biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-23

THE MINISTRY.

It would be idle to give publicity to a tithe of the
rumours which have been current this day conceralog the
re-formation of the ministry. The reports finding the most
credence are, that Mr. Cardwell hu retired, and that lord
Highs, Mr. Baines, Mr. Lowe, and Sir G. C. Lewis, will be
among the new apt ointments. It is said also that Lord
Carlible will be Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and Mr.
Fitestephen French or Mr. Burke Roche, Chief Secretary.
The explanations in the House of Commons this evening
are looked forward to with lively interest.
The

at yesterday's Cabinet Council are
understood to have strengthened Lord Palmerton in his
determination to persevere in the process of reconstructing
his Cabinet. The Council did not break up until the time
when the House of Commons usembled7.tbe members pro.
ending, not to their own residences, but directly to St.
Stephen's.

The Marquis of Lansdowne, Mr. Cardwell, and Mr.
Hayter had long consultations with Lord Palmerston, yes-
terday morning, at his private residence in Piccadilly.
London, England, 1855-02-23

WESTMINSTER.

Alfred Barrett, aFOSiineatidesiertler, who hes bean
several times at this court on a charge of having in his poi-
session a chisel belonging to Mr. Cubitt, of which be could
not give a satisfactory amount, was finally examined, and
fined 31, which he paid, and was discharged.
London, England, 1855-02-23

PROPOSED PURCHASE OF THE BERNAL

COLLECTION RA& THE NATION.

The council of the Society of Arts have presented a
petition to the House of Columns calling attention to the
I collection of works of art, formed by the late Mr. R. Bernal,
and extending tram the Hymnist, period to that of Louis
Saxe, which consists of upwards of 4,000 specimens of '
Oriental, Dresden, fiance, limns°, and Capo di Monte
porcelain; of historical portraits sod miniatures; of
mediaeval metal work and ecclesiastical plate; jewellery ;
of Limoges, Dresden, and Oriental enamels; of carvings in
ivory; of F aaaaa and Palisay wan; of armour, arms, and
stained glass ; Venetian and German glass, g and Geis de
Fiendres ; of watches and clocks, and of ancient furniture.
The council proceed to say that these numerous objects
are advertised to be sold by public auction on the bib of
March. The collection has been made by Mr. Bernal with
sound judgment and rare knowledge, and would be a most
valuable acquisition for the nation, calculated to improve
public taste and advance the arts and manufastara of the
country. Both a collection, it is submitted, being secured
for the use of the country, would supply many of those
deficiencies in the national collections which place its
museums far below those of other European nations, and
might be made particularly useful at the provincial seats of
manufactu e. In many branches the collection is superior
even to the collections of the Louvre, of Dresden, Berlin,
and Vienna, and other European museums. It is urged
that, besides its educational end manufacturing importance,
the parches of the collection would be a good commercial
investment, as the value of each articles is daily increasing,
and is worthy of being entertained even in the present time
of war, when it is sound policy not to neglect the arts of
of peace, as is proved by the present commercial advantages
which France enjoys in the production of articles of taste—
advantages which may be ascribed, in psrt,to the care which
France bestowed on the general artistic education of its
people, without intermission, during its course of wars and
revolution,. It is further submitted that the purchase of
the collection Is well worthy the attention of the house,
and might be secured for about fifty thousand pounds, a sum
which would not amount to a halfpenny oa every hundrea
pounds sterling worth of manufactures produced for export
and home consumption in the year 1854. The house is fur-
ther reminded that, looking to the frequent mistakes
hitherto made by past governments, in declining the pur-
ohms of whole collections of works of art, and afterwards
buying the remainders of them at greeter cost than the I
whole, it would be the most prudent course to purchase at
' ones the whole of the said collection, especially as duplicate
specimens might hereafter be allotted among the different
local museums of their country. And the council conclude
' by praying the house to vote the negeseary funds to secure to
the nation the benefits of the Bernal collection.
London, England, 1855-02-23

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

LIVERPOOL SHIPS AT FOREIGN PORTlL—Ltarel, at
Charente; Annie, at Maranhaw ; Water Witch (ia),
Venilia, Comet, Fidget, Lebanon (es.), and British Queeis
(ss.), at Gibraltar; Karnak (es.), Arabian (ss ). Centipede,
and Deodata, at Malta; Tagus, Ripple, and Minho (ss.).
at Lisbon.
London, England, 1855-02-23

MR. ROEBUCK'S COMMITTEE.

On the nomination this evening of the above com-
mittee, Mr. Cony will move to substitute Captain 6cobell,
and Mr. Beresford Mr. Miles,—for Mr. Bramston. Mr.
Roebuck, it will be remembered, proposes to instinct
the committee to limit its inquiries on the first part of the
resolution (via. the condition of the army in the Crimea) to
the past physical condition of the same. Mr. Henry Baillie
will move 0 that it be en instruction to the committee to
inquire whether the expedition to the Crimea, at so late a
period of the year, was undertaken in consequence of
direct orders issued by the government, and whether It
received the sanction end approval of the allied generals
who commanded the expedition."
London, England, 1855-02-23

a OXFORD'S OWN."

THIII3 is something eminently feline in all Mr.
Girporomt's movements. He is always bent on
stealing noiselessly upon his object. This propensity
is enviously illustrated in his proceedings with re-
gard to the newspaper stamp. We speak not of
the merits of this measure, but of the manner in
which he has attempted to carry it. Mr. GLADSTONE'S
first resolution, on this subject, as it stood on the
notice of motions far Monday last, ooatained these
words :—" To charge on newspapers and printed
, books and papers transmitted by poet, rates of post•
ago not moulding one posy for may four

ounoes in weight, and for any fractional
part of four ounces." On Monday evening, Mr.
GLADSTONZ asked, and was allowed, to have his re-
solutions passed, without discussion, in the committee
of supply, reserving debate on them for the second
reading of his bill. The resolutions were accordingly
put and carried in committee, nobody attending to
their exact phraseology. In the Votes of next morn-
ing, the resolutions appeared with an important
alteration in the passage we have quoted
above. It ran thus:—" To charge on newspapers
and printed books and papers transmitted by poet,
rates of postage according to weight." Nor is it in
these words alone that "Oxford's Own" has taken
the House of Commons and the country by surprise
in this matter. Mr. GLADSTONE got his resolutions
passed without opposition by professing • wish to
have them promulgated, in order that the
public might form a deliberate opinion of
them. Yet the bill founded on them was
introduced and read a first time on the same
evening that they were reported. That bill stands
on the list of orders to be read • second time this day ;
and yet yesterday, at 3 p.m., the publisher of the
Parliamentary Papers had heard nothing of it. The
parties most interested in the measure have had no
opportunity afforded them of learning its contents.
The House of Commons has been inveigled into
passing a resolution materially different from that
which was presented to it. The country is well quit
of such a dexterous Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and will have no wish to see him back in office im-
, posing taxes by tricks of legerdemain before any one
knows aught of what he proposes.—Daily News.
London, England, 1855-02-23

AUSTRIA.

The Austrian government has contradicted, through
its accustomed organ, the Austrian Correspondence,
the statement that an Austrian loan of 15,000,0004
guaranteed by England, is about to be raised. This
report originated with the Berlin Xreuz Zettung, the
only considerable German paper hardy enough to
champion the cause of the Czar.
London, England, 1855-02-23

THE WAR AND THE COMMISSION.

TO Till RDITOR 01 TES DAILY WIWI.

Sin, Lord Panmare informs la that Sir I.
11'MM is sot vested with the power of disclaiming or sp-
rinting pee*. but that he is to report to the oommaisier-
ta-ehief sad to the goveramest, sad the report is to be
takes Into osaidderstios, &c. We all know what that seam,
sad how lost sad deagerom such moths* h. Hie lordship
any Lairs oaergetie samesres to be takee,which will afford
relief to our poor fellows is the Bast; bat was there ever
a greater blunder this this reportlag ?
Lit us seadout istelligeat,ladepeadait sea, though they
be act bareaste—mos whom we as trust—te remedy the
evils which hove gives ries to each disnisiog diluters. If
bit Joha 1111411 Y soh a ass, why act empower him to
do the thing quickly sad thoroighly t—l us, *a,
Leads Fob. 17. ff. P. 6.
London, England, 1855-08-15

II SALTH OP LONDON.

Tee ratans of the Metropolitan &gimbal* tre
Mill al a satisfectery ebarester, sad show that if the pubis
health is of se geed is Leads. ea is districts that an
Jt to more favourable esadisiess. it Is is a better state
Asa is strusi at this eases of de year. Is the week that
seded last B.tardsy the teal mambos of deaths registered
was 9113, of whisk 481 were thins of asks, sad 611 those of
lieleales. Is the eerrespeadieg weeks raf 1449 sad 1864,
orbits so easy lives were Waded by Aden, the deaths
saes is aunt doable diet author, to 1909 la the forest
year, sad to 1539 is Use latter; and is the other oevespied-
log weeks of the retie of plan 1846.64 the member fa four
fastasese oessiderably emended 1,000. The deaths of last
week °warred is as iscressed populatics, sad this re.
mot rate of 'Joviality is therefore semparatively low.
The rotaries auseaaes galy Bve is.. of abater& for last
week. Wee of which were '• sholersis diarrhea," or 'he-
lm hafastama. Tore of the ease, apparently of a verse
bps, weaned, ash la Streatham, the other in Spitalfields.
The diarrhea so resealed is August and September, sad
fatal priscipany to Infaate, was shows in last report to be
iseressicg. Asseedisg le the lamest returns, 146 mess
died of diarrhea, of whoa as his than 125 were under term
years of age ; has wee two years old, one throe, one fear ;
twelve were 60 years of age awl upwards ; sad only its of
ages vials the lose intone/aim period of life sawed fatally
tree the disease. The deaths tree thinks s :ass weaken wt,
however, sore this the average Is sorrespoadiag weeks of
the last ton years. Of the five divines' of Leaden, the
greatest smasher of deaths from diarrhea casurred in the
earth and east districts, sad it desavas to be nearked that
of 37 registered is the mirth divides, 14 warred in the dis-
trict of Waimea. Oaly two incarred to Wandsworth,
sad awe is Casabewell, though their united population is
greater thus that et Whitton.
Let week the births of 833 boys sad 780 girls, is sill
14,4163 Andres, wore regithwed is Loados. In the tea war-
esepeadleg weeks of the yews 1866 64 the average Limber
was 1,387.
London, England, 1855-08-15

THE BALTIC FLEET.

NAROEN, Annear 2 ro 6.
August 2.—This week, so far. has been one of
great excitement. Our expected attack on Blew
borg keeps us all alive. Every vessel has completed
shot and shell, and the Merlin has left to-day for Hel-
singfors with several of the masters on board, which
also indicates something is near at hand. The Cruiser
arrived this morning front England, bringing lettets
and papers for the squadron ; and the signal
has been made to the Hastings, Cornwall., and
Dragon, to prepare for sea. A few days since a
Russian gentleman was taken from Tolboukin Light.
house, where, it appears, he had been for four days,
without anything to eat or drink. He informs us that
Russian com mem is completely cat off, an d tb ey greatly
fear that their Gibraltar of the Baltic, Helsingfors,
is on the brink of falling into the hands of our formi-
dable fleet. The Cuckoo arrived this afternoon with
a prize in tow from the Aland Islands, and bad a
slight engagement at Riman, in the Golf of Bothnia.
August 3.—Every preparation being made for
our intended attack. Marine artillery have been
sent from the Russell and Edinburgh to the Vulture
for service in the mortar vessels; and the Hastings
and Dragon are to place themselves under the orders
of Capt. Wellesley, of the Cornwallis. At 5.30 in
the afternoon the signal was made to prepare for sail-
log, the Russell, Amphion, Volage, and Volcano
being annulled.
August 4.—The day hu at last arrived. A general
signal has been made to the fleet to get up steam
with slow speed. The gunboats are to tow the
mortar vessels, and our fleet has been strengthened
by the arrival of two more French gunboats. The
Vulture, Dragon, gunboats, and mortar vessels, are to
remain in the offing until the remainder of the fleet
come out, to prevent collision in getting under
weigh, the Vulture taking four mortar vessels in
tow, Euryalus four, and Edinburgh a vessel laden
with shot. The barometer baviug fallen very much,
all were ordered to anchor.

August s.—The barometer still falling, aad blow-
ing very hard from the westward, some of the vessels
had to let go a second anchor. At 5 a.m. the Vul-
ture, Euryalus, and Edinburgh were ordered to
anchor the mortar vessels in shore, and they are all
lying now under the lee of the island, in their old
position.

August 6.—At 9.30 a.m. a general signal was made
to weigh. The Exmouth was the leading ship,Eurys-
Ins, Arrogant, Vulture, and Magicienne following,
with mortar vessels in tow, the Edinburgh towing
the Heron, laden with shot, and the Geyser the
.Solos. Havinge passed Nargen Lighthouse, the
shaped a course for Helsingfors—the Duke and
Belleisle followed. At 6 p.m. the fleet anchored
B.W. of Helsingfors. Every preparation was made
for an attack, the mortar vessels having got their
spars cleared away, and a general signal made to get
out all boats. and send rocket tubes in them. Ott
our arrival the cathedral was surrounded with troops,
and females watching our movements • and I hope by
the end of the week we may have good news for onr
friends in England.
London, England, 1855-08-15

BRITFORD SHIM? FAIR.

This 141(0 andi‘or tort fair took il;;;iee Monday, and
was very fully attended by dealers from all parts of the
country. The number of sheep penal was much larger
than tonal, and the quality et abs sank exhibited was
generally very superior. The gains meationed below were
offend for compotitlia. The gibe Moshe exhibited le
particular were of the host bulk asill their various
usallent points elicited muck afielhalha ea the part of
the judges, as well as of abs pliblh_ giaseally. Those
sold early realised the highest pass, which were about 2e.
a head in advance of late faint The trade throughout the
day wu very quick, and seedy all pease& "huffed hands
at good rises. Webers sod lama. Valor, weft
much in request. Lambe sold freeoo ; 0W149 tram
28s. to 40e. Withers, from Ms. tons. The show of rams
was large, and very superior le breed, and a first-rats busi-
ness was done in letting and selling. There
was about the usual amber of cattle, bat the
trade, chiefly ea amuse of the very high prices
asked, was vary slack, and but few sales were effected
nue was a good supply of useful haat, forest peaks, to..
but year con eons were short la number ; the trade in all
sorts was tolerably good, sad prime ranged high, according
ta the value of the reepeedve animals. TM prises wore
awarded at the used diner, whisk toll place at the
Three Swans Hotel, Salisbury, is Tuesday &hereon ;
' John P.ohbeek, 80., was la the 'hair, aid shout forty
pedeseen eat dews. Mr. Bilbao, of Harney, Mr. &nig',
of rankest, and Kr. Sunders, of Dorset, were the judges.
Pine I.—A phis of plat* of the value of seven guineas,
, for the best 100 unbar lambs Wed by the competitor, sad
sot having boos fed ea artificial food—To Mr. Fetcher,
'jay., of Tonal.
P 4114 2.—A plus of plate of the vales of flu guineas,
gives by the Bight Hoe. 8. Herbert, M.P., for the mooed
but ditto—Kr. H. Dear, of Daubed.
Pans 3.—A piees of plate of the value of five guineas,
glue by A. Morrison, Faq of Foothill, for the best lou
w.tbrlambi—Mr. Was.., Saallerd.
Pius 4.—A plus of phis of the value of :five guises.,
gives by Major Gamed ftilMy fee the best 100 nether
Lamle, not having bum led ist artificial food, end from a
flock net exoudiss 40 owes, bred by the eempetiter-31r.
Ge_ryer, of Dowates.
Pets, 6.—A piece of plate of the value of seven subsets,
for the best 100 breeding ewes on teeth, hulas bus la the
=on of the competitor as least ,in month—Mr. J.
air, Foust.
Penn B.—A piece of plate of the value of five sebum
gives by Vise:nut Fdkestoce, for the beet Hampshire
Down nes of any ago—Kr. Pals.
Pens 7.—A pleas of plate of the wale* of five guineas.
Oven by I. F. J. S. bruise, Esq., fee the bast pea of 10
Hampshire Dews ram lambs—Kr. J. Fetcher, Forget.
Pans B.—A pied of plate of no value of five guineas,
given by T. Banat, Req., M. P., for the beet pure Southdown
ram, of au ego—Kr. J. Moots, Littleton.
Pena 9.—A plies of plata, of the value of flee guineas,
gives by Messes. Anteater sad Tabor, to the person who
shall pin the lemon somber of sheep for ale—Mr. 3.
Struge, Huelbery, Dorset.
London, England, 1855-08-15

THE ACCIDENT TO THE MILITARY AT

CRIMORNZGARDENS.

la the wane of yesterday several serecsamiseiosed old-
ewe visited the prism, se the purpose of isireeting sad
amain ea redid report of the same of the saddest to the
Hoeselyearde. It le satitipsied that a marching inquiry
fists the aisle wilt take piste by dimities it the Com-
mutative-in-Chief ; wed it is at least ail bat aortal& that,
wherever the dame may be found ton real, a pastel order
will issue from the ileres•guarde prebibiting the use of the
military span seek esersies I. nature.

The foll;miarai an espies of the oasis! retains of the men
wonaded, supplied tree the hospitals to the Horse-garde
yesterday :
At the Military Hospital of the Grenadier Claude,
Moshe/al row, Westminster.
First Battalios : James Gillespie, mansion of the lase;
Beery Dar, naiad sale and ooatascil loins; William
Tamar., %naiad lam banal mad is had ; James
Elliott, @praised bask, basset woad is head; Thomas
Wallbaak, naiad sable and seven eatasions of ditereat
pasts of body ; George Smith, scalp wand sad woad la
bask (sot ray severe) ; William Barker, esatased chest ;
Charles Tipper, bayonet woad through shoulder (very
sewn) sad mistased knee; James Gould, sprained ands
and eastassd bark ; John Walker, oestased knee ; William
Ream sprained bask ; tiamaid Gambleton, nanskas of
beak ; Jobs Lupton, sprained sale ; William Malt, son-
need knee sad sido.

Sewed Banal= : Issue et awned, bruited beak sad
enteeleas ea bad ; Jae lawless, 'praised sails sad
hayseed wosad la lager ; Oust Hodder, eoatusleas ;
William Blake, bayonet armed luvaik Iliseeiss of ask
(very some)•

Tonne isolots Militia : WIIWa Bailey, otaitsaod his
At M. ewes Hapiul : Jots Crosby, Attillorystas,
savors bar' 'owl ea snit; Jobs Colwell, Artillery-
mum, whoa MOP% wiiood as ans ; Jambes Samosa; As-
Viiiaset grounds as had, arm, and hands;
William Stows, Graorlior, mem Wailes of body;
Shim Orsaadiar, both lap broken'.
London, England, 1855-08-15

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'Ci.oon.
The gold mining shares to-day are quiet, at former
rates. _ _ _

1---kiistralian Agricultural shares are quoted 29# to
303; and Peel River 21 to 23.
St. John Del Rey shares have been dealt in at
283; Lusitanian Mining at 1: to 13 prem.; and
United Mexican at 37,

Annexed iv the Mining Exchange official list of
YeeArea=ll.; East Boller, 81 ; Hinder, 41, 1,1,
11 Nato Rosememe, 196.6 d ; North Unity,lBl 6d.; boil-
ridge Console, 41, 5 : Tamer Commie, 22 ; Wheal Wee',
71, 8 Foreign : United Mellow, 31 ; Fort Bowes, 31. 3d.
We also hear of the following traneactione in the
Stock Exchange, viz. :
Alfred Cowell, 12 ; Sort-idge Consols, 41,1, 6,42.

ELIZABETH Avis LAW.—The imprisonment of
this young girl, who was tried Is March last. at the Amises,
for the murder of Mrs. Catherine Mame, at Ordnance-place,
and acquitted, but afterwards sentenced to sin months'
imprisonment for robbing her mimeo' terrainaus at the
litter end of this mouth. Her conduetduring her incarce-
ration has been good. Some benevekst ladies of this
neighbourhood, out of eossideration for her youth, have
Interested themselves in her behalf, and intend fetebingher
away on the day of her release from gaol. They have also
mods asisassaisata for placing her in a reformatory institu-
tion for sir imestim, after which period, if her conduct be
sash as to mamma It, they intend tending her to Australis,
having already 801. subscribed for that purpose.—South
Bottom Ovate.
London, England, 1855-08-15

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

NIACTIIO TELNONAPIL)
(1,1011 0111 OWN ooizzaroximinr.)
SOUTHAMPTON, WIDIIIDAT M.oiNuro.

The La Plata has arrived, having left st. Thomas
on July 30. Amongst her cargo is specie to the
value of 729,000 dollars.

The eager crop is expected to be eery sheet in the
West India Wanda

The general health of the islands is good.

Owing to heavy rains, the Panama railroad trifle
has been stopped for four days. Businem is unusu-
ally dull at Jamaica.
At Nicaragua the war was still raging with vigour.'
Castello, it was said, had formed a treaty with Walker,
wko had landed at Tiger Island with his CaliforniaFilli-
busters, to give him osrtain privileges, if he (Walker)
assisted against the Cimino party. Guardistro, the
Honduras General, who had gone away to Ban Juan
del Bad to take part in the war, wee arrested on
Landing:
London, England, 1855-02-24

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL SHIPS AT FOREIGX PORTS.—Daring, at
Oporto; Sarah and Margaret, at Dirdeaux ; Mary Su-
field, at Malta; Nais, at Civita Vecchia; Martha, at Cadiz;
Caroline, Good Intent, Bolas, Leander, Juan, Eclat, and
Cameas Second (s.s.). at Gibraltar; Africa (s.), at Boston;
Clio, and Bertha, at Lisbon.
SAILED FOR LIVERPOOL.—SaFah Sancta (RA.), 111411
Portland, Feb. 5 ; Branscombe, from Valencia, Feb. 13.
London, England, 1855-02-24

VD, Court.

The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Monday
next, at Buckingham Palace.
A party of 35 Invalids of the Scots Fusilier Guards, con-
sisting of men who had fought and been wounded either at
Alma or Inkennann' were inspected by the queen at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, in the Grand Hall of Bucking-
ham Palace.
Her Majesty was accompanied by Prince Albert, and was
attended while inspecting the wounded soldiers by Col.
Monerieff, lieutenant-soloael of the regiment, Colonel Rid-
' ley, and Dr. Richardson, surgeon-major of the Scots Fitfu-
-1 tier Guards.

The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and Prince Arthur
followed the Queen durieg the inspection.
A few of the Grenadier Guards recently arrived, disabled,
from the Crimea, were inspected at the same time by her
Majesty.
Thu Prineeas Royal, with the other Princesue of the
Royal Family, together with the ladies and gentlemen of
the court, were meant in the Grand Hall.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess
of Desert, drove out in a sledge yesterday morning. The
Hos. Captain de Roe attended on horseback. Tee Hon.
Mimes Paget and Seymour, and Lord Alfred Paget, followed
in a second sledge.
Prism Albert, attended by Isis equerry in waiting, visited
the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday afternoon, at her resi
dence in St. James's Palace.
The Royal dinner party in the evening included the Earl
and Countess Granville, the Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Caw-
dor, Lord Ashburton, and Major-General and Mrs.
Boothia.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign-office, Downing-street, which was attended by all
the ministers. The council eat three-quarten of an hour.
A deputation from the select vestry of the parish of Liver-
pod had an interview yesterday with the President of the
General Board of Health, at his lAN, Whitehall, on the
subject of the Nuisances Removal Lela Ameadment Bill,
now before Parliament. The depatadea (whisk was meow
aad introduced by the Hes. Wary The ma Liddell,
P.,) otataieted of Mr. Cane, elmainrardes ; Mr. Brad-
ley, chairmaa of the medieal relief mausittee; and Kr.
Charles Hart, vestry clerk of the parish. Kr. Townsend
also had an laterview with Sir B. Hall on the subject of the
Public Health Act Amendment Bill.

Vieptita tan from Haddonfield had an interview pater-
day with Sir Benjamin Hall, at the office of the General
Board of Health, on the subject of the Public Health Act
Amendment Bill. The deputation was introduced by Lord
Goderich, M.P., and conaisted of Mum. C. H. Jones,
Thomas Mallineon, and T. W. Clough.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-slice yesterday
from the Governor of Sierra Leone.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester-
day in the Council Chamber. The lords present were the
Lord President, the Dean of the Archie Court, the Chan-
cellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, Bit J. Pension, and Sir
Edward Ryan. The appeal hom the Admiralty Court
"Schacht e. Otter" (the Oakes), part heard, was concluded.
On the Bth inst. Baron Bnick was received by his
Majesty the Suttee, to take leave.
London, England, 1855-02-24

BY OMER PACHA.

OM RUB
(FROM TUE

AND ZNIONIAN TILIGHAPII.)
PONDENT OP TIM DAILY NEWS AT
EEPATORIA.)

BUCHAREST, FRIDAY.

A messenger who left Eupatoria on the 17th Feb.,
and performed the journey from Varna to Bucharest
in twenty-six hours, brings the following despatch
from your correspondent:

"ECTATORIA, FEB. 17.

" The Russians attacked Eupatoria this morning.
"They were commanded by Liprandi; and their
numbers were 20,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry.
They commenced the attack an hour before day-
break, and had with them seventy guns.
"The conflict lasted three hour& The assault was
signally repulsed. Th., steamers threw shells among
the assailants. The Russians have 600 men hors de
[combat, the Turks 150.

" Omer Pacha commanded in person.
" Selim Pacha, the Egyptian, was killed. •
is Vast masses of cavalry and artillery are now as-
sembled round Eupatoria."

[ET CONTINENTAL TILEORAPII.]
BERLIN, SATIIIIDA.Y.

The official Prussian Correspondence of last night
contains the following intelligence from Riga, viz.:
" Troops are expected in the beginning of March
from the interior of Russia, which are to increase the
garrison of Riga to 40,000 men. Revel in likewise to
have a strong garrison, and a military cordon is to be
drawn all along the coast from Riga to the Prussian
frontier at Tolangen (20 miles from Memel), in order
to prevent a descent of the Allies."
London, England, 1855-02-24

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Yesterday, the Coal, Corn, and Finance Com-
mittee of the Corporation of London, in whose hands the
sum of 1,0001. was placed on Thursday last for distribution
amongst the necessitous poor, met and awarded 2501. to the
coalwhipper commissioners for the immediate nee of the
coalwhippers and their families, who number upwards of
5,000; 1001. to the fellowship petters; and sums varying
from 101. to 501. to each of the wards of the City for the
starving poor. The committee alto caused a large distribu-
tion A loaves to be made the first thing in the morning to
the most destitute. Of the sum voted by the corporation,
only a few pounds remain in the hands of the committee.

TEE STREET DISORDERR.—During the whole of
yesterday the eastern portion of the metropolis was
perfectly quiet. In the City there were some de-
monstrations. Some 20 healthy young men were prowl-
ing stoat and visiting the various shipowner in Lime-street,
Penchurth-street, the Minorles, dco. Mr. Harvey, the
Commf irsioner of Police for the City, has issued orders to
atop their movements, and ordered that they should be ap-
prehenied sa common vagrants. Special dints are making
in the City and in the east to relieve the distress of the really
industtims poor. We would direct attention to the facts
disclosed In oar police reports.
POES OP TAHITI AND MOOREA.—The Gowns an-
nounces an official notification from the French Imperial
Commissioner at Tahiti, notifying that the British will be
treated a the French flag in the two ports abon-named.
MET3DPOLITAN RAILWAY. The half-yearly
meeting advertised for to day (Saturday) will only be held
pro foram. and be adjourned to the 213th aide:oh.
CRYNIAL PALACE, FEB. 23.—SHILLING DAT.
—Adotimbn at the aoora, 294; admission by mew

1501W4total, 388. •
Bourn WALES RAlLWAY.—Traffic receipt. for the
week ender( Feb 18, 1855, 4,1571. 19,. 5d.; correspond-
ing weak, 1864, 3,8981.7 e. 10d.
MARIA ANTONIA RAILWATo--Trialo fog thi VIM*
Whig N. 8,1856, 1631.; 1161,156 L
London, England, 1855-02-24

SEIZURE OF NEWSPAPERS IN

PARIS.

—•--
(BY ELECTRIC TILIORAPE.)
(PROM TER CORRISPONDINT OP VIII DAILY WIWI.)
PARIS, FRIDAY.
All the journals are forbidden to publish the,
speech of Berryer at the Academy.
The Presse had previously struck off 5,000 copies
of the first half. The speech contains an allusion to
the degradation of the Roman people under the
Lower Empire, and this is supposed to be the key to
the unexpected blow.

The Suede is seized for an article by Eugene Sue,
describing an orgie at the Maison Dorea as a type of
the luxury officially called prosperity, calling it
Belshazzar's Feast, and demanding when shall we
read " Mene, Tekel, Upharsin ? "

[CF.S AT VIENNA.

The Independence Belgs says it is no longer a
matter of doubt that M. Titoff will assist Prince
Gortchakoff at the conferences. The negotiations
were to commence immediately after the arrival of
Lord J. RusselL The Russian ambassador is repre-
sented as having expressed his anxiou wish that
there should be no

DESPATCH PROM LORD RAGLAN.
(MOM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.)

War Department, Feb. 23, 185.5.
Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch sod
its enclosures, of which the following are copies,
addressed to his grace the Duke of Newcastle, by
Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan, G.C.B.
Before Sebastopol, Feb. 10, 1855.
My Lord Duke,—l have nothing material or im-
portant to report to your grace since I addressed you
on the Bth.

There was rain yesterday and the day before, and
in the course of lut night there was a considerable
fall of snow, which remains en the ground; but it
does not freeze, and the country is again saturated
with wet.

It is reported from the front that great activity pre-
vails in the town and harbour of Sebastopol.
Large convoys of apparently sick men were ob-
served to be moving out of the place, and numerous
carts, with one horse, to be coming in.
The enemy appear to be breaking up hulks in the
Arsenal Creek, and to be using the material for
platforms and chew= defies at the battery "du
Mat."
We are proceeding with the armament of the works
on the right.
The health of the troops continues to improve in
some slight degree. They are amply supplied with
warm clothing, and with provisions.
Forage is our only want, and this arises chiefly
from the Commissary.deneral not receiving from
England the supplies of hay upon which he has
reamed.

I enclose the return of casualties to the Bth
instant. I have, &c.,
London, England, 1855-02-24

conceived that was a question for the traffic committee and
the traffic managers to decide.
Mr. W. MaLimo objected to that question being left
from time to time to the traffic committee and traffic ma-
nagers; and be moved, as an amendment, that, in order to
allied an opportunity of testing the prices at which
merchandise, coals, &c., were carried on the line, the re-
ception of the report he deferred until the 2nd of May.
In answer to questions put by Mr. Puncher,
The Cuaihruex said there was no intention on
the part of the directors to make the board room
at Easton Station into a booking office, nor to
build a second class hotel in the vicinity of the station. He
added that the company had had a travelling inspector for
the last four years, who had been exceedingly enrol in pre-
venting or detecting the defalcations of officers. (Hear.)
Mr. GLYN, M.P., said he had been connected with the
company since its commencement, and he certainly did not
expect to hear from Mr. Matins that the gentlemen
in the direction who were connected with Liver-
pool pod Manchester, and who bad been directors
from the beirine;el; of the company. were Beret!,
to be aniniateu by some paltry motives of their own in seep-
ing down the fares and rates of carriage on the line.
(Cheers.) He believed not one of those gentlemen were in
any way interested in the carriage of goods upon the
North Western line, and from what be knew of them he
felt certain they were above the paltry spirit of self interest
which had been imputed to them. (Cheers.) Advert-
ing to the returns called for by Mr. Hadfield
in the House cf Commons, ho (Mr. Glyn)
thought that gentleman, in asking for those
returns, had attacked the muter cell of,the railway system ;
but he (Mr. Glyn) could not excuse Mr. Hadfield and
shareholders in general for the supineness and indifference
which, year after year, had led them not only to be silent
under the evil, but to goad on and stimulate the executive
of the different companies into the expenditure which had
led to the results now complained of. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. MaLites disclaimed any personal imputation in what
he had said in reference to the local directors, and withdrew
the amendment he had moved.
TLe accounts and management were canvassed in some
detail by Mr. Webb, Mr. Puncher, Mr. Loch, M.P., and
others of the abareholdera present, and eventually the
motion for the adoption and circulation of the report was
agreed to ; as was also the resolution moved by Mr,
Hadfield,

A dividend of 21. 10s. per cent. for the last half-year, less
income tat, was then declared.
Mr. H. W. Blake, Mr. J. C. Swart. Mr. G. H. Law-
rence, Mr. R. Moon, Mr. P. S. Pierropont, and Mr. J. L.
Ricardo, M.P., the lit directors retiring by rotation, were
re-elected; and, atter a rote of thanks to the chairman, the
meeting separated.
London, England, 1855-02-24

THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

-
The Board of Trade Returns for tho month and
twelve months ending sth of January last were
issued yesterday. The total declared value of the
exports of British and Irish produce and manufac-
tures (including only the " enumerated articles")
during the month and twelve months is as follows : ,
For the Month. For twelve Months
1855
18.54
1853
Including the " unenumerated articles " (which
have recently been included in the return) the
exports of the month ending the sth of January last
are raised to 7,344,4731., and those of the twelve
months to 97,092,3081. against 98,933,781/. in the
previous twelvemonthly period. Confining our-
selves to the fair comparison afforded by the
"enumerated " list, we find that the symptoms of a
rapid decline in the export trade which were
exhibited in the last monthly issue of Board
of Trade tables aro no longer so plainly observable.
Compared with the previous year the;lecrease on the
month is only 143,8981., whilst on the twelve
months it amounts t 0,1,884,8961., being at the rate of
little more than two per cent. Considering the enor-
mous expansion which the export trade of the king-
! dom sustained during the preceding year, especially to
Australia, it is highly gratifying to find that the
war, so far, has interfered so little with the general
business of the country. Compared with the twelve
months ending sth January, 1853, the present figures
exhibit an increase of no less than 14,127,665/., being
at the rate of nearly 20 per cent.
London, England, 1855-02-24

SIR pcaNctis B►atco—Publication of Intelligence from
sae c.iesse —Copy of a letter from the Duke of Newcastle,
dosed the 6th day of December, 1854, Rad addressed to eon
min newspapers, respecting t►e publication of intelligens.
from the cent of war.

before SebutopoL—To add Mr.

Mr.
Miles to the committee.
Mr. BINTINCIL—Army before Sebastopol.—To mid la
George Tyler to the committee.
Mr. DRUMMOND-Army before Sebutopol.—lnstamMlos
to the committee to confine its inquiries to the meaeaes
adopted by the various departments to provide means of
transport, of provision, of lodging, of clothing, and circus of
e.ck of the army in the Crimea.

TULSDLY.

Sir JOHN SHILL2T-.-MOMOTII of Mr. Kennedy.—Select
Committee to inquire into and consider the grounds and
justification of the removal of the Right Hon. Thomas
Francis Kennedy from the Office of Woods, Forests, and
Lend Revenues of the Crown.
Ckomat. BOLDERO—Medical Departments (Army and
Navy).—Select Committee to inquire into the state of the
Medical Departments of cash of the two services, army and
navy.

THURSDAY.

%%KOWA GODIRICII-I;omotions (Arsay).—That it is
the opinion of this house, that the present system of promo-
tion in the army, under which non-commissioned officers
rarely attain to the rank of commissioned officer, and
scarcely ever to that of Held officer, is injurious to the pub-
lic service, and unjust to the private soldiers of the army.

•The Corn-

bridge Independost of this day states that Mr. Trelawney, the
late candidate at Bedford, has issued an address to the
electors of Montrose. _

• -• —••••••—•
DEATiI OF LORD PONBo:4lT.—This veteran diplo-
matist, who for many years represented the court of St.
James's at the Porte, died on Thursday at Brighton, at the
advanced age of 84.
THE BARNSTAPLE ELECTlON.—Yesterday the com-
mittee re-salembled to inquire into the question of the qua-
lification of Mr. Guinness, the members present being
Mr. J. NI. Butt, in the chair; Marquis of Blandford, Sir T.
harmer, Lord Lovaine, and Mr. Denby Seymour. Mr.
Guinness wag examined at considerable length relative to the
execution of certain deeds on two life mats, one for 3001.,
and the other for 201., and upon which he based his quail'.
cation, but the particulars were of no public interest; and
the committee are expected to give dais deaden at• the
we to-day.
London, England, 1855-02-24

THE NEW RETURN OF NEWSPAPER
STAMPS.
The return of newspaper stamps just issued gives
the following results
Pint Quarter. Seoond Quarter.
Daily News . 319,191 346,044
Morning Herald . 303,000 299,000
Morning Post . . 206,000 226,000
Morning Chronicle . 162,600 186,000
Express . . 177,133 196,369
Globe . • 176,000 196,000
Sun . • . 168,000 192,000
Standard . • . 103,000 104,000
London, England, 1855-02-24

Ott exprelso.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Avertiaements intended for "The Express," London Evening paper,
mat be at the Offtee, 10, Eourerie4treet, by Two shock on the
day of publkatioo.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tan DAY —Morals& nu Um Afternoon, 7h. Mt.
Thenotaow—Kornlng, eh. lOnt Afternoon, bh.

LONDON, SATURDAY, FRBRUARY 24.

LATEST
NEWS FROM ABROAD
London, England, 1855-11-30

Ilia dap the aelb of gab pedalled K AS paant. He
acted It up at baba it to A. 'eatable. •

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'Gunther; &with, 4U A. said be took the pietas/ into
anstody. He wee ender the iallennee el liquor, and
seheowledged hating take. the sloth.
The prisoner, after beleg duly owatieeed, said he oorld
sot menet for oseantitting seek in ate, u he held a good
situation. and bed piney of mosey about bin. He was a
dark in a sereaattle hoses le die City, wad latterly he bed
beams wash addisted to drinking, and the oily mown
ka weld give !or hie essaelttlag seek a pally robbery, was
drank/maws.

The Iliesistrais embed his whether he wished to *Wei
(silty before Um as p to the meadow ?
He replied that ho helped his Winship would set sead bin
to tke endear, es be was sallaisatly disposed before him.
He wee pullq, but he should sot base esositted himself
bad beset bees soder the Wilms, of liquor.

The Magistrate said be .b bi like NM bigairies to be
made about bin. *mine he Jeri remand lila until
Monday seat.
London, England, 1855-11-30

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[Qeasiaded from yesterday's Esprat.]
Mr. ramy thee mad* • most earnest awe& to **jury on
behalf of Ws prisoner, the street el Ms address being to
Wass them to swag the winner spin the shame of
filaoilytrior.Wid ass Met his el the Mee sseaskaghter
. sumassleil epos Ore ing et the Ousweed,
aid her letsweeresee endeas Weimmee, and he st the
same time resided them that the wireser was proved to
low to.. s bardreaddai =as, earl Vise he was very rarely
into:Mated. He she remarked open the shersoter of the
essaezios which, hi said, evidestly WON between lb.
drowsed sad the art Minima ; mid be milled the attest-
Ursa of the Puy to the Welt sad persestisn that the pri-
soner had waived es the sight before the fatal owsurreneo.
sad to the probability that • senile sad quarrel had takes
plea between the passer ..d his war, and that the fatal
ispwy was Maimed is • sadden pasiew without say pre-
meditation. . . .

liever;rwitamess were semnimed, who gave the prisoner
the eke ester of a kied-beened. Ishistrims men.
The Lord Chief Beres this seamed up the whole ease
with pest Me sad misedeasm, aad the jury, after delibe-
rating a Man time is thU boa, Mind to deliberate.
LI toteened hie am= is about an hour, and gave a
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of ails of imam whisk they moompsniod by a
am, 1411111111111111/Stion Seamy ea =aunt of the provoca-
tion ihe hrase bed missient.
The hullp prodlematioake dime was then made by Ur.
Heck" red Me schism woo GAM up for judgment
The Lod Chief Diese, shimmies kin, said that, after a
very pathet and earefel investisestes, the jury had found
him guilty of the arise of murder, scesmitted apes the per-
son of his wife, to whom be bad hies married for the epees
of tenuty-eis yeah. It was a very sad spectacle to see
• husband, at the mil el a bag wedded life, blessed by
Provides= with oh ebildrea, all serviving, steadies at
the bar efjustios to resolve sedum of death for the rased=
of kis wife. It wee possible she was net free from error,
=set frees guilt, but It did set bemuse him to avenge
he say weonp he might hem sestaieed by the est
of Mies kee life, sad the jury had ly returned
a voldist of guilty, sad he (the harm& entirely ma-
nned in that mallet. The jury bed ressimmesded him to
merry, sad be would take fare that that reeemetendatios
was usessaitted to the proper iterter, wbo would, no
doubt. she to ft all the weight to *Mak it was entitled.
His duty at prim= was tir pm the seuteaes of the law, and
..4:
les he did sot hal notified la leading out to him say hive that
the to mercy would avail him. His lord-
ship paellas sentesee of death in the anal
term, er wee removed from the bar.
Jame 39, =dieted for the maaslasghter of
Jams sides, was acquitted.
London, England, 1855-04-26

THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS AND THE

BOUND DUES.

BERLIN, Arm 29.

On the opening of the Chambers slier the late
Easter recess, the report of the cummtttes on the pro
posal of Herr Singer, tor the abolition of the Sound
Dees, was the order of the day. The original motion
was, "That the Second Chamber expresses its coo-
elation that the government will take the first fa-
vourable opportunity for the total abolition of the
Sound Dues." A fresh motion of Herr Singer, in
the shape of an amendment, was worded thus:—
"Thu Chamber expresses its opinion, that the pre-
sent situation of public affairs is peculi ,sly adapted tor
taking decisive steps towards the abolition of the
Sound Does."
The debate being closed, a division took place.
Singer's amendment was rejected, and the original
motion psased by a large majority.
London, England, 1855-04-26

THE EASTER FAIR AT LFJPSIC.

LEIPSIC, Asian 20.
From the complicated state of European polities
and the consequent urcertainty as to peace or war,
as well as from the great rise of priors in provisions
of every description, nobody was led to form any
sanguine expectations of the result of our Easter
fair. Still at a 'ff., early period a considerable num-
ber of Greeks arrived here from Moldavia and Wal-
lachia, who made very large purchases during the
Easter week, in manufactures generally, and espe-
cially is ilk goods. In the meantime, the number
of purchasers and sellers from other parts continued
to arrive very numerously, so that the fair may be
said to be very well attended. Up to the present
seasset the business done in our two great articles
of laathwt sad cloth was exceedingly brisk. The
gentiles of the former, wish the exception of some
paresis of sole-leather, were all sold immediately, at
prices folly equal to those of the last fair. With
respect to sloths and woollea manufactures in general,
time woe a very good assortment of buckskins and
similar fancy staffs, though the quantity brought to
the fair was perhaps inferior to that of last year,
which may be ascribed to the high current prices of
wool, inducing many manufacturers to limit the
amount of their produce to small parcels. The pros.
tration of this branch of commerce in America caused
the number of purchasers from the United States to
be much less than usual, and this was not without
exercising a certain illation°, on the trade. Oa the
other hand, the number of large parakesere hem
Italfilwitzerland, Bavaria, Frankfort.erthisaleierr,
molZasiburg, and the north of Europe generally Was
ads,lhowty, and most of the large depots are sold. 11
same few large purchasers bays hitherto hang book
k was mere for the purpose of depressing the rises
dna bums they do not want to buy. It is, there-
=improbable that the cloth fair will not be
di ant week. As regards the priers I may
all that se advance of from one to two dollars per
glees cm these descriptions sold by the piece, and 24
aswignissibms per ell on those sold in that way, was
beef y paid for cloth, and from 3 to 4 newgroschens
par ell more for buckskins sod other fashiosable sorts
of goods than at the last autumn fair.
London, England, 1855-04-26

F.NSIARE AND THE UNITED STATES.

COPENHAGEN, Aran. 19.
On the 12th inst., the charge d'affairse of the
United States to this court, Colonel Bedinger, had an
official interview with the Danish Minister for Foreign
Affairs, in which he delivered the formal notice of his
government of the cessation of the treaty of the 26th
April, 1826, between the two countries, after the
lapse of the term stipulated in the treaty (twelve
months), expressing himself at the same time with
his usual energy of character, and with a force of
language which the American diplomatists so well
know bow to adopt when they wii.h their hearers to
know that they are in earnest, and will not suffer
themselves or their country to be trifled with.
London, England, 1855-04-26

LATEST FROM ABROAD,

(31' ILllOl'llO TILBOILAPK.)

OP TIM DAILY )
PARIS, WIDSIIIDLT 3,1.110.
A Marseilles despatch, of yesterday, says :
" General Bisot was not killed, but he received a
eons wound in the neck.

(rllOll TIN

"1,200 French, who were digging a trench before
the Mast Battery, had to sustain four furious Rus-
sian charges. •
" Ia all the Russians were repulsed.
"The French loss in the affair was 160 men put
hors do combat, and General Bisot and two Con•
minders wounded.
London, England, 1855-04-26

EvENINO,

APRIL • 26, 1855.

r your readers will be able to judge pretty clearly as
to what was the Game of nine-tenths of oar disasters
in the Crimea.

ONE WHO HAS SERVED SIX YEARS
IN THE CAVALRY. AND THE SAME
TIME IN THE INFANTRY.
Loathe, April 24,1855.