The Sun. — London, England, 1856-04-23 00:00:00

.1..1••••••••• ...... VIES , ND TO Bunking' unusuall/ departure Lrl7 hour. ontaining proceeded -Western Less to re. Gosport• drove uP !bert, and I to the RailwaY. 3 received with the ral train, le Royal riages at Gosport• s all life aged that clock for Majesty's left at e ining the mons de- also do- entioned s of the )nee was it was Df traffic InairablY DAY.) tatle and t South it. The crowded :conarao arid the )mpelled pass the he docks with the )xchang old grog, )ry plea- vere the e plain id eve*" a Jack -3 ducks, officers. 1 which buxom banded he most of such s. whole a, with that to number rdinarY a began ock the ccasion ) I mpe- he rail m-ship Lbers of Pe rse u veyed mpany m, the en or- some ye the "full doeis which ir de- ed, in LY.) 'tense by from lamp• lm all were sent- spec moss dged The usely eople may le of table ving cables apart. Two other pivot vessels will be similarly placed at one mile west of Cowes% A royal salute will be fired by the fleet on her Ma jesty's yacht reaching the Spit Buoy, and the Elaine on her Majesty's returning into harbour after the review,! but not until the Royal yacht shall have reached the; inside of the Spit Buoy. No other salute is to be fired.l The Meander and floating batteries will not salute, nor; auy vessel under the number of guns prescribed by the] Admiralty order. _ . All the ships, while at anchor, are to be dressed in colours, and, on the Royal yacht passing, each ship is to man the rigging, and the crews are to cheer. The Meander and stationary ships are to man yards and, cheer. If the weather is tolerably fine, anal there is not much swell in the offing, the fleet will have steam ready (but with the fires banked), and be hove short by 11 o'clock in the forenoon. Eer Majesty's yacht, on leaving Portsmouth harbour, will probably steam past Gilkicker Point, and, enterine between the columns at the western or Cowes end, wall proceed through their whole extent. As soon as herd Majesty shall have passed the eastern vessels of the flotilla, the flotilla will weigh, and will follow the Queen'si yacht between the lines in the same order in which they Were anchored, preceded by the officer in command of f the division in one of the larger gun-vessels. On re a chi ng th e fl ag - s hips, the van and rear squadron s of the flotilla will return in succession to port round the Duke of Wellington. The van ',squadron (White) will take up a position, at anchor, for attacking the Meander and stationary line, their right opposite to the floating batteries near the Spit Buoy, extending to the westward in line. The rear squadron (Blue) will place itself to the eastward of the Bogue Buoy, opposite to Southsea Castle, the centre and light squadron of the flotilla will turn i. • succession to starboard round the Royal George, and, passing to the southward of the south column of the line of ships, will cross the westward of both columns. Tlar centre squadron (Red) will take up a position, and an chor their left opposite to the Meander and Belleisle, if. Stokes Bay, and extending thence to the east, and oppo site to the mortar-vessels. The light squodron (White and Red) will follow the centre division, and will place itself in opposition between the centre and van squadrone.'. Gun-boats ordered to attack are not to fire more than Six rounds. The whole flotilla will be prepared to open fire on a signal from the Royal yacht or Commander-in-Chief . As Boon as the flotilla shall have passed the flag-ships in the van of the columns, the whole fleet wilt weigh on the signal being male by the C )mmander-in•Caief, lowering their flags simultaneously with the flag-ship, and will proceed in close order of sailing towards the pivot ships, at such a rate as will allow the prescribe , ' order to be maintained, closing the columns to a cable's length apart. On reaching the pivot ships to the E.N.E. of the Nab, each column, after passing between them, will turn out wards round these ships, the starboard turning to star board, and the port column to port. Manning the rigging, and cheering the Royal yacht as they pass, they Will then return to Spithead in the same order—closing their columns after the ships returning westward shall have passed the rear of the fleet, and thus regain their anohorage at Spithead, unless otherwise directed by, PLAN TO BE ADOPTED IN CASE A SIGNAL SHALL BE lUDE FOR THE PURPOSE. No. IL The position of the fleet at anchor as in No. 1, and prepare to weigh ; but should the signal be made for the, flotilla alone to weigh, accompanied by the signal which will refer to this plan, the gun-boats, after paisirui round the flag-ship, as in No. 1, instead of proceedingl at once to the points of attack, will return to the west ward outside the columns ; having passed beyond which they will close the squadrons, each of which will remain in their original order of formation, and passing between the pivot vessels off Cowes, the White and Blue squadrons will turn in succession to starboard and the Red and Light squadrons to port, and return to the eastward. When the whole have passed the pivot , leßgels, the flotilla will form into single columns of squadrons—White leading, Blue second, Red third, and Light fourth—and will pass on north of the fleet (which will have remained at anchor), to their respective posi tions of attack in the order prescribed, and be ready to Open their fire on the signal being given for the parpore. The ships were unmoored and hove short before! eight o'clock this morning, and soon after got up l their steam, in which stat&they awaited the ap proach of her Majesty. As soon as it was known on board the Royal George that her Majesty had quitted the land, up went suddenly three little balls to the top of the foremast, where they burst out into tiny flags, fluttered for an instant, and were hauled down again. Away go as many balls to the fore of every vessel in the fleet and repeat the same process, and thea those ponderous dark hulls, so silent, so deserted looking, so gloomy, spurt Out lightning, smoke, and thunder from their grim ports. What the Royal salute was from such a tremendous fleet our readers can better imagine than we describe. The Royal yasht passed gaily through the fleet to the flag-ship of Admiral Seymour, and received in her progress innumerable royal salutes. Nearly every yacht club was present in every form, from the Clipper schooner of 200 tons down to the Thames cutter of 10, clothed in their snow• white canvass, big gibs and gafftop-sails set, and, flitting over the Water in every direction, they formed the mosl beautiful coup d'ceil that could be conceived, stretching away for miles, tacking to and fro, run ning out of every creek along the isle, and firing their tiny armament with wonderful zeal and toler able regularity. The dusky forms of the numerous liteltiners struggling under the enormous loads of living creatures who swarmed from stem to stern, ou paddle-box, rigging, yards, strikingly contrasted with the livelier hues of the sailing vessels, and relieved their monotonous appearance. The French steam-frigate Chayala, Captaiti, tongueville, with Rear-Admiral Jurien de la Oraviere and a deputation of naval officers on board, was especially conspicuous for the rapidity with which it responded to the usual naval compli ments, as were the Dutch officers on board their little instruction corvette. At about half-past eleven the order was given to get under weigh. This was soon done, and then gradually assuming the following order, and escorted by an innumerable number of yachts and steamers, the fleet put majestically to sea. PORT COLUMN. SCREW LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIPS. . H.. Commander. DukeofWellington— 1331 n .. 700 -p Capt. Caldwell, C.B. (Flig of Rear-Ad m i ra l H. Sir "R. S. Dundee, K.C.8.) (Cora. Hon. F. Pelham, C. 8., Captain of the Fleet.) Orion 9l .... 600 Capt. Erskine. James Watt 9l 600 Capt. Elliot. Majestic BO ... 400 Capt. Hope, C.B. Exmouth Colospus , 80 400 Capt. Koppel, C.B. Brunswick Edinburgh 6O ... 450 Capt. Hewlett, C B. Hogue Blenheim 6O ... 450 Capt. Mall, C.B. Russell PIVOT SHIP AT ST. imam's. Louden SCREW FRIGATES AND CORVETTES. Buryalns Arrogant Tartar Pearl 2O ... 400 Capt. Sotheby. Archer l3 ... 202 Capt. Heathcote. Desperate... Cruiser Rattler Forth • lO ... 200 Capt. Lord J. Hay, C.B. (2 mortars) Horatio l2 ... 250 Capt. A. Cochrane, C.B. PADDLE-WHEEL VESSELS. Retribution 22 ... 400 Cant. Fisher. (Flag of Rear-Admiral Baynes, C. 13.) Centaur Dragon Bulldog Geyser . 6 ... 280 Corn. Tower. Merlin 6 ... 312 Capt. Snlivan, C.B. Ueda. Driver 6 ... 280 Coro. Chambers (act.). Itydra.. • STARBOARD COLUMN. SCRIM LINI•OP-BATTLE SHIPS. Guns. 11.-p. Commander. Royal George lO2 ... 400 Capt. Robinson. (Flag of Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seymour, K.C.8.) Nile 9O ... 600 Capt Mundy. Conqueror lOO ... 800 Capt. Symonds, C.B. Crean Csar 90 ... 400 Capt. R o bb . y Algiers ... 450 Capt. Codrington, C.B. Sauspareil . 7O ... 400 Capt. Cooper Key, C. B Centurion BO . 400 Capt. Williams. Ajax - 6O ... 450 Capt. Warden, C.B. Hawke Rastings Rodney PIVOT SHIP AT ST. HELEN'S. 90 ... - Capt. Wilson. SOREN', FRIGATES AND CORVETTES. Iluperiense Aniphiou Pylad es . 2l ... 350 Capt. D'Eyncourt. Coss ac k Eak Falc on 16 ... 100 Corn. Pullen. Conflict 8 400 Com. Cochran. Harrier Eurotas lO ... 200 Capt. Moorsom, C.B, 72 mortars.) . .Seahorse (2 mortars.) PADDLE -WHEEL VESSELS. 1 Vul ture 6 ... 4 0 Capt. Glasse. IMagicienne Sampson 'Vesuvius ,Basilisk 6 ... 400 Cum. Croftoi. Gorgon Firefly !Prometheus (Cuckoo 3 ... 100 Lieut. Murray. hr STOKB BAT. FLOATING BATTERIES. Glatton L4 150 Capt. Cumnainc, Trusty Meteor Thunder SAILING PRIGATB. fender POWDER AND SHELL DEPOTS. 2Eolns (store ship) Master Browne. Vulage (powder depot) Master Hutchings. ROSPITAL SHIP. Belleisle FLOATING PAMORT. Volcano GUN-TESSELS AND GUN-BOATS. WRITE SQVADEON. .._ Commander Hon. H. IC,ppel, C.B. Guns. Horse-power. Commander. Victor 6 ... 350 ... De Horsey. Alacrity 4 ... 200 ... Majendie. Palter 2 ... 60 ... Round. Thistle Sandfly ; Plover 2 ... 60 ... Stewart. ( . :arnation Insolent dayflower Spey Pickle Spanker 2 ... 60 ... B )sanquet Reynard 4 ... 200 ... Traveller Hoenlohe. Parthian Ripple Wolf Louisa Cochin Erne Swan Usstiff Lively Nimrod Vigilant 4 ... 200 Ruby Armitage. Hale. Pickier Seagull Bulldog Hasty Herring Shamrock Primrose Griper Balfour. Reilly. Martin. Menzies. Geneste. Heath. Singer. Sullivan. ar . asher Foxhound ,Growlor Quail !Savage I.Tulia Cherokee Sepoy Surly Manly Mistletoe Magnet Clutterbuok. Knox. Arthur. Harvey. Rowley. RED SQUADRON. Captaia Codrington, C.B. 350 ... Drew. 200 Saulez. 60 Anderson. 60 Piers. 60 ... Villiers. 60 Lord Gilford. 60 ... Herbert. 60 Cod rington. 60 .. Beresford. 60 60 ... Hoskins. 60 Campbell. 200 Bowden. 60 ... Gooch. 60 ... 60 Robinson. Bridges. Grove. Wratislaw. Berkeley. !Flying Fish. Ringo - love Biter Starling Snapper 113ustard Dove Leveret Peacock Pervent Bearer Opossum ... (Cormorant I Firm Fly !Blazer ;Brazen Rainbow. , Red breast 'Rose Amelia Havoc ... Earnest ... . 2 . Pioneer Lapwing Swinger Skylark Pincher Charger Grasshopper nackerel Pheasant Forester Whiting Partridge Coquette Flamer Beacon - Brave Bullfinch Raven Rocket Albicore Hardy Highlander Mends. Samnarez. Nelson. Hume. Maresceauz. Symonds. Lee. Weld. Inner. Nicholl. Jones. Risk. Stubbs. Harding.. Thompson. Knowles. Intrepid lohawk stork Dapper Gleaner Aagpie Redwing Badger Siripja.lk Forward Banterer Haughty Assurance Prooris Porpoise ... Gthhawk grappler Flyxua Violet Caroline Crocus Wave Roebuck Osprey Weasel Jaolcdaw . Hind .... Lark.. snap Sheh'rake Cockchafer 'itaunch ICharon Tilbury Sparrowhawk Prompt finch ,Delight Bouncer Nightingale Camel Confounder.. Foam Spider WEson. BLUE SQUADRON. Captain Telverton, C.B. 6 ... 350 ~. 4 ... 200 ... 2 ... 60 ... 2 ... 60 ... 2 ..• 60 ... 2 ... 60 ... 2 60 ... 10 2 60 ... Wood Close. Malcolm. Dyer. Bogle. Pi Forbes. Bullock. Chet veynd. Nelson. Whitshed. Hamilton. Jones. Iryine. Goodenough. Silverlock. Gregory. Woolcombe. Blomfield. Craigi e. Swiuburne. Ward (a). Cuming.. De Crespigny Simpson. Poreber. Wildman. Pollard. Cresswell. Boxer. Bingham. Drake. Colliuson. Davies. LIGHT SQUADHON. Captain Cooper Key, Bart. Surprise Cheerful 2 ... 20 ... Ration. Fidget 2 ... 20 ... Daisey 2 ... 20 ... Brent. Pert 2 ... 20 ... Doughty. Midge 2 ... 20 ... Drake • 2 ... 40 ... Peile. Blossom Gnat Angler 2 ... 20 ... Howarth. Pet Rambler 2 ... 20 ... Rivington. Wanderer Chub Flirt Dwarf 2 ...' 20 ... Onyx Tiny Janus Gadfly 20 . -- ar ••• ... 20 ... Ant land 20 ... N. Salmon. Nettle .... ... 20 ••• Key. Decoy MORTAR VzsStLe AND MORTAR BOATS-50 In number. GRAND TOTAL -240 ♦essels ; 3,002 guns ; 30,671•h0r5e po wor. It is impossible to convey a suitable idea of the) effect which this stately procession presented—a procession it was an ceremonious and precise as any could desire to see, the number of huge ships at stated intervals and the broad avenue of clear blue water between the two divisions, still pressing on the mind the marvel of that mechanical agency by, which such order and power are - combi ne d in one ) , display on the inconstant deep. The ships kept in splendid line on their way out to sea, sh ow i ng proudly their long rows of port-holes, holding every intruding craft at a respectful distance. !Occupying a central position between the Duke on the port side, and the Royal George on the starboard, but slightly in advance of, both, her M a j es t y and the Royal Family had an Tiiey sawun interrupted and perfect view of the marine pagea 1 t.l n developed ex o ptreoansliy an onofu o n u ri r va m ll a e r d iti fl m e e et p , o t w he er f , u b lly ut • l l tan amazing number of attendant yachts and steam-1 rers, with w hi c h t h e sea swarme d as far as the eye fl , could reach. In no other country in the world, could such a sight be witnessed. Thousands upon thousands of spectators from Culver Cliff and the t;other high grounds of the Isle of Wight in . that ;direction, watched the great fleet as it moved into the channel, and the ships were steaming out to sea when this report wars despatched. 1 WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 28; 1856. THE SUN, LONDON, SHARP MARKETS. ' 41 ,A , ';' 41 It_ . . • '4 4 '414' 4 . (THIS DAY.) SUN OFFI/114, eve ,)'Clock. YORK RACES.—(This Day.) 'Bhr. !Pak], RAILWAIII. Closing Prices this day . (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP. One Act 2 King of Trumps Gamekeeper Nine ran. Won by two length - a. THREE-YEAR-OLD BIENNIAL STAKES. Fisherman (Welk) (Alderoft) 2 (Ashman) 3 Three ran. Ellington ,Viscount IWon by ahead. A length between 2d and 3d. TWO-YEAR•OLD BIENNIAL STAKES. Nougat 1 Augury Apathy Five ran. Won by half a length. CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE. DO Medway Exmouth Thirteen ran. CITY PLATE. Bright Tom Perkins • Four ran. TYRO STAKES. 'Evelyn Three ran. 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Timur, Attila, had no such means at their disposal." i He also considers that the neighbouring monarchs This work presents some novel features, which`:;' , - • • ~ m ay claim for it some degree of attention. In the first place, it is from the pen of a German tra,veller i; Iwould render their assistance :•-- 1 "A Russian expedition against . British India would 't be probably supported by the Kings of Persia and Cabul, , k -who is, therefore, . totally uninfluenced by the ha ''. tional feelings and prejudice that display them- and I %ecause they know that they are at the mercy of Russia, '.. feel that they have no choice but to join the con _ selves, more or less, in our countrymen's narratives...queror, or be trampled under foot. The natural impedi- In the second place, it was written before the Tur- m ents to such an expedition would be unimportant to .- kish question, before any rumours of that war we-')Russia, and an alliance with the intermediate states have just terminated with more haste than honour, !would diminish the obstacle of distance in space. were circulated in the- political world. Though "An Emperor of Russia having the control over the :- - thework consists of several volumes, the portion `;',. property and lives of sixty millions of subjects, accus occupied by the writer's own adventurea is very.l,toened to Slavonic obedience, could lead across the In small.. .He keeps hisown story in complete subser- dug, hosts that - wouldnot be numerically inferior to the . ~.. yience to what would appea r t o b e -th e - ma i n o bj e - united Indo-British .forces of Bombay, Madras, and 7of his book ; a thorough. and • minute description Bengal,findwhich would have the immeasurable advan --.a the tribes and races inhabiting those • teen of consisting almost entirely - of Great Russians, lose regions,. ~:, . their distinctive features; their - eliaraAers, their h reas only a very small body of our-Indian army is . mode of living, their past and- present history as. native British. The Moslem elements of a Russian in ., nations. Along . and intimate acquaintance with vading army, would also be of incalculable value, as in struments in countries whose Mahommedan population the Russian dominion leaves the author in astonish • . still regret the loss of power, , and retain a spirit of kment at its power of subjugating the most indepen-, revenge against their British masters." - o dent and ferocious tribes, by slow and sure degrees , All who desire to become thoroughly acquainted and reducing its bitterest opponents to the level of j ••- with the varying nations and distinctive tribes that .4$ its broken-spirited serfs. The Circassiaus, however,7cemi-ine to form this portion of th e Russian - must be excluded from this number, as the high Ipire, and to study th e i r national peculiarities, their 'spirit of the mountain chiefs will not submit to the,: Ife and manners, will find these volumes af f ord tyranny of RuSs'on rule. t them a N ast amount of information. They do not "The Emperor Nicholas, who maintained an iron disci- offer the entertainment to the general reader that -'-' pline amongst all the various kinds 'of troops in his im- is met with in ordinary narratives of travel. We •, manse empire, displayed a striking consideration towards do not meet with startling adventures, hairbreadth `•" the Circassian squadrons of his guard. Persons who are ' intimately acquainted with the arrangernenteat St. k esci:pei, descriptionseters- , burg, relate many characteristic anecdotes that show how of those little minor incidents that serve to gratify; - the bold, independent spirit of these Caucasian mountain- of remarkatis views, or any; the seeker for amusement. The qualifications it q o,..eersremains unbroken by the Russian rod, and how this:, possesses are more those of an historical or political ,spirit so imposes on the Emparor, and even on the severest:. work than of a mere book of travels. At the pre of barrack-masters, the Grand Duke Michael, that both 4. 1 . :- have often tolerated open mutiny." sent period it is especially useful, as showing the' `i:A considerable portion of the first volume,, opposing elements of which that extensive empire` is devoted to the Cossack tribes, who, accord-c!. is composed, and the severity and discipline which 2..ing to this writer, have been largely instru- Have forced them into harmony. Much may un mental in the subjection of the Russian ter- doubtedly be learned from these records of an eye ritory. He says, "On observing the powerful witness ; and the fact of their having been written Russian empire, it is less the conquest of such an before the war has a curious effect. To all desirous immense extent of territory than its maintenance of acquiring information on this important subject we commend,.affording these volumes as consider-, and its speedy Russification which astonish us. able instruction, and as meritingattentive conside-, ' The Cossacks have afforded the most important 4.. , assistance in this matter. Without them it would, ration. I: have been scarcely possible for the Russians to have maintained their Trans-Caucasian provinces, as they left independent mountaineers in their rear." However, his opinion of them is not in their fa your. " Were I," he says, "to give my own per .: eonal judgment respecting the character of the Cossacks, gained during my resideuce with them, ? the verdict would not be favourable." He de e scribes them as being cunning and.full of dissimu lation towards persons of rank, with whom they happen to be connected in any official capacity, and the propensity for theft, he declares, appears to be a universal vice among them. A. great jealousy exists between the Cossacks of the Don and the Cossacks of the Line, so much so, that some of the latter could hardly be persuaded to rescue a drown ing man, one saying to the other, "he is only a Don Cossack." The descriptions incidentally given leave a strong impression on the reader's mind of the tyranny of the Imperial rule. "It is almost miraculous," says the writer, in one place, " what Russian discipline can effect. The Tartars of the Crimea, those terrible rovers, who, in former times carried devastation into the very heart of the Rus sian empire, are now subdued under the Russian sceptre, a quiet, tamed, humiliated pople." The ` religious intolerance is very strong. No church is allowed to make converts except the Greek. As the 'writer justly observes, there might be an, appearance of reason, if not f justice, if this prohi • bition to enter the Catholic and Protestant churches' were limited to members of the Russo-Greek faith or to Christian confession's generally, but to forbid, Mohammedans, Jews, and Pagans to seek their salvation in any other, .is a piece of unheard-of tyranny. In Southern Russia it has happened 'occasionally that Jews of ' education have been attracted by the services of the Protestant . or Catholic churches, in contrast to the for malities of the Greek Church and the ,unpiilti 'rated' charaeter of its pri'es'ts.But they were riot suffered to_beeome either Protestants or C stholics, and as they would not accept the Russo-Greek faith they were forced to remain Jews. Such Christianity in the nineteenth century is almost as marvellous as it is lamentable. While staying at a village in the Caucasus a hand of emigrants pisse I through it. Hundreds of families were movingi their children and goads - in obedience to au Impe rial ukase. They weraof the tribe.of the Dacha borzi, a sect who held peculiar 'religious opinions, and who, by the command of the Emperor Alex ander,, were settled in the the steppes near the Sea of Azoff, as he feared the spread of their dootriues, where they formed eleven flourishing villagei. "As long as the Emperor Alexander lived, the Ducho borzi were left in peace. They paid their taxes regularly, -furnished recruits, and submitted in everything to their duties asfinbjecte. Social intercourse with Russians of Mel national religion was forbidden ; but beyond this they' were not aggrieved. On the accession of Nicholas to the Imperial throne their.condition underwent a material change. His wish to restore the unity of the Russian IChurch was known, and his consequent dislike'of Sec-, Itarianism. This was sufficient to excite the priests' land functionaries in the vicinity of the Dachoborzi to' a series of persecutions nail* these unfortunates." "Soon after this, an imperial ukase sent them all forth as exiles to the most sterile and melancholy part of Trans- Caucasia, at the utmost limits of the empire, where grain only ripens in the hottest summer, and they have to depend almost entirely on the breeding of cattle, as a means of sus tenance. I was staying in Arpatsehai, in 1813. Several thousand of the 'Duchoborsi were already settled there. They formed 7 villages ; but all the;People were in the most wretched condition; the children looked pale, and wasted from the' dyad quality, and insufficiency of tue food. I asked one boy if he would come w:th me as my servant, and have plenty of food and good clothes to wear. He replied that, ,he would like it very much, if he could take his Mlminka l , (little mother) with him. , I " Notwithstanding Ihe dreadful misery of these first; 1 settlers, which destroyed so many of them, the remaintieri of the Duchoborsi, to the number of from 4,000 to 5,000,1 , were unpityingly driven from their beautiful and prosper .I ous settlements, on the Milk River, to share the fate of ,the former. They had to sell nearly all they possessed for anything they could get, and then, with patient submis 'sion, to set out in their long and melancholy journey over the Caucasus. They had ben given the choice of remain ing on the banks of the Moloschns, and of denying- theiri faith for that of the Greek Church; but few di-1 so. It is remarkable that a religon, with so vague an idea of th e ; Deity, and of another world, should have enabled them toi resist all temporal welfare, and to exchange their comfort- - able houses for a miserable banisiment, rather than ac cept the creed of the Mother Church they had forsaken. "It is affirmed by those well acquainted with the pre sent state of things in Russia, that the number of schis matics, who practise their religion in secret, is very great." It was once remarked by a celebrated German 'diplomatist that the first symptoms of danger to Russia will most probably arise from these sects. It has also been said—" C'est par des diviSions ,religieuses que perira I'empire Russe." In opposi- Ition to this, however, the traveller instances the deep reverence even the victims of the persecution entertain for. the Emperor, who, he says, has no more devoted subjects than those who differ from him in creed. The Koords are described as a most ferocious and plundering nation, upon whom no dependence can be placed. After contemplat ing the character of these tribes the reader may be less inclined to disregard a piece of advice which our author quotes from a Sclavonic writer, with instructions to read it twice : " We Sclavonians owe our Western brethren a. warn ing of the utmost moment. The man of the West is too forgetful of the north of Europe and of Asia, the home of plundering and exterminating natious. Let no man be lieve that these nations have ceased to exist. "They still continue there, like a cloud big with tempests, only await ing the signal from above to dart down from the table lands of central Asia upon Europe. Let no one suppose that the spirit of Attila, Genghis Khan, Tamerlane. Su warof, the terrible scoarges of humanity, is extinct * * * Those lands, those men, and that spirit are still there to keep civilisation alive, and to warn it of the fact, that it is not yet time for, the West to turn its swords into plough shares, or its barracks into charitable institutions." The concluding chapters of the work offer some . very important points for the consideration of British. Statesmen. The chances of the Russians attempting to gain the ascendancy in India do not • appear to be beneath notice. The writer, who is certainly not prejudiced in their favour, though perhaps impressed by their power, .states his opinions as follows : "All • who compare the relative position of Russia and England in Asia cannot doubt that vidory will evi-, 1 dently incline to the former. Great Britain must remain l on the defeneive ' within the limits of her productive and wealthy peninsula. All conquests in that quarter,. from Alexander to Nadir, have , emanated from the north. " Russia has made immense, and apparently unpro ductiie efforts to subdue the Caucasus, and absorb Cen tral Asia. Her great sacrifices must be a gcsat motive ; DO less than the ultimate incorporation of India. " Whenever an ambitious Russian emperor sways the sceptre, he can force Persia, in her , present prostrate i condition, to give up Gilan, Mas inderan, and Aserbeid chan. We have already said that multitudes of Russian nobles were indignant at Nicholas not having claimed more from Persia, after the victories cl Paskiewitch. "But rulers and dynasties change, and a successor of Nicholas may act differently. Russia has it in her 'power either to encroach and a bsorb g raduall y , th e in -• Bi- termediate states of Central Asia, or by a bold dash to iseize her victims. The former is probably the,T wiser ., , plan, and carried out by the vigorow arm of a x (Hamm, and' the crafty diplomacy of her golden agents, it is probable i that she would attain her obj-ct more easily in this way 1 than by grasping suddenly at her victims. The Shah and i Cabal chiefs would be certain to yield to her menaces or ,'' bribes, and smooth her gradual advance to India. But - in case of resistance, they would be reduced at once, and e in the present state of Asia a few years would suffice to pave the way for a Russian invasion of India. ci. , -, " All who know Russia admit that- she has attained ''a .greater military power under Nicholas than under any, previous ruler. There is no second example in history of The World of Insects. By J. W. Douglas. Van Voorst, Paternoster-row. Works on entomology are usually very perplex ing to uninitiated readers, and the difficulty of wading through long pages of hard Latin names and dry technical matter, deter many inquiring minds from learning as much about the insect tribe as they ought to know. - Entomology is interest - Mg, to us all, from our- earliest days. We began with conning over the nursery themes, which tells ; all abont " the little busy bee," and advises the' ( dashingly -attired lady bird to "fly away home." ' What vulgarly blouzed faces we have gained from; pursuing the 'brilliant butterfly, though the song' tells us he is a "gentleman of no very good re-i pute." We have had powerful impressions made by the merciless sting of the fragile gnat. We have remembrances of many a smart skirmishing with a brazen blue bottle, which insisted on becoming acquainted with the delicate joint ofl 'lamb before us, and we have entertainedl murderous quarrels with " industrious fleas." 1 Great has been our admiration of the gorgeously- Lliveried moths and the burnished armour of the host of beetles, and Mr. Douglas has done much to increase our interest in the myriad species by per spicuously and concisely enlighte n i ng us as t o th e i r prominent characteristics and habits. The work is 0 devoid of any scientific • affectation, yet exhibiting a perfedt mastery of the subject. The necessary studious .details are agreeably relieved by such pas-, • sages as this : "Everywhere, up stairs, down stairs, and in my ; lady's chamber,' is the fly. For cool, easy, impertinent familiarity commend to me the fly. Drive him away from the viands upon which you are engaged, the enjoyment, of which he perseveringly disputes with you on your • plate, or froth yoorglas-, where he sits rubbing his feet, (I had almost said his bands), in the excess of his epicuri.m, and qualifying himself, by gentle. fops of yonr wine, to hive an (;pinion of its quality ; . flaphitu with' our handkerchief, upsettink your glass and yaiir tetn per, awl driving him on the . fruit at the same time, where, looking through his Argus-eyes, he is making dame of you ; follow him up, and, if be doeS not Fettle on your nose, and you art, not too much flurried, observe how he rises into the air boldly and without prepara tion ; put a man to make a leap as high as himself, and he must stoop for the spring to do it ; 'even' a birdd although it has wings, mast d ) the same thing ; but Herr Fly does nothing of the kind ; he only opens hisl two wings , and is gone. How That is something to ' and out. There have also been m'iny theories and die-, putes about the means by whiCh a fly walks upon a smooth surface, such as glass, in a vertical position, or runs with his back downwards —as, for instance, on the ceiling of a room—a n d I d o no t k now t h at t h e question can yet ire considered as determined." Speaking of the clothes-moth, Mr. Douglas tells us-- "This brown fellow was once a caterpillar with a moveable case, who nourished himself in some dark closet, where he made a living out of old clothes, and a house which he carried about with him. He might be styled the Jew of moths, for he is always to be found, i throughout all, the stages of his existence, among the "Old Clo',"—a cry he would doubtless utter if he could. Unlike many a Christian he has provided well for his children, having taken care they shall have every chancel .if being well brought up, by having the eggs deposited in a place of plenty. This is the true 'clothes-moth.' There is the other sleek yellow•plush gebtleman, who ses us looking and is sidling away ; he probably spent his time, from fouth to maturity, if not under the ermine, yet in as near an approach to it as circumstanoes would permit; he has a dear liking for furs of all sorts, and if he has no regard for the appearance of the skins' other 'animals, neither has he far his own ; for, unlike his congener above mentioned, he makes no covering for his body until he has done eating, when he forms a rude hut in which to assume his robes of state ; when he comes out, no one would believe how much dirty work was necessary to procure this finery. In the world there are many parallels." Iu alluding to the metamorphis which constitutes one cf the great laws of insect life, the author says— " Wonder of wonders is it that a crawling worm, after gorging itself fur weeks or months, should then be en velopedi in a shroud-lik e cover i ng, an d even t ua ll y come I forth a creature in no way resembling its former self, but, l ot exquisit e delica c y o f s t ruc t ure, d re - se d i n th e h ues of the rainbow, fitted to live iu a new element, and if it feed atl lan, not touching the substances on which it existed in former 4,ite. The striking similarity ofthese changes to the life, death, and resurrection of man evidently impressed itself on the ancient Greek mind, to which wonder and beauty never appealed in vain, and we accordingly find that one word in the Greek language—Psyche—signi- 1 tied both the butterfly and a soul." We cordially recommend the work to our readers as being a volume at once instructive and re freshing. The Arctic Enterprise. By C. H. Abrahall. Hope and Co., Great Marlborough-street. Poems. By Isa. Blackwood and SODS; Edinburgh. Poems, Original and Translated. By Sophia Mil laLrau. Hurst and Blackett, Great Marlborough street. Garlands of Terse. By Thomas Leigh. Volumes of rhyme are as plentiful as blackberries in autumn, and we have such a heap of them lying, before us that we must set to with a good will and 'ready pen and say what we think of a few of them. " The Arctic Enterprise" is an elaborated histo rical poem in seven parts, commencing with the discovery of Iceland, and progressing to the loss of Sir John Franklin. There is considerable power of language and vigour of thought in the work ,• but it may be considered that there must be a lack of Parnassian genius when 70 pages of closely-printed notes are required to render 140 pages of largely printed poetry lucid. We think the author would do better things if ho treated a less amplified theme. The "reading-up for such a production must have been very serious ; but probably it needs a Homer to make a catalogue of ship "Poems, by I s and heroes po sa " et i ca lly engaging. The wore written, we are t o ld in the preface, in the intervals of leisure afforded by a life of toil. The authoress need make no apo logy for the publication of her effusions. They might be proudly owned by raany a bard of blazoned fame. Earnest truth, simple pathos, and no small amount of enthusiastic genius are evident in all the poems, and demand encouragement and praise—, such as we have no doubt her readers will eagerly, e' The Blind Bairn The tender touchingness of " dl Bsirn" induces us t o transfer it to our columns " THE BLIND BAIRN. "The wee blind beggar bairnie sits Close to that woman's feet, An' there he nestles frae the cauld, And shelters frae the heat. I ken nae if he be her ain, But kindly does she speak, For blessed God makes woman love The helpless an' the weak.' "I'm was to see his wistfu' face, As weary day by day, He cowers sae still an' silent there, While ither bairnies play. The sigh that lifts his breastie Like sad winds frae the sea, Wi' sic a dreary sough, as wad Bring tears into yer ee. " An' now she lifts him in her arms, His wakin' nicht is past, An' round his sma' and wasted form Her tattered shawl is cast. His face is buried iu her neck Au' close to her he cline For faith an love hae filled Lis heart, An' they are blessed thino. " She bears him through the bustl But noo he fears nae harm, He'll sleep within her bosom too, To him it's rift and warm. Oh, her ain weary heart wad close In wretchedness an' sin, But he keeps in't an opea door, For God to enter in." ;We congratulate the authoress on having added 'her healthy and elevated poetic offering to our rick lyrical " Paper Currency" and regret that *ant of space prevents us from extracting "The As Lamb the Fauld," and some of the smooth and excellent Lsonnets. The "Original Poems and Translations," by. Sophia Milligan. This volume, although tko lroughly "respectable" in its original, and well finished in its translated poems, does not afford, to our taste, nearly such a degree of fresh outpouring as the one last discussed. Many of the pieces ars very mellifluous and well constructed, but we trim the undercurrent of vigour displayed by " The book is, however, well qualified to take a fair position amongst its compeers, and the warm !breathing of piety in it will stro_Lgly recommend it Ito many. - . " Garlands of Verse," by Thomas Leigh, is an other of the poetical publications which is destitute of ar distinguishing, feature. The songs forming the garland, dedicated to " Alice," are the most iattractive. The following is a specimen of the tenour of the work : " LOOKING O\ WARD. " When fifty years have o'er thee roll'd, I shall no grace of youth forgot, Yet not ajoy of love regret ; Though ether take the place of gold, And time rude fingermarks may set Where now alone my kisses fret, The past shall make thee dearer old, The farthest future find thee yet My Alice, my own Alice. " When the departing sun doth seem To die beyond the western hill, The earth it leaves behind is chill, ' But onward with itself doth stream Its glory other worlds to fill Love after death shall surely thrill With bliss diviner than we dream ; A heavenly home behold thee still My Aliso, my own Alice." LATEST NEWS. THE MEDITERRANEAN. SOUTHAMPTON, IVEDNBSDA.; 10 A.M. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamer Ava, Captain Field, with the Indian ant !Mediterranean mails has arrived in the river. She will be prevented from coming into dock until after mid day, in consequence of the room required for the vessels which are leaving for Spi thead. KONIGSBERG, AntlL 21. Accounts from St. Petersburg state that several decrees have been published, permitting the ex portation from Poland of sheepskins, meat, oxen, !horses, pigs, brandy, cables, hay, and woven ,goods. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. "11 TY, Two o'CLooK. ri The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed ,i',. very quietly, but with a firm aspect, and prices of ~ `7, all descriptions were Id. per lb. dearer. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales, comprising 160 Pernam and Maranham, bid. to 7id.; 10 Bahia, r 6id. ; 300 Egyptian,' bid. to 91d. ; I,OGO Surat, 41d. to 51d. ; and 80 Sea Islands, is. to Is. 6d. -•,`per lb. The Railway Share Market ruled dull. i The final instalments, amounting to 1,050,0001., ].;have to be paid to-morrow on the recent loan and funding of Exchequer Bills. There is, conse-' !..quently, a good demand for money in Lombard-I street, and at the Bank of England. i :.- As was generally anticipated, the market for 'Public Securities exhibits a dull appearance to-' g; day, in consequence of the thin attendance of deal-I "'ere and others. Consols for money have been' steady at 92i to 93, and for account at 931 1. 1 .;The New Three per Cents. are 92i1 i, and the Re '.duced 91 1,. Bank Stock is heavy at 2111. The: 7:,,March Exchequer Bills are par to 3s. premium, l iand the June ditto 3s. discount to par. In the Foreign Market business is exceedingly ?dull. Turkish 6 per Cents. are heavy at 981 / 8) -- and the 4 per Cents. at 1011. Russian 4i perl 'Cents. have. receded to 95 and 951 and Sardinian .to 95 and 951. Spanish Deferred Bonds are" marked 241. Brazilian 5 per Cents. 991, ditto 4i per Cents. 94-i, and ditto 5 per Cents. 98. Dutch 4 per Cents. are -i- .per cent. lower, viz., 93. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign! Stocks ;—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71 I; Mexican, 1 7-' 22i 11 ; Peruvian, 77 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 5311 ''4l ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian ', 5 per Cents., 101 6 ; ditto 41. per Cents., 91 6 : :, ,Spanish 3 per Cents., 45 1 ; ditto Deferred, i ; 'ditto Certificates, 51 6 ; ditto Passive, 7 1. s'. - , The Railway Share Market is inactive and prices are generally rather flatter. Great Western, I.An t" cashire and Yorkshire, and South Western are s s. .i to 10s. lower. Foreign Shares have been dealt in to a very limited extent, and the Colonial are quieter. , Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares are r generally steady. BRITISR FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ftors flu Ofriai List.) litarne, done, Bank Stock ... 2'li , er Oeut. Redr.ced '3 ner Cent Consols Annuities 92i 3 2 _ _ Ninw 3 per Cent. krinnioes 7 3 i -1 1 6 7 Lo D ng itt A o n 3 n O ui Y ti e e a s ;:, x e P a fr p e ir s e t s h tl; A Jan pri .l l 1 wots :Or Account, Eteliequor Bills, 20. March. 'l000. .000 . • ••• Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent.. Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS 'razilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 4. per Cent. Ditto New 5 per Cent., 1829 and 1839 ti, ie., 3 oor ent Russian Ponds, 1E22, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 4i per Cent. $4 Honls, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account -/ !iokds, 3 per '.::ent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Passive Taririth P•onels, ti per cent Ditto Account ..... . .... Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. , 4viiiends on the above ;kayable in London. )uteli Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Gull — Ditto 4 co. Cent. Certificates Ditto Account Ditto 4 per Cent June 3 d par 3 d par 3 d par DAY. Bixd 93 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, mone y 92i 3 Ditto Account (May 8) 93k LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —(This Day.) LONDON, April 23.—Wind this day at noon, N. Light breeze. PLYMOUTH, April 22.—Wind S.—Sailed—True B 6 on, for Melbourne; Tin9tuars, Malta. FOWEY, April 21.—Wind N.E.--Sailed—Royal Ade. [aide, for Quebec. NiwPoti, April 22.—Wind W.—Arri ved—Agathe, from Bremen ; John Christian Simony, London ; Wide Awake, Plymouth, all three for St. Thomas. LEITH, April 21 . — Sailed—Olive, for Quebec. OFF FALMOUTH, April 20 . — Chapman, from Bombay, had bowsprit, cutwater, and main stern carried away by being in contact with a ship on the 14th April, in lat. 49. N . l on . 7. W. ; Heatherbell, Mauritius ; John N. Cush ing, Calcutta. . SWANSEA, April 22.—Wind E. — Sailed—Colonist, for Caldera ; Secret, Malta._ WATERFORD, - April 21.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Vit toria, from Verona. CORK, April 21.—The Sola, from Havana, for Liverpool, which sailed hence for the latter port, had discharged cargo to repair damages sustained on the voyage. SCILLY, April 22.—The So into, put in here from the Clyde to Stettin, sprung a leak at sea, and will probably have to discharge. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday ILorning. Wind S.W Off—Atlantic, (s.), from New York. Sail d—Yorkshire, and Southampton, for New York. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. A very moderate supply osppm lyo t f k English the wheat demand d s o r n ul s e a d le i i n in to day's market. For a ctive, yet scarcely any change took place in the prices realised on- Monday. The show of foreign wheat was by no means extensive. Importers were tolerably firm, but we have no alteration to notice in the quotations. We had a steady sale for barley and malt, at extreme currencies. The supplies were limited. The oat trade was heavy, at Monday's decline. Beans, peas, and flour sold slowly, at barely late rates. ARRIVALIi THIS WHIM. Wheat. I Barley. 2,020 l 880 Malt. Oats. FL. 1,580 140 650 tnglish .• rish •• ••_ °reign 3,660 I 4,250 3s lo I 200 sk, BOROUGH HOP. Our market is steady, at Monday's currency. The show ' of samples is tolerably extensive. 1 WHITECHAPEL. The business doing in to-day's market was but model ate. Prices, however, w ere well supported. Beef, from 3 8 2d t o ts 4d ; mutton, 38 6d to 4s !id ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 8,1; 'veal, 4s Od to 51 Od ; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs., by the, carcase. RUN UPON THE ST. MARTIN'S SAVINGS 13ANS.-001 Monday, in consequence of reports circulated declaring, the Provident Institution Savings Bank, St. Martin's 4 lane (of which H.R.H. Prince Albert is president) to bey in an unsafe condition from serious defalcations, there was a complete panic, and crowds of persons assembled' both outside and in the bank, to withdraw their deposits. The manager, Mr. Boodle, issued a notice that on the 3d of April inst. there was a meeting of the trustees, the' president, Prince Albert, in the chair, at which several persons had been dismissed for misconduct, but not for dishonesty, and to these individuals the injurious ru mours had been traced. The Government certificate or the state of the funds was also exhibited in the bank, showing them to be quite satisfactory • but still num bers appeared to have their doubts, and preferred hav ing their money. •N "'''' 1 - 6 M - 56 3i - St 341 35 ~.. - .. 78 - 79 se, 3. 3 1 5i .6 56 L 7 87 — 9l 61 6d 6 6 101 101 28 7 29 fl - ' 106 78 77 47 19 '5 16 72 73 72 74 4 2 id ie 37 ••• 191 201 4t - 51 -- 76 A - 8 - 2f FOREIGN. RAILWAYS. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY ETIINING. The Emperor yesterday received the reply of the iKing of the Two Sicilies to the notification of the i)irth of the Prince Imperial ; a letter of thanks rfroin the King of Denmark, in return for a service , , of Sevres porcelain ; and also a letter addressed to his Majesty by Prince Orsini. • The Minister of War has presented the follow ing report to the Emperor : "Sire,—Your Majesty's attention is engaged with .he preliminary measures to be adopted to reduce the army from a war to a peace footing. As far as regards Vie infantry, the first measure appears to me to be the •,uopres,i , )tx of the 4th battalions of the regiments of !Infantry of the line and the disbanding of the 101st and 1024 regiments. In fact, these battalions and regiments were only recently formed, and solely in consequence of the state of war which is now at an end. The operation will moreover be very simple, as it will consist, as regards the suppression of the 4th battalions, in reorganising the hree other battalions of each regiment with eight com• [mules instead of six, that is to say to place them on the .'same footing as they were on before the formation of the 4th battalions; and as regards the disbanding of the 101st and 102 d regiments, in returning their elements into the regiments which furnished them, and where they have ,not been yet replaced. The number of officers who will be thus temporarily unemployed will be reduced to some -uperior officers and others who formed the staffs of the battalions and regiments suppressed ; these officers will remain the less time unemployed that the number of vacancies which now exist is rather considerable. If your Majesty approves of this plan, I beg you to sign Ithe annexed decree. I " VAILLANT." The above report is followed by a decree carry ; ing out the measures recommended by the Minister. Tile M o niteu r also contains a decree disbanding the 4th regiment of African Chasseurs. The officers of all ranks will be appointed to the same branch of the service as vacancies may occur, or into other regiments, in which latter case they will be in demnified for the expense of new regimentals. Another decree disbands the Ist and 2d foreign. legions. The men belonging to them may be ad 'flitted with the rank which they now hold, if they are naturalised Frenchmen, or make the de clarations required by the law, and have served either in Algeria or in the East. Two other foreign legions are to be formed in lieu of the ones disbanded, ono composed entirely of Swiss, and the other of foreigners of different coun tries not Swiss. The officers of the two legion■ lisbanded will be appointed to other regiments as vacancies may occur if they can serve as French. men, and if not they will receive an indemnity. We read in the Monitenr :—" The Emperor, in his anxiety for the sanitary state of the army of the East, sent one of his aides-de-camp, General Lespinasse, to obtain from Marshal Peliesier and from the French authorities at Constantinople in formation as to the causes of the malady which pre vailed, and the best means of stopping its progress. General Lespivasse, who had received the fullest powers for the accomplishment of his mission, has just addressed a report to his Majesty. In this report, the General informs the Emperor that the epidemic had ceased in the Crimea, and that he has proceeded to Constantinople to continue his in• spec! ion." BOITESE, April 22.—Prides left off as follows: Cash. fr. a. End oflionth. It per Cents 94 —f. —C. i per Cents 74 30 74 40 New Loan — MBank Shares 3,850 Roman I 2redit Mobilier 1,727 50 Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes Piedmoutese (5) . 93 - Horne Debt .„,,,,„ BAILwe TS—SOB CA BH. fr. c. fr. e. Orleans .. .. 1 ,400 We5tern............... 91T 50 NT is o ro r ..... .. ll 5 Strasburg ........... 1,043 50 i 0 New Ditt o ..... (x (1) BSS .: 4 0 3 7 2 5 &t e diterranean 1,640 G rand central 7U 25 Lyons Geneva BO5 Teste Gott° 7BO Austrian Com. ...... 940 RUSSIA. A telegraphic despatch from St. Petersburg, dated the 21st inst., announces that Count Orloff has been appointed President of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers, in the place of M. Tchernitcheff, who retires on account of his advanced age. The Emperor Alexander returned to St. Peters. burg from Moscow on the 14th inst. The Persian Ambassador Extraordinary, Abbas- Kouli-Khan, had left St. Petersburg, mid the Sartip Kassim Khan had been installed as regular Ambassador from the Shah to the Czar. PRUSSIA. The magistrates and municipal council of Berlin having presented au address to the King of Prussia on the conclusion of peace, his Majesty made the following reply :—" I have seen with pleasure by your address with what gratitude arid joy you have hailed the intelligence of peace, and I eau assure you that your congratulations have been most agreeable to niy paternal heart. May God, who !has kept the calamities of war distant from my !states, deign to support me in my efforts to make Prussia participate in the blessings of peace !" SPAIN. MADRID, April 20.—A grand review took plan• to-day to distribute colours to the national guard of the province of MAdrid. The most cordial good feeling prevailed during the review between the ,garrison and the national guard. Both raised loud cheers for the Queen, the Constitution, and Mar !shall Espartero. Everything passed off without an accident. The accounts from Valencia are 'good. The Chambers of Hanover were prorogued on the 18th to May 20. The members of the different 'committees are to continue their sittings and pre pare reports on the measures under conaideratioz. ex- .ing the ted to OM ; ,his 'de yal as !ed yal tte rt, co ho