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

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Backstom THIS EVENING. Will be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters y Mr. Backstone and Miss E. Chaplin. To be followed by a new Ballet. In which the Spanish Dancers will appear, entitled THE EVENING FESTIVAL. After which. a new Extravaganza, called THE NEW HAX MARKET SPRING MEETING, 1855. To ccrclude with THE GALICIAN FETE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEEP. THIS EVENING, Will be performed LIVING TOO FAST, To be folowed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with (first time) a Romance, in two acts, entitled THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO ; or, King, Queen, and Knave. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. To conclude with ANE EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE, With nume ous highly-coloured Illustrations. ROYAL OLYMPIC TIIEATEE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS - . Will be performed a Comeci-letta, called LAW FOR LADIES. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, G. - Vining, H. Cooper, Danvers, and Miss Cast'etm. After which, KILL OR CURE. Characters by Messrs. Robson, &eery, and F. Vining ; Mrs. A. Wigan and Miss Bromley. To be &Lowed by the Fairy Extravaganza, called THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KEI•IG OF GOL MISES. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, First time, an entirely new and original Spectacle-drama of liar g interest, by Mr. 'Selson Lee, called, rliE FIELD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE ; After which, a Series of Novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with RETURNED FROM THE BALTIC ; or, Jack Ashore. A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added to the Embellishments. Box-office open trom Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Wes[.. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Air. W. Cooke, jun. ROYAL BTRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, • Will be performed THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. Cha racters by Messrs J, "[afford, Rogerson, find Kinloch ; and Miss Re becca Isaac., Miss Beaumont, and Miss Somers. Alter which, KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE. To which will be added a Mita Divertissement. HIGH WATER AT LOND ;ON BRIDGE. T .13 f L IT —Morning 0 inth.aftn 6 I Eveni g 26min. art. 6 To- Icazow DE 55 - a:u.after 6 Ev,ning 3U min at. 7 WIL'A.THEEL—firN Orrrun, April. 3. TinIitIIONLETED, IN THE SEADZ 53 llighest sinco noon yesterday. 43—Lowest this morning and during the night. 54 —this day, at noon. 3ARONETZE, 30'13. WIND, N. W.— Blowing a gale, with fine sunshine and clouds. APRIL 9. 64 —ilghest since noon vtsterday. 44 --lowest this morning and during the night. 56 --this day at noon. SABOMHTEB, 29•i0—falling. WTICD, N.W.—Fresh breeze, and slight showers in the morning. rirj .) 5 1,111, ~~ LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1855. M. DROUYN DE L'HUYS has had an audience with the Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH. So much has, at all events, been accomplished, and it is to be hoped that the Austrian Government will be prepared on the renewal of the Conferences, wheii Prince GORSTCHAKOFF has received the " in structions" so loudly talked of, to assume a position one way or the other. Heretofore the Allied Powers have been completely bamboozled by their pretended friends. They have had scarcely 1e5... , cause to complain of Austria than of Prussia ; fir if the duplicity of the Government at Vienna has not been quite so apparent as of that at Ber lin, the former has just as carefully avoided com• milting itself or rendering any real assistance to the Western cause as the latter. As we have repeat edly pointed out, it has not yet fired a single shot, or drawn a sword in anger, while it has contrived to obtain the sanction of England, France, and Turkey to its occupation of the Principalities, so that when desirous of taking an active part in the pending hostilities it may aim a formidable blow at either side as the inauguration of its par ticipation in the War. In truth the Austrian policy is, as it has been for a series of ages, of an essentially selfish character. Its sole object is, while carefully avoiding all possible risk, to obtain the greatest possible advantage for itself for the least possible return. It might, perhaps, as so positively asserted, be desirous of witnessing a certain limi tation of the Russian strength, so that it might itself be placed on a closer footing of equality with the quondam CoLossus of the North. But it is difficult to determine with any accuracy the real state of its feelings. It must not be forgotten that the AUTOCRAT has been regarded as the in carnation of despotism—the chief barrier against the much-dreaded liberalism. The debt of "gratitude " which it professed for the interven tion has not quite been forgotten. We use the much-abused term in the sense in which it is gene rally interpreted by politicians, viz., " a lively sense of favours to come." Austria cannot for get that the same influences which rendered the aid of Russia so acceptable a few years since are still in operation, that the hopes of the patriots of Hungary, of Poland, of Lombardy have not altoge ther been extinguished, but that many fervent aspi rations for the liberation of their afflicted races are still daily offered by men ready to act wheneveran auspicious opportunity may arise. It would not, therefore, suit the tactics of Austria to greatly humiliate or materially diminish the resources of Russia. She would gladly emancipate herself from the control exercised by that domineering Power ; but she would, at the same time, wish to keep a reserve available in the event of a civil war , in which she could not hope for assistance from either France or England. At present she is eagerly watching the course of events, and will not, we firmly believe, take a decided step until the balance of success so greatly preponderates on one side or the other as to leave the result no longer doubtful. The capture or destruction of Sebastopol would be the signal for her joining "heart an d hand"—that is to say, if she possesses anything analogous t o a " heart"—with the Allies --the evacuation of the Crimea, with the work flinging off disguise, tmaecompli s h e d, for and casting herself into the arms of Russia, who, in consideration of the services of an unexhausted Power, would be willin g to forgive all previous hesitation, and would readily allow a participation in the spoil about to be divided. There is therefore an additional reason why the destruction of Sebastopol should be regarded as an indispensable condition of any arrangement that may be effected. It is essential not only as a pledge for the good f a ith of Prussia, but of ' Austria also. Until that is achieved--uutil the " standing menace to Europe," and m ore parti _ cularly to the commerce of ,the Danube, is de stroyed, we cannot anticipate any display o f h ide _ pendence or firmness on the part of the leading States of Germany. As to the minor States, th e 1 A UTOC RAT possesses so many mea ns of influencing their decision—of "bribing," to use plain language, not merely the Ministers but the Princes themselves, that it wou ld b e futile to expect any co-operation on their part. It would be just as absurd to look sr anunti-mini,te • Ivote from 1 ~ ria !, _ ol ,tfir la___ o4 . vidence," when the whipper-in d a • k- - . ..wr de s i rable appointments at his sl),, '...__. / W.lciVciS 4 . disposal. The suspicious neutrality of King LEOPOLD—nay more, the mission of Count BRIEY as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary to the Court of St. Petersburg, at a time like the present, and considering the many rea sons why the Belgian King should not hesitate to array himself on the side of France and Eng land, prove that many sinister influences ar© in operation, and that Austria is by no means sin cere in her professions of cordiality and friend ship. All these matters must now be brought to a speedy conclusion. Parliament will meet on this day week ; and, despite the terrors of the threatened appeal to the country, will speak out when an opportunity again offers. The chief danger is that some ignomini ous treaty may be cobbled up in the interval— and any must b e ignominious which does not pro . vide for the immediate delapidation of Sebastopol, and the restriction of the Russian navy in the Euxine, within very narrow limits. We once more emphatically caution Ministers, that a heavy retribution will fall on any, no matter what their rank or position, who, at this emergency, prove themselves oblivious of the interests of the United Kingdom, which are identical with those of our faithful and chivalrous allies. A storm would, indeed, be excited on both sides of the Channel of which it would be impossible to predict the results. Such dangers must be averted. They would indeed be truly formidable, far more so than the most desperate efforts of Russia, assisted by her faithful henchmen of Austria and Prussia, and even with all the friendly aid which Count de BRIEY may be prepared to offer on behalf of his royal master. There are a few simple principles to be enunciated which should be inflexibly adhered to—viz., an immediate de cision on the part of Russia as to its acceptance or rejection of the terms offered, which cannot be varied or modified in any degree, however trifling ; and, secondly, that when Russia has determined her part, Austria and Prussia should also decide their respective courses, and that with the distinct and I positive understandi ng th a t F rance an d E ngland would sanction no con ti nue d neutra li ty, b ut that our representatives would consider those who are not for us as against us. An Irish baronet, the recognised jester of the College -green Parliament, alleged that " the best way to avoid danger was to meet it full in the face." There was much truth in the assertion, despite the quaintness of the language in which it was clothed. Our own Ministers may rest assured that the most ener . getic is also the safest course at the present ewer gencv, and that nothing is so likely to produce a permanent peac3 as the unflinching demand for the demolition of Sebastopol and the withdrawal or destruction of the Russian fleet in the Euxine. I One cannot help thinking, now that we are on the eve of an Imperial visit, how it would go with other monarchs of Europe if they should honour us with their presence. If the two Northern Kings steamed it hither through the breaking ice we fear they would bring something of the chill with them. They might have had pluck, with two such Allies at their back, to have joined the Alliance, and relied on their own bravery and ours to secure an independence to which they have of late been strangers. Denmark was hampered, however, with a Russian Ministry, now on the verge of impeachment for financial malversation ; and with a King who, it is to be feared, leans strongly in his heart to the power which is watch- iug to absorb him. If he got off without hissing, he would yet hear the good old English cry to " Come out, like a man." Sweden is reputed to have received Lord DUDLEY STUART kindly, and to have made Polish emancipation a condition of alliance. If the reputation be just King OSCAR has only to say so, and all London would hurrah him with three times three, to the cry of King Oscan and Poland for ever. Then the Southern Kings—the southernmost of all, say—King BOMEA and his POPE ! Woe to the former if the Bankside men got a hint of the noble POERIEO and his irons far heavier than the harness of their dray horses. Such a wretch could not, and hardly ought, to escape without first releasing and indemnifying his noble patriots. As to Pro Novo, Messrs. SPOONER and. NEWDE GATE would, of course, have a handsome supply of Papal aggression and Anti-Maynooth artillery ready, and the triple Crown would be somewhat in danger from undesirable Protestant missiles. East again—in more civilised Europe we mean, are two capitals and their Sovereigns, an Emperor and a King. He of Austria and he of Prussia. It would certainly bea treat to see themhere. We may imagine them riding about to see the lions• of the metropolis and its suburbs—the one easy of recog nition by his " standing lots of champagne," the other quite as distinguishable by the repulsive physiognomy of the cruel Hapsburgs. Wit and raillery like that of our neighbours across the Channel we could furnish but in small quantity ; but we could make up for it with our own indi genous. JOHN BULL, although rather scant in his stock of epithets, and that stock rather coarse in quality, well knows how to in tone his honest, hearty, loathing, and dis gust for base selfish cowards. Their MAJESTIES, if not comprehending a word of English, would be at no loss to comprehend their position in the eyes of English people. They would never forget to their dying day the execrations and disgust of honest freemen ; and would be thankful enough to slink within four walls again, and to drown in " champagne," or divert, if possible, by court flat teries the thoughts of freemen's words. Coming towards the West, it is impossible even to count the stars in the Royal nebula of Ger many. HERSCHEL, or some astronomer, has talked of star-dust : perhaps all this King-dust is some day to coalesce into a King of some magnitude, visible through good glasses. We have, however, no political ROSSE telescope sufficiently powerful to detect anything like a King to be catalogued in the remote future. Moreover, we have not leisure just now to turn to the Gotha Almanack for the list of names which we have never been able to remember, except when a LOLA MONTES or some piece of political fraud or cruelty worthy of our police reports brushes up our recollections. On the northern and southern limbs of Western France are two states of respectable position, and - one of them of respectable behaviour too, which Englishmen cannot forget. We should like to have their two Kings here. Perhaps in the case of one of them decency forbids. He married, the last time, a daughter of the King of the French, who as Mr. SMITH had to make way for the present ruler of Franc e and our ex p ected visitor. It might be hardly decent to place the son-in-law of Louis PHILIPPE in the company of i muls NAPOLEON. The King of Sardinia, however, would feelquiteat ease. He has acted right royally. Not among the first to be likely to suffer by the ascedanc Y of Russian barbarism, he has been the fi " 2 I to join unreservedly the allianc3 against it. He hhas incurred 1 sacifices for the cause of freedom, while Austria herself, a n d While has made none except for Prussia would, if she dare, R rather make th em to rivet lucre firmly en h er . her Russian chains constitutional sovereign.e has acted worthily of a But LEOPOLD is also a c constituti 1 - alk% sovereign 1 LEOPOLD is fully as much in danger from Russian ascendancy as Sardinia. LEOPOLD, too, used to be a liberal. The army of LEOPOLD is larger than that of Sardinia ; and though he has not some thousand guns afloat, we could lend him all the transports he might want ; and as to size and resources, the populations of the two kingdoms are about the same, and Belgian wealth ought to be the greater. What on earth, then, accounts for their different position ? Is it a money ques tion ? Quite the reverse. Their public debts are not seriously different, while the revenue of Belgium exceeds her expenditure, and that of Sardinia falls below it. There is no reason, and there can be no reason, but the dif ference of monarchs. The King of SARDINIA re presents the brave and manly spirit of the old Courts of Savoy. The King of the BELGIANS re presents the match-making, selfish, and time serving policy of the Coburgs. In the matrimo nial line, the grand trade of the Coburgs, he has been pre-eminently lucky. First an English Princess, then a French Princess, and now, per son, an Austrian 'Princess ; possibly a Prussian and a Russian match are to follow soma day, and it would not do to quarrel with the relations of a future bride or bridegroom. The thing is patent that he is nearly related to the British Crown, but shows not the least sympathy with British aspirations for Continental independence. He was put on his throne, indeed, by France and England ; yet there he sits, never thinking, even when English Ministers were ready to beg for a foreign regiment, of rendering the least assistance in the grand struggle. We can hardly conceive a more ignominious contrast than that between old LEOPOLD and young CARLO ALBERTO. Royil marriages really seem all to tell tor Russia, but never for England. FREDERICK WILLIAM'S sister married NrcnoLes, and the petticoat union has almost become a military one. LEOPOLD marries a son to Austria, and he adopts the half- Russianised self-serving policy of Austria. But this same LEOPOLD married an English and a French Princess—and all France and England get from it is—nothing at all ; unless, indeed, we may reckon it for something that Russian bullets arc discharged from Belgian rifles. Well, what should we do with the Sardinian and Belgian Kings if they did come. Notwith standing all M. KOSSUTLI has said we would give CARLO ALBEP.TO a hearty English welcome ; and while the memory of the Princess CHARLOTTE would save LEOPOLD from personal insult, he would soon understand that he was not more wel- Mll3 than FRANCIS JOSEPH of Austria. It will doubtless have been observed that the inflammatory Appeal recently addressed to the ll.lssian nation by the Thrice Holy Synod at St. Petersburg —after proclaiming the continuance of war with fire and sword against the chief of the civilised races of Europe—closed with a Scriptural quotation already coupled in the mouth of the late CZAR with the most shameful and flagrant mendacities. At the period of its original utter ance by the representative of the Northern Auto cracy it was regarded instantly, and, so to speak, instinctively, regarded by the whole Christian world as nothing less than a blasphemous profana tion. It was universally so felt throughout entire Christendom. Nevertheless, it might then have been imagined in extenuation by some of the more charitable, that the words of the Royal Psalmist were employed by the Russian EMPEROR under the almost irresistible influence of a paroxysm of fana tical excitation. Some excuse for the impiety might have been conjectured by those more mo derate observers, as discoverable in the mere circum stance that the CZAR addressed his subjects in the united character of Prince and Pontiff —that he spoke under the impulse of emotions of a mystical religious-enthusiasm. Even so regarded, how ever, the sacred text fell upon the ear of Europe —coupled as it was with so many monstrous and flagitious mis-statements —as something much more heinous than a daring indecorum, as, we repeat, nothing less than a monstrous and blas phemous profanation. Yet what was uttered in a moment of excite ment by NIOEIOLAS I. has been reiterated, deliberately and resolutely reiterated, by the " Thrice Holy Synod," under the reign of his successor, ALEXANDER 11. After appealing to the deadlier passions of the multitude, to the evil passions of hatred, fanaticism, and vengeance, the Synod closes the whole catalogue of its adjurations by repeating that same sacrilegious quotation from Holy Writ :—ln telDomine speravi : non confun dar in ceternum ! It apparently promises, indeed, to become stereotyped at the foot of every Imperial ukase and Synodical proclamation, like the old Virat Regina at the tail of our English play-bills. Itappears to us that some more appropriate versicle might be extracted from the venerable rituals of Christianity, for the purpose of being substituted for this impiously vain-glorious boast of reliance upon the Divine encouragement of every criminal enterprise that may, now or at any future time, be adventured upon by the Orthodox Greek Church, operating through its earthly medium, that of the Imperial Russian Government. Remembering the invariable discomfiture ex perienced by the soldiers of the Czalt since the commencement of their present struggle with the warriors of England, France, and Turkey remembering Oltenitza, and Citate, and Bomarsund, and Alma, and Balak - lava, and Inkerman, and Eupatoria—may we not discover somewhere in the holy text some more appropriate quotation to be placed by a fanatical priesthood upon the lips of that inflamed and infuriated popu lation ? Is there no other sacred fragment of Latinity that might be so employed by the Rus sians without the profanity inseparable from their reiterated use of that divine cry of the Hebrew Psalmist, expressive at once of his Faith, Hope, and Love, in regard to Benign OMNIPOTENCE ? We imagine that a fragment of this kind may be readily enough discovered as a fitting substitute. One occurs to us, indeed, on the instant, as parti cularly apt if breathed forth by the Russians in the presence of the diminished but invincible cohorts commanded by the marshal's baton of Lord RAGLAN-the remnant of that gallant band of heroes who performed such prodigies of valour on the heights of the Alma, as well as on those of the Tchernaya and Balaklava—the army, deci mated frightfully, it is true, by disease and Dy other more deplorable, because more avoidable and devastating, sources of destruction, but still unvanquished and still terrible to its antagonists. In lieu of that profaned text, Li to Dentine spe ravi : 710 n, confundar in ceternum—that text pro faned very recently by the "Thrice Holy Synod," as previously by the dead Czar NICHOLAS PAULO VITCH, we would suggest another as happily less indicative of impiety, and as wonderfully more appropriate under existing circumstances. And ply—Libera me de ore leonis : et d corni bt l u r s a t u m ic ornium hamilitatem meam. The illustra tion of its impressive significance, as well as of re cognised in the heraldic devices emblazoned its really astonishing aptitude, may be upon that grand old which has gone, ragged and blackened, the fluttering lightnings of many a battle-field, banner o•onfanon of Prof England, h the palladium of our loyalty, the tattered our patriotism, the. oriflame of our nationality— that heroic standard in presence of which the British soldier fought and died upon the plains of Azincourt—the glorious flag under which he has conquered so often, though never more signally than he has already thrice done upon the soil of the Crimea, and twice within view of the fortifi cations of Sebastopol. ses-, The Bank of New South Wales is to pay the half yearly interest falling due on the town of Geelong loan. The specie arrivals of the week have amounted to nearly 750,000/. three-fourths of w hi c h consist, of silver. The shipments have: been to the extent of about 200,0001. RuEeDe—The prices of wheaten bread in the metro polis are from 91d. to 10d. ; of household ditto, Bd. to, 9d per 41b loaf. THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS ON GOOD FRIDAY.—The Emperor of Russia remitted through the Swedish Em bassy a sum sufficient to give every prisoner in the Lewes Gaol 6cl. each for hot cross buns. —Sussex Exprees. The Weekly Chronicle states that the decided success which attended the recent amateur performance at the Olympic Theatre, for the benefit of a literary gentleman overtaken by calamity, has brought down numerous ap plications from managers of charities invoking the aid of the corps. It is hinted that a further performance is likely to take place, in deference to a desire proceeding from a quarter where to intimate a desire is to cominatel. DEPOT OF SEAMEN, &C., AT LEITH.—It is intended to establish a depot of seamen, artificers, stokers, &c., for servi ce i n th e B a lti c an d W hite Sea fleets, in Leith roads, for which purpose, in addition to her Majesty's ship Athol, the guardship in the roads, a 50-gun frigate is to be stationed there to afford accommodation to volunteers. PRECIOUS FREIGHT.—On Thursday last there were in the Southampton Docks gold and silver to the amount of 600,000/., which had arrived in the West India steamer Tyne and the Alexandrian steamer Euxine. Nearly 20 carriage; were required to convey it to Lon don. The principal portion of the specie was silver. About 8,0001. worth of silver weighs a ton ; each rail way carriage conveys about four tons weight. SITTINGS OP THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—This court will resume its sittings on Friday, when Chief Commissioner Law, who has been absent through serious indisposition on the continent, is expected to take hi; seat. Among the recent petitioners to the court is Mr. John Eden Spalding, the step-son of Lord Brougham. He has filed his schedule, but ha; not been heard on hi; application to be discharged. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. — SOUTHAMPTON, March 8. —The Peninsular and Oriental C , nnpany have signified their inte n ti on o f f orwarding the next mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisboa, Cadiz, and Gibraltar on the 11th inst., which, in consequence of the non -arrival of the Iberia, could not be despatched on the 7th, the weal day of de parture,. This vessel, which is now some days overdue, is anxiously looked for. It is hoped she will reach South ampton to-night or early to-morrow, THE TURKISH CONTINGENT TO THE CRIMEA.—The want of so Fficiently experienced non-commissioned officers for the Turkish contingent in the Crimea has been much felt, and, in consequence, a notice has been issued at the Horse Guards by the authorities, stating that 30 discharged cavalry soldiers, of good character, were required for non-commissioned officers. A liberal bounty is offered, and the rate of payment is to be 4e. 6,e, per day. As an addition a l i n d ucement, the number of years they had previously served will 'be taken Into account. THE STEAM-SHIP CITY OF PHILADELPHIN.—A short time since we gays) an abstract of the report to the Board of Trade of the circumstances attending the loss of the steam ship City of Philadelphia, Oa Saturday a suppleme,nta r y paper on the subject; (issued from the Poar 1 of Trade) was published. The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, in acknow ledging the report of the Local Marine Board of Li verpool, requested them to ascertain, if possible, whe ther the engines of the ship were "slowed" before the breaker; were seen, and if so, to what extent, and how long. The reply of Captain R. Leitch is to the effect that the engines were not " slowed," but that the en gineers were " standing by" the engines in case of need about five minutes before the ship struck. ALARMING EXPLOSION.—A very alarming explosion, by which three if not four children were severely burnt, took place on Saturday last, on the premises belonging to Mr. Bennett, oil and colourman, 25, James-street, Covent-garden. The disaster occurred in the following manner :—Mr. Bennett having occasion to send one of his son; for &lb, of gunpowder, the lad incautiously en tered the third floor, and was aneusine his brothers and sisters by sprinkling some of the powder upon the fire, when the entire contents of the vessel holding the powder exploded with a loud and fearful noise, blowing the windows out of the room, demolishing the ceiling, and at the same time enveloping the four children in flames. Mr. Bennett and several neighbours imme diately rushed into the room, and with the aid of a good supply cf water they succeeded in extinguishing the flame; about the children, whe were all found to be so frightfully burned, that it was deemed advisable to re move them to Charing-cross Hospital, where they at present remain without any hopes of recovery. CAPTURE OF A BURGLAR AT SLEAPORD.—A daring attempt was made on Monday night last to rob the house of Mr. Moore, the clerk of the peace. An entrance into the cellar had been effected by wrenching up an iron grating in the garden, and a man had thence passed along an underground passage to the foot of the stair case, where be was busily engaged cutting his way through the panel of the door. Mr. Moore, happening to be awake at the time, about 1 one o'clock, came softly downstairs, and having ascertained the whereabouts of the visitor, returned and called upon the men -servants. After a little careful manceuvring, be replaced the grating and the fellow wag effectually caught in a trap, imple ments and all. He turned out to be a regular hand, a broadset muscular man, about 25 years of age, black hair, dark complexion, and bad countenance. He gave the name of George Clarke, but he is believed to be John O'Brien, well known in London and Nottingham, and lately returned from Gibraltar, on a ticket of leave. SENTENCE ON LIEUT. JOHN SANGSTER, R.M.—The general court-martial which assembled on the 231 of March, 1855, for the trial of First Lieutenant John Sangster, of the Royal Marines, on a charge of drunken ness, having maturely considered the evidence brought in support of the prosecution, together with what the prisoner urged in his defence, the court are of opinion that the prisoner, First Lieutenant John Sangster, of the Royal Marines, was guilty of the charges preferred against him with the exception of that part of the first charge, namely, " When he, First Lieutenant John Sangster, of the Royal Marines, was the subaltern officer of the dockyard that morning," which, being in breach of the articles of war, did sentence him, the pri soner, First Lieutenant J. Sangster, R.M. to be cashiered, and the said se n t ence h as been taken into consideration, and approved of by the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, who have directed the dissolu• tion of the court. MR. FITZROY, CP ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, KNIGHTS BRIDGE.—Mr. Ernest James Augustus Fitzroy, whose name will be remembered in connection with certain riotous proceedings at St. Paul's:Church, Knightsbridge, in Oct. last, when the Bishop of London prohibited the choral service there, has been sentenced to four months' imprisonment under somewhat singular circumstances. On the 28th of January last Serjeant Langley, the de tective officer, arrested Mr. Fitzroy, in :Lit. Paul's Church, on the charge of uttering false chequee. Ho was taken to Chichester, and committed for trial by the mayor (Henry Wright, Esq.), and on Tuesday last he wag tried at Chichester before the Recorder (W. ill. Bridger, Esq.), and sentenced, the first and last week of his imprison ment being solitary confinement. The recorder, be fore sentencing him, stated that Mr. Fitzroy had begun life in a very immoral and disgraceful mariner, in every description of vice, under ;;he cloak of religion, and he hoped the sentence he was about to pass would be the means, through the instrumentality of the chaplain of the prison, of altering his career for the future, and thus enable him to become a respectable member of society._ The Court of Assizes of the Eure, three days ago, tried a man named Prevost, of Saint Martin Saint Firmin, for poisoning his wife. It appeared from the evidence that for several years he had treated her with s great brutality, and the poor woman more than once expressed a wish to die, On the 9th of October last, she was suddenly seized with violent vomitings ; they continued all that day and the day following, and on the 11th she expired. The . ac cused refused to allow a physician to be sent for. After her death he gave out that she had died of indigestion, but the neighbours strongly suspected that she had been poisoned. This suspicion having, after a while, reached the ears of the authorities., orders were given to have the body of deceased dug up and examined. Arsenic was found in her sto mach, and the husband was in consequence arrested. On his house being examined two phials, containing an arsenical preparation, were discovered ; he attempted to seize them, and succeeded in knocking one of them out of the hand of a gendarme, but the other was pro duced at the trial. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty with extenuating circumstances, and the Court sentenced hire to hard labour for life. Two young soldiers, named Flory and Hebert, of the 2d Regiment of Hussars, in garrison at Beauvais, were yesterday tried by Court-martial for swindling, and absence without leave. They were both bad charac ters, and some time ago were placed in confinement for some offence. No sooner were they released, than, in stead of returning to their duty, they walked off to the village of Saint Justdes Marais, and there, going to a public-house, or d ere d the best dinner that th house could supply. They said that they were on their way to Gournays to examine a laree quantity of oats for the regiment, and they directed the servant to stop the Gournay diligence when it arrived. The diligence came up just after dinner. One of the soldiers imme diately entered it, whilst the other put his hand in his pocket as if to pay. But when he saw that the servant's attention was turned away, he slipped out by the back door, and secreted himself. When the diligence had proceeded some distance he was seen running after it, and, by the directions of his companion, it waited to take him up. When they arrived at Gour nay, the twos men went to a public house kept by a than named Mancir, and ordered a quantity of hay and oats to he provided for a detachment of" sixty horses, of their regiment, which they asserted was about to arrive. They also ordered a grand dinner to be prepared for the officers of the detachment. They got beds for the night, and caused themselves to be feasted in grand style. In the morning they slipped away with nut paying, and the detachment never arrived. For eight days they continued to dupe puiplic house keepers at different places in this way, and at last on arriving at Rouen, they gave themselves into the custody of the gendarmes, just in time to avoid being proceeded against as deserters. VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OP TLIP. FRENCH. We understand that the Emperor and Empress will, immediately on their arrival in England, proceed to Windsor Castle. It is expected that their visit to her Majesty will be of about a week's duration. Preparations are made to receive the illustrious visitors in a manner becoming their Royal hostess and the nation she rules, and with the cordiality duo as well to our noble Mies, whom they represent, as to themselves. A grand installation of the Garter will be held on Wednesday, when the Queen will confer the order on the Emperor. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, APRIL 7. The Queen a nd Prince, with the Prince of Leiningen, walked in the grounds adjoining the Castle this morn ing. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, the Prin cess Royal and Princess Alice rode on hor3eback. Prince Leopold paid a visit to the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore-house, being his royal highness's birthday. The Princesses Helena and Louisa and Prince Arthur took a carriage drive. The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty to-day. Her Majesty and the Prince of Leiningen, with the Princess Helena and Prince Arthur, drove out in an open carriage in the afternoon. Prince Albert accompanied her Majesty on horseback. Lord C. Fitzroy and Col. Seymour were in attendance. The dinner party this day included the Prince of Lei ningen, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, and Major General the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey. APRIL 8. The Queen and Prince, the four elder royal children, and the Prince of Leinin gen, the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the domestic household, attended divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Very Rev, the Dean of Windsor performed the service, and administered the holy com munion. Tile Queen ,and Prince and the Court went into mourn ing on Thursday, the rith inst., for a week, for the late - hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at' the Fo reign -office, Downing-street. The Ministers present were Viscount Palmer ton, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lauidowne, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the lion. Vernon Smith, Sir William Alolesworth, Viscount Canning, and the Earl of Ifarrowby. The council sat three hours. The Lord Mayor and the City Remembrancer had an interview with Sir George Grey, on Saturday, at the Home-office. S;r Thomas Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview, on Saturday, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir Alexander Spearman had also an in terview with the right hon. baronet, at his official resi dence in Downing-street. Earl Granville. Lord President, and the Countess Granville, left London on Saturday evening for Paris. Despatches were .received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of the North American pro- Viscount Palmerston left town after the Cabinet Council on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by the Viscountess, for his seat, Broadlands, Hants. :74 The authoress of "Jane Eyre," whose death is univer sally lamented, only changed her maiden state last July, when she married the Rev. Mr. Nichol, her father's curate. At. Ducos, the French Minister of Marine, is seriously The new Thster pieces include one at the Haymarket by Mr. Plaache, entitled "The New Haymarket Spring Meeting (1855)." A sum of 9,400 florins has been received at the Hague from Manchester, in aid of the numerous sufferers from the late inundations in Holland. THE A3IERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, Saturday.— The United States mail steam-ship Nashville, Captain M. Berry (in lieu of the Pacific), sailed this afternoon, at two o'clock, for New York, with the usual mails, 52 passengers, and a full cargo of merchandise on freight. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS,—Mr. John Ball, M.P. for Carlow county, is appointed Under-Secretary for the Colonies. , Mr. Ball was formerly the Assistant-Commis sioner of Poor-law in Ireland, which permanent office he resigned for the purpose of becoming eligible for a seat in Parliament. Mr. Samuel Shepherd, of the Home Circuit, has been appointed residing magistrate at Bay Islands. DEPARTURE OF THE GUARDS FOR THE CRlSlEA.—To morrow morning 900 men, consisting of 300 of the Scots Fusiliers, from St. George's Barracks ; 300 of the Cold streams, from Wellington Barracks; and 300 of the Gre nadiei s, from Portman-street Barracks, will leave Lon don for the Crimea. The men will proceed in three de tachments, and will not concentrate until they reach the rail way station. WINDSOR.—The birthday of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold was celebrated here, on Saturday, with the customary honours. Royal salutes were fired in the Bachelor's Acre, from the corporation ordnance, at Fort Belvidere, and from the Royal Adelaide frigate on Vir ginia Water ; and the bells of St. George's and St. John's Churches sent forth merry peals at intervals throughout the day. BROMPTON HOSPITAL. —The third performance of the New Philharmonic Society, on the 25th instant, will be for the benefit of the Hospital for Consumption at Brampton. Signor Belletti, Madame Clara Novello, and a splendid orchestra will lend their assistance ; and as the concert will have the especial patronage of her Majesty, and a long list of distinguished ladies, it is ex pected to come off with great eclat. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF DOWNSHIRE.—We regret to have to announce the de cease of the Dowager Marchioness of Downshire, who died suddenly on Saturday, at her house in Lower Gros venor-street. The deceased lady, who was Maria, eldest daughter of the fifth Earl of Plymouth, was married in the year 1811 to the late Marquis of Downshire, who died in the year p 845. She was alady of most amiable disposition and kind manners, and much beloved and esteemed in a large and distinguished circle of relatives and friends. MR. GEORGE H. SMITH.—We learn from a private source, and upon which every reliance is to be placed, that this ill-fated gentleman, very soon after his commit tal from Rochester to Maidstone gaol, about six months ago, on the verdict of the coroner's jury, which found him guilty, of the murder of his wife, wag removed from the hospital of that establishment to the County Asy lum Kent, where he h a s rema i ne d ever s ince. At the Maidstone assizes last month, at which assizes his trial, was expected to be brought on, the judge commissioned a medical man to visit Mr. Smith in the asylum, and to report upon his present state of mind. Mr. Smith was by this professional gentleman pronounced to be still insane, and the trial was in consequence postponed until the next assizes, or until such time as he should be able to plead to the charge brought against him. By an act of Parliament passed early in the present reign, it is pro vided that no insane person shall be put upon his trial until he is able to plead. We believe that the postinas tership of Jersey, held for the last several years by Mr. Smith, has not yet been declared vacant.—Jersey Times. DEATH OF WYNDHAM HARDING, ESQ., C.E. AND F.R.S.—It is with sincere regret that we announce the death of Mr. Wyndh .rin Harding, who died on Tuesday last, near Cheltenham, in his 37th year. A gloomy and melancholy feeling sprsad over Bridgend after the sad message, despatched by telegraph, had reached Glen- Ogwr, the seat of his father, the Rev. J. Harding, rector of Coyty and Coychurch. Mr. Harding was too well known in the scientific world to require any eulogium from our hands. He was indeed endowed with a noble mind, and that embodied in a noble nature. Mr. Hard in, iu his professional capacity, was well known as the strong advocate of the narrow gauge. He received a patent for a plan for stopping railway carriages. In a literary point of view, his prodution, read at the Royal British Association, Swansea, will long be remembered. The lecture delivered by him at the School of Design, on "The Lines of Beauty," was a masterly production, and was universally admired. Several papers also have ap peared on experiments made by Mr. Harding on "Elec tricity" and the " Electric Light," with various others relating to " Steam," "Mechanism," and "Chemistry." Mr. Harding was for many years secretary to the South- Western Red way Com pany. As a philanthropist hundreds of hearts feel grateful for his exertions in assisting and ad vancing loans to emigrants to secure a free passage for them to Australia. Mr. Harding built and fitted out two ships for this p urpose, an d em i grated a vast number of I people on Mrs. Chisholm's plan. We feel proud to state those working people who received loans returned the same most honourably. In every sense he was the work ing man's friend. The inhabitants of Southampton will long remember the day when Mr. Harding and Mrs. Chisholm met to witness the departure of emigrants, and when each of them addressed the vast assemblage congregated for that purpose. Mr. Harding was for many years President of the Bridgend Mechanics' Insti tute. His speeches on anniversary meetings evinced his knowledge and comprehensive views of men and things. This society, by the death of Mr. Harding, will lose one of its bestfriends.—Cambrian. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT WOOLWICH. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF Six CIIILDREN.—A fire, attended with a econsiderable aectruction of property and almost fatal results to six children, happened between the hours of three and four o'clock on Saturday morning last, in the premises belonging to Mr. J. Steel, stationer and beer shop-keeper, situate at No. 39. Church-street, Woolwich. The fire was first discovered by a police-officer of the R division, who in passing the premises perceived smoke issuing from the lower part of the house, which con vinced him that flames were on the point of breaking out. Without a moment's delay an alarm was sounded, and messengers were despatched for the engines. Several of the inmates having effected a safe retreat, it was ascertained that not fewer than six children had been left in the building, which was then nearly three -parts on fire. The police, upon being made acquainted with that fact, gallantly rushed through the fire, and happily succeeded in rescuing the whole of the children, not one of them having sustained the slightest injury. The flames next extended from the premises of Mr. Steel to those adjoining, belonging to Mr. W. Lee, chandler's-shop -keeper, No. 38, in Church street. The engines of her Majesty's dockyard were soon in attendance, and a plentiful supply of the Kent Company's water having been procured, the police went to work in an 'admirable manner, and they eventually succeeded in extineuishing the flames, b u t not until the premises of Mr. Steel acre partially consumed, ;Ine the premises of Mr. Loe, next door, similarly damaged by fire, water, and hasty removal. The sufferers were re spectively insured in the Norwich Union and Atlas Fire Offices. The origin of the misfortune is unknown. AA]ITFST NEWS. THE VIENNA CONFERENCE, VIENNA, SUN➢AY MORNING, APRIL 8, All Pasha will be hero at six o'clock this evening. It is not yet known whether Prince Gortsc'aa• koff has received his expected instructions. SATURDAY. M. Drouyn de I'Huys was received to-day by the Emperor of Austria in a private audience. The next conference is fixed for Monday. BERLIN, SATURDAY. In consequesce of counter orders received, en route, General Wedell has returned to Berlin to pass the Easter holidays. He is afterwszds to proceed directly to his post at Luxembourg. M de Usedom is also expected from London. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 31. The division of Egyptian troops sent to Omer Pacha has landed at Eupatoria. Execution of the sentence of exile pronounced against Mustapha Paella has been suspended on account of th • state of his health. THE BALTIC FLEET. (By Submarine and British, Telegraph.) DEAL, MONDAY MORNING. The whole of the Baltic fleet hive sailed eas ivard, except th© Ajax and Ruby gun-boat. TURKEY. A letter from Constantinople, of the 26th ult., in the Courrier de Marseille of the sth inst., says— " Our city assumes every day an extraordinary ap pearance. The works of the camp of the artily of reserve are progressing rapidly. The streets are filled with military uniforms, officers, intendants, interpreters, and soldiers, moving backward and forward with incredible activity. Everything we see affords us convincing proof of the powerful organisation of the French army. Troops have already arrived for the camp of Malasq. I can give you to-day the composition of the army of reserve, which, as I mentioned in a former letter, will probably operate with the Piedmontese division in Bessarabia. The camp will consist of three divisions of infantry (ens of which will be the Imperial Guard), of a division of Cavalry, and of a. numerous Artillery—viz., "Imperial Guard.-4 battalions of Grenadiers, 2,400 men ; 4 battalions of Voltigeurs, 2,400 men, and 1 of Foot Chasseurs, 600 men. "First Division.-Ist brigade, 14th battalion of Foot Chasseurs, 800 men ; 42d and 57th Regiments, 3,600 men ; 2d brigade, 62d and 73d Regiments, 3,600 men. "Second Division-Ist brigade. 7th battalion of Foot Chasseurs, 800 men ; 9th and 32d Regiments, 3,600 men. "Cavalry.—Guides of the Guard, 600 men ; 2 regi ments of Cuirassiers, now at Adrianople, 800 men. "Artillery.-2 batteries of the Guard, 500 men ;3d battery of thelOth Regiment, 249 men ; 2d battery of the Bth Regiment, 249 men ; 3d battery of the 12th Regiment, 249 men ; 14th battery of the 13th Regi ment, 249 Mem._ Engineers—One company and a-half ofthe Guard and one ditto of the Line. " We expect shortly two regiments of Chasseurs d'Afrique, but those troops are not to remain at Con stantinople, our generals requiring them in the Crimea, where they have only a small cavalry force to oppose the numerous Russian cavalry. * The English army will soon be in a most efficient state. It has received large reinforcements, and men perfectly cured daily leave our hospitals for the Crimea. Yesterday 300 embarked in the Medway for Balaklava." FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS; SUNDAY. Of political discussion the Paris papers are al most without exception blank. Some important facts, apparently well founded as such, transpire however in their correspondence from Vienna and Constantinople and more especially in that of the Pays and the donstitutionnel. With respect to the latter city, the Pays thus refers to it "Ws publish elsewhere, from a special correspon dence, the text of the instructions which will have been given by the Ottoman Porte to its ambassador at the Court of Vienna. These consist of general recommen dations which prescribe to Arib Effendi to accept only ad referendum, the different subjects recommended to the conference; but it is certais that the Minister of Fo reign Affairs, Ali Pacha, is the bcarer of the definitive instructions of the Sublime Porte." The special correspondence of the Constitutionnel from Vienna (which we give elsewhere) announces with a quasi formality the gratifying intelligence that— "By the adoption, pure and simple, of the fourth guarantee, Russia has made two very important conces sions." A letter in the Siecle says :—" The desperate efforts of the Russians to check and destroy the new works of the Allies clearly indicate that the vulnerable point of the place has been found. Stich at least is the opinion which I have heard ex pressed by persons initiated in the science of arms. This opinion is based on the fact which appears out of the pale of doubt that, when once our new bat teries shall be terminated they will absolutely do minate the port of Sebastopol, and may facilitate the entrance of the allied fleets, if the allies succeed, as is hoped, , by submarine machines in blowing up the vessels which block the pass. The arrival of vessels from France with men, horses, and ammu nition is continued with great activity." A letter from Aleppo of the 12th ult., in - the Moniteur, says :—" Couetli-Mehemet Paella, an Ottoman General, having been informed that the chief of the insurgent Kurds was at ,Chalagha, village in the neighbourhood of Deronne, marched lately on that place with 16,000 men and 10 pieces cf artillery, and resolutely attacked the rebels. The latter, after a combat of four hours, fled to the mountains, leaving 150 killed and 600 prisoners in the hands of the Turks." As the Empress, unaccompanied by the Emperor, was walking yesterday afternoon in the Bois de Boulogne, with the carriage in waitin ' , the drums of a battalion of the Voltigeurs of th e Guard, that happened to be on its way from St. Cloud to Paris, were heard ; her Majesty entered the carriage, which appeared to move out of the way, but the moment the troops saw the Empress they drew up in line, and she passed slowly in front amid the most enthusiastic shouts. The officer commanding the column approached the carriage door, took the Empress's hand and pressed it to his lips. At this act the shouts were again renewed. The Empress appeared much affected at the manner in which she was received, for to all appearance the meeting was most unexpected. We read in the Phare de la illanche "The screw liner Austerlitz, commanded by Captain Laurencin, is now in the roadstead of Cherbourg, mak ing the requisite fitments for the conveyance of the Em peror and Empress to England. In a few days, between the 10th and 12th inst., this ship will proceed to Bou logne, where their Majesties are to embark for Dover. The corvette Bayonnaise, which is about to leave for the Iceland station, the steam avisos of the channel, and the other ships of war, will no doubt assemble in the Straits to form the Imperial squadron on that memorable occa sion. Two steam avisos, the Ariel, coming from Gran ville, and the Souffleur, from Brest, have already ar rived at Cherbourg." The two battalions of Gensdarnies of the Impe rial Guard, who left Paris on Saturday evening by the Lyons Railway, are not to embark imme diately, but to await further orders at Avignon. The following is from the Times Paris corres pondent's letter, dated yesterday, 6 p.m. :—I am assured, on good authority, that the telegraphic despatch from Berlin, published in the Paris papers, announcing that General de Wedell had set out on his return to Paris, but had received a counter-order on the way, is entirely devoid of foundation. General de Wedell has not quitted Berlin, at least not quitted it for Paris on any other mission, and consequently could not have been countermanded. He had been expected this day or to-morrow here, but as his stay at Berlin may be some days longer than was supposed, ho will probably not return till the middle or close of the week. I may also observe that., whatever be the chances of an understanding with Prussia, the mission with which the General has been charged to this Government is not at an end, and will probably be resumed on his return. friend, whose opportunities for obtaining accu rate information I have found more than once to be excellent, but who, I fear, is rather sanguine on the present occasion, persists with much tena city in the opinion that peace will be the issue of the Conferences. Even were these Conferences brought to an abrupt supension, or even arrested, he think,-; that such neverthele , s would 1 be the case, for then the ti me wi ll h ave arrived fors Prussia to step in and propose her mediation, which Russia will not refuse, and which Prussia believes the Wotan), Powers will net totally reject, I have • already mentioned the intense desire of Russia to Maintain the Cabinet of Berlin in its fidelity to her, that, w h e th er s h e fa i l or not she still have a friend and ally through whom she may re ' cover her influence over G ermany , an d perhaps . mediator should, matters reach the crisis I / 0 ,. alluded to. Pru ss i a th en w ill no t en ti re ly brea k off, whatever be the issue of M. de Wedell's a rai l sic; full of confidence as she is that her aid 1/1 0 be needed at last, and may be invoked. If 1 0 0 credit the information contained in more than one confidential letter from personages allied with th e Imperial family, Russia is in reality most desiro us of peace, notwithstanding the vastness of mil military preparations. Prussia, I assure you, firmly convinced th a t should the diplomatic ell , counter now taki n g p l ace at Vi enna break up "in much a d m i re d disorder," she can then step in and imp ose her will. lam not qui sure whether, in h er excess of fatu i ty, s he d°e s not think that she may overstep a little the respect due to the persons of Ambassadors ; she maL e t ll i ; tice them to Potsdam on any pretext, or do a little in the kidnapping line ; and, if Lord John ana. ale Drouyn de Lhuys prove refractory, exercise a tit tle gentle pressure, out of her great love for humau l l; Let our Plenipotentiaries avoid Berlin on their v fr ,, back, for the recollection of the thumb-screw ra. 9 ,1, , still be vivid ; and a treaty of peace would,. 1111 ., M. de Manteuffel, justify its application. Seriously speaking, Prussia is full of the belief that she w i t be called before long to play a most important p a r in the cutting of this Gordian knot. BOURSE, APRIL 7.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 94 25 —f. —c. ' 3 per Cents 69 35 69f. 35e. Credit Mobilier 797 -- Roman Credit Foncier 430 Austrian Belgian Fives — anish Threes...... Fiedmontese B5 75 Home Debt ......... RAILWAYS—FOR CA SII. fr. C' fr. c. 100 60 Orleans ........ 1162 50 • L yons - ' o n 60 0, Western... 660 Rona - - J i ' B 3 50 Cette 628 75 .Strasburg 5/ 5° r Mediterranean 987 50 H avre d .... NOrthorn RUSSIA. .4 'We have receiv e d th e St. Petersburg imam Of -- the 31st March. • A supplement of the Invalide Busse publishes th e following : " A telegraphic despatch has been received fr°: Fief', from Aide-de-Camp General Prince GO r iie chakoff, announcing that in the night between' , 10th and 11th of Mar c h (22d an d 23d) a strotT, sortie was made to prevent the enemy execut iy ,, a promptly the approaches towards the K am tscbat' e lunette ; the affair t erm i na t e d to our a d va ntag e ; and the approaches cons t ruc t e d b y t h e French ""a ing the last few day s were d estroye d . Th e loss both sides was considerable, but that of the en eui r s was much greater th an ours. We made prison° two French officers, one E ng li s h C o l one l , a nd English Captain." PRUSSIA. rms A letter from Berli n , o f th e 4 t h , says :-- 3 - ha s President of the C ounc il , M . de Mante uffell " 0 , 0 left to-day f or th e coun t ry, w h en it became kn' that M. Drouyn d e Lh uys wou ld procee d direct 0 re Vienna, without passing through Berlin. The tog fusal of Lord J. R usse ll t o come h ere f or the 0 . 00 of Easter has p ro d uce d a disagreeable iMpressise, at our Court. His l or d s hi p a ll ege d as an excuthii .for not accepting th e i nv it a ti on o f t h e King; the little time which he had at his disposal and importance of his occupations at Vienna." A letter from B er li n o f th e 4th i n t h e Ger le o o ou Journal of Frankf or t, g i ves i t as positive that , '" " to the 19th ult. C oun t B uo l despatched a circul ar so the Austrian mi n i s t ers accre di te d ' to t h e Gel b° Courts, in answer to the P russ i an d espa tch of a . 16th ; but that this ci rcu l ar h as no t b een couoi l so nicated to the Prussian Cabinet—a circumsf iso • which h as crea t e d some surprise, all Pr u 9,,, despatches having b een hith er t o regularly OW— nicated to the German Courts. AO BERLIN, April 3.—Th e H am b urger Nachrizi—ar mentions that the rec en t arr i va l of the stea m ;, Hamburg, Captain King, at Heligoland from L c ers don, with an officer.of engineers and three ealiPthe and miners, bringing with, them timber for t he erection of 400 huts, was a great sun:n - 1 5 °1 ° n d. an d had co ne Governor of that important British dete n "%iefs He had received no intimation from the liuth° rl at home of their intended arrival; quently made - no preparation for their reception.lso however there we r e ne ith er carpen t ers n or sra s l ora of the party no great loss of time accrued fret the necessity of the G overnor ' s wr i t i ng .h°ll t he instructions. The ar ti sans w h o are to-4 3 rec" ' 1 huts, though they did motarrive with the roatero' on which they are to wor k , are nevertheless °lli nounced to be on the road, with the furniture V: fitting up which the buts aro to contain finished. This is very like a small edition of 13 ' 1 ' . klava mismanagement. A number of women ar e now occupied in carrying.the timber up from the landing-place to the heights,. which constitute till only habitable part of Heligoland. The normal resources of this island in cattle are notorious, one cow and no horse ; and as all provisions must be derived from Hamburg it seems the more unpor donable on the part of the authorities to send °° large an increase to the population as four men' withoat previous notice to her Britannic West/ Governor. - AUSTRIA. 0 11 ° VIENNA, April s. —A ccor di ng t o th e l a t es t 11 • e t from the Crimea, it wo u ld appear t h at no COnaLi of importance had taken place before Seb up to the 29th ult., but that great preparatli o were being made by the Allies for an attack 013 .,a0 enemy's forces in a n o p en fi e ld of battle, which ;b0 fixed for the 3d i ns t. , an d , i f successful, would t a x" . d immediately f o ll owe d up by a renewed merit and general assault upon Sebastopol. h of It is generally asserted that the obie e i cr o• M. Drouyn d e Lh uys ' v i sit to Vienna is bed, fold. Hi 3 spec i a l attention will be di r e° oo first, to th e grea t d es id eratum of keeping All5OO up,to the mark ; and secondly, to break uP Conferences, unless Russia accepts the ultinl o ys of the Wester n Po wers, w hi c h M. Drouyn do I ) de; is.supposed to bring with hi m , w ith ou t further 7 lay. As rega r d s k eep i ng A ustr i a " up to t h e merethat, indeed, amoun t s to li ttle ' more t h an a 05' phrase. The policy of Austria in the East il Tre fs, sarily goes ha n d-i n -b en d w ith t h e W estern P° but more especially with France, in the preserr.t, plications. Austria knows that her alliance IV lt 'oci West is simply a matter of mutual nece.ssitYi t ov there is every reason to believe th a t a perfec'vg• derstanding subsists b e t ween h er, F rance , and .00 land, 'in respect of the utmost concessions hies ought to be made in order to meet the diffi cil connected with the Third Point of Guarantee.a, The Schlessische Zeitung learns that at the n o et ference •It which th e Thi r d P o i nt first o=3°llolo discussion, M. de B ourqueney sa i d t h at in f ibe peace should be co nc l u d e d on the ground 0 00 1 Four Points of Guarantee, Russia would the main object of her Oriental policy, Or s c for the opening of th e St ra it s of the Dardan° l j e i her ships. The allied P owers Would w i l li n gly sent to the admission of the Russian flap. fron 3 ot ila Black Sea into the Medit erranean, i f ICussia;: i , o ot give the necessary gu aran t ees t h at she woul'Tlis continue to maintain a fortress in that sea. Russian plenipotentiary, M. Titoff, replied , . cal ° decided tone, that be had full powers in t 111 5,3 0 ,,, to declare that Russia would never agree th er o joliAi It is evidently the object of Russia to P r i g . the Conferences as much as possible, but' it Wpbs' seen that when M. Drouyn Lhuys and A ll .01 are here, the question of peace or war wil l a to,L soon be decided. Indeed it is confidently 10" that by the end of the month the third poroitr be satisfactorily s e ttl e d , or that the special' ters will have quitted Vienna. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 2d have gr e eo The Duke do la Victoria and Count de ea ,o 0 (O'Donnell) are, says the Epoca, deterini l J, e the resigning in the event of the Cortes rekset,i'a, tb e ,„ bill relative to the national guard resented / o il)! Government. 'Petitions against the bill were l otfr' signed by the national guard. The capi ta ta ,lo ll calm, but some military precautions had beef d pre' as necessary. A great num b er of bishops bad seated petitions agai ns t th e bill f or th e sale - property of the clergy. A Vienna letter of the 3d in the Post ' : 23 ,5 0 i Gazette of Frankfort, confirms the fact tLl a - yr Russians ha ve cease d laying obstacles in the 1 1 0 de the . navigation on the Danub e . The vess e i i„ n e ci tamed at Isaktsha and Tult s h a h ave been all to proceed to Galata. Up t o th e 24th 11'i f ;or e sailing vessels had arrived there, and O f 1 1 , 1 1 were on their way u p th e stream to' that Pc 1 ": question still remains whether the Russial l ;: i jeo; allow these vessels to depart after they are m' es se On . this subject General Englhardt had 01 P r ta tit° himself in . a most conciliatory tone to a der' ''lie sent to . him by the trading interest at Gal 3t %ptil navigation of the Danube having been inters fill e d for more than a year, the storehouses al'', er with a lar ge quantity of grain intended I°r portation. 1 t l e .`r T:10 r 'II' o - a „on ' 4 r o , from Vienna, winch states that in quarters a rumour prevails that the -Envero.ooo, poleon is to visit that city after his visit.to 1- ' ° ooo ll also, that the Zaveror Francis Joseph Au" ONDON, MOMDAY iEVENING, APRIL 9, 1855,