The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-24 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 4/ N to 5/ 188 ; clover ditto,
4/ 5s to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 5s Od to 11 Os Od per lo%(t.
A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand.
UIIMBERLAND.—IIteadow hay, 41 4s to 6/ Oi clove! do.,
41 5s to 6/ 158 : and straw, 11 6s to 1/ 103 per load.
Trade rather dull. _ .

WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 41 Os to 15/ 53; clover
do., 4/ 103 to 71 Os; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 93 par lead.
A moderate demand.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LorrnoN, Jan. 2L—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W.;
strong and cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chal-
mers (tpt.) and Deva (tpt.), from Constantinople; Haver-
ing, London, for Calcutta; H.M.S. Avon, Devonport ;
three gun-boats, eastward. Sailed—Nelson, for Malta;
Victory, Hamburg; H.M.Str. Spitfire, Woolwich.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Bow-
ditch, from Calcutta, with loss of boats, sails split, &c. ;
Robert Cattle, Smyrna, and sailed for Teignmouth.
Sailed— Abraham, for Antwerp.
FALMOUTH, Jan. 23.—Wind W.S.W., strong.—Ar-
rived—Theodore, from Calcutta, with jib-boom carried
away, loss of sails, and quarter damaged ; Adeline, New
York, for Antwerp, leaky, rudder damaged, bowsprit
sprung, loss of sails, &o. Off the port—Herman, from
Santos, and sailed for Allow'.
BRISTOL, Jan. 23.—Wind S.W. —Arrived—Providence,
from St. Michael's.

JERSEY, Jan. 22.—Wind S.W.— Arrived P.R.C.,
from Vianna. Sailed—Childers, for St. Malo.
MILFORD, Jan. 23.—Wind W.S.W., strong—Arrived—
Madie Mimbelli, from Liverpool, for Cardiff, had slipped
an anchor in Dale Roads.

(PEE ELECTEIO TIMEGIBLVI.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.

Arrived—Lord John Russell (e.g.), from Dunkirk ;
Wonder (s.), and Arrow, Jersey ; Argyll, (s.), Charentan;
Thomas and Unanimity, Sunderland; Friends, Bordeaux.
Sailed—Despatch (s.), for Jersey ; Atalanta (s.), Havre;
Alarm and Limerick Lass, Newport.
The steam yacht Mustapha Bey, belonging to the Pasha
of Egypt, returned to this port last evening, having put
back, on account of stress of weather, from her intended
voyage to the Mediterranean.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 22.

Wind S.E.
Arrived—Sarah, from Leghorn; Conheath, Mauritius;
Puritano, Mazagan ; Rhine, St. Michael's; Hartley's,
Mauritius.

DUBLIN, Jan. 23.

Wind W.S.W.
Arrived—lnvoice, from Marseilles.

BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.54 a.m.
Wind S.W.; tide low water; weather cloudy and
strong, with rain.
Arrived, Jan. 23. Crichton, from Cadiz; Levant, (s.),
Balaklava.
Arrived, 24th.—Remus, from Lisbon.
Sailed.—Tarentio, for Bilboa.
DEAL Thursday, 9.47 a.m.
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Wind S.W., strong, and dirty.
Passed, 23d—Cerine Augustine, from London for Cher-

bourg.
The barque Arynthia, from Demerara for Sunderland,
sprung a leak, and foundered in lat. 35.40 N.
VT., on the 7th January inst. The crew were long,. 29.2
taken off by
the Dutch barque General Da Stewart, from Batavia, for
Rotterdam, and landed here.
An American line of packet ship, name unknown, at
present at anchor.

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THE EAST INDIA CIVIL SERVICE AND HAILEYBURT.—
At the examination of candidates for admission to
Haileybury, which terminated on the 6th inst., seven
were rejected. In order to obtain the most promising
talent, individual directors applied at ono? to our leading*
public schools for youths likely to do credit to all parties,
and the result was that Rugby sent up one, Merchant
Taylors' two, Winchester one, Harrow one, Eton one,
and some other school one. All passed creditably, al-
though they had no special preparation, and only four
days' notice.

TEE STEAM-SHIP PERSIA.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

This morning at eleven o'clock the magnificent British
and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Persia,
Captain J udkins, the largest steam-ship afloat in the
world, was hauled from her berth in the Huskisson
dock, and from thence steamed to her moorings in the
Sloyne. A select company had been invited, mustering
about 100, to partake of a sumptuous dejeuner given
on board by Messrs. D. and C. M'lver, owners of the
splendid Cunard fleet of ocean steamers. The ,guests
comprised W. Brown, Esq., M.P., the magistrates of
the borough, the members of the dock committee, and all
the beads of the various municipal and local departments
of the town. Donald Currie, Esq., of the Cunard line,
presided at the festive board, which was most bountifully
supplied with viands of the best description, and elicited
the unbounded admiration of all assembled.

The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given, and
received with great enthusiasm, the health of the army
being responded to by Lord Walter Scott, and the navy
by Captain Schomberg, R.N.
The health of Messrs. M'lver was drunk with all the
honours, and high compliments were paid to those
energetic gentlemen whose liberality upon all occasions
in connection with maritime matters is the subject of
every-day comment, and whose exertions have con-
siderably contributed to the prosperity of the port of
Liverpool. Other toasts were given and heartily re-
sponded to, in the course of the observations following
which reference was made to the increasing trade of this
port, and comparisons were drawn, showing the:astound-
mg difference which was now apparent to the time the
first steamer (the Etna) plied upon the Mersey. The
Collins, or United States' line, were also toasted with
much cheering, and it was urged that, if it had not been
for the example set by the Collins' ships, the Persia
would not then have been afloat ; but the spirit of
friendly competition was now so great that the Cunard
line bad now the largest ship afloat, and the captain
who was to command the largest building was then pre-
sent, and his health was also proposed.
Captain Harrison, of the Great Eastern, steam-ship,
building at Scott Russell and Co.'s., responded to the
toast in a neat and effective speech, in which he acknow-
ledged his apprenticeship to have been served in this
town, and he hoped the large steam-ship (the Great
Eastern) which was to be entrusted to his command,
would be enabled to come to Liverpool, where there
was better accommodation for her than in any other
part of the world. On Capt. Judkins's4 health being
drunk, he remarked that he hoped his friends would ex-
cuse him if he did not make a fast passage the first time
in the Persia across the Atlantic, inasmuch as it was
the first time he commanded an iron-ship, and, although
he regarded speed, he should also regard safety. (Cheers.)
If he erred at all it should be on the right side.
The "Health of the Chairman," the "Press," the
" Postmaster," and others were drunk with much en-
thusiasm ; and the proceedings being interspersed with
appropriate songs, a pleasant afternoon was spent, such
as has been seldom witnessed.

THE PEACE PROPOSALS.

The Indepcndance Beige contains the following :

" With whatever impatience the signature of the
preliminaries of peace may be looked for, it is still ne•
cessary to be resigned for a few days more, for this
eiguature cannot well be accomplished before the Ist or
2d of next month. So important an act could not be
signed at Vienna on the faith of a simple telegraphic
despatch announcing the acceptance by Russia of
the Austrian propositions. It was necessary at least
to wait for the text of the diplomatic document
' signed at St. Petersburg on the 16th by Count Nessel-
rode and Count Esterhazy. But this is not all. In
, order to sign the preliminaries of peace, the representa-
tives of the belligerent Powers will require special
powers. Prince Gortschakoff will require his by the
courier who brings the above document ; but in order
for the Governments of France and England to accord
powers to their agents it is necessary that they should
first receive a copy of that note. All this demands a
long delay, and it is not too much to presume that it
will extend to the commencement of next month. The
English newspapers, as our readers are aware, continue
to sow suspicion ; they exaggerate the difficulties
which beset the sth point, the one in which the
Western Powers reserve to themselves the right of adding
special conditions to the four guarantees. But in sign-
ing this fifth point with the others, Russia has not given
to those Governments a blank signature with the power
of filling in all the exactions which may please them. An
understanding was come to on that point as on the others,
and it was agreed that in the fifth point the special con-
' ditions should bear on these three matters—the non-
reconstruction of Bomarsund ; the establishment of
consuls in the Black Sea ; and the exact delimitation
of the Russian frontier in Asia. The Western Powers
are hot authorised to go beyond these three conditions;
and on the other baud, Russia, in giving her adhesion
at the time when she knew that those claims would be
advanced, has satisfactorily proved that she is disposed
to make the concessions necessary to lead the negotia-
tions to a satisfactory result."

The Post Gazette of Frankfort says :—" It is
affirmed in diplomatic circles that Russia will send
as plenipotentiaries to the Poace Conferences,
Count Orloff and Baron de Bruuow. These pleni-
potentiaries represent the German and old Russian
parties of Russia. The Conferences, it is said,
will take place at Paris or Brussels."

TBE LATE PROVOST-MA.I:3IIAL AT

KER T

Major Guernsey, late Provost-Marshal at Kertch,
and now in London, publishes the particulars of the
affray which led to his suspension, the narrative agreeing
with that which has already been given by our own cor-
respondent. Majr,r Guernsey says :—" I found, in com-
pany with Major Hill, R.A., five Turkish soldiers, from
Fort Paul, four miles from their cantonment,, plunder-
ing a house, the owner and his family of children knocked
down and in terror of their lives, as he deposed to Gen.
Michel. I certainly secured the ringleader and had him
punished. There is no doubt I should have been
murdered by an infuriated mob of scoundrels, headed
by a Turkish captain of the 7th Regiment of the
Contingent, had I not had assistance at hand, which
saved the lives of the Provost-Sergeant, &c., present,
who unfortunately were not allowed to carry any arms ;
but that assistance came from a Colt's revolver I had
in my belt, which I used effectually after being knocked
down, and warned them in Turkish of the consequences
of throwing stones, together with seeing a soldier of the
71st Highlanders wounded by a scimitar. I was also
assisted by Captain Walker, of the Contingent, riding
up and cutting down a fellow while in the act of felling
one of toy men with a stone. It is perfectly true I was
sent home by General Vivian for my conduct in this
affair, but it is equally true that the authorities at the
War Department have demurred to it. The following
officers, who were present, deposed to my coolness and
self-determination at the time, and that it saved the lives
of all the Europeans present from the fury of the mob,
who very soon dispersed when they perceived I would
not he trifled with—namely, Major Miller (80th Regi-
ment), Major Hill (Royal Artillery), Captain Swaby
(39th Regiment), and Captain Walker (East India Ser-
vice.) I have, besides, the written approval of three
general officers, all stating I only did my duty."