The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-22 00:00:00

is, are to •eport o 3: available lly, on the withstand id is now ving, been, on several deemed it Mustapha , llirsova, order, as mi. I was y of Besse fantry and poi t of the convinced force with le to direct , and there lines. Alf y at Kare -1 whereby thout sufil ;ly, I have (pleb that command. d to other is much 'aS enemy Ore OirEs. ;report is nes which of a great ly of troops lower than at another displayed t a Russian 3hatal, was ning. Ty . * ad nearly a arwards at taken. The three time* I lost more i had been mild not be round until pace of the PIT, and of ! ced the • ey were 0' both sides, vithout as rtecl for two ,nemy's gun' two mortar* be bank of the night, widens have 3, and have ; but their land, and each Other on that our ;dons which gence frons of the 10th up to the ions, which passage Of force. Tho o obstinate were con?' it, indiscr?'- dy of their ketry. The sage of the 1 wounded, Lsand 'men• Mood, been ,hove men' loor felloWf Russians lints of the 'now, it 1 4 ion : tl:4 the cit/t 4 e mercy of of,further o reach is llcan ; buS out a deci" ner Pachi o determine *dently in' Chief 0 13 ti available Europe xperienovh Pr the wed ' is irokor of such ench faro. nders ball: locality, 9 ' ll ally deplor' ns to hal e of this ilzr 'ant of th• officer, several of tif lave days. s' 1'; dreatifill/ t day befol 4 brought The liar :fellows 110 r 1 sr not 71:. ten near w na, & Ohio% , ' it. It 2,000 e OW' it would re' • ft F.;ch-u lO 1t!..., ~v a Elvantloy esn ier3, 3r. itrn 3 to WV n c apture• 8 :111 iy doub o 'r nia hment to , stop tF . ,," heti, he is I", t` Ilia letter klney bl O Lb] 'ie. O ur i , I t bey VW leant_ E; O4 It (; oust 4 ,.5 11 ' h utnclfro" pro teal east 50,4 Uri see 'it . )" . 1 cr ill 12, we, the '-rui ng ther. L Sehunst sians OCR ' l O non and lions. much ..fr zouks (% ra d pillas . , tristian 11 es to d ; but it ~„;° would . V c,omph to t rants' men I [lonia of r with th live later they began firing awl pill^.g;ng, ft d +iris Spread anxiety and dismay among the inhabitants. The Russian commandant of the division sent, therefore, threo battalions into the town, who seized several of the thieves, and restored calm •-• at the end of two hours." THE WAR IN ASIA. A letter from Kars, in Armenia, of a recen t date, - Makes known a fact which will give a forcible idea of the devotedness of the soldiers of Shamyl to their - chief. It is well kit,own that the communications ,between Sh am yl and the Turkish army are very ;difficult; nevertheless, the brave Chief of the Cau rcas„ us having resolved to send a body of troops to 'fktireddin Pacha, who commands at Kars, assem bled about 5,000 men, and announced to th em that "ICY' Were to . proceed to Kars. In order to do so :they bad to cross the Russian posts, and they could 13 ,-* do so separately, and they had, besides, to 'travel by roads which are almost impassable at this .season of the year. Nota single man belonging to 13 ,10 body made an objection, and about th e middle 'ot March 650 men presented themselv es to the Turkish general, saying that by orders of Shamyl they bad come to place themselves at his dis p osal, 'their comrades 'expressed the fullest confidence that all eemrades would arrive unless prevented by the weather. THE GREEK INSURRECTION. TRIESTE, April 21.—The Greek Consul resident here has just recalled the Russian ships lately pur chased by the Greek Government. It appears by the accounts which arrive that so deep-rooted and deadly is the hatred between Turks and Greeks that neither can fight against 'cne another without committing atrocities which the a disgrace to human nature. In this respect arks. Christian Greeks are as bad as the Saracen ;91rks. The only means of quelling the insurrec tion and pacifying Epirus and Thessaly is to recall the Turkish forces in those provinces, and let the allied troops of England and France act in their stead against the allies of the Czar. That measure Must eventually be taken ; it were best to take it as soon as 'pos si bl e . T • t RE gItEEXs MALTA.—The Greek merchants aAI Alta are in a great consternation. The Prefect ;lent for the Greek Consul, and informed him that he had b een ma d e acquainted w i t h t h e f ac t, th a t •haresident Gr ee k s o f M arse ill es had subscribed a large sum of money to be sent to the insurgents. Prefect assured the Consul that every legal from easure-Nrctuld be adopted to prevent the money re - aching its destination. The reply of the GreekL Consul was not known. It is said that the Caney was to have been sent by the mail-packet but that now other and more sure means Willbe resorted to for the transport of the suns sub- scribed. T HE ALLIED TROOPS AT GALLIPOLI. The following is from a letter dated Gallipoli, April io . 1 , "The fi rst E ng li s h d e t ac h men t, consisting of the '' f fiee and some Sappers, landed the day before yester 'l ay, the second consisting of the 44th and a few of the 50th to-d ay. The French had been landing for some days Previously, and have now here some 4,000 I imagine, incl ading a number of their famous Chasseurs ' and of the Zouaves. The latter were, I believe, originally f°em ed of Arabs, but are now composed entirely of iEu ropeansL_—. Frenc h, with some . mixture of foreigners. b ,"ey still preserve their original uniform—a loose sire`4ojacket open in front, baggy red trousers, and fez higher than that worn by the Turks, and 1., 11 a verT . long blue tassel. They are very fine . : ) ,jeg Men, bronzed, hardy, and active, and with th eir half -shaved heads and great beards, look more "liter e than the Turks themselves. The French 1: 1 11 1488 eurs and infantry of the line, though smaller men an the Zouaves, are still sturdy, soldier-like-looking little fellows , dressed in a plain serviceable, but well -I_oolting dress, consisting of a long blue-grey great coat t li n ed a very small cap, with a large projecting peak. It quite vexatious to see the inferior appearance the n glieh present beside them. In point of fact the x neigh are the bigger men, as may be perceived when ' o , o° c ompares them standing side by side ; ,but, by dint ` Of miserable clothing, are so spoilt that the general hi re*,llion received would be, that they were poor starved ,2°Kfeg wretches. With the French everything is wide, ' 4 rge, and simple ; wide trousers, long skirts, and a broad e /Panse of blue coat over the chest, undisfigured by braid ing; the English, with their tight trousers, little scutty swallow -tails, shaved faces, and Albert hats, and with that .`ttireftiable white tape braiding stuck all over their coats, 100 pinched up and poor in the extreme. And it is more annoying when one sees that they only want fair Play in the the matter of dress, to be the filler look , men of the two. But the best "got up" creatures , O ohe whole are the vivandieres attached to the Zouaves. 4 ue general character of their uniform is founded on that_of the regiment, but modified into a very pretty .and piquant costume. The jacket, open in front, and -*lowing what I believe ladies call a " habit shirt" of -White linen, with a turn-down collar, differs from that k)f the men -only, by .a little gold lace embroidery ; the fez, too, is the same; barring that a little silver thread is Mingled in the tassel. The trousers are the same as 'theta worn by the officers ; European in make, but still loose ; red in colour, with a broad black or green stripe town each leg. Beneath these come boots, to which e . lady got spurs attached; and above them, descending to the knee, is a loose red petticoat, bound rennd-the bottom with two rows of stripes,, similar to ~: tOA O on. .th e trousers ; and the whole is completed by a Ml ) e.aliOuldOr belt supporting a gorgeously- painted-tri 'colour' brandy cask. I saw three of them, they bad evidently "got up" with great care for their first ap tearauce in Turkey. They had their hair as carefully kxrtinged , as, if they were going to a ball, and had " 44 , smallest but cleaneSt gauze aprons in the world, ,Ztl t tntlY worn as a mere ornament One of them 7 !sally a very pretty little body. The French r English seem to be excellent friends ; the ": 1 ell and Turks are not quite so amicable. Th eyir had got u p a d rea df u l st o ry at Constan :°Ple of the French having violently seized on a beaqua as an hospital, which of course turns out to -Ifalse. What they have really sinned in may, I be -I,e be comprised in a rather overbearing manner on Part of their generals, and a peremptory way of of t/ t t a n,ding things which I dare say the procrastination t u - "lrks gives them more than enough provocation • however this may be, there is no doubt that they in so u ,. W V or other so annoyed the Pacha here, that he aged to knovi of the French commander whether he t a - ,7,,. ° ?P1e as an ally, or considered himself as having in g reat a conquered country. The English, as yet, are m o re favour with the Turkish authorities from their ne f riendly behaviour." rgaT. • 'OFFICE GRIEVANCES AT CONSTAN q A. C 011 • TINOPLE. staritinople letter, dated April 10, says : 6fEZELve• to touch on one grievance felt by every t in a_ r , quartered here, and, indeed, by every arnan living at Constantinople. It is the /11;!.`° 10 mismanagement of postal arrangements. ia?ttoman. Government has not what we would Post for the public, and least of al one corn- Leunicating with the various countries of Europe. ior t e tets t° Englandsand the continent are, there iec? 41 1 t by privat e _posts, one of which is con ataed with the Austrian embassy and the Lloyd as ?el's, while the other, the_ Fren9h post, is, as far Mcall understand, a branch establishment of the eiliageries Imperials. The Austrian post conveys jTers twic e a wee k , b y way of Trieste, a slow and , n eert ain voyage, and in summer once a week over t d, by Way of Semlin. Thisroute is by fartae mos t tl:Peditious. But almost every letter confided to the , r e of the A us t r i a n Post-office is opened and its all:dents communicated to Vienna. It is a gross o„ n se of confid ence , an d very di scre dit a bl e t o the ' s trian Government, that letters should thus be v. e rred ; but the worst is, that if the envelope be fi llJured i n t h e process of opening, the letter is u into the paper basket, and never reachos its de alination. So that the coming to hand of a letter se at by the Austrian Post-office can never with any certainty be calculated upon. The. Austrian post Will be closed whenever events shall compel the inter nuncio of that country to quit the Ottoman empire. As far as the sendin g of letters goes, the French post is most honourabl e and trustworthy. Letters posted here are not opened, and I have not heard of a single ease where a letter has been lost. And, besides their usual mails, the F renc h compan y has Dut on extra mail boats • thre e p in 8 days.er month But which Perform the voyage to boats'; there the advantage ends. Neither the Austrian lnor the French post take any interest in the de ivry of letters that arrive'here ; and there indif ference, especially with regard to letters addressed to Englishmen, is increased by the circumstance that ahnost all letters from England are prepaid. The Austrian and the French Post-office clerks are ig borant of English, and cannot read the direction of a letter in that language. The consequence is, that th e most astounding confusion prevails with r espect to corresondence arriving here. Letters s uddenly t u p two, four, and even six weeks aft er their arrival here. To mention my own ex tiraitenoncee otonolyr,elquhiarivnegreceived but one letter, and c alte to. Constantinopalne.thiTinheadtialteettenrswheard sincebeen ere fourteen days before it came to my hands, hnd even then it was given me by str i de e et, so - that to this day I have not the lea to karash in , the Q td a • how the karash got it, and how he earne at t Out. I need not say that I had attended_ boa he post-office after the arrival of every mail limit' Nothing but the establishment of an Eng elerk central post-office, with a staff of English t om . 8, will put an end to the endless misery and e tFa : ar s i e o ci n s which at present prevail in matters of —`eePondence, and which will still increase when of Englishmen connected with or at the °u ed to army are established at Pera." Ti lt „A LETTER FROM BELGRADE. ....,,,,2YLTAN'S COMMISSIONER IN SERBIA. s-, -- PI : E DANGER OF DELAYS IN THE BLACK ivrak,!---THE FATE OF AUSTRIA. p ao ,2'lng a call on the young Pacha, the son of Izzet } 4 4; 4 4 , 1 7 1 20 . ,. on account . of his . father's f ee bl e h ea l t h, iwt&To share x n the dut ice of the office of go _ I verner of tl-e forteese. he aeked if I would like to see the general, who had arrived froiu Constantinople. The occasion was gladly embraced. The preliminaries. were s t r ong coffee, in the sma llest imaginable cups, holding, say a dozen thimble -fulls or less, and administered by l . a black slave. Half a dozenithout white sugar or servan ts milk . , i were s black d , a so tp and full of the pounded aromati o c Mcha itself, an a ttendance. The coff ee, w would shock our good European housewives. Tsa European ; for h ere, though still within the geographies boundaries of you" kind of civilisatio n, we have left all S tl the S ave and the Danube. At rn in tere that upon the opp osite Lank of the river, or rather, the two rivers, e little cups of strong, m e uddy, but very good are no little pupS of strong, iuddy. but very good coffee; no glass dish of sweetmeats with a spoon by the itie taste and then a tumbler of water ; no , side for yo t u on to e t t a n k rb e at t ; not a black slave ; no slippers left at the curtained door, no i sist?ls, sabre, knife, and w hat not sticking out of the belt os some grave and tall Turk, who looks ready, as they say, "1,0 come with a long nose and eat up the world in the presence of the gon zools" (we are all consuls in the Bedouin se nse) ; and though here and there some Austrian, dressed in our miserably stiff and uepicturesque fashion, probably the ugliest which the sons of Adam have hitherto been able to invent, and trebly mean-looking by the side of the Serbians and Orientals, endeavours to smoke a tremen dously long pipe, of say four or five feet, filled with Tur kish tobacco, yet you still feel it is only European " civilisation" after all, and turn back to Belgrade, where the cry " La Allah, ill Allah !" is rolling out from half-a-dozen mosques, and you sink quietly and luxuri ously down upon the sobs, with a kind of contagious sa tisfactory feeling that the best thing in the world to do is what you are Just now doing, that is nothing at all; and that since cruel old Time is obstinate and remorse less, and will.go en, in spite of Sultans and Cmsars, mowing down men and monarchs, and sapping the foundations of states themselves, the ruins of dead dy nasties lying all around you to prove--why, then, let him wag, and pay him as little attention as possible. BUt here comes the great man of the day in Serbia, and towards whom not a few European eyes are now di rected, Etam Pacha—a tall, dark, or olive complexioned, handsome gesseral, in the epauletted blue frock-coat and fez of the Turkish officers. His face would be Italian, if it were not too energetic, and the nose such as Bonaparte would have chosen, as it is large enough to give him room to breathe and keep his brains cool. He is exceedingly polite, easy, and in every sense appeared a well-bred gentleman, whom one would never suspect of being a Turk, in the old sense. He converses in French with the utmost fluency, and is at ease himself, and therefore makes you feel at home in his presence. We had an boar's conversation, in which, however, the firman that h e bad brou g ht fr out the Sultan bore but a small share. The contents of this ' document are already well known, and that it simply confirms the rights and privileges of Serbia, which had before been given under guarantee of the treaty with Russia. The latter power had the right of protection should the Sultan violate his engagements. But; since the interpretation necessarily belonged to the strongest, it was evident that Russia could always find a pretext for interference. As the treaties between the Sultan and the Czar are set aside by the state of war, the for mer voluntarily, and, as the sovereign of Serbia, renews and confirms the ancient compact. You will perceive that Russia is' thus left entirely out of the question, and that this "act of grace" from the Sultan rests upon his promise alone. I stated this to Etam Pacha, and remarked that his miss on seemed, therefore, to be a blow against Russia. He gave a smile of evident satis faction and assent, though he did not reply to this ob servation in words. Mark one thing well. The Czar has only to succeed in order to raise the whole Greek population, and win them over to his side. Men usuallygo, but most especially Greeks, with the strongest; and if Europe suffer him to ad vance beyond Adrianople the game will be up. Nay, there is one contingency that may bring him to Con stantinople at once. It would doubtless create only a smile should I suggest that the defeat of the English and French fleet by the Russians is certainly within the compass of possibilities. With the Dardanelles in his power, and the Greek population celebrating a jubilee that the holy church of their father, St. Sophia, has been once more purified, and the crescent been displaced by the cross—if this possible event should happen, who will then dislodge the Constantinopolitan Autocrat ? In a war so fearful as this, and where the stake of England is life or death, she ought to be almost mathematically sure of the defeat of the Russians, and trust nothing to chance or delays ; far less undervalue the power of op position that Russia may develope. Who knows yet how well the Russians can fight at sea? And who is sure that England can now repeat, under a Dundee, the vic tories of Nelson ? No one can doubt which side lam on, body, heart, and soul ; and it is for this reason— because Russia must be beaten—that I ask questions which ought to leave not even the shadow of a doubt in the answers. The sole protection, at this moment, of the key of the Mediterranean, and of three-quarters of the world, is the fleet in the Black Sea. This is, indeed, a mighty tower of defence ; but since it is ca pable of being destroyed by the enemy and by the elements, it ought not to be the sole dependence. The English and French troops should close np. Though the affair at Sinope was not a battle, yet the execu tion done in a single hour shows that, whenever the - fleets meet, the loss upon both sides will be terrible. And both the Russians and the combined fleets should be essentially disabled, will not the distance of England and _France from the scene of action give the Czar ad vantages in Pushing forward upon the land ? Upon the whole there seems to be no way so sure of defeating his mad designs as by an invasion of Poland from the west ; for that alone can divide and distract his forces. The recovery of the conquered provinces for Sweden would, by and bye, be another able diversion ; and when the worst comes, if no other course be left, Austria must be simply compelled (and she might wel come such compulsion) to take the right side. There might then be some hope of hei being yet saved ; for the declaration, under guarantees, of the rights of Loni bardy, Hungary, and Austrian Poland might bring the powerful aid of the revolutionary elements to her help against the common enemy. Difficult as this may seem, it is the only course now left for the almost dismembered empire. Deeply in debt, refusing to receive her own paper at par, disgraced with the world by her subserviency to Russia, and trampling with difficulty, and by the help of the finest army in Europe, half a million of soldiers, upon her own strug gling populations, she might even yet save herself, by granting the just desires of these subjects, and leading them against the common enemy pf Europe. But should she take the opposite course, her knell is sounded. And even neutrality, if persisted in, would not save her long. Three mighty populations, two of them containing whole armies of warriors and patriots whom the world cannot surpass—and it is doubtful if the Polish soldiers can be equalled—stand ready to thunder at her portals in the day of her calamity, and demand the rights of man, the rights of nations, of which she has robbed them. Let us hope that wiser counsels will guide her hereafter than those which have plunged a once powerful state into almost inextricable difficulties. To return to Etam Pacha. He is very intelligent, and spoke with enthusiasm of the great mission of Turkey in this war for European civilisation and liberty. He alluded, with a becoming dignity and pride, to the early Arabian Mahommedans, as the preservers of light and science, in the times of European darkness and anarchy. He had read and approved the traveller Spencer's views on this point, which, I think, he said he had seen in the Revue des deux Monde (?). IN described,. in glowing terms and with patriotic energy, the enthusiasm of the whole population, Moslem and Christian, of Con stantinople. There was only one feeling, and all was full of hope in the righteous defence of the Ottoman empire. The same was the case upon his journey hither. At Adrianople, two sons of the Archimandrite (the next spiritual dignitary below the bishop), had voluntarily enrolled themselves in the new Christian regi ment. The soldiers, he said, were well paid, well fed, and well clothed, and only desired to be led against the enemies of their country and their faith. He gave a good report of the quantity of provisions and all ne cessaries of life in Bulgaria. ."The price of an oka (211b5.) of bread," he twice repeated with astonishment, " was only fifteen paras," and then calling my attention again said, " Think of it, only two sous for-an oka of bread." He made many inquiries about Austria, and the state of Hungary, and it is evident whither the eyes of the friends of Turkey would.be directed;should Austria now make one of her grand but not unusual mistakes. I am ready to hear of any folly in the Government of Vienna. Political Saxon children of fifteen could manage affairs more wisely, at least in the conquered neigh bouring kingdom. FRANCE. Sonie surprise was felt yesterday in Paris at the contents of a letter in the Opinione of Turin. This letter, which is from Florence, and bears the date of.the 13th, contains an extract of a letter which the correspondent of the Opinione declares was written by Baron de Meyendorff, the Russian am bassador at Vienna. The letter in question was, the correspondent declares, addressed to M. de Demidoff, now residing at Florence, and contains the following paragraph I inform you officially that Prussia and Austria have openly declared in favour of Russia. I fear that Austria will lose Lombardy, because France will want to take ven geance on Austria for not consenting to enter into an alliance with the great Mountebank of Paris." Al though the correspondent of the Opinione de clares that he is able to guarantee the authenticity of this letter, and affirms that M. de Demidoff has show n it to several of his friends, the belief in Paris is that there must be some mistake in the matter, and that the correspondent is mistaken. When Prince at Napoleon attended the Church of St. Louis Toulon, previous to his departure for the East, h e was received at the church door by the parish priest, words : w ho addressed him in the following " Monseign mission which has devolved on you tho destinies of our country humanity, left the friend of peace e e ft no effort untried to pre _ the inestimable blessings servo for France and Eu;o a p e o f peace, but his wisheass infatuated efforts having failed, in atuated 'as cruel, he was consequence of obstinacy elect moist glorious work Heaven. You rights—to religion her cch"nosPeenl,letrirtionceo,betyo imperious a e in necessity. t You have been which could fall to the lot of the because Go,t is He lA)inrgoptohectonof are going to restore to justice her liberty and her beneficent action. tinue the accomplishment of that sayingaf::- go a the the r true Lord Go d G o o f d , armies`his will be shall w i with he you,g l or i He who sends you—because it is justice and hunianitY , a bout to d e f e nd —because i t is reli g ion y ou are alLutathre protect—because it i s His name you are about to glorili 1 The Lord will Pivritli you, e b _o4llso you will hp," secured -- - • T - -~ Ffis all-powerful protection by the solemn act yen are about to accomplish. He will give as' the com pauien of your glorious and salutary mission the monarch of sacred memory, whom we venerate in this temple. —it is It is on the traces of that great Prince that you walk his wk you are about to continue. Under the shade of his power ful and tutelary name• you. i.p victory ou yourath,, and shortly,- covered with glory , and blessed by natioAs, you will return to thank G od for your success." The Prince was visibly affected by this address. The Moniteur publishes the following announce ment : The Baltic squadron, under the command of Vice- Admiral, Parseval-Desclaeues, has left the roads of Brest,' and sailed for the Gulf of Finland. f' This squadron, which has embarked an expeditionary corps .of tr,nup,7, of the marine, infantryra n d ar t iller y , ie Composed of the foiloycgships : " SQu4D#oki pr D.414P SEA. !fele- Guns rovrar. Ships. character. - Le Tate Ship of the line (2d rank) L'Austerlitz , „ (mixed 24 rank „ (24 ran Le Jemappes (24 ran, Le lire,;lau (3d rank) Le Daguesci;A••• (3d rank) L'luflexibla l, (3d rank) Le Duperre „• ~ (4th rank) Le Trident ll (4th rank) La Semilante Frigate (let rank L'Andromaque.. „ (24 rink La Vengeance... „ (Ist rank La Pursuivaite. „ (24 rank) La Virginia „ (24 rank) La Zehobie „ (2d rank) • La Psyche Le Darien Le Phlegethon... Steam-corvette Le Souffieur Le Milan .. Le Lucifer L'Aigle... Le Daim Of f, Aviso a vapour Total... 100 109 luu 100 00 1,250 2,290 " T h e naval forces in the Black Sea, under the command of Vice Admiral Hamelin, is composed at the present mo ment of— " OCWAMION CV Tilt BLACK SEA. Horse Shrps. Character, Gans. Power. La Friedland Ship of war (Ist rank) 120 Le Valmy ...... IP 120 Le - Ville do Paris 12 . 0_ Le Henri 1V..., , „ (2d rank) Lo Bayard (3d rank) Le Charlemagne Mixed i (3d rabic) ' Le Jena PP Le Jupiter Le Marengo Le Gomer Le Mogador Le Descartes Le Vauban... Le Cacique... Le Magellan Le Sane Le Caton Steam-corvette Le Promethee Steam-aviso Le Salamandre '„ „ Le Serieuse Le Mercure L'Olivier Le Beaumanoir „ „ Le Cerf Le Heron La Mouette (4th rank) Steam frigate PP PP 20 20 14 Total 1,120 4,960 " The squadron of Admiral Bruat, destined to act in the Black Sea, in the waters of Gallipoli, and in the Archi pelago of the Levant, comprises the following ships :- 6 ' SECOND SQUADRON (ATLANTIC). Horse Ships. Character. Guns. rower. Le Montebelle.... Ship of war (Ist rank).... 120 _ Le Napoleon Steam-ship (Ist rank).... 92 960 Le Suffren Ship (3d rank) 9O Le Jean Bart Mixed (3d rank) 9O 430 La Ville de Mar- .... seille (4th rank) BO L'Alger (4th rank) BO La P- -- f • -ate (3d rank) 4O ,Ja fomone .ixed frigate ( ra. Le Caffarelli lf PP Le Roland. Le Primauget PP 8 Total 622 2,880 " Independent of these three squadrons, and of all the steam frigates or corvettes, collected in the Mediterranean for the transport of the army of the East, all the naval stations have received important reinforcements in the West Indian Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean, in the Indo-China seas, and in all the quarters where the deep sea fishing is carried on. "The Imperial navy possesses at the present moment on all the seas 56,000 sailors embarked. " On her side England has equal forces." The announcement made by the Moniteur yes terday of the sailing of the French squadron, under the command of Vice-Admiral Parseval-Deschenes, for the Gulf of Finland, came quite apropos to relieve the impatience of the public, which was beginning to show some discontent at the apparent inaction of the forces. The fleet has, however, now sailed, and a powerful one it is. It may yet arrive in time to take part in the first operations of Sir Charles Napier. The sudden resolution adopted by the Duke of Cambridge, of proceeding to Gallipoli by way of Vienna and Trieste, instead of by the route originally determined upon, continues to be the subject of vari ous comments in Paris. According to some persons the royal and gallant Duke had no better reason for his change of plan than the rather puerile one of partaking in the pleasures and gaieties of the Imperial marriage, _which takes place at Vienna. According to others, he has been entrusted with a mission which may have an important influence on the position of Europe. It may be safely taken for granted that the young and royal general would not have turned from the direct path to glory for merely a few days' pleasure. One thing is certain, that s the French Government has attached a considerable im portance to the duke's visit to the Austrian capi tal, by announcing the fact in a telegraphic despatch addressed by the Minister of the Interior to all the prefects in France. This, with the unaccountably long stay of the Duke in Paris (for the Empress's fete at the Elysee hardly justified the delay) gives rise to the belief that the - visit to Vienna has more importance than at first appeared. One of the motives for the journey, "currently stated, is, however, not likely to be the correct one. It is said that the Western Powers are frightened, both at the insufficiency of the expeditionary army to re sist the progress of Russia, and at the delay which has taken place in forwarding them. It is feared, they say, that the troops will not arrive in Turkey in time to prevent the advance of the Rus sians on Constantinople, but, considering that they have yet to pass the Balkan—to say nothing of several lines of fortifications—this source of dan ger does not appear very pressin g . But, however this may be,, the rumour here is that the Duke of Cambridge is to press the subject on the notice of the Vienna Government, as a reason for its taking immediate and active steps to prevent the further progress of the Russian army in that direction. The Marquis de Toulongeon, the Emperor's aide de-camp, who accompanies the duke, is also said to have been instructed to support the representa tions to be made by the Duke of Cambridge at Vienna with all the weight of the French Govern ment ; but unfortunately M. de Toulongeon is almost as much a novice in diplomacy as the duke himself, and has not even the advantage of high rank, for he is merely one of the Emperor's aides de-camp. It is therefore probable, although it is not likely that the royal duke would have aban doned more important duties for the mere pleasure of being present at the Emperor's marriagb, that public rumour attaches more importance to the mission than it deserves ; and this is the more likely, from the fact (if it be correct) that the duke left Paris without even seeing the Austrian Mi nister at this Court, M. de Hubner. Prices maintained themselves to-day on the Bourse, notwithstanding the fall in British Consols. The Three per Cents. closed at 63f. 35c. for the end of the month ' • the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 90f. ; and the New Loan at 64f. 25c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,050 f. ' • Rouen, 830 f.; Havre, 407 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 736 f. 25c. ; Strasburg, 720 f.; New Shares, 530 f.; Paris to Lyons, 792 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 660 f. ; Western of France, 557 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux to Cette, 505 f. ; Great Central of France, 400 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 422 f. 50c.; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 497 f. 50c. ITALY. The Piedmontese Gazette, of the 18th inst., an nounces that the Deputies not being in number to deliberate no meeting could t a k e p l ane on t h e 17t h . The individuals arrested at Menton on the 6th, with the Duke of Valentiuois, had been liberated at Nice, on condition that they should not return for some time to Menton and. Rochebrunne, on account of the great irritation of the inhabitants against them. The Prince would have certainly been massacred by the mob had lot a. serjeant of the Carabineers taken him under his protection. So convinced of this was the Prince that he de livered to that non-commissioned officer the fol lowing certificate: — hereby acknowledge that Sergeant Tordo, Com mander of the detachment of Royal Carbineers at Menton, displayed to-day much courage and devotedness for the preservation of my person. " CHARLES, Hereditary Prince of Monaco. " Menton, 6th April, 1854." The Duke of Valentinois left Nice on the 15th, for Paris. The United States corvette bevant, of 20 guns, arrived at Genoa on the 16th inst., coming from the Spezzia. LAIING2 ABOVE BRIDGE.-011 Saturday last was launched from tue dock, Nine-elms, a fine merchant ship of 500 tons, the first and largest vessel of her class that has been built in this part of the Thames. Her bottom is fashioned like the large coal barges, with ships' upp er works, and with a spacious flush deck, and will draw only 10 feet of water, giving ample room for stowing timber, tallow, hides, Ste., being intended for the East country trade. Stehm power can also be applied, if re- quired. She went off in capital style, and was named by the owner's daughter, Louisa Shelbourne, alter wh om she is called. --?'he Builder. SHARE MARKET& (THIS DAY.) Ligua Fria A. ........... uglo Austrlu.. Gold Anglo Californian ... A.ftstralastan . Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave ........ . Baden (Gd. Duchy Blaenarvon Ir. ettoa) ztish Austria. Gold 'ritish Iron ... . Brazilianlmp.(issued at 45 pin Do. Cocaes CAliAda Do. St. Jolla Del Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min Co. of Jamaica...., Cobra Copper I P d 1— 2 I 6 •_ BRPISa RAILWAY& f • ) 7 all all all 'all RAILWAYS. ClosLug Pries. Innings Mane ibis dari. -5, 14 -- 2 29 —3l d 39 - 41 - 7 10 - 12 5Q - 60 2 - 41) --- 21 ... - ... I - 1 - •••• fi 15 -- 17 29 31 8 —lO 3 4 = 3 3i d = ••L - . BANKS. 72 - 74 ••• 21 ljd 4b 3i d 3 2d 44 - 46 36 - 38 63 - 65 6 - 7 - .a.lv 3ck T'Jeie Eir, APRIL 22 1854, Aberdeen Aanbg. Nottng. Bost. and Easn, Belfast P.4ll.Ymena• WolTerb Stour Valley ateihire Junet Do, Chesil. & Birk., 22 i - 23, - 4i 7i 9i 14 —l2 dist X5O and 225 Cons. riA .c.cm 15 a 7d . Blyth &Tyne original) 425 (issd. at £45), Bristol and Exeter...l Caledonian .•• 89 - 53 - 53 14 - 15 8 10 Chester & Holyhead. Cork 'and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass.i Cornwall Crieff Junction ..... . DublindtßelfastJunc Dundee Per%h&Aber• deen Junction Do. New ii 7. ii - 8 East Anglian .. .. .. Do., (418 E & H). 15 - r D as .- , tern Countles.. , Eastern 1,7,ni0n, Stock Do., B. Stock L 0,4 28 - 32 24 - 26 r E a., New A East La,nc.ashire Edinburgh dr Glasgow dinb. and Peebles Edin..Prth drDundev Forth & Clyde Jane. GlaBgow & S. Westo Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock _ _ 59 - 61 56 - 56 ••• 23 - 24 58 62 85 1 86t 74 76 119 -1.21 89 - 91 72 134 Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western .. .... Irish South-Eastern • Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds ........... ••• 86 - 87 10 - 12 I, 10 - L 2 I) 60 4 - 61 7 1 - Do. New Thirds__ Lancash.anclYorksh Do., Fifths DD. Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern ' ••• 12 12§. Liv. Crsby.&Sonthpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. &Sthend. Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Lon& and N. Westn. Do. Fifths ". 8 It par -- 98 .99. 05t 164 -- 1 d 1 d 5 6 i -77 i 13i -- 12ia 10 •-- 9d D0.10t.5h.,M&8...C1 Do. 'Eighths Loudon and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Colerainc Lndndrry. Enzask. gauoh,Shef. Liueln Do. ,Ilau. & Liu. I.Tn Midland li : 20 Dii -- bei 33 35 Do. Birrung. & Derby Midld. G. West. ars.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisl6 Newmarket Do., Bury Extension Nwpt,Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. . Norfolk ad— id 6 4 d •.• - •.• 6 - 8 44 - '47 3 # 3i. 30 .., 31 Northn.CountiesUn North 8r413h ~ , North Devon, No. 1, Do., No, 2 Ucb, A Deferred Da.., B Guaranteed North London IDo. New Itl 50 54 Par 41, N,&S.Wstru.,Hamp stead, and City Jn North Statibrdshire North Western N. & S. Westru. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester 4id 7* 7t Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhamptoi Portsmouth 28 - 30 rottish Central cottish Midland, Shrewsbury dr Bir rag Do. L. 4 N. Western Guaranteed St &bk Shrewsby. & Berefd Shrewsby. dr Chester (N. W. Min,.. Do. lialveso. e. Do. Oswostry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at percent South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do 84 86 52 - 54 50 . - 52 50 - 62 3i - 24. 13 -- 15 10 6i -- 14 -- 74 4 -- 3id 13 15 581 34 36 4 2d 4 5 Staines, Wok. &Wok' Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl. Taff Vale . 27 - 30 Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway ..• - •. - 17 18 - 4 - 5 21 23 Vale of Neath.: Waterfd. k Kilkenny WaterforddxLlmericl West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London. •••6 ---7 ... 51s. 100 20. Wimbledn &Croydon' YorkNewctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions 644 a, 9 BAd 51 451 -- 461 Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland... PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 9.berdeen St . 100 Do. No, 2, p. c - ••• • ••• 25 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per 'c. pref. (issd. at 50/) St. 100 Brie. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 Caledonian £lO 95 _ 97 15 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 53 per cent 6i 63 Cork &Bandons3p.c 6all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction 33 all EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent 2l 33 5 all Do. (a) 7 per cent 4 43 73 2 Do. (£7 l7e) 7p. c p 6t all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 p pm 6t all Do. No. 2 — p p m 10 all Do. New 6p. c. St. 12 123 20 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 23 24 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent 10 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- St. 100 East Lancash.6 p. ets. 5 all East and West York shire June. Pref...‘ 5 all Edinb PAIL &Dundee 5. per cent. St. 100 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent .xd St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c lll —ll3 St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom lO5 107 10 10 Do. 43 p. c. , Scrip 93 —9l 10 6 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prof 64 all Gt. Southn.&Wostm. (Ireland) Eighths) 73 -- 8 7i 20 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. xd 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. sp. c) 6 3 /4 7 St. 100 Do.cov. red. 43 p.c. 96 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 87 89 St. 100 Do. irred. 4p. c BB 9Q 89 16 6 Lan. &York. F;£2o ld par • St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock . 128 132 20 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 123 9 Do. Quartert, 1848 St. 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c St. 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. „. 50 , all Do. Convertible, sp. c.,1852 St. , 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. •-•• St. 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 50 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 2 --23 P ri 123 all Londonderry& Coler. 3 Shares •.• 123 all Londy.&Ennis.3Sh ••• 25 all Mau., Shef., & Lin , 4 Shares, No. 1. 6 10 all Do. New, £lO . 8 9 6 43 Do. a ^ Par 123 all Marypt .& Carl. 4 p.c ... •-••-• 123 all Do. 43 per cent •• ••• 123 103 Do ••• St. 100 Aid. Consol.6 p.c.Bt ••• St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & 131 ' IZirm. 6 per cent 129 •-• 163 5 Do. Pref. 43 per cent -lf "- lid au 10 6 Norfolk Debenture St. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock ... •• • St. 100 Do. sp. c. Eat ••• St. 100 Do. 53 per et.pref ••• • 1 St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c. • 1 St. 100 North British •-• ... 100 20 all North Staffordshire ... ••• St. 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolyerh.Xls,6p.c. 94 9 6 15 15 Do ..• 83 all Scot. Cent., New Pre ... ••• 8 all Shrews. &Birm.N.G. 83 10 all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 153 163 10 10 Do. 5 per cent gi —lO 25 all South Devon ll —l3 10 _ L • De. fixed, 43 per cen 3d I P 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Ro, Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 223 = 23 St. 100 Do. 4Aper`cent 9/1 100 20 all 3.Yoricsh.4p.c.Guar l5 20 25 all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent. ••• 25 5 Do. do. do. ... 123 all stocktou and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. o. • till let July, 18541 ••• 5 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 2 1 d St. 100 York, Noweastle,and Berwick,4p.c.Pref. 85 90 17 5 Do 33 3 1 I 25 10 Vork&N.bLidlandii and S. Purch , l all 13. 243' all 15 all all al} Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i pl cent English and-Austrlat Copper Smelt Co General ...„' Great NumetVein Do. Registered eat Polgooth Linares ..... . Loud. &Cal iforn. Gold ' Quartz Crush. Co. Mariquita . Kexioan&S.Americn Now Granada New Linares Miniu and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde. .... Pontgibaud Silver Lead Milt. d& Smelt Port Ph:Viip Qua'..ta Rock .11hymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba F•onth Auttralian .• Tin Croft United Mexican Waller ....... . West Granada West Mariposa Worthing Mining Australia Yuba JOINT. Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company Biitisb. N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd..Bnk_ ofindia. Australia, & China Colonial s Commercial of Lend. English Scottish an:, Australian Lond. Chart. :Bk. V Australip„ Londo`g and Cl: oun t y .. Loudon J ''.',Ant Stock.. '4 111,,:- .4 Westminster ' 2 '.ioual Provincial 50 50 100 100 20 20 25 20 10 20 35 1- LU 22. all all all all 10' of England Do. ;New Nationa' of Ireland New. South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation Do. New Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia.. Do. New ,Uuion of London yii LETTERS FOR. WESTERN AU,STRALIA. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, April, 1854.—1 n accordance with a request made by the -Government of Western Australia, all letters, &c., addressed to that colony will in future be forwarded by private ships, unless specially directed to.be sent "via Singapore," or by some other route. Letters will be liable to the ship letter rate of postage, viz.:— O. Bd. for a letter not exceeding oz. 12. 4d. ditto exceeding # oz. but not exceeding loz. 22. &l. ditto exceeding 1 oz. but not exceeding 2 oz. And so on. Newspapers will be charged one penny each. The postage both on letters and Newspapers must be paid in advance. Letters for Western Australia, specially directed to be forwarded "via Singapore," will be liable to the packet .ntte of :--- ls. Od.. when not exceeding oz. 2s. Od-when•exceeding oz. and not exceeding loz. 4s. Od. when exceeding 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 oz. And so 00, „which rate must also• be prepaid. No postage will be chargeable upon Newspapers sent by paok,et Dia Singapore. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. Sin, —Your observations are 83 just as regards the system at our public schools that I cannot but wish, during the Easter recess, you devoted another article to the subject. It is not that fagging, in its simple sense, hurts a boy. I was a fag myself, and my son also, till the other day ; and, therefore, I speak from experience ; but it is the unlimited power given to "big boys" to punish—and that without any court of appeal—their less fortunate schoolfellows—a power greater than they would here after possess as men, for no single magistrate can order a man to be flogged, nor can an officer, except at sea, where he is very properly restricted from punishing till hehas slept over it. , The fagging lesser boys, too, to play at cricket and stop balls, under pain of a thrashing if they fail from off their bats, is most unfair, considering the relative strength of the parties, to say nothing of stopping balls from the catapult, if one is used, _ A " monitor's whopping'.'—and I presume Platt was one—was notorious before, and now it has gained addi tional glory. The'l' ukase," as you say, or the knout , utrum korum, &c.--Your humble servant, DELTA. Brussels, April 18. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. -(THIS DAY.) - - LONDON, April 22.—Wind this day at Noon, N. ;,strong breeze, and dull, clo u dy wea th er, w i th drizzling ran. COWES, April 21.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Weser, from Galveston, for Bremen. PooLE, April 21.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Henry Duncan, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, April 21.—Wind, S., light breeze, with fog. Off Po—Mehemet Ali, from Madras ; Islander, B:lr badoes ; Texas, Laguna ; Antoinette, do., both for Bremen. PORTSMOUTH, April 21.—The Freya (barque), of Abo, from Lisbon to Elsinore, was seized this morning off Beach) , Head by H.M.'s revenue steamer Argus. HULL, April 21.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Eric, for Rio Janeiro. SUNDERLAND, April 21.—Sailed—Hawthorn, Quebec ; Ford Mill, do. HARTLEPOOL, April 21.—The Choice, of Blackeney, ran on shore this morning near the Lime Kilns, but came off, and, it is supposed, without much damage. • JERSEY, April 20.—Wind, E. Sailed—Swift, for New foundland. QrEENSTOWN, April 20.—The remains of a vessel lately burnt were messed in lat. 2 N., long. 22 W., by the Spirit of the North r arrived here. . lIAmBuRGH, April 19.—The Alexandria (Finland vessel), from Copenhagen to Finland, has been captured by the English and taken to Kioge Bay. FREDRICKBEIANN, April 15.—The Maria, from Thisted to London, arid the Proven, Nylrjobing to . England, which put in hero' On the 13th inst. leaky, are discharging. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10. 45 a.m. Wind, E. ; moderate, and rainy. Arrived—ldas, from New Orleans; Tit Bit, Oporto; North Star, Venice. Off the Port—New York, and Phoenix, from New York. (By SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) ' GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10 15 a.m. Wind N., tide high-water, weather cloudy, and raining. Arrived—Taunton Pacbtr, from Santander; Blue Nose, Rouen, Queen Victoria, Caen ; Nimrod, 'Caen ; Les Trois Sceurs, from Bordeaux ; Antwerpen (s) Antwerp ; Bel gium (s) Ostend. Sailed—J. J. Cobb, for Melbourne ' • Centurion, Bom bay ; Duchess of Lancaster, Trinidad ; Spartan, Jamaica; Gothenborg (a) Gothenborg. DLit, Saturday, 9.35 a.m. Wind, N.E. by N., moderate, foggy. , Passed—Sumatra, from London, for St. Croix • Spartan, from Loudon, for Jamaica ; Mary Elizabeth, from Port donortig, for London. Anchored , —Her Majesty's steamer Nile, guns, from Portsmouth, for Baltic. Reinains—Lochlibo, for Quebec. THE CITY OF GLASGOW.--The arrival of the Frank lin' at Southampton without reporting anything of the City of Glasgow, has added to the fears entertained by the public for her safety. At the date of her sailing from Liverpool, March 1, she had on board 405 persens -75 of a crew, 50 cabin, and 280 steerage passengers. She had, however, full provisions for the entire number for 50 days, besides a large supply of water-and condensing apparatus. .A letter from Captain Benson, the surveyor for the Board of Trade, who inspected her hull, boilers, and machinery prior to her sailing, reports them to have been in a highly efficient state. . MADAME TtrESSAUD'S EXHMITION.—During the Easter holidays this popular place of amusement was crowded to excess by anxious visitors, to view the clever and life like representations of illustrious individuals which are exhibited in the various rooms of the e stablishment. Among those which chiefly attracted the gaze of the visitors are the interesting group of her Majesty and the youthful branches of the Royal Family ; also%the group consisting of the Emperor of Russia and the Sultan of Constantinople attracted great curiosity, and the golden chamber must always hold- the first place of interest here. The numerous relics of Napoleon the First will increase in attracting all those who wish to view the remains of olie who figured so long and held such powerful influ ence over the destinies of Europe. We were most happy to see the continued and deserved popularity of the ex.., cellent exhibition by the constant stream of 'visitors throughout the day. MEDICAL MEN IN GREAT BRITAIN. —Yesterday (F r i. day) a return to the House of Commons was issued, showing that in Great Britain and the Channel Islands there are 2,328 physicians, 15,162 surgeons or apothe• caries i 15,826 druggists, 1,167 dentists, 4 aurists, a n d 14 oculists. 4t. 20 14 25 25 18 20 St. 100 184 11i all all 8i 100 100 24 100 42i 34 50 40 25 25 8129 100 3 ,100 all U Is, 2/ 2s 100 100 100 100 261 13i 20 20 all 100 all 15 20 20 50 20 513 12 j it 72j2i 60 i 54. 58 i i per,cent. sgl 35 ' 50 1 20 .35- 1 10 1 1 3 Q 1 1 10 xLVING INTELLIGENCE, _ . (From, the Mining Journal of this day.) The market for speculative , shares continues in a de pressed state, with few if any buyers, whilst the transat tions iu dividend stooks have not been of any great amount this week. . • • Businessin the' Gold Mining - Share - Market this week has been almost at a- standstill. Sellers and buyers equally hold aloof; and in,no instance has there -been any important change in prices. The Carson's Creek , Com pany; we . nnderitand, are about to re-commen ce opera tions. -Pre v i ous to so . d o i ng, it - would be politic if they held a public'meeting, so that their shareholders might be informed of the status in quo. The chairman of the Anglo- Californian Mining Companyhas likewise published a state ment, excusing Sir H. Huntley, their local - manager, attri buting the delays that have arisen to the defective ma chinery sent out from here: This may probably be the case; and with Out making any harsh comment,•they- are no excuses for the extravagant statements- which from time to time have been received from Sir Henry Huntly. We mentioned last week that gold had been discovered in Ceylon ; we . h ave now to report that this has taken place at the Cape of Good Hope. We do not dispute the fact ; but, considering the doubt which is thrown on nearly all the Californian and Australian adventures-, no legitimate speculation can take place in these localities until absolute results are arrived at elsewhere. In Miscellaneous Shares the market has b4en steady, showing an upward te n d ency. In Iron an d Coal Companies, during the week,-business has been done in Portland iron at preen. , and Ithymny iron has ad vanced to 2931, Ita,othet companiei the mar ket has been unusually flat ; indeed, scarce any transac ,tions have taken p er. STATE Op TRADE. ti r 4 (From the Mandlest„ Guardian' of this day.) MANCHESTER, April' 21„.___Ncre have to report a con tinuance of the dernr..nd which aro of last week for mule and water twist, sad shirtings and oods adapted to the market of India and Cbina'; and t these articles are bought up enables the d egree s e in whic h . tain an advance of fully id. per lb. upon yar ns , about lid. per lb. per piece upon the lighter, and fully 3d. per piece upon the heavier si , ,lrtings. For some other markets also, there is a moderate business going on in some d escr i n ' tions of cloths ; and the German merchants, catchi ng '; little of the irriproved. spirit, are executing any orders they may have, and even venturing upon limited anticipatory purchaser, The turn-out at Stockport has rather improved 24s ane., 28s warps and the lower numbers of _pincops. T o a large extent prices now exhibit adecided*firMness, at a Point slightly ebove that, to which they lately receded ; but we hardly think that the tone of this market yesterday . and to-day is quite equal to what it was o n Tuesday. It appears that there is a daily increasing number of the old hands returning to work at Preston; and that, at Stock port, there are signs of acquiescente among the weavers in the necessity for a reduction of wages in the present de pressed state of trade. These circumstances seem to have sligttly modified the previous buoyancy. There are some kinds of yarns and goods which have not felt the late im provement,-especially such as aremore particularlvadapted lor the home trade. We find, however, that the borne trade houses ale beginning to experience some increase of demand, and the manufacturers are consequently. doing a littlemore in domestics forinstance. At Liverpool the tendency of the raw - material is to harden, although in America, according to thelast advices, prices were rather unfavourably, affected by the first discouraging news from this side of the Atlantic. BRADFORD, April 2O.Wool—The transactions in wool of all kinds suitable for combing purposes Continue limited, and - the prioes which recent sales have commanded are such as to deter the country dealers from sending forward fresh supplies till they see at what rates new clips will be bought. Noils and brokes without change. Tarns— The demand for yarns is not active, but the prices which have recently been submitted to entail a great loss to the spinner, and the production is daily lessened. There are no stocks on hand, and the spool trade is so flat as wholly to prohibit spinning beyond two or three days a week. Pieces—The long continuance of such fine weather gives a tone of confidence in the prospect of approaching plenty, and produces the feeling that thingshave seen their lowest, and associated with the, fact that wool has now assumed a stand, these influences are telling on the market. As this is the season when large engagements are usually entered into, it is not probable that ere long we may see symptoms of increased activity. The prices at which goods have been selling for some time past, are far below the cost of pro duCtion. NOTTINGIIAM, April 20.—This week has been almost entirely devoted to holidays, consequently little or no btisiness has been doing either in the lace or -hosie7 trade—very few buyers having been here, and their purchases being quite of a retail character. A few Ame ricans keep coming over, -but at present it appears' they are determined to wait until the latest moment to make their purchases; as they seem decided on having all the - advantage in their power of buying on their . own terms, owing to the present temporary derangement caused in onr mercantile affairs by war. Hosiery yarn is without a ny change in price. Lace yarn is a mere trifle more in favour of buyers.—Nottingham Journal. THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) - LEEDS, April 18.—Easter week being very much of a holiday throughout the clothing district of Yorkshire, the whole of woollen trade is to a certain extent affected there by ; hence, on Saturday as well as on Tuesday, there was only a very indifferent attendance of merchants as well as. manufacturers iv the markets, and the transactions were of a very limited character ; but during the week there have been some good sales and deli veries direct at the merchants' warehouses. The stock of cloth in the market continues low, but perhaps a little on the increase. Prices are without any material alteration. The mills employed in the woollen manufacture in the neighbouring villages are mostly well employed but there is not a very confident impression in thetrade that this will not. continue long. The . future is looked to with anxiety and apprehension, which induce considerable attar& f.d' be exercised by most persons engaged-In -busi ness. The trade in the warehouses is dull. There have been few dyers in the town, - and the business of the week has been of a very limited character. HUDDERSFIELD, April 18.-Our market was very flat to;clay. ,There wore a few town and country buyers, , but their transactions were very limited. There was not much doing in the wool warehouses, but prices remain tolerably firm, In fancy vestings the demand was extremely dull. :We understand a number of Americans have been in the market, but they have held off for lower prices, and as yet have done little business. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. We had only a Moderate demand for fruit, at about stationary prices. Am extensive business was transacted in vegetables, at our quotations. FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s Od to lOs Od each ; ditto colonial, is Od to is 3d each ; hot-house grapes, 10a to 200; foreign ditto, is Gd to 3s Od. per ,lb ; apples, Gs 'to 8s per bush ; do. dessert, 6d to is per doz. • lemons, 6d to is 6d ; oranges, 4s 6d to 12s per 100 ; al monds, 2s to 3sper lb.; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush.; cob-nits, 110 s to 120 s per 1001bs ; chesnuts, 2s to 4s per peck ; filberts, 85s to 100 s per 100 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to is 6d per 100 ; strawberries, 6d to 9d per ounce. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, Oct to is 6d ; Brussels sprouts, is Od to 2s Od perhalf sieve ; brocoli, 6d to is 6d per bund. ' • greens, 4s Od to-6s Od per doz. bunches • ' French beans, 9d to is 6d per 100 ; potatoes, 100 s to 150 s per ton ; new ditto„ 6d to 8d per lb. ; asparagus,. 4s to .9. per 100 ; sea-trail, 9d to 2s per punnet ; garlic, 8d to ls per 1b..; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 8d per bunch ; cucumbers, Os 641 to is 3d each ; 641 to Is 643 per bundle ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per sieve; onions, 28 . 6 d to 3s fid per bushel ; Spanish ditto, Is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, id to 2d per bunch ; shallots; 5d to 8d; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s `rhubarb, per bundle ; parsley; 3 s 6d t o 5s Od per half sieve ; rhubarb, Os 2d to Os 10d per bundle ; endive, 2s to 4s Oct per score ; beet, is to 2s 641 per dozen bunches ; parsnips, 6d to is 6d per dozen ;-small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; mushrooms, is to is 3d per pottle ; artichokes, 3s to 5s Od per dozen ; lettuces, 6d to Is Od per score ; sorrel, 6d to Is Od per half sieve. NEWGATE AND 'LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s 6dto 7s Od; Geese, 5s 6d to Is each ; Ducks, 2s Od to 4s; tame' Rabbits is to is 6d ; wild ditto, 8d to is 2d ; Guinea Fowls, is to 3s '3d ; Pigeons, 7d to 9d each; Surrey Fowls, 6s tid. to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, 5s Od to 6s 6d; barn-door Fowls, is 9d to 2s 9d per couple; Capons, 3s to 4s Od ; Chickens, 2s Od to 2s 6d p er cou ple ; leverets, 2s Od to 48 Od each. English Eggs, 7s Gil to 8s Gd; French ditto, 5810 d to 7s Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh butter, 103 to 125 . ; English, lls to 15s per dozen. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Od to 108 ; Brills, is to 78 Od each; Salmon ls 2d to 2s Od per lb; Cod Fish, 28 to 6sod each; Soles, 3d to is 6d per pair ; Eels, &l to is per lb ; Lobsters, Gd to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 6d . to 28 6d ; Whitings, 3s Od to 128 per doz.; Doreys, 2s to 7s ; Mullets, Gd to 2s Gd each ; Common Oysters, lOs Od to 168 Od; Natives, 40s Od to 48s Od per bsh; Mackerel, 36s to 40s per 100; smelts, is Oct to sspr doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is Gd to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, Gs to 12s per doz. ; Plaice, 4d to is Od each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 2s Od to Os Od per brace ; Gurne.ts, 4d to is Od each ; Halibut, 6d per lb. 9 • Salt Fish, 2dPrawns, to 5d per lb. ; 2s Od to 4s Od per lb. ; Flounders, is to is Gd per dozen ; Sturgeon Gd per lb.; Pike Gd per lb. ; sprats; 3s Od per bushel. - _ . BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 141 to lid; of household ditto, 8d to 10d per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s Od to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; lamb, 5s 10d to 6310 d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 10d Is 10d per 81bs. WHITECIIAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 40 Od; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 4s 0:1 to 5s Od; Pork, Zs 8d to 4s 84 per 81bs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2did to 3d; 641 b t0.721b , 3d to Od; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 31d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d t° 881 b to 961 b, 36d to 3id ; 96 1 b - ; to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides; 6s 6d to Os; 1041 h Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od ; ditto,, full, 5 s 6d to Os Od; polled s heep, Os Od to O s Od ; K eats , 68 6d,6d, to 7s 6d; Half-brads, 6s Od to rs Od ; Downs, 48 6d to 68 Od ; Latabs, 2s Od to 3s Od; Shearlings, is 4d to is 6d. HAY MAARETS. surniFlELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ Os ; clover ditt o , 3/ 15s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 3s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 14s to 5/ 5s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15a to fit Os ; and straw, 1/ 17s to 2/ 41 per load. Trade steady, at late rates. WHITECILIPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ Os; clover ditto, 3/ 15s•to 6/ 63 ; and straw, 1116 s to 2/ 3s per load. Supply good, and trade tolerably firm. • - rinsiNGPons.—All the btillion deposited in the Fin land Bank at Velsingfors has been recently taken out, and, by way of precaution, transported to St. Petersburg. The inhabitants of Helsingfors, even though protected by the fortress of Sweaborg, .are withdrawing in large numbers, feaiing a bombardment from the combined fleets. The Russian Military authorities, far from checking the emigration,, appear to encourage it. The library of the University and the archives of the senate have, been packed up and removed to a safe plaCe in the casements of the fortress. The price of the provisions required for daily use has risen so enormously that the government has been obliged to interfere and fix the maximum.. . 4 ' ISSUE OF £6,000,000 OF EXCHOUEI?: BONDS. A notification from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, inviting tenders for 000;0001. of Exchequer bonds, in three series of 2 ,000,000/, each, bearing 34 per ciint. terest, and redeemable respectively in four, five, and six years, was received yesterday afternoon at the Stock Exchange. It was mentioned - lately that a loan of some kind was obviously contemplated by the Government, and the suspense of the public on the subject is now ended. Subjoined are the full conditions upon which the transaction is to be carried out. Subscriptions for the bonds may be made in Exchequer bills or cash, to be completed at once or in five instalments, extending to the 17th of October next, and proposals will be received from the preSent - tune until Tuesday week the 2d of May. • " "Treasury-chamb ers , A pril 21, 1854. The First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer hereby give notice, that tenders will be re ceived at the Bank of Eng'and daily, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 2 o'clock p.m., from the date hereof until Tuesday the 2d of May next inclusive, for the whole or part.orr part s o f the following secur i t i es, v i z . :— Two millions of Exchequer bonds, bearing interest at the rile of 3/. 10s. per cent. per annum, payable half -yearly; and the bonds to be liquidated and paid off at par on the Bth of May, 1858. " Two millions of Exchequer-bonds, bearing interest at the rate of 31.105. per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly; and. tha boxrds to be liquidated and paid "off at Par on the Bth of May, 1859. - • "Two millions of Exchequer-bonds, bearing interest at the rate of 31. 105. per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly; and the bonds 'to be liquidated and paid off at par on the Bth of May, 1860. "The bonds will bear date on the Bth of May, 18'4'4, on which day the interest will commence, such , interest to be paid half-yearly on the Bth of November, and Bth of May. up to the days on which they will be paid off at par.. The. tenders must be made in Separate sealed letters for each set of bonds, and be marked on the outside *, follows : "A, for the bonds ending en the Bth of May, 1858. " B; for the bonds ending on the Bth of May, 1859 ; and C, "for the bonds ending on the Bth of May, 1860. • "No tender trill be received for a less sum than 1,0001. " The 'tenders will -be understood to be made in Exche quer-bills at par, but subscribers will be allowed the option of paying money in lien of Exchequer-bills, upon paying le. for every 1001. so paid in money. "'The propOrtions of the subscriptions to be:discharged in Exchequer-bills and in money must be separately stated the tenders. " The instalme n t s mus t b e P a id l at h e follow i ng prepor . " lions and at the fallowi ng periods, : 10 per cent. on Monday, the Bth of May. 30 per cent. on Friday, the 9th of June. „ cent on Tilfty, the llth of July. , Per *font. on Friday, the Bth of Septe m be r . And the rema i n i ng pay' ment to complete the contracts on Tuesday, the 17th of October, peri"odatrvtilielsbedeastirlibUpatoydinogsotliea i nV i h m ey en w t i s ll a r t e a c n eiv ea'r e l in " - tedaryesotf"pat3teranttnpofto3thel°BrespP:ert'c'ent. per annum from the ive days on which the m stalments fall dne. • "When the instalments shall be paid in Exchequer-bills, the interest which shall have accrued on the bills at the time of such payment will be paid to the subscriber by the Paymaster-General at the -Pay-office, Whitehall. "Before the hour appointed for the last receipt of ten• ders, on the 2d of May, the First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer will deposit with the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England sealed papers, in which will be stated the reserved prices a t or above which they bind themselves to accept tenders. "All tenders at or above those rates will. be accepted to the extent of 2000,000/. for each of the three series of bonds ; but a right of preference will be given to the highest tenders in price. If two or more tenders shall he at the same-rates, they will be subject to'a pro rata dimi nution in amount, if the acceptance of inch tenders in full would occasion an excess beyond the sum of • two millions, to which each of the series of bonds is to be limited. • " The tenders will be opened by the Lords Commis sioners of the Treasury, in the presence of the Governor and Deputy-Governor of th e Bank of England, after :2 o'clock p.m. on the 2d of May; and notice will be. given by the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank 9f England, at and after 10 o'clock on the morning of the 3d of May, to all parties whose tenders have been accepted, on their application at the Bank for that purpose. "'Scrip receipts will be issued by the Bank in the usual manner, which will be exchanged by the Bank of England fin. Exchequer-bonds as soon as possible after the Pay ments are completed. The bonds will be issued in sums of 1001., 2001. ) 5801:, and 1,0001. ' , It is not intended to apply to Parliament during the present session for any further issue of, Exchequer .bonds beyond the said sum of 6,000,0001." The aim of the above loan is evidently that which was indicated by Mr. Gladstone at the close of his last finfm 7 cial explanation to the House of Commons—namely, to provide the means of keeping up an ample Government balance at the Bank, so as to be prepared for all contin gencies during the war. It will, therefore, as has been already remarked, 'not produce any disturbance in the money market; such as would be caused by the raising of funds - to meet an immediate outlay not previously foreseen. In proportion as the public, withdraw their deposits from the discount•market to pay their subscrip tions for these 'bonds, the Government balance at the Bank will be - augmented, and with it the ability •f that institution to grant accommodation. With regard to the probable success of the experiment many different opinions will be entertained: ' Under present circumstances, few Exchequer-bills - are likely to be offered in exchange for the new bonds, since' the "ad vantage of tendering them instead of cash is , only ls. per cent., and their price is• now between par and 3s. pre mium, *line the withdraiVal of any considerable quan tity would at once cause them to be much higher. ' The - introduction of thepaltry difference in the option between bills and cash seems, therefore, a needless complicatio n . Dismissing that point, the question is simply whether the public will take these bonds at a price of about 100, since it may be' assumed that the reserved terms fixed by the Government will not be very far below, that. rate. The 4ct that debentures• of the ' London and North-Western Railway at 41 per cont. interest can be obtained for three, five, or seven years, and that those of the Gre a t• We s tern are a l so to b e h ad to pay 4i per cent., will, perhaps, at firsksight, induce a doubt upon the point. It must be remembered, how ever, that the same argument would apply to Consols, yet that these are still bought in preference, notwith standing the fact that, even at their present quotation, they pay less than 34 per cent. Although there might be as much confidence in the due redemption of the de bentures of the London and North-Western Company as could be entertained with regard to any securities in existence, they could still bear no comparison with a Government investment, inasmuch as they are not sanctioned. to the same extent ' for the employment of ;trust-moneys, or equally available in times Of pres sure. The quarterly and other advances of the Bank of England,td the public are made on all classes of Go vernment securities, but have never been extended to those of railway companies. Hence, as the bonds at par would,pay a higher rate of interest than could be tamed by employing the same amount in the funds, while the certainty of their being paid off in a few years must guarantee thein against all possibility of a heavy depreciation, there is reason to conclude that they will be 'sought . for to the required extent. In case of any adverse move Cf the money-market before the 2d of May, the - Government will, .of course ; have to lower the•terrns on which they have based their Calculations. As regards the method employed on the'present occasion, namely, the creation•of a new security, instead of stock or Er chequer-bills, no objection can be raised. The enormous experience of the railway companies has demonstrated • that debentures or bonds for a fixed term constitute the most popular and convenient plan of obtaining advances, and there is no reason why the Government by an ad- • •herence to routine should deprive the public of its ad vantages. It may be said that the prospects of the war are not such as to warrant an expectation that the sums can be conveniently paid Off at the dates named, but in . that case there is at ad events the power of renewal upon equitable conditions. The will that at 'the period when the last series "iibecome redeemable . the annual burden of the national d ebt will experience a . decrease of 3,207,5001., from the expiry of annuities, &c., may also afford som e e encouragem en t t h at the matter will not then be a difficult one to deal with. ME HARBINGER STEAMER.—The Government have taken up the Harbinger steamer, of 921 tons, belonging to the. General Screw Company, together with the Hydaspes, of 1,850, belonging to the same company. The former has only just returned from Australia, and the latter arrived yesterday from India. Although both the ships made long passages, they are said to be in effi cient condition, and fit to go to sea in 10 days. The narbinger will take stores, and the Hydaspes troops. The Jason, which is to take a full cavalry regiment, with 303 horses, will also be ready for sea by the Ist of May. ST. P ETERSDURG.L/rom St. Petersburg the dates are to the.l3th inst. Produce continued to be purchased for transportation to the Prussian port of Memel. The exchang es ex hib i t e d an upward tendency, and a pro bability is expressed that the Government will send gold to provide for the dividends on Russian stock. • WEST GRANADA GOLD COMPANY.=A meeting of the West Granada Gold Company was held yesterday, when the report - of the committee appointed to investigate the position of the concern was adopted. This document recommends the dissolution of the old company and the establishment of a new one, the existing share and scrip holders to be entitled to an equal number of shares or scrip in the new undertaking upon payment of ss. per share by two instalments. Tile capital sought to be raised is about 27,5001., which will relieve the directora from all liabilities, and provide 21,0001: for working the mines, the 'machinery being already on the spot. CILEVALIER BUNSEN.—Some doubt has been expressed as to the intention of the Prussian Government, which we announced some days ago, to recall Chevalier Bun sen, who has so long filled with ability the post of Prus- ' sian Minister in London. The information received by us almost simultaneously both in this country and froth our correspondent at Berlin was correct, though we should have great satisfaction in thinking that the pub licity we gaVe to this intrigue, and our intimation of the effect it was likely to produce in Western Europe, may have suspended the execution of the measure, and checked the triumph of the Russian party in th e Prussian Government. We have reason to know, however, that Chevalier Besutrisenhasconavmebyeigud ambiguous the King of Prussia his det ermination no t to remain. trra ths, e or - service nlisisMeanjty on any of a policy 'at variance . s aisce theo f instrument alike with the true interests of Germany and of the Western Powers. He has therefore replied to the clan destine efforts to obtain his recall by placing his resigns tion in the hands of the King, and by requesting to be relieved from the performance of duties which are neither consistent with his political opinions nor with the firm alliance between Prussia and this country. -- -. • • 10(1