The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-26 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. rider the management of Mr. Brickatona. THIS EVENING, r Will be performed FBA DIAVOLO. Characters by lfessrs. Sims Reeves, Weiss, Manvers, J. T. Haines, Farquharson, and w. Ferran ; Mrs. Sims Reeves, and Madame Weiss. Attar which. a new Extravaganza. called THE NEW HAY MARKET SPRUNG MEETING, 1,855. To conclude with POPPING THE QUESTION. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHULES Hsu. THIS EVENING, Will be performed AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. To be followed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal Sharacter by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with (13th time) a Romance,, in two acts, entitled THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO; or, King, Queen, and Knave. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madan" Ceiest.. THIS EVENING. WM be performed the Drama entitled TUE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. To conclude with A NENV EDITIO.NT OF THE FATTY TALFS OR MOTHER GOOSE ; with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. Will be performed a Comedietta, called L t`ff FOR L DISC. Characters by ate-era. A. Wigan, G. Vining, H. Cooper, Eanycs and Miss Castietrn. After which, KU L OR CURE. Characters by Messrs. Robson, Emery, and F. Vining; Mrs. A. Wigan and Miss Bromley. To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza. called T E YELLOW DWARF AND THE SING OF 7HE GOL., MINES. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Tinder the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Donizetti's Opera of THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT. ♦lter which. KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE. To conclude with THE WATERMAN. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooks. Great and Glorious success ! Novel Performances of the Dwarf Elephants. THIS EVENING. An interesting Equldrama called, THE FIELD AGAINST THE AVOURITE After which, the matchless SCENES in the ARENA, in which NUS Emily Cooke will appear. To conclude with a lively Afterpieee. A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added to the Embellishments. Box-oflioe open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, Jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRITON. Tan DAY —Norning3o min.after 9 I Evening 10min al 10 To4ollloli,—Norning 50 min.after 10 I Eveni g 23 min. att.ll Omn i April. 26. nr THZ SHAD& 53—highest since neon yeeteraay. 48—lowest this morning and during the night. 51—this day, at noon. THE WEA' BARONNran, 30.30. WIND, N.N.E.—Light, with fine cold weather and sun shine. 4 " 4 LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1855. The Representatives of the Western Powers —whether in deference to " Germanism" or of their own free will we leave our readers to judge —seem to have displayed an extraordinary degree of courtesy towards Russia at the recent Confer ences. There should, of course, have been po liteness of demeanour and a spirit of conciliation exhibited, such as gentlemen will always evince towards those with whom they may chance to be brought in contact. But it should not be carried to an exaggerated pitch, more especially when the duty of the parties is to demand adequate redress for gross and unwarrantable conduct. It now appears that when the Third Point came on for discussion no definite suggestion was offered on behalf of the Allies, but it Was proposed that the Russian representatives themselves should take the initiative as to the means by which they would give effect to the principle of that proposi tion. The result is known, and it could scarcely have been different. Had it been the object of the Western Plenipotentiaries to defeat the pend ing negotiations and to bring them to a ridicu lous and abortive conclusion, a more effectual mode could not have been devised for the pur pose. Experience has shown that Russian Minis ters are incapable of appreciating such high-toned and over-fastidious delicacy. They could not conceive that men were really in earnest when displaying so great consideration for the feelings (!) of those from whom they were demanding conces sions. The conduct of Prince MENSCHIKOFF, on his mission to Constantinople, before the invasion of the Danubian Principalities, they could under stand, but not such extraordinary forbearance. It is by no means improbable that this has been the cause of the total failure of the Confer ence. It is, indeed, but part and parcel of the same disastrous policy which, inaugurated by " the dear and excellent" ABERDEEN, completely deceived the late CZAR, and induced him to press his unwarrantable demands by still more unjusti fiable aggressions. Until the last moment, when the victory of the Alma had been achieved, and the assault on Sebastopol actually commenced, the AUTOCRAT never supposed that we would really take the field against his cohorts, or fancied that there was more than a mere colourable resistance to his ukase, sufficient to save the credit of the ABERDEEN Government. He thought that, how ever emphatic might be our protests, we would be satisfied with mere remonstrances, unti' we submitted to what had been fait accompli, and could therefore no longer be averted. The unanimous spirit of the British nation, and the inflexible resolution of our gallant Ally, however, enforced a more vigorous policy than the senile twaddler then at the head of the British Cabinet anticipated ; and to his own surprise, as well as that of the CZAR, the Earl of ABERDEEN was obliged to assent to the invasion of the dominions o f " his friend of forty years' standing," and the attack on the Russian stronghold in the Eux:_ne, " the standing menace to Europe," and more espe cially to Constantinople ! We find that our re presentatives, however, still pursue the same course, still induce Russia to hope that she may avoid the disagreeable consequences of her own aggressive policy. It will also be seen from,the..answer of th e Earl of CLARENDON to Lord HARDWICKE, on TueS. day evening, that no distinct statement can be made as to the course likely to be adopted by Austria in reference to the War. We mu st totally dissent from the views taken by the Noble Secretary for Foreign Affairs, that the tim e not called on to yet arrived when Austria could be concert measures for carrying the stipulations contained in the Treaty of the 2d De cember into ex • e°l-I tßna- The N o bl e E ar l justified that conclusion , by stating that it was on ly on g 000dwied on the basis of the Four Points that Aust r i a surely when th e negotiatiwasons bound t o ac t. B ut Cabinet into at the express instan ce o f the been broken up—when the Plenipotentiaries Vienn a have France and Er, ;and have derrlytelipoftentiaries of on their homeward .route— w i,,, j etnia • ted the Russia has peremptorily rejected demands of all the other Powers, and refused to submit any counter pro positions, there no longer exists the slightest pre text for further procrastination if Austria desires to act faithfully in accorclince with the spirit o f her engagement. Surely it would have been o f t importance that these terms should have bees settled while Lord JOHN RUSSELL and M. ipa cnrinf Dn L'Hurys were on the spot, and t* ' l3 ab6e32 " of any authentic information oa such topio only P r wres :either that Austria is shirk' ~~ _ apology. _ But, surely, after all these excuses had been tendered and accepted, it was time that a little diligence should at length be displayed. And yet we find Tuesday rendered memorable by a " count-out," and that, too, when questions of vital consequence to the national welfare were about to be brought forward. We shall not at present speak of the Bill, by Mr. LOCKE KING, for better settling the estates of intestates, or that of Mr. MALINS, to enable infants, with the approba tion of the Court of Chancery, to make binding settlements of their real and personal estates on marriage —although both are subjects of consi derable importance, which must receive conside ration, and were vested in competent hands, who would be able to bring forward the cases in an attractive form. But there were two other topics of paramount interest, under the existing circum stances of the country, which nevertheless failed to keep a House—the public service yielding to the enjoyments of the table. Captain SCOBELL had given notice that he would move fora Select Committee " to inquire into the government of the navy, relat ing to the lists of officers, patronage, promotion, and the efficiency of the service in all the grades belonging to it ; to report and recommend such changes and modifications, if any, as the Committee may deem wise, salutary, and just." Sir ERSKINE PERRY was also to call for the appointment of a Select Committee "to consider and inquire how the Army of India may be made most available for the War in Europe, and to inquire into the steps ne cessary to be taken, if it should be deemed expe ; dient, .to constit u t e th e army o f t h e East India Company a Royal army." To these matters the public attention has been especially directed. Tile just and reasonable com plaints respecting the system of promotion in the army have been met, or rather attempted to be met, by assertions that it is no worse than that in 1 operation in the other branch_ of the service. It is, of course, desirable that the public should know if there is any weight to be at -1 tached to the "tu-quoque" argument, which some favoured Guardsmen are so fond of bringing for ward ; and, if so, what are the causes of such flagrant abuses ? Under such circumstances a gallant officer of great experience, and a general favourite on all sides of the House, undertakes the subject. The public anxiously await the revela tions that may reasonably be anticipated, and con fidently relyon obtaining considerable information, if no other benefit. Sed dis aliter visum. The whipper-in reverses his operations. He whips out the patient waiters on PROVIDENCE, and they readily h tsten to their soup and fish, leaving Captain SCOBELL and his motion to be disposed of by a count-out. The state of the Indian army was a topic of equal interest. The country saw with disgust the mode in which the services of Brigadier MAYNE were lost to the nation. A remedy wis anxiously sought for. Sir ERSKINE PERRY, whose protracted residence in India rendered him thoroughly competent to the task—undertook the duty—and his re►vard was a " count-out." What will the several constituencies think of this ? Will they consider the men who lent themselves to such a trick again worthy of their confidence? These matters will be remembered on the hustings, where retributive justice awaits those who now smile at the transaction as an un commonly good joke, but who, at the next gene ral election, will, probably, to plagiarise a vulgar, but significant, expression, " laugh at the wrong side of their mouths." NEW PHILHARMONIC SocrETY.-t-The third ccert was given last ni g ht i n a i d of the Elowital of Cononsup tion at Brompt on . Th e b all was crowded ; there was a splendid programme, and on the whole a fine perform ance. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. —Yesterday, by the well-timed invitation of Mr. Pepper, the resident director, the boys of the Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea visited this institution, and cheerfully returned the compliment which had been paid to them by perform ing a variety of martial airs, much to the delight of the general company. ROYAL GALLERY OP ILLUSTRATION.—During the past week the Diorama of the " Events of the War" has been visited by the following distinguished personages . —The Duke of Leeds and party, the Marchioness of Londonderry and party, the Earl of Lanesborough, the Countess of Norbury and party, the Countess of Glen gall and party, the Countess of Kinnoull and party, E , rl Home, ;he Countess of Listowell and party, his High ness the .Nawaab of Surat and suite, Earl Jermyn and party, his Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and family, Madame Mustirus and party. the Countess of Car,ligan and party, the Eirl ot INTeklaw, Lord Douglas and par -;t, the Lord Viso tont Cnelsea a nd party, Lady Hatherton and party, Lady Walls court and party, Lady Garvaali and party, Lord Sta`'ley of Aiderley, Lady Frances fl;g:ginson and party, 1-.4,' ra dY Stewart and party, Lady Duncan and party, Lady Frances Egerton and party, General and Lady Citarlot'e and pa r t Go!dsznid and pars v. Lady Grant and Angerstei n and part y; Y c A c, leyrich and party, the Hon. Mrs. Liddell (31elrals Sir De Lacy Evan, , , Taylor, Lovell, Colonel s B rowni t 1 : 01 1 Carnagy, Perry, and Torrens ; ! ° nbe nd partyj, Knox ..I_maYtb, Fawcett, Ty nt Dr..!gcrn Betute,kLiaanwareatlevi (and party), Richmond, Dun wardes, Forbes, Cust, Daubigny, itBeol:Tneiro:::fo a u u r d ; K M irb aj y o ; rs th l e rv ß in e g v: and Mrs. Ford and 11111."vAllet dEetrnearnsd"Pal‘rlyr; partY, the . M. Law and party Par z t Csulfield, Bhirly, -re ' Adair 4 aY, tte. " Party ; Messrs. ing her engagement, or that there is still some notion of patching up a peace—a dishonourable and transitory peace—with Russia. Either branch of the alternative requires the instant attention of both Houses of Parliament. The country suf fered enough last year from their indifference. It will no longer consent to leave matters in the hands of Ministers. After the specimen we have just had of the proceedings at the Conference, it must be completely disgusted with secret diplo macy, and determined that henceforward there must be a more vigorous and decided action on the part of the Government, or a complete and radical change both of men and measures. " While Rome was burning, NERO fiddled.' The Representatives of the British people seem to consider such apathy not merely justifiable, but even laudable. Never was there a greater neces sity for energy and zeal on the part of the Mem bers of either House of Parliament. Never has there been a more flagrant squandering of the public time, or a more profound indifference to the exigencies of the country. Exclusive of the winter session, chiefly consumed in passing an Act that has been suffered to remain a dead letter, three months have elapsed since the meeting of Parliament, and yet nothing, literally nothing, in the way of legislation, has been accomplished. There has, on one pretext or another, been a suc cession of holidays. Much time was con sumed respecting Ministerial arrangements, and when they were completed, ten days more were lost in waiting for the re-election of the Premier and the then Home Secretary ; for although the Cabinet could get on very well during the absence of the Colonial Minister at Vienna they could not venture to meet Parliament until the election of Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT had been secured. It was well known that the Right Hon. Gentleman had no contest to dread, that he would have a mere " walk over" the course. He was in daily attendance at Downing-street, to afford his advice to his colleagues on any doubtful points. But a week was thrown away in order that he might take his seat, and his, first speech was an ex planation of his complicity with GLADSTONE and GRAHAM in the attempt to upset the Ministerial Coach. Then came the prolonged vacation at Easter, followed by the week of comparative idle ness, for which the Imperial Visit was a fair BANKERS' CHEQUES. - The following letter regarding the proposed penny stamp en bankers' cheques suggests that the objection founded on the probability of its leading to an absorption of coin and notes in small payments where cheques are now used might be met by rendering the measure appli cable only to cheques for 301. and upward. The proper minimum, however, would be that to which the penny receipt stamp is now applicable—Lamely, 2/. At all ev. nts 51. would be a reasonable point. It may be said that even then evasions would take place by persons drawing several small cheques when they wanted a larger sum, but a system of that kind would be discountenanced by every banking establishment, and would soon be found impracticable : " Sir, —A 'London Banker' addressed you yesterday on the subject of the proposed penny stamp on bankers' draughts, and justly thinks that the aggregate amount of money retained in cash boxes to meet petty disbursements now made by small cheques will withdraw an important amount from circulation. The penny stamp will probably only be considered and evaded in small transactions, are!. I therefore suggest that no stamp be required on dr"nghts under 501. or even 301. value. This would preve-4 hoard ing, always prejudicial to commerce, and not impair the anticipated revenue.—Your obedient servar'4 " Liverpool and L on d on Ch am b ers, "T.P. L. Bucklersbnry, April 25." Another suggestion on this 'subject has been made, to the effect th a t c h ec k s ►night, be allow e d t o b e drawn xitheut a stamp, but *.:oat a stamp should be required to be affixed to them .oefore they could be paid. In this way the expense would always fall upon the re ceiver, and, as 0 ,16 s t amp , w i t h the receiver ' s name across it, would eArry a legal acknowledgment, the induce ment to re eke payments in coin would be increased, and hankie, husirteas would be proportionably stimulated.— Tiani City Article. COUNT CIRCVLAR. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and attended by the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, the Hon. Flora Mac donald, and Lord Charles Fitzroy, went to Gloucester house yesterday morning, and paid a visit of congratula tion to her Royal Hi g h ness the Duchess of Gloucester on the auspicious return of her birthday. Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, rode on horselnek, attended by Colonel Seymour, and also p a id a cong ratu l atory v i s i t to the Royai Duchess at Glouces ter-house. Her Etoyal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen, and afterwards, accompanied by the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenbur, and the Princess Adelaide, and the Prince of Leiningen, went to pay a congratulatory visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester in the forenoon. Tier Majesty and Prince Albert took a drive in an open landau and four, in the afternoon, accompanied by th e Princess o f Hohenlohe LanenCurg and the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe. The equerries in waiting at tended on horseback. Mr. Daeieli, of Bond street, had the honour of sub mitting "The Imperial Dessert Service,' manufactured for the French Exhibition, to the inspection of her Ma jesty aod his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Elrl of Clarendon had an audience of her Majesty. The Queen and Prince Albert visited her Royai Highness the Duchess of Gloucester in the evening, ac companied by the Princess Royal, the Princes Alice, the Princess Hohenlohe Langenburg, and the Princesses Ade , ai.le and Feociore of Hohenlahe, the Prince of Leiningen, and Prince Victor of Hohenlohe. The Royal -uite consisted of the Cou .tess of Desart, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel Seymour. Her R la! Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Lady Fanny Howard, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, last evening. The Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge, paid visits of congratulation to the Duchesa of Gloucester yesterday. A meeting of the Oxford University Commission was held on Tueday, at No. 18, Great Queen-street, 'West minster. The Commissioners present were—The Earl of Ellesmere, the Earl of Harrowhy, the Bishop of Ripon, Mr. Justice Coleridge, the Dean of Wells, and Sir John A wdry, with the Secretaries. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial office to the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, and the Mauritius. THE APARTMENTS OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH AT WINDSOR CASTLE. , . Her M a j es ty th e Queen having been graci W ousIy EDNESDAY pleased to command that the suite of apartments occupied by his Imperial Majesty Napoleon 111. and the Empress Eu genie, during their late auspicious visit, should be shown to the public under the same restrictions and regulations a 4 the private apartments of the Castle, it may be useful to state that no person can obtain admission without an order from the Lord Chamberlain, which order can be obtained only at the office of his lordship in London, and in every instance a written application must be made. Up to the present time no day has been named for the issue of the Lord Chamberlain's orders ; nor is it known over how long a period such issue will extend. The state apartments will remain closed against ordinary orders until due notice of their opening has appeared in the London Gazette. The work of re - decorating and furnishing the apart ments commenced in November last, when it was first rum ,ured that the Emperor and Empress of the French were abort to visit her Majesty and the Prince Consort at Windsor Castle. Both lines of railway on Monday morning brought an immense number of highly -respectable visitors, who were under the impression that they could procure tickets for airoission to the State and Imperial apartments by mak ing appliPation at the Winchester Tower. Yesterday aad to-day the arrivals fur the same purpose have been equally numerous, and the most intense anxiety is evinced to view the apartments occupied by the Einpe- The proposed arrangement with re spect to the of tickets is looked upon as heing too erxocrlaunidveE.mpLesusse. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Lady Fanny Ho. ward, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou cester, at Gloucester House, last evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary and the Duke of Cambridge, paid visits of congratulation to the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. - The Earl and Countess of Bective have arrived at their mansion in Eaton•eguare icr the 9e3/912. COMPLETION OF THE ELECTRIC TELE RAPH BET WREN LONDON AND BALAKLAVA. (Prom the Morning Herald's Special Correspondent.) BALARLAVA, April 13.—Amidst all our warlike preparations I must not omit to mention the com pletion of a design which is now likely to rank as high as a valuable auxiliary in war as it formerly did as a triumph of peaceful and scientific industry —I mean the submarine electric telegraph, which was this day completed between the shore at St. George's Monastery and Cape Kaliacra, near Varna. To Captain Spratt, of the Spit fire, belongs all the honour of the completion of this most arduous undertaking. The wire, to the length of 377 miles, was stowed away on board the Argus ; the Terrible attended to give assistance ; and Capt. Spratt, in the Spitfire, commanded the whole affair. The vessels left Cape Kaliacra on the afternoon of the 10th, and, keeping over the bank which crosses the Black Sea, dropped the wire in 70 fathoms. They passed Sebastopol yesterday night, and brought the electric cable safely to land at St. George's Monastery early this morning, having payed out out on the passage 301 miles of the te- Jezraph without the slightest accident. This sub marine telegraph is longer by upwards of 200 miles than any other in existence. The wire from Ka liacra to Varna, a distance of 20 miles, is not yet laid. It will also be submarine, and completed in the course of another week. Even now messages from the allied head-quarters will reach Paris or London in four hours, and, when the wire is all laid, in something less than a second. The telegraph will to-morrow be carried into head quarters, where one to the trenches is already laid down, so that the field-officer in command during the night will at the same moment announce a sortie to Lord Raglan and to the Prime Minister in Down ing -street. After this I think a correspondent's occupation's gone. The first message was sent from Kaliacra, and contained the important intelligence that " Corporal Somebody was not well, and had just taken a dose of castor-oil." The reply from the Monastery was—" Hope it may do him good. Our bombardment is going on most suc cessfully." Before I conclude this subject I may just mention a singular phenomenon, which will puzzle electricians to account for. When the Argus left Kaliacra she had the coil of 370 miles of wire stowed away in her hold. As she moved to sea, messages were repeatedly sent down from the old castle on the heights of Kaliacra, where the end of the wire was secured ; but though the wire was in perfect connection and in good order, as was proved by the messages a'l reaching the Argus, it was impossible to transmit an answer back to the shore. As the ship increased her distance from land, the wire gradually gave faint intimation of its returning powers; and at last, when 100 miles of it bad been laid down, the messages were easily sent backwards and forwards. The scientific gentlemen sent out in charge of the telegraph were utterly unable to account for this phenomenon. The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Adeliza Fitzalan Howard have arrived in St. James's-square from Arundel Castle. Lord and Lady Edward Fitzalan Howard have arrived at their residence at Rutland gate, Hyde -park. The Marchioness of Hastings arrived at her residence in Palace Gardens, on Tuesday, from the country for the season. The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M,P., Sir Culling Eard ley, and Mr. Wheatley bad an interview with Sir Geo. Grey yesterday, at the Home-office, on the subject of Roman Catholic priests demanding access to all Roman Catholics in confinement at Brixton Gaol. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP EARL OF DURHAM.— PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The steam-ship Earl of Dur ham, from the Crimea, for Sunderland, put in here this evening for orders. This vessel, which has been' em ployed in the transport of materials for the railway at Balaklava ' brings h ome on ly o ne p assenger, namely, Sergeant Nerry, Royal Artillery. Her dates are— Balaklava, March 25 ; Constantinople, 30 ; Malta, April ; and Gibraltar, 18. On the 19th of April, 100 miles east of Cape St. Vincent, she spoke the barque Bride, Government transport, bound from Malta to London. THE LATE VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENGEL.D u ring the late visit f the Emperor and Empress of the French to this country a singularly ap propriate article was introduced to the notice of his Im perial Majesty by the Messrs. Nicoll, of Regent-street, his Majesty having been a patron of their establishment. It consi`sted of a registered design of a new garment, calle'2+ the Emperor's Rediegcote, and is composed of a r:Aterial made expressly for the purpose, the colour re sembling the well-known historical gris , or blueish mix - tore, which i s engrave d i n th e h earts of every adherent of the house of Bonaparte, beings the favourite colour of Napoleon I. both in the field and in the palace. While the form is somewhat adaptei to modern taste, the old characteristics are preserved, thus being both a useful article and a memento of the visit of their Imperial Majesties. ST. MARE'S HOSPITAL.—The 19th anniversary festi val of St. Mark's Hospital (in the City-road), for the cure of fistula and diseases of the rectum, was held at the London Tavern last evening. The Lord Mayor, Sir Francis G. Moon, Bart., presided on the occasion, and was supported by Mr. Sheriff Crosley, Mr. Under Sheriff Farrar, Mr. J. Masterman, M.P., and other gen tlemen. The utility of this institution, and the wonderful cures effected by its skilful surgeon, Mr. Salmon, are not perhaps so generally known as they deserve to be, from the very peculiar nature of the diseases which era treated, and we may therefore safely re-echo the conviction ex pressed by the committee that there are thousands of charitable individuals who, if acquainted with the exist ence of the institution, and the invaluable benefits which it confers on the suffering poor, would feel it a privilege, as well as a duty, to co-operate in so useful a work. This is now the more necessary, we regret to find, inas much as the committee have lately sold out funded capi tal to pay all existing liabilities, and thrown themselves on the friends of the hospital and the benevolence of the public fur the income required to maintain the charit) with its present compliment of 20 beds. The interest+ of the institution were yesterday evening most ably advo cated by the Lord Mayor, and the amount of the sub scriptions raised was about 1,4001. The musical ar rangements were under the direction of Mr. Francis, as sisted by Mr. Lockey, Mr. G. Buckland, and Mr. Huts ton. The music included many gems of the English vocal school, and a song by Mr. Francis, " Fill high the sparkling glass," especially wr itt en f ur t h e occasion. Mr. Higgs offi c i a ted as toa-tmaster. PROPOSED PROHIBITION OF SUNDAY TRALING.--The new bill brought in by Lord R. Grosvenor, Lord Ebring ton, and Mr. M. Chambers proposes "to prevent trading on Sundays within the metropolitan police district and sity of London, and the I,berties thereof." It enacts that all persons selling, offering, or exposing for sale, or causing to be sold or exposed for sale (on Sundays) any goods, chattels, effects, or things whatsoever, shall, on anunsary conviction thereof, be fined 55., and on a second conviction this fii,e may be increased to 40s. The act will nut apply to the sale of medicines or drugs, nor to time selling or crying of milk or cream before 9 a.m. or after 1 p.m., nor to the selling or offering of any news paper or periodical after 10 a.m., nor to the sale of fruit. cooked victuals, or any unfermented beverage before 10 a.m. and after 1 p.m., nor to the sale of meat, poultry, fish, or game before 9 a.m. from the 31st of May to the let of October in each year, nor to the exer cise of the ordinary business of a licensed victualler or innkeeper. Butchers and others, delivering meat, fish, or game after 9 a.m. on Sundays will be liable to the penalties already mentioned. Nor will that useful class of the community, the harbars anal hairdressers, be ex empted, if they presume to "do business" after 10 o'clock on Sunday mornings, in which case they may be fined 55., and 20s. for a second offence. It appears, however, that the payment of one penalty will protect the offending barber from any further fine on the same day. Clause 6 saves servant+ from the operation of the act, and visits their disobedience on their masters or mistresses. The police are requited to enforce the pro visions of the act. Penalties for cost may be levied by distress, and imprisonment may be inflicted in default of payment for 14 days in the common gaol or house of correction. The penalties will be appropriated to the expenses of the police force. No informations are to be quashed for informality, or to be removed by certiorari into the Court of Queen's Bench. The act (is) to corn mence (if passed) on the let day of November, or "Al Saints' Day," 1855. IMPORTANT SALES OF THE MARQUIS OF EXETER'S ESTATES.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Alderman Fare brother (firm of Farebrother, Clark, and Lye) submitted some most important freehold property to public compe tition by order of the Marquis of Exeter, part of whose estates the property comprised. The property was situ ated in the Strand, Exeter-street, Wellington-street North, Catherine-street, and Exeter-change, and esti mated to be worth between 60,0001. and 70,0001. The worthy alderman went with great minuteness over the particulars of the sale, and stated the value of the property, comprising the first lot—viz., eleven houses in the Exeter -change, only one of which was let, the remainder being on hand, the whole of the arcade (which runs from Catherine-street to Wellington-street North) being of the estimated annual value of 3611.; a dwelling, No. 17, Wellington-street, and forming No. 12, Exeter change, producing 110/, per annum ; dwelling and shop, No. 4, Catherine-street, and forming No. 7, Exeter change, in hand, annual value 1001. ; No. 5, Catherine street, value GO/. ; Exeter-change coffee-house, No. 6, same street, let at 701. ; the Fountain Tavern, let for 150/, (this includes the White Hart Tavern), No. 40, Exeter-street, let at 451., and Nos. 36 and 37, ground ; rent 201., and No. 345, Strand, being the Engineers, &c., Life Office, annual value 375/ , together with the reversions, estimated in all to produce 1,3501. This lot WAS knocked down, after a spirited competition, xt 21,5001. The second lot comprised 16, Wellington qtreet, let at 100/. ; No. 2, Exeter-street, let at 621. 10-?.; the Bell Tavern, at the pro co, annual vae 200/. ; Nos. 3, 4, 5,6 , 7 , 10, and rner 11, Exeter-stree lu t, ducin, 2131. 7s. ; an d t h e Boar ' s Head Tavern at the top Of Burleigh-street, annual value 1501. This lot was sold for 10,5001. The third and last lot comprised Nos. 343 and 344, Strand, of the annual value (and nearly all let) of 3101. ; No. 1, Catherine-street, let at 90/. ; No. 2 (office of the Courier de l' Europe newspa per), let at 751. ; and No. 3 (office of the Era newspaper), let at 125/. 4s. 10d. per annum. This lot was sold for 10,500/. It will be- seen that this important freehold property, worth flea* 3,0001. a year, realised under the hammer, 51,800/.. The room was densely crowded during tin We THE PA hIS EXHIBITION. Workmen have already commenced the construction of the supplementary gallery which is to unite the main building of the Exhibition Palace to the additional buildings, in passing by the rotunda of the Panorama- Langlois. The rotunda will be principally appropriated to the reception of clocks and other such articles. The Palais des Beaux Arts, of the Avenue Montaigne, has been increased by an important building erected at the corner of the Rue Bizet and the Rue Marbceuf, to the extent of from 500 to 600 metres. This part is intended to receive the beautiful productions of the Gobelins and Beauvais, Sevr6s porcelain, and a Chinese museum. Mr. Wittering, secretary of the Royal Academy of the Liberal Arts at Amsterdam, has been appointer] as deputy commissioner for the Netherlands to M. J. G. Pescatore, to the Universal Exhibition. The Civil Tribunal, on Saturday, gave judgment in the case relative to the right to produce views of the Exhibition Palace. It was to the effect that the preten sion of the company who built the palace to possess that right exclusively in virtue of its having bought the de sign of the architect, and of the edifice being for a num ber of years its private property, could not be admitted, inasmuch as the palace, having been built on a site be. longing to the State, and under the direction of the Go vernment, being besides set apart for public purposes, and destined, on the expiration of the c rices-ion, to be come the exclusive property of the Mate, must be con sidered a public building, and as such " may be repro duced by everybody and in any way, sulik ct to the re strictions which the State may impose," The tribunal, therefore, dismissed the action brought against Messrs, Goupil and M. Masson, printsellers, to prevent them from selling views of the palace; but, under the circumstances, it ordered that each party should pay its own costs. In the last visitation of the cholera in Paris, the sisters of the Maison de Charit4, in the Rue de l'Epee de Bois, distinguished themselves greatly by their care of the indigent sufferers. On the application of the municipal authorities, the Government conferred the cross of the Legion of Honour on Sister Rosalie, directress of the establishment, as an acknowledgment of the services of the little community, and of her own in particular. Some time after, Mdlle. Amanda Fougere, an artist of merit, was allowed, at her own request, to paint the portrait of Sister Rosalie, wearing her cross. The sisters were so pleased with the it that th e y requeste d to b e al lowed to keep t ; and Mdlle. Fougere having con sented, they made her a present of the value of 200 f. A. short time back Mdlle. Fougbre obtained the por trait from the sisters to make a few improvements in it, and to varnish it ; but, instead of returning it, she sent it to the Universal Exhibition, and as its merit was undoubted it was declared worthy of ad mission. She then applied to the sisters for permis sion to have it exhibited, but they, from motives of hu mility, refused to grant it, She, however, still neglected to return the picture, and in consequence on Saturday the sisters applied to the President of the Civil Tri bunal, sitting in chambers, for an order to oblige the artist to restore the picture without delay. Mdlle. Fougere represented that it would be very bard on her not to permit her to exhibit a favourable specimen of her artistic talent, and she offered not to mention the name of Sister Rosalie in the catalogue. The President, decided that, as the painting was the property of the sisters, it could not be exhibited without their consent, and ordered it at once to be restored. [LEFT SITTING.] AY EVENING, APRIL 26, 185 ARMY BEFoRE SEBASTOPOL COM MITTEE.—(THIS DAY.) The Committee re -assembled this morning at the usual hour. The first witness called was Mr. Richard Potter, of the firm of Price and Potter, of Gloucester. He stated that on the 2d November he made an application to Sir Charles Trevelyan, with a view to ascertain the proper de partment of the Government to apply to in reference to a proposal he had to make fora supply of wooden huts, for the use of the troops in the Crimea, similar in construc tion to those they had made and shipped for Australia. He was referred to Mr. Roberts, the secretary to the Duke of Newcastle, with whom he had some com munications on the subject. He had several interviews with the authorities at the Horse Guards and the Go vernment, relative to the plans he submitted, and after making some alterations in them, in accordance with the suggestions thrown out by them, he was on the 17th of November commissioned to construct 500 of these huts to be delivered within 10 days. On the next day, however, an inspector was sent down who disapproved of the form of the roof and the materials, and the works were suspended accordingly. The work was, however, afterwards resumed, but on the following Monday he received an order to stop altogether. Sir F. Smith telegraphed on the 21-t, telling him to proceed with the constriction of 300 of the hut's On the next day be left for Paris with letters of introduction, with a view of submitting the plans for the huts to the Em peror. At that time- he understood that the orders of the Government were to make 300 huts on the Glouee, ter plan, and 200 on the Portsmouth plan of roof; but fn the latter case no definite determination was arrived at for some time afterwards. On the 29th of Novem ber the first order was given to load a number of the huts for transmission to Southampton. The con tract was completed about the 10th or 11th of Decem ber. The whole of the delay which occurred arose from the indecision of the Government authorities. The Em peror entered into a contract with him Immediately for 500 huts, which were completed and sent in in 5 weeks. By Mr. Drummond—A box of nails was sent out with each house constructed for the English Government. The story about the want of nails so far as his know ledge went was untrue. Mr. Layard—He had an interview with the gentleman sent out in charge of the huts, and gave him full instruc tions as to how the huts were to be erected. From the reports he had received relative to the utility of these houses—he was convinced that the Gloucester form of roof was far more adapted to the 'purpose than the Portsmouth. General Peel—You had no previous dealings with the Ordnance and the Government authorities to enable you to know the proper quatter to apply to ? Witness—No, never before. The Chairman—And I dare say you hive no desire to have any communication with them again ? (Laughter.) By Mr. Drummond--He experienced some difficulty in obtaining payment after the completion of his con tract. It was paid in three instalments, but he did not get the last, about which there was some misunderstand ing, until the end of February, when it was obtained for him by Mr. Hayter. By Lord Seymour—His estimate was 251. per house ; each house weighing about 48 cwt. Mr. Layard—Were you ever told by the Ordnance authorities that your communications were not regular ? Witness—The Ordnance never replied to any of my communications at all. tsly correspondence was princi pally with Sir F. Smith. Mr. Layard—Supposing Mr. Hayter had not suc ceeded in obtaining the last instalment of your money for you what should you have done ? Witness—l should have sued the Government for " goods sold and delivered." (Laughter.) Mr. Layard—Should you have done so ? Witness—l should Cave tried at all events. (Laughter.) Deputy Commissary-General Smith was next called, and was cross-examined by Lord Seymour. He stated that on his arrival at Constantinople in March last year he received instructions for the recep tion of a military force. He bad never been there before, and was totally unacquainted with the language. He was furnished by Lord Strat ford de Redcliffe with credentials, on whom he waited the first day of his arrival. He promised him every assistance and co operation. After spending some few days in making particular inquiries amongst persons to whom the Ambassador recommended him, he made a re port to the Commissary-General as to the resources of the country. (The witness here put in that report at the request of Mr. Layard.) It was part of his duty to examine into the means of land transport, hut not to pro vide barracks. He received no instructions as to where the troops would be quartered ; and when, in April, he heard o f th e i r arr i va l h e prevailed on Lord' Stratford t secure the barracks at Scutari. He visited them, and found them in a better condition than might have been expected. He saw nothing about them which led him to think that they were unfit for quarters for English troops, or that they were not a lapted for hospital purposes. A supplyof tents was sent down by the Turkish Government, as well as some soldiers to assist the troops in making the preliminary arrangements. He had an inter preter granted to him by the Turkish Government. He visited Gallipoli, and there entered into a series of contracts for army supplies with persons who were recommended to him for that purpose —and he saw no reason at the time why they should not work properly. This was the first time he had ever tried the contract system in Turkey. He contracted also for the transport service. He admitted that there were some difficulties connected with this department, but they were unavoidable. He contracted for a supp!) , of fresh meat—in the proportion of beef five days a week, and mutton 2 days a week. It was of inferior quality, but it was the very best the country could afford. The other styplies were some what inferior, but that could not be helped. He also contracted for a supply of forage. It was true at one time there was only a very inadequate quantity in the depot, but that arose from circumstances which were not fore sees, and the difficulty was immediately remedied. Stores were established at Constantinople, and two granaries were also there ; and he thought these must have escaped the notice of those Englishmen who had visited the locality. One of the granaries was three miles out of the town. The stores contained forage, rum, salt meat, and other supplies. He never experienced any inconvenience from the forms which had to be signed, and which were found in the book of instructions. He could not suggest any forms of a sim pler character. After the arrival of the troops at Scutari coffee was not at first supplied to them. It was not supplied until July, when it was served out as a ration. In the meanwhile it had been sent out in a raw state for sale at cost price to the men. He had a large store of coffee, which was given out as an additional ration, and not as a substitute for anything else. When the army was at Varna he was engaged to supply the means of land transport—at least he purchased the baggage animals under the direc tion of Lord Raglan. In August he was informed that the army was about to move—though he did not know to what destination—and he acted under the orders of the Commissary-General in making the necessary provi sion of all kinds. The hurricane of the 15th November very materially damaged the resources of the commis. sariat. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.) COURT OF CIIA.NCERY. The Lord Chancellor did not sit to-day. (Before the Lord-Justices of Appeal.) NICKELLS V. HANCOCK. The Solicitor-General resumed and concluded his argu ments to-day in the case which came before their lord ships upon appal from the Vice Chancellor Wood, dis cussing a bill praying the specific performance of an award made by a gentleman of the name of Carpmell, in pursuance of a deed of submission to arbitration. The ground on which the Vice Chancellor W , )od dis missed the bill was that the arbitrator had exceeded his powers. The question in the mita related to certain patents relative to gutty percha. Mr. Wilcox followed the Solicitor-General, and occu• pied the Court the "whole morning. (Before Vice• Chancellor Stuart.) IeINTOSII V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Sir Fitzroy Kelly resumed and concluded his argu ments to-day in this important and extremely heavy case on behalf of the plaintiff. The bill is filed by the plain tiff for the purpose of establishing a claim for no less a sum than a quarter of a million of money against the defendants the Great Western Railway Compriny. The claim of the plaintiff arises under contracts entered into between the plaintiff and the defendants for the execution by the former of certain parts of the main line of the Great Western Railway. The plaintiff according to the statement of Sir F. Kelly, and the recita!s in the bill, completed the several portions of the line he had contracted to execute, but the Great Western Company by their answer and evidence assert, that as these con tracts were not completed within the time specified the plaintiff had incurred penalties which they were entitled to set off against his In answer to this defence the plaintiff asserted that the delays arose entirely from the faults of the defen dants, who, by throwing impediments in the way of the plaintiff, had occasioned him great loss, for which he was entitled to compensation. The pleadings on the case are enormously bulky, and the fees to counsel almost vie with those given in the well-known case of " Small v. Attwood." It is more than probable that the argu ments will last six or seven days. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. THE QUEEN V. COOKSEY. In this ease, which it will be recollected was of a somewhat extraordinary nature— a charge against a medical man, `Zr. J. A. Cooksey, of Clipping, Camp den, of having circulated a false and scandalous report against a lady whom he attended professionally —Sir Frederick Thesiger this morning said :—ln this case, which was a rule for a criminal information, affidavits have been filed on the part of the defendant, and my friend and myself have looked anxiously at the affidavits, and we are satisfied, according to the practice of the court, that under the circumstances this court would certainly not make the rule absolute, but would dis charge it ; we are therefore zompelled to submit to the rule being discharged, and as we find that the practice has been, under such circumstances, to discharge the rule with costs, we must submit to that order. Lord Campbell—The rule will be discharged with costs. The Lady Louisa Bushe, wbo , e d ath at Bath is an nounced, was a daughter of the !ate Lord Listowel, and married in 1817 John Bushe, Esq., eld es t sou o f t h e l a t e Ciiief Justice Bushe, LATEST NEWS, VIENNA, THURSDAY, 9 A. M. M. Drouyn de I'}Tuys was to have left yester- day, but his departure is postponed. Negotiations there are none. FRANCE. We extract the following from Ualignani's Mes senger of yesterday : " MARSEILLES, 24th.— General Biznt, of the En gineers, has not been killed, as at first reported ; but he received a severe wound in the neck in an engage ment in frotir, of the Flagstaff Battery. 1.200 French, who were cutting a trench there, had to support four furious charges of the Russians, aided by cannon, and they repul.ed them all, In this affair we have had 150 men put boil de combat, aid General Bizot and two commandants wounded. Nothing of importance has since occurred. The losses of the Allies from the fire of the place are about a hundr,al killed and wounded per day. Toe front of the Quarantine Fort is destroyed, and ail the works are da maged. The enemy has been able to repair onl, part in the night. The heavy rains have rend. red the works very lab wiods. Grear, diniulties were experienced in making the trenches of the fourth parallel, but they were boldly and admirably executed. It was reported on the 14th that the troops under Omer Paella and General Dosquet were about to operate against Gen. Liptandi." The Government has received the two following telegraphic despatches : "KAmrEsn, April 17. The fire of our batteries maintains its superiority. We have become masters of a series of ambuscades in front of the central tower, and these works, where we are established, are nnw com prised in our lines. We have crowned in that direction a ravine which runs along the fortifications of the town where the enemy formerly kept their reserves in safety. Before the Flag-staff bastion we have very successfully blasted about 50 metres of rock, and this has given us a new parallel, which has been united to the others. From the 12th to the 14th, notwithstanding the offensive operations of the Russians, we have only had 300 men put hors tie combat. " BRUAT. The Charge-d'Affaires to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. " REBA, 21st.—I learn by the Asmndee, which lef the Crimea on the 19th, that the besiegers were still ad vancing, and that their position was becoming consoli dated. The enemy made a strong sortie in the night el the 18th, but it was promptly repulsed." We have received the following private telegra phic despatches KCENIGSBERG, 23d.—Bessarabia, the governments of Kiew and Kerson and Podolia have been placed under military jurisdiction. The command of the army of U.° South is given to General Luders. General Annenkoff has been recalled, and is to go on an extraordinary mis sion into Tauris." " VIENNA. 24TH.—In consequence of the indefinite sippen-ion of the Conferences, and a very general belief that they will not be resumed, speculators have talun alarm, and securities of - all kin Is have fallen. The 5 per Cent. Metallics have declined 1 per cent." " VIENNA, 24TEI, EVENING. —The Austrian Gazette announces the rupture of the conferences, in conse quence of Russia having categorically refused to limit h.r naval forces in the Black Sea. Lord J. Russell has left, and a report is current that the military convention with Austria has been signed." " VIENNA, 250.—Yesterday afternoon the members of the conference met in order to sign the minutes of the twelve preceding sittings. There was no further con ference." " FURIN, 24th.—The English steamer Crce.us, one of the vessels intended f‘ir the c..nveyance of the Pied montese troops to the East, left Genoa this morning with 37 , fficers, 250 soldiers, and a quantity of provi sions, on board. When at a distance of 11 miles from Genoa, a fire roke out on board, the vessel was de stroyed. All on boar], with the exception of 8 men, were caved. The fire is attributed to the engine." " MADRID, 24th.—At the Cortes to-day, the report on the , bill presented by the Government relative to the creation of Protestant cemeteries was presented and read. It is favourable to the measure. Some advan tages have been granted to the foreign import trade in Spain, and some of the Consular formalities have been The Emperor and Empress on Tuesday visited the Palace of the Exhibition of the Beaux Arts (paintings, di - c.), all the arrangements of which are nearly completed. The Moniteur continues to give the text of ad dresses presented to the Emperor during his late visit to England. Vicointe - dlTrugua,y, formerly Minister of Fo reign Affairs of the Emperor of Brazil, arrived in Paris on Tuesday on a special mission to the French Government. The Chevalier Marques Lisboa, Mi nister of Brazil in Paris, and all the personnel of the legation went to the station of the Northern railway to receive his Excellency. BOURSE, APRIL 25.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. C. Enrl of Montt. 4? 2 . per Cents 93 25 93f. 23c. 3 per Cents 6B 30 63 30 Credit Mobilier 776 25 Roman Credit Foncier 540 Austrian Belgian Fives ...... .. Spanish Threes Piedmontese B5 75 Flume Debt RAILW A Y S —POR CASH. .r. c. fr. c. Orleans 1135 Lyons ... 1089 Western ... 642 50 Rouen Cato 6lO Strasburg . Mediterranean 97 Havre 542 50 Northern AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna of the 21st, in the Consti tutionnel, says : " It is certain that the Russian counter-project, deve loped by Prince Gortschakoff in the 10th sitting of the Congress on the 17th, turns on the system of opening the straits by the abolition of the stipulations of the treaty of the 13th. July, which relate to them—that is to say, pro poses to declare that vessels of all nations may freely pro ceed from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, and vice versa, without previously obtaining the authorisation of the Divan. The system bas been unanimously rejected by the plenipotentiaries of the Powers who signed the alliance of the 2d December. Their declaration was made in the sitting of the day before yesterday with clearness and precision, although in the most moderate terms. Lord J. Russell and Lord Westmoreland expressed themselves pn the subject with the same firmness 'as the ► lenipoteetiaries of France and Austria. It would not require long argu ments to show that the system of the Russian counter-project deserved to be rej-cted both for legal and political reasons It is henceforth an axiom of in ternational law that the maritime territory of any State extends to ports, rnadsteds, bays, gulfs, mouths of rivers, and any part of the sea confined wit'ain land. In apply ing these principles, which Wheatston, one of the cham pions of the seas, a'lmits to be absolute, it results that the Porte must be the sole kedge of the opportuneness of opening or closing the passage of the straits ; be cause its sovereign right of jurisdiction over 'the two straits cannot be contested by any one, as not only are the two straits within the Turkish territory, but they are commanded by the batteries of the fortresses which the Porte has built on the coast to defend the passage. To force the Porte to open the straits, against its will, would be to openly infringe the sovereign rights of the Sultan. Apart from the legal question there are powerful political reasons which must make the Russian Cabine'; understand that neither Austria nor the Western Powers can easily consent to facilitate to Russian vessels the entrance into the Mediterraeean and the Adriatic. It is no longer a secret in the diplomatic world that Russia has long cast her eyes on a maritime position, justly considered as the key of the Adriatic. This position, the importance of which will be seen by a glance at the map, is the mouths of the Cattaro, which, from their excellent ilydregraphical conditions, unite for Russia the immense advantage of touching Montenegro, a country which every one knows is devoted to the Go vernment of the Czars. The only power that can prevent the Muscovite forces from crossing the Danube and the Pruth and marching on Constantinople, is Austria. Let us suppose that Russia, under the pretext of intervenining in behalf of Montenegro, the protec torship of which she claims, should concentrate a squadron at 'the mouths of the Cattaro, and that then at a given signal she should cause an insur rection to break out in Servia. which is so near to Montenegro ; if Austria were to show a disposition to check the revolutionary movement in Servia, the Russian fleet would quit the anchorage of the mouths of the Cattaro, to menace Trieste and the other ports of Austria, in the Adriatic. Russia would then have a splendid opportunity of taking her revenge in the Danubian principalities for her present disappoint ments. It is not necessary to c intinue these arguments, to convince any one whose eyes are not closed against the light, that those who maintain that the liberty of the navigation of the Bosphorus may be the salvation of Turkey, and the sole denouement of the East*-rn ques tion are in error." A letter from Vienna, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" Some journals laave been speaking of a reduction in the Austrian army, and declaring that it is to be placed on a peace footing, with the exception of two corps d'armee.. We are able to give the most complete contradiction to that statement. Not only has Austria no idea of reducing her army, but everything indicates that most probably a fresh levy will be ordered by her in the month of May." CONSTANTIN OM .E. The supplement of the Constantinople Journal of the 16th, contains the following : " The mail which arrived this morning fra , m the Crimea brings accounts down to 2 o'clock in that afternoon of the 14th. The following is a summary of our correspon dence :—After laMting the whole of the 11th, the fire graw slack towards evening ; in the night the cannon ade was resumed with ardour on the left, particularly against the Southern Bastion, At 6 o'clock a.m. on the 12th, the fire slackened by degrees, and ulti mately subsided, when th ere was a sor t of truce for 1 , few ttourui Its lisisli4pg Tower afi its battskiss, _ completely silent. At 10 o - - .....----.-e--......... w ee which were observed to be in a ruined sts (to "; recomnienced, arid lasted the whole day; 8t , 11 _ fee 0 _ however, it ens feebly kept up. On the 13tb, Woo f the Quarrntine, in the right of the city, wa g I/ p a Wag silent pa extingui,hei. The Southern Bastion greatly damaged. Forts Constantine, Catberin. roe% 'clack a.m. at fi i r g j, Quarantine showed no sign of life. T4)1181. 01 00 iur y we only fired occasional shots. Tile.nalitio. the a nti the e u s a e s a s ( a l e u s i t o D_ Division has left, with Omer PACIIS, for ip toe. Too t!kt the 14th the batteries re-opened upon th e Egyptian Division is gone to join Omer Paßb,iiireet o French companies d'eiite, which were assernbieuiht All tthe Malakhoff Tower, carried, during tig re tie dang takes k t e b s e p i l e a f e t e , A n „,,isistance. J. the Russian balletic" are gra-, 000 whent-I fleet is echeloned along the coast, and will co ' PI C" The following letter Iris been received fro stantino I p e, dated the 16th :-- , Of " I have receivedaccounts from Kamiesh of th e fer jot much o n which, though inter correspond "Ling' afford '••oe 1 1 ence. The bombardment is gong ecoes aod day, walls lace." ter a most ob s t inate get are thrown down, and cur P r i T o oloil l set fi scarcely re to the city in various places. The v ela reply to our tire. The mieneut frr the stu l e et cannot therefore be far distant. The fleet; hstr eP° Th opened. cierira Such is the ,11 innary of the sitnatiovt.tiej, 41 appear atisfied with the results' s i et ° c , of tb e but e t . Rust'l'y hardly know how to explain tho silo. d th o slat's. Can it he the losses t hey‘ have WOO force the m ' an d to that silence ? • floe, ° "The camp is in a state of complete orgarllsl.', The. hardl a -Y . day passes without fresh troops arriviweeor,6 movement of the navy is very active. Th e k l rli tl I .. „ es i t who passed the winter at Daoud•Pasha, eP"-lefeteri erday for the Crimea. Another le, ter front Slo 0' says :--` The fire continued the whole of tbe 1 1 o 'i,elv still with the same energy. At 6 o'clock P•adiarcloOf ened, but it recommenced at night with ITT: • D et Or particularly to the left of the town, a nu9 i i Ro sso i3b e r .P Flagstaff Bastion. In the mean time the -bells anchored in the port constantly poured . o r' citedbatteries. on both sides. . One e inti' l so° would bay . e d truce bad been agreed on between the hell sere tie Ci be.iegers. Tee Mal khoff Tower and tbe batte As 1 silent o,c ; but they were in a very bad condtion., 0 44 and night, the cannonade recommenced, and Iss te ' t cif , night, but with less violenee. A. „ T or, do l l lated Omer r th p at the Russians had Atacked Eupaturill/20tstOrt out to asha was t' succour the town ; but i t I) , ' bap of the befalse.On the 13tb, the fire ceased O . P iv i ii was s'il Russians ; the Fiagstaff Bastion rottenuta:, 06 'nce .l - The North Fort, the 'Quart', n O O ' Catherine Forte • Vile 0" 01 gave no sign of life. tits ° tbe ened our sho ;. B fire. We n o logger fire more vittb Oith ' t each piece. Omer Pasha left that 09 eio tare! d r to r st I D nap division for Balak . . 'aVa la or e oeo- 10 the English. Our fleets are drawn uP, o est s „ fi out of Sebastopol. r -t is probab e they to" 1 0 V; par tin the affair. D - .ht of the ' en' uring tbe nig , ' khog r Ili° campanies were sent against the Meta-- Ide s, W succeeded in takii g off the Russian arabubn connected the tea er with the GOAD. " • -.. AMERICA' . 0406' ....-o.—_ SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY ,V il ro cor d The United States wail steamship ull Ne '°y'k°l tain Adains, hoa bee' arrived. She left n the AtitV 9th inst. Her news has th erefore pated by the arrival of the Asia. The Union .brings 62 passengers and s 3°° ' °°° ill I " specie for Havre. Ou the 12th inst. she signalled with 0, 2 8 2 iodi can ship Forbes, hound eLtwai d, lat._sseci k; 62 50 60 ;in lat. ' 47 30, long. 45 20, 1" . P t , icebergs. On the 18th, in la,t. 50, lonii, pat•sed the steamship St. Louis, bound t ° d :PI mwaarild.steaTmhsehiljp"Hioenrmaalsnn,Pbasosuendd t t h o e lC lj e nlvitYe °c1417 the Needles. IRE A,sTER FAIR AT LOSiti. il B°l6 n licst e g er LEIPSIC, April 20.—From th e Cool- at u - r oe of European politics, and the eoeseV" gotta tiiinty as to peace or war, as well as the v on e of prices in provisions of every was led to form any sanguine exPeet3t,,'°,alll:ol re-ulf. of our Easter fair. Still at 3 verY;beroy(irie ( iescriP l ; of 1 6 1 a considerable number of Greeks a rrive u er i O r o w ade I' to ottl 0 , Moldavia and Wallachia, who purchases during the Easter week, in lt Bll t be o 'o g . enerally, and especially in glasses.nrsfrj te the number of pur an d 5 ., - ,,, i 3r0, t t• other parts continued to arrive verY liu' - fi eli ese t so that the fair may be said to be v e ,P. Ps /1 01l _ended. Up to the present m orneut ' f ' old °lto done in our two great articles. of leatilieg of o w was exceedingly brisk. The s tl iT i . o 13 of B olt l former, with the exception of some PM,:rioes 'i . to eather, were all pt irnmediatelyk'thr esPet re equal to these of the last fair. "' t - r I " be. ( role° i cloths and woollen manufactures in ~s 0 11 ' i sl t t° assortment ti u til . ) a re s fi a ai x r re l r N y ,as go p o e d r,hapsinf . of beck t370,11.br:u,51).5ft which n m cy ay st b u e ffs ase t r h . b on: h to the th q i) ti i : "' f 3 l3 t s o t Y.e i ; i orie e o ti f ie wo a o na l , ouia inducing inferior to , c ore° Viol many manut tlif fici e a r il 2arce. i iii their le produce to 9 ' .. id e re° The prostration of this branch of C has ers fi t America caused the number n of ptlre P h - er 115-'ll' the United States to be much legs t ": 11 3 ; 11 ilr lti fl a ta l u t t i ni n ,b c t eß e h r i a s o lo, i a l f w r a t il zalstiregnFootrrt;lia3ntdltykreifc.:l)hiraots_ueOotrnisie_ Frankfort-on-the-Maine' e i l o e_ c m :o i al i n- i i: 0 1 :I I 5 r i , 3 : 1-e u t t vg a il i : et : d o t11 11 ; ° )urg, and the north of Europe generallY ` v o id, A factory, and most of the large depots hawsesares- some . few large purchasers have Hitherto oept, It , was more for the purpose of depressing w 11 li f j lan because they do not want to buNit ill therefore, not improbable that the ol° t "„ rds the not be finished till next week. As re ni il 0116 1,/ prices I may add that an advance of fr°" g old,e two dollars per piece on those descriotieris - On . D a Oil t or the piece, anti 2 newgroschens Per ."'" lOf Ir sold in that way, was freely paid for for c f bi lc A t from 3to 4 newgrosettens per ell more tipti skins r and otherfair. fashionable sorts of Vc)ds the last autumn .., I THE GOVERNORS OF COLD THEIR THEIR SALARIES. r / ef el 'orti r The following is a list of the names of the vi iih t if and Li e utenant-Governors of our C O l onie6) salari, s, as shown in a recently i,..sued -F 3ll ' A O . paper : . ••••• Sir E. W. Head, Governor of Canada ............... Colo.lel Sir G. Le Me rc h an t, Lieutenant -Gov v ... .„ of Nova Scotia .................................... Hon. J. H. T. M anners S u tt o n, Lieutenant -L4' nor of New Brunswick ............................ •e•• 0 Mr. D. Daly, Lieutenant-Governor of grin $,01',; ward's................ . ..................... .... Mr. C. D ar li ng , G overnor o f Newfoundland . , Colonel Murray, Governor of Bermuda • .....(....... n ap Mr. Douglas, Gove rnor o f V anc ouver's Isl and by the Hudson's Bay Company) ........... . •"' Sir H. Barkly, K.C.8., Governor of Jatne',T ov 'e . ra' o g e op ° Mr. Inglis, President of the Council .... • ir went of the Turks of Caicos Islands ...••••••'• Mr. Stevenson, Superintendent of Houdur e ' the Mr. C. H. J. Cuyler, Presiding Magistrate oh Bay Islands .................................... • 0 00 Sr A. Bannerm a n, Governor of the Baller a3B f BO' 4,40 Sir W. M. G. Colebrooke, C 8., Governor o badot s and the Wind war d Isands ........... .• ..... i t S ) Mr. E. J. Eyre, Governor of St. Vincent ..... Mr. Keate, Li eu t enan t-G overnor o f Grenada•••'' Mr. Shurtland, Li eu t enan t-G overn or of To b a g° Mr. Power, Lieutenant-Governor of St. 14 ,„,; . 1;c 1 e9 Mr. Ker B. H am ilt on , G overnor o f Antig" - '' ••• the Leeward Isl a nd s .................... .•••... Mr. Rushworth, G overnor of Montserrat .. 6 00 Mr. Robinson, Lieutenant-Governor of St• •• Mt. Seymour, Governor of Nevis ......... •••.,-•' 9 1;0 ' 0 . Mr. C. Kortright, Governor of the ...• 4, Major Blackall, Governor of I)orninica ......... •i" . ... 5, 0 1 Mr. Wodebonse, Governor of Guiana (8r it.11 : 31.. ." 6 , 01 Captain Elliott, R.N., Governor of Trinkle" ••• General Sir R. Gardiner, Governor of GibreAlolta Colonel Sir W. Reid, K.C.E: , G ov ernor el f th e 4? Sir J. Young, Lord High Commissione r lonian Islands, Sir G. Grey, K.C.B.:Govern or of the Cape ° f I, to Hope Lieutenant-Governor General Jackson •¢ tai', Mr. Pine, the Lieut enan t-G overnor of'Nem' ....••• Mr. Hay,.the Gov ernor o f Si ; . H e l ena , .......'Sie rra s,l Lieutenant-Colon e l Hill, G overno r a 1 ,6 00 Le0ne................................................. • •• Lieut. Colonel O'C onnor , G overnor o f ()stub— nap The Governor of th e G o ld C oas t ( vaca nt) • ........ Sir W. T. Denison, Governor of New South •. ~•• (to be increased, as prop ose d, t o 7,000/.Lt - ra . 00 1 4, Ld• Sir H. E. F. Young, G overnor o f Van •v" -- .._•• 410 an Sir R. G. M'Donnell, C. 8., G ov ernor °.• • °••• bp Australia ............. .. Captain Sir. G. H a th am, G overnor of V.loeste soo .„,.. ° Mr. A. E. Kennedy, Governor of Australia ............ ....... 5• ,r Colonel Go . re T. BrO;tre ... , C.B. ........... .. 'Zealand ... f the 6,0000101 Mr. J. Macaulay Higginson C.B" Governor ...... .................................... .•• Mauritius.. ..... Sir H. G. Ward, Governor of Ce lon ......... Lieutenant-Colonel Caine, Lieuteynani-Gover-gif: • Hong Kon g , 2,0001. (th e G overnor , Sir J., •`"„i of ring, receiv es 4,0001. as Chi e f SUperillteig ie'" ..• Trade in China) . ............................... .• .... ecf) ) Mr. J. Scott, Lieutenant-Governor of Labl, ', l ' . de Mr. G. Rennie, Governor of the Falkland felo/id Captain Sir J. Hindinarsh, Governorof 40 15 .1 ( '0 1 auA'7 o o 4 PACKET SERVICE OF THE POST OFFICE n o krj a / —The estimate for the Post-office departT l e yest ° " service) for the year 1855-56 was pub lisbe n tecl 1f 1P; It shows that the sum required to be /- ea r ' irk 755,2391., against 812,8261. voted for tbe, 55. The packet service between Holybese 0 40 4 stown oasts 25,0001. ; between SoutharePt°,,,,i 11 ,0 r dal At• Channel Islands, 4,0001. ; between Dev,, e v - l o a rteptif - . and Ostend, 15,5001. ; for the service 01 ,.".„., ;40b'; Gibraltar, 20,5001. ; for the service ; pool, Halifax, Boston, an d N e w Yer"in 0 0vv :1 Pin for the service - to th e W es t I n dies, 2 :ls 1 0 140:1 the extension of the West I n di es contract o f OIL fr Buenos Ayres, 30,080/. ; for the convey/ o° oa „"- f° the west coast of South America, 25, 000/. ; iod iP ; west coast of Africa, 22,0001. ; f o r the gast,,io/1" Australian service, 145,4141. ; and for co mails between Aden and Ihmbay, 21)709.4 1 , ,' , to,