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London, England, 1854-01-03 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING,

THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE
CHEAP RE-ISSUE OF EVELYN'S DIARY
AND CORRESPOADENCE
Is now ready. To be completed in one more voluthe, price Gs:
board.
Published for Henry Colburn, by his successors Hurst and )31acketi,
13, Great Marlborough-street.

SECOND EDITION, ENLARGED.
This day is published, in Bvo., price 145.,

THE RUSSIAN SHORES of the BLACK
SEA, in the Autumn of 1852 ; with a Voyage down the
Volga, and a Tour through the Country of the Don Cossacks.

By LAWRENCE OLIPHANT,
Author of a " Journey to Nepaul."

With 34 En,lraving:s on Wood, Enlarzed yap of the Crimea, and

Map of the Author's Route.
William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.

Jnst publigled,.price Sixpence,
lIHE PRESENT CRISIS ; or the RUSSO-
TURKISII WATZ, and its CONSEQUENCES to ENGLAND
and the WORLD. By CONINGSBY.
London George Routledge and Co., Farringdon-street, and all
Booksellers.

Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post free 6s.
THE PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREAT-
MENT of STRICTURE of the URETHRA, in all its Varie-
ties and Complications. With Practical Observations on the Use and
Abuse of Urethral Instruments. The whole illustrated by numerous
cases, showing that this disease may be successfully treated by means
at once siMplei, and sate, even in its Most inveterate and apparently
intractable forma. By F. 11.'COURTENAY, "We
believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of stricture
during the last 20 years has equalled, if indeed it has not surpassed,
that of any of Ida contemporaries, and we know of no man to whose
care we would with greater confidence entrust the treatment of a
severe case of stricture of the urethra."—Medical Circular, July 27,
1853. 11. l.xilliere, 219, Regent-street.

AURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rotnis,
1t..4 (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fin:lam-road),
The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S
CELEBRATED BAND. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8 ;
Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11.

THE WELLINGTON (late Crockford's) CLUB
110ITSE, entrance 160 Piccadilly. Gentlemen visiting Lon-
doe can dine its the Splendid Dining Rooms of this celebrated esta-
blishment at a very moderate scale of charges. The Dining Room
is the largest its London ; the Cooking first-rate ; and the choicest
Wines are supplied in the Imperial measure. Reading and Smoking-
rooms are open for the accommodation of gentlemen after dinner.

ELIZABETH DOBSON'S ASSIGNMENT.-
Whereas Elizabeth Dobson, of Leyburn, in the County of
York, Innkeeper, hath by indenture, bearing date the 16th day of
December, 1853, assigned over all her Real and Personal Estate and
Effects whatsoever unto Thomas Masterman, of Patrick Brompton,
in the said County, accountant, and Thomas Barugh, of Ruswick,
In the same County, yeoman, in trust, for the equal benefit of such
of the Creditors of the said Elizabeth Dobson as shall execute the
same on or before the 16th day of February, 1854. the execution of
which said indenture by the said Elizabeth Dobson, Thomas Mas-
terman, and Thomas Barugh, is witnessed by John Teale, of Ley-
burn, aforesaid, attorney.at-law. Notice is hereby given, that the
said indenture is lodged at the office of Mr. Henry Thomas Robinson,
in Leyburn, for the inspection and signature of the Creditors of the
said Elizabeth Dobson. And all persons Indebted to the said Eliza-
beth Dobson, or who have any of her estate and effects, are hereby
required to pay or deliver the same to
MR. 11. T. ROBINSON, Solicitor to the Trustees.
Leyburn, 27th December, 1853.

kAW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE,
/ Fleet-street, London, January 2, 1854.—NoncE is HEREBY
GIVEN, That, a GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the
Law Lite Assurance Society will be held at the Society's Office,
Fleet-street, London, on THURSDAY, the 2d day of February next, at
half-past 11 o'clock in the forenoon, pursuant to the provisions of the
Society's deed ",of settlement, for the purpose of receiving the Au-
ditors' Annual Report of the Accounts of the S.ociety up to the 31st
of December, 1853; to elect two Directors in the room of Anthony
Brown, Esq., deceased, and the Right Hon. Samuel March Phillips,
whose name was withdrawn at his own request when proposed for
re-election in June last ; and for general purposes. The director
to be chosen in the room of Anthony Brown, Esq., will remain in
office until 24th June, 1855. The director to be chosen in the room
of the Right Hon. Samuel March Phillips will remain in office until
24th June, 1857.

By order of the Directors,
WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary.

THE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE
POLICY COMPANY, 72,.Lombard-street.

TRUSTEES.
J. Campbell Renton, Esq. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P.
Richard Melina, Esq., Q.C., M.P. I James Fuller Maddox, Esq.
William Wilberforce, Esq.
DIRECTORS.
William Adams, Esq., Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square.
John Atkins, Esq., White Hart-court, Lombard-street.
Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq., John-street, America-Square.
John Dange.l.__eld, Esq. , Craven-street. Strand. '
R. Henry Forman, Esq., Ordnance, Pall-Mall.
John Hamilton, Esq., Alfred-place, Thurlow-square.
John Matthews, Esq., Arthur-street West, City.
C. Oetavius Parnell, Esq., Norfolk-street, Park-lane.
William Williams, Esq., Rood-laue Fenchurch-street.
1 PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD.
24, Connaught-terrace, Edgware-road.
The Bei. James Shergold' Boone, A.M., Stanhope-street, Hyde-park
Captain Creed, Bedford-square, and St. Albans.
Roger Gadsden, Esq., Maida-hill West, and Bedford-row.
Charles Pemberton, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and Lin-

cola's-inn-fields.
George Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Ilyde-park, and New-
square, Lincoln's-inn.
W. 11. Trinder, Esq., John-street, Bedford-row.
SECRETARY—Chas. Hoghton, Esq.
The policies of this Company being indisputable, form FAMILY
PROVISIONS and NEGOTIABLE SECURITIES, for their validity
is not dependent. as in the case of ordinary policies, upon the import
of previous reports and other documents.
ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager.

LADIES' (D'HIVER) COSTUME DU BAL,
GALON D'OR, and PASSEMENTERIE FLOUNCING, in
Gold and Silver Ornament on various Coloured Tarlatans and other
Light Fabrics.
These Dresses, so highly approved in Paris, and all the Evening
Parties of the beau monde, may now be seen during the Selling Off at
this Establishment.
Some of the less lavishly decorated will he sold at Eighteen Shil-
lings the Dress, but it must be recollected that this will be less than
half the real value, and the same remark will apply to the Silks,
Shawls, Mantles, and Family Linen, which, through the retirement
trom business of Mr. Merrett, must be sold immediately.
WARWICK HOUSE, 142 and 144, Regent-street.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.—At the Social
Re-unions of this Festive Season, the Fair and Youthful are
more than usually desirous of shining in

PERSONAL ATTRACTION
under the gaze of many friends ; and the following unrivalled dis-
coveries for the Toilet are necessarily called into increased requisi-
tion, namely, ItOWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, for creating and
sustaining a luxuriant head of hair ; ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, for
rendering the skits soft, fair, and blooming; ROWLANDS' ODONTO,
or Pearl Dentifrice, for Imparting a pearl-like whiteness to the Teeth ;
and ROWLANDS' AQUA D'ORO, a fragrant and spirituous perfume,
an essential accompaniment to places of public amnsement and
crowded assemblies. The patronage of royalty and rank and fashion
throughout Europe, and the well-known efficacy of these articles,
render them a peculiarly Elegant and Seasonable Present. Beware
of Spurious Imitations. The only genuine of each bears the name of
"RO WLANDS' " preceding that of the article on the wrapper or
label.
Sold by A. ROWLAND and SONS, 20, Hatton-garden, London;
and by Chemists and Perfumers.

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every quarter of an hour.

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lowing Trains from the Fenchureh-street Station.

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, Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. 10d.
Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd.
BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 51. Oa. ; Six Months, 3/. Os.;
Three Months, 2/. Os. ; to be had of the Collectors on board the
Packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend.
Nov. 17. 1853.

Passages marked * are

YEATES'S-COURT RAGGED SCHOOLS, CLARE-MARKET.
—On Sunday, being New Year's-day, a most substantial
dinner was given by the rector of St. Clement Danes,
Strand, to upwards of 140 children attending the schools.
They assembled at the Vestry-house after the morning
service, where they. were met by the clergy and church-
wardens of the parish, who were accompanied by other
friends who take a deep interest in the welfare of this
charitable institution. The dinner consisted of fine roast
beef, bread, and plum-pudding, and was distributed by
the rector to the poor children, for which they evinced
the greatest thankfulness and gratitude. Appropriate
addresses were delivered by the rector and R. Twining,
Esq., and after singing the Doxology the children were
diarairieed, highly delighted with their treat.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

(From the Times.)

Whatever may be the result of the negotiations
which have been opened at Constantinople, they
serve to define with greater precision the nature of
the demands of Turkey, and the sanction given to
those demands by the Four Powers, although we
cannot anticipate that theyrwill lead, at the pre-
sent time, to the restoration of a firm and lasting
peace. The conduct of the Turkisji Government
on this occasion has been temperate and dignified.
The change which has taken place in the Ministry,
by the removal of the former Capudan Pasha and
the entrance of Hall]. Pasha into the Divan, is con-
sidered to be an additional guarantee of the pru-
dence and Moderation of the Porte. Accordingly,
the terms recommended by the ,Four Powers
appear to have been adopted without any essential
alteration ; and this circumstance is the more im-
portant from the disposition already shown at
Vienna to evade the force of the engagement con-
tracted under the Protocol of the sth of December.
The forbearance and temper shown by the Ottoman
Government, after provocations of the most violent
and offensive kind, constitute an additional claim
to the support of Europe ; and the rejection by
Russia of overtures of peace offered to her in this
spirit, would complete the demonstration that war
alone can set bounds to so fierce and lawless an
aggression.

In the meantime, contrary to the expectation
generally formed both in this country and in France
when the disaster at Sinope became known, it is
how ascertained that the combined fleets had not
entered the Black- Sea on the of December,
and, -whatever the intentThign le British Am-
bassador and Admirals may have been, they were
not then carried into effect....A •contemporary has
even published a retter oT. somewhat doubtful au-
thenticity, purporting to be the answer given on
the 12th of December by the English and French
Ambassadors to the demand of the Porte for the
active support of the fleet. We are left in doubt
as to the genuineness of that document, which has
not yet been confirmed from other sources of in-
formation, and is not authenticated by Lord Strat-
ford's usual style or signature ; but it was no secret
at Constantinople that great indignation as well as
regret had been felt by the Ambassadors and naval
authorities at the wilful disregard of their advice,
to which was mainly attributable the dreadful di-
saster at Sinopo. The Capudan Pasha had sent to sea
the squadron of Turkish frigates with a perfect
knowledge that the Russian Admiral command-
ing at Sebastopol could at any time come
down upon them with an overwhelming force.
Osman Pasha remained at Sinope, although he was
twice warned of the danger of his position by
Mustapha Pasha, who passed Sinope with three
ships of war both in going to and returning from
the coast of Circassia, and who got back in safety
to the Bosphorus, while Osman lay at Sinope to
be destroyed. At Sinope itself there appears to
have been only one small battery fit for service,
and that was ill provided with ammunition. The
squadron had been taken there in defiance of re-
peated remonstrances, and, however we may de-
plore the calamity which ensued, and admire the
desperate courage of the Turks in their defence, it
would be gross injustice to the officers commanding
the allied fleets if they were held responsible for
the consequence of an act which they tried in vain
to prevent. Should the hostilities, which now
seem inevitable, be prosecuted by the fleets, it will
soon be found indispensable to the success of our
operations to take into the hands of competent
European officers the sole conduct of the war, and
to obtain from the Turks the same sort of compli-
ance and discipline which we had so much diffi-
culty in exacting from the Portuguese and
Spaniards when we undertook to fight their battles
in the Peninsula. We shall otherwise be con-
demned to bear the burden of defeats we might
have prevented, and without this guarantee we
cannot even rely on the defence of the most im-
portant positions.
The strength of the combined English and French
fleets now in the Bosphorus amounts to 44 sail, in-
cluding line-of-battle ships, frigates, and steamers.
Of these the French and English have each three
throe-deckers ; we have seven two-deckers (in- I
cludiing the Agamemnon) to five French two-
deckers, the French 90-gun screw-ship Napoleon
having, unfortunately, been sent back to Toulon
for repairs. Each flag has, or will soon have, 11
pa.ddne-wlidel steamers. The Sitspareil (English)
and [the Charlemagne (French) two-deckers have
auxiliary steam power. In addition to this power-
ful fleet, there are in the Bosphorus at least seven
Turkish and Egyptian line-of-battle ships, besides
frigates and steamers ; so that the combined force
may be taken at about 60 sail. From the large
amormt of steam power, the weight of guns, the
size of these ships
,in proportion to their rating,
and he perfection to which naval gunnery has now
been carried both in the English and French navies,
this is, beyond doubt, the finest naval armament
ever sent to sea, though it might, if necessary, be
poworfully augmented by the first-class steamships
and frigates which form Admiral Corry's squadron
now at Lisbon. Those vessels are, however, pro-
bablir reserved as the nucleus of the North Sea
fleet in the spring. The best understanding pre-
vails. between the English and French officers, and
the signal-books of the two squadrons have been
exchanged, with an arrangement that, in sailing
orde the French squadron will form the weather
and the English the port line.
Sixch is the state of the naval preparations of the
two Powers at the moment when the instructions
to enter the Black Sea, which were despatched at
latestt on the 19th ult., arrive at Constantinople ;
and -we entertain no doubt that these instructions
will be executed with the utmost alacrity and effi-
ciency that circumstances permit. But, whatever
may. be the policy of the Cabinets of London and
Pans, and the desire of the Ambassadors to give
effect to the orders they receive, it must rest with
the naval authorities to determine what measures
can be taken at this season with safety to the fleets
under their command. They have to encounter,
not the Russians only, but a climate of extreme
rigour in the worst season of the year—a sea dark-
ened by fogs, swept by sudden and violent storms,
and little known to our sailors—a coast notorious
in all ages as the noverca navium, the most inhos-
pitable of shores. It would evidently be the
height of folly and ircipolicy .._
to expose the fleets
to great risk from weather, unless the Admirals
have a definite object and plan of operations in
view-, which they conceive to be within their
power. The public in this country knows as yet
the difficulties which it is their
to overcome. It is not
improbable that the northern shores and ports
of the Euxine are blocked u-
p with ice. In severe
seasons the Gulf of Odessa has been frozen over
dutyvery ltiuttlee °
for two months at a time, and the navigation
s
of that poonrtsfidiesr and
uninterrupted on an average
the
year,pecially in the month
e
The north-west angle of the Black
3o
f 9 Jdaanyus a rlyn.
Sea,
Dniester,between
and Cherson, Nicolaieff, Odessa, and Oczakow are
probably unapproachable
sthe theeu mouths of the Dnieper and the
coldest and most exposed part of it,
by water. Sebastopol is
scarcely more accessible to winter operations, and
the best naval authorities express doubts of the
possibility of maintaining any close blockade of the
coast of the Crimea and Cherson at this time of
.We state these
facts, not from any doubt
or misgiving as to the service which the fleets are
ready to perform, but to guard against the danger
of underrating the natural obstacles they may have I
to encounter. The climate of Russia is, by sea as
well as by land, one of the chief defences of that
empire during a considerable portion •of the year,
and we cannot defeat the order of nature. Nay,
if anything could give the Russian navy a chance
of resisting the two greatest maritime Powers in
the world, it would be that they should have
wasted their forces in buffeting the winter and the
elements, while their real antagonist lies under
shelter of his forts, refitting his vessels for next
spring. The state of the weather at Constantinople
must decide the moment at which the fleets can
begin to act. The Black Sea has of late been so
tempestuous that we observe by the last accounts
a Russian cruiser has literally been driven into the
Bosphorus for shelter, and, until we learn that the
season has become somewhat more propitious to
maritime operations, we shall hesitate to believe
' that they have actually begun.

DEATH OF SIR RICHARD JENKINS, G.C.B.—This
hon. knight commander of the Bath, and many years
one of the directors of the East India Company, died at
his residence, Blackheath Park, on Friday, in his 69th
year. Sir Richard filled the office of chairman in 1839,
and received the order of the Bath for diplomatic ser-
vices in India, principally through the war of 1817-18.
FEMALE EMIGRATION FROM SHETLAND.—Funds have
been placed at the command of the Colonial Land and
Emigration Commissioners in this country, sufficient to
fit out and pay the whole expense of transport of 300
women from the Shetland Islands to Van Diemen's
Land, and the colonial Government offers additional
funds if more can be obtained.