahore, dated December 2T, containing intelligence re-
ceived from the news-writer at Caboul, represented that
Dost Mohamed was already fully engaged iu hostilities
with his brother, and he did not think that any negotiations
of the sort alluded to were at all likely to be going on be-
tween the parties, who appeared to have already quite
enough on their hands. (Hear.)
London, England, 1854-03-04

CAMBRIDGE.

Tar, Rev. Henry Griffin Williams, 8.D., Fellow of Em•
mantle] College, has been elected Professor of Arabic, in
the place of Professor Jarrett, promoted to the Regina
Professorship of Hebrew.

THE following degrees have been conferred :
LL.B.—Joseph Henry Woolley, Corpus Christi; W. Hampden
Perfect, Peterhouse.
M.A.—Francis Harris, Catherine Hall.

A rtlant.

THE INCREASE IN TILT.AGE THROUGHOUT IRELAND SS
stated to be very considerable, and there is at this
moment a greater extent of land under corn than has
been witnesssed at this period in any previous year.
In the counties of Dublin and Meath the amount of
cropping is unprecedented. The latter county has
been, to a vast extent, devoted to pasture, from the
peculiar fitness of the soil for the feeding of cattle ;
but several of the graziers, tempted by the high prices
of grain, have broken up portions of their grass-lands
for tillage. Wheat has now become a favourite crop,
and large quantities are planted in all directions.
Altogether the Irish farmers are in a much more
comfortable and satisfactory condition than for many
a year.
THE VILLAGE OF CLARE and the surrounding country
was illuminated on last Friday night by bonfires and
tar barrels, in clebration of the pardon of Wm. Smith
O'Brien, as announced by Lord Palmerston.
GovraNwEsT have intimated that they will take up
the prosecution of the Rev. Martin Doyle,
Graigue, on the information lodged before the magis-
trates at Graigue petty sessions by the Irish Church
Mission Society.
THE TRIAL OF THE RIBBONMEN at Louth Assizes was
brought to a conclusion on Wednesday night, the jury
having agreed to a verdict, finding James M'Ardle
guilty and acquitting the other prisoners. The court
decided against receiving as evidence the depositions
of the approver, Farrell, who died in November last.
THE DECLARATION OF THE NUMBERS POLLED at the
late Louth election tooitplaoe on Monday. The High
Sheriff declared the numbers to be as follows :
For Mr. Fortescue 916
For Mr. Cantwell 768
leaving a majority of 150 for Mr. Forteacue, whom he
declared duly elected,
London, England, 1854-03-04

EMIGRANT SHIPS.

Mr. J. O'CossELL on Thursday moved for the
appointment of a select committee to inquire into
the recent loss of life in emigrant ships, and into the
sufficiency of the existing regulations for the health
and protection of emigrant passengers on board such
ships. Stating a variety of incidents which showed
that emigrants were far from being sufficiently pro-
tected and cared for by the owners of the vessels in
which they embarked, the hon. member enforced
the necessity of an inquiry similar to that undertaken
by the committee of 1851, resuming where that com-
mittee left off.

Mr. F. PEEL had no objection to inquiry in any
shape, but contended that the existing emigration
commissioners were performing their duties with
great diligence And efficiency, There must be a
London, England, 1854-03-04

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THE PRESS.

The following (canto 111., lines 37-8) is bad
English and worse Italian—the misunderstand-
ing of "degli angeli" for " some angels" being
a comic one :

Are mingled with this wretched company
Some of the angels who did not rebel.
The true meaning is obvious :
They with that evil choir are intermixed
Of angels who did not indeed rebel.
Line 46,

All these are they which have no hope of death,
spins out
Questi non hanno Speranza di morte
into something that Dante never said or could
have intended ; for not these only, but all the
other spirits, whether in hell, in purgatory, or
in paradise, had not any such hope. Here we
pause, pitching only at random on the last
line of canto VI. of the Paradise:—
Daily it would have praised him, and would praise.
This is downright no-meaning, and can by
no possible stratagem be made to square
with

Assaf lo loda, e pin lo loderebbe :
Much it doth praise him, and would praise him more.
We may add that the mangling of proper
names is systematic. On the other hand, Mr.
Pollock is entitled to credit for his selection of
notes, as few and brief as practicable ; and his
edition may be held to derive some additional
attraction from the copies from Flaxmau and
other sources which Mr. Scharf contributes.
It will be inferred from the preceding re-
marks that we consider Mr. Pollock's version
of the Commedia to be sounder in principle
and more reliable in a matter-of-fact way than
Cary's, but less ripe and fluent. We believe
that the method pursued by Mr. Pollock may
yet bear fruit, if more skilfully managed, in a
very excellent and very valuable contribution
to the knowledge of Dante among English
readers; but, however excellent or however
valuable such a literal blank-verse translation
might be—and we feel conscious that it might
be made as literal as Carlyle's prose render
ing—we may continue to rate Cayley's the
best produced or likely to appear, as being
ably conducted and faithful—firstly, in sense
often to literality ; and secondly, in the great
difficulty and conclusive advantage of the
rhymed metre.
London, England, 1854-03-04

INDIA

The February overland mail reached London on
Monday last.
The north-west frontier is tranquil. The Go-
vernor-General arrived at Rangoon from Prome on
the 4th of January. He bad fixed the boundary of
our territory by erecting brick pillars six miles
beyond Meaday. +lt was reported that Captain
Phayre was to be sent as plenipotentiary on a special
mission to Ava. Nagpore is quiet, but affairs are
not mended in the Nizam's dominions. _ _ .

The party_ of troops sent against the Dacoits
having been led into an ambush, twenty three men,
including Captain Barry, 71st N. 1., were killed.

The Indian papers have reports that the Russian
army of the Oxus has halted two marches north of
Khiva. The Khans of Bokhara and Khiva have been
brought to terms, and an offensive and defensive
quadruple alliance has been concluded between them-
selves, the Russians, and Dost Mohamed. All these
statements appear very apocryphal.
London, England, 1854-03-04

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