The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-17 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, MAY 17, Will be performed 13ellini's Opera of LA. SONNAMBULA. Ansina. bidlle. Bury; Count Rodolpho, Signor A.rnoldi ; and Elvin°, Signor Bettini. Followed by (first time) a new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled UNE FETE EN OLYMPE. Prices—Stalls, 78; Dress Circle, Sc.; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, lc ; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The Box-odioe open daily from Tea till Six, where places may be secured. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and Cock, 68, New Bend-street. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of 'Kr. Ruckstone . THIS EVENDT(4, MAY 17, Will be performed the new comic drama, called Rk.NELACHiI. Characters by Messrs. Vandenhoff, W. Farren, Backstone, TilburY, and Rogers; Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. &c. After which, tho entirely new and original extravaganza, entitled MR. BUCKSTONE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE (IN LEI - CESTEE-SQUARE). written by J. R. piancne , Esq. Principal characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Clark, mr. J. Marshall, Mr. H. Marshall; Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Caulfield, Miss E. Grey, Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Laura Morris, and Miss Featherstone. To be followed by A HUSBAND AT SIGHT. BOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Citaawse Knew. THIS EVENING, MAT 17. Will be performed THE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Character• by Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart; and Misses Heath and Murray. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and David Fist► ; Mrs. Winstanley and bliss C. Lecl e req. To conclude with A STORM IN A TEA-CUP. Principal chg. meters by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. TISZATBB ROYAL ADELPHI, proptietor. Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS BVENING, Mai 17, wm be performed TWO LOVES AND A LIFE. Supported by 11. eir eibi , Leigh Murray, BenJainin Webster, Keeley, and 0 . Smith ; Mlas Woolgar and Madame Celeste. Followed by THE MOUSTACFIE MOVEMENT. Principal cha racters by Messrs. 0. finlith, and Parselle ; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley. After which, THE OVERL two JOURNEY TO CONSTANT'. wing., AS UNDERTAKEN BY LORD BATEMAN, WITH INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF THE FAIR SOPHIA. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, MAY 17. Will be Performed FIGHTING BY PROXY. Characters by Robson and Wigan ; and Miss E. Turner. After which. THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Cha racters by Messrs. F. Robson, J. II Wnite, Leslie, and Vincent; Mrs. Chatterley, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Marston. To be followed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs.. Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Alleroft.—Directresc Miss Rebecca Isaacs THIS EVENING, MAT 17, Will be performed THE GARDENER OF VERSAILLES. To be followed by BOX AND COX IN KAFIR LAND. After which, a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. To be followed by SUMMER FLOWERS. To conclude with MR. AND MRS. WHITE. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 35. ; Pit, Is. 6d ; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, SI Ilc 6d., to be bad of Mr. Aileron. lb, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, MAT 17, Will be presented the new grand Nautical and Equestrian spec tap , e, embodying n , vet and extraordinary effects (written by Mr. • ion Lee), entitled A TALE OF 'THE SPANISH WAIL; or, T he Horse of the Wreck. The horses expressly trained by Mr. W. Cooke. Followed by an entire change of the Scenes of the CIRCLE. To conclude with a Grand Ballet, entitled THE STAR OF THE RH I NE. Sox-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W If eat. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tali DAT —Morning 59 Inin.after 4 I Evening 27 rnin.nft. 5 To-MOnnow—Moraing 55 inin.after 5 Evening 25 min.aft. 6 THE WEATHER.—Sum OPPIOX, MAr 17. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 42 —lowest this morning and during the night. 61—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 22—steady. WIND, N.N.E.—Light breeze, and fine, clear, sunshiny weather. .•••• • ••''' •' 416. „2. • limatvv. g'r e -4(. I IWP I ''I. , 4 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1854. The cordial union of France and England has already exercised a beneficial influence over the Ottoman Government. His Imperial Majesty the SULTAN has, within this present month of May, expressly avowed his anxiety to follow out a career of progress, and in so doing to emulate as much as possible the proceedings of the Allied Powers. Such, without any explicit declaration to that effect from the lips of ABD-UL-MEDJID, is what alone could have been predicated from the course long pursued by the Divan. During a considerable time past the path entered upon by the Sublime Porte has been a path of systematic, social, commercial, and political improvement. This, moreover, in spite of the ever-threatening and at last openly-declared opposition of the Northern AUTOCRAT ; in spite of the enervating tendencies of an Asiatic past, with all its pecu liarly adverse associations ; in spite of the re tarding effect produced upon the whole order of things in Turkey by the domination exer cised over the popular mind by the eccentric principles of Mahommedanism. In defiance of every imaginable obstruction, however, whether inborn, internal, or external, the Ottoman Empire has steadily and appreciably advanced during the last decade. Its mercantile operations have won derfully increased, as may be perceived at a glance on inquiry into its imports and exports, but more particularly on a comparison of those imports and exports with the imports and exports of its colossal neighbour—Russia. The progress made by Turkey, moreover, is in no way restricted to one of a material or industrial character. It has been one social as well as commercial--a movement in the course of which the whole mechanism of the state has been beneficially affected. And this progres sive improvement is one which may be declared, without exaggeration, to have commenced in ear nest from the day when the young Sultan-Caliph Am:sm.-M=4in had the sword of OSMAN first girded about his loins, namely, on the 11th of July, 1839, during the ceremony of his imperial installation. So that it is no merely empty vaunting when his MAJESTY avows his wish, as he did on the Ist of May, 1854, to follow out a career of progress—and this simply because his desire is correctly declared to be a - solicitude to follow out, not to enter upon, but to follow out, a career of progress ! When the avowal was made on the Ist inst. to the Prince liasouto-s at Constantinople, H.I.H. must have appreciated the integrity of the Monarch who avowed those lofty intentions. For the whole reign o f A BD-UL-MEDJ ID has attested alike his extraordinary merits as a reformer, and his ma g nani mity as a prince of the most generous sentiments and of the most indisputable enlighten ment. It cannot very soon be forgotten in Ire land with wh a t spontaneous munificence the young SULTAN contributes_ towards the mitigation of the horrors of famine a nd Pestilence, when the world became aware that th e double scourge was decimating th a t unfortunate (and, as far as the SULTAN was concern e d, remote and alien) population. Nor can it speedily be lost to the memory of France how chivalrously, even when the poet-hero seemed to b e ungrate fully forgotten by his own compatriots , the Youn g S ULTAN proferred his tribute to the Tribune whose sublime courage and matchless eloquen ce had saved Europe itself from a deluge of blood in the February of 1848-- h OW ABD-UL-MEDJID displayed his sense of the glory of this august act of civism by preventing an estate in Turkey to ALPHONSE DE LA L* Neither can it very quickly pass from thss remembrance of Hungary, how nobly the young S ULT AN stood between the northern despots and tire intended victims of their vengeance, when, in despite of the fury of both Austrian KAISER and Russian AUTOCRAT, he grant ed a safe residence at Widdin to the Magyars and Polish refugees, to Kossunl, BEM, GUYON, FERCZEL, and DEMBINSKI. These things, we say, scannot easily be forgotten s they are attestations of the personal magnanimity of the Sultan, ABD-UL MEDjj,Th—as the social, commercial, and political p rog ress made by Turkey during the period of his reign demonstrates his activity and integrity as a terowned reformer—as the stand made by his troops during these months which have elapsed aince'the passage of the Pruth are tokens that his subjects are not quite as degenerate as they were reported to be—or as the skilful tactics which have all along marked the movements of the chief officers of his army evidence at once the disci pline of their troops and their own good general ship. Everything, indeed, combines to prove that in withstanding the lawless aggression of the Em peror Niosoi.As, England and France are not the champions of a degraded race, or the defen ders of a besotted Sovereign. The Turks have all this while illustrated in a remarkable manner, aga i n an d yet again, their valour in the field and their m oderation in the council. They are not unworthy of the support of the two great nations of Western Europe, the recognised leaders in the grand march of modern civilisation. And as the Turks themselves—both soldiers and statesmen — have shown themselves th us wor thy, so also and in a particular manner has it been with the ruler of the Turks, the Sultan- Caliph ABD-UL-MEDJID. The Western allies of Turkey have no reason to be otherwise than proud of the recent d o i ngs o f the nation and the Chief they have championed. It will be well for all concerned in this mighty struggle, however, if France and England take their part in it more directly and more vigorously than they have done hitherto, if they act in all respects, indeed, more resolutely and energetically—well for Turkey and for the Sultan ABD-171.-MEDJID, well for France and for England, well for the ulterior fate of Russia, and for the permanent peace of entire Christendom. Although the resolutions last night brought for ward by Lord BROUGHABI on the subject of taxes on law proceedings were negatived without a divi sion, we have no doubt that they will receive the calm and deliberate consideration which they so eminently merit, and that eventually the evils complained of will be fully redressed. The Hon. and Learned Lord who introduced the topic must himself have felt that, under present circum stances, it would be impossible to hope for imme diate legislation on the point. No Financial Mi nister would readily surrender 300,000/. and up wards per annum at a time when his ingenuity is taxed to the utmost to devise new projects for replenishing the Exchequer and enhancing the income of_ the country to such an extent as to provide for the necessary expenditure, and to make both ends meet. The object of the noble mover was, therefore, merely to direct attention to the practical grievances that exist, with a view to their removal in more auspicious times. In that he has completely suc ceeded. No disinterested and unprejudiced per son who has perused his clear and able statement will refuse his assent to the proposition, " that all taxes on law proceedings are contrary to every sound principle, and, of necessity, work injustice and oppression." The propriety of exempting County Court suitors from those oppressive and impolitic imposts, and thus affording unrestricted access to every person seeking justice, will be also fully recognised. The good seed has thus been sown, and there can be but little, if any, doubt that it will bring forth fruit in due season. The great majority of legal abuses, some of which have been abolished, others materially mi tigated, while some still flourish in rank luxuri ance, have arisen from the "fee system," and the desire to make our legal tribunals self supporting institutions. From this fertile source of evil sprung up the enormous sinecures that disgraced the country. Many of these have been got rid of ; but we are still paying compensation to the quondam holders, and in some instances will be compelled to continue these humiliating payments to their representatives for several years after the decease of the recipients. The law in deed was like a turnpike road, on which heavy tolls were exacted at every stage of progress. Nothing of any kind could be done without a heavy charge either in the shape of stamp duty to the Crown or honorarium to some surly official. As if it were not a sufficient misfortune to be driven to litigation in order to obtain justice, the unfortunate suitor was forthwith victimised in every conceivable manner, being clearly regarded as a proper subject for extor- tion. He was similarly circumstanced to the unlucky traveller alluded to by Lord BROUGHAM, who, having fallen among thieves and been robbed of his hat and purse, was afterwards plundered of his wig, by the " false Samaritan," who pretended to come to his assistance. Indeed it but too frequently happened that it would have been better for the injured party to have submitted to the first loss than to have plunged deeper in the mire in looking for a legal remedy—the fees and stamp duties completing the ruin which the dishonesty or insolvency of the debtor had com menced. When the County Courts were first introduced, we, while expressing our unequivocal satisfaction at the prospect of " cheap and expeditious justice" thereby afforded, earnestly protested against the introduction of the " fee system" therein. If, as it is now universally admitted, " if it be the first duty of every State to supply the means 1 for the administration of justice," and that " these i means should, in the first instance, at least, be by the country at large, and not by the suitor," there can be no possible argument in favour of heaping impediments and obstructions that must prove insuperable to the great majority of suitors at the very threshold of the Temple of Themis. Tile evils which we predicted, and which might then so easily have been averted, are now patent to the world. Lord BROUGHAM has lifted the flimsy veil by which they were involved in a icloud of mystery. H e h as shown that so far from the County Courts being subservient to cheap " justice," they are really more expensive, so far as Court fees and other exactions are con cerned, than their three great rivals—and that it is at Westminster, that the " real cheap shops" are only to be found. This is perfectly clear when we consider the unquestionable facts stated by the Noble Lord, that the total amount of fees on law taxes levied on the suitors of the County Courts for the years 1851, 1852, amount on an average to 261,0001. per annum, while those charged in the superior Courts of Common Law for the same period little, if at all, exceed 50,000/. per annum ; and that in the County Courts they amounted, during the above-mentioned years, on a fair average, to 171 per cent. on the sums claimed, and to 301 per cent. for the sums recovered I The only ground of defence set up by Lord CRANWORTH, who admitted the general principles laid down by the great legal reformer, was, that "the Defendant who wrongfully withheld that to which the Plaintiff was entitled, or the Plaintiff who had wrongfully demanded that to which he had no just claim, should be required to contri bute to the maintenance of the judicial system !" It, however, appears that, in two-thirds, or 66 per cent., of the cases, the burden falls on innocent parties. " The saddle is placed on the wrong horse." It also ap pears that these fees are as heavy in an unde fended action as in one contested to the very utmost. It therefore follows that the penalty falls as heavily on mere poverty as on an uncon scientious refusal to do what is right and proper. And it must be admitted that a pecuniary penalty, "in the nature of a fine," as the Lord Chancellor declares, is a very inappropriate punishment for poverty ! We must submit to the grievance at present. The nuisance must remain unabated. But surely such iniquiries may be instituted and proceedings taken as will pave the way for a com plete measure of reform whenever circumstances will admit. On Friday night Government sustained another defeat. Had it been on a question of Eastern policy, or the mode of providing the sinews of war, we might perhaps have had little to reo-ret but the rejection, though by only a majorityof nine, of the Scotch Education Bill is a m ore serious affair. It must act as a great discouragement to any future attempt 'on the part of Government to take up the Education Question. Religious anti pathies, it is most painful to believe, will obstruct for ever the best intentions of our statesmen. We wish we could dignify these antipathies with the name of religious principles. No doubt the churches think their objections worthy of that name ; but, as in most other quarrels, so in this, few impartial bystanders can fail to perceive that the opposition to the Go vernment measure had in it much more of the odium theologicum than sense of duty to the na tion. The Voluntaries, by uniting their votes, for reasons, however, the most dissimilar, with the Old Scotch Church, turned the scale against Government, and extreme Dissenters were thus found voting in favour of retaining religious tests, and upholding the exclusive powers of an Establishment they have been long labouring to overthrow. We generally respect most sin cerely the consistency of these gentlemen. They refuse to support any extension of the Establish ment principle, and they carry it out so far as to oppose Government grants in aid of religious teaching in schools. In the present case, however, even on their own ground, it would seem that they might have supported the bill, since it secu larised the greater part of the instruction, making religious teaching the business of a few special hours, and it entirely took from the Establishment which they oppose the power of exclusive super intendence of the schools. In voting in favour of the bill they might well have maintainedthat the balance of its results would have been immensely in favour of Religious Liberty ; and we must do the Government the justice to say, that on that foun dation the provisions of the bill were honestly grounded ; indeed, the Voluntaries might have learned from the unworthy opposition raised by the old Scotch Kirk that they were taking a suicidal course in defeating the Government. The old Kirk were, however, the strength of the opposition to the bill, and we must think most unfairly. They had in the religious census but thirty-two per cent. of the worshippers, while other Presbyterians, not to mention several minor denominations, amounted to fifty per cent. of the same. It must really be difficult for the most de termined advocate of establishments to show how the mere difference of receiving a state provision could qualify them to manage schools and choose school masters, much better than the great majority of their brother Presbyterians who are unendowed. Indeed, we on this side the Tweed are apt to give the credit for Presbyterian zeal to that great ma jority of the people of Scotland which prefers pay ing for its own religious services to admitting the slightest measure of Government control. What harm could have accrued to the interests of reli gion from placing such a body of people in educa tional matters on an equal footing with the old Church, it is really impossible to imagine. With the abolition of the tests to be signed by the schoolmaster, the Attorney-General did, indeed, as he stated, find it difficult to devise any formal guarantee for his reli gious character. Tests are surely a very poor one ; no one could rely on them except as a means of excluding really religious persons who have con science enough not to sign a document, re specting any sentence of which they may happen to have doubt about ; but surely it is a libel on the gentlemen and ministers who would have composed the proposed boards for local superintendence to assume that they would have chosen schoolmasters incompetent to teach to children the elements of religion, and Scotch schoolmasters too. Even the all-important cause of Presbyterianism must have been quite safe in Scotland ; for with not less than 84 per cent, of the worshippers, if polemics were in vogue, they could, of course easily, have chosen every teacher throughout the land . As we have already observed, however, our chief regret is that the cause of national education has received a serious check. Scotland is just that part of the kingdom where all the population hold nearly the same religious opinions, and where education is a tradition and heirloom of the nation. If even there, the mere fact that a large minority of a creed is endowed, and a large majority of the same creed unendowed, raises up 'sufficient eccle siastical bitterness to defeat an object they all wish attained, what hope can there be for England and Wales ? If Government drops the question, henceforth none can blame them for doing so, but those who have compelled them to do it have taken a grave responsibility upon themselves, and must be expected to perform that themselves which they would let no one else do. It was a shrewd remark of Mr. COBDEN'S, while, as an advocate of secular education, giving his support to the bill, that the Government, while professing to include religion, in reality carried out the views of the seculars ; since, by the provisions of this very bill, they avowedly separated the secular from the religious instruc tion. The only wonder is that sensible people can be imposed on by mere words to think that impossible which is, in paint of fact, the practice of every good school in the kingdom. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester has rallied. Her Majesty and the other members of the Royal Family are the Duchess's daily visitants. DINNER AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.--Last night, ac cording to annual custom, the Lord Mayor entertained her Majesty's judges at the Mansion-house. A magnifi cent entertainment was provided on the occasion by Messrs. Staples, of the Albion Tavern, and the company invited comprised a large number of distinguished names. The loving cup was sent round with the cus tomary formality, and, after the loyal toasts had been disposed of, the Lord Mayor proposed "Thl Church," which was acknowledged by the Archbishop of Canter bury. His Lordship then gave " The Health of the Judges." Lord Campbell responded in graceful terms, and, alluding to the recent report of the Royal Com missioners, eulogised the services which had at dif ferent periods in our history been rendered to the cause of constitutional liberty by the Corporation of the city of London. England, he said, would not be England without the Lord Mayor. He loved the Lord Mayor's Day and the Lord Mayor's Show, and he expressed a hope that, in discharging the duties of the Bench, the judges might not, accord ing to the recommendation of the commissioners, be disseverated from the chief magistrate and aldermen of the city. The Marquis of Camden responded to the toast of " The House of Lords," and Sir John Poking ton to that of "Toe House of Commons." Vice-Chan cellor Sir John Stuart proposed " The English Bar," bearing high testimony to the talents, the worth, and the honour of its members. Sir F. Thesiger acknow ledged the toast in animated terms. A number of other toasts were given during the evening, including the " Army and Navy," to which General Sir G. H. Berkeley responded, "The Health of the Lady Mayoress," by the Bishop of Oxford, and "Pros perity to our Eastern Possessions," which Major Oli phant acknowledged. The large number of guests who appeared in official costume, and the many ladies present, imparted a very gay appearance to the banquet, which passed off with unusual éclat, THE_CHARTERED BANK Or INDIA , AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.—The committee appointed by the dissentient shareholders of this bank, for the purpose of resisting the attempt of the directors to proceed with that under taking, against the expressed wish of a large majority of their constituents, have notified that the Lord Chan cellor has appointed Thursday next to hear the appeal for an injunction. THE BANH OF AUSTRALASIA. —According to intelli gence by the Marco Polo, the Bank of Australasia have purchased an acre of land from the Australian Agricul tural Company at Newcastle, for which they have given 1,5001., for the purpose of establishing a branch bank. NEW FRANKFORT BANK.—The statutes of the new Frankfort Bauk have recently been published. From these it appears that the establishment is bound to com mence business on or before the 6th of next September. Its capital is to consist of about 1,700,0001., in 40,000 shares of 500 gulden (41/. 13s. 4d.) each, of which one half only are put forth in the first instance. It will be a bank of issue, discount, and deposit, and is empowered to lend money to the extent of two-thirds or four-fifths of their current value on gold and silver bars, foreign bills, real estate in Frankfort, dock warrants, and all stocks and shares which enjoy a concession from a German Government. It may deal in bullion and foreign bills, but not in stocks, shares, or estates, and its note circulation is to be regulated by the amount of its paid-up capital. Upon the first 400,0001. being paid up, paper may be issued to the amount of 800,0001., and the subsequent issues are to be equal to any additional payments that may be made. Against all its notes the bank must hold one third in bullion and the rest in bills or stocks. It will transact, likewise, every ordinary kind of banking business, but for the Frankfort Govern. ment it is to make all payments and receipts free of charge. FIRE AT LIIIEEIOUSE.—Between two and three o'clock yesterday morning a destructive fire occurred at the ex tensive establishment of Messrs. Dunbar and Sons, ship owners, Fore-street, Lime-house, which raged fiercely for nearly two hours, destroying much property. It ori ginated, by some means at present not ascertained, in the loft of one of the warehouses, a building 160 feet long and three storeys high, where several hundred loads of compressed straw was deposited, and its existence was not known until the whole was in flames. A number of the brigade engines and firemen were called out to it by the light it created, but on their arrival were unable to render much assistance, owing to their not being water sufficient to keep the engines at full action. How ever, by great exertion, the fire was prevented from ex tending beyond the warehouse where it commenced, the most part of which was destroyed. The warehouse and its contents were insured in the Phceuix and Imperial Fire-offices. THE CROPS.—Most of our provincial exchanges give highly favourable accounts of the beneficial effect of the recent copious showers on the wheat and other crops. TUE SUN, LONDOIN.;WIEONESDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1.854. FOOD FOR THE BRITISH TROOPS IN TURKEY. Some short time ago, in common with our con temporaries, we noticed, in terms of deserved commendation, Mr. O'Brien's interesting "Travels in Wallachia and along the Coasts of the Black Sea." The book has since obtained such public repute that a second edition has been called for. In his preface Mr. O'Brien makes the following interesting remarks, which we copy as being highly important at the present moment, and likely to become still more so in future, if full reliance may be placed on the value of the food described, of which there seems no reasonable doubt : "The supply of the British troops destined for the East, with Wholesome, palatable, and nutritious food, in a condensed and portable form, at a moderate price, has naturally occupied the attention of the authorities at the Horse Guards. " In the first editi'm of this work I neglected to men tion that whilst at Bucharest I met there with a Mr. Pouteau, an English gentleman, who had invented a meat cake, which seems to me to be admirably adapted for soldiers engaged in a campaign like that in which we are about to embark in Turkey. Each cake affords three good meals, weighs 7i ounces, divided in three rations of 21 ounces each, which can be eaten dry, or when broken up and mixed with warm or cold water affords a nutritious soup. " These meat cakes are easily stowed away, and a soldier might, with ease, carry a dozen in his haversack, to be used as reserved rations whenever the supply of other provisions failed, thereby being independent of the Commissariat for 12 days. "This provision must be invaluable for long sea voyages and explorations by sea or by land ; also to emigrants. "I have more than once tasted the soup made from these cakes, and found it excellent. Mr. Colquhoun approved of them so highly that he sent some to Constantinople, with a recommendation that they should be used in the Turkish army. " I understand it is the intention of Mr. Pouteau, in conjunction with his brother, who resides in London, to establish a manufactory of these meat cakes and other provisions, and to supply them at a moderate price to the British Expedition in Turkey. Mr. Pouteau told us that from calculations which he and his brother, Mr. J. A, Pouteau, had made, they knew it to be possible to furnish the material for a nutritious meal for one penny, and that it was their intention shortly to carry their extensive plans into execution. This certainly would be a great blessing to thousands in this country, whose poverty forces them to be content with insufficient or unwholesome food." THE GUN-BOATS FOB TIM FLEET. It is as well, perhaps, to remind the public, lest an erroneous impression should be created, that Mr. Scott Russell's much-vaunted guu-boats are propelled by paddle machinery, exposed to the effects of shot and shell, and therefore as vulnerable as the men-of-war rowing launches, the only differ ence being that the former are more heavily armed, and, being propelled by steam, are of course much faster, although we believe the speed, as usual, has been greatly exaggerated. On the other hand, the new gun-boats building by the Admiralty are to carry guns of the heaviest calibre used in the navy, and are to be propelled with screw machinery, so placed as to be altogether out of reach of shot, the machinery being under the water-line ; they will also have the advantage of being the swiftest steamers in the fleet, as well as most formidable gun-boats. Half-a-dozen of these are equal to a hundred of the Russian gun-boats, and, as will be easily perceived, they will be much better adapted for war purposes than the paddle-wheel gun-boats that have been so much puffed off. To meet, however, the requirements of the war, a class of gun-boats of smaller tonnage, and of less horse-power machinery, is being constructed— vessels superior in every respect to paddle gun boats, for they only offer a good target at which to direct a destructive fire.—Morning Herald. [lt may be very well for our contemporary to puff off its particular favourites, but why abuse other people H If gun-boats, composed of iron bottcms, flat, with the upper parts of wood, draw ing about half the water of those entirely made of wood, can steer well with the screw, the ad vantage is immense in shallow water. This is the only point in doubt, but it is well worth the ex periment. —ED. SUN.] COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince, attended by Viscountess Jocelyn, Col. Bouverie, and Captain du Plat, drove yesterday to Hampton court. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness inspected the paddocks at Bushy. The Queen and Prince returned to Twickenham, and paid a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale and her Imperial Highness the Princess of Salerno. Prince Albert, attended by his Equerry in Waiting, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester house, in the forenoon. Mr. George G. Adams had the honour of submitting his designs for the opening medal of the Crystal Palace to her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Prince favoured him with a sitting. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended Mr. Gibbs, visited the Zoological-gardens in tilt Regent's park ; and the Princesses Louisa took a drive in an open carriage. Her Majestys private band attended in Buckingham Palace after dinner on Monday, and played the following pieces : Overture "Le Philtre" Selection " L'Etoile du Nord" Meyerbeer. Marsch " Tanhauser auf Wartburg" In consequence of the death of the Hon. Lady Glynne (the mother of Mrs. Gladstone), the usual State official dinner given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in honour of the Queen's birthday will not be given on the approaching anniversary, A deputation from a public m ee ti ng o f M ex i can Bond holders, lders, consisting of Mr. Charl es M'Garel, chairman. Mr. Robertson , had an interview with the Earl of and Clarendon yesterday at the Foreign-office. A deputation from St. Pancras, headed by Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., and Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., hand an intervie! , with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official resident®, in Downing-street. Despatches were sent yesterday to the Governor of Gibraltar and the Governors of the West India Islands from the Colonial-office. Despatches were received yesterday from the Governor of Gibraltar. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. The entries for the first match of the season of this distinguished club, on Monday next, have just closed, and are as follows : _ ____ SECOND CLASS. Yachts. Tons. Owners. Phantom Thought Maud ..................... 25 THIRD CLASS. Vesper ..................... 15 Sea Nymph 10 Bitten ............... . ..... 10 Vampire ................. 15 The Prince of Wales large steamer of the General Navigation Company has been engaged to accompany the match, and also the usual full military band, starting at 9 o'clock from London-bridge. The omission of the first class in the above is accounted for by there not being a sufficient number entered. ST. PETERSBURG.—The advices from St. Petersburg are to the Bth instant. An American and two Russian ships had arrived at Cronstadt, and the navigation there fore must have been completely open. The American had her cargo waiting for her. Ft um Odessa the letters are dated the sth, and great surprise is expressed that no blockade has been established or talked of. Ships were being laden, and several had been sent to the Sea of Azoff, where their cargoes are ready. At Riga, also, according to the latest accounts, a, large fleet were tak ing in produce, and at Archangel a number of ships were expected, which will likewise probably be allowed by the allied Powers to bring away their cargoes, although the Russian merchants appear full of astonishment at the liberality which has been shown. THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT RlCHMOND.—Yesterday Mr. Carter held an inquiry into the circumstances con nected with the death of George Lane, aged 26, a guard on the South-Western Railway, who was killed on the Richmond Railway last Sunday night. S ome particulars connected with the frightful occurrence ap peared in this paper on Monday. Francis Forrester, a porter on the line, said that, at a quarter to eleven on Sunday night last, he was on duty at the Mortlake railway station. The passengers in the train inquired for the guard, owing to the train having shaken much as it came along. He asked the driver if he had any guard, and he replied that he had when he was at the Richmond station. Not being then able to find him, his place was supplied by a porter. On going down the line, he found the deceased lying across the outer rails. He saw he was a guard by his clothing. It appeared that some of the wheels of the engine or carriages had passed over him and mangled his body. The break he was in was two or three carriages from the engine, and was termed a composite carriage. There were six or seven carriages behind the break. His cap was found six or seven yards this side of the body. In his opinion the deceased must have been standing on the steps of the carriage and have slipped down, as his boots were found about five yards away between his body and his cap. Other porters gave similar evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT BY A FARM BAILIFF.— Yesterday the police received information of an enor mous sum having been embezzled from the Charlotte's lull Farm Estate, Berks. The delinquent is John Kirby, About 30 years of age, who has been employed as bailiff of the estate. A full description of him has been circu ,ated ; but it is supposed he has left for Australia, his deficiency having been going on for months past, and he has not been seen for weeks ; but no suspicion was en tertained till a few days since. LLUEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR. DZSTRUCTION OF THE RUSSIAN DEPOT +4' AT FOKSHANI. The following private telegraphic despatch was received in Paris yesterday from Marseilles : CONSTANTINOPLE, sth.—The depot-general and the munitions of the Russian army have been burned at Fokshani through a spirit of vengeance by the inhabitants. It is an immense loss. On the Ist May, Prince Napoleon was received by the Sultan in the most friendly manner. On the 3d, his Highness returned the Prince's visit (an unusual honour). During the conversation, which took place in French, the Sultan assured him " that he was desirous of following the example of his allies, and encouraging every species of progress among his subjects." The same day, at a grand banquet at the Am bassador's, the Prince gave the toast, " To the illustrious Sultan ! We are come here, gentlemen, to defend him with sincerity and energy." A grand ball will take place on the 9th, at the French em bassy. _ _ Last night a terrible conflagration burst out ; from 200 to 300 houses have been consumed. Prince Napoleon, accompanied by his staff, and assisted by the crew of the Rolland, lent his per sonal aid to extinguish it ; his clothes were burnt in the endeavour. Buildings having been thrown down on two points; the fire was at length mastered. The Turkish squadron, consisting of 22 vessels, was ready to start for the Black Sea. The sailing of the fleet has already been announced by telegraph. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 4.—Prince Napoleon ar rived here at twelve o'clock on Monday. All the French inhabitants of Constantinople assembled and prepared to meet him at the landing place of Tophana. The Sultan had ordered out two squadrons of the Turkish horse guards to await him there, and a regi ment of the foot guards were drawn out to receive him. Gen. Baraguay d'Hilliers went to meet him, with his aide-de-camp, in the embassy caique, and joined him as the Roland turned Seraglio Point. The general went on board. Salvos of artilery from the Turkish ships of war lying at anchor at the Golden Horn, and from the British and French war steamers, welcomed Prince Napoleon to Constanti nople. They all manned their yards. Great num bers of the inhabitants were gathered on the flat balconies which crown the tops of the houses of Pera and Galata, whilst hundreds of people hurried town the steep hill leading to Tophana, in the ex pectation of seeing the nephew of the great Napoleon land. They were, however, disappointed ; the Roland proceeded on her course up the Bosphorus, passing by the Sultan's palace of Tcheragau at Bechik-Tash, and stopped at the green palace at Defterdar Bournou, which the Sultan had had pre pared with great sumptuousness for his noble ;nests. Ciamil Bey, the introducer of ambassadors, was in attendance, and neared the Roland in the Sultan's caique. He welcomed the Prince Napoleon in the name of the Sultan his master expressing to him the great pleasure Abd-ul- Medjid felt at being honoured by the visit of so distinguished a mem ber of the imperial family of France. The Prince went on shore in the Sultan's barge, and entered the green palace with his numerous suite and at tendants. That afternoon he had an interview with the Sultan at the Imperial palace of Tcheragan, when he presented all the officers forming his staff ind attendants. The Sultan has ordered two palaces to be prepared for his royal guests—the one immediately adjoining his own residence ; the other the green palace at Defterdar Bournou, about half a mile higher up the Bosphorus. Prince Napoleon having arrived first, the choice was given to him, and he selected the green palace ; leaving the other, which, being nearest to the Sultan's seraglio, is considered the most desirable, for his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. This has been done from motives of delicacy and politeness. Monday was a fine day, and everything attending the arrival of the Prince may be said to have been most propiti ous. The Bosphorus was in full beauty as the Roland slowly wended its way up to Defterdar Bournou—a blue unspotted sky, and still bluer waters, with both banks covered with the green verdure of early spring, through which peeped the pretty white mosques, and tall tapering white minarets in elegant relief ; whilst the country residences, the clustering villages, and numerous shipping, gave the scene an appearance of life pleas ing and most strikingly novel to the stranger. Those on board that ship may well have been startled at the picturesque beauties that surround the capital of the Turkish empire, and as they sailed up be tween the shores of Asia and Europe they must have been dazzled by a scene, which at first bewilders, and to which the eye must be habituated in order to appreciate its variegated and peculiar beauties. On Tuesday Prince Napoleon held a levee at his palace at Defterdar Bournou for all the corps diplomatique, who proceeded there towards mid day, and were presented to him by General Bara quay d'Hilliers, the ambassador of France. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, and M. de Wildenbruck, the Prussian ambassador, arrived very late, not having received notice in time, and conse quently had a special audience of him together. General Prim also arrived simultaneously with Prince Napoleon. He is accompanied by a numerous staff of officers, and by a body guard of twelve Catalan soldiers. M. Branytski, a very wealthy Polish exile from Russia, is also here. He E is a colonel in the Paris National Guard, and is one of the principal shareholders in the institutions of Credit Fancier and other enterprises which have been started in the reign of Napoleon 111. Yes terday General Baraguay d'Hilliers gave a grand ontertainment to Prince Napoleon, at which all the Turkish Ministers of State were pre sent, and all the representatives of the different Powers at Constantinople. The Prince was seated at a table between Reschid Paella, the Turkish Mi lister of Foreign Affairs, and Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, the British Ambassador. Lord Raglan and all the officers of the British staff were present. On Monday, when Prince Napoleon went to visit the Sultan, his Imperial Majesty came to the gate way of the palace to meet him—an unprecedented attention on the part of Abd-ul-Medjid. The Sul tan has been to visit his imperial guest in person. This is another honour which has never been shown before by the monarch o. these realms to any per son but a crowned head. The Hungarian General Klapka was presented to Prince Napoleon on Tuesday. DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS AT NICO POLIS AND RADOVA. A despatch from Omer Pasha, dated Shumla, May 6, states that Sali Pasha had, on the 28th of April, defeated the Russians at Nicopolis, and that the Russians had lost 1,500 men. On the 2d of May Colonel Suleiman Bey had also defeated the Russians at Radova, not far from Krajova. SILISTRIA. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna says : " It is currently reported that the Russians have received a very severe check at Silistria, but the news as yet requires confirmation." ST. PETERSBURG. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 7th, in the Cologne Gazette, says:—" There was a grand review here yesterday in the Champ de Mars, in presence of the Emperor and Empress. The number of troops was 40,000, under the command of the Hereditary Grand Duke. These forces are to re main at St. Petersburg and in the neighbourhood. A great reserve is manifested with respect to Aus tria. General de Grumwals, who lately returned from Vienna, is not, it appears, the bearer of good news, as otherwise he would have received some honorary mark of distinction. It would seem that after the arrival of the last despatches important orders were sent to Paskiewitsch and Menschikoff." THE BLACK SEA. ODESSA, May s.—lt is stated here that the Anglo-French squadrons were seen by the inhabi tants of Sebastopol steering south-east on the Bth of April. Several Russian ships have been cap tured at Eupatoria. A letter from Trebizond of the 18th ult. says : " Since the destruction of the forts along the shore by the Russians, the Circassians have commenced reconstructing them under the direction of Euro pean officers and engineers. Fort Golowin is al ready rebuilt and completely armed, and the same is the case with forts Villiamino and Nawalierski. On the shore redoubts have been thrown up to prevent a landing. A detachment of Circassians lately seized near the frontier of Crimea on two Russian gun-boats, which happened to be lying quietly at anchor, and took them to the Bay of Pschad. The next day the Circassians went out iu these two vessels, and carried off a number of boats of various sizes, causing quite a panic along the coast." THE BALTIC. COPENHAGEN, Tuesday, May 16.—The houses on the right bank of the Neva, at St. Petersburg, have been demolished. The telegraph to Stock holm is open. A letter from Copenhagen of May 8 . , published in th e M on it eur , sa y s that the Austerlitz, on join ing the fleet of her Britannic Majesty, was most warmly welcomed by the English seamen. It was declared that Admiral Na.pier was to leave for the Gulf of Finland on the sth, and news describing the commencement of hostilities in the north was shortly expected. The German and Scandinavian populations along the coasts of the Baltic follow the movements of our squadrons with sympathetic interest., COPENHAGEN, May 12.—The Tyne, Master Com mander Tucker, left Copenhagen at three yesterday afternoon, and at a few minutes before 7 she took the ground, just above Provesteen in the King's Channel. At half-past seven p.m. the Dragon left with a pilot to go to her assistance. The Dragon laid out an anchor and sent men on board the Tyne. At half-past ten p.m. the Tyne got off. The Dragon and the Tyne sailed away in company at half-past 5 this morning. Pilots say that had the weather been bad the Tyne would have gone to pieces in two or three hours, but as it was exceedingly fine it is probable that she has not received any damage beyond the loss of a few sheets of copper. Great excitement prevails here. Every hour is expected to bring news from the eastward, and the credulous anxiety of the public is continually prac tised on by the fabricators of rumours, to which cir cumstances give a, semblance of truth so like reality that no little truth is required to debit the impos ture ; and one has reason to dread that the truth itself may be disbelieved, so frequently has it been counterfeited. There is every reason to think that some frigates have been sent up the Gulf to Both nia, and this belief has given rise to a report that there has been an action with the Russian gun boats. But no information upon the subject has yet arrived here; nevertheless, it is a supposition which will probably prove true. QUESTION OF DANISH SUCCESSION. We extract the following from a Copenhagen let ter of May 12 :—The question of the Danish suc cession is one of those mazes in which diplomacy revels, but it is one in which Russian diplomacy has been more than usually successful in reserving for itself the clue. A short summary may not be unacceptable, even to those who are acquainted with the subject. The kingdom of Denmark con sists of Denmark, Sleswig, and Holstein. To the Duchy of Holstein the succession is confined strict ly to males. To Denmark and Sleswig, until the 31st of July, 1853, females were not debarred the succession. The present king has no children. The Hereditary Prince, who is his heir and his uncle, has none. The next heir to Denmark and Sles wig is the Princess Charlotte, who cannot inherit Holstein. There appeared such imminent danger that the kingdom of Denmark would be dismem bered and divided---the succession to Holstein be;ng claimed by the Emperor of Russia, and Den mark and Sleswig being the inheritance of the Princess Charlotte—that the Great Powers endea voured to meet the political difficulty by the treaty of London of May 8, 1852. By this treaty, to which Denmark was a subscribing and consenting party, it was declared that Danmark, Sleswig, and Holstein should not be disunit e d, but shoud be transmitted as one inheritance to the male heirs of the Princess Louise and Prince Christian of Glucksberg. The Emperor of Russia, the Princess Charlotte, the Princess Marie, and the Prince Fre derick, all severally renounced their claim to any part of Sleswig, Denmark, and Holstein in favour of the heirs male of this couple. The failure of issue male by this marriage was an eventuality which was to be met as soon as it should seem likely to occur, by the consideration of the Great Powers. Such is the treaty of London of May, 1852, which does not preclude the Great Powers from selecting, as successor to the throne of Denmark, any one of the issue female of the house of Dan mark, in the event of issue male being extinct. But the Danish ministry, by the Law of Succession of 31st July, 1853, have declared that females shall not inherit the throne of Denmark. Whatever may have been the motives of the Danish ministry, the result of this law is quite simple. The treaty of London has declared that Denmark and Sleswig shall not be separated from Holstein. The law of July, 1853, is explicit that females shall not inherit Denmark. Who, then, is to be King of Denmark if the two male children of the Princess Louise and Prince Christian die ? The Emperor of Russia ! who, as the heir of Holstein, claims Holstein, Sleswig, and Denmark, because they cannot be separated. For the Emperor of Russia, then, the Danish ministry destroyed the claims, and annihilated the rights, of the Princesse s of the House of Denmark. Will France and Eng land allow this ? Is this the object of the treaty of London ? To prevent Russia absorbing Hol stein, will you give her Holstein, and add to it Denmark and Sleswig ? GREECE. According to a telegraphic despatch from Vienna, five Turkish, one English, and two French ships of war are cruising off Prevesa. The three Greco- Russian vessels in the port of Santa Croce, near Ragusa, are being watched by a French frigate. Advices from Athens state that the Greeks are disheartened since the bombardment of Odessa. Tzavellas is at Zante. Kariaskai has been mor tally wounded. Three generals have been sent by King Otho to defend the northern frontier. AUSTRIA. The Vienna Gazette states, that in consequence of the great concentration of troops on the north eastern and eastern frontiers of Austria, 95,000 recruits will be raised. This measure must be considered an open decla ration of the resolution of Austria not to be bullied by Russia. The Vienna conferences are to he renewed on the basis of new Anglo-French and Austro-Prus sian treaties of alliance. The Vienna journals announce the arrival in that city with despatches of Baron d.'Osten Sacker, son of the Governor of Odessa. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, MONDAY.—Several German govern ments, especially Hanover, Wurtemburg, and Bavaria, have sent in their adhesion to the Aostro• Prussian treaty. Other German courts, especially that of Saxony, where Russian sympathies have always prevailed, have formed as yet no decision. A letter from Berlin, in the Augsburg Gazette, says :—" It is positively stated that the Prince of Prussia has announced hisdeparture in writing. His Royal Highness is said to have explained to the King in his letter that his opinions do not permit him to join in the policy at present followed, or to aid in carrying it out. He consequently prays his Majesty to allow him to resign his military command, and to send him an unlimited leave of absence to Baden-Baden. The Prince hao resolved upon this course six weeks ago, but had been hitherto per suaded to abstain from it. He had nevertheless announced it as inevitable, in case the eventualities which have actually occurred should take place. Still some persons hoped that his Highness would yet give up his resolution. It was believed that he would pass through Potsdam, and that his opinions would then undergo a change. But the Prince has taken the Anhal t railroad." The Grand Duchess Dowager Stephanie of Baden has taken up her residence at Baden for the summer. FRANCE. The following is from the Paris correspondent of the Times, dated yesterday, 6 p.m. :—" On the important question of the sincerity of Austria in her adhesion to the policy of the Maritime Powers it would be almost superfluous to say any thing, as I believe few now express or feel a doubt on the subject. An eminent Austrian diplomatist has, however, within the last few days stated, in a confidential conversation with a friend, that the young Emperor was heart and soul with France and England, and, in spite of the intriffues of the par tisans of Russia at the Court of Vienna, that he will act as becomes an independent Sovereign of a great empire. What is stated in the same quarter about Prussia is by no means so satisfactory. The vacillations of the King are principally, if not entirely, attributed by the per sonage to whom I allude to the influence of the Queen, who receives her inspirations from the Em press of Russia, with whom her Prussian Majesty keeps up a constant correspondence. Politics are largely discussed in this correspondence, but chiefly of a sentimental cl:aracter, and a great deal is said of the double eagles of both countries having seen the light in the same cradle, having been brought up in th e same nest, and taking their flight together.' It is this flight which the fair correspondents in question are anxious should be continued. It appears it was the knowledge of that intimate, and for the welfare of Prussia, dangerous correspondence, that forced the Prince of Prussia to remonstrate very warmly with the King. The manner which these remonstrances were received compelled the Prince to manifest his displeasure in a still more striking manner, by leaving the country altogether." Anote was received in Paris yesterday morning, from the Prussian Government, which has given a good deal of satisfaction to the French Govern ment. That note does not, to be sure, say all that would be desired, but so far as it goes it is satis factory. It appears that it crossed a note from the French Government of a rather strong kind, calling upon Prussia to explain her conduct, and to de clare herself on one side or the other. The following is an extract of a letter which was received yesterday in Paris :—" I have reason to believe that the French Government will not be particularly well satisfied with the position which M. (le Hubner, the Austrian Minister in Paris, is about to take. This dipLinatist has returned with instructions the evident object of which is to gain time. Austria evidently wishes still to maintain the appearance of Aeutrality. For the present, M. de Hubner is directed to repeat that it is impossibl e for Austria to take any active part against Russia until such time as the troops of the allied Powers shall be ready to give battle. If she were to declare herself a t th e presen t momen t, Austria. would find herself ex p ose d t o th e w h o l e weight . of the war. M. de Hubner, it is said, is also to ram the question of the refugees —a question which h e has hitherto carefully avoided ; and he will, more" over, rrquive some explicit information as to the views of France with respect to the Polish quel_ l :, tion. In short, M. D rou y n d e Lh u y s e xpeetet , much better things ; and it is probable that the attitude about to be taken by M. de Hubner Will greatly strengthen the opinions of M. de Persigrlt and those who affirm with him, that the Easter ° question can only be settled in Germany, and ell the Vistula." The Bourse was rather heavy yesterday. T he f Three per Cents. closed at 66f. 80c. f o r the end o p the month ; the Four-and-a-H a lf p er C en ts. at 9 3 h 250. ; and the New Loan at 66f. 20e. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,090 f. ; Rouen, 910 f. ; Ham', 455 f. ; Great Northern, 780 f. ; Strasburg, 7 3 u." New Shares, 570 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 87% Lyons to the Mediterranean, 725 f. ; Western °: France, 605 f. ; Bordeaux and C e tte, 540 f. ; Gre s ' Central of France, 472 f. 50e. ; Lyons to Genes , 465 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 575 f. ITALY. TURIN, May 16.—Some arrests have taken Oe n on the frontiers of Piedmont, near Sarsana, in cos' sequence of the seizure of several boxes containing muskets. To-day the populace celeb ra te the fe t e of the Constitution. The crowd everywhere show* its contentedness, and the rejoicings are proceeding amidst the greatest order. By a letter from Rome of the 10th, we lead that the trial of the persons accused of having WI concerned in the assassination of Count Rossi hi' taken place, and had resulted in the con d em nation , of two, named G ran d on i an d C ons t ant i n i , to d e sta three, named Ruggiero, P. Facciotti, and B. Fa n c i ciotti, to the galleys for life ; two, Capanna an Fabrani, to twenty y ears ' l a b our i n i rons ; and three, Constantini, Selvaggi, and Testa, to fifteen years' labour in irons. These sentences, befor. being definitive, will have to be revised by tie Court of Appeal, which is to meet on the 12t1 The other accused hav e n o t b een conv i c t e d ; they have not been set at liberty, most of them' being under condemnation for other offences. SPAIN. MADRID, May 13.—The Madrid Gazette put lishes a royal decree o f Q ueen I sa b e ll a 11., wnic., restores to his Royal Hi g h ness th e I n f an t e D°'" Henry his titles and honours. The Madrid Gazette of the 11th contains a roya l, decree, authorising Messrs. Zangroniz and Co., Cuba, to establish a regular steam service betwee n Cuba and France and England. In the service, a steamers of 230 horse-p ower , an d 1,200 t o 2,ov v tons burden, are to be employed, and they are t ° be exempted from the usual port dues. TIT° authorisation is granted for five years, which are t° commence 15 months after the date of the decree' The collection of the taxes is continuing with tlio greatest regularity, and every mouth there is I I marked improvement in the financial situatia , Queen Maria Christina had been confined to 11 (4 bed two days with a cold, but was getting better'. The police were engaged in trying to discover th! authors of some clandestine publications, in whici the private lives of p u bli c men were attacked. It man, named Escalante, who took an active part WI the insurrection at Saragossa, had been arrested" and it was believed that his arrest would lead to the discovery of all the details of the conspiracY" which have hitherto not been made clear. Tin Clamor Publico states that the Captain-General of the Basque provinces has forbidden the m issioila . of the Jesuits. The Three per Cents. were done at 34 ; the N 43l° Three per C ents ., 17 95 ; the Debt of the first'` class at 7 95 ; and that of the second at 4 15. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIO MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING.. The Royal Mail Steam-ship Magdalena, Captal Abbott, arrived here this morning, bringing qv , usual W est India, Central American, and p a ciio mails. Her dates are Grey Town, April 16; ChagrE* 24th ' • Jamaica, 27th ; Porto Ri co , M a y 1 ; Dem rara, April 25th ; St. Lucia, 28th ; St. Thorax 'I May 2.' This steamer brings 159 passengers; and o k " freight specie value $1,650,245, of which $327, 00 9 , is in gold ; also 546 serons cochineal, 232 seron quinine, 40 bales tobacco, 91 bales sarsaparilla, fiv e live turtle, and 300 packages sundries. The Solent, with the outward mails of the 17 1 11 „ April, arrived at St. Th omas on t h e 2 d i nst. , a +' well. From Valparaiso we have dates to the 3d Apri The Russian frigate Diana sailed thence on the 23 March for the Sandwich Islands. The market 0/ were more active. Freights high, but owing to tb scarcity of vessels but little was done. The political affairs of Peru were more complicate' than ever. Castilla still held the south, Irbil ° Echenivue remained inactive in Lima. Casa& I was said to be in correspondence with Genera Belzu, the President of Bolivia, and it was sup posed the revolutionary party was daily gainin. strength. The British ship Lorenzo had been los on San Lorenzo on the 7th April. At Callao sea" men were very scarce. Six or seven vessels were / lying at the Chinchas waiting for seamen to take them home. Jamaica accounts of the 27th ult. state that th Legislature had been prorogued by Governo Barkly, who had left Spanish Town for a ton r through the north-western parishes of the island . with a view of formin g a correc t es ti mate o f the] r actual condition. Cholera had appeared in Spanish Town, and fou fatal cases are reported. Several deaths frog 11 scarlet-fever had occurre d a t Ki ngston. II 1 0 weather was very c l ose , w ith th e thermomete P ranging from 98 to MO, degrees. In British Guiana heavy rains had fallen, rasa% ing a little the agricultural operations. Yello fever had disappeared. Trade was very dull. Grenada continued healthy ; the weather lvt favourable, and manufacturing operations proceee r ing favourably on the plantations. The scarcit in the lumber and provision market had bee 6 ; slightly relieved by a few importations. Tl crop was estimated to exceed that of 1853 by 1,0( hhds. A great number of fires of small extent had a r curred in the rural districts of Barbadoes. In Trinidad the weather was good for sugi making. DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF BATH AND WELLS.—Vir regret to have to announce the demise of the above vene • rable prelate, which took place on Monday at Brighton, after an illness of considerable duration. The deceased, the Hon. and Right Rev. Richard Bagot, third son of the first Lord Bagot, was born in 1782, and married in 1806 Lady Harriet Villiers, daughter of the Earl of Jer sey, by whom he leaves a nwmerous family. THE LATE STABBING CASE AT NORWOOD.—Yesterday morning, from inquiries made at Guy's Hospital, it WO ascertained that John Barton was still in a very weak state from the loss of blood, but great hopes were enter. tained of his ultimate recovery, the wounds not being s° deep as it was at first anticipated. One of the assailants has been apprehended, and remanded until the fate of the unfortunate man is known. A MAN KILLED ON THE LONDON AND EPSOM RAIL WAY.—Yesterday morning Mr. W. Payne received ie" formation of the death of John Allen, guard of the Lon don and Epsom Railway, who resided at William's Cottages, Kendre-street, New Cross, Deptford, who eIE" pired in the accident ward of Guy's Hospital, from the effects of severe injuries caused by a ballast train knock' ing him down and crushing him in a dreadful manner. AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE-MARKETS. - The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotter dam produce-markets state that business was rather le" active. A diminution in the demand for coffee bad oc casioned a slight decline in prices. Sugar, raw and re fined, was steady. In rice the operations had been limited, and quotations w ere l ower. Th e prev i ous r ate s of tea were maintained, although the purchases had boa' inconsiderable. THE SCREW STEAMER SIMLA.— SOUTHAMPTON, Tue." day, May 16.—The steamer Iberia, which arrived Oil morning, brought no news o f the disabled steam-s lO Sitnla, spoken on the 9th instant off Vigo. It is there fore supposed that this vessel had been enabled to reach Gibraltar, and would thence continue her voyag e, to Malta and Ale xan d ria . With re f erence to t h e fact of no spare screw being on board the Simla at the titne of the accident. We are informed that the ship must be docked to unship the broken propeller and to fix the nevi one ; and, as there is no dock in the Mediterranean sag: ently large to admit so long a vessel, the Simla must return to Southampton before anything can be done, a nd thus the spare scr ew at Southampton is kept where it will be most readily available. The portion of the one blade left after the fracture is stated to be sufacien t to carry the ship along at the rate of three knots an hour, and it is hoped, therefore, that the ship, with the ad ditional aid of her canvass, may be enabled to reach Malta, whence the mails can be taken on to Alexa,ndria by the Vectis or Valetta. The reason why no ship hao been despatched to assist the Simla is, that the cornpani imagine that no useful end can thereby be attained. It is a matter of great regret that the accident should bar fallen on the steamer conveying the Australian mails outward, particul ar ly as th e delay may also effect the homeward mail from the same quarter, suppos ing them to come up to Suez in time to meet this steamer. The Chusan, however, it appears, was late in getting away with the last Australian mails from Sings , : pore, and she may not have left Sydney at the appointed date, in which case the Ceylon steamer may b e missed, and the mails will not reach Southampton till about the 16th of June, MOT COMM a matter 01 in which t reason, we commercia consequen although I :Ultimately profit is a.] deed purc loss after bas but 21 tors are fi Payment ( state of t 'be expect, after so rr the chart 4 little mor tions in A isuccessfu] to obtair limitatioi *elf an ] -were sugl Ination b.