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

711 Z klutm ROVA-T,, Lerset - :. M. T. Smith. ENGLISH OPERA. MIS EVENING will be produced FR A. DI XVOLO . To cow:ludo with THE YANKE'L HOLTBEREEPEE. TitEkTRTT: ROYAL, TIVFNARIUT. Unlar the Management of Mr. Backstou.l. THIS EVENING, THE EVIL GENIUS. EL GAMS - USING; or, The Mexican Goldaeeker. La which PEREA NEN.I and the Spanish Dancers will appear. After which, GRIMSIIAW, ANTD BR iDSIIAPT. To conclude with THE POST3IA.N'3 KN'OCK. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TaE ATIIE, 0 X !ORD-STREET. Under the If inagernent of 'lire. CHARLES KEAN. TUB EVENING. THE VICTOR VANQUISHED. To conclude with THE WINTER'S TALE. Principal characters by Mr. and llrs. C. ]Lean. ROY it, THEATRE ADELPUI. Trop - imor ant Manager. Mr. B. Webster. Dlrectress, 3i adame Celeste. THIA EVENING. THE GREEN BUSHES. To conclnde with ITRGENP PRIVATE AFFAIRS. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Mana.zer. Mr. Alfred Wigan. TfiN EVENING STILL wArrnes RUN DEE?. Followed by CAT - MING A AI , RAM. ROY tt SITMEY THE I.THE. Lessees, Mesira. SYlepherd and Cresndek. THIS EVENING, VIR 3INIUS. Followe,l by SIRAU'S YOUNG MX'N'. To conclude with THE TWO POLTS. ASTLEY'S ROYAL.AMPIIITHEAT RE. Lessee and Nianatter, Mr. Wm. Cooke. There will be orodaced, on IVint-Mondav, a Xew and Grind Equestrian ,;pcctacle, with many other novelties. THIS EVENING (its Last Week), Lord Byron's MAZEPPA and the WILD HOR3E. After which, LE3 JEUX A BRIDE AIIATTUE, o: Equestrian Acts in the Arena. To conclude with ENGL VSTVA HARVEST HOME an.l NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE (its last week). Box-office open fr )tis Eleven t1:1 Fo tr. Stavi, Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Co3ke, jun. HIGH. WATEfI AT LONDON BRtD(E. T JIB DAY—Morn. 2G min. aft. 3—Evening 46 min. sft. 3 T N-Moßsow—.Morn. 8 min. aft. 4—Evening 26 min. aft. 4 THE WEATHER—Simi OFFICE, Mir 7. THERMOXETEB, IN TFIX Sa DE. 53—highest since noon yesterday. 43 —:owent this morning and during the night. 41 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'46. WIND, Easterly.—Preah, with rainy weather. SUN OFFICE, Six O'CLOCK.—It has rained heavily all day, with heavy squalls and a strong gale from N.N.E. since one o'clock, and very cold. ..., 7, ' 4:F74!' I cti , C-r - 7"...C4 . .Y. ,- ;-.: ! , : - ; ' k.; `. •') 1;, r.. 11;:: .- , 4 '. ' l '- • ~,..,.: rs' - 7, 1 _ . , t 1, " . -----, 744,4:4,,!.,..., - , -, .4.,.fr -, , , , ..7 '.: 1 .7 1" - --3 1, i,' , -'-.,.-4..1 6- TV ~. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1856. The debate in the Commons has concluded. The Address has been carried by acclamation. None of the leaders of her MAJESTY'S Opposition thought proper to give expression to their views . ; and, for all practical purposes, the great Conser vative party, as it was once termed, might as well have been altogether extinguished. Mr. R. PHTLLEMORE, although a Ministerialist, and Mr. BENTINCE, were the only Members who repeated the spirited and indignant protest of the Earl of DERBY against "the unnecessary 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 impolitio act for being " done 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. PIIILLIMORE did not even afford the discontented Members an op portunity of recording their votes on th© 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 broach, or tali: 3 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. MuNEr. GIBSON, as might have been expected, made a peace-at-any-price speech, fir 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 ettorted 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 are practically of little, if any, value. Lord PA LMERSTOrt 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 beyond , the possibility of doubt or controversy the me lancholy fact that we have nothing to hope for from the present House of °ominous, that E n d land is not fairly repiesented in the quasi Na tional Assembly. Every true-hearted Englishman must now prepare himself for the " appeal to the country," which cannot long be deferred. 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 Govern ment influence at the elections, the matter must take place within 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--- a New Unholy Alliance formed—C.iircassia, 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 Pres, in 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. Hance 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 jestice, 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 BolreA 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. So 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 sacial systow r ancl 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 th© 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 openly 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 or GOD, her support of'the priesthood, notwithstand• jug 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 circumstanc?s 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, fur assuredly the tempest is gathering. The Duce and Duchess of Roxburgh and Lady Susan , Lanes K err have arrived at the Clarendon, from Floors Castle, K elso N. B. The Earl and Countess of Gainsborough have arrived at Claridgo's Hotel. The Earl of Southeak has also arrived at Claridge's Hotel. The Countess of Longford and Lady Louisa Paken ham have fro in Ireland. arrived at th e i r residence, in Bruton-street, The Earl and Countess of Portsmouth have arrived at Ilowchin's Hotel, St. James's -street, for the season. Lord and Lady Ribblesdale have arrived at Maurigy's Hotel, Regent-street, from Paris. The following officers are named in Crimean General Orders as about to embark for England :—Capt. Gould, 63d Regiment ; Lieut. Wood, 13th Li g ht D ragoons 19th Regiment, on medical and certificate. Surgeon Len galore, ROUSE OF LORDSI.—MAY 6.— TALBOT'S DIVORCE.— This case was resum ed to-day, and Mr. Sergeant Byles concluded his address on behalf of the petitioner. Their lordships will } , riv e judgment on the 20th inst. The Bank of. Pew isia on Monday reduced its rate of discount to 4 per cent. 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 Promethee, Mogador, and Reine 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 Danisoff has left St. Peters• burg for Moscow to superintend the execution of the orders relative to the ceremony of the coro- nation. Major Bartolomei has just been appointed attacho to the Russiain Embassy at Canstanti- 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 quamobrem 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, 2 , 3, 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 good 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 ; and, 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 Cohn are warm personal friends, and General - Pinny speaks of him with enthusiasm. Indeed, Sir Colin has to submit to an amount of hugging from his veterad friends whenever they meet after short absences which proves their ardour and his passive endurance. The Bretagne, Ulm, Fleurus, Joan Bart, Duquesne, Tour ville, Prince Jerome, Hercule, Rolland; moire, Saone,Darauce, &e., havebeen prepared for troops, and it is expected that 20,000 French will embark this week at Kamiesh. The Sardinians will Boas 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 iu 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 M►jor-Gene ral, and that he will command a division consist ing of the oth, 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 G3d 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 621 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 the present Com mander-in-Chief, who will act as brigadier under General Eyre—Quiea sabe? 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 Mouitettr contains decrees making two no minations to the rank of knight iu 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 21 brigade of the division of cavalry of the 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 toe Mediterranean. It says :—" At the Isle Porquerolles, General Failly has larded from the Crimea with 230 men and 6 officers. Nearly 530 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 cafes and restaurants have been erected, and in a few days they will he 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 Independanee 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 eLvoy, a member of the household of his Majesty, will convey to St. Peters burg the reply to the notification made by Count 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 ' de Morny in Russia will, it is said, be fur three months." BOURSE, May G.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. h. s. per Conte 9l 3 per Cents 75 "- New Loan 75 30 End of Month. —f. —c. 75 40 Bank Shares 3,950 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,790_ Au trian Belgian Fives 97i— Spanish TL•roes Piedraontex (5). 93 Home Debt ...... RAILWAYS-lOU CAM. fr. c. fr. c. Or/erns ... . . ... . 1,405 'Woatorn 945 Northern 1,135 Strashaeg 1,005 Lyons ... ... 1,465 Now Ditto ..... .... 910 Nloditerranean 1,700 --Grand Cantral Lyons Genova B?5 Teste Cotta B2O Austrian Corn. 947 50 RUSSIA. The Emperor Alexander 11. has addressed the following rescript to Count Nesselrode : "Count Charles Wassilio Nit9ch—The careerof6o years You have gone through is nrirke I by numerous and im portant services which you have rendered to the thron e and to the country. You have beau the constant collaurat)r of two august monarchs—the Emperor Alexander 1., anl my' august father, cf glorious me• mory, who, in their foreign policy, had no other object in view than the maintenance of treaties -and the consolidation of the peace of 1i:ill-ape. 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 c,ntri bated 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 toy 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 (bienveillance 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 riband of St. Andrew. "I remain, invariably yours affectionately, " ALEXANDER." TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 24.—The silence which the Treaty is said to observe about Circassia, has caused great disappointment here, which will be 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 England, 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 been 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 bo 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 Schainyl, 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 Austrian 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 athnitted 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. do Manteuffel, it is sup posed that his memoir has been written under the inspiration of the latter." SARDINIA. The Risorgintlnto of TurTuoTthe 31 inst. pub lishes the following letter received by Count OA your : • "Turin, April 27, 1356. "Sir,—ln the Congress of Paris you raised your voice in favour of Italy. Whether your words be pro ductive or not of advantageous results f ar 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 theTchernaya, besides the 200 Russian guns already mentioned. The Risorgimento of Turin,- of the 2d, says : " The note, or, to give it the designation it ought 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 in the Duchies, the military government in 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 sane order is conferred upon Count Nes selrode, upon Count Orloff, and ou Prince Dol gorouki. Prince Henri de Ligne is sent as Eavoy Extra ordinary on a special mission to the Emperor of All the Russias. A letter from Frankfort of the 23, in the Augsburg Gazette, says :—" The authorities have adopted measures to prevent any further coutlicts between the different factious 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 th e 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 passid, the R.M.S. Persia, hence to New York, at 7.30 p.m. on the 26th ult. The Arabia; hence, arrived at Halifax on the 23d ult. hence, arrived at New York on the 191:hheulArica, ult. Africa, There is very little news of importance by this arrival. Great preparations were making to give Mr. Buchanan a hearty reception at New York. He 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 an unsettled state in consequence of the clergy having been the principal fomenters of the disturbances. The Government had issued au 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 Church. 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 . . The mo.ney.market at New. York was plentifully sup. plied at 6 to. 7. per cent. on call. . . Stocks were dull —Exchange on London, 104 The cotton market closed firm for middling uplands at about 11d. 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 mess, and prime without change in prices. A fair business was done in freighti for Liverpool and London, though in ROME) cases at rather eammer rates. Important despatches for her Majesty's Government reached Paris yesterday, on their way to London, from Constantinople. It is supposed that the aff.kirs of Cir cassia demand the attention of the allies. It is understood:, that Count Pralormo will represent Sardinia at the Ccsnrt of St. Petersburg. We read in the Moniteur de l' Armec—" Hitherto the officers and soldiers who rec,ived the metal granted by her Majesty the Queen of Engfaud, in commemo ration of the campaign in the East, possessed no title to justify their right to wear the decoration. Thi s oversiglit will be sttortly obviated, when the military men, decorated with. the Crimean medal, are to re ceive an official diph,ma, certifying its delivery." ACCIDENT AT THE COMMERCIAL DOCKS.—A, heavy set of the wind, aided, by the weight of the water within these docks, produce 3 last night, at a few minutes after 12, a frightful accident, attended with loss of life. The gates of the docks were buret open, and s.veral vessels escaped into the river-way. The " Bell" bargs 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 bite hour. i t was impossible to ascertain, LITERATUF,E. Leonora. By the Hon. Mrs, Maberley, Author of the "Love :dawn." 3 vols. Smith and Eider. Those who are pleased with the complicated in stories, and the details of the subtle and crafty, will welcome the appearance of this novel. Tee character of the heroine is fully describe' 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 even 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 coustructive excellence, in deep laid schemes, and manifold manoeuvres, will be delighted w i th 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 rightful owner. It is 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, wits buried in the grave of her f o r mer l over . fe 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.• torly. 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 sh e ne ith er l ove d, 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 suspicions, and above all the shock of the deceit killed her father, whose greatest fault wa s over - con fid ence i n her. Such an event gained her more odium among primitive country neighbours than the most ingeL !lions 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, iu the restless day, or the sleepless night,: but in some tangible shape, some visibl e f orm , it walked the earth beside her. Iu h er sa d en d 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 an in stance of treachery and wiles, as is evidenced by Leonora, a heart that knew no guile, like Alice's, appears the gilt 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 inceniously 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 preeent whatever. future consequences ensue. They will see, naturally 'explained, amid 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 feat 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 can never be quenched. 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 result of his experience, and taken a review of the Chinese, their philosophy, ethics, legislation, and administration, in a volume commensurate with the celestial empire. He de voted some time to the study of the Chinese lan guage in Germany, with the intention of seeking a place under our Government in China. Having been successful in his endeavours, he reached that 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 acti ve war f are, and b y it the island of Hong Kong was ceded to the British, and the five ports of Canton, Amoy, Ningpo, Shanghai, and Foochow opened to foreign trade. Among other points was one of great urgency, that the corres pondence between the two Governments should be conducted on terms of perfect equality, as the Chineie had previously refused to regard the 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 been remarkable for their exaggerated ideas of self importance, and h ave b een 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 adopted the policy they usually 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 sisted of 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- - hated to a great variety of subjects. Besides filling this' important post at Canton and Shanghae for upwards of ten years the author was occasionally seat on special missions, in which he obtained his most interesting experience; and in one of these he visited'the Loochoo Islam's. It will, therefore, be seen that from the length of time he stayed in the I 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 be 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 on original works of acknowledged authority, that liehrought home 300 volumes for that • purpose. It is to be regretted that the ar rangement's at the Custom-hohse 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 Tae 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 first cause of the outbreak was of British origin. It is remarked that wo have been the instruments of ruin to the Manche° dynasty, for that even our efforts to assist it have proved baneful. A British squadron 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, jcinei 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 Tao 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 be their language. He draws a com parison between Hung-sew-tseuen and Nl:thorned, 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 cede 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 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 aad early movements of this party was obtained from a book compiled by the late Protestant missionary at Hong 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 great 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. Oue 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-P 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 v o lu me i s 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 civilisatiuns. This essay will b 3 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 gevernment 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 bad ample opportunity of observing the conduct of officials, and has been one of the fortunate few who possess the experience of a practical experiment. come future time he promises, if his health allows hits, 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 j nation is on the whole a favourable one ; lie 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 be 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 pres,ist 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 in 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 Ex., 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 Blaekridgc 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 ode, the sufferings of the innocent for the guilty. It shows the evil of vice rather than the loveliness 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 partakes 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-page. H o w 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 say the least of it, is hardly one that an authoress 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 no doubt, lik e th e story, expression. Many will, and be amused by the social pictures of the dissi pated old lord, of the grim owner of Blackridg , ' Manor, of the retired scholar, of the vulgar old heiress, of the brilliant politician and his blighted existence, of the stern Calvinistic maiden 'aunt, of the gentle Annora Lewis, of the vehement arid passionate Dorothy. All these changing cluirac tera.may draw and attract the reader, wearied of conventional commonplaces, of the usual routine o meetings at ball-roo ms , 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 bitter and blighted life, wrongs, mistakes, remorse, with all the lightness befitting a description of s o ' cial frivolity, or a general caricature. It jars upon the reader as though one were trying a dance to the sound o f a di rge . W e have not spoken of minor faults, but one of the most prominent is a want of connection. The characters are so nuine' roux, the names so similar, and the relationship s 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 firs t work, we must hope for better things from tha authoress of "Blackridge Manor." The Naval.and Milit ar y I n t erpreter, w i t h Dia' logues and Vocabulary. By Thomas Bryon. Had this adrnitably-compiled little volume er geared during the progress of the recent war 3 would have been found in every off.cer's tent in the Crimea. As it is, it deserves to be largely patronised by the military and naval professions, a s affording a large amount of elementary knowledge in connection with those localities, and tle guage of their inhabitants, where the nation /1 at' tention was so strongly fixed during the late etrlg gle on the coasts of the Euxine Sea. From I' 3 pages knowledge may he acquired'of the Russian, Turkish, Arabic, and Tartar alphabets, and dia logues and vocabula r y i n th ose l ang u ages , as well as in Persian and Circassian, are furnished for the 'English and French student. There is also a CO' siderable quantity of topographical information on the Crimea given. As a useful and interesting summary, comprehending, within little more than a hundred pages, th e ru di men t s o f muc h valuable information, •Mr. Bryon's compilation may safely be commended to the notice of both military an civil members of the community. TRADE WITS RUSSIA.--The sailings from Liverpool yesterday included a considerable number of vesselli for the Russian ports and the Danubian Principalitie s, The shipments of gold on account of the Turkish LI are still understood t o b e a t th e rate o f 200,0001. a . -wee but they will probably cease in the course of about fortnight. There will then be an improved prospect of the long-expected amelioration in the state of the Wo e ' market. OPZ/f AIR PREACHING.—The Rev. W. cumbent of St. Andrew's, Birmingham, commenced a course of open-air sermons in one of the most denselYl populated districts of his parish on Sunday last, a n notwithstanding the unseasonable severity of the sea ' the; the preacher, wns li s t ene d t o b y rather a.ss'ar.nbly of the working classes, and with marked tertion. The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rdt te „: dam produce-markets s t a t e th a t, a l t h oug h b us i n ess vi v - 0 not active, prices we r e f a i r ly suppor t e d. Th e o peratio in coffee were moderate, but in some cases there was or slight tendency to improvernert. There was a gr e°t " s - s demand for refined sugar , an d h o ld ers requ i re d big l- terms. The letters fr om R ouen spea k of l ess sa i i l s s in the market for manufa%tures, but quotations had °- experienced material alteration. Mr. Fletcher Wilson, the Danish Consul-Gener al London, has been authorised by his Government to e e t ; cute, on behalf of the Russian Government (until Rlig els „s consulate agents are regularly installed), all acts recle,.% for the proper clearance of vessels bound to and ir,. ° l, the ports of Russia, according to the forms usually le r -lowed by the consular agents of that country. A ° L ception to these acts is' the affixing of the " plenw s s9 ; goods intended for the ports of the Black Sea, respect which further instructions are expected. A large meeting of the leading f ac t ors an d merclig7.ol was held on Wednesday last, at the Coal Exchanges to the purpose of presenting a memorial of their respect 0 , John Hill, Esq., one of the principal factors, on be e 9 tirement from business. The testimonial consisted ° f b , very magnificent silver vase, cover, and pedestal, we i g o , ing 320 ounces. Mr. Hill' appea re d hi g hly g ratified i ;1 receiving such a mark of e s t eem f rom a l arge cononeer c tbo body, with Whom he had been closely connected for to last 35 years, during which peri o d th e i nscr iption On of ' vase testifies to his having invariably conducted bin° as an upright and honourable man of business.' 0 , LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF °Ns - LW CO r i , 4 BROMPTON. —Yesterday the foulidaliiin stone of O ns Chaps!, Queen's Elms, Brompton, was laid by the Jr% A. Kinnaird, M.P., in the presence of a l a rge asserob sg: of ladies and gentlemen. The edifice ( le, n which is erec ted fro . rd, s, by, the 'Baptists) will be in the Gothic sty Lieddi design by Mr. W. Mumford, architect, of 21, , inn-tields, and constructed by Mr. Thos. RUdkin) ,s builder, of Little Torrington-street, Torrington - W ar It will aff rd accommodation for nea rly 800, a nd satedy for 200, at a cost of about 2,500/. Of this amount net more than half has been sabscrihed. " ACCIDENT AT WooLwfml.—A sad accident °c arrel yesterday evening at 8 o'clock in one of the corrugst e ' iron sheds in Woolwich Arsenal, by which 12 men an l boys were severely injured, three of whom it is fea r % are in a hopeless condition. In preparing the tour lon rocket aitind of lathe or wh ee l is used for drilling; hole to adjust the fuse. The metal became o verbent e under the process, and occasio ne d_ th e ignition of the matter and bursting of th'e rocket: The sufferet4 ..9 promptly attended by the' medical, gentlemen on y r , spot, and subsequently conveyed t o - th e O r dnance iv mary. • , ;sets e Scofien FislainrEs EoanD.—A T r easury Ln was issued on the• 25th nit. in regard to the Board Fisheries, in Scotland. Af ter considering the pi•OP e°6 4 abolition of the board, and the arguments adduc e against such a step, my L or d s came to the conc lugi° o to propose to Parlia ment t o cont i nue the to for al3, other-year, and t o a pp o i nt a commissioner to v isit Sc ot, 0 laud for the pu r p ose o f exam i n i ng on the spot int , the quest;oas relating to the grant, and.. rep9rt thereon, i n or d er t h at the i r lordship's, before andL fair for may be a bl e t o determine what fee would be J °ir for the Government brand (if,the system should be c° a , tinned), and i n w h at nianeer the other duties of '- board shall be discharged. . THE LATE NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN.—'--lesterdo); appeared an official copy o f correspon d ence relating,' the late negotiations with the Court of Japan. , eludes letters between the Admiralty, Mr. Hamito, ll ,„, f ' of the Foreign-office, and Sir James Sti r li ng , extenc"" from the 19th of December, 1854, to the 21st of Ja e '' 1856. It will b e ' remembered that a Convention reel`' tivo -to the opening of certain ports' in Japan W:7 - 9 arranged by Sir James Sti r li ng ; an d it appears tha t tn_ tact and judgment displ a y e d b y th a t ga ll ant officer IP this matter have been pronounced very sattsfact °ll ' and deserving of the enti re a pp ro b a ti on o f t h a ‘G o ver" „ ; ment. An official communication of this agreeable fae has been duly made to Sir James Sti r li ng , t o whom tb" . success of the negotiations with Japan may be, and 114 considered mainly due. • - SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN CLEMENT'S:INN•PASSAGg''' Yesterday afternoon three men, named Uriali 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 descen d ing by a ladder, when the ladder broke. Win. Robe° In falling, was caught in the thi g h by th e buichei , hooks, where -he hung until he w a s extr i cate d "by fi r ' Phillips, the late street-keeper, a n d' o th ers . - Th e poo r fellow was forthwith rernOved to King's Colle ge Boor tal, where he at pres en t remains in-a state of great sd, fering. The other two. men were also s evere ly i n jured , and were at once removed' to the hospital. DEATH OF MR. MAYNARD, THE BARRISTER.—Ye°; terday afternoon considerable regret was occasional' amongst the members of, th e bar, and the professio d generally, in Westminater-hall and the Temple, on i tA being stated that Mr. James Alleyne Maynard, o f the Western Circuit, had that d a y ex pi re d, a b out about ball' past 12 o'clock, at his chambers in Mitre-court -building °, 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 hie servant and send for medical ,advice, as he felt very ill' His wishes were promptly complied with, and Dr. Farr and another medical gentleman attended, and found bin' labouring under disease of the liver. The learned gen' tleman rallied for sonic time, but graduaPy got wo rse, and expired, as stated, yesterday, at half-past 12 in the afternoon • • MR.' WHITWORTH'S Al TILLEAY.—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 Col. Griffin, commander of the Royal Artillery Militia throughou t the northern and .ruidland.riistricts. • Several shots wer e fired ranging from 24 to 48 - pounders. The first s hot was with a 241 b. ball, with 11b. of powder, and the el' 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 tide. The average distance to which a 481 b. shot was fired was 3,000 yards but a . inuch greater distance is expected to be obtained. Further experiments are to he made s on a future dal with hemispherical, round, and oblong shot, the; latter being pointed at both ends. THE CELEBRATION OF PEACE.—Preparations 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'arale of unprecedented magnitude, are. nearly brought to a close. Upwards of 3,000 men and boys have been engaged in the works night and day, and about 90 carpenters from the car riage factory hate been employed in getting up the frara work and airanginv the waggons necessary for conveying the materials to London. Twenty-five ambulance wag' guns have been covered aid about 80 pairs of Pit Gorses hired for the purpose. .A num br rof novel dosigne, have been brought out, a n d t es t e d sa tisf ac t or ily, some 0 1 which are of u,susual dimensions, and consequently require a peculiar kind of transport. Some represe ntat i ons 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 eaeh 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 wai from the centre, besides the rewlyinvented Boxer star shells of various colours, together with innumerable wheels and myriads of improved 'roekets, &c. As it is expected that some considerable quantity of the pre pared rnater:als will remain unused in London, the rem nant will be reserved for a second display on Woolwich• Common. THE S Nr !I, rk. DON, WED I'4l F'S DAY _EV Y.. MAY 7, 1855. For are dull San 44k, Cen stoc can, 54 1 sian 94 fern sive ahax For( mea the (pie BRI Lan'. 3 poi 3 pe New Lon; Di Indi C.) , IE OD Bra: Melt Inns<. Bard Turl Eels Dut suit tea hou per poo moi Arc Hoi Gec Hei the Loo the in and lip; rai, ab resi ley —1 Er, pie lill ye: