The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-31 00:00:00

TIOYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Covent Garden. —Season 1854.—The Directors Beg leave most respectfully to inform tha Nobility, GmirY. Subscribers, and the Public, that the season will commence on SATURD Y, April Ist, 1814, being a Subscription night, in lieu of Tuesday, March 28. The Directors have the honour to ,resent the Prospectus of the Eighth Season of the Royal Italian Opera., and trust it will be consi dered by their Subscribers to he an evigertee of their continued efforts to carry out the original design of this great Lyrical Estaolishment. The prospects of the forthcoming' Seastoo are of unusual interost, and the Directors feel assured that 'he Subscribers and the Public will share with themselves the feelings of gratification at the arrange meats which they hove succeeded in ;making. it will be seen that that great artiste, Madame Viardot, after an absence of three years, will return once mom to shed Lustre on the representations of the Theatre. Madernol •elle Sophie Cruvel i..whose eminent talents are already so highly esteemed in this country, will appear for the first time at the Royal Italian Opera. signor Lablache will also, for the first time, lend his powerful aid in supporting the efforts of the Directors, and will enable them to produce many of the most popular works with a most attractive c_ste of characters. In addition, Made moiselle Moral, a young Artiste of .great promise, who has already Made very successful debuts both at Stint Petersburg and Vienna, will appear for the first time in Engian 1 ; also Signor Susini, for the first time at the Royal Ita ian Opera. Madlle. Bodo, who, during the pint winter has acquired fresh I anrels in the French capital continues her engagement. Those un rivalled Artistes, Signor Mario, -ignor Ronconi, and Signor Tam berliir, together with Signiori Tagliatico, Polonini, Luchesi. Stigelii, &c., who have so long assisted to maintain the reputation of Covent Garden, have been re-engaged, while the Directors still have the advantage of the invaluable services of Signor Costa. The above assemblage of the most eminent Artistes in Europe will render the Caste of Characters in the Operas Le foliage di Figaro, Don Giovanni, I Puritani, Fidtlio, Ii Matrimonio Segreto, quite un preced nted. The forthcoming season, however, brings with it one subject of re gret, viz., the retirement from the lyric stage of a lady who for many years has been one of its brightest ornaments. Towards the end of July Madame Giulia Grls: will matte her last appearance before an Eng:!ish audience. It has probably never before fallen to the lot of any candidate for public favour to sustain, far 21 successive seasons, the highest and most ardour characters of the Lyric Drama, and most certainly never with such unanimous commendations as have been unceasingly be stowed on Madame Grist. The Dir ctors are convinced that not only will the Aubscribers of the Royal Italian Opera, as well as the musical . amateurs of the me tropolis, participate in heir se.niraents on thus occa,lon ; bat th ey feel sure that. the • retirement cf Madame Grist will cause one general feeling of deevregret in the minds of all those who take any interest inlhe musical 'affairs of this country. It is the wish of Madame Grist, during this her la t engagement, to repeat those impersonations in which it has be n hergond fortnee to obtain her greatest successes, and it will accordingly be the care of the directors to contribute every poss b . e eclat t • the,.e performances, relying with the greatest confidence that the subscribers, the patrons of the opera, and the public, will on these occasions still extend to their long-favoured Artiste e cheering 'influence ot their countenance and support. Italian Opera now comprises FORTY- The Reperto;re of the Royal TWO OPERAS, the whole tieing complete with Costumes, Scenery, - id Decorations. During the Season, of the follow:ng Operas, Three will positively be pro,,uced LA VEsLALE•• •••......... ......... . Sponttni. (As lately performed at the Aeail.rnie Royale, at Paris), the principal pact bv Alartemoiselle 60 Pau', CI - HIVED LE DOMINO , 0.11 ,„ . Auber. DON .... Don zetti. MATILDA DI sIIABRAN ......., Ros- ni. DON re.Q(.7.ALE Do..izettl. The Engagements for the present Se son are : SOFIt 'Madame G eI , I, (Being most positively her last Engag•ernent in England.) Madame V[A.R•JOT, (Fler First Appearance these Three Years.) M.demoiselle MARAt. (From tha Imperial Theatres of St Petersbn•g and Vienna, her - First Appearance In England) Mademoibeiht ALBI • I. Mademoiselle ANC,EIJI NA BOSIO, and Mademoiselle SOPHIE CRUVELLI, (Her First Appearauce at the Royal Italian Opera.) CONTR ALTO. Mademoiselle NAN c: T.!: It DIDIER. s ECONDE DO Made uoiselle COT TI, and Mademoisc:le BELLINI. TENORE. Signor MAIZIO. Signor ST!CELT,I, Sig.! or SOLD I", Signor LLTGI MET, Signor LUC ILES', an i Signor TAME ER LIE. BASSI AI:I rONI. Signor EON C I, an ;1 Signor FORT° NI, (Ms First Appearance at tho7al Italian Opera.) BisSO PrIOFONDI. Sig ~or LABL (Ms First Appearance at the it: Italian Opera.) Signor TAGLIAFICO, Signor GREGOIZIO, Signor P.iLOS[YI. 31onsitmr ZELGER, Signor (His First appearance at the Royal Italian Opera.) • . - The Orchestra and Chorus will be on the saaie scale of efficiency as heretofore. DIRECTOR OF THE MUSIC, COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR, Mr. COAT A. The Military Band will be Ender the superintence of Mr. GODFREY. Maestro al Piano . ..... • • •• Signor PANTZZA.. Chorus Master • • • • • • •• •• • • .. • • Mr. .4MI Prompter •• . ••••.. .. • • -•• .. S gnor sIO v T ERASI. Poet. ..... ..• • • • • • • • . • • • • Signor SIAGGIO:s.(I. ENGAGEMENTS FOR VIE BALLET. Mademoiselle BATTAJ.INI, Mademoisel e +STORE. Mademokede ELIZ NEUF:, (Their First appearances in England,) Mad le S 'ssTr. Mademoiselle ESPEJ, and Mademoiselle PLITNEE FT. Maitre de Ballet .......... •••• .. Mons. Desna-es. Leader of the Ballet .... • ... Mr. Alfred Mellon. Director of the Mise-en-Se.ae .... Mr. A. Barris. Scenic .. Costurniere ........... ..... • Madame trzio. Decorat , :r ................. •.•... Mr. Prtseott. Ntachlrist ............... ..... Mr. Allen. The Box Otfice i 3 open from 11 to 5 o'clock. Eoyal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, March, 1854. THEA_TRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.- Mr. E. V. Lessee, has the honour to announce that he has placed the shore narn,cl N.tti nal Esta , ilishrnent at the ser vice of the FUND in AID of the F A.MILI , :S of the EXPEDIrIO , :- A.RY AR lIY. In pur•uance of this deiirtble object, a F NCY FAIR will he held on the 13th and I ith of April, uuder the follow ing Royal and distinguished patronage:— Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge Tier Royal HI hness the Duciess of Kent Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester Iler yal , tighness the Princess Mary of C.mbridge The Right Hon the Lady Ntayoress Her Grace the Duchess of Ram lton Her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose Her Gra e tee Duchess of Inverness Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset Her Grace the Duchess of Richmon‘i The Most Noble the Marchioness of Londonderry The Most Noble the Marchioness of B 1 mdford Tue Most Ncble the Marchioness of Aylesbury The Right Hon. the countess of Chesterfield The Right Ron. the Countess of Kinnoul The Rt. ht Hon. the Countess of Glengall The Right Hon. the Countess of Itessborough The Right Hon. the Countess of Derry The Right Hon. the Counte , s of Shelburne The Right Hon. the Countess of Wilton The Right Hon. the Countess of 1 iesart The Right Hon. the Countess of Dououghmore The Right Hon. the Viscountess Palmerston The Right Hon. the VI-countess Maidstone The Right Hon. the Viscountess Newport Lady Soohla•Des-Vteux Lady Colville Lady Raglan The Hon. Miss Anson Mrs. Disraeli Mrs. J. Stanley. Every app3intment and appearance of the Theatre will be called into requisition on this important an.l interesting occasion ; decora. tons are preparing. The pit will re covered for promenade, and an efficient band provided for the execution of choice and new original music. Ladies desirous of a din 4 by heir presence this benevolent demonstration are respectfdly realinded that they should make early application for stalls. A boot is now op in the lobby of the grand entrance to receive contributions in the i-thape of articles intended for sale on the occasion. THEATRE rOYAL DRURY LANE. Lesseo, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Menca 31, WM' be pertnited LEONIE. Principal characters by Mr. Elliot Galer and Mr. Henri Drayton; W.3se3 Lowe and Featherstone. - • • - After which. THE FEAST OF THE DI Gol'7, and Magical Performances of the Chinese Troupe. To conclude with a new Ballet, entitled THE ST AR OF THE RHINE, introducing those favoarite Artistes, Nlddles. Therese and Annie Cnshnie, Ll:ss M. Charles, Moris, Milano, and Gr. nd Corps de Ballet. THEATRE ROYIL HA.YHARIET. Under the management of :dr. Cuckstone. THIS EVENING. biesca 31, . Will be performed KING HENRY VIII Characters by Messrs. G. Vandenhoff, Howe, Cullenford, Villiers, Compt n, and W. Far ren ; Queen Katharine, by Miss Cushman ; and Patience, by Miss J. Harland. After which, WILLIKIND AND HY3 DINAH. Supported by Messrs. Buck.,tone and Coal; Miss Letitia, Howard, Mrs. Fitzwil nun, and Mrs. Caulfield. To conclude with THE PORTRAIT OF CERVANTES. Prin_ characters by Mr. Compton and Miss E. Grey. LYCEUM THEATRE. Ilnder the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING. Atianx 31. l Deformed the popular Extravaganza, entitled ONCE VPOLN A TIME THERE Wer.R.F.: TWO naracters by Messrs. Rozbl, P. Matthews, and Bland; Madame Vestris, Misses R+. George, z ahmton, Mason, Martindale, E dis, Wadham, and FoOte• To be followed by A CHARMING WIDOW'. After which : - FIRM. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathew s, . - : . "'"WiSs and Hoxby ; Mrs. F. Matthews. Concluding' w NUSERER ONE ROUND THE COINER. TLIEATItz AKJYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, air. B. Webster.— Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENI NG. Meson 31, Will be perform'd T‘ V ; ) r ri ra T C : E 4 l AID Support e 4 A LIFE. Suppo e Smith Messrs. C. Se by, h n e : 1801, 1 4 - ebster, Keeley, and 0. ; M u Woolgar an 4 M e tivite. Followed by THE Wol.7;TAcrle,Ele M-YENtENT. Principal cha racters by Messrs 0. Y. and. parcels; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Kecl2y. To conclude w.th DID YOT.7 EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL? Characters by Messrs. Rog,r, and 0. Smith, and Miss Emma Harding. ROYAL OLYAIPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manaler, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, MARCH 31, Will be performed THE WRONTI BOX. Supported by M aws. Alfred Wigan and Robinson ; Miss P. Horton, Miss Wyndham, and Mee E. Turner. To be followed by TO OFILFIE BENSON. supported by Messrs, Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. To be followed by THli PC BS t' NE4qT. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Llarwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Alisa P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. F . .r 5 O r r*" ) . Z Lf, I ~.,..,........z,..„.,... 0 G.,_,..„;.rr,....0-,,. STRAND THEATRE. So:e Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcraft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, 2dAtcs 31, Will be presented "NO IRISH NEED APPLY." rrin cl P al characters by Messrs. G. Hodson, Warren, and Herbert; Misses H. Noel and Hammond. Followed by WEIY DON'T SHE MARRY? After which, THE BLUE JAcicnT3. Followed by THE PET OF THE PUBLIC. Emily de Lancy, ifin R. Isaacs. To Conclude with Malorte's Travi - itie of MACBETH. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 33. • Pit , Is. 64.1; Gallery, 6d. ; Private &WM; 11.11/. 61 , to bo Coact or Dir. Altcrott, Yew Boxl79trovt. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cnent.he KEAN. THIS EVENING, MARCEL 31, Will be performed RICHARD THE THIRD. Principal charac ter by Mr. C. Kean. After which, AWAY WITII MELANCHOLY. Characters by Messrs. Meadows, D. Fisher, and Salter; aad Misses Murray and Daly. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. William C oo k,. THIS EvENLNG, Mama 31, And during th 3 week, will be presented ths new, grand, and romantic spectacle entitled THE vool)2Kil, '3 HORSE; or, The False Knight—the Woodman's Horse by the pet steed, Beauty, expressly trained by gr. William Cooke. After which, the inco nparable Scenes of the ARENA. To conclude with BETS OF TEE BELL. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. lIIOU WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam DAY —Morning 35 rnin.after 3 I Evening 51 nain.aft. 3 fo-liortnow -- Morning 8 miu.after 4 I Evening 24 min.aft. 4 WeIATHER.—Sum OFFICE, Meatus 31. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 60—highest since noon yesterday. 42 —lowest this morning and during the night. 55—this (Lay at noon. BAROMETER, 30•51—want down to 30'32—now rising. WIND, W. by S.—Light breeze, and fine, sunshiny weather. LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1854. Everything now betokens au advance towards the actual seat of war, on the part of the Anglo- French maritime and military armaments. April must have been tolerably well passed through before the allied soldiers can have crossed bayo nets with their Russian antagonists. Imperative instructions have no doubt been despatched by this time in one direction to Admirals HAMELIN and DLTSDAS, and in another to Admirals NAPIER and DESCLIENESi enjoining them to conduct their fleets forthwith _against the most vulnerable point along the borders of the Muscovite territory. Nevertheless, it cannot be over looked that to a considerable extent the strug gle must be a land struggle, that the battle must be fought for the most part somewhere on the soil of the Danubian Principalities— the dread and decisive conflict between Barbar ism and Civilisation. Therefore, important though the strength of our naval forces may be, vitally im portant though the efficiency and magnitude of our marine armaments undoubtedly are—the extent and situation of the armies of France and England are of all, at the present moment, the principal objects of consideration. It is important, therefore, to observe that by this time it is calculated that 4,000 French troops must have arrived at Gallipoli—that 15,000 have already left the shores of Algeria to join their compatriots—that it is confidently anticipated be fore May that some 50,000 will have assembled at that rendezvous. These, with the 25,000 English troops hastening thither, either through the Gut of Gibraltar, or across France through Marseilles, will swell the allied ranks to 75,000 men altogether. These, united with the Turkish forces already in the field, whether to the right before Ibraila, or to the left before Kalafat, or at the centre of the base of operations near Turtukai, will enable the antagonists of the CZAR to bring upwards of 100,000 efficient soldiers against the 100,000 Russians already in the pro vinces under the orders of Prince GORTZCLIAKOFF. Observe the necessity just now fur promptitude in the operations of the Anglo-French Expedition. The AUTOCRAT has refused to answer the ulti matum of the Four Powers, requiring him to remove his army forth with out of the Principa lities. But while refusing any reply to this sum mons, he has marched his troops out of Moldo- Wallachia. In which direction, however ? Why, in the direction exactly opposite to that insisted upon by the champions of Turkish independence. Across the Danube—instead of across the Pruth. Into Turkey Proper—instead of back again into a!ssarabia. So that the Emperor NICHOLAS stands no longer as he has preteud.ed to stand—simply on the defensive. He claims somewhat more than the temporary possession of a material guarantee like Moldo- Wallachia. Ho pushes boldly onwards in the direction of Constantinople. He penetrates daringly into the province of Dobrudzia. And, while thus assuming a power ful position on the right side of the Danube, on the side of Turkey Proper, on the side of Bulgaria, blocks up the e ,trance to the channel of the main stream, by sinking vessels at the mouth of the Salina. Under these circumstances, it becomes absolutely essential that the Russian forces should be opposed promptly and vigor ously by the Anglo-French expedition. Why not, in sending a frigate and corvette to break up the stockade at the Sulina, thoroughly clear away the obstructions infamously placed there by the Muscovites in their barbarous system of warfare? Why not, by sending down divers, and blowing up the sunken wrecks with gunpowder, and wholly cleansing the bed of the river at that point from all the natural and artificial impediments which have there accumulated—why not at once, in this manner, we ask, prepare the way for the real and permanent opening of the Danube, whereby the navigation of that great river shall henceforth be freely allowed to the commercial enterprise and competition of all the nations of the earth in both hemispheres ? Wherefore further delays of any kind what soever ? War has been declared by England and France. It has been intimated, first of all, through the Royal and Imperial Messages sent to the Legislative Chambers and the Houses of Parliament by their respective Sovereigns. It has since then been formally proclaimed through the official columns of the Gazette and the Monittur. Already the allies of Turkey have a powerful fleet at Kiel, ready for instant action in the Baltic, and another powerful fleet at Bey cos, ready for instant action in the Euxine. Why any further procrastination ? Directly the final orders, which we may presume have before this been sent eastwards to Admirals HAMELIN and DU As, and northwards to Admirals NAPIER and DESCHENES, have reached their destination, we shall begin to look out for news of battle and of victory. For the time has passed for hesitation. The hour of action, of immediate and vigorous action, has arrived. Insomuch is this apparent that we cannot but await with im patience the announcement that Marshal ST. AR NAUD and Lord RAGLAN have proceeded from France and England to take up their position at the head of the troops in their responsible capacity as the allied Commanders-in-Chief. A little while longer then, and side by side the tri color and the union jack may have passed through the storm of some great triumph, common for the first time to France and England. Side by side the representatives of the two dynasties, the Prince NAPOLEON and the Duke of CAMBRIDGE may have fleshed their swords and won their spurs, and grasped at last, what doubtless each must covet—a Marshal's baton. Side by side on sea and on land, the sons of France and Eng land may have beaten back the assailants of Tur key beyond the frontiers of their own dominions, in the name of justice, in the cause of civilisa tion, in the interests of the peace of Christendom. GOD grant it. At least let us try. Having drawn the sword, let us strike the blow, and in the name of GOD win the victory. Query—Why, in the name of common sense, do we not make an immediate and vigorous attack upon the Russian capital, striking a bold and decisive blow at what is at once the head and the heart of the enemy's Government. The bat teries at Cronstadt are said to be so formidable as in a manner to preclude Sir CHARLES NAPIER from dreaming of taking his ships directly in through them all to St. Petersburg. Why not, therefore, attack the capital of Russia in flank as well as in front, by land as well as by water ? Why not have a French army conveyed byEnglish transports into the Baltic—[for our neighbours, they say, are rather short just now of transports, while we have enough of them and to spare]—and why not have these French soldiers disembarked at a con venient point, and marched direct upon St. Peters burg-. If we play at the grim game of war, let us play-A.it boldly ; and prozaptly a yigorwalye •= -• THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1854. Cronstadt may be in the way with its tremendous fortifications. Despatch a French army, then, as we have said, to aid by land the attack which might be effectually, because simultaneously, made by sea in the direction of St. Petersburg. Algiers might be taken as a not inapt illustration —Algiers conquered from the land by France, as it had been previously, and as effectually, but with more deplorable bloodshed, conquered from the sea by England. Let attacks like these by sea and by land be made by France and England, not, as in the case of Algiers, separately, but simul taneously, upon St. Petersburg. Then, we believe, strong in the justice of their cause, th© allies of Turkey would find a dozen Cronstadts inca pable of withholding them from the speedy and glorious capture of that great city which, we again aver, is at once the head and the heart of the Enemy's Government. We would once more earnestly entreat atten tion to that which, at the present moment, must be regarded as the most interesting, as it is un questionably the most important, topic of the day —the Currency Question. It is to Mr. GLAD STONE particularly that we would address our selves, inasmuch as the matter falls within his especial department, and, moreover, because he owes some reparation to the country for the ad ditional pressure occasioned by his well-inten tioned, but very reckless and unfortunate, experi ments with the public funds. He is unquestion ably a man of genius, with capacity to discern and to appreciate enlarged and comprehensive views of finance. In that respect he is very far beyond Sir CHARLES WooD. What was far be yond the ken of that unfortunate financier, may easily be mastered by his more gifted success SOT. Mr. GLADSTONE is also a man of decided courage. Had it been otherwise he would not have ventured in the face of the numerous warnings he received—of a reduced stock of bullion, an increased rate of interest, a falling market for Government and all other secu rities, and an impending war—to persevere in his ill-advised scheme, and endeavour to reduce the rate of interest at the very time when his friends, the Bank Directors, were labouring in the opposite direction, and after NICHOLAS had thrown out his ominous hints as to the post mortem dis tribution of the estateand effects of "the sick man," and had even directly offered Egypt and Candiaas England's portion of the booty. Bat even from these very serious mistakes we ga,ther hope. They show that the Right Hon. Gentleman has energy and deter mination to shake off official trammels, to disregard the narrow views of red-tapism, and to think and act for himself, although, in so doing, he may wander far from the beaten track. • We are told, we believe, in the "Manual of Short Whist," that a card should never be played without a motive, and that it is better to act on a wrong principle than on mere chance without any principle. The reason too is assigned. There is hope of improve ment for the first who possesses one of the indis pensable qualifications of a good player, while the unthinking man is doomed to hopeless mediocrity. Mr. GLADSTONE, although his experiment has most unquestionably failed, and already occa sioned a loss to the country that would reward the life-service of some dozens of the most eminent Masters of Finance, possesses a similar kind of qualification, and he may by another coup fully compensate for all the mis chief he has occasioned. He may do so, if he direct his attention to the vexata questio of monetary reform, and seek to discover the mode by which he can maintain a circulating medium adequate to the wants and exigencies of the nation. There is no topic so little known as that of cur rency. Men of intelligence desirous of mastering other political problems, abstain from acquainting themselves with even the rudiments of monetary science, and perversely refuse even to listen to arguments which they profess themselves incapable of understanding. They have been impressed with soma vague notion of the pro priety of " limiting the issues of paper," and cf " putting on the screw so as to check specula tion." They think, too, that "an Englishman likes to have gold in his pocket," and occasionally venture on stale witticism respecting " worthless rags," and the aspect of " the butcher or baker when asked to exchange a leg of mutton or loaf of bread for a neat specimen of engraving." All these merely prove the total ignorance of the party on the question under discussion. As well might we praise the wisdom of the Dutch men, who thought that they could not only main tain, but enhance, a previously exorbitant price for nutmegs or other spices by publicly burning nine-tenths of the crops ; or of the handicrafts men, who conceived that they were protecting their own interests by destroying all the machinery erected for the purpose of lightening their own labour. The excessive folly of such doctrines is now universally recognised, and yet we find them acted on in the most important question of all, the providing an adequate representative and measure of value for the industrial community. As to an Englishman's " liking gold in his pocket," it is really too absurd for serious discussion. If such an absurd prejudice ex isted, we should be bound to use our utmost exertions to disperse the mists and to enlighten the ignorance that led to such fatuity. But we deny that there is any such preference. The people of England are compelled to take gold, be cause they have no small note currency; they must take either gold or silver for all the small trans actions of every-day life. Any account amounting to 51. or upwards is, in the great majority of in stances, settled by cheque. Even bank-notes of 51. or 101. are but portions of the small change required for adjusting large dealings and squaring balances. The gold and silver does the real work of the country, simply because there is no alter native. In Ireland and Scotland, where options are allowed, and the parties may have their choice of gold or silver coin, we invariably find the "worthless rags preferred," and gold merelyac cepted—unwillingly accepted on the rare occasions when it is offered, and then transferred forthwith to the neighbouring banks. The butchers and bakers of the Sister Kingdom do not repudiate the " worthless rags," but they freely exchange the articles in which they deal therefor be cause they know that they possess a " purchasing power" equivalent to their nominal value, and that in possessing a paper promise to pay a pound he has the same command over the necessaries, comforts, and luxuries cf life, as if he held in his hands 123 grains of standard gold, stamped with the lineaments of out most gracious SOVEREIGN, and with the arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland duly displayed on the obverse. Small notes were always acceptable to the people of England, so long as they were sanctioned by law, and we cannot conceive why they should now object thereto. It is, however, by no means improbable that they will not be allowed the option—that a paper currency must be resorted to iu order to meet the necessary expenditure, and that the only questions to be decided on are—When shall that paper currency be introduced ?—what shall be its nature ?—and who shall receive the profits inci dental to its use ? Shall we suffer the utmost difficulty and dis tress—see a mercantile crisis destroying our com merce--a monetary panic depreciating quotations, until English Consols are sacrificed for what used to be the price of the security of a petty repudi ating State, bankrupt in Exchequer, and without even a third-class certificate of character, with out making some effort to avert the misery and suffering that must attend a state of things so untoward ? Would it not be rather " too high a price for our whistle" for " main taining the integrity of the standard" some six or twelve months longer, until our pre cious metals have gone to enrich more prudent nations, who have adopted timely precau tions to meet the emergency. When too late we may deplore our fatuity, and, like the spend thrifts who had wasted their fortunes, wonder at our own folly. We yesterday pointed out the monetary preparations made, or making, by Russia and by Turkey ; by France, and Austria, and Prussia ; by Sweden and Sardinia, &c., &c. ; all ' are active, all exhibiting foresight and activity. England alone rvmailia apathetic ; and is max. ing others to obtain her wealth, to provide for the rainy day at her expense. Let the Finan cial Minister be wise in time, and adopt means to guard England from the most serious consequences, and at the same time to build himself a reputation more enduring and more honourable than that ever acquired by any of his predecessors. To do this he has only to decide on a judicious and well-considered issue of National Notes or Exchequer Bills—the name is a matter of com paratively trivial importance—such as we have frequently indicated, based on the taxa tion of the country, and secured like Consols, not merely on all the wealth, but also on all the industry of the country, for which the labour, not only of the present, but of all future generations, was mortgaged. The want of a small note currency requires the use of from 40,000,0001. to 50,000,0001. of sovereigns, the wear and tear whereof costs about 3 per cent., while the interest thereof may be taken at a similar amount. Here, then, is from two and a-half to three millions sterling per annum lite rally wasted to gratify the absurd prejudice of having gold in the pocket, the greater portion whereof might be saved by the issue of National Notes of small denominations. Why, for instance, might we not have, say twenty-four millions of 11., four millions of 21., and one million of 31. notes (this is about the proportion used in Scot land and Ireland)? We should obtain 35,000,000/. of well-secured paper money, which would be readily absorbed in the circulation, prevent panics, and settle the public credit on a firm basis. They would not be rejected as worthless, for they would satisfy the demands of the tax-gatherers, whose visits, unlike those of angels, are neither few nor far between. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 4,000 bales, including 500 American taken fur export. The market closed very heavily, and, compared with Friday's rates, prices of Ame rican were l i d. per lb. lower, and the same may be said of all other kinds. The sales comprised 2,800 American, 130 Pernam and Maranham at 61d. to 'ad., 50 Bahia at 6Ad. to 6:id., 300 Egyptian at 6id. to 100., 600 Surat at tad. to and 80 Sea Island at ls. 6d. to 3s. per lb. Itailway Shares were very depressed, and prices were about 2 per cent. lower. Colonial produce has been very little dealt in this week, and most articles have declined. British Plantation Sugar has not given way so much as other kinds ; and refined has been saleable at the reduced prices. Coffee is cheaper, and prices ge nerally have receded. In cotton very little has been done ; but hemp, flax, and tallow have been brisk and dearer. Saltpetre also has been active, and speculatively in demand. Rice has risen, with a good inquiry. The advance in Russian staples and saltpetre is greater of late than for years previously. There are several arrivals from Australia, The Talavera, which left New South Wales Dec. 18 is off Plymouth. She brings 40,000 ounces of gold ; the Northumberland, from Melbourne, and the Brilliant, from Geelong, with accounts of Dec. 24 and 23, have also cone in. A despatch has been received from the South Australian Copper Mining Company's Superintend ent at Strathalbyn Mine, dated the 29th Jan., per overland mail, and a case of samples of ores from their mines, by the Sydney, produce per cent. of copperrespectively asfollows:-4 2-10ths, 9 7-10ths, 10 8-10ths, 14 4-10ths, 18 2-10ths, 18 4-10ths, 24, 31 1-10ths. copper, having 4 oz. 18 dwts. silver, and 6 dwts 12 grains gold per ton. The samples and Analytical Chemists' certificates'are open to the inspection of the shareholders at the company's offices. Since there is no hopo of bringing the Russian question to a crisis, but by most determined action, grave doubts exists whether our Government is taking the proper course, and whether we are not far too indulgent in allowing six weeks to neutral ships to get away. The wanton act of vandalism by the Russians in blocking up the Salina mouth, shows how little respect for commerce exists at St. Petersburg, and if any thing were calculated to impress upon Austria a sense of her own interest, it would be the impossi bility of improving the navigation of the Danube while Russia commands the entrance. The feeling of dissatisfaction against Lord Aberdeen gets more intense in the City, and his retirement would give general satisfaction, and be approved even by many of those who were disposed to let him negociate as long as there was a chance of peace. All must now feel that a man of energy and true British spirit is needed at tke helm, otherwise even our successes in war will, it is feared, never bring us the fair advantages which, as the price of its heavy sacrifices, the nation expects. Lord Aberdeen has avowed himself not to be a war Minister, and ob viously should be relieved from the unpleasant functions now aevolTing upon him. There has been some improvement in the funds, and the buying back of bear accounts gives some stimulus. In the meantime, however, the money market, as well as the news daily received, will have great influence. Consols have been 851 to for transfer, and 85 to for account. This would show rather a full supply of money stock. Exche quer Bills are 2s. discount to 2s. premium, and India Bonds ss. discount. Foreign Securities have been merely nominal, the settlement of the account engrossing attention. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been done at 33, and the Passive at 3to 1. Mexican Bonds have been 23 to 238, and Peruvian 52. Grenada Deferred Stock has been done at CI. The half-monthly account is also being adjusted in the railway market, and prices are more buoy ant, the effect of the failures announced yesterday afternoon having been in part overcome. Midland, Great Northern, South-Western, York and Ber wick, and one or two others are about 1/. higher. French shares are ss. to 10s. dearer. The Mining Shares have been in more request, Australian Agricultural Land had risen 10s. to 11. again, and Peel River k to 1. The Joint-Stock Banks aro quiet. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, (From the Official List.) Business ei.ne. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities B si 6 India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 5 Consols for Account 18th April B SB Exchequer Bills, 2d. £lOOO £5OO 2 p 2 d Small 2 d 2 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Grenada Bonds, Deferred hiexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 52 x d Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 33 Ditto Passive (Converted) Dividends on the above payable in London. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols B5 a Ditto April Account B3 THE USE OF THE LANCE. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR IN THE EAST. A telegraphic despatch, dated Vienna yesterday, says five Russian steamers, with large vessels in tow, containing 4,000 troops, have left Sebastopol. The united fleets are still at Beycos, where they are detained by want of coals. It is said that as soon as Baron Hess returns from Berlin an Imperial manifesto may be expected, in which it will be stated that Austria, though she disapproves of the steps which Russia is taking, is resolved to remaix neutral with the rest of Germany. A German army of 400,000 men will make that neutrality respected on all sides. It seems that Baron Meyendorff has been in formed that Russia has nothing to expect from Austria except strict neutrality. Nothing can be more varying, says the Paris correspondent of the Times, writing yesterday evening, than the opinion expressed, even in offi cial quarters, with respect to Austria. It is ever changing—one day favourable, the next quite the contrary. People are ever on the watch to catch at the slightest chance of inclining that slippery policy towards the We:;tern Powers, and to avoid everything which would have even the appearance of wounding her susceptibility, offending, her pride, or alarming her fears. For se veral days past suspicion and discontent prevailed; but to-day I am assured that this Government has expressed itself " satisfied" with Austria. I do not learn whether any new fact has occurred to inspire it with confidence in the honour and fidelity of the Vienna Cabinet—l only know that the feeling is as I state. While it is understood that Gallipoli is to be the ge'neral rendezvous for the allied army, it is proba ble that the ultimate destination is still kept a pro found secret from all except the Minister at War or the Commander-in-Chief. It is, nevertheless, surmised that some regiments are intended for Asia Minor, and that an expedition to the Crimea forms part of the plan of the campaign. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUL SlR,—Having seen a letter in your valuable paper of last night, on the use of the lance, I beg to offer a few remarks, and am of opinion that the way "Coup de Sabre" treats the subject is quite sufficient to prove his utter ignorance of it. To begin, the lance is not ten feet long; when the point is given, there is the elbow to se cure the lance, if the soldier uses it as his daily drill teaches him. A. Dragoon at the gallop has no occasion to give the point, but has merely to keep his lance at the guard—the impetus gives it the necessary effect while charging. The " front wave and parry," as your corre spondent expresses it, from a good and true 17th man, would, I have no doubt, knock " Coup de Sabre" clean out of his saddle, although I have not the pleasure of knowing him. Again, Lancers never perform the exer cise in closed, but always in open files ; and there it is meant mainly to supple their wrists and arms, and to give them a power over and confidence in a weapon which every army in Enrope has in its ranks. No doubt, your correspondent considers he knows more than the French, Austrians, and Russians. The former have many Lancer regiments, the Austrians still more ; and the Russians have the front rank of some of their crack cavalry regiments armed with the la , ce. " Coup de Sabre" proposes attaching our Lancers to the commissariat department. I have no doubt fur that particular service he would be of use, as, from his letter, he must know considerably more about driving oxen than the use of the weapon he abuses. The great Duke, who probably knew as much about such matters as " Coup de Sabre," approved of the for mation of Lancer regiments ; and while I confess to the uselessness of the flag, and deny that the soldier cannot get at his ammunition, I feel certain that the " death or glory boys" will prove as formidable to the Russians as the 16th were to the Sikhs at Aliwal. By inserting this you will oblige your humble servant, LANCER. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester was better yesterday. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited the Duchess. Lord Suffield's maniage with Miss Baring is expected to take place next month. The youthful Lord has just cold off hie heating stud. THE BALTIC. The Odin, Captain Scott, says a Cop en h agen let ter of March 26, has just arrived. The fleet is at Nyberg, in Fyen. The weather is now magnificent. Without printing the documents, the Kjoben havnsposten has a most extraordinary article on the secret papers just presented to Parliament, and this Ministerial journal has the insolence to assert that they prove the entire males fides of the British Government, their knowledge of the partition of Turkey, their consent thereto, and their agreement in all the essential particulars. It therefore accuses the English Cabinet of duplicity, and asserts that the present war is a juggle, the result of pique and party. In fact, the language of this double official organ —of the Danish Cabinet and of the Czar is highly offensive, as it has always been, when England is concerned. Last night the Berlingske commenced giving a translation of the secret correspondence, and it is to be hoped that this example will be extensively imitated, for Prussian agents have spread the re port that this correspondence entirely implicates our Government, and exonerates the Czar. I as sure you that a number of well-informed persons with whom I have conversed on the subject really believe these fraudulent representations. Russia was never more active than at this moment, and we must take care to combat her as well with the pen as with the sword. The policy of " faithless Prussia" surprises no one who knows anything of that flagitious Cabinet. Her friends have o.i-en out that any attempt of the national party to as sume the reins of Government and assist the West ern Powers would be followed by a fresh inroad into Holstein and Schleswig, under Russian protec tion. I wish they would try ! The eyes of our Ministers would then be opened at last to the meaning of its Danish policy. A Berlin letter says that the Russians are trans porting, masses of rock along the ice in the Bay of Finland, to the site of the only navigable channel in front of Cronstadt, with the intention of their sinking them into the already shallow bed as soon as the ice breaks up. These gentlemen are taking their measures already for getting rid of these masses of rock by blasting, when they shall have done part of their service in causing the enemy's ships to run aground. A plan has been arranged by a man' of the name of Jacobi, which has so far ob tained the Emperor's approbation, that a very liberal reward has been promi se d him in case of success. It is of this nature—the blocks of rock are bored, and charged with blasting powder, pre vious to being placed on the ice over their future bed ; the caissons containing the charges are pro vided with a wire connected with an electric bat tery in the fortress ; and it is intended to carry into execution this interesting blasting experiment just when our craft are passing over the spot where these masses lie. The thing is feasible, a nd m y authority a good one, but still " I know not how the truth may be ; I tell the tale as 'twas told to me." The fleet of Sir Charles Napier is again under weigh, and there is no doubt but the first point of attack will be the island of Aland. The on dit in the fleet affirms that an officer high in command ventured, in a conference with Sir Charles Napier, to argue against attacking Aland, saying that great carnage must occur in such an attack by ships without troops, there being about seven thousand Russian soldiers in garrison on the island. The answer of Admiral Napier is stated to have been very characteristic. "If you think so, you had better go home again." The impression in the fleet is that Aland will be the scene of their first opera tions. It is stated that the Russian squadron has left Revel, but it is not known where they have gone. The current opinion in Stockholm is that the Rus sians will not meet Sir C. Napier's fleet. It is added that the Russian force of shipping is much over-rated. We find the following in the Pays. According to what is stated, there was to be a general attack on the Russians by the Turkish army of Kalafat on the 19th. This, however, can hardly have been the case, for the news would have reached us be fore this time, unless we are to infer that the Russians were defeated, and, that having posses sion of the line of road by which the account would arrive direct, they have been able to prevent the transmission of it through Transylvania : " We announced, a few days ago, a decisive move ment of the division of Kalafat. Two letters of the 13th and 16th, which have reached us from Widdin, more than confirm this movement, and permit us to say that a battle must have taken place on the 19th near Po jana, a league and a half from Kalafat. The following are the details which have been transmitted tons. It is known that for sometime past the Russians had appeared to have abandoned the offensive, and to have contented them selves with trifling affairs of outposts. One of these affairs was near becoming serious. The Turks, to the number of 10,000, including 22 squadrons of cavalry, had left their entrenchments. The cavalry were com manded by two Frenchmen, MM. George Mercier and du Puy. The Russians, however, did not, consider themselves in sufficient force to meet this little army, and canuonadel at a distance, killing a few men. Whilst these sorties were going on, the garrison of Kalafat was increasing in number every day, until it has reached 50,000 men and 150 pieces of cannon. On the 14th, an order arrived from head-quarters for the army to march and attack the Russians. A council of war was immediately held to discuss the arrangements for the battle, and it was decided to make the attack on the following Sunday or Monday, with 18 batta lions of infantry, 28 squadrons of cavalry, 5.000 irre gular troops, and 36 pieces of artillery. The object was to drive the Russians from their head-quarters at Pojana, where they had assembled 40,000 men, and to force them to evacuate the whole of Lesser Walla chia, which would give to the Turkish army a new line of defence—that of Aluta. An unexpected incident changed the plan of attack, but not the intention to make it. In the night of the 15th Colonel Dieu arrived at Kalafat from Schumla. He had been sent by Omer Pacha, who places great confidence in him, to get rid of the Russians of Lesser Wallachia. The order of Omer Pacha was that Colonel Dieu should take the command of the army, and that all his orders and arrangements should be conformed to. The Council again met, and the colonel having stated his plans, it was decided that the attack of Pojana should take place on the 19th with 25 battalions, 28 squadrons of cavalry, 5,000 irre gular troops, and 40 pieces of artillery. The Turkish army,,was in high spirits, and full of enthusiasm for combat. Commandant f artillery De Bournau, who has just been promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, was expected at Widdin. These letters inform us that a change had just been made in the uniform of the Turkish cavalry. The cap called the Fez has been laid aside for the Colback, the cap worn by the regiments of Schamyl, and which, whilst as commodious as the Fez, has a more military appearance. The Journal de Constantinople relates the fol lowino incident to show the good feeling which exists between the Christians and the Turks. In a demonstration made on Giurgewo from Routs chouk by a detachment of 1,600 men, 300 Mirdyte Catholics took part with their cure at their head, and before starting they all took an oath to con quer or die. The expedition was successful, as the Russians were driven from an island which they occupied, leaving 300 killed on the ground. The captain and several officers of this band, as well as the priest, have been decorated with the order of Medjidi. A Berlin journal states that a large quantity of muskets had been seized at Bromberg, which had come from Belgium en route for Russia. A Constantinople letter of the 16th states that Russian subjects there have received notice to quit within 20 days, which will expire early in April. Either by usage or treaty they are compelled to retire within six months after the breaking out of hostilities. There are many of them here, as well as natives of Daghestan and Georgia, who use Russian passports for the purpose of carrying on a contraband trade with their respective countries. The weather here is very bad. There was a heavy fall of snow last night, and to-day the streets are filthy. The town is so full that there is no room at the various hotels, and people are obliged to look for lodgings, which here are by no means of a superior kind. What it will be in another month, when Iffitlf a dozen more steamers have disgorged their freight of tourists, volunteeers, commissaries, dx., it is difficult to say. GREEK INSURRECTION. Fuad Effendi, on his arrival in Epirus, addressed the following proclamation to the primates and other rayahs of the empire. It is dated Prevesa, 7th . "It has come to the knowledge of the Sultan, our Emperor, that whilst you were very. peaceable there came from beyond the frontier individuals who spread disturbance throughout our villages, without thinking what might be consequences of their conduct. Several rayahs have led you astray, and have disturbed your homes by promising repose to the subjects of our Em peror, who has appointed me his Commissioner-Extraor. dinary in this country, and has placed at my disposal a body of troops, a part of whom have already landed at Pre vesa. The others will soon follow ; and as the wish of our Emperor isto treat his subjects as his own children, and as no one wishes to shed precious blood, everyindividual who has revolted must immediately return to obedience. Inde pendently of the troops which are already here, others will come from Roumelia with numerous pieces of artillery, which you will not be able to resist do not, therefore, believe those who promise you assistance,, for they wish to deceive and mislead you. The adventurers who have come from beyond the frontier, have their houses and their families out of our territory ; they have therefore nothing to lose here, and when they shall have been de feated, they will return to their homes and will leave you to suffer all the horrors of war. Let each of you, therefore, reflect, and let those who have not yet risen in revolt remain quiet. Let all those who have taken up arms lay them down, and return to their obedience towards our Emperor by repulsing these adventurers. All those who have taken up arms, and who will la y them down to remain in obedience, shall receive their pardon from our Emperor, and I promise that no honest man shall incur any danger, and that if any one has lost a lamb it shall be replaced by a sheep. All who wish to return to their duty towards our Emperor must separate them selves from these adventurers avid present themselves be ore me, and they shall receive the pardon of the Divan, but those who shell persist in their bad conduct will bitterly repent of it and will not obtain pardon. All the primates should, therefore, recommend others to return to the path of duty, and not to place faith in the promises of those men who came from abroad. If any one remains in error, I shall render him re sponsible for the consequences of his bad conduct, and for the blood which will be shed. Such is the will of our Emperor, and in communicating it to you I also make known to you as follows : —l. Who ever has not taken part in the disturbances, and has re mained a faithful subject, may be certain that he will not be molested or disturbed either in his family or in his honour. He may, on the contrary, be assured of the kindness of the Emperor. 2. All those who shall remain in arms and oppose the troops will have to submit to the consequences of the war ; they will be, more over, punished in different ways. 3. Whereas the in habitants of some villages have, armed and unarmed, proceeded to other villages for the purpose of plundering them, all the inhabitants who have suffered therefrom shall, on producing proofs thereof, be indemnified by the people who plundered them. 4. All Greek banditti who may be found among our subjects, either during the war or at any other time, shall, on being arrested, be severely punished." FRANCE. The Moniteur says "The English Government has given orders to its troops collected at Malta to proceed to Gallipoli. The French Government had already, some days since, despatched to that place 4,000 men, who must have arrived there on the 27th. " Within the last few days vessels have sailed from the coasts of France and Algeria, carrying 15,000 men. Other convoys will immediately carry the rest of the army, which, to the number of upwards of 50,000 men, will be collected in Turkey by the beginning of May. " The Marshal Minister of War has taken mea sures in order that the army may easily receive all the additions that circumstances may require." On Wednesday a deputation of several Chambers of Commerce was received by the Emperor in a private audience. The object of the interview was to ascertain from the Emperor himself whether, with the prospect of a war before them it was likely that the Universal Exhibition of Industry would take place, and whether they were safe in continuing their preparations. The Emperor re plied that the Exhibition would take place—and that the more certainly, because he could assure them that the war would be speedily terminated. It remains to be seen if the confidence of his Im perial Majesty is well founded. Yesterday morning Frederick Hodgson, Esq., for many years the representative in parliament for the borough of Barnstaple, died in Paris very suddenly. Mr. Hodgson had resided in Paris for the last three years, and is greatly regretted. It was said the Duke of Cambridge was expected at the Tuileries last evening. A review is an nounced for Tuesday next, in honour of the Eng lish officers. The English troops will also be re viewed by the Emperor on their passage through Paris. The news given by the Moniteur, that the whole of the French army will not arrive in Turkey before the beginning of May, has taken by surprise every one who did not know of the want of preparation on the part of the French Marine for the transport of troops, which has lately come to light. This delay may have most serious consequences, as it will give the Russians nearly six weeks in advance of the army of the allies. With respect to the.want of preparation by the Depart ment of the Marine, it is said that the subject - has. given rise to a violent scene in the Council of Ministers. The Emperor, it is affirmed, was asto nished at the revelation, and gave vent to his anger against the Minister in no measured terms. The language said to have been used was so violent that, if true, it is inconceivable how M. Ducos continues to hold office. Reports are current of some changes in the French Cabinet, but the same thing has been so frequently said that we must wait for further in formation on the subject before attaching much importance to it. The Emperor passed in review yesterday on the Carrousel the sth battalion of the Chasseurs de Vincennes and the 19th Regiment of the Line, on the eve of departure for the East. The old quarters of the Imperial Guard, on the Quai D'Orsay, the finest in Paris, are to be placed at the disposal of the English cavalry on its passage through Paris. The Moniteur of Wednesday contains an official report from M. ouyn de Lhuys to the Emperor, in which that Minister suggests that at a period like the present, when nations are so largely enga ge d i n commercial transactions, it is necessary to soften the rigours of war when they are compelled to enter into it. With this view M. Drouyn de Lh u y s s t a t es that after concerting with the Government of her Britannic Majesty, he submits for the approbation of the Emperor a declaration to the effect that, wishing to guarantee the commerce of noutral powers against useless annoyances and obstacles, his Majesty consents for the present to waive a portion of his rights as a belligerent power, but that he cannot forego his right to seize contraband articles of war, and to prevent neutral powers from carrying the enemy's despatches. The declaration concludes by stating that the Emperor will not for the present grant letters of marque. To these documents is appended the word " approved," with the signature of " Napoleon." The Havre journals publish the following tele graphic despatch, dated the 21th, addressed by the Minister of Marine to the chief of the Marine ser vice at Havre : " Request the merchants of your port to trans mit to me immediately the list of the Russian vessels laden on their account, and which are now on their way from the Black Sea for one of our ports." The fall in English Consols produced a correspond ing decline yesterday on the Bourse. The Three per Cents. opened at 62f. 40c., fell to 62f., and closed at 62f. 20c. for the end of the month. The Four and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 88f. 50c. SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of 25th contain a royal de cree creatinc , a body of civil engineers to superin tend the exploitation, of the forests of the State. It is stated in a letter that the loan just made by the Brink to the Government is guaranteed by the revenues of Porto Rico and Manilla, as well as by those of Cuba. The 25th being the holiday of the Annunciation, the Stock Exchange was not open, TEIE GOLD COLONIES.—PLYMOUTIE, Thursday Even ing. --The ship Talavera, Captain Scott, which left Sydney on the 18th of December, passed up Channel to day. She is laden with wool and tallow, and has 40,000 oz. of gold. The Talavera rounded Cape Horn on the 24th of January, touched at St. Helena on the 18th, and sighted Ascension on the 22d of February. Among the passengers by the Talavera are Mr, Charles Enderby, late Governor of the Auckland Islands ; the lion. Captain Keith Stewart, R.N. ; Mr. Fletcher, late Inspector of the Union Bank of Australia ; Messrs. Walker, Lloyd, Croft, and Ford. liar mail will b e lwided till °ming. _ _ SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Ryland.) LOCK V. EDWARDS. In a case of a judgment summons, defendant having failt - A. Inded to keep up the payments ordered by the Court. The sum- , t the mons was taken out for default in two instalments, one of vt to which he paid into Court this morning. oce, Defendant complained that the second instalment was only due yesterday. His Honour said it was very sharp to take ont a summons before the amount was due. Defendant said ho would pay the remainder on Monday, but he had other claims on him. His Honour asked defendant whether he was not a clerk in the Money Order-office, and was answered in the affirmative. His Honour said that he should be very careful in not incur ring liabilities without the means of meeting them ; for although MS salary might not be largo, yet he held a situ ation of great responsibility to the public, and became open to great temptations. It was very dangerous to incur such liabilities, and the public would be inclined to lose confidence in trusting their money with men who could not keep their gwn. AN ASSAULT CASE-POWIS V. POKES AND WIFE. This was an action to recover damages for an assault. Mx. W. H. Garry stated the case for tha plaintiff, aad it appeared that the plaintiff and' defendant lived in the samo court, and there was a very belligerent feeling between their respective wives, who with their partisans had for a consider able time past kept the place in au uproar, and their quarrels had each iu turn been before the magistrates at Guiblhall, who on the last occasion said that they would send the • case to the Sessions on the prosecution of Powis. This became a cause of grievance to defendant's wife, and she mada a fierce attack on plaintiff at his own door. Mr. Garry said that there was not the slightest blame on the part of the defendant, who was joined iu the 'action as a matter of form. He had endeavoured. to restrain the violence of his wife. The plaintiff's case having been made out, Mr. W. R. Buchanan, Basinghall-street, addressed the Court in mitigation, and called several witnesses to contradict the evidence for plaintiff. His Honour ultimately gave judgment, damages is. SECONDARIES COURT-(THIS DAY.) REED V. CLARKE, SEN. This was an action to recover the sum of 131. 10s., the amount of an attorney's bill of costs. The plaintiff is Mr. H. Reed, Coleman-street. It appeared by the evidence of the plaintiff's clerk, that plaintiff having an extensive practice in the Insolvent Court, was applied to by the defendant's son, who was a prisoner in Whitecross-street prison, and in conse quence of an interview with him, the present defen dant was seen on the subject; and he at once said his son was in custody for a debt due by him (defendant), but which his son had become security for. He (defendant) was therefore anxious to get him discharged, and ho (defendant) would pay the expenses. Clarke, jun., was got with all pos sible despatch, but defendant objected to pay, although he had signed the usual retainer. For the defendant it was contended that this being an un dertaking to pay the debt of another, it must, under the statute of frauds, be in writing. On the contrary, it was urged that the work was clone entirely for defendant. The learned Secondary said he had no doubt the plaintiff could recover against the defendant; but there was an in formality in the present declaration, and a verdict would be taken for the defendant, with leave to move the Court above. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Fano.) IN RE BROOKS., This bankrupt had carried on business at Tunbridge Wells as a tailor, dm., and to-day was appointed for his last exami nation. From the accounts prepared by Mr. Thomas, Basinghall street, it appears that the debts are 2,785/.; and the prop :rty has already realised 3001., and the assignees have estimated the surplus of mortgaged property. 9001., but the bankrupt attaches a higher figure. The bankrUpt passed without opposition. The other cases were audit and dividend meetings of no interest. MR. BAINES AND TED POOR LAW BOARD. The great majority of our readers will. be gratified to find, from the explanations given last night in the House of Com mons, that Mr. Baines still presides over the Poor Law Board, having withdrawn his letter of resignation. Up to the date of that letter the facts of the case are very, much as we stated them yesterday. Mr. Baines was naturally hurt to find that a deputation of Irish members had obtained a pledge that the measure left in his hands, and already introduced by him to the house, should be extended to Ireland. In his view of the case, it was not very important whether this extension was to be made in the existing bill or in a new one expressly for the purpose. What decided him to retire, he says, was his belief that the Irish part of the subject was not yet ripe for legislation. However, at Lord Aberdeen's request, he re mains in office, waiting to see how far the proposed measure for Ireland is compatible with the English bill now before the house. Lord Palmerston evidently takes a different view— perhaps, we should add, a peculiar view—of the responsibilit.zrs and proprieties attaching to Mr. Baines's position. He never imagined, he says, that the , alteration was to be made in the present bill, and therefore did not think it necessary any communication should be made to Mr. Baines on the pledge given by him to the Irish deputation. The treatment of Irish applicants for relief in England is a question so connected with the treatment of English appli cants, and the difficulties arising in the one case are so likely to arise iu the other, that it is but natural Mr. Raines should be anxious for the successful working of the measure in his hands, threatened as it is with this new complication. There' is au element in the Irish part of the affair to which we have not yet alluded, and that is the practice so commonly adopted by Irish harvestmen, of secreting their earning and getting passed back to Ireland at the expense of the English rate payers. . There is nothing of this sort in the case of English pauperism. Altogether it is at least possible that a measure for Irish paupers may clash in its details with au English measure. So when Mr. Baines, who must be presumed a very adequate authority on the question, feels ho cannot an swer for the success of his bill, with another impending of the sort announced by Lord Palmerston, we must repeat our very great regret that he was not consulted before such a pledge was given. But what is of far more importance is that there should not be any retirements, or provocations to retire, or any scandals at all, at such a crisis as the present. —Tines. LITERARY ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OP POLAND. Last night the members and supporters of this association, departing from their custom of collecting funds by means of a public ball for the relief of the Polish exiles, dined together at the London Tavern. The experiment, backed by the pre sent state of political feeling in the metropolis with regard. to Russia, has proved highly successful, and during the even ing subscriptions were announced to the amount of 1,0001. and upwards. A fair idea may be gathered from the lowing list of the principal persons assembled 'on the occa sion, of the interest which the subject of Polish nationality still excites among us. The Lord Mayor presided, supported by the Prince Czartoryski, the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Albemarle, the Earl of Yarborough, the Earl of Harrowby, Lord Beaumont, Viscount Sandon, Lord Kinsale, Lord Dudley Stuart; Sir John V. Shelley, M.P., Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., Sir G. Strickland, M.P., Sir Joshua Wahnsley, M.P., Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. Muntz, M.P., Mr. Moncton Milnes, M.P., &c. A very long list of toasts was disposed of, accom panied by speeches more or less tinged by the influence of current events, though on behalf of the association Lord Dud ley Stuart disclaimed any intention of using the occasion as an opportunity for the display of political feeling. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in eloquent terms, proposed the " Health of the Polish Exiles," coupling with tbe toast the name of Prince Adam Czartoryski. The British nation had, he said, been, if not a consenting, certainly a conniving party, in the partition of Poland, and was now bound before God and man to do what it could to make reparation. He dwelt upon the necessity which existed for the utmost discretion on the part of the Polish patriots at the present juncture, and he referred to their past history as in itself conveying the lessons of moderation and unity. Prince CZARTORYSKI, son of Prince Adam Czartoryski, responded to the toast on behalf of his countrymen and com= panions in exile. He felt himself quite inadequate to the - task of doing so, but the words of encouragement, of goodwill, and of hope which had been uttered during the eveninr , in favour of his country forbade him to bo silent, and: as a young man, the explanation of his con victions would be .. received with indulgence. Before all, ho must beg to express the sympathy and admiration which was felt for England and her institutions, and which he felt even more than other Poles. (Cheers.) In his family such sentiments had become traditionary. His grandfather com pleted his education in the house of the celebrated Lord Mansfield ; his father in that of the late Lord Lansdowne, ' and left it only for the purpose of defending against foreign aggression the independence of Poland and tbe constitu tion of the 3d of May. That constitution by which the defects of the old system were removed, and which, in fact, was very similar to the British Constitution, proved that the Poles had long known and admired Eng- , laud. (Loud cheers.) But its promulgation was the signal for the last partition of Poland, and it was executed • exactly in the same manner as the present attack on Turkey for in both cases the Russo-Greek religion was made the pre text. Not only the Polish patriots, but many statesmen of other countries now felt that in the present crisis the Polish question was of great importance. It was proved that more than one third of the army and finances of RUSSia,WRS contributed byPoles; besides that by those provinces Russia approached more nearly the heart of Europe. The Poles possessed no armies, nor any material resources, but wherever they were, whether scattered in exile or groaning under oppression, they would never ceas e to think and feet as Poles, to be Po les, and to protest in favo ur of the rights of their nation. (Cheer s .) He spoke, not for him self alone, but for all his companions, when he said that it would Le a happy day for th_em .. when they could shed their blood for the independelntcesoeetmteiideirtounhfoirertutnhaette the ed moment beloved country. (Cheers) drew near i n which some some decided word must be said to his without c°u . (Hear, hear.) He could not conclude pay i n g a tribute to English hospitality. In uo other country countrymen. ba d the Pales found em i nen t persons d evoting themselves to the support of unfortunates and restoring justice. lie therefore trusted that all the efforts of this great and generous nation in aiding the weak against the strong might be crowned with the most glorious success, and that i n punishing injustice and aggression they might be rewarded by a speedy and decisive victory. (Cheers.) Among the other speakers of the evening were the Earl of Yarborough, Lord Albemarle, Admiral Taylor, and the Earl of Harrowby. The toast of " Turkey, and success to her arms," was pro posed by Lord Beaumont, enthusiastically received by the company, and spiritedly acknowledged by M. Zohrab. • REPRESENTATION OF TYNESIOUTH. TYNE3IOUTRe Thursday, 6 p.m.—The Liberals have fought a stout contest, and won by a majority of 17. The following is the official declaration of the poll : 'Lindsay Dickson There was great excitement, but all has passed off peaceably. 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