The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-09 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Backstone; THIS EVENING. Will be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters y Mr. Backstone and Miss E. Chaplin. To be followed by a nsw Ballet, in which the Spanish Dancers Will appear, entitled THE EVENING FESTIVAL. After which. a new Extravaganza. called THE NEW HAY MARKET SPRING MEETING, 1855. To ccrclude with► THE GALICIAN FETE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN. THIS EVENING, Will be performed LIVING TOO FAST, To be followed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with (first time) a Romance, in two acts, , entitled THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO ; or, Ki ng, Q ueen , and Knave. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPW. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS EMI:LANGER. To clnclude with A NEW EDITION OF TILE FAIRY TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE, with numb ous highly-coloured Illustrations. ite)YAL OLYMPIO THEATIZE. Lessee an. 3 Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. THIS F,VENES(4, _ _ . Will be performed a Comedietta, called LAW FOR L %DIES. Characters by Meaers. A. Wigan, G. Vining, H. Cooper, Danvers, and Miss Cast'eton. After which, KILL OR CIJItE. Characters by Messrs. Robson, Emery, and F. 'Vining ; Mrs. A. Wigan and Miss Bromley. To be tidlovre THE KING OF : the Fairy Extravag HE aGOLl ,nza, caMINES. IIed TUE YELLOW DWARF A. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke. THIS EVENING, First time, an entirely new and original Spectacle-drama of har. rowing interest, by Mr. Nelson I. te, called, hUE FIELD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE ; After which, a Series of Novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with RETURNED FROM THE BALTIC ; or, Jack Ashore. 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 Wiula ;er, Mr. W. 11. Cooke. Equestrian Director, )4 r. W. Cooke. inn. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Will be performed TIM CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. Cha racters by Messrs J. Raiford, Rotcei son, and Kinloch ; and Miss Re. becca Isaac, Miss Beaumont, and Miss Somers. Alter which, KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE. To which will be added a Balitt Divertissement. HIGH WATER AT LONDON RRIDGC. T .13 DAT —Mori:um? 0 nva..after 6 I Fveni• g26min. aft. 6 To-IORROW -Morn - lug 55 aun.after 6 I Ev. ming 3Umia. at. 7 T.BIC WICATHNIL—Sus Oman. April. 3. LIERMOMEtER, IN TriE SEADE 15S—highest since noon yesterday. 4'3 —lowest this morning and daring the night. 51—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'13. WIND, N.W.— Blowing a gale, with fine sunshine and clouds. APRIL 0. 54 —i.ighest since noon yesterday. 44 —lowest this morning and during the night. 56 —this day at noon. VaitOMETEB, 29 . 70—falling. WIND, N.W.—Fresh breeze, and slight showers in the morning. „ jflfl' T A ) y ~. .;~-_~ ~. LONDON, MONbAY, APRIL 9, 1855. M.' DROITYN DE n'HuEs has had an audience with the Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH. So inuch has, at all events, been accomplished, and it is to be hoped that the Austrian Government will be prepared on the renewal of the Conferences, when Prince GORSTCIIAKOFF has received the " in structions" so loudly talked of, to assume a position one way or the other. Heretofore the Allied 1 Powers have been completely bamboozled by their pretended friends. They have had scarcely less • cause to , complain of Austria than of Prussia ; for if the duplicity of the Government at Vienna has not been quite so apparent as of that at Ber lin, the former has just as carefully avoided com mitting itself or rendering any real assistance to the Western cause as the latter. As we have repeat edly pointed out, it has not yet fired a single shot, or drawn a sword in anger, while it has contrived to obtain the sanction of England, France, and Turkey to its occupation of the Principalities, so that when desirous of taking an active part in the pending hostilities it may aim :formidable blow at either side as the inauguration of its par ticipation in the War. In truth the Austrian policy is, as it has been,for a series of ages, of an essentially selfish character. Its sole object is, while carefully avoiding all possible risk, to obtain the greatest possible advantage for itself for the least possible return. It might, perhaps, as so positively asserted, be desirous of witnessing a certain limi tation of the Russian strength, so that it might itself be placed on a closer footing of equality with the quondam, CoLOssus of the North. But it is difficult to determine with any accuracy the real state of its feelifigs: It must not be forgotten that the AUTOCRAT'IIaS been, regarded as the in carnation of despotism—the chief barrier against the nauctaid,tea.ded liberalism. The debt of "gratitude:l' which it professed for the interven , tion has sat' quite been forgotten. We use the much-abused term in the sense in which it is gene rally interpreted by politicians, viz., " a lively sense of favours to come." Austria cannot for get that the same influences which rendered the aid of Russia so acceptable a few years since are still in operation, that the hopes of the patriots of Hungary, of Poland, of Lombardy have not altoge th'er been extinguished, but that many fervent aspi rations for the liberation of their afflicted races are still daily offered by men ready to act wheneveran a uspicious opportunity may arise. It would not, therefore, suit the tactics of Austria to greatly humiliate or materially diminish the resources of R uss ia. She would gladly emancipate herself from the control exercised by- that domineering Power ; but she would, at the same time, wish to keep a reserve av ailable in the event of a civil war, in which she could not hope for assistance from either France or England. At present she is eagerly watching the course of events, and will not, take a decided step until we firmly believe, the balance of success so greatly preponderates on one side or the other as longer do u b tful. to 'leave the result no The capture or destruction of Sebastopol w signal for her joini n g "heart andhaouald be the _n,.."—that is to say, if s he possesses anything anal ogous t Allies —the evacuation of "heart"—with the work unacconaplish herself i nto the arms of Russia, who, ed, f O o fa r t ' hfleingingo Crimea,f vidiistghuitsh: e and casti ng in consideration of the services of a n un exhausted Power, would be wiiiinat hesitation, and would readily a o forgive all previous in the spoil about t o be diiidedovra participation There is therefore an additional the destruction of Sebastopol should r b ea e Sro:g why a as an indispensable condition of any arran g ement -ar- that may 'be effected. It is essential uc , I ; As a pledge for the good faith of Prussia, but o f Austria also. Until that is achieved —until the " standing menace .to Europe," and more parti cularly to the commerce of the Danube, i s d e . stroyed, we cannot anticipate any display of inde- 1 pendence or firmness on the part of the leading States of Germany. As to the minor States, the AUTOCRAT possesses so many means ofineuencing their decision —of "bribing," to use plain language, not merely the - Ministers but the Princestheraselves, • thiti# ~would be futile to expect any co-operation 7-- ar on thirf part. It would be just as absurd to look ;• -, 71 --- • pt . Al' • t "al f i•-• , . for a i t.. `..t . --„,_! -, A t- '---.-; 1- inis eri vote from the most venal 4 - t" ea . - " cvat on Providence," when the whipper-in It'irz, iad so e dozens of desirable appointments at his iii fi , ih r . . disposal. The suspicious neutrality of King LEOPOLD—nay more, the mission of Count BRIEY as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary to the Court of St. Petersburg, at a time like the present, and considering the many rea sons why the Belgian King should not hesitate to array himself on the side of France and Eng land, prove that many sinister influences are in operation, and that Austria is by no means sin cere in her professions of cordiality and friend ship. All these matters must now be brought to a speedy conclusion. Parliament will meet on this day week ; and, despite the terrors of the threatened appeal to the country, will speak out when an opportunity again offers. The chief danger is that some ignomini ous treaty may be cobbled up in the interval— and any must be ignominious which does not pro vide for the immediate delapidation of Sebastopol, and the restriction of the Russian navy in the Euxine, within very narrow limits. We once more emphatically caution Ministers, that a heavy retribution will fall on any, no matter what their rank or position, who, at this emergency, prove themselves oblivious of the interests of the United Kingdom, which aro identical with those of our faithful and chivalrous allies. A storm would, indeed, be excited on both sides of the Channel of which it would be impossible to predict the results. Such dangers must be averted. They would indeed be truly formidable, far more so than the most desperate efforts of Russia, assisted by her faithful henchmen of Austria and Prussia, and even with all the friendly aid which Count de BRIEY may be prepared to offer on behalf of his royal master. There are a few simple principles to be enunciated which should be inflexibly adhered to—viz., an immediate de cision on, the part of Russia as to its acceptance or rejection of the terms offered, which cannot be varied or modified in any degree, however trifling ; and, secondly, that when Russia has determined her part, Austria and Prussia should also decide their respective courses, and that with. the distinct and . positive understanding that France and England would sanction no continued neutrality, but that our representatives would consider those who are not `for us as against us. ,An Irish baronet, the recognised jester of the College-green Parliament, alleged that " the best way to avoid danger was to meet it full in the face." There was much truth in the assertion, despite the quaintness of the language in which it was clothed. Our own Ministers may rest assured that the most , ener getic is also the safest course at the present emer gency, and that nothing is so likely to produce a permanent peace as the unflinching demand for the demolition of , Sebastopol and the withdrawal or destruction of the Russian fleet in the Euxine. One cannot help thinking, now that we are on the eve of an Imperial visit, how it would go with other monarchs of Europe if they should honour vs with their presence. If the two Northern Kings steamed it hither through the breaking ice we fear they would bring something of the chill with them. They might have had pluck, with two such Allies at their back, to have joined the Allimice, and relied on their own bravery and ours to secure an independence to which they have of late been. strangers. Denmark was hampered, however, with a Russian Ministry, now on the verge of impeachment for financial malversation ; and with a King who, it is to be feared, leans strongly in his heart to the power which is watch ing to absorb him. If he got off without hissing, he would yet hear the good old English cry to " Come out, like a man." Sweden is reputed to have received Lord DUDLEY STUART kindly, and to have made Polish emancipation a condition of alliance. If the reputation. be just King OSCAR has only to say so, and all London would hurrah him with three times three, to the cry of King OSCAR and Poland for ever. Then the Southern Kings—the southernmost of F ill, say—King BOMEA and his POPE ! Woe to the former if the Bankside men got hint of the noble POERIEO and his irons far heavier than the harness of their dray horses. Such a wretch could not, and hardl ought, to escape without first releasing and indemnifying his noble patriots. As to PIO MONO, Messrs. SPOONER and NEWDE GATE would, of course, have a handsome supply of Papal aggression and Anti-Maynooth artillery ready, and the triple Crown would be somewhat in danger from undesirable Protestant missiles. East again —in more civilised Europe we mean, are two capitals and their Sovereigns, an Empeor and a King. He of Austria and he of Prussia. It would certainly bea treat to see them here. We may imagine them riding about to see the lions of the metropolis and its suburbs—the one easy of recog nition by his " standing lots of champagne," the other quite as distinguishable by the repulsive physiognomy of the cruel Hapsburgs. Wit and raillery like that of our neighbours across the Channel we could furnish but in small quantity ; but we could make up for it with our own indi genous. Jonx DULL, although rather scant in his stock of epithets, and that stock rather coars3 iu quality, well knows how to in tone his honest, hearty, loathing, and dis gust for base selfish cowards. Their MAJESTIES, if not comprehending a word of English, would be at no loss to comprehend their position in the eyes of English people. They would never forget to their .dying day the execrations and disgust of honest freemen ; and would be thankful enough to slink within four walls again, and to drown in " champagne," or divert, if possible, by court flat teries the thoughts of freemen's words. Coming towards the West, it is impossible even to count the stars is the Royal nebula of Ger many. HERSCHEL, or some astronomer, has talked ' of star-dust : perhaps all this King-dust is some day to coalesce into a King of some magnitude, visible through good glasses. •We have, however, no political ROSSE telescope sufficiently powerful to detect anything like a King to be catalogued in the remote future. Moreover, we have not leisure just now to turn to the Gotha Almanack for the list of names which we have never been able to remember, except when a LOLA MONTES or some piece of political fraud or cruelty worthy of our police reports brushes up our recollections. - -; On the northern and southern limbs of Wes,tern. France are two states of respectable position, and one of them of respectable behaviour too, which Englishmen cannot forget. We should like to have their- two Kings here. Perhaps in the case of one off' decency forbids. • He married, the- last time, a daughter of the King of the French, who as Mr. SMITE had to make way for the present ruler of France and our expected visitor, swono.iiiindio l e t iciu m it i e g: be hardly decent to place the L la w of LOUIS PHILIPPE in the company of OTJ IS NAPOLEON, King Sardinia, ascendancy unrese r Not amon g th e fi ea''e. of Russia e of however, He has acted right royally. first to join He has incurred freedom, while 3cr'ees i: e t iati e b be likely to suffer by the arbarism, he has been the 1 Y . the alliancs against it. t n h e e e c x a c u e s p a t for Austria h as raadfo e r no dare, m ra o th re er fi m rm ak ly e etnhehmer.to He' herself, and while Prussia chains rivet her constitutional sovereign. e -- worthil y of a But LEOPOLD is also a 'constitutional sovereig n 1 haslvoalltd-ui%fsiaslahe LEOPOLD is fully as much in danger from Russian ascendancy as Sardinia. LEOPOLD, too, used to be a liberal. The army of LEOPOLD is larger than that of Sardinia ; and though he has not some ' thousand guns afloat, we could lend him all the transports he might want ; and as to size and resources, the populations of the two kingdoms are about the same, and Belgian wealth ought to be the greater. What on earth, then, accounts for their different position ? Is it a money ques tion ? Quite the reverse. Their public debts are not seriously different, while the revenue of Belgium exceeds her expenditure, and that of Sardinia falls below it. There is no reason, and there can be no reason, but the dif ference of monarchs. The King of SARDINIA re presents the brave and manly spirit of the old Courts of Savoy. The King of the BELGIANS re presents the match-making, selfish, and time serving policy of the Coburgs. In the matrimo nial line, the grand trade of the Coburgs, he has been pre-eminently lucky. First an English Princess, then a French Princess, and now, per son, an Austrian- Princess ; possibly a Prussian and a Russian match are to follow Some day, and it would not do to quarrel with the relations of a future bride or bridegroom. The thing is patent that he is nearly related to the British Crown, 'mit shows not the least sympathy with British aspirations for Continental independence. He was put on his throne, indeed, by France and England ; yet there lie sits, never thinking, even when English Ministers were ready to beg for a foreign regiment, of rendering the least assistance in the grand struggle. We can hardly conceive a more ignominious contrast than that between old LEOPOLD and young Cartr.o ALBERTO. Royal marriages really seem all to tell for Russia, but never for England. FREDERICK WILLIAM'S sister, inarried•NlcnOLAs, and the petticoat union has almost become a military one. LEOPOLD marries a son to Austria, and ho adopts the half- Russianised self-serving policy of Austria. But this same LEOPOLD married an English and a French' Princess—and all Franca and England get from it is—nothing at all ; unless, indeed, we may reckon it for something that Russian bullets are discharged from Belgian rifles. Well, what should we do with the Sardinian and Belgian Kings if they did come. Notwith standing all M. KOSSUTII has said we would give CARLO ALBERTO a hearty English welcome ; and while the memory of the Princess CHARLOTTE would save LEOPOLD from personal insult, he would soon understand that he was not more wel come than FRANCIS JOSEPH of Austria. It will doubtless have been observed that the inflammatory Appeal recently addressed to the R,lssian nation by the Thrice Holy Synod at St. Petersburg—after proclaiming the continuance of war with fire and sword against the chief of the civilised races of Europe—closed with a Scriptural quotation already coupled in the mouth of the late CZAR with the most shameful and flagrant mendacities. At the period of its original utter ance by the representative of the Northern Auto cracy it was regarded, instantly, and, so to speak, instinctively, regarded by the whole Christian world as nothing less than a blasphemous profana tion. It was universally so felt throughout entire Christendom. Nevertheless, it might then have been imagined in extenuation by some t of the more charitable, that the words of the Royal Psalmist were employed by the Russian EMPEROR under the almost irresistible influence of a paroxysm of fana tical excitation. Some excuse for the impiety might have been conjectured by those more mo derate observers, as discoverable in the mere circum stance that the CZAR addressed his subjects in the united character of Prince and Pontiff--that he spoke under the impulse of emotions of a mystical religious-enthusiasm. Even so regarded, how= ever, the sacred text fell - upon the ear of Europe —coupled as it was with so many monstrous and flagitious mis-statements —as something much more heinous than a daring indecorum, as, we repeat, nothing less than a monstrous and blas phemous profanation. Yet what was uttered iu a moment of excite. ment ' by NICHOLAS I. has been reiterated, deliberately and resolutely reiterated, by the " Thrice Holy Synod," under the reign of hi s successor, ALEXANDER 11. After appealing to the deadlier passions of the multitude,, to the evil passions of hatred, fanaticism, and vengeance, the Synod closes the whole catalogue of its adjurations by repeating that same sacrilegious quotation from Holy Writ :—lv, teiDomine speravi; : non confun dar in ceternunt It apparently promises, indeed, to become stereotyped at the foot of every Imperial. ukase and SynodiCal proclamation, like the old Vivat Regina at the tail Of our English play-bills. It appears to us that some more appropriate versicle might be extracted from the venerable rituals of Christianity, for the purpose of being substituted for this impiously vain-glorious boast of reliance upon the Divine encouragement of every criminal enterprise that may, now or at any future time, be adventured upon by the Orthodox Greek Church, operating through its earthly medium, that of the Imperial Rll9Siall Government. Remembering the invariable discomfiture ex perienced by the soldiers of the CZAIt since the commencement of their present struggle with the warriors of England, France, and Turkey remembering Oltenitza, and Citate, and Bomarsund, and Alma, and Balaklava, and Inkerman, and Eupatoria—may we not discover somewhere in the holy text some more appropriate quotation to be placed by a fanatical priesthood upon the lips of that inflamed and infuriated popu lation ? Is there no other sacred fragment of Latinity that might be so employed by the Rus sians without the profanity inseparable from their reiterated use of that divine cry of the Hebrew Psalmist, expressive at once of his Faith, Hope, and Love, in regard to Benign OMNIPOTENCE ? We imagine that a fragment of this kind may be readily enough discovered as a fitting substitute. One occurs to us, indeed, on the instant, as parti cularly apt if breathed forth by the Russians in the presence of the diminished but invincible cohorts commanded by the marshal's baton of Lord RAGLAN—the remnant of that gallant band of heroes who performed such prodigies of valour on the heights of the Alma, as well as on those of the Tchernaya and Balaklava—the army, deci- Mated frightfully, it is true, by disease and by other more deplorable, because more avoidable and devastating, sources of destruction, but still unvanquished and still terrible to its antagonists. In lieu of that profaned text, In. to Domino spe ravi : non confundar in ceternum—that text pro fanedas previously by very recent t l h y e b d y ea t d he c ' z ' a T r he Holy N ric icHoL S P y a nd tr o LO ,: indicative of impie t y , vi rreir, we would sugges e t nd an a o s th w e e r e a d s er h f a u p l p ly ily m l e e r s e s that simply—Libera me gore e irc ie u o ni n s is ta : nc et e a . ec A r n n (1 - me an-b. • The illustra tion of its -i bus unicornium humilitatem, appropriate under existing may be re its really astonishing aptitude, ed. devices emblazon cognised in the heraldic England, which rnpressive significance, as well as of upon that grand old banner of has gone, r agge d an d bl ac k en ed, through the lightnings of many a battle-field, the fluttering palladium of our loyalty, the tattered gonfancOof THE SUN, LONDON, MO'N'DAYfEVENING, APRIL 9, 1855. our patriotism, the oriflame of our nationality— that heroic • standard in presence of Which the British soldier fought and died upon the plains of Azincourt—the glorious flag under which he has conquered so; often, though never more signally than he has already thrice done upon the soil of the Crimea, and twice within view of the fortifi cations of Sebastopol. The Bank of New South Wales is , to pay the half yearly interest falling due on the town of Geelong loan. The specie arrivals of the week lave amounted to nearly 750,0001., three-fourths of which consist of silver. The shipments have been to the extent of about 200,006/. RREAD.—The prices of wheaten b rea d i n t h e metro polis are from W. to 10d. ; of household ditto, Bd. to 9d per 41b loaf. THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS ON GOOD FRIDAY. —The Emperor of Russia remitted through the Swedish Em bassy a sum sufficient to give every prisoner in the Lew — es Gaol 6d. each for hot cross buns.—Sussex Express. The Weekly Chronicle states that the decided success which attended the recent amateur performance at the Olympic Theatre, for the benefit of a literary gentleman overtaken . by calamity, has brought down numerous ap plications from managers of charities invoking the aid of the corps. It is hinted that a further performance is likely to take place, in deference to a desire proceeding from a quarter where to intimate a desire is to command. DEPOT OF SEAMEN, &C., AT LEITH.—It is intended to establish a depot of seamen, artificer, stokers, &c., for service in the Baltic and White Sea fleets, in Leith roads, for which purpose, in addition to her Majesty's ship Athol, the guardsbip in the roads, a 56-gun frigate is to be stationed there to afford accommodation to volunteers. PRECIOUS FREIGHT.—On ThursdAy last there were in the Southampton Docks gold and silVer to the amount of 600,0001., which had arrived in the West India steamer Tyne and the Alexandrian steamer Euxine. Nearly 20 carriages were required to convey it to Lon don. The principal portion of the specie was silver. About 8,0001. 'worth of silver weighs a ton ; each rail way carriage conveys about fon. tons weight. SITTINGS OF THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS . COURT.—This court will resume its sitt:ngs on Friday, when Chief Commissioner Law who has been abie n t through-serious indisposition on the continent, is expected to take his seat. Among the recent petitioners to the court is Mr. John Eden Spalding', the step-son of Lord Brougham. He has•fited his schedule, but has not been heard on his application to be discharged. THE PENINSULAR MAILS.—SOUTHAIII'TON, March 8. —The Peninsular and OrieLtal Com Pliny have si g nifieJ their intention ,of forwardin g th e nex t ma il s for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar on the 11th inst., which, inconsequence of the non-arrival of the Iberia, could not be despatched on the 7th, the usual day of de parture. This vessel, which is now sOlllO days overdue, is anxiously looked for. It is hoped she will reach South ampton to-night or early to-morrow. THE TURKISH CONTINGENT TO THE CRIMEA..--The want of sufficiently experienced non-commissioned officers for the Turkish contingent in the Crimea has been much felt, a-id, in consevence, a notice has been issued at the Horse Guards by the authorities, stating that 30 discharged cavalry soldiers, of good character, were required for non-commissioned offloers. A liberal bounty is offered, and the rate of payment is to be 4s. 6d. per day. As an additional inducement, the number of years they had previously served will bo taken into account. THE STEAM-SHIP CITY Or PHILADELPUIA:—A. short time since we gave an abstract of the report to the Board of Trade of the circumstances attending the loss of the 'steam ship City of Philadelphia. On Satuelay a supplementary paper on the subject (issued from the Board of Trade) was published. The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, in acknow ledging the report of the Local Marine Beard of Li verpool, requested them to ascertain, if possible, whe ther the engines of the ship were "slowed" before the breakers were seen, and if so, to what extent, and how long. The reply of Captain R. Leitch is to the effect that the engines were not " slowed," but that the en gineers were " standing by" the engines in case of need about five minutes before the ship struck. ALARMING EXPLOSION.—A very alarming explosion, by which three if not four children were severely burnt, took place on Saturday last, on the premises belonging to Mr. Bennett, oil and colourman, 25, James-street, Coventtarden. The disaster occurred in the following manner :—Mr. Bennett having occasion to send one of his sons fc:- of gunpowder, the lad incautiously en: tered the third floor, and was amusing his brothers and sisters by sprinkling some of the powder upon the fire, when the entire contents of the vessel holding th 3 powder exploded with a loud and fearfule l ei se blowing the windows out of the room , demolishing the ceiling, and at the'same time enveloping the ; four children in flame. Mr. Bennett and .several neighbours imme diately rushed into the room, and with the aid of a good supply of water they succeeded in extinguishing the flames about the children, whe were all found to be so frightfully burned that it was deemed advisable to re move them to Charidg-cross Hospital, where they at present remain without any hopes of recovery. CAPTURE OP A BuRGLAR AT SLEAPoRn.—A daring attempt was made on Monday night last to rob the house of Mr. Moore, the clerk of the peace. An entrance into the cellar had been effected by wrenching up an iron grating in the garden, and a man had thence passed along an underground passage to the'foot of the stair case, where be was busily engaged cutting his way through the panel of the door. Mr. Moore, happening to be awake at the time, about 1 one o'clock, came softly downstairs, and havine ascertained the whereabouts of the visitor, returned and called upon the men-servants. After a little careful manoeuvring, he replaced the grating and the fellow was effectually caught in a trap, imple ments and all. • He turned out, to be a regular hand, a broadset muscular man, about 25 years of age, black hair, dark complexion, and bad countenance. He gave the name of George Clarke, but he is believed to be John O'Brien, well known m London and Nottingham, and lately returned from Gibraltar, on a ticket of leave. SENTENCE ON LIEUT. JOHN SANGSTER,- R.M.—The general court-martial which assembled on the 23d of March, 1855, for the trial of First Lieutenant John Sangster, of the Royal Marines, on a charge of drunken ness, having maturely considered the evidence brought in support of the prosecution, together with what the prisoner urged in his defence, the collet are of opinion that the prisoner, First Lieutenant John Sangster, of the Royal Marines, was guilty of the charges preferred against him with the exception of that part of the first charge, namely, " When he, First Lieutenant John Sangster, of the Royal Marines, was the subaltern officer of the'dockyard that morning," which, being in breach-of the articles of war, did sentence him, the pri soner, :First Lieutenant J. Sangster, R.M. to be cashiered, and the said sentence h as been taken into consideration, and approved of by the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, who have directed the dissolu tion of the court. MR. FIT4ROY, GP ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KNIGHTS BRIDGE.—Mr. Ernest James Augustus Fitzroy, whose name will be remembered in connection with certain riotous proceedings at St. Paul's:Church, Knightsbridge, in Oct. last, when the 'Bishop of London prohibited the choral service there ; has been sentenced to four months' imprisonment under somewhat singular circumstances. On the 28th of January last Serjeant Langley, the_de tective officer, arrested Mr. Fitzroy, in tit. Paul's Church, on the charge of uttering false cheques. He was taken to Chichester, and committed for trial by the mayor (Henry Wright, Esq ), and on Tuesday last _be was tried at Chichester before the Recorder (W. M. Bridger, Eiq,), and sentenced, the first and last week of his imprison ment being solitery confinement. The recorder, be fore sentencing him, stated that Mr. Fitzroy bad begun life in a very immoral and disgraceful manner, in every description of vice, under The cloak of religion, and be hoped the sentence he was about to pass would be the means, through ,the instrumentality of the chaplain of the prison, of altering hii career for the future, and thus enable him to become a respectable member of society._ _ . _ The Court of Assizes of the Eure, three days ago, tried a man named Prevost, 'of Saint Martin Saint Firmin, for poisoning his wife. It appeared from the evidence that for several years be had treated her with i great brtftality, and the poor woman more than once expressed a wish to die, On the 9th of October last, she was suddenly seized with violent vomitings ; they continued all that day and the day following, .and on the 11th she expired. The ac cused refused to allow a physician to be sent for. After her death he gave out that she had died of indigestion, but the neighbours strongly suspected that she had been poisoned. This suspicion having, after a while, reached the ears of the authorities, orders were given to have the body of deceased dug up and examined. Arsenic was found in her sto mach, and the husband was in consequence arrested. On his house being examined two phials, containing an arsenical preparation, we're discovered ; he attempted to seize them, and succeeded in knocking one of them out of the hand of a gendarme, but the other was pro duced at the trial. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty with extenuating circumstances, and the Court sentenced hira to hard labour for life. Two young soldiers, named Flory and Hebert, of the 2d Regiment of Ilussers, in garrison at Beauvais, were yesterday tried by Court-martial for swindling, and absence without leave. They were both bad charac ters, and some time ago were placed in confinement for some offence. No sooner were they released, than, in stead of returning to their duty, they walked off to the village of Saint Justdes Marais, and there, going to a public-house, ordered the best dinner that the house could supply. They said that they were on their way to Goursays to examine a large quantity of oats for the regiment, and they directed the servant to stop the Gournay diligence when it arrived. The diligence came up just after dinner. One of the soldiers imme diately entered it, whilst the other put his hand in his pocket as if to pay. But when he saw that the servant's attention was turned away, ho slipped out by the back door, and secreted himself. When the diligence had proceeded some distance lid was seen running after it, and, by the directions of his companion, it waited to take him up. When they arrived at Gour nay, the two] men went to a public.house kept by a man named Mancir, and ordered a quantity of hay and oats to be provided for a detachment of sixty horses, of their regiment, which they asserted was about to arrive. They also ordered a grand dinner to be prepared for the officers of the detachment.' They got beds for the night, and caused themselves to be feasted in grand. style. In the morning they slipped away with put paying, and the detachment never arrived. For eight days they continued to dupe public-- house keepers a* different places in this way, and at last on arriving at Rouen, they gave themselves into the custody of ,the gendarmes, just in tirao to avoid being proceeded against as deserters. VISIT OF TEE EMPEROR AND ELTIPBASS OF TILE FRENC.Ef. We understand that the Emperor and Empress will, immediately' on their arrival in England, proceed to Windsor Castle. It is , expected that their visit,to her Majesty will be of about a week's duration. Preparations are made to receive the illustrious visitors in -a manner becoming their Royal hostess and the nation she rules, and with the cordiality due as well to our noble Allies, whom they represent, as to theiuselves., A grand installation of the Garter - will be held on Wednesday, when the Queen will confer the order on the Emperor. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, APRIL 7. The Queen and Prince, with the Prince of Leiningen, walked in the grounds adjoining the Castle this morn ing. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, the Prin cess Royal and Princess Alice rode on horseback. Prince Leopold paid a visit to the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore-house, being his royal highness's birthday. The Princess Helena and Louisa and Prince Arthur took a carriage drive. The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty to-day. _ _ _ _ _ _ Her Majesty and the Prince of Leiningen, with the Princess Helena and Prince Arthur, drove out in an oPen carriage in the afternoon. Prince Albert accompanied her Majesty on horseback. Lord C. Fitzroy and Col. Seymour were in attendance. The dinner party this day included the Prince of Lei ningen Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, and Major General the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey. APRIL, 3. The Queen and Prince, the four elder royal children, and the Prince of Leinin gen, the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the domestic household, attended divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Very Rev, the Dean of Windsor performed the service, and administered the holy com munion. The Queen and Prince and the Court went into mourn ing on Thursday, the'sth inst., for a week, for 'the late Hereditary Princess of Saxc-Meiningen. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the Fo reign -office, Downing-street. The Ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis Of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Inn. Vernon Smith, 'Sir William Molesworth, Vischunt Canning, and the Earl of Harrowby. The council sat three hours. The Lord Mayor and the City Remembrancer had an interview with Sir George Grey, on Saturday, at the Home-office. S:r lhoinas Fremantle, Chairman, of the Customs, had an interview, on Saturday, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer: • Sir Alexander Spearman had also an in terview with the right hon. baronet, at his official resi dence in Downing-street. Earl Granville, Lord President, and the Countess Granville, left London on Saturday evening fur Paris, Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of the North American pro- Viscount Palmerston. left town after the Cabinet Council on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by the Viscountess, for his. seat, Broadlands, Hant4. The authoress of "Jane Eyn," whose death is univer sally lamented, only clia,n , zed her maiden state last July, when she married the Rev. Mr. Nichol, her father's curate. M. Ducos, the French Minister of Marine, is seriously The new Easter pieces include one at the Haymarket by Mr. Planche, entitled "The New Haymarket Spring Meeting (T 855)." A sum of 9,400 florins has been received at the Hague from Manchester, in aid . of - the numerJus sufferers from the late inundations in Holland: THE AMERICAN INlAns.—LivnaPooL, Saturday.—The United States mail steam-ship Nashville, Captain M. Berry (in hen of the Pacific), sailed this afternoon, at two o'clock, for New York, with. the usual mails, 52 passengers, and a full cargo of merchandise on freight. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.-Mr. John Ball, M.P. for Carlow county, is appointed Under ; Scoretary for the Colonies. Mr. Ball was formerly the Assistant-Commis sioner of Poor-law in Ireland, which permanent office he resigned for the purpose of becoming eligible for a seat in Parliament. Mr. Samuel Shepherd, of the Home Circuit, has been appointed residing magistrate at Bay Islands. DEPARTURE OF THE GUARDS FOR THE CRIMEA.—TO morrow morning 900 men, consisting of 300 of the Scots Fusiliers, from St. George's Barracks ; 300 of the Cold streams, from Wellington Barracks; and 300 of the Gre nadiets, from Portman-street Barracks, will leave Lon don for the Crimea. Tlie men will proceed in three de tachments, and will not concentrate until they reach the railway station. WINDSOR.—The birthday of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold was celebrated 'here, on Saturday, with the customary honour=. Royal salutes were fired in the Bachelor's Acre, from the corporation ordnance, at Fort Belvidere, and from the Royal Adelaide frigate on Vir ginia Water ; and the bells of . St. George's and St. John's Churches sent forth merry peals at intervals throughout the day. BnomrroN HOSPITAL.—The third performance of the New Philharmonic Society, on the 25th instant, will be for the benefit of the Hospital fir Consumption at Brampton. Signor Belletti, Madame Clara Novello, and a splendid orchestra will lend their assistance ; and as the concert will have the especial patronage of her Majesty, and a long list of distinguished ladies, it, is ex pected to come off with great eclat. - SUDDEN DEATH OF THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF DOWNSHIRE —We regret to have to announce the de cease of the Dowager Marchioness of Downshire, who died suddenly on Saturday, at her house in Lower Gros venor-street. The deceased lady, who was Maria, eldest daughter of the fifth Earl of Plymouth, was married in the year 1811 to the late Marquis of Downshire, who died in the year 1845. She was a lady of most amiable disposition and kind manners, and much beloved and esteemed in a large and distinguished circle of relatives and friends. MR. GEORGE H. SMITH.—We learn from a private source, and upon which every reliance is to be placed, that this ill-fated gentleman, very soon after his commit tal from Rochester to Maidstone gaol, about six months ago, on the verdict of the coroner's jury, which found him guilty of the murder of his wife, was removed from the hospital of that establishment to the County Asy lum Kent, where he has remained ever since: At the Maidstone assizes last month, at which assizes his trial was expected to be brOught on, the judge commissioned a medical man to visit Mr. Smith in the asylum, and to report upon his present state of mind. Mr. Smith was by this professional gentleman pronounced to be still insane, and the trial was in consequence postponed until the next assizes, or until such time as he should be able to plead to the charge brought against him. By an aet of Parliament passed early in the present reign, it is pro vided that no insane person shall be put upon his trial until he is able to plead. We believe that tbo postmas tership of Jerkey, held for the last several years by Mr. Smith, has not.yet been declared vacant.—Jersey Times. DEATH OF WYNDHAM kARDING, ESQ., C.E. AND F.R.S.—It is with sincere regret that we announce the death of Mr. Wyndh cm Harding, who died on Tuesday last, near Cheltenham, in his 37th year. A gloomy and melancholy feeling spread over Bridgend after the sad message, despatched by telegraph, had reached Glan- Ogwr, the seat of his father, the Rev. J. Harding, rector of Coyty and Coychurch. Mr. Harding was too well known in the scientific world to require any eulogium from our hands. He was indeed endowed ,with a noble mind, and that embodied in a noble nature. Mr. Hard ing, in his professional capacity, was well known al the, strong advocate of the na rrow gaug e. He received a patent fof a plan for stopping railway carriages. In a literary point of view, his prodution, read at the Royal British Association, Swansea, will long be remembered. The lecture delivered by him at the School of Design, on "The Lines of Beauty," was a masterly production, and . was, universally admired. Several papers also have ap peared on experiments made by Mr. Harding on " Elec tricity" and the " Electric Light," with various others relating to " Steanf," " Mechanism," and " Chemistry." Mr. Harding was for many years secretary to the South- Western Railway Company. As a philanthropist hundreds of hearts feel grateful for his exertions in assisting and ad vancing loans to emigrants to secure a free passage for them- to Australia. Mr. Harding built and fitted ouktwo ships for this purpose, and' emigrated a vast number of people on Mrs. Chisholm's plan. We feel proud to state those working people who received loans returned the same most honourably. In every sense he was the work ing man's friend. The inhabitants of Southampton will long remember the day when Mr. Harding and Mrs. Chisholm met to witness the departure of emigrants, and when each of them addressed the vast aseemblage congregated for that purpose. Mr. Harding was for many years" President of the Bridgend Mechanics' Insti tute. His speeches on anniversary meetings evinced his knowledge and comprehensive views of men and things. This society, by the death of Mr. Harding, will lose one of its best friends.—Carabrian. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT WOOLWICH. -- MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF Six CHILDREN.—A fire, attended with a considerable destruction of property and almost fatal results to six children, happened between the hours of three and four o'clock on Saturday morning last, in the premises belongiz..g to Mr. J. Steel, stationer and beer shop-keeper, situate at No. 39, Church-street, Woolwich. The fire was first discovered by a police-officer of the R division, who in passing the premises perceived smoke issuing from the lower part of the house, which con vinced him that flames were on the point of breaking out. Without a moment's delay an alArm was sounded, and messengers were despatched for the engines. Several of the inmates having effected a safe retreat, it was ascertained that not fewer than six children had been left in the building, which was then nearly three-parts on fire. The police, upon being made acquainted with that fact, gallantly rushed through the fire, and happily succeeded in rescuing the whole of the children, not one of them haVing sustained the slightest injury. The flames next extended from the premises of Mr. Steel to those adjoining, belonging to Mr. W. Lee, chandler's-shop -keeper, No. 38, in Church street. The engines of her Majesty's dockyard were soon in attendance, and a plentiful supply of the Kent Company's water having been procured, the police went to work- in an admirable manner, and they eventually succeeded in extinguishing the flames, bet not until the premises of Mr. Steel were partially consumed, and the premises of Mr. Loe,' next door, similarly damaged by fire, water, and hasty removal. The sufferers were re spectively insured in the Norwich'Union and Atlas Fire Offices. The origin of the misfortune is unknown. LATEST w, NE Ws V 1. - 73 * THE VIENNA CON FE4ENCE. --- VIENNA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 8. Ali Pasha will be here at six o'clock this evening. It is not yet known whether Prince Gortscha koff has received his expected instructions. SATURDAY. M. Drouyn de riluys was received to-day by the Emperor of Austria in a private audience. The next conference is fixed for Monday. BERLIN, SATURDAY. In consequence of counter orders received, en route, General Wedell has returned to Berlin to pass the Easter holidays. He is afterwsrds to proceed directly to his post at Luxembourg. M. de Usedom is also expected from London. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 31. The division of Egyptian troops sent to Omer Pacha has landed at Eupatoria. Execution of the sentence of exile pronounced against Mustapha Paella has been suspended on account of the state of his health. • THE BALTIC FLEET. (13y Submarine and British, Telegraph.) DEAL, MONDAY MORNING. The whole of the Baltic fleet have sailed east- ward, except the Ajax and Ruby gun-boat. TURKEY. A letter from Constantinople;of the 26th ult., in the Courrier de Marseille of the sth• inst., says— " Our city assumes every day an extraordinary ap pearance. The works of the camp of the army of reserve are progressing rapidly. The streets are filled with military uniforms, officers, intendants, interpreters, and soldiers, moving backward and forward 'with incredible activity. Everything we see affords us convincing prOof of the powerful organisation of the French ariny, Troops have a'ready arrived for the camp of. Malasq..,.. Lcap give you to-day the composition of the artuy of reserfeA which, as I mentioned in a former letter, will probably operate with the Piedmontese division in Bessarabia. The camp will :consist of three divisions of infantry (one of which will he the Imperial Guard), •Of a division of Cavalry, and of a numerous Artillery—Vit., " Imperial Guard.-4 battalions of Grenadier:7, 2,40 b men ; 4 battalions of Voltigeurs, 2,400 ar:st 1 of Foot Chasseurs, 600 men. "First Division.-Ist brigade, 14th battalion of Foot' Chasseurß, 800 men ; 42d and 57th 111013'01:A, 3,69(i men ; 2d brigade, 62d and, 73d Reginaelfts, e Second Division—let brigade, 7th battalion of Foot Chasgeurs, 800 men ; 9th and 32d Regiments, 3,600 men. "Cavalry.—Guides of the Guard, 600 men ; 2 regi ments of Cuirassiers, now at Adrianople, 800 men. "Artillery.-2 batteries of the Guard, 500 men ;3d battery of the 10th Regiment, 249 men'; 2d battery of the Bth Regiment, 249 men ; 3d battery of the 12th Regiment, 249 men ; 14th battery of the 13th Regi ment, 249 men. ' Engineers—One company and a-half of the Guard and one ditto of the Line. We expect shortly two regiments of Chasseurs d'Afrique, but those troops are not to remain at Con stantinople, our generals requiring them in the Crimea, where they have only a small cavalry force to oppose the numerous Russian cavalry. The English army will soon be in a most efficient state. It has received large reinforcements, and men perfectly cured daily leave our hospitals for the Crimea. Yesterday . 300 embarked in the Medway for Balaklava." FRANCE. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY. Of political discussion the Paris papers are al most without exception blank. Some important facts, apparently well founded as such, transpire however in their correspondence from Vienna and Constantinople, and more especially in that of the Pays and the donstitutionnel. With.respect to the latter city, the Pays thus refers to it : "We publish elsewhere, from a special correspon dence, the text of the instructions which will have been given by the Ottoman Porte to its ambassador at the Court of Vienna. These consist of general recommen dations which prescribe to Arib Effendi to accept only ad referendum the different subjects recommended to the conference ; but it is certain that the Minister of Fo reign Affairs, Ali Pacha, is the hearer of the definitive instructions of the Sublime Porte." The special correspondence of the Constitutionnel from Vienna (which we give elsewhere) announces with a quasi formality the gratifying intelligence that— “--By the adoption, pure and simple, of the fourth guarantee, Russia has made two very important conces sions." _ _ _ A letter in the Siecle says :—" The desperate efforts of the Russians to check and - destroy the new works of the Allies clearly indicate that the vulnerable point of the place has been found. Such at least is the opinion which I have heard ex pressed by persons initiated in the science of arms. This opinion is based on the fact which appears out of the pale of doubt that, when once our new bat teries shall be terminated they will absolutely do minate the port of Sebastopol, and may facilitate the entrance of the allied fleets, if the allies sueceed, as is hoped, by submarine machines in blowing up the vessels which block the pass. The arrival of vessels from France with men, horses, and ammu nition is continued with great activity." A letter from Aleppo of the 12th ult., in the Moniteur, says :—" Couetli-Mehemet Pacha, -an Ottoman General, having been informed that the chief of the insurgent. Kurds was at Chalagha, a village in the neighbourhood of Deronne, marched lately on that place with 16,000 men and 10 pieces of artillery, and resolutely attacked the rebels. The latter, after a combat of four hours, fled to the mountains, leaving 150 killed and 600 prisoners in the hands of the Turks." As the Empress, unaccompanied by the Emperor, was walking yesterday afternoon in the Bois de Boulogne, with the carriage in wailing, the drums of a battalion of the Voltigeurs of th:Guard, that happened to be on its way from St. Cloud to Paris, were heard ; her Majesty entered the carriage, which appeared to move out of the way, but the moment the troops saw the Empress they drew up in line, and she passed slowly in front amid the most enthusiastic shouts. The officer commanding the column approached the carriage door, took the Empress's hand and pressed it to his lips. - A-t this act the shouts were again renewed. The Empress, appeared much affected at the manner in which she was received, for'to all appearance the meeting was most unexpected. We read in the Phare de la Manche : " The screw liner Austerlit3, commanded by Captain Laurencin, is now ii the roadstead of Cherbourg, mak ing the requisite fitments for the conveyance of the Em peror and Empress to England. In a few days, between the 10th and 12th inst., this ship will proceed to Bou logne, where their Majesties are to embark for Dover. The corvette Bayonnaise, which is about to leave for the Iceland station, the steam avisos of the channel, and the other ships of war, will no doubt assemble in the Straits to form the Imperial squadron on that memorable occa sion. Two steam :wises, the Ariel, coming from Gran ville, and the Souffleur, from Brest, have already ar rived at Cherbourg." The two battalions of Gensdarmes of the Impe rial Guard, who left Paris on Saturday evening by the Lyons Railway, are not to embark imme diately, but to await further orders at Avignon. The following is from the Times Paris cerres pondent's letter, dated yesterday, 6 p.m. :—I am assured, on good authority, that the telegraphic despatch from Berlin, published in the Paris papers, announcing' that General do Wedell had set out on his return to Paris, but had received a counter-order on the way, is entirely devoid of foundation. General de Wedell has not quitted Berlin, at least not quitted it for Paris on any other mission, and consequently could not have been countermanded. He had been expected this day or to-morrow here, but as his stay at Berlin may be some days longer than was supposed, he will probably not return till the middle or close of the week. I may also observe that, whatever be the chances of an understanding with Prussia, the mission with which the General has been charged to this Government is not at an end, and will probably be resumed on his return. A friend, whose opportunities for obtaining accu rate information I have found more than once to be excellent, but who, I fear, is rather sanguine on the present occasion, persists with much tena city in the opinion that peace will be the issue of the Conferences. , Even were these Conferences brought to an abrupt suspension, or even arrested, he thinks that s such nevertheless would be the case, for then tha ti me w ill ha ve arr i ve d f or Prussia to step in and propose her mediation, which Russia will not refuse, and which Prussia believes the Western Powers will not totally reject. I have already mentioned the intense desire of Russia to maintain the cab,inet of Berlin in its fidelity to her, th a t, w h e th er s h e f a il or no t s he m ay 6611 have a friend and ally through whom she maYo" toyer her influence over Germany, and perhaps al_ mediator s h ou ld matters reac h the cr i s i s I have alluded to. Prussia then ill not entirely break off, whatever be the issue of M. de Wedell's sion, full of confidence as she is that her aid va 11 be needed at last, and may be invoked. If 10311 credit the infor ma ti on conta i ne d i n more than on e confidential lett er from personages allied with to e _ 'lmperial family, R uss i a is in - reality most desiro us of peace, notwithSt an di ng t h e vastness o f her military preparation s . P russ i a, I assure you, } firmly convinced that should the diplomatic en counter now taking place at Vienna break 11 P "in much admired disorder," she 'can t il , e/ , step in and impose her will. I am not cle ,„, "; sure whether, in h er excess o f f atu i ty, she does not think that sh e may overstep a little the respe ct due to the persons of Ambassadors ; she maY tice them to Pot s d am on any pre t ext, or do a hail in the kidnapping line ; and, if Lord John and 3 c Drouyn de Lhuys pr ove re f rac t ory, exerc i se a little gentle pressure, out of her great love for humanity Let our Plenipotentiaries avoid Berlin on their Way back, for the recollection of th e th um b- s Crew still be vivid ; and a treaty of peace would, With M. de Manteuffel, justifyits application. Serioesi speaking, Prussia is full of th e b e li e f th a t s he Yo' t be balled before long to play a mos t i mpor t a nt par t in the cutting of this Gordian knot. BOURSE, AP2.IL 7.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. C. End of Month. 44 per Cents 94 25 • —f. ---c. 3 per Cents 69 35 69f. 35c. 84 Credit Mobilier 797 Rom an , Credit Foncier 430 Aust r i an Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes ..... Piodmontese B5 75 Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. ,A'•. 6 • Orleans ... ..... - Western 660 Rouen Cate 628 75 Strasburg . • 872 r n Mediterranean 987 50 Havre 551 Northern ....... ..b.. 870 Cherburg - ~ RUSSIA. We have received the St. Petersburg journals 0 f the 31st March. A supplement of the Invalide Busse publishes the following : ' " A telegraphic despatch has been received frT il Kieff, from Aide-de-Camp General Prince G°l . ` s ;, chakoff, announcing that in the night b e tween ~, 10th and 11th of March (22d mid 23d) a S troh , sortie was made to prevent the enemy exenut i / promptly the approaches to war d s th e K am t s chatk lunette ; the affair terminated to our advantage' and the approaches constructed by the French du . ; in the last few days were d e st ro y e d. Th e loss ° ., r both sides was considerable, b u t th a t o f th e eneT% much greater than ours. We made prisone r ., tViti Trench officers, one English Colonel, and 31 ` gn g liSh Captain." PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin, of the 4th, says :—" hg president of the' Council, M. de Manteuffcb ": M 0 eft' to=day for the country, w h en it b ecam e knee that Z. Drouyn de Lhuy s wou ld p rocee d direct to Arierit,o, ' without passing th roug h B er li n . The f e ; tUsal a Lord J. Russell to co me h ero f or the fe a " ii of Easter has produc e d a di sagreea bl e i m pressl o e at our Court. His lordship alleged as an excl; for not accepting the invitation of the King, little time which ho had at his disposal and t' importance of his occupations at Vienna." rho A A letter from Berlin of th e 4th i n th e Gern o Journal of Frankf or t, g i ves it as pos iti ve that " o - tothe 19th ult. Count B uo l d espa t c h e d a c i r cular the Austrian mi n i s t ers accre di te d to t h e Gerilobe Courts, in answ er t o th e P russ i an d espa t c h of 16th ; but that this circular has not been coullp eo nicated to the Prussian Cabinet—a circurnat9l3.o which has created some surprise, all Pru ssi t t• despatches having been hitherto regularly coin° nicated to the German Courts. BERLIN, April 3.—The Hamburger Nachrie- 1 1, mentions that the recent arr i va l of the stea r T o r Hamburg, Captain King, at H e li go l an d from l' f o don, with an officer of engin eers an d th r ee saPP t e io and miners, bringing with th em timber for t e. erection of 400 huts, was a g rea t su rprise t° Governor of that import an t B r iti s h dependa. l t io Ho had received nc intimation f rom th e author' e , at home of their intended ar r i va l, and had CO quently made no preparation for their reception..tho however there were neither carpenters nor 013,1.0 1 , of the party no g rea t l oss o f t i me accrue d I t i o r the necessity of the Governor's writing hom e t he instructions. The ar ti sans w h o are to ere: ~•1 51 huts, though they did no t arr i ve w ith the mater,, on which they are to work, are nevertheless nounced to be on the road, with the furniture al l fitting up which the huts are to contai n v/1 3 ,'" finished. This is very like a small edition of BO; klava mismanagement. A number of women ar e now occupied in carrying the timber up from 0 0 , landing-place to the heights, which constitute ti l t only habitable part of Heligoland. The noro e , resources of this island in cattle are notorious, (l ei cow and ;io horse ; and as all provisions mus t __ derived from Hamburg it seems the more unr,o, donable on the part of the authorities to sena . ; large an increase to the population as four re t ,,, , ; without previous notice to her Britannic Mai° Governor. AUSTRIA • OW 6. VIENNA, April s.—According t o th e latest n fl iot from the Crimea, it would appear that no 1 n° 1 4 3 ,,p0i. of importance had taken pl ace befoie Se1315"0.•00 up to the 29th ult., but that great prePar e o o were being made by the Alli es f or an a ttack enemy's forces in an open fi e ld o f b a ttle, whi , e l l a De" fixed for the 3d inst., and, if suc ce ssful, woo l imrhediately followed up by a renew ed bom b - ment and general assault upon Sebastopol. t It is generally asserted that the obje e tvi o' M. Drouyn de Lhuys' visit to Vienna is eteJ? fold. His special attention will be di A' re ,,,trit' first, to the great desideratum of keeping . 13 til e' up to the mark ; and secondly , to break 1 - 1 1 ) t ool' ,Conferences, unless Russia accepts the ulti t 9,-103' . of the Western Powers, which M. Drouyn de — r is supposed to bring with him, without furthe o l ; , lay. As regards keeping Austria "up to the r e iisi ee that, indeed, amounts to little more than e ie co ? phrase. The policy of Austria in the Eat; `i, , e o sarily goes hand-in-hand with the Western P ° co lo but more especially with Franc e , i n th e presen,"o plications. ,Austria knows th a t h er a lli an ce Nv". so ~ West is simply a matter o f mu t ua l uecassitY't there is every reason to believe that a perfl 04' ,3 derstanding subsists b e t ween h er , F rance , nn tl° 0 land in respect of th e u t mos t concessier o itie ought to be made i n or d er to meet'the connected with the Third Point of Guaran te-. Co lY f The Schlessische Zeitung learns that a t the, to cle . , ference at which the Third Point first calve 0 5 1 discussion, M. de Bouroueney said that lef ti? peace should be concluded on the ground o fl ttt i , l , Four Points of Guara n t ee , R uss i a woul d -/pei; the main object of her Oriental policy, s the opening of the Straits o f th e Dardane;„" e e t ,'; her ships. The allied Power s wou ld w illing`•;, o sent to the admission of the Russian flag fr e w oo't Black Sea into the Mediterranean, if RussiA l a give the necessary guarantees that s he vrn e • 0 / 0 continue to maintain a fortress in that Sej P I O .t Russian plenipotentiary, M. Titoff, Teplieuto decided tone, that he had full powers in t t li :re 6 k to declare that Russia wo u ld never agree t'fol°lo It is evidently the object of Russia to 1 9 ;01 1 , 0 the Conferences as much as possible, but it, W.;( seen that when M. Drouyn de Lhuys and "ti t le: A l are here, the question of peace or war l'c l v eo;il soon be decided. Indeed it is confidently e ;, 3 1 that by the end of the month the third poi - 0 13 r be satisfactorily settled, or that the speci a l ters will have quitted Vienna. SPAIN. • 10 6' 0 0 The Madrid journ a l s o f th e 2d have - I,ll° -d O O The Duke' de la - Victoria and Count de jo ect,i l e . (O'Donnell) are, says the Epoca, dete rra t iog resigning in the even t o f th e Cortes reJse" bill relative to the national guard presentecleDel4 Government. Petitions against the bill "ofe. l te i r ;e 4 signed by the .national guard. The o e l l 0 1 calm, but some military precautions bad v 6 b ,cli t oo as necessary. A great number of bishops le of seated petitions against the bill for the 89 ' property of the clergy. AP. A Vienna letter of the 3d, in the 11° P 9 0 1 Gazette of Frankfort, confirms the fac t ; vrN c ie; Russians have ceased laying obstacles in t' l ; s P,,e , ' the navigation on th e D anu b e : Th° 11°'1° tained at Isaktsha and Tultsha have bee n ult. ° PI to proceed to Galatz. Up to the 24 2 00 sailing vessels had arrived there, ana ort• were on their way up the stream to that question still remains whether the 1 0551 , 3 o ` . allow thes e vesse l s t o d e part after they pOO/ ie e fi On this subj ec t G enera l Englhardt had ie himself in a most conciliatory tone to a, i c . , s e ia `tz , ,,te, sent to him by the trading interest at or` te crtyoe navigation of the Danube having bee n in a ro eS for more than a year, the s torehouse s ,/ fo r with a large quantity of grain inten de ' portation. te r • s re The Nuremberg. Correspondent eont 5 ; 11 1 ; J O s o ' from Vienna, which states that in w"erorcioPf quarters a rumour prevails that the E 133 11,0,,V poleon is to visit that city after his visit w, j a w", also, that the Emperor Francis Joseph a'