The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-04 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. u z i er the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING. Will t,e performed a new Play, entitled THE ACTRESS OF ZADIIA. After w hich, si new Extravaganza, calied THE NE►W BAY MA.BSET sPIitING MEETING, 1855. To conclude with MAKE YOUR WILLS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TIIRATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Caw.zs Kw,. THIS EVENING, Wilt be performed the origloal adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's Historical Play, (entitled LOUIS TITS ELEVENTH. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with (18th time) a Romance, in two acts, entitle(' THE MULETEER OF ro:.e.Do; or, King, Queen. mil Knave' THE'AI'RE .11:0Y211, ADELPEII. Proprietor, Mr. 11. Webster.—Diroctrws, Madame Celeste. _ I THIS EVENING, Will be performed A NOVEL EXPEDIENT. Harry. Damon, Mr. Leigh Murray. To be followed by KING O'NEIL. Characters by Messrs. C Selby, Garden, Parsel e, J. Bland, L• Murray, &c, ; :Ars. L. Mur ray, iss Wyndham, &c. To conclude with A NEW EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. 1451480 sad Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE WELSH GIRL. Characters by Messrs. Zmery, Leslie, and Danvers ; 3ilss Stephens, and Miss Ternan. After which, the Comedietta, called LAW FOR LADIES. Cha racters by Messrs. A. W i g an, G. Vining, H. C oo p er, Danvers, an' Miss Castlet,,,n. To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza, called THE YET.T.OW Dw <ULF AND THE KING OF :HE GOLD MINES. /LOYAL 6TRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVP.NL.NO, Will be perfortned Donizettl's Opera of THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT. After which, KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE . To conclude with THE IVATERMAN. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Second night of a Grand Hibernian Ballet 1 THIS EVENING. The interesting Equestrian Drama by Nelson Lee, called, THE FIELD AGAINST 'to HE F.ITOURITE After which, the FiCENES in the CIRCLE, Including Mr. W. Cooke's Dwarf Elephants. To conclude with a Grand Ballet, by Mrs. G. Healey, called, THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY. A new Military Act Drop, tainted by Fenton, has been added L the Embellishments. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director. Mr. Iv. Cooke, jun. GRAND PUBLIC DE MONSTRATION IN THE CITY IN FAVOUR OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM. "THE SUN" OF TO-MORROW (SATURDAY) WILL CONTAIN A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE ABOVE MEETING. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T --2dornmg 6 :ill , ;..r.ater 3 J Ev ning 24 min. a't. To-lion -ow . ktornini. 41 miii.after Evenibg imin. aft. THE WEATHER.-9.m 077K11, May. 4. TRICBMOBINTER, IN TIM :TRADE. 60 —highest since noon yesterday. 40—invest this morning and during the night. 47—this day, at noon. B.anomirrElt, 29142—rising again. 'X' IND, N.—Fresh breeze, with very cold, dull weather It blew a hard gale last evening with heavy gusts. Two OCLOCK.—Wind, E.N.E. ; fresh. e 7 4 a ;•Z - `IN §ATri " LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1855. To-morrow the " Administrative Reform Assn ciation" is to be brought into existence. II( public has been already apprised of its objects, ani all reasonable men must agree that they are, just now, of paramount importance. The Government has been freely blamed, the military authorities have been censured severely, the House which re presents, or should represent, the people, is re proached for its idleness, its apathy, and its false courtesy to Ministers. The people should now take care not to show equal neglect of their own interests. An attendance of the right qualityane number to-morrow, at the " London Tavern, at 12 for one," is therefore a duty which London owes both to itself and to the country at large. We have no doubt that most serious conse quences depend on the character of to-morrow's meeting. If it be what it ought. to be, it will modify immediately the counsels of the Cabinet, will rouse the House of Commons, and will pro bably of itself cause many right men to he put into the right places. From the time when tlw League held their meeting at which the great, subscription was raised, the Corn Laws were doomed. The Minister in office, and the Minis ter out of office, immediately began a race for the Leadership of the movement, which they then foresaw must prove successful. The commercial nobility of London have . now an opportunity to do something equally worthy of them. If they will but stand forward, and pledge the City to 100,000 t., with ten per cent. paid up, the country will everywhere follow Cuero, the Government will strike to their "earnestness, and Honourable Members will understand tha tenure on which they hold their seats. Every consideration impresses on us the value of the opportunity. Even the PALMERSTON Cabi net and the Horse Guards have just shown that they are susceptible to pressure. The officers of the Indian apny are now to take ran k w i t h , t h e Imperial army. Tim silly, and just now mo: mischievous, abuseof generations is abolished with a stroke of the pen. The vKay is now open for commanders of recently tried capacity to be placed at the head of our troops. But it will need almost a tornado of public opinion to send these men to the Crimea, and that simply because it will dis place some who ought never to have bden there. A meeting of London merchants, which cannot be a _ UORTSCH A KOFF shows his appreciation of the laughed at, is just the force needed to compel Go- time that must necessarily be consumed while the verum,-.1-u‘s to numerous similar modifications of (E German dipus is puzzling his brain on the com 12,euti" and aristocratic follies and blunders, and pl icated p roblem he has undertaken to solve, b y ") enforc e the hpractical adoption of them, and not renewing the lease of his Palace at Vienna for a t thei r m ere term of six months more. Now, the very per record on the foolscap pages of Down- . . ing-str ee t or of mission to Austria to postpone the , performance of the Horse Guards. It must be • her solemn undertaking for a perid so indefinite band in the li e r emembered, too, that the small assumes that there may be some 'middle course use of do its duty Commons which is ready more to can (13 f a vourable to Russia that would be accept it overpovrering pon pular only on the condition o!' able to the Western Powers ! The C ZA R will A. of Londo see what mr. LA RD support ' as m ' The h me e r t ch w ar i i t t i s i clearly not accept that wh ich he has alread y par etcptorily rejected. He will not su bmit to an y for his out-spoken frankne ss t o th eir brother mer cd y trivi chants in Liverpool. A perfe . diminution of his power in the Euxine—when be has refused to allow the perfect ne utralit y of that al mi s t a k e or two gave tongue to a whole pack of I,6oeni e'. sea, or to limit his naval force therein with out' Colonels, who revelled with delight in - a b --- in any specified dimensions. How , then , usin(- Mr. LAYARD on au issue as f oreign to the t can a safe or honourable peace be , con - Mr. clouded? How can we insure the independence question as Sir R OB ERT PEEL'S declamation abou t of tee© Ott oman Em sire or thepermanent tran assassination was to M r. COBDEN ' S an ti - corn-law \ quillit p p Yof Europe ? It would require a " forty arguments. Mr. COBDEN', however, bad the n 'arine p6wer of credulity" to suppose that .it hi; i ' w ere possibl e t o d o so. O ur Mi n i sters cannot be People and their significant contributions at so peace eve back, and he best Si r ROBERT. And if Mk. Ithx. 1 of Purblind, SD grossly ignorant, of the real state affairs as . 0 n ( L yr credit the practicability of such a Aim have a similar demonstration to support him, tr . ia.. They must under even the joki n ci Promior will turn serious and be be connivbag atatV"gle mornerit. They must then glad to e fast -and-loose policy of Aus come even men raised up b y to terms, Without such support, i yielding themselves some sinister influence be speak belle to the deception, his obli gs ,• . 1 else would the y willingly PROVIDENCE for tho occa sion will fail. up itself will not help those who are 'too indolent or time-servin" t° would they require froth y decisively ; else 'lli :II Cul performance of RA NCIS JOSEPH 010 the fitting awl s .. elf-sacrificing leathers of a good tile same time, a very intelligible help ; ions, givino. at cause. hint '-', caitain consequences of further as to the procrastin • We scarcely need mention that • big pot ; else would they address ation on at the future is .him in the THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING; MAY 4, 1855. Clark indeed for England unless the propositions language of indignant remonstrance for his too which this meeting is summoned to endorse be palpable duplicity and treachery, tear off the " lion's hide" which ho has ventured to assume, Speedily reduced to practice. We have never been and in the face of Europe brand him with the I.aiontist the croakers, but events must have proved disgrace he has so richly merited, "and hang a [,o all that we have but the alternatives of a dis. call's skin on those recreant limbs." ionourable and war-begetting peace, or of imme• diate a dministrative reform. It would be cruelty and folly equally to go on with old incompetent Generals, surrounded by staffs of equally incom petent nephews and kinsfolk ;—with a commis sariat, a civil service, and to a large extent a vlinistry too, equally inefficient ;—to go on sacri icing soldiers by thousands, and money by scores ,f millions, just because our incapables must be ',lpt in office. The nation will not do ;hat. We must either therefore' put our head management to rights, or sink back 4upinely into an Austrian peace, and en joy the costly pleasure of keeping our useless but costly aristocracy still on our backs. The alternatives on which this meeting is sum moned to decide are, in fact, costly failure and infamy, or, comparatively, cheap victory and honour. We trust our fellow-citizens will muster to their duty. We may just mention that it will be well the meeting should bear in mind, that though the main question is not one of party politics, yet it vill be difficult to keep clear of political questions altogether. The writer of a spirited little pamph let, "Red-Tapism ; its Cause"—by One Behind `the Scenes (Ridgway), has pointed out how deeply our political habits are implicated with the in efficiency of the public service. The persons employed in it are so extensively introduced Really we have had quite enough of fanatical intolerance in relation to the first day of the week. To have to go on listening to its ravings is disagreeable enough in all conscience, without having to undergo any further aggravation of the infliction. As it is, thousands of bona fide travellers are every Sunday debarred foi hours of needful refreshment on their arrival in the metropolis, to say nothing of what takes place from the. same cause in the country. And yet an attempt is now being made to carry this sort of legislation fur ther, and to deprive the poor in the metropolis of what in thousands of instances is their only, and generally their best, opportunity to purchase their Sunday's food. If the Pharisaic road to heaven be thorny it surely is too bad for gentle men who feel it so to pitchfork the thorns into the other. In the name of charity, and for the honour of commonsense, we call upon the indepen dent members of the House of Commons to throw out the " Sunday Trading Bill." If they value a decent observance of the day in question, they cannot but refuse their sanction to the provisions of a measure which, alike uncalled-for and invi dious in its operation on the poor, can only in crease the evil which it is the pretended object of its authors to diminish. for political reasons ; the successive politi cal chiefs have so little inducement to use their influence to perfect at a great sacrifice the service for their successors, and the diffi culty of dismissal for incompetency is, for political reason; so great, that it is next to im possible our civil service should be what it ought .vhile po)itical power must be bought by means of it. Then, again, we have not a House of Com nous chosen by the voice of the people. County Nlembers are but the breath of the landlords, and lie Members for small towns are much the same. ‘. real Reform Bill, with the Ballot, seems an in lispensable precursor of a House of Commons vhich shall compel administrative reform. It *ill, indeed be singular if the War should cause he dropping of a sham Reform Bill, and originate a real one. Lord CLARENDON last night attempted to dig trm criticism by the candid confession that their Lordships might not consider the statement he lad just made respecting the negotiations at Vienna ' either satisfactory or conclusive," even in the itnited i sense in which he used the latter term, lamely, as i l " to what had taken place." The Noble Lord also declared that he was unable to nform the house "of the course which Austria ntends to take hereafter, and hoped that on this 'articular point a prudent reserve might be main tained." In all other respects the explanation• has been merely a rechauffee of what Lord J. RUSSELL !lad previously announced in the House of Com mons ; and that although the Marquis of LANS ' DOWNE had in the early part of the week declared ;hat it was of infinite importance that the earliest possible information should be given to the House and the country respecting the result of the uegotiations. All the information accorded, how ever, epnaists of a repetition of the stereotyped Ministerial platitudes respecting the propriety of maintaining " a prudent reserve !" A " prudent reserve" is also displayed respecting the intelli- 1 gence from the Crimea, and on every other point worth knowing ; so that, in fact, the object of the Government is neither more nor less than to reduce both Houses of Parliament into mere cyphers, whose only duties shall be to register the ukases and give vitality to the propositions of the PALMERSTON Administrd tion ! Well might Lord DERBY express his deep regret at listening to such an unsatisfactory state ment from a British Minister—a statement which left everything " in the same state of uncertainty, vacillation, and hesitation," which they have re mained in from the very commencement of the Eastern difficulty. Although no direct or positive information could be collected from the Foreign Secretary, much might be inferred from his " prudent reserve." It may fairly be assumed that the suspicions pre viously entertained of the good faith and honesty of Austria are but too well founded, and that Iva have nothing to hope (or fear, perhaps, is the more correct phrase) from the active co-operation of that double-dealing Government. For nearly two years the Western Powers have been bam boozled, and the same game is still attempted. All the calamities that have occurred may be traced to its timid or treacherous policy, and should France and England still suffer themselves to be be fooled, we may, ih some three or four years, heir that we are still " waiting for Austria," still truckling to Germanism, sacrificing the national honour and the national interests, and imperilling ,our very existence, in consequence of the defer ence due to an EMPEROR to whcm the House of COBURG is anxious to pay the greatest possible respect. When, after the long and useless delay afforded to the Russian Plenipotentiary, in order that he might initiate the mode in which the principle of the Third Point could be carried into practical operaticn, the propositions of France and Eng land, supported by Austria, were peremptorily and contumeliously rejected—when the sugges tions so tardily offered by Prince GORTSCITAKOFF were found so unacceptable that the details were not even taken into consideration, and Lord JOHN RUSSELL and M. DROUYN DE UHUYS had departed from Vienna, the conferences were not broken off, but merely "suspended." This ridi culous pretext was clearly tolerated for the purpose of allowing Austria an excuse for farther procrastination, so that this year might be wasted as the two last have been. After going much further than they were justi• fie , : in doing to conciliate Russia, Count Buor, makes the notable discovery that " the means for obtaining a peace were not wholly exhausted ;" adding that " it would be the special duty of i Austria to discover some mode of attaining that I end, consistently with the engagements into which le; 7 0 had entered with the other Powers !" Prince Now that there is so much to occasion depres sion in the public mind, it becomes a - grateful duty on our part to draw' attention to an event of a contrary tendency. We allude to the reception of the Commander of the Baltic Fleet, Admiral DUNDAS, by the Danish Court. Last year, it may be remembered, Admiral NAHEr. had abun dant reason to complain of his reception in the same quarter. The Russian party were then predominant, and took care to have infused as much surliness and insult in 'the Royal hospitality as was compatible with pru dence. On this occasion the change was remarkable. Instead of surliness and insult the Biitish Commander-in-Chief met with the utmost cordiality and every token of respect. Not only was he most graciously welcomed by the King, but every attention was shown him by the Government, and he took his departure much gratified with his reception. The inference is obvious. Russian influence is in abeyance, and rothing is required but a cordial reciprocation of this unexpected good feeling to assure the Admiral of a friendly instead of a doubtful neutral in his rear, and, we trust, to secure Great Britain a desirable ally. DRURY•LANE THEATRE.-ALARM OF FIRE. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SlR,—The alarm of fire on Wednesday evening, dur ing the performance of the Sonnambula, was raised with out any foundation. Nothing took place in the theatre to warrant it, and how the report got circulated remains a mystery. No theatre in Europe has such facilities_of egress, so that in case of fire the whole audience can escape in a few minutes. Three firemen are always in attendance, and Mr. Smith, the lessee, causes all the means of exit to be prepared previous to the commence ment of the psrfot mance. Those ladies and gentlemen who were preparing to leave the theatre immediately returned to their places, and remained during the evening perfectly satisfied with Mr. Smith's explanation. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, EDWARD STIRLING, Stage Manager. Royal Opera, Drury-lane, May 3, 1855. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Last evening Fidelio was performed for the third time this season. Madlle. Jenny Ney has now become ac quainted with her audience, and she last night dis played capabilities both as a singer and actress which must have surprised her most ardent admirers. The music allotted to the part of Leonora is not that which exactly suits such a voice as Madlle, Ney'e, but she gave it with extraordinary effect. To Madlle. Marai's version we can again award the highest praise. Last night her Majesty honoured the performance of Beethoven's immortal work with her presence. It must be gratifying to the lovers of art to find classic music thus specially patronised by her Majesty, and we trust that E 0 ihustrious an example may be followed, as it ought to be, by all who have any pretension to good taste. The house was crowded. His Royal Highness Prince Albert also honoured the performance with his presence last evening. The Queen and the Prince were accompanied by her Royal High ness the Princess Royal, and their Serene Highnesses the Princesses Adelaide and Feodore and Princess Victor of Hohenlohe. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Desart, Lord Dufferin, General Buckley, and Captain Du Plat. Among the fashionable company attending the theatre we remarked the Duchess of Wel lington and Lady Emily Hay, the Duchess of Montrose, the MarcLionessof Ailesbury, the Marquis of Bath, the Countess of Clarendon, Frances Countess Waldegrave, the Eari of Cardigan, the Earl of Beauchamp and Lady Georgiana Lygon, Earl Cowper, - the Earl of Gifford, Viscount and Viscounts a Malden, Viscount Castle rosse, M.P., Viscountess oderich and Miss Vyne, Viscount and Lady Emily Dringarvon, Viscount Chelsea, M.P., Lady Suffield, Lady Maria Coventry, Lady Laura Meyrick and the Misses Meyrick, Lord Mitford, Lady Dufferin, Lord Charles Wellesley, Lady Hall, Hon. Mr. Liddell ant the Hon. Miss Liddell, Lord Edward Thynne, Major-General the Hon. H. Cavendish, Hon. Mrs. Rowley, Hon. G. W. Miller, Sir George Womb well, Sir Kingston and Lady James, Sir Henry Mein, M.P., Captain De Horsey, Captain Nicholson, Mr. Baring, Miss Burdett Coutts. Mr. Hubert de Bergh, Mr. Bentinck, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr. Craven, Mr. J. Claslon, Mr. A. K. Oom, Mrs. Ogle Hunt, Mr. Antrobus, LITERARY ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF POLAND. The annual meeting of this association was held, yes terday afternoon at the Sussex-chambers, in Duke street, St. James's. The chair was filled by the Marquis of Breadalbane, and among the company present were oh served the. Earl of Harrington, Lord Kinnaird, the Earl of Zetland, Mr. M. Milnes, M.P., Mr. J. Abel Smith, M P., Prince Ladislas Czartoryski, Captain Towns bend, R.N., M.P., Mr. D. Urquhart, &c. The busi ness of the meeting commenced with the reading of the report for the past year ; from which it appears that lectures have been delivered in various parts of the kingdom proposing the re-establishment of a Polish kingdom, with the view of enlisting public feeling m favour of the scheme, the effect of which lectures has already been made ma,nife'st by the presentation of numerous petitions to the House of Commons for the restoration of Poland. The report then alluded to the formation of a Polish legion, and the great aid which the Poles have rendered to the cause of Turkey and the all es. The council have the pleasure to state that considerable assistance has been afforded by the English Government in sending out Poles to serve in the Cossack cavalry regiments in the Turkish service, and it appears that 250 Polish prisoners of war - confined in England have lately been de'patched to Shumla, at their own request, to enter the second regiment of Turkish Cossacks. The report went on to lament the decease of their tried friends, the late Lord 'Dudley Stuart, Lord Beaumont, Lord Jocelyn, and Sir R. Heron, entering into many details with regard to the last journey of Lord Dudley to Sweden and the north of Europe. The number of Polish refugees new in this country is stated to amount to 753, whose conduct, undeiesevere privations, is report& to have been most exemplary. The total expenditure of the past year amounted to 1,7451., including the sum of 1,1531. for relief alone, arid the balance in hand amounts to 3691. Lord Kinnaird then rose and moved the adoption of the report in a short but appropriate speech, in which he commented upon its various paragraphs, and bore testimony to the excellent conduct of the Poles, and their disinterested attachment to their be- I.,ved country. The noble lord expressed a very decided opinion as regards the necessity 'of establishing the Polish kingdom, as a barrier against Russian aggression necesity which was being felt daily more and more by the peuple of England, and in which Austria, if she knew her own interests, would be the first to concur. Time motion was seconded by the Rev. Dr. Worthington, and carried nem di& The Earl of Harrington then ineved a resolution expressive of the profound sorrow felt by the meeting, and the friends of Poland generally, at the irreparable lose of Lord Dudley Stuart, which was seconded by Mr. Monde ton Milnes, M.P., and supported, in short speeches, by Prince Ladislas Czirtoryski and M. Pulzsky. The 'resolution was carried by acclama tion. A third resolution, ar.lvtcating the necessity.of re establishing Poland as an independent State, and a bar wEer.eßealea, afterwardsand Russian aggression, was moved by Mr. J. p d beye in chel f s u r. rtherance of the y. p y whereed which themweaestint to giCAriil;birrfeleilare:Sdlaa andt li p ) i a t'Sah r * ' O itil e r° 9 . UP O S f i s e e resolutions()nd'Otherlesdse society, and the meeting did not wareadjo adjourn aeld ea l a a late hour. banner In wasthe d r iB o l or a be sent the same evening to the Polish contingent in the Turkish army. We also noticed an "Elegy on the Death of Lord D. Stuart," from the pen of Mr. J. C. Ferguson. THE EMPEROR'S VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE.--11i 4 Excellency the French Ambassador in the name of h l4 Majesty the Emperor Napoleon 111., has presented Sir Joseph Paxt.ya with a gold snuff-box, beautifully mounted aad ba.ving the Imperial cipher set in brilliants. ATE " : 11 1 F 7 ; 4 4 r 75 1 LS ~. BERLIN, THURSDAY, MAY 3. The session of the Prussian Chambers was closed to-day by a speech from Baron Manteuffel. After enumerating the various legislative enactments passed this session, the Ministerial speech pro mises that the credits granted will be used as eco nomically as consistent with ditty in the presence of an army prepared for war, during the actual Unsettled state of affairs, so as to vindicate the independence and position of Prussia as a great Power. TURIN, MAY 3. General Durando has just announced to the Senate that, an agreement with the Bishops not having been come to, the former Ministry rtsumes office. The discussion on the Convents Suppression Bill will be resumed on Saturday. KIEL, MAY 3. The fleet, under the command in chief of Rear- Admiral the Hon. It. S. Dundas, C. 8., left at eight o'clock this morning for the Baltic Sea. WARSAW, 2D. 32,000 Grenadiers are on their march from Poland into Lithuanie. The Emperor and Gene ral Rudiger are expected. The amnesty has ar- rived. RUSSIA. We have received the St. Petersburg journals of the 25th and 26th April. The Invalide Busse publishes the continuation of Prince Gortschakoff's despatches. It says : " A report from Aide-de-Camp General Prince Gort . schakoff contains the following details, which complete his telegraphic despatch concerning the operations before Sebastopol from the 3d to the 7th (15th to 19th) April. "On the 3d (15th) April, at 7 in the evening, the enemy fired three mines (globes de compression) at 30 or 40 sagenes from the point of Bastion 4, and during the night pushed their approaches to within 15 sagenes of the nearest cavity (entonnoir) formed by the explosion. "On the 4th, sth, and 6th (16th, 17th, and 18th) April, the besiegers continued their cannonade and bom bardment, with less violence, howeVer, than on the pre ceding days. On our side the firing was also not so brisk, with the exception of ground situate in advance of Bastion 4, against which a most active cannonade is kept up day and night, to prevent the enemy making a stand in the cavities caused by the explosions mentioned above. " The damage done to our batteries is repaired during the night with the greatest activity, and the dismounted guns replaced by new ones. "The skilful play of the artillery of the town has pre vented the enemy from acting with vigour against Bas tion No. 4, and has provided our volunteers with an opporturity for displaying their intrepidity ; from the nearest loop-holes they observed the explosion of our bombs and gren►des which often compelled the French to abandon the entonnoirs, and then they opened a well directed fire against the runaways. "In the night between the 6th and 7th (18th and 19th) of April one hundred volunteers and three com panies of the Tobolsk Infantry Regiment, commanded by the brave and intelligent Major Prikota, made a sortie, which was crowned with the most complete suc cess ; a section of the detachment rushed upon the nearest entonnoir caused by the explosion, another on the approaches to it, and the others remained in reserve. The first two sections shot down and put to the bayonet the enemy, who, three companies strong, occupied the entonnoir and the approaches leading to it, and destroyed the works erected ; when the enemy's reserve came up they left the entonnoir, joined their reserves, and drew the French under a very heavy fire of grape from Bastian 4. " The loss of the enemy on this occasion was very considerable ; our loss, on the contrary, was compara tively unimportant. "In 'tins sortie officers and men fought like heroes, the bravest of them Captain Stolhine, Captain Zagrellea, and Lieutenant Pissareff were wounded. Major Prikotv, to whose talent and intrpidity the success of this affair must be attributer), is deserving of particular notice. " Altogether since the 3d (15th) Of April the losses of the garrison of Sebastopol are less than on the preceding days. Its indefatigable activity and excellent spirit, are above all praise. " Nothing remarkable has occurred on the other points of the peninsula." TURKEY. We have received the letters brought by the Caire'from Constantinople. Gen. Bizot was buried on the 17th with the usual military honours. The camp of Maslac at Constantinople begins to present a very animated appearance, 14,500 men have already arrived there, and others are coming every day. Two regiments of Cuirassiers are on their march from Adrianople. M. Conduriotti, the new Greek Minister, has had his first audience of the Sultan. The speech of the Greek Minister was very dig nified, and the reply of the Sultan full of kindness. The accounts from Asia are satisfactory ; the army has been reorganised by the exertions of Vassif Pacha and W illiams Pacha. The revolt in Kur distan has been repressed. Letters from Trebisond announce that 40,000 Circassians, united to a part of the TurkiAi army, were about to march on Tiflis. FRANCE. The trial of Pianori for the attempt to assassinate the Emperor has been fixed for Monday next, and will, probably, be brought to a termination the same day. M. Paillet has undertaken his defence, which can hardly be any other than "extenuating circumstances," founded on temporary insanity. Of the fact itself, which passed before so many witnesses, there can be no doubt. The Constitu tion not excluding the ordinary tribunals from trying such crimes, it is very judicious on the part of the Government to refrain from the ostentatious display of a High Court of Justice, which would invest the assassin with more than the interest of a vulgar criminal. It is whispered that he has made some interesting disclosures. If he has said any thing, it is perhaps relating to the organisation of a society of assassins, from whom such emissaries as he is are chosen by lot. Some arrests are said to have been made among the refugees in Paris. Count de Loewenheim, Envoy Extraordinary and. Minister Plenipotentiary of the King of Sweden, and Count de Moltke, Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the King of Denmark, had the honour of being received yesOrday by the Emperor, atid presented to his Majesty the congratulations of their Sovereigns on his escape from assassination. The French army encamped at Maslak, near Con stantinople, on the 23d ult., was composed as fol lows :- Ist Regiment of the Imperial Guard 1,220 Ditto of Voltigeurs FIRST DIVISION. First Brigade-14 Battalion Foot Chasseurs 1,090 47th Regiment of the Line 52 Second Brigade-62d Regiment of ntof t t h h e e L L i i n n e e 1,979 731 Regiment of the Line SECOND DIVISION. First Brigade-7th Battalion Foot' Chasseurg 9lO 9th . Regirnent of the Line 1,627 2d Regiment of the Line Secc•nd Brigade -16th Regiment of the Line 1,608 96th Regiment of the Line A ccmpany and a 'half of Engineers Waggon train Voltigeurs of the Imperial Guard, just landel... 210 Hospit tl orderlies 52 In all Horses and mules, 500 . 19,438 BOURSE, MAY 3.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Mouth. 4i per Cents 93 25 —f. --e. 3 per Cents 6B 90 69 Credit Mobilier 787 50 Roman Credit Foncier Austrian Belgian Fives Spanish Threes 35 P iedmontese B5 50 Home Debt 314 officers round the Dockyard anctother Government establishments of interest, and expresses himself as much pleased with his reception. The officers com manding the Vessels - composing the small squadron at Elsinore, viz-, the Magicienne and Driver, each with three gunbOats, not forgetting the Cuckoo, went to Copenhagen to pay their respects to the admiral, and were, in company with him, most sumptuously feted by our admirable minister at that Court,Mr. Andrew Buchanan. On the Dragon's arrival here, the admiral immediately rehoisted his flag in the Duke, whose officers are delighted to have him and his staff once more on board. It is said that the fleet sails on Tuesday morning, but from all I can gather I am inclined to think they will not weigh until news arrives from the edge of the ice, as to the state of the Gulf of Finland. We have sufficient squadrons there now for the pur • poses of blockade, and it would be indiscreet to _risk, by exposure to the dense fogs and rapid cur rents which are prevalent at this time of the year in the Gulf of Finland, any of this glorious fleet, every gun on board of which we hope will do ser vice in its country's cause this year. RAILW AY S -YOH CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans Western.... ....... 640 Roue" Cate 615 Strasburg . ... 880 Mediterranean lOlO Havre 5 5 1) Northern _____ THE BALTIC. It i s s t a t e d in a letter from St. Petersburg that a corn fleKettoFt, SMaturda y A in dm th ir e al D D r u ag n o d n a 2 s r h e a t t u i r n n g ed p t a o s t se h d e i m n i t s:i s o c n rev‘ h , a s s ; li b e n e d n t h c a h t a i r t g e h c a l s to al r e t t a •a d n y s f e o a r u m s e d s a i t l h i n e g f - ;i e g s a s e t e l s , two or three d a y s at C openhagen, at w hi ch place i t the Balkan, of 44 guns, to be provided with en g in es of is gratifying to be able to state that the higher i 360. horse power, and the sloop of the line Wiborg, 74, with engines ofsc4rseOw•hsocrhsoe power ; also that it is now powers have deemed it expedient' this year to show causing several f oners to be built. a much more hospitable and friendly feeling to th© The 11 elstng ors 7' -' idninga; speaks of numbers of British Commander-in -Chief, which greatly con- persons from the town going out to view the new forti trasts with the surly, all but insulting manner, in fications on the Harakka Cliff, and the walla of hewn which Sir Charles Napier and his officers were g ranite, that frown at the sea from their position in the received by the Russian party who were pre- Brunnen Park. dominant in Denmark in 1854. On this occa- i A letter from Vienna of the 27th ult, states that M. sion, Admiral Dundas was most graciously , Drouyn de Lhuys before his departure concluded a new received by his Majesty, and oonducted by his i convention relative to the use of the electric telegraph. SARDINI AN EXPEDITION. GENOA, April 30.—The Jura sailed on the 27th, with a store. transport in tow. The Europa and Thames sailed this morning, each also towing a sailing-vessel, and bound for Constantinople. The Bahiana is now loading with horses, and will pro bably be ready to sail to-night or to-morrow morn ing. General Alphonso La Marmora, and head quarter staff, including Colonel Cadogan, the English officer attached to the Sardinian army, sailed for the same destination in the Sardinian steam-fri gate Governolo on the 28th. General Alphonso La Marmora, Commander-in- Chief of the expedition to the East, addressed the following order of the day to the troops : " Officers and Soldiers.!—The alliance which our au gust Sovereign has concluded with England, France, and Turkey, revires our participation in a great and gener ous war. We shall have before us a strong and power ful enemy, but by our side will stand brave armies, which have already consigned to history the celebrated names of Silistria, Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman. We shall arrive in a few days at the seat of war, and, vieing with our allies in courage, firmness, and discipline, we will endeavour to imitate the constancy of which they have given such heroic proofs. The country in which we are to operate is filled with the fame of the exploits and vic tories of the Royal Princes of Savoy, and its shores still bear the recollection of the ardour and splendour of the Genoese navy. A cruel and premature death has de prived us of a Prince who was to-guide us in that glori ous enterprise. You followed him with alacrity in the fields of Lombardy, and admired him - at the fatal battle of Novara. He expired, regretting his inability to lead you to victory. May the name of the Duke of Genoa remain engraved in our hearts, next to that of our adored King, who, prevented by the cares of Go vernment from taking part in this distant war, will anxiously follow your operations and minister to your welfare ! The country expects from you a compensation for such sacrifices, and trusts that those colours which the King confided to you in such affecting terms will acquire additional glory. Your comrades, who would be so proud to accompany you, are confident that "you will add to the fame of the national army, and each of you to that of his own corps. We place every reliance on our brave amry, which exults at the idea of exposing itself to the perils and fatigues of the expedition. Soldiers! let us swear not to disappoint those expectations, and pledge ourselves to demonstrate that an Italian army is worthy to co operate in this gigantic struggle. Long live our King and country ! " ALPHONSO LA MARHORA, General•in-Chief. " Genoa, April 28, 1855." LITERATURE. The Secret History of a Household. By the Author of "Alice Wentworth." 3 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. This is in many respects a painful story, but it must be acknowledged by all who peruge it that it is remarkable for the clever delineation of its character, and the skilful arrangement of its scenes. The bold and manly Everard Mansell, and the high-spirited and steadfast Barbara, stand out in striking relief from the timid and gentle Ellen, and her wayward suspicious husband, who, as Barbara's brother took every opportunity of mak ing an unworthy use of his power over his admir able sister. Everard, on the contrary, with all his determination and decision, was easily influenced in a right cause. Not so the evil-minded Stapyl ton. He was not naturally bad, he could admire and reverence virtue in another, and he could de nounce vice as energetically as any one, but he never troubled himself to consider that the virtue he acknowledged as excellent we should practise as well as praise ; nor that the vice he condemned in others his fellow-creatures despised in himself. " Thou art the man" might with justice and reason have been said to him, but Ralph had no friend to say it to him. Ellen, his unfortunate wife, was placed in such peculiar circumstances that it is hard to say she was wrong in yielding to what her hus band wished, as it would be unwise to say she was right. In one case she was unquestionably re prehensible in accompanying Gertrude abroad. If the intention of the author is to favour 'ner decision itis a mistaken view ofpropriety. Mercy is thebright est attribute of the Christian character, but mercy to the penitent does not mean screening the guilty from the just consequences of crime, and charity, that often misapplied and perverted word, is not to shut out and supersede justice altogether, but to soften and smooth its rugged decrees. The only quality that we are told belongs to both worlds, that will flourish in heaven when earth is no more, is truly too sacred to be invoked in such a cause, or to ap pear in such a scene as the one alluded to. It was not charity nor mercy : it was kindness of heart, genuine, but mistaken ; and it was love for her h- if 'ff. but erroneous erring nsbanu, self-sacrificin 6 , that led Ellen into the snare laid out for her by her cunning and selfish enemies. That she came out as pure as she entered,. that, one guilty person died blessing her name, and the other lived to make her atonement, by at last appreciating her devotion, was not an excuse. " Evil is not to be done that good may come of it." It was impossible for Ellen to look into futurity, and see the sun behind the clouds of her horizon, but it was possible for her, as for every one in temptation and trouble, to think of present duty and present consequence's. The past was stamped in records which human ingenuity could not efface. The future was in the direction of powers human saga city could not fathom ; only the present span of action was their own, and three more mistaken and mis judging individuals never ruled it. The effects of their self-inflicted tortures were that (none giving the others credit for really wishing such extraordi nary manoeuvres) each suspected the others of duplicity and deceit. Gertrude, in horrible ago nies, breathed her last from the effects of the long put. off discovery, which it was flying in the face of Providence to suppose could be smuggled for ever. Ellen was put aside by her cruel and jealous husband, while she could not defend herself from having ,compromised her spotless fame in setting out at all on the foreign tour. The day of retri bution was at, hand for them, indeed ; and scarcely has the reader blamed the trans action before the transactors themselves are overwhelmed with misery and confusion. It is oue thing to go astray and misread others, and another to make crooked things straight, and black look white. So they all found, and made others find too ; and when Gertrude was laid in her untimely grave, and Ralph arid Ellen—the former finding out his mistake, and the latter forgiving him, went to Canada—those who had any insight into their careers could not fail to be admonished by their tales. It did not need to sit down in solitude to find out the meaning of their lives; those who ran ever so giddy or busy a course could read it; and it would be well for the social well-being of others, if all who thus erred could, " departing, leave behind them" an imprint of their steps, for the warning of those who would-walk in'the same way ; and a murmur of their misery to linger in the memory, as the handwriting on the wall, to betoken ..when the citadel is in danger. It is the province of the no velist to idealise realities, and, in the garb of fiction, to manifest facts ; but, though the privilege has many ramifications, it is best employed and answers its highest purpose when it narrows its limits and curtails its compass. The more the nearer to nature and the closer to truth, the sooner is , the story understood and the better appreciated. In the present in stance this cautions rule is observed, and we have no adventitious aids of effect in scenes or persons, and few flights of fancy to herald the way. The circumstances are quietly-told, as becomes a sombre . episode in human life, which the narrative here in question undoubtedly chronicles ; and •if it cannot aspire to keep off evil, it does its best to show its deformity, without entering into detail or over working its object. " The Secret History of a Household" is the history for the most part of the wicked ; but their sins found them out, and the sense of uprightness . is vindicated by their suffer ings and shame. ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM- MITTEE.-(TIIIS 'DAY.) The committee re•tsseinbied this morning at the usual hour. Sir Thomas Hastings :vas again recalled, and, in ex amination by Lord Seymour, produced a number of official documents referred to in his evidence of yester day. Amongst other matters, he stated that the first requisition sent to him fur winter clothing was in July, 1854 ; and was for 150,000 woollen socks, 90,000 flannel drawers, and 50,000 woollen drawers. A supply of Quartermaster-Generals stores were applied for in March. If any deficiency existed in the Intter it was the fault of the Quarterma ;ter-General for not ordering a proper quantity. He denied that any of the bedsteads sent out were incomplete or deficient of legs, &c. He did not believe that the boots and shoes were too small, because they were made' on long-established specifica Lions, and he did not think th e s i ze o f them could have varied. The boots and shoes hitherto, had been found to answer for size in all climates and under all circum stances. By the Chairman—Considerable difficulty was found in obtaining steamers to convey out the stores, and they were accordingly delayed for some time. the Chairman—According to your account, then, no person was to blame I - Sir T. Hastings replied that he had fairly given his opinion that the delay arose from the great difficulty of providing steamers. Lord Seymour said the committee had been informed by Captain Tallon, who embarked a quantity of tools in his vessel at Constantinople, that he was told to con vey them to Varna, but that neither the Quartermaster- General nor the Commissariat would take them ; and inquired whether that went to show that there was a Quartermaster as well as a Quartermaster-General there? Sir T. Hastings replied that that was the case. A quan tity of Canada boots and socks were sent out. The committee, by comparing some of the boots at present at the Tower, would find that the boots sent out were adapted for all sizes of feet. By General Peel—Their clothing had been supplied independent of the Ordnance by purchases made under the direction of the Secretary for War and the Secretary at War, the result of which was that they were bidding against themselves in the same market. With respect to fur caps, they were in treaty with a person to pur chase them at ss. 10d. each, and, in the interim, the Sec retary for War made an arrangement to purchase them at Os. Bd. The parties in question heard that the Go vernment hal raised the price in the market, - and they were unable to make the purchases at the original price agreed upon. When witness was required to provide a supply of winter clothing, he was not informed that the army would wirter in the Crimea. He was,not able to say on what department the duty of providing such articles, if they were required, would fall. By Lord Seymour—He had made an applicatiod to provide rifles in November, but it was not carried into effect until February. Lord Seymour reminded the witness that the Duke of Newcastle had stated that he would have ordered a large quantity of rifles to be obtained from Liege, but that it was contrary to the opinion of the Board of Ordnance. Sir T. Hastings denied that it was against the opinion of the Board of Ordnance, but that it was simply against his own opinion. He objected on the ground that it would tend materially to affect if not destroy the gun trade of this country, and th4t the gun tnak(rs of B►r mingham would withdraw their capital from the trade. The evidence principally, throughout the morning, was of a very uninteresting character, and had reference to technical details of routine management under the Ordnanca department. [LEFT SITTING.) LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lori Justices of Appeal.) PEACOCK V. STOCKFORD-JUDGMENT. Their lordships gave judgment in this appeal from the decision of the Vice• Chancellor Kindersley this morning, reversing the order of the Court below, without costs. The question in this case related to the construction of the will of the testator in the cause, but there was no point involved that contained the least interest except to the parties concerned. (Before Vice-Chancellor Wood.) EX PARTE THE PRECENTOR OF ST. PATM'S-JUDGMENT. His Honour gave judgment to-day in this case, which came before him a few days ago upon the petition of the Rev. Mr. Belli, the precentor or chief chanter of St. Paul's Cathedral, seeking to obtain the payment to him of the sum of 2,5871., the amount of two renewal fives claimed by the petitioner out of a sum of upwards of 1,40001. 3 per Cent. Consols, standing in the names of the Lord Mayor and other members of the Commission for the Improvement of th4CitY of London. The petitioner was opposed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners on the gro'und that there was no real status for the claim. His Honour, after going at some length into thy: case, decided that the petitioner was entitled to enforce his claim. Nothing of the least interest came before the Master of the Rolls or Vice• Chancellor Kindersley ; and the Vice• Chancellor was occupied the whole day with the further arguments in the part heard ca , e of IeINTOSH V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, which have already occupied the Court no less than 9 days. The sum in dispute is, as we have already stated, upwards of a quarter of a million of money, and the result is anxiously looked to by all parties. MARLBOROUGH-ST.RE6I I .-(THIS DAY.) SCANDALOUS AND UNFOUNDED CHARGE AGAINST A GENTLEMAN. The Hon. Augustus Jocelyn, No. 40, Duke-street, St. James's-square, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, on the charge of having indecently exposed his person to Mary Ann Adams, who described herself as a needle woman, residing at No. 8, Brompton-row. The corn "plainant, a woman of anything but respectable appear. ance, stated that about half-past 2 o'clock this morning she 'was coming along Duke-street, when she saw defend ant in a most indecent pcisition in a doorway, and as soon .A 8 he heard her footsteps *he turned round, caught hold of her, and tried to lift up her petticoats. She re sisted as well as she could, and at last she, got away. He followed her to the bottom of the street, when she looked out fora constable, for the-purpose of giving him in charge. While she was doinic so be opened the door of N 0.,40, and Avent In. In a few minutes afterwards he came out again, when she gave him into custody. By Mr. Leadley (the Chief Clerk),—Defendant caught hold of her by the shoulders, called her "dear," and said he would not , hurt her. She got her living -by plain needlework, and nothing else. She could refer to several parties for whom she worked to answer for her respect ability. The reason she was , out so late was that she had been looking after her sister, who is "unfortunate, and patronises the Strand. Sbe did not know where to find her in the day time. She wanted to tell her her brother was dead. By Mr. Hardwick—She did not see her sister. She had been looking for her about 25 minutes previous to seeing the defendant. Inspector Parke said there was a witness in court whose evidence would completely upset that cf the com plainant. James Mattrick, . coachman, Mason's-yard, Duke street, watostanding at the entrance of the yard about half-past two this morning, when he saw the gentleman at the bar pass up the street and stop at a doorway for a certain purpose. The complainant followed and accosted him. The gentleman, who seemed much annoyed, then opened the door of No. 40 and went in. Witness saw no more of the affair. Halliday, 167 C, said he took the defendant into cus tody on the present charge, and conveyed him to the station, where the complainant made the same state ment a 4 she had to-day. Witness subsequently went to the addrss she gave, and found no such person lived there. The defendant, in reply to the acqusation, said he re• turned to London from the country yesterday, and was proceeding to his lodgings in Duke-street, when he had. occasion to stop for a few moments for a necessary pur pose, and after he had arranged his dress, and was about entering the house, the woman came up to him, and asked him for money, for charity, as her mother was' sick. He repulsed her, when she said she would make him pay for making a nuisance against her door. He treated her threat with contempt, ana went into his house. Ile afterwards thought it would be better to have the matter cleared up, and came out again, when she gave him into custody on the present charge. Mr. Hardwick said he bad a very great mind to order the woman to be placed in the dock in- the place of the defendant. The complainant's evid ence w as un • wor thy of belief, and it appeared to him (Mr. Hard- . wick) that she had trumped up the present charge for the purpose of extottion. lie,should therefore discharge the_defendant, and in doing so must state that he left the court without the slightest stain or imputation upon his character. Upon hearing this decision, complainant at once vanished from the precincts of ttip court. ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) POSITION AND PROSPECTS OF THE FARMERS.—Th e continued n3rft and east winds and the .ab-ence of rain are having a very serious effect on the land. The tur nips are all gone, and the inangold wurtzel nearly so. There is no grass in the meadows, and the sheep •and lambs have eaten - off the seed grasses. Vetches are back ward, the hay nearly all consumed, and the graziers and farmers are in a most deplorable fix. Lambs are offered for sale at ss. each ; hundreds will be starved if we have not rain within a very few days, and there is no prospect of any at present (May 3). The wheat plant is thin on the light soils, a nd the barley is much i n want o f ra i n. The breadth of potatoes planted this year very far ex ceeds the quantity planted of late years. A letter from Berlin of the 30th ult. says :—" The speech to be delivered on the closing of the Chambers was drawn up in a Cabinet Council last evening. The session is not to be closed by the King in person, but by the President of the Council. Baron de Paiva, Minister of Portugal in Paris, his iust left this city for Dresden and Weimar on a special - mission from his Government. The Austerlitz, the Tourville, and the Dliqnesne, ves vels of the line, and the steaai corvette th , i d'A-sss, which form part of the Baltic division, sailed from Cher bourg, on Tuesday, for their destination. _.-- COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL itch of bu ' i' Yestc.dav a court was herd for the d es p nt-,5;.4. TELEorVdlSl4TayoForTliaEndE.gsPilrOtiTlTS FRESCL The e "My dear Lord He nry y n e Sheriff, placed before the court the following letters NO Lord Palmerston : F e r c e e n p e t h i o in n e w t h v i w j e t h h l e i e n r that tho u ,—I have great pleasure tn no • , lit Q eea has been graciously pleased to direct tha t ''.., title tmarkand dignity of baronet shall be conferred upon you, 9,5 of her Majesty " Piccadilly, .yr i il f 2 rll 2 1 1 1 55 3 ,0 City of London. of her Majeiity's favour is a t ' i s hl el ß u e so t y erc a i a t o sui approbation u noefs t his retell 'li f e e h iln the p d e e v i r s i r i otisicirintgg o e u tf ' 9,soshttie - rule hitherto observed, and according " This mark the acts of grace have been confined to occasions whet t . beci? d re , oeiv e e r d eign has in person visited the City, and has by the municipal body ; but the Queen coesi ei.‘ the late Ciy .. 1 visit of the Emperor of the French to the a CharaCtal i London to have been an event of so peculiar g .. and to have been connected with circumstance ea such high national importance, that it may well forlo „, dteopaivrthuierbe fsruch: exception to the general rule. But in thus ackuoiclede!, by an honour conferred upon the chief magistrate of the til . _u o the zeal and loyalty with which the citizens of Londou.n.,'eci seconded her Majesty's desire to show the raJst distingur 0, attentien to her illustrious guests, her Majesty tom 6 „ o ff to say that it must be clearly understood that me , is '" done is not to be drawn into a precedent for the future. "I have the honour to be, my dear Lord, " Yours f a ithfully, „ ' el pAjoseo, " The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, ace.. '1 SO 1855. Downing-street, AP n- , ~,t that "My dear Sir,—l have great pleasure in informing?'" toes the Queen has intimated to me her intention of conferring rot the sheriffs' the honour of knighthood as an acknowlecilita of the part which they tookin he distinguishedreeeption. t 9 ~ on the late occasion by the citizens of London to her gl s ol illustrious guests the Emperor and Empress of the Fren e tte ncl . I have received her Majesty's commands to request you r ? dter• ance at Buckingham palace to-morrow, at 3 o'clock in tu ll e j a rs mien, in order that this honour may be conferred upon 9°, ers ' teal further commanded to say, that it must be clearlyn",,sio is that her M,jesty's gracious favour on the present occ o ' wh icli not to be deemed a precedent for any other occasion ° the Sovereign may not visit the City of London. " I am, my dear Sir, yours faithfully No w _,421," t , , It was unanimously agreed that the letters, id the Ptl b e en' port of which was received with c heers, bbnu tered on the minutes of the court. ded b i Upon the motion of Sir PETER L AURIE, SeCOn +e a to Deputy CORNET, the thanks of the court were /o;nients the entertainment committee for the able arrang of the made by them in the Guildhall up 9n the occasion Imperial visit. .. n ~ D o- Mr. H. L. TAYLOR objected to the proposittO r ' s od thing was yet known of the expenditure, but th e w c ow of the court was decidedly in favour of inimediatelousif ferring the thanks, her Majesty having beard g ri4 oo tb ° expressed her approbation of what had been done occasion. ~,I g 'CO THE LATE ESCAPE OF THE EMPEROR O F THE .---:' irs° ASSASSINATION. formed, when were e odrodoerrsedwteorewriet.hodpreanwed, 3 w e wor e ill. had adopted a resolution similar to that :hlitihucillit"w,tnsdbeireagreaeciCarl to that day before the Court of Aldermen, Ranter. The that it should be dealt, with in a similar roant),„e„-i discussion upon the question was exceedinglY ' — is : 0 THE LOCAL MANAGEMENT OF THE METROP°..t , aria' Mr. T. H. Hall then brought up a re port wl; the poi of a petition to Parliament a • ist several or ' os o visions in the bill " for the ' better local fro a g e rbe e P r ' the metropolis." It particularly objected to po d 1 dif f iculties arrangements as to the sewers, repreneto Ob i 0 dif f iculties a hich a hoard constituted accodiinl!sAvotoeej must have to encounter, and the vast d,'"i t PO i w n h u i , ch a lianwustwinthecoeustsamriolavifiatctaatniohust.o the City u ' ado pt an d to - . t v The motions to agree with the report, n d aro the petition were seconded by Mr. Christie, 0 mously agreed to. sT OI% lii' TFIE CONTINUATION OF FARRINGDON - the irlb %a Mr. GRESEAM presented a memorial fr"llfla den, so tants of the Liberty of Saffron-10; Ha-" n l,l r -d in t he tants in the county of Middlesex, asseiu ' d o e vestry, on the 15th of March, 1855, conil'ir,''Fiia-otr'o, lay in the completion of the proposed new N''es't th e Pr t, from Holborn to Clerkenwell; and praying t t b :nt o eff p y p oo o liu s t e im d r.i i cT i t n e. i o )f vemen may be speedily cur rie° j rov eille4 urea u n s i i s e f r o a d b l b e s. y a was ° wi e ° th d i v to ditdihffiot HALLsh those ouot ( wiot t er h hstp. e hoos ' e c rea h Ai itaaniti.opdr corporation oth a bv ; l : a f ei 11 iiteds eotvi [hoed nenb i : - 8 rt erd u : :: :o : oh r ece ; expect in carrying the APO They had to encounter the most seri ° , u i , ' y whic h e :el l from the infinite coillictirg interests witr th t he 1 . 1- eh came in contact, If they had not acted w..`" its esP r d ife caution as they proceeded, the law vioultbil; w oulti:bett t ahtn b uin. a oeo v nim e sda t:oa o atrt p impassable nec p osdetf o oh s tfeta e hhh d tneaahtis a veri n alixmgnneial andw:ecael i an ug d wclthetbarrierhe t i i lan e a t n ee . :ko se i o t pf t e a i 1. .4 . i : o v r i t 1 ; sand, they had allowed the corporation t° other 0179e.e0 the o on the subject, naturally fellow-subjects exertions would be withdrawn in r e i; t he 11 "„ -e thei r and tte u e b , li w e hoalfeletart, iirithtetuegn_t t o god excited upon a subject of Sur bea r ' h the vie dy w a s s a i n t d h o l a accusation alall lus trt : o3 l e 9: ll ,,: i ° od beta e l 1 , ,, c- ,11 . 1- I r ie t : : concluded swuihtos.apApfbetyae rree:cdepvrteeci: l o ;c e o v n 8 r il ‘ p :r e ,;n e r "ti o : aw t m l s i a r i : l e i Mr. l a h o I amendment,ri thatpps t o sE ra btJERSEYi o corporation with repudiated th that t having the the memorial been t m h o e ri t a Mr. GRESEAM denied, upon the i on` a- t e rCi 4":1 1 or memorial ,u table, a rt that any imputation was B .Y: v 4-11 °P. memorial. ' ca rried' d 01 The amendment was then put and - Ross, petitions nag ni BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES. Upon the several motions of Alderman _. dio ceo° o 4. 4, M n r. k ß er e s s , Sal tn/3° . clergy ao of the City of London, froM tb e a ss oc yi° dfroomthetrhse, and frahrtbo,3oe, fa t p i r bishop of t b " ni er ol3 , l corporation to take a transfer of the ta tu t : e r e ' ° houses establishment in Goulstone-square) here pa to the coal, corn, and finance committee. 00 the advantages arising from the cleanly P.- Several speeches were made, hiAIY r e ,.. 0 bit rO f 3 labouring population. ."--...---..................----'.......... GREAT FIRE AT 111ILLWO er e ita ot o ild' A fire, involving the destruction of l ' n , sbiP b , amount of property, broke out in the exteosts of Jil j ot, ing-yardJohn at Millwall, Poplar, the proper t l,, ja s t v, be j Scott Russell and Co., about 9 'clocs• 00 0 44' bee n ,r 9 ", , in the newly built ' floating battery to have . 1) ,,,tt , 0 O . n . Saturday next, named the Etna. 0 15 Q ,o o° ' 0 0 ' joined on one side another vessel, the Wn °B o l q i re: tended also to be launched on vessel,. i e d P $' other side a screw collier. The three occeP v ity o r B a b lirdei The moat r e either t l i space in the yard, and were in such c lose P r°s ,, i i i c t te collect it became apparent, unless the fire could be ci ci, bti tieuwidoulwdotuhled ,bhaettseerrylobu.eselydnei:jrere,,t:dirbie.et:htAeocl.,oeo):oo°l the battery, plates, tthe hastnrdesnutooguesthexererthiounts hwefeorreuth:srst;taiijcpeo;,,, to, 4 a.in fi c inches t e h v i e c r k y , flames rushed between the stern, and the heat became 60 grea' t ' 1 ,,c0' ~ seed u p tbe' 0 the flames rose high in the air, lighting ..1, 0 e and the Sur l4 0 l' " rey side of the water. ,„ clo t ' , „te , ,, ti' The flea • Ong engine from her IVlajestY f re , ,pr, soon in attendance under the dir,c4n ° ar' 0 1 ' Tope 0 Master-Su • .. perintendent of the yard, anti ' wo rfef , lt y' fsotlt-rtefdtirninb.eirtrafor°:Pbstet:oslljej ding, of the R divi-don -el ard ' KPO 6 , and Leona, - _,, e qt) , h 1 , Thames police. to w, k p This powerful machine wavot.tle!oke and ir , and was followed by the float (Nip nybtPo the steam-floating engine from South'c!r we' d tli i About_ 11 o'clock a frightful scene took4ejohriet, stocks most vessel, in. state of ignition, q t be f / .1 0 of t some e nost majestically into the nor, an-n ti ` o ts ' thousand persons who Were il l id e j. ll ta lli ed mouth of the dock, t thel Several persons were persons were so terrified On „pia,. if into the water, fearing the blaz in g vessel w , wholv ,, crush them to death. Fortunately the .44, I 0° rescued T by the Thames police and waternlest ° d e , i , land he ertines of the L ,ndon Brigade 0° pro , v in olin oflice, under the command of SesF.s: ll fro 0 : C but o orton, and Fogo, were worked s"'''! -I w ere f e d I, being*tel o'clock this morning the fisre'ioger tit all 0 ' 3 to * entirely ex • extinguished, although it 0 0 further extension was over. ec-f ji,• The b be said to be a tote lWr 06 1 , 4 the batter may other vessels are seriously injured. gr o wl ° fi oi' ' The police, under Mr. Superintendent P pc ide pr of spector Holmes, with Mr. Superintendent Coollooilyl the Royal Society, and Mr. ViThite. of th e t be c,, A it l I as , rendered essential assistance uP9 II nior n it did also several hundred shipwrights etor 0 0 1 i yard: e° l) °f e d the des ° '0 It could not be ascertained, durivty 0° w wa b s ic i h os prevalled, whether any of the Pon - hol t / tookured. Neither could it be lei° dOr place.' 0 0 0 1/ ""•"''—'"''""'''-'"'"''"'"a'a°---- 0 0 - d , ,C sea 1 0 THE F m -riAv it. 4 0 3 L e ' PEson's VISIT TO -1.-•—•° o ur 0 0. r E ward ' Herrick (1849), the AdMiraltY 0 pr o , 9 1 " of the packet service at Dover, has be . e t of til d cl e% , the rank nd of captain, in honour of the TiY i e ble ';g , 4 1 ' ror o Empress to this country. TIT oarirlf,;,,,,le!");t,e' lent a offi officer we believe, is the seeenua,ere flt T a r e s wander on the active list of those W ho f ibe .. J .. : iP, in which battle he served as midshipm3n of A'. o At i P' ll was also at the attack of the fleet io the p i 8 01' 0 1' and was wounded whilst serving in tiV3 al CC ' e cl f i! ; IC ( reduction of Flushing. It is an acledtiol o ' no t he Pl o te do the Emperor of the French to see Pr r of i op o? ant and distinguished an officer in hen°. bio t sil l rial visit. Captain Herrick relincrli'he-ti tV:00/, meat on promotion, and we unifiers bl - t l '"cof Admiralty packet service' • 'now perforiee _ ei der of is e r. o , and the'me • •ts for ...,,.a „ cessity no lo n ex ists be h i t be 0 officer a - D . over, the vacancy will not with 04 tain Herrick will retire from his offic e ' e'er If' 1 1 , and esteem ofall WANT OF AMMUNITION AT SEBAsTOPuO% or Or . p i from Constantinople to the 20th, bringio, th°001"10,1° Balaklava to the 17th, are to be ere, di rai n lie4 were slackening their fire, seeing that eigh C t ibe the tremendous rate it had been for 1 ,, fo c 'lie"; t„" 0 nights consumed, was running short. ~or F 131)1 (0 il f fv :i orders have reached Malta to hurry on n". th e . 0 'tl tl° eri of pi the Hansa, _Bremen steamer, which po di yip ,r , / 26th from Marseilles, with French 6° 1 %70 0 ti o t 4e o lP pi Imperial Guard, wasrecsivwg nn bosrc ~100,11 o,e it arid shell. It is s •id the enemy bas , t bi ' ii ° 'ne t 0 ~,, t he 4 11 call return the shots of the a llies w' r r ae A' cal hut those of the enemy are of toe in o pil - sent beck, although some thout.aba collected, by the English asxcl Fran