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London, England, 1855-01-25

THE CLIMATE OF THE CRIMEA
requires the best and warmest Clothing, Hosiery, Boots, &e.,
which E. MosEs and SON have on hand in the most extensive and
best arranged stock. The climate of England at this season has
the same features—variable, cold, and damp. Tile establishment of
E. MosEs and SON. llineries and Aidgate, and their West-end
Branch, present the most suitable articles of dress, the most fashion-
able and comfortable, and one uniform principle of economy in price
is observed in evey department. Juvenile Clothing, the most ele-
gant and durable, ingeniously cat and made, and considerably
cheaper thea at any other establishment. E. MOSES and SON'S
Wholesale Department displvs the best and most extensive stock
of Clothing, Shirts, hoots, &c., from which merchants, captains, and
others should select.

SPECIAL NOTICE.—UntiI March 1,1855, E. MOSES and SON'S
ESTABLISHMENTS will be CLOSED at EIGHT O'CLOCK EVERT
EVENING, except Saturday, when they will be open till 11 o'clock.
C&UTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the
public against imposition, having learned that the nntradesman-like
fileehood 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 AMY OTHER 1101713 E IN OR OTJT OF LOADOH,
except their own Establishments, as follows :

London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Minoriss, 84,
85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating.
London Went-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, Now Oxford-street, 1,2,
and 3, Hart-street, all communicating.
Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street.
Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate.
Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Amtralia.
Iferchant Tailo:,, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and
shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen.

IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be
exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will he returned
without hesitation, All goods ars marked in plain ngures, the lowest
price, from which no abatement can be made.

. -
The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset
en Saturdays, when business is resumed till 11 o'clock.
A new Book for Autumn and Winter. ". The Commercial Cornu-
copia," containing fall lists of prices, our system of self-measure-
=est, 21,c., sc., may be had on application, or post-free.
lel l'on parie Francnii. Qui Si Darla ttaii.no.
Hier anrirtif man Tl.nt.rl, Aqua sa habla Espana.

An Illustrates' Almanae t,r 1355 rratison application ,et postfree.
London, England, 1855-01-25

♦3TLET'S ROYAL AMPHITIIZATItE.
Lame antl3.4anager, Mr. Wla. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,

Fourteenth week, the stlecessfhl Equidrarna,
ALMA, with its graphic picture of war. the BITTLE Of the
After which, the Unrivalled SCENES. in tko CIRCLE, invented
and arranged by Mr. William Cooke.
To colleted° with the new Comte Pantomime called GULLIVER
and the i.IL LIPUTIA ; or. Harlequin and Britannia.
A MORNING PERFORMANCE on MONDAY next, at Two
O'clock, The BATTLE of the ALMA and the Scenes In the Circle.
Box-oftlee open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Nlr. W.
BOX
Acting Manger, Mr. W. 11.. Cooke. Equestrian Director
Ur. W. Cooke, jun.
London, England, 1855-01-25

TURKEY.

CONST.A.NTINOPLE, Jan. 11.—General Brunet has
arrived at Constantinople. He commands the oth
division of the French army, consisting of 12,000
men, which is hourly expected here, and des-
tined as a re.inforcement for the Crimea. Mean-
time letters hove been received from General
Canrobert complimenting General Brunet on
his arrival, as also precise instructions to
General Larchey, commander-in-chief of the
French troops at Constantinople, to retain
here all coming roinforcements until further
orders. The cause of sudden resolution it is of
course a difficult matter to determine. It would
seem either to indicate for the present suspension
of hostilities—or, that General Canrobert finds
himself enabled to carry out, with the force under
his command, any plans or operations which may
be required at this juncture. General Canrobert's
popularity in both armies is unbounded ; he is seen
day and night, in every direction along the lines,
in the trenches, tents, and posts of danger, frater-
nising with his troops, and consoling them under
trials and privations. Their patience, is how-
ever, almost exhausted ; and they all demand
with one voice to assault the place. General
Canrobert, in reviewing on a late occasion his he-
roic soldiery, was greeted by a general acclamation
of " Vive Canrobert !" and pronounced an eloquent
oration, terminating with these memorable words :
"Ne dites pas, mes braves, Vive Canrobert, mais
viva r Empereur I et qua ce cri retentisse jusqu'au
cceur de nos ennemis—dont la derniere heure a
sonne Vous crierez, Vive votre General, lorsque
je me lancftrai it, votre tete, et quo neon corps vcus
servira de clrapeausur la brche. Si nous n'avons
pas donne encore. I'assaut, c'est pour des raisons
particulieres ram connues."
The majority of our own officers know General
Canrobert by sig.li!t, and all by reputation—and
say that he is exacMsr the man to fulfil to the letter
his fatal and reinartable promise to the troops.
By yesterday's padre t, an aide-de-camp of Prince
Jerome arrived at Constantinople, and announced
without delay his intention " d'arracher, bon gre
maigre," Prince Napoleoi from his present difficul-
ties, and return with him L'o Paris. Accordingly all
has been bustle and prepara(!loa since yesterday at
the French palace, and his
penal Highness has
made several magnificent presen,'s to M. Benedetti
and the personnel of the embassy. To-day, at two
p.m., the Prince will be received by the Sultan in
audience at the Imperial Palace of Tcheragem, and
starts, this evening for France by the mail
steafTer.
London, England, 1855-01-25

METROPOLITAN.

It appears that arrangements are now being made by
influential parties for carrying out this undertaking with
activity and vigour. The line is to commence at the
General Post-office, to cross Clerkenwell, and pass under
the New-road to the new station of the Great Western
Railway at Paddington, a distance of about 41 miles. In
its route it will communicate with the Great Western,
the London and North-Western, the Great Northern,
and also, by means of the North London line, with the
Eastern Counties and South-Western Railways. It is
intended to connect these lines with the General Post-
dice. The line is estimated to cost 1,200,0001., and
the gross traffic, at 3d. per passenger, to produce
230,2581. per annum. The working expenses are esti-
mated to amount to 35 per cent., or 80,5901., leaving a
profit of 149,6681., or nearly 121 per cent, on the esti-
mated outlay,
London, England, 1855-01-25

FOREIGN.

Antwerp&Rotterdam
Belgian Eastn. June
Beziers to Graissossae
Baroda, and
Central I ndia,Serip
Central of Italy
Demerara

Dijon and Besancon
Dutch Rhenish
Eastern of France
Do. New
East Indian
Do. Extension
Do. 41p. c. Bd.s., pay
'57, convertible

Do. do. do., '59, do
Gd. Tk of CanadaA is I
Do. St. Lawrence &
Atlantic do.

Do. Cert. of Deben.,
con. into Stk. till
Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do.
Gt. Central of Franc,
Gt. Indiau Peninsu.
Do. Now 5 per cent.
Great Luxembourg
Constituted Shares
Do. Obligations.
Gt. Western of Canad•;

Shares . .
Do. Eds., payable...i. ,
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. & Basic
Lucca <SI Pistoja 5 p.c
pref
Lyons and Geneva 1
Lyons & Moditcrrar
Aadras
Do. New
aria Antonia
Do. do. Now

Namur & Liege (wit]

interest) -
Do. (ox interest)
Northern of France.
D o .20/. Shs.late Char-
leroi and Emotelines
guar. 3$ p. c. & red.
at 2211. dur. 88 yrs.
from 1 Jan. 1854
)o. 201. 3 p. s Bds
(fmy. B. & Ams. Sim )
TorwegianTrankPref
?aris and Lyons
Ditto Bonds
?aria and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
ParisCaen & Clierbrg.l
Rouen and Havre
Royal Danish
Royal Swedish
Sambre and Meuse_
Do. 51 p. cent. Pref.
southern of France
it. Andrew's and
Quebec (A)
West Flanders

Do 5i per C. Prof.,.
Western of France
West. of Switzerland
'Wiesbaden
Zealand
London, England, 1855-01-25

THE LABOUR MARKET,

tet the date of our last overland summary, by the
Madras, on 22d September, there was some exciterneet
among our working classes iu consequence of a portion
of them being out of employment. It now appears that
this was little more than a temporary clog on the wheels
of industry, which can be easily explained. The work-
ing men of Victoria have had the honour of building and
adorning Melbourne and Geelong. The people of Castle-
me.ine, of Sandhurst, of Ballarat, of Beechworth, and of
fifty other townshipe,+ave patiently wated till this was
accomplished. The moment it was announced that
there were unemployed men in Melbourne and Geelong
applications poured in from Portland, from Warrnam-
bool, from Gipps Land, and from the distant interior,
and now we quote from the latest reports of labour
markets as follows :—Geolong says, "There is little
to note in the state' of the labour market since last
circular. Most of the surplus labour has been drafted
off." And Melbourne is still more emphatic—" There
has been a considerable reduction ir, the labour mar-
ket; more activity has prevailed, with fewer bands
offering. Many hirings have occurred during the
week for . agricultural and pastoral purposes, and
many mechanics have migrated into the interior,
meld obtained employment. A storekeeper at Sand-
hurst, lately in town, mentioned to us his intention to
build a stone store, and that the wages of masons were
3.55. per day. He also stated twat a workman at Sand-
hurst can live cheaper than in Melbourne, because, al-
though groceries and provisions generally are dearer, his
rent, wood, water, and butchers' meat are less expen-
sive. The prices of labour, which have been fluctuating
during the last four or five weeks, appear now to have
settled themselves down to the rates enumerated Mow.
General employment has been slack, bet is now some-
what snore brisk. At this time of the year hirings for
the busy season of the agricultural trade may be said to
commence, For the skilled mechanic in all branches of
the building trade wages appear to have settled down to
from 20s. to 255. per day, and employment is decidedly
more plentiful for both skilled and unskilled labour.

THE CONVICT QI.TEMTIO.N.
Melbourne has also been in a state of azitatiori on the
convict question. At a meeting held on the 25th October
at Melbourne the following resolutions were passed
with the utmost unanimity :-
1. That this meeting emphatically protests that the
Sovereign 'of the British realms neither bath nor ought
to have right, prerogative, or power, warranting the
letting loose in the colony of Victoria of the convicted
criminals of other countries or colonies.

2. That, as the certain effect of acting upon the sug-
gestion of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in his
recent despatch, would render the Royal prerogative odi-
ou3 to the colonists, and would seriously endanger the
connexion between this country and the parent state, this
London, England, 1855-01-25

THE CRIMEA.

Private letters from the camp before Sebastopol
are to the 9th. The health of the troops seemed to
improve although the cold was severe. The daily
deaths had fallen to 90. The sheepskin coats for
different regiments were being issued, and also rice
to the troops in the usual manner. Lord Raglan
has ordered that every man be served out with one
pair of boots gratuitously. The weekly average of
sick sent to Scutari amounts to something like
700 men. A permanent staff of medical men is
appointed to be on board each vessel taking sick
to Scutari. About 500 wooden huts had arrived
at Balaklava. The Royal Horse Artillery is to be
employed to carry them up to the camp. It is
intended, in the first place, to put up a sufficient
number of huts ouside Balaklava, to relieve the
warehouses which are already crammed, and have
not sufficient room for the goods which arrive daily.
It is intended to establish a depot at head-quarters,
with 14 days' provisions for the whole army always
in store. The transport of shot, &c., is stopped
for a time, and the carts are assisting in taking up
provisions. Every four men carry one cwt. A
body of 1,000 Cossacks passed down the Inkerman
valley and through Camara village on the Bth.
What their object was no one knows. The enemy
has opened a new battery opposite to the Guards'
idiots, on the heights over Inkorman. The

French took down our sick on the morning oaf the
4th on their ambulance mules, and General Can-
robert ordered that the mules should return laden
with provisions to the depot at head-quarters.
Sixteen hundred hands were employed on the 2d in
bringing up provisions to head-quarters for the
depot.
London, England, 1855-01-25

DEATH OF .REAR-ADATIRAL SIR JOHN
BILL, KIT.

We regret to have to announce the death of Rear-
Admiral of the White Sir John Hill, Knt. (1851), which
took place at Walmer, in Kent, a few days since. The
following account of his services is taken from O'Byrnis
Naval Biography :-
"-Sir John Hill entered the navy Sept. 25, 1781, as
first-class volunteer, on board the Infernal bomb, Cap-
tain James Alms, on the books of which vessel he was
borne until March, 1783. On the 20th April, 1788, he
joined the Nautilus sloop, Captain Thomas Boulden
Thompson, stationed at Newfoundland ; and he next,
between 1789 and his promotion to the rank of lieute-
nant, July 28, 1794, served is the Channel and West
Indies, as midshipman and master's mate, on board the
Goliath and Bedford, 74's, Captains Archibald Dickson
and Robert Mann, and Porcupine, 24, Captain James
Alms. In the course of the latter and the fallowing year
he was successively appointed to the Invincible, 74, and
Juste, 80, both commanded by Captain the Hon. Thomas
Pakenham, en the Channel station, where, .for a few
months in 1797, ho again served with Captain Alms, in
the Repulse, 64. He then joined the Princess Royal, 98,
bearing the flag in the Mediterranean of Sir John Orde,
with whom he remained until transferred.lin May, 1798, to
the Minotaur, 74, Captain Thomas Louis, part of the
victor fleet at the ensuing battle of the Nile ; for his con-
duct as senior lieutenaat on which occasion he was ad-
vanced to the rank of commander by commission dated
Oct. Bin the same year. From Feb. 2, 1800, to March
6, 1302, and from March 31, 1804, until Oct. 27, 1808,
we next find Captain Hill commanding the Heroine, and
Humber, in the Mediterranean and Channel. On arch
24, 1813, he was appointed to an agency for#ansports,
the duties of which post he continued to discharge, in
the Baltic, and on the coasts of Holland and France, for
a period of nearly six years. Having attained post-rank
Oct. 23, 1815, he was subsequently, from 1820 until
1838, employed as captain superintendent of Deptford
Victualling-yard. He was appointed, on the 9th March
in the latter year, superintendent of the dockyard at
Sheerness ; and since Dec. 11, 1841, he has been again
officiating in a similar capacity at Deptford. The honour
of knighthood was conferred on Captain Hill Aug. 31,
1831. His only son is a captain in the army • and one
of his daughters, now deceased, was the wife of the pre-
sent Captain W. L. Castle, R.N."
By the decease of this venerable officer, Captain the
Hon. F. William Grey (brother of Earl Gray), now in
command of the Hannibal, 91, screw, serving in the
Black Sea, attains his flag rank, leaving Sir Richard
Grant the senior captain on the list for promotion.
London, England, 1855-01-25

RUSSIA.

The Weser Gazette contains a letter nom Warsaw
of the 14th, which says :
"The Grand Duke, heir to the Crown, arrived at St.
Petersburg at the same time as Prince Paskiewitch,
and soon after passed a grand review of the troops. The
Empress was not present at the national fete in honour
of the deliverance of Russia from the French invasion
in 1812. The Emperor was in the chapel on the occa-
sion of the religious service, unaccompanied by any of
the imperial family, but having near him a most nume-
rous body of functionaries, of the corps diplomatique, &c.
The Ist and 2d divisions of the fleet are in the port of
Cronstadt, and the 3d at Helsingfors."
London, England, 1855-01-25

THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.

Yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty gave notice in
the Underwriters'-room, at Lloyds, Royal Exchange,
that vessels were required to convey 339 tone of Ord-
nance stores, filled shells, and heavy shot to Malta ; 12
tons of army provisions to the Gambia ; 40 tons of Ord-
nance stores to Sydney, New South Wales, and 65 to
Hobart Town ; 44 tons of ponder to Melbourne, 58
tuns of naval provisions to Rio Janeiro, and 168 tons of
naval provisions to Valparaiso, for the Pacific squadron
under Admiral Bruce.
London, England, 1855-01-25

STORES FOR THE CRIMEA..

Yesterday a further shipment of medical comforts and
necessaries for the British Hospital, Scutari, took place
from the Tower stores, including kettles, sick-ward fur-
niture, tea and coffee pots, mills to grind coffee, &c.
In addition to the large shipment of " Free Gifts" by
the Canadian, reported yesterday, 826 packages have
been shipped by the Nonpareil, East Anglian, Cochrane,
Pioneer, Harlequin, and the Stamboul, a largo poi tion
cf which are far on their way to the East, being contri-
butions for the use of the army in the Crimea and the
hospitals at Scutari, received by Messrs. Hayter and
Howell, from all parts of the country ; 600 officers'
packages have also been shipped by recent ships for the
Crimea.

Mrs. Reynard, Mrs. Wilmot, Mrs. Conyers, Mrs.
Davidson, and many other ladies of Driffield have been
indefatigable in theirittxertions in behalf of the sick and
wounded soldiers in the East, haring collected a great
quantity of warm clothing, &c., consisting of nearly 200
red flannel vests, knitted mitts, packages of linen, ban-
dages, &c., and sent it directed to Miss Nightingale, at
the hospital, Scutari.
London, England, 1855-01-25

HAY MARKETS.

EimrrurrEtn.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15sio 4/ 15s Od ; clover
ditto, 3/ Os to 5/15s ; and straw, 114 a to 1/ 10s per load ;
A. moderate supply_akd a steady trade.
CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to Si Os ; clover
ditto, 3/ 103 to 5/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ lls per load.
Trade firm.

WHITECHAREL.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 41155; clover
ditto, 31 5s to 51 16s ; and straw, 11 ls to 1110 s per load.
Supply good and trade dull.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DI Y.)

LONDON, Jan. 25.—Wind and weather this day at
noon, light North-Easterly breeze, and fine weather ;•it is
thawing slowly.
DOVER, Jan. 24.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Caroline
Agnes, from St. Helena.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—
Jenny Lind, from Rio Janeiro, for Gothenburg; Robert
Dickson, Gothenburg, for Melbourne ; London, London,
and sailed for New York ; Stag, London, for Swan River.
COWES, Jan. 24.—Wind, E. Arrived—Charles Ross,
from Canton, for Hainburgh.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Wind, E. Arrived—Ethiope, from
London, for the West Coast of Africa.
LOWESTOFT, Jan. 24.—The Maria, of and from Sunder-
land to London, has been assisted in here leaky, having
been on Scroby Sand.
YARMOUTH, Jan. 24.—The Resolution (brig) of and for
Southampton, from Sunderland, went on shore at Wen-
terton last night ; crow saved.
TftiEsTE, Jan. 24. (Per Elec. Tel.)---The Nene Valley,
from London to Portland Bay, is stranded at Cape North-
umberland. The Young Australian (s) is also lost there.
MELBOURNE, Oct. W.—The Brahmin, from London to
Sydney, N.S.W., was wrecked on King's Island (west
coast), May 25 ; tho master, first and second officers, two
men, and four passengers, drowned; twenty-four of the
crew and passengers saved.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning.

Wind, N.
Arrived—Jersey, from New Orleans ; Bahia, from St.
Michael's ; Caroline and Pollux, Seville ; Walmer, Ham-
burgh ; Admiral Piet Hein, Amsterdam ; Actif, Ostend.
Sailed—Lucy Thompson, for New York ; Repeater,
Smyrna. _ _

QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 23.

Wind, N.
Arrived—Peeping Tom, from Prince Edward's Island;
Speranza, Kerteh.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.50 Sal.
Wind, N.W. ; tide, 2,1, hour's ebb ; weather fine.
Arrived, Jan. 25—Anna Margarotha, from Nykobing;
Magnet (s), Rotterdam.
Sailed—Kestrel, for Malta ; City of Rotterdam (s), for
Dunkirk ; Sir E. Banks (s), Calais ; Soho (s), Havre.
DEAL, Thursday, 9.25 a.m.
Wind, N.N.W ; weather, modorate.
Passed—Her Majesty's steamer Cossack, from Ports-
mouth, for Leith.
Passed—Rpnechan, for Mobile.
London, England, 1855-01-25

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Ariadne, Boston to the East Indies, Dec. 9, lat. 3
S., long. 31 W.
The Adriatic, Cardiff to New Orleans, Dec. 25.
The Hole in the Wall, E. 15 miles.
The Moses 'Wheeler, 14ndon to Chili, Nor. 29, lat. 3 S.,
long. 32 W.
The Havannah, Nov. 27, lat. 14, long. 35.
The Ocean Steed, Calcutta to Boston, Dec. 27, lat. 26,
long. 67.
The Warner, Callao to London, Dec. 26, lat. 41 N.,
long. 23 W.
Tho Waban (American ship), Calcutta to London, Nov.
28, lat. 30 S., long. 34 E. ; Sent (ship), Mauritius to Cape
of Good Hope, same day.
The Emmeline (schooner), Coringa to London, Nov. 30,
lat. 33 S., long. 32 W.
The Highlander (barque), Calcutta to London, Dec. 2
lat. 34 S., long. 27 E.
The Robert Peel (French ship), Deo. 18, lat. 6 N., long.
[ 24 W.

CRYSTAL PALACE' ---• WEDNESDAY. SHILLING DAY.—
Admission at the doors, 599 ; admission by season
tickets, 160. Total, 750.
THE EXPENSE OF CONVICTS.—A Parliamentery blue-
book hai just been published, from which it appears that
the cost of convicts in 1853-4 was 7,2541., and in 1854-5
8,3591. The high price of provisions was ono cause of
the increase.
EXTRAORDINARY PRESENT.—It is said that Lord
Aberdeen is to -have the vacant Garter. About as fit-
ting a present as knee-buckles to a Highlander. Seeing
that the.Prernier has not a leg to stand upon, what will
he do with a Garter t--Punch.
AUSTRALIA ROYAL MAIL STEAM COMPANY.—At a
meeting of this company, held yesterday afternoon, the
report was unanimously adopted. The chairman (Mr.
W. Malins) explained that the accounts had been brought
into a more satisfactory position, the liabilities having
bees reduced and the assets increased. The employment
of the steamers in the transport service is producing a
considerable profit, and under those circumstances it was
thought.the directors might recommend a distribution.
It was therefore resolved that a payment of 104 per
share shall be made to the proprietors, and a further sum
aofsle°ttlemwielilAitwiisthexthil eted'
be divided before June, when
Admiralty shall have been effected.
1 In answer to questions it was mentioned that the amount
of liabilities is about 39,000/., and that the tangible
assets reach 58,000/ irrespective of several large items,
the actual position of which cannot yet be clearly ascer-
-1 taMed,
London, England, 1855-01-25

Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia.
Merchant Tailo.Y, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and
shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen.
IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be
exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returnee
without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest
price, from which no abatement can he made.
The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset
en Saturdays, when business is resumed till 11 o'clock.
O new Book for Autumn and Winter. " The Commercial Corn*
copia," containing tull lists of prices, our system at self-measure-
ment, &c., Pee., may be had on application, or post-free.

. _
Tel l'on parle Francais.
Tiler qprieht man Dent.ob

piLrla ttalisno.
Aqua sa habla Espana.

An Illustrated Almanac for 1855 ',Misc?' application ,oznnotfree
London, England, 1855-01-25

Australasia
British Colonial Bank
and Loan Company
British N. American
Chat-W. Bank of Asia
Chrtd. Bnk. of India,
Australia, & China
Colonial
Commercial of Lond
English Scottish and
Australian

Loud. Chart. Bk. 01
Australia

Ditto Nen.

London al County
London Joint Stock
Loud. & Westminstei
National Provincial
of England
Do. New

National of Ireland
New South Wales
Oriental Bank of
Corporation.
Provincial of Ireland'
Do. New
Royal Australn.Bkg
& Gold Imp Co
South Australia
Union of Australia
Do. Nqw
Union of London „,.
London, England, 1855-01-25

CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.

The accounts -of this commission for the past year to
Michaelmas have be: n published by order of the court.
The accounts are very comprehensive, and show on
the consolidated account receipts amounting to 68,9901.
lls. 10(1., of which the sum of 67,2421. 18s. Bd. is raised
by the consolidated rate ; while the expenditure amounts
to 73,3721. 17s. 6d., consequently the ba'ance on the
year is 4,3821. ss. Bd. against the account.
The expenditure is subdivided into many items, the
chief of which are as fellow :

For paving works
For lighting works 8,687 12 6
For cleansing
For improvements in widening streets 18,178 0 6
For sanitary works 1,768 10 6

The commissioners appear also to have expended,
30,7211. ls. 3d. in the purchase of land for cemetery
and 10,7361. 4s. in enclosing and draining it. This has
been raised by loan, and forms a charge upon the rates
for years to come. To meet this the commissioners
have directed 1,5001. a year, to be invested in Consols
to corm a sinking fund. It is observable that the debt
cannot be paid off for several years, perhaps from 20
to 30.

On the sewers account the commissioners having re-
duced their rates, have received 5,706/. ss. 11d., while
they have expended 28,1281. Is. lid., which is thus de-
tailed in the leading items :
For new sewers
For repairing the Fleet sewers 9,000 0 0
For general repairs 6,321 12 Q
The balance against the year's account is 22,4211. 163.,
which, however, is reduced to 11,531/. 153. 11d, by the
surplus in hand on the previous year's account.
The whole of these accounts appear to have been pre-
pared with much care and judgment, and have been
audited by accountants wholly independent of the cor-
poration—a point considered to be of great importance
in matters affecting the pockets of the ratepayers.

UNIT"'Ei.SITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, JAN. 24

The Professor of Chemistry (Dr. Daubeney) ►ill begin
his lectures on Wednesday, the 7th of February, at 8
o'clock in the evening. Gentlemen desirous of attending
are requested to put down their names in a book kept in
the lecture-room previously to the commencement of the
course.
London, England, 1855-01-25

RAMIVATE.

Aber Teen
......
Ambg. Nottng. Doe
and Eastu.
Belfast k Ballymena.
Birruing. Wolverh.
Stour Valley
Birkenhd. Lincsh. &
Cheshire Junct
Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O and Cons.
Do., £20..... .....
Blyth &Tyn origina
£25 (issd. at .£45,'
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Carmarthen and Car
digan
Chester dr Holyhead
Cork and Bandon
Cork, Black, dr Pass
Cornwall
cricir Junction
Dublin &Belfa.stJunc
Dundee Perth drAber
deen Junction
Do. New
East Anglian
Eastern Counties....,
Eastern Union, A
Stock

De., B. Stock
Do New A

East Lancashire

Edinburgh & Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles ,
Edin. PAL & Dundeei
Forth & Clyde June.
Furness .
Do. Extension

Glasgow &S. Westem
Great Northern
Do., A. Stock
Do., B. Stock
Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. )
Great Western
Do. Stour Val. Rai-
Gua. Stk

Irish South-Eastern.
Lancaster & Carlisle
Do., Thirds
Do. Nom Thirds
Lancash. andYorksh.
,Do., Fifths...

D 3., Wst. Riding Un
Liv.Crsby.&Southpt
London & Blackwal
Lond. Bright & S.Cst.
Lona. and N. Webtn.
Do. Fifths

D 0.10/. Sh. ,M&8...(
Do. Eighths
London and S. Westu
Do., £5O
Do., .£49
Lndndrry& Coleraine
Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
Vanch.Sh ef. Linelp
Do. f Shares, No. 1
Do., Man. & Lin. Un
Nlidland
Do. Birmng. & Derby
Slidld. G. West. (Ire, )
Do. Half Shares
Newcastle & Carlisle
Newmkt.BuryExt,en
Nwpt. Aberg. &Hrfd
Newry & Enniskillen
Newry Warrenpoini
and Rostrevor
Norfolk
Northu.Countics Un
North British
North Devon, No. 1
Do., No. 2
Do., A A Deferred
Do., B Guaranteed
N. Eastern—Berwicl
Do. do. Extension
Dodo. G.N.E. Porch
Do. Leeds
Do. York

N-orth London., on .

IDod New £lO
N. &S. Wstrn.,llamp-
stead, and City Jn..
North Staffordshire
NTorth Western
N. & S. Westrn. Junc.
Nuneaton, Hinckley
and Leicester
Oxford, Worcester, &
Wolverhampton
Portsmouth

Scottish Central....
Scottish Midland ....
ihrewsby. & Herefd
Shropshire Union
South Devon
South Eastern
South Wales .
Yrksh. & Riv. Dur

Do
:twines, Wok. &Wok
Stockton & Darlin:
ituzkton & Hartlepl.
'Taff Vale .

Do. £lO shares.
Do. Pref., No. 1
Marilee Haven Docl
and Railway
Vale of Neath
Waterfd. & Kilkenny
Waterfovl&Limerit It
West Cornwall
West End of Londoi,
and Crystal Palace
West London

Wimbledn &Croydon
London, England, 1855-01-25

GOLD.

The price of gold remains at 3/. 195. ad. per ounce,
with leas demand than was expected for shipment by
the Great Britain. The produce for the week is up to
the average, showing that, despite the scarcity of water
and other difficulties, the persevering gold-digger is being
rewarded. We are still able to report as favourably as
ever of the general aspect and of the prospect of our
gold-fieldq. While the older fields maintain their aver-
age productiveness, those discovered in the present year
are being most successfully developed. Since our last
summary there have been fresh discoveries in the Py-
renees, and a now field has been opened in the neigh-
bourhood of Bendige, which promises well. Above all,
however, the prospects of quartz crushing are most encou-
raging ; and, should the Government be able to frame
regulations for leasing quartz lodes on satisfactory
terms, it is universally believed that the produce will
vary far exceed anything yet extracted from the allu-
vial drifts. That satisfactory regulations can be made
we are well assured, as similar operations have been suc-
cessfully conducted under just and fair laws in Nortk
and South America for hundreds of years, so that pro-
bably we shall be able, in an early summary, to com-
municate the first results of this new development.
The following are the amounts of ounces received in
Melbourne or Geelong, by Government escorts, during
the weeks ending at the undermentioned dates, which
are continued from the returns published in oar last
summary :-1854: September 23, 32,304 ; Sept. 30,
37,073 ; Oct. 7, 441,815 ; Oct. 14, 43,113 ; Oct. 21,
34,843.
The following are the amounts received by escort and
shipped during the first nine months of this and the last
year respectively --

1853.
First Nino
Mouthy.
Received by escort 1,549,545
Shipments 1,831,163

1854.
First Nine
Months.
1,296,557
1,653,999

From these figures it will be observed that so far there
is a decrease in the present year, in both the quantities
received by escort and shipped. This is accounted for
in two ways. 1. A large proportion of the digging
population do now confine themselves to the search for
gold. Large numbers have built houses, fenced and cul-
tivated land, and have settled down in numerous depart-
ments of regular industry. 2. No less than seven new
gold-fields have been discovered ; and a groat deal of
time has been lost in the numerous " rushes" to test
their richness.

When the quartz-crushing by machinery, to which we
have elsewhere alluded, is brought into full operation,
we believe that the present weekly average of about
40,000 ounces may be expected to increase. But even
that, valued at 160,0001., affords a very large amount of
wealth when divided amongst so limited a population ae
our Own.
London, England, 1855-01-25

EAST LANCASHIRE.

It appears that the directors of this company intend
to recommend th• shareholders at the half-yearly meet-
ing, on the 23d of February next, to declare a dividend
at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum for the half-year
ending the 31st of December last, on the ordinary stock
of the company, and to place to the credit of the reserve
fund a surplus of upwards of 1,0001.
London, England, 1855-01-25

CRYSTAL PALACE.

The Crystal Palace Company have issued a report pre.
paratory to their meeting on the Bth of Feb., in which they
recommend a dividend of 4s. per share, or at the rate of 8
per cent. per annum, for the half-year ending the 31st of
December. The amount expended up to the present time
is stated at 1,132,3381., consisting of the share capital
of 1,000,000/. (less 14,225/. remaining unissued),
61,5501. borrowed on debentures, and certain sums from
loans and current receipts. The revenue of the 29
weeks from the opening, on the 10th ef June, to the
31st of December, has been 113,i86/., and the expendi-
ture 38,7981., including about 10,0001. incidental to the
opening ceremony. The balance nominally available is
therefore 74,7801. ; and, as the proposed dividend will
absorb only 39,4311., a surplus will remain •f 35,3571.
to the credit of revenue account for the present year.
The general receipts have comprised—payments at the
doors by 956,232 visitore, 55,795/. ; season tickets,
36,7241. ; rental of space, 13,8201. ; and miscellaneous
items, 2,245/., including the refreshment department, the
profits of which have exceeded its cost of 50,035/. only
by 8341., and which is henceforth to be let to Messrs.
Staples, of the Albion, Aldersgate-street, who are to pay
a penny per head on the number of daily visitors. On
the whole the results thus far attained must be regarded
as satisfactory, slice severe drawbacks have been en-
countered, from the war and other causer, which
could not originally be calculated upon. With regard
to future prospects, the directors look to the comple-
tion of the wa'erworks, which will be effected early in
the summer, as an extraordinary source of attraction, as
well as to the opening of the West-end Railway, and
they consider that from past experience they may fully
rely that the estimate of 1,030/. per week furnished by
Sir Joseph Paxton, will prove arnnle to cover every ex-
pense except that for the band. This, they remark can
be retained or discontinued, as found advisable ; but,
iYitilultiel3 as iw its proem, (Iwo of otacilACY, under
London, England, 1855-01-25

DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL SIR JOHN
HILL, PINT.

We regret to have to announce the death of Rear
Admiral of the White s'ir 11;11 'Ct. (1851), which
1, Wu. ~W t.
e A aimer, in Kent, a few days since. The
following account of his services is taken from O'Byrna
Naval Biegraphy :-
" Sir John Hill entered the ?levy Sept. 25, 1781, as
first-class volunteer, on board the Infernal bomb, Cap-
tain James Alma, on the books of which vessel he was
borne until March, 1783. On the 20th April, 1783, he
joined the Nautilus sloop, Captlin Thomas Boulden
Thompson, stationed at Newfoundland ; and he next,
between 1789 and his promotion to the rank of lieute-
nant, July 28, 1794, served is the Channel and West
Indies, as midshipman and master's mate, on board the
Goliath and Bedford, 74's, Captains Archibald Dickson
and Robert Mann, and Porcupine, 24, Captain James
Alms. In the course of the latter and the bellowing year
he was successively appointed to the Invincible, 74, and
Juste, 80, both commanded by Captain the Hon. Thomas
Pakenham, en the Channel station, where, for a few
months in 1797, he again served with Captain Alms, in
the Repulse, 64. He then joined the Princess Royal, 98,
bearing the flag in the Mediterranean of Sir John Orde,
with whom he remained until transferred,jin May, 1798, to
the Minotaur, 74, Captain Thomas Louis, part of the
victor fleet at the ensuing battle of the Nile; fur his con-
duct as senior lieutenant on which occasion he was ad-
vanced to the rank of commander by commission dated
Oct. Bin the same year. From Feb. 2, 1800, to March
6, 1802, and from March 31, 1804, until Oct. 27, 1808,
we next find Captain Hill commanding the Heroine, and
Humber, in the Mediterranean and Channel. On March
24, 1813, he was appointed to an agency for transports,
the duties of which post he continued to discharge, in
the Baltic, and on the coasts of Holland and France, for
a period of nearly six years. Having attained post-rank
Oct. 23, 1815, be was subsequently, from 1820 until
1838, employed as captain superintendent of Deptford
Victualling-yard. He was appointed, on the oth March
in the latter year, superintendent of the dockyard at
Sheerness ; and since Dec. 11, 1841, he has been again
officiating in a similar capacity at Deptford. The honour
of knighthood was conferred on Captain Hill Aug. 31,
1831. .His only son is a captain in the army - and one
of his daughters, now deceased, was the wife Of tho pre-
sent Captain W. L. Castle, R.N."
By the decease of this venerable officer, Captain the
Hon. F. William Grey (brother of Earl Grey); now in
command of the Hannibal, 91, screw, serving in the
Black Sea, attains his flag rank, leaving Sir Richard
Grant the senior captain on the list for promotion.
London, England, 1855-01-25

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Ariadno, Boston to the East Indies, Dec. 9, lat. 3
S., long. 31 W.
The Adriatic, Cardiff to New Orleans, Dec. 25.
The Hole in the Wall, E. 15 miles.
The Moses Wheeler, London to Chili, Nor. 29, lat. 3 S.,
long. 32 W.
The Havannab, Nov. 27, lat. 14, long. 35.
The Ocean Stead, Calcutta to Boston, Dec. 27, lat. 26,
long. 67.

The Warner, Callao to London, Dec. 26, lat. 41 N.,
long. 23 W.

Tho Waban (American ship), Calcutta to London, Nov.
28, lat. 30 S., long. 34 E. ; Kent (ship), Mauritius to Cape
of Good Hope, same day.
The Emmeline (schooner), Coringa to London, Nov. 30,
lat. 33 S., long. 32 W.
The Highlander (barque), Calcutta to London, Dec. 2
lat. 34 S., long. 27 E.

The ltobert-Peel (French ship), Dec. 18, lat. 6 N., long.
24 W.

CRYSTAL PALACE, WEDNESDAY. SHILLING DAY,--
Admissioa at the doors, 599 ; admission by season
tickets, 160. Total, 750.
THE EXPENSE OF CONVICTS.—A Parliamentery blue-
book has just been published, from which it appears that
the cost of convicts in 1853-4 was 7,2541., and in 1854-5
8,3591. The high price of provisions was one cause of
the increase.
EXTRAORDINARY PRESENT. —lt is said that Lord
Aberdeen is to have the vacant Garter. About as fit-
ting a present as knee-buckles to a Highlander. Seeing
that the Premier has not a leg to stand upon, what will
he do with a Garter h— Punch.
AUSTRALIA ROYAL MAIL STEAM COMPANY. —At a
meeting of this company, held yesterday afternoon, the
report was unanimously adopted. The chairman (Mr.
W. Malins) explained that the accounts had been brought
into a more satisfactory position, the liabilities having
been reduced and the assets increased. The employment
of the steamers in the transport service is producing a
considerable profit, and under these circumstances it was
thought the directors might recommend a distribution.
It was therefore resolved that a payment of 10s. per
share shall be made to the proprietors, and a further sum
of 10s. will, it is expected, be divided before June, when
a settlement with the Admiralty shall have been effected.
In answer to questions it was mentioned that the amount
of liabilities is about 39,0001., and that the tangible
assets reach 58,000/ , irrespective of several large items,
the actual position of which cannot yet be clearly meet,
tainod.
London, England, 1855-01-25

MINES.

'Aqua Fria ......
Anglo Austrin. Gold
Californian
Australian

Australian Cordillera
A.ustralian Freehold.
A.vo Maria,
Radon (Gd.Dnehy of)
Blmnarvou Iron and
Coal

British Iron.

Braziliaubnp. (issued
at ,Vis pm
Do. Coeaes & Cuiab
Do. St. John Del Rey
Carsons's Ci •eek
Clarendon Cons. Min ,
Co. of Jama'ea
Cobra Co)per
Colonial Gold

El Copper Min. of Eng.
Do. Pref. 7 p. cent.
Copia.po
Tnglish and Austin
Copper SideltE;
Fortuna '
ill Ceneral

t.NuggetVeinneg
:crest Polgooth
Liberty

Li nares
Lusitanian

Ntariqui V..
!low Granada

'N'ew Linares Mining
and Smelting Co—.
Nouveau Monde

Poutgibaud Silver
Lead Min. & Smelt
Port Philip
Quartz Rock
Rhymney Iron
Do. New -

Santiago de Cuba
South Australian
Tin Cr0ft........•
United Mexican
Waller

'West Mariposa
Worthing Mining of
Australia

Yuba..
London, England, 1855-09-19

No, '19,646.1

PUBLICATIONS.

NEW WORK BY DR. WILSON, OF MALVERN.
Second Edition, royal Bvo., 800 pages, 7s. 6d.
John Churchill, London.
THE PRINCIPLES and PRACTICE of the
WATER CURE, and Household Medical Science.
"We honestly recommend this work to all who desire a trust-
worthy guide to Ilydropathy. It aboundsin valuable practical hints
on diet, &c., &c."—Examiner.
" A remarkable work, full. of philos3phicil suggestions. A book
that will live."—Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, Bart., M.P.
London, England, 1855-09-19

NEGLECT OF STREET CLEANSING.

Several contiacto;sforCie;;;ingtllesl;;;ts were fined
for neglect of duty, no less than five distinct cases being
proved against one individual, who- was fined 30s. for
each offence.

The court then adjourned.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—Two Supplements gratis with
the Weekly Dispatch. One will be presented to the pub-
lic on Sunday next, the 23d inst., and another on the
following Sunday. These two Supplements, in continua-
tion of the Series already published, will contain Authen-
tic Pariculars of the Bombardment and Attack on the
Medan and Malakhoff Tower, the Evacuation of Sebas-
topol, the Total Destruction of the Enemy's Fleet, the
Entry of the Allied Army into the City, and subsequent
movements.-Orders may be given to all Ncwsvenders
in town and country, or at the office of the Dispatch,
139, Flecet-street.
London, England, 1855-09-19

Australasia
British Colonial Bank

and Loan Company
British N. American
Chartd. Bank of Asia
Chrtd. Br,k. of India,
Australia., & Chinal!
City

Colonial
Commercial of Loud
English Scottish and
Australian Chart
Loud. Chart. Bk. of
Australis
5 IDitto New

London and County
London Joint Stock
Lond. & Westminster
National Provincial
of England
Do. New
National of Ireland
New South Wale 3.,
Oriental Bank of
Corporation
rrovincial of Ireland
Do. New
Royal Aastraln..llllg
I, Mold Imp Co
outii Australia.

Union of Australia...
Do. New
Vgi94l Of Load
London, England, 1855-09-19

ROYAL CREMORNE.
Admission, Is.

THE GRAND COMMEMORATIVE FETES,

for the Benefit of the Widows and Orphans of the brave Soldiers

who fell at the
CAPTURE OF SEBASTOPOL,
will continue throughout the week._

To the general Amusements and Exhibitions, which will be ren-
dered more than usually interesting by valuable professional services
gratuitously rendered, will be added vivid representations of the
Capture of the Malakhafr, the Redan, and Sebastopol, while the
Illuminative Devices and Pyrotechnic Brilliancies will be on a scale
of splendour alike worthy of the important victories achieved and
Of the objects for which they are given.
London, England, 1855-09-19

MONSTER SHELLS.

Three monster shells have been landed on the Arsenal-
wharf, at Woolwich, from the Lowmoor foundries,
bearing each the following dimensions :—Diameter, 3
feet 9 inches ; weight, 1 ton 6 cwt.

They are the first of a number of that species which
had been ordered for the purpose of being despatched to
Sebastopol for the reduction of that fortress.
An experimental gun has likewise been founded at
Liverpool fur projecting those enormous missiles, weigh•
ins no less than 20 tons.

Some further experiments were yesterday carried on
at the Arsenal-butt, at Woolwich, for the discovery of a
new and more effectual method of removing spikes from
the guns supposed to have been rendered useless by the
enemy. The experiment was several times repeated, and
proved completely successful.
London, England, 1855-09-19

LITEST NEWS.

THE. EXPECTED DESPATCHES.
MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19.
The Indus, which left Constantinople on the
11th September, has arrived.
She brings advices from the Crimea of the 9th
September.
Despatches leave at 9 a.m.
The steamer Telegraph, which brings the mili-
tary despatches (Government despatches), and
which is expected, has not yet arrived.

A telegraph from St. Petersburg brings the
following from Prince Gortschakoff

CRIMEA, SEPT. 15.

Nothing new in the Crimea."

VIENNA, SEPT. 18, Noon
We have received the following from a Russian
source, which is probably perfectly correct
The Russian Embassy yesterday received in-
telligence that the Russian troops were retreating
from Bakshi-Seria and Simpheropol to Perekop.
Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian Ambassador
at Vienna, was greatly affected at the news.

VIENNA, SEPT. 17.
The embarkation of Turkish troops at Eupatoria
has been suspended.
We expect from ono moment to another to
loarn that Marshal Pelissier has undertaken new
operations against the Russians.

The latest advices received here from the
Crimea state that Marshal Pelissier was preparing
at a very early date to resume operations agains t
London, England, 1855-09-19

Antwerp4Rott.rdam
Belgian Eagn. June.
Beziera to Graissessae
Bombay, Barod.a, awl
Central India,Serip
Demerara

Dutch Rhenish ,
Eastern of France
Do. New

East Indian, g. 5 p. c,

Do. Extension
Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay
'57, convertible
Do. do. do., '59, do
Gkl. Tk.of CanadaA is
Do. St. Lawrence &
Atlantic do.

Do. Cert. of Deben., I
con. into Stk. till '63
Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do.
Gt. Central of France
Gt. Indian Peninsula

guar. 5 per cent.
Do. New 5 per cont.
Do. Extensions
Do. do
Great Luxembourg
Constituted Shares
Do. Obligations
Gt.Westernof Cana&

Shares .
Do. Bds., payable's7,
with option till '55
Do. do., '62, p. '56
Do. do., '76, p. '6O
Da. do., '73, without
option
Hamilton & Toronto
Do. 6 per cent.
Lake Const. & Basle
Lucca tic Pistoj a 5 p.c
pref
Lyons and Genova
Lyons de Mediterran
Madras
Do. New
Maria Antonia
Do. do. New

Namur tli Liego(witb

interest) - -
Do. (ox interest)
Northern of France.
D 0.20/. Sbs.lato Char-
leroi and Erquelinee
guar. 3$ p. c. & red.
at 2211. dur. 88 yrs.,
from 1 Jan. 1854
Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bdu
(fmy. B. & Ams. She.
NorwegianTrunkPref
Paris and Lyons
Ditto Bonds
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Ronan
ParisCacn &Cherbrg
Rouen and Havre
Royal Danish
RoyalSwodish
Sambre and Meuse_
Do. 51 p. cent. Pref
Sciude
Southern of Franco
St. Andrew's and
Quebec (A) „.,
West Flanders
Do 5i per C. Prof
Western of France
Wept. of Switzerland
Wiesbaden
Zealand