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The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-23

SOUTH SEA HOUSE ESTATE, THREADNEEDLE.STREET.
MESSRS. BEADEL and SONS are favoured
with instructions to SUBMIT to PUBLIC COMPETE rICN,
on TUESDAY, Feb. 27, at 12, the abovo valuable PROPERTY,
having extensive frontage to Threadneedle-street, communicating
thence with Old Broad-street, and covering a superficial area of
nearly three-quarters of an acre. This very eligible property is,
with a smell exception, freehold, and is all land-t tx redeemed. It
comprises the present South Sea House, a most substantially erected
fabric, three valuable niessuagea used as offices, the open areas sur-
rounding the South Sea House, the whole of which will be offered in
one lot; also a small building now occupied with the Flower Pot
Pablic-house, which will be sold separately. The property presents
a rare opportunity for the acquisition of a compact Freehold Estate
in the neighbourhood of the Bank of England, and, in its present
state, will realise a handsome rental ; but if judiciously re-arranged
will probably realise an Increased income in ground rents, and the
materials will find a ready sale to the various lessees.—Particulars,
with lithographic plans attached, are now ready, and may be had
on application to Messrs. Wordsworth, Greathead, and Blake, solici-
tors, at the south Sea House, Threadneedle-street ; at the Mart ; and
of Messrs. BEADEL and Sons, 25, Gresham-street.
London, England, 1855-02-23

GUARDIAN FIRE AND Ll FE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London.
DIRECTORS.
Sir WALTER R. FARQUHAR, Bart., Chairman.
FRANCIS HART DYKE, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Stewart MarJoribanks, Esq.
John Dixon, Esq. John Martin, Esq., M.P.
,Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
T. Hankey, Jun., Esq., M.P. James Morris, Esq.
John Harvey, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry 11. Reynolds, jun., Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq. John Thornton, Esq.
Jahn Labouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq.
John Loch, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.
AUDITORS.
A. W. Robarts, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Lewis Lloyd, jun., Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq.
George Keys, Esq., Secretary.
Griffith Davies, Esq.. F.R.S., Actuary.
LIFE.DEP ARTILIONT.—Under the provisions of an Act of Par-
liament, this Company now offers to future instirers Four-fifths of
the Profits, with Quinquennial Division, or a Low Rate of Premium
without participation of Profits.
The next division of Profits will be declared in June, 1855, when
all participating Policies which shall have subsisted at least one year
at Christmas, 1854, will be allowed to share in the Profits.
At the several past divisions of Profits made by this Company, the
Reversionary Bonuses added to the Policies from One-half the
Profits amounted, on an average of the different ages, to about One
per Cent. per Annum on the sums insured, and the total Bonuses
added at the Four Septennial Divisions exceeded 770,0001.
FOREIGN RISKS.—The Extra Premiums required for the East
and West Indies, the British Colonies, and the northern parts of the
United States of America, have been materially reduced.
INVALID LlVES.—l'ersons who are not in such sound health as
would enable them to insure their Lives at the Tabular Premiums,
may have their Lives insured at Extra Premiums.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
vided such Policies shall have been effected a sufficient time to have
attained in each case a value not under 501.
ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, received
and registered.
Medical fees paid by the. Company, and no charge will be made for
Policy Stamps.
A FIRE DEPARTMENT.—InsuranCes effected upon every descrip.
ofproperty, MOO 11,6114
London, England, 1855-02-23

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tl Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O and £25 Cons.
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0 Blyth &Tynsorigina
£25 (issd. at £45,
0 Bristol and Exeter
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s. Carmarthen and Car
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11 Chester (St Holyhead
11 Cork and Bandon._
II Cork, Black, &Past;
6 Cornwall
Oriel'. Junction
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Eastern Counties
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Do., B Stock
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East Lancashire

Edinburgh & Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles
Edin. Prt I, & Dundee
Forth & Clyde June
Furness
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Glasgow& S. Western
Great Northern
Do., A. Stock
Do., B. Stock
Gt. Sth. &West.(lre )
Great Western
Do. Stour Val. Rail
Gua. Stk
Irish South-Eastern
Lancaster & Carlisle
IDo., Thirds
Do. New Thirds
Lancash.andYorksh
Do., Fifths
Do., Wst. Riding Un
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North Devon, No. 1
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Do. do. Extension
Do.do. G.N.E. Purch.
Do. Leeds
Do. York
North London
Do. New £lO
N.&S.Wstrn. ,Hamp-
stead, and City Jn..
North Staffordshire
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& S. Westrn. June.
Nuneaton, Hinckley
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Oxford, Worcester, &I
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and Crystal Palace
West London
Wimbledn & Croydon
London, England, 1855-02-23

SHEERNESS DOCKYARD.

We hear the whole of the riggers in her Majesty's
yard, Sheerness, have been examined by the doctor, all
of whom, above 60 in number, have been found fit for
sea service, with the exception of about halt a dozen.
They are a fine, active gang of seamen, and if drafted
into the navy will be a great acquisition, as they must
be thorough masters of seamanship ; otherwise they
would not be retained here.
London, England, 1855-02-23

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
6, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS.
Established 1823.
Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV.

DIRECTORS.
The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAIS D LEWIS, Bart., M.P., Chair.
man.
HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
A. Kingsford Barber, Esq. I Sir Alex. Duff Gordon, Bart.
Arthur Kett Barclay, Esq., I Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P.
Henry Barnett, Esq. Charles Morris, Esq.
Robert Biddulph, Esq. I William Routh, Esq.
Thomas Edgar, Esq.

AUDITORS.
Edward Charrington, Esq. I Captain Robert Gordon, R.N.
Francis Dumergue, Esq. John Gilliam Stillwell, Esq.
pnYSI
R CIAN—John
.S. -s
Ayrton Paris, M.D., Cantab., Hon. D.C.L. Oxon.
F. 27, Dovertreet (President of the Royal College of Phy-
sicians).
SURGEON—Benjamin Travers, Esq., F.R.S., Ne. 54, Green-street,
Grosvenor-square.
SOLICITOR—Henry Young, Esq., No. 12, Essex-street, Strand.
ACTUARY—James John Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S.
The advantages offered by this Society are :
ECONOMY combined with Security, and Lower Rates of Premiums
than those of any.other office, which entitle the assured to participate
in the profits, and considerably lower than those of any other Mutual
Assurance Society.
The WHOLE of the PROFITS are divided every fifth year among
the Assured, and a Bonus is added, after the payment of the Fifth
Annual Premium to every Policy effected on the participating Scale,
if a claim accrue thereon prior to the next division of profits.
The sum of 397,000/. was added to Policies at the last division,
which produced an average BONUS of 67/. per cent. on the Premiums
paid.
Number of Policies in force nearly 7,000.
The Assurance Fund amounts to 1,400,0001. Income upwards
of 230,0001. per Annum.
No charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or
Militia Corps.
The subjoined Table shows the advantages offered by this Society,
resulting from low Premiums, and a division of the entire profits
among the Assured :

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20 21 15 10 1260 260 116 12 25 1386 1413
30 26 13 8 1205 205 125 12 24 1342 1366
40 33 19 6 1140 140 130 11 22 1281 1303
50 45 6 0 1030 30 141 10 20 1181 1201
London, England, 1855-02-23

RUSSIA.

- -
ST. PETERSBURG, FEB. 13.—The following ukase
has been addressed to the directing senate requiring
it to proceed with the general arming ordered in
the manifesto :

" Whereas, by our proclamation of this day, we have
called out all ranks of the empire for the defence of the
orthodox faith, the throne, and the country, we com-
mand yon, firstly, to:carry out and organise the general
arming of the country according to the accompanying
regulation confirmed by us ; and secondly, to take steps
far completing the equipment and arming of the com-
batants in the Governments that will be designated by
us to that end in special ukases. The directing senate
London, England, 1855-02-23

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
London.
SHARE OF PROFIT INCREASED FROM ONE-HALF TO
FOUR-FIFTHS.
Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE IN
FOUR-FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the Society, according to the
conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus.
The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Toung Lives
ire lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers
are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ad-
dition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of
Premiums.
Policy Stamps paid by the Office.
Prospectuses ,iay be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street,
London, or of any of the Agents of the Society.
CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary.
London, England, 1855-02-23

SMITHFIELD.

A very moderate supply of beasts was on offer in to•
day's market ; nevertheless, tie demand for all kinds ruled
very inactive at Monday's decline in the quotations. The
top figure was 4s 8d per 81b. The number of sheep was
small, but quite equal to the demands of the trade. In
prices no change took place. The few calves on sale
changed hands at last week's currency. Pigs were very
dull, but not cheaper.
Mitch cows, with their small calf, sold at from 141 to
181108 each. . _

Per Sibs to sink the offals.
e. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4
Second quality.... 3 6 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4
Prime Scots, dm 4 6 4 8
Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 8
Second quality ...3 10 4 2
Prime crse.-wlled. 4 4 4 8

a. d. s d.
Prime Southdown 4 10 6 0
Large crse. calves 4 2 4 8
Prime small d 0... 410 5 4
Large hogs 3 0 4 8
Small porkers 4 2 4 4
Suckling calves..2l 0 28 0
(Quarter old pigs 20 0 26

TOTAL SIIPPLI.

TOZEIGN SUPPLY •

Beasts .:••••:.:....... .. 930
Sheep .•. •• .. • ....• • • .... 3,500
Calves . .............. 92

Sheep

Calves..• • • ...... .....••

Pigs ..••....•••••••••••• 330

Pige..•• •• •• .• •• •• ....

NEWGATE AND
The trade ruled very dull,
ported.

LEADENHALL.
and prices were barely sup

Per Sibs by

the carcase.

u. d. 8. d:
Beef, interior 3 0 3 4
Do., middling 3 6 3 8
Do., prime large 3 10 4 0
Do., do. small 4 0 4 2
Pork, large .3 0 3 $

a. d. a. d.
Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6
Do., middling 3 8 310
Do.,_ prime 4 0 4 2
Veal 3 10 4 10
Pork, small 4 0 4 4

BORO LTG FT AOP.

There is a good inquiry for find hors, the show of
which is very limited, at full prices. All other kinds
move off slowly on for:ner terms. At public sale Ameri-
can qualities in bond have changed hands at 71 5s to
7/ 17e 6d per cwt. The imports this week are 201 bales
from New York. New Mid and East Kent pocketre,
141 108 to 21.1 Os; Now Weald of Kont ditto, 141 to 16';
New Sussex ditto, 141 Os to 15/. ; Yearlings, 91 to 111; Ame-
rican ditto (in bond), 71 to 9/ per cwt.
London, England, 1855-02-23

Quoted in the Quarterly Review of September, No. 190, pp. 171, 181,
and In, described as " very clever," and no over-statement.

LONDON LABOUR and LONDON POOR.
By HENRY MAYHEW.

A Cyclopedia of those that work, those that cannrt work, and
those that will not work ; with Engravings of the Scenes and People
described, copied from Daguerreotypes taken expressly for this book
by Beard. Price 15s. and upwards.
Geo. Newbold, 8, Regent-street, Westminster; and by order of all
booksellers.
London, England, 1855-02-23

MIRACLE AT BALAKLAVA.

A letter from Balaklava, of tho Ist inst., con-
tains the following :
The
i happy
harbourp
prevention ti
here,oti of the
th greate 2 ir s t
uy
nit., gunpowder
rs e acci-
dentha g
to an amulet of a Russian deserter--a Polish Jew ~w At
least, so he himself positively affirms,
thus .—s, and. be is
theis really
believed by a few. The story runs
report spread through the town that the transport Arabia
was on fire,
and it was expected every moment that the
Star of the West, which was lying alongside with a
heavy cargo of ammunition on board, world be blown
up if the fire spread in the least, a Polish Jew rushed
down to the water, and tearing a piece of parchment,
on which. a circle and a double triangle were inscribed,
from his neck, he gave it to a sailor, imploring him to
tie it to a piece of the burnt wood of the vessel, and to
throw it into the flames without loss of time. This the
sailor did, whilst the Jew himself drew a picture of the
burning ship on the beach with a stick, and commenced
walking slowly round it, at the same time repeating
sonic mysterious cabalistic sentences. After walking
round his drawing three times, he cried : The fire ii
cursed now, and utterly Larrnless This he could a -
skrt pretty confidently, as already during his second
walk round the circle, the vessel had made signal that
the fire had been checked and was speedily being wholly
put out. I will not say that the Pole understood what
the transport was telegraphing, but his quick and sun-
ning soon detected by the exclamations of the bystand-
ers that the news were good, and he made his prophetic
speech accordingly. He now demands as a reward for
the miracle he wrought a large sum of money, his
liberty, and a public return of thanks by the whole
English army.

The closing accounts from the Paris Bourse last even-
ing, present a reaction of not quite a quarter percent.
from the sudden improvement of Wednesday. At Vienna
there ie Still much heaviness.
London, England, 1855-02-23

In 2 vols., 215.,

LONDON YABOUR a►nd the LONDON POOR.
By HENRY MAYHEW.

Which has been sought for unsuccessfully by thousands daring the
last twe years. Also may be had, exclusive of the section relating
to " Those wbo will not work" (which is to sonic objectionable from
motives of delicacy). price 16s. Sets completed to 63d number—
pages 432 of vol. 2, and 192 of vol. 3.
Geo. Newbold, 8, Regent-street, Westminster.
London, England, 1855-02-23

WANTED.—WANTED, gay the people alto-
gether, warmer, softer, gentler weather. Trade to flourish,
every power in action ; all nations free from war, dispute, and
faction. Wanted- the Dazes which Messrs. Moses mate ; its com-
forts every person may partake. For Travelling, Sporting, Busi-
ness, it's much needed, and other styles and makes it always has
preceded. Their Overcoats and Winter Dress, the art and skill of
trade so well express, that Messrs. Moses most are famed for best
and cheapest dress. Ladies and Gentlemen their Hosiery Goods
will take, and wear them for the style and comfort in their make.
Captains and others will not leave the shore till they have selected
from the wholesale store ; for every one whom Messrs. Moans try,
find all they want, a good and cheap supply.
SPECIAL NOTICE.—UntiI Merck I, 1855, E. MOSES and SON'S
ESTABLISHMENTS will he CLOSED at EIGHT O'CLOCK EVERY
EVENING, except Saturday, when they will be open till 11 o'clock.
CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the
public against imposttion,having learned that the nntradesman-like
falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's
the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for
obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have

No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR. OUT OF LONDON,
except their own Establishments, as follows :
_ _ _

London City 'Establishment, 154, 155. 156., and 157,24 inories, 84,
45, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church. all communicating.
London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street. 1,2,
and 3, Bart-street, all communicating.
Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street.
Sheffield Branch, 36, Margate._

Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia.
Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot fed
Shoo Makers, and (loneral Ontfltters for Ladies and Gentlemen.
IMPORTANT.—Should any article not give satisfaction, it will be
exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned
without•hesitation. AU goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest
price, from which no abatement can be made.
The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset
on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 11 o'clock.
A new Book for Autumn anti Winter. " The Commercial Cornu-
copia," containing full lists of prices, our system of self-measure.
ment, &c., &c., may be had on application or post-free.
lei l'on parle Francais. Qui si Parla Italisno.
Bier spricht man Deutsch Aqua sa habla Espano.
An Illustrated Almanac for 1855 oratiiiengpplication or post tree,
London, England, 1855-02-23

SMITHFIELD.

A very moderate supply of beasts was on offer in to-
day's market ; nevertheless, the demand for all kinds ruled
very inactive at Monday's decline in the quotations. The
top figure was 4s 8d per 81b. The number of sheep was
small, but quit* equal to the demauds of the trade. In
prices no change took place. The few calves on sale
changed hands at last week's currency. Pigs were very
dull, but not cheaper.
Mulch cows, with their small calf, sold at from 141 to
181 10s each.

Per Sibs to sink the offal'.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 *me Southdown 410 5 0
Second quality.... 3 6 4 0 Large crse. calves 4 2 4 8
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Prime small d 0... 410 5 4
Prime Scots, dtc. 4 6 4 8 Large hogs 3 I 4 e
Inferior Sheep 3 4 3 8 Small porkers 4 2 4 4
Second quality ...3 10 4 2(Suckling calves..2l 0 28 0
Prime crse.-wlled.A 4 4 BiQuarter old pigs 20 a 26 1
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Bauts

NEWGATE AND
The trade ruled very dull,
ported.
London, England, 1855-02-23

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DIY.)

LONDON, Feb. 23.—Wind and weather this day at
noon, E. ; moderate breeze, with snow. The Thermome-
ter registered 12 degs. of frost during the night.
RAMSGATH, Feb. 22.—The Alert, from London to
Marseilles, has floated off the Brake Sand, and proceeded
without damage.
PLYMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, E. Arrived—H.M.'s st.
Prometheus, from Sierra Leone. Sailed—H.M.'s st. Bull-
dog, to supply the outward bound.—Her Majesty's steamer
Prometheus fell in with. the Tartar (s. s.) in the Chops of
the Channel, which reports having sprung a leak near her
screw, and would bear up for this port for repairs.
DOVHR, Feb. 22.—Wind, N. to N.E. Arrived-Juno,
from Surinam, for Amsterdam.
DARTMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.E. The Isabella,
arrived here from Shields, bound for Trieste, reports a
heavy sea in the Channel during the night.
PORTSMOUTH Feb. 22.—Wind, N.B. to S.E.
Sailed—
Telegraph (st. transport, 184), for Balaklsva.
from FALMOUTH,
London,forF e bt.h224 6—apWe
oifndG,ol.
HAorprzleeda—k
y7sannad Arrived—Wanderer,

loss oFbulwaiks, &c.
HARWICH, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Wan-
derer, from Newcastle, for Constantinople, with ten extra
hands from Yarmouth, having sprung a leak.
PETERHEAD, Feb. 20.--Wind, S.E. Sailed—Eliza,
North of Scotland, Perseverance, Commerce, Brilliant,
Columbia, Dublin, and Traveller—all for Greenland.
KINSALE. Feb. 17.—The Catherine (schooner), of and
from Limerick, for the Clyde, was stranded in Ballen's
Bay, east side of the Old Head, in a snow storm yesterday.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM)
GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.50 a.m
Wind, S.S.E. ; tide, three hours' ebb ; snowing fast.
No arrivals.

DEAL, Friday, 9.38 a.m,
Wind, S.E. ; fresh, with thick snow.

LOADING VESSELS BY STEAM-POWER.—In the recom-
mendations lately made by the Chamber of Commerce
to the Dock Committee for economising dock space, par-
ticular attention was called to the importance of provid-
ing steam or hydraulic cranes around the docks for load-
ing and discharging ships. As an instance of the
hacve
fai-
lity afforded for leading ships by steam-power,.we
this week witnessed the loading of the American ship
Queen of Clippers, of 2,360 tons, on board of which ves-
sel a small donkey engine, of eight horse power, is fitted,
which works the pumps, the windlass, and holds. With
the assistance of this engine nearly 1,800 tons of coal
have bees taken from flats alongside, raised over the
bulwarks a height of twenty-five feet, lowered and
wheeled fore and aft, and carefully deposited in the hold
in five working days. The ordinary custom of the port
allows sixty tons per day as a fair average for loading
coal vessels. In this particular instance, by the help of
steam-power, five times that quantity has been put on
board.—Liverpool Albion.
INTRAMURAL BURIALS IN IRELAND.—
.L bill introduced
by Sir J. Young and Sir G. Grey empowers the Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland, in Council, on the representation
of the Chief Secretary, to restrain the opening of new
burial grounds, and to order the discontinuance of burials
in specified places.
London, England, 1855-02-23

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING:. FEBRUARY 23 1855

SHARE MARKETS.

LINES LEASED a T FIXED RENTALS,

BREAD RIOTS AT. WIIITECTIAP_EL.

(/* lil 8 DAY.)

Mr• i Paid.

Leasing
Compana

losing Pricy
this day.

Bum ass
this day.

LATEST PARTICITLA.RS.-(THIS DAY.)

RAILWAYS.

The dock labourers at an early hour this morn-
ing thronged the principal streets in the vicinity of
St. Mary, Whitechapel, St. Dunstan's, Stepney,
St. Paul's, Shadwell, Ratcliff, and St. George's-in-
the-East, asking alms of the foot passengers and en-
tering the houses of the shopkeepers with petitions
begging for relief for their starving families. The
tradesmen generally gave them money, when the
poor fellows departed quietly, followed by crowds
of idle and disreputable characters, chiefly from
the neighbourhood of Brick-lane, Spitalfields.
This morning at 10 o'clock the parochial autho-
rities of Whitechapel assembled in the Round-room
of the Workhouse, Whitechapehroad, to render
further assistance to the destitute labourers, and
at the time above-named there were upwards of
2,000 applicants for relief in the stone yard at the
rear of the workhouse. A strong body of police
constables of the H division, Leman-street, were
in attendance. About 2,500 quartern loaves were
distributed yesterday, and this morning upwards
of 1,000 individuals received bread from the
Relieving Officer and his assistants. This mode of
relief will be continued daily during the frost.
The parish authorities of St. George's-in-the-
East were similarly engaged this morning, and at
noon there were at least 2,000 dOck labourers wait-
ing outside the workhouse in Old Gravel-lane for
relief. No disturbances had taken place at one
o'clock this afternoon.

RAILWAYs.

Closing Prices
this day.

Business done
this day.

A scene of great confusion also occurred at the
workhouse of St. Dunstan's, Whitehorse-street,
Stepney, where nearly 2,000 destitute persons
were assembled at the gates waiting for assistance.
The principal relief was a quartern loaf to each
person.
The business of the tradesmen was partially re-
sumed this morning, but► the whole of the bakers
kept their shops closed, and similar steps have been
taken by the pawnbrokers, who are in fear of the
rioters ransacking their premises.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DIY.)
London, England, 1855-02-23

FOREIGN.

lAntwerpatiotterdam
Belgian Eastn. June.
Beziers to Graissessac
Bombay, Baroda, and

. ,
Central India,eripl
Central of Italy
Demerara

Dijon and Besancon
Dutch Rhenish

Eastern of France
Do. New
East Indian
' Do. Extension
Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay
'57, convertible
Do. do. do., '59, do
Gd. Tk of CanadAA. is.
Do. St. Lawrence &
Atlantic do.
Do. Cert. of Deben ,
con. into Stk. till '63
Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do.
Gt. Central of Franc
Gt. Indian Peninsula
Do. New 5 per cent.
Great Luxembourg
Constituted Shares
Do. Obligations

I iii.Weste'rn of Cana&

Shares .
Do. Bds., payable's7,
with option till '55
Do. do., '62, P. '56
Do. do., '76, p. '6O
Do. do., '73, without
option
Hamilton & Toronto
Do. 6 per cent. *
Lake Const. & Basle
Luce,. & Pistoja 5 p.c.

pref
'Lyons and Geneva ,
Lyons & Mediterran,

Madras
Do. New
Maria Antonia
Do. do. New
Namur do Liege (witl

interest)
Do. (ex interest)
Northern of France
D o .20/. Shs.late Char-
leroi and Erquelines
guar. 3$ p. c. & red.
at 22y. dur. 88 yrs.
from 1 Jan. 1854
Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde.
(fmy. B. & Ams. Shs.)
NorwegianTrunkPref
Paris and Lyons
Ditto Bonds
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
ParisCaen & Cherbrg
Rouen and Havre
Royal Danish
Royal Swedish
Sambre and Meuse
Do. 5i p. cent. Pref
Southern of France
St. Andrew's and
Quebec (A)
West Flanders
Do Si per c. Prof_
Western of France ,
West. of Switzerland
Wiesbaden
Zealand

JOINT-STO'

ll Australasia
ll British Colonial Bank

and Loan Company
11 British N. American
5 Chartd. Bank of Asia
2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India,l
Australia, & China
5 Colonial
0 Commercial of Lond
S English Scottish and

lAustralian
LH Lond. Chart. Bk. of
Australia
5 Ditto New
iii London and County
W London Joint Stock
N Lond. k Westminstexl
35 National Provincial
of England
10 Do. New
221 National of Ireland
all Now South Wales
all Oriental Bank of
Corporation
25 Provincial of Ireland
all Do. New
1 Royal Australn. Bkg.
gy Gold Imp Co
all South Australia
all Union of Australia...
2 Do. New
Union of London ,„

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London, England, 1855-02-23

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CAPITAL:—ONE MILLION SEBBLTRG.
All Paid-Up and Invested in 1806.
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FIRES LIFE : ANNUITIES: REVERSIONS.
Cornhill and Pall Mall, London.
Erapewered by Special Acts of Parliament.

LIFE INSURANCES granted from Fifty to Ten Thousand Pounds,
at Rates particularly favourable to the Younger and Middle periods
of Life.

No Charge for Stamp Duties on Life Policies.
Every Class of FIRE and LIFE Insulance transacted.
Medical Fees generally paid.
Prospectuses,—with Life Tables, en various plans,—may be had
at the Offices; and of any of the Agents.

WILLIAM NEWMARCII,
Secretary.
London, England, 1855-02-23

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London.
gIIARE OF PROFIT INCREASED FROM ONE-HALF TO

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- -
Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE IN
FOUR-FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the Society, according to the
conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus.
The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives
are lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers
are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ad-
dition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of
Premiums.
Policy Stamps paid by the Office.
Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street,
London, or of any of the Agents of the Society.
CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary.

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
6, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS.

Established 1823. --
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Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV.
DIRECTORS.

The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLANDLBWIS, Bart., M.P., Chair-

man.
HENRY' FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
A. Kingsford Barber, Esq. 1 Sir Alex. Duff Gordon, Bart.
Arthur Kett Barclay, Esq., F.R.S. 1 Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P.
Henry Bcrnett, Esq. Charles Morris, Esq.
Robert Biddulph, Esq. William Routh, Esq.
Thomas Edgar, Esq.

AUDITORS.
Edward Charrington, Esq. I Captain Robert Gordon, R.N.
Francis Dumergue, Esq. John Gilliam Stillwell, Esq.
PnYsicteN—John Ayrton Paris, M.D., Cantab., Hon. D.C.L. Ostoi.
F.R.S., 27, Dover-street (President of the Royal College of Phy-

sicians).
SURGEON—Benjamin Tr avers, Esq., F.R.S., No. 54, Green-street,
Grosvenor-square.
SoLlcrrox—Henry Young, Esq., Ne. 12, Essex-street, Strand.
ACTUARY—James John Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S.
The advantages offered by this Society are :
ECONOMY combined with Security, and Lower Rates of Premiums
than those of any other office, which entitle the assured to participate
in the profits, and considerably lower than those of any other Mutual
Assurance Society.
The WHOLE of the PROFITS are divided every fifth year among
the Assured, and a Bonus is added, after the payment of the Fifth
Annual Premium to every Policy effected en the participating Scale,
if a claim accrue thereon prior to the next division of profits.
The sum of 397,000/. was added to Policies at the last division,
which produced an average BONUS of 671. per cent. on the Premiums
paid.
Number of Policies in force nearly 7,000.
The Assurance Fund amounts to 1,400,0001. Income upwards
of 230,0001. per Annum.
No charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or
Militia Corps.
The subjoined Table shows the advantages offered by this Society,
resulting from low Premiums, and a division of the entire profits
among the Assured :
London, England, 1855-02-23

' go through those orders of the day which stand upon the
paper, and to which there is no objection, and after-
wards I should propose that the. house should adjourn
until to-morrow. (Hear, hear.) To-morrow my right
hon. friends will attend in their places and state to the
house the grounds which have induced them to take the
step I have just announced to the house. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. DISRAELI—Sir,--I merely wish to state that
I have heard with deep regret from the noble lord that
before ten days had elapsed the Government which
we had the pleasure to hear was formed, and which
we had hoped would have had a longer existence, in the
absence of the noble lord, generally considered to be the
obstacle to the formation of a strong Government, has
ceased to exist. (Hear, hear.) After the statement of
the noble lord, and in the absence of the right hon. gen-
tleman, whose conduct must of course be canvassed on
the proper occasion, as well as that of the noble lord, I
think it would be improper in me on this occasion to
make any remarks—(hear, hear)—but the noble lord
will understand that I only express the general feeling
of this house and the country when I state that we have
heard it announced, on official authority, that already
the Cabinet so recently formed has, in fact, been par-
tially dissolved. (Hear, hear.) We have heard that
announcement with deep regret, and some consterna-
tion. (Cheers.)
The subject then dropped.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE ARMY.

Major REED postponed his motion for a select com-
mittee to inquire into the present mode of conferring
appointments by purchase and otherwise in the army ;
to report on the same, and recommend a more efficient
system for securing promotion to merit and long service.
London, England, 1855-02-23

CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION.

Mr. MACARTNEY postponed his motion fora select
committee into the present system of rewarding all per-
sons in the civil service of the Crown on their retire-
ment from office, and the necessity of continuing the
abatements on account of the Superannuation Fund,
until this day fortnight.

JURORS AND JURIES (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a second time ; as was also the
Jurors and Juries (Ireland No. 2) Bill.

COMMON LAW PROCEDURE ♦CT AMEND•
MENT (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
ARMY SERVICE ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
The house then went into committee on this bill.
The clauses haring been agreed to, the house resumed.
_ _ _

Mr. ROEBUCK'S MOTION.
Mr. WILSON observed that, as it was very desirable
that the motion of the hon. member for Sheffield should
hare precedence to-morrow, he would move that it be
taken before the orders of the day and the notices of
motion.

In reply to Mr. DISRAELI,
Lord PALMERSTON said that it was deemed ad-
visable that the explanations of his right hon, friends
who had retired should tako precedence of any other
business to-morrow.

The other orders of the day baying been disposed of,
.he house adjourned at twenty minutes to five o'clock.
London, England, 1855-02-23

CORN EXCHANGE.

By water carriage no addition has been made to our
supply of English wheat daring the present week. By
land carriage fresh up to-day scarcely any wheat of home
produce came to hand. As no supply was on sale no
business was done, and prices were nominally the same as
on Monday.
There was ao inclination shown to invest in foreign
wheat in granary. In quotations no change took place.

Flour.
1,010

Wheat.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Barley. r Malt.
1 550 I 30

Oats.
English .. 2,310 i
,
Irish ••• • I I
1,050 _
Foreign .. 1,190 3llO 1 500
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the week ended Feb. 22, 1855, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the differeut Cities and Towns in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. I BAILEY. OATS. I EYE. I BEANS. k PEAS.
70s 3d 315 THE WEEKS'S2SsIX 7d
45
AVERAGE. 3d 43s 12 (41s 02
WHEAT. 1 BAILEY. 1 OATS. RYE. 1 BEANS. i PEAS..
71s 4d 32s 9d 26s 6d 44s 02 445 7d 42s Od
QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.
Wheat, 85,873; Barley, 79,759 ; Oats, 19,328 ; Rye, 108 ; Beans
5,401; Peas, 1,739 quarters.
London, England, 1855-02-23

_

Fore Cabin. Saloon.
To or from Gravesend and London. • • ..... 10d. .. le. ad.
„ Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwish Bd. .. Os. 10d.
getween Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. Os. Bd.
BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 5;. Os.; Six Months, 31. Os. ;
Packets
Three Mo;or of nths, 21. Os. • to be had o the Collectors of board the
Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend.
•
Nov. 13. 1554.
London, England, 1855-02-23

Day when made uj
in General Post-
Office, London.*

Every Friday ..

.tmeriea(byltrit.pack)N
thaericP by United Sts.
packet)
.unerica (by U States
packet) .. ........ N
Australia (ria South-
ampton) .......... M
Ditto (via Marseilles) .I‘.
Ditto (via Cape of Lloed
Hope) ............N
Africa ( West Coast) .. N
Alexandria N
klexandria 3.1
Bahamas ...........hlj
Belgium ............N;
Brazil ........ M;
Buenos Ayres
Cape of Good Hope ..N
Cape of Good Hope .. N
Cape de Verds ......N
Ceylon (see India)
Ceylon ..............N
Channel Isles ........N
Chili. . ........
China .
Constantinople ......
Constantinople
Cont. of Europe 111 & N;
Egypt (see India)
France ........ M & NI
Gibraltar
Greece (see India)
Greytown .......... MI,
llarriburgh .........,N
Havannah .......... M
Holland ............M
Honduras MI
India (vlaSouthampt.)Ml
India (via Marseilles)3lll
lonian Isles (see India)
Ireland & N '
Lisbon .......• ......M '
Madeira
Madeira N
Malta (see India)
Malta . ..... N
Mauritius (see India)
Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month
Mexico of the month.
Naples .......N Ibthlsth2bthotztion.
New Granada 3,1 2d & 17th of month
New Zea1and.......... By private skip ..
Papal States N Sthlsth2sthotinon.
Peninsula .. M , thl7 th27thoflnon.
Peru & 27th of mon.
Port Natal NI Ey private ship...
Sicily •• „NlsthlSth2sthoirnon,
Tuscany .......... _,NlsthisVl2sthermol,.
Venezuela 2d& 17th ofmorith
Van Diemen's Land (see
Australia)
Vest Indies 2d& 17th o' month

.B'?d9,o2f4t,he,e
31n000ntth„;..
14th & 20th of mon.
17th of the month
,9th of the month..
,pth 01 the month..

Oth of the month

Mon.,Wed.,&Fricl,
& 17th of montt
thlca a month....

:8,13,18,23,&28 otm
4th SE, 20th of mon.
Twice daily

Twice daily...—.
,4, 7, 17, 20, 27 am

2nd & 17th of mon.
Tuesday & Friday,
2nd of the month!
Daily
117th of the month.
14th & 20th of mon.l
9th&2bth of month!
7, 17, & 27 of mon'
Twice daily
7,9, 17, & 27 of m.
9th of the month
23d of month ....

:8, 18, & 28 of mom

When any of these dates fall 01 a 3und
epatched on the following day, with the e:
goathampton), and the Malta, both of whit
preceding day.
London, England, 1855-02-23

could be maintained in the event of the loss of the
parcels in the " packed parcel" by each of the indivi-
dua's to whom they were consigned. There could be
but one action against the company. He did not con-
sider it right for railway companies to go on from year
to year acting in direct opposition to decisions of that
character, They ought to take it as a law, and act upon
it. The Bth of Vict., c. 20, sec. 90, enacted that railway
companies should have no monopoly, and that all tolls
and rates should be equally charged. The defendants
had issued notice that they would charge 5 times the
ordinary rate for "packed parcels," which meant par-
cels from various consigners to various consignees, and
not parcels from one consigner to another consignee ;
and the question was, was there any differexce between
one "-packed parcel" and another ? It was for the jury
to say whether there ought to be any further charge on
"packed parcels" than any other, and whether there was
any difference between parcels called "enclosures" and
those sent by the plaintiff. They had heard all the
evidence, and he would not detain them by reading
it over. He would leave to them these question-,
on which he would ask their verdict,—first, had
a reasonable charge been tendered to the com-
pany by the plaintiff; secondly, had there been an
equality of charge on the part of the company as be-
tween the plaintiff and other parties, for instance, De-
lame and Lenginans, who had sent parcels which were
called " enclosures ;" thirdly, had the plaintiff sustained
any lose of business by reason of the conduct of the de-
fendant ? Then as to Miss Locke's dress, it was clear
the plaintiff had paid 21. and expenses, and in reference
to that damages of 41. or 51. would probably be sufficient.
Should the jury be of opinion that a reasonable sum
had been tendered by the p!aintiff for the carriage of
his parcels, then they would give such canaages as
would induce the defendants to carry the case to a
higher tribunal.

After an absence of three quarters of an hour, the jury
returned into court with a verdict for the plaintiff on the
first count—damages ls. ; for the plaintiff on the second
count, as to the detention of the dress, 51. ; for the
plaintiff on the next count, damages, 403. ; and for the
plaintiff on the count alleging loss of business by reason
of the conduct of the defendants, 2001. They also
found that the company had made unequal charges as
between the plaintiff and other persons who bad for-
warded " enclosures" or "packed parcels."

THE frEATHER, THE PARKS, ttc.

EXTRAORDINARY PYROTECHNICAL DIS-
PLAY ON THE SERPENTINE RIVER, 4c.
London, England, 1855-02-23

SHEERNESS DOCKYARD.

We hear the whole of the riggers in her Majesty's
yard, Sheerness, have been examined by the doctor, all
of whom, above 60 in number, have been found fit for
sea service, with the exception of about halt a dozen.
They aye a fine, active gang of seamen, and if drafted
into the navy will be a great acquisition, as they must
be thorough masters of seamanship ; otherwise they
would not be retained here.
London, England, 1855-02-23

SOUTH SEA MOUSE ESTATE, THREADNEEDLE-STREET.
MESSRS. BEA.DEL and SOBS are favoured
with instructions to SUBMIT to PUBLIC COMPETITION,
on TUESDAY, Feb. 27, at 12, the above valuable PROPERTY,
having extensive frontage to Threadneedle-street, communicating
thence with Old Broad-street, and covering a superficial area of
nearly three-quarters of an acre. This very eligible property is,
with a small exception, freehold, and is all land-tax redeemed. It
comprises the present South Sea House, a most substantially erected
fabric, three valuable messuages used as offices, the open areas sur-
rounding the South Sea House, the whole of which will be offered in
one lot; also a small building now occupied with the Flower Pot
Public-house, which will be sold separately. The property presents
a rare opportunity for the acquisition of a compact Freehold Estate
in the neighbourhood of the Bank of England, and, in its present
state, will realise a handsome rental ; but if judiciously re-arranged
will probably realise an increased income in ground rents, and the
materials will And a ready sale to the various lessees.—Particulars,
with lithographic plans attached, are now ready, and may be had
on application to Messrs. Wordsworth, Greathead, and Blake, solici-
tors, at the south Sea House, Threadneedle-street ; at the Mart; and
of Messrs. BEADEL and Sons, Sit, Gresham-street.
London, England, 1855-02-23

BOROUGH HOP.

There is a good inquiry for fine hops, the show a
which is very limited, at fall prices. All other kinds
move off slowly on former terms. At public sale Ameri-
can qualities in bond have changed hands at 71 5s to
7/ 17s 6d per cwt. The inverts this week are 201 bales
from New York. New Mid and East Kent pockets,
141 10s to 211 Os ; New Weald of Kent ditto, 141 to 16: ;
New Sussex ditto, 14/ Os to 151. ; Yearlings, 9/ to 12l ; Awe-
rican ditto (in bond), 71 to 9/ per cwt.
London, England, 1855-02-23

--
£26,313,230 1 £26,313,230
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier,
Dated the 22d day of Feb., 1855.

BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Rest 3,335,840
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and
'Dividend Accounts) 4,898,602
Other deposits ...... 10,174,871
Seven Day and other
Bills ........ . 894,885

Government securities
(includg.Dead Weight
Annuity) .. .... 11,538,227
Other securities...... 14,584,.40
Notes .. 7,067,075
Gold and silver coin .. 667,556

433,857,198

£33.857,198
'. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 22d day of Yob., 185,

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending the 20th
Feb., 1855, is 21s 14d per hundredweight exclusive of
the duties of Customs p&id or payable therein on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

COURSE OF EXCE
Amsterdam...." • • • • .. 11 1654
Ditto, three months .. 11 18
Rotterdam •• •• 11 18
Antwerp .............• 25 30
Brussels
•• •• •• 25 30
liambargh .....• 13 6%
Altona •• ••
Paris ........ •• •• •• 25 12%
Ditto, three months .. 25 32%
Marseilles ....... •• •• •• 25 35
Bourdeaux . .• • ••
Frankfort-oni Vain° •• .. 118 k
Berlin .......• •• .• ••
Vienna—. •• .• •• 12 0'
Trieste.... ••••••.• .• .. 12 0
Petersburg 3 5 14
Madrid ......... •• •• 491 i
Cadiz •• • • ..... 50%'
Barcelona • • .. •• •.
•• .•

ANGE.—Tars DAY.

Gibraltar....,. •• •••• ••
Leghorn .. •• . •• N 55
Genoa .......... 25 52%
Milan •••• •••• •••• ••••

Venice ........ •• ......
Naples .. 43%
Palermo ....
Messina .
Lisbon ... 53%
Oporto ............•• •• 53%1
Rio Janeiro ..... .
Buenos Ayres

New York, 60 days' sight
Philadelphia

PRICES Or BULLICN, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold in Bova £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin •. 0 0 0
Mexican Dollars 0 0 0
"iw Dollars ...... 0 0 0
Silver in bars . 0 5 11A
London, England, 1855-02-23

PUBLICATIONS.

13, GREAT MA ILLEOZOITG 11. STREET .
NOTICE. —BURKE'S PEERAGE and
BAItONF.TAGE for 1555

Is Now Ready, ,corrected Ihroughcut to the Present Time, from
the Personal Communications of the Nobility, &c., is 1 vol., with
1,500 Engravim; s of Arms.
Published for H. Colburn, by his successors, Hurst and Blackett.
London, England, 1855-02-23

COLONIAL.

SUGAR—British Plantation has been in limited request,
but at firmer rates. Barbadoes good yellow sold at 368 Gd
to 38s, and ord to good at 33s to 368 per cwt.
EAST INDlA—Bengal has been dull at 278 sa to 31s for
low and mid date. Mauritius was quiet, at 37s 6d to
38s 6d for very fine yellow, at 34s to 37s for good t. fine,
at 318 to 338 6d for low mid, and at 25s 6d to 30s Gd for
brown. _ _ _

Comm—ln Plantation Ceylon the dealings have not
been large, but steady rates have been current ; at auc-
tion, f fine ord and low mid pale mixed brought 51s to
64s 6d, fine ord 491, good ord mixed reds 40s to 40s 6d,
triage 40s to 495, and peaberry 52s to 50s. Native has
been at full quotations, good to fine ord realising 464 to
475. In foreign very little has been done.
RlCH—Transactions have been limited, in consequence
of the higher prices asked. Bengal good mid white went
at 14s 6d to 15s, white at 13s 9d to 14s 3d to arrive, and
good white has been taken in atlss per cwt.
Rime—The market has ruled dull.
TEA.—The public sales have passed off heavily, and
common <long= has been sold at 9d per lb. Scented
orange pekoe advanced ld per lb.
INDIGO—The auctions have progressed with more spirit.
The Potter kinds of Madras and Kurpah were 3d per lb
dearer, but the ord sorts 2d to 4d lower.
SALTPETRE—CaIcutta has been in request, at 21s to 24s
for 14i to 8 per cent refraction, but the total operations
have not been large.
TALLOW—P.Y.C. has been quiet, at 55s 6d per cwt on
the spot.
GREEN FRUIT —The severity of the weather is having
its effect on consumption. The arrivals of oranges are of
&limited character. Two cargoes from St. Michael, sold
by Keeling and Hunt, sustained the advance obtained
last sale.
London, England, 1855-02-23

THE NEW MINISTERIAL C.RMIS.

There were various rumours late last night u to new
anticipated changes in the Government, and also with
regard to the way in which the vacancies which have oc-
curred are to be filled up. We will not repeat these ru-
mours, because we could not learn that anything definite
and final had taken place ; but we may state that we
were again assured that Mr. Cardwell had resigned the
Presidentship of the Board of Trade, and that Lord Can-
ning was hesitating as to whether or not he ought to
resign the Post-office and his seat in the Cabinet.

We aro sorry that Lord Palmerston does not, by any
means, seem duly impressed with the importance of
getting the most competent men into his Government.
We do not allude to those offices only to which seats in
the Cabinet are attached; we allude equally to other but
still very important situations, which, if properly filled,
would greatly strengthen Lord Palmerston's Govern-
ment. Mr. Macgregor, the member for Glasgow, would,
for example, be an invaluable acquisition in various im-
portant offices in the Government. How happens it
that the new Premier does not avail himself of that hon.
gentleman's extensive and singularly-accurate knowledge
of the various questions connected with trade, commerce,
and finance ? Sir Robert Peel proved his high apprecia-
tion of Mr. Macgregor's vast amount of information,
and great aptitude for business, by confiding to him the
onerous and important duty of getting up and arranging
the details of the celebrated free trade measures of 1845.
In fact, Mr. Macgregor may, in a sense, be said to have
been the anther of these measures. We therefore repeat
the question—Why should the country be deprived of
the services of such a man ?—Morning Advertiser.
London, England, 1855-02-23

This day is published, price 4s ,

ASSAULT of SEVASTOPOL.
Two Large T)pographicat and Panoramic Sketches, represen-
ting tha Advanced Lines of Attack and the Russian Defences in front
of Sevastopol. With a Description and Remarks.
The Sketches by Capt. M. A. RIDDULP I-1, R.A., acting u
Assi.tant Engineer Officer in he Trenches.
London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly.