The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-17 00:00:00

genuink hospitality it could not be exceeded, even by their own city of Paris. The LORD MAYOR alluded to the welcome vouchsafed by the municipal authorities of Paris to certain members of the London corporation on the occasion of their visit ing Paris, and then requested the company to honour " The President of the Council and those distinguished personages who were now visiting London." M. DELANOLE acknowledged the compliment, and gave . " The health of the Lady Mayoress," for which the Lord Mayor returned thanks. M. PELOUZE proposed "The Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Corporation of London," and was pleased to say that there was nothing in the splendours of Paris which could equal what they saw here. There were some monu ments in Paris which were admired for their magnifi cence, but that magnificence was obscured by narrow streets and old buildings. In making- wide streets and throwing open old and ugly parts of the French capital they were only following the English example, and doing what had been done iu the city of London. But it was not only to England that they owed the suggestion, but , they owed to the alliance with England the ability to effect such improvements in the city of Paris, in the midst of the war in which they were involved. They had particular reasons to be people generally were rrra gra%eful, and the French teful to the English , nation. They were grateful to the English navy and army now fighting side by side with their own navy and army, and struggling with one another as to which should be first to repel an attack, or the last to defend with their life's blood the united banners of France and England. Alderman FAREBBOTHER, as senior alderman, =know lAged the toast. " The Lord Mayor of Dublin" followed, and then "The French, Sardinian, and other Consuls." The Sardinian Consul, as the oldest member of the ody, responded; remarking that at the present time 5,000 Sardinian troops were embarking at Genoa for the purpose of supporting, at the theatre of War, the just and holy cause in which England, France, and Sar dinia were united. Although Sardinia was a small na tion, they had great good-will and honesty of purpose ; and although the number of troops was not large, the men themselves were excellent soldiers. The hesOths of, Prince Gholab Mahmoud and Prince FerozesLah were proposed by the Lord Mayor ; and the last .toast was "The Members of the House of Com mons," acknowledged by Mr. G. Moffatt. The band of the Scot; Fusiliers played several pieces daring the evenir g, and some duets were sung with good taste by M. and Madame Weiss. The dinner itself was laid by Messrs. Staples, of the Albion, Aldersgate-street. Mr. Harker displayed his usual efficiency as toastmaster ; and at about 11 o'clock the company separated. THEATEE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under tke tranai:etrant of Mr. Btlei3tollo. THIS EVI7,I*;ING. WIN be prelented THE SECRET AU ENT. Principal characters by Mr. Iluckstcnc and Miss Y,. Chaplin. To he (olio n'ed ny a new Bal!et, in wh , , , h the Spanish Dancers Will appear, entitled T,16 EVZ.SING FESTIVAL. After which, a new Eetr,avaganzA. cacti THE NEW HAY IAbEEV SPRING NIEETIG. 1853. To =elude with TIIU GALICIAN FE lE. ROYAL PRI.I.IOESS'S T EfEA.TRE, OXPO:tD-STREET. Under Ufa Management of Nfr. Cr/ARLES KE.C4. TJIIS C VENING. Tobetoflowedby TIE RI VA lA. Penci pal charact era by Me::ars V 7. Lacy, Harley. Meatlows, J. vinhig, 11. Melton. Addison, and Everett ; Mrs. iViustad ey, Mrs. W. Lacy, an Misses Heath and C. Leclercq. To, conelnde with (7th time) a Romance, in two acts, entWed TnE meLslna..ll. Ur' •cot.t.Do; or, King, Queen, and Knave. TH,M.A.TEI: ROYAL ADELPIII. Froprieter, M. B. Webster.—Dlrectress, Madrzne Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will ha performed the Drama entitled VIE hIYSTERIOIIS STRANGER. cmc'ule w'th A NET EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES • OF MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations. RIYAL OLYMPI3 *THEATRE. Lessee and Mant.g.r, Mr. A. Wigan. Tfit3 EVENTNII, Will be performed a Comed:ctta, callei L lW FOR I, a DIET Characters ny Me•er3. A. Wigan, G. Vining, H. Cooper, Lanvera, oind 3ilB Castlet .n. After which, KU .L OR CU'I?.E. Characters by Messrs. Robson, Imery, and F. Vining; Mrs. A. Vcion aril Miss Bromley. To be followed by ttie Fairy Extravaganza, called TAE YELLOW low-Mr AND THE KING OF HE GOL,. , MINES. • ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING. Glorious success ! To commence with an entirely new and original Sp etacle-drama of harrowing interest, by Mr. Nelson Lee, THE FIELD AGAINST SHE FAVOURITE No Drama formany years has created so great a sensation. The interest is ni , ;st intense ; the burning of the stables is most terrific, while the Derby race is most exciting. After which, a Series of Novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with RETURNED FROM THE BALTIC ; or, Jack Ashore. A new Military Act Drop, painted by Fenton, has been added to the Embellishments. • Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting aiana4er, Air. W. U. Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON B.RIDY,, TLS DAY —Mornin; 13 min.arter 2 I Eveniog 34min. aft. 2 To-Xoaftow - Morning 53 atin.after 2 ; Evening 11 min. aft. 3 THE WAI - HEIL—Sim ()mos, April. 17. TEIEEMONETEE, IN THE SHADE. 68—highest since noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the night. 63—this day, at noon. BABOITETRE, 30'46. WIND, variable from N.E. to S.E.—Light breeze, with splendid summer weather. G. l ‘ 4 - z; T 1) t ; , LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1855. Sir CORNEWILL LEWIS won't do. He has broken down at the earliest trial, failed at the very first step in his progress. Yesterday he ap peared thickly covered with streamers of red tape. Every mischievous precedent was adopted so far as the objectionable portions were concerned, while the good that was to be found in every schenae was, by a species of perverted ingenuity, completely dissipated. There might have been something to be asserted in favour of an unmixed issue of 3 per Cent. Consols, or of Terminable Annuities, but ho has contrived so to dovetail the two as to retain all the obnoxious features, with out any of the incidental advantages. It is said that the proposition has been received favourably in the City. It may be so, mid simply because it is in the highest degree unfavourable to the EL chequer, affording prospects of exorbitant gains to those who have the prospect of participating in the exorbitant profits that may be realised on the transaction. - --- The leading particulars of the projected Loan appeared in our impression of yesterday ; we may, therefore, comment upon the salient points, with out rendering ourselves liable to the imputation of seeking to control the discretion of the Finan ciAl Minister, or wishing to drive him into a corner from whence he could not readilythe loan escape. Ist it appears that the total amo unt of ) . oun d s sterling—that is to be sixteen millions of p law say, it is sixteen m illions to be p aid into the Exchequer, not a fixed amount to be issued, and might pro ve to be, the Proceeds, whatev er they , de rendered available. Th e above sum has been de t4rn'illecia'rdinato the present estimates of what Vin be required for the It is scarcely u wants of the current year. a n d by no means to refer to the numerous of which would 17 improbable la.tiona already contingencies, any rnareient to derange the calcu- D E f March) of last 3 ,.:; .; lu the first Budget '(that demancw, Wc TI sitid'equer guarde'l Lithe, then u that the additionalni eir a g ain s t Tyree Chancellor of the be then the suppo thous which to meet the extra exv ill • be more than • MaY, just two tec,„„nptdttlure fur the sufficient sary to quadruple his pre a v t . er, he found it : be In even that amended estimate proves recilli c it l i°4 ; 1:; - , cent. beneath the actual outlay P : ove(l -‘I.IY "I per It would, therefore, hav e been. a wise dent precaution if Sir G. C. Lewis Idalui Pru. hi mse lf some reasonable margin, whichallowe4 have rendered a further appeal to would specu lative capitalists unnecessary. Had he asked for Twenty Millions, which he could have obtained just as easily and on as favourable terms as Sixteen, he would, although not pledging him self against a future loan, have rendered such a such so very improbable that it would scarcely be tiken as an eleinent in the calculations by which the biddings will be regulated. fie might even have got rid of tile anticipated vote of c redit to be -raised bylEschequer-bills, whiehthere is no pre * sent - expectation will exceed 3,000,0001. We need not expatiate on the benefits of a well-filled Trea sury in time of war-- The Right Hon. Gentleman has, however, taken no step to retrieve the grave mistake of his predecessor in denuding the Ex chequer of its balances by unnecessarily paying off more ,than eight millions--a valuable financial demonstration, as we were then told by g, a l ea ding journal" —so valuable, indeed, that it was one of the chief causes that induced NICHOLAS to suppose that he had nothing to fear from England, for that she could not be in earnest in her opposition when taking a step so incompatible with impending hostilities. In fixing the amount at only sixteen millions, it seems to us that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has committed the first of a series of blunders in reference to the Loan. The second.and' chief condition is, that "for every 1001. subscribed in money the contractors are to have 1001. 3 per. Cent. Consolidated An nuities, and a Terminable Annuity for 30 years, ending on the sth April, 1855 ;" the interest on the Consols . to commence on the sth January last, and the annuity from the sth instant ; and " the biddiugs to be made in the terminable an -7) n ui. 4. y. Here, then, it will be seen that the terminable annuity is the unknown quan tity. To ascert9in it there must first be determined the exact value in money of a perpetual annuity of 3 per cent. ; having thus found the money-value of the difference be tween 1001. cash and the value of 1001. Consols, a new estimate must be framed of the amount of Terminable Annuity worth that difference. A complicated calculation that would effectually de ter any private individual from , competing, and throw the' whole matter into the hands of a favoured few who could fix their own terms in the absence of all emulation. As if, however, there was enot a sufficiently decided advantage, the Financial Minister has announced "that the bid ' dings must be made for the whole Loan of 16,000,0001.," as none for a smaller amount will be received. A virtual monopoly is thus granted to the very few members of the Moneyocracy, who viill find it far more to their advantage to combine than to compete. It is scarcely pro'oable that more than one tender will. barnacle. ' Under any circumstances the ! competition must be restricted within very nar -IroT limits. - The TreasUry is thus placed, bound 1 ha Dd. and foot, at the 'mercy of some half-dozm Pbato-ctots, who have only their own consciences to consult. Their customer wants the money. Ho has voluntarily cut off all other sources of isupply. He has-eschewed anything like popular support ; and "as he has sown so must he reap." How different is this from the French Financier, 4 1 whose successful operations during last year and Ithis year might have taught a valuable lesson to iSir G. C. LEWIS. But " red-tapery " is once i more predominant. That which all but sad r ifi ce d our noble army in the Crimea is again permitted largely to enhance the burdens of the people. 1 TlteßightHon. Gentleman has already sufficiently proved that he is totally incompetent to discharge the duties of the important office into which he has been pitchforked. It is scarcely necessary to advert to the development of his financial scheme to prove the total absence of all the qualifications necessary for the head of the Financial Depart ment of the British nation. The spectacle presented yesterday in the me tropolis was at once unique, imposing, and. satis fActory. The intelligent and. orderly masses that for so long a period. patiently lined the miles of s'xcets through which the Imperial cortcge was to pass ; the balconies gay with youth and beauty ; the bands of music catching up the distant strains ; the banners float ing proudly from the windows in the light of a sunny day constituted a sight of no ordinary occurrence. But when the Imperial guests made their appearance the waving of hats and handkerchiefs, and the general agitation of the enthusiastic spectators as they cheered loUdly along the line, lent to it an effect that wellnigh beggars description. The' EMPEROR, in short, from the moment of his leaving the South-Eastern station to that of his arrival at the Great Western, or, for an hour and a half, was the subject of a grand triumphal ovation. And this, it must be added, was only in keeping with the reception he had experienced from the moment of his landing on the British shores. How different this entry into England from his departure thence, to go back no further, some five years ago, when elected President of the French Republic. Then he embarked at Southampton, and • sailed for Havre, with only one attendant, comparatively speaking unnoticed and unknown. How are we to account for the marvellous cliano.e —for the reception of yesterday ? Under ordi nary circumstances, doubtless, an Emperor would attract crowds of spectators, and 'an Emperor of FRANCE, accompanied by his EMPRESS, was cer tain enough to do so in an' unusual de gree. But this is not enough to account 1 for the cordiality of the reception which the Emperor met with yesterday. Thera was a depth and earnestness about it which distinguished it from ordinary receptions. It was the welcome of a great people to a great man, holding man fully a great trust—a welcome of faith and re spect. The Emperor had destroyed the Republic, it was true, but the practical English people had learned to value the Republic at its worth, and had long ceased to deplore its fate. He had brought back again the glories of the Empire—but to England he had held out the right hand of peace. He had expelled political opponents honest and otherwise from France, but he had put down anarchy, and established enlightened rule. Ho had made himself the absolute ruler of France, but he had also restored her prosperity and elevated her in the rank of nations. His aim had been noble and his success had been great. A d pron y practical, constitution-loving people could honourably . f sel t f h - e raise h d ear E ti l e n st - t. and for respect. g o d feel peror wtitmanifersetcaetiivoens th i o s The credit for noble i n g towards this as pirations an d satisfaction • h The 537/' gave him from the first cou ntry which he B d r peope from he had open l y earned, and t • te his h l good wishes their heart of hea rts reciproca mag nanimous and paid him their full debt. The lover, with hi s Empress ruler the high - spiri te d bride—the head Fof the French people and our nobl e Au ' cl 3 —ha, their claims honourably recog nised; but the self-raised man, the artificer of his ("n fortunes, and the saviour of his country from nalarel l Y -- the peaceful NAPOLEON—that Sto o d u „, - proud islanders that we are, respected and trusted u. he it was w h om tEe people hc ino enured st in, Yesterday's what may, , c „ ei , a was worth a life. o•fatiou from such a people Vienna and Sebastol a between which th e national re the tw o localities intere At appea rs t o b e just now eqqably arul pendulously vibr might othemise, perhaps, be more accuratel sting, y thus expressed, that the pop u l ar atteutiou is at this moment darting to and fro between the Siege and the Conference, like a monstrous shuttle-cock be tween two great political battledores. The Go vernment all the while receiving very nearly the same amount of comparatively valueless informa tion from either direction alternately. Despatches from Lord JOHN, informing Ministers bow hopes and fears in regard'to the shadowy day-dream of a pacific settlement, circle perpetually r..bout the Four Points of the discussion. Despatches from Lord RAGLAN, on the other hand, acquainting them with the various fluctuations of the winds of heaven abcut the four points—of the compass. Whence it so happens, to employ a favourite ex pression of the Master of Netherby, that diplo matic pottering and military pottering, each, drags its slow length along, like a wounded snake or a superfluous alexandrine. Season, all the while, inexorably following season—the horrors of a Crimean summer approaching rapidly upon the scarcely-terminated miseries of a Crimean winter —a second campaign abortively frittering aViay week by week, and month by month, after the melancholy fashion of its disastrous predecessor. The Commander-in-Chief of our army at the Seat of War would really seem to be impressed with the fulness of a deep-rooted conviction that somebody was right in speak ing of History as au Old Almanack. Satisfied upon which head his Excellency appears to be seriously bent upon contributing his store of facts to the future annalist, in the shape of an elaborate table of chronology—with particular allusion to the changes of temperature, and especial regard to the variable movements of the barometer. What the late Lord HOLLAND wrote, once upon a time—in a fugitive couplet, or familiar jeu d'esprit anybody might echo nowadays, not altogether inaptly in reference to Field-Marshal the Lord RAGLAN and his official- weather aim anack " Ttiat he's like a palm tree, it well may be said, Having always a cluster.of dates in his head." Then as to the other Noble Lord engaged in these gigantic operations for the welfare of England and the happier fortunes of Europe, not the military aristocrat this time, ,observe ! but the diplomatic aristocrat-Las to the Noble Lord at Vienna, are not his labours, - we may ask, almost to a T, as incongruous, as frivolous,' alto gether as. preposterous? One (as our London Chariva? i lately reminded us) at a pleasant little partie carree. A delightful diplomatic diversion over a sort of board of green , cloth iu a snug saloon at Vienna. The cards duly shuffled—the partners chosen—may we not boldly hint , at the . opposing players thus— England and France pitted against Austria and Russia? The object of their trial of skill, being, of course, the acquisition of all the honours, and of—the Four Points. In this agreeable pastime,. we all know, are now engaged, very delight fully for themselves that charminglittle assemblage grouping togethet the names of GORTSCHAKOFF, and Bum, and RUSSELL, and DROUYN DE L'Huirs. Gentlemen who have already made their game, and are now only waiting the issue of the play at the hands of the fickle goddess. When the up :shot of all this becomes known, whether there be no decision at all, or whether the decision arrived at be for the indefinite continuance of the War or for the re-establishment of a dubious tranquillity, we shall have her MAJESTY'S Envoy to the Austrian capital coming back to the Trea sury Bench—in what plight, and under - what particular appearance ? Wily, precisely as ho was Sketched off to the very life some few -years ago by the Honourable Baronet the Member for Hertfordshire. How runs the couplet ? • . " Serene, and all-unconscious of retroach, Comes the cairn Johnny who upset the coach !" For, surely has he not been " at it again" this imperturbable, delightful, incorrigible, opportune Marplot 'of Administrations—opportune, incorri gible, delightful, imperturbable in all his manifold official capacities, not this once as lithotomist, to be sure, or, indeed, for that matter as Lord High Admiral iu command of the Channel' Fleet, but at any rate as ex-Premier, ex-President of the Council, ex-Leder of the House of Com mons, ex-Foreign Secretary, ex-Home Secretary, ex-this, ex-that, and ex-the•other, still, moreover, Member for the City of London, and at the present juncture, we all of us very well remember, at one and the same time Chief of the Colonial Depart ment, and her Britannic MAJESTY'S Envoy Extra ordinary and, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Austrian Court, and the little partie earl* of the Vienna Conference. Everybody bears in recollec tion, of course, how very recently the Noble Pro tons has been, as we have before expressed it colloquially, "at it again," at his old tricks, at his wonted political mischief, extracting the linah pin, or unscrewing the tiro of an odd wheel, or by softie other ingenious contrivance, upsetting the state coach—a proceeding, by the way, not so particu larly difficult at the period of the last casualty, when the vehicle was top .heavy with coronets, and the team pulled very ill together, and one of the many loaders every now and then evinced a tendency to become more than usually restive. . Wherefore, under all circumstances, remember ing these things, we cannot but deem it in some measure consolatory to reflect, in the midst of such, diplomatic twaddlings and military potterings as those by which the patience of the land is becoming at once exhausted and nauseat ed, we cannot but regard it as in some degree consolatory in . the thick of this delay, muddle, and confusion worse confounded, to rememberthat sooner or later there will, from the courtly gaieties of Vier.na— " Serene, and all-uncongcions of reproach, Come the calm ‘Tohnr-y who upset the coach !" That sooner or later , the noble Lord—that " calna return to his seat on the Treasury Bench in the House of Commons, and then and these may, perchance, in spite•of all diplomatic secrecy, of all considerations of political etiquette and of _party precedent, exploiter, Heaven knows what, mysterious Ministerial tran sactions. Tant mieux, so far as the uninitiated vulgar are concerned—meaning thereby, of course, the People of England. The fustier corners and crannies of the State machine, in truth, are all the better for being thus occasionally ventilated by the wise rashness and sagacious audacity of some affected vaurien, some assumed ne'er-do-weel, in the astuter wiles of the craft of statesmanship. THE SUM, LONDON, TUESDAY EVE NA I'4 (3-, A P till, 17. t 855 SABASTOPOL. The defences recently formed by the Russiang, and especially the Mamelon (a circular hill) newly taken possession of and fortified, having excited much atten tion as being likely to play a conspicuous part in the siege, Mr. Wyk!, geographer to the Queen, with his usual spirt and promptitude has brought out a sketch, by means of which this very natural and praiseworthy curiosity may be gratified. The sketch is by Lieut.-Col. Vaughan, and embraces the Mamelon and new Russian defences, with the siege works of the allies, showing at a glance the entire means of this description of attack and defence, and the bearing of the one on the other. The pro d u ction is as well timed as th e sketch is valuable. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the PrinceFs Mary, attended by Baron Knesbeck and Lady Suffield, left Cambridge Cottage, Kew, yes terday afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle, during the sojourn of the Emperor and Empress c u e ... s;R ne o:a i l ie a r t: of the French at that regal residence. Tux PRINCESS ROYAL. —The drawing by the Prin ihfeal: o a n l l e - m g a u l i l n E ea x h l i b i ti 0 n have been offered, was timidly valued' by her Royal for which 2001. FltztDuke uke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Adeliza Howard will return to town for the London season, on Thursday, from Arundel Guth). DRUR Y-LANE TBEATBE. Lal night the Italian operatic season commenced here with every prospect of , success. The opera last night was Lee So;znambula, which was given in a man ner much superior to previous performances. The orchestra was well selected, and ably conducted by Tully, and was both numerous and efficient. The great feature of the evening was the appearance of Madame Gassier, who sustained 'the part of Amine, ; and the continental reputation which this lady has at tained was fully confirmed last night by a most crowded and attentive audience. This lady, a Spaniard by birth, made her first appearance in Madrid, where she soon became an immense favourite, which circumstance led to engagements without tad being offered from Paris, Berlin, and numerous other places. Last winter M. Ruggani succeeded in engaging her for the Theatre Italien, where she made her tir4 appearance as Rosina in II Barbiere with marked suc cess. On her appearance last evening she was very warmly received, and the first few bars in " Come per me sereno," at once gave evidence that she was a first rate artiste. Her voice is a high clear-toned soprano, with' great flexibility in the upper register. This lady is a vocal ist of more than ordinary talent, and she in a short time will take her place among the very first soprano singers of the day. The remaining portions of the music in the first act she sang exquisitely, introducing some of the most elaborate and original floriture with consummate skill. In the fatuous finale "Ah non giunge " she created a perfect furore ; it was given with a finish per fectly wonderful—F in alt being given with the greatest ease imaginable. At the conclusion of the opera Madame Gassier was recalled, and was received with loud ap-, ' ,l ame , The other parts in the opera were well sus tained. After the opera the National Antheni and "Par tant pour la Syrie" were performed, and the entertain ment concluded with a very pretty ballet divertissement. The house was crowded to excess. EXETER HALL.-SIR HENRY BISHOP'S CONCERT. Last evening Sir Henry Bishop gave the second and last of his evening vocal concerts in the large. room of Exeter-hall. Miss Birch, as usual, came in for her fair share of applause. A Miss Heywood made her first ap pearance in " Sons of Freedom," and at the end of each verse she was moss vociferously encored. She bids fair to become a great favourite in London. Mr. Sims Reeves sang, with great taste, "Be mine,. dear Maid" anti " My pretty Jane," and was rapturously encored in both songs. The hall was crowded in all parts, but not the least inconvenience was felt owing to the admirable arrangements provich-d by Mr. Mitchel!. The concert, as a whole, went off with great eclat. Le Due de Fernannunez'and Le - Comte Albert Fulio have areived at the Clarendon Hotel, from Paris. The Earl and Countess Cowper return to town this morning, from Panshanger, Hertfordshire, where they have been passing the Easter holidays. The Earl and Countess of Harrington, Viscount Petersham,' and Lady Geraldine Stanhope, have arrived at Harrington Howe, Palace-gardens, for the season, from Elvaston Castle, - Derbyshire. Frances Countess Waldegnve 'and Mr. Harcourt, M.P., returned to town from Essex yesterday The Earl and Countess of St. Germans have enteil-eil upon the occupation of a portion of ClAridge's Hotel, Brook-street, fo'rmerlyMivart's. Earl Fitzwilliam leaves Milton-park, Northampton• shire, this afternoon, for Windsor Castle. Viscount Hardin,;e leaves town for Windsor Castle tbis afternoon. Lady Mary Vyner will return to Earl de Grey's man sion, St. Jamras's-square, this morning, from the country. Lord and Lady Ravensworth and the Hon., Miss Liddell arrived in town last week from Ravensworth Castle, Durham. The Duke of Manchester is rapidly regaining his health, and is now able to take carriage airings. The duchess is now quite recovered from her indisposition, and, we understand, with the noble duke, intends to pass!' few weeks at Brighton. His Excellency Count - Bielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister, has been suffiaing from indisposition, at the Hanoverian Legation, in Grosvenor-place. The noble count was suddenly attacked while dining at the Ea;rl and Countess of Jersey's, and althour:ll the alarrnirg symptoms have since subsided the eaunt is Still obliged to keep his room. THE HORSE GUARDS.—The Military Secretary will hold a levee this day (Tuesday), at the Horse Guar.ls, being the first ovasion of the kind for, some months, such has been the press of bn-iness at head-quarters. COURT OF LTEUTEINTANTCY.—We are requested to state that, at the Count of Lieutenantev, 14d on Monday, the address to the Emperor of the French, moved by Col. Wilson, was seconded by Mr. John Francis Moon, and not by Sir Moses Montefiore, as erroneously reported. Her Majesty's discovery ship, Enterprise, Captain Collinson. C. 8., was at the Cape of Good Hope on the 17th of February, and her arrival in England may be expected in the course of a few days. A boy in one of our London ragged schools havin g shown a great taste for acquirin g languages has been sent out as an interpreter to Balaklava,, and frequently has the honour ~ f diniha with Lora Raglan. It is understood that M. Kossuth will take a part to morrow in the proceedings of the meeting to be held in Maryleborie to originate subscriptions for a testimonial to the late Lord Dudley Stuart. On the 6th Reschid Pacha was at Alexandria, his ob ject being to obtain men and money from the govern ment to assist in carrying on the war. The merchaets of the St. Petersburg bourse have re solved, at the instigation of Baron Steiglitz, to erect in the hall of the Exchange a monument to the late Czar Nicholas. D e c y on t s o ist t in h g e motion which w ill b e opponents of to-morrow,Aiay There is to be a meeting., or co o n f fe o r p e p n a n t oo Feem t r ban a ( s i on H preparatory epar al a l t , made , Mr. Spooner, on the Ist of May, for a com mittee of the whole house, to reconsider the whole May nooth question. THE POST-OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT.--From a return to the House of Commons yesterday published, it ap pears that last year the increase in the number of per sons in the Post Office was 223, and the increase of ex pense was 27,066/. 12s. sd. ALEXANDRIA, April 6.:---The 10th Hussars left Cairo on the 26th, and are expected to arrive at Alexandria, a distance of 130 miles, to-day. The continental advices with regard to the exchanges continue very favourable. At Hamburg money is ,ob tainable at 2 per cent., in consequence of the quantity of bar silver lately sent there. The Royal Monmouthshire Light Infantry Militia in garrison at Pembroke has rapidly regained its strength since the recent discharges. It now numbers 420 men, and is effectively carrying on the duty of the arsenal. THE WIGAN STRIKE.—Nearly 2,000 colliers are 'on strike at Wigan in consequence of a reduction of wages. The authorities have given notice that in consequence of the riots which took place at the last strike they will not permit large and tumultuous assemblages of the in habitants in the borough. AUSTR ALIA. —The Margaret Thompson has arrived from Port Fairy, Australia, but is not believed• to bring any gold. DEPARTURES FOIL AUSTRALIA. —The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies cloning the week Lave comprised four ve4sels —two to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of L 222 t ons ; one t o P or t Philip, of 640 tons ; and one to New Zealand, of 840 tons. Their total capacty was 2,702 tons.. The rates of frei;ht continue to exhibit heaviness. PORT OF LONDON.—In the business of the port of London during the past week there has been ipereased activity. The total number of vessels reported inward was 194, being an increase of 47 over the previous week. There is also an increase of 30 in the departures, the total number cleared • out being 149. The number of vessels on the berth loading for the Australian colonies on the 14th inst. was 48. Of those 7 were for Adelaide, 5 for Geelong, 3 for Hobart Town, 3 for Launceston, 5 for New Zealand, 1 for Nelson and Wellington, 8 for Port Philip, 3 for Portland Bay, 12 fur Sydney, and 1 for Saran River. THE CRIMEAN ARMY FUND.—The following is a re turn of the amount of pens forwarded by the Crimean Fund subscribers for the use of the British army in the Crimea :-300 hares, 2,500 pheasants, 300 rabbits, up wards of 800 turkeys, ducks, geese, &c., 80 brace of game, 500 head of deer, besides a number of haunches of venison, &c. The Duke of Marlborough, the Duke of Norfolk, and the Earl of Normanton were large contri butors. The Duke of Portland sent on his own account a large quantity of game and preserved meats ; and Lord Ward is about to follow his example. The Messrs. Gunter and Co. put all in preserved state irrespective a of profit. LUCCA AND PISTOJA RAILWAY. —The 2 uscan Moniteut of the 30th ult. publishes a decree, stating that as the Lucca to Pistoja Railway Company failed in its eng a g e. ment to ope n th e line in the m onth of December last, the Grand Ducal government has an undoubted right to withdraw the concession, but as it is anxious to give every facility to the company to perform its arrange ments, it orders that a general meeting of the share holders shall be held as soon as possible, in order to be made acquainted with the exact state of the works, and to adopt such measures as they may consider best suited to their interests, under the express reserve of all the rights of the government. THE NEW LOAN.—Our predictions have been fulfilled; it would be premature in us to enter upon a lengthened criticism of this financial arrangement at the present mo ment, and we shall therefore reserve such comments as we may feel it our duty to offer till the amount of the loan and the rate of interest are settled ; another reason for this caution on our part is the uncertainty as to whether the loan will be obtained on a permanent or ter minable annuity. It is, however, very evident that Sir. Cornewall Lewis differs fundamentally from Mr. Glad stone, who has always insisted that the burdens of the war should hepaid by • taxation. Lord Palmerston minas. has evidently rejected the policy of his late colleague, and, what is more remarkable, Mr. Wilson has not yet announced his intention to abandon a Cabinet which di rectly repudiates the opinion which he also entertained of the wisdom of the late Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Disraeli and Sir Fitzroy Kelly may now sing a song of triumph, for Lord Palmerston, as Prime Minister, has sanctioned their financial views, which he opposed as Home Secretary, It is highly probable that much party discord may arise out of this now arrangement, for it involves a great principle of finance, and it is diffi cult to believe that Mr. Gladstone will be silent, or record his vote in favour of the Government' measure ; if be should, he must be composed of very pliant mate rials,—Bankore Circular. yTßrill-7 V- 1.1" 771 svq, .1:4 L., v • THE BOMBARDMENT SEBASTO :i-TOL. ' PARIS, TUESDAY, 8 A.M. The Moniteur contains a despatch in which General Canrobert announces, under date of the 10th of April, that the fire of all the French and English batteries was opened on the 9th against Sebastopol. Daring the first day the fire of the besiegers was superior to that of the besieged, and the gene- ral impression in tho Allied Armies was most fa- vourable. VIENNA, MONDAY EVENING. On the evening of the 9th the bombardment of Sebastopol commeuced. The cannonade had lasted 12 hours when the courier left, and the advantage appeared to be with the Allies, hut no signal Success 'bad been obtained. THE VIENNA CONFERENCES. VIENNA, TUESDAY, 9 A.M. The Russian despatches, containing Prince Gortschakoff's instructions, arrived on Sunday evening. The tenth Conference will be held to-day. There is no chance of Russia yielding. Notwithstanding the article in the Ilioniteur, Austria is not likely to take the field against Russia. VIENNA, MONDAY EVENING. Lord John Russell has resolved to leave Vienna' on Friday next, the 20th inst., for London. Mr. Drouyn do I'Huys will probably leave on the same day. THE BALTIC FLEET. BERLIN, TT7ESDAY. After taking in coals, the lMperieuse and Euryalus left Kid harbour on the 15th. Two men-of-war passed Copenhagen on the 14th, steering southwards. Four ships of the line are lying at anchor sere. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PA RIS, MONDAY EVENING. The following telegraphic despatches have been received to-day : "MARSEILLES, 16th.—The Carmel has just ar rived with accounts from Constantinople of the sth. The Admirals have sent off all the ships to join the fleet at Kamiesh to take part in the cam paign which is about to open. The Porte having already expended: 300 millions is issuing paper money for 18 millions, which will bear interest at 10 per cent., and be reimbursable in 1858. Tne news from Sebastopol is to the 31 The bombard ment is imminent. The allies have 500 pieces of cannon ready to open fire. Omer Pacha had re- , ceiYed 10,000 English muskets. Eupatoria was formidably fortified, "MARSEILLES, 16th.—The Carmel, which left Constantinople on the sth, brings accounts that the departure of the Egyptian division had been delayed until the 3d, in consequence of contrary winds. The Ottoman squadron was preparing to rejoin the Allied fleets. The details given of dispersion of the insurgent lurds state that Elmi Pacha, having attacked the two Boys, who were at the head of 10,000 insurgents, carried their en trenchments at the point of the bayonet, and put 1,800 of the insurgents hors de combat, took. 2,000 prisoners, and 5,000 muskets, and the same number of sabres. On the following day Dejireh was oc cupied by the Turkish troops, and the insurgent Buys sent to demand an amnesty. Their lives were spared al condition that they would restore all the property they had pillaged." "VIENNA, 16TH.—The Russian instructions did not arrive on Saturday as was announced, but they are expected to-day. A report is current that Austria will perhaps remain neutral. The Austrian Gazette adds that this neutrality would not be pos sible unless France and England should extend the interpretation of the 3d point." The Emperor and Empress arrived at Calais last evening at a quarter past nine o'clock. Their Ma jesties were received at the railway station by the prefect of the department and the mayor of Calais. A numerous crowd, assembled on the place and iu the neighbouring streets, hailed the Imperial tra vellers with the most respectful acclamations. The following is from a letter, dated Paris yester; day, 6 p.m. : I am assured that an official telegraphic despatch has been received this morning, announcing that the fire of all the batteries, French and English, opened on the 9th against Sebastopol, and that it commanded the fire of the besieged, and . that General Catrobert writes, the morning of the 10th, stating that all was going on very well. The Moniteur publishes, as we yesterday men tioned it would, the second article on the Eastern question, and which you will probably -have re ceived befOre this reaches you. It is from the same hand as the previous one, and no doubt is entertained of. M. do Laguerronibre being the author. There was a rumour abroad to-day of Russia. having positively refused to accept the third article, and that consequently the Conferences would soon be closed. .I cannot learn that there is any offi cial confirmation of the fact ; but whether it be true or not at this moment, it is hardly 'doubted that it will be true in a few days hence, as few indeed believe that peace is possible.. The Emperor's departure fur the Crimea is now considered quite as certain as his journey to Lon don. Everything is in the same 'state of prepara tion, and all ready to start at three hours' notice. A letter from Marseilles announces that every thing has been prepared in that port to receive his Majesty, and the letter speaks of the Emperor's ' departure as beyond all doubt. Colonel d'Olberg, attached to the'special mission of General de Wedell, is still in Paris, but no day is, I believe, fixed for the return of the General to Paris. I believe Ido not misstate the opinions of those who represent Prussia here in saying that they do not believe that Russia will ever consent to the proposition of the limitation of tier power in the Black Sea, and I am pretty certain that they highly approve that refusal. They think that Russia is a match for all Europe. As to Prussia, they affect to . believe that, whether the issue be peace or war, she will still be able to maintain herself iu the same "high position " she has hitherto maintained, and that if the war continues she will succeed in pre serving her neutrality in spite of all Europe. " She is," says a Prussian diplomatist, " like a noble animal of the forest, sitting motionles; on its hinder part, with h ea d erect, showing her teeth, and with watchful eye, attacking no one, but ready to spring on the first, whoever he may be, that me naces or irritates her." Such is the portrait drawn of Prussia by those who must be in the secret of her councils. The last Bulletin des Lois contains the Imperial decree which creates a fourth battalion to each in fantry regiment in the French army. The Wanderer of Vienna contains a letter from before Sebastopol of the 2d, which says :—" The Generals of the two armies, Prince Gortschakoff and General Canrobert, rival each other in activity. Both of them pass hours together in the midst. of the workmen, in order to encourage them. Courage, mes enfans,' said. General Canr6bert lately to the French soldiers at work, you are digging a grave for the enemy.' An enthusiastic cry of Viva Canrobert was the reply. On the 22d ult. a Russian officer bearing a flag of truce ap peared before the French advanced posts. On being conducted to General Canrobert, he said that he only made use of the white flag in order to be able to quit the Russian camp, and that the six men whom he had ordered to follow him might be made prisoners. General Canrobert' was much enraged at this act of treason ; he sent the officer off to Constantinople, but set the men at liberty, after the affair had been explained to to them by a Russian prisoner." A letter from Pera of the 2d, in the Pays, says :- - "I have alzeady mentioned to you the little sympathy which the inhabitants of the Principalities entertain for the Austrians. and the dislike of the Austrians to them . The ill feeling betyeen the two has led to a sad affair followed by a rising at Krajowa. An Austrian officer perceived a Wallachian lady at a window ; struck by her beauty he entered the house and acted rudely towards her. The ,husband hastened to defend his wife, and a quarrel ensiled, in which the husband was killed by the officer. When this became known all the popu iation ' took up arms. The Austrian authorities, when called on to do justice, would riot consent to pu nish the officer, on which the Wallachians determined to do justice themselves. A veritable battle took place, and more than 300 Austrians perished. The Turkish authorities had to interfere to establish order. Since then Krajowa has resembled a besieged town. The shops are closed. The Wallachians ogcupy the interior 'of the town, and the Austrians are encamped outside. A deputation has been sent to Constantinople to com plain to the Sultan of the foreign occupation, How this affair will end is not yet known here, but it has caused a great sensation." A letter in the Independance Beige speaks of the above affair, but states that it was not Austrian soldiers, properly so-called, who acted so impro perly against the inhabitants, but some Croatians in the pay of Austria. BOURSE, APRIL 16.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 41 per Cents 93 30 —f. —c. 3 per Cents 63 80 63f. 85c. Credit Mobilier Credit Fonder Austrian Belgian Five 5........ Spank - Ai Threes Piedmontese ...... 85 75 liom4 Debt .. RAT LWA Y S —2OB 'CASH. 31g !•r. c. fr. c. Or'eans ll5O - Lyons . ICBO Western . 647 53 . Rouen , lO2O Cette Mediterranc, , an - 555 Northern RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the sth, in the Constitylionnel, says " According to official reports w© have already a newly organised force of 150,000 militia, destined to act as l o n auxiliary to the regular army. An imperia . l ukase has jest nominated the officers to this body, and amongst them are a great number of the meet distinguished Muscovite no bility. You see that the Government is thus hastening to, accomplish the undertaking of the Emperor Nicholas. It is doing, the same with all the enterprises which were founded or commenced hi, his time. The Emperor Alex ander, in fact, carries them on with such energy that he seems anxious to prove that he desires nothing so ar dently as to ident'fy himself with all the ideas of his fa ther. It was Baron de Stieglitz, the Court banker, who proposed to erect in the Stock Exchange a monument to the lite Emperor, as a protector of commerce. Toe Emperor has conferred decorations on almostall the per sonages of distinction who have been sent here to cote eratulate him, on his accession to the throne, To General Prince Bernhard Soling Braunfel , , from the King of Hanover, he has given the Order of Saint Alexander Newski ; to. Count Mucich, the Marshal of the Court of tLe Grand Duke' of Oldenburg, that of the White Eagle ; the General . Beron Sallaba, 'sent by the Emperor of Austria, the same order ; to the Swedish General Count Stedingk, the grand cordon of the Order of Saint Anne ; and to General Hoynan, the Minister of War of the Elector of Hesse Cassel, the same dectirat ion: General Grunwald has arrived from Warsaw. The Em perm. Alexander has ordered the Minister of the imperial Eteusehold to leave untouched the aeartmer.ts of the late Emperor ; and for the present, for the sake of eco nomy, no change will be effected in the state apartments —nor in those which the present Emperor occupied during his father's lite time. The Minister of War has just ordered immense supplies for the army. The Grand Duke Conaaritine is very active ; and he consults with the Emperor on all that concerns the maritime defence of the COlintry. " A letter from Odessa of the 31st ult. states that General Serniotille, the chief of the staff, has resigned, on account of,the state of his health, and that he will be replaeed by General Uschakoff. THE WAR IN ASIA. ,The Corriere. Italian° of Vienna says :—" It appears that Schamyl begins fo again give signs of life. The Russians are concentrating Oleic troops in the neighbourhood of Tiflis, in order to guard against an imminent danger -with which they are threatened by an unexpected movement of the tribes. Vessels are also every day arriving from Constantinople with arms and ammunition, which Are distributed to'the inhabitants of Mingrelia and Abasia." . A letter from Trebisond, of the 16th ult., in the Trieste Gazette, says : " Accounts have been received from Erzeroum of the real causes of the late rising in Kurdistan. They are ' partly attributable to the imprudent conduct and want of good faith of the local authorities, but more particu larly to the oppression which they have exercised to-' wards the inhabitants. A noted chief, named Eddin Schir, who had been made prisoner by the Turks in a former revolt, but who had ol,iained his pardon at the commencement of the present war, was allowed to re turn to his country, on condition that he would raise's corps of 1,000 infantry and 500' cavalry, to fir,ht in the ranks of the Turkish army. He was-promised; as chief of this corps,. the fixed pay of 3,500 piastres a month (the piastre is not altogether five sous), and the funds for the pay and supply of his corps. These men were recruited principally in the mountainous dist Acts of the Pachalik of Mossoul, and the Deflendar of that district paid to Eddin Schir a sum of 200,000 piastres on account, in an order on the treasury of Djesire'3. When, however, Eddin Schir arrived at Djesireh he found no money, and the chief of the district had fled to Sacha, twelve leagues distant, in the direction of Amadijeh. Eddin Schir, finding himself thus treated, did not hesitate to take possession of the district of Djesireh. He began by arresting the President and the members of the •Medschli, and afterwards bastinadoed seven of the principal inhabitants with-such cruelty that four of them died under the infliction. He afterwards addressed a letter, written in a tone half threatening, half submissive, to the Governor-General of Kurdistan, who resided at Diarbekir. The latter itinnediately sent to Kars to obtain troops, but could not ,procure any. In the meantima Osman Pacha, the Governor of Mar din, appeared before Djesireh with 5,000 men, but he was completely defeated by the insurgents, and left 400 men dead on the field. - Previous to this victory Eddin Schir had sent a second letter to the Gover nor at Diarbekir, which was very conciliatory, and full of protestations of devotedness to the government of the Sultan. The Governor-General of Kurdistan was disposed to enter into negotiations, first, because he felt that the bad conduct of the authorities had caused the awl next, because he had not sufficient forces to (ippwe the movement. Wishing, however, to satisfy himself as to the'good faith of the insurgents, be bent a person to ascertain the real state of things, and then found that the only object of Eddie Schir was to gain time i n order to collect a larger force, which he had in the in terval done, and had commenced besieging Mardin, and also Midiat, the chief town of a district between Diar bekir.and Djesireh." 'ERE BALTIC. HAMBURG, APRIL 13: —Notwithstanding the diffi culty of the passage through the i,ce in the &mud. and Belts, our advanced squadron has managed to push its way in part through both, taking good care that nothing shall pass it at either ("those points of the entrance into the Baltic. The Arro gant frigate, • 47, Capt. H. •R. Velverton, which encountered very much floating ice in the Sound, and lost an anchor near Elsinore at the commence ment of the month, in endeavouring to make herway through the Sound to Lanscron a, his attained her ob ject, arid was, at last advises from that quarter, at an chor off the latter place, having the saf-guard of the entire passage in her keepiriv„ a feat that has created much surprrie and admiration among the Swedish sailors and nautical men generally in that quarth... She had, however) in some instam es to ue pow der and shot to break Up the large ice masses which' came in her way, and to, secure her safety. It is thought that if the breaking up of the ice, even partially, shall h ave b ee n confirmed, and which is said to be the case now, that these ad,venturou; vessels will soon be at Gothland, and thence as speedily carry out a positive blockade of the Gulfs of Finland and Bothnia, and thus prevent the fleet of merchantmen now awaiting the breaking up of the ice to pass from the Prussian and Russian ports in the Baltic to their places of destination, with very valuable cargoes. Very much anxiety is manifested by parties in the ports alluded to, that the various vessels may he enabled to get away in time, and the telegraphs are busily employed in making known the move ments of the flying squadron. It is rumoured generally throughout Germany that the Russians have been laying in stores of provisions for a period of 18 months in the for tresses of Sweaborg, Helsingfors,-Cronstadt, Revel, Wiborg, and other places of defence along their sea coasts, and sinking besides vessels and other objects to prevent any hostile ships approachino. them. Much apprehension is entertained of the allies effecting a landing, and laying siege to some of these places ; for, otherwise, they would hardly have found it necessary to impose on the already oppressed Baltic provinces an army of 140,000 men. APRIL 14.—The Flensburg Zeitung mentions that, after a strong south-westerly wind, accom panied by continual rainy weather, the ice had nearly all disappeared from the Sound, and, ex cepting a small portion between the Custom-house landing-place, and the Three•CrOwn Battery, the harbour of Copenhagen may be said to be open, and the navigation free again. It has been a very splendid sight to view the arrival of such a fleet of merchant ships from Elsinore, anchoring outside the port, the like of which has never been seen before ; there are also several British men-of. war. In our naval harbour the Ileckla and Skirner war steamers were preparing to sail on the 14th inst., to Kiel, to convey 2,000 men to Zealand, be longing to the contingent of the German Bund. fu case the harbour of Kiel be not free of ice, thee troops will have to be embarked at the fortress of Friedrichsort instead. A large quantity of provisions has been shipped at Copenhagen for the British fleet, and will be sent off immediaiely to Elsinore, -to meet it °l t arriving there. KIE L , April 13.—This morning the British screw' frigates Thiperieuse, 50, Captain Watson, and th° Euryalus, 50, G. Ramsay, arrived in our harbour. Several cargoes of coals have also arrived here for, the use of the British ships, and others are 'expect° soon. AUSTRIA. A letter from, Vienna states that several oface.ra of the French.navy are enuaged at prese nt in visi t : ing and taking pl ans o f t h e por t s of Trehisond, Swope, and Burgas, which circumstance has Pr °- bably led to the report that the allies intend to , establish strong fortifications at one of these points, but it ip said, on th e o th er h an d, that neither of these places has been found suitable for a• m ilitary port. A letter from Vienna of the 12th, in the post Amt Gazette. of Frankfort, says Lord Jobs Russell and Lord We s t more l a nd had the hoot!r of dining with th e E mperor y es t e rday. A contt e dential conversation b e t ween the representati v o the Allied Powers t oo k place y e sterday at the reo- dente of Count Buol. A.carriage belongin. t° the cor.rt has been placed at the disposal of M. DrouYl do l'Huys during his stty here. He yes terday P 3 l l / 1 a visit to Prific;de Metternich, in compa n y, the the French Ambassad o r, and remained wi th Prince for two hours." TAI E VIENNA CON 'ERE NC-L 1 VIENNA, April 13.—The Eastern question is 50- 4 . progressing favourably. The representati ve bu t ° I England, Fr a nce, an d Austria confer daily , b they have hot been able to .come to an under standing, and, in my opinion, are bot verY likely to do so. It is not my intention 01°1 er r ,there is any danger of a serious misnn" standing between Austria and the Western Pew er ,, t but it does not admit of a doubt that a very gr e ; difference of opinion at present prevails on t Black Sea uestion.. The Western Power s 8 ,„ 11 ,1 Turkey agree. in thinking that the only effec t of way of putting 'an enil to the preponderance °.t Russia in the Black Sea would be to declare neutral, and to banish all vessels of , war fren l ; l o waters. Austria . does not take the saln , s :;:e of things„ . and displays great a nxiety to honour of Russia, or ratherlo prevent the -v.' of peror Alexander being humiliated in the eYs s a id his subjects. The Imperial Governmen t is ith to have stated exactly how far it n. the Western Powers, and hints w hi c h have l' e s . :d dropped induce me to believe that if the latter Sri be satisfied to leave the Russian flees of its pre sent strength, and to keep consuls in all the w s ports in the Black Sea, the active assistance ti Austria. may be secured. Now France, Eng la b i tt and Turkey have no want of supple statesm en, n d it is difficult to suppose that one could be fo il , who would be willing to patch up peace on sticb.„lnd unsatisfactory basis. My attention has bee n eal' to the fact, that if the Allies distrust Ril:gsia could keep a fleet of steamers at Gallipoli or C°ell. stantiu,ple ; but " safe bind safe find" is an, e „ l ,, c ily lent adage, and those States which are on lyeffe e " — deprived of the power a doing mischief are the t , O ones which deserve implicit confidence. I f 0 , 1 1 . Western Powers are r e s o l ve d to irasiSS on the nie,o trality of the Black Sea—and they can d o Ll°ti~ r —they must be fully prepared to continue the without the assistance of Austria. , PRUSSIA. We have received our Berlin correspondenc e of the 13th an 14th April., the The prevailing opinion at Berlin was that chances of peace were fast diMinishing• rePIY The King of Prussia has written l a letter , the to the autograph letter from the Emperor 01 French, but its contents have not transpired. A letter of the 14th says : " Travellers just returned from 2,000 men, partly convicts and working most assiduously and uninterropte,,cl?aro the fortifications of the Jiarbour ; new A vori“,', oo being added to' those already in existenee.forutho of heavy calibre are arriving every are to arrive very shortly. A number, v armament of these w4rks and additi l o a n Y t i _ t e r ll: er - t the 0 , the ir that had been freighted during Dunanyfinde and Riga, in the hopeesn_i: being getting off early in the springy ar. now of parßtliygatrsotoaptes.--:thet unloaded again, and their cargoes .1j being conveyed ' to the less, there are at least 4-5,000 bales or 1 1 2 '. ; • cr c° l " weighing four cwt., lying there waLtinv -r,,tblS l3 mice, for the most part of Courland and growth. There are still larger quantities •r• e lyipg at Sb. Petersburg, and in pla,ceg itirt v on tier moved, the conveyance of which to the has been math) all ltut impossible b y tlw. prices of carriage ; it islandintended, frontier heelare-v,'leTirietah• 'fee: spring,- to cause them to be conveyed inlalla - the benefit of canal navigation. r. " A letter from Copenhagen mentions that I; Buchanan, our Minister, had applied to the D 3019 Government with every success to permit all Ell?' lish vessels of war and any vessel bearing a p en t nant to pass through the Danish waters wi th l o s payment of harbour and bridge dues. This see ,, , also to have been accorded in the last Balti c ca' paign. • the " The English steamers that are now lying le, r harbour of Landscrona , waiting for the ice to cle? c off somewhat before th proceed into the Bal ti e : are the Amphion, 34, Key; Cossack, 21,-Fansb a "l7: • , Esk, 21, Birch ; Tartar, 21, Dunlop; Archer , ton , Ileathcote ; Desperate, 8; and Arrogant, Yelver "On the oth inst. the frigates Euryaln a at Imperieuse, and the corvette - Conflict, arrivnt), Nyberg (about half-wayi through the Great f + e bey and have taken in coals there ; it appears that, wrait also had " . been compelled by th e drift ice t back, and had anchored at Reef Ness. nog' "It is said that there are a number of A-- Finnish vessels now lying in Gothenburg along the Swedish coast. in general, that s ign there after the raising of the Ells had blockade, for the purpose Of fetching salt, 311- Thei, been surprised and k e pt th ere by the ice. and now run a fair ch ance _ o f b e ing surprisedeeo kept by our cruisers, whose early appearance 5 00S 0 to have created no small astonishment in ulish' waters. When the arrival of the first four vessels were signaled to Elsinore by the ce lll ,dio der of the Cronborg a general. hail of th o hallo ! Lugaus' (lookout), was addresse d tha k skippers in the roads to the few Russian era'," the' were wearily threading th e ir way thro n g' drifting ice." The Madrid journals of the. 11th have re ,tioV us. They gave additi ona l d e t a ils of the a&" - which prevailed on the 9th in that city. WEST INDIA MAILS. (RY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPV _,,, 1 SOUTHAMPTON TUESDAY I‘lol ll4jj ' -. • $ ~ O Ol 0 The Royal Mail steam-ship L a Phlt 3 ), ILO 6 i f Weller, has just arrived with the We s i v age ' ' Central American, and Pacific mails, in e n t. ~ Lienkenant Boddick, R.N. Admiralty sg e h - /Clui.: The latest dates are—Nassau, 1431-e 5- 1 0 0i Honduras, 20th ; Santa Martha, 127t11L ado t;' 26th ; Hayti, 28th ; Demerara, 25th ; P ‘ ,„fd i ; ?" 30th ; St. -Lucia, 27th ; 'Martinique/ :4'''' r o / Thomas, April 2d, ll c 3-1 ' •• ' .rn for' La Pata brings 76 passengers, and a ', he r P" of cochineal, indigo, sarsaparilla, and c'''' ; duce, and specie value 155,000/. sterling`' ,onc e ,, p From Jamaica there is no news of jo i e of Sy p the Islßanedvmvaeshealetrhey..abSoeuvterato embark l coni b l r e i l s for 36th a il Crimea. n otill il 0 The market was very dull, and stocks e L . il' ti t 0 1 to accumulate. Nothi ng d o i ng i n dry g° °- 10 - I : 03 ,0- dull at 3s. 6d. ; suga r quo t e d 12 s . to 165' - ve: m little iEu rax c o h; ff a et 6nog i negon; days', liio London, lnwliooopndie premium s ud . ma y s, , s e 18 r mili t o • .. 11 P ! 1 per —i f . Yor k, • Majesty's ship ;on 0 per ff c e e r nt. V ' • tios# in a leaky state, having C b a e ly en ps o o n w sh aig ore atn-ff ele iglllll The Atrato, with the outward mails el t. ult., arrived at St. Thomas on the 2d il le b a t i° o " At Grenada the crops had been some' s ; w o ge..o' rup,ted:by rain, and the want of dry fug'. , ore' o s rally complained of where manufseturivrlot c 4 tions had commenced. The provision 13 1 es. D O well supplied, with little alteration in P r ;ident c ola From Nicaragua we learn that the Pr e ' s opP e p . ire died on the 12th of March, and it w 35 i d roc' that the Commander of the Forces won _A hell the appointment. paciel ° . bal l The owfasg oatpi tp F oo r i e nn n tt c eh h de n t6o a t v h alu succ eed commander i pt.apeßhrsmara.-nAddindeirsPala c,t c fro° In Peru tranquillity prevailed. 1 s e ie We C om e Our usual files of the Spanish-Main and Pacific ports I J' ve 13 06 3 $ 9 ' 1 to hand by thi s arr i va l . 1 Dicl° A (it fr Her Majesty's s hip s President aiii i _ or fje r from Valparaiso on the 10th of gar", ainia supposed) Petropaulouski, and the rein r adi' tin of the squadron was to follow w hen of' ..........--___--•e—""" , lin t fi freols t),!'l, DEAL, April 16.—the Austiftlitz ( „ f ill' , " oe battle ship) got on shore during a dense fa,`; nie rs oi l Foreland, to-day. As all the 'French e re mig li9 l3 .,oo dropeseort f e r d om th o e ff E , in D p o e v r e o r r ; aarnedi in severalattenuonfe attendance, W e, i 0 s% V" off at high water to-night.