The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-14 00:00:00

TFfEATEE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. BtickstOrte. THIS EVENLNG, Will be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal eharacters by Mr. Backstcne and Miss E. Chaplin. To be followed by a new Ballet, In which the Spanish Dancers Will appear, entitled THE EVENING FESTIVAL. After which, a new Extravaganza, called THE NEW an 31ASEET SPRING MEETING, 1855. To corclude with THE GALICIAN FETE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Caaarzs KEAN. THIS EVENING, Will he performed the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's Historical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal character by Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with (sth time) a Romance, in two acts, entitled THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO; or, King, Queen, and Kna ve. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proptietcr, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS _EVENING, Will be performed the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. To mewls with A NEW' EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING• _ . _ WU be performed a Com edietta, called LAW FOR L 'DI ES Characters by Nfessra. A. W i g an, G. Vining, 11. Coopsr, Danvers tad Miss Ca , t'eton. After which, KILL OR CURE. Characters by Messrs. Robson Emery, and F. - Vining ; Mrs. A. Wigan and Miss Bromley. To be fullowed by the Fairy Extravaganza, called THE YELLOW DWARF AND THE KING OF tHE GOL , MINES. A.STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING. Glorious success ! To commence with an entirely new and original spactacle , drama of harrowing interest, by Mr. Nelson Lce, called. nib; FIELD AGAINST iHE FAVOURITE ! No Drama formam years has created so great a sensation. The int eres t is most intense.. the burning of the stables is most terrific, while the Derby race is most exciting. • After whieb, a Series of ..rovel SCENES in the CIRCLE, invented by Mr. William Cooke. To conclude with Et:TURNED FROM THE BALTIC ; or, Jac; Ashore. A new Mllltnry Act Drop, painted by Fenton, his been added to the Embellishments. iox-office open front Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. W ast. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director, tit*. W. Cooke, Jan. ROYAL tTRAIi'D THF.ATRE. Under the direction of Ms 9 Rebecca Isaacs. TIII3 EVENING, NViii be performed TIM CitI(IIC"T OJT TIIE LIE XRTH. Clia• raters hy3lessrs J, Haifbre, R0,!, - e-son, and Klnloch ; and Miss Be. becca Miss Beaumont, and 31iss Somers. Atter which, KING QUEFIt AND ILLS DAUGII LEES THREE To which Will be athied a iiailet DiTertifinMent. EMIR WATTR gI 1,03D0N.84,04;F1E T f ! , l .... - s eru t rii 56 .a; -fie' 11 ; Ev. niag26min. a t.l To-2.11a , ?.0w 50 zata.ai7v. , l 12 ; Eveni gl3 min. et. WIMATET2%—.':;:rs Opium April. 14, TSEFalielii, 13 TEE SPADE 59 - highebt :Ance noon yesterilay. 47 --iowest this morning and during the night. 60 -this day, at noon. BP POMETEF, 3;1/3 risen considerably. WiNr„), W.—Light breeze, with very fine, mild, sun shiny weather. _ '5-401 LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1855. It is at last officially announced that then is to be a loan for the service of the pre. sent year. The Chancellor of the Exeheque; has given notice that the Premier and him self will be ready to " see any gentlemei who may be desirous of contracting for the same on Monday next, at ten o'clock, in order tc inform them of the amount which will be wanted, and to fix the time and manner of bidding.' The imperative necessity of making some consi derable provision for the additional expenditure occasioned by the War has been so long and sc universally recognised that this step has not occa sioned the slightest surprise. The time and man ner and extent of the operation alone remained doubtful. The first. point has now been decided, and, within 48 hours, full information will be giveil on the other matters. We must, then, be -contented to wait that time for authentic intelli gence, for it is manifest that nothing but guesses can be put forward during the interval. A morning contemporary declares that " We have no longer to deal with the arguments of those short-sighted financiers who flattered themselves that a contest of this magnitude could be supported by a temporary addition to the taxation of the country." This is happily the truth. Mr. GLADSTONE no longer presides over the financial department. The nation is no longer afflicted by the mischie vous crotchets of that clever but " short-sighte d " politician. We may therefore hope that the in terests of the present generation will no longer be disregarded, that the industrious population of the country—the creators and producers of na tional wealth—will no longer be ground to the earth by being compelled at the same time to pay off debts contracted by their forefathers, and to meet all the enormous outlay occasioned by a precautionary war. We use the term " precau tionary " in its broadest and most extensive signi fication. We may flatter ourselves with the notion that we have commenced solely on account of Turkey, and in a high minded and chivalrous determination to pro tect "right against might." But it is not so. Let us gloze over our motives as we will, there is no educated or intelligent person throughout Europe who is not well aware that we unsheathed the sword because the success of Russia was in consistent with the safety of England. Her pos session of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles would speedily be followed by universal ascendancy. To use the words of NAPOLEON, Europe would be , come " Cossack." England might be " the last t o be devoured," but she would eventually share the general fate. We, therefore, acted in ac cordance with a strictly selfish. policy when enter ing on the Eastern Contest. We chose rather to fight the battle at a distance from our own shores —where any calamity might be remedied—than to have 'it at our own threshold, with our re ligion, our liberties, and our domestic relations trembling in the balance, when every man was literally fighting, pro aris et focis, to prevent the compulsory conversion of himself, his wife, and children to the " orthodox Church," and the sacrifice of his freedom to Muscovite despotism. The evil would not, however, have fallen in our times. The existing generation would have passed away b e f ore t , fearful results would be accom plished.l:°stetitY will receive the ful l benefit of the pres ent Outlay ; were if ever there circumstances therefore, national debt it justify the creation of a We urged the se 1 "u 17 be those above referred to. indefatigably i s Nu r a c r h gu , Tenta energetically and STONE adopted th e m4011 854 > when Mr. GLAD the same time oppres- d ev°l ' Policy, which at oe t h e oirer_b payers and " s t arve d the `var.',urden e d tax ceased to urge the importa.At W e h ave never we on able opportunity since, alt'a man every' suit journalists journalists were affect e d b y the „ a y of our mania," and accepted any proposition "Dsle" he tho ug h t proper to bring forward with ou t opposition -- rem onstrance. Few at that p er i o d joined us i c : the opinion that he was " a sbort-sighted ,ro an _ tier." Even the Leviathan itself was his most obsequious servant and earnest audulator. " Tempora mutantur " The Times " has, i n . deed, changed, the public sight is purified, and the popular mind convinced of its folly. While approving, therefore, of the course which Sir G. C. Lavas has adopted, we cannot give him any extraordinary piaise, inasmuch a's he was driven by imperious necessity, and there was no remaining alternative to whi c h he could resort. His character as a Financial Minister will depend more on his treatment of the subject, or the mode in which he obtains the necessary supplies, and the exteat to which he avails himself of the na tional enthusiasm. At present the indications are not favourable. There is too much "red-tapisrn," in the invitation to gentlemen " who may be de sirous of contracting for a loan." It looks as if he intended to go back to the old system, and that , he completely ignored the successful experiments made by the Government of Louis NAPOLEON in 1854 and 1855—that there would be no appeal to the People generally —no opportunity allowed to the small capitalist of bringing forward his mite, and obtaining a•share in that which might well be termed a patriotic fund. If the Right Hon. Gentleman should thus act he may indeed be denominated a short-sighted financier, and he will have afforded a very sinister augury respect ing his fitness for the important situation which he now occupies. Another important inquiry is as to the form which the new securities may assume. Is there to be a new creation of Consols ? of Exchequer bonds or bills ? or will it be by means of termin able annuities? and will it be issued at or about par, or in a form that will greatly increase the burden to posterity by rendering the nominal liability far greater than the amount actually paid into the Exchequer ? These are all questions of no ordinary interest, and we earnestly hope that Sir G. C. LEWIS may show himself equal to the emergency, and justify the choice by Ministers of one respecting whose qualifications for the office of Financial Minister so little was previously known. We shall not now enter on the consider- Ation of the most suitable form, as neither time nor space permit so close an examination of the vexatce que3tiones as their vast importance so urgently demands. We must reserve that for a future opportunity. There is one point convected with the present announcement, cn which, however, we cann)t abstain from congratulating the community. Just . at this moment, it seems to indicate that Minis ters have given up the Lnd delusion under which they so long laboured, that the Conferences at Vienna would be attended by any favourable re , A dishonourable, hollow, and transitory peace will therefore be avoided. The deep dis grace attendant on such a course will happily bo averted, and we shall see that achieved by tie prowess of the Allies which could not be attained by the concessions of the adversary, viz., the complete demolition of Sebastopol, and the de struction of the naval power of Russia in the Euxine. On this most important topic we shall at present only say--" If 'twere done will, 'twere ,vell it were done quickly." The vast importance of a . system of railway corn munication in India cannot easily be overrated. In this country, as we all know, railways have wonderfully developed I,ur national resources, and contributed greatly to our wealth, consolidation, and security, and yet in no other country in the world were the means of internal communication so perfect as in our own prior to their introduction. Our highways, with their waggons, vans, coaches, and other vehicles, were the admiration of Foreigners, and our numerous canals were hourly c.hreaded by boats laden with every description of valuable freight. In India the case is widely dif ferent. There the country is broad and wild, and the main communications are of the rudest and !lost imparrect kind, the result of which is, fertile plains that might be the source of wealth and happiness to millions _ lie profitless and •uncultivated, and a huge army is necessarily so dispersed. that British rule may be seriously l)erilled, as at Moodkee and Ferozeshah, before au •Ldequate concentration of troops to meet the foe An be expected. From these facts some notion the importakce of railway communication in India may be gathered. But to these we have to Add other considerations of deep and growing in terest to this country. We are now engaged in a mighty and possibly prolonged War with Russia, and no long period it is to be feared may elapse before we are forced into a conflict with the United States. Under such circumstances what is to become of our textile manufactures, unless a new and sufficient source of supply is rendered available ? At this moment 79 per cent. of the cotton imported into this country is supplied by America, while of the remainder above 13 per cent. comes from India. And yet with proper facilities of internal communication, and the flow of capital which will follow in so splendid a field for enter prise, all the flax, hemp, and cotton (the last be yond all dispute) we require may, with care and perseverance, be obtained from her broad plains, so as to render our manufacturers wholly indepen dent of foreign supplies. Nor is this all. The vital impulse a system of railways must give to India would be followed by an increased con sumption of English goods. To these considera tions must be added others of a more exalted na ture. By the intersection of the country with railways the possibility of the recurrence of those I frightful famines with which its districts were perio dically visited would be obviated, and ample facili ties would be given for the spread of the blessings of civilisation and religion among its dusky and benighted tribes. - It is not often that duty and self-interest so closely and obviously concur. The reader is not to suppose that nothing has been done in this direction. So far from the ad vantages of railway communication being over looked, the subject has engaged the attention of the East India Company for many years ; and, certain experimental lines having proved success ful, the COnit or — Directors referred the question of the propriety of establishing a system of trunk lines for the whole of India to the presentGo- (do -General, who ex p resse d a decided opinion that the time had arrived for conferring on India the benefits of railway communication, and straightway laid down a vast plan for establishing railways throughout the country. His lordship's scheme meeting with the cordial approval of the Court of Directors they at once adopted measures for carrying it out, and entered into arrangements - with the following companies. First, the East Indian Railway Company, which has already opened the experimental line extending of fenld2io miles, and Cal ,:utta to Raneegunge, a dista nce Delhi,e o t f o the com pany is 10,000,000 1 ., and in about four y ears it miles. The the trunk pit ru c n a kli a n l c i l l i a s s ta e n n c g e ag o e f d lo t ,o co O n m st be completed. The is expected the whole will second com pa the whichuy, s be n e n di an working Penin sula a 1 a e R Railway w 4 a o y miles in length for many months, and has under taken the line from Bombay to Poonah, and on lies tiatottievrsnoadtrleiddes B M o a ra d b ra a s y fporressoidemncuyc.h oTfhitshecomwapyanays has projtec,etetdhetl:tltionne diinsttroictesaonfdßeisehra,r,toanbd: per part haps, ultimat e.y t o piny is at as Railway eofmpany, part of the 'Bengal Line present b e Qouneeted with the lower one- mi T ti lta a p n i d tal a o h f a t l h f. e CTorehe trr,ucwtitthh'ealbinraench to 33 sengagedthird w t l eo i s e t c A co l on a as c s l t who have s ii rom :IL n d g r ar a eo t r o e., the r and qeuenirterda., which a capital of four milli , The fourth is the Bombay, Barocla, India Railway Company, formed f or the purpos TriE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EV_ENING, APRIL 14, 1888. of constructing the line, included in the above mentioned system, extending from Bombay north, via Surat and Baroda to Delhi and Agra. This Company has not yet completed its arrange ments with the authorities. The fifth is the Scinde Railway Company, who have en gaged to construct the line from Kurrachee to the Indus, a distance of about 120 miles. The present capital of the company is half a million— a splendid programme, which it will certainly task the attention and resources of the company to fulfil. Nevertheless, it partakes in no degree of the character of a wild and desperate scheme. The position of the shareholders, owing to the ex traordinary but most judicious system adopted by the company, is unusually safe and good. The average cost of constructing the lines throughout the whole of India it is believed will not exceed 8,0001. a mile, or 22,0001. at least a mile below the average in this country. The Government provides the land ; the preliminary expenses are small ; the company is guaranteed a handsome rate of interest, and has a fair prospect of an increase to that rate from the profits of y the undertaking ; security is given against loss in the event of any unfore seen failure; immunity is secured against compe tition with similar projects, and a watchful guar dianship over the interests of the shareholders is insured. On the other hand, the State, in addi tion to the benefits we have narrated as likely to ensue from a systein of railway communication, will possess a certain control over the proceedings of the company, will save pecuniary outlay, and come into possession of . the respective lines in. ninety-nine years. It should not be forgotten that during the last twenty years the territorial extent of India has been vastly increased. The value cf imports and exports has been more.than doubled, and the revenue has increased seven mil lions. Tilus i there is every reason to anticipate a vast increase of activity and productiveness when the above arterial communications are com pleted. The branch lines will, of course, be a work of time, but there cannot be a doubt, taking further into Consideration the readiness displayed by the natives to avail themsell es of railway facilities for travellers, that, before long, all the populous and fertile districts, and ultimately the Entire country, will be intersected with railways. A. great future is in store for India, and this country may profit immensely from the cultiva tion of so splendid a field for enterprise. THE EARL OF DUNDONA LD. . O TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUL Sra,—lt must not be believed that I am passively re signed to be deemed demented because I have not lately been wile to jmtify my opinions by . the result of an ac knowledged official consideriVon of my "secret plans," or because there does not exist in Britain an authority who can decide and act without consulting many others. We know in,the naval service that to refer a question to a council of war is to reject the enterprise. Three weeks ago I laid these plans before Lord Palmer;. ton by appointment, and, having fully explained them (to which - exp'ana,tion his lordship raid great atten tion), I requested that if any point seemed doubtful his lordship would be pleased to put such questions as Le deemed necessary; but, not one of importance having been asked, I felt, and do,feel assured, that their prac ticability and efficiency were perfectly understood and appreciated. Should the contrary be the case, a few words from bits Lord Ship in the House of Commons would be a just act, by permitting me to explain the grounds on which I have trespassed on attention, or otherwise warrant my adopting such a course as may seem to me suited, tinder my long-entertained conviction of their irresistible power.—l am, Sir, your obliged and obedient servant, April 12. DURDONALD. 1- Ifl LAriy,v3T NEWS S. TUE VIENNA CONFERENCE. VIENNA, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 13. Considerable difference of opinion exists be- tween the Western Powers and Austria respect ing the diminution of the Russian preponderance in the Black Sea. Lord John Russell and M. Drouyn de 1' auys left this morning for the Semmering mountain, and return to morrow. This temporary absence probably means— " Accept our conditions or reject them." THE BALTIC FLEET. KIEL, FRIDAY, 11 A.M. The Imperieuse, 51, Commodore Watson, and Euryalus, 51,, have just entered this harbour and anchored close to the bathing establishment. The earth Works, Which the French hold. It is on this latter point anticipated that the attack will be made, if ever made at at all. The weather continues magnificent; the nights clear and calm ; the days sunny, but as hot as July in London. The heat of the wooden huts during the day is found already to be almost insupportable. This is caused by the planking of the roof being covered by tarred felt, which absorbs and retains the heat of the sun. It might easily be obviated by having the black felt covered with a coat of whitewash. The men are all in high spirits, and, generally speaking, in good health. Fever, how ever, is becoming each day more and more preva lent, especially among the Guards, Highlanders, and others who are stationed round Balaklava. MARCH 29. Still nothing to communicate in the way of hos tilities. Hardly a dozen shots were fired from either lines last night, and now that we have full moon, the prospect of a sortie is quite out of the question. The business of getting up tke filled and empty shells goes on rapidly. Each day for the last three days 82 railway trucks filled with 10 and 13- inch shell has been forwarded to the front. Each truck holds 32 shells, so that nearly 8,000 have been sent up since the 26th. In addition to this immense amount 500 filled 8-inch and 32-pounder shells have also been forwarded on the backs of mules, and 500 10-inch empty shells by the Artillery waggons each day. Every effort is being made to get up a tremendous store of these missiles, though we have already more than enough at the front to turn Sebastopol into an iron mine. Of solid shot there are 600 rounds per gun now in camp, and it is intended to have the same supply for all the mor tars. Of. the latter store about 200 rounds per mortar remain to be forwarded. It is expected that at the rate at which the shells are now con veyed, daily, four days more will give us the re quired amount. The railway now takes its traffic close to the rear of our lines and beyond Karani, about a third of a mile from head-quarters. It is expected that it will be entirely completed to head-quarters in the course of two or three days more. Mr. Beattie certainly deserves the very highest credit for the very admi-, Table manner in which he conducted all the minute ,details_connected with this tramway. However, in spit:: of all the facilities which the tram promises, it is now rumoured that the final assault will be still further postponed for the 2d of April. As to the truth of the grounds for this rumour I know nothing ; but I think it very pro bable, as I have already said, that the 2d will pass over without our re-opening fire. On the result of our fire opinions here are quite divided, some maintaining that we must capture the place in three or four days, while others insist that its cap ture is impossible whit t the north side remains in the hands of the enemy. I must plead guilty to being of the latter opinion. We, no doubt, will destroy 'the town and dockyard, if we fire upon it; we may, even desixoy all the enemy's batteries, but we can only destroy. Oc cu py th em w hil e the Rus sians hold Sivernia and Star Fort is quite out of the question. If we destroy the south side and its ridges of batteries, we must then move round, and commence our siege of the north, which is infinitely stronger than the. forts of the town to which we are now opposed. - Capt. Reath, RN., who is to supersede Capt. Christie, in charge of the transports, arrived at Balaklava this morning. Capt. Christie resigns his functions on the 30th ult., and leaves for England the day-after. In spite of Government insinuations to the contrary, Capt. Christie has the consolation of knowing that as far as the means at his dis posal would .permit he has always discharged his duty faithfully and well, and that he leaves here accompanied . by the sincere regrets of all the masters of transports who have been under his charge. The subscriptions to the testi monial, about to be presented to him by the mas ters of transports out here, already amount to nearly 2001., and Mr. Pritchard, his secretary, is also, I believe, to .be presented by the same b o d y with some token of the high appreciation and es teem which they feel for his conduct in conn ec ti on with then. Captain Heath will take charge of the Transpor Service. Captain Christie has issued the follow , ing : " ORIENT, BALAKLAVA, MARCH 29. " GENERAL MEMORANDUM. "The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having been pleased to appoint Captain Leopold G. Heath, R.N., to supersede me as principal agent of transport•, I hereby inform you thereof, and you will, follow and obey the orders of that officer from and after the 31st instant. _"ln taking leave of you I beg to return you my wannest - thanks for the ready attention with which you have invariably met my orders and wishes. I have the greatest gratification in bearing testimony to the noble spirit and zeal which have been displayed by one and all of you in the execution of the public service under trials and circumstances of no ordinary nature, and which has been accomplished with cheerfulness on the part of the officers and crews of your respective ships and a thorough knowledge of your profession. I part with you with 'regret, and trust that the same good feelings which have actuated you hitherto will continue under my successor, and that your exertions in concert with those of her Majesty's navy and army will soon be crowned by success in securing to our country a lasting and honourable peace. "P. CHRISTIE, Captain, Principal Agent. " To the respective Commanders of the Transports employed with the Army of the East." The Trent started to-day for Alexandria to bring cavalry, and the Himalaya is also under orders for the same place. The latter ship arrived a few days since at Kamiesh with 380 artillery horses and about 200 men. Only three horses were lost during the trip, which was one of the fastest on record, the distance from Malta to Kamiesh having been run in 90 hours, giving an average speed against the winds and currents of the Dardanelles of 14 knots an hour. MARCH 30. There has been little firing to-day on both sides, and without producing any particular result. Shot and shell are still coming in fast, with railway truck loads of powder. The whole preparations for the bombardment are now nearly finished, and we might open fire-to-morrow, if it were needed. No one can account for the delay, except on the supposition that Lord . Raglan is waiting for fur ther communications as to the prospect of affairs at Vienna. This may seem unlikely, but it is the cause generally assigned for it among the " well informed circles." The enemy make no move ment at Balaklava, though they still remain within about three miles of our lines, and consequently keep the whole of the allied force there continually on the _alert day and night. However, we are always ready to receive them, and so strong has our po sition been iendered that, unless the enemy come with overwhelming superiority of numbers, they would never risk an attack ; but no precaution is neglected on this account. Balaklava itself has been considerably improved of late ; in fact, both literally and figuratively, it is no longer the same town. Nearly all the old houses have been pulled down, and neat wooden huts erected in place of them. The gaps in the streets have been filled in, fresh roads made, and old ones repaired as good as new. Many of the most con,. spicuous masses of filth have been removed, but many more unfortunatelystill remain, and now that 'the warm weather has fairly set in must remain for the rest of the summer. The houses that have been let stand are neatly whitewashed, and altogether, what with its steam saw-mills, stationary engines, blacksmiths' shops, piles or, coal, railway sidings, and railway trucks, little piers, wharves, and shipping, Balaklava is a very different place from what we found it six months ago. Then it might have been pointed out as a model of a quiet, rich, and picturesque sea side nook ; now its quietness has gone for ever, its picturesqueness is consider ably diminished, and, though the wealth in the place is of course incomparably greater, there are fewer signs of it, except in the magnificent steamers which crowd and dirty the little harbour. -Bala klava now only answers to the description of one of those wooden sea-side towns which "spring up in Australia, on the main routes to diggings, and, except an occasional Tartar and a few gaunt camels which have survived the winter, there are as little traces of the East about it as in LimehouSe or Stepney. The weather here also is as much changed as Balaklava. During, the day now it is quite op pressively hot, and gives us a pretty fair idea of what we may expect . in July, if we have the mis fortune to be here then. All the hills around are covered with flowering shrubs, and even within the precincts of the damp violets and crocuses are common. Since the warm weather also the flocks of vultures have returned, and now with kites and ravens sail about over the tents in hundreds and hundreds all day long. Of course with such a change in the weather the condition of the men is much improved. They now get fresh meat and vegetables three or four_ times a week ; and all who are at all unwell live entirely on fresh provisions. Dysentery and scurvy are fast diminishing, but fever, unfortunately, shows an alarming increase during the last week ; it is particularly prevalent a n d ma li gnant among the troops round Balaklava, and the Highlanders have a long sick list from this cause. Letters from Eupatoria mention that a large force ,of Cossack and regular cavalry are con tinually hovering around the town, but make no attempt towards cemieg in range of the works. A deserter; who recently came i n there said that an iiifi„utry force of 18 battalions (a,bui encamped about four miles from thetow3n2,o2nod)wnoa; in the least short of provisions. Letters from the fleet speak of the recent attack of one of the gun- COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, APRIL 3. The dinner party yesterday included his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, the Earl of Claren don, Viscount Palmerston, and, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington. The band of the 2d Life Guards played during dinner, and her Majesty's private band afterwards. His Itlyal Highness Prince Albert returned from London at twenty-five minntes past six o'clock yester• day afternoon. The Earl of Clarendon and Viscount Palmerston ar rived at the Castle yesterday afternoon, and left to•day for Loudon. The Countess de Neuilly visited her Majesty this af ternoon. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured Mr. Burford's panorama of the battle of the Alma with his presence yesterday. Mr. B. B. Williams had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. • The Oxford University Commission met on Thursday and yesterday at No. 18, Great Queen-street, Westmin ster. The commissioners present were the Earls of El lesmere, the Earl of Harrowby, Mr. Justice Coleridge, the Dean of Wells, and Sir John Awdry, with the secre taries. The •Solicitor-General had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured Mr. Burford's Panorama of the Battle of the Alma with his presence yesterday. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland returned to Own late last evening. The family came to town front Stanwick Park, Yorkshire. The Duc d'Ossuna has left the Clarendon for brussels. tThe Earl and Countess of March are visiting the countess's father, Mr. Greville, at Hillingdon. The earl and her ladyship come to town on Tuesday next, for the London season, when they will occupy the man sion of the Princess Ed ward of Saxe Weimar, in Port -I.lnd. place, The Ear! of Wilton returned to town yesterday morn ing from Egerton Lodge, Leicestershire. The Countess of Wiltm and family leave Egerton Lodge for London on Tuesday next. --- Lord and Lady Foley come to town on Monday from Arundel Castle, where they have passed the Easter week with the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk. Lard John Russell is expected to arrive in town from Vienna on the 27th inst. , The Earl of Bessborough left town, yesterday, for the Duke of Richmond's, at Brighton, where the Countess of Bessborough has been since Tuesday last visiting her noble parents. The earl and her ladyship come to town at the beginning of the week. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield are expected to come to town for the London, season in the course of next week. The Earl and Countess of Durham have arrived at the Clarendon from B.ockett Hall, Herts. The Earl of Malmesbury returned to London yester day morning from Paris. NORTH BRITISH AIISTRALAS AN COMPANY.—A divi dend is proposed at the rate of 5 per cent., payable in two instaltnenta. JENNY LlND.—Madame Golciaohrnidt aasiata- t. ue performance of Handel's " Messiah" at Rotterdani, on the 27th inst. A. number of Prussian deserters have lately arrived at Metz, and requested permission to join the expeditionary army of the East. St. Petersburg letters to the 3d inst. quote the ex change on London at 36d., and mention that about 300 casks of tallow had been dealt in at 117.10. for August delivery. ERRATA. —In our second Leader of yesterday, for the words niala fides and confirm, read ma/a fides and conform. SIR HENRY BISHOP'S CONCERTS. —The second evening concert will take place on Monday next at Exeter Hall ; and the afternoon Focal concerts will be resumed at the Hanover-square Rooms on Saturday next, the 21st inst. DINNER AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.--.LaSt evening, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress enter tained a large party in the Egyptian-hall, at the Man sion -house, covers being lain fur a hundred. Amongst the guests were Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P., Sir Archibald and Lady Maclaine, Admiral and Mrs. Dillon Admiral Kelly, Majoi Simpson, -C a pt a i n O gilvy, the ' Mayor of Nowb ury ' Mr. Alderman Farebrother, M r . D eputy Peacock. Mr. Deputy Perkins, Mr. Deputy Stevens. A lettm. from Pa:is contains a piece of news which will probably startle the theatrical world. Mdlle. Fanny Cerito, the calebrated danscuse, is said to be preparing herself for an engagement at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, as a singer. Mdlle. Cerito will no t b e t h e first who has united song to the dance. .:.Madame Fitz- James, and even Madame Carlotta Grisi, have already testified to their enjoyment of the double gift. RESTORATION OF POLAND.—A public meeting was held at the Town-hall, Tarn amworth, on Tuesday last, to take MO consideration the - estab lishment of Poland as an independent also as the only material guaranteehagasinhsatwth,eapa.ggrqe,sstihvee mayor, occupied the chair, John advance of Rusiia in Europe. and introduced the subject to the meeting. He then called meetingedupon fo M.Z r n aba, ear a i P jip o t l w ish o gentleman, who addressed the hears in asp eech of great ability and interest. Petitions to both Houses of Parliament, prayin,, c , that the re-establish ment of Poland might be fairly sympathy to Count Cza r t or y s ki, mere t h en su b m itt e d to the ink—tins and carried unanimously. The was tira th izsanifested throughout hall was well filled, and considerable e nth us i a _proceedings. boats, with the Gladiator and Highflyer steam frigates, upon Soujak, near Kertch. All the ves sels are said to have behaved splendidly. The Highflyer, in particular, was much cut up, having no less than 15 shots in her hull, and between BO and 60 in her rigging. Only two of her crew were wounded. There seems to be no likelihood of the combined fleets again assisting us in our attack upon Sebas topol, even by engaging the sea forts. All hopes of forcing an entrance into the harbour, while the sunken vessels remain in their present position, are quite given up. Your readers may now soon look for important news. We are certain to open fire in a few more days ; after that nothing is certain. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTO PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The great topic of the day is the departure of the Emperor for the Crimea or some part of the East soon after his return from London. It is indeed quite as much talked of, and believed by per sons who before doubted it, as it was a month or twa ago ; and, though it is hardly safe to fix a date, which, perhaps, no one except the Em peror himself knows, the 10th or 15th of next month is spoken of. It i 3 said that the Em peror hopes to offer such good reasons to the English Government for the .realization of that idea, that all objections, if any exist, will be removed. The private letters received from Vienna yes terday do not indeed hold out much hope of a pacific termination of the ConferenceS ; on the contrary, they announce an approach ing rupture, . but they add, at the same time, that Austria will not hesitate to come forward, ' once for all, and declare her readiness to take the part in the struggle that a great Empire and a young, daring, and patriotic Sovereign ought to do. The letters also refer to the expected' isit of the Emperor of the French to Vienna, after having . passed some days at Earls ; and, in the event of the Russian ambassador receiving his passports, or a complete rupture with Russia, state that both Emperors will depart for the theatre of the new military operations, probably the southern pro-, vinces of Russia. The Senate sat yesterday ; M. Troplong in the chair. The municipal-organisation bill and several others, adopted by the Legislative Body, were brought up and referred to the bureaux for exami ,nation. M. Lefebvre-Durufle presented a report on the bill relative to a credit for telegraphic lines; and the Senate, having taken the measure into consideration, decided that there was no reason'to preVent its being promulgated. The same decision was come to with respect to eleven local bills and twelve others, authorising loans or additional' taxes. Several reports on petitions were then heard, and the probeedings terminated. The Moniteur . de la Flotte gives the following as the vessels, which are to form the squadron that will accompany the Emperor and Empress to Eng land; and which will be under the command of Rear-Admiral Count de Chabannes-Curton The Austerlitz screw line of battle ship, 90 guns; Assas screw steam-corvette, 16 guns ; Petrel, Cocyte, Pelican, and Corse, small steamers. The Assas, on board of which it is 'thought their ma jesties will embark, was built at Lorient in 1852. Her engines are of the nominal force of 400-horse power. It has four oscillating cylinders, which are all placed under the water streak, and are therefore well out of the reach of an enemy's shot. Her boilers are on the tubular system. She has A crew of 240 men ; is barque rigged ;_ and when under sail can show a good spread of canvas. She has stowage for 400. tons of coals, being about 1Q days' supply,,3 months' provisions and 1 month's water. She has on board an apparatus for distilling fresh water. We read in the Moniteur:— • " The operations of the councils of revision which commenced on the Ist of March throughout the whole of France, terminated on the 20th • and the delay fixed by the Imperial decree of the 16th February last for the formation of the contingent of 1854 has thus been punc tually executed. Notwithstanding the- severity of the season, and the obstacles caused by the snow and bad weather, the young men and the mayors of their com munes attended the sittings with remarkable exactitude. Order and regularity presided over these operations throughout the whole of the Empire ; they attest once more the excellent dispositions with which the people are animated, and the warmth of their sympathies towards the Government of the Emperor. The contin gent-of 140,000 men of the class of 1854 is moreover perfectly well composed, and the young men who were this year called on to - take part in the drawing process, as compared with those of last year a decided physical" superiority. Thus, numerous as the contingent is, and although the councils of revisions have, in conformity with the recommendations of the Minister of War, only admitted vigorous young men, the contingent has not only been completed with facility in almost all the departments, but there remain a certain number of young men who were liberated in consequence of the numbers drawn by them. In some departments, the number of the latter amounts on an average to 25 per cent. A fact not lets interesting and significant is the number of voluntary enrolments, and of young men who have come forward before their regular time, in depart ments where in a general way there used to be very few. The departure of the young soldiers of the class of 1854 took, place at the period prescribed, from the 25th to the 31st March. Although summoned only a very few days before, they attended promptly to their order to march, and though no levy has ever been made in so brief a de lay, the number of absentees has never been so small. In a few day more, the whole of the contingent will have reached the depots of their different corps, to which they will impart a new element of force and solidity." The Moniteur publishes a decree, founded on a report from the Minister of War authorising the creation of a village of thirty houses in the plain of Staoueli between Sidi Ferruch-and the Convent of the Trappists, in the arrondissement of Algiers. A letter from the Piraeus of the 31st, in the Mo niteur de la Flotte says :—" Thanks to the ener getic perseverance of Admiral De Tinan and of our ambassador, the affair of Kohoma has at length been brought to an end. Out of the seven per sons accused of having attacked and wounded the sailors of the Olivier, and the officer in.command of a detachment, six, one of whom is the priest and the principal instigator' of the outrage, have leen condemned to nine years' confinement in irons. The telegraph has informed us of the arrival at Vienna of the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, and even his reception by the Emperor. The fol loliing passage from a letter from Constantinople of the 29th ult., in the Lourrier de Marseille, makes known the instructions of which he is the bearer : " A grand council was held here the day before yes terday at the residence of. Rifaat Pacha, in order to decide on the instructions to be given to Ali Pacha. The French, English, and Austrian ambassadors were present. The following are the principal points which were decided on, particularly as concerns Turkey. 1. The Sultan does not admit, under any pretence or under any form, the . protectorate powers, neither will the Porte consent, unless compelled so to do, to the common protectorate of the Danubian provinces. 2. Turkey is ready to abandon her claim to an indemnity for the expenses of the war if that point should be an obstac:e to the conclusion of peace. In any other case she maintains her right to claim, an indemnity. 3. Turkey is resolved not to give her consent to the esta blishment of a European arsenal on any part whatever of her territory. Such are the instructions given. On every question agitated Ali Pacha is' to refer to his Government, arid the resolutions of Turkey. wil be come definitive until they have been approved of by - the Sultan. The arnhaßgy of Ali will be on a most princely scale. He has in his suite six secretaries, a numerous staff of officers and intendants, and eighteen servants.' Omer Pacha has addressed a letter to Admiral Bruat, dated Eupatoria, 25th ult., informing him that he has obtained from the Ottoman Govern ment medals of honour for 27 seamen, belonging to the French frigate Africans, who during a very heavy gale of wind in January-last went in their boats to the relief of a small Turkish transport off Varna, and at the risk of their owa lives saved the soldiers on board of her from certain destruction. BOURSE, APRIL 13.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 94 —f. —c. 3 per Cents 69 20 69f. 40c. Credit Mobilier 792 50 Roman Credit Foncier 532 50. Austrian Belgian Fives 94} Spanish Throes Piedmontese B5 75 t Home Debt RAILWAYS-10R CASH. _ _ _ __ ____ fr. c. Cr. c. .... 1080 Orley ... ........... 1160 Ly ons . 1026 25 Western ............ .. . 652 50 R ouen Cette .................. 621 25 Strasburg Mediterranean ...... 962 50 Havre 558 75 Northern .. .......... 873 75 Cherburg TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, IVlarch 29.—The following is a statement of the expenditure of the Turkish Loan up to the Ist of March : Piastres. For the Crimean expedition 38,833,659 For the army in Europe and Asia 93,610,186 For Oidnance department and purchase of sundry military stores For Irregulars in Roumelia 2,560,000 For the navy For the Finance Department Repayment of loan from projected bank 14,062,422 Commission on loan Total 240,831,347 Equal to about 1,820.000/. sterling_ . . The loan of 3,000,0001. negotiated at 80 per cent. yielded 2,400,000/, Received at Constantinople of that s um 1,961,0291. The difference has been expended in weather is fine. PARIS, SATURDAY, 8 A.M. Large crowds assembled on the 10th and 11th near the palace - of the Cortes. The National Guard maintains order. Madrid is tranquil. A despatch from Rome of the 13th inst. says that the flooring of a room in the Convent of St. Agnes, where the Pope had assembled a number of guest; gave way under the feet of the holy father, who, however, escaped unhurt. Cardinals An tonelli and Patrizi,. and General Montreal re ceived contusions which are not serious. MADRID, 12th. The law on the National Guard, with M. Armiza's amendment,. was passed in yesterday's sitting - of the Cortes by 165 votes to 28. Another attempt of riot was made yesterday, but was put down immediately. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. (From second edition of de Morning herald of this day.) ENGLISH CAMP, HEIGHTS OF • SEBASTOPOL, Minot" 28. Very little of importance has occurred to-day. One or two of the batteries on both sides have been firing shell, but without producing particular re- Lilts. Both with the enemy and the allies there seems to be an evident di , .inclination to shoW forth all their strength, until the moment for the grand contest arrives. Thus ; the Russians appear to possess only three, or, at most, four mortars, as • they certainly never fire from more, though I doubt -but that as the active operations of the siege ,are recommenced we shall find that in f tct ther batteries are full of them. So with many of their small works on the flanks of Malakhoff Tower, whici, it is generally presumed, the enemy will not have men enough to defend against our _bombardment, simply because we seldom see men in theta now. But the garrison seem resolved on showing nothing of the state or actual condition of their preparations and means of defence until the necessity for their use arrives. It is this profound secrecy with which they enve lope all their movements which leads every one to form different conjectures as to the warlike re sources of the place, and the probable time which must elapse before its capture. Since last night the enemy have been actively engaged in repairing the damages which the north end of the Mamelon battery sustained by the partial explosion of its magazine. So well have these efforts been con 'ducted, that by daylight this morning the whole work presented its usual appearance, and several shots have been since fired from the spot where the accident occurred. There are rumours current throughout the camp that the enemy are preparing two new batteries, one on the left flank of the Mamelon, near the French works at Inkerman, and the other near the mud fort, facing the French lines on the extreme left. There are, I ant informed, no , grounds at present for such reports. All that the enemy have lately done has been to sink several freah rifle pits in and about the Mamelon ; but, apparently, even these are not occupied during the day. The re port of such new defences being in contemplation may have arisen from the face, that each night a very strong column of the enemy issues from the Malakhoff Tower, and remains for the night be tween it and the Mamelon, and under cover of the guns of both. This force is put forth by the enemy to he ready to support the Mamelon at a moment's notice, in case of a su dd e n a t. tack. According t o present reports our final bombardment will commence on the morn i ng o f the 2d of April, but I have every reason t o b e li eve that it will be som e d ß ys later ,er e suc h a step i s taken. Immens e quan tities of shot are now at camp; indeed so large i s th e quantity that we s h ou ld re quire double our present stock of powder to fire it all away. All that we a re waiting for n ow i s a propor tionate amount of sh e ll for our m or t ars are coming' up each day In fact, s o forward and these are all our preparations that the allied, genera l s m i g ht easily re-open the fire to morrow if theypl ease d, an d leave to the tramway the work of supp l y i ng t h e daily stock of bombs, vrhich it could d o w ith per fect ease. A telegraphic message, which Lord R ag - Lord J. Ru sse ll a t Vi enna , lan received to-day f r om is said to have somethi n g to do with the d e l a y o f our I need hardly sa y no one , immediate atta c k, but as excepting Lord Raglan, is even supposed to 'be acquainted with the contents of the message, the conjectures is just as likely to be err oneous as no t. The despatch was brought from Varna, in the Simla, in an almost incredibly short space of time, and an answer from Lord Raglan was despatched back by the same vessel, within three hours after her arrival at Kamiesh. A deserter, who came i n t o our ad vanced trench yesterday evening, brought th e re port that Prince Mensbikoff was eith er clango rously ill or dead, but which b e cou ld no t say. He also stated that all the great magazines in the town, whether for powder or provisions, were being filled. This would quite explain the l ong t ra i ns o f waggons which are seen to , enter Sebastopol so frequently, and it would also appear as if the enemy contemplated an entire investment of the place by the allies as probable, and were doing their utinast to provide against its consequences by provisioning the place for a long siege. The Russians still continue in force about four miles from Tchourgouw, and whether an attack upon our lines is seriously expected or not I can not say, beyond that Sir Colin Campbell and the French officers round Balaklatra are the most earnest in their precautions against it. All th e t ro ops round the heights are unde r arms at f our a.m . Officers are enjoined not to absent themselves from their cantonments, sen titre - zrettioubled, - - picqueba advanced. Last night, or rather early this morning, som'e French troop s , with a small force from us , ma de a distant reco nna i ssance cf the enemy ' s pos iti on . The force altogether amended to about 1, 500 men , and was und er arms at 1 a.m. The morn i ng was fine, clear, a n d mild • altogether the very reverse of that in whi c h the last unfortunate reconnissance started from th e same place. The troops advanced cautiously acrosss th e p l ain, towar d s the old Turkish red ou bt s ; t h e small Cossack picquets re tiring quietly b e f ore thew, watching the i r move ments as our men advanced. A little beyond the last redoubt th e t roops halted under a sma ll emi nence about tw o miles from the line round Bala klava, and so remained till d awn . F rom this spot a tolerable vi ew o f the enemy could be ob. : tained. They appeared t o be in c onsiderable force —probably, from 10,000 to 15,000 —but the hilly nature of the gr oun d prevented our ascertaining with certainty w h e th er there were other bodies stationed in the valley s , and what was their strength. One Russian infantry ' soldier was taken prisoner in a little Cossack picquet-house near the Turkish redoubts. He stated that there was a force , of at least 35,000 troops upon the Tchernaya and ! around Tchourgoum. They had only arrived there within the last few days from Baksbi-Serai, where they had wintered outsi<le the town in huts con structed in the earth. Ho said also that both at Tehourgoum and Bakshi-Serai the troops. were well supplied with provisions. The reconnoitring party returned to our lines soon after daybreak. No attempt of the enemy on the heights on the right of our lines at Balaklava is now thought possible. Every ditch and breastwork has been deepened and strengthened in such a man ner as to render the hills perfectly impregnable to any force, no 'matter what its numerical strength. Three long 32-pounders, as well as several heavy howitzers and-field guns, have recently been added to the heights and redoubts occupied by the marines and rifles; arid this point, which was formerly the I strongest. Th ere was only one "part of the line w eakest of the line, is now reckoned Cie very where the defences were not co nsidered perfect, and thin is now being fortified by tremendous meeting bills at Paris, &e., in freight and insurance 011- gold brought out, in repayment of advances, and in agency. • PRUSSIA. . The Nation a l G aze tt e o f B er li n con t a ins a le tt l from St. Pet ers b urg , w hi c h says •--" The' Gran Duke Constantine p th e to Cronstadt on ttma. 24th March, to review the two divisions o f , he Baltic fleet. Th e di v i s i ons at C ronsta dt, and third division, stationed at Revel and Swea74 l .;; are being provisio ne d. A d etac h men t o f SO d from Opotshenie p asse d th roug h S a i n t P e ter on the 2d. Their d ress cons i sts o f a gre y nea t Y tloots, and a c a p w ith a cross on it ; they we bmrds and long hai r , excep t i n f ron t and nt,, - nape of the neck, wh ere it i s cu t i n a right I ' e their arms are the hatchet and musket." AUSTRIA. : . A letter from Vienna o f th e 9th i n the caug h t Gaistte, says :—" Ali Pacha this morning paid diplomatic visits, accompanied by the Turk analxssador, Arib Effendi. The two Turkish fat' potentiaries first 'visited Count Buol, and then members of the diplomatic corps in succession• a sort of preparatory conference held t hi s mornin.,' M. Drouyn de l'Huys, who h as b roug ht, it is sa id ' a new Irording of the third and fourth points, 62 0 , - pressed, in the name of the Emperor Napoleon, desire tc have the conferences conducted as reP ici n i t as possible, so that th e advant ages o f the pre en fine season might n o t b e l os t f or war like operati on should peace not seem probable." A.lettez from Vienna, of the 9th , in the Cow" tutionnel, says : " Notwithstanding the solemnity of Easter week, tb: Emperor Francis Joseph yesterday received M. D ruu Tn de i'Huys, after divine service in the chapel of the C oll r i 3 :1, at which, according to ancient custom, the IMP,i p i '- family are prese n t e v er y y ear i n s t a t e , surroundV i d, the great officers of the Crown and of ? the House? The French Minister of Foreign Affairs went a' ° % - f about one o'clock in the afternoon, to the IraP e . to Palace, and was introduced by, an aide-de-camP " h i g the Cabinet of the Emperor, and presented la ,7 0 - r iNlajesi y an autograph letter from the ErnPe' a " Napoleon. No one eaa yet know what took Pla ce g o this private conference, whi c h w ill d o ubtless hs'.' s a great p influence on the destinies of Europe. however; known that when M. Drouyn de 11 - 1 1 4 8 'f e re he appeared much pleased, and afterwards said, b several diplomatists, 'however great my expect lt. c o were, they have been exceeded by as exalted irtellige l bl ,. which I have been to admire to-day in th e . 0 valrous Emperor of Austria. He is the typo of a g e e, monarch, who, understanding the spirit ' ai it of the al wishes sincerely and in good faith for an allianc e France.' The Emperor Francis Joseph, on bl 3 expressed to M. Drouyn de l'Huys, through C, Buol, how happy he was 0 be acquainted wit a ce . statesman, who, by his talents, since the 'ceramic 5o men t of the Eastern question, has raised hirneel„.` n 0 , high in the esteem of all the. Cabinets of Europe. word it is impossible that a more flattering recell: could have been given to any one than that Whlc h Dronyn de l'HuYs has met with at the Court of vier' ,h, At the soiree given yesterday by Count Buol, et wh he the other members of the Cabinet, the heads , 0 foreign legations, the high functionaries .of the St a`,.. 1 and the elite of the Austrian nobility, were pns'l l i 7." Dronyn de 111.uys was the object of general all. ton. Feeling how necessary the yrJsence of, Drouyn de l'Huys in Paris was, Count ' Ba° -1 viied the members of the Congress to assemble to-claY' in order to introduce to them officially M. Dr° P .Y in de l'Huys and Ali Patella, the Turli Ws Minister of Foreltli. Affairs, who arrived hero yeAtTday. In this IDnd h ` r, the great questions on which peace or war d 9 ...erf may be entered on at the next sitting, There %% o r re.a,scu to believe that the present week will not pass _ to wW.out our knowing what we have to hope for orbe.,. fear. The essential point is that the unclerstabding,ecivi,, twee.' the Western Powers and Austria ha s reaeu _o to such a degree of cons stency that nothing c7 sa, shake (r weaken it. In t. is state of things, 13 ; 11 n o r if she rightly en if r dands her own interest' , I ' a • t he other choice than to frankly unite in the policy ° to f Western Powers, in order to take part in the settlemenor, peace, I desire this mole than I &re. hop it, as h arts tainly do nct attach great importance to the reAus which are in circulation of an understaniing between Tad, tria and Prussia. I think I can assure you oat, 1 1 s l it in the question of the Straits, the Allie Powe: ga r . , i v o ci the same point of view as the Porte, and if, as ' ll e . in letters from Constantinople, Ali Pacta is C ongre ss charged by the Divan to support. in th s e tra C i e tt c r g ata -is w e the maintainance of the closing of the Congress will occupy itself less in revising th e w , of the 13th July than in adding to lt righ t of planatory regulation, stating the severe/V: 4n condi the Sultan to open the Dardanelles under of' g r oin nation. - tions to the vessels of war of a foreign o f tbe the moment that the question of the - revisionr u treaty Luc treaty of the 13th July, 1841, is thus set as ide, r be can no longer ground any claim on that dace admitted to the Conferences. She must then Pr° • de' other claims, which, according to the peremptory e, clarations of the Western Powers, can only be eng a g „, merits identical to those entered into by the contracti n g parties to the alliance of Dec. 2. Without • this it wil l be useless for the Court of Berlin to knock at the doer of tho Oosagrooo, wsadit moot rveigri itcplf.tn accept as pits accomplis the decisions , of the Congress." SWITZERLAND. The Helvetic Government was officially informed on the Bth inst. that the blockade, established for the last two years along the frontiers of Lombardi had been raised on that day, in consequence of the ratification by the Cabinet of Vienna of the con vention concluded at Milan on the 18th ult• be tween Austria and the canton of Ticino. GREECE. A private letter from Athens of , the 31st mew tions the arrival in that city of Prince Galitzin tr4o Envey fi •in the Emperor of Russia. The ostensib e mission of the Prince is to announce officially th b.. death of the Emperor Nicholas, but the ret4f to ject, according to the letter, is to communicate to the Court the decision of the Russians never. consent to peace in the event of Sebastopol bel l g taken, and that Russia would trust her triuLuP to the chances of war : " At the same time (continues the letter) the new t in ; peror promises, it is said, to extend at the close oft war the limits of the kingdom of Greece to the -frewltlie of Macedonia. P r omises of m one y w ere made ° n t he same occasion, and it is currently rumoured that of Court will not desist from promoting the intrig ues Russia." THE PENINSULAR MAIL. 1. (BY ELEOTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, 11: A. )1 ' 01 , The Peninsular and Oriental Company's st e ' l ship Madrid, Captain Cook, has just made berf7s pearance with the mails fro m Vigo, Oporto, 00 bon, Cadiz, and Gibralt ar . Sh e left Lisl3°3,;ci the 9th inst 4 Her political• news has been an pated by the arrival of the Solent. BANK OP PRAIVVE, The following was th;situation of the Ba nk °lll Thursday, April 12 C. CR. s Fr. , 1 98 Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks,. 207,455, 0 6 ' U 96 Bills due yesterday to be paid t o •d a y 434) Bills becoming due in Paris, of which 60, 79 k52,659f. 17c. are from the branch 153,815,44 9 65 - ban Bills in the branch banks .? Advances on coin and ingots m Do. in the branch b a nk s ' 890, 85 19 Do. on public securities of Frap?ii '"' ; . 28,° ' 73 0 6-- Do. in the branch banks Do. uu railway shares a n d b on d s 57,911' 00 Do. in the branch banks Do. to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 Rentes of the reserve fund Rentes of disposable funds Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of branch banks, Expenses of administration... Sundries 65,000,000 12,980450 14 52,467,474 13 4,000,000 4,728,415 985,466 64 4 0 80, 55 1,015,488,641 41 DB. -. Capital . Reserve fund 12,980,750 1 _ Reserve immobilibre Notes to bearer, in circulation ,„ 528 506,9 09 Do. of branch banks ' 5 15 0 - 124,8 4 ! ,17 Do. to order (Post bills) ' Bills at sight 9,661 ,5 9 4 °4 16 Account-current of Tneasury Creditor 78,64_8,0:1 59 Various accounts-current 117,50 , 2„,'; ...-- Do. branch banks 20, 533, 1' 0 Dividends to be paid 630,801 „,,. 61 " Discount, interest, and expenses ' a 403 Charge for safe keeping of securities l ' ," " agi 9 3 Re-discounts of the last half year - 36 91,250,000 -4 Overdue bills 100,949 8 9 • Sundries 5,068 ,1 89,, ------;:". 41 48 8°7 ' - 1,015, , __ v e It appears from these retur n s th a t the metallic ir the has declined at Paris 161 millions, and increased of the provinces 8 millions. Th e accoun t current , t he Treasury has declined 21 m illi ons . The whole O' s, to metallic reserve amount s a t presen t t o 4321 million 6531 millions of notes i n circulatior. 111.10 •80.116 THE CASE OP Ki NG ~ , Vie published the evidence led in this case at the Ce r4 Fg 5 0 Criminal Court, which resulted in the jury finding ~v . , 0 guilty of the charges preferred against him. I le - ' THE DETECTIVE,—Yesterva.I al sentenced to fou r t een y e ars' transportation. „ :-" SALE , OF PEopERTY.—An Invernetl; pa per Fl be .. "`V understand that the property in Stricheep i ll t Of nt deeliire, ;a3 been sold by Lord Lovat , for the °log. ' 140,0;;01, It is said that this is from 20,000/. to ''o' 0 beyond what cou ld have been obtained a few y e ars 1 ; 1 / 4 ; when it was offered in three several lots , but failed 1;1/4 attract purchasers."