The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-07 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. :~ trader the management of Mr. Buckstone; THIS EVENING, w in be performed the new Play, entitled THE ACTRESS OF Te.DITA- After which. a new Extravaganza. called THE NEW HAY MARKET SPRING MEETING, 1853. To conclude with OUR MIRY ANNE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CsaaLss THIS EVENING, win a performed the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's iElstorical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. principal Omuta by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the popular Romance , in two acts, entitled ram MULETEER OF TOLEDO ; or, King, Queen. and Knave. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee aad Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Brilliant reception of the Ballet of Sate Kearney. THIS EVENING. The successful Equidrama by Nelson Lee, called, THE FIELD JIGAINST THE FAVOURITE ! After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE, in which Miss Kate Cooke, the Pearl of the Arena, and Miss Emily Cooke, the world's wonder • will appear. Ur. W. Cooke's sagacious Dwarf Elephants perform. ' b Mrs. G. Healey, called, KATE To c,ancinde with a Ballet, y KEA.RNEY, or, the Lakes of Killarney. A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added to the E m bellishments. Box-Office open from Ele ven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. w West. Ac ting Manager , M r . W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Ns. W. Cooke. jun. ' HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGR. Tits DAT —Morning 5 min.after 5 1 Evening27min. art. 5 T o .ottemmoir - Morning 55 min.after 5 1 Evening 26 min. aft. 6 WEATHER.-8n °mos, May. 6. TELNINOMETZB, IN TEX BRAD& 55 —highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 61—this day, at noon. BABONICM, 30'04. WIND, S.W. to W.— Light breeze, with fine mild weather. Two O ' CLOCK.—Wind, W. to W.N.W.—Fresh breeze, with heavy clouds, indicative of rain. MAY 7., 63—highest since noon yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night: 62 —this day at noon. BABOXETZE, 29'98. WniD, S.W. to W.S.W.—Light breeze, with mild Weather. We have had a slight shower this morning. ,)0 r §ll3l, ~•Tj ~ LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1855. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH FROM FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 7, 2.45 P.M. Lord Panmure presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and has great pleasure in trans- mitting the enclosed intelligence, which has this day reached him from Lord Raglan : SEBASTOPOL, 6TH MAY, 9 P.M. The enemy assaulted the advanced trench of our right attack, last night, but were repulsed promptly. Our loss was three killed and twenty wounded. RESIGNATION OF M. DROUYN DE L'HUYS. (Front Lite Second Edition of the Morning Post.) PARIS, MONDAY MORNING. M. Drouyn de L'Huys has resigned office. The Emperor has accepted his resignation. Differences with respect to his late mission to *Vienna are said to be the cause. DEPARTURE OF THE F REN CFI AMBASSADOR FOR PARIS. (From the Fourth. Edition, of the Morning Post.) Count Walewski left town this morning, by express, for Paris. His Excellency has been summoned thither by telegraph in consequence of the Ministeria. crisis. The days of Lord PALMERSTON'S j.sting, at least as Premier, are drawing to a close ; the great double meeting of London merchants, on Satur day, will soon make him look serious. He can afford, with his temperament, to joke about com munications from Sebastopol in face of the deep anxiety of the country, or about the promised Vienna papers, which indeed may probably prove to be of ludicrous insignificance in comparison with the cost in blood and treasure for which the Vienna peace was to be the compensation. But even Lord ,PALIIERSTON can be grave when his premiership is in danger ; and the meeting of Saturday plainly shows that it is so. There was a remarkably fair spirit evinced towards indivi duals generally who have failed, because our present administrative system would beat almost any well-meaning man, but the majo rity of the speakers commented with marked disgust on the lenity, at such a crisis, of our Prime Minister, and the meeting loudly and em phatically responded to their remarks. It is evi dent that the vast body of highly respectable gen tlemen then assembled felt themselves insulted by Lord PALMERSTON'S miserable attempts to be funny, at the expense of Members who have asked the questions which the country put into their mouths. Lord PALMERSTON, if he wishes to play the, droll in public, must choose another time, or another character than that of Head of the Government. What, however, was taken from Lord PALMER STON was freely giveia to Mr. LAYARD. But a short time ago the light-hearted Aristocrat had the fairest opportunity in the world to win himself a good position in history, as well as in the nation's present esteem. He has thrown it en tirely away. He insulted them with his lordly Cabinet ; he insulted them by rejecting Mr. LAYARD; he insulted them by snubbing or laugh ing at every independent member ; and he con summated all by coming in at the death, as he thought, in the House of Commons attack on Mr. LAY,4ID. But the first great meeting of the very cream of London citizens has decidedly re versed the verdict of Lord PALMERSTON and his 631 e 4 te 11 els, has consigned them to merited con mDts and has given a united and hearty verdict in fwve_ ur of Mr. LAYARD. That gentleman may ' l ' 37 f 1001(117 ta ke his intended course. At an almost Casual a u . cheerin g w, won to his treatment by th e House, the three and one most „ enthusiastic. " Three times mew" fully carried out, twice again durin g t h e peated, and at theting these cheers were re the w p after one for the QuzEN the closing e another for Mr. LAYARD. Not less th an lst e honour r f un th ro unds of cheering were gives. seven distinct y endo rse d able membe r. The meet ing mo a ll our remarks of last week in to the public opini on concernin g the shamefu l pro_ n ceedings of th e House on Friday night. ic.- In significant mistak es, but substantially ri g ht, " was the unanimous judgment of the vast assembly. It will be the judgment of every meeting of English. men, The new Association will do its work. The gentlemea chosen as a committee are not the men to allow Government to taunt them with exempli --,,t . yuig the Administrative incapacity of which they They will set to work at once, and .64 4 - °w howd ° They avowed that they /felt their country to be *graced, themselves disgraced, and et ix very Pecuniary intonate at stake. These [are not motives which let men go to sleep. They have raised already a large sum of money, and will raise a very large one. The Chairman announced, as a proof of the ear nest and sincere character of the movement, that 25 gentlemen in the room had already put down their names for a subscription of 1001. each. The announcement was received with loud cheering. They will watch every appointment, and bring to the light of day, on each occasion, the grounds alleged or presumable. They will be, in fact, a vigilance committee on Government appointments and promotions, and in this way their efforts will begin to tell at once upon our public services. They will put themselves in connection with the electors in every town, get meetings held, and committees formed, and arouse all the constituen- Icies. Their facilities for doing this surpass even those of Messrs. COPPOCK and BROWN, since their commercial connexions are so numerous and in fluential throughout the Kingdom ; they will thus work at once upon our present members, and stir up the people to select men for the future who will audit the doings of Government in somewhat different style to what we have seen of late. The House being counted out on people's questions will become a hazardous game. It is gratifying to see that the speakers and the meeting were fully alive to the necessity of reforming our electoral practices. It was broadly recognised that while. appointments were made for political reasons, such as the conciliation of sup port at elections, the mischief was as great as that arising from aristocratic nepotism. The Guildhall Meeting appended a rider to the first resolution on the necessity, for their object, of an enlarged electoral constituency, and both meetings expressed the strongest sense of the necessity of a great electoral change. The predominance of aristocrats, by title or relationship, in the Lower House was strongly condemned, and obviously that can only be remedied by a new and real Reform Bill. Many instances unknown before to the public were given of the unpardonable manner in which the most important offices were trifled with. One made public for the first time by Mr. LINDSAY, M.P., deserves, however, special notice. Lord PALMERSTON alleged that commercial men of high standing would not leave their counting-houses to serve the public, sacrificing it may be a lucra tive business for a salary of uncertain tenure. The answer would seem to be—Make the heads of working departments immovable:from political causes, and appoint them for capacity only. Mr. LINDSAY, however, stated that six months ago, having found that the transport service was in the utmost confusion, the very books so kept that nothing was known of the shipping, destination, and arrival of the cargoes, and this kind of business being that in which having spent his life, he could without arrogance claim full practical knowledge, he offered to Sir JAMES GRAHAM to come for one whole week to the Admiralty, and to get their affairs into such order that goods should be duly shipped, consigned, and delivered, and that fully one million of the two which have been wasted should be saved. Will it be believed that he heard no more of bis noble offer ? It shared even a more contemptuous fate than Mr. CoLLIN's offer to teach the roasting of coffee ! The result was our money wantonly wasted—and some thousands of soldiers perishing for want of supplies ! Well, London has commenced the moyement to put a stop to such disgraceful, such cruel delin quencies as these. It is as beating that the City, which is the seat of Government, should com mence a reform of this kind, as for Manchester to commence the Anti-Corn-Law agitation. As Lon don helped Manchester then, so let Manchester help London now. Even the COBDENS and BRIGHTS, unless they shamefully neglect their country, will join this movement. We cannot, however, doubt that it will be responded to by the whole nation. On Friday evening Lord PALMERSTON deliberately stated to the House of Commons that "the Go vernment would entirely violate their duty if they stated that all hopes of accommodation were at au end." It is right that both Houses of Parlia ment should be forthwith informed of the grounds on which such hopes are entertained, in order that their opinions may be expressed on the nature of the contemplated arrangements, before the nation is irrevocably committed to terms - which cannot possibly produce an honourable or a per manent peace. We now know the propositions that have been peremptorily, and, we may add, contumeliously rejected by Russia. We know that they had been nominally approved of by Austria, and there is but too much reason to believe that the extraordinary " moderation" or "timidity" on the part of the Western Powers, which they so clearly manifested, was occasioned by the sinister influence of the Ger manic Members of the Conference. The French and English Plenipotentiaries certainly went to the full length of their tether in bringing forward such feeble and attenuated suggestions, which, if adopted to the very letter, would bring the War to a most " lame and impotent conclusion," totally inadequate to the enormous expenditure of men and money on the part of the defenders of right and the conservators of order throughout the civilised world. It is something little short of a miracle that we have escaped from the disgrace and injury of such an arrangement. Russia has recklessly refused the too lenient terms tendered for accept ance. By so doing she has forfeited all claim to future indulgence ; and if Austria has the slightest regard for her plighted faith she would, immediately on Russia's rejection of either of the alternatives offered with her sanction, have entered into the ulterior arrangements contemplated by the Treaty of the 2d December. But she has not done so ? She still keeps up the farce of negotiations. Wo are told that " there still exist at Vienna the elements of a Conference ;" that the meetings were merely adjourned, without any specific time being ap pointed for their renewal ; were, in fact, sus pended, without being entirely broken off ! "The elements of a Conference" forsooth ! And this is the way in which the British honour is disre garded, and the British interests frittered away ! The matter is to be shelved for an indefinite period, in order partly that Austria may be allowed to wriggle out of the performance of her solemn obligations, and partly that if success should crown the efforts of our gallant troops in the Crimea—if Sebastopol should fall before their irresistible onslaught—a loop-hole may be re tained for the escape of Russia : that the Allies should be bound by the offers they had so lately made, and which had not been farmally with draw,. It is, indeed, a deplorable state of affairs, when even the most complete victory could scarcely be received With unmitigated satisfaction, when the achievements of the sword would be p neutra lised by th e pen, and what had been acqui re d by the effusion of blood would be lost by the shed ding of ink. Already the e very name of negotia of the Viennese palaver, of tion disgusts the people. They ars h eart il y s i ck th bootless and un meaning protocols—the sole result s of some six wee ks' diplomatic' labours, The lines of Byron THE SUN, LONDON; MONDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1855 seem peculiarly applicable to the Modern farce. "Behold the hall where chief were late convened, Oh ! dome displeasing unto British eye With diadem hight foolscap, lo ! a fiend, A little fiend that scoffs incessantly. There sits in parchment robe array'd, and by His side is hung a seal and sable scroll, Where blazon'd glare names known to chivalry ; And sundry signatures adorn the roll Whereat the urchin points, and laughs with all his soul.' It was probably the intelligence of the dearly purchased successes of last week that induced Lord PALIIERSTON to give expression to these unworthy hopes. The triumphant capture of Sebastopol, although accomplished by the sacrifice of thousands of the best and bravest of the sons of France and England, might terminate the hesi tation of FRANCIS JOSEPH, and induce him really to press the proposition of the Allies on Russia. Our wily opponent well knows that at present Austria is not in earnest, and that he will have ample time to accede to the terms tendered, should all his efforts fail, and Sebastopol be indeed cap tured. He knows that the same policy which spared Odessa still prevails, and that our fire is only directed against the fortifications of Sebastopol ; that when gained, it may be returned with com paratively little damage to its quondam owners. He knows the character of our Government, that— " For chiefs like ours in vain may laurels bloom ; Woe to the conqu'ring, not the conquered host, Since baffled triumph droops on [Balaklavcf s] coast." Away, then, with the ridiculous absurdity of negotiation. Let there be no disgraceful " con vention." Let not the " dwarfish demon" beguile the brains of our diplomatists, or " - turn the nation's shailow joy to gloom." Let Parliament resume its long- abdicated func• tions ; let it calmly and firmly assert its own dignity, and refuse to let the honour and welfare of England be sacrificed at the altar of red tapism ! " Quidquid delirant reges, plectuntur Aclieve." The British people must expiate the folly of their rulers, and if they should be bound to main tain a powerful force in expectation of impending war they must closely calculate the cost, for they will have to defray it, even to the uttermost farthing. If, through any undue delicacy, they suffer a shameful armistice to be concluded, they must ask themselves— " How will posterity the deed proclaim I Will not our own and fellow-nations sneer To view these champions, cheated of their fame By foes in fight—in fight o'erthrown, yet victors here, When scorn her finger points through many a coming year ?" LATEST NEWS. VIENNA, StNDAY. The li'remdenblatt says that Baron Hess sets out for the army to-day. The Austrian generals echelon their troops along the Pruth. They have still a large garrison at Bucharest, where there are also 4,000 Turks. The modified Austrian proposal for the adjust ment of the " third point" is under the consider ation of M. Bourqueney and Lord Westmoreland, VARNA, Mir 6. Redshid Pasha goes to Vienna. The steam-flotilla is gone to bombard Kertch on the north-eastern extremity of the Crimea. The army of reserve leaves for the Crimea. The cholera rages here. meet the demand of the allied powers, and it is I therefore thought here that all means of concilia tion have been exhausted." PIE DMONT. The Patria of Turin states that all the officers of the National Guard of that city have resigned, because the Government had, in the present cir cumstances, entrusted the maintenance of public order to the regular troops. The Piemonte states that the Austrians evacu ated the Duchy of Modena on the Ist. THE 171ENA CONFERENCES. (From the Pays.) If we are well-informed, M. Drouyn de Mugs before leaving Vienna signed, with the plenipotentiaries of England and Austria, a convention stipulating that the four points of guarantee set forth in the procotol of the 28th December cannot be disjoined, and that the re fusal of Russia to accept any one of the four indivisible points will give rise to the casus belli provided for by the treaty of alliance of the 2d December. We have reason to believe that, immediately after the conclusion of this additional convention, Austria was to have ad dressed to Russia an ultimatum, containing her special interpretation of the third point of guarantee,with a noti fication that if Russia shall not consent to sign prelimi naries of peace on this basis, the Cabinet of Vienna will declare war against her. We do not know the terms of the Austrian interpretation ; but we may consider it certain that they are in conformity with the views of the Western Powers, and that they impose a serious limit to the predominance of the Russian forces in the Black Sea, with the view of protecting, for the future, the integrity and the independence of the Ottoman Empire. The new demand of Austria is of decisive importance in P.,very point of view. It opens ❑ew chances of peace ; but, if these chances fail, it secures the success of the war. In the meantime, the first corps d'arrn4e, of which the garrison of Vienna forms part, has received orders to hold it- , elf in readiness to march. Part of these troops are to go to Moravia and Cracow, and the other part to Transylvania. They are to be replaced at Vienna by troops from Italy, forming part of the con tingents stationed at Udina and Treviso. Gen. de Hess is expected at Lemberg towards the middle of May. The Archduke Charles Ferdinand, who was on leave of absence at Pesth, arrived on the 24th nit, at Lemberg to resume the command of the corps stationed there. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. Frances Marchioness of Londonderry has arrived at Holdernesse House, from Paris. The christening of the infant daughter of the Earl and Countess of Shelburne took place on Saturday, at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. Lord Ward sailed from Marseilles on the morning of the Ist inst. for Constantinople, in his steam yacht London. Earl Granville is slowly recovering from his late acci• dent, though still unable to leave his house. Mr. Marshall's statue of Campbell, the poet, was erected o❑ Tuesday the Ist inst., in Poet's Corner, and may now be viewed. The amateur performance at Drury-lane, on Friday night next, will be honoured by the presence of the Queen, who will be received by some distinguished mem bers of the Garrick and Fieiding Clubs. The perform ances will be for the benefit of the Wellington College, and a very considerable sum is expected to be realised, from the very high prices put upon the admission to every part of the house, all of which are already disposed of, under the most careful management. Every part of the house will be filled by the elite of London society. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Majesty the Queen, and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, honoured the performances at the Royal Italian Opera with their pre sence on Saturday evening. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, and their Serene Highnesses the Princess of Hohenlohe, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, and Prince Victor of Hohenlohe. The royal suite consisted of the Countess of Desart, the Hon. Miss Stanley, Lord Dufferin, General Buckley, and Captain Du Plat. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—We visited this national establishment last week, and were much pleased with the performances throughout. The new drama by Nelson Lee, an experienced hand, entitled The Field against the Favourite, contains a powerful moral and some startling effects. The race contains all the charms of the Derby, and was admirably managed. Then followed the equestrian entertainments, which were repeatedly cheered, the audience rising from their seats. We have seldom seen a more brilliant display ; the whole con cluding with a ballet, introducing dancing that would not disgrace the Italian Opera. We strongly recom mend a visit to this emporium of rational amusement. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY s.—The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Derwent arrived at this port last night from the West Indies, for the purpose of undergoing a tho rough repair. The Derwent lett St. Thomas's on the Bth of April, and the news has therefo'n been antici pated several days by the arrival of the Atrato. This vessel has been engaged in the conveyance of mails, pas sengers, &c., to and from the West India Islands, during the past three years. The Derwent made the voyage from St. Thomas's to Southampton with the use of only one of her paddle-wheels. On Saturday a deputation of officers of the late British Auxiliary Legion waited upon General Sir De Lacy Evans, at his residence in Bryanston-square, for the purpose of presenting the gallant general with a con gratulatory address on his return from the East. The address was signed by Brigadier-General Sir Duncan M 'l3 ougall, Brigadier-General Kinloch, Colonel Can non, Lieut.-General Ottoman Army ; Colo* Swan, Colonel Hogg, Col. Lockyer Freestun, M.P., Col. Wool ridge, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. R. Fulke Greville, Lieut.- Colonel J. VT. Shephard, Lieut.-Colonel Humfrey, Lieut.-Colonel Kent Murray, Capt. O'Meagher, Lieut- Sir Charles Nightingale, Bart., Surgeon John T. :Kirk wood, M.D. REDUCTION OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS TO NORWAY.— General Post-office, May, 1855.—1 n consequence of a reduction in the foreign transit rate chargeable upon letters sent to Norway by the route of Belgium and Prussia, the postage upon such letters will in future be Is. 4d. the half-ounce, instead of ls. sd. as at present, increasing for heavier letters according to the seal, in opemation for charging inland letters. This rate comprises both the British and Foreign postage on letters addressed to Norway, and constitutes the whole charge to the place of their destination, and it may be either paid in advanCe, or the letters may be for warded unpaid at the option of the sender, except, how ever, as regards registered letters the postage upon which as well as the registration fee, must be paid in advance. —ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. RUSSO-FINNISH LOAN.—The Post Ampt Gazette con tains a letter from Helsingfors, which states that an offi cial notice has been published there, dated April 4, announcing that a new loan of 650,000 silver roubles is to be contracted at 4 per cent., on the account of the Treasury of Finland to meet the expenses of the war. A RIVAL TO LORD DUNDONALD.-A. mechanician named Fcederer, a Swiss by birth, but long resident in this city (says the Salut Public of Lyons), has just left for Paris, in order to submit to the examination of com petent men a warlike machine of his invention. It has cost him many years' meditation and labour, and will, he says, throw 700 projectiles a minute, and destroy in a very short time either a town or a whole squadron. APPOINTMENTS. - Mr. John E. Boileau is appointed Private Secretary to Lord John Russell at the Colonial office. Sir John Liddell, M.D., C. 8., F.R.S., is ap pointed Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy.—Observer. WA- are happy to learn that the serious injury P r i nce Lucien Bonaparte met with, on Saturday last, is not of so extensive a character as was at first anticipated. The leg was so swollen that the medical men were in doubt, at first, whether it was broken or not; but, although the injury is great, the leg was not broken, and the Prince is doing well. The Presse d' Orient, published at Constantinople, states that four English officers who had accompanied the reconnaissance of the 19th en ainateur, having strayed from the main body, were taken prisoners by some Cos sacks. Three of them were rescued by a charge made by a body of Anglo-French cavalry, but the fourth could not be recaptured. . - LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.—Capt. Mayne is still suc cessfully engaged in raising men for this corps. The number generally enlisted daily amounts to about 20. The success that has attended Capt. Mayne's enlistment in Condon far exceeds that of other parts of the United Kingdom. The ;rendezvous, Mr. William Price's, the Wellington Arms, opposite the railway station, is daily the scene of much excitement, and, from its admirable position, it is well adapted for the purpose. Last week Capt. Mayne succeeded in sending to Portsmouth 200 men, making at present the grand total of 2,000 men, raised by the exertions of one man. Snow and sleet fell early on Friday morning at South ampton, and on Thursday, at Manchester. Schamyl's son, who had been carried captive to St. Petersburg, educated therein, and admitted into the military service of Russia, has been restored to him, together with 40,000 silver roubles, as ransom for the Princesses Tschawtschawadse and Orbelian, who, with their children, were taken prisoners by Schamyl's fol lowers in the neighbourhood of Teflis last summer. The negotiations for the exchange lasted eight months. THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENlll.—Previous to the de parture of his Imperial Majesty, he ordered a splendid piece of plate to be sent to the members of the Junior United Service Club. We hear that it was at first imagined that this magnificent gift had been intended for the Army and Navy Club, of which his Majesty has been for many years an honorary member ; but it ap pears such is not the case ; and it must, therefore, be considered as an evidence of the interest which is felt by the Imperial ruler of our gallant allies for the young and rising blood of our military and naval professions. THE WEATHER.—LIVERPOOL, May 4.—The weather has been remarkable for change during the past few days, with evenings bright and frosty. Yesterday a considerable quantity of rain fell, and towards evening the town was visited by the meteorological phenomenon of a snowstorm in May. This morning there was ice of considerable thickness on the ponds, and to-day the weather is intensely cold, with occasional falls of snow. Spring attire has generally given place to winter gar ments. THE NEW YORK EXHIBITION.—Have any of our readers had the misfortune to send articles to this Ex hibition ? If so, we compassionate them. The com pany, we understand, is insolvent, and we have seen a letter stating that any goods not removed by the Ist of Julie will be sold by auction to pay duties. This is a hard case —Cork Oonstitution. THE MANCHESTER WELLINGTON STATUE. --On Friday afternoon the casting of the colossal statue of the Duke of Wellington, by Mr. Noble, of Burton -street, to be erected at Manchester in testimony of the respect and admiration of the inhabitants of that city for his Grace, took place at the establishment of Messrs. Robinson and Co., Lower Belgrave-place, Pimlico. There were present many patrons of the fine arts and scientific persons, among whom were Lord Sheffield, Sir J. Johnstone, M.P., Colonel Harcourt, Professor Faraday, &c. The weight of metal fused was about four tons, and the cast ing was most succesefully performed. This statue will be placed on a granite pedestal weighing about 50 tons, around the base of which four colossal allegorical figures will be placed, each figure weighing upwards of three tons. The figures are already modelled, and the casting of them will shortly take place. The whole will form ono of the most magnificent groups over executed. FRANCE. The Moniteur of yesterday contains the report of the commission appointed by the decree of Aug. 5, 1854, to carry out as far as practicable the testa mentary dispositions of Napoleon I. The report is presented by M. A. Fould, and concludes.... "Thus four-and-thirty years after the death of the Emperor his last wishes on behalf of his faithful ser vants and glorious companions in arms receive their consecration." The Moniteur contains no further news from the seat of war. Immediately upon receipt of news from the Crimea that the fire before Sebastopol was sus pended, the French Government sent orders to Marseilles for the embarkation of a new siege train consisting of nearly 300 heavy guns. The departure of Omer Pacha from before Sebas topol is confirmed by letters from Kamiesh of tint 24th, brought by the Sinai. He h as t a k en him ten battalions to Eupatoria, reports haying arrived that the Russians had massed troops in front of that town, and were preparing an attack. The Emperor has addressed the following letter to the widow of the late Minister of Marine Tuileries, April 23. " My dear Madame Ducos—l am at a loss how to express to you all that I felt on hearing of the death of the excellent M. Ducos, who has rendered me such im portant services, and shown so much devotedness to me. I above all thought of you and of all you have lost ; rely therefore, Madame, on my sentiments and those of the Empress ; we shall be happy to be able to assuage your misfortune. Accept the assurance of my affectionate sentiments. NAPOLEON." The following private telegraphic despatch has been received : "BERLIN, May sth.--The Prussian Monitor an nounces that on Tuesday the king had an attack of fever, which ceased on the following day, but that he had a fresh attack on Thursday, which ceased last night." BOURSE, MAT S.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash, fr. c. End of ➢tooth. 4i per Cents 93 75 93f. 85c. 3 per Cents 69 69 5 Credit Mobilier 787 50 Roman Credit Foncier Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. Spanish Threes 364 Piedmontese — Home Debt 32 RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c. Orleans Western... ......... ... 650 Rouen Cette 623 75 Strasburg Mediterranean 1022 50 Havre 550 Northern THE PRINCIPALITIES. A letter from Bucharest, of the 23d, in the . Con stitutionnel, says : " The only thing talked of here is an arrest *hich took place the day before yesterday in open day in a pub lic garden, by order of the Austrian authorities. M. Al. Mario, chef d'escadron of Lancers in the Ottoman army, who was suspected of keeping up a correspondence with a Hungarian emissary, whom the police have been for some time carefully watching, was arrested and is now in prison. He has undergone two interrogatories, the result of which will not be known for some days. Yes terday a report was current that a strict watch had been kept on the residence of Hassan Pachar - and that in reply to a complaint made by him of such treatment, he had been told that the measures which had been adopted by the Austrian authorities were on the demand of the Porte itself. Col. Manoilivitcb, who commands the Austrian regiment in garrison at Galatz, has addressed a letter to the Wallachian authorities of Ibrail, ordering that the Ottoman authorities shall not, on any pretext, arrest either a Wallachian subject, or any other claiming Austrian protection, and also that in the event of the arrival of Ottoman troops, however small the number, the authorities are to immediately give him notice of the fact. The interview at Fokshani between the Hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia had for object to impress on the former the necessity of a prolonged Austrian mili tary occupation, in order to secure the welfare and tran quillity of the two Principalities." RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 25th ult., in the Constitutionnel, says :—" A despatch has been received here to-day from Vienna which has caused a certain sensation at the Court. At one moment the Russian Plenipotentiary at Vienna thought that Austria, by her mediation, would be able to smooth down all difficulties, but according to recent accounts she has placed herself defini tively on the side of France and England. Judge of the astonishment of MM. Gortschakoff and de Titoff when they were given to understand on the part of Austria that the turn of Russia was come to make concessions, which were laid down thus, almost as an ultimatum Limit the number of vessels of war in the Black Sea.' The Emperor Alexander, I am able to affirm, added with his own hand to the last despatch addressed to Prince Gortschakoff at Vienna these words—' Equality of rightslTito ; iafdumadmit rt honour ythr i Prince ce nt after ci ac ur ta t these;equilibriumeba words , were o f neither ei o t kr prepared c e e r s You do to SPAIN. MADRID 4.—The discussion on the third basis of the constitution continues in the Cortes. It is stated that the town of Santander has been selected for the residence of General Pezuela. The Treasury Bonds due in April will soon be paid. There is no further talk of raising a loan, DENMARK. ----- HAMBURG, MAY 6.—The general elections will take place on the 14th and 20th June for the First and Second Chanahvzs respectively. A MERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY NIGHT. The United States' mail steamship Washington, Captain Cavendy, has arrived with news from New York to the 21st ult., 180 passengers, and 25,0001. in specie for London. The steamship Nashvill e , from Liverpool, had not arrived out when the 'Washington left. The steamer Illinois left New York on the 20th ult. for Asi;;nwall and Panama, with 700 passen gers and $200,000 in gold coin for the United States' Government. News from Mexico states that the President had left for Tacubaya. The country continued in a state of disturbance. A difficulty had arisen in re ference to the reception of the new Plenipotentiary from Spain, in consequence of his not having been received on his arrival with the honours due to his position. The Indians had, from some unknown cause, refrained from their customary attacks upon the inhabitants. At Washington, says the Washington correspon dent of the New York _Herald, the Cabinet was entirely harmonious upon the Cuban question. Commodore Macaulay's instructions were not such as to create a cases belli. He would sort to force only if a case should ari se in which inter national law would fully justify it. The Adminis tration was strongly in favour of pacific relations with Spain. Property to the extent of $2,600,000 was de atroyed by fire in Jersy city during the past year. In the New. York money-market little business was done in exchange for this steamer. Conti nental bills were more plentiful. Paper on London was quoted at 9i to 10 premium ; Paris, sf. 12. e. to sf. 114 c. In the cctton market a reducti , a of one quarter ne last quotations in c o o f n a s e c q e u n e t . n c l e a d o f ten d a i k sap p p o l i a n c t e rv olt t : in reference to news from England. Wheat continued scarce, and the demand re stricted ; other grain in moderate demand. The provision rcarkAlt was firmer. Freights continue depressed. Viour from 121 c. to 25c. per barrel dearer. RETIREMENT OEM. D.ROUYN DE L'HUYS. The following important information is from a letter, dat e d P ar i s, yesterday : The retirement of M. Drouyn de l'Huys from the Ministry is spoken of very confidently in political, and even some official, circles to-day. It was vaguely ru moured, yesterday, but it is now affirmed in a very posi tive - manner, It is not strange that a more than ordinary firAsation should follow such an announcement, when we remember the prominent part taken by M. Drouyn de l'Huys in the important questions which have kept Eu ropein agitation and anxiety for the last two years. It is all the more to be regretted, as even by the admission of those who were and still are opposed to the foreign policy of the Government, the Minister has certainly displayed talents of a high order. The cause of his expected with drawal from the Cabinet is said to be a serious difference of opinion between him and the Emperor on the pro positions of peace lately submitted to England and France by Austria with the view of their being even tually proposed to Russia. These conditions, we are informed, M. Dreuyn de l'Huys considered acceptable, and, moreover, declared, before leaving Vienna, that he should succeed in bringing over the Emperor to his opi nion. In this hope he has been disappointed, as the Em peror not only looks upon them as inadmissible, but appears determined not to listen again to any simi lar propositions for peace emanating from Austria. Suoh a determination, it is said, is shared by the English Government, and is, no doubt, founded on the convic tions of the insincerity of that Power, and the difficulty, if not the impossibility, of inducing her to assume, even at this late hour, a policy more becoming her rank, and more consonant to her engagements. The manner in which a confidential organ of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs invariably defended Austria whenever the slightest doubt was hinted of her determination to take her part in the war, shows how completely he must have been deceived. The resignation of M.Drouyn de l'Huys was it appears tendered yesterday, but not accepted. The Emperor was naturally unwilling to lose the services of such a Minister, and perhaps hoped he might yet change his mind. Such does not appear to be the case, and it is affirmed that this day the resig nation was again offered, and very probably accepted. On the whole the Emperor is said to be far from satis fied with the conduct of the late negotiations at Vienna. He thinks that the Plenipotentiaries have been too condescending, and have allowed themselves to be, as it were, cajoled by M. Buol, and the reception , --of the French Minister, on his return to Paris, is now 'said to have been cold. As it is well known that no very warm feeling existed for a long time between M. Drouyn de l'Huys and M. Thouvenel, the nomi nation of the latter to so important a post as that of Am bassador to Constantinople is regarded as in some degree • censure on his chief. The person spoken of as likely to sueceed M. Drouyn de l'Huys is M. Walewski, ambas sador in London ; and M. de Raynevol is considered to have some chance of taking the vacant post. The Einpe• ror, it a is said, is determined to prosecute the war with the utmost vigour. There are a few persons who think that M. Drouyn de l'Huys may still remain in the Cabi net, but in officials quarters this is doubted. It is considered here as probable that, should M. Drouyn de l'Huye quit the Cabinet, a change will take place in the English Ministry also, It is not in England only that disappointment is felt with Lord Palmerston. Those who were always opposed to him now exult at the general disgrace into which he and his colleagues appear to have fallen, and his warmest partisans unwillingly admit that he has proved himself utterly incompetent to the task which he had taken on himself. Nothing can exceed the astonishment of the French at men being re tained in their posts, at home and abroad, who have all but ruined the noblest cause that ever mankind was en gaged in. At all events, the fall of the English Ministry is confidently anticipated here. ARRIVAL OF THE .ARCTIC DISCOVERY SHIP ENTERPRISE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY, 9 P.M. Her Majesty's ship Enterprise, Captain Collinson, arrived at Spithead this evening, after sunset, from the Arctic Regions, China, and the Cape of Good Hope. She sailed from the latter station (Table -bay) on the 18th of February, and St. Helena on the 2d of March. The only news the Enterprise has brought con firms the reports which have preceded her arrival as to the hostile relations between her captain and his officers. It is quite true that all the executive offi cers of the ship (Commanders Phayro, Lieutenants Jago and Parks, and Mr. Skead, the master) are under ar rest, and have been so for terms varying from three years to lesser periods. Mr. Skead has been under arrest over three years, and Mr. Parks more than two years and a half. All the chief executive officers being thus debarred from doing duty, an acting mate (Mr. Wise, of the Comus sloop) was sent to _assist in navigating the ship home by Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling, the Commander-in-Chief of the China squadron, who refused to hold a series of courts-martial . on that station. It now rests with the Lords of the Admiralty to try these officers by court-martial at the instance of Captain Col linson, and also to try that officer at the instance and demand of those who have been so long under confine ment by his orders. The Ent erpr i se was comm i ss i one d by Captain Col linson to go i n search of Si r J o h n F ran kli n on th e 20th of Dec em b er, 1849 , i n concer t w ith the Investiga tor, Captain M'Clure, but has achieved nothing in the way of discovery of the lost expedition. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM TRANSPORT GOTHENBUB . PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY MORNING. The steam t rans port Gothenburg, N o . 133 , C apta i n Cadibur n , h as arr i ve d f rom B a l a kl ava, A pril 10 ; Con btantinople, 17 ; M a lt a , 22 ; and Gibraltar, 28, with the following passengers :—Lieutenant-Colonel Sadleir, of the Fourth Regiment ; Mrs. Sadleir and servant, Lientenant-Col. Fraser, Royal Marines ; Quartermaster Watson, of the Land Transport Corps ; Lieut. Hood, R.N., late of the Megara; Lieut. Woolridge, R.N., and son ; Lieut. Walton, R.M. ; Mr. Lethbury, R.N., from the Agamemnon; Mr.W. Fasher, Mr. Dear, Mr. Morris, Mr. G. Loverock, Mr. Henning, Mr. J. Mason, Veteri narySurgeonWilliamson, R. A., Mrs. Mon nay,Mrs. Nevor, 3 children and servants; 4 men of the Royal Artillery; one private of the 7th Dragoons, five nurses from Scutari, three soldiers' wives, and two children. She spoke the Tifton, of Cardiff, off Cape St. Vincent, fem. days out, and passed the Indus mail packet 60 miles off Ussbant, at 6 o'clock on the sth inst. Arrived-11.M. sloop Lily, Commander Sanderson, 12, from China, Australia, and Brazils, with a freight in gold dust on merchants' account amounting to 40,000/.. sterling. DUBLIN, Saturday Evening.—Lord Doneraile has been elected a representative peer for Ireland, 41 the. room of Lord O'Neill, deceased. LAW INTELLIGENCE„-(TIIIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Justices of Appeal.) The part-heard case of s Hawkin v. Gardner occupied • their lordships the whole morning. In the case of Sturge v. the Eastern Union Railway Company, the arguments in which were concluded on Saturday, their lordships reserved their judgment. y MA 11 1 E T NE AtMERCIAZNIND TELLIGENCA • CITY, Two o'Lii,o..--.A _ closed T h) firmly,Cotton a lN u l d a Market east of LiverpoolAraerie aoilu advanceds a t 11 rd n 1-16 d. per lb. The sales were estimated at 15,u vv , bales (2,000 of which were taken for e% port, 0 1 I\,6l,,oa.ol..aonolinansipeactu6lacit.ioton)irdm.,p3roisoinEgg3yopo PeroaTianio 6 . gd., and 2,500 Surat at 3d. to 41d.tipalilbt•UtIT.01;c1. Railway Share Market improved considerably, a P prices ave advance -i to 1 er cent. gr. The h following report upon the silk tra de is by H. W. Eaton :- 0 n ' t ‘ " T e ll e 4t i h ni p ul roved tiino. p h o a s s iti c o o n n t o i n f utle7, sdillikrizarket, April,resP:lreteil considerable business having been done, espee ia 3 :,,,•0 Chinas, of which, it will be seen, the deliveries ar e 7 8 ' 5 4, very large, showing an excess over those of April, tto in Tsatlees and Taysaarns of 1,244 bales, leavl,ribe present stock of those silks ' less than at that perioisao __'.or. changed position of the sold and unsold stock is a „„ w io , thy of notice. Fromtheaccounts justreceivedfroro:tlt, the general impression seems to be, that the total 1:11a will show a deficiency of from 10,000 t 012,000 ba1er),,..0, that the present rates in this market will be at leasstio",,;', maintained, and which are still against shlPPefstiofse f hi tia . In Bengal silk the market continues un. of t he tory, though rather more doing. The imlY'rtlibut tlis month have been chiefly of the. bright ban d, 0 0111 bulk being of the long, or French reel, and not ge t b° adapted to English machinery', is difficult of A e on, st quality not being suitable for foreign cousuroliil is the prices wanted. Shipments continued 0 3 ' .h. off Brutias and Persians there is but little doing . ~.„0 $l. ballots of the latter base been taken for export fro 0 1 9d. to 95., leaving a stock of 650 ballots, and ab ° pr icefit Btutias. The Italian market continues quiet; however, are firmer." d D afft In the circular of Messrs. Houghton an t war upon the state of the foreign fruit trade,s.„ being pool, holders of currants are representee n o tbe firmer, owing to the unfavourable adviceseliv,otild islands, and should these be confirmed thetherfdecic be a prospect of improvement in prices, 0,001 is limited, and with the present rate of eL ie ft,fti there is scarcely 6 months' fruit.consumption for one-third thereof being lodeerisked will bare next season's consumption pendence tholia to be almost entirely placed upon the f° l. crop. The railway meetings.annouuced a re the f°ll°V jag : Pla c ti e ;o, Company. Date. Chester ,nd Holyhead May 29, Eg i 5,, ; 11 „,1 4 60. Great Western May 17 Pauu etolv Llanelly Manchester, Sheff and Lin ▪ . day 1 2 4 5 ' ; 353 ; alandlne v s t ter6 ' s M t i . tryLor d t re a w n s d C a a n r a lisl Q e 1.1 i).;:. May 16, gag °. . i n 0 1 South (Class el" A) f l o V rt a l es .. I ': K .: 1 i 1 . k i l e l n i I D I . y . : Quebec, Jun® j• Mjuuanny:2T9i, , GPirulle-i'le e si t g a- e l l 4 " " td W. E. of London and Cry- . 26/ 61°. tai Palace .... , - . May 12, Albion t r ek Western of S wit ........ ....... . May 28, I,lo,l°.regs* Ur° West Flanders ... 3 . , ~„, 8 . f op Ditto .................. May 22, - 1 - 4 "c' e - o hilir ' o f The ship Anglesey, which left Po rt 1 0 0 06 0 29, is off Plymouth. She brings 3 7912 30, i t at g t ; Ili es l d, d ep . or ptoloolTeorrelhrewconsulsConstanceandswtehreered, iwsthriobuivtierrgo E; a 6400dit:,Aii The wool fair of Breslau has got:o4Z Or well, owing to the•excellent result of the Leib fair.pot tba.Ater The accounts from New Yorker,_es- sotie'rbar mcoanrtlratetiaosnbienintghednuiloln, money mark top tj rffair g ° V III fornia having again becomplear s ket• ciP,...de art s .4 9 ettle c7el, Ptro;er of specie from that quarter were e%Pe.desc,fiP produce were in demand for particulfitoitel. joret but l the aggregate transactions we re bu eas iflo t In the English Stock market the, weroblOost, has been small, and quotations yvbid,i.'ll i pe,, r o c c re at the commencement of business ljeloys l'ogyith upon a rumour that M. DrouYn d e , roa ctiOboti oi signed. At esent there is a slighb r 0 0 1 4 fat transfer,Tt h i e m w r s e d a a l y n a e hn s a s dv of e the corn trade r ath fiall as ee° fat thereto. Consols have been ao 'ile 1 111 . 0 0 14 now hTahvee 8 Bbs B eBtettnlo t e o om,BeB B e. 9nt losinc e not h n, b t e o e ha B w e . ne B o: B m i I : :e ni n g :l l li Nei 1 : i n d r e ic ti sb o g ress,vii r t n: 1 l ol a c11 :4 1 ; o ar !! 0 0 1 :::: f i 1 s very t o k satisfactorily. co n tue,s at t 2To9heto2:::::cut:lar:/: po i q 4 to Foreign Securities are very fairlypremium. stipp., 7 3i to ti so . 12[rallY• Turkish Bonds have, b „ e t e ll i per to ltussian 41 per Cents. 881 Ji" -c e 0 4 P - gl 0 5 have been quoted 63. iorttlgll,4.-5d 18:11' St have realised 421- Spanish Defe4 coo,- Committee's t* Certificates 31 to 4 • is at 28. of 0 0"; ..,al T l, h 2 e o f:l t lo o w 2 in t g ; apreertuhveianno,rninall P ri a c io 6 i O r. `ltheticos Grenada Deferred - 13 " 11-' : , B:ditt fC ePtl n l er Cents., 47 to 49 ; Port ug 6ll9est ri c'e lit t ) s t al l e l ; t s i p it a t n o ish Fo N ur e - w am plesr Ce iitt " aS t° 0 41' - a" Deferred, a al f per ii tt o C e p n a t s s s . i , v 3 e l 6: 11 ; 4 . o 3 s i a t 3 o l 1 6 i 4 F.; ivdeittPoefirle.Blll :te6'Bl4 : b ; tifi ce be 4'' There is a steady market for . "' w be ti-, r but the dealings are circumscribed. bar es' 0 " ~, lines pa are higher, and the circum s c rib e d 1 ,0 G • ris and Lyons are rather flatter:, a d o t g o is T ti he Mining Shares are very sd ull 'its: b ° P r' le case with the Joint-Stock 13311;0700 tai are Sc. better. ln the isee ' jp O d* Y 'II - there is no particular va riation. ______L----- -------- BRITISH FUNDS THIS DA 00 , w es (Front the oXcial List.) o `2 , ss li i al dank Stock ... . . ......• . •• s. la' 9 3 per Cent. Reduced..A.nuuitias........'"'... 8 1 9 i 3 e p i er Cent. Consols Annuities ......... •••••• gEd Nv 3 per Cent. Annuities .. ..... .... 31 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jain..: 18 60 ''' ...- Ildia Bonds, £lOOO . .• .............. , 3 6 , Ditto, under EDO() . :::... _:::: . ............ C: n n u sols jor Account, 10th . May ............... q on o juDi ......................................... i . 6xchequer Bills, 24(1. . 5 ..... 8 -equ, ~ 21000 ......... . ... '' - £5OO ................................ , 6 10 Finial] ............... :: . .... ....................... ,- , n (IP ; , .xchequer Bonds .. 5 . 58 - , .3i .... Cent. ..... 99i 0 ,0" Ditto 1859, :iv' . (0 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS -; - , - . 0. .-", Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Cori. - 1. " 4.11 Ditto 4 per Cet. .- • ................. ... --- g Ditto, 1848, 3 per Cent.........-•••••-.....: s'og) Ditto for the Account ........ '•.. .. •• ........... X bt•••" $9 ' 454 s ß ;p u ra s ai s ,i i in a s Russian ba n '. B l o oßn n o cl an s sa: s3 l , B2 ep 2 re , Crsecnpetenr.t...C.c.e. le a .. n. t . .it..... . -..... .......................... iioi •i r .0 Russian Bonds, 4 per Cent ....•• ''',.... " Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup- 0° - 1 1 ... "" 7 3 ; i l'arkish Bonds, 6 psr cent ................. Zs Ditto for the Account... - .......... .... . • .." 0 0 ' Venezuela Bonds, 3,1 per Cent....... ,- Lon. n l . . 4 10 1 ividends on tee above Pa , 8 0 „ii.,... o s ~ 7 Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 •. • ,s7' A Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieateis •••.• • . t'prft g ot frA P • ...... igi fO l Consols ................................. ~... ~ 1, 0 . 100 /1 Ditto, May Account p, elf I , o° , 0 0 1) , et .....1 00, 1 05 1 ,0 OA GOLD FROM MELBOURNE' n ee• ' . s rdi or Evening.—TheclippershipConstg o f tbl e , o'pf, belonging to Mr. James 13e3Z1e3lPhOlit1350:11./A4r - „„ 0 off Holyhead, at 2 p.m., fr °lll on P's oil a r ifi ported to hive left Hobson's j33l th e li°ll cl l .1 :01, 1 which would leave her 95 doauynscoeng _307(3)91i , b 4:13 0 9 0 ne She has on board 17, 584 s li o m ve e r j e u ig ie n e s . , She has also on bc 3r re asey 11P ,. do 104 1 140 casks of tallow, 13 casks of g _ . , 0 ) 1,. 0 , h .' ill A 'if , n iaree a t ,;it° li itt r ,/ NEW CANNON-STREET.--Thig e-- ' pa-- oi st ocl i to e dently destined to take an ltuP °l4 ":,:oni ng to s , tl ttli i l e 2o / history of the City of Loudon. .: rii iia it,.. 00 J to o il follows the traffic of the Tharaes, '-' t ca afnf o clopidi moved from the bustle and apPare.°,, is - as ', l 'al oeroor Contrasted with Lombard-street, u i ' the re ril l f, went !—light to darkness! In - t ' ea st t- %, ; ; . / 1 0 / several distinct markets. At tbc .wars ben 6 ; tor' di silk trades rear their inarnen s i c pox trade ifi 14 ,,, era f r ol bronze and Bohemian glass trai o I tra'•, s tP,, depot in Europe. The pin and needle ti cenrowlvo .1 the most eminent makers. Ab° n ! t sivit bi a sa c t o rer is strong and concentrated. Nea r ' ~.auPr _ 4ol P o r o V sale grocery and spice trade asserts_ T r ata7 o iti A , d e mous premises, where are very ra_!T oa - th ( ! ye at o , pi er vide the exercise of successful thought u.l"...titto w e,. Fr the economy of space, and the pregle,7t 1)9 40 1 6 : 0 11e/ fection of labour-saving machines ,'",:' &f ist ' oi r r itoe; • trade has iii, _ es t.i. ore I, power. The shipping cr As surs' 00 1 0 0 D l l O,ll and Colonial Banks and risin , co/00_4 L,,0010, its locale publicity of position ant;..ooses :beP:01)1( exterior architecture of the new_oably _ea5,,,,01..17 i for praise or censure. inlwebrteetortal;riilit'lo.9s idoili buildings, in an artistically' nrc stands upon the south Side, b ,o er t b e s e r i o :::ol c eroO e j,V o t Lanes. The facade of these-ents a l ie S? e coirefi t ' / about 100 feet square, and Pre'_,, ante '..,itli t i e 0 10.')/ merit, the height of the five floer o ' ..daa ce ' 4 0' 1 , 00 6 fr,i ! - ,1 the windows being in strict ae.C.„:tidglo;l.l..A ill' e ~ ; :ie t best disposed equally- to please in grebetc:,,ity7,o rii the eye of those less initiated.ln; jia s p oo6 '" , rif r l'odeoiti l ? removal of the impost uP° ll , g, i3 f s , ligh ti c i t tli ° v ele c :o l4 l/ of plate throughout, by whi c ' l ,, re , al 3 ~ tb ° ,' ~ , „o io pose is imparted to the cuttingstril,c?Oreliil! ill'ilaitleyi the ehrystal contrasting an,,, T 4 a A b il , t o l' ff,o) around, get rid at once of twt_...,,,,rt t: 1 ,00 7 4( 1 v e ,r?, small panes of glass invariabl,ln_lir tbesojecle.4,4,„o, simple or florid. The interior ) .. ': 6 bun ° sa t' !'", ti bf r o .p, remarkable —the apartreents-:flii and S, ti u tti le , number ! being exceedinglY ' ja soot , c: c ; r off li ytt i r pearauce of liberality- of Pac?' •wbicll fat 0 1. :0,1,/ from the happy proportions 1-q".__ a.reat._;;iiaellais. ;ill 00 The whole, indeed, reflects. ti .. l l 7 ci ltie P uo tlh,, tp . ," l " architect, Mr. John Belcher; ~..r t . 1,,a0L-01,!, oir J O' trciertonleectdeinatgen and nodes, although, f:lbtliii:ciludt gtifiillic:au-a nlict:ll,l:2:llivisseelbe:l34 r e t_ . : f li t ; i:arliretoefedthineeireoinwnthieanCait.y, T tl_ h ie c Y re:sa lt:oo, v. Al e t a o l c t a w r , r u y .ci ti o s ttteloQuwg be older a (..;,, 7 in t!llicw;i. ROLLS COURT. ARMSTRONG V. BURNETT—JUDGMENT. The Master of the Rolls gave judgment to-day in this case, in which the principal question was, whether the calls upon certain shares in the Newcastle and York shire Banking Compa❑y, possessed by the testator prior to, and at the ti me of, making the will, were to be paid out of the property given to his specific legatees or by general personal estate. The testator in the cause died as far back as 1843. At that time he was in possession of 1,180 shares of the Newcastle and Yorkshire Bank, which he specifically devised to his nieces, all of whom were at that time infants. After his death a call was made by the banking company of 51. a share, and the executors in order to pay that call, borrowed, con sidering that i❑ doing so they were benefitting the estate of the testator. It was sought by the specific legatees to oake the a,aiount of that call a charge upon the general personal estate of the testator, which was resistel by the re-idnary legatees, on the ground that the executors in raising the money to pay the calls had placed themselves in the situation of trustees for the specific legatees, and had thereby made their interest liable. His Honour, after going at considerable length into the authority upon the subject, stated his opinion to 100 that the specific legatees were bound to pay the call on the bank, and that the residuary legatees were exonerated from all payment in respect of them. After a short discussion, his Honour said he would state his opinion with respect to the costs to-morrow. WARE v. CUMBERLEDGE. His Honour also gave judgment in this case, in which the question arose under the Mortmain Act. His Honour, upon the hearing of ih e case, expressed a strong opinion that the provision of that act ought not to he allowed to be infringed upon. In order to enable tes tators to give away their property to charities in detri ment to their own relatives, and from the observations he then made, after looking through all the authories, he did not feel inclined to retract a single word. He thought the gift of the shares were obnoxious to the Mortmaiu Act, and therefore that they did not pass. He was glad to think that his decision would be carried to a higher tribunal, where the question would be finally settled. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY). The May session of the Central Criminal Co'urt was opened this morning before the Right Honourable Sir F. G. Moon, Bart., Lord Mayor, the Right Honourable the Recorder, Alderman Sir C. Marshall, Sir J. Duke, and Kennedy, Sir H. Muggeridge, and Sir C. D. Crosley ; Sheriffs, Mr. Under-Sheriff Farrer, Mr. Under-Sheriff Crosley, &c. The first edition of the calendar contains the names of 68 prisoners. The Recorder congratulated the grand jury upon the lightness of the calendar, both with regard to the quality of the offences contained in it and the number of prison ers ; and said he considered it unnecessary to occupy their time by referring to any of the cases, as none ap peared to him to present any difficulties either of law or fact. His lordship said, however, that he thought it right to state publicly that a good deal of in convenience was occasioned by a practice of the clerks - of the petty sessions and at the police courts not returning the depositions to this court until just before the commencement of the session, and the consequence was that he had no opportunity of read ing them, and giving the grand jury any directions which were required by the nature of the cases. He said that he mentioned this publicly in the expectation that it would have the effect of causing the practice to be discontinued in future. The grand jury then retired. The trial of Charles William Winchelsea Bevan for embezzlement, in his capacity of secretary to an insurance company, was postponed until to-morrow morning. ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM- M 1 TTEE.-(THIS DAY.) The committee reassembled this morning at the usual hour. Sir Thomas Hastings was again recalled, and his ex amination was resumed by Lord Seymour—He stated that during the absence of the officials at the Board of Ordnance, near the close of last year, certain documents went out with but one signature instead of two, the usual course. Two signatures were always considered necessary when questions of principle were involved, such for instance as the expending of money for the erection of barracks. Mr. Monsell had authorised in one instance the expenditure of money, after a consulta tion with Lord Panmure, without consulting the board. If there had been a Master-General in attendance the whole of the difficulties and disorganisation that had taken place would not, he considered, have happened. The firs; order for waterproof capes for the Crimea way given in November, and for waterpr.)of sheeting a little before ; the fiat received at the Tower was in January, 1855: By the Chairman—The functions of the Master• Gen eral have been assumed by the Minister of War in seve. ral instance-. By Mr. Ellis—ln some respacts the functions of the Master General were similar to those of the First Lord of the Admiralty, but rather more exclusive. The Master General of the Ordnance could reverse the orders of the board, but which the first Lord of the Admiralty could not ; the former bad not a seat at the board. _ By the Chairman—Since the absence of the Master- General (Lord Raglan) there had been a great clashing of interests, and had he been in Enjland there would have been no difficulty in filling up appointments that had been delayed ; Sir Hugh Ross ha'', he believed, full powers by his patent as had the Master-General. The re commendations to fill vacancies were approved of by the Master-General, who then referred to the board, and they were carried out, but there had been instances where they had been forwarded to the Master-General and carried out without coming back to the board. By Mr. Layard—No appointments in the ordnance service had been lately made out of the regular course. Additional clerks had been engaged at the Tower, in con sequence of the pressure of business arising from the war. Wit-ness held his office under a patent, and had its duties been interfered with he should have complained to the Secretary of State. By Lord Seymour—A reqUisition for the supply of a quantity of huts for the army in the Crimea was sent to the Ordnance office, but it did not come officially before the board. The first order for them was not given by the hoard in consequence of some irregulari ties ; but he was not present at all that occurred with re- . ference to the supply. He was unable to say with certainty if the order for the supply of the huts was signed by two members of the board ; the Minister of War and Sir Frederick Smith conducted the matter, and the plan was ultimately submitted to the Bcard of Ordnance, who gave their opinio❑ on them, and approving of them, but at that time he believed many of the huts were actually constructed. The irregularities in the preliminaries were subsequently set right. The contract was by Sir Fred. Smith, with Messrs. Price and Potter, of Glou cester. ' By the Chairman—The Board of Ordnance paid for the huts, because they were urgently required. The irregularities complained of were those of form merely. By Mr. Ellice—l think the result of your examina tion is that it is as difficult to carry on the successful administration of the Board of Ordnance without a Master-General and a complete board as that of the navy without a first Lord of the Admiralty ?—I think so. Sir Thomas having put in several documents con nected with his evidence retired. Mr. Monsell, M.P., Clerk to the Ordnance, was next examined. [LEFT SITTING.] LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) Lorrnow, May 7.—Wind and weather this day at noon, W. to S.W. ; moderate breeze, and cloudy. OFF COWES, May 6.—Washington (s.), from New York, for Bremen. RAMSGATE, May 6.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Wave, from Newcastle, for Constantinople, leaky, and shortly afterwards proceeded. DOVER, May 6.—Arrived—John Bagnon, from London, for Balaklava, with bowsprit_ sprung, having been in con tact. PLYMOUTH, May 6.—Wind, W.N.W. rood (s.s. transport 77), from London, for the Crimea. Off Port—Amazon, from New York. SPITHEAD.—Arrived—H.M.S. Enterprise, from China. OFF PENZANCE.—AntIesea, from Melbourne. OFF TORBAY.—Antartic, from New York. PORTSMOUTH, May 6 —Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— Aliesta, from Adelaide, S.A., with 1,050 soya. and 850 nngets of gold—proceeded for London. SCILLY, May 4.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Adventure, from Sicily, for Newcastle, .leaky ; Elizabeth Knoll, Per nambuco, for Stockholm. STOCKHOLM, May I.—The Scheeren will probably be navigable by the end of the week. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind, W. Arrived —Washington, from New York. Sailed--Lord Mu!grave, for Constantantinople ; .Arno, Genoa. QUEENSTOWN, May 5. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sedulous, from Matanzas ; Laura, Licata ; Lorenza, Alexandria; Glanmire, Barbadoes; Ann Hinck ley, Cuba. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRIIISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.39 a.m., Wind, W. ; tide, 41 hours' ebb ; weather fine. Arrived, May 6—Richard, from Stralsund. Arriged, May 7—Ella, from Philadelphia; Presto, from Leghorn; Union, Struer ; A urora, R os t oc k ; Balnaguith, Sailed, May 6 —Atalanta, for Eerbice. Sailed, May 7—Mathil Luckie, for Demerara. DEAL, Monday, 9.5 k a.m. Wind, W. ; moderate, and fine. Passed—Maria Hay, from London, for Geelong; "Water witch, London, for Mogadore ; Monarch, Calcutta, for London ; Queen of the Saas, Calcutta, for London ; Viva cious, St. Michael's, for London ; Nil Desperandum (barque), for Bristol; Feronia, London, for the Canary Wands'