The Sun. — London, England, 1855-07-09 00:00:00

• THE MILITARY CAMP AT ALDERSHOT. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. GRAND REVIEW of the TROOPS by Her MAJESTY, the KING of the BELGIANS, and His Royal Highness PRINCE ALBERT, on TUESDAY, 10th July, 1855. A SPECIAL TRAIN will leave the London -bridge Terminu3 for Ash and Aldershot Station at 10 a.m., returning at 6 p.m. PARES THERE AND BACK 4s. Third Class ; 6s. Second Glass ; ss. First Class. Tickets available for the day only, and bv this Excursion Train. R. 11. BARLOW, General Manager. London-bridge Terminus, 9th July, 1855. 4 XOTAL OPZRA, DUITRY.LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, WIN be per:l:4llnd LA DONNA DEL LAGO. Characters by Signor Flavios and Armand!, Mr. 11. Braham, Mist F. Mudded, and Lacy Escott. To conclude with a Grand Ballet Divertissement. Prices of admission : — To the two galleries , 6d.; second circle of boxes and pit, Is.; dress circle, 2 5. 6 d. ; stallsne , 45.; private boxes to admit two persons, 10s. 6d.; four persons, o guinea. Hex - alice open from 10 to 6 daily. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Trader t he limiagement of Mr. Buckstona; THIS EVENING, Will be performed TIE BUSY BODY. Marplot, Mr. Back. I ` °B. ; Miranda, Miss Reynolds. To be followed by a Ballet. Will be performed the Comedy of MONEY. Followed by BUCKSTONWS ADVENTURES WITH A POLISH RINCESS. After which, TIIE GALICIAN FETE. ROYAL riti-NCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. linage the Management of Mr. Clues.= KUL THIS EVENING, mu be performed AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. To conclude with KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Ka - t . l ~a ri ne, Mrs. C. Kean ; Carolina' Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII; p ro prietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Direstress, Madame Colette. First Time at this Theatre, OPEN SESAME. THIS EVENING, Will be performed HELPING HANDS. Characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, L. Murray, C. Selby, :cc. ; Madame Celeste, ?Ars. Keeley, Scc. To conclude with OPEN SESAME ; or, A Night with the Forty Thieves. Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford and. Keeley; Misses woolgar, Cuthbert, Wyndham, M. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. win be performed PERFECT CONFIDENCE. Characters by Messrs. F. Robson and G. Vining; Miss Marston and Miss Bromley. To be followed by STILL WATERS RTN DEEP. Characters ►y Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, G. Vining, Danvers, Miss Maskell, and Mrs. Melted. To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Bags, Mr. F. Robson. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaac& THIS EVENING, Will be performed MARRIED DAUGHTERS AND YOUNG HUSBANDS. Followed by DELICATE GROUND. To be followed by PRINCE CHERRY AND PRINCESS FAIR STAR. To conclude with the Spanish Dancers. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. Splendour and Magnificence blended with Historical Interest. THIS EVENING, The Grand and Gorgeous Spectacle called , ENGL AND and FRANCE in the DAYS of CHIVALRY; or, Brothers in Arms! Brilliant Tournament—the stage and ring in one—real armour — heraldic banners—a splendid stud—men-at-arms, and all the majestic paraphernalia of Royalty and Knighthood. To conclude with the skilful SCENES in the CIRCLE, the produc tion of Mr. William Cooke. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager , Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestnan Director, Mr. W. Cooke, inn. HIGH WATER AT LOND ON BRIDGE. Tale DAY —Morning 42 min After 9 I Even ing 12 m in. aft. 10 I'o-mminow - Morning 48 rain.aftet 10 1 Evening 21min. aft. 11 THZ WFATHEIL—Saw Orme, J u l y 8. TSZILVOICETNB, IN TEM SILO& 71—highest since noon yesterday. 56—lowest this no rning and during the n i g ht. 71—this day, at noon. BARONETIR, 30'05. WIND, E.S.E.—Rather fresh, with very fine sunshiny weather and a cloudless sky. JULY 9. 73—highest since noon yesterday. 57—lowest this morning and during the night. 69—this day at noon. BAROMITBB, 29'82—falling. • WIND, S.S.E—Light, with dull weather and some slight rain. Two O'CLOCK AFTHRIfOON.—Fine sunshiny weather. GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF "THE SUN," FROM FIVEPENCE-11ALFPENNY (sid.) FO URPENCE. (4d.) FOR THE THIRD OR LATEST EDITION. In consequence of the abolition of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers the public in all large cities and towns to which parcels are forwarded by the News-Agents, The Sun, which formerly cost Fivepence-half penny for the Latest Edition, containing Parliamentary Debates of the same even ing, together with the List of Army and Navy Promotions in the Landon Gazette, with Official Despatches from the Seat of War, the Latest Sporting, and all other Commercial News, List of Bankrupts, &c., can now be had for Fourpena, being a saving of nearly one-third. Hitherto the price of the paper was nomi nally Fivepence, but all Late Editions posted after six o'clock were charged a fee of One Halfpenny by the Post-offict, which made the price to the Subscribcr Fivepence-Halfpenny. This charge must still be made to those in remote placeF, unless the Postmaster-General have tie magnanimity to forego such a paltry source of revenue. Sun-offi ce , 112, Strand, London, _ --, 9th July, 1855. P1(1 ) 1-1 1'11 _ 6 ti4g, LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 9, la _n.6_ The extraordinary "confessions" of L or d J OHN EussELL on Friday evening have alike astonished and disgusted the nation. Notwithstanding TALLEYRAND'S apophthegm, that "language Was given for the purpose of concealing men's thoughts," it was scarcely thought possible that a Minister occupying so important a position in the Cabinet could so completely disguise his senti deceive • Parliament a n d th e m ents, so thorough l y p cople, by inducing them to suppose that he was one of the most unflinching advocates of the War, and determined that it should be waged l'outrance, until a just and permanent and honourable peace was conquered from Russia, while h e was at the same time striving, with all his Po wer, to induce his colleagues to accept te rms, that, even on his own showing, could not be deemed satisfactory in any respect, the lessons • recerve ' l by the Noble Lord during his brief sojour n in the diplomatic school have not produced results calculated to increase the respect or confidence of the to themselves the title sitnatesthmoesne. arrogating Nor, al though the ex-Plenipotentiary has merited the heaviest censure, can th ese who tolerated it serious division in the C a bi net on such a question as that of peace or war, er the terms on which alone we could consent to the terminal: tilitie3, be exempted from reproach. hos- Nv Z:f pelled, a t l as t re luctantly, t o believetohpaletettohm are not really en accord with th e oy pe that they hav e on ly r efused thei r assent to and propositions so strongly advocated by their col league and recent representative, because they knew that it would bring such a torrent of indig nation on their heads as would lead to their speedy expulsion from office. We can, after what has oc curred, have no confidence in their sincerity or stability of purpose ; we mu st regard them merely as the tools of Germanism, or rather Co burgism, and must hesitate at leaving matters to their uncontrolled management for six months, the most critical perhaps for Alio United Kingdom since the accession of the House of BRUNSWICK to the Throne of these realms ! The circumstances are, indeed, calculated to excite grave suspicions, and to demand peculiar caution on the part of the chosen representatives of the people ; or since they have exhibited such palpable apathy and indifference—such unequivo cal evidence of their complete abdication of their legitimate functions—of the " PUBLIC PRESS," Who have, generally speaking, evinced an honourable and straightforward independence that might well be copied by Honourable and Right Honour able Gentlemen. A simple consideration of past events will show that, notwithstanding the tardy revelations of Friday evening, matters are still enveloped in a cloud of mystery, and that it is essential that the veil should be removed, the mists dispelled, and the true state of affairs manifested to the community. At the very commencement of the session Lord JOHN RUSSELL broke up the late Government. He could not resist the demand for inquiry. He felt that the conduct of the War had not been sufficiently energetic or efficient ; that grievous mistakes had been committed, and that he could not defend in his place in Parliament that which he had entirely disapproved as an influential mem ber of the Government. Those who regarded a Minister merely as " a party man" highly disap proved of his conduct, which, at a critical period, struck a heavy blow against his colleagues, from which it was impossible that they could all re cover, while others regarded it as a strong instance of resolution and high-minded devotion to the interests of the nation. The natural, we shall not say the anticipated, result followed. The ABERDEEN Ministry was overthrown, and, on the failure of Lord DERBY to form a Government, Lord JOHN RUSSELL was entrusted with the im portant duty by his SOVEREIGN. He also failed— signally failed. A few hours proved that his hopes of becoming Premier were utterly futile, and the task was transferred to the more vigorous hands of the then popular Lord PALMERSTON. In the first programme the name of the Noble Member for the Metropolis was not included. But a high distinction was awarded, which might well have satisfied his ambition, and rendered him well contented with his position. He was nominated to represent Great Britain at the Con ferences, ands? necessarily fully instructed in the views and opinions of the new Ministry, and more especially of the Premier, and of the secret con troller of the Government—the irresponsible Cabi net Minister. The speeches respecting the honour of Russia, and the necessity of looking to it chiefly, were not mere voluntary declarations. They were the matured result of his thorough understanding of the course he was to pursue, the line he was to advocate. The exceedingly and too moderate ter ms required were " arrows plucked from the same quiver ;" and when they were contumeliously rejected, when it was clearly shown that Russia untaught by the past was still bent on carrying out her aggressive policy, and he was obliged to de clare that his instructions were exhausted, he yet eagerly approved the Austrian suggestion which Lord PALMERSTON could not swallow, and pro mised to advocate with all his power. Would he have done so ex mero motu, unless fully assured that they would have been acceptable to those by whom he was commissioned, and of whose opinions he was thoroughly cognisant. Certainly not ! He did not act rashly in the first instance. But the unexpected firmness of our Imperial Ally frustrated the hopes of the friends of Germanism. The refusal of the Emperor to listen to these pro posals " before he knew the decision of the EnL lish. Government," his decided " rejection of the proposal of Austria, as not affording a sufficient ground for peace," and summary dismissal of the Minister who advocated it, placed the English Cabinet in a dilemma. They knew not what to do, and waited for the chapter of accidents to provide a means of escape. The capture of Sebas topol would have afforded a means of escape. The successes in the Sea of Azoff, and the more vig orous conduct of the War, did much, so that when at length the well-timed motion of the Right Honourable Member for Bucks compelled them to speak out, Lord JOHN was enabled to utter a manly condemnation of the Russian policy, and to speak in accordance with the national sen timent, and his colleagues steadily " followed suit." We now know how insincere were his orations—how littte in accordance with his real views. What greater confidence can we place in his associates ? They have not yet been found out. That is all that can be said in their favour, and it is certainly not sufficient to justify the unli mited reliance insisted on in a recent speech at Trinity House. But at what time is the last specimen of frank ness exhibited ? The very time when the Bel gian ULYSSES is spinning his diplomatic w ebbs, and actually in London to guide the puppets ! When a new motion of Mr. ROEBUCK'S is impend ing, that may break up the Ministry, and create a vacancy in the Premiership ! It is then that the noble lord, with a candour (1) scarcely less exem plary than than that of Messrs. STRAHAN, PAUL, and Co., comes forward to detail his conduct, and receive and bid for the support of Peelites, Peace Society men, Coburgists, and all the pro-Russian partyin the country ! As to what has produced this a very few days will—unless we are greatly mis taken—tell further tales. All we can now do is to inculcate the imperative necessity of the ut most vigilance, and to call on every true-hearted Englishman to guard his country with all his strength against the machinations of Germanism, Coburgism, and Russellism—the manifestations whereof are but too painfully apparent. The Proceedings in Hyde Park yesterday con firm beyond dispute the justice of our remarks on the disastrous affair en g charged not being thef orh precedingt threatened t e Sunday. The meeti ng, columns of the police, was of quite a peaceable character ; and thou g h glass was subsequently broken in Belgrave-square, the damage is notori ously to be attributed not to the multitude, but to a number of mischievous Young vagabonds with stones in their pockets, who w ere very pr o p er l y dispersed by the police. The de monstration, in fact, which gave these scamps the opportunity is ascribable to the madness of a member of the Legislature. Had Mr. G. DUNDAS refrained from offering his atrocious suggestion there can be n o doubt the day would have passed away i n perfect peace and quietness. H a d another course been adopted—bad the police been dispersed in all directions, armed and " eager for the fray," in which the advantages at the outset were palpably on tl • • , their side, and the brutal provocation of the Sunday before been re. P ea ted, we shudder to think on what might have h appened. Instead of a good-natured multitude, full of fun and sentiment, or dosy with sunlight, waiting Patiently for what never came, and re tiring with no elation to speak of but with some degree of satisfaction to te a a nd shrimps , we should have had a collision the memory of which would not seen have died away. As it is, a delicate piece of business may be' i sa • id to be in a fair way of being settled ; and it may reasonably be anti cipated that the next demonstration in the Park will have reference to some different and infinitely more satisfactory matter than tho redress of grievances. The withdrawal of the bill, Sir GEORIKE GREY'S promise of an inquiry, the tran quilising attitude of the police—in a word, a policy of moderation and conciliation, has had its effect, and has been shown to be the only policy adapted for a free people. May our Statesmen be wise to profit by the lesson. The abolition of the Sunday Beer Act is an object to which the most systematic and decided effort must be applied. There is no mistake about it, the act is an intolerable nuisance, doing no good to balance the weekly-recurring exaspe ration it occasions among the industrious popula tion at the more favoured, but not better classes of society. The alleged decline in the number of charges for drunkenness and disorderly conduct at the police-courts on Mondays by no means proles a lessened amount of drunkenness ; since, if true, it would only go to prove a fresh distribution of the periods when the vice is indulged in ; while to us it appears quite certain that an injury is done to public morality, and to the constitu tion of society by the Act, to which any conceiv able amount of good from it cannot offer the shadow of a counterpoise. Absurdly restrictive laws are the virus of political and social pesti lence—the stimuli to evasion, distrust, hatred, and disorganisation. Not to dwell on the treatment experienced by the licensed victualler, which is simply disgrace ful, what can a well-conducted working man or small tradesman, who has spent his day in the country, wandering among in structive groves, and gathering in a salubrious atmosphere, lessons of benevolence and gratitude, and a frame of mind to receive them with effect —think on finding himself debarred of his even ing's beer on his arrival home at dusk ? Can he entertain cordial sympathy with a social pact that is co-existent with such unfairness, or feel reve rence or liking for those above him, who so care fully deprive him of an opportunity they them selves don't want, and a luxury they don't go without, the Beer Act notwithstanding ? On the contrary, must lie not execrate the meddling spirit that, instead of looking at home, where reform is most needed, wanders so ignorantly and mischiev ously abroad—must lie not think little of a social status, whose occupiers only deem him worthy of attention as a beggar or a subject of experiment, and whose philanthropy has the sting of tho hornet without a particle of the honey of the bee ? It is impossible he can do otherwise, and his case is the case of thousands every Sunday in life ! Can such a state of things be suffered to continuo ? We trust not. ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE FROM FIRE. The annual general meeting of this invaluable Society for the reception of the annual report and the distribu tions of rewards to persons instrumental in saving life from fire, took place this afternoon at the Guildhall, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Sir F. G. Moon, Bart., presiding. It is with infinite pleasure we draw atten tion to this society, which affords to densely populated cities such security to life in case of fire, and hope that the small sum required by the society from the public to complete its arrangements for providing every part of the metropolis with a fire escape, will be provided in that liberal spirit they have hitherto allowed the society to increase its operations from 6 stations to 43. The report which on the whole was very gratifying, regretted the so ciety had not been able to establish the number of escapes thought to be necessary at the last annual meeting ; yet they had been able to add three more to the num ber, making the whole number 43, located at half a mile distant from each other, and each one attended during the night by a well-trained conductor, whose duty it is to attend on every fire in his neighbourhood on the first alarm. The stations are so arranged that, with the exception of one or two instances, escapes are provided within half a mile distance from Edgeware road to Shoreditch, and from Camden-town to Lambeth, affording security of life to the inhabitants in a manner possessed by no other city in the world. The formation of twelve more stations, required to complete the ad mirable plan laid down by the society, remains its chief cause of anxiety and care, but a generous and benevo lent public, we feel certain will not long permit that want to remain. During the twelve months ending March 31, there bad occurred no less than 354 night fires in the metropolis, which were attended by the society's fire escapes and conductors, and the lives of 41 persons rescued by them. The fire escapes were re ported in an efficient and general good state of repair, Thetotal receipts for the yeaiamounted to 3,9081.168.5 d., and the expenses to 3,6931. Bs. 5d., leaving a balance in favour of the society of 2151. Bs. The sum required for the establishment of the twelve additional stations is be tween 8001. and 9001. Amongst the contributors to the oeiety's funds are her Majesty for 101., the Corporation the City of London 521. 10s., and a reversionary legacy for nom from the late Mr. Samuel J. Lowe. Rewards were then distributed to 23 persons, including others than the society's servants. 51. was given to Fred. Chapman, fire escape conductor No. 3, for his in trepid and extraordinary exertion in rescuing the lives of three persons at a fire on the premises 131, Drury lane, on 17th Dec., 1854. ILLNESS 01! THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. A private letter from Berlin, from a Russian source, states positively that the health of the Em peror of Russia is in a bad state. It is believed that he is attacked by consumption, and a good deal of uneasiness is felt as to its progress. THE PRINCESS MARCELLINE CZAR TORYSKA'S MATINEE MUSICALE. It is known that this accomplished lady, belonging to one of the most illustrious families in Poland, has gene rously offered to come to this country, to contribute by her talents to the relief of her fellow-countrymen, exiles in England. Such an act of benevolence will, we trust, be appreciated by our nobility, who will, no doubt, crowd the proposed matinee. The concert, in addition to the performanoe of her Highness on the pianoforte, will be supported by many distinguished artistes, now in London. A remarkable feature in this concert will be the first appearance in this country of M. Louis Eller, whose musical talent on the. violin has recently excited so much admiration in Paris. Among the ladies pa tronesses of the matinee, besides the Marchioness of Breadalbane (who has given the use of her splendid mansion), are the Duchess of St. Albans, the Dowager Duchess of Hamilton, the Duchess of Argyll, the Countess of Shaftesbury, the Countess Fortescue, the Countess of Harrowby, the Countess of Yarborough, the Viscountess Palmerston, the Viscountess Ebrington, the Lady James Stuart, the Lady R. Grosvenor, the Lady Blantyre, the Lady Stanley of Alderley, the Hon. Mrs. Monckton Mike; the Lady Hall of Llanover, Mrs. Townshend, Mrs. Henry Robarte, &c. His Majesty the King of the Belgians, the Count de Flanders, the Princess Mary, and suite, honoured Mr. Burford's Panorama of Sebastopol, in Leicester•square, with a visit on Friday afternoon. The King of Portugal, the Duke of Oporto, and the Duke and Duchess of Brabant are at Rome. Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the resolution passed by the Court of Directors of the East India Company on the 4th instant, appointing the Right Hon. Viscount Canning Governor General of India. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the Foreign -office, Downing-street. All the Ministers were present. The Council sat one hour and a q uar t er . We have m uc h pl eas ure i n calling attention to th e report of th e P erpetua l I nves t men t , L an d, an d B u ildi ng Society, which appears this day in another part of our paper. So many building societies, mostly commenced with the best motives, have yet failed to answer all the natural expectations of their founders and supporters, that it is gratifying to point attention to one which has fully realised all that was expected of it. The two classes of persons w h o wish to avail themselves of such societies —namely, those who want to invest and those woo want to borrow —will see that in the one before us they have all that they can wish. Investors have re ceived good interest f or th e i r money, and the real secu rities on which it is i nves t e d were placed in th e most un exceptionable custody bef ore the late disgraceful trans actions had creat e d so much alarm, and were all fully inspected by th e au di tors themselves. Borrocare.w who have had sec ur iti es on w hi ch the Society ought to rely have not bee n di sappo i nte d when seeking a — loan • indeed, it will be obs erve d th a t on one occasion, as the chairman mentioned. the directors themselves tempo ri:rily advanced 5,0001. rather than disappoint an appli cant, thereby evincing at the same time their confidence iu the financial position of their company. We need add no more, but refer our readers to the report itself, THE SIIN; LONDON; MONDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1856. LATEST NEWS. WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 7. Lord Panmuro presents his compliments to the editor of The Sun, and has great pleasure in transmitting the enclosed intelligence which has this day reached him from General Simpson. " CRIMEA, JULY 6, 6 P.M. " Cholera is decidedly on the decline. " The siege operations progress fayourably." PARIS, MONDAY 8 A.M. The Moniteur announces that the last tele graphic despatches received from the Crimea are dated 7th July, 11 p.m; They relate only to details of administration, and do not mention any important fact. The letters which arrived at Marseilles by the last steamer from the East, and which reached Paris this morning, are dated Constantinople, the 28th of June. They left without waiting for the steamer sent from Kamiesch as usual, and which has been delayed by some unknown cause." PARIS, SIINDAY, 6 P.M. Prince Gortschakoff telegraphs, July I— " Nothing new had occurred." And again, on the 4th, "It appears the Allies prepare for a fresh bombardment and assault." Genitschek has been bombarded, but the da mage done to the town is not considerable. MARSEILLES, MONDAY, JULY 9. The Sinai, which left Constantinople on the 2d of July, has arrived. She brings news from the Crimea of the 30th of June. Despatches leave at 9 a.m. General Cannon has arrived. MARSEILLES, JULY 7. The Hydaspes, which left Constantinople on the 28th of June, has arrived. The Turks had abandoned Kars, and were con centrating their force at Erzeroum. The Russians were advancing, and the Turkish generals demand reinforcements. The Presse d'Orient reports that the Circassian garrison of Anopa is harassed by a Russian force; that the Circassians have not been able to regain the military road, and that they are encamped to the number of fourteen battalions on the heights above Soujak-Kale. It was said that the Russian General Korniloff was marching at the head of 20,000 men against Yenikale, where 8,000 of the allied troops were well entrenched and ready to receive him. The Russian reinforcements sent into the Crimea have been compelled to return from want of provisions. Forty large pieces of ordnance have opened fire on the Russian ships in the harbour of Sebastopol. It was rumoured in the Turkish camp that Suleyman Pacha and Ismail Pacha were to march against Ismail. General Bosquet has resumed his old command. General Canrobert will shortly proceed to the assault with his division. MADRID, JULY 17. The complete plan of a new constitution is to be presented to the Cortes. The latest news from Barcelona is of a favourable character. Seven battalions of infantry, six squadrons of cavalry, and two batteries have been sent into Catalonia. [The Queen postpones her visit to the Escurial. VIENNA, JULY /.. The Vienvet Gazette contains a semi-official article in reply to the Emperor Napoleon's speech, in so far as the latter touched upon Aus tria. The article in question maintains that Austria has fulfilled the obligations imposed on her by the treaty of December 2, and that she is not bound to take any further steps. PRUSSIA. The Hamburg News contains a letter from Berlin which says :—" It is affirmed that the question of fortifying the German coasts of the Baltic was lately mooted in the military commission of the Diet. It is well known that Prussia has neglected nothing in that respect, and has placed her ports in the Baltic i n a fair state of defence. At Pillau, Colbert, Swinemunde, and Stettin, she has raised works, which, though unable to resist the fire of a war fleet, would suffice to throw serious obstacles in the way of a landing of troops. But the other ports of the Baltic are deprived of all defence, and it is evident that Rostock, Wismar, Lubeck, d-c., could be easily taken possession of by an enemy. It is to remedymilitary in some de gree th a t s t a t e o f t hi ngs that the commission w as a ppli e d t o ." AUSTRIA. A letter from Tarnowitz (Silesia), in the Siecle, says :-- "The position of Austria is becoming more and more clearly defined. According as the Emperor passes the Gallician army in review, a portion sets off at once for new cantonments in Moravia, and a portion goes home on furlough. The works of fortification at Zaleszcyk, on the Dniester, and at Cracow are being discontinued, but those at Premislaw are going on. The officers of the staff consider this point of the greatest importance, on account of the roads which cross there, leading to Rus sia, Hungary, and Cracow. On her side Russia has already diminished sensibly the number of her troops in Poland, the governments of Ploczko, Podlachia, and Lublin being almost entirely evacuated. What has most struck the public in the tour of the Emperor of Austria is his evident desire to be agreeable to the Poles. At the review of the 13th June, the Gallician Regiment of Jablonowaki had precedence of the Croatians of the Ban Jellachich, although this latter was present. The Polish deputations have been all received with much affability by the Emperor, and men who in 1848 had played a certain political part, such as Adam Notocki, Leon Nziwuski, and George Lubomirski, were even invited to the Imperial t a ble. When the Emperor arrived at Leopold, he replied with great kindness to the Polish speech of the burgess Sidorowicz. He afterwards visited the library of Ossalineki, the mortgage-loan esta blishment, and the agricultural society, all institutions essentially Polish. Indeed, in every town which the Emperor has as yet visited, be has made evident efforts to conciliate the affection of the Polish populations. It is said that one of the immediate consequences of this tour will be the definitive organisation of Galicia into two distinct Governments, that of Eastern Gallicia, with the Buoowina, having Leopold for its capital ; and the other portion of the country, with the duchy of Cra cow, forming Western Gallicia, having for its capital Cracow." FRANCE. PARIS, JULY 8. The French Government has received the follow. ing telegraphic despatch from General Pc : " CRIMEA, 4rir, 11 r. u.---Everything is going on well." The following private telegraphic despatch was received yesterday " BERLIN, 7TH.—The Prince of Prussia is about to leave for St. Petersburg. His business is without political signification, being entirely on family affairs." The Emperor received at the Palace of the Elysee, last evening at eight o'clock, the President, Vice-Presidents,rand members of the Bureau of the Legislative Body, who presented to his Majesty the two bills adopted in the sittings of that and the previous day. All the deputies accompanied the Bureau, and the Ministers, the President of the Council of State, and the grand officers of the Crown were in attendance. In presenting the bills to his Majesty, Count de Morny said : hav e the honour of placing in the hands of your Majesty a bill en the loan, and that which fi xes the con tingent of 1855; Your Majesty can feel no doubt of the devotedness and co-operation of the Legislative Body. It has availed itself of this opportunity of giving you a fresh proof of it by votiti, unanimously these two bill s, which are so important tiller existing circumstances." The Emperor replied : " I thank the Le g islative B o dy f or t h e eagerness which it h as manifested in voting the two bills alluded to, and I express to it my gratitude for so doing. lam well aware how heavy are the charges and the taxes called for the war, but I hope that they will be 'out tem porary, and I feel confident that with t', i e enthusiasm and the patriotism of the country, `;eo shall surwount every difficulty, and arrive at an .onourable peace." These words were received with the most lively marks of acquiescence, The Emperor afterwards conversed for some 'dine with the members of the Legislative Body, and at half-past nine the recep tion terminated, and his Majesty returned to St. Cloud. M. Hi..,rbet has been nominated Consul-General of FrP.nce at Antwerp in the room of Baron do Tha;ys, who has been appointed to Genoa. `The French Government has accorded its ex equatur to the following consular agents :—Con suls- General—Laplace, for the Republic of Para guay at Paris ; Alonso, for the Duchy of Parma, at Marseilles.—Consuls—Bensamoxi, for Portugal, at Bona ; I{ erros, for the free cities of Hamburg, Bremen, and Lubeck, at Brest ; Wild, for LukerLic, at Nantes; Gourdon, for the Republic of Uruguay, at Nantes; Imaz, for the Mexican Re, - public, at Bayonne.—Vice-Consuls—Siefert, for Portugal, at Lyons; Tassy, for the Holy Sec, at La Ciotat; Fayard, for Sweden and Norway, at Libourne ; Tertian, for Sardinia and Tuscany at Bonifacio and Marnovich, f or th e 'r wo Sicilies, at Mosta ganem. By order of the Elnperor, the Minister of agri culture and commerce has appointed M. Lesnier, junior, to the place of Government Commissary at the coal mines of the Mayenne and the Sarthe. M. Lesnier is the person who, having been convicted on false evidence of a murder which he had not commi'ded, passed several years in the bagne. His innocence having been completely demon strated, was solemnly proclaimed, a few days since it may be remembered, by the Court of Assizes of the Haute Garonne. " This solemn rehabilitation did however," says the Moniteur, "completely pay the debt of society, and his Majesty, in giving M. Lesnier an honourable situation, has been anxious I to repair the injury caused him by a fatal judicial error." The Moniteur publishes a decree extending, to the 31st Dec. next, the provisions of the decree of the 11th October last, which mod' nes the customs tariff as regards corn, flour, altd dry pulse in th e colonies o?Martinique, Gup,,,deioupe, and Reunion. The English steamer t i ne Enniskillen left Mar seilles on the sth fo:c the Crimea with troops, horses, and stores cm board. She had in tow the three-master Dis-inor a, similarly laden. The Ulloa, P.:warn-frigate, which lately arrived at Toulon from, the East, brought with her a brig of 250 tons; captured at K er t c h , and laden with whea. She bears the mark "No. 1," of the prizes taken in the Sea of Azoff. BOURSE, JULY 7.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. e. End of Month. 4i per Cents 92 75 92f. 85c. 3 per Cents 65 95 66 15 Credit Mobilier OO2 50 Roman Credit Foncier — Austrian Belgian Fives - Spanish Th roes 36} Piedrnontese B7 Home Debt 2Bi RAILWAYS—FOR CASE. Chleans fr. C. f C. 190 Lyons.- llB7 50 .... Western.— 1 ............ 752 50 Rouen Cette - Strasburg Northern SPAIN. MADRID, auly s.—The Queen sets out en Satur day for the Escurial. The Cortes have taken into consideration a proposition relative to a voluntary lcAn of 230,000,000 reals. The Clamor Publico has the following details of the stoppage of a diligence, near Burgos, in which the English Ambassador, Lord Howden, was tra velling : " diligence was stopped near Bnitrago, a place at which horses are changed, by a band of factious persons, 32 in number, under the orders of the brothers Hierros, all of whom were well mounted and in uniform. They then told the driver to stop ; he, being greatly fright ened, did so at once. They then ordered the English Ambassador to alight, and having recognised who he was asked him if he were travelling with any Spaniard of liberal opinions. He replied in the negative. They then put some other questions to him which he answered, and they' old him that their cause was the defence of the King and of religion, and that they were incapable of wanting in respect to any one. They proceeded, however, to examine the Ambassador's trunks, and having found in one of them a cross of the Order of San Fernando, they remarked that he must have won it in die preceding civil war by combating Don Carlos. Lord Howden replied that every man was at liberty to defend his op:nionF. and that when lie did so courageously and honestly he was worthy of respect. They, at length, told his lord ship that he might continue his journey, but deta'ned the other passengers six hours, without, however, be having rudely to them. When they went away they took the horses, which had been prepared to change at the post-house, and left mules in their stead." THE BALTIC. BERLIN, July s.—We received telegraphic news yesterday afternoon from Stockholm, July 3, that the town of Ny s t a dt, on th e Fi n l an d coast, at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia, had been bom barded and destroyed, but the date of the occur rence is not as yet known. The place is gene rally understood to contain about 2,000 inha bitants, and carries on but a very trifling trade, chiefly in wooden articles. Its name is known in history from its having been the spot at which a peace was signed between Russia and Sweden in 1721. It is high time that our cruisers should show themselves in the Gulf of Bothnia, and establish the blockade there, if we are thoroughly to cripple Russian trade on the west of the empire ; for the first half of the month of June, from 40 to 50 Finnish vessels from Gamla Carleby, Jacobstadt, Ny-Carleby, and Wasa, and also from Kasko, had entered the Swedish port of Umea, where they carried on a brisk trade. They appear to have brought for the most part tar and butter, and almost exclusively to have purchased salt. A Hamburg letter, of the 3d inst., in the Ind:,•- pendance Beige, says : "An English steam corvette, towing 2 gun-boats, and an English transport, have arrived at Elsinore. Two other English ships of war have reached Copenhagen, with three French gun-boats. Some uneasiness prevailed respecting the fate of the fourth gun-boat, which had been separated from the others during a storm in the North Sea. English cruisers captured, on the 30th ult., in the port of Memel, a Finnish merchant vessel laden with flour. The crew was transferred on board one of the cruisers, and the vessel is to be sent to England. I informed you that the French Government had chartered here some t;-ne ago a number of large steamers for the conveyance of soldiers and materiel to the Crimea. Fresh propositions on the part of that Government have been received by their owners, offering to extend their engagement for another half-year, at a very high freight. The crews of those steamers are entirely composed of Germans. Ac cording to recent letters frcm Finnish towns along the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, several English vessels are continually taking ounding3 in that sea, and every day cannon shot are exchanged by them with the land bat teries. The English, it appears, nave succeeded in ascer taining the exact depth of water in the differents parts .f the Gulf, as also the reefs of rocks and sand-banks it contains ; and as there are on board several of the ves sels lithographic apparatus and presses, the officers of every ship engaged in the present war in the Baltic will shortly receive charts on which all the nautical positions in the Gulfs of Bothnia and Finland will be carefully laid down. The English have been obliged to recur to that measure of security in the absence of pilots from the country, the latt er h a vi ng be en a ll rem oved into the interior," THE BALTIC FLEET. DANTSIC, July 6.—The Bulldo g , Commander A. Ce Gordon, anchored i n th e roads yesterday after noon, at 4 o'clock. She brings the weekly mails from the fleet, which she left at midnight on Mon day last, the 2d inst., in the same position, off Cronstadt, as reported in my last letter. The state of health in the fleet still continues to be very satisfactory. Admiral Seymour, who was much injured by the accidental explosion of one of the " infernal machines," is progressing favour ably ; Captain Louis, R.M., has been removed to the hospital ship ; and Flag-Lieutenant Pearce is so far recovered as to be able to resume his duties. Fifteen more "infernal machines" have been found, making, in all, a total of 61 discovered during the last fortnight. Two deserters, who came on board the Exmouth last Saturday, the 30th, stated that 200 of these "submarine exploders" had been laid down by the Russians on the south side of Cronstadt ; and that they were so arranged that 10 should explode at the same moment. On the 26th instant, the Bulldog, Commander A. C. Gordon, accompanied by the gunboats Star ling and Pincher, were sent up to Doubovski point, situate near the head of the bay of Cronstadt, on the north side of the island, to disperse some troops stationed there to protect the coasting trade. On getting within range the three vessels opened fire and soon succeeded in shelling the enemy out of their position. Not the slightest resistance was made by the Rus s ians ; even a steamer and several gunboats, which were lying at no great distance, with " steam up," remained during the whole time passive spectators of the attack. On the following day the James Watt, Captain Elliott, also attended by two gunboats, captured 10 large coaeters, laden with cartridge-paper, felt, large stones, and sand ; the two last-named ar ticles evidently intended foe building purposes. A courier arrived here from Paris last Wednes day, bringing despatches for the French Admiral. On the 29th inst. a small Russian steamer, car rying a flag of truce, came out of Cronstadt, and was received by a boat, also under a flag of truce, from the Royal George, Capt. Corrington, the se nior officer of the squadron staioned on the south side of Toloubkin ; the steamer was thence escorted to the north side of the Lighthouse, where the main part of the fleet, under Admiral Dundas, was at anchor, and after delivering the communication (which rumour says relates to the Range affair) retired. The next day Captain Caldwell, of the Duke of Wellington, was sent into Cronstadt in the Princess Alice to convey an answer to the flag of truce. RUSSIA. - - - The Invalid e .Russe publishes the following, under the head of " News from the Baltic" : " In the interval between the 10th and 15th (22d and 27th) of June the vessels of the enemy's fleet made two fruitless attempts against points very near to St. Petersburgh, on the southern coasts of Finland. " On the 10th (22d) of June, at 4 p.m., two steam frigates made their appearance opposite the village of Maslax, and cast anchor beyond the range of our guns. On the 11th, at 10 a.m., a gun-boat with some other boats full of men in tow made for the hamlet of Rein bett, halting within about 300 sagenes from the shore. These boats opened their fire against the nearest thicket, probably under the supposition that our troops were in ambuscade there, while they were beyond Mas lax, ready to attack the enemy should a landing be attempted. " At 11 o'clock the cannonade ceased. "On the 12th (24th) of June, towards evening, the enemy's flotilla made for the northern extremity of the island of Revon-Saari, and on the 13th (25th) approached Bjork-o ; there a gun-boat, leaving the frigates, ap proached within 80 sagenes of the shore and fired six cannon shots against the telegraph, but missed it. Not withstanding the vicinity of the enemy, Ensign Mart chenko, of the corps of the navy pilots, on duty at the telegraph, continued quietly telegraphing a message he had commenced. "In these two affairs we had neither killed nor wounded. "On the 14th (26th) of June, a steamer, accompanied by two gunboats, left the squadron at anchor in the northern channel of Cronstadt, and took up a position near the mouth of the river Sestra (not far from the manufactory of arms at Sestroretsk), at 600 sagenes from the shore ; the gunboats approached within 400 sagenes, and anchored in advance and at each side of the steamer. About 3 o'clock in the a,eternoon the enemy opened a cannonade against the shore which lasted an hour, after which the vessels weighed anchor and rejoined their squadron ; on this occasion, with the exception of a non commissioned officer, Schuster, of the King Frederick- William Grenadiers, who was wounded, the enemy's fire did us no damage." The military Governor-General of St. Peters burg announces that on the 15th (25th) of June the allied fleet retained its old position, and, with the exception of a partial change in some of the vessels, its order of anchorage remained the same. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received files of papers from Cape Town to the 10th of May inclusive. The colony was quiet, and the Parliament occupied with the dis cussion of local measures of improvement. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, JULY 8. The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic ar rived here this morning with dates from New York to the 27th ult. Sir Allan lll‘Nab, present Prime Minister of Canada, was a passenger by the Africa. The Know-nothings of Baltimore, Wash ington, and Easton had held large and enthusiastic meetings, and adopted the Philadelphia platform. The lower branch of the New Hampshire Legis lature had given notice of an intention to introduce a personal liberty bill. The New York Herald presumes it will be identical with the act nullifying the Fugitive Slave Law passed by the Legislature of Massachusetts at its last session. An anti-Maine law meeting had been held at Albany, at which there was a fair attendance of delegates from the various parts of the States. Re solutions appointing a State Central committee, directed to make a thorough canvass of the State, with power to call a convention, if circumstances should justify such a course, were adopted. Mr. Charles H. Stanly, of the British Consulate in this city, had been arrested by one of Marshal Hillyer's deputies, and placed under $l,OOO bond, to answer a charge of enlisting recruits for the Crimea. In reference to this subject the New York Herald says : " The efforts of the British recruiting agents here- abouts to enlist men for the Crimean legion appear to be attended with considerable difficulty. We learn that the brig Buffalo was on Sunday taken into Holmes's Hole by the revenue cutter James Campbell. Itap pears that she recently sailed from this port with a number of Germans as passengers, who were ostensibly engaged to work on some imaginery railroad in Nova Scotia, but who were, in reality, destined to win renown and $8 per month before Sebastapol. The Germans, after getting to sea, thought they had made a bad bar gain, and placed themselves under the protection of the cutter, the commander of which awaits orders from the authorities." The Commissioners of the Canal Fund had opened the bids for the million and a-quarter loan. The whole amount offered was between 7,000,000 and 8,000,000 dols. The premiums on the two loans, 2,750,000 dols., would net the State about 500,000 dols. This shows the credit of the State to be in a very satisfactory condition, notwithstanding the loose manner in which its financial affairs are managed. _ _ The accounts of the growing crops continued favourable. By the arrival at New York of the Star of the West, with 626,306 dols. in specie on freight, and the George Law, with 1,052,287 dols. in specie on freight, we have received advices from California to the Ist ult. Accounts from the interior of California give glowing descriptions of the country and the general prosperity of the various branches of industry, par ticularly mining. The municipal election in San Francisco took place on the 28th ult., and resulted in the disastrous defeat of the Know-nothings, against which party all factions made common cause. The democratic candidates for mayor, trea surer, controller, harbour-master, and surveyor were chosen by small majorities. To the Common Council the Know-nothings and democratic parties each elected four members to each board. The result created much enthusiasm among the demo cracy, who celebrated the event by popular demon strations of parade and noise. The creditors and time certificate holders of the late banking-house of Page, Bacon, and Co. held several meetings rela tive to the refusal of Mr. Daniel D. Page to make the parties whole who came forward to sustain the house at the time of its first suspension. After some delay, at a meeting on the 29th of May, Mr. C. K. Garrison came forward and pledged his pro perty to the amount of 400,000 dols. in support of the house, by way of securing the creditors and staying all further legal proceedings. This propo sition is said to have given general satisfaction. The affairs of Adams and Co. were undergoing in vestigation in the courts. We have news from the Sandwich Islands to the sth of May. A new tariff act had passed the House of Representatives. Instead of a uniform duty of five per cent. on all merchandise, except liquors, this act admits a class of goods free, and three other classes of 5, 10, and 15 per cent. ad valorem. The duty on liquor is reduced from $5 to $3 per gallon. The Minister of War recommended the organisation of a permanent military force, but treated with contempt the idea of a Filibuster demonstration upon the islands. The present standing army of his Majesty Kamehamaha 111. numbers 120 strong. A portion of the allied fleet had sailed from Hono lulu for the northward, supposed with the design of taking another look at Petropaulovski. Frorathe Isthmus of Panama we learn that the Executive of New Granada had ceded the island of Manzanillo, to the railroad company. The provin cial elections for the Congress of the recently-orga nised province were to have taken place on the Ist inst., but no returns have been published. Mr. Tracy, head carpenter, employed in repairing the steam-ship Golden Age, had been brutally murdered at Tobago by three negroes, who were summarily executed by the populace. Grenada correspond en co of the 10th of June reports that the foreign p o li cy of our Government had suffered another humilia tion at Nicaragua in the person of the commander of the sloop-of-war St. Mary's. The St. M ary , , was ordered to Realejo in order to prevent the landing of Colonel Walker. Colonel Kinney was looked for hourly. By way of New Grenada we learn that, notwith standing the Government blockade of the steamer United States on the East river, 600 of Colonel Kinney's colonists left this port on the 19th of May for San Juan del Norte. It is reported as likely that they have already effected a junction with 300 sympathisers from California, after a march to the interior of Nicaragua. From the South Pacific the dates are—Valpa raiso May 14, and Callao May 24. There is little news of interest. The Executive had issued two important decrees relative to the manning of mer chantmen with foreign and Chilian sailors. Quiet reigned at Copiapo. The United States frigate Independence had sailed for Callao. In Peru the people were rather opposed to the idea of a general toleration a religion, Tke Ministerial 'Duty jaad, triumphed at the elections, and General was likely to be declared Pi.%.'sident. The r4iso market had slightly improved. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE , In New York money continued very abundi'llif easy of access at low rat es . I n ex change lel, l doing. We quote bill s on London, 109/ t° r : France, 5.15 to 5.12; ; Hamburg, 36. E to 3611 T& to 79h. Cotton was quiet, with prices redo ic. Prime mess pork had advanced 37c. to 6 2 i c '; old mess, 25c. Beef buoyant, with prices upw 3 ,,,; flour and meal th e mar k e t was lib era lly suPP II ' t prices had receded 25c. to 37c. In freights the is?P e . tone noticed last wee k was s till apparen t. To 1 . 4 , 1 '‘, 31c1. to 4id. ; cotton, 3-16 d. to 7- 32 ' 1 ; 4, nominally, Is. ; measurement goods, 103. t° To London—Beef, 2s. to 2s. 6ci. in tiercesil le ; measurement goods, 15s. to 17s. 6d. To 1 1 . 1 - 0 .„', 0 ton, ;Ic. To Glasgow—Po r k, 2 s . t o 2s. 6d• ; ment goods, 17s. 6d. to 255. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPEJ t. The Atlantic brougkt 800,000 dols. The o States mail steam-ship Baltic arrived out 27th ult. The work for the next Presidential elect° seriously commenced between the three who were anxious for the succession. Ti le d, pion of the Ameri c a n p ar ty i s G eorge LaN'N' o York; the St ewar d C oa liti on par t y, W. ft.'io of New Yo r k ; th e D emocrat i c party, .111.61 Wise, of Virginia. The British Consul at New York had re el copy of a circular from Lord Clarendon, dieting a statement recently put forth by t: sian Minister of Foreign Affairs, implying ' British Government h a d a b an d one d the P.„, proclaimed by her Majesty i n h er d ec laratli", the right of seizing enemy' s p roper ty is o f board of neutral vessels, unl ess con t ra band be waived. The Suprem e C our t o f New / 0 full bench, had decided that the NewhaTe" road Company is bound by the acts of its let! . Schnyler, and is liabl e f or th e fraudule nt issued by him. THE MEDITERRANE MALTA, Jas The greatest activity prevails hero in for reinforcements to the Crimea. The AlcA snlar and Oriental Company's steamer, 2d with upwards of 1,000 men, forming de drafts for the r eg i men t s i n t h e Crimea, 10 mand. of Lord Alexander Russell. , tenant-Colonel Gough, of the 33d, Capta T land, of the 49th, and a f ew o th ers , pass ed on the Ist, en, route to the Crimea, on . s , French steamer. Lieutenant-C o l one l Erslcill left for England yesterday by the Indian• number of steamers have proceeded hence,' sports to Engl an d, among th em th e I Orinoco, Harbinger, City of London, Hydaspes, and Indian, and to-day tile Ern ti o We have had equally numerous transP°o Balaklava ; among them the Alma, 1) (1 linton, Sarah Sands, and Germanio • et l o the Golden Fleece, and Ty nemou th , No. 1 . 0 Assistance, will leave for the same destine' o ti The Resolute, on her vo y age d own , had b et of cholera, one fatal—she was in conseqo jetted to a very rigid quarantine, and left e communicating. Yesterday a large stear a o, in with a case, and was ordered from the the Quarantine harbour. H.M.S. Gorge l ii, Crawford, has returned to England, and Fair Rosamond, w ith th ree gun-boats, halo from England, and leaves this day for Among the transports daily passing are no American ships, the freights being the inci li e As soon as the extent o f our l osses in th, became known at Malta, many of the 05 Militia stationed here volunteered at one°, lino regiments then serving at the seat of 17 0 noble offer could not, however, be acceptecb to colonel could not spare any men till he fresh drafts from England. e The following is an extract from a pri'il t written before Sebastopol : e . of " June 23, 1855.—0 ur f ear o f being sliert fif, now, thank God, does not longer exist, as the ti .tr come into the harbo ur ; s h e can di st il water loot of 40,000 men daily. Our attack on the Ivis ll 4lo a complete series of mi s f or t une an d ill-l uc k; bir; eo l we failed it was no defeat, an d we s h a ll sue time." PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE' I Or We have reason to believe that despatcheot v (,) Saturday, the 7th, h ave b een rece i ve d both fr 01 11bc; Simpson and from General Pelissier. The li e° ,,po armies was good, and the works were making del gress. No casualti es are re p or t e d, b e yond th e Major Harrison, of the 63d. lelo When besie gers s it d own b efore a Place' un 111 e operations are seri ous l y inteirupt J, P """d i ,,, a ' r t e able to batter a practi ca bl e breach and make t }3 within 21 days. Sines we have undertken o ur 13 and have carried forward our new approaehe lg ' fi t' ' of ten says have elapsed, and we, therefore, ell? in a few days more the breaching and enfiladill wi'l be completely ready to open upon the Redan, and other defences, at very short 31 1 ,•cb with such crushin g e ff ec t, th a t th e a ssault I '7; then be made will be triumphant.—Morning Hors.—The Maidstone Journal reports Ver l ; ably concerning the hop pl an t a ti ons . The 313 r of a heavy crop could not be more promisl4 large duty is expected. The specie arrivals of last wee k a mounted l '5 1; 1 450,0001. in gold. The export s are es timate d 700,0001., of which 500,0001. consisted of SilV er 'd TUE PEEL STATUE IN CHEAPSIDE.—Thi g i the statue of Sir Robert P e el was sa f e ly plac eu A t id i granite pedestal, just compl e t e d, a t the bet' Cheapside. 41 Sia J. D. Paul,—The whole: of the pr°. effects of this gentleman is to be brought to W o o) on the 23d of the present month, in conseque ° failure of the bank of which he was a partner. The General Screw C om p an y' s s t eamer Indir r elA is about to t a k e ou t cava l ry t o t h e C r i mea , will woe her former fitti ngs f or convey i ng t h e s i c k and across the Black Sea. T 10" _YCEUM —HEATRE.—Mr. Alcroft bag auri. ll 7; W benefit for Friday ne x t, w h en M r. Charles ool; appear, for this occasion only, in London, i° most celebrated characters—in The Bachelor °WV" The Practical Man. Mr. Buck s t one h a s Iht/ 1 : seated to appear in one of his popular farces. A 01, 4 Isaacs will introduce the petite com e dy en titleu , o of the Public ; in addition to which a select c o o' conclude with a ballet divertissem en t . There oil' ? doubt but Mr. Alcroft's friends and the publ ic ao t° round him on the occasion, f o r th e en t er t a inre" attractive and good.l ) HAYMARKET THEATRE.--Mss Helen .1, „c t benefit, at this theatre on Friday n i g ht, 0 14 011 , which must have proved t o th e l a d y th a t the w o r the audience were n o t a ll unw illi ng to conc ur 1, 1 nion tolerably well cre dit e d, th a t s h e stan ds ° t t 2,00 ii of living tragic actresses. Her attempt 11 , g t one, and its success shows that she was vele' the determination to obtain a recognition of t t . was concerned. King R ene ' s Daughter is,fieell'; tion, or rathe r an a d ap t a ti on, f rom the P,4,10: Heiarik Herz. Th e i n t eres t d epen d s upon 0;001' of sight by a blind princess, under the exelt e o te l ducod by a t umu lt o f nove l sensations. ;del', defect of the piece is that it sets the work to know wh a t wou ld b e t h e nature 0 b e achieved over a physical defect. The s e ct essentially undramatic. Nevertheless, with a eo can have its foundation only in genius, kite managed to throw ophthalmia int o th e backgr,,," rt to bring- forward human sensations, which source in nature far deeper than those from 7 4 sical defects spring. She carried a trate' ) it triumphantly on her shoulders, and, flinging or the audience, dared them to deny its value. 0 , was all that she could hav e d es i re d. Can desire a greater success ? She achieved whihy have been an impossibility. We have no spa e ot upon the other features of the entertainment ;or', ever, may say that Mr. Buckstone appeared / 0 10 10' tures with a Polish Princess. Every one s l to seen this ought immediately to take measuree his lack of knowledge. ": , Ye PORTUGAL—PORTSMOUTH, July 7.—TDe - t o; steam transport, No. 150, belonging to 0 , American Company, having coaled at Lib t ics letters and papers of the 3d inst , but no P ° l ". s h since the last Peninsular mail.. The Eeli' l , l l4l 4 v Brilliant arrived at Lisbon on the 3d from G`f the French steamer Bretagne, from Nant e " o . et ship of war in the Tagus—the French stet, oe t) ,' ton. The D eput i es had passed the bill for t'',o c tion of th e ra i lway from Coimbra to Oporto , egtro necessary funds can be raised three "'oli o ) otherwise th e common roa d i s t o L a eent inu e igj e resources of the road-tax. The gra pe dis e e° creased with the hot weather, and it had bee-, g discovered at St. Übes. LETTERS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIII 0 . / year ago a 6d. rate of postage f or l e tters O tt / half an ounce was adopted bet ween this coul i t tl ) Australian colonies, on the und ers t an ding tI3a ' A P nial Governments would adopt the satt ie ;,l 9 " see ms, however, th a t th e colony o f Victor' t bo, to do so, and imposed a ls. rate. Last 1 00 bet) was consequently issued by the Post-of a tes r , mating that the rate of postage would be this country t o th a t co l ony to is. under h e i l lj g lf td!, and so on by i ncrease of weight, and sirr i Soti9 postage m us t b e pa i d in advance. To all tr tralian colonies the postage continues t c iil i ice and the payment in advance is optional. to DI compulsory payment in the case of letters t e e 0 2 ,1 more than 10,000, which were intended , 1/ 0 6 Champion of the Seas on the 4th inst., ° t l j o! e( frri turned, through the Dead Letter-office , t° pl o d , The parties inconvenienced consider this 1 9 j) ic iette ht and ask why should the prepayment of t . compulsory to Victoria when to all our o b t e lle c oll e " t , is optional? But it is to be presumed t Lo ge not only failed to accept the sixpennY e ° 00 1 1; but ass) to make su c h p rov i s i ons as we? a n , o f payment on this side to be d is p e nsed witn_ hoP case is one in which th e L on d on Post•ofic" native,