The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-21 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRIJRY LAN:E.-- Mr. E. T. SMITH, Lessee, has the honour to annotuu :e that be has placed the above-named National Establishment at ti ie ser vice of the FUND in AID of the FAMILIES of the EXPETOI TION ARY ARMY. In pursuance of this desirable object, a F 'ANCY FAIR will be held on the 13th and 14th of April, under the folloW ing Royal and distinguished patronage:— Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambrido The Right Hon. the Lady Mayoress Her Grace the Duchess of Hamilton Her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose Her Grace the Duchess of Inverness Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset Her Grace the Duchess of Richmond The Most Noble the Marchioness of Londonderry The Most Noble the Marchioness of Blandford Tne Most Noble the Marchioness of Aylesbury The Right Hon. the Countess of Chesterfield The Right Hon. the Countess of Kinnoul The Right Hon. the Countess of Glengall The Right Hon. the Countess of Bessborough The Right Hon. the Countess of Derby The Right Hon. the Countess of Shelburne The Right Hon. the Countess of Wilton The Right Hon. the Countess of Desert • The Right Hon. the Countess of Donoughmore The Right Hon. the Viscountess Palmerston The Right Hon. the Viscountess Maidstone The Right Hon. the Viscountess Newport Lady Sophia Des-Vo3ux Lady Colville Lady Raglan The Hon. Miss Anson Mrs. Disraeli Mrs. J. Stanley. Every appointment and appearance of the Theatre will be called into requisition on this important and interesting occasion; decora tions are preparing. The pit will be covered for promenade, and an efficient band provided for the execution of choice and new original music. Ladies desirous of aiding by their presence this benevolent demonstration are respectfully reminded that they should make early application for stalls. A book is now open in the lobby of the grand entrance to receive contributions in the shape of articles intended for sale on the occasion. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. L ess ee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Last Week of Mr. G. V. ;BROOKE'S Engagement prerions to his wiling for California and Australia. For the BENEFIT of Mr. E. T. SMITH. THIS EVENING, Meacu 21, Will be performed A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. Cha racters by Mr. G. V. Brooke, Messrs. Mead, Younge, G. Bennett, Morgan, and Pearson ; Miss Cathcart, Mrs. Vickery, &c. Followed by a MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT. The Last Twe Acts of LEONIE. Principal characters by Mr. Elliot Galer and Mr. Henri Drayton ; Misses Lowe and Feather stone. After which, a Grand BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. THEATRE ROYAL. RATH XRKET. Under the management of Mr. Zuckstone. THIS EVENING, MARCH 21, • Will be performed a new comic drama, called RANELAGM, Characters by Messrs. Vandenhoff, W. Parrett, Buckstone, Tilbury, and Rogers; Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Rce. After which, WILLTKIND HYS DINAH. Supported by Messrs. Haws%tone and Corri ; Miss Louisa Howard, Mrs. Fitzwil- Ham, and Mrs. Caulfield. After which, the opening Scenes of the PANTOMIME, called HARLEQUIN AND THE THREE BEAlt•i; or, Little Silverhair and the Fairies. DYAL PRINCE33'S THEATRE, OXFORD-3TRE ET. Under the ➢ianagem.nt of Mr. CIIABLZS KEAN. THIS EVENING, Mallen 21, Will be performed THE. RIVALS. Characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Harney, Meadows, J. Vining*, Mellon, and Addison; Mrs. Winstanicy, .7.lrs. W. LAcy. Heat., and Miss C. Lectercq. To be followed by A STORM IN A TEA-CUP. Princi)al cha racters by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. After which, AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. Characters by Messrs. Meadows, D. Fisher, and Saker ; and Misses Murray and Daly. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Nlanageatent of Madame 'Vestrls. THIS Mead 21, Will be performed A NICE F [lt VI. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Itoxby ; Ars. F. Matthews. To be followed by A CIIIRVIING WIDOW. After which, the popular Fairy Extravaganza, entitled ONCE UPON A TEAS THERE WERE TWO KING'', Characters by Messrs. Itoshy, F. Matthews, and ISland; .Ifaivne tiestris, Misses St. George, Eglanton, 3fason, Martindale, EtUs, Wadhain, and Foote. Condit:ling with NUMBER ONE ROUND TUE CORNER. THEATRE ROYAL ADT:LPHL Proprietor. Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, IVlAacu 21, Will be performed TWO LOVES AND A LIFE. Supported by Messrs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray, Menjamin Webster, Keeley, and 0. Smith ; Miss Woolgar and Madame Celeste. To conclude with TilE sEECOU4 FAAILy. Characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Leigh Marray. Parselle, and Keeley; Mrs. L. Murray, Misses Woolgar, Fanny Maskell, and Laidlaw, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEITRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, MATecti 21, Will be performed THE WRONG BOX. Supported by Messrs. Alfred Wigan and Robinson ; Miss P. Horton, M 153 Wyndham, and Miss E. Turner. To be followed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. ~ tipported by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling an l Miss Wyndham. To be followed by Tall FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, F:ankv, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent; Miss P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs THIS EVENING, MARCH 21, Will be presented RUSSIAN TYRANNY; or, The Fatal Snow. storm. Followed by PADDY SHOOTING MOON. After which, THE BLUE JACKETS. To conclude with THE CORK() ' , TIAN 13RITHERS. Paddy and Tim Mulligan (the Brothers), Mr. G. Hodson. Stalls, 55.: Boxes, 3s. • Pit, Is. ,d; Gallery, '1; Private Boxes, 11. 1 is. 6d., to be awl of 3fr. Alicroft, IS, New Bond street. ASTLEY'S EUROPFYS NATIONAL AIIPIIITEIEATICE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, Maxon 21, And daring the week, will be presented the new, grand, and romantic spectacle entitled THE IVOOD A I'S HORSE; or, The False Knight—the Woodman's Horse by the pet steed, Beauty, expressly trained by Mr. William Cooke. After which, the incomparable Scenes of the ARENA. To conclude with BESS OF THE BELL. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morning 8 min.after 6 I Evening 33 min.aft. 6 TD•MosaoW—Morning 0 min.after 7 I Evening 33 min.aft. 7 memorandum of Count NESSELRODE. Nay, my Lord JOHN RUSSELL himself, in his despatch dated from the Foreign-office, February 2d, 1853, and addressed - to Sir G. HAMILTON SEYMOUR, as our Ambassador to the Court of St. Petersburg— goes out of his way to commend that very quality, where he says, " Her MAJESTY i s h a ppy to acknowledge tke moderation, the frankness, and the friendly disposition of his Im perial MAJESTY." Indeed, of all words of com mendation, that was the only one justified by actual occurrences. Moderation the Emperor NICHOLAS did not show, as was evidenced even then by the arrogance implied by the magnitude of his demands, and as was still more clearly indicated when he marched his troops across the Pruth, and sent the appropriateprecursor of his Cossack hordes in the person of his insolent Plenipotentiary to the Divan at Constantinople. A friendly dis position might, indeed, have been assumed for the moment towards this country, but its hollow ness was sufficiently intimated by the insult ing nature of the confidence reposed in the English Government. A confidence, recollect, which was only based upon the principle of " honour among thieves"—and which, in fact, simply amounted to this, that the CZAR pro posed to England that in secret compact with him self she should aid Russia in perpetrating a series of monstrous depredations upon one of the great powers of the old world, with a total disregard to all the dictates of justice, to all the prompt ings of veracity, to the impulses of rectitude, and with a profound contempt for what might ul timately be thought upon the matter by the rest of the powerful nations of Christendom. Accord ing to his plan, as whispered in London so far back as 1844, when the CZAR conversed confidentially upon the subject with Sir ROBERT PEEL and the Duke of WELLINGTON, according to the same daring scheme as sketched out under similar circumstances, by the AUTOCRAT, in his discussion of the matter with Sir HAMILTON SEYMOUR as her Britannic MAJESTY'S Ambassador at St. Petersburg—Turkey was to have been quietly disposed of by Russia and England— France being treated as a power altogether un worthy of consultation, Austria being merely flippantly referred to as a State existing as it were only in the shadow of the great northern Autocracy, and Prussia being never once mentioned as deserving of one moment's passing consideration. It was under these cir- No one will deny that the Oxford University Reform Bill is well worth having ; indeed, it were next to impossible that it should be other wise. Whoever attacked its legislature, its oaths, or its collegiate exclusiveness, could hardly fail to do some good, so great is the confessed scope for amendment. In place of the now irresponsible heads of houses, the future government of the university is to be vested in a body of which the great majority is elective, and the electors are to consist of the members of congregation, a body comprising the whole teaching staff of the univer sity, comprising, indeed, the heads of houses themselves, the college tutors, the professors, with certain officers and residents complying with prescribed conditions. Besides several ex officio members, however, the congregation is required to elect six heads of houses—a needless deference, as it seems to us, to the past ; since it might be fairly presumed that a body so intelligent as the congregation, and so interested in the success of the university, could hardly fail to select, if otherwise qualified, a sufficient number of those who form a considerable part of its own number. The declaration of the illegality in future of all oaths which bind to refusing information to Royal Commissions, or to opposing all reforms—in uni versity phrase " changes"—is an unmixed good. We are ready to second any abolition of oaths which will ever be proposed, but oaths pleaded in bar of indispensable improvements —oaths that we have done, or will do, what is impracticable or forbidden by the imposers of the oath, cannot be characterised in language of censure too strong for the truth. We write de liberately in stating that the false swearing at Ox ford is unsurpassed in the history of abolished custom-house oaths, or perhaps in the records of most trials for perjury ; and that, too, in the name and in the professed interests of religion. It is proposed with nearly universal approba tion to widen the range of studies very consider ably, and chiefly, we presume, with regard to this object, to increase considerably the number of the professors. The College Tutorial system is not to be superseded, or in any way interfered with ; but the professorial system is to be worked side by side with it, and part of the funds to pro vide for the extra professors are to be furnished by the wealthier colleges under the superinten dence of Commissioners appointed by the Govern ment. This will also facilitate the carrying out of another part of the Bill, on the successful ope ration of which much of the hoped-for good will, we think, depend. Private Halls, under the super intendence of a Master of Arts, are to be per mitted under a license from the Vice Chancellor ; if the license be made to depend on certain fixed legal and reasonable conditions, and be not at the sole discretion of the functionary, this will open a door for most salutary competition, as it will not only afford an opportunity for adapting such halls to whole classes of the community ; but any man of unusual ability and ardour for the instruc tion of youth, like ARNOLD of Rugby, for instance, could find a most appropriate sphere for his gene rous enthusiasm and talents. We trust that the conditions spoken of will not be such as to inter fere with "unrestricted competition." And here• it is that even on the Bill as it stands the Government might so easily have hung a fair compromise, at least of the Dissenting question. For ourselves, We go the whole length with Sir WM. ILAXILTON, and would make matriculation, THE WEATHER. —SUN OM% Msacu 21. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 46—highest since noon yesterday. 40—lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 3041. WIND, N.E.—Fresh breeze, with slight rain occasionally. and degrees, except in theology, perfectly indepen dent, as in Scotland, of all religious tests. We have never heard that the religious character of our better-educated north countrymen has suffered from the catholic nature of their university course; and we are perfectly sure that the signing of Thirty-nine religious Articles by mere lads is a piece of most irreligious profanity in nine-tenths of the cases. We may appeal, in proof of this, not only to common sense, but to the more serious recollections of every man of fifty who signed them in youth. If, however, Government was too much afraid of the clergy to take this broad but most reasonable course, what hindered them from esta blishing perfect religious toleration in the pro posed new Halls ? Why should it not be per mitted to any enlightened M.A. of the ARNOLD school to commence a private Hall, on conditions which would attract intelligent youths of all sects, from the Roman Catholic to the Quaker ? We in deed see no reason why the opening of such Halls should be limited to Church of England men. Ability to pass a certain examination, and certifi cates of character are all that can be needed for unsectarian and really University purposes ; all besides is gratuitous sacrifice to the Episcopal and State Church. We see that Dissenters are alive on the ques tion, and we could hardly respect them if they were not. We are legislating anew for this fa mous old University, this national University, as it claims to be, and no one can deny that it is the proper time for them to speak. Dissenters allege that besides the intrinsic intolerance of tests, they constituted, according to the late census, about one-half of the actual worshippers in Eng land and Wales ; and they fairly ask, with what show of reason they should all be excluded from a national University. It seems so easy to limit subscription to the clerical profession, and to de cline enforcing attendance on prayers where it was objected to by parents, that one is at a loss to excuse the pertinacity which insists upon it. Al ready it is the only part of the bill respecting which a notice of a clause in committee has been given. Mr. HEYWOOD will then move the abolition of the present tests ; Mr. GLADSTONE promises to give good reasons for maintaining them ; Lord J. RUSSELL, according to his speech, could give as good reasons for getting rid of them; and we hope he will. Mr. GLADSTONE may look upon his colleague as himself a reason to be refuted. We all know how good a Churchman is Lord JOHN, what bishoprics he has created, how he has im proved tithe property, and how steadfastly he opposes every dissenting proposal; yet he studied not at Oxford, but at Edinburgh, in the very focus of Presbyterian zeal, and surrounded by non-subscribing students. He certainly sustained no injury, and we are persuaded Mr. GLADSTONE, too, would have come forth unscathed. It is cer tainly curious to see the effect of the Coalition on the two great domestic measures of the session. Lord JOHN told us that he would willingly have given us a 51. borough franchise; but his colleagues said, no. Now he tells us he should have been glad to make the national universities really national, but up gets his Cabinet colleague and promises to tell the House of Commons, ere long, why his Lordship could not be allowed to have his way. We will allow him to vote as he likes, says, Mr. G.—that is due to his years and position—but he is not to put his liberal fancies into the Cabinet Bill. We are curious to see the fraternal gladiators engage. We are glad to see that upwards of 100 members are already pledged to the abolition of the tests by a memorial to Lord JOHN RUSSELL. If the Liberal party exert themselves they will, doubtless, ob tain a very strong, and we hope, in the Commons at least, a victorious position. They have a good cause and the spirit of the age with them, and these, together, may be a match for the majority of a Coalition Cabinet. We cannot help remark ing that it is rather singular that Lord JoUN Rus- SELL alone has twice had to come forward, com plaining that his colleagues will not let him propose all he likes. Mr. GLADSTONE and the others never make such complaints. Perhaps his Lordship will not be sorry if the public would carry his views for him. cumstances that the CZAR. proposed in 1844, at London, and in 1853 at St. Petersburgh, his enormous and mendacious project of a Turkish • dismemberment. Documentary evidence has at length been obtained that that project was from the first rejected by the Ministers of the Crown of England. Insomuch so, that it would actually appear that, repelled by - England, the Russian AUTOCRAT had recourse to France—failing, however, as egregiously as in the former instance, in securing the complicity of the Emperor NAPOLEON by those gorgeous, bat utterly ineffectual, temptations. An old saying tells us that " Honesty is the best Policy•" How has it been in this manner with regard to the policy of the Russian Go vernment ? Than the policy of the CZAR in refe rence to Turkey, nothing could possibly have been, from first tojlast, more utterly dishonest. And how has it fared ? Rejected successively by the British and by the French Government, it has led the AUTOCRAT onwards, from one outrage to another—until Turkey is in arms, up to this moment victoriously in arms, against him both in Asia and in Europe, along the Danube and along the Caucasus—until France and Eng land oppose him with their combined ar maments both military and maritime, along the shores of the Baltic and along those also of the Euxine—until Austria finds herself to have been spoken of by the CZAR as if in af..kuow ledged vassalage, and Prussia discovers that she has been disregarded by his Imperial Majesty as a State of utter insignificance ! Those are among the consequences already of the criminal designs of the ambition of the Russian AUTOCRAT The consequences already. Observe that—for others will follow. Others must follow now rapidly— now when. so many of the troops of England have already steamed far on their way towards Constan tinople—now when the first division of the French army has already taken its departure from Marseilles, while another fleet is preparing to set forward northwards from the vicinity of Brest—now when NAPIER is approaching the Sound with his glo rious squadron, and when Admirals DUNDAS and HAMELIN are on the eve of emerging from their anchorage in the Bosphorus. Again—at this juncture of supreme expectation—let the battle- cry, humbly but confidently, be " God Defend the Right !" while the warrior sons of France and England side by side fight against Russian bar barism in defence of all that is worthiest of pre servation among the civilised races of Christendom. , J 1 iiirTraelP 4.1.01'441, 7 (t ti e ° LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1854. Reflection only confirms us the more decidedly in our opinion that England comes before the Courts of Europe most creditably in connexion with this Secret and Confidential Correspondence. It appears, after an attentive consideration of these remarkable documents, that the Ministers of her Britannic MAJESTY resolutely rejected throughout the proposals made by the CZAR for the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire, and for the distribution of its scattered possessions. That proposition for the partition of Turkey was made, remember, as far back as ten years ago— as far back as 1844—when the Russian AUTOCRAT availed himself of the opportunity afforded by his visit to the young QUEEN'S Court at Windsor, to submit his alluring suggestions to the states men then standing highest in the councils of the reigning Sovereign. Nevertheless, it is gratifying to know that the Imperial tempter was as deceived in his anticipations of complicity on the Part of Sir ROBERT PEEL, and on the part a le° of his Grace the (then) Duke of WELLINGTON, as he has been subsequently in the preposterous hope th at he would seduce the sagacity of Lord CLARE /ft° and the patriotism of Lord Jourr RUSSEL; jut° a convenient connivance with his most monstrous and nefarious scheme of a Turkish dismemberm ent. There is no longer any doubt, however, that IVli n i ste mo re, as they hav e rscanna reasonablyargue any argued (st rong l y enough)laither to, that they, on their part, were deceived in any way as to the tone of the p o li cy, or as to the nature of the intentions of the E mperor NICHOLA S—as to his policy and intentions, that i s to say in refere nce to the partition of Turkey and the s ubversion of it s an AUTOCR AT • Let us do the R Government. that justice—by acknowledging at once, i n • • simple truth, that he could scarcely by any possibility what ever have been more plain spoken than h e has been in regard to his views and wishes in refe rence to the Ottoman dominions. His candour, indeed, in this respect, was, to say the very l east of it, so blunt and bold as to be absolutely flagrant and outrageo us . It has been all this, more over, not since yesterday—not merely twelve months ago—not in 1854, but in 1844—when he intimated his sentiments as to the advisability of facilitating the disruption of the crumbling power of the Sublime Porte ; and did this, moreover, in terms so distinct and positive, as to allow of their being afterwards embodied in the redoubtable THE SUN, LONDON, TITESDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1854 MNEY MARKET AND CEIIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The ales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimabd at between 5,000 and 6,000 bales, including 500 Anerican taken for export. The market closed heavily without alteration in prices. The sales comprised 160 Bahia at figd., 200 Egyptian at 6d. to 8/d. 700 Surat at 3d. to 5d., 50 Sea Island at Is. to is. Bd., and the remainder American. Rail way Shires were flat, at lower prices. A deputation of the Russia trade has waited upon Lord Carendon, with a view of ascertaining more distinctly certain points connected with the block ade of the Russian ports. The members composing the derutation were Mr. Mitchell, M.P., Messrs. Hubbad, Weguelin, Morgan, Hill, Tottie, jun., and Brtndt. The result, in a few words, is that Lord Clarendon intimated that it is the intention of Government that free trade shall make free goods ; that no certificate of origin shall be re quired that in case of the removal of property from one or other of the bellgerent states, this must be subject to licence, and was under the considera tion of the law officers of the allied Powers ; that the persons and property of the subjects of the bel ligerent powers will be respected. The treatment of Russian subjects in England will be guided by that of English subjects in Russia. Produce shipped from friendly ports will be considered their produce. The Cologne Gazette of the 19th inst. states that its number of the previous evening had been seized by the Government on account of three articles. One was a copy of the Times leader of the 16th inst., another an article from the Frankfort Jour nal, entitled " South Germany ;" and the third a leader from the editor himself, headed " Our Position." The editor observes that he can honestly assert he knows of nothing offensive in the last mentioned production, which related entirely to the position of Prussia towards her allies, and to the general policy to be pursued. He a dd s signi ficantly, that, in view of what has happened, he must refrain hereafter from giving information that has hitherto been afforded. The Cologne Gazette has been so ably conducted, and hitherto has af forded so much information, that the loss by this restraint may be termed European rather than local. The suspension of the firm of Benjamin Elkin and Sons is stated to involve an amount of 140,0001. and the chief cause of it is advances made to Deme rara and Jamaica firms. The Australian trade, as far as this firm is concerned, is stated to have proved satisfactory. The 10 per cent. deposit upon the French loan must be paid in London this day, where subscrip tions are made through agents, and as there is so much uncertainty what allotments will be obtained, probably many will decline to pay, and thus virtually withdraw their applications. The English funds are receding, and the price is to a per cent. lower again. Consols opened at 90 to 90k, and have since been 8N- to 7. There are a good many sellers, and it is s t a t e d th a t a large ebrew firm is among them. Exchequer Bills have been heavy, at 3s. to 7s. premium. Foreign securities have been flatter, by sym pathy, with the funds. Russian Bonds have been as low as 851 2 / for the 5 per Cents. Mexican Bonds have been at 231 8 5 , Brazilian Old Stock has been quoted 96 ; Equador 31- ; and the Greek Red Bonds to 51. Neither Spanish nor Portuguese have been dealt in. Railway shares are exceedingly heavy, and there is a further fall generally of about I A per cent. Lon don and North Western and Great Northern have declined more than some others. French shares are about ss. lower again. The current prices for the Jamaica Mines not officially quoted, were as follows :—Metcalfe, to discount ; Port Royal, to premium. The Foreign and English Mining Shares are neglected, and scarcely so good ; the Joint Stock Shares are nominal, and the Laud Companies generally lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the o,ficictl List.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN PE SWALLOW. -THE PARK TAVERN AT BATTERSEA. Mr. J. R. Chidley, Gresham-street, applied to his Honour for a private meeting to examine witnesses under this bankruptcy. The facts were, that the bankrupt had been in comfirtable circumstances until he married, and became involved in a Chancery suit through a family dispute, and his property at Nine Elms and the Park Tavern at Battersea being jeopardised , he was made bankrupt, and a short time since obtained a high class certificate. Mr. Chidley applied, a few days since, and obtained the sanction of the Court to defend the suit in Chancery for the benefit of the estate, in fur therance of which object it was deemed advisable to examine all parties which this Court has power to do in all matters connected with a bankrupt estate, and pro bably more conclusively than by interrogatories in Chancery. The application was granted. IN RE HARRIS. Ttu9lnes ion. 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 9O A 89/3 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 15-16 India Bonds, £lOOO ........ Ditto, under £lOOO par Consols for Account 18th April 9O 89a Exchequer Bills, 2d. £l000 Small 4 8 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. nraz ilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 96 Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent 72 Equador Bonds Greek Bonds, Red Mexican 3 per Ceut. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St Bsi § Ditto 4:3 per Cent.. 76 Venezuela Bonds, 3i per Cent. Ditto for the Account 26 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 GuiL HALF-PAST TWO. Consols B9a Ditto April Account B9B This bankrupt was described as. of Waterloo-road Bayswater, &c., and - to-day was appointed for consi deration of his certificate. The debts were about 1,2501., and the assats wil . barely cover the expenses of the petition. The solicitor to the assignees opposed, on the ground of excessive expenditure and bad book-keeping. His Honour said the certficate inuit be suspended for six months, and then to be of the third class. The bankrupt applied for protection. His Honour said that it would be granted for a month, and from month to month unless cause was shown to the contrary. The bankrupt then applied for a return of the fees of the meeting, which bankrupts are required to deposit in order to advertise in the Gazette, as tue Act of Parlia ment does not authorise the direct payment out of the estate. The solicitor to the assignees objected, as, although where the bankrupt's conduct had been blameless the amount was often paid out of the estate, in this case there were no funds. WARWICK RACES. (THIS DAY.) The application was refused. MARLBOROUGH-STREET-(THIS PAY, (BY ELEOTRIO TBLEGRAPH.) ROBBERY AT SAVILLE HOUSE. — Frederick, Macdonald, a respectable-looking young man, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with stealing a gold watch and appendages, of the value of 501., the property of Captain Conyers Tower, of the 6th Dragoons. The prosecutor deposed that, last night, he and a friend were at Saville House, Leicester-square, witnessing the boring that was going on, and between 11 and 12 o'clock, as they were coming out, the passage was much crowded, and he was pressing forward through the crowd slightly in advance of his friend, when he felt some person's hand in his waistcoat pocket. He looked round, and saw the prisoner withdraw his hand from his (prosecutor's) pocket, and he immediately missed his watch, which wa, safe in his pocket about five minutes before. Wit ness directly took hold of the prisoner, and held him till he saw a police constable, to whom he gave him in charge, on suspicion of stealing his watch and appen dages, which were worth upwards of 501. Cross examined by Mr. J. Solomon, of the Borough road, who appeared for the prisoner —Was leaving the honse at the time. Prisoner was close by his side. His (prosecutor's) coat was open, and his watch-chain, to which was appended a locket and several small pieces of foreign coin, was slightly exposed to view. His friend was near him, and they were in the passage leading to the entrance door. There were many people near him when he felt prisoner's hand in his pocket. The passage was well lighted with gas. There was sparring in the room at the time ho took out his watch to see the time, and he missed his watch about about five minutes after he left the room. Police Con stable 42 C stated that last night, about half-past 11, he was on duty in the passage at Saville-house, near the second door A crowd was coming out, and he saw the prisoner in front of the prosecutor. A short time after wards the prosecutor came up to him, and said he should give prisoner in charge on suspicion of stealing his watch. Witness asked the prisoner his name and where he lived. The prisoner replied that his name was John Macdonald, that he was an artist, and lived at 8, St. Andrew's-road. Witness then took him to the Station, where he gave an other address, 43, St. George's-row, New Kent-road. Wit ness went to the latter address and upon inquiry ascer tained it to be correct. The prisoner was searched but the watch was not found. Inspector Mahoney, C division, said if publicity were given to the case, no doubt they should be able to dis cover some trace of the stolen watch, which was a valuable gold one, and had the name of prosecutor on the dial in lieu of the usual figures. Mr. Hardwick suggested that bills should be at once printed, which being circulated by the police might have the effect of leading to a discovery of the watch, and in order that every inquiry should be made as to the cha racter of the prisoner, he (Mr. should remand him until Saturday next. ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY'S RACES. Trial Stakes—Orestes, Orinoco, and Rataplan. Woodcote Stakes—Despised, Thessaly, and Oddity. Free Handicap—Alonzo, Warwick, Eliza, Florist, Macaw, Battery, and Adelaide. Willoughby HandicapJionrton, Ethelwolf, Testator, Titterstone, Montague, Escape, Stamford, Marietta, General Breeze, and Acute Angle. Farmer's Plate—All here but Harry. Warwick Handicap —Colt by Robert de Gorham, Two-year-old Stakes—Vandyke and Bessie. Debdale Stakes —Kennington. Steeplechase—The Marquis and Lobster. DEPUTATION FROM THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS TO THE CZAR. DARLINGTON, MARCH 18.—Last night Mr. Henry Pease, one of the late deputation to the Czar, gave an interesting account of his journey and mission to Russia to the members of the Mechanics' Institute. The Cen tral-hall, the largest room in the town, was crowded to excess in every part by not less than 2,000 persons. The Chief Bailiff occupied the chair. Mr. PEASE gave some interesting details of the jour ney, and the insolence of the officials whom he met with at the several places through which he passed. It was not, he said, a very great thing to go to St. Petersburg, and he took no credit to himself for having accomplished this journey of 2,000 miles. Having described the magnifi cence of the palace of the Czar, and alluded to the gracious reception the deputation received, he said that he could see nothing to ridicule in a body of men who had been in ex istence 200 years and who had averaged 20,010 in number, who had always believed that the liberty of nations could not be advanced by the sword, in sending three of their number to do all they could to prevent such a national calamity as war. Referring to the state of the press in Russia, he said he believed the reason why she made no progress in civilisation was, that the press was crippled and suppressed there. He produced an illustrated paper, somewhat smaller than the Illustrated London News, which was cut, and in several places some of the pages being more than half cut away, as the articles contained therein were not considered respectable. The Emperor, he said, seemed to be fully aware of the state of opinion in this country with regard to him and to the Eastern question. Both the Czar and all the other members of his family to whom he was introduced carefully abstained from alluding to what the English press said about the Emperor. The speaker said no one cherished more love than himself for the freedom of the British press; but he was exceedingly krievedand humbled at the course which the newspaper press had adopted on this Eastern ques tion, in resorting to abuse and calumny instead of reason ing in a dignified spirit. He could not be persuaded but that the impressions which were conveyed to the public through the press were most erroneous as regarded the Em peror and Empress, and the effect which this had on the minds of both was painfully manifest. He did not say that on his own authority, for many of the most re spectable of British subjects in St. Petersburg expressed themselves to him when there as of precisely the same opinion. All that he saw of the Emperor convinced him that he was kind and temperate, and far from deserving the character which he bore in this country. The people seemed devoted to him, and he went amongst them every day unattended, when he was always received with the greatest enthusiasm. The barbarous slaughter at Sinope was, however, performed every night at the theatre when the deputation was there. After characterising war as inhuman, unnatural, and unreasonable, he expressed his opinion that after thousands of lives had been sacrificed, the question would remain as it was. Mr. Pease was heartily cheered during several por tions of his lecture, but the majority of the audience seemed greatly disappointed that he made no allusion to the present aspect of affairs in the East. A vote of thands to the speaker concluded the pro ceedings. WHITAKER'S EDUCATIONAL REGISTER FOR 1854. The value and extent of the information contained in this work, now in the fourth year of its publication, will no doubt ensure for it a very large circulation. Such a guide had been long wanted, and the enterprise shown by Mr. Whitaker in supplying it entitles him to no small credit. We have here concise accounts of the univer sities, colleges, grammar schools, and other public edu cational institutions throughout the three kingdoms. There is a list, also, of some of the principal private schools in the country, as well as of the chief universities and other places of learning in Germany, Sweden, and America. The register will take a prominent place among the many books of reference which now form so marked a feature in the productions annually issued from the metropolitan press. 9 7_7177 ADELPHI THEATRE. An original drama, called Two Loves and a Life, was produced at this theatre last night. It was not only a sterling Adelphi success, but one of which the authors, Messrs. Taylor and Reade, have reason to be proud in a literary point of view. They have selected the year 1745 as their date, and for some reason have chosen the month of October as the precise period of the play. Prestonpans was fought on the 21st September, and thenceforth the triumphant Charles Edward was occupied in celebrating, instead of improving, his victory, with balls at Holyrood, and other festivities, until the last day of the month, when he left Holyrood en route for Culloden. At the opening of the play Sir Gervase Rokewode (Leigh Murray), and Father Radcliffe (Webster), are re siding under fictitious names at Myers - tone, the former adopting the dress and manner of a fisherman, the latter those of a Quaker. Sir Gervase is a handsome and fas cinating young gentleman, and the " two loves " are speedily accounted for. He has secured the heart of Anne Musgrave (Miss Woolgar), daughter of the rich, wicked, and crafty postmaster of the place ; and of Ruth Ravenscar (Madame Celeste), an orphan girl, who has been saved when a child from a wreck, and who con veys the letters from the next town. It is due to Sir Gervase to say that he loves Anne only, and has no idea of the havoc he has wrought with the more fiery, but not more loving heart of the other young lady. The Duke of Cumberland (Selby) conies to Ulverstone with a portion of his army. The sands are dan gerous, and imperil the royal leader and his men, but he is conducted safely by Ruth. The Duke gives her a ring, which is to insure her protection at any future time. Anne's father is a scoundrel, who reads—or rather being unable, from defective educa tion, to peruse correspondence for himself, makes his (laughter read the letters which pass through his hands. He receives an epistle which implicates Sir Gervase, and which informs him of a Jacobite rendezvous. He, of course, determines, for the sake of the reward which is offered, to bring the troops upon the rebels ; but as Anne simultaneously becomes aware of the scent, the plot acquires double action, which is also complicated by the agency of Ruth, who climbs windows and does various daring things to save Sir Gervase. The two women mutually discover their situation as regards Rokewode, and the struggle between them is which shall serve him best, and this lutte is capi tally got up. Ruth risks her life, and Anne her fair fame, but in the end Gervase gets to the Tower. Then Ruth uses her influence with the duke, and fairly bullies him into discharging the debt of gratitude he owes, while Anne, who has been suffering from fever, visits him, and at his prayer becomes his wife. He escapes, after the fashion of Lord Derwentwater, in another dress, and she is led to Tower-hill in his place, but he follows, unable to remain in doubt as to. her fate, rescues her, and is himself seized and about to be executed, when Ruth dashes in with his pardon, to find him Anne's husband. Ruth, however, turns out to be Father Radcliffe's lost child, and under his sacerdotal counsel forgives Anne and Sir Gervase, and all ends in grave but assured happiness. The acting of Messrs. Selby, Murray, Webster, Keeley, and 0. Smith, and of Madame Celeste and Miss Woolgar was deserving of the very highest meed of praise —and the scenery, dresses, and effects were new and well devised. The applause began after the first act, increased at each fall of the drop, and was uproarious at the close, when the actors, and afterwards the authors, were " called." The piece was announced by Mr. Webster for every evening, and will have, and richly deserves, a capital run. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS; THE WAR IN THE EAST. THE BALTIC. A telegraphic despatch, dated Copenhagen, March 16, says that the Baltic fleet, under the command of Sir Charles Napier, was expected to arrive there on the following day. There was a report, however, that it will be safer for the Duke of Wellington and the vessels of the first class to pass through the Great Belt by Ny borg, where the water is deeper, though the navigation is more intricate, instead of through the Sound, where there is only 25 or 26 feet of water in some parts of the channel. Probably, therefore, the frigates and vess e l s o f the second class will enter the Baltic by the Sound, and the larger vessels by the Great Belt. The appearance of the British fleet in these waters has greatly strengthened the popular and constitutional party in Denmark, and, on the other hand, afflicted the friends of Russia with propor tionate disgust. A later despatch states that the fleet arrived in Wingo Sound on the 15th, all well. A letter from Copenhagen, of March 13, says that " the Swedish fortresses Kungsholmen and Drottningskar are to receive a garrison of 600 men. Transports have been taken up at Calmar to carry the reinforcements to Gothland. The Government has at last made the long-demanded concession to the Swedish shipowners. Vesssels purchased abroad are no . to be admitted on paying a duty of 5 per cent. if of 100 tons and over, and 10 per cent. if below that capacity. Major-Gen. Nordin, Swedo- Norwegian ambassador in Russia, has arrived in St. Petersburg. The Swedish and Norwegian papers de mand his recall, as being a partial and reactionary Minister. He is married to a rich Russian lady, and cannot act independently. The young Prince the Duke of Sodermauland, son of the Crown Prince, is dangerously ill. The commercial fleet of Helsingfors at this moment consists of 8 ships, 8 brigs, and 12 schooner s ; t o t a l, 6,000 t ens : that of Abo, 22 ships, 10 brigs, 12 scho oners , 3 ga l eases , 2 yachts, and 3 steamers ; total, 15,000 tons. A vessel has reached Elsinore with coals for the Baltic fleet. Others are daily expected. To-day the ad dress to the King, of want of confidence in the pre sent Cabinet, was read a first time in the Upper House, by a majority of 36 t o 8. It w ill b e rea d a second and last time to-morrow. This evening the same addresS will be read a second and last time in the Lower House. Yesterday there was to have been a meeting of the Privy Council, but his Ma jesty sent orders for it to be postponed." The Hamburg Correspondent contains a letter from. Stockholm, of which the following is an ex tract :—" Our fleet is in a good condition. Work men are employed actively in fitting out gun-boats. The squadron recently fitted out, and composed of seven ships-of-the-line, with 2,000 men on board, would suffice to make au imposing demonstration. As to our armaments by land nothing is neglected. As the assemblage of Russian troops in the Baltic is considerable, prudence seems to require that all half-measures should be avoided. It is that feel ing which accounts for the i ncrease o f th e garr i son in the island of Gothland. There are shortly to be sent to the island 4,000 Norwegians, making up, with 9,090 militia, a corps of 16,000 men." The following is from Berlin, dated yesterday (Monday) : „ _. ____ _. _ " The English Government applied to engage 60 Prussian pilots at Swinemunde, the port of Stettin. They have requested leave of absence from the Go vernment here. Count Groeben and the Prince of Hohenzollern have returned. " The export of gold from Russia is reported to be prohibited. " The commander of the troops at Revel had pro claimed that probably the town would be bombarded by the English and French, and women had been required to leave it. "On the 15th the Miranda left, bound for Kiel." We learn from the Austrian capital that on Sun day Baron Meyendorff had an audience of the Em peror, which lasted two hours. It was reported that on the explanation of the intentions of Austria will depend the stay of the Russian Minister in the capital. CONSTANTINOPLE. The following is from Constantinople under date of March 9 The Russians are said to be preparing chains to stretch across the mouths of the Danube. Conferences were going on between the Turkish Cabinet, the Sheik-ul-Islam, and the Foreign Mi nisters relative to the Christians in Turkey. The Russian subjects in Turkey, England, and France, are about to be summoned to roturn home. Since the prohibition of the export of corn from Odessa, the price has fallen from 9 to 3 silver roubles. Numerous failures are expected at Odessa. We learn by letters from Constantinople of the Gth and 7th inst., that the resolution adopted by the British Cabinet of sending out 20,000 men, and that of France to forward twice that number immediately, for the support of the Sultan, was greeted with pleasure by the population of that vast city. The time, it was said, had arrived when energetic steps should be resorted to. Winter was fast passing away, and spring would no doubt usher in war on a large scale. The last accounts from the Danube announced that the Russians had re tired from the neighbourheod. of Kalafat. In Asia snow and ice had put a stop to warfare for the present. On the sth Count Metaxa, the Greek ambas sador to the Ottoman Porte, had a long interview with Reschid Pacha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The ambassador of Greece endeavoured to explain the non-participation of his Govern ment in the insurrectionary movements. It does not, however, appear, that the excuses tendered made any impression on the Suitan's Minister, as he plainly alluded to the contemplated recall of the Turkish Minister from Athens, if the revolt was not quelled, and the concession not only of all diplomatic relations with the kingdom of Greece, but also the interruption of all and every connec tion, not excluding commercial intercourse. The latter would be a hard blow to Greek commerce, and bring ruin to their extensive merchant navy. On the 4th Fuad. Effendi left for Volo, on board the Turkish war steamer Taif—the same that escaped from the disasterat Sinope. He was accompanied by 2 adjutants, his first secretary Rienzi Effendi, actually in the province of Salonica ; Gelal Bey, his secon d secretary ; and M. Costaki Adocides, interpreter. Fuad Effendi had been named commissary-extra ordinary, and is invested with full powers for the suppression of the insurrection. From Volo he will immediately proceed to Janina, where he will fix his residence. It was said that Sir Henry Ward, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, would send a person to meet Fuad Effendi ; and that the representative of France at Athens would do the same. Greece was to send a pleni potentiary to Prevesa, where a species of Congress is to be held as to the best mode of calming down the insurrection. The last accounts from the Epirus announced that the Turks suffered a slight defeat at Dimorio on the 23d, losing GO men. They withdrew to the citadel of Arta. Suleyman Bey, however, advanced with 300 Albanians ; and the town of Arta, which was in possession of the insurgents was stormed, and taken. Ka raiskaki and Grivas, who commanded the Greeks, were completely defeated, the former receiving a wound in the arm. The insurrec tion has spread very considerably. Suli and seven or eight of the surrounding villages was up in arms. Paramitia had also rebelled. The old governor of Janina, Sali Pacha, formed a body of 150 cavalry. They, however, disbanded, as he could not produce sufficient money to pay them. The garrison of Lanina numbers 500 men. Her Britannic Majesty's steamer Sheerwater had pro ceeded from Corfu to Prevesa, with troops on board. She was lying there, but had not landed any force. The Turkish Government was actively engaged in sending troops to the provinces of Thessaly and Epirus. The Chaaki-Chadi, Cheh-Per, and Pour soud left last Thursday, with 3,000 troops, bound for Volo. Constantinople was perfectly quiet. M. Canaris, son of the celebrated Greek naval hero, who had been at Constantinople for the last week, had just fallen a victim to the knife of an assassin. On the 3d, at Kourou-Tchesme, a v ill age on t h e Bosphorus, he was stabbed on the right side. He lingered for three days, and expired after great suffering. He made no revelation with regard to the assassin, who has not been found. Sir John Lakeman, who has been on an excursion to Schumla, left on the Ist for France and England by the Nyl steamer. The same boat brought out Major Dixon and Captain Blakely. Captain Symmons, R.E., has just returned from inspecting the fortifications 0 1 Sinope, in the Black Sea. Th e B r itish and French steamers Furious and Vauban had returned from the Black Sea and had cast anchor in the Bosphorus. The latter went toSebastopol, andreported that the entrance to that harbour was shut, a boom and chain having been thrown across. The entrance to Sebastopol was refused both to the Vauban and Furious, the latter having proceeded there from Varna. The whole of the Russian fleet was at an_ chor within the harbour. Lieutenant-General Sir John Burgoyne h as j ust returned from a short excursion to Buyuk-Tchek medge (great bridge) to inspect that part of th e country, which is the military position commanding the approach to Constantinople;. Sultan has amnestied all the S o ft as (reli gious students) who were banished to the island Of I Crete, in consequence of the attempt at revolt me. do here last December. Fears were entertained that the revolutionari movement which had broken out in Thessaly and:then Epirus, and which has mainly proceeded from the kingdom of Greece, would spread to Bosnia, Albania Montenegro, and Servia,. With a British and French army under weigh for Turkey, aid about to occupy a portion of that empire, it was not to be Pre suned that Austria would feel inclined to remain an indifferent spectator, but eagerly look out fo r the opportunity of occupying some of those pr°: . vinces, to counterbalance the presence of Frenci' and British armies in Bulgaria or Roumelia. do insurrectional movement, which is by no mean s difficult to encourage, would be the signal for the march of an Austrian army into Servia, Bosnia , and Montenegro. The French ambassador has re ceived instructions to hasten the arram•ements for the encampment of the expected troops as much possible, and to act with the greatest energy ; an that the representative of her B r it ann i c MajestY was pursuing a similar course. The preliminary works for an encampment for the French forces were already being commenced at Ste. Stefano, 011 the coast of the Sea of Marmora, about two rail ° south of Constantinople. Wooden barracks are being erected at the Dardanelles, with other works, under the superintendence of the British enginee r oflioers. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, who has been incl . ' sant in his efforts' on behalf of the Christian nil; jects of the Porte, and whose name is associated with all the real refOrms introduced into the enr pire, had just obtained an Imperial firman, est e ' blislling the rights of Christian witnesses In °' Turkish court of justice as equal with those of ° Mahomedan. A person who is not well versed 1 1 the affairs of the East can scarcely form an idea ' 9 ' the importance of this concession, which may b. 6 said to form an era in the progress of civilisation in the East. This concession is regarded by the ge" homedan as at variance with the ,orecepts of the Koran. The fir man , it was ex p ec ted, would b e published shortly. The Breslau, Gazette says the Austrian Ambe' s ' i sador has receiv e d instructions t o use a ll his ty fluence to suppress the revolutionary movemen t, and to make the Greek Government understan" that any encouragement given to the insurrecti on might give rise to serious difficulties in the neg ° ; tiations for peace. The Austrian Int.ernuncio 3 Constantinople will receive a copy of th ese instruc" tions in order to lay them before the Sublime Porte. Baron de Bruck has, it is said, received orders W remove all fears which might :be entertained et Constantinople at the concenti - ation of An s ' trian troops in the provinces bordering ° II Turkey, and to demand the assent of the Port! to an intervention in Servia if it shotil4r become necessary. It is understood that e Cabinet,Canet, in the event of a negative reply, will 0 19, consider itself bound by the declaration of tn . : Porte, but will undertake that important step 4 ;7 3 its own responsibility should circumstances requir s , it. According to a re p or t i n ci rc ulation, the P I sians will assume the offensive in April-" Intelligence from Montenegro to the Bth, state: that tranquillity had not b ee n troubled. The Turkish troop s are a t a su it a bl e di s t ante from t i u frontier. The M on t enegr i ns h a d f or t i led their (le; files and make n o more excursions. Presents 0' money had been distributed to the. poor M r , munes, in the name of the Emperor of Russia;' wheat had also been bought and distribt ited at P io expense. Prince Danilo left for Cettitiji on 3d, on a tour along the frontier. The Palatinate 'gazette states that before his cl parture for Munich, the Emperor of Austria, o f speaking to one of his Ministers on the q uestion, the day, expressed hi mse lf i n the following terio:ci —" It is impossible for me to explain what a I° o , has been taken of my mind since a decisive re L s a a lution has been come to. Latterly, I have p o t neither rest nor sleep ; thank God, the sad mou e is now over." The Prussian Correspondence of 23er lin saYe_ a t it The Russian Governm en t h av i ng de Blared tnsia it was satisfied with the neutrality mrhi ch Prn s e a proposed to observe, the Cabinet ha ,s abandon the mission of Count de Dohna at S. P 'etersb i lZ the object of that mission being ath 11.ned. Cabinet having taken the resolution o f remain . neutral is decided to cause this neutrality to prav"" by force of arms. Such is the object o f the prejt rations which have recently been ma de. 01 . 0_1 have been sent to the commanders of the Ist 11 4 sth (Prussia and Posen) and to the Pi 'th and ev ee (Rhenan provinces and Westphalia) corPs " r ;i l e to hold themselves ready for mobilisa:tion. ,f government has besides resolved to rais , e a lone 30,000,000 thalers. A bill on the su bje ct will 1 : 4 communicated in a few days to the Ch. an fibers." it was on Saturday that the French Cri3Verntaen received from Berlin a telegraphic die spatch anY nouncing the answer of the Czar Nichol as to th e summons addressed to him byEngland an d France : That answer is con ce i ve d i n s h ort, dry, ttnd la° e ; disdainful terms. A s soon as the Engli sh at Berlin was m a d e acqua i n t e d with t 1 answer , he despatched a courier forthwith with the nel by way of the P russ i an p or t s o f th e B a l tic, to 1 01- miral Napier, in order that he may be 1 i.reparedt° act upon his instructions. Letters have been received from St. Pe, tersburgli which represent the public in that city as in a state of great irritation against the Western Powers' The Russians declare that they will not hi :al . of any further negotiations with those P o w ers , and that they will only negotiat e w ith T ur k e y al'one, then only on the understanding that she is to accept all the terms proposed by Pri n.ce Mo le ' chikoff. The Russian Government has commu: oicated t° the Cabinet of Berlin intelligence respec ting P 1 ,.. 4 ° ‘ 4 said to be hatching in Poland. Th e R u s sian ( - 1 ,; vernment does this, no doubt, from ntereste" motives. It is asserted that despatches have been a .ddressed from Rome to the Four Great Powers, claiming from them the assurance to the Pope of hi s due 11 ' ; fluence in the settlem e nt o f th e re li g i ous I t ffairs Turkey. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. " What great events from small results may rise " is illustrated in the Storm in a Tea-cup—a little farce which was brought out here last night, and in which a young couple, at the height of their happiness and on the point of taking wing for a tour up the Rhine, break into a most serious quarrel on a trivial suspicion, put a stop to their trip, and even threaten to separate. The mis take which gives rise to the fracas, and which is based on sufficiently slender and improbable materials, is, that when on the point of setting out on their pleasure tour a letter arrives, which their jewel of a servant had dropped in the ink and so obscured both the direction and post-mark. - Under the idea that it com es ft.* m Boulogne, where a former " flame' of Mrs. Felix Summerley (Mrs. Walter Lacy) resides, Mr. Summer ley (Mr. -W. Lacy) waxes first wrath, and then seriously jealous. A more minute inspection of the letter, how ever, which Mrs. Felix, in her scorn and indignation, refuses to open and to read to her husband, leads to the discovery that it comes not from Boulogne, but Bordeaux, where lives a certain Miss Booker, to whom Mr. Summerley had formerly been engaged. It is then Mrs. Summerley's turn to grow jealous, which she does to such an extent as to insist upon an immediate separation. Fortunately for the happiness of the young couple, their respected parent (Mr. J. Chester) arrives, and thinks of opening the letter, which is the cause of all the broil. Their doubts and suspicions are then indeed removed, as it turns out to be nothine more than a business note directed to the old gentleman himself. Of course, mutual forgive ness and apologies are exchanged, and all ends happily. Such are the main incidents of the farce; the dialogue of which is smart and amusing in an uncommon degree. This, and the admirable acting of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lacy gave it a complete success. During its progress the house was kept in a continued shout of laughter, and the curtain fell amid long and unanimous applause. COURT CIRCULAR. Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, rode on horseback yesterday. The Princesses Helena and Louisa visited the Zoologi cal Gardens, in Rege n t' s -p ar k, i n th e forenoon. The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Bucking ham Palace. The company included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Sutherland, Ma dame Tricoupi, the Neapolitan Minister and Princess de Carini, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Countess of Desart, the Earl and Countess of Lucan, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Lord and Lady de Ros, Major-General Sir de Lacy Evans, and Major the Hon. James Macdonald. The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance in the Palace during dinnj:, and performed the following selections : " Jubel March".. H. M. the King e o r. Walz, " Le Reve" Guernsey.tof Hanover. o de Overture, " Bon Soir M. P a nt a l on " Kuh Wß L i e C i.s r e o n C . m ismare . Grand Selection, " Jessond a " S pohr. Quadrille, "Frederick William" Galop, " Arline" March, " Angelina" Kittl. The Greek , Minister was prevented by i n di spos i tion from dining with the Queen last night, at Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yes terday from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope and New Zealand. DEATH OF LORD GILBERT GROSVEXOR, R.N.—We regret to announce that a telegraphic message reached the Admiralty yesterday morning from Portsmouth, stating that this young nobleman, for some time one of the lieutenants on board her Majesty's ship Boscawen, stationed at the port in question, had died suddenly. Lord Gilbert, who was but twenty-one years of age, was tenth child and second son of the Marquis and Mar chioness of Westminster, to whom information of the melancholy event was forwarded to Eaton Hall yesterday afternoon. Lord Robert Grosvenor, uncle, and Lord Richard Grosvenor, brother to the deceased, left town last evening to join their afflicted relatives. Lord Gilbert took leave of his parents in London on Wednesday last, when he appeared to be in vigorous health and spirits; and indeed there were no indications of any kind of the near approach of death, and the intelligence came as a shock upon his family and friends. The Boscawen, in which the noble lord was serving, was at first intended for the West Indies, but was lately marked for special service. In consequence of this sad event Lord Robert Grosvenor has, on the motion of Mr. Liddell, obtained leave of absence from his Parliamentary duties for a fortnight. Through Lord Gilbert's death, the families of the Mar quis and Marchioness of Westminster, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Duke and Duohess of Suther land, the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, the Earl and Countess of M acc l es fi e ld, th e D u k e and Duchess of Northumberland, Lord and Lady Leigh, and some others, are placed in mourning. DEATH OF THE EARL OF LICHFIELD.—We have to record the demise of this nobleman, whose name will be remembered in connexion with a well-known political event—" The Lichfield-house Compact." The melan choly event, which has been long expected, took place shortly after 4 o'clock on Saturday, at the family resi dence, 2, Stanhope-street, Mayfair. The deceased peer, Thomas William Anson, D.C.L., was the son of the first Viscount Anson, by the third daughter of the celebrated Coke, of Holkham-hall, Norfolk, the first Earl of Lei cester. ;le was born at Shuckborough, near Rugeley, in the county of Stafford, in 1795. He married, in 1819, the youngest daughter of the late Nathaniel Phillips, Esq., of Slebeck-hall, in the county of Pembroke, by whom he has had eight children. He is succeeded in the title and estates by Thomas George, Viscount Anson, M.P., for:Lichfield, in the representation of which city a vacancy consequently occurs. The present earl was precis writer to Lord Palmerston in 1825, while his lordship was Foreign Secretary. The deceased peer was always a strong adherent to the political principles of the Whig party, and from 1835 to 1841 he held the office of Post master-General under Viscount Melbourne's Administra tion, having been previously Master of the Buckhounds. The first Lord Anson was the celebrated admiral, who left no one to inherit his honours, and his estates de scended to his nephew, Mr. George Adams, who there upon assumed the name of Anson, and his eldest son, father of the deceased peer, was created Tiscount Anson and Baron Soberton. The Earl of Lichfield succeeded his father in the viscounty in 1818, and the earldom was conferred in 1831. The deceased was father of lady Louisa Tenison, Lady Elcho, and Lady Harriet Vernon. His Lordship, at one period of his life, was a warm sup porter of the turf, and was the intimate friend and con-' federate in sporting matters of the late Lord George Bentinck. He won the great St. Leger stakes at Don caster in 1836 with Elis. The penny-post system was introduced during the time Lord Lichfield held the office of Postmaster-General. RUSSIAN PRODUCE.—There has been increased excite ment in the markets for Russian produce, and hemp has advanced 41. per ton since Saturday, 601. per ton having been given. Tallow is also much firmer, and there was a rise of 11. per ton this morning at Liverpool in palm oil. FRANCE. ) The Moniteur of to-day announces that th e Austerlitz, of 100 guns, left Br e st o n the 2 0 t . ' inst. for the Baltic. The Hercule, Duguesclin, and Trident, .have lef t Ton len for the same destination. The Duperre is to leave on the 24th to join th e Baltic fleet, and the remaining vessels w ill leave very shortly. Admiral Parseval-Deschen es left Paris, on IVie ll ' day, for Brest, to take the command of ti to Baltle squadron. There is reason to believe that the ixroject of forming an army of observation on the Rhine is not abandoned, and that the subject g rives con siderable uneasiness to the diplomatic coil is. Froin the last accounts received from Berlin,, Prussia seems to have gone entirely over to Russ hi. It is announced that Marshal de St. Arnaud to leave Paris for the East on the 4th of April. By a decision of the Minister of Finance, , the li' terest on Treasury Bonds is fixed as folio , we, froin, March 20 :—At 4 per cent. per annum for those 0' from three to five -months ;at per c ent. Rif those of from six to eleven months ; and .at 5 per cent. for those of one y ear. The subscriptions to the loan, at Paris and in the departments; up to Saturday, have already - amoun ted, says the Moniteur, according to the lists re ceived at the Ministry of Finance, to 235 millions. The following is the definitive compositioln of the staff of Marshal de St. Arnaud, Comman Chief of the army of the East :—Aides-de-ea nap Cols. Trochu and de Waubert de Geniis ' Maj o r de Place, and Captain Boyer. Orderly Officers Chefs d'escadron Reille, Henry, and de Gram e nt, Duke de Lesparre, chef de bataillon Dutrand de Villers, Captain de Cuynac, and Captain de Puysegur. The fall in corn continues ; the top qualitie s have fallen duri n g the week Bf. or 10f. p er sac k o f 157 kilogrammes, In the markets round Paris the fall yek3 t er d a Y was 2f. or 3f. per hectolitre. The Legislative Body was occupi e d w ith a de mand that M. de Montalembert should be prose cuted for his last letter to M. Dupin. M. de Mon talembert thereupon declared that he was an entire stranger to the publication of that document, and the Deputies retired to their bureaux to examine the matter. — it is said that the whole of the expeditionarY army of France is to be embarked simultaneously, between the 19th and 25th, at the ports of Toulon, Marseilles, and Algiers, and that these divisions will go directly to Gallipoli, a small Turkish toon on the Peninsula which forms the European side It 0.; the Straits of th e Dardanelles and sometimes cane(' the 2eni nsu l a of Gallipoli. is a town of about 17,000 inhabitant s , and is celebrated i n hi s t or y as being th e first place in Europe captured by the Turks. The port is a good one. It will be gratifying to the people of England to know that the feeling in France with respect to .the alliance of the two countries is daily improving, and it may now be said to be rising to enthusiara. The inhabitants of Marseilles are already making arrangements for a grand fete to be given to the Duke of Cambridge, on his arrival i n th a t city, where he i s t o emb ar k for the East. The reception at Paris will also be everything that could be wished. All the securities experienced yesterday a further decline on the Bourse. The Three per Cents. opened at 65f. 55 c ., an d c l ose d a t 65f . 40c. for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 92f. 23c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1308%; sere the C 0 es pt at 25 alt vest pre abo