The Sun. — London, England, 1855-06-05 00:00:00

ASTLEY'3 ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manacnr, Mr. Win. Cooke. Transcendant result of the Whitsuntide Spectacle of Chivalry 1 THIS EVENING, and Every Evening, The new Grand and Gorgeous Chivalric Spectacle by J. H. STOC (=LEP, Esq., called, ENGLAND and FRANCE in the DAYS of CHIVALRY, or, the Brothers in Arms, with the magnificent Tourney in the Field of the Cloth of Gold, fcc. tfter which, the novel ACTS in the ARENA, and other entertein ments. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, inn. HIGH WA'rifft AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tai' DAT —Morning' 2 min.after 5 Evening 29 min. aft. 5 To-4emm —Morning 53 mto.ofter 5 I Evening 27min. aft. 6 was it then ? Fear, nothing but fear. Fear based on Alma and inkerman ! Fear, founded upon the consciousness that her resources are rapidly diminishing fear, produced by the knowledge that her armies are perishing—fear, arising from the belief that the strength of the Allies is steadily increasing— fear, emanating from the conviction that if We persevere, we must be victorious ! Therefore, she has recourse to diplomatic wiles and State in trigues !" This is so true a picture of the motives and feelings of Russia that we can only feel sur prised that the Right Honourable Baronet should have assented to such truckling to Germanism, such obsequiousness to Russia as we have all along exhibited. He has shown himself perfectly alive to the consequences of such proceed ings, and yet he has been ab initio a member of the Cabinet, by which they have been not merely sanctioned, but con ducted. He truly declares that " a recreant peace would be especially dangerous to this country ;" that " a dishonourable peace would make every man of English descent, every colonist of Great Britain, ashamed of the humiliation and pusillanimity of the mother country, and would tend to convert the feelings of affection so strongly expressed towards us by our colonists at the beginning of the War into sentiments of contempt dangerous to our Colonial dominion." Why, then, should he have assented to propositions that showed Russia she had nothing to fear ? that required no real guarantees for the future, and would naturally inspire that dangerous sen timent in the hearts of our colonial brethren. We shall, however, be quite willing to forget the past if he act for the future in accordance with the opinions thus clearly and unequivocally expressed. The Hon. Member for Glasgow struck the right chord when he declared that the only terms which ought to be accepted would be the destruction of Sebastopol, and a full indemnification for the ex penses of the War! This is the only safe, the only honourable solution of the difficulty. We may find it indispensable to insist on more—we cannot be contented with less. The speeches of Lord ELCHO and Sir E. B. LYTTON were deserv ing of the highest praise ; while that of Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON, the step-son of Lord A BERDEEN, casts additional light on the causes by which We were suffered to " drift into war." As yet the dis cussion has been eminently satisfactory, and we only hope that the conclusion, both as to the sentiments expressed and the numbers recorded in the division lists, if one should take place, may be equally so. We shall look forlvard to the result with hope and confidence, as one worthy of Great Britain, and showing that the opinions of the people are properly represented in Parliament, and that they will be fully and completely car ried out in any arrangements that may be en tered into. ARE YOU GOING TO THE HIGHLANDS THIS SEASON? If so, you must visit the TARTAN and TWEED WAREHOUSE, 12, High-street, Inverness, where you will find the splendid speci mens of Highland Manufacture which gained the Prize Medal in tie Great Exhibition in 1851, and the INDUSTRY and PRODUCTIONS of the HIGHLANDS of SCOTLAND, and CLOTHING of every kind for DEF.R-STALKING, GROUSE-SHOOTING, and for Ladies and Gentlemen Tourists' Wear, with an unrivalled selection of Plaids, Shawls, and Ladies' Tartans, Tweeds, and Linsey Woolseys, &c., &c. Inverness. D. MACDOUGALL. ki`D. and all his Patterns may be seen at 24, Brewer-street, in a line with Glasshouse-street, Regent-street, London. ROYAL OPERA, DRURY •LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. MIS EVENING. Will be performed LITCREZIA BORGIA. Lucrezis. Madam, Arta; Orsini, Miss F. Iladdart ; Genera, Signor Bettini ; Alfonso Signor Fortin!. To conclude with a Grand FRENCH BALLET, supported by Mdl!e. Palmyra, Millie. Paolo, N. Friant, &c. Prices of admission :—To the two galleries. 6d.; second circle o f boxes and pit, Is.; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; sta'ls, 45.; private boxes to admit two persons, 10s. 6d.; four persons, one guinea. Box-office open from 10 to 6 dotty. T4EATRR ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the manastement of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENLNG. Will be performed TILE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Characters t,y Mr. Sims Reeves, Si r. Farquhar. on, Miss li. Gordon, and Mrs. C. White. After which, ONLY A HALFPENNY. To conclude with the new Extravastanza, called THE NEW HIYMARKET SPRING MEETING, 1855. ROYAL rraNcizsi•A THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES Kzeis. Tars EVENING, Will be performed AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. To conclude with KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. g t een Ka tharine, Mrs. C. Kean ; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Propeater, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Wlll be presented JANET PRIDE. Characters by Messrs. B Webster, C. Selby, Garden, Keeley, and Paul Bedford ; Madame Celeste and Miss M. Keeley. After which, BETTY MARTIN;. To conchae with I'LL TELL YOUR WIFE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Mane-, - er. Mr. A. WigB2. THIS EVENING, Win be performed STILL WATERS RIM DEEP. Characters by Messrs. A. Wiga • EmerY, G. Vining, Danvers, Miss 31astell, and Mrs. Melfort. Followed by the Farce entitled A BLIGHTED BEING. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE VIILAGE NIGHTINGALE. To be followed by THE PET OF THE PUBLIC. After which, A RAFFLE FOR AN ELEPHANT. To concluie with SALLY SMART. THIS WEATHER.—!ca Orrcz, June 5. TECELIAOMITICS, ra Tll2l SRAM:. 67—highest since noon yesterday. 54—lowest this morning and during the night. 67—this day, at noon. BA.ROMETEB, 29.96. WThm, S.W.—Light breeze, with fine sunshiny weather. ktir a 4131 , c LONDON, TITE3DAY, JUNE 5, 1855. The debate has been resumed and adjourned. The amendment of Sir F. BARING was that nomi nally before the House, but really the subject was discussed in all its varied aspects. All parties were represented, and we rejoice to say, that, with few and rare exceptions, the spirit of the obser vations submitted to Parliament was far more in accordance with the true state of public opinion than that perceptible at any former period since the accession to office of the Joint-Stock Admi nistration. As Sir BCYLIVER LYTTON justly re. marked, the motion of Mr. DISRAELI had prc duced an important effect. "If it had succeeded in changing the Government, it bad, at least, changed their tone. It had compelled them to avow a more decided and honourable policy than they had previously profes3ed. It had galvanised them into vigour." To this motion we are probably indebted for the closing of the Conferences, the cessation of the solemn humbug that 'so long acted as an in superable obstacle to the energetic conduct of the War. To that we are indebted for the standing forth of the clear light in which tlp ABERDEEN or Peelite policy has been placed, the damaging con fessions of Mr. GLADSTONE, and the secession of a promising young nobleman, Lord Eterro, from the clique. We have learned that the "Dukery," untaught by experience, still sympathise with Russia, while the people, faithfully represented by honest Jourr MACGREGOR, are prepared to sub mit to any privations in order to brin:, the War to that which can alone prove a satisfactory termination, with ample guarantees against its resumption under perilous circumstances. The magician's wand, skilfully manipulated, has revealed the secret working of the political machine, and brought to light many of the wires by which the puppets are moved. And prejudicial to the national interests as must be avowals such as those made by Mr. GLADSTONE, Mr. MILNER GIBSON, and Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON, it will : still be useful to show how insignificant will be the minority by which these views are supported, and how generally they are condemned by all classes of the people. The speech of. the Right Hon. Gentleman the member for Manchester was exactly what might have been anticipated from the terms of the notice of motion,which was so ingeniously postponed at the instance of his now avowed allies, the Peelites, his antecedents as a leading member of the Peace Society, and his selection as the mouth-piece of that extraordinary association. It was thoroughly and completely Russian in every sentiment, and even expression, and might have been delivered by GORTSCHABOFF or TITOFF as :a vindication of the policy of their master. It certainly was better suited to the meridian of St. Petersburg, or Ber lin, or Vienna, than of London. It is but justice to the Right Honourable Gentleman that he has been consistent in what, regarding him as an Englishman, we must' term his inconsistency. We hop e and believe, however, that many of those whO formerly acted with him will refuse to do so any lon ger, and that a large proportion of the Manchester school will show that they are actuated by thoroughly English feeling on all matters relating to the War. The speech of Sir W. A t ioL;sweßTlf was a manly and straightforward exposition of the feeling by w hich the Government ought to be imbu e d. can only wonder tha t he could have . We acquiesced in the terms tendered for Russia's a cceptance, but contumeliously rejected by her Plenipotentiary, He proved that he fully understood the true cha racter of Russia, that she would bully the wea k , but truckle to the powerful—that she would resort to any artifice or treachery to carry out her nefa rious designs. " What," he asked, "has induced Russia to yield as much as my right hon. friend S ys she has yielded ? Was it repentance ? She is incapable of such a feeling ! Was it shame ? She knows not the meaning it the public opinion of the word ! Was of Europe ? That was ex pressed against her long ago, and she remained unmoved, insolent , and defying. What Certain parties are not contented with depriv ing the people of refreshments on Sundays—but they now desire to cut off the supplies during the entire week, and to enforce a compulsory teetotal ism by prohibiting the sale of malt or spirituous liquors except by wholesale. A meeting has been held during the past week at Exeter-hall, for the avowed purpose of obtaining the extension of " the Maine Liquor Law" to England. In other words, because some persons abuse that which, taken in moderation, would be wholesome, all the well-conditioned and well-disposed persons who have never been in the habit of approaching to inebriation are to be subjected to the most stringent restriction ! We axe perfectly convinced that if such a thing were at all possible—if the ridiculous notion of those who got up the meeting could be carried into practical execution—it would lead to a great increase in place of a diminution of drunkenness. It is a tendency ofhuman nature to seek after for bidden pleasures, and the very difficulties of the ease only enhance the ardour of the pursuit. In France and other countries, where vinous and spirituous liquors are cheap and abundant intoxi cation is comparatively rare, indeed we might almost say unknown. In proportion as we in crease the cost and heap up impediments to ob taining that which may be required we increase the temptation ; and a long-continued compulsory abstinence acts as an almost irresistible stimulus to excess. Persuade men, if you can, to restrict them selves, or even to profess total abstinence. Every man may judge for himself ; but the moment you strive to reduce the people to the condition of a pack of school -boys, that you endeavour to restrict their natural liberty, you create a dangerous re action, which may lead to very prejudicial results. An illicit trade will spring up which will aet the law at defiance, and drunkenness will become far more prevalent than ever. In fact there will be a retrograde movement of a very deplorable cha racter. It is not the first time that injudicious advo cates have materially damaged the cause that they profess themselves desirous of supporting, and we fear that the Earl of HARRINGTON, Sir ROBERT CARDEN, and their collaborateurs, will do more to encourage intemperance than the most extensive distiller associated with the largest brewing firm. No gin-palace proprietor will give such a stimulus to the trade as the twaddlers who insist on its suppression, and strive to make the line of demarcation between rich and poor more decided than it is. There is a sturdy spirit in English hearts that will resist the unwarrantable assumption. Men will not permit the Knight or even the Earl to interfere with their liberty, or to deprive them of that to which they have been accustomed, and which many re quire, on such shallowand frivolous pretences. We are inclined.to afford the widest latitude for the discussion of all public questions, but we really think that these parties have in some degree over stepped the legitimate limits in asking for such undue, and, we may add, slavish restrictions. Let them do as they like themselves, but not strive to coerce others or to interfere with the liberty of the people. If wines or spirits are to be prohibited, they must be cut off from the wealthier as well as the poorer classes—if public-houses are to be closed, clubs must share a similar fate. If labouring men are to be prevented from obtaining a pint of beer to quench their thirst, gentlemen, and Aldermen, and even Peers of the realm, must submit to a like regulation. We have not alluded to the question of revenue, or to the immense capital invested in the trade ; but some ten or twelve millions per annum to the Exchequer, and some hundreds of millions of capital, are nothing to these SOLONS who rush in so recklessly with their remedies. The people of England may be led, but they will not be coerced ; and if the parties are in earnest in seekin g to put an end t o intemperance, let them join mr. oLIV _ EIR A in his efforts to obtain the cheap admission of the pure and whole some w ines Of F rance an d Spain, facilities for their distribution. and the greatest f • • This will be rendering afford r d eally good service to the cause of temperance a a bo n lit moderation. This will so pathetically laments, but which s g i o r far ß. t c o A v ß tats on of the evils which he is at present taking the most effective means to enhance THE suN, LONDoN, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 5 1855 LAUNCH OF THE BRUNSWICK AT PEMBROKE. PRESENTATION OF BURMESE MEDALS. Yesterday morning the military medals granted by the Hon. East India Company, commemorative of the recent achievements of the British army in Burma!), and which have already been presented to several regiments which took part in the campaign, were distributed to the 51st (King's Own) Light Infantry, now under orders for the Crimea, by General Sir Harry Smith, at Man chester, in the presence of a considerable number of spectators. The number of medals given was upwards of 400, the recipients including Colonel Errington, Major Ander son, Captains Irby, Marston, Dickson, Madden, Agg, Sheaffe, Cleeve, Mitforde (who was honoured by having his medal pinned on by Lady Smith), Lieutenant C. Acton ; Sergeant-Major Thomas La,wren ce, Quartermas ter. Sergeant J. B. Hyde, Orderly Clerk Sergeant G. Thomkins, and 30 sergeants, 24 corporals, 350 privates, and 10 buglers. Sir HARRY SMITH, at the conclusion of the presenta tion, after addressing each soldier separately, addressed the regiment collectively, as follows :—Colonel Erring ton, and comrades of the 51st Light Infantry. It is, I do assure you, highly gratifying to me to have had this opportunity of giving to each individual officer and soldiers these medals, granted by the Honourable East India Company, and given to you by our most gracious Sovereign. It is doubly gratifying to me, also, because it is but following the great example of the most wounderful lady in the world, our own gracious Queen, who the other day herself—with her own noble hand—distributed to those valiant soldiers who have fought in the Crimea the medals which their blood and gallantry had earned for them ; and lean assure you, 51st Light Infantry, that if it had been in her Majesty's power, she would, with equal pleasure and honour to herself, have given you with her own hand those medals which I have this day distributed. You must be aware, my men, that a soldier can die only once ; and if he dies in the service of his country, whether by the hand of the enemy or of disease, which is prevalent in camps, it is equally honourable to him and to that count r y which upholds its head above all the nations in the world. (Hear, hear.) You are about, my men, to proceed on another arduous service. I say arduous, because many of you know what it is to be a soldier. The life of a soldier is not that of a feather bed. We don't ex pect a comfortable bed, but enough to eat and drink— (hear, hear) and fighting is all we look forward to, and an endeavour to keep out of hospital. And now, you old soldiers, try to teach the young ones what they have to do in camp, and not to expose themselves unne cessarily to the sun, or to drink when they had better be asleep ; teach them that our duty is to preserve our selves for the purpose of destroying our enemy. Then, my men, we may obtain that glorious result of war-- peace. There is nothing so distressing to nations as war ; therefore it becomes you all to struggle with the greater energy to acquire for your country that blessing of life--peace. And now, 51st Light Infantry, go where you may, well do I know that you will up hold that character of the regiment which it has earned, and which is written on its colours. Do your duty, my men; fear no one, and look forward to promotion. There is no reason why many of you now in the ranks should not attain to elevated stations in her Majesty's army ; and it is the desire of the Queen and country to promote those who have shown examples of gallantry, by the side of those who have stood in the ranks like yourselves, and are now wear ing medals, and are officers in her Majesty's service. Bear this iu mind that by good conduct you can attain to such a rank, and by bad conduct you become a dis grace to your country, which I know you do not desire to be. Let us therefore hope that, by your assistance, this war will soon be terminated, and that when you come to your native land once more, you will strut about the streets like gentlemen with the medals which have been this day distributed to you. and with others that your gallantry will ears. Colonel Erring ton, and comrades of the 51st Regiment, I wish you all health and good fortune, and a continuance of that honour and glory which you have previously at tained. (Cheers.) On Wednesday next another interesting ceremony will take place in the barracks—the presentation of new colours to this regiment, in lieu of the old ones which have been much damaged in the Burmese war. On Saturday a fine addition was made to our navy by the launch of the Brunswick, 80-gun ship. The Bruns wick was originally constructed as a sailing vessel, the steam auxiliary screw not having then been introduced into the navy, but by slightly alterinr , a part of her after-body, it has been effectively applied, and she is now a most efficient war steamer. The weather being fine, a great concourse of people was present. The vessel was named by the wife of Captain Smart, super intendent, and glided beautifully into the water. Her dimensions are : Ft. In. Length between perpendiculars l9O 0 Ditto keel and tonnage Extreme breadth . 55 9 Breadth for tonnage 55 0 Breadth moulded 54 3 Depth in hold 23 3 Tonnage, old measurement 2,484 Ditto, new . A report which has appeared in the public papers that her Royal Highness the Princess Alice had suffered from an attack of scarlatina is without any fo.inchtion. All the Royal children are in perfect health. It is reported upon good authority that the Empress Eug€nie is enceinte. The legislative session of the Belgian Chambers was closed on Saturday. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states that the King of Portugal is shortly expected at Turin from Paris. PIEDMONT.—The Convents Bill has received the Royal asFent, and has thus become the law of the land. The provisions of the act will be immediately put in force to a number of convent?. Turris.—A telegraphic despatch from Cag:iari an nounces the death of the Bey of Tunis, on the night of the Ist of June. His successor and cousin, Sidi Mo hamed Bey, ascended the throne without obstacle. The Ticinese Gazette- states that in its last sitting, the Federal Council of Switzerland rejected a motion made by the department of the Interior, for the establishment of an emigration society at Bale. 4 letter from Rome, in the Venice Gazette, announces that Cardinal Antonelli has addressed a new note to the Piedmontese Government on the new law for the sup pression of monastic institutions. The Marshal in command of the army of the East of France has appointed General Hugues, now in command of a brigade of the said army, to be president of the council of revision of the Ist military division, in place of Brigade-General Ripert, promoted to the rank of general of division. The Opinione, of Turin, states that the 34 monastic orders which are to be suppressed in Piedmont in conse quence of the new law, possessed 331 houses, inhabited by 4,543 persons. The number of religious houses which will remain for a time is 274, comprising 4,057 inmates of either sex. Letters from the Caucasus complain of the high prices of articles of consumption, which have risen enormously since the conveyance of them by sea has been terminated. A small wheaten loaf that used to cost no more than 3 copecks, cannot be had under 10 copecks. Letters for the Cape of Good Hope (by the Fiery Crosq, steamer), will be in time if posted in London on the evening of the 6th inst. In the general business of the port of London there is still considerable activity, although the arrivals during the past week were not so n•imerous as in the previous one. The total of ships reported inward was 259, being a decrease of 134. The number of ships cleared out ward was 190, showing an increase of 25. The arrivals of gold yesterday amounted to 246,0001., and have comprised 197,0001. from New York. 9,0001. from the Peninsula, and 40,0001. by the John Bell from Port Philip. The reports by the Asia from America confirm the accounts brought by the previous steamer of the sa,l;is factory prospects of the grain crops throughout the western States. Zephaniah Williams, the Newport Chartist, who was transported with Frost and Jones to Australia, has made an accidental discovery in Tasmania, of a bed of yellow coal of very superior quality, which bids fair to place him amongst the magnates.of the land. THE CRCESUS.—We regret to learn that the burninp; of the Crce3us was much' more fatal than at first be lieved. The muster roll having been lost with the ship, the extent of the loss of life amongst the troops was not known until some time afterwards. It appears that in stead of eight, as was at first stated, 68 individuals perished, of whom all were soldiers, with the exception of one, who was a sailor on board the unfortunat vessel. —Malta Times. The Isis frigate sailed from Brest on the let inst., for the Baltic. The steam , floating battery the Congreve was launched on the same day at Rochfort. FIRE INSURANCE.—OOI. Sibthorp has moved for sun dry accounts relating to fire insurance. The first gives a detailed account of all sums paid into the Stamp-office in Great Britain and Ireland on insurance from fire for the four quarters of 1854. The amount of duty so paid by the London offices during the last quarter of 1854 was I 222,468/. in round numbers, and the amount paid by the country offices 93,6871. In Scotland the total amount of duty collected in 1854 was 77,2671., and the sums in- 1 cured on farming stock 5,209,394/. The grand total amount of the sums insured by the fire-offices of England (including London) on farming stock exempt from duty was, in the whole of 1854, 53,902,2571. As a specimen of the method with which these and others returns are compiled, it may be mentioned that, in the first return relating to England, no abstract of the grand tota's has been given, while, as regards Ireland, both the returns of stamp duty and insurance on farming stock are left thus imperfect. THE METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEwmns.—A re turn moved for by Mr. Williams, M.P., shows that the gross total amount of rates levied be the Metropolitan Uommiseioners of Sewers in the several parishes of the borereedi of Lambeth, from 1848 to 1854, both inclusive, was 91,3681., making, together with loans, contributions, and other receipts, a gross total receipt. of 152,814/. in tie seven years. Of the rates levied, 50,2381. were col lected in St. Mary, Lambeth ; 20,3731. in Sr. Glee', Camberwell ; and 20 ,7 551. in St. Mary's, Newington. The grand total expenditure in the seven years amounted to 129,3721., of which 43,3661. was appropriated to the cest of new works executed ; 4,2301., to repa,:rs ; 20,9071., to cleansing ; 4,4001., to surveys ; 20.2531., to manaee includiree' local supervisem ; and 31,3511., to the repayment of loans arid interest. In the seven years already mentioned, 72,283/. s was expended in St. Mary's, Lanlbeth ; 27,5951., in St. Giles':, Camberwell ; and 29,4931, in St. Mary's, Newington. In 1854, the total receipts in St. Mary's, Lambeth, were 35,6921., and the expenditure 26,7541. ; in St. Giies'e, Camberwell, the receipts amounted to 12,854/., and the expenditure to 8,827/. ; and in St. Mary's, Newington, the receipts amounted to 13,0651., and the expenditure to 11,0001. Tine rates varied from 3d. to Bd. in the pound. VISITATION OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREEN WICH.—The annual visitation of this establishment took place on Saturday last. Among the company pre sEnt, we noticed—Lord Wrottesley, President .4 the Royal Society ; Sir David Brewster ; Dr. Whewell, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge ; the Rev. J. Challis, Plurnian Professor, Cambridge ; the Dean of Ely ; the Rev. R. Shee,pelianke, Admiral W. H.Smyth ; Messrs. Johnsen, Radcliffe Observer, Oxford ; Adams, Hind, De la Rne, J. E. Gray, British Museum ; Capt. Washington, R N., hydrogrepher to the Admiralty, &c. From a report read to the board of visitors by the As tronomer Royal, detailing the labours of the astronomi cal staff during the year, we learn that, in addition to the ordinary labours of the establishment, which con s st in the regular observation of the sun, moon, planets, &c., with the transit circle of the moon, &c., with the altizimuth, and the transmission of Greenwich time' along the principal railways of England, very important extraneous operations have been undertaken, tending, to add considerably to the scientific reputation of the Royal Observatory under its present able director. Besides de termining with precision the longitude of Paris by means of the electric telegraph—a work which required some weeks to complete—and also the preparation of a full size model of the transit circle, which has occupied the time of the Executive for a long period, an expedition was formed for the determination of the difference of gravity at the top and bottom cf a deep mine, by obser vations of the oscillations of a pendulum. It is not ne cessary to give all the details, but it is sufficient to state that the spot selected for these experiments was Harton Colliery, near South Shields—a locality which" was suit able for various causes. A band of observers from the principal observatories in England was organised, who made the necessary observations under the immediate superintendence of Mr. Dunkin, of the Royal Observa tory. The result is as successful as could be desired, and shows that gravity is increased at a depth of 1,260 feet by its 1-19,000 th part. After the board had offici ally ally inspected the various departments of the establish ment, the company present dined at the Crown and Sceptre, Lord Wrottesley in the chair. lIOCUSSING AND ROBBERY.—At the Middlesex ses sions yesterday before Mr. Sergeant Adam, John Jones, 23, was indicted for having stolen a gold watch and chain, and 151. in Bank-notes, the property of Robert Chisholm Hutchinson. It appeared that on the 7th ult. the prosecutor, a master mariner, was in Gracechurchs street, when a mar asked him the way to the Eastern Counties Railway. The prosecutor said he would show him to the Minories, and on their way thither they went into a public-house, and had some ale. There they were joined by the prisoner and another, and in the course of conversation theprisonersaid he had just been left 11,0001. and some houses, and it was his intention to purchase a ship and visit the colonies, if he could get some competent person to navigate the vessel, upon which the prose cutor said that he was a master mariner, and being out of an engagement would acceept the offer if they came to terms. They then proceeded to the Hutchinson'a Arms, in Devonport-street, Commercial-road, where four glasses of gin and water were called for. The pro seCutor left the room for a short time, and was followed by the prisoner, who begged of him to take a cigar in stead of a pipe. On returning he drank his glass of gin and water, after which he became insensible, and he re collected nothing until he found himself in the street, ODESSA, May 24.—For these last two months our population has lived in daily dread of the approach of au allied squadron. Since the last bombardment, the Government has neglected no precautions for strengthen ing the place, and enabling it to resist an attack as well as an open town can ho expected to do. Including sonic mortar batteries of great range and calibre, we have not fewer than 140 pieces of artiiley mounted for our de fence. AN ELECTIONEERING SQUIB, AND NO CRACKER ! During the late contest at Bath some wag had a glazing poster placa.rcled on the walls of the old city, containing the brief but somewhat dubious ejaculation—" Blow me, Tito l" following distinguished Americans are at present in Paris :—The Hon. Mr. Dodge, Minister to Spain ;- the Hon. Mr. O'Sullivan, Minister to Portugal ; the Hon. Mr. Cass, Minister to Rome ; the I-lon. Mr. Bel moot, Minister to the Hague ; and the Hon. Mr. Fay, Minister to Switzerland. M. Van Buren, ex-President, is . ,'on the point of leaving Paris for the United States. TRINITY MONDAY.—Yesterday, being Trinit y Mn day, a special General Court was held at the rinity house on Tower-hill, at which his Royal Highness Prince Albeit was unanimously re-elected Master. end Captain John Shepherd, Deputy-Master of that ancient corpora tion for the ensuing year. The Court then proceeded to the parish church of St. Olave, in Hart-street, where divine service was performed, and an excellent and ap propriate sermon preached by the Rev. Henry George Liddell, M.A. ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS FROM THE CRIMEA. —Forty-seven wounded and disabled soldiers arrived at the North-wall, Dublin, from Portsmouth, at ten o'clock ye , terday. They were conveyed by the police to Mrs. O'Brien's hotel. They will he conveyed this day in car riages, provided for their accommodation, to Beggar's Bush Barr achil, for the purpose of being inspected. His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant will visit them, after which they will proceed to their respective homes. SURVEY OF SCOTLAND.—The Lords of the Treasury have (says the Scotsman) ordered the survey of Sootland to be carried on a. 74 follows:—For cultivated, populous, and mineral districts, on a scale of 25.344 inches to a mile ; for uncultivated, Highland, and moorland die tricte, on a scale of 6 inches to a mile ; the towns con taining more than 4,000 inhabitants, to be mapped on a scale of 1-500 or 12'172 inches to a mile ; that plans on Vie 25.344 and 6 inch scales shall be mapped, and copies made when required, by the Anastatic process ; that the general 1-inch map of Scotland be proceeded with as rapidly as possible. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—An extra performance was given at the - Royal Italian Opera last night, when Grisi, for her first time this season, played the guilty Borgia, one of her finest characters—one of those," in fact, in which she will leave no successor when she is really lost to the lyrical stage. Her performance was quite worthy of the reputation which has hitherto been associated with her name in connection with a part of deeply tragic importance. Mario, in the part of Gennaro, is almost as celebrated 33 the incomparable Grisi. He sang exceedingly well, and confirmed the impression his previous performances this season have suggested—that his voice is in better health and condition than it has been for the last year or two. Mario, in a word, was admirable. Tamburini resumed his old part of the Duke, and we consequently had a judicious impersonation of the crafty and unrelenting husband of the Borgia. The famous "Brindisi" was sung by Madame Nantier Didiele with sufficient spirit and gaiety to win an encore. Grisi and Mario were recalled after each act ; and at the end of the opera more than once. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gen tlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the lst inst.:—Messrs. William Corbin Finch, Salisbury; Thomas Fitzherbert Snow, Southampton ; Samuel Thomas Jeph cott, Birmingham ; Thomas Gwynn° Howell, Beath, Brecooshire ; Arthur Kelsey, Horley, Surrey ; Jonathan Dickinson, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Martin Shelton Coucher, Woodmanton. Worcestershire ; Charles Edward Cot- Frederick Dufty, Nottingham terell, Ryde, Isle of Wight ; George William Lawrence, Ca T rn H , E co s u E ri L t r y er o_f ____ i C C r o a lt v . a a p rl n. T a T x E to r: n Sudbury, Suffolk; John Charles Thorowgood, Totteridge H ; Henry Dewes Best, Bilston , Staffordshire '; Wo oravreu. ham • and Joseph Clarke, OF ARTILLERY recently nill, ll7o n : r e moved OFFICERS AT of the correspondence relative fora copy to the reconstruction of the select committee of Artillery officers and others at Woolwich. From this Parlianaenta published yesterday, it results that rY thr p luk w e h o i f ci N w e " New castle in January last, when still at the head of the War Department, wrote a letter to Sir Hew D. Ross , expres sive of his opinion that the select committee abovem tioned was defective in obvious respects, and that under the existing circumstances of the country, the magnitude and importance of the scientific and mechanical problems constantly pressing for solution, called for such an en largement of its constitution as should enable the Go vernment to feel all the confidence in its decisions which an union of the highest scientific attainments with the most enlarged military experience could command. The duke therefore arrived at the conclusion that the select committee ought to be enlarged by the admission of sun dry members of the scientific department. The new committee was to be named "The Ordnance Select Com mittee," being no longer exclusively an Artillery com mittee. Sir Hew Ross, in complying with his Grace's instructions, expresses his regret that the result of the labours of the actin. - committee should be considered so unsatisfactory, and hereupon sundry explanations ensue, the Duke of Newcastle observing that, in urging the re constitution of the committee, he was far from intending to " imply " (impute ?) any blame to the distinguished officers forming that committee, or to represent their labours as unsatisfactory, but that some modification of the constitution of the committee itself might be better suited to the multifarious and important labours entailed upon it by the frequent references now made to it upon all the important scientific disco veries of the day. The details of the new arrangements to be made occupy the remainder of the paper. The Duke's attention seems to have been directed to the ne cessity of reorganising the committee by the frequent appeals from the decisions of the old committee, and complaints against its mode of dealing with the subjects brought before it. when he saw two of the men running away, one of them having his watch and chain in his hand. He gave chase, bat they got clear off. On examining his pocket, he found that three halves of 51. notes which he had in his port-monnaie, and the three corresponding halves which he had sealedin another pocket, had been stolen from him, and a bag containing two flash notes and two medals in imitation of sovereigns placed in his pocket instead. About a fortnight after wards, he was passing by Moses's shop, in the Minories, when he saw the prisoner talking to another man. He at once recognised him, and collared him, and notwith standing a desperate effort which he made to get away gave hinainto custody. On the prisoner bc-ingsearched two purses, a gold watch, and chain were found in one of his pockets, and in another four flash notes and five medals, like those left in the prosecutor's pocket. These flash notes were of the " Bank of Engraving," and were issued by a printer in the New-cut. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The Assistant-Judge made some observations upon the impropriety of issuing these imi tation bank-notes. The prisoner was then sentenced to be kept in penal servitude for 4 years. LATEST NEWS. EVACUATION OF SOUJ AK K ALI BY THE RUSSIANS. WAR DEPARTMENT, JuNE 5, 10.30 A.M. Lord Panmure presents his coreplifnents to the Editor of The Sun, and has great pleasure in transmitting the enclosed intelligence which has this day reached him : " SEBASTOPOL, JUNE 3. " News fx%clm Kertch of the 2d iust., states that everything there is going on satisfactorily. Captain Moore had arrived from Circassia with the intelligence that Soujak Kali was evacuated on the 28th May. The Russians had burnt the principal buildings, and abandoned sixty guns and six mortars, having first rendered them un serviceable." ADMIRALTY, JUNE 5, 1855. The Secretary of the Admiralty presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and begs to acquaint him that the following intelligence, dated 4th June, has been received from Rear- Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons : " Captain Moore, of H.M.S. Highflyer, who has just returned from the coast of Circassia, re ports that the enemy had entirely evacuated Soujak Kali, after destroying all the public build- ings, sixty Ons, and six mortars. " The enemy appears to be concentrating at Anapa, and to be strengthening his works there. The. fort on the road between Soujak Kali and Anapa, is also evacuated." PARIS, TUESDAY, IT A.M. The Moniteur announces that the Minister of War has received the following despatch from General Pelissier CRIMEA, JUNE 2, 10 P.M. Advices received from Kertch, dated the 31st of May, announce that, on the refusal of the mili tary authorities of Genitchi, situate on the north ern extremity of the tongue of land of Arabat, to give up the Government stores and 90 vessels laden with provisions for the Russian army in the Crimea, the squadron, under the orders of Captain Lyons, bombarded the place, drove out the troops, and destroyed all the stores. The enemy has thus lost, in four days, an immense quantity of provisions, four war steamers, and 240 vessels employed exclusively in provi sioning the troops in the Crimea. VIENNA, MONDAY EVENING. The Conferences were formally closed at a late sitting held here to-day. Advices from the frontier of Catalonia state that a conspiracy had just been discovered there, the object of which was to make the Carlists mas- ters of the important fortress of Figueras. Marsal, one of Cabrerals old lieutenants, was concealed in the district of Lampourdan, ready to enter the place. Prince Gortschakoff reports by telegraph that on the 26th his outposts were in possession of the right bank of the Tchernaya:. FRAN CE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The garrison of Paris and the first division were reviewed to-day, by th© Emperor, in the Camp de lrs ars. Prince Ismail Pacha, son of Ibrahim Pacha, and Prince Coust-Soutzo, of Wallachia, had the honour of being received yesterday, by the Emperor, toge ther with the Turkish charge d'affaires. A letter from Toulon, of the 2d, says :—" The steam advice-boat, the Liamone, left this port yes terday for the Levant. From her small draught of water she will, withoutdoubt, proceed at once to liertch and. the Sea of Azoff, where her services will be of great utility. The Psyche frigate, having on board a detachment of the 4th artillery and 24 horses, was ready yesterday,to sail for the East, and had oven made preparations to work out of port, but the wind was so contrary that she was forced to forego her intention. For the last two days we have had nothing here but heavy rain. Last night in particular the quantity which came down was unusually great." The Sentaphore of Marseilles contains a letter from Kamiesti of the 22d, which - says : `I have no important movement to communicate to you. Firing has almost ceased, but it is known that the fomation of mines is continuing. The weather is delight ful, and the health of the troops excellent. This morning General Pelissier sent direct to-the chiefs of the staff of the three allied armies instructions under the form of n)tes. This new method of proceeding appeared, it is said, to cause some surprise. Canrobert's the let of the 2d corps ; Brunet's, the 4th of the 12d corps, all the cavalry, and 9 batteries of artillery , are to advance to=morrow to take up a position oppo site the Russian camp. The evacuation of Eupatoria is spoken of as probable. The news is not official, but several circumstances seem to render it probable. The French troops are now at only 10 yards distance from the South Bastion of Sebastopol, and, to use an expres sion of the soldiers, `we can now fight with the Russians 7 77 with stones. BOURSE, JUNE 4.—CLOSING FEICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 42 per Cents. 94 10 3 per Cents 7O 10 70 30 Credit Mobilier B BO Roman Credit Fonder 530 Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes — Piedmontese BB 50 Home Debt 3ll RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. (Means ... 1195 Lyons ~ . . 1195 Western '7oo Rouen Cade 660 Strasburg . Mediterranean 1195 Havre . . 595 Northern TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 24.—Reschid. Pacha is living in retirement at his splendid palace, the late acquisition at Emirghian, on the Bosphorus, and his Vienna mission, it appears, is adjourned sine die. Mehemet Ali Pacha also, since his return from exile, has been living in strict seclusion, and never once appeared in public. The French Charge d'Affaires, M. Benedetti, had been appointed, by a late decision of his sovereign, Minister at the Court of Persia ; but counter-orders have since then recalled him to the French capital, and he will start immediately on the arrival of M. Thou venel, the new ambassador. Mehemet Bey, Res chid Pacha's son, destined to the post of ambassador at the Tuileries, has not as yet left Constantinople, and waits, it is said, the arrival of the French Emperor, of which the Turkish Government has not still abandoned all hopes. The health of the capital and environs is excel lent, and only 13 cases of cholera during the week were reported yesterday at the last sitting of the council of health. The weather is splendid. THE PRINCIPALITIES. A letter from Vienna in the Dresden Journal, say-, :—" Half of the 35,000 Austrians quartered at Bucharest have left for Kimpina, where a large camp for manoeuvres has been formed. They will remain there for six weeks, and be then replaced by the other half. Officers of the Austrian staff are about to commence a topographical survey of Wal lachia, on different points at the same time. Some of the officers charged with this duty have already left for the frontier of Moldavia, and others for Tultcha and Bulgaria. M. Ballau, a French en gineer, whose arrjval at Bucharest was considered to be connected with the construction of a railway for uniting that place to Constantinople, has left for :ißustchuck to superintend the formation of a road from that place to Varna." A letter from - Vienna, of the 31st ult., in Voss's Gazette, says :—" Our Government sees with regret the frequent changes that are made in the com manders of the Turkish troops in Wallachia, which prevents the possibility of a proper uncle' standing being established between the superior chiefs of the forces of the two powers. Assan Pacha, who has lately commanded the Turkish forces, had given great satisfaction, and he now has been replaced. by Soliman Pacha. As these changes are in ge neral caused either by intrigue or by corruption, this last nomination is attributed to a renegade who arrived from Schumla at the beginning of this month. The friends of the Turkish Go vernment are, however, taking steps to induce the Muschir to revoke the above appointment. Some of the shipowners of Trieste have applied to the Government to have the mouth of the Sulina cleared by steam dredging machines, but as some time will elapse before any decision will be come to on the subject, the Lloyd's Company have decided on sending a steam, tug to_assist vessels in the meantime." CIRCASSIA. The intelligence just received from Circassia is very important. At a military council, held- at Batoum on the 2d instant, the Turkish Commander in-Chief proposed certain measures, which were unanimously accepted. It appears that the army of Batoum is to march along the coast of Circassia, and, after laying siege to Soujak Kali, to advance against Anapa, and from thence cross over to the Crimea. The head-quarters of the army, conse quently, had shifted to Sohumkale, where all the Abaza chiefs between Sotcha and Tchurookson had already arrived. The mountaineers pledge them selves to furnish a force of 40,000 men, to be ac tively employed when the army takes the field. The chief men at Sohumkale at present are Moha med Emin, Seller, and Belichet Pachas. PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin, of the 2d, says :—" The Prussian Government, like that of Austria, has wldressed a circular despatch t Q the German ourts relative to the Russian note of the 10th May. It declares in that despatch, which is dated the 23d ult., that for its part it does not intend to take in the Diet any steps to excite the Confederation to take part on one side or the other ; but that it can not admit in principle that the German States must undertake to remain neutral under all cir cumstances." A letter from Berlin, of the 31st ult., in the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, says :—" All the negotiations hitherto opened between Prussia and the Western Powers having been broken off. M. de Used om, who had been charged at London with a secret mission from the Cabinet of Berlin, and who had only prolonged. his residence in Eng land for family reasons, is about to return here." AUSTRIAN NOTES. In addition to the circular despatch of the 17th of May, addressed by the Austrian Government to the representatives of kustria, at German Courts, the following private despatch was addressed, under the same date,' to Count Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador at Berlin : " VIENNA, MAY 17. "Monsieur le Comte,—The Prussian Cabinet has been informed by M. de Bismarck of what has been done at Frankfort as regards the step M. de Glinka, the 'Russian Chore d'Affaires, was ordered to take by his Court. We approve that M. de Bismarck did not provoke a dis cussion in the Diet on this step of the Russian Govern ment, and we do not doubt that Prussia, like Austria, does not deem such a discussion suitable. We also enter tain the conviction that the other German Courts will not pay further heed to this new attempt of Russia to sepa rate the private interests of Germany from the general interests of Europe, as the object of Russia thereby can only be to maintain disunion in Germany, and to make sure as far as possible of the resolutions of the German Courts ,before the final result of the Vienna Conferences is known, and beforo we can be in a position to express ourselves to our confederates on the ensemble of the situation, and what it truly demands on the part of Ger many. "However, not to allow any doubt to exist on the point of view in which we look upon the declaration made by Russia at Frankfort we address the annexed circular to our representatives in Germany. (Circular of 17th May, published in our impression of Saturday.) We request you to communicate it to Baron Manteuffel, and on this occasion to express to the Minister-President our confident hope that on this point the views of the Prussian Cabinet coincide with our own. " COUNT BuoL. "To His Excellency Count Esterhazy, Berlin." The report that Austria, under date of 25th of May, has issued another circular is confirmed. We have not yet received the text of this new circular, but the following letter from Berlin contains the substance of it : "The new Austrian Circular of the 25th - of May has produced an immense effect. It could not be other wise. Although in this circular Austria promises to remain faithful to her engagements, to maintain the Four Points,' to preserve an armed attitude until the moment when negotiations may be resumed, and to make of her last proposi tions, if accepted at Paris and London, the object of an ultimatum to Russia—although this and other similar declarations are made in th:s document, which will probably be the closing act of the Vienna negotia tions, at least provisionally, it is equally certain that it . betrays the intention of Austria, should her' propositions be rejected, to assume an expectant line of policy. Any impartial reader of this document will come to this con clusion." SARDINIA. The Piedmontese Gazette of this day publishes the , following official notice of the re-cast of the Ministry : "His Majesty; in an audience this morning, has pro-, vided f'r the completion of the Cabinet in the following manner : " President of the Council and Minister of Finance — Count Camillo di Cavour. "Foreign Affairs—The Noble Luigi Cibrario. "Interior—Cornmendatore Urban° Rattazzi.. " War and Marine—Cotumendatore Giacomo Da- rando. "Grace and Justice—Commendatore Giovanni Da- foresta. " Public Instruction—Doctor Giovanni Lanza. " Public Works—Commendatore Pietro Paleocapa." RUSSIA. We have received the St Petersburgh journals of the 29th May. They do not as yet publish any news of the Kertch expedition. A telegraphic despatch from St. Petersburg states that the following despatch had been received there, dated Sebastopol, Ist June : "On the 27th May the enemy burnt twci houses at B2rdiansk, some coasting vessels, and considerable stores of grain. "On the 29th May, 17 of the enemy's vessels canno naded Genitcbi, burnt the transport • vessels there, and the corn stores. Two of , our guns' compelled the enemy's boats, that were setting fire to the place, to retire. ".On the 30th, the enemy had not undertaken any thing new against Genitchi." " Although," says the Augsburg Gazette, " the Russian telegraph from Simpheropol to St. Peters burg, and to Vienna by Kew, has been, opened since the 27th May, the Russians have not yet pub lished any despatch that is calculated to throw light on the successes obtained by the Allies. All that is really known is that General Liprandi received orders to evacuate the heights of Katuara and the valley of Baidar at the approach of thp Allies, and to withdraw on the upper line of the Belbeck. General Chomutoff had previously received instruc tions to defend only for form's sake the peninsula of Kertcb, and to take up a position with his troops on the line from Kaffa to Arabat, establishing his centre at St. Crim." _ _ vv The Hamburg News contains a. letter from St. Petersbuig, which says—" Capt. Vernlow lately made his appearance in the drawing-rooms of the capital, and has excited much attention from the fact that although he is only 23 years of age, he has 24 years of service. Ist, he has been eight years in the army; 2d, he has served six Months at Sebastopol, and as, according to an order of the Cabinet of Emperor Nicholas, each month's ser vice there is to count as a year, his six months are equivalent to six years, which give fourteen years in all ; 3d, he wears the order of Ste. Anne and of Wladimir, the cross of the order of St. George, and has a sabre of honour, which reckon for -ten years more, and in that way ho makes up the 24 years. Strange to say, although the officer has been in 12 sorties, he has never:received a wound." THE BALTIC. - - A Hamburg letter of the 29th ult., in the Inde pendance Belge, says :-- 00 English Government is still increasing the num ber of its war vessels in the Baltic. At no former period was so powerful a fleet assembled in any sea. I might every day announce to you in my letters the arrival from the English ports of additional ships of war going to join the fleet of Admiral Dundas, in the Gulf of Fin land. On the 24th, a transport steamer, laden with ammunition, and a gun boat, entered Elsinore. On the 25th a bomb vessel, the Redwing, reached Copen hagen, and on the 27th the steam corvette Volcano, with a gun-boat, arrived at Kiel, also coming from Eng land. It is not to be supposed that so large a concentra tion of naval forces in the Gulf will remain there in active as last year. The English officers say that, Ad miral Dundas is only waiting the junction of the French squadron, of which he naturally desires the co-opera tion, to commence hostilities. The English fleet now lying at anchor near the island of Nargen, opposite Revel, in the Gulf of Finland, consists of 1 0 steam ships of the lino, four corvettes, and six gun-boats. The frigates and other lighter vessels are cruising in various directions. I am told that after the declaration of the legal blockade, the F i nglish commander before Libau allowed the Belgian merchantman Ernest to leave that port in ballast. Four English ships of war are con stantly in sight of Sweaborg, closely watching the movements of the enemy in that military port. In a few hours they can communicate with the main body of the fleet stationed at Nargen. The Isles of Aland con- ....010... , ........... tinue to be completely abandoned, no English vessel having as yet visited them. Hostilities are to be carried on this year at the other extremity of the Gulf, and it is to be presumed that Admiral Dundas w ith the for to steam fleet at his disposal, and t ' he forces on the way to ibin him, will not allow the sea son to pass over without striking some decisive blow against the RUSSiall fortresses in that sea. The appearance of three English ships of war before Korpo, near Abo, had causedof A there considerable alarm. The Russian commander Abe having made the signals agreed upon , ' in a short time having an entire di v i s i on o f troops was concent rated at be and along the co a st. This place is consid ered the most important in the Gulf of Bothnia. An intricate channel leads to it on the sea side, and the waters are so shallow y ar e m ar e , d a w n .it e h xpedition, cemposed of six that ships of war cannot well approach the town. Last guns, suffered serious losses on that coast. The flotilla of gunboats, expressly constructed in Eng land tooperate in those shallows, will enable the Ad miral to attack positions hitherto inaccessible. The whole of the Russian troops quartered in the interior of Esthonia, Livonia, and Courland, have been ordered to where the proceed by forced marches to the coast, greater part of the army of General Siewers is now as sembled, awaiting events." English boats, SESKAR, May 21.—The fleet has be en lying at anchor off Nargen• during the last we ek, with fires banked ready for immediate use. The has been generally fine, with the thernaometer ranging between 45 and 65 deg., and gentle breezes/ mostly from from the south-east and south-west. cise of every description, from the booming of th i .. e great guns, the roar of rockets as they rush throne the air, down to the popping of Colt's revolvers, le continually going on. May 22.—The Ajax, from Faro, and the Firefly weather added their number to the fleet. I n the eveningng the Driver and Vulture sailed, the latter carryi the mail to Dantzic. May 23.--The fog Was so thick during the dai it was quite impossible to go to sea. The next naornill (24th) it was just as bad, and, as no ship ce, sl „,, in honour of our Queen's birthday ; see the one next to it, it was useless to dress t, t but n u ; 11.30 a.m. it cleared away as if on purpose to aun t° the flags to be run up, and at noon • a royal °Lilsatea, ished the people at Revel, besides thundered from every ship, which Must have opportunity of smelling our powder, for th e ,: a ler wind carried the cloud of smoke along th e Lh - joh right into the town. The Amphion, "„; g ht was prevented from anchoring inside last night by the fog, came in as it clared away .°;,,na giving them an She has been to reconnoitre about the Viand Islands. During the winter the Russia n of came over there from Abo, and have sent M ay 4 01 , the inhabitants, who had b ee n reported to them for trafficking with us last year, to Siberia ; 4ad been flagged ; and the people in the little ,„.0 lage of Dagerby were nearly famish ed durinht.,u, winter. The police would not allow them to old provisions at the public stores, for havingg,isou us milk, eggs, &c. The Bulldog, nfte,r havin the greater part of her coal to the Du ke of VVe"'"' ton and the Euryalus, left for Faro to - d a p' from pa In the eveningirs are comleted, the Princess Alice arrived er- Faro. Her re a nd she is Pd n o featly sound and water-tight. Great credit is Sian to those who superintended the work. The R air have complained to Sweden for allowing .118 u s W r A eP liee a ship on neutral ground (for the Prince ss we re was hauled up on a kind of slip) ; but theY spy told in reply, " that it was not showing nshoold, favour, for if they would comeito Faro theY A s lo ge have the same privilege as we had. to cutter attempted to run out of Revel harbonr, to day, but was stopped by the Locust and oblige(' return. +Ma ll 25th.—The fog still prevents us moving, 50- everything is in readiness. It being Fr iu Netal cording to custom we spent the morning at e,. quarters. The gun-boats, which are each to a e' s ' u p, sort of tender to the line-of-battle ships, n r f, n , by plied to-day with Minie rifles and amp:tune old the ships they belonged to, in exchange for t Brown Bess they were supplied with, on le av ' bo at England. Some report of a Russian gutnivad having been seen under the land to the w e t pli t to of Revel—the Magicienne and Locust wer e ~cona scertain the truth of the stony, but after r ,...„" oey noitring the coast for some considerable distigog. returned at 10 p.m. without having seen all h ou a 26th.—There is no fog this morning, a nd t :tb e e is bright and warm. Soon after daYl i gt wed Blenheim arrived from Faro, bu t was not allo wed to anchor, and Messrs. Rainal and D es o of steamer, Royal Adelaide, arrived with a note;„ fat bullocks and fresh vegeta bles from BLa`„alor both were very welcome, and infinitely Or AS in quality to - what was supplied last Yea:* t at soon as these were divided among the n e e e „.;,, in 11.30 a.m. a signal was made to weigh, to in'„ e d. two columns of sailing, and proceed at slovqr,, bt- We left behind us at Nargen the Ajax and "Ina ning. The Princess Alice was sent to Far,f' ". 4 the Merlin to reconnoitre off Sweaborg it then, consisting of 1 4 sail of the line.' wit'l t e e o gun-boats in tow, stretched over the water long and beautiful lines, with the smaller s teal - n r .ot on either side, and proceeded up the Gulf at s o - a speed. In the evening the Merlin returned/ ° r t went alongside the Duke of Wellington t o reP to the Admiral. of At daybreak on the 27th we passed th e isl3°a Hogland, and about noon that of Sommers l3l „r almost immediately after came in si g ht of ~`'sja sail, bearing S.E. ; a signal wa s immediatell to chase, and the Euryalus, Amphiev, r,7 off Firefly, and Locust were sent to cut t'le-ourea from escaping, and each funnel of the litters P wer e forth an immense cloud of smoke a s the flrest beat urged to send them forward. Every hesrool/, quick with anxious hope that it was the emtoslce for as it was hazy we could not distiuctlY added them out, but they lookedll large as they 0 ,, ( d our before the wind with all sai l set/ their fer,/ steamers after them. In about an boa "-citor°' treat was completely cut off, and the fleet a OO Fe n about 15 miles from Cronstadt, in the The fi n ed but with the land visible all aroun d us. 'rneeeni4 was sent forward to reconnoitre, and, Psix within the Tolbuckin Lighthouse, on'Y d•stin c "' from the.city, close to which she could I see the Russian fleet at anchor. were, In the evening the Magicienne and Al el :p ts y, O a " sent to examine the coast about Biorka "' o boats/ were fortunate enough to capture four la r goa s/ of about 60 tons each, laden with, .tw it O S &c., belonging to the. Government. sa ils w s getting duck , the vessels sent to cut off the, ;0 tog chased returned one by one, but each hau2os ll its prize. The Euryalus one, the A. Locust one, and the Dragon two. 11!()Y, tons large barges, with two tall masts, carrYinb,7o ton s sails on the foremast, and about 60 or ; a d th s burden. One was laden partly with fia t / a rest with timber and planks. arriv e 31 1 28th (noon). —The Vulture has just _ill, the mails from, Dantzic, and will return again 0% those for England this evening. lam very glad to tell . you that the 0 has ceased in the fleet. 28. naphiou u axle a 10 5 ,0 4 Ori° ll as P.S. I have just heard that when the t y r if into Cronstaittto reconnoitre last nigb,'oLiipletete's able to count six line of battle-shiPs friP rigged, six others dismantled, and 14 or and steamers in progress of cotupletion. SPAIN. i t •b ale The Madrid' journals of the 30th 11 ` - ',, ifs s arrived. According to the Espana, ther e every indication of the Carlist insurrecti°!mieene concentrated in the Maestrazgo, and the w at ro authorities were -collecting forces to enter thg ba d vince on different points.' A body of tr°Niea" been sent from Madrid, in the direction Onoorof delaencina, to preserve order amongst t i b e to e oi t° attempts having been, it was said, made bad re them to insurrection. The Minister of Nv r, s ona; ceived a despatch from General de Bedel' ' De h l ; cing that, after a combat fact i on licligeo ''' just put to flight the a risoporil; Bello, and taken eighteen of its wen P,,,wit it/ and had captured some horses and 3 .11. Vre of arms and ammunition ; also that al e t be saT ri. mas had subsequently made twelve °',. the '.; band prisoners. The general added tb3vcoertt surgents were stiuck with terror. rrbe ot i P' a of Saragossa , had informed the Governulvg. ha the faction of Caspe and Alcaniz, 11 0 sAtrtbat V: been routed by the Queen's tTOOPS, 311 , i' d 131.15111. of its chiefs, one of them a priest naul`j band{ iti "- had been shot. Most of the factious bl oo d de l; ferent parts of the country had, it i 3 607.0,111' °C3 persed ; and, in Arragan, the revolted c , atir ceso , deers were in full flight before Gener3l , 0 foto at" ties The Cortes, on the 30th ult., adopt,nei,„ dr teenth basis of the Constitution. uP-.. d. bley"..o excluded, and the Cham berield a secret reb having got into an altercation exchang' b l i li° vi" and, in consequence of this outrage, theF,'. s itting' s. O TO i" 5 ea ANCIENT POSSESSIONS OF VIE " L air, ° V . D O e, • a.; it hi 1° —On the 30th ult. the estate of Ornuir, - piae s o ot called, in the north end of the Island o f Slir:f. pos er, iv , the Parliament-house, Edinburgh, to C a p_t . 3 l .T es tate cf t be Kilduckie, at the upset price of 80,000/. Ti e :: , ._ e d 0, 0 3 prises the most valuable portion of wha t e..-bie3ol:and le fee the illustrious family of Macdonald bad,r_!,!i`o e f Arn;i,!•ie centuries before the modern and elegant (.1:40010/1!1!cif. be was thought of. The ancient seat of II! ..):::000,111v ,e 0 Skye was Duntilin Castle, the ruins of wi . or wao In. o i l . ' or • whicii to' 1, 0 seen upon a high and rockyocy p.t" , enable of tb , , tJ , e times surrounded by piaacebyin;r3eeiitirellyavrajorot: moat, which rendered the use of gunpowder was unknown. -1-1, _ eejebra,te WO Kilmuir are buried the remains of tL- 0 , the pngs,ithets Macdonald and several other inernhero 7 ~e o for! ~,ter family, which entertained and s h e e ster T__. the OP Charles Edward Stuart when a fugiti.valtaeilta. of Culloden.---Xcikon's Egosgov) CoslW f A 44 ,\ II