The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-27 00:00:00

ODESSA.

The Hamburg correspondent of the Independance
Beige contains the following :--
"Letters from Odessa of thelsth confirm my previous
announcement of the formation of a new Russian army,
specially intended to oppose the advance of Omer Pasha
from Eupatoria on Sebastopol. The former commander
of the Russian:forces in the Caucasus, General Read, is to
be placed at the head of that army. Most of the regiments
of the third corps, under his orders, have already reached
Perekop, and are quartered in the neighbourhood.
The roads, however, were altogether impassable since
the thaw, and this circumstance rendered all forward
movement of the Russian infantry impracticable for
the moment. Several additional polka of regular
Cossacks, belonging to the 17th and ISth Regiments,
had also arrived at Perekop from the Don, and
the main force of those corps was expected there in a
short tune. The two Grand Dukes of Russia—Nicho-
las mill Michael—coming from Seb,kt.,•copol. arrived at
St. Petersburg on the 12th to assist at the funeral service
of the Emperor Nicholas. They were expected to re-
turn to the Crimea immediately after the accomplish-
ment of that pious duty.

"The Allied ships, obliged by the stormy weathcr
which had prevailed for some days to retire from 13, fore
Odessa, had resumed the blockade of the place without
having committed, as yet, any serious act of hostility
against it. The RussianArtny in Bessarabia, under Ge-
neral Luders, weakened by the departure of the troops
marched via Odessa, to Kischeseff and the Crimea, will
be, ere long, completed by the accession of the four
divisions of reserve, which have been organised for the
purpose on the war footing during the winter. On the pro-
position of the nobility of the two provinces of St. Peters-
burg, the Emperor Alexander has appointed comman-
ders-general of the national militias levied and organised
in them, the General of Artillery Yermoloff, and the
General of Infantry Prince Scbachowekoi, one of the
personages most be beloved by the people of Russia.
They both belong to old patrician families, and exercise
great influence over the populations of the towns and
country ,in those provinces. The militiamen are all
armed with muskets, instead of pikes."

NORTHAMPTON RACES,

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPB.)

NORTHAMPTON STAKES
HUNGERFORD
Sixteen ran.
STAND PLATE.
Commodore Charley
Cranbourne

Four ran.

LATEST BETTING. ON THE COURSE-1.15.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
5 to 1 agst Nabob
Bto 1 agst Defiance
10 to 1 agst Lincolns Inn
CHESTER C UP.
20 to 1 agst Andover
ARRIVED.—NewboId and Brysa.

ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM-
MITTEE --(THIS DAY.)

_
The committee resumed their inquiry this morning at
the usual hour.

The first witness called was Mr. William H. Flower,
and he was examined by Mr. Layard.
He stated that he was assistant-surgeon of the 63d
Regiment of Foot. The strength of the Regiment -on
leaving Ireland was between 1,020 and 1,030. At Scu-
tari they lost about 50 men, and on landing in the Cri-
mea the effective force of the regiment was about 980.
They had one surgeon and three assistants, which he
considered an adequate staff They took out with then
a large medicine chest, with a stock of surgical appli-
ances an 3 other neces aries, but on arriving at Varna
it was left there, as there were no means of transport-
ing it. It was too heavy to have been carried
by one of the baggage ponies of the country. They
arrived in the Crimea on the 16th September. The
supply of medicines, particularly opium and the surgical
appliances, which they took with them in panniers,
were only sufficient for about three weeks, and were
very soon exhausted, there being great demands upon
them, especially upon opium. He left the Crimea
on the 12th December, and up to that time the
medicine chests had not arrived ; but some small
supplies were obtained by requisition to the pur-
veyor. Some bedding was also furnished to them
The regiment had ten stretchers at the time of its land-
ing for the use of the sick and wounded, which he con-
sidered sufficient. He believed two ambulance waggons
were landed, but he did not see them. Two mere were
afterwards supplied to them, but be did riot think they
were enough. They were very cumbrous and heavy,
and the men complained of them. The knapsacks of
the men were left behind on board ship when the regi-
ment landed, but they took some things in their blan-
kets. Cholera and diarrhoea were the prevalent disew,es
which broke out amongst the men, and as many as 20
or 30 were gent-rally sent on board from illness. This
number increased to as many as 60 a day after the battle
of the Alma. The regiment suffered no loss in that en-
gagement.

Mr. Lavard—Can you describe the state of the field
hospitals after the battle of the Alma ?

Mr. Flower—They were in a very bad condition, and
the sick men were even obliged to be laid in out-houses,
and they were often much exposed. The French hos-
pital was a large farm-house, and was much more com-
fortable than ours. Tents were supplied to them after-
wards for hospital purposes ; but the condition of the
sick in them was extremely wretched, in consequence of
their not being waterproof. The men were much
crowded, and their blankets and greatcoats, and other
coverings, were completely saturated. The smell was
very offensive. The men, if they came in wet, were
obliged to lie down in their clothes and get dry how
they could.

Mr. Layard—Do you attribute much of the mortality
to this state of the tents ?

Mr. Flower replied that he did. The men suffered
principally from dysentery and diarrhoea, but there was
never a constant or efficient supply of medicines for the
treatment of these diseases. Some medical comforts
were supplied to them, and, until lately, fresh meat.
The meat was generally boiled. Sometimes salt meat
was supplied.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY).

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Stuart.)
BAKER V. BRADLEY - JUDGMENT.

The Vice-Chancellor gave judgment in this case this
morning, which was argued before him in November
last. The bill was filed by the plaintiff for the purpose
of setting aside two deeds, one for upwards of 1,0001.,
and the other for 5001., executed by the
-plaintiff' to the
defendant immediately after he came of age ; and the
grounds upon which it was 'sought to impeach the deed
were alleged pressure and undue exercise of parental
authority, and the suppression of material information.
When the plaintiff attained his majority, he became
tenant for life of two estates, of the value of from 8001.
to 9001. a-year.
It appeared that some time previous to that event the
plaintiff's father, for the purpose of improving the
estate, and also furthering the education of the son, and
to fit him to undertake the business of hs father of land
sum veyor, had borrowed from the defendants the sum of
1,0001. and 5001., and the defendant having threatened,
shortly before the majority of the son, to en'ere3 the
payment of the money unless he had further security,
the transaction took place and the deeds wire executed
which the rule sought to set aside. The Vice-Chan-
eellor, Ater going at . some • length into the
authorities bearing upon the case, stated his deal
opinion to be that, looking at the whole transaction,
there was nothing unfair or improper in it ; that the
father, in the course he Lad pursued, bad considerably
furthered the interests of his son, in improving the estate
and his education by the sums he bad expended, and
that the course adopted was, in the opinion of hit..
Honour, a very proper family arrangement, and one
from which considerable advantage bad accrued to the
plaintiff. The Court, therefore, was of opinion that the
case of the plaintiff bad failed in every particular, and
the bill must be dismissed with costs.

MORE FRENCH TROOPS FOR THE CRIMEA.—We are
informed, upon good authority, that the Emperor of the
French has agreed to send 50,000 additional troops to
the Crimea, if it should be necessary after the Vienna
Congress, on the condition that England shall find the
vessels to convey them.
MONEY IN ALGIERS.—A large quantity of gold coin
has within the last few months been introduced into Al-
geria, and it is readily accepted by Europeans in thei,
commercial transactions. But the Arabs, being igno-
rant of its value, refuse to receive it, and insist on Wag
paid in sf. pieces. This has caused a perfect drain of
such pieces, and great inconvenience has been the con-
sequence The Arabs formerly felt as much repugnance
to the sf. pieces as they now do to the gold pieces ; and
it was then necessary to pay them in Spanish piastres or
Austrian talari. (The talari is a Venetian coin, worth
somewhat over 5f., 'and not much circulated except in
the Levant).
LORD CARDIGAN AT YEOVIL.—The Earl of Cardigan
arrived at Yeovil on Friday evening, en route from
Exeter to Dorchester, and met with an enthusiastic re-
ception from the inhabitants, who, having learned that
it was his intention to remain for a night in the town,
thronged the railway station in great numbers, awaiting
his arrival. As soon as his lordship entered the carriage
the horses were taken out, and, headed by a band of
music, he was drawn to the Mermaid Hotel; amidst the
loud acclamations of those assembled. The noble earl
addressed the meeting from the hotel in acknowledgment
of his cordial reception,
ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—Yesterday
a special general meeting of the proprietors in this com-
pany was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street,
for the purpose of electing an auditor in the room of
Captain Whish, R.N., resigned. Captain Join Shep-
herd, R.N., presided. The chairman said the only
application that the directors bad received to fill the
office of auditor was from Mr. John Capel, of Throgmor-
ton•street. The secretary having read Mr. Capers letter,
and no proprietor proposing any other candidate, Mr.
Capel was elected auditor.

LETTERS FOR CANADA. GENERAL POST-OFFICE,
MARCH, 1855.—Under the present temporary arrange-
ments for the conveyance of the mails between this
country and Canada, and until the regular weekly
communication by the British contract mail packets
shall be resumed, all letters addressed to Canada,
which are not specially directed to be sent "By British
Packet," or "By United States' Packet," and upon
which the postage has not been paid in advance, will
be forwarded by the first packet leaving the United
Kingdom, whether such packets belong to the British
or to the United states' Mail line. This arrange-
ment will apply only to unpaid letters for Canada.
Wilh regard to paid letters, as the postage chargeable
by the two lines of packets is different, the single rate
being Bd. by British packet and is. 2d. by United States
packet, the sum prepaid will be regarded as an indica-
tion of choice on the part of the sender, and letters will
be forwarded by the United States line of packets only
when paid at the rate of ls. 2d. the half-ounce.
The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states that since the
return of Gen. La Marmora from Paris, the number of
Piedmontese troops that are to proceed to the Crimea
has been raised from 15,000 to 17,000.
A Paris letter in the Independance of Brussels an-
nounces that Mlle. Rachel, whose intended departure
for the United States was mentioned some time since, is
compelled to give up her projects. According to the let-
ter in question the Minister of State did not wish that
Paris, at a moment when all the world will be flocking to it,
should loose one of its brighteet ornaments. Re bas
used his authority to retain her in France, as he
has the power of doing by the decree of the Emperor
Napoleon I. from Moscow, in which it is said that
every societaire of the Theatre Francais on entering
shall engage to play for twenty years, and after that
period may retire. The twenty years date from the
fled debut just before the admission takes place. As
Mlle. Rachel made her first appearance on the 12th
June, 1838, she belongs to the company until the 11th I
June, 1858.

Mlle. Brocard, ex-soci4taire of the Comedie Francaise,
has just died at Ccaumes (Somme), where she has resided
for the last 20 years. On quitting the stage she had
married a M. de Long-Pre, an officer in the army, an-d
tie migior of Oycral =wad dramatic piccefi,

~,iONEY MA RKV,T

AND
:..OMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCA'.

CITY, TWO TWO o'CLC ICE.
The cotton market at Liverpool,
y.est mist,
i
closed steady, and without alteration in ;prices.
The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales Including
1,000 for export, and 1,000 on speculatio.u), c(3131"
prising 250 Pernam and Maranham, at Md °
. tA
62d. ; 300 Egyptian, at 6d. to 10d. ; 1,000 Sur"
;9(1
at 30. to 413,-d. ; and 200 Sea Islands,
_..
at to
ls. 6d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was
quiet but firm, at rather lower prices. tni.,
In reporting upon the state of the Russianßussianue
Messrs. Smith and Charles make the following 013!
servations as to the conduct of Prussia :--- t
argument we addressed to' you on :Friday 1116'
based on the continued refusal of Prussia to accede to tIA
terms of the Allies—the acceptance of which can alone act
cure for her a place at the Vienna COrlference—in "%Id
argument we demonstrated that no other conclusion cf?
bedrawn from that fact, and the refusal in
great fact, than that Russia has no intention of lt,
ing to the terms of the Allied Powers; Once, on Iglit
other supposition, it would be the mania
should inters
should be
both of Russia and of Prussia that the latter
present at the conference—this argument dorivCs, As.%
Questionss ts
think-, considerable force from the tone of throeleadot
articles of our newspapers of this morning. regrsec
that we have only space for one extract from one of Ithe
able productions."
Much interest is felt among capitalists for soma
settlement of the " limited liability " questi•li
The President of the Board of Trade has Prcu's, L.
to bring forward a bill upon the subject, but doutor
are entertained whether he will do so, entfieien 3'
• 0. DWI
early this session, to allow of its passuLize A still,
enterprises are now actually at a 10'41,- ae-
awaiting the decision of Parliament upon u etist
neral question. Another bill of importasoeias to
for the better government of Savings BeFics be a
be considere this year, and it will, pernaPs9
_,...
mere chanced f it is even brought forward, sew"*
the precious time already wasted. geld
Although it is hoped future accounts frora
tide, the
bourne will be more encouraging as t 2, „ii,,,-- dee a,
following facts deserve to be borne '
check to renewed shipments :---
~
" In 1853, the population was estimated
the imports amounted to fourteen millions, or nesrly'"u7ef,
pounds per head of the popul tion Most reoPecte :tine.
of business advised their shipping'friende that'', t°,;° yet,
such a rate of shipment, was short of assault,;
iaflo"rts,
.st 000, sad
in 1854, with a population rated at 280,000, 11164,/qnive
with what were known to be on the way, 80 ' n ands
in December, were fifteen and a half millions) ol- 0, pounds
in Wool':
a-bead for the population. The exports to the
1851, amounted to 8,587,8061., and of this 7,0010°P •
in gold, 900,0001. in sovereigns, and the rest J!," ma.,
and re-exports, which thus amounts only to 68Auv-00.
of which probably not more than half is colonial Pr'a the
In the above statement the imports of Geel°Dgifsiven
smaller ports are not included, whilst the POP'
is that of the whole colony " with verY
The English Funds iave been steady 9sew-
limited transactions, and the accounts fro to
topol, although favourable, are less Owl: pert a
than those from Vienna. For them os cools
paciiic view seems to be taken of affairs' and 23
have been quoted 921 to 93i for transfer, se been
to 931- for account. Exchequer .gills bos"to 138*
marked 6s. to 95., and India Bonds
only iv about
_--i
premium. Money is easy, being wo.ctu°""l
3 per Cent, on stock. a without
Foreign Securities have been dull, An ations•
sally change of importance in the cla,oo at
Spanish New Deferred Bonds have been ," nada
18i, and the Certificates at s}. Turkist "ii per
are heavy, at 804, and Danish at 82. Duteu,,,.
Cents. have been 62, and the 4per
nf Preigt
The following are the nominal prices I , gexi•
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds,, t° " ' OW
can, 20i to 2w ; Peruvian, 70 to 7 dittooents.,
Cents. v3l.
per Cents., 50 to-52 ; Portuguese FeurSerm 101
42 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 7, To 91
ditto Four-and-a-Half per bents., 8' ditto Three
Spanish New Deferred, isi to 18? -2 ;
per Cents., 36-1- to 37 ; ditto Certificates, °
ditto Pasive, 4i to 411. . ~..,,y share
There is a heavier tone in the 11.2Lia,d. The
Market, and the dealings are rertr act -previous
foreign and colonial lines are mes"J -
rates, and are also dull. c 5 dearer,
Mining shares are in some install-veinal ' the
chiefly the South American underte“--rp D's are
Banks steady ; and the Miscellaneous COtuitural
without much alteration. Australian Ag'
are flatter. Crystal Palace are firm.
.., -
,11-I,oeff
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAX AT ONR ,;--
(From the Offleial ii-
.t. )
Businega dOll.
3 per Cont. Consols Annuities . g3l 21 3
10 13
India Bonds, £lOOO ...
Ditto, under £lOOO lO 13
Console ?or Account, April 931 3
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£IOOO
£5OO 6 9
Small 6 9
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO4.
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent B2
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lB4
dpanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5/ p c
Curkish Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto for the Account BOl
Dividends on the above payable in London-
Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent. 12 Gull 62i
Ditto 4 per Cent. Cortifieates ... -
HA LF-P 4217'
Console 92A 3
7111:°.
Ditto, April Account