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A.Supplement to the Gazette of Tuesday contained a list of the names and a description of the services of the soldiers, sailors, and officers, to whom her Majesty has awarded the Victoria Cross, or Order of Valour, "on account of acts of bravery performed by them before the enemy during the late war." This gratifying list includes eighty-five names ;

that is, of thirty-one officers, twenty-four noncommissioned and warrant officers, and thirty privates and seamen. The Navy takestwenty-four crosses, the Marines take three, the Cavalry four, the Artillery three, the Engineers five, the Guards nine, the Infantry of the Line twenty-nine, and the Rifles eight.

In every case, what may be called an accompanying biographical notice records an act of great daring. Many took up and threw away live shells with the fuze burning; many rescued wounded comrades under a heavy fire ; some were conspicuous for devotion to their leaders ; some for gallantly fighting alone against numbers ; others engaged and succeeded in the most desperate actions where success was the highest service; and all, officers and privates, are so blended in these actions, that in point of valour the officer arid the private stand on the same level. Where all are brave it may seem invidious to take instances ; but it is not really so, for a Few will fitly represent the brotherhood in valour.

Commander Cecil William Buckley, and Commander John Talbot Burgoyne, then Lieutenants, assisted by John Roberts, Gunner, volunteered to land and burn Russian stores at Genitchi ; and landing in the presence of 3000 Russian troops, did what they went to do. Joseph Trewavas, seaman, "cut the hawsers of the floating bridge in the Straits of Genitchi, under a heavy fire of musketry, on which occasion he was wounded." Commander Commerel, and William Rickard, Quartermaster, crossed the isthmus of Arabat and the Sivash, and destroyed forage and stores in the Crimea Rickard, in the retreat, gallantly carrying on his back a third man who fell in the mud. Captain William Peel took up a live shell, that fell among some powder-cases, on the 18th October 1854. The fuze was still burning, and the shell burst as he threw it over the Parapet. Ile also fought with the Guards at the Sandbag Battery in the Inkerman. fight. John Shepherd, boatswain, tried twice to enter the harbour of Sebastopol in a punt and sink an exploding apparatus among the Russian war-ships. John Prettyjohn, corporal,. Royal Marines, "reported for gallantry at the battle of Inkerman having placed himself in an advanced position, and noticed as having himself shot four Russians." Private Samuel Parkes, of the Fourth Light Dragoons, won his cross in this wise—" In the charge of the Light Cavalry Brigade at Balaklava Trumpet-Major Crawford's horse fell, and dismounted him, and he lost his sword ; he was attacked by two Cossacks, when Private Samuel Parkes (whose horse had been shot) saved his life by placing himself between them and the Trumpet-Major, and drove theta away by his sword. In attempting to follow the Light Cavalry Brigade in the retreat, they were attacked by six Russians, whom Parkes kept at bay, and retired slowly fighting, and defending the Trumpet-Major for some time, until deprived of his sword by a shot." Andrew Henry, then Sergeant-Major of the G Battery, defended the guns of his battery against overwhelming numbers of the enemy at the battle of Inkennan, and continued to do so until he had received twelve bayonet-wounds. Corporal John Ross of the Engineers, for distinguished conduct on several specified occasions, and for intrepid and devoted conduct in creeping to the Redan in the night of September 8, 1855, and reporting its evacuation, on which its occupation by the English took place. Sapper John Perie was " invaluable 'on the 18th.June. Sergeant Alfred Ablett, of the Coldstream Guards, "on the 2d September 1855, seeing a shell fall in the centre of a number of ammunition-cases and powder, instantly seized and threw it outside the trench ; it burst as it touched the ground." Private Mathew Hughes, of the Seventh Regiment, went twice to the Quarries with arannis nition under a heavy fire. Corporal Philip Smith, of the Seventeenth, repeatedly went out and rescued wounded comrades on the 18th June. BrevetMajor Frederick C. Elton, of the Fifty-fifth Regiment, on the 4th August 1855, when there was some hesitation shown, in consequence of the severity, of the fire, went into the open, and working with pick and shovel, thus showed the best possibla exampM to the men. In the words of one of them, "There was not oath& officer in the British army who would have done what Major Elton did that night." A rifle-pit was occupied by two Russians, who annoyed our troops by their fire ; Private 14PGregor, of the Rifles, crossed the open space under fire, and taking cover under a rock dislodged them, and occupied the pit.

The Trade and Navigation Accounts for the month of January have been issued. Mr. Fonblanque has made some changes in the form, giving information with regard to a number of important articles as to the country from which imports are received or to which exports are sent,—as wheat, wino ; cotton-yarn, iron. Among the imports, the articles that show the most notable increase in January 1857 compared with January 1856 are—cocoa, coffee, (both very large,) flax, currants, hides, raw silk, sugar, tea, (5,140,626 pounds against 2,124,814 pounds in 1856,) timber, and wine. A decrease is shown in--hemp, rice, flax-seed and linseed, pepper, and tallow, (less than half the total in 1868.) The exports for January were valued at 9,058,105/. ; in 1856 the total was 7,974,786/. ; and in 1855, only 6,464,7961. Among the articles of export which showed an increase in 1857 were — coals, cottons, haberdashery; leather, machinery, iron, wrought copper, tin, silk-manufactures and thrown silk, spirits, wool and woollens. A decrease was apparent incotton-yarn, unwrought copper, and woollen-yarn. As might be expected from the increase of imports and exports, the shipping returns for January 1857, an far as concerns foreign countries and our Colonies, show a large increase. The coasting-trade showed less activity.

We recentlynoted a clever " dodge " of the French—buying our native spirit cheap, converting it into "brandy," and reselling it to us at a greatly enhanced price. The last Trade and Navigation Accounts have some figures showing what good customers the French have become for "British spirits ": in January 1865 the exports to France were 14,602 gallonsin 1856, 139,111 gallons ; in 1857 they had swelled to 390,820 gallons : if the French dealers are not belied they must thus cleverly extract a good round suns from the nation of shopkeepers by selling them their own vulgar "blue ruin" disguised as polite "eau-de-vie."

The total number of deaths registered in London in the week that ended on Saturday was 1243. In the first week of this month the deaths rose to 1368; with a warmer temperature during the succeeding two weeks, they have been on the decline. In the ten years 1847-'56 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1211 • and in order that the deaths of last week, which occurred in an increased population, may be compared with the average, the latter should be raised by a tenth part, in which case it will become 1332. The result of the comparison is favourable as regards the present state of the public health.-Registrar-Generals _Report.

Lord Palmerston received a number of the Foreign Ministers at dinner on Saturday ; others also of the Corps Diplomatique attended Lady Palmerston's assembly in the evening.

The Speaker's guests on Saturday were a number of the Derbyite Members, including Mr. Disraeli.

The Duke of Cambridge dined with Mr. Vernon Smith on Saturday.

Lord Brougham, passing through Paris on his way to Cannes, had an interview with the Emperor of the French, at the Tuileries, on Sunday last.

Sir Henry Bulwer had arrived at Beyrout on the 5th instant : it is said he had a special mission to Syria.

M. Bourre, French Minister at Teheran, who has been in France on leave of absence, has received orders to return to Persia.

M. Thiers is reported to have been much pleased by the reference to him in the Emperor's speech to the Legislature. The Emperor also paid him the compliment of sending him the volume of his own copy of M. Thiers's History from which the passage was taken, accompanied by a letter from his Majesty highly complimentary to the historian.

Mr. Charles Alison, Oriental Secretary to our Einbassy at Constantinople, has been promoted to be Secretary of the Embassy, in the place of Lord Napier, now Minister to the United States.

Mr. C. S. Whitmore, Q.C., Recorder of Gloucester, has been appointed Judge of the County Court of Southwark, in the room of Mr. G. Clive, now Member for Hereford.

The hunting accident has proved fatal to the Earl of Harewood. The symptoms, which were for three weeks favourable, became serious towards the close of the fourth, and on Sunday last, twenty-eight days after the accident, he died. Born in 1797, the Honourable Henry Lascelles entered the Guards in 1814, and served with them at Waterloo, where he was slightly wounded. He retired on half-pay in 1820, and from the Army in 1831. For some years he represented Northallerton in the House of Commons, where he acted with the Conservatives. In 1841 he succeeded to the earldom on the death of his father; and in 1846, when Lord 1Vharnelitre died, he was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding. He is succeeded by his eldest son, who was born in 1824.

Earl Fitzhardinge, while hunting in Berkeley Vale, Gloucestershire, on Monday, was thrown from his horse, at a fence. The consequences may be serious at his advanced ago.

Mr. Sergeant Wilkins has been seriously ill for some time, and recently his complaint has assumed a dangerous form.

The Western Times states that the Reverend G. C. Gorham is hopelessly

in.

The same trouble that is bestowed in our National Schools in teaching children their oatechisms and collects is bestowed at Berlin on impressing the " young idea" with a conviction of the faultlessness and supreme excellence of the Prussian military system and of Prussia's financial administration: in consequence every good Prussian believes in these latter fic

tions far more devoutly consequence, he does in his Bible; the authenticity of which latter may be treated or not as an "open question," without any injury to his standing as a citizen and subject. -Berlin Correspondent of the limes.

The Emperor of Austria is said to have finally ordered a great relaxation to be made in the irksome passport regulations of Austria.

Rome has had a vast number of visitors this winter-60,000, it is supposed, half of them Italian. The Ring of Bavaria is staying there at present.

The "Victoria Cross" consists of a Maltese cross, formed from the cannon captured from the Russians. In the centre of the cross is the Royal crown, surmounted by the lion and below it a scroll bearing the words "For valour." The ribbon is blue for the Navy and red for the Army. On the clasp are two branches of laurel, and from it, suspended by a Roman "V," hangs the proudest honour an Englishman's blood can buy. The decoration carries with it a pension of 101. a year.

M. Salles arquebusier to the Emperor Napoleon, has invented a post-office automaton, which takes up every letter as it is thrown into the box, places it under the stamp, where it receives, the post-mark and date, and throws it out again for delivery to its destination. The process indicates the number of letters thus stamped. It is said that no less than two hundred letters may be stamped by this machine in one minute. The General Post-office has made a trial of the invention, which has turned out satisfactory; and it is now in treaty with Id. Sallee for machines to be furnished to all the principal post-offices throughout France. The illegibility of postmarks, so often complained of, will, it is said, be completely obviated by the use of the automaton.

A lieutenant of the United States Navy has invented an instrument which when applied to the keel of a vessel gives the depth of water near shore or upon shoals, without the use of the lead, wherever the depth does not exceed two fathoms. A Board of naval officers having reported favourably of it, the invention was about to be applied to a Government vessel.

The collection of musical instruments made by the late Mr. James Goding, of Belgrave Square, was sold by Christie and Manson last week. It fetched large sums. One of the violins by Stniduarius brought 2001. one of sevend made by Joseph Guarnmius, 2601.; and a violoncello by'Straduarius, 130/.

What is supposed to be the most perfect specimen yet discovered of the plesiosaurus has been excavated from the blue lias.qUarries of Mr. Cress, at Street in Somersetshire. It is seven feet nine inches in length. The beautiful swanlike neck is turned gracefully backward, and the tail is bent cpwards br a curve. The soldier who shot an American imprisoned for debt in the Rue_de Clichy at Paris has been tried by court-martial : he was acquitted, as a corporal had ordered him to shoot any prisoner who appeared at a window and did not retire after three warnings.

According to Herapatk'a Journal the frauds of Redpath upon the Great Northern Railway Company amounted to 200,0001.

A very impudent Swindle has been effected at Huddersfield. A fellow advertised, without authority, that Mr. Henry Russell would give his entertainment 4 the theatre on a certain evening : people flocked to the theatre; the rogue received 301. for their admission . and then disappeared. There was no entertainment for the audience provided on the stage, so they got up one for themselves, in the shape of a riot.

On Friday morning, January 11, a prisoner sentenced to solitary confinement in the Michigan State Penitentiary, and confined in one of the lifecells, was found dead. On examination, the officers found that the steampipe that passed through the cell to warm it had burst during the night, and scalded the poor man dreadfully. His throat was cut, and an old knife was found in his cell with which the deed was committed. He undoubtedly cut his throat to escape being slowly cooked to death by the escaping steam, as no cry for help uttered by him could be heard by the keepers.-New York Herald.

A mysterious murder is the topic of conversation in New York. Several persons lived in the house of a Dr. Burdell,-the family of a woman whom he had once intended to marry. He changed his mind, and is supposed to have been planning a complete separation, as he considered that his life was in danger. Meanwhile, it is said, the woman was married to another man, who also lived in the house, and who married her in the name and guise of Dr. Burdell. Soon after, the master of the house was found in his own room covered with mortal wounds. If he could have been quietly put out of the way, probably his " widow " would have claimed his property. The Coroner-elected by the people-interrupted the proceedings with unseemly jests, and has perhaps actually defeated the inquiry.

Gros Morrie, a large and important town in Martinique, has been swept away by a fire, caused by a child lighting matches.

An immense amount of damage has been done in various parts of the United States, with some loss of human life, by "freshets" arising from the thaw.

On the first Saturday of January 1857, the total number of paupers receiving relief in unions of Ireland amounted to 56,094, (55,183 in-door,) against 73,083 in January 1856, equivalent to a decrease of 16,989, or 23.3 per cent. The total expenditure for poor-law paupers in the year ended 29th September 1856, amounted to 576,1601., against 685,2591. in 1855-a decrease of 109,099/.

The marriages in Ireland in 1855 were 8765; in 1854 the number was 9426. Of the marriages in 1855 no fewer than 4922 were according to the rites of the Established Church.

There seems to be no doubt that the "black sand" found on the Murray river in Victoria contains a large percentage of tin, and probably some portion of platinum. A lode of copper has been discovered at Mount Alexander. A rich gold-field is reported to have been found near the Manning river in New South Wales.