The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-11 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Max 11, Will be performed DER FREPCIIITTZ. Characters by Madame Caradori, and Mdlle. Sedlazek; Herr Reichardt, Herr Formes, and Herr Holzel. Followed by a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. Prices--Stalle, 7s; Dress Circle, 53.; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Le. ; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The Box-office open daily from Ten till Six, where places may be secured. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had ef Messrs. Leader and Cock, 63, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, MAT 11, Will be performed the new comic drama, called RANKLAGII. Characters by Messrs. Vandenhoff, W. Farrell, Buckstone, Tilbury, and Rogers; Miss Reynolds, Mrs. FitZWiiliaM. &c. After which, the entirely new and original extravaganza, entitled MR. BITCESTONE'S VOYAGE ROUND P THE he l GLOBE (IN LE CESTER-SQUARE), written by J. R. lanc Principl characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Clark, Mr. J. Marshall, Mr. H. Marshall; Mrs. FitZWilliftln, Mrs. Caulfield, Miss E. Grey, Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Laura Morris, and Miss Featherstone. To be followed by HUSBAND AT SIGHT. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATSE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CRAW.= KsAw. THIS EVENLNG, MAT 11. Will be performed THE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Char H e ath and acters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder , and Ca thcart ; and Mi s s Murray. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. C and Miss C. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and David Fishe r ; Mrs. Winstanley Lederer]. After which, AWAY WITH ILELANCHOLY. Characters by Messrs. Meadows, D. Fisher , and Baker and Misses Murray and Daly. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. 13. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, MAT 11, Will be performe d TWO L an !Dalin Webster, Supported b o y . OVE B i en t Messrs. C. Selby , Leigh Murray, Smith ; Miss Woolgar and Madame Celeste. Followed by TILE MOUSTACHE MOVEMENT. Principal cha racters by Messrs. 0. Smith, Keeley, and ?untie; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley. After which, THE OVERI, tND .TOCTRITEt TO CONSTANTI NOPLE, AA UNDERTAKEN BY LORD BATEMAN, WITH NTERESTING PARTICULARS OF THE FAIR SOPHIA. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Ms! 11, win 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. H. White, 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. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, MAT 11, Will be performed NELL GWYNNE. The ZULU KA.FIRS, as they appeared at St. George's Gallery. After which, SUMMER FLOWERS, In which the French Ballet Troupe will appear. THE THREE TURKISH RAZOR GRINDERS. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 3e.; Pit, Is. 6d; Gallery, 6d.; Private Boxes, £1 l Is. 6d., to be had of Mr. Allcroft. 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL ANIPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, 3Liv 11, Will be presented the new grand Nautical and Equestrian spec tacle, embodying n ivel and extraordinary effects (written by Mr. Nelson Les), entitled A TALE OF THE SPANISH WAR; or, The Horse of the Wreck. The horses expressly trained by Mr. W. Cooke. Followed by an entire change of the Scenesof the CIRCLE, Intro ducing Miss Emily Cooke. Mdlle. Blanche, the celebrated Continental Artiste, on the TIGHT ROPE. To conclude with a Grand Ballet, entitled THE STAR OF THE RHINE. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TEM DAY —Morning 42 min.after 12 1 Evening 5 min.aft. 1 T3•Moaßow—Morning 21 min.after 1 1 Evening 43 min.aft.. 1 THE WEATHER.--Suis Orrica, MAT 11. THERNOMHTEB, IN TRH SHADS. 61 —highest since noon yesterday. 48—lowest this morning and during the night. 60 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30—falling. WIND, variable from S.W. to W.—Light breeze, with cloudy weather, and glimpses of sunshine. Z :1 ) t 7 3 LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1854. It may have been a blunder, so far as official etiquette is concerned, the honourable member for Louth putting those inquiries to the First Lord of the Admiralty in regard to the supply of steam gun-boats in the Baltic, for the aid of the Anglo-French fleet in shoal-water navigation. It may, we say, have been an error of judgment, so far as official etiquette was concerned, but at any rate it has been advantageous, for inasmuch as it has ventilated the subject within the walls of Parliament. It has effected more good results even than this, seeing that it has fixed the atten tion of the public generally upon a matter of the gravest importance, and one which cannot now un- der any circumstances be cushioned by the Admin istration, A letter, reprinted in our columns else where, has been addressed to a morning contempo rary, in consequence of the incident already referred to as having taken place in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening—a letter from one whose opi nion on the subject of these steam gun-boats is en titled to no ordinary amount of consideration—a letter through which Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL virtually endorses everything implied by the queries perti nently put to the First Lord of the Admiralty by Mr. TRISTRAM KENNEDY. The communication is altogether one deserving the attention of every intelligent member of the community. It is of importance, if only as a statement made by the builder of those two remarkable steam gun-boats mentioned by him significantly as now in possession of " certain foreign Govern ments." Speaking directly in regard to these re markable vessels, the writer observes that they were "entirely designed, constructed, and equipped" by his firm—then known as the house of ROBINSON and RUSSELL. The "certain" Foreign Power alluded to previously by Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL meant, of course, no other, in this instance, than that very power against which in the waters and along the coasts of the Baltic Admirals NAPIER and DESCHENES Will have to bring forward the whole of the might of their noble maritime armaments. The names of these two notable steam gun-boats have been neither mentioned in the letter of Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL, nor in the in quiries of Mr. TRISTRA.3I KENNEDY ; but We be lieve we are correct in stating that they were no other than the Nix and the Salamander. The re presentative (now the head) of the firm by which they wero built, says of them : "They have now been about three years in service, and have com pletely answered all the purposes for which they Were designed ; and it is not impossible, though I hope improbable, that they may yet be among the vessels Sir CHARLES NAPIER may have to encoun ter in the Baltic." Now, according to all that we can possibly learn in regard to these English-built steam gun boats, no w in the service of Russia in the Baltic, . " they precisely are, everything considered, of the very very character required for the ass i stance havethe combined fleets so soon as those fleets shall o come up to such a formid able stronghold as push forward towar4stautelifeCronstadt, and, eager to capital, shall find them selves obstructed the difficulties of a very shallow navigation. N ow , in illustration of the exceeding import- ance of having our fleets properly supplied with steam gun-boats like those already mentioned, ve ssels having a very light draught of w ater, we wou ld here recall, we cannot but think what aptly, a rather curious some incident to the popular remembrance. Unless we are mar vellously mistaken, it so happened that not many years a go, one of our diplomatists, then on his way to the Russian capital in his cha racter as her Britannic IVlinsres Ambassador, found, after traversing nearly the whole length of the Gulf of Finland, that it was impossible for him to advance further than Cronstadt, although it was peculiarly desirable, of course, that he should have arrived at St. Petersburg on board •:- of a British man-of-war. And this actually came to pass, although an English steam-ship—called, if we remember rightly, the Lightning—accompa nied the frigate which carried his Excellency as far as Cronstadt with all desirable pomp and cere- LoonY. But now mark this ! as it 0 chanced that this steam-vessel drew about 1 ten feet of water, it was discovered impossible for her to ascend the Neva, that river being only adapted for vessels having a draught under eight feet ! Now, this incident may be accepted as perfectly authentic. And it is surely sufficiently significant ! It is surely quite testimony enough of the folly of providing the allied fleets with gun boats drawing 11 and even 13 feet of water—a draught altogether unfitting for the navigation of the shallow waters lying between Cronstadt and St. Petersburg. The fact here mentioned—a fact notorious and wholly indisputable indicates quite plainly and obviously that, no matter what may happen to Cronstadt, the Russian metropolis beyond it is inaccessible to the combined fleets so long as they remain unpro vided with steam gun-boats suited to the shal low current of the Neva and to all the peculiarities of the shoal-water navigation. Precisely for these reasons do we regard it as especially desirable that gun-vessels like those before specified should be placed at the command of Sir CHARLES NAPlER—vessels drawing net 13 feet, or 11 feet, or even 8 feet, but merely 5 feet of water when fully armed and equipped ! Vessels running in their " best trim," under steam, 15 statute miles, and under their " worst trim" 13 statute miles, per hour ! Vessels carrying 4 long 32-pounders and 4 long 68-pounders—and capable, besides that, in consequence of the masterly ingenuity of their construction, of firing two of the 8-inch guns parallel to the keel at either end, each end being " forward" (the yea selsbeingprovided with two rudders, and having no "aft" whatever), and of bringing all the 8-inch guns over to either side for a broadside ! Vessels like these would surely be inestimable in those shallow waters—particularly remember ing that the Russians are already provided with their prototypes in the Nix and the Sala mander. Conscious almost painfully of this, we cannot but rejoice that this gun-boat question has been brought before the notice of the House of Commons by Mr. KENNEDY„ and through the press under the particular observation of the public by Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL, how ever inconvenient the inquiries of the former and the explanations of the latter may be to a certain section of her MAJESTY'S Government. There is one portion of Mr. GLADSTONE'S financial career to which, as a matter of justice and fair play, we are desirous of giving the credit to which it is entitled. We shall not, in treating of this matter, be accused of unduly favouring the Right Honourable Gentleman, or of admitting, on trivial or insufficient grounds, the completeness of his vindication on one of the points on which ho has been most severely attacked. We have been sufficiently explicit on the points where we conceived that censure was merited, to be enabled to bestow approbation where it was really merited, without the fear of misconception or aspersion. If we have fearlessly exposed the errors and de lusions of which he has been guilty, we may also give him the credit to which he is fairly entitled for his resistance to a system injurious to the best interests of the community, and calculated to foster and strengthen the exclusive privileges and monopolies that have been so loudly, incessantly, and truly complained of for many successive years. We have ever been the strenuous advocates of "Free trade in banking." We have felt that a "monopoly in money" is just as prejudicial to the people as a monopoly in corn, in tea, or in any other commodity. We feel the inconsistency of " Free Trade " and a fettered currency, and urged the adoption of the former not the less energetically because we conceived that it must necessarily lead, and that very speedily, to the removal of the monetary trammels by which the trade and commerce as well as the industry of the nation is hampered and paralysed. Unfortunately, however, we did not speak from the Treasury Benches, or as an organ of Downing-street. Truth was not palatable unless proceeding from official quarters, and the people continued apathetic and indifferent to what was really of the most vital importance because it was not urged ex cathedra. Now, however, that a Financial Minister exposes the abuses, and the Leviathan of the Press follows up the attack with steady determination, we may hope that the public attention, which is alone essential to insure an adequate remedial measure, will be strongly directed to the interesting topic. Mr. GLADSTONE unsparingly denounced the system of Exchequer " thimblerigging," which has been so long carried on with impunity. He showed that, while such urgent complaints were put forward on the part of the friends and advo cates of the Bank—while the voice of lamentation was to be heard in Threadneedle-street, and the Old Lady refused to be comforted, because she was assailed in her tenderest point--...her pocket—. by having to supply, at 3 per cent., funds for which she could find ample occupation at 5 per cent., there was no real foundation for these plain tive "Jeremiads"—that the Bank system was to obtain interest for merely nominal loans, when there was no actual advance, or where it was made out of the funds of the customer—a system analogous to that said to have been very popular witi Irish land agents of the old school. Thus he showed that while Sir CHARLES WOOD was supposed to have borrowed, and actually paid interest on, 2,267,000/., that " the minimum excess of the public balances in the Bauk, in that quarter, over and above the advance on deficiency bills, was 1, 696, 000 !" while the Right Honourable Gentleman himself, although not quite so liberal as Sir CHARLES, paid interest on 2,490,0001., while the excess of balance in the Bank was never less than 1,160,000/. This, then, so far as his dealings with the Bank were con cerned, was "the head and front of his offending" —that he refused to give his assent to the con tinuance of a system by which the public were compelled to pay for pecuniary accommodation which was not afforded for the use of money which was never actually required. In opposing and denouncing this indefensible system, Mr. GLAD STONE has deserved support ; and we do not sup pose that his proceedings will be less energetic or determined because he has used such expressions of overstrained courtesy in his address. Although feeling the highest respect for the Governor and Deputy-Governor of that establishment, his own duty was to defend the interests of the public. Like a British pugilist, he tenders his hand before standing up to the scratch ; but will he exhibit the less determination on that account ? We think not ! and his second, the Times, is determined that there shall be no mistake on the :subject—that it shall be clearly understood that its Right Hon. Friend means mischief, and intends to cripple the power which his adversary has repeatedly used to his serious detriment. The Times considers—and we fully concur in the opinion—that " the very compliments of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Chairman and Deputy-Chairman of the Bank are suggestive and significant !"—clearly indicating that there is something very ominous looming in the future towards these parties. It inquires whether "perfect harmony" between the Government and the Bank, which is so very desirable, is "most likely to be secured by employing an agency which has an interest pointedly and obviously opposed to the interests of the Government?"—and whether " this harmony would not be more likely to be obtained by absorbing these functions into the Government itself, by making Government, in fact, its own banker ; and instead of the ' not very intelligible plan of securing har mony by creating a diversity of interests, rendering that harmony absolutely certain by their identity?" Whether the parties agree or disagree the public suffers. When they quarrel, the com munity, like PICKWICK between POTT and SLURK, suffer the blows from both sides. When they agree, it is still worse. Why, then, not have th a t which offers the only true solution of the difficulty? Why not have a really National Bank to manage the pecuniary concerns of the nation ? Why should WO delegate to a private corporation what the Times truly describes as " one of the most lucra tive and indispensable prerogatives of the Crown." No; we must no longer "pamper" th e overgrown establishment—we must only permit the nation to issue paper that shall be received as " a legal tender." We have too many burdens to allow the profits to be derived from the circulation of twenty or thirty millions of paper money to b e diverted from their legitimate channel. The nation, NMI= THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY ll, 1854. can give the best security for the redemption of its promises. It is obvious that the guarantees re quired from a private establishment may be dis pensed with, and that all the objections to small notes under the denomination of 5/. would be re moved when issued by " the National Bank." We would thus provide the great desideratum— a safe and equable circulation—not liable to the panic or the undue contraction or dilation that may occur at the most inopportune periods, and by a plentiful supply of 1/. national notes the gold in daily use would be liberated to meet any emergencies that might arise, to bear the expenses of the war without any extraordinary difficulty, and to develope to their fullest extent the won derful elasticity of the national resources. COURT CIRCULAR. Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Aberoorn, Viscount Torrington, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Colonel Wylde, and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, left the palace at half•past two o'clock in the afternoon for St. Paul's Cathedral, to attend the Bicentenary Fes- tival of the Sons of the Clergy. His Royal Highness was afterwards present at the annual dinner in aid of the funds of the corporation, given in Merchant Taylor's Hall, Threadneedle•street. Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Arthur, and at tended by the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, drove out in the afternoon. The Princesses Helena and Louisa took a drive in an open carriage and four. The Queen, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord Rivers, and Colonel Bouverie, honoured the per formance of the French Plays last evening with her presence. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, Sir George Couper, and Lord James Murray, honoured the performance of the Cologne Choral Union, in the Han over-square Rooms, with her presence yesterday after noon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria .Dawson and Lord James Murray, honoured the performance of the French Plays with her presence last evening. A deputation from the General Shipowners' Society on the subject of the Marine Shipping Bill had an inter view with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderly yesterday, at the Board of Trade. The depu tation consisted of Mr. Duncan Dunbar, Mr. Anthony Ridley, Mr. William Drew, and Mr. Bonar (secretary). The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone had a dinner party yesterday, at the official residence in Downing-street. The company consisted of the French Ambassador and Madame Walewski, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Dalkeith, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess of Shelburne, Lord Robert Grosvenor, the Bishop of New Zealand, the Right Hon. Sidney Her bert, the Right Hon. E. Ellice, the Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley, Mr. E. Denison, M.P., and Mr. Byng, M.P. In the evening Mrs. Gladstone had a numerous even ing assembly. Miss Greenfield (the Black Swan) accompanied by Sir George Smart, had the honour of singing some of her national songs to her Majesty yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY). OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Creswell.) Henry Fricks, 24, a German, described as a tobacconist, was indicted for uttering a forged 10?. Bank of England note, with intent to defraud. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bayley prosecuted. The prisoner had no counsel. By the request of the prisoner, this trial took pl ace be fore a jury composed one-h a lf o f foreigners. It appeared that, on the 19th April, the prisoner went to the Abbey Arms Tavern, St. John's Wood, and had some refreshment, for which he tendered in payment a forged 10/. note. The fraudulent character of the instrument was discovered, and a policeman was sent for, who asked the prisoner where he got the note from, and he at first said he had received it at the hotel where he was staying, but he afterwards altered his tale, and asserted that he had received the forged note in payment for cigars from a person who was a stranger. There was no proof of any other utterint , of forged notes, as is usual in cases of this description, but in addition to the contradictory statements made by the prisoner, was it proved that while the officer was conveying him to the police station, he jerked himself from him and ran off and attempted to make his escape. The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty. Mr. Justice Cresswell said he quite concurred in the verdict, and there was no doubt from what had occurred on the previous day, that the prisoner had not only been guilty of this offence himself, but that he had induced an innocent young woman to leave her friends in the first place to associate with him as his mistress, and that he had afterwards made use of her for the purpose of carrying on this nefarious traffic. He then sentenced the prisoner to be transported for fifteen years. Eleanor Baker, who was convicted yesterday of a similar offence was brought up for judgment, and sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve months. IVilliarn, Turner, who had pleaded guilty to the indict ment of the same ind was also brought up, and he was sentenced to one months' imprisonment for the first offence, and to be transported for 15 years for the second. RebeccaTurtan, 32, was placed at the bar to plead to an indictment, charginc , her with the wilful murder of her husband, Thomas Turton. Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the prisoner, suggested that the prisoner was not in a condition of mind to take her trial, or to understand what was going on, and he called Mr. MMurdo, the surgeon of Newgate, and his assistant, Mr. Wilders, both of whom stated that the prisoner was now insane, and laboured under various delusions. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the pri soner was not in a fit state of mind to take her trial, and she was ordered to be detained in safe custody during her Majesty's pleasure. NEW COURT. In the New Court, this morning, Henry Remington Tickell, the hop-merchant, who stood indicted for having, forged and uttered a bill of exchange for 2921. 3s. 4d., and also one for 9691. 12s. 6d., pleaded guilty. The sentence was postponed. TFfE CRYSTAL PALACE.—The opening of the Crystal Palace is at last fixed to take place on the 10th of next month, and her Majesty the Queen has graciously an nounced her intention to honour the occasion with her presence. We understand that her Majesty has been pleased to grant the rank and precedence of the daughter of an earl to Miss Mary Annette Talbot and Miss Gwendaline Elizabeth Talbot, the only sisters of the youthful Earl of Shrewsbury, as if their father, the Ron. Colonel Charles Thomas Talbot, had lived to succeed to the dignity of the peerage. The Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, we un derstand, will shortly be honoured with the presence of her Majesty and the Prince Consort, at a splendid fete, to be given at Breadalbane House, Park-lane. The precise day, we believe, has not yet been fixed by the Queen. _ Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton entertained at dinner, yesterday, in his house, Park-lane, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van der Weyer, Count Kielmansegge, the Countess of Tankerville, the Dowager Lady Cowley, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Viscount Mahon, Lord Walpole, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Monckton Milnes, Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., and Mr. Hayward. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—The performances at this theatie last evening were honoured with the presence of her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of Jocelyn Hon. Miss Cavendish, Hon. Fl ora M'D onald, Lord Rivers, Colo nel Bouverie, and the Hon. Captain de Ros ; her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and suite, attended by Sir George Couper, &c. The council of Mark's College, Chelsea, has ap pointed Frederick S. Warren, Esq., of the Sanctuary, Westminster, as their corresponding secretary. THE BAL COSTUME AT THE FRENCH EMBASSY. — This brilliant assembly, which is definitively fixed to take place to-morrow, will not only be, in every respect, the great fashionable event of the season, but will be rendered peculiarly memorable by a circumstance rarely indeed exampled—namely, the public visit of a British Sovereign to the residence of a foreign Minister, accre dited to this country—a token cheering and auspicious of the truly cordial friendship and unanimity which now happily exists between the two great nations who stand in the vanguard of civilisation. The list of invitations had been originally limited to 400 ; but, in consequence of the anxiety to be present, understood to have been manifested by many individuals ofdistinction, the number has been extendedto 500, and will now include nearly all the members of the very highest circles of rank and fashion. It is expected that the foreign ambassadors, almost without exception, new residing in the metro polis will be present. The deaths which have recently occurred in certain noble families (those of Beaufort, Anglesey, Londonderry, and others) will cause the ab sence of some of the leading members of the haute noblesse. The costumes are not confined in the range of age, character, or nationality, but will be wholly at the discretion of the guests. There will be a fancy quadrille, the management of which is entrusted to Frances, Countess of Waldegrave. Several other fancy quad rilles are also in preparation. The Marchioness of Aylesbury and Lady Stanley will each direct a set. The Queen will not be en costume. The general com pany are to be in readiness to receive her Majesty at nine o'clock, and a chair of state has been prepared, in a position which will enable her Majesty to command a full view of the evening's proceedings. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mills discount (according to the last tariff), which at the English Mint prioe of Si. 17s. 10d. per oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.09/ ; and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being 24.97/, it follows that gold is about 0.48 per cent, dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 440 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 12.2 g • and the exchange at Hambu r g o n London at short being 13.28, it follows that gold is 0.18 per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 109/ per cent., and, the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.08 per cent, against England ; but, after making allowance for c harg ratee charges oof o t a r v a e n e s p o o o r t p a r nd difference ofitonthe t o r f interest, a osission theof pre sent f gold d either way between the two countries, _ _ MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,000 American taken for export and on speculation. The market closed without alteration in prices. The sales com prised 5,500 American, 300 Pernam and Maran ham at bid. to 61d., 50 Bahia at 61{1., 200 Egyp tian at 6d. to 9d., 800 Surat at 3d. to 4d., an d 50 Sea Island at s. ld. to 2s. per lb. Railway shares were firm. The proprietors of the National Provincial Bank of England have just had their twenty-first annual meeting, and have received a very favourable re port from the directors. The following are ex tracts : "During this year of extensive and prosperous trade, the returns from the company's branches, as might have been expected, exhibit a steady and healthy progress, and in some districts connected with the great staple products, a large increase of valuable business has taken place. This accession of business, and the rise in the value of money above noticed, enable the directors to lay before the proprietors a favourable statement.—[The balance sheet gives the net profits of 1853 at 65,2421.] " This prosperous condition of the Bank's affairs jus tifies in the opinion of the directors a larger division of profits amongst the proprietors. Accordingly it is the intention of the Directors to declare a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum as well as a bonus of 4 per cent out of the profits of last year. The bonus to be paid along with the dividend, at the usual period in July next." "It will be in the recollection of the proprietors that, on the occasion of their last annual meeting, it was in timated that a strong desire had been expressed among the officers of the company, for the formation of a Pro vident Society for their mutual benefit, embracing also, if possible, the principle of a guarantee fund. The pre cise nature of the scheme it was then left for the direc tors to consider and determine. At the outset of their deliberations, the directors found that the guarantee scheme was objected to by a large number of the officers, and it was therefore abandoned. " The other objects aimed at are—first, a provision for the widows and children of officers at their death ; and secondly, a superannuation allowance for the offi cers themselves. "To effect the first and most pressing of these objects, the directors recommend to the proprietors that the offi cers and clerks should be assisted in effecting insurances upon their lives to the following extent, by the bank pay ing for them one-half of the yearly premium, viz.: -Ist, managers of branches and agencies to insure for not less than 5001. and not more than 1,000/. ; 2d, junior officers and clerks to take out policies for sums not under 2501., and not exceeding 5001. "With respect to the question as to a superannuation allowance, the directors intend to postpone the conside ration of it, in the hope that at a future period they will be able to deal with it in a more satisfactory manner than they could do at the present moment." ALTERATION IN DISOOUNTS.—The Bank of Eng land Directors, at their parlour meeting, have just come to the determination to advance the minimum rate of discount to 5i per cent. This has taken many by surprise, as it was expected the measure would be deferred, gold being less in demand. The new Austrian loan has probably had some in fluence. The settlement of the Consol Account has been in progress this morning, and has occasioned con siderable fluctuation, being of some magnitude. The Bears, at the commencement of business, were buying back, and ran up the price to 881 a for money, a " backwardation " of per cent. existing, as the quotation for June was never higher than 881 The price since, upon largo sales made by influential brokers, has dropped to 86i for account, and the character of the account is entirely changed, a " contango" of -A- per cent. having arisen in place of the " backwar dation ," as the June price is now above that for m oney. Exchequer Bills are ls. discount to 2s. premium, and no official price is given for Exchequer Bonds. The New. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, have been at 88i and 87k, and the Three per Cents. at 87g, and since at 863. Indian Stock has been at 235 to 237, and South Sea Stock at 115. Foreign securities had been buoyant at the commencement of the market, but are worse now. Mexican were 241 -a, and now are 24i. Peruvian 4A- per Cents. have been at 591. Grenada Deferred Bonds are 6A-. Brazilian Old Stock is worth 96. Russian 5 per Cents, have been at 931, and Dutch 21 per Cents. at 58. Spanish 3 per Cents, bring 37, and the New Deferred 17k. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : 1854. 1853. Great *Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern Caledonian, and Edin. and Glasgow 15,665 14,169 Great Northern 17,553 16,766 Lancashire and Yorkshire 18,511 18,456 York and North Midland Newcastle and Berwick Leeds Northern The railway share market has been to 1 per cent. better, and has now lost that improvement, and is rather lower than at the clo3e of business yesterday. The transactions are exceedingly limited. French shares have been risin g , be ing 10s. better generally, but at present they suffer a relapse. The Joint Stock Bank Shares have been dull, and also the Mines. Crystal Palace are better. The state of the dried fruit market is thus de scribed by Messrs. Witherby and Hanson : " Although the increase in the clearances of currants indicates an improved demand, we have to report that a very favourable change has occurred in the market since Easter. The demand for 1853 fruit, noticed in our last, has continued, and an advance of Bs. to 10s. upon prices then offered has been in many instances ob tained. Last week there was more inquiry for good and fine 1851 fruit, and of this description extensive purchases have been made by London houses both here and at Liverpool at 858. to 905., prices which establish a reaction on such descriptions of ss. to Bs. per They are, however, still below those of last autumn before the demand so suddenly fell off. In face of the impossibility of any fresh supplies of such fruit coming forward, of the disastrous news of every character from the places of growth, of the termination of the strikes in the North, and of the prospect of an abundant har vest in this country, a further improvement is confidently expected. The trade generally have not made any purchases • since August last. Shipments of 1852 low fruit are still going on, and we shall next month have again to report a reduction in our stock. " The unexpected pressure upon the Valentia Raisin Market of several extensive parcels received coastwise has tended much to depress it, and renders our quota tions nominal. The improved state of things, however, in the north, since these parcels were despatched from thence, renders it by no means unlikely that part of the London Stock, which may be termed light for the sea son, will still be required in the manufacturing districts. Within the last few days, sound fruit has been more in quired for, but no purchases of any consequence have yet been made. Of black raisins, a small parcel of fine quality has been sold at auction at 28s. Chesmes in barrels have been taken for export at 345. to 38s. In Elemes, Sultanas, and other sorts there is no business holders,t o r e e p e o n r t ut i . nn du The under reaf pspurch accounts a charactero as stafford producing tries little ex pectation of even a e m h e l s e , r e a n t e ef suppl ystill m n e r e e x t unfavourable accounts from week to week, generally prefer looking on for the present." BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Prom, the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities • 87a B 6i i 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities B Bl 4 i 8.1 71 i New 31 per Cent. Annuities BB2 ;I 8 h 7 1 1 8 bong Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4i India Stock .. ... . India Bonds, £l . OOO . . .. .....10 15 d South Sea Stock Consols for Account 6th JULIO B Bi i B7ii Exchequer Bills, 2d. £lOOO ......................... ~.. 1 d 1 p Small 2500 ____ Bonds Scrip ................................. par on 98/.16a PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Rrazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 96 Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 244 4 Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cen t. s9i Russian Bonds, 182 2 , 5 per Cent. £St 934 4' Ditto 4A per Cent Bl 80+ Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37 Spanish New De - feired, 3 per Cent.— ..... l7i 18 Dividends on the above payable In London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil 5B Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... _ THREE O'CLOCK. Consols B7s Ditto Juno Account B7i RATE OF EXCHANGE.—The favourable alteration in the rate of exchange at Paris is maintained, and the transmission of gold from the Bank of England no longer admits of any profit, the French Mint having extended their time of coinage to 53 days. It is now considered certain that the Bank of France will reduce their rate of discount to 41 per cent. ST. PETERSBURG.—The advises from St. Petersburg are to the 2d of May, at which date the money market was in a rather improved condition, the exchange on London having advanced to 341 d. to 35d. The Neva was full of broken ice, and the weather was warm and fine. According to some statements, the supply of tal low this year would amount to 110,000 casks, which is about equal to that of last year, and of this about half was expected to be exported overland. In consequence of these advises, the London tallow market was dull yes- terday, and there were no buyers, even at a decline of Xa, per cwt . -. ~:. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR. THE COMBINED FLEETS AT SEBASTOPOL. The Austrian Correspondence of yesterday, pub lishes the following, under date of Constantinople, May 5 : " It is affirmed that the Admirals of the com bined fleets have resolved to defer the attack upon Sebastopol, not deeming it advisable whilst the Russian fleet remains for protection there. Some frigates approached and threw shells into the harbour, to provoke the Russian ships to come out, but in vain." THE BOMBARDMENT OF ODESSA. We published yesterday a detailed account of the bombardment of Odessa, as given by the special correspondent of the Times. The subjoined ver sion of the affair is supplied by the correspondent of the Morning Chronicle : " Her Majesty's ship London, off Odessa, Saturday, April 22, 1854.—Wind S.S.W. to S. and S.E. 5 a.m. —Admiral made signal for steam squadron to proceed in execution of their orders. Sampson, Tiger, Vauban, and Descartes, stood round the bay towards the Im perial mole-head (that mole alone holding the Russian vessels), having rocket-boats in tow. These were fol lowed by the Sanspareil and Highflyer, which anchored in shore out of gun-shot, and to which vessels were at tached launches from the Vengeance and Bellerophon, with stream anchors and cables. 6.3s.—Sampson commenced firing on Imperial mole-head fort, which was imme diately returned ; and shortly after the other three steamers, composing the first division, opened on it also. At 6.45, signal made for the Furious to proceed, when the second division, consisting of Furious, Retribution, Terrible, and Mogadore, proceeded and took up station outside first division, which was then hotly engaged. At 8, Sampson made signal (Vauban disabled by red-hot shot), and shortly after she returned to the fleet. 8.15. Arethusa stood in shore, and exchanged several shots with the batteries till recalled by signal. 9.22.—Signal made for second division to proceed, which was imme diately complied with, and they commenced their fire. Fury made her number. Coming in from southward, on nearing the fleets, she fired a shell at the outside bat teries, but was immediately recalled by signal. 10.30. Fury anchored, and Vauban returned again to the first division. 12.25 p.m.—Observei some of the ships in the mole on fire. 12.45.—Observed fire on the inner side of the mole-head, which rapidly extended towards the extremity, causing a total cessation of the enemy's fire ; and at 12.50 the magazine in that battery exploded, blowing up the entire works there. Observed some storehouses at the inner end of the mole to be on fire. Steam squadron slackened fire, and shortly afterwards had ceased. 2 o'clock.— Admiral made signal, " Can you destroy any more ?" which was answered by Sampson in the affirmative. 2.40.—50 me guns opened on the Sampson from the inner or north-western side of the bay, which she imme diately returned, and the first shell she threw appeared to have set some buildings in the vicinity of the enemy's guns on fire, as shortly afterwards an immense volume of flame was observed in that direction. All the steam squadron now opened on the Russian shipping in the Imperial mole, and at 4.20 the greater part of them and some storehouses were on fire. 5. —Admiral made a general recall, and the steam squadron returned to the fleet. Arethusa anchored. Midnight.—Russian ships burning rapidly. The Russian shipping continued burn ing for 48 hours, when all were destroyed, together with the forts, but the town was spared. The French had two men killed and three wounded. The English bad only one man killed by the recoil of a gun, and three or four wounded. The fire in port lasted 48 hours." LIST OF VESSELS EMPLOYED. English Steamers.---Sampson, 6 ; Retribution, 26 ; Tiger, 16 ' • Terrible, 21 ; and F ur i ous, 10 . French Steamers.—Mogador, 24 ; Descartes, 16 ; and Vauban, 16. The Sampson led in at six o'clock. The first division consisted of the Sampson, Mogador, Vauban, and Tiger. The second of the Terrible, Retribution, Furious, and Descartes. The first division began firing at six a.m., on the 22d. The second relieved them in two hours' time ; and their fire was so heavy and well directed that the batteries on the Imperial mole-head were soon silenced. The Terrible fired red hot shot from her ten inch guns, and it is thought that it was from her that the shipping was set on fire, and the magazine blown up. She was also much closer in than the others. The firing was kept up with spirit, until the batteries were silenced, the shipping on fire, which lasted 48 hours, their guns silenced, and magazine blown up. A. large Russian frigate lying there was also blown up. The firing ceased at 5 p.m., when the signal was made to return to the anchorage. The squadrons were ad miring this brilliant action from 5 miles distance. They were all to leave for Sebastopol on the 26th, and a division under Admiral Lyons was to go to Circassia. The English and French fired red-hot shot, shell, and rockets, and the Russians returned them. The Terrible fired 44 rounds from her guns-542 shot and shells altogether. The Arethusa blew up a Russian barracks at a short distance from Odessa on the sea -coast. This also took place on the 22d of April. On the 20th the Tiger cap tured, in the vicinity of the island of Serpent', about 90 leagues from Odessa, 12 Russian vessels (transports). They are on their way to Constantinople, where two of them have already arrived. Two others are anchored under the batteries at the mouth of the Bosphorus. THE RUSSIAN ACCOUNT. [(From the Invalide Russe.) ST. PETERSBURG, April 12.—The extraordinary sup. plement of our number of April 18 (30th) communicated to the public the report of Aide•de-Camp General Baron Osten-Sacken, which gives an account of tha attack di rected against Odessa by the Anglo-French squadron. As our enemies founded this aggression upon an incident which they represent in a very false light, we think it right to mention the exact facts. On the 27th of March (Old style) the steam-frigate Furious approached towards Odessa. Two guns without ball were fired from the land, the frigate arrested her course without casting anchor, hoisted the English flag, and sent out a boat with a flag of truce, which came to demand whether the English Con sul was still in the town. The boat returned, an answer having been given that the Consul had left. The boat with the flag of truce had got beyond the reach of cannon when the frigate advanced towards the mole. Faithful to his orders not to allow a vessel of the enemy to come within reach of cannon shot, the commander of the battery fired, not upon the boat with the flag of truce, but upon the frigate, which had already received orders to stop. The frigate, however, sailed off as rapidly as possible upon the first shot. On the 2d of April three war steamers—two English and one French—presented themselves before Odessa to ask why they had fired upon the boat with the flag of truce. An explanation was given, but, as the chief of the squadron wished to have an answer in writing, Aide-de-Camp Baron Osten-Sacken sent to him the fol lowing, which we give i❑ its exact terms : " ODESSA, April 14, 1854.—Aide-de-Camp General Baron D'Osten Sacken thinks it right to express to Ad miral Dundas his surprise at hearing that shots were fired from the port of Odessa upon the frigate the Furi ous, bearing a flag of truce. "At the arrival of the Furious two guns were fired without ball, in consequence of which the vessel hoisted its national flag, and stopped her course beyond the reach of cannon shot. Immediately a boat was sent out with a white flag in the direction of the mole, and the officer on duty, in answer to the question of the English officer, said that the English consul had already left Odessa. Without further question, the boat took the direction of the ship, when the frigate, without waiting for it, advanced towards the mole, leaving the boat at its left, and approached the batteries within cannon shot. It was then that the commander of the battery of the mole, faithful to his order to prevent any vessel from coining within reach of the guns, thought it his duty to fire, not upon the flag of truce, which had been respected to the end of its mis sion, but upon a vessel of the enemy which had ap proached the land too nearly after having been twice fired upon without ball, the signal to stop. "This simple explanation of facts, as they have been related to the Emperor, ought of itself to destroy the supposition otherwise inadmissible, that in the ports of Russia there is no respect paid to the flag of truce, the inviolability of which is guaranteed by the laws common to all civilised nations. " Baron OSTEN-SACKEN, "Aide-de-Camp General to his Majesty the Emperor." This reply did not content the allied admirals. On the Bth of April the Anglo-French squadron, composed of 26 ships, anchored before Odessa. In order to com plete the information we have already given, we publish the letter addressed to the Governor of Odessa by Ad mirals. Dundas and Hamelin, summoning him to deliver up the English, French, and Russian vessels in the port. This letter is dated from before Odessa, April 21, and states that the batteries of the town having fired several balls upon the frigate and the boat at the moment the latter left the guns of the mole, where it had arrived in all confidence, the commanders of the combined squa dron required, as a reparation, that all English, French, and Russian ships in the harbour of Odessa should im mediately join the combined squadron, and, that if this were not done at set of sun, recourse would be had to force to avenge the honour of that squadron from the insult offered to it, a resolution which would be adopted with regret, and the responsibility of which would rest upon those who had incurred it. This summons, as will be seen, is based upon a completely false assertion with respect to which Baron Osten-Sacken had already given a most complete ex planation. Without paying any attention to those ex planations the admirals assert that an English ‘ frigate and its boat, with two flags of truce, was fired 'upon, although, as above explained, the boat's flag of truce was respected, and the frigate vias not fired upon until it refused to confer to the notice not to approach the batteries. Nevertheless the admirals made this the pre text of their insolent summons, to which General Baron Osten-Sacken did not think it proper to give any answer. They even did not blush to make a parade of their sen timents of humanity, and their regret at being forced to adopt the resolution of bombarding the town. In order to place the matter at the full height of derision, and as if they desired to place in its true light the character of the war which the Powers of the West are waging against us, by allying themselves with the most invete rate enemies of Christianity, they chose Holy Saturday (Saturday of Passion week) to destroy a Christian town. The thunder from thousands of cannon, carrying death and destruction, was contrasted with the hymns which resounded in the churches, where the people, full of fervour and piety, joined in prayers at the touching funeral of Him who died upon the cross for the safety of the human race. Iu spite of all the hypocrisy of the phrases with which the maritime Powers seek to disguise the part they are playing, by ranging themselves on the side of the crescent against the cross, the facts exhibit the con trast which exists between the philanthropic doctrines they profess with so much emphasis and the manner in which they carry them into practice. The allied admirals made a false pretence for -an imperious summons, in which they dare to speak of sentiments of humanity, and hasten to test their sincerity by an odious act of barbarity—indeed, of sacrilegious profana- tion, when it is considered what pious recollections the church of Christ maintains in regard to Holy Saturday, which they chose to carry ravage and death into a Chris• tian town. It is, however, consolatory to us to know that they had not the satisfaction of disturbing divine service, which, in spite of the bombardment, which lasted during 12 consecutive hours, was proceeded with and finished in the temples with that calm and devotion which faith and resignation give to the disciples of Christ. The inhabitants and such of the troops as did not take part in the combat surrounded the churches and formed part of the procession of the day. As soo❑ as the cannon had ceased to resound, the bells of all the churches pealed in celebration of the solemnity of the Resurrection. A second extraordinary supplement to the St. Peters burg Journal, dated April 30, gives the following, under the head of St. Petersburg, of the previous day :—" A fresh report has been received from Aido-de-Camp Gen. Baron Osten-Sacken, announcing that the combined English and French fleets, which had attacked Odessa on the 10th (22d), had not renewed their attempts upon the town, but that on Easter-day a French steamer had made an inspection of the batteries, during which a shell, which was fired from the latter, struck the steamer and carried away a boat which it had in tow. Two days afterwards the enemy's fleet resumed their first po sition." THE BALTIC. COPENHAGEN, May B.—The fleet, reinforced by the Cumberland, the Prince Regent, and the Aus terlitz, sailed from Elgsnabben on the sth. The Magicienne carries to England four prizes captured in the Gulf of Bothnia. HAMBURG, May 9.—At Riga the river and port are now open, as is also the Neva, but Cronstadt is still inaccessible by reason of the ice, and it has been noticed in former seasons that a period of as much as 14 days sometimes elapses after the break ing up of the ice before the gulf becomes navigable. A letter from Hamburg of 6th inst. contains the following account of the military forces of Russia in her Baltic provinces : " Beginning with the towns of Abo, Sweaborg, Hel singfors, Borga, and 'Viborg, in Finland, I do not underate their number by estimating it at 52,000 men, 30,000 of whom can, in case of need, be speedily con centrated on any point of Finland. Ido not include in that number the new battalions formed at St. Peters burg since the Guard has left that capital, and who, in a few days, can march to the very heart of the Grand Duchy of Finland. On the southern coast of the Baltic, where the commercial cities of Revel, Riga, Mittau, and Narva are situate, the effective force of the Russian army amounts to 45,000 men, of whom 25,000 may, in the course of eight or ten days, be assembled at one point. There is, besides, a corps of army of 30,000 men for the defence of Cronstadt, one-third of which may be detached, and marched to any part of the coast menaced by the allies." GREECE. SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS IN GREECE, PROBABLE DECLARATION OF WAR BY TURKEY, FRANCE, AND ENGLAND AGAINST KING OTHO. It is credibly stated at Vienna that the Austrian Minister at Athens has informed the Greek Go vernment that if it was unable to maintain order Austria was prepared to do so. The Moniteur publishes intelligence from Trieste, stating that two Austrian ships of war have re ceived orders to proceed to Prevesa, and to come to an understanding with the commanders of the French and English ships. A declaration of war against King Otho is imminent. General Mamula, commanding in Dalmatia, is charged to concert measures with the Pacha of Scutari, and to place the Austrian troops at his disposition, for the re pression of the disturbances in Albania, and the incursions of the Montenegrins. The Moniteur contains the following note, and important diplomatic correspondence relative to the state of affairs in Greece : " Rear-Admiral de Tinan having proceeded to Chalcis, was obliged to make use of severe language in conse quence of the dangers incurred by the Vice• Consul and several British subjects established in that island. On this occasion the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs ad dressed a note to M. Forth-Rouen, in which facts were completely misrepresented. The Minister of the Em peror replied to that note in a proper manner, and availed himself of that opportunity to call the attention of the Greek Cabinet to the anarchy into which it had plunged the country. The following is the note of M. Paicos, with the reply of M. Rouen : " ATHENS, 22d April. " Monsieur le Baron—The Nomarque of Eubea has just announced to the Government that on the 17th the French steam frigate Gomer, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Le Barbier de Tinan, anchored in the port of Chalcis, after having visited Orei, Stilida, Limni, and some other parts of the coast ; that soon after she anchored the consular agent of France at Chalcis, who went on board, invited to his house the Nomarque, the mayor, the commandant of the garrison, and the chief of the gendarmery, in order to make an official com munication to them, and that on the refusal of these authorities, M. Thiesse went himself to the No marque, and in the presence of the mayor made the fol lowing communication to him :—lle told him, on the part of the Rear-Admiral, that he considered the authorities and the inhabitants of Chalcis as responsible for any armed men proceeding to Epirus and into Thessaly ; that in case any of those men should fall into his hands, he would try them by martial law, and shoot them as highway robbers ; that the authorities and inhabitants must prevent the shipment of any arms or warlike stores, as the maritime forces of France were determined to sink any vessels carrying such objects, as well as their crews ; that in all probability Turkey, France, and England would in a few days declare war against Greece ; that in consequence, if any French or English subject were to be insulted, the admiral would burn the town, and that he now made all this known to the authori ties and inhabitants of Chalcis once for all. This com munication, made in the name of a rear•admiral of France, appears to me so serious that I feel compelled to request you, Monsieur le Baron, to inform me whether Rear-Admiral le Barbier de Tinan really authorised the consular agent of France at Chalcis to use towards the authorities of that place a language so contrary to the law of nations and to every sentiment of humanity, as well as to the general principles set forth in the de claration which you did me the honour to communicate to me on 19th April. I have the pleasing conviction that M. Thiesse has is this case either exceeded or mis understood his instructions ; but allow me, Monsieur le Ministre, to observe to you at the same time that M. Thiesse, in accepting and fulfilling such a mission, has departed from the consular attributions to which he ought strictly to confine himself. As it is not permitted for consuls to act beyond the limits of their functions, I shall feel obliged by your directing the attention of AI. Thiesse and the other consular agents of France, in the towns and ports of Greece, to this point, as the Greek authorities have received orders not to recognise under any circumstance any right beyond that of their con sular attributions. Accept, kc., " PAICOS." "ATHENS, 25th April.—Monsieur le Ministre—l am not acquainted with any of the circumstances which form the object of your lettter of the 22d. I will speak to Admiral de Titian on the subject as soon as I see him, and lam about to write to M. Thiesse. I think there has been some exaggeration on the part of the authorities, whose consciences are not very delicate. In the meantime, allow me, Monsieur le Ministre, to observe to you that in carefully concealing from the na tion the profound reprobation which the government of his Imperial Majesty and his allies have never ceased to feel at the acts of aggression of which Turkey, the friend and ally of Greece, has been the object for the last six months ; that by allowing the nations to believe that the sympathies of France continue with it, in the ter rible adventures into which it has entered ; that by pre serving silence as to the collective notes, which have been addressed to it by the representatives of the allied powers, and by even allowing its friends to deny the existence of such notes, the government of his Hellenic Majesty has placed us under the painful neces sity of taking measures, and of using language calculated to withdraw the deceived people from their error. It is a responsibility against which the good faith of the Government of the Emperor made it an imperative duty to energetically protest beforehand ; it is that which it might have incurred, if Greece, the victim of the mis fortunes caused by its Government, had been right in saying to it, while reminding it of the many proofs of sympathy it had given, and the confidence which it felt in its constant support, You never gave me any warn ing.' I will also remind you, Monsieur le Ministre, of what you have yourself told me relative to the dangers which M. Thiesse might incur. Can it be said that the lives of foreigners are guaranteed by the laws of the country in a town where the malefactors in the prison were all able to escape under the protection of the armed force ? It is not we, Monsieur le Ministre, who have created a state of things so much at variance with the habits of all civilised nations, and it is for others, and not us, to submit to the consequences of it. Accept, &c., " BARON FORTH ROUEN. P.S.—I h ave communicated your letter to Admiral Baron de Tinan. There is, in fact, a great exaggeration in the report of the authorities of Chalcis. Falsehood and truth are very skilfully mixed up in it. The Com mandant-in-Chief of the naval division of the Levant having heard on his voyage to Chalcis that M. Thiesse, the vice-consul of France, had been threatened, and that some subjects of her Britannic Majesty residing in the interior were seriously uneasy, made use of very severe language, but not beyond what any one in his position would have adopted. Are the authorities who allowed prisoners under their surveillance to escape, and who could not make the soldiers under their command remain faithful to their oaths, very worthy of con fidence ? Neither are you, Monsieur le Ministre, unaware that many of the malefactots who escaped frerg the prime of Chalcis WAN) not crossed the ir ` w frontier, and th a t they continue to reside ins Eubea, where some among them who were soft ing men have already commenced acts of Pis.° af and there is e ven strong suspicion that it was scc'eh, them who m assacre d the crew of the English vessel 1,0 Henrietta, which was picked up abandoned, and V o l her decks covered with blood. If it should happen it e, . unfortunat e vo l un t eers, w h o h ave ta k en u p i nuske order not t o d ie o f hunger, are confounded with piothi on whom ought the responsibility to fall ? On th ose t ae would have averted the danger, or on those who ba • o r imprudently p rovo k e d i t ? I repeat to you, l' ionsl cef le Ministre, that you will have to bear the consequeenct of a state of things which has been created by r u 'f n a re , all the dangers of which were Pointed out to you !Or o! hand ; and I again express to you, in the name 0 ,:so Government, the regrets of France that you ba'i ic h constantly shown yourself deaf to its counsels, have been as sincere as disinterested. Accept &c..„. A letter from Epirus, in the Illonitenr, sals "The peasant s o f th e countr i es recently abandone+bef the Greeks be g i n t o appear i n t h e towns , where seek shelter und er th e protect i on o f the Ott o man o ' o rities. In the coun t ry parts, t h e num b e r of Per s ., who allow themselves to be led away by the On Russian propaganda is very small. When the Weieng adventurers succeed i n introducing and esta hlish themselves in the v ill ages , t h e i r fi rst care is to corn t• depredations in the ne i g hb our h oo d, which sooa , r tracts the Turks. O nce i n presence of the Ottovi, forces, the insurgents com p e l all the inhabitants to ta tor up arms ; whoever refuses is beaten, put to th e n tli ture, pillaged, and s o m e ti mes massacre d. Fre c l u n e d is the houses of such as re f use are se t on fire, 8- 104 many cases, under th e ver y e y es o f th e ir father s d e their husbands, the daughters and the wives ni s',. re pe y . 1 livered over to the brutality o f th e lib era tors. 14 1 r sants yield to these acts of v i o l ence an d take uP ..034 and when once compromised by a first combat, they c e e tinue to follow the adventurers. It is in this 11335 :i1 that the world has been led to believe that the ev en „ - de the Epirus were an insurrection of the natives sec e 4i. by the Greeks. Greece alone is res p ons ible for a sa'• o l aggression, against which th e Ott oman Porte, dee el t ,of by assurances on the part of the Greek Governale:so strict and sincere neutrality, did not thi n k it nee e to put itself on its guard." A letter from Corfu say s :--cc Th e Lord e i Commissioner has had th e R uss i an ar ms rer °/ 0 from the cathedral o f St. Spi r idi on . The GeL re d merit has suspended th e j ourna l s w hi c h aPP rl vi et tit in the lonian I s l es , an d i n t er di cte d the journals." the A letter from Athens, of the 27th lt u •9 The to of Vienna, say s :—" A secret society si 03 The to the old Vehme of Germany exists here. add sion of it are obliged t o swear on their ae l f l y, sion that they will kill any enemy o f the N un 0, whoever he may be, ex ce pt th e Ki ng a nd (P e e p Whoever is not for the insu rgen t s i s consiet er n hi traitor. The King cannot act o th er wise tut,' does, for he would expose hi s lif e . That is ni i e Prussian corvette is anchored a t th e Pirwils) .ll3 expectation of certain eventualities." uTO Advices from Athens, of th e 2d May, ann- n - 0, that General Mamouria has is sue d a proclaalev ; - 0 1 calling upon all Greeks to ris e i n arras eg i rs Turkey. Armaments are taki ng place at b og for Thessalay. Piratical expeditions are organised. Another letter from Athens says that the surrection in Epirus and Thessaly is cornpleteil put down. CONSTANTINOPLE. f t he According to advices from C ons t an tinople ° that Ist of May, Prince Napoleon had arrived is city. Jr The Duke of Cambridge, it i s re p or ted, 11 ' ,,A fo r dined to avail himself of the palace prepare ( ' his use by the Sultan. The Duke is unw rjg . place himself in any respect ab ove hi s comro3ll— - - officer, Lord Raglan. °lot All the Greeks not co m p rom i se d in tu e 0 who may be at Constanti no pl e , are authorized remain. Cr ,fferen ° _ioNSTANTINOPLE, April 30.—The differsoe which had arisen bet ween th e am b assa d or of 'c r o 3 o and the Porte have been amicably arranged. co y affair had spread the greatest alarm through s stantinople ; and th e T ur ki s h G overnme nt w 3 eo p• great fear that the treaty concluded would ill h i o li sequence be broken, a n d th a t th e money/vnjel has just arr i ve d f rom F rance would not be .ey'd-asi over to the Turkish Exchequer. General d'Hilliers demanded an apology, and that ReSa i d Pacha should come to the French embassy' ge l make proper excuses for what had occurred. Si however, sent the P res id ent o f the Co-„tlie (Nechib Pacha), in his stead, and his s°, ll ' „,DO future son-in-law of th e S u lt an . H a lf the -ire, of Stamboul have been ca lli ng a t t h e Frenoi` si r bassy during the last few days. General P.„: i o guay d'Hilliers has return e d th e v i s it of : 30 0 Pacha (the Minister of W ar ). R esc hid t he was present on that occasion, and 3 ' l lo differences were made up. To-day the dor. Effendi paid a visit to the French =bassi' re' Yesterday General Baraguay d'Hilliers was , 13 48 sent at the dinner given by L o rd Stratford , 1 8 Redcliffe to Lord Raglan and hi s s t a ff, w ho e c l i f, just arrived, and I am happy to say that all ,0 ferences have also been mad e u p i n th at g uar' The Terrible, which was engaged at Odesnl i s lying in port, with eleven shots in her. ii Vauban, which was more seriously damage'',y expected here to get refitted. There is 3 01 , port that the fleets are bombarding Sebast°, l3 be , The Caradoc, having g ot d amage d, rem:line', t o hind at Malta, and L or d R ag l an came o n bY b ieli Peninsular and Ori e nt a l s t eamer E mu , in. tbe he arrived yesterday, with all his staf, anu, oc li• following officer s , a tt ac h e d t o th e B r iti s h 01' 0 1 tionary forces in the East : —B r i gar di e r•Geeo e Cator, commander of the artillery ; Brigadie r neral Lord de R os , deputy quartermaster-gel:l'e' Brigadier-Gene ra l Estcourt, deputy adjutau,,, t- gSt ral ; Lieutena n t-C o l one l Steele, Coldstreamure-0 military secretary t o Lord Raglan ; Lient eljs t er Colonel Paul e tt S omerse t , ass i stant quarterroa'oy general ; Major Wellesley, assistant quarterins s er t , general ; Dr. Bu rre l, chief of the medical d e l 3 r of ment of the ar m y ; Mr. Ward, chief purver 6 0 hospitals ; Dr. Tycer, inspector of hospitals; be ll assistant-surgeons, an d many o th er persons att3°or, to the command er -i n - c hi e f' s s t a ff . Ad m i ra l P ° with his son, flag-lieutenant, has also arrived', je is to be superintend en t o f th e w h o l e transpor t partment. Rustem Pacha, major-general 0 ,,, c 0 yal neers, will be accompanyi ng o ffi cer t o his -P e p, Highness the Duke of Camb r id ge . T we fik F a d la major-general on the staff, has been appoint e we elg a similar capacity to Prince Napoleon. Next fiv e seven Turkish sailing vessels, mostly 84's, an d w ill steamers, leave for the coast of Circassia. TheY fic ier join the division of the combined squadrons of Sir Edmund Lyons, now bound for the CO, a Cireassia, and will and a force in order to form junction with Schamyl. The following very important intelligenceo, been received from th e Danube, dated Sob° April 25 : 1 1( " The Russians h ave a ll ret i red from before it and are evacuating Lesser Wallachia, burning w e lages, and transportin g the populati on w ith there.„,,,e to " The Turkish cavalry penetrated e n recon naissa" All eight hours' distance from Kalafat —to Boleschti. lap this indicates an imminent concentration of the Ru se forces. 01 ° "The Russia ns h ave occup i e d f or t h e last fell s i lls' an island on the Danube, about 5,000 yards below ite!, tria. The T ur k s occupy an i s l an d near l y 00°, of which is slightly en t renc h e d. Th e R uss i an &Woo the Lower Da n ub e h as b een seen in th e v i c i n ity Of t islands. obe " All this indicates an imminent passage of the D 3l i t / oP in those parts, in order to form a junction with the sian army stationed in the Dobrudscha, below Kara se c ir Allow me to mention the followi ng c urious S t cumstance. Yesterday Omer Pacha found, ata, el3 ol. the letters he received from Transylvania, We lowing note, in Russian : eat i " Omer Pacha—S e ll y ourse lf to Russia, and thu s cipate all calamiti es . (Signed) " YoUR COMPATRI °T vr * ell An attempt t o corrupt hi m ! You might 01:troot have addressed y ourse lf t o th e Q ueen of '- Britain. 1 , ba g The son of Abb as P ac h a , v i ceroy of EgYl)',igh' sent some most ma gn ifi cen t p resen t s t o the tt a e ter of the Sult an , Mi nure S u lt ana, t o whom oty just been betrothed. T wo di a d ems o f great b e d and worth are amon g st th em — one f or the Stle the other for his bride—a n d fi ve sp l en did u es ora of for the Sultan. He distributed 2,000 Pu rs „ o ion gold amongst the Sultan's eu nuc h s . It i s n ow - 0 00. for certain that the Sultan will no t go t o Adrian A na The last few days have been full of interest/ton however much the benighted Turks may hav e to astonished at the brio - ades that arrived 11 P sso n the 26th, when the Guards came, and wer e er tial marching to camp with their b ears ki ns and V io ar height, the Turk stood i n amazemen t, all' b u rst luntary expressions of sur p r i se f requ entlY from him. I have never s een a T ur k more„ th the betray his sentiments. On Thursday the 2 ,. 1 ,, 5 i0n• barracks at Scutari w ere a ll b us tl e an d eon r r o tal A grand field-day wa s or d ere d b y Major -ur .,: e vers Sir De Lacy Evans. Th e morn i ng was, 11°;iasses cloudy and overcast ; hosts of people of all f con' were arriving at every moment in all sorts 0 ,,, t 0f veyances, from the fisherman's calque to the i e; e tic six-oared caique of a high Pacha or a dip • ° ,,uds functionary; whilst their horses, richly awaited close around the landing-place them to the scene of action, or rather of Li.% r , the As the time drew nigh for the review to beg i tr uor s weather became more overcast • and as the ~ still marched out heavy drops of rain began to fa i _l_ l ,l eo t, all went on as usual. The regiments marc.nri_ery, the gay young staff officers paraded in their J . , u . and away they all went to the point assigne."_ f u ll eaparis carry the time the ground was reached the rain of pretty heavily. The Grand Seraskier (M 11 2 ,1 51 t in' War) and General Sir de Lacy Evans stooa_,l achingly side by Ride, whilst the tro ves