The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-27 00:00:00

OCIETE GENERA.LE des CLIPPERS FRANCAIS. At an Extraordinary General Meeting of this Company, held a t the Offices, 20, Rae Neuve des Capucines, Parts, on Saturday, th , e 15th March, 1856; Vice-Admiral Count Casi in the Chair; present also Rear-Admiral T. Delotlre, Le Comte Williams Neukeirke 4 and MSI. Bell me, Petit Bergonz, with upwards of 50 other shall j . holders, it was renounced that — The shareholders were called upon especially to deliberate :- 1. On the modifications relating to the original statutes, and I he augmentation of the subscribed capital, consequent upon the IA ir chase in England of eight clipper shits, with auxiliary screw pow e r, for the sum of 12,500,0001. (or 500,0000 2. On the resignation of th 9 Gerant in favour of M. C. W. Grahnnt . 3. On the nomination of the Council of Supervision. Each of these propositions was unanimous'y adopted by the Meet t ing, together with the modifications in the statutes rendered nt.vet .- nary thereby. The resignation of M. Beraud-Villars, Gerant, was accepted; :an d M. C. W. Graham was appointed Gerald, with permission to asso - elate with himself a co-gerant. The sabscribed capital, previously fixed by the original statute re, t 10,000,0001., it was determined should be increased to 20,000,0004 (800.0001.), and be represented, by 200,030 shares of 100 f. (or 4/.) each. The whole amount of the subscribed capital to be paid up. Holders of original shares to exchange them for new shares, to the Same amount, and to be entitled t) an equal number of shares, in addition, at par. GRAHAM and CO., Gerants. Paris, 21, Hue Nears des Capucines, 22d March, 1856. THEATRE ROYAL, DRIIRY.LARB. Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENIN‘i, THE GIPSEY'S VENGEANCE. Supported by Auunns Brahma, t)raytln, and Farqatmrson; Miss L a cy Escott, and Miss Fanny Huddart. 1 o e)nclude with MARGUERITE, a Legend of Love. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. trader the Management of Mr. Brickstene. THIS EVENING, THE EVIL GENIUS. Followed by EL GAM EILTAINO ; or, The Mexican Goldseeker. Jn which BREA MEN:*, and the Spmish Dancers will appear. After which, LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS To conclude with JOHN JONES. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of 5t r. Cruntoes SUS. THIS FITENING, HENRY VIII. After which. THE VICTOR VANQUISHED. To conclude with A PRINCE FOR AN HOUR. TIIZA.T.BE ROYAL ADELPHS. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Direotress. Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, DOMESTIC ECONOMY. To to followed by lIRGENP PRIVATE AFFAIRS. To conclude with JACK AND THE BEAN S ['AMC: or, Harlequin and Mother Goole at florae Again. II which Messrl. ,T. 'Bland, P. 11 , Mford, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham, and Mi9lt E. Arden will ap?ear. ROYAL. OLYUPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Ifanazer. Mr. Altei Wigan. THIS EVENING STtY AT HOME. After which will he produced a New and doubly-moral, thouga xeesaively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled 'NWF. D ffiCIRE PRINCE'S; the Three Glase Distal 4. lii which Messrs. Emery, F. Eobien, li. Cooper, Miss Marston an t Miea Maskell will appir. ROYAL SIT'IREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Cresvrick. TIII3 EVENING, Will be performed it new Drama, entitled 110N1 , W LITE. Followed by TUFFLEHAUS?,'N; or, The Lawyer's Legend. To conclude with THE COBBLER AND TAILOR. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Mr Payne. THIS EVENING, THE LOST DIAMONDS. After GOOD QUEEN 11,:53.1 To concludo with IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY. ROYAL MARYLEBON'E Under the Manaq•ernent of Mr. Edward Stirling. TIIIS EVE LOST, £30,000. Messr4. Stuart, Belford, Stirlirq, Carter, Langton ; -Messils. An dcrton, Morell, Mars. Brothers Elliott's wonaerful performances. • GRAND BALLET. Annelle Agnes, Mr. an t Mrs. Harvey, awl Citros de pallet. qfleetaele. FAltty FERN Fl,OWlift; or, TUB GORT.IN Mtn Pranals Miss Morel', Mr. Sanders. MI. Bedford and 31 LadWs. Boxes and Stalls, 25..; Pit, 13.. Gallery, Gir. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATSX. rosevec and Mantmr, Mr. Wm. (poke. Easter Attractions. Astiey's Great Spring Meeting and National Steeplechase. THIS EVENING, THE ARAB OF THE DESERT - AND HIS FAITHFUL STEED The acting horse, trained by Mr William Cooke. A novel series of SCENES in the CIRCLE., New act, the Post. wan's Knock. First appearance of the Misses Dacn , on tile Double Tight Rope. New Dram° with the GRI , IIT SPRING MEETING / and ENG LIAR 51EEPT,E'31IA.AE, on Stage, combined with Itinzintroltrim; Mr. W. i'ooke's new mein; stud and daring jockeys, in the chase Pam the starting uotJ the winning post, with other entertainments. Box-wlice •pen from Ehiyen till Four. Igt , tge Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Direztor. SIB. sy. Cooke. sun. STSNLZIMI " SF.V.EN' AGM OF WOMAN." second 5C,14011. 'Vila Lyric Enterta`urtient has been cr 'ortied by tho ttnaahnoits approbattoa of Tlfc: LO IV JOURNALS As the gre ttest artistical triumit'l of the tv. It Coll9litutes an Opera, ant V.tudeville. Witt' alt ,at of ch tract rs to Oorreet Cos • turves ; awl Sours in SIX DIFFERENT I...011•A(IES ! Never attempted by any other artiste. Fve:iinx parforinati3 on Titeidaye., Tharidays, ant Friday'', at 8. Morn' n 4 pertormAnces on Wednesdays amt SAtnrdays at half-pas two, preck.ly. admission—Chairs, 3s. ; Centre Seats, 2s. ; Back Seats, Is. SAINT MAR FIN'S HILL, Long-acre. LIIWt WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Thiiw Day—Morn. 51 min. aft. 4 —E.veniug 17 min. aft. 5 I'n-Dior.RON—Zorn. iniu. aft. 5 —Evening 53 min. aft. 5 THE WEA.THEtt—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 27. THIntIfOIIETER, IN Tag SLUM 41 -highest sineo noon yastorday. :38 -tow-3qt this morning and tar! a 4 the night. 49 -tblR day at noon. BenowcrEB-2',) 9'. WIND, E.—Fresh, with fine, cold, sunshiny weather. d l / 4 . 5. § LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1856. _ The Peace has not - as yet been concluded ; that is to say, the Treaty has not been signed, although there is but little reason to hope that the event 114 _disastrous to the reputation and interests of Great Britain can be averted. Nothing can positively be known of,tide causes of the delay ; but they are generally ascribed to Turkey and to Prussia. We alluded to the rumours respecting the Ottoman Empire in our impression of yester day, and may, therefore, pass the subject without further notice for the time being. It is exceed ingly probable that Prussia may strive to occupy a better position than that assigned to her ; that she wishes to do something more than merely confirm the stipulations and arrangements that had been entered into 'during her exclusion from the Conferences. We are so much accustomed to German intrigue, that we should not feel greatly surprised if the Plenipotentiaries contrived, after all, to replace the good CLICQUOT in the position which he wilfully and deliberately forfeited. Lord CLAnnsnoN may oppose it ; but there is, unfor tunately, a paramount influence in England that prevails over the opinions of the responsible servants of the Crown—an influence which is always directed ° in favour of German rather than of English policy ; and the contemplated matrimonial alliance may render the party by whom it is exercised, especially unwilling to do anything that could humiliate Prussia, nothwithstanding its avowed partiality for the enemy against whom we have been forced to contend. As we reictly stated, - " never was England_ better prepared. 'tq, w;ge energetic war in every respect , thin at t 14 ,1 Akcatent : .„ defecte * otiu Pm balm beLV . 4pli,cd. Wlk? skim* so long demanded by ti&voicb7lmbli,c'bßinion, are no longer wanting. There would no longer be the semblance of an excuse for the inactivity of any Admiral entrusted with a command in the Baltic. Every possible preparation has been made, and the gigantic efforts are to be neutral ised at the last moment by the unwise and impo litic truce that has bean virtually patched up. To what use are these gun-boats now to be oonverted ? That will be an inquiry of peculiar interest to 'the People of Great Britain. The coastguard ser vice has been suggested, but with the reduced tariffs already sanctioned, and the further movements in the same direction that may be anticipated on the restoration of Peace, there could not be the slightest necessity for so costly and 1 powerful a fleet of mere revenue cruisers. Another serious question arises, what aro we to dto with the various foreign legions so needlessly enlisted in our service, and with respect to which w s got into difficulties with the. United States, and th e Governments of other countries ? We do. not want a body of German or It; ilian soldiers iu England, ready to obey any orders of the Commander-in-Chief. The presence of such men, who have no sympathies in common with the people of Great Britain, might endanger our highly-prized Constitution in the event of its being considered desirable to assimilate it more closely to the German models, said to be so popular in high quarters. Nor can we see the necessity or propriety of concentrating large bodies of men in camps, sash as at Aldershott, & - c., and yet we hear, even since peace has been assumed to be certain, of a rumoured intention to purchase a large quantity of land in the vicinity of Win chester for the construction of an additional camp ! It is indispensable that all these matters should be calmly and attentively considered by Parlia ment, the moment that a Treaty of Peace is for mally announced. There has always been a con stitutional jealousy of any undue increase in the power of the Executive ; and the system of cen tralisation now adopted materially tends to en hance that power, and to render it far more for midable. We do not for a moment suppose that our most gracious and well-beloved QUEEN would for a moment lend herself to any coup d'etat aimed against the liberties of her loyal and de voted people ; but events may occur at some future time requiring the utmost vigilance and care on the part of the nation, and it is especially desirable that no precedents should novIP be esta blished that may at some future time be twisted to improper purposes. There is no use in denying the fact—the House of COBURG is not popular in England at this moment. King LEOPOLD, who is just departing from our shores, has not chosen to submit himself to the criticisms of the inhabitants. He prefers a circuitous route--striking off at Wandsworth, and travelling, by Guildford and Reigate, to Dover. This is, to say the least of it, a strange arrange ment not often adopted by Monarchs who could fearlessly listen to the expression of public opinion. We already witnessed in December, 1851, the treatment of a Minister who ran counter to the wishes of the family, and we fear that the tenure of office by Lord PALMERSTON will not be a very protracted one, after the signatures have been affixed to the Treaty. The " Aberdeenites" are far more popular with those who aspire to direct the des tinies of the. British nation. Mr. GLA DSTO)TE, the chief favourite and hope of the pirty, has already been bidding for office, recanting, when too late, the peace-at-any-price professions that sealed his exclusion from the Cabinet. As the Right Honourable Gentleman considers that what be so long , strugglei for is no* certain, he may safely induTge - - in a few generalities, which, leading to nothing, may yet allay some of the irritation excited by the conduct of the ex members of the ABERDEEN Government. The whole political state of the country at this moment affords matter for deep and attentive consideration by every trte•hearted Englishman, who, like the Barons at Ratinymede, would be " unwilling that the laws of Erigland should be improperly altered." It is a very revolting sight to see a fellow ereature with irons on his wrists or ankles—bo see him shut up in a stone cell or worked in a con vict gang, or even clothed in. - a prison dress. Time was when the pillory was fine sport, and the parish stocks not much inferior fun. We have outlived, however, all this bad taste of our fore fathers—we shrink from the punishments whos.s essence is degradation, and of course still more from those which mOitgle suffering and dis grace. Io fact, we are humane and sentimental enough for inhabitants of a crimeless world. It is gratifying that socicty should have become so largely imbued with kinder fet!ing3 to the guilty, and that Christian 'teatime:lts should obtain the ascendancy in our treatment of unworthy members of the community, and we acknowledge that, like most others, we would willingly be spared the sight . of penal inflictions of any kind. Judgment must, however, not be superseded by mere senti ment, and we fear this kind of se'f-indulgence is becoming but too common. The consequence of disusing the rod entirely in the family is well enough known, and the community which is too tender over its lawless members must also expect both to injure the evil-doers themselves, and to I multiply crime and criminals. Such thoughts will occur to us when we notice the objections of a few of our contemporaries to flogging women -flowers. The lex talionis, we are told, is now abolished ; it is no longer "an eye for an eye and a tooth fora tooth." It is certainly not permitted by Christianity to indulge pri• rate revenge after this fashion ; but judi c i a l pun ishments appropriate to the offence—punishments carrying in their very form the idea of retribu tion—punishments well adapted, therefore, to convince the offender of the nature of his offence —are supported, not condensed, by Christianity. It recognises in the magistrate " a terror to evil doers ;" and it is difficult to conceive a terror more efficient than that of suffering identical with the suffering caused by the violation of another's rights. It is indeed a negative enforcement of the Christian precept to do unto others as we would that they should. do unto us. A cowardly villain, helpless in the hands of the ministers of justice, and smarting under the lash, feels as he never felt before that the wife he has beaten and bruised was treated by him as he would rather not be treated It imself. For ourselves We must confess that in no active punishment sh ou ld WC 4t., less unwilling to join than in inflicting corporal chastisement on the man who can beat a female. All the man in us resents the disgrace done to our sex by the woman flogger. Woman has her point of honour, and does not readily forgiv e the woman who has failed ; and what is a man's point of honour if it be not to be utterly free from cowardice ? We cannot, therefore, forgive the Unman) y brute who beats one of the feebler sex, wad so far as in hija lies proclaims to that . ; sex teat tam ar, coward*. lia is a disgr ate to of ball a the species b he does tsit I Ortosa trroin •he ago 40 90) , to represent men' as preferring to use strength against weakness, instead of seeking an equal on whom to expend their pugilistic tendencies. We believe, however, that, taking the commu nity at large, the feeling is pretty general that nothing is too bad for the man who lifts his hand against a woman. From the gentleman who wields his hunting whip to the carter in the street, all would with pleasure give a handsome cut to the fellow who had beaten a female. Indeed, we may very properly remind any sentimentalist of the castigation of HAYNATT as an illustration of the generality of the feeling we speak of. Not only did the draymen of Bankside ply their whips on the legs and back of the savage woman flogger ; but, except in the columns of the Times, which by that time had turned against KOSSUTH, and taken to Austrian service, the Press of England was glorying in the achieve ment of the Banksiders. HAYNAU had ordered a patriot female to be flogged—that was enough, —Lord PALMEASTON and Bankside coincided in their judgments. The court below inflicted sum mary punishment, and the supreme court would not interfere. There is more in this fact in relation to the case than appears at first sight. It is amongst the Bankside class that the greater portion of these barbarities occurs. A punishment to be effectual should command the unqualified appro bation of the class among whom the criminal lives. Now, Bankside has made it certain that the woman-flogger, under the lash, would only hear from his fellows the cry—" serve him right—that will teach him to beat women, another time." The certainty of the pain and the disgrace would stay many a coward hand from unmanly cruelty, and from disgracing civilised society. We hope Mr. DlLLwyN's bill will become law, and be rigidly acted on by every judge. In another part of our present impression will be found a report of a magnificent Free Trale Demonstration, by the operatives of the Pottery districts, at an open-air meeting held at. Hanley on Tuesday last—a demonstration, the reader will perceive, not only superior to any that has been witnessed in that locality in favour of Free Trade, but absolutely unsurpassed, in point of numbers, unanimity of feeling and enthusiasm, on any occasion in Hanley. Convened, as we gather, at the instance of the Anglo-French Free Trade Association, the main object of the meeting was, it will be seen, the removal or reduction of those prohibitory duties which check the importation of French wines into this country and shut out the unrivalled produc tions of the Potteries from the French market. The attention of the speakers was not, however, exclusively confined to this subject ; and while a case was made out in favour of the proposed re duction, cogent enough to convince the most sceptical, it was not less convincingly shown that a similar policy adopted iu relation to the exports of other countries would be productive of like beneficial results both to us and to them. The case, as between. France and us, may be thus broadly stated. The vine-growers of that country are able to supply our markets with a light wholesome beverage, calculated to super sede to a large extent the use and abuse of the muddy and intoxicating beer of this country, and otherwise to promote the material comfort and moral welfare of our workpeople, and are prevented from doing so by prohibitory duties levied on this side the Channel. On our part, our manu facturers and mining proprietors are able to sup ply France with first-rate pottery and' other mann factured goods, together with coal and iron to almost any extent, and, though France stands in —cs4l of these thin-6%, Are Aunsir,l., Jc.el di, So, save 1.., a lien►tai extent, by the prohibitory duties levied on these articles on the cther side of the Channel. The result of which is, neither party is benefitted by the productive wealth of the other, but import ant branches of commerce languish in both coun tries to their common detriment. If England admitted the wines of France on reasonable terms, France, it is fairly argued, would see it to be her interest to reduce her tariff, in order to admit those productions of "this country which her merchants are likely to take in exchange, and a powerful stimulus would thus be given to the commercial prosperity of both countries. This, however, is not the only point of view in which the subject should be considered. Not only would a reduction of the French and English tariffs give a powerful stimulus to commerce, but a prosperous commerce, while contributing to the general welfare and national greatness of both countries, would also tend to insure the stability of the present happy alliance, by establishing a new, growing, and lasting bond of union between them. Whatever danger there may have been of a war between us and America, it will not admit of doubt that the commercial relations existing between us and the United States have proved the best security for peace. Other motives have their influence, but, whether of a dynastic or political nature—whether attributable to a simi larity of views and feelings, or to the ties of a like origin —not to be' compared with that arising from a community of interests. The former are liable to all the fluctuations of human passion and popular sentiment, but no civilised people will be found to hazard lightly the elements of their own prosperity. The temptation to quarrel must be great indeed to be indulged in at the cost of such a sacrifice. In the promotion, therefore, of commercial relations between France and England likely to be ensured bya reduction of their respective tariffs, the Anglo-French Free Trade Association have a strong argument in favour of their views. At the pre sent moment, it is hardly too much to say, that the French EMPEROR is the chief, though, cer tainly, not the exclusive prop of the happy rela tions existing between the two countries ; but with how much more confidence would the most sanguine believers in the perpetuation of his wise rule look to the future, if France and England were more dependent on each other com mercially ! Viewing the matter in this light, as well as from a consideration of the advantges such an extension of commerce would confer on our manufacturers and workmen, we trust that the noble example of the operatives of Hanley and the entire district, will be followed in all our manufacturing and com mercial towns until the object of the asso ciation is attained. Every encouragement is held out to them to do so. A strong feeling in favour of Free trade is gaining ground in France, and in the highest quarter the most favourable consideration may confidently be looked for. Louis NAPOLEON, there can be no doubt, is a Free trader at heart, and any aid that can be furnished by the example of this country is likely, to be turned to good account, and what would serve better for a beginning, we would ask, than obtain ing from our Government the reduction of the duties on French wines ? ARPOSgIi JOINT RRFORUATORT TOR SIIROPSRIRE 4 RRUOIRSHIRE.— A proposal has been made by Ld Witifistrates of Salop to join those of aereferclAire 30 the establishment of a reformatory for juvenile 0 5:9114001, trot the latt:lr have raspsotfully decliped tss tirtsj:44 iCat hut. A BONAPAIITZ IN CORSICA, A recent 'number of the Jeornat cte to - Corse, (to which our attention has just been directed by a happy acci(lent)contains the following inte res ti ng narrative of an incident which took place last win ter at Bastelica, and the original of which narra tive we are gratified to render The, Sem the modiuna of thus, for the first time, transforming into our English vernacular for the perusal of the more curious or more observant among our fellow-coun trymen. We are happy to announce to our readers, says the journal just mentioned, that a young Irishman, the descendant of an ancient and noble race [the Journal de la Corse here alludes, it will be seen a little further on, to William Charles Bo naparte Wyse, Esq., the second son of his Excel lency her Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of Greece], himself endowed with the most brilliant qualities, both of mind and heart, has evinced from his earliest years a great love for Corsica, and an ardent admiration for its heroes. Captain Wyse, grandson of Prince Lucien, whose heart beats like that of a Bonaparte, and in whose countenance one at once recognises the NapoleOnic features, formed the admirable idea of erecting over the door of the tower where the heroic Sampiero first saw light an inscription in the Corsican dialect, and engraved upon Corsican marble, for the purpose of thus recalling to future generations the man whom,/ eau de Mdici called the bravest of the brave, and whom Mr. Wyse designates by the apposite title of " the m os t C ors i can o Corsicans." It was for the purpose of accomplishing this pious design that he took the road to Bastelica, accom panied by a numerous e=cort. On his arrival at Cauro he was received by the entire population with marks of the liveliest enthusiasm. The brave commandant of Glum, whose devotion to the Imperial family has never been doubtful, offered the young traveller the most cor dial hospitality. We cannot resist the plea sure of faithfully reproducing here the words pronounced upon Corsica by Mr. Wyse to wards the close of the banquet. " This island," he said, " may be justly compared to a little body enclosing a gigantic soul, the gran deur of which found its personification in the colossal genius of Napoleon, its sublimity in Pascal Paoli, and its heroism in that dauntless child of the mountains, whose memory we are about to honour." His arrival in Bastelica had been announced in the morning, in consequence of which all the inhabitants of that populous vil lage hastened to welcome him by their attendance. The sound of horns echoing in the valleys, the bells ringing a merry peal, the enthusiastic shouts of a population intoxicated with joy, grouped upon the surrounding rocks, carried us back in thought to those troublous and heroic times when Sampiero inflamed every heart and roused every arm for the defence of the fatherland. The Captain and his companions were received with most ami able hospitality at the house of the Juge de Paix, M. Costa, who has imbibed from infancy a love of the Eonapartes. At eleven o'clock on the follow ing morning, the population, en masse, having at its head the communal authorities, and bearing before it the tricolor, assembled to conduct Mr. Wyse and his companions with every demonstra tion of enthusiasm, to the house of. Sampiero, where everything had been prepared for the cere mony of inaugurating the marble, upon which ap peared, dec)rattd with the ancient emblems of Corsica, an inscription, of which the follo wing is a translation TO TER MOST CORSICAN OF CORSICANS SAMPIERO, A GLORIOUS HERO AMONG INNUMERABLE HERJES3 WHOM LOTZ OF COUNTRY, TEM SrPERB MOTHER OF MANY VIRTUES, NOURISHED AMONGST MOUNTAINS AND TORRENTS, WILLIAM, WYSE, AN IRISH CATHOLIC, NEEHEW OF NAPOLEON THE GREAT, AS A TOKEN OF ADMIRATION, DEDICATED THIS MARBLE. VIII. DECEMBER, FEAST OP THE CONCEPTION, 1855. Having ascended the platform, M. J. V. Grimaldi sketched, in a few broad outlines, the life of Sam piero and the heroic virtue of the ancient inhabi tants of Bastelica. He afterwards explained to the assentloled multitude the motives which had actuated the distinguished Irishman (who was, at the same time, a poet of considerable pretensions), in this his pious and romantic pilgrimage. "An 'inspiration so noble," said the speaker, " gives him the right to be regarded as one of our selves. We have, indeed, by reason of it, so to say, only one Corsican the more." These words were greeted with the most enthusiastic ap plause. Captain Santini afterwards recited an ode, written expressly for the occasion, a n d b rea thi ng through . s / u V o h ns i e e most le s pactjairoe4-.c sentiments. fter has4ng pro nounced a beneiliction upon the assembly, delivered t discourse such as religion and civism could alone have inspired. Finally, Captain Wyse, rising amidst loud plau dits, followed by profound silence, spo':e as fol lows :—lnhabitants Of Bastelica ! I feel proud in press'ng my foot upon the patriotic soil of your mountains, and at finding myself at this,moment among the compatriots of Simpiero. I come from a distant country, a land of rain and mist, yet I have, too, something of the Corsican in my heart, and, like a veritable Corsican, I idolise the memory of the great Bastilechose. (Cheers.) Corsica is a land of heroes—at land long oppressed, from which rises like a granite peak the form of this majestic mountaineer, to whose glory I come this day to offer thus pablicly an act of honourab!e com memoration. (Cheers.) The renown of your own Paoli resounds throughout the world—of hint many books have been written—to his honour many sta tues-have been erected by various municipalities. But Sampiero—greater, perhaps, than Paoli—with a nobler soul (sensation) and a patriotism yet more strikingly signalised—remains to this day, comparatively speaking, almost unknown —has obtained no biographer—possesses nowhere any monument save in the palpitating hearts of those whom he knew so well how to love and hate. (Hear, hear.) inhabitants of Ba ! may it be permitted to an offshoot of the house of Bona parte to repair in some measure this singu lar forgetfulness—to take the initiative in a work which it belongs to Corsica herself to com plete. My uncle, the Prince Pierre, who has never forgotten that his ancestors respired the atmos phere perfumed with the aromatic herbs of your island, has given me, the promise of his co-ope ration in erecting a statue to Sampiero— (cheers). As for myself I shall do all that lies within my power, and I am perfectly well satis fied that we shall be aided in our purpose by every one of our compatriots from Cape Corse to Boni facio, from Bastia to Ajaccio—that town always, and in so many ways, so truly imperial. Allow me yet another word. Au unpretending tourist, with out any political aim whatever, I trust I . may be allowed, M. le Moire, to c=ongratulate you, and through you the whole of Corsica, upon the con cord and security which now during , three years' have continued to prevail in this integral por tion of the French empire—a security and a concord which even the superb self-sacrifice of Sampiero failed in his time to accomplish —which demanded, in truth, for their realisation the authority of a Corsican Emperor—a Napoleon 111., at this moment the moral master of the world ! (Hear.) At the same time, you will permit me to hope that his Imperial Majesty will never forget those chivalrous men who fought for the good causo (in which he is the victor) through every imaginable misfortune, combating for it, moreover, as devoted champions, not as hireling mercenaries ! (Reiterated heering.) Vive Sampiero ! Vive la Curse ! ! Vive l'Em pereur ! ! 1 Before separating, the concourse, through M. le Maire Folacci, who expressed himself in a few feeling words, thanked the gallant officer and his associates for the pious work upon which they had adventured. The young poet returned to the residence o M. Costa amidst re renewed acclamations, and cries, again and aglin repeated, of Viva l'Empereur ! Vive le Prince ! About midday M. Costa gave a banquet at his house to the authorities and no tables of the neighbourhood : when several toasts were proposed —among others to the Emperor, to the Empress, to the family of the Bonapartes, to the Prefect of Corsica, and to the noble young tourist ! Mr. Wyse quitted Baste lica about two o'clock in the afternoon, when the entire population escorted him beyond the boun daries of the town, to the sound of horns and bells and to the singing of the national melody l'Ajaci- , cane. At the moment of his departure the dis tinguished traveller expressed his thanks to the multittide for the sympathetic welcome he had received, promising to return among them upon: the day when a statue should be erected to their immortal compatriot Sampiero. STATE OF TRADE.—NOTTINGHAN, Wednesday--This week, in consequence of the Easter holidays, there has not been so much doing at the warehouses. Neverthe less, the lace trade is in a very healthy state ; the cold weather, however, continuing, operates against the de mand, which would manifest itself were the season more genial. The prices for plain netq are very high. In the hosiery department the holidays have also impeded business to some extent. Trade is more quiet; still, there is a good amount of business doing, and cheering prospects for the fall, a fair number of orders having been placed. On the whole, the hosiery business is in a very ea.iafactory state, azd the uperatiTea are well OW. ployed. _ 7 1 CIRCO LAR. WINDSOR, MAIIC 26. Mr. Albert Smith had the 'inflour of performing last night before her Majesty, the King of the Belgians, the Duchess of Icqit, the ii,tyal family, and the party kt , - sembled at-t'xe The dinner party included his Maj?sty the King of the Balgians, her R-yal Hiahnes the Docile4s of Kent, her Royal Hilhness the Princess Royal, the B,lgian Minister and 'Madame Van de Weyer, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Major-General the Hon. Sir Elward Cost, Colonel and Lady anily Seymour, Sir James Clark, Colonel de Moerkerke, Captain Prisse, and Dr. Rieken. The bat , d of the 2d Life Guards played during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the Castle. The Qneen and Prince, with the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, rode on horseback this morning, attended by the C iunte , s of Desart. 'Major-Genet-Al Buckley, and Captain the Hon. H. de Ros. Alakr-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cast left the castle in the forenoon. Lady Macdonald has succeeded the Countess of Desart as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty. WINDSOR, MAnca 26. The birthday of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge—born on 26th March, 1819—was celebrated here to-day by the ringing of the bells of the Chapel Royal of St. George, and other demonstrations of re spect. On Monday next the Court will leave Windsor Castle for Buckingham Palace, to remain there probably not more that a week or ten days ; after which time, her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the royal family will go to the Isle of 'Wight. His Majesty the King of the Belgians will take leave of her Majesty and the Prince, and leave the Castle at half-past nine o'clock to-morrow morning, on his return to Brussels. The _King and suite will travel by the S mth-Western line to the junction at Wandsworth, thence down the main line to Guildford, branching therefrom to Reigate, on the South-Eastern line, to Dover, avoiding, by this arrangement, change of car riages, luggage, &c., as well as the inconvenience of the delay occasioned by changes as formerly. His Majesty, on his departure, will be attended by Mr. Scott, ma ❑ager, and Mr. Crombie, secretary. The journey will be performed in less than four hours. Mr. R. Berrington, of her Majesty's private band, has been appo'nted one of the state trumpeters, in the room of Mr. Grist, deceased. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary will remain at Cambridge Cot tage, Kew, until the close of the ensuing week, and then return to St. James's Pa'ace for the season. The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk leave Carlton House Terrace to-day, for Arundel Castle. Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons is staying with the noble duke and duchess. The Duchess (Dowager) of Norfolk leaves Norfolk House, to-day, for Cliflen Park, the Duke of Suther land's seat, near Maidenhead. The Earl of Eglinton has left town on a visit to Lord and Lady Southampton at Whittlebury Lodge, North amptonshire. The Earl and Countess Spencer, who have returned to Althorpe Hall from town for the recess, are ent.irtain ing a distinguished circle at their country seat. Viscount and Vicountess Ingestre have arrived at the Earl of E4lioton's from visiting Sir Watkiu Wil liams and Lady Wynn, at Wynnatay. Lord and Lady aititharripton are receiving a succes sion of distinguishel visitors at Whittlebury Lido , Northamptonshire, during the race meeting. Lady Elizabeth Hope Vern and Mrs. Townshend Wilson have arrived in town from D.,ver. Lady Dover, since her return from Gowran Caqtie, ,relied, has been ,t-rying with the Countess (Dowager; ~ f Carlisle, at Castle Iliward, Yorkshire, Lord and Lady Georg Manners have joined the fatuity circle vi-iting the Duke of Rutland, at Be'von . Ca•tle. Liecestershire. S.r R .bert Peel, Bart., M.P., and Lady Emily Peel are expected to arrive in town immediately after the holidays, from a tour in Italy. Colonel Mounij,)y lklartyn has been seriously ill in Paris. We are glad to learn, by the latest accounts, that the gallant officer is pronounced out of danger. Mr. Hastier, the respected and talented manager of the Lord Warden Hotel, rendered so famous by the late visit of the Emperor and Empress of the French, leaves the direction of that e,tablistiment in Dover. MADAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND.--The new Phil harmonic Society has received an intimation frOm Madame Jenny Lind thai - , she will perform at one of the concerts of ,the society during the approaching season. This is another proof of the artistic feeling which is so well known to animate this distinguished lady. Mr. Benedict and Dr. Wyble will be the conductors. A further amount of Australian gold is understood to have been taken to the Bank yestkr lay. Small parcels of o in also continue to arrive from Paris ; but a consider able part of the Austraian gold by the Emma was pur chased yesterday for tr msmission thither. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—We have received files of papers fr bm Cape Town to the Bth of January inclusive. Everything is going on satisfactorily in the colony. The Cape own, Mail of the Bth of January says :—" Our in telhEen, o from b• yon d the borcl, rs ha , ri w for a long time burn centined t works of peace, with scarcely au indleation4 trouble or disco Vint. WEST COAST OF A FRICA. —PLY3IOtiTH, March 26. The African Steam Navigation Company's marl peke Ethiope, Commander W. 11. 11-irnwell, with a genera cargo and nine passenger-:, sailed yesterday afternoon fir Teneriffe, and the West Coast of Africa, Notice has been posted at the gates of the Devonporl Dockyard that her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam sloop Scourge, 6, will sail for Sierra Leoae on the 315. instant. SUICIDE OF Mn. MANSFIELD, C E —On Saturday an inquest was held at Dunkettle, near C irk, on the body of Mr. R. D. Mansfield, engineer on the Cork and Ban don Railway, which was found in the slob of the river the previous day, as already described. The jury re turned a verdict to the effect that the deceased in a state of temporary insanity, drowned himself at Dun kettle Bridge. FALL OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL AT PRESTON.— On Thursday laot, about noon, St. Mary's Catholic Chapel, FEarga,te-hill, suddenly fell down, and became a inaz.s of ruins. Several workmen have been employed for some time at-the building. preparatory to its enlarge ment- They were -- about t ► widen it, and for that pur pose intended to take out the side wall. A large quan tity of earth had been dug away from the wall, and it is supposed that it weakened it, and was the immediate cause of the destruction of the building. The two . gable ends are still standing, but in such a dangerous state that their fall may be looked for any *moment. The *eats, furniture, b , mks, an , l, indeed, everytbing belonging to the chapel, have been smashed and t am to pieces, and buried beneath the reins, Very fortunately none of the men employed about the building were in any way in - j ere& The ohanel will now have to be entirely rebuilt. —Pr stop Guardian. Tax FORTIICoIfING EASTER TERM.- -Yesterday, on the termination of the h , 4lidays t the several law offices resumed business, when the lists of arrears for the forth coming Eas-.er Term Were exhibited. In the three com mon raw courts the number is only 71. At the com mencement of last Tern the number (exclusive of mat ters in the Crown isaperl was 161. In the Queen's Bench, for next Term, there are 27 rules—la , t Term there were 73. In the Court of Common Pleas the numbered entered is 19—last Term there were 29 ;.and in the Court of ExcheqUer there are 25—last Term the ' , umber was 62. For the ensuing Term there are in the Court of Queen's. Mulch 2 new trial rules, 10 rules in the special paper, and 9 enlarged rules. In the Curt of Com mon Pleas 3 enlarged rules, 7 for new trials, 1 rule for judgment., and 8 demurrers entered ; whilst in the Court of Exchequer there are 2-rules,in the peremptory paper, 2 in the special paper .for judgment, arid 5 for argu ment, beside which there are 16 rules for new trials. There is a good deal of business in the common law courts, and the beneficial operation of the Common Law PrOCedure Acts is being felt both in the despatch of cases and the diminished costs now charged by the profes sion. In actions in which julnment is allowed to go by default, the charges are trifling, and in the bill now before Parliament to amend the county courts a de creal •._,d scale will be settled, so that it will be a matter of consideration. which i 3 the cheapest—the superior court or the county courts—for the suitor to enjoy the . plea sures of litigation. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT 'MESSRS. HARRISON AND CO.'S PIANOFORTE FACTORY, NEAR TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD. . Last night a fire, attended w i th very considerable de struotinn-orproperty,-broke out at a few minutes past 8 o'clock; in the extensive pile of premises belonging to Messrs. Harrison'and Co., pianoforte ManUfacturers, ryiog on business at No. 64, John-street, Tottenham-court-road, and No. 3, John-street-mews, near the Whit field chapel. The premises weee of considerable depth, stretching ; from mews as far as the timber yard behind the private dwelling and offices. Each floor was filled with instruments, some finished and some partly so, which alone were of great value, but many, we regret to state, have been entirely destroyed. The loss is very serious, but fortu nately the sufferers were partially insured in the County Fire-office for the factOry, but, unfortunately, the whole of the workmen have lost their tools, and a number were not insured for a 'single penny. The private house be- longing to the firm was, it is understood, insured in the Athenaeum Fire-office. The premises of Mesari. Andrews and spokes, tinplate-workers, No. 2, North-street-mews, have sustained some damage by fire, but considerably more by water.: brilliantly was he metropolis illu minated by the fire that several thousand persons rushed :to the spot, and it requ.red the services of a strong body . 'of police to keep the popnlace out of danger. Mr. Flodg sall and Mr. John Ilarnbleton, the iesessors of losses, :and Mr. T. Loader, the surveyor of the Uulty Fire As sociation, were remarkably early in attendance t) look after the salvage. -,As to the origin of the fire, not the least information could be elicited. , ALARMINGrFIRItS.—Yesterdiy morning, at five o'clo3k, a fire broke out on the premises of Mrs. Mary Pannier, milliner, 13, Margaret-street, Cavendish square. • The firemen &Lind that the fire originated in the igriition of some bond timber adjoining a chimney in the next house. This cause of fire bas of late been very often recorded in 171;(31,OrIon-bilgade hooks. By removing a very con miderable quantity of brick-work the fire w.is extingui-hed. Insured in the, Sun Fire Office.—A second fire broke out at .Mr. George Triekett,'s, bookbinder, 67, Hatfield street, Stainford=street. Owing to the timely arrival of the fire-brigade it was extinguished, but not until consi derable damage was done. Considerable delay was .coused by the want of water from the mains of Lambeth • ' - Wl4,t,er Works.: The cau§9 is At prevent maknows. LATEST NEWS. MARSEILLES, MARCH 2(3. The Gauge has arrived with advices from Con- stantinople of the 18th, and from the Crimea of the 15th. General Vivian and 38 French military men lave arrived. General Smith has arrived at Constantinople from London on his way to Shumta. Count Zamoyski has arrived from Paris. The Porte has rejected a petition from 60 Moldavian Boyards, directed against the local Divan of the Principality. Prince Ghika has, in the name of the Sultan, intimated that all similar protests will be put down. Reinforcements, to the extent of 8,000 men, have arrived from England. Two Chamberlains of the Sultan have been dis missed for having opposed themselves to the re forms decreed by his Imperial Majesty. The weather in the Black Sea had been very boisterous. The French frigates Montezuma and Christophe Colomb had returned to Constanti nople. Omer Paella has paid a visit to the Cai- mac in. The Porte has made an application to the 1 7 1-mA Government for 1.0,000 carbines and as many sabres. The English fleet is shortly expected at Malta. Accounts from the Crimea to the 13th state that the weather continued stormy. The health of the French troops had considerably improved. The cold is severe at Kertch ; the canal of Yeni kale is frozen over. BERLIN, WEDNESDAY EVENING. Rumours of a change in the Ministry are rife. The most important member of the internal administration of the country is said to have ten- dered his resignation. Thirty cases filled with Minie rifles, on theii way from Belgium to Russia, have been seized here by the authorities within the last few days. The accusations against MM. Von Manteuffel and Von Gerlach, contained in a pamphlet re cently published touching the despatch robberies, are formally contradicted by the Prussian, l «zette. MADLLID, MARCH 25. The Grand Central Company and the Credit ALlAlier Company united have made propositions for the construction of the southern railway con necting Portugal and Spain. The deputies of the Spanish provinces, directly interested in the line, have expressed their approbation of the propo sitions. THE PARIS CONFERENCES. . (Front Second Edition, of the Times of this day. ) The 'following is the letter of our Paris corre spondent, dated yesterday, 6 p.m. : I have reason to believe that we are at last near the satisfactory solution of our diplomatic difficul ties. The Congress met to-day again, the third day consecutively since Sunday, and it will very pro bably continue to meet from day to day till the con clusion. Notwithstanding the assurances in respect able quarters as to the exact date on which the pro- tocols will be signed, I refrain from naming any day. As matters stood yesterday(not being aware of what passed at this day's sitting), I still am of opinion that everything will be arranged this week. We are now, it is true, in the middle of the week, but with I,..ausiry and applicatt‘ , n w grtrul deal wor k ma y be got through by Friday or Saturday. I cannot answer for unforeseen accidents; but I ant of opinion that the business will be brought to a close very soon. • In my letter of Sunday I referred to the proceed ings of the Congress the day before. From what I have been able to ascertain since, these facts have not only been confirmed, but some additional in 'formation acquired which may not be found unin teresting. The dissension I alluded to as breaking out on that day certainly originated in the manner in which the participation of Prussia in -the treaty was viewed. The Plenipotentiaries met, as informed you, at an earlier hour than usual. This, however, was not the case with re spect to the Representatives of Prussia, who were not summoned till a comparatively late hour—some sly at 4. or half-past 4 o'clock. When they entered the Saloon of the Conferences they are said to have manifested their displeasure at what they considered a studied slight if not humiliation offered to them. One of the Plenipoten tiaries—who, I cannot say positively—made excuses for the seeming neglect, and explained that though _arriving, or summoned, late they were not to con sider thernselves.as treated on a different footing from the other Plenipotentiaries; that they all met in that room on terms of equality, and on terms of equality they would remain. Another Plenipoten tiary, it is said the Eng•ish, though I cannot of course vouch for the fact, stood up and disputed the proposition laid - down by his confrere. He fora allyand decidedly denied the parallel sought to be established 'between the representatives of Prussia and those of the allies, and declared em phatically that he should never consent to it. In this he was supported by the Sardinian Plenipo tentiaries. The discussion continued for some time in this strain, and the parties separated without coming to any decision, so that peace could not be officially announced, as was hoped, the following day, as au accompauiement to the Te Deum. It is said that the English Pleni potentiaries—one, if not both—had a long in terview the next morning with the Emperor, and left him perfectly satisfied. On Monday the Congress again met, and resumed the discussion of Saturday, as to the manner of admitting Prussia to sign the treaty.' I am hot acquainted well enough with what passed, or rather the reports on the sub ject are so contradictory, that I refrain from men tioning any particulars. The same may be said of that of yesterday ; but the only important fact is that either on Monday or yesterday an arrangement was proposed by which the allies should sign one protocol, and that a second should be drawn up to which Prussia and the allies should affix their sig natures. This, if I am correctly informed, has been adopted, and the Congress is now occupied in the redaction of both protocols, The precedent of France resuming her place in the European Concert of 1=41; - after the treaty of 1840, which had been signed without her participation, would then seem to be followed on the present occasion. Lord Cla rendon is described as having decidedly resisted the admission of Prussia in any other way, and, if my information be correct, he has resisted successfully, notwithstanding the strong opposition t 9 him: If this version be the correct one the arrangement c an hardly be called a compromise. As Prussia was invited to join the Conferences it must be to sign something. The' allowing her the same advantages as the other Powers, belligerents or who were engaged to be so, could . not be listened to and that Lord Clarend o n did no t c onsider the difficulty as one fof 'mere formality, but as a principle is , manifest from the opposition he made to it from` the beginnin g . If the matter be arranged as lam told it is, the only delay (supposing no accident to occur) can now be in the proper framing of the protocols. In the meantime the last day allowed for the armistice is rapidly approaching. It is no doubt expected that the treaty will be signed on or betel a the 31st, but so, serious a matter as the resump tion of hostilities cannot be left to chance or exposed• JO accident. In order to avoid this, and with a humane' desire to avoid the unne cessary eff6Sion of blood, a message has been Or will be sent by tel€grsph to the head-quar ters in the Crimea - not to recommence hos tilities without further orders. This is, of course, nothing more Or less than a prolongation of the armistice ; but in order to prevent the unpleasant effect on the public mind that would be sure to fol low the official announcement of such prolongation, the order I allude to will probably be explained by the fear of an accident occurring to the electric cable, which would produce a "solution of conti nuity." Thus the prolongation of the armistice will be effected without unnecessarily alarming the too auseeptible public. Thin, I believe, i all that can safely be said of the prc)gressof the Conference/4 at this moment. The solution, as I have already said, is expected this week. FRANCE. rAms, WEDNESDAY EVENING. It is rnmoured to-day that means have been or dered to eff, , ct the tlansport to Algeria of all the Tartars that may choose to leave the Crimea when the .Aliies withdraw. A review of troops, on a gigantic scale, to the nutn})er of 150,000 men, will follow the declaration of peace. "The Emperor," says the Constitirtionnel, 'has for this year doubled the salaries of all the persons in his household.. It is this, doubtless, which gave rise to a report that a month's salary had been granted by way of ‘gratitication ' to all func tionaries." Decrees in the Moniteur make six nominations to the rank of Knight in the Legion of Honour, and confer 44 military medals on non-commissioned officers and privates in different regiments who have received wounds during the war. Other de crees confirm two nominations to the rank of Knight in the Legion of Honour, and the grant af five military medals, made by Matshal Pelissier. General Rolin, Adjutant-General of the Palace of The Tuileries, has been promoted to the rank of Grand Officer in the Le g ion of Honour. The Emperor having decided that, on the occa sion of the birth of the Prince Imperial, the Easter holidays given to the pupils of the Imperial schools belonging to the Crown, such as the Polytechnic, St. Cyr, St. Denis, &c., shall be increased by five days, the studies, instead of being resumed on the 31st March, will not open until the sth of April. A letter from Paris in the Independence Beige, says :—" It was by a spontaneous act that the Em peror elevated Generals'Canrohert and Bosquet to the dign ty of Marshals cf France. His Majesty had communicate d his intention to no one, and be took occasion to announce it to them himself in a touching and solemn circumstance. On Tuesday last, after the reception on the occasion of the birth of the Prince Imperial, a grand dinner was given at the Tuileries. At the dessert, the Emperor caused the glasses to be filled, and then said-- Gentlemen, , I propose the health of two men whom I esteem and love, Marshal Canrobert and. Marshal Bosquet.' I leave you to imagine the sympathy with which this toast was received, and with what emotion the two new marshals thus learned their nomination." Another Paris letter in the Independance of Brussels gives the following details relative to the proceedings of the Congress :—" I have already in formed you that the minutes of the sittings were autographed by two men, and transferred to stones to be struck off. I can now add that 24 copies are pulled off for the Plenipotentiaries and their respec tive Courts. The exact truth will therefore be one day known. In the mealitime, the printers en gaged in the business are not allowed to leave the Ainistry, and their work is performed under the surveillance of a grey-headed employe, M. d'He liant, archiviste of tie political direction, and an old friend of the late Count de Rayneval. ' BOURSE, Mar ch 26.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. a. ' End of Month. 4. per Cents 93 75 —f. —a. 3 per Cents 72 40 72 50 New Loan 73 Bank Shares 3,500 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,572 t 0 Austrian Belgian Five 5........ Spanish Threes — Piedmoutese (5)...... 93 50 Home Debt RAILWATS-FOR CASH. tr. c. fr. e• Orleans Northern Lyons .. 1,265 New Ditto 827 r; 0 Mediterranean ......1,560 Grand Central Lyons Geneva 795 Tests Cette 757 50 Austrian Corn. 9lO PRUSSIA. The Berlin Zeit, the usual organ of the Prussian Cabinet, thus appreciates the admission of Prussia to the conferences : "The President of the Council of Ministers, Baron von Manteuffel, has arrived at Paris. The King could . not have trusted the honour and interests of Prussia to more able or more trustworthy hands, in so far as they' are to be maintained at the Conferences. We are assured that Count Walewski's ,note, which made known the decision of the Conference to invite Prussia, confiden tially expressed the wish of the Western Powers that Prussia might he represented by the President of the' Council. This was at the same time an honourable_ homage to the head of our Cabinet and a guarantee that the confidence he enjoys here as well as at Paris will powerfully contribute to the success of the combined efforts. If we are rightly informed, it was Fiance that warmly insisted that Prussia should be admitted to the conferences. England, if we are to trust Lord Palmer ston's recent declaration, does not appear to have looked upon the admission with so much satisfaction. Ig u.,ran t of the cause of the ill-will he entertains againtit Prussia, we shall not reproach the English Minister for his opposition. We shall simply take note of the avowal which escaped the noble lord when he said that it was always in the highest interest for England to maintain intimate and friendly relations with Prussia.' On the strength of this avowal we publish the manner more than cold with which the noble lord communicated to Parliament, the invitation which the Conference had just addressed to Prussia. We shall also pass over in silence what Lord Palmerston said, or caused to be said, in his organ relative to the object and bearing of the ac cession of Prussia. In announcing the reception of Count Waleweki's note we do not hesitate to recognise that the belligerent Powers had already drawn up t he bases of the treaty about to be concluded at Paris, , and that all that remained to be done was to erect ' upon those firm bases a durable peace, and to come to an understan• in; upon certain points upon which there was still a difference of opinion. If, Prussia had seen in this late iov.eatem an insult to her nonour, she would have c eeinued to abstain from the negotiations upo n which she never forced her participae - .. 'ion. But the henour of Fressia has not received any iestilt. From the outset Prussia declared that the Back Sea and the Asia io coast were of too distant an interest for het; to assume thereon obligations which. !eight have dragged her into war, Prussia cannot rea sonably feel hurt that parties who waged war precisely on account of the Black Sea and of the position of Russia in the East shotild have commenced by corn ing to an understanding between themselves on their claims aura concessions, before touching upon the • revision of former treaties and upon the establish ment of new 'political conventions. Now, it is this revision of European treaties which makes it Prus sia's duty, as well as her ri g ht, to co-operate there in. Her right es acitnhaed by tie invitation just ad dressed to her, and sae has accomplished her duty by sending Baron von Manteuffel to Paris. This is the in terpretation which must be given to the allusions made by the English Minister in the British Parliameat rela tive to the bearing and object of the mission of Prussia. We confidently hope that the joint action of the pleni potentiaries assembled at Paris will contribute to settle other difference.:" The Swabian Mercury says that some Austrian capitalists propose to take advantage of the Tight recently accorded to Europeans of acquiring real , property in Turkey .by forming a company for pur chasing vast tracts of land in the European pro vinces, and especially in Roumelia, through which . the railway from Constantinople to Belgtade is to pasF. The Swahan Mercury announces that the cus toms' conference has fixed its next meeting for the 2d of , June, at Eisenaoh. THE BALTIC. The Independance Belge publishes the following letter, dated Hamburg, 12th inst.:-- " The vanguard squadron sent by the English Go vernment into the Baltic is still stationed in the Swedish port of Faro-sund. Three of its ships, however, lately visited the gulf of E'g-nabben, • which last year served at one time as a place of refuge to the third division of the English fleet, commanded by Rear-Admiral Baynes-, A great number of Russian vessels con tinue to trade along the ceast of Courland, and the English squadron has hitherto made no attempt to prevent them. It is to he hoped that the ships Of war will maintain the same pacific attitude until their return to England. The frigate Amphien, of 34 guns, which sailed from Sheerness to join the force under the orders of Commodore Watson, has not yet been able to reach the bay of Kiel. This vessel on entering the Great Belt encountered 'the dreadful storms which 'raged of late on the coast of the Danish islands, occasion log the loss of so many merchantmen, and was unable to proceed on her voyage. It was even reported at Kiel that she had ran aground and could not be got off; The Copenhagen and Roeskilde Railway is to be opened to public traffic in the curse of this month. It will spare travellers repairing from the continent to the capital of Denmark the passage of the Little Belt, which is ge nerally so distressing and sfatiguing. The sea journey will be reduced to about 'six hours, so that persons leaving Hamburg by the Kiel Railway in the morn ing, may expect to arrive at Copenhagen in about 12 hours. The assembly of the notable electors, of the Duchy of Lauenberg unanimously proclaimed Count Kielmansegge their representative in the Supreme Council sitting at Crlpenhagen. M. de Kielmansegge succeeds in that assembly count de Reventlow.Criminil, firmer Minister for HulAtein in the Oerstedt Cabinet, who declined accepting the mission offered to him by the electors of Lauenberg." EMBEZZLEMENT BY A BANKRUPT.--Yesterday after noon inforwation was communicated to the various police stations, as well as placards extensively circulated in the mt , troPolt,:, for the detention and apprehension of Mr. Alfred Rain, wholesale druggist, of Liverpool, who has absconded with censiderable property. A reward of 1001. is offered. ROYAL SWEDIELI RAILWAY.—The committee of the Royal SwediSh Railway.lCompany announce that. in • consequence of the unavoidable delay in communicating with Sweden, the meeting of shareholders appointed to he held on the 27th inst. is postponed until the 25th of April, 'by Which time the Swedish directors o f the , .00mipauy will Auave - arrived iu MC The firmly. kinds NI at 8,00 ham, a 1,000 at 10d. tion to The arrived in towi Letto establis been de aunts 1 Coral 15th ini was no led mar to show Paris w have ha ;nay be Were p effected Flax iF. and 24 1 also in kopecks For flounce' Main tai 9 silver sorts at mend, Wert. London on Hatt Accot state 61 22 reals article d 71,352, same nu Of the Were exi }lamia] The h to this c (heat W North- South- W Brighton Midland South-Ea Caledonik Great NI. LAD eaBhi Zristol at Chester a Manehesi North St North Lt North B 1 These of most correspo portant i Mone' bard-str( alteratio The brol ernployn days, II( but likes 4th of A No ch Market /leas is ( conficlen , This eve Course Ol feeling There l acted, b' Inoney E The Nei cants. a Prem., 1 Under 1, Forei steady r beferrec Bonds 1 Cents, a in the 4 are 211 The fc Stocks :- Cat). 5 p( ; Spa ferrei ' Passive, In Ra Provemt Shire al Poreigu fully 1/. Mini! alad als altrri::: ton Cie: p to lia. Ditto, C S( Exchtk. 2501 Sranl 'Ditto l Ditto, PRICE razili3n Grenada hessian Ditto Ditty Ditto Spanish Tnrk Ditto Ditto LIST The Directc 11Z.:— The mill h( for Di o'cloc' gener ...~. .. •~ THE SILN, LONDON, THUIRSDAY EVE , ,ilvrt MARCH '27, i*4fl6.