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[ADVERTISEMENT.] MR. CHARLES SMITH, OF ENFIELD, WINE MERCHANT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the An- nouncement in several Newspapers - of Saturday and Sunday last, of Mr. CHARLES SMITH, of Enfield, Wine Merchant, being a BANKRUPT, is TOTALLY UNTRUE, and without foundation; and that, under the direction of Mr. Smith, legal proceedings have been commenced for so injurious a report. • Dated this 29th day of June, 1854. GEO. CRAFTER, Solicitor, 168, Blackfriars-road. Schumla, or scattered intermediately about the provinces of Roumelia, and Bulgaria—is to advance in transports across the Black Sea to aid the com bined fleets of England, France, and Turkey in their attack upon Sebastopol. But while this is literally what has to be next accomplished by the allied armies and navies in the Black Sea—how much more is left to be done by the fleets under INTAPIER and DESCHENES in the Baltic and the Gulf of Finland—without the co-operation of an army and without the essential aid of adequate gun-boats. The Baltic fleets have to attack Cronstadt, while the fleets in the Black Sea have to attack Sebastopol. But under what very dif ferent circumstances. The maritime operations against the Crimea are to be facilitated by the presence on the enemy's coast of powerful land forces, and the" aim of the enterprise will have been accomplished when the allied banners float together in triumph over the captured batteries of Sebastopol. Not so with regard to the attack upon Cronstadt. There no troops have been sent to combat in the same great cause with our maritime armaments. And when Cronstadt may be actually in the hands of the allies of Turkey—how much more will there not be even then to effect. The shallow navigation extending from the insular fortifica- TILEATRE ROYAL DRURY LAN - E: Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, JoLY 1, Will be performed Mozart's Opera IL SERAGLIO. Constanza, Madame Rudersdorff ; Blonde, Madame Agnes Bury; Selim, Herr Hoizel ; Belmont, Herr Pecs; Pedrillo, Herr Casteili ; and Osmin, Herr Formes. To conclude with a Ballet Divertissement. Peces--Stalls, 7s; Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25. ; Gallery, ls. ; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Fcar Guineas. The Box-office opel daily from Ten till Six, where places may be skewed., Private Boxes and Star sto be had of Messrs. Leader and Cods, 63, New Bond-street. liotiee.—Doors open at Half-past Seven. Per`ormance commences st Eight. Hal-price at Half-past THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. ibuckstone. THIS EVENING, Jura • Will be performed the Drama of THE KNIGHTS OP THE ROUND TABLE. - Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe. G. Vandenhoff. W. Farrell, Compton. and Backstone; Miss Reynolds, Miss E. Grey, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. Followed by AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS. To conclude with the Farce of DR. DILWORTH. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CuAmuse Klux. THIS EVENING, JULY 1, • Will be performed FROM VILLAGE TO COURT. Principal characters by Messrs. Harley, Fisher, and Cathcart; Misses Mur ray, Heath, and Vivash. After which, THE COURIER OF LYONS. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, J. Vining, Addison, Graham, David Fisher Cathcart, and Saker; Misses C. Leclerq, Heath, Tana% and K. Terry. • Tcroonclude with THE HALT OF THE BALLET. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the management of Madame Vestria. THIS EVENING, Jcat 1. Will be performed GIVE A DO:) Al ILL NAME. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews and F: Matthews ; Misses Oliver and Mar tindale. Followed by a new Drama, entitled SUNSHINE THEM:Mr! THE CLOUDS. Characters by Messrs. Rosiere, Gladstone, F. Matthews; Madame Vestris, Miss Hughes, and Miss Oliver. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Jun' 1, To conclude with THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Leigh Murray, Parselle, and Keeley ; Mrs. L. Murray, Misses Woolgal, Fanny Haskell, and Laidiaw, and Mrs. Keeley. After which will be presented the New Extravaganza, entitled A MOVING TALE, supported by Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by WAITING FOR AN OMNIBUS IN THE LOW CHER ARCADE IN A RAINY DAY. To conclude with HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Juit 1, Will be performed a Comedietta, (titled HEADS OR TAILS. Characters by Mr Emery and Miss Marston, &a. To be followed by the Comic Drama called HUSH MONEY. Characters by Messrs. F Robson, Emery, White, and Vincent ; Miss Dormer, and Mrs. A. Wigan. To conc'ude with the Farce of THE WANDERING MINSTREL, Jem Baggs, Mr. F. Robson. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee air. E. W. Allcroft. THIS EVENING, JILT 1, The Performances will commence with the Farce of LUCKY STARS. Characters by Messrs Herbert, Jones, and Sidney; Miss F. Beaumont, &c. After which. THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Lady Teazle, Miss Fitzpatrick. To be followed by Two Favourite Dances by the Misses Gunness. To conclude with a Favourite Farce. stalls, 51.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, Is. 6d; Gallery, 6d.; Private Beats, ZI 115.6 d., to be bad of Mr. Allcroft. 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, JULY 1, Will be Presented the new Grand Historical Miltartapectacie, en titled THY, COSSACKS ; or, Ytve la France. Followed by a series of Chef d'Onvres of Art, or Equitation TIE LA HAUTE ECOLE deve'oped in the S:enes in the CIRCLE, the whole arranged and conducted by Mr. William Cooke To conclude with RUSSLt. AGAINS r TURKEY, NOW ON TRIAL. Box-once open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ' HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAT —Morning 26 min.after 5 I Evening 44 min. 44. 5 To•Moaaow—Morning 5 min.aftor 6 I Evening 28 min.alt. 6 THS WICATHER.--Sum Orrice, Juav 1. THERNOVICTER, IN THE SHADE. 71— highest since noon yesterday. 55—lowest this morning and daring the night. 61—this day, at noon. BABOHETEB, 29.98—a great rise. WIND. N.W.—Moderate breeze, with cloudy weather, and partial sunshine. There was a heavy thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, with rain from the North-West. The evening cleared up partially. . ' ~~ 4 ~ I MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 2,000 taken for export, and on speculation. The market closed firmly. Railway Shares were flat. • A Parliamentary return has been issued relative to the imports and exports of copper into and from London during the year ending January 5. During that period 45,285 tons of ore were imported into the United Kingdom, of which 4,759 tons were from Spain, 2,676 tons from South Australia, 607 tons from the East Indies, 540 from Van Diemen's Land, 1,322 from New Zealand, 14,606 from Cuba, 13,342 from Chili, and 3,373 from Peru, and the rest in smaller quantities from other places. - The total quantity of British copper exported was 15,632 tons, and of foreign copper 1,783 tons. The British copper was principally sent to the Hanseatic Towns, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, the East Indies, the United States, and Brazil ; while the greater portion of the foreign was kir warded to Holland, Belgium, France, and Italy. The total import of tin during the year was 2,487 tons, and of tin ore and regulus 156 tons. The export was 1,277 tons of British and 1,072 of foreign. Zinc was imported to the extent of 23,418 tons 19 cwt., chiefly from Prussia, the Hanseatic Towns, and Belgium ; and the exports were 3,181 tons 18 cwts. of British, and 9,461 tons 4 cwts. of foreign, mostly to France, British South Africa, the East Indies, Australia, and the United States. . tons of Cronstadt to the mouth of the river Neva, at the extremity of the Gulf of Finland, will have to be passed—this, without the requisite gun-boats : and the capital will then have to be captured—this, without the Anglo- French sailors being aided by Anglo-Freuch soldiers in their onslaught upon St. Petersburg I The contrast is deplorable. The cause of the contrast we have explained. It indicates a so licitude even now to spare a crushing and deadly blow against Russia—a solicitude which, if seri ously entertained in high quarters, must be re garded as little short of treason to the dignity of the English Crown, to the interests of the British people, to the cause of civilisation, and to the rights of the nations of Christendom. In common with the groat majority of the people, we frequently felt surprise and indigna tion at the loose manner in which the inquiry into the charges of corruption against the Irish members was conducted. All the rules of evi- The number of ships preparing to enter outwards for Port-Philip, according to Mr. Miller's list, is 45 of 25,033 tons ; and to New South Wales, 24 of 17,593 tons. The " Statistics of Fire Assurance," by Hyde Clarke, Esq., is the title of a very interesting and at the same time well condensed statement that has been privately circulated. The object is to obtain an abolition or reduction of the tax upon such assurance, and the author states that he has for many years submitted proposals to the Government with this view. It is remarked that in Norway and some other countries assurance against fire is compulsory, every householder hav ing to contribute to a common fund, from which he is compensated in case of loss. Our own im pression is that private corporations established in England are more secure and effectual ; but with regard to the compulsory principle, we believe it would inflict no hardship, because it would be in the interest of the parties themselves the most inte rested. If this were carried out, their might, ac cording to the author, be a gradual reduction in the duty to is. per cent., without trenching upon the present revenue obtained by the Government. The value of farming stock insured in England is stated to be nearly 61,000,0001., and the following will show the total : General Farming Assurance. Stock. Total. £ / England 762 ,908,000 ... 56,036,000 ... 818,941,000 Scotland 48,405,000 ... 4,395,000 ... 52,800,000 Ireland deuce were apparently disregarded. Any piece of idle gossip, any anonymous insinuation, was considered sufficient to warrant grave accusations, and to justify the committee in calling upon mem bers of the House to defend themselves from matters having no foundation, save in personal or party malevolence. We cannot, however, now regret the extraordinary latitude afforded to the accusers, nor to the keen_ manner in which the slightest hint thrown out by a furious partisan, or a sneaking, skulking coward, who, while hav ing all the anxiety to injure those whom he assailed, was yet contented to stab in the dark, not having the courage or manliness to - become the open accuser, or to give his name as some slight guarantee for the accu racy of his statements, or the bona fides of his charges. Had it been different, the acquittal could not have been so complete or decisive. There might still have been some reason to sup pose that the representatives of independent con stituencies had Buffered their hands to be polluted with the unholy traffic ; that the bribery and cor ruption at elections, unhappily but too notorious, was followed by a more infamous description of barter, by which the successful candidates reim bursed themselves for the money expended in purchasing votes by the sale of the patronage and influence attached to their position ; that Legi slators and officials were totally unworthy of re spect or confidence. As it is, however, the Com mittee are enabled confidently to state that there existed no foundation for the charges preferred in the Times of the 6th of February last, and that, in their opinion, " the language in which they were clothed was unjustifiable and calumnious." This is what the Times calls " leading to no thinkg." This is what it strives to make out as leaving the matter exactly where it stood at the period when it was heaping slander on the entire body of Irish representatives, and striving to bring them into contempt and disrepute by all the means in its power. It thinks that it can fling off the shaft by which it has been assailed, and which is still rankling in its bosom, by suggesting to Irish members " to keep more civil tongues about one another," adding the trite and very original re mark, that "it is an ill-bred bird that fouls its own nest." What defence, however, is that for its own " unjustifiable and, calumnious" language —for its foul-mouthed attack on One Hundred and five men of station and character, because vague suspicions, not resting on any certain basis, were entertained against some three or four of the entire number ? Suspicions which, whenever they assumed a tangible shape, so as to be capable of refutation, were completely overthrown. Had it not been for the repetition of the post prandial accusations of some hot-headed Irish poli ticians by the Times, and its own stinging com ments thereon, the matter could never' have at tained such extraordinary magnitude, or gone beyond the circles of gobemouches, ready to listen to any rumour with an edifying credulity unpa ralleled by- the " APEILAS" of ancient, or the Mamas of modern ages. It was the Times— ira irrata Deorum," Total 848,906,000 ... 60,984,000 ... 909,889,000 The increase in the amount of bullion held by the Bank of England during the week the week to the 24th ultimo, is fully what was stated four days since under this head, and there is a large augmen tation likewise in / the reserve of notes. This makes a sensible increase in the assets of the Bank within the last fortnight. •The discount business was slightly larger. Iu the amount to the credit of the public treasury there was a de cided increase, partly the result, it may be inferred, of the arrangements with Messrs. Rothschild for issuing the second series of Exchequer Bonds. The decrease of other deposits corroborates the impres siQn as to money having been still in demand. Compared with the previous week, the changes are as follows : Active circulation Decrease Bullion Increase Rest • BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, ( From the ()tidal List.) 100 A comprehensive map of the two great empires prominently opposed to each other in the present war—Ottoman and Muscovite—an accurate map, embracing not only the European dominions of Russia and Turkey, but with those dominions the contiguous territories of Sweden, and Denmark, and Prussia, and Austria—has within the last few hours been issued from Mr. Wyld's indefatigable and authoritative establishment. Besides includ ing within its limits portions both of the North Sea and of tile Levant, this remarkable and masterly publication presents at one view the whole of the Baltic, the whole of the White Sea, the whole of the Caspian, the whole of the Euxine, and of course with these the little salt water lakes, or rather estuaries, called for the nonce the Seas of Azof and Marmora. As the northern boundary of this half map, half chart, we have the entire sweep of the Arctic Ocean from Nova Zembla to Christiansund. As the southern boundary—the Mediterranean from Can dia to Cyprus, and thence onwards across Syria from Aleppo to Ispahan. As the eastern boundary the gigantic sweep of the titan range of the Oural Mountains, down through the, Kirghi Steppe, and along the Tartary coast of the Caspian as far as Astrabad. and Teheran. As the western boundary, a vast bending line through Finmark, through Sweden and Norway, through Denmark, Hanover, Prussia; Saxony, Bohemia, Austria Proper, Croatia, Herzegovina, and Albania, to the Greek Peninsula and Arch ipelago. As the central point of the map—is Mos cow. To the north-west—St. Petersburg. To the southward successively Odessa, Varna, and Constantinople. Altogether, this bold and note worthy coup d'ceil of the whole of the countries immediately engaged in the conflict is entitled to the utmost consideration. It is among the most successful productions of the kind yet pre sented to the public from the master-hand of Mr. Wyld—equally skilled as a geographer and as a hydrographer. 419,614,235 86,340 13,869,975 760,598 3,202,523 Increase Public Deposits 4,852,805 Increase Other Deposits Decrease 399,108 Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease 62,126 Government Securities 9,851,250 Increase 130,751 Other Securities 15,584,007 Increase 209,770 Notes unemployed 7,518,400 Increase The Bankers' Magazine for July contains special articles upon all the interesting topics of the day, treated in a lucid style, and valuable to the classes for whom it is more particularly intended. There was a slight improvement yesterday after noon in the rates at which bills of exchange upon the Continent were yesterday negotiated here. Paper at 90 days was quoted 25 25 to 30 on Paris, 11 17 to 171 on Amsterdam, 13 5f to 6 on Ham burgh, and 12 52 on Trieste. The amount of gold exported from London direct during the week to Thursday last was 2,870 ounces, and of silver 116,571 ounces, all to the Continent; The English Stock Market has been very quiet, and with prices scarcely so high, in the absence, however, of any important news from the seat of war. Consols have been 941, and since 93a. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 93i to 94k, and the Three per Cents. 93i to 94. Bank Stock supports the advanced price of 208. Exchequer Bills have been at I§. dis. to 2s. prem., and India Bonds at pay` to 3s. prem. Foreign Stocks have been very inactive again, and prices remain without any particular change, except Peruvian, which are maintained at the ad vanced quotation of 68 to 69. Mexican Stock is at 241. Equador at 4, and Brazilian small at par. Spanish Deferred have been at 191 ex div. Dutch 21 per Cents. have been at 59i ex div. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6/ to 61 ; Peru vian 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 98 to 100 ; do. 4i per Cents., 83 to 85 ex div. ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 38i to 39k; ditto Certificates, 4/ to 4i ; ditto Pas sive, 4 to 4f. Railway Shares have been all lower again, and the speculators take advantage of the settlement being over to operate for a fall, the market rise, however, that has recently occurred inducing sales for the realisation of profits. French shares have been firm. On Paris and Lyons 41. more is quoted as paid up, on Royal Danish 31., and on the Zealand 21., the last named being now filled up in full, and being at 4 discount. There have been one or two bargains in the gold mines at previous rates. The accounts received by . the United Mexican Mining Company are consi dered very satisfactory. The Joint-stock Bank Shares are dull. Australian Agricultural Shares are rather dearer again. Crystal Palace are heavy. Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuiti es 94 33 3i per Cent. Annuities 941 3,1 41 3 4 4 India Bonds. .£lOOO .... .. • —....... ......... Consols for Opening 19th J u ly Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO i 2500 2 p Small par 4 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. , Ditto Small Equador Bonds Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 69 8 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 19.1 Dividends on the]tbove payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull .., s9i x d TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 19th July .... 931 ix d THE CIVIL SERVICE,—There are two vacancies in the Audit-office, Somerset-house, caused by the death of Nathaniel Hearle, senior examiner, second class, and the resignation of T. Paynton Pigott, assistant examiner. Messrs. John Thatcher, Thomas Mooney, Thomas Den ton, G. A. Mathew, W. H. Glover, Lewis Irving, Wil liam Fraser, Thomas F. Howell, T. W. Taylder, J. B. Lewis, and Charl es W ee d on, h ave b een appointed tem porary clerks in that department. -Mr. F. J. Smith has been promoted from the fourth to the third class of waiters, London. Mr. G. B. Lefroy has been promoted from the fifth to the fourth class of landing-waiters, London. Mr. E. J. Doherty has been promoted from a fourth to a third class clerkship, Cork. Mr. B. B. Galbraith has been promoted from the fifth to the fourth clerkship, Cork.—Civil Service &Note. RUSSIAN AND OTTOMAN EMPIRES. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. A MAP BY JAMES WYLD. _—_... c , gbg LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1854. Additional troops are being despatched to the Black Sea to aid those already under Lord RAGLAN and Marshal ST. ARNAUD, to assist OMER PASHA. in his operations on the Danube, and to co-operate with the combined fleets under Admirals DUNDAS and, HAMELIN in their probably speedy descent upon that part of the coast of the Crimea guarded by the stupendous fortifications of Sebastopol. As yet, however, no military force has taken its departure from our shores for those of the Baltic and of the Gulf of Finland. Much less, therefore, are we thinking of sending out supplementary soldiers to aid the operations undertaken in those northern waters by the war-vessels under Admiral NAPIER, or those adventured upon by the French ships of the line, under Admiral PARSEVAL-DESCHENES. More troops to the Black Sea—to facilitate the capture of the Crimea and the storming of Sebas topol t Rene whatever to the Baltic, to assist in the attack upon Cronstadt and the snbsequentadvancs of the British and French armaments to the Rus sian capital of Si. Petersburg ! How is this ? Why this preference for the Euxine over the Baltic? Why this lavish squan dering of military aid oar DUNDAS and HAMELIN, and this niggardly reluctance to afford any assist ance at all in the way of "'''' - operative land forces to NAPIER and DescHENEs ? Why ? We have explained why more than once already ; but the reason is sufficiently peculiar and important t o merit yet further repetition. It is si mp l y this— because, when the hardest blow that can possibly be stricken against the Russian Empire in the vicinity of the Black Sea may have been stricken —we shall then be, - comparatively speaking, almost as far as ever from having brought the struggle to a position necessi tating a decisive settlement and a conclusive paci fication ! It is because any blow evidencing similar determination and energy stricken against the same Russian Empire in the Baltic, must lead the conquerors in the event of success directly to the metropolis of Russia, to the Palace of the 3fßOtßheOGPArTellOaltresOP aGNVOCATION. —The COHVG. CZAR, to the streets of St. Petersburg. cation C ler gy of t he Provin ce . of hold the reason ! Behold the why and the where- Canterbury was yesterday pro rogued b y t he Archbishop fore, for this at' first apparently incomprehensible 1 of Canterbury to the 20th of July. THE IMPROVEMENTS AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE —The and to the last manifestly most injudicious con - C omm i ss i oners o f W or k s an d B u ild ing have directed trast—the contrast presented by the transmission notices of removal to be served on the occupiers of the several housesin James-street, immediately opp osite of more and more troops to the East, and of none, Buckingham-ga te, the site of which are r equ i re d f or the literally none, to the North. Why, troops are purp ose e ofwidening the Queen's-road, at Buckingham Q o ueen's-road,Pimlic In addition Pimlico, front more essential now in the Baltic than in the o f t newly erected to the above several houses in Stafford- E uxine—now that the Russians have raised the row, Charl otte-street, and down for the aon the south side of the siege of Si l i stria and commence d t h e evacua ti on o f Quee n' s-roa d, , s te l d- c d also to a , It is w ill be p ulled widen and improve Arabel w purpose. me la-ro, the Principalities. Not hi ng decisive can be at- ' which leads from Grosvenor-place to the Royal Mews, tempted in from Bulgaria—and this, if f rom wh ß ic e h l,r v a a v r i i a ou t s o c t o h m e m p o a d la io ce us approaches will be made for no oth er reason for that of the inopportune KINGSKERSWELL.—On Friday last, the anniversary advance of the Austrian troops into Moldo- of the on hs South opening D o e f v o t hne line,K in gswka.e3rswe ce l ebr a tedl l Railway by a S t g a t r i a o n n d Wallachia from beY 6 nd the frontiers of Transyl- 'g la day and fete, on the Torre Hill. The (lay was vania. An obstacle has suddenly grown up in that l fin t e io a t n h d hundreds e .il of people people e ffi th c r i o e n n g t e b d an th d it w h a e s r beautifully direction—an obstacle sufficient at least to impede i b n y a e t v t e e r n y da in nce and large g s e a . loons we y re erected for the the operations proposed to ha.ve been undertaken company. About two o'clock a lunch was provided in by the allies under the direction of Marshal ST. T larg w e as m p a r r O CI V I I Idee' d w f h o e r r e t h e e l a l r a g d e i a p s a a r tty five r o'clock, ,calsoscekm band a ARNAUD as their recognised Commander-in-Chief. dancing on the green sward shortly afterwards corn. Therefore, obviously the next thing to be done ' Silenced, which was wound up by a ball in the evening in by th e troops at G a lli po li , at Scutari, and at off most satisfactorily, that made this evil fame assume a stature equal to that of Oxus or ENCELADITS, and rendered it indeed a— " Monstrum horrenclum, ingen ; cui, quot aunt coi•ore plumce." We do not blame the managdr of the Times for refusing to disclose his sources of information. But when he chose to put forward, or even to repeat, accusations which could not be shown to have the slightest foundation beyond that of the malignant slanders of those whom he chooses to designate as " ill-birds;" when he strives to foment strife and. ill-feeling between those who are natives of a n united kingdom, and who owe allegiance to the sam e Sovereign, he should be prepared to s how some justification of his conduct—and not to insinuate, what he no lon g er dare openly to a journal can do—to resort to allege —or so f ar as "The whispered hi nt —the shrug—the hum, or h a These petty brands that calumny doth use." T' 1)- THE SUN', LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 1, 1854. THE WAR. TREATY BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND TURKEY. The following is a translation of the treaty concluded between Austria and the Ottoman Porte CONVENTION SIGNED ON THE 14TH JUNE BETWEEN THE AUSTRIAN INTERNUNCIO AND RESCHID PACHA. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, recognising that the existence of the Ottoman empire in its actual limits is necessary to the maintenance of the equilibrium be tween the States of Europe, and that, namely, the eva cuation of the Danubian principalities is one of the con ditions of the integrity of that empire ; being, moreover, ready to concur by the means at his disposal in the mea sures proper to assure the object of the concert esta blished between the Cabinets and the high Courts repre sented at the Conference of Vienna, His Majesty the Sultan, on his part, having accepted this offer of amical concurrence of his Majesty the Em peror of Austria, it has seemed suitable to conclude a convention so as to regulate the manner in which the concurrence in question is to be effected. To this end, his Imperial Majesty the Sultan and his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria have ap pointed as their plenipotentaries, viz.:-- His Imperial Majesty the Sultan, and his Highness Reschid Pacha, ex.:Grand Vizir, and adtually his Minis ter of Foreign Affairs, decorated with the Imperial order of. Medjidjd, first class, &c.; and his Majesty the Em peror of Austria, Baron Ch. de Bruck, Privy Councillor of his Imperial Royal Apostolic Majesty, his Internun cio and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Sublime Porte, Grand Cross, &c., who, after exchanging their full powers, -found in good and due form, have agreed upon the fol lowing articles : ART. I. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria engages himself to exhaust all the means of negotiation, and others, to obtain the evacuation of the Danubian principalities by the foreign army which occupies them, and to employ e ven, in case of need, the number of troops necessary to obtain that end. ART. 11. It will appertain in this case exclusively to the Im perial Commander-in-Chief to direct the operations of his army. He will; however, have a care to inform in due time the commander-in-chief of the Ottoman army of those operations. AUT. 111. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria takes the en• gagement to re-establish, by a common accordance with the Ottoman Government in the principalities, as much as possible, the legal state of things, such as it resulted from the privileges assured by the Sublime Porte for the administration of those countries. The local authorities, thus reconstituted, shall not, however, have it in their power to extend their authority so far as to exercise a control over the Imperial army. ART. IV. The Imperial Court of Austria, moreover, engages itself not to enter into any plan of accommodation to wards the Imperial Court of Russia, which shall not have for starting-point the sovereign rights of his Im perial Majesty the Sultan, and the integrity of his empire. ART. V. As soon as the object of the present Convention shall have been attained by the codclusion of a treaty of peace between the Sublime Porte and the Court of Russia, his Majesty the Emperor of Austria will immediately make arraDgements to withdraw his troops within the shortest delay possible from the territory of the principalities. The delays concerning the withdrawal of the Austrian troops will form the object of a special entente with the Sublime Porte. ART. VI. The Government of Austria expects that the autho rities of the country temporarily occupied by the Imperial troops will afford them every aid and facility, as well for their march, lodging, and encamp ment, as for their subsistence and that of their horses, and for their communications. The Austrian Government also expects that every attention will be paid to every demand relative to the wants of the service, addressed by the Austrian commanders, either to the Ottoman Government by the Imperial internuncio at Constantinople, or directly to the local authorities, unless superior reasons should render the execution thereof impossible. It is understood that the com manders of the Imperial army shall maintain the strictest discipline among their troops, and respect, and cause to be respected, the property, as well as the laws, the worship, and the customs of the country. ART, VII. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ra• tifications exchanged at Vienna, within the term of four weeks, or earlier if possible, dating from the day it is signed. In faith of which the respective plenipoten• tiaries have signed it, and affixed their seals thereto. Done in duplicate, for one and the same object, at Boyadd Beuy, this 14th June, 1854. (Signed) CH. DE BRUCK. RESCHID PACHA. SUCCESSFUL ATTACK UPON THE RUSSIANS IN THE DOBRUDSCHA. SHUMLA, June 24.—Twenty-five thousand Ottomans, under Mahomed Paella., with 24 cannon, attacked, on the 23d, the Russian rear, and threw them back behind Trajan's Wall. " HERMANSTADT, June 30.—The Russian troops in vesting Silistria are incessantly retreating in forced marches to Ploieslti, where a camp is to be formed, and whither considerable provisions have already been sent. MARCH OF THE AUSTRIAN TROOPS FOR THE PRINCIPALITIES. It is stated by the Austrian papers that Coronini's division, consisting of 30,000 men, was to leave Semlin yesterday for Orsova, and from thence by steamers to Giurgevo on the 3d of July. Archduke Albrecht re views the troops embarking. Two Austrian commissioners have been sent to Omer Pacha's camp, and Selim Paella to Coronini's. RECALL OF BARON MEYENDORFF. We learn from Vienna that Baron Aleyendo;ff re ceived his letters of recall yesterday morning; but it was not believed that diplomatic relations with Russia will be broken off in consequence. SILISTRIA. The Lloyd of Vienna says :—" A despatch from Ka larascb, of the 23d, states that the Russian flotilla of Silistria, composed of two steamers, 18 gun-boats, and several sailing vessels, left that place on the 22d for Galatz. Accounts from Wichlin state that Meheined Pacha had arrived with the advanced guard of his corps from Schumla to within two leagues of Silistria, and had established his head-quarters at Tckteres. On the 16th a detachment of his corps fell in with a Russian corps of observation at Tiakoi, with whom they had a smart engagement, and compelled them to retire on the Danube. Skirmishes took place also on the 15th and 17th in the marshes near Silistria, with loss to the Rus sians." The Temeswar Gazette says that on the 12th an attack was directed from Roustchouk against Giurgevo, and ended in the occupation of the latter town by the Turks. Twelve thousand Turks are said to have crossed the Danube on this occasion. After driving out the Rus sians, they commenced throwing up entrenchments. The same paper quotes letters from Krajova, of the 19th stating that in a combat at Silistria, the Turks took 9 cann ons from the enemy, besides 400 tents, a quantity of equipagOs, and 100 prisoners. For the following description of the state of Silistria, we are indebted to a letter from Schumla, of June 12 Several European of of whom were English —left together, in company with Rifaat Pacha, and arrived at Silistria at seven o'ciock in the morning. We hastened to visit the famous fort of A rab Tabia, which has been so wonderfully defended. It is the weakest of all- the forts, but larger, and contains a more nu merous garrison: The Russians have established their batteries at 100 yards' distance from the entrench ment, whilst their riflemen have advanced to within thirty yards. The Arab Tabia is literally riddled with balls, and the garrison is sheltered by weak entrench ments, originally constructed for the immediate defence of the interior of the fort. In the attack of the 10th the Russians sprung a mine, and succeeded in effecting a passage through the breach caused in the outer wall of the Arab Tabia ; they got inside, but were beaten off with a serious loss. -The loss of the garrison on this occasion was 100 men— veryconsiderable forthe defenders of a fort. I left the garrison of this place with regret. This fort is not indispensable either for attack or de fence, and its capture would not entail the fall of Silistria. The Russians would, however, by gaining possession of it, be enabled to go on quicker with their siege works, and the besieged would be exposed to four times as great losses. For these considerations the fort must be kept, even at the greatest sacrifices. The siege is being carried on in the plain, on the right bank of the Danube, to the east of Silistria. The works are already in advance of the fort of Jeladli No. 6. From this fort, which is dreadfully battered, you can see the enemy's workmen throwing up the earth from the trenches about a hun dred yards off. The real works are, however, so dis. taut from the town, that it will require the construction of regular siege works, and many weeks must pass be fore they can come to the breach. The works executed to the east of Silistria are immense. The Russians do not, however, show themselves better engineers than they were in 1828 and 1829, only they attack with greater energy. The Turkish soldier is the best in the world ; and if they had European officers, the Turkisl army might alone suffice against the Russians. RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF OPE RATIONS AGAINST SILISTRIA. (From the Invalide Russe.) The record of military operations which has just been received from Marshal Prince of Warsaw, Count Paskie witsch of Frivan, comprises a narrative of the s'ege of Silistria from the `?4th to the 29th of May. The works which were proceeded with were chiefly against the ad vanced fort. In the night from the 26th to the 27th of May the organisation of the descent of the ditch was proceeded with, and at the same time mining operations were carried on as far as under the enemy's bastion, and the mine exploded on the 29th, at break of day. As a result of this explosion, which succeeded well, the sap pers and the 12th company of musketeers of the regiment of infantry of Prague precipitated themselves courage. ously from the head of the trench - es into the interior of the enemy's intrenchments, but the Turks, having or ganised a second line of defence, continued an obstinate resistance, and even made a powerful sortie from their internal breach. Our musketeers returned to the trench, and, aided by two other companies of the same regiment, repulsed the attack of the Turks. In this interval de tachments were sent, as heretofore, from the camp of the besiegers to obtain information respecting the enemy in the environs of Silistria. On the 28th a reamnaissance in force was made of the enemy's for tifications with a considerable number of troops. 31 battalions of infantry, 32 squadrons of cavalry, with 8 sotnias of Cossacks and 12 batteries of artillery, under the command of the Marshal in person, executed, without obstacle, a movement round the whole of the fortress as far as the village of Kalopetri (to the south-west.) On approaching that village the ad vanced guard of Lieutenant-General Khrowleff met a corps of froni 4,000 to 5,000 Turkish horsemen, routed them, took from them a flag and some prisoners, and forced them to retreat in disorder and with loss towards the fort of Abd-ul-Medjid.l During this time the greater portion of the troops had taken a position on the heights, to the right of Kalopetri. The enemy then opened a fire from the fort of Abdul-Medjid, but without doing us any harm. The whole of our loss during that day was confined to the advanced guard of Lieutenant-Gene ral Khrowleff, and consisted of one subaltern officer killed and three wounded, and 12 men killed and 18 wounded. Towards evening the whole of the troops returned quietly to the camp. Unfortunately, we have to add that during the move ment of the troops under the fire from the fort of Abdul- Medjid a ball, which fell at the feet of the Marshal's horse, gave a severe contusion to his Highness on his right side. This accident at first appeared so trivial that the Marshal did not even dismount from his horse up to the end of the cannonade ; but, on returning to head-quarters, he felt a great deal of pain, and he will probably be unable to mount his horse again for several weeks. Mussy Pasha, 'commandant of Silistria, having been killed, has been succeeded by Hussein Pasha. The gar rison of the fortress has received a strong reinfcrcement from Rasgrad. THE MINISTERIAL CHANGES. Great credit is due to Lord Dudley Stuart for the able manner in which he has called attention to the late Ministerial intrigues, and it is hoped that some sem blance at least of explanation will in consequence be volunteered. It is said, however, that we may soon look for some further changes. The Duke of Newcastle is only to be the temporary Minister-at-War. A despe rate attempt was made, as we hinted several weeks ago, to " put " Mr. Sidney Herbert into the office, and it is most implicitly believed that intrigues with this view are still in active operation. As soon as Austria takes possession of the Principalities, and a shadow of peace is restored, the Duke of Newcastle will vacate his ap pointment for that of Governor-General of India, in room of Lord Dalhousie, and Mr. Sidney Herbert will be elevated from his present inglorious position to that of Minister of the Department.—/iforning Advert i ser. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF LORDS.-JUNE 29. Majority against Lord Derby's motion to postpone the Canada Legislative Council Bill : Lord Chancellor EARLS. BARONS. DUKES. Somers Cremorne Atholl Spencer Congleton Argyll Suffolk Dufferin Newcastle VISCOUNTS. Enfield Wellington Canning Foley MARQUISES. Falkland Godolphin Breadalbane Sydney Hatherton Clanricarde Torrington Kinnaird Lansdowne BISHOPS. Leigh EARLS. Cork Monteagle Aberdeen Down Mostyn Airlie Llandaff 0 verstone Albemarle Oxford Panmure Bessborough Ripon Petre Clarendon Salisbury Rivers Ducie St. Asaph Say and Sele Ellesmere St. David's Stafford Pingsll BARONS. Stanley of Alderley Granville Auckland Suffolk Haddington Beaumont Teynham Harewood. Belhaven Wrottesley Ilchester Byron Wodehouse Portsmouth Camoys ` MINORITY. PRESENT. EARLS. BARONS. Glengall Bateman Hardwick° Bernera Harrowby Clarina Lonsdale Colville of Culross Longford _ Crofton Mayo Downes • Malmesbury Dunsandle Morningtou Dynevor Nelson Feversham Pomfret Plunkett Powis Redesdale Rodin Rayleigh VISCOUNT. St. Leonard's -Hawarden MARQUISES. Bath Drogheda Exeter Salisbury . EARLS. Beauchamp Bradford Cadogan Clancarty Caledon Dartmouth Derby Desart Eglinton BAYMARKET THEATRE. As might have been expe3ted in the case of so great a public favourite, Mr. Buckstone was honoured at his benefit last night with a crowded house and a most enthusiastic recep tion. The entertainments comprised Mr. Planche's drama The Knights- of the ROUTEB',Table, which has reached its thirty-sixth representation ; a ballet divertissement, a new farce, entitled As Like as Two Peas, and the favourite old one of The Turnpike Gate. The novelty was a de cided success, and will doubtless raise many a hearty laugh for some time to come. The piece turns upon the escapades of a certain Mr. Richards, a barrister, who persuades his confiding wife that it is not he who has been seen at masquerades, ersinos, dre., but some fast man who resembles him so closelT that they are "as like as two peas." Among other libertinisms, Mr. Richards has been making love, under the pseulonyin of Mr. De Dunstanville, to a supposititious widow, which lady, however, turns out to be a certain Mrs. Pritchards; who has left her husband in con sequence of seme disagreement, and is seeking for a- legal separation. For this purpose she calls on Mr. Richards, and of course recognises in him her admirer. An explosion en sues and the barrister's too confiding wife is enlightened, and a plot concerted to confound the rakish husband. On his next entry, Mr. Richards is received by his wife with expres sions of wonder at his resemblance to her husband. All his explanations are useless, as he has ots his finger a ring given to him by the supposed widow, who has com municated the fact to _ the wife. Tho ctuble-dealing husband is thus so completely convicted, that he is compelled to deny his own identity, and at last is ignomini ously expelled from his own house as an impostor. When he re-appears he is reminded by his.wife of eptain attentions and endearments on his part of which he has no recollection, but which he jealously attributes to another ; and thus, by an amusing series of equivoques, the tables are completely turned. Mr. Pritchards, who is in search of Mrs. P., now comes into oollision with Mr. Richards, and his expressions of affec tion for his own wife aro mistaken by the other for proofs of Mrs. Richards's infidelity. Of course an explanation ensues, and all ends pleasantly. The farce was acted to perfection, as may be inferred when it is stated that Mr. Buckstone was Mr. Richards, Mr. Compton, Mr. Pritchards, Mrs. Fitzwilllam Mrs Richards, and Mrs. L. S. Buckingham Mrs. Pritchards. Nothing could be richer than Buckstone's perplexity when caught in his own trap, and forced to admit that he was his own double. Compton as the army con tractor, who had imbibed a taste for the military air and manner, was excessively droll—his assumption of the martial swagger and ferocity was admirable ; while Mrs. Buckingham and Mrs. Fitzwilllam made a most interesting pair of injured wives. No announcement was made of the authorship of the farce; which was given out for repetition amidst unmixed applause. Fanumr.—A failure of a dealer was announced in the Stock Exchange yesteraa# connected with the settle ment in foreign stocks and shares. Out of doors there was an extremely active demand for money, arising from temporary causes, such as always prevail from the heavy adjustment of accounts at the end of a half-year. CONTINENTAL EXCHANGER.—The continental ex changes continue with a favourable appearance, although, some small parcels of gold are still sent to Paris. The time required at the French mint for coinage is now 46 days, and the stock on band is supposed to be about 1,800,0001. A t Ham b urg th er e has been an improve ment in the rnoney•market, and discounts are obtained with ease at 31 p er cen t. By the advices from Vienna it seems that the forthcoming Austrian loan is expected to be virtually a forced one, to an amount equal to 40,000,000/, sterling in a 5 per cent. stock, at 95, the dividends f or the first year to be paid in the depreciated paper circul a ti on, b u t a ft er wards in silver. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—lnformation has been received by the, police of a serious robbery effected on the pre mises of Messrs. Swaine, Job, and Co., merchant tailors, 379, Oxford -street, from whence the thieves contrived to carry off two Bank of England notes for Si. each, and one 5/. note of the Kingston Bank, endorsed with the name of" Birch," about 151. in gold, six black and gold mixture paletots, a black dress coat,. a blue frock coat, several pairs of trousers, and numerous articles of gentlemen's clothing, besides sundry pieces of plate, en graved "J.S. ' One of the thieves is described as being about 21 years of age, 5 feet high, dark hair and eyes, and was dr esse d i n a mixture coat, coloured trousers, black hat, and wore an 'Albert chain. A reward has been offered for their apprehension. THE HENLEY REGATTA. Yesterday being the "grand day" a very numerous assemblage of company were attracted to witness the sport. The rowing com menced at two o'clock with the final heat for the pre sentation prize for scullery, which was won by T. Pesser, of Caversham. The pair-oared race for the silver gob lets was won by Messrs. Cadogan, Christ Church, Ox ford, and Short, New College. The Ladies' Challenge Plate, fo r e i g h t-oare d b oa t s , came next, and was con tested by th e Cambridge Trinity Boat Club and the Oxford Pembroke College boat ; it was a well contested race, and won cleverly by the Cantabs. The Visitors' Challenge Cup, a four-oared race, was also won by the Cambridge boat ; the contest was good. The next in succession was the Picked Wstermen's Race for a purse of sovereigns, four oared boats ; won by a length and a half, after a most spirited curtest, by the crew, consist: ing of Phelps, Fulham; llackinney, Richmond; Newell, Horsleydown ; and Coombes (ex champion), stroke oar. The Town Challenge Cup became the prize of the Defi ance Boat Club, Wargrave, beating the crew of the Henley Boat Club by three lengths. The Grand Chal lenge Cup, for eight-oared boats concluded the sports of the day, and was won (the crews being the same which had contested for the Ladies' Plate) by the Cambridge Trinity Boa Club, beating the Oxford Wadham College boat by three lengths. LETTERS FOR VIENNA. A letter from Vienna, of the 24th, in the Nuremberg Correspondent, says :—" The Russian Ambassador, Baron de Meyendorff, has declared, in a conference with Count de Buol Schaunstein, that his Government is ready to resume diplomatic negotiations for the arrange ment of the Eastern question, and that Prince Gortscha koff, bearer of the Russian reply, is entrusted with a mission on the subject. The rumour goes, that it was in consequence of this overture, which, however, was not an official one, that the visit of their Majesties to Hun gary has been postponed." We find the following in a letter from Vienna, 25th— " Field Marshal de Hess will lea're on the Ist July for Lemberg. In the course of the week a commission, lately named by the Emperor, will have to deliberate on some important military questions. The Archduke Al bert, who is no* at Ischyl, will be present at these meetings, the principal object of which will be the exe cution of a plan of operations, drawn up with the con currence of the Prussian Minister of War by General de Meyerhofer." According to another letter from Vienna, it appears certain that Russia will take the initiative in the strug gle with Austria. She will not wait to be attacked by the latter on the Danube, but will endeavour to carry the war into Hungary-and Galicia." THE BAMBERG CONFERENCE. A letter from Leipsic says :—" The confederates of Bamberg have received the communication addressed to them by the Courts of Berlin and Vienna. They appear satisfied with it, and we are assured, that a reply has been concerted between them, to announce to the great German Courts, as was to have been expected, that they will adhere purely and simply to the treaty of Berlin." THE BALTIC. DANTZIC, Friday, June 30.—The Basilisk has just arrived here. On the 27th a part of the fleet was at Barosund. The Hecla, Odin, and Valorous had returned from Bomarsund on the 26th. On the 21st Napier sailed for Cronstadt with 12 steam line-of-battle ships, 9 steam-frigates, 5 French ships of the line, and several French steam-corvettes. On the 21st Admiral Plumridge returned, in the Cuckoo, to the Gulf of Bothnia, from the consultation to which he had been called with Admiral Napier. Important news is daily expected. The Swenska Tidning confirms the report of an al tack on Bomarsund on the 21st. The bombardment began at 5 in the evening, and by 7 the masked battery was dismounted and abandoned, and at 10 o'clock p.m., the Russian magazines were in a blaze. The English lost three men. The Russians fought obstinately ; their artillery were well supported by rifles. One bomb burst on the deck of the Hecla. Midship• man Lucas threw another overboard before it burst. LETTERS FROM THE RUSSIAN HEAD QUARTERS. The following important letter from Jassy is published in the Moniteur of yesterday morning. It will be seen that it destroys the fiction of the Russians having re treated from the high consideration of the Czar for Austria : " Jassy, June 20. " The order to retreat has been given to the Russian troops. This fact now bears an official character. No one here doubted that it would be one of the first results of the arrival of the allies of Turkey on the theatre of war ; but what is not so generally known, thanks to the mystery in which all the measures of the military administration of Russia are, enveloped, is, that the measures taken for the evacuation date from the end of the first fortnight in May. Scarcely had the division in Lesser Wallachia failed in its attempts against Kalafat, and fallen back upon the Aluta, when instructions were issued at Bucharest to commence preparations for retreat. - The Russian authorities, fearing that the coincidence of these preparations with the concentration of Anglo- French troops on the Ottoman territory should be re marked, thought it necessary to mask their movement by a solemn declaration from Baron Budberg to the Boyards, to the effect that Lesser Wallachia was only provisionally evacuated, and that Greater Wallachia would not be evacuated at all. These first symptoms of evacuation had given rise to very unequivocal manifestations of satisfac tion among the Wallachians, and the Russian authorities were not ,ignorant of it ; but feigning, nevertheless, to believe that such reports were of a nature to create consi derable alarm among the populations. Baron de Budberg chose this very gratuitous supposition as a pretext for his declaration. Be reassured,' he said, the Russian troops will not abandon your territory.' " Already, however, the orders to fall back upon Jassy were being carried out, especially as regards the division in Lesser Wallachia. "Thus General Liprandi, instead of directing 1* maga zines either to-the south, towards the Danube, or easterly towards Bucharest, sent them in a northerly direction, towards Slatina and Fokschani. The sick and wounded to Jassy. Finally, the war commissariat, which, since the commencement of the occupation, was established in the capital of Wallachia, was transferred to that of Moldavia. Before operating a general retreat, which became more urgent in measure as the Anglo-French troops approached the Balkans, Marshal Paskiewitsch thought he could ob tain a success capable of compensating - the bad effect which a retrograde movement would necessarily occasion. Au cording to his custom of only attempting decisive coups with large masses, the marshal had assembled imposing forces before Silistria. Information from authentic sources states that the number of troops con centrated before that pled° when the Russian Com mander-in-Chief arrived there, was not less than 100,000 men ' • nor did he think that force sufficient. H e sen t f or additional troops, especially artillery, and even the Wal lachian militia was made to attend, though it did not take an active part. These figures, given by im partial and com petent authority, make known the full extent of the check given to the Russians before Silistria. The success so ne cessary to them to cover their retreat failed them, and they cannot conceal from Europe that they retreated be fore the Turks and their allies." The National Zeitung gives us the following graphic letter from a correspondent at Jassy, dated " June 16 :" " Prince Paskiewitsch returned here the day before yes terday. What a difference between his former entry and this last arrival ! Then he had the bearing of a Caesar that had only to come, see, and conquer ; he was received with 'lmperial honour, his entry was welcomed by innumerable peals of bells; when he repaired to the cathedral to mass, the Metropolitan came to meet him with the Gospels and the Cross, and he was conducted through the Imperial door (the centre door) up the nave to the altar. At that time • the Prince of Warsaw was so sure of his game that he in vited members of our beau monde to take coffee with him in Silistria, and expressed himself delighted that, old as he was, he was to have the pleasure of meeting the two lasses, Britannia and Gallia. This gallant and galant spirit, how. ever, is broken ; all silently and sadly has the Commander in-Chief returned to Jassy. His suite maintain that he has only received a contusion ; but we hear that his wound is so considerable as to compel him to go on crutches, and therefore nobody is admitted to see him. There are no less than twelve members of his staff among the absent ones ; from the state of feeling here at head-quarters in the immediate vicinity of the Commander-in-Chief, one may reckon what it must be among the soldiers in the army. The plagues and visita • tions of the country are not at an end yet ; now that Lower Moldavia has been tolerably sucked dry, the turn has come for Upper Moldavia. Troops are constantly marching through from the Russian frontier provinces; but they don't go any longer to Wallachia ; they collect in Roman and further upwards at Tirguformes and by Darogan, between the Sereth and the Pruth, not f or th e purposd of marching against the Turks, but of presenting a front against the Austrians. We hear that, for this purpose, there are already about 60,000 men posted in Upper Mol davia." RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE SOUTH. The Ost Deutsche Post of Vienna, under date of Bu charest, 20th, says :—" Marshal Paskiewitch is suf fering severely. The Czar intends that the Hereditary Grand Duke shall take the chief command of the army of the South, in the event of the Marshal not being able to continue his military duties. The reserves of the army of operation of the frontier of Galicia and and Moldavia are concentrating themselves in the Polish fortresses of Bresclite wski, Novogeorgiewski, and Zamoski. They are principally composed of ve terans. Warsaw and Lublin are being fortified. There are very few Russian troops in the neighbourhood, of Cracow." A letter, dated from Lemberg, 24th, says :—" It is in contemplation to place Cossacks all...along the frontier of Galicia. The second Russian corps d'armee, under the command of General Paniutin, is in the government of Lublin, and is gradually approaching the Austrian frontier ;it amounts to 40,000 men. Bridges of boats are being placed over the Dniester at Chotyn, Mohilew, Tumpol, and Bonder ; at the latter place there are to be two." • SPAIN. PURCHASE OF CUBA. BY THE AMERICANS. There are very prevalent and confident rumours to the effect that the Government of the United States is determined upon purchasing from Spain the long-coveted and important island of Cuba. It is even asserted in these sinister reports that the actual sum has been fixed, namely that of 200,000,000 dollars—and more than that on dit, into the bargain, that the commissioners from North America are actually very shortly expected at Madrid to negotiate this monstrous transaction. Both Mr. Otway and the French Minister have ad- dressed strong remonstrances or protests to the Spanish Government on the subject of the Royal order requiring foreign residents in Spain to contribute to the forced loan. There has also been an interview on the same subject between the British Charge d'Affaires and the President of the Council of Ministers. The aspect of the affair is favourable, and there is a probability of its being promptly and satisfactorily settled. The Royal order, which is long-winded and elaborate rather than logical, and which assumes the principle that a Royal decree can abrogate clauses of a treaty with a foreign power, seems to have been the handiwork of the financial bureaux, and was signed by Mr. Domenech somewhat over-hastily, without having been submitted to the Council of Ministers. Its inconsistency with existing treaties appears to have been mado clear to Count San Lui4, who met the difficulty in a frank and business-like manner. There is little doubt that means will be found to annul that order, and that the incident will not give rise to any unpleasant complications. FR ALNCE. According to the Memorial d' Aix, the camp of the south will cover an area of 1,600 acres, viz., 100 within the district of Aix, and 1,500 in that of Chabries. The embarkation of troops and military stores pro ceeds continuously for Marseilles, as if the war was only about to commence. M. Winkworth, one of the Council of the Society of Arts of London, having been deputed to Paris for objects connected with the Educational Exhibition about to be inaugurated by H. R. H. Prince Albert, and also to initiate arrangements for accommodating such English artisans as may desire to visit the Universal Exhibition of 1855 on economical terms, had • yesterday an audience, by appointment of the Emperor, at St. Cloud. At this interview, at which M. Fould, the Minister of State, assisted, he was accompanied by M. George Clark, of this city, who has been long engaged in promoting the erection of houses suitable for the comfortable sleeping and board ing, if required, of the class of ouvriers, so many of whom have been dislodged by the destruction of whole streets in the line of the great improvements now in progress. His Majesty entered very fully into these matters, and instructed M. Fould to assist the com mittee in London, of which Lord Ebrington is the chairman, and especially M. Clark, to carry out the suggestions to the utmost practical limits, it being the Enk e:or's decided wish that the workmen of the two countries should have the opportunity of reciprocat ing and cementing those feelings of amity and good will which are happily so generally entertained. He also said that he thought such visits could not fail to be the medium of communicating industrial information to parties best able to appreciate and derive material advantage from it. The Emperor then assured M. Winkworth that, as far as the peculiar institutions of this country afforded the means, Lord Granville, Chair man of the Educational Exhibition Committee, might depend on every effort being made to send over articles illustrative of the systems of public instruction pursued in this country. His Majesty also said that he would depute a gentleman to represent him at the Educational Congress about to be held at the centenary celebration of the Society at St, Martin's-hall. The Three per Cents. openedyeste day at 72f. 50c., and rose to 73f. 10c., the closing price~ for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 98f. ; and the New Loan at 72f. 60c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,167 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,017 f. 50c. ; Havre, 555 f.; Great Northern, 862 f. 50c. ; Strasburg, 787 f. 50c. ; New Shares, 625 f, ; Paris and Lyons, 945 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 821 f. 25c. ; Western of France, 650 f. ; Bordeaux and 610 f. ; Great Central of France, 500 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 485 f. ; Bank of Cr6dit Mobiher, 757 f. 50c. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING. The United States mail steam-ship Hermann, Captain Higgins, with dates from New York to the 17th ult., has arrived off Cowes, on her way to Bremen. The Hermann brings 190 passengers ; specie value $650,000. Exchange on England 1.392. Breadstuffs easier in price, cotton firm, freights firmer, provisions languid. The Hermann brings no news of importance. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From. the Mining Journal of this day.) There is no favourable improvement to be noticed in the Gold Mining Share Market. Nearly the whole of these• stocks have a downward tendency; and at present, though Rome of the accredited still maintain a price, the general impression is that, if sales were pressed, they could be pur chased at a heavy discount. The fluctuations in prices which have occurred during the week have scarcely been more than nominal ; and but few bona fide transactions have taken place in this description of stock. In Miscellaneous Shares, the market has been heavy, and land securities have been rather weaker; but Crystal Palace shares have shown an improvement—being actitrs during the week, and closing yesterday at 5$ The principal business this week has been in a few fa' vourite mines, such as West Basset, which were quoted 281. last week, but have now risen to 351., 371., (6,oooths); South Taniars, 101. to 101. 10s. ; North Basset, 141. 10 0 . to 15/. ; West Alfred Consols receded to 221. 10s., and afterwards advanced to 251., in consequence of another very favourable report. In Sortridge Consols a grea t many transactions have taken place, the price being veil fluctuating, varying from 2/. to 21. Bs. 5(1.; and down again; the notice of a meeting, at which a call may be proposed for the erection of a steam-engine, has brought a few sellers into the market. Wheal Bassets have been much inquired after ; Merllyna advanced to 11. ss. Improvements hair! taken place in this mine, and also in Orsedd, Garreg, and Michell. Venture, 2/ ss. ; Mary Great Consols, 6/. ; Tyr lawny, 401. ; Grambler, 20/. ; Treiteth a , 4/ • San Fer" nado, 1/. ; Clijah and 'Wentworth, 10/. ; Bedford 91. W 91. ss. THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH UNION FESTIVAL.' LIVERPOOL, Friday.—This afternoon a meeting, con; vened by circular by th e M a y or , was h eld in the council chamber at the Town-hall, for the purpose of deter mining on the course to be adopted by the town in re' spect of carrying out the national festival in celebration of the union between England and France. The meet' ing arose out of the visit of the deputation—Sir Joseph Paxton and Mr. Alderman Moon—from the committee formed in London. It was most numerous'f. attended, and the warmes t i nterest was evince(' throughout the whole of the proceedings. The f Mayor, J. B. Lloyd, Ev.q., presided, and, in opening J the business, he descanted at some length up o n the union which had recently taken place between the two countries, and expressed a hope that this demonstre• tion would cement the friendship now existing, an d tend to extend commerce, besides securing a lasting peace' He explained that the meeting was not to decide the desirability of making such a demonstration, but merely to express itself as willing to co-operate with the metro . politan committee in the matter, for it was already de' ceded that an invitation should be sent to Prance' Other gentlemen spoke in warns terms of the movement' and as a heading to the list of subscriptions, the Mar t ; put his name d own f or 50/ . Resolutions approving e' the demonstrati on h av i ng b een unanimously passed, numerous other subsc r ipti ons were added, so that Liver pool is likely to take a prominent position in promoting the object in view. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDO' —An accident, which was attended with fatal cones: quences, occurred on Wednesday night to Mr. Edward Charles Luard, son of the Rev. Mr. Luard, of Winter . slow rectory, near Salisbury. It appears that the UP' fortunate gentleman w as on his way from hi s f a ther's residence (which place he left on Wednesday evening) t ° London, but remained at Southampton, for the purpos e of paying a vi s it t o M r. S e l way Brown, of Cumberland " villa. Having some friends leaving by the Jersey bos4 which takes her departure from the pier at twelve o'clock, he was hurrying towards the spot, and from th e dense darkness of the night, rendered more dangerous by the very insufficient security against accident whieh is placed round about the quay, the deceased fell over into the water. His cries were almost immediateli, heard by some Cu s t om -h onse o ffi cers who were statione d on the quay, but unfortunately it was found impossible to render assistance sufficiently quick to preserve life' His body was afterwards recovered, and immediatelf conveyed to the workhouse, where an inquest w a s held this morning. Colonel Luard, uncle to the deceased, after giving evidence to the above facts, stated that be, had visited the s p o t a t w hi c h t h e me l anc h oly acci d en t had occurred,. and he certainly considered that means should be adopted to prevent the many accidents which:: must naturally (from the very dangerous state of tbat portion of the quay) take place to passengers, and mom especially to strangers, and hoped th a t suc h meas ures would speedily be adopted. The Coroner, in asking the jury for their verdict, drew their attention to tht , remarks which had fallen from Colonel Luard, and stated that he was sorry that melancholy occurrences of the kind now before them had frequently taken place from the very cause which had been alluded to. It had been the duty of juries on previous occasions to notice the great absence of all security from danger to passengers, and more especially strangers, at this por tion of the quay, and he was sorry to say that not the slightest notice had been taken of the matter by th e pier and harbour commissioners. Accidents a t one time used to take place in the docks from similar ca uses,. but he was happy to say that the d oc k com p an y Ile d . prevente(l many deaths by adopting his suggestion , • The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, accom panying it with the hope that the coroner's suggestions would be at once attended to. EMIGRATION FROM GOOLE.—On Fridm the Fullerton left Goole for Australia, carrying, beside a mixed cargos a few passengers of the better sort from the immediate neighbourhood. The Fullerton has been built by the enterprising Mr. Banks, of Howden, who also sends out the cargo (chiefly wooden houses) on speculation. Fort so long a voyage she is of small burthen (300 tons); b e ,, being clipper-built, and passed A 1, it is anticipate 7 that she will reach Melbourne in fourteen weeks. J- 43 ," year Mr. Banks built and despatched a similar vase's the John Nussey, which, upon her arrival out, W ei placed upon the Australian coasting trade.