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The CHAIRMAN said_thatiWciid not apply toLiyerpool.

Mr. KITCHEN moved, as follows, the first resolution :
" That it is the opinion of this meeting that an interview
should be had forthwith, to-morrow, by a number of gentle-
men (to be appointed this evening). with the Town-clerk. to
e'icit from him which is the earliest opportunity. slid what
are the best means, of letting the Town Council know the ob-
jections which this meeting entertains to the Amended Sani-
tary Bill."
He complained that those interested had not had a longer,
time to examine and discuss the bill, and be thought it any-
thing but just. His idea was. that if property was built sub-
ject to the regulations and under the eve of the public sur-
veyors, the public should be called upon to pay the expense
of any alteration afterwards for the benefit of the public.
Therefore lie never saw so flagrant an injustice attempted as
that in reference to altering the level of the streets. With
regard to rating, he thought that if the rates of small house
property were to be paid by the landlords, the landlords of
large property ought also to pay the rates. (Applause.)
Mr. GARDNER seconded the motion, and made some sar-
castic remarks upon the Town Council, the members of which
he thought were entirely in the leading of the public officials.
To increase salaries seemed the greatest part of their business.
(Laughter.) He commented on the hardship of making the
owners of small property responsible for the payment of the
rates of tenants from whom in so many cases they could not,
unless they had hearts of stone, even get their rent. He should
be ashamed of the Council if they passed such a bill on Wed-
n esd a y.

The'Motion was then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. W. ROXBURGH moved the next resolution, and cited
instances in which lie said the borough engineer had given
levels which he had afterwards been obliged to alter at the
public expense. The resolution was

"'That .in the opinion of this meeting the Town Council
should be solicited to postpone the consideration in Council
of the Amended Sanitary Bill, until an opportunity shall
have been afforded to a deputation (to be appointed by this
meeting,) to state to the Health Committeeor the Parliamen-
tary Sub-committee of the Health Committee, the objections
of this meeting to the bill."
Mr. THOMSON, T.C., was called upon to second the
resolution. He said he had denounced the former bill as an
Aleerine Act, but he should call this a Russian Act, as he
thought it would be only worthy of a Russian tyrant to pass
such a bill. It was well known that in many parts of Liver-
pool the owners of small house property could not get their
rents from six houses out of ten, and why, then, were they to
be made responsible for the rates? Any such stringency
would fill the Workhouse to overflowing.
Mr. NICHOLSON asked who was the father of the bill?
Mr. THOMSON did not think it had a father. (Laughter.)
Mr. NICHOLSON said lie had some suspicion that the father
of it was a public servant. (Applause.)
After a few remarks by the CHAIRMAN, in support of Mr.
Nicholson's observation, in which he said that there was not
one of the head public officials who had not, by joining
Building Societies, got mortgages on the small property of
the town,

Mr. HEYES, in some strong remarks, moved the third
resolution :

" That this meeting considers that honseowners should have
been consulted as to the provisions of the Amended Sanitary
Bill, which so vitally affects their interests ; and that if such
bill be persevered in by the Council, without giving an oppor-
tunity for hearing such objections, that every exertion should
be made in parliament to oppose the bill."
Mr. SAVAGE, at some length, seconded the motion, whic
was also unanimously carried,--Mr. Roxburgh offering, amid
applause, to pay £3 towards the expense of a parliamentary
opposition.

The following gentlemen were then appointed the deputa-
tion, with power to act afterwards as a committee, if neces-
sary, in watching the progress of the bill :—Messrs. Gregory,
William Jones (of Fox-street), Owen Elias, Joseph Gardner,
Mr. Bremner, the Chairman, and Mr. Savage.
The Chairman expressed his surprise that the omnibus
proprietors were not up, as there was a clause that omnibuses
must only run through prescribed streets, at prescribed
hours, and in prescribed numbers.
Mr. THOMSON announced that the great landowners, who
had been the means of throwing out the bill last year, did
not now oppose. He thought they ought to apply to Lord
Derby and Mr. William Brown on the subject, and said his
lordship would surely seek the justice for them which he had
sought for himself.

At the request of Mr. SAVAGE, the clause in reference to
the payment of rates was read, and Mr. BREMNER called
attention to the provision. that if the houseowner had not
goods to distrain upon, be might be sent to gaol for three
months, and yet that was to be no liquidation of the debt.
An old gentleman sitting near to the reporters said gravely,
"They intend to bring on a civil war." (Laughter.)
Mr. BRADLEY, at this point of the proceedings, entered
the room. He said he thought the Council were determined
to carry the bill, and if carried it would depreciate the value
of property 25 per cent. He then made severe remarks upon
some of those members of the Council who were supposed to
represent the tradesmen, and asked those persons present
what else they could expect, if they elected as representatives
men who spent their time in disgraceful carousals at the
Angel Hotel?

After some further discussion, the meeting, which had
lasted aliout two hours, closed, with the usual compliment to
the Chairman.

WAVERTRE.E BOARD OF HEALTH.

THE monthly meeting of the Wavertree Board of Health
was held last night—the Rev. W. Badnall, A.M., in the chair.
Present: Messrs. Hill, Anderton, Boners, Davis, Witham,
Gore, Chaffer, Richton, and Picton.

DRAINAGE OP WAVERTREE.

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The CHAIRMAN at the commencement of the proceedings
requested Mr. Ha!head to favour the meeting with any re-
marks he might be inclined to offer.

Mr. HALHEAO explained that, in consequence of a com-
munication he had received from Mr. Rishton, he had seen
Mr. Sergeson, who, after some conversation, agreed to renew
his offer of £4OO towards the sewerage, provided the Board
would take the sewer in a straight line through his land from
Wellington-road, and allow him to make openings into it at
such times and places as he might find convenient. He (Mr.
Halhead) had also seen Mr. Lawrence, and that gentleman
had likewise stated his willingness to renew his offer of £2OO,
provided the sewer is continued from the tank to Wellington-
road, and thence past some cottages immediately contiguous.
Mr. Halhead would himself offer .elOO on conditions similar
to those he had mentioned, but of course with modifications.
He had expectations, from what he had learned, that small
sums might be expected from other proprietors, all of which,
in round numbers, might be stated at .e 750, while there was a
likelihood of Mr. Lane, the agent for the Marquis of Salis-
bury, recommending a contribution also. He might be. par-
doned for stating, however, that as the value of the drainage
and its ultimate arrangements were greatly dependent on
time, the question of those offers might be much altered if
not speedily proceeded with. Indeed, so much was that the
case, that Mr. Lawrence had said, now, at his (Mr. L.'s) time
of life, he could not be always troubled with it, and unless he
got an answer in course of next March, he should cease to
think anything of it.
The CHAIRMAN, while thanking Mr. flathead for the
trouble he had taken in this matter, and expressing the gra-
titude of the board for the communication he had favoured
them with, begged to remark, that as lands belonging to the
Marquis of Salisbury and others interposed among the
grounds alluded to by Mr. Halhead, the board could not
come to an absolute resolution on the snbiect, more espe-
cially as it was desirable to have the sanction of all or as
many of the proprietors as possible to any such arrangement.
In the meantime, if Mr. Millen(' would take the additional
trouble of reducing his communication to writing, it would
be a useful record for the guidance of the board.
This Mr. HALHEAD expressed his willingness to do. He
then withdrew from the meeting.

PAVING OF OLIVE-LANE.

Mr. PICTON pursuant to a notice he had given at the last
meeting, moved that the resolution of the board for enforcing
the levelling, sewering, and flagging of Olive-lane, be res-
cinded.

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Mr. RISHTON seconded the motion ; awl, after a conversa-
tion, in which Messrs. Chaffer and Bowers took part, the
motion was unanimously carried.

TEMPORARY SEWER.
The CHAIRMAN read a letter from Mr. George Whitby, on
the part of Mr. Lawrence, complaining of the proposed deep-
ening of the water-course and the construction of an open
sewer, as these would prove injurious to the property
through which it passed, and desiring to be informed of the
clause in the act under which the board intended to con-
struct it.

The LAW-CLERK explained that the letter had been written

under a misapprehension which had now been removed ; and
the explanation being received as satiefactory,the work would
be proceeded with.

DRWERAGE OPERATIONS.

Mr. GORE complained of the manner in which the sewerage
operations were being carried on by the contractor; and
stated that the process of blasting had been again resorted to,
to the alarm and inconvenience of many of the inhabitants.
The CHAIRMAN, in connexion with the subject, read a
letter from Mr. Brahcker, as clerk to the trustees of the
Wavertree Female National School property, complaining of
injury sustained by that property in Cow-lane consequent on
the sewerage operations.
A conversation ensued, in the course of which Mr. PICTON
suggested that intimation should be given to Mr. Blaikley that
he must desist from blasting ; and on the recommendation
of the Chairman it was ordered that the letter ofMr.Brancker
be answered by the law clerk, intimating that any dam.ge
done by the parties engaged in the sewerage operations should
be made good by the contractor at the conclusion of his
contract.

Mr. PICTON moved that all the acts of parliament, and
other public documents by which the transactions of the
board are in any way regulated, should be purchased at the
expense of, and for the use of the hoard.
Mr. RISHTON seconded the motion, which was unanimously
carried. BURYINO-OROUND.
A report was read from the committee of inhabitants ap-
pointed to consider the means of obtaining burying-ground,
from which it appeared that some reason exists for believing
that ground may be obtained from Mr. A. Potter, or some
other proprietor in the neighbourhood. A meeting to con-
sider which will be held on the 30th instant.
Mr. PICTON suggested that the law clerk be instructed to
communicate with Mr. Potter, to ascertain whether he will
dispose of the ground in question, and if so, at what rate;
and also to communicate with the Marquis of Salisbury on
the same subject.—The meeting then adjourned.

LIVERPOOL COUNTY CO URT.-
YESTERDAY.

(Before JOSEPH POLLOCK, Esq., Judge)
ENSOR v. KERR.—William Ensor, the platritiff brought an
action to recover £2 from James Kerr, Knotty. Ash, farmer
and grazier, on the ground that defendant, having a number
of sheep in a field in August last, had not taken care to
have it sufficiently fenced to secure the sheep, and that they
strayed into the garden of the plaintiff, where they effected
damage to the amount sued for. The case was heard on the
20th of December, but his Honour took till this day to con-
sider his judgment, which at the opening of the court he deli-
vered. He said, in this case of a house and garden at Garston,
the plaintiff brings his action to recover the amount of
damage done to his (plaintiff's) garden by certain sheep
of he defendant which strayed into it from the adjoining
field, where by the license of the owner they were being
pastured. It is admitted that the sheep so strayed in conse-
quence of the insufficiency of the fence, such fence being,
however, as I find upon the evidence before me, sufficient
protection against the larger species of cattle, such as horses
and cows, which alone during the plaintiff's occupation at
least of his messuage had been ordinarily depastured in the
field in question. The question is, whether, under such cir-
cumstances. the plaintiff is entitled to recover, and I am of
opinion that he is so entitled. The verdict must be for the
defendant.

An application having been made to his Honour, in re-
ference to the costs, he said he had experienced some difficulty
as to the question of costs, hut he had ultimately come to the
conclusion that no costs should be given. He remarked that
the present was the third action which he had had tried before
him in reference to these same sheep. First, a dog worrying
• them, had given rise to an action,; second, a man shooting
• the dog so worrying them, had occasioned another action ;
and now this action for trespass. He did not mean, by these
observations, to reflect upon any party ; but he could not
divest himself of the opinion, that it was highly desirable to
have the nature of the fences adapted to the animals intended
to be fenced in,
CLAIM ON A SEAMAN'S NOTE.—WEST V. PRICE.—The
plaintiff in this case summoned the defendant for e 2 los. on
a seaman's advance note. The plaintiff stated that on pre-
senting the note at the officeof Messrs. Baring Brothers, who
were the owners of the ship in which the seaman had sailed,
payment was refused on the ground that the party was
not on board. Mr. Duncan, solicitor, who appeared for the
defence, contended that the note was informal; the ship
being an American one, and the signatures not having been
witnessed in accordance with the provisions of the statute.
His Honour decided that the objection was a good one, and
directed a verdict for the defendant. At the close of the case,
he drew attention to the fact, that when the summons had
been served at Messrs. Baring Brothers' office, it had been
thrown back again into the bailiff's face. He said it seemed to
him that such conduct was more improper in a rich than a poor
person. The process of a court of justice should be treated
with respect, and gentlemen in the position of Messrs. Baring
Brothers ought to set an example. He was ready to believe,
however, that it had been done without the knowledge of the
parties themselves, by some person in their employ. Mr.
Duncan assured his Honour that such must have been the
fact, and the matter then dropped.
FONDNESS FOR FOWLS.—A servant girl, who brought a
claim against her mistress, yesterday, for non-payment of
wages, when questioned as to the cause of her dismissal,
created some amusement by saying that "a sickly lien was
found dead in her mistress's hed-room, and she had accused
her of killing it." This statement was corroborated by a
witness for the defendant, who was asked by the judge if the
old lady. who is an invalid, was very fond of fowls? "Oh
yes, sir," she answered with great simplicity. ,
A THIRSTY CH IMNEY-SWEEP.—HAWRINS r. SHAW.—
Samuel Hawkins, beerseller, of Wavertree, summoned James
Shaw. chimney-sweeper, of the same place, for Ss. 4d., for
ale. ginger beer, and tobacco supplied. The defendant called
his wife in evidence, who said that she had paid a former debt,
and warned the plaintiff againstallowing her husband credit
for drink. His Honour said he should certainly give no
encouragement to parties who let men run up such long
scores, inducing them to ruin themselves and fami-
lies. The defendant said he owed nothing like the amount,
and then pleaded poverty. In answer to this, the pers n
who appeared for the plaintiff said she had heard him boast
that he could make one pound before breakfast. He was
in the habit of bringing gentlemen's servants to treat ; they.
in their turn, finding him jobs. His Honour dared say the
money was due, for a drinking man did not know how much
money he got. At the same time, to chew no indulgence to
the plaintiff for serving him, after his wife's warning, he
should order payment at the rate of only 45. a month. Then
(addressing the laintiff) he said, "If you come up here
again, for another beerhouse debt, I shall order you to pay
immediately, and you will be committed to.gaol."
KILLING A DONKEY: EGAN V. MACAKTNEY AND ELLIS.—
Dennis Egan, the plaintiff in this case, Was a poor old man,
making his. livelihood by means of a donkey-cart, and he
sued the defendants jointly for the value of a donkey which
had been killed, and for damage to his cart. Macartney is
time dt iver of a lorry, and Mr. Ellis, the other defendant, the
executor of a Ur. Fairclough, deceased, who was a cart,wner.
It appeared that on the 9th of September the plaintiff was
going with his donkey and cart on the street between Nelson
and Stanley Dock, for a load of putter. The lorry, in charge
of Macartney, was endeavouring to pass between him and the
parapet, the driver walking on the footpath, and not having
hold of the head of his horses, although the street was
crowded. At this moment Fairclough's cart coming in the
opposite direction, struck the wheel of • the donkey cart,
wheeling it along with the animal quite round, when the
wheel of Macartney's cart passed over the foot of the poor
donkey, ‘lhich it cut off, smashing also the frail cart. After
a variety of evidence, in which it appeared that the donkey
had cost 255., and that he had replaced it with one costing
only 175.. his Honour thought both defendants equally
to blame, and ordered them to pay each, that amount
covering the costs.

DETENTION OF MONEY—QUIN v. SWIMS.—The plaintiff
in this case was a master stevedore, the defendant a publican
at No. 15, Cooper's-row, and the action was brought to re-
cover 5, the monies of the plaintiff, which was alleged that
the defendant improperly detained. Mr. Greatley, solicitor,
appeared for the defendant. The plaintiff stated that he had
been in the habit of paying his men at the defendant's house
for a considerable time, and on the 10th of September he gave
the waiter six sovereigns to get him change. He brought
hack only a sovereign, and told the plaintiff that Mrs. Simms
had kept the other for some debt which he owed her. He de-
nied that he owed her more than 15s. 3d. He gave both the
landlady and the waiter, Daniel Colton, into custody, but Mr.
Clough, at the central office, refused to entertain the charge.
Mr. Greatley admitted that his client had received the mo-
ney, and said that it had been detained in consequence of the
plaintiff owing 155. 2d. for drink, and 5 for cash lent. He
also pleaded that Mrs. Simms did not know but that the
money had been sent to her, through the waiter, in payment
of the debt. His Honour said there was no defence. It was
plain that the money was given simply to get change, where-
with to pay the men, who were waiting in the house at the
time, and money so tendered for a particular purpose could
not be legally detained for some other debt. He directed a
verdict for the amount claimed, but intimated that Mr.
Greatley might bring an action for the recovery of the sum
alleged to be due.
CURIOUS CASE. BRIDGE v. LUPTON. Mark Nelson
Bridge, a pilot residing in No. 6, Church-street, Park-road,
was the plaintiff, and the defendant, Mr. John Lupton, is a
coachbnilder in the same neighbourhood. The action was
brought to recover 165., the value of gas consumed by the
defendant. It appeared that Mr. Lupton had formerly lived
at No. 6, Church-street, Toxteth-park, angit that he had let the
house to the plaintiff, but still retained in his possession a
backyard adjoining, in which his workshop was situated, and
also a shop which he had let to a joiner. Mrs. Bridge stated
that she observed the defendant had gas in the workshops up
the yard, and casually mentioning the matter to one of the
gas company's collectors, lie told her that they had not his
name in their books. An examination was then made, when
it appeared that the defendant had no meter, although he had
pipes in the yard in connexion with the meter in the house,
so that he had for four months been consuming gas at their
cost. She suspected that this was so shortly before, and, by
way of testing it, one night ordered her meter to be
turned, when she observed that the gas went out in
the yard also. On mentioning the matter to the
defendant, he said he had not intended to defraud her of the
price of the gas, but had meant to surprise her by paying her
a large bill at Christmas. (Laughter.) The joiner who occu-
pies one of the shops was called, and stated that he paid the
defendant 6d. a week for the gas.—Mr. Lupton, in defence,
stated that when he took the house and premises at first, he
took the fittings, which were there already. Some time after
Mr. Bridge took the house, gas " came" to his part of the
premises,—that was on the 22d November, and he lighted one
jet from dusk to dark. There was gas also in the shop shove
him, and the joiner pa him 6d. a week ; not for tile gas, but
for the use of the pipes. He had paid Mrs. Bridge after that
6d. a week for some time, for the use of the gas, and thought
the arrangement was agreeable to her husband, till he had
sent him in a bill for 16s. His Honour said he ought to have
told the people instantly that he was burning their gas, and
gave a verdict for the amount claimed (165.) The defendant
asked what time he should be allowed to pay it in. His
Honour: Immediately; forthwith.
About 120 cases were disposed of in the course of the day,
and the Court rose about five o'clock.

THE BATTLE OF THE BROKERS.—A very spirited
sketch of the recent battle on the flags, with snow-balls,
has been executed by a member of the Stock Exchange.
It displays no mean talent, and will most probably be
engraved.

RAGGED Scitoor. FETE.—The boys and girls attending
the evening Ragged School, held in Cornwallis-street
church school-room, were, on Friday, entertained with an
excellent collation, provided at the expense of their teachers
and friends, consisting of roast beef, bread, tea, and bun-
loaf. Mr. Thompson, of Elliot-street, contributed to the
hilarity of the occasion by exliibing a magic lantern, and
other gentlemen addressed the assembled children.
ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH SUNDAY AND DAY SCHOOLS.
—The children of these schools had their Anima Tea-
party on. Wednesday last. The average number of boys
and girls in daily attendance is 200; but owing to the incle-
mency of the weather and the prevalence of sickness among
them, only 1,50 partook of the repast. The school-rooms
were tastefully decorated with evergreens and flowers ; and
two large Christmas trees, laden with oranges and apples,
were by no means objects of small attraction to the spark-
ling eyes of the children. When ample justice had been
done to the tea and buns, &c., and the tables were removed,
Robert Berthon Preston, Esq., highly delighted not only
the children but -all who were present,—among whom
were many of the parents of the scholars, as well as the
clergymen and Sunday-school teachers, and some of the
most influential members of St. Philip's congregation,—by
an exhibition of his splendid dissolving views and the
powers of the magic lantern. The loud and vociferous ap-
.plause of the youngsters, bursting forth at intervals during
the exhibition, left no doubt on the minds of all present
as to the gratification it afforded them. At the conclu-
sion, three hearty cheers were given for Mr. Preston, in a
manner which could not fail to convey to that gentleman's
mind an assurance of the happiness and delight he had
occasioned. the children,—more than a thousand thanks
could possibly have expressed. Not the least amusing
scene, in the evening's entertaiment, was the scramble
for the fruit off the Christmas trees. And the only
thing to be regretted was that the inclement night
prevented many of the friends and supporters of the schools
from being present to witness the joyous scene.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1854

BREAD RIOTS IY DEVONSHIRE.

EFFECTS OF FREE TRADE.

THE enormous rise in the price of all kinds of food, /in
the low rate of wages obtained by labourers, who hale
already felt the pressure of a severe winter, has produce`
considerable discontent in several towns in Devonshire'
In consequence of the advanced price of wheat in Exeter
market on Friday, when it rose to lls. per bushel, the
country bakers gave notice of their intention forthliltiP
to increase the price of the quartern loaf from Bi',
(household bread) to 9d. The women of Topsham, chie'"
labourers' wives, immediately commenced a canvass of the
bakers' shops in that town, to endeavour to dissuade the°
from doing so, and pointed out the consequences of 2
refusal, which, in 1847, was the cause of the bakers's shor
in Exeter being pillaged, the windows destroyed, and ti,
coats and hats of many of the farmers attending the market
completely torn to pieces. The principal bakers at Torsi
ham, fully aware of the determination of the class they ha
j
to deal with, lost no time in conciliating them with Übe"'
bribes, both in bread and money, and ultimately by theg.
means were fortunate enough to get rid of their importti,i
nities. Some of the women, however, went to Exeter all
endeavoured to organize a gang of malcontents in that cite
and would no doubt have succeeded but for the Pre.;
sence of the cavalry regiments in the higher and losT
barracks, which at the former outbreak scattered
rioters at a very short time. The murmurings of the
labouring classes at Crediton caused considerable $7
prehensions for the peace of the town on Friday ever'
ing, when great numbers of men, women, and childre!,
threatened the bakers. Some of the tradesmen refused
accede to their demands, and their windows were
diately attacked by people with sticks, stones, and 110;
siles of every description, and completely demolisheu
To appease the destructive ardour of the mob, some j
the bakers commenced throwing loaves of bread out
the bedroom windows into the streets, and the genera;
scramble for about fifty or sixty loaves found f
occupation for the rioters, who contented themseicr'
with doing no further damage that night. The nest
day (Saturday) the row was renewed, and, bell!,
market-day, the presence of the malcontents awe"
many of the country folks into a sale, or rather disg
sal, of their marketable produce at nominal prices, win
those who had any quantity of eggs and poultry on lava
were glad to get out of the market as best they could, an
send their goods to wholesale !dealers at Exeter, rathe
than risk the chance of losing all in the hands of a mot
The poor butterwomen were most grossly assaulted; for
rioters, after asking the price of butter and receiving OA
answer that it was ls. 6d. per lb., seized the baskets, an
turning the butter on to the pavement, stamped it WO
foot, and then knocked it about the streets, and thscoeej
who offered the least resistance were " bonneted"
otherwise roughly handled. The authorities, though aiarr,
by the police, were utterly unable to disperse the 111°_!;
and it was only on a report that the soldiers were coml9o
that anything like peace was restored to the town.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

MONDAY EVENING, JANIIA.ICY 9.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

LONDON.—After the official close, the rumours of fret
propositions for peace, emanating from Belgium, and 16°
the consent of Russia, combined with a reported advance
in French Funds, produced a good effect. Consols 921,
Railway Market has greatly improved :—London
North-western 1011, 2; Midland 601,1; Caledonian bar

No. 1627.]

SECOND EDITION.

Standard Office, Two o'clock, p.m.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

OVERLAND MAIL.

INDIA AND CHINA.

The mails arrived at Marseilles yesterday (Monday), at
6 p.m. Their dates are--Calcutta, 6th Dec.; Madras,loth;
Bombay, 14th ; Singapore, 4th ; Penang, 6th ; Crane,
13th ; Burmah, 20th Nov. ; Shanghai, 19th ; Amoy, 18th ;
Hong-Kong, 27th ; Alexandria, 4th Jan.
The news from Burmah was most contradictory. A
report was current that the Burmese had recaptured
Pegu, and a combined movement against the British was
to take place on the 20th Dec., whilst another statement
was that the war party at Ava is too weak to do anything.
The Russians are said to be at Khiva, and the Peshawur
force has been increased to 13,500 men. The Afredees of
the Kohat-pass have given in and accepted our terms.
Trade in India was fair. Exchange at Calcutta, 2s. id.
In China the insurgents have evacuated Amoy, and the
imperialists have a horrible massacre there. Canton 18'
quiet. Exchange, ss. Id.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.
(Prom the Times)
PARTS, MONDAY.—A telegraphic despatch announces the
entrance into the Black Sea of a division of the combined
feet on the 30th December.
ST. PETERsBURO, DEC. 30.—The 6th corps, stationed at
Moscow and environs, has received orders to move towards
the south. The first columns are already in motion. The
Ist corps, composed of grenadiers, is cantoned in Finland,
Lavonia, Esthonia, and Courland. The German nobility of
Courland professing the Lutheran religion, and oppressed in
ticprovinces, have solicited permission to send their
theß
childrenal as volunteers, and at their own expense, to combat
for the orthodox faith. The sailors of the Baltic fleet on
leave are ordered to return for service by the month of
March.

St. Petersburg letters of Dec. 31st show an increase of dis-
trust by the continued rise in the price of imported articles.
°pass:l.—Telegraph accounts of Dec. 30th report that the
activity of the wheat market was checked only by the extra-
vagant prices demanded. The weather had become mild,
after a period of frost. A considerable number of ships were
arriving.

TURKISH LOAN.—No terms are yet agreed upon.
The Times considers that the present augmentation of the
French army, in proportion to the respective military and
naval forces of France and England, may be said to corres-
pond with the increase which is to be made in our own fleet.
All the recounts received from St. Petersburg confirm the
impression that in Russia the army, the church, and the
people are flinging into this war all the national energy they
possess, and throughout the empire the preparations are on
the largest scale of which the government is capable. The
upper classes only foresee with more alarm its perils and its
result. Cot,fident in the ultimate triumph of the cause de-
fended by England and France, the honour of those countries
demands that no half measures should be taken; and that if
ever we are led to engage in war at all, it should he with the
full conscientiousness that we have a proud and powerful
antagonist to overcome.
In a second leader the Times urges the immediate enlist-
ment of the 8,000 seamen required for the navy. by whatever
means may be required for the purpose. If the present
wages be not found sufficient, by all means let a bounty be
given to induce enlistment. If government means to succeed