The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-18 00:00:00

CRIMEAN DESPATCHES

The following despatches have been announced
as received by Lord Panmure, from
1. J. Codrington, the Commander-
British forces in the Crimea
Head Quarters, Sebastopol, Feb. 2.
—The destruction of the Docks of
opol is now completed ; the sides of the
were blown in yesterday morning, small
he wall here and there only remaining.
of the canal of entrance and north
charge of the French, the basin in our
the south docks in English
but shapeless masses of dirt,

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split beams of timber, and

ates protruding f

.om the heap or

as been difficult;
the middle ravine

were f

frotti the

This end of

from it

ed in as to create

f earth, which,

form thr

non t

les of a

crowns this

DWS how well adapted all w-as for
It is now a picture of destrtiction,

desolation, and silence ; there lies against the quay
the half sunken hull of a vessel; and in the har-
beyond the only things breaking the surface
er masts of sunken ships of

the toy

he water of the middle ravine

through to the harbour some-
s that flan "so much impeded
Water from rains often stood

Over the floor of the docks, and thus
lied the shafts- themselve

f the execution of t

Some

ese are given in the

'rom Colonel Lloyd

ng the 11oyal Engineers, the immediate
lye officers being Colonel Gordon and Major

Amidst great difficulties of cold and wet, very
at one time, and perpetually recurring
mother, the work went steadily on, and
is due to all those concerned, the
Engineers and Sappers, parties of the Artillery,
the' 18th Regiment, and latterly of the 48th Regi-
ment. These parties return to their duty to-
morrow after constant and laborious work.

great pima

only ha

malties have been but six, of which two
been fatal, and one man of the 48th re-
st by foul air in a shaft. After several
opts by Major Nicholson, other officers
themselves descending at great risit, the
,w's body was brought,up, bat life was

poor fello

ip will

that Colonel Lloyd
►bligation to Mr. Deane, and the
F herlMajesty's ship Royal Albert,

Battery, we must confess, did not
sire great nicety
-e cases in which T saw it

seems

t was perfect

—ignition and its

heaving up of

I hav(

letion of other things will continue

W. J. CODRINGTON,
General Commanding.

The Lord Panmure, &c. &c. &e.
[Colonel Lloyd's report gives an account of the
struction of the docks more detailed than the
regoing despatch, but General Codrington has

t of general interest

LRL OF I

CAN AND THE CRIMEAN
COMMISSIONERS.

On Friday night last Lard Panmure laid on the
table of the House of Lords the following letter,
addressed to his Lordship by the Earl of Lucan :
_ _ . Hanover square, Feb. 7.
.

My Lord.—Late last evening only I had the opportu-
nity of readinz the report of the Commission of Inquiry
in the East. I consider that I have much cause of com-
plaint. The Commissioners have allowed themselves to

must tell to the

Toners

n the
which

ansport anima

nt wit

another place

AUSTRALIA.

By the West India Mail steamer which arrived

at Southampton on Saturday morning, we have
received advices from Melbourne to the 20th of
November, being ten days later than the adVices
hitherto received directb

The Melbourne .Argla, of 20th, Nov. states that
the price of gold at Melbourne had declined 6d.
per ounce, being quoted at 3/. 14s. 6d.
The batiks placed the rate of exchanges with
England at par On the 19th Nov.
The closing price of flour on 17th Nov. at Gee-
long was 491. to 50/. per ton for Chilean. Business
there was rapidly improving.

At Adelaide flour was rising in price on 13tli
ov., and is quoted at 551.0 601.

From Sydney our advices are to the 14th
Little was done in the Douse, says the Argus cor-
respondent. The steam postal bill having passed
through committee, may be considered as already
on the statute book. The sum of 20,0001 has been
inserted as the contribution of New South Wales
towards a general lino for all Australia. But it is
iered from what the solicitor-general said
that this contribution will only be paid towards a
line of steamers via Torres Straits, and that there

to be gatl

will be no co-operation for one via Singapore and
Alelbounb. A true " dog in the manger "
principle, if- it be so ! But the government
will have to give way, and may do so if
they please with a tolerable grace when they
learn from the man who has led this movement—
Mr. Donaldson==----an admission that the advantages
from this re-opening of the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's line will be as great as any that could
accrue from steam postal communication by the
northern route. The bestline for all the Australian
colonies would, I am satisfied, be that via Panama,
and tie shall have it established in time. In the
interim it is obviously the interest of all to Make the
most of what we can get. ihiS is the general feel-
ing among commercial diitles here.

There Was nothing else worthy of comment in
the proceedings. Members are concentrating their
energies for the coming elections.

MELBOURNE SHIPPING.
The Forest Monarch, from dlasgow, and Rajah of
Sarawak, from Bristol, arrived on 19th November. Pro-
jected depattures for Europe from Melbourne :—For Liver-
pool—James Baines, Nov. 25 ; Emma, Dec. 10. For
London—Admiral, Dec. 1; Statesman, Dec. 8 ; Black wall,
Dec. 20; Sussex, in January.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

COURT OP COMMON PhtlB.—rzn. 16

NORTHERN TIME.--LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1856