The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-09 00:00:00

2. 7 iortiCkS " ro4art the aisnageiniet of Mr. Bookstone. THIS EVENING, Will be presented THE SECRET AGBRT. Principal characters y Mr. Buckstone and Miss E. Chaplin. To be followed by a new Ballet, in which the Spanish Dancers will appear, entitled Till EVENING FESTIVAL. After which, a new Extravaganza, called THE NEW HAY MARXET SPRING MEETING, 1855, To cereluila with THE GALICIA.N FETE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD -STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CEAELEE KEAN. THIS EVENING, Will be performed LIVING TOO FAST. To be followed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with (first time) a Romance, in two acts, entitled THE MULETEER OF TO LEDO; or, King, Queen' and Knave. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be Perfurcued the Drama entitled TI MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. To conclude with A NEW EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES or MOTHER GOOSE, with flume ons highly-coloured Illustrations. R')YAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. Will be performed a Comedietta, called LAW FOR. L %DIES Characters by Nteiers. A. Wigan, G. Vining, H. Cooper, Danvers, aad Thu CaaVeton. After which, KILL OR CURE. Characters by Messrs. Robson Emery, and F. Vining; Mrs. A. Wigan and Miss Bromley. - • To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza, called THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KLNG OF IHE GOL J MINES. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, First time, an entirely new and original Spectacle-drama of har rowing interest, by Mr. Nelson Lee, called, ME FIELD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE ; After which, a Series of Novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with RETURNED FROM THE BALTIC ; or, Jack Ashore. A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added to the Embellishments. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director. Mr. w. Cooke, Jun. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs* THIS EVENING. Will be performed THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. Cha racters by Messrs J, Raiford, Rogerson, and Kinloch ; and Miss Re becca Bawl, Miss Beaumont, and Miss Somers. After which, KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE. To which will be added a Ballet Divertissement. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. II _fie DAY —Morning 0 min.after 6 i Evening 26 min. aft. 6 To. dosßow —Morning 55 ann.after 6 1 Eve ning 30 min. al. 7 THE WEATHER. -81/21 OFFICII, April. 8. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 54—highest since noon yesteraay. 42—lowest this morning and during the night. 84—this day, at noon. BAROMETER. 30 . 13. WIND, N.W.—Blowing a gale, with fine sunshine and clouds. APRIL 9. 54 —highest since noon yesterday. 44 —lowest this morning and during the night. 56 —this day at noon. Basom ETEII, 29 . 70—falling. WIND, N.W.—Fresh breeze, and slight showers in the morning. • ATIAL Tbg LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1855. M. DROUYN DE L'Hurs has had an audience with the Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH. So much has, at all events, been accomplished, and it is to be hoped that the Austrian Government will be prepared on the renewal of the Conferences, when Prince GORSTCHAROFF has received the " in structions" so loudly talked of, to assume a position one way or the other. Heretofore the Allied Powers have been completely bamboozled by their pretended friends. They have had scarcely less cause to complain of Austria than of Prussia ; for if the duplicity of the Government at Vienna has not been quite so apparent as of that at Ber lin, the former has just as carefully avoided com• mating itself or rendering any real assistance to the Western cause as the latter. As we have repeat edly pointed out, it has not yet fired a .single shot, or drawn a sword in anger, while it has contrived ,to obtain the: sanction of England, France, and Turkey to its occupation of the Principalities, so that when desirous of taking au active part in the pending hostilities it may aitn a formidable blow at either side as the inauguration of its par ticipation in the War. In truth the Austrian policy is, as it has been for a series of ages, of an essentially selfish character. Its sole object is, while carefully avoiding all possible risk, to obtain the greatest possible advantage for itself for the least possible return. It might, perhaps, as so positively asserted, be desirous of witnessing a certain limi tation of the Russian strength, so that it might itself be placed on a closer footing of equality with the quondam, COLOSSUS of the North. But it is difficult to determine with any accuracy the real state of its feelings. It must not be forgotten that the AUTOCRAT has been regarded as the in carnation of despotism —the chief barrier against the much-dreaded liberalism. The debt of "gratitude" which it professed for the interven tion has not quite been forgotten. We use the much-abused term in the sense in which it is gene rally interpreted by politicians, viz., " a lively sense of favours to come." Austria cannot for get that the same influences which rendered the aid of Russia so acceptable a few years since are still in operation, that the hopes of the patriots of Hungary, of Poland, of Lombardy have not altoge ther been extinguished, but that many fervent aspi rations for the liberation of their afflicted rases are still daily offered by men ready to act wheneveran auspicious opportunity may arise. It would not, therefore, suit the tactics of Austria to greatly humiliate or materially diminish the resources of Russia. She would gladly emancipate hers e lf from the control exercised by that domineering Power ; but she would, at the same time, wish to keep a reserve available in the event of a civil war, in which she could not hope for assistance from either France or England. At present she is eagerly watching the course of events, and will not, we firmly believe, take a decided step until the balance of success so greatly preponderates on one side or the other as to leave the result no long er donbtful. The capture or destruction of 4 1 ' 01 hea would be the signal for h er j oinin g anythrtinazndall42-that is to say, if she p ossesses -u- vagons t o " heart"—with the Allies —the evacuatio Crimea, with the - work u t u tecomplished n of a the and casting her se lf into f or flinging off disguise, in consideration of the se the am of Russia, who, Power, would be wininc, rv t i eenof _ n unexhausted hesitation, and would read forgive all previous . allows participation in the spoil about to belly divided. There' is therefore an additional the destruction of Sebastop o l should r b e e moa why I as an indispensable condition of any arr regarded that may be effected. It i s essential angem9nt as a pledge for the good f a i t h of no t only Prussia, but of Austria also. Until that is achioved—until the " standing menace to Europe," and more parti cularly to the commerce of the Danube, is de stroyed, we cannot anticipate any display of ind.e- Pendence or firmness on the part of the leading States of Germany. As to the minor States, the AUTO CRAT possesses so many means of influencing their decision —of "bri&ing," to use plain language, not merely the Ministers but the Princes themselves, that :it would be futile to expect any co-operation on their part. It would be just as absurd to look for rim anti-Ministerial vote from the most venal weiiter on Providence," when the whipper-in had some dozens of desirable appointments at his disposal. The suspicious neutrality of King LEOPOLD—nay more, the mission of Count BRIET as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary to the Court of St. Petersburg, at a time like the present, and considering the many rea sons why the Belgian King should not hesitate to array himself on the side of France and Eng land, prove that many sinister influences aro in operation, and that Austria is by no means sin cere in her professions of cordiality and friend ship. All these matters must now be brought to a speedy conclusion. Parliament will meet on this day week ; and, despite the terrors of the threatened appeal to the country, will speak out when an opportunity again offers. The chief danger is that some ignomini ous treaty may be cobbled up in the interval— and any must be ignominious which does not pro vide for the immediate delapidation of Sebastopol, and the restriction of the Russian navy in the Euxine, within very narrow limits. We once more emphatically caution Ministers, that a heavy retribution will fall on any, no matter what their rank or position, who, at this emergency, prove themselves oblivious of the interests of the United Kingdom, which are identical with those of our faithful and chivalrous allies. A storm would, indeed, be excited on both sides of the Channel of which it would be impossible to predict the results. Such dangers must be averted. They would indeed be truly formidable, far more so than the most desperate efforts of Russia, assisted by her faithful henchmen of Austria and Prussia, and even with all the friendly aid which Count de BRIEY may be prepared to offer on behalf of his royal master. There are a few simple principles to be enunciated which should be inflexibly adhered to—viz., an immediate de cision on the part of Russia as to its acceptance or rejection of the terms offered, which cannot be varied or modified in any degree, however trifling ; and, secondly, that when Russia hasdetermined her part, Austria and Prussia should also decide their respective courses, and that with the distinct and positive understanding that France and England would sanction no continued neutrality, but that our representatives would consider those who are not for us as against us. An Irish baronet, the recognised jester of the College-green Parliament, alleged that " the best way to avoid danger was to meet it full in the face." Tkere was much truth in the assertion, despite the quaintness of the language in which it was clothed. Our own Ministers may rest assured that the most ener getic is also the safest course at the present emer gency, and that nothing is so likely to produce a permanent peace as the unflinching demand for the demolition of Sebastopol and the withdrawal or destruction of the Russian fleet in the Euxine. One cannot help thinking, now that we are on the eve .f an Imperial visit, how it would go with other monarchs of Europe if they should honour us with their presence. If tke two Northern Kings steamed it hither through the breaking ice we fear they would bring something of the chill with them. They might have had pluck, with two such Allies at their back, to have joined the Alliance, and relied on their own bravery and ours to secure an independence to which they have of late been strangers. Denmark was hampered, however, with a Russian Ministry, now on the verge of impeachment for financial malversation ; and with a King who, it is to be feared, leans strongly in his heart to the power which is watch ing to absorb him. If he got off without hissing, he would yet hear the good old English cry to " Come out, like a man." Sweden is reputed to have received Lord DUDLEY STUART kindly, and to have made Polish emancipation a condition of alliance. If the reputation be just King OSCAR has only to say so, and all London would hurrah him with three times three, to the cry of King OSCAR and Poland for ever. Then the Southern Kings—the southernmost of .dl,. say—King BOMEA and his POPE ! Woe to •he former if the Bankside men got a hint of the noble POERIEO and his irons far heavier than the harness of their dray horses. Such a wretch could not, and hardly ought, to escape without first releasing and indemnifying his noble patriots. As to Pro Novo, Messrs. SPOONER and NEWDE'r GATE would, of course, have a handsome supply of Papal aggression and Anti-M3ynooth artillery ready, and the triple Crown would be somewhat in danger from undesirable Protestant missiles. East again —in more civilised Europe we mean, are two capitals and their Sovereigns, an Emnpero r and a King. He of Austria and he of Prussia. I t would certainly be a treat to see themhere. We ma y imagine them riding about to see the lions of th e metropolis and its suburbs—the one easy of recog nition by his " standing lots of champagne," th other quite as distinguishable by the repulsive physiognomy of the cruel Hapsburgs. Wit and raillery like that of our neighbours across the Channel we could furnish but in small q t uantity ; but we could make up for it with our own indi genous. JOHN BULL, although rather scant in his stock of epithets, and that stock rather coarse in quality, well knows how to in tone his honest, hearty, loathing, and dis gust for base selfish cowards. Their MAJESTIES, if not comprehending a word of English, would be at no loss to comprehend their position in the eyes of English people. They would never forget to their dying day the execrations and disgust of honest freemen ; and would be thankful enough to slink within four walls again, and to drown in " champagne," or divert, if possible, by court flat teries the thoughts of freemen's words. Coming towards the West, it is impossible even to count the stars in the Royal nebula of Ger many. HERSCHEL, or some astronomer, has talked of star-dust : perhaps all this King-dust is some day to coalesce into a King of some magnitude, visible through good glasses. We have, however, no political ROSSE telescope sufficiently powerful to detect anything like a King to be catalogued in the remote future. Moreover, we have not leisure just now to turn to the Gotha Almanack for the list of names which we have never been able to remember, except when a LOLA MONTES or some piece of political fraud or cruelty worthy of our police reports brushes up our recloillebs of recollections. m On the northern and southern Western France are two states of behaviour respectable postiotio7w, which one of them of respectable Englishmen cannot forget. We s hould like to Perhaps in the case have their two Kings here. l‘threenperbes print the last time, a daughter o of one of them decency forbids. He i ll (i e ng ma o r f ri t e h d, e visitor. It Would feel quiteat B °Ti - int-law of Lo _ ruler of France and our expected who as Mr. SMITE had to make way for might be hardly decent to e t o o m p p l a a n c Lonis /1, 1 , 0 _ kas PHILIPPE in the ascendancy of Not among the ft7'se. first to join unreserved: y e the of 'Ps- The Kin , '" of Sardinia, however, ituuialt b : rtb l i li a.e a r s is a tn e t,ehde has right a ' : b r e o e y n al t l i .: first to be likely to suffer by the He has incurred sacrifices alliance against it. f or the cause of of a freedom, while Austria has m ade herself, and while P russ i a volii n d °u . e except for rather make them to rivet her i tu l sa f she dare, i' more firmly on her. He has acted All chains constitutional sovereign. Rut LEoroLD is also a eonstitutional sovereign! LEOPOLD is fully as much in danger froth Russian ascendancy as Sardinia. LEOPOLD, too, used to be a liberal. The army of LEOPOLD is larger than that of Sardinia ; and though he has not some thousand guns afloat, we could lend him all the transports he might want ; and as to size and resources, the populations of the two kingdomi are about the same, and Belgian wealth ought to be the greater. What on earth, then, accounts for their different position ? Is it a money ques tion ? Quite the reverse. Their public debts are not seriously different, while the revenue of Belgium exceeds her expenditure, and that of Sardinia falls below it. There is no reason, and there can be no reason, but the dif ference of monarchs. The King of SARDINIA re presents the brave and manly spirit of the old Courts of Savoy. The King of the BELGIANS re presents the match-making, selfish, and time serving policy of the Coburgs. In the matrimo nial line, the grand trade of the Coburgs, he has been pre-eminently lucky. First an English Princess, then a French Princess, and now, per son, an Austrian Princess ; possibly a Prussian and a Russian match are to follow some day, and it would not do to quarrel with the relations of a future bride or bridegroom. The thing is patent that he is nearly related to the British Crown, but shows not the least sympathy with British aspirations for Continental independence. He was put on his throne, indeed, by France and England ; yet there he sits, never thinking, even when English Ministers were ready to beg for a foreign regiment, of rendering the least assistance in the grand struggle. We can hardly conceive a more ignominious contrast than that between old LEOPOLD and young CARLO ALBERTO. Royal marriages really seem all to tell for Russia, but never for England. FREDERICK WILLIAM'S sister married NICHOLAS, and the petticoat union has almost become a military one. LEOPOLD marries a son to Austria, and he adopts the half- Russianised self-serving policy of Austria. But this same LEOPOLD married an English and a French Princess—and all France and England get from it is—nothing at all ; unless, indeed, we may reckon it for something that Russian bullets are discharged from Belgian rifles. Well, what should we do with the Sardinian and Belgian Kings if they did come. Notwith standing all M. KOSSUTH has said we would give CARLO ALBERTO a hearty English welcome ; and while the memory of the Princess CHARLOTTE would save LEOPOLD from personal insult, he would soon understand that he was not more wel come than FRANCIS JOSEPH of Austria. It will doubtless have been observed that the inflammatory Appeal recently addressed to the Russian nation by the Thrice Holy Synod at St. Petersburg—after proclaiming the continuance of war with fire and sword against the chief of the civilised races of Europe—closed with a Scriptural quotation already coupled in the mouth of the late CZAR with the most shameful and flagrant mendacities. At the period of its original utter ance by the representative of the Northern Auto cracy it was regarded instantly, and, so to speak, instinctively, regarded by the whole Christian world as nothing less than a blasphemous profana tion. it was universally so felt throughout entire Christendom. Nevertheless, it might then have been imagined in extenuation by some of the more charitable, that the words of the Royal Psalmist were employed by the Russian EMPEROR under the almost irresistible influence of a paroxysm of fana tical excitation. Some excuse for the impiety might have been conjectured by those more mo derate observers, as discoverable in the mere circum stance that the CZAR addressed his subjects in the united character of Prince and Pontiff—that he spoke under the impulse of emotions of a mystical religious-enthusiasm. Even so regarded, how ever, the sacred text foil upon the ear of Europe —coupled as it was with so many monstrous and ft igitiona mis-statements —as something much more heinous than a daring indecorum, as, we ' repeat, nothing less than a monstrous and blas phemous profanation. Yet what was uttered in a moment of excite ment by NICHOLAS I. has been reiterated, deliberately and resolutely reiterated, by the " Thrice Holy Synod," under the reign of his successor, ALEXANDER 11. After appealing to the deadlier passions of the multitude, to the evil passions of hatred, fanaticism, and vengeance, the Synod closes the whole catalogue of its adjurations by repeating that same sacrilegious quotation from Holy Writ :—/n, te:Dontine speravi : non confun dar in ceternunt ! It apparently promises, indeed, to become stereotyped at the foot of every Imperial ukase and Synodical proclamation, like the old Virat Regina at the tail of our English play-bills. It appears to us that some more appropriate versicle might be extracted from the venerable rituals of Christianity, for the purpose of being substituted for this impiously vain-glorious boast of reliance upon the Divine encouragement of every criminal enterprise that may, now or at any future time, be adventured upon by the Orthodox Greek Church, operating throlgh its earthly medium, that of the Imperial Russian Government. Remembering the invariable discomfiture ex perienced by the soldiers of the CZAR since t: ie commencement of their present struggle w ith the warriors of England, France, and Ti trkey remembering Oltenitza, and Citate, an d. Bomarsund, and Alma, and Balaklava, and fill Dorman, and Eupatoria—may we not discover ttom-A ewhere in the holy text some more appropriate ctuot, ttion to be placed by a fanatical priesthood upon the lips of that inflamed and infuriated popu latic at? Is there no other sacred fragment of Lati Rlity that might be so employed by the Rus sian s without the profanity inseparable from their reite rated use of that divine cry of the Hebrew Psal aist, expressive at once of his Faith, Hope, and Love, in regard to Benign OMNIPOTENCE ? We i naagine that a fragment of this kind may be readi. ly enough discovered as a fitting substitute. One o c curs to us, indeed, on the instant, as parti cularly.; apt if breathed forth by the Russians in the presence of the diminished but invincible cohorts cumin= led by the marshal's baton of Lord RAGLAN —the retnnaut of that gallant band of heroes v -ho performed such prodigies of valour on the he' '4 ;hts of the Alma, as well as on those of the T eiternaya and Balaklava—the army, deci mated frightfully, it is true, by disease and by other ]nore deplorable, because more avoidable and de astating, sources of destruction, but still uuvanq ished and still terrible to its antagonists. In lien o that profaned text, In to Dwaine spe raq : no? > confundar in ceternum—that text pro faned ver recently bythe e :‘ 3, T r h N ric i e cii H o t; i l l y s S p y l n u od Lo ,'_' as previot he melt' we 7 4 I y byt deadof impiety, and as wonderfull y more dieft - th would suggest another as h a pp il y less 1.1 leonis : et a corni - Libera me de ore that 8 1"1 12 1 . The huntilitatein meant. app- co p r i Ll ,t, 3 under existing cir cumstances. And bus unie "ni well as of illustra as tion of U.:4 . i ) e re 'tude, its ren jotouishing aptitude, b lazoned devices em cognise 3. in he heraldic which impressive significance, upon tl lat gr 2 the through has gm re, Ta6t,ged. and blackened, uttering lightnin ga of many a battle-field, the and old banner of palladiu A our loyalty, the tattered gonfanon of England, 1 1 1111 RUN, LONDON MONDAYT.EVENING I APRIL 0. ipso, onr patriotism, the oiflame of our nationality— that heroic standard in presence of which the British soldier fought and died upon the plains of Azincourt—the glorious flag under which he has conquered so often, though never more signally than he has already thrice done upon the soil of the Crimea, and twice within view of the fortifi cations of Sebastopol. The Bank of New South Wales is to pay the half yearly interest falling due on the town of Geelong loan. The specie arrivals of the week have amounted to nearly 750,000/., three-fourths of which consist of .ilver. The shipments have been to the extent of about 200,0001. RREAD.—The prices of wheaten bread in the metro polis are from 9id. to 10d. ; of household ditto, Sd. to 9d per 41b loaf. THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS ON GOOD FRIDAY.—The Emperor of Russia remitted through the Swedish Em bassy a sum sufficient to give every prisoner in the Lewes Gaol 6d. each for hot cross buns.—Sussex Express. The Weekly Chronicle states that the decided success which attended the recent amateur performance at the Olympic Theatre, for the benefit of a literary gentleman overtaken by calamity, has brought down numerous ap plications from managers of charities invoking the aid of the corps. It is hinted that a further performance is likely to take place, in deference to a desire proceedi ng from a quarter where to intimate a d es i re i s t o comman d. DEPOT OF SEAMEN, &C., AT LEITH.—It is intended to establish a depot of seamen, artificer, stokers, &e., for service in the &title and White Sea fleets, in Leith roads, for which purpose, in addition to her Majesty's ship Athol, the guardship in the roads, a 56-gun frigate is to be stationed there to afford accommodation to volunteers. PRECIOUS FREIGHT.—On Thursday last there were in the Southampton Docks gold and silvee to the amount of 600,000/., which had arrived in the West India steamer Tyne and the Alexandrian steamer Euxine. Nearly 20 carriages were required to convey it to Lon don. The principal portion of the specie was silver. About 8,000/. worth of silver weighs a ton ; each rail way carriage conveys about four tons weight. SITTINGS OF THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS . COURT.—This court will resume its sittings on Friday, when Chief Commissioner Law, who has.bsen absent through serious indisposition on the continent, is expected to take his seat. Among the recent petitioners to the court is Mr. John Eden Spalding, the step-son of Lord Brougham. He has filed his schedule, but has not been heard on his application to be discharged. THE PENINSULAR MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, March 8. —The Peninsular and Oriental Company have signified their intention of forwarding the next mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar on the 11th inst., which, in consequence of the non-arrival of the Iberia, could not be despatched on the 7th, the usual day of de parture. This vessel, which is now some days overdue, is anxiously looked for. It is hoped she will reach South ampton to-night or early to-morrow. THE TURKISH CONTINGENT TO THE CRIMEA.—The want of sufficiently experienced non-commissioned officers for the Turkish contingent in the Crimea has been much felt, and, in consequence, a notice has been issued at the Horse Guards by the authorities, stating that 30 discharged cavalry soldiers, of good character, were required for non-commissioned officers. A liberal bounty is offered, and the rate of payment is to be 4s. 6d. per day. As an additional inducement, the number of years they had previously served will be taken into account. THE STEAM-SHIP CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.—A. short time since we gave an abstract of the report to the Board of Trade of the circumstances attending the loss of the steamship City of Philadelphia. On Saturday a supplementary paper on the subject (issued from the Board of Trade) was published. The Lords of the Committee of Privy Glouncil for Trade, in acknow ledging the report of the Local Marine Board of Li verpool, requested them to ascertain, if possible, whe ther the engines of the ship were "slowed" before the breakers were seen, and if so, to what exte n t, an d h ow long. The reply of Captain R. Leitch is to the effect that the engines were not " slowed," but that the en gineers were " standing by" the engines in case of need about five minutes before the ship struck. ALARMING EXPLOSION.—A very alarming explosion, by which three if not four children were severely burnt, took place on Saturday last, on the premises belonging to Mr. Bennett, oil and colourman, 25, James-street, Covent-garden. The disaster occurred in the following manner :—Mr. Bennett having occasion to send one of his sons for Ilb. of gunpowder, the lad incautiously en tered the third floor, and was amusing his brothers and sisters by sprinkling some of the powder upon the fire, when the entire contents of the vessel holding the powder exploded with a loud and fearful noise, blowing the windows out of the room, demolishing the ceiling, :Ind at the same time enveloping the four children in flames. Mr. Bennett and several neighbours imme diately rushed into the room, and with the aid of a good supply cf water they succeeded in extinguishing the flames about the children, whe were all found to be so frightfully burned that it was deemed advisable to re move them to Charing-cross Hospital, where they at present remain without any hopes of recovery. CAPTURE OP A BURGLAR AT SLEAPORD.—A daring attempt was made on Monday night last to rob the house of Mr. Moore, the clerk of' the peace. An entrance into the cellar had been effected by wrenching up an iron grating in the garden, and a man had thence passed along an underground passage t i the faot of the stair case, where he was busily engaged cutting his way through the panel of the door. Mr. Moose, happening to be awake at the time, about 1 one o'clock, came softly downstairs, and having ascertained the whereabouts of the visitor. returned and called upon the men-servants. After a little careful manoeuvring, he replaced the grating and the fellow was effectually caught in a trap, imple meats and all. He turned out to be a regular hand, a broad set muscular man, about 25 years of age, black hair, dark complexion, and bad countenance. He gave the name of George Ciarke, but he is believed to be John O'Brien, well known in London and Nottingham, and lately returned from Gibraltar, on a ticket of leave. SENTENCE ON LIEUT. JOHN SANGSTER, R.M.—The general court-martial which assembled on the 23d of March, 1355, for the trial of First Lieutenant John Sangster, of the Royal Marines, on a charge of drunken. ness, having maturely considered the evidence brought in support of the prosecution, together with what the prisoner urged in his defence, the court are of opinion that the prisoner, First Lieutenant John Sangster, of the Royal Marines, was guilty of the charges preferred against him with the exception of that part of the first charge, namely, " When he, First Lieutenant John Sangster, of the Royal Marines, was the subaltern officer of the dockyard that morning," which, being in breach of the articles of war, did sentence him, the pri soner, First Lieutenant J. Sangster, R.M., to be cashiered, and the said sentence has been taken into consideration, and approved of by the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, who have directed the dissolu tion of the conrt. MR. FITZ ROY. OP ST. PAUL'S CHURCH . , KNIGHTS.. BRIDGE. —Mr. Ernest James Augustus Fitzroy, whose name will be remembered in connection with certain riotous proceedings at St. Paul's:Church, Knightsbridge, in Oct. last, when the Bishop of London prohibited the choral service there, has been sentenced to four months' imprisonment under somewhat singular circumstances. On the 25th of January last Serjeant Langley, the de tective officer, arrested Mr. Fitzroy, in a Paul's Church, on the charge of uttering false cheques. He was taken to Chichester, and committed for trial by the mayor (Henry Wright, Esq ), and on Tuesday last he was tried at Chichester before the Recorder (W. M. Bridger, Esq.), and sentenced, the first and last week of his imprison ment being solitary confinement: The recorder, be fore sentencing him, stated that Mr. Fitzroy had begun life in a very immoral and disgraceful manner, in every description of vice, under The cloak of religion, and he hoped the sentence he was about to pass would be the means, through the instrumentality of the chaplain of the prison, of altering his career for the future, and thus enable him to become a respectable member of society. The Court of Assizes of the Eure, three days ago, tried a man named Prevost, of Saint Martin Saint Firmin, for poisoning his wife. It appeared from the evidence that for several years he had treated ',eau asseo a ai e se poor Imo Idu or her with great brutality, an d th e woman more October last, she was suddenly seized with violent vornitings ; they continued all that day and the day following, and on the 11th she expired. The ac cused refused to allow a physician to be sent for. After her death he gave out that she had died of indigestion, but the neighbours strongly suspected that she had been poisoned. This suspicion having, after a while, reached the ears of the authorities, orders were given to have the body of deceased dug up and examined. Arsenic was found in her sto mach, and the husband was in consequence arrested. On his house being examined two phials, containing an arsenical preparation, were discovered ; he attempted to seize them, and succeeded in knocking one of them out of the hand of a gendarme, but the other was pro duced at the trial. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty with extenuating circumstances, and the Court sentenced hire to hard labour for life. Two young soldiers. named Flory and Hebert, of the 2d Regiment of Hussars, in garrison at Beauvais, were yesterday tried by Court-martial for swindling, and absence without leave. They were both bad Charac ters, and some time ago were placed in confinement for some offence. No sooner were they released, than, in stead of returning to their duty, they walked off to the village of Saint Justdes Marais, and there, going to a public-liouse, ordered the best dinner that the house could suprily. They said that they were on their way to Gournays to examine a large quantity of oats for the regiment, and they directed the servant to stop the Gournay diligence when it arrived. The diligence came up just after dinner. One of the soldiers imme diately entered it, whilst the other put his hand in his pocket as if to pay. But when he saw that the servant's attenthin was turned away, he slipped out by the back door, and secreted himself. When the diligence had proceeded some distance he was seen running after it, and, by the directions of his companion, it waited to take him up. When they arrived at Gour nay, the two] men went to a public house kept by a man named Dilancir, and ordered a quantity of hay and oats to he provided fors detachmont of sixty horses, of their regiment, which they asserted was about to arrive. They also ordered % grand dinner to be prepared for the officers of the detachment. They got beds for the night, and caused themselves to be feasted in grand style. In the morning they slipped away with out paying, and the detachment never arrived. For eight days they continued to dupe public house keepers at different places in this way, and at last on arrivinf at Rouen, they gave themselves into the custody if the gendarmes, just in time to avoid being proee!ded against as deserters. VISIT OF TEE EMPEROR, A N . ,9 E2,If.RESS OF TIIE FRENCH. We understand that - the Emperor and Empress will, immediately on their arrival in England, proceed to Windsor Castle. It is expected that their visit to her Majesty will be of about a week's duration. Preparations are made to receive the illustrious visitors in a manner becoming their Royal hostess and the nation she rules, and with the cordiality due as well to our noble Allies, whom they represent, as to themselves. A grand installation of the Garter will be held on Wednesday, when the Queen will confer the order on the Emperor. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, APRIL 7. The Queen and Prince, with the Prince of Leiningen, walked in the grounds adjoining the Castle this morn ing. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, the Prin- cess Royal and Princess Alice rode on horseback. Prince Leopold paid a visit to the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore-house, being his royal highness's birthday. The Princesses liefena and Louisa and Prince Arthur took a carriage drive. The Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty to-day. _ _ _ _ Her Majesty and the Prince of Deiiiinien, with the Princess Helena and Prince Arthur, drove out in an open carriage in the afternoon. Prince Albert accompanied her Majesty on horseback. Lord C. Fitzroy and Col. Sey►nour were in attendance. The dinner party this day included the Prince of Lei ningen, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, and Major General the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey. APRIL E. The Queen and Prince, the four elder royal children, and the Prince of Leiningen, the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the domestic household, attended divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Very Rev, the Dean of Windsor performed the service, and administered the holy com munion. The Queen and Prince and the Court went into mourn ing on Thursday, the sth inst., for a week, for the late Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the Fo reign -office, Downing-street. The Ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis lof Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Vernon Smith, Sir William Moleswortb, Viscount Canning, and the Earl of Harrowby. The council sat three hours. The Lord Mayor and the City Remembrancer had an interview with Sir George Grey, oiAl Saturday, at the Home-office. Sir lhomas Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview, on Saturday, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir Alexander Spearman bad also an in terview with the right hon. baronet, at his official resi dence in Downing-street. Earl Granville, Lord President . , and the Countess Granville, left London on Saturday evening for Paris. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from.the Governors of the North American pro vinces. Viscount Palmerston left town after the Cabinet Council on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by the Viscountess, for his seat, Broadlands, Hants. FA The authoress of "Jane Eyre," whose death is univer sally lamented, only changzed her maiden state last July, when she married the Rev. Mr. Nichol, her father's curate. M. Ducos, the French Minister of Marine, is seriously ill. • The new Easter pieces include one tit the Haymarket by Mr. Planche, entatled "The New Haymarket Spring Meeting (1855)." A sum of 9,400 florins has been received at the Hague from Manchester, in aid of the numerous sufferers from the late inundations in. Holland. THE AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, Saturday.—The United States mail steam-ship Nashville, Captain M. Berry (in lieu of the Pacific), sailed this afternoon, at two o'clock, for New York, with the usual mails, 52 passengers, and a full cargo of merchandise on freight. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. John Ball, M.P. for Carlow county, is appointed Under-Secretary for the Colonies. Mr. Ball was formerly the Assistant-Commis sioner of Poor-law ih Ireliind, which permanent office he resigned for the purpose of becoming eligible for a seat in Parliament. Mr. Sam•.uel Shepherd, of the Home Circuit, has been appointed residing magistrate at Bay Islands. DEPARTURE OF THE GUARDS FOR THE CRIMEA.—TO morrow morning 900 men, consisting of 300 of the Scots Fusiliers, from St. George's Barracks ; 300 of the Cold streams, from Wellington Barracks; and 300 of the Gre nadiers, from Portman-street Barracks, will leave Lon don for the Crimea. Tae mem will proceed in three de tachments, and will not conmatrate until they reach the rail way station. WINDSOR.—The birthday of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold was celebrate 3 here, on Saturday, with the'custornary honours. Roy al salutes were fired in the Bachelor's Acre, from the corporation ordnance, at Fort Belvidere, and from the Royal .A,li.lii,i,lo frigate on Vir ginia, Water ; and the bells of St, George's and St. John's Churches sent forth i nerry peals at intervals throughout the day. BROMPTON HOSPITAL.—The third performance of_ the New Philharmonic Society, on the 25th instant, will be for the benefit of the Hospitztl for Consumption at Brmipton. Signor Belletti, Iltadame Clara Nove]lo, and a splendid orchestra will lend their assistance ; and as• the concert will have the es ecial patrocage of her Majesty, and a long list of distinguished ladies, it is ex pected to come off with great eel at. SULDEN DEATH OF THE DOWA.GER MARCHIONESS OF DOWNSHIRE —We regret to have to , announce the de cease of the Dowager Marchionefs of Downshire, who died suddenly on Saturday, at her house in Lower Gros venor-street. The deceased lady, who -was Maria, eldest daughter of the fifth Earl of Plymouth,. was married in the year 1811 to the late Marquis of Downshire, who died in the year 1845. She was a lady of most amiable disposition and kind manners, and mi tch beloved and esteemed in a large and distinguished cii•cle of relatives and friends. MR. GEORGE H. SMITH.—We learn from a private source, and upon which every reliance is .to 'be placed, that this ill-fated gentleman, very soon after his commit tal from Rochester to Maidstone gaol, about six months ago, on the verdict of the coroner's jury, vejiich found him guilty of the murder of his wife, was removed from the hospital of that establishment to the Co.litit Asy lum Kent, where he has remained ever since. Maidstone assizes last month, at which assizes his trial was expected to be brought on, the judge comrssessione d a medical man to visit Mr. Smi.h in the asylum,; and to report upon his present state of mind. Mr. Sini.,teh wastil still by this professional gentleman pronounced to 1 insane, and the trial was in consequence postpone ( I until the next assizes, or until such time as he should b a able to plead to the charge brought against him. By a n act of Parliament passed early in the present reign, it is pro vided that no insane person shall be put upon his Arial until he is able to plead. We believe that the postn tag tership of Jersey, held for the last several years by 'A Ir. Smith, has not yet been declared vacant.—Jersey Tins s. DEATH OF WYNDHAM HARDING, ESQ., C.E. A.N.D F.R.S.—It is with sincere regret that we announce the. death of Mr. Wyndham Harding, who died on Tuesday last, near Cheltenham, in. his 37th year. A gloomy and melancholy feeling spread over Bridgend after the sad message, despatched by telegraph, had reached Clan- Ogwr, the seat of his father, the Rev. J. Harding, rector of Coyty and Coychurch. Mr. Harding was too well known in the scientific world to require any eulogium from our hands. He was indeed endowed with a noble mind, and that embodied in a noble nature. Mr. Hard in his 'professional capacity, was well known assthe strong advocate of the narrow gauge. He received a patent for a plan for stopping railway carriages. In a literary point of view, his prodution, read at the Royal British Association, Swansea, will long be remembered. The lecture delivered by him at the School of Design, on "The Lines of Beauty," was a masterly production, and was universally admired. Several papers also have ap peared on experiments by M r.. Ha din on "Elec. si way anu rue El e c tr i c Lign t ," wittr. various ohers relating to " Steam," " Mechanism," and "Chemistry." Mr. Harding was for many years secreta ry to the South- Western Railway Company. As a phila,ntiaropist hundreds of hearts feel grateful for his exertions in. assisting and ad vancing loans to emigrants to secure a free passage for them to Australia. Mr. Harding built and fitted out two ships for this purpose, and emigrated a vast number of people on Mrs. Chisholin's plan. We feel proud to state those working people who received loans returned the same most honourably. In every sense he was the work ing man's friend. The inhabitants of Southampton will long remember the day when Mr. Harding and Mrs. Chisholm met to witness the departure of emigrants, and when each of them addressed the vast assemblage congregated for that purpose. Mr. Harding was for many years President of the Bridgend Mechanics' Insti tute. His speeches on anni'iersary meetings evinced his knowledge and comprehensive views of men and things. This society, by the death of Mr. Harding, will lose one of its best friends.—Cambrian. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT WOOLWICH. -- MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF SIX CHILDREN..--A. fire, attended with a considerable destruction of property and almost fatal results to six children, happened between the hours of three and four o'clock on Saturday morning last, in the premises belosigissg to Mr. J. Steel, stationer and beer shop-keeper, situate at No. 39. Church-street, Woolwich. The fire was first discovered by a police-officer of the R division, who in passing the premises perceived smoke issuing from n the lower part of the house, which con vinced him that flames were on the point of breaking out. Without a moment's delay an alarm was sounded, and messengers were despatched for the engines. Several of the inmates having effected a safe retreat, it was ascertained that riot fewer than six children bad been left in the building, which was then nearly three-parts on fire. The police, upon being made acquainted with that fact, gallantly rushed through the fire, an d happily succeeded in rescuing the whole of the chikbsen, not one of them having sustained the slightest 'injury. The flames next extended from the premises of Mr. Steel to those adjoining, belonging to Mr. W. I Jee, chandler's-shep-keeper, No. 38, in Church street. 'fhe engines of h er M a j esty ' s d ockyard were soon in a ttendance, and a plentiful supply of the Kent Company's water having been procured, the police went to work in an admirable manner, and they eventually succeeded..in extinguishing the flames, but not until the premises. ot . Mr. Steel were partially consumed, and the premises of Mr. Loe, next door, sintiiarly damaged by fire, water, and hasty removal. The sufferers were re spectively ill cured in the Norwich Union and Atlas Fire Offices. The origin of the misfortune is unknown. AT T NEWS THE VIENNA CONFERENCE. VIENNA, SUNDAY Mottrant, Arun 8. Ali Pasha will be here at six o'clock this evening. It is not yet known whether Prince Gortscha koff has received his expected instructions. SATURDAY. M., Drouyn de l'Huys was received to-day by the Emperor of Austria in a private audience. The next conference is fixed for Monday. BERLIN, SATURDAY. In consequence of counter orders received, en route, General Wedell has returned to Berlin to pass the Easter holidays. He is afterwards to proceed directly to his post at Luxembourg. M. de Usedom is also expected from London. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 31. The division of Egyptian troops sent to Omer Pacha has landed at Eupatoria. Execution of the• sentence of exile pronounced against Mustapha Pacha has been suspended on account of the state of his health. THE BALTIC FLEET. (By Submarine and British Telegraph.) DEAL, MONDAY MORNING. The whole of the Baltic fleet have sailed east- ward, except the Ajax and Ruby gun-boat. TURKEY. A letter from Constantinople, of the 26th ult., in the Courrier' de Marseille of the sth inst., says— " Our city assumes every day an extraordinary ap pearauce. The works of the camp of the army of reserve are progressing rapidly. The streets are filled with military uniforms, officers, intendants, interpreters, and soldiers, moving backward and forward with incredible activity. Everything we see affords us convincing proof of the powerful organisation of the French army. Troops hate already arrived for the camp of Malasq. I can give you to-day the Composition of the army of reserve, which, as I mentioned in a former letter, will probably operate with the Piedmontese division in Bessarabia. The camp will consist of three divisions of infantry (one of which will be the Imperial Guard), of a division of Cavalry; and of a numerous Artillery—vii., "Imperial Guard.-4 battalions of Grenadiers, 2,400 men ; 4 battalions of Voltigeurs, 2,400 men, and 1 of Foot Chasseurs, 600 men. "Fink Division.-Ist brigade, 14th-battalion of Foot Chasseurs, 800 men; 42d and 57th Regiments, 3,600 men ; 2d brigade, 62d and 73d Regiments, 3,600 men. "Second Division-Ist brigade. 7th battalion of Foot Chassenrs, 800 men ; 9th and 32d Regiments, 3,600 men. "Cavalry.—Guides of the Guard, 600 men ; 2 regi ments of Cuirassiers, now at Adrianople, 800 men. " Artillery.-2 batteries of the Guard, 500 men ; 3(1 battery of the 10th Regiment, 249 men ; 2d battery of the Bth Regiment, 249 men ; 3d battery of the 12th Regiment, 249 men ; 14th battery of the 13th Regi ment, 249 men. Engineers—One company and a-half of the Guard and one ditto of the Line. " We expect shortly two regiments of Chasseurs d'Afrique, but those troops are not to remain at Con stantinople, our generals requiring them in the Crimea, where they have only a small cavalry force to oppose the numerous Russian cavalry. The English army will soon be in a moat efficient state. It has received large reinforcements, and men perfectly cured daily leave our hospitals for the Crimea.. Yesterday 300 embarked in the Medway for Balaklava." FRANCE. (FROM OUR. OW:N CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY. Of political discussion the Paris papers are al most without exception blank. Some important facts, apparently well founded as such, transpire however in their correspondence from Vienna and Constantinople, and more especially in that of the Pays and the Constitutionnal. With respect to the latter city, the Pays thus rofers to it : "We publish elsewheie, from a special correspon dence, the text of the instructions which will have been given by the Ottoman Porte to its ambassador at the Court of Vienna. These consist of general recoramen; dations which prescribe to Arib avendi to accept only ad referendum the different subjeCts•reeommended to the cohfeftrce ; but it is certair that the Minister of Fo reign Affairs, Ali Pacha, is the beantr of the definitive instructions of the Sublime Porte." The special correspondence of the .Clonstitittionite/ from Vienna (which we give elsewhore) announces with a quasi formality the gratifying . intelligence that— "By the adoption, pure and simple, of the fourth guarantee, Russia has wade two very importaont conces sions." A letter in the Siecle says :—" The desperate, efforts of the Russians to check and destroy the new works of the Allies clearly indicate that the vulnerable point of the place has been found. Such at least is the opinion which I have heard ex pressed by persons initiated in the science of arms. This opinion is based on the fact which appears out of the pale of doubt that, when once our new bat teries shall be terminated they will absolutely do minate the port of Sebastopol, and may facilitate the entrance of the allied fleets, if the allies succeed, as is hoped, by submarine machines in blowing up the vessels which block the pass. The arrival of vessels from France with men, horses, and ammu nition is continued with great activity." A letter from Aleppo of the 12th ult., in the Moniteur, says :—" Couetli-Mehemet Pacha, an Ottoman General, having been informed that the chief of the insurgent Kurds was at Chalagha, a village in the neighbourhood of Deronne, marched lately on that place with 16,000 men and 10 pieces of artillery, and resolutely attacked the rebels. The latter, after a combat of f o u r hours, fled to the mountains, leaving 150 killed and 600 prisoners in the bands of the Turks." As the Empress, unaccompanied by the Emperor, was walking yesterday afternoon in the Be is de Boulogne, with the carriage in waiting, the d:ruins of a battalion of the Voltigeurs of th:Guard, that happened to be on its way from St. Cloud to I'aris, were heard ; her Majesty entered the can iage, which appeared to move out of the way, but; the moment the troops saw the Empress they dre w up in line, and she passed slowly in front amid the most enthusiastic shouts. The officer commas: Lding the column approached the carriage door, took the Empress's hand and pressed it to his lips. At this act the shouts were again renewed. The Emt press appeared much affected at the manner in which she was received, for to all appearance the mc: eting was most unexpected. *We read in the Phare de la Manche : "The screw liner Austerlitz, commanded by Co ptain Laurencin, is now is the roadstead of Cherbourg, mak ing the requisite fitments for the conveyance of the • Em peror and Empress to England. In a few days, bel.ween the 10th and 12th inst., this ship will proceed to Bou logne, where their Majesties are to embark for I:lover. The corvette Bayonnaise, which is about to leave V or the Iceland station, the steam avisos of the channel, a t id the other ships of war, will no doubt assemble in the ;traits to form the Imperial squadron on that mernorabh? occa sion. Two steam avisos, the Ariel, coming from Gran ville, and the Souffleur, from Brest, have alreaii ly ar rived at Cherbourg." The two battalions of Gensdarmes of the Knipe rial Guard, who left Paris on Saturday eveni:ng by tho Lyons Railway, are not to embark ianme diately, but to await further orders at Avigl:Lon. The following is from the Times Paris ci orres pondent's letter, dated yesterday, 6 p.m. am assured, on good authority, that the telegraphic despatch from Berlin, published in th e P ar i s papers, announcing thatl General de Wedeill had set out on his return to Paris, but had re oeived a counter-order on the way, is entirely dlevoid of foundation. General de Wedell ha s not quitted Berlin, at least not quitted it for Paris on any other mission, and consequently could not have been countermanded. He ha( I been expected this day or to-morrow here, but as his stay at Berlin may be some days louge v than was supposed, he will probably not return till the middle or close of the week. I may also observe ' hat, whatever be the chances of an underst imEing with Prussia, the mission with which the General has been charged to this Government is not at an end, and will probably be resumed on his return. A friend, whose opportunities for obtainin:; accu rate information I have f oun d more than once to, be excellent, but who, I fear, is rather sanguine on the present occasion, persists with much tena city in the opinion that peace will be the issue of the Conferences. Even were these Conferences brought to an abrupt suspension, or even arrested,. he thinks that such nevertheless would be the case, for then the time will have arrived f u r Prussia •to step in and propose her mediation, which Russia NI -ill not refuse, and which Prussia believes tho Weal tern Powers will not totally reject. I have already mentioned the intense desire of Russia to• maintain the Cabirk . of Berlin in its fidelity i c/ i • 1,r. , ,r, that, whether she foil or not she may stu .0, have a friend and ally through whom she may r e- ,(,' cover her influence over Germany, and perh a p s 3 ' mediator should matters reach the crisis I liftv! alluded to. Prussia then will not entirely break off, whatever be the issue of M. de Wedell's m's" sion, full of confid ence as she is that her aid W' • i 7 be needed at last, and m a y be invoked. If I 'S i ' 'ii credit the information contained in more than or, confidential letter from personages allied with the Imperial family, Russia i s in reality most desirati of peace, notwithstanding the vastness of b7 O military preparations. Prussia, ,I assure You , firmly convinced that should the diplomatic OP counter now taking place at Vienna breakn - "in much admired disorder," she can th e step in and impose her will. I am not Vies" sure whether, in her excess of fatuity, she do t . not think that she may overstep a little the reeP ee due to the persons of Ambassadors ; she inay,„ e + l; l tice them to Potsdam on any pretext, or do a ''';‘. in the kidnapping line ; and, if Lord John and D,rouyn de Lhuys prove refractory, exercise a ~,, gentle pressure, out of her great love for humani t y Let our Plenipotentiaries avoid Berlin on their Way back, for the recollection of the thumb-screw 0 1 still be vivid ; and a treaty of peace would , . w i l, M. de Manteuffel, justify its application. Seriou s .fi I speaking, Prussia is full of the belief that 511 0 !,, 1 t be called before long to play a most important r"" ' in the cutting of this Gordian knot. BOURSE, Aram 7.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 94 25 —f. —c. 3 per Cents 69 35 69f. 35c. 84 Credit Mobilier 797 Roman ............... 8 3 Credit Foncier 430 Austrian ............ Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes ...... Piedmontese B5 75 Home Debt ......... RAILWAYS—Fos CASH. C. nr. c. Orleans 1 6 Western 660 Rouen ............... 50 Cette 628 75 Strasburg n,O .......... 50 Mediterranean 987 50 Havre Northern RUSSIA. We have received the St. Peteisburg journalo the 31st March. A supplement of the Invalide .Russe publishes the following : froo " A telegraphic despatch has been received Kieff, from Aide-de-Camp General Prince 0 01. 4.10 chakoff, announcing that in the night betwe en " 10th and 11th of March (22d and 23d) a s trong sortie was made to prevent the enemy exeetillt,llll; promptly the approaches towards the KamtecuA"„e, l u nette ; the affair terminated to our advalltlr: and the approaches constructed by the French o 0 ing the last few days were destroyed. The I°s l o of both sides was considerable, but that of the en' ner s was much greater than ours. We made pro ) ; two French officers, one English Colonel, a n English Captain." PRUSSIA. << T he A letter from Berlin, of the 4th, says b 0 President of the Council, M. de M a nteuile't 0 left to-day for the country, when it became k, 12 ,, 19 5t0 that M. Drouyn de Lhuys would proceed 4„ir i : Vienna, without passing through Berlin. n e ts% fusal of Lord J. Russell to come here for the osio of Easter has produced a disagreeable itaP re p , u se l at our Court. His lordship alleged as an elc " t he for not accepting the invitation of the ICiog i t t he little time which he had at his disposal an" importance of his occupations at Vienna." r on A letter from Berlin of the 4th in the We t 0 0 Journal of Frankfort, gives it as positive tha so the 19th ult. Count Buel despatched a eire, l , ll ,.o sl oo the Austrian ministers a ccre dit e d to the ur e ithP Courts, in answer to th e P russ i an despatch ° 16th ; but that this circular has not been e° 111 ,... 1 00 nicated to the Prussian C a bi ne t—a circumwsio which has created some s ur p r ise, all Pr us t otr despatches, having been hitherto regularly 00 .`-' nicated to the German Courts. men BERLIN, April 3.—The Hamburger Nachr 4 mentions that the recent arrival of the stetio. Hamburg, Captain King, at Heligoland fr° lll e'S don, with an officer of engineers and three gle r rty and miners, bringing with them timber ( i ) c , t he erection of 400 huts, was a great surPri se da ncr Governor of that important British &Pe n 0 He had received nG intimation from the i t uther l oe , at home of their intended arrival, and ha d e°13 ,0 quently made no preparation for their receP ti°ll. i t tl o ' however there were neither c ar p en t e rs nor elo of the party no great l oss o f ti me ac crued : - for the necessity of the Governor's writin g WA - 11 6 instructions. The artisans who are to ere': huts, though they did not arrive with the gnats e , on which they are to work, are nevertheless nounced to he on the road, with the furniture to fitting up which the huts are to contain ir e finished. This is very like a small edition of - 1 700 klava mismanagement. A number of vromen , he now occupied in carrying the timber up front landing-place to the heights, which constitute ;01 only habitable part of Heligoland. The 1 3 ° 1. 0 00 resources of this island in cattle are n otoriougl t be cow and no horse ; and as all provisions InO s or derived from Hamburg it seems the mor e tin 00 donable on the part of the authorities to glom large an increase to the population as fcLur.p s tifl without previous notice to het Britannic WO -- Governor. AUSTRIA. t 0° 1 VIENNA., April s.—Accordi ng t o the lates pet from the Crimea, it would appear that ,n e h fctol / f, of importance had taken place before ti °v ° up to the 29th ult., but that great on t o prepay tb. were being made by the Allies for an attack,, n i i enemy's forces in an open field of battle, It u/ 0 - Id"i, ti.ed for the 3d inst., and, if successful, vi Z o bor immediately follo we d u p b y a rene wed 1:11 e nt and general assault upon Sebastopei*, j ot 0 , It' is generally asserted that the e 'l is t! t i, M. Drouyn de Lhuys' visit to Vienn s a - ireo't fold. His special attention will be At iStli j io first, to the great desideratum of keeping al" up to the mark ; and secondly, to breal t i t otV i o Conferewces, unless Russia accepts the U se of the WE mstern Powers, which M. Drouyn c oley,'" is supposed t o b r i ng w ith hi m, w ithout ft. ev isr ei 4 lay. As regards keepi ng A us t r i a ccup to t}. 0 05 , that, indeed, amounts to little more th:loe c o phrase. The policy of Austria in the -e )l3 "foig e f sarily goes hand-in-hand w ith the West erli s ent cu tli° but more especially with F rance , in the Pr e . with 0 (1 plications. Austria knows that her allian e d e s ity; /or West is simply a matter of mutual nene'fector there is every reason to believe that a rod tliO, derstanding subsists between her, Fran e y' . 0 0 le land, in respect of the utmost coneeslool' ought to be made in order to meet Il le „otee'coli; connected with the Third Point of Gua" - t the (1 0 ' The Schlessische Zeitung learns tha t a no 100,4 i ference at whi c h th e Third Point first eat in f el° discussion, M. d e B ouruuene y said t „„a ° 4 ° peace should be co nc l u d e d 'On the &ir e o ld 9 'BlP Four Points of G uaran t ee , Russia w°nao f 0 t the main object of her Oriental Pnl ic 1:01W o olr the opening, of the Straits of the Par. il i u gli„ her ships. The allied Powers would w l O , /1 . 9' 0 0 1 , sent to the admission of the Russian 44 0 0,1 0 9' Black Sea into the Mediterranean, w oo l 1 13 : give the necessary guarantees that she se , o • jo continue to maintain a fortress in th au n liejt . ./ Russian plenipotentiary, M. Titoff, r e p th''4ll , : d decided tone, that he had full powers 1 thitlor, to declare that Russia nould never ag,r ee It is evidently the object of Russ? tit '70"0.47 the Conferences as much as possible, O a seen that when M. D rouyn d e Llitors wef il' Ali e to ; are here, the question of peace or ot'y e • soon he decided. I n d ee d it i s co nfide?' that by the en d o f th e mon th the thir 1 0 1 be satisfa c t or il y se ttl e d , or t h a t the sp e c • - ters will have quitted Vienna. • ' coo T A.Loon"' The Madrid journals of the Co 7,3 e Y Oti v : The Duke 'de la Victoria and Colin", rr oiO, bill relative are, says the Epoca, clele •ecti l V,4 Government a n t g i v i e n t t .o he tph e ee v tn e i n tai t toi ' n o osn f aa t lg h ag e jun C as o rtd r t t hp e er s : l : e e e i a t p ed ir: l3 tr i,o ff ! resigning sf e . t§ l _O O signed by the national guard. Th e ,_ bee l :a calm, but some military precautions had g fy as necessary. A great number of bi eb°P sale ° sented petitions against the bill for the property of the clergy. i ° l l° the o f t / t h il o t ; 1 0 , A Vienna letter of the 3d, in Gazette of Frankfort confirms the ,f 3 tliels j J Russians have ceased laying obstacles 31.1 i esSf io s the navigation on the Danube. Tf ee tt tamed at Isakt s h a an d T u l ts h a have 'ith o MI h ° to proceed to Galatz. Up to the sailing vessels had arrived there, tha t were on th e i r way up th e stream to t !:, o ssi 9 ' l3 lo question still r ema i ns whether the re o o o allow these vessels to depart after thel d , 3 81 9 t ot,I fli g On this subject General Englhardt„", deP t t o l , himself in a most conciliatory tone t o Gala sent to him by the trailing interest at inter 1 navigation of the Danube having lie_o ses o re fof r N f v o i r th nl a o r l e arg tl e mn q le t tli portation. P quantity P The Nuremberg Correspondent co _ s ip , o pi from Vienna, which states that in , year, the f th egrsatinoreilnioteund ea quarters a rumour prevails that the.. it to ilat i poleen is to visit that city after his vi also, that the Emperor Francis Josq"