The Sun. — London, England, 1855-06-06 00:00:00

ROYAL OPERA, DRLTRY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Donizetti's Grand Opera, called Lrcn. DI LAMMERMOOR. Characters by Madame Gassier, Signor Gassier, and Signor Arreandl. To conclude with a Grand FRENCII BILLET, supported by Mcll.e. Palmyra, Wile. Paolo, 4. Ftiant, &c. Prices of admission :—To the two galleries, Gd.; second circle of boxes and pit, ls.; dress circle, 2s. Gd. ; sta is, 4s. • private boxes to admit two persons, 10s. 6d.; four persons, one guinea. Box-office open from 10 to 6 daily. TFIEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone THIS EVENING, Will be presentel THE LADY OF LYONS. Principal charac ters by Me,srs. Howe, Rogers, Walters, Chippendale, and Barry Sullivan; Miss Helen Faucit, and Mrs. Griffiths. After which, ONLY A LIAL FPE NNY. To conclude with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN. THIS EVENING, Wlll be performed AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. To conclude with KING HENRY THE een Ka tharine, Mrs. C. Kean ; Cardinal WoLsey, CI E C Kean. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress , Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVENING, Will be presented JANET PRIDE. Charazter3 by Merqri. B Webster, C. Selby, Garden, Keeley, arid Paul Bedford; Ma lame Celeste and Miss A. Keeley. To conclude with A NEW EDITION OF THE FAIRY T \LES OF MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Will bo performed THE WELSH GIRL. Characters by Yessrs. Emery, Leslie, Danvers, and Miis Ternan. To be followed by STILL WATERS RVN DEEP. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, G. Vining, Danvers, Miss Maskell, and Mrs. Melfort. To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE VILLAGE NIGHTINGALE. To be followed by THE PET OF THE PUBLIC. After which, A RAFFLE FOR AN ELEPHANT. To conclude with SILLY SMART. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Transcendant result of the Whitsuntide Spectacle of Chivalry! THIS EVENING, and Every Evening, The new Grand and Gorgeous Chivalric Spectacle by J. H. STOC QUELEB, Esq., called, ENGLAND and FRANCE in the DA YS of CHIVALRY, or, the Brothers in Arms, with the magnificent Tourney in the Field of the Cloth of Gold, &c. After which, the novel ACTS in the ARENA, and other entertain ments. 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 BRIDGE. Tai' DAY —Morning 53 min.•.ftor 5 Evening 27min. aft. 6 To-Mc MOW— Morning 58 min.ater 6 j Evening 31 min. aft. 7 THE WEATHER.—Su t OTTICE, June 6. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 67—highest since noon yesterday. 59—lowest this morning and during the night. 76—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, up to 29'92, now down to 29-86. WIND, S.S.E.—Light breeze, with fine summer weather, nu, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1855. The debate has been again adjourned, and very properly so. It is right that Honourable Gentle men should have the opportunity of explaining the reasons by which they are actuated in giving the votes by which their future reputations will be materially affected—it is right that the several constituencies should become thoroughly acquainted with the views and feelings of their respective repstsentatives, to ascertain how far they are in accordance with each other, and to determine on the propriety of a renewal of the important trusts now confided to their • ‘rge—it is right that foreign nations should uhderstand how fully and completely the public opinion of England is in favour of a vigorous and energetic management of the War, and against any dishonourable or premature peace. The opportunity thus afforded has already induced Ministers to assume a very different tone. They see that the slightest appearance of vacillation or of dissension in the Cabinet would be the signal for their immediate downfall. They recognise the necessity, and submit with a tolerably good grace to their new characters of "English, and not German, Ministers." Since the auspicious day on which the Right Honourable Gentleman the Member for Bucks handed in his notice there has been a complete change in the Ministerial tone, and their doings have been in accordance with the new light that thus rapidly broke in on them. The War has been vigorously pushed on. Important successes have been achieved, and, better still, the Conferences of Vienna have been finally closed. That incubus is no longer permitted to paralyse the national energies, or to afford hope to Russia. Prince GORTSCHA.KOFF'S new " dilatory plea" for time to obtain instructions from St. Petersburg was peremptorily rejected, and the ne gotiations having been thus broken off there is no shadow of a pretext for asserting that the Western Powers are still bound by "the Four Points," and not entitled, if they can do so, to curtail the ter ritory and diminish the power of Russia elsewhere than in the Black Sea ! Austria must, therefore, declare herself. Her condition cannot be one of " expectancy." The closing of the Conference has brought matters to a crisis. She must either take an active part in the War or be contented to sink into a position scarcely more respectable than that to which Prussia has been consigned, and from which she will find it difficult, if not impos sible, ever to extricate herself. In addition to these very important results, we find the Government now desirous, or at least professing to be desirous, of assuming the initiative, and taking the opinion of the House and country on the entire negotiations. This " dodge," however, will not now answer. It is " too late." Like the German Powers they have been lagging behind the progress of events, and find that they have waited too long ; that the course which would once have been hailed with rapturous enthusiasm, and entitled them to the thanks and gratitude of the people, is now re ceived with contempt, because they did not lead, or even proceed pari passu, with the public opinion, but waited until no alternative remained but vigorous and energetic proceedings, or a speedy and disgraceful expulsion from office. The Hon. Gentleman the member for the West Riding has completely sacrificed the scanty rem nant of the high character he once possessed. Rix name once stood high in the opinions of the people. The most implicit faith was reposed in the patriotism and integrity of his motives. Now the " 'hag been stripped from the quondam, idol, and the "baseness of the metal" of which it is formed is now clearly revealed. The copper peeps out on every B id e. It is not silver, nor b ev en " British metal:" but the mos t wort h less mixture. On this point there can be no mistake. The reputation acquired in fighting the battle of the People against the powerf u l o li garchy has been forfeited by becoming the champi on of des potism, the advocate of injustice, the supporter o f the degradation of his country. While Mr. .COBDZIsT restricted himself to fiscal subjects, "while he strove to overthrow the monster griev ance that afflicted the great body of the people, he wag, indeed, a great man. His simple, un adorned eloquence went to the very hearts of the Polgel azui many were prepared to follow in any J .; rHE SUN, LONDON. WEDNESDAY EVENIr,:(3 JUNE 6 185 fortifications of Sebastopol ; not a word of any thing that Russia cared about, except the limita tion of her navy. That was confessed to be most easily evaded ; all the rest consisted entirely in drafts on Russian honour, frankness, and since rity ! The Conference at Vienna has convinced us that secret diplomacy can never more be trusted, that Plenipotentiaries need instructions from the House of Commons, and that no treaty ought to be ratified without consent of Parlia ment. MONEY MARKET .Q , T) COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed with a very animated feeling, at the full advance of 4d. per lb. for all descriptions of cotton. The sales were estimated at 15,000 bales (10,000 of which were taken on speculation and for export). The Railway Share Market was rather lower. In a statement of the aggregate importations into the United Kingdom of sugar, the quantity for 1854 is given at 3,619,306 cwts., against 2,293,878 cwts. in 1853. The distinction between colonial and foreign samples is no longer observed in the entries since last July, when the duties were equalised. The rates of duty upon sugar have been sub jected to constant changes for years past. Never, in fact, does any article appear to have been more interfered with. In the year 1800, British West India, brown or Muscovado, was charged 1/. per cwt.; in 1813, V. 10s. ; in 1845, only 14s. ; in 1848, 15s. 2d. ; in 1851, 11s. Bd., and in 1853, 13s. 5d., and since July, 1854, 17s. 4d. and 16s. have been the rates on all descriptions of whatever growth. Since the year 1800, Foreign has been charged as high as 3/. 3s. In the year 1800 the total consumption in the United King dom of all sugar was 2,156,196 cwts. ; in 1853 it had risen to 7,272,833 cwts. ; and in 1854 was over 3,000,000 cwts. The net revenue, therefore,which was but 2,162,1411. in the year 1800 was last year over 4,700,0001. The Evening Star, from Melbourne, brings about 16,0001. in gold. The yacht Mystery had arrived out in rather less than 4 months. The English Stock Market has been feeble, and prices are scarcely so high. At the commencement of business Consols were quoted 911, and they have since been 91, I-. The decline yesterday afternoon in the rates for bills of exchange upon the principal continental cities has been one of the causes assigned for the existing heaviness, especially as a small amount of gold was taken for exportation. The bulk of the last receipts of gold, however, has been delivered at the Bank of England. Paucity of business, now the public buying for investment is over, and the fact the Bulls have large amounts out, causes the present lull. Bank Stock is firm at 210. Exchequer Bills have been 20s. to 235. pm., and India Bonds 225. pm. East India Stock is at 235 to 238. Nothing has been done in the Om nium. Foreign Securities have been dull, and even Turkish have receded, being 81 to 821. Mexican bring 22, and Peruvian 3 per Cents. 481. Bra zilian Old Bonds have been marked par. Spanish Threes are 382, and the Deferred 181 to 2. Dutch 2-1 per Cents. realised 641 to 652. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, WI to 71; Mexi can, 21i to 221 ; Peruvian, 68 to 70; ditto Three per Cents,, 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 43 to 45 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, 182 to 18:1 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 38 to 381; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 4± ; Ditto Passive, 8 to 41. The railway meetings announced are the follow• ing Company. Date. Place. Bristol and Exeter June 6, Bristol. Central Penins. of Portugal June 15, Portugal. Furness London and North-Western June 13, Euston-station. North-Eastern June 2, York. Royal Swedish July 5, Gottenburg. Royal Danish St. Andrews and Quebec, (Class A) With less business doing sales of shares are rather pressed, and prices consequently are lower. The decline is not material, but it corresponds to that which has occurred in the English funds. The Caledonian, Great Western, and Midland have all been lower. Foreign Shares in some cases very active. Antwerp and Rotterdam are k to lower. Great Western of Canada have advanced 10s. to 15s. The Belgian lines are not quite so good. In the Mining Market the transactions have been in the Brazilian at rather lower rates, and in United Mexican at a slight decline. The Joint Stock Bank shares are quiet at barely the previous rates. Crystal Palace shares are about the same. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'ULO. (Fror4 the Official Lie.) Business dol.) Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 3 11-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 164 India Stock India Bonds, £lOlO ... Consols for Account, 10th July 914 wx , heriner Bills, 24d. Z' , ;oo 23 En tall Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent. look PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent lOO Ditto Small ;Lrexican 3 per Cent Peruvian Bonds, 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 4l per Cent Ditto Small ...... ........ Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 33 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent lBl arkish Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto for the Account, Pividends on the above payable in London. 9ntch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates HALF-PAST TWO. Consols Ditto Account, 10th July olk a THE EXPEDITION TO THE SEA OF AZOFF. • CONSTANTINOPLE, May 28.—The Banshee has just arrived, bringing news which gladdened the heart of every Englishman. Kertch was taken on the Queen's birthday, without firing a gun. The whole of the correspondence between the Governors of Kertch and the military authorities, together with the archives of the place for many years, were found floating in the harbour by a midshipman of the Royal Albert, and are safe in the possession of the English. From these it appears that the want of provisions was much felt in the Crimea, bread having risen to double its former price. A letter was found from the Russian Commander-in-Chief, ordering the immediate preparation of an hospital for 16,000 !sick and wounded, a proof that the Russians expect not only an unhealthy season but a bloody campaign. The possible bare particulars are as follows :—On the 23d a mixed force, consisting of 10,000 French, 5,000 Turks, and 3,500 English, left Kamieih and Balaklava. The expedition entered the Straits of Kertch on Thursday (24th) and reduced the forts of Ambalaki, the enemy aban doning the place and blowing up five magazines. The gunboats silenced the Pavlovskaya battery, destroyed Russian 'gun-boats, and took a number of small brigs. The garrisons of Kertch and Yenikale, said by some to be 10,000 strong, by others to amount only to 2,000, were seen to leave and fall back into the interior by the southern road. Meantime, the troops landed without opposition at Ambulaki, where they bivouacked for the night. They then moved in towards Kertch. Dur ing this time the gun-boats were actively engaged beat ing up the Tarnanskoi Gulf, and in reducing the forts on the sand-bank. All the inhabitants fled, and many of the houses were burning on Thursday. By 3 o'clock on Friday, Kertch and Yenikale were in the hands of the Allies, with all the guns in batteries and the stores. The flotilla at once entered the Sea of Azoff, which it will penetrate up to within 20 miles of Taganrog. The ene my had entirely disappeared by Friday evening. Nearly 3,000 men have set out from Varna to form the nucleus of the Turkish Contingent. direction that he might lead. But his career has furnished another illustration of the accuracy of the adage, " _We sutor ultra crepidam." He speedily got out of his depth, and floundered heavily in the sea of casuistry in which he em barked. He has totally mistaken his province. Though unsurpassed when propounding and sup porting the truth, he has many superiors in the art of " making the worse appear the better rea son," of "playing on words," and disappointing the general expectation. In such respects he can bear no comparision with his new Allies—the Peelites ; he is not merely inferior to the great artist Mr. GLADSTONE, but to almost any of those trained in his school. Sir JAMES GRAHAM also damaged him self to no trifling extent by his pro-Russian arguments. New light was thrown on the causes of our earlier failures during the War. It was owing to the divisions in the Cabinet— to the determination of those entrusted with the control of several departments more immediately connected with the management of hostilities. We have heard the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the First Lord of the Admiralty, and, we suppose, the Secretary at War, will still be forth coming. But all the poison they have instilled, or may i.nsi 1, will be neutralised by a powerful antidote in the shape of an earnest expression of opinion by independent members, which will not, and cannot be mistaken by other nations—by faithful friends—by avowed enemies—or by con temptible neutrals ! Entirely as our views are opposed to those of Mr. M. GIBSON on the great question of the re sumed debate, we must confess our agreement with him on one constitutional and practical point of the highest importance. Mr. GIBSON maintained, citing names as authorities, of quite equal weight at least to those of our present Mi nisters, or all who differed from him, the con sti tutional power of the House of Commons to advise the Crown. The authority of Fox and SHERIDAN cannot well be sneered at by a pure Whig Cabi net. They must pardon all whose opinions are more swayed by names than by arguments for thinking these mighty dead as likely to be right as their living representatives. Lord PALMERSTON will surely not be remembered so long as " SHERRY," nor Lord JOHN RUSSELL as pire to equality with Fox. Let, however, the question be settled by rea son, especially as enlightened by recent facts. Mr. BAXTER, the new man of the people from the far north, and Sir E. L. BuLwER, the intellectual and elegant Conservative of the south, both ob jected to the House of Commons prescribing any line of policy for her MAJESTY'S Government. The arguments appear to resolve themselves into two. One is that, by so doing, the House would entrench on the prerogatives of the Crown ; the other, that by detracting from the responsibility of Ministers, it would relax their diligence and caution in the discharge of their duty. In regard to the first, it is, if honestly exa mined, a fiction and nothing better. The prero gative of the Crown is to act as advised by its Ministers. Those Ministers are responsible to the House of Commons for the advice they give her MAJESTY. Now, as a person must be the servant chiefly and principally of those who can call him to account, and who can even compel his dismissal, or if he be dismissed in opposition to their will can compel his reinstatement, it seems clear that in a constitutional sense our Ministers are servants of the House as well as of the Crown. If it be techni cally true that to make war and peace are prerogatives of tie Crown, it is yet true that the Crown must be advised to one or the other, by those whom the House tacitly or avowedly confides in. Such being the relation between these estates of the realm, why should it be thought invading the prerogative of the Crown for the House to declare the advice which it requires those whom it holds responsible to offer to her MAJESTY ? They can resign if opposed to the advice, and her MAJESTY can dissolve Parliament if she does not relish it, or thinks the nation differs from the House of Commons. Thii Crown is now, in truth, but the head of an Executive for carrying out government by the nation. The Crown only reigns, the nation governs ; and it seems mere red-tapery, and routine, and system run to seed, to deny to the House of the governing people, the right, on important occasions at least, to advise the Crown directly, and thus to pre clude the possibility of the QUEEN'S responsible advisers injuring, it may be irremediably, those to whom they are responsible. If Ministers or the QUEEN do not like the advice, they have, as we have already observed, their constitutional re medy. No occupation, for instance, would be so superlatively delightful to Lord JOHN RUSSELL as to return an answer, contained in a single line, to an unwelcome address to the Throne, and to an nounce immediately after that her MAJESTY awaited the attendance of Honourable Members in another place to be forthwith sent back to the places whence they came. The other objection, of diminishing too much the sense of responsibility under which Ministers act, is a question purely of fact. We of the Press have just experienced that Ministers held themselves responsible for giving effect, not to au address to the Crown, but to a mere resolution of the House. They pleaded their responsibility for doing it ; they showed themselves, however, in no way hampered by it. They appeared to think the task of carrying out their directions quite responsibility enough. In the same way it would be surely a task sufficient for any set of men to carry out in details the general duty pre scribed to them by the House. Into what are properly details no popular assembly would ever venture. We have, indeed, a modern ex ample to our hand in the Senate of America, which more nearly answers to our House of Com mons than the House of Representatives does. No treaty can be ratified without its approbation, and it does not hesitate to indicate its views of foreign and general policy, yet it never foolishly descends to the subordinate matters which pro perly belong to the Executive ; nor have des potic States been backward to maintain diploma tic relations with the free-speaking Republic. We must think, however, that the late crisis goes far to settle the whole question. The Houses of Parliament (Earl GREY, with the Manchester and GLADSTONE school, excepted) seem no w to participate in the amazement and thank- fulness with which we look back to our escape from the infamous Vienna Confer ences and the Four Points. Russia, not our Ministry, has saved us from a humiliation we re volt from contemplating, and from an armed peace whose cost and dangers we shudder to think of. All our waste of blood and treasure were to have been really thrown away ; not one word was spoken of pecuniary indemnity, a thing Russia herself never forgot to exact from Turkey or from Austria in her unrighteous wars ; not a word of the brave Circassians, or even of the unfortunate Alanders, some of whom Russia, this very winter, has dragged across the Baltic ice to Siberia ! I Not a word, o f course, of the destruction of the LATEST NEWS. The Moniteur announces that the Minister of War has received the following despatch from General Pelissier : JUNE 3, 11 P.M. The Russians have evacuated Soudjak Kaleh and themselves destroyed 60 guns and six mor• tars. The Circassians occupy the place. A telegraphic despatch from Ruitchuk, dated the 4th of June, announces that the telegraphic communication between Varna and Balaklava has been interrupted. It is feared that some days will be required to establish it. The Moniteur announces the official closing o. tho Vienna Conferences. VIENNA, TUESDAY EVENING. A despatch, dated Galatz, June 1, says : There was a great fire last night in the Artil lery and Cavalry stables, close to the ammunition depot. The Austrian garrison succeeded in ex- tinguishing the fire, but 103 horses were burnt. The cholera is said to have appeared in the Austrian army in Gallicia. Letters received from the East mention the probability of an attack on Anapa by the Allied armies, supported by Mustapha Paella's corps and the Circassians. It is probable that some notice of such an intention has prompted the new move- ment reported. FRAN CE. PARIS, TUESDAY. We have received the following private tele graphic despatches : "BERLIN, 4th, Evening.—Accounts from St. Peters burg of the 31st ult. inform us that the Czar by an Im perial ukase, has called on the Cossacks of Tschernigow, Pultava, and Lesser Russia to form part of the army about to be immediately organised for the defence of the Russian empire." " MADRID, 4th.—The Gazette publishes the decree re lative to the suspension of the Constitutional guaran tees. The regulation of the national militia is in a con servative sense. Catalonia is declared in a state of siege. The insurgents have disappeared from Aragon." The Moniteur announces that the King of Por tugal finds it impossible to grant the numerous audiences which he is daily requested to accord. The Psyche frigate left Toulon yesterday for Con stantinople with troops and stores on board. A letter from Bucharest of the 31st explains the cause of the late seizure of vessels on the Danube by the Russians, which we mentioned a few days ago. The vessels, it appears, were Greek, but papers were found on board which proved that the cargoes were intended for London. General Luders has not as yet given any decision in the matter. BOURSE, JUNE S.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 94 91 30c. 3 per Cents 7O 20 70 50 Credit Mobilier B9O Roman Credit Foncier 530 Austrian Belgian Fives 94 Spanish Threes — Piedmontese BB Home Debt 3l RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. Orleans l2OO •Z Lyons . 1202 50 Western 7OO Rouen Cette 662 50 Strasburg Mediterranean 1197 50 Havre 595 Northern TURKEY. 111A.RSEILLES 4.—The Indus steam-packet has ar rived to-day with accounts from Constantinople to the 28th ult. The Turkish Government is about to negotiate a new loan. It is said that Aali Pacha, recently named Grand Vizir in the room of Reschid Pacha, has resigned. The army of Anatolia con tinues to be organised ; it now amounts to 33,000 men and 130 pieces of cannon. It is said that the expeditionary army will march from Kertch on Kaffa. The accounts from Kamiesh come down to the 26th. The last of the Sardinian regiments had arrived at head-quarters. The health of the troops was excellent and the weather fine. RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg states that Prince Menschikoff, after a short stay in the Russian capi tal, had set off for Finland. A. letter from St. Petersburg, of 27th ult., in the Constitutionnel, says : • " Accounts from Simpheropol and Katasabasar state that the families of the Russian employs and soldiers are abandoning Tanrida, under the pretence of the dear ness of provisions, but in reality from a fear that the whole of the Crimea will be conquered. For some time past orders have been given not to send any more troops into the Crimea, in order not to cause too mach dikficulty in procuring supplies for them. and also in order not to sacrifice their all, the picked troops of the Russian armies. The Grand Dukes Nicholas and Michael are not to return to the Crimea." THE BALTIC. A letter from Faroe Sound, in the Baltic, re-: ceived Jast evening, states :—" May 30.—The ' Belleisle hospital-ship has arrived and taken charge of the sick establishment on shore ; she came in here on Friday. The Pylades came in on Sunday last, from Kiel, with three gun-boats ; she proceeds on, as soon as ready, to join the fleet off Seskar. The Firefly, Captain Otter, has just arrived with the mail for Dautzic ; the Princess Alice takes it on. The French squadron of Rear-Admiral Pe naud (four screw line-of-battle ships and one cor vette) passed in sight of this on Sunday, and com municated without coming to an anchor. Colliers are arriving daily ; two or three transports with provisions and stores aro also here." HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO PARIS. A letter from Boulogne says :—" In anticipation of the intended visit of the Queen of England and his Royal Highness Prince Albert to the Paris Exhibition,. the preparations for the reception of those illustrious per sonages, who are to land here, may he said to have already commenced. Her Majesty and the Prince Con sort, who are to be attended by a brilliant retinue, are to occupy an extensive suite of apartments at the Hotel Brighton, at which establishment it will be recollected Prince Albert stayed during his visit to Boulogne last year, as also the King of the Bel gians, and the King of Portugal. The principal sa loons of the Hotel destined for the especial accom modation of her Majesty are at present in process of re decoration. It is said the Queen will sojourn at Bou logne one or two days, and that there will be a grand review of the French troops. The Emperor will come from Paris to receive her Majesty on landing and wel come the Queen to France. There will be very gay doings,. and most of the houses adjacent to the hotel are already let to families of distinction. The English people may rest assured that the reception of their Sove reign and her illustrious husband will be in every respect worthy of their exalted station. The precise day for the arrival of the Queen is not yet definitively fixed, but it is generally supposed that the visit will take place towards the close of the present month." A Paris correspondent of the lndependance Beige states that the views of Baron de Marderstroeni, who has just been named Swedish Minister at Vienna, are favourable to the policy of the Western Powers. BARON VON BRUNNOW.—A daughter of Baron von Brunnow, the late Russian Minister in London, is en gaged to be married to Herr Anton von Magnus, Prus sian Secretary of Legation at Stuttgard, and son of the banker of that name here. The Queen and Prince Albert visited Gore House, Kensington, at ten o'clock yesterday morning, to in spect the works of students inithe metropolitan and pro vincial schools in connection with the department of Science and Art, Marlborough House, these works, to the number of more than 600, having been sent in corn pettion for prizes, and to exhibit the progress made during the past year. Her Majesty expressed her satis faction at the works, and desired to have some of the exhibited designs manufactured for her. A private view takes place to-day, and to-morrow the collection will be open to the public. Miss Arabella Goddard, who has been giving concerts at Trieste with great success, has left for Venice. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. — Traffic return for the week ending June 2, 1855 £15,133 5 11 Corresponding week last year 14,809 7 4 Total of the half-year to this date, 1855 244,039 4 6 Fr.t9.l of the half-year to this date, 1854 243,095 13 4 LONDON AND :SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week endinct June 2 1855 £19,831 6'lo ..,, Corresponding week last year . 16,436 19 1 Increase in 1855 £3,394 7 9 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re am for the week ending June 2, 1855 £6,206 7 11 corresponding week last year 6,023 10 2 Increase in 1855 .... £lB2 17 9 A SHIP ON SHORE.—ANTWERP, JUNE 4.—The Henry William Mitchell (English schooner), from Liverpool to Rotterdam, is on shore off Terveere. Her cargo is dis charging. WnEcKs.—A return _just published shows that the number of vessels wrecked in the month of May was 98 ; in April, 109 ; March, 149 ; February, 164 ; and in January, 238—making a total of 758 vessels wrecked during the present year. CRYSTAL PALACE.—Return of admissions for six days ending June 2—Number admitted, including season ticket holders, 61,549 ; amount received for admissions, 1,913/. lls. 6(1. CRYSTAL PALACE.—Shilling-day.--June 5.--Admis sions on payment, 8,275 ; ditto by season tickets, 507. Total, 8,782. COLLISION AT SEA.—DEAL, Wednesday.—The Im• peratrice, screw steamer (220 transport), from London for the Crimea, got in collision with the Belgian schooner Commerce, oft Dungeness, last night. The schooner has lost bowsprit and sustained other damage, and the trans port damaged to such an extent that she was compelled to put back, making so much water that she has sunk. in the Gull Stream, with her bows under water. Three tugs are in attendance on her. anicKET.--:Theannualnateh of the Marylebone and Surrey Clubs was commenced at Lord's on Monday, and resulted in the Surrey Club being beaten in one inn ings and 14 runs . It was con cluded yesterday. S core : Marylebo ne , I s t i nn i ngs , 193 ; Surrey, Ist inni ngs, 5 6 ; 2(1 innings, 123. BANK Os' BRITISH NORTH AMERlCA.—Yesterday the yearly meeting of the proprietors of this corporation was held at their head-office in Bishopsgate-street Mr. Oliver Farrer presiding. The report stated that the net profits for the year ending 30th December, 1854, were 99,6911. 17s. 2d., which sum, though about 1,0001. less than the year preceding, in reality repre sented a larger amount of business, as a great er amount had been a dd e d i n 1854 t o the reserve fund. The 0 v. re a v an su increase on year. balance of undi v ided p ro fit s on t h e 30th of Decem ber, ,hlBrses4t, ofl4, wa5 6 1 9 4 1 0 1: 0 1 4 7 1 5 / . . 2 . v 7s . 2 e d r . , thebe The directors proposed a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent., and a bonus of 30s. per share. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said the affairs of the bank were never in a more healthy or prosperous con dition. The report was adopted, as was also a resolu tion authorising the directors to apply a sum of 2,000/. for the benefit of the family of Mr. Attwood, their late secretary, who died suddenly on the 24th uf April last. The directors, who retired in rotation, were Mr. W. R. Chapman, Sir A. P. Green, and Mr. J. J. Cummins, all j of whom were re-elected. LAW INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY). COURT OF CHANCERY. VILLEBOIS V. VILLEBOIS. This case stood in the Lord Chancellor's paper to-day for the purpose of obtaining the sanction of his lordship to a compromise that had been proposed among the parties. The Lord Chancellor considered the proposed compro mise a fair one to be adopted by all parties, and ordered it be carried out. MAYNELL T. SEMMES. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal occu pied his lordship the remainder of the day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Lord Campbell announced that the Court would sit after term on the 18th, 19th, and 20th of June, to dis pose of the arrear of business in the Crown, special, and new trial papers. Country cases would be taken first. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. Justice Williams and a special jury.) BARNSTAPLE ELECTION.-GRANT V. GUINNESS, M.P. The hearing of this case was resumed this morning from Wednesday last in a crowded court. Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Powell were for the plain tiff, and Mr. Wood for the defendant. The action, it will be recollected, was brought to re cover the sum of 1361. 18s. 6d., the amount alleged to be due for the defendant to the plaintiff for services per formed and money paid by him at the election of Mr. Guinness for the borough of Barnstaple. The trial was adjourned for the production of further evidence in proof of the plaintiff's claim. Mr. Jerwood, the election auditor, was called, and stated that, to the best of his belief, in the accounts sent in there was none from thd plaintiff. The defendant himself was then recalled, and was examined at some length. The trial was proceeding when our despatch wAs for warded, and was expected to occupy the whole of the day. (Before Lord Chief Justice Jervis, and Justices Mania, Cresswell, and Crowder.) WALKER V. BARTLETT. Mr. Macnamara applied for a. rule to set aside a non suit in this case, which was directed to be entered by Mr. Justice Williams, at Guildhall, and to substitute a verdict for the plaintiff. The action, it appeared, was brought to recover the amount of some calls paid by the plaintiff on some mining shares, after these shares had been made over by the plaintiff to the defendant. The first count was a promise to indemnify the plaintiff against all future calls ; the second was a promise to re gister the shares ' • the third was upon a duty to register the shares ; and the fourth for money paid by the plaintiff for defendant's use. The plaintiff, the learned counsel said, was registered as the holder of 500 shares, which he sold to the defendant for the sum of 3001., and the main question in the case was whether the plaintiff had executed and delivered a request to transfer those shares to the defendant. The jury found, upon the plaintiff's evidence, that he did execute the trausfet, but that it was in blank. Upon these facts the learned Judge directed a nonsuit. The learned counsel having been further heard in argument upon the facts and cases he cited bearing upon his appli cation, The Court granted the rule. Mr. Sergeant Byles said he appeared on the other side, but would not trouble their lordships with any argument then, whereupon The Court suggested that he should add to the rule just obtained, that the defendant should be at liberty to retain his nonsuit, which would place the parties on an equal footing. BAIL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wightman.) THS QUEEN V. DR. RICHARD KING. Mr. James, Q.C., applied for a certiorari to remove the indictment in this case, which was for an alleged assault from the Middlesex Sessions into that Court, on the affidavit of the defendant, who believed he would not otherwise have an impartial trial. The prosecutor in this case is a chemist, residing and carrying on business in Bond-street, and the defendant a physician, practising in Saville-row, and the assault complained of arose out of a misunderstanding relative to the making up of a prescription. The Court granted the application. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's market was very moderate. Although the amount of business doing in all kinds was limited, and the demand far from active, Mon day's prices were supported. . Rather over 11,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come in. The inquiry was limited, yet holders were firm, at full quotations. Floating cargoes were quite as dear as last week. _ _ _ _ _ Barley and malt changed hand's slowly, on former terms. The supplies were small. We were fairly supplied with oats, which moved off slowly, at barely late rates. Beans, peas, and flour were slow in sale, but not cheaper. English .. Irish •• • • Foreign .. THE SIEGE OF SEIL4STOPOL. :Front, the Special Correspondent of ate Morning Herald. ) ENGLISH CAMP, HEIGHTS OF SEBASTOPOL, MAA , 23. .The intense interest and anxiety with which we were al' I waiting news of the Kertch expedition has been considerably diverted by a desperate attempt which our Allies made last ' night to capture one of the enemy's advanced trenches, and which, after gaining possession of, they were, after a long and most bloody encounter, compelled to evacuate. Since the efforts of the French against the Flagstaff Battery have lately become so marked the Russians have exerted themselves to the very utmost, either to prevent its capture or to render it useless to us when taken. For this purpose they have toiled night after night, erecting new works in the rear of it, and throwing up fresh advanced trenches, so as to hinder and almost arrest the approaches of our Allies. A few nights since the French sprang two or three small mines, not only for the purpose of injuring the Flagstaff, but to aid in the formation of a new parallel, which was intended to take part of the battery in flank. The mines were perfectly successful, and on the night following this explosion the French proceeded to construct this flank work. To the pro gress of the latter, however, the enemy offered the most de termined resistance. But while the French were thus compelled to desist, the enemy were doubly busy. During the whole of this time the enemy's "fatigues" never slackened for an instant, and by the morning of yesterday, the 22c1, they had entirely completed a new advanced trench, which, at a distance of only2o yards, crossed at right angles the intended new French parallel, the further progress of which was by this manoeuvre completely hindered. The formation of this trench was instantly re ported to General Pelissier, who came and inspected it, and discovered that not only had the cross trench itself been com pleted, but that two flanking covering trenches, placed so as to completely enfilade the most advanced one, had likewise been thrown up, though apparently they seemed incomplete, and barely fit for service. The result of the reconnaissance of the whole position was, that it was considered of such im portance that not a moment was to be lost in enpturirg it at any cost. Yesterday evening, at 9 o'clock, was fixed on for the attempt ; 500 Chasseurs, 2)0 of the Imperial Guard, with about 1,200 Zouaves, were told off as the assaulting party, with a reserve of 2,500 men of the Guard and Zouaves. Everything was arr nge I with the utmost secresy, only the oiight, which was fine, clear, and calm, seemed slightly against the success of the attack—at least, as a surprise. The force quitted the French trenches in two strong columns, about 200 yards apart. The plan of the attack was to enter the trench at its two angles, so as not only to secure the advanced trench itself, but to enfilade and command the flanking ways which led to it. Unfortunately, the plan does not appear to have been well carried out. From ignorance of the ground, which was still further disfigured by the springing of the mines, one column went too much to the left, while that on the right mistook its way altogether, and did not come into action until some time after the left column had been deeply in want of its assistance. The at tacking party on the left proceeded some distance without seeing any indications of the advanced trench. A halt wa, called, and doubts were expressed as to having deviated from their proper attack. In the midst of the conversation which this led to, the Russians appear to have completed all their defensive preparations, and now from the trench on the left fired a tremendous volley into the French. At this attack, the doubts of the latter were instantly solved ; and, mis taking the flanking trench on the left for the advanceh trench, they commenced their attack on it, striving to close with the bayonet ; but the natural difficulties of the ground with which our allies had to contend were almost insur mountable. Broken masses of stones, pits, mounds, gabions, and fascines cumbered the earth in all directions. Amidst these obstructions the French Guards and Zouaves got involved for a considerable time, exposed to a murderous fire from the enemy, which they were almost entirely unable to return. Our allies fell in all directions, yet still gallantly pressing on they reached the breastwork. At this point a series of most desperate encounters took place. Four or five times the French crossed tke breastwork and got a strong footing in the trench, but the heavy file fire which, from under cover of the different beastworks, the Russians were able to keep up, prevented their retaining their conquest. To add still farther to their disadvantages, the Russian bat teries had now got their precise range, and threw regular volleys of grape and shell into their ranks. Nevertheless the assailants did not abandon the attack, but despatching mes ; sengers for reinforcements, continued their onset with deter mined courage. Suddenly, in the midst of the melee, .the column which had departed to the right, attracted by the firing, now returned, and joining with the reserve column of upwards of 2,000 men, which had advanced to support the attack, poured in upon the advanced trench. Had this onset been made with the left column, an hour or so sooner, there is no doubt it would have been completely success ful, but as it was, the continued: fighting had thoroughly alarmed the enemy, and strong columns of their troops lined every part of the work. Nevertheless, the attack was so im petuous that the French succeeded, after a close and bloody contest, in getting a footing in several parts of the trench, and then commenced a fight for its psssession such as has not, for ferocity and bloodshed, been equalled during the siege. By mere dint of bayonetting and stabbing, , the French ma naged to clear the advanced trench of the enemy and effect a junction with the left column, which had maintained a footing 'in one of the covering trenches. From the latter point, how ever, they were compelled to retire. The two covering trenches remained in the hands of the enemy, but the ad vanced cross trench the French held completely. The hand to-hand struggle, then ceased. The French strove to throw up a breastwork, so as to cover them from the fire of the enemy. In this they were unsuccessful. From every point of the Russian batteries, commanding the trench, a fire of artillery was poured upon them with such density and effect that whole companies were swept away before it. Still they held their ground, though under the fire of the batteries they fell by scores. Strong parties of the enemy occupied the covering trenches, and from their position were enabled to enfilade the advanced trench with a murderous fire of infantry. It was a mere slaughter of the French. Twice driven to desperation by the cross fire from the trenches, they sallied out and attempted to carry them at the point of the bayonet, but these mere ebullitions of valour were of no avail against the strong works and well-organised resistance of the enemy. In both cases the French were driven back with loss, and retired to the cross trench, where they still continued to malt away under the devastating fire of artillery and musketry. It was close on dawn when a message was sent to the French general, informing him that nearly half the column had fallen in the attempt to hold the place ; that it was a mere useless waste of life, as by daylight it would be utterly untenable. The answer was returned, that they were to gather their dead and wounded, and retire. This they accordingly did at about four in the morning, after having maintained the sanguinary and unequal contest for more than six hours, and lost, it is said, the awful number of 1,300 men, killed, wounded, and missing. The Russian loss must also have been most severe, but from the fact of their men fighting entirely under cover, it is not supposed to be as heavy as that of the French. • The latter failed, not from want of courage or discipline, as one half of the valour and constancy they displayed would have been sufficient to have captured any of the Russian batteries, but simply from their mistaking the route and attacking the trench at a wrong point, where the work, if carried, was un tenable. The affair has cast rather a gloom over the French. No less than 31 of their officers are said to be killed or wounded. It is said that if it costs 10,000 men, the place must be taken, and that another attempt will be made this evening. MAT 24. As was anticipated, the French made another attack upon the advanced trench last night, which was completely suc cessful. This time the plan was better arranged—under the imme diate care of General Pelissier himself, who informed the troops that if they failed then, they must attack again at day break, and continue to attack until the trench was in their possession. Three columns—each 3,000 strong—were chosen for the assault, and started just as dusk was commencing —two slightly in advance, for the capture of the covering trenches on each side, and the centre column for the trench itself. In• spite of all the vigilance of the. enemy, the right and left columns closed with the covering trenches before they were discovered and instantly attacked them. For a moment the Russians seemed bent on an obstinate resistance, but the attack at such an early hour of the evening (a little after eight) evidently took them by surprise, and after a short struggle both trenches were captured, the enemy flying in all directions. Numbers of them were shot and bayoneted on the spot. Almost at the same time the centre column attacked the cross trench ; but here the enemy,.being prepared and in greater force, a desperate contest took,place, and it was not until after about 20 minutes' hard fighting that the French were enabled to get possession of it. As its defenders retired they were completely decimated by the cross fire to which they were exposed from the French in the covering trenches. The instant that possession was obtained half the troops were set to work to remove the gabions and breastwork from one side of the trench to the other, so as to shelter the assail ants from the fire of . 'the batteries, while the remainder, 'ormed into two strong columns, advanced to attack the Rus dm soldiers who had been driven from-the position, and who were halted at a short distance in the rear, evidently waiting for reinforcements to attempt a re-capture. Upon these the French rapidly advanced, and the Russians, though inferior in numbers, did not decline the contest. As our allies came on, the enemy deployed and received them with a smart file fire, to which the French never returned a shot until within pistol range, when they, too, deployed, and firing one. heavy volley, charged with the bayonet. The Russians fell into confusion, and, as I am informed, after shouting for a few minutes, threw away their' arms and fled, the great mass of them keeping to the right in the direction of the Ceme tery, which lies outside the town on the left of the Redan. The French, who were now thoroughly roused, and bent upon revenge, followed them closely, and bayonetted the fugitives by dozens. No' quarter was asked or given. In this manner our allies pursued them for nearly half-a-mile, till both Russians and French arrived at a deep trench and , breastwork on the left of the Redan, beneath the Garden Battery. Into this the flying enemy scrambled, and the French after them. A strong force of Russians seemed to hold this trench, but they appeared perfectly panic-stricken by the flight of their comrades, and, after discharging their muskets in an irregular fusillade, fled with the rest, leaving the French in undisturbed possession of the second trench. At this point the commander of tile French columns wisely called a halt. They had already penetrated into the enemy's lines further than any of the allies had been before, and to continue the advance with such a small force, and without sup port, would have been mere madness. As it was, they might have difficulty in effecting their retreat. A hasty examina tion was made of the trench, and one of the soldiers, who hai advanced further than thefrest up the parallel on the right, came running back and reported that there was a new bgttery there. The whole force instantly advanced in the direc tion intimated, and truly enough found that in a large obtuse angle of the breastwork a new battery had been formed, and was totally abandoned. It mounted some tight or ten heavy long guns, four mortars, and a number of cohorns. Not a moment was lost in turning the discovery to account. Half the force was instantly formed out in co lumns, with out picquets to give notice of the approach of the enemy, who was now momentarily, expected, and keep them, if possible, in cheellit'll the destruction of the battery was completed. The reL.or.kbe troops, piling their arms, commenced the work oG.c ruction. The long guns were instantly spiked, overtur n -the trunnions of the g uns knocked off, and the spokes o tthe carriage wheels chopped to pieces. Some, which were ships' guns, had their small wooden wheels split up, and the carriages thrown over the breastwork. The timber tramways of the guns were levered up and carried away. The mortars were spiked, their beds overturned, and the trunnions of two knocked off. The cb horns were captured and sent, away immediately. But bad as this was, it was by no means all the mischief that was effected. Not more than 100 men were employed about the guns—the rest (upwards of 2,000) were engaged in destroy ing the earthwork. All the gabions were dragged out, pulled to pieces, and their earth and stones scattered about. The sand-bags were pulled down and cut in two, a nd altoge ther the whole parapet of the b a tt ery was levelled with the e arth. While this was going on, all the Russian batteries had opened, and were in full play, though principally upon the advanced trenches, which had been captured early in the evening. In their demolition of the battery the French were hardly disturbed by a single shot. Large masses of Russian infantry were, however, collecting near the sr ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. 1 Barley. 1,010 120 11,050 2,520 311 5 a1 2 t ) . Oats. Flour. 3 1,430 1 - - 5,540 1 7450 sks, 150 brls, BOROUGH HOP. Sussex hops continue to improve in value, with a firm market. All other kinds support previous rates. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 33 6d to 4s 6d. ; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; lamb, 5s 6d to 7s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 6d. to 4s 4d per Blbs. by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 6.—Wind and weather this day at noon, S.E. ; light pleasant breeze, and-fine clear weather. FALMOUTH, June s.—Wind, S.S,W. Arrived—Hannah Eastie, from the Mauritius ; Revenge, London. PORTSMOUTH, June s. —Wind, Arrived—Ger mania (s. transport), from Scutari ; H.M.S. Centaur, from Gibraltar. CowEs, Juno s. —Wind, S.W. Arrived—Powhattan, from Matanzas. PLYMOUTH, Juno s. —Wind, S. Arrived—Azoff, from the Mauritius ; Onward, Porto Rico ; Henrietta, Dantzic ; Candace (s.s.), London, for the West Coast of Africa. SWANSEA, Juno 4.—Wind, S. Arrived—Aurora, from San Sebastian. Sailed—Elizabeth, for Constantinople. SUNDERLAND, June s. —Wind, S.W. Arrived—Mazan from Sierra Leone. Sailed—Witch of the Seas, for Ceylon. HULL, June s. —Wind, W. Arrived—Catherine, from Wilmington. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind, S Arrived —Countess of Elgin, from Manilla ; A. Z., New York; Lizzie t Thompson, New Orleans. • QUEENSTOWg, June 4. Wind, S.S.W Arrived—Queen of the Isles, from Casabranea. Sir Moses Montefiore is on his way to Jerusalem, where he intends founding a large hospital for his co religionists. The Russian Minister in Hamburg, Herr von Struve, has sent in his resignation, and probably the Russian Consul-General there, Herr von Kudriaffsky, will suc ceed him. PRICE OF GOLD.—Tho quotation of gold at Paris is about at par (according to the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for stand ard gold, gives an exchange of 25 . 17 ; and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.15, it-follows that gold is about 0.08 per cent. dearer in Paris than in Lon don. By advices from Hamburg, the price of gold is 426 k per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change o f 13 . 54 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on London at short being 13.51, it follows that gold is 0.12 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1104 per cent. ; and, the par of ex change between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0'67 per cent. in favour of England ; and, after making allow ance for charges of transport and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a small profit on theimportation of gold from the United States. P"7.......40r the ."....."..... 1•1M....1nn•M0M1M•1•P•M011E1Mn............................kd1aR edan and Garden works, evidently lug the French. Their skirmishers constauPtriPy• a°sdveaoneedattA, a°; exchanged shots with the French Guards, but while 017,', of their strength, the enemy seemed by no means deg!? ,1:11 a closer contest. The French, who had now accornPhsneaho they wanted, and far more than they expected to ""taelf)the when they started, took advantage of the indecisil 1 , s „ enemy to retreat, and this they did with such ra m bad skill as to reach the captured trench from W. 4 7400 sallied forth without the loss of a man. The Russia n ' r d tmhoeraecitrolceado htroeunrc,hhowtatsnethFernenteeVhaficd, sahnetorneatirteosseol:fneed: with their breastwork, so that it did but little WOO' - eventually the enemy discontinued it altogether. _ w hich No a ttempt was made to recapture the trenebas, a,of still remain in the hands of our allies. In the whole_af."•th, last night about 400 French were killed and wouu_det_ii3O total loss of the R.ussians is supposed to be from 1,000 00, killed and woundt d, the greater part of whom 41.00 The French: are deservedlceyaaprpitYruor2litereßf ia a ns nirT t c n i h o oe d clnuaelgi . . hterbenThso‘egdiveefn.theN brilliant affairs of the siege. struction of tire battery. It is decidedly one of th J' her Most gfvf - ay is the ,Inniversary of the birthday 0 . , swen ee 0 n ot h s e s iel i :esna. captor ii aj r : art , ,d o es t . cious Majesty, an d all the troops draw double n+' , porter in commem oration of the happy event. To-morrow , ittoism saaihde,oarseterooonogaficZeoef oSfaittenniaen.s.s%,.}:oreeno;:ll". f t t i hr o oe n rowan o K u ottrahoeofTeherna; ra, and occupy perraanntlY: tf.;_Vern°' Thefor our horses ,which even now are beginning to immedi r aw a tea a to l e o hr n j. g eet t h o e f. W th e ig ro m nz o o v iv e - is rtbdessiiiiheerl: go '. " 5 h 20 0 00 Fretle ss To-day the English and French cavalry, with , _ ed ac ,ro infantry; 10,000 Sardinian, and 10,000 Turks,vrod. The the plains of Balaklava towards the Weronzo Tv k beforo this Russian picquetO on the hills of course fell bace. to oec ep ia overwhelming force, which immediately proceed a i t n h g e lnt h ht i eh ll e beyond the Woronzow, in advanee °f the °_,„, Turkish redoubts. ,i, 10 ° 1 to w e00 )1 village,aftern woohlea_pfaortrce:vaasne goum _ goum, and took up their position on the hole bridge wesln_. uP°li r the /illge„03V00 crosses the Tchernaya, at this place. Shornse'.- the tore was made of about 500 head of fine rattle.,,yti, ..,, or 400 sheep. On the • former side of the l d red ' " Russians showed some 4,6'00 or 5,000 strong, an Od e peatedly from a distant red oubt. .will be heavy om thes kdedetached etio It is generally supposed Aat an attemp t _ or rov.l t,6. open up the country beyond ,Tchourgouni to•n+ vazsotee ' • the night' 10° iri advanceds h wishing t went reae h o on s breeteweoeteiny There was a good deal Of firiog during noh a nd tha t 3 from Our siege works make progress b ut o k e trenet.sooo amounts to next to writing. The euen i Y As 10 1 thele than we do, and hinder us at even' er , hot. W e° no prospect of our soon re-opening' '''''' dry and Pv.• The weather continues fine, but verY of all kinds are very 't prevalent. r 00. .------... 01,,,T0 tbe Fie „. T NAVAL AND MILITARY' IN TL William E. Fisher, natenant•Crl: ------43- gel Li 0 . The Alban, 4, paddle-wheel steana-ves „i V, 45 0 . ves sels , eapturseoasiewv, faster ~,,d wea r , s L lc, terday, and also the following gunboats ; 30 tenhoat cop for their • respective destinations, - dz . ' : . the na ert Skylark, Growler, Stork, and DaPP er ' 1 .4. a livea‘la• Carron,. Havock, Redbreast, and S u rly. , Juni ' „ i i,,,... 0 Sheerness paddle-wheel steam hired transpor,Ze h ; the In' yesterday, at 10 a.m., to t a t . m old , spatches, parcels, &c., for the Baltic Flool',,,,tain B. '' The Tartar, 20, screw steam corvette, u'r ,_ tti . ,ag has been put out of dry dock at SheerneSS%od in W et ° du The defects of the Geyser will be ra°;e ° t v o be I' ll" left Sheerness .. basin at Sheerness. She will not requ're ol i s l.og s toics lf i rr dock. to s a P P 00 rag rsor e ~,4 Orders were received at Sheerness...este , 0 mediately to the new screw steam trasP, mess kits of every description from tb o ne.tun, oar the troops are daily expected. for enibarl'a''? shcernveglo.4 sna In The following steam-vessels now rera wi lafire , • the bour :—The Biter thegnn-boat, 4 0 1 i f Lizard, At •r oes - Tr ti , man, azi Rosamond. Oh" the 't• In the fitting b •and d doc ks a eraser, il a - in rY following L the 0,0 0, steam-vessels :—The Tanar the Chi e 456 (floating battry) the Fcsevei anc and ting with eve ' ' ' . her e possible despatch. , Ar ing in to The Childers remains at Blackstakes, tan g is of rer i shell, ke. ter V • e at, m • • i. William Henry Fauckner, Se , or n p c epa P ias OSP ' Ven s f o geance), has joined the Retribution + Art illerS , t o service in the Duke of Wellingto n. Eno neer P t fro ° es, Captain Swearof, of the Russian an sea to 1,1 10 3 was captured at Bomarsund last Ye ar ' 000'. wire's,ed diate,titiornhshaviiren,grheceeeinvi,ndgi:rishnigp hfeorr stßanylissi°iraanti..°ll'id,evria th 10:doies, jeeo hu been allowed to return to Boinarsnr! conntth err , 0 • n this e t She , 1 , f eiicate state of health. Capt. Swearof an,' , s i t o P'terti ' . 4 Monday even' with •- • a ny granted n o ' t ordered eten tohish i a sme h , x , mg, his wife ; a has had,,,,, A c l. prvatassaontogpefoe,rowimmtpahanocyyabyheiniasrsae,coo;,.,oaca: jpiotely.orsoott, Swearof and his wife, on board the 'la ss ' ' s c o ol• ----..... Clerks—John Hasler, to the Meteor, V golf? ill wich ; Arthur Abbott, to the Voratio, : 01 e f, or ness. _..;,/ 10, Midshipman HenryAP:::::::::- $ :teVr; f:t 5'661'1 the latter. f _eii ° .....---- .„•vjer• Or ft' r. T SSI' r oisn i o' s iv 'VIE TRANSPOR rt 6e, bo sr . . l itteo, The Bremen hired steam-transP° i n to PL, ,, ,r3 ei,' 00, 6 ,Spithead this morning early, and o ' l ' l 4 hom e t iosi " )3 1 ' e l noon from the East. She has broug o ~ , r0 0 0 _, 4 t i: coloP k; valids, 40 non-commissioned officers ° 1 44." Cogots,golPo( and the following officers ;---CaPt aie r addl e- 99thlost i f'.i . Bart., R.N., late of the Gladiator, vl . r cii ,V gr. „ t h f. , ,,, Lawrance, Rifle Brigade ; Lieutellani!, prao s ; g, 4 1 ,jidg' t ,. Staff Assistant Surgeons Simpson efl tc pbele iff t ;,oB the Land Transport Corps ; Capta in , sser• , e ll) ,As. 10 went ; and M Chevasse, hospital ca' o f tO le , ' - teru „gP le 6 ; ,,ti in a very good state of racover, 0 ' 31 2; 11 , -,, n • t ir. , A 0 e come convalescent ; still there area '''„ 4 . biir' S', l " i ll fors Volage, powder-vessel, is in Sheer lo :, q itio' r ePa h . o o26 morning she took in a quantity of aniso" o r sAl'oss.' Jav" ' bent and provisioned, and is now, ice, e3 ,t Sli c _ e , r ilSt ~r AP Jupiter, transport {No. 23) arrived at im - orens . fy g River yesterday morning. She ' takes , t hio dc aho l , thence and sails we hear, the first tbi e 4,l o . to* n oil The Rockliff, No. 130, sailing-trafisuinecl 6 " a 31' yesterday morning at Spithead, and '''`" lb P hulk. Apitbe 34 lc' The Courier, No. 50, remains 55 1 „ r rlers' n'fo military packages on board awaiting - / .0.1 a ' „ a t" ...,101v. . f --- , 0 Di" 8° 5b REAR-ADMIRAL BAYNES' ,o. o sie„tiolf , , v is BALTIC F- der the ° l asi' ~" t',' 0. The division of the Baltic fleet, 'lv! - the ,'l lo l o _l or Admiral Baynes, C.B , whose flag sin .., frail the P t paddle, Captain Fisher, sailed this caoTrorve,ce, 0 , r, the commander-in chief. All the •? 4 t his T o ' f ov to re. gunboats that were read acconlPati, t .,'; dept The Senior Naval Lord of the Ad::or to 1, 0 Berkeley, G. 8., inspected the fiet ... 1 ...... . )1 _....•••._te-• 0 g r,/ 0 HEALTH OI;'LONDOAr " 917114 :0eiter a i;f1 ) tb # r e , Lel' t he wet ° 0 (From the Report of rd t o o ' 34 p re. the 116 rd 5 Y 1 l e l In the week that ended 0 11 a 531 uro bet ,iste nr 1,073 persons, viz., 542 male a° Thi 6 dea ths , 9 O r r corded by the London registrarFlo'n t he ~,,,, or , to a decrease of about a hundred The de e r t he ' t ote in the preceding weeks of g 3 Y . ' f a, ris e : o (l4,oo, rently to some extent the effec t _ ° oa k P, llo iviii,Y,6 o ` i ° so ture, 'which took place in the The f°, e ,,, i, OO B which the present return relates. ~_44.401,1,0., I mean weekly temperatures offieg:eYeic 0 0 11316 ..,, j e er 46 deg., 55.4 deg. • and in t , e et. ~e , i/ 4 deg. ten .f P. lb temperature again fell tow 9. 4 the if thi s l o o e ps In the corresponding eeks '-',O 9of poPf/cflef9eeig. the average number of deaths . vrt. e oe e itoP i r o t is raised by a tenth part for lass",,ja the ' • jet becomes 1,029 ; and notwithst u 00 I;'ff,litto t In of d shown above, it appears that 4 4 P e above the calculated number. alo ol ',Jo t o.eart° iy li a i r' 0 The number of deaths that . o at i,,r re, 20 years of age was 530, which 1 ?.,, is 11° 0 r e leli eoi to total number. The rate of coortalTof 70_ .gi be e t terr eti„ amongst octogenarians, and ins thei "., the e s u o r '00 ) , I les that class who died in cold wea o f Ca ve il return s 00 ae g, . ,bs turned is only 32. The res ent a 4 cl , cliP ,l 1" the epidemic class of diseases fetal ir , .., 4 1, 00 0f',.! 0 0 able feature ; small -pox wag co ug l i ' t be fra Po. in 14, scarlatina in 4£3, booPing_s t he L; l `_,,. Ar ) ,,,, ac e in ;6, and typhus in 39. Fos...r.reeasidulpl-Phvooe: oli pox occurred in the district or e u' ,„ 0 0 s,_ r vlo!', s 0 1 4 fever in the same .distriet. Thr .e 7 c h, 19.,' 4 e glr' t 'be t`,,, redLianstthweeeskub;hdeisbtriirctthsofoCf h7rli4stbco.ntyVoritidd; tbiefioeth 1,402 children, were registered 1 : c 545 D$ corresponding weeks of the Yea' nunber was 1,405. 40 0 ;0 °1 .................-. 0,0.00 MORTALITY IN TO 0,0104,,, 51: NUMBER OF DEATHS FEW/ 0111:10049 ' .„.••• 05 IN THE WEEIC ENDING S-AT .."'''',..."" Zymotic Diseases ................ •••••''... ......',„„•,:: 1,46 Diseases of Uncertain Seat • •••••••:':, ~•••''',....' ~ Tubercular Diseases ......... ••••• ' .0 0 ''. ...." a . "ands e „•• 0 1 l g. Diseases of the Brain, Nerves Or._„sels...'esto , Diseases of the Heart and Blood v o ' th e ,8 61 Diseases of the Lungs an "other ,„ ••'" Or „ I / Respiration ..... . .. ~ .............. • .0.0.•• a .. „..., 9 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, ..,•.•••'' ,:••'. 1 p of Digestion . ........ :.. .. •••••'•':,••••••''':....'' , $, Diseases of the Kidneys, &o• •••-• ite. •;';', •••'.., f Childbirth, Diseases of the Ifterasi muscl e ....••, n i Diseases of the Joints, Bores, an .•••",..•••::, ',5 Diseases of the Skin, &c. - ........ .....••••"... .•''',.• il Malformations ................... .••••••'',,, •••'..:•••• , '5 Premature Birth and Debility •••••'''..•...."..••••" 6 C ICI a ltd u r s A e P s iri n 3 l o . : . t 5udden.............. I . ifi : ...e.....d.,1.1................................: ... ....... 7.. • te:1.:11:..p.e. r ... 3 0. • 0. 1::,' . . i. • • • •• • 00 : rtij5, 5 Violence, Privation Cold, wad -.-11 ,„•"•".. 4,0 ' tP° . "'....'''ffr diV DEATHS pr.oE ALL CAIISVP "• 10 Co _A r,5 peathe O." IU,, POPUlartalol. porlati.ls4, fp Entnne te. °176 '...' 1 45 , 1861... _ ... op West Districts ...... 3760421 -. .. %.31 •••" 56 North Districts...... 490,396 •••••" 1 J ., . . 5 Central Districts •••.• 393,256 :. 2 31 :;,... /,, East Districts ........ 485,622 •••• ' 509 ioe, South Districts ...... 616,635 •••••"_37:00 54,1 i Totals ......... 9,362,236 ...• •"' 5: 31 Ma1e5........................ .••••••••::„,,,•• Females ................ .. ..... • _ 14 --------„,, wEEJ• Ps BIRTHS IN 1:1".- ,••••••'' 65 ............ ••• ........ _.,. . ............ 005 ••••"'.... lA' po oe c lio' Total .... . ................... .. be , 001 smnTheetir:tAgze,sitz: pirsep7rdifta:o,—:letb:oo;,P,rteusßjellito::: orarie° ° I. of tb.e00 :: 111 0,0 ~ 1 1, brOtle 001 0 0 0!,,Y j oi d t g h e e . the l distinguished Lord L ord Lieutenant F. De Ver e, ' 1 : - o r to tlst, A 0 0 for Limerick c outy, i s a P r b is : Ord er ° ,l Ob i° The Czar has conferrerlit _ /300 ...e the insignia in diamondftriatio. Cockbeuornnieowip camp of the King of the 15 Lb • Males ................ Fema1e5............ ~