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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Covent Garden. I —Season 1854.—The Directors beg leave most respectfully to inform the Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, that the Season will commence on SATURDAY, April Ist, 1854, being a Subscription night, in lieu of Tuesday, March 28. 1 The Directors have the honour to present the Prospectus of the Eighth Season of the Royal Italian Opera, and trust it will be consi dered by their Subscribers to be an evidence of their continued efforts to carry out the original design of this great Lyrical Establishment. The prospects of the forthcoming Season are of unusual interest, and the Directors feel assured that the Subscribers and the Public will share with themselves the feelings of gratification at the arrange-. meats which they have succeeded in making. It will be seen that that great artiste, Madame Viardot, after au absence of three years, will return once more to shed lustre on the ftpresentations of the Theatre. Mademoi4elle Sophie Craveld, whose eminent talents are already so highly esteemed in this country, will appear for the first time at the Royal Italian Opera. Signor Lablache will also, for the first time, lend his powerful aid in supporting the efforts of the Directors, and will enable them to produce many of the most popular works with amost attractive caste of characters. In addition, Made moiselle Marai, a young Artiste of great promise, who has already made very successful debuts both at Saint Petersburg and Vienna, will appear for the first time in England ; also Signor Swint, for the first time at the Royal Italian Opera. Madlle. Bosio, who, during the past winter has acquired fresh 1 aurels in the French capital, continues her engagement. Those un rivalled Artistes, Signor Mario, Signor Ronconi, and Signor Tam berlik, together with Signori Tagliafico, Polonini, Luchesi. &c., who have so long assisted to maintain the reputation of Covent Garden, have been re-engaged, while the Directors still have the advantage of the invaluable services of Signor Costa. The above assemblage of the most eminent Artistes in Europe will render the Caste of Characters in the Operas Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, I Puritan!, Fidelio, Matrimonio Segreto, quite an , nted. The forthcoming season, however, brings with it one subject of re gret, viz., the retirement from the lyric stage of a lady who for many years has been one of its brightest ornaments. Towards the end of July Madame Giulia Grist will make her last appearance before an English audience. It has probably never before fallen to the lot of any candidate for public favour to sustain, for 21 successive seasons, the highest and most anions characters of the Lyric Drama, and most certainly never with such unanimous commendations as have been unceasingly be stowed on Madame Cris!. The Directors are convinced that not only will the Subscribers of the Royal Italian Opera, as well as the musical amateurs of the me tropolis, participate in their sentiments on this occasion ; but they feel sure that the retirement of Madame Grist will cause one general feeling of deep regret in the minds of all those who take any interest in the musical affairs of this country. It is the wish of Madame Grist, during this her last engagement, to repeat those impersonations in which it has been her good fortune to obtain her greatest successes, and it will accordingly be the care of the directors to contribute every possible eclat to these performances, relying with the greatest confidence that the subscribers, the patrons of the opera, and the public, will on these occasions still extend to their long-tavoured Artiste the cheering influence of their countenance and support. The Repertoire of the Royal Italian Opera now comprises FORTY TWO OPERAS, the whole beig e ; complete with Costumes, Scenery, and Decorations. --- ----- Daring th e season, of the following Operas, Three will positively be produced i LA VESLALE— ...... Sponthil. (As lately performed at the Academie Royale, at Paris), the principal part by Mademoiselle SOPHIE CRUVELLI. LE DOMINO .NOIR Anber. DON SEBASTIAN.. • • • • • • •• .. Donizetti. MATILDA DI SHABRAN • • • ..... •• • • • • Rossini. DON PASQUALE Donlzetti. OBERON Weber. The Engagements for the present Season are : SOPRANI. Madame GRIST, (Being most positively her last Engagement in England.) Madame VIARDOT, (Her First Appearance these Three Years.) Mademoiselle MARAI, (From the Imperial Theatres of St : Petersburg and Vienna, her First Appearance in England - ) Mademoiselle ALBINI. Mademoiselle ANGELINA BOSIO, and Mademoiselle SOPHIE CRUVELLI, (Her First Appearance at the Royal Italian Opera.) CONTI: ALTO. Mademoiselle NAN PIER DIDIER. SECONDE DONNE. Mademoiselle COT TT, and Mademoiselle BELLINI. TENORI. Signor MARIO. Signor STIGELLI, signor SOLDI, Signor LUGI MEI, Signor LUCHESI, and Signor TA MB KRUK. BASSI BARITONI. Signor RONCONI, and Signor FORTONT, (His First Appearance at the Royal Italian Opera.) BASSO PROFONDI. Signor L ABL ACHE, (Ills First Appearance at the Royal Italian Opera.) Signor TAGLIAFICO, Signor GREGORTO, Signor POLON' I NI. Monsieur ZELGER, aryl Signor , I NI. (His First Appearanc at the 13..ya1 IllCian Opera.) The Orchestra and Chorus will be on :h4 saat3 scale of tillMency es heretofore. DIRECTOR OF THE MUSIC, COMPOSER AND CO - JIDUCTO3, Mr. COSTA. The Military Band will be under the superintence of Mr. GODFREY. Maestro al Piano .................... Signor PANIZZA. Chorus Master ......... . •....... .. Mr. S3fITHSON• Prompter • • •• • • • • •• • • •• Signor MONTERA6I. Poet . • ••• •• • •• •• • •• Signor MAGGIONI. ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE BALLET. Mademoiselle BATTALINI, Mademoiselle ASTOR!, Mademoiselle ELIZA. NEHR, (Their First Appearances In England,) Mademoisele SANTI, Mademoiselle ESPER, and Mademoiselle PLITNKETT. Maitre de Ballet ...• Leader of the Ballet • • Director of the Mise-en-Scene Scenic Artist • • • • .. •• Costurniere Madame Marzio. Decorator . . .. Mr. Prescott. Machinist The Box Office is open from II to 5 o'clock. Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, March, 1854. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.- Mr. E. T. SHE FII, Lesee, has the honour to announce that be has placed the abore-nam,d National Establishment at the ser vice of the FUND in AID of the FAMILIES of the EXPEDITION ARY ARMY. In pursuance of this desirable object, a FANCY FAIR will be held on the 13th and 14th of April, under the follow ing Royal and distinguished patronage:— Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge The Right Hon. the Lady Mayoress Her Grace the Duchess of Ham , lton Her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose Her Grace the Duchess of Inverness Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset Her Grace the Duchess of Richmond The Most Noble the Marchioness of Londonderry The Most Noble the Marchioness of Blandford Tne Most Noble the Marchioness of Aylesbury The Right Hon. the Countess of Chesterfield The Right Hon. the Countess of Kinnonl The Right Hon. the Countess of Glengall The Right Hon. the Countess of I3essborough The Right Hon. the Countess of Derby The Right Hon. the Countess of Shelburne The Right Hon. the Countess of Wilton The Right Hon. the Countess of Desert The Right Hon. the Countess of Dononghmore The Right Hon. the Viscountess Palmerston The Right Hon. the Viscountess Maidstone The Right Hon. the Viscountess Newport Lady Sophia Des-Vacua Lady Colville Lady Raglan The Hon. Miss Anson Mrs. Disraeli Mrs. J. Stanley. Every appointment and appearance of the Theatre will be called into requisition on this Important and interesting occasion ; decora tions are preparing. The nit will be covered for promenade, and an efficient band provided fo.r the execution of choice and new original ramie. Ladies desirous of aiding by their presence this benevolent demonstration are resi,ectfully reminded that they should make early application for stalls. A boot is now open , in the lobby of the grand entrance to receive contributions in the shape of articles intended for sale on the occur) on. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. TIII3 EVENING, MARCH 20, IVPI be performed LEONIE. Principal characters by Mr. Elliot Oal , sr and Mr. Henri Drayton ; Misses Lowe and Featherstone. After which, THE FEA.S C OF THE DRAGON, and Magical 'Performances of the Chinese Troupe. To conclude with a new Balet, entitled THE STAR OF THE introducing those favourite Artistes, Mddles. Therese and Annie Cnshnie, Miss M. Charles, Moris, Milano, and Grand Corps de Ballet. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under trio management of Mr. Bnckatone. THIS EVENING, lifaucu 30, Will be performed a new comic drama, called RANELAGIa. Characters by Messrs. Vandenhoff, W. Farren, Buckstone, Tilbury, and Rogers; Miss - Reynolds, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. &c. To be followed by A PRETTY PIECE OF BUSINESS. After which, WILLIKIND AND HYS DINAH. Supported by Messrs. Bnckstone and Corrl ; Miss Louisa Howard, Mrs. Fitawil ham, and Mrs. Caulfield. Te conclude with POPPING THE QUESTION. LYCEUM TIIEATRE. Under the Mana;ement of Madame Vestry. TIH3 EVENING, Maacg 30, Will be Performed WANTED, A SHE-WOLF. Characters by tears. Charles Mathews, F. Mathews, and Baker ; Miss Oliver. To be followed by A CHARMING WIDOW. C°4l4l u'llog with NUMBER ONE ROUND THE CORNER. After u FwN A T viach. the p e palar Fairy Extravaganza, entitled ONCE iME THERE WERE TWO KINGS. Characters by . 31 ."1.r• It °T.bY. P. Matthews, and Bland ; Madame Vestris, Misses '"'" 48Ia4 ton, Mason, Martindale, Wadham, and Soote• TUEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor. Mr. B. Webst er. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Maim's ali, LOVES AND A LIFE. Supported by n sl.urray, l . tenjarnin Webster, Keeley, and 0. Will be performed . T . Vf_O Messrs. C. Selby , Smith ; Miss Woolg ar ana May, Celeste. Leig Followed by THE MOLTTACRE M OVEMENT. Principal cha racters by Mary Keeley. Messrs. O. S m ith, 'Keele and Missy, and Parselle; Mrs. Keeley, To conclude with DID YOU EVE R SEND YO UR WIFE TO CAMBERWEmaMies E WELL Harding LL ? Characters b y Messrs Rogers and 0. Smith, Emma ROYAL OLYMPIC THR&T RE, Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. IVlga n . • THIS EVENING, MAI:al 30, 3VIII be performed THE WRONG BOX. Supported by „ essrs. Alfred Wigan and Robinson ; Miss P. llortcn, Miss Ar ynd i la " liiss E. Turner. rat and To be followed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs *mery, Ronson, and Leslie; Mrs. '..itirling• and Miss Wyndham • To ba followed by THE FIR.; ND - VIT. Characters by Messrs. Alfril Wigan, Leslie, Franiu, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss I'. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. STU I.ND THEATRE, Five Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Marictr 30, •, 0 TVIII tim, revented "NO IRISII NEED . APPLY." Principal ,„,...,,( Mir_ acteks Messrs. U. Hodson, Warren, dui Herbert; Misses S. ,4,.. . 7 ( 4 7 _ , , - . • Y DON'T SHE MABRY ? : 1- 4,7 ~,- Ode it..ftrqhs. • BLUE JACKETS. Vi7et . ''' , l-,." Wed-17% PET OF THE PUBLIC. Emily do LarleY , '1:- - N',-,. ..,, 4044 1 - '. .. t t tl, ~--?,:‘ , , r 1, ° ' Olt,itio 9 .l Malone's Travestie of MACBETH. 4. 4 4 0 e, 3,;.; Pit, is. 6d; Gallery, 6d.; Privet* Sp Ref, ~ gd Of Mr. Alicroft, lb, :gm B9na.str eo t. 45T ITV( i SAV-.4,\T " jj .4% ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KERN.THIS EVENING, M Arica 30, Will be performed THE MARRIED MAP.UNRIED. Supported by Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart Misses Heath and Murray. Will be performed THE LANCERS; or, The Gentleman's Son. Principal characters by Messrs. Meadows, Ryder, Everett, H. Mellon, and D. Fisher; Mrs. Winstanley, Miss Daly, and Miss C. Leclercq. To conclude with A STORM IN A TEA-CUP. Principal cha racters by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL. AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, MARCH 30, the week, will be presented the new, grand, and e etacle entitled THE WOODMA.S HORSE rom An an d ti d c ar:g Fable Kn i gh t,.. -the Woodman't Horse by th e pet steed, Beauty, expressly trained by Mr. William Cooke. After w hich, the incomparable i Qcenes of the ARENA. To conclade with BESS OF THE BELL. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tao DAY —Morning 0 min.after 3 1 Evening 18 min.aft. 3 fo-31mutow- -Morning 35 min.after 3 1 Evening 51 min.aft. 3 THE WEATHER.—Sint OFFICE, MARCH 30. TaERMOBIETER, IN THE SIIADE. 61-141:est since noon yesterday. 44 —lowest this morning and during the night. 55—this day at coon. BAROMETER, 30'38. WIND, W. by N.—Light breeze, arid dull weather, with occasional sunshine. LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1854. European States, Russia, Turkey, England, France, Sweden, Norway, Sardinia, Prussia, Austria, as the bases of all their warlike prepara tions. At present we would more particularly direct attention to the part adopted by the Viennese Cabinet at this moment of supreme emergency—. because, in a very great measure, upon the course during the next few weeks pursued by Austria, the complication or the unravelinent of European difficulties must be regarded as particularly de pendent—Austria affording, at this moment, one of the means for the war being promptly and vigo rously terminated, or for its being enhanced in magnitude and protracted indefinitely. A communication, which will be found elsewhere iu ourimpression of this evening, has been addressed to us very recently by a correspondent who has manifestly appreciated at its right value the im portance of the political position and of the finan cial resources of the Austrian Government. In reference to the latter subject—in regard, that is to say, to the present state of the finances of Austria, we have ourselves most carefully and minutely examined the remarkable arguments put forward in the really masterly pamphlet alluded to in the course of our correspondent's communi cation. At present, our customary limits have been exceeded. But upon the examination of those notable arguments we are deter mined to enter, because we regard this pamphlet* as the most extraordinary exposé yet given to the world of the situation of the Finances and Currency of the Austrian Government. Dissent ing from the opinions advanced by the anonymous author of this production—evidently one who speaks from the fulness of his knowledge as a financier, and as a statesman of experience —we, nevertheless, cannot fail to recognise either the veracity or the value of the particulars which he has therein enumerated. The subject is one, we repeat, of supreme interest at this awful juncture, when the alternative for the next few years of peace or war for Europe, of a peace replete with blessings, or of a war the most sanguinary, is in a great measure dependent upon the policy adopted by the Austrian Government. Remembering this, and remembering how much trembles in the balance, we shall have no compunc tion in reverting, as frequently. as the throng of events will permit, to a problem like that of Austrian Finance, a problem, we are certain, emi nently deserving some attempt at solution, and we believe not altogether incapable of being satisfac torily elucidated. It cannot but be advisable, immediately before entering upon this great war against the Russian AUTOCRAT, to take a glance, however rapid and cursory, at the pecuniary preparations made for it by the principal European Governments. If we might regard these preparations alone as presenting us with an augury, or as affording us a criterion, through which to calculate the probable magnitude of the approaching struggle, we should be empowered at once, incontestibly, to assurat that the contest is likely, according to the opinion of the rulers of the earth, to be one of an importance scarcely within any rational limits of expression to be exaggerated. Everywhere throughout the chief Powers there has been long manifest this active movement forthe accumulation of funds for the liquidating of whatever expenses may be incurred during the course of the on-coming contention. Munitions of war have been collected together—troops have been assembled — military outposts have been cared for--there has been an extraordinary attention directed to the various departments of the public service, such as the Ordnance, for example, or the Commissariat, with an eye to their improvement, and with a view also, in some instances, to their thorough reorganisation. Among the maritime States, moreover, there has been evident, all the while, an earnest resolve to bring the sea force at the command of the Government, to the highest pos sible state of efficiency attainable under the pres sure of these urgent circumstances. In this manner each of the more formidable nations of Christendom has been calling together all the resources of its strength, and all the energies of its patriotism, for the evil day of war, which was seen, from the outset, to be approaching. Each has, in this way, moreover, had its peculiar soli citude, Throughout all these enormous and con trasting efforts at warlike preparation, there has been in one particular, however, a prevailing re semblance—whether the State were military or maritime, whether its position in regard to the expected contest threatened to be that of a prin cipal, or that of a neutral spectator. Some at tended peculiarly to their army, some more espe cially to their navy—all to their finances. All looked to the securing, with reasonable despatch, money adequate to the emergency. It may be interesting and significant, at the present juncture, to compare the extent of these financial preparations. Observe, therefore ! _Russia has long ago prepared for the struggle in this respect, according to a scheme quite consonant with the arbitrary character of her despotic Government. In other words, the CZAR has collected the resources necessary for the carrying on the war against Turkey, backed by the French and British Governments, by a "forced loan "—the determination of NICHOLAS being in this manner announced by such measures as the issuing of the Ukase of the 17th ultimo, a mandate addressed to the Directing Senate, ordering the issue of credit notes for a casual trifle such as 18,000,000 silver roubles. Supplies, in fact, are extorted in the shape of substantial contributions from the Muscovite population at the glitter of the bayonet and at the crackling of the knout—while paper money, of a nominal value, is thrust upon the unwilling accep tance of the creditors of the State, according to the plan most in favour with the Autocratic Go vernment. Turkey, on the other hand, has obtained a loan of 2,200,0001.—in a 6 per Cent. Stock, at 85, re deemable in 15 years—a loan, the negotiations for which were readily completed on the 22d ult., in our metropolis, by the Messrs. ROTHSCHILD. England, we all know, has deemed it unneces sary to make more than a temporary provision for the enormous expenses certain to be very speedily incurred—contenting herself with a reduplication of the Income Tax for one half-year, an increase from 7d. to 10d., calculated to be productive of 3,307,0001., according to the esti mate announced, on tha Gth inst., in his Financial Statement, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. France, it cannot easily be forgotten, has resolved upon raising a loan of 10,000,000/.—not a forced loan, like Russia, but a voluntary loan—a loan, remember, for 250,000,000 francs, and towards which 98, 000 subscribers have offered 214, 000, 000 francs in Paris alone, and 253,000,000 francs in the departments—altogether no less actually than 467,000,000 francs ! So much for the principals in the great European war, so much for Russia, and Turkey, and France, and England in regard to the finan cial part of their warlike preparations. Now for the States which have virtually pledged themselves to a course of neutrality. Sweden has required for purposes of armed de fence an advance of 5,000,000 francs, through a loan of 2,500,000 rix-dollars, readily resolved upon in the Legislative Chamber at Stockholm, while her twin-sister Norway has quite as readily decided upon raising her contribution of 300,000 rix-dollars, a sum at once cordially voted at Christiana. Sardinia, as the State especially interested in the preservation of order throughout the northern part of the Roman peninsula, has resolved no less promptly than her northern contemporaries upon requiring a loan---the deputies at Turin conceiv ing that one of 35,000,000 lire could not be considered extravagant even for a neutral State under these imminent circumstances. * " The Present State of the Finances and Currency in Austria. By an Impartial Observer. Translated from the Second Edition of the German Original." Bvo., pp. 64. Leipzic :J.M. C. Armbruster. London : Dulau and Co. ; Lumley ; Nutt ; and Ttoutledge. 1853. We regret to see any appearance of opposition to the cautious manner in which the LORD CHAN CELLOR proposes to relieve persons who, on reli gious grounds, scruple taking an oath. He has the weight of the highest authority, both living and dead, with him ; he can cite cases of imprisonment revolting to the moral feelings of the community and of the Court which inflicted them, for de clining to be sworn, and other cases of justice ob structed, and some even of justice not attempted, from the same cause. But the unanswerable argu ment at the present day is, that relief is demanded by those principles of religious liberty which all Englishmen hold to be peremptory. So much so, that we may safely affirm that, in every case of late years in which suffering has been incurred from conscientious refusal to be sworn in a court of justice, the persons present whose opinions were diametrically opposed to those of the sufferer, have felt that the common rights of man were outraged in his person. The reasonableness of the objection is perfectly clear, even to those who, as they consider on good grounds, can meet it by other considerations. It is not founded on any logical conclusion merely, not on inference more or less remote, from doubtful passages ; on the contrary, those of us who do not take oaths, have to resort to inference to evade the apparently con clusiveand decided language of a seemingly very plain precept. In the Book itself to which every Christian Church, and every individual Christian refers, as the supreme authority, it stands recorded that the Founder of our faith himself said, "I say unto you, swear not at all ;" and that one of his apos tles, writing too at a late period in the canon, says expressly, " But above all things, my bre thrtn, swear not, neither by the heaven nor by the earth, neither by any other oath." Now, we put it to the Earl of Wren Low, or to any candid man, whether it be fair ,to brand a literal obe dience to such precepts as fanaticism not to be tolerated. We submit that the only fanaticism which cannot be permitted is that which, like Thuggism or Indian infanticide, makes religion a motive to injury of life or property ; the fana ticism of literal obedience to the very plain and reiterated precepts of CHRIST and his apoAles, is one which, if Christianity be what we all believe it to be, can never wrong society. We will grant it to be a misinterpretation, or rather a too narrow one, or an over-scrupulousness, nay even a superstition, if the Earl of WICKLOW likes ; but we hope that no one will now defend making superstitions themselves penal, merely because they happen to be inconvenient to some who despise them. ' The false logic of compelling a man first, as he believes, to disobey his GOD, and then expect him to speak truth to his fellow-man, has often been exposed ; the absurdity of re fusing his evidence, instead of using it for what the jury might think it worth, is a piece of gra tuitous folly, but the denial to one man of the right to make his affirmation in the mode which he believes to be most binding en his conscience, while the privilege is granted to others, and granted to them as sects also, is both intolerance and par tiality. It is absolutely imperative on us to con cede liberty in some form. Quakers and Mora vians must be again punished for refusing oaths, or we must indulge every man who for the same reasons shares their scruples, though not belong ing to their sect. It would really seem that, peculiar as the language of Scripture is, the ad vocates of oaths, rather than those who refuse them, should be put upon their defence. The latter cannot be wrong when they say, " We un derstand our religion as teaching that our serious affirmation ought to be equivalent to all which oaths seek to accomplish, and that we are, there fore, forbidden to imply that a Christian's word is not equal to an oath." A Peer, at least, should understand this. Noble Lords who are so jealous for the sufficiency of a Peer's word of honour, may well comprehend a like sentiment on behalf of the word of a Christian. Nothing, however, can be more moderate as a first step than, as the LORD CHANCELLOR does, to leave it with the .Tudge to decide whether tie motives of a person objecting to an oath are or are not those which the principles of Religious Liberty are bound to respect. As old and unwavering advocates of those principles to their fullest extent, we strenu ously insist upon the concession proffered by the LORD CHANCELLOR. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton intend to leave St. James's•place early in the ensuing week for Paris, on a visit to her Grace's mother, the Grand Dowager Duchess Stephanie of Baden, who has been staying some time on a visit to her relative the Emperor of the French. _ His Excellency Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer have left town for Brighton. It is, we believe, doubtful whether Sir Henry will return to his diplomatic duties at the court of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. HORRIBLE DEATH THROUGH FALLING INTO A COP PER OF BOILING SOAP.—This morning the neighbour hood of Milton-street, Cripplegate, was thrown into a state of the most intense excitement, in consequence of a frightful occurrence that took place at Messrs. Grant's soap manufactory; by which one of the workmen met with his death instantaneously, under the following cir cumstances :—From what has transpired relative to this melancholy occurrence it appears that a portion of the boiling soap was about to be drawn off from an im mense copper, capable of holding 200 gallons, and the workmen were engaged in making the necessary preparations, one of the men, a native of Ger many, whose name could not be ascertained, had to stretch across the copper, and in doing so, overbalanced himself and fell into the boiling liquid, the workmen who witnessed the accident instantly got the poor fellow out and conveyed him to St. Bartho lomew'a Hospital, but he expired on the road. When brought to the institution it was found that the deceased was literally parboiled. No blame can be attached to the manager or overseer of the factory, as the greatest precautions are observed to insure the safety of the workmen employed on the premises. M,ONEY MARKET AND CO7jIIIIE.RCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. rr Ale sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were ',lstimated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market was more steady, American 4d. per lb. lower, and other kinds unsaleable except at rather lower prices. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 270 Pernant and AlSranham at 6d. to 6d., 300 Egyptian at 6d. to 7d., 100 Surat at 2id. to 4d., and 20 Sea Islands at Is. 4d. to 1. 61d. per lb. The share ma zket was dull, and closed with a panic feeling, prices' being 4 to 2 per cent. lower. Accounts, from Rotterdam state that at the sales of coffee by the Netherlands Trading Company, low to g ood ord Java realised 28 to 29 cents., being a d ecline of Ik to 2 cents. compared with the valuation i. Business in the produce markets here is very circumsc:ribed. The dealers are quite at a loss how to act s and importers sell as the readiest means of obtaining, money now discounts are restricted. The steamer Arctic brings 100,000 dollars. The. South Sea Company has intimated that its advances to the proprietors who do not wish to wait till the acct is obtained for dissolving the Company, must he nceforth be at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. It has been stated that an arrangement has been made with the Company by the Govern ment to postpone for a time the payment of the large amount due, but this seems to require confir mation. Certainly the Company cannot distribute its assets until its bill has received the approval of the Legislature ; and therefore might conveniently wait if the Chancellor of the Exchequer offers them the same rate of interest that they could obtain in the open market. There has been a very depressed market again for English Securities, and prices have been down nearly 1 per cent, compared with yesterday. The intelligence now hourly received from the two points where the war will be carried on excites the deepest interest, not to say anxiety ; and while, on the one hand, there are conflicting statements as to the defeat of th e T ur k s on the Danube, on the other there is the gratifying intelligence that the English fleet was about getting under weigh. It is hoped, therefore, that a very few days will elapse before we shall have some accounts of the blockade commencing. Consols have been 851 to for transfer, and Ai to for account, being now 85 to I. The character of the market has not changed, so far as the time sales are again over taking those for money. East India Stock has been at 220 to 224. Exchequer Bills are 2s. dis count to 2s. premium, and India Bonds have been as much as 10s. to 20s. discount. Foreign securities have been heavy with mode rate transactions. Mexican Bonds have realised 21i to 24-, and Spanish Deferred have been at IGi to I. Peruvian Stock is marked 52 ex dividend. Sardinian Bonds have been dull at 71. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 51 to 52, and French Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 89 75, with the exchange at 24 92A. Danish Five per Cents. have been at 87 to 89 ex-dividend. 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. 13,407 12,269 Great Northern 17,152 14,185 Caledonian, and Edin. and Glasgow 15,536 12,703 Lancashire and Yorkshire 17,523 18,101 This is " ticket day" in the English Railway Share-market, and the bargains done are principally in connection with the settlement which takes place to-morrow. Prices are again lower, and in some instances rather considerably. Great Northern have fallen about 21., and Great Western, Mid land, and Caledonian to an equal extent. Eastern Counties have receded 1 to North-Western 11. to 1/. 10s., and South-Eastern and York and Ber wick, U. The French lines have been ss. to 10s. lower for Paris and Lyons, but the others are nominally steady. The Mining Aare Market has been duller, but, nevertheless, keeps up. The Australian Bank Shares are flatter. The Australian Agricultural Company's shares have risen about 2/. to 31.. owing to the favourable accounts of land sold by its agents. The prices ob tained show an extraordinary rise compared with former and even recent periods, corroborating the statements as to the value of the property owned by some of the other companies, including the Australian Consols. ACCIDENT TO THE KING OF PRllSSlA.—Accounts from Charlottenburg are not quite satisfactory. It is said that the wound in the King's eyelid has brought on an attack of erysipelas in the e adjaeent parts, and that in consequence thereof his Majesty has been strongly urged by his medical attendants to abstain from business of all kinds, so that even the Minister-President has been ne cessitated to refrain from waiting upon his Sovereign. MISS ESIMA. BUSBY'S CONCERT.—Thi3 lady's concert took place yesterday evening at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, and was attended by a vtry numerous and select musical auditory. The selection of music was varied and excellent, and the performance all that could be de sired. A very agreeable musical treat was the result. Miss Busby was, of course, the pianiste, and received from the audience the largest share of the approbation bestowed for her correct and brilliant execution. M. Van Gelder (violoncello) and Herr Molique (violin), were very favourably received. Madame Zimmerman sang an aria from Der Freischatz, and the song " In den Augen liegt das Herz," with considerable effect. Miss Bertha Street sang " Gentle Zephyr," and the aria " Non rni dir," with great accuracy, but her voice, although a good one, wanted power. Miss Busby concluded the evening's entertainment by two solos on the piano from Mendelssohn and Weber. The arrangements were under the efficient superintendence of Mr. Charles Salaman. SADLER'S WELLS.—Messrs. Phelps and Greenwood in a few days bring to a close one of their most prosperous seasons ; and on Easter Monday a summer season will commence, under the management of Mr. Payne, the enterprising theatrical agent of Bow-street, who has taken the theatre for the representation of drama, vaude ville, opera, burlesque, extravaganza, and ballet. The programme announces productions from the pens of Planchtl, Talfourd, Dance, Stirling Coyne, Selby, E. Stirling, &c. ; and the company embraces Messrs. Henry Farren, George Vining (from the Lyceum), H. Nye, G. Yarnold, F. Charles, Barrett, Worrell, Craven, &c. ; Mesdames and Madlles. Castleton (a debutante of great Dublin fame), Lavine, Mandelbert, St. Leger, A. Els worthy, E. Elsworthy, Caroline Parkes, M. and A. Gun niss, and Miss Marshall. The novelty at this theatre of a ballet company will also go far to insure success. Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Ranger, Mr. Wright, Miss Cushman, and Miss Fizpatrick are also expected to appear for limited periods during the season. With such promise, and attention to the raise en scene, the present charac teristic of the theatre, success is undoubted. Mr. Henry Farren will be stage-manager, for which, from his general knowledge and experience, he is peculiarly fitted ; while Mr. James Worrell has received the appointment of acting manager. Mr. Worrell was for more than seven teen years attached to the Haymarket and Adelphi school, under the Webster and Wallack management, and he will no doubt ably fill the position he has obtained. MONEY ORDERS.—Major Money Order offices will be opened at the under-mentioned places on the respec tive dates named :—Bletchley station, Bucks, on the 6th April ; Great Ilford, Essex, Ist April ; Salford (Manchester), Lancaster, Ist April. Minor Money Order offices will be opened at the under-mentioned places on the respective dates named :—Ebbw. Vale, Monmouth, head-office, Newport, on the sth April ; Shipley, York, head-office, Leeds, 20th April. On the 6th April, the post-office at Fenny Stratford will be reduced to a sub-office under Bletchley sta tion. On the Ist April next, the under-mentioned Major Money Order offices will be reduced to Minor offices, postmasters must, therefoae, after that date, pay no Money Order issued at those offices, unless the corresponding advices shall have been received by them through the Chief Money Order Office, Dublin, with the stamp of that office affixed to the document : Buncra.na, Donegal, head office Derry ; Castlefin, Done gal, head office Strabane ; Caledon, Tyrone, head office Armagh ; Castledawson, Derry, head offieo Antrim ; Clogher, Tyrone, head office Aughnacloy ; Cushendall, Antrim, head office Larne ; Dnngiven, Derry, head of fice Derry ; Kesh, Fermanagh, head office Enniskillen ; Moira, Down, head office Lurgan; Portglenoue, Antrim, head office Ballymena ; Tynan, Armagh, head office Armagh. Prussia, though pledged more strongly than any other of the principal Powers of the Continent, being bound by the ties of dynastic relationship with the CZAR, and by the n a ptorious timidity or duplicity of her own SOVERMGN, was required to place no less a sum than 30,000,000 Prussian dollars in the coffers of the Administration—a demand which, all things considered, not unna turally provoked the hesitation of the national representatives. Aiustria--and this among the neutrals is, of course, the most important of all—has decided upon a Joan of 50,000,000 florins, in a Five per Cent. Stock, a loan favourably received, like the ma jority of its predecessors. Such are among the chief financial proceedings adventured upon by the principals'and the neutrals in reference to the European conflict just com menced—such are the pecuniary aids secured to themselves by the more powerful among the BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Front the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Bs,f New 2 per Cent. Annuities India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO . Ditto, under £lOOO 2O 10 Consols for Account 18th April 8 53 Exchequer Bills, 2d. £lOOO Small 2 d 2 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds, 1823, 3 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 44 por Cent. itussi:tit Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St — x d Ditto for the Account B2 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cont... .... 71 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 33 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lO Ditto for the Account Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 4. per Cent. . 89f. 75c. Ex. 2402 Dutch Ezchange,*4 per Cent. 12 Guil 5l 2 lIA LF-PA ST TWO. Consols Bsi Ditto April .Account THE SUN, LONDONT, TIIEJRSDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1854. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR IN THE EAST. PASSAGE OF THE DANUBE. BATTLE OF TURTUKAI. In a second edition to-day, the Morning Chronicle publishes the following despatch from its Vienna correspondent : " Advices from Turtukai, of the 23d, say that a battle has been fought. " The Russians lost 2,000 men. " The victory is doubtful, as the Turks finally withdrew to their entrenchments." ANOTHER BATTLE AT TULKSA DEFEAT OF THE TURKS. The following, from the Freanden Blatt, is .tele graphed this day by the Vienna correspondent of the Times:— " On the 23d a Russian detachment under General 0 ortschakoff forced the passage of the Danube above Tulksa, notwithstanding the vigor ous resistance of the Turks, and some redoubts on the right bank of the river were taken. " The loss of the Russians was considerable, that of the Turks terrible. " Eleven guns and 130 prisoners were taken by the Russians. " Tulksa, was occupied the same day." it appears from the map that Turtukai and Tulksa are nearly 150 English miles apart. The latter place is about 50 miles from the mouth of the Daßube. These movements of the Russians would seem to confirm the rumour that their object is to get possession of Varna, if possible, before the arrival of the English and French auxiliary forces ; but as Varna can be protected from the sea by the fleets, it is probable that they will be disappointed. Another telegraphic despatch from Vienna this morning states that General Gortschakoff, with 80,000 Russians, took Tulksa on the 23d. The Turks lost 150 prisoners, 11 guns, and a colonel. The loss of the Russians was considerable. The siege of Matschin has commenced. The Times' Paris correspondent, in his letter of yesterday's date, says :—" Accounts were received here last night of the passage of the Lower Danube by 50,000 Russians, and rumours are afloat of disasters having befallen the Turks in that direc tion. If the passage of the Danube be confirmed, as it is necessary to add there is not much doubt, it is evidently with the intention of executing the project which I long since alluded to, of striking a blow before the arrival of the auxi liary forces—of doing on land what the fleet did in the bay of Siuope. Omer Pasha has announced in his order of the day, published in the Journal de Constantinople, of the 15th, that the Russians would render him a great service by passing the ri ver . We only hope that the act lias been a service, and not otherwise, to the Turks. Private letters from Constantinople complain strongly of the delays in the arrival of the troops, and an opinion is ex pressed which I find corroborated here, that the unpreparedness of the French contingent by land and sea is much to be deplored. It is feared that the Russians calculate on a rising in Bulgaria, or some other parts of the Ottoman territory ; or on some other event which will aid them in their pro gress, should they really be disposed to march on towards Constantinople ; and a good deal of dis content exists that there is still sufficient time for them to advance before the Anglo-French army ap pears on the ground. It may seem surprising that France should be so much behind hand, and one natu rally desires to get an explanation of the fact. On in quiry you are informed that it isthe result of the great reductions in the land and sea forces effected when the opinion was general in England that this Go vernment meditated au invasion. It is also alleged that the unpreparedness, now admitted, is to be traced to the assurances on the part of the English Government that the intentions of the Emperor of Russia had nothing hostile in them, and therefore when the contrary was all at once proved to be the case that the French Government was unable to fill up the void in the time required. Whatever be the weight these reasons are entitled to, it is certain that they are used to explain the deficiency." The news of the passage of the Danube and Sir Hamilton Seymour's despatches, taken together, have made a very painful impression at Vienna. It was believed to the last that the Czar would, from respect to Austria, confine his forces to the Princi palities. Prince Gortschakoff's movement, and the contempt for Austria disclosed in the Czar's con versation with the British Minister, will hasten the decision of the Vienna Cabinet. It is estimated that the Russian force thrown across the Danube, under General Luders, must amount to nearly 50,000 men. The latest estimates of the strength of the Rus sian army in the Principalities g ive Prince Gort schakoff a gross force of from 130,000 to 150,000 men. But these numbers include a very large num ber who could never be placed in line-8,208 be longing to the convoy service. Besides these a considerable deduction must be made for sick and dead, killed and wounded. According to even Russian accounts 25,000 would not be too large a deduction to make from the nominal strength of the imperial army, so that it would be with only from 102,000 to 117,000 men that Prince Gort schakoff could take the field. It is stated that there are as many as 26,000 men of the 3d and sth army corps in Bessarabia which are probably in full march for Galatz by this time ; but the alleged numbers may reasonably be suspected, especially as it is understood that they have recently been called to supply the reinforcements for the Crimea. The Turkish force between Shumla and Tulska was on the 12th about 40,000 ; the garrisons of Rutschuk and Silistria numbered 8,000 men each, and 30,000 were at Widdin and Kalafat. It was thought probable that Omer Pacha, who was in person directing the dispositions of troops on the Lower Danube, would advance the reserve at Adri anople upon Shumla, and bring the force at the latter fortress into his front line, relying on the British and French auxiliaries to cover his rear. It was asserted at Shumla that the Anglo-French corps would disembark at B Lltshik, above Varna. Sir J. Burgoyne was most probably at Omer Pacha's head-quarters when Gortschakoffand Luders crossed the river. Accounts of the rith from the Danube are given in the Satellite of Cronstadt. They show the great preparations which were then being male to cross the river. In substance they state that sixteen Russian generals, with 40,000 men, were in the plain. Two bridges had been constructed over the river, and every thing was prepared for the pas sage into Bulgaria. General Schilder went and came from Ibrail to Galatz, where he was directing his operations. Since the 12th, there had been several skirmishes, but without result. Great activity was spoken of as being displayed at Jassy. At the mouth of the Jalaruitza, opposite Hirsova, was placed the right wing of the Russian army of Ibrail, four generals commanding it. Their object was probably to prevent the Turks from passing. It seemed that Jassy would become quite a strongly fortified point. Subsequent events have proved the partial suc cess of these movements. THE BALTIC FLEET. COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES. According to a Berlin letter, Lord Bloomfield, the British Envoy, on learning that the Emperor of Russia resolved to give no reply to the Anglo- French ultimatum, sent a telegraphic despatch to Admiral Napier, via Hamburg, announcing to him that a state of war now existed, and that, conform ably to his responsibility, he was to commence operations against the enemy. A telegraphic despatch dated Kiel, yesterday (Wednesday), says :—" Yesterday the fleet sailed from Kiel for Kjoge Pay, near Copenhagen. " On Monday the Miranda returned to Copen hagen, having reconnoitred as far as Revel." The Gothenburghers, says a Copenhagen letter of the 25th, have been making daily trips to the English fleet, which now consists of 16 sail. On one of these occasions they were allowed to go on board the Duke of Wellington. The atten tion and politeness of the officers, and the excel lent bearing of the crews, are highly spoken of. The ships were being exercised in shooting at a mark on the rocks or on the sea, and the practice is said to have been excellent. The marks were struck at immense distances. Each bomb discharged costs 51., which, of course, will not have to b 3 paid for eventually by the British nation, but by Russia. The first packet of letters from the fleet had been landed at Gothenburg ; it weighed 561b 5 ., an d cost 900 rdb. in postage. The armaments on the west coast continued, in spite of the neutrality, as if the Western Powers were very dangerous people. The neutrality itself, as now officially declared, had been received unfavourably on the Go thenbu rgE xchange, and among the people generally, who began to fear that this opportunity for Sweden to recover its rank and independence may again be neglected, in consequence of the dynastic and Court intrigues J now so actively prosecuted all over the North. But our Government will take care that they are not made cats'-paws of by any Russian pensioners, high or low, either in the North or on the Continent. ": . ~~ _y GERMAN POWERS. A telegraph despatch says, a rumour was in cir culation yesterday (Wednesday) at Vienna, that a memorandum had been drawn up by the Austrian Government, which declared that it would consider the passage of the Danube as a violation of existing treaties. This report was received with general satisfaction. The sth, 6th, 7th, and Bth corps of the army of Italy had been placed on the war establishment. A letter from Vienna, in the Czas, says—Tn the audience which Baron de Meyendorff had with the Emperor, his Excellency handed to his Majesty a note from the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, in which the neutrality of Austria, in accord with Prussia and the Germanic Confederation, is recognised. Russia declares herself satisfied with that attitude of Central Europe. The eventual occupation of Servia and Bosnia is agreed to as in conformity with the policy of neutrality. M. de Fonton ;s to proceed from Bucharest to Belgrade to pay attention to this afair. We find the following in the Austrian Corre spondence :—" The Austrian Government has just addressed a despatch to its ambassadors and diplo matic agents to the States of Germany, by which they are at present authorised to express the hope of the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin that all the States of the Germanic Confederation will unite in the efforts of Austria and Prussia in support of a policy conformable to German interests. A letter from Berlin of the 26th says :—" In all parts of the kingdom hatred of Russia is manifested in the most striking way. Count Sch serin, Pre sident of the Second Chamber, has received letters congratulating him on his patriotic conduct in the Chamber. It is generally known that the Govern ment cannot under any circumstances join Russia. If the least doubt existed on this point, addresses would be sent up en masse. It is known that at Vienna public opinion is entirely in favour of the Western Powers. The venerable patriot Arndt has just published a work entitled Pro Populo Germanico, which contains judioious reflections on the Eastern question. CONSTANTINOPLE. Advices from Constantinople, of the 20th, in form us that the Retribution found the Sulina mouth of the Danube impassable. The fleet was still at Beicos. The Russian fleet was said to have come out into the Black Sea. The proposal for mixed tribunals excited the dis content of the Mussulinans. It was said that a portion of the expeditionary troops will garrison the Dardanelles. A later despatch states that the Sampson re turned from her cruise, with information that the Russians were abandoning their forts on the east coast of the Black Sea. Souchum-Kaleh was in flames, and the Circassians were plunderering it. The Furious had left to gather further information. The Rnssian force opposite Rustchuk was esti mated at 70,000 men at least. Omar Pasha had left Shumla to oppose them. PREPARATIONS AT CRONSTADT. The extracts from St. Petersburg letters of the 14th, say the Russians appear to be firmly con vinced that, even if _things go well with the allies, only a part of the fleet will be fit for service by the time it gets up to Cronstadt. The sand banks are numberless, and, in addition to these, the ships will have to contend with the Schee ren flotilla, which is likely to be very destruc tive to single vessels. This flotilla is stationed behind the Scheeren (the archipelago of islets and reefs or ri+lges of rocks which line the coast on both sides of the thltic is so called), where there is not sufficient depth of water for larger vessels. It is supposed that in the operations against Sweaborg, Oesel, and Revel, the allies will suffer severely. The greater part of the Russian fleet is at Cron stadt, " which is being fortified so as to bid defiance to all attacks." The island is connected with the continent by means of an artificial dam, which is covered with batteries. The strand batteries which command the channel leading up to the harbour have been doubled, and before Cronstadt can be attacked these batteries, which contain 800 guns of the largest calibre, must be destroyed. There are three artillery parks in reserve. A private letter of the 15th, from Stockholm, also speaks of the fearful preparations of the Russians for defence. The Grand Duke Constantine had been a whole fortnight at Helsingfors superintending the works. It is generally believed the first hostile col lision will take place at the island of Oesel, which may be considered as the advanced post to Revel. Sweaborg is so protected by sand-banks, reefs, and strand-batteries, that au attack is almost im possible. " The Russian fleet is perfectly secure at Sweaborg, and it may render good service against the allies when they return." All the lamps have been removed from the lighthouses, and the buoys taken up, so that the most experienced Russian pilots would be at a loss to find their way up to Cronstadt. KALAFAT. A letter of the 16th, from Kalafat, mentions that for several days previous sorties of a more se rious kind than before, took place between the Turks and Russians. The former mustered on these occasions about 10,000 infantry, and 22 squadrons of cavalry. The Russians were ge nerally in inferior force, and, after some skirmishing, retired, cannonading, however, during the retreat. Kalafat, my informant adds, had received powerful reinforcements of late, and at the date of his letter the army amounted to 50,000 effective men present under arms, and 150 pieces of cannon of all kinds —a force by no means to be despised. It was evident from the manoeuvring of the Russians that they had abandoned all idea of attack in that quarter. A formal order had been received from Omar Pasha to attack the head-quarters of the Russians at Pojana, which is about four miles from Kalafat. A council of war was held on the 15th at the quarters of the General commanding, and with the map of Kalafat and Pojana before them, the plan of attack was discussed, explained in all its details, resolved, and organised. That plan is de scribed as excellent, and the greatest confidence ex pressed of its being successful. In conformity with it the Russians were to be attacked with 18 batta lions of infantry, 36 pieces of cannon, 28 squadrons of regular cavalry, and 5,000 irregulars, cavalry as well as infantry. The day was not fixed at the Council, but it was considered probable that it would take place on the 21st or 221 The persons present at the Council were full of hope that it would be an important affair, and that it would have the serious result of driving the Russiahs out of Little Wallachia, and of enabling the Turkish army to abandon their comparatively defensive attitude on that part of the D.tnube, and assume an active and offensive one, which is generally advantageous to the morale of an army, and particularly to the Turkish army. Colonel Dieu arrived at Kalafat in the night of the 15-16. He was sent thither by Omer Pasha, in order to decide the question of Kalafat. The Council of War assembled immediately after his arrival. The orders of Omer Pacha were to the effect that the General Commanding should conform himself to the wishes of Col. Dieu in every respect. His plan of the battle was discussed and accepted on the morn ing of the 16th, and the attack decided for the 22d, with 25 battalions of infantry, 40 pieces of cannon, 28 squadrons of cavalry, and 5,000 irregulars. The affair was to come off before Pojana ; so that if the resolution of the Council be carried out by this time an important action will have been fought. The general conviction prevailed that the Turkish troops would be successful, and the presence of Colonel Dieu filled all with ardour and confidence in the result. The intimacy of the alliance and the friendly feeling existing between France and Tur key were considered very great when the Turkish Generals are ordered to obey a French officer who has only the rank of Colonel. THE GREEK INSURRECTION. According to advices from Epirus, of the 24th, the insurrection was spreading, but the Turks still held the fortresses. Letters from Athens of the 24th say that Turkish troops had reached Arta via Salaora, on the Gulf. They had as yet only had one or two unimportant rencontres with the enemy in Epirus and Thessaly. The Turkish Minister had demanded his pass ports, and left Athens for Constantinople. We have received from Athens, under date of 16th, some satisfactory accounts as to the state of public feeling with regard to the insurrection of Epirus. The people begin to comprehend clearly the consequences of the demonstrations into which the Napist party endeavour to lead t hem . They now see that they were deceived wh en they were told that they might rely on the sympathy o f Eu rope, and the language which the French and E u , fish Governments have held towards that of Groec' e has already produced a salutary effect. The pre sence of the two Western flags, and the announce ment of the approaching arrival of the French troops on the Ottoman territory hav e cauw a the most rash to reflect. The sufferings of commerce and the perspective of still more severe trials act with great force on the imagination of the people , whom it was hoped to lead astray by appealing to their religious feelings. Business is completeli suspended ; the coffers of the treasury are empty; a scarcity of corn is imminent, and from the Ill?' ment when the benefit of maritim3 neutrality 15 voluntarily given up, the resources of foreign markets can no longer be relied on. This wia readily account for the resistance which the pro' , moters of this pretend e d national movement me° with. Their efforts have failed in the Pelopones 110 : The young Colocotroni, who had been sent to get recruits, has been expelled from Megara and Co rinth without having been able to get a single partisan, although he had a cons id era bl e su m ?' money at his disposal. some influential men, Ad miral Canaris, M. Riga, the Mavromichalis, Gene ral Kalergi, MM. Bulgari, Theotoki, and a number of other persons well known for their patriotism , have placed themselves at the head of this reaction'e which is not less in conformity with the wishes 01 the great majority of the people than with the interests of the country. FRANCE. ARRIVAL OF FRENCH TROOPS AT CON' STANTINOPLE. The following telegraphic despatch, dated Pari s / this morning, is published in a second edition of the Morning Post to-day : Four thousand French troops must have arrived by this time at Gallipoli, and fifteen thousand hav e sailed from Algeria to join them. Fifty thousand will be assembled at Gallipoli before the beginning of May, and measures hav e been taken to reinforce them to any extent, if Il e ' cessary. Marshal de St. Arnaud, the commander-in-chie f of the French ex p e diti on t o th e E as t , w ill, it le said, certainly take his departure on the 4th et April. The great affair at the Legislative Chamber still the application for leave to prosecute Count do Montalembert. The report of the committee come ° to the conclusion, by four votes to three, to refus e the authorisation ; but it i s sa id th a t M. de Per' signy, M. Baroche, and other official personage s f have influenced the deputies so effectually that there is no doubt that the Chamber will act as tb ° Government desires, and allow the Count to be prosecuted. It is thought that M. Berryar will be his defender before the court of law. The Moniteur contains a declaration very sini i ; lar to that which pu t forth, English Government has . forth, declaring that, in the interest of commerce , and for the sake of not oppressing neutrals, 0 ? Government renounces its rights, as a belligeren t State, except in the cases of articles that are COn' traband of war, or of the violation of a blockade. Letters of marque will not be delivered. The Moniteur of yesterday contains the folloiv ing report, detailing the progress of the subscrir tions for the new French loan : " IMPORT OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE TO THO EMPEROR. " Paris, March 2' " Sire,—Your Majesty authorized me to open a public subscription to th e l oan o f 250,000,000 E, and from th e 14th to the 20th of M arc h th e reg i s t ers were opene d i n the chief towns of the departments and the arrondissemen ts of the empire. " I now give an account to your Majesty of the res o l t4 of the subscription. France has nobly responded to the confidence of the Emperor ; and, from the first day, ti t ! e number, the eagerness, and the enth us i asm o f the 8 11 scribers proved that they were not on ly ac t ua t e d by th eu desire to invest their capital or their savings, but that in the general movement which embraced the whole tern' tory of the empire a sentiment of patriotism had a larg e share. From the very first day the public subscriptio n became a national one. " 93,000 subscribers have inscribed their names, and th e subscription amounts to 467,010,4.00 f. " In this amount neither Algeria nor the subscriptio ns of the last few days in distant arrondissements, are in eluded. Tie amount from these s o u rces , w ith th e exec" more total of the subscription, will appear in a subsequent an' more detailed report, bu, they will very slightly m odifi, the totals, and still less the proportions, which I am a bolo to submit to your Majesty. - "The sum of 467,0 40,001 f. is shared as follows betwee n Paris and the departments, between the Four-and-1 10 ' per Cent. Rente and the Three per Cant. Rente : " Departments 250,000,000f. " Paris 467,000,00' " Three per Cent. Rente 308,000,000f. " Four-and-a-Half per Cent Rente 467,000,0 0 ' " The 98,000 subscribers are divided in the following manner between the departments and Paris " Departments " Paris Subscribers. 72,000 26,000 1 98,000 " The number of subscriptions which do not exceed 5 0 f• of Rente is 60,000, an d th e amount 49,000,000 f. " These figures do not require comment ; they speak for themselves. " The subscriptions having exceeded the sum of 250,000,000 f., there must be a reduction in the amain" requested. At first sight this reduction would appear to be a sub ject of regret, and it might be feared that it would be 11 disappointment and inconvenience to a portion of the sub" scribers ; but it i 3 easy to acknowledge that this inconve nience is only app aren t, an d th a t i t w ill not b e sensi blf felt by the greater portion of them. " In the first place, all those whose demand did not eV ceed 50f. of Bente will not have to submit to any redac tion in conformity with Article 6 of the law for carrY l 4 the loan into execution. These amount to 60,000; that 1 5 to say, they form more than half of the total number. " Besides this, of those who will be reduced, and t° whom the portion of th e i r paymen t corresponding Nvith the reduction should be returned, all those whose cont'l v. gent does not exceed I,ooof. of Rente may, according t ° the 4th and 6th article, avoid all return, by anticipatory payment with discount, in pursuance of ulterior arrange' ments. " The reduction effected in subscriptions of a higher amount need neither excite s . nx i e t y nor regret, f or it W ill be applied to subscribers whose capital is movable and Nvh° can easily find employment for it. The sums left to be used will besides contribute by their subsequent employ' ment to strengthen and raise the value of the public se" • rities. As the sub scr ipti ons w hi c h d o not exceed 50f. Rente amount to 49,00,3,000, there will remain 201,000, 000 to share between the others. "Among the latter, it is requisite to distinguish those which varying littl e a b ove 50f. wou ld go below that su m they were reduced in the same proportion as the other s :. To these it is right, and in con f orm it y w i t h t h e sp i r it 4:3 , the subscription, to accord the minimum of 50f. of Rent°' They will thus take a capital of 15,0J0,0)0f. " According to this there will remain 186,000,000 f. to share among the other subscriptions, and as they amount to 392,000,000f. ' the reduction t o e ff ec t w ill b e t o th e 0 2,- tent of about 52 per cont.—that is to say, each of them will be reduced to rather less than half. The latest lists, which have not yet been remived at the Ministry of Finance, will not occasion any sensible modification 011 this proportion. " The reductions to be made will be effected by round numbers of 10f. u p t o I , ooof . o f R ente. B eyond tna t amount they will be made by round numbers of 5,)f. " The labour necessary to carry into effect this reduction and the preparation of the personal certificates of with the g rea t es t act i v i ty and w i thout the loss of an in stant, so that i n a vary f ew d ays eac h subscriber may, a' the counting-house where he has paid, exchange his pro visional receipt for a loan certificate, and receive the par tial reimbursement which is due to him. "Thus composed of Three per Cent. and Four-and - a - Half per Cent. Rente, thus shared between the depart ments and Paris, the departments having the greater por tion, thus divided betwe e n 100 , 000 s h are h olders, the l oa n will from the first day be classified to a great extent. It will, with a few exceptions, be in hands where it will re main as a solid and permanent investment, and eventually it will be placed under conditions alike favourable to the subscribers themselves and to the public credit. " Your Majesty may congratulate yourself, I hope, for having given your consent to the propositions which I 104 the honour to submit to you for the adoption and execu tion of this important measure. This happy innovation has already produced two great results. By a direct appeal to small capitalists it has enlarged and consolidated the basis of our public credit; and, what is still more valuable, it has given to France the opportunity and the means of manifesting, in the most striking and unanswerable man ner, her will, her strength, her confidence iu the Sovereign whom she has chosen, and her energetic adhesion to the policy which he adopts under the important position which Europe has assumed. " I am, with the deepest respect, Sire, your M a j es ty's very humble and very obedient servant, the Minister of " Finance. BINEAu." - -- - The Three per Cents. opened yesterday at 63f. 30c., fell to 62f. 80c., and closed at 63f. 20c. for the end of the month ; the Four - and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 89f. 65c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,048 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 83 0 f. ; Havre, 425 f. ; G re at Northern, 75f. ; Strasburg, 685 E ; New Shares, 508 f. 75c. ; Lyons to P aris, 777 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 642 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 555 f. ; Bordeaux to Cette, 498 f. 75c. ; Great Central o rance, 400 f. ; L yons to Geneva, 420 f. ; Bank of Credi t Mobilier, 490 f. ff SPAIN. The Queen of Spain, accompanied by the King an d the Princess of the Asturias, went on the 23d o n her " pilgrimage" to the church of Atocha, to decorate the statue of Our Lady of Atocha with the collar of the Goldea Fleece, and the Grand Cross of Charles 111. The managers of the Bank of San Fernando had. had an i n t erv i ew with the President of the Council and the Minister of Finance, and had agreed to advance the Government 50,000,000 reals at 6 per cent.—the reimbursement to be effected out of the revenue of the Havannah. A decree had been published granting an am' nesty to the insurgents of Cuba. The Three per Cents. were done at 34 ; the I•lesr . Three per Cent s . a t 18 ; th e D e bt o f th e Fir s t Class at 8 1.0 ; and that of the Second at 4 30. ITALY. 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