The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-07 00:00:00

• , eu S , 2 4A. • LON . DON, WEDNESDAY, !ANY 7, 1856. The debate in the C )minions has concluded. The Address has been carried by acclamation. None of the leaders of her MAJESTY'S Opposition thought prepnr to give expression to their views ; and, for practical purposes, the great Conser vative party, as it was once termed, might as well have been altogether extinguished. Mr. R. Purr.mmonn, although a Ministerialist, and Mr. BENTINCK, were the only Members who repeated the spirited and indignant protest of the Earl of DERBY against "the unneceAsary and uncalled , for" surrender of our incontestablerights, by which the maritime supremacy of England was, at least, seriously impaired, if not altogether sacrificed. But neither of the Honourable Gentlemen alluded to the constitutional part of the question. They did not complain of the inapolitio act for being "terse in the dark," and without the knowledge of Parliament. They tacitly assented to the ab rogation of the functions of two branches of the Legislature ; and, if they complained of the mat ter of the compact, said nothing of the manner in which our birthright was so recklessly and wantonly flung away. Mr. PHILLIKORE did not even afford the discontented Members an op portunity of recording their votes on the question. He withdrew his amendment even in the course of the speech in which he pointed out its necessity ; and there was no person ready to fling himself into the breach, or take up the position which he so speedily abandoned. On all other matters it was a field-day for the Aberdeenites—an ovation for Ministers. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, Mr. CARDWELL, Mr. GLAD STONE felt the inspiration, and already seemed to grasp the seals of office in anticipation, a matter which will probably not long be delayed, if the people remain silent, and still display the de plorable apathy and indifference hitherto mani fested. The Manchester School was also repre sented. Mr. MILNER GIBSON, as might have been expected, made a peace-at-any-price speech, far better suited for the platform of the broad brimmed Society, with which he has thought pro per to connect himself, than to the British House of Commons. He concurred with the Aber deenites in showing that we had rather extorted too much, than been contented with too little, and endeavoured to show--and with some success— that what the nation has been deluded into supposing to be valuable concessions ar e practically of little, if any, value. Lord' PALMERSTOri might well have exclaimed, "Save me from my friends," for they established his shortcomings more powerfully than his nomi nal opponents. They explained the absolute in utility of the loudly.vaunted concessions, and proved, beyond the possibility of doubt, that our sacrifices of men and money have been perfectly gratuitous, that we have obtained no beneficial results for the irreparable losses we have sus tained—for the lives of seventy•five thousand of the best and bravest of our brethren, and the ex penditure of one hundred millions of pounds sterling, wrung from the hard hands of our over burdened tax-payers. The debate has, however, established b e y on d the possibility of doubt or controversy the me lancholy f ac t that we have nothing to hope f or from the present House of Commons, that E n , land is not fairly repiesented in the quasi N a . tional Assembly. Every true-hearted. Englishm an must now Prepare himself for the "appeal to th e country," which cannot long be deterred. Whe ther the present Ministry be expelled from office by a Parliamentary vote, or the Germanic influ ence should so far "screw its courage to the sticking-place" as to venture on a coup d'etat, and give the Aberdeenites the benefit of the Goverr meat influence at the elections', the matter must take pl ace w ithin the present year —we had almost said within the present session. Never was there a crisis of greater magnitude than that which it scarcely requires a pretext to vaticination to declare must shortly arise. We have seen the honour and interests of Great Bri tain deliberately betrayed at the Congress—% New Unholy Alliance formed—Circassia, and, with it, all the oppressed nationalities left to their fate—the maritime superiority of England sur rendered without a remonstrance, and a crusade inaugurated against the liberty of the Press in %.Tan ROYAL, DRURY.LA.NE Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. ENGLISH OPERA. THIS EVEN - LNG will be produced FRI DIAVOLO. To conclude with THE YANKEE HOUSEKEEPER. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Tinier the Management of Mr. Blackstone. THIS EVENING, THE EVIL GENIUS. EL GAMBUSINO; or, The Mexican Goldseeker. In watch PEREA NENA and the Spanish Dancers will appear. After which, nAGiIIAT, AND BRIDSFIA.W. To conclude with THE PO3TILt.T3 KNOCK. R )YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXIAD-STREET. Under the Ifinagement of Mr. CLIABLts KEAN. TEI IA EVENING, THE VICTOR VANQUISHED. To conclude with THE WINTER'S TALE. Principal chAracters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. ROYAL THE kTRE Prop later and. lianager, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, THE GREEN", BUSHES. To conclude with • URGEN 1' PRIVATE AFFAIRS. R')YAL OLYSIPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manazer. Alfred Wigan. TITLi EVENING STILL WATFAS RIJN' DEEP. Followed by CAT NTG A M R I till. ROY XL, StrIPLEY TrigA.TRE. Lances, Mes'rs. ghepherd and Creswick. TIIIA F.VENING, INltirg. "Fb:towel by SUTAT; YOUNG MP N. 'rn co ncl ude With 'llll'. TWO POLTS. ASTLEY'i ROY. 11: AllPalrligATßE. T.essen and. ifarm-•er. Mr. Wm. Cooke. There will b prolleel, on Whit-Monday. a New and Grand Equestrian , peetact , , with many other novelties. VITA EVENING (its Last Week), Lord Byron's MAZEI'I' 9 and the WILD liOniE. After Witch, LE4 JEUX A BaIDZ ATIATTUE, or Equestrian Acts in the A-cua. To conclude with EN7GT,INIri HARVEfIT HOME ant NATIONAL STEEPLE. C tI ,SE (Ps last week). r. , x•oflic 3 opea fr m E'o7 n Fo ir. State 3lanager, Mr. W. Wrest. Egitestri.ta Direet.)r, Mr. ,i. Coike, jun. UT. 4 2.1.3. 7177,`.1. AT LON"DON BRIDGE. DAY—lforc. 26 rain. aft. 3—Evening 46 rain. aft. 3 T 1-Mnattotv-Ilorn. S min. aft. 4—Evening 26 min. aft. 4 THE WEATHETI-SUN OFFICE, MAY 7. Till'.TtlfollllTEl, IN THE SHADE. 53 —hi g best sinco no yeatentv. 43 - lwc ,, t this mon:lino; and Jarltt i z the night. 41 -this It !ion BAIInMETER, 29'46. WIND, Eastezly.—Frosh, with rainy weather. N. .z „ 1 V Belgium, which will speedily be extended to England, and also to the rights of hospitality, which we have hitherto afforded to the political exiles from every nation, and the principle of " occupation" and the coercion of Peoples strug gling for a better form of government, and then subjugation by brute force virtually recognised. That we shall have a renewal of the contest at no distant period seems more than probable ; and the blow aimed at our naval power seems to show that the intention has been rather to restrain England than Russia. It supplies the key to the whole proceeding—the clue that will enable us to discover the secret paths of the intricate labyrinth. As the Leviathan, with too great candour, recently explained, Russia may yet be wanting. Her aid might yet be required in some future contest. But it will not be by England ! It is rather to control and check the operations of the Islanders. Had the Baltic fleet been destroyed, as it might and ought to have been, the British navy would have been paramount on the ocean. Britannia would indeed have ruled the waves, and the combined Fleets of the World could not have disputed her power ; and the " Campaign in the Baltic," to use the French phrase, would undoubtedly have effected this object; and hence it was necessary for other parties to avert the catastrophe at any price. Hence the acceptance of most inadequate terms, when, as the Foreign Minister informed us, Britain did not stand alone, and was compelled to consult others. Hence the sacrifice of our incontestible rights in a matter in which America, who is not, and will not be, bound by these improvident conditions, must henceforth take the lead and obtain predominance, which was once our proudest boast. We have been basely betrayed, and, if those who should have stood forward as champions have disregarded the sacred trusts confided to their charge, the People must seek others more energetic and more faithful, who will struggle to the last, and contest every point to the utmost. It is not for Whig or Tory, Con servative or Radical, that they are required to struggle. All that is required is a truly English Administration, who will not bow down before Germanism, or surrender our time-honoured insti tutions to foreign and unconstitutional influences. What neither jastice, mercy, nor shame could effect in the Two Sicilies, is likely, it would seem, to be brought about by coward fear. Austria, awake to the danger of the representations about to be made at the Court of Naples, by England and France, being followed by the appearance of an Anglo-French fleet, in the Bay of Naples, has, it would appear, intimated to King BOMm the propriety of concession before it was too late. Nothing more was needed to make that wretched tyrant and tool, alarmed beforehand, consent to the publication of an amnesty. Such advice from Austria was absolute proof that the game was up, and it was no longer safe to perpetuate the " desert " state of his " fertile " dominions. SJ the gaolers of his crowded prisons are to " open locks" to a number of political prisoners, and his hosts of spies and cut-throats are to have rest in their vocation till the storm be past. While so execrable a tyrant possesses the power to oppress— there will be no holiday of any lengthened dura tion for them. His reign is a fraud on hu manity—there need be no wonder at his playing the trickster, more especially after having been so successful. The interference of Austria, and the success which has attended it, only confirms us in our opi nion—that the root of Italian misgovernment is to be sought in Vienna.- If we were asked to desig nate by one word the curse that converts one of the fairest countries in the world into a desert, blights therein the entire social system, and turns forth the best and noblest as a prey to the vilest and worst, we should unhesitatingly answer— Austria. Austria, with her unholy grasp of Lom bardy ; Austria, in occupation of the Papal lega tions and of Parma ; Austria, with her unscrupu lous tools and everlasting chicane at every Italian court, and with the ear of every Italian tyrant and police minister ! The patriot is mulcted, im prisoned, assassinated at Naples—no man's life or liberty is safe. The tyrant looks to Austria for protection against revolt, knowing that Austria, to serve her own purposes, will willingly afford it. The Papal States are wretchedly misgoverned ; property is everywhere insecure ; the people are weighed down with taxation ; the exchequer is almost bankrupt ; the prisons are crowded with honest men, the highways and streets infested with robbers and murderers ; all Christendom is ashamed of their condition. Austria, that has con nived at it, sees no reason to have it altered ; and, relying on Austria, the work of misgovern ment goes on unimpeded. Tuscany is a prison, her rulers gaolers, their support the assurance of Austrian intervention to put down, any rising of the people. Parma is at last cpenly governed by Austria, and her military governor, emulating the worst excesses of the first French Revolution, has the citizens arrested on mere suspicion. Teaching tyranny, stimulating to tyranny, support:. ing tyranny, trampling down liberty, butchering free men, never vindicating the rights of man er GOD, her support of the priesthood, notwithstand ing Austrian influence, is everywhere paramount in Italy, and for the condition of that unhappy country Austria is morally responsible. The pre sence of her troops and her influence withdrawn, the people would speedily right themselves, if her tyrants did not at once abate their pretensions, and concede what they might no longer with safety deny. The French EMPEROR, conscious of the blunder he committed as President, wants ,only a plausible pretext to withdraw his troops. If this be the case—and a fair consideration of all that has been revealed of late years with regard to the internal condition of Italy can hardly lead to any other conclusion—the only wise policy to be pursued is not so much to intimidate her petty tyrants as to fasten on Austria the responsibility of their misdoings, and resolutely insist on her evacuation of Lombardy, as well as of Parma and the Papal Legations. The adoption of this policy, however, if not too much to ask of our rulers, is more than experience and present circumstances warrant us to expect. France is shadowed by a cradle, and England by a German (genealogical) tree. May the nursery rhyme not prove pro phetic, for assuredly the tempest is gathering. The D u k e and Duchess of Roxburgh and Lady Susan In nel Kerr have arrived at the Clarendon, from Floors Castle, Kelso, N.B. The Earl and Countess of Gainsborough have arrived at Claridge's Hotel. The Earl of Southeak has also arrived at Claridge's Hotel. The Countess of Longford and Lady Louisa Paken ham have arrived at their residence, in Bruton-street, from Ireland. The Earl and Countess of Portsmouth have arrived at Howehin's Hotel, St. James's-street, for the Beast - n:1. Lord and Las treet,dy Ribblesdfrom Palearis. he arriv e d at Maur i gy ' s Hotel, Rt.ge n t- av The following officers are named in Crimean General Orders as about to embark for England :—Capt. Gould, 63d Regiment Lieut. Wood, 13th Light Dragoons 19th Regiment, on m e di cal and S urg ,- on L ou gmore, certificate: HouBz or LORDS.—MAY 6.— TALBOT'S DIVORCE._ This case was resumed to-day, and Mr. Sergeant Byles i c n o r n d c s l ii n i d m ed w h i i isl address on behalf of the The Bank ogfivPepetitioner. Their discount to 4 per cent, cassiau d m o e n n t 3 , 0, tdhaey2O reducedth in s t its rate of THE SUN CONDON WEDNIFSDAY EV.E. 4 tlt ., :i*'• MAY 7, 1856. mory, who, in their foreign policy, had no other object in view than the maintenance of treaties and the consolidation of the peace of Europe. When, re cently, war burst forth suddenly, you fulfilled my inten tions—when you endeavoured to calm public opinion, which was alarmed respecting the ambitious views attri buted to Russia, and by the judicious manner in which you acted within the limits of your duties you contri buted to the work of peace, happily accomplished. In relieving you, at your request, from the management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I consider it a duty to express to you on this occasion from my innermost heart all the gratitude I feel for the care and labour you have bestowed in the course of a career as long as it has been worthily filled. Being desirous of con solidating peace by cultivating friendly relations with foreign States, I am convinced that by leaving you the title of Chancellor of the Empire, I shall find in your experience the most useful help for the realisation of the object I have in view. In expressing my special favour towards you (biertveillance particuliere), I confer upon you the portrait set in diamonds with the effigy of my father of glorious memory, added to my own, to be worn at the buttonhole with the rib an d o f St. Andrew. " I remain, invariably yours affectionately, " ALEXANDER." LITERATURE. Leonora. By the Hon. Mrs. Moberly, Author of the "Love Match." 3 vols. Smith and Elder. Those who are pleased with the complicated in stories, and the details of the subtle and crafty, will welcome the appearance of this novel. The character of the heroine is fully describe I in the motto, " I would not have such a heart in my bosom for the dignity of the whole body." Leo nora Stratford is one calculated to draw attention, and oven interest of a peculiar sort, after her, by her courage, her cleverness, and her self-control. It is true that all these qualities were displayed and exercised in the cause of wrong, but the skill of the authoress has shown forth effectually the difference between persistence in truth and false hood. Leonora's whole career set forward the latter, and its close held out a solemn warning to all votaries of deceit. The plot is dexterously concocted, and the circumstances, if strange, are not improbable, considering the persons concerned in the transactions. Besides, many redeeming na tures are introduced, who form attractive and agree able distractions from the constant contemplation of the wily ensnarer. It would not be to the purpose to descant or dilate upon the exact occurrences of the narrative ; it must be read to be understood ; and those who object to any subterfuge being made the turning point of a story had better not attempt the perusal. Those, on the contrary, who see artistic skill, and constructive excellence, in deep laid schemes, and manifold manoeuvres, will be delighted with the records of the fitful fever of Leonora's life. Among the most exciting of the scenes, is that in which the discovery of the jewels is made by the ri g htf u l owner . It i s in a case like this that the real retribution of sin con sists, not in the upbraiding of conscience in lonely hours, or the arguments of advisers, but in the sudden enlightenment, the momentary disclosure. If ever such a deceiver and heartless offender could inspire pity, it would be then, caught in her own snares, foiled when she thought herself secure, and the crowning object of her ambition made the climax of her ruin. It is also worthy of notice to observe the curious dilemma in which Leonora found herself with her three admirers. If any thing could have showed her character more fully than another, it would be the fact of her seriously contemplating the possibility of a union with either of her two daily visitors, while she preferred the third, who kept back, and while every real senti ment she possessed worthy of the name, was buried in the grave of her former lover. He who slept in his untimely tomb, cut off in the prime of life by her caprice and folly, had left behind him an avenging spirit. Leonora thought by leaving the country of her crimes, she could leave their conse quences and their recollections. But very different was the result. Likewise, in her project of a des perate remedy, to a desperate case, she failed ut terly. In the hour of peril of discovery she closed with the offer of Stuart Devereux. Cast off by the man she respected, for her deceit, spurned by the only one living she could have loved, in conse quence of his knowledge of her previous life, she rushed off madly with one she neither loved, re spected, nor expected to derive much advantage from. All this was done to blind her friends, but she never failed more utterly. The con fusion and unseemly haste awakened suspicious, and above all the shock of the deceit killed her father, whose greatest fault was over-confidence in her. Such an event gained her more odium among primitive country neighbours than the most inge nious tale of misdoings in a foreign land, imper fectly known and confusedly stated, could have occasioned a hundred times magnified. Further on, when abroad, if she had kept quiet, as becomes those surrounded by pitfalls of their own creation to be, she might have done well in comparison ; but no, she must have applause of some kind, and in the hour of her unworthy triumph, she laid her self open to the observation of her enemies. The epitome of her existence may be summed up in a remark in " Coningsby." " The altars of Ne mesis are beneath every outraged roof," for where ever she was, however situated, the same ghastly spectre stood before her, not as a symbol, or an allegory, in the restless day, or the sleepless night, but in some tangible shape, some visible form, it walked the earth beside her. In her sad end is seen the moral—all had failed her on which she had depended, fame, rank, riches, power. She was despised by all, but most of all by herself. In contradistinction to her, the sweet and innocent Alice Percy is truly welcome. After such au in stance of treachery and wiles, as is evidenced by Leonora, a heart that knew no guile, like Alice's, appears the gift that crowns all others in, the human character. In the various events that occur many different persons engage attention, and the seekers after the humorous will be gratified by the ludi crous adventures of Mrs. Percy Linklater and her provoking husband. Sir Edward Devereux is a fine, straightforward character, and what is seen of him conduces to the adornment of the tale. On the whole, " Leonora" is an ingeniously con structed, artistically arranged, and ably executed narrative. It cannot be called pleasing in its style, but it is certainly powerful, and may be profitable to those, who fancy the career of the evil-doer is smooth and smiling for the present whatever future consequences ensue. They will see, naturally explained, and truly represented, the let and hindrance of the guilty mind. Friends were de ceived, enemies were circumvented, appearances flattered, chance favoured ; but was this peace for Leonora? The worm that dieth not had its ever lasting vitality in her fear of discovery, while the shame of such an ordeal, the disgrace of such a day, was branded on her memory in characters of flame, as the burning of a fire that caa never be quenched. LATEST NEWS. MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7. The Carmel has arrived, with advices from Constantinople of the 28th, and from the Crimea of the 26th ult. Despatches leave at 9 a.m. The frigates Prometbee, Mogador, and Rein° Blanche have arrived with 1,400 men from the Crimea. BERLIN, MAY 6. The Russian Government has ordered the irre gular troops in the Crimea to be disbanded. Commandant Orloff Denisoff has left St. Peters. burg for Moscow to superintend the execution of the orders relative to the ceremony of the coro- nation. . Major Bartolonaei has just been appointed attaché to the Itussiain Embassy at Constanti- nople. The Czas of Warsaw says that the Emperor Alexander was expected there on the 15th, and that the nobles had been invited to meet in order to give him a solemn reception; but that informa tion had arrived that the journey had been post poned on account of the bad state of health of the Empress-Dowager. The Prussian Bank has made a reduction of 1 per cent. in its rate of discounts. OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. (From the Times' Second Edition.) CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, April 21. The Army Works Corps will be the first body sent from the Crimea. Most of the men are now employed packing the stores, machinery, and tools belonging to the corps for immediate shipment. The traditions of our navy, which forbid the em ployment of men-of-war as transports, except in cases of great emergency, will deprive us of some facilities of transport if they are rigidly adhered to, but it must be said at the same time that some of our naval officers are of opinion that the French have ruined their fleet by using the ships as transports. The quare and Tiamobrem I am not able to reply to. Admiral Trehouart is actively engaged at Kamiesh in making arrangements for the further despatch of troops. Yesterday the Ist, 21, and 3d Regiments of Zouaves em barked at Kamiesh and sailed at once for Algeria. These troops have acquired a European reputation on the soil of the Crimea, and it has been their rare good fortune to have been em ployed in every remarkable action and operation of the expedition, and to justify on every occasion the pod opinion of their officers. In that respect they present a contrast to those splendid High land regiments whom the fortune of war has con demned to comparative inactivity on the heights behind Balaklava ; and one cannot but regret that Sir Colin Campbell had not one more chance, such as that of which he so well availed himself at the Alma and at Balaklava, to show the mettle of his men in some of the grander operations of the siege. It is never too late to do justice to a brave soldier ; aud, now that the war is over, it should be known that it was Sir Colin Camp bell who gave the energetic and decided advice which caused the Brigade of Guards to receive its onward movement up the hill of the Alma, and which decided the fate of the day. There was a general impression at one time that " he would not get on well" with the French, but the reverse has turned out to be the case. He has established the most intimate and friendly relations with all the French officers whom their course of service and duty brought in contact with him. General Bosquet and Sir Colin are warm personal friends, and General - Piney speaks of him with enthusiasm. Indeed, Sir Colin has to submit to an amount of hugging from his veteran friends whenever they meet after short absences which proves their ardour and his passive endurance. The Bretagne, Ulm, Fleurus, Jean Bart, Duquesne, Tourville, Prince Jerome, Hercule, Rolland,,Loire, Saonc,Durauce, &c., have been prepared for troops, and it is expected that 20,000 French will embark this week at Kamiesh. The Sardinians will goes soon as there are vessels ready to carry them. They give a dinner this evening to their friends in the English army, to which a large party of theßoyal Engineers are invited, and the French, on their side, prepare another grand ball, which will take place in a few days. A number of the French troops are so re duced by scorbutic diseases and by illness that it is not considered advisable to send them all the way to France just yet, and M. Baudens is prepar ing at Prinkipo, in the Sea of Marmora, a field hospital for their reception. There is a report in camp that Sir W. Eyre is going out to Canada with the rank of Major-Gene ral, and that he will command a division consist ing of the 9th, 14th, 17th, 62d, and 63d Regiments. These are all strong regiments, with one exception, and have suffered little during the war, for the heavy losses to which the 63d were exposed at In kerman and by the winter of 1854-5 have been compensated by draughts and by the reorganisa tion of the regiment, and the gallant 62d is also acquiring its full strength by degrees. The troops now in Canada will, it is further said, be formed into a brigade under the orders of tho present Com mander-in-Chief, who will act as brigadier under General Eyre—Quice, saber FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The Moniteur publishes two decrees, one ap proving of the establishment of a pension fund for the mutual benefit societies, and the other divid ing among such bodies the 500,000 f. accorded for that purpose by the Emperor on the occasion of the birth of the Prince Imperial. The Moniteur contains decrees making two no minations to the rank of knight in the Legion of Honour, and conferring nine military medals on non-commissioned officers and soldiers who have received wounds and lost limbs in the Crimea. General de Brigade Coste de Champeron, com manding the 2d brigade of the division of cavalry of th© 2d corps of the army of the East of France, has been appointed to the subdivision of the Aube, in the room of General de Nove, who has received another destination. The Var gives some details relative to the corps of the Mediterranean. It says :—" At the Isle Porquerolles, General Failly has landed from the Crimea with 236 men and 6 officers. Nearly 500 men are busily employed in preparing accommoda tion for the troops that are expected. At Cava laire, the roads have been all repaired, and the landing-place for the cavalry and artillery nearly terminated. The whole of the works are under the direction of Captain Fescourt, of the engineers. The forage for the horses has already arrived, and been placed in store. A great number of cafés and restaurants have been erected, and in a few days they will be ready to receive the public. In the Isle Ste. Marguerite, the works are also going on with activity. The sanitary state of the camps is quite-satisfactory." The Independance Beige says :—" Count de Morny, the ambassador extraordinary of Napoleon 111. at the coronation of the Emperor of Russia, will not leave Paris until the middle of June, but before that period another et.voy, a member of tlfe household of his Majesty, will convey to St. Peters bur.- the reply to the no tifi ca ti on ma d e b y C ount Orloff of the accession of Alexander 11. to the throne. When Count de Morny shall have reached the Czar diplomatic relations will have been already completely re-established between the courts of Paris and St. Petersburg. The sojourn of Count do Morny in Russia will, it is said, be for three months." BOURSE, May 6.—The following wore the last quotations : _ _ Cash. fr. e. 4 per Cents 94 por Cents 75 End of Month. —f. —O. 75 40 New Loan 75 30 Bank Shares 3,950 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,790 Austrian Belgian Fives 97:1 Spanish Threes PiechnontesF (5) 93 Home Debt ... RAILWAYS-FOB CASH. ______._ _ __ ____. tr. C. fr. O. Orleans Northern 1,135 Strasburg 1,005 Lyons. _ ~, 1,465 Now Ditto Uediterraneen 1,700 Grand: Central Lyons Geneva Bl5 Testo Cotte &:() Austrian Corn. 947 50 RUSSIA. The Emperor Alexander 11. has addressed the following rescript to Count Nesselrode : "Count Charles Wassili6 tsch —The career of 60 years you have gone through is tuarkel by numerous and im portant services which you have rendered to the thiode and . to the Country. You have been the constant collaborator of two august monarchs—the Emperor Alexander 1., and my august father, of glorioui me. The Chinese and their Rebellions. By J. T, Meadows. 1 vol. Smith and Elder. The author of this work filled the important office of interpreter in the Canton consulate for many years. He has given the re s ult o f hi s exper i ence, and taken a review of the Chin e s e , th e i r p hil osop h y, ethics, legislation, and administration, in a volume commensurate with the celestial empire. He de voted some time to the study o f th e Chi nese lan guagein Germany, with the intention of seeking a place under our Government in China. Having been successful in his end eavours, h e reac h e d t h at country in time to see the copies of the treaty of peace exchanged at Hong Kong. This treaty, as is well known, was signed in August, 1842, after two years of active warfare, and by it the island of Hong Kong was ceded to the British, and the five ports of Canton, Amoy, Ningpo, Shanghai, and Foochow op ene d t o f ore i gn tra d e. A mong ot h er points was one of great urgency, that the corres pondence between the two Governments should be conducted on t erms o f per f ec t equa li ty , as th e Chinese had previously refu se d t o regar d th e Bri tish as equals ; indeed the present writer remarks that the misapplication of the one word, barbarian, would in time have been sufficient to tend to hosti lities. The Chinese, having never met a people equal to themselves in civilisation, have always bee* remarkable for their exaggerated ideas of self importance, and have 13? en in the habit of styling all other nations barbarians. Thus, when the dis putes arose, the Imperial officers refused to com municate personally with the " barbarian head men," or to speak of them except as inferiors ; in fact, they ad o pt e d th e p o li c y th e y usua lly followed with savages. It was arranged in the treaty that British consuls were to reside at the five ports, and watch over its due observance, and form courts for criminal and civil cases. The consulate con sicon- sistedof five permanent members, a consul, a vice-consul, an interpreter and two assist ants ; besides these there were many na tive employes. The chief business of the in terpreter was to conduct transactions between the consul and the Chinese authorities, which re. lated to a great variety of su bjects. Besides filling this important post at Canton and Shanghae for upwards of ten years the author was occasionally sent on special missions, in which he obtained his most interesting experience; and in one of these he visited the Loochoo Islands. It will, therefore, be seen that from the length of time he stayed in the country, and from the important post he occupied, Mr. Meadows had ample opportunities of becoming thoroughly conversant with the people, their insti tutions, and characteristics. His authority, there fore, on minor points connected with Chinese life and manners is not to be questioned ; and as re gards dates and historical information, he informs us that he has been most careful in the selection of his authorities. This, as indeed must always bo the case in any work which pretends to accuracy, has been the chief labour of the work. Of course, from his long residence in the country, the recent events of Chinese history were quite familiar to him ; but so great was his desire to verify all his statements ou original works of acknowledged authority, that he brought home 300 volumes for that . purpose. It is to be regretted that the ar rangements at the Custom-house necessitate the payment of a large sum by the importers of foreign books of this kind ; whereas in China at every cus tom-house they are exempt from duty. The most interesting portion of the work to many will be that relating to the rebels, or Tao Pings, as they are called, who for the last five years have been contending with the Manchoos, or Imperialists. It is not perhaps generally known that the fi rs t cause of the outbreak was of British origin. It i s remarked that we have been the instruments of ruin to the Manchoo dynasty, for that even our !fforts to assist it have proved baneful. A British quadron destroyed, in the autumn of 1849, no less than fifty-eight vessels of a pirate fleet in one day ; but their crews, escaping on shore, joined themselves with the bandit rebels or followers of Hung-sew-tseuen, the chief of the Tae Pings. The junction of two thousand of these pirates with the religious rebels increased their number to a formidable extent. About a year after the de struction of the pirate fleet the rebellion commenced, which has been struggling ever since to subvert the Manchoo dynasty, and establish that of Tae Ping, or Universal Peace. As regards the question of ultimate success, the writer does not feel capa ble of uttering a decided opinion. He has enu merated the chief elements of success on either side —their respective adherents and opponents, but he considers, no doubt justly, that the best-informed cannot form a reliable conclusion from the present state of things, but that the struggle will certainly be a hard one ; and more, he does not believe that either party feels assured of ultimate success, however confident may bo their language. He draws a com parison between Hung-sew-tseuen and Mahomed, and also between the Tae Pings and the Puritans. There are, however, important points of difference in both these cases; indeed the author himself does not carry the analogy further than one or two spe cial points. In the first instance, Hung-sew-tseuen has adopted the Christian Scriptures and code of morality, though with some peculiarities, which at once places him far above the Prophet of Mecca ; and the Puritans, as the author himself remarks, only fought for liberty of conscience, whereas Hung sew-tseuen endeavours to make converts, and to exterminate the reigning dynasty. The account of their rise, and a full description of their proceed ings, military and political, from the first outbreak of the rebellion up to the present time, is given for the benefit of the curious. It is, perhaps, the first distinct history of the Tao Pings and their Heavenly Prince, as he is called by them, that has appeared in a work of this character. The chief part of the details respecting the origin and early movements of this party was obtained from a book compiled by the late Protestant missionary at Hone- Kong, who procured the information from Hung Jin, a relative of the founder of the sect. It furnishes an interesting narrative of an event of groat political importance. On this subject we may remark that the writer devotes some pages to the consideration of the danger of a Russian ag gression in China. If allowed to conquer it, he says, she will be Mistress of the World, as the sub jugation of America may speedily follow. One of the chief features of the work is a very interesting and useful outline of the philosophy, morality, and polity of the Chinese, and the religion of the go verning class. This chapter occupies a large por tion of the volume, and the author himself in forms us that he considers it as the most valuable part. At the close of the volume i 3 an essay on civilisation, in which the writer enters at some length into a consideration of the definition of civilisation, and its relation to religion, science, . . and art, with miscellaneous illustrations from Christian and Confucian civilisations. This essay will be less interesting to the general reader than the other portions of the work, though to the lovers of political economy and the students of the principles of g wernrnent it may afford subjects for reflection. We must not omit to mention one point in this volume which is worthy of the atten tive consideration of Administrative Reformers. It is the conclusion of the preface or introduction, in which the author advances his opinions on the subject of competitive examinations for Civil Ser vice. It is remarkable that the experiment has really been made by him when at Canton. Having discovered three of the permanent clerks engaged in nefarious practices, be obtained permis sion of the Consul, and posted an official notice through Canton, inviting educated men acquainted with public native business to appear as competi tors for the vacant posts. Forty or fifty candidates appeared. The first test to which he put them was to place before them an imperial preface to one of the sacred books, which he desired them to ex plain sentence by sentence. As these prefaces, it appears, touch historically and descriptively on the books themselves, the ignorant and presump tuous competitors were soon displayed—they had not anticipated so severe a test. After selecting the best, he subjected them to two or three more examinations, and finally appointed three total strangers to the vacant situations. We are happy to add that this daring and unusual proceeding met with perfect success. The author appends a distinct and carefully-prepared plan for the exami tion of candidates for Government appointments. Whether practically available for the purposes in tended, or the best calculated for proposed im provements or not, it has high claims on the con sideration of all those interested in this important movement, as the production of one who has had ample opportunity of observing the conduct of officials, and has been one of the fortunate few who possess the experience of a practical experiment. At some future time he promises, if his health allows him, to give the public another work on this subject, to which he has devoted much time and thought. The writer's opinion of the Chinese ' nation is on the whole a favourable one ; be de nounces in strong terms the impolicy as well as in justice of those writers who, without care or expe rience, publish statements derogatory to the whole character of a nation, and denounce the inhabitants in general terms, when perhaps their grounds of censure are untenable on a severe examination. Such conduct is unjustifiable. A book on the character of a foreign nation should he written in the same spirit of impartial criticism as a history, where personal feeling should never be permitted to enter, or hasty judgments formed. It will be perceived that the present volume is a work of a standard character. It is not intended as a mere record of the author's personal experi ence during a long residence in a foreign country, nor as a description of the present state of affairs by an eye-witness. It is rather a supplement to the histories of China that have been hitherto pub lished, comprising, at the same time, a complete outline of their religion and philosophy from the time of Confucius to the Tae Pings. The recent agitations in Europe have been sufficient to distract the minds of the public from the struggle in the Celestial Empire, but it is no doubt a subject of much importance, and the full and detailed history here given of the founder of the sect and his fol lowers is not the least attractive feature it the book. It certainly possesses the merit of taking a complete view of an empire and a people of which little is known by the general reader, who, perhaps, is not aware that the Chinese are said to have invented paper 170 years 8.C., thus proving that their claims to respect are not altogether un founded. To all anxious to become thoroughly acquainted with institutions of the Chinese, and with those doctrines and beliefs upon which their Government is founded, as well as to acquire a knowledge of the events of the last five years, we commend this volume for the completeness of its details and the amount of its information. The _Heirs of Blackridge Manor. By Diana Butler. 3 vols. Chapman and Hall. It must be admitted that this novel is striking and uncommon in its plot, its style, and its cha racters. We cannot, however, afford it further commendation. In the first place the chief feature in the story, the point upon which the plot turns, is one quite unfitted for the foundation of an ordi nary novel. It is more calculated to form the subject of those gloomy romances so popular on the continent, where love and hate, crime and revenge figure in admired confusion. We must not do it the injustice to say that it partakes. of their false and sentimental views of duty and principle ; it is rather a fearful warning, a stern lesson that teaches the misery resulting to many from the sins of one, and the sufferings of the innocent for the guilty. It shows the evil of vice rather than the lovelines of virtue, and though such lessons may sometimes be salutary, though it may be necessary to warn from the precipice as well as show the safe road, still such truths are better taught elsewhere. Nor can we imagine that the author set before her only the object of moral instruction. The rest of the work pa4takea too much of this tone and manner. There is scarcely one well-conducted person in the book, if we except one or two elderly ladies, living in country retirement, with curious ways and opinions. The most extraordinary thing in the hook is the sight of a lady's name on the title-me,. How any lady can have penned such a work.' we are at a loss to imagine. Setting aside the main point of the story, which, to si y th least o f it, is hardly one that an autiicress would be supposed to choose, there are countless words and phrases in the book that would render such an idea preposterous were it not for the name of Diana Butler on the title-page. Without sup posing that a lady writer must restrict herself to the use of domestic phrases, or that she can por tray the varied scenes and actors of the busy world without any allusion to their crimes and follies, we should advise the authoress, when publishing a similar work, to do so anonymously. She need not fear to render her style tame and insipid by refining it. No such accusation can be brought against the works of Mrs. Marsh, Miss Mulock, Mrs. Gaskell, and many others who have yet por trayed some of the darkest features of social exist ence—who have shown us sin and suffering, re venge and wrong, while their scenes of pathos and sentiment are as far superior to hers in interest as their style in purity of thought and delicacy of expression. Many will, no doubt, like th e s t ory, and be amused by the social pictures of the dissi pated old lord, of the grim owner of Biackridg , Manor, of the retired scholar, of the vulgar old heiress, of the brilliant politician and his blighted existence, of the Stern Calvinisi io maiden aunt, uf the gentle Annora Lewis, of the vel'ement and passionate Dorothy. All these changing charac ters may draw and attract the reader, wearied of con-rentional commonplaces, of the usual routine o ineotanze at ball-rooms, and disappointments in love. But if Diana Butler should give us another romance, let her, if she would have us accept her tale as a solemn warning to those trembling on the verge of crimes, tell us the story with its proper characters of sadness and melancholy; not giving us a gloomy masquerade of a tragedy, showing a. bitter and blighted life, wrongs, mistakes, remorse, with all the lightness befitting a description of so cial frivolity, or a general caricature. It jars upon the reader as though one were trying a dance to the sound of a dirge. We have not spoken of minor faults, but one of the most prominent is a want of connection. The characters aro so nume rous, the names so similar, and the relationships so entangled, that the reader becomes quite per plexed, at intervals, as to their kindreds and idio syncrasies. None of these faults are irremediable, however, and as it bears the impress of a first wozk, we must hope for better things from the authoress of " Blackridge Manor." The Naval and Military Interpreter, With Dia logues and Vocabulary. By Thomas Bryon. Had this admirably-compiled little volume ap peared during the progress of - the - recent war It would have been found in every .officer's tent in ,the Crimea. As it is, it deserves to .be largely patronised by the military and naval professions, as affording a large amount of elementary knowledge in connection with those localities, and the lan guage of their inhabitants, Where the 'national at tention was so strongly fixed during the late strug gle on the coasts of the Euxine Sea. From its pages knowledge may be acquired of the Russian, Turkish, Arabic, and Tartar alphabets, and dia logues and vocabulary in those languages, as well as in Persian and Circassian, are furnished for the English and French student. There is also a con siderable quantity of topographical information on the Crimea given. As a useful and interesting summary, comprehending, within little more than a hundred pages, the rudiments of much valuable information, Mr. Bryon's compilation may safely be commended to the notice of both military and civil members of the community. TRADE WITS RIISSIA.—The railings from Liverpool yesterday included a considerable number of vesse's for the Russian ports and the Danubian Principalities. The shipments of gold on account of the Turkish Loan are stilt understood to be at the rate of 200,000/. a-week, but they will probably cease in the course of about a fortnight. There will then he an improved prospect of the long-expected amelioration in the state of the money market. OPEN AIR PREACHING.—The Rev. W. E. Hill, in cuinbent of St. Andrew's, Birmingham, commenced a course of open-air sermons in one of the most densely• populated districts of his parish on Sunday last, and, notwithstanding the unseasonable severity of the wea ther, the preacher was listened to by rather a large assazbly of the working classes, and with marked at tention. Tne weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotter dam produce-markets state that, although business wa s not active, prices were fairly supported. The operation s in coffee were moderate, but in some cases there was a slight tendency to improvement. There was a greater demand for refired sugar, and holders required higher terms. The letters from Rouen speak of less activity in the market for manufactures, but quotations had not experienced material alteration. Mr. Fletcher Wilson, the Danish Consul-General in London, has been authorised by his Government to exe cute, on behalf of the Russian Government (until Russian consulate agents are regularly installed), all acts required fur the proper clearance of vessels bound to and from the ports of Russia, according to the forms usually fol lowed by the consular agents of that country. An ex' caption to these acts is the affixing of the " plombs'' to goods intended for the ports of the Black Sea, respecting which further instructions are expected. A large meeting of the leading factors and merchants was held on Wednesday last, at the Coal Exchange, for the purpose of presenting a memorial of their respect to John Hill, Esq., one of principal factors, on his re tirement from business. The testimonial consisted of a very magnificent silver vase, cover, and pedestal, weig h " ing 320 ounces. Mr. Hill appeared highly gratified by receiving such a mark of esteem from a large con3rnerci al body, with whom he had been closely connected for the last 35 years, during which period the inscription on the ,. vase testifies to his having invariably conducted birussli as an upright and honourable man of business. LAYING TIE FOUNDATION STOKE OF ONSLOW csArot BROMPTON.—Yesterday the foundation stone of Onslov, Chapel, Queen's Elms, Brompton, was laid by the go' A. Kinnaird, M.P., in the presence of a large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen. The edifice (which is erected by tte Baptists) will be in the Gothic style, fre ma design by Mr. W. Murnford, architect, of 21, Lincoln'sinn-tields, and constructed by Mr. Thos. Rudkie, the builder, of Little Torrington-s'reet, Torrington-Square. It will aff• .rd accommodation for nearly SOO, and scho ols for 200, at a cost of about 2,500/. Of this amount not more than half has been subscribed. ACCIDENT AT WOOLWICIL—A sad accident occurred yesterJay evening at 8 o'clock in one of the corrugated iron sheds in Woolwich Arsenal, by which 12 men and boys were severely injured, three of whom it is feared are in a hopeless condition. In preparing the.tourbil lon rocket a kind of lathe or wheel is used for drilling a hole to adjust the fuse. The metal became overheate d under the process, and occasioned the ignition of the matter and bursting of the rocket. The sufferers were promptly attended by the medical gentlemen on the spot, and subsequently conveyed to the Ordnance infix' mary. THE SCOTCI FISHERIES BOARD.—A. Treasury minute, was issued on the 25th ult. in regard to the Board 0 ! Fisheries in Scotland. After considering the proposal abolition of the board, and the arguments adduce d against such a step, my Lnrds came to the conclusion to propose to Parliament to continue the grant for other year, and to appoint a commissioner to visit Ste t ,: land for the purpose of examining on th e s pot into a" the questions relating to the grant, and reporting thereon, in order that their lordships, before a nother year, may be able to determine, what fee would be fair for the Government brand (if the system should be con tinued), and in what manner the other duties of the board shall be discharged. THE LATH NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN.—Yesterday appeared an official copy of correspondence relating to the late negotiations with the Court of Japan, It is' eludes letters between the Admiralty, Mr. Hammond, of the Foreign-office, and Sir James Stirling, extending from the 19th of December, 1854, to the 21st of Jan. , 1856. It will be remembered that a Convention rela tive to the opening of certain ports in Japan Wa s arranged by Sir James Stirling ; and it appears that the tact and judgment displayed by that gallant officer in, this matter have been pronounced very satisfactory , and deserving of the entire approbation of the Govern' ment. An official communication of this agreeable fac t has been duly made to Sir James Stirling, to whom th e success of the negotiations with Japan may be, and Or considered mainly due. SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN CLEMENT'S-INN-PASSAGE.-"' Yesterday afternoon three men, named Uriah Parsons, Henry Redden, and Wm. Roberts, who had been repair ing the roof of the premises belonging to Mr. Green, butcher, of No. 13, Clement 's-inn-passage, were descend , ing by a ladder, when the ladder broke. Wm. Roberts in falling, was caught in the. thigh by the butcher S hooks, where he hung until he was extricated by Mr' Phillips, the late street-keeper, and others. The poor fallow was forthwith removed to King's College Ilospi" tal l where he at present remains in a state of great sof' fering. The other two men were also severely injured , and were at once removed to the hospital. DEATH OF Ma. MAYNARD, THE BARRISTER, —yes terday afternoon considerable regret was occasioned amongst the members of the bar, and the profession generally, in Westminster-hall and the Temple, on its being stated that Mr. James Alleyne Maynard, of the Western Circuit, had that day expired, about about ball' past 12 o'clock, at his chambers in Mitre-court-buildingsr Inner Temple, after a short illness. It appears that, about 3 weeks ago, the deceased called to one of the constables of the inn, and requested him to fetch his servant and send for medical advice, as be felt very ill. His wishes were promptly complied with, and Dr. Farr and another medical gentleman attended, and found him labquring under disease of the liver. The learned gen tleman rallied for some time, but gradually got worse, and expired, as stated, yesterday, at half-past 12 in the afternoon . Ma. WHITWORTFI'S ARTILLERY.—The new brass can non, with hexagonal bore, invented by Mr. Whitworth, of Manchester, was tried on the north shore, Liverpool, yesterday, under the superintendence of Cal. Griffins commander of the Royal Artillery Militia throughout the northern and midland districts. Several shots were fired ranging from 24 to 48' pounders. ,Tbe first shot 'Wei Withh - a 241 b. ball, with Ilb. of powder, and the ex treme distance obtained' was 2,800 yards, the elevation of the cannon being-eight degrees. The experiments were not carried to a test of the maximum, capacity of the gun, owing to the rapid rising of the tid e .. The average • distance to which a 4816 : shot Was fired was 3,000 yards but a much greater distance is expected to be obtained. Further experiments are to be made on a future day with hemispherical, round, and oblong shot, the latter being pointed at both ends. THE CELEBRATION OF PEAClL—Preparatiknis for the display of fireworks on the 29th inst., to commemorate the treaty of peace having been carried on at Woolwich with great energy, although on a scale of unprecedented magnitude, are nearly brought to a close. Upwards of 3 000 men and boys have been engaged in the worker night and day, and about 90 carpenters from the car riage factory hay e been employed in getting up the fram work and arranging the waggons necessary for conveying the materials to London. Twenty-five ambulance wag gons have been covered in, and about 80 pairs of cart horses hired for the purpose. A number of novel designs have been brought out, and tested satisfactorily, some o , which are of unusual dimensions, and consecitently require a peculiar kind of transport. Some representations of Roman fountains, of 100 feet in height, will probably be considered the most attractive. Two of these are in tended to be erected in each of the Parks, and one on Primrose-hill. There will be likewise some huge designs of revolving stars, 28 feet across-or 14 feet each way from the centre, besides the newly-invented Boer star shells of various. celours, together with innuinerable wheels and myriads' f improved rockets, &c. As it is xpected that some considerable quantity of the pre.. pared materials will remain unused in London, the rem nant will be reserved for a sec on d di s pl a y on iiroolWiCh! Common. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 24.—The silence which the Treaty is said to observe about Circassia has caused g reat disappointment h ere , w hi c h w ill b e fully shared by Circassia herself when it becomes known. The simple news that peace had been concluded produced a very strong excitement there, as letters arrived a few days ago show. The mountaineers flocked down in thousands to Anapa, where a Turkish Governor, Sefer Pasha, a Circassian by birth, resides. Several hundred chief tains met to discuss and draw up an address to the Sultan, the Queen of Engla n d, and the Emperor of the French, in which they asked that the inde pendence of their country should be recognised, and expressed their resolution of maintaining their independence under any circumstances. A depu tation of 12 chiefs has betna chosen to bring down this address to Constantinople, and they have arrived. In the address which the Circassian Chiefs have brought down they express their desire that their independence:: should be recognised under the suzerainete of the Sultan. There are two reasons which led to this wish. The first is the recollection of their old nominal allegiance to the head of Islamism, which has grown considerably by the re ligious movement lately arisen under the guidance of the Naib of Suhamyl, and the other is the de sire of finding support against the threatening po litical consequences of this same religious move ment. PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin of the 2d says :—" Prince Charles of Prussia, brother of the King, is desig nated to represent our court at the coronation fetes in Russia. The Anstrian government, we are as sured, wanted to enter into a negotiation with Prussia, with the view of proposing to the Ger manic Diet to participate in guaranteeing the treaty of peace concluded at Paris ; but Prussia is said to have rejected the proposition, on the ground that the Confederation was not admitted to the nego tiations at Paris. A publication by M. Quehl, consul-general of Prussia at Copenhagen, entitled Memoir on the Official Church of Denmark,' has caused a good deal of sensation here, because it contains numerous allusions to the ecclesiastical and absolutist party of Prussia. M. Quehl being a personal friend of M. de Manteuffel, it is sup posed that his memoir has been written under the inspiration of the latter." SARDINIA. The Risorgimento of Turin of the 3,1 inst. pal)• lishes the following letter received by Count Ca your.:— " Turin, April 27, 1856. "Sir,—ln the C mzress of Paris you raised your voice in favour of Italy. Whether your words be pro ductive or not of advantageous results fur our common country, we, the undersigned, natives of Naples and Sicily, do not thank you the less for your exertions, The future will show that, if your advice was free and generous, it was also politic and wise. Accept, sir, the assurance of our esteem and gratitude." The .Piedmontese Gazette of the 3d announces that the British Government has presented Sar dinia with the British batteries saved by Sardinian artillerymen at the battle of the Tchernaya, besides the 200 Russian guns already mentioned. The Risorgiinento of Turin, of the 2d, says : " The note, or, to give it the designation it o ug ht veritably to bear, the protest, which Count Cavour, in .the name of the Sardinian Government, pre sented to the representatives of the different powers before leaving Paris, will soon be published. It insists, in becoming but firm and energetic language, on the necessity of efficaciously providing for the welfare of Italy, if the wish really be to secure the peace of Europe. The state of siege iti the Duchies, the military governmentin Lombardy, the Austrian garrisons in Tuscany, the foreign oc cupation in Romagna—that is a state of things which is not normal, and which cannot last. The congress of Paris has admitted these evils of Italy, and in that European congress the right of Pied mont to speak for Italy was recognised. BELGIUM. Tho Belgian Moniteur announces that King Leopold has conferred the Grand Cordon of Leopold upon the Emperor Alexander 11. The same order is conferred upon Count Nes selrode, upon Count Orloff, and on Prince Dol gorou.ki. Prince Henri de Ligne is sent as Envoy Extra ordinary on a special mission to the Emperor of All the Russias. A letter from Frankfort of the 2d, in the Augsburg Gazette, says :—" The authorities have adopted measures to prevent any further conflicts between the different factions of the garrison. With this object it has been decided that the Aus trians, the Prussians, and the Bavarians, will be permitted for a time to frequent only certain de termined quarters of the town. Mixed patrols, composed of Austrians, Prussians, Bavarians, and of Frankfort Militia, will carry out this order." AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, The royal mail steam-ship Cambria Capt. John Leitch, arrived in the Mersey at midnight from Boston and Halifax, with 83 passengers and 512,153 dollars in specie. She sailed from Boston on the 23d, and Halifax on the 25th ult. She passed the H.M.S. Persia, hence to New York, at 7.3 0 p.m. on the 26th ult. The Arabia, hence, arrived at Halifax on the 23d ult. The Africa, hence, arrived at New York on the 19th ult. v.. There is very little news of importance by this arrival. Great preparations were making to give Mr. Buchanan a hearty reception at New York. Ito was expected per the Arago. A violent gale from N.E. swept over New York on the 21st, doing much injury to the town, and, it is feared, to the shipping on the coast. From Mexico we learn that notwithstanding the defeat of the insurgents at Puebla, the country was still in au unsettled state in consequence of the clergy having been the principal fomenters of the disturbances. The Government had issued an edict forfeiting the property of the Church. The Bishop of Puebla refused to deliver the books containing statements and accounts of the property of the Ch urc h. The official then procured a body of troops to enforce the demand. On arriving at the gates of the Episcopal Palace, he found the bishop had posted a notice excommunicating any one who should assist in carrying out the design of the Government. The property was seized not withstanding. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The money market at New York WAS plentifully sup. plied at 0 to 7 per cent. on call. Stocks .were dull —Exchange on London, 109,i. The cotton market closed firm for middling uplands at about 11.1 d. Flour was dull, and prices for inferior and common grades closed heavy in favour of purchasers. The better high brands were without change of moment. Pork was inactive for moss, and prime without change in prices. A. fair business was done in freights for Liverpool and London, though in some cases at rather easier rates. Important despatches for her Majesty's Government reached Paris yesterday, on their way to London, from Constantinople. It is supposed that the affairs of Cir. cassia demand the attention of the allies. It is understood that Count Pralormo will represent Sardinia at the Court of St. Petersburg. We read i n the M onitezcr cle l'Arnije—" Hitherto the officers and soldiers who received the medal granted by her Majesty the Queen of England, in commemo ration of the campaign in the East, possessed no title to justify their right to wear the decoration. Thj, oversight will be shortly obviated, when the military men, decorated with the Crimean medal, are to re ceive an official diploma, certifying its delivery." ACCIDENT AT THE COMMERCIAL DOCKFI.—A heavy sat of the wind, aided by the weight of the water within these docks, producel last night, at a few minutes after 12, a frightful accident, attended with loss of life. The gates of the docks were burst open, and several ves , els escaped into the river-way. The " Bell" barge was sunk, with, it is feared, several persons on board. Other damage was sustained by craft in the river, the extent of which, at that late hour, it wag imp - osaible to ascertain, actic 1,501 Dom lots from tos, fi from quott acted can 3 d.ling It !nest Luxe. Comp the ri before compz of the a di provic guar& cent. divide of Fr. 49,500 Ace Franc , 4 per i No : the M 2 the qu Until is like] materi the Bi Comm compa: the boi public Cousol have s instant June I been p 91-1 1 llnfun par to count, India count Ver: roreig are um dull ai Sardin 4 , q, a] Cents. The stocks can, 2: 54 ; plan 5 94 6 ; ferred. sive, ' Rai: shade Pore 4 =earn the R quiet. 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