The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-12 00:00:00

EXPORTS OF LEAD AND GUNPOWDER.

A letter from Bodin received this morning contains
followin.; :

" According. to mercantile reports large quantities
of lead are lxing imported into Dradzio. This lead
thence Surly, or will Sock it: way into Russia, there to
be converted into balls to be fired at tan Allied
lroopF. It is hiji time that the Board of Trade, or
some other board, should look to these matter=. In-
deed, it is high time that every article susceptible of
being convene 1 into wailike purposes should be for-
biddtn to be exprr:cd to any ports or places north-east
of Dui kirk. would he an act of defence, not
tof
aggiesA•.n ; and seine near n'elEiure must he adopte if
we sincerely intend to prevent eupp!ying Russia,
through I ens ion agency, not only with raw materials
for her factories, but with contralaud of war to be em-
ployed against nurselves. Why, let it be asked, is this
or that class of English meichants to be benefitted or
spared at the expense of the community at large,
who must pay in blood an 1 treasure for their special
profit ? Forbearance and consideration for special inte-
rests have been carried to their utmost limits. We are
rapidly approaching the season for reopening navigation.
A different system must then be pursued. Every
month's prolongation of that hitherto adopted has only
stirred to augment in a double proportion the resources
of the direct enemy, and to strengthen Prussia, the more
than indirect friend of our enemy.
" Something is said of Prussia having forbidden the
export of powder seawards. It is not aided that she
has done so landwards. Against whom then is tile mea-
sure directed ? Certainly not against Russia, for all the
Russian ports are ice-locked, and will continue so fer at
Ifea.t seven or eight weeks. At Memel, for instance, the
sea was covered with ice as far as the eye could scan on
the 4th."

THE PRESS OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

(From the Moniteur of Saturday.)
It is useful to remind the press, both in France and
abroad, of the imperious duties of discretion which the
security and interest of our troops impose on their pa-
triotism and impartiality. For the purpose of gratifying
the impatience, otherwise so legitimate, of their readers,
the journals publish, on the military operations of
the Crimes, information, sometimes correct, but more
frequently false, which is transmitted to them from
the theatre of war, or taken from letters written by
officers and soldiers to their families. When these re-
citals are false they mislead public opinion ; and when
true are attended with a still more serious incon-
venience—that of giving the enemy some idea of the
plans and means of attack combined by the Generals-in-
Chief in their secret councils ; and so everything that
ought carefully to be kept secret is revealed. In both
cases this publicity is dangerous, and evea culpable, and,
if it cannot be repressed in countries where discussion
is free, it will certainly be sufficient to point out the
danger of such indiscretions to render them henceforth
impossible Every one must, in fact, comprehend
that letters written from the Camp of Sebastopol, on
the operations of the siege, are not intended for the
Russians. To change these confidential letters into
articles for journals, is to expose the lives of the
heroic besiegers. in a time of war, silence is some-
times a sacred. duty for those who every day ad-
dress the public ; if journals lose something by this,
as
far as their interest goes, they gain considerably in self-
respect. We are no longer in that state of war abroad
that it should
necessarily lead to dictatorship at borne.
The Governments which have accepted the honour and
responsibility of a great struggle, entered into for the
purpose of insuring the independence and balance of
power in Europe, have found it necessary to decree laws
in
telligence
of public safety. They have relied on the
of public opinion,as well as on the heroism? Ow patience,
and the abnegation of their armies and their fleets ; they
have not been deceived on any point, neither will they
be disappointed when they request from the press of
all countries the patriotism of discretion."

FIRE IN TIM HACKNEY-ROAD.—a. fire of A very de-
structive character, and attended with • great loss of
property, happened yesterday morning, in the premises
belonging to Mr. Smith, a boot and shoe maker, situate
in the Haeliney-roa.d. The police having aroused the
inmates, they fortunately managed to effect a safe re-
treat.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BIRMINGHAM.—A destructive
t
firo took place in this town on Saturday morning
manufacturers of
on the premises of Messrs. Lilley, carriage
observed e d a t three
ers, Summer-row. The flames were,.ones
poured a o'clock, and although the various en Ines
the fire was
con-
tinuous stream of water upon the building,i
_. . .
not extinguished for several hour.. manufactur-
f The adjoining pre-
and their packing-room
iron hollow ware, also took
pre-
mises, occupied by Messrs.
adjoining Messrs.
exertions
was nearly destroyed.
13.
7 flour mill•
of the firemen the extensive
fire,the Whitfield,
extraordinary
tory, belonging to Mr. Badger, wee
Lilley's umnufac
~,, .
The c-timateci damage to the entire pre.
preserved.
miles is • between two and three thousand pounds. The
property was •• insured in the Unity Fire-office.
St.II'I'LEME NTARY ESTIMATE FOR PRINTING AND STA-
TtoN.ERI
• - —On Saturday, a supplementary animate for
printing and stationery for the year ended the 31st
March next was ;Printed, For "ordinary expense,',
beyond the vote of last session, a sum of 100,4007., is
required, and for "extraordinary expenses, occasioned
by the war," 76,000/. is required, of
which 11,0001. is
for the Admiralty and departments • 4,0001. for the
Commissariat department ; 12,0007. for the War-office
and departments; and 49,0001, for the Ordnance de.
partmcnt.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,
98th Representation of the BATTLE of the ALMA, an announce-
ment which casts into the shade every notice of any contemporaneous
preduction.
After which, the classic SCBNES in the ARENA, invented and
directed by Mr. William Cooke.
To conclude with the Grant Equestrian Comte Pantomime of GUL-
LIVER and the LILLIPUTIAN:S ; or, Harlequin and isritannia.
Box-office open front Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Acting Manger.: Yr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director,
Mr. W. Cooke it'll.

HIGH WATER AT LONLON f-31tITX4E.
Ting DIY —hforninr 46 mi.n.after 8 venink 23 rain.aft. 9
T4-vrowtow--Mornfnp 11 wthafter 10 / gvertift: 58 rain.aft 10

THE WEATHER.--tus Onus, Feb. 11.
TdEnXOMETETI, IN THE SPADE.
34—highest since noon yesterday.
24 —lowest this morning awl during, the night.
35—this day, at noon.
fIAROMETIEB, 29'64—falling.
Wittig, N.—Light, with very fine frosty weather and
sunshine.

Ft BRIJ ARY 12.
35—highest since noon yesterday.
29 —lowest thin morning and during the night.
37 —this day at noon.
33AROMETE11, 20.52.
WIND, N.N.E. Light, v, ith fine clear sunshiny
weather.

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