The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-28 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Feb. 25.—Several papers have copied
the following statement of what Prussia stipulates
in the present negotiation with the Western
Powers, viz.,—No diminution of the Russian ter-
ritory : all revolutionary elements to be kept in
abeyance : no further demands to be made of
Russia than those contained in the four points : no
such conditions to be put to Russia as would be
incompatible with her honour to concede and .
Prussia's participation in the approaching peace
conferences in Vienna. When these stipulations
ate agreed to Prussia is willing to station 100,000
men on her Eastern frontier. The Preussische
Correspondenz designates this statement as being
possessed of no pretensions to authenticity.
The Krru- 2,A5e,,,v announces the on
January 16th, of the strong fortress belonging to
the Tschetschenzes, called Schouaib Kapou, and
generally styled the Gibraltar of Tschetschenia.
The Russian forces were led by General Baron
Nicolai, who contrived to surround the fortress so
thoroughly and so unperceived by the enemy that
Schamyl's garrison was hardly able to offer any
resistance.

CITY OF LONDON ELECTION.—The annual meeting
of the Liberal Registration Association for the City of
London took place at two o'clock yesterday, at the Lon-
don Tavern ; H. J. Prescott, the president, in the chair.
The report of the proceedings of the business committee
having been adopted, the question of the retirement and
subsequent acceptance of office by Lord J. Russell was
discussed. Mr. J. Dillon moved and Mr.T.Hall seconded
the following resolution—" That the general committee
of liberal electors be called for two o'clock on Thursday,
in reference to the approaching election for the City of
London." Amongst the gentlemen present were R.
W. Crawford, K. D. Hodgson, Esq., H. Keeling, J.
Dillon, T. Christy, W. H. Hall, F. Patteson, W. Hawes,
W. G. Prescott, J. T. Travers, W. Leaf, R. Salomens,
E. Wilson, and Sir James Duke, M.P. An advertise-
ment stating an intention of nominating Sir Charles
Napier was alluded to; and it was also mentioned that
an eminent conservative bad been waited upon by a de-
putation requesting him to allow, himself to be nomi-
nated, which request had been declined.
DR. BARTH.—At a meetingof the Royal Geographical
Society last evening, Dr. Shaw, the secretary, said that
Dr. Vogel had written that the report of the death of
Dr. Barth bad not been oonfirnied, as he had been as-
sured by many people that the doctor was in Timbuctoo
as late as the month of July last, and could not there-
fore have started to meet the Niga Chadda Expedition,
which during that month proceeded up those rivers.
NEW OFFICIAL APPOINT3IENTS.—We understand that
Mr. Rich, th.) nisau mi. a-oricshire, nas
been appointed Under-Secretary to the Colonies, in the
room of Mr. Layard. Sir Robert Peel was offered the
situation of Clerk of the Ordnance, in the place of Mr.
Monsell, but has declined to accept it. Mr. Monckton
Miines has also, we are assured, declined to accept the
office of Lord of the Treasury, which was offered to him
by Lord Palmerston. Mr. Laing has likewise declined
the situation of Vice-President of the Board of Trade.—
Mo fling Advertiser.
ACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND RAlLWAY.—Yesterday
(Tuesday), at about 11 30 a.m., a collision occurred be-
tween a goods train proceeding from Burton to Leices-
ter, and an empty waggon train, from Rugby to Derby,
at Knighton Junction, a short distance south of Leices-
ter, fortunately without serious consequences. Both
trains were thrown off the line, and completely blocked
up the way. Knighton Junction, the scene of the acci-
dent at Christmas, by which a lady lost her life, is the
junction between the Burton and Leicester and the Bur-
ton and Rugby lines, and is in the form of a triangle,
the line from Burton to Leicester having a very steep
ascent. The present accident appears to have occurred
in a similar way to the one in December last,—namely,
misapprehension or neglect of signals. The express
mail due to leave Euston station at 9 15 a.m., and the
train due from Euston at 10 30 a.m., were each delayed
upwards of an hour.
SALE OF THE SOUTH SEA-HOUSE.—The sale by auction
of this important property took place at the Mart yes-
terday, and attracted an extremely crowded attendance.
The biddings commenced at 25,0001., and after a spirited
competition the hammer fell at 55,750/. The purchaser
was Mr. Marsh Nelson, the architect, but whether on
his own behalf, or for a society, did not transpire. The
second lot comprising the tap-room of the Flower Pot
public-house, and let to Messrs. Calvert, at tenants at
will, at 251. per annum, realised 1,0001.
GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—Yesterday
afternoon the 60th halfyearly meeting of the share-
holders in this company was held at their offices, 71,
Lombard-street ; John Wilken, Esq., in the chair. The
report of the directors, and a statement of the accounts
for the year ending 31st December last, were read to the
• meeting. The report, which was very satisfactory, was
unanimously received and adopted by the proprietors.
The usual dividend and bonus were declared, and the
cordial thanks of the proprietors voted to the chairman
and directors for their continued zealous services in the
management of the company's affairs ; after which the
meeting separated.
BALL OF A CHAPEL WALL—LIVERPOOL, Tuesday.—
To-day, while the chapel connected with the workhouse
was undergoing alteration, the wall suddenly fell and
caused the death of one man, and the wounding of two
others, who lie in a dangerous state.
BIRMINGHAM BANKING COMPANY.—The 25th annual
meeting of this company was held on Monday afternoon.
The report stated that the reserve fund amounted to
100,0001., and their business connection gave fair promise
of continued prosperity. The business of the past year,
after all necessary and prudent reductions, had yielded
a profit of 43,6251. 14s. 2d. The dividend of 108., and
the bonus of 108. per share (201. shares, 101. paid up),
for the first half-year, paid in September last, took
20,0001. of this amount, aid it was now recommended
to the meeting to declare a dividend of 103. per share,
or at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of
10s. per share, and to authorise the residue (including
the small surplus of last year) to be carried forward to
the current year. The report of the directors was
adopted, and the dividend recommended declared, pay-
able on the Ist March.
DUBLIN, Feb. 27.—The Daily Express says :—"
have reason to know, on good authority, that Earl St.
Germans will continue in office as Lord-Lieutenant cf
Ireland ;" and as a sequence it adds that the report of
Mr. Brewster's retirement from the post of Attorney-
General must be without foundation. This latter
report, nevertheless, continues to receive very ,general
credence.
THE DEAD•HOUSE AT SCUTARI.—The following is an
extract from the letter of a private in the 23d Welsh
Fusiliers to his parents at St. Asaph, North Wales :
"I have been some time recovered, and am now an
orderly in the hospital, looking after the sick. There
are 200 sick coming down every week, most of them
frostbitten, their big toes coining off. I don't expect
to go up this winter--it is too cold up there ; but I shall
go in spring, and then I shall be ready for Sebastopol.
I shall volunteer for the first forlorn hope that may be
required, and then for a gold chain or a wooden leg ! I
am determined to have satisfaction on some Russian or
other before I shall leave this country alive. lam not
half satisfied at being wounded at Alma, for I would
rather have been wounded at Inkerman, and then I
could have seen some sport. I had no chance at Alma
to see much, but we shall have some sport to drive the
Russians from Sebastopol. Dear mother, I am very
sorry to inform you that we bury from 50 to 60 a-day.
I have seen as many as 60 put into one hole. There
are men doing nothing but digging graves here I am.
not talking about the French, only the British army_
Dear mother, I canoed a young man that died in mf,
ward this morning. It is nothing to see as many as 4`,"
in the dead-house, when I go there at 7 o'clock in
morning. There are as many as 40 who have died in
the night, let alone the daytime. The Turks are from
the first thing in the morning to the last at night carry-
ing them to the grave. Your affectionate son, EDWARD
Ilefaue."

overhauled and copper cleaned.
The Caire, French postal steam-Pac'o")
Marseilles on the 18th, having on board
enori
murdo, director general of the land tran.orgforoti
corps about to be raised in Asia Minor,l3°/"for,toot,
principally the supply of horses and tolliken9utrthoe;
of which depots will be formed in and $7, tbil,s'"
The Crcesus, steam-transport, arrived °-if sly
from Portsmouth and Plymouth, out 1,1-411,04„
and a half from the last-mentioned ports loco OPI
Colonel Heyland, Lieutenant Fit.zolno,,di _,
Wright, Matan, and Beauchamp, oft'ororar;
Blake, Lieutenant Massey, Ensigns D'Alirie,`:
worth, of the 19th ; Capt. Baynes, Liell7o $0"
Holden ; Ensigns Hackett and Dane „ 10)",01
tains Bourke and Peel, Lieutenant Jo'rni;Vtestgl,...
Dunbar, of the 34th ; Major Forbes, Lth.of
Noun, Ensigns Dodd, Ennis, and 1147,;eigns
Cas
ei ptuctthaeiennl nMt
and
Da Maynard aEhrilao
Evans,
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the
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,zegoritt:htrece';
nai3hC:reirt
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Ruthven of the let Batta,lion
Lieutenants Ryder, Moore, ogg eo
0,1 , and •eeirt,
sioned officers and privates of various rearm
the
in the Crimea, forming the nucleus of t°
10,000 about to be collected at Malta. jf/
The Crceius still remains in harbour. Alre4lo
The Arabia, screw-transport, which, as „tio ,
tioned, arrived from Balaklava and ConeWo oilei
the 19th, brought the following officers/ 01.;
are invalids—viz., Paymaster Hadley,
Lieutenant Martin, R.A., who landed at to
the following who left in her for England
Captain Orlebar, 93,1 ; Captain South, tx°fottr' r;
Vex, of the Ist Light Dragoons ; Capt. lorry
Brigade ; Captains Nixon, Lindsay, R°s,s'Ael°,
Drummond, of the Rifle Brigade ; Cop' Gelll4
Major Tyler, 62d ; Lieut. Barrett, 19th ; ot.
77th; Capt.Johns,23d ; Capt,Dawson,93dlo
95th; Surgeon Chew and Major Taylor,
Elrington and Elliott, of the Rifle Brige4.Bofty/
Haitnes, of the 20th ; Lieut. Colonel J.,,Voci,
88th ; Major Baumgartner, of the 28th ; ;
of the 17th ; Major Ladnee, of the 47040; I
of the 93d ; Major Cunningham, of the f iblok
Swinborne, of the 18th ; Captain Earle, tjelf
Captain Daure, of the 79th -; Captain P". .
okle
49th ; Captain Rocke, of the 23d ; C°'ll,4o
of the 79th ; 193 non-commissioned offi'-eOlO
vates, and 9 soldiers' wives of various regigen; ,
'pander Hore, R.N., lately appointed to
Malta, came passenger in the same steam' ~10/

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THE STATE OF THE ESCHEW:TR.—Trl,a
node- , I/le,
Mr. Macgregor, the member for Glasgolbo
notice of his intention to move for a return/10).#,
a specified day of the present month-44,14
ment balances in the hands of the Bank 41'0, psoi
The amount of Deficiency Bills at the 1100010009
number and amount of Exchequer Bine j PlO
ai
dates when payable. 4. The number seod r
Treasury Bonds, the rates of interest,,tbs 70;
when payable. 5. A formal statement of 011•01
the Bank of England. This return, whiee'ol r go
may be furnished with little difficulty, Int thy
teresting to the tax-paying community
,Ak,
moment. Indeed, the information it
..,"
been much required.—llloraing Adverti.'; Arpri,
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRAl4loigretoe ,610
—The report of the directors of the Cli piiser°6llo%
India, Australia, and China has been i_sBo iii
cates a strong wish on the part of the how" tel
with the undertaking. With a view t„diXosre
1
with another Indian banking compantyell,.4,„ tii°
the proprietary body shareholders of yroPproidire
connected with India, negotiations of a JP-,,,0 The
are stated to be in progress. Replies to itiero. der
directors' overtures are looked for in a.F.,00.t ii the
the directors will deliberate with the sriefO, „Iv)/
retirement of the dissentient scriphoimopto ALIO
tioned, has been secured without any divot; r,n9ol'
funds of the company. The assets aro e,, 000
of 92,04 V. in securities bearing interest le
cash. The preliminary expenses are 0 'AA(
The paid.up capital is 97,7001.
_.... froo a 10,
THE BALAKLAVA. RAILWAY.—Advic7 00111,011?
of the 10th state that the railway 120 f tlie'll,,4
up the greater part of the main street °TurbOirfor:oo
the engine had been astonishing the „000'401
puffs of steam from its iron lungs, and Vir tbo.to jig
and screams as it had been put in &al by if 1 rd
outside the Post-office-yard, in order to The lido A-00
tution had suffered by the sea voyage' . are a Orilli
simply constructed ; the wooden sleePerh-e rork4is.9l
longitudinally over a bed of stones V:iate," rlf:ftsiiiii4
rails are fastened down on them- J-w-srdo -la 1
breadth of the main street. About 501 owl isto fr"
been laid down in the street, but thei' spoil A Ail
places in a state of forwardness, and WI "Orobes;
to receive the rails.
~irocir.""tbs,,,
THE BARNSTAPLE ELECTION COMIC- tt i 0 „..cinik
the committee re-assembled ; Mr. Pl?ed in by-olietlifili
The earlier part of the day was ocoolacertoinriodßl t
transmission of, and in identifying,
ereet PI soor ill
signed by Mr. Laurie, and paid at &tot aougoo:e'i
the Union and British Banks, for 4 _ land oif for
spectively. Mr. G. W. Wastheo, The as theme"
Great George-street, in the same b°11%,,G1 6 Cor -V,ii le
Mr. Curnsew, deposed to having reoel.roseio, eitbroe
4001. on the 21st of August from Cd" aid ii 00 (Id
his clerk, He got it cashed, an, eelis, übecioripl;
Curnsew, or on his acconnt. Reeeivepresese'diree cto
2d September, for 3001., from gr.
_der his ~e eel
the proceeds away for his use and 13"
red to.; ou'ijle
In cross-examination it was endeaveu_d by tbl.oo of oof
that the various payments rner:tienL eleet..lol6s
were fur purposes connected with railed, burs ebetti
sitting members. Mr. Vivian was
_„deavoeg IP
answer, and it was stated that 311.71"ence beettoc,
serve him had been .in vain. TEkvlsoetttfie tbel
given of this, Mr. Seijcant Kingt_ueld infortjeogbi IP
Guinness, said that his clients wu they tb
000,,,0f
mittee at the next sitting whetbe%ntly, Iv Viol'
telino.l.l33o:t b°
sori..dirrig
could carry the case further, effiT.oureeri .010,00
Guinness. The committee then a°l
~,a 0(0.40%0
next, to ive time for the prod9otww,eld 'ii, g'
matingma tt e
r thatto th ei fhhoeusdei,d
annodt
reappear,eornra
into the custody of the Sergeant-at ,erson° pr.'
CRYSTAL PALACE.The nun)
was 5,317 ; and the receipts 191/ 7 u
the Palace during the week endbienrg,s7b6re/.24°