The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1854.

aries, drops in his ticket, as we drop a letter into
the Post-office, and passes out by the other aisle.
All this was lque with the most perfect order
and propriety. " The vilest rabble eves seen" by
a W.B. voted as quietly as the Belgravians of
Geneva. Not a drunken man was to be seen,
and that, too, in a country where all drink wine ;
and all parties agreed that even if there was
bribery and intimidation, it could not, appre-
ciably, have affected the election. The urns were
watched all night by the election committee, the
church being lighted up. ` Next day they were
examined,—and a narrow majority declared for
the Coalition, amidst the same universal good.
order. It were easy to comment upon so striking
and pleasing a fact as this in strong terms, but
it speaks for itself. It merely adds another
striking testimony from fact, to what all reason
evidently points to. The inducements to bribe
and intimidate were as strong at Geneva as in
Canterbury or Devonshire respectively ; but the
Ballot, even in this imperfect form, rendered
money and threats alike useless. It made each
man's vote his own—inalienably his own ; the
ridiculed mechanical contrivance did more for
purity at elections than all Lord Join's little
Acts of Parliament taken together. Geneva is
but one small town, it is true, but it has a con-
stituency of ten thousand electors. It is but one
constituency, like an ancient Grecian State ; but
for Electoral purposes England is but a multitude
of such states, and our wisest Reformers wish
that all its constituencies should be at least as
large as those of Geneva. One fact is well
worthy of notice. Even. Universal Suffrage did
not return a rabble of Legislators. It was ac-
knowledged by the aristocrats themselves that
the Council of State, though all of them Demo-
crats, were all of them also persons with whom
the higher classes express themselves perfectly
content.

MONEY MARKET

AND
COM M.ER 611 A L

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 American
were taken for export and on speculation. The
market was firm, and prices were fully supported.
The safes comprised 5,000 American, 500 Egyptian
at 6d. to 11d., 500 Surat at 3d. to 4d., and 30
Sea Island at ls. Bd. to 2s. ld. per lb. Railway
shares were dull, at rather lower prices.
The following report upon, the tallow trade, dated
last evening, is furnished by Messrs. Smith and
Charles :

" The advices from St. Petersburg are to the 19.315 t
December. 10 to 15 in. poods tallow had changed
hands amongst Russians at 130 10 for August, but there
was nothing doing amongst exporting houses for next
season. Exchange, 38/ to 39 1-16.
" Since our last report we have had a rapid advance
in tallow. We closed on Saturday at 595. ?d. all this
month. On Saturday we advanced ls. per cwt., and
to-day there has been increased excitement. The mar-
ket opened this morning without any new feature.
Political affairs, though still considered unfavourable,
were not generally considered to look worse than they
have for some time past. It soon, however, became
evident that there were few, if any, sellers at Saturday's
prices, and very few transactions took place till about
mid-day, when the market suddenly sprang up ls. 6d.
per cwt. Still later higher prices were given, as high
as 635. ed. being reported as paid for March and April
delivery."
The New York accounts are rather more satis-
factory as regards the money market, but stocks
which had' been more buoyant, were rather de-
pressed at the latest date. The exports of mer-
chandise, including specie, during the week to
December 24, amounted to 2,479,626 dollars, and
the imports to 2,987,052 dollars, showing an in-
crease in favour of the latter of 507,426 dol-
lars. In the previous week, the balance had been'
the other way, and but for a falling off in the ship-
ment of specie in the week to the 24th ult.,
there would also have been an excess of exports.
Breadstuffs continued to be exported to a large extent.
Advices from California state that the Miners at
Dargan Flat were making from 8 to 32 dollars a day,
and the Badger Hill diggings are stated to be the
richest in that vicinity. The rainy season com-
menced on the 14th November, and the rivers were
in consequence raised. The works of the dry season
had therefore closed. River-bed diggings had been
abandoned. The miners are described as being
well prepared for winter, and news concerning the
gold production is highly satisfactory. Public
works were being proceeded with, to be finished by
June next, of the greatest importance to the pros-
perity of the mines.

INDIA AND CHINA,

TRIESTE, MONDAY, Jan. 9.

The steamer Calcutta arrived at 9 o'clock a.m.,
in 116 hours, from Alexandria, which she left on
the 4th of January.
The India mail left this morning for London,
with dates from Calcutta, Dec. 6 ;Madras, Dec.
10 ; Shanghai, Nov. 19 ; Amoy, Nov. 18 ; Hong
gong, Nov. 27 ; Singapore, Dec. 4; Penang, Doc.
6 ; Galle, Dec. 13 ; Bombay, Dec. 14 ; and Bur-
mah, Nov. 20.

- The letters by the overland mail are expected to
be in London.by the 12th inst.
The rates of insurance upon the ship Mada-
gascar, which left Port Philip on the 12th August,
with 60,000 ounces of gold on board, and has
never since been heard of, are as high as 40 per
cent. The imly•hope appears to be that she has
made for some Brazilian port, but even of that
fact, we must speedily have intelligence. One of
the Marine Insurance offices has a large amount
upon her.

The intelligence from Burmah is most contradic-
tory.
A report was current that the Burmese had re-
captured Pegu, and that a combined movement
against the British was to take place on the 20th
of December, but the war party at Ava is too weak
to do anything.
The Russians were. at Khiva, and the Peshawur
force had been increased to 13,500 men.
The Afredees of the Kohat Pass had given in,
and accepted our terms.*

At the half-yearly meeting of thO Colonial Bank,
this day, a dividend at the rate of 4 per Cent. per
annum was declared.

Trade-in India was fair. Exchange at Calcutta,
2-1.

In China the rebels had evacuated Amoy, and
the IMperialists had made a horrible massacre
there.

The Bissoe Gold Amalgamating Company is
started for the purpose of working by Perkes'
Patent Machines, the auriferous minerals
lately so abundantly discovered in Cornwall
and Devon; The new company is to have a
capital of 12,0001. in 11. shares, and is possessed of
the extensive works of the company which has the
patentliof Todd's Protoxide Paint. The steam-
engine is erected, and the machine of Mr. Perkes
will be in working condition within a month.
Those whohave witnessed experiments under Mr.
Perkes' patent, speak of it in high terms. The
services. of Mr. Brereton Todd, the metallurgist
have been'secured.

Canton was quiet. Exchange, 5-1.

(BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.)

MARSEILLES, JAN. 9.
The Vectis reached this port, all well, at 5 a.m.
She brings the India and China mail.

The English funds are more buoyant, and with
an increased business doing for transfer. Consols
have been done at 92,1 f. The feeling in mercantile
circles is now much stronger against Russia than it
was a month or two since, and an earnest wish is
expressed that the existing treaties may not be al-
lowed to be restored ; in short, that we shall exact
some compensation for all the annoyance and ex-
pense we have incurred, and especially that the
Black Sea shall no longer be closed to the fleets of
the great Powers, which have such an important
commercial interest involved. The opening for
trade and the protection we could afford to our
Eastern frontier would be well worth a short strug-
gle with Russia, even if there were not the motive
of gross provocation. As to the. mission of the
Prince de Chimay from Belgium to France, it is
pretty well known in the best informed circles that
it has reference to tariff and mercantile, not to
political matters. Exchequer Bills have be en
firm at 7s. to 10s., and India Bonds at par to
4s. prem.

Foreign Securities have improved a little, toge-
ther with the English market. Mexican have
rallied to 22Z- and 23/. Spanish Three per Cents.
have been done at 424, and the New Deferred are
201 to 20&. Russian Bonds are rather an excep-
tion to the general improvement, being at 108 for
the Five per Cents., and at 89 to for the 44 per
Cents. Portuguese Four per Cents. are not quite
so good. The Chairman of the Portuguese Bond-
holders has entered his usual protest against
the deduction from the interest now in
course of payment, and although with the
same results, namely, that the financial agents
here returned the notarial document without re-
mark. We feel satisfied that it is highly politic. to
keep up this official record, as a proof of the ille-
gality, as well as the injustice, of such conduct on
the part of the Lisbon Government. The day of
reckoning must come, and even now the act bears
partly, its own punishment, inasmuih as Portugal
languishes for want of those public improvements
which. English capitalists might otherwise assist in
carrying out. Dutch 24 per Cents. have been at
62 ex dividend.

Railway Shares have been rather better, but
rather higher, and also Midland, North British,
with very little doing. North-Western have been
and York and North Midland. French shares
have been at advanced rates.
The Gold Mine Shares have been steady.
The Shares of the Australian Banks have been
better, and there has been a firmer tone in the
miscellaneous shares.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

(Prom the 0.04-7a-1

unsiness done.
Bank Stock .. ... 219 18
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92. 3
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 923 hiixd
New 3} per Cent. Annuities 933 4
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
India Bonds, XlOOO •... .....
Ditto' under £lOOO 4 p par
Consols for Opening 18th Jan. 92i
Exchequer Bills,
£1000
£5OO 7lO p
Small 7lO p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
nexican 3 per Cent.
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 384
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. X St lOB
Ditto 4i per Cent
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent..
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 421 x d
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 2O. x d
Ditto Passive (Converted) ,
Dividon the ahote parsOlo;in London.
Dach Ex,3lAngo, 2A per Cont. Gull 62 x d
•...
lIALF-PAST TWO.
Consols'ifor Opening 18th January.... ..... 924 x d

TELEGRAPHIC. CENTRALISATION.—A charter is pro-
posed to be applied for, for power to consolidate all the
existing lines of telegraph under one uniform system.
REVERSE OF FORTIINE.—The orphan child of one of
the oldest of the Irish baronets was admitted a few days
since into the Wanstead Infant Orphan Asylum.
Standard.

VIENNA.—From Vienna the telegraphic quotation of
bills on London shows the prevalence of a complete
panic in the money market, the rate on Saturday hav-
ing advanced to 11-47.
TURKISH LoIN.—A repoit circulated in Paris on Sa-
turday, that Namik Pasha had succeeded in contracting
a Turkish loan in London, was incorrect. No terms
have yet been agreed upon.
TELEGRA.PHIO BANQUET.—Last evening the directors
of the 'Electric Telegraph Company gave a supper at
Radley's Hotel to 135 of the clerks employed in the
metropolitan stations. The health of Mr. J. L. Ricardo,
M.P., the founder and chairman of the company, and
' the directors, was drunk with enthusiasm. It may be
interesting to mention, as a proof of the progress of the
company's operations since its establishment in 1848,
that the total number of employes in London is 310, and
in the provincesT94o.
THE ISLE or DOGS.—This island, so long a tract of
barren and unproductive marsh land, and still the
greater part of it seven feet below high-water level, is
now in a flourishing condition. It has a population of
5,000 people; a rateable property of 20,0001. in value ;
530 houses ; sixty manufactories ; four places of wor-
ship ; one or two good school-houses ; ten excellent
public-house ; a doctor ,(no lawyer !) a house-agent, a
gas-works ; an omnibus ; a post-office ; and a station for
the Thames police.—The Builder.
RESPITE OF WILLIAM CUMMING. —William Cumming,
capitally convicted before the High Court of Justiciary
in Edinburgh, and whose execution had been fixed for
yesterday (Monday, January 9), has been respited for
fourteen days. This reprieve has been requested by the
law authorities at Edinburgh, in order to give time for
important inquiries, and was despatched from the Home-
office on Saturday night.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

A new drama, in three acts, by Mr. Mark Lemon, was
produced here for the first time last evening and obtained
the favourable reception of a very crowded house. The
author has certainly introduced into it only a modicum
of the wit and humour which distinguish most of his
writings, but if we notice a deficiency in this respect, we
must, on the other hand, say that great pains have been
bestowed upon the construction and development of the
plot, and that the interest, first excited in the opening
scene,by some mysterious relations, is. sustained with
increased force until the fall of the curtain upon the
concluding act. It is also due to the management to
add, that the piece was put upon the stage in a very
praiseworthy manner ; the acting was extremely good,
and the scenery both novel and beautiful, while there
were some highly effective groupings of peasants and
brigands, and one particularly pretty Spanish dance in
the national costume. The scene is laid in the province
of Estramadura, in Spain, and the date is recent, the
main event out of which the active interest arises having
occurred during the Peninsular war. A profligate noble-
inan, the Marquis of Tavero, having been inspired with
an ungovernable passion for the beautiful wife of a gentle.
man named Lazarro, took advantage of the confusion and
general demoralisation occasioned by the war to make an
onslaught upon Lazarto's d welling during his absence, and
the latter returns to find his wife dying, after enduring
the worst of wrongs, and his castle in flames. He has
two infant daughters ; one of them he saves, the other
being supposed to have perished in the flames. The
Marquis is soon afterwards killed in battle, before La-
zarro's vengeance can reach him, but Lazarro vows an
undying revenge upon his race: The play opens 18
years later, when a beautiful girl, Juanna (Miss Feather-
stone), the foster-child of a kindly and wealthy old
farmer, Gaspar (Mr, Younge), is about to be wedded to
another foster-child of his, Pablo, a young muleteer
(Mr. Belton), who is rather•addictod to wine and flirta-
tion. The young lady is very happy in the prospect of
her marriage, but the event is interrupted by the arrival
of the-successor to the title of the ma rquisate of Tavero
(Mr. H. Lee), who claims her as a long lost child.
He, however, does not refuse his consent to her marriage
provided it be deferred for a twelvemonth, and she be of
the same mind at the expiration of the period. Now
Lazarro (Mr. T. Mead), in the prosecution of his ven-
geance, has allied himself to a gang of bandits, of whom
the notorious Jose Maria (Mr. George Bennett) is the
leader, and, with the daughter he has saved, Paula (Mrs.
E. Lewis), goes about the country foraging for the rob-
bers, directing them. to booty, and sending travellers
in their way ; but Paula is not aware of this occu-
pation of her father, whom she loves very sin-
cerely, the more so that he has been stricken with
blindness, and is dependent upon her for guidance.
He is disguised as an old mendicant, and is pre-
sent when the Marquis claims Juanna. He deter-
mine, as a portion of his revenge, to have her carried
off by the robbers, and treated as his own wife had been.
The year passes, and Juanna is faithful to her love. A.
fete is given at the villa of the Marquis, on the evening
on which the young lady is to be at liberty to select a
husband from the titled suitors around her, or as she
may please. The young muleteer comes to claim 'his
bride, Joanna exultingly throws herself into his arms.
The Marquis consents to their 'anion, but announces
that his claiming Juana was not because she is his
daughter (that not being the case), but for the purpose of
testing the sincerity of her love for Pablo, whom he
declares to be his own son, and whose happiness he is
anxious to promote by a union of reciprocal affection.
But here the consummation of the marriage is thwarted
by the blind mendicant, who, disbelieving the story of
the marquis, brings in, at a given signal, a gang of
armed brigands, and has Juann a dragged away a prisoner
Paula, who has, to her horror, discovered her father's
connection with Jose Maria, seeks to save Juanna ; but
in vain. The next scene is laid in the mountain den of
Jose Maria. He has fallen dreadfully in love with his
beautiful captive, but Juanna does not reciprocate his re-
gards. Paula, who is also in the mountain
hold, discovers, by means of a portrait and other
evidence, that she and Juanna are sisters, the latter
being the child supposed to be lost when Lazarro's cas-
tle was destroyed. She resolves to save her sister, and
luckily she is enabled to do so, from a mutinous spirit
being stirred up among Jose's men, who are discontented
with their leader, and seize him, permitting Juanna to
`depart with her faithful Pablo, conditionally on Paula's
staying to secure a large ransom being sent. Paula also
evinces great courage and devotion, being ready to die
rather than that her sister's connection with the beggar-
brigand should be known, and thus her hope of union
with the son of the Marquis should be destroyed; but
a body- of soldiers come to the rescue, and in their attack
upon the robbers the revengeful Lazarro is shot dead.
The complete happiness of the two faithful loveis follows
as a matter of course.

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In the part of Lazarro, Mr. Mead made a successful
first appearance here ; his delineation of the blind
beggar was picturesque and impressive, and it told well
with the audience, who did him the honour of calling
him before the curtain. Mr. Geo. Bennett threw all
his vigour into the brigand chief—a character just
adapted for his graphic-style of acting ; Miss Feather-
stone was a pretty and graceful Juanna, and Paula was
ably sustained by Mrs. Lewis. At the conclusion there
was a loud and repeated call for Mr. Mark Lemon, 'but
he did not make his appearance.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

A telegraphic despatch, received from Marseilles,
announces positively that the combined fleets en-
tered the Black Sea on the 30th ult. The officers
and crews, tired of their inactivity, hailed the order
to move with the greatest delight ; and it may be
justly affirmed that no movement was ever more
popular.

Another despatch speaks of a division of the
fleets, though the former is considered the more
probable. No doubt a few vessels have been left
at Constantinople in else of emergency, perhaps
necessitated by the attempt of the Softas to get up
an insurrection.

Another despatch confirms the intelligence that
the diplomatic efforts at Constantinople, for the re-
newal of negotiations, had succeeded. Kosrew
Pacha is said to have been selected by the Sultan
as the negotiator for Turkey. He passes for being
friendly to Russia.
. _

General Prim has arrived at Marseilles on board
the Osiris, and is expected in Paris to-day or Wed-
nesday.
Lord Dudley Stuart was to leave Constantinople
on the 15th,, so as to be in England for the meeting
of Parliament. A letter has been received from
that noble lord, in which he speaks in very favour-
able terms of the activity, energy, and zeal of
Lord . Stratford de Reddille during the whole of
these difficult transactions.

The 6th corps, stationed at Moscow and the en-
virons, -has received orders to move towards the
south ; the first columns are already in motion.
The first corps, formed of Grenadiers, has been
cantoned in Finland, Livonia, Esthonia, and Cour-
land. The German nobility of Courland, profess-
ing the Lutheran religion &lid oppressed in the
Baltic provinces, have solicited permission to send
their children as volunteers, and at their own ex-
pense, to combat for the orthodox faith.
The Russo-Polish authorities have announced to
the Prussian Government the discovery of a politi-
cal plot, which had come to light through numer-
ous arrests in the ex-kingdom of Poland and the
Grand Duchy of Posen. The Emperor Nicholas
has expressed a desire that the Prussian papers
should abstain from all communications on the
movements of the Russian army.
The Montenegrin Primates, compromised in the
late plot, have arrived at Trieste.
The concentration of the Turkish troops con-
tinues on the Wallachian frontier. The Turkish
Admiral, Osman Pasha, made prisoner in the affair
of Sinope, has died of his wounds at Sebastopol.
The .National Gazette of Berlin states that the
sailors of the Baltic fleet, who had been sent to
their homes, have received orders to return to their
posts in N arch.
The Cologne Gazette of the Bth says :—" In all
the Governments of the Russian Empire, the no-
bility have been invited to give a proof of their
devotedness, in order to render the war more easy,
and at the same time to produce a strong impres-
sion abroad. In Courland, this semi-official invi-
tation has been very successful. The nobility have
requested to be allowed to send their children to
the army as volunteers, and at their own expense.
This German nobility belong to the Lutheran creed,
which, as is well known, is oppressed in Courland
and the Baltic provinces. It is known that Rus-
sian agents employ force to convert the peasants to
the orthodox church, hut which does not prevent
the nobility from sendinc, their children to fight
for the defence of the orthodox faith. The Ger-
man Russians are worse than the Russians pro-
perly so called."
The Hamburg News, under date of St. Peters-
burg, 30th ult., says :—The Governor-General of
Livonia, Esthonia, and Courland, has informed
the Emperor that the nobility of Livonia and the
citizens of Riga, animated with an unalterable de-
votedness for the throne and the country, have
declared that they were ready to make every sacri=
face to attain the object mentioned in the manifesto
of the Ist November last. All the civil function-
aries of Courland, Esthonia, and even some of Li-
vonia, have offered to the Emperor the tenth part
of their salaries for the field hospitals during the
war against Turkey. The Emperor, affected at
this patriotic devotedness of the provinces of the
Baltic, has charged Prince Souvarow, his aide-de-
camp-general, to testify his warm gratitude to the
inhabitants, and to declare to the functionaries
that their sympathy for his brave army was very
pleasing to him, but that there would be no necessity
for them to impose on themselves the sacrifice of
any part of their salaries."

tie Lloyd states that even before the sending of
the collective note of Conference, the Emperor
Nicholas had declared that he was disposed to peace.
The National Gazette of Prussia goes further, and
declares that the instructions given to Prince
Gortschakoff to keep on the defensive have not been
changed.

Other German journals speak of a Congress as
likely to take place at Berlin, at which Russia is to
be represented. But it must not be forgotten that
all this reposes on information anterior to the last
communication sent to St. Petersburg ; and that,
looking at the general conduct of the Czar, the
views thus expressed seem exceedingly improbable.

SUPPOSED PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
Speculations are made by all hands as to
What the plan of the spring campaign is to be.
Possibly a number of heads are similarly employed
in England at the present moment. The general
opinion appears to be that if the Turks are unas-
sisted by English and French troops, the Russians
will cross in force somewhere between Silistria and
Rutschuk, with an army of 100,000 men. This
they can easily do. They have now two corps
d'arinee (the 3d and 4th) in the Danubian pro-
vinces, and one (the sth) in Bessarabia. The lat-
ter can be moved into, the provinces, to keep up
the communications, forward envoys, &c. ; to hold
them, in short. The 3d and 4th corps will then
be available for the invasion of Bulgaria. Each
corps has a complete pontoon equipage, and could
easily, in a day or two at the furthest, cross with
the whole of the force, by establishing two, three,
or more bridges at once. Two corps of observa-
tion would be requisite to watch the garrisons of
Rutschuk and Silistria (of 15,000 each). The two
corps d'armee—making all allowance for sick men,
deserters, and for the regiments being under the
strength—may be taken at 50,000 strong each. Ac-
cording to the tables lately published in t'olburn's
CITY OF LONDON THEATRE.—JustIy named the Naval and Military Journal, their proper strength
House of Call for Pantomimes. Mr. Nelson Lee has is some 59,000 ;so that the allowance above named
this season surpassed himself—he has, indeed, taken appears ample. There would then be 70,000 men
care of number one ;it is one of the old school of panto- in hand, able to march and give battle to the Turks
mimes ; the opening, which is entitled The Ocean Queen ; somewhere between their point of crossing and
or, Harlequin and the Mystic Branch, being a very pretty Schumla.
fairy legend, admirably carried out. The hero, young
ofoperation to be t d
Supposing this plan
and it is likely enough that it may be so—what are
who starts him on a journey to rescue the fairy Queen,
who is enchanted beneath the deep, which can only be the Turks to do to resist it ?
accomplished by securing the mystic branch. After en- Unfortunately for th 3 defence of the line of the
countering innumerable difficulties, he succeeds, arriving Danube, that river from Widdin to Isatchka takes
at the palace of Oriental Pearls—a scene of perfect a re-entering curve, which materially weakens the
beauty. We never saw so great an effect produced on position ; for it is difficult to see how the troops
,
a minor stage ; it reflects the greatest credit on the at Kalafat, Widdin, and on the lower Danube
management. Here the transformation takes place, and towards Isatchka, &c., are to be made available to
when we say Mr. Veroni, from Drury-lane, is the Har-
resist the invasion. This is why, if the Turks are
lequin, Mrs. W. H. Harvey the Columbine, Mr. Mor- only to act on the defensive, the line of the Danube
relli the Pantaloon, Paul Herring the Clown, and Herr
should be abandoned Moreover, the position of
Deani the Sprite, it is enough to satisfy the public that
justice is done to the working of the comic scenes, those troops will be one of the most critical na-
Which are full of wit and practical jokes of the ture ; for they will have the whole of the Russian
-
present day, and written in Mr. Nelson Lee's happy invading army between them and Schrtmla,-unless
style. We strongly advise all lovers of pantomime to that army is repulsed close to the Danube. If,
pay the City Theatre a visit. Mr. Stanfield, Mr. Chas. then, the Turks were to lose a general action
Dickens, and Mr. Mark Leman have visited the theatre, between Schumla and the river, there appears no
and, by the applause they bestowed throughout, ap- resource for them but to shut themselves in their
peared much pleased with this really talented production. •
GREAT METROPOLITAN EXHIBITION OF POULTRY.— fortresses or entrenchments, and fight it out to the
last.
The private view of the Great Metropolitan Poultry On the whole, this operation is one that must be
Society's second exhibition took place yesterday even-
cons'd d
ere as the most fatal to the Turks that the
ing, at the bazaar, Baker-street. The whole of the spa- Russians 1
could a
cious building in which the Christmas exhibition of fat do pt. To prevent it, there ap-
cattle is held was occupied with pens, cages, baskets, &c., rears to be but one method, viz., to cross the Da-
in which the birds were arranged. Some of the cages nube and fight the enemy, not onhis own ground,
were of mahogany, and extremely tasteful in design, but has lately stolen.
the on the ground he
the great majority were the ordinary pen, covered in Then comes the question—Are the Turks in a
front with a wire network. The total number of pens of position, or rather will they be in a position in the
poultry, including fowls, ducks, geese, and turkeys, was I spring, to carry the war into Wallachia single-
-1,139 ; of pigeons, 425 ; and of rabbits, 50. The Brahma handed, in the face of the three corps d'armee,
Poutras, to which for a first time a class was given, which, to a certainty, will be found there to meet
were in great force, and many first-rate specimens of
them—against, too, the infinite resources of Russia
this noble bird were exhibited. His Royal Highness
at their back ? It is to be feared that they will
Prince Albert was among the contributors, and his pen,
not. This isa question which England and France
marked 581, was " highly commended" by the judges.
ought to look to, and doubtless will look to ; for
The first prize for this magnificent bird was awarded to
upon its solution depends the necessity of sending
Mr. H. Davies, of Spring-grove, Hounslow ; and the
second to Mr. Henry Gilbert, of Upper Phillimorepla,ce, an Anglo-Gallic army of 50,000, or even 30,000
Kensington. These birds were, we understand, greatly men, to make the chances a little more even, and
admired by her Majesty fot their beautiful symmetry and to prevent, perhaps, the Russians from
roundness of breast. They are considered by judges to Bllkans their boundary.
ready
yrs
to
be superior to the celebrated Cochin fowls, from their making the
And, after all, what is this question of peace or
greater resemblance to the thorough-bred Dorking. In war ?It is simply—Cau we manage to patch up a
the course of the eveni the judges made their awards, peace
its
and reported that a great improvement was observable in now, that we may enjoy a further lease of
blessings for three or four, or fipveneto-brotae,n, ,
the different breeds o birds. The show of pigeons was pe-
come, perhaps ? And if we can, it will only be to
culiarly good, the most noticeable being the Australian
find the unchangeable " ser
bronze-winged carriers, and the collection of Mr. Samuel
Europe.
Bult, of Hornsey-lane, Highgate. The breed of bantams make a fresh attack upon theliberties of
was considerably improved, and comprised the gold and . It has been well asked, " When will such a favour-
silver Sebright and other descriptions. The specimens I able opportunity again occur for teaching Russia a
of white-feather-legged bantams in pen No. 100 were ' lesson which she has so long wanted, that the peace
especially noticed. The entries of Cochin Chinas were of Europe is not to be disturbed, or solemn treaties
very numerous and of high class, many of the birds be- broken, at the mere will of a despot, with im-
ing
punity ? When will England and France again so
ing valued at prices ranging from 20 to 60 guineas. The
judges were of opinion that the exhibition of the latter . thoroughly understand each other as at present ?
bird was, on the whole, finer than that held at Birming- When will Austria be found neutral in such a
ham, and the specimens more valuable. The pens deemed •• ? And, lastly,when
will Turkey be so well
the finest were Nos. 350, 361, and 362. The first prize
among the partridge Cochins was given to 345, and the prepared for war as she is at this present moment ?"
crisis ..
second prize to 344. The. number of birds collected may It is hard to know how this will read in England—
be imagined when it is stated that there were 2,000 en- dreadfully bloodthirsty, perhaps; but in Turkey
policy.
i
tries, and in many cases there was scarcely room for the ' it appears sound, long-sighted
pens. :. I Be it understood that it sby no means the

general opinion of the Turks that they are unable
to cope single-handed with the Russ ians. • The
army is confident in its superiority over the hated
" Mozkov ;" and among the soldiery numbers may
be found who think that to eat them en salade is
the only possible issue of the future campaign.
But at best, war is but a gambling transaction, in
which the best player does not always win : and it
might be well to guard against accidents. The
homely proverb of " A stitch in time saves nine,"
may find its application here.

OMER PAdnA.—Several ridiculous reports have
lately gone the rounds of some of the German
papers. One is to the effect that Omer Pacha has
been convicted as, or discovered to be, a traitor to
the cause of Turkey, in the pay of Russia ; and
that the " renegade Croatian corporal," as they
politely call him, has been dismissed from the ser-
vice by the Sultan. So far from this being the
case, his Majesty gives daily proofs to the contrary.
Some three days back, for instance, he sent him.
three Arab horses, one of which was magnificently
caparisoned with crimson velvet saddle and
shabraque, encrusted with gold, under charge of
one of his aides-de-camp. The imperial messenger
was received with a salute of 17 guns. As an ad-
ditional and thoroughly convincing proof of confi-
dence, it may be mentioned that the Sultan has
c -inferred. upon the Pacha the power of promotion,
even up to his own grade—that of martial ; and
further, the privilege of decorating whom he
pleases, as high as the second rank of the new
order of Madjidieh. These are powers which no
commander in Europe has hitherto been entrusted
with, and are assuredly amply sufficient to confute
the petty calumnies of his German enemies. In
calling him a corporal they are wrong, for he never
attained a higher grade than cadet in the Austrian
service.

TURKISH SENTINEL AT SCHUMLA.—Pelisses, i. e.
cloaks lined with sheepskins, are being made up
here for the protection of the sentries during the
bitter cold nights which may be shortly expected.
They are to be worn over the usual great coat and
hood. Woollen leggings, covering the foot and.
leg, high up the thigh, are likewise being served
out to the same soldiers. Large shoes, into which
the feet covered with the leggings are thrust,
fastened by straps and buckles, complete the
equipment ; not, perhaps, a very military costume
bu,, as efficient a one as could be devised. The
Russian soldiery might well envy their enemies
the paternal care of their ruler; for, jud6ing by
the specimens of the great-coats picked up on the
field of Oltenitza, the Russian sentries (to snake
use of a sailor's idiom) must make very bad weather
of it just, now.