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R. LEE STE VENS'S PATENT FUR NACES.—Copies of official and other reports, and of testi wonials in favour of the invention, as applied to Steam Boilers, Brewery Coppers, Stills, Chemists', Dyers', and Confectioners' Pans, Coal Ovens, &c., with information respecting Licences to manufac ture or use the PATENT SMOKELESS FURNACES, given by Kr. JOUN LEE STEVENS, the Patentee, at the Offices, 1, Fish street-11111, City, London, where references are obtained to Firms in London and elewhere on whose premises the invention is in daily operation. HOUSEHOLD WORDS o n SMOK E. — "Mr. LEE STEVENS'S plan has the great advantage of requiring no machinery ; so that no inattention or nuskill'ulness of the stoker can affect its action. We have witnessed and tested its efficacy at the office of the TIMES newspaper, at the famous Week izig mart of DAT and MARTIN, and at tile great sweetmeat factory of RILL and JONES."—Dickens's Household 'Words. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE: Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Jura 14, Will be performed Donizetti's Opera, LUCREZIA BORGIA. Characters by Mme. Caradori, Miss Fanny Haddam Signors Ore gorto, pane, s ant i , s on hiera, and Pienini, and Mr. 11. Brabam. To conclude with the popular Ballet, entitled UNE FETE EN OLTMPE. Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, rem —gulls, 7s; Dress Circle , 3 5.; is.; and private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The fun ,in c ., open daily from Ten till Six, where places may be 'Neared. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and Cock. 63, New Bond-strect. l i t: Aim—Doors open at Half-past Seven. Performance commences at Eight. liaif-price at Half-past nine. THEATRE ROYAL HATMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Backstone. TEI3 EVENING, Juts 14, WM be performed the Drama of THE KNIGHTS OP Tilt ROUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, G. v A ndatmoff, W. Ferran, Compton, and Bookstone ; Miss Reynolds, was E. Grey, and Mrs. Fittwilliam. Followed by AS LIKE A 3 TWO PEAS. To conclude with A NABOB FOR AN HOUR. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CliAlo.3ll ICZAN. THIS EVENING, JOLT 1 4 , Will be performed FROM VILLAGE TO COURT. Principal characters bYMessrs. Harley, Fisher, and Cathcart; Misses Mur ray, Heath, and Vivash. After which, THE COURIER OF LYONS. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean J. Inning, Addison, Graham, David Fisher, Cathcart, and Baker; Misses C. Leciercq, Heath, Ternan, and K. Terry. To conclude with THE HALT OF THE BALLET. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENUG, JET 14, pill be performed the popular Drama of THE DISCARDED SON. Principal characters by Messrs. Selby. murray, Bedford. and Keeley ; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woolgar. and Miss F. Maskell. Followed by HOPES AND FEARS. • After which will be presented the New Extravaganza, entitled A MOVING TALE, supported by Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by WAITING FOR AN OMNIBUS IN THE LOWEHER ARCADE IN A RAINY DAY. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Jura' 14. Will be performed PERFECT CONFIDENCE. Characters by Messrs. Robson, Emery, and Robinson; Misses Marston, E. Or. monde, and Miss E. Turner. To be followed by THE .YEA.LOTIS WIFE. After which, the popular Comedietta, ca led HEADS OR TAILS. Characters by Mr Emery and Miss Marston, &a. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Alleroft. THIS EVENING, JULY 14, Will be presented THE UNITED SERVICE OF FRANCE AND ENGLAND, in which Miss Harriet Gordon will appear. After which, OPPOSITE NEIGHBOURS. Followed by FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PLAYFUL CRO CODILE. To conclude with THE OMNIBUS. Stalls, 45.; Boxes, 2s. 64.; Pit, Is.; Gallery. 6d.; Private Box( s £1 Is. to be had of Mr. Al'croft, lb, New Bond•street. ASTLET'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Tremendous and most Successful Hit! THIS EVENING, JOLT 14, A Grand Historical Equestrian spectacle, called THE COSSACKS; or, Irive la France. After which a Series of Mo•ceaux Cholsis de PAre•te, or Scenes in the Circle. in which Misi Emily Cooke and Mr. William Cooke, jell., will appear. The Brothers Francisco will perform their wondrous feat of LA PERCHE. The German Bro thers wi 1 exhibit their skill on the 110UdLE TRAPEZE. The whole to conclude with Mr. W. T. Simpson's Burlesque, RUSSIA. AGAINST TURKEY. Box-odice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Rest. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tarn DAT —Morning 48 min.after 4 I Evening 11 mln.eft, 5 tb•Monnow--Morning 37 nin.after 5 Evening 59 min. eft. 5 THE WEATHER.—Stni Orrun, Jima 11. THIMNOWNT2II, IN TUN BRADY.. highest since noon yesterday. 55—lowest this morning and during the night. 66—this day, at noon. BAILONNTNII, 29'87—falling a little. W.S.W.—Light breeze, with dull weather, and a sprinkle of rain. ~~" ~~ ~as~x, J c r bL ~ ~(~~t LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1854. The world has witnessed many strange vicis situdes. Having apparently passed through its metallic stages, from gold to iron, it is entering on a new phase of its existence. Yes, with all due deference to Mr. CHARLES DICKENS, and acknowledging, in one respect, the continued " hardness" of the " Times," there is another characteristic by which the present era will here after be distinguished. It is the " age of cant" —of pure, unmixed, unmitigated cant ! The Genius of B.umbug rules supreme. Everything is to be regarded through the media which it pleases to offer. It is only necessary to keep up appearances —to " seem," rather than to do, and unsparingly to condemn all who venture to differ in any degree from the ideal standard, and who refuse " to fall down and worship" the idol which King Fashion hath set up. If the spirit of the age were to be represented in bodily form, it would be as SHAKSPERE'S Justice, " With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws, and modern instances." Here on one side we find a body of modern Pharisees, forgetting the Divine injunction, " The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath," striving to pervert the objects of the God-like institution, and to make it, in place of being a day of rest, and innocent and en lightened recreation, one of gloom and seclusion. On the other hand we see a body of rampant Tee totallers endeavouring to make every man conform to their own standard, and to introduce a " Maine liquor law" into what was once " Merry England." Close every place of entertainment on Sundays, says the Sabbatarian—permit not the wearied and over-tasked operative to breathe pure country air on the only day when he can hope to obtain it, or if he walk forth into the country, let him not be able to obtain a mouthful of bread or a draught of beer to enable him to sustain the sal u t ary fatigue, that will send him back to his toil with renovated health and spirits. , Let him remain in his own room cross and listless, a b ur d en to himself h and , i his family. Let him d o nothing to enlarg e in crease his inf ormat i on, but staye atsho mind or he wish, ge t i ne b riated, provided thetakena, materials e f for so doin g were purchased on a w and he will be r egar d e d as a model workie-daY' n the advocates for the bitter observant ©man t b h y , Sabbath ! The Teetotallers, however, go further. Ti ey would do away with the retail trade in wile, beer, and spirits, and only allow purchases in large quantities. No man should be able to get even a tumbler of small beer for his refreshment ; while the most patriotic undertaking ever started in this or any country is libelled because it is possible to obtain a glass of wine or a tumbler of beer within the gates. When listening to the twaddle of this noisy class, we almost feel in clined to agree with old JACK FALSTAFF, when he exclaimed, "If I had a thousand sons, the first human principle I would teach them should be to forswear thin potations, and addict them selves to sack 1" _ . There is another class of utilitarians no less dis gusting in their twaddle than those above alluded to, men who are ready to censure everything, the end and object whereof is not perceptible to their own thick and muddy intellects. These persons lose no opportunities of " writing themselves down asses" in the true DOGBERRY spirit. Because they cannot see an inch beyond their noses they think that the rest of the world must be equally purblind. Their pompous platitudes and solemn donkeyisra would be simply ridiculous if they did not strive to take advantage of the most melan choly incidents on which to hang their absurdi ties. Such a case has unhappily recently occurred. M. H. LOEI3 LE TUR, a French aeronaut, after an ascent from Cremorne Gardens, with the inten tion of descending in a parachute, received such injurie3 from colliziou with a tree that his death followed some days subsequently. This truly un fortunate occurrence has been seized on as the text on which to hang all sorts of commentaries. Some, wantonly and untruly, attacking Mr. SIMPSON, the proprietor of Cremorne, calumniously and malignantly attributing to him a readiness "to risk another life for the sake of gaining a few pounds profit," while others are contented with railing at the exhibition, and calling on the Legislature to enact laws for their suppression— hitting also at Mr. SIMPSON by the praise they bestow on the proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens for having refused to sanction a repetition of such attempts, which, in the first in stance, proved a failure at the royal pro perty. We shall deal with the latter statement and suggestion in the first instance—and, in order to"do so, it is necessary to place the real state of facts before the Community, so that they may judge of what degree of censure—if any—can be attributed to Mr. SIMPSON, or rather whether that ill-used gentleman is not entitled to credit for his liberal and generous conduct on the de plorable occasion. Monsieur LE Tun., it appears, had patented his invention in France, and had, in his own country, made no less than 29 perfectly safe and most successful descents. Under these circum stances he came to England, and entered into a treaty for an ascent from Vauxhall. It is well known that owing to some circumstances this ascent did not take place ; but the mistake, what ever it was, occurred before the ascent, and there fore could not have been connected with the descending power of the parachute. We are convinced that the proprietor of Vauxhall would not willingly receive compliments at the expense of a rival engaged in honourable competi tion with himself. On the failure, the unfortunate stranger was assailed with gibes and fears from every quarter. His personal appearance was turned into ridicule, and the laugh was freely raised at his expense. With wounded spirit, he appealed to Mr. SIMP SON for an opportunity of retrieving his own cha racter, and that of his invention. It was granted, but not until after close and stringent investiga tion had satisfied the parties of the perfect safety —we use the term advisedly—of the machine. Nay more, to make assurance doubly sure, the parachute was enlarged until it had " a re sisting power" capable of sustaining double the weight it would have to bear. In addition to these precautions, and when theory had settled all that could be done, it was, we believe, stipu lated that there should be a trial descent before any regular engagement should be entered into. This test was gone through on the 20th ult., and nothing could be more satisfactory. The pa rachute was liberated at an altitude of about a mile, and it was three-quarters of an hour de scending, having, through the action of the newly-invented wings, traversed a space of about three miles in its aerial course. Then came the attempt that terminated fatally. But it is only necessary to remark, that it was not " a parachute accident." Had not the ropes, prepared under the exclusive direction of M. LE TUR, twisted, there would have been no calamity. But as they twisted, it was found that the machine could not be safely liberated. He came into col lision with a tree, which caused the injuries end ing in his death ; but that was not through any defect in his invention. It may be asked cui bon•o such trials ? What is the use of parachutes ? We know not. But that is no reason why experiments should not be tried in a science of which we are comparatively ignorant. We cannot forget that the toys of the 17th and 18th centuries were the sources from which sprung the steam-engines, power looms, and a variety of the most useful inven tions of the 19th century. Had not the Marquis of WORCESTER detected the priestcraft of the ancient Egyptians WATT might not have had the foundation for the experiments which he con ducted to so felicitous a conclusion. Had there not been apparently useless trials in electricity, we might not have had the electric telegraph or the galvanic battery ; and if a single fatal result opposed an insurmountable barrier to future trials, England would not be a maritime nation, or have railroads, or even carriages of any descrip tion. Let us, then, repudiate this nauseatic twaddle, despise humbug, and render justice where it is really merited. The Bears are a persevering, an indefatigable race. If so much zeal and energy were displayed in any other pursuit it would command success. All, however, that they can accomplish in their patriotic "mission" does not amount to more than exciting temporary panics, that may frighten some nervous widows or unprotected spinsters into parting with their property at less than its actual value. We have repeatedly exposed the folly of this undue timidity, and it is but justice to the community to say that, with few excep tions, they have stood boldly forward, supporting the national credit with their purses, as they would, if the occasion arose, defend the national safety with their persons. The fundholders held their investments firmly, while there were plenty of persons ready and willing to come boldly forward and to purchase at liberal prices the stock necessarily cast upon the market. Under such circumstances the speculators for a fall met with repeated defeats, any one of which might have deterred less determined operators. But even a starving wolf in pursuit of his prey could not be more bent on achieving his object than the hungry bear, actuated by the greed of gain. Even in the days of JUVENAL we heard of the cupidity of the Greeks— " Orceculus esuriens, in crduin, jusseris, ibit." But how could any Greek do more than is frequently accomplished by the ursine fraternity, who, if they do not scale the heavens in pursuit of profit, are yet accustomed to make mountains out of mole hills, and to swell the most ridiculous rumours into intelligence of the utmost import ance. We would, however, once more remind these gentry of the heavy losses they have already sustained, and of the dangers attending the course they are so recklessly pursuing ; and we would ask the public what has occurred to excite, any real apprehensions, or to justify a fall of nearly 3 per cent, in Consols within a single week, and nearly 2 per cent. within as many days ? What are the events that could exercise mate rial influence on the quotations ? They might be affected by the prospects of the approaching har vest, the state of the Bank Returns, and the aspect of the political horizon in reference to the war in which we have embarked. These matters may more or less alter the value of all kinds of secu rities, but a very little consideration will show that the recent fall cannot fairly be attributed to any of these causes, and that, therefore, it can only be attributed to the number of speculative sale s , relnet tdi which must be followed by a corresponding i reaction when the time for delivery is at hand, l i : o e un s su e rm ns tne e ar i ned es s s , and and absurdfoment fomented panic that tthhaet most o as s t b n e n e n excite find A s t I t l o a t t , h a e itt wet f ably been very pros pects t t s h eof weatherthe ably harvest, i o w n e . different parts of the somecrops, yet deteriorated the or days, it has not as f t y o i t o i g i character, e Agriculturists, try Th is e ionftealligveenrycegfrraotmi and cheap N t l a and affording promise of ample returns markets. The quotation s i fallen, to some extent, and thne theendency is still Lane e un h d a a v n e t state of these ciduowotnawtiaorndss.affolrndasstmhieicbhe, stthcerni,tearsio respecting the proverbially gloomy harvest prospects, and as the farmers, n a most dissatisfied race, who delight in th forebodings, and who exercise to the utmost the JOHN BULL privilege of grumbling on any or no occasion, have not yet complained audibly, w e may assume that the prospects of the harvest are not such as to justify a fall in the Funds. The gloominess of the weather might have kept par ties at home, or deterred them from dealing, for JOHN BULL is as much dispirited as one of his own game-cocks by a heavy and continuous fall of rain ; but such influences, when not followed b y a ny serious damage to the crops, are of a merely temporary character, and vanish with the first gleam of sunshine. A3 - to the §tate of the 13anA Returns, they are of the most satisfactory description. The addition to the stock of bullion during the last week was no less than 345,6231., while that of the preceding week was 760,5981., or more than 1,106,0001. within a fortnight. The addition of the week to the notes in circulation, a very important matter, was nearly half a million (484,5451.). There were also largo additions within the fortnight to the reserve of notes to the public and private deposits, and the public and other securities, and a small reduction had been made in the Bank rate of interest to its country customers. It is, therefore, obvious that any depreciation in the value of stock could not be ascribed to the Bank Returns any more than to the prospects of the approaching harvest. We come then to the aspect of the political horizon in reference to the war in which we have embarked ; and what is there, we ask, in that " to fright the Isle from its propriety," to induce Englishmen to fling their stock upon the market to realise money on any terms that can be ob tained, or, in fact, at such prices as the oon sciences of their unscrupulous persecutors may in duce them to offer ? Never, we say it advisedly, has this been more satisfactory. Never was the " entente cordiale" more complete. Never were France and England more thoroughly united in the cause of truth and justice. Never were they more firmly resolved to break the power that has been so prejudicial to the interests of civilisation, and to obtain suitable guarantees for the maintenance of peace and order. The united flags float triumphantly on the Baltic and the Euxine. NAPIER and his gallant coadju tor have threatened Cronstadt, and in vain invited the enemy's fleets to a fairer contest than could be had under the bulwarks of its fortifications. The AUTOCRAT himself has been gratified with the prospect, while the inhabitants of St. Peters burg clearly perceive what is before them ; and the approaching embarkation of French troops in English vessels will not greatly improve their position. Austria, for her own sake, will not dare to go wrong, and what could the vacillating and weak-minded King of PRUSSIA do, even if disp3sed, to shelter his friend and brother. If the German Powers did their worst, it would not create a moment's fear in any English (or French) heart. But as it is, we should really be ashamed of our compatriots, if we thought that they could be influenced by any doubts as to the actions of the German Powers. There would, indeed, be more to fear from their friendship to fin d m t a h i a n: t t s n the heretofore,national than their . enmity. Let th e peop l e, then, rally whilea c r edit snr , v i a n n g d t h t e h i e r y n o w n i n l try, they are materially benefiting themselves. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, 10 P.M. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Iberia has arrived with the above mail. She brings 31 passengers, five packages of specie, and a cargo of eggs, lemons, onions, &c. Her dates are—Gibraltar, July 4 ; Cadiz, 5 ; Lisbon, 9 ; Oporto and - Vigo, 10. The British galliot Mary, arrived at Gibraltar on the 2d, reported that on the 30th ult., owing to a strong current, on her voyage from Marseilles, she was driven within 20 miles of Cape Tres Forcas, and there distinguished a brig being attacked by Riffian pirates. It was the captain's opinion the brig was taken by the pirates. The Mary did not interfere, being unarmed. Her Majesty's steamer Prometheus started almost immediately to the Riff coast in search. Exchange at Gibraltar was quoted, for bills on London at 90 days' date, at 51k ; Paris, 5 37. From Lisbon we learn that the vine disease was still raging, and to a most fearful extent, and every fear was entertained that nearly the whole of the vineyards were being destroyed. Exchange on London had declined to 54 for bills at 30 days' sight ; Inscriptions, 37. A BUSSIAN IN LONDON SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. Six,—Can you tell me why, or how it is, that Count Pahlen, who is well known to be a most active agent of the Emperor of Russia, is admitted on the most intimate footing to the houses of several of our Cabinet Ministers? It may be all fair and above board, but it looks very suspicious. In the neighbourhood of St. James's and Berkeley-squares he is in great force.--Yours obediently, London, July 12, 1854. B. S. F. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1854. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert, attended by Major-General Wylde and Colonel Seymour, left Buckingham Palace at twenty minutes past one o'clock yesterday, for the purpose of viewing the siege operations at Chatham. His Royal Highness proceeded to the London-bridge Terminus, travelled by a specialitrain on the North Kent branch of the South-Eastern Railway, and returned at twenty minutes before eight o'clock. Her Majesty with Prince Arthur and the Princess Louisa, attended by the Hon. Matilda Paget, took a drive in an open landau and four in the afternoon. Lord Alfred Paget and Lord Charles Fitzroy were in attend. ance on horseback. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Gibbs, visited the Exhbition in St. Martin's Hall in the forenoon. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Matilda Paget, the Hon. Mary Seymour, Earl Somers, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel Seymour, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their presence last evening. Her Majesty's private band attended in Buckingham Palace after dinner on Wednesday evening, and played the following pieces : Overture, " Le Bel d'Andore Duo, " Etoile du Nord" Meverbeer. Selection, " Faust" Spohr. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir G. Cooper, honoured the Olympic Theatre with their presence last evening. A deputation from the Birmingham Assay-office, con sisting of Messrs. Rotton, Sharpe, Elkington, and A. Ryland, bad an interview with the Right Hon. E. Card well yesterday at the office of th e B oar d o f T ra d e . The d e p u tation was introduced by Mr. Spooner. Mr. J. A. Franklin had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yesterday, on the subject of the Standard of Gold Wares Bill and decimal coinage. The Chief Secretary for Ireland, Sir John Young, en tertained the following distinguished guests to dinner, at the Trafalgar Hotel, Greenwich, on the 12th inst. : The Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Monk, Lord Elcho, Lord Alfred Hervey, the Right Hon. G. W. Hayter, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, the Lord Advocate ; Messrs. R. Lowe, M.P., W. Monsell, M.P., John O'Connell, M.P., Daniel O'Connell, M.P., John Sadleir, M.P., James Sadleir, M.P., Loftus Bland, M.P., Pol lard Urquhart, M.P., W. Birk, M.P., G. Bowyer, M.P., F. Scully, M.P., J. D. Fitzgerald, M.P., J. M. Fox, M.P., J. Esmonde, Esq., M.P., W. Fagan, M.P., Major Brownrigg, and Mr. G. Dalton. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday, and heard an appeal from the Court of Ad miralty, " Valentine and others v. Cleugh (the Tele graph). COURT.—We understand that her Majesty and the youthful Royal family will, according to present ar rangements, leave Buckingham Palace on Monday next, for Osborne, Isle of Wight, where the Court is expected to remain until after the prorogation, which will take place about the second week in the ensuing month. The Queen Marie Arnelie, the Dukes de Nemours and D'Aumale, and the Prince de Joinville, have most generously contributed to the funds of the French Bene volent Society (Societe Francais° de Bienfaisance). This society has been, since its foundation (a period of nearly 13 years), under their distinguished patronage, and has been the means of distributing upwards of 8,0001. to indigent Frenoh persons in this country. The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Adeliza Fitzalan Howard, have left St. James's-square, for Arundel Castle, for the season. The Duke of Sutherland leaves Stafford House to morrow' on his annual visit to his vast domains in the west of Scotland. The duchess and family leave town early in the ensuing week, for Trentham Hall. The Duke of Devonshire continues to go on favour ably, at Brighton, where the noble duke is expected to remain until until the close of the month. His grace has recovered the use of his right arm, which it was feared would become permanently affected by his late attack. DEATH OF LADY ELIZABETH ALEXANDER.—We have to record the demise of this lady. She was sister to the late Earl of Caledon, and aunt to the present holder of the title, and was connected with the noble families of Caledon, Craven, Clarendon, and Radnor. HONOUR TO OMER PACHA.—An Imperial decree pub lished in the Moniteur, confers on Marshal Omer Pacha, General-in-Chief of the Ottoman Army, the dignity of grand cross of the imperial order of the Legion of Honour. _ _ TIRE OFFICERS of the TIGER, who were prisoners of war at Odessa, have been exchanged and released. THE SECRETARY OF WAR.—An amended estimate of the expense of this department has been issued, adding a charge of 2,9931. as the estimated amount of postage to be defrayed in consequence of the abolition of official franking. The vote therefore will be, not 14,3071., but 17,300/. CRYSTAL PALACE. THURSDAY (SHILLING DAY). — Number of season tickets sold to this date, 20,370. Ad mission at the doors, 15,614 ; admission by season tickets, I,4lo—total, 17,024. THE Balm of ENGLAND. —Yesterday morning the usual quarterly general court of the governors of this corporation was held, pursuant to the terms of the charter, at the offices, Threadneedle-street, Mr. J. G. Hubbard, the governor, presiding, when the minutes of the previous courts having been read, and the election of the governor, deputy-governor, and the directors con firmed, the meeting broke up. TRYING NOR GOLD IN ENGLAND AND WALES.— Yesterday a Parliamentary paper was printed con taining copies of reports from the commissioners in charge of the land revenue of the Crown on the sub ject of arrangements to be entered into with persons desirous of trying for and raising gold in England and Wales. It is recommended, in order to place some limit on the excitement of mere speculation that, if sufficient inducements do not exist to warrant an annual outlay of 101. or 201., it would not be worth while to occupy official persons, or to intrude on private grounds. THE ENCHANTER.—This vessel is announced from Geelong, whence she sailed the 17th of March, with 10,566 ounces of gold, valued at 42,0001. This amount, however, will immediately be purchased for transmis sion to Paris, as the French exchange continues with a declining tendency. Gold is likely to be sent from the Bank of England, unless further sums from Australia shall soon arrive. GENERAL SCREW STEAM COMPANY.---It is understood that a negotiation is pending between the Government and this company, which will result in the purchase, on satisfactory terms, of the new ship Prince, of 2,700 tons, belonging to that company, for the purpose of a steam transport. DEATH OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN IN THE SERPENTINE, HYDE-PARK. — Yesterday morning an inquest was held by Mr. C. Bedford, the coroner, at the Rose and Crown Tavern, as to the death of Mr. Enoch Dyer, aged 18. It appeared that the deceased h a d gone on Monday evening to bathe in the Serpentine, and got into one of the holes, and never rose again. Griffiths, of the Royal Humane Society, shortly after got him out, when he was taken to the society's receiving -house, where Dr. Christian for two hours endeavoured to restore anima tion, but without effect. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." ROYAL COLLEGE or SIIItEONS.-At a meeting of the Council on the 13th inst., Mr. G. J. Guthrie, F.R.S., was elected President, and Mr. W. Lawrence, F.R.S., and Mr. B. Travers, F.R.S., were elected Vice-Presi• dents of the College for the ensuing year. It is worthy of observation that the present is the third occasion on which Mr. Guthrie has been elected President. The following members of the Colle ge having undergone the necessary examination s , were admitted licentiates in midwifery at the meeting of th e B oar d on th e 12th inst. : Messrs. John Dixon, Hemsworth, Yorkshire, diploma of membership dated M arc h 31, 1854 ; Char l es Y oun g, Worth, Sussex, July 12, 1850 ; Edward Towndrow France, Sheffield, April 24, 1854 ; Edward Wadm an Ward, Leeds, April 21, 1854 • William Henry Medd, Stockport, Cheshi re , April 7;1854 ; Charles Vicary, Warminster, April 21, 1845 ; Charles Buckworth Herne Soame, Elstow, near Bedford March 27, 1854 ; Daniel Benjamin Hine, N o tti ngham , Apr il 17, 1854 ; Charles Muscroft, Pontef rac t , April 11, 1 845 ; William Moxon, Rugeley, Staffordshire, Juno 2, 1 854 ; John Gregory Booth, Haslingd en La c ashire, June 2, 1854 ; Edward Pratt, Appledore, Devon, April 11, 1853 ; William Deamer, Bentinek-street, Manchester-square, June 2, 1854 ; and Fr e d er i ck Blac k man , Bl a ckfriars-road, April 21, 1854. EXTENSIVE NEW BUILDING FOR THE TOWER HAMLETS MlLlTl A. — Yesterday at the meeting of Middlesex magis ' trates, the county treasurer made a representation to the ) Court that he had been informed by the clerk of the Liberty of the Tower that the sum of 14,5001. would be required ) for the erection of storehouses and dwelling s for the t wo r regiments o f T ower H am l e t s Militia. Ths matter was referred to the committee of financial and general pur ' Poses, with an instruction to them to inquire of the Lieutenancy of the Tower Hamlets why so large a sum was required. ALLEGED DEATH FROM IMPROPER MEDICAL TREAT MENT.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford, coroner for Westmin ster, held an inquiry at the Rising Sun, Charles-street, Grosvenor-square, into the circumstances attending the death of Mary Ann Thatcher, aged 22, a single woman and a domestic servant, late in the service of Mr. Jay, a medical practitioner and registrar of births and deaths, residing at 51, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. After hearing the evidence, the room was ordered to be cleared, and the jury having deliberated with closed doors for nearly an hour, the foreman handed in the following verdict :—" Deceased died from inflammation of the peritoneum, which the jury, witho u t i mput i ng any malicious feeling or criminal neglect to her master, consider to have been greatly promoted by improper medicines administered by him to the deceased." MIDDLESEX SESSlONS.—Yesterday the court sat at the Sessions-house. Mr. Pownali was re-elected chair man of the bench for one year ensuing. On the recom mendation of the Commit tee for Financial and General Purposes, the court ma de an order on the county treasurer for the payment of salaries and demands to the amount of 13,7641. 2s. 3d. ; and an ordinary county rate of Id. in the pou'ad on the rental of the county was ordered. A half-penny rate was ordered for the lunatic asylums. A somewhat desultory discussion followed relative to the pro visions of the North Metropolitan Railway Bill, affec ting the county property in Coldliath fields. It was stated that the opposition to the bill was withdrawn, and that the company would provide the county with another prison in lieu of the Coldbath fields House of (Correction, according to the terms em bodied in the bil 1. A number of reports were received, and the usual fc rmal business having been gone through, the court adjou reed. RISE IN TITZ PRICE OF NEWSPAPERS.—The Dundee .Advertiser has been the first paper in Scotland to ad vance in price, It is understood that others will soon follow the ear s aple. - ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Last night Grisi appeared in the character of Leonora, in La Favorita, for the first time this season. It is one of her finest parts, and she never performed it more beauti fully. In the character there are no displays of force, no violent bursts of passion. All is quiet and subdued, full of deep feeling and melting tenderness ; and nothing can be more beautiful than the manner in which the music is adapted to the character. There are no brilliant bravura passages ; the phrases are uniformly simple, but indescribably plaintive and pathetic. This is not one of the parts in which Grisi, as it were, takes the audience by storm ; but there is none in which she makes a stronger impression on their feelings—an im pression which is more eloquently expressed by profound silence and breathless attention than by the loudest bursts of applause. ➢lario was equally happy in his per formance of the part of Fernando. His voice had all its power, and all its exquisite sweetness ; and, both in his acting and his singing, we never heard him exert himself with greater success. The great scene, where Fernando, in a transport of passion, spurns the tokens of honour conferred on him by the king, was electrical in its effect ; and the closing scene, in which the hapless levers meet to part for ever, was pathos itself. The tears of many of the audience were the best testimony to its power. The novel feature of the performance was the appear ance for the first time of Lablache in the character of the monk Baldassare. It is a character similar to that of Oroveso, in Norma ; stern and unbending as a priest, full of feeling as a man. The character is more strongly developed than that of Oroveso, and the music is of greater power. Lablache brought out every phase of the character, and the music displayed most admirably all the grandeur of his mighty voice. The theatre was crowded to excess, as it always is on Grisi's farewell nights. The Queen and Prince Albert, with several illustrious visitors, occupied the royal box. STATE OF TRADE—NOTTINGHAM.—The revival of the lace a nd hosiery home trade extended into the early part. of this week, and only received a sort of check from ttr..l unprecedented fall in the funds and the disappointed expectation of money becoming easier. The general houses in London, &c., having just completed their an nual stocktaking, find their stocks low, and they have consequently come down with their orders. Materials, especially silks, continue firm, and an advance of Dd. has lately been conceded by caut;ous buyers. Hosiery still exhibits an improvement in the home trade. The Ca nadians, who are amongst our best colonial customers, are purchasing at present for the winter season —but more of Leicester than Nottingham produce.—iYotting ham Guardian. STATE OF THE CROPS IN LEICESTERSHIRE.—The steep ing rains which have fallen during the last four days, while proving very beneficial to the pastures, have done no harm to the growing crops. Wheat in this county never looked better, some of the spring sown has come up thinly, but its appearance is now healthy and even luxuriant. Should the weather now clear up, the quality of the wheat will be much superior to that of last year's growth. Barley is looking better, but will hardly reach an average crop. Accounts are favourable respecting oats and beans. Potatoes are looking well, and as yet there is very little appearance of disease. The late rains have interfered with the hay harvest ; the crops of grass are thin. I s N dt G ao i a y. d; l a 3 ay f THE COAL AND IRON TRADE.—The demand for sheets and plates is unabated, and the mills and forges are in constant and active operation. The puddlers are very peaceable, and do not, it appears, intend to agitate for an advance, as their wages have remained unaltered dur ing the reduction of manufactured iron-21. per ton at separate times. The coal trade is still good, and prices are firmly maianttainthede. pi ß t , e a st m l e 3 i s i . t , h. cfm w o o n ive l ri l l s a . nt , p a t n oz d lumps 109 ., Herald. IRONMASTERS I 4Q ee U t A in n g T s ER h L eI Y d M a a n t E d E l i V r n i a N l ß s G a i S r i h a l ---oi Birmingham i m e in consequence of the resolutions adopted by the t ironinasters at Stewpony the week before last, created Wolverhampton, yesterday, unusually little . interest, and the attendance has been ljiauvlye, 13.—The comparatively limited. No attempt has been made to disturb settled prices, although the great demand for manufactured iron, and the scarcity of pig would ap pear to justify an advance. The men in some districts of South Staffordshire have exhibited symptoms of un easiness, and have talked of seeking for a rise of wages —the colliers more especially—but as yet no absolute . demand has been made, nor do we think, from all we ' hear, that it is probable. At the Stourbridge meeting, which, will be held to-morow, the question with regard 1 to wages is more likely to arise than at any other of the meetings. I t i s the great market for coal and limestone, and the' getters" are usually more importunate as to remuneration than the other workmen of the iron dis tricts. The prices of iron may be taken to be the same as announced a few days ago, but rates may be more certainly stated after the meeting which takes place at Dudley on Saturday, the closing meeting of the quarter. The tinplate trade continues depressed. The settlements for the quarter, so far as they have proceeded, are said • to have been met satisfactorily, L 1 MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, including 500 American taken for export. The market closed tamely but steadily, with prices of American 1-16 d. in favour of the buyer, and a large supply. The sales comprised 4,500 American, 40 Pernam and Maranham at sid. to 6id., 300 Egyptian at 6d. to 11d., and 700 Surat at 3d to 3d. per lb. Railway Shares were firmer. Colonial produce has, upon the whole, been ra ther firmer this week, with increased dealing in some staples. Refined sugars have been more wanted. Coffee has been rather duller. In tea there has not been much done. Of rum fair pur chases have been made at the reduced quotations. Saltpetre has declined Bd. to Is. per cwt. Rice has sold to a moderate extent, and cotton has been quiet. Tallow has been rather firm. The indigo auctions are going off steadily. In spices there has been very littl doing privately, and nothing by public sale. The public sales of colonial and foreign wool commenced yesterday evening, and opened well, some of the Australian samples going ls. higher. Business in American State Stocks has this week, according to the report of Messrs. D. Bell, Son and Co., been done at the following rates : Redeemable. Dividends. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cont Bonds 1863...Jan. and Ju1y...107i 108* United States 6 per Cent Inscribed Stock 1867-1868... ...1071 108* Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. ...Feb. and Aug.... 79 81 5 per Cent Bonds 1877... Ohio 6 per Cent. Inscribed Stock 1856... Jan. and July... 91 Massachusetts 5 per Cent (Sterling Bonds) 1868... April and 0ct....101 103 Maryland 5 per Cent (Sterling Bonds) ...Jan. and July... 92 93 Alabama 5 per Cent. 1863...MayandN0v.... 83 85 Virginia 5 per Cent (Sterling Bonds) 1888... Jan. and July... 90 92 Virginia 6p. Cent. Bond s 1886... „ ... 92 94 Canada 6 per Cent. (Ster ling Bonds) 1876... „ LOANS OF CITIES. New Orleans 6 per Cent Bonds 1893... Jo n. and July. 79 81 RAILROAD BONDS. Great Western of. Illinois ... 82 3 / 4 833/4* _lO6l 107. 10 per Cent. Ist Mort gage lB6B...April and 0ct.... 91 93 Pennsylvania Central R. Rd. 6 per Cent. Mort gage Bonds ..lBBo...Jan.andJuly... 90 91 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 2d Mort gage, Convertible 1859...Mar. and Sept... 90 91 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mortgage 1883... New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Convertible 1862...Jan. and July... 77 79 * Ex Dividend. 81 83 The estimate for the Post-office Department Packet Service, for the year 1854-5, gives a grand total of 812,8261. against 835,2121. the financial year 1853-4. The principal items are, 172,8401. for the North American Mails, 240,000/. for the West Indies, 162,8891. for the Overland Mail, 37,5001. for the Bombay Line, 22,5001. for the West Coast of Africa, 20,500/. for the Peninsular Mails, and 25,000. for the West Coast of America. The English Stock Market has been very well supported, but the extreme advance of yesterday has not been realised, Consols having then, after the official hours, been done at 92. There was a prevalent rumour that the allies in the Baltic were to be assisted by a Swedish army of 50,000 men, and this, with the fineness of the weather, gave an im pulse to purchases, and rendered the Bears, who were taking courage, very nervous again. It is said the Bank of England has still a good deal of Stock to call for, and should it require its delivery the market may experience a further rise before the settling day. The buyers yesterday afternoon were of high standing, and usually possess the best sources of information. A feature that should be noted, as appearing to show that speculation for a fall is much more circumscribed than it was, is the evenness of the money and account prices. On previous occasions recently we have seen money stock considerably above the quotations for time, but now the prices for transfer are 918 and 911 sellers for August. The highest rates this morning haVe been 91 Z. The New 34- per Cents. have been at 92 to g, and the Three per Cents. at 911 to Exchequer-bills have been at ls. dis count to 2s. premium, and India Bonds at 4s. premium. East India Stock has been done at 225. The foreign market has been heavy, and the only bargains recorded are in Mexican at 24*, Sardinian at 86, and Spanish Deferred at 18k. Portuguese Three per Cents. have been at 361, Dutch Four-per Cents. are 901 k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 6 to 61, Mexi can 24 to 241., Peruvian 66 to 68, ditto 3 per Cents. 50 to 52, Portuguese 4 per Cents. 39 to 41, Russian 5 per Cents. 97 to 99, ditto 4 per Cents. 80 to 83, Spanish New Deferred 181 to 19, ditto 3 per Cents. 37 to 38, ditto Certificates 4 to 4i, ditto Passive 34 to 41. The Railway Share Market, which rose to per cent. yesterday, after our report, has been quieter, now the settlement of the account is got through, and not quite so buoyant. The transac tions have been in Caledonian, North-Western, South-Eastern, and York and Berwick. The Mining Shares are dull, the Joint-stock Banks firm but inactive, and the Crystal Palace up again to par. The Australian Land Shares are nominally the same as previously. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities Business done. 911 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 01gii 34 per Cent. Annuities ii 1 India Stock 225 India Bonds, £lOOO 4 p Consols for Opening 19th July Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO „.. 2 p £5OO 1 d 2 p Small 4 p Exchequer Bonds, 1858 Ditto Scrip, 1859 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Ilexican 3 per Cent. ..... —.. . Portuguese Bonds, 4 per ..... Ditto, 1848, 3 per Cent 361 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent B6 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lB4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates _ HALF-PAST TWO. Consols 9ls i Ditto August Account 9ll sellers ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.-(THIS DAY. This morning the inquiry was resumed for the eighth time, at the Sheriff's Court, R e d Li on S quare, before Mr. Baker, the Coroner. The Jury having assembled, Mr. Metcalfe, the bar rister, said he appeared upon the part of the Committee of the Hospital. It was not their intention to intervene between the public and the medical authorities of the Hospital. They courted the fullest inquiry, but at the same time he was instructed to lay before the jury evidence to contradict the whole of the state ments of the house committee as to their agreeing to a reference. They, the committee, had never been consulted at all, and the first they knew of that part of the matter was by seeing it in the newspapers. He also was authorised to state that the whole of the statements made by Mrs. Rosser were untrue. The nurse who had been so charged was a woman of good character and kindness, and ha should call her, and could also call numerous witnesses to give testimony to her kindness. Mr. Bodkin said he was glad that the house commit. tee had taken such a step. _ _ _ Mr. Metcalfe then called Ann Faulkner, head-nurse in the ward into which the child was taken upon the day of the operation. She took the child into the operating room about ten minutes to two, and brought it back again into her ward, and sat by the fire with it. At the time she took it into the operating-room first, Mr. Makley and his two students were there ; she took the child back again about half-past two, and then the ope ration took place. She did not tear the clothes off the child ; it was prepared ten minutes before two. She never dashed the child down, and called it a dirty little wretch, and wished it dead, or said she would jump down its throat. She was not accustomed to use such language, and had given the child castor oil the day be fore, and it had operated. She had since left the hospi tal, and obtained a situation in St. George's Hospital as a nurse, but had been dismissed in consequence of what had been stated about her during these proceedings. By Mr. Clarkson—The child's bowels were properly opened, and the woman Rosser know that Mr. Cooke and Dr. Scobell saw the child after the operation in the ward, and Mr. Cooke came in at 12 that night to see the child, and saw it again twice upon the next day, Friday. Cross-examined by Mr. Ballantine—l did not look at the child as I cannot bear to see an operation per formed. I cannot say how long the child was under operation. Ido not thin% it was more than one hour. I have not said that it was a shocking operation, that it made me sick, or that it was butchery and a murderous operation. Mary Rosser.—l was examined upon a former occa sion. I made a mistake about the doctors : they did not go round and see the child morning and night. Sh e then repeated the charge she had made against the wo man Faulkner. I have seen Bridger the Beadle, and told him I was sorry I had taken a false oath, and made a mistake about the doctors, but I did not tell him that what I said about the nurse was untrue. Henry Bridger, Beadle of Bloomsbury, was sworn, and said that the day after Rosser was examined she came to him and said she was in a very bad state of mind at hav ing said what was untrue about the doctors and nurse. She did not say that she had sworn falsely about the nurse, LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR. THE DANUBE. BELGRADE, July 11.—The Turks took possession of the Island Kamadan Seyraonoff, after a combat lasting nearly twelve hours. The next day the Russians beat a retreat along the road to Bucharest. Prince Gortschakoff seemed as if he wished to take up a position at Kalugereni. On evacuating Giurgevo, the Russians set on fire several vessels of their flotilla. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna, dated yes terday, says that 3,000 Ottomans are at Giurgevo. The Russians are advancing against them. They concentrate at Frateschti. A separate detachment from Bucharest is ad vancing against Oltenitza. In a letter from the Lower Danube of July 1, to the Vienna Presse, we read : It is said that the Sultan is about to visit the Turkish camp, and that Omer Pacha has received official notification of it. The Sultan will first visit the head-quarters of Omer Paella's army, which have been transferred to the Danube; thence he will pro ceed to Silistria, where, with his own hand, he will distribute to the defenders of the place the rewards to which they are so justly entitled. The Ferick (General of Division) Hasan Bey ar rived on the 20th June at Mahmadkoi with 18,000 men, to support the operations of Mehemet Pacha, who passed beyond Trajan's Wall on the 25th. The two generals, covered in flank by detachments of the auxiliary fleets, are advancing on Babadagh, in order to drive the Russians into the angle of the Danube, in the Dobrudscha, and compel them to surrender the fortresses of the Danube, which they still hold. Selim Pacha is advancing from Cherna voda with 15,000 men to co-operate in obtaining this result. In a few days 30,000 men of the auxiliary troops will have effected their junction with the 40,000 whom Omer Pacha still commands in person. Nothing is known of the military operations pro jected. It was stated a few days ago that on the 28th of June the combined fleets were to sail from Baldjik for the Crimea, and make at last a combined attack by sea and land on Sebastopol. The evacua tion of Ibralia appears to be decided on. Fresh orders are expected respecting that of Galatz. The exchanges of the English captured officers and sea men against Russian prisoners is to commence on the 15th of July. A letter from Varna, 29th ult., says the Patrie, gives some details relative io the retreat of the Russian troops, which does not say much for their humanity. On leaving Silistria, they destroyed everything on their road, leaving behind them only desolation and ruin. Traces of their passage were met with at every step. The most lowly cottages were burnt, as well as all the crops, and even the trees. The accounts from the Dobrudscha are of a similar character, and the conduct of the Russians shows that in our age of progress and intelligence the most odious barbarism struggles against civili sation and justice. The Moniteur publishes the following letter from Widdin of the Ist " It is evident that the Russians only abandoned the left bank of the Danube so precipitately in order to avoid giving battle. In fact, in addition to Kel-Hassan Pasha, who had arrived in Silistria, and Ismail who closely followed him, Mahomet Pasha was on the spot with a large force of Bashi-bazouks. Moreover, it was known that six regiments of cavalry and three batteries of artillery, forming the advanced guard of the forces sent by Omer Pasha, were marching to the relief of that place. The presence of large forces assembled at Hir sova makes the report that the Austrians are about to enter Wallachia appear almost certain. An officer arrived three days ago to engage all the schleps (large barges of the Danube) which were between Orsova and Widdin, and he announced that they were required for the conveyance of troops." INDICTMENT OF GREEK EX-MINISTERS. General Spiro-Milios, formerly war minister at Athens, and now a prisoner, is to be indicted for illegally appropriating the public money in con nexion with the suppressed Greek insurrection. Colonel Soutos, secretary of the war department, and General Vlachoupulos, military inspector; have been cited to give an account of the source and dis bursement of considerable funds placed at their i sposal. All have acknowledged having received each between 300,000 and 400,000 drachams in tended for the insurrection, but declined saying on whose account. Gardikiotis Grivas, formerly commander of the troops, and now at the baths of Thermia, has also to account for a similar sum. The director of the Bank, who delivered these funds to them, has been questioned as to the autho risation he received for the delivery of those sums, but his statement in reply has not been suffered to transpire. The physician Fasseros has been convicted of piracy, but his life has been spared by intercession. The civil and military functionaries are pro hibited from having a royal audience unless the respective Ministers are present. CONSTANTINOPLE. According to advices from Constantinople of the sth, the Duke of Cambridge returned on the 2d to have a conference with M. de Bruck, the Austrian Internuncio. The day after, the Prince, in com pany with the Sultan, reviewed the Ottoman bri gade and the 30 pieces of artillery attached to his division. On the 4th the Prince returned to Varna. Omer Pasha had arrived at Silistria. The Do brudscba was not yet evacuated. The Anglo-French troops encamped near Varna were ready to enter on the campaign. According to a despatch from Odessa of the 7th, the combined fleets, 50 sail strong, had be en sow; proceeding in the direction of Sebastopol. ADHESION OF THE GERMAN POWERS TO THE AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN ALLIANCE. The Oest. Correspondenz, of yesterday, contains an article stating that almost all the German Go vernments have promised to give their support to a motion to be made in the German Diet, that the whole of Germany do join the Austro-Prussian Alliance. .The King of W ur t em b erg s till s t an d s a l oo f , b ut it is considered certain that a Monarch who was always one of the first to defend the rights of Ger many against the West will not be found wanting when it is necessary to oppose the disturbance of the balance of power in the East. THE TROOPS AT VARNA FIRED AT BY GREEKS. A communication from Varna, of June 29, pub lished by the Plymouth Mail, says the Greeks at this place have several times fired on our troops, but without any effect or bad result whatever ; the Greeks are immediately pursued and brought to trial, and sentenced to be shot. Two Greeks were shot on the 26th inst., for firing at some soldi er officers, who were walking in the vicinity of the camp. Another suffered a similar fate on the 27th ; and on the 28th inst. six more Greeks were taken for firing on our artillery, and will be shot this morning. It appears that the Greeks lio in am bush and wait their opportunity. Two artillery men and one woman who went to enjoy a walk have not been heard of these last three days. THE BALTIC. CHOLERA IN THE BALTIC FLEET. A telegraphic despatch dated yesterday, from Stettin, states that the fleets had returned from Cronstadt to Baro Sound. Diarrhoea of a bad kind had broken out. Thirty had died in the Austerlitz, seven in the Duke, and a few in other ships. It was expected that Admiral Plumridge would effect something in revenge for the Carleby affair. It is supposed that the Aland Iles will be attacked and held. The following is from Dantzic, Thursday (yes terday) :—The Nicolai I. has arrived. She left the fleet in Bar@ Sound on the 10th inst. (46 English and 16 French vessels). • There were a few cases of cholera iu the fleet. No news. THE ALAND ISLANDS. A letter written ou the 30th of Juno on board one of the ships of the combined squadron, lately sent to reconnoitre in the Gulf of Bothnia, contains some curious particulars relative to the islands of Aland. Those islands form an archipelago, situate at the extremity of the Baltic, at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia, and close to the Gulf of Fin land. As a military point of observation their position is excellent. The group is composed of seven islands, occupying an area of 90 square kilo metres, with a population of 15,000 inhabitants. The island of Aland properly speaking, which has given its name to the archipelago, is nine leagues in length and seven in breadth, and has a population of 10,000 inhabitants. The Russians have built on the island the fortress of Bomarsund, which is protected on the sea side by extensive fortifications. It possesses a good roadstead, well sheltered, with a depth of 20, 30, and even 50 fathoms. In time of peace it is continually visited by the Russian fleet of evolution. The interior of the island is intersected by calcareous hills, and watered by a great number of rivulets, from which it derives its Scandinavian name of Aland (Country of Rivers). Its coast is deeply indented, and offers excellent anchorage. The soil is fertile, and here and there are to be seen good pasture grounds and forests of birch and pine. Its inha bitants are mostly farmers and fisherman. The climate is wholesome, although rigorous in win ter. The snow melts early, and the roads as well as the harbours freeze over late in the season, on account of the rapid current, produced by the meeting of the waters of the Gulfs of Bothnia and Finland. Independently of Bomarsund, the archi pelago contains several other fortified places, the principal of which are in the Islands of Siguisklar and Prcestce. The Islands of Aland are very important in a political and military point of view. They were wrested by Russia from Sweden in 1809, by the treaty of Frederikshamn, which secured to that Power the remainder of Finland and Eastern Bothnia. Russia had already acquired the other part of Finland by the treaty of Abo. The loss of that fine and rich province was a dreadful check to the Swedish power. BLOCKADE OF THE GULF OF FINLAND. A despatch from Stockholm, of J uly 11, says : The Swedish mail packet has been stopped and sent back by her Majesty's cruisers. Communication with Finland via Aland is no longer allowed. Aland is declared in a state of blockade. STATE OF ST. PETERSBURG. A letter from Leipsic says :—" Letters received from St. Petersburg trace out a very gloomy pic ture of the working classes in Russia and their present condition ; the privations imposed on the people by the war are severely felt, especially in the capital, on account of the high prices of land carriage during the summer. Provisions of all kinds, even bread, cost enormously. The wives and children of the soldiers of reserve, and of the veterans, have followed the troops into the towns ; there they are encamped in the streets, and live on public charity. Discouragement is universal. There is almost an entire dearth of coal in the State magazines, and private factories have been com pelled to close for want of fuel. It is more than doubtful the news of a coal-mine having been found in Russia. Eminent geologists do not even hesi tate to declare that such a discovery is impossible." RUSSIAN REPORT FROM SEBASTOPOL. The Journal de St. Petersbourg, in its number of June 24 (July 6) publishes the following extracts from the reports of Princo Menschikoff, in which mention is made of the meeting between a division of the Russian fleet and three cruisers of the allied squadron in the waters of Sebastopol June 3 (15.)—The Taman steamer was sent to Nico laieff at the end of last month, under the command of First Lieut. Soliri. This vessel reached Nicolaieff with out having met any ship of the enemy. First Lieutenant Popoff, who had been ordered to go to Odessa and fetch for the Taman new boilers to Nicolaieff, performed this mission in two trips, first on board the steamer Andia, and then with the Turk steamer, executing the task with that skill which he displays in performing all the com missions entrusted to him by his superiors. Before the Taman went to Nicolaieff, the steamer Vladimir, under the command of Commander Boutakoff, bad been sent out to cruise. Having arrived within sight of Sinope, where only one merchant vessel was seen, the Vladimir returned to port, without having fallen in with a single man-of-war. But on the 30th of May last, before sunset, three steamers of the enemy were signalled to be off Sebastopol. The detachment of steamers, commanded by M. Pam filoff, which was immediately sent to give them chase, cruised in the offing till daybreak, when not meeting the enemy, who had retired, it returned to port. For the rest, the condition of the fleet is satisfactory. P.S. At the moment of sending off this report three steamers of the enemy were signalled in the horizon. The detachment of steamers was sent to meet them, but the former, shunning an encounter, sheered off. June 6. To replace the Taman, sent for repairs to Nicolaieff, First Lieutenant Popoff received orders to bring back the Turk with him, which he has successfully done. The Turk has just come to anchor in the harbour of Sebastopol. COLLISION BETWEEN RUSSIAN SOL DIERS AND THE INHABITANTS OF ULEABORG. A letter from the Gulf of Bothnia, of the Ist inst., states that a collision had lately taken place between a detachment of Russian soldiers and the inhabitants of a village, situate near Uleaborg. The soldiers having been directed to seize on a cer tain number of houses close to the coast, where they were to erect some works of defence, ill treated the villagers, who rose in arms against them ; they were, however, quickly overpowered, and General de Brandt ordered the leader to be tried by court-martial. This fact had produced a great sensation, and increased the aversion of the Finnish population for their Russian oppressors. FR A_NCE. It appears certain that the Emperor has taken the whole of the Hotel de Brighton at Boulogne for a month, with liberty t o k ee p it on l ong er if he please. The troops left for Calais in high glee, singing, laughing and shouting. EMBARKATION OF FRENCH TROOPS AT CALMS FOR THE BALTIC. The Emperor Napoleon arrived at Calais from Boulogne yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, at 4 o'clock, with s e v era l G enera l s , an d t oo k up 1115 residence at the Hotel Dessin, which had been pre pared for his reception. His Majesty was saluted on his arrival with the utmost enthu6iasm. Comnaodoro the Hon. F. W. Grey, Captains Talbot, of the Algiers, Kincombe, of the Royal William, Mansell, of the St. Vincent, and Clifford, of the Sphynx, with Mr. Consul Bonham, waited on the Emperor, and met with a most cordial re ception. Proceeding to the business in hand, his Majesti, expressed au o pi n i on th a t th e em barkation had better not take place on Friday, referring condes cendingly to the still lingering English prejudice against that as an " unlucky" day. It was then proposed to postpone the embarka tion to the 20th inst. ; but the weather being fine, and all the transports ready, it was finally settled by the Emperor and the British officers that the baggage and materiel—which includes 6,000,00 0 cartridges and 320,0001b5. of powder—should be placed on board to-day (Friday), and that the troops should embark on Saturday. This having been settled, the Emperor invited the British officers to dine with him. They ex pressed their sense of the offered honour, but de clined it, as it was not consistent with their duty to remain absent from their ships. The suggestion to postpone the embarkation t 0 the 20th came originally from the English Admi ralty, and originated in the apprehension that all would not be ready before. Other accounts, mention that the troops will not embark until the 20th, in consequence of the trans port ships not being all ready to enable them t° embark on one day. THE EMPEROR'S VISIT TO BOULOGNE. His Majesty did not pay his adieus to Boulogne, without obtaining for himself many loud and hearty plaudits from the English visitors, or with out producing an increased devotion and loyalty to his person among his own subjects. It would , seem ungracious to refer to previous ill-timed visits of his Majesty to Boulogne were it not that the Emperor appeared during his short sojourn to wish to keep alive the recollections of the past. On the evening of the day upon which he arrived, the Emperor proceeded on foot, accoin" parried: only by a few of his aides-de-camp and general officers, to those sands, just off the town, from which he endeavoured a f ew years' since to effect a premature landing, and to put forward his claim to the throne of that country which all now' agree in considering that he fills in a most able manner. Large crowds of people followed the Emperor to the sands, but his Majesty turned, round, and, add ress i ng them in a pensive and thoughtful mood, b egge d that they would not fol low him, as he was desirous of proceeding alone to revisit spots whi c h t o him possessed a great and enduring interest. The wishes of his Majesty were no sooner known than they were complied with, and the thousands of followers immediately fell back in the most respectful and orderly manner , while the Emperor proceeded unmolested in his in teresting journey. In the course of Wednesday some other parts of the town, of not less notoriety in cow' nection with the events above alluded to, were also visited. These sands and heights of Boulogne have witnessed many strange and eventful scenes, and not a few failures of magnificent and well-devised plans. Caligula, at the head of his myriads of threatening legions, once amused himself here by gathering " the spoils of ocean," and preferred marching back to Rome with a few specimens of conchology, rather than pursue his ethnological studies among the painted savages prepared to receive him on the shores of Britain. During the solitary promenade of the Emperor, he could not but have remenr e bered that just half a century since an army °I 130,000 men were encamped on these heights, for an object very different from that with which th e present troops are assembled • and that in the vas t basin excavated in these sands' swarmed the flotil la of more than 2,000 boats, which were to conveY,, that vast army to the opposite shores. The acr es of canvas which fifty years since gleamed on th e heights of Boulogne excited a not unreasonabs o apprehension in England, and led to a similar dis play for defensive purposes on the heights of The six miles of country, now dotted with canvas tents and huts, are regarded with pleasurable emotions on the opposite side of the chann,e;', and thousands of sight-loving English crowd W°