The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-25 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Ruelndone. THIS EVENING, Will be performed ROMEO AND JUL ET. Borneo, Miss Coal:I -ran ; Juliet, Miss Swanborough. After' which, a new Extravaganza. called THE NEW HAY MARKET SPRING MEETING, 1855. To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. APTAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Citazi.Es Ksids. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's Historical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with (13th time) a Romance, in two acts, entitled MULETEER OF TOLEDO ; or, King, Queen, and Knave. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHJ. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress. Maas,'" Celeste. THIS EVENING, will be performed the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. To conclude with A NEW EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations. • ROYAL OLYMPIO TIIEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. Tills EVENUCO• be performed a Comedietta, called LAW FOR L ~DIES. Characters by Me>srs. A. Wigan, G. `"riling, 11. Cooper, Lamers and Miss Cast'etnn. After which, RILL OR CURE. Characters by Messrs. Robson, Emery, and F. Yung ; Mrs. A. Wigan and Miss Bromley. To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza, called THE YELLOA DWARF AND THE KING OF 111 E GOL u MINES. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca leaaea. THIS EVENING, wi n be performed Donizettrs Opera of THE DAUGHTER OF TIM REGIMENT. A ft e r which, KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE . To conclude with THE WATERMAN. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke. Great and Glorious success ! Novel Performances of the Dwarf Elephants. THIS EVENING. An interesting Equidrams called, THE FIELD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE ! After which, the matchless SCENES in the ARENA, in which Miss Emily Cooke will appear. To conclude with a liveljt Altarpiece. A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added to the Embellishments. Box-dike open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke, Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, Jun. HIGH WILT= AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tate DAY —Mornizir 3 mla•siter 8 1 Evening 48min.aft. 8 To-loaaoir —Morning 30 min.:titer 9 l Evening 10 min. a t t. 10 WEATHER.—Bux Oman, April. 25. THIBMONITZTI, ffi THZ SHADE. 66 —highest since noon yesterday. 46—lowest this morning and during the night. 51—this day, at noon. BABomitrzE, 30 . 22. r WIND, E.N.E.—Light, with dull weather in the morn ing and sunshiny after noon. [1 3111,4 ~1~~ LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1855. Although Austria has grossly imposed on Eng land, and befooled her diplomatists, we at least have never been deceived. From the very com mencement of the existing complications—when the moderation of the professions contrasted so powerfully with the audacity of the actions of Russia—we emphatically cautioned our friends and the community at large against being misled by the fair speeches of Austria, or lending too easy a credence to her promises. For a long suc cession of ages duplicity and selfishness have been the leading characteristics of the Government of the House of Hapsburg. " The leopard does not easily change its spots," and we might safely assume that Austria would still prove as she has been at all times— " Ever strong upon the stronger side." , The only course by which she could have been influenced would have been to have acted a per fectly independent part—to have proved that we could conquer without her assistance, and that we were profoundly indifferent as to the course she might think proper to pursue—that we regardei with equal contempt her suspicious neutrality and her open and avowed enmity. Had we thus acted in the first instance—had we resolutely seized on the first aggression of Rnssia, the War would never have commenced, or would long since have been brought to a conclusion. We should not have lost a tithe of the men, nor expended a tenth of the money, which the nation has already been called oa to provide. But these are by no means the only sacrifices offered, and still to be immo lated at the altar of " red-tapiam." Since the Proclamation of War our remon strances have been no less energetic. In every thing we have seen the spirit of Germanism in tht ascendant, and we have protested against the apathy and indifference exhibited in our Councils, and the undue deference shown to those in whom we could not repose the slightest confidence. In this spirit Austria was suffered to occupy the Principalities, from which the Russians had just retired. England suffered FRANCIS JOSEEH to do that which she engaged in war against NICHOLAS for attempting ; and, verily, she speedily received the reward of her short-sighted folly. That very occupation led to the sanguinary encounters at Balaklava and Inker lnan—to the immolation of our Light Cavalry Brigade, and the imminent danger of all our troops. The tried valour of our soldiers—the unwavering steadiness of the " thin red line," combined with the efficiency of our gallant Allies —rescued them from the peril in which they were involved by the imbecility of our diplomatists. So far from being driven into the sea, as fondly anticipated by Russia aud. by Austria, ;hey re pelled the fierce onslaught with terrible loss to their assailants, maintained their position intact, and still continued to threaten the Russian stronghold in the Euxine. Under such circumstances further schemes were resorted to by Austria. When the capture of Sebastopol seemed certain, and its destruction merely a matter of time, the precious Treaty of the 2d of December was concluded—a Treat ) which hound the Western Powers to everything and Austria to nothing ! If she was attacked we were bound to defend her, and to enter into a treaty offensive and defensive. But then w as no reciprocity in the contract. She gave no equivalent. with The bargain wa s totall y cEttt consideration, a mere nudam , pactum, the pbrasenl ogY of legal practitioners. 'y e . - 6‘• 01 pointed out the grievous error, any; repeated our Protests our rule rs . But in v . against the servile folly o' to lean upon a brok en mu. They were still resolved reed, to place implicit re liance on thos e vh t , had 01 l siona proved thenagebios were Further delays:utterly p revious occa sa untrustworthy. sanctioned, the insidious propositions 'led, and, a lth oug l ° E PrUßSia f or an armis tice, while the negotiations were peremptorily rejected—there ea rt be Pending, were lac , d , that the Conferences produced so me degree oub apathy in the camp before Sebastopol. It vra ., held desirable to damage. too greatly the b u qd• ut of a fortification which might make a great weigh, in the bargain to be concluded. Nor possibly through an amicable motive was the ne oessar , bloodshed incidental to an escalade to be thought S r oi.s. Our Financial Minister, too, was quite wil . /"" -- - .-ing - .. 3 / 4 0 avoid any additional expenditure while /-. . , ._ „the* ' geinent: *aa the faintest gleam of hope of an arnica 1 . hie ara ll V. , 'ndiffe AA-. -- We were thus beguiled into i. r-.....—, w hil e Bussl.a, who was well aware of - j uir pwn'trea c h ery, made - - trition - . - _pa a-for the coutesti the most strenuous pre m." was permitted _to . bring her insidious blandishments into operation on our supposed friend. Well, the mask has fallen off—the disguise has been flung aside. Are we now prepared to act with determination ? Will we display the honest indignation which the dissimulation of Austria has so justly provoked? These are questions that must be answered in anotherylace. The time has arrived when the representatives of independent constituencies must discharge the duty they owe to those by whom they have been elevated to such honourable positions —must faith fully execute the important trusts confided to their hands. Lord JOHN RUSSELL will now speedily arrive in Loudon. The explanations re specting the conduct of Austria cannot be long deferred, and must come the long-deferred expres sion of public opinion to which Ministers must defer, or relinquish the places for which they will be no longer competent. One thing at least is certain—A.llAl is must decide one way or the other. If she be not with us, she must be against us. We cannot permit the armed neu trality which will allow the German Powers to become the arbiters of the fate of Europe, when the belligerents, exhausted by the conflict, must bend before a far inferior power if fresh, and un damaged by previous strife. Austria has already " sworn to be our soldier." She must redeem the pledge or be prepared to expiate her false hood. Among the items of mismanagement with which the present as well as the late Government are fairly chargeable is their neglect of the resources open to them in our Indian army. To begin with the beginning. From the first landing of our troops in the Crimea the inade quacy of the cavalry contingent, in point of num bers, was painfully obvious. Bravely as our gal lant infantry drove back the army under MENSCHT KOFF at the Alma, their efforts were robbed of half their legitimate success for want of cavalry. Had they been supported as they ought to have been by this branch of the service, there can be little doubt that, instead of a com paratively barren victory, they would have achieved a most important success. Already de moralised by the severity of their defeat the van quished Russians would not have retired in the order they did. Their retreat, in fact, would have been converted into an utter rout. Passing on to subsequent events, there cannot be a doubt that, had the cavalry been in sufficient numbers, not only would heavy blows and great discourage ment have been administered to the enemy—in proof of which we have only to point to what was achieved by the cavalry under LIICAN, and the heroic charge at Balaklava—but much of the disaster which befell the regiments of the line might have been prevented. Had our cavalry been in greater force the enemy would have been less daring, and the besiegers, in all probability, would not long have been menaced by LIPRANDI, nor been themselves besieged. Not only, however, was the cavalry far below the usual proportion to the infantry, but the in fantry was far below what was necessary for the service in which it was engaged. No one doubts that we laid siege to Sebastopol with shamefully inadequate forces. The wonderful bravery and endurance of our men serves rather to illustrate than conceal that. Their prolonged work in the trenches, exposed to the influence of an inclement season, and their consequent exhaustion and deci mation by disease—confirm the truth we some• what unnecessarily, it may be thought, endeavour to enforce. The want of adequate strength can hardly bo said to have been in any degree made up by the skill and wisdom of the Generals and officers in command. Indeed it is notorious so far as the higher qualities of generalship are concerned, no man save Sir DE, LACY EVAN; and, perhaps, another, has displayed them. The grizzly veterans of the Peninsula have shown, and that is 'bout all they have done, that physical bravery will outlast physical strength, professional promp titude, and skill. What a cumulation of imper fection. A gallant iuf tutu wcrking at a task to which they were numerically unequal, led by in capables, and deriving little or no aid from cavalry. And what has been done by the Government at home to supply these deficiencies ? Now that the cavalry of which we have spoken is all bat ex tinct, what is there in the Crimea or on the way to it to supply their place? Somewhere, if we aro not mistaken, about a couple of regiments; and for the infantry, a few thousand English troops have been sent to supply the profligate waste of life that had taken place in this arm ; besides which, it is true, there are on the way, or being formed-, two im portant contingents—viz., the Sardinian, and the Turkish under Colonel VIVIAN. But only reflect. A great nation like ours falls back on its re sources and gathers less than half-a-dozen native regiments towards the thirty thousand or more additional troops required ! What possible fact could tend more than this to degrade us in the estimation of the more military nations of Europe. the only thing approaching it iu this respect is the apparent absence, or rather hopeless dearth, of military genius in command. And all this time, while our army has b2en vainly toiling at (with its numbers) an imp,msible task, and thousands have died of disease and ex haustion ; while the demand for fresh troops has been so exigent, and so diffictfA• apparently to meet, that we have had to haie recourse to foreign aid, while we have been victimised in prestige, purse, and feeling, and all in vain, Nhile Sebastopol answers gun for gun to the roar of -cur artillery, and at the last moment, owing to our weakness, the taking of it is deemed problematical, we have an army in India equal Almost in numbers and valour to any in the world, and officered by men surpassed by none in skill and experience. Yet of this army we have in the smallest noticeable degree availed ourselves. Even were it the fact that what by way of dis ' tinction are called the QUEEN'S troops could not prudently be spared, no one could for a moment pretend to assert that almost any number of sepoys and of native cavalry was not available ; and of these troops the surpassing prowess is recorded in the history of many a hard fought field. Against the nervous and agile arms tied experience of the latter neither the regular nor irregular Russian cavalry could successfully have combatted ; and dogged as the Russian in fantr h n s q uestionably have provproved, the steady valour of our sepoys would ed mora than its match. What a resource is here to have u a been neglected ! But the system pursued by our rulers appears to be to abuse what they em ploy, and leave unused whatever is likely to be of service ; and here we are at the mere begin uing of a mighty war, of which no man can guess the t erm i nation, mulcted in fresh taxes, and bur dened with a n ew l oan , w hil e l amen ti ng over a wastel a rmy and useless victories, with no pro- Teat b e f ore us of amendment. Blame the Go vernment ! of nonrs the peopl e vho sue ewe do. But their masters, national heart Will the national vo er ' devised to adroe management will go fu ni ll o j s u t s t t i o ce b t l o am th e e . On, Until it does so, mis ere any scheme is we may wait long the public service on render available for r splendid India' courage, force, experiencearmy, its a nd talent. . . and breaetithrlimver LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. Accounts have been received from Sebastopol of the date of the 19th. The besiegers were gaining ground every day. The enemy had made a sortie on the 18th in great force, but was vigorously repulsed. All is going on well. The cholera has broken out among the French troops, and on the 17th was raging fiercely. ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 24. Prince Gortschakoff writes as follows on the 19th :- On the 16th, 17th, and 18th the fire of the enemy was not so sustained as on the preceding days. Our batteries have replied successfully; particu larly by their cross-fire in front of the 4th bastion, directed against the works which the enemy is, actively executing against that fortification. The injuries caused by the day's fire are re paired during the night. In the night between the 18th and 19th, one of our battalions successfully, and at a very slight loss, effected a sortie, with the object of destroying the enemy's most advanced works of approach. In general the loss of the garrison has been much less within the last two or three days than at the commencement , of the bombardment. GENOA, APRIL 24. The Crcesus, which left Genoa at 8 o'clock this morning for Constantinople, with 37 officers, 209 soldiers of the Sardinian army, 25 mules, and pro. visions, was entirely lost 11 miles south-east of Genoa. The passengers and crew were saved, with the exception of one sailor and six soldiers. VIENNA, TUESDAY. Lord John Russell left here yesterday evening, on his return to London by way of Prague and Dresden, Before his departure, his excellency had a pri vate interview with Count Buol, that lasted au hour and a half. Lord John Russell is expected in London to- morrow. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. From the intelligence brought by the Euphrate it appears that the fleet is not to act till the assault takes place, which, it is said, will not be till after fourteen days' bombardment. THE SUN,, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN)LNG, APRIL 25, 185 b. their regiments, which were quartered round that city to the distance of about 16 miles. It was inferred from the unusual move%nect observed for some days in the staff of the army at Warsaw that some extraordinary event was at band. The Marshal received regu larly every day despatches from Vienna, and read all those forwarded to St. Petersburg. Neverthe less, although, on the 16th, all the commanders of troops in ?o land bad been orderel to return to their posts, no nu,vement of concentration bad as yet taken place on t►iat day. Immense quantities of provi sions ate, being stored at Riga and Revel for the arnsy of the Baltic, the organisation of which is progressing rapidly. Along the entire coast of the Gulf of, F inland, between Liban and Cronstadt, there is an ex'zaeirdinary movement of troops of all arms. Re vel, being nearer Cronstadt than Riga, was last year considers4bly fortified. The General•in-Chief of the new army of the Baltic appears to have deemed the works not sufficiently strong to resist a serious attack on the part of the aernbined fleets. Hundreds of labourers and soldiers br a v e been occupied since the beginning of March in erecting additional defences, which extend a considera},le distance inland, and are spacious enough to protect a n entire army corps. Wesenberg and Wiesen stein by ye been also placed in a respectable state of de fence., 'in order to arrest the progress of the enemy into the ce,untry. The Russian engineers thought proper to co'ffre Esthonia with fortifications, on account of its vicinity to at. Petersburg." BLOCKADE OF THE BALTIC PORTS. We (Times) have received the following tele graphic despatch from our Berlin correspondent: BERLIN, TUESDAY, APRIL 24. The blockade of Libau has been proclaimed at Memel, to date from the 17th inst., and of all ports up to the entrance of Riga from the 19th. FRANCE. The following is from the Times correspondent's letter, dated yesterday, 6 p.m. : A rumour circulated yesterday that General Bizot, of the Engineers, had been killed before Sebastopol during the bombardment. The fact was announced in more than one telegraphic de spatch received in Paris on Sunday night. It was not at first denied, but an intimation was privately given to the papers not to say anything about it ; and a telegraphic despatch addressed to London giving the same intelligence was, after some delay, refused to be forwarded on the ground that the in telligence was not exact. It is admitted, however, that the General was wounded, but it is alleged that the wound is not serious. It is to be hoped that such is the case. A private letter from New York, received in Paris this morning, mentions as a positive fact that the home squadron of the United States had received orders from the Government of Washing ton to proceed instantly to Cuba, and demand im mediate reparation for the injury done to American merchant vessels, which were fired into by some vessels of the Spanish navy. Indeed, the letter mentions the general impression that the American squadron was ordered to attack the Spanish ships without more ado, A war between the United States and Spain would exceedingly complicate our present position. P.S. The Patric publishes the following tele graphic despatch, dated Madrid, 23d inst.:— The Cortes have adopted the sth and 6th articles of the bill relative to the sale of the Church property. The Duke of Bailen has been appointed Governor of the Palace, and the Marquis de Peralos Grand Cham berlain. M. Haussman, Prefect of the Seine, and the members of the Municipal Commission who had proceeded to London on the occasion of the visit of the Emperor and Empress, arrived yesterday in Paris by a special train. BOURSE, APRIL 24.—CLOSING PRIORS. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 93 25 3 per Cents Credit Mobilier 772 50 Roman Credit Foncier 530 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. .-- Spanish Threes ...- Piedmontese — —• Home Debt 3Ol RAILWAYS—JOB CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans Western 640 Rouen Cette Mediterranean 975 Havre 545 Northern RUSSIA. We have received the St. Petersburg journals of the 17th of April. ' A supplement to the Invalide Ruse publishes the following : .. sch ‘ a ‘ en e confirmsral P r hisin Prince formerG o rt kAoffr,epdoarttjfirommar despatch on the situation of affairs before Sebastopol up to that date. A ch id 2 e s .d ( e fp a r m il P 6) G , " The works of the besiegera advance generally with extreme circumspection, and very slowly. " The enemy has not undertaken new approaches against the Selinghinsk and Volhynia Redoubts, but it does not cease to cannonade them from his old batteries. His chief fire is directed against the Kamtschatka Lu nette, against which the French have brought some field pieces to bear in their approaches. " The obstinacy with which our troops defend those advanced fortifications, which are nearer the enemy's parallels than the ramparts of Sebastopol, is deserving of the highest praise. ' " Nothing of importance has occurred on other points of the peninsula,'" " This day 4th (16th) April, the following telegraphic despatch has been received by way of Kieff, from Sebas topol, from Aide-de-Camp-General Prince Gortschakoff. " From the 26th to 28th March (6th to 9th April) the enemy undertook nothing important, and scarcely advanced his works against our entrenchments and counter- approaches. " On the 28th March (9th April) he opened a heavy fire from all his batteries, which continued till evening. During the night the town was vigorously bombarded. " On the 29th March (10th April) the bombardment was renewed. We replied with s uccess, doing consider able damage to the enemy. The lose on our side amounts to 833 men killed and wounded." ' A letter from Hamburg, of the 18th inst., in the Independance Beige, says : " The six English steamers which lately left Carle crona entered the Baltic by the Belt, the safest channel at this season. Three passed up on the 15th, before Nyborg—the Conflict, Archer, and Firefly. The Des perate, with the transport Mercator and the war corvette Manly, were on the 15th at Elsinore. The English cap tains are endeavouring to procure on those shores ex perienced pilots for the fleet of Admiral Dundas, which is hourly expected at Copenhagen. Generals Paniutine and Dik, commanding each an army corps stationed in Poland, and who had been summoned to Warsaw to receive instructions from Marshal Paskiewitcb, quitted that city on the 16th for the head-quarters of their re spective corps. All the Russian officers of the Guard then at WarealV 4 on leave, bad been ordered to rejoin DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, April 18.--It has not failed to ex cite surprise that the trial of the late Ministers is postponed till the beginning of June, but there was no help for it, as the ex-Minister of Justice, von Scheel—a distant relative of the present Premier— is unavoidably absent from illness, and indeed his state is such as to cause his friends considerable anxiety. The Diet was prorogued on the 31st of March, but it is now generally expected to be dis solved before the monstre proees comes on. In that case the composition of the Court wil be ne cessarily altered before the trial. The members of the Supreme Court will remain unchanged, but those additional members delegated by the Parliament to sit on the trial may be changed, or, at all events, will have to be re-elected by the new Thing. Nobody doubts in the least that the issue of the trial will be not only unfavourable to the ex- Ministers, and that they will be compelled to pay from their own pockets the sums they -pent out of the public treasury without authorisation, but that they will, moreover, be severally fined in a heavy penalty for their illegal mode of proceeding. Herr Blechinberg, the advocate for the defen dants, has declined the brief, probably thinking it incompatible with his station as procurator-fiscal to do so. The late Prime Minister Von Oersted is preparing a pamphlet for the press, to defend the policy of his short-lived administration. The Kin g has decorated the Spanish envoy to this court, Don Jose de Bazo, who is recalled, with the insignia of Commander of the Order of, the Dan nebrog. Amongst the increased expenses to be shortly added to the budget will appear an item for the construction of detached forts around Copenhagen for the greater security of this capital. After years of deliberation, it is at length decided to introduce gas-lights and waterworks. The cor poration have for this purpose concluded a loan of three millions of dollars, to bo authorised by yearly annuities of the value of 150,000 dollars, termin• able in about 50 years. THE BALTIC FLEET. KIEL, April 20.—The arrival of the Baltic fleet in our quiet port, though not possessing the charm of novelty—as Admiral Napier paid us two visits last year—has suddenly changed the dull monoto nous physiognomy of our little town into the bus tle, life, and excitement of a seaport of the first class. The ships have anchored in the same relative positions in which they arrived. Nearest the town lie the Nile, 91, with the flag of the c ommander-in-chief, and the three-decker Royal George, behind which float the line-of-battle ships Exmouth, with the flag of Rear- Admiral Seymour (the second in command), Caesar, Cressy, Colossus, James Watt, and Majestic, together with the steam block ships Blenheim, Edinburgh, Hogue, and Ajax, and the paddle-wheel steamers Vulture, Bulldog, and Merlin. The latter beauti ful little craft is doing duty as the pioneer of the fleet, and is commanded by a full captain of great experience (Captain B. Sulivan, last year in com mand of the Lightning up the Baltic), to which in the ordinary way she would not be entitied, but only to a lieutenant, or at the utmost a commander. Last evening a few favoured officers and men ob tained leave of absence to come on shore for twelve hours, but to-day the town literally swarms with sailors and marines. It is impossible to state at present how long the fleet will remain here, as it of course mainly de pends on the state of the ice up the Baltic, and more especially in the Gulfs of Finland and Bothnia. Admirals Dundas and Seymour paid a visit to day to the Governor of Kiel. The former will go on board the Bulldog this evening, to start to morrow morning at daybreak for Copenhagen, on particular service. In order to distinguish better the ships under the immediate command of Admiral Dundas from the second division (Rear-Admiral Seymour), the Commander-in-Chief has hoisted the , white flag, to which he is properly not yet entitled, being only a Rear-Admiral of the Blue. However, as he stands at the top of his list, and the next admiral above him that dies will make him Rear-Admiral of the White, it is after all only anticipating the natural course of events ; while there cannot be a question as to the expediency of the measure, which will prevent by and bye much confusion and possibly accidents from not properly answering signals. To-day there was still a good deal of ice seen floating about out at sea, from the look-out tower on Bellevue. The demolition of the sea fort of Frederiksort at the entrance of our bay, which was ordered to take place this spring, is now countermanded, and, in the uncertain state of Danish politics, it is consi dered even desirable to mount on the ramparts a few more guns of heavy calibre, which will be sent forthwith from the arsenal at Copenhagen. The Press of Vienna speaks of a fresh insurrec tion, which is said to have broken out in Epirus, and states that there had been a collision between the Turkish soldiers and the insurgents on the sth. Letters from Janina of the sth, from Aita of the sth, and Prevesa the 6th, make no mention of these events. A letter from Prevesa speaks only of signals of alarm which are said to have been made on the evening of the 14th in the fortress of Arta, and in consequenpe of which four companies of Turkish regular troops quitted the fortress under pretence of arresting some deserters who had passed the Greek frontier. The Trieste Observer contains a letter from Prevesa which relates the same fact. We learn (says the New Rotterdern, Gazette) that serious representations have been addressed to the Dutch Government by France and England on the subject of the transit of arms for Russia, which, in consequence of their passage being prohibited by Prussia, now takes place by the Netherlands. It is apparently, in consequence of this application of the allied powers, that the Staats Courant finds it necessary to reproduce the notice published in 1854, relative to the transport of articles contraband of war on board merchant vessels. Accounts from Erzeroum of the 29th ult., state that the famous Kurdish chief, Izzedin-Cheir-Bey, whose death was erroneously mentioned some time since, has surrendered at discretion to the Chef-de- Bataillon, Mahmoud-Bey, who had been sent to him by General Williams. He was afterwards sent to Moussoul, where he will be kept uhder the responsibility of the Pacha, and the surveillance of the English Consul. By the submission of this Chief the pacification of Kurdistan is secured. We read in the Netv Vierina Gazette, of the 18th, that a battery of field-pieces, with which gun-cotton only is to be used, left Vienna on that day for Gallicia. This is the sixth battery with that kind of ammunition sent to that province. Other bat teries of the same kind are being prepared in the arsenal of the capital. A letter from Florence, in the Gazetta delle Alpi, of the 20th, announces that the Austrian troops garrisoned there were preparing for departure, and were expected to leave the country within a few days. Disturbances still continue at Carrara. A body of 200 men, with four guns, has been sent there, and several fresh arrests have taken place. Earl Dundonald is so positive that he could destroy Cronstadt, Sweaborg, Helaingfors, and Sebastopol, at the moderate expense of 1,000,0001., that he is ready, with the sanction of the Government, to place his plans before spirited individuals in the City, under whose superintendence the money may be disbursed. INAUGURATION OP THE PARIS UNIVERSAL DEEM TION.—We understand that the Imperial Commission have invited the President and Vice-President of the Board of Trade, the Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, the Jurors, the Lord M,yor and Aldermen of London, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Chairman and Vice-President of the East India Company, the President of the Ro3al So ciety, the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Chairman of Council of the Society of Arts, and the Chairman and Secretaries of the Local Committees of the Paris Exhibition to be present at the inauguration by the Zanieror, o 4 the. I s t of May. - _ THE COUNT-OUT LAST NIGHT. The following are the na. House of Commons who we was counted out last night :. J. P. Murrough Frank Crossley James Bell 4 Apsley Pellatt Sir William Clay G. T. Scobell D. Norris James Heywood Francis Pigott Thomas Thornely Green James Kershaw William Deedes , William Nath. Massey Charles William Packe Matthew Talbot Baines Richard Swift P. J. Locke King Charles Gavan Duffy William Laslett Henry James Baillie Sir G. R. Pechell Edward Gwyn David Pugh Richard Maims Sir Joshua Walmsley G. Hadfield Sir William Moleswurth William A. Wilkinson James Wilson Viscount Palmerston Price (Gloster) L. L. Dillwyn Sir Joseph Paxton Jonathan J. Richardson Hon. Eiwd. P. Bonverie Joseph Croke Samuel Irton nes of the members of the re present when the house Ii UPMARKET THEATRE. We heartily con.Ja'u'ate Mr. Buckstone on the tri umphant success that has followed his experiment of' producing operas at the Haymarket. From some un explained cause our Eng!ish singers have hitherto found the doors of the London theatres closed against them ; and although we can boast of a rand of first-rate artistes, yet we do not possess an English Opera House. To remove this anomaly Mr. Buckstvme has nobly come to the rescue—honour to him for so doing ; and if the first night's performance of opera at the Haymarket can be taken as a criterion, the speculation will exceed in success the talented and enterprising lessee's most san guine expectations. Auber's Fra Diavolo was performed last night, by way of initiating the the musical company, Mr. Sims Reeves sustaining the principal port ; the other characters--Lord and Lady Alleash, and Zerlina— being respectively personated by Mr. Weiss, Mrs. Weiss, and Mrs. Sims Reeves. Never did Mr. Reeves sing better than he did last night ; and in the famous air, "Young Agnes," he fairly electrified the audience. A loud and unani mous encore followed ; and the same compliment was awarded to the long and difficult scenes in the last act, which was one of the most extraordinary displays of vocal and histrionic powers with which we are acquainted. Out of consideration to the singer, a re•demand in this case was not insisted upon, though it was some time before the gourmands could be satisfied. Mrs. Reeves made one of the prettiest Zerlinas we have ever seen ; her acting and singivg in the second act was all that could be wished. Mr. Weiss made a good Lord Allca-ih, although we think it was a little exaggerated. The ar rangements gave evidence of completeness in every detail. The band played carefully and well ; the chorus was excellent, a , .d the mise en scene beautiful. The audience were highly delighred, and everything went off with eclat, from the commencement of the overture to the concluding chorus. The house was crowded in every part. Mr. Buck stone, we hear, is bent upon making a strong effort in his operatic venture. He has several new operas in pre. paration, one which, by Mr. Smart, report speaks highly. Fra Diavolo is to be repeated to-morrow evening. COUNT CIRCULAR. The Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg,, accompanied by Prince Victor and the Princesses Adelaide and Feo dore, arrived at Buckingham Palace at half-past one o'clock, yesterday afternoon, from the continent, on a visit to the Queen. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Alice and the Prince of Leiningen, and at tended by Lard Charles Fitzroy and Colonel Seymour, visited the Zoological Gardens, in the Regent's Park, in th . forenoon. Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa took a drive in an open carriage and four. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen and the Prin cess of Hohenlobe-Langenburg at Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert rode on horseback in the afternoon, at tended by his Equerry in Waiting. The Duchess of Kent dined with her Majesty. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompinied by the Princes. Adelaide of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their presence in the even ing. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of De •art, the Hon. Flora Mac lonald, Lord De Tabley, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel Seymour. The CounteaQ of Desart has succeeded the Viscountess Canning as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. Lord De Tabley and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore have re lieved Lord Rivers and Sir Edward Bowater in their duties as the Lord and Groom-in-Waiting to her Majesty. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at, the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers pre sent were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Argyll, Sir Oeorge Griy, the Ei;rl of Clarendon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Sir William Molesworth, Viscount Can ning, and the Earl of Harrowby. The Council sat two hours. A deputation from the Church of Scotland, on the subject of the Lord Advocate's Education Bill, lia,l an interview with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Home office. The deputation consisted of the Rev. Dr. Cook (St. Andrew's), the Rev. Dr. Simpson (Kirknewton), Sir George Clerk, Mr. John Tait, and Mr. David Smith. On Monday week, on the arrival of the Emperor, his Majesty's dressing-case, containing jewels of great value belonging to the Empress, was taken, by mistake, to Radley's Hotel, where it remained till the Wednesday following. In the meantime the police were actively en gaged in making inquiries for the lost property. Ulti mately the case was given to the Lnrd Mayor, who at once telegraphed the fact to Windsor, and the package was afterwards forwarded to the Castle. His Excellency Count de Bernstorff, Prussian Minis ter at this court, was not absent, as has been stated, when the members of the corps diplontatique were pre sented to the Emperor Napoleon, at the French Em bassy last Thursday, but, together with the Countess de Bernstortf, was presented to their Imperial Majesties, Sir Roderick I. Murchison, F.R.S., has consented to be nominated as the successor of the late Sir Henry T. De la Beche. The Provost of Eton and Miss Hawtrey bave arrived at the C'arendon, from Eton. The Duebe , s of Sutherland and family have returned to Stafford-house, St. James's, from Clifden House, Bello; for the season. The Count de Montemolin and Don Sebastian have arrived at Naples from Trieste. The Princess Mary Bonaparte Valentini has arrivcd in Pans from Perugia, in the Papal States. In a fortnight or three weeks the city statue of S'r Robert Peel will be placed on its pedestal at the weft end of Cheap,,ide, on the spot now occupied by the obel7sk Miss Peto, daughter of Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., named a screw steam-vessel, the European, launched a few days ago from the building yard of Messrs. Scott and Co., Greenock. General Annenkoff has been appointed Governor- General of New Russia and Bessarabia, The General discharged the duties of the post until lately under Prince Woronzoff. The Russian Government has ordered the distribution of 8,000 silver roubles to the poor of St. Petersburg, in order that they may pray for the soul of the late Czar. Admiral Hamelin, the new Minister of Marine in France, is 59 years of age. Count Potocky has had an interview with the Pope, to convey the official notification of the death of the Emperor Nicholas. • The diplomatic relations between the Court of Naples and the Sardinian Government are becoming less and less amicable. The Neapolitan police refused, the other day, to allow some Sardinian officers who are bound for the East to land at Naples for a few hours. The Sar dinian Governmenft has not failed to make known to King Ferdinand its displeasure at this act of discourtesy. ROYAL COLLEGE OP SURGEONS.—The following gen tlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations fur the diploma, were admitted members of the college at the meeting of the Court of Exa miners on the 23d inst.:—Messrs. Michael Tout Seaman, Tavistock, Devon • John Lumsden Propert, New Cavendish-street; John iitz.zerald, Tipperary ; George Tow i nsend Savile, Driffield, Yorkshire; Edwin Jones, Rhyl, Flintsbire ; John Thomas Penhall, East India Company's Service, Madras ; James Buckley Falconer Atwell, Wilmington square; William Charles Dailey, S./6ton, Leicester. shire ; and Cameron Joseph Francis McDowell, Army. DEATH OF MR. HERBIES.—The Right Hon. Charles Herries died yesterday, the 24th inst., at St. Julian's near Sevenoaks. The right hon. gentleman was in his 77th year. Mr. Herries was educated at the University of Leipiic, and was private secretary to Mr. Perceval during the greater part of his Administration, and filled the office of Commissary-in -Chief and Auditor a the Civil List.' He wai Secretary to the Treasury from 1823 till September, 1827 ; Chancellor of the Exchequer from the latter date till January, 1828 ; was Master of the Mint from 1828 till 1830 ; and President of the Board of Trade from February to November, 1830 ; was Secretary at War from December, 1834 to April, 1835 ; and President of the Board of Control from March till December, 1852. He sat for Harwich from 1823 till 1841, when he was an unsuccessful candidate for Ips wich ; and was returned for Stamford in 1847. A ball, for the benefit of the funds of the Institution for the Relief of the Indigent Blind of the Jewish Per suasion, took,placo last night at Willis's Rooms, which was brilliantly attended. A period of three years has elapsed since the last ball was celebrated, or an appeal madelor further support of this excellent institution ; and from the patronage it received last night it is to be hoped a great addition to the funds will be made, as the committee state that the number of pensioners who have received the benefit of the institution is be tweea eighty and ninety, and the amount expended for their support has exceeded 16,000/. It is most praiseworthy to remark of this charity that it has removed the melancholy spectacle which formerly existed;of witnessing the blind seeking alms in the public street. Many members or the most distinguished fami lies of the Hebrew persuasion were present. Notwith standing the demise of the father of the Baroness Lio nel de Rothschild, the friend and patroness of this and every other Jewish institution, not only prevented her .welcome - presence, but was the cause of some absentee;. The committee and the stewards, headed by their excel lent chairman, B. S. Phillips, Esq., used every exertion to make the gathering pass of Erilliantly, and the com pany separated at a late hour, highly delighted with the results of the evening, the collection_ having exceeded 4504, • ART-U.NION OF LOND,,N--DRAWING OF TILE PRIZES. The meeting of this institution took place yesterday, in the Haymarket Theatre, the house being kindly lent for-the purpose by the lessee, Mr. Buckstone. Lord Menteagle had promised to take the chair, but as his lordship, for some reason unexplained, did not make his appertrance, Mr. H. T. Hope, M.P., was requested to act on the occasion, and performed the duties most efficiently. The coune;l's report observed that last year the sub scribers numbered considerably more than 14,000, and that the society has in hand a reserve sum of 7,000/. A statement was made of the manner in which the sum to be expended in prizes had been divided ; and a detailed account was given of the various works of art—such as busts, prints, statuettes, medalliong, &c., which the council had selected either 'for prizes or distribution to the subscribers. It was stated that the council, having taken into consideration the fact that a great number of persons had subscribed during several years without receiving a, prize, theyhad . this year set apart a valuable bust for every unsuccessful subscriber of ten years' standing. It appears that the number of the society's agents has greatly increased of lat.r in very distant lands, and that through their exertions a knowledge and taste for the arts is penetrating into localities hitherto strangers to such harmonising influences; and, moreover, that the list of subscribers has been greatly enlarged by contri butors from abroad, Boston in the United States, and Hobart Town having furnished between two and three hundred subscribers each. The widely spreading love for art was dwelt upon, and properly, as a subject for general gratulation, arid it was stated in proof of this extension of taste, that at Ohio a society formed for the purpose of distributing works of art had lately numbered upwards of 27,000 subscribers. After the reading of the report, which, it must be said was very instructive, and exceedingly well drawn up, votes of thanks were unanimously passed to the council, and to the hon. secretaries, Messrs. Godwin and Pocock. In returning thanks, Mr. Godwin took occasion to remark upon the energy and unanimity which had cha racterised the various - councils of the Art-Union ever since the establishment o(f the institution. Warmly .expressed thanks were also given to Mr. Buckstone, -for his having so liberally placed the theatre at the disposal of the council. Mr. Hope then commented ably upon " the report," and happily remarked that it was a most gratifying sign of the times that, although we were plunged in a san guinary war, and that so much money was wrung from the community for a very different purpose than that of fostering the peaceful arts, still the Art-Union not only maintained its position, but positively progressed, its subscribers actually numbering, during this year of strife, 500 more than on any former occasion. Mr. Hope also congratulated the council upon their wiselyand humanely recommending that .a more ready admission to public buildings be given to the bulk of the people, and laid great stress upon that portion of the council's recom mendation which referred more particularly to the Royal Academy, remarking that although it was perhaps a somewhat delicate subject to touch upon, it must not be forgotten that the Royal Academy enjoyed great privi leges at the hands of the nation, being housed most hand somely at the public expense, and deriving its annual income no less from the exertions of others than from those of its own members ; which privileges and advan tages he thought should inspire the members of the Royal Academy with a more liberal feeling towards the public than they had hitherto. evinced. After the Chairman had concluded his business-like and very sensible address, the thawing of the prizes took place. Some of the larger prizes fell to foreign lands, a contributor from New Zealand carrying off a 1501. and a contributor from Boston (America), a 2501. picture. Through the libefality of the members of the National Institution of Fine Arts, the pictures purchased, with the money prizes obtained yesterday, will be exhibited at the Portland Gallery, Regent-street. THE PRIZE LIST. The following are the names of the successful drawers, with the value of their prizes ; Entitled to select a Work of Art of the value of Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds—Mrs. Brainard, Boston, U.S. Entitled to select a Work of Art of the Value of Two Hundred Pounds—H. Rowland, Newton. Entitled each to select a Work of Art, of the Value of One Hundred and Fifty Pounds—C. D. Barrand, Welling ton, N.Z. ; W. Duncan, Liverpool. Entitled each to select a Work of Art of the Value of One Hundled Pounds—Mrs. S. Fisher, Eaton-place; W. W. Grice, North-street ; Mrs. Holloway, Marchwood ; G. Knight, Scarborough ; T. Swanston, Edinburgh. Entitled each to select a Work of Art of the Value of Seventy-five Pounds—W. Butter, Manchester; W. Crump, Rowley Regis ; J. D. Calthorp, Whit e h a ll ; Madame De Latour, Southwark; Mrs. Hurd, King's-cross; C. W. Mather, 3ayswater ; J. H. Strange, Highbury. Entitled each to select a Work of Art of the Value of Sixty Pounds—J. F. Allen, Cornhill; S. Andrew, Ashton under-Lyne ; G. Baily, Lincoln's-inn-fields ; G. Butler, Cadiz ; Rev. W. Blunt, Stockbridge ; R. W. Lloyd, Bir mingham; Jas. Fahey, Brompton ; J. L. Harvey, Phila delphia; J. Howes, Old Brentford ; W. Jeffrey, Charles street; T. M. Keyworth, .Lincoln; J. Miller, Little Grimsby; R. Owthwaite, Henley; J. Pringle, Cornhill; John Paul, Glasgow ; J. Walter, 40, Upper Harley-street ; W. H. Yatman, Warwick. Entitled each to Select a Work of Art of the Value of Fifty Pounds—J. Clementson, Ashton ; Dean of Chester ; R. Column, Wandsworth ; John Farmer, Stourbridge ; J. B. Fitzgerald, Portland ; J. C. Hemming, Sunderland ; M. Illingworth, Harrogate ; T. Ingram, Leicester ; John Morris, Cardiff ; H. Tatham, Liverpool; J. B. Tippetts, Islington ; T. E. G. Tisdall, St. John. • Entitled each to select a Work of Art of the Value of Thirty five Pounds—G. H. Aston, Ca.pel-court ; B. J. Barlow, Bishops Stortford; W. Batson, Springfield; Col. Bonner, Great Cumberland -street; G. Brown, Dublin; W. Brunei Pentonville ; F. H. Cartwright, Bawtree • It. Cobbett, Northumberland-street; P. D. Deans, Iclaington ; Rev. J. Edwards, Leominster; R. Fisher, Pall-mall; T. Grant, Pocklington ; Jno. Green, Greenwich ; W. Ingram, Mid hurst ; J. Laming, Paddington ; J. S. Mawson, Cocker mouth ; J. H. Merridew, Birmingham ; W. Miller, Dun , . Twemlow-terrace ;A. Nicholas, Hobart Town ' • Jas. Orr, Livqrpool; T. W. Parker, Ho merton ; G. F. Pink, Hobart Town ; Rev. J. L. Pettit, New-square ; C. B. Snow, Washington ; T. Tilley, Pais leyj W. Ward, Richmond • Mrs. N. Walker, Shields ; W. Warrich, Leith ; Wilkinson, Liverpool. Entitled each to select a Work of Art of the Value of Twenty-five Pounds.— J. Allison, Victoria ; E. Barrow, Clifton ; J. Beardmore, Deptford ; S. R. Block, Barnet; G. Bone, "Vineries; J. Boker, Gray's-inn-square ; J N. Boothby, Adelaide ; C. Jr. Brains, Jamaica ; J. Clark, Old Kent-road ; Dr. Copeland, Old Burlington-stteet ; Catley, Hull ; G. Corson, Whitchurch ; E. J. F. Craw ford, N. Adelaide; J. Duthin, Blackheath ; H. Dartnall, Bedford ; lit. W. Freemajr, Northampton ; J. L. Grover, Pentonville ; Mrs. Greene, Lexington ; Jno. Hengrave, Leeds; T. Irving, Halifax; Rev. H. Keymer, Hertford; J. G. Almon, Newark ; A. F. Mackay, Liverpool ; Nor wich Art Union ; T. H. Pack, Ditton ' • R. Russell, Clap ham-rise; 11. C. Townsend, Witney; J. Towend, Stam ford-hill ; M. E. Williams, Pontypridd ; D. Young, St. Albans. Entitled each to select a Work of Art of the Value of Twenty Pounds. —G. Allen, Herne-hill ; H. G. Ashurst, Richmond ; C. Chamberlain, Hunsley; E. Croxford, Nor wich ; Mrs. R. Craigg, Dalkeith ; Mrs. De Laws°, Oxford-terrace; John Dearle, Chelsea; Mrs. Epsworth, Knntsford ; A. Hackett, Savage-garden ; T. It. Harrisou St. Martin's-lane ;J. H. Haywood, Pentonville ;T. 13 Holy, Sheffield ; E. Horner, Bncklersbury ' • J. Hunter, Belper ; R. D. Hughes, Bedford-row ; S. A. Johnson, Manchester; Rev.— Lowndes, Malta; It. Moore, Hanover terrace; T. Murray, Liverpool; C. H. Pilgrim-Slough; Captain Ryves, Blandford ; Mrs. Stenhouse, Dunfermline ; Major-General Tulloch, Shiffnall ; J. Thompson, Bishop Auckland; W. G. Watson, Bermondsey; John Williams, Mark-lane ; W. H. Williams, Tru ro ; R ev . J. Willi ams , Tying; S. ilson, Melbourne; "G. E. Yonge, Eton. Entitled each to select a Work of Art of the Value of Fifteen Pounds—R. Atkin, Linlithgow; P. S. Bardons, Milton-street; A. Davis, Houndsditch ; Dr. Dickenson, Liverpool ; J. Dowson, Kennington ; H. 'Farrant, Ottery St. Mary ; W. Find, Clifton ; G. Furlouger, Throgmorton street ; Colonel Goodfellow, Addiscombe ; R. Green, Ken sington • T. Hopkins, Connaught-terrace; W. T. Howell, Kentish-town ; E. Jordan, ThreAneedle-street; W. H. G. Langton, Belgrave-street; Lloyd, Brothers ; Ludgate hill ; Manstead, York ; Dr. J. Moir, Edinburgh ; C. H. Osborne, Old Kent-road ; W. S. Rose, St. Mary's Cray ; J. Smith, Bluster ; F. Sandiman, Southwick place ; Mrs. Smith, Cambridge ; J. Thomas, Glasgow ; F. J. Turner, Broughton ; J. Treherne, Bridgend ; E. Wil son, Melbourne. Entitled each to select a Work of Art of the Value of Ten Pounds.—F. Alexander, Norwich • Miss H. Bailey, Seven Dials ; J. W. Bradley, Boston, U.S.; B. H. Carver, Douhten, Mhr. ; H: Cooper, Highbury ; M. Evans, Lud low ; W. Fowler, Scarborough ; H. Gandon, Easton square ; W - . E. Good, Hammersmith ; C. Kent, Launces ton ; John Lee, Wolverhampton ; Mrs. Legge, Houghton; T. A. Mackay, Barnsbury-park ; J. Meking, Liverpool ; Melbourne Mechanics' Institution ; W. R. Milward, Goa - well-road ; E. Oldry, Plymouth ; J. Prince, Manchester ; G. Pridham,' Plymouth ; J. Silt, Lombard-street ; C. Stanfield, Bradford • M. Stainland, Boston ; K. R. Stop ford, Cork ; Mrs. Wells, Victoria ; Mrs. VirybUrn, Hollo way. The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotter dam produce markets state that business had slightly increased. Most descriptions of sugar were in 63tttr demand, white coffee and tea exhibited a tendency to improvement. From .Rouen the letters mention that the late advance continued to be supported, and that the stocks of manufactured goods had diminished. METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION. A special meeting of the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers was held at the offices of the commission. in Greek-street, Soho, yesterday afternoon. The following resolution was agreed to :—" That the commissioners do make a respectful representation to the Government in reference to the insertion of a clause in the bill now before Parlia ment for the better local management of the metropolis, giving a discretionary power to the boardehereafter to be constituted under the act to make compensation to officers employed under this commission whose services may be discontinued, and also to continue the payment of such pensions as have been granted by this and pre ceding commissions." ACCIDnNT ON THE 'LONDON AND NOnTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.--Yesterday afternoon, an aecAent, fortu nately not attended by any serious consequences to the passenger:, occurred to the 4 o'clock down train from Euston-square to Rugby and the midland countiee. The train left Boston-square at its appointed time, and proceeded safely to the Chalk Farm Bridge, where, from 80110 unexplained causes, while the engine passed on the main line, the tender and carriages went on to a siding which has recently been laid down in connec tion with some works which are in progress near the bridge above-mentioned. Two of the carriages were turned :over. on • their side, and some were much shattered by coming into collision witli the earth and bricks which the workmen had left piled up in the lo cality, but no passenger sustained any injury, and the line was cleared in about three quarters of an hour. It is supposed that the vibration of the switch, and as the engine passed over, caused it to get out of its place, and so threw ths - Onder on to the siding. THE CONDUCT OF TIIE I fid - ------ (From, the Times of this day) • da te Every incident that comes to our knowledge tell _ so increase the feeling of dismay with which reflecting Or.A of all shades of political op'n'on are dispoeed to Segn; the present conjuncture of our affairs. Thereisnolornle:r the slightest hope that we can by any means $ 13° , 0 of the most extreme degradation avoid the continuan _si, a war the expense of which our counsellors; seern *lnt cl pay and our generals to execute. Our Goves::, is a caricature of the weakest and most selfish coindelti; the tions of other times. Our Premier haidisappointed expectations of his friend. and faithfully realise ii 3 predictions of his enemies. ',Our Secretary of W ar ., is martyr ti gout, and our Secretary for the loadColore; to returning from the capital of a doubtful aIIY the ands.Adininira ion the weight acquired in a futile nt tiation, erhas to act again the seine part leer iehich proved so fatal to the Government of Lordnd .die' deer , . In the meanwhile legislation is a, blank, 3 ar tlf cussion on b epics of public interest is su-pencled P os ., to by the Crimean Committee, partly by unwillingn a ld to the difficulties of an Administration %Od ell bedtole. to decay before it was completed, but must shill be rated till arrangements can be come to for p ros- I ' l4 oi . with a suitable successor. In the meenwhile Our ° that depository of the talisman. of our constitution, in alO hands all legislation of late years has comtined to Pole the supreme power of the State. It is not nnreaerome. to expect that at a moment so critical the lio nse a nd a .b et mons will be a faithful reflex of public op g 0 o uch the topics which are canvassed with e a , e el. energy and unanimity in every coffee-room, 3 ; e yed market, in every railwey carriage, rota', ec ho hearth in this country, will find some feeb le r oll in the deliberations of an assembly L lid the why su o. tibf f e called together to represent us all. New Palace at Westminster be the only place °, f I too • resort in the country in which the present sYs' e "",,, e , ii ' scandalous for defence, too abominable for eadu r , s ; - nies not canvassed and denounced ? Everywhere ei a olieg . areto busy with plans, more or less web devised, alto IA t their experience and opportunities, but sa d ,i ll e gornt ; theh e same object—the renovation of our offish"' a J o i otal • _ oy r:form of our services', the re-invigt.orationregoeso: G totrnmen in every branch. But it le a %go symptom of r present social disease, that w ti l e the counry deliberates the Legislature does not ; While every conviction of the necessity of a change has P en ehe re 0 _ dwelling, from the palace to the cottsgep.,f fte least it has found no entrance. The pallet/ 11° n d i$ body politic is more complete than is usually fotionj the body natural. It does not strike some 'usually 011 ha, $ spare others, but assails at once the head, the ee . ,,,, der the heath No ortion of the machinery! reeeeessV ' carrying on a great war seems to be in force, 0;0 rig functions of the taxgatherer. We do not Ob i o f* . tories, but we pay-for them. We have the loanetbe or Pitt without his vigour and policy ; we b al ' a e udee cet ghivanvaigryilacnaetzpotirgnansoleaWa.ellington without his P" - , f s tion °/ The desire for inquiry which the gen.esale car d ls t °° the inefficiency eager and craving to he satisfied by the labc e of o or of our departments has crea te r e of A style committee, ranging over the whole surface/I and the e itary operations, but not searct ing veil clea t erea sd machinery . of our Administration or the stsn e . fi , Oil; peculiarities of its different divisions,. To 031°0 .fie t w o ant, individual members of Parliament have frarofttes4 time proposed the appointment of select O a fo the to inquire . into subjects most deeply interesting 001 public at this moment, such as romotion in the tliol and the state of the naval Pend militari l e coer departments. Both these motions the goose °, c hin' mons has, under the direction of the Goveronle,t7stb4 bu hi lived, thAi a op n nr cl e , aseu b nffi y t declared e s si o tean d tte o ly i o n f g ihese r a object should defend them for fate still . el etch W t contemptuous gas reserved for there. motions -we-00 je s t to have been brought before the Howe of Coa l i f f e of ° l° greatest interest and importance. t. We find in the notice-paper two do pier , luso' plausible a aosearwtvoieecas whichA u pouratebors ell: posed to inquire into the manageraeCnatPatnaaidscior°B7o3ebeti:eatlltb°°df' the Royal Navy, and Sir Erskine Perry mittee to see in what manner and to what e l o t ri e d VI Indian army can be utilized for Vet present sar. bie r ill it may be _brought, in fact as well as'in rig ht, to , ds ipg rank eh and dignity of a Royal army. Without Preijopor'' question, we must say that matters 10° 1 n ot b° tant e o r r more worthy of public attention con f Colly submitted at the pr sent moment to the 1: 01188 . 0 . dis til ' i_n o o t n e e e The manner in which naval patronagtnteoti ...b isd has long teen a suhect of the justest dee' ere ttlA s l o t . hard that every step should require a P ids eir imitation ef political friendandthat, irons 5 11l Jed t 4 ' E w i a lg y la a n te d p e, man to a post-c iptain, an officer s h o uld beta serrie,,° b w e h g i which his more than an y path of public employelea 'rot V i by step. It i bard tba „,,seer . with purely political considerations,so that a m peel t, justly p-oeud should ha, pr, pp of the Admiralty has it in his not onlY, - e'bo t Z, a meritorious but unfriended powerofficer front rie%' proP e -a debar him altogether from the exercise of I g n o " es ee I 4 sion, and then punish him for his want of l e , fl web s elj e ci depriving him of that rank and osition " `be s,-/ ority itself would have conferred P on hi ° e., h ie ority h ,i eo to s .her, g a i t s see men in the full vigour of manhood, ‘ ,. o '" as erew h ' f acf 'their health and strength, driven:P:o, . hur t! 4 service mixing t t h O ein ci s v e il iv l b i s fe u , and p in e taught teotion t e o e i f i e n e g l tiler tend fs politics that they can hope for a retnr" r equ ire , re' a o o f ,i s their ta n t s ~ r profession. en r,in the navy skill, judge no . W n l i It is most unfair to " 5 0u , r ~,,t,, JO fe,,j,,,rial. knowledge, While deprived of the r, a l e ir ra e e to officers and gentlemen, and forced to spen d '' O . "' in the company of wild and unruly h: 1 ;s ' )/e ti r ell b i le they possess no control. These things,. 11-111 . others, are well worthy of examination, arid la g a iri 5 : an d I I . ht r e , sonably occupy the leisure of a house whisbe it s lid much pre-sing business, actually seems to 6 "' s r hang heavily on its hands. f cel . o • Ot the Indiannecessity of a change in the condition ,er w hole, o f tli ° army, by devising • li n'" el some scheme whic eisl e able us to use, for the purposes, of war the of a portion of the military talent and experienqw el empire, we have before now spoken at length. voile, advantage justice to the Indian service, the n e r ce s ffc e , r j aiding our amateur soldiers by the assistance G ra ni t e " who have made the profession of arms the P ° occupation of their lives, instead of the relaxatie: 00' few ß idle years, all plead loudly for this inv aati rloli in i But the House of Commons has no taste fos se e Ott quiries, and therefore, when the first of them i f to to commence, the House of Commons caused itsaideratt; " counted out." Surely there is some irieer e . dre a ei f ness, if not some danger, in applying prececleno criii.; cal l m quiet times and easy circumstances te ° le i of k il a on moments, when we discern hope in no Pr c oon c j h :zon, and require every effort that wisdom Inesftee and vigour in action can devise to restore oar : tro ' tio:: prestige and reanimate our disorganised adneini.. south pu blic 0 oe r This is • not the time to pause between vier ce and private . ease, or to count as e r a :14 es ing saved from the care of public affairs ..° ~, p e,b lv i poses . of private•society. If we are to ree.;tre ~,coal spirit and energy to our councils and ad° ce a this end can only be effected by untiring - s e SO is Arlie° 1 i a ' devotion, never more needed than now ; a' a e "„ag " . r ,lf deed can be hoped . for a reform of eeisinef a t ,vs' t . i o c: i ee. propositions w to inquire into them are met wild the m eapons that remain to our Legislature at ent—the arts of procrastination and delay' / , S it' A cco. 6# EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF &WOOLED T° l3 -n - hitelJ ,0 0 E ha m d erson, surveyor of inland revenue at 7, - A 6POI been for some time aware that a smtigfAcif e ' a large scale was in contemplation, and 0 0 lei he repaired to St. Bees where, about two or three- c i C e o that morning, the peaceful inmates of the P Ifeck Mill, and Flat House had their plees 3° e s f libi ' l disturbed by the noise of carts , the crackid cree,et and tfie vociferous shouting Of drivers. th e be t i e 0' which, at the dawn of day, was discovaeid t o ,Oe• Dublin boat, the Mary, of Howtb , bad lel d n e ight , ,, t o ° it. C i , bacco, and these were going under cover e• ar t- o, l ' lieve her of her cargo. Quietly watching hie:,..Pr t ale c ep Mr. Emerson, and three assistants, s eized 011, 5 .4 then another of the sailors, eacb of vih o erll fo eee e t b''O V Tying on his shoulder a bale of toba.cco. little further he laid hold of the captain, $7 , 1 13 01, l be' set, burly fellow, who made a desperate beu : I d ' S O; struggle to escape. A fourth, an old rel s ' e fid il a °o 4 . ' of one of the crew, was on board the boat , .`-; etr* - ir t sequently taken into custody. The boat w a ';', at the time. Her cargo consisted of WA 'Titr e bales, weighing 8,9001b5. of contraband eo l e , a - c - bs 07 4 . it being what is known to the trade as `` ey - t he ' l:.o 4 which snuff is manufactured. In value t if ' amounts to 1,5001. or 1,6001. It took e,g -- carry it away. The captain'and crew ale ' II 61 I' ve Whitehaven Herald. (4 041¢ 18 ; ROYAL _ASYLUM OF THE Sr. ANN'S S ri,/ 045 anniversary b festival of the St. Ann's See' e "' i re• rated yesterday evening at the London Tfii-oertecifor chair was taken by Sir Robert. Peel, Bar_tr e 4 ti h r rif f e:o fi ! the Duke of Wellington, Lord Berners, Par' ";" - s e e e- 4' ley, the Rev. Dr. Croly, &c. The party 1 1 4 1, - e es t and very select, awithe dinner provided by pfl te, ment was quite worthy of the occasion. Ott" drawal of the cloth, Sir R. Peel, who wee r ,.%, f Th e h 11 °- ~°/ L. enthusiastic cheering, proposed the `‘" ofucen," and begged to couple AV ith it t " 0 14 40 08 our Imperial ally, His Majesty Nal:001°11A the t io o ' peror of the French." The hon. baronet Pli;e b 0;0i compliment to our g a ll a nt allies of the Or e iii - th i e Ar eo )l by including the arm y an d navy of Frau w ee h ; the e ry toast of "The Army and Navy." -1 094;i society were introduced after this toss" ~411 P ; dress, in heroic verse, was deliverer to therms Soo pe t tt 't one of the boys, aged 13 years, after whiehrugi e ' r oo e , Croly addressed the children, and exPet',B" 0 , e" of merits of the society at great length. The 0° to o. o , proposed the toast of the evening ill il e acee si i f l° ,3 quest and forcible speech, urging t he a ; eil-1.4 " . doing good while they had the op orturciitP ele4e,lo" postponing their charitable donatio ns. P °l3, that the St. Ann's Society not only suPPertied,l' %vit ti °Vl taught the orphan children ard coneblee-bierriP, appeal which was responded to by a list dee,peo,l4,ti:e and dOnations to the amount of 1,8001. I V t r be t v ,l 2 00) children have enjoyed the benefits ii - 0 0,ge" D e r,, ton s ince its foundation, and that 300 are eg foundation. The health of the chairman' 01-10.0 e ' , Peel, was proposed, by the bake ° l u ne. and drunk with all the honours• The P„, - ded after returning thanks, retired an d . was.e?c_c;t,l3°_,lvl44, Sheriff Crosley, under whose able prestelebool'ecPed a bite co o ties of the evening were prolonged to musical' arrangements were under the dir e ,lo o3l ,l i f G. enge, supported by the Misses V r° ,4 * l l / 4 f r i Messent, Mr. Perren, Mr. Ransford, AT" 0 0 1 Calcott. Mr. Harker officiated with e t u b s ° m i3 rr es. as toastmaster. It was announced the , ' v ol e t 9 would preside at the next o°l ''; tival.