The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-01 00:00:00

THE,A.I RE ituY AL ILAYMA.BahT. It of Mr. Backstone. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Characters by Me , sr4 Sims Reeves, Weiss, Manvers, and Farquharson; Miss H. Gordon, and Mrs. Sims Reeves. After which, a now Extravaganza, called THE NEW HAT MARKET SPRING MEETING, 1835. To conclude with POPPING THE QUESTION. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. under the Management of Mr. Ca.taiss THIS EVENING, Will be performed LIVING TOO FAST. To be followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. princip al characters by Messrs. C. Kean, D. Fisher, Raymond, Cathcart, and Saker ; Mrs. Wlnstan'ey, Misses C. Leciercq, Daly, and K. Terry. To conclude with (16th time) a Romance, in two acts, entitled THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO ; or, King, Queen, and Knave. TILEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprieta, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, WU be performed KING O' NEIL, Characters by Mess - e. C, Selby, Garden, Parse' . e, J. Bland, L. Murray, &c,; Mrs. L. Mur ray, Miss Wyndham, Ste. To conclude with A NEW EDITION OF VIE FAIRY TALES Or MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Nrod be performed TUE WEL9II IRE:. Characters by 3f, ears. Emery, Leslie, and Danvers ; lldiss Stephens, arid Miss Ternan. After which, the Comedietta, called LAW FOR L ADIESI. Cha racters by Messrs. A. Wigan, G. Yining, H. Cooper, Danvers, and Miss Castleton. To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza, called TAE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF IHE GOL..) MINES. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Donizetti's Opera of THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT. After which, KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE. To conclude with THE WATERMAN'. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. First night of a Grand Hibernian Ballet THIS EVENING. The Interesting Equestrian Drama by Nelson Lee, called, THE FIELD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE ! After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE, including Mr. W. Cooke's Dwarf Elephants. To conclude with, first time, a Grand Ballet, by Mrs. G. Healey, Called, THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY. A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added to the Embellishments. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. =Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager. Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke. Jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDox THIS DAT —Mornin; 27 inin.after 1 Evenieg 43 min. aft. 1 To-Moscow---Morning 57 min.after 1 j Eveningl4 min. aft. 2 THE WEATHER.—Sum Orrin, April. 29. THZEMOMITZB, IN THZ SHADE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 42 —lowest this morning and during the night. 48—this day, at noon. BAROMFTSB, 30'11—falling. WIND, E.N.E. to E.—Moderate, with dull, cloudy weather, indicating rain. We had some rain early in the morning. QUARTER TO THREE.—Wind veering round to S.E., S., and S.W., with heavy clouds and strong indications of rain. • g LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1855. The House of Commons has nobly discharged its duty. Thanks to the independence and energy of many of its leading members, England will still retain a Free Press. Even Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS, in bringing forward his ill considered and dangerous prcposition for a "copyright in news," was obliged to make admis sions which completely destroyed his case ; in deed the manner in which he introduced it showed that he had not the faintest hope of success, and that he threw it out merely as a sop to some one or two of those who had previously supported views that met with very general condemnation throughout the country. It would have been well for his own character had ,he avoided the subject, or yielded gracefully before his pre sumptuous ignorance, recklessness, and instability had been so unsparingly exposed by many honour able gentlemen. His lame and impotent attempt at apology materially aggravated the censures to which he has so iwpiovidently exposed himself, and exhibits his original folly in a stronger and clearer light. Because, forsooth, it had been asserted that the measure which he had brought forward would afford unfair facilities to the class of cheap publications that might spring into existence under its provisions, because they might possibly abuse the privileges which he was about to confer, then every newspaper proprietor in the United Kingdom was to be deprived of the rights of a British subject, and placed at the mercy of the stipendiary and unpaid magistracy. In other words, because he bad fallen into an error in one respect, he was to repair it by an act of the deepest injustice towards a large and influential body, who had invested considerable capital in public jour nals. This was the reasoning of a Cabinet Minister--a man who aspires to the reputation of a statesman—who has been appointed to preside over one of the most important departments of the Government ! We have frequently heard of the "little wisdom " with which nations are governed, but never more forcibly illustrated than in the deplorable exhibition of Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL Lzwis last night. The Right. Hon. Baronet freely admitted that "if the clause should be rigidly or vexatiously enforced by the leading metropolitan newspapers, the rights which have by consent hitherto been exercised by the London evening and weekly newspapers, and by the country newspapers, would be materially abridged." He then added— " The practice has grown up, and has been acqui esced in by the principal newspapers for a long series of years ; and it certainly would be a consi derable detriment to the public at large if any attempt should now be made to abridge the rights thus conceded by practice." After this acknow ledgment, Cadit qucestio. The rights conceded for a long series of years, and which it would be a considerable detriment to the publi c at large to abridge, were to be not merely impaired, but absolutely destroyed, because the Chancel lor of the Exchequer was desirous of trying his hand at experimental legislation, and was willing, when all the resources of the nation were taxed to the uttermost, to give up 200,0001., or more probably 250,0001., per annum—the interest on some eight millions of money—for the chance. But he justifies it, in the belief that the powers thus conferred would not be exercised in any "'harsh or oppressive manner "—that "the clause would be merely brought into use in cases where aintention of pirating the news of the principal Il in e teu vra P ig a e P n eTs ce: and of transferring to its columns othe r c°r'lltnulleationsf articles of original composition, and ani:o furandi—with the deliberate intention newspaper depend nu making the profits of the his belief, f why not li m it th e ill-gotten ga i ns ." If that were i n d eed remedy to such ea ses ? h con fer ex t ens i ve powers which w ere not to bebroinnYliniands o f. par to operation? Why place a fearf u l weapon ties who were expected not at all to use it ? The articles which have appeared in som e f e • w Journals clearly proved that they had n o t t h e sliqttest no tion of abstaining from exercising any authority that might be conceded. Never before W 43 such an argument used in a deliberative assembly. Never was a penal clause supported on the ex press ground that it would be suffered to remain a dead letter, a mere brutum fulmen, without ein!acy or vit a li ty. It was in lposeible to resist the conclusive and unanswerable argureents of Mr. WHITESIDE on 1 the point. The Honourable and Learned Gentle man clearly and distinctly pointed out not merely the probable, but the almost inevitable, results of the contemplated measure. Indeed if any disinterested and unprejudiced person could have had any doubt on the subject it must be completely set at rest by that brilliant speech. He showed that under the baleful operation of the enactment the Pro vincial Press could easily be suppressed. And it would be so ; aye, and a majority of the metropo litan journals. In fact, in a very short time, a virtual monopoly would be created in favour of one leading journal, which, however ably it might be conducted, could not supply the wants of the country, and which, when every attempt at com petition was suppressed, might not make such ex traordinary efforts to obtain early intelligence as. at present. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman was ably seconded by members of all shades and varieties of political opinion, who unsparingly ex posed the absurdity of the attempt. Lord STANLEY particularly, in a few words, placed the matter in a nutshell, and showed that the Financial Minister had attempted that which was utterly and completely impracticable. We regret to find that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for Bath, in his anxiety to support Ministers through thick and thin, should have indulged in such ridiculous fallacies, which out-heroded the absurdities of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. We may, however, now congratulate the community in general, and newspaper proprietors in particular, at having so effectually, and, we believe, permanently, got rid of the most injurious and reckless proposition which has been submitted to the consideration of Parliament for a long series of years. The Chan cellor of the Exchequer has obtained the opinion of the House of Commons, and it is scarcely pro bable that he will venture to repeat the experi ment by which his character as a public man has been so seriously, so irreparably, damaged. The wanderer has returned to his disconsolate friends ! The missing Minister has returned to the department from which he was so long absent ! The Secretary of State for the Colonies is once more in London—has appeared in his place in the House of Commons—and would, doubtless, have told the story of his adventures, but that, like the " needy knifegrinder," he might have exclaimed— " Story, GOD bless you, I have none to tell." The htatement of the ex-Plenipotentiary certainly adds but little to what was pre viously known. It unquestionably proves that there was greater apathy and careless ness displayed by the representatives of the Western Powers than could previously have been deemed possible. The protocols of the Confer ences are, it appears, shortly to be produced, and they may convey information of the substance of the negotiations. But we fear that all the infor mation, voluntarily given by the Government, will be barren and worthles3. It is, however, composed of " squeezable " materials, and some thing as to the disposition of Austria may possibly be extracted if Honourable Gentlemen prove themselves to be 'in earnest in the inquiry. At present we are told that the first meeting was held on the 15th of March, and that the negotiations on'the first two points lasted until the 26th of the same month. Then came a viatits valde defiendus. From the 26th of March to the 17th of April nothing of any kind was done. Twenty-two days were wasted waiting for instructions from St. Petersburg to the Russian Plenipotentaries, as to the nature of the proposal which might be brought forward on the part of the AUTOCRAT. On the 17th it was answered that Russia declined to take the initiative, and the Representatives of the Allied Powers had to de mand an adjournment of 48 hours, to consider the form in which they should make their proposal ! The whole of the previous Circe weeks was passed over without that important point being disposed of, or its being ilecided how they were to act in the very probable event of Russia refusing to make any proposition. On the 19th the Plenipotentiaries of the Western Powers submitted their propositions, which were supported by the representative of Austria. The Russians, however, in turn re quested 48 hours for consideration, and on the 21st peremptorily rejected the propositions ten dered for their acceptance ! They, however, then brought forward suggestions, which were considered so totally unacceptable that tliey were not even consi dered in detail. Thus ended the transparent hum bug, for although the Austrian Plenipotentiary sug gested a hope that all the means of reconciling the belligerent parties by peace had been exhausted, the French and English Plenipotentiaries refused to be bamboozled any longer. Lord JOHN Res- SELL departed on his homeward journey, and was speedily followed by M. DROUYN DE L'HUYS, who waited for final instructions from his Imperial master. . TIER SUN, LONDON, 'TUESDAY EVENING, MAY I. 1855 penditure of men and money, Russia becomes a suitor for peace, much more onerous terms will be demanded and enforced than those which were tendered by the Allies before her hardness of heart and obduracy of purpose placed her completely beyond the pale of indulgence. It is not in the Euxine only that she will be at tacked. It is only her means of defence that must be crippled. The Baltic provinces must be restored to their rightful owners, and regenerated Poland interposed as a barrier between the un scrupulous aggressor and other nations with which she has been brought into dangerous proximity. We have already suffered enough for the mistaken leniency which spared Odessa. Henceforward we must not attempt to wage a " rose-water war," or heap courtesies on those who do not appreciate our kindness or forbearance. If Lord PALMERSTON manifested one-half the concern for the feelings of the public he has dis played for the vindication of the aristocracy we would not at this moment be unable to give any positive intelligence as to the real state of the siege of. Sebastopol. Here is an event in the development of which the entire community is more or less directly in tereAed—an event respecting which the most painful rumours are everywhere current, and the deepest anxiety is generally entertained, and yet no trustworthy information aboutit is forthcoming, though, by means of the electric telegraph, de spatches are transmitted from Balaklava to the War-office in twenty-four hours ! Really such a lordly indifference to public opinion, such disre gard for the feelings of the middle and lower classes more especially, is unpardonable. Were anything to be gained by concealment the reticence of which we complain might be ex cusable ; but whatever be the nature of the in telligence received we can discover no valid reason for withholding it. If the bombardment has en tirely failed, if the guns are used up, and nothing has been effected, what harm can be done by saying so ? If, on the other hand, the prospects of the siege are in any degree encouraging, why maintain a silence that conveys a different impres sion ? The people of England. are not children to start at their own shadow, or fall prostrate and enervated before the breath of miffortune. If the news be bad, the sooner it is communicated the sooner the public will rally from the shock, and rise responsive to the magnitude of the emer gency. Not that we would have it inferred that we give credit to the rumour adverted to. On the contrary, from Lord RAGLAN'S inquiry respecting the sailing of the Sardinian contingent, and the contents of the despatch from St. Petersburg, published in another part of our impression, we are inclined to hope all is going on more or less satisfactorily. What we have off-handedly at tempted to show is, that no colourable excuse exists for a concealment we cannot but attribute to a culpable indifference deserving of severe re probation. LATEST NEWS. THE CRIMEA. MARSEILLES, TUFSDAY, Mar 1. The Caire, which left Constantinople on the 19th of April, has arrived. Despatches leave at 9 a.m. General Forey has arrived here. BALAKLAVA, APRIL VT. General Bizot was buried yesterday. On Sunday, 15th, Magazine No 1. of the right attack exploded ; one man was killed and five wounded. On Saturday, 14th, the French fired three mines under the Flagstaff Battery with partial success. The Russiana, fearing an assault, opened a furious cannonade along the whole line. The French lost six officers and 300 men dur ing a sortie on Friday night (13th). The Russian loss was enormous. Every night a man-of-war fires broadsides against the town. The Russians receive provisions daily ; they are constructing immense works to the north and east. Our sailors have lost 116 in killed and wounded. Two Polish deserters announce that there are 100,000 Russians in the vicinity of Sebastopol, and 60,000 have arrived from Simpheropol. Two Russian ships were burnt yesterday (16th). The fire is slacker on both sides to-day." PARIS, TUESDAY. The Moniteur publishes the following : Telegraphic despatches from the Crimea, dated April 28, announce that the besiegers have mo mentarily suspended their fire, so as not to exhaust their ammunition, awaiting reinforcements, which were hourly expected. BERLIN, IVfoNDAY. A despatch from St. Petersburg, dated the 29th, says Prince Gortschakoff, unler date of the 24th April, writes from Sebastopol : The fire of the enemy continues, but is slacker. The damage done to the fortifications and the losses of our garrison are also less in proportion. THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OP THE .EMPEROE OF THE FRENaH. •.:3- PARIS, Sunday.—The attempt made on the life of the Emperor last evening is, as may easily be supposed, the most interesting topic of the day, and for a while the siege of Sebastopol and the Conferences of Vienna are lost sight of in the horror excited by such an act of villany, the contemplation of the consequences to Europe had it taken effect, and the general satisfaction at its failure. The following particulars, which are not noticed in the MoniteuT, are believed to be authentic The Emperor, accompanied by two of his household, Colonel Ney and Colonel Valabreque, in plain clothes, left the Palace of the Tuileries about 5 o'clock to take his usual ride in the Champs Elysees, and join the Empress, who had preceded him, and was at that moment in the alley Dauphines in the Bois de Boulogne. His Majesty on these occasions is never accompanied by an escort, and was only followed by two grooms at some dis t ince. The weather was fine, and the grand avenue of the Champs Elysees„ through which he passed at his ordinary, slow pace, as well as the side alleys, was thronged with people, who showed the usual courtesy, and saluted him respectfully. As he approached the Barriers de l'Etoile, and when nearly opposite the well known place of amusement the Chateau dee Fleurs, a man apparently about 36 years old, of dark complexion, and a little under the middle size, advanced forward from the throngs that crowded the pathway on the right, and approached to within five or six paces of the Emperor. He put one band to his hat as if to salute his Majesty, who was in the act of replying to the compliment, when he drew a pistol from underneath his grey paletot, deliberately pre sented it at the Emperor, and fired. At the same moment Colonel Ney, who was on the Empe ror's right hand, but riding a very little to the rear, advanced his horse, when the assassin, supporting his pistol on his arm, fired a second shot. At the first report the Emperor's horse shied a little, but it was probably that movement which saved the rider, together with the tremulous motion of the assassin's arm, occa sioned by the failure of his first attempt. Neither shot took effect. The second ball is said to have grazed the Emperor's hat, or even passed through it, but this is not known with any certainty. The shots were very sharp, and the report loud enough to be heard on the third floor of the houses on the side of the avenue. The assassin was at once seized ,by two masons who were working at a house hard by, and who had left the' building to have a sight of the Emperor as he passed. He was thrown by them on the ground. A police agent named Alexander, a native of Corsica, whose duty it is to follow the Em peror when riding or driving without escort, leaped out of the small carriage he occupied, ran to the spot where the assassin was struggling with his captors, and pre vented him from drawing another pistol. The police agent took hold of him, and, as - the other made the most violent attempts to shoot those who detained him, in flicted on him, and, in self-defence, two wounds with a poniard cane. The sergent-de-vilie aiding the police agent succeeded in mastering and disarming him, but it required ell their efforts to prevent him from being torn to pieces by the people. He was hurriedly taken off to the Octroi station at the barrier, which was not far dis tant, and there sheltered from the popular rage until a carriage could be brought, in which he was conveyed under the guidance of the police to the Conciergerie. After the first shot was fired the Emperor bent his head a little, either by ad involuntary movement to avoid the bullet or owing to , the horse shying. When he saw the assassin in the hands of the people, and his clothes torn, he called out to spare him, and I am assured his words were, " Epargnez le—ne le tuez pas, le miserable I" The Emperor did not lose his pre sence of mind for an instant. He gratefully and grace fully replied by frequently taking off his hat and bow ing to the thousand acclamations with which he was at once saluted a s he still slowly advanced towards the Triumphal Isiah. A messenger had been sent on at a gallop to inform the Empress, who was at the Torte Dauphine (Bois de Boulegne), of what had occurred, and to reassure her as to the safety of her husband. In less than half an hour the Empress returned from her drive in an open carriage, with the Emperor riding close by. The sight was touching in the extreme. Her Majesty was deeply affected ; her tears • flowed in spite of her, she in vain essayed to dry them, and she sobbed convulsively amid her efforts to smile with joy at her husband's escape from the murderer. Evidently she could not subdue her emotion ; she leant back in her carriage, and relieved her heart in an uncontrolled burst of Mears. Then, in deed, it was that the people who thronged the way gave full vent to the more generous feelings of our nature. The sight of the young- and lovely woman unable to re strain the agony of her feelings produced an instanta neous effect ; die shoots at once rose from the thou sands who beheld: her, and hundreds of workmen who were employed on a row of houses constructing near the spot from which the assassin fired lined the half-finished walls, the windoav-sills, or clung to the poles of the scaf folding, and rent the air with their acclamations. Ac coinpanied by these manifestations of popular feeling, the Empress proceeded to the palace. In a short time the news was spread abroad, and the members of the Imperial family; the Ambassadors, the Ministers of the Emperor, the high functionaries of State, and the members of the household, besides a considerable number of other persons having no functions under the Government or in the Palace, hastened to present their congratulations. Tile Emperor had previously announced his intention and that of the Empress to be present at the Opera Comique on Boulevards Italiens, nearly opposite the Rue Laffitte. He and the Empress, not withstanding what had occurred, were punctual to their word. They arrived at the theatre about 9 o'clock, but long before that hour an immense crowd had collected on the boulevard, from the Madeleine to the Rue Vivienne, to manifest their sympathy at his escape. It is calculate d that there could not have been less than 200,000 people of every condition collected. .The reception was most enthusias tic as the Imperial carriages, attended by an escort of Guides, drove up the Rue de la Paix and Boulevard until they stopped at the door of the theatre •; and on their Majesties appearing in their box the whole house rose and uttered the warmest acclamations. For a con siderable time it was found impossible to commence the piece, and during the 'performance the audience, as if unable to keep down its feelings, rose three or four times to give vent to them. The Emperor and Empress left the house at half past 11, and even at that horn' the multitude still lined the Boulevards ; the shouting was enthusiastic, as before, and followed them until they entered the Palace of the Tuileries. _ The prisoner was taken to the prefecture of police, and .there, in the presence of M. Billault, the Minister of the Interior, and M. Collet Meygret, the Director of Public Safetv, was interrogated in the Italian language, first by M. P ietri, the prefect of police, and secondly by M. Abbattuctli, the Minister of Justice. He expressed his regret for his crime. He denied that he had any accomplices, but said that numbers had sworn an oath to do what he .only bad yet had the courage to attempt. He declared thatt he had nourished the project ever since the siege of Rattle. The name of the assassin is Liverani. He was born at Faenz's, in the States of the Church, and kept a shoe maker's shop at Rome, which he was obliged to quit when the city was taken by the French army in 1849. He is described as a man of from 30 to 35 years of age, well dressed, wearing a black frock coat and polished leather boots. His hat, of English manufacture, con tained in the lining- a print of the Crystal Palace— the sign, probably, of Vie shop at which he bought it. He had, in his pocket wh en arrested five Napoleons in gold. RUSSIA. We have received the St. Petersburg journals of the 22d April. An Imperial ukase declares the government of St. Petersburg to be under martial law, under the command of General Rudiger. Another ukase places the governments of Courland. awl Livonia under martial law under General Siewers ; and Esthonia also, under General Grabbe. The Invalide Busse of the 22d April publishes the following from the Crimea : " We have already published a telegraphic despatch, announcing the bombardment of Sebastopol on the 9th and 10th. Under date of the 30th March (11th April,) Prince Gortschakoff has sent the following details :--, "From the 25th to 2Sth March (6th to 9th April) the operations of the enemy continued the same, that is to say, by their approaches they advanced slowly to wards the Kamtschatka lunette, and on other points they constricted batteries in the approaches already existing ; as regards their fire, it was very weak, and directed almost exclusively against our works of coun ter-approach of Volhynia, Selinghinsk, and Kamts chatk a. On the 26th of March (7th of April) they attempted by mining galleries to approach nearer bastion No. 4, but their subterraneous works were not of great import ance. To oppose them we opened new mines on our side. "On the 27th March (Bth ofApril), during the night, we confined our labours to repairing the (Image done to Our works, to deepening our trenches, and to increas ing the thickness of the epaulements and the height of the traverses. " The enemy worked in their trenches beyond the cemetery and opened embrasures in the new grand epaulement. When the mist cleared it was observed that the enemy had prolonged their trenches against the salient angle of Bastion No. 3. " During the day the fire of musketry was not dis continued along the whole line of the fortifications. " On the 28th of March (9th of April), at half-past five in the morning, the enemy opened a tremendous can- nonade from all their batteries (250 guns in all), which continued till evening. " Oil this occasion 20,000 projectiles were thrown into the town. During the night the enemy carried on a brisk bombardment. " On the same day the enemy's fleet got up its steam, but did not weigh anchor owing to the heavy sea run ning. ‘‘ On the 29th March (10th April), in the morning, the enemy renewed the cannonade. Their object was evidently to dismount the guns of our fortifications. " On our side we replied with success ; we did great damage to many of their batteries, and in less than four hours we silenced 50 of their guns. To judge from this circumstance their loss must have been cone iderable. " On the same morning of the 29th (10th) the enemy's vessels again got up their steam at an early hour, stood out to sea, and then drew up in front of the bay beyond range, but did not open fire ; in the evening the large ships formed in two lines, the frigates and steamers formed a third line, and the whole fleet cast anchor. In these two days we had 4 officers and 141 men killed, and 15 officers and 673 men wounded. "Among the killed are the brave and worthy Com mandant of Battery, the Captain of corvette Schemia kine, and the midshipman Povalo-Schveikosky, who gave great promise. " Among the seriously wounded are three distin guished naval officers, Lieutenant Lyoff (since dead), Lieutenant Zavalischine, and Lieutenant Krasso /sky ; also Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery Rosenthal, and Major Volotskoi of the infantry regiment Brziesc-Li tevski, both of them very brave and intelligent officers. " In the days of the 28th and 29th of March (9th and 10th April) the enemy dismounted some of our guns and gun-carriages, but they were immediately replaced by others ; all the damage (moreover, small) done to our epaulernents and batteries was also successfully repaired. " In the night, between the 29th and 30th March (10th and 11th April) the enemy again bombarded the town with great vivacity, but without doing us much harm. On the 30th March (11th April) six chosen companies of French made a bold attack upon our positions (loge meats) in advance of Bastion No. 5. They got tempo rary possession of them, and immediately set to worm( to convert them into trenches, but we drove them out with grape. Two hand-to-hand combats followed with sword and bayonet, after which our sharpshooters reoccupied the positions. "In the morning of the same day the enemy opened a most violent cannonade from all their pieces, which slackened after a short time, but was renewed with great vivacity towards evening. " Our garrison behaves in the most heroic manner. Our loss on the 30th March (10th April) has not yet been exactly ascertained." The Journal de St. reterabourg of the 22d April says— " Yesterday (Saturday) at half•past 10 a.m. the cannon of the fortress announced to the inhabitants of the capital that the navigation of the Neavo was open." THE PENINSULAR MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Iberia, Captain E. Christian, with the Penin sular mail, arrived this evening, at five o'clock. The freight of the Iberia consists of 27 packages of specie (value, 8,0001.), 35 boxes of eggs, 380 half-chests of oranges, 35 boxes of onions, 225 boxes of dates, and 231 boxes of potatoes. The latest dates are :—Gibraltar. April 21 ; Cadiz, 22 ; Lisbon, 24 ; Oporto, 25 ; and Vigo, 26. The number of passengers brought by the Iberia amounts to 81, among whom are Madame Alboni and suite, Count and Countess Papoli, Lieut.- Colonel Rose, R.E., The Iberia likewise brings home eight of the crew of the Natal, which was stranded on the shores of Conil, which vessel has become a com plete wreck. - The Iberia spoke the following vessels :—Her Majesty's ship Medusa, and the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Alma, steaming 12 knots against a head wind. We learn from Gibraltar that the two Spaniards who waylaid and shot Mr. Fenton, an English gen tleman from Yorkshire, have been apprehended and delivered over to the hands of justice. It will be recollected that the deceased was pursuing Lis way to a farm at some distance from Algesiras, when he was waylaid by these two monsters. The body was buried in the Protestant Cemetery. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, APRIL 30.—THE QUEEN V. COYLE.—In this case, which was a rule for a new trial, on the ground that additional evidence bad come to light. since the defendant's conviction, Lord Campbell, in de livering judgment, said he was satisfied with the verdict on the trial, according to the evidence then adduced ; but, as new evidence could now be brought forward, the court considered the defendant should have the benefit, of an investigation before anothsr jury. The rule for a new trial would, therefore, be made out. Rule accord ingly. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL CROMBIE. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times : Sir,—ln the report of my speech in the House of Com mons on Friday there is a misprint. I did not state that Lieutenant• Colonel Crombie bad told me the circum stances of his caEe, but, on the contrary, that he had not told me. You will much oblige me by inserting this explana tion.—Your obedient servant, A. H. LAYARD. 9, Little Ryder-street, April 30. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. The last three representations of Les Cosaques by the talented artistes from the Theatre de Ia Gaite will posi tively take place this week—viz., to-night, Thursday, and Saturday. It is much to be regretted that the conge granted was for so limited a period ; but we can well imagine the void created in the Parisian capital by the absence of these clever artistes. To those who have not yet visited Drury-lane Theatre an opportunity still exists to witness one of the most extraordinary performances ever placed before the public. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE. Last evening, Mr. G. A. Webster, of the Edinburgh and Dublin theatres, commenced•a summer catnpaign at this popular theatre. The pieces selected for the occa sion were Buclist(ine's beautiful draMa of The Green Bushes and M'ho's !Nur Friend ? or Ike Queensberry Fete ; The principle pats in each piece were sustained by Madame Celeste and Mr. B. Webster, of the Adelphi, who have accepted an engagement for a limited number of nights. The reception of, both these artistes by the Islingtonians was enthusiastic in the highest degree. The house was crowded in every part long before the rising of the curtain. Mr. G. A. Webster has our best wishes for his success. COURT CIRCULAR. Lord John Russell and the Earl of Clarendon bad audiences of the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert took a drive in the afternoon in an open landau and four, accompanied by the Princess of Hohenlohe Lan genburg and the Princess Adelaide ot Hohenlohe. Lord C. Fitzroy and Colonel Seymour attended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode on horse back in the forenoon, attended by his Equerry in Waiting. Ker Royal HighnesS the Duchess of Kent visited the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg yesterday at Buck ingham Palace. Her Majesty give a dinner party in the evening ; the company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg, their Serene Highnesses the Princess Adelaideand Prince Victor of Hohenlohe, the Earl and Countess of Clanwil liam, Lady A. M. Dawson, Baroness De Speth, Lord G. Lennox, Lord and Lady Elcho, Lord and Lady Lyttic ton, the Right Hon. Sir E. Blakeney, Lieut.• General Sir J. Burgoyne, Sir Charles Lyell, and the Gentleman in Waiting to the Duke of Cambridge. Lord John Russell arrived at his residence in Ches. ham-place, at half-past 2 o'clock a. m yesterday, from Dover. His lordship paid a visit to Viscount Palmer ston, at his residence, in Piccadilly, in the forenoon, and afterwards, with the noble Viscount, attended the Cabinet Council, held at half-past 1 o'clock p.m., at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office, yes terday, from the Governor of Canada and from the Go vernors of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Well, the solemn mockery is at an end, but we know nothing more than before of the probable intentions, or even professions of Austria. There is no information whatsoeverrespecting the deliberations that were to have taken p lace as to the mode by which the views of the parties to the Treaty of the 2d De cember should be carried into execution. Lord JOHN RUSSELL has carried his diploma':,ie reserve The issue of orders to view the apartments at Windsor to a very extreme point ; but we can scarcely the Castle lately has commenced, but the number of th ose e lately occupied by the Emperor and Empress of French suppose that Parliament will t o l era t e any pro- who ha, e hitherto availed themselves of the privilege is tracted silence on the important topic. Austria incon siderable. On Friday about 70 persons were ad must at len g th declare herself explicitly and un- aboutm'tt d , l o o n Sa turday t u w r di written n n not application,m e tha n a6cidarensdseydestto theerday equivocally. Doubt or. hesitation can no longer Lord Chamberlain's office, St. James's Palace, Loudon, be tolerated. She must be either for us or friends, proc t urea edi an immediate order for the applicant and against u s — mus t refra i n from " blowing hot and cold," and s t r i v i ng t o k eep well with both sides. ri nd Sin s' l o HENRY ex c Brslo s Z:The announcement, a short - t u ne ago, that this highly-distinguished English com• It is by no means difficult to indicate the course a p s os aercultaebobuordeidly u i n n d fi e r r n jpecu niarywas e e e rn e i l v m e r d r a w ss i m th en s t o as m w u e l l which her h onour an d h er interests alike point commiseration by the musical public that we have no doubt the p ra r i o s p e os h i y tio s n uh n s oz out. She has gone too far to be permitted to m tio a n de su (a c n h d ln be ing amount carried as into ,iwill back out of the question as Prussia has done, even if she could consent to be placed in such a enable his friends to relieve ) him from his difficulties and r i. e is m u a r i e ni f n or d him a mo ll d h e erate d detree of co d mf d or t t o du n r d in e g his s diSreputable position as th a t power h as volunta- tua lly pr g om a o y te:l. w Sir George y S r m e a sp rt o , n Mr. Mitchell (of rily assumed. For her, neutrality is impossible ; t Eon 1 , -street?, Dr. Da n i e l, an d M r . Addison have formed h ' leesgeinntm tleoaecnomams also oe to w itthhetßhiesgoebnjte-cattr, andstreet h t r o a a n g and, as we have repeatedly s t a t e d, s h e must at of these p o a f r e Union once arrive at a definite conclusi o n, one way or the i d . Bank of London, subscriptions may be other. GRAY'S INN, April 30.—At a pension of the Honour haberltesSonocGietrNttfh?T's Inn, holden this day, Charles Ro bertson still believe that Austria will maintain her LL.D., were called 'tclo"tlat'enddejgroehentafßba°rdrhisattner old policy to the last—that her duplicity will at length be apparent to even the most purblind ti o i n N e - d N E, 7 l , l ln T tl E e M m P e L n E , w Mond a y, April April 30.—The undermen _Caat_rlra,prEsq., ere is Honoura hie Society of the I of Ministers. The silence of Lord JOHN Rus- Tem p l e anynecralled to the . j ba h r n by si the morn's, E sq., M.A. (certificate of honou r) .— o ßic E h s a m rd . Eaton, E sq., B.A.‘; Charles lieyA ; ld joil so n n SELL was peculiarly ominous. Not a single word was uttered as to her good faith or integrity. All B.A. ; Wt'lliam Cayley Worsley, Evq - . ; William Downes ' G R 1.. C I r t t h , AIE B.As i c ) l. o , n ri . , Charles J o h n Cl ay, E sq. , B . A . ; we know is that she joined in the propositions of P tchard, Esq., B.C.L. ; and Thomas France and England, which, from their very William D , niel, Eiq.,. j 8.A. ,0 -- t o T t h h e e undermentioned degreenfh a rr ist e g r en meagreand diluted character, were probably sug- 1 t i a L a I I: o w n e N r - e . ;-INN , thisN day p calle gested by herself. On their rejection she ought i law by the licn. Society of Lincoln's-inn, viz.:—Charles to be prepared to act with vigour and energy. IFo ' ster Esq., John Curtois Ad o l p h us Bones , Es q i Charles ecci, 'l.7rovor, Esq., Alfred Hy man Louis, Es . q:, She has not done so. For we may feel well 1 Francis Aificd Bedwoll, Esq., Francis Gregory Havi -1 l and, Esq , Charles Buxton Musgrave, Esq., Norman assured, that had the slightest hint been droppeJ ilaclend Ft rr,vs, Esq., Leonard Benton Seeley, Esq., ofl such an intention, it wo u ld have been Eerily Swi th, Esq., Francis ~ George IYlanningbara loudly and triumphantly vaunted by an imbecile i - evening the word Mayor . and the Lady Gav e — 1 Yesterday rTho Government. Let there be no further delays. ALyeress ga ve a banquet at the Mansion-house. Among tioileau, Es, 1., and . Lawren i ce Oliphant, Esq. -I: Much time has a lr eady been wasted. The the company fiea so ,, for action • 'q Cubitt, M.P., and Kennedy; the Depu tain b y the strong has arrived, when wo must ob- Sidn3y,_ l'in 't present were Messrs. Aldermen Hunter, b; h a e ce :O rndg nte a s ru t 1 that which hAs not and will not heap, Captain Middleton, R.N., Liei!te• peace. version—a !s ati n L ties : b vti n i r i n ien c i accorded t : auY milder_ mode of per- 1 na a n n t7C ° olon el (. !o w ell, Captain Hastings, and th t e n i n r k la o ti c e a s : 1 5 , ' e ' rs of the wards of Coleman-street, Tower, n uttrable,‘ and . permanent 1 Covers ware la id for 100. The Lord mo M na ay o o t r her toasts, c(elo fr.DZL -that which haat: entered' on differs toto sion during th e evening _ to gls;ree,nach tt (which was en- I must by 4,1 u. motto, and t 1. 13811.° Wa g ed ' Yce victis that of . "TI to I,a3peror of the French" h. _ appy escape I 1 thusiastlealt , I rest londed to) on is very b Rues, ate t r a further ex- from danger at th e bands of an asffassin. (Frond th,e Paris papers of yesterday. ) The Journal des D ekits ;-imply publishes the account of the attempted assassination of the Emperor which has appeared in the Moniteur. The Constitutionnel publishes the following : " It was precisely at 10 minutes past five, on the right side of the avenue near the Beaujon grounds, almost at the corner of the 11 ue Balzac, that a man was seen to advance from the si a alley towards the Emperor ; he had his hand in the breast•pocket of his paletot, as if he were about to take °tit a petition to present to his Majesty. This man was deceni;ly dressed; he appeared about 35 years of age ; he 100 ked like an Italian, and, in fact, it has since been ascertained that he is one. This man was armed with a double-barrelled pistol of the length of a cavalry pistol, and he fired twice, at a short inter val between the two shots. The Emperor cast a look of profound disdain upon the assassin, and, with his hand waving if the persons who hastened up to see that he was not wounded, aad saluting them, he continued his ride to rejoin the Empress, whose carriage was a little in advance. " Aleautimo an agent attached to the person of the Emperor, on hearing the first report, rushed to the spot whence it proceeded, and, armed with a dagger which he had with him, fell upon the assassin just as he fired his second shot. It appears that when he caught hold of him he wounded him with his dagger, which led to a report that the assassin had attempted suicide. The assassin had no dagger, but a revolver was found upon him, which he had no time to use. " Surrounded by Sergens de Ville,' who kept the curious at a distance, the man was taken to the guard house at the Barriere de I'Etoile, occupied by a detach ment of the 90th of the Line, Here he was , searched, and by his papers it was proved that he was an ItaliAn. He is a Roman of the name of Liverani, who embraced Protestantism at London, where he had emigrated after the taking of Rome by the French. " He was dressed in an undersnit qute different from the first in form and colour, so that if he. had not been at once arrested he might easily have escaped. He was immediately handcuffed and taken to the Prefecture of Police in cab No. tiSti. On arriving at the guard house at the Palai3 de Justice, occupied by the Garde de Paris, it was found necessary to take bandages. and lint to bind up his wound. "He had 100 f. in gold in hi 3 pockets and the large double-barrelled pistol which he had fired, and which is a weapon of some value ; it is, perhaps, its length which made him so fortunately twice miss his aim. the assassin was being secured, the Emperor, followed by a crowd of pedestrians and equestrians, who oudly cheered him, rejoined the Empress, and returned to the Tuileries, in the midst of a sort of triumphal escort. "The ladies in the carriages joined in the acclama tions, waving their handkerchiefs. "The Emperor and Empress had previously announced their intention of visiting the Opera Comique. Their Mvjesties, in fact, went their. On their way, in the Rue de Rivoli, in the ltue de la Paix, along the Boule vard, the crowd thronged the pathways, and saluted their Majesties with loud cheers. Many of the houses were illuminated ; three rounds of a pplause welcomed the Emperor and Empress as they entered their box. ` The Emperor took the seat in the box usually occu. pied by the Empress. When they left the crowd had not duninished, and shouts of Vive I'E►nperenr' were heard on "On Sunday morning there was a continual roll of carriages to the Tuileries. " The Colonels of the different regiments of the gar rison of Paris, and even those of the regiments stationed at Versailles, came to congratulate the Emperor." The Pays has the following : " Providence, which watches over the desinies of France, has preserved the days of the Einperor I Let us thank Heaven for having prevented the most dreadful of crimes ! . "The assassin is not a Frenchman. Let us congra tulate ourselves thereon, for the honour of our country. "It is not for us to seek for the motives that armed the hand of the regicide. The culprit is in the hands of justice. It will discover if he' had accomplices or instigators, or whether he is of the nee of Erostratus— a fool ambitious to write his name in history, whether cursed by pcsterity or stained by blood. " But what we may state, what all Paris witnessed yesterday, is the outburst of indignaticm which animated, the whole population when it heard of the attempt— the enthusiasm which it displayed by hastening towards the Emperor to greet him with prolonged shouts of devotion and gratitude. " When the Emperor returned from the Bois de Boulogne, whither he had gone to join and reassure the Empress, his return through the Champs Elysees was a triumphal march, and a striking proof of the sentiments of our working classes was given by groups of workmen assembled on some buildings under construction, who greeted his Imperial Majestp with deafening hurrahs. "The Emperor, who was calm and impassible at the moment of danger, was evidently moved by this warm and sincere greeting. "It is impossible for us to describe the scene offered by the Boulevards when their Imperial Majesties passed along them on their way to the Opera Comique. More than 200,000 persons were shouting Vive l'Empereur I' Many houses were spontaneously illuminated. Inside the Opera Comique two or three times during the performance the house rose as if by an electric movement and loudly cheered the Emperor. The same joy was evinced everywhere. " Happy are the princes who inspire such sympathies ! Happy are the sovereigns who represent in so high a degree the incarnation of the national sentiment, when a whole nation feels itself deeply interested for what con cerns them, ready to rise to support or to defend them !" THE LOSS OF, THE ORCESUS.-SAILING OF THE SARDINIAN CONTINGENT. A letter from Genoa of the 25th supplies additional details of this sad disaster. This splendid vessel s tiled from Genoa for Constantinople on the morning of the 24th, having in tow the sailing transport Pedestrian, laden with a battery of artillery of six guns, and a large quantity of ammunition ; the Crcesus herself being full of stores, comprising three months' provisions for the expedition, and having besides 37 officers, some of the engineers, but chiefly of the medical and commissariat departments, 259 soldiers of the sappers and miners and waggon train, and 25 mules belonging, to the latter corps. The fire appears to have broken out about 10.30 a.m., in the neighbourhood of the , engine-room, from whence it spread so rapidly, notwithstanding the efforts of the crew, aided' by the hearty assistance of the soldiers, who are said to have shown great firmness and discipline, that half an hour after wards Captain Hall thought it prudent to cut the towing hawsers, and run his own vessel on shore, in order to give every one on board a better chance of saving their lives. At this time the Crcesus was off the head land of Portofino ' and selecting a sandy creek near the village of Recco, he ran her into it, and she is described as having taken the ground almoSt without a shock, so gentle was the inclination of the beach. But it was here the confusion began which unfortunately caused the loss of several lives. Captain Hall and his officers endea voured to enforce some attention to discipline in load ing the boats, but the fire had gained so much head that a panic bad seized on many, who saw nothing but cer tain death in the delay required for ,good order, and con sequently many jumped overboard so hampered with knapsacks or cloaks that it was impossible they Could swim, and others who never could swim. Most of these, however, were rescued by those in the ships' boats or the shore boats, which by that time had come off to their assistance. The pr,oisesloss of life has not yet been accurately ascertained, though, as far as the passengers and crew are concerned, I believe my report of last night was tolerably correct, namely, six soldiers and one seaman, but an eye-witness as- ores me that some of the coast people who went off to the rescue fell victims to the panic, which caused such over-crowding tin the boats, and in one instance he says he saw a small boat worked only by two women, which was swamped in this way and one of the poor women drowned. The cause of the fire has not been clearly discovered, and there fore, of course, rumour is busy s ascribing reasons. Some say spontaneous combustion of the coals, others a leakage from the spirit-room, &c. ; some a-cribe it to careles , ness, and others to inteet. In the latter suppo sition suspicion falls on those parties that have been so active in trying to bring the treaty of alliancc with France and England into disrepute ; as so grave a mishap at this very outset of the expedition is only too well calculated to set men's minds against it altogether. Luckily, however, this event has produced far less effect in this way than might have been expected. The em barkation is proceeding to-day with more vigour than had been seen before, an the Nubia, which is now nearly laden with stores, will shortly be ready to replace the ill fated Crce3us. The Carlo Alberto, too, is ready for sea, and may probably be despatched this evening. Immedia,ely on the receipt of the first intelligence of the Crcesus being on fire, which was about five p.m., Captain Brock or dered the Jura, which happened to have her stean up, shifting her berth, to proceed in search, and the Vulcan, troop-ship to get up steam and follow. They both re turned in the evening., and brought in the Pedestrian. The Jura is alongside the pontoon at the New Mole, and is taking in horses to the number of 400. the other steamers of the first division are also taking baggage on board. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 26th ult. publishes the following particulats relative to the destruction by fire of the steamer Crceaus " When the captain discovered that it was impossible to extinguish thi fire he gave orders to cut the rope by . which the Pedestrian was held in tow, and his sole ob ject was to make for the coast of Corsica with all possi ble despatch. He thus speedily reached Cape Portofino, close to which is the small village of San Fruttuoso. The captain resolved to run the vessel on the shoals, in order to sink her, and thus save a portion of her cargo, and he cautioned the passengers on hoard to prepare for the shock, and not to quit the deck until she grounded. Unfortunately, the Crcesus before reaching the shoals met with a sandbank, a here she struck. The soldiers and. crew then either got into the boats or swam ashore. It is supposes' that at that moment some soldiers who could not swim well were drowned. The officers and crew remained last on board. Everybody becomingly per formed his duty." We read in the Opinione : " The conflagration of the Crcestis is accounted for as follows :—lt is well known that when a mass of coal has been several times exposed to rain, a sort of phosphoric oxyde forms itself on its surface, which becomes easily inflamed when the motion of the steamer occasions certain friction and brings the masses , r.f coal in contact with each other. The fatal accident which destroyed the Crcesus cannot be attributed to any other cause. The captain, whose conduct was above all praise, ordered the rope which served to tow the Pedestrian to he cut, for the double reason that the latter was laden with gun powder, and that her weight retarded the progress of the steamer. The boatmen on shore displayed little teal in assisting the shipwrecked. Two poor women, sisters, threw .hemselves into a boat, and by dint of rowing they reached the wreck ; but, too many soldiers having rushed into the boat, it sank, and those two courageous women disappeared and perished, victims of their devotedness." Another account in the same journal says :-- " Maria and Caterina Avigno are the •henceforth im perishable names of the two heroic sisters. The body of the first was seen some time afterwards floating among the shoals. She leaves eight young orphans. The second was taken out of the water in such a state that there is little hope of saving her life. The number of victims is said to be eight or ten, mostly soldiers, who got into the boat that capsized or attempted to swim ashory ? Two poor fishermen of Comagli, who ,occa sionally come to sell their fish on the coast of France, behaved most nobly. They arrived in time to embark 60 men of the English crew, who reached Genoa last evening. The Mayors of Comagli and Becco also has tened to give every assistance in their power. ,The brave captain and the major commanding the Engineers were the last to quit the Crceots. The military chest and various other objects were saved. The shipwrecked were received on shore in the most hospitable arid humane manner. The engine is said to be little damaged. The major's horse and twenty-five mules were drowned." The Piemonte says : • " The soldiers on board the Crcems behaved very well. They belonged to the Artillery and to the Corps of Engineers. The loss of provisions was com-id,-rable. When the fire broke out the Crmois was within 15 miles of land, off Portofino and Recco. Great was the anxiety on board during the hour and a half the vessel was steering towards Portofino. A generous woman of Comagli, seeing that the men were afraid to expose themselves to danger, in order to save the shipwrecked, got into a boat and rowed' alone toward', the Crcesus. The boat having upset, the poor woman met with a watery grave. She leaves a husband and eight children.' RELIGIOUS LIDERTY.—The Liberation of Religion Society announce a meeting, to be held at Finsbury Chapel, on Wednesday night, at which special promi nence is to he given to two questions now before Parlia ment—the abolition of churai rates, and the movement for rerualirg the Maynooth Act. Mr. Alorley is to pre side, and several members of the Howe of Commons are to be present. DEMAND FOR SEAMEN,--The demand for seamen for the outward bound vessels to the St. Lawrence has been so great that it could not be supplied by the Clyde ports, and about 100 seamen have been brought from Liver pool to man some of the ships. This will not be won dered at when it is known that the eminent firm of Pollok, Gilthour, and Co. have despatched 17 vessels from Port-Glasgow, with 25 to 34 men in each, within the last week or two. The wages in Liverpool are gene- rally lower than here, and the crews entered there are either put on.hoard their ships at the Tail of the Bank by the steamer that brings them round, or are met here by the little tug which convey, them on board heir several vessels, or to Port-Glasgow, as may be required. —Greenock Advertiure , v0....'' 1 1 - ,1 1 4 S; 4 ! -LA it _. ~ rrf-,' - - ''- •-, ,-- ".6 . o ' 2 .1.4 i4CTA L IN T ELL] 01)1 1 / 4 a The cotton market at --....c.--- - yesteruay id per Ib' with great excitement, at an advance of 3-' . t ea l it comprising 17,000 over riday's rates. The sales were escluili to 22,000 bales, • • '' .Ainercsusisli.,oo), including 600 Pernam and Maranbani a' ,`';,, it 16 u d. .; 300 Bahia at 6 d. to 6id. ; 0 0 ( J l l''' , l# LiCvleTrplfo, ()IVO o' jeLo cciso: ej Sea Islands Pd. ; 3,000 Surat at aid. to 40. ;,2°11,01, way sands at 11d. to ls. sd. per lb. 111 0 , Share market was flat, with a downwaru envy i n 0 been issTuehde t ßoard o-day, o • f a Txdereturntso which 1131 as' oral th e ge 03tes d e l tam , ' contrary April' S. made up to the 31st March, 185 5, 1 t here' In consequence of this alterati.% ).enr fore, ean ` the s• month's imports and exports t ° ,' , tile not be strictly compared with those durilni;ei month to April 5 last year, and the sam e 11 / 4 1'h o also to the three months' statelPu% de total declared value of all the 6 , 1) .111 0 ing the month in port this year was I ' b i it o " painst 10,042,754/. in the correspoudiag r eg o ire month of 1854. There is a note ued.e....,.Tbe figures in the official statement, 0 allow fo • 00 0 1 returns for the month of March in es e s in tte are, for 22 working days, instead of 7 ' ° foe past years • a difference of 5 days makes , ° o f er, a epgttw.9,:oh c vtp : ai : toc n lsshr s elt : sfx d , 04mp e dr8 r ouu3 a rr : 3: b titt l in7 e apgdtrl r ) uiotte e .hrh,d d i.ean u b c 2y t 2T i osdhnao days o n sa:( r)tihbre;:gtdaeo; cyai dailysli i v ' s 1 2 : .911 1 6:160 , o p d t; noti to tit! March,he probable aggregate had it been extended to tbe I" . . i d pre 6 , e i ' in past years. Such an addition iNforli,; g su t n i h the that 2 e x d p mighta days s , n: adde de er l i ll be e r o t 0: pri ) 5 tb: ? II for the enumerated articles a total of 0 ) 1 4 I instead of 6,527,2721•, to be coine; or the month of March in 1853 and I tbre°ol inim respect to the total for % s tead 1 _ _onths to 18,208,202/. for 1855, i don b,, j 167247320 The shipping returns, 11°r. irl extending to the same date as last Ye3o'fiay.: show a falling off, owing to the lialitati°ll,,,,o,, but_ as they are incomplete, and covseePTilogiteg he reduction appear great, it will affo'froth to give the figures, as conclusions dralhe i11' 311 ,1 would in many cases be erroneous.,,, ,reep, making up the accounts to the end ni ' l c i a ' r c oo) to months, although at first it rosy rellegsg,°,ioi sion more difficult, is one that ougl i t ! J o eal roil have been introduced. •Probably if t", e ., -- ' leg , l oi of March and five days in Aril t " l 't tllei'oi'iti, conipared with the same period of las t ) , o op,d, falling off in our exports would be h°lll3o', a o j, The next return will give us a full In° 0 Dtt4, but to the 30th of April i ns tead oft the sage;'' G ln their Manchester letter, essr,„ e 5 reenhow, and Irving report that clullePe; ( I ,t l t m ria o i n ly th• a very extensive business h d " l o u ses 9 o e f x d t i i s l c e iom g u o pn ods and yarns, and in business tlie ' l havingeious h li o ft given a stimulus. The a dvOi ts id ° yg-tplyeeele r atsia o t arr v oalt e fyn d tpshbefea v ea lr a cßae l ntal officesfc e nre s ok , mbo t ef h oitniflge tr England's bi e tvs ea d il o ti ! 3eb e vvas t ve i t 1, o r:0 0 : it:, .edociofii 1 ii ifitit fi it fie,,i je 1 it eeg ,:( T material, cotfon, has likewise had b br islie t V i i hi halo l iaa l tns o li mb being i ndssgetemtl2oia: closed. days, as. t hasof b m e c a l(' e ra u c e cl ° ll 1 a -Exchange the facilitate some new entries, but , 11 IllisiV fee_ paltiaesrecannomstiinllaellffyecBtBtlriano sfelrhe.e, d:ceel iiie fo ' io r Cons cols from the highest point Was last" cent , JO ___ __ _ -------....( OPP the _CL Channel an O ne Y la D lt 'S slilP-PI ING-Ilif : b_ The Lords F of thTeffAEdmWirjal\Tlti; h 1331: : ::1;d1-98;7611 btlill:li • N.E. ; light May I.—Wind and a Li 11 oaths "troa ° steamers coorneliaenvde tChreu hamiser teowsprai vi:oci 0 the westward ....----- i.er i bij 0 1 0 0 .7:3fuoTruGA LONDON, i;odd,os,A. oßprerioawsisa3arnon:ollso4:, .. fresh', icy:;;;; v,OO , P:PrwcounnpTtrsnaltOtubrue,eze, Aprilan 3doc.....louwdyi;id, j:.,.ied.virv..s., Pc/ Henry FAmmuni raltar, &c. : a 14.5" 11° April 30.—W0 1 for C e leak. Gardner, from Hartlepoo , ins from the tward Sa,ii d er , griped Now, -. ffrroo l a llE ßL E ni N vee S ur T pp O so W Aol N y, , rte A ja p e r m il b 2 a 9 r c t • rod p 5 .v...._ it( vi Q_ u 3 He f eu riF t o .e ß A, D .ry;:i A l p 3 ril o.- 3 w. o.— .n r:: °‘ ,v. _:. Arri:7 ; J I for Quebec. ~,ritt .....E.a.„.:11.10e:31/) iz 5 11 i 1°C1 :-WANSEA, April 30 " - ti, tfi Grenfell, for Cuba. . 'le JERSEY, April 29, —Wino, f'.l 1 Wino, ' naltiuc . ih vannah ; Richard Burue , — Newf",l'o,b e• .40 br i iti r LEITH.- Sailed—Joanne. for we-.:(gusoto fi ELSINORE, April 26.—The l thcen i.. l l ,o be e° c ./1 1 9 Revel to Stockholm, with bald, ' Dotell iii Baltic by English *.hips of war. , ars e (b r Sr. ÜBES, April -18.—Tho hro 00 t front Leghorn, for London, Po t ' in --e very leaky, and will discharge ; 10 1% Pd ea ........r" . %Il i 0 ,- , t d ol , (BY SUBMARINE AND / 0111 ' TuePriat lv j G R AvESV .WO 7 Wind, N.E. ; tide, 2i hours' fl ood, il 0 1op; slight rain. . frolO JO/ Arrived, April ` lo—Katharine, di pr. / tion and Triton, Memel. St' P '' - 0 Jr' Arrived, May I—Speedy , fro m uf , e o°' Stromstadt. V . - DIOS', r. ~ Wind, N.E. by E. ; fresh and rl'i t . li c fib l o;"' Passed—Gleam, from Lerida , . 1, for ,;- her Majesty's steamer Dee, VirOlvric, for ~ Sailed in tow—John Eliott Thole' / . 0 . $ 01 0 ( Prices of Co C a O l A pe l r ton gA , 0 ,0 s. d.. Buddle W. Hartley .. 18 6 y g a lt,ie° ° ,:," i 4 i Carr's Hartley . ..... -......18.... 6 Ea" ry 0 .. /r 17 0 Lo ptoo . ..,.... , ,,, , 4! Jonassohn's Hartley .... Davison's West Hartley 18 6 B ell .... i .. . " .••• :•'' .l / 1 1 Hasting's Hartley . ...... 18 f elln°? l ' . ...''' ~" b i liolywell Howard's West Hartley KePi.!rffettoP ~,,,,,1 Netherton 18 6 Norto i ..,. ~ ,1 Hartlepool West Hartley 18 0 Plunioli; fietw.„,..2j,f North Percy Hartley 15 7 6 g tigBe —..ft i '0 •"'' '. '' .4 West Pelton Bat°:;--cioltserwilofixoeotb° j„ : Tanfield Moor Butes l6 0 Sout h ~." ~/0, ...... 3 cassaP;''' ," /11 , Walker Primrose .. . . Grey's West.Hartlei .. _lB 3 Caradc'f f ;ll.i o ;;l , /0 1 Wylam • •16 . 3 fleogbdiatle ~, , , ,, ,1 i south „" - e110 e..,••',„ , yr Wallsend, Svc. West b. " ...•*'* iii l ' . 16 6 Tees ••_•fai ,„, 18 3 W hitw o u tif eter 17 0 De ° 0 .... 17 ~ . o, i gold''' .„ Ships at market ... .- , Gibson , Harton Heaton Riddell ) f B l rew fl at T resi ll ii : c . to Butler, E sq s 2 q 2 . d M rs. nit.; 0 -111 Als ; 0 1 j lirY lde. P P- i r ofon the 27th tit., at Marnshull itu or the Rev. H. T. Simpson• d s'sq uires i ff° ll if • On the 29th ult., at 1 , Loin e . OW' ,„, IP j On the 29th ult., at Canterburi„g of Mrs. WI:13. Nelson 04) On the 28th . at Wisbeoh, tb° Harris on, En o n n i s t l e n E . B q . ult., °' ir A DA Ell°sll. r : ,;; f i fi l On the 28th ult., at 103,- 40 6 10 a r") 1/ Tingw oo . 10 21st ult at So Lady Scott Douglas, stillborn. us tf t al' ' On the 28th ult., at 59 Eao.scl ',. or Kennedy. • On the 26th ult., at Pau, th e w P Akers. 1) -- -----—rfi 106/ MAR fl l '' . V ri4 nVl6 l acsaia:B: o lhai n h: ll e i tg e ffoheLt 2 l: 6 oBr, t : l ni t os,f t n i ,,y l ult., 1:0 E a st aa lf ti co g n tb r h i to ß e e ro Y o t i Of e l f 1 1 4; 0100 :1 ,01 " ) Sutton, Esq , of Elton Hall, in R t' 'e sO v qn . •' W tohf i e l n l 2 i B a a m t:hlse Q uyi u t e li.. k aa e l t ti t 's , t j3tnes s '. 11 le 1/ Comely Bank, Per t t w h hei . dolawiCl‘tel:frAllttle'aevlr;;ltell:l4l7l:llll::6l::44 B,lra,, O an n recr t lei h bilBl e eor 2 A, Bt ni fn Bußlrtri..ad,,nga:ai.tosritC: ,eheeitt,i;setistetscCdtt:s4oo:l,.. ii"::or:Itie71).:: 111 ° li l t' I s i o * Chancellor,6tll' Esci', of Manor Rouge, Vet° "Jr li P 7 li bl V On the Esq. , 2Bth u o l f t 8 P i t t a S I-- t s cigur l' . o e g b ° 1. ,, c e , ' 015 1 ,4 ' ' i Jos. 1 Ferris, of PolgwYnn built park, to Miss Benwell, of Sebbons --- 0 4 1 '0 Charles Dallas, f G orn:erly D ./:::: eloP,i's , 40 se, , p.ifr On the 26th ult., It Trefusis .- -ti o fSv f ir• 00 ," r the e 'Cc il° formerly y e 02f7tpharuilst..,nagtedelivel.tenhain, OA d 1: to t O n s n , the pii r t l , 7 ln th o n u t : . ,aacrte,Ci 1703u.desle94e1„'irscl' •18 / ces, !diet of the late Edward lbw , , lir Sur rej' ' 0 On the 26th ult. ' , at' Godalroiug, . ;° P. . vorp oeh ei agoil 6-4. On the rtki nit,, at Evertors, Li °o , / l e Esq., aged 82. , i .V.o l° ' 0 1 1 ? On the 29th ult at Teelifiel" t i 68. " Pav • Esq., land '' Paver, cagent, aget. race, On the 28th ult., Wiliam 14 3 ` v 110 1 ' j ro , d, Brixton, aged 73. o f lAi r ' it, r„ , On the 29th ult., the eldest sell f PY A N, On the ult., M /srjr' - 1.0 1 : : ' =:il i o n e : 0 : 1" 1 0 ,, 45, St. John-street-road. ri , or, ° tford, 2Sth r. shire, aged 51. On the 26th of March, et a r j os coins, youngest son of the late e / of Broi21;0 7 --- a V LONDON: Printed and Publishe '.solo_ll,l tVP inr ' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, s' 4 1. 4 04 , • Strand, in the Precinct of the 6 7 , Middlesex, Tuesday, Mel 1, 18 h t n l4l: iit;rt, Isq l'i)''