The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-07 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.— Lessee, Mr. E. T. SHITH.—TO-MORROIV MORNING, March 8, GRAND NATIONAL DE HONSTRATION in AID of a FUND ter the support of the WIVES and CHILDREN of the BRITISH SOLDIERS who have been scat as an expeditionary force CO foreign service. The Lessee has placed the Theatre, tree of ex pense, for a Pperlovmance of the Tragedy of VIRGINIUS, in which Mr. G. V. BROOKE (who on this occasion gives his services gratuitously) will appear, under the immediate patronage and spe cial desire of the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and civic authorities, and the following illustrious patronesses, who have signified their inten tion * l t - attendin g on this occasion : Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge. The Lady Mayoress. Her Grace the Duchess of Hamilton. Her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort. Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose. Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset. Her Grace the Duchess of Inverness. The Most Noble the Marchioness of Aylesbury. The Most Noble the Marchioness of Blandford. The Right Hon. the Countess of Chesterfield. The Right Hon. the Countess of Kinnoull. The Right Hon. the Countess of Glengall. The Right Hon. the Countess of Besborough. The Right Hon. the Countess of Derby. The Right Hon. the Countess of She'burne. The Right Hon. the Countess of Wilton. The Right Hon. the Countess of Desalt. The Right Hon. the Countess of Doncaighinore. The Right Hon. the Viscountess Pahnerston. The Right Hon. the Viscountess Maidstone. The Right Hon. the Viscountess Ncwpo:t. Lady Sophia. Deveaux. Lady Colville. Lady Raglan. The Hon. Mrs. Anson. Mrs. Disraeli. Mrs. J. Stanley, &c. By kind permission of the Colonel and Officers, the Band of the Royal Household Cavalry will be present. The following Galaxy of Talent have volunteered their services to the Lady Patronesses for this occasion : —Madame Favanti, Misses Stabbach, Poole, Feather stone, and Cicely Nott, Mrs. A. N. Frodsham, Mr. St. Alban, and the celebrated Distin Family, with their Sax Horns. The Orches tra and Chorus will be augmented f,r this grand occasion. The Lord Mayor, with his usual kindness and generosity, has con• sented to act as treasurer, and to whom subscriptions Inv be sent. The entire receipts to be forwarded to the Lord Mayor and Lady Patronesses, to form a public fund fo r th e above purpose. Doors open at half-Oast one, and commence at two o'clock precisely. —Sub scriptions received by the Commercial Bank of London, Henrietta street. The Lessee also begs leave to inform the nobility and gentry that this Theatre will be placed at the disposal of the Lady Patronesses for a Fancy Fair, or Bazaar, on IVednesday, Thursday, and Friday. April 12, 13, and 14, on which occasion the entire Pit will be covered over for their accommodation; and all articles intended to be for warded as a piesent for this national purpose, will bo entered in a book, with names and addresses of donors. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LA.NE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. The Last Week• but Three of Mr. G. V. BROOKE'S Engagement previous to.his sailing for California and Australia. THIS EVENING, MARCH 7, Will be performed THE VENDETTA; or, The Corsican Brl thers. The principal characters by Messrs. G. V. Brooke and T. Mead. To conclude with MIDAS. The principal character by Miss Featherstone. • • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Euckstone. THIS EVENING, MAucu 7, Will be performed a new comic drama, called IIA7sTELA.GH. Characters by Messrs. Vandenhoff, W. Farren, Backstone, Tilbury, and Rovers; Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Lee. , To be followed by THE HOPE OF THE FAMILY. Character by Messrs. Chippendale, Compton, and Backstone ; Mrs. Fltzwilllam, Miss E. Grey, Ste. To conclude with MRS. WHITE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S. THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. 'Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN. THIS EVENING, MARCH 7, ►ill be performed THE RIVALS. Characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Harley,• Meadows, J. Vining, Mellon, and Addison ; Mrs. Wlnstanley, Mrs. W. Lacy, Miss Heath, and Miss C. LeClercq. After wkich will be presented the new Grand CHRISTMAS PAN TOMIME, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE MILLER AND HIS MEN; or, King Salatnaudar and the Fairy of the Azure Lake. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, kir. Panto; and Columbine, Miss Desborough. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls. THIS EVENING, Mlacn 7, Will be performed A BACHELOR OF ARTS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Baker; Miss F. Hughes. After which, the original Fairy Extravaganza, called ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE TWO KINGS. Characters by Messrs. Rosby, F. Matthews, and Bland; Madame Vestris, Misses St. George, Eglanton, Mason, Martindale, Ells, Wadharn, and oote. To conclude with PATTER VERSUS CLATTER. Principal character by Mr. Charles Mathews. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Broprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, 3IARat 7, Will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo-drama In Live tableaux, with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, &c., new dresses and appointments, called VIE THIRST OF GOLD; or, VIE LOST SHIP AND THE WELD FLOWER OF MEXICO. Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford, Madame Celeste, &c. To conclude with THE SERIOU4 FAMILY. Characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Leigh Murray. Parsee, and Keeley ; Mrs. L. Murray. Misses Woolgar, Fanny Haskell; and Laldlaw, and Mrs. Keeley. • ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. Miner( 7. Will be performed TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported-by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. To be followed by PLOT AND PASSION. Principal characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Robson, Emery, Leslie, Whits, Franks. and 11. Ccoper ; Miss E. Turner, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, THE BENGAL TIGER. Principal characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, and F. Robson ; and Mrs. Wigan and Miss Marston. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, MARCII 7, Will be performed THE HEART OF AN IRISTIMAN. Princi pal characters by Messrs. G. Hodson, Ilerbert, and Miss Noel. Followed by the ANONYMOUS LETTER. After which, THE WATERMAN. The principal character by Miss G. Hodson. To conclude with THE: CORKO TI.IN BROTHERS. Paddy and Tim Mulligan (the Brothers), Mr. G. 11th1son. Stalls, 55.; Ilexe.s, 35.; Pit, 11. 6d ; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes ; 11. 111. 6d., to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond•street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMP lIITHEA.TRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, Maitcu 7, And daring the week, will be presented the new, grand, and romantic spectacle entitled THE WOOD MA Zei HORSE; or, The False Knight—the Woodman's Horse by the pet steed, Beauty, expressly trained by Mr. William Cooke. After which, Scenes of the ARENA. To conclude with the Domestic Drama of THE WHITE FARM. Box-otlice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY —Morning 2 min.after 7 1 Evening 25 min.aft. 7 To-Moaltow—M orn i ng 58 m i n.after 7 1 Evening 37 min.aft. 8 THE WEATHER.-SUN °FRC; MARCH 7. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 44—highest since noon yesterday. 36 —lowest this morning and during the night. 47—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.43. WIND, S.W.—Moderate breeze. Morning, hazy— afternoon, sunshine. rime 4c,„ *ll (r- „! • r ifo .:l* ' r LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1854. The Financial Statement just delivered in the House of Commons is in some parts eminently satisfactory, but there is, unfortunately, an alloy which materially detracts from the gratification we might otherwise experience. 'We should in deed rejoice at finding such powerful corroboration of the principle on which we have so frequently insisted, viz., that reductions of taxation do not lead to corresponding or proportionate reductions in the revenue as that afforded by the excess of the receipts over the estimates, which amounted • to no less than 1,035,0001., another strong illus tration of the buoyancy of our national resources. A. nearly equal sum, or 1,012,0001., also appeared crn the credit side of the national balance sheet— money saved by the economical management of the money allocated by Parliament for the year's e xpenditure. Here, then, was an unexpected wind ' f all of 2,047,0001., a very nice nest egg with Bch to begin o p era ti ons f or the approaching ar. But, u n f or t una t e l y, there was a serious item on the opposite side of the ledger. The move ment for the conversion of certain portions of the public debt h a d proved a complete failure, result ing in - a less of about 800,000/. s t er li ng, and stripping the Exchequer of the handsome balances an which would have b een so peculiarly valuable at emergency like the present. We may possibly have to borrow equ a l sums at an expense very far exceeding the benefits d • erived from their use. And for all this, the nation • gains some 15,0001. per annum, taken from the incomes of persons who confided in the prescience of the Financial Minister ; and thereby lost about 15 per cent. of their entire capital. But even that large amount by no means represents the total losses occasioned by the tampering of the Right Hon. Gentleman with the public debt. The interest of money was increased, and monetary accommo dation restricted, serious difficulties imposed on our merchants, traders, and manufacturers, while fundholders and shareholders of every species of stock saw their property depreciated some ten or twelve per cent. It is true that a great portion of that depreciation was occasioned by the unwar rantable conduct of the AUTOCRAT — conduct that has already cost us, or is estimated to cost us, withir, a short time, more than four and a half l iail ,4•4 ons lot (I&'ect ~ expenditure, and which has iyzii-idj occasioned damage to a much larger c 40 nrit'l)y - the ile - Prec iation of every description ° I PtOtle . r . ty . . ' But the evil was ' materially en aticed far_' ',so- sty the iudiiett losses by depreciatiou --; ..,., 11',;IdVd ' were concerned, by the imprudent dealings of Mr. GLADSTONE with the public funds. It may be said-that lie could not have possibly foreseen that the CZAR would have persisted in his unjust and impolitic aggression with such unpa ralleled perversity, or that he should so obstinately and unwisely have refused to avail himself of the numerous loop-holes allowed for him to slip out of and evade the consequences of the formidable blunder he had committed. But even at the time when Mr. GLADSTONE brought forward his propo sition, the cloud in the Fast was distinctly per ceptible, and it required no extraordinary degree of political foresight to see that extensive specula tive experiments should have been avoided at such a time. The loss has entirely arisen from Mr. GLADSTONE'S ambition to found a high financial reputation at the very commencement of his career in that important de. pa,rtment, and he must not be chary of his labour in attempting to repair the damage he has created. After taking into account the saving of expen diture and the excess of income over the estimates already referred to, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer calculated that he would be obliged to discover new sources from whence no less than 2,810,000/. might be obtained, the additional war expenditure (according to present estimates) being 4,506,0001. The Right Honourable Gentle man very judiciously refuses to retrace our foot steps by the re-imposition of indirect taxes which have been abolished or reduced. He is too well acquainted with the state of public opinion on fiscal matters to venture on such a proposition. He could, therefore, only obtain the necessary sum by borrowing, or resorting to increased direct taxation. He has selecte, and, in the present stage of the case, perhaps not unwisely, the latter branch of the alternative, thinking that in the first instance, at least, we should endeavour to defray the expenditure our selves rather than cast any portion of it on pos terity. We do not say that he is wrong in so doing. For the present we abstain from expressing an opinion on that part of the case, but this we will say, that if he is now right, he was decidedly wrong in his conversion project, when at a time of profound peace, and when the nation was in the enjoyment of almost unexampled prosperity, he endeavoured to effect a temporary saving of interest at the expense of that very posterity about which he is now so solicitous, coolly increasing by the flourish of a pen the nominal capital of the debt no less than ten per cent., all of which would eventually have to be liquidated at par. How the admirers of the Right Honourable Gentleman can reconcile the two projects, or henceforward vindicate his consistency,. is more than we can even guess. We, therefore, leave the arduous task to those who are willing to undertake it. The mode by which he contemplates raising the additional sum is by DOUBLING THE INCOME TAX ! ! Doubling it, with all its glaring inconsistencies and intolerable grievances flourishing in unabated strength. Yes, the Income Tax, the days of which were numbered, as we fondly imagined—. at least such of us as believed the flattering pro mises of the Right Hon. Gentleman. We our selves never indulged in such brilliant but decep tive visions. And now it is to be doubled, and that without modification or amendment of any kind. Our gloomy vaticinations have been thus too speedily verified ; and we have received un exceptionable evidence that in any emergency the Income Tax is the first source of revenue that will be resorted to. We do not regret that it should be so. On the contrary, we have invariably main tained that a fairly-apportioned income tax, judi ciously discriminating between permanent and temporary, and also between fixed and precarious income, is the most expedient, as it is unques tionably the most equitable mode of replenishing the national exchequer. Our objections were not against the impost, but against the glaring injus tice of the assessment that charged all kinds of income at the same rate, without regard to its duration or fluctuating character. Advantage was taken of the pledge that it was to be allowed to expire in seven years to obtain its renewal for the prolonged period without modification. In vain we warned our representatives of the dodge —in vain we called on the people to speak out temperately, but firmly, and to insist upon the immediate discontinuance of the fiscal atrocity. A detachment of "Marines" could not have exhibited greater credence. It was really an affecting instance of credulity. They swallowed everything which the ABERDEEN organ, with its various Gladstonite followers of the Fourth Estate, chose blandly to put forward. Our salu tary cautions were received as if they had fallen from another CASSANDRA; and we ourselves are obliged to regret the melancholy facts that establish, beyond the possibility of doubt, the accuracy of our predictions. There is, however, " balm in Gilead ;" the ad dition to the tax is only asked for a single half year. Unfortunately, the present case, for the exigencies of the nation, " brooks not of delay." If we feel the full weight of the burden, we may console ourselves with the thought that Parlia ment must be appealed to before it can again be demanded by the urgent collector at our doors. That is certainly a great comfort, and there is another also. The Right Honourable Gentle man, who manifestly has peculiar sources of in formation, not available to the community in general, manifestly looks forward to a speedy ces sation of hostilities, and a belief that the four and a half millions will cover the entire expense of the war. This affords a cheering prospect, and will materially improve the feeling on the Stock Exchange—a matter at which the Right Hon. Gentleman doubtless arrived, as he may thereby, in some degree, diminish the losses arising from his abortive operation of last year. Indeed, the present may be energetically termed " THE STOCK EXCHANGE BUDGET ;" for if it had been framed solely to meet the, views of the money-dealers, it could not do so more effectually. It is to be regretted that not a single word was uttered on the all-important subject of 'economising our stock of the precious metals ; releasing some portion uselessly stored up in the vaults at Threadneedle-street--as uselessly, in deed, as if it still remained buried in the bowels of the Ural mountains, or were luring new emi grants to the " diggins" of Australia or California, or of rendering some of that now in daily use avail able for our foreign transactions by a substitution of small notes abundantly secured for the sovereigns that aro constantly changing hands. On this all important subject he preserved a total and un broken silence. We yield our full and unmiti gated approbation to the plan respecting the stamp duties on bills of exchange, rendering foreign bills equally liable with inland. It is nearly that put forward by Mr. PACE, to which we have already directed attention. The Right Hon. Gentleman thinks that this change may occasion a present loss a about 100,0001., but that eventually the receipts may be nearly equal to those levied under the present system. He need not, however, think so humbly of the project. We distinctly, delibe rately, and advisedly assert that, in place of loss, large profits will result from the equitable change, and that in this, again, it will be found that " honesty is the best policy t" Another masterly State paper has recently been penned by M. DROITYN DE L'Huys, and officially published in the columns of the illoniteur, in the name of the French Imperial Government. It is an epitome of the whole of the arguments com prised in a recent and memorable correspondence. The monstrous mis statements of the CZAR are therein again exposed and refuted beyond the possibility of misapprehension. Referring to the dilingenuous 'rummer in which the Russian AUTO CRAT iS endeavoiaring to provethat throughout these occurrences he Las been the victim of a systematic and preconceived hostility, the French Minister co ntents himself with observing, "It i s no t my Voice, it is that of Europe, that replies that never did a n iinPrudent and haughty policy meet in any indeed, t o age with ca l mer adversaries. " It i s true. True, . an extent we have sometimes thought absolutely deplorable. "Calmer Adversaries" surely man ne , rer had than the Emperor Nicao- LAS has had, from first to last--adversaries who , LOND have permitted him to cross the forbidden current of the Pruth, to occupy the twin provinces- of Moldo-Wallachia, to ravage the Caucasus, to mas sacre the unfortunate Turks at Sinope, and to threaten, any time these last twelve months, an advance upon the city of Constantinople. Calmer ? Could adversaries be calmer in any quarrel; than those who have tolerated so long► these monstrous and most unjustifiable acts of aggression ? Meet; ing the .assailant of the Ottoman Empire Up to the last moment with no more formidable weapons than those wielded by an e f fete diplomacy ! Meet ing him, not with grapeshot and cannon-balls, not with sword and bayonet, but with Notes, and projects, and quiet little drafts of agreement, and most pacific and conciliatory, though utterly futile and abortive, attempts at negotiation ! Happily the carnival time has passed by for our ambassadors and plenipotentiaries. We are no longer to be restricted to the amusement of pelting each other with the sugar plums of diplomacy—the comfits of official etiquette—the paper pellets of modem statesmanship. The grim game of war is to be played instead of the miserable pastime which ended the other day, in anything but child's play, in that terrible Sinope catastrophe. War is at last to begin in earnest a war for the payment of the expenses of which France is to raise a loan of two hundred and fifty millions of francs, 10,000,0001., and for the liquidation of which England was asked last evening in the House of Commons to consent to an increase of the Income Tel during the next half-year, from 7d. to 10Id., (yielding an increase of 3,307,0001.) according to the ingenious Budget for the year 1854-5, prepared by her MAJESTY'S Chancellor of the Exchequer. - Upon that war, indeed, we are now adventuring with a perfect accord and enthusiasm among Frenchmen and Englishmen. Yesterday, another of ,the distinguished sur vivors of the last war, the last war of the giants, the war carried on by „all the nations of Europe in succession, and at length combined, against NAPOLEON, passed away from the public scene in the person of the Marquis of LONDONDERRY. Be tween the date of his birth in 1778, and of his death on the 6th March, 1854—a long career was developed, of eminence in arms, and skill in diplomacy, of public integrity and private munifi cence a career which has now been ab ruptly completed, though not without leav ing behind the brave soldier who is gone the memory of an honourable reputation. It is by a curious and not altogether unaffecting coincidence that this survivor (until to-day) of the last war, after the lapse of the principal portion of half a century of European quietude, disap pears from amongst us on the eve of another gigantic struggle amongst the great races of Chris tendom. It is worthy of note, moreover, that whereas in the previous contest England and France opposed each other with implacable 'ani mosity, as the chief among the belligerents, those two countries are now firmly allied as the opponents of Russian Barbarism, and as the champions of European Civilisation. At the commencement of this new contest it is impossible, with all our regard to its vital im-' portance and its vast magnitude—it is impossible, we say, even at this supreme moment, not to pause with considerable emotion before the death bed of that gallant veteran, whose fame for prowess was won at the point of his keen sword as Sir CHARLES STEWART, and whose civic enterprise and magnanimity have been so frequently attested since his elevation to the Earldom of Vane and his earlier succession to the peerage as 'Marquis of LONDONDERRY. His tory has already long since recorded the deeds of _daring which marked, by many a notable passage of arms, the track of Sir CHARLES STEWART over the battle-fields of the Peninsula. Recognised ever since then as among the most'dashing of our cavalry officers, he achieved the privilege of that distinction at - Badajoz, Busaco, Fuentes-d'Onor, and. Talavera, by a display of personal heroism subsequently rewarded at different, but some of them, it is true, protracted intervals, with. the ribbons and badges of many orders of knighthood, including the highest grade of the order of theßath, and a portion of the insignia of the Garter worn dur ing so many years by the late Duke of WELLING TON. The deceased nobleman, it is still remem bered, did good service to England during the last war, as well by his diplomacy as by his prowess—not tile least of his successes in the former instance being his adroit triumph at a moment of singular emergency over the wiles and trickeries of BERNADOTTE. Superiors though the late Lord LONDONDERRY unquestionably may have had elsewhere, as in the Senate or the Council Chamber a braver soldier never bestrode his war horse. His heart true as the steel that clanked in his scabbard. It was one, more over—we all remember that—sensitive to every dictate of magnanimity. No one has lost the recollection of -his generous appeal, several years since, to the late KING of the FRENCH in behalf of Louis NAPOLEON, then a prisoner in the Fortress of Ham. Neither has any one forgotten his more recent intercesion with the reigning EM PEROR of the FRENCH with a view to effect, as was indeed ultimately thereby accomplished, the libera tion from the Chateau at Amboise of the heroic Emir ABD -EL .KADER. Incidents—those—which must henceforth be touchingly associated with the memory of CHARLES WILLIAM, Earl VANE and Marquis of LONDONDERRY. Peace to the gentle heart ! Honour to as brave a soldier as ever fought under the banners of England, or drew his sword 'in the ,name of his country and his Sovereign ! DRURY LANE THEATRE. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE. At the morning performance to be given here to-morrow in aid of the fund for the support of the wives and chil dren now on their way to the East, the play of Virginias will, by special desire, be substituted for the Corsican Brothers- As we stated a few days ago, the lessee has placed the theatre at the disposal of the managers of the fund free of expense, and Mr. G. V. Brooke will render his services on the occasion gratuitously. The Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and other civic authorities, nnder whose pa tronage the demonstration takes place, are to attend in state; and we may Mention that in order to increase the attractions, the colonel and officers of the Royal Honeethold Cavalry have given permission to their band to be present; and Madame Favanti, Miss Stabbach, Miss Poole, Mrs. Alexander Newton, Miss Featherstone, and the Distin family have volunteered (their assistance. The praise worthy object to which the proceeds are to be devoted is alone, we hope, in the present state of affairs, sufficient to draw together a large concourse of those who have so en thusiastically cheered our departing armies ; but when we consider the interesting and almost unnprecedented nature of the entertainments, we have no doubt the house will be overflowing to-morrow, and the coffers of the treasurer likewise. CABINET COUNCIL—A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, yesterday afternoon. The Ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Via count Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle ' the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat two hours and a half. MANSION HOUSE.—A grand dinner was given at the Mansion House last evening, in the Egyptian Hall ; covers were laid for 126. Among the guests were H. Brown, Esq., M.P., Mr. Pugh, M.P.,and Mrs. Pugh, H. B. Coles, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. oles, George War ner, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Warner, Mr. and Mr. W. C. Plowden, Colonel and Mrs. Chatterton, Dr. Reid, and Mrs. Reid, Mr. S. Hare, Mr. M‘Garrett, Dr. Daniel, Mr. Frith, Captain and Mrs. Astbridge, Mr. and the Missei Curling, Mr. Golding, Major Barnard, Captain Jay, Mr. A. F. Chamberlayne, Mr. and Mrs. W. James, Mr. Alderman Hunter, Mr. Alderman Moon, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Finnis, Mr. Deputy Unwin and Mrs. Unwin, Mr. Deputy Christie and Mrs. and Miss Christie, Mr. Deputy and Mrs. Archer, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hal!, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Valiance, Mr. and Mrs. Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. John Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Venables, Mr. and Mrs. Vile, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Rathbone, Mr. R. N. Phiilips, . Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Aitchison, &c! RUSSIAN PRODUCE.—The markets for Russian pro duce continue to experience extensive movements, and hemp yesterday advanced 31. per ton. On Saturday 471. was accepted, and yesterday 501. was offered. FALL IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yesterday another fall in the price of the 41b. loaf of one-halfpenny tpok place. The bakers at the west-end and other parte of the metropolis (what are called first-rate bakers), now charge for the best wheaten bread 104 d. and lid., second-rate, 9d. to 91d. ; And some only Sid., weighed on delivery. Good wholesome bread in the populated districts of Whitechapel, Spitalfields, the Borough, Westminster, Tottenham-court•road, &c., may be pro cured for Bd. the loaf. ESTFA MONEY \INIARKET COMMERCIAL aIRTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 to 6,000 bales, including 1,000 for export and on speculation. The market closed steadily at previous rates. The sales com prised 69 Pernam and Maranham at 6id. to 60., 50 Bahia at 6fd, 100 Egyptian at 5/d. to 7d., 500 &rat at 3id. to .od., and the remainder American. The Railway Share Market opened heavy, but closed rather firmer. It is stated by Messrs. Smith and Charles, in referring to the sugar trade :—" There are no letters to-day from Petersburg. Since our last advices on Friday our market has advanced ; the ,Emperor's mahifesto being regarded as a final close to the question of peace or war." As an additional evidence of the state of feeling here, we mention that hemp has advanced 31. per ton since Satur day, clean is now quoted 50s. Accounts from the cattle fair of Luxemburgh state that the number was large of most animals. Horses were in demand at higher prices, no doubt arising from the requirements of the European ,armies. The Danish Government has abolished the Light and Pilot dues payable hitherto at Kiel upon Transatlantic ships and their cargoes. The steamer Magdalena has arrived, but her letters will not be in town until to•morrow. The Budget has engrossed almost exclusive at tention this morning, but is of so simple a cha racter that very little room is leftapparently for dis cussion and conjecture as to results. It seems positive that the Chancellor of the Exchequer can, by means of the surplus in hand, the issue of floating debt to the amount of 1,750,0001., and an increased income tax, make the receipts meet the expenditure, save those extraordinary expenses to which the war will ve rise, and, which defy previous calculation. A. large addition to the Income Tax is not very agree able ; but a retrograde movement in our commer cial system, just as we -have lightened the duties upon imports toSomethtnglike a rational standard, would be still more regretable. Among the minor changes, one of importance to the mercantile com munity is the' imposition of a stamp upon bills of exchange, whether drawn in this country or abroad. This will be only just, and will relieve innocent holders of all` risk. A decision in the Court of Chancery is recorded in thiS morning's papers, and is important to the Stock Exchange, since it appears to reverse a judg nient given only a few days since by Lord Camp bell, and restores the old understanding that foreign stocks or English securities (not being pub he funds) can be purchased for a given dap, or, as it is commonly termed, for " account." Years since, there were_decisions in this sense, and we were much surprised when Lord Campbell's judg= . ment seemed to bring all time bargains under the act of George 11. • . As many of the jobbers yesterday predicted, there has been an improvement in the funds upon its becoming known that no loan will at present be required. We can hardly conceive, however, that prices will rise -to •any .extent while the war is in progress. Consolshave been 91 to 911 for transfer, and 91 to 91 fol. account. Exchequer Bills are 13s. to 18s.; and. East India Bonds 4s. to 9s. prem. South Sea Stock has been done at 115. Bank Stock has not been higher ihan 218 f. The foreign stocks have been a little firmer, but very quiet. Mexican Bonds have realised 24f to I-, an advance owing to the arrival of the Magda lena. Chilian 6 per Cents. have been at 103, and Brazilian small stock is at 99. Spanish 3 per Cents. have realised 36i ;.,Dutch 2f per Cents. have -been marked •54/. •• Railway shares have recovered a little, and are in some•instancea about 10s., better than yesterday. This corresponds with the improvement in English securities. The chief business has been in Caledo nian, Great Northern, North Western, and York and North Midlind.• Foreign shares are all ne glected. The current prices for the Jamaica mines, not officially quoted, are as follows : Metcalfe, par to # premium ' • Sue River, dis• count to par ; Post Royal, to premium. In the Mines and Banks 'there is very little doing, and the Miscellaneous Shares are generally quiet. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom th,e Official List.) : Business dons. Bank Stock .......... ...... ......... 2lBi 3 per Cont. Reduced-Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuitie5, . ... . ............ 911 # 1 New 31 per Cent. Annuities_ 92 Long Annuities, Expire sth JIM.. 18g0 ... 51 5.16 3-16 Dittc. 30,Years, Expire 10th Oot., 1859.... ^ 4 15-16 India Bonds. £1000...:.. . :..:.................. . 4 p Ditto, under £lOOO 9 p South Sea Stock Console for Account 16th March .. 9ll 1 a Exchequer Bills, 15. £1000 £5OO l3 18 Small lB PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Small Chiliau Bowls, 6 per Cent... ....... . ..... 103 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent 74A kf axican 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto for the Account B9 7i Ditto 4A per Cent B3 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 36i i Venezuela Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent ll Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent. 12 Guil 554 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates..... ,s, HALF•PAST TWO. Conga; 9l r h Ditto March Account 9ll f DONCASTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Snowdon Dunhill Five ran. Oscar scratched for the Steeplechase. WEST INDIA MAILS. 4 - (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPB.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The Royal mail steam-ship Magdalena, Captain George Abbott, arrived this morning,, with the West India, Pa cific, and Mexican mails, in charge of Lieutenant Wil kinson, R.N., Admiralty agent. During the latter part of her voyage the Magdalena had encountered a continu ance of strong gales front the eastward the ship rolling greatly, and shipping great quantities of water. The latest dates are :—Tampico, Feb. 2d ; Vera Cruz, sth ; Greytown, sth ; Nassau, 16th ; Chagres, Bth ; savannah, 11th; St. Thomas, 18th ; Jamaica, 11th ; Barbadoes, 12th. She brings 78 passengers, and on freight specie value $2,680,769 ; also for account of the Mexican dividends, $66,558 ; gold and gold dust, $27,500 ; platina, value $46,767. The cargo consists of cochineal, jalap, quinine, sar saparilla' &c. From Jamaica we have dates to the 11th ult. The island was healthy, and the existence of cholera is denied. The House of Assembly was still in session, and had agreed to the Responsible Government Bill, which would aeon, therefore, be under the consideration of the Coun cil. The deficiency of revenue during the " dead-lock" was ascertained tc be about 120,0001. This the Assem bly proposed to meet by the issue of half that amount of Exchequer Bills, bearing 6 per cent. interest, and half in island cheques. In the Jamaica markets the high price of all descriptions of imported goods con tinued to check the operations of trade. Supplies were ample. Sugars were accumulating at Kingston, and holders were unable to realise in consequence of the coh tinued scarcity of tonnage, and there was no pimento in the market. The cholera was subsiding in the islands, where it has lately been committing ravages. The Pacific steam-ship Lima arrived at Panama on the 4th of February, with dates from Valparaiso Jan. 15, Callao 24th, and Guayaquil 30th. The Valparaiso markets had slightly improved. Prom Lima we learn that Gluts had but little chance of success against the present Government, unless Gene ral Belzu, with the Bolivian invading army, should effect a junction with him. H.M. frigate President had arrived at Valparaiso. The advices from the Darien exploring party are snore favourable, and good progress was being made. The party was in good health. The Panama Star says that a party of 250 officers and men, which left the United States brig Cyane for the interior on the 16th of January, had not been heard of up to the 25th. Another party had been sent in search of them, and it was supposed they had reached the Pacific side. By way of Callao we have Australian dates to the 14th Nov., but the news is not later than direct advices pre viously received. BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.—In the general business of the port of London during the past week there has been diminished activity. The number of ship; reported inward was 140, being a decrease of 32 from the previous week. Of grain there were reported 44,394 quarters, including 21,406 quarters of wheat ; of flour, 11,999 barrels and 1,230 sacks ; of tea, 15,03 A packages ; of sugar, 1,386 hhds., 2,082 cases, 932 casks, and 8,794 bags ; of rice, 2,930 bags ; of tallow, 170 casks ; of coffee, 3,188 bags and 1,071 casks ; and of hops 388 bales. The number of vessels cleared out ward was 80, being an increase of six over the previous week. Of these 10 were in ballast, and 11 for the Australian colonies. PORT ROYAL MINING COUPANT.—A meeting of the Port Royal (Jamaica) Mining Company took place yes terday, at which the report, detailing general progress, was adopted. It states that there is at present in the bands of the bankers 2,5271., which may be considered sufficient to meet the current expenses until Messrs. Lowry and Clewee, the persons examining the various properties; shall recommend more extensive •perationr. _ VENING, MARCH- - 1 8 5-4. DEATH of the MARQUIS of LONDONDERRY. Inexorable death has removed another of the few remain ing men whose lives illustrate the most brilliant epoch of our history. On Thursday last the Marquis of Londonderry, who had only recently recovered from the effects of an accident, serious at his age, was walking down Piccadilly, apparently in his usual health. Yesterday, his earthly career had closed. Few public men have occupied a more honourable posi tion than that which, notwithstanding the occasional sneer of an opponent, has, by common assent, been assigned to Charles Stevtart, third Marquis of Londonderry. At a very early age he entered that branch of the service of his country in which he was destined to acquire eminent distinction, and during the hottest period of our struggle with the prodigious power of Napoleon, he shone as oue of the most brilliant and daring officers of the British army. It would be superfluous to recount the almost innumerable instances of gallantry exhi bited by Sir Charles Stewart during the Peninsular campaigns. His history is, iu fact, a portion of the military history of our country ; and when the lapse of time shall have awarded to each his due meed of praise, no name, we venture to say, will he more honoured by those who can appreciate unostentatious bravery when combined with the humanity and generosity which complete the character of a good and gallant soldier. By his military contemporaries the marquis has always been regarded as the beau ideal of a dashing cavalry officer, and his title to that distinction has been proved on many a hard-fought field. During the most active period of his career his talents as a military diploma tist were frequently made available at the most critical junctures by the great Captain, for whom, all through his life, and in every vicissitude of party and personal relations, he continued to cherish and to express an affectionate re verence. At a subsequent period Lord Londonderry repre sented his Sovereign as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Courts of Berlin and Vienna, where he acquitted himself of the high charge entrusted to him with so much tact and ability as to render important services to Great Britain, at the same time that he secured the personal friendship and esteem of the highest personages at the Courts to which he was accredited. In 1814, Sir Charles Stewart (who had married, 10 years previously, Lady Catherine Bligh, daughter of the third Earl of Darnley) was, in recognitlon'of hfir distinguished services, called to the peerage of the United - Kingdom, by the title of Baron Stewart. His lordship's first wife having died in 1812, he married, secondly, in 1819, Lady Francess Anne, only daughter of Sir Harry Vane Tempest, by Anne, Countess of Antrim. The immense possessions to which this lady was heiress, together with the fact of her being a ward in Chan cery, attracted, at the time, a great degree of public interest. The responsibilities devolved upon Lord Londonderry by the management of the property of his bride, embracing a consider able portion of the county pf-Durham, and including some of the most important coat mines in the country, opened a new field for the exercise of energies which the cessation of war had thrown into temporary inaction. His lordship applied himself with a vigorous activity, which formed one of his characteristics, to the development of the vast resources of the estates ; and in this sphere of exertion exhibited an en torprise and sound judgment, the fruits of which will be per manently enjoyed by his successors. Among the great works of improvement which Lord Londonderry planned and carried out to completion was the construction of Seaham Harbour, an un dertaking almost unprecedented as an instance of private enterprise, and justly accounted amongst the wonders of engi neering achievements. The successful completion of this harbour elicited from the late Sir Robert Peel, on the occasion of its opening in 1847, a graceful tribute to the wise and un selfish courage of the mind which had conceived it. Sir Robert said : " In the.district where he addressed them, they knew more than he could tell them of the noble marquis's public and pri vate virtues, but he must be allowed to remark that not even the calamity which had befallen him five years since, when his neighbouring mansion was razed to the ground by fire, had deterred him from the prosecution of that great work, the successful completion of which they had now the pleasure of witnessing. The poet had described undertakings of this character as "'lmperial works, and worthy kings.' What, then, should they say of work like these, when under taken by a private individual I 'He hoped the noble marquis would ultimately reap the just reward of his labours. Under any circumstances it could not fail to prove a proud reflec tion to his lordship, and Lady Londonderry, at the close of life,• that they had appropriated their property so as to be the fohnders of a port on the eastordeo'ast of England ; that they had added to the maritime strength of the country, and the employment and industry of its inhabitants ; and that they had established every institution connected with the well-beinr , of the podple, provided for their religious wo rs hip, administered b consolation in sickness and suffering, and re membered all those moral obligations which the possessibn of property imposed." On the calamitous death of his elder brother, the second marquis- better known - to history as Viscount Castlereagh— the late peer succeeded to the Irish honours of his family Iu 1823, his lordship was created Earl Vane and Viscount &Islam in the British peerage, with remainder to his issue by his second wife. Without referring to the circumstances attending his ap pointment to, and relinquishment of, the embassy to St. Petersburg, during Sir Robert Peel's short-lived Administra tion, in 1834-5, it will be sufficient to observe, as connected with the political part taken by Lord Londonderry, that his conduct was generally that of a moderate and independent Conservative. Few men have more freely indulged iu the expression of uncompromising opinions upon • any subject with respect to which conviction was fairly awakened, and, at the same time, so generally succeeded iu avoiding the in curral of personal enmity. Indeed, personal enemies his lord ship had none. His thorough goodness of heart was evidenced by so many acts of kindness and liberality, that those who knew him best respected and loved him most. The affection entertained for him by his immediate relatives, and by all who camo within the sphere of domestic and personal cor respondence, was of a warmth which attested his sterling.' qualities of temper and disposition. Among his leading im pulses was a chivalrous and devoted attachment to the memory of his brother, whose character, when assailed by ignorance, thoughtlessness, .6r - Milignity, he spared no effort ; to vindicate from misrepresentation. This feeling was con spicuously manifested in one of the latest acts of 'his life— the publication of the " Correspondence and Despatches of s Lord Castlereagh," a work which takes rank as one of the mast valuable contributions to the political history of Europe. The marquis was a Knight of the Garter, and amongst the other honours conferred. on him by his own, and by foreign Sovereigns, was that of the highest grade of the Order of the Bath—the St. George of Russia, the Black and Red Eagles of Prussia, the Tower and Sword of Portugal, the Sword of Sweden, &a. His lordship was a General in the army, and Colonel of the 2d Life Guards, in his connection with which regiment lie felt much pride and interest. His lordship died from the effects of a sudden attack of influenza, which proved too severe for a constitution already weakened by long service and the natural decay of age. His death was free from pain, and his last moments were solaced by the presence of nearly all the members of the family—in cluding his youngest daughter, and his sister, the wife of the General Commanding-in-Chief.' In the titles of Earle Vane, and Viscount Seaham, and in the English estates, the marquis is succeeded by his second son ; and in his other titles, and a portion of the Irish pro perty, by his eldest son, Viscount Castlereagh—now Marquis of Londonderry. The Marquis of Londonderry is dead. It was not destined that a man who had seen so much service during the last war should see the commencement of the hostilities in which Eng land is at present involved. Lord Londonderry was among the now not very numerous survivors of our last great contest with continental Europe. He entered the army as an ensign in the year 1794, and saw some service in the unfortunate expedition to Holland, during the course of which he received a severe wound. During the whole course of the Peninsular opera tions there was no more gallant cavalry officer than Charles Stewart. He was among the last to quit the beach at Corunna. During the subsequent campaigns we find his name honourably mentioned at Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes D'Onor, and Badajoz. It was no t , h owever, on l y on the field of battle, where he ever displayed the qualities of a fearless and accomplished soldier, that the Marquis , of Londonderry earned honourable distinction. He was from time to time engaged iu important missions to the camps of our allies. One instance may be recorded in which his personal courage and resolution rendered essential ser vice to the common cause. He was specially charged with the supervision of Bernadotte, the Swedish King, who had armed his troops by help of subsidies from Eng land, and was at the time wavering in his allegiance. No intercession less energetic than that of Sir Charles Stewart would have been effective to retain him in the path of duty. The secret history of the time exists to show what kind of remonstrance the English Envoy found it necessary to employ at so critical a moment as that which preceded the great battle of Leipsic. With all this, it was never pretended that the Marquis of Londonderry possessed the qualities of a great military commander. He was as fearless a soldier as ever drew sword, and a.s undaunted in battle. But it cannot be said that, either as a diplomatist or states man, the deceased nobleman will leave behind him any great mai e. The position of his brother, and the greatness of the country which he represented, were enough to add dignity to his diplomatic services, and what can be said with truth is, that there never was a braver soldier in the British army than the Charles Stewart whose death it is our duty this day to announce,— Timm DEATH OP TEE BISHOP OP SALISBURY. An illness, as severe as it was sudden, has terminated in the death of this respected prelate, in the 53d year of his age, and after occupying the see of Salisbury for a period of 14 years. This melancholy event, which was perfectly unanticipated until within 48 hours preceding its occur rence, happened about 6 o'clock yesterday evening. On the previous Monday his lordship presided at a meeting of the Church Missionary Society, held in Salisbury, and enter tained a party of the clergy to dinner at the palace. On the day following he proceeded to Portsmouth to witness the embarkation of troops for the East, and while so doing, caught a violent cold, which, supervening on a morbid condition of the liver, induced constipation and a complete derangement of th e biliary functions, resulting in black jaundice, and terminating in death. EXPLOSION AND Loss OF LIFE AT COTON'S FIREWORK MANUFACTORY.—Yesterday evening, between 6 and 7 o'clock, an explosion took place at the firework manu factory of Mr. Coton, in the angle of Charles-street and Elizabeth-place, Westminster-road, by which the pre mises were set on fire and destroyed, and the •lives of Mr. Coton and three other persons sacrificed. Mrs. Coton, her sister-in-law, and two children were fortu nately extricated from the building without suffering much injury, having been at the moment of the explosion in the basement floor. The great quantity of fireworks of all sorts in the premises did not all explode at the same moment, but continual explosions lasted for some time, to the terror of the neighbourhood, the rockets, Roman lights, &c., being discharged in all directions, and driving back on all sides the mob assembled to witness the. scene. The firemen from the different stations were quickly in attendance, and immense volumes of water were poured upon the flames. It was, however, with great difficulty, from the combustible nature of the con tents of the place, that the fire was at length extin guished. The cause of this fatal conflagration is not known. Mr. Coton and a boy had gone to the top floor of the manufactory for the purpose of papering some fireworks almost immediately before the explosion took place. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures from the port of Londo:i for the Australian colonies during the week show an increase. They have comprised alto gether 11 vessels, six to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 3,122 tons; three to Port Philip, with an aggregate burden of 1,986 tons ; one to New Zealand of 529 tons ; and one to Hobart Town of 379 tons. Their total capacity was, consequently, 6,016 tons. The rates of freight are well supported, and exhibit a further ten dency to improvement, LATEST FOREIGN NEWS, THE WAR IN THE EAST The Gazette de la Baltique announces that the Russian Government has prohibited the exportation of corn and breadstuffs by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff. The Austrian Government, it is said, has sent to the Cabinet of Berlin the treaty entered into between Eng land and France, as well as the modifications it proposes to introduce into it, with a view to an understanding with those two Powers. General Coronini, Commander-in-Chief of the army of observation on the Servian frontier, has changed his head-quarters from Temesvar to Semlin. A letter from Krajova, of Feb. 24, says the Russians still maintain the defensive. There is as yet no indica tion of an intention to attack Kalafat. O❑ the 2d inst., the two tourers appointed to convey the ultimatum of France and England to St. Petersburg passed through Berlin. A telegraphic despatch from Constantinople, of Feb. 20, states that a camp of 30,000 is forming at Odessa, and considerable additions are•being made to the forti fications at Sebastopol. On the occasion of the disturbances which have just broken out in Epirus, the secretary of the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands has addressed the following circular to the English functionaries. It is dated Corfu, 20th ult. : " Sir—Your letter of this day alludes to possible eventuali ties against which it is more difficult to guard by means of special instructions than to remedy by the acquaintance of localities with their general interests, of which your good sense is the best judge. His Excellency, consequently, can only repeat to you that you must not do or allow anything of a nature to compromise the good faith of England and throw doubts on the policy of the Queen, conformably to the decla rations made by her Majesty's Ministers in Parliament, and by the representative of England at Constantinople. Her Majesty, iu accord with her allies, has guaranteed the integ rity of the Ottoman Empire, without thinking that this gua rantee is incompatible with the civil and administrative privi leges which the Queen, in complete conformity of views with the other Christian Powers,ivishes to see extended to all Chris tians who live under the domination of Turkey, privileges which his Excellency doubts not will be placed by the allied Powers under the protection of Europe. Your duty, sir, like that of the Lord High Commissioner, is to convince the authorities of your island, as well as the most peaceable inhabitants, that the movement which has so unfortunately commenced in Greece, is. certainly calculated to remove all hope of amelioration in the condition of the Greek po pulation of Turkey, by impelling them into a barbar ous struggle of a nature to endanger themselves, their fami lies, and their property, without the slightest chance of success, since no one can imagine that the treaties and decla rations of the Great Cabinets of Europe can depend on com mittees at Athens, the acts of which aro assuredly not ad mitted by any established government. You will, therefore, sir, call the attention of the public to the fact that the representatives of the Four Great Powers at Athens have supported the protest of the Minister of Turkey against the invasion of the Ottoman territory by a band of adven turers, for the most part subjects of Greece, and without the pretence of any difference having arisen between the Sublime Porte and Greece ; and you must endeavour to prove that this collective proceeding of the ministers of the Governments friendly to the Ottoman Porte is to be considered as an inti mation to the Government of King Otho that it will be made re sponsible for acts contrary to all international laws. You will also make known that the Diamond frigate has been sent to take part in the defence of Prevesa in case that town should ho attacked; that the French steamer Promethee has been sent to Corfu to collect information as to the real state of things ; that 22 regiments are on the point of embarking in England for the Mediterranean ; and that the Lord High Commissioner, notwithstanding his desire to avoid any pretext for conflict in the island, will nevertheless not allow any attack to be made on the policy proclaimed by her Majesty in that protected state, and which is placed under the exclusive control of her Majesty. If, then, meetings should be formed with the view of supporting the movement in Epirus, or if attempts should be made by armed men to quit these islands, you must take measures for causing the persons compromised in any soly to be placed under arrest until new orders. In the event of emissaries being sent with the view of exciting the popu lations by means of incendiary publications, and in the event of persons visiting the lonian territory without any avowed cause, or with suspicious intentions, these persons must be requested to leave without delay, and they must be pLeced under the surveillance of the police until their departure, as has already been done at Corfu on two occasions. A rigorous surveillance must be exercised over the known chiefs of the movement, and an exact account of their acts must be given to the police, leaving to the Lord High Commissioner the decision of the measures to be taken for remedying the evil by the exercise of the high powers with which ho is invested. 'The instructions contained in my pre ceding circular relative to passports must be strictly observed. I must, besides, inform you that his Excellency is persuaded that a firm tone on your part joined to conciliatory language, and the employment of the means already indicated, combined with observations in which you will cause it to be understood that any person who may support the present movement will injure the veritable interests of peace, will probably produce more effect in maintaining tranquillity and preventing disorder than any appearance of sympathy for ideas, which on account of the present situation of the East are incompatible with the engagements taken by the Queen and with thC policy of Europe, which are your solo guides," According to accounts from Trieste of the let, a body of Montenegrins, who had entered Albania without the knowledge of the Government of Montenegro, had been driven back, after losing 300 men. 4. letter from Orsova of the 20th ult., in the Press of Vienna, says :—" The judicial i nves ti ga ti on i n t o t h e revolt f Albania is to be conducted at Widdin. Some arrests connected with this affair have been made in Bulgaria. Letters from Cattaro state that collisions have taken place between the Turks and the Montene grins on the frontier of the latter. This is, however, given only as a rumour, and is not guaranteed." A letter from Vienna states that the subscription for the new loan of 50 millions of florins will be opened on the 7th, and closed on the 17th inst. The sinking fund for this loan will be by annuities of 1 and 1 per cent. for 50 years ; and each year there will be a drawing by lottery to cancel bonds. The loan is to be subscribed for in the Austrian dominions alone. A Berlin letter of the 3d says :—" In a recent meet ing of the Society of the National Bank, of which the Prince of Prussia is the protector, his royal highness, addressing the president, General de Malesgewski, said, Sooner or later circumstances will arrive which will render it necessary for the army to respond to the appeal of the King. The object of this establishment will then be clear to every good patriot, and the soldier will rush to the combat, knowing that the King and the people will not forget him.'" Baron de Brunow, the ex-ambassador of Russia, has fixed his residence at Darmstadt. The Journal de Francfort has the following from Vienna :—" Some German and English journals have stated that Klapka, Czecz, and other refugees, had ern braced Islamism in order that they might be employed in the Turkish army. The Suabian Mercury, however, states that it has seen a letter from Klapka, writ• ten in the beginning of February, and can assert that Klapka and Czecz have not abjured their-faith, and that they have no employment in the Turkish army, and have lost all hope of having any. So long as Austria shall remain the friend of Turkey, or even maintain a neutral attitude, the Hungarian emigrants have little chance of being employed by the Porte in the military service." THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AND THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS. The following circular has been issued by the Mini ster of Foreign Affairs to the diplomatic agents of the Emperor : " Paris, March 5, 1854. " Sir,—You are now cognisant of the answer of the Em peror Nicholas to the letter of his Imperial Majesty, and you have also read the manifesto which the former Sovereign has just addressed to hie people. The publication of those two documents has destroyed the last hopes which might have been placed upon the wisdom of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg ; and that same hand which had acquired honour by the firmness with which it had offered support to Europe, shaken to its foundation, now opens the way to passions and chances. The Government of the Emperor is deeply afflicted at the inutility of its efforts and the ill-success of its mode ration : but, on the eve of the great struggle, which he has not desired, and which the patriotism of the French nation will enable him to assist, he feels it necessary once more to disavow responsibility for results, and to place the whole weight of it upon that Power which will have to account for those results to history and to God. Important considera tions of propriety, I know, render my task difficult ; but I shall fulfil it with the certainty that I am not saying one word which is not dictated by my conscience. "In addressing the Emperor of Russia in terms in which the utmost conciliation was united with the most noble frank ness, his Imperial Majesty was desirous of clearing the ques tion of all the obscurities which kept the world in suspense between peace and war, and endeavoured so to arrange it that there might be no offence against the dignity of any one, Instead of acting upon a similar principle, and accepting the friendly hand which was held out to him, the Emperor Nicholas preferred to recur to facts upon which public opi nion had definitively decided, and to represent himself as having bad to contend, from the commencement of a crisis provoked by his Government, with a preconceived and. sys tematic system of hostility which was fatally calculated to bring about that state of things which has arrived. It is not my voice, sir, it is that of Europe, which replies that never at any period did au imprudent policy meet with adversaries more calm or more patient in their resistance to designs which their judgment condemned, and which considerations of pri mary importance compelled them to resist. " I will not go back to past events, upon which such full light has been thrown ; but I must once more repeat, that it is no longer allowable to assimilate the dispute respecting the privileges of the Latins in the Holy Land with the claim now put forward. That question was arranged from the very commencement of the visit of Prince Menschikoff to Constantinople, and it is the claim which that Ambas sador raised upon one point when he had obtained satisfac tion upon another which has roused the whole world, and inspired all the Cabinets with the same sentiment of precau tion and the same desire for conciliation. " Is it necessary to enumerate all the attempts, the failure of which is only attributable to au invincible obstinacy ? Nobody is ignorant of them, and there is nob any one who is not aware that if decisive demonstrations were made during the progress of negotiations, each of those demon strations was preceded by an aggressive act on the part of Russia. " I will only recall to recollection the fact that if the French squadron at the end of March anchored iu the Bay of Salamis, it was because since the mouth of January there had been an immense assemblage of troops in Bessarabia. If the naval forces of Franco and England approached the Dardanelles, where they only arrived at the end of June, it was because a Russii.,n army had been encamped on the banks of the Pruth, and because the resolution to cross that river had been taken, and had been officially announced since the 31st of May. If at a later period our fleets were at Constantinople, it was be cause cannon resounded on the Danube ; and, in short, if they entered the Black Sea, it was because, contrary to Vie •r ei t ie promise of acting on the d efensive, Russian vessels h a d l eft Sebastopol to destroy the Turk ii i e s h h wveessteolsoka,tinanceohhoermiEi h• port of Siuopo• E ve ry stop which with England, in the East , h ad peace for its object, and we did not desire to i nterfere between the belligerent par ties. Every day, however, on the cont rary, Russia a d vance d openly towards war. Assuredly, if there were two Powers whose antecedents and whose recent relations rendered it likely that they should be indulgent to Russia and abortive to our movements in a dispute which threatened to involve France and Great Britain in a conflict with the ins empire so close t o the m , th ose powers were 'Prussia auand..' ~. Austria. You know, sir, that the principles by which wl are actuated are known, and that Europe, constituted 'as a jury, has pronounced a solemn verdict upon pretensions and acts of which no apology, however high the source whence it may emanate, can now change the character. Thus the dis pute is not between France and England, assisting the Porte. and Russia—it is between Russia and every State which has a respect for what is right, and whose opinion and whose intee rest must compel it to support the good cause, I. therefore confidently contrast the unanimity of the great Cabinets with that appeal to the recollections of 181$ addressed directly to a Sovereign Who had just made , an. honourable and povrfal effort at conciliation.' The whole con duct of the Emperor Napoleon sufficiently attests that, if be be proud of the inheritance of glory left him by the head of his race, he has neglected nothing in order to render his se cession to the throne a pledge of the peace and tranquillity of the world. " I will only say one word, sir, of the manifesto in which his Majesty the Emperor Nicholas announces to his people the resolutions he has taken. Our epoch, however troubled, bad at least been exempt from one of the evils which most afflicted the world in former days—l mean the wars of reli gion. Now, however, an echo of these disastrous times iA made to resound in the ears of the Russian people. There is an affectation of opposing the cross to the crescent, and an appeal is made to fanaticism for that support .which cannot be obtained from reason. France and England need :not defend themselves from the imputation made against them. They do not support Islamism against the orthodox Greek laith. They go .to protect the Ottoman Empire against the ambitious covetousness of Russia. They go there with the conviction that the presence of their armies in Turkey will destroy the prejudices, already unich weakened, which still separate the different classes of the subjects of the Sublime Porte, and which cannot, be resuscitated unleds `the appeal sent from St. Petersburg, bf provoking hatred of race and a revolutionary explosion, should paralyse the generous intentions of the Sultan, Abd-ul- Medjid. For us, Sir, we seriously believe that by giving our support to Turkey we shall be of more use to the Christian faith Visa the Government which uses it as an instrument to advance its temporal ambition. Russia-is too oblivious, in the reproaches she makes against others, that she is far from exercising is her own empire, in reference to the sects not professing -the dominant faith, a tolerance equal to that to which the Sublime Porte has a good right to lay honourable claim ; and that if she were to display less apparent zeal for the Greek religion beyond her frontiers, and more charity towards the Catholic religion at home, she would better obey the raw of Christ, which she so pompously invokes. _ " Receive, &c., " DROUYN DI LELDTIi." FRANCE. Prince Luci e n Bonaparte, has left Paris for Italy, OA a special mission from- the -French Government. The Emperor of Russia has ,written a letter to the Princess Mathilde, daughter of Prince Jerome Bona parte, and wife of the Russian Prince Demidoff, from whom she is separated, recommending her to, make use of her influenee over the. opinions of the Emperor Na' poloon in order to avoid the horror of a needless war. As to himself, he declares that if justice be not•done to his demands, he is perfectly determined to maintain the struggle. Yesterday the Government presented to the Lees's' ture a decree, authorising the contraction of a loan of 10,400,0001. for the first expenses of the war, under such form and conditions as might be suitable. (This Wsi received with acclamations.) • - • The Moniteur publishes a very long' report froU3ll o Governor-General of Al ger i a t o the Minister of War' ea the recent military operations in the Algerian Sahses; It says that those operations are now terminated, ano that they have led to " the addition to the denomination of France of an immense territory and large populations, in the midst of which the indefatigable enemy of 'the French, Mohammed ben Abdallah, bad established, rven to the extreme limits of the Algerian Sahara, the basil of his hostilities." "This agitator," it adds,. "after having seen his 'most devoted afid braveit r Aentenants, Ben Nacer ben Chora,. of the Larbaa, 'gad Tell. of the Ouled Nayls, fall at his side for the defence of iris cause, has fled, deserted by almost all his partisans, :to wards the frontier of Tunis, abandoning to our discre• tion, and leaving us to place under the protection of our, flag all the towns and tribes he had armed against Us., The Governor-General declares, that the. results obtaibeo exceed his sanguine expectations, and that he believes they will proluee "a new era of tranquillity for ail Algeria." The Minister of Marine has just issued orders for all officers of the navy now on leave of absence to repair, immediately to thei r res p ec ti ve ports. N o fresh leave o f absence will be granted for longer than three months, and those only to officers who have been for at least twelve months on active service. There are now fitting out in the port of Rochefort, 0 form part of the third squadron, the Virginie, frigate) ; the steam corvette, Gassendi; and two smaller steamers, the Lucifer, and the M6gere. • The Bourse was heavy yesteiday, with scarcely ail business doing. The speculators appeared to be 1. 111. willing to commence any new operations until the. ity tentions of the Austrian and Prussian Governments Are more clearly developed ; „ • , • SPAIN. - - The Madrid Gazette of the Ist announces the receipt of despatches from the Captain-General of Navarro, dated the 25th ult., announcing that the military gents of the Cordova regiment, after being repulsed at the bridge of Berdun, had crossed the river near Savierragay, and proceeded towards Embrun—with the evident intention of escaping into France. Re adds that he had sent more troops aftar them ; also that the port' lation in all parts of the department continued. calm. The Heraldo notices with satisfaction the ill-success of the insurrection at Saragossa, and considers it a p ro of of the confidence entertained i❑ the Government. It announces that the Government candidate had succeeded in triumphing over a coalition of Moderates and Pro gressists at Seville. "On the whole," it s a ys, 4 ( .the Government, strong by the support of the people, Will establish public order on a firm basis, and lead us t 9 A situation in which we shall be an object of envy. to Europe." The Nacion and the Tribuno had been seized. The Gazette states that the Spanish Consul at Bor deaux had informed the Government, under date the 23d ult., that M. Jose de - la Concha had arrived under an assumed name in that city, but had made himself known to the Prefect ; and had waited on the Consul to presen t him with a written paper setting forth his motives for emigrating, and his desire to regulate his new position and his stay in France. The carnival was very gay. The news from the pro' vinces continued to be satisfactory. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, March 7.—Wind - this day at Noon, N.W. ; cloudy. LIVERPOOL, March 6.—Arrived—Charles Cooper front New Orleans. Sailed—Arcole, for New York ;ieuA Lukkerland, M e lb ourne ; Jacob You Cleef, Galata ; Cow donation, and Von Wickmann, New York; Callender, Boston ; Perseverance, St. John's, N.B. DUNDALK, March 4.—The Holyhead Trader, in beating oat on the 3d March, got on the ground below Soldier' , Point, and must discharge her ballast to get off. PARIS, March 6 —The Clara Josephine, from Nantes tO Cardiff, which was stranded at Banville on the 18th of Feb., has been floated off, and towed into Cherbourg. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 28.—The Superior, of Stockholos, from Lisbon to the Balti c , lost anchors and chains oIS Skovshoved, during a gale on the 26th of February, sad has been put on shore in the Roads. MARKET NEW,-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAIL—The market is very firm. Foreign is in demand at full rates, with a small supply. Yellow Havannah is 36s to 398. Refined is brisk; low to fine grocery lumps 45s to 48a 6d. The quantity of Baia" plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 609 hhds 217 tierces and 122 barrels, there wore taken for home con sumption 1,070 hhds 60 tierces and 259 barrels. The stook iu the same places is 2,829 hhds 811 tierces and 410 barrels. COFFEE. —There is 11. moderate demand for native, with great firmness, good ord being 47s 6tl to 48s per cwt. Other sorts are dull. RUM.—The quantity lauded last week at the East and West India Docks was 268 puns and 69 hhds. There wort taken for home consumption 45 puns and 5 hhds, and es' ported 44 puns and 89 hhds. The stock in the same places is 4,888 puns and 615 hhds. RlCE.—Madrae, 2,836 bags offered by auction were 0 11 sold at 133 Cd for good pinky. COTTON.—This article is held for previous rates. TEA.—There is no alteration, and not much doing. TALLOW.—The deliveries off on contract on the first of this month only influenced the market for a day, sine* which there has been so strong a determination to h o b.' tallow in prospect of higher prices, that there has bees very little offered, and receivers are making arrangements for holding the tallow on the spot, whilst the trade, unable to buy tallow for autumn delivery, and turning their at tention to the purchase of tallow for summer months. The quotations are :—On the spot, 648; April and M a y, 64 a titi to 9d ; May and June, 65s__; June and J u l y , 65.1 6d ; Australian sheep, 633 ; Beef, 60 8 to 581 6d ; South American, 63. 6d. Tallow elaines, 573. Town tallow 620 6d net cash. Palm oil, 4636 d to 472 ; cocoa nut oil, Cochin, 513 to 325 ; Ceylon, 50s to 508 6d. gla.Y MARKETS. Slimumn.---,Meadow hay, 31 Os to 5/ 5a ; clover ditto,; and straw, 1/ 153 to 21 2e per ioaa• Amo 4 der / O at s to moderate suppl y, and a steady d emand. CUMBERLAND. — Meadow hay, 31 3s to 51 55; clover ditto, 41 Os to 6 / Os ; and straw, 1/ lO s t o 2/ 4 s per load. Supply gam,and trade t o l era bl y f i rm. WinTEcHAPEL.--Meadow hay, 31 Os to Si Sc; clover ditto, 41 Os to 616 s ; and straw, 1/ 12s to 21 2s per load. Trade steady. BIRTHS. OF A SOS. On the 4th inst., at 12 Lower Berkeley-street, Portman' square, the wif e o f Joseph Laurin, Esq., M.D. OF A DAUGHTER. ..„ of On the 4th i ns t ., at Holmwood Parsonage, the ' w ife the Roy. Edmund D. Wickham. RRI ED. on the 3d inst., at Lowishs.m, Kent, George Frederick► youngest son of George Frederick Cousins, Esq , of the Bank of England, to Charlotte Heath, fourth nurviving daughter of the late Henry Fetch, Esq., of the Grote, Blackheath, and 69, Fleet-street. DIED. On the 4th inst., at 67, Cadogan-place, Sarah, wife of William Hay, Esq., C. 8., Commissioner of Police. On the sth inst., at 2, Stanhope-stroot, Hyde-park-gal: dens, Sarah, eldest daughter of the late James b'hiorgold, Esq., of Sunbury, Middlesex, in her 90th year. LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The ,%71 offine , Na. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in. the eounty at Middlesex, Tuoaday„ March 7, 1.8544. 1 .o.=OJ 'Kea oidvr 4ms . lt~: *--; otft Itr z .ol i --~ • "vs+L. 4 *4444 Jr 4 1, *440 , 1411.1. 7 *4 i tr,, t 4 44 .. ~- i . ' •. f • ,;1 4:451 t .t , a M ` ~!