The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-09 00:00:00

POLICE REGULATION -S.—To prevent Obstructions at the London -bridge Railway Terminus, and Streets leading thereto, at the OPENING of the CRYSTAL PALACE on the 10th of June, 1854 : Carriages with company for the London-bridge Terminus, after setting down at the Railway Station, will immediately go away, proceeding by the east side of Wellington-street and High•street, Borough, to Blackman-street. Hackney Carriages, after setting down, will proceed by the Cab Incline into Webb - stree t ; and g o a wa y by Webb-street and Weston street, into Long-lane. No Private or Hackney Carriage, vrith compiny for the Terminus, brill be allowed, after setting down, to go over London-bridge or through Lrnion-strtet. at the Home-office, probably filling up the vacated ' post of the Colonial Secretaryship by the admis sion of Sir GEORGE GREY to a seat in the Cabinet. It is the peculiarity of this remarkable Cabinet, by the way, that scarcely any one of its members is in his right position. The Earl of ABERDERN, for example, might by possibility make a very respeCtable President of the Council, as most assuredly he makes at this time the worst Prime Minister imaginable. Mr. GLADSTONE might by chance have proved himself a tolerable President of the Board of Control, as unques tionably he has hitherto proved himself an ex ceedingly showy but excessively unfortunate, be cause a most ignorantly experimentalising, Chan cellor of the Exchequer. Viscount PA LMERSTON could not failto demonstrate in any position his dis tinguished genius as a statesman and administrator, but while he has been admirable as Home Secre tary, he would have been better as Chief of the Foreign Department, better still as Minister of War, best of all, in every likelihood, in the chief post of honour and responsibility, as First Lord of the Treasury. Without analysing the Ministry further, it is scarcely to be questioned for an instant whether Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTIf, in stead of being placed over the Public Works, or, as it is expr esse d i n thi s cou ntry, the Woods and Forests, would not have been more appropriately empowered to do good service . . RICHARD MAYNE, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, 4, Whitehall -yard, June 9, lOC WHITSIIN HOLIbA.-YS.—ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—THIS EVEN ING will be repeated an entirely NEW and BRILLIANT PIECE of FIREWORK on a gigantic scale, representing the British Lion and Gallic Cock Trampling on the Russian Eagle. All the numerous attractions of the gardens as usual, including the beautiful Panorama of Chusan, by Damon—the extensive and interesting Menagerie— Vocal and Instrumental Concert : Miss Poole. Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers, &c. Concluding with the attack of the British Fleet on Chusan—Explosion of the Batteries and Ships, and final Grand Display of Fireworks, by Southby. Feeding the animals, Half-past Five. Concert, Half-past Six. Fireworks, Quarter to Ten. Ad mission to the whole, Is. THEArRE ROYAL DRUR'r LANE; Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. TULA EVENING, Jima 9, Will be performed NORMA.. Principal characters by Madame Care• lort, and Madame Sediatzek ; Signor Arnoldi, Signor Sand, and Llerr Pctr. Fouowed by the new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled UNE FETE EN OLYMPE. PceB—Stalls, 7s; Dress Circle, 53 .; Boxes , 3s ; Pit, 28. ; f. IL ; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The e Box-Office open daily from Ten till Six , where places may secured. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and Cock, 63, New Bond-street. THE kTRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the -management of imickstone. THIS E.V,ENING. jIINI3 9. Will be performed the Drama of T HE. KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Characters . by .slassrs. Chippendale, Howe, Vandenhoff, W. Fatten, Compton, and lluckstone ; Miss Reynold, Miss E. trey, and Mrs. Fltzwilliam. After waich, tile entirely new and original extravaganza, entitled ME. MUCKSTONE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE (IN LEI- C .113 T -squ RE), written. it. Planche Esq to the Crown in the more onerous and elevated post as Colonial administrator. Above all, it can never fail to be regretted, when reviewing the present Cabinet, that the rare administrative genius of Lord JOHN RUSSELL himself has not been called in some express manner into requisi tion. Organised in the first instance in a series of mistakes, some of the more notable of which we have just particularised, it is scarcely matter of any surprise, of course, nowadays, that the Cabinet should display additional blunder after blunder in the method of its internal re-organisation. Other wise than by some such lamentable consistency in inconsistency we should not now have occasion to regret the manner in which the twin Ministries of War and Colonies are being awarded—leaving Lord JOHN RUSSELL (without office) still Leader of the House of Commons, and Lord PALMERSTON still Home Secretary. itOYAL PRISCESS'S TREATRE. OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cssanza Tl KVENING, Jura 9, Will be performed FROM VILLAGE TO COUR?. Principal characters by Messrs. Harley, Fisher, and Cathcart; Misses Mur ray, Heath, and Vivash. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and David Fisher; Sirs. wiastaniey and Miss C. Lecterco. Atter which. AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. Characters by Meadows, D. Fisher, and Saker ; and Misses Murray and DAV. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the . management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Jul.4z 9, Will be performed BEFORE BREAKFAST. Characters by Mr, C. Mathews, Messrs. F. Matthews, Swau, and Baker; bliss Wal . ham, &c. Followed by MVP; A DO 3 AN ILL NAME. To conclude with TP.TING IT ON. Experience fully proves that the act of last ses sion providing for the summary conviction and punishment of parties guilty of aggravated assaults on females and young children has totally failed in achieving the laudable objects for which it was passed. Although the guardians of th e p ublic peace have exhibited great vigilance and activity in bringing to justice persons guilty of such offences—although Magistrates have, in the great majority of instances, displayed great firmness and determination in acting up to the spirit of the law, and bringing its most stringent provisions into operation, the foul crime still flourishes, — nay more, so far as we are enabled to learn, is actually increasing. Day after day, week after week, the records of the various Police Courts present us with a long and dismal catalogue of brutal outrages against inoffensive females, differ ing, indeed, in details, and in the extent of the atrocities perpetrated, but all presenting similar features of reckless and unmitigated brutality on the part of the cowardly assailants. Generally speaking the unfortunate and deeply-injured wives exhibit a degreee of forbearance and long suffering truly astonishing. If prevailed on to come forward, and truly to narrate the sufferings they have undergone, we hear of a long course of incessant ill usage, commenced almost immediately after marriage, and continued without intermis sion until the last moment. We hear of former summonses obtained, which were never acted on, of repeated forgiveness, in the futile hope that the truculent scoundrel might be better for the future—of everything, in fact, save amendment, that seldom comes. The cowardly miscreant, who has accustomed himself to such outrages cannot forego his "privilege," as he fancies it to be, but continues in the same course until he has incurred new penalties—perchance until he has qualified himself for a position at the dock of a criminal tribunal, to answer the death of his miserable partner. It is not always, however, that any evidence can be obtained, the sufferers either positively re fusing to appear, although in the immediate vici nity of the Court ; or excusing the father of her children at her own expense, stating, perhaps, that he was a good husband when sober, that she herself had aggravated him ; or, possibly, alto gether denying the ill-treatment, although its marks were but too painfully perceptible, written in indelible characters on the countenance of the injured party. Indeed, it was the frequency of such reconciliations, and the all but certainty that the criminal would escape with impunity if A Minister of War is at length to be appointed. committed for trial to the Sessions that led to Lord JOHN RUSSELL announced the gratifying the enactments above alluded to. fact to the House of Commons last evening. But If any person should discredit the magnitude the Noble Lord omitted to state who had been of the grievance, a few days' observation will con selected for the office by her MAJESTY'S Govern- vince him of his error. On Tuesday last, in the Guildhall and Thames Police Court s , th ere were no ment. Possibly because the vacancy had not yet been filled up definitively. It is understood to-day, less than eight misogynists brought up b e f ore th e presiding Magistrates. Five of these were at the however, that the rumours of yesterday were not Guildhall (for the diversion appears to be popular in altogether without foundation, that the post of the City, where it can, generally speaking, be honour, during this epoch of actual warfare, will obtained on very reasonable terms), and three at be jealously retained for himself by the the Thames Court. We shall not pollute our Duke of NEWCASTLE. Happily for Eng- columns by repeating the partic u l ars o f th ese land would it have been had his Grace cowardly outrages, s u ffi ce it t o say, t h at six of the eight were sentenced to various terms of im prisonment, and t.'na.t two were r eman d e d, i n con uponadopted a yet more patriotic course than the one which he appears to have actually adv - en- sequence of the absence of their injured wives. tured. Fortunate for the cause of Europe would Since that day we have heard of other cases, where it have been had the Noble Colonial Secretary the panacea, imprisonment, has been adopted, and there have been two ch arges f or " murders ' evinced a generous self-abnegation—what, under perpetrated ou that very Tu es d a y. W hat neces the circumstances, would have been a really affect- sity, then, for recapitulating th e sickening details ing magnanimity—by listening, not to the dic- of other outrages to show that a f ur th er remedy tates of his own ambition, but to the necessity of is required, that new and more stringent enact the time, the requirement of the juncture, the meats must be passed for the prevention or punish demand of a whole people, resigning the position ment of such offences. of authority, of glory, of responsibility to Whey, then, is to be done to protect these help the choice of the n ation, Viscount PAIXER- less srifferers ? to removc • this fo u l rep roac h f rom STON. It is deeply to be regretted that the national escutcheon. 4 Imprisonment, although accompanied by hard, labour, has clearly and un this was not the decision of his Grace the Duke equivocally failed. The persons who bring them of NEWCASTLE. What is desirable at such a crisis selves within the, operation of the law, generally in a Minister of War for a great country like speaking, do n:ot mind imprisonment. They con- England, is—a m an o f b r illi an t gen i us , o f un .. verb it into a species of h o lid a y, an d th ey are a ll doubted popularity, of inflexible decision, of the time indulging their malignity in speculating enlarged and ripened experience. Not an on the privations that must be endured by their amiable m e di ocr i ty. Had the present Home m .wretched families when deprived o f th e i r earn - Secret g , ‘ Thus " nursing their wrath to keep it ary been boldly and promptly norai- wpm," they woes themselves up to the highest nated to. the new office, we rest assured that 7 - ditch of exaspe:ation against the person whom he would, before the turn of the year, have they had injured, and, in place of craving forgive emulated, in aome measure at least, the ness, are prepared to merit a further term in the great CARNOT'S memorable and splendid repu ta- place from, which they had been liberated tion. That amazing repute as Minister of War, What, then, is to be done? The problem is as which won for the illustrious republican the glo- difficult as it is important, and the legislator that rious designation of the " Orga n i ser of Victory." could offer a satisfactory solution would be en-, title 'a to the highest rewards that could be off It were idle now, however, to be - wastin g our time by a grateful community. as contented as„zed i n lamentations. We must rest "Flogging" the punishment sir by a while Lord PALMERSTON, duri ng natural feeling of indignation aga% ast ardly miscreants, has been objer tire cow the agonising anxieties o to the abatement of the sm o k e conscientious and earnest ror many dicating his energies as having a bru tali • reorganisation of the metrop o w, a sing tendency. T hey show that • nuisance, to the utterly ineffectual it proved lice to the prevention of further in repressine. - and provincial pc , •rAfenoes against to the supervision of urban Property, and then intramural interments,argue 11 equally lin • • . • ghat it would be to the extension and the avaihng if extendr d and suburban drainage, person. They also a to assaults against militia' and to the other duties justice provement of the m, say . 'And with much apparent At it The Duke of NEWCiE- confer su c h • 'And of home administration. be very impolitic to the war depart- who mi ht '4lCtraortlinar.. TLE all the time watching over g not , .7 'powers on magistrates, arrangements of on every a " Tritl• tin the conduct of the a occa s i on . sufficient discrimination men evinced such timidity, sons who had who which his Grace has already incapacity,° cat shortsiehtedness. by great prov • Avon to indecision, and " the verge of insanity w e cannot for we cannot f u ll-- J 1 to the degrad a ti on. Although the may be hard words, but breath and we respect I coincide with these entl e' the life of us speak with " bated • weiuht to 'air motives, and willingly g em whispered humbleness" of one to whose lack of .. ace care or of capacity we are indebted for the convince their arguments. Rr e but co deplorable d e l a y s notorious in the trans-shipment n rom' A tha t nothing ptly wad soundly Pr' of our troops by way o f Gib ra lt a r and Valetta to eff , ; and even Gallipoli, and a ft erwar d s t o th e A s i a ti c coas t of - THEATRE ROYAL ADELYLII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, JUNE 9, Will be performed THE THIRST OE GOLD ; or, the Lost Ship, and the Wild Flower of Mexico. With the unique grand scenic effect of the Sea of Ice. Characters by Messrs. B. Wehster C. Selby, Keeley, and Paul Bedford; Madame Celeste, and Mrs. Leigh Murray. After which will be produced the New Extravaganza, entitled A MOVING TALE, supported by Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the popular Nautical Drama of the CABIN BOY. Julien (uer original character), Madame Celeste. Tickets, Places, and Private Boxer to be has at the theatre. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEA.TRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENISG, JUNE 9. Will be performed the Comic Drama called HUSH MONEY. Character; by Messrs. F Robson, Emery,WhiLe, and Vincent; Miss Dormer, ana Mrs. A. Wigan. To be followed by THE FIRS T NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Franks, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss I'. Horton, and .11:ss Wyndham. After which. TRE MI7 7.1 Y. Characters by Messrs. H. Wigan, BOt3Ott, H. Cooper; Misses Marston and E. Turner. full ...re, however, .poral puniahmeut, .4ministered, eau prove . that may require other ad . where tlloro have been repeated the Bosphorus, opposite Constantinople. Wher - 111 D' •'° I 'n cas es fore, it is, we admit, with by no means air convicticls, t' est The argument as to the "b ru t a li s i ng tendency grace in the ,World that we o b serve +' distribution of the o ffi ces o f ,uis new of the cat" is scarcely applicable, for the person tion. A distribUtion so blunderi - Administra , -. l \vho wilfully, recklessly, and without adequate serves to the Duke of INTEWCASTY Ag thai it re- provocation maltreats a female, more particularly War, retains Lordraiazitsior the Ministry of a wife, can scarcely be rendered more brutal than __.fliaeryerzely enough, he has Alread roved 1211561 i t° y +suah per STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Alicroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs, THIS EVENING, JUNE 9, will be performed THE L %.DY OF LYONS. To be followed by the New Ba:let Divertissement, entitled THE SEA NYMPH'S CAVE. To be followed r,y THE WATERAAN. Atter which, THE MARBLE LOVER. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, 13. 6d; Gallery, 6d,; Private Boxes, £1 lie. Ad., to be had of Mr. Alleroft. 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL A.AIPHITREATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, JoNs 9, Will be produced a new Grand llistor:cil Ifiltary spectacle, en titled THE COSSACKS; or, Vlve la France. Followed by a total change of the Scenes in the CIRCLE. To conclude with a new Grotesque Extravaganza. caned THIS HORSE "ILL BE :SOLI) 0 PAY EXPENSES IF NOT CLAIMED WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HlOll WA.TZII. AN LONDON lIRIDOK. TUIS DAY —Morning 0 min.after 12 1 Evening 24 mln.aft. 12 To. vfnaaow—Morning 48 min.after 12 1 Evening 13 min.aft. 1 THE WEATHER.—Sus OFPIC*, Jo ss 9. THER3fOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 64—highest since noon yesterday. 52—lowest this morning and during the night. 63—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'05—falling. WIND, N.W. to W.N.W.—Light breeze, with mild, cloudy weather. t 4., ~~ n _.' ~~~ r-isx LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1854. THE_ SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1854, sons are, however, essentially cowards. They shrink from enduring the pain which they are so ready to inflict, and would be disposed to curb theirviolent tempers when aware that their injuries would be promptly and severely avenged. The pain and degradation would be amply merited, while they could not evade the responsibility of supporting their families, and while the wives would not share in the sufferings by the loss of their wages. A very brief imprisonment, if coupled with flagellation, would suffice to prevent the alarming frequency of these onslaughts, and after a few examples had been made we should seldom hear of parties venturing to indulge in the noble pastime of " woman-beating." The law should, however, be administered with great discretion, and never until the sentence had been revised, and its execution sanctioned by a competent officer. It would be worth while ap pointing such an officer at a liberal salary, who might also be allowed to order the party to find sureties for his good behaviour, or in aggravated cases to pronounce for a limited or permanent separation ; leaving the custody of young chil dren to the mother, and determining the allowance which should be paid by the offender out of his earnings. For a single act of legal cruelty the Ecclesiastical Courts will grant a divorce a menses et thoro, giving alimony to the aggrieved wife. These provisions are, however, beyond the reach of the poor. A cheap remedy should be afforded in such cases, giving the woman protection as to her own earnings for the future. By such means, judiciously and cautiously ad ministered, we may hope to check, if we cannot altogether eradicate, the evil, to abate the dange rous nuisance ; and surely it is worth while trying the effect if only for a single year. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR. MEETING OF THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA AND THE KING OF PRUSSIA. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna last evening states that on Wednesday night Count Buol left for Prague. The Emperor and the Count will meet the King of Prussia and Baron Manteuffel at Teschen, on the Saxon frontier. It is thought that the meeting bodes no good to the Western Powers. The following despatch, dated last night, has been received from Berlin :—" The King of Prussia and Counts Manteuffel, Alvensleben, and Gerlach, left Berlin to-day for Teschen to meet the Em peror of Austria, who will be attended by Counts Buol and Thun." complaints were repeated to Marshal St. Arnaud and Lord Raglan during the late interview with the Ottoman General at Shurala, that both were convinced of their truth, and that representations were made to the Sultan on the subject. THE BALTIC. A telegraphic despatch from Berlin, dated last evening, states that Prussia has forbidden the ex port of ammunition. The French fleet, 22 strong, passed Rugen on the 4th, steering north-east. According to the Invalids Busse, the English fleet had been inactive up to the 28th. KIEL, JUNE s.—The French first-class frigate Semillante, 50, Captain du Brossais, has returned to this port from the squadron, and anchored under the heights of Bellevue, between the Breslau 90, and the frigate Vengeance. This morning the French steam-corvettes, Milan, 4, and Souffieur, 4, left the harbour for the fleet, having coaled and watered. The Russian merchant schooner whicli escaped the vigilance of the English cruisers, and arrived here about a fortnight ago, has been sold to a shipowner of this place, but will probably have to remain in port during the whole of the war, for it has been notified to him that the French Go vernment does not recognise any transfer of enemy's property made after the commencement of hostilities, and if the vessel is taken at sea she will undoubtedly be condemned as a legal prize. COPENHAGEN, June 3.—Letters and papers from Stockholm bring a number of details respecting the affair at Eckness. The loss of the Russians is estimated at 500 killed and wounded. The ex ploit of the Hecla, Captain Hall, was so much the more brilliant, as she only carries six guns, and had two batteries against her. ftor silencing them, Captain Hall landed, spiked the cannon, with the exception of three, which he took on board as trophies, and returned down the fiord with a prize-ship, in company with the Arrogant, Captain Yelverton. Not a shot was fired at them as they sailed out to sea. And yet this shameful defeat by so inferior a force has been represented by the Russian journals-as a glorious victory, and the general in command has been promoted. The Eng lish had three killed and five wounded. Among the Russians who fell was an officer of high rank, who was shot, together with the horse on which he rode. The Hecla is now lying at Stockholm (that is, at Vaxholm), and its crew are the lions of the Swedish capital. Everybody admires their gallantry. Cap tain Hall is already famous from his expeditions against the Chinese pirates, but his prudence and coolness at Eckness have gained him fresh laurels. He stood during the whole combat on the paddle bridge, giving his orders with the same self-posses sion as if it had been a parade, although the balls were whizzing around him. The first-lieutenant of the Hecla, who was wounded below the eye, has been left for medical care at Stockholm. The report that 50 English sailors had been lost by an attack from Russian sharpshooters, near Eck ness, turns out to be a fable. Gustafsvarn has been strengthened by the Russians with fresh troops and batteries. A number of Finnish sailors have deserted from the Russian gunboats. They have been taken on board the admiral's ship, and have petitioned Sir Charles to be allowed to fight against the Musco vite for the liberty of their country. There is great liveliness at Farey Sound, where a large number of colliers are gradually arriving from England. The Basilisk and Driver have taken in provisions for the fleet. The Finnish authorities have instructed the shipowners not to sell their vessels, as they have made arrangements by which they can immediately procure registration and full papers, as Prussian traders or Hamburg skippers, while at the same time they will re main Russian subjects. The harbours may be blockaded, but the country harbours are not so easily watched ; they are therefore to apply for Prussian documents. This game is al ready in operation, and many a prize has been given up by our cruisers in consequence. But it is to be hoped that our Government will imme diately put a stop to this system. It has been announced in Finland that every person found guilty of holding any intercourse with the enemy will be shot. All persons refusing to take the new Finnish assignats will be severely punished. All the better class are flying from St. Petersburg. They fear the troops now arriving—wild Cossacks and bandits. NORWAY. A letter from Christiania of the 30th ult., in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" In this country also a good deal of movement is beginning to take place. In all directions troops are to be met with, and all the steamers are busied in taking them oa board. Troops are to be moved from this place and others to the marshes of Finland, and it is said that a bill is to be presented to the Storthing for a new levy of troops. I can affirm to you that the Norwegians, though not over-anxious for war, would march with pleasure against the Russians." LEAGUE IN DENMARK TO MAINTAIN THE CONSTITUTION.—EXHIBITION OF POPULAR FEELING. We extract the following from a letter from Co penhagen of June 4 :—" To-morrow morning, being the anniversay of the promulgation of the Danish constitution, an important document will be published—nothing less than an invitation for the formation of a league or association for the protection of the fundamental law or constitution of the monarchy. The draught is already signed by the following influential gentlemen :—MM. Bonnesen, manufacturer ; C. A. Broberg, mer chant ; Brock, barrister of the Supreme Court ; M. Hammerich, professor ; H. P. Hansen, mer chant and bank director; J. C. Jacobsen, brewer ; and M. G. Melchior, merchant. The promoters invite their fellow-citizens, of every rank, and throughout the country, to join them in forming an association for the protection of the I undamental law of the kingdom. Every member signing the deed will engage tocontribute a yearly subscription to the funds of the association. In their address the promoters say : "We are induced to publish this invitation in conse quence of the unsatisfactory result of the negotiations of the last Diet. The manner in which the government endeavoured to carry out the constitution for the whole Danish monarchy granted by his Majesty and promul gated by the royal decree of the 28th January, 1852, has been hitherto so very far from giving a favourable solution of the problem, that there is every reason to fear it may eventually lead to fresh c omplications, and not impossibly to an ultimate dismemberment of the different integral parts of the kingdom. We are there fore inclined to believe that the difference of opinion which exists between the responsible ministers of the crown and the constitutionally elected legal representa tives of the people, as to the mode of settling this im portant question, is of a nature to call forth the most serious and well-grounded a pprehensions for the future in the minds of all true and loyal Danish men, lovers of their country and of liberty." Further on they say " It appears to us of the greatest importance to invite all good and true Danish men to unite themselves firmly, in the noble cause of defen din g the Lindamental law from any direct or indirect attack., The leg is ways and means for such a defence, are contained in the funda mental law itself, and the people are not cnly allowed, but enjoined, to make full use of these con. stitutional means. The only thing to take care of is to inOure the needful peace and order, and the organisation of a power ful executive organ, to demonstrate and enforce the will of the people. This can be effected by the formation a f the association we propose to found. It will become the central point around which all good subjects can rally, to carry out by speech and writing the objects in view, and to awaken in the minds of the multi tude a lively knowledge, not only of the vast bles sings of a free constitution, but also of the duties incumbent on a free people, both as regards their power and privileges at the elections for the National Diet, and in supporting the efficacy of that body of re presentatives of the people. Both of these have been hitherto very much neglected. The central committee must necessarily have its seat in the capital, where the Diet (Reichsd ig) is also convened ; provincial com mittees can be formed in those parts of the m onarchy, where independent and patriotic Danes se e the imp ' , ace of such branches, and are willing to place them selves at the head of the movement to secure the o bjects in view. It is not by revolutionary convulsions, but by the most pert;:let confidence and unanimity between the Sovereign and th,' people that our fatherland ha s arrived at the happy state of numbering itself among the free and civilised countiies of Europe. But, in order to pre serve intact the benefits eranted us by our free constitn tution, it becomes doubly needful to keep and jealous eye on any attem i. , ts to undermine it. 'Chi! a watchful is our duty to ourselves and all s:icceeding generations. The document by which the Kinister of Justice empowers the Fiscal-General to prksecute a num ber of opposition newspapers, is publis._led now in the Departent en t s -Tyding. It state s that the rte presentations made by the Diet th e Xing o to dismiss his ministers is an offence of a very gr t ase t nature, and appears to I n culcate the doc identified, trine ha the King and his ministers ar that any offence to the fo rmer is an o ffence to the latter. This is for the Danes rather a striking and original view to take of it, and it remains to be seen whether the courts of justice will confirm this new idea of constitutional government. All the interest of the capital is concentrated in the forth coming festival to-morrow, celebration of the constitution, and nothing else is talked of f o- r day. It is hoped that no outbreak of popular ee f e eling, beyond a legitimate demonstreationdy of oops of tr public opinion, will take p lace. A larg bo has boon concentrated at Copenhagen. The direc tor of the police has just pu bli s hed an r order bidding the procession through the steets p.m. to- with music and flags, to take p bein Whit - Sunday. lace before 4 morro w, on account o f its g We hoe already lora by telefgßiz that the de. THE BLACK SEA. A telegraphic despatch from Trieste has the fol lowing, under date of Constantinople, May 29 : Schamyl is advancing upon Tiflis. The Russians have evacuated Anapa, and it is said also Kutais. Anglo-French cruisers have seized two Greek vessels full of Russian troops. MOVEMENTS ON THE DANUBE. In the Vienna Lloyd of the 7th we read : The advices received here this day from the theatre of war on the Danube mention what was already known, that Omer Pacha is keeping himself in readiness to relieve Silistria. We believe, however, that an offensive advance of the Ottoman Marshal is not to be expected for some few days to come. They will let matters come to extremes in Bilistria, and the losses of the Russians be repeated again and again before this fortress, before they will carry out the resolution of coming to its aid ; now the intelligence from there, coming from more than one source, agrees in stating that it can hold out for some weeks yet. Omer Pacha will remain so long, as ready to act, in his expectant attitude, and will not venture on striking a greater blow at the Russians unless things assume a different bearing in the interim, until he knows that a suitable number of auxiliary troops is in his proximity to form a body of reserve ready for action, which as yet is -not the case, save in a very incommensurate degree. It.must be an object with the allies to gain time ; every day of the time now passing by, which causes the action of the Russians to be resulticss ' in consequence of Silistria's holding out, and of Omer Pacha's advantageous position, is for them so much clear gain. The allies strengthen themselves in a secure harbour, and in a far greater degree than their opponents can, whose ranks are thinned by the sword, and still more wasted by disease. Nor can we avoid seeing that the Western Powers are making the most carious exertions to place promptly on Turkish soil an imposing force wherewith to engage the enemy. The situation of the Russians has become a difficult one, which their leaders feel right well, for they are intent on concentrating their forces, and securing for themselves a line of retreat." A letter from Belgrade, 31st ult., says "A fresh corps Warrnee is about to enter Moldavia ; the effective strength of the Russian forces on the Danube will be thus carried up to 250,000 men. It is thought that the Russian government will at length , accede to a demand made several years ago by the com merce of Ismail to put the Killa mouth of the river at the disposal of the commerce of the Danube, and the Russian Consul at Galatz recommends all the captains of vessels who apply to him for certificates to take that mouth instead of the Sulina. The Danube Steam Naviga- tion Company has sold off all its stores and even its coal, which is a proof that the navigation of the Lower Danube is considered likely to be interrupted for a long tune. An embargo has been laid on an English vessel, the Hunter, Captain Raind, now at Galatz, and the captain and crew have been removed to Ibrail. It is said that several Turkish subjects placed under English protec tion' who were at Ibrail and other places where they had been long established, have been expelled." The Press of Vienna has the following from Galatz :—" In consequence of the permission given to export corn by the Danube, 12 Austrian vessels have left this port since May 1 for Trieste and Venice. At present there remains here not more than a single vessel taking in its cargo. The Austrian consul at Jerusalem has obtained per mission for 13 Russian nuns and a sick priest to remain in that place. The Russian Arohimandrite and eight other Russians have embarked at Jaffa for Europe." FURTHER DISARMING IN RUSSIAN POLAND. WARSAW, June 1.--By order of General Rudiger, farmers, gamekeepers, and others, who, by special permission, have been allowed to possess firearms, are to deliver them forthwith to the local authori ties. Possession of firearms will henceforth be permitted solely to the military and oivil dicers of the empire. - INTRIGUES AT CONSTANTINOPLE. ar f i T c at ,; `,: r r e s s p a o r nd e nt proceeding favourably, says the of the Time s , the Danube, and success attends on t the he( b tto a rti n e.n arms in Little Wallachia, if one may judge by the private correspondence which reaches us occasionally, the same favourable report cannot be made of what passes at Constantinople. Indeed, it is difficult to believe the fact, were it not attested by several witnesses, independent of each other and enjoying opportunities of being well-informed, that the gal lantry of the troops, and the ability and devotedness of the Chief, are to an alarming degree neutralised by intrigues in the Turkish Councils. The Moniteur confirms the fact of the dismissal of the Grand Vizier ; and adds, no doubt to weaken the unfa vourable effect that would naturally be produced by changes in the Ministry at such a moment, that the movement has no political character. It is stated, that the contrary is the case ; and, more over, on authority entitled to respect, that none feel more annoyed than the French Government, not only by these changes, but by other incidents, which prove that some of those in whose hands the safety of the country is placed are far from doing their duty, and that their dereliction is traceable to causes not of the most honourable nature. I select from a private letter received front a friend at Constantinople a few passages, which seem to bear out that view of the case, and which are worthy of attention, as the party who communi cates, them is in a position to be acquainted with much of what is passing. The letter bears date the 25th, and contains passages of this kind : "The loan is not effected, although we are in the greatest distress. But you are completely in error if you believe that we have a Government here. We have only an emblem of Government. For one who feels sympathy for the cause in which Turkey is engaged it is lamentable to be obliged to witness what is passing before our eyes ; to see the utter indifference for the public good ; to behold the grasping cupidity of men in office, and the implacable though underhand war which the great functionaries carry on against each other. What has been done to Nainik Pasha is taking place with Oalta. Pasha. That able General and honest man is left without succour, and without a line in reply to his reiterated and most pressing demands. There has not been a single Cabinet Council for the last 20 days, because Itedschid Pasha has had the misfortune to lose two of his little grandchildren 1 And without him nothing can be discussed in Council, nothing done. It is he who is the Sultan de facto, and he who is the Sultan nominally is reduced to devour his own heart in the importance- to which they have reduced him. The cry of the country is in danger' has no meaning here. " Each affair a little above the most ordinary busi ness, and, after all the complioatiens and delays of office people, ends in an Irad4, and this Imperial Ira& (supreme sanction) has no fixed: term ; you may wait eight days for it or three months, If the question be, for instance, to send_ money or reinforcements to the army—a fortress or a town has Vitae to bo captured before the Imperial fracl4 makes its ippearanoe all because by means of the basest intrigues matters are kept concealed from the Sultan. "Nothing can be more surprising than the attitude of the people. I; it apathy, indifference, or resignation I I cannot understand it, but the fact is that they scarcely seem to be aware that the Russians are besieging Silis tria. The French Generals complain often and strongly of the little eo-operation they receive. "liet what is most remarkable is tha l t all the better class of Turks, the well informed, or at d east se w o are . unanimous appear so, with whom I have oz,Tvers! , ses is to destroy in believing that the object of the intrigue- the Government, and no one seenas to have ,!ufficient energy to avert the misfortunes which will fall on 9 10 country sooner or later. "If I told you all that passes I could fill a volume. A Hercules is wanted to clear out this Augean stable of corruption, and where shall we find a Hercules 1 Every capable man, every honest man is kept at a distance. All who are suspected of pointing out the true state of affairs to the allied Generals, or of communicating with them, who could exercise a salutary influence, are re moved from the scene. Such, too, is the cause of the change contemplated in the Paris e mbass y ." A second letter from another party speaks with some harshness of Lord Stratford de 11,edcliffe, and of the danger to the French and English alliance. d against the English ati..plOlllt Ambassador on one side, it is certain that emnrau nieations proceeding from other sources are full of generally in Con complaints at the state ofiaffairs pable delay and remiss atantineple, and at the 9u on which depends ness in the treatment of the army, the safety of the Empire. It is more than once as serted that among some of the Turkish officials there are persons whostehconduct leads one to sup interests, if not in the pose that they are in pay, of Russia ; that Silisetr's, will be sacrificed, not withstanding the pr.esencel_of the allied troops; and that (everything will be do . ne to allow it to fall into the hands of the Russians before the Anglo- French troops can core° to its succour. At this distance it is difficult to ascertain the values of these and other charges, more serious if possibl, but it is curious that so many witnesses concur in making the same accusation. It is certain that Omer Pasha 9f thp iinawier in has more than once c om p lained which his army has been left nitliout resources, and the utter indifference with Nv . hich those corn plsi,ots h a v e been ree4ood. It 15 paid that thorn ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Meyerbeer's grand opera of the Prophete was presented last night for the first time this season, and drew a very crowded audience. The occasion was one of more than ordinary interest, since, in addition to the never failing attraction of the opera itself, it was the first appearance since 1851, of Madame Pauline Viardot Garcia, the origi nal representative of the character of Fides, in Paris and in London. Her Majesty the Queen and the Bing of Por tugal were among the audience. Madame Viardotwas received with the enthusiasm which is a just tribute to the merits of a great artist and a popu lar favourite. Her Fides has lost none of that histrionic excellence and elaborate vocal finish which have made it celebrated among the most admirable performances of the modern operatic stage. Her general conception of the character of the Prophet's mother is as striking as it is correct ; though gloomy and somewhat triste, it is grand, impressive, and earnest, and the whole presents a picture which remains long fixed in the mind after it has been witnessed. Madame Viardot is eminently an intellectual artist; there is never an approach to common-place in what she attempts, and even her faults spring from an over-anxiety to do all that can possibly be done, which occasionally leads her to sacrifice broad and natural effects to an excess of minuteness, and a superfluity of pointmaking. Her performance last night was in all respects the same asformerly, and produced the same effect. The audience warmly appreciated her' mer ' tions and recalled her twice after the corona ti oa sce ne, amid the loudest applause from every part of *.:ne house. Signor Tamberlik's Jean of Leyden has decidedly im proved, and may now be ranked among th e most ad mirable performances of that deservedly popular artist. He sang with great power throughout the opera. Ma. demoiselle Marai was as good a refrzesentative of Bertha, as we have ever seen, and sang thrs music with equal faci lity and effect, fairly dividing iLie applause with Madame Viardot in the grand duet (2s.ct iii.), where Bertha recog nises Fides in the dress of 'she mendicant, and in the trio of the last act, which tr,rminates with her death by her own hand. Mademois-elle Marai Introduced the air com posed by Meyerbeer, expressly for Madame Castellan in Paris. It is not, ‘`..mwever, one of the most striking pieces, and would scarcasly be missed if it were omitted. The ge neral executi-on of the opera was very efficient. Signor Stigelli as Jonas was again of great value to the "ensemble" of the Anabaptists; M. Zelger, the bass, was weighty and correct in the music of Zaccharia, Signor Polo nini tarefal and painstaking as Mathison, and Signor Tag liafieo, as usual, all that could possibly be desired as Ober thal. The trio in the tent of the Prophet, where Oberthal is made prisoner by the Anabaptists, was well sung anti acted—which was the more to be rejoiced at, since it is the finestconcerted piece in the opera. The chirus was un usually effective, and the " All'armi" went to perfec tion. The skating scene exhibited all the bustle and excitement of former years ; the dances were irre proachable, and the whole stage business was managed even better than on previous occasions. The band was admirable throughout. The coronation scene was remark able for the customary pomp and magnificence; and alto gether the audience appeared 'greatly pleased with the performance, which was not surprising, since it was one of more than ordinary excellence. OLYMPIC THEATRE. The petite drama of Hush Money, WkiCh was first pro duced some twenty years ago, under the management of Mme. Vestris, at the Olympic The a tre, has been revived, to afford Mr, Robson a new field for the exhibition of his peculiar t-slents. Sir Jasper Touchwood suits Mr. Robson well, who is never seen to Tuch advantage as when he has a comic character to al:stain with a dash of the tragic in it. Liston, it may 'be remembered, was famous in the part of Sir Jasper Touchwood ; but we doubt if in this character he equalled Mr. Robson, who is a more skilful actor in the earnest line than his renowned predecessor. Mr. Wigen could hardly have selected a better drama than Hush Money for Mr. Robson, who has proved so great a trump card for the establishment thai it is worth while to study the direction of his abilities on all occasions. MINISTERIAL ARRANCIRMENTS.—Lord John Russell having declined to aceapt the Colonial Department, Sir George Grey is to be the new Secretary for the Colonies, in the room of the Duke of Newcastle, who, as we stated yesterday, will hold the appointment of Secretary of State for the Affairs of War.—Morning Post. SUPERINTENDENTSRIP OF CHATHAM DoCKYABD. —Amongst other officers we Bear that Captain Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, late of Sheerness B(.lckyard, is IV a candidate for succeeding Captain Peter ,oharde, C. 8., now one of the Lords of the Admiralty and that he is I at present the " favourite." J —Yesterday ther e was FALL IN THE PRICE OF BREAr d. a a h g a e l n fp e e ra n l ny fa a ll lionaft,he thel - .est wheaten bread bzling Bid. the 41b. EUROPEAN AND u• ELECTRIU PRINTING TELE GRAPH COUPA'I,Y,—ThI s Company are laying down in Deptford the electric wire which is to connect that establisluident with Somerset 'Rouse and Whitehall. TIP:, CRYSTAL PALACE MtDALS.—The following in scr;.ption appears on the medal s struck to commemorate to be present e d t o h er Majesty to-morrow (Saturd a y <<Ornator proprii s t;tie opening of the Crystal Pal ace, works. Intlustria (lonic)." Industry is adorned with h er own FORGERY BY A SOLICITOR'S CLERK.--Yesterday morning information was forwarded to all our London and metropolitan - police stations of a most exttbsive for gery having bera, committed in tdinburia by a solici tor's7no, it appears, i s clerk, Greig 011ason, about 20 years old, a b ou t fi ve P est six or seven inches high, d very juvenile appearance, light blue eyes, red cheeks, teeth set regula.:., of a very sickly complexion, and has not been seer, or heard of since the 19th ult., when it is supposed that he obtained, by means of for gery, the sum of 5001., and then left E ng l an d f or abroad. A. nandsome reward is offered for hit appre hension, mails will be made up this evening, Friday, 'ALUM FOR AUSTRALIA AND THE CAPE.—Ship 19 4- ter pointed to sail from Liverpool to the - 9th inst. to be forwarded by the Great Britain 10th inst. All letters intended 1,10 7r0w, ' the steatner, ap • to go 'by Satu rday, this vessel must be specially addressed, "•B the Great Britain, eta. y aid in ad News- Liverpool, ' the postage ' - ,, e i ng . stamp p %M e a o s n tea i t: : a o v t i h . vvei by. the uevermSetr.a v vir ance. l, ws epde.to the papers must have a penny inst. ship letters Cape of Good Hw y , ~,y's vessel, the Ca ll p P e a o n f a GO:l ea li td o It be made t'on C 14, —eaßchepoortsh the have nin lately e m et r b o e p e o n . ga),lVATerwPa sent to 'c . ll e Governor oilK C ° 1i gut l tt Titan it . waterwork compan i es o f t h e steps taken for adapt ,g., their laid.° arrangements to the requirements of the act of la'it session regarding the London supply. The New _River Company state that all the necessary works c ,or the covering of reservoirs, the completion of filtering beds, and insuring constant supply and high service, will be efficiently completed by the period named in the act, and that a bill for the diversion of the sewerage of the town of Hertford, which was last year thrown out by the Lords on the opposition of local Interests, is now again before Parliament, These undertakings, how ever, will involve an aggregate outlay of 700,000/. The Grand Junction Company state that their works for drawing water from Hampton, and bringing it to their former reservoirs at Kew, although they have not made the progress expected, will be completed with- in the prescribed time—namely, the 31st of August, 1855. At present the water delivered by this com pany amounts to t,518,342 gallons, and they .." 4 " then be capable of delivering 20,000 6^- „i., Middlesex Company and '' ~,,d. The West Vauxhall Company . the Southwark and at Hampton. - • are also constructing works beginni^ 'valet . : may possibly be completed by the P' - ..g of next year. The delivery of the latter corn .ay is at present 8,000,000 gallons, and their power Will be increased to 20,000,000, The Lambeth Com pany and the Chelsea Company have both selooted a point above Kingston as the sources of their fre s h supply, and the new works of the former are already in full operation. The Kent Company derive their supply from the Ravenabourne, and their existing system is i n harmony with all the requirements of the act. The y wants have, howeve r , purchased additioaal land, and are of the ex tending their works to meet the growing district. The East London Company merely report that they will lee ready with their alterations at the proper time. The Hampstead Company state that they are making an artesian well at Kentish-town, that a total depth has been reached of 886 feet, and that there is every reason to believe the original estimate of the thickness of the chalk stratum will be entirely verified, and that the green sand will be found within 2QO feet of the depth now attained. - monstration mentioned in the above letter passed off quietly. GREECE. A telegraphic despatch of the Ist June, from Athens, states that, after the acceptanc e of the ultimatum ' of the Western powers by King Otho, the Mavrocordato Ministry was constituted. They have taken their oaths. All their acts are of a nature to satisfy the Porte. Four of the King's aides-de-camp have been dis missed. viz., Generals Kolokotronis, Mamari, Gar dikiotis-Grivas, aid Spiro Milios. The Epirus is pacified, in consequence of the fresh advantage gained by the Turks at Rodowitz. A great victory is reported to have been gained in Thessaly by Hadaschi-Petros against the Turks. A great number of Turks are said to have been killed or drowned. They are reported to have lost their military chest, containing 80,000 piastres. Among the slain are reported Nizain Pacha, Selim Pacha (the Commander-in-Chief), the Al baneese leader (Nitzo Melissow), and an Egyptian general. A great number of functionaries have been dis missed for showing sympathy for the insurrection. An American squadron is at Syra. Nothing is known respecting Macedonia. The presence of expeditionary troops has produced an excellent effect. Their bearing's admirable. The news from the provinces is tranquillising. AUSTRIA. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna says that a kind of forced loan for the improvement of the currency has been resolved on. The cordon, against Tessin is to be abolished. It is said that General Count Nostiz is about to take a letter from the Emperor of Austria to the Emperor Nicholas. Only two Turkish brigades remained in Little Wallachia. The Austrian Government has just published a new order for prohibiting the export of arms and ammunition by the frontiers adjoining the posses sions of Russia or Turkey. The transit of arms for the same destination is also prohibited. Ves sels leaving the Austrian ports may take arms and ammunition for their own wants, but not more without a special authorisation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Commerce. A private letter from Vienna, dated the 3d inst., mention that, whether from previous know ledge of the sentiments of the Emperor of Russia or some private information, the nature of his answer to the Austrian ultimatum was antici pated. It is supposed that it will be to this effect : —Russia will promise to evacuate the Prin cipalities on the condition that the Western Powers recall their military and naval forces ; that Austria will be asked what she means by moving troops in that direction of the Principa lities ; that the occupation of Wallachia will be regarded by her as a declaration of war ; that the question as to whether Austria really means to declare war will be put ; and that, if the terms of the evacuation be agreed upon, Russia will sub mit to arbitration. The letter adds, that at no moment have the partisans and agents of Russia been so busy as now, both at Vienna and Berlin, to detach Austria aud. Prussia from the alliance. Nothing is lett undone ; temptations of an almost irresistible kind are held out. The opinion, how ever, is, that Austria will remain true,and that Prussia will be forced by necessity to follow in her wake. RESOLUTION OF THE GERMANIC DIET. The following is the text of the declaration made by Bavaria in the Germanic Diet in the sitting of the 24th ult. on the common declaration of Austria and Prussia : _ _ " The representative of Bavaria is charged by his Go vernment to express the sincere gratitude it feels for this important communication, and the great joy which the accord which it proves to exist between the Govern ments of Prussia and Austria causes to it. The Bavarian Government recognises in this accord the essential foundation of the immovable union of Germany—a union which can alone guarantee her interests. It equally ad mits that it is necessary that this union should be duly warranted by the legal organ of the will and the acts of the Confederation, in order that no one may doubt that all the Confederates are resolved to remain firmly and faithfully united in the trials which the future may re serve to the country. In order that such a manifesta tion shall at the same time appear the result of a firm and enlightened conviction produced by ripe reflection, the representative demands that the communication which has just been made to the Assembly shall be re ferred to a committee to be reported on." After this declaration, and that of the other members of the Confederation, the Federal As sembly adopted the following resolution " let. The Diet expresses its gratitude for the impor tant communication, which has been made to it, and the great joy, which it feels at the accord existing be tween the Governments of Prussia and Austria. It re cognises in that accord the essential foundation of the strict union of Germany, which can alone guarantee all the interests of the latter ; it recognises also that it is necessary for this union to be duly manifested by the legal organ of the will and of the acts of the Confedera tion, in order that no one can doubt that all the Con federated States are firmly resolved to remain faithfully united together in any trials which the future may re serve to the country. 2dly. In order that such a mani festation may appear at the same time as the result of an enlightened conviction produced by mature reflec• tions, it charges a special Committee to draw up a reso lution to that effect. ' PRUSSIA. The Cologne Gazette, under date of Berlin, 4th, says :—" The Duke of Saxe Gotha has left for Gotha. In the course of the day the Duke, who yesterday had an interview with the King, received several diplomatic notabilities. It is in contempla tion to throw fresh trammels on the liberty of the press. It is stated that the preparatory labours for the definitive composition of the new Chamber of Peers are advanced, and that the nominations may take place immediately after the return of his Majesty from sea bathing." FR ONCE. The news of the advance of the Russians towards the position of the allied armies has created con siderable uneasiness in the moneyed world of Paris and as will be seen by the account of the proceed ings at the Bourse, the French funds fell nearly 2 per cent., and the railway shares followed the course of the public securities, though not quite in the same proportion. The determination of the Russian ge neral to bring his adversaries into action as soon as possible is looked upon not only as an indication of confidence in his own strength, but of his de termination, if he can, to meet Omer Pacha in the field. before the arrival of the English and French armies. It is not likely, however, that Otner Pacha will be induced to fight a pitched battle un til the arrival of his powerful auxiliaries, or that the English generals will hazard a n encounter under disadvantageous circumstances. It is in fact not yet known whether the object of the English army, in advancing to Varna, is to make a diversion in fa vour of Silistria, or to cover Schumla in the event of Omer Pacha, being forced to retreat. The semi official journals of Germany declare that the Rus sian army on the Danube is 250,000 strong. The proposed meeting of the Emperor of Austria and King of Prussia at Bodenbach is looked upon iu Paris as an event of great importance, as it is suppos ed to have reference to the execution of the secret a; titles of the treaty recently concluded between the two Powers. The note sent by the Vienna Cabinet to St. Petersburg is said to be positively in the name of Austria alone, and not in that of Austria and Prussia jointly. The note makes no mention either of Prussia of the protocol of Vienna. • The Napoleon and Jean Bart have left Toulon for Gallipoli, having o noard the 2 , 1 regiment of the foreign legion in the service of France. It ap pears that this regiment is to be made the nucleus of a foreign regiment in the service of Turkey, and that all the refugees will be enrolled in it. By this mean s the formation of a Polish legion will be avoided. It is reported that one of the ox-King J erome's aides-de-camp has committed suicide, in conse quence of losses at the Bourse. M. Vivien, prefect of police under Louis Philippe in 1831; minister of justice under the ministry of M. Thiers in 1849 ; minister of public works under the Government of General Cavaignac to .the 10th of December, when Louis Napoleon came in ; finally, one of the vice-presidents of the Council of st,:te, suppressed by the coup d'Hat of December, exp iod yesterday in Paris. M. Vivien had pro tested a ;ainst the coup d'etat, and had refused to take the ot2ths to the new Government. Since that period he haL fallen into a state of marasm, from which he novel' recovered, It is stated positively that the Emperor and Em press will visit the Pyrenees this summer. Prepa rations are, it is said, making for their reception at the Chateau de Biaritz, where they are expected in July, after the inauguration of the Boulogne t c can scarcely be doubtful that a visit will be h p to Henry the Fourth's c h a teau at Pau, whic has so long been in course of restoration. M. Turgot, the French ambassador at Matil dr ill , is expected in Paris on leave of absence. He sl suffers from the wound received in his duel with M. Soule. di3 calif died on VirivbleglaY• The event was expected, an d his proino tion to the dignity of a full admiral was in fact intended as a solace to his not very a having dying moments. Ile was been born OA tho 21ot Jub r a wig career was chiefly illustrated by two brilliant affairs in which he took a leading part many years ago, one in the Semillante and the other in the Renard. He was a member of the committee of longitudes. Of the two sons he leaves behind him one is secre tary of embassy in London. A letter from Cherbourg states that the ship of the line Tilsit was shortly to go into the Roads, and that the brig Beaumanoir, 20 guns, and the steam aviso Aigle, were to leave in- a few days for the Baltic. Orders had been received from Paris to place immediately on the stocks a 100-gun screw ship, to be called La Ville de Nantes, and a first rate frigate, l'lmperieuse. A letter from Berlin states that the negotiations between Prussia and France for the establishment of a direct telegraphic line between Berlin and Paris via Saarbruck, have been brought to a close. The Moniteur publishes the report made to the Emperor, by M. Billault, of the labours the Legis lative Body, during the last session. In the course of that period, 219 bills were presented, dis cussed, and voted, of which 180 are connected with communal and departmental interests. Last year, 82 bills were passed authorising loans and extraor dinary impositions for a capital of 37,800,000 f. This year, 145 bills authorised them to the extent of 69,187,526 f. Among the bills of general into. rest passed during the present session, are those relative to the removal of the convicts to the Peni tentiary Colonies ; on the abolition of civil death ; the extension of the amount for which debtors may be brought before the Juges-de-Paix; the bill on livrets ; on the extension of the limits of the coast ing trade ; on the increase of the telegraphic lines; for lowering the charge on letters ; for forming the approaches to the Louvre and the Tuileries ; and lastly, the Budget of 1855. The fall in the English Funds, coupled with the fact that to much stock had been bought during the last rise, led yesterday to very considerable sales, and the Bente has fallen heavily in consequence. The Three per Cents. have declined lf. 95e., and the Four-and-a-.E l alf per Cents. 2f. 75c., at 70f. 700. and 96f. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 3d have come to hand. It has been settled that six steamers instead of four, as originally proposed, shall be sent to Cuba, which will make thirteen in all. These 13 vessels are to carry out 4,000 men, and 2,000 more are to be sent subsequently. A despatch received from Cadiz makes known that a first detachment of 500 had been sent off. Some disturbances had occurred at Bergara, owing to a portion of the population objecting to the re-establishnment of the Jesuits, and troops had been sent off from Vittoria to restore order. A letter says :—" In consequence of the financial measures adopted by the Government, the public service is assured up to the end of the year." The Three per Cents. were done at 37 ; the New I Three per Cents. at 19 60 ; the Debt of the First Class at 9 30 ; and that of the Second at 5. PORT U . GAL. The Brasilieira brings Lisbon letters and papers of the Ist inst. The French steam sloop Newton had returned from escorting the King of Portugal to Cape Finisterre, and was the only foreign ship of war in the Tagus. The debate upon the budget had not commenced, nor had anything of interest taken place either in or out of the Cortes since the last dates. The leading article of the Aranto, semi official journal, of the Ist, sets forth, in reply to the Royalist paper Nacao, that the Portuguese Govern ment was not influenced by Russian sympathies or influence in the declaration of neutrality, which it is resolved to maintain, if possible, during the pre. sent war. CHINA. CONFLICT BETWEEN THE IMPERIALISTS AND THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN FORCES. ---- The following telegraphic despatch, via Trieste, has been received by an eminent firm in the city : " HONG-KONG, April 22.—An attack made by the Imperialits on the foreign settlement of Shanghai led to the stol ming and destruction of their camp on the 4th of April by the English and American forces. Two sea men were killed and 12 wounded ; of the volunteers, Mr. J. C. Brine was dangerously wounded ; Mr. Gris wold Grey lost a leg ; Captain Pearson, of the Bose Standish, severely wounded ; doing well. All quiet na the 12th inst. " Exchange.—Shanghai, 6 s. 4d ; Canton, ss. 2,11. ; Company's bills, 300 ; Canton, 247. " Export of tea, 70,000,0001 b. ; silk, 54,000 baler, consisting of Tsatlee, 24,000 ; Taysaam, 22,000 ; thrown, 4,000 ; Canton, 3,000. Deducting losses of tea, the excess over last year is not above 4,00 0 , 0001 b. An other tea-ship totally lost—the Dumphreys, from Shanghai." THE CRYSTAL PALACE AT SYDEIY. The results of the extraordinary activity with which the works at the Crystal Palace have been prosecuted for the last few days were yesterday made strikingly perceptible by the beautiful appearance of the interior. The decorations of the industrial courts are nearly com plete, and in the nave of which they form the lateral'boundaries, Sir Joseph Paxton has so arranged his exotics as to give to this portion of the building the ap pearance of a magnificent conservatory. The public will be rejoiced to learn that Sir Joseph has almost entirely recovered from his indisposition, and fully expects to complete ail his arrangements by the opening day. The ethnological models are all grouped in their proper locali ties, and have been scrupulously draped in obedience to the mandate of the Church. It is not, we regret to add, the general opinion that their appearance has been at all improved by the grotesque arid incongruous garments in which Dr. Latham has been obliged to swathe them in order to remove the objections of the clergy. As the works are going on simultaneously in every quarter under the hands of thousands of workmen, the remarkable progress made may be noted whichever way you turn. The refreshment tables are all arranged in the large and beautiful quadrangle at the south end, and the ovens which are to keep them supplied will be all at work today. The attendants, 80 in number, were all mustered yesterday, and instructed how to form a portion of the great tableau on Saturday, by appearing in white dresses with the distinctive badge of a blue ribbon. The testing of the building was repeated on Wednesday, in a much more derisive manner than on the first occasion. Four hundred of the metropolitan police were brought down by special train on the Crys tal Palace line, under the command of Superintendent . Lund, and were made to march in a body round the first and second galleries. The greatest deflexion under this severe test was not more than the sixteenth part of an inch, while with irregular walking there was no de flexion at all. The men subsequently collected in the orchestra, and completely established the fact of its per feet security. Captain Galton, who was again present, expressed his entire satisfaction. Yesterday the orchestra was subjected to another test by the presence of the whole of the instrumental performers, who attended for the pur pose of a rehes , al.l The National Anthem, the Hun dredth Psalm, and the Hallelujah Chorus were suc cessively performed, and the effect was pronounced by' Signor Costa to be perfectly satisfactory. Some of the listeners were of opinion that in the reverberation the piano passages were lost, but it is expected that whets the chorus singers add their voices to the instrumental music the effect of the whole will be sufficiently grand. and imposing. It is singular that while some portion‘ of such a vast body of sound as the playing of the full orchestra were lost, the playing of one of Collard's pianos placed in the nave could be heard all over the building. Signor Costa was apprehensive that his immense army of musicians, vocal and instrumental, would convert the Crystal Palace into a second Jericho by bringing down its walls with their music, but Sir Joseph Paxton has given the whole choir full permission to sing their loudest, assuring them that their harmony will escape quite harmlessly through the louvres. The demand for season tickets yesterday was so great as to exhaust the printed supply at an early hour, and 10,000 more, which w ere got up under extreme pressure, were bought up et • the different offices in a couple of hours. Extraordinary exertions are being made to meet the demand which ill expected on this the last day before the opening. SAFETY OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Lord Palmerston has just forwarded to the directorg of the Crystal Palace Company a copy of Capaiat Galton's report on the safety of the building. Thie report is very satisfactory as to the safety of the struc ture. The Captain makes the following suggestions eS to the admission of visitors on Saturday : " I am informed that all persons to be admitted to the galleries will be provided with special tickets, and ail arrangement of this sort is easily made at the time of ad mission, by providing tickets of different . colours or nuni r hers, each colour or number representing a p ar ticula locality, and the number of each such set of tickets being limited to the number to be admitted to each part. The policemen at the entrance would then be furnished with these tickets, to be given to all persons as they pass in and others of the police should be then stationed in such manner as to prevent any person from proceeding to ash other part of the building than that designated by th ticket abovementioned with which he will have been fur nished." THE IRON TRADE.—BIRMINGHAM, W ednesday. --Sao has been the advance in the price of pigs, and the that scarc ity of first - rate i ron-stone, combined with the price for bare hoops and sheets has, in the South SW' fordshire districts , durin g the last few da y s risen 11- P er ton. The advance has been avoided, until the iron. mas t ers have been compelled by absolute necessity to adopt it. Iron, at the present rates of the raw materi4 could not, with profit, be made at last etuarter-day Pricen6li FOREIGN RATES OF EXCHANGE.—The quotations the rates of exchange from the continent gen erally 0 13( " to no alteration. From St. Petersburg the letters ars 0 the Ist of June, but they merely mention that exchaeg"fo and stocks were very firm, and that tallow continued of be purehlsecl to be sent to Memel. In consequence. l the rre ,,, tng demand for China, when ce the t xic elegrltl`"s, a quolr;tiai a the rate of exchange by t h e overlabd. 1:1, id again inifavourable, the Mean dollars brougin id, the last West India steamer h ave been sold a t 01 4 , per ounce, being an advance of The bar eilVer . been diopogied of at the former price of Gad. NEY I XORCIAL at Of cotto o "4 7,000 bale e x.port and o 1 3r at prey ..41 American. to 71d. . 7 ' l4 to Sid. . p an Railway spar( ' 4l produce 11 ;this Week. in fair requ tallow less a i~ tithe and spices h irregi squired ailk market, at :__ rat it , e of excl ,qt dollars r eceived ! I ' 3 een dispa tq ; per ounce 'lluds have Oent of b . 7 ,Paratively L (I le at 92, " 4 , h ve been 9 . 1. The sudde t '4 4 414it ot e to rv: will 1 th e fall, and so PI 6.. ° Ti tB. . L 4 ave been ets. have ' 5 ' 4 weaker, Stock is a i ll jetnium, and „the foreign g' 4l l New I ,can, 24. der. 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