The Press. — London, England, 1855-04-28 00:00:00

APRIL 28, 1855. the opinions which they represent than from their armies and their fleet. This anti-despotic truism tells with superlative force when coining from one armed with the un bounded powers of an irresponsible sovereignty. It is a voluntary acceptance of public opinion as a guide, and the determination of fulfilment as a duty. The effect may be more easily imagined than described upon brutal Russia, and upon disloyal and lying Prussia. On hearing the memorable and golden words, Poland, Hungary, Italy, and the op pressed nationalities, not excepting the Rhinelands of Prussia and Bavaria, recur instantly to the mind. Austria must beware in time. M. de Bismarck founds his cry of Germanic union upon the avowed antagonism of the Western against the Northern powers, forgetful that in this not in correct statement he inclines to a dissolution of the predicated union. Moreover, he reveals the source of weakness, and infers by the warmth of his en treaties that the Germanic princes are far from being of one mind on the means of consolidation. The attitude of Austria is damaging to all, and in a serious degree prejudicial to herself. After the Napoleonic speech which still more increases her bewildered hesitation, she must adopt, voluntarily or involuntarily, a decided course. The fear of losing Italy is not allayed by the firm assurances of France and England that the Austrian dominions shall re main intact ; and a knowledge of the exposure of her northern frontier is heightened by the consciousness that the high officers of her army entertain strong predilections for Russia, and that the discontented of Hungary are to a man Muscovite. Russia, on the other hand, offers the same, if not better, terms than those of the Western powers. It has been signified to the Tiquelurdat Camarilla that the integrity of the empire shall be guaranteed—that the Germanic influence of Austria shall be respected, and the Prussian intrigues arrested—and in addition to this that the Danubian rights, and the question of the principalities, comprised in the two first points of the Vienna Conference, and there agreed upon, shall form a separate treaty betwixt Russia and Austria. This is to be the price of her neutrality, whereby she will be placed upon surer ground, and reap more solid advantages than by adhering to an anti-Russian policy. Against this must be set off the drawback of Italy, the whole of which peninsula will be revolutionised whenever France may be opposed to Austria. It is this dread that predominates with M. de Buol ShOnstein, whose plastic temperament has been paralysed by the straightforward declaration of the Emperor Napoleon. The communications betwixt Lord John Russell and Lord Raglan since the arrival of the latter at Vienna have been constant, and the dilatoriness of the siege with all the appliances ready is attributed to the influence of these passing councils. This partakes of the nature of an armistice worse than equivocal, with which the French have nothing to do, and to which the Emperor so peremptorily refused to accede when requested by Austria. One of these special and military messengers has just passed through Frankfort on his way to the Horse Guards, and scrupled not to make public the dissatisfaction felt by the English army at the tardiness and inutility of the Vienna conferences. if the integrity of the third point be in any way invaded, the lives lost betere Sebastopol will have been a useless slaughter. The misconduct of Austria in the principalities outherods the former atrocities of the Russians. Rape, rubbery, and murder, are every-day acts, justi fied by the officers in command by a refusal to punish the delinquents or to listen to complaint. J. E. L. PS.—The conferences are at an end. This will not the more readily induce Austria to fulfil her bond; she dare not engage in active hostility against Russia unless supported by the whole of Germany. ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE AT BROUSSA. BROUSSA, April 11. YESTERDAY evening, at about a quarter to eight o'clock, two or three violent shocks were felt here, and caused universal terror and agitation. The re collection of the horrible scenes witnessed only a few weeks ago rushed upon the mind of every one, and inspired a dread of results which unhappily was only tno completely realised. Five minutes afterwards every public monument and building in Broussa was in ruins ! The full details of the catastrophe, and of the ravages it has caused, cannot be yet ascertained, but it. may he said, in brief, that the city is destroyed— fire having devoured the wrecks which earthquake had left. Among other noble monuments that have perished is the magnificent Mosque of Oulon Djami, the pride of the city. Two minarets of this edifice were thrown down in the first earthquake and the cupola cracked. It is now destroyed from top to bottom, leaving nothing but a pile of crumbled stones, amidst which the renowned turbelis of the first Sultans are THE PRESS. buried. All the other mosques have experienced the same fate. No stone-built house in the city has re sisted the terrible shocks. Enormous masses of earth and rock have become detached from the flanks of the mountain above the upper streets of the town, and rolled down upon the Jews' quarter, whose ruin they completed. As to the wooden houses, which escaped with less injury from the earthquake, they have been destroyed almost entirely by a conflagration. The fire broke out at several points about nine o'clock, and is raging while I write. The scene is awful. The Bazaar, and the whole quarter of the city around it, presents nothing but a heap of smouldering ashes. The European quarter has suffered least. It is situated in the plain, and the houses of the Franks have, in many cases, stood the shocks with little damage. But what miseries are around us on every side! If the Government does not afford assistance immediately and energetically, hundreds of females, who are left without shelter, food, or clothing, must perish miserably. Nom—The conflagration still continues ; the night has been fearful. The shocks of earthquake have not ceased even yet. More than a hundred and fifty, more or less violent, have been counted. The population seems plunged into an indescribable state of stupor. The number of victims is still unknown ; whc, indeed, can give any account of them ? News has arrived that Tikindji, a village situated about a league from Broussa, has been utterly destroyed. Many hamlets and farmhouses in the adjacent dis trict are also said to have been wrecked by the con vulsion. jortign nub dolonial 3nttilignut. FRANCE. The Emperor and Empress of the French landed at Boulogne on Saturday last, and passed the night there. On Sunday a review of 30,000 men from the camp at Honvault was held in presence of their Ma jesties, who afterwards departed for Paris, where they arrived by seven o'clock that evening. Ac cording to Galignani the Empress has benefited con siderably in health by her visit to England. Confident statements are made that the Emperor will proceed to the Crimea immediately after the in augural ceremonies attending the opening of the Paris Exposition. All the preparations are already completed. General Aupick has been selected by the Emperor as the head of his staff when he as sumes the command of the army of the Crimea. Admiral Hamelin has been appointed Minister of Marine in the place of the late M. I)ucos. The de cree conferring the appointment was dated from " Windsor Castle." Two new squadrons will be added to every cavalry regiment in the service ; in other words, an addition of 90,000 hoist) will be made to the army. These squadrons will remain in France as cavalry of reserve. VIENNA. The conferences came to a close on Saturday last, the Russian plenipotentaries positively declining to accept the propositions of the four powers. On Monday the several negotiators met again merely to sign the protocol recording their transactions at their last meeting. That day Lord John Russell left Vienna on his return to England, after a prclonged interview with Count Buol. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Drouyn de Lhuys, remains for a few days longer in the Austrian capital. The Independance of yesterday states that General Hess declared that the Austrian army will take three months more to make the necessary preparations for entering on a campaign. On the 18th inst. a battery of field-pieces, the sixth with which gun-cotton only is to be used, left Vienna for Gallicia. Other batteries of the same kind are being prepared in the arsenal of the capital. SPAIN. The Cortes on the 20th inst. adopted the second and third articles of the bill for the bale of Church property. Reinforcements are to be sent to Mends, in Africa, for the protection of the presidios or Government prisons. TURKEY. A portion of the equipages of the French Emperor arrived in Constantinople on the 15th. The town of Broussa has been overthrown by a second earthquake. There were a hundred and fifty shocks. Fire afterwards broke out and destroyed the remaining ruins. Three hundred Polish refugees from the Russian army, who have been for some time in Constantinople. have been incorporated at their own request into the two regiments of Cossacks, one of which is being organised at Shumla under the orders of Count Zamoiski. The War Minister has supplied these three hundred Poles with everything necessary, and they will soon be forwarded to the seat of war. Vttropolitan Riarlats. 399 (Reported exclusively for "Ta■ Pails.") CORN•EXCHHANGE —Very moderate supplies of English wheat have been on sale here during the present week. For all kinds there has been a steady demand, and prices have advanced from 2s to, in some instances, 55 per quarter, at which good clearances have been effected. Foreign wheat—the imports of which have been limited—bas sold steadily, at Ss to as pee quarter more money. Floating cargoes have been in request, and the rates have ruled In favour of the factors. The barley trade has been steady, at very full prices; but malt has sold slowly, on former terms. The oat trade has been healthy, but no advance has taken place in pricer. There has been wore doing iu beans, at le per quarter more money. Peas and flour have sold at full quotations. The top price of English flour has advanced to 70s per 2SOlba. Enotase—Wheat, Essex and Kent white. 72. to 84s; red 64s to 715; Norfolk and Lincoln red, 81s to GB.. Malting barley, ilis to 34s ; grinding ditto, 28. to Ws ; distilling, 29. to 31.. Malt, 134. to 725. Feed oats, 244 to 28. ; potato, 28s to 30s, Bye, 42. to 44a. Tick beaus, Btis to 43s ; pigeon, 39s to 445. /hey peas, 34. to 375 ; maple, 36. to 395 ; %bite bollers,4os thi per quarter. Town-made flour,Bs, to Ns; country marks, 48. to Ns per 2801bs. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English ....12S0 .. 4450 .. 4900 .. SOO .. 1140 Trish • • ... • . Foreign.. 4830 .. 730 .. .. 90810 .. 130 sits. Ws. LONDON AVERAGES DECLARED ON FRIDAY—Wheat, 4.684 quarters, 711. 8d ; bully, 9,429 quarter.. 32s id ; sate, How quarters, 254111 d ; rye, 364 quarter., 40. 64 ; Waal, 569 quarters, 37s tl; peas, 295 quarters, 40s 41 IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES—Wheat, Afts Pd; hwr• iPy. Ste 3d; oats, 25.10 d ; rye, 36. Ild ; beans, 41. sd; peas, 36s 10d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES—Wheat, 67s 11d; barley, 30s 8d; oats, 23s 4d; rye, 3316 8d; beau*, 40s Sti ; peas, 36e 3d. ?SWISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK—Wbost, 88 .416; barley, 86,163; oats, 10,187; rye, 117; beans, x,021; peas, 757 quarters. TEA—The public sales held this week have gone off heavily, and only a small quantity of tea has ehanghd hands, on former terms. In the private market very little is doing, at late rams. Congou, 9tl to 2s 6d; Ning Yong and Oolong, le to Is 94; Scueliong, ls to 2s Rd ; Flowery Pekoe, is bd to Se Rd ; Caper, Is to is 4d; Scented Caner, le 44 to is Rd : Orange Pekoe, Is 24 to le bd; Scented Orange Pekoe. le 8d to be 9d; Twankay, 7d to la 3d : Hyson Skin, 74 to le 6d ; Hyson, is 6d to 3. 9d; Young Hylton, 94 to Sc ; Imperial, Is to 21 Rd; Gunpowder, Is to Xs bd ; Assam, Is 9d to 4s 44 per lb. 'lp to Saturday last duty was paid 0u14,325,85ti1b5, against 19,480,6921bs in 1894. SUGAR—Although there has been an improved demand for nearly all kinds of raw sugar, prices have not been maintained, when we consider the advance in the duties-8a per cwt. Bengal, West India, and Mauritius parcels have changed hands at from is Sd to Ss 6d per cwt more money, compared with Net week's currency. Refined goods have moved off freely, on higher terms. Brown lumps, 46s to 46s Rd; and grocery, 47. to Ms per cwt. Crushed commands previous rates. The total clear ance* to the 91st inst. were 2,345,:134 cwt., against 1,13e8,860 owte last year. MOLASSES—The lemon! has ruled steady, and the quota tions have been well supported. COFFEE—AII kinds have met a very inactive demand, and late rates have been with difficulty supported. Plantation Ce3lon has realised toe 6d to 78s per cwt. COCOA—There is more doing in this article, the value of which has an upward tendency. Fine red Trinidad is worth 411 per owt. RICE We have had an improved demand for most descrip tions. In prices, however, very little change has taken place. About 6,000 bags Bengal have changed hands, at 1.9 s to ISs 64 for mid white. CHICORY—The supplies have somewhat decreased, yet the demand is very heavy, at late rates. SEEDS—Most agricultural seeds continue in good request, at very full prices. Linseed and cakes command rather more attention, on former terms. Parcels of the former continue to change hands for shipment to the Continent. HEMP AND FLAX—Hemp is in active request, at a eon siderable advance in the quotations. Petersburg clean bits realised 501 to 521 per ton. Flax is steady, and quite as dear as last week. Jute has advanced 15e to Els per ton, &admit. goods command very full prices. COTTON—We have a good inquiry for most kinds, at extreme quotations. WOOL—As the public sales of colonial wool will commence next week, our market is very dull, and the quotations are almost nominal. TALLOW—Some activity is apparent in our market, and prices have advanced. P. Y. C., on the spot, is worth sbe and 575; and up to the end of the year, Ms per cwt. The imports continue moderate. ..... 0114—Linseed oil Is selling briskly, at Us nil to Cs per cwt on the spot, and 38s for July and August. All other oils are firm, and the best sperm has advanced to 1461 Turpentine is active. at ate to 38s fur spirits, and Si ad to as ad per cwt for rough. METALS--Scotch pig iron has advanced to 614 6d cash. The standard of copper ores has risen 40e per ton. Speller, on the spot, is selling at 231 per tun. Most tither metals support former terms. SPIRITS—Rom Is tolerably steady, at 91 Id to Is Ad par gallon for proof Leewards, and is lid to 26 for East India There is more doing in brandy. the value of which hss upward tendency. Geneva and corn-spirits are tolerably active. HOES—The market is very moderately supplied with all kinds of hops, in which only &limited business Is doing. at last w ee k's quotatons. Mid and East Kent pockets, 141 to 1161; Weald of Kent., 181 10a to 11119 s; Sussex, 10110 s to 181 per cwt. COALS—Cares Hartley. 19s ; Hasting's Hartley, 18s &I; Holywell, 17s 6d; Tanfleld Moor, lea 9d; Wylam, 17s; Eden Main, 18a; Huwell, 19s; Lambton, Ids 9d ; Stewart's, 19a per ton. POTATOES—The supplies are leas extensive, and the de mand is steady, at from 911 to 1 ins per ton. SMITHFIELD—Our marital has ruled steady this week, as follows: Beef, from 3s 2d to Ds; mutton. Is 4d to 5s ; lamb, Us 4d to Ts ; veal, 45 to fa ; pork, 34 4d to 4s 4d per Sibs to sink the crats. NEWOAI E AND LEADENHAI.I. The trade has been tolerably active, at MI quotations. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s &I; mutton, 3. 441 to 44 Id; lamb, fa fd to Is 65; veal. 3. Sd to 4. bd ; pork, 3s to 4s 4d pet illha by the earmum. 4'