The Express. — London, England, 1855-05-26 00:00:00

Oxarrtgigit. adgailaaals laisag kr "The Isaus," Loam Raab. pupw, art b• tbs PUN I. arnaraarak Teo Oka (a as be et paaialea • • motS V IANDON - Age il aturaia. lam. Aftwasaa SOL .1 LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY SOL LATEST FROM ABROAD. ANOTHER RUSSIAN DEFEAT. PATCH FROM GENERAL (111 r IVI 01011 Tall AND 1111111 E OF TER DAILY waws.) PARIS, SATURDAY. A despatch to the following effect has been received from General Pelissier : SEBASTOPOL, MAT 24. A very energetic combat, directed against our im pedant position, has lasted all night. We obtained a ooasplete success. The enemy's lose was enor mous, and ours sensible. Is addition to the above despateh, there appeared (we learn from a Second Edition of the Tines) is the Nositear of this morning the following from (ism. Pelisaier, dated the 23rd.:— „ The arse bad formed between the Casual Bastion and the ssa a Isms phase or grow, where they proposed area- Wag considerable forces to nuke important sorties whist ea. "Is the sight between the 22nd and 23rd we attacked UNIDO worts, which sere defended by nearly the whole of t►s ganieen. The combat was fierce, and listed daring warty th. whole of the night. We carried and ocsupied belt of the works. I hope to be able to announce to you te•smrow that the remainder will have bun tarried on the following night." Then follows the despatch of the 24th, assuring us that tie expected success was obtained. THE MEETING AT THE PREMIER'S. As contributing towards the result witnessed in rhii finale of last night's debate in the; House of Commons, he meeting held on Thursday at the official residence of the PRE3IIII is not unworthy of Donee. We are the more induced to advert thereto Dome of the total misrepresentation of what really, we bel.eve, occurred on that ocemion,which appeared in the wimps of a ministerial cetemporary. Ac- cordiog to that soi-disant authority, all wins unani mity and concord among the heterogeneous elements there and then assembled. The simple fact ie, that span every point of essential moment or importance, with the single exception of the resolution moved by Mr. DISRAELI, the widest discrepancy of feelings and ornetieieste previtiled, sod wee open lyexpreesed by the Lading personages present. The avowed object of the Piing MINISTER in ceding together the various sections of the Howe which oceopy ths right hand of the chair wee to lay before than the intentions of the Government re• puling the impending motion of the opposition leader, which, u it implied a direct censure upon the diplomatic conduct of Ministers in foreign affairs, mold not possibly be accepted or acquiesced in by the.. Lord PALWeRSTON told his auditors that he addressed them ea the head of a united eabinet—a cabinet which claimed their confidence in the con tiagence of negotiations for peace, and equally their sonfidence in the zealous prosecution of the war, - - Should the mediation of Austria fail, he assured them that the army in the East was now in the highest condition, that they had plenty of ammuni tion and stores of every kind, and that failing to obtain satisfactory terms of peace, we were now in a position, by the strength of our own right arm, to ensure success, and to bring the war to a triumphant termination. Upon this rather boastful and over soefident tone a somewhat severe criticism was passed by one of chaos who are usually regarded as amongst the safest and most docile adherents of the Minister. Lord ROBERT Clanevemos protested against the senmption as irreligious, that future victories could is any degree be considered as the result of a better emersisteriat, superior ordnance, or an improved sani tary condition of our troops. In an assembly of Christian gentlemen he grieved to hear it alleged that the race was to the swift or the battle to the straw. The issues of war were at the disposal of Heaven thee, and it was the duty of rulers to lead thematic@ to look for the special interposition of Providence in their favour. With unwonted gravity Lord PiL- InuteroN replied that it was only because he was sere the sentiment was at that moment uppermost in the minds of his notoriously devout hearers that he had deemed it superfluous to give it expression ; and he ' gently intimated that hie own character for orthodoxy might Dave spared him the necessity of any special sonfession of faith. The theological view of the case tieing thus disposed of, the more worldly views enun ciated by his lordship elicited greater difference of opinion. Mr. LAYAILD and Mr. Batoter, concurring only in their entire distrust of the Government, rated the Pamirs roundly for the most opposite faults. Mr. BRIGHT, in his most provoking style of peace-making, taunted Minilters with not having agreed to the terms offered by Russia at Vienna, adjured them to con sent to the proposals subsequently made by Austria, and demanded categorically to know whether the French Government had not signified its willingness to acquiesce in these last-mentioned propositions. To this interrogatory the Purim naturally gave a contemptuous but good-humoured answer, simply declining to enter in any way into a discussion so obviously indefensible and improper. Mr. LATARD'S reproaches were lees easily dealt with. pointed as they were at past inefficiency, present want of plan, and obvious want of future purpose. The member for Aylesbury vied in roughness of speech with the ■ember for Manchester, but he failed to extract from the adroit performer on the political slack-rope, any other recognition than that of graceful and super cilious comprehension of his meaniog. Then MUM Sir Ismail GRAHAM, plausible as BELLtL, with win slag looks and wooing phrases for the old•maiden friends with whom he has newly takes up, and who are horribly afraid of being left to wither on the shelf of peace ; and with ponderous declare- Voss addressea to those in power that he wee all for maintaining the dignity and honour of the country, and, " upon the whole," for leaving the undivided responsibility span the shoulders of bee Majesty's present advisors. The only thing clearly to be gathered from the elaborately ambiguous speech of the right hon. baronet was that be had no bites. dos of voting with Mr. Duniazu ; bat for what alas be was inclined to vote, oe with whom be was die 'mad definitively to cast his lot, Sir James took care by no phrase or paters to indicate. The °Reg ',alkali en the measion added bat little to the net result, which in a few words may be said to have been a joint-stock confession of the un willingness of two hundred gentlemen of the Lower Hones to be made nee of by Lord Deur as stepping stones to power; and an admission that upon all other points whataaverthey were amongst themselves utterly distorted. Lord Pra.musron probably be lieved, however, that he could suggest another point of unity for his discordant genets; bat from the sin gularly obnoxious nature of the topic, he deemed it wiser to keep ft carefully in reserve to the sad, and even then rather to indicate its possibility as a contingency than to thrust it bluntly in the face of his most bully -able supporters. Like the gentleman of doubtful intentions de. scribed by FINLDINO, he merely permitted the smallest possible part of tinebutt-end of his pistol to be seen peeping out of one of his pockets. He cal culated probably that • glance, however brief, at the alternative in question would quiet patriotic doubts in many a legislative mind, and that he had but to hint that if pushed hard he was ready to resort to a dissolution, to win the suffrages of all who, having given pledges or more valuable consideration in order to obtain their seats at the last general election, were not in a position to repeat those blandishments just at present. The division lists sufficiently show to what extent this sort of appeal from a Prime Mi nister may be considered successfnL It is unnecessary to say that the resource is a desperate one; and that, having mos been used with effect, it unapt with any decency be again repeated. Reporters are not allowed to be :present during the operation of Trea sury drilling ; bat the public, nevertheless, seldom fail to learn all that has happened, and it is impossi ble to prevent them from comparing what takes place on each occasions with parliamentary events follow ing in immediate sequence.—Daily News. Int _ Cour& OSBORNE, MAT 26. The Queen and Prince, with the Royal family, walked is the grounds yesterday. The diaper party included the Primus Royal, the Duchess of Rent, the Priaeses Rehmlobe, Prisms Ade laide, acrd Priaaess Finders or Robeslobs, Lady A. Y. Dane% &r 0. Coupe", and Capt. the Bea. J. Denim. TM bad of the Royal Itatisea played dada, dimes the taliseig =Ms : WlnantlnEWes ils Porten) Ir ni ag b nddianni) WI Grand Pliennisany Benhoves. Walts—" &' Weer. The Roe. Mao Ileyisoar he' 'reseeded the Rea Beatrice Byng as said el WOW is waiting. It is announced from Visas* that the sombreness proper, iettholing the representatives of Russia, are to reopen next week ; but the language of Lord Palmerston, in Parliament last evening, so far an it was intelligible, tended to discredit the statement. The Frankfurt Post Quotas announces that Gene rale Craw furd and Letang, the English and French commissioners appointed to accompany Baron Hoes on his campaign, have given up the apartments en gaged for them at Lemberg, not now expecting to be thither. HAMBURG, MAY 22. Letters from St. Petersburg of the 13th instant, remised here to-day, mention the publication of an order signed by the Adjutant-General 'suede, on behalf of the Emperor, renewing the prohibition pub lished last year to visit Cronetadt, either direct or by way of Oraoienbaum, for pleasure or out of curiosity, and restricting the permission to go to CronstiWt, which is deelared to be in a state of siege, merely to those who are residing there on duty, or who are sent there by the authorities on special missions con nected with the public service. Notice is hereby wires that the spartmwate at Windsor Castle lately occupied by the Emperor and Empress of the French, and to which the public have been admitted by orders hosed from the Lotd Chamberiain'e.oMee, will be dually dosed after Tuesday, the 29th intent. The very Crest somber of applications already manumitted to the Lord Chamberlain prevents the possibility of his aoseding to any future request. Oa Friday the let of Jane the state apartments will be opened to the public, subject as heretofore to the production of ea order, which may be obtained of Mr. Mitchell, book. seller, 33, Old Boad-strut; Messrs. Paul and Dominlo Colas/01i, printsellen, 14, Pall-mall Bast; and Messrs. Ackermann and Co., printseUen, Strand. ELSINORE, MAT 21. The Betty, of Wismar, under the Mecklenburg fag, was brought in yesterday as a prize to the Arrogant. She is laden with a cargo of rye, and was bound from Riga to Sheerness. She proceeds to England for adjudication. wish a prize crew, under the com mand of Mr. Oowland, mate of the Arrogant, who reports that about a dozen other prises were picked up at Rigs. The Tartar came in from the Baltic, with loss of maininut and very leaky, from a oolliaion with the Imperiense in a fog off Gothland. Despatches Were Dint yesterday froze the Colooial•oides to the Govoraore of the North Anoriaso colonies. De spatches were rewired yesterday from the Governor of Gibsahar. COPENHAGEN. MAT 11. The American barque Jupiter, Watson, from New Orleans to Cronstadt, which arrived here some time ago, but ma prevented from proceeding to her port of destination, at first by the ice and then by the ap- , f=f°of t he flying squadron, sailed yesterday for She has nominally a cargo of cotton on board, but there is good reason to believe that be neath the cotton is stowed away a large quantity of ammunition and arms, amongst which are said to be no leas than 12,000 revolvers. These will all be landed quietly at the' neutral port of Memel," and forwarded by land to St. Petersburg. The Ballast% hospital ship (the only British ship for the Baltic not a steamer), is still here, for the purpose of taking on board provisions and water, and will wait for the mail of tomorrow from Eng land. She wee to have sent her water-tanks on shore this morning to be filled, but as it was blowing fresh, with a heavy sea running, it could not be accomplished, and a native craft with some live cattle and a oargoof water in mks, has been sent off. Though the Belleisle is lying not more than a mile from the shore, and the prahm sailed this morning at 7 o'clock, she is still (1 p.m.) working out against a strong head-wind. The Belleisle proceeds to Faro Sound, where she will find further instructions where to go on to. • The steam transport Mercator, Smith master, has returned from her first voyage with fresh provisions for the fleet, which she lett at Nargen. Yesterday a British gun-boat from England arrived at Elsinore, and, after coaling, will proceed up the Baltic. A Mecklenburg brig was also brought in as a prize. She was captured in attempting to break the blockade off Riga. On the whole twelve prises have been made as yet, most of which were under di ff erent German flags. This morning an English steam corvette, with loss of mainmast, arrived from the Baltic, and proceeded without stopping to the northward. She is supposed to be the Tartar, which we know lost her mainmast by coming in collision with the Imperieuse, both of r which are ordered to return to England to repair damages. THE WAR DEPARTMENT. KIEL, MAY 22. The steam-oorvette Pylades, 21, Capt. D'Eyncourt, with the screw gunboats Starling and Thistle in tow (all of which arrived here on the 18th inst.), having coaled and watered, left this port yesterday morning to join the fleet off Revel. In the evening the French squadron, under Rear- Admiral Penaud, got up steam and quitted the har bour in a majestic style. The weather was calm and the yes smooth, and the concourse of spectators to witness the departure was enormous. In fact, almost the whole of the population turned out. As the French ships had come op nearer to the town than line-of-battle ships of any other nation had ever done before, great fears were expressed by the more dolorous inhabitants for the safety of the town, in case a fire had broken out on board one of these gigantic ships with a large quantity of ammunition in their hold. Ford, •13 this alarm was unfounded, and the fact of the vessels coming up so close to the town only served to give an additional proof of the capability of our harbour for affording a safe and commodious anchorage for a numerous fleet of the very largest description of ships. (From last sight's Owns.) The Queen has bees pleated to order lettere patent to he peeled seder the Great Gni, revoking the lotion patent of the Naster.Geseral, LiettentenbGeneral, and Princdpol Storekeeper of the Oedemas. Her Majesty his likewise ben pleased to order letters patent to be pored ender the Great Seal, vesting tie aivil administration of the army sad Ordsasee in the bands of Fox Baron Pan mare, one of her llaieny's Principal Secretaries of State. HELSINGFORS, MAT 6. Yesterday, after five months of severe winter, the ios broke up soddenly, and our harbour, greatly to i the delight of the inhabitants, became navigable. In the distance the white streaks of ice towards Swea borg are becoming gradually darker and darker every day, but at the entrance of the harbour much drifting ice is still oollected and piled up in masses where the waves have out them on the rocks and shoals. The navigation could now commence if there was any trade ; but there is, unfortunately, none. Last year we had some few merchant vessels at Graeber& now and then, some of which had wintered there ; but this year, perhaps for the first time since its founda tion, Helaingfors presents the sad appearance of an empty harbour. Not area the black streak of a single steamer's smoke is now discernible on the horizon. The ice having melted so early near the coast admits of communication with other towns in the neighbourhood by mew of the small craft, which is a great resource for us, and is carried on with consi derable activity. At a more advanced period of the season it will be, in fact, the only means of supplying the inhabitants with the necessaries of life, as a large fortified camp is in the °ourse of construction, and the great quantity of provisions required for vio tuning the troops cannot fail to enhance the prices of every description of food. The Governor-General seems fully to expect a bombardment by the French and English fleets, and precautionary measures have been taken in conse quence. Orden have already been issued to the owners and tenants of houses, most of which are constructed of wood, to prepare and keep in readiness large water tanks on the roofs of the houses should the town be set on fire. The householders are recommended to organise among themselves pri vate corps of firemen, and to foroish themselves with a good supply of buckets, whilst orders have been given prohibiting all carpenters and other workmen of that description from leaving the town, where their services may be required for the benefit of the whole community. The Journal ing letter : THE BALTIC. publishes the follow- REVEL, KAY I. Three English screw frigates approached Port Bald. a I few days ego. There were is port fourteen merchant vs eels of neutral natioss. At the sight of these ships of war everybody thought we were about to have a nnewal of the sews emoted last year at Uleaborg, LMa, sod Brehestadt. Maga, however, pissed off quietly. A mug Euglish °Seer left swot the frigates, assapanied by a flag of trace. Received by the suoisipel jadp and the *Mask of the Custowlesse, the *Seer in questhn szendued the merchant vessels stet:Wood in the harbour, wrote dews their names sad assosseed that nose of the saris were to tike is say sere sego than that which was already on board ; that the of the ports is the Baltic and Golf of Finlaad had been already &shared, sad was being stristly saistathed, that two days' grams were given to the vowels for elution out, and that *At tababitsots of the tows used fear this tiiie ao let of losellity es the part of the three frigates. The olden with the lag of trues then returned on board, bat soaireg beak two been later, he Wormed the ships stationed its the her ; beer that • delay of seem" dais weeltf le putted then for . hoeing the Baltk. At 1 e'eleek Am the sassy quitted the reeileteed, and wads foe the west. TIN serchast vessel. began to make posearatioss her their departure, with lees than cookelf the fall assaut of cargo, in order that they r sight mt ts 4 tato the Made of out arlegleariee 1 7 HE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1855. FRANCE. (FRAM vii CORTIFFONDINT OF ran DAILY Mill PARIS, 721 DAT Ifivexure. During all this afternoon reports (strensonaly affirmed to be true in many quarters) have been in circulation of a great battle fought before Sebastopol, resulting in an important victory gained by the allies. According to one version, the bastion No. 4 has been taken ; according to another, it is the exterior fort of the Quarantine which has fallen into our power. One account speaks of a French division having ' been nearly cut to pieces by a superior Ens- elan force, and then rescued by three di. visions (4 8 , 000 strong), who camlistely routed the Russians. But another story is that the Qua rantine Fort was threatened by a force of 60,000 French, but that the Generals would not allow them to go forward, for fear of mines. Extravagant rumours are current about the losses on both sides. Should there be any truth is these rumours, I shall certainly be able to send you some authentic news by telegraph this evening. The Patric, in its latest news, says merely, " We are assured that a great advantage has been obtained by the French army before SebestopoL" The following are the latest telegraphic despatches received this evening: Basun, Mar 26. The Imola& Rum of the 19th announces that tea Em peror had just inspected the arsenals, fortifications, troops, batteries, and fleets at Croustade. Sr. PiTZNABURO, FAIDAT, Mar 26. A despatch from General Gortenakoff gives sews from Sebastopol to May 19. The Russian general pretends that the fire of the Allies is feeble, and the losses of the garrison moderate. Both sides, says General Gorechakoff, are at work to repair the existing batteries sad to eossesuct new onee. A prisoner declares that 16,000 riedmontese have arrived at the allied camp. As to the Tories they have embarked for Enpatorla. The Bourse was well sustained, in consequence of a telegraphic report of Lord John Russell's speech, which, it was thought, would secure a considerable majority to the English Ministry, and also by the rumours of a victory in the Crimea. The Rent. roes 30c., closing at 691 r. 40c. Bank of Franoe rose 20fr. Railways were very firm, and some lines rose con siderably. I learn that the Emperor is so much dissatisfied with the present management of the Universal Ex hibition, that he seriously thinks of taking it into the hands of the state by a decree of expropriation, indemnifying the company. In this case, it is said the Exhibition will be thrown open gratis, except on certain reserved days, when the product of the re ceipts will be given to the poor. FREE PASSPORTS FOR THE PARIS (noes lAA alitit's Garair.) ioreiga-ofre, May 25, 1856. It is hereby notified that the Earl of Clarendon has remind, through her Majesty's etabamador at Perlis, aa aasuranea from the French Government that all British workmen desirous of visiting the Paris Lidastrial Bahibi tiee who shall be furnished with Foreign-eau preports, in • form agreed upon, shall be allowed to land in Fresco ad proceed on their journey to Paris without say Madmen whatever. In order to carry into effect this ansagssamt, her MaPiety's Government have decided upon graatiag passports to all such persons, without payment of the weal stamp duty and fee, according to the following mutinous: The mayors of towns, and other municipal and local au thorities, will, under instructions from the Home Depart meat, eine: to the Foreign-oillee lista of the workmen nal& iag i• their neighbourhood who may wish to visit the Ezhi bides ; tad purports will that In prepared sad traaamitted WO the respective testi meths/Mee for distributing. Within the metropoUtta polite district, application fn poesparts rehrred to is this notice aro to be delivered at the swat metropolitan polio, statics. ansagentaats haviag been made foe such application ►deg forwarded through the Chief Countheionir to the Foredephoffios, sod the put. ports will thertaftee be delivered to the applicants at the station where the application was made. The several local authorities will forward applications for these passports to the Foreign-adios, with a lit wording to the annexed form. Local authority applying. Date of applieatias. Nose of workaaa to be inserted I. the passport. LORD CRAMEZZIADI'S OPTICS, MAT 7.—Notice is hereby gives that her Majesty will hold a drawing-roows at St. Jstare's Palacio, oa Thursday, 14th Jam seat, at two o'ellek.— Oasotio. The Gazette of hat night within. the retirement of Colonel Wilson, Coldstream Guards, by the sale of his boa. This is a significant fact ! The ex-Queen (Amalie) of the French arrived at Sintbasapton as Thursday, to receive the Doke de Ne mours and family frogs the Peninsula. no royal visitors are stopping at Reality's Hotel in Sotithaniptos. 1 • Lieutenant Austin, R.N., the navigation superin- Mackie of the Royal West India Mail Packet Comp an y , has been appointed superintendent of Canard's mail packet setablishmsot is London. M. de Walewski has addressed a nets to the repro sometime of !nose at the forties emus, expiating the settees, whisk guided the goversaseute of Bosnia and Frazee is their nes.•eesptsaee of the tatsrpretatiou of the Third Foist proposed by Austria. "If the Cabinet of It Petersherg," it ie aid. Y had easepeed the alinankin propelled by the Court of Vim's, pesos molt base been mestsbUsbed upon • fragile beets, the whiee would havererived at the ratan the deaden 'AMA tu g w i l ds of the oriels, and after the great efforts ersdelly the Allied Powers. we had hoped to me pat aside foram."' TM tiontice, wile the Neut. lain salt saurian modification, viz., that " the Rumba pleMpeteatiartes, altar haring accepted the third gammas, in pried*, refused afterwards to Malt the practical entsequemwo" The note is dated the 9tit of My. The Herold state. that the Qum sa d hie Royal Highness Prime Albert will go t r Paris on the 16th or 17th of Aspen. . • The Visional do Per filmy, the newly-appointed Ambassador of Frifell at this Court, is repeated to urns at Albertgate Hama lids remiss from Path. Tito Yip meatus hes just tier t woollen' hi Paris, sad he arrival is this wintry will some sully be delayed for a sheet this. Tits same of Sir thilliog Badly sad Sir Clalier Nepal are 'madam& la °mantles with the liberal am aidateehip for the represestatioa of Bath. The Adelman' states that Dr. HAIM has boo • setaisated to the ease el Assayer of the lasi. without being compelled to pa eta& that display only broad yards of protecting calico. The sewn ticket holders are onfliciently savage already. They complain bitterly of their treatment on the opening day ; but, above all, of the call made by the company for an additional fifty francs for a season admiesiou to the fine Art section of the building. Everything lace an expensive male at present. A catalogue that is useless costs 3fr. • admission to a haltooni pieta Exhibition tarts dr. Then the visitor, anxious to see all that is to be seen, proceeds to the Fine Art department, where he pays another five-franc pima as entrance fee, and two francs for a Fine Art eats lope. Thus his visit to the Exhibition for one day costs him fifteen francs. Now, there were dear days in 1831, bat then the Crystal Palace in Hyde-pack was on the 19th of May fairly completed and fairly fall. If any part was backward, that part belonged to the French. haveno wish to find fault. I have already de clared a desire to see everything in connexion with the Paris Exhibition ..ssr-de•rose ; but although we are now the pests of France, and the recipients of many courtesies, which I, on my own behalf, moat frankly and heartily acknowledge, I cannot refrain from an expression of my belief that the details of this great industrial tournament hare been terribly mismanaged. TEE PARIS UNIVERSAL SHOWER BATH. (7101‘ TUB COII,3IISPOI4DINT OP TRY DAILY IftWII.) PARIS, Me: 23. People with faith in the water cure should hasten to Paris. Here, for five francs, visitors to the Uni versal Exhibition may enjoy the services of a medical staff, a bureau de rensespeements, • post-office, the elements of an industrial show, sad a shower bath. This bath was particularly enjoyed in the Indian de partment yesterday ; but in every part of the build ing, when the day is rainy, visitors may be pleasantly startled by a heavy cool drop of water falling upon the bridge of the nose; or spotting the freshest of summer bonnets. And then exhibitors, with goods decidedly averse to washing, enjoy the fun of seeing fabrics of great value playfully pelted from the roof, or cullender, above them. lam informed, however, that some tiresome people have grown restive under the influence of these practical jokes, and intend to make a demonstration against the water cure as at present imposed upon them by the company which misgoverns the Palais de rlndustrie. Meantime let Ex hibition visitors, who will come before the Exhibition is ready, prepare for their journey a good, broad um brella, and a waterproof cape. Ladies would be safest in clogs. MUSIC. ROYAL OPERA, DRURY-LANE. Norma was produced last night with no less than three debuts. In the first place, there was Mdlle. Arga, the prima donna. Of this lady's antecedents we know nothing, but she is a performer of no small merit. She is an interesting person, and her aspect and manner create an immediate prepossession in her favour. Her features have not the tragic power which such a character as Norma demands ; but her face is in telligentand expressive ; and, asan &actress, she showed herself capable both of tenderness and passion. Her voice is of good quality, and she uses it like a musi cian; but she ought to guard against overstraining it, to then its intonation becomes sharp, and it loses its sweetness. She suffered greatly from nervousness at the outset, and was scarcely able to get through the trying " Casts Diva;" but she afterwards acted and sang with energy and feeling, and well deserved the warm applause she received. The other debutants were Mdlle. Magner, as Adalgisa, and Signor Ar mandi as Pollio, of whom it is sufficient to say that they acquitted themselves respect. ably. Mr. Hamilton Braham was a very good Oroveso. The opera was well put upon the stage ; and the orchestra and chorus, if not first-rate, were not unsatisfactory. The whole performance, indeed, was surprisingly good, considering the exam ' sively low rates to which the prices of admission I have been reduced; and the surprise is the greater when it is considered that the performers who appeared last night are only a fraction of the com pany which includes, moreover, such performers as M. and Madame Classier. If Mr. Smith is able to L I give permanently such performances at such prices (which we greatly doubt), he will have done more , than we could have considered possible. LBARILATION OF THE FRENCH SIEGE TRAIN. A letter from Marseilles says: " The activity dia. played in this port remains unabated. The great nark of artillery, which has been of late lying an the quay, is being placed on board the Great Republic and the Queen of Clipper., by means of • beautiful apparatus moved by steam, which first raises every pine, whatever may be its weight, to the deck of the vessel, and then lowers it into the hold with an exactitude truly marvellous. Crowds of persons assemble each day to witness this curious opera. tion. Prujectilts are also being embarked in prodigious quantities, se well as gunpowder sad other issaariel of war. The Boglish steamer Calcutta and the steamer Cagliari have arrived here, and are about to take troops and hones on board. The Arabia, Eaglish steamer, is to de the urns, and the Mereutio brig hu nearly completed her cargo of gunpowder. Eleven other vessels are at present busily em ployed in taking on board various articles for the army." THE PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION (FROM TIIII DAILY NM'S PAINS, MAT 24. The naval trophy of England continues to astonish Parisian visitors. Every day something new, and of inexplicable use to most bystanders, is added to the nautical collection, amid the amusing conjectures of people who have never seen the sea. Very popular is the man in the crowd who can afford even a hazy notion of the uses to which the diving dresses may be applied, or who can appear knowing on the subject of the suspended outrigger. Nor lees surprised are the groups who learn before Minton and Co.'s stall that there are designers in England not in the habit of drawing human legs and arms twice their proper length. The vases coloured by students at Marl borough-house, indeed, do infinite credit to the pro fessors of the Department of Science and Art. They also admire. and with justice, Messrs. Minton's Parian cast from the Comte de Nienwekerke's but of the Empress of the French. When I tell you that even the sculptor himself is contented with this exquisite reproduction, and has been once or twice to examine it, I may give your readers a faint idea of the success with which the original has been adhered to. But I propose to devote a separate communication to the wonders which have reached Paris from Staffordshire and London. Not less popular than Minton's stalls are these of Store. sod Mortimer, Phillips, and the Goldsmiths' Company. Storr and Mortimer's diamonds ; sod their great testimonials (some of exquisite design, as that presented to Lord Ellentiorough by his friends in India) attract crowds of wondering Frenchmen all day long. You know the excitement of French men when they admire ; nothing is passable—all is ravissant, parfait, envie, or execrable, &kaiaks There is, however, an amusing design in the case belonging to the Goldsmiths' Company. It typifies the benevolence of the company, where—according to the card placed near the testimonial to themselves, the directors, or guardians, or freemen of this com pany—Prudence presides. The design is pretty ; but let me suggest one more appropriate. Let an artist draw an allegorical figure the C.ompany,with a nose something between a bottle and a nugget is shape. This figure should be wildly dipping its fingers into capacious pockets; but Prudence should be near, and as wildly insistinA n upon buttoning up . the Company's pockets. But ais not aIL The Company should hold in one hand (the five nails of moada Tme Y keltintrethelAwvifel'orottose of the A PL Basma T a YIDEITIL nwa, which might prettily represent sovereigns) a lim buried at the Plymouth Oantery. Her same was God. trumpet, to which the lips—the golden lips of Treferneff. and Are was Bet wife of a suggest, (me of the Company—should be placed. To complete the py- prisoners taken, at Boma resed t It appears, that she had remittal design, a little figure of the Company's beadle been seriously ill for some months of an internal complaint, putting an extinguiahsr over Modesty might be aad that during her ohms her husband had attended upon her with past misi uity sad kindness. Last week she died, happily added, bat NM awry all the woman here, a Lutheran, she had After the gorgeous stalls of silver end gold have pnviassly m a ne s the es eesmeat f r om tee Rev. W. been palmed, the Parisians appear to halt before the Meeker, iM aimplaia albs esmetery. After her death she beg oak ornaments of Cornelius Coggin. These are we., fa the hobs of her earn attired it ,a Rood dress , likely to please in Paris, for the stile reason that in end VI M ' is T er P= a ' a l d ',.7. - i„,, i r z g l o z a bl e j:: Paris they are novelties. . were pet mesa her breast. Oa Miliaday she was taken in a &mei time back I informed your readers that tne m em to rho reas te e y. Abe of th e o men were English authorities were endeavouring to arrange for marched to the pound, all of whets were Womb in the the exhibition of De la Rae's envelope amnia, in Raskin service, sad four of the, loaded by mate Royal the Palace. lam now happy to tell them that this Ka ipee r ias i t ° o r" t neeth. b e e set bud e l ni frim eree t t e rniiim g hell' to re machine has been placed in the southern gallery. gravel service was read by the Rev. lie. Hacker, and as before Owen Jones's stall. he read the women stepped forward to the grave, and each Farina has placed an Eau de Cologne fountain in of them threw ia a quantity of earth upon the coon. The the south- western corner of the building, sear some husband of the deceased did the same. While the service tin miniatures of Turkish warriors. Here we p7ertil lee stood at t he he e d o f . t he gee", and evinced Ve en zee bag for the loss of his wife, eryiag all the time. have the betas of Oltenitsa in little. We have also Be was - i las grown man, about Wenn of elk, with deeply Chimers de Vincennes *deeming bravely against set eyes, a l m a * , sa d strongly mar ked harem w h ic h an enemy firm as tin can make a Russian—in the char **Russ of the north. After the service was hands of a Parisian manufacturer. In the Prosaism terminated, be asked Permission to sec the Pave tilled ioi section of the 'gallery are some carp, of queer—net :=4.Licitelirei- funeral,t e ra e tTl r tZ jahtteprertnae kindly t ?Len to say ugly—designing. Ladies enjoying equestrian pima hero, there was no commissioned dear of the Russian exercise, men rowing threagh squares of Pruesusiblue, m ee k a present, as they take no interest whatever, or eon are among these strange drawings. Rut the queer can themselves about their less fortunate countrymen who drawing is a view of the Bydenham Crystal Palace, are within the walls of the prison. done in Berlin wool, I believe. Here the trees look ENGLISH GARDENS IN RONDA. —ln about a like cabbages—the whole affair resembling the first m ea tf ee ta's eo ti ee m iar s three:4:a be immense ler of fidilegtehtleigie; water-oolour drawing of a most unpromising pupils Turkel , and is the Crimes, for the use of the sick, u well Among the contributions from Hamburg I have Be large craps of vegetables and grasses in the neighbour named a bust of the French Emperor, loyally east in hood of Balaklava awl Sebastopol. Mr. Page, the seed soap by Douglas fils • and a portrait of the Empress, washout of Souther' ptou who has been eelecied by the worked by Mlle. Om:sperm While strolling t h roug h mermaid to MA the English possessions in the Crimea with herbage and vegetables, dates that the whale of the this part of the Exhibition, Imparted that a ease of hum,. stook o f mid, he se : it out is Medway will be jewellery from Genera (which mu conspicuous on pia shoat three weeks after they are planted. The the opening day) was no longer apparent. And in of them vegetables which grow quickest were sent out nothing this witlicinwal. I ant led to the reflection that the largest 9 entities. A n :or u es t t . many varieties y et the 1 many exhibitors in various parts of the building have Ilm'isgrig!" .. _21 .... c__ e t b t k t e m e t eces. a ry. I am shut, and sowed up, althmgh . plane ""'"'""", ''''' ' i impsrar ibilir keilared the whole Exhibition open on rad ma, =macaw, encumber, endive, leek, lettuce, cm ons, pr. parsley, radishes, spinach, turnips, and pot Whs. unday last. Now, as during the first fifteen days very kegs geantity of Italtin rye gram mod *ma dr e55 . ....t of the Exhibition, people are compe lled to pay five ti that oMag one of the wheat and most prothloovo IN francs at the doors for the efforts's ty enjoying an , yielding enormous woes of quickly succeeding permanent pasture were also sent Out early view, I think they may !amenably demand The U ni ted ft 34 Government have ro d e * „r that all contributions which are in their plats should eeleoet 0:11 eng i neers , , w i n e of ° a nio n, sa d a esealr be uncovered for their inspection. It is bad enough 1 eara t e , to proc eed to Sebastopol, to inspect the Who to find the galleries choked up with packing-ours, *me, and Tien the OPUS** , Of the war. Miss STABBACH'B CONCEHT.—This rising young singer gave her annual concert last evening at the Hanover-square Rooms. It consisted chiefly of vocal music, interspersed with several instrumental pieces. The singers were—Madame Fiorentini, Miss Fanny Huddart, Miss Stabbach herself, Signor Salvi, Mr. Bodda, and Signor Belletti. Bolos were performed on the pianoforte by Mr. Lindsay Sloper and Signor Li Cali; on the concertina, by Signor Regondi ; on the trumpet, by Mr. Distin ; and on the contrabasso, by Signor Bottesini. The music was well selected, and well performed; Miss Stabbach distinguishing herself b' the excellent manner in which she sang several pieces in various styles, espe cially the brilliant and effective air " Non fu sogno," from the Lombardi, and the pretty Irish ballad, " Kathleen Mavourneen." The room was tilled by a large and fashionable ',dime. IRELAND. ___.•_. _ _ _ DUBLIN, MAY 26. His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle returned yes terday afternoon from his visit to Cork, and imme diately after his arrival held a Privy Council, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Muter of the Rolls, the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and Judges Blackburne, Ball, and Keating,. We had a very copious and seasonable fall of rain during last night. A considerable quantity also fell yesterday, and the weather is altogether most favour able for the growing crops. All our agricultural re ports are of the most satisfactory character. EPSOM RAC E S FRIDAY.—THE OAKS. The gallantry of oar forefathers inatitatad rum for the Oaks, and the chivalry of Uttar descendants maintained iis esbibrity to the present time. Friday indeed, always been canalized a kind of drawisg-rasa day is digit's= rase week, and the Oaks has been ably distingahhed by a brilliant attendance of the ' to whom it was especially dedicated. It has, howe \ mach of its alai this year, owing to the ablaze* . military amateurs, who wire amass:maid to patronise race. Balaban of them gallon fellows are now " their country's battle, in the East, and—we grieve it—aany are resting in their soldiers' graves on the stained Hello of Alma, Inkarmaan, aad of Saluki's'. Notwithstanding these sad other drawbacks arising the immoral depression, the attendance ea Bpsom dowse larger than might have beet expected, though met eqr what we ban sees at many a past Oaks. The Grand enclosure was throoged with sporting professionals, tolerably numerous array of ladies in their gay eastern's, to whisk the graceful play of elegant parasols gave - *tonnes effect, clustered lice summer flowers • Many of the uistomatie patrons of the turf were, .. ever, miming from the scene. Seldom have we behold few private and public carriages on the road, although' day was aa tempting as could have been desired. brood sunshine t►e country looked remarkably trees waving their froth green locks rejoicingly, and rows budding and blossoming into vernal beauty. genial breeze from the south kept the atmosphere pleasantly cool and enhanced the enjoyment of the sport, which ww . suffici.-ntly interesting and exciting for the gratification , those who thought more of the racing than the weather. The Oaks—the great feature of the day--afforded w scope for speculation. Nettle had advanced in favour, the 'maintained a strong position in the %attics • very moment of starting ; the confident hopes other were, however, destroyed by an unfortunate accident, particulars of which will be found in the subjoined d• tion of the race. IB eseclasion, we have to repeat our comes.___ excellence of the arrangements of the meeting. The of the stewards and of the race officials generally were Wooly and assiduously discharged ; nothing that could tribute to the aocommodation of the public or the nience of owners of horses was overlooked, whilst P and good order was everywhere maintained by the aid of a body of the metropolitan police. The sport came off as follows : Tan 35 siinana'PLATlOf 60 soya. ; 3-yr-olds, 7st s. Bst 10. b ; five, 94 21b ; six mid aged, 9st 310. Certain. once". The winner to be sold for 200 cove. if demanded, One mile and a quarter. Mr. Donald's Itadalphos by the Saddler, aged, Set (J. Manor) Mr. Dawson!' Chlisel, S yrs, 7st 41b. (carried let (Aldmolt) Lend John hcott'e Le Jai( (h b), aged, 9st 31b (3. Prince) Mr. Beads Mar Honey, 3 yrs, bet itlb (Ashman) Mr. bad'. Pharold, 3 yr., tat Sib (Sad) Betting : 6t040n Le Jail ; 3to 1 aget any other. VI , by two lengths ; the seeped beating the third by bad fourth ; Pharold was in the rear throughout. THE OAKS STAKES of 60 SOTS. each, It ft, for fillies, Set 71b each. The owner of the second filly «lee 100 sots out of the stakes. The New Course. mile and a half.) (162 sobs.) Mr. Ruda= ttesd'a Marchioness by Melbourne. list ' Mr. W. Pansonts Blooming Heather by Melbouree a z imm i nt! Mr. T. V. Tamer's Cepneine by Cowl, eat 7lb (ifsgtilsolemewi Lord John Scon's Clout& by Touchstone, get 710 (We - The following also ran :—b tby Pyrrhus the Ff lilies Whip, Nettle, Dame Juoith, Amy, Chalice, Adullam, Sole Star. Lady Tattoo was scratched to-day at 2 2 p.m. Betting at starting : 2 to 1 opt Nettle, 3 to 1 agat log Heather, 6 to 1 rant:spume ' 7 to 1 apt Clotilde, 1 eget Amy, 10 to 1 apt Chalice, 12 to 1 apt Marchioness, 20 to 1 apt The Cave Adullam. THE RACE. At the second attempt a very good start en Mills Whip Say jumped off in (rout, Cave Adullam second place, Amy third, and Clotilde fourth, Cape Nettle being the next two,; but after running I teem Amy went in advacce, Nettle going on Marchioness third—the others clesteriog up. At. the mild poet on the brow of the hill, Nettle bolt left, fell over the chains, and afterwards threaded down amongst the tense bushes. Marlow was thrown, unfottunately had his thigh fractured. Meanwhile Capucine encouraged the hopes of ' 1 by takis g her colours to the fore, Blooming Ha Marchioness being now second and third, Clutilde the next two. No farther change of moment occurred til tney had crossed the road at the begin.:- - straight, when Cspueine gave w .y. came no with the lead, with Blooming Heather suit. The latter made a vigorous effort to achieve but was beaten cleverly by s.olt e length. T• between the second and third, and the same bet and fourth. Amy was filth, Dante Judith six' seventh, Cave Adel's= eight's, Mies Whip fill? Sole Star tenth. Net amount of the stokes, 4,1761. TBE RAILWA'T PLATE of 50 SOTS. (headiest.: Extra weight for certain winners. Mr. J. M. btaaier, Means. by Orlando, 4 yrs, Mr. Donald's Rodulphos, aged, est 41b (J. Mai,. Mr. B. land's Easterner,. 3 are. Set 41b (Fordhans The following also ran :—Ne s Brighton, Johnny Taft, Callsta, Hemline, and Rodolphe'. Sepses 2to 1 soot Hessline, lot. 2 apt Mr. 1 apt Rodulphes. Won by a neck, the second third by a head. New Brighton was a bad I. Sykes and Calista fitly were fifth and sixth. Je beaten off. THE SECOND OEIAT SURREY FOAL STAKES each, with 100 added, for 3.yr-olds—colts, 84 'I 13st 3lb. Certain penalties and allowances. Last Derby course. (31 subs.) Mr. Borneby's Empe by Bevels°, 71b (Fl A ldeornsbyl Mr. Brad - haw's Herald, eat 71b (rod Way's Ile. Cooke, est 7lb ....... ....... (Bartholomew Mr. T. V. Tome's thpuelne, Sat (J. MI Duke of Bedford's replete', rat 71b (b. Betting : 2 to 1 apt Pugnator, 3 to 1 each al and Capueine, 6to 1 agst Herald. A very firm the first two from the half distance terminated it Escape by a head; the stcond beating the third. Bad fourth. THE FORNION VISITORS' PLATA of 100 80Di. for all ogee ; extra weight tor certain wieners. " thrse•quarters of • mile. Mr.Dratkald's Profroor Airy, by Mathematician, $ )__ (Croswell Mr. Marls's Cori's, 4 yrs, Ist 41b (eam) Mr. Berman'. Tom Burke. 3 yre, Ist iineltrlllf MS exlm) (Poidtuun) Betting : 6 to 4 oa Cotia, 2 to 1 sad 6 to ' Barka, 6to 1 opt Professor Airy. A espial the three was won by a head, and a heasioaly woad aad third. THE DISHY AND OAR STAUB of 6 soya . 30 added; 2 it-oldigtferl2lb ; three, 84 10Ib; fok 187 e, six, sad aged, 94 Sib ; various allowances oiling weights., &c. Rail a mile. Mr. Mellish's The Norio, by John o'Claser. 4 yrs (Sel. Mr. Bemirell'a Usurer, 3 yna (sa). 7st Kr. Cornet's Gossip, ps ra.,14,75t rth Tbe tellowieg also ran gletnere, Ruminator. the Great, Cleopatra, &item, and Lilbourne. Betting: 3 to 1 agst Sextet, 4 to 1 each art The Notice, 5 to 1 task eget fanglentere end 04 agst Alfred the Gnat. Won easily by a lesson, beating tbe third by a bead. Allred the Great Beginners and Sextet the next two. The sold for 16.5 guineas. Mercn.-200 seas, It ft. One mile. Mr. Oanett's Little Brownie, by Plateateber. Ar. IL. Barrirea'a 6t. Juni'', 3 pa, Tat letting t6to 4 on St. Jullien. Little Browi the ranting, and won easily by two lengths. BETTING. DERBY, 1856 30 to 1 eget Lad Joni Scott's Polnictiodie 30 to 1 Lord Dsrbs's FAisolecto (a) 30 to I Mr. Bowes's Flyby-Nrght 2,000 to 1,000 on Fessoletto sgst The Wald TAE NEWMAE,EZT MEETINGS. It is officially ann.:ann. km; • sneetios of Or Club will be held on the 2ntrof June, to take into lion the following propos.tioos: " That, in future, tne Croton and First Sc shall be confined to bur days each, cowmen , day," or "that the Second Sting Meeting discontinued, and the public money, u-nally week, be applied to improving the sport is j First Biala& Meatless." ANNUAL BOAT RACILi TOIL SILVER ... AND MIDAL AT OIFORD.—Thesa sandal and rotting pees arti fixed for Toothy and Wednead, 1 end 13th Jun...nod all toe cstriee most ...rotary ot the °stud Cialvereilq Bost Cin , the 1111. of Just. A lam?: number ef eapec'ed, will be wade this year, endiblooll will be % felt who wail afterwucia contend &OM& 01FORD UNIVERSITY EIGHT-O.IBED ... • —The seventh sod last bat one et this, highly rases took 1, ace on. Thaiefay evening, when Britaaose, who have maintAned theforemost List year, was decided in thrsequence of their bumped. by Wird near the Caer well, itiberOg3llantly % sling IA keeg. 4111 held of Ike Own. To. , • iutintd as at starting. The edsosneemeat I e( the flags, woe reteivefi with the meet di TM last raw will take playa this (Smudgy • • • S atad the Idanta has iday has, leg-meta en Mom* fair MI, ever, lost cs of the mess the lighting e to write he blood. 111111. dug from lowan was 4 equal to and Stand ale, and a cestames, !ye a most upon the d r! !ere, how- beheld se •4 11 tough the , In the 10V01,—. ad hedge- • . A mild pleasantly which wan ideation of , fr masher. , dad maple wont, and ; up to the ter bankers eident, the ed descrip- dion of the The duties were ma- could con- the cone,- • le regularity he efficient t 41b ; four, min allow- unded, &e. lams) 1 !Smolt) 2 Prince) 3 shmall) 4 (San) .her. Won by • neck ; for 3.yr-old filly to n- urse. (One . Set 71b planar) 1 let 71b barlton) 2 Amen; 3 .(Wells) 4 First out of e, The Can east Bloom- Intilde, 7 to darchionese, was effected. alum taking ' , epucine and ; a Abort die• second, and l.fter pining bolted to the ded ber way t thrown, and ! f her backers Heather and • lite and Amy occurred un- • tieing of the hinder then r in close pur- re the victory Two lengths etween tbir,t xtb. Chalice ly ninth, and • i) for all ages. r re. 7et 11l (Ashman) 1 Marion) Fortnum) 3 Mr. Sykes, s. r. Sykes, 4 to • d beating the • fourth. Mr. • Johnny Taft ✓e of 10 goys. - m 71h; fillies, est mile of His (Horosbyl 1 .(Alderon tholemew S J. Marlon 4 :S. lagers) • h apt Escaper Ike race with d in favour of d two lengths. 1 . 6 11 rm. (Handicap) New T.T.C., yrs,sst 1210 (Creswell) I (Mutant), 3 SIS extra)) (Prodhara) 11 to 4 apt lout al race is with I between the in. each, with four,lit7lb ;. .nos. 0 0 041 / • (341.),7149 . 1 Moisten) tT. Cliff ) Wells) 3 airiator, Aged e. 4 eit lISIITOS and. Gossip., to gte, the. second • sat was fourth ; The wisest was. • vile. r, 3 yrs, Set (J. Maroon) 1 .. (Weide) 2 rowan) mad! all • odie (t) (t) ht (t) 1.1 Irishman (t) rINGS. , ay a the Jockey 1 es Into considtra- Spring Meetings unclog Ott Ture- en; be henceforth )y given in this the Craven and :I SCULLS, CUP, and highly ante- ,neaday, the 13th be made to the lub by Monday, 1 . entries, it is g the competitors d at the Henley BOAT RACES. • ighly interesting ' 'bed .the fate of , : Mt position from heir bevies been tigallantly seep • other boats te- nt, hy the change deafening cheers. y) evening. k i.i' 01 4 i KW 'tag. Meg t ob. re NW [saw