The Sun. — London, England, 1855-07-17 00:00:00

DEER STALKING and GROU SE SBOOTING.—TO THE SPORTING WORLD.—TheI under signed (who in the Great Exhibition of all Nations received a Prize Medal), has a choice assortment of all the necessary Clothb ig for Grouse -Shooting, Salmon Fishing, &c. Plaids, Tar- Deer-Sta c king,tans,k Stockings, Bonnets, Wrappers, Capes, Cloaks, Zetland Goods, &c. Very fine Plaids and Tartans for Ladies. The High land Dress correctly made up. D. MACDOUGALL,'I2, High-street, Inverness. nt.#1.9.1. butt. te.Aitis_ET. Under the management of Mr. Backstena. THIS EVENING. Will be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters by Mr. Backstone and Miss E. Chaplin. After which, Senora Perea Nena will dance La Cachuca. To be followed by ONLY A HALFPENNY. To be followed by a Ballet. To conclude with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cuanza KHAN. THIS EVENING, Will be performed HOW STOUT YOU'RE GETTING. T o conclude with KING HENRY THE EI GHTH. Queen Ka- To th a rine, Mrs. C. Kean ; Cardinal Wolsey, r. C. Kean. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Mr.darae Celeste. THIS EVENING. Will be performed HELPING HANDS. Characters by Messrs B. Webster, Keeley, L. Murray, C. Selby, &c. ; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Keeley, kc. After which, FRATERNISATION: To conclude with OPEN SESAME ; or, A Night with the Forty Thieves. Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford and Keeley ; Misses Weolgar, Cuthbert , Wyndham, X. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE: Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan; THIS:EVENING , Will be performed PERFECT CONFIDENCE. Characters by Messrs. F. Robson and G. Vining; Miss Marston and Miss Bromley. Followed by PLOT AND PASSION.. Characters by Mr. F. Robson, an d Mr. A. Wigan ; Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Bromley. To conclude w ith THE WANDERING MINS TREL. Jem Bags, Mr. F. Robson. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. MR. FLEXMOP.E and MLLE. AURIOL'S GRAND NIGHT, Lid their last appearance in London (previous to their departure for the provinces), On WEDNESDAY, July 18, The performances will commence with the popular Comedy of TIME TRIES ALL. After which, the Cavatina from Bellini's Opera of NORMA. To be succeeded by the Operetta of theIVATERMAN. To be followed by a Petite Ballet from Fleamore's MEN°. BELLA. After which the popular Farce of JOHN JONES. In the course of the evening a variety of other Entertainments. To conclude with the celebrated Seriocomic Pantomime of DON ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Le3see and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS. AND EVERY EVENING, In compliance with the universal wish expressed, the interesting Spectacle, Lord Byron's MAZEPPA ; or, the Wild Horse, in which Mr. William Cooke's highly-trained horses will appear for the first time. The piece will exhibit all the original thrillingly electric effects ! To conclule with the SCENES in the CIRCLE, by Equestrians of high repute. Box-otlice open from Eleven till Fcttr. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. Nelson Lee. Eqnett - ian Director, Igr, W. Cooke. jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON ERIDG-2. Tam DAT —Morning 54 min.after 3 1 Evening 10 min. aft. 4 ,ro..3lo3.v.ow—Morning27 min.after 4 1 Evening 42min. aft 4 `:'HE WR&THEII.--3111 07VICIII, July 17. %%MUMMER, IN 'MN SIZADE. 71 —highest since noon yesterday. 53—lowest this morning and during the night. 65—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 2912. WIND, W.N.W.—Fresh, with indifferent weather, Last evening we had a heavy storm of rain. GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF “THE SUN,” FROM Fl VEPE NCE-H ALFPENNY FOURPENCE: FOR THE THIRD OR LATEST EDITION. In consequence of the abolition of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers the public in all large cities and towns to which parcels are forwarded by the News-Agents, The Sun, which formerly cost Fivepence-half penny for the Latest Edition, containing Parliamentary Debates of the same even ing, together with the List of Army and Navy Promotions in the London Gazette, with Official Despatches from the Seat of War, the Latest Sporting, and all other Commercial News, List of Bankrupts, &c., &c., can now be had for Fourpence, being a saving of nearly one-third. Hitherto the price of the paper was nomi nally Fivepence, but all Late Editions posted after six o'clock were charged a fee of One Halfpenny by the Post-office, which made the price to the Subscriber Fivepence-Halfpenny. This charge must still be made to those iu remote places, unless the Postmaster-General have the magnanimity to forego such a paltry source of revenue. San-office, 112, Strand, London, 9th July, 1855. c--. r. 4. • TM. LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1855. The scapegoat has been accepted—the victim offered up—the sacrifice completed in every par ticular. The undetectel members of the Cabinet revel in conscious security, in the undoubting an ticipation that, the present session being tided over, the shoals and quicksands escaped, they have six months of uninterrupted power, during which they can do just as they like, undisturbed by Parliamentary control or remonstrance. It is true that they are still to be once more arraigned at the bar of " legislatorial," not " public," opinion—that the prosecutor is fully qualified for the task, and of unimp eac h a bl e i n t egr it y ; b u t they well know that the jury is packed, and that many professional " boot -eaters" on the panel prevent the possibility of a hostile ver dict. They are hissed, but they con tinue in office—receive stringent castigation, but retain " power, patronage, and pay" —to strut bravely under the storm of popular indignation, which would crush persons less accustomed to censure. Like the veteran occupant of the pillory in "the good old times" they were quite prepared to be pelted with rotten eggs and the most unsavoury com pounds, provided the spectators refrained from missiles of a more dancierous character that might possibly terminate the official existence so highly prized—that while it continued all other things were tolerable. The victim last night chaunted. his " political death -song" with a stoicism worthy of a North Amer i can Indian. He attempted to justify his inconsistency and vacillation by arguments picked up in the new school in which, unfortunately for his own reputation, he became a scholar late in life. ,H e did not, however, in any degree improve his own posi tion or that of his colleagues. On the contrary, his convulsiv e struggles o nly buried hi m d eeper in the mire, and involved him inextricably iu " the slough of despond." He mystified nobody but one, and that one was himself. The German school of diplomacy, into which lie so recklessly plunged, was too much for his intellect. He was thoroughly bamboozled by his wily opponents, and seemed to be utterly incapable of distinguish ing between right and wrong. At the close of his defence we really pitied him. There is -no doubt that he had rendered the State good ser- vice in his day—that he was once the wigorous and energetic champion 'of much-required reforms. The senile twaddling of one who ho.d once commanded the attention of an admiring Senate occasioned melancholy reflections ; a) ad there would have been deep pathos in his al fusion to those feeble friends who owed their positions to his patronage and influence had it not been for the asperity with which it was mir tgled. It would have been far better had he avoi , cled speak ing of the contempt which he felt for the time servers. Still, every allowance must bo made for ' the natural irritation of the man— " Deserted at his utmost need , By those his former bounty fed," and as yet unconscious of the decade: ace of the qualities that previously commanded their sup port. The Archbishop cf Toledo did ri tot receive in good part the well-meant hint of ( 411, BLAB. He thought the composition that pi •evoked the unwelcome criticism one of the me ►st eloquent and able in every respect he had ever framed. So Lord JOHN considered his dodging at Vienna, and since lAs return, peculiarly clever, and was therefore doubly irri tated with poor " GIL BOUVERIE," who undertook the invidious task of telling unwelcorn e truths— and showing how different was the opinion enter tained by the community from that which the ex-Plenipotentiary hugged himself in r etaining. We confess that we cannot recoil cile to our selves the withdrawal of the motion, 'without the views and sentiments of Sir G. GE EY, Sir C. LEWIS, and Sir C. WOOD having previously been elicited. Right or wrong, there is a very general impression abroad that these Right "Honourable Barts. are intent on obtaining peace a,t any price —and that they fully concurred with, Lord JOHN RUSSELL in urging the specious and obnoxious principle of " counterpoise" on the , Cabinet. Through the course adopted by the Opposi tion, they have, for the presen% escaped. But Mr. ROEBUCK wants "to know tb.e traitors in the Cabinet ;" and we fancy that he will make a determined effort to lift the flimsy veil with which these Right Honourable Gentlfmen have thought proper to disguise their opinions. The Home Secretary declined to answer the interro gatory pointedly addressed to him ; but we hope and believe that it will be repeated this evening in terms that will compel the parties expressly named to respond fully and completely. The country demands it ; and, however their refusal may pass current within the walls of Parliament, they may rest assured that it will not improve their position with the country. This evening Mr. ROEBUCK will bring forward his motion ! A touchstone will be supplied to test the sterling character of the professions of Honourable Gentlemen, a matter that will be particularly useful when the appeal to the coun try, which cannot long be deferred, at length arrives, and they are called upon to render the accounts of their respective stewardships, and to ask a renewal of confidence from their consti tuents. Notwithstanding the energetic and efficient I exertions of the Committee of South American Bondholders nothing satisfactory has yet been cancluded in reference to Buenos Ayres Bonds, or to render to the aggrieved bondholders the satis faction which their fraudulent debtors can, if they think proper, easily afford. If, as we sometime since stated, the Republic was still involved in difficulties so great that it could not meet its just liabilities, every indulgence would be accorded by those whose confidence in its solvency and integ rity was so great, that they paid the high price of 35 per cent. for the all but repudiated bonds. But such is not the case. It is not the ability, but the will that is wanting. The money has been had and expended, and the recipients now find it more convenient to make futile pro positions of compromise than to make an honour able and manly effort to redeem the character already seriously compromised. This disgraceful conduct, of course, excites the indignation as well as the disgust of every fair dealing man of business in any degree connected with the affair. If Buenos Ayres is to become bankrupt, its assets should be honestly surrend ered and equitably divided amongst its bona fide creditors. But it will not do to show the means of payment—to boast of a surplus revenue, and then to require those who have patiently waited for thirty-one years not only to relin quish a considerable portion of their just demands, but to let all interest even on the original debt entirely terminate, and to accept, in payment of the principle, sums that would about meet the accruing interest, without any provision for the enormous arrears, far ex ceeding in amount the first liability. This, w© say, will not do. It may appear very smart to the transatlantic repudiators, but it will lie re garded iu this country, and by every right minded and honourable man all over the world, as equivalent to a national act of bankruptcy ; or, still worse, of repudiation—from which the Republic can never by any possibility re cover, even though permitted by the Eng lish Government to continue its discreditable course. The representatives of the Province of Buenos Ayres may rest assured that, amongst states as among private individuals, " honesty is the best policy," and that those who collectively struggle hard to maintain their integrity will, in the long run, be far better off, and in the enjoy ment not only of credit and consideration, but of greater national wealth than their neighbours, are seduced into the flowery but deceptive paths of repudiation. The example of the neighbouring State of Chili might lead the authorities of Buenos Ayres into a better course. For a time the Chilian Govern ment was unable to meet the claims made on it, but it did not therefore relinquish the task. The arrears of interest were converted into a Three per Cent. Stock, on which interest was punctually paid, as well as 6 per cent. on the original loan. Nor was this all : a consider able sum was annually transmitted as a sinking fund to provide for the gradual liquidation of the whole. What has been the result ? Chili is looked on with regard and respect. Its credit stands deservedly high. The Chilian 6 per Cents. were yesterday quoted on the Stock Exchange 103, while the 3 per Cents. are about 68 to 70. Thus for the Chilian liability of 1001., for which we believe only 70 was originally paid, with 14 years' arrears, are wor th 172 ; while th a t o f B uenos Ayres, for which 85 was given, only fetche s , w ith 31 years' arrears of interest, about 60 , or little more than one-third of the amount. this picture and on that, the coun terfeit oporl on ecsentment of two brothers." Let the men of Buenos Ayres consider the in vidious light in which they must be regarded dur ing the existence of such a state of affairs, and for very shame's sake they must make an effort at improvement. I t is said that the Minister of Finance, Senor DE LA RIESTRA, is a man of ability, and, what is far more important, of integrity—that he has been taught in an English school, having been for soine time partner in an eminent mercantile firm. It is needless to say that, under such circum" stances, he must be well disposed towards the bondholders. He is, however, hampered by certain colleagues, who have not as sound financial views, and who have as yet too strong support in the House of Representatives to be overruled. But let the bondholders only stand firm, and they may rest assured that " there Is a good time coming," in which their just claims must be fairly met. Buenos Ayres has the means —she must show the will. There is a healthier state of public opinion arising in South America, and when she has seen what Chili has done she cannot remain insensible. There is also the by no means improbable intervention of the British Government, and that at no distant day, in favour of its defrauded subjects. A remonstrance from Lord CLARENDON, conveyed through a few ships of war, will speedily produce better results than those now demanded, although the matter has been done with a bad grace, and when repudiation is no longer possible, will not retrieve the damaged reputations of those who were dishonest so long as it was possible, and would still continue to do so if they dared. We hope that they will not await so stringent a notice of their misconduct, but strive to regain their characters while there is yet time, and before the "light cloud" has passed away, and carried with it the sole remaining hope I of Buenos Ayres. In another part of to-day's impression will be found a Report of the proceedings at the First Annual Meeting of the Times Fire Assurance Company, to which we feel justified in drawing attention. The company, as will be seen, have granted 6,395 new policies during its first year of operations, of which 2,629 are for fire and 3,766 for plate glass. The last description of policy is evidently growing more and more popu- Ilar, and promises to form a very important part of the business of this company. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL WAY-ADJOURNED MEETING. (THIS DAY.) The adjourned special general meeting,was held this day, W. J. Chaplin, Esq., M.P., in the chair. In the absence of the Secretary, Mr. Macaulay read the notice of the adjournment from the 13th inst. The CHAIRMAN then announced the result of the polls taken upon the two resolutions and two amendments, which were :—For the Chairman's Resolutions, 504 voters, 1,922,286/. capital; for the Amendments, 101 voters, 269,8581. capital. . . _ After some slight discussion on the subject generally, the meeting separated. COMMITTEE ON TEE CITY OF LONDON WRIT. Yesterday morning the committee assembled for the purpose of hearing Baron Rothschild by counsel. Mr. Walpole presided, and there were also present the At torney and Solicitor• General, Lord Seymonr, Mr. Fresh field, Lord Hotham, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. T. Dunoombe, and the Lord Advocate. Mr. Bramwell, who, with Mr. Honyman, ap peared for Baron Rothschild, volunteered every infor mation on the part of the Baron, but at the same time expressed an opinion that the evidence already taken before the committee was complete, and that the ques tion was•ripe for decision. The Chairman—ls there any other evidence that you wish to bring before the committee ? Mr. Bramwell replied that he couli not at present suggest any other materials. There were two points to which he would direct the attention of the committee. First, whether there was any contract at all ; and, as suming that there was a contract, whether it came with. in the meaning of the act of Parliament which dealt with such matters. He submitted, with very considerable confidence, that in this case there was no contract. He contended, moreover, that the burden of proof was with these who said there was a contract, and not with those who denied it. The learned counsel having detailed the facts connected with the loan, and critically examined the act of Parliament authorising it, proceeded to say that no contract had been entered into, but merely a provisional agreement, and that no one was bound in any way to the baron in virtue of that agreement. If Baron Roths child died the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury could not come down .uport his executors for a fulfil ment of the agreement; nor were the Lords Commis suners themselves responsible. The arguments of counsel, which were of an abstruse character, occupied the whole of the sitting. EXAMINATION FOR THE INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE. Yesterday morning the examination of candidates for civil service in India took place at King's College, when 113 candidates presented themselves. The following are the subjects of examination, with the names of the ex aminers : English Literature, &c.—The Right Hon. Sir James Stephen, K.C.8., LL.D., professor of modern history, Cambridge ; the Rev. F. Temple, /ILA., principal of Kneller Classicll.—The Rev. G. Rawlinson, M.A., Exeter College, Oxford ' • the Rev. R. Congreve, M.A., Wad ham College, Oxford. French.—M. Baron, (lector of the University of France and member of the University of Belgium ; M. de Vericour, professor of modern languages, Qreen's College, Cork. Italian.—Mr. A. Panizzi, British Museum. German.—Professor Max Muller, M.A., Taylor Ir stitution, Oxford. Mathematics.—Mr. A. Cayley, M.A., Trinity Col lege, Cambridge ; Mr. G. G. Stokes, professor of mathe matics, Cambridge. Natural Science.— Mr. G. J. Allman, M.D., professor of botany, Trinity College, Dublin ; Mr. G. D. Liveing, M.A., lecturer on natural science, St. John's College, Cambridge. Moral Science.—The Rev. J. M'Cosh, LL.D., pro fessor of logic, Queen's College, Belfast ; Mr. Alexander Grant, M.A., Oriel College, Oxford. Arabic.—Colonel J. W. Ouseley, professor of Arabic, Ilailey bury: • Sanscrit.—Mr. Monier Williams, M.A., professor of Sanscrit, Haileybnry. The examination will olose on Saturday, the 28th instant, TRE SUN, _LONDON, TUESDAY _EVEL,,,UNG, JULY 17, 1855. THE NEV FRENCH LOAN. The terms of the new French loan of 30,000,0001., published yesterday, are nearly identical with those of the loan for 20,000,000/. contracted at the commence- ment of the year. The subscriptions, as in that case, are to be in Four-and-a-Half per Cents. or Three per Cents., at the option of the lenders. The Four-and-a- Half per Cents., which in the former loan were issued at a net price of 89f. 7c., are now to be issued at 89f. 46c. ; and the Three per Cents., which were open fixed at 63f. 17c., are to be at 63f. 27c. The average margin of pro fit compared with the existing quotations on the Bourse is rather smaller on the present occasion, as it is a little below 3 per cent., while it then amounted tonearly 31 per cent., the avidity of the public to subscribe even for a larger sues on less favourable conditions being reason ably relied upon, from the extent to which the applica tions for the previous loan exceeded the total required. The period of nearly 20 months allowed for the comple tion of the instalments is a favourable feature, as it seems to indicate confidence that the resources of the Govern ment may be sufficient during that time. It is understood that Messrs. Rothschild will open a list in London f o r the new French loan. Messrs. Baring have not yet intimated their intention. Her Majesty will hold a Privy Ceuncil to-morrow (Wednesday), at Osborne, Isle of Wight. The directors of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway have decided upon recommending the payment of a dividend for the half year of 2/. 2s. per cent, on the consolidated stock of the company. MR. ROEBUCK, M.P., AND MR. T.TRQUHART.—For the last fortnight Mr. David Urquhart has been ad dressing meetings at Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield, Bradford, and other manufacturing towns, endeavouring to make political capital under pretence of supporting Mr. Roebuck's motion of censure on the Aberdeen Government for the mismanagement of the war. At the Sheffield meeting Mr. Urquhart stated that " he had all his life looked upon Mr. Roebuck with suspicion," but, believing that he bad been " startled into ho nesty" by the awful facts disclosed before the Sebastopol Committee, he now gave his confidence and support to Mr. Roebuck. The petition adopted by the meeting having been forwarded by Mr. A. Booth, the chair man, to Mr. Roebuck for presentation to the House of Common', the honourable member replied as follows : —" 19, Ashley-place, Pimlico, July . G.—Dear Sir, — The petition shall be presented to-night. I are very grateful to my constituents for the support which they thus give me. I cannot refrain, however, from remark ing upon the observations of Mr. Urquhart on myself. He takes upon himself to say that he looks upon me with suspicion, and all because I have never put faith in the idle ravings in which he (Mr. Urquhart) has for so many years indulged. I had a good opportunity of judging of Mr. Urquhart's ability and judgment when he was a member of the House of Commons, and a more inefficient and weaker person I never saw there. Ho evinced great animosity and great imbecility, uttering strong opinions, always supported by weak arguments, damaging every cause he espoused, doing mischief even to the truth—if, by any strange accident, he was on the side of truth. Th a t such a person looks upon me with suspicion is, I think, a circumstance rather in my favour. I remain, sir, your obedient eervant, J. A. ROEBUCK...- , Mr, A. Booth," LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July 17.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light breeze, and cloudy. SHEERNESS, July 16.—The Louisa, arrived here on the 13th inst. from Quebec, had been run into on the 12th by the J. G. Richardson (American ship), and received much damage. PORTSMOUTH, July 16.—Wind, W. to N.W. Arrived — Caroline, from Quebec; Magdalena (s. transport), from Constantinople ; H.M.S. Gorgon, Malta ; City of Aber- , deen (s. transport 20 ), Deptford. PLYMOUTH, July 16.—Wind, S. Arrived—Rose, from Quebec ; Reliance. London, for Balaklava. FALMOUTH, July 16.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Anne Sophia, from Barbadoes. Sailed—Edith, for Cape Coast Castle. Off port—Lima, from Caldera; Symmetry, Que. bec; for Exmouth. OFF DUNGENESS.—HumboIdt,• from New York, for Hamburg. ILFRACOMBE, July 16.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived— Elbe Packet, from Cardiff, for London, put back from. off Lundy Island, very leaky. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind, N.W. Arrived—Holyhead, from New Orleans ; Reindeer, from Halifax ; lone, Alexandria ; Sabina, Marseilles ; Jane Cockerill, Alexandria. DU MAN, July 16. _ Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Nathalia, from Bordeaux ; Aurora, Memel. _ _ QUEENSTOWN, July 15. Wind, S. Arrived—Mary Blane and Mooree, from Constantinople. Amide, Genoa ; Dora, Mogador ; Serpent, Mazagan. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. Wind, W.S.W. ; tide, low water; weather fine. Arrived, July 16—Wave, from Modemblik. DEAL Tuesday, 9.47 a.m. Wind, W.N.W. ; moderate. Passed, 16th---Seth Sprague, from St. Stephen's; Vic tory, Faro • Fisherman, Trieste —all for London. Passed, 1 2 7th—Abeona, from Cadiz ; and Jenny Jones, from westward—both for London. v - DKET MONEY AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed steadily, without change in prices. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, comprising 50 Pernam and Maranham, at 61d. to 7d.; 200 Bahia at 6ad. to ; 300 Egyptian, at ad. to 81d., and 400 Surat at 4d. to 4d. per lb. The Rail way Share Market closed quietly, with a decline in prices. The public sales of indigo are still progressing satisfactorily. Mauritius accounts, of May 26, give a favourable report of the plantations, and of the state of trade in the colony. Accounts received from Berlin state that the stock of wool had increased considerably, and that holders were very firm, although there was not much doing. Accounts from Madrid state that the Cortes had sanctioned the plan for a new loan, but that very little was likely to be paid voluntarily, and that the forced subscriptions must be relied upon. The clergy still strenuously opposed the sale of their lands, and the Bishop of Toledo had fulminated anathemas against curates or others who should afford any information to the Government offi3ials. It is mentioned in a foreign journal that Schamyl, the celebrated Circassian chief, had been assassinated. It is remarked that under the plan of the French Government, giving 50 francs of renter, there must be a capital paid up which will involve fractions, a very inconvenient proceeding. The English Funds have been again rather unsteady, and the abandonment of Sir E. B. Lytton's motion has not done the market much service. The speculators are looking to the French and Turkish loans, the weather and . politi cal embroilments, and our own heavy expenditure, as being likely to keep down the quotations. Con sols have been marked 901 to 901 for transfer, and 901 I for account. The New Three per Cents. have realised 921 to g, and the Reduced 911 4. Bank Stock has been very firm at the advanced prices of 213 and 214. East India Stock is quoted 230. Exchequer Bills are 245. to 275., and India Bonds 355. to 375. premium. Within the last half hour, Consols are firmer at 90. The foreign securities have been very steady. Turkish Bonds are still supported, having been 871 to 88k. Mexican stock is at 214. Peruvian are up again, being 75 to 76. Nothing has been done in Spanish. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 to 7; Mexi can, 21.1 to 21i ; Peruvian, 74 to 76; ditto Three per Cents., 53 to 55 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 42 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 09 .to 101 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to •00 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18k to 18/ ; ditto 3 per Cents., 36. to 36. E ; ditto Certificates, 4 to 4f ; ditto Passive, 4 to 4i. The settlement of the account has not caused the Railway Market to alter much. The East Indian line is flatter. Sambre and Meuse are rather dearer. United Mexican Mine are heavy. Banks are supported. Crystal Palace are dull. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE o'i, ( Front, the Oticial Lin. Buolnesb done B ~nk Stock ..... 3 per Cant. Reduced Annuities....„. 914 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 99 i 4 a lew 3 per Cent. Annuities Lour: Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 180 -c6. Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 161 India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO Consols ?or Account, Bth August 94 Omnium . - txchequor Bills, 2407 2d. 21000 £5OO 2l 7 Flmall . - Exchequer 'Bonds 1858, 34 per Cent lOl MICE OF N'OREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK New Brazilianßouds, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 44 per Ceut . 93i Of code= 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4 3 / 4 per Cent ...... , Ditto 3 per Cent. Tarkish Bonds, 6 per cent B7l 8 Ditto for the Account BBb 7i Si Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent.......... — Ditto for the account Dividends on the above payable in London. thlgian Bonds, 22 per Cent. cx. 25 fr — Ditto 42 per Cent. Ex. 25 fr 93 HALF-PAST TWO. Consols Ditto for the Account 9oi THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN HYDE PARK. INQUIRY INTO THE ALLEGED MISCONDUCT OF THE POLICE. This morning the Hon. S. Wortley, Recorder Cf Lon don, R. B. Armstrong, Esq., Recorder of Manchester, and G. Henderson, Esq., Recorder of Liverpool, opened a 'court of inquiry at the Exchequer Court, Westminster, into an alleged disturbance in Hyde Parte and other street, adjacent, on Sunday, lst July, and particularly into the conduct of the Metropolitan police in connection there with. But little interest appeared to be excited in the proceed. ings, there being not more than 20 persons in the Court at the commencemet of the proceedings. Towards the close of the day the number was slightly increased, but at no time was the court half full. The Commissioners having taken their seats, the Royal commission for holding the inquiry was read by the Recorder of Liverpool. The Recorder of London said, the commissioners had had referred to them some petitions that had been pre sented to Parliament, relative to the alleged misconduct of the police. One or two of them appeared to allege specific complaints. If those persons, or any others having com plaints to prefer were present, the commissioners would hear them. The first case entered into was that of Mr. William Oliver, 15, Great Quebec-street, Montsgu-square. Mr. Mitchell appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Ellis, of the firm of Lyon, Barns, and Ellis, for the police. Complainant stated he was in the Park about halt-past 4 o'clock on the Ist inst. He saw policeman 413 A run after a man, who fell down, when the policeman struck him on the hand with his truncheon, and on the back. It occurred in the park, between the Serpentine and the Marble Arch. He considered the policeman used unecessary violence, the man lying on his face as he fell. Witness called out "shame," the people called out " res eal," "scoundrel." After the man was taken up he ap peared much hurt, his eyes looked as if starting from his head, and he was very pale. He could not ascertain at the time, nor had he been able to do so since, who the man was so struck. The man appeared to be about 30 years of age. He did not see him resist the police. Two or three police men took the man away. The hurdles of the park were torn down, but he was unable to say if the man was res cued. He considered the conduct of the people that after noon very good. He only heard shouting when a carriage passed, and then the policemen commenced using their truncheons, and running after the people. He left the Park, and on his return, about eight o'clock, he saw from 20 dicemen -,fter the people. He did not 10 to policemen running a, , peop., see the police strike any women or children. Mr. Ellice asked what course the Commissioners would take in the proceedings ? Mr. Wortley said the commissioners had no power to adjudicate on the cases brought before them. They had merely to inquire into the alleged bad conduct of the police as servants in their relation to the Crown and re port thereon. The most convenient course for Mr. Ellice would be to cross-examine each witness, and answer the charges at the conclusion of the evidence. Examination resumed—Ho did not hear the police make use of any bad language. Cross•examined.—He had not preferred a charge against 413 A before then, uor had he given him an intimation that he should prefer this charge to-day against him, B e did not attend before the magistrates. Re-examined—He did not notice if the police gave any notification of their intention to charge the people before doing it. Mr. Henry Salisbury, examined by Mr. Mitchell. H e stated he resided at No. 4, Slaverton-terrace, Walworth road, he was a tailor ; he first saw Mr. Henry Mair in Hyde-park on Sunday the Ist of July. Witness entered the park by the Marble Arch about half-past three o'clock, and walked across the park towards the Serpentine. He was standing at the east end of the Serpentine near where the footpath crosses leading to Albert-gate. There are several posts near the road, where he was standing. He noticed Mr. Mair in a great crowd, much excited. He was attacked by three policemen, the numbers of whom he was unable to notice. They were rushing at him and using as much violence as if he had been committing an assault; they pushed their hands against his cellar and used great violence. He appeared to be parrying blows, and had a slight stick in his hand: Witness did not see the police strike him, but what he saw led him to believe blows had been struck. If Mr. Mair bad struck the police, be must have seen it. The police with unnecessary violence dragged him into the road. He should have thought Mr. Main's appe arance sufficient to protect hi mse lf from such violence. He was dragged away by three policemen. He made no attempt at resist. ance or to escape. During the time he w as standin g the re he did not hear Mr. Mair say any thing to the police. He saw him appealing by gesture to an inspector of I" l i eel 7r. was present, who ordered him to be taken offieli;to Mair was a t a il, thi n man , a pparently in l e is hedtb. Mr. Mair did not in cite the Pe. ° Pt e ir witness's hearing, nor tell the people to maintain ;00 ground and not mind the police. Before the as of Mr. Mair the crowd was as quiet as such a nuisZetes people could be expected under the circumstances. " " crie d Mr. Mai r was carried off by the police many Perg"st out " sham e ." S uc h cases were so usu al there ths cages that the usua l amoun t o f comm i sera tion in such f icr was all that he noticed. The police used unne cessary g eed lence, by p us hi ng or thrusting females and w ell ' dr persons on the turf, and in all directions• h e l were determined t o make the people move on, us' 00 1• made no distinction of sex or dress. He could n ot r lice lect an individual case of a female being struck by s „P 5 of man with his truncheon, but he saw a greater au 3° " ss ible ruffianism used towards them than he thought P° could have he en done. The police, in numbers of tvis i ii, c d e, rushed against the people without previous Usto which caused much excitement on the hea rd of the people. He could not say be saw the police use offensive language. He body of police before that day dispersing saw mounted inspectors giving what he considered bnoil tions to the police to form in companies of 20 or Su) immediately after they charged the people. yiSs Cross-examined by Mr. Ellice—At times witness.A6 8 or 10 yards from the road, according to the statesorog crowd. Mr. Mair, when he first saw him, was 6 ,, t 13 ,, be still. Mr. Mair's stick was not lifted up when parried the blows, and he should not inis. r d ot was struck on the head. He should say the police di been positively strike at Mr. Mair, but he might WI ) tlief struck in the scuffle which the police caused whe n ro de rushed through the crowd to Mr. Mair, whom tbeY t ; do crowd _Po. the object of their attack. What caused the police thro j so he could not say. Witness was there about t got quarters of an hour, and he considered the excitetse il ?ie rs up by the police most unwise. Several persons da d arrested by the police. The police rushed from th e from to the park. They were trying to drive the crowd the rails, but were doing it in an unusual manner for o._Pte who otherwise behave well. He was unable to es t rite the number of people congregated on that day. l or e object of the police was to disperse the people' s number should have been present for the purP °see sore saw notices put up, but did not read therafaieet sidering he had a right there. He did not make a rhte and he thought any one who did so, and thereby f rig oil the horses, would be doing an unjustifiable thing shoul be preveed. ho Re-e d xamined - n - t There was no positive outrags. it Y so saw on the part of the people, such as rushing in road and seizing a horse or throwing stones. Ther s a little shouting, comprising the s l ang o f th e day,s l l, o f to Church." Th e n o i se o f tha p ) p u l ace was sam e '" t o /S frighten a spirited horse, but th ere were so few bt;"0 , 0 the road he did not notice that such occurred. tl there about three quarters of an hour, when be &eV advisable to retire. He went there for recreation. fo appeared to be a degree of antagonism prevailing. o ar observed the police use their truncheon's on maul , sioMr. ns, but not in Mr. Mair's case. e' Francis Henry Mair was then called and exs-yo—irler by Mr. Mitchell—He stated that he resided at C 1 10;i; wood-street, Warwick-square, Pimlico ; carrying °ll so °` ness as an ecclesiastical agent, for th e sa l e a nd persO ter si advowsons,at7,Tavistock-street,Covent-garden- Efe e° foot the park on Sunday, Ist July, about five minutes t ° , 0 4 1 o'clock. He went along the south side of the ride t ° Abet the Serpentine. He crossed the road on to the gree n 0, he was pushed forward violently by two policen3lioli never spoke to him ; when on the gr e en h e placed near the corner post ; the rest of th e ra il s were T o e ei by people four or five deep. H e s t oo d s till, a 0 "; 0 0te; spoke to any person. After b e i ng th ere a few n ° AP' he saw a person in sniffer - el come up on horseba ck V. spoke to the police ; immediately the whole body of r e it in the ride went up to the rails with their trunche?„, 0° their hands, and ordered the people to go back fr„°,ltt 6 rails. They held them up in a mena c i n g manner, e"def people in front from the crowd being four or fiv e r il' i could not got back, when the police struck at then!th Di° and left. Police constable 378 A. 'struck at hies vg ne sle , truncheon ; when first the police came up, he was I t o 0 from where he stool, to step lack, or he would h e el him. He said, " What are you going to do, felloW,lers, you going to kill me ?" He said, " They are our o r d ers' Witness, under the excitement, said " Damn such ore x 0 The policeman rushed through the rails, and stf°,:ioB him again. Witness had a stick in his hand, an d o f ti,' him coming parried the blow, by which the point of V stick touched the policeman's groin, and the 00° slifir truncheon touched witness on the thigh. Witness se`s-06 me liately, " 'beg your pardon. I did not mean to tit 0 you." He apprehended the policeman was Ob ° 0 16 0. strike him, and he held his stick up by the middle 1.0 1 , 0 01 ta, ily, and it was the end that . touched the P° l 1 - f, slightly. Several policemen then collared him 101 ', tile; him very roughly. He made no resistance, h ° "TteY, dragged him about 120 yards with g reat violence - , „sir" pulled him by the coat and waistcoat, and tore 1 0$ ,:, th e When he was taken into custody he said nothing , i ''',;•' c l : people to excite them. He beard them cry " 811° 1 -00 being put into a cab, he held up his hand and asked gilts will f , flow and see fair play ?" He was taken te a t i sf street Station, and charged before the re s pecter w• - ,, e el" sault and riotous conduct. He was then removed t ° - i s i ° A gentleman named Bruce attended to state what hec r ee' the park, but the inspector would not hear him. Xr• B r a a barrister, and editor of the Civil Service Gazette. °to for bail him, but i the Inspector said he would not take b i , girt two or three hours. He was then locked:up in a c' l o fee three drunk and disorderlies. The cell was about ii le t' ° long, 7 wide, and 8 feet high ; there were three sins' o th er tilators in it, and a privy. Afterwards tw 1 st", " Park rioters" were brought in lone a barristeuriigtt the whole were kept in the cell during th e o eis b ; it was a very hot night, and he suffereduos. and had he not had some water given him he sh° a hoar'' fainted. He laid on his back on the floor for so . ro s __,, er e . finding the air there wu m aps o u r a e nt pure. One of the ' l,l irl;st th e said he had been removed from a lower cell, ar ba d lei" one witness ke i, t w l a o s e k i o n d Mr. Skelton, 10, Carolinehi- , Bedford -square„ to on Sunday night to bail him, but it was re f bait inspector stating he had orders not to ta k ? o • Pi e Witness was in delicate health. On Monday m orosnese' plication was made by Mr. Mitchell, his solicitor , f . , °l c ik; ness to have some wine and water, on account of 'll '„ s t lo s ' cate health. It was at first refused, but given a h°- be l e ' o'clock in the afternoon. Witness was very ill t h i ne, maiuder of the week. He remained at the statio ns so lic! Monday in a room with about 100 persons, and tr,o! lestalvcseeenut,ctleoctkhetheonneexf toornefoini; behaved very disgracefully. When his solicitor s'tseeP, speak to him Policeman 370 A came and sat P i e ,bo s l ; them, and in his absence his sergeant, so that he t 0 , 11 0 hold no communication with him. 370 A. said °le ~, he heard witness speak in the Park he know s oot h e be a gentleman, and he was determined to take e ',I t;',, man as an example to the rest. " Witness told one o f t,i' s policemen in Vine-street that he was a me mber o tsti`J press. He said that as he was such a person of r e r iso' i o lity, if he spoke to the superintendent, no doubt a ,b, , ,,, dismiss him. That was about the middle of tn e ne cti;:. Monday. Witness published a sm a ll circular in C . ,° ° lsr . o with his business. When his case came before DU' os ° , wicke it was dismissed, that gentleman staiing there,,teriv' imputation against him. He was di sc h a rged on into recognisances to keep the pea ce . JO °al Cross-examined by Mr. Ellice—Wi:tness felt ne,„ e t he in stepping back from the rail s w h en or d er ed to ""e s sees, By Mr. Wortley—There was a noise at the to I 'ol orders were given by the police, but no dispositiottynsefoj but rather to have a lark. There was a large ° Ls, , s J persons present—a great many respectable pe r ' - e ro, l " 0 some very rough-looking. The noise was not . .. i .s° Pss, l ' s s when the people return from a Derby-day. -e`', ° 4 t v complain of being confined 26i hours before be ing the before the magistrates. l, l lde Mr. William Purcell, 75, Jormyn-street, captfaio li°J9 50th Foot, examined by Mr. Mitchell.—He wel t ; le dil park on the day in question, between 4 and 5 0c,, c 0 rof saw bins in the park and when he was being t 3 ,„"b e - r isgiio by the police. Mr. Mair did riot appear to be 0 ,105 fo ol resistance, but the police seemed to be hanu bo titol' roughly, which was quite unnecessary. He salt e ra sr or five policemen around him. The populace o ' o ~,D1 lag at cabs. f eP ii i) By Mr. Wortley—He could not say how ma n ,. be • 0( were present—about 150,00 people. He saw v - fle 5 ' policemen in them, at which the people shouted. 15' b,O r os no private carriages there. es, ~ , Mr. William ',owning Bruce, 9, Victorieesq° 3 „..o l ;,•4: ter, and editor of the Civil Service Gazette.-1 1 °" caP,i . r park on the above day, walking along t h eir s ieC ° l drive. The crowd, at the time Mr. ' s'Y ' taken into custody, was pretty orderly' geo l ,e was a little shouting. The attack we ° s tie ll s o' to clear the footpath, and not Mr. Mair in 1 3°1 0,,, c is About 20 or 30 policemen wore engaged at that P ° s etV used their truncheons indiscriminately on ree o es , o k i fi l joi! and children. He thought he saw Mr. Mair st"ye f Y lower part of the body, but h e did no t notice„ . . o oe l pi; strike in return. He only saw hi m defending let: any other person so situated would have done. „AA', 'l ,; did not resist the police, and was used very r°,to°J,,li' the police station, after Mr. Mair was in elt o 1) 3 ,4 vas asked whether he was a witness for w r '''il,' or the prisoner he said for the prison e ot t e e, the policeman refused to let him see the InsP e sn re', l , :i had since lost the number of the policeman who '' i es' ; , o He thought the police, who generally behenbe c i te; such occasions, behaved ' very ill in the park Lice eff 6 shouted and made a noise, but not very great v - oi P o st were attacked by the police; he did not see !AAA attack the police they made an unnecessary attnii i . 19.4 soldiers. The soldiers wished to get out °'• 0 S o p and were cheered by the people. He examined o n morning the cell in which Mr. Mair was eu{V smelled very hot and offensive. eter° i 0 h ere 4* : 0 By Mr. Wortley—The Grenadier Guards o p pe middle of the park about six o'clock. The 5 ,,, s o , l r ; cheering them, and they wished to get away - sal s 0 appeared very good-natured. Had the soldie r° o4", thiug, he was near enough to have heard it. 0 1 0 i about 10 or 12 of them. The police told the 0 0 foi , go away, and pushed them about very much- . 04 ,0,4 numbered about 30. • The police sent for a P h i r ge: sa c , sergeant from the barracks, and, he believed , el ern 's, with riotous conduct. The nature of the Greif f t bel o sfi that he thought it might have led to a breach ° B l.oedeti and it was desirable by judicious means to cill i rd 1 19 It caused great excitement in the neighbourlce's vi not notice any violenc e used towards the P ° wity o a. ' conduct on this occasion contrasted g reatlY , to general good behaviour; and, on his speak : ,tsci them, he said they had special orders. Po • ' 6 o 1 Mr. George Smith Stredder, builder, of Stanibusio; to,, s sl Victoria. road, . Kensington, carrying 00 del° si o s Knightsbridge.—He was in the parkfrom tv(o...ostlVeo o'clock, walking along the drive on the e ia stu o tt`',4 He saw the attack on Mr. Henry Mair, eP o bse; tll' t , close to him that had he made use of anl tis bee tf 'l he must have heard it. The police fl°‘.', w as I s cre truncheons, but he could nor say if Mr. ge's: i i c o 'do! The people were snaking a noise when the P t ' oro 1 1 ,19 them at this particular spot. He saw one or iy 0 ofs e lq where the police did right. The most rilfan ie os e ,'lov, a tt a ck of the police was nelK a park-keeper s t 3 0 5 0 1)! ti t Duke of Wellington's side of the park. Ah °u dire e ss , ` s le sa w two mounted police, one of whom g 3V° ert ,C 'vehe; c l ea r the road of about twenty thousan d she ; rein half circle. The policemen rushed o ' l 0 01 0 ssf knocking clown an old woman, which g r uce so ° s ti lt the people. He did not charge the Ileto,„gr e ss f , intentionally pushing the old woman be er' o er i sr wards he found the roadway was ordered to lar ge 00 0 0c e bring through some prisoners. There we s ,f` de ss / bee/ of rough people, such as masons' and 1 3 °'. o . a t t 0 elil and boys there, who then commenced shout: staves 0100 and the carriages. He saw one or two i 1 i,,,,,,y, the horses appeared alarmed, from whi e ile a o ° o o l 4' have been apprehended. The populace °a; land 0 V occupants of the carriages, " Go to churci!,er ap a .i,, s , It. Grosvenor's name very freely. Af t er ,301ac„,11040 occurrence the noise was tremendous, the P ° Vbe _1:: viv thereby to show their sympathy for biz° . sr thel" the time acted with great forbearance, v LATEST NE WS. REPULSE OF THE RUSSIAN S BY THE ALLIES. PARTS, TUESDAY, 7.30 A.m. The Moniteur announces that the Minister of War has received the following telegraphic de- spatch : CRIMEA, JULY 15, 6 P.M. The night has been a successful one on the side of the Madakhoff Tower. About 1. o'clock the Russians made a sortie with three or four bat talions, and made vain efforts to carry an ambus cade on the glacis of the Malakhoff Tower. Re ceived by a brisk fire at close quarters, and by the fire of batteries 1.5 and 16, they retreated, carrying away a number of killed and wounded. The ground in front of the ambuscade was found covered with muskets in the morning ; there were also five dead bodies on the ground, one of which was that of an officer. The combat was obstinate, and does honour to General Ulrich, who was on duty in the trenches, and to the Lieutenant-Colonel of the 86th. Our loss was 9 killed and 11 wounded. Among the latter is Captain Catel, of the Zouaves of the Guard. MARSEILLES, MONDAY, JULY 16. The Indus, which left Constantinople on the 9th inst., has arrived. The news from the Crimea is to the 7th. Despatches ]eave at 8 p.m. General Sol, and 1,600 men, have left for the Crimea. AUSTRIA. The Independance Beige publishes the following as the text of the last declarations made by Austria to the Frankfort Diet : " The Conferences are closed without the result ex pected from them. In presence of this failure of the work of peace the Austrian Government thinks it right frankly to explain to the Diet the real state of the ques tion, to indicate her future attitude, and to submit to it the resolutions which we will have to adopt. " The Imperial Government will be happy to learn that its confederates appreciate the devotion . with which it has taken up the defence of the interests of Europe and of Germany. "The evacuation of the Principalities, the occupation of which by the Russians was the primary cause of the war, and the chances of peace which then existed im- posed a double task upon Austria: "On the other hand she had to cover her frontier touching upon the theatre of war, to shield German in terests on the Lower Danube, and to make sure of the support of her German confederates ; on the other hand, she had at heart to facilitate and hasten the resumption of negotiations between the belligerent Powers. Ener getically to support her proposals, based upon equity, and of a nature to guarantee Europe against a repetition of similar complications, Austria sought the assistance of her confederates, which was assured to her by the additional article of the 26th of November and by the federal decree of the 9th of December. " The documents which will be laid upon the table of the Assembly by the President (text of the treaty of the 28th of December, and protocols 1 to 14 of the Con ference) show the persevering energy displayed by Aus tria in her endeavours to procure peace. "France and England declared at the commencement of the war by a solemn treaty that they would not seek to derive any individual advantage. The notes of the Bth of August, in their turn, drew up the bases of a durable peace for Austria, Germany, and Europe, At a later period an understanding, was come to respecting the four points of guarantee. "The members of the Diet will learn how to appre• elate the dignified language of the Imperial Cabinet at the Conferences, the moderation and equity it displayed in the solution of the questions discussed. " The Government of his Majesty does not think it necessary to give explanations respecting the protocols submitted to the Diet. The Austrian Plenipotentiaries explained clearly enough the policy of their Cabinet in the course of the Conferences. "The Diet will find by protocols I. to V. that the negotiations led to a satisfactory result as regards the two first points. "The concessions obtained on the two first points con cerning the Danube and the Principalities are due to the initiative of Austria. "The negotiations failed of the third point. It is true that an understanding was come to respecting a formula on the subject of the integrity of the Ottoman empire by means of a note of collectiv3 guarantee ; but no agreement could be obtained as regards the means of putting an end to the preponderance of Russia in the Black Sea. " Austria was as much interested in the solution of that question as of the other points, for she admitted that the development of the naval orces of Russia in the Euxine was a perpetual menace against Turkey. "It was for the naval Powers first to explain them selves on the conditions of that guarantee. "Austria had agreed with the Western Powers before the opening of the negotiations that the basis of the solution only should be dwelt on, as the solution itself depended too much upon the events of the war to be de fined beforehand. _ "The propositions brought forward turn about by the plenipotentiaries of France and Euland and by the re presentatives of Russia not having led to any arrange ments, Austria had to consult with her allies on the pro posals to be made to Russia. The negotiations between the Imperial Government and the Cabinets of London and Paris were long and laborious. They did not lead to an understanding. The Court of Vienna did not think it incumbent upon it to join in a war on account of an interpretation of the third point which it did not approve, and which did not appear to it to respond to the interests of Europe. All that remained for Austria to do was to make a last effort at conciliation. She found the elements for it in the negotiations which had preceded. When, finally, the plenipotentiaries of the Western Powers demanded the closing of the Confer. ences, the Government of his Majesty declared that it would always be ready to give its energetic support to any equitable proposal, from whatever quarter it might emanate. "It is with regret, and this regret was shared by the German Governments, that Austria saw the hopes she had founded upon the Conferences vanish. " On entering a new situation she made a severe exa mination of the obligations present circumstances un posed upon her. She will frankly explain to her Ger man confederates what view she takes of her position, and how she wishes all parties to understand her. " There was a difference of opinion between Austria and the Courts of Paris and London on a question of application ; but the principles established in common lost nothing of their force. The bonds of the alliance continue to exist, and in the eyes of the Imperial Cabinet no change has taken place in the relations of 1 1 the allied Powers between themselves. "The Emperor did not think that it was in the interest of his country to take up arms for the inter pretation given by France and England to the third point. The belligerent Powers exercise their right ; the views of his Majesty respecting the object to be obtained in common remain the same. Resolved to persevere in the actual path, Austria will invariably , maintain the recognised bases for peace, she will sup port them, commensurately with the obligations she has contracted, with all her influence and all her force. " A peace which would not assure the carrying ou t of the four points of guarantee as defined (poses) at the Conference would not offer sufficient guarantees to Austria for the futuro tranquillity of Europe. "Austria considers, then, as an acquired fact the agreement (entente) on the first two points. " She has pointed out a means for the settlement of the third point • it ix necessary that this question should receive a clear and precise solution, assuring the security of European interests, but the acceptance of which should not be offensive to the dignity of any of the Powers. " Austria has proved by her intervention how much importance she attached to the integrity of the Ottoman empire ; she will also for the future persevere to place Turkey under a general and efficacious guarantee. " Not only will she herself respect that guarantee, but she will know how, if necessary, to make it respected by others. "Already does she consider herself, by the position she has assumed on the Danube, called upon to watch over the maintenance of that principle. Her troops will remain in the Principalities untO the conclusion of peace, and she hopes to be able to fulfll her mission to the end. " As regards the fourth point Austria refers to the sympathies of Europe for the Christians placed under the rule of the Ottoman empire. She does not doubt that when the moment shall have come all the Powers will take to heart the interests of the Christians in the East, with due respect always to the sovereign rights of the Sultan. "The Emperor would feel happy if, in a p roximate future, th e work of peace could be resumed. He bad it declaredanyg in thin in the Conferences that he wo uld not ask for hisown made with aview to h interests, but that te he would support any demand general interests. He will remain in the present attitude as long as he can retain the hope of obtaining the object of his pacific endeavours. " In this state of things his Majesty has thought fit to lighten the burdens which weigh upon this country. Nevertheless, in consequence of the uncertainty which prevails in the situation of affairs, the measures taken will be such as to leave preparation for every eventuality. Changes will take place in the position of the troops who are on a war footing, but they will be so combined as to allow the army to resume its former positions within the shortest possible delay. "Austria asks the Germanic Confederation to main- thin the attitude it has assumed -in consequence of the resolutions of the Diet of the 9th of December and the Bth of February. She hopes that the devotion with which she has defended the interests of Germany will entitle her to the esteem of her confederates." AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUTH, MONDAY AFTERNOON. The paddle-wheel steam-ship Pacific, Capt. C. Thompson, arrived in the Sound this afternoon with dates from Sydney, April 14 ; Melbourne, April 19 ; King George's Sound, April 28 ; Mauri tius, May 26 ; Cape of Good Hope, June 12 ; St. Helena, June 22 ; St. Vincent, July 4 ; and Ma deira, July 11. She brings 36,845 ounces of gold dust, and 4,151 sovereigns, valued in all at l 51,531/. ; a few packages of merchandise, and 86 first-class passengers, among whom are—from Auckland, Mr. Swains° ,n Attorney-General of New Zealand, and Lieut. R. K. Murchison, 58th Re g iment ; from Sydney, Mr. James Donaldson, Mr. W. R. Scott, and Mr. Geo. A. Lloyd, J.P. ; from the Mauri tius, Capt. Williamson, and Lieutenant Glynn and Higge, 85th Regiment ; and Captain Manyardi of the screw steamer Propontis ; from the Cape, the Hon. C. B. Pine, Lieut.-Governor of Natal, and Mr. Blane, M.P.; and from Madagascar, the Rev. W. Ellis. The Pacific burdens 1,500 tons, and has engines of 500-horse power. She was built last year by Mr. Scott Russell, for the purpose of running be tween Melbourne and Sydney. She left Plymouth,. outward, on the 30th of October, but the circum stances of the coasting traffic had so changed that the colonists decided on sending her back to Eng land, under the charge of Mr. Lloyd. She would have made a good run home but for the delay in calling at so many ports where coal was not ready. She is, however, only 34 days from the Cape, in cluding 6i for stoppages at various ports. During the whole voyage home she has been under steam only 59 days. The news from Australia is, on the whole, satis factory. Everything was quiet, and gold-dust was coming in as usual. Goods were still low, and not likely to rise while importations continue so large. The mail from England of the 4th of February had not reached Melbourne on the 19th of April, but was daily ex pected. The Red Jacket was to leave for Liverpool on the Ist of May. The Great Britain, with 39,500 ounces of gold, cleared out 18th of April, for London. Gold at Bendigo, 3/. 15s. per ounce ; fine flour, 361. per ton ; and 12s. 6d. per bushel given for best samples of wheat ; masons and bricklayers, 15s. per day ; blacksmiths, 41. 10s. to 6/. per week, with rations. At King George's Sound was the bark Forres, which was to sail on the 29th April for Calcutta. At the Mauritius great dissatisfaction existed in consequen,de of the abandonment of the steam pos tal communication. While proposals were making to the Pacific to take up the line, it transpired that the Governor of the Mauritius offered 15,0001., and the Governor of Bourbon 10,0001. per annum, for a monthly mail to Ceylon or Aden, or via the Cape of Good Hope, if it could be accomplished in the same same time. The mails are now carried by two French Go vernment schooners and two English chartered vessels. The Chamber of Commerce has petitioned the Acting-Governor to levy a tax of 3d. per bag on rice and grain, for the purpose of purchasing two steamers. The French schooner Estafette, with the mail of the 22d of May, left Port St. Louis on the 23d for Ceylon.. The bark Phoebe Duncan, from Ceylon, arrived on the 26th. Document bills at par to I• 2 per cent. discount. Sugars, vacuum clairced, 4 45 to 460 • very fine yellow, 'Bo to 3 90. Sugar shipped and left to the 24th of May, 182,532,8241 b. Freights have declined to 3/. 10s. for England, and 2/. 10s. to Australia, nominal. The Cape Parliament was prorogued on the 13th of June by Sir George Grey, in a speech which was well received. The colony was quiet. The Trans vaal Republic had severely punished, or, in fact, destroyed, the tribe who murdered eight of their citizens. Several extensive failures had occurred in Cape Town, and others were expected. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Hydra, 6, the brig Frolic, 16, and the schooner Dart, 3, were in Simon's-bay. The steam-frigate Penelope, 16, with English news to the 12th of March, arrived on the 3d of June. At Natal the culture of the sugar cane had commenced on a small scale. The Dutch frigate De Ruyter, from Batavia, for Holland, was lying at St. Helena. The Pamper() steamer, so long under repairs at St. Vincent, made a successful trip on the 4th of July, and the next day started for England, via Madeira, but had not reached the latter port when the Pacific left. The bark Star of Freedom, from Newport, ar rived at St. Vincent July 2. The United States' corvette Jamestown was at Madeira. The steamer Retriever, with the African mails, left for Plymouth on the 9th of July. The Pacific spoke, May 4, in lat. 26 57 S., long. 102 E., the Thomas Fielden, from Hong Kong for Melbourne, with Chinese coolies ; June 4, in lat. 35 S., long. 25 E., the barque Dumfries, from Arra can for Carlingford ; June 14, in lat. 29 30 S., long. 12 E., the ship Arabian, steering N.W. ; June 30, in lat. 12 42 N., long. 22 W., the barque Chevy Chase, from Liverpool for Melbourne ; July 10, in lat. 32 N., long. 17 W. the French ship Petropolis, steering S.W. ; July 13, the barque Sea Queen, from London, steering S.W., July 14, passed a large screw steamer steering towards Eng land. THE OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA AT THE EAST END OF LONDON. OFFICIAL VISIT OF MEDICAL OFFICERS FROM THE BOARD OF HEALTH. A few days since two of the medical officers connected with the Board of Health paid an official visit to Har ris's-court, Brook-street, Ratcliffe, in the uarish of St. Dunstan, Stepney, where the recent case of . cholera was reported to have proved fatal to a poor Irish boy, who died after an attack of seven hours. The medical gen tlemen proceeded to the house where the deceased lately resided, and found the place over-crowded and ill-venti lated. Sickness also prevailed among the inmates, who were all of the poorest class, and several were in great distress. The other houses in the court were similarly over-tenanted, and the area in front of the dwellings was dirty and in an unwholesome condition, from the want of a sufficient supply of water. Mr. St. John Buller and Mr. Cleland, the parochial surgeons, have been attending to several cases of cho lera in the district of the Stepney Union, and the board of guardians have issued orders to the medical gentle men to afford immediate assistance to the poor in all cases of emergency during the prevalence of the epi demic. . _ From inquiry made yesterday morning, the reporter was informed that the guardians had received a commu nication from William Baker, Esq., the coroner for East Middlesex, relative to the filthy state of the houses in the wretched place called Claremont-square, New Gravel-lane, Shadwell, where the houses (12 in number) were not fit for human habitation. A child died in one of these fearful abodes, which the coroner very properly termed "a pest-house." The jury, after hearing the evidence of the surgeon (Mr. Ross), said the place was a disgrace to the parish, and would breed cholera, fever, and other diseases by wholesale, unless some immediate measures were taken to cleanse the whole of the pre mises in question. art beth SION and ques on S bons dri n i late i cons' Ro a , Ir n ri Esta Pray repo, refer th e s T 1 repo, Si, hill I Print ae h durix of R ditto 410, .41a, o 4 0 a 'lit 123 Then IN: i I,lm,ie