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The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-05

ILLEGAL COUNTY COURT NOTICES,

At the hearing of a case, Stratton v. Taylor, at the
Westbury County Court on Wednesday, defendant
handed to the judge (J. G. Smith, Esq.) some papers,
among which was a peiuted form or notice, bearing the
royal coat of arms, which he had received from plaintiff
before he wag proceeded against in the county court, It
ran as follows _

" I beg to call your attention to the statement of your
account below, due to Mr. Janes Stratton, and to in-
form you that unless the same be paid on or before
I shall immediately take proceedings against you in the
County Court, according to the act for the recovery of
the same, without giving you further Lotice.—l am,
yours, GEORGE HENRY MEADE.—Amount due 2/, 0,?.
ld.—To Mr. William Taylor." ,

‘4 Notice-9 and 10 Viet., cap. 95. And be it enacted,
that if a party summoned shall not attend as required
by the summons, it shall be lawful for such judge to
commit the party so summoned to prison fots any period
not exceeding 40 days. And it is further enacted, that
when the judge shall have made au order for the pay-
ment of the money, and such order be not complied with,
the amount shall be recoverable against the goods and
chattels of the said party ; but should there be no effects,
imprisonment for forty days, this term of imprisonment
not releasing the party from the said debt."
His Honour inquired of Mr. Leaven by whose autho-
rity the notice was seat ? In reply, Mr. Leaven said it
was usual in their firm to Bend such notices before other
proceedings were taken, and that such notices were gene-
rally sent out by young men employed in Messrs. Strat-
ton's establishment.--His Honour made some severe
remark:, and condemned the practice in strong terms,
and said that the plaintiff had, by sending that notice,
rendered himself liable to be indicted for a misdemea-
nour. It was something to deceive and impose on the
public, and to take advantage o: the ignorant. He was
surprised at their sending such trash to defendant, and
he hoped nothing of the kind would occur again, other-
wise the party sending it would be punished. His
Honour gave judgment for the debt, as amended by
plaintiff's agent, but refused expenses, remarking that
the fact of sending that illegal notice was quite sufficient
ground to justify him in refusing any special expenses,
—Salisbury Journal.

Mr. Bruges Fry, Coroner for the Northern Division of
Somerset has been appointed by the Judge Registrar of
the Axbridge County Court, and the Lord Chancellor
has approved of the appointroeut.
London, England, 1856-11-05

E R MAJESTY'S THEATRE.-
M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. - Miss
CATHERINTE HAYES.— VHS EVENING, November
JULLIEN has the honour to announce that, with the
obliging consent and invaluable aid of J. Mitchell, Esq., he
has succeeded in effecting an ENGAGEMENT for A FEW
NIGHTS with this renowned Cantatrice, being ber first ap-
pearance in Europe since her return from an unprecedented
artistic tour in Asia, Africa; and Ameriea. Australia, Peru,
Mexico, the Brazils, the East and West Indies, the United
States, Canada, and Russia. The burning Tropics and the
cold North have confirmed her triumphs. To her natural
endowments and artistic excellence she now arrives with a
rich store of National Melodies, Italian, French, Spanish,
German, Dutch, Irish, English, and Scotch. At the INAU-
GURATION CONCERT, This Evening (Wednesday), Nov.
5, she will sing an Italian Cavatina, a French air, and an
Irish and Scotch melody. In announcing this engagement
31. Jullien is glad to say that the support he is receiving from
all quarters will not r ender necessary any increase to the price
of admission; promenade, Is., as usual, and boxes, from
10s. 6d., a guinea, and upwards.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE,
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
London, England, 1856-11-05

WORCESTER AUTUMN RACES.-TUESDAY.

Sweepstakes of 5 stilts each, with 25 added, for two and
three-yr-olds. 'One mile. Thirteen subs.
Mr. E. Parr's Stork, 3 yrs, Set 71b (Kendall) 1
Mr. Hank's Harrie, 2 yrs, fist lib (H. Ducker) 2
Mr. G. Drewo's The Dupe, 2 yrs, Get 7lb (Bray) 3
The following also ran :—Typhon, Giantess, filly by
Phlegon out of Amaryllis, Primrose, filly by Alarm out
of Alicia, Caledonian, and Odd Trick.
Betting-2 to 1 on' Stork, sto 1 agst The Dupe. The
favourite made all the running, and after a good set-to
with Harrie won by a head ; about six lengths sepa.
rated the second from the third ; Typhon was close up
with The Dupe - the others were tailed off ; at the last
turn Odd Trick ran out, came in contact with a post, and
fell.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added,
for 2-yr.olds ; a winner of 50 sovs clear after the de-
claration of the weights, 51b extra; the winner to ho
sold for 50 sovs, if demanded, &c. About one mile.
12 Rubs.
Mr. Osborne's Blemish 7st 121 b (Bearpark) 1
Mr. Jones's Heads anddrails, 7st 41b (J. Fnrstei) 2
Mr. E. Smith's Sweetbriar, 7st 4'b (D. Hughes) 3
The following also' ran :—Chow and Ampbion filly.
Betting—.s to 4 aest Blemish, sto 2 agst Chow, 4to
1 agst Sweetbriar. Won by a length ; two lengths be-
tween the second and third ; same distance between the
third and fourth ; Anaphion filly was beaten a long way.
The winner was bought in for 7G guineas.
The Worcester Autumn Handicap, a Sweepstakes of 10
sovs each, h ft,
added ; certain winners extra. Two miles. 28 subs,
and 3 only if declared, &c., with, 100

whom declared. _ _
Mr. Rigby's Pantomime,
1 2 of —
Lord Clifden's Poodle, by lon, aged, fist 31b (includ-
ing 51b extra)
6 yrs, let filb (Snowdon) 2
Mr. Barber's Prince of Orange, 3 yra, Gat 101 b (Dales) 3
The following also ran ::—Cockatoo, Elastic, Lough
Bawn, and Homily.
Be ling---6 to 4 cost Poodle, 5 to 1 each asst Prince
of Orange and Lough Bawn. Homily made the running
to the last turn, where she dropped away, and her stable
companion Poodle took the lead and won by half a length;
a length and a half between the second and third ; a
length between the third and fourth; bad fifth. Homily
and Lough Bawn were pulled up and did not pass the
post. The weights were not raised, but were those at
which the horeei were origivally handicapped, the
London, England, 1856-11-05

OMER PASHA AND GENERAL WILLIAM&

Lieut.-Col. Sim-lends, her Majesty's. late Commis-
sioner with Omer Pasha, in a letter to a contemporary,
says :
"In a work entitled ' Kars and our Captivity in
Russia,' which has been published lately by Col. Lake,
I meet with the following passage, purporting to be an
extract from a private letter written by Msjor•General
Sir W. Williams !roan Kars, and dated the 31st of Oct.,
1855 :

' Rum-mrs of the operations of Omer Pasha also
reached us, and I hope he is at least acting like a brave
and resolute man ; if he does not I will mark him with
my ink in spite of his great reputation. Batourn is but
four days from Kars, and six f r the march of troops,
but if he operate manfully in any direction I shall be
content.'

"I feel it due to the public and to the Turkish Gene-
ral, to whom I was attached during the ear as her Ma-
jesty's Commissioner, to come forward in the most pub-
lic manner to correct, through your columns, if you will
allow me, an error which, if unnoticed, cannot fail to
mislead not only the unprofessional but the military
critic. The fact to which I wish to draw attention is,
that no road is in existence by which troops can march
in ' six' or more days from Batoum to Kars. The dis-
tance is indeed no morethan 105 miles as the crow flies,
and (`tiler Pasha had reason to believe that there was a
mule track or rather mountaineer's path, but he knew
that it bad to cross a chain of mountains near 10,000
feet in height, and, at the reason to which his expedition
had been delayed, covered with snow, and through the
gorges of which, as he was informed, not even a mule
could carry his load with any safety. This route has since
been explored by a British officer, whose report, it is
said, fully confirms the opinion of Omer Pasha and those
whose advice was taken on the subject of. his Asiatic
expedition, which, allow me to add, he undertook like
a brave and resolute man,' undeterred by the obstacles
and delays thrown in his way, and removed in great
measure by his zeal and energy, and hoping against
hope to rescue, his Sovereign's forces from the fatal
position in which they were placed by the strategy
of other 3. Omer Pasha's opinion, however, be it right
or wrong, was based upon the best inf acces-
sible to him, and upon which, being personally
unac-
quainted with the cJuntry, he could place rdianco. I:
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of this route must have been derived subsequently to the
commencement of the blockade of Kars, for on the 15th
of August, 1355 (p. 170 in Colonel Lake's book), atter
stating that an army could march from Redont Kaleh to
Tiflis, he expresses hopea that demonstration will be
made in his favour in that direction.
London, England, 1856-08-16

MARLBORO UGH.STREET.

VIOLENT ASSAULT IN NEW 130ND•STREET.—GC0rge
Greenfield, a groom in the service of a nobleman, was
brought before Mr. Bingham on a charge of asau't
under the following circumstances.

The prosecutor stated that last night about half-past
passing along New Bond-street,
11. o'clock, while he was
he met the prisoner, who had two loose females wit'a
him. They were drunk, and asked prosecutor to treat
them. He refused, and while endeavouring to get
away from them one of the womea slipped down on the
pavement. Prosecutor ran away, when the prisoner
followed him and etruck him a violent blow in the eye
which knocked him to the ground. A police officer
came up, when the prisoner was taken into custody.
Mr. Bingham (to the prisoner)---Well,
sir, what have
you to say to such violent conduct ?

Prisoner—l thought the prosecutor was striking the
female while she wai upon the ground, and, thinking he
was not acting in an Englishman's style, I struck him,
and if he had been Prince Albert I would have served
him the same way ; yet, I am sorry that
struck him
in the eye.

Mr. Bingham—You must pay a fine of 401,, or be
imprisoned for one month.

BEGGING AT THE DUKE OT DEVONSHIRE'S.—A. shab-
bily-dressed man, about 40 years of age, was charged
with begging at the mansion of the Duke of Devon-
shire, Piccadilly. The gate-porter deposed that yester-
day afternoon the prisoner asked for relief, and wished
witness to take a petition into the chief steward. Wit-
ness refused, when prisoner became insolent, and pushed
witness against the wall. An officer was called and the
prisoner was given into oustedY.—Committed for 14
days.
London, England, 1856-08-16

LATEST NEWS.

MADRID, AUG. 14.

M. Coello is named Minister in Turkey. The
resignation of M. Montesinos has been accepted.
The Ministry is decided on welcoming all shades
of opinion compatible with constitutional monar-
chy, but it disclaims all solidarity with former
Administrations. The circular addressed by the
Minister of the Interior, Rios y Rosas, to the go-
vernors of provinces, is moderate and discreet in

FRANCE.
PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
This being the fete of Saint Napoleon, the Bourse
and all the public offices are closed.
The Emperor, on the occasion of the St. Napo-
leon, yesterday received the ministers, the mar-
shals, and admirals now in Paris, and some other
civil and military functionaries, at the Palace of
St. Cloud. The Empress and the Prince Imperial
were present at this reception.
A decree in the Mortiteur authorises Marshal
Pelissier to accept and wear the Grand Cross of
the Spanish order of -St. Ferdinand, the Grand
Cross of the Sardinian order of the Saviour, and
the Turkish order of the Medjidi6 Ist class ; and
Count de Morny, President of the Legislative
Body, the Grand Cross of the Spanish order of
Charles 111., and the Turkish order of the Medjidie
Ist class.

By Imperial decrees in the Moniteur, on the
proposition of the Minister of War, Chef d'Esca-
dron E. L. Marsin, of the gendarmery, is promoted
to the rank of officer in the Legion of Honour for
distinguished services during the inundations, and
nine officers and non-commissioned officers in dif-

ferent regiments are nominated to that of knight,
and 32 military medals awarded.
A grand banquet was last evening given at the ,
Hotel de Ville to Marshal Pelissier, by the Muni-
cipal Commission of the City of Paris. All the
Ministers, and a number of the highest function-
aries' ware present at it.
It had been in contemplation to have had a grand
review of the troops of the line and the national
guard on the occasion of the Emperor's fete, but the
extreme heat of the weather has caused the idea
to be abandoned.
The banquet offered by the medical body of
France to the medical men of the army and fleet
who took part in the Eastern war is to take place at
the Grand Hotel du Louvre, on Wednesday next,
at half-past 7 o'clock. The Sardinian Ambassador
has informed the committee of the banquet that

his government has designated the Chevalier Cor-
nisetti, principal physician to the Sardinian army
in the East, and Dr. Mazzolini, of the Bth regiment
of infantry, to attend it.
London, England, 1856-08-16

SOUTH WALES.

The statement of receipts and payments of this com-
pany shows that 4,221,891/. had been received to the
30th of June on capital account, including 1,167,8171.
on debentures, and that 4,231,6151. had been expended,
leaving a balance of 9,724/. against the company. The
revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of
June shows that 150,7711. bad been received, and
86,901/. expended, or 57.63 per cent., leaving a balance
of 63,8701. To this sum is added 11,0411. from the for-
mer account, 2,306/. Forest of Dean arrears of tolls,
1,193/, dividend on Vale of Neath shares, 401. regis-
tration fees, 4201. rent of cottages, 5,000/ earnings of
South Wales Waggon Company, and 19,250/. fixed rent
from Great Western—total, 103,9221. From this is de-
ducted 5921. for rents, 25,9081. interest on debentures
and land purchases, and 15,9131. assumed amount due to
the Great Western Railway Company under the agree-
ment of 1851-_-together 42,4141., and leaving a dis-
posable balance of 61,5071. The dividend on the
guaranteed stock and shares amounts to 13,298(., and
that proposed to be declared at the rate of 3, per cent.
per annum on the consoliriated stock and ordinary shares
of the company to 42,8821.—together 56,180/., leaving
a balance over of 5,3261. for the next account.

LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN.
The report of the directors of this company state that
the traffic for the half-year ending the 30th of June last
amounted to 16,1051., an average of 6191. per week, and
for the corresponding period of 1855 to 14,3561., ave-
raging 5521. per week, showing an increase of 671. per
week or 12 per cent. The working expenses for the pas,
half-year amounted to 8,9701., against 10,7531. for the
corresponding period of 1855, showing a decrease of
1,7831., or 681. per week. The improvement in the net
receipts amounts to 3,532/. as compared with the corre
spending period of 1855. The interest upon the Go-
vernment loan and debenture debt has, as usual, 'been
fully charged. The interest on the outstanding liabilities
has also been charged. After making provision for these
items there remains a disposable Waned of 9,01501.
London, England, 1856-08-16

THE UN

age return per ton weight here set forth. Hendei it ap-
pears that 12 miles speed involves double the freight costof

tho 8 miles speed tb..e with superior ship A, and nearly

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, Arc. 14.

The Queen has hoe i pleased to approve of Mr. Nathaniel
Solomon as Constil at St. Helena, for his Majesty the Em-
peror of Austria.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. A.
V. Colvin as Consul at Demerara for the United States of
America.
London, England, 1856-08-16

BANKRUPTS.

William Puddicombe, ironmonger, Bridge-street, South.
wark, to surrender August 26 and October 9, at one, at
the Court et Eankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee,
Basingkail-sheet; Cltidley, Gresham-street.
Robert King, woollen draper, Knaresborough, Aug. 29
and Sept. 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Simpson, Leeds.
Loverid ge Hart, Ho wford- b uild in gs, Fe nchur ch-street,
City, Aug. 26, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 3, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee,
Basingball-street ; J. and S. Solomon, Finsbury-place,
insbury-square.
John Richardson, stationer. Whitby, Aug. 29 and Sept.
19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, offi-
cial assignee, Leeds ; Strangways, King's Bench-road, Bed-
ford-row ; Snowdon and Emmet, Leeds.
Myer Henry Meyer, spirit merchant, Great Prescott-
street, Goodman's-fields, Aug. 26, at twelve, and Oct. 3,
at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official
assignee, Aldermanbury; Spyer and Son, Broad-street-
buildings.
Robert Newman, chemist, Taunton, Aug. 27, and Sept.
25 at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel,
•
official assignee, Exeter ; Trenchard, Taunton ; Stogdon,
Exeter.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
John Ranson Hunter, merchant, Inverness.
P. Barry and Co., commission agents, Glasgow.
Alexander Wilson, flesher, Edinburgh.
David Reid, wine and spirit merchant, Glasgow.
Charles Morrison, farmer, Boghead, Aberdeenshire.
London, England, 1856-08-16

sporting Intelligence.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FILIDAY EVENING.
Ebor I3andicap-7 to 2 was the highest offer agst
Warlock, 4 to 1 would have been taken to a larger
F.lllll ; 5 to 1 was taken about Ccroner to upwarth of
100/, but those odds were obtainable up to the close ;
Lady Tattoo was the only one amongst the ether fa-
vourites that found takers at 12 to 1, Courtenav and
Maid of Derwent were backed (coupled) at 12 to 1, but
afterwards the prices quoted were the highest offers
agst each. Nothing done on any of the other events at
York. St. Leger—Ellington and Fazzoletto were each
backed, the former at 3 to 1, and the latter at 7 to 2.
No offers on the Derby.
London, England, 1856-08-16

HE 1 t MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
LAST FAREWELL NIGHTS p.t REDUCED PRICES.
PICCOLOMINI— ROSATI—LE CORSAIRE.
THIS EVENING (SATURDAY), August 16, positiTely
the LAST NIGHT.

LA TRAVIATA.
Violetta, Mdlle. Piceolornini.
After the Opera, the NATIONAL ANTHEM ; the solo
parts by Male. Piecolomini, Finoli, Signor Belletti,
Herr Reichardt, Charles Braham, Signor Rossi, Signor Bene-
ventano, assisted by the chorus and the whole strength of the
company.
To conclule with the new grand Ballet of LE COILS HIRE.
Medora, adarne Rosati.
Reduced Prices :—Three Pair, 11. Is, Two Pair, 1/. lls. 6d.
pit and One Pair, 2/. 12s. 6d. Grand Tier, 3/. 3s. Pit, ss.
Gallery r3o7u.s, 15s. Gallery Stalls, ss. Gallery Side Stalls,
3s. 6d. Gallery, 2s. 6d,
No free list. Doors open at seven; the opera commences
at half-past.

TILEATRE lIA.YMARKF.T.

Under the Management of Mr. BttekstonS.
Tlll3 EVENING,
SUE STOOPS TO CONQUER.

After which
The Spanish Dancers.

Followed by
TILE LITTLE TREASURE.
To eon:Jude with

ROYAL THFATRg ADELPHI.
Propriator and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.

Directress, Madame Celeste.
TTIIS EVgNDIG.
IRBIL ASSURANCE AND YANKEE MODESTY.

Followed by
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

After whch,
BORN TO GOOD LUCK.
To conclude with
OUR GAL.

aoy p•ktivo,pl,..v. tiir_IA.TRK, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the VanAgement of '4r. CumiLics KERN.
TDB EWEISINTG,
MUSIC 'TIT CHARMS.

After which.
TIE WISTER'S TALE.

STR THEATRE.

Manner, Mr. T. Payne.
T GIS EVENING,

TTIAT 11013 SE IN 111 G "I STREET."
Messrs Stuart, Cooke. Basil Potter, and Kinloch; Mrs. Woollldge,
and Miss Isabel Adanas.
THE EROS ,-BOW LETTER.
In which 11 r. Sidney and Miss Thirlwall will appear.
MAID OR WIFE.
Mr. Van Buren, Mr. Kinloch, and Miss Lucy Elmorthy.

To conclude with
INS AND OUTS.
Messrs Sidney, Herbert, Howard ; Miss I. Adams, Miss Palmer
Commence at half-past 7.

ROYAL nr,YMPIC THEATRE.

Lemee and liana:cr. Mr. Alfrei Wigan.

T 111 EVENING
TIIE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.

After which,
MEDEA.

To conclude with
THE WELSH GIRL.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Maneter, Mr. Win. Cooke.
THIS EVENING.

Shakeapere's RICDARD THE THIRD, compressed into 3 acts.
Introduction of Mr. W. Cooke's stud of highly trained horses—Death
of White Surrey—Grand tablean of eight noble steeds lying dead
in " the Rattle of Bosworth Field," with other stupendous equestrian
erects.
London, England, 1856-08-16

LLOYD'S SHIPPING,--(This Day.)

LONDON, Aug. 16.—Wind this day at noon, S.E.;
light pleasant breeze and fine clear sultry weather.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sjof-
na, from Quebec.
FALMOUTH, Aug. 15.—Wind W.N.W.--Arrived—Ad-
juster, from Now York; Johanna, Thrall.
MARYPORT, Aug. 15.—Arrived—Gertrude,
from Que-
bec.

Coßg, Aug. 14. —Wind W.—Arrived.—Jessy, from Bar-
ba.does.

(PER VLEOTRTO TF,LF.ORkPR.)
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

Wind S.

Arrived.—Goldhunter, from Digby, N.S. ; Jane Gles•
sin, Quebec ; Castrian, St John's, N.B. ; Rapid, Smyrna.
OtT.—flerald of the Morning, from Quebec.
Sailed. —Pelican, steamer, for Rotterdam ; King of
Algeria, Callao ; City of Manchester, Montreal.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 14.

Wind W.S.W.
At rived.—Mansuetta, from St. John's, N.B• ; Lady
Wharncliffo, Odessa ; Mary Blaney, Corfu ; Premier, Que-
bec ; Margaret, Wirgenti ; Helen, Miramichi ; Fortuna,
Taganrog; Stefano Flori, Marianopol ;
tngilena and Emma, Galatz ; Australia, Taganrog.
Sailed.—Reliance, for Antwerp. Sallandt, Ibrail;

DUBLIN, Atlg.P.s.

Wind W.N. W. _
Arrived.—Stirlingshire, from Barbadoes ; I'll Try, Bor-
deaux; Princess, Dantzic ; Agnes Anderson, Quebec.

(BY SUBMAMIT7 AN)) AETTII33 TELEGBAPR•t
GRAVESEND, Sa.torartY, 0.56 a.m.
_ _

Wind calm; tide two hours' flood; fine.
Arrived, Aug. 15.—Seagull, from Constantinople : Cy-
bele, Berbiee •
Mermaid, Gibraltar; tiarretti, jun., transport, S.aelah, Cadiz; Clio, transport, Bala.klava;
Constan-
tinople ; Gellett, St. John's, N. 13. ; Sarah, Lisbon.
Arrived, Aug. U.—Australian, from Marsala ; Lyon-
ton, Umea ; Rose, Seville.
Sailed.—Witeli of the Sea, for the Cape of Good Hope.
DEAL, Saturday, 10.41 a.m.

Wind calm.
Passed.—Glorioso, from London, for Constantinople ;
Santiago, London, Colombo ; Thooptzen, London, Lisbon ;
Ocean Belle, London, Quebec ; Canton, London, Quebec ;
lda, screw steamer, Constantinople, London ; Ambassador,
Licata, for orders ; Minnie, screw steamer, Mediterranean,
London; Alfred, London, Trieste.
London, England, 1856-08-16

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

W. C. Wright, J. Lloyd, and H. R. Dale, South Quay,
Regent's Canal Dock, Limehouse, coal merchants—J. and
0, Nicolls, South-wharf-road, Paddington, contraAors and
carmen—W. H. Smith and F. Lambe, Swansea, brick and
tile makers—J. Kellam and W. Millican, Leicester, archi-
tects—R. Burley, J. M. Dunlop, and D. Matheson, Man-
chester, cotton spinners and machine maker, as far as re-
gards D. Matheson—W. M`Naught and S. Wood, Liver-
pool, ironmongers and brassfounders—T. Hill, J. Gunn,
and W. James, Sneinton, Nottinghamshire, joiners and
builders, as far as regards T. Hill—J. Fairbrother and S.
Wood, Manchester, embroiderers by patent machinery and
warehousemen—T., W. A., and G. Fairbairn, Ancoats,
engineers, as far as regards G. Fairbairn--T. Haase and
W. Warman, Lowestoft, corn merchants and commission
agents—A. Penrith and A. Topham, Leeds, stockbrokers
—W. T. Russell and W. Hamson, Macclesfiald, silk
throwsters—H. Bellerby and H. Bellerby, jun., York and
Thornton Dale, booksellers, stationers, printers, paper
manufacturers, and farmers—D. Mercer and J. Bradshaw,
Great Harwood, Lancashire, manufacturers—H. and C.
Grant, Cranbourne-street, Leicester-square, straw hat
makers and milliners—J. Beaumont and J. A. Ledgard,
Weatherby, Yorkshire, surgeons and apothecaries—J. and
J. Sudcliffa, Shipley, Yorkshire. dyers—J. Richards, J.
Stubbin, and J. C. Chaplin, Birmingham, solicitors.
DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS.
C. Murcott, Birmingham, factor and corndealer—second
div. of 194 d. in the pound, any Thursday after Oct. 4, at
the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham.
E. Prodgers, Ludlow, banker—sixth div. of aid. in the
pound, any Thursday after Oct. 4, at the office of Mr.
Christie, Birmingham.
J. D. Sewell and T. Pattinson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
chemists—second div. of 4d. in the pound. any Saturday
after Oct. 6, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne.
H. Coxon, South Shields, bookseller—first div. of 39. in
the pound, any Saturday after Oct. 6, at the office of Mr.
tker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
S. Greenwood, Bishopwearmouth, engine-builder—first
div. of is in the pound, any Saturday after Oct. 6, at the
office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
T. Andrews, Gateshead, ironmonger—second div. of ls.
4d. in the pound, any Saturday after Oct. 6, at the office
of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
T. Adamson and H. H. Bell, Sunderland, curriers—
third div. of 6d. in the pound, any Saturday after Oct. 6,
at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
London, England, 1856-08-16

FARES.

Ist Class. 24 Ctlass.
From tendon and back.......... •• £3 10 .... £2 10
Leamingto.l and do •• .. 21i ..•• 2 0
•• Oxford and d 0........... 210 .... 115
Tourists' Tickets are available by any train, but are not trans-
ferable, and they do not entitle the holder to travel twice to the
same direction over any portion of the lines of railway.

CORNWALL RAILWAY.-HALF-YEA RLY
ORDINARY MEETING.—NOTICE IS HEREBY (7.-- YEN,
That the next Half-yearly Ordinary Meeting of the Sharehrdilers of
the Cornwall Railway Company will be held at the Council C b amber,
within the Town Hall, in the borough of Truro, in the coolinty of
Cornwall, on FRIDAY, the 29th day of August instant, at Twelve
o'clock at Noon precisely for the purpose of general business.
A resolution will he submitted to the meeting above-mentin ned, to
confirm the forfeiture of certain shares, and to direct the shares so
forfeited to be sold or otherwise disposed of.
M. WILLIAMS. Chairman.
•Chail
TWEEDY 'man.
The Transfer Books will be closed on the, 15thDepu insty tant, and not
reopened antil after the said Ralf-yearly Meeting.
W. H.
Cornwall Railway Of BOND, Secretary.
Office, Truro, Ist of August, 1856.

ONDON and---NORTH-WESTR.IV
RAILWAY.
TOURISTS' TICKETS. COMMENCING It3T Jura, AND TERMINATINQ
30211 SEPTEMBER, 1856.
NORTH WALES.
Tickets, available for THREE WEEKS, enabling the holder to
stop at Rhyl, Conway, Bangor, Caernarvon, and Holyhead, either
going or returning, sre issued at the following fares by the through
trains. The First-class Tickets are available by any train, and the
Second by such trains as have second-eass carriages attached.
Class.
London to Holyhead and back...—. ist Class. 2d
43 10 0 .... £2 10 0
Oxford
Peterborough] to ditto and back.... 210 0 ....
Birmingham to ditto and back...... 2 0 0 ....
Wolverhampton to ditto and back.... 1 15 0 ....

1 15 0
1 10 0
1 7 0

To THE LAKES OF WEiT WORN:LAND &ND CUMBERLAND
Tickats, available for THE FiE WEEKS, to the above Lakes. are
t<suett at the following Fares by the through Trains. The First-
class Tickets are available by any train, and the Second by such
'rains as have second-class carriages attached :
Ist Class.
London to Windermere and back.. •..£3 10 0 ... 2d Class.
£2
Oxford 10 0
reterboroighl to ditto and back 215 0 .... 2 0 0
Birmingham to ditto and back .. •• 25 0 .... 115 0
Wolverhampton . .

To THE FAVOURITE LANCASEILRE WATERING PLACES,
LYTHAM, BLACKPOOL, FLEETWOOD, OR SOUTFIPORT.
Tickets, available for THREE WEEKS, are issued by the ordinary
trains of the Company. The First-Class are available by any train,,
and the Second by such as have second-class carriages attaehed.
Ist Class. 2d Class.
From London •••••• •• • • £3 0 0 .. •• £2 5 0
s. Oxford
„ Peterborough 1• 2 5 0 .... 115 0
„ Birmingham
115 0 .... 1 8 0
„ Wolverhampton j
From Fleetwood Royal Mail Steamer sails every evening (Sundt
tv
excepted) for Belfast, and Weekly Excursion Tickets are issued at
the Steam Packet Office for Belfast, Armagh, the Giant's Causew ty„
and back.
London, England, 1856-08-16

THE BRITISH. ASSOCIATION.

CHELTENHAM, Aua. 14.

The 26th annual conference of the Association was
brought to a close to-day ; and, on the whole, the mem-
bers have no reason to regret the decision of the general
committee by which Cheltenham was selected to be the
place of meeting this year. Had the meeting been held a
month or two later, tho attendance would have been more
numerous. At this period of the year the fashionable re-
sidents of the town migrate to the sea shore, and the un-
usual and continued heat of the weather had the effect of
inducing many of the inhabitants to seek change of air
and scene, and who would under other circumstances have
delayed their departure until after the visit of the Asso-
ciation.
London, England, 1856-08-16

OF A DAUGHTER.

On the 14th inst., at Ford, Bideford, North Devon, the
wife of Commander W. M. Dowell, R.N.
On the 14th inst., at the Charterhouse, the wife of Of'
Sparks.

MARRIED.
On the 14th inst., at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton,'
William Alexander, second son of William Yool, Esq.,
Gloucester-place, Hyde-park, to Hem ietta. Louisa, the elder
(laughter of John Arthur Emberson, Esq., of Gloucester'
place, Brighton.
On the 14th inst., at Christ Church, St. Pancras' WO'
James Alderton, Esq., of Paddington-green, to Rosa Dierf,
Upton, daughter of the late Captain Ward, H.C.S.,
Park-villa, Regent's-park.
London, England, 1856-08-16

This day (August 16th), will be published, No. I. of
THE FREE PRDS S.
The object of the FREE PRESS will be to draw the atten-
Von of Englishmen to the Laws of England, which theyshave for-
go:teu ; and to the management of their affairs, which they have
neglected. It will lay before the public State Papers not otherwise
to be had, except in expensive Libraries, and will condense into a
readable space the History of Modern Transactions which lies hidden
under the diffuse and tedious pages of Blue Books. Price One Penny.
Published every Saturday morning, at 147, Fleet-strpet.
London, England, 1856-08-16

METROPOLITAN COUNTIES and
GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent-
street, Waterloo-place, London. Co ital, 100,000/.
Worms.
Rt. Hn. Spencer H. Walpole,M.Y. Richard Spooner, Esq.,M P.
I
Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. E. Yansittart Neale, Esq.
Life Assurance business transacted in all its branches.
N. 13. The bonus declared at the last division of profits averaged
33 per cent. on all the premiums paid.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. I

ESTABLISHED 1837.
13 RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COM.
PANT.
Empowered bySpecial Act of Parliament, 4 Viet., cap 9.

BRITANNIA NIIITUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION,
Empowered by Tier Majesty's Royal Letters Patent.
MAJOR-GENERAL ALEXANDER, Blackheath-park, Chairman.
Every description of Life Assurance business transacted, -with
or without Participation in Profits.

E. R. FOSTER, Resident Direc';or,
ANDREW FRANCIS, secretary.
1, Princes-street, Bank, London.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-
TOURNTS' TICKETS (Great Western, Hereford, end South
Wales Railways) available for Three Weeks from the day of Issue.
These Tickets will be issued until the 15th October, at l'addi ngton,
Oxford, or Leamington, over the Great Western Lines, via GI 'MCC,-
ter. to 'loss and Hereford, and over the South Wales Line, to Wilford
Haven, and back, with the liberty to stop at Ross, Hereford. Chep-
stow, !death, and Carmarthen.
London, England, 1856-08-16

Remarks.

tbundance of work Priso* discipline in
beneficial operation.
Occupation at the factories not so rea illy
obtained. Many hundreds of hand-loom
weavers out of employ.
ever have the combined evils of scarcity of
food and scarcity of employ pressed so
heavily.
Che distress at its maximum.
Limes greatly improved.

El period of great and continued prosperity.

The Preston strike.
London, England, 1856-08-16

DI ED.

On the 14th inst., the Very Rev. William Buckland,
Dean of Westminster, aged 73.
On the 13th inst., at Gillingham, Kent, Frederick
Dalgety, Eiq., Paymaster of British Depots and Detax;
ments at Chatham, and late of the 69th Regiment, sg°"'
53.
On the Igth inst., at Brighton, Henry James Prescott,
Esq., of Old Broad-street, city, and S. James's-square,
aged 55.
On the 9th inst., at 50, Duke-street, Aldgate, Mr. SAO
Minton: aged 79.
On the Bth inst., at Anstey Manor House Hants, Blizy
beth Mary Miller, sister of the present Sir T. Miller, Bt"
of Froyle, near Alton, Hants, aged 82.
On the 4th inst., at Dildawn, Castle Douglas, Mrs' '
Cowan, aged 99.

LONDON : Printed and Published by 311TRDO T 01706
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 14'
112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the oosabil
of Middlesex, Saturday, August 16, 1856.
London, England, 1856-08-16

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 31 03 to 5/ 15s ; now
do., 31 Os to 4/ 6s ; old clover, 4110 c to 61103; now do., 31
5s to 5 8s ; and straw, 118 s to 11 13s per load. A moderate
supply and a fair demand.
CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, 31 8s to Si 15s ; new
(10., 31 3s to 41 8s ; old clover, 41 103 to GI I•'s ; now do.,
31 lOs to 515 s ; and straw, I/ Os to 11 14s per load. Supply
tolerably good, and trade rather dull.
WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, ?,/ 5s to 51 12s ; new
do., 3/ to 41 4s ; old clover, 4/ Si to 6/ 10s ; new do., 31
5s to Si Ps ; and straw, 11 8s to 1113 s per load. A limited
supply, and a slow trade.
London, England, 1856-08-16

WAKEFIELD—AuaysT 15.

The late heavy rains, together with a fair consumptive
demand for fine fresh English wheat, have enabled sellers
to put on 3s to 4s per qr. compared with last Friday. For
other kinds more money was asking, but sales were limited.
Barley, beans, oats, and shelling rather cheaper.

Average price of grain—Wheat, 688 100 ; barley, 44%
0(1 ; oats, 31s Od ; beans, —s Od ; peas, s.

EXETER-AUGUST 15.
London, England, 1856-08-16

INSOLVENT DIVIDEND.

Rev. F. Sturmer, Heapham, Lincolnshire—fourth div.
of 2s. 7d. in the pound, any day after August 18, at the
Gainsborough County Court.

BANK OF
An Account pursuant to the Act
the Week ending on Saturda,

PiNGL AND.
rth and Bth Victoria, cap. 32 fo
the 9th day of August, 1856.
i STMENT.

OWE DEP.
Notes limn !

Government debt.... 11,015.10
Other securities...—. 3,459,90
Gold coin and bullion 11,832,590
Silver bullion

426,307,530

£96,307,591
r• R. Er SEY Depaty Cashier
1856.

Dated the 14th day efAugust,"l
BANKING DE

PAZTMENT,

Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
3,456,786
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 4,255,108
Other deposits ...... 10,153,804
Seven Day and other
Bills•• •• •. •• 897,663

Government securities
(includg.Dead Weight
Annuity) .... 12,010,078
Other securities ... ... 14,478,928
Notes . ............ 6,195,000
Gold and silver coin 662,355

£33.316,351
X 33,346,361
ated the 14th day of August, J.R. R ELSEY, Deputy o.ttiqt,,r

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending Ang. 12,
1856, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon, on the importation thereof into Groat Britain.
From the British Possessions in America 3ls. 'ad.
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius
Muscovado, the produce of the East Itidies 335. 101:1.
Average of the two foregoing descriptions
London, England, 1856-08-16

DIVIDENDS.

Sept, 9, W. Ward, Warnford-court, merchant—J. D.
Stevens, Hemel Hempstead. papermaker—Sept. 6, J. His-
cock, Brook-street, Holborn, boot manufacturer—Sept.' 5,
F. L. Simond and C. H. J. Cuylits, Cullum-street, mer-
chants—Sept. 6, W. Ashton, Sloane-street, chemist— E.
D. Cooper, Bawdsey, Suffolk Sept. 5, G. Brooks, Ton-
brigs Wells, tailor—Oct. 2, C. Solomon, Bristol, outfitter
—T. Williams, Crickhowell, grocer—Sept. 27, J. Sandi-
ford. Hinckley, Leicestershire, draper— Sept. 10, ➢I. Sum-
ner, Liverpool, brewer. •
CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED.

Sept. 6, C. C. Hamilton, Princes-street, Bloomsbury,
ironmonger—Sept. 6, T. Baillie, late of Old Jewry Cham-
bers, civil engineer and surveyor—Sept. 6, T. P. Pyrke,
Grays, Essex, linen draper—Sept. 9, A. Paine, Croydon,
innkeeper—Sept. 18, G. F. Abbott, Clonakilty, county
Cork, draper.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.

August 11, C. Solomon, Bristol, outfitter and woollen
draper (first class)—August 14, R. Spenceley, Wapping,
and Clyde Dock, Rotherhithe, sailmaker (third class;—
August 8, J. Davenport, Macclesfield, watchmaker (third
class)—August 7, W. Shirley, Hednesford, Staffordshire,
livery stable keeper (third class).

CORN.—In our market wheat may be quoted from 88 Od
to 8s 6d. Malting barley, Os Od to Os Od ; grinding do., Os
Od to Os Od. Oats, 3s 6d to 3s 9d. Beans, Os Od to 0
Od. Peas, 00s Od to 00s Od. Several samples of new wheat'
in good condition, 8s per bushel For new oats, 3s to 3s
6d per bushel was asked.
FLOUR. —Fine, —s Od to 50a Od ; seconds, —s Od to 48s
Od per sack.
CATTLE.— Fat beef was sold at from Os 6d to 10s 6il per
score ; fat calves, Od to 6d per lb ; barrenners, Os Od to Os
Od. per score ; cows and calvet., 12/. to 171. (.s ' • butchers'
calves, 6d to —(1 per lb., rearm calves —s to a each.
Sheep, ewes and lambs, 1/. 14s to 26. 5s per couple; ewes, 6ci
to ; wethers, 61d to Old ; lambs, 0/ Os each. Pigs,
large size, 45s to 555; second size, 24s to 30s ; slips, 20s
to 30s ; suckers, 10s to 14s. Rough fat, 4.0 per 11
Pork carcases from lOs Od to lls Od per score.

BRISTOL SUGAR—AUGUST 15.
The market continues in a most inanimate state—in-
deed, with the exception of a few boards of Barbadoes,
and for which a lecline of fully 6d per cwt. has beim ac•
cepted, we are not aware of any transactions here this
week. In refiners' produce there has been rather more
inquiry, but still only for retail parcels, and prices must
again be quoted as rather easier. Rum continues in steady
demand at about former rates.
London, England, 1856-08-16

LIVERPOOL-AUGUST 15.

At this morning's market wheat brought a trifle over
Tuesday for good quality, and rather easier prices taken
for secondary sorts. Flour was held stiffly at fully Tues-
day's prices. Indian corn advanced 6d to is per qr. for
good conditioned parcels in store and fit to hold over. No
alteration in the value of other articles.
London, England, 1856-08-16

After which,

A series sf novel and interestiog ACTS of HORSEMANSHIP In
the ARENA, with a variety of other pleasing and amusing entertain-
ments.
Box-office open frmn Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke, inn.
London, England, 1856-02-18

DIED.

-
On the 14th inst , Thomas Skeeles Wright, Esq., solici-
tor, of Lincoln's-inn, aged 57.
On the 15th inst., at Gardnor House, Hampstead, Jong-
than Phillips, Esq., of Oxford-street, and New Bond.
street, aged 68.
On the 15th inst., at Park Wall, West Brompton, WO*
Fred. Mills. aged 47.
On the 14th inst., at Bath, the Rev. John East, rooter
of St. Michael's parish, Bath, aged 62.
On the 15th inst., at Allington, SouthStoneharo, Moth
Edward Twynam, Esq., aged 55.
On the 15th inst., Miss Burchatt, of Cresswell Lodge,
Old Brompton.
On the 15th inst., at Walnut Belk, near Lancaster, W
H. Makin, surgeon, aged 26.
On the 4th inst., at Craven House, Wakefield, John
Naylor, Esq., aged 63.

LoemoN: Printed and Published by MIIRDO TOTING;
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 27te Sun Meth NO.lllO
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 004 ",
Middle los MonIATI February 18,1851.
London, England, 1856-02-18

THE NEW BISHOP OP CARLISLE.

The Hon. and Rev. Henry Montague Villiers, M.A.,
who has been appointed to the bishopric of Carlisle,
rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Hugh
Percy, is a younger son of the late Earl of Clarendon,
and brother of her Majesty's princigal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs. The bishop nominate was educated
at Christ Church, Oxford, where in 1834 he took his de-
g,ree of bachelor of art 4, but he does not appear to have
taken honours of any kind either in classics or mathe-
matics. In 1841. being then 29 years of age, he was ap-
pointed by the Lord Chancellor to the rectory of St.
George's, Bloomsbury, 8001. a year ; in 1847 he was no-
mivated by Lord J. Russell, then Prime Minister, to a
canonry residentiary in St. Paul's Cathedral, worth

1,000/: a year. Both these appointments he has
held up to the present time, but they will be-
come N. acaut on his consecration to the episco-
pate, the rectory of Bloomsbury being the gilt of
Lord Cranworth, and the canonry in St. Paul's in
the gift of Lord Palmerston. Air. Villiers has been for
many years past one of the leaders of the evangelical
party in the Church, but has never interfered in politics.
He declined to vote in the memorable Oxford contests,
the one on the occasion of the general election in July,
1852, when Mr. Gladstone was opposed by Dr. Robert
Bullock Marshatn, tloi warden of Merton College ; and
again in January, 1853, when, having accepted the office
of Chancellor of the Exchequer under Lord Aberdeen's
Administration, he presented himself for re election, and
was opposed by Mr. Perc,3val.. The honourable and
rev. gentleman's " confirmation" will tatee place in the
parish church of St. James's, Westininster, as soon as
the letters patent are made out; and he will be conse-
crated in the Chapel Roynl, Whitehall, by the Are ;'l.
bishop of York, who will be a-sisted by the Bishop of
Ripon, Chester, Manchester, and Sodor and Man. The
new bishop will not have a seat in the Lords until the
avoidance of and appointment to some see other than
Canterbury, London, Durham, and Winchester.
London, England, 1856-02-18

DUBLIN, Fn.l6.

STOCK EXCH. A N GE. —Three per Cent. Coneole,
Ditto for Account, 7th March, 913§ i—New Three per
Cent. Stock, 9l2—Ditto, for Account, 7th March.
Dublin and Wicklow, 5 —Great Southern and Western,
53—Mining Company of Ireland, 13il—Royal Bank, 204
—Midland Great Western, halves, 242. —Dublin and
Drogheda, 63—Grand Canal Co., 38i•

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Oa the 14th last., at Opaistoi Hall, N. 8., the Hon.
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London, England, 1856-02-18

THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON FIRE
AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Capital, Two Millions. Established In 1835.
empowered by Special Acts of Parliament.
Offices : 37, Castle-street, Liverpool; 20 and 21, Poultry, London;
and 61, King-street, Manchester.
TRUSTEES.
Sir Thomas Bernard Birch, Bart.
Adam Hodgson. Esq. Samuel Henry Thompson, Esq
DIRECTORS IN LIVERPOOL.
CHAIRMAN—TIM SIAS RR() 'E e: ARK. Esq
DEPUTY-CHAIRMEN—Joseph C. Ewart, Esq., and Fra icis
Harwood. Esq.
Secretary—Swinton Boult, Esq.
DIRECTORS IN LONDON.
Chairman—MATTHEW FORSTER, Esq.
Deputy-Chairman—George Frederick Young, Esq.
Resident Secretary—Benjamin Henderson, Esq.
DIRECTORS IN MANCHESTER.
Chairman—SAMUEL AS {TOY, Esq.
E. R. Lanworthy, Esq. I James Aspinall Turner, Esq.
Edward Tootal, Esq. Thomas Wrigley, Esq.
Resident Secretary—R. A. Kennedy, Esq.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Premiums received in 1853 were 113,612/. ; and in 1854, 146,086 L
Insurances may be effected in this department on terms as low RS
those of most other Companies.
Farming stock Insured at Ss. per cent , free from the conditions o
average, and allowing a Steam Thrashing Machine.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Premiums received on New Business were, is 1853, 6,9131.; and
in 1851, 10.267/.
Annuities Immediate and Deferred.
Bonuses guaranteed when the Policy is issued.
No Stamp Duty charged on Life Policies.
Prospectuses and flirther information may be obtained at the Moos
of the Company, or from any of the agents.
SWINTON BOULT. Secretary to the Company'
London, England, 1856-02-18

[PRICK 4D. STAMPED SD•

AN IMPERIAL MARRIAGE AT ST. PE-
TER SBUI?.G.

A correspondent of Le Nord, writing from St.
Petersburg on the 7th, ;ivies the following account
of the marriage of the Grand Duke Nicholas :
Yesterday evening 'the ceremony of marriage be-
tween the Grand Duke Nicholas NicolaiewitCl and
Madame the Grand Duchess Alexandra,-Potrovna,
eldest daughter of Prince Peter of Oldenburg, was
celebrated,,ett the Winter Palace. • This now alliance
in the Imperial family of Russia has been followed
by the sympathies of all classes of society, from the
day upon which the news became known to the pub-
lic. Five volleys fired from the ramparts of the Fort
of St. Petersburg announced yesterday, at 10 o'clock
in the morning, the day of the celebration of mar-
riage. The august bride wore, during the ceremony,
a magnificent, crown of diamond's. The train of the
crimson velvet ,dress, lined with ermine which she
wore was borne by four chamberlains, and by the
general director of the new court of the Grand Duke
Nicholas. A splendid suppei• in the Marble salle of
theirMajesties' Palace brought together the Imperial
familyand the high civil and military dignitaries. The
coup d'ceil wasfatry-like. The leadingartistes of the
Italian Opera performed, during the banquet, a
vocal concert, occasionally introducing brilliant
morceaux of instrumental music, played by a select
orchestra. The toasts, proposed to the flourish of
trumpets, were followed by discharges of cannon
fired from the fortress, opposite the palace upon
the other bank of the Neva. The city was Lima.
nated, and the streets crowded with people.
Inßussia the entire population connects an event
of this kind in the Imperial family with its own
life—with the very existence of the country. It
was necessary to see the immense Place, which
extends before the Winter Palace, 'covered with
brilliant equipages, in files resembling new streets
—one must have seen the movement in the different
streets to have obtained a correct idea of the afflu-
ence of the city and of the order which prevailed.
I should add that the public, admitted on this
occasion to the Palace, was composed not only of
the very numerous personnel of the Council of the
Empire, of the Senators, Ministers, diplomatique
corps, the high plergy, officers of all grades
of the army ' -and navy, foreign merchants
and their ladies, as well as some Rus-
sian merchants of the first two guilds, but also
of a very numerous public consistingof ladies, who
do not belong to the Court, to whom Russian hos-
pitality, of which the Court ever sets an example,
opened the tribunps or galleries of the halls of the
Palace. The steward of the Imperial Court distri-
butes on these occasions more than 2,000 tickets ;
men aro excluded from the tribunes. On the oc-
casion of the marriage the Grand Duke Nicholas
and his brother the GrandDake Michael have been
named Aides-de-camp General. The first has also
been named Superior Chief of Engineers and Se
cond Grand Master of Artillery.
London, England, 1856-02-18

BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 16.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market was brisk
to-day, but transactions were chitflr in local stocks.
London and North Westerns closed at 1004—Birmingham
and Derbys, 40—Great Westerns, 55i I.

LEEDS, F. 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—MidIands, 691—North Easteri►
Barwick, 19 18 15-16—Leeds carital btock, 1! 15.16 141--
North Western, s.4—Ditto Pref., 141.