The Sun. — London, England, 1856-04-21 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.-- It is respectfully announced that her MAJESTY'S THEATRE - "WM BE-OPEN early in May. Engagements of great interest have been effected both in Opera and Ballet, and the best exertions used to make the arrangements worthy of the occasion. - The prospectus will immediately appear. lI&ATEZ KOY A , )1t (1 KY -LA.NE Lesgee. Mr. E. T. Smith. ENGLISH OPERA. THIS EVENING will be produced IL TROVATORE, or the Gipsy's Vengeance. Lucy Emit, Miss Fanny Huddart, Mr. Augustus Braham, Mr. Henri Drayton, Mr. Durand. To clnelnde with A Grand Ballet Divertissement entitled THE ENCHANTED GARDEN. Miss Lees, Mr. Tanner, and the numerous Corps de Ballet. ' An engagement having been formed with 3i { _and Mrs. FLOREIVE. front the United States. these celebrated artistes will have the honour of making their first appearance in England on jfonday,'Aprli 2SO, in one of their moat popular national Comediettas. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the 31anagerne.nt of Mr. Bucketone. THIS EVENING, THE EVIL GENIUS. After which. EL 0.43113u3m0; or, The Mexican Goldseeker. In which PEREA NENA and the Sp_anish Dancers will appear. Followed by GRI 11SHAVir, 1 1AG3IIAYP, AND BRADSHAW. To conclude with THE PO3T3EAN'3 K ACK. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHAELES BEAN. Ting EVENING. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. To be followed by THE VICTOR VANQUISHED. To conclude with A PRINCE FOR AN HOUR. ROYAL THEATRE ADELPHI. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS F.VEINING, LIKE AND UNLIKE. Mews. B. Webster, Wright, P. Be lford, C. Selby, Garden; Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham. To conelnde with JACK AND THE BEAN STALK ; or, Harlequin and Mother Goose at Home Again. ROYAL OLYMPIC TREATRE. Lessee and Manner. Mr. Alfred Wigan. TETIz EVENING STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. After which will be produced a New and doubly-moral, though axcecively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled T.IIE DISCREET PRIgCEgi; or, the Three Glass Distaffs. Is which Mesars. Emery, F. Robson, H. Cooper, Miss Marston, and Miss Haskell will appear. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE: Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. TUB EVENING, Will be performed a new Drama, entitled HOW WE LIVE IN THE WORLD OF LONDON. Followed by SARAII'i YOUNG MAN. To conclude with THE POS fMAN'3 KNOCK. ROYAL MARYLEJ3ONE THEATRE. THIS EVENING, for one night only, the great Actres., Mi.s CIN TIM AN, in her great character of Romeo. Juliet, Miss Anderton. KW Cashman's last appearance in London, for a lengthened period. The performances will commence wiTh ROMEO AND JULIET. AfTe , which, THE HAUNPKD Boxc', 2.5.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, Ed. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. ASTLEY'S ROYAL ANIPHITHF,ATRE. Lessee .-ai Meq't•:er, Mr. Win. Cooke. THIS EVENING, (Mast time), THE ARAB OF TIIE DEAERT AND HIS FAITH FUL !STEED. Also,,the skilful and varied SCENES in the CIRCLE. 7 0 conclude with a Drame introducing ENGLAND'S HARVEST HOME ani NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. To-morrow (Tueqday , , the Complimentary BENEFIT of Mr. WILLIAM CO')KE, under the patronage, and honoured by the presence, of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. Mazeppa and the Wild [horse, and other entertainments. 11 , a-office open from E ev. n till Fear. State Manager, Mr. W. Neat. Equeitrian Director, Mr. a". Co ike, jun. EItMA STANLEY'S "SEVEN' AGES OF WOMAN." Evenlnz oerformaneee as usual, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays andrPriditys, at g Velock. Admission—Baelt Seats, le.; Centre Seats, 2s. ; Stalls, 3s. . SAINT MARTIN'S HALL, Long-acre. !Ma WATER AT LONDON' BRITYI-E. TEM; DAY—Morn. 33 min. aft. 2—Evening 43 min. aft. 2 Tn-Nfortßow—Morn. 2 min. aft. 3 —Evening 19 rain, aft. 3 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 20. THERMOHETER, IN THE SHADE. ' 51 - hizheet sinco noon yesterday. 46 -kowest this morning and during the night. 51 day at noon, BAROMETER, 3018. WIND, E.N.E.—Light, with fine weather. APRIL 21. 56 —tiighefit einef: noon vosterday. 45—lownst this morning and during the night. 57 —this* day at noon. -. ..4 ,, (1 , 73;TrEt-30 28. WIND, Easterly.—Light, with cloudy weather and sun shine. tv. 71- •,;e 4 .k 6' LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1355. It is well that the, people of Great Britain, should Clearly and distinctly understand — What 'i! is for which they will shortly be called on to re joice, for the celebration whereof the unsightly buildings that now disfigure two of the parks ar , in course of construction, for which innumerable fireworks will be discharged, at an enormous ex pense to the over-burdened tax-payers--a day. perhaps, wasted to those who earn their brew,. by the sweat of their brow, and a general ilium: nation invited. It is universally admitted tin., the ill-omened truce, miscalled a Peace—whic!. gives neither credit for the past, nor security fcir the. future—is not popular in England, that those who have cheerfully submitted to so many serious sacrifices cannot express a satisfaction which they do not feel in the honour (I ) of Russia being preserved intact, in Prussia beirei restored to• the position which she had deliberatei, relinquished, and Austria being allowed to re 9,!, all the benefits derived from the sanguinary and expensive contest, in which she only displayed A degree of duplicity and insincerity that must have excited the contempt and indignation of every right-minded man. Why, then, should there bt an affectation of rejoicing for that which should be mourned in sackcloth and ashes, as exhibitiu , _ the full measure of the national humiliation ? The ill-omened Treaty has been agreed on, and will be ratified before its terms are known to the chosen represen t a ti ves of tin, people ; and now a further insult is. offered. Heavy expenses are incurred without the assent of those who fondly imagine that they are the guardians of the na tional purse. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, with scant courtesy, informs an Hon. Gentleman. who makes a very natural inquiry as to the pro bable outlay, that " atthe proper time (when may that .be, we wonder ?) full information of the details will be given to the House;" and with that curt intimation the matter is suffered to drop, and the only duty left to the Ho use i s to sane tiun au unprofitable expenditure, highly distaste ful to the great majority of the People. This coming immediately after the accidental discovery of the very improper purchase of the pensions to the Duke of GRAFTON and the heirs of the Duke of SCHOMBERG, and for which no less than 213,177 1 . is. 2d. was paid during the war year, without the slightest intimation thereof to the House of Commons, proves, beyond the _possibility of doubt, a deliberate intention to degrade the representative branch of the Legislature, and to invade what, before German models became the fashion, were considered to be its undoubted pre rogatives. Par4ng, however, from this systematic and unconstitutional Course, let us look a little more closely to the existing state of affairs, and see whether- there are not lowering clouds in the horizo; Which presage but a brief con tinuance of that tranquillity of which so much h as b ee n spoken. What is the condition of Germany at this moment ? How is Austria. actin i 3 referauoe to the 'Wiwi queotioa ~ ~ ~~ 1 _-...Jr1.. ~.. .__ ~ With Germany in such a state (it is unneces sary to repeat what we have so recently put for ward respecting Prussia), how can grave apprehen i ions be avoided—or how can there be real re joieings for a mere temporary armistice, when all the elements of disturbance are in operation ? We must know more within the week, for the ratifications must be exchanged on or before the 27th instant, at Paris, and then the text of the inauspicious Treaty will be exposed to public criti cism, and the people will know what they have to rejoice for or to mourn. ' The House of Commons is quick to repent of diseudowment. Oa Tuesday night it voted the repeal of the Act for endowing Maynooth College, but on Wednesday it refused to abolish "Ministers' Money." One night it affirms that Catholics shall not receive a penny by Act of Parliament ; the next night that the Protestan3 ;Ministers of seven Catholic towns shall be sup ported at the cost of Catholics. It sees no harm in endowing Protestant clergymen directly out of the pockets of Roman Catholics, but it thinks it a great wrong to endow Catholic clergjr 'nien—with' a - •little Latin; Greek, and—Mathe matics—at the expense of the national Treasury. We care but little about the Maynoodi grant in itself—if Catholics took our advice they would thing it in the face of Mr. SPOONER—but it is a grant which is equity itself compared Lo the irritating tax which Mr. FAGAN desired to abolish. It is common enough to com plain of the factiousness of Irish IVlember4 ; but what shall we say for the consistency or liberality ~ f a House which gives Mr. SPOONER a majority for depriving Catholics of a small Government rant, and Mr. HAMILTON a majority almost four times as large for ra;ing Cttholic occupiers to the z.upport of ministers whose orders they deny, and whose ministrations they necessarily deem he rotical ? Ministers' Money is, as many of our readers will remember, an impost laid on some seven Irish towns by an a. , t of CHARLES 11. It origi n tted in the inifatbli of forming Protestant co lonies iu Ireland, but has issued in forming only sang incomes for Protestant clergyman by a direct charge on professors of the tributary creed. In 1854 Sir JOLIN YOUNG carried au act which aimed to mitigate the pressure of the burden without removing a penny of it. Its collection was taken froni the Ministers themselves, and intros ted to the Corporations, and arrears were to be consi dered a debt from the Corporations to the Crown. The Corporations, ho . wever, sympathise with the oppressed, and not with the Government ; they refuse accordingly to collect the tax. They have no wish to be ecclesiastical publicans ; and Mr. fronsmarr, while promising to try what the law can do with the. recusant Corporations, confesses his doubts about the result. The Corporation of Dublin itself had waited on him, and 'with "the politest negatives the green isle affords declined entirely to enforce the tax. The Secretary could only with equal suavity inform them that Government must " see that the Corpora. tion performed its duty." Most inconve niently, however, the act gives no definite Powers of enforcement to the Lord-Lieutenant ; but Mr. nonsmAN told the House he had handed over the case of the refractory burghers to the Crown lawyers, and if they could not help him he would come again to Parliament. The whole case is spl2staptigy the same as that of Church Pates in England, and quite similar to that of the An nuity Tax in Edinburgh. All three are precious specimens of ecclesiastical taxes, combining a minimum of advantage with a maihnum of an noyance ; and all three are equally a disgrace to the meanness and bigotry which will not give them up. To us, we confess, it is unaccountable that a house of English gentlenien will consent so long t° to made the mere catspaw of iatolerant and interested clerics. Worship paid for by angry householders can be neither Christian nor useful. Expediency as well as principle demands the ex ticietioa o - - such iipopta Optchety 132ta • f: • . , _ ~ .~ Thich has been seriously ventilated at the Longress, although possibly the reports of the discussions on this alI-important topic may not be as complete as could be desired. Her inter ference in the internal government of the smaller States is of the most insolent and unwarrantable description. In Tuscany she objected to the re ception of an attache to the Sardinian Embassy, who had been previously approved of by the Tuscan Government, 'and endeavoured, with haughty and overbearing insolence, to force . Piedmont, then .the_ faithful and efficient ally of France and England, into war—a war that was only averted by the extraordinary forbearance Qf the Power so wantonly assailed. More recently she has invaded Parma—acting as if martial law had been proclaimed, seizing the inhabitants and incarcerating them, without the shadow of autho rity, in Austrian dungeons, and without even thinking it necessary to communicate the facts to the local Governments treating it, in fact, as a conquered province, towards which not even the slightest courtesy -is required. The States of the Church and of King BOMBA are also treated as her own ; the authori ties being encouraged in their misgovernment and in setting the voice of public opinion at defiance by her sympathy in everything objectionable and her opposition to everything good—while at the same time she alienates the feelings of her own subjects by her contemptible truckling to the sacerdotal influence, which had so long been re sisted even by the different Cabinets of Vienna in the olden time. How then, while matters are in such a condition, and Austria is exhibiting such. unjustifiable and unwarrantable pretensions, can any well-founded anticipations be entertained as to the permanent tranquillity of Europe ? Nor is this all. Her troops still occupy the Principalities ; and there is reason to believe that the :strongest opposition was offered at the Conferences to their withdrawal. By their tyranny and oppression they have earned for themselves the undying hatred of the peOpre, wh6 contrast . very 'unfavourably-thecon duct of their pretended friends with that of their avowed enemy, who seized by force that which the Germans were very injudiciously permitted to occupy as friends and allies. Difficulties may arise on this part of the case from whence it is impossible to see a mode of extrication. But beyond all it is certain that the Austrian Plenipotentiary is, or affects to be, greatly dis satisfied with various matters that occurred during the course of the negotiations. She has found that her truckling and contemptible policy has earned the contempt ,of all, and that she stands in just as bad a position even as Russia. The CZAR" who reckoned on the obedience and the gratitude (!) of his German Satraps, is disgusted with the time-servers—and his representative omitted no opportunity of snubbing Austria— testifying respect for his manly opponents, but none for the petty go-between, who had not the courage to draw the sword openly, on either side, but alternately favoured the one or the other, according as the chances of success seemed to predominate. Lord Joinr RUSSELL may see in Church Rates, Minisiters' Money, and Annuity Taxes, so many props of the State and the Monarchy, but broad common sense laughs at such Eldonic folly. We know thd,t were the whole of these three nuisances swept a'way to-morrow, the difference, except in the vanishing of religious parish and municipal brawls would be unfelt by the kingdom. Words cannot, to our minds, express the contemptible littleness which sees the shadow of danger to the State from abolishing the power of one-half the nation's worshippers to tax the other half ; and if, on the other hand, the allegation of danger be a pretence, what can be said of the hypocrisy which uses such arguments ? LATEST NE WS. BERLIN, APRIL 13 We learn from St. Petersburg that, by an impe• rial order, the army is replaced on the peace foot• The troops in the Crimea are hereafter to form two armies—one under the command of General Gortschakoff and the other under that of General Luders. The rumours that Russia had again opened her ports for commerce are premature. The House of Commons must get rid of these ecclesiastical questions ; they are alien to its duties, and are felt to be so. There is, how ever, but one way to do it, and that is to cease to defend or to vote ecclesiasticargrants. What with Church Rates, the Abjuration Bill, the Education Bill, the Maynooth Grant Repeal Bill, the Minis ters' Money Repeal Bill, in addition to the con tests in Committee of Supply over the Regium Donum and other grants, we have had a tolerable dose of religious and ecclesiastical discussions this session, nor is the crop by any means exhausted. And what brings all these matters before the House of Commons ? The money —cut that away and these annual nuisances would pester us no more. It appears to us that some of the superior minds in the House are beginning to perceive this. CRIMEA, APRIL 8 The Russians make many purchases at Ka. i*iesh. MARSEILLES, APRIL 19 Accounts have been received, by the Danube, from Constantinople, to the 10th inst. Arif Bey arrived at Constantinople on the 9th with the text of the treaty of peace. A. Council of Ministers was held next day to proceed to the ratification. The son of Fuad Effendi was to leave on the 14th, bearer of the ratified treaty. The Presse d' Orient affirms that the Hatti, Humayoun relative to the Christians is not in serted in the treaty of peace. The Plenipoten tiaries, says that journal, confine themselves to mentioning the importance of that act. It adds that the cessation of occupation is formally stipu lated. New troubles, occasioned by the reforms, have broken out at Kutaya and Tokat. A portion of the English Baltic fleet was ex pected at Constantinople, in order to accelerate the evacuation of the Crimea. The journals say that in the month of May two regiments of English cavalry would embark fur India, and an English division, under the com mand of Sir Cohn Campbell, for Canada. HAMBURG, SUNDAY. The semi-official Dresden Journal confirms the retirement of Count Nesselrode from the Russian Foreign Office. He is succeeded there by Prince Gortschakoff, recently Russian ambassador at SUN,, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1856 presence of the Sultan, and went off with great 0.0. The Sultan expressed hims , lf highly de lighted with what lie saw. aner Paella was in the Imperial cortege. The Government continues the organisation of its measures for carrying the Hatti- Scheriff into execution. Nothing certain was known as to the:real guilt of Sahib Pacha, accused of the murder -of the Greek girl. Tile trial is to take place at Varna. If the Pacha is proved to prevent the bad effects which cannot fail to be produced by his escaping with impunity. SPAIN. MADRID, April 18.—The report in circulation that au insurrection had broken out at Granada, on the occasion of the drawing for the conscription, produced in the capital only a slight alarm, which was soon dissipated. The committee of the con gress appointed to examine into the conduct of the ex-Ministers, have decided on impeaching M. Sar torious. Tho Gazette denies the trtith of the rumours relative to the retirement of the Duke de la Victoria. The Independance Beige states positively that more discussions upon the Italian question have taken place in the Conferences. At the last sitting Russia and Austria maintained that every Sove reign has a right to call in the aid of another power, and to retain that aid as long as he chooses, with out consulting the wishes of other States. Eng land and Piedmont maintained a contrary opinion, and so lively was the debate that Lord Clarendon, it is asserted, allowed an expression to escape him when speaking of Austrian policy, which is not likely to find a place in the proces-verbal. He described it as " an infernal policy." Amphion . . 31... 375_1474...300 C a pt. Ch a d s. Esk Pearl Cossack Pylades Harrier ... . Falcon Cruiser 17... 100... 750... 60 C oin . a ng l es. Archer „•..., . 14... 175... 9T3...202 Cept. Heathcote. Rsttler ........ . Desperate ...... 9... 200...110/..410 Com. White. Conflict Horatio ......... 8... 300...1090...250 Capt. Cochrane. PADDLE FRIGATES, SLOOPS, &C. Retribution (flag ofßear-Aeimi ral aeries)._ 28... 300...1641...400 Cept. Fisher. Msgicienne ...... 16... 200_1255...490 Capt. Vansittart. Centaur ~., 6... 160...1e69...340 Capt. Clifford. Dragon ... 6... 2 00...1270...360 Capt. Stewart. Vulture ..... . ... 6... 201_1290_470 Capt. Glasse. Sampson ....... 6... 200...1597...467 Capt. Hand. Prometheus ...... 6... 100... 800...200 Com. Hope. Merlin ..,,.....6... 52... 589...212 Capt. Snlivan. 8a5i1i5k............ 6... 160... 980...4e0 Com. Crofton. Bulldeg .. , Vesuvius Gorgon Driver Hecla Geyser Hydra Firefly Alban Cuckoo 35... 400...100 Lieut. Muirvy. Otter 3... 35... 400_1:0 Lieut. Glover. Porcupine leightuiug Dasher Avon 3 CO .. 361...160 Mr. Veitch. Lucifer • 2... 60,.. 387...1e0 Lizard .. 1... 22... 2.3...150 Lieut.Christophei ROYAL YACHTS AND TENDERS. Victoria &Albert 2... 118... ...600 Capt. Denman. Osborne Fairy —... 128... 312...128 Mr. Welch. Elfin • ... 98... 40 Mr. Balliston. - Black Eagle —... 38... 495...260 Mr. Petley. Vivid Princess Alice Fire Queen Sprightly — 29... —lOO Mr. G. Allen. SCREW MORTAR VESSELS AND FLOATING BATTERIES. T h u nder ...200 Capt. R an d o l p h. Meteor sty 14. ..• ...200 C a pt. S eymour. Glatton .. 14... ..• ...200 Capt. Cum m i ng . Forth Eurotas ........ 12... ...200 Capt. Moorsom. Seahorse H.M. SCREW TROOP-SHIPS. Magrera 6... 16 e...1301...350 Com.J.O.Johnson Vulcan Himalaya • Transit Urgent Perseverance SAILING VESSELS. Rodney- • 90.,. 2598 Capt. Wilson. London 9O. 345... 2598 Capt. Jervis. Mmander 330... 1215 Capt, Belleisle Sealark 8 150... ~319 Lieut. Lowther. Rolla 6... ...231 Limit. Fenwick. Nautilus The gun-boat flotilla numbers about 120, and the mor tar-boats are somewhere about 60. The harbour is ordered to be clear of passenger ships by ten o'clock. Thousands of excursionists were taken to Portsmouth yesterday by the South-Western and Brighton and South Coast Railways, which lines are making ad mirable arrangements to meet. the demands upon them for accommodation.' The lodging department is quite a stuck-jobbing affair now ; the quotations are astounding and the prices "firm." The following yachts are al ready at the station, and they will doubtlessly be merely the forerunners of a large flotilla of similar craft : Hawk (R. W. Y. C.), Lord Hill ; Foam (R. Y. S.), Lorl Dufferin ; Extravaeanza (R.Y.S.), Sir Percy Shelley ; Wildfire (R.S.Y.C.), Mr. Turner Turner ; Myrtle (R.Y.S.), Mr. John Brown ; Alfred (R.T.Y.C.), Mr. W. D. Cunningham, R.N. &c. The arrangements at South ampton f or conveying the members of the Houses of Lords and Commons, the great dignitaries of State, t fficers of the public depart ments, and an immense concourse of visitors to the naval spectacle are on the largest scale, and from the great size and number of the steam-ships to be em ployed and the pressure for accommodaeion, the prepa rations resemble more the fitting out of a great flotilla for some expeditionary warlike service than the mere catering for a holiday sight. It is calculated that on Wednesday morning next nearly 70 steam ships, from the gigantic Himalaya down to the tiny tug, will leave Southampton for the scene of this great national demon etration. The following arrangements have been made : Her Majesty's steam-transport Transit, to carry 400 persons,is appropriated to the members of the House of Peers, the Geeeral Screw Comp any ' s steam-s hi p Har binger acting as tender. The Perseverance srew steam transport, to carry 450 persons, will convey a portion of the members of the Commons, while her Majesty's steam-ships Widgeon and Monkey and the Turkish yacht will accompany that vessel and accommodate ad ditienal visitors from the Lower House, Her Majesty's steam-ship Vulcan, to carry 400 persons, Holyrooo, 200, and Himalaya, 6 00 —amounting in all to I,2oo—are ap propriated to convey the officers of the publie depart ments. Two Government tugs will be forwarded from Portsmouth to act as tenders to these last-named vessels. With the exception of the Himalaya and the Harbinger, and the Perseverance and Transit, which arrived yester day morning, the aboveenentioned ships will leave Ports mouth to-morrow, owing to the low state of the tide, in the morning, and will anchor in Seuteanupton Waters, se as to enable them to start at an early hour on Wednesday. The majority of the members of the Lords and Commons will arrive at Southampton dur ing Tuesday, and accoinModation having been pro vided for them in the various vessels many will sleep on board on Tuesday night. The Himalaya is also arranged with sleeping accominedation for the number she is or dered to convey, therefore it is presumed that many of the gentlemen connected • with the public departments will avail theinselves of the preparations; thus consider ately amde for their convenience. This wilt, no doubt, be almost compulsory, for the difficulty in procuring beds has become so great that those who a:e not already provided will find it next to impossible to get them. The Peninsular and Oriental Company have decided upon sending to the review the following ships screw steamers. Simi*, Alma, Sultan, and Manilla, and the paddle-wheel ships Ripon and Euxine. These vessels will convey the directors and shareholders of the com pany and their friends, each shareholder having the privilege of a double ticket. The pr,parattons are on a 'nest sumptuous scale, an I 'refreshments for the day, besi :es a breakfast and dinner, are being prepared for between 3,000 and 4 000 persons Tile West India Royal Mail Compaey are net lax in their ar rangements. It was the previous intention of this com peny to devote to the use of the directors, shareholders, and friends their two paddle-wheel steamers Atrat e and Pay. but, wishing to give every accommodatien for tfe comfort of roe visitors, they have determined upon send ing in addition -the gigantic paddle-steamer La Plata. These vessels will have ou beerd about 2,000 persons, all of whom will have an . adaiirab'e view of the mance-lyres of theffeet. Refreshments, it eluding breakfast and dinner on the most splendid scale, are provided for all the guests. 0 mine to the scarcity of their ships at present disengaged the General Screw Curnpany have experienced settle dif ficulty ;11 taking HO prominent a position in the proceed ings as the two previouely mentioned companies. The Queen of the Seute, the o n ly vessel at borne and available (tee Harbinger being otherwise engaged), is in the pay of Government as a transport, but application was made to the Lords of the Admiralty for the use of the ship on Wednesday, to convey the shareholders and friends to witeessthereview. Toe request was iminediatelygranzed. Circulars.were then issued arid forwarded to each share holder, informing them that in consequence of the Lords of the Adm.ralty having granted the use of the Queen of the South, the directors would b e happy to reeeive the names of those shareholders and their friends who are anxious to be present on the occasion, es arra.ngeineut3 will be made fir their - conveyance by that vessel en the payment of 11. each, which sum will include refresheitenee. Tire Souths Western Company will send their steauseekdes Courier, Alliance, and Wonder, and the Union &situ Company the screw ships Saxon and Union, all of whieb vessels will convey the public at so touch per head. In addition to these there are chartered by private indivi duals the Australian. Company's steam-ship Sydney, the • Duke of Corn wall, Victoria, Nord, Nimrod, Aquila, Hope, and between 20 and 30 others of various sizes. The dock arrangements will be rendered as perfect as possible. A plan has been prepared, showing theplace assigned to each vessel as she is to lie alorigeide the dock quays. Barri cades will be put up on Wednesday morning in various parts of the docks for the purpose of preventing any un necessary confusion. These divisions will be exclusively used by the different departments as they embark, and a board will be erected, on which will be painted direc tions ta the particular spots appropriated to the members of the House of Lords and Commons, and also the visi tors for each steamer. The metropolitan police belong ingto the Houses of Parliament will be in attendance, to assist the town and dock police in the preservation of order. There is no dotibt that Southampton will be more crowded during the days preceding and subsequent to the review than was .ever previously known ; an I, had it not been for the arrangements of the mail companies, in preparing sleeping accommod a ti on on board the vari ous steam-vessels, many hundreds of persons must have remained unprovided during those nights. As it is, there is no doubt that large numbers will be compelled to walk the streets or satisfy themselves with the use of a chair or floor to sleep on. All that is now hoped is that the day will be iine, which will render .per• feet a sight which, for magnitude and splendour, will probably never again be witnessed upon the waters of the Solent. LEVIETY . AT ALD.ERSIIOTT.:. There was a brilliant field-day at Aldershott on Satur day, and the large concourse of visitors who, despite the weather, assembled oil the moors had the gratification of witnessing one of the finest military spectacles pre sented since the formation of the camp, Her Majesty and Prince Albert, who, with their suite, had arrived at the camp on Friday afternoon, and slept at the Pavilion that night, took a lively interest in the preceedings. Among the nobility present were the Duke and D uc h ess of Richmond, Lord Hardinge, Lord end Lady Ellesmere, the Earl of Cardigan, Lord 'Elohot M.P., &c. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by his aide-de-camp, Colonel M'Donald, came down from London by the 7 o'clock train, and at once repaired to the Pavilion. The general place of rendezvous for the troops was a wide expanse of moorland, extending for some miles her hind the ancient Roman encampment, and forming natural plateau, known as Ladyhouse-common. Here, at haff-past 10 o'clock, the troops assembled in gay and glittering array, and were formed in lines of contiguous columns, Teener distance. The whole army of Alder shott was present; divided into four brigades, comprising the following regiments : The 80th and 91st Regiments of the Line, the 31 battalion of the Rifle Brigade, the Antrim Rifles, and the Militia of Sussex. Glocestershire, Leicestershire, Worcestershire, City of Dublin, sth Ele thorne, Hertfordshire, 2d Surrey, Ist Somersetshire, Kerry, Cambridgeshire, and a few detachments of the Land Transport Corps, making a total strength of some• thing like 18,000 men. There is little of softnessor luxuriance in the surround ing landscape. Its general aspect is bleak and barren, but it has that wild and desolate grandeur which is often more impressive than verdant valley or golden corn-field. Its immensity affects the imagination powerfully. The Surrey moors, stretching far as the eye can reach, re semble a sea of heather, interspersed with billowy hills, - the "offing," so to speak, dimly defined by belts of fir and clumps of thick brushwood. In ordinary times a sense of loneliness comes over the traveller who surveys these desert wastes ; but, enlivened by the strains of military music, flashing with swords and firelocks, flut tering with flags and leathers, ar d sparkling with every variety of uniform, the scene on Saturday was full of life, light, and motion, and had every element of pano ramic beauty. The contrast of colour was complete, and greatly enhanced the brilliancy of the picture. The dark costumes of the Rifles relieved the eye, dazzled with "the spleedour and the sheen" of scarlet coats, and the effect of light and shade was still further height ened by the contrast between the dusky surface of the heath itself and the white unit' rms of the bandsmen. There are few trees on these shelterless plains, bat these few are of infinite value es elements of the picturesque. In a spot where vegetation has no higher development than furae and heather, a tree, everywhere a beautifu object, becomes a luxury. The Queen, who arrived on the ground shortly after 11 o'clock, was attended by a brilliant suite and staff, among whom were Viscount Hardinge, Sir F. Smith, RE., Gen. Knollys, Brigadier-General Hutchinson, Col. they, Lord A. Paget, and her _Majesty's Lady-in-Wait- . ing, the Countess of Desart. Her Majesty was mounted on a chesnut charger, wore a dark riding habit with the riband of the Gaiter, and across her left shoulder a sash of blue and gold. Her hat was decorated with a plume of military feathers. Prince Albert rode on her Majes ty's left, the Duke of Cambridge on her right, and both wore the uniforms of general officers. The Princess Royal and the Princess Alice followed in an open car riage drawn by four gray horses. As the Royal party approached the bands struck tip the National Anthems, the ensigns lowered their colours, and the troops pre sented arms. Her Majesty rode leisurely along the whole line, which extended nearly a mile, and mi nutely inspected each regiment, returning the saints , tions of her soldiers; with a grace in which dignity and affability were hsppily combined, Just as the parade in spection was completed the wind veered suddenly and sharply round to the east, and continued at that unpo pular point of the compass for the rest of the day, so that the flags of the various regiments, though they had little of the " battle" to brave, had more than enough of the "breeze." The Royal party having dismounted and selected their position on arising ground General Knollys put himself at the head of the troops, and then com menced a series of evolutions and manoeuvres, which, though "familiar as my garter" to professional specta tors, were rather more curious than intelligible to civi lians. Owing, we presume, to the absence of cavalry and artillery, there was no attempt at a regular stain, battle;and the operations differed from those of former occasions in this respect, that any representation of an enemy was entire!) dispensed with. This threw the spectators completely on the resources of their own hula geiation, and hence arose much embarrassment and per plexity, which would have been avoided had the army been divided into conflicting hosts. it was not very easy to understand why the gallant sth Elthornes, who seemed to be carry ing all before them, and to be keeping their own right manfully, should suddenly fly to a new posi tion ; or why the 2d Royal Surrey, who defended ima ginary trenches with an intrepidity that reflected the highest honour on every znerribi-r of the regiment, from the colonel to the goat, should all at once give way as if driven in on the right flank, The explanation is, of course, that the gallant Elthornesand the heroic Surreys are, like the personages of a Greek play, the victims of an inexorable destiny, and succumb to swords invisible as the phautotri e dn e er of Macbeth. But all this is not quite so obvious to people who are not of a poetic tempe rament, or who may have neglected to cultivate the ima ginative faculty. The Rifles took up their position in Cwsar's Camp, and inspired by the glorious memories of the spot, performed prodigies of valour. Not Cosset 's self could have behaved better. They threw out skirmishers in every direction, they lined every ditch, they lurked insidiously in every hollow,' they picked down men like partridges, they hurled defiance at the foe from the sum mit of the hill—nay, they came down and gave battle to him in the valley ; but 'tis not in Rifles to command success, when it is predestined from the foundation of the General's prograMme that .they shall not have it. So they retreated—alas, the day I—and not a man of them would have been left alive bad not a brigade of infantry, drawn up in line on the crest of a ridge, come to the rescue, and opened such a murderous file fire of blank • cartridge as compelled the unseen enemy to turn tail, The keen wind and cold mi-t which threatened heavier rain terminated the engagement much earlier than was or'girially intended. Nevertheless it lasted for more than two hours, and through meadow and mountain, moss and moor, the Royal party followed on foot in whatever direction the army marched. When the operations of the day had concluded the troops formed into contiguous line of open columns of companies to salute her Majesty, the bands playing na tional melodies as the regiments defiled past the saluting poiiit. At 5 o'clock the Royal party returned to Buckingham Palace. The Earl of Cardigan, attended by Captain Low, was on the ground in the uniform of his regiment, but though continually in the proximity of the Court, was not ob; .erved to juin the Royal party. CLEVER CAPTURB OF AN AMERICAN BIVELLMOBSHAN. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. One of the most clever arrests which for years past have been made wss this morning effected on board the royal mail st.,ain ship Persia, just as she was starting on her trip to New York, by Detective-officer Scott, of the Liverpool force. Information was received yesterday at the police-office by telegraph that several of the London hotels had been made the -scene of plunder, and that at one hotel, the. Great Western, two gent'emen were robbed of upwards of 6001. Gentlemen staying at some of the first hotels, in the metropolis have had their rooms entered at night and money to various amounts abstracted while they lay asleep and the house in repose. It happened, how evsr, that in the case of the robbery of the Great Western, that the money was in notes, and the numbers were taken—the police accordingly were put upon the alert. These notes, it was found, were immediately changed. into gold in London, the party signing himself " Alfred Howard" upon every note, From the description con veyed by telegraph, he was at once recognised on board the Persia by Mr. Scott, and certainly the cool manner evinced by the latter on the occasion is deserving of a passing remark. -Receiving the - information late last evening, he at. once commenced his inquiries, and this morning proceeded on board the Persia, and (as the delay on board these steamers is limited) he was very; prompt in his observations, and in a short time espied a gentleman answering the description walking along the deck. Having satisfied himself of the identity of this Mr. Alfred Howard, alias Mr. Allen, he approached him and asked him if he was a passenger per the Persia, and, of course, was answered in the affirmative. Then attribut ing some coin plicaticin of-the luggage, he induced "Al fred Howard" to his cabin, when, having discovered; where all his luggage were he at once arrested hid,. Upon searching him Inspector Scott found upon his person a first-class ticket to New York, and the following sums 78 gold piec es o f $2O each, inB 11 3 2 — o v f i z 5. 1 0 1 , 1 35 sovereigns, 410fs5,andtwo of s2i each, all gold, $45 silver pieces, two quarter dollars, and 4s. in silver. In addition he had a large quantity of luggage on board. This capture reflects great credit on the discernment, tact, and ingenuity of Mr., Scott, who, it may be added, accompanied him to London in the 3.45 p.m. train to- day. It may be also remarked that two accomplices of the detected Howard are m custody, one of whom was arrested in Ma , chester and the other in Liverpool by the detective Eaton, and it isc hoped before long that this plundering gang will he totally annihilated. The party arrested is an American, and from dom.. ments found in his lugga ge there is little doubt that he forms one, if not the leading one, of the New York swell mob who have earned for themselves a most unenviable notoriety in plundering hotels both on the continent and in this country. The luggage of the accused is labelled "Boulogne, Havre, Lyons, and Paris." Howard, or whatever his real name may be, appears a fashionable man, wears full beard and moustache, and wore on the occasion he was arrested a plain suit ti clothes. When arrested he did not manifest the slightest sursrise ' and, to outw ar d ap -, pearance, seemed to h ave expected it. Madame Marie Cabel is coming to spend her holiday, Iron] the Opera Cornique, in London. Madame Charton has arrived in England from Rio Janeiro. Mr. and Mrs. -Florence, artistes of considerable reputa tion on the American stage, have arrived in London from New York. The lady is a popular personatpr of Yankee girls, and the gentleolan is celebrated in his own country for his delinewions of Irish character. We per ceive, that they are engaged and are announced to make their first appearance in this country, at Drury-lane Theatre, on Montity, the 28th inst., in one of their fa- , vuurite pieces. 'BER MAJES TY ' S TEIATRE. =We have rea son to be. tiara that ti e post o f . okef d'orchtstre at her Majesty's Theatre has been "conferred, not upon Air. Balfe, as was stated and generally 'expected, but upon Signor Bonetti, cekcieiz repaiteur at the pianoforte in the Royal Italian Opera, forruerly.uondqctor . at the Barc e l ona opera, and also (under Signor-Agallett mai:Lagers:in t) at the Theatre :' • , A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at* the Foreign-Afice, Downing-street. The Ministers pre .l,ent were—Vic.u n t Palmerston, the L..rd Chancellor,: Earl Grail v e, tiie--Bari of Ha rro w by, S ir George Grey, Mr. Secretary LabOuchere, Lord Panmure, the Chan.. ,cellor of the Excheiluer, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Sir Charles Wood, Lord Stanley of Alderley r the bight Hon. M. T. Baines, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and the. Duke of Aral). Tie ()Quail eat two bOtipi . ~1 14. 4 4 044 , _ • • - NO SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 21. It having been reported in the public papers that sleeping accommodation will be provided on board the Himalaya, and other vessels, for persons attending the Naval Review, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty wish it to be understood that no such arrangement has been or can be made. THE NAVAL REVIEW. Mr. Wyld, of Charing-cross, with his usual tact, has just published an excellent "Plan of the Re view of the Fleet at Spithead by her Majesty," on Wednesday next. The map includes the waters of the Solent, from Calshot Castle and Cornet Bay, in the Isle of Wight, down to the Nab Light, a distance of ten or twelve miles. The grand fleet stretches for miles in two lines from west to east, with the gun-boats, mortar-boats, &c., lying at anchor in two lines. The track of the royal yacht is laid down on the map, which presents a capital view of Portsmouth Harbour, Laugstone Harbour, the coast on either side of the Solent, with the sound ings, &c. This map will be invaluable to every one who wishes to uild4stand the position of the fleet and the surrounding coast on the occasion of so grand a spectacle. TO SPRING. She comes, she comes, from sunny climes, Laughing along the emerald sea ; Borne on the sweet south wind betimes, Sweet smiling Spring ! we welcome thee. She comes, she comes, with radia n t e y es , From the f ar l an d of love and sung, Where orange groves and cloudless skies Have held thee, love, in dalliance long. She comes, she comes, a blushing bride, Instinct with life where'er she treads, The conscious earth bedecks with pride • Her footsteps o'er the verdant meads. Welcome, sweet Spring ! —Aurora throws Her roseate tints upon thy cheek, And gilds with glittering gems the snows That linger on the mountain peak. Welcome, sweet Spring !—The bu , ls look up, And, bursting, greet thy de my kiss ; The violet opes her azure cu; , , And breathes thy balmy breath in bliss.' Welcome, sweet Spring !—The flowers awake, And on thy gales their incense fling, For fragrance, song, and sunshine make A Paradise for thee, sweet Spring ! Wu. WR IGHTSON . Norwich, Ap r il 11th , 1856. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert passed the night of Fri day at Aldersbott. The Duke of Richmond (Colonel of the Royal Sussex Light Infantry), Ma,Lir-General Sir George Wetherall, and Lieutenant-General Knells s had the honour of dining with her Majesty at the Royal Pavilion. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, joined the Queen on Saturday morning at Aldershott. On Saturday her Majesty reviewed the division com manded by Lieutenant -*General Knolls's. The Queen wan accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince Consort and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. The evolutions of the troops took place at Coasar's Ca'np, and were concluded about two o'clock. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princesses, left the Royal Pavilion at half-past 4 o'clock in the afternoon for the Farnborough station, travelled to London by a special train on the South-Western Railway, and arrived at Buckingham Palace at 2 minutes before 7 o'clock, escorted by a party of the 3d Light Dragoons. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Desart, Colonel the Han. C. B. Phipps, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel F. H. Seymour. The Queen had a dinner party in the evening. The company inclteed her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highne,s the Princess Royal, the Earl and Countess Granville, Count Ca.venr, Sofee Pasha, Lady Fanny Howard, the Earl and Countess of Caith aces, the Earl and Counters of Durhno, Lord and Lady Lyndhurst, Lient.-CA Yorke (Ist Royal Dragoons), and Lieut.-CA Munro (39th Regt.) The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the Palace and played the following pieces : Overture, " L'Amazone" Lindpaintner. Selection, "Le Pr.phete" Meyerbeer, Polonaise March, " Faust," The Princess Royal visited her Royal. Highness.the Duchess of Kent on Friday evening at Clarence-house, St. James's. . Yesterday her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the. Princess Alice, and the Duchess of Kent at tended divine service in the Chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Very Rev, the Dean of Windsor officiated. The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court and the do. mestic household also attended the service. STATE OF TRADE IN AIANOHESTFR. In all departments of the cotton manufacture there are pleasing indications of an approaching prosperous trade. The good effects resulting from the re-establish ment of peace are already 'appareint, and although the market is not characterised by much activity, yet prices are maintained with firmness, and with no disposition to concession. No doubt is entertained as to future ac tivity for all classes of operations, so that cheering anti cipations may he entertained. Maudley and Co.'s cir cular, just issued, confirms these views. It states that, when the conclusion of the treaty of peace became known, "the market at once gained strength, and the vast production of our spindles and looms found buyers." It adds, that " the demand has been continuous, and the extent of operations large in the aggregate." Every thing promises improvement to legitimate and well founded enterprise. The seasons, both at the autumnal and vernal equinoxes, were eminently favourable to agricultural operations—the land was in fine condition for sowing and planting --and thus far all the young crops are reported as looking vigorous and promising. The food markets are too well sustained for the interests of consumers ; but, in the prospect of greater abundance and lower prices of breadstuffs, our home -trade houses have been replenishing their stocks with greater confi dence and freedom. The stocks of alt descriptions of both cotton and worsted goods are scarce in first hands ; and although there is every appearance of a large supply of cotton (wool is extremely scarne, and will be so, at least until June or July—shearing time), yet it is not likely to be in the slightest degree in ex cess, for the consumption is evidently permanently en larged,•and the low rates of former years can scarcely be expected, until the area of its cultivation be very considerably enlarged. Under these circumstances cotton has rather risen in value than otherwise, and seems likely to ascend still more, whilst the general lightness of s ocks, and increasing demand, empower the spinners and manufacturers to command higher prices, although very reluctantly and stubbornly resisted by buy ere. The advance which has been established during the month has necessarily caused a considerable extent of orders, under limits, to be cancelled or suspended ; but spinners and manufacturers have nevertheless sold their productions on the advanced terms, and their ma chinery io well employed by contracts in hand. All preeent appearances, therefor©, indicate higher prices, rather thau the contrary ; et.II this upward movement must naturally tend to check business, which will per haps give some relief to distant markets, and prepare the way for the ultimate eetablishment of higher values, which will very probably rule, if a good harvest be se' CUrOda slid peace coutiip l e to Atoll." - • Vienna. Count Nesseirode will retain the title and office of Arch-Chancellor of the Empire. STOCKHOLM, Aram 19. Prince Oscar, third sun of the King of Sweden, will leave to-morrow for Loudon. His Royal Highness's journey is anticipative of his marriage with the Princess Mary of Cambridge. RUSSIA. THE CZAR'S SPEECH ON THE TREAT Y OF PEACE. A letter from Moscow of the 11th, in the Con stitutionnel, contains no less a document than a speech from the Emperor of Russia on the treaty of peace : " The Emperor arrived here yesterday, when not at all expected, and without any previous announcement of his visit having been made. His Majesty was accom panied by the Grand ' Dukes Constantine, Nicholas, and Michael, and a numerous staff. This n.orning Te Deem was sung in the cathedral, to celebrate the signature of peace. The telegraph from St. Petersburg had informed us of this fact, the news of which was re ceived with great joy by the bourgeoisie, but quite dif ferently by the aristocracy. The Emperor and his brothers were received with great enthusiasm by the inhabitants, who lined the streets from the railway to the Palace. This morning his Majesty gave an audience to Count Zakrewski, the Military Governor. The diffe• coat circles of the nobility, with the Mar,hal who pre sides over them, and the grand military and civil func tionaries, were also admitted to an audience, and when all those personages were assembled around him, the Emperor addressed them as follows :- 4 " The war, gentlemen, is at an end, for before leaving St. Petersburg I ratified the treaty of peace which had been signed by the plenipotentiaries assembled at Paris. I ant happy to announce this news to you officially, and to repeat before the nobles of Moscow the words .vhich I addressed to :my people in my last manifesto. Russia might have defended herself energetically for many long year', and Lthink ahat whatever force might have been brought against her she was invulnerable on her territory. But for the real interest of the country I thought fit to listen to, propositions compatible with the national honour. War is an abnormal state of things, and the greatest successes which may •be ob tained are not equivalent to the evils which are caused. The war had suspended the commercial rela tions of the empire with the greater part of the nations of Europe. I should certainly have continued it had not the voice of neighbouring nations been raised against the policy of these latter years. My father, of imperishable memory, bad his reasons for acting in the way he did. I know his desig;s, and I fully adhered to them ; but the treaty of Paris has fuily attained the ob ject he had in view, and I prefer that means to war. Many among you, I am aware, regret that I antlered so promptly to what was proposed to me. It was my duty as a man and as the head ef a great empire to reject or ti frankly accept; that duty I have fulfilled conscientiously and in good faith ; I feel assured that allow .1 - ices will he made for the difficulties of the state of affairs, and that before long every devoted friend of Russia will do justice to my intentions and to my views for the future welfare of the country. Supposing that the chance of arms had always been favourable to us as it was in Asia, the empire would have exhausted its resources in keeping up large armies on different points, and hands would have been wanting for agriculture and manu factures. Even in the Government of Moscow the large industrial establishments had closed their doors. I prefer the real prosperity of the arts of peace to the vain glory of combat. I have just opened Russian ports t the commerce of the world and the frontiers to the free circulation of foreign produce. I wish that hencefor ward in our markets there shall ho an exchange made between the productions of every country an 1 those of cur own soil. Several plans will be shortly communi cated to you for giving -an impetus to native industry, and in the realisation of which I rely on every noble taking part.' ' "This speech of his Majesty was listened to with the most profound attention. During the whole of the day his Majesty Continued to receive deputations of the in habitants who were anxious to off,r their homage. The Czar afterwards visited several manufactories and pro wised assistance to several of the proprietors of them whose - resources bad been exhausted by the war. He also gave orders that the preparations for his coronation should be pushed on with the greatest activity. Persons are already arriving freitrtith iiiretior in order to secure •accommodation for the ceremony." FRANCE. The Monifeur of Sunday is occupied with th e reception of letters by the Emperor, from Saxe- Weimar, Saxe-Coburg, &c., &c,., and some more alphabetical lists of congratulations on the birth of the Imperial Prince. There is nothing of interest in tho miscellaneous columns of the Moniteur. • It is stated in the French journals that M. Man teuffel, previous to his departure from Paris, re ceived the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. M. Buol was presented with a dessert-service, made at Sevres ; whilst Aali Pacha has been pre sented with a vase of the same manufacture. All the Plenipotentiaries are reported to have received (or to receive) some souvenir from the Emperor. Baron Steiglitz has arrived at the Hotel Bristol. It is generally midentood that his mission to Paris is connected with money transactions, which the financial condition of Russia renders necessary. It has been decided that M. de Morny will re present the Emperor of the French at the corona tion of the Czar. It is not yet known who will be the French ambassador at Constantinople. BOURSE, April 19:—Prices lefp.off as follows Cuh. fr. a. End of Month. , q per C0nte.......... 93 50 3 per Cent 5......... 74 33 74 TO New L0an............ 74 60 Bank Shar es:. ..... 3,9 - . o— Roman , Credit Belgian Fives 93 Spanish Threes 414 Piedmontes€ (5) 93 25 Home Debt 40 itAILWA, YEI-TOR CASH. Orleans .:.... Ir. c. fr. 0 . ... ...... 1,405 Western 920 Northern ........... 1,080 -- Strasbneg .... 1,055 Lyons . ... 1,440 New Ditto 895 Mediterranean ......1,650 --= Grand Central Lyons Geneva . ..... £27 Te.;to Cette..................... -744 , - Austrian Com.,: ... :.: ( .) , S7 .50 TURKPY. Constantinople letters to the 7th describe the review on that day of the English and the Anglo- Germ 44 Oxittaistio s W h W 46 4 0 2404re1l WWI the t ~ ~~ ~. ing. THE REVIEW OF' THE FLEET. THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY MORNING. The following official, programme of the grand naval revie 7V has been finally determined on by the authorities of the Admiralty:— PROGRAMME.—No. I. On the occasion of her Majesty reviewing the fleet the ships will be anchored at Spithead in two columns, at three cables' distance ; the ships of the line at one and a half cables apart ; smaller ships at one cable. The ships of the line will anchor to the eastward, then the serew frigates, screw corvettes, and paddle-wheel steamers. The divisions of gun-boats will continue the line to the westward, two divisions in each line, formed each into two subdivisional columns (half a cable apart) to the west of its divisional leader. The Meander, Bslleisle; floating battetiei,. exercising brigs, and the mortar vessels, will anchor and form a stationary line fron► the Spit Buoy to the western end of Stokes Bay. The London and the Rodney will take up a position as pivot ships to the E.N. E. of the Nab Light, at four cables apart. Two other pivot vessels will be similarly placed at one mile west of Cowes. A royal salute will be fired by the feet on her Ma jesty's yacht reaching the Spit Buoy, and the same on her Majesty's returning into harbour after the review, hut not until the Royal yacht shall have reached the aiside of the Spit Buoy. No other salute is to he fired. The Meander and floating batteries will not salute, nor auy ves , el under the number of guns prescribed by the Admiralty order. All the ships, while at anchor, are to be dressed in colours, and, o❑ 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, and there is not much swell in the ofl,ng►, the fleet will have steam ready (but with the fires banked), and be hove short by 11 o'clock in the forenoon. Her 'Majesty's yacht, on leaving Portsmouth harbour, will probably steam past Gilkicker Point, and, entering .netween the columns at the western or Cowes end, will proceed through their whole extent. As soon as her Majesty shall have passed the eastern vessels of the flotilla, the flotilla will weigh, and will follow the Queen's yacht between the lines in the same order in which they were anchored, preceded by the officer in command of the division in one of the larger gun-vessels. On reaching the flag-ships, the van and rear squadrons 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 ill succession to starboard round the Royal George, and, pa-sing to the southward of the south column of the line of ships, will cross the westward of both columns. The centre squadron (Red) will take up a position, and an chor their left opposite to the Meander and Belieisle, in Stokes Bay, and extending thence to the east, and oppo site to the mortar-vessels. The light squadron (White and Red) will follow the centre division, and will place itself in opposition between the centre and van squadrons. Gun-boats ordered to attack are not to fire more than six rounds. Tke whole flotilla will be prepared to open fire on a signal from the RiSial yacht or Commander-in-Chief. As soon as the flotilla shall have passed the flag-ships in Vie van of the columns, the whole fleet will weigh on the signal being made by the Commander-in -Chief, 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 prescribed 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, ani cheering the Royal yacht as they pass, they will then return to Spithead hi the same order—closing their columns after the ships returning westward shall have passed the rear of the fleet, and thus regain their anchorage at Spithead, unless otherwise directed by PLAN TO BE ADOPTED IN CASE A SIGNAL SHALL BE MADE FOR THE PURPOSE. No. 11. 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, atter passing round the flag -ship, as in No. 1, instead of proceeding 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 vessels, 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 Cons of attack in the order prescribed, and be ready to open their fire on the signal being given for the purpose, I . PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 19. The C ) mmander-in-Chief, Vice• Admiral Sir George Seymour, signalled all the captains of the fleet to attend the Admiralty House, this morning, when the move ments to be executed at the review, by her Majesty, on Wednesday next, were finally arranged. The Queen is expected to arrive at the Clarence -yard, from London, about 10 - o'clock. Some idea may be formed of the extent of the fleet when it is stated that it already occupies an unbroken line of anchorage of five aides in length. In the centre, as it may be called, at Spithead, in a double column, are the line-of-battle ships, frigates, steamers, corvettes, &c,, numbering more than 70 ; the divisions of gun and mortar boats, also in double line, being moored at each end. The list of the fleet made up to this morning is as follows : SCREW LINE•OF-BATTLE SHIPS. D nkeof Welling=4 cr; ton (fkg ship 41 3 3 d b of Rear-Admi- H ral Dun t l as ...131...1100...3700...700 Capt. Caldwell. Royal George 102... 970 2616...400 Capt. Robinson. Conqueror 101... 9(0...25 '0...800 Capt. Symonds. 'Exmouth.....:..:: 91. • 85i ) ...2500....400 Cape: Eyies. Nile Orion James Watt • Caesar 91... 850...2761...409 Capt. Robb. Algiers 91... 830_3165...450 Capt. Codriegton, Centurion :81... 850,.2603 400 Capt. Williams. Majestic Cressy C44oko.us - 81:.. 750...2589...4 , 10 Capt. Keppel. Brunswick ..... 750...2484...400 Capt. Yelverton. B nspareil lLawk e 60..: 600...1751...450 Capt. Owmanney. 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