The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-16 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. • Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, MAY 111, Will be perlbrmed DER FREI , CHIT rZ. Characters by Madame Caradorl. and 3idlie. Sedlazek ; Herr Reichardt, Herr Formes, and Herr SoizeL Followed by a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. Prices—Stalls, 7s; Dress Circle, 55.; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The Box-oftlce open daily from Ten till Six, where places may be seemed. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and Cle k, G 3, New Bond-street. THE kTRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Anclutone. EVENING. MAT 16. To be followed by TUE HOPE OF THE FAMILY. Characters by Maws. Chippendale, Compton, and Buckstone ; Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Ms* E. Grey, &c. _ . After wuich. the entirely new and original extravaganza, entitled BUCKSTONIE'S VOYAGE ROUND TILE GLOBE (IN LEI CSRTEft•3QUARE), written by J. R. Planche, Esq. Princ•Pal characters ty Mr. Buckstone, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Clark. Mr. J. Marshall, Mr. H. Marshall; Mrs. Fltzwilliam, Mrs. Caulfield, miss E. Grey, 31Iss Lydia Thompson, Miss Laura Morris, and Miss Feath _rstor e Folowed by WILLIKIND AND HYS DINAH. Supported by Buckitone and Corti; Miss Louisa Howard, Mrs. Fitawil llam, and -Hrs. Caulfield. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Caaa.r.r.a DEAN. THIS EVENING, MAY 16. Will be performed THE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart; and Misses Heath and Murray. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and David Fisher ; Mrs. Winstanley and Ann C. Leuercq. After which, AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. Characters ty Messrs, meadows, D. Fisher, and Saker ; and Misses Murray and 1)41). THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI, Proprietor, Mr. D. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, MAT 16, Will be per caned TWO LOVES AND A LIFE. Supported by Messrs. C. SeibY. Leii,h Murray, Benjamin Webster, Keeley, and 0. ; moss Woolgar ant Ma lame Celeste. Followed by TIIE WOUSTAC riE iIOVENtoNr. Principal cha racter.; I, Y M‘' ssrs • Keeley, sad farselle ; Mrs. Keeley, kind .Ntiss Mary Keeley. After which, THE OVERL %ND JOURTEY TO CON‘TANTI. NOei.E. Ai UNDERTAKEN' BY LOU) BA WITI i•irEitEsTING PARTICULARS OF THE FAIR AOPIIIA. ROYAL. OLYMPIC TRE Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, MAT 16, Will he performed FIGHTINIG BY PROXY. Characters by Eo7son and Wigan ; and Miss E. Turner. After which. THE HAPPIEiT DAY OF MY LIFE. ohft rieteN by Messrs. F. Robson, J, l 3 Wnite, Leslie, and Vincent; ma. Chatterley, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Marston. To be folloore.l by TO OD Ll'; SE Ntsn't. s4upported by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. STRAND THEATRE. eo:e Lease Mr. F. W. Allcruft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs, THIS EVENING, M 16. Will be performed THE GARDENER OF VERSAILLES. To be followed by 130 X AND COX IN KAFIR LAND. After which, i HALLE r DIN - Krt Te be toll , ,wed by gUMMER, FLOWERS. To conclude with MR. ANI) 31113. WHITE. •.- 4 , 1% 59.; roxe% 3A.; VII, IJ. 6,1; Gallery, ;;(I.; Private Roxes LI IL. o tx had of :qr. Al'croft, 15, New Bond-street. ABTGEY'S ELTROPK'S NACIOgAL AMPlitTilEAritX Lessee ant. %tana.er, Mr. Willivm Cooke. TEAS EVENING, MAT 16. Will be presented tie new gra tt! Al and Equestrian spec tacie, embodying n atet an.l extraordinary elects (nrri , t,n by Mr. Nelson Lee), ent,tled. a. TAE. t 4)? MK SP A.Ni I• 41-1 WAIL; or. The Horse of the Wreck.. Th.: horses expressly trtiael by Mr. W. Cooke. Foliniveil by an entire change of the Scenes of the CIRCLE. To co :elude with a Grand Billet, entitled THE STAR OF THE BEI E. Box-office open from B'eren till Four. Star Marta Mr. w West. DMN WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T, , r* DAy —Morning 11 min.after 4 I Evening 35 nr , Laft. 4 TO • vloaßow--Moruing 59 zwit.after 4 Eveutn;. 27 inui.est. 5 TtU WEATHER.--Sun °Frio's, MAT 16. THERMOMETER, EN THE SHADS. 66 —highest since noon yesterday. 4S—lowent this morning and during the night. sS—this flay at noon. B RO',fl:TETt, 30'22. WIND, N.E. to E.—Blowing fresh, with plenty of sew and sunshine. p 4A), • j,§34,3t LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1854. The National Guard of England—the Militia —to be called out for the military service of the country, in consequence of so large a portion of her MAJESTY'S regular forces having been sent abroad, to take part in the war against Russia, and landed on the shores of the Bosphorus and of the Dardanelles. A message from the QUEEN to that effect was read last evening to the House of Peers by the Lord CHANCELLOR. It was after wards moved by the noble Duke the Colonial Secretary, moved by his Grace, of course, in his ca pacity as Minister of War, that the thanks of the Legislature should be tendered to the Sovereign for the gracious declaration by which her MAJESTY had again evidenced her solicitude for the safety of the State and the well-being of the population. It is scarcely necessary to add, of course, that the proposal made to the House of Peers by the Duke of NEWCASTLE was acceded to by their Lordships with loyal unanimity. As unnecessary as it would be to insist at any length upon the probability of this timely calling out of the militia being wel comed by the community with cordial enthusiasm. A s a wise and judicious measure it cannot but be regarded. Especially must this be the case, when it is remembered that, not only have so many of our troops already taken their departure for the Rasa, but that it will be necessary for them to be followed, as speedily as possible, by those not yet embarked, in order that the allied armaments collected together on the borders of the seat of war may be adequate in number as well as in Valour and general efficiency for the exigencies of that arduous struggle upon which England, and France, and Turkey, and Egypt have together adventured. Her MAJESTY'S Message in regard to the Militia is to be taken into consideration this evening by the House of Commons, and it cannot, of course, be doubted for an instant that its reception there will be no less distinguished by the loyal ardour of the popular representatives than it was yester day by that of the hereditary legislators of the United Kingdom in the Upper House of the Im perial Parliament. It may be that the Honourable Gentleman the Member for West Surrey--whose homely taunts, uttered in a stage whisper from the floor of the Rouse on the Ministerial side, just below the gan gway, and couched in the oddest language imaginable, are generally received by the Com mons precisely as an Adelphi Screamer is greeted by the pit, according, with " s h outs toplay-bills, namely, Hon. Memb er offo rinagughte— the it may be that the est Surrey was no t so f ar wrong, when he said l ast ninight," At present there is a partn ers hi p existin g between the EM PEROR, of the F renc h and her MA Minis ters, and I am su re the first fin Jzsry's the brains, while we are to find the money. The is the head, and we are the tail. e h E a lti :l7u ß s on from first to last, and without RY say wishi which,nloclakore as DOGBER.s, arnget°c c omparisons, ous,' I must say, I wish we had a Foreign Minis ter who could write despatches as we ll as M. DROUYN DE L'HUYS." Afterwards, a little later on in the course of his remarks, when Mr. Daus / - MOND referred to the proposed formation of a camp of 100,000 men, near Boulogne, "to watch Prussia," the colloquial humorist exclaimed, " Tell that to the marines !" with an aptness of implied incredulity that provoked no small amount of merriment. " You may tell that to the ma rines" said the hon. member the rival jester of the gallant colonel of militia opposite—" you may tell that to tha marines, or, as we are in the middle of a university debate, to the Gentlemen Commoners : for nobody else will believe it." However this maybe, it is tolerably evident that the member for West Surrey was not so far wrong when he observed, as we have seen already, that France 'has pointed out the way to us in almost every jnstance, from first to last, throughout the whole of the,se transactions. We have declared as much oursAlve, in these columns before now, again and. again, repeatedly. And as it was months ago in regard to the sending of a Mediterranean fleet to Besika Bay, so is it now in reference to the orga- nisation of additional forces for the military service of the country, now that a considerable part of the regular troops have been shipped off for debarkation on the shores of the invaded Ottoman territory. A supplementary army of 100,000 men is to be assembled almost immediately in the neighbour hood of St. Omer and Boulogne. Directly after We have learnt this, we are informed by the Royal Message to the Lords and Commons that the Crown is about to avail itself of the power accorded in pursuance of the Act of Parliament enabling her MAJESTY to call out the militia of the United King dom. It is well. The country will think so, as the Legislature has already intimated. Be it the levy ing of 10, 000,000/. per annum additional taxation, the calling out of the whole or a part of the militia, the people of England are prepared to do anything within reason, to make any sacrifices in order that they may effectually support her MAJESTY in the just war adventured upon by her MAJESTY'S Government. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for Sunderland deserves much credit for his laud able attempt to redress an enormous evil. It has long been but too painfully notorious that a system of bill-stealing has been extensively organised, by which not only many "fast" young men have been victimised, but persons who, striving to pre serve their position, have been irretrievably ruined through the fraud and treachery of infamous swindlers. It is impossible to know the specious pretext under which the attack may be made. PROTEIIS himself was not more versatile than one of these amiable characters. The bait is skilfully prepared to suit the habits and disposition of the intended victim ; and as the tempter angles with a golden hook, \he seldom fails in capturing his prey, and making clear off with the booty. At one time he assumes the garb of religion, and is thus enabled to secure clergymen of all denomina tions, as well among the badly-paid curates and incumbents of small benefices in the Established Church, as Wesleyan and Independent ministers, who, thinking of the good that they may be enabled to effect by means of the pecuniary accommoda tion offered by tho liberal capitalist, readily fall into his clutches, and are only awakened from the delusive dream by inquiries as to what amount they will be prepared to pay for the restoration of the stolen property. Then comes the bitter repentance, followed by the convulsive efforts at extrication, and, generally speaking ; the com promise which completes the ruin of the victim, breaks up his home, and too frequently ends in the dispersal and misery of a once happy and united fainily. As the forms of attack are various, so are the results. It is seldom, however, that the dupe has the manliness to appear in open court to resist the attempted plunder and extortion. Many considerations deter him from such a step. He naturally shrinks from the exposure of his folly. He knows, too, that the law in its wisdom gives enormous advantages to the plaintiff, who, although guilty of the most culpable negligence, will yet, if he can prove that he or any of the endorsers gave valuable consideration without distinct knowledge of the fraud, be entitled to a verdict ; and, finally, the certainty that, even under the most favourable circum stances, he must be a heavy sufferer in his pocket from the difference of costs between party and party and solicitor and client, and the disallowal of the expenses , of the inquiries neces sary to elucidate the nature of the plot. There is, besides, the great probability that he may not be able to recover even what the law allows and the taxing officer sanctions, inasmuch as the " capitalist" too frequently turns out a mere man of straw, unable to satisfy a single shilling of his liabilities. The question very frequently is, which party shall be driven to insolvency, and it frequently ends in both being compelled to seek relief from the Court. No wonder, then, that the victim is not sucked completely dry, and that the fraud usually ends in a com promise. Now this is all very wrong, and, what is still worse, the mischief is altogether occasioned by the law itself. Bills of Exchange are, to some extent, looked upon as valueless, and the party can only be indicted for stealing the stamp or the paper on which it was written. The well-known case of JOHN MINTER BART (6 CARRINGTON and RAYNE, 106) showed this, where the prisoner obtained ten blank acceptances on stamps, pro duced by himself and his own property, which he filled up for 5001. each, and escaped the penal consequence of his moral crime, affording a power ful illustration of this deficiency in the law. And another case, ejusdem generis, occurred so lately as Friday last, where a party was tried before Mr. RUSSELL GURNEY at the Central Criminal Court, for fraudulently obtaining a bill of ex change for 451., with intent to defraud, &c., and was acquitted on the point, " that the stamped paper on which the bill was drawn was provided by the prisoner ; and that, therefore, all he had obtained from the prosecutor was his signature." That signature it was which gave validity and currency to the document. Without it it would have been valueless, but by the rule of law there was no offence, and he escaped with impunity, although there could be no doubt of his moral guilt ! The enactment which encourages the bill swindlers in their nefarious trade is the 7th and Bth GEO. 4, c. 29, s. 49, which requires that there should be " a direction, in writing, to apply the proceeds, or part of the proceeds of the secu rity, in the manner specified in such direction." Under this provision, it is not even sufficient if the dupe receives a written acknowledgment of the purpose to which the bill is to be applied. He must give it himself, to render it binding, a point of which the swindlers are fully aware, although they are, generally speaking, ignorant. We believe that such " written directions" are not given in one case out of a hundred. If suggested by the acceptor, it is treated as an imputation on the " honour" of the party ; and the poor dupe, fear ing that his " kind friend" may be offended, omits the necessary precaution.. Titus it is that bill swindlers flourish, and that the most infamous frauds are matters of almost daily occurrence. From the preceding illustrations the nature of the remedy will be clearly perceptible. Obtaining " a signature," or any thing that may render a party responsible fur the payment of money, should be regarded in the same light as if money or valuable securities had actually been ob tained. A person intrusted with a bill, or any other document binding in law, should also be bound, under severe penalties, to act fairly and bona fide towards his employer ; and any fraudu lent disposition thereof, or of any part of the pro ceeds, should be made punishable as felony. It is very properly proposed to afford more summary remedies for the recovery of bills of exchange; but adequate means should at the same time be pro vided to check and punish frauds in respect thereof. We have no doubt that Mr. DrnßY SEYMOUR'S Bill will meet the difficulty, that it will greatly diminish, if not wholly prevent, such frauds, and preserve many unsuspecting men from serious losses. For this he will be not only en titled to the thanks and gratitude of the commer cial community, but of all right-minded persons who desire to repress an evil that has sprung up to the most formidable dimensions. A remarkable pamphlet, entitled simply " E lan d , France, R oltr u lia ss a a aw , nao T yn t: y ; ni k Turkey," l ' y. was: Observe—we published gl given to tboythMerw. of Piccadilly. It was are hat sipnealti3n4g—oftawenty pamphlet earspuagbeli,shneedarnlyotainqulaBrste4r, of a century beforectullelly countries named .th on its embroiled o ti t t h le e - r p as age th b e e y ca a m re e at a this t moment Russia on one side opposed by the collective might of Turkey, France, and England. It will be necessary to bear the date of publication particularly in mind during the perusal of the following extracts from this extraordinary brochure, otherwise the reader might naturally suppose he was reading something just written, with a foreknowledge of all that hag .t ei;•:I t i'' (.::;arreal i!1 ti!'' E.L.-_-L, to L;:€, alflaZ'Ailt•ltt of entire Christendom. Remembering the date, re membering that it was in 1834, as far back as twenty years from the present period ) that the immiimmon THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1854. reigns, between their peoples, between their Governments. " Their power is only limited by their indecision." But—the anonymous pamph leteer wrote in 1834, when his argument ap peared--- "But in England, it may be said, even though our Government feels its position, that of France may not. We answer, it is wholly impossible for the French Go vernment not to follow the impulse of that of England. The Administrations in Frarce, that suffered England alone to bridle Russia, would not exist an hour. Besides, the Government of France holds by many ties to that of England. France, if we act, must and will support us." And so—literally almost--it has come to pass. France and England are united in defence of the SULTAN, and in opposition to the AUTOCRAT. Only France, instead of waiting for England to set her the example, has acted somewhat more chival rously than could have been well anticipated in 1834. She has been one step in advance of her ally throughout. She may be said in a great measure to have taken the initiative in this bold policy aggressive to barbarism, defensive of civi lisation. Enough, however, has been remarked, we coucei ve, to justify our reference in this man ner to the startling pages penned by this pro vokingly anonymous and marvellously prophetic pamphleteer. It will be seen that the second reading of the Excise Duties Bill was carried last night by a majority of 108, the numbers being 303 to 195. This settles the question of the Malt Tax. pamphlet appeared, we believe that ther, is scarcely any one but will stand amazed at its pro phetic character. Everything is prefigured in these wizard-like vaticinations. The advance of the Russian AUTO CRAT upon the Turkish territories. The valiant stand taken by the Mussulmen in defence of their empire. The union of France and England in support of the cause of Ottoman independence. The appearance of their united armaments in the Levant. The entrance of the Anglo-French fleets through the Dardanelles into the sea of Marinora —through the Bosphorus int) the Black Sea—on towards the stronghold of the Crimea, the port, and arsenal, and dockyards of Sebastopol. Not only are these things foreshown, but others still more marvellous in the display of prescience on the part of their unknown writer. The hesitating atti tude assumed by the German Powers at the commencement of the misunderstanding. Fol lowed ultimately by the defection of Prussia from the cause of the Western allies of Turkey, and the subordination of her councils to those of the autocratic Northern Government. Whereas, Aus tria is decribed as ultimately breaking away from the Russian alliance and co-operating with the Anglo-French supporters of the SULTAN, ac cording to the daring previsions published twenty years ago, namely, in 1834, by this anonymous pamphleteer. Listen, now, in proof of the accuracy of our foregoing assertions. Hear how the writer of this curious prophecy speaks, at page 105, of the Anglo-French alliance : • " England and France, in assuming the defence of Turkey, stand forth in the majesty of their united power and of obliged moderation, as advocates of the pubic interests of the European community." What does he observe as to the decoys thrown out to the Cabinet of Vienna by the wilier Councils of St. Petersburg ? Why, he speaks of the pos sibility of an Austrian occupation of Bosnia, Servia, and Montenegro being tolerated by the Muscovite ruler—referring to which bait, at page 102, he adds-- •' But what Austrian statesman can be blind to the consequences, if Russia takes possession of Con stantinople ? If Russia occupy Constantinople, what pretence of equivalent will Austria find in the half-Russian provinces of Servia, Bosnia, and Monte nPgro ? It will be more profitable, eve❑ for Russia, that they may ,be apparently possessed by Austris. She looks to maintain acquaintance, and will gladly purchase by so magnificent a cession the prolonged subserviency of the Austrian Government." Later on, however, this far-seeing writer re marks—the passage subjoined occurs, by the way, between pages 105 and 197 inclusively—remarks, we cannot but think, in the tones of a sooth- sayer : " Let the squadron of England and France appear in the Black Sea, and the decision of Austria cannot lie doubtful. The union of England with France is a gua rantee of the disinterestedness of the intentions of both. Their power when combined on this arena is irresistible. Their object not a war of propagandism, of revolutions, but one of conservatism, of protection ; assuring not only the independence of A.ustria against the north, but elevating a power in the south to balance the influence she dreads in the Mediterranean and in Italy. But the first necessity of Austria is peace. If she cannot stand between the belligerents and prevent a collision, her next necessity is the prompt cessation of hostiliti.is— which side, it forced to interfere, will she choose t Un doubtedly, inevitably that of the allies ; her combination with the allies, and the quick decision of the contest, can alone save for her Gallicia, can alone prevent the spreading to other of her states of the spirit of revolu tion, to which she is exposed by any struggle in Europe. "It is on the strength of these considerations that we conclude, that if Russia is attacked in the Black Sea, the affiance of France and England is established by the combination of their action on a common that the northern coalition is instantaneously di-solved, its positions and defences turned, the materially and ieally powerful members of that coalition brought over . . to our side, and the whole chances and danger — s of war consecrated on the head of that single power, which, always aggressive, because nowhere assailable, has com plicated and embroiled the affairs of Europe, to open to herself in the midst of the confusion a road to Con stantinople. "This is a mere contest of dates. If Russia is first at Constantinople, she combines necessarily all the re sources of the northern Governments; she developes a naval power to which there can be no possible balance in the Mediterranean ; Greece and Egypt become de pendencies ; no State can partake in the eastern com merce, save by her sufferance ; the possibility of all use ful union against her on the part of England and France vanishes, and civilisation itself is threatened with a wore dangerous eclipse than it suffered from the overflow of the barbarians in 604. "If England anticipates Russia, she has with her France—Prussia is left aside - Austria enters to hasten the termination of the struggle, if necessary—the whole Ottoman empire is called to arms, the troops and fleet of Mehemet Ali united to them ; and the only result that will then be worth accepting will be the retreat of Russia behind the Dnieper, which moderate prudence and sequence in the policy of the Cabinets of France and England would never have permitted to traverse." Speaking of the entrance of the allied fleets into the Euxine the pamphleteer, at page 114, thus continues : " With the impulse given to Turkey, with the Black Sea occupied by the allied squadrons, every point of Russia is exposed. The destruction alone of her arsenal of Sebastopol sends her back fifty years. How could she suffice for such a defence, when the menacing body may in a few days, or even hours, be transported from place to place, while it would require weeks or months for the defending corps to reach by land ? " But when we consider that the whole of the Geor gian provinces await but a signal to throw off the yoke— that many hundred thousand arm-bearing and brave in habitants of the Caucasus, either in a state of actual but disunited independence, or in only seeming subjugation, would instantaneously fall on whatever Russian troops are within their reach—when we look at the state of the Crimea, and even the provinces of Moldavia and Wal lachia, on the universal hatred that animates and unites a ll races, all creeds, against Russia—it may be imagined what difficulty she would have to maintain her position, even without being attacked. The only movement she could make would be against Routnelia. And what im pression would she be able to make on Turkey under these new circunizitances ? And what are her means of transport ? The famine of two years has drained her treasury ; provisions are scarce, provender more so ; all commithication become of extreme difficulty, because the beasts of burthen have been in a great measure destroyed. in the sontliern provinces. Besides, woutd she dare by such a tuovemeut, and with England and France com mitted, venture to expose her flank to Austria ? Even suppose she did push a i couple of corp s d' arrn e e i n t o Bul garia, supposing even t crossed the Balkans, would not the rear he exposed ? Would not the allies dispose of fifty or sixty sail of Turkish men-of-war, besides their own, and of as many men as they chose, to effect a de barkation on any point to occupy Bessarabia, to carry the Crimea, or to combine the tribes of the Caucasus from the Euxine to the Caspian ?" Atter which, at page 117, thus writes this won derfully prescient and sagacious pamphleteer : " Russia, supposing even she had the power, that she had consistency, that she had money, goods, troops, and serviceable vessels, which she has not, to cope with a European power would still necessarily be overwhelmed if attacked ; for if circumstances favoured her, if she had strength, she would not wait to be attacked. She would attack, surprise, occupy. The chances are actually against her for war—famine, poverty, weakness of defencea at Sebastopol and elsewhere, contests in the Caucasus, the union of France and England, irritation against her in these nations, general discredit in Europe, power of resistance in Turkey, unfitness of her navy, bad state of her army, necessary loss of her allies, and peace in Europe. All chances equally work for her in the main tenance of peace—gradual disorganisation of Turkey, prolonged and exhausting mis-intelligence between Mehe met Ali and the Sultan, calming of the irritation in Tux , key, of the irritation in Europe—slumbering of the Turkish Question, and restored confidence on that sub ject—probabilities of confusion and conflict in various places, of internal troubles in France and in England, of dissention between them, even of general war in Europe, cessation of famine at home, improvement of finances, progress in preparatives, great and rapid im provement of her navy, levies on a scale beyond a war establishment, active progress in defensive works —sub. jugation of the coasts of the Caucasus render disposable great numbers of men. These are the chances or the progress offered her by every hour of nominal peace, while she is permitted to keep a curb in the mouth of Turkey, and place a load on its back, a spur in its flank. If on Turkey the salvation of the whole European Ques tion depends, can this be endured I If not promptly succoured, it must sink. The last few months have hastened its exhaustion. Mouths, not years, if aban doned, will number its remaining career. And what will this succour cost the two first nations of the globe, whose colossal rivalry have for thirty years shaken and over thrown every institution, every throne, of Europe ? United now happily in their objects, their interests, their principles, and their might, it will cost them even yet but to say, 'Let Turkey live.' While the Bosphorus is still open, will they not say the word ? Their squadrons anchored in the Bosphorus, they dictate their own terms to Turkey. To Russia they proclaim, that from that day they entered to arbitrate supremely between the nations of the earth—their power is only limited by their indecision." Mark that, my Lord ABERDEEN ! Mark that, people of England ! " Their power is only limited by their indecision." There is no exaggeration in these words—they were written twenty years ago, as far back as 1834—and yet are strictly true, and literally applicable nowadays, with the alited !loot s in the Black Sea, with Russia threat tiled. in the Euxine aed in the Baltic, with France and E ng l an d s t reng th ene d to irresis t ibl e might by a cordial alliance between their Bove. J THE MEDITERRANEAN. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAP ) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY, 8.30 A.M. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Iberia, Capt. Bradshaw, has arrived, with dates from Gibraltar, sth ; Cadiz, 6th; Lisbon, 9th; Oporto, 11th; and Vigo, 12th inst. She brings on freight four packages specie, 486 half chests oranges, and sundry cargo. The Bth company of Royal Sappers and Miners, under the command of Capt. Bourchier, embarked from Gibraltar on board the screw steamer Albatross on the 29th ultimo, for the seat of war. The 30th Regiment embarked, on the Ist of May, on board the Royal mail steamer Cambria, for conveyance to Constantinople. DEATH OP CAPT. W. H. TAYLOR, OF HER MAJESTY'S CORPS OF GENTLEMEN-AT-ARMS.—Some excitement has prevailed during the past few days in the neighbourhood of Jermyn•street, St. James's, in consequence of the death of Captain William Henry Taylor, aged 30, for merly of the 87th Foot, but recently of the Tower Ham lets Militia, and her Majesty's honourable corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, whose body was discovered under such singular circumstances as to give rise to the im pression that he terminated his existence by immer-ing his head in a bath. It would seem that Captain Taylor resided at No. 7, Great Ryder-street. On Friday morn ing last, about six o'clock, the landlord of the hou-,e saw him in his room apparently in his usual health. Some time afterwards, on going to the room with the breakfast tray, he found the door locked inside ; not being- able to obtain admittance, he procured the assist ance. of a police-constable, who broke open the door, and discovered Captain Taylor lying flat on his stomach, with his hands under him, and his head in a bath, in which was about six inches of water. The washhand-basin was broken, and one of deceased's hands was evidently cut with a portion of the fragments. Medical assistance was promptly procured, but it was found that life was extinct. At the coroner's inquest held yesterday even ing, Mr. John Bagshaw Taylor, a brother of deceased, residing near Nottingham, stated that Captain Taylor had served some time in India, and since his return had been subject to epilepsy, but that his general health was good. Mr. T. G. French, surgeon, gave it as his opinion that death had arisen from a sudden attack of epilepsy, and not from drowning, aithough the immersion might have prob.thly prevented recovery front the attack. The case lasted a considerable time, and a verdict of death from natural causes was ultimately recorded. FALL OF Two HOUSES IN ANGEL-COURT, LONG-ACRE. —Between twelve and one o'clock to-day two houses fell with a tremendous crash in Angel-cAirt, Long-acre. A few minutes previously several persons had observed that the party walls gave tokens of insecurity, and ran away with all speed. When the wall fell it dragged with it the roof and floors. Several passers by narrowly escaped being crushed to death by the falling bricks. Men were set to work to prop up the remaining portion of the building, and in removing the debris. Some fears were expressed that some persons were buried in the ruins. The district surveyor immediately gave orders that the altey and approaches should be closed. MALTA..---Tweoty transport-ships, with cavalry and the 38th Regiment, have arrived since the 6th of May. MONETARY ItEFOIIII Is PORTUGAL.- -A letter of Lisbon of the 3d, via Madrid, states that the Government had presented to the Chambers a bill for effecting a monetary reform, and for causing as in England gold to be the standard. DIVIDENDS.—The following dividends have been ad vertised for payment : -Sardinian Five per Cent. Lnan of 1851, Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. of 1852, and Brazilian Five per Cent, of 1843. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week show a slight decrease. They have com prised altogether 12 vessels—four to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 1,483 tons; two to Hobart Town, with an aggregate burden of 1,183 tons; two to Adelaide, with an aggregate burden of 1,003 tons ; one to Laun ceston, of 481 tons ; one to Portland Bay, of 458 tons ; one to New Zealand, of 378 tons ; and one to Swan River, of 270 tons. Their total capacity was conse quently 5,256 tons. The rates of freight exhibit a de cline, which the advices yesterday tended in a measure to increase. GENERAL BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.—In the general business of the port of London during the past week the number of vessels reported inward was 185, being 170 less than in the previous week. The quantity of grain reported was 42,375 quarters, including 21,742 quarters of wheat, in addition to 3,132 barrels and 2,080 sacks of flour. Of tea there were reported 53,858 packages ; of sugar, 8,489 Mids., 3,690 casks, 1,840 cases, 12.558 loaves, and 44,640 bags ; of coffee, 303 boxes, 211 casks, and 2,028 bags ;' of wool, 4,927 bales ; and of tallow. 141 casks and 359 boxes. The number of ships cleared out war d was 104 ,. b e i ng 5 l ess than_ in the previous week. Of these, 17 were in ballast, and 12 for the Australian colonies. FOREIGN RATES OF EXCHANGE.--Th e closing accounts from the Paris Bourse yesterday show a reaction of about a half per cent. from the recent rapid rise. At Vienna . the money market during the past few days has been comparatively steady. The Bank of Prussia has reduced its rate of discount from 5 per cent., at which it had stood since October last, to 4 per cent. In Holland the rate of discount remains at 3 per cent., and in Hamburg money is plentiful at 2 per cent. With regard to the new Austrian loan for 3,500,0001., the amounts subscribed are said to have been 2,000,000/. at Amsterdam, and 500,0001. at Frankfort. The French rate of exchange remains without further alteration ; and, a l t h o ugh gold cannot now be taken from the Bank of England for remittance at a profit, it is probable the amount just arrived Irons Australia will be sent away. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,—The directors of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China have given temporary notice of the forfeiture of all Ames upon which the recent - cal shall not have been paid on the 19th inst. The signing of the deed of settlement is also demanded under the same penalty. This summons is issued in face of the fact that out of 32,000 shares constituting the company the representatives of snore than two-thirds desire its dissolution. Although the endeavours of this large majority to obtain an injunction have thus far failed, they intend, it is believed, during the short interval, to take fresh and urgent steps for that object. Whatever may be their success, there can be no question their case is one that should operate as a caution to all per sons against investing in new schemes without an un. derstanding as to the extent to which they intend to place their interests beyond future control. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—A. bill has been introduced into the House of Commons by Mr. Bell and Mr. Thorneley, fur the purpose of extending the rights en joyed by the graduates of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, in respect to the practice of physic, to the graduates of the University of London. The bill pro vides that graduates in medicine of the University of London are to be entitled to practise physic in the same manner as graduates of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Graduates in medicine of the University of London are to be indemnified for having acted with out having obtained authority from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. THE YORKSHIREXAN.—This fine steamer, which our readers will recollect struck on a rock of Donaghadee, and shortly afterwards settled down into deep water, has been at length raised after difficulties of a very grave character, which have been surmounted by the builders of the vessel, Messrs. Tulloch and Denny, of Dumbarton, who purchased her lately, when the project of raising her to the surface was regarded by manyas wholly impossible. Divers had been employed for some time, and the ma chinery and engines were by them so freed, an d w h ere possible so detached, that they have all been recovered without any material damage to them. Now we have the satisfaction of stating the hull of the vessel itself has been raised, and it is intecded to tow it to Dumbarton, where it will be docked and repaired. Air-tight tanks will be introduced into it to keep it afloat in going across the channel ; and as the engines are comparatively un injured, and the hull not much damaged, a moderate expenditure will refit the vessel and render her as good almost as when she was taken out of the hands of Messrs. Talloch and Denny.—Belfast Mercury. GREAT AGGREGATE MEETING ON THE CATHOLICS AT DIIBLIN.—.DUBLIN, Monday Evening.—There was an immense attendance at the Roman Catholic aggregate meeting held this day. The Lord Mayor of Dublin presided. Resolutions founded upon the "Catholic de claration" were adopted. A stormy scene occurred, in consequence of an allusion by the Rev. Dr. Marshall to the recent speech of Prince Albert at the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy. Dr. Marshall was called to order by the chairman, and for iitteen minutes the meeting ..va. in a. state. of indescrihaLlu coot ' ' ion. The pro testant Assoc:ation of Dublin " threatened to attend, to protest, but they did not make their appearance, 'Large bodies of police were patrolling the streets. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 Ame rican taken for export and on speculation. The market closed heavily at previous rates. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 220 Pernam and Maranham at 6141. to 70., 100 Bahia at 61d., 300 Egyptian at 6td. to 71d., and 500 Surat at 21d. to 41d. per lb. Railway shares were firm. The advices received from the Australian colonies relative to trading affairs tare not so favourabl e as could be desired, but the causes are such as justify the hope of early improvement, under the stimulus of new gold discoveries more especially. Our shippers have lon g been ex ercising caution, and the large arrivals last October were the result of protracted voya g es. The follow ing extract from the proceedings of the Legislature atMelbourne will show how the gold digging had progressed up to the close of 1853 : "Captain Dane, pursuant to notice, asked what was (1.) The number of gold-diggers' licenses issued for the month of December, 1853, distinguishing the number taken for the month, quarter, half-year, and year. (2 ) The total amount received for dwgers' licenses in De cember, 1853. (3.) The total amount received for storekeepers' licenses for December, 1853. (4.) The same information for the month of January, 1854 The Auditor-General, in answer to the first question, stated that the number of monthly licenses issued fur December, 1853, had been 5,893, quarterly 28,993, half yearly nil, annual nil. In answer to the second question, that the amount received for those licences was 63,879/. 10s. In reply to the third ; question, tha' the amount was 731. for storekeepers' licenses. In an swer to the fourth question, he begged to state that for January, 1854, the number of monthly licenses issued had been 2,314, quarterly, 4,289, half-yearly 5, yearly nil ; amount received 10,9121. For storekeepers' li censes the number issued was, monthly nil, quarterly 8, half-yearly 3 ; amount 1951. _ _ _ The discovery of a new port at the head o Spencer's Gulf, is xecorded in the following state ment " Port Augusta on the one side, and 'the Murray on the other, will be of great importance in developing the resources of the new country between . Spencer's Gulf and the Darling, extending to 60,000 square miles, recently found available for sheep pasture, and now in course of settlement Capt tin Matson, of the schooner Daphne, whose return from Port Augusta is elsewhere announced, reports as follows I am of opinion that the channel of Port Augusta is navigable for ves sels of 300 tons. That which may be called the en trance of the creek or river is abreast of Point Lowly, and about thirty miles below Port Augusta. I found the creek, at its narrowest part, abOut half-a-mile wide, and, although there are sand banks, the channel between them is sufli,:ient for vessels of the tonnage I have men tioned, all the way up from Point Lowly. Port Augusta has the great advantage ofdeep water close to the shore (say, three fathoms), so that the Daphne was hauled to the edge of the bank, discharged, and loaded without the use of the boat. lam not thoroughly informed as to how Port Augusta'is circumstanced with reference to the requisite supply of fresh water ; but from what I could learn, it/will be necessary to go some little distance for it. The banks of the creek re.ernble those of Port Ade laide, but the land rises gradually as you proceed in -bore. The narrowest portion of the creek is about four miles in length." English Stocks have been heavy, but there has been no decided decline in prices. Consols have been quoted 88i to 4 for transfer and account. The New 3i per Cents. are 88k to 4, and the 3 per Cents. 87k to A. Bank Stock is firm at 202 to 205. Exchequer Bills are at par to 2s. prem., and India Bonds at ss. to 9s. discount. Exchequer Bonds have been at prem. again, and from this we may conclude that if the rate of discount had not been advanced they would have commanded a higher price. In the Foreign Market there has not been much speculation, but prices are steady. Russian 5 per Cents. have been done as high as 96, and the 4i per Cents. bring 811. Mexican 3 per Cents. have been quoted 241 to 24k. Grenada Bonds are at 17, Sardinian 5 per Cents. realise 81i to 82, and Spanish Now Deferred 181 The Euglish share market has not been so well supported, except in the case of one or two lines. Caledonian have been better, and Great Northerns are buoyant. South Western not so good. Foreign shares have receded as regards the French lines, owinc , to the decline at Paris. The Mining market has been rather more active, dt about the previous quotations. The Joint Stock Rini shares have been dull. The Land Companies' shares are steady. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—OLOzING PRICES. runt, the Ulric -jai List.) itusi neat done tank Stock . • per Cent. Reduced Autinitte.i B7 k 5 3 per Ceut. Consuls Annuities B3i 4 4 Sew 34 per Ceut. Annuities BBl A i 16 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 , 44 9-16 ' i )ittG 30 Y 134 1 .3, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 15-16 India Bonds, £lOOO . ...... ........ ...... 5 10 d Ditto, under 21000 Consols for Account tith June B B4 4 4 Exchequer Bills, 2d. £IOOO Small 1 d 2 3 p Exchequer Bonds Scrip PRICE OF FOR EIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Small .. .... Grenada Bonds, 14 per Cent ....... ...... kiexicau 3 per (lent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 96 Ditto 46 per Cent.. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Ceut... Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3B 7i Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil 594 9 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifteates .... Consols Ditto Juuo Account THREE O'CLOCK. 8 8 1 881 COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.-MAY 16. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YAUlif SQUADRON. At the general meeting of the members of the Royal Yacht Squadron, held at the Thatched House Tavern, London, on Friday the 12th of May, at one o'clock, for the purpose of general business relating to the squadron, the following candidates were elected As Members—Lord Macdon-►ld, Plover, cutter, 35 tons; Lord Colville, Sultana, cutter, 140 tons; Viscount Hill, Skylark, cutter, 45 tons; Matthew Ed ward Hoare, Esq., Derwent, schooner, 117 tons ; Lord Dufferin, Foam, schooner, 85 tons ; Sir Percy F. Shelley, Bart., Genevra, schooner, 142 tons. As Honorary Members—Commander Algernon F. R. De Horsey, R.N. ; Captain Hon, Henry Murray, R.N. COWES CASTLE.—It is reported that the application of the members of the Royal Yacht Squadron fur Cowes Castle for a club-house has not been attended with suc cess. It is to be reserved for the residence of one of England's heroes—some hardy old veteran, who has risked life and limb in his country's cause another A rigle,,ey, _ SEVEN PERSONS DROWNED.—On Sunday morning, as a party, consisting of two women and fifteen men were returning from Lytnington to the Government works at Sc,mce, in a small half decked boat (formerly the pleasure boat of J. P. Mew, Esq., of Newport), they by some means upset it, and the two women and five of the men were drowned ; tne rest were saved by a boat from a brig lying off " Jack in the Ba4ket,' the captain of which noticed the boat pass, but soon afterwards missed her, and remarked how fast she must have ran to be out of sight so soon. The day was fine, and there was but little wind. Directly afterwards be noticed something in the water, and, with the assistance of his g!ass, disco verer that it was the men. He pushed off the boat, and succeeded in picking up twelve of the men and one woman, but the latter and two of the men were dead. AIABABT NEWN-(1 1 111,S DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market has been quiet for most descrip tions, and there is a large quantity of West India on show. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 5,411 hhds, 507 tierces, 1,377 barrels; there were t a k en f or h ome consumption 632 hhds, 47 tierces, 366 barrels. The stock in the same places is 8,211 hhds, 1,278 tierces, 1,279 barrels. COFFEE.—This article has been flat. Native Ceylon is 44s to 45s per cwt. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 916 puns 279 hhds ; there were taken for home consumption 244 puns 33 hhds, and ex ported 33 puns 193 hails. The stock in the same places is 9,691 puns 908 hhds. PIMENTO.-395 bags, offered by auction, only partly found buyers at 5d to sfisd per lb for ord and mid. TEA.—The deliveries have been fair. TALLOW.—We have had general buyers, with scarcely any disposition to sell. Our concluding prices are :—On the spot, 63s to 63s 6d ; all this month, 628 9d to 63s ; June, 63s to 63s 3d; July, 63s 9d to 645; August, 64s 9d to 65s ; September, 65s 6d ; October and December, none offering ; Australian beef, 57s to 56s 3d ; sheep, 62s to 55s 6d ; South American, 58s to 57s 9d ; French tallow, 60s. OlLS.—Tallow oil, 395; palm oil, 46s to 468 6d; cocoa nut oil, Cochin 50s, Ceylon 495. ST. PETEASBURG, 24th April.—Exchange, 34i to 35.1. 100 casks Ukr. tallow done at 131 on the spot at St. Petersburg, and 300 casks for May delivery at 120 at Liver. pool. The nominal price for August was 110 rs. 4 INDIGO.—B• catalogue commenced and finished, and nearly all bought in or withdrawn. A catalogue was re rn sued, no alteration has taken place in prices, and the sale went off flatly. 2,320 chests passed, of which 1,185 were withdrawn, '760 bought in, leaving 37a chests sold. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to '5/ 5s ; clover ditto, 3115 s to (St Os! and straw, 1/ 16s to 212 s per load. Supply moderate, and trade firm. Uimm.Att,ANu.—Meaduw hay, 2/ 1.6 s to 51 ; clover ditto, Si 15s to 61 Os; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 46' per load. 1 ina average supply, and a sluggish deln;.:4ld. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 51 Os; clover ditto, 31 15s to 61 as ; and straw, 1116 s to 21 2s per load. Trade rather dull, LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE. WAR. IMPORTANT FROM THE DANUBE. The following telegraphic despatch was received in Paris yesterday " VIENNA, May 14.—Prince Paskiewitch and General Gortschakoff have arrived at Kalarasch. " The bombardment of Silistria with 80 pieces of cannon has commenced. " The evacuation of Lesser Wallachia is sus pended." LATEST FROM VIENNA. VIENNA, 'MONDAY EVENING.—The day before yesterday an order was signed for the occupation of the Galician frontier by two army corps. A state of siege has been introduced by the Hospodar of Servia. The Prince of Montenegro has issued an inflam matory addreis to the Christians in the Herze- go wma. The insurrection in Greece has spread.to Salonica, in Thessaly. On the 4th or sth a serious affair took place at Gienerowitch, with great loss on both sides. The particulars are wanting. CONSTAN TINOPLE. GREAT FIRE.—The Indian Mail, which arrived at , Marseilles yesterday, brings news from Con stantinople to the effect that a great fire has occurred there, in which it is estimated that more than 1,000 wooden houses have been burnt. CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY I.—lt appears that the Turkish fleet, commanded by Muchaver Pacha (Slade), is all in readiness to join in a couple of days the allied squadrons in the Euxiue. Au im perial ordinance has been published, enacting the severest penalties against the Bashi-buzuks in ease of the smallest irregularity or breach of dis cipline. This corps consists of a set of lawless bandits, bent solely on violence and rapine, and totally useless for all the purposes of war. Omer Pacha has already sent up some two or three thousand, who at present are quartered at Ramis djiftlik,and under a course severe and regular military discipline. The project is to entrap by de grees the whole set, and transform them, if possible, into regulars. Reschid Pacha yesterday visited the French Ambassador ; and (luring an interview which lasted a couple of hours, assurances of esteem and friendship were exchanged on both sides, as well as satisfaction at the happy issue of this mo mentary difference. In this the public fully parti cipates : and you can have no conception of the depression and confusion produced by this unto ward incident during an anxious interval of three long days. Nothing has further occurred which can interest readers at a distance. Constantinople is indeed the capital of the empire whose existence is at stake ; but yet it is almost as vain to look for in formation from here as to have expected re ports on the Oregon question from Astoria. New arrivals of troops, and their establish ment in barracks under canvas, form the only events of the day ; while the principal subjects of interest are the supply of the new comers with food and sleeping room, and the preservation of their health while they remain idle by the Bosphorus. There is no fear that Scutari will become a Capua to either officers or men--plain fare and hard beds are the lot of all equally, and their stay here will form a wholesome state of transition between the comforts of home quarters and the privations of the Danube. The affairs of the commissariat are ad vancing favourably. A regular post has been esta blished between Adrianople and Shmiala. The com. !nunicatiou between the latter place and the capital has hitherto been slow and irregular, but by the new system they will no doubt be more satisfactory. Die hospital of Nagara is to be given up to the French for their • use during the war, as well as another large house in the neighbourhoo I. Pre parations have been made for thei reception of the sick in the French army ; they are by no means numerous, considering the change of climate, the hardsliii.,s of a vpyage in vessels so much less commodious than our own giant steam-ships, and the privations the men underwent during the first days of their residence. The rubbers who infested the neighbourhood of Smyrna are being rapidly hunted down. Michali, a companion of Stellio, has just been taken at Karabournou, a lofty hill, where the ruffians a year ago, thought themselves secure. Some arms stolen from Europeans who were attacked while out shooting last autumn were . fotind in the prisoner's hut. lie has denounced his companions, in the hope' of obtaining some mercy himself. The number of Greeks expellFd from the capital during the month amounts to 14,000, and 2,000 have become Otto man subjects to escape the operation of the decree. The Easter cemmonies have passed off without the slightest disturbance. Even the discharge of fire arms usual at break of day on Easter morning was omitted, in obedience to the exhortations of the priests. - The recommencement of piracy in the .lEgean is a matter of grave importance. The south-western shores of Asia Miner and the islands in its neigh bourhood are the head-quarters of these outlaws, who, if not checked immediately, may do much harm to the commerce of the Levant. A Constantinople letter of the Ist inst., in a Trieste journal, says :—" A Russian agent, very elegantly dressed, was lately arrested at Pera. He was the bearer of an English passport. Papers of importance were found on his person. A Turkish frigate has arrived at Athens with an ultimatum from the Turkish Government, and giving only 5 days for the answer." THE BALTIC. ARMY OF SWEDEN. The following letter appeared in the Moniteur of yesterday : " SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM, May s.—Our situation is as suming here a more warlike aspect every day. Public opinion desires that we should attach ourselves to the Western Powers. The opportunity is too favourable forsquaring our accounts with Russia. The government shares this view of seeing the case. It continues its ar- maments. There is a wishto conclude an offensive and de fensive alliance with France and England. Ourinfantry is composed of 85,000 men, the cavalry of 5, 569, and the artillery of 4,916 ;in all 94,980 regular troops. Goth land and the other provinces could furnish 21,000 men. Thus the entire army would present a total of 116,000 men. The ambassadors of the foreign powers do not leave the king. The English ambassador had a private audience of his Majesty on the 3d inst., the Prussian had one yesterday, and to-day the ambassadors of France and England were received by his Majesty." The reserve is not included in the above, nor is the army of Norway. Of the above force, 60,000 men could easily be landed in Finlan,l, join an equal number of the allies, and march upon St. Peters burg, thus turning both Helsingiors and Crou stadt. POLICY OF SWEDEN. The following is from a letter, dated Stockholm, May 6 : "Now that Sir Charles Napier's squadron has left Elfsnabben Bay, as well as the friendly inhabitants of the adjacent group of Swedish lolands—a significant and eventful departure—the people of this kingdom, influ enced by alternate hopes and fears, are anxiously and eagerly inquiring what their King will do ? That mo narch is still a popular one, for the Swedes are attached to the wiw dynasty of their choice, and his present Ma jesty is deserving of their esteem and affection. He is a man of deep reflection, of much amiability of disposition, of generous purposes, and even of high literary attainments. The important reforms which he effected in the beginning of his reign, notwithstanding the opposition of a power ful and long sustained absolutist Cam irilla, will never be forgotten. It was he who mitigated the unreason. able severity of some penal laws—his work on prison reform is a master one, both in argument and style, who abolished the oppressive privileged tribunals, and who introduced a beneficial change into the law regulating the distribution of family property. He was, moreover, a zealous advocate of parliamentary r e f orm, an d of a ' liberal system of commercial p o li c y. O n the w h o l e, King Oscar is a distinguished a n d en li g h tened sovereign, ' and, unlike his father, who never could a b andon his French habits, customs, and opinions, he is a thorough Swede. " Unfortunately, the old advisers of Bernadotte (King Charles XIV.) were allowed to regain by degrees a portion of their former influence, an influ ence of which they were fur a time totally deprived on the accession of King Oscar, in 1844. It is no secret that the Russian court had succeeded in moderating the reforming ardour of the Swedish monarch, and the events of 1848, which led to some popular excesses even in this capital, were converted by the wily Czar into so many lessons for his Swedish neighbour and distant relative. All this implies that Bing Oscar has not been able or willing to fulfil many of his promises of further reforms, and at the same time shows how necessary it is for Sweden to shake off, once and for ever, the deadening influence of Russia, if the former desire to be, as it deserves to be, a truly indepen dent country. And shortly will the opportunity be afforded—one which Sweden did not create—and which, if neglected, may never return. Already are the future political and social destinies of this country in the hands of its own people—of its King and his subjects. Sweden has been ere now a great and a glorious state, and its vital powers are still sound. A noble future awaits it as one of the bulwarks of European civilisation and liberty against Muscovite barbarism and despotism ; hue, to remain lung such a bulwark ; it is eEseutial for Swi:den to aid in defuttiru4 . ehas.stisingt,~2ci peat cuemy of mankind. " That the court still hesitates may be for the moment excused, at least interpreted in no unfriendly manner. The time for Sweden to act may not, in the opinion of - - dothat court, have yet arrived. It may think that, urs' present circumstances, all that can be expected frolv is to be s till active iii its military and naval preparati ev : —to be still rea d y t o concentrate, when needed, troop, in any menaced or exposed portion of the Swedis h terns tory, and t o remain on terms of friendship with .8,,,Dr land and England's representative in the Baltic. ell tain it is that if the day far, Sweden to declar e its openly f or th e Western PoWers should shortly arr i l the King would very soon have appropriate coupcillow at his side, and a gallant and well-disciplined arre'l execute his and their resolutions. " Englishmen must not attach any great importl to the maintaining of the present Swedish Cabinet _ power. Ministers here are scarcely anything head-clerks of their respective departments, and this ' l , particularly the case with reference to the Minister fq Foreign Affairs, the 11th and 12th articles of the cone; tution virtually intrusting to the Sovereign the e° 6 . l . management of those affairs. It is King Oscar wil°„.r - * old Louis Philippe wished to do, regne et gouverne. - 1 - 6 0 word, it is to King Oscar, and to him alone, we nu more tb:r, look for the solution of the great question for ' Svveciel Shall it form an alliance offensive and defensive with tb Western Powers ? I believe, too, we may confide s look look to him. Public opinion is clearly and resolutely! favour of England ; the great majority of the public jou' nals both of Sweden and Norway are openly denouneieg the present neutrality as untenable : three out of the f (ob orders composing the Swedish Diet would record TcP. teS for an alliance with the foes of Russia, and the majoritetl of the Norwe g ian Storthing are enthusiastically 00 ° side Under ll these circumstances, we may well W e " and certain facts have arisen of late to render that b i ° s doubly sure, to see his Swedish Majesty at the head „A his people in close union with those of Great Britain s'''" France." The following is from Copenhagen, da ted May 9 : " Calskrona harbour now offers a picturesque s'l3 i h ar Not less than eleven armed ships are lying there- -4° .. Norwegian and seven Swedish. The former are Co manded by Rear-Admiral Hesselberg, the latter by Admiral Krusenstjerna. Prince Oscar is on board "'" Swedish frigate, Carl XIII. " The Prussian vessels Gefion and Mercur have pissl, the Sound, were saluted from Kronborg, and have P t- - ceeded up the Baltic. " It is rumoured that Wendes' artillery regiment 5' 111 , 14 , immediately marchto Stockholm, and th a t a c o nsiderate force will be stationed along th e F inn i s h b or d e r, ° l7.- Ha paranda. "A well-known Swedish author, John F. Lund bled' has just expired. His histories of Charles X., o °l vus, and Charles XII. are well-known, and have g' merit. el ! "According to the last accounts, the English strengthened by the Austerlitz, and now numberl nearly thirty sail, left Elfsnabhen on the sth, it is 8 .. . 5 ' in search of the Helsingfors fleet, which will try to over to Cronstadt. berg " Efforts are being made to expedite the Flen*„, or Railway along the whole line, from Rendsborg ning, so that it may be opened by the King's birth (October 6). There are some hopes of continuing , I ' l , line northwards, notwithstanding the unfavoura o aspect of political affairs. s ilt The English fleet is still at Elfsnabben, and is - I , n . joined by a vessel or two. Visits by strangers °. t i tinue. The other day a steamer brought a whole P 3l O from'Nykoping. Among the passengers was a CaP t . s o , H., who had formerly served under Admiral Nal" be Sir Charles received them most kindly, and, in 0 - 9 course of conversation, it came out that one of the is u ;( visitors, a Countess Hamilton, was a distant relative v' the Admiral. " Mr. Freeland, an officer of the Royal George, be suddenly expired of apoplexy. He was buried on shore, the Swedish population showing th e no bl es t sympst b i o : This has led to the following p aragra ph i n the AP he . bladet, of the sth : An Englishman begs, from tv b bottom of his heart, and in the name of the whole Brit l bi s fleet, to express his gratitude for the warm syinPa t s , / , which dictated, and the accomplished hand which dreof, the beautiful inscription over Freeland's- grave. , course I cannot explain the particular circumstanc e which reference is here made. I co "Helsingfors is now quite open. Lieut.-Genera Junker will command the troops stationed in Viborg, The export froth Finland of corn, flour, Stc., is forbidden, Courier posts ar e n ow d ai ly ex p e dit e d f rom Ab o to V. Petersburg, calling at Karis, Helsingfors, Borgia, 14° 1 visa, Fredrikshamn, and Viborg. M. Brassier de Sale, Simon, Prussian Minister at Stockholm, has been re called, and will probably succeed Baron von Werther Copenhagen, who goes to St. P e t ers b urg. Th e • Royal Society o Northern Antiq u iti es h as j us t he ld its ann134,14 meritiog at the Palace of Christimsborg, hie Maje...,ely the King in the chair. An English screw-liner 01 ' passed the Belt, gsing south. A large quantity of coati' it is said from 20,000 to 30,000 b arre l s , i s store d a t gi`v for the use of the fleet ; whether it will also provision there is uncertain. Meantime, speculation is active is this direction, and prices are rising. The calculating machine invented by the Swedish mechaniciah Scheuts has been tried in the presence of a great number of 0 0 ' cial people, and found to answer admrrably." A few days back some experiments were mad e ' on the Hazenheide here of firing six mines at distance of 3,000 feet by means of an electric!' battery and wire. A number of military officers of high rank were present, and the experiments Were pronounced to have been eminently rolccessftu' The method here observed by Herr Siemens, a. ll ex-artillery officer, and now telegraph engineer, is described to be the same as that adopted by the Emperor of Russia, at the suggestion of Professo r Jacobi in St. Petersburg, for the defence of Cron' stadt. It is affirmed that there is positive informal' tion here of these metal caissons having been Pro' pared for the roads of Sweaborg and Revel, as well a c t of Cronstadt ; the caissons are kept ready charge with powder, and will only be lowered into the' channel when an attack ou the part of the &e t° seems certain. The wires inserted in these caisson will be brought into connexion with batteries c°ll land, and two telescopes will b e so a dj us t e d in ti , a fortress as that the bisecti on o f th e i r t wo lines sight will correspond with the spot where the is sunk. The moment whe n a s hi p b ecomes v isib . l to both observers will corr es p on d w i t h t h e moi ne!l when the vessel is just over the combustible ea' °' SODS. Amon; other quiet preparations for war that ar c ' being made at Berlin is the manufacture of a nun i : ber of red lanterns, w hi c h are t o b e use d on , evening and night of a battle to indicate the sit tion of the hospitals and ambulances, by suspeusiu" on long poles over those spots. RUSSIA. So little dOes the Russian Government conside,f St. Petersburg secure from attack, i n d es pit e of its almost impregnable bulwark at th e mout h o f W.," Neva, that extraordinary precaution s are take' almost as if an enemy menaced the place. San: of the great barracks are so filled with troops to necessitate the neighbouring houses being O A ; ployed for the purpose of billting soldi er s. li*,„ Revel, where a bombardment is apprehended, the governor, General Berg, has pl ace d th e fi re b r i ga u under the command of Gen era l V ogt, and h as di vided the city into seven di s t r i c t s, each furn i s hed with a fire brigade and requ i s it e eng i nes ; whilst the attention of these brigades, and of the inhabitant' is specially called t o e i g ht een different spots which are regarded as mos t exp o se d to danger from be s : tile shot. Th e r e i s no l ac k of patr i otic donat i o n' for war purposes, or to the invalid funds. The celebrated c onven t o f th e H o l y T r i n i ty, i n the diocese of Moscow, has sent 50,000 silver roubles' through the Metropolitan, for the purpose of erect ing Christian t em pl es w ithin the conquered T u rkis' territory ; and Count Seheremetieff, Chamberlain to the Emperor, has handed over 150,000 silve r roubles, the interest of which is to be devoted to the support of invalid soldiers. The Russian journals announce that the Russit'l l Government has decided that all the storehouse* magazines, and works of defence which had be en destroyed by the combined fleets, shall be recoil" strutted at the expense of the town. These jon l. i nals add, hypocritically, that the Government e the Czar yields in this matter to the patriotic wishes of the inhabitants of Odessa. Several German journals announce that the BI Z d. lish corvett e , the Amphiou, had been taken by t" Russians n ear R eve l, and that all the crew lido been sent prisoners of war to St. Petersburg. last news from the Baltic allows a contradiction be given to this report. A letter from Cracow of the 9th, in the 0 . 5 Deutsche E ost, of Vienna, says :—" It i s certai n that a Russian corps, about 2,000 strong, We ll ; panied by artillery and stores, is m arc hi ng toward our frontier, and is on the ro a d f rom WarsawA,o 11 Kielic. The vacancy in the see o f C raco w, which has existed since the death of th e l as t bi s hop, 0 not yet been filled up. When Cra cow w as a fre o o f town, the three protecting Powers had the right 0 nominating and confirming the bishop ; but, sinc Cracow has been a fort of the Au s t r i an Enver° r 9 Austria claims the sole right of no minatio n : Russia, however, protests agai n st thi s , as a COns i derable part of the estates of th e bi s hopric 11', situated in Poland." The Moniteur of yesterday publishes a let, t h e e r from the Russian frontie r , w hi c h says that " levies of troops have ceased throughout the ~e 133 ..; pire ; they amount t o 200,000 men. " The Vr ie seems to have done all he can in this way. e writer goes on to say :—" Th e pr i nc i pa l armies tile stationed in colu mns along the frontiers of e south and the north-west. The different reserve corps are concent ra t e d aroun d M oscow an d Kie l ' There are 50,000 men now in Poland." BOMBARDMENT OF ODESSA. ODESSA, April 30.—The d a mage done by th e bombardment to the Government property i 8 far greater than is generally supposed. The Invalide Busse, of May 3, publishes W e new reports from General Osten-Sacken, relative, to t 1.0.; bombardment of Od ess a. 1 , 1 1 „y follow : " No. 1. .IZ,LPOiIT OE APRIL ' 7 ().—TO - day 1.10 and French fleets have not only undertaken any thl against Odessa, but continue to look on at the w... 0 q . , which we exeoute on an ?Amish, outlet, and do I.9tou'f' ~~