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CRYSTAL PALACE, 1854.-A.DVERTISE MENTS for INSER TION in the various HAND BOOKS, inuetrative of the Con eats of the EXHIBITION will be received from this date, by Messrs. BRADBURY & 'Lyons, Printers and Pub lishers to the Crystal Palace Company, at their 'Mee, No. I I, Boo veriedstreet, where all necessary information may be obtained. *** Early application is earnestly recommended. App 22, 1854. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Aran. 24, Win be performed LIMREZIA BORGIA. Characters by Mr. Hamilton' &skarn and Signor Tavesi ; Madame Caradori, and Mdile. YestralL Followed by a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. THE 4.TRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Ruckstone. THIS EVENING, Aran. 24, Will be perforn;clEaEED THE PLOUGH. Characters by Messrs. Vandenhoff, Compton, Rogers. and Chippendale; Miss E. Chaplin. Miss Louisa Howard, and Mrs. Stanley. After which. the entirely new and original extravaganza, entitled MR. IBIICKSTOATE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE (IN LEI CESTER-SQUARE). written by J. R. Manche, Esti Principal - characters by Mr. Bnckstone, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Clark; Mr. J. Marshall, Mr. H. Marshall; Mrs. Fltzwillitun, Mrs. Caulfield, Miss E. *en, Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Laura Morris, and Miss reaoMstollo. Followed by WILLIKIND AND Ilya DniAn. supported by Messrs. Backstone and corri Miss L ou isa Howard, WS. Fltzwil liam, and Mrs. Caulfield. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD -STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cruet= Rams. THIS. EVENING , APRIL 24, WM be performed THE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart ; and Misses Heath and Murray. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and David Fisher ; Mrs. Winstanley and Miss C. Leclercq. To conclude with A STORM IN A TEA-CUP. Principal elaa rooters by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, APIIII. 24, win be pertbrmed TWO LOVES ♦ND A LIFE. Supported by C. gbiby, Leigh Murray, Benjamin Webster, Keeley, and 0. B o mb ; • Miss Woolgar and Madame Celeste. . rn n owe d by THE OVERLAND JOURNEY TO CONSTANTI -2,-wiLE, AS UNDERTAKEN BY LORD BA.TEMAN, WITH INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF THE FAIR SOPHIA. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls. . THIS EVENING, Ann. 24, Win be performed A CHARMING WIDOW. Principal charac ters by Mr. O. Mathews; Miss Talbot and Miss Oliver. To be followed by GIVE A DOG AN ILL NAME. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews ani F. Matthews. Alter which, NUMBER ONE ROUND THE COFINER. (;oneltidtorr with A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. ROYAL OLY:liPle THE Les.ra and Manager. Mr. A. ViritAn. THIS EVENING. APiITI. 24. Win be Performed THE iLIPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Cha racters by Messrs. F. Robson, J. IL White, Leslie, and Vincent ; Mts. Chatterley, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Marston. To be followed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling. and Miss Wyndham. To conclude with the Farce of Tat: W.A.NDEBING MINSTREL. Jew Baggs, Mr. F. Robson. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Auerort.—DiTectress, Mias Rebecca Isaacs THIS EVENING, APRIL 24, WM be perfbrmed ENCIIA.NTED LIKE. After wh;ch, THE BLUE JACKETS. To be foll6Wed by WIVES BY ADVERTISEMENT. 'Concluding with the new burlesque on tap HARD THE THIRD. prnilft. 55.; Boxes, 3e.; Pit, 19. 6d ; Oallery, Gd. • Private Lso x XI I Is. &I_ to be bad of Mr. Alleroft. lb. New Bond-street. A tin ET'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMP HIT RE AT RE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Great attraction and powerful Novelties for the Easter Holidays. THIS EVENING, APRIL 24, Will be presented the new grand Nautical and Equestrian spec. tack, embodying n , vel and extraordinary effects (written by Er. Nelson Lee), entitled A TALE OF THE SPANISH WAR ; or, The Horse of the Wreck. Th.; horses expressly trained by Mt. W. COWL.. Followed try an entire change of the Scenes of the CIRCLE, intro ducing Miss Kate Cooke, Miss Emily Cooke, Mr. Alfred Cooke, and the most talented Equestrian ant Gymnastic Artistes in Europe. Concluding with a popular FARCE. Box-oface open from Eleven till Four. Stags Manager, Mr. W. West. tiIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ton , DAY —Morning 0 min.after 0 j 'Evening 16 rain.aft. 12 U-Afou.ow—Morning 39 min.aftor 12 t Evening 1 min.aft. 1 THE WEATHER.--S Ormcn, APRIL 23. TFIERMOMETER,' IN THE SHADE. 54 —highest since noon yesterday. 42 —lowest this morning and during the night. 51—this day at neon. BAROMETER, 30—risen half an inch since yesterday. WIND, N.E.—Strong gale, with large scudding clouds. APRIL 24. 44 highest since coon yesterday. 37—lowest this morning and during the night. 48—this day, at noon. BAROIIRTER. 30'40—another great rise sines last night. WIND, N.N.E. to N.E.—Fresh breeze, with cold, cloudy weather, and occasional sunshine.' Some slight snow fell during.the morning. b . b . „. , ' . fa . -1:- iiiip , s rli 4 i : g 1--- -... .i t ...—i ii ) : i. ,ri APIMPIi k 0 LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1854. The attention of the people of England should on no account be diverted from the extraordinary policy which has for some time past, and is still at this moment, being pursued by the Athenian Government. The geographical position of Greece renders its conduct peculiarly important at this juncture, when there is open war, not only be tween Russia and Turkey, but between the North ern AUTOCRAT and the Sublime Porte aided both on land. and on sea by the armaments despatched to his assistance by the French and English Sovereigns. But for its position geographically, Greece, as one of the lesser Powers of - Europe, would, at a juncture like the present, be, all things re membered, scarcely worth one moment's passing consideration. But for this one solid and sufficient reason, king OTTIO might, in ask ing what attitude he should assume in the general conflict, really and truly, be not loss than King BOAIBA himself, simply ridiculous ! And everybody remembers—everybody who hap pened to glance at that delightful " skit" in the pages of that contemporary of ours whom Mr. THACKERAY delights to call " the venerable Mr. PIINC11"--everybody remembers surely how a question of that kind from his MAJESTY of Naples was recently met in the London Charivari. What attitude King BOMBA should assume ? " Mercy on us," said Punch, " we would earnestly recom mend his MAJESTY to get under the bed as soon as possible ; but, at any rate, to get out of the way I" Now, it would be precisely the same in regard to Greece and its faineant Monarch, but for the one reason, the one simple but substantial reason already given, that of the situation of Greece geographically. It must be remembered, moreover, that the Greek kingdom lies under extraordinary obliga tions to the great Powers of Christendom. It is indebted to those Powers, in fact, for its very exis tence- Indebted —recollect this—not to Russia alone, but equally also to the rest of those other chief States of Europe who, together with Russia, g uara nteed its independence. This, by the way, would seem to have been altogether overlooked by the reigning Hellenic Sovereign. Insomuch so, that we find, him openly setting at defiance both France and E Ing and—id en tif y i ng with his own the cause that of the Russian CZA.R —assuming a hostile position, not only to the Sublime Porte, but also to the allies of Turkey, those allies the recognised champions of the sa cre d interests of civilisation. Lord Joux RUSSELL h as said it. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE has s a id it. And the former has said it, remember, in his capacity as Leader of the British House of Cora_ mon nd the latter in his capacity as the British ambassador at Constantinople. On Friday evening we took occasion to refer to the circular in which her MAJESTY'S re presentative at the Court of the SULTAN, addressing himself to the various English Consuls in the Levant, repro hended the G r e e k insurrection as a movement which " operates only in favour of Russia, while it has not even the merit of being spontaneous" .---the circular in which this was said being dated on the 29th of March from Constantinople. At the same time we directed particular attention to the coincidence which a week afterwards ren dered the 6th of April somewhat noticeable. We pointed out how it camepass, curiously enough, that on that memorable 6th of April Lord JOHN RUSSELL declared in so many . words " that there were numerous PROOFS of the KING and QUEEN of Greece having given the greatest encouragement to the insurrectionists"—entreating the public while we quoted that startling assertiou that it was a formal I charge directed age dust King OTHO and Queen AMELIA of Greece by no obscure, much less by an anonymous, , ac cuser, but by one of the most distinguished of the leading Ministers of the Crown of I england. We pointed out on Friday, we say„ how, curiously enough, it came to pass that t this occurred on the 6th o f April in London, wh lie on the same 6th of April ; in Athens, , the Brit ish, French, Austrian, and Swedish Ambassador abstained from attending, with the rest of the diplomatic corps, at the Te Deum always chante( i on that date, as the anni versary of the founda ;lion of Greek Independence. This evening we w ould especially call those re markable facts to the popular remembrance. We would remind our r faders thus pointedly of the course recently pursue id at Athens by the Four Am bassadors, those of F igland, France, Austria, and Sweden—of the errpl venation given by the Noble Lord the Member for - the City of London in reply to inquiries put to b am by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Pon' liafract—of the circular re cently addressed to o ear Consuls in the Levant by her Britannic MAJES ry's representative at Con stantinople. Having reverted t D which three incidents, we would now allude to : another of a different kind, mentioned in our in apression . of Saturday—an incident which trans pired - ' at Malta, and which we are informed has thrown the Greek merchants into the utmost con isternation. It is nothing less than the revel ation of certain evil ma chinations in aid oft he Hellenic invaders of the Ottoman territory. The diseovery, in fact, of the circumstance of the resident Greeks of Mar seilles having subscri-led a large sum of money t o be sent to the insurgents I With the amount we are not made acquainted : but the Prefect does no t hesitate to acquaint the Greek Consul with l ais determination that mea sures should be at once taken that the money so subscribed should be intercepted before reaching its destination. • it really the carne that nearer home than M4rseilles a similar s theme has actually been set on foot—a scheme f( kr the practical aid of the Greek insurgents, byithe trausnlissiou of 10,000/. from London and Ma - achester ? The question is worth putting to the occupants of the Treasury Benclaes directly the Easter recess is over—say even as early as Thursday evening, as soon as possible of ter the reassembling of Par liament. We would. urge the matter seriously upon the attention of our independent' represen tatives. The suggestion is worthy, for example, , of the notice, either of the Member for Aylesbury or of the Member for Pontefract. There are many facts, indeed, that must be dragged to light as quickly as possible in reference to much_ that has been doing of late by Orb and AmELra in furtherance of the designs of the Northern AUTOCRAT. Nay, Lord JOHN RUSSELL himself may be said to have given the voucher for this on the 6th of April, from the floor of the British Legislature. The forthcoming blue-book in re ference to the recent conduct of the Greek Go vernment will, of course, abound with timely revelations. But apart from this before a syllable of these documents is officially published—it is already by no means difficult to recognise the turpitude of the Hellenic sympa thisers with the Czar NICHOLAS. The truth in this matter is already, in a great measure, patent to any impartial observer's. apprehension.' It cannot hendeforth be ignored, or glozed over, or lost - *red — for - a while from our remembrance. It is altogether too glaringly demonstrated to be any longer overlooked—demonstrated, if by nothing else, by the deliberate assertions of the Noble Lord the Leader of the House of Commons, by the conduct pursued recently at Athens, not only by the British and French, but even by the Austrian and Swedish Ambassadors, as well as by the re markable circular addressed to our Consuls in the Levant, by her MAJESTY'S diplomatic representa tive at Constantinople. The first Russian prize has been brought into a British port. The " Union Jack" floating tri umphantly over a hostile flag has been first exhi bited in English waters, and the first prisoners of war have been placed under restraint in the United Kingdom. Her MAJESTY'S revenue steam-cruiser Argus, Commander M. W. S. Grandy, was the fortunate captor. Her officers and crew have realised the first fruits of the existing "difficulty," and afforded an example which will doubtless be so extensively followed that prizes will speedily lose the charm of novelty, and cease to attract attention on that ground. It appears that the Argus only left Southend on Thursday, and that on Friday about noon she fell in with the Froja, 440 tons, and fifteen men, WEE ex master, bound from Lisbon to the Baltic. She had left Lisbon on the 28th of March—the day on which the declaration of war appeared in the Gazette, and the one before that on which the Orders in Council for reprisals and embargo were made. It is possible, there fore, that the master and crew were ignorant of the danger they were incurring, and ran unwit tingly into the trap. This view of the case would seem to be supported by the fact that the Froja, when boarded, was within 18 miles of Beechy• Head, and that, although having two nine-pound carronades and a supply of small arms and ammu nition for the crew, no resistance of any kind was offered. On the other hand, the master asserted that he was bound to Elsinore, and not to Abo-.. a matter of no real consequence so far as the legality of the capture was concerned, but which he might have supposed would have afforded a chance of escape from condemnation. An interesting question now arises. There are fifteen prisoners of war, inoffensive seamen, who were not taken with arms in their hands, or aim ing blows at the power and authority of this country, but engaged in a peaceful and laudable calling. How, then, are we to deal with these persons ? By the laws of war they are unques tionably lawful prisoners, responsible for all the untoward consequences of the insane ambition and grasping cupidity of their despotic master, and we would be justified in making them close prisoners, and subjecting them to all the privations and suf ferings incidental to such a position. • But ought we to act on these rights ? Would it be humane or politic to do so ? These are questions deserv ing of mature consideration, and we earnestly hope that the answers may be worthy of the noble cause in which the Western Powers have engaged. There can be no doubt as to the propriety of exacting ample guarantees, that the skill and physical power of these prisoners should not be brought into operation against us. If allowed to return freely to their own country, where their position is nearly that of serfs, they may be pressed into the service of their despotic master, and com pelled to fight against the generous enemy who treated them with such extraordinary kindness. seamen would b e o f th e u t most v Fl a x l P u e lb ri t e o nccl the e Avrocnxr, and it could scarcely be anticipated that we could render any assistance to provide him with the mo s t useful, "munitions of war." Nor would it be true kindnesstothe poor t fellows themselves to send them off, in order they might be forthwith converted into " food for gunpowder." It would be little better than a mockery to take their _paroles against their serving in opposi tion to the Western Powers during the conflict. The CzAn would deal very summarily with any which would scarcely induce such engagement, him to dispense with services which might at the moment be peculiarly valuable. Or were it other wise, and that the "Muscovite gentleman" actually respected the honourable pledges given s these men THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL_ 24, 1 854, MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 5,000 bales, all to the trade. The market closed steadily without alteration. The sales comprised 4,000 American ; 200 Pernam and Maranham, at 6d. to bid. ; 200 Egyptian at 6d. to 10d. ; 350 Surat, at 3d. to 4id. ; and 80 Sea Island, at Is. ld. to ls. 9d. per lb. Railway Shares were dull, at rather lower prices. Wheat is steady at last Monday's prices, but spring corn tends upwards. The General Weekly Shipping List gives the cur rent rates of freights as follows :—Adelaide, 80s. to 90s. ; Hobart Town, 80s. to 90s. ; Launceston, 85s. to 100 s. ; Melbourne or Geelong Wharves, 105 s. to 120 s. ; Melbourne or Geelong, 80s. to 90s. ; New Zealand, 100 s. to 120 s. ; Portland 'Bay, 110 s. to 120 s. ; Swan River, 80s. to 90s. ; Sydney, 80s. tc 90s. ; and Algoa Bay, 455. to 555. per ton. The steamer Canada has arrived from the United' States, but her letters will not be delivered until to-morrow. • Accounts from Berlin of the 21st inst, state that the new convention - was signed on the 20th inst., and not some days previously as was asserted. The details given are most important, as tendi,ng to prove that tye treaty is decidedly hostile to R uss i a , and goes far beyond a mere declaration of neutrality. The necessity of the provinces being evacuated is distinctly avowed, and Russian aggres sion is stigmatised as dangerous to the European balance of power. • 'The Prussian ambassador at St. Petersburg, General von Rochow, died in that city a few days since. The French Government has appointed a Captain of the Port for Gallipoli. During the fortnight ending the 22d inst. the Hon. East India Company drew bills here on the thrre presidencies to the amount of 92,4801. The railway " calls" for May are as follow : Due. Call. Total. *Arica and Tacna 2 £2 10 £62,500 *Central of Switzerland l5 1 0 postp. Dublin and Wicklow 15 2 10 87,500 *Dutch Rhenish l5 1 0 82,483 Great North of Scotland, Ist Pref 8 1 10 45,000 Limerick and Foynes Newry and Enniskillen (for. shs.) 1 010 unkn. *Sambre and Meuse Preference Shrews. & Ches. 5 p cent. Rd. Pref 6 2 0 15,228 South Wales, 201., 4 per cent. Do. 201., 44 per cent 12 30 78 £398,539 * The proportion called by foreign companies is 158,8331., but the holdings of English proprietors are not known. The railway meetings announced are the fot lowing : Company. Date. Place, &c. Antwerp and Rotterdam May 4, Brussels. Central of Switzerland April 27, Basle. Demerara Dublin and Wicklow East Lancashire... Eastern of France April 26, Paris. Great India Peninsula April 28, 3, New Broad-st. Londonderry and Coleraine May 4, Coleman-st. Bldings Lyons and Geneva April 27, Paris. Northern of France ' Paris, Caen, and Cherbourg A.pril29, Paris. Sambre and Meuse Southern of France April 27, Paris. The English Stock Market bas been influenced unfavourably by the Spanish news, Consols, which opened at 87i 1, being now 81. to for transfer, and 87 for account. The New 31- Cents. per have been 87k to I, and the 3 per Cents. 86k to g. Bank Stock has been steadier, at 214. Exchequer Bills have been at par to 4s. premium, and India Bonds at 2s. discount. In Foreign Securities there has been very little doing. Spanish Three per Cents. have realised 361, being lower in consequence of the Barcelona insurrection. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been at 37g. Mexican ,Stock is firmer at 24k, and. Peruvian quiet at GO. Rxisaias Five per Cents. have,advanced to M and 93k, by sympathy with an improvement at' Berlin. Dutch Two-and-a- Half per aents. have realised 561. Railway Shares have been rather higher, though scarcely so good again within the last hour, owing to the relapse in the funds. There has not been much doing. The principal transactions have been in Caledonian, Great Northern, North-Western, and Midland. Foreign Shares have been neglected. The Mining Shares have been steady with a few bargains in the principal companies. The Land Shares are dull, and the Banks nominal. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List. ) Puniness done. Bank Stock ... 2lll i per Cent. Reduced Annuities B6s * 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities B 7i # 4 i New 31 per Cent. Annuities B7 i i L o ng Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 186 0 ... 4 11-16 i Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859.... 41 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 5 India Bonds, £lOOO — Ditto, under £lOOO 2 d Consols for Account 11th May B7i I i Exchequer Bills, 2d. . £IOOO • £ 5OO , par 4 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 6O Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 37./ Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 934 3 Span i s h B on ds, 3 per Cent 36i Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2} per Cent. 12 Gull 56 HALF-PAST TWO. Consols B7/ Ditto May Account . .. B7i CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cibinet Couacil was held at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, on Saturday after noon. The Ministers present were the Earl of Aber deen, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir W. Molesworth. The Council sat one hour and a half. Viscount Palmerston left town after the Council for his seat, Broadlands, Hants. The Mar quis of Lansdowne took his departure for Bowood-park, Wilts. DEATH OF MR. EDWIN ATKINEL—It is with great re gret we have to record thej:leath of this enterprising gen tleman, who for several years, in conjunction with his brother John, who is the, present proprietor, had the management of the Liverpool Zoological Gardens for his mother. In order to procure some new and curious,eye cimens of the animal world, he martea, in 1852, - od the perilous journey of exploring the almost unknown tracts of the interior of Africa. He had been most successful in his daring adventure, having secured several speci mens, When death overtook him on a small island on the White River, a branch of the Nile, in January last. The melancholy intelligence was communicated to his family by a latter from her Majesty's consul at Cairo.—Liver pool Mercury. SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS.—On Sa turday a numerous company of the nobility and distin guished amateurs of the fine arts visited the gallery of the Society of Painters in Water Colours in Pall Mall East, previous to its being opened to the publio. Among the company were the Duchess of Sutherland, the Mar quis of Lansdowne the Dowager-Countesss of Morley, the Bishops of Winchester and Lichfield, the Hon. Richard Cavendish, Sir Charles Wood, Sir Robert Inglis, and many of the members of the Royal Academy. _ STEAM-VESSELS.-13y a parliamentary return, printed yesterday, the whole number of steam-vessels registered in the United Kingdom between Jan. 1, 1852, and Jan. 1, 1854, was 1,375 vessels, with an aggregate tonnage of 248,623 tons, giving an average of 180 tons to each vessel. The largest is the Himalaya, of .3,508 tons, iron, screw, belonging to the Peninsular and Orien tal Stearn Navigation Company, 340 feet in length, and 44 feet 4 inches in breadth, registered Dec. 9, 1853 ; and the smallest is the Revolution, belonging to the Earl of Dundonald, of 7 tons, 45 feet 6 inches in length and 7 feet 2i n breadth, registered May 16, 1833. The oldest is the Ann and Jane, of 27 tons, exclusive of en gine-room, registered at Newcastle, Jan. 17, 1825. EARL BEAUCHAMF.—WORCESTER, SATURDAY NIGHT. —A public dinner was held at the Shire-hall in this city this evening, to celebrate the accession of Earl Beau champ' to the peerage, and to present him With a testi monial for his services as member for the county of Worcester. The chair was taken by the Right Hon. Sir John S. Pakington, Bart., M.P., and men of all politics were present, incletding Lord Ward, Viscount Elmley, M.P., Colonel Rushout, M.P., Mr. J. H. H. Foley, M.P., Mr. Laslett, M.P., Hon. Mr. Coventry, Hon. and Rev. Thomas Coventry, Hon. and Rev. W. W. C. Talbot, Sir 0. P. Wakeman, Bart., Sir E. H. Lechmere, Bart., Sec. The testimonial consisted of a full-length portrait of the noble and gallant earl—late General Lygon—by Mr. Grant, R.A. and bore at the foot the f o ll ow i ng :—" This portrait Of Lieutenant-Ge neral the Earl Beauchamp was presented to him on his accession to the peerage, after representing the western division of the county of Worcester in Parliament for the period of thirty-six years, by his friends and late constituents of all political opinions, in testimony of their appreciation of his consistent public character and high private worth.", would be again employed in the mercantile marine, and would render available for war services 'an equal number of seamen, who would at once be taken in their place. On either ground, then, we could hardly consent to the unconditional dis charge of those parties. But there is another ground why we should keep those parties. We cannot hope that we ourselves should be exempted from the ordinary " fortune of war," that we should not lose vessels, and have British subjects taken into captivity, from whence they will not be released until exchanged for others. We may then require these men, as the means of obtaining the liberation of our own countrymen. But although we may be compelled to detain these parties, there is no reason why they should be treated with harshness or severity. It, is no case for hulks or prisons. The incarceration of the parties is by no means required. They should, on the con trary, be allowed the utmost degree of liberty, con sistent with their safe keeping, arid a fair allow ance for their support and maintenance. By per mitting them to move about, and to acquire some idea of the manners and customs of the English people, to see the working of free insti tutions, and at the same time inspiring a feeling of gratitude for unexpected kindness, we would render immense service to the cause of liberty. These people would speedily compare. their pre vious condition with that of others living under a Constitutional Monarchy. They would dis cover the vast disadvantages of despotic power, and on return.* home would communicate to their friends and neighbours the nature and extent of the blessings from which they were debarred. Each man would thus become an apostle of civilisation, enlightening the minds of their benighted brethren. A spirit of inquiry would be excited—an enthu siasm awakened which it would be impossible to suppreis, and which would strike at the very root of the principle of autocracy—a principle which only subsists on the besotted ignorance of its fol lowers. The question of what we shall do with our prisoners of war becomes one of vast impor tance, and should not be disposed of on any trivial or insufficient grounds, or until all the elements of the calculation aro fully and maturely con sidered. Our late remarks on the Colonial Clergy Disa bilities Bill were fully sustained by; the debate in committee on the 10th. The whole matter is in a false position, and, consequently, the confusion and misunderstanding were inevitable and incur able. The Solicitor-General, clear-headed and straightforward man as he is, through submitting himself to the ingenious and subtle ecclesiastical tutelage of Mr. GLADSTONE, has only succeeded in mystifying and perplexing the whole house. We, and all ordinary mortals, may well spare our selves any painful•study of a measure which even Mr. ELLICE (the Member for Coventry) declared " he did not understand," which, to such a man as Sir G. GREY, was " legislating in the dark," and which Mr. NAPIER, and Mr. HENLEY also, like Mr. ELLICE, " could not understand." When sueh lawyers and politicians are at fault, it may well be conceived that the country at large must be much more in the dark than Sir G. GREY. Indeed, it is puzzling enough to the general reader to find Sir. RICHARD BETHEL', whom, turning to his faithful DOD, he finds to be not only Solicitor-General, but " Queen's Counsel, Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lan caster, and Counsel to the University of Oxford ;" and Mr. J. G. PHILLIMORE, who, as he learns from the same authority, is Doctor of Civil Law, Chancellor of Worcester, Oxford, Bristol, &c., — actually differing point blank on the ,question of the supremacy of the Crown in the Ecclesiastical government of the Colonies ! We may reasonably, therefore, inquire whether even the shadow of a necessity exists for a bill so likely, according to Mr. ELLicE, a statesman of so much Colonial ex periene-e, to produce heartburningd and ill-will in the Colonies. • We think, however, it is becoming deartto , the House that Mr. PHILLIMORE told 'the truth in describing it as a measure to bring about the establishment of a convocation with legal powers in the colonies, doubtless with the understood de sign of strengthening the hands of Convocationists in demanding like powers at home. Whatevei the secret wishes of Mr. GIA.DSTONE, it was quite plain, as observed by Mr. T. CHAMBERS, that " the Bill was a very different thing from what it was represented to be, for instead of its dealing with a free and voluntary church in the colo nies, which by some accident had been left under disabilities, it, in point of fact, proposed to relieve an" Established Church from disabilities under which it laboured." This is the kernel of the whole question. If the Colonial Episcopal Church b. as free and. voluntary as the Wesleyan and other Churches in the colonies, whose liberties were so often adverted to, and if, through any technicalities of law, the Episcopal Church be more fettered than the other churches, why then, as Mr. ELLICE and others justly observed, repeal the statute or statutes, so far as the colonies are concerned, at once. Declare the Act of lINTELY VIII., -and any other similar acts, null and void beyond our own shores, and there the business will end, and we shall know what we are about. But if Mr. GLADSTONE really wants to secure for his pet colonial churches a legal oneness with the Church of England, and by conse quence a legal status and precedence in the colonies, to say nothing of importing his Colonial Convocations to the mother country, we hope we are not mistaken in believing the day for such interference with Colonial rights past. It has been settled for the English Church at home, that if she will be the State Church, she must bear the yoke of the State ; that if she wants the liberties of Dissenters, she must purchase it at the price they pay for them. -No statesman grudges them their freedom while they decline to trouble him for special privileges or pay, and no man ought to know better than Mr. GLADSTONE that neither the colonies nor the mother country will, unless cheated by unintelligble bills, tolerate now any other principle. We had thought that all sensible men had agreed that the Canada Clergy Reserves Bill settled for ever the point that all the Colonial Churches were henceforth to be independent of the mother country. 'That a whole colony might turn Quakers if -they pleased, and dispense with clergy altogether, or-Rcenan Catholics, and ac knowledge the Pope as their religious head. That whether any church, or what church, should be supported by the Colonial Government, and to what extent, wereto be questions for the colonists themselves to settle. The Anglican Church in the colonies, on this basis, can retain spiritual and. ecclesiastical connection with the Mother Church in this country, as Wesleyan Societies do with the Wesleyan body here, and Catholics with Rome itself. More than this no honest advocate of Colonial Rights will concede for a moment. We hope this dishonest bill will drop, and wish Sir R. BETHELL had never put his name on its back. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the whole of the Royal family, will arrive at Buck ingham Palace this afternoon, from Windsor Castle. The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland and Lady Augusta Poulett have arrived in St. James's-square, from visiting Mr. Mark and Lady Augusta Millbanke, at Thorpe Hall, Yorkshire, where they passed a few days em route from Baby Castle. The Duke of Argyll, after attending the Council on Saturday, returned to the Duke of Sutherland's seat, Clifden House, near Windsor, where the duchess and family are staying. The Duke of Devonshire has recovered from his recent slight indisposition at his ♦illa at Chiswick, where the Countess of Carlisle, the Countess Dowager Granville, and a few other relatives, have been passing the recess with the noble duke. Viscount Palmerston arrived in town on Saturday to attend the Cabinet Council. The noble lord went back in the evening to Broadlands. Lord and Lady Palmerston return to town early this week. Her lady ship will immediately resume her political reunions on Saturday evenings. Lord and Lady hfonteagle have arrived at Trinity Lodge, Cambridge, from Ashridge, Herts, on a visit to the Master of Trinity College and Mrs. Whewell. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone have arrived in Downing-street from visiting Lord and Lady Lyttelton, at Hagley Park, Worcestershire, during the holidays. The right hon. gentleman will have a large dinner party to-morrow evening. The Marquis of Ornionde returned on Thursday from London to Kilkenny Castle. The Earl and Countess Granville have arrived in Pruton•etrcet from Pada, AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA. LIVERPOOL, Monday.—The Canada, royal mail steam-ship, with the mails from the United States, Canada, and the Lower Provinces, passed Holy head, inward bound, this morning at/7 o'clock. She is expected to arrive 'in the Mersey about 2 o'clock. Her mails will reach London per first delivery on Tuesday morning. Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, late Commander on the Noreh- American Station, was on board. She has advices from New York to the 11th instant, and a large amount of specie for Havre. THE MEDITERRANEAN. (RY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, April 24.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Tagus, Capt. Joy, has arrived here, with'dates from Gibraltar, 14th ; Cadiz, 15th ; Lisbon, 19th ; Vigo, 20th ; with Oport• no communication. The Tagus brings on freight 10 packages specie, 1,000 boxes oranges, 122 boxes lemons, 99 cases eggs, and sundry merchandise. There is no news of importance from Lisbon. The reports of a Ministerial crisis there 'were de void of foundation. Exchange on London was quoted 54i, with bills over and money scarce. Lisbon Baia notes, 2i per cent. discount. - The accounts from Gibraltar mention the arrival there of the steamers Trent and Orinoco, from Southampton ; Tonning, from Deptford ; City of London, from Woolwich ; and Medway, from Ports mouth : all well. These ships coaled immediately on their arrival, and proceeded for Gallipoli. After disembarking their troops at Gallipoli, the Trent and Medway were under orders to return to, Gib raltar to take from that garrison the 13th and 55th Regiments, destined to form a portion of the British army in the East. The British transport-ship, Earl of Shaftesbury, passed the Straits of Gibraltar on the 11th inst., and the transport No. 2 passed Gibraltar the same day. The Royal Mail steamer Niagara, with the 88th regiment on board, passed Gibraltar on the 10th, without stopping there. PORTUGAL. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The Gannet steamer brings Lisbon letters and papers of the 15th inst. The Great Western steamer, with the Brazil mails of the 10th, had arrived from Southampton on the 15th at daybreak, as also the Menai steamer, for the South American Company's service in the River. Plate, which likewise left Liverpool on the 10th. The French steamers Zelee and Newton were the only foreign vessels of war in the Tagus. The Duque do Porto, coasting steamer between Lisbon and Oporto, had struck upon a rock in the Douro ; her cargo and passengers were immediately taken out, and she was expected to be again ready for service in about a month. This steamer belongs to the Lugo-Brasileira Company. Independent of the Portuguese quarantine upon vessels from Brazil by the declaration of Bahia as infected by yellow fever, and all other ports as sus pected, England has again been subject to the same annoyance by the declaration of Glasgow as infected, and all other English ports as suspected, of cholera, so that the passengers per Great Western had three days' lazaretto at Lisbon, to make eight days' voyage and detention. .The Deputies were discussing the bill to reform public instruction, the Saldanha members being still much annoyed with the majority, which had turned.out some of his Grace's partisans. There was otherwise no political news at Lisbon. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS .DAY.) A RIIFFIAN.---Daniel Brennan, a sturdy young Irish man, who has been for years the terror of the police, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with being drunk, and assaulting police constable 126 C, while in the execution of his duty. .The constable stated that on Saturday night he was on duty in Robert-street, Grosvenpr 7 square, when he saw—the prisoner Sghting with a sweep. He parted them, and requested them to disperse. Prisoner refused to leave, and deliberately went up 'to a young man who was looking on, and knocked him down. Witness then arrested the prisoner, and was conveying him to the sta tion, when two of his companions came behind him, and one of them put his head between prosecutor's legs, and flung him flat on his back. Witness speedily recovered his legs and seized hold of the man who had thrown him, when some others came up and rescued him from his custody. He, however, maintained hiti hold of the prisoner, who struck him, bit him, kicked him, and tried all he could to get away, until further assistance ar rived, when the prisoner, who was slightly intoxicated, was safely lodged in the station. The prisoner, in a surly tone, denied the charge, and asserted that the constable had sworn falsely. Mr. Bingham said he had no reason to doubt the con stable's evidence. Prisoner had been guilty 'of a ruffianly assault, for which he (Mr. Bingham) should commit him to the House of. Correction for one calendar month. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.; (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) THE LYCEUM THEATRE.-BANKRUPTCY OF MR. C. J. MATTHEWS. To-day was appointed for choice of assignees unde: the bankruptcy of Mr. C. J. Matthews, lessee, &c., of the Lyceum Theatre, who was declared bankrupt in con sequence of not being able to fully carry out an arrange ment under the Debtor and Creditors Arrangement Act. No balance sheet or preliminary statement' having. been filed, it is impossible to state the amount of the debts and liabilities, or of the assets, but they were in course of preparation by Mr M. Thomas, Basinghall-street. The Court was crowded to excess by the performers, and others connected with the theatre attending to prove their debts, which were generally for small amounts, an"" nothing of the slightest interest transpired. The meet ing is likely to last the greater part of the afternoon, and probably will, in consequence of the number of creditors. The theatre will be kept open for the present, under the superintendence of the official assignee, Mr. Whit more. BAIL COURT-(THIS DAY). WYLD V. CALVERT. The case was resumed this morning, and the defence was not concluded at the time we went to press. LOSS OF THE BEDLINGTON ON THE DANUBE. The following is an extract of a despatch from Mr. Lord, the British Vice• Consul at Ismail, dated Soulina, March 24, 1854, transmitted to Lloyds from the Board of Trade : • "It is likewise true that the Bedlingten, iron barque, Is sunk just below Tchatal. The master and crevrAvere taken out of the sinking vessel by the Russians, who took them to Ismail." OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. William Ogle Carr is appointed Chief Justice of the Suprere Court at Ceylon ; Mr. Francis Longworth is appointed Colonial Secretary at Prince Edward's Island ; Mr. John Myrie 101 l is appointed Treasurer of Prince Edward's Island ; Mr. Edward Palmer is appointed Attorney-General at Prince Edward's Island ; Mr. George Wright is appointed Re gistrar and Keeper of Plans, at Prince Edward's Island ; Messrs. Francis Longworth, J. M. Holl, E. Palmer, Donald Montgomery, Roderick Macaulay, James Heron Conroy, and Emanuel M'Echan are appointed members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward's ISland Mr. H. Culling Eardley Childers is appointed collector of Customs at Victoria ; Mr. Norman Campbell is ap pointed Registrar at Victoria ; Mr. Edmund Grimes is appointed Auditor-General at Victoria ; Mr. Charles Heddle is appointed Member of Council at Sierra Leone. —Observer. ' THE CIVIL SERVICE.-Mr. Robert Natalis Ternan has been appointed a clerk in the inland department of the General Post Office, at 801. per annum. Mr. John Ambrose Duesbury has been appointed to a clerkship in the railway post-office department. There are three clerkships vacant in the inland department, 801. per annum, in the gift of the Postmaster-General. Royal Arsenal, Woolwich.—Messrs. Frederick G. Vick and E. Nicoll have been appointed temporary clerks in the storekeeper's department. Captain Boxer, R.A., has been appointed assistant firemaster in the Royal labo ratory department. Mr. Bake (late Ordnance depart ment, Antigua) has been appointed second clerk on the establishment. Messrs. Raines, W. Bennett, and Weld have been appointed temporary clerks. The appoint ment of keeper of state papers is vacant, caused by the death of the Right Honourable Tienry Hobhouse. The appointment of commissioner for auditing the public accounts is vacant, caused by the promotion of Mr. Romily to the chairmanship of the board. Messrs. F. Du Pre Dyer, James Gray, and Henry Ancell, have been appointed acting second-class clerks in the Admi ralty, Somerset House. There is a vacancy of a clerk for general business at Liverpool, vice Mr. R. Parsons, superseded. Mr. T. B. Penley bas been removed to the office of inspector of imports and exports, London, vice Mr. P. R. M'Allister, who exchanges. Messrs. J. H. Barnes and C. Wrightson have been appointed clerks in the Long Room in London. Mr. Harry- Flnden has been appointed clerk in the office of comptroller of ac• counts for the legal quays in London. Mr. H. D. R. Forster has been appointed clerk in tile tea department, London. Mr. E. Hackett has been appointed clerk in the St. Katherine Dock/J.—Ova .6creiee Gazette, LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE BALTIC. ENTRANCE OF THE ENGLISH FLEET INTO THE GULF OF FINLAND. ELSINORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 22.—Twenty-five English ships of war passed on the 15th before Sandhamn, a little Swedish island, situated exactly opposite the Gulf of Finland. MORE PRIZES. MEMEL, APRIL 18.—The John, Jost, from Hull ; Catharina Cilarlotta, Balling, from Brest, both bound to Riga ; and the Carl Magnus, Rasmussen, from Hull, bound to Pernau, which sailed hence April 16, have been detained by H.M.S. Conflict, and sent back to this port as prizes. The Conflict is at anchor in the roadstead. LUBECK, APRIL 18.—The captain of a vessel arrived here yesterday from Calmd,r, reports that he saw a war steamer off Moen, with barques in tow, apparently Finlanders. HAMBURG, APRIL 19.—The Alexandria (Finland vessel), from Copenhagen to Finland, has been captured by the English, and taken to Kiocre Bay. A letter from Revel, 11th, says :—" The road stead is still covered with ice. The Russian Government has concentrated masses of troops in our neighbourhood to prevent an eventual landjng of the Anglo-French forces. Some English ships of war have been seen off Revel." A letter from Memel, of the 14th, says :—" The quantity of goods which reaches us for transit is so great that our stores are full, and the authorities have taken measures for supplying larger ones. It is certain that Memel occupies itself more than ever in making expeditions of goods to and from Russia. The war causes little prejudice to the wholesale dealers of Riga and St. Petersburg, who since the establishment of differential duties have caused their colonial goods to be brought from Memel by land. It consequently results that the blockade of the Russian ports would cause but little damage to them. On the contrary, they will be favoured by the lowering of the Prussian transit duties, and by a considerable economy in conveyance. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 18.—The British fleet yes terday was seen to the north of the island of Born holm, in the neighbourhood of Christianso. These two islands belong to Denmark; they are situate on the south of the Swedish coast, under the 33d de gree of latitude. The Alban, which has been here in the roads for some days, leaves to-day for Win go, in order to meet the French squadron. You will remember that the immediate cause of the last Ministerial crisis was the refusal of the King to comply, with the request of the Minister of War to dismiss two high functionaries in his depart mentho in the' Diet had voted for the address of want of confidence in the Cabinet. Those gentle men belong to the moderate Opposition—the one is M. An.drm, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, and Professor of Mathematics in the Military School at Copenhagen • the other is M. Hall, Judge-Advo cate of the Army, and Professor of Common Lew at the University. The King opposing himself to the removal of tbeSe two gentlemen, the Minister of War tendered his resignation, which was ac cepted, and Colonel Bavesen appointed ad interim in General Hansen's place. But then the other Ministers resigned too, and the men to whom his Majesty applied for the formation of a new Ministry having declined the task, on account of 'present critical circumstances, the King was obliged to keep his Cabinet, and submit to the condition of removing the above-named gentlemen from their charges; and appoint ing the candidate of the Ministry for the Bishop ric of Zealand. Both of the, gentlemen thus dismissed being highly esteemed and very dis tinguished men, you may yourself deduce what effect their dismissal is likely to have upon public opinion. The Cabinet, at all events, is under mined, the slightest breeze from the west may blow them over, and here no person of common sense doubts of the short duration of their staying in office, save the Ministers themselves. The Op position takes matters very coolly, and with great good sense considers it to be for the interest of con stitutional progress not to pluck the fruit before it is ripe. The Swedish Government having issued their declaration concerning contraband, and re straining it to monitions cewar, the Danish Go vernment will most likely follow their example, in so far as stipulations by treaty with other Powers allow them so to do. A later from Copenhagen, dated Aprills, gives the following' account of Rear-Admiral Plumridge's cruise : " The admiral and his four ships left the fleet on the 3d of April, to reconnoitre .the Russian ports, if possi ble. About the Bth of April, Admiral Plumridge, in the Valorous, accompanied by one of the frigates, sepa rated to cruise off a Russian island by the name of Dago, about 70 miles from Revel, which is about the nearest naval port. In three days he returned, having been to the edge of the ice, and having seen twelve Russian men of war frozen in. The Daunt less was immediately despatched to the fleet to acquaint the admiral of it. The Amphion remained cruising, to see what she could pick up. Several me/chant ships fell prizes, they were from foreign ports. The Tribune had four, and towed two of them—fine barques—to Copenhagen. Some of, the ship's company were sent on board of them, and a number of prisoners were sent on board the Hydaspes. The Tribune, on reaching Copenhagen, coaled to rejoin. The fleet passed us last night on their way to the Russian ports, but I question if wo can do much yet, on account of the ice. As you may suppose, it is very cold, and we get some stiff breezes, otherwise the weather is fine over head: I have no doilbt but we shall Pop the question' in the course of a week or ten days, but it will depend on the breaking up of the ice. I feel more than certain that Sir Charles Napier will make a grand dash as soon as he can." The following extract from a Stockholm paper shows how tenderly the paternal Government of the Emperor Nicholas treats his Finnish sub jects : " The -whole town swarms with fugitives, who are pouring out of Finland. Many, too, come from Aland, in order to escape the Russian press-gangs. The Rus- Sian fleet is in great want of seamen, and, as it is pre paring to take the sea as soon as the ice gives way, the authorities lay violent hands on young and old. In the night fathers of families are hurried off without a mo ment's grace, and the result is that whole households fly to Sweden with bag and baggage in order to escape such tyranny." ST. PETERSBURG. The Journal de St. Petersbourg of the 14th says : —" Prince Dolgorouki, minister plenipotentiary at the court of Teheran, is promoted to the rank of privy councillor, and, at his own request, has been recalled from his present post." The St. Petersburg journals having contained an insinuation that the essential points of the secret correspondence between Russia and England had been confidentiallx commupicated to Austria and Prussia, it i& understood that an official con tradiction of the assertion will forthwith appear at Berlin. CIRCULAR OF THE RUSSIAN GOVERN. MENT. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg issued - last month a circular to its foreigv agents, which appeals to the ima g ination of the Christians of the_ East, and is of a nature to encourage the Greek insurrection. It is as follows : " ST. PETERSBURG, MARCH 2, 1854. " Sir,—The memorandum annexed to my despatch of the 18th of last month has enabled you to communicate to the Government to which you are accredited a faithful and circumstantial account of our difference.with Turkey, of the negotiations by which we sought to bring the Porte to a more jest appreciation of our demands, and of the com plications which arise therefrom in consequence of the passionate intervention of the Cabinets of Paris and London, and of the hostile attitude assumed towards us at the very moment that they announced themselves as pacific mediators between us and the Ottoman Govern. meat. The events having acquired now the gravity which we feared for the tranquillity of Europe, we con sider it a duty towards the Courts who have hitherto judged our acts without prejudice or partiality, to con tinue to provide them with data to enable them to judge with the same justice the situation in which some of the great powers of Europe are desirous to place Russia in its future relations with Turkey, and the obligations thereby sought to be imposed upon the Emperor. " There is one especially which touches the conscience of the whole of Russia and of its Sovereign, that which relates to the position of the Christian populations sub jected to Turkey, and upon whom the Mussulman Government and people, excited by fanaticism, and con fiding in the sympathy and aid offered to them with so unjustifiable an eagerness by the Christian Powers, think themselves authorised to exercise the most cruel vexa tions. "Some of these populations, especially those which border upon independent Greeoe, driven to extremes, and losing all hope of better fate, have taken up arms to throw off a yoke which has become insupportable. "This rising, already for a long time foreseen and even announced, occupies and moves at the present mo ment the minds and the press of Europe. By a contra diction, which those who pretend to protect against us the power of the Crescent and the rights of the Sultan can alone explain, these same Powers, who declare war to us for the sole motive that we wished to maintain the religious immunities of the Christians of Turkey, say that they are disposed to obtain in their favour the same civil and political rights as are enjoyed by the Mu ssu i. men. . . " We do not wish to draw sinister prognostics ; but these tardy promises, so little in accordance with the acts of those who proclaim them, will have, we fear, other result than to exasperate still more the oppressors' against the oppressed, to provoke sanguinary reprisals, and to render for the future impossible the submission of those populations to Turkish rule. "For our part, we never demanded from the Porte in favour of its Christian subjects but what was just practicable, and confirmed by the acts of the Sultans themselves ; but when others than ourselves come and raise up complications and calamities which fall with all their weight on our co-religionists, and drive them to au unequal struggle, we cannot surely refuse them our in• terest and our assistance. " If the rising we hear of should take greater exten- Nion—if it should become a war to the death, and of lona duration, like that of the Greeks in 1821—we do • not think that any Christian Power could assist in re* placing these populations under the Ottoman yoke without offending its conscience. The Emperor will in no case lend his hand to it. During our war, as at the period when peace will be possible, their fate will be the object of the Emperor's care. Weals() hope that God will not allow that, from an unjust animosity against Russia, Christian Sovertlgns shall permit their armies to join in the work of extermination, which• the renegades as sembled in the camp of Omer Pacha meditate doubtless at this hour against those who have taken up arms for the defence of their hearths and their Church. " Such, sir, is the point of view in which we think it right to consider the rising in Epirus, the possible con sequences of which we regret, which we have the con sciousness riot only not to have excited, but 'which We were unable to prevent, though we desired to do so. " You will make use of the above indications to rec tify the false rumours and malicious insinuations which will, doubtless, be' circulated on this occasion against Russia and her intentions. (Signed) " NESSELRODB." THE DANUBE. VIENNA, Arita 23.—1 t is reported that Silis tria is hard besieged, and several points in flames. Reports speak of its surrender, and that ill* Russians have taken Rassova. Both reports require confirmation. The Russians send all disposable troops towards Giurgevo and Kalafat. Their passage at Radjuge watz is shortly expected for a combined attack on Widdin and Kalafat. The Sulina mouths will be closed by sinking three vessels earth laden ; only Kilia, with eight feet water, remains open. The Bashi Bazouks have burnt and evacuated Bassardsik. A deputation of Rayahs has requested the Russians to cross into the district between Silistria and Shumla, no Turkish troops being there. 560 Russians still reside in Constantinople. The banditti in Thessaly and Epirus have de stroyed 178 villages. The Cologne Gazette contains a Vienna letter of the 18th, which says :—" The crews of the Russian vessels sold at Trieste to the, Greek Government will arrive here to-morrow, under the escort of tyro Austrian officers, who are to accompany them to the frontier. The officers have instructions to pro vide for all the wants of the Russian crews, and to take measures to prevent their being molested or insulted on the road. It would seem, from this order, that in high circles ~ the real sentiments of the public are well known: The mo=t import ant news from the theatre of war is that a Rus sian division has seized on Babadagh, on the Black Sea, almost without combat, the Turks withdraw ing at once. At Kalsrasch preparations have been made for a speedy, passage of the Danube, the - Russians appearing to have it in contemplation to blockade Silistria. On the left bank they have raised several batteries, and, it is said, only await the arrival of a part of the corps of Luders to com mence the bombardment of several places at the same time. The news that the Court of Russia intended withdrawing from St. Petersburg, and proceeding to Moscow, is formally contradicted in letters from the Russian capital of the 9th. Not only the Court, but all the aristocracy will remain at St. Petersburg." The Correspondance of Berlin says :--cc Tele graphic accounts from Bucharest announce that M. de Meusebach, Prussian Consul-General in the Danubian Principalities, has struck his flag, and suspended his diplomatic relations with the Wallachian government. This measure has been determined on in conseqUence of the - Consul-Gene' ral having applied in vain for some time past to the Wallachian authorities for a guarantee for the. privileges and immunities of Prussian subjects ; the Consular offices will, however, remain open in the Principalities for the protection of Prussian sub jects. Other accounts from Bucharest of the 14th announce that a fire had broken out in the town of Fokschani, and destroyed the Russian hospitals. The patients were, however, removed in safety. The Russian powder magazine, which contained; au immense quantity of powder, escaped." ,GALLIPOLL We extract the following from a letter dated Gallipoli, April Bth, and written by a gentleman who accompanied the British troops, in the Golden Fleece, which arrived at that place on April sth Unless there is danger of the forces of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias getting by some means or other down on the very shores of the Dardanelles, the advantage of fixing our position at Gallipoli does not strike the unprofessional critic very forcibly. It is a wretched collection 'of hovels, of 10,000 inhabitants, Turks, Jews, and Greeks, on the European side of the Dardanelles, at the north western extremity of tho strait, where it begins t° expand into the Sea of Marmora. It is exposer to much of the sun's rays • but a range of hill s running parallel to th ecoas t Le affords considerabl e facilities for pitching a healthy encampment. A ; the crow flies it would appear to be about 120 miles from Constantinople across the Sea of Marmora. The geographical accidents of Gallipoli would load one to think the army placed there is intended fo,r occupation and d e f ence . It wou ld b e w ithi n suc h a distance of Const an ti nop l e th a t, if th e capita` were in the smallest danger, the troops could he i sent there in a few d a y s , a r till ery , b aggage , an'. all, - tvhile it effectually commands the Dardanelle s and the entrance to the Sea of Marmora, and make° it a mare clausum as it lists. But there are other considerations not to be overlooked, and which become significant enough when it is . recol lected that a small town, on a spit of land. 0 1 ) ; posite the mouth of the Maritza, on the coast of Turkey to the north-east of Samothrace, was sflr' veyed and examined for the encampment byFrene ll and English engineers. I mean the town of En oo. It is obvious that if some daring Muscovite Genera ; forcing a passage across the Danube beat the Turk and crossed the western ridges of the Balkan' he - might advance southwards with very littl e hindrance to the very .tEgean ; and a dashing mare' to the south-east would bring his troops to the western shores of the Dardanelles. A n ar my a Gallipoli could check such a movement, if it ea t entered into the head of auy one but the person who is now writing of it. Gallipoli is in effect situ' ate ou almost the narrowest portion of the tongue of land or peninsula, which, running be' tween the Gulf of Saros on the west and the Par' dandles on the east, forms the western side of the strait. An army encamped here commands the YEgean and the Sea of Marmora, and can b e marched northwards to the Balkan, or sent a cross to Asia or up to Constantinople with equal facility' So far, then, if the Turks are beaten, this point of some strategical value ; but would it not beinuct„ better to let -all this generalship alone and anny, at once to aid The Turks on the Danube if •I seriously intend be strike a blow for them TO - is the question asked by ignorant Turks and bl som e ignorant Englishmen like myself. lam sur e the men would enjoy as good health and get into , fine condition with the excitement of a little cam" paigning on the Danube, with the isrospectr of brush with the enemy to keep up their spiriP , they possibly could crow d e d i n h o t can t onme nts 3 Enos, Gallipoli, or Mitylene. On Thursday mor n , ing early a b oa t came o ff f rom s h ore, w ith t wo Col missariat officers, M essrs . T ur n e r and Bartlett, 0 • 1 !. 1 an interpreter. They informed us that the Cool had gone up the Dardanelles to look for us, O c t that he would return in the course of the day, ne,.. t added the unwelcome news that horses were to be had at any price, that provisions were 11 4 very cheap, and that the French being 'the k, comers, had got hold pf the best part of town, and of the best quarters as well. 'The Fren t , o mail steamer for Marseilles just put in at T• • moment, and started so soon afterwards that could scarcely get the General's letters W i t , despatches on board. After breakfast Lieutena nt General Brown, Colonel Sullivan, Captain ga, o , well, aide-de-camp, and Captain Whitmore, al,,u t , de-camp, started for the shore in the ship's bo-.., a accompanied by the captain of the vessel t r i the commissary officers. Sir GeOrge proceed 7 to visit the Pasha of Adrianople (Rustum ras hs 0 1 who had arrived here expressly by the order o his Government to facilitate the arrangelnl oo e and debarkation of the troops. He is an ow o f of high standing, and is said to be a ma n rs , great energy and ability. After their retu r n, about half-past, 2 o'clock, Lieutenant-Ger ro , Canrobert, and one aid e -d e - cam p, in full indle ut .. came on board, and was received by the Ll i . ro s- General. They had a l ong an d an i ma t e d con"; the tion, and Sir George led him down the hold 0 . 1 1, 0 g ship that he mi g ht h ave an o pp or tunity of (n o. , how the troops were stowed, and their arras/4 coc k carried. The visit lasted an hour, and was roul h o at its close with greater cordiality if possible v o si at the commencement. After making the nece'''axy, arrangements, the troops were disembarked tu, s , and marched out to theif camp, 8i miles n orth Gallipoli. , AUSTRIA. THE EMPEROR'S NUPTIALS. trn. VI MNA, Sunday Evening, April 23.--Tht/;;; penal bride arrived yesterdvr. She eutele% is i city in state. 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