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genuine hospitality it could not be exceeded, even by their own city of Paris. The LORD MAYOR allnded to the welcome vouchsafed by the municipal authorities of Paris to certain members of the London corporation on the occasion of their visit. inz Paris, and then requested the company to honour " The President of the Council and those distinguished personages who were now visiting London." M. DELANGLE acknowledged the compliment, and gave " The health of the Lady Mayoress," for which the Lord Mayor returned thanks. M. PELoniE proposed "The Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Corporation of London," and was pleased to say that there was nothing in the splendours of Paris which could equal what they saw; here. There were some monu ments in Paris which were admired for their magnifi cence, but that magnificence was obscured by narrow streets and old buildings. In reeking wide streets and throwing open old and ugly parts of the French capital they were only following the English example, and doing what had been done in the city of London. But it was not only to England that they owed the suggestion, but they owed to the alliance with England the ability to effect such improvements in the city of Paris, in the midst of the war in which they were involved. They had particular reasons to be grateful, and the French people generally were grateful to the English nation. They were grateful to the English navy and army now fighting side by side with their own navy and. army, and struggling with one another as to which should be first to repel an attack, or the last to defend with their life's blood the united banners of France and England. Alderman FAILVBROTHER, as senior alderman, acknow ledged the toast. "The Lord Mayor of Dublin" followed, and then "The French, Sardinian, and other Consuls." The Sardinian Consul, as the oldest member of the •dy, re sponded, remarking that at the present time 1 6,000 Sardinian troops were embarking at Genoa for the purpose of supporting, at the theatre of war, the just and holy cause in which England, France, and Sar dinia were united. Although Sardinia was a small na tion, they had great good-will and honesty of purp s " ; arid although the number of troops was sot large, the men themselves were excellent soldiers. The bealths of Prince Gholab Mahmoud and Prince Ferozeshab were proposed by the Lord Msyor ; and the last toast was "The Members of the House of Com mons," acknowledged by Mr. G. Moffatt. The band of the Scoti Fusiliers played several pieces during the evening, aid some duets were sung with good taste by M. and Madame Weiss. The dinner itself was laid by Messrs. Staples, of the Albion, Alderegate-street. Mr. Harker displayed bis usual efficiency as toasttnastur and at about 11 o'clock the company separated. THEATRE dOYAL HAYMARKET. ruder the maaagement of Mr. Buckstone. TIM EVENING. Will he presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters ►y Mr. Pilaster:a and 21Iss E. Chaplin. To be followed by a new Ballet. in which the Spanish Dancers Will appear, entitled TilE EVENING FESTIVAL. After which, a new Extravaganza, called THE NEW HAY. tAhEE C SPRING MEETI.sO. 1t55. '2O cer elude with THE GALICIAN FETE. BOY AL PRINCESS'S HEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAY. THIS EVENING, To be followed by VIE RIVALS. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Harley. Meadows, J. Vining, 11. Melton. Addison, and Everett; Mrs. Winstan ey, Mrs. W. Lacy, and Misses Heath and C. Leclercq. To conclude with (7th time) a Romance, in two acts. entifed THE MULF.TEZit OF T0L.r.:130 ; or, King, Queen, ant Knave. TUEA•T3E LOYAL ADELPLIL Proprietcr, Mr. B. Webster.—Dirretress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Drama entitled TIE MYSTERIOUS STKASOER. T> cmc'ti te w th A NE'•V EnTTION' OF rn E FAIRY TALES Ob' MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured 3 dustrafons. R9YM OLYMPIO THEATRE. Leasoo and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THI4 EVENING, n be P erformed a Comed,etta. LINV FOR T, 'DIT:a• Characters , y Ife, , srs. A. G. I ng, U. Cooper, Lanvera. tint Mho Cast'et n. After which. K 1 r, Olt CURE. Characters by 'STessys. Robson, Finery, and le. Vinhig ; Ars. A. t , igan and Miss Bromley. To be followed Ort::e Fairy Extravaganza, called T. , E YELLOW' 7kw %Itr A THN; KING 0? HE GOL • MINES. ASTLEY'S ROTA r, AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. TIIIS EVENING. Glorious success ! To commence with an entirely new and original Sp ctacle drama of harrowing interest. by Mr. Nelson Leo, THE FIF.T.D AGAINST i lIE FAVOUE"_TE I No Drama formany years has created se great a serbiatioti. The interest is nvat intense; the burning of Use stables is most terridc, white the Derby race is most exciting. After which, a Series of Novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. William r ooke. To conclude with RETURNED FROM THE BALTIC; or, Jack Ashote. A tevr 'Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, ha been added to the Embellishments, Box-office o?en from 'Eleven till sour. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting MaimTer, Mr. W. U. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, juu. HIGH WATER AT LONDON Rll )4.1 Mil DAY —Mornin;.:l3 rain,after 2 I Evening 34 min. aft. 2 To-Dlozzow Mornlng 53 nra.after 2 j Evening 11 min. art. 3 THE WEATHER.— 3zsi Orima, April. 17. THERNOMETEB, IN THE SHADE. 68 —liighest since neon yesterday. 61—lowest this morning and during the night. 63—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'46. WrND, variable from N.E. to S.E.—Light breeze, sLth splendid summer weather. Tbz 4 v.l - ), '•' - ' ~. a :: 5, ~~.`.~. §llll. LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1855. Sir CousswALL Lewis won't do. He has broken down at the earliest trial, failed at the very first step in his progress. Yesterday he ap peared thickly covered with streamers of red tape. Every - mischievous precedent was adopted so far as the objectionable portions were concerned, while th j e good that was to be found in every scheme was, by a species of perverted ingenuity, •• completely dissipated. There might have been something to be asserted in favour of an unmixed I .___ Issue of 3 per Cent. Consols, or of Terminable Annuities, , but he has contrived so to dovetail the two as to retain all the obnoxious features, with out anrof the incidental advantages. It is said that the proposition bas been received favouiably in the City. It m.ly be so, and siaiply because it is iu the highest. de ! : ; Tee unfavourable to the Ex chequer, affording - prospects of exorbitant gains; to those who have the prospect of participating in the exorbitant profits that may be realised on the transaction. The,,leading particular 3 of the projected Loan appeared in our impression of yesterday ; we may, therefore, comment upon the sali-vnt points whli out rendering ourselves liable to the imputation of seeking to control the discretion of the Fivan cid Minister, or wishing to' drive him into a corner' from whence he could not readily eseapv. IA, It appears that the total amount of the to is to be sixteen millions of pounds sterling—that is to say, it is sixteen raiilio_us to be paid into the Exchequer, not a fixed amount to be issuci, and prove to be, the proceeds, w h a t eve r they might rendered available. The above sum has been de t*rmin'cdaccordino-to the present es tim ates of what will b "tcluired for the wants of the current year. latudia I F ;arzy m n ,a te n esst: .ry to refer to the numerous 1 ntingencio) any of whia t woxiia 1)e linprobabie co lations y wade. s llfficieut to derange of Mar c i a ) of last Li the first the caleu alreadßudget (that Exchequeran' ara s e r ; . the th en Ch ance ll o r of the aition th at the t l i :"' l t again s t th e suppo he then demandedaddi wool jhref! Millions which to meet th e extra expmait : , ra ure than - su di c i ent r May, just tw o months lat.: t'n the Year. In nary to quadrupl e his previo::: rv eifyit t ;and, cent. it,l3eaeles-, e even that amended est i mate cent. beneath the actual outl a y. full y 0 per It would, therefore, have been a w• I t dent and dent precaution if Sir G. C. Lewis h a idl .l W I P o W r ia a ) himself some reasonable margin, which have rendered a further appeal t o speeti. lativo capitalists unnecessary. Had he asked for Twenty Millions, which he could hare obtained just as easily and ou as favourable terms as Si x teen, he would, although not pledging him- Belf against &Tann") low; have rendered such a step so , i t 4 ro b a b l at y -- ould ' scarcely be taken an element in lations by which the biddings will be n He might even have got rid of the ant ,te of credit to be raised by's.Zi s ckcquer -1 there is no pre- ~ y :~. ~ r. ate. sent expectation will exceed 3,000,000/. We - need not expatiate on the benefits of a well-filled Trea sury in time of war. The Right Hon. Gentleman has, however, taken no step to retrieve the grave mistake of his predecessor in denuding the Ex chequer of its balances by unnecessarily paying off more than eight millions--a valuable financial demonstration, as we were then told by " a leading journal" —so valuable, indeed, that it was one of the chief causes that induced NICHOLAS to suppose that he had nothing to fear from England, for that she could not be in earnest in her opposition when taking a step so incompatible with impending hostilities. In fixing the amount at only sixteen millions, it seems to us that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has committed the first of a series of blunders in reference to the Loan. The second and chief condition is, that "for every 1001. subscribed in money the contractors are to have 1001. 3 per Cent. Consolidated An nuities, and a Terminable Annuity for 30 years, ending on the sth April, 1855 ;" the interest on the Consols to commence on the sth January last, and the annuity from the sth instant ; and " the biddiugs to be made in the terminable an nuity." Here, then, it will be seen that the terminable annuity is the unknown quan tity. To ascertain it there must first be determined the exact value in money of a- perpetual annuity of 3 per cent. ; having thus found the money-value of the difference be tween 100/. cash and the value of 100/. Consols, a new estimate must be framed of the amount of Terminable Annuity worth that difference. A complicated calculation that would effectually de ter any private individual from competing, and throw the whole matter into the hands of a favoured few who could fix their own terms in the absence of all emulation. As if, however, there was not a sufficiently decided advantage, the Financial Minister has announced "that the bid dings must be made for the whole Loan of 16,000,0001.," as none for a smaller amount will be received. A virtual monopoly is thus granted to the very few members of the Moneyocracy, who will find it far more to their advantage Ito combine than to compete. It is scarcely probable that more than one tender will be made. Under any circumstances the competition must be restricted within very nar row limits. The Treasury is thus placed, bound hand and foot, at the mercy of some half-dozen Pluto-trots, who have only their own consciences to consult. Their customer wants the money. He hag. voluntarily cut off all other sources of supply. He has eschewed anything like popular slipport ; and "as he has sown so must lie reap." How different is this from lie French Financier, whose successful operations during last year and this year might have taught a valuable lesson to Sir G. C. LEWIS. But " red-tapery " is once more predominant. That which all but sacrificed our noble army in the Crimea is again permitted larzely to enhance the burdens of the people. TheßiglatHon. Gentleman has already sufficiently proved that he is totally incompetent to discharge the duties of the important office into which he has been pitchforked. It is scarcely necessary to advert to the development of his financial scheme to prove the total absence of all the qualifications necessary for the head of the Financial-] epart meat of the British nation. The spectacle presented yesterday in the me tropolis was at once unique, imposing, and satis- , factory. The intelligent and orderly masses that for so long a period patiently lined the miles. of streets through which the Imperial cortege vms, to pass ; the balconies gay with youth and beauty ; the bands of music catching up the distant strains ; the banners float ing proudly from the windows in the light of a sunny day constituted a sight of no ordinary occurrence. But when the Imperial guests made their appearance the waving of hats and handkerchiefs, and the general agitation of the enthusiastic spectators as they cheered loudly along the line, lent to it an effect that wellnigh beggars description. The EMPEROR, in short, from the moment of his leaving the South-Eastern station to that of his arrival at the Great Western, or, for an hour and a half, was the subject of a grand triumphal ovation. And this, it must be added, was only in keeping with the reception he had experienced from the moment of his landing on the British shores. How•different this entry into England from his departure thence, to go back no further, some five years ago, when elected President of the Frenc4 Republic. Then he embarked at Southampton, and sailed for Havre, with orly one attendant, comparatively speaking unnoticed and unknown. How are we to account for the marvellous chance —for the reception of yesterday ? Under ordi nary circumstances, doubtless, an Emperor would attract crowds of spectators, and an Emperor of FnANcE, accompanied by his EMPRESS, was cer tain enough to du so in an unusual do grec. But this is not • enough to account for the cordiality of the reception which the Emperor met with yesterday. Thera was a depth and earnestness about it which distinguished iit from ordinary rezeptions. It was the welcome of a great people tv a great man, holding man fully a great trust—a welcome of faith and re i•lyct. The Emperor bad destroyed the Republic, i t was true, but the practic Ll English people had learned to value the Republic at its wor tai, and had lung ceased to deplore its He had brought back again the t; of ies of the Empire—but to England he had Lteh!. out the right hand of peace. He had "ap :fled political opponents honest and otherwise \rout France, but he had put down anarchy, and os.ita')lished enlightened rule. He had male hinazielf the absolute ruler of France, but he bad i.,Lso restored her prosperity and elevated her in ta.) rank of nations. His aim hail been i roble and his success had been great. A •• ,rood, practical, constitution-loving people ou'cl honourably receive this self-raised Lil -1 The credit for noble — et - o r with manifestations of the heartiest and for good feeling towards this ispi rations and respect. iati Oction ;o n- itry which. le from d and the British peop gave him from the first • ted his good wishes 'he r heart.of hearts reciproca • no 3,ad openleaglithiee S , al' : aid paid him their •th his ElnPre B3 lover, wi 3,ll,x—the high-spirited d our their full debt. The magnanimous • ims honourably recog -I,.i....e—the head of,' ." "i' le Ally—had their claims ( artificer of his I" it 11 ; but the self-raised man, the the French people an 3.1,.,, Shp , —the -I- fortunes, and the saviour of his country from -to c A uti ~,,„: 1 , proud islanders that we are, respected ' --t he 'peaceful NAPOLEON — th at . ,rusted us ---ho it the people he "AI rea most i _ was whom t under - ran worth a life. an v -,b, t may, sure. 'yesterday's procession. Come ovation from such a people • 'Vienna anti Sebastopol re th e t wo local i t i es - )et teen winch the national iotereist appear s t o be ingt. now eq ua bl y and pendulously vibrating. It nne.t otherwise, perhaps, be more It thus sxr ressed, that the popular atteatioa it at this moment darting to and fro between the Siege and the Conference, like a monstrous shuttle-cock be tween two great, political battledores. The Go vernment all the while receiving very nearly the same amount of comparatively valueless informa tion from either direction alternately. Despatches from Lord JOHN, informing Ministers bow hopes and fears in regard to the shadowy day-dream of a pacific settlement, circle perpetually about the Four Points of the discussion. Despatches from Lord RAGLAN, on the other hand, acquainting them with the various fluctuations of the winds of heaven about the four points—of the compass. Whence it so happens, to employ a favourite ex pression of the Master of Netherby, that diplo matic pottering and military pottering, each, drags its slow length along, like a wounded snake or a superfluous alexandrine. Season, all the while, inexorably following season—the horrors of a Crimean summer approaching rapidly upon the scarcely-terminated miseries of a Crimean winter —a second campaign abortively frittering away week by week, and month by month, after the melancholy fashion of its disastrous predecessor. The Commander-in-Chief of our army at the Seat of War would really seem to be impressed with the fulness of a deep-roAed conviction that somebody was right in speak ing of History as an Old Alma'nack. Satisfied upon which head his Excellency appears to be seriously , bent upon contributing his store of facts to the future annalist, in the shape of an elaborate table of chronology—with particular allusion to the changes of temperature, and especial regard to the variable movements of the barometer. What the late Lord H•LLAND wrote, once upon a time—in a fugitive couplet, or familiar jeu, d' esprit anybody might echo nowadays i not altogether inaptly in reference to Field-Marshal the Lord RAGLAN and his official weather almanack " That he's like a palm tree, it well may be said, Having always a cluster of dates in his head." Then as to the other Noble Lord engaged in these gigantic operations for the welfare of England and the happier fortunes of Europe, not the military aristocrat this time, observe ! but the diplomatic aristocrat—as to the Noble Lord at Vienna, are not his labours, we may ask, almost to a T, as incongruous, as frivolous, alto . - gether as preposterous? One (as our London Charivari lately reminded us) at a pleasant little partie carree. A delightful diplomatic diversion over a sort of board of green cloth in a snug saloon at Vienna. The cards duly shuffled—the' partners chosen—may we not boldly hint at the opposing players thus— England and France pitted against Austria and Russia ? The object of their trial of skill, being, of course, the acquisition of all the honours, and 4—tho Four Points. In this agreeable pastime, we all know, are now engaged ;very delight fully for themselves that charminglittle assemblage grouping together the names of GORTSCITA.KOFF, and BuOL, and RUSSELL, and DROUYY DE L'HUYS. Gentlemen who have already made their game, and are now only waiting the issue of the play at the hands of the fickle goddess. When the up shot of all this becomes known, whether there be no decision at . all, or whether the decision arrived at be for the indefinite continuance of the War or for the re-establishment of a dubious tranquillity, we shall have her MAJESTY'S Envoy to the Austrian capital coming back to the Trea sury' Bench—in what plight, and under what particular appearance ? Why, precisely as he was sketched off to the very life some fe years ago by the 'Honourable Baronet the Member for Hertfordshire. How runs the 1 couplet 7 " Serene, and all-unconsoious of reproach, \Comes the calm Johnny who upset the coach !" • For;ssurely has ho not been " at it again" this imperturli - e, delightful, incorrigible, opportune Marplo tof min istrations—oppor tune, incorri gible, delightful, imperturbable in all his manifold official capacities, not this once as lithotomist, to be sure, or, indeed, for that matter as Lord H;gh Admiral in commaniLof the Channel Fleet, but at any rate as ex-Premier, ex-President of the Council, ex-Leader of the House of Coin mons, ex-Foreign Secretary, ex-Home Secretary, ex-this, ex-that, and ex-the-other, still, moreover, Member for the City of London, and at the present juncture, we all of us very well remember, at 'este and the same time Chief of the Colonial Depatt% ) went, and her 'Britannic MAJESTY'S Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Austrian Com t, and the little pantie ear,* of the Vienna Conference. Everybody bears in recollec tion, of course, how very recently the Noble Pro tens has been, as we have before expressed it colloquially, "at it again," at his old tricks, at his wonted political mischief, extracting the finch pin, or unscrewing the tire of an odd wheel, or by some other ingeu ions con tri vance, upsetting the state coach—a proceeding, by the way, not so particu larly difficult at the period of the last casualty, when the vehicle was top heavy with coronets, and the team pulled very ill together, and one of the many leaders every now and then evinced a tendency to become more than usually restive. Wherefore, under all circumstances, remember ing these things, we cannot but deem it in son►e measure consolatory to reflect, in the midst of such diplomatic twadd'ings and military pottetings as those by which the patience of the land is becoming at once exhausted and nauseat ed, we cannot but regard it as in some degree consolatory in the thick of this delay, muddle, .nod confusion worse confounded, to rememberthat sooner or later there will, from the courtly gaieties of Vlevna— `• Serene, and a'.'-unconeciotri of reproach, Como the calm J•►hnry who up et the coach !" That sooner or later the noble Lord—that "calm JOITNNY"—wiII return to his seat on the Tiacasury Bench in the House of Commons, and then awl there may, perchance, in . spite of all (I iplomatic secrecy, of all considerations of political ei,iquette and of party precedent, exploiter, Heaven knows what, mysterious Ministerial tran sactions. Tant miewl, so far as the uninitiated ru'gar are concerned—meaning thereby, of course, the People of England. The fustier corners and crannies of the State machine, in truth, are all the better for being thus occasionally ventilated by the wise rashness and sagacious audacity of some affected vaurien,, some assumed ne'er-do-weel, in the astutcr wiles of the craft of statesmanship. )1e tha 'lN, e 't WI n the Ca a regul9.tedl , aticipatn.l v.)t .bil , :i, vviliei 1 THE SUN, LONDON. TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, U 355 SLBASTOPOL. Toe defences recently formed by the Russians, and especially the Marcelo!) (a circular hill) newly taken posoession of and fortified, having excited much atten tion ; 1 3 being likely to play a conspicuous part in the siege, Mr.Wyld, geographer to the Queen, with his usual spirit and promptitude has brought out a sketch, by means of which this very natural and praiseworthy cariosity may be gratified. The sketch is by Lieut.-Col. Vaughan, and embraces the Mamelon and new Russian defences, with the siege works of the allies, showing at a glance the entire eah me r a i n n s g o o f f t t h h is o doensceroipntiotaheooftahte. Thetarck and defen , :e, and the pruducCon is as well timed as the sketch is valuable. Their Loyal Highnesses the Duchessron Knesbeck of Cambr:dge and the Princ ess Melly, attended by Byron awl Lady Suffield, left Catnbridge Cottage, Kew, yes terday afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Ca,-itle, during the sojourn of the E m peror and Empress of the French at t hat regal res_idence. TR% PRINCESS ROYAL. for drawing by the Prin cess Royal thu Pall-mall Exhibition, for which 200/. have been offered, vra3 timidly valued by her Royal Highne.Rs herself at one guinea ! The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Adeliza L a tz L l " , oinoward will return to to wn for the London 'Thursday, from Arundel Castle. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. -Co- La t night the Italian operatic season commenced here with every prospect of i,uecess. The opera last night was La Sonnantbula, which was given in a man ner much superior to previous performances. The orchestra was well selected, and ably conducted by Tully, and wag both numerous and efficient.. The great feature of the evening was the appearance of Madame Gassier, who sustained the part of Amine. ; and the continental reputation which this lady has at tained was fully confirmed last night by a most crowded and .attentive audience. This lady, a Spaniard by birth, made her first appearance in Madrid, where she soon became an immense favourite. which circumstance led to engagements without end being offered from Paris, Berlin, and numerous other places. La , t winter M. Ruggani succeeded in engaging her for the Theatre Italian, where she made her first appearance as Rosina. in Il Barbiere with marked suc cess. On her appearance last evening she was very warmly received, and the first few bars in " Come per me sereno," at . once gave evidence that she was a first rate artiste. Her voice is a high cleat -toned soprano, with great flexibility in the upper register. This lady is a vocal ist of more than ordinary talent, and she in a short time will take her place among the very first soprano singers of the day. The remaining portions of the music in the first act she sang exquisitely, introducing some of the most elaborate and original Soriture with consummate skill. In the famous finale "Ah non gimige " she created a perfect furore ; it. was given with a finish per fectly wonderful —F in alt being given with the greatest ease imaginable..At the conclusion of the opera Madame Gassier was recalled, and was received with loud ap plause. The other parts in the opera were well sus tained. After the opera the National Anthem and "Par- Wit pour la Syrie" were performed, and the entertain ment concluded with a very pretty ballet divertissement. howe was crowded to excess. EXETER HALL.-SIR HENRY BISHOP'S CONCERT. Last evening Sir Herry Bishop gave the second and last of his evering► vocal concerts in the large room of Exeter-ba'l. Miss Birch, as usual, came in for her fair share of applause. A 141iss Heywood made her first ap pearance i,► " Sens of Freedom," and at the end of each ver. e she WAS most.vociferously encored. She bids fair to becotue a g.-eat favourite in London. Mr. Sims Peeves sang, with great tasee, "Pe mile, dear Mairl7 and " My pretty Jare," and was Tanta-misty encor d in both song - P. The hall was crowded in all pates, but not the least inconvenience was felt owing to the admirable arrangements provith-d by Mr. Mitchell. The concet t, as a whole, went off with great eclat. Le Duc de Fernannunez and Le Comte Albert Fulio have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from Paris. The Earl and Countess Cowper return to town this morning, from Panshanger, Hertfordshire, where they have been passing the Easter holidays. The Earl and Countess of Harrington, Viscount Petersham, and Lady Geraldine Stanhope, have arrived at Harrington Howe, Palace-gardens, for the season, froni Elvaston Castle, Df.rbyshire. Frances Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt, M.P., returned to town from Essex yesterday ram- fl i ng . The Earl and Countess of St.' Germans gave etitprd upon the occupation o f a porti on o f Claridge's Irotel, Brook-street, formerly Mivatt's. Earl Fitzwilliam leaves Milton-park, Northampton shire, this afternoon, for 't'Y incisor Castle. Viscount H;irdinge leaves town for Windsor Castle this afternoon. Lady Mary Tyner will return to Earl de Grey's man sion, St. Jalne,s's square,• this morning, front the country. Lori! and Lady Ravensworth and the Hon. Miss Liddell arrived in town last week from Ravenswortb Caql9, Durham: The Duke of Manchester is rapidly regaining his health, and is now able to take carriage airings. The duchess is now quite recovered from her indisposition, and, we understand, with the noble duke, intends to pass a few weeks at Brighton. His Excellency Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister, has been isufff:ring from iridisposition, at the Hanoverian Legation, in Grosvenor-place. The noble count was suddenly attacked while dining at the, Earl and ,Vountess of Jersey's, and although the alarmicg symptoMs have since subsided. the count is etill obliged to keep his room. THE 110P.SE GUARDS.—The Military Secretary will hold a levee this day (Tuesday), at the Horse Guards, being the first occasion of the kind for some months, such has been the press of business at head-quarters. Couyr OF LIEnTENANTCY.—We are requested to state that at the Count of Lieut: nantey, he d on Monday, the additss to the Emperor of the Frei , ch, moved by Col. Wl6pn, was seconded by Mr. John Francis Won, and not . ty Sir Moses Montefiore, As erroneously reported. Her Majesty's di=covery ship, Enterprise, Captain Collinson, C. 8., was at the Cape of Good Hope on the 17th of February, and her arrival in England may be expected in the course of a few days. A boy in one of our London ragged schools having shqpn a great taste for acquiring la,gunges has hewn sent out as an interpreter to Balaklava, and frequently has the honour of (Loin.. with Lord Raglan. It is understood that M. Kossuth will take a part to morrow in the proceedings of the meeting to be held in Marylebone to originate subscriptions fur a testimonial to the late Lord Dudley Stuart. On the 6th Reschid Paella was at Alexandria, his ob ject being to obtain men and money front tie govern ment to assist in carrying on the war. The merchants of the St. Petersburg bourse have re solved, at the instigation of Baron Steiglitz, to erect in the hall of the Exchange a monument to the late Czar Nicholas. There is to be a meeting, Or conference, to-morrow, at Freemasons' Hall, consisting of opponents of May nooth, and preparat iry to the motion which will be made by Mr. Spooner, on the Ist Of May, for a com mittee of the whole house, to reconsider the whole May nogth question. THE POST-OFFICE ESTABLISIDIENT.—From a return to the House of Commons yesterday published, it ap pears that la-t year the increase in the number of per sons in the Post Office was 223, and the increase of ex pense was 27.066/. 125. sd. ALEXANDRIA April 6.—The 10th H ussars l e f t C a i ro on the 26th, and are expected to arrive at Alexandria, a distance of 130 miles, to-day. Tire contiwntal advices with regard to the exchanges continue very Livourable. At Hamburg money is ob tainable•at 2 per cent., in consequence of the quantity of bar siliier lately sent there. The Royal Monmouthshire Light Infantry Militia in gairison at Pembroke has rapidly regained its strength since the recent discharges. It now numbers 420 men, and is effectively carrying on the duty of the at senal. , THE WIGAN STRIKF.—Nearly 2,000 colliers are on strike at Wigan in consequence of a reduction of wages. The authorities have given notice that in consequence of the riots which took place at the last strike they wilt not permit large and tumultuous assemblages of the in habi ants in the borough. AUSTRALIA.—The Margaret Thompson has arrived from Port Fairy, Australia, but is not believed to bring any gold. 'DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.. —The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the week Lave comprised four vessels—two to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 1,222 tons ; one to Port Philip, of 640 tons ; and one to New Zealand, of 840 tons. Their total capac'ty was 2,702 tons. The rates of freight continue to exhibit heaviness. PORT of LONDON.—In the business of the port of London during the past week there has been increased activity. The total number of vessels r >ported inward was 194. being an increase of 47 over the previous week. There is also an increase of 30 in the departures, the total number cleared out being 149. The number of vessels on the berth loading for the Australian colonies on the 14th inst. was 48. Of those 7 were for Adelaide, 's"fer Geelong, 3 for Hohart Towe, 3 for Launceston, 5 for Now Z •aland, I for Nelson anti Wellington, 8 for Port Philip, 3 for Portland Bay, 12 fur Sydney, aid 1 for Swan flivEr. THE CRIMEAIf IiAMY FUND.—The following is a re torn of the amount of Bane forwar !eil by the Crimean Fund subscribi,rs for the use of the British army in the Crimea :-300 hares, 2,500 pheasants, 300 rabbits, up wards of 800 turkeys, duck..-, geese, &c., 80 brace of game, 500 heal o ! e e r, b es id es a nu mber of haunches of venison, &C. Ti n , D u k e of Mar!b 3 rough , the Duk e of Norfolk, and th e E ar l o f N crrnan t o n were large contri butors. The D u k e o f P ort l an d sen t on his own account a large quantity of game and preserved meats ; and Lord Ward is about to follow his example. The Messrs. Gunter and Co. pat all in a preserved 'state irrespective of profit. LUCCA AND PISTOJA. IZAILWAY.—The Tuscan. Moniteur of the 30th ult, publishes a decree, stating that as the Lucca to Pistoja Railway Company failed in its engage. ment to open the line in the montlk of December last, the Grand Ducal government has an undoubted right to withdraw the concession, but as it is anxious to give every facility to the company to perform its arrange ments, it orders that a g neral meeting of the share holders shall be held as soon as possible, in order to be made acquainted with the exact state of the works, and to adopt such measures as they may consider best suited to their interests, under the express reserve of all the rights of the government. THE NEW LO AN .—Our predictions have been fulfilled; it would be p remature i n us to en ter upon a lengthened criticism of thi s fi nanc i a l arrang ement at the present too ment, and we s h a lt t h ere f ore r eserve such comments as we may feel it our duty to offer till the amount of the loan and the rate of interest are settled ; another reason for this caution on our part is the uncertainty as to Whether the loan will be obtained on a permanent or ter minable annuity. It is, however, very evident that Sir Cornewall Lewis differs fundamentally from Mr. Glad stone, who has always insisted that the burdens of the war should be paid by annual taxation. Lord Palmerston has evidently rejected the policy of his late colleague, and, what is more remarkable, Mr. Wilson has not yet announced his intention to abandon a Cabinet which di rectly repudiates the opinion which he also entertained of the wisdom of the late Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Disraeli and Sir Fitzroy Kelly may now sing a song of' triumph, for Lord Palmerston, as Prime Minis:er, ha's sanctioned their financial views, which he opposed as Borne Secretary. It is bighly probable that much party discord may arise out of this new arrangement, for: it involves a great principle of finance, and it is diffi cult to believe that Mr. Gladstone will he silent, or record his vote in favour of the Government measure ; if be should, be must be composed of very pliant mate rials. --Rankci Circular. 7 ,PW!z1:C4 .1 / A. 4' is • THE BOMBARDMENT OF SEBASTO P 14L. PARIS, TUESDAY, 8 A. 1.1 The Moniteur contains a despatch in which General Canrobert announces, under date of the 10th of April, that the fire of all the French and English batteries was opened on the 9th against Sebast:pol. During the first day the fire of the besiegers was superior to that of the besieged, and the gene ral impression in the Allied Armies was most fa vourahtle. VIENNA, MONDAY EVENING. On . she evening of the 9th the bombardment of Sebastopol commenced. The cannonade had lasted 12 hours when the courier left, and the advantage appeared to be with t:►ie Allies, but no /signal success had been obtaiwed. THE VIENNA CONFERENCES. VIENNA, TUESDAY, 0 A. At. Tim Russian desp:Atcbe3, containing Prince Gorts , chakoff's instructions, arrived on Sunday even!! 2g. Tn it tenth Conference will be held to-day. Th Dre is no chance of Russia yielding. Nol,withstanding the article in the Moniteur, Austria is not likely to take the field against Russi.El. VIENNA, MONDAY EVENING. Loy: d John Russell has resolved to leave Vienna on Friday next, the 20th inst., for London. Mr.. Drouyn de l'Huys will probably leave on the km me day., THE BALTIC FLEET. BERLIN, TUESDAY. After taking in coals, the Imperieuse and Eury ttlus left Kiel harbour on the 15th. Tvtto men-of-war passed Copenhagen on the 14th, steering southwards. Four ships of the line are lying at anchor there, PHE BALTIC. HASIBITRO, APPL:L 'S.—Notwithstanding the diffi culty of the paesage through the ice in the Sound and Belts, our advanced squadron has managed to push its way in mart through both, taking good care that nothing sh,all pass it at either of those points of the entrance into the Baltic. The Arro gant frigate, 47, Capt.. H. R. Velverton, which encountered very much floating ice in the Sound, :?ird lost an anchor near Elsinore at the commence ment of the month, i u endea vourArg to makP, hcrway thyough the Sound to Lanscrona,lasattained he , ob ject,and W/19, at last advices fromthat quarter, at an chor off the latter place, having thesafeguard of the entire pa7sage in her keeping, a feat that has created much surprise and admiration among the Swed'sh saslors and Piratical men generally in that quarter. She had, however, in some instances to use pow der and shot to break up the large ice masses whid4 ca - me, in her way, and to secure her safety. it is thought that if the breaking up' of the ice, even p trtialy, shall have been con fi rme d,\ an d which . is s , tid to be the case now, that these adventurfari ve.7sels will soon be at Gothland, and thence as speedily carry out a pOsitive blockade of the Golfs of Finland and Bothnia, and thus prevent the fleet of merchantmen now awaiting the breaking up of the ice to pass from the Prussian and Russian ports in the Baltic to their places of destination, with very valuable cargoes. Very much anxiety is manifested by parties in the:ports alluded to, that the various vessels may bo enabled to get away in time, and the telegraphs are busily employed in making known the move ments of the flying squadron. It is rumoured generally throughout . Germany that the R?ssians have been lay.:ng in stores of provisions for a per. 7 ed of 18 months in the, for tresses of Sweaborg, Ilels n furs, Czonstagt, Revel, Wiborg, and other p'aces of defence along their sea coasts, and sinking besides vessels and other objects to prevent any hostile ship-; approaching them. Much apprehension is entet.tai. led of the allies effee'ing a landing, and ling siege to som e o f, these pla ces ; for, otherwise, they would har(lly have found it necessary to impose on the aln4e..ly oppresied Baltic provinces an army of 140,000 men. APRIL 14.—The Riensbarg Zoitung mentions tha!:., after a strong south-westerly wind, w:com panied by continual rainy weather, the ice had neasiy all disappeared from the Sound, and, ex cepting a small portion between the Caqoirt• house landing-place, and the Tim, Crown Battery, the harbour of Copenhagen may be said to be open, and the navigation free again. It has been a very splendid sight to view the arrival of such a fleet of merchant ships from Elsinore, anchor:ng outside the port, the like of which b r.s never L,311 seen before ; there are also several British men-of. war. In our naval harbour the ileckla and Skinner war steamers were preparing •to sail on the 14th • inst., to Kiel, to convey 2,010 men to Zealand, be longing to the contingent Of - the German Bund. In case the harbour of Kiel be not free of ice, these troops wal ha - ire to be embarked at theforire'l3 of Friedrichsort instead. A large quantity of provisions has been shipped • C0i) , L4;;•,.,g-? - it fir the :bitti6ll aud bg a sent off immediately to 1 4 343in0ie, to mee t it °- alrivinc' there. KIEL, April 13.—This morning the British scr i tc v r frigat e s Imperiense 50, Captain Watson , and t Euryalus, 50, G. Ramsay, arrived in our barl' ° ' ft) ; Several carg,,:N' of - coals have also arrived heo,,d the use of tile British ships, and others are expected soon, AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna states that several officer:. of the French navy are engaaed at present in visit ing and taking Mans of the ports of Trebisoufo, Sinope, and Burgas, which circumstance babiy led to the report that the allies 'intend w . establish strong fortifications at one of these Poin tB o i but it is said, on the .other hand, that neithe r these places has been found suitable for aLuluv port. Post A letter from 'Vienna of the 12th, in the Asmpt Gazette. of Frankfort', says Lord amou r has p . Russell and Lord Westmoreland had the • hon ° fi fi, of dining with the Emperor yesterday. A ec6- o f dential conversation between the representati ves i r 'the Allied Powers took place yesterday at th e r t e ho dente of Cotint Buol. A carriage belonging' ' 13 „ 0 court has been placed at the disposal of M. Dr ° lo de I'Huys during his stay here. He yesterday th a visit to Prince de Metternich, in companY, t ho the French Ambassador, an d re mained with Prince for two hours." THE VIENNA CON SERE Nri CEt VIENNA, April 13.—The Ristern question 13 " 0 - f progvessing favourably.' The representati ves but England, France, and Austria confer dailhw., they have not been abl e t o come to an t uj c — e rf standing, and, in . af i e ' R al likely to do so. It is not my intention °d er . that there is any danger of a ser ious mis t-1 , 11 ,0, standLig between Austria and the Western P"; e3 t but it does not admit of a doubt that'a difference of opinion at present prevails yr ' 2 „a Bhick Sea question. The Western Powe rs t eal Turkey agree in thinking, that the only en''', o l way of putting an end to the preton.dert ro c- it R,n , sni, in - the Black • Sea would he to cle e ' - ',tg neutral, and to banish all vessels of war fr o w v i e f wat-rs. Anstria does 'not take the Far ne ' of things, aiid displays great anxiety to B .4l7 `i ti r honour of Russia, or rather to prevent the es of peror, Alexander being hu m ili a t e d in the e}' said his subjects. The Imp e rial G ov ernment to have stated exactly how far it will go bee n the Western Powers, and hints which ha ve ill dropped induce me t o believe that if thezl'i tte. v re' be satisfied to leave the Russian flew, or its L o r sent strength, and to keep consuls in ;ill t he e of ports in the Black Sea, the active aesV 3 , l l, l - ncit Austria may be secured. Now France, D u b, - t 0 and Turkey have no want of supple statesn' el Liall it is difficult to suppose that one could be ''' bA a who would be Willing to pitch up peace on g li :vel unsatisfactory basis. My a tt en ti on has bet li . - thei r to the fact, that if the AlliQs distrust 1 - 13 1 5 5 ) 3 c o r could keep a fleet of st eamers a t Gallip . ati 01' stautinA)ie ; but " safe bind safe find" is - 49 lent adage, 2 •and those States which are efftl-01)11 deprived of the power of doing mischief are Pl f the ones which deserve implicit confidence. n ew •W: 'stern Powers are resolved to insist ne tratity <f the Black Sea—and they can Gl° g ar —they must be fully prepared to continue tL." without the assistance of Austria. PRUS ,SIA. of We have received our B er lin correspondoe' - the 13th and 14th April. t t he The prevailing opi n i on a t Berlin was __ 111 chatices Kingeace were fast diminishing% .0 of The of Prussia has written a. letter I , sf to the autograph letter from the Einperoriu French, lalt its contents have not transPir eu A letter of the 14th says : tate a re ha t " Travellers just returned from Riga s „ - ma a, 2,000 men, partly convicts and partlY tr— e ' c ill '- working most asttiduously and uninterrOt io are e wor Go o the fortifications of the harbour ; being added to those, already in existelice.for the of heavy calibre are arriving every t rooP,, armament of these work s and additionst,.,esset! are to arrive very shortly. A num ber iv ol,: ter i!! that hail been freighted during the o ' f ." t her e Danamiinde and Riga, in the ''hoPes now . beithi getting off early in the s pring, ar.e moss unloaded again and their c argoes 111 P riee rth: l3 • being conveyed' to the land fi°ntier of ea ch less, are at least 45,000 baits for cooed' weighing four cwt., lying there waitingE S tbl a ante, for the most part of Courland and d e e, growth. There are still lacier quanti ti 4 es ir tilor lying at St. Petersburg, and in places rh 1 1 moved, the conveyan ce o f w hi c h t o tl- the b e f) has been made all b u t imuOssible bY . `.. prices of carriage ; it is intended, 1,,,ve - Ve' i( l ',, 1 0 ' spring, to cause them to b e tonveyed ial3- the benefit of canal navigation. " A letter from Copenhagen mentions tba wish Buchanan, our Minister, had applied to the po Government with every success to permit all. a r lisp vessels of war and any vessel bearing a . t put nant to -pass . through the Danish waters I'l l 0 6 payment of harbour and bridge dues. Titis S c or also to have been accorded in the last Baltic paign. '0 t ile " The English steamers that are now IYing, l e le 3f harbour of Landscrona, waiting for the ice -,, , 0 23 0 off somewhat before they proceed into the m ba wei are the Amphion, 34, Ivey; CoAalck, 21, F 3 r 4 ,." Eck,2l, Birch ; Tartar, 21, Dunlop; Arcae'l4oo. Eleathcote ; Desperate, 8; and Arrogant, Y e i l `, 4 e 6' On the '9th inst. the frigates Eurya e ,',l 11 " Imperieuse, awl the corvette Conflict, arletp,lo; Nyberg (about halfw a y th roug h the Gre g the/ th e / and have taken in co a l s th ere ; it apPears, t— to P t° also had been compell e d by _rho drift lee back, and had anchored at Reef Ness. of "It is said th a t th ere are a number Finnish vessels now lying in Gothelitt'' 10 along the Swedish coast in general , tu ijoss, i ' l j come there after the ra i s ing of the , 1 blockade, for th e p ur pipse of fetching salt, ,L been surprised and kept there by the ice : e d now run a fair chance of being surf - ,6 kept by our cruiser , , whose early.appearau.e td have created no small astonishment liffiglig„ waters. When the arrival of the first Couto:003v; vessels were signaled to Elsinore by tb e c c i Os i t i ji; der of the Cronborg a general hail ° l' by ;#t hallo ! Luaus' (look' out), was addressed,aft skippers in the roads to ths few Russian were wearil . y threading their Way thr°l3a drifting ice." Th A re A° .olo hal7.,;tatl- to Madrid journals of the 11. t. an. us. They gave additional details of the I , which prevail e d on t h e 9 t h i n that city. WEST INDIA NIh.TLS. (RP ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) jos -WO' ill ' SOUTHAMPTON, TuEsDA v 1 0110, The Roy a l Mail steam-ship La r i st'l es 't 11) 8° f Weller, has just arrived with, th ii e ' 4 10 31 Central- American, and Pacific m alls' “i n aentictli ; LielLienant Beddick, R.N , Admir u t Y ,'fll ~,,ii° The latest dates are—Nassau , i,.. -1 Jr' i ,e s t Honduras, 20th ; Santa Martha 2itli I, ir bli si. 26th ; Hayti, 28th'; Demerara, in • artmi 30th ; :St. Lucia, 27th , M • . (111e ' . '0 Thomas, April 2d. '2sth ; -11 ;othi. i toll r e `pro" La Plata brings 76 passengers, al ul i a other of cocliine a ,l, t eri in g oo rta l l tlie ) thy sl . arsa s p oe a v r e il r l a a: a cora l : l p,3rl:l,l,, for ce d i duce, and specie value 155,003/..n fl x il c l a a s i i: h a d there e ig al ' theFlrsollann Jamaica 36th Regiment were about to e '''' tii iii 0 Crimea. , 4 con pi The ket mar was vet y dull, an d stoni* - dg. OM to accumulate. Nothing doina in dry go° rio e dull at. 3s. Gd. ; sugar quoted 12s. to 165 ' , pr e , little offering ; logw oo d , 49 8 . ' en; ••'' Exchange on London 90 clays', 1 Per,: Yoe 3 pert ; GO days', 11 ' • IC e ' t 0 4 0 premium ; on TI I° k cent. • f to co t EEer Majesty's ship Calypso ' 3- S A ll irl-il . .wa , r ii ma leaky state, havin g teen on slier°, C : ) til ° e The Atrato, with the outwa7d inai''', - s t. Itt e/ ult., arrived at St. Thomas on the 2 ' l .1 %40 1 , At Grenada the crops bad been sen: e p i w:L 5 L',,e O ; ruptetl. by rain, and the want of drY i cl- ..ocr °l st* rally complained of T. ettil l 'O where mann 4 00 0 j tion • .4had commenced. The provision „i c es' t lO „ o j well suppli., d, with little alteration in O l r ' nl ifi e t ,o s ,`,, o From Nicaragua we learn that thel P r i 4 stlii,`cel• died on the 12th of March, and it w: `' hi I. `" that the Cominadd.er 'id of the Force 1 , ~i6(' DO the appointment. rA - ic The French naval commander in tile picot of gout on the Gth ult. Rear-..4.dn1i0` wes appoiuted to succeed him. . 4 fr' x e In Pe •tu tranquillity prevailed.. q tril e ; Or Our usual files of papers and des l 2‘ 0 pou 1 the Spanish Main Pacific ports ba y iir and to 1. - mod by this arrival. A Di ci° o v a t' Her Majesty's ships President and for I p° from Valparaiso on the 10th of Alarnu , a idify, the lea r 0 supposed) Petropaulouski, and be° t, tion of the sqnadron was to follow w a. .—...,.—.---, lio e ii . o F r ee° ll oP, DEAL, April 16.-The ' Austerlitz ( (j ob 0 1) 0 ,, , battle ship) got on shore during a dense fog ., w et', F il,ol ste 3 tisP ~e. Foreland, to-day. As all the French V ii .g gre escorted the Emperor, and several of the 0 0 dron from off Dover, are in attenda nces 0 off at high water to-flight; FRAN CE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. Tht: following telegraphic despatches have been received. to-day : " 2fIAILSEILLES, 16th.—The Carmel has just ar rived with accounts from Constantinople of the sth. The Admirals have sent off all the ships to join the fleet at Katniesh to take part in the cam paign. which is about to open. The .Porte having already expended 300 millions is issuing paper- - money for 18 millions, which will bear interest at 10 p!i• cent., and be reimbursahle in 1858. The news from Sebastopol is to the 31 The bombard meet is itan:6nent. The allies have 503 pieces of cannon ready to open fire. Omer Paella had re ceived 10,033 English muskets. Eupatoria was formidably fortified. " MARSED;•LES, 166.—The Carmel, which left Constantinople on the sth, brings accounts that the departu re of the Egyptian division had been delayed until the 3d, in consequence of contrary winds. The Ott-man squadron was preparing to rejoi a the Allied fleets: The details given of the dispersion of the iesorgent Kurds state that. Elmi havitNg attacked the two Beys, who were at the head of ,10,000 itisurgeot.i, carried their en trenchments. at the poiLt of the bayonet, and pnt 1,809 of the ii:nsurgents hot.) de combat, took 2,000 prisoners, an c 15,003 muskets, and the same number of sabres. On the following day Dejireh was oc cupied by - We Turkish troops, and the insurgent Beys sent t , a demand an amnesty. Tlic;r lives ' were spared on cond:tion that they would restore all the property they bad pillaged." " VIENNA,. 16TH.—The Russ!an instructions did not arrive on Saturday as was announced, but they are elpected. to-day. A report is current that Austria will perhaps remain neutral. The Austrian .Gautte adds tbat this neutrality would not be pos sible unless France and England should extend the interpretation of the 3d plint." The Empero r and Empress arrived at Calais last evening at a quarter past nineo'clock. Their Ma• jesties were re 3eived at the railway station by the prefect of the, department and the mayor of Calais. A numerous crowd, assembled on the place and in the neighbout lug streets, hailed the, Impevial tra vellers with tlae most respectful acclamations. The following is from a letter, dated Paris yester day, 6 p.m. I am assurcd that an official telegraphic despatch has been received this morning, announcing that the fire of all the batteries, French and Euglish, opened on- the 9th against Sebastopol, and that it commanded the fire of the besieged, and " that General Cantobett writes, the morning of the 10th, stating that all was going on very well. The hi oniteur publishes, as we yesterday men tione-1 it would, the second on the E -stern question, and whiCh you will probably -have re ceived before this reaches you. It is froth the _same hand as the previous one, and no doubt a entertained of M. de Laguerroniere being the _ _ _ There was a rumour abroad to-day of Russia having positively refused to accept the third article, and that consequently the COD f.erences would soon be closed. I cannot learn that there is any offi cial confirmation of the fact ; but whether it be true or not at this moment, it is hardly doubted tizat it will be true in a few days hence, as few indeed believe that peace is possible. The Emperor's departure for the Crimea is now considered quite as certain as his journey to Lon don. Everything is iu the same state of prepara tion, and a3l ready to start at three hours' notice. A letter from. Marseilles announces that every thing has been prepared in that port to receive his Majesty, and the letter speaks . of the Emperor's departure as beyond all doubt. - Colonel d'Olberg, attached to the special mission of General de Wedell, is still in Paris, but no day is,. I believe, flme:l for the return of the General to Paris. . I believe I do net misstate the opinions of those who represent Prussia here in saying, that they do not believe that Russia will ever consent to the proposition of the limitation of her power in the Black Sea, and I am pretty certain that they highly approve that refusal. They think that Russia is a match for all Europe. As to Prussia, they affect to believe' that, whether the issue be peace or war, she will still be able to maintain herself in the same, "high position" she has hitherto maintained, and that it the war continues she will succeed in pre serving her neutrality in spite of all Europe. "She is," says a Prussian diplomatist, "like a noble animal of the forest, sitting motionless on its binder part, with head erect, showing her teeth, and witti watchful eye, attacking no one, but ready to spring on the first, whoever be may be, that me naces or irritates her." Such is the portrait drawn of Prussia by those who must be in the secret of her councils. The last Bulletin, des Lois contains the Imperial demee .which creates a foutil batta'ion to each in fant.y re e ,-rment in the French army. The Wanderer of Vienna contains a letter from before Sebastopol of the 2d, which says :—" The Generals of the two armks, 'nee Gor:.schakeff and General Caurobert, rival each otherin Both of them, pass hours together in the midst of the workmen, in orr to enc o uidge the m . Courage, mes enf h ans, said General Ca.- rb bet t lately to the French soldiers ,at work s you are diggingn grave for the enemy.' An enthusiastic CV of Vivo Canrobert !' was the reply. On the 22d ult.' a Russian officer bearing a flag of truce ap peared before the French advanced poets: On being conducted to General CAnroberc, he id that he only made use of the white flag in order to be able to quit the Russian camp, and. that the six men whom be had ordered to follow kiln might be made prisoners. General Canrober was,much enraged at this act of tre:lson ; be sent the (Aker off to Constantinople, but set the men at liberty, after the affair bad been explained to to them by a Russian pi;F)nor." A letter from Pera of the 2d, in the Payi, says:-- "I have alt _•ady mentioned to youth° little sympathy which the inhabitants of the Principa'hies entertain for anti the dis!iko of the t - eua . Tue ill feeling between the two has led to a end aff a i r folltw.ed by )ising at Krajowa. An Austrian °Weer perceived a Wallachian lady at a window.; struck by her beluty he entered the house end aced rudely towards her. The husband hastened to defend his wife, and a ilurri-el ensued, in which the husband was kill e d by the officer. When this became known all the popu lation took up rrms. The Austrian authorities, when called on to do jristice, would not consent to pu nish the officer, on which the Wallachians 'determined to do justice themselves. A veritable battle took pla , !e, and more than '3OO Austrians perished. The Turkish. authorities bad to interfere to establish order.. Since then K'ajowa has resembled a besieged town. The shops rre cldsed. The Wallachians occupy the interior of the town, and the Austiians are' encamped outside. A deputation has baen sent to Con'tant.inople to com plain to the Sultan of the foreign occupation. How this affair will end is not yet known here, but it has caused a great sensation." - A letter in the Independance Beige speaks of the above affair, but states that it was not Austrian soldiers, properly so-called, who acted so impro perly against the inhabitants, but some Croatians is the pay of Austria. BOURSE, APRIL 16.—'CLOSING PRICES. Cash. 1.,". e. End of Ilwith. Lli per Cents 93 30 —f. —a. . • 3 per Cents 6l 80 ' 6Cf. 85c. Credit Mobilier 775 Roman Credit Foncier - Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanikb Threes — Piedmontese B5 75 Home Debt ..... .... 31,i , RAIL W A YS—ZOR CASH. .I'. C. •fr C. Orleans llO Lyons ~ ... 1080 Western 617 53 Rouen - 1020 Cotte 617 50 . Surasburg . Mediterranean 962 50 Havre 555 Northern -- E 67 75 Cherburg - RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the sth, in the Conatitutionneti says : "According to official reports'we have alrcaly a newly organised force of 150,000 militia, desti,cd to art as au a:7x - a!) , to the re;4ular army. An int ner:a! uka••a has jtmt n , rni c 1 the o'fficers to this body. and amongst them are a ortat number of the most diit Mu , covite ro b . ity. You see that the Goveroment is the , hasteninJ to acz: trop'ish the underial:ing or the Emperor Niehot,. It iy doing the same with all the e-t, - roti , ea NVII;C:1 v.ere founded or commence" in his time. Tie Emperor Al,x ander, in fact, cari !es them on with soar energ7 that he seems anxious to prove Volt he th..i!es notcieg so ar dently as to itley:t'fy himself with all tie ideas of his fa• ther. It was Baron de Stieglitz, the C ,krt hanker, , th proposed to erect in the i Si.ock Extthange a moi,u 'tent to the late'Emperor, as a protestor of commerce. The Emperor has conferred decoration on ahn-,stall the per sorages of distinction who have been sent here to cot - - eratulate hint on his acee , si,n to the throne. To General Pi 'nee Bei ohard Sohni Bratifet , , from the Kirg, of Hanovor, be has given the o,tler of Saint Alen;nder Newski ; to Count Munich, the I Macshal of the Court of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, that of the White Eagle ; -the General B- , ron Sallaha, sent by the Emperor of Austria, the same order ; to the Swedish G , ieral Count Stenill,k, the grand c ‘rfon the Order of Saint Anne; and to Getierit yayt , a,o, the Minister of Wsr of the Ea ctor of Hesse CasseLthe same decor a tio n . General Grunwald has arrived from Warsaw, The Em peror A.'erander has or ler , d the M . nister tit the Impe•iai tlon.ehold to leave untouched the aoa,runect4 of, the late Emperor; and for the present, fir the sake of eon nnoy, no change will he iffected the state apartm en t s —cur in those which the pre , ent Emperor occupied dor'ng his father's time. The Minister of War has je-t ordered immense supplies for the army. The Grad Duke Constantine is very active ; and he consult:: the Emperor on all that concerns the maritime defence of the country." A letter from Odessa of the 31st ult. states that General Serniotine, the chief of the staff, has resigacd, on account of,tlie state of his health, and that he vial be replaced by General Uschakoff. • - THE WA [t IN ASIA. The Corriere Italiano of Vienna says :—" It aupgars that. Schamyl begins to again give signs of life. The Russians are concentrating their troops in the neighbourhood of Tiflis, in order to guard against an imminent. danger with which they are threatened by an unexpected movement of the tribes. Vessels are also every day arriving from Constantinople with arms and anununition, which - are distributed to the inhabitants of Mingrelia and .Abasia." A letter from Trebisond, of the 16th ult., in the Trieste Gazette, says : " Account; have begn received from Erzeroum of the real causes of the late rising in Knrdistati. They arts partly attributable to the imprudent conduct ancLwant of good faith of the local author Wes, but more particu larly to .the oppression which they have exercised to wards the inhabitants. A noted chief, named Eddin Sehir, who hr,d been made prisoner by the Turks in a former revolt, but who had obtained his parrkn at the commencement of the present war, was allowed to re turn to Ms country, on condition that ho would raise a corps of 1,000 infantry and 600 cavalry, to fight in the rardcs of the TrirkiAli arny. He wiv promised, as chief of this corps, the fixed pay of 3,500 pie.s:tres a month (the piastre is not altogether five sou,), and the funds for the pay and supply of his corps. These trim wala recruited principally in the mountainous . dist Acts of the Pachalik of Mo-soul, and the Deflentlar of that paid to Eddin ScYr a sum of 200,000 piastres on account, in an order on the trca3ury of Pjesire). When, however; Erldin Schir arrived at Djesireh he found no money, end the chief of the district had fled, to Sacha, twelve leagues distant, in the direcAon of Arnadijeh. Eddin Sehir, finding himself thus treated, did not hesitate to take possession - of the district of Djelreh. He bean b y , arresting the President and the members of the Medschli, and a terwards bastinado. d seven of the principal inhabitants with such crudity tl a. four of them died under the infliction. He afterwards aidtestled a'letter, written in a tone half threatening, half submissive, to the Governor-General. of Kurdistan, who resided at Diarbekir. The latter immediately sent to Kars to obtain troops, but could not procure any. In the meantima Osman Pacha, the Governor of Mar din, appeared before Djesireh with 5,000 men, bet he was completely defeated by the insurgent , , and left 400 men dead on the field. Previous to this victory. Eddin Sehir had sent a second letter to the Gover nor at Diarbekir, which was very cenciliatory, and full of protestations of devoteduess to the government of the Sultan. The Governor-General of Kurdistan was disposed to ent•Fr into negotiations, first, because ho felt that the bad conduct of the authorities had cawed the using, and next, because he had not sufficient forces to oppoli the movement. Wishing, however, to satisfy himself as to the good faith of the insurgents, he sent a person to ascertain the real s!ate of things, and then found that the only object of Pddia Schir was to gain time in order to collect a larger force, which he had in the in terval done, and had commenced besieging M4rdin, and also Midiat. the chief town of a district between Diar beldr and Djesireh."