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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1855.

Much joy is already expressed in certain circles
at the concessions (!) made by the CZAR ! It
would semi as if an honourable peace had been
negotiated, which exhibited every prospect of
permanency—as if the CZAR had completely
changed his nature and Russia her traditional
policy—that, in fact, NICHOLAS could look on
unclaimed territory temptingly situated without a
single ambitious or covetous feeling !
All this exultation has arisen from the simple
fact that he has (through his representative Prince
GORTSCHA KOFF) expressed his readiness to treat
on certain bases commonly known as " the
Four Points." It is known that he has,
listened to proposals which some time since he
contumeliously rejected ; that he has, in answer
to propositions submitted for his consideration—
for the Allied Powers still consent to supplicate
where they might cammand--expressed his readi-
ness "to treat." But does it therefore follow
that a satisfactory arrangement must necessarily
be arrived at ?—or. that Russia will change her
character, and act with perfect faith and sincerity
in all matters under discussion ? Before we can
think so, we must maturely consider all the cir-
cumstances of the case, and raore especially regard
any objects which the CZAR might desire to
achieve, could he gain anything by procrastina-
tion, or by an affected moderation. . Even a
trifling advantage would be a sufficient compensa-
tion for any damage to his o,haracter by the aban-
donment of the position he had previously occu-
pied, or the refusal to continue pending delibe
rations.

Now, in the first place, as to procrastination.
NICHOLAS is not mad enough to suppose that any
pretended anxiety on his part for peace could
stop, or even suspend, the operations of the
Allied Armies at present in the Crimea. He does
not anticipate that the siege would be raised—
that Balaklava and the southern district about
Sebastopol would be abandoned, or that the troops
would seek permission to embark without annoy-
(
ante. lie would too gladly build a bridge for
such an enemy—if retreating ! Assume an ap-
pearance of magnanimity. Even "the Devil can
quote Script-curb" when it suits his purpose ; and
the junior NICHOLAS could put forward specious
and plausible pretexts enough if the opportunity
were afforded. But there is no such chance. He
thoroughly understands how' far his friends in the
'Engligh eabinot, whoihor vi "forty" or of two
years' standing, can go ; and he knows that they
would not venture to consent to an armistice or
temporary truce so shortly before the meeting of
the English Rarliament, when they should answer
for their conduct in both branches of the Legis-
lature, and before the justly indignant country !
But although they could not consent to a ces-
sation of operations, they might abstain from

Bowling out the reinforcements so urgently re-
quired 1 They might excuse themselves through
a Financial Minister'who has proclaimed the prin-
ciple that the entiro expenses of the War should
be defrayed by the existing generation, and out

of the current revenue of the country—for seek•

ing to economise ; and the message of the CZAR
would supply an apology and excu.-se, in some de-

gree, for new lathes

Besides, independently of any transactions with
he Western Powers, Austria aad Prussia are

to be conciliated. They are to be provided
with excuses for continuing inactive—possibly
for disagreeing with France and. England. In
such discussions as must be entered on the seeds
of dissension may be sown—materials for future
differences may be artfully provid.ed—many mat-
ters 'beneficial to the Cain, and consequently in-
jurious to his opponents, may be. effected. Such
we b,alieve to be the only object& of the AUTOCRAT
in re-opening the negotiations. He is not,
we fear, as •yet sufficiently- humiliated to
seek for peace on the only terms that
can render it permanent and. lasting. He is
not yet prepared to surrender the Crimea, or
enter into stipulations for the limitation of his
power in the Black Sea. The, 'resent e
affairs, therefore, appears to us. p
by no means of
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auspicious as has been supposed.; on the contrary,
they afford further evidence :for the .necessity
of additional caution and vigileirvia on the part of
the English Governmdnt—:nore especially of the
Members entrusted with the cogatrol and manage-
ment of the War.

There is, it appears, a more cogent reason for
he Extension of the Russian territories than any
,hat has as yet been acknowle.iged. The • CZAR,

though "every inch au Eniper or," has still tho
ordinary feelings of humanity.. He is troubled
with a restless and ambitious son, who,
considering that his flthar was allowed
pre-eminence over an elder brother, hopes

Lat the precedent may be followed, and that
the superior claims of his elder brother
—the Hereditary Grand Duke ALEXANDER—may
be disregarded in his favour ! ALEXANDER is, it
appears,
youager borrotahemr.orenpeea:oeesfultldotppoosssiteisosnththeafinerheies
enthusiasm of CONSTANTINE--,Whiell prompts the
latter to aim at universal Empire.it
main contented with Russia as
stands,now
icien.
He could re-
and is not disposed to risk all in the
nigh
tious attempt to grasp at more. But the
Admiral is made of sterner stun: Ile seems to be
a modern GLOUCESTER without the personal de-
formity—ready to risk all in order to appropriate
the sovereign power to himself. The AUTOCRAT
sees the elements of future disturbance spring-
ing from these differenee3. I-12 wishes to
gratify CoNsTirrrizrz without grossly wrong-
ing ALEXANDER, to prOutZo another Em-
pire which he can bequeath as aa appanage to his
second son, without touching on the vested
rights of his first-born. Turkey, therefore,
attracted his attention. He fancied that
the sick man " might be accelerated on his
downward journey, and that his darling
CONSTANTINE
the wide-spread dominions might be
tphraotviwdoeudid
fotrh e roeubty boef
i

left without a master. The youthful aspirant to
Imperial power laboured under a similar delu-
sion, and he, and his tool, MENSCHIKOFF, stimu-
lated existing acerbities, until they produced the
War now pending, and which the pride and vanity
of the EMPEROR induces him to continue rather
than to make the necessary concessions
and suitable recompenses for his unwarrantable
aggression.

Now it is said that he is looking in another
direction, being satisfied that he has been mis-
guided so far as the Ottoman Empire is concerned.
Poland, Hungary, open new fields for specula-
tion. Either would afford great opportunities to
an energetic man, and probably, for a time at
least, satisfy the ambition of the modern RICHARD
the THIRD. Hungary has, therefore, been already
tampered with. The experience of 1849 teaches
the intriguer how fragile are the bonds by which
she is connected with Austria. He therefore
fancies that the hope of an independent
existence would tempt the gallant Magyars to
accept even CONSTANTINE as a monarch, and to
escape the " frying-pan "of Austrian tyranny by
volUntarily seeking " the fire " of Russian des-
potism. They are not, however, to be so easily
misled. They will achieve real independence
when the opportunity occurs, and not be con-
tented to exchange one burden for another still
more onerous without the assent of a large
majority of the people. Such a transfer would
not be practicable, and we believe that suoh an,
assent is perfectly unattainabl6.
The CZAR may be satisfied that nothing can
be done in.. Hungary, and even Poland—deeply-
injured and long-suifering Poland—would repu-
diate such allegiance, save as a means of
eventually shaking off the yoke, and
springing anew from her ashes, like another
Phoenix. Great care and attention would be indis-
pensable, and we cannot as yet see how such an
arrangement is possible, even though Austria
should be satisfied to disgorge the booty which she
obtained at the time of the memorable partition.
It is well, moreover, to warn the friends of free-
dom that such a notion has been ventilated, in
order that they may not be taken by surprise
when the hour for action shall arrive.

CO UR

U L A R.

WINDSOR, Jan. 9.
The Queen and Prince, with the Princess Royal and
Princess Alice, attended by the Viscountess Canning,
Major• General the Hon. Charles Grey, Colonel F. H.
Seymour, and the Master of the Household, left Osborne
•Lt two o'clock to-day, and proceeded to Windsor Castle,
where the Royal party arrived at a quarter past five.
Her Majesty was received at the Windsor Railway
Station by a guard of honour of the Royal Bucks Militia,
with the band of the regiment.
Lieut.-General Sir De Lacy Evans had the honour of
being invited to Windsor Castle, but was prevented by
indisposition from obeying her Majesty's commands.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Her Majesty, his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, and the court, left Osborne House
in the Fairy this afternoon, and crossed over to this port,
en route to Windsor. Her Majesty was received with
the customary salutes from the men-of-war and the
garrison, and the display of the Royal standard and
other colours. At Clarence Yard her Majesty was re
ceived by the Ccmmander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir
T. Cochrane, the Lieutenant-Governor, , Major-General
Smith„ Admiral Superintendent Martin, Lord Methuen,
of the Wiltshire Militia, and other officers. A guard
of honour was furnished by this regiment. Her Majesty
departed by train at a quarter to three o'clock.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were—the
Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston,
the Earl of Clarendon, Sir George Grey, the Duke of
Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Janus
Graham, Fir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney
Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council
sat three hours.

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Avery, Carter,
Clarkson, Hingston, and Lawford, Commissioners of the
Southampton Paving Trust, Mr. John Arnell (clerk),
and Mr. Frederick Teague (surveyor); had an inter-
view with Sir William Molesworth yesterday, at the
office of Public Works and Buildings.
Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.'
The Marquis of Lansdowne travelled to London yes-
terday from his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts, for the pur-
pose of attending the Capinet
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday, to
attend the Cabluet Council, from his seat, BrDadlands,
Han ts.

Despatches. from Lord Raglan in the Crimea were
received yesterday at the Foreign-office.

General Sir W. Napier has arrived at Madrid.
The Earl of Cardigan, we understand, has arrived in
Paris, from Marseilles, en route from the seat of war in
the drimea. His lordship is daily expected to arrive in
town

Lieut.-Colonel Mayow has been appointed quarter-
master-general of the cavalry in the Crimea.
Lieutenant Montague O'Reilly is to have charge of
the Retribution, paidle frigate, on her passage from
Constantinople to England.
Cardinal Witeman has been appointed by the Pope a
member of the Sacred Congregation of the Index.
DEPARTURE OF THE BLSHOP OF NEW ZEALAND.—Dr.
Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand, intends taking his de-
parture from England for his distant diocese in the
course of a few days.
VIENNA, Jan. 7.—To support and justify iteneutrality,
the Prussian Cabinet has obtained from the Czar an en-
gagement having the force of a treaty, to the effect that
he will not attack Austria.
The Academy of Inscriptions et Belles Lettres has
nominated M. Villemain President, and M. Laboulaye
Vice-President for 1855.
The Academy of the Beaux-Arts, on Saturday, are
pointed M. A.Thomas its President, and M. IL Leruaire
its Vice-President.
At the last sitting of the Academy of Sciences, M.
Halphen exhibited the large diamond, called the Star of
the South, which was found in Brazil, and of 'which lie
is the owner. It weighs 244 carats, but it is estimated
that it will lose half its weight when cut. M. Halphen
values this diamond at five millions of francs. When
cut it will be placed in the Great Exhibition of the Pa-
lace of Industry.
The Gazette de Lyons says :—" An English firm has
given orders for the exeeriment of printing representa-
tions of the exploits of the allied armies on summer
shawls. If the experiment should succeed as well as it
has done for pocket handkerchiefs, English and French
ladies. will be attired with representations of the taking
of Sebastopol and the battle of Inkerman."
THE FRENCH LOAN.—Messrs. Rothschild have inti-
mated that their subscription list for the French loan
will close on the afternoon of Friday; the 12th inst.
PRICE OF GOLD AT PARIS.—The quotation of gold
at Paris is about 1 per mine discount (according to the
last tariff), which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s.
10 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
25.14. ; and the exchange at Faris on London at short
being 25.00, it follovve that gold is about 0.58 per cent.
dearer in Paris than ia london.
PRICE OF GOLD AT ItAIfBURG.—By advices from Ham-
burg the price of gold ;s 423 per mark, which, at the
English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10 d. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.3 a ; and the ex-
change at Hamburg on London at short being 13.31, it
follows that gold is 0.18 per cent. dearer in liamburg
than in Loudon.
REPAYMENT OF ADVAIOES.—The repayment of the
advances made by the Bank during the shutting of the
transfer books, and wind are believed this quarter to
have reached 2,000,0004 commenced yesterday, 'and
caused a demand for money, which was further increased
by the remittances taking place to' Paris in connexion
with the new loan.
THE TONIC SOL FA .ASSOCIATION.—Last night the
Fifth Subscription Choral Meeting of the Tonic Sol-Fa
Association, for the proma.ion of vocal music in congre-
gations, schools, and fanjlies, was held in Finsbury
Chapel. The programme. was varied, and admirably
adapted to the class of shgers to whom its execution
was entrusted.
SONGS OF SCOTLAND.—A.mong the entertainments of
the season, Mr. Angus Fairbairn and the Misses Ben-
nett, Scottish vocalists, of whom the provincial press has
spoken in terms of high eulogium, make their second
appearance at the Horns Assembly Rooms, Kennington,
to-morrow evening. The success they have met with in
the provinces warrants them in appearing before a metro-,
politan audience ; and irthey sustain the reputation they
have there acquired their entertainments are likely to
become very popular.
AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANT SHlPS,—Advises from a 6
Cape of Good Hope announce the arrival of the follow-
ing emigrant ships from the Mersey, en route for Mel-
bourne, viz. :—the Herald of the Morning (82 days),
James McHenry (76 days). and the Nabob in 67 days.
The former had 270, the James McHenry 468, and the
Nabob 248 emigrants on beard.
MERCANTILE SHIPPING.--The total number of ships
which entered inwards with Cergo at the several ports
of the United Kingdom in 11 months of the year 1854,
ending on the sth of December, amounted to 120,314,
their tonnage being 11,845,410 tens. The number of
ships cleared • outwards during the same peribl was
135,827; tonnage, 12,948,337. During the same period
in 1853 the numbers were—ships entered inwards,
122,746; tonnage, 11,808,446; cleared outwards, 135,419;
tonnage, 12,485,518. During the same period the in-
tercourse between this country and Ireland has greatly
increased. In the 11 months of 1853 the number of
vessels employed in the intercourse with that country
entered inwards was 9,103, cleared outwards 17,837;
while during the corresponding period of 1854 the num-
bers were—entered inwards, 9,836; cleared outwards,
19,299, The number of new colonial ships that have
arrived in Liverpool in the year 1854 and been trans-
ferred is 123, equal to 128,994 tons, against 112, equal
to 83,376 tons in 1853, showing an increase in tonnage
of 45,618.t0ns over the previous year, and an average
measurement of 1,048 tons for each vessel.
MR. OLIVER'S AFFAlRS.—Liverpool, Jan. 9.—The
adjourned hearing of the application to annul the ad-
judication in bankruptcy Naas heard before Mr. Commis-
sioner Stevenson this morning. Mr. Evans appeared for
the petitioning creditor, and Mr. Bardswell for the trus-
tees under the deed of assignment. The ground of ap-
plication is an alleged informality in the description of
the bankrupt in the adjudication, which it is said is
likely to prove fatal to the case. The learned Commis-
sioner reserved his judgment until to-morrow, when it
is understood the petitioning creditor will not appear,
and the adjudication will lapse ; in which, event another
petition cannot be filed, as the deed of assignment will
become a legal instrument, under which the bankrupt's:
affairs can be quietly arranged.
REPRESENTATION OF EAST GLOCESTERSHIRE. Mr.
R. S. Ilolford, of Westcnbirt, who was recently elected
member for East Glocestershire (in his absence abroad),
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Sir M. H.
11. Beach, has just sent to England an address to the
electors, thanking them for the honour done him. He
writes from Rome, under date, Dec. 29, 1854, and, after
thanking the electors for the confidence reposed in him,
he adds,--" It will be my anxious desire, by my con-
duct in the Legislature, to justify the choice that you
have made, by giving my support to such measures as
may appear best calculated to conduce to the prosperity
of all classes of my fellow-countrymen; and I must again
express my regret that the circumstances under which
the election has taken place have rendered it impossible
for me personally to thank you for your suffrages or im-
mediately to enter upon the important duties of the po-
sition in which you have placed me."
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—The first meeting
of this society in the new premise', at Whitehall-place,
was held on Monday evening the Master, of Trinity,
F.R,S., in the chair. Among the late donations to the
society exhibited were Mr. Brierly's Sketches of the
Baltic, Mr. Arrowsmith's receetlytublished map of the
southern portion of the Crimea, and the fifth edition of
the Admiralty and Mr. Stanford's map of Sebastopol
and the Allied camps. Mr. Thomas Muir was elected a
Fellow, and Mr. C. J. La Trobe, late Governor of Vic-
toria, Australia; Captain T. U. Paulson, R.N., and
Mr. Henry Chersty were, on their election, officially
admitted. After an appropriate address from the chair-
man on the general utility of the society, and its future
prospects, the following papers were read :-1. On a
Journey in Persia, by Mr. Keith E. Abbott, her Ma-
jesty's Consul at Tehran, communicated by the Earl
of Clarendon, 2.. A despatch from Dr.. Livingston,
containing ids routes from Lake N,garni through the
interior of South Africa to Angola, communicated
by Sir Roderick Murchison, and a despatch, commu-
nicated by the Earl of Clarendon, from Colonel Herman,
her Majesty's Consul at Tripoli, reporting that 'some
bhbht hopes may still be entertained that the report of
Pr. ilarth's death is unfounded. After some remarks
from General Monteith, Col. Sykes, Mr. Macqueen, and
others, the meeting was adjourned to the 22d inst.

ITE BALTIC.

The following letter has been received from Kiel, dated
Jan. 6.—" Communications from hence, now that there
is no fleet here, will be comparatively little cared for.
At home all eyes continue to be directed to the Crimea,
and all interest in the war is concentrated in the in-
telligence from the Black Sea. The time, however, is
not far distant when what is to be done in the Baltic
will be the question on the lips of all, and it is to
be hoped that the answer will now be at once satisfac-
tory and decisive. A month has elapsed since in one
of my letters I drew attention to this subject, but hither.
to we see no indications of preparatory movements in
this quarter. The English Government are true types
of those men in whose minds room can only be found
for one idea at a time. The present Occupant of the
Ministerial mind appears to be the Militia Bill, there is
not even a corner to spare for the enrolment of the
Foreign Legion, and I fear that by the delay which has
occurred the favourable opportunity of obtaining efficieut
recruits in Holstein has already been lost. Russian
emissaries have been at work ; the epithets bestowed in
Parliament on German mercenaries have been dilated
upon ; the pride of the best men has been touched, and
that which, if undertaken at once, would have been suc-
cessfully accomplished, could now only with difficulty
be achieved. If, therefore, one of the two urgent
measures of the late "extraordinary" session, is, thus
virtually left in abeyance, it is not to be wondered
at if the preparations for the ensuing Baltic campaign
are not yet even thought of. Such procrastination may
be productive of serious consequences.
The navigation here continues to be perfectly open.
There is not the slightest appearance of frost either in
this bay or in the adjacent waters, and a sudden or tem-
porary breaking up of the ice in the Gulfs of Bothnia or
of Finland, which is not so unusual as to justify its not
being guarded against, might set free some of the
Russian cruisers, so that English vessels might be ex-
posed to capture or annoyance, not only is the lower
parts of the Baltic but in the North Sea and elsewhere,
before any British ,force could be found sufficient to
protect them. It is true that the ships of the squad-
ron which lately left the Baltic have, been dis-
tributed among the various ports on the coasts of Eng
land and Scotland, and this, so far as it goes, is a good
arrangement, but something more was required. As
long as the bay of Kiel was open a man of war of
some force should have remained here, and a chain of
swift war steamers should have been formed in con-
I nexion at Copenhagen, Nyberg, Elsineur, and
,Wingo
I Sound. As there is now instantaneous 'communication
by electric telegraph between all these places, a small
force, although divided, would have been sufficient,
as they could have been easily united, and the com-
mercial marine of England, which has under present
circumstances to compete at some diadvantage with
neutrals, would have been protected as they, ought
to have been in the exercise of their legitimate enter-
prise. While it would appear that it was considered
hazardous for her Majesty's steamers to remain in the
Baltic, the owners of a nisrcan tile steam-vessel have not
thought it too late to send her here with a cargo, with
the intention of loading another in return. Tho Bal-
moral, an iron screw, left the Frith of Forth after the
arrival of the pokion of the Baltic fleet, which is now
anchored there, has now discharged her cargo, and
will also sail with another on her return to Leith
early in the ensuing week. The navy lose their
pre-eminence by such contrasts ; but the truth is,
in no department of Government do the officials
appear to have kept pace with the increased ad-
vantages which science and skill have placed at their
disposal. They consider that they do all that is re-
quired if they adhere to precedents established upon the
antiquated system, and they treat with neglect, if not
with scorn, the natural suggestions of practical men, -
who zealously point out to them the mode in which the
improved means which they now have at their com-
mand might be used with advantage in the service of
their country. There must be a change in system and
that speedily. The preparations now making by Russia
in the Baltic are well organised and gigantic, and unless
carresponding or greater judgment and energy be ex-
hibited
by England.in making ready for the struggle the
days of her naval supremacy are numbered.

IS THE MIPEROR OF _RUSSIA SINCERE?

The following is extracted from a letter received this
morning from, Paris :

"The favourable rumours which were afloat yester-
day have been confirmed to a cettain extent. Intelli-
gence was received in official quarters last evening that
Prince Gortschakoff had announced to the Austrian
Government the acceptince by • the ,Emperor of
Russia, not only of the four guarantees, but of the
interpretation given to them by the three Powers.
This, of course, ought to be the best news
we have received for a long time. It is so con-
sidered, at all events, at the Bourse, and the effect
is what any one may suppose. If the declaration thus
wrung from the Emperor of Russia be sincere, it may in
truth be said that the war is near its close. Ido not
think, however, that the French Goverement, and per-
haps the same may be said of the English, repose un-
limited confidence in Russia even now. I mentioned a
few days since that the same Prince Gortschakoff had
intimated to the Austrian Government that the
Emperor had rejected what it now appears he
accepts. This is strictly correct ; and it is the
sudden, and, so far as we yet learn, the unac-
countable change that has taken place in the mind of
the Czar, that prevents us here from believing that be
really means all he says. But then it is asked what ob-
ject can he have in declaring his acceptance without
reserve of conditions which he so lately pronounced as
humiliating and dishonourable ? Can it be a last despe-
rate attempt to detach Austria from the alliance, or to
enchain Prussia still more irrevocably to his side ?
Or can it be with the hope of obtaining an armistice
from France and England in order to gain time,
augmenting to an extraordinary amount his forces in
the Crimea, drive the Allies into the sea, save Sebasto-
pol, and then turn round and say, that as his position
has altered for the better, he demands much more
favourable conditions ? The Emperor of Russia thinks,
perhaps, that even if Sebastopol were destroyed, harder
conditions than the present could not be imposed on him,
and he may desire to take his chance of a more favourable
turn. These considerations have, I have reason to be-
lieve, occurred to this Government ; and, whether the
Czar be sincere or not, (and, I repeat his sincerity is
much doubted,) they will not relat their efforts ; ro
armistice will be granted ; and hostilities will not cease
for a day until Sebastopol be destroyed or taken. In-
deed, the opinion in official quarters' is that; by this
time, one or the other has taken place, and Omer Paella,
who has already left Varna for Sebastopol will have, it
is said, about 40,000 men under his command. The
Turkish Government will be invited to name a plenipo-
tentiary to act with the Conference of the four Powers
negotiating on the basis already mentioned, and it is pro-
bable that despatches have already been sent to Con-
stantinople for that purpose.

Letters from Constantinople still speak of a new Am.
bassador for Paris: There are four candidates spoken
of, viz.-IVeherned Ribrisly Pasha, ex-Grand Vizier,
and formerly Ambassador to London ; Ahrhel Vefik
Effendi, ex-Ambassador to Persia ; Meherned Bay, Boa
of Redscbid Pasha, and Chamberlain to.the Sultan; and
Toad Effendi, who is too well known to require descrip-
tion.

THE GREAT FLOOD AT ITAHRURG.—WitIIOUt much
exaggeration one may readily assume the general injury
done in the city alone at between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000
of marks. It was mentioned that in one store alone
7,000 bags of coffee, and 1,000 cases cf Brazil sugar,
had been under water, and in another place in Altoua
again 5,000 sacks of wheat carried away, which tiad
been placed on the landing-wharf of the Kiel Railway,
from the country, ready for shipment, to save which
was impossible, during so unexpected an irruption of
the tide in the night-time.
VALUABLE .INTEVI\ YEAR'S PRESENTS.—The best thing
to give your enemy is. forgiveness; to your opponent,
tolerance ; to a friend, your heart; to your children, a
good example ; to your father, deference; to your
mother., conduct that makes her proud of yon ; to your-
self, respect ; to all men, charity ; to God, obedience.
THE WEATHER IN SPAIN. —The cold has commenced
in Spain before it has been felt in this country. On the
31st ult., at Madrid, workmen were occupied in remov-
ing enormous pieces of ice from the surf ace of the canal.
" If the administrators of the Buen-Retil'o had ordered
the great lake to be filled with water," says the Clamor
Public°, "skaters could now enjoy their fine exercise."
Sevillano, the Spanish Minister of Finance, has paid
out of his private funds several debts due by the State,
particularly 2,000,000 of rcals to the household of the
Queen, 5,500,000 which remained clue of the hallyear's
dividend, of July, and nearly 3,000,000, which were due
to the troops of Navarre. It is said. indeed, that the
total he has advanced for the public service amounts to
no less than 14,000,000 reals ; and that. the committee
on the budget have resolved to propose a reduction of
500,000 reala in the alloivance of the Duchess de Mont-
pensier.

A gentleman of Lyons a few days ago betted with
another 1,0001. that his horse would go from La Muh-
tier to,Rive de Gier, a distance of 8 post leagues (the
French league is rather more than two miles and- a half),
in one hour and 50 minutes. The horse did the di:-
tance within seven minutes of the time. It was agreed.
between them that if the horse were to die from fatigue
the sum of 500 f. should be paid.
A PREACHER FOR SALE.—.James W. Bilullan adver-
tises in the Louisville Courier : " A negro man named
James Howell, belonging to the heir of Lewis Howell,
deceased," and after giving .his age,. height, &c., adds :
"He has a pass to Louisville and back, dated October
14 to return on the 18th, and a licence from the Baptist
church at Simpsonvilla to preach."
ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—An
ac-
cident happened the 'other day on this railway, near
Carmarthen. The up evening train, on it.s way to Glo-
cester, had arrived at the embankment approaching the
river Towy, when the engine and tender ran off the rails,
f 'flowed by a third-class carriage; but the driver (Groves)
finding something was wrong,- had already shut off the
steam, and the engine, after tearing up the road for
some distance, became half embedded in the ground,
and was stopped. The driver was thrown off the en.

gine and fractured a leg, but the passengers, among
whom where the'Earl of Cawdor and Viscount Erniyn,
escaped unhurt. A surgeon, Mr. Rowland, happened
to be riding along the turnpike road, 'and saw the
accident, upon which he at once galloped to the''spot,
and was serviceable in attending poor Groves. It ap-
pears that the cause of the accident was the engine
becoming out of gear. It had got off the line the same
day between Haverfordwest and Carmarthen, but had
jumped on the rails again. Groves is going on as well
as can be expected, and the line was fit for traffic the
same evening.