The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-31 00:00:00

ROYAL 0 ?ERA, DRURY LANE. Lese". Mr. E. T. Smith. IHIS E. VENIN(4. wilt to performed NORMA, in v MO Madame Arga, Jfdi a Mag ner, 6ignor Armand!, Mr ilainqton erahvn, will appear. To corMude with a Grand FllEN'ed B kLLET, supported by 3.1c11.0 Patnyra, 114dPe. Paolo, F,iant, Sze. Prices of admission:—To the two galleries, Gd.; second circle of Isox3s and pit, Is ; dress circle, 2s. Gd. ; sta Is, 45.; private boxes to admit two persons, 10s. Gd.; tour parsons, one guinea. Box-offiee Open from 10 to 6 dat'y. TUSATLE ROYAL IIAYMAitRET. Under the management of Mr. Pnetstone For the BENEFIT of Mr. G TIMPIN, Box Book-keeper. THIS EVENING. Will be performed MOSEY. Characters by Messrs. B Sullivan, Ilnive, Compton, and Bueltstcue ; Mrs. Caroline Wblte, Mrs. Grit hs, Miss Reync:ds, After valid]. ONLY A HALFPENNY. To conclude with THE SLEEPING DRAUGHT. ROYAL PRINCES TFIE.ITRE, OKFOR.D-STREET, Under the Management of Mr. Cuaat.zs KEAN. THI , 4 F.I 4 IISG, Will be per:ormed AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. 're anclutle with KING lIENEY T FIE UT. Mr. C. Kean. Qieen Ka tharine, Mrs. C. Kean ; Ca rdinal Woliey, TIIEATRE ROYAL ADELFUL Proprlotor, Mr. B. Webster.—Diroctress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be pr.sented A 3 Er MUDS. Charaaters by Me ssr s B Webster, C. Selby, Garden, Kealey, and Paul Belford ; Mada . me . Celeste and Miss ad. Keeley. After which, BETTY MARTIN. To conclude with I'LL TELL YOUR WIFE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Will bo perfumed STILL WATERS R? DEEP. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, G. Vining, Danvers, Misi Maskel and Mrs. geltort. To conclude with THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Mr. Alfred Wigan, Miss Ju.114 St. George, &c. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Will be performed LA SONN A MBULA. Characters by Signor Ver.ni, Mr. F. Paget, snl M ss R. Isaacs. After which, SALLY SMART. To conclade with THE WATER WITCHES. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Attraction of the first magmtude ! New gorgeous Spectacle! THIS EVENING. Fourth time, amagnificent Chivalric Spectacle by J. H. STocounku, Esq.. caved, ENGLAND and FRANCE in the DAYS of CHIVALRY, or, the Brothers in Arms. Grand Tourney in the Field of the Cloth of Gold! tiler which, a novel Series of SCENES in the CIRCLE, and a variety of other amusing; entertainments. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Kanager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke. Jun. II(GH WATER AT LONDON BRIPW: Tog bAy —Morning 24 rnin.after 1 I Evening 41min. aft. 1 To-Votunir - Morning 4 ugn.after 2 1 Evening2smin. aft. 2 11111 WigA.THER.—Sus Orvicrs, May. 31. TMERNONICTER, r TRH SNADN. 53 —highest since noon yesterday. 45 —lowest this morning and during the night. 47—this day, at noon. BABODINTER, 29.64 —falling. Wrwn. Northerly.—Fresh breeze, with continuous rain, and dirty, cold weather—more like March than May or June. • 4 - t ZAV 1 L " - " LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1855. The most bitter pang sustained by the sick lion was the insult inflicted by the ass, when he thought that he might do so with impunity. The quondam monarch of the woods keenly felt the indignity. Then, indeed, he deplored his lost strength, and would have endured his other sufferings a thousand times over for the power of avenging the foul wrong offered by a creature so degraded. How joyously would he have hailed returning strength to teach asinus a salutary lesson ? How freely would he brave the tiger— the bear—in conflict, if he could afterwards have met his contemptible assailant? The British lion is in somewhat a similar position; but, fortunately, his strength has not altogether departed. He has been muzzled by injudicious keepers—he has been taught to beg where he might command, but he has merely to exercise a simple act of volition to shake off the incubus by which he has long been oppressed, and to stand forth in all his native majesty and power. We are threatened by Austria. Ominous hints have been put forward respecting the possible con sequences of our daring to dispute her proposi tions. Count BuoL has published a circular, in which he strongly censures the conduct of the British Government in presenting to Parliament the protocols of the Vienna Conference, in making public "the negotiations for peace when they cannot be regarded as terminated." The German Minister then states that Austria had resolved "to recommend confidentially to the Courts of Paris and of London new propositions, which the EMPEROR thought of a nature to be presented to St. Petersburg as an ultimatum." It seems that the suggestion is still to be made, but not as an ultimatum to Russia, but ratherto the Western Powers. Notwithstanding the misconduct of Eng land she has not yet publicly expressed "any opinion upon the situation of affairs." She is contented, for the time being, with the caustic and stringent censure conveyed, and the significant intimation that "the reply of the Cabinet of Paris, and the proposals alluded to, cannot fail to exercise some influence" on her views ! And this is what we have gained by " wait ing" for Austria. This is what our truckling to "Germanism"—our toadying of Coburg—has produced for Britain. (we cannot add the usual prefix " Great"). This is what we have "starved the War" for, and complimented Russia to obtain. However unskilled in the arts of secret diplomacy, every man of ordinary capacity can understand the nature of the menace conveyed in the closing sentence of Count BuoL's Circular. It is plainly, "Accept our proposal, or —." The alternative is not expressed, but cannot be mistaken. It is plainly that Austria will disregard her professions and violate her solemn obligations, unless we sub mit to her dictation—and submit to the terms which she thinks proper to impose ? Let her do so ! We never reposed the slightest confidence in her promises. Never believed that she had any intention of taking an active part in the contest until it had been virtually decided, and she might, after all the danger was over, step in to obtain a share in the distribution of the spoil. We are, therefore, by no means disappointed or surprised at her present conduct, when she has, at length, thrown off the mask, if not completely, at 'eclat so far as to afford no further saveexcuse— as . to the wilf u lly bli n d—f or d ou bt or h es itation to her ultimate objects. Lord JOHN RUSSELL candidly acknowledged in his speech on Mr. ars- RA ELI'S motion that he had no hope of obtaining the co-operation of Austria. The same matter has been reluctantly admitted by France, and what remains but to shake off the fruitless inter ference that cannot lead to a ny beneficial resu lt s, a nd to permit Austria—if sh e think s proper —to place herself in a state of isolation similar to that of Prussia ; o r, should she deem it more expe dient, to array h erself, in congenial societ y , under the double eagle of Russia. We confess that we are profoundly indifferent as to the result. Far better an open enemy th an a treacherous and deceitful friend. We can easily decide on the steps to be taken when Au " 4tri s is in the reverse scale, but it is more &Meat to determine the course to be pursued while sh e promises to be our "faithful ally . 1 " We can easily detect traces of her handiwork in the annex to protocol 6, where the depriving our real Ally, the Porte, of the Danubian Prin cipalities is more than hinted at, where it is sug gested that " there would be tw o courses to fol low ; either to confine ourselves, for the moment, to proclaiming the principle of hereditary succes sion, conferring the sovereignty (of the United Principalities) on a Prince of the country, or else (and this measure would, perhaps, be the best) to decide at once the question by calling upon a Prince of one of the reigning families of Europe." Here the cloven foot is plainly dis played. Here we see the palpable inten tion of defrauding our friend, in order to aggrandise, if not an open enemy, at least a sneaking neutral. It was this folly (we might use, perhaps, a harsher term) that induced Austria to believe that she could venture on threats. When we have suffered ourselves to be so far dragged through the mire she must have considered that we would submit to any indignity. But she may be mistaken. The question is now before the British Parliament, a body not so entirely de voted to Coburgism as the Cabinet. Mr. Lowf s amendment declares, " that the means of coming to an agreement were exhausted." If England be true to herself, or rather if the representatives truly represent the wishes of their constituents, that proposition will be affirmed, and the Aus trian menace will receive an answer befitting the honour and dignity of the United Kingdom. We would once more entreat attention to by far the most important question which can be brought before Parliament, which must be decided during the present session, and of which no mention has as yet been made, although more than four months—or two-thirds of the time devoted to the entire business of the country—have elapsed since the meeting of the Legislature. We have as yet had no intimation of the Ministerial inten tions respecting the renewal of the Bank Charter, or the provisions to be made for the monetary supplies of the nation. The fact cannot be too generally known that the Bank Charter of 1844 will continue in operation unless notice of its dis continuance be given during the present year. Where, then, are the monetary reformers ? Where are the men who have so emphatically pro tested against the innumerable evils arising from that highly injudicious, we may say iniquitous, code, that produces a plethora of money when it is not required, and diminishes the supply when there is a scarcity—that , stimulates speculation when it should be repressed, and starves industry when it requires to be fostered and sustained. Ex perience, painfully bitter experience, has proved that the so-called " self-acting regulator" of the cur rency has produced the most disastrous conse quences. The well-digested Report of the Lords' Committee on commercial distress shows that the earliest opportunity should be seized on to pro cure an alequate remedy for the monstrous grie vance under which industry has so frequently languished, and the productive powers of the country been impaired and deteriorated ; and yet the time is suffered to elapse, and nothing will probably be done until the fag-end of the session, when the most incompetent financier that ever mismanaged the national finances will step forward with some crude measure, which must be accepted or rejected, inasmuch as there will be no time to examine its provisions. This is another result of the oligarchical sys tem, of the attempt to reduce the representatives of the people into political ciphers whose only function is to register the ukases of the Cabinet for the time being. Lord PALMERSTON wishes that they should not in any degree interfere in relation to the terms in which peace may be ob tained. His Chancellor of the Exchequer desires that they should have no voice in the regulation of the national currency. As he acted in respect to the Loan he wishes to act in reference to the Bank Charter, viz., to make his bargain first, and call on Parliament to sanction it at a moment's notice, without discussion or consideration ! No w we most emphatically protest against such a pro ceeding ; we call on the independent members of the House to assert their independence, and to insist on ample and timely information before they permit the currency quacks to reduce and render stagnant the circulating medium—the very life-blood of the national industry. The people are called on to endure greatly in creased impbsts. More than 25 per cent. has within the last year been added to the taxation of the country, but no step has been taken to miti gate its pressure, or " to fit the back for the enormous burden." With Mr. GLADSTONE'S pecu liar notions respecting the War—with his avowed anxiety to render the people dissatisfied with the privations and sufferings incidental thereto, we can easily imagine why he would not seek to alle viate the monetary trials that must be endured. Sir G. C. LEWIS may entertain similar views. But we hope, and believe, that the opinions of the great majority of the members of both Houses are very different—that they are determined that the War shall be carried on with vigour and energy until an honourable and, probably, permanent peace can be conquered. They will not assent to a course the probable results of which would be to damage the ardour of the people, to induce them to behold with indifference an injury to the honour of their country, an ominous menace to its future tranquillity, rather than continue to endure the intolerable burdens with which they are oppressed. The most devoted bullionist, the most strenuous advocate of Pain], cannot say that the provisions of the Act of 1844 are suited Ito a time of war. Were Sir ROBERT PEEL now living he would be the first to propose its repeal, or, at all events, an important modification thereof. Let others supply his place. As we havo repeatedly stated, all we now demand is " in- Iquiry." Let the question be properly ventilated More a decision is arrived at. Let it be con sidered whether we shall have a really National Bank, in which every taxpayer will practically be a shareholder, and bound to advance its inte rests, and to discountenance any panic or run on its resources—whether we shall have a currency suited to the wants of the people in notes of 11., 21., and 31., each ; each secured not only on all the accumulated property, and all the industry of the country, but even on the labours of our children and our children's children. The timehas almost arrived when these all-important interrogatories must be answered. Let us, then, not be taken by sur prise, but be fully prepared for the crisis. The ominous silence that has hitherto been observed is calculated to give rise to dark suspicions as to the Ministerial intentions, and no time should be lost in allaying the very natural suspicions that have arisen. We feel bound to draw attg ntion to an interest ing communication we have received from Mr. J. MACGREGOR, and have inserted it in another column. The attitude of Ansi ria, both prior and subsequent t o th e b reak i ng out o f hostilities, even down to the present time, has 1 been the subject of bitteranimadveraion. Our reap( :ctedcorrespondent speaks in defence of that attitude, being authorised and bound, as he conceives, to 10 so by his know ledge of Austria and her difficul ties, acquired dur -1 ing a three years' residence in that country in a THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-, MAY 1855 diplomatic capacity, and very frequent communi cations during that period with Prince de METTERNICH. " From the first," he says, " I was clearly of opinion that for England or France to expoct that Austria would ever make aggressive war against Russia was a palpable delusion—in fact, that no Government with the least political sagacity, judicious forecast, or prac tical capacity for administering the affairs of a great nation or for conducting successfully a great war, would for one hour entertain a belief in so suic:dal a policy on the part of Austria." He, then, as will be seen, proceeds to state that at the same time he had " full confidence that the Austrian Government would use the utmost, the most laborious, the most wise efforts, as far as negotiations, representation, and reason could dictate, to obtain a just and honourable peace; and knowing well, as I did, the condition of the several states, the inhabitants, the populations, the manners, languages, religious, traditions, hatreds, and sym pathies of the many nations which constitute the Austrian empire, I should have been destitute of ordinary perception and judgment if I entertained. the belief that Austria could have done more than her Government has done—that is, to render her good offices in aid of the Western Powers and Turkey, and to act when necessary on the defen sive, as she has done by her military occupation of the Danubian . provinces." Decided language this the reader must admit, but not unbacked by a show at least of proof. What a picture is this : "The Government of Austria and the Court must be considered essentially German. The population of the Empire amounted, according to the last census, to 37,500,000 in round numbers. Of these the Germans are less than 7,500,000 ; while the Sclaves of all kinds amount to 15,390,000 ; the Magyars to more than 6,000,000 ; the Italians to 5,600,000; Wallacks, Rournans, Armenians, and Jews, to about 3,000,000. They are all antagonistic in races, customs, traditions, and hatreds. Those professing the Greek religion amount to about 7,000,000 ; the Protestants to about 3,500,000 ; the Roman Catholics, including the Poles, Italians, &c., to about 26,000,000 ; Jews, 800,000 ; Ar menians, and others, complete the remainder." With a country composed of such inflammable materials, and under obligation to Russia for her interference in Hungary, Mr. MACGREGOR argues that a declaration of war against that Power would be speedily followed by a successful appeal by the CZAR to the Magyars and to all the Sclave nations, wherever scattered, and to the Italians in Lombardy, Venetia, and the Friuli, to " arise' and " declare their independence and freedom," with the promise that he would be their defender ; the result of which would be the dismemberment of the Austrian Empire. Such, our correspondent declares, is the common sense view of the real condition of Austria. And a pitiable condition it is in any case ; for, on the other hand, it is urged quite as confidently that evils as great are likely to ensue from a persistence in her present policy, and from a consideration of the two horns of the dilemma, it may fairly be added, goes to demonstrate the propriety of Austria being dismembered. Sad fate when a country's defence is an accusation that should be fatal. Austria, so old a State, and yet so loosely bound together ! What miserable misgovernment is not implied ! However this may be, few will be dis posed to doubt the wisdom of the conclu sion to which Mr. MACGREGOR has arrived. Let us expect nothing from Austria ; in other words, give her up as a bad bargain. An insane faith in her has been the primary cause of infinite evil to the country. She never could help us at a pinch, it appears, without injury to herself, and she never did and never will like that. Let our statesmen, then, be done with all faith in Austria, and drop the curtain on the farce of negotiations i at Vienna. Negotiations cannot be successfully carried out there. That must be done in the Crimea and on the shores of the Baltic. Let every independent member call this to his recollection on Monday, and mark the sense his constituents entertain of the conduct of Ministers who have so long deluded the country with unwarranted hopes of peace from such negotiations, by doing his best to turn them out. t. ST N tr,4l TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH FRO3I FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. CAPTURE OF FIVE SHIPS AND ONE HUNDRED GUNS. WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 31, 11.30 A.M. Lord Panmure presents his compliments to the Editor of 2'h Sun, and has great pleasure in transmitting the enclosed intelligence, which has this day reached him from Lord Raglan, dated 29th inst. : Sir George Brown reports, on 28th inst., that the trpops continued healthy ; that five vessels laden with corn had run into Kertch, ignorant of the place having been taken, and were captured. ; and that the number of guns taken by the Allies exceeds one hundred. Matters continue much the same in the Crimea. Troops healthy. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The following private telegraphic despatch have been received here : "MARSEILLES, 28th, Evening.—The camp of reserve of 25,000, which is being formed by General Vivian at Unkiar Skelessi, will be com posed of the Turco-English legion and of Turk ish regulars. The English officers will reside in the Russian Palace of Buyuk Der& The Austrian squadron, under the command of the Archduke Ferdinand, is shortly expected to arrive at Smyrna, after having first touched at Greece. The Duke de Brabant is about to visit the island of Crete, after which he will return to Belgium. M. de Lessens, is about to return to France from Egypt. The firman relative - to cut ting through the Isthmus of Suez has not yet been published. Several arrests have lately taken place in Greece, in consequence of the discovery of a plot against the life of General Kalergi." " MA.RsEILLEs, Alay 28.—The Simois has arrived from Constantinople, with Gen. Monnet on board. She brings news from that city to the 21st. General Vivian was organising a camp of 25,000 men in the plain of Unkiar-Skelessi. It will be composed of the Turco-English Legion and of Turkish Regulars. The English officers will reside in the Russian palace of Buyuk Dare. The last news re ceived at Constantinople from the Crimea - was to the 19th. Numerous reinforcements were arriv ing. The French were encamped at Kasatch and Kamiesh. The Sardinian troops had disembarked at Balaklava. Omer Pacha was expected with 25,000 men ; Sefer Bey had already arrived at Kamiesh. Preparations were making for an ex pedition to the north of Sebastopol, the object of which was to cut off the communications between Sebastopol and the Russian camp. General Bouat had returned to the Crimea." The Debats says : " The expedition to Kertcb, it is but just to remark, was first conceived by General Canrobert, who had al ready embarked 12,000 men for that purpose, when a despatch from Paris led to their return. General Pelis sier has now executed it with the co-operation of some English forces, and the operation has completely suc ceeded. At the same time that the new General-in- Chief is carrying the army forward, he is also pushing on the siege works with vigour. As the combined army of the three powers, including Tolley, nay be now estimated without exaggeration at 180,000 fighting men, if not even at 200,000, from the rein forcements which are constantly arriving, there is every reason to think that the campaign in the Crimea will soon lead to sours of those great conflicts which exercise a deci sive influence on the progress of a war or on future policy." A letter from before Sebastopol of the 15th, in the Presse d'Orient, says : " At the end of several councils of war held at head• quarters between General Canrobert, Lord Raglan, Omer Pacha, and General de la Marmora, it appears that a determination has been come to to attack the Russians outside Sebpstopol, and in the end to invest the town completely: Everything tends to the idea that such iA the plan adopted by the generals-in-chief; and the feel ing here is that no Letter one could be devised. The operations will not, however, be without difficulty, for the heiichts of the Tehernaya are tremendously fortified. Omer Paella, it was determined, should leave without delay for Eupatoria, and bring forward his troops from that quarter, in order, in the first instance, to make a diversion on that side, and afterwards to effect a junction with the allied forceszoining from Sebastopol, It appears that the reinforcements which the Russians have received of late are far from being as considerable as was stated. At the present time their nuwbers are not perhaps very much superior to those of the &lies. It is this very day, I understand, that Omer Pacha is to take his departure from this place. During the last two days the rain his completely ceased, and the weather is magnificent. The general health is excellent." A letter from Therapia of tho 17th, in the Moni teur, says :—" A contract has been entered into between the Ottoman Government and M. Lionel Osborn for the establishment of a submarine tele graph to unite the Dardanelles to Egypt." BOURSE, MAY 30.—CLOSING PRIORS. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4 per Cents 93 75 91 25e. 3 per Cents 69 70 61 90 • Credit Mobilier BlO Roman Credit Foncier 525 Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes — Piedmonteso B7 Home Debt 32 RAILWAYS-10R CASH. fr. c. tr. Orleans Western 695 Rouen Cette — Strasburg . Mediterranean llB5 Havre 5BO /iorthorn - Cherburg AUSTRIA. VIENNA; May 20.—The Times correspondent says no direct answer has yet been returned to the despatches forwarded by this Government to London and Paris on the 20th, but the language employed by Lord John Russell in the House on the 24th, and by Lord Palmerston on the following evening, has produced a most unpleasant impression here. Captain Webster, the British Cabinet mes senger, arrived yesterday evening from London, but. it is evident that the despatches of which he was the bearer did not refer to the Austrian propositions, as the projected Conference has not been held to day. In some of my more recent letters it has been said that it would not be advisable to agree to any conditions proposed by Austria, unless she pre viously pledged herself to pursue a certain line of conduct should they be rejected by the St. Peters burg Cabinet. When about a month since the Austrian propositions were forwarded by the British and French Ministers to London and Paris, their acceptance was recommended by Lord John Russell and M. Drouyn de l'Huys, because the Austrian Government had entered into positive engagements towards the Western Powers. The following per fectly reliable information has now been given me on the subject. After the receipt of the Austrian projects a direct application was made to Count Buol, and lie was requested to state what would be the policy of Austria if Russia should reject her propositions after they had been accepted by England and France. The reply was, that if Prince Gortsclaakoff refused them at the Conference, it would be considered a cases belli ; and, if the St. Petersburg Cabinet confirmed the decisions of its representative, Austria would declare war against Russia. It was added, that in the decla ration then given the Minister for Foreign Affairs expressed the opinions and intentions of his Im perial master. That French and British statesmen should be desirous to secure the co-operation of such a powerful military Power as Austria is natural enough ; but it appears to me that they were inclined to pay too high a price for it. Diplo matists still affect to believe that Russia would have refused to agree to the Austrian project, but lay observers think that the whole thing was " a job," and express their astonishment that such an experienced statesman as the British Minister for the Colonies should be so singularly unsuspicious. On the 22d 260 merchantmen were taking in corn at Galatz, where the weather was rainy and stormy. The - demand for the precious metals was so great on 'Change this morning, that gold rose and silver 1 per cent. London remained as yesterday, at 12f1. 90c. and 12f1. 20c. MAY 27. Loud complaints are made here that the British and French Governments " have dis'played great want of consideration towards Austria," but the sequel will assuredly prove that they have acted wisely in declining to take into further considera tion propositions once rejected. The Donau, learns from its correspondent " in the Kingdom of Poland" that in a very short time the whole of the Imperial Guard will have entered Poland from Lithuania. The two divisions of the Grenadier Corps are already on their way to Vol hynia, and the cavalry which belongs to it, con sisting of two regiments of hussars and as many of lancers, are preparing to follow. The arrival of the Imperial Guard and the departure of the Grenadier corps has caused a great sensation in Poland, as the new measures are considered a proof of the resolve of the new Sovereign to carry on the war with all possible energy. is also related that the Russian troops now lying in the Govern ment of Lublin are to be withdrawn from the Austrian frontier and concentrated in Volhynia. HAYMARKET THEATRE. The French vaudeville, " Une Histoire d'nn Sou," has been adapted for this theatre, where it was brought out last night under the title of Only a Halfpenny. The hero, Mr. Stanley Jones (Mr. Buckstone), has had the happiness of lending a young lady the sum of one half penny to make up an omnibus fare, her available assets being deficient to that extent. To effect a footing in her house he comes in the capacity of a creditor, and with the connivance of her maid, whom he has bribed over to his interests, no change can be got for the five-shilling piece out of which he is in .tructed to take the simple coin that is his due. Mr. Stanley Jones has, of course, only one object in view—that of ingratiating himself with hii fair debtor, who, although on the eve of mar riage, he is enabled to obtain, on the strength of a ma noeuvre touching a bill of exchange, by which he takes the place of the bridegroom elect. The farce was re ceived with great merriment. Buckstone was its unde niable mainstay ; and his spoon-bill coat and precise aspect when he appeared to advance his claim and to persist in an honourable discharge of the loan incurred at the corner of the street, was so irresistibly ludicrous as to be at once prophetic of the success which was realised. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, MAY 30. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess llohenlohe, drove to Ryde yesterday afternoon. Prince Albert embarked in the royal yacht Fairy, and went to see the new works constructing at Sconce Point. Capt. the Hon. J. Denman had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday. The Duke and Duchess of Athol have arrived at the St. George's Hotel, from Brighton. The Marquis' of Bath has returned to Berkeley-square, from Long Teat, Wilts. The Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire and the youthful Ladies Hill have arrived in Hanover-square, from Hillsborough Castle, en route to East Hempsted Castle, Berks. Lord Mouteagle has returned t town from Castle Ashby, the seat of the Marquis of Northampton. The interment of the late Lord Spencer Compton, of the 15th Hussars, took place at the church of Castle Ashby, on Tuesday. The Bombay papers report the death of Lieutenant Ensor, of the 10th Regiment of Foot, which occurred at Bombay on the 23d of April. DEATH OF VISCOUNT STRANGFORD.—We are sorry to announce the demise of this venerable nobleman, who, notwithstanding his advanced age, had retained his strength and active habits up to a recent period. Lord Strangford died on Tuesday, at his residence in Harley-grace, after an illness of some weeks' duration. His lord s hip succee d e d Li s f a th er , fifth viscount, in 1801, in the Irish peerage, and shortly afterwards was appointed Secret ar y o f Legation at Lisbon. He continued in the diplomatic service of his country for a long series of years, and was successively appointed to represent this country in the Brazils, at Stockholm, at Constantinople, and at St. Petersburg. For his distin guished services he was raised to the peerage of the United Kine•dom in 1825, and three years later, at the earne,t request of the Government of the day, he under took a special mission to the Brazils, with which his diplomatic career closed. His lordship graduated at Trinity College, Dublin, and obtained the gold medal there in 1800. He was the author of several literary productions, and was generally esteemed a man of very fine to=te. The title and estates devolve upon his eldest son, the lion. George Sydney Smithe, who was born at Stockholm during his father's embassy in that city, and whose promising early Parliamentary career will be fresh in the recollection of our readers. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM.—A public meeting of the inhabitants of Marylebone was held last night, at the Vestry-hall of St. Pancras, for the purpose of aiding the movement in favour of Administrative Reform. Mr. Henry Farrer, churchwarden, presided, and many of the principal members of the Liberal party were present. Several resolutions bearing upon the subject of the meeting were put and carried. As the proceedings drew to wards a close, Mr. Ernest Jones rose, and in a vehement speech charged the City Administrative Re form Association with political fraud and felony in ex cluding the Chartists, This was embodied in the form of a motion and seconded, and the chairman having put the amendment to the meeting, and declared that the numbers were so nearly balanced as to require a division, a terrific uproar ensued, which was greatly increased upon ascertaining that the division hal gone against the Chartists. The meeting was a very turbulent one, and is not likely to advance in any material degree the cause of Administrative Reform. ITALY. At Turin public expectation is on the tip-toe to know how the Court of Rome will act after the de cision of the Senate on the Convent Bill. If an excommunication should be determined on, the country is prepared to bear it. Both Revolutionists and Reactionists have been defeated for the time, and the bill, as amended by the Senate, had been presented to the Chamber of Deputies, by which it was referred to a commission, and on Saturday , next will, perhaps, be brought forward for discus sion. There is little doubt of its being carried in the lower house, even though despised by many as an abortion, but a good deal of opposition from both extreme parties may still be expected. A letter from Warsaw, of the 23d, says :—" The very slight hopes entertained of the re-establish ment of peace have been very disadvantageous to the quotations of the Russian loan of 50 millions. Yesterday it fell from 92 to 94, and to-day it is still lower, without finding purchasers." THE MEDITERRANEAN. MALTA, MAY 24. The Niagara arrived the night before last, with horses and drafts, and proceeded yesterday. The steamer Black Prince arrived from Constan tinople. She has had four deaths from cholera. Many of those on board were suffering from dysen tery, and from taking a quantity of unripe fruit, which brought on cholera. She sailed for England yesterday. We have a report brought by the City of Aber deen that, on the night of the 11th, the Russians maple a sortie, in which, it is said, they lost 3,000 ; but this is supposed to be an exaggerated account of our former news of the sortie of the 11th. A line-of-battle ship, towed by a steamer, passed to the East to-day. SHIPPING RETURNS. The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the month ending the 30th of April have been issued, and continue to exhibit a considerable decrease in the em ployment of tonnage. This decreass, however, has been relatively felt to a greater extent in foreign than in Bri tish shipping, a further corroboration being thus afforded of the fact that British vessels have the preference when ever there is a full supply of both. Those of the United States have constituted an exception to the general de crease of foreign ships during the month, but in the pre ceding months they exhibited a falling off, although not nearly to the same extent as those of other countries. As regards the British totals, the dimunition in the number of voyages of the various mill steamers con eributes materially to the reduction observable. Sub joined are the general figures : Entered inward : - TONNAGE FOR MONTIC ENDING MAY 5. 1853. 1854. 1855. British vessels 280,792 357,455 269,003 United States"vessels 54,235 100,229 110,187 Other countries 174,375 207,205 86,251 509,402 661,889 465,451 The clearances outward were :- 1853. 1854. 1855. British vessels 472,072 49`',939 480,725 - United States' vessels 82,093 81, 447 115,5'5 Other countries 137,735 193,820 119,425 691,900 769,646 715,725 With regard to the coasting trade, the returns show that the tonnage entered inward was 1,145,014 in the month ending May 5, 1853 ; 1,060,821 in 1854 ; and in the present return it is 1,028,357, including 17 foreign vessels, of an aggregate burden of 2,158 tons. The clearances outward were 1,200,554 tons in May, 1853 ; 1,127,208 in 1854 and 1,087,478 (including 2,198 tons of foreign) in 1855. NEW PRUSSIAN DUTCH TREATY.— A letter from Berlin says :—"The Dutch Government hats just concluded with Prussia a convention on reciprocal liberty in the coasting trade, the stipulations of which will be soon officially published." The more intimate friends of the late Mr. Lockhart are raising among themselves a subscription sufficient to erect a monument at Dryburgh Abbey over his re mains. The chief subscribers are the Earl of Ellesmere, Dean Milman, Mr. Richard Ford, Mr. John Murray, Dr. Ferguson, and the Rev. Dr. Wellesley. ST. MARGARET'S MANSION, RICHMOND.-The Con servative Land Society, true to their title, being most anxious to improve in every respect the localities in which they purchase estate?, have given instruction to sell by public auction, on the 28th of June, the magnifi cent mansion of St. Margaret's, rather than pull down an edifice which may be tanked as one of the noblest specimens of modern architecture. A more beautifully constructed mansion, of better materials, and of more finished workmanship, is not to be found round London. This has been admitted by the thousands of visitors from all parts who have already viewed the mansion. The exe cutive committee, disregarding the merely financial ques tion of profit, which would suggest the clearing of the ground for allotment, at once are affording every oppOrtu nity to preserve the mansion in its integrity. The estate is daily visited with increasing interest and curio sity, now that the mansion is to be brought to the hammer. A meeting of the General Screw Steam Company took place yesterday afternoon, Mr. R. Currie in the chair, when the report' and accounts were carried by a large majority. An .opposition was raised to their ac ceptance, on the ground that they h a d no t been audited as required by the deed, thee refusal of Mr. Crawford to assume the office of honorary auditor having left the duty of investigation to his colleague. Th 3 opinion of Mr. Lavie, the solicitor to the company, had been taken, and he considered that, under the circumstances, the ' directors were justified in offering the accounts for adop tion. Some discussion ensued respecting the large amount of 143,4871., carried to the debit of profit and loss, and it was explained that, taking the accounts into practical form, this result was shown. Mr. Quitter, who attended professionally to elucidate the statement, urged that the course pursued was a legitimate one, and in this view he was supported by Mr. Coleman. Several of the shareholders appeared to consider that the pro perty has been unnecessarily depreciated, and that the directors can, notwithstanding late losses, make a distri bution from the revenue of the past 18 month.. The directors, on the other hand, contend that the affairs of the company will not at present warrant them in doing so, but they express a hope that the next half-yearly accounts will exhibit a more favourable result. PROVIDENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATION.—ELECTION OF ANNIIITANTS.—In pursuance of a resolution pas-Tel at the annual general meeting on the 15th January last, by which a sum of 1101. was voted for annuities to clerks and widows of clerks duly qualified, an election of six annuitants on the benevolent fund took place yesterday afternoon, at the offices of the association, 15, Moorgate street. A large number of members attended to record Itheir votes. This was the sixth occasion on which these elections have been held. The association is now paying upwards of 8001. per annum to distressed members or widows of members. The support which it has met with from large banking and mercantile firms has enabled it to pursue a career of unchecked prosperity, and the amount of good achieved on behalf of a class peculiarly in need of'its efforts has surpassed the most sanguine expectations 'of its founders. The appreciation of its bene fits by those for whose special benefit it was instituted is shown by the fact that thousand; of such persons are now enrolle I among its members. The number of candi dates who offered themselves for election was twelve, .comprising two clerks and ten widows of clerks, and in two iestances it was a second application. The highest annuity contested for was 251., which was obtained by a candidate with the initials "J. G.," aged 42, who had subscribed to the benevolent fund nine years, and whose defective eye sight and extreme ill-health bad inca pacitated for holding a-situation. The other annuities amounted to 151. and 20/.1 the latter amount being ob tained by a widow with the initials " A. N. D." whose late husband subscribed to the fund for eleven years, and who, upon very small means, has five young chil dren dependent upon her. Mr. R. Jones, in the absence of Mr. W. G. Prescott, acted as chairman on the occa sion, and aneounced the result, expressing his regret that the society's funds were not in such a state as to justify still larger extension of its benefits, and that any of the candidates should be disappointed. INCOME-TAX REFORIL—BIRMINGHAM, Wednesday.— Last evening a meeting, convened by circular, was held in this town for theiformation of an Income-tax Reform Association. The object of the promoters of this move ment is to remedy the present unjust state of the law as regards the tax itself and the mode of levying it. It is admitted (they urge) by nearly all great financial autho rities that to tax income from business at the same rate as that derived from realised property is unjust. This inequality is strongly felt by the commercial and professional portion of the community, and the conse quence is that the income tax is the most unpopular of all taxes, and cannot long be maintained in its present state, if the electors take up the subject, and a pressure be thus brought, to bear 'upon the House of Commons. We understand there is. no wish on the part of the originators of the association to embarras s th e Govern ment, or to escape a fair taxation ; but they insist on the taxation being made on equitable principles, and that all parties in the state should contribute a proper proportion of the public burthens. Resolutions constituting a so ciety, to be called The Income-tax Reform League," having for its object the carrying ou t o f t h e follow i ng measures, were unanimously ag ree d t o :— " That income tax paid from business and professions shall not exceed Dee equitable proportion of that paid from realised perty. That on appeal, a statement of income, supported by the oath or declar a ti on of the taxpayer as to his be lief of his income, sh a ll b e f i nal. " It was also unani ' mously resolved that every member of the society should use his influence to induce all candidates for the repre sentation jof the pe o pl e i n Parliament to suppor t the above principles. D e t a il e d announcem ents of the ob . ects of the society will shortly be issued. AN INFERNAL MACHINE. At the Guildhall Police-court, yesterday, Petro Peloj, an Italian, described as a confectioner, of 83, Fleet street, was charged with sending through the General Post-office a small paper parcel containing about 4 oz. of compr4sed gunpowder, some lucifer matches and sand paper, with intent to do some grievous bodily harm to Natale Ferario, a confectioner, of 103, Holborn-hill, to whom it was addressed. Application was made before two of the aldermen for a warrant in this case, on which occasion the parcel received by the prosecu tor was exhibited. It consisted of a wooden case, about six inches long and one inch square, filled with gunpowder, and ribands protruding at either end, like a Waterloo cracker, and so attached to phos phorus matches and sandpaper in the box as to insure the instant ignition -of the powder and matches upon . drawing either of the ribands. Fortunately, however, the 'parcel was taken to pfeces without any accident. Natale Ferario said, I Lave known the prisoner abaft seven years, and four years ago I was in partnership with him, and again in April, 1854. The latter part nership was dissolved in January last. I paid him 604, on his giving up his interest in the business. This is the receipt which he gave me. It is in his handwriting, for he signed it at the time. I received this case through the Post-office about 12 o'clock on Friday last. My nephew opened it in my presence, when I found it contained between 4oz. and soz. of gunpowder. There were six phosphorus matches on one side of the case, and six on the other. There was also some sandpaper on either side to ignite the matches, and ribands to draw out. The direction on the case is, I believe, in the handwriting of the prisoner.—George Mullineux said, I took the prisoner into custody on Monday evening. On searching his lodgings I found on the mantelshelf three lucifer-matches, and in the pocket of a waistcoat several more, corresponding with those in the case. In an earthen pan in a corner of a room I found this bradawl, which exactly fits the hole in the end of the case. John Cummin said I saw the prisoner write the receipt for 601,, and sign the agreement. I believe the address on the case has been written by him. Alderman Finnis said the charge against the prisoner involved the punish ment of transportation for life, and he could not take upon himself the responsibility of dealing with it in any other way than to send it for investigation before a higher tribunal. The prisoner was then ordered for trial, but liberated on bail. THE GOVERNOR OF KERTCH'S CARRlAGE.—Respect ing the capture of the Governor of Kertch's carriage we have received the following :—" The Highflyer was on a surveying expedition when she saw the Russian boat lying in shore ; the capture was immediately made, and Captain Moore of that ship sent Lieutenant Hawkes to the Governor, under a flag of truce, to offer to restore the carriage. The Governor received him very civilly, and accepted his offer." DEATH FROM FURIOUS DRIVING.—The jury empan nelled to inquire into the cause of the death of Ann Legg, aged 55, who met with her death in Tottenham-court road on the evening of Sunday week, re-assembled at the Lord Wellington, University-street, before Thomas Wakley, Esq., coroner„ assisted by his deputy, Mr. Brent. The inquiry was adjourned from Monday, in order that an application might he made to Sir George Grey fur the production before the jury of the three men charged with causing the death of deceased. In reply to the application, which was forwarded by the coroner, Sir G. Grey replied that the request should be complied with. Accordingly the three men who have been for some days in the House of Detention, were brougbt up in charge of Inspector Hayard, of the E division of police. Their names are Charles Howard, Charles Pink, and William Stewart, and it was clearly proved that, being drunk, and driving a horse and cart at a most reckless rate along the Tottenham-court-road, they caused the death of the deceased, who, while crossing the road, on her way to chapel, was knocked down and fatally in jured. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against the accused. MR. WYLD'S NEW MODEL OF CRONSTADT AND THE SHORES OF THE BALTIC.—Mr. Wyld has provided an interesting and instructive exhibition for the Whitsun tide holidays by opening a new room at the Great Globe, in Leicester-square, wherein is shown a large and very complete model of Cronstadt, the surrounding shores of the Gulf of Finland, and the Baltic Sea, illustrated by a separate key-map on a spherical projection, and a model of the surrounding countries, so constructed as to ex hibit the peculiar features of their physical geography. It is manifestly impossible to obtain a correct, or even a clear idea of the topography of the fortress of Cronstadt from an ordinary niap, and Mr, Wyld's model is just the thing to supply the deficiency. It exhibits in clear relief the fortress itself, with the adjacent detached forts known by the names of Forts Peter, Menschikoff, Constantine, and Alexander, and shows the exact position of the bar rier of piles and granite with which the Russians have blocked up the passage. A short and well-delivered lecture still further enlightens the audience, who, if pos sessed of ordinary intelligence, will leave Mr. Wyld's exhibition with a very good general knowledge, not only of the mere localities, but of the geographical and phy sico geographical features of the northern continent of Europe. Around the room are suspended arms and trophies taken by the Allied armies from the Russians, and several Finnish costumes, heads of white bears, and other not very attractive, albeit curiou', importations from the countries under the iron sway of the - great bar barian of the North. From Cronstadt a short journey to an adjacent room introduces the visitor to the model of Sebastopol, and if he cho9ses to pursue his researches by surveying the gigantic model of " the Great Globe itself," his knowledge of geography, perhaps never very profound, may be greatly extended. In fact, the great and meritorious feature of this exhibition is that it com bines instruction with entertainment, and blenlis useful information with what may simply attract the eye. We were glad to observe a large and attentive audience in both rooms. SHIPWRECKED MARINERS' SOCIETY.—The 16th annual meeting of this institution was held at Willie's Rooms yesterday ; the Right Hon. Lord Henry Cholmondeley, M P., in the chair. There were present also Admiral Walcott, M.P., Admiral Sir George F. Seymour, Admi ral'Bertie Cater ' Admiral F. E. Vernon Harcourt , Cap thins the Hon. Francis Maude, Bate, Heaslop, Fur neaux, Boultbee, R.N. ; Mr. Montagu Gore, Mr. Fors ter, R.N., &c. The noble Chairman expressed his own warm attachment to the society, and avowed his assur ance that the more it was known the more it would be appreciated. The report, which was read by Mr. Francis Lean, R.N., the secretary, stated that during the first three months of the past eventful year the storms that swept the coasts of the United Kingdom were truly appalling, and exceeded in violence any that had been known in the memory of man ; and that the consequent destruction among the shipping was equally unprece dented. During that short period 620 vessels were wrecked, stranded, or foundered, with.the loss of up wards of 1,000 lives. . Never since its establishment had the value of the institution more forcibly dis played itself. The awful gales in the Black Sea had been the occasion of fearfully swelling the list of the recipients of the charity, and the total wrecks for the year reported at Lloyd's had been increased to the large number of 1,850, with the tors of upwards of 3,000 lives. Relief has been afforded to 3,546 shipwrecked persons, including mariners and fishermen, subscribers, to assist in replacing their clothes and boats, and to 2,306 widows, orphans, and aged parents, making together a total of 5,852 persons relieved between the let of January and the 31st of De ,cember. The number of mariners and fishermen sub scribing to the society from 2s. 6d. to 3s. per annum now exceeded 40,000; while 2,804 vessels now carried its distinguishing flag. The society had during the past year handed over all its life-boat establishments to the Royal National Life-boat Institution, as they hoped thereby that the work would be better carried out by one institution in London devoted to the object, and working energetically •under the patronage of the Go vernment ; and it has been agreed that the work of en couraeing exertions to safe life on the high seas or coasts of our colonies shall be earned on by the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, which, during the past year, has awarded 14 silver medals and 931. in pecuniary rewards for heroic exertions in saving life, making a total of five gold and 40 silver medals and 5621. 103. given since 1851 for assisting at the saving of 1,060 lives. Various resolutions were agreed to, and also a vote of thanks to the chairman. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.— The annual dinner of the society was held. at Willis':-rooms on Monday, when the chair was taken by Sir Roderick Murchison, in the absence of the Earl of Ellesmere, the retiring pre sident, and of Admiral Beechey, the president elect, both of whom were unwell. Upwards of 100 of the members and their friends were present, among whom were several distinguished travellers and men of science. After the accustomed toasts to the Royal family, the toast of "The Army and Navy," coupled with Admiral Sir G. Back and General Sir G. Pollock, elicited some observa tions from the Chairman and the latter gentlemen on the recent amalgamation of the Indian army with the Line ; on the successful combination of the ravy and army in the expedition to Kertch ; and on the heroic bravery and- endurance displayed throughout the Crimean campaign. In proposing " The Royal Geographical Society, the retiring President, Lord Ellesmere, and the P res id en t e l ec t, Admiral Beechey , the Chairman dwelt on the many evidences of the society's continued prosperity. Lord Overstone proposed " The Geographers who have th is da y been honoured with rewarde." His lordship alluded to the influence of geographical discovery and research in pro moting commerce, civilisation, and e nlightenment, in developing the natural resources of the earth, and ren dering them contributory to human welfare. Mr. An elerson, in responding, expre ssed his gratitude for the re cognition with which his labours in Africa had that day been honoured, Lord Stanley proposed "The health of the Chairman, Sir R. Murchison, Past-president, and now Vice-president of the Society, and Director-General of the Geological Survey and School of Mines." Si r R. Murchison, in reply, paid a tribute to the memory of his predecessor, the late Sir Henry De la Beebe, who bad rendered his task comparatively light, by the admirable state in which he had left his charge, and his highly effi cient staff engaged in the various operations of the sure vey. The Arctic voyagers, Captains lellett and M'Clure and Dr. Rae, who were present, responded to the com pliments paid to them. Passing to warmer regions, Col. Rawlinson and Lieut. Burton represented the explorers and travellers of Asia and Africa; the antiquarian and learned researches of the former in Nineveh, which have contributed so much to elucidate and confirm the Holy Scripture, and the hazardous exploits of the latter, in penetrating to Medina, MecCa Hurrur, &c., being par ticularly indicated. The Roy a l Society and other scien tific bodies of the metropolis were coupled with the names of Mr. W. J. Hamilton, President of the Geolo gical Society, D r . P ercy , an d Mr. Warrington Smyth. In conclusion, the Chairman proposed " The Officers of the Society and Dr. Norton .Shaw," who returned thanks, THE VIENNA CON FERENC - O WAR, THE MINISTR Y, AND C .11 1- ATIO.I.N S. ____--4,--- ---- TO THE EDITOR OF TTIB SUN. aspse S ea r ek i, :iing, Having made a few observations on the Vien na , Conference, and the actual position of Austria W ith re_ spect t o the war during the debate ; or mere corriicY_ seemingly e pr i. el.icnolyn-erneratsekde,l ydertamtbaitridormFcaoskee,dvibelhocn;trrip4e, t a ll ow, was enacted, not in the more appropriate t goo e Princess's, but in the House of Commons, ou _ es f d o a r y a , t f h e e w 2 o l b s s t e i r n v s a t t . i , o l ns n , not ibcehgloftryuosut mtoa;floDrocit mebe supolo: structive after that debate. and after the more ve°, )ar e „,, a dsi b a l . e s l pe h e o c p b e es l o a f m Ministers and ex the on True ay and Friday last. partiality object, atiatdti merite even position of Austria with regard to the war agaln°'. l `."-. an,, in the first place, is to stately just i q c li e , a ,i l I fiael and to to state shoe i °es, foreign relations, and even its policy ot P . ,. r . Austriafoby necessityhas long i beamed, iist,saandd sucht c h iailitlsftb3trateal tietnsi oflw:u,ie()trahveeec3glerwcdrio."e ~ stood. war, by circumstances and realities not neu' tic by the inhabitants of this kiegdoni o r by velour iPoto men generally, and, if at all, only by a few 0 Ministers and ex-Ministers, certainly not b, era n.leetilii.gyet. r a: ,rh s a u os m io;ic e atn t a n G . n b ae e r n 2 a prominent np ary . legislators and stateslne:l_7o. speak as if they were a pro-Russi I' Without reference to whether the presesantofovwreer3cnto.wt:toor't.;. or was not, in its origin, just, necessary, or expeee'lle:reve, and in which,. we have been, chiefly, , and I b o Isla' through ignorant and criminal management, 8 0 , ~,,i• mitously engaged, I was, from the first, clearlY 1,,'",5. nion, that for England or France to expect that ... .a_ s u ist wastria, awopualldpael)vleerdemluaskioen.a.gglrnegfsaivcz war agai" st T e ' et, with the least political sagacity, J r capacity, for administering the affairs °fa g reat nation, or for conducting ably, gr sucessuly, 3 ida i be w a r, would, for one hour, enterta in a b e lief 10 so sult a policy on the part of Austria. that the I had at the same time full confidence ~_,. lo t Austrian Government would use the utmost, the otiationst laborious, the most wise efforts, as far btxi representation, u eaetnapncdpuhlhonourable as , bi and te reason epeamcea ; couldnaenrds know lo d vi i c i t v a: s t e , j) w, t e e e i g hl : ab b e i t t l a :d t s i rl s , the condition of the several States, the '"l;;lieior s, whichad itions, hatreds, and sympathies of tbe 01;t - i 'v d 3t iia 114 / I entertained os the belief that Austria ° °ll , titers renal' more than her Government has done--tba" i i; o a" her good offices in aid of the Western , frns ivir . " a rr n h e r G o v o i v n e c r e n s ; the u e - vow Turkey—and to act, when necessary, on of the as she has done b considered essentially ee M p . by her military ()Wip- J Empire' could f(.ll%lidg:.:lo,liie Court to :f o ti f st t b be _.., to entofAustria aiindhethpeopui3l Empire German. last ceut 4 ~ „s amounted, accordil gto the all 37!500,000 • in round numbers. Of these the, 0 Ono are less than 7,50C,000 ; while the Sclaves o i _ e ,., tbalt destitutetitntoef tohrdeinAaurystrpiearnce la'guages, amount to 15,300,000 ; the Magyars to 0 1 1 41 . 6 11,,e1i5i 6,000,000 ; the Italians to 5,600,000 ; ~ AOO,OOO. Roumans, Armenians, and Jews, to about :,?:_'ditiousr They are all antagonistic in races, customs, ,_tll'reigioi! and hatreds. Those professing the Greei‘ to „boo° amount to about 7,000,000 ; the Protestantlbe pole, 3,500,000 ; the Roman Catholics, includ e 500 ,000 ' Ar. Italians, ne &c., to about 26,000,000 ; Je w ",i B r •to r Russia, and others, complete the remain.e'Austo,4o crushwc the r e E u s i a t s hi v t ae e i , ow r e e v r o f u l u l t a i o r n al ! ' Government ever called in foreign soldiers t i °,„ o 7 o . w , own subjects without peril. So it proved O t r e Fran% when tbe S 3Plj o EfrmompirGe—ertmoatnhye. Gxisualryi, carne among them—tof the Britons when i ,, s o t E The Czar would naturally it not pro say, in the t Ro" • f t he Austria ?eve n t 0 iii, ~ Emperor of your fouAr adversity, called ri ty l : r r i: ::t a o tr il l o ° , 7l , Y° y:o ol :l but you were then my ally—ln 9 i r ' e-cl e e" eal f Vtierg ii i wage war against me ; you aro ruY your determined foe. lily armies beset your . I ° I , F e r . I t t3 b l 1 epdree,e,.deik,i!‘„. I will march niy forces into your territa.sev'e'pstiot? ' proclaim to the Magyars, and to all tbe S°l!' Gree; whether in Galicia, Hungary, Transylvao"%oly, Yea Illyria, or Dalmatia —to the Italians in li • n at t lepe f lhe netia, and the Friuli, ` Arise ! declare yo q ii i der. _Ail di .your freedom—and I will be your M e t ad sPe e " srnemberment of the Austrian ElnPite would aito follow. 1 O P t ell • Such is the common sense view of the r eal e %Pe G oli of Austria. Let us be reasonable, an d P° ever, lll ,,i•or impossibility from that power. Se ; b ow ; ore 0 Austria may be averse to it, she has vital Oa - let,. bid her waging war against RUSSi3. Thereto:the verf abandon the delusion of a peace resulting fr ° , o s ee!, , enna Conference. Therefore the whole o f o l tio , wP,„ the withdrawal of Mr. Milner Gibson'e in . the cool, farce—to all appearance, a preconcerted o;' o e e i t he c oa a, try will think so ; the Government ba 9 1...3 br A ber deuce of the country. The Pelham, or th°o the, o,,te bottomed Ministry, 100 to 110 years arY: re fee lit d tb° • det deep, i9iosungarlabi yocyer disgrace, indignity, iii t iis l e : ad e sifitg s rrn e os c iatt o .ya n , d tamon b ,d r : o hc a ea d tl • ab b nem o a t ti tistooypnnietdr, pi ? iiintt l rt.te : v i rleoi e ,s, et i r oo.n l es: : : :_ as,i roici e .cilif i: pendence, the love of liberty, of justic,• , a t eaol r '"'„ tb —redeem the country from its present a a ill''',i•sie ° degradation ; from the insult which is C a .,. h 9P . ,, 1 f tb ° nati o n by a Government which considers l'"•ti,slieo'co•ploi ttrighthiillyeri their fair olf t aa o ttihiro limit o placef each ach and ot 1 er power , . The a c n o d un t tr he .y ;il b h e ig : ' ti P s aeMpire; to a conspiracy of a few families °I , coo ,ttio" e si a la ri r s e to , e of racy. a T n h d e p i o n w te e l r l . i intelligence ` ia t ee r: tb eg will most willingly give the nobility cee `' l'° ' tb e t col t wi ll s el) the domination of placea conspiracy of interrearr ' tiv ti 3 M, and c xi- inship. fC ° 05e o f a l e On Monday let every Member of the 11°f,tet ° elle° mons pause. Let him call up the serious n et ~ ' "t be' number of his brave countrymen who ha ve e fo"Poi t i gloriously in battle—for they would a ll ha v ieettFibes l : H etdu i t n h g Hungarian i apn roically—but who have died from the f at, who Idle°, of an Administration—of a Government, Li 1 "` - r , to perish without food, shelter, clothing, 3100, —to perish under the severities of clire e ' 0 ot it h d s e re' , pestilence. The country will judge---tu.e -„ On t",„sow will investigate the votes that will ba g'v e- i e eal l 'lvi e° sent momentous crisis—a crisis involving It ti ece °- pre; and credit, having increased taxation involving t *"„ - in t he e ."' of life,,uncertainty and want of confidenZe futenri sent, and the miseries of anxiety as t° '6l lo ' am, yours, &c., JOT'S 3.1 A Atherimum Club, May 29, 1855. 4 , lIIM OA"' b, --- trio 1, 3 bo Ao s ick 10 I may allude, with reference to r e d e 6 , iir 'our then very able Ambassador, Sir co ileag t .V,l l'. l l - of arranged, with Baron Neumann as Ini the 1 - 7°1 3 tor i l Oif articles of the Treaty of 1838, between „Once, w hic t be dom . and Austria, and also the liberallYrAboth_AeLbac/‘0 A l Ctistoms attached to that treaty, no f i ) corif r of f o ipc'i Frederick was created a peer after , o Bair seat to V treaty from London to Milan, where t'f bave rip , 0 0 0 the time crowned King of Lombard. , - 1 - so As, j, a t t ha maintained an intercourse with .ApstrlT,tb se bi.c i i : tir ief oti ignorant of the affairs of an empir e %%doe. ' ea te 9 , tli o time, had so intimate a personal knev., the " 1 _,,i 0 0,„, or negotiations of that treaty, I met witnyvho tai9fila be most intriguing opposition from tb° se tr ads '! 1 ° 0 1f 1 fro their monopoly of manufactures ael 0. .10 1 . 3 0 0e ' TP clangored by greater ,conitnereial free-,,11f 5 ,,, a ssl oe.l e ac t, experienced the greatest fidelity, as Goveoo,( ll'i Prince Metternic and the Austr ia° r bielo , t oo - e ° success of my labours, and the f ou rth nov ig e. , la tell e a ,t; gested and drew up, with respect to t h e the i l ti t• t oil Danube, are all generously recorded 1,1!!0,40.000101- re , Sir Frederick Lamb to her Majesty,_uon th? ' lOl s 'fi,li ., only allude to these facts, as bearinkuela'sio 7 0 0 P ro, IP , which I had Of acquirine. a cornPr e° s ition , 3 ye, A 0 0 0 , the Austrian Government and its P° t baa 000 cloth_{, resided, for the greater portion paltesroef tbo , A se l tit b e e and having travelled over, most r 1 pincer o ar s r esr4 pire. During th'.s period, I believe , o pt it vp .c to dence of, from baying weekly perseTince 1 : 001 t i .. 1 60 Prince de Metternich ; and I have sl ei ,,tioe f be St' strongly. with his own thorougb aPPr e A a ll ' condition of th .... eLlif Imperial Europe. R. '6 OB oLDI 'Pe ri ls° A GALLANT S ti , e" , ~i i, .., ----s-----; tuil itA ' n 't, °• t r o l, i ' l The following particulars of th __,,,i r oe__ s o 23d W' 1P" t/ . of Sergeant James Hill, of the , Genets . a ,t, til i Scot, who has just left Fort Pit , u t o filj t i d ifir ,bo , ~ef most interesting :--7 8 ,1 tio o il ; tia 1 0 0 11 This brave, determined man old .32 Po ore ! , i , 0 0 , terrific shower of round, Minie, 24 e 9 00 ee jot itoifter, o o within six yards of a battery. t• ii bo,ie• g 3 'o , part of his body, injuring his 'l).orota,, firi?,, zt es o f direction where it isfor ever likely up, a no tp ail, ) OW fearful wound, Hill raised hitho'biody- of joi , ', 0 0 1; o t rounds fell from exhaustion, on gill , , f , of_a_omeilio oi Capt. Chester fell by his side. gildingl:llllosti:illrlll,,,,ecl 4,1 man never wore a sword." Seig ° o o the ril;,''greP4(l his great 000 k, or do s , ro e r p. roli . 0 his pack, put on , rol i o. o v i o n& o f tightly round him, coannencon :0 t i ll s 0010001 p en , precipitous hill of Alma, haviy ' b s bro t ' 'iwourld tapli°telf some yards, while recovering h o .__ rire d a 4) ,, ci: el iber: s for ou the dead and w.einded. be returningobserved bica t i l sco A‘bjC l/ sternly surveying him; Bi ll ; s eeio lie l i floe l d' was surprised nuzzled ° ll ,:ivanse f i e f e iofjeol e i 3 O ° , :s .to lil i "; of e; bring round the of his Gu n n had °,... a lb' 0 1 '4 0 a cap to shoot Hill ; fortunately, the sergeant, hastily disongagio*,',,„,t the iiv e)., s 0:4' 0 0 and raising himself on his knees;;;ot te a ' o ,l h it ' ibi liti loading (for, as he observed, 1 I . o ..eorur i ' e r e l'''', o iti'leil folding his blanket round him river, fro , ji , ,0 movement until ho reached tl, ford it' bu t f e 4 70 o' fl his gun as a crutch, he triedd ° o t thr ee ° o ° , l' 04 1 must have been drowned ha. ll . _ oti tbe .st 00 1 ,01 0 4er kindly assisted in gobplacinli.."..: sergeslBa 1',0,0, the river. Here, strange e -? o , n , b i,,,.tts tie o f o tr°,liP l of Ms own regiment, and sluor'ed bins s tae l4 ° a n ' .e i e t , about ? His reply plain!), 191: bin , to 9 , rbo 0 ,0 ,, , n t o il and Hill .asked funsto !lrr; is t a rice• , 1 1 sal,.,s- 5 , , 11i c 0 hay he could see at little, N !; rin ., t E ltai, a 11 , 1116, 0 0 vi o , he could not; and wi dcd ', , ViTlia 1 ap t ere jorilltllo back to my company?" 1 I'll shoot yo u i" -0 , 1 0 ;4 fel e co l ],,i you are a coward, aw- ' o rjeao ! o f/ P' °Poe? the man carried the bleedullyring sericite soys,rit reo ,, p he fainted_ After much r I" 00, w he ' v ae a 991 0' 31° 4) 1 1d self in the hospital at Scutari, __ „ l oan, , ~,i f o g :, io,i t ,te ~ f jel o ai r nis t i i 7 t auClildaevstehthedatithe (° ll l I.' elgbrilent2toedft3ho::::i'T":lle.eisinsvgl i le:ll li : e:iit o ee f f t r i ul j el i o ll‘ 0 j -fPl'l:l v l3 0. 1: The euthusi..stic,. an ant gill si b ' ivgale Qeyot 00, manner in which Serjeo,‘,iiaNig tinge d .0 p to attenlion, and sympat by I -11, , im i r e._ et it 4 'of l iob to all--entails upon everY " . Prom flOg,. pe itt, Ob o i debt of honing°. Hill entered ITorti:fron Itil„riapl!iivel SerjeantJanaies, e first errors tifl lo ,4 00, el i t e ary, being amongst tn to the Pre'eto e xtr 9 , to,' Do, where ho has been up bee° w e i l i e do k, o ne e o tert f itoie: period attempts 411.1!_r has ills . ! no i Ilift_ bio. OP fo r P ti tV i without success. ri. " the Wel saTn e p i t I" t ' it, 0 i"; ,hou , s l e . b ir be ) ti operation, the taking up t t he ft to , s e r eeve has manifested thrirteofpseo.,..lax: silk handkerchief (neat ..7 abbnorgunh,dsw7leirthe gra titude. . 1..0 ~. tho pile (2000, 00 ___..„ • _ ... a ova 01 - DO fpwrit:Stiltenee.rrniheeartnov:ejovaaetinryger:a c o li t i i to t r i : 'l-4 °I/ 8 Y :ienestbyll,ll,ll3°;:einciett::::::A. cbloiicotie°lohia blivp, 0 ~~ 'd C