The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-22 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 21.
The Minho steamer brings letters of the 16th
inst.

The weather has again become so very stormy
that further damage is expected to ships navigating
off the coast of Portugal. Public prayers are or-
dered to be offered in the churches for a cessation
of rain, which has already produced much distress.
The Peninsular'and Oriental Company's new
steamer Pera, with the English mails for Alexan-
dria, expects to get her machinery made good in
time to get away from this port about the 18th
inst.

The delay of several mails from Spain, attributed
to the state of the roads, has given rise to re-
ports of disturbances in Madrid, which are held
to be greatly exaggerated. It is even reported that
a republic had been proclaimed, and, although it is
not believed, it is satisfactory to say that the Por-
tuguese seem little likely at present to imitate the
Spaniards in any political movement likely to dis-
turb the Peninsula.

The English steamer Arabian has just come into
port from Alexandria and Malta for coals, bound
for Liverpool, and the French steamer Louise,
from Greenock, also for coals, going to Marseilles.

An English bark, name as yet unknown, got on
shore this morning below Belem Tower, and has
just been towed off ; all saved, by a Portuguese
steamer-of-war.

Foreign Ships-of-War in Port.—Her Majesty's
ship St. George, Captain Eyre. French steamers
Newton and Gasiendi.

THE NIGHTINGALE FUND.

The following order has been issued to the army
in the Crimea by General Codrington

GENERAL AFTER ORDER.
Head Quarters, Sebastopol, Jan. 1, 1856.
The Commander of the
.F,irceg hae received, by order
of Field• Marshal Viscount Hardinge, a copy of resolu-
tions iv/reed to at a public in.etirg in London. They
have reference to Miss Nightingale and those ladies
who were with her in the hospitals of this army.
The resolutions were in substance :
" That the noble exertions of Miss Nightingale and
her associates in the hospitals of the East, and the in-
valuable services rendered by th-in to the sick and
wounded of the British forces, demand the grateful re-
cognition of the British people.
That, as she does not wish to accept any tribute for
her own personal advantage, funds be raised to enable
her to establish an institution for the training, suste-
nance, and protection of nurses and hospital attendants.
" That all clasps be invited to contribute."

Field-Marshal Vj.•count Hardinge has wished that all
ranks of the army be afforded the opportunity of contri-
buting towards this fund. This can easily be done by
company officers being requested to read this order to
non-commissioned officers and men, and to take upon
themselves the honourable trouble of collecting whatever
is given by them freely and of their own accord.
There would be no value in any such offering from
the army were it-not free and spontaneous.
Last year, instead of the Christmas we have now
passed in abundance, in health, and in ri;rength, we had
difficulties, we had sickness, we had sad mortality. It
w-as during these days of trial that our wounded and our
suffering comrades were helped by the exertions and the
devoted earnestness of 11:lisa Nightingale and the ladies
who accompanied her.
All must have heard, many of this army must have
then seen, have known, have benefited by, their kind-
ness and care in our hospitals ; for they flinched not
front their high duty in the midst of sufferings difficult
to be relieved, and of pain impossible to prevent.
It is to do honour to such disinterested good that we are
asked to assist ; and the money will be devoted to the
continuance of these benefits to others, by which we
ourselves have well profited.
The commander of the forces will give to this fund
one day's pay, on the 6th January, 1856 ; and generals
of divisions and headsof departments will be good enough
to facilitate any similar voluntary contributions from
officers, non-commissioned officers, anti men. The
amount to be general, by division staff, by regiments,
and by departments, to be received by paymasters, and
notified to the military secretary.—By order.
(Signed) C. A. WINDHAM, Chief of the Staff.

Twelfth-day was appointed for the collectio❑ to
be made throughout the whole army. The amounts
are to be collected in hard cash, which will be paid
into the commissariat chest, and a bill for the money
will be given on the Horn-• Treasury.
The following committee in the Crimea now re-
ceives and remits subscriptions to England :
M jor-General Lord W. Paulet, C.B.
Colonel Wilbraham, C. 3.
Staff Surgeon Dr. Hadley.
Captain Jasper Hall, A.D.C.
Rev. E. Parker.
Asst.-Com.-General R. Routh.
H. Whiffin, Esq., Ordnance Paymaster.

THE BOILER EXPLOSLON AT LEA BROOK.--The in-
(pest on the bodies of the men, Michael Gannon, Ed wd.
Powell, and Win. Hubbard, who were killed by the late
explosion of a boiler at Lea Brook, Staffordshire, took
place yesterday before Mr. Hinchcliffe, coroner. An-
ot.her man, James Hickman, has died since the adjourn-
ment on Wednesday, making 5 deaths from the accident.
Mr. Brough, a Government inspector of mines, was pre-
sent, and questioned the witnesses with a view to elicit
the cause of the accident. Among the facts it was stated
by a witness that at the time when the boiler exploded
there wai a pressure of 351 b. per inch upon it, which the
witness said was an extraordinary weight. The inquiry
was not concluded when our report was sent a •