The Express. — London, England, 1857-04-25 00:00:00

Mee, alma the Urge 3.4.4 1 , we Ws on hod, sal to" I sitaacing Char ilidhieval rya that the real offence ▪ ma of the people, is that. • besa palsy of im iriam. war la • deadly arena wig, la air amp, ark Ape& sa ▪ th• amr• pleileg• ef they lam la the Ma, tint a widely bam beta Maid Thar meeeMe wens plamid esnagtheasd la• paellas& d I 1101 b, ba Maar which Mrs damsel,. d fiG any boo. L •11 tbtlr 7, they mew bad a mod 4 dr impala% bar*, Mew Inhalant* id 'Me Mk ma: at elf Mal, amadag, mem MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. At kerr Majesty's Theatre on Tueeday next, Mdlle. —wfp make her first appearance in England, me • the pen of Elvin in i Xi. Gye announces the return of Madame Itistori 8 4 0 1,yeon in June. The eenewned Itallen Moraine**, dimmers in Peek shows as itymptome of deimmee, wilt mom thls memo in the sew dram, expremly for boy Ao illednepiehei Ineravelue poet aad patriot, Wide. go, ire Is eel ham mewls. of Morkth. Nee. Asieweeies annual grand morning concert - pito In liar Majsety's Theatre on the lath of nest we*. The °elope Choral Union (eighty men voices) i s gin metorts at the Hanover- square Rooms, on the of lessmi of May 21, 'l6, and 27, and • contart at Easter pidp • dee evening of the 220th. Mr. and Mrs. German lteed reappear on Monday e go omi, si the Royal Gallery of Illustration, with • new gelsrlinierat. Mr. Murdoch, the .%nieriran comedian, has gone shalom to Paris, Rome, and the Rhine. The principal parts in the performance. of the Ask with whirl the moon of the Royal Surrey Gardens epos co the nth of sent walk, will be taken by Mir leas Ting, Mdse. Weiss, Mice Dotty, Mr. Weiss. and Sr. flies Recces, misted by a bead and chorus of " 1,000 The ode of tickets for the Crystal Palace Ilandel Albs' is rapidly progressing. The ousts in the four rens Imi bkatte of the gnat transept were all disposed of MOTO gm lee days since, and the applications for the other monad Odle hem bees exceedingly numerous. The lower Hall, Sear END, to sow opeo for the sale of emu, audio thronged 'egg by applicants. The peke iota stall fora latch oratorio sea 'pima, or two guineas sod a half for the Wile of Ogee Peenimeumil. net Dublin correspondent of the Cork Doily apart" glees $ glowing account of the reception given derog last week to Miss Helen bancit is that city, swing ftet her audience. are chiefly composed of the meet prominent ereag artisis sod men of lettere. "ifit be • what to Miss rawde, to be sought after and so patronised at her perform gessom know of no actor or actress who has more just ethili le be proud of their Dublin audience+, from the dietin- Oda rase we hare seen within Romano of 'Old Hawkins • *buy for the Wet weak, than she has nor do we kw may, if any, in tragic powers equally dawning of Nth ellendlince." I% Lodes. observes that the Bendel; Parisicns, *as abed to appear at the St. Jame.', , , are a select awry deleserric cemediano, of and front PLeiN Unique ▪ siiiebb after their kind, who perform the wildest sad er+sammogent forme, interspersed with the gayest, the paeYdl end most l w:roamte Millie. At their little boo of a tamp Is the Champs Elpsees, and subrequently at the Milo Ciente (about the size of the Soho 'theatre), in the 1 mama, they were the rage of the }'reach me- OPAL Winn Natoli, in her last appearance but one one Timm stage, mtonished her modicum (days the /ite m Gaffe) by acting in an mean entre, which, awash bereintly remit in Italy, is outdate If over 'sinned In* et the Alps. The little comedy was entitkid Cie the Ogee elk prier Write (that which ia mat agreeable to the pineal actress). In this picee • lively end witty conver ted* was carried on by Madame Riatori from the stage ▪ aired friends or ittered through the pit, who in their lisimeteed with other triton!. placed in the boxes, who agi slimed the settee. on the stage. Madame Mined Yid may, declaimed how the Mali ”foderge, told awe di el Mr youth and of her early artiatical caner, and sfter )teas boar of the most complete and natural acting, and , it brightest sad mostbrilliant eonversation, closed the *ay saying that the power of keeping the attention of Ihe pie chained so long, this it was edr ilium alto prima Orin The Faglieh Pee.byterian Synod, which is hold ng Iledttage la Mem:nick-upon-Tyne, hiuntat pronounced, iy a hop maJortly, against the employment of an organ, or st y vim blimeatil mark in divine service. A resolu- I inOldi is Synod ham ado peed, declares that "on no palm bell rah irinneselle be sanctioned in the public weft d Oa" &km Maxi lately lest the sum of Sot to the amino Ilesiely Mt the esessarageneat of Theatrical Art. nis nes Is to be dinibutei thus :—A prise of 4111. to the Mir di lest beam esimady offered in competition to iY easisty; sad a pin of 201., sad two of 11W. to the three Wks sehdre el the deannie school founded st Florence by IL lot Inigibe the mall of a composer before the cur kb lady aim l Tee signal effort of enthusiasm was w hey sehhesi, ea the second repreeen'ation of M. Pers's MAW Lawrie et Rome. The happy 'Junin, made his Obi* bay la MO 01111131 R. A Abet tine ago hleyerbeer married his only ingthe le • Tnesin coked, sad pee bee, ma • marriage whin an WIWI a year, not aided name, but simply the Opright dibble, Ii IliaMe ad L'Afried•we. The (04.110 T, iY mend (says the likeerweed Lemke Nei n), is worth to imempese's espnessanlnt pwr sight. The /bribes Newt esys:—" Sir Henry Durrant, Dot, anise nueled peillectior matter of notoriety in ▪ unglebeeebeed la which he Bear has long devoted his Oftilis Yas Minn at • village band at Scottow Hall, One be minis the periodical reheanals. At the request if frad/O/S, Sir Henry recently agreed that his pow alum, eaisled by a few anseteurs, gin • concert ▪ asettlii he aid et the charities, and the entertainment • ameamat kr Frisky last, in St. Andrew's Hall, when Illipethrnemas, which emanated entity of instrumental Mae, ins enderted by the worthy lbaneet." et, JAW% TFILVIRE.—Lent night there was a Nasal ale aussical entertainment called "Crimean Hell, s, 8 psi ilmlssisi concert Is sews sod ecetume ; palms end mail by P. A. Wiles, 0.8." It le le be perc hing ea Se wigs stMsdsy, Tuesday, sad Wednesday Mt, hr the bees& el these military charities, the iightia • ' trPod, the Wren' Inbar' Home , and ihe AmoryAmory end relerts' Imploywcant Society. The entertainment lids and derripties ; k is • cries of operatic ocean, con -11114 ed Irk scaoteled pars, and choruses, connected by ,harry terraria, sad representing the departure of the bah tripe re the Crimes, and some of the prima* rei- Mir of the wee. Among the performers are Madame Cars -1114 Meier Dupree, Mir G. Tyne, Mile ecarrrille, Mir Malatelsra, Mir A. Pools, Mr. Tedder, Mr. Mirada, MIME. Smarr Brahma. Them is a chorus fifty strong ; Md Os rehears, of the came strength, contains • number M psi psernarra Without making any carrel remark' Sir rerriaisent, we may say that it minor very cool. Wig treat, loth Maury and maks), is well got up, end Mmilice to be efottiva lITLII7O3INON-ArON 17.817 l AL ON SHAMS- PEAR'S BIRTHDAY. Thanday being Shaker:arc's birthday, the ores aka wee mikested a bin native town with a festival of the gialkskapagsan Club, and other proceedings. Ales miggleg of the birthplace Committee, which took finf be lia form at Shaltateareinhall, under the pm *Um siDe. limplery, the following report was read "Tha 1111Ad•e• Committee have much pleasure in bring hp lideus de members of the Royal Slaskamanan Club thole • r hi ar dia int year. Ever since the purlieu of the property year after year they have had to regret Ilik a take any efficient drip for the protection and Ir=lhro bethplacc. A heavy reeponeibility had id d 1 la soder to complete the punimne of the pm• Enil kas act until kit year that your committee rib le mmemace Its mites liquidation. This they ..... ask mid d Ws year, and now they have mWI reef grailiaatios ef stating that through ras sealltates 4 a pathana who boare the honoured ..._ llOBl d Illhdrisms, sad ellitrlP collateral dement Mtn re Skatiy of the peak the hopes and aspiration _.•••• UM bees so afirmily cherished for the safety ".I Pemba of the birth Loa will be speedily anew attllF: le i ls mils John S a aeaarra tke Moly aim el %net al l= NW T , tag teethe= Basbade met ia thelag rele Is m Ilte viit of ileatealliere W hee, art tram ..._ eisiOs doe. la taw ems at lest orm be Mesta, ~_,••••1 1 115 No mei le Ow •um et mew lor •••illines alibi d die lawssalsa• awl la &Ara NM at r Ira OS W eike SWIM tat, to the asesaat et 2,lllmoms/e sawasarAss. ille ss ara das h ral. m l s mallatale iii mir So Melbilasit . UM% MI INNlV emeas ellitr e arr ib l i a lg ell ihe r al illi opal to Os tallies I.l=ildi dr dm di lk Mobs= dr don mg ii• EA go tall** Ms doe boo Idtea dm% ini iba eslapa or ram war La th, " Mildi WI vaNdlar• L aislobasa . samaaL • Whir Im=w gi rs r isetallal all • mill /Ws h ad = g am lAD. aaa me al raiileg ba bied.* ID gal lahig pallet lf• IlidtleugleaPg" N*l) SCIENCES. I NEXT WEEK. , rephical Society, It p.k„... w. By I* Jells 7. Deek Cakedlee et tile Mak Am, A. C. Ocesky, Cerookikik, —(oa the Come et Pb.. k km tilt le MS kirk% Weeks at Gusset Rolls • I. by Mr. Me. Got. Nair. is.—(tatnelectety Omer es Apiedeire er Ng oft • ) los, 3 P.mo.—(J. P. Los% po—Doolo). MoiNeal obi Cla4 imam S pm.—(nHoorion Iro Prow ; alog, if lbw WW I % ▪ Conouoiloo of Wood by Nip . Art 13 aso.—(ooso. I of lbo osoorkal Cemogrosoler). we % 5 T. Beimik ▪ Thom. laabookomo. nosy). I;ation Inatitatiga, 7 pa 4ittlik/O, 3 p.m.—(Preksm ml some amodassdllwaameno iely Club, 6 pm. , 10 cto —(RsilbithimelP44lo 1 amitotic'', Si ii,m--(Csissk Sim of Met to Doomstio P. ley.) Archselogical lamina* 4 atnro, 2 p.m.—(Profuseor ChM, it of Shakimout—Henry lotion, 3 pin.—(Proassor E. o 4 Chemistry to (impish mil at. RS IN WILT= COLOZ7/ re Albs% the Moos et Webs, acme Eases the Mawr Aloe, leaded by Lady Crofts Omit. :amide Du PIM, the Boa. Wow * bosomed the gallery et the with a Mait yesterday, revises public. The royal party was retary, and council of the society. s this morning. We reecrve our e Hampstead Conversazione it, will be devoted wholly to the e. The itirevuldrrocew will be to give the public au opportunity their beet. loctety , exh ibi t ions of plants, 102 will be held on May 20, Jens meeting of the Art Union of • Hym•het Theatre, as Tuesday. King's College announce a by Mr. J. L. Morton, " On Arl eta of Landed Property," Ws e student., but for the public. agreed to propose to pirlie k- Wed Anieriran Etplorbig Err► :ted, will proofed in about a fort , to its starting poise to ice woo d edition will be seconepeolsa by Dr. surgeon, sad by s ratbinian sr. Lost. Biskistoo, will be op- I observations. lattice for the Advaseteent eateeel, m Cain* doelar the weit Ansa ad The loot amain' I • a =NW et the ellaelle ma North Amain den to amp* an Ceases. yeranialy to Ite goo gy, and botany. Montreal is 40 star that Herr Doesberg, ths i Beim, 'atria Maim Moe sir Ise sr the peers liteseay rmalorr sit hula Helars pipes a eery sr ilia pews, sold is be slay vilely lid, d Venice, has given to the kola Nag observations d the iisi, rim _ as granted a pies of pond s Min, to tits cessineeiss d a Amps. The expert of this seer eneltplen. lea Bowsparto is still busily imam Is the Barque country. Bo mese Footnote of Filmes mad S, • Basque Innipage, id& high.* To prow bit itisaayseiss, the Has I et. liflottliew pawn Is the it flee will be aka soissiesl Asessistios Mee EP Ihile awed owegreeseiltio yew al • dr Sith sod °Wag on He 216 islielpeted that escurnome to Mb *nu 4 limn within eon' II be halted la tit* twisty's Pr I Alltemnrie Ins tun boo 'WM es. - .1.--Framess Countess Wads. he 11111 a. re-opred Strawberry • imatrldpro w e The Ow/ rd pterer wee, we beim, it Sas • bell-room. Arehrseisfier Ida U la the days et Herr Wade* r tiviq, cea eel in mind • mil r Hill warl tidsly sissrisi with de p m e shy" by lionee Wehrds a cansiwy al ekes Wolk* Is Aims tiseite, err al the War. day. Der archreledisei dreds nreebedi Marrs* bares brut sad the pawl ; tad yet there wee, per Isesee. It Ile tree the ewer et ths kg We Wong, se Ohm Week dr amiss lad Tagge ill swam yen 6 f thou au* gag a lesiou, awl yes, usestOssainli* N Irslisi gaysedls Dudes u gh 11_ lorl MINN '060,4 Oiless—ge se—ssmusb•sa gissebal/ • sommiss leseP!r d Mg ire - Issr liquors rem, 'a seed trey here 1111•11 ills moss r ado* amens tesaseses al go Om Eris ham • the three Wks 1 e1." 156 awideor that prim Nem wog Wee thwarted aretwrer de st Hertford or Yr. isigni yea wesser, at Murree, at We IA se ss exquisite. W• d 1 .• &don of the intermit d as w ei r s outlay aid tba le at gas smog asea oo ; that at wry ay will ad le dr I. by Sir helm, of Ake testre, are 1101110•0 1 . 0 . 1.. . ▪ Strawberry HSI wow netwr laptimg whet wee d eslwelie W• Oa ie .of the mon eq. •••_1 w t ry Hill was is tinshilles •W ig aw who lived ranch is . own stalf hbourhood,l2l l6lol. _ i duchess • Int,-lablft, rid e gad faeltinnable Load's. NOS inaiw• did more than these Ado • time, that the how* is as WWI a LL attll, 'Vet unmixtitkiab‘lll.o4 hwer—Strawberry THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1857. petty. This peedueee bee deo been effected, the !tabling mond, and the , cand iseelkid. The rottgre behind the birthpreo, nod Os the Guild Pite, has been taken down, likewise the prim walls of the ground thrown into open apwe. ♦ Calridergie out 1,111/11131. 'till in the hand.. of the imams lbe the porn of carrying out mutt repairs and reaturotkaa se may he eassidered necesaury sad edriosbie. But ail yet the allele of Use birthplace has not been touched, nor will it he, undsr the advise and direction of high nod compoient gust y. _This the trustee' are anxiourdy ondaseaewleg to racy sad they hops very shortly to be in pososeeke of sweets via tho slate of the building, including the lost mob of ds. with it, with a view to it. ?merge d," ea An gra the wog suitable and appropnate nos noir of isyksc wet the ground. In conarquersce of taking dews the and the removal 4 , 1 the tenant from the Swan sad blushed, s cousiderable lute of inmate hr bees sestained, and your committoe wish it to be clearly understual that the voluntary contributions from the visitors to She birthplace are more than ewer ntmintl for the purpor sr defraying the current expanses attendant upon showing it M the public free of charge. Thelboaqurt of the Shakomearean Club took plat.° st the Hell st No o'clock. 'Written eighty sad ninety gentlemen set down to table, under the preaideney of Mr. l'., nu Cottritu. - The CNAIUMAN called upon the conipftny to till a bumper to " The immortal bleniory of Shakeprare." Ile, in the flea passe, regretted his inability to do anything like justice to the then. which the twat aniegmbel, and obewad that in approaching it he felt his utter ineigniticance compered with him who was the "putt of nature, the poet ,;f all tuns, natioce, and countries ;" but he trusted the humble atone be had made to illustrate the text of Shakepri would induce them to bear with him. (Loud cheering.) They ulna not expect anything novel from him with respect to ilhalrepeare. For nearly three centuries Shakepeare had been the thee. of admiration, etiti, am of his work had become thread bare, and panegyric had beeoine exhausted, and there fore, be repeated, they must not expect anything from him in the way of novelty. Ito did nut suppose, indeed, that say one could ray anything fresh on that subject, even were a prison of equally giant intellect to the great bard himself to nor up before them in that mom, for the works of Shakespeare were the univereal theme of delight to no; we habitually clothed and expressed our thoughts in his language. Every pegs was engraven on our hearts, and interwoven with our albetione. ((Beene) This waa the second fink , he had had the Osmium of [suing ram. on an nevivion of that kind, and the third he hod eteited the town. Ile felt that every stow in die plea , was hallowed, and when he tend the boards of that lowly abode which had vetoed many • Moo and oft to the footsteps of Sliakepeare, it was with • feeling of reverence almost amount ing to awe. Then again there was the school, of which he Lad written when a boy, he learnt '• little Latin end h. Greek," and he (the chairman) thought they ought to con gratulate themselves on the fact that Sturkeepestre ma so un acquainted with thew languages, as had his education ben more perfect in these respecta, instead of poiaciaing the genuine fruits of hie prat original unfettered genius they might bars received bawd a reputation in another form of the idean of the classic authors. (flee, bar.) But it had bees arid of Shalrepeare, and truly too, by a scholar who lived 'saw the Shakepsarean on, that he could point in Shah apt was works to language infinitely finer, and eentinient sad passion more eloquently expreued, than in the writers of Oresce sad Item.. (Cheers.) This was indeed a tribute to the Feeble.wa power of the poet's mind, but that it was a just one the bet that no age, ancient ur modern, Lad pro duced semi a man would amply *how. What an infinite weep did net that mind posse. f Although but a poor glover's sea, sad of bat hub education, he nevertheless pourtrayed the characters of kings, queens, nobles, phifiao phers, and pearants, fa short, in every sphere of life, with a wonderftel fidelity, and put language into their mouths peacieely ouch sa would have been used had the individuids been living realities. (Hear, bear.) There non nothing which he hod not sad, and mid too in the best manner. Ile stood forward as a great delineator of all times. and all manners ,• and tiers never, as be (the chairnien) had beard critics my, w ee a more adniimble ;of England ever ' written than that Shnkspeare left behind lona. The chairman then want en to observe that they could not wonder, there fore, that the works of our great bard wen mad and admired in other countries; and after introducing his friend Croft.. Mommern, who, he said, was an editor of Shalapeare's works in the Berman language, he paled On to consider the pleasing mike-boa that the art of printing would preserve for ever the works of Shakspeare from lea or °till, ioa. Ile next dwelt upon the circumstance that although in modern times science and art had made sorb rapid strides, and invention and discovery had greatly progreesed, the age had given birth ; to no production of the mind which could in the least rumpus with the . spontaneum and unrestrained elk. of Shareware's gigantic 'tastiest Having emit abed the aeseriew that our language was • fluctuating one by pointing to Shalapeare se an example of its invarlablenees, he euntemplated for a moment the great chasm which would have been eimeaioned in our national imaginative literature had nut Shalapearo and Spenser come in to fill the void, and added that sere he condemned to spend the remainder of hie life in prism, or recladed from Marco.. with his follow-men. the three I Wilkie which he &mid rhease would be the Bible, Shah- Taro, aad Pporsam's "Beery Queen." (Applama.) After nibs; to Birk pemov's great industry, and to his leaving his native piano a poor man and returning a rich one, and noticing Ohs swim bet that whilst Shrikepeare's great ecelsmnameg, Bea Jensen, was careful to collect his writings together his a wawa, Shakspears never seemed ambitious or swims as is the preservation of his immortal wake, Mr. Collier expand bb thanks for the land reception given him on that mews It would have been a mousy of pride and gratification be him, he raid, if, standing in that place, ho could sap he was horn la Stratford ; but a be ...id not, and as he seaward the plasm, he could only desire that when it se pleased Yam, ins might there draw hie expinug breath Mr. Calor wit arra "EWA i prolonged applause, sad the toad was .swards hawed n solemn silence. . 11r. Boacnoathea then proposed "The Dross, ehkh ens eolholiasdrelly deak, aod took °erasion to refer to same algigovalea reemebee be had mode with s view to prove lad Illebreere did set sisal a doer level Challenges. park ; MO be la het esmeltted ao cameo against the law. Mr. Wise allereeeds gave Teanyona," end the posts of Enema," olerobr the, same of our moat celebrate, poets and porleseee bed ben reveres* admirers, warn/ lovers, sad beet critics of Shakspeare. FRANCE. (mow ova owx col PARIS, THURRIIAT EVFXIIIO. The Moniteur contains a letter from Jassy, com plaining, in terms of virtuous indignation, of the manner in which Prince Vogoridcs of Moldavia pro poses to " regulate" the approaching elections in that country. Itsppears that that Prince, who is as strongly opposed to the union of the Principalities as the French Emperor is strongly in favour of it, has adopted a few modern French devices for mak ing the poll safe. lie professes as strongly as Louis Napoletm ever did, that he desires nothing so ardently as the free expression of the sweet voices of the people. Bat thenjust like Louis Napoleon, he is such a worshipper of genuine public opinion that he will not allow the article to headultintated by advice. " Let the voter," he magnanimously says, " be free as air, hat T will suffer no committees, no canvassers to bias his excellent judgment, under the pretence of explaining to him the preimble ormsegurnees lof his vote." Accordingly, all the committees have been dissolved, and several of the larding 'members are under arrest. The reason given for the Amin tion of the committees shows that the Moldavian Prince is worthy to take very high rank as a professor of the art of guiding popular suffrage. write mho tence of commit ties," mays the proclamation, " labour ing to influence the minds of the people towards me opinion rather than another is prejudicial to the interests of the country, and therefore cannot be tolerated." The letter in the ilonitrur, which reads like an article on the forthcoming French elections cut out of some English newspaper seized by M. Collet Meygret's censors, is in the following terms: JANAT MARCH 31. I have sad amounts to give you of the s4proaching elec tions. The anti-unionist party make every exertion to alierkle the free .presaion of the wishes of the Moldavian people. and their proceedings have found support in the partiality of the government. The manner in which they seek to attain their object is this : All publications calculated to enlighten the country en the important questions which must be shortly submitted to its del%mations are rigorously interdicted ; the journals which are considered favourable to the union cannot, even by submitting to the peen ripboin of the newly established cennoratip, obtain authorisation to ap pear, while the mat complete liberty is given to their adversaries. The latter take advantage of this forced silence, and indulge in the nest barefaced asseetlone. Ina pretended programme, without signatures, and faintly attributed to the Wallachisa usioniets, it is end that the eenult of the union well be the partition of land, and the introduction of Catholicism in piece of the Greek rite. These ere two poise which are must likely to excite miler Anon to the union, parti t er2arly t emongst the clergy. This publication his been thm all the he f ronv:lts for ries that tt pur his pose. who are ehed with the revision of the electoral here been ordered to uas ell their Influence to oppose the election of the usiontsts in their respective districts. It is even end that one of theme presidents, having replied that, being en advocate for the union, he could not bind hiumelf to remain neutral, was immediately ordered to resign, and on hie refund it was resolved to dismiss him. This extremity WY not, however, retorted to, for fear of exciting tuo much notice. —• • The Courrier de Paris says of the above letter, that its appearance in the Mendeur is a " political act of capital importance, which will make a great sensation in Europe, and especially in Itoumania." A l'aris letter in the Nord of ll;ussels says:— It to stated at the Legislative Chamber that the erosion which waa to have clotted on the 113114 May will be extended to the Hot It is aloe tanned that the bell for the inert-use of the capital of the Dank of France will be presented very shortly, which will probably be the eau* of the prolongation of the session. Bluing the last few weeks of the session there will be serious questions to deride, independently of that of the Bank of France. The budget of ISM, which is now before the committee of the Legislative Body, contains, it may be remembered, an article rela tive to a tax on tronsfesblo securities. The govern ment proposition has not been adopted by the com mittee, which, however, does not reject the ides of the new tax, but materially modifies the mode of applying it. The tuncedment proposed by the committee reeommends a fixed duty. based on the amount of capital. This amend ment has been sent to the Council of State, but I do nut know whether it has been yet discussed. If that body does not ad mit the amendment, there will be swarm discussion between it and the members of the committee, but the latter will be obliged to yield, es ne amendoeenta can be proposed to the Leiridativ• Body melees accepted by the Council of State. Under any cheumatences, the question will give rise to an interesting discussion in the Chamber, as a certain number of deputies who are upposta. to the pelaciAe of the tax on in dustrial securities well nut renounce ',Mr opposition in face of the amendment. The 4th of May is definitively fixed for the Me to be given to the Grand Duke Constantine at the Hotel de Ville. The Daily News and Express were seized to-day, on account of a leading article on the Neufchatel question. The new longehamps rated on Sunday next. I horn from a good source that the Ring of Prussia is likely to visit Rome during the stay of the Empress Dowager of Russia. The Bourse has been very quiet all day. The Bente opened with a little more firmness, in conse quence of advice , " from London that the Bank of England was not likely to raise its discount. The market was, however, very dull at the close. The last prices were $,9.30 both for cosh and account, there being a fall of dc. for money. Mobilier rose 6f. Railways were MINI, with very little change. will be inaugu- THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. (PION 0011 SPSCIAL CORAISPONIZXT.) BLCHAUEST, Aram VI. The Commissioners have held several conferences, but have as yet decided on no uniform line of action. They meet at each other's residences alternately ; although one would imagine that a . general rendez vous would be preferable, and there i s no lack of ac commodation at their disposal. Deputations of the inhabitants have waited on each of the Commissioners, and it is curious, as indicative of coming events, to observe how they were received. The French, Ituasian, l'rtussian, and Sardinian Commissioners responded to the addresses of the deputations in courteous and flattering terms ; the Turk was stiff but civil; while our own worthy Commissioner read them a sermon. The deputation congratu lated him on his arrival in this country as the representative of a land where liberty was so deeply rooted and so widely spread, and where the elective principle was so well understood. They expressed a hope that he would watch over the coining elections here, sad the more so, that they (the inhabitants) had not been allowed to interfere in the framing of die firraan which prescribed their mode and the estent of representation. Sir L. llu l wcr, after • . tlmeeking thriii for their eulogies npon her Ifijeste, glegtand, and himself. informed them " that the to had been prepared under the eyes and with seneurrener of the ambabsadors at Conatanti- nopk; that the Sultan way acting with the greatest sincerity and good faith towards them; that he had given v proof of it in the election of the present Cainiacaa, who was an I ionoor to t hei r annals" (a man, be it remarked, notoriously incapable, and consum mately despised as a ruler]; " that he saw intelli gence Naming on their faces, but was not quite sure that they were sufficiently advanced in political economy to be able to distinguish the theoretical from the practical—the possible from the impossible." In short, he gave them such a lecture that he is not likely to he troubled with many con gratulatory addresses in future. In writing it out for publication it was found advisable to soften sonic expressions in the reply ; but even the published docu ment has not tended to dissipate the idea that the Wallachians have little to hope for from England.' The Austrian Commissary was still more curt. lie simply refused to receive the deputations ' observing that lie had only to do with the ',even ad hoc. It is the opinion of many here that the reply of Sir If. Bulwer was the suggestion of her Ma jesty's Consul-General, and that the Commissioner trusted to him as being a long time resident in the country, and consequently well versed in all its affairs. It certainly looks very much like the ideas of your correspondent, in your edition of the Ist of April, headed "communicated," and which the good folks here consider a " paissan d'Arril," although I have endeavoured to persuade them that you are not given to joking where the wishes and welfare of millions are at stake. The unhappy firman con voking the Divan hos broken down at starting; the vague wording and disjointed skeleton, published as a basis fur working upon, is found useless, although concocted and approved of by the joint wisdom of so many European powers. Despatches have been forwarded to Constantinople, and to their various instructors, by the Commissioners, for mate rials to remedy defects, and the 20 days within which the registration of voters was to have been effected has been prolonged without fixing a term. That the wish of the country is for union under a foreign prince there can be no doubt; and that the wishes of the Divan ad hue, notwithstanding all the attempts of Austria, Turkey, and England t . .; the contrary, will be so expressed, is also nearly certain. It is, however, a sad pity that the Walla chian proprietors should be persuaded that our government is opposed to the Union. They quote Lord Clarendon at the Paris conferences; then the outspoken assertion of the diplomatic agent here, Mr. Colquhoun, who did not hesitate to assert that his government would never allow the union of the Principalities under a foreign prince ; and again, the damping address of the Com missioner. I assure sou that we arc doing our best to throw the Principalities into the arms of Russia, If their union is not granted, Ton will have a fearful revolution here, and then it willbe the oldcuckoo cry —lturstia has gained by diplomacy what she lost by war; whereas, it will be our own line of policy that has played the game of Russia. In Mol davia matters are progressing so badly that the Commissioners are going up there immediately. A deputation arrived yesterday to wait upon them to state that the Caimacan Vogorides and his government were using such tyrannous and un heard of means of impeding the elections, that it would drive the country into open revolt. It is worthy the Greek Prince, whom the inhabitants re fused to receive an their Caimacan on account of his being no native ; but it is curious that a Greek should have proved himself an over-zealous inter preter of the Sultan's wishes, and tried arrests and threatened the bastonade as preferable to either open voting or ballot. 'there is a talk of our ,or rather of our Diplomatic Agent, going to the baths of Germany on sick leave. Ido not think that the political world here will regret it ; and the British inhabitants will certainly not go into mourning,as his diplomatic duties have been lately so severe that he has neither time nor inclination to fulfil his consular ones ; and he does not scruple to say that he wishes that every Englishman was out of the place, as they give him so much trouble. How he fulfils his diplo matic as well as his consular duties I may tell you hereafter. There is one point on which your readers and the British public must be very careful when consider ing the question of this magnificent and mis governed country; and that is, to start on the con sideration of the subject from correct premises. They must disabuse their minds of the false idea that the Principalities of Wallachia and 'Moldavia are, or ever were, Turkish provinces. No doubt the Sultan endeavours to make the world forget this important starting point, by heading his proclamations to the world as if the Principalities were en integral part of the Turkish empire, and it seems to me that the author of the communication in your columns of the Ist of the month has been labouring under some sash misconception. I low and when did these Principali ties become provinces of Turkey? If they are not such—ma it is easy to prove that they are not—then their straggles, their aims, and the expression of their sentiments will assume a very different appear ance, even in the sight of those who care little for sim ply oppressed nationalities, but who are not callous enough to admire and assent to usurpation. Without gaunt back to AIMS, when the Prince of Moldo-Wal- Ischia signed his commercial treaty with " Domino Gailelmo Ilan:hone omtori serenissizaw ac potentis aims, detain:v. dominm Elizabethte:' granting Va rious privileges to the English merchants ; the facts of the connexion between the Principalities and Turkey, being a matter of treaty and bargain, are well known to all who have looked at them; and, it is to he hoped, will soon be patent to the British public generally, including even the clerks in the Foreign-office. It was only the other day that the Porte was compelled to decline an offer for the con struction of certain lines of railway in the Principa lities, not haying the power to concede any such un dertaking in these countries. You will not find a \Vallachian who can speak Turkish, nor a Turk who understands Wallachian here ; indeed, you will not find a Turkish resident or house from one end of the Principalities to the other. The British public must not, then, confound the Principalities with the other provinces of Turkey, as the Austrian, Turkish, and, it is said, but I hope untruly, the English go vernments, would fain have them believe. They must start from correct premises ; the loldo-Wallachians only desire a correct fulfilment of the treaties with the Porte. They do not repudiate the amount of piastres which they are to pay for the protection of his Imperial Highness, futile as his protection has hitherto been ; but they do not wish to see the boundaries of Turkey enlarged by . the addition of their fair lands in the shape of provinces The Allies say that they do not wish to diminish the possessions of Turkey. Did they undertake the late war for the purpose of increasing them? If the Moldo- Wallachians do not obtain a fair representation and expression of their sentiments, and if thesesienti. menu' are not agreed to by the European powers, I have no doubt that the same state of misgovernment, official plunder, and semi-anarchy that exists at present, may continue for a year or two, aid may even become more oppressive; but after that you will have a responsibility of bloodshed to hem- which I shudder to contemplate, and the country will be come a portion of either Russia or Austria ; neither of which events a satisfactory alternative for Britain. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. .I)ANKRUPTS. THOMAS GAME, , HOER dealer, to sur render May 6 at 2, and Jun. 3 at 1, at Bringhall-Monet. Sul. Marreugh„ New-ian, Strand; off. wig., Stamina', Bedniballtreet. Enliven not, Hamby, Northamptonshire, iron and bran bender, Ma _y Bat 2, and June 9 at 12, at Bs asthma-streak Solo, Messrs. Linklaters and Hack-weed, Sistelane,Clty ; off. ineler., Graham, Ceinamestreet. WILLIAM PRIIIS WAROM, Breaker Inland, Donetsliirt, and Little Abingdon-street, Weetaiinster, brick manor, May 7 and June 13, at It, at Baringheßonnet. Sole., Means. Linklaten and Rockwood, trisiolme, City ; eff. rag., Bell, Colimeneetriet-buildingc Wititme N.mit, St. Jahn-street, West Smithfield, hemmed victualler, May 6 at 11, and Jane 8, at I, at serest. tat, Heath, Artillery-'deer West, Finalivey ; of. Nwholaon, Baseagtiall-street. HENRY CHARLES CALDWELL, Kenanigtoelark-pdens, Netting-hill, scrivener , May 7 and June ,at er at Bireingball-wreot. Sub.. Law rule& and Co., Old Jewry chambers; off. wig., Calmar, Aldermanbury. Titoism' therm Err, Oldbury, Worreeterahire, and Went Bromwich, Staffordshire, nos and coal matter, May T and 28, at 11, at BiemingbumCourt. Sul., Smith, Birmingham; off. meg" Whitmire, Birmingham. TRUMAN 1111/IsT GRIEVITII, WOITalleT, Mal dealer, May 7 and 28, at 11, at Birmingham Court. Sit, Smith, Bir mingham; off. swig., Whitmore Birmingham. Joticeir HAIM; NotHoMhaln, m iller, May 5 and 26, at 101, at Birmingham Court held at Nottingham. Solo., Howley and Anhwei!, Nottingham ; off. wig., !barrio, Nottingham. ELIZA RETH CLARKE, Newport, Monmouthabire, May 6 and Jun 2, at 11, at Bristol Court. Sob., Champ, Newport, and Bevan and Oirliag, Bristol ; off. lasig., Aeraman, Bristol. CHARLES HURRY RICHES, Cardiff, 0 're, carrion May and June 2, at 11, at B Court. Sob., Walton, Cardiff, and Bevan and Bristol ; of. wig.. Miller, linnet P.maica Bradford, Yorkshire, grocer, May II at 121, sad Juno 9 at 11, at Leeds Court. Suds., Livett, Manehmeer, mad Payne and Co., Leeds; off. wig., Hope, UDDER? CARTER °CATON, Kingston-upon-II ull, DIRE mer chant, May 6 and Juno 10, at 12, at Leeds Court held at &Is., England and Salelliye,Hull ; off. meig : Carrick, Hull. SAMUEL dr:ITER and NICHOLAS HENttg , Hartlepool, Durham, anchor manufacturers, May 6 and June 10, at 11, at Newcaatle-uponiTyne Court. Sole., Watson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Harwood, Clement's-lane, I.ambard-strast ; off. wait, Baker. Neweastleoupon-Tyne. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. AT roILTINAL-STREST. C. R. Bell, , lper Staniford-street, Backbiters accountant .I —. R y-yard, Brunswick-aquate, stableman-11. Mill., Merton, Surrey, blacksmith—F. Taylor Alpha-pba-e, Blarkfriara-road, journeyman carpenter-0. Ilumfrean, Pen senby-terrace, Westminster, munican—J. Fretz, Grafton read, Kentish-town, baker—J. Hall, Stabadintreet Mary kbone, journeyman plasterer—H. J. Taylor, Gray's-place, Mile.end, Bowen. White Home lane, Stepney, oil and culeurinan—lt. T. Smith, Surrey-street, Strand, journeyinan binge builder—J. 11. French, Vittoria-Owe, Betlund-green, journeyman coach maker—J. Stacey, Heston plum, Marylebone, flock and general merchatt—J. Kay, brand Junction-terror -, Eilatwareiried cheeserneager-0. Elliott, Unite-place, Cit -read, dealer is eorn—C. Jubilee-street, pawnbroker—W. Jackson, am., Beaumont-street, Maryleleme, saddler Charlene Mary Morgan, Victoria-place, Hackney—D. laeart , Middlesex atreet, Whiteehapel, poulterer—J. haym Greekintreet, Soho, dentist—T. G. Ricketts, Lee, Kant, lieutenant in the 10th Regiment Bombay Native Infentry—C. Reed, Cl/MHO. place, Bethnal-green, butcher. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. _ Jostru Ductium, Sumner-termer, Brampton-Ist divi dend of ss. Bd., April 22, and three subsequent Wednes days, at Edwards's, Sambrook-court. Janos SAME*, EDMAIM.I BAILMAMD thugs, and REUMEM RAPER, Strand, eloctro-platers- bit dividend of 2s. Bd., April 22, and three subsequent Wednesdays, at Edwards's, Sautbrook-rourt. OAT/M SAMAR, I=n, Lancashire, manufacturer- Ist dividend of 10s., A 28, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Heineman's, M WILLIAM LIMITTAIN JONiA, Dimiingham, grocer-lst divi dend of Is. 6d, April 24, and any subsequent Friday, at Whitmore's, Birmingham. RIVIIAIMI SIM MALL, Jon., Birmingham , merchant-2nd dividend of id., April 24, and any subsclumit Friday, al Whitmore's, Birmingham. EIIMIaLD JENKINA, Binuinglisnr, draper-Ist dividend of 2s. 3d., April 24, and any subscquent Friday, at Whit more's, Birmingham. JAMES LVI4D CurBLABu, LiVOTIMMI, merchant-let divi dend of Is. 3d., April 27, and any subsequent Monday, at Bird's, Liverpool JAMS. WAKINSIIAW, Monksresrmouth, iron manufss truer -2nd dividend of :is. (in addition to Is, 2d. previously de clared), April 2.5, and any aubanjuont Saturday, at Bakers, Newcamle-upon-Tyne. DI V I BENDS. May 19. 11. Cant*, Warling-mreet, City, warehouseman -May It. W. Eleam, Heyford and Bugbrook, Northamp tonshire ironstone msater-May 18. D. Morriss, Wisbesch, Cambric:4.lnm grocer-May 15, J. Cleary, Church-void, lb Beauvoir-equare, builder-May 15. C. 011irer, New Bond-street, music m il er-May 16. E. D. C ooper, Raeder', Suffolk, gnaw- May LS. J. Moore, Ardenek, Lancashire, livery stable keeper-May 27. 8. Liked:lloy, Horneastlo, Lincolnshire, ecrvener-May 21. J. West, Beckingion, Sumermislilm, miller-May 21. W. Skinner, jun., Bristol, tailor-May 19. Catherine Hughes, Holyeell, May 21. J. Unwin, Searceube, Cheshire, baker ra7r2:r. J. Glade one, jun., Liverpool, ironfounder-May 21. T. G. Alenaon, Liverpool, wine nierchant-May 21. E. Allinson. Liverpool, wine merchant. CERTIFICATES to be granted unless cause be shown to the contrary on lb* day of meeting. May 19. B. Collis, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire drapcv-May 18. 3. Geoghegan, Palagrave-place, Struid; segnmer-May IS. F. Pultwook, Surbiton, Suney, grocer- May 16. J. D. Stantrary, Richmond, Surrey drape-r-May 16. J. Walter, , Northam on, hatter-May I s. L. Ward, Wirdech 84. Peter, Cam , plumber-May 16. R. Graves, °reverend, corn merchant-May 19. A. B. Carder, Baker-street, Portman -silicas, saddler-May 26. W. Skin ner, jun., Brietol, tailor-May 26. J. West, Bockington, Sornersetabire, miller-May 15. Margaret Jane &ovoid, Blyth, Nurthumberbuid. builder-May 18. G. 8. Wright, Liverpool, brewer-May 18. J. Wright, Liverpool, brewer- May 19. W. Tweed ale, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, groan-June 3. T. S. Belton, Lincoln, Marton, and Horn erodle, Lincolnshire, =lister-June 3. Ann Oliver,Walking ' ton, Yorkshire, groesr-May 18. H. Marlow, Walsall, Staf fordshire, ironfounder. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Whels;,TififitT, wool k. drapers—J. Whelan and J. Whiny, Liverpool, woollen drapers—P. Delany and J. Cook, Tipton, Stadordahire, iron founders—W. 0. Pettis, J. L. Cromer, and R. S. Scott, Liverpool, gelniaisies of izaa—T. Clarke and 0. Galling, Buford, NottJagbasasiths, binders—lt. Adamson sad J. Swarbrick, Premier, Lanoaahtre, ironfounders—C. Brownell, J. Orny, and 0. Browne% Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, South America, merebanta—S. Labsn and G. Hill, Hilton, Derbyshire, pig Maters—A. Wainwright and J. Howard, Msacheeter, whiting manufaoturers—J. B. Fowler and W. Caney, Market Rumen, Lineolnehire, and Sheffield, milkrs— W. Titterington and R. Neale, Liverpool, grocers—R. Owen sad It. It. Owen, CallWVol3, slate dealers—J. Robson, son., and J. Itotroo, jun., South Audley-street, Hanover-square, cosehmakers—S. limekiln and J.licaseldin, Halfax, N'ork shire, masons—C. Farmer and It. Hall, Preetan, Lencashire, drapers—lt. 06.11 and R. Thompson, West Hartlepool, Dur ham, joinets—W. ermine and I. Spencer, Bury, Lancashire, engravers—W. E. Snow, and 1. A. D'Olier, Tredimu. square and York-place, Mile End-read, surgeons-0; It. Johnson and J. B. Loader, Clement's-lane City, bill brokers ism] —O. Gledhill. J. Chart, I Itsrkre, t. Buker, sad 3. Ransom, Halifax. Yorkshire, silk dressers, .0 far as regard. G. Okdirill—itiobard Ashworth and Robert Ashworth, Neweburch, Romendale, Lancashire, cotton spinners—T. Bowden, W. Berry, T. Wrsgg, and J. Harper, Stockport, Cheshire, cotton waste spinners—W. J. Slovene and O. Stevens, Norwich, ironmongers—E. Morris and A. B. Rye, Banbury, Osfordshire, surgeons—W. R. Hind and W. IL Omni, Addle-Ain - 41, City,wholemle shirtmaliem—T. Herbert, W. Herbert, J. Herbert, and T. Gauntley, Nottingham, lace manufacturers, so far as regards T. Gauntley—W. H. Fell and T. Smith, St. Agnes-terrace, and Bood-street, OKi street-road, carvers—B. Hill and J. W. Adams, Manchestm, font merchants—R. Newton and W. H. Thomas, Bristol, coal nerchonts—H. J. Waring and E. W. Norris, street, Oxford-street, window g cutters—J. Isaacs('n and It. Tattersall, Clare, Suffolk, sod Newmarket, eaml.sidge shire, auctioneers—J. Dobson sad J. Bailey, Wcoxibwoll, Yorkshire, ironfoanders-1. Gott sad T. Holt, Newton Heath, Lancashire, ironfmmiders. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. JAMBI Darcy, Dunfermline, nermliant, May 1, at tle No Ina, Dunfermline. A NAME OP TERMOI.—The Piccolo Corriere dr Italia, of Turia, quotas a letter from Sicily velar ' ' the following story : " A taw days ago an unknown called upon • cettais perish plea, and regrind him to • lirlleiwrh:lerararscull:4l"trliterslimg unite hi= "rgla y, 4". catafalque was to be dosed yea =m l. ll th e n u mber d tapers to be lighted we quite . V,. pi ca , ventured to observe the for each • gents outlay wou ld be considerable, to which the imager replied by taking nut his pocket-book and depoeiting • sum of 401) & Au t. (1,7200 as th e ldbl% iloges• be "'aid ePeDd the lib ale of that sum, and get ea meaf . vares , teed on the eaces'As as p ow ade As Ike the lawitt!" ..to VA *eel on the relehlties, b• would beler It stoma !es the day Were the wee torooghtieel fa the e' * - 17.2 6.lr= W IDOW _ CO ths erg la queslioa to Dear the good yaw vr,gi t e b e ing p or . e d. Th. tapers were et loath Sibied 1, 4 the eteeeers7 kW, when. to the ortesisheteme et ell roam* 6. bu m d aoe thicrip. tide bums plat_ led Seeolselb , dirapperreL, elite °then bootee , efilerlde a me Ink eiteltleede ay with bar eel Visi t Wog the sans ArAls• Who" the see Tette i the morissika a Les Urgesesestoothe spew to ai n .kid berme Lahr nil Wear e • the beet of the :pers ' treseseed. nu' pm* ma way, sal es Ihe hileviter day to ' the pepor oelleei eil the pelmet a lite bed ._W ther e te smerldol FASHIONS FOR MAY. (From the Illustrator Lonires Nero!) The now spring fashions hare determined beyond • doubt that green sad lilac are to be the prevailing colours of the ammo for out-door costume. Tbese two bum WO in troduced either sepandely, or in combination, In &sure, bonnets, ribbons: in abort, in almost every article of costume. Several bonnets hare been made of tulle bouillun, with narrow bias folds of green or lilac silk. Between each bouilloni there is a double fold of silk, of graduated shades of colour. Green and lilac ars the hum nitet effective for trimming bonnets of the style just mentioned. They should be ommloanted at each side by a bouquet of Rowers, or a halm at hues corresponding with those employed for the trimeadat. Houton d'or and mallow colour are also very tasikesbie lam for trimming bonnets. Am extremely ingest brawl has been made of terry velvet, of a very light sheds of lilac, or, more prprrly, of psach-blossom. The front, which is rather open, is edged with a fall of white blonde turned back ; and in the inside of the front there is a narrow row of black blonde, falling down ward. On each side of the crown there is a email bouquet of white marabnute, tipped with lilac. The inside trimming eqnsiats of a niche of white blonde, with bouquets of shaded violet.' end stripe of marabout. Another much-sdroired bonnet is of white eak, edged round the front with shaded folds of green crape. At tho ' lower part of the crown there is a broader fold of ohmicl green crepe, edged at sack aide by a ruche of white tulle. At one side of the bonnet there is a caviar bead, terminated by • plume of white feathers Upped with variegated hues. The under trimming consists of bouquets of hawthorn, arid • very fell ruche of white tulle. Thu strings are of broad nireenet ribbon, edged with green. Velvet cloaks of small aim ere at present very generally wan, and they form en appropriate intermediary wrap between the WNW winter clock and the summer mantekt. Large esehmere shawl, are, as tumal, much in favour at the present semen. Many novel and elegant designs in cardinicee shawls have lately appeared. The smell velvet cloaks are mostly of the circular form. Some are edged with one or two rows of black lace, and others with very broad sflk fringe. The prinsipal change in the make of dresses is perceptible in the sleeves. The pagedes, which have been for some time peat superseded by other farms, are now beginning to recover heabiessable favour. Pagodaa, puffs, and the Ureek style, may now be said to be all equally fa►hlonabk. It hes been mentioned that beeques are not likely to be so generally worn as they have heretofore been. but this is • mistake. Scarcely any dresses, except those intended ea elusively for bell or evening costume, are made without basques. They are of variova shapes, and they present meat diversity in the materials employed fur trimming. Some sue long, others short; some are are cut out in scallops, and are castellated at the edge. Fringe is • very favourite trimming, so also is passementerin of which • new kind has been In troduced for the purpose, consisting of round tufts of silk, The Aid of this new trimming is at once novel and petty. When lace is eMployed fur trimming s berme it may either be set on nearly plain or very full. Narrow pills or rushes of silk form an appropriate trimming for the banes, when it correspond* with the style of trim ming an the skirt at the dress. The meet palit•ee°" risliarlabas are of black cc dark blue els& Tees urns' style of &nage for riding-habits is 'diktat • beadily sad the shares are made very wide at the sods. The cellar aid tuned-up ea& should be cg km lawn or casabas, Sabha with broad liar tag • arable row of it e. The bet should be ot bb•ek hit, slightly tensed ay at Lek Oa, with a Meek yhara waving towards the back el the lead, A mall erased,* with sa ember Lade cora- SAN ea =WM* THE RUSSIAN GRAND DUNE AT TOULON. A letter from Toulon, of the evening of the 20th, mays The arrival d the Orend Duke Constantine was favoured to day by the most magniffeent weather. His Imperial Iliglucere had left Nice on the previous evening in the Russian 'tram frigate 014 escorted by the *crew liner Wiberg, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Behrens, the Means frigate Polkan, and the sailing frigate Castor. At an curly hone in the morning the small steamer Navette had Leen sent by Baron Dnbeedieu, the maritime poliet, to meet the Russian eqoadron, and to act as pilot to them. At half-put twelve the Russian squadron wan signalled in the Milner, and a general movement took place on board the French squadron to receive them, and the men were heat to quarters. At a quarter before three, the Lottery of the Groan Tour fired a salute of 21 guns. In a few minutee after all the ship in the road. were in a Ills meat &eased out with flags, and bad their yards manned, and when the Olaff passed them in a11 ,, C.i013, she was hailed with loud and hearty cheers, while the Astute fired was taken up by each ehm. The Obiff, when off the first fort, hoisted the French flag and saluted it. When the Itue sian frigate had passed along the French line she stopped Ler engines, end the maritime prefect went on board. General Todleben and Count de Kites:U.4, Miamian ambseaador at the French court, also went off to the 01a5, to pay their respects to the Grand Duke. After paying his respects to the ponce, Admiral Duberdien returned to shore and prepared for the reception of hie Imperial Highness on shore, which took place at the Arsenal where the municipal and ether civil and military authorities bad assemble/ After the lirst compli ments were over, and when the Grand Duke had passed in review the troops down up in hewer of bin corning, he en tered the earring* of the niar'iteme prefect and drove to that funefienary'e resiknee,fellmeed In other etieriage• by a num ber el Burins rid French akin. The prince bad in his nada Count d'Anivagnia, to the King of Sae. din* and Adlobab de Otaamanap and7Chll9ln." Grand Duke Constantise la not unknown to the popu lation (truism, ea be visited that port in 1846, when only siasesaa pin of me, A eert informs us that the prince tall and Ode, We a :enred beard, and is of • intelligent !alum. Ha wens apaaterlca. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Aram 23. Dr. Kern has been detained at Bile by a alight indisposition. He is, however, expected at Berne this evening, with the propositions made at the Con ference of Paris for the settlement of the dispute with Prussia. Several royalist deserters have returned to Neat :heel without being molested. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 19th state that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. I'idal, had been charged by his colleagues to draw up tho speech from the throne on the opening of the Cortes. It was doubted that the Queen would open the Cortes in person, being near her confinement. M. Miri'n had caused 60,000,000 reels, the third instalment of the loan which he has contracted for, to be paid to the government. An armed hand of 16 men had been arrested in the neighbourhood of the town of Hero, and, strange to say, one of them turned out to be blind. Whilst some accounts say they were Carlist insurgents, others represent them as bandits. Trot GRAND CENTRAL RATLWAT OF FRANCE.— Tin .730 he of Perigueux lays .—" It is on the 11th May next that the Orleans company will take possession of the Great Central throe. It is WMsad that two mouths beyond that date will be required to complete the section to Coultas, so ea to allow the establishanest of regular traffic bttweca Bordeaux and Perlgueux ; bet it la probable that the iasa. guration c 4 the line bmween tbo two towns will Wm placed • euarrisi wan period." PORTUGUESE RAILWAYS. (raOY OUR OWN CURIMPONDENT.) Our Lisbon correspondent writc44: LISBON, Amt. 10. At the session of the Cortes on the leth inst., 8. Carlos )lento presented to the Chambers u report on the railway question, as well as the provisional con tract made with Sir Morton Veto, and a project of law to be brought before the legislative bodies to ratify the same. These were referred to the joint consideration of the committees of finanor and public works. The above report gas on to speak of the general benefits which a system of railways will confer upon Portugal. It mentions that two modes of solvreg the railway difficulty presented themselves; one, sf opening the contract to public competition; and a1. , - ether, of choosing a respectable party. The latter plan had been adopted, and the choice bad fallen' upon Sir Morton Peto. The report states that at first Sir Morton Yet° asked the government to gee motes a minimum interest al 7 percent, an the capital employed, bet the government bud induced him to alter this fore subvention cf be mash per kilo metre, a plait which was deleted peefbrable, biesmuch as it definitively fixed thcextent of their responsibility. 'She gunnies' of the rompfetfitt por tion of the I.a.sterri Railway is then mentioned in • the report, and the manse: of its cessisn to the eons puny. The report states thaeaes annual charge of A* contoe of rem will de solve upon the "tax, whew this railway is finished fmcireukcina ; but the amount will augment gradually front: a low figure als the different parts are completed, and the treasury . Wilt. so be enabled to meet the demand. The provisional contract, an given iu the Diaria, may be briefly' summed up a, follows: In compliance with the stipulations, Sir Morton Peto obliges himeelf to embody a company for the formation of the railway, awarding to the wormier dal code of Portugal, withinthe space of six menthe:. and the government will grant a concession off tbo line for 99 years, as soon as the contract maids xvith the Central Peninsular Company is rescinded. When this business is settled, the government delivers aver the railway, as far as it is completed (this is reckoned at 50 kilometres, and is calculated to the new core pany at 11,000!. per kilometre), with all appur tenances and rolling stock. The company engages. to complete the railway to Santarem and to Oporto,. passing Coimbra, and the government pledges itself to grant no concession to what may be called am rival company. As a material guarantee, Sir Morton l'eto will deposit 10,000/. of Portuguese- Three per Cent. Bonds, in either the Bank of England I or of Portugal, thirty days after the signature of the contract, and make another deposit of like amount one month after the commencement of the works ; thin to be withdrawn in two reclamations, the first half after the value of 100,000/. of railway is made, and the second half in like manner. The construc tion of the line must commence three months after the company is constituted, and the whole is to be completed and ready for circulation in four years. The company stipulates to duly make a line of rail way,with the parts and works which are technically deseribed at length, and to furnish all the rolling stock, and construct an electric telegraph along the line. The government cedes to the company all the state lands through which the railway may pass, and facilitates the expropriations of private property. The company offers to execute gratis the postal service, and to carry troops, &c., at one-hall fare. The fiscal engineers of the government are to have a right of survey over the works, and in event of a dispute, ar biters are to be chosen on either side; should they not come to an agreemeut, un appeal is to be made to the President of the Corpo ration of the Civil Engineers of England, who is to appoint an engineer of first rate reputation to solve the difficulty. The provisional contract regu lates in a measure the tariff of the company, and fixes more or less the form and construction of the line, with its appurtenances, and the government promises that the company shall have an exemption from taxation for 20 years after its installation. The company also has the right of working all mines within half a kilometre of either side of the railway. The company subjects itself to the lawa and tribunals of Portugal, which, however, will give • it every reasonable protection. The government; concedes to the company a subvention of 5,5001. per kilometre, understanding that the total length of; the railway will not exceed 328 0 500 metres. The.• payment is to be made every three months during; four years, and in 3 per cent. inscriptions, at a rani to be arranged between the company and the govern ment; but in event of a disagreement the payment must be made in money. The company agrees.to expend in works and materials doable the amount of the government subvention ; and the government promises to seek from the Cortes the authoritv,-ro guisite for the ratification of the contract. The project of law to be laid before the Carte/ids as follows : Art. 1. The government it authorised to contract vaith s tbs company ropreeented by Sir Morton Paso fur the emearration of the railway from I.ittion to Oporto, according tcabettases of the provinocal contrast (of whitti•eopy is anamad.),aans eluded with the said Sir Morton Patina the Bth Matt Art. 2. The government to also suthoneed to srachts4. the contract nude with the Central Prninsular Itrabiray t Com pany of Portugal on ledt August, 1853, fur the fonastion of a railway from Lisboa to Santarem. having poseur to laden- Idly the shareholders of the said company, talnagtbiesheres at par, and paying fir them enlist in bnd. at thefunded debt, at the prise of 50 per cent., or is utonmy ittlkihistel nients of three in three mouths, busting haste*. at-84er cent. per annum. Art. 3. The government is also mithitrited to tkpidate the debt due to the ssintractors Abner and Waling,. mad to pay theta either in teat& of the extortion debt at .10 per cent., or : is installuci its of money. Art. 4. The Junta of Public ts.-.edit is aatlioriamd to metre sad issue the Titve.try togn4l. Art. 5. Tbogovernman it alto authorised taraise in Pat way avenni moat advantage.* for ths public settle° Cat- SUMP required for carrying out Me three first :Michas wl-sa all or pot of the dispaatiens ode article tare ma in courssest execution. - - ----- Mini Aux otrublh , 'Works, Commerw, and industry, ANTONIA) Joss April 11, 1857. CAKIMI. Basle DA 811. , I anderstand that Messrs. Shaw mad Warin4 tb c former eontracurs for the Central Peninsular Va' way, have faranitkd the accounts of their %mute ed clams against the Portuguese government Cum tgh the Formgasoffice. These, 1 believe, arname .to between 17n000/. sad 180,000/. Both the ea? of Clarendon and Mr. 'toward. the Rnglish tualta ,od or , have takes some interest is the ndjustmenlost these claims, sad I understand that a special dempso ,eh on the subject is sent by thy; packet. The I ,nuis do Lou* and Seahor Avila have appointni Mr. T. ltunitell to adjudicate on behalf of the Po rtuguese government; and I am told that the courts eters will be offered about tive•sinths of the amean' • they ask. 'They will be ;said at par the 1133,1410 1. more or less of shares they hold, and of the erre:finites they show for work and materials. thew Ir eve received some 43,0001., and smm• deductions isi'd have to be made from the total amount. In foreign exchanges for this packet there was a fair demand for bills on London at 631 for 90 days. Continental paper was scarce, and in some demand. The quotations arc as follows :—London, 30 days, 63; 90 days, 63!. Paris, 533. Genoa, 531. Hamburg, 47". Amsterdam, 411 at 3 months. The price of government stock has got up a little, , u there has been some demand for it, with few sellers. • The following are the quotations:--Three per Cent. t Coupons, 46 to 471 ; Bank of Portugal %hares from s 4to 5 per cent. prem.; Bank of Oporto, from 20 to 21 per cent. prem. The Pensiero of Oneglin, in Piedmont, relates the following anecdote —" A few days ago one of the prisoners in oar penitentiary died. One of hie companions being par• ticularly deoirous of eschaintims the confined air of the cell for tho purer atmosphere of 'lie fields, resolved to purchase liberty by substituting hinvelf fur the deceased. Ho accor dingly secreted the body under the straw, and occupied its pace. His stratagem was very near succeeding, for ho was canted out of the cell in duo form, and had a fair chance of effecting his escape, when be was seized with a violent fit of emgbisg at which the men who were carrying him ran away fn a Eight; but the turnkeys who witnessed the scene were leas supsiretitioue, and took him back to his prison." The above account neembles exceedingly thet narrated in the int nausea " Monte Cher" with We. difteroxa et the Oise. sA