biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-01

TURKEY.

A letter from Constantinople of the 19th, in the
Wanderer, states that, according to news from the
Crimea, of the 15th, the advanced guard of the
Russian reinforcements had passed Eupatoria. The
.Allies have preserved their positions on the Katcha
and the Belbeck. An encounter in that country
ig shortly expected.
We extract the following from a letter re-
ceived this morning from Constantinople, dated
Oct. 19 :

" The long-expected day has at length arrived. Ac-
cording to the account brought down from Sebas-
topol by the Harpy yesterday, the cannonade was
to begin immediately, and the probability is that at
the time I write the 300 guns of the Allies have
opened on the devoted place, and that in a few days
the great stronghold of Southern Russia will have
been reduced to ashes or taken by assault. It is
said that some days since a council of war was held,
in which it was discussed whether the place should
be attacked by storm, or whether the invaders
should content themselves with keeping up such a pro-
longed fire as would destroy the town and its fortifica-
tions, and compel the garrison to evacuate the place as
untenable. Lord Raglan was in favour of the latter
plan, for which the vast strength of the Allies in siege
artillery gives great advantages. He urged that the
loss of men had already been very great through
the former battle and the sickness which has ac-
companied the expedition. The superior range of
our guns crush any resistance on the part of the
garrison, who after a few days of cannonade would
be forced to surrender, and that thus the Allied
army, victorious with little loss, would be in a fit
state to resist any attacks of a hostile force advanc-
ing to raise the siege, or be able to prosecute a cam-
paign for the possession of the entire peninsula.
General Canrobert is stated to have reserved his
opinion ; but the general sense of the commanders
was in favour of the views of Lord Raglan. How-
ever, to-day it is said that an assault will undoubtedly
be made, accompanied of course by great loss of life, but
likely to finish the campaign at once, and to give an
opportunity for subsequent operations should they be
considered desirable. No news of any importance has
arrived since the last mail left, except the great fact that
the cannonade was to commence almost immediately.
" Everything is quiet throughout the empire ; the air
is stilled by the cannon of Sebastopol. The French are
going on very well in their hospital at the Grands
Chaeips, and the Russian wounded, 300 in number,
have received far more attention than if they had re-
mained in their own camp."
London, England, 1854-11-01

TURKEY.

A letter from Constantinople of the 19th, in the
Wanderer, states that, according to news from the
Crimea, of the 15th, the advanced guard of the
Russian reinforcements had passed Eupatoria. The
Allies have preserved their positions on the Katcha
and the Belbeck. An encounter in that country
is shortly expected.
We extract the following from a letter re-
ceived this morning from Constantinople, dated
Oct. 19 :

"The long-expected day has at length arrived. Ac-
cording to the account brought down from Sebas-
topol by the Harpy yesterday, the cannonade was
to begin immediately, and the probability is that at
the time I write the 300 guns of the Allies have
opened on the devoted place, and that in a few days
the great stronghold of Southern Russia will have
been reduced to ashes or taken by assault. It is
said that some days since a council of war was held,
in which is was discussed whether the place should
be attacked by storm, or whether the invaders
should content themselves with keeping up such a pro-
longed fire as would destroy the town and its fortifica-
tions, and compel the garrison to evacuate the place as
untenable. Lord Raglan was in favour of the latter
plan, for which the vast strength of the Allies in siege
, artillery gives great advantages. He urged that the
loss of men had already been very great through
the former battle and the sickness which has ac-
companied the expedition. The superior range of
[ our guns crush any resistance on the part of the
garrison, who after a few days of cannonade would
be forced to surrender, and that thus the Allied
army, victorious with little loss, would be in a fit
state to resist any attacks of a hostile force advanc-
ing to raise the si-ge, or be able to prosecute a cam-
paign for the possession of the entire peninsula.
General Canrobert is stated to have reserved his
opinion ; but the general sense of the commanders
was in favour of the views of Lord Raglan. How-
ever, to-day it is said that an assault will undoubtedly
be made, accompanied of course by great loss of life, but
likely to finish the campaign at once, and to give an
opportunity for subsequent operations should they be
considered desirable. No news of any importance has
arrived since the last mail left, except the great fact that
t-he cannonade was to commence almost immediately.
•°0 Everything is quiet throughout the empire ; the air
is stilled by the cannon of Sebastopol. The French are
going on very well in their hospital at the Grands
Champs, and the Russian wounded, 300 in number,
have received far more attention than if they had re-
mained in their own camp.
London, England, 1854-11-01

feet ; population, 1,632 ; deaths, 0. Cambeiwell, eleva-
tion, 5 ; population, 17,742 ; deaths, 240. Peckham, ele-
vation, 43; population, 19,444; deaths, 174. St. George,
elevation, 3 ; population, 15,849 ; deaths, 132.
Sub-districts of Rotherhithe.—Rotherhithe, elevation,
0 ; population, 17,805 ; deaths, 282.
Sub-districts of Greenwich.—St. Paul, Deptford, ele-
vation, 10; population, 24,899 ; deaths, 87. St. Nicho-
las, Deptford, elevation, 4 ; population, 7,071 ; deaths,
126. Greenwich, West, elevation, 12; population, 18,800,
deaths, 158 ; Greenwich, East, elevation, 7 ; population,
16,228 ; deaths, 113. Woolwich dockyard, elevation, (?) ;
population, 17,140 ; death, 17. Woolwich Arsenal, ele-
vation, (?) ; population, 15,227 ; deaths, 54.
Sub-districts of Lewisham.—Plumstead, elevation, (?);
population, 13,191; death, 29. Eltharn, elevation, (?); po-
pulation, 2,568 ; deaths, 3. Lee, elevation, 44 feet ;
population, 8,478 ; deaths, 11. Lewisham Village, ele;
vation, 16 feet , population, 6,097 ; deaths, 29. Syden
barn, elevation 188 (?) ; population, 4,501 ; deaths, 12.
Last week the births of 733 boys and 714 girls, in all
1,447 children, were registered in London. In the nine
corresponding weeks of the years '1845-53 the average
number was 1,407.

4.11.0=.."111
MORTALITY IN—TAE METROPOLIS.
NumBRE OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WERE ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 28
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
_ _ _

Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 42
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration 206
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
1 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations 1
Premature Birth and Debility 25
Atrophy 33
Old Age
Sudden lO
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 4l
Causes not specified

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 1,228
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1851. of 1853. Week.
West Districts
North Districts ...... 490,396
Central Districts..... 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males 615
Females 613
London, England, 1854-11-01

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

MARSEILLES, SUNDAY AFTERNOON, OCT. 29.
Great anxiety prevails here in consequence of the
non-arrival of the Euphrate regular mail steamer
from Constantinople, expected here since Friday
night last, with letters of the 20th. The midi
service from Constantinople has been completely
deranged since the packets have been despatched
with troops to the Black Sea, and the incon-
venience thus caused to the public calls loudly for
a more regular communication.
The weather is magnificent, and the wind quite
favourable for the reinforcements which are being
despatched en masse to the army of the East. All
the transports laden with Cuirassiers and Engi-
neers, with their horses, which were detained hero
by contrary winds for some days, have cleared out,
and there is not a hired transport remaining in the
docks. The Sinai mail steamer took 500 of the 19th
Regiment of Infantry to Constantinople. The City
of London,, British Government transport, which
came here with despatches from Lord Raglan, sailed
for Constantinople on Thursday, and provided ac-
commodation for 500 of the 39th of the line. The
mail steamer Telemaque sailed the same day. Her
decks were crowded with Chasseurs of Vincennes.
She had likewise a number of first-class passengers,
among whom were Mr. Macdonald, the Times
Commissioner, proceeding to the hospital at Scutari,
Colonel do Bathe, of the Guards, and Mr. Ha vi-
land, the Queen's Messenger. The new iron screw
steamer Byzantine, of 1,200 tons, has been chartered
by Government, and is taking in flour and a vast
quantity of cartridges for the Minie rifles. She
will sail direct for Balaklava. The Spanish steamer
Pelayo is engaged for the same purpose.
London, England, 1854-11-01

DIED.

On the 23d of August last, at Promo, Bnrmah, W. H.
Bennett, Esq., 2d Bengal Fusiliers, only son of the Rev.
W. J. E. Bennett, vicar of Froome-Selwood, Semersetehire,
aged 19.
On the 21st Sept., at Beecbmount, Canada West, Capt.
John Reining Monk, late of the 97th Regt., aged 61.
Ou the 23d ult., at Dinard, France, of typhus fever,
William Faber, Xsq., late of the 14th Light Dragoons,
aged 42.
on the 27th ult., at Camden Park, Tunbridge-wells, Dr.
rl,-)lding Bird, A.M., M.D., F.R.S., Fellow of the Royal
0 Alege of Physicians, aged 39.
gent
On
's the 29th ult., Captain Philips, Barrack-master, Re.
-park Barracks, aged 77.
On the 29th ult., at Brentrey, Glocestershire, Rear-Ad.
miral Charles Bowen, aged 66.
On the 30th ult., David Jones, Esq., of No. 14, Surrey-
square, Old Kent-road, late actuary to the Universal Life
Assurance Society, aged 43.

LONDON : Printed and Pnblished by MURDO YOUNG,
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Suet (Moe, No. 112,
straw', in the Preoinet of the Savoy, is the county of
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London, England, 1854-11-01

STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA.
Just Published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6c1.,
THE PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL
TREATMENT of STRICTURE of the URETHRA ; Nvith
numerous Cases illustrative of every variety of Urethral Obstruction,
and their special Modes of Treatment and Cure.
By F. B. COURTENAY,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
"We know of n(4 man to whose care we could with greater confl-
&rice entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture of the ure-
thra."—Medical Circular.
London : H. Bailliire, 219, Regent-street.

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.
The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., MY.,
Chairman.
HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
Adntag—The Lowest rates of Premium on the Mutual System.
The whole of the Profits divided among the Assured every Fifth
Year.
No charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or
Militia Corps.
Policies in farce nearly 7,000.
The Assurance Fund exceeds 1,400,0001. Income 230,0001. per
Annum.
The sum of 397,0001. was added to Policies at the last Division,
which produced an average Bonus of 67/. per Cent, on the Pre-
miums paid. . .

For particulars apply to
ALEXANDER MA.CDONALD, Secretary.

6, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars.
SPECIAL NOTlCE.—Proposals for Assurance must be made
prior to the Ist January, 1855, to en'itle the Assured to participate
in the next Division of Profits in 1859.

GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY
COMPANY •
At the Tenth Half-yearly General Meeting of Shareholders, held at
the Offices of the Company, on Tuesfay. the 31st day o' October,
1851— W. J. Hamilton, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Company, in
the chair—the Company's seal was affixed to the Register of Share-
holders.
The Directors' Report having been read,
It was moved by the CRAIRmAN, seconded by FREDERICS WALTER
Simms, Esq., C.E., and
Resolved, 1. That the Report, together with the Accounts now
read, he approved and adopted.
It was moved by the CHAIRMAN, seconded by JOHN FIELD, Esq.,
and
Resolved, 2, That this Meeting doth hereby authorise the Directors,
under the provisions of the Company's Act of Parliament, i2tt and
13th Victoria, entituled, " An Act to Incorporate the Great Indian
Peninsula Railway Company, and for other purposes connected there-
with," to borrow, from time to time, any sum or sums of money they
may see fit, in accordance with the provisions of the aforesaid Act.
(signed', W. J. I lAMILTO Chairman.
It was moved by Col. DIcEINSON, seconded by A. 13. RICHMOND,
Esq.,
Resolved, 3, That the best thanks of the Meeting are due, and are
hereby tendered, to the Chairman and Dii ectors, for their attention
to the interests of the Company.
(Stgned) CORNELIUS Nrcrio L SON,
superintending Director.
London, England, 1854-11-01

DEMERARA.

The half-yearly meeting of proprietors in this company
was appointed to be held at the London Tavern yester-
day (Tuesday), but as a sufficient number of the share.
botder4 did not attend, the proceedings were adjourned to
the 23d inst.

THE LATE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LANCELOT'S-HEY.
—We have very little to add to the details we furnished
on Friday of the destructive fire which commenced on
the previous day. Four warehouses have been totally
destroyed, as well as their contents. The fire was got
well under on Friday evening, and may be said to have
been almost entirely extinguished on Saturday evening.
The damage is estimated at about 150,0001,, which is
covered by insurance.—Liverpool Mercury.
London, England, 1854-11-01

Just Published,

SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. AUTHENTIC
MAP AND VIEW of Sebastopol and its Environs, including
balaklava, coloured, to show the position of the Investing Corps of
the Allied Armies, October, 1854; from Sketches made on the spot
by Captain M. A. BIDDULPH, ILA. Price, 2s. 6d. ; per post, as. Case,
4s. 6d. ; per post, ss.
BATTLE OF ALMA.--CAPT. M. A. BIDDULPH'S
SKE Fe II of the BATTLE of .A. 14 MA is now ready. Price Is.
per post, ls 2d.
London: Edward Stanford, Wholesale and Retail Map-seller, 6,
Chnrin4 Cross.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 31.
The Royal Albert, screw, 121, Captain Sir C. Pasley,
has not yet been out to try her engines, perhaps the
lowness of the present tides is the cause of the post-
ponement.
The Powerful, 84, Captain Massie, has been paid
.Ad.YMAcie‘AZg.o.
The Palestine, American packet, arrived spithead
this morning from the river Thames, and sailed in the
evening.
The Robert Sknall, ship transport, arrived in harbour
to-day from the Thames, to take out stores and provi-
sions for the Black Sea.
The Pelter, screw gun-boat, made another trial along
the measured mile at Stoke's Bay this afternoon,
to test her speed, and returned into harbour in the
evening.
The Wrangler, screw gun-boat undocked this after-
,
noon.
The Walmer Castle, transport, is taking in stores
from the Royal Clarence yard for the Black Sea.

Captain B. T. Sulivan, who proceeded to the Baltic in
command of the Lightning steam-vessel in the spring,
to lay down buoys for the guidance of the fleet in that
sea, arrived at the Admiralty yesterday, having come
home overland, with despatches from the Commander-
in Chief on that station. The Lightning was brought
home to Woolwich about three weeks ago in charge of
Lieutenant Cudlip.
The Alban steam-vessel, another of the vessels sent
out to the Baltic on the surveying service, under Com-
mander, now Captain, Henry C. Otter, arrived on Mon-
day at Woolwich from the Baltic.
London, England, 1854-11-01

TO TUE EDVOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—l shall feel oblged if you will insert inyour
widely circulated. journal, the following paragraph, as it
may induce other establithments to follow our examile.
I am sir, your very hunalle servant,
W. B. NEWBERRY, House Steward.
Penrhyn Castle, Oct. 19, 1854.
The domestic servants of Colonel the Hen. Douglls-
Pennant have subscribed the sum of 121, to the patriotic
fund now raising for lite families of the soldiers and
sailors who have, and ate,sacrificing their lives in the
service of their country.

MABKET .NB WB--(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The supply of English wheat on offer here to-day was
tolerably good, and chiefly the refuse of Monday's market.
As tie attendance of buyers was but moderate, the demand
for all kinds was very inactive, at barely stationary prices.
Foreign wheat—the show of which was by no means ex-
tensive—moved off heavily, and the quotations were almost
nominal.
The barley trade was heavy, and prices were again rather
lower.
Malt was quite as dear as last week.
The oat trade was steady, but we have ao change to
notice in prices. •
most kinds of I:flsesoaours
Beans and,
Wheat. Barley. Malt.
I
270 1
courrßee:l2hoAlweLolsear at to
THlSlT:73l,o4ioll.asyse's. CirrenCy; but

English .•
Irish •• ••
Foreign ..

Oa. S. I rI
5300 Ur.
ty ,)
51:9749° I,os—obrs

BOROUGH HOP.
piacOon.r market is steady. In pricos no chancehap taken

Each kind of meat sold steadily today,WHITECHAPEL.
Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton 38 4d to 4s 8d ; real, 3s 2d
to 4s 4d ; pork, 3s 4kl to 5s 2d per 81bs. by the carcase.
Iv follows
London, England, 1854-11-01

feet ; population, 1,632 ; deaths, 0. Camberwell, eleva-
tion, 5 ; population, 17,742 ; deaths, 240. Peckham, ele-
vation,
43; population, 19,444; deaths, 174. St. George,
elevation, 3 ; population, 15,849 ; deaths, 132.
Sub-districts of‘Rotherhithe.—Rotherhithe, elevation,
0 ; population, 17,805 ; deaths, 282.
Sub-districts of Greenwich.—St. Paul, Deptford, ele-
vation, 10; population, 24,899 ; deaths, 87. St. Nicho-
las, Deptford, elevation, 4 ; population, 7,071 ; deaths,
126. Greenwich, West, elevation, 12; pOpulation, 18,800,
deaths, 158 ; Greenwich, East, elevation, 7 ; population,
16,228 ; deaths, 113. Woolwich dockyard, elevation, (?);
population, 17,140 ; death, 17. Woolwich Arsenal, ele-
vation, (?) ; population, 15,227 ; deaths, 54.
Sub-districts of Lewisham.—Plumstead, elevation, (?);
population, 13,191; death, 29. Eltham, elevation, (?); po-
pulation, 2,568 ; deaths, 3. Lee, elevation, 44 feet ;
population, 8,478 ; deaths, 11. Lewisham Village, ele;
vation, 16 feet , population, 6,097 ; deaths, 29. Syden-
ham, elevation 188 (?) ; population, 4,501 ; deaths, 12.
Last week the births of 733 boys and 714 girls, in all
1,447 children, were registered in London. In the nine
corresponding weeks of the years 1845-53 the average
number was 1,407.
MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
London, England, 1854-11-01

Just Puhltshed, -
SIEGE QF SEBASTOPOL. :AUTHENTIC
MAP AND Vli!;‘V of Seh i.,topol and its Environs, including
),ataldavn, coloured, to show the position of the Investing Corps of
the Allied Annie', Octo`!er, 18:4; fora ~ketches made on 'the spot
by Captain M. A. litnnoiru, ILA.. Price, 2s. 6,1.; per post, 3s. Case,
4s. 6d. ; per. post, 55.
BATTLE OF ALMA.—CAPT. M. A.J3IDDIT-LleS
SICE IC II of the BATTLE of ALMA is now ready. 'Price Is.
per post, is 2d.
toßdOn..t.:Eds4rd Stanford, Wholesale -aad Retail Map-seller, 6,
Charing Cross:
London, England, 1854-11-01

THISI POST-OPFICB MONTIILY DIRECTOR.

We have, on several previous occasions, had the
satisfaction to speak in well-merited commenda-
tion of this very useful publication, and the sheet
for November adds to its claims to puHic patronage.
We have, besides an almanac for the month, a mass
of most useful and very general information
with respect to the departures to, and arrivals
from, all parts of the world where a letter or news-
paper can reach. The foreign, colonial, and ship cor-
respondence is given with surprising minuteness ;
and, in fact, every particular respecting the working
of that multifarious machine, the General Post-office,
is-detailed with great ability and care. We have
detected but one error, and that corrects itself—
late letters by the evening mail are marked to pay
6d. after 7, and until half-past 7 a.m., instead of
p.m.—clearly a misprint. We merely mention this
to prove that we have examined the " Post-office
Director" very closely. Mr. Herbert, its editor,
deserves the best thanks of the public, more
particularly the commercial portion, for his labo-
rious attention to the various details. The
work seems almost an indispensable reference-sheet
to every counting-house in the United Kingdom.
It is sold by Messrs. Letts, Son, and Steer, the
well-known Diary publishers.

NAPOLEON 111. AND " TIMID
COUNSELS."

The foll•wing important paragraph occupies the chief
place in yesterday's Moniteur :
" Certain words in the Emperor's letter to the widow
of Marshal St. Arnaud—resistant a de amides avis—
have been the text of false interpretations. Their only
aim was to exhibit more distinctly the energy of Marshal
St. Arnaud in opposing the natural differences of opi-
nions which manifested themselves in the councils of the
French army and navy on the eve of se serious a resolu-
tion."

The Emperor has authorised Prince Napoleon to
wear the military medal, as a reward for his conduct at
the battle of Alma.

DEMERARA RAlLWAY.—Yesterday the ordinary half-
yearly meeting of tho proprietors of this line was held at
the London Tavern, Sir James Carmichael, Bart., in
the chair ; but, as there was not a sufficient number of
them present for the legal transaction of business, the
consideration of the report W 413 postponed until the
23(1 Ott
London, England, 1854-11-01

Elittb Mbrttion,

SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock.

WORCESTER RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

Black Bess
Jemmy the Black

HURDLE RACE.

Alp

Eight ran.
ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE.

Need wood

Spring.

Diana
London, England, 1854-11-01

IPSWICH—OcT. 31.

A larger attendance of farmers than we have seen since
harvest, and a larger supply of both wheat and barley.
There is a disinclination on the part of buyers to go on pur-
chasing at anything like late prices, and to effect sales a
reduction of Bs to 6s per qr. on wheat and 2s to 3s per qr.
on barley was submitted to, with much of the latter un•
sold. Beans lend peas at nominal prices.
PER QUARTER PRA QUARTF R.
Wheat, red (old) 72s to 75s Barley, grinding ... 31s to 32s
Ditto (new)
Ditto, white (new) 76s to 82s Peas
Ditto (old)
Barley, malting 34s to 36s,Flour, per sack

AVERAGES FOR THE WEER ENDING OCT.
Wheat
Oats
Peas
Bears
Barley

28, 1854.
63s 6d
Oils Od
465 7d
431 5d
F. 25 lld

HIILL—OcT. 31.

We had a very small suPpli of English wheat. Farmers
very reluctantly yielded to any reduction, while the few
needy selleis wore obliged to give way 4s to 6s per qr. A.
re, y limited show of foreign wheat. We note no altera-
tion in the value from this day week, though to push sales
2s to :3s less money would have had to be taken. Spring
corn in good demand, at the full currency of last market
day. Linseed very firm. Linseed cake in good demand
'at hardening prices. Rape cakes improve in value. In
bones no transactions for want of supplies. _

I
Wheat, English, red 68 to 75
Ditto white 74 to 80
Dantzic and Konigs-
berg
Pomeranian and Ham -

Peas, grey and black to
'Linseed, Black Sea 0 to 67
Ditto Petersburgh 56 to 64
Ditto Riga and Arch-
angel
Ditto Konigsberg and
Memel 4B to 56
Per Ton.
'Lime., Hull 121 108 Od to 01 Os
Ditto fine for. 11/ Os 12100 s Od
Ditto inf. for Ol Os Od to 010 s
Rapeseed OOl Os to 001 Os
Rape cakes 130 s 0 to 1321 Od
Tares,-English oos to 001
Ditto foreign
,Guano 4l 10s Si tol2/ Os
Bones llO. Od to 11b Os
Rye Meal

burgh
Danish, Holstein, and

Friesland - 6O to 72
Russian and Odessa 60 to 7i; '
Oats, English
Ditto Danish
Ditto Friesland
Ditto Russian 2B to 36
13.rloyt malting
Ditto grinding 32 to 31
Beaus
Ditto foreign
Peas, white and yet. 45 to 52,

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS,

LIVERPOOL, 00T. 31.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was firm during the
greater part of the day, but closed weaker at the quota-
tions. Caledonian, 304; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 73
72i; London and N.-Western, 1011 102 c.; Midland, 694
69 68k; South Eastern, 181 j.

MANCHESTER, OCT. 31.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—To•day the market opened firm, bit
closed easier. Caledonian, 30.}; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
73 21 ;4* 8; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 23k;
Midland Consols, 694 ; South-Eastern, 18g.
London, England, 1854-11-01

THE FRENCH EMBASSY.

The announcement that the band of the French Im-
perial Regiment, " Les Guides," would perform from one
to four o'clock yesterday, in the gardens of Albert-gate
House, the residence of the French Embassy, had the
effect of attracting to the vicinity a very largo concourse
of persons, among whom were included most of the lead-
ing personages at present in London. The Minister of
War, the Duke of Newcastle, and the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, the Earl of Clarendon, paid the
Countess the compliment of a visit, and nearly the whole
of the Foreign Ministers were present. The park was
crowded from an early hour, and, as the afternoon ad-
vanced, the road became almost impassable from the
numbers assembled. A double line of carriages, filled
with elegantly-dressed company, moved to and fro dur-
ing the performances, the occupants appearing not the
least interested of the spectators.
The band commenced playing shortly after one o'clock.
The selection consisted of adaptations from all the most
popular operas, and the excellence of the varied per-
formances was acknowledged by frequent and loud ac-
clamations from the crowd. At half-past three the
French national hymn, "Partant pour la Syrie," was
played with admirable precision. The crowd was stilled
during its execution, but at the conclusion of this charm-
ing air the applause was most vociferous and general, and
an unmistakeable demand was made for an encore. With
that peculiar good taste which distinguishes our gallant
allies, instead of repeating the French air, they now
played the English National Anthem ; upon which the
enthusiasm of the crowd again burst forth in still
greater force, and the applause did not cease until after
the band had retired from the garden.
Among the guests of the Countess, conspicuous on
the balconies overlooking the mansion, were the Duchess
of Inverness, the Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and
Countess Granville, Viscount and Viscountess Har-
dinge, the Minister of Portugal and Madame la Corn-
tees. de Lavradio, the Minister of Hanover and the
Countess Helen Kielmansegge, the Brazilian Minister
and Madlle. de Macedo, the Minister of Spain, the
Turkish Minister and Madame de Musurus, the
Countess of Erroll, and Lady Alice Hay, Lord and
Lady Wodehouse, General and Lady Mary Fox, Mr.
Henry Greville, Mr. Fleming, Lady Caroline Maxse and
Miss Maxse, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lady Harriet Corry
and Miss Corry, Colonel the Hon. D. L. Darner and the
Misses Darner, the Countess Dowager of Sandwich, the
Countess of Tankerville, Lady Ashworth and Miss
Ashworth, Baron de Geer, Count Louis Corti, M. and
Madame Comyn, M. and Madame Pinto de Several,
Chevalier Mendoza, Count Karolyi, Hon. Mrs. A.
Villiers, Mr. Algernon West, Mr. Lumley, Ste.
There were a great many distinguished persons in the
crowd outside, and among the rest we were glad to ob-
serve the Chief Justice of England, looking, apparently,
younger than ever.

The crowd of equipages and pedestrians did not sepa-
rate until some time after the band had retired.
London, England, 1854-11-01

FRANCE.

... 3

A private letter from Berlin states that there is
reason to suspect that the real object of M. Pford-
ten's mission is to throw obstacles in the way of a
reconciliation between Austria and Prussia, and pre-
vent the Diet from acceding to the demands of the
former Pover, with reference to Russia. The letter
continues to say that whilst the Bavarian people are
generally anti-Russian, the Court of Munich is quite
as Russian, if not more so, than that of Berlin.

Letters from Toulon, dated yesterday, speak of
the naval preparations there for the embarkation
of reinforcements for the army of the East as being
on a vast scale. There are three ships of the line,
one sailing frigate, and several steamers ready to
receive more than 4,000 troops, and convey them
to the Crimea. There are two regiments ready to
embark, which have been perfectly drilled during
their stay ia that fortress.

The Frankfort Post Zeitung thus satisfactorily
accounts for the apparent slowness of the opera-
tions against Sebastopol. The Allies were obliged
to fortify themselves against the besieged and
against the army at Bakshiserai. In order that a
sortie in force shall have no chance of success, re-
doubts and entrenchments have been constructed
behind the batteries, in short regular lines of cir-
cumvallation have been formed as well towards
the city as towards the west.

SOUTHWARK COUNTY COURT.-(THIR
DAY.)

(Before G. Clive, Esq.)
CHARLES BEAN AND HIS MIISICIAN.-IMPORTANP TO THE
THEATRICAL PROVESSION.-BEAN V. PICKARD.
This was an action brought by Mr. Kean, manager of
the Princess's Theatre, against the defendant, who is one
of the musicians at that establishment, for a breach of
agreement entered into by the defendant.
Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared for the plaintiff.
It appeared that the defendant, upon entering upon
his professional duties, had, in common with the other
members of the• orchestra, signed an agreement, one
clause in which bound him (defendant) to attend all re-
hearsals at the said theatre, and not to absent himself
from his duties either then or at night, without the con-
sent of the plaintiff or his musical director, and was not
to send any deputy. In case of illness, he was
to furnish a medical certificate and satisfactory evidence
of cause of absence. He was not to perform at any
other theatre or place of musical entertain►nent, or take
or perform for hie or at any benefit at may other theatre.
For any breach of engagement upon these grounds
the agreement recited a penalty of 10/. Defendant
had absented himself for several weeks, and been to
Scotland, and also entered into an engagement with
Mons. Jullien to play at his concerts at Drury•lane.
For support of these facts, Mr. Chas. Kean, his mana-
ger, and Mr. B. Isaacson, the musical director, were
severally examined, and proved that leave of absence
had not been given to defendant.
A. verdict was thereupon given for the plaintiff—
damages, 10/.
London, England, 1854-02-15

JOINT-S'

A.ustralasia
British Colonial Bank
and Loan Company
British N. American
Chart& Bank of Asia
Chrtd. Buk. of India,
Australia, & China
Colonial
Commercial of Loud
English Scottish and
Australian
Lond. Chart. Bk. of
-Australia
London and County
London Joint Stock
Lend. & Westminster
National Provincial
of England
Do. New

National of Ireland
New South Wales
Oriental Bank of
Corporation.
Do. New
Provincial of Ireland
Do. New
Royal Australn. Bkg
& Gold Imp Co
Routh Australia
Union of Australia
Do. New
Union of London
London, England, 1854-02-15

FOREIGN.

A.ntwerp&Rotterdam
Belgian Eastn. June
Beziers to Graissessax
Bombay, Baroda, and
Central India,Serip
Central of Italy
Charleroi& Erquelin
Demerara

Dijon and Besancon
Dutch Rhenish.
East Indian
Do. Extension
Gt. Indian Peninsula
Gd. Junct. of France
Grd. Trunk of Canada
Do. Debentures
Do. do
Gt. Central of France
Gt. Western of Canada

Shares .
Do. Bands (Ist is.)'s7
Hamilton & Toronto
Do. 6 per cent.

Lake aonst. & Basle
Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c.

pref
Luxembourg
Do. (Railway)
Do. Pref

Do. (Canal)
Do. 6 p. ct. pref
Lyons and Geneva
Lyons & Mediterran,
Madras

Maria Antonia
Do. do. New .

Nielbourne Dk. & Ry
Namur & Liege (with
interest)
Do. (ex interest)
Northern of France
Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds
(fray. B. & Ams. Shs.)
NorwegianTrunkPref
Paris and Lyons
Ditto Bonds •

Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg
ParisCaeu & Cherbrg
Quebec & Richmond
Roueu and Havre
Royal Danish
Royal Swedish

Sambre and Meuse
1
Do. 5.1 p. cent. Pref.
Southern of France
St. Andrew's and
Quebec (A)
West Flanders
Do. 51 per c. Pref
Western of France
West. of Switzerland
Wiesbaden
Zealand
London, England, 1854-02-15

IPSWICH-FEB. 14.

The supply of both wheat and barley was far below the
usual quantity in February. The condition of the wheat
improves—and, taking the quaiities generally, we cannot
write a shilling per qr. decline upon them. Barley was a
ready and at the close of the market samples realised
n
than at the early part of the day ; but little
ite
to be noticed from last week's prices. Beans
iooire alteration
aoln moneye,is
and peas in larger supply, and 2s per qr. cheaper.
PER QUARTER.
PER QUARTER.
Wheat, red (old) 713 s to 798 Barley, grinding ... 34s to 35s
Ditto (new)
Ditto, white (new) 80s to 84s Peas
Ditto (old)
Barley, malting
.„ 36s to 39s Flour, per sack

HIILL—FF,B. 14.
At to-day's market we had a moderate supply of wheat
from the rowers, who showed little disposition to give
way In price, and the business done was at the rates of
last Tuesday, and in some instances exceeded. Very little
foreign on show, and no alteration in value, except on
damp new, which is difficult of sale. Barley is lower, and
dry beans more sought after. The linseed market unal-
tered, but cakes in steady demand, and we have to raise
our quotations. Both rapecakes and bones are very firm,
but there is not much business passing.

-8 8 I
Wheat, English, red 76 to 801
Ditto white B4 to 861
Dantzie and Konigs-
_1

s. d
Peas, grey and black 50 to 52
Linseed, Black Sea... 60 to 62
Ditto Petersburgh ... 48 to 5g
Ditto Riga and Arch-

berg
Pomeranian and Ham-

82 to 881

burgh
Danish, Holstein, and
Friesland 72 to 78
Russian and Odessa 70 to 75
Oats, English
Ditto Danish
Ditto Friesland
Ditto Russian '27 to 29
Barley, malting
Ditto grinding 36 to 38
Beans
Ditto foreign
Peas, white and yel. 454 to 6041

angel
Ditto Konigsberg and
Memel .

-- tO --.-

42 to 46

Per Ton.
Lins. c.,11u1110/ 17s 6d toool Os
Ditto fine for. 9/ 5s Od 101 bs
Ditto inf. for olos Od to 010 s
Rapeseed OOl Os to 001 Os
Rape cakes
Tares, English OOs to 00s
Ditto foreign
Guano 4l lOs 81 to 121 Os
Bones l26s Oil to Os 04
Rye Meal

PREPARATIONS FOR MAKING THE BATTERSEA. NEW
PARK.—Yesterday morning Mr. Glasier, the auctioneer,
of Charing-cross, commenced the sale of the building
materials of 20 newly-erected houses, situated in Park-
road, Albert-road, and Marsh-lane, Battersea, instruc-
tions from the Board of Public Works and Buildings, in
order to clear the ground for the formation of the ;law
park, the formation of which long-projected work Will
IIOW be proceeded with as speedily as possible.
London, England, 1854-02-15

all Agua Fria
all Anglo Austrin. Gold
11 Anglo Californian
2 Australasian
6 Australian
all Australian Cordillera
all Australian Freehold
all Axe Maria
all Baden (Gd. Duchy of)
all Blaenarvon Ir. a Coal
all isritish Austrin. Gold
13.5 British Iron
24A Brazilianlmp.(issued

at £5 pm
all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada
15 Do. St. John Del Rey
Carson's Creek
6 Clarendon Con. Min
Co. of Jamaica__
all Cobre Copper
1 Colonial Gold
15 Copiapo
all Copper MM. of Eng
all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent
all English and Austrin
Copper Smeltg. Co
all General
all Great Nugget Vein
all Do. Registered
all Great Polgooth
all Liberty
all Linares
all Lond.&Californ.Gold
Quartz Crush. Co
all Mariquita
9 Mexican&S.Americn
all New Granada
all New Linares Mining
and Smelting Co
all Nouveau Monde
all Pontgibaud Silver
Lead MM. & Smelt.
1 Port Philip
all Quartz Rock
all Rhymnoy Iron
15 Do. New
Di Santiago de Cuba
all south Australian
7 Tin Croft
all United Mexican ......
all Waller
all West Granada
all West Mariposa
12e. Worthing Mining of
Australia

all i Yuba

JOINT-STO

all Nustralasia
all British Colonial Bank
and Loan Company
all British N. American
5 Chart Bank of Asia
2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India,
Australia, & China
25 Colonial
20 Commercial of Loud
10 English Scottish and
Australian
15 Loud. Chart. Bk. of
Australia
20 London and County,.
10 London Joint Stock..
20 Loud. & 'Westminster
35 National Provincial
of England
10 Do. New
22} National of Ireland )
all New South Wales
all Oriental Bank of

Corporation
5 Do. New
25 Provincial of Ireland
all Do. New
1 Royal Australn.Bkg
& Gold Imp Co
all south Australia
all Union of Australia
2?. Do. New
10 Union of London
London, England, 1854-02-15

FRANCE.

At two o'clock on Monday afternoon the Emperor,
accompanied by the Minister of State and the Prefects
of the Seine and Police, went to the Port St. Nicolas to
visit the screw steamer Le Laromiguibre, which arrived
three days since from Bordeaux. His Majesty, who was
received on board by the owners, M. Montane, of Paris,
and MM. Festugiere, of Bordeaux, and by the builder of
the vessel, M. Arman, examined the vessel in detail, which
is constructed on an entirely uew system, jointly of wood
and iron, and questioned M. Arman as to the possibility
of applying the same system to vessels of war. The
slight draught of water, only six feet, for a vessel of her
tonnage, particularly excited the attention of the Em-
peror, and he had explained to him by the builder the
means which had been employed to obtain so desirable
a result. The moveable keels, which enable the ves,el
to encounter the roughest weather at sea, were worked
before his Majesty, and it was shown how their remo-
val allowed her to enter rivers hitherto closed against
vessels of her tonnage. The Emperor expressed himself
highly satisfied with what he had seen, and retired
amidst the warmest acclamations from the crew and the
people assembled on the quays. His Majesty after-
wards visited the works of the Louvre, and then re-
turned to the Tuileries.
The approaching arrival in Paris of the Prince of Saxe-
Coburg, the Regent of Portugal, is announced He
will proceed to Brussels, in company of his son, the
King of Portugal. The marriage of the young King
with the Princess Charlotte, daughter of King Leopold,
is spoken of.
Troops are already embarking at Marseilles and
Toulon.
The letter of the Emperor Napoleon to the Emperor
Nicholas, published in the Moniteur of yesterday morn-
ing, produced a most unfavourable impression amongst
the speculators at the Bourse yesterday, and a conse-
quent serious fall in the price of public securities. The
Three per Cents. opened at 69f. 55c., fell to 68f. 40c.,
and closed at 68f. 70c. for the end of the month. The
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 97f. 75c. ; Orleans
Railway shares, 1,070 f. ; Rouen, 895 f. ; Havre, 140 f. ;
Great Northern, 740 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 720 f. ;
ditto, new, 580 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 822 f. 50c. ; Lyons
to the Mediterranean, 660 f. ; Western of France, 590 f. ;
Bordeaux and Cette, 550 f. ; Great Central, 440 f. ;
Lyons to Geneva, 460 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit
Mobilier, 625 f.

AUSTRALIA.
London, England, 1854-02-15

PETITIONS.

Mr. FOLEY presented a petition from Worcester-
shire, in favour of the establishment of reformatory
schools.

Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from the
medical profession of Torquay, praying that medical
men in the navy might be placed on the same footing as
their brethren in the army.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from the Free
Church of Scotland, praying for a reform of the parish
school system ; also, a petition from the newspaper pro-
prietors of Edinburgh, praying for the repeal of the
paper duty.
_ _
London, England, 1854-02-15

FOREIGN.

7 Antwerp&Rotterdam
3 Belgian Eastn. June.
8 Beziers to Graissessae
2s. Bombay, Baroda, and
Central In dia,Serip

Central of Italy
all Charleroi & Erquelin.
'all )einerara.
14 Dijon and Besancon
8 ?)utell Rhenish

all East
2 Do.. Extension
all Gt. Indian Peninsula
10 3rd. Junct. of France
72 Gra. Trunk of Canada
31; Do. Debentures
all Do. do
8 Gt. Central of France
all Gt. Western of Canada
Shares

Do. ds..(lst is.)'s7
151 Hamilton & Toronto
all Do. 6 per cent.
5 Lake Const. & Basle
all Lucca. & Pistoja 5 p.c.
15 Luxembourg
10 Do. (Railway)
2 Do. Prof.
3 Do. (Canal)
5 Do. 6p. ct. pref
8 Lyons and Geneva
12 Lyons & Mediterran.
10 Madras
34 Maria Antonia ......
all Do. do. New .........
2 Melbourne Dk. & Ry.
all Namur & Liege (with

interest)
all Do. (ox interest)
all Northern of France
Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds
all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.)
all NorwegianTrunkPref
10 Paris and Lyons
all Ditto Bonds
all Paris and Orleans
all Paris and Rouen
all Paris and Strasbourg
4 ParisCaen & Cherbrg
104 Quebec & Richmond
all Rouen and Havre
9 Royal Danish
2 Royal Swedish
all Sambre and Meuse
6 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref.
6 Southern of France
6 St. Andrew's and
Quebec (A)
all West Flanders
all Do. 54 per c. Pref
10 Western of France
5 West. of Switzerland
2 WieSbaden
vs Zealand

20
10
20
40
London, England, 1854-02-15

M A RRIED.

On the 13th inst., at St. John's, South Hackney, Mr.
E. S. Garrard, of Hackney, to Elizabeth, daughter of Mr.
James, York-street, Southwark.

DIED.

On the 13th inst., Edward John, second eon of Air. C.
E. Tomalin, of Richmond-terrace, Barnsbury, aged 27.
On the 14th inst. at Cambridge-terrace, Arundel-square,
the wife of E. Venner Sidebottom, Esq., aged 67.

LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG,
of No. 1.12, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112 ,
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of
Midaleeex. Wednesday, February 15,1854.
London, England, 1854-02-15

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Proprietor, Mr. R. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING, FEB. 15,

Will be presented the highly' Popular New Nautical Melo-drama
in five tableaux
with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, &c., new
,
dresses and appointments, called TIIE THIRST'THIRST'OF GOLD; or,
THE LOST SHIP TliE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO.
Keeley, Paul Bedford,
Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster,
Madame Celeste, &c.
To be followed by the popular and entirely New Grand Specta-
cular legendary Christmas piece, in two acts, with new scenery,
dresses, machinery, and appointments, called NUMBER NIP, or
THE SPIRIT BRIDE. Principal character! by Mr. Paid Bodford,
Madame Celeste, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woo!gar, aic.
London, England, 1854-02-15

(Front the Afanchester Guardian, of this day.)

- LIVERPOOL-IFS. 14.

At this day's market there was a fair attendance of town
and country millers and dealers, who, hoWever,' finding
the prices current here still too high,' for the most part
went away without making purchases. The wheat offered
found buyers to a limited extent at about late rates ; but
flour was difficult to move at is per barrel and sack under
the prices of this day week.
London, England, 1854-02-15

THE SUN, LONDON, WED)WESDAYI EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1854.

cument of extraordinary interest at the present '
juncture—now, when, according to the notable
expressions of the Noble Earl the Foreign Secre-
tary, although we are not actually at war,
although, at the same time we are not
strictly speaking at peace, "we are in
that intermediate state when the endeavours
to preserve peace might be as sincere as ever, but
when our hopes were gradually dwindling away,
and we are drifting towards war ! " At a junc-
ture of such imminence, the remarkable docu-
ment here referred to cannot fail to be perused
with peculiar interest—that admirable letter ad-
dressed by the French EMPEROR to the Russian
AUTOCRAT, a letter, the calmness and resolution of
which are eminently befitting one who wields the
sceptre of NAPOLEON, and wears the diadem of
CHARLEMAGNE. Again, let us remember—with
yesterday's discussion in the House of Lards be-
fore us, and that masterly document from the
hand of NAPOLEON 111.—that everything still de-
depends upon the will of the Czait—that the signal
for peace or war must become audible from St.
Petersburgh. Only the faintest possibilities (not
probabilities, but possibilities) of a pacification
survive at this moment, the reiterated failure of
our diplomatic negotiations, according even
to the showing of the Prime Minister, and of
the Foreign Secretary of the Coalition Govern-
ment. Supposing, however, that through the in-
sensate pride and arrogant ambition of the Emperor
r NICHOLAS, even this faint and feebly recognised
possibility should be dissipated—it is gratifying
at last to know that France and England are
resolved upon no half-measures in defence of Tur-
key, and to remember that, according to the
patriotic intimation of Lord DERBY last evening,
the Cabinet will be supported in this energetic
course by her MAJESTY'S Opposition.
London, England, 1854-02-15

fOrtil ittort.

LINCOLN RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEG.RAP II.)
HURDLE RACE.

Spring
g by Dormouse

Thirteen ran.

SPRING HANDICAP.

Georgy

.... 1
..., 2

Lord Lieutenant
Jack Giant-killer

Ten ran—won cleverly.

NAVAL fINiT ELLIGENCE.
London, England, 1854-02-15

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Snrth.

THIS EVENING, FEB. 15,
performed the Tragedy of HAMLET. Characters by
Mr. G. V. Brooke, T. Mead, G. Mead, and Belton; Mrs Vickery,
and Miss Featherstone.
To conclude with KING HUMMINGTOP ; or, Harlequin and the
Land of Toys.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Undo the management of Mr. Mnokstone,

THIS EVENING, Fits. 15,

Will be pertormed GUY MANNERING. Characters by Messrs.
Elliott Geier, W. Farren, Compton, Rogers, Howe, Clark, Corti, and
Cullenford ; Mks o:simian, Miss Jana Harland, and Mrs. L. S.
Buckingham.
Atter which, the Glrand CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, called
HARLEQUIN AND e e lIREE BEAR: ; or, Little Sllverhair
and the Fairies. Colunite a, Miss Brown ; Harlequin, Mr. J.
Marshall; Pantaloon, Mr. W. A. Barnes; Clown, Mr. H. Marshall.
London, England, 1854-02-15

UNREPRESENTED PLACES TO RETURN MEMBERS IN FUTURE.
Towns, containing more than 20,000 inhabitants, to
return in future one member each :
Birkenhead. Staleybridge.
Burnley.
Inns of Court to return in future two members.
London Univ-ersity to return in future one member.
Additional members, 6.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
London, England, 1854-02-15

sa armed resistance, for the noble lord seemed to talk as if
Pismo and England only intended to deal with Russia as they
had once dealt with Holland ; but he must take leave to
Icarn the noble earl of the delusion he was labouring under
if that really was his opinion. Russia could not be so easily
disposed of, and if the noble earl relied upon the Holland
Irecedent he would be pursuing a very dangerous precedent.
there must be some limit put to the blockading system, or
l'lrkey would be lost. The existing state of things could not
ad much longer without the ruin of Turkey, for what use
Were our forces in the Sea of Marmora, while the gallant,
though unfortunate, Turkish army was being annihilated on
the banks of the Danube ? It was impossible, then, that the
existing state of things could go on without its ending in a
War of a most disastrous character ; a war, indeed, of which
no man could foresee the issue, but which every one could
easily predict would give rise to great excitement of opinion
and much national animosity. (dear, hear.) The Govern-
ment should therefore have some defined object in their
Policy, they should have it distinctly understood what the ob-
ject of the war was to be, and to what limits it was to be car-
lied. (Hear, hear.) That we had entered into a moral, if
not a positive, engagement to defend Turkey no man could
deny, or else what was the use of all our armaments ; and
having committed ourselves so far, the sooner we brought
the matter to an issue the better. We must be prepared to
do something more than protect the capital of Turkey, as we
should eventually have to enforce her independence by the
vigour and prowess of our arms, and though the chances
Were that the dispute would long ago have been settled had
a determination to that effect, on the part of England and
France been made to the Emperor of Russia in the first in-
stance, he yet thought it was not too late to retrieve our
lost ground. (Hear•, hear.) Still if there was a chance of
Peace being restored, the country had a right to know upon
what chance it rested, and on that account he was justified in
Making this motion without framing it in the terms of a vote
of censure upon the Government. However, after the expla-
nation of the noble earl ho did not feel it necessary to press
the motion further, and with the permission of their lord-
ships he would withdraw it. (Hear, hear.)
The motion was accordingly withdrawn.
Their lordships then adjourned at one o'clock.