The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-04 00:00:00

TaRITRZ ROYAL HAYMAItX-RT. ci n der the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING. Will be perforu.d a new Flay, entitled THE ACTRESS OF PADUA. After which. a new Extravezauza, called THE NEW 111% NAILICET SPRING %MEV G , 1835. To conchtde with MAKE YOUR WILLS. ROYAL PRLNCESS'S T fIEATRE, OXF o rt. D-STREET. Under tha Management of Mr. Cnaaias THIS EVENING. Will be performed the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne• BistigiC*l Play. entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTII. Principe 011 41Acter by Mr. C. Kean. To 0040lude with (18th time) a Romance, in two acts, entitle( 11114 MULETEER OF roL4Do; and Knave. or, King, Queen. TELRATRE ROYAL ADELPIII, Proprietor, Mr. B . Webster.—Directresa, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENISO, Will be performed A NOVEL BNPEDIENT. Harry Damon ; lir. Leigh Murray. To le followed by ICING 0'.7.1E1L Characters by Messrs. C Selby, Garden, Parcel e, J. gland, L. Mur:ay, &c, ; Mrs. L. Mut , 7 aY. Miss Wyndham, 814. To conclude with A NEA' EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES OF MOTHER GOOsfs, with numerous higtly-coloured Illustrations ROYAL OLYMPIC' THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan; THIS EVENING, win be performed THE WELeH ciIRL. Characters by Messrs. a yyer y, Leslie, and Danvers; Miss Stephens, and Miss Ternan. • After which, the Comedietta, called LAW FOR LADIES. Cha racters by Messrs. A. Wigan , G.Vining, El. Cooper, Danvers, ane lilac Castieton. To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza, called THE YELLO* DW &EX AND THE KING OF THE GOLD MIKES. OPAL STRAND THEATRE. 'Under thddirection of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. EVENLIG, WM be perforfned Donizetti's Opera of THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGISIENT. After which, KING QUEER AND HIS DAUGHTERS THREE. To 'conclude with THE WATER If AN. aark indeed for England unless the propositions which this meeting is summoned to endorse be yeedily reduced to practice. We have never been tniongst the croakers, but events must have proved o all that we have but tho alternatives of a dis• lonourable and war-begetting peace, or of imme liatoadministrative reform. It would be cruelty nd folly equally to go on with old incompetent lenerals, surrounded by staffs of equally incom ,otent nephews and kinsfolk ;—with a commis ;ltriat, a civil service, and to a large extent a 'finistry too, equally inefficient ;—to go on sacri icing soldiers by thousands, and money by scores 'f millions, just because our incapables must be in office. The nation will not do ,hat. We must either therefore put our lead management to rights, or sink back 4upinely into an• Austrian peace, and en joy the costly pleasure of keeping our useless nut costly aristocracy still on our backs. The alternatives on which this meeting is sum moned to decide are, in fact, costly failure and Infamy, or, comparatively, cheap victory and ionour. We trust our fellow-citizens will muster to their duty. We may just mention that it will be well the meeting should bear in mind, that though the flain question is not one of party politics, yet it will be difficult to keep clear of political questions altogether. The writer of a spirited little pamph let, "Red-Tapism ; its Cause"—by One Behind the Scenes (Ridgway), has pointed out how deeply our political habits are implicated with the in efficiency of the public service. The persons employed in it are so extensively introduced for political reasons ; the successive politi cal chiefs have so little inducement to use heir influence to perfect at a great sacrifice die service for their. successors, and the diffi lulty of dismissal for incompetency is, for political reasons, so great, that it is next to im possible our civil service should be what it ought *bile political power must be bought by means of it. Then, again, we have not a House of Com none chosen by the voice of the people. County Members are but the breath of the landlords, and he Members for small towns are much the same. I. real Reform Bill, with the Ballot, seems an in lispensable precursor of a House of Commons vhich shall compel administrative reform. It *ill, indeed, be singular if the War should cause ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke. Second night of a Grand Hibernian Ballet ! THIS EVENING. The interesting Equestrian Drama by Nelson Lee, called, THE FIELD AGAISST 11.1 E FAVOU'L'ITE ! After which, the SCENES in the CIRCLE, including Mr. V. . Cooke's Dwarf Elephants. To conclepi.. with a Grand Ballet, by Mrs. G. Healey, called, THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY. A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added ti the Embellishments. - 1;os-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W Irss I .„ Acting maraTer, Mr. W. U. Co o ke. Equestrian Director. C Cooke, jun. GRAND PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION IN THE CITY IN FAVOUR OV ADNIINISTRATIVE REFORM. .he dropping of a sham Reform Bill, and originate real one. "THE SUN" OF TO-MORROW (SATURDAY) Lord CLARENDON last night attempted to dis arm criticism by the candid confession that their Lordships might not consider the statement he lad just made respecting the negotiations at Vienna "either satisfactory or conclusive," even in the limited sense in which he used the latter term, 'lamely, as •:" to what had taken place." • The Noble Lord also declared that he was unable to nform the house "of the course which Austria intends to take hereafter, and hoped that on this ,articular point a prudent reserve might be main rained." In all other respects the explanation. has been merely a rechauffee of what Lord J. RUSSELL cad previously announced in the House of Com mons ; and that although the Marquis of LANS DOWNE had in the early part of the week declared .hat it was of infinite importance that the earliest possible information should be given to the House and the country respecting the result of the oegotiations. All the information accorded, how ever, consists of a repetition of the stereotyped Hinisterial platitudes respecting the propriety of maintaining " a prudent reserve !" A " prudent reserve" is also displayed respecting the intelli gence from the Crimea, and on every other point worth knowing ; so that, in fact, the object of the Government is neither more nor less than to reduce both 'Houses of To-morrow the " Administrative Reform Asro Parliament into mere cyphers, whose only duties ciation" is to be brought into existence. The shall be to register the ukases and give vitalityto public has been already Apprised of its objects, and the propositions of the PALMERSTON Administra all reasonable men must agree. that they 'are, just tion ! Well might Lord DERBY express his deep regret at listening to such an unsatisfactory state now, of paramount importance. The Government ment from a i British Minister—a statement which has been freely blamed, the military authorities left everything " n the same state of uncertainty, have been censured severely, the House which re vacillation, and hesitation," which they have re presents, or should represent, the people, is re- mained in from the very commencement of the proached for its idleness, its apathy, and its false Eastern difficulty. courtesy to Ministers. The people should now Although no direct or positive information could take care not to show equal neglect of their own be collected from the Foreign Secretary, much might be inferred from his "prudent reserve." interests: An attendance of the right quality and number to-morrow, at the " London Tavern, at viously entertained of the good faith and honesty 12 for one," is therefore a duty which London of Austria are but too well founded, and that we owes both to itself and to the country at large. have nothing to hope (or fear, perhaps, is the We have no doubt that most serious conse- more correct phrase) from the active co-operation Trances depend on the character of to-morrow's of that double-dealing Government. For nearly two years the Western Powers have b een bam meeting. If it be what it ought to be, it will hoozled, boozled, and the same v eame is still attempted. All modify immediately the counsels of the Cabinet, the calamities that haves occurred may be traced to will rouse the House of Commons, and will pro- its timid or treacherous policy, and should France bably of itself cause many right men to be put and England still suffer bremselves to be be into the right places. From the time when the fooled, we may, in some three or four years, League held their meeting at which the great hear that we are still " waiting for Austria," still truckling to Germanism, sacrificing the national subscription was raised, the Corn Laws were honour and the national interests, and imperilling demised. The Minister in office, and the Minis- our very existence, in consequence of the defer ter out of office, immediately began a race for the ence due to an EMPEROR to whcm the House of Leadership of the movement, which they then Coeuno is anxious to pay the greatest possible foresaw must prove successful. The commercial respect. notiliti of London have now an opportunity tc When, after the long and useless delay afforded do something equally worthy of them. If they to the Russian Plenipotentiary, in order that he will but s t an d f orwar d , and pledge the City to might initiate the mode in which the principle of 100,000 L, the Third Point could be carried into practical with ten per cent. paid up, the country • Y operation, the propositions of France and Eng will,every where follow them, the Government land, supported by Austria, were peremptorily will strike to their earnestness, and Honourable and contumeliously rejected—when the sugges- Members will understand the tenure on which tions so tardily offered by Prince GORTSCHAKOFY they hold their seats. .. were found so unacceptable that the details were Every consideration impresses on us the value i not even taken into consideration, and Lord JOHN RUSSELL and M. DROUYN DE L'HuYs had of the opportunity. Even the PALMERSTON Cali- departed from Vienna, the conferences were not net and the Horse Guards have just shown that broken off, but merely "suspended." This ridi they are susceptible to pressure. The officers of culous pretext was clearly tolerated for the the Indian army are now to take rank with the purpose of allowing Austria an excuse for Imperial army. The silly, and just now most further procrastination, so that this year might mischievous, abuse of ge nerations is abolished with be wasted as th e t wo l ast h ave b een. After going much further th an th ey we r e j uht i fled in do - a stroke of the pen. The ' way is now open for . doing to conciliate Russia, Count Bum, commanders of recently tried capacity to be placed makes the notable discovery that " the means for at the bead of our troops. But it will need almost obtaining a 'peace were not wholly exhausted ;" a tornado of public opinion to send these men to adding that "it would be the special duty of the Crimea, and that simply because it will die- Austria to discover some mode of attainin g th a t end, consistently with the engagements into which place some who ought never to have been there. she had entered with the' other Powers r Prince A meeting of London merchants, which cannot be seis oarsonareoee shows his appreciation of the ' laughed at, is just the force needed to compel Go- time that must necessarily be consumed while the German EdipusC is puzzling his brain on the coni °eminent to numerous similar modifications of roPili• 6 and ari s t ocra ti c follies and blunders, and plicated problem he has undertaken to solve, by t° e 'f°ree the practical a d op ti on o f them, and no" renewing the lease of his Palace at Vienna for a their iner e term of six months more. Now, the very per ing-street or record on the foolscap pages of Down- . mission to Austria to postpone the performance of of the Horse Guards. It must be remembered, too, t h at t h e small her solemn' undertaking for a period so indefinite band in th e R ouse assumes that there may be some middle course 4 of Commons which is ready t• • more favourable to Russia that would be accept do its duty can it only on the conditi o n of a bl e to the Western Powers ! The CZAR will overpowering p o p ular support, The merchant.: clearly not accept that which . he has already per offor his out-spoken frankness perfectly trivial rnistak• 1 eruptorily rejected. He will not submit to any to their chants in Liverpool. A brother mar- diminution of his power in the Euxine—when he allow the perfect neutrality of that has refused to or two gave tongue to a whole pack of plac e naval force therein with sea, or to limit his and Colonels, who revelled with delight i n Ed) men ,in any How, then, specified dimensions. LAYAT , D on an issue as foreign to tleri". can a safe or honourable peace be con- Mr.eioded 1 How can we insure the independence question as Sir ROBERT PEEL'S declamation about of tile the Ottoman Empire orpermanent &an '. assassination was to Mr. COBDEN' quilli S anti-cor n -l ee • •ty . of E u r o p e ? It would, require a " forty tare mmine ' arguments. Mr. COBDEN*, however, had. 'sewer of credulity" to suppose that it • Were Peopl e an d their significant contributions a t his eo putizeible to do so. Our Ministers cannot be back, and be beat Sir ROBERT. And if Mr. Lay- i of air,tir _ina a , S 3 grossly ignorant, of the real state ' l "'"' have a similar demonstration to support him, i peace O b ve : ft t ,r o credit the practicability of such a a wiliin even the ' - e . 1 "k-tug Premier will turn serious and la ibe conniving a sink le moment. They must then speak boly and decisively ; else and-loose policy of Aus glad to Come to terms. ..-otile sinister influence be even men Without such su;?port, tria. . They must WV to the deception, 1 chic would they sion will fail. , Rp, rats--' uP by PROV/DENCE for the! tome- :. Yloldiug -1174 TR itself will not helpi those , ivould they require who are too judo' from p itaxe indolent or thno-serving tol help f3itliful performance of his obii,,, I . a JOSEPH the Vie fitting and sacrificingself-g...telee.s, giving, at leaders of a 4 good the same time, a very intelli tbl hint as to the muse. ~ , , '-' certain. consequences of further pro ‘• • tite...natsetilF::fr cras.ination en We scarcely need mention that the future is his F it ; else would tkey add ress L ieu in the WILL corgTAlzr A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE ABOVE MEETING. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE T , 13 OAT —Hornung 6 ?1:4-..Aftes 3 Ev , ntng24 min. at. To-Mcia mar - Korai4 41 ,nin.Aller 3 j Eveniug lmin.att. 4 WEATHER.—Sus Oifics, May. 4. THNBMONETNE, IN TEN SEAMY. 60 -highest since noon yesteroay. 40—lowest this morning and during the night. 47—this day, at noon. BAROMETRE, 29'82—rising again. .virin, N.—Fresh breeze, with very cold, dull weather. It blew a hard gale last evening with heavy gusts. Two OCLOCK.—Wind, E.N.E. ; fresh. ~,, ^~ ~ i :; §AIII, , LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1855. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MA. Y 4, 1855. language of indignant remonstrance for his too palpable duplicity and treachery, tear off the "lion's hide" which he has ventured to assume, and in the face of Europe brand him with the disgrace he has so richly merited, "and hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs." Really we have had quite enough of fanatical intolerance in relation to the first day of the week. To have to go on listening to its ravings is disagreeable enough . in all conscience, without having to undergo any further aggravation of the infliction. As it is, thousands of bona fide travellers are every Sunday debarred for hours of needful refreshment on their arrival in the metropolis, to say nothing of what takes place from the same cause in the country. And yet an attempt is now being made to carry this sort of legislation fur ther, and to deprive the poor in the metropolis of what in thousands of instances is their only, and generally their best, opportunity to purchase their Sunday's food. If the Pharisaic road to heaven be thorny it surely is too bad for gentle men who feel it so to pitchfork the thorns into the other. In the name of charity, and for the honour of commonsense, we call upon the indepen dent members of the House of Commons to throw out the "Suuday Trading Bill." If they value a decent observance of the day in question, they cannot but refuse their sanction to the provisions of a measure which, alike uncalled-for and invi dious in its operation on the poor, can only in crease the evil which it is the pretended object of its authors to diminish. Now that there is so much to occasion d.epres, sion in the public mind, it becomes a grateful duty on our part to draw attention to an event of a contrary tendency. We allude to the reception of the Commander of the Baltic Fleet, Admiral DUNDAS, by the Danish Court. Last year, it may be remembered, Admiral NAPIER had abun dant reason to complain of his reception in the same quarter. The Russian party were then predominant, and took care to have infused as much surliness and insult in the Royal hospitality as was compatible with pru dence. On this occasion the change was remarkable. Instead of surliness and insult the British Commander-in-Chief met with the utmost cordiality and every token of respect. Not only was he most graciously welcomed by the King, but every attention was shown him by the Government, and he took his departure much gratified with his reception. The inference is obvious. Russian influence is in abeyance, and rolling is required but a cordial reciprocation of this unexpected good feeling to assure the Admiral of a friendly instead of a doubtful neutral in his rear, and, we trust, to secure Great Britain a desirable ally. DI:CRY-LANE THEATRE.-ALARM OF FIRE. LATEST NEWS. BERLIN, THURSDAY, MAY 3. The session of the Prussian ClmnAers was closed to-day by a speech from Baron Manteuffel. After enumerating the various legislative enactments passed this session, the Ministerial speech pro mises that the credits granted will be used as eco nomically as consistent with duty in the presence of an army prepared for war, during the actual unsettled state of affairs, so as to vindicate the independence and position of Prussia as a great Power. TURIN, MAY 3. General 'burando has just announced to the Senate that, an agreement with the Bishops not Laving been come to, the former Ministry resumes office. The discussion on the Convents Suppression Bill will be resumed on Saturday. KIEL, MAT 3. The fleet, under the command in chief of Rear- Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8., left at eight o'clock this morning for the Baltic Sea. WARSAW, 2D. 32,000 Grenadiers are on their march from Poland into Lithuanie. The Emperor and Gene ral Rudiger are expected. The amnesty has ar officers round the Dockyard and other. Government establishments of interest, and expresses himself as much pleased with his reception. The officers com manding the vessels composing the small squadron at Elsinore, viz., the Magicienne and Driver, each . with three gun• boats, not forgetting the Cuckoo, went to Copenhagen to pay their respects to the admiral, and were, in company with hint, most sumptuously feted •by our admirahle minister at that Court, Mr. Andrew Buchanan, Ou the Dragon's arrival here, the admiral immediately rehoisted his flag in the Duke, whose officers are delighted to have him and his staff once more on board. It is said that the fleet sails on Tuesday morning, but from all I can gather I am inclined to think they will not weigh until news arrives from the edge of the ice, as to the state of the Gulf of Finland. We have sufficient squadrons there now for the pur poses of blockade, and it would be indiscreet to risk, by exposure to the dense fogs and rapid cur rents which are prevalent at this tittle of the year in the Gulf of Finland, any of this glorious fleet, every gun on board of which we hope will do ser vice in its country's cause this year. SARDINI A_N EXPEDITION. GEiNoA, April 30.—The Jura sailed on the 27th, with a store•transport in tow. The Europa and Thames sailed this morning, each also towing a sailing-vessel, and bound for Constantinople. The Bahiana is now loading with horses, and will pro bably be ready to sail to-night or to-morrow morn ing. General Alphonso La Marmora, and head quarterstaff, including Colonel Cadogan, the English officer attached to the Sardinian army, sailed for the same destination in the Sardinian steam-fri gate Governolo on the 28th. General Alphonso La Marmora, Commander-in- Chief of the expedition to the East, addressed the following order of the day to the troops : " Officers aod Soldiers !—The alliance which our au gust Sovereign has conch:tied with England, France, and Turkey, 'Twilit - es our participation in a great and gener ous war. iVe shall have before us a strong and power ful enemy, but by our side will stand brave armies, which have already consigned to history tLe celebrated names of Silistria, Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman. We shall arrive in a few days at the seat of war, and, vieing with our allies in courage, firmness, and discipline, we will endeavour to imitate the constancy of which they have given such heroic proofs. The country in which we are to operate is filled with the fame of the exploits and vic tories of the Royal Princes of Savoy, and its shores still bear the recollection of the ardour and splendour of the Genoese navy. A cruel and premature death has de prived us of a Prince who was to guide us in that glori ous enterprise. You followed him with alacrity in the fields of Lombardy, and admired him at the fatal battle of Novara. He expired, regretting his inability to lead you to victory. May the name of the Duke of Genoa remain engraved in our hearts, next to that of our adored King, who, prevented by the cares of Go vernment from taking part in this distant war, will anxiously follow your operations and minister to your welfare ! The country expects from you a compensation for such sacrifices, and trusts that those colours which the King confided to you in such affecting terms will acquire additional glory. Your comrades, who would be so proud to accompany you, are confident that you will add to the fame of the national army, and each of you to that of his own corps. We place every reliance on our brave amry, which exults at the idea of exposing itself to the perils and fatigues of the expedition, Soldiers! let us swear not to disappoint those expectations, and pledge ourselves to demonstrate that an Italian army is worthy to co operate in this gigantic struggle. Long live our King and country ! " ALPHONSO LA MARMORA, General - ia Chief. " Genoa, April 28, 1855." TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN. Sna,—The alarm of fire on Wednesday evening, dur ing the performance of the Sonnambula, was raised with out any foundation. Nothing took place in the theatre to warrant it, and how the report got circulated remains a mystery. No theatre in Europe has,sitch facilities of egrei;s, so that in case of fire the whole audience can escape in a few minutes. Three firemen are always in attendance, and Mr. Smith, the lessee, causes all the means cf exit to be prepared prAvious to the commence ment of the performance. Those ladies and gentlemen who were preparing to leave the theatre immediately returned to their places, and remained during the evening perfectly satisfied with Mr. Smith's explanation. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, EDWARD STIRLING, Stage Manager. Royal Opera, Drury-lane, May 3, 1855. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Last evening Fidelio was performed for the third time this season. Madlle. Jenny Ney has now become ac quainted with her audience, and she last night dis played capabilities both as a singer and actress which must have surprised her most ardent admirers. The music allotted to the part of Leonora is not that which exactly suits such a voice as Madffe. Ney's, but she gave it with extraordinary effect. To Madile. Marai's version we can again award the highest praise. Last night her Majesty honoured the performance of Beethoven's immortal work with her presence. It must he gratifying to the lovers of art to find classic music thus specially patronised by her Majesty, and we trust that eo iliustrions an example may be followed, as it ought to be, by all who have any pretension to good taste. The house was crowded. His Royal Highness Prince Albert also honoured the performance with his presence last evening. The Queen and the Prince were accompanied by her Royal High ness the Princess Royal, and their Serene Highnesses the Princesses Adelaide and Feodore and Princess Victor of Hohenlobe. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess 'of Desart, Lord Dufferin, General Buckley, and Captain Du Plat. Among the fashionable company attending the theatre we remarked the Duchess of Wel lington and Lady Emily Hay, the Duchess of Montrose, the Marchionessof Ailesbury, the Marquis of Bath, the Countess of Clarendon, Frances Countess Waldegrave, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Beauchamp and Lady Georgiana Lygon, Earl Cowper, the Earl of Gifford, Viscount and Viscountess Malden, Viscount Castle rosse, M.P., Viscountess Goderich and Miss Vyne, Viscount and Lady Emily Dungarvon, Viscount Chelsea, M.P., Lady Suffield, Lady Maria Coventry, Lady Laura Mevrick and the Misses Meyrick, Lord Mitford, Lady Dufferin, Lord Charles Wellesley. Lady Hall, Hon. Mr. Liddell ani the Hon. Miss Liddell, Lord Edward Thynne, Major-General the Hon. H. Cavendish, Hon. Mrs. Rowley, Hon. G. W. Miller, Sir George Womb well, Sir Kingston and Lady James, 'Sir Henry Meux, M.P., Captain De Horsey, Captain Nicholson, Mr. B a ri n g, Miss Burdett Coutts. Mr. Hubert de Bergh, Mr. Brsiti , ock, Mr, Norman Macdonald, Mr. Craven, Mr. J. Ca% too, Mr. A. K. Oom, Mrs. Ogle Hunt, Mr. Autro bus, &c. LIT,EI?AIa A SSOCIATION OF THE FRI.ENPS OF POLAND. The annual meeting of this association was held, yes :,erday afternoon at the Sussex-chambers, in Duke street, St. James's. The chair was filled by the Marquis of Breadalbane, and among the company present were ob- - sei ved the Earl of Harrington, Lord Kinnaird, the Earl of Zerland, Mr. M. Mikes, M.P., Mr. J. Abel Smith, M P., Prince Ladislas Czartoryski. Captain Towns bend, R.N., M.P., Mr. D. Urquhart, &c. The busi ness of the meeting commenced with the reading of the report for the past year ; from which it • appears that lectures have been delivered in various parts of the kingdom proposing the re-establishment of a Polish kingdom, with the view of enlisting public feeling in favour of the scheme, the effect of which lectures has already been made manifest by the presentation of numerous petitions to the House of Commons for the restoration of Poland. The report then alluded to the formation of a Polish legion, and the great aid which the Poles have rendered to the cause of Turkey aiid the allies. The council have the pleasure to state that considerable assistance has been afforded by the English Government iu sending out Poles to serve in the Cossack cavalry regimeets in the Turkish service, and it appears that 250 Polish prisoners of war confined in England have lately been despatched to Shurnla, at their own request, to enter the second regiment of Turkish Cussacke. The report went on to lament the decease of their tried friends, the late Lord Dudley Stuart, Lord Beaumont, Lord Jocelyn, and Sir R. Heron, entering into many details with regard to the last journey of Lord Dudley to Sweden and the north of Europe. The number of Polish refugees now i n thi s - country i s state d to amount to 753, whose conduct, under severe privations, is reported to have been most exemplary. The total expenditure of the past year amounted to 1,745/., including the sum of 1,1531. for relief alone, and the balance in hand amounts to 3691. Lord Kinnaird then rose and moved the adoption of the report in a short but appropriate speech, in which ho commented upon its various paragraphs, and bore testimony to the excellent conduct of the Poles, and their disinterested attachment to their be loved country. The noble lord expressed.a very decided opinion as regards the necessity of establishing the Polish kingdom, as a barrier against Russian aggression —a necesity which was being felt daily more and more by the people of England, and in which Austria, if she knew her (ran interests, would be the first to concur. The motion was seconded by the Rev. Dr. Worthington, and carried Wm dis. The Earl of Harrington then moved a resolution expressive of the profound sorrow felt by the meeting, and the friends of Poland generally, at the irreparabla loss of Lord Dudley Stuart, which was seconded by Mr. Monc's ton M lines, M.P., and supported, in shoat speeches, by Prince Ladislas Cxtrteryski and M. Pu'z.lcy. The resolution was carried by acc l ama -. Lion. A third resolution , advocating the necessity of re eqtahlishing Poland as an independent State, and a bar ri-r against Russian aggression, was..anoved by Mr. J. r.lce afterwards o. the M.P., seconded by Mr. E. Beales, and general purpo‘es of the society, and the meeting did not was held a beaa.ifal banner was displayed, which w . as to ae.L4'l:l:bit7gel:elle:.rBdl:ll:ll.injit:alhi',lirfilateUlillYn.o resolutions. C4P l ha n esrs t e : lPl e e I nc o h m efsu r where wtileerrea the meeting be sent the same evening to the Polish contingent in ,the Turkish army. We also noticed an "Elegy on the •ath of Lord D. Stuart," front the pen of Mr. J. C. Fergu 1) THE EMPEROR'S VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE.---H's Ercelleney the French Ambassador, in the name of his M , jesty the Emperor Napoleon 111., has presented Sir JiNephPaxtln with a gold snuff-box, beautifully mounted and having the Imperial cipher set in brilliants. rived. RUSSIA. We have received the St. Petersburg journals of the 25th and 26th April. The Invalide Russe publishes the continuation of Prince Gortschakoff's despatches. It says : " A report froM Aide-de-Camp General Prince Gort schakoff contains the following details, whhh complete hie telegraphic despatch concerning the operations before Sebastopol from the 3d to the 7th (15th to 19th) April. "On the 3d (15tb) April, at 7 in the evening, the enemy fired three mines (globes de compression) at 30 or 40 sagenes from the point of Bastion 4, and during the night pushed their approaches to within 15 sagenes of the nearest cavity (entonnoir) formed by the explosion. "On the 4th, sth, and 6th (16th, 17th, and 18th) April, the besiegers continued their cannonade and bom bardment, with less violence, however, than on the pre ceding days. On our side the firing was also not so brisk, with the exception of ground situate in advance of Bastion 4, against which a most active cannonade is kept up day and night, to prevent the enemy making a stand in the cavities caused by the explottions mentioned above. _ _ _ " The damage done to our batteries is repaired during the night with the greatest activity, and the dismounted guns replaced by new ones. "'The skilful play of the artillery of thrte town has pre vented the enemy from acting with vigour against Bas tion 'No. 4, and has provided our volrinteers with an opportunity for displaying their intrepidity ; from the nearest loop-holes they o bserved the 'explosion of our bombs and grenades which often compoiled the French to abandon the entonnoirs, and then they opened a well directed fire against the runaways. "In the night between the 6th andt 7th (18th and 19th) of April one hundred volunteers: and three com panies of the Tebolsk Infantry Regimunt, commanded by the brave and intelligent Major Trikota, made a sortie, which was crowned with the maost complete suc cess ; a section of the detachment rushed upon the nearest entonnoir caused by the explosion, another on the approaches to it, and the others rein ained in reserve. The first two sections shot down and 1p ut to the bayonet the enemy, who, three companies strong, occupied the entonnoir and the approaches leading 'to it, and destroyed the works erected ; when the enemy':; reserve came up they left the entonnoir, joined their mserves, and drew the French under a very heavy lime of grape from Bastion 4. " The loss of the enemy on this occasion was ivery considerable ; cur loss, on the contr.; ►ry, was compara tively unimportant. "In this sortie officers and men £ rnght like heroes, the bravest of them Captain Stolbine; Captain Zagrellea, and Lieutenant Pissareff were woundeid. Major Prikota , to whose talent and intrepidity the so ccess of this affair must be attributed, is deserving of pa rticular notice. " Altogether since the 3d (15th) of April the losses of the garrison of Sebastopol are less tha n on the preceding days. Its indefatigable activity and e •xce!lent spirit, are above all praise. " Nothing remarkable has occurred•on the other points of the peninsula." TURKEY. We have received the letters 'brought by the Cairo from Constantinople. Gen. illizot was buried on the 17th with the usual military honours. The camp of Maslac at Constantinople l 'egins to presen t a very animated appearance, 14,500 i nen havealready arrived there, and others are cal ning every day. Two regiments of Cuirassiers are , on their march from Adrianople. M. Conduriotti, the new Greek Minister, has bad his first audience of the Sultan. The speech of the Greek Mitiistelr was very dig nified, and the reply of the SultanJull of kindness. The accounts from Asia are satisfs►ctory ; the army has been reorganised by the exertions of Vassif Pacha and Williams Pacha. The revolt in Kur distan has been repressed.. Letter.i from Trebisond announce that 40,000 Circassians,, united to a part of th• Turkish army, were abolut to march on Tiflis. FRANCE.. . The trial of Pianori for the attempt to assassinate the Emperor has been fixed for ltionday next, and will, probably, be brought to ai termination the same day. M. Paillet has undertaken his defence, which can hardly be any other tb.:in " extenuating circumstances," founded on tens porary insanity. Of the fact itself, which passed. before so many witnesses, there can be no doubt . The Constitu tion not excluding the ordinary tribunals from trying such crimes, it is very judicious on the part of the Government to retrain from the ostentatious display of a High Court of Just ice, which would invest the assassin with more 00.9 the interest of a vulgar criminal. It is whispered, that he has made some interesting disclosures. If: he has said any thing, it is perhaps relating to the organisation of a society of assassins, from whom, such emissaries as he is are chosen by lot. Somii arrests are said to have been made among the ref ogees in Paris. Count de Lo3wenheim, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the, King of Sweden, and Count de Moltke, Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the King of Denmark, had the honour of being received. yesterday by the Emperor, and presented to his Majesty the congratulations of their Sovereigns on his escape from assassination. The French army encamped at Wasiak, near Con stantinople, on the 23d ult., was composed as , Ist Regiment of the Imperial Guard 11:2 : 120: Ditto of Voltigeurs FIRST DIVISION. First Brigade-14 Battalion Foot Masseurs 1,090 47th Regiment of the Line 52d Regiment of tbe Line Second Brigade-62d Regiment of tbe Line 1,979 73d Regiment of the Line SECOND DIVISION. First Brigade-7th Battalion Foot Chasseurs 9lO 9th Regiment of the Line 1,627 2d Regiment of the Line Second Brigade-16th Regiment of the Line .: 1,608 96th Regiment of the Line A company and a half of Engineers Waggon train Voltigeurs of the Imperial Guard, just landed... 210 Hospit ti orderlies 52 In all Horses and mules, 500 . 19,438 BOURSE, MAT 3.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash, fr. c. End of Month. 41 per Cents 93 25 —f. —c. 3 per Cents 6B 90 69 Credit Mather 787 50 Roman Cr6dit Fonder — Austrian Belgiau Fives ...... .. Spanish Throes 3s:xPiedruontese B5 50 Home Debt RAILW A YB-I'OJI CASH. fr. c. fr. e Orleans ll5O Lyons . .. 1102 50 Western .. 040 , Rouen Cetto Mediterranean 1010 Havre 550 Northern ... 875 Cherburg THE BALTIC. KIEL, May 1.--Admiral Dundas returned to the fleet on Saturday in the Dragon, having passed two or three days at Copenhagen, at which place it is gratifying to be able to state that the higher powers have deemed it expedient this year to show a much more hospitable and friendly feeling to the British Commander-in-Chief, which greatly con trasts with the surly, all but insulting manner, in which Sir Charles Napier and his officers were received by the Russian party who were pre dminaut in Denmark in 1854. On this occa sion, . Admiral.. Dundas was . most graciously received by his Ma :sty, and conducted by his LITERATURE. The Secret History of a Household. By the Author of "Alice Waitworth." 3 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. This is in many respects a painful story, but it must be acknowledged by all who peruse it that it is remarkable for the clever delineation of its character, and the skilful arrangement of its scenes. The bold and manly Everard Mansell, and the high-spirited and steadfast Barbara, stand out in striking relief from the timid and gentle Ellen, and her wayward suspicious husband, who, as Barbara's brother took every opportunity of mak ing an unworthy use of his Fryer over his admir able sister. Everard, on the contrary, with all his determination and decision, was easily influenced in a right cause. Not so the evil-minded Stapyl ton. He was not naturally bad, he could admire and reverence virtue in another, and he could de nounce vice as energetically as any one, but he never troubled himself to consider that the virtue he acknowledged as excellent we should practise as well as praise ; ,nor that the vice he condemned in others his fellow-creatures despised in himself. " Thou art the man" might with justice and reason have been said to him, but Ralph had no friend to say it to him. Ellen, his unfortunate wife, was placed in such peculiar circumstances that it is hard to say she was wrong in yielding to what her hus band wished, as it would be unwise to say she was right. In one case" she was unquestionably re prehensible in accompanying Gertrude abroad. If the intention of the author is to favour her decision it is a mistaken view ofpropriety. Mercy is thehr igh t est attribute of the Christian character, but mercy to the penitent does not mean screening the guilty from the just consequences of crime, and charity, that often misapplied and perverted word, is not to shut out and supersede justice altogether, but to soften and smooth its rugged decrees. The only quality that we are told belongs to both worlds, that will flourish in heaven when earth is no more, is truly too sacred to be invoked in such a cause, or to ap pear in such a scene as the one alluded to. It was not charity nor mercy : it was kindness of heart, genuine, but mistaken ; and it was love for her erring husband, . self-sacrificing, but erroneous, that led Ellen into the snare laid out for her by her cunning and selfish enemies. That she came out as pure as she entered, that one guilty person died blessing her name, and the other lived to make her atonement, by at . last appreciating her devotion, was not an excuse. " Evil is not to be done that good may come of it . ." ,It was impossible for Ellen to look into futurity, and see the snit behind the clouds of her horizon, but it was possible for her, as for every one in temptation and trouble, to think of present duty and present consequences. The past was stamped in records which human ingenuity could not efface. The future was in the direction of powers human saga ! ! city could not fathom ; only the present span of action was their own, and three more mistaken and mis ' judging individuals never ruled it. The effects of their self-inflicted tortures were that (none giving the others credit for really wishing such extraordi nary manoeuvres) each suspected the others of duplicity 'and deceit. Gertrude, in horrible ago nies, breathed her last from the effects of the long put•off discovery, which it was flying in the face of Providence -to suppose could be smuggled for ever: Ellen was put aside by her cruel and jealous husband, while she-could not defend herself from having compromiSed her spotless fame in setting out at all on the foreign tour. The day of retri bution was at hand for them, indeed ; and scarcely has the reader blamed the trans action before the transactors themselves are overwhelmed with misery and confusion. It is one thing to go astray and mislead others, and another to make crooked things straight, and black look white. So they all found, and made others find too ; and when Gertrude was laid in her untimely grave, and Ralph and - Ellen-6thefarmerfinding ont bis.inistake, and the latter forgiving him, went to Canada—those who had any insight into thei r careers could not fail to be admonished by their tales. It did not need to sit down in aolitude to find out the meaning of,their lives ; these who ran ever so giddy or busy a course could read it; and it would be well for the social well-being of others, if all who thus erred could, " departing, • leave behind them" an imprint of their steps, for the warning of those who would walk in the same way ; ~and a murmur of their misery to linger in the' . memory, as the handwriting on the 'wall, to betoken when the citadel is in danger. It is the province of the no velist to idealise realities, and, in the garb of fiction, to manifest facts ; but, though the privilege' has many ramifications, it is best employed and answers its highest purpose when it narrows its limits and curtails its compass. The more life-like, the nearer to nature and the closer to truth, the sooner is the story understood and the better appreciated. In the present in stance this cautious rule is observed, and we have no adventitious aids of effect in scenes or persons, and few flights of fancy to herald the way. The circumstances are quietly told, as becomes a sombre episode in human life, which the narrative here in question undoubtedly chronicles ; and if it cannot aspire to keep off evil, it does its best to show its deformity, without entering into detail or over working its object. " The Secret History of • a H ouse h o ld" is the history for the most part of the wicked ; but their sins found them out, and the s ense of uprightness is vindicated by their suffer ings and shame. It is stated in a letter from St. Petersburg that a corn bas been charged to transform sailing-vessels into screws ; and that it has already caused the frigate, the Balkan, of 44 guns, to be provided with engines of 360-horse power, and the sloop of the line \Viborg, 74, with engines of 450. horse power; also that it is now causing several screw-schooners, to be built. The llelsingfors Tichtingar speaks of numbers of persons from the town going out to view the new forti fications on the Harakka Clitf, and the walls of hewn granite, that frown at the sea from their position in the n nen Park. A letter from Vienna of the 27th ult. states that M. Drouyn de Lhuys before his departure concluded a new convention rotative to the use of the electric telegraph. ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM- M' TTEE.-(THIS DA. Y.) The committee reassembled this morning at the usual hour. Sir Thomas Hastinvs Jinx again revtliel, and, in ex arnination by Lord S Imour, produced a ',umber of official documents, refeired to in his evidence of yesttr day. Amongst other inatter, he stated that the firit requisition sent to him for winter clothing was in July, 1854 ; and was for 150,000 woolen socks, 90,900 flannel drawers, and 50,000 woollen drawers. A supply of Qaarterina,ster-C4.-nerals stores were applied for in March. If any deficiency existed in the latter it was the fault of the Quarterrnaltet-General for not ordering a proper quantity. He denied that any of the bedsteads sent out were incomplete or deficient of legs, &c. He did not believe that the boots and shoes were too small, because they were made on- long-established specifica tions, and he (lid not think the size of them could hare varied. The bcots and shoes hitherto, had been found to answer for size in all climates and under all circum stances. By the Chairman—Considerable difficulty was found in obtaining steamers to convey out the stores, and they were accordingly delayed for some time. Ihe Chairman—According to your account, then, no person was to blame E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sir T. Hastings replied that he had fairly given his opinion that the delay arose from the grea't difficulty of providing steamers. Lord Seymour said the committee had been informed by Captain Tallon, who embarked a quantity of tools in his vessel at Constantinople, that he was told to con vey them to Varna" but that neither the Quartermaster- General nor the Commissariat would take them ; and inquired whether that went to show that there wa3 a Quartermaster as well as a Quartermaster-General there? Sir T. Hastings replied that that was the case, A quan tity of Canada boots and socks were sent out. The committee, by comparing some of the boots at present at the Tower, would find that the boots sent out were adapted for all sizes of feet. By General Peel—Their clothirg had been supplied independent of the Ordnance by purchases made under the direction of the Secretary for 'War and the Secretary at War, the result of which was that they were bidding against themselves in the same market. With respect fur caps, they were in treaty with a pers;:n to pur chase them at sr. 10d. each. and, in the interim, the Sec retary for War made an arrangement to purchase them at 6s. Bd. The parties in question heard that the Go vernment had raised the price in the market, and they were unable to make the purchases at the original price agreed upon. When witness was required to provide a supply of winter clothing, he was not informed that the army would -.virter in the Crimea. He was not able to say on what department the duty of providing such articles, if they were required, would fal I, By Lord Seymour—He had made an application to provide rifles in November, but it was not carried into effect until Febrtugy. Lord Seymour reminded the witness that the Duke of Newcastle had stated that he would have ordered a large quantity of rifles to be obtained from Liege, but that it was contrary to the opinion of the Board of Ordnance. Sir T. Hastings denied that it was against the opinion of the Board of Ordnance, but that it was simply against his own opinion. He objected on the ground that it would tend materially to affect if not destroy the gun trade of this country, and that the gun makkrs of Bir mingham would withdraw their capital from the trade. Tile evidence principally, throughout the morning, was of a very uninteresting character, 9.nd had reference to technical details of routine management under the Ordnance department. [LEFT BITTING. j LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TBIS DAY.) -- P -- COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Justices of Appeal.) PEACOCK V. STOCKFORD-JUDGMENT. Their lordships gave judgment in this appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Rindersley this morning, reversing the older of the Court below, without costs. The question in this case related to the construction of the will of the testator in the cause, but there was no point involved that contained the let►=t interest except to the parties concerned. (Before Vice-Chancellor Wood.) EX PARTE THE PRECENTOR OF ST. PAUL'S-JUDGMENT. His Honour gave judgment to-day in this case, which came before him a few days ago upon the petition of the Rev. Mr. Belli, the precentor or chief chanter of St. Paul's Cathedral, seeking to obtain the payment to him of the sum of 2,5871., the amount of two renewal floes claimed by the petitioner out of a sum of upwards of 1,40001. 3 per Cent. Consols, standing in the names of the Lord Mayor and other members of the Commission for the Improvement of the City of London. The petitioner was oppofed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioner's on the ground that there was no real status for the claim. Hit,: Honour, after going at some length into the case, decided that the petitioner was entitled to enforce his claim. Nothing.of the least interest came before the Master of the Rolls or Vice-Chancellor Bindersley ; and the Vice-Chancellor was occupied the whole day with the further arguments in the part heard case of M'INTOSH V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, which have already occupied the Court no less than 9 days. The sum in dispute is, as we have already stated, upwards of a quarter of a million of money, and the result is anxiously looked t• by all parties. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) SCANDALOUS AND UNFOUNDED CHARGE AGAINST A GENTLEMAN. The Hon. Augustus Jocelyn, No. 40, Duke-street, St. James's-square, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, on the charge of having indecently exposed his person to Mary Ann Adams, who described - herself as a needle woman, residing at No. 8, Brompton-row. The com plainant, a woman of anything but respectable appear. ance, stated that about hall-past 2 o'clock this morning she was coming alone , Duke-street, when she saw defend ant in a most indecent position in a doorway, and as soon as he heard her footsteps be turned round, caught hold of her, and tried to lift up her petticoats. She re sisted as well as she could, and at last she got away. He followed her to the bottom of the street, when she leoked outtfor a constable, for the purpose of giving him in charge. While she was doing so he opened the door of No. 40, and went in. In A few minutes afterwards he came out again, when she gave him into custody. By Mr. Leadley (the Cbitf Clerk)—Defendant caught hold of her by the shoulders, called, her "dear," and said he would not hurt her. She got her living 'by plain needlework, and nothing else. She could refer to several parties for whom she worked to answer for her respect ability. The reason she was out so late was that she had been looking after her sister, who is " unfortunate," and patronises the Strand. She did not know where to find her in the day time. She wanted to tell her her brother was dead. By M. Hardwick—She did not see her sister. She had been looking for her about 25 minutes previous to seeing the defendant.. Inspector Parke said there was a witness .in court whose evidence would completely upset that of the com plainant. James Mattrick, coachman, Mason's-yard, Duke street, was st-aming at the entrance of the yard about half past' two this morning, when he saw the gentleman at the bar pass up the street :41d stop at a doorway for a certain purpose. The complainant followed and accosted him. The gentleman, who seemed much annoyed, then opened the door of No. 40 and went in. Witness saw no more of the affair. .Halliday, 167 C, said he took the defendant into cus tody on the present charge, and conveyed him to the station, where the complainant made the mine state. ment a, she had to-day. Witness subsequently went to the address she gave, and found no such person lived there. The defendant, in reply to the accusation, said he re. turned to London from the country yesterday, and was proceeding to his lodgings in Duke-stnet, when he had occasion to stop for a few moments for a necessary pur pose, and after he had arranged his dress, and was about entering the house, the woman came up to him, and asked him for money, for charity, as her mother %Vat; sick. He repulsed her, when she said she would make him pay for making a nuisance against her door. lie treated her threat with contempt, and went into his house. lie afterwards thought it would be better to hate the matter cleared up, and came out again, when she gave him into custody on the present charge. Mr. Hardwick said he had a very gieat mind to order the woman to be placed in the dock in the'place of - the defendant. The complainant's evidence was un• worthy of belief, and' it appeared to him (Mr. Hard. wick) that she had trumped up the present charge for the purpose of extortion. li e s h ou ld therefore discharge the defendant, and in doing so must state that he left the mint without the slightest stain or imputation upon his character. Upon hearing this dection, complainant at once vanished from the precincts of the court. ISLE OF WIGHT. -4›- (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) POSITION AND PROSPECTS OF THE FARMERS.—The continued north and east winds and the absence of rain ara having a very serious effect on the land. • The tur nips are all gone, and the niangold wurtzel nearly so. There is no grass in the meadows, and the sheep and lambs Lave eaten cif the seed grasses. Vetches are back ward, the hay nearly all consumed, and the graziers and farmers are iu a most deplorable fix. Lambs are offered for sale at ss: each ; hundreds will be starved if we have not rain within a very few days, and there is no prospect of any at present (May 3). The wheat plant is thin on the light soils, and the barley is much in want of rain. The breadth of potatoes planted this year very far ex ceeds the quantity planted of late years. A letter from Berlin of the 30th ult. Pays :—"The speech to be delivered on the closing of the Chambers was drawn up in a Cabinet Council last evening. The session is not to be closed\by the King in person, but by the President of the Council. Baron de Paiva, Minister of Portugal in Paris, has Est left this city for Dresden and Weimar on a special missionfrom his Government. The Austerlitz, the Tourville, and the Duquesne, yes vels of the line, and the steam corvette the d'Assas, which form part of the B LW° division, sailed from Cher bourg, on Tuesday, for their destination. _ COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. —— bf ti' l. Y n e l s o te L rd . a x y d a lvi c ,t o y urt was held for the despat ch 0 'less. THE VISIT OF THE EMPEROR Of TOL l'ltOc the Lord Palmerston : ~ os 10s Sheriff, Oseed.' nel . t i ir r a :lit c'‘‘...4liirrt lltheenfroYllui‘wliuol4;isititde4:fr°' la " Piccadilly, Al O- • ^^" n ,yos ++ so luy dear Lord,—l ha,ve great pleasure, in inform tit' that that the Queen has been- oTaciously pleased to direct thls:s title and dignity of baronet shall be conferred uPoo if,;,bed C m i a ty rk of of ldo h u e d r o M n a . jesty's Royal spprobation of the +list' g a s the i•eceptiort which her illustrious guest the DaP% t o the French met with on the occasion of his recent vro seem " This mark of her Majesty's favour is a the rule hitherto observed, and according; to wl'i: eu to acts o of grace have been confined to occasiobns beenwhe n r; cowed has in person visited the City, and as .. „4,3,:r wed by the municipal body ; but the Queen cu7 t/ of the late visit of the Emperor of the French to the for, London to have been an event. of se peculiar a c bar , of and to have been connected with wel lcircucestate;e; 50 such high national importance, that it may ote dgi . ng , by an to the general rule. . But in thus nok a° to Cilf , an honour conferred upon the chiefsmat ei i , ion. boe the zeal and loyalty with which the tigns a L.0%,,,,04 seconded her Majesty's desire to show the rn,,st cbt a r i o go departu‘reb spite attention to her illustrious guests, her Majesty coieu: i sosv to say that it must be clearly understood that wha!'..a. done is not to be drawn into a precedent for the fute, "I have the honour to be, my dear Lord, " Yours faithfully, a piaostok " The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, dm' . 1 .0 05 5 ' the"QMuyeednehaarsSinirmalthedav t‘eOgiraD. great t a in ei i . n i gn pleasure- t s e t n r teLitin, i on A fr P ocr r oat l n if 'l .: _ ii i a tot fl tit . the sheriffs the honour of knighthood as an asloic'wtiancive,', of the p ar t w hich they took in Vie distinguisheSreserosiitri oli the late occasion by the citizens of London to 1 1, r0 ch,.1, illustrious l guests the Emperor and Empress of the youroo., have received her Majesty's commands to requ e ' t :lie af ter auce at Buckingham Palace to-morrow, at 3 o'clock iii: on , 19, noon, in order that this honour may be conferred le a ',,lere i further commanded to say that it must be clearly a' co iou, ~, that her Mjesty's gracious ' favour on the present ''',,,,lll°' not to be deemed a precedent for any other occasion° the Sovereign may not visit the City of London. " I am, my dear Sir, yours faithfullY, .0, ~ poitSP - o r tbe P o s It was unanimously agree d that the lett'll°ensuld be. port of which was received with cheers+ deb h 1 tered on the minutes of the court. .seon Ito Upon the motion of Sir PETER LA ' - ti , ia tea ~, rl n kßinetnaftu aelitlxaeo, :1 hineetMionaiirt petition i:twr'leoaia.ottanatrthhDmehel thatße h JERSEYcIbn lo de Deputy CORNET, the thanks of the court werangeoleir, n mt t l h hna e : ndpgeerbilmperial yl entertainment vtliseimt. i n tt c , committee mm Guildhalli tt ce fo c r p t ~)h n e ab 1 e arr ioa 0 i t of the Mr. H. L. TAYLOR objected toe hetphree:°:::°oll'B2;;js court was decidedly in favour of initadc so rio the yet known of the expnditure, 'P ail ,' N V e tf,j ; ferri::g the thanks, her Majesty haViegit'rea r eady 011 expressed her approbation of what had beef, occasion. cll I° s THE LATE ESCAPE OF THE " P " " OF - fl• og 0 514 tP ' ASSASSINATION'. „,d vie °le 0 1 Strangers were ordered to withdraw+ a-- t the c.,,51 forthed, when the doors were re-opened, th" - Ord lei' s° • te t had adopted a resolution similar t 0 that vib o d Jir 0 to that day before the Court of A.lderMeot one t, that it should be dealt with in a s lar 1 0 14 discussion upon the question was exceedirlgolfrolos,es THE LOCAL MANAGEMENT OF THE ° Til t w ith 1 ',.. 1 0 * , Mr. T. H. Hall then brought up r e P yr i of t b "i °` of a petition to Parliament, against severatt`nageoleflpro• visions in the bill " for the better leg al IP J to lbe i 0 1 the metropolis." It particularly objects_ toste,fl,il, difficulties arrangements as to the sewers, t! i r ng to th o gei difficulties which a hoard constituted seewAdiiistivs'asell must have to encounter, and the vast . f it l' i w c h to ich a itauwustwintbecoeustsamriolavitiateraatejohyst.o the City 1 lil! 5 j to o or 1 onui s : 0 tt , 0 !:,,,b t l b ed 1.; :; r, i t c h o e T u pi: The yt motions t a l u i o g o E t r r i + c o ce w n od s N e t r Tc e t l. o s e t g o . n rP d e e 1 b y Mr . G ll r l6tle ' tants of the LibertyNp di% 13' st 5 1.5 " e ra P 3 Ely-rents, in the county uarrsosr OF Mr. GRESHAM rial f r "'" nfe" IV f ‘ p , r e : s msm t e i d . .. 7 , irrrn o o l the . I la y in the IpbHc c it: o oirr i v n are3il i em i T. ! cA e e t Lic i . L o t is i e l r(i oitkifhaeoytuhlobelieletaih,lisr,rorttoopel;:ri ip d e oly P r n iao ° cy e bt3 r mi : i t ift ' er , olgiiee l' i ii id t di ri li i le a e ip; l ' ll ritio j e fe; joa, : feliefeE e t t o, i i l lei c rix o ll i p i e i oy m ot t b t ai t od ee) said the corporate fromunierat,le difficu.ties. A the y su)n j eve r i rr‘ dik 3l s l a bhave opposed the infinite unassisted by those whose aid bey ha ,„ of th an h I came cauic in contact. iayed,e3:B4ttcuthahhhhbnaeejaa had vi ti re n oin r imx p . t ugcngrioclilondlla,uaoidfnnpue,betfleatcsteahedueisicertsiewihaytnatdiaisegth:thdigh:::ie:dicirbiapt_ti,ci-iftol,ertotoecretwvtieslih..eeeftsecvsrsnitnectttosc:tibeettie., eioe e rr:d_iti sidlecoiii viot.tietati;isspittthbvi rsieet,elv igoiortho s :feoite t i:sooc r ::bi:e:irtiee l ra tioo rai ot her se ra o t t o , t allowed the corpe corporationr•subjecsubject, excited upon a subjec t -I ear, - -131..) b tile) said the , o concluded e a d P P h e Y 3rel l P r r e a s s i i s i : t, ' ibe,: an i t i c ' e l : s l f l t and with th h e a I ns of the committee, 1113 ,. ° ! ° eh h in e teres 631 'otte l f Is ,l e j memo obvt dt• morialists repudiatedthe .io --- D di', ~,o the w _ - - accustb"-ni.e s ans - e a ' r y was not at all ins he al i ol , ' al E the table. V the P o aa itl Mr. GRESHAM denied, upon l ' e ' ‘ ,oYer morialists, that any • . %vas °- imputation memorial. A arried' ,01 The amendment was then put and c. ~,o r o•J o.ooo'n 0° P ; o os ,;0 , BATHS AND WAS Upon the several i AlderC63- din cr i e l motions o of th e at e ( J Mr. Ross, petitions from the bishoP ..,„ i he d ooq p labouringoo u o s i ' e l s a establishment po population. t12:2 clergy of the City of London JO; t he . v, io ( ~, hankers, traders, and others, all'cl front, I.•o riti o ° d fir' °4 cot oration to 'take a transfer of the re note A to the coal, corn, and finance conemittre' see°%/10' Several ' d l' i g hil 0111 speeches were flis el n IY the advantages arising from the c lea nly ..--- i . _____----- 014111 4 0 ', GREAT FIRE AT 2111-t 10 iv 0 0 , , ----4 P----- fa n biP o ° lie ° ;416 , A. fire, involving the destroctiexposot of 1,1 " f amount of property, broke out in the 01 00 cr medical. th aint officerstpvabiul loeybui Il i ii cs.tte,.tielroiee)l3oo(cellittiriatuciy:t:egs‘t:oltotia,t' i!girnjeoirooce,:ol:hvoril l' ing-yard at Millwall, Poplar, the Pileprit 0 0 pi' John, Scott Russell and Co., about 9 °ye bet it; in the newly-built floating battery t 0 hay otielaP°4 on Saturday next, named the Etn a ' WO"' rid - PI joined ori one side another vessel, the op !do I V tended also to be laut.ched on SaiursoPi,,,oili,lo; other side a screw collier. The t hre t e a P r°) sien ' ' s p ace in the yard, and were in such e: ° ,' d be veil, 1)11 deed, became apparent, unless the fire 0 le`,ool. „Je'lj not only would the battery be,“ viereire Ill) ships on either side would be aeriou4o,orrft„oce,o4, collect the hands together, bubo efore thou i r ,he' a f i The most strenuous exertions we re 00° 00 1' 1 4 0 1 tt b hi e i ee r sebtnaedtrtenerreyad,i ,firing the ritth, fl ge a einhveee;sirtyr übfs:hcceatdmcfeti.:o) ebiFr..4.f3trtrij:A:cl.l3:'?, t p i l i a e t fl es a , m 4: s i rincscchebsigtbhiicnkt,bestaarirt,ed in ul ' n t he t - and the Surrey site of the watec• . qty (19Arv't1C1 'a:4l4 tco h g .hti . _„,, ~, 1 , Master-Su The fluting ei • from her gars J 0 f 1 04, line ,,i00 o ev , y soon m io attendance under the direo' ,I je c ' o rfs, r ,'ol,'4 to work, perintendent of they ards I n a rd ''' qtl''',lir ding, of the R divi •ion, and Leon3P). 0 ,v100.0114;01 Thames police. This powerful inaebilltros tl:f,f)4 and was followed by the fl:„ Li tli vt ,!'pls, ce of f i and the steam-floating engine fret ° '-'- io ol` i i t ie , ,lo'o 4 About 11 o'clock a frightful scene g o i tt ponderous vessel, in a state of ie., oi. its ) stocks most majestically into the rive'. irl PU.. .010 r od of some thousand persons wit well' ~ tilefA i s ll , 1 mouth of the dock, A that eine I Several persons were so terrific-essel Vi ifib° pi into the water, fearing the h'azilig v i tb e ,I )' crufh them to death. F tuitate Y i ne se pf,di l r , or _.„,ter . $ i) rescued by . the Thames police arid vi e 0 .1 i3fr ,ii i , The etigines of the L.,ndon rig ° gesfar 0 1 0 1 ,, laud offiee, under the command of • o vit" .erl o f' ' further extens c i Content ' on, and Fogo, were days wurl;Bollooler 1, ' but up t i t 1 o'clock . • the o j h ou gh °ti V being eairely extinguished, alth 0 ,1,, The battery sign k w t a h s i sonvieorr.ro n g a . ~, tota l w ,io t° ll,e may be said to be -oh As a p , +r' , the other vessels are seriously lie Jot , "The police, under Mr. Superinteotedeot cO O l / 9 spector Holmes, with Mr. Se r ,f ° d e tt ° , lll o o the Royal Society, and Mr- white, ' ilr'isf lp 09 ffice, rendered essential assistsueht; v 0 00,,, 4 as did also several hundred shipWrio t he j oy y w a h r i d c.i . e It could not be ascertained, , pro''' . b° , of the ye' 1 d I was insured. Neither could it be o re ° , , „ took place. _____,C(lifile'lle,l'f "--------- poys.l,4' oreoo'l'pr'li THE EMPEROR'S VISIT _, 6 010 I' o 90,9 ~o ~ Edward Herrick (1849), the A-1, a .1 b ee t of 0 0 1 , ''' l ,r of the packet service at Dover,„",,, iti4018,0,0'4. the ran - k of captain, in honour 01 " ,r30 10. 0 41, 7"ii1t , roe and Empress to this countrY*,ood r ef' s ! fl e f" lent officer, we believe, i s the ',so ,Ce o ft P ,`;if 0/ which on tlie active list of those t oe b e • si , ol , • d ,sip . 0 t of 0 1l e, in battle he t served as Itv fi „et 1 sO 4 r:o i l prevailed, whether any cluierl,iorg 001/0 He was also at the attack of tbe . - t V,,,,i ' t ea fl O . O l tairaoen,d,dttthi reduction Emperorods ii a o , o f u f ti l cl u e s d ohfin gt h h. i l ea s tnirtFsi each aot. 1 0: 1' S . i t 1 10 : / rtioot ! i i .. i i o : 6 : rd, i f: r,:; 1 officer W ci ,j! , b e ,l t i) OW o i rial visit. distinguished Captain Flerrick reb°;,•lerstaeed bl e ol l i .l meat on prom'otion, and we ru b le 0 ,0 91 Admiralty packet service is lO W r or r oi l r .0 0 and thelnecessity no longer exi t " 0 , be itb i 9 r, officer a': . , Dover, the vacancy his n e edc a if s li , , taro Herrick a ill retire from P is ~Vopt44 sari and esteem of all classes at Docver;oori b e 'AO' WANT OF AMMUNITION AT ° l4 br iLlg et i t 0 10 1, , , A from Coostantmople to the 2°)Toredll, 14 '0) ,!,; t! i i Balaklava to the 17th, are t ° 'ng tha : ig , 't•irf' e a were slackening their fire, e t ' ge for p i i ,v, the tremendous rate it bal l be- bort• eiOttle l :. Itt' coning ' O P 0 et' ' nights consumed, was r t ry ti o l j ~ orders have reached steamer, b 1101010 pr to o i r, the Hansa, Eis men w ol O e fi o°, if,,t; 26th from Marseilles, with Fr ei ! hos t . ,d4q , Imperial Guard, wasreceivia 1 ,0 0, 1 40 1( 0 04 and shell. It is sAd the eveli.'l oil 0 9 )9 "'e l f 0 pi can return the shots of the to o ,to but those of the -enemy are ,s,eo hoo sent back, aithough some totiooloi 4 colleoted by the Ufiglishtintl