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London, England, 1854-10-07

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THERE has been a meeting of philologists atAlten-
burg, and of natural philosophers at Gottingen. At
the one (says the reporter to a Berlin journal) Pro-
fessor Hermann, of Gottingen, exhausted the patience
even of the assembled pedagogues by an interminable
disquisition upon the Kings of Argos, their origin, pro-
gress, and extinction. At Gottingen, Professor
Reichenbach, of Altona, was more fortunate in keeping
his audience awake by a lecture tending to prove that
men owe their original paternity to monkeys, as
demonstrated by Blumenbach's phrenolog►cal labours
and set forth in that philosopher's publicaticu
entitled "To Tranquillise (Men's and Women's
Minds) in a Family Affair."
M. FouLn, French Minister of State, taking into
consideration the advanced age and straitened cir-
cumstances of Mlle. Georges, the eminent tragic ac-
tress, has accorded to her the privilege of taking
charge of the umbrellas and canes at the Exhibition
Palace next year. This may be thought a miserable
resource for the latter days of a lady who basked so
long in the sunshine of public admiration, but the
truth is Mlle. Georges has obtained a splendid ap-
pointment, and one which many a gallant colonel's
widow, who wears her heart out in making interest
for the privilege to keep a cigar-shop, may be content
to envy. The Constitutionnel calculates that the net
profits of the guardianship of the canes and umbrellas
will amount to 100,000 f.
THE Opinione of Turin states from Switzerland
that two subaqueous telegraphs are to be established,
viz., one across the lake of Constance, between Frie-
drichs-hafen and Romans-horn, to communicate with
the kingdom of Wurtemberg ; and the other across
the lake of Weldestellen, from the village of Stanz to
Lucerne.

THE ODEON THEATRE has opened in Paris for the
winter season with a dramatic adaptation of Le
Vicaire de Wakefield, by Messrs. E. Nus and Tisse-
rant, the success of which was most complete. The
original tale has been followed with sufficient close-
ness to preserve something of identity with Gold-
smith's delightful story; and the kindly, cordial-
hearted old pastor, acted con more by Tisserant, one
of the adapters, realised the beautiful sketch of the
author with wondrous skill, and a pathos in the latter
scenes which found its way to every bosom. The
applause was warm and frequent throughout, and at
the close all the leading characters were called for-
ward to receive the special felicitations of the public.
On the whole the season has opened very aus-
piciously.
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DENMARK.

The new Danish Parliament commenced its ses-
sion on Monday last amidst much excitement and a
large concourse of spectators. The speech from the
throne was read by Oersted. It breathed defiance
against the Danish Parliament and people. A few
hurrahs, mingled with hisses for the King and con-
stitution, were followed by enthusiastic cheers fur the
constitution of the Danish kingdom.
London, England, 1854-10-07

CANADA.

Further details have been received respecting the
new Administration in Canada. Sir Allan M'Nab
formed a Coalition Ministry, and obtained the pro-
mise of the support of a large body of Ministerial
Liberals of Upper Canada, upon the understanding
that he would bring in the Clergy Reserves Bill, the
Seignorial Tenures Bill, the Elective Legislative
Council Bill, and the Tariff Reduction Bill, such
precisely as the late Ministry had proposed. The
new Ministry stands thus :—Mr. Morin, the leader
of the Lower Canada Ministerial Liberals; Mr.
Drummond, Attorney-General for Lower Canada;
Colonel Tachr, Receiver-General of the province ;
Mr. Chabot, Commissioner of Public Works; Mr.
Chauveau, Secretary of the province ; Mr. Dunbar
Ross, Solicitor General for Lower Canada. These
gentlemen held precisely the same offices under the
late Ministry, and were all, excepting only Mr. D.
Ross, members of the Executive Council. For the
Upper Canada section of the Ministry there are :
Sir A. hi‘liab, President of the Council (in the
place of Dr. Rolph) ; Mr. John A. M‘Donald, At-
torney-General, in the place of Mr. John Ross, who
has taken the office of Speaker in the Legislative
Council, with a seat in the Cabinet, in the place of
Mr. James Morris, who retires ; Mr. Cayley, who
comes back to the place he formerly occupied of
Inspector-General (in lieu of Mr. Hincks) ;
Mr. Spence, a new member of Parliament of the
Reform section of Upper Canada, Postmaster.
General, in the room of Mr. Malcolm Cameron.
Mr. Henry Smith, jun., Solicitor-General of Upper
Canada, in the place of Mr. Joseph Morrison, The
now members of the Government of the Conserva-
tive party under this reconstruction are—Sir A.
/41`Niate Mr. M•Donald, Mr. Cayley, and Mr. Smith.
With these are joined two members representing
the party of the late Ministry, Mr. Ross and Mr.
Spence. The Conservatives reckon in the Cabinet
three members against seven of the Reform inte
rest. The members of the late Ministry thrown
out by the new combination are Mr. Hincks, Mr.
Morris, Mr. Cameron, and Dr. Rolph. There is
reason to believe this Ministry will have a good
support in Parliament. Dr. Rolph has gone
into open opposition. Mr. Cameron, although
not in Parliament, gives all nis support to the
present Ministry. M. Cauchon, editor of a French
newspaper, always in opposition to the late Ministry
on account of the presence of Dr. Rolph in it., now
supports the Government. This paper (Journal de
Quebec) has the sympathies of the Roman Catholic
clergy strongly with it.
London, England, 1854-10-07

THE PRESS.

so rapidly that, when at eight o'clock a cannon shot
from the admiral's ship gave the signal, no fewer
than 6,000 men were actually put on shore in twenty.
two minutes. The English disembarked a little later.
The officers landed first, each carrying a knapsack with
41b. of salt meat and biscuit, his cloak, a wooden cup
for water, ammunition, and a revolver pistol. The
soldiers carried the same rations, and besides au
extra pair of shoes and trousers. Towards the after-
noon heavy rain set in, anti the surf rose so much as
to suspend operations. Meanwhile some Tartars
came in bringing cattle and vegetables, with whom a
brisk traffic commenced. They were paid hand-
somely for their commodities, and pro•.nised to return
on the morrow. Some of them waited on Lord
Raglan, asking for muskets and powder. During the
evening the rain continued, and, the English tents not
being landed, the troops suffered severely. " The night
between the 14th and 15th of September," says the
narrator, " was terrible to pass. Rarely have 27,000
Englishmen been so miserable. Towards midnight
the rain became a deluge, which steeped and soaked the
unlucky and shelterless soldiers. Officers and men
were alike stretched in pools of water, utterly unable
to make either fire or grog. General Brown slept
under an overturned cart, as did the Duke of
Cambridge. General Evans was the only officer
whose attendants found means of furnishing with a
tent. Next day the natives resumed their commercial
intercourse with the camp, and a tariff was fixed for
provisions. Twenty-five eggs were valued at twelve
sous, a fowl the same, a turkey at thirty sous, end a
sheep at a shilling. The Zouaves we are told con-
tinued to distinguish themselves by their aptitude as
foragers, probably being troubled with fewer scruples
than other regiments, and brought in numbers of
oxen, sheep, and carts at each excursion."
Five whole days on the night of the 18th had
elapsed since the first troops set foot on shore. The
interval had been employed in landing materiel,
common stores, and the miscellaneous baggage, with-
out which the vast army could not conveniently
move, or successfully attack the formidable defence
behind which the Russian foe awaited them. Every-
thing being at length got on shore and into place,
the whole combined force made on the 19th a single
march from the Old Fort encampment to the banks
of the River Alma, where Prince Menschikoff had
thrown up strong entrenchments, well mounted with
cannon, and defended by an army of 50,000 men. At
some short distance from the northern bank of this
stream the allied troops rested during the night of
the 19th of September, and early on the morning of
the 20th formed into order, and, advancing upon the
Russian entrenchments, commenced the already
celebrated
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from Sebastopol, where a harbour afforded
refuge for shipping, and where the siege
train could conveniently be landed. As no
mention is made in the Government despatch
of any fighting subsequently to the 20th, we
may assume that none took place, there espe-
cially as the Russian commander would not be
likely to oppose the advance of the allies with
any very inferior force, or to leave detach-
ments in the field whieh might pftibably bef.
cut off.
It is stated in the Government despatch
that Prince MENSCHIKOFF was in " the field "
at the head of an army computed at 20,000
men, from which we may conjecture that, after
his retreat from the Alma, he divided his
forces, stationing part of them within the
lines of Sebastopol, while he kept the open
country with the remainder. The Russians,
it is also said iu the despatch, had burnt their
fortress of Anapa, at the head of the Caucasus,
on the Black Sea, and were marching the gar-
rison to reinforce Prince MENSCHIKOFF. The
allies by establishing themselves at Bala
Clava commanded the approaches to Sebas-
topol, and were preparing on the 28th to march
against it. We still, therefore, await with the
greatest anxiety intelligence of the operations
undertaken to reduce this great fortress. Any
reinforcements which may reach the Russian
camp by way of either Perekop or Kertch will,
probably, be more than counterbalanced by
those which have already joined the allies.
Up to the 28th ult., then, the allies had
been in the Crimea fourteen days, and had
not then commenced the investment of Sebas-
topol. They lauded on the 14th at Old Fort,
about thirty miles north of Sebastopol, spent
some days in completing their disembarkation,
and advanced to the Alma on the 20th, where
Prince MENSCHIKOFF had strongly entrenched
his army, to the number, it was supposed, of
near 50,000 men. Probably 40,000 would be
nearer the mark. His forces were dislodged
at the point of the bayonet, with a loss to the
English in killed and wounded of 1,895 rank
and file, 96 officers, 114 sergeants, and 23
drummers, in all 2,128; and a loss to the
French estimated at 1,400—a proof that the
battle must have been severe. The following
eight days must have been spent by the allies
in marching to Bala Clava, and in organising
arrangements for the serious business of
attacking Sebastopol.
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MR. DISRAELI ON PROTESTANTISM.

THE letter of Mr. DISRAELI to the Blackburn
Protestant Association is a most important
document. It will be seen that the Right
Honourable Gentleman with a generous public
spirit disclaims the idea of "wishing to make
" the settlement of this all important ques-
" tion—‘ Has England a Protestant Consti-
" tution?'—a means of obtaining power." He
refers to the eminent qualifications of Lord
JOHN RUSSELL for settling this most serious
question, and, if the Noble Member for Lon-
don were the same "J. Russell " that he once
had been, we should on this point concur with
Mr. DISRAELI. But Lord JOHN RUSSELL has
been untrue to the colours which he himself
unfurled. He has succumbed to " the Jesuit
" party," and we can have no confidence in
the Protestantism of a statesman who, after
having written the " Durham Letter," handed
over the care of Ireland to a Peelite Viceroy,
a Peelite Chief Secretary, and a train of Peel-

ite law-officers.
The question must be settled, and can
be satisfactorily settled, only by the Con-
servative party. The dissensions and con-
trarieties of sectarianism in the followers
of the " Coalition " must prevent the sub-
ject from receiving due legislative treatment
ment at their hands. We agree with Mr,
DISRAELI in thinking that the rights of oul
Roman Catholic fellow-subjects will have to be
duly considered ; and we also hope that the
question will be set at rest with " as little heat
"as possible." But settled it must be. as Mr.
DISRAELI well says, " with earnestness and
" without equivocation. Nor do we think that
there are any serious difficulties in the way of
London, England, 1854-10-07

THE PRESS.

EIGHTEENTH ESTATE and TWENTY-
SECOND PUBLIC DRAWING.—Land for building has
ju-,t beenputchltsed for distribution amongst the Members of the
cONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY at RETIOUD, Notting-
hamshire, close to the Station of the tireat Northern and to the
Junction Station of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lino:4lloWe
Railway. A Second Property has also just been acquired at
TUNBRIDGE WELLS, West Kent, being the Eighteenth
purchase.—THE TWENTY-SECOND PUBLIC DRAWING
will take place on SATURDAY, the 14th of October, at Noon, at
tile Offices, 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, for 1410/ITS of CHOICE
on the Society's Estates. Shares taken on or before the 14th of
October will be included iu the advantages of this drawing.
Five per cent. interest allowed on subscriptions of a year hi ad-
vance and upwards, and on completed Shares. The telling of
Lots on Estates is quite optionaL No personal liability.
CHARLES LEWIS GRUNKISEN, Secretary.
London, England, 1854-01-21

aratu nub Volkt.

THE MERrANTILE iitit'sr. or Writil AND CO., in
London and the Mauritius, having failed, the London
partner, Frederick Philip R. Webb, came up at the
Bankruptcy Court to ask for his certificate. The ca-
pital of this firm had been trifling and their transac-
tions extensive : there were 27,000/. of debts, and
only a small amount of available assets. The prin-
cipal complaint made by the creditors referred, how-
ever, to their practice, common as it was among mer-
cantile men, of getting goods on credit, consigning
them abroad, and then obtaining advances upon the
consignments. This the bankrupt had done to a
large extent. This system, as the creditors' counsel
observed, "however sanctioned by very high names,
was scarcely less mischievous than that pursued by
lesser houses in the metropolis, who pledged the
goods of their creditors with pawnbrokers":—
If Mr. Commissioner Cocr.nt•as : It seems to me to be a very
dishonest course, unless the parties from whom the vurchases
are made are apprised of what is intended to be done. It way
be • common practice; I do not care fur all the practices in the
world. Such is my opinion of it.
Mr. ELIA% : It hi the usnal practiee here, and aliened also.
The Connisawasn : It is • very bad practice, unless the
vendors are told what is about to be iltote with their gouda.
iilr.JuNtti: It iv the universal custom of the merchants both
of London and Manchester.
Mr. LARRAIICZ : ttpeak for Manchester alone.
The CONYII4I4IONsa: It is important that all parties disposing
of goods to merchants should know of this practice.
Mr. ruts : So universal is the custom that no vendor of
goods thinks for • moment of asking the merchant whether be
intends thus to consign them. It is the universal custom.
The Couttissionan: It is a custom more honoured in the
breach than in the observance.
Mr. LAWILANCE would admit that it was a very general custom ;
It was nevertheless a very pernicious system.

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London, England, 1854-01-21

Re Arm.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JAN. 14.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Erratum in the Garefte of Jan.
6,186'4.—For Oentleman Cadet Beqjamin Humphrey to be Se-
cond Lieutenant, read " Gentleman Cadet Beujeuniu Geale Hum-
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to Eleasid Lieutenant.
4th Regiment of Royal Lancashire (Light Infantry)—Thomas
Frederick Teo, Gent., to be Ensign; Hugh Auchinleek, Gent., to
be Ensign; Ampulla Kent, Gent., to be Ensign ; Thomas Boyce,
Gent., to be Ensign.
London, England, 1854-01-21

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THE PRESS.

as well as by his natural affability, how to conciliate the opi-
nions of the great majority of Frenchmen.
" To enter into this union—into this political pad—is
nothing else but an acknowledgment, full and entire, of
LEGITIMACY ; and whatever respect I may individually, and
even by my birth, profess for that principle, it is impos-
sible that, consistently with myself, I can forget the cir-
cumstances under the influence of which your father be-
Cams King, and under which, also, I, a woman, ventured,
in braving the dangers of a momentary surereitalion, to
present myself in the midst of the Chamber of Deputies,
to claim there the crown which I dreamt of for my son,
and—what do I say?—which I dream of still for him.
Men—people—may change ; impenetrable Providence
shows, after the time of trial, its will and eternal justice at
the day marked in advance on its golden pages. I have
faith in it : it will repair the wrongs which I have sus-
tained—which we have sustained without any faults of
ours, de.
(Signed) " HELENE Duchess d'OuLEANs."
London, England, 1854-01-21

etc rangy .

This week in the theatrical world has been singu-
larly barren of incit;ents. Of the present we have
nothing to record; and, as we are not favoured by
any of the managers with even a peep behind their
respective curtains, we can only till our dramatic
columns with certain gossip-tales, for the truth of
which we can by no.meana vouch.
Miss Cushman is announced to appear at the
HAYMARKET on Monday next. We look forward to
her return to the London stage with great interest.
Some time has now elapsed since we had the plea-
sure of seeing her act; but, if we mistake not, her
talent is of no common order. The only question
will be, how she is to be supported through the long,
heavy plays report says are to be produced in order

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London, England, 1854-01-21

SPIRITUAL AMERICA.

MR. COBDEN never makes a speech which does not
contain some reference to Americans,—sometimes to
their press, sometimes to their education, &c., and
generally eulogistic. In his address delivered this
week, noticed in another column, it was to their reli-
gion. We have before us an instance in which their
superiority to the English in these three respects is
combined and exemplified in one broad page. It
consists of a newspaper called the Spiritual Telegraph,
which is entirely devoted to the subject of spirit-
rappings, &c., in America. That extraordinary land
swarms with disembodied spirits, who manifest their
presence through an army of media. From one
column we learn that a pasteboard figure of a man,
being magnetised, stood upright by itself, and, at the
sound of music, danced vigorously, keeping time cor
reedy. In another, the miracles related in the Bible
are boldly questioned ; whilst in a third the conver-
sations of the garrulous spirits are given—Tom PAINE
amongst the rest. Dulness is the predominant cha-
racteristic of these ..dialogues—" Dull, beyond all
conception dull ;" but, as is well remarked, the spirits
don't find another man's brains so easy to use as
their own. Cannot Mr. CobuEN qualify himself for
spiritual intercourse ? It would be very interesting
to know the opinion of the great men of the past on
our present state—Lord CHATHAM on our fcreign
affairs ; PENN on the province he founded ; or WASH
INOTON on the people to whose independence he so
largely contributed. It would be unjust to omit that
the typo and paper of the Spiritual Telegraph are
good, and in the first page is an illustration repre-
senting the round world dark in space, save on one
favoured spot. Need we add that this bright excep-
tion is " the smartest nation in all creation ?"—the
favoured land of spirit-rappings, and the topic of Mr.
CODDEICS eulogiums.
London, England, 1854-01-21

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32
for the week ending on Saturday, the 14th day of Jan., 1854.

ISM IMPARTMENT.

Notes issued 03,883,840

Government Debt . A 11,015,100
Other Seem4tiee .. 2,984,000
Gold Coin & Bullion 15,383,840
Silver Bullion .....

£29,153,840

429,383,840

BANKING DZPAIITMENT.

Proprietore'Capital A 14,553,000 Government Seen-
Rest
Public Deposits' 3,213,993 Dead Weight An.) £13,644,025
Other Deposits
Seven Day & other Notes
Bill.

£38,485,6271 236,485,627
• Including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of
National Debt, and Dividend Accounts.

The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding
week, ending Jan. 7, exhibits the following changes. In the
Püblic DepoNiis
Other Deposirs
Notes Issued
Do. Reserved
Seven-day Bills
Coin and Bullion

Government Securities .. DECREASF. of 1,189,274
Other Securities DECREASE Of 2,073,114
The Rest
_ .

The amount of active circulation in Notes 421,940,755

. .
Do. in Seven-day and other Dills 1,2.2,329

* 23,175,084
Coin and Bullion in both Departments 10,089,132
London, England, 1854-01-21

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SIR E. B. LYTTON IN EDINBURGH.

THE TEArounArioN OF Sin E. B. LyrroN, as Presi-
dent of the Associated Societies of Edinburgh Uni-
versity, took place on Wednesday, a special meeing
having been assembled for this purpose. The large
Queen-street Hall in Edinburgh was densely crowded
on the occasion, and among the occupants of the
platform were the Lord Advocate, Lord Robertson,
Lord Curriehill, Sir Archibald Alison, Bart, Mr.
Stirling, of Keir, M.P., Mr. Cowan, the Pro-
fessors of the University, and numerous well•known
clergymen and gentlemen. When the formal cere-
monies of the day were completed, Sir E. B. Lytton
delivered his inaugural speech, which he commenced
by some allusions to the literature of Scotland:—
" The first poets who charmed hint from play in the
holidays of school were Campbell and Scott, and the fint
' historians who clothed, for him, with life the shadows of
the past were Robertson and Ilutue. In a long vsentiou
from his studies at Cambridge he contracted the habit of
self-reliance by solitary excursions on foot, and it was to
Scotland that he instinctively bent his way, as if to
the nursery ground from which had been wafted to his
mind the fast germs of those fertile and fair ideas which,
after they have come to flower upon their native soil, ripen
to seed, and are carried by the winds they know sot
whither, calling up endless diversities of the same plants
according to the climate and the ground to which they
are borne by chance. Sir Edward then referred to the
distinguished individuals of the University of Edinburgh;
glanced at the medical schools of Scotland, and *Ho of
the learned fame of its capital. He paid an eloquent
to
butte to Macaulay, and then spoke of the points 0101
were essential for excellence of study. Ills leading pro-
position in this respect was, that, whether in active life
or in letters and research, a man would always be eminent
according to the vigilance with which he observed. He
was, he said, no believer in genius without labour. Sir
Edward then spoke of books, and said it was Will ill
youth to acquire the habit of reading with conscientious
toil for a special purpose. His next topic was the in?
portance of classical studies. Every professor who er•
couraged the young, he said, would tell them how the
ancient masterpieces of classic writers have served modern
Europe with models to guide the taste and excite omit
tiou. After dwelling upon the beauties of the ancient
London, England, 1854-01-21

rtiropolitan Jarktts.

(Reported exclusively for' TIM Pluses.")

CORN-EXCHANGE—Notwithstanding that the arrivals of
English wheat up to our market this week, coastwise and by
land carriage, hare been on a very moderate scale, the demand
for all kinds has ruled heavy at barely stationary prices. About
an average business has been transacted in foreign wheats, on
former terms. Floating cargoes, off Falmouth, have com-
manded very little attention. Barley has met a dull inquiry,
and, in most instances, the quotations have given way is per
quarter. In malt very little doing, at barely late rates. The
oat trade has ruled firm, and, in some cases, good heavy corn
has produced rather more money. Beans, peas, and flour, hare
sold heavily, at barely late currencies. The imports of the latter
article continue good.
ENorasn—Wheat, Essex and Rent white, 75. to 93s ; red,
70s to 86. ; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 70s to 84s. Malting barley,
4 fie to 49s ; grinding ditto, 39s to 435; distilling, 426 to 458.
Italt,•7os to 795. Feed oats, 27s to 31s ; potato, 336 to 375.
Rye, 47, to 495. Tick beans, 44s to 628; pigeon, 48. to 625.
Grey peas. 446 to 478 ; maple, 46s to 47s ; white boilers, 63s to
66s per quarter. Town made flour, 708 to 755; ootmtry marks,
64s to 70s per 280Ibs.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English . . 720 .. 1780 .. 1470 .. .. 1740
Irish

Foreign .. 10220 .. 320 .. sks.
24610 Ms.
London, England, 1854-01-21

THE PRESS.

not be interferedwith by him. But the main object of
the article is intended to prove to prove that Austria
cannot do better than, in the face of this last phase
of the Oriental question, to persevere in her system
of absolute neutrality; provided always "that the
integrity of the Ottoman empire be not en-
dangered."

Tile same official organ in a subsequent number
publishes an important article on Austrian finances.
The Government will not contract any new loan at
present. Other means will be found to cover the
deficit. First. To reserve the amount of State paper
currency within the fixed maximum of 150 millions.
Secondly. The sale of hypothecated assignats on
salt-mines, in completion of the fixed 40 millions.
Thirdly. A special credit opened for payments
abroad. Fourthly. Moore speedy and extended
availableness of all moneys in the State coffers. The
article finally confirms the recent great increase in
the revenue of the State.
DENMARK.
- -

Overtures have been made from St. Petersburg to
the Cabinet of Copenhagen for the cession of the
island of Bornholm to Russia. Bornholm is an out
lying possession of Denmark in the Baltic, and within
a day's sail of the Sound and Copenhagen.
London, England, 1854-01-21

AUSTRIA.

- -
A Ministerial Council was held in Vienna on the
12th inst., at which the Emperor presided. It is
nnderstood that military preparations were the sub-
ject of deliberation. The mobilisation of a corps of
from 30,000 to 40,000 men to be sent to the frontier
was again projected, and Field-Marshal Coronini and
General Schlick were each spoken of as its probable
commander.

The Austrian Correspondence of the oth con-
tained a lengthy and important article on the
Oriental question. It commences by alluding to the
apprehensions which the recent note of M. Drouyn
de LHuys had called forth. The writer then
repeats the assurance that Austria holds fast to the
promise given by the Emperor of Russia, to the
effect that the integrity of the Ottoman Porte would
London, England, 1854-01-21

NOTE.

" The Emperor repeated, that, if there
were war, he hoped that the English
people would understand that it was not a
war against Russian aggression, but a war
brought about by the vacillating and insin-
cere conduct of the English Ministry.
"He asserted that there was no power
more interested in keeping the status quo
of the Turkish dominions than Russia ;
that he was in possession of Constantinople
twenty years ago ; that he might then have
kept it against the world, or permanently
remained at the request of the late Sultan,
which was urged on him ; but that he
quitted it for the reasons expressed in his
letter to Count ORLOFF, and for other
reasons of high policy.
"He said all that Russia required was
FREE NAVIGATION, and, so long as the
Dardanelles were held by a power not
strong enough to refuse this free naviga-
tion to Russia, he was content, and pre-
ferred the present disposition of territory to
any possible change. That, had he wished
to seize Constantinople, he could have done
so with the greatest ease when Prince
MENSCRIROFF left the Porte. The seizure
of Constantinople, the occupation of the
Dardanelles, and the overthrow of the
Sultan, would have been an affair of a few
days.

" That his merely crossing the Pruth
proved to all who understood this question
that he did not seek territorial aggrandise-
ment.
London, England, 1854-01-21

JANUARY 21, 1854.

on.•
, because, common carriers, it was decided
failed
that they
had no right to make one person pay more
than another for the same description of service.
Notwithstanding this,
.however, the company con-
tinued to put obstacles in the way, by declining to
transmit the obnoxious parcels, or those which they
chose to regard as such, beyond the limits of their
own Brie, which terminates, as respects Glasgow, at
Presten, and as respects Sheffield, at Rugby. It
woo shown, however, that they continued to book all
ordinary parcels to those towns in the usual manner,
under an arrangement with the connecting lines ;
and the point has now been settled that, as common
carriers, they are not justified in making the at-
timpted distinction. " They cannot," it was observed
by the Court, "say they will carry for ninety nine
persons to Sheffield,. and as respects a particular
erson that they will only carry to Rugby." As
carriers to Sheffield for everybody else, they must
tarry in the same manner for the parties in question.
London, England, 1854-01-21

PRICES

BRITISH FUNDS.
OFFICIAL
1 lifond.i

931 1
331
33e
941

9 per Cont. Consols
Ditto for Account
S per Cents Reduced .
3} per Cents
Long Annuities
Bank Stock, 7 per Cent 218 74
India Stock,lo} per Cut. 241
Rick Bills, 2d. per diem 8 11 p 173 10
hulls Bonds, (1,000)
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airtina

FROM THE POST-OFFICE INQUIRY which is still
proceeding in Dublin it is anticipated that luny
changes will result attended with increased conve-
nience to the public and economy to the Exchequer.
From what has transpired of the investigation it is
reported that the dead-letter office and the officers of
the Receiver and Accountant- Creneral are to be swept
away or amalgamated with head-quarters at St. Mar-
tin's-le-Grand. The office of " Secretary" is to be
done away with, and the management of the estab-
lishment entrusted to a " Postmaster," the same
as in Liverpool, Cork, Belfast, or any other provincial
town. It is also contemplated to abolish the mail_
guards, and transfer the duties of those functionaries
to the several railway companies who hold contracts
for the conveyance of the mails. Altogether it is
calculated that, by strict economy, and without in
the least impairing the efficiency of the Irish branch
of the Post-office, the treasury and the public will be
gainers to the amount at least of 10,0001. per annum.
IT has been determined to establish a maritime
school in Belfast in connection with the National
Board of Education, and with the co operation of the
mercantile community.
THE TRACT DISTRIBUTION CASE was decided on
Tuesday in the Court of Queen's Bench, when the
judges coincided iu &judgment directing that awrit of
certiorari should issue. The effect will be that the
proceedings in the case of O'Brilinan v. Smith, the
informations, and the judgment of the police magic.
trate, Mr. O'Callaghan, will be returned to the Court
of Queen's Bench, where ulterior proceedings may be
taken.

AN influential meeting of the people of Drogheda,
presided over by the mayor, was held on Monday for
the purpose of memorialising Government on the ne-
cessity for constructing of a port of safety, or a har-
bour of refuge for shipping, at some eligible point on
the eastern coast of Ireland.

ACCORDING to a statement in a respectable Roman
Catholic journal, the Galway Packet, it appears that
" a peremptory order either has been or will shortly
be issued by the Holy See prohibiting the priesthood
in Ireland from taking any active or prominent part
for the future in political matters." The Packet
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Our contemporary nevertheless confesses some de-
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A FARMER, named l'atrick Alllahon, residing
near Crossmaglan, and who was waylaid and brutally
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the eflects of the injuries then inflicted upon him.
The Newry Telegraph asserts that the tmfortunate
deceased had incurred the displeasure oftho Ribbon-
men by paying his rent with punctuality, contrary to
the injunctions issued by those legislators ; and
that the consequence was the outrage to which he
has fallen a victim.
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tutor of University College; and Mr. Edwin Palmer,M.A.,
of Balliol College. The electors are :—the Vice-Chancellor,
the Proctors, the President of Corpus, the Regius Pro-
fessor of Greek, the Campden Professor of Ancient His•
toiy, the Public Orator, the Professor of Poetry, the
Senior Examiners in Moderations, and Second Public
Examinators.

thrivEitarry Cou.soz Fumowsitirs.—Mr. Charles Stuart
Parker, 8.A., of University College, has been elected a fellow
on the Bennett foundation, and Mr. Francis John Headlam,
8.A., a fellow on the open foundation. There were five
candidates.
The examinations at Queen's College have ended in the
success of the following:—
Michel Exhibitioners.—Samuel John Hawkes, from Mer-
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Bridgenwn Exhibitioners.—Charles Henry Tomlinson,
from Salisbury; Henry Smith, commoner of Queen's Col-
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