The Press. — London, England, 1854-04-15 00:00:00

- 77 350 pervirer. The reported battle in the Dobrudscha is `said to be liatitious, or at all events an exaggeration based upon some trifling skirmishes. Constantinople was illumina•ed on the sth to cele brate a victory over the Russians. St. Petersburg wos also illuminated on the tird, and a Te helms chanted in the Winter Palace in celebration of the advantages gained by Prince GortsChakoff over tite Turks. • The Mike of Cambridge and 'Lord Raglan, after dining at die Tuileries, on Wednesday' , visiteld the Italian Opera in Paris, to witness the representation of the Vestals and the ballet of Jovita. " God sere the Queen" was peefbrmed by the band,' the audience standing and uncovered ; at the close of which the anthem was loudly encored, amidst repeated, cries pf Vivant les Angie's!" " Viva PEmpereur !" The whole scene was animating in the extseme. Prince Napoleon has arrived at Marseilles, on his way to the East. Advices from Marseilles state that Admiral Benet was about to be sent out to replace Admiral Hathahn in the Black Sea, tbr the purpose of giving Admiral Dundas the chief coairnend of the combined fleets ; while General St. Arnaud was to have the superior direction of the land forces. Xt. 44vices from St. Petersburg of the Nth instant state that a ukase declares that, as danger threatens the empire, it is ordered that the four reserve bat talions become effective, and that two new ones be organised for each corps. All travellers are forbidden by the Russian authori ties to cross the frontier. A messenger, bearing a Swedish passport, visedhy M. de Budberg, having been permitted to pass, was seat back. The Hanoverian Government goes most decidedly, with England, and is ready to support Austria , against Prussia, should the Itaiitern question come before the Federal Diet. All the secondary and minor German Governments, except Bavaria, are of the same mind, and will being the. suilieet hefpre the Diet, should not Prussia shortly agree to abandon its neutrality. An Austrian. note has been forwarded tes Athens with strong remonstrances upon the conduct of the Greek Goverrittfeht, Which is held responsible for. whatever evil consequences may ensue. • The Pacific, with a United States mail of the 2nd instant, and 170 passengers, reached Liverpool yes terday. There was no political news. The Washing ten Union, an official organ, predicted a war with Spain. Commerce was dull. Breadstuffs, cotton, and freights were all lower, and stooks depressed and gloomy. The y.eeting of the Royal Mail Steam-packet Corupanj was held on Thursday. The report of the directors showed that the company's ships have a registered tonnage of 41,481 tops, with 10,800 horse.power, and that they have a vessel in the conrse of construction of 1,850 tons and 4(X) horse se. : • II • FROM THE 1.01111 ON G-AZETTE. Tuesday, April 11. BANKRUPTCY ANNUT,LBD.—Wtr.t.itat Mourn, Ludlow, Shropshire, innkeeper. BINRItU PT S.-, HENRY JESSE, Basin getOlice„ corn factor—Tnefeks limner End Wtm.tEst Bisnoe, White Ulm-street. Bishogsgoits, huilders—Enwasn Bivr, King Wil liam, street, City, watchmaker — ED WAßD CARTER, Murray -street, Hotton,builder--Wi.Jonst WARD, Folkstone, Kent, innkeeper — COMMIES JAMES ItATTIIEWS, LYOOIIIII Theatre, Strand, lessee —4l-LINED GUY, Upper Roseumn-street, lamp niannfacturer— BiNNETT ALFRED BURTON and HSNRY MI/I:TIMER BURTON, John's-place, Sesthirark, engineers—Wu. EnwAtine limper:two, St. Stephen's, Cornwall, coal merchant—TEmits Scuortm.o sud Scitori*J.n, Rochdale, Lancashire. cotton spinners. SCAT(' SEQU HST RATION S.—Gwo he a FINLAY, GINIIROW, Mrtne merchant —At.xxxxiuta itiosEtesom, Wick, Seeker— DAtiIEL NVEWAN, Glasgow, cabinetmaker GEOROE . LANG, Baillieston, Lanarkshire. cattle dealer. Friday, April' 14. BANNRUP'FB.—Twomas MINUET, Coleman , street, licensed vievialler—llENUY A NSTICY and WILLIAM WATOON, Birmingham, drape , ti—JENEs RIRDEN. Cornwall, draper-14;:81RE I.EUI.OND, JIL Sonthwark-bridge-read, hat mantifeeturer— ILLIAM HURRY DIN, 91, Fleet-street, auctioneer-110 stn av ROBERTa, Liverpool, tailor. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—MOMAS REST, Aberdeen, merchant —ANGUS MAORI:00R, M.D., Edinburgh—Witi.uot SHAw, Kileyth, manufacturer—Houma GRAFI at, Glasgow, boardiug.house keeper—Curiae', MACFARLANE, and Co., Glasgow, coattelevion merchants. IT is estimated that the amount of duty paid upon tea since the 6th inst. in London, Liverpool, Bristol, ire., reaches to the sum of half a million sterling. As the Royad Shepherdess was leaving her moor ings at Adelaide for London, on the Ist of February, she got in collision with three boats containing gold dust in boxes value 27,0001., and a bag of 500 sov ereigns. Tile boats were capsized, and the trea sure sunk. The gold-dust was recovered, hut the bag of sovereigns sank so deep in the mud that it could not be found. THE PRESS. PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. • TEE Lord Raglan and the Duke of Cambridge left London on Monday evening for the Ea§t. Their aides-de-camp and several officers o 1 the staff ;ra velled with theM. The royal carriage had been prepared en the South-Eastern Railway ; and, Amidst the cheers of a numerous body of spectators, site two generals departed en route for I'ans. Reaching Dover before midnight, they shortly afterwards em barked on beard the is which they crossed the Channel, A special train then conveyed t h em from p * lais to Paris, where they ,took up their abode for two days ft, the British Embassy, receiving all fitting attention from the Empeivr Nipoleon, and dining at the Tuileries' on Tuesday and Wednesday. On the latter day his Royal Highness and Lord Rag lan'were present at a review in the Champ de Man. They left Paris next day; and were expected at Mar seilles this (Saturday) afternoon, where the Curadoe has been in waiting to convey them to the Emit. The route for use departure of the service compa nies of the llith was received on Tuesday at the Tower, and hailed witivienionstrations of satisfaction by the men. This proem is nearly 1,300 strong, exclusive of non-commissioned grocers sad the band; 850 of these will proceed,to the East, leaving a strong reserve of 450, mostly l'eßruits, at home. The head quarter3'of the regiment, consisting of 650 bayonets, comtnanded by • Lieutenatt-Volonel Nutt, will pro ceed for its destination onday next. The Bth Inniskilling - Dregoone took their depar ture from Leeds on Tuesday morning, en route for the East, yhia man left is excellent spirits. This is one of' the the 'proceeding .o the seat of war diroughs ranee.. • * , The Govaraineat haw taken 'up 'tire new ship Ja diT a,.4oo i pgiNaqol gelner4l Screw Steam, Com pany, to carry troops to the, Mediterrianean. 'She has fti capacity of 2,500 tons, with 300-horse power. By the fittings now in progress there wilb be room for a 'full cavalry regiment, with pSO. horses, besides 1,500 lone of coal. The -rhineei of 2,700 tons and 000- ticuffer,' - betohr4 alto to the General Strew ale° to tne Company, just lannoh.kl a 4 Blackwell, will be ready for sea and in the employtnent of the Government in six weeks. A vast quantity of tents and other requisites for eneampinent-of au army have been taken out of the stores in the Tower, and conveyed to the railway station, to be forwarded to Portsmouth for shipment to the Mediterranean. The officers of Ordnance have contracted for the supply of 1,000 tons of coals to be forwarded to Gal lipoli for the use of the army. An order has been issued that the troops of the expeditionary force are to be each provided with a pair (4 spare soles and heels, to be carried in their knapsacks, and captains of companies are to see that the necessary cobbler's tools are supplied to the companies. Accounts from Malta show that the military autho rities there are bestirring themselves, :uid the trans port service is in full activity with the aid of the steam fleet. 'the 44th Regiment and three companies of the 50th were despatched for the East on the sth in the l'u/can. The 93d Highlanders, together with seve ral officers of the commissariat and medical staff, left on the Bth in the Kangaroo. The Ardent, tow ing the Georgiana, which has on board the women of aU the regiments, •besides mules, horses, and pro visions, followed on the 9th. The Cyclops and the Vesuvius, with the 28th Regiment and two companies of the 50th, were then ready to go to sea. The Himalaya and Indus were also ready to sail, and will transport the 4th and 38d Regiments without loss of time. Detachments or the 30th, 40th, 50th, and 77th Regiments have arrived in Malta. The French steamer Asmodie has also arrived there with 1,000 men on board. A grand review took place at Malta, on the 4th instant, on the Florian paradaground, but, owing to the very limited space, no evolutions were possible, the work being limited to passing round in battalions in quick time and in order of review. About 9,000 men were on the ground. THE FLEETS. Admiral Napier was in Copenhagen during the be ginning of the week, sad had an interview with the King of Denmark. Res:Admiral Plumridge, with an advanced squad ron, consisting of Leopard (flag), Impirieuse, Tri bune, and Dauntless, was sent forward to the Gulf of Finland, on a cruise of observation. News of the breaking up of the ice in that direction was said to have been received. On the 11th inst. Admiral Napier, having closed his conference with the Danish Government, rejoined the fleet in Kioge Bay. On Wednesday last, the 12th, despatches from Rear- AdMiral Plumridge were brought by the Dauntless, on receipt of which the admiral, with nearly his whole fleet, instantly sailed up the Baltic. The E SATURDAY, Austerlitz, French steamship, accompanied. Three small vessels only trete) left lu Kitige Bay. The Dauntless is said to have seen eighteen Russian ships-ofthe-line Svaburg harbour. The latest intelligence from the Black Sea fleet was brought by the Cyclops, which arrived at Malta ob the Ttti in**, to the following effeet allied fleets ranched. Kavarna Bay on the,26th ult. Eight line-of-bjutle Ships (French) Were at anchor in line to the east Of Verna, flanked by six etearners. Far ther east were ten line-of-hattle ships (English), with six steamers on their flank. All the marines from the fleets were to be landed to protect Varna. Before the Cyclops left the fleet Admiral Dundas is reported to have made a signal "to take, burn, or dektroy everything Russian." The plans of the admirals were still secret, but it was generally supposed that no considerable opera twit will be attempted before the arrival of the land forces. The weather was splendid. The admirals are stated to have maintained an un intermitting watch over Sebastopol, awl to have assured themselves that the Russian ships have never stirred from that harbour since the combined fleets entered the Black Sea. Rear-Adtniral Bruce, recently returned front the coast of Africa,' will, it Is stated, shortly hoist his flag • as commander-in-chief of a light squadron for the protection of the trade and ports of the northern and north east coasts. _ _ A great number of hand dark lanterns have been purchased in Constantinople for the use of the taut, and a quantity of grappling-irons are being forged at smithy established at Buyukdere. The Admiralty have ordered from a house at Bir mingham an increased supply of Dr. Thompson's signal-lamps for the use of the Baltic and Black Sea fleets. A new signal-book has been published to ac company these lamps, by which all ships can se freely communicate by night as by day. RUSSIAN ASPIRATIONS. Is a lively account of Russia, written in 1848, by one of the most piquant of French wanderers after anec dote—M. Marnuer—the traveller chanced to make one of a country party, in the neighbourhood of Mos cow. They were in the grounds of a young romance writer, and several poets were present- One of these recited the following dithyramb addressed to England, which excited the utmost applause, and seemed to come home, says Marmier, to the hearts and feelings of the whole assembly. At the present moment, as an index of Russian sentiments, it has an especial value : TO EitiOIAND. - " IbLtiD of pomp and of wonder. the ornament of the uni verse, the fairest emerald in the diadem of the seas — Terrible guardian of liberty, conqueror of every foe, the ocean spreads around thee the immensity of its waters ; Although unfathomable, boundlese, the enemy of the earth, it is yet humble and submissive to thee, and looks on thee with love. Country of holy liberty—land fortunate and blessed—what • life is in thy innumerable populations; what glory in thy rich plains ! Heir beautiful on thy forehead is the crown of sciences— ' ' how noble and vigorous the songs which thou soundest • to the universe ! Glittering with gold, radiant with thought thou art happy; rich, full of luxury and of thought. Nations the most (indent turn towards thee their timid eyes, and ask of thee the laws Which thou mayst pre iielibe to their destiny. But, because though art perfidious—because thou art haughty—because thou attest earthly glory above the judgment divine — Because, with sacrilegious hand, thou haat chained the church of (lad to the foot of au earthly and fleeting throne — A day will arrive to thee-0 ! Queen of the Seas—and that day is not far distant in which thy glory, thy gold, and thy purple, will vanish like a dream. The lightning will be extinguished in thy hands—thy sword will °ease to shine—and the gift of enlightened thoughts will be taken from thy children. *And, forgetful of thy imperial banner, the waves of the ocean will bound anew — free , capricious, and re. sounding. And God will choose an humble nation—full of faith and of miracles—to confide to it the destinies of the universe, the lightning of the earth, and the voice of heaven." Who this " humble nation" is requires no great penetration to discover. Marmier adds that the same idea was prevalent everywhere in Russia—in the saloon and in the cottage. The universal nation believed that they had a mission to regenerate the world and to command mankind. As may be seen, it is not merely against the Eastern nations that this mission is directed, but against the West—and against England in particular. However absurd it may seem for a people who have to regenerate them selves long before they can regenerate the world, to entertain such a notion, it exists in full force, not withstanding it has bad its part in provoking the present contest, and, doubtless, will have its part in maintaining it. \