The Express. — London, England, 1854-01-06 00:00:00

vie ersrtos. a boar Whim ar Kipt:s: r :;• ... fie AO webers •lOsaraa* Y pablaksit gamy Murray NA Pilaw alp% la taro Or kW. • Ildgertlesmilibstamilsil for "Tar Ems.' Larks 21.111/ paper, araa In at tar Okay lisaarlaalrirr. W ellsok ea lb* I lay of peldisties. RIOR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts DAT —Montag, Afters*" 11. W. Tealsaairw—gatralss, Ila.---AftarresL Y. OIL LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6. THAT National Balance-sheet, the "Abstract of the net produce of the Revenue of Great Britain" for the years and quarten ended dth of January, 1853, and 1854, was issued by the Treasury last night. The one great feet on the fain of this document is that for the year ended yesterday the revenue of the country shows a large increase. To close ano ther twelvemonth with a statement of this kind affords still further testimony to the wisdom at that Free Trade policy,—of those principles of fiscal reform —recently adopted by this country. In tasting this Return by those which have recently gene before it, we must, to be fair, rely rather on the statements for the year than on those for the quarter, ohm the year gives a result indicating the character of the principles on which our recent fiscal changes have been made; whilst the returns for the past three months show rather those results, which are mire to make themselves felt when any tax, large in sweat, like that on soap, is suddenly abolished, and when others oa articles of general consumption, like the tax ea tea, are reduced. The redaction of the stamp duties on receipts most of coarse also be expected to manifest itself in the statement of the first three months after the changed law. When the stamp duties were first reformed by Sir Cam*. rs WOOD, some time elapsed before the revenue recovered itself from reductions the wisdom of which, however, was ultimately and amply proved, not only by the relief afforded to the public, but by the gradual though surely increased revenue that followed. The removal clan obstruction upon business encouraged an increased number of transaction., whilst by the reduced stamp tax oa those transactions the Exchequer was, in the end, amply rewarded. So it was with the reduction on general stamps—so on the re duced system of postage—and we may confidently expect similar consequences to spring from the latest instalment of Stamp Act reform. The revenue from postage fell off, of course, on the first trial of the penny rate; so also it has fallen on the first trial of the penny receipt stamp. But in the one case as in the other, the change being a wise one, we may confidently expect to see :higher figures ander the heading of " Stamps," in succeeding returns. With a very large increase on the year, we may regard with philosophic calmness a decrease on the quarter, when, as in the present case, that falling-off follows important reductions of taxation like the abolition of a soap tax and a reduction of tea duties—a window tax having been abolished shorty before. In the next year's state ments, we may look for another advantage, in addi tion to those we have foreshadowed: we may expect to see t►e produce of the Successions Duty—a heavy item—which has not yet had time for development. In place of giving our customary summary of the remise figures of the Revenue Table, we content our salves with calling attention to the document it.elf,as printed from the official oopy received from the Tres- I Nary at a late hour last night. We cannot deal in I detail with tables marked by such strange blunders. The tables state there is e. decrease of 18,0001. in 4 the Post-office revenue for the yearjust ended aa com pared with that for the preceding year. But inasmuch as the Post-office revenue for the year ended sth Jan., 1833, is stated at 1,022,00 W., and that for the year ended yesterday 1,104,0001, there must have been in reality an increase of 82,0001. during the latter year. Again, the income under the head Miscellaneous, having been 293,7291. in the year ended sth Jan., 1853, and only 178,3751. in the year just ended, the actual decrease on the year has been 117,3541., not 17,3341., the sum stated in the official abstract. To correct these errors, 82,0001. ought to be added to the column of " increase" for the year ended sth Jan., 1804; and 18,0001. ought to be deducted from and 100,0001. added —or, in other words, 82,0001. added to the column of decrease. This would alter the krone of the aggregate increase and decrease on the year from what appears in the official tables, but not the total increase when a balance is struck between the two alumna—the same sum having to be added to each. There may bemire mistskes in the tables, for in the copy we reselvoi the 83,0001. of increase in Post-office revenue fee the low ter just ended was set down to the sesseeffiefregarty tax. This latter error was evidently a sue bissike in the transcriber ; bat by what mom the dem= erroneously ascribed to the Pastmllse weer should be stated at a figure which Imes the beanie between the aggregate increase and demise& in the 'year's revenue correct, though the adisinte ems of each are erroneous, we do not vestals to state. What other blunders may occur in dams tables, or whether there be any more, it is mmeseimary for as at the hour we receive them to ascertain. As some of the errors, too, are obviously of transcription, not calculation, it is not easy to my where in any particular case the mistake lies. But it would be obviously rash to draw any exact inferences from tables put forth in eo slovenly and inaccurate a state This is not the first time that the quarterly returns have been disfigured by gross and unpardonable mistakes. It is rather hard with so many well-paid officials that the country cannot have 'erred information for its money. In the present and probable condition of Europe our relations to neutral Powers are quite u im portant as those to oar allies. It is at no time nay to bring neutrals and belligerents to view in thalami) light the exercise of their respective rights. Angry discussions arising from such differences of opinion (listract attention, and thereby enfeeble or neutralise 6e efforts of the belligerent, and often afford a crafty adversary means of gaining allies. The two great maxims by which a belligerent Power ought to regu late its conduct towards neutrals are:—be scrupu lously equitable in your conduct towards them; be fearlessly frank. In former wars England has been more apt to sin against the former rule than the latter. The circular that has just base addressed by the Courts of Sweden and Denmark to dm Cabinets of Europe, recalls an apt illustration Of this position. The abstract principle coetsaded lee by the armed neutrality in 1780—" free leg makes free goods "—had much to be said in its &veer. The Courts which combined to assent to it might have sew creed and unworthy motives, but the principle to assert which they ostensibly leagued themselves wee plausible, if not more. England, by amok, the question on the grounds of justice and empsdismey, might have succeeded in striking out an ailfastinat of the dispute which the Courts, if be. Wadi have accepted ; which, if dishonest, they might have refused ; but would thereby have °peel the eyes el their subject■ and merchants generally, sad pissed England in the right. But, on the contrary, England obstinately, proudly, meamaingly, peesistati in acting in conformity to the old reverenced contrary practice, thereby irritating thcaggregate commerce of the world, and enabling the Offoraiseats, avowedly or underhandedly hostile THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1854. to it, to meant it as unjust, domineering--ao eoessy to optimal rights. 'The lam question will wilts* tionably be raised the mows t say hesiilitios own wino., if sot newer. It will therefore be wise, oath* pert efl . . England, so far to modify its former Prestige: in thim respost as to deprive Russia of a beadle for bripgNt it iato angry collision wit► all neutral reatitime Powers. With regard to theiseoed maxim, the* a pretty numerous and a pretty wealthy party in this country which is by no means prepared to set up to it, and, unluckily, this party seem at present to have the ear of the principal member of the Cabinet. The rights of neutrals ought to be care- Billy respected; but, on the other hand, no hollow professions of neutrality ought to be tolerated. In the American war of independence the French Government professed neutrality long after it had begun to lend assistance to the Ameri cans in secret. It would have been difficult fir England to cheek this perfidy, for at that time the people of France were more sincerely friendly to the Americans than the Government. But at present, with respect to the only two Governments that have avowed their intention to remain neutral : the pro- Anions of the Swedish and Danish Governments are unexceptionable; they are the wisest policy then Governments could have adopted for their people; the most jest with respect to the belligerents. And that, in so far as the Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish peoples are concerned, they will be loyally sated ape, is indubitable. The Sweden, with their free pros ; the Norwegians, with their free press and file Diet; the Dana, with their advanced eivi ligation, have no desire to become either ittsdiately or immediately subject to Mono site rule. We may rely upon public opinion in all these countries to aids in keepiag their Governments to the literal performanee of their pro ws' ea. Nevertheless, it =sibs as well to come to a categorical explanation with these Governments at the West. Family ties, aid and socoaragement re oeived from Russia daring the Schleswig-Holstein contest, bind the Danish dynasty to the Cul- If, as some my, the reigning Hones in Sweden have reco vered from the Russian Infatuation that characterised the list reign, it is well ; but the conversion is of too recent date to be implicitly relied upon. It will be wise to give both Governments unequivocally to understand that while England will hold all neutral rights sacred—will rather err on the side of conces sion than exaction—it will rigidly insist upon being honestly dealt with. Ring OSCAR will do well to remember how sore the Swedish nation yet feels on the loss of Finland, whence the capital derives its daily supplies of butcher's meat, vege tables, and firewood, and where 100,000 Swedes are still denirened. He will do well to reflect that "la liaison ancienne de Suede" may be made to resume its place in the next volume of the "Almanac de Gotha," if he make himself unpopular; and lastly, he will do well to estimate how much the growing investment of English capital is doing to develop the natural resources of Sweden. FREDERICK VII., in like manner, may find the extensive investment of English capital an instructive text to meditate upon. Both monarchs ought to be respectfully but firmly warned that no underhand favouritism of Russia, under the assumed garb of neutrality, will be tole rated by England. :ire Court. WINDSOR, JAx. 5. _ The lellewhig had the honour to dine with her lialselyAr s tlta Boa. Charles and Ili'. WWl* Lib Guth Mewled In the Cued* deadisaer ewe perleemei the blowing: please : Owners* "Nee Mrs de Md. "Ia Prepleto" isitedee..Musiabs" ----- Pelee Lertdie Woof= Veal amp Het Majesty% Private Band afterwardawas is attendant: end played the fallowing selection : Overture. " BMW" AM and Qamatatto la Osman OM Let) M Auto. elte Cam "11 Credal*" /dayarbar "IpidgenSa . Orankan and air de Danse, "Grim" Aube, Prism Albert drove her Mansty est is a sledge yester day afternoon, towards Staines. The Prinersass followed is • woad sledge. The Hon. Mary Balite!, Colossi BOUVOTiII. and Colossi the Hos. Charles Grey, were is attesdaaos. The Marquis of Laosdowno, ths Bail sad Countess of Hardwieks, the Earl sad Coniston of Elhalbwroo, sad Sir Charles Eastlake, have been invited, and are azpoated to day. A Cabinet Gnmeil was held at the Fordo-Aloe, Downing-street, yesterday afternoon. The Woken presort were the Earl et Aberdeen, Lord John Bos se% the Lord Chemesiler, Earl Granville, the Duke at AMA Vincent Fah stop, the Bari et Chrom e" the Doke et New the amongst et the , Sir hams &ahem Sir Chris. Wood, th im e al ga Hon. Slimy Thobort, and Sir William iteisewortb. Th. Crane Ist her boars. Mr. Tidd Pratt had ea interview with the Chem"ller of the Examper, en Wednesday, at his oMeial residence in Dowelegssee. Theme ei Peamesees arrived in town yesterday moraiag, leeemeel tbo °shim Council, from his mat, Broadlaada, T h e Camoilir of the Exchequer arrived is town yes. Tyam, bus Wisdom Coale. Wit Zee. Midair, Herbert arrived in town yester day seseir tram Willem Hesse, Salisbury, to attend the Celina Osumil. Dispitsless wan reerivsd at the Colonial-00m yesterday from the Emmen of the Wait India Islands. Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, is to M the Had Quarter Swim of the Mops minim la Laurel* la plasm of Sydney. AT TEI MANSION- nousz.—Let evening a juvenile party ves given by the lady Mayoras, at the Mansion-besee, to nearly foss hundred of the youngor branches of the families of amoral of the nobility (now in town) and of the judges, merchants, bankers. and the prineipal dtiaena. The esseestente went varied, dancing funning the most a tt ractiv e feature of the evening's eat;rtaisnent. Monsieur Beentherg (the sew juror) attended end amused the eseepeny with his extra ordinary perfornasem As efficient band, under the , direction of Mr. Manlove, was engaged for the cession. Sapper was served in the Enyptien-hail, which meekly sever looked more interesting than when filled by the brilliant assembly of children, between the ages of riven and sixteen. The masks on which this feetivity wee given wu to eolobestion of the birthday of the Lord *lot. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY Op LONDON.—At a monthly general meeting held yesterday at the moiety's home in Haaowsr•squan, W. J. Brederip, Rm., vies-president, in the chair, Mrs. Coition ant Meson. J. Tinker, D. Wilson, G. WilluMon, W. Wells, W. Harrison, C. C. W. %mei* R. L. layard, 0. Z. Rowney, J. Bestow, G. Manley, end C. Kasen were elected fellow's( the society ; and Captain G. C. Morgan and Mean. P. C. Merges, T. Reynolds, H. C. Isom, and G. C. Schutt were proposed as candidates fur the fellowship. The report frees the mud' stated that the eptretkes of the sosiety lad ►een eminently eassamfel during the year whisk lee just skald, t►e number of fellows sleeted iale the easiety haying ucesded the average of the het 111 yeses try 80, and the number of visitors to the gar. dims laving been numb larger than in any former year sines thek establishment, with the exception of 1861. ENORMOUS MAILS FOR INDIA, AUSTRALIA, din., IT TIM Chit/MA N D The Piehalliblit and Oriental Company's steam ship Ripen, which started from Southampton on the 4th instant, took out on unsocially balky mail, the total number of beam on this occasion having amounted to 390, meeeuring in the aggregate 33 tons. Of these, 287 one for ports in Aligning (there being 132 for Melbourne alone); the total number for the Mediterranean, India ' and Chios was, therefore, not more than 103. Doubtless this large mail would have bees considerably augmented but for the nosedelivevy in London, ea Wednesday morning, of the kitten from Liverpool, Manchester, and the meth, owing to the extesosdioney gate of the weather. The Marseilles portion of the mail, to be despatched from Loudon ea the 9th lost., mid whisk is to overtake the Ripon et Malta probably consist of about 160 additional whip% on that the toted balk of the =Unto be conveyed by the Ririe will fall lade short of 60 tons. LATEST FROM ABROAD. RUSSIA. - AND TURKEY.. - ory 11111116113f7 LID 217101.1•1 TILZOILANO PARIS. FAIZAZ Mcournio. The Moniker at this morning metal= a circular eddranis on •UM 30th of December by the Fres& government to its diploma* agents. It states that France and England have decided that their fleets shall enter the Black Sea, in order, by their *nabbed operations, to guard the Ottoinsa territory aid flag from say new attack as the part of Ramie. CONSTA.NTINOPLE, Deo. 26. The fleets of England and France are still in the Bosphorus. Conidaniinople is tranquil. The moveaseat of the Sopbtee had etreagtheoed the hands of the war party, sad the Sweetie' r retains olio& The Porte coneents to adjust the terms of a pesos with Russia. in a conference where the Four Powers may be represented together with the belligerents. The Sultan will confirm the privileges of the Christians to the fullest extent, and in the most oath piste manner, bat be indite on the evacuation of the Principalities. lIMIBTIBO. ;As. a. The courier from Stockholm has arrived, with in telligenoe from the Swedish capital, of the 27th ult. Xing Omar has imparted to the secret committee of the Diet the treaty concluded with Denmark, for mewing the cooperation of the two countries in maintaining their common independence. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC. LIVERPOOL, TIIIMSDAT. Early this afternoon the United States mail steam ship Atlantic, Captain West, arrived in the Mersey with the usual mails from the United States and British North America. The Atlantic sailed from New York on the 24th ult., and has komht. besides the mails, 80 passengers and 600,000 do s. in specie on freight. The United States mail steam ship, Pacific, from hence, was passed by the Atlantic on the 26th ult., off New York. The Liverpool and Philadelphia Screw Steam ship Company's vessel, City of Manchester, from hence, arrived at Philadelphia on the 23rd ult. The United States Mail Steam-ship Hermann, from Bremen and Southampton, arrived at New York on the teeming of the 23rd ult. At 10 pm. on the 23rd the America from Halifax, whence she sailed on the 22nd, had not arrived at Boston. The weather there was very thick, with rain and snow, and it was not considered probable the steamer would arrive before the following morning. The steam ship Pampero, from San Juan de Nica ragua, had arrived at the Belira, and would reach New Orleans about midnight of the 23rd. She had a large quantity of gold on freight and Californian dates to the Ist of December. The steamer Northern Light sailed from San Juan on the 16th for New York with 600 passengers and 1,600,000 dollars in gold on freight. We have adviees from Havannah to the 18th. On the Bth the American brig Ocean Belle arrived at that city, having on board the passengers and crews of the Spanish steamer General Arnero and the British brig Oscar, both of which vessels had been wrecked and abandoned. The cargoes of both are also lost. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The late CaptainHeneral Canedo took his depar ture from Havannah for Spain in the steamer Conde de Regla od the 11th ult. No regret was expressed on the °walla% of his leaving the island ; but, on the contrary, the hope that he will never return invested with authority. General Panels had yet done nothing except make the neoeesary appointments to office. He had begun well. Bv the arrival of the barque, Cadet, at New York froni Belize, Honduras, we have advice, from thence to the 27th ult. The war in Central America was at that date in statu quo, the states of Nicaragua and San Salvador having offered their mediation between the belligerents. The oommiseioners of the several governments were to have met at Santa Anna. in San Salvador, on the 15th, but it was doubtful if they would meet at all ; or, even if they did meet, whether any satisfactory result would follow ; for, if the government paper of Guatemala can be relied on, nothing will be done by that state except on con dition of a radical change in the pereoneUe of the Honduras government, that is, unless the liberal or union party is excluded from power. The New York stock market exhibited a quiet ap pearance. There was little alteration in price, and there were•no indications of any important move ment one way or the other. Money was more abundant, but not more than enough to make the negotiation of loans moderately way, and to prevent forcing fanny stocks on the dirket. The banks had not yet made a general call for their demand loans. They are comparatively so much contracted in their operations, that they may no touch at present loans on call. The Market Bank hes declared a dividend of 4 per cent, and so has the Metropolitan. Exchange on London wee quoted at 1091 to 1091, but these figures were not well sustained. Paris, 6.131 to 6.181. Hamburg, 37 to 371. Bremen, 80 to 801. In the New York cotton market, a fair amount of business had been doing, and former quotations were steadily maintained. The following were the rates on the day of the departure of the mail : New Orleans sad Mobile, mid. fair to fair, 12e. to 121 c. per lb. • Uplands, mid. fair to fair. Me. to 1110. In the market for breadstuff', flour was much sought after, and melee were made at about 121 e. advance in prier. Wheat was held at 3e. to 4c. per bushel higher, and ruled quiet in consequence. The prices obtained were, for GODOIIII9O white, 1 dol. 82c. ; fair Canadian, in bond, 1 doL 134 a to 1 dol. No.; and common southern, 1 doL 670. per bushel. Corn was pretty brisk, and steady at 74e. to 780. for new, and 78c. to 82c. for old of all kinds. Corn meal showed • no alteration. ye and barley partook of the ea character. _ In the provision market, pork ruled very quiet, but beef was active and buoyant. la the freight market the shippers were waiting the receipt of letters by the America, and sum,- mints were light. To - Liverpool, corn engaged in ships' bags, at 10d. ; for flour, 3s. per barrel was asked, and 2s. 9d. offered; uncompressed cotton was engaged at 7.32 d. per lb. The following despatch reached prior to the sailing of the steamer : New Orleans, Dec. 23. The sales of cotton to-day were 2,000 bales, and for the week they amount to 38,000 bales. The better qualities are firm. Middling is quoted at 9k. Stock on hand, 201,000 bales. The America's news came to head this evening after business hours. FATAL ACCIDENTS THROUGH THE FROSTo—Yelfel , day an inquest was taken at the Loudon Hospital on the body of Charlie Worm!eighteen, aged 43, who lost his life ender the following cirmeastanses:—The demised resided et No. 1, Willow walk, Bethnal-green, sad on the night of Tuesday. the 27th alt., while on his war home he slipped down on the pavement through treading en some ice. Several poems robed hint up, when it was ascertained that his left leg erne ibneeneed. He was taken home, and subse quently wee gemmed Ie the hospital, where he died on Sunda y Mit, delirium boom superemdig epos the Wary to the limb. Mr. Dehmlow'. the home wpm, having deseribedi the hijeries, the W. riamod • restiet of “Aeeldistal desah."—Mr. w llrtiw, tie Ilsreasre dos bold ea ism es the bed, et Theme beakiagbaes, aged 40 years slalom. ' lately gelding at Me. 7, ft atase'w• plass, thartato. The deemed was employed ea Than. day l as t ea rd a vessel Gaged the Kitty, moored is the Beat ladiaDeeks, sad while shading on • stage to Az some Wale he Me best and scow), and fell a depth of ' tre a t Vora i ts bold) of the ship on to a 5 010 ' tity of iron. He was phited ay by hie orepaisions Mad seen by a wpm, bat bed mistained emissive freettiree of the skull and Mho, Mgelber with other Wanes. He was *old in a cart Ilittlikis to the hospital, where he died on Wednesday. Verdict, " Aecidsatel death." DEATH Or SIR RICHARD JENKINS, G.C.B.—This honourable Knight Commander of the Beth, and many ran one of the directors of the Bast India Caspar, died at his residence, Blackheath Park, on Friday, in his 88th year. Sir Richard filled the dice of chairman in 1839, and received the Order of the Bath for diplomatic amiss. in I. s, priaelpally thump the war of 1817.18. TILE WAR. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The Adria etWadasidey, in its latest i ezrelsostillOgfindelle Mob Mh : Mobs of the g o to which tbo WNW, osolosniste bad roodiall from England M Mahe i ImerometY ettoolloomob at the azommillmtluageffilbbesent of a morn of fro at 110 0 7 1 1:1 6 7 was about to be for- APiott this ban Pans by a semigrodowt at the Brussels lade , that*, British cabinet has for ateta not to troops to the Levant, and Wto the rue& garennsent that it will leave fine WA, desiekiref pigment Am he OlosWiate" • oontemptary OR this ellitom — d ledema lion that it will by swig Is ad a mops d'armis to Turksy at Ur lima` is is to amount to 70,0 0 0 nu, bun two osoidorable comps; one, then coat important, at Adrianople, and the other pro bably doss to Coastantinople. This kind of spear , lotion has the advantage of being very safe. The refusal of the Czar to adopt the ex= dried by Franco, England, Austria, and mad est forth in the Vienna protocol of the sth is es thoroughly taken for granted by all parties is all seestries, that journalists in the Aaisin and limmeian interest Judge that the time is ease he vahmehtir the next act of a ellgismalle amok. Uotastunateafor Belgium, it is dun the organ of King Leo 'a government that snimeees a rug gestwa w • is evidently inspired by the mast abject servility to Russia. Freely and fairly Zs gashed, the suggestion is as follows: "Doubtless the situation is grave, for that the Czar will not send a plenipotentiary to a Euro unpcongress to settle the Turkish quarrel retty oertain. Yet why should not new negotiations be commenced P The Czar says he will treat directly with Turkey, but consents to receive the propositions of the Porte through the other powers. Frankly, we say, why not try this way of settling the matter P Other schemes have been tried, and failed. Diplomacy has not hitherto been favoured by Fortune—perhaps peace—the object desired—might be obtained more readily . in this way, and on better terms for Turkey. Russia is a great state, and she knows it, and i proud accordingly; Turkey is an inferior state, as all must confess. Then the Czar might feel free to grant to Turkey alone that which he would refuse to Turkey in a congress where she would be, so to speak, escorted by Francs and England, Russia being Iso lated, and Austria and Prussia neutral. For Turkey's sake the Czar's amour-propre should be considered. In this point of view, then, the mediation of Franco and England having failed hitherto, and being likely to fail in its latest assumed form, the best thing would be for those two Powers to withdraw, so far as to permit the negotiation which the Czar has declared him self willing to carry on. Tho Czar has said that he will respect the integrity and independence of Turkey. Why is he not to be believed ? Events may have led him further than he at first intended, bat then he has been in a manner shut up by air sonstances. The longer the door you open to him the greater the chances of getting conditions honour able for all parties. Only make haste. Events ass rapidly proceeding. The Russians are rumen; n g their ad vantages in Asia, and it is even rumoured that Bataan has fallen into their hands. At any rate, the Czar ' wants Batas., and will try hard for it. If he gets hold of that fortress, so important as enabling him to hold the Caucasians in check, it will be difficult to induce him to relinquish it t and its possession will add to the difficulty of ulterior negotiations." Such is the Belgian proposal. The honour of the Cur, at any rate, is dear to the court journalist. Uncertainty still hangs over the affairs of the east. Oar latest intelligence from Constantinople exhibits the Pasts as still moderate and disposed to trust in the friendly professions of France and England. Although the full and formal reply of Reachid Pscha had not bun given to the ambassadors, it was well understood that the attempts of the powers to bring about a return of peaceful relations would not fail through any fault of the Sultan or his advisers. But is proportion as this fact grows clearer it becomes more certain that the pride of the Czar will thwart all the aims of the friends of peace. It is again as serted by the ministerial journals that orders have been sent to the Bosphorus for the entry of the fleets into the Black Sea, and that an intimation of the in tention of the governments has been sent off to St. Petersburg. Demands have also been preferred in the same quarter for what is, in fact, the abrogation of the European treaty of 1841, namely, the opening of the Black Sea to the ships of war of all nations. It his been so much the habit of our ministerial con temporaries to mask the inertness and hesitancy of the two cabinets with specious projects on paper that the public can hardly be expected to give cre dence to these statements in all their breadth. Supposing, however, that so much has been ventured in the th he path of courage and honour, it is desirable nation should know how the European con cert, and especially the Austrian alliance, which has already cost so much, stands affected by these comparatively energetic proceedings. We know that when, after Slave, a movement of the fleets appeared imminent, the Austrian government was careful to explain to Europe that its utmost engage ments were quite compatible with friendship to Russia. But for the bat fortnight the entrance of the squadron into the Black Sea his. been held up by the organs of the maritime powers on both sides of the water u a demon stration against the Czar, and yet the Austrian government confines itself to an announcement that it knows not why Baron Brunnow should leave London. The Sieele, indeed, ventures on this subject a very round assertion, which will be found in the letter of our Paris ceerespoo . dent, but only as a rumour. Of emu, under such circumstances the alliance of this country with France becomes daily more impor tant, and it is to be hoped that the assertions of the French prim, that the recent misunderstand ings between the two cabinets have been cleared up, will be confirmed. On this head Ostgeani says: " Attempts are being made by some of the Paris journals to create a belief that the English government is not sincere, and we regret to see that In England &journal oasts in return doubts on the sincerity of the French government. From inquiries which we have made in quarters which are well informed we are convinced that these doubts are unfounded. Even within the last twenty-four hours the mast positive assurances of the determination of the French government to act cordially, sincerely, and vigorously in accord with England have been renewed in a manner and from a mums which ought to inspire the most implicit confidence." The Amalie Busse publishes the following rescript of the 10th Dec., addressed by the Emperor of Russia to Vice-Admiral Nachimoff By the destruction of the Turkish squadron at Sinop', you have illustrated the annals of the Russian fleet by a new victory which will be for ever mmorsble in the history of the navy. The statutes of the Military Order of St. George pedal out the recompense which is due to you for this exploit. Ia executing with real joy the provisions of the said stabates, we appoint you Chevalier Grand Crone 2nd class of the Order of Bt. George, rentainiog with our Imperial friendship, yours affectionately. NICHOLAS. The Augsburg Gazette of the 30th Dec. contains the following description of the Czar's pensioner in the Black Mountains : " The Prince of Montenegro is a mere shadow, and if he bears at Cetinje the semblance of one in the eyes of strangers, it is deceptive, for the Montene grins are sly; in fact, Daniko is anything but a prince. The few that esteem him do so merely be cause, through his instrumentality, they share the subsidies of Rosin, and thus live more at their ease. Every one else troubles his head very little about him. The only way in which he can keep up their favour is by travelling about every year and distri buting money. They always think of the time when, like themselves, he tended sheep, and was • shoe black in Cettaro (being then the courier of an Aus trian officer). Thousands of bayonets do not hedge him in, as a European monarch. With what power, then, does he restrain these bold Montenegrins, every one of whom dots just what he likes, and all of whore are freer than all the Republicans in the world P Or how could this prince under such a difficult state of things displaysuch an energy and a degree of prudeaos se to excite the hope that hoe- tilitke will not come to an open general rupture P 1 ibe question here can only be of an impotent me nseing_or of a potent persuasion, but not of punish ment with which the disturbers of the peace shall be visited.' The Montenegrins cannot comprehend at all why they are net to fall foul of the Turks. Who. ever really knows the Montenegrins will am nredly not hold theca up as blockheads, but as a shrewd practical people. Their quickness of judg ment and their memory are surprising. When I was in Gradate I asked a native—What tax do you pay the Prince? He drily answered—' Nothing.' Expressing my astonishment, he quietly added— , The thing is quite natural. If a gentleman must needs have servants, why he must pay them ; there fore, if the Prince wishes me to serve him, why he must give me a piece of land for nothing.' If all the natives reason in this fashion, I think it may be easily understood, since the reasons have been previ ously explained to them, why they do not fall fool of the Turks." SWEDEN AND DENMARK. From Paris, Brussels, and Berlin it is announced that the northern powers have come to a common resolve respecting the position which they will main tain in the event of a European war. It was stated in the Daily News of the 29th ult. that negotiations were being carried on between Den mark and Sweden for the conclusion of a treaty which should assure the independence of the two stake against all contingencies. The courts of Europe have now been informed of the conclusion and tenor of that compact, and also of the intentions of the Scandinavian governments respecting its execution. Two circular notes, iden tical in form, have been forwarded to the cabinets of Europe by the two powers, from which it appears that—far from permitting themselves to be drawn into the orbit of Russia—Sweden and Norway will assert a strict neutrality, while the treaty which they have concluded witnesses their resolution to maintain their elected attitude, it need be, by arms. Of the various accounts of the joint declaration of Sweden and Denmark which are in circulation, we take that of the Independence Beige. The Note commences by laying down that the complications which have arisen oat the Oriental question have imposed on the governments of Sweden and Denmark the obligation of considering with se riousness the further consequences to which they may give rise, and that, having done so, they now desire to explain to all the governments with which they en tertain amicable relations the political course which they intend to follow in the event of an European war. The cordial friendship in which the sovereigns and people of the two countries are united, as well as a community of interests and political principles, have led their governments to concert together respecting the mea sures which in certain circumstances would be necessary to establish a common action suited to secure the object upon which both are agreed, and this object is the maintenance of a strict neutrality. In conformity with these resolutions the two sove reigns now notify to the various European govern ments that they will abstain during the apprehended war from all participation direct or indirect in favour of one of the belligerents to the detriment of the other—that they will admit into the ports of Sweden, Norway, and Den mark, both merchant vessels and shipeof war of all the belligerent parties, each government, however, reserving to itself the rght of excepting certain naval ports and certain basins from this rule, but in that case excluding all the parties alike. That they will allow the provisioning of ships of all parties in the ports of the two kingdoms, but will not, how ever, permit them to supply themselves there with articles reputed contraband of war. Finally, that no captures nor prizes of war may be sold in the said ports, nor so much as brought thither. In return for these liberties accorded in their ports, Sweden and Norway require from the belli gerent powers, for the vessels of their respective states, the continued enjoyment of freedom from mo lestation and the ordinary facilities of commerce, under the obligation to submit to the law of nations in special eases, such as a blockade. To guarantee this neutrality, which is, in fact, a first condition of Scandinavian independence, the two governments do not rest contented with despatch ing note.. From Copenhagen we learn that the for tification of the so-called Langenlinie is being effected with vigour, guns are already mounted, and considerable earth works are reared, and this in weather the severity of which would forbid the execution of any outdoor work not of extreme urgency. In other directions the same activity is manifested. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY ETINIXO. There has been a very heavy fall at the Bourse to-day, occasioned less by the aspect of foreign affairs than by numerous "executions " of defaulters, which, as I anticipated yesterday, have taken place. One influential jobber was executed for upwards of a million of francs. Towards the close of business the downward movement was accelerated by a report that the government had received some very bad news, and that the Moniteur to-morrow would con tain an important communication. The Three per Cents. fell 75c. Bank of France, 20fr. Credit Mobilier, 16fr. St. Germain Railway, 35fr. !Stras bourg, 201 r. Northern 19fr., and other lines from 10fr. to 15fr. This fall following upon the depression of the whole week is very important. The Pattie, in its "Latest News," says it has been reported to-day that the Russians were preparing to cross the Danube. In addition to the bulk of correspondence which you will receive by this mail from Constantinople, I notice two or three facts of importance in the French journals. It appears from several letters, that an 'English sailor on board the English merchantman sunk by the Russians at Sinope was killed by can- Lon shot, and this after the English flag had been hoisted! One of Abdi Pitches lieute nant-generals in Asia, Vely Pacha, was assas sinated by his own troops, after having himself killed four of his men who were running sway from the enemy. One letter says, that a temporary dif• ference between Admirals Deeds. and Hamelin, of which the limes made the most, resulted from the accident of the English admiral having received his instructions three days later than the French. The Frame says the dismissed Capitan-Pacha, Madhmond Pacha, has already been brought to a court martial, and that his successor Riza Pacha, who, before the war broke out, belonged to what was called the peace party, is now one of the warmest supporters of the war. He goes farther even than the Seraskier, Me hemet Ali, and much farther than Reechid In the arsenals of Constantinople the Turks are work ing night and day, in pursuance of orders to build and arm a sufficient number of ships to replace those lost at Sinope. Omer Pacha has written to say that as soon as the Danube is completely frozen over he shall resume operations. There is not a word in these letters to confirm the taking of Battonm by the Russians. According to a current story, General Baraguay d'Hilliers bas given Lord Stratford de Itedcliffe a lesson in punctuality. At a meeting of the four ambassadors, called at the Austrian internuncio's residence for two o'clock in the afternoon, General Baraguay d'Hilliers attended with military precision as the clock struck. After waiting twenty minutes, Lord de Radcliffe not having arrived, the general rose, took his hat, and, observing that there being no likelihood of the conference taking place that day, he should leave, but he thought he might have been in formed of the postponement. Oa his way out of the room he met Lord de Radcliffe, and, saluting him, said plainly that the hour of meeting being passed he was going away. Lord de Redcliffe,after apologizing, reproached the general with a smile for his too rigorous punctilio. The French ambassador replied with some emphasis, "My lord, punctuality being the politeness of kings, ought afortiori to be that of their representatives." It' this story be true, I do not think it will raise General Bars.- grimy d'Hil,ier's reputation as a diplomatist. He is an old general, but a young ambassador. His going away might be very excusable, but his refusal to return, sod his stiff reproof to Lord de Radcliffe, was only worthy of a corporaL However, the anecdote comes from • very auspicious source, and may be only one of the many inventions of the party that incessantly endeavours to break the French and English alliance. BELGIUM. W An o ffi cial notification has BRUSS bee E LS, n reoeived lDN ESDAT city, to the effect that the Danish government has also announced to its diplomatic representatives that it will observe the strictest neutrality in the event of a European war breaking out. It is now officially known that Sweden and Denmark have signed a formal treaty for the maintenance of their joint neutrality. The snow lies still several feet deep on Dearly ag the Belgian railways. No trains on the Northern, Eastern, or Western lines have arrived this day i n &lures. The train which left last night for Lieg e was obliged to stop at Waremme, and the Ghent One at Melle. The railway communication between this city and Antwerp is also interrupted. The troops have been set to work to remove the snow. It was positively asserted last night, in a political salon, that, in the event of the reply of the Emperor Nicholas to the French note of the 28th alt. not being considered satisfactory by the court of the Tuileries, the Russian Ambassador in Paris will de mand his passports, in order to " make a short ex cursion to Brussels." Under those circumstances cer. lain personages here will be greatly embarrassed, and no slight difficulty will be telt as to th e precise mode of accepting such a visit, or rather of receiv ing such a visitor.; SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 29th and 30th ult. inform us that by royal decrees, dated the 27th ult., LieateGenenl Sanz is removed from the Captaincy. General of Galicia, and Lient.-General de Lersundi, from that of Andalusia; Lieut.-General Ricardo hichelley is nominated successor of the former, and Lieut.-General Rafael de Aristegui Count de Mirasol, of the latter. The Marquis de Turgot was continuing to get better. All the high society of Madrid went every day to his hotel to inscribe their names. The President of the Council, having completely rem wired, was about to occupy himself with business. The cold was excessive, and all the ponds were frozen—people were skating on some of thi m—a very unusual circumstance in Madrid. The news from the provinces continued to be very satisfactory. It is not true, as had been stated, that the cholera had appeared in Galicia. STATE OF CUBA. -~ - HAVANA, Die. 10. General Perm,la, the new Governor, arrived here on the night of the 2nd instant, and was ;eve TrTii with the customary civil and military demonstra tions on the 3rd inst., when General Canedo most gracefully transferred our keeping to his custody, as Governor and Captain-General of Cuba. The cere mony of reception and inauguration took place at 12 o'clock, the new chief being escorted from the land ing to the palace through an unbroken line of sol diery. Afterwards he went to the rooms of the royal audience, where the oath of fidelity was ad. ministered by the Chief Justice. General Canedo retired to the village of Guanabaco, which nestles among the hills on the south-eastern part of the bay of Havana, to rest from the toils of state until the arrival of the British steamer, by which, it in said, be proposes to take passage; so that you may perhaps see the gentleman who was so fearful of truth as to interdict yours and other papers of the metropolis of the world. In his farewell address to the army and the people of Cuba, he seems to rely much upon the acts of his administration for the approbation of the world. In the meantime we have the preliminary rumours of another negro invasion on the south side, which we shall have to pass to the credit of the new incum bent, although he is too fresh in harness to know anything about it, or to be in any way implicated, whether it has been effected with or without authority. The rumour exists that the late Captain-General pardoned the murderer of the actress La Dominguez just before he gave up the keys of authority. If this is the case, it has been done to quiet discussion con necting his own name with the melancholy history, and has been granted without publicity given: wherefore I am inclined to doubt it, and to class it I among the inventions associated with the tragedy. The new government, under its extended and ab solute powers, is going into operation under military organisation, which may render every process of ad ministration something more summary than even Cubans have been accustomed to. The retiring dig nitary has been charged in private circles with having said that it would " not be long before bitter tears would be shed in Cuba." What particular appli cation he intended should be made of his remark we cannot imagine, unless it was aimed at the sup posed policy of General Pezuela, and his stern deter mination to enforce it, with the usual cruelties of tyranny. There ie no doubt of the one thing, in the minds of the people, that they tremble in their hearts, in view of the acquisition of power which cuts them off from all possibility of protection at Madrid through the royal clemency, or superior correction of errors. I In looking at the man, in his history, cultivation, and intelligence, I do not perceive reasonable grounds for apprehension, save merely in the error of judg ment to which the best intellect, thrown into new positions, may be liable. General Peznela has the advantage of some experience at Porto Rico, and he certainly has the entire confidence of the Queen. I There has been some demonstration of discontent among the lower classes, expended by writing upon the walla of public buildings, and at the Theatre Mason, the first night that the lady of Gen. Pezuela was present in the " vice-regal" box, an imitation d the Madrid reception of the Queen, after the reports of her scandalous conduct with " Arana," was attempted by the audience; but it did not amount to much, and passed off as having been in. feuded for au obsequious count who was paying his I devoirs to her ladyship in the box at the time. The British brig Oscar was wrecked a few days shier, upon the Bahamas, bound from Halifax to Matanzas, and the captain and crew brought here by the American brig Ocean Belle, on the Bth instant— the vessel and cargo of sugar, box, and books, a total loss. The city of Havana is healthy, but there are yet cases of fever occurring in the bey from exposure and imprudence, which, at this late season, prove fatal. Her Majesty's sloop-of-war Vestal left this port a few days since fur the south side of Cuba. POISONING IN BERMONDSEY. Yesterday morning, Mr. W. Carter and a highly respectable jury re-assembled, for the third time, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Bermondsey, to investigate the extraordinary circumstances connected with the death of James George *Pump, aged six years, the son of James Trump, a plasterer, residing at No. 9, Princes-road. It will no doubt be recollected that on the 21st of De cember last the deceased child died, after partaking of • paste prepared by its mother, in some bashed mutton, and that the whole family were afterwards seized with very violent sickness, and from several suspicious circumstances the inquiry was twice adjourned fir the purpose of an analysis of the stomach being made. It may be as well to state that an infant, aged It months, did not partake of any of the paste, and was not taken ill. Yesterday it was proved by a medical gentleman, that the stomach of the deceased contained arsenic. The same poison was also found on the remains of a pudding, of which the deceased had partaken. It also appeared by the . same evidence that both father and mother had partaken o f the poison. The Coroner, in summing up, acid—Since I have been in office, I have never had such a case before me. There is no doubt that a great wrong has been committed, but where to attach the criminality lamat a loss to xey. Yon, gentlemen, must consider where the suspicion lays. The father buys the flour, and the dumpling is made by the mother. The flour has no doubt been tampered with by some person. The mystery is not the death of the deceased, bat the fact of the mother being taken ill, and arsenic bong discovered into their vomit. By order of the Coroner, the court was cleared of all es ("opt the jury, and, after about an hour's consultation, the public were re-admitted, and the mother and lather were Called into the room. The Coroner, addressing the father and mother, said—lt has been found by the jury that your son Las died from poison, but by whom administered there is no evidence to prove; but I hope that it will not be long before the matter is brought to light, for whoever has administered it has been guilty of a moat heinous murder. From the evidence there is no charge against either of you ; but I can only repeat that the We is fraught with the grea'est suspicion, and that a most foul wrong bas been done. The jury hue also requested ma to read their verdict to you, and it is thit—.. That the deceased child died from poison, alt being found in the food of which he partook ; but we have no satisfactory proof how it became mixed therewith.” At the conclusion of the inquiry the Coroner said he hoped the police would not lose sight of the ease, but endea vour to bring to justice those who had committed so foul a mime. I r, It a B r Le s. id )1. g- ie at ;a re la he 4 11 of a• tie Y R to by tal ?et lre ova his 4 dy the the