The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-29 00:00:00

Itussia 0 ally possessed the land in Circasia which was within shot of # heir cannon. — The motion for the adjournment o the house to Monday was then agreed to. SIR. HAMILTON S E YMOUR. Lord J. RUSSELL, in bringing up, by command of her Majesty, certain communications in reference to the wai, said he would take that opportunity of giving an answer to the question asked by the nob% lord (Lord Claud Hamil ton), not then in the house, with respect to the effects of Sir Hamilton Seymour. Ha would state all he knew on that subject. He believed Sir Hamilton received some notification from his own agent that his effects, which had been left at St. Petersburg could not be embarked on board the ship which the agent had chosen, the same ship be (Lord John Russell) believed that had been mentioned in the course of this night's discussion. No further com munication was received for come time ; and he (Lord John Russell) understood the elects had been placed in the hands of a well-knownfirm of merchants at St. Petersburg, and were now in their possession. There was no question whatever of the seizure or confiscation of the property of Sir Hamilton Seymour. There was an objection—he did not know the reason of it—to the embarkation of those effects in the particular ship which the agent had chosen. With reference to what had fallen from the hon. member who had just add reseed the house (Mr. D. Seymour), as to the relation in - rfhich Circassia stood to Russia, he thought the hon. memlJer had misunderstood what his right hon. friend (Sir J•. Graham) had said on that point. By the treaty of A?trianople certain posts, which were named, on the waste of Circassia were surrendered to Russia. He (Lord John Russell) believed, before that time, those posts bad been occupied by Turkey. On those posts there were Russian troops stationed, and it was with regard to them that his right hon. friend (Sir James Graham) spoke when he said those troops had been removed from one Russian ste4ion to another. BRIBERY PREVENTION BILLS. The second reading of the Canterbury, Cambridge, Hull, Maldon, and Barnstaple Bribery Bills was postponed until Friday. May 12. DAYS OF PUBLIC SOLEMNITY. Mr. WALPOLE said that some difference of opinion having arisen with respect to days of public solemnity, and their effect upon public business, he wished to know whe ther her Majesty's Government did not think it advisable to bring in a bill giving power to the Crown to appoint, by order in council, days of public solemnity or thanks giving, and to make the same as Sundays with respect to the regulation of public business. L or d 3. RUSSELL stated that it was the intention of the Government to introduce a bill on the subject. JUDGMENT. EXECUTION, &c., BILL. Mr. FRENCH moved that the number of members in the select committee be increased from fifteen to seven teen ; and that Mr. Hume and Colonel Greville be added. After some conversation the nation was negatived. CORRUPT PRACTICES, &c., BILLS. Lord J. RUSSELL moved that the following mem bers :—Lord John Russsll, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Attorney- Geaeral, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Bright, Mr. George Butt, 31r. Poinn, Mr. Liddell, Mr. John Ball, Mr. Philipps, Mr. Mulling; Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. William Williams, Mr. Ker Scraper, and Mr. Byng should form the select com mittee on these bills. THE NAVY. Sir 3. GRAHAM gave notice that on Monday he would move for leave to bring in bilk for the more effectually manning the navy during the present war ; and to provide for the better mode of payment of the navy, the distribu tion of prize, salvage, and other monies obtained for prizes taken during the war, and for the better regulation of the accounts of the navy. • THE MILITIA . Lord J. RUSSELI] gave notice that on Monday he would move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws relating to the militia. The house then adjourned at nine o'clock. THE VIENNA PROTOCOL. The protocol signed at Vienna on the 9th of April, 1854, by the representatives of Austria, France, Great Britain, and Prussia has been pre sented to both Houses of Parliament by order of her Majesty. This document, which forms No. VIII. of the Eastern Papers, is as follows : THE EARL OF WESTMORLAND TO THE EARL OF CLARENDON, (Received April 18.) Vienna, April 12, 1851. My Lord,—l have the honour to enclose herewith a copy of the protocol signed in Conference on the 9th inst., the certified copy of the same being retained in the archives of the mission.—l have, &c., (Signed) WESTMORLAND. (Inclosure.) PROTOCOL os' A CONFERENCE HELD AT VIENNA APRIL 9, 1854. (Translation.) Present—The representatives of Austria, France, Grea' Britain, and Prussia. At the request of the plenipotentiaries of France and of Great Britain, the Conference met to hear the documents read which establish that the invitation addressed to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg to evacuate the Moldo-Walla chian provinces within a fixed time having remained un answered, the state of war already declared between Rus sia and the Sublime Porte is in actual existence equally between ittitsiip. oa-Ahc one side, and France and Great Britain on the ent This change linka•-•ll6l6.attitude of wijill24 4l takss' two of the F*' e - 'Anfe P- "Vienna! ).noe and being ~r esenta,Bity ,Bity of /01'S upon untocola of in consequen, England, sill founded in ri, tives of Austi a fresh declare, the ground of December 5, In eousequc >lemn mo ment declared united in the double integrity of the Otto) to evacua tion of the ;main one of the essen, n an inte rest so muci •,j7 its of the Sultan, and by every means compatible with his indepen dence and sovereignty, the civil and religious rights of the Christian subjects of the Porte. The territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire is and remains the sine qua non condition of every transaction having for its object the re-establishment of peace between the belligerent Powers; and the Governments represented by the undersigned engage to endeavour in common to dis cover the guarantees most likely to attach the existence of that empire to the general equilibrium of Europe ; as they also deciare themselves ready to deliberate and to come to an understanding as to the employment of the means cal culated to accomplish the object of their agreement. Whatever event may arise in consequence of this agree ment, founded solely upon the general interests of Europe, and of which the object can only be attained by the return of a firm and lasting peace, the Governments represented by the undersigned reciprocally engage not to enter into any definitive arrang ement with the Imperial Court of Russia, or with any other power, which would be at vari ance with the principles above enunciated, without pre viously deliberating thereon in common. (Signed) BUOL-SCHIIJENSTEIN. BOURQUENKY. WESTMORLAND. ARNIM. _R USSI A N COMMERCE. ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 7. The Minister of Finance has published the fol. lowing notice in a supplement extraordinary to the Gazette de Commerce of yesterday : "In consequence of the receipt of the news that England and France have declared war against Russia, the Minister of Finance thinks it is his duty to acquaint the public with the measures which havo been taken upon the occasion by the Imperial Government in reference to English and French subjects, and their commercial vessels and property. Taking into consideration the declarations of the English and French Governments, the Imperial Government, in its sincere desire to avoid as much as possible the disastrous consequences of war, has adopted the following regula tions : " A delay of six weeks is granted to English and French vessels now in our ports, to enable them to complete their cargoes and sail without hindrance for a foreign destiva tion. In the ports of the Black Sea, the Sea of Azoff, and the Baltic Sea, this delay will be reckoned from the 25th of April inst., and in the ports of the White Sea from the date at which the navigation shall have been opened in those ports. _ _ . "As an exception, and from military considerations, two English vessels, the Anna M'Allister and the William Broderic—the former at Gronstadt and the latter at Revel —will be temporarily detained. These vessels, however, will not be confiscated, and they will be released as soon as circumstances shall permit. " French and English merchant vessels which, after leaving our ports, may be met by our cruisers at sea, even after the expiration of the delay named, will obtain per mission to continue their voyage as soon as the examination of their papers shall have proved that their cargoes were embarked before the expirati on o f th e d e l a y i n ques ti on . , ou ;: o rhe property of English a nd Fr enc h su bj ec t s em b ar ked ard of neutral ships will be considered as inviolable b y whe o n ur be i on cruisers. English , and French merchandise, even hinarki fing to English and French subjects, ont will, with their good. i ce ot, l 3 :le admitted under a neutral flag to import the tariff. Besi o d ur ports, under the general regulations of es this, the property of neutral Powers which may be th fonnd on board of vessels of the enemy will stood that the neeenturfiar not be subje c t ation. But it will be easily under stood which, accordin flag cannot protect cargoes and ar ticles to the law of nations, are recognised as contraband of which contraband articlonsequently, vessels on board of will be seized by our prizes, conformably to the notice esof this nature may be found cruisers, and condemned as lawful er last. published by the Minister of Finance on the 27thcooftINTmoevireeeerl, " In leaving all its way make itself a r l t r i s o o v p: r n bneim toee exposed o, e merchant vessels vessels of neutral nations the Im a p e lr theless a , n c d an in n j o u t ry in to a w ny hich such vessels may responsible for da mage t of war the incidents of war. ~ I n the month of October last, when , reportsi were circulated, the Minister of Finance the Emperor, declared to the English mer chanZs n t a r ta d e i 1 with St. Petersburg, that even in the case of war they have nothing to fear either for their persons or thei r property, property, and that they might rely upon the protection which they had here tofore enjoyed. All Engli s h and French subjects, to whatever class they may belong, w h o devote themselves peaceably to their business, observe the laws in force, and abstain from that which the laws forbid, will fully enjoy in Russia the same protection and the same security as well for their persons as their property. " Several foreign journals, and particularly the Times, in its number of the 11th of April, having asserted that the furniture and effects left at St. Pete rsbur g by Sir H. Seymour, lately the English Minister in Russia, had been confiscated by the Imperial Government, we are autho rised to give a formal contradictiox to the statement." A DISGRACE To HIS COUNTRY.—The Emperor (of Russia) has deigned, at his request, to order the admis sion among the number of Russian subjects of the Bri tish subject Nicholas Baird, who has resided in Russia since 1320, and been constantly attached since 1323, in the capacity of engineer, to the administration of the navy, to give him the rank of mechanical engineer, and the position of citizen by d escen t c f a hi g h c l ass , an d to con ti n ue him in the execution of his duties is the Port of Cronstadt.—Journal debt , Petersboury. kiE WEATHER.—Suit oYrice, APRIL 29. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 53 -highest since noon yesterday. 41 -lowest this morning and during the night. 54 -this day at noon. BAROMETER, 21 . 73. WIND, N.N.E.—Moderate breeze, and dull, cloudy weather. rge wmcaqaatiri takaa.llllle,oviregiltt 'owers repfeseilterat the Confer4ficet tit f nce of a step taken directly b ipported by Austria and P 3sia'l ; , right, has been considered by the vi.l l , aria and Prussia as invdtving the aratioci of the unicoa of the Poup , ;-Pow, of the principles lalAtdnw--__„.'4.Ethe pro 18 5 3 , gda Januwityl37l44. [llene!, the- “gnad have at this sol ,red that the . Governments remain object aintaining the territorial , man Embre, of which the fact of the Danislan Principalities is and will rel itial conditions; and of consolidating it Lch in conformity with the sentiment - 1 - , I f •-I 1 1 t .1t • THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1854 England sb toll] d keep a vigilant regard upon the coarse pursued in the conduct of this war by their Government 'I The " Grm 4.DSTONE organ" has distinctly and une quivocally al inounced the end and object of the contemplates 1 loan of 6,000,0001. sterling. It is not for the ?purpose of carrying on the just and necessary - w ar, on which the nation has entered, with vigour: and efficiency--of relieving the mer cantile co no muuity from undue competition in the means of a )nducting their business—or the gene ral public : from the necessity of paying off, at a moment of unusual pressure, the principal of a debt contrasted early in the last century, and for the liquidat ion whereof there was not the slightest necessity or pressure. Any of these laudable pur poses would induce the " productive classes" to open their p urse-strings freely, and, so far as in their power, to honour the drafts which the Chancellor Of the Exchequer has made on their " smaller accumulations" in sums of " NOT LESS THAN 1,0001. EACH I." But the Tim ies is resolved that there shall be no misunderffts ending. It is determined to free its patron from th e imputation of being influenced by any such re asonable motives. The most grasp ing " moneyoci .at" should not have the oppor tunity of even suspecting the Right Honourable Gentleman of doing anything to keep money tolerably cheap , or to avert the general distress that invariabl: T attends the application of the screw, and the consequent tightness in the market. No, it tells us without disguise or concealment, that " what th e money is immediately wanted for, is to keep us in , an independent position with the Bank, till the r elations of the State with that Corpo ration can be r e-arranged on a more dignified foot ing I " Addir ig, " Since it appears to be thought in that quartet that the State is an exigent and troublesome ct tstomer, it is quite time that the inconvenience should be abated on the one hand, and the Bens 3 of obligation removed on the other !" We ti ms find on the very best authority, for the inspiration may be taken as coming directly from Mr. GLADSTONE himself, that the sole object .of the new loan is to enable the Right for ioura,ble Gentleman to carry out the undignified scLuabble in which he has been in volved with tile magnates of Threadneedle-street, and to punish them severely for their presimip- - tion in daring to remonstrate against his financial crotchets. Be it so ! 'Whatever may be the exciting cause of the dispute, the nation must benefit if the re sult be that in dicated by the Times, viz :—" That the State should act as a private individual, manage its ow u business itself; that is, by its own servants, and then deal with the Bank for accom modation as a ny gentleman deals with his bank." This most (IL :sirable consummation will involve the necessity of a REALLY NATIONAL BANK— a matter for which we have so long and so energi 3tically contended. There can be no earthly reasoi L why the duty of paying the divi dends on the National Debt should be delegated to the Bank, or why we should pay 180,0001. per year for the performance of that which would be amply remunerated by the use of the Exche quer deposits. There can be uo earthly reason why we should pay interest on 14,000,0001. sterling, while we authorise our creditor to issue notes on the security .of that demand. The " NATIONAL BANK" could offer unlimited security for every pound it sent into circulation—security more un exceptionable than that which the Bank of Eng land note affords to the community. If there - were a run on the Bank, and every security, pub lie and private, were reduced to half their nominal value, the vaunted machinery for providing for the convertibility of the Bank-note would necessarily prove a total failure, inasmuch as the guarantee fund against which the 14,000,0001.. of notes were circulated would not realise more than 7,000,0001. or 8,000,0001., and thus a very deplorable deficiency would be created. - T his could not be the case with the national note., for not only the entire property of the country, real and personal, but its industry, would be responsible for the liquidation in full of its paper money. ' But that paper would also be received in the discharge of obligations -which are directly or indirectly ac cruing every day ; and as there would, as we have already shown, be an absorption of 1,200,000/. every week, there would be no chance of its becoming deteriorated, or regarded as a " worthless rag." It may be said that such a failure on the part of the Bank -would be very improbable. Granted ! We do not wish to be taken as in any degree impeaching the solvency of that or any other establishment. But the supposition is not a bit more extravagant than many that have been gravely put forward by the bullionists, and which are allowed to have weight even in Parliament. The real question is that which has b een very clearly put by the Times, and which has ibeen repeated by the voice of public opinion froi n every district and locality in the empire—" WHY GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE A PRESENT TO ANY CORPORATION OF THE PROFITS DERIVED FROW THE ISSUE OF TWENTY OR THIRTY MILLIONS OF PAPER MONEY, WHEN IT WOULD BE MONEY MA RKE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. BOMBARDMENT OF ODESSA. The following important despatch has been just received : " By Telegraph. " ODESSA, 24th April. " Odessa was bombarded on the 22d—no damage whatever was done. On the 22d and 23d wag quiet. We are assured they were preparing to re-commence hostilities to-morrow." To this, we believe, we may add that the British fleet left Odessa in consequence of the Russian squadron having come out from Sebastopol with the apparent intention of placing the combined squadron between two fires. It is important to mention this as some exaggerated rumours may be received upon the subject. When Admiral Duudas's fleet steered out to meet the Russian squadron, the latter declined the combat and retired to Sebas topol, the combined fleet sailing to Varna Bay. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, including 1,000 taken for export and on speculation. The market closed heavily. Railway Shares were steady. The directors of the Frankfort, Wiesbaden, and Cologne Railway Company have, in consequence of the war on the Continent, made most satisfactory arrangements to limit the present liability of the shareholders, a striking contrast to the recklessness of some boards in pushing on new schemes, to the great pecuniary loss of the subscribers. A circular issued explains thus what has been accomplished:— " An application has been made to the Nassau Govern ment to restrict the pecuniary liabilities of this company within the smallest possible limits, so as to remove the necessity for any calls for capital beyond that amount which is absolutely required to make the outlay already incurred remunerative to the shareholders. "The council has great satisfaction in being able to announce the entire success of this application. "The Company is allowed by the Government of Nassau a delay of about three years (viz., until the 23d. June, 1857) to decide whether it will undertake the con tinuation of the line beyond the first, most valuable por tionof the enterprise, the Rudesheini section." The 4ecrease in the specie held by the Bank of Ens_4l.9:rti during the week to the 22d inst. came near to the amount which on Tuesday last we men ti rid as being probable, and must be in part due the withdrawal of deposits. The sum to the :edit of the Chancellor of the Exchequer continued low. In discounts there was art Auction, and ad vances upon stock were repaid, c.r the Bank itself sold Government Securities. Co mpared with the previous week, the changes were as follows : Active circulation. Decrease. 220 160 Bullion .. 13,314,093 Decrease 196,780 Rest Increase 5,727 Public Deposits • 1,767,723 Increase .. 2,359 Other Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills .. 1,189,099 Decrease 6,980 Government Securities 13,349,067 Decrease 337,529 Other Securities 14,336,835 Decrease 426,421 Notes unemployed 4,291,515 Incr6ase 13,690 The rates for foreign bills of exchange were rather lower yesterday afternoon L upon one or two places. Paris, 90 days, was take. n at-25 25 to 274. The amount of bullion expo rted direct from London during the week to Thursday last, was, silver, 92,400 ozs. to Hambro', 6 0,000 ozs. to Rot terdam, and 2,046 ozs. to Bon logne. Of gold, 112,000 ozs. went to Rotterdam. and 2,162 ozs. to other parts of the Continent. Ships are fast dropping in with specie freights from Australia. The Lima, sup] )osed to be in the Channel, has about 15,000 ozs. of gold on . )oard, the Joshua brings 12,000 ozs., tt me Thames, 6,000 ozs. ; the Victoria, 8,260 ozs.:; the Melbaurne, 21,791 ozs. ; and the Vimeira, 10,cloo ozs. The first wool cargo from Adelaide is on b oard the Thames. The steamer Atlantic, from. New York, has 700,000 dollars on board, and it is expected specie imports from that quarter will er intinue. Accounts from New York rep oi t a buoyant stock market at the latest date, but in other respects there seems to have been no particular change in the money market. A very decided improvement h as occurred in the Stock Market, in the absence of auy important foreign intelligence calculated to act favourably upon values. The numerous *rrivals of bullion may have some effect, and the 1 act that the Bank returns do not exhibit a greatA?x decrease iu the bullion also influences the mark et. The National Balance Sheet to the sth April It as been published, but its principal items as regard s the amount held by the Chancellor have been an:ticipated. Consols have been it 87# 4 for transfer, and since at 87-, 7 T to 88, which are also the prices for account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per (lents. are 871 to and the Three per Cents. 861 to I. Bank Stock continues very flat, and has declined to 205 and 202. Exchequer Bills have bieen at 2s. discount to 2s. premium. The Foreign market is still in a comparatively listless condition. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been done at 474, Brazilian at 96, and Buenos Ayres at 55k. Grenada Deferred Stock has been at 5'4. Mexican Bonds have realised 23i. Railway Shares are buoyant, but not with much doing. Mining and other shares are quiet. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY .11.. T ONE O'CLOCK. t I'rot4 the Official Business done, Bank stock ...... 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B6s . 3 per Cent Consols Annuititz - B7 g if New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Consols for Account 11th May . Exchequer Bills, 2d. £IOOO £5OO — 2 d 2 p Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS .A.T ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. - 96 Buenos :tyres Bonds, 6 per Cent . SSA Grenada Bonds, Deferred viexican 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 3 7 ; 3 /4 . Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto May Account COURT OF BANK.RUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) GOLD MINING FAILURE.—IN R.E D. L. SHIELDS. This bankrupt was described as of Lime-street, City, merchant, and to-day was appointed for consideration of the certificate. The bankrupt had been in business on his own account; and it appeared, from the accounts prepared by Messrs, Robinson and Knowles, that the debts amount to about 3,5001. The assets depend entirely on the realisa tion of consignments. Mr. Grainger, of Bucklersbury, said the bankrupt was so curiously ill that he could not attend the court. There was no opposition. His Honour granted an immediate certificate of the third class. LA I EST FOREIG N THE WAR. The Moniteur of to-day (Saturday) declares that as Russia has withdrawn the exequatur of the French consuls at Odessa, Warsaw, and other Rus sian towns, the French Government has withdrawn the exequaturs from the Russian consuls at Mar seilles, Cette, Toulon, Havre, and Bordeaux. VIENNA, Friday.—Austrian intervention against Montenegro is projected. The occupation of Al bania and Hetzegowina has been determined. Orders were sent yesterday to that effect. Aus trian and English men-of-war will support the operations. The reception of the Duke of Cam bridge has been exceedingly cordial and satisfactory. He delivered the Queen's congratulatory letter to day. A letter from Vienna says, the nuptials of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria with her Royal Highness the lovely Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the Duke and Duchess Maximilian of Bavaria, were solemnised at Vienna on the 24th instant, at the imperial parish church of St. Augustin. Great preparations were made for the splendid illumination of this city and its environs. The greatest possible enthusiasm was manifested by all classes of the public. Amidst the busy preparations for, and the general agitation and bustle consequent upon, these festivities, the political news of the day is comparatively neglected, and it is difficult to find even professional politicians disposed to converse on any subject not immediately connected .% ith the Imperial marriage, and the general rejoicings occasioned thereby. Nevertheless, there are one or two points of especial political interest. First of all, it is gratifying to be enabled to state that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam• bridge, accompanied by his staff, bad an audience of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria on Sunday last. This interview lasted upwards of an hour. After the usual ceremonies of such a visit of pre sentation and congratulation were over, his Ma jesty walked with his Royal Highness from the chamber of reception to au adjoining apartment, where they lemained closeted together for nearly an hour, in a most cordial but strictly private confe rence, in which, it is said!, his Majesty the Emperor and his royal visitor indulged in such a confiden tial and frank interchange of thoughts and feelings, touching the present political affairs of Earoi,e, as might be expected to take place between person ages of their exalted rank. The circuLystauce of their ly_.ing soldiers by profession and natural in clination, the most ennobling sense d the word, could not fail t• enhance the liveliest sympathies between them on this very important oecasiou. It is stated, in an authentic quarter, that the result of this very cordial interview between the Emperor Francis Joseph and the Duke of Cam bridge was highly gratifying and satisfactory to both parties. On the following day (Monday) his Majesty the Emperor, attended by his aides-de camp, called at the British Legation to return the Duke of Cambridge's visit, but his Royal Highness unfortunately happened not to be at home. Cei taM it is that his Majesty the Emperor and the young Empress, as also the whole of the Imperial royal family, are highly pleased with the royal duke's visit to Vienna, who is also understood to have been the bearer of an autograph letter of con gratulation from her Majesty Queen Victoria to the newly-married Emperor and Empress; and it is surely not saying too much to affirm that bis Royal Highness's present sojourn in Vienna will bear "good fruits in good season." It is said that the Duke of Cambridge will not leave Vienna until Saturday next (this day). LONDON HOMCEPATHIC HOSPITAL, 32, GOLDEN SQUARE. In consoqUenes of toe I.lrnented death of F.M. th •• MARQUIS Of ANGLESEY, the President of the Hospital, the CONY ERsAZION E fixed for ;he 2d of May• is postponed to a future day, o. which di ae notice will be given. By order. RALPH BUCHAN, H Sec , TEMA fRE riOYAL 1)11,11RY LANE. Leftee. Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENLNO. AVAIL 29. Will be performed DER FR Er-CFIUTZ. Characters by Mad ame Caradort, and ,edlazek; llerr Reich and Herr Formes. Followed by a ‘LLET DIVERTISSEMEN T, entiti,d LES FAVORITES; DU SUL rAN. Prices;—Dress Ci cle, 5s ; Boxes. 3s ; Pit, 2s• ; Gallery, Is., ; 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 to be had of Messrs. Leader omd Cock, 63, New Bond-street. THE TRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr, ttackstone. THIS EVENING, APRIL 29, Will be performed LONDON ASsCritANLiE. Supported by Messrs. Chippendale, Rogers, Howe, Vandenhoff, Compton, and Bnckstone ; Miss Featherstone, and Miss L. Howard. Atter which, the entirely new and original extravaganza, entitled MR. BIICKSTONE'S wri VO tte YA n G b E y ß2 . i.J ß N . D pi T a H ne E he ? GLOBE ( 1 1.4; n L e. E pa Ii CchEaSrTacEtenrs-B(4byljAMitrE. ) Buckstone, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Clark, Mr. J. Marshall, lir. H. Marshall; Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Canlfleitl, Miss E. Grey, Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Laura Morris, and Miss Featherstone. To conclude with THE FORTH %IT OF CERVANTES. Prin. cipat characters by Mr. Compton and Miss E. Grey. ROY Al. PRINCE. 'S THE:ACRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cusisus KzAx. THIS EVENING, Aran, 29. Will be performed THE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Char acters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart ; and Misses Heath and Mnrray. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and David Fisher ; Mrs. Winstanley and Iliss C. Leclercq. After which, AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. Characters by Messrs. Meadows, D. Fisher, and Sayer; and Misses Murray and Daly. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Wehster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, APHILL 29. Will be performed TWO LOVES AND A LIFE. Supported by Messrs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray, Benjamin Webster, Keeley, and 0. Smith ; Miss Woolgar and Madame Celeste. Followed by THE MOUSTACHE MOVEMENT. Principal cha racters by Messrs. 0. Smith, Keeley, and Parselle ; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley. Followed by THE OVERL kND JOURNEY TO CONSTANTI NOPLE, AS UNDERTAKEN BY LORD BA VENIAN, WITH INTEREATING PARTICULARS OF THE FAIR sOPHIA. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. THIS EVENING. Aran. 29, Will be performed ACH ARMING WIDOW. Principal charac ters by Mr. C. Mathews; Miss Talbot and Miss Oliver. After which, USED UP. io be followed by GIVE A DOG IN ILL NAME. Principal characters by Me-era. C. Mathews and F. Matthews. i• oncmding with A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. ROYAL OLYMPIC FELE t !BE Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. • THIS EVENING, APRIL *, 9. Will be performed THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Cha racters by Messrs. F. Robson, J. II Waite, Leslie, and Vincent; Mrs. Chatterley, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Marston. Jo be followed by TO ORLI SE BENSON. , uppor , ed by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. To cone ude with the Farce of THE WANDERLNLi MINSTREL. .cun Hugs, Mr. F Robson. STUAND THEA -oie Lessee air. F. W. Aber .R.—Directresi, Miss Rebecca liaaes. THIA E:VENINti, APRIL 29, Will be performed Tli E g(.l 11.1 N rw L t KE. Atter which, liE BLUE .I AC ET 4. To be tellowe I by Witrk.: 4 ; RY ADV •It CBE siENT Concluding with the new burlesque ART) THE THIRD. et.r. V. , 3.01.0.':% NA 1:1UN Al. .11'111 I' •EA u,i Lessee and %tanager. Mr. William Cooke. Great attraction and powerful Noveliles for the Easter Holidays. EVENLNU, APRIL 29. Will be presented tne new grand , laudeal and Equestrian spec. racle, embodying n vet and extraordinary elects (wrt'tol by Mr. Nelson Lee), entitled I".tel APA .11iEl WAR.; or, The Horse ut the Wreck. Th horses , :xpre,sly trained by Mr. %V. Cooke. Follewed by an entire change of the , cenesof the CIRCLE intro ducing it iss Kate Cooke, AtiS .iir. nice t Cooke, arid the m ist talente . t Equestrian an I .iy nuastlc Artistes in Europe. Concluding with a popular FARCE. Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ,I(4Fi WATER AT LONIPON KR11)4,1,, it DAY —Morning 7 rnin.after 3 Evening 23 f nin. aft. 3 rc.Moaitow—Morning 39 rain.after 3, Evening 54 ',nu. sm. 3 5 ,": 4 j z --,.....-.,... 4 5,4- 1.., ............; LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1854. There are some extraordinary rumours afloat— rumours which we are loath to credit, and which, nevertheless, come to light together with circum stances which are really very suspiciously corro borative. It is said that, we are going to treat the Rus sians, not with a vigorous opposition, but with peculiar tenderness. It is stated that particularly influential per sonages have resolved that the CZAR shall be treated as gently as possible throughout. It is asserted that it has actually been defini tively arranged in high quarters that whatever may be the result of the war not a scrap of land shall be taken from Russia, that the frontiers of that vast empire shall remain precisely as they were before the struggle commenced, that the Northern AUTOCRAT shall not have cause to lament over the diminution of his enormous territories. Such things, we repeat, are rumoured. But let us add at once, that we ourselves are fain to regard them as altogether incredible. It is scarcely, in deed, to be credited that the Western Powets could ever consent to a line of policy so weak or so base, se marked at once with the double brand of folly and turpitude. Nevertheless, such marvellous incidents have occurred of late in the carrying out of the war like preparations of the aliies of Turkey, that it behoves the people of England to watch the deve lopment cf these warlike preparations with the most jealous and scrutinising observation. Par ticularly, we maintain, should this attention be given to the course of events in the East, so long as the Earl of ABERD FEN remains at the head of her Britannic MAJESTY'S Government. We have seen how matters have been delayed and delayed, under the auspices of the sympathisers with northern absolutism. We have seen how, under those auspices, the force nominally sent against the gigantic armaments of the CZAR have been altogether inadequate for the occasion. We have seen how even this inadequate force has been first of all retarded by reviews and banquets at home, and then midway on their voyage, at Valetta ; and even when they at length reached the coast of Turkey, how they were disembarked at such out of-the-way places as Buyukdere on the Bosphorus and Gallipoli on the Dardanelles. Everything, it must be confessed, has been quite in keeping with the rumoured policy by which it is said the hid den friends of the Czart are resolved to treat him with all possible tenderness—and these hidden friends in England—some of them, per haps, or as they fancy, irresponsible. Therefore, we again and again would urge the people of England to watch, with jealous scru tiny, the course taken by events, and, through those events, the councils resolved upon by the Administration. It would be advisable so to act under any cir cumstances. It is especially so advisable with the Horse Guards in a state of partial somnolence; with Viscount HARDINGE at the head of it ; with Lord ABERDEEN Prime Minister of England ; with a few thousands of our troops landing miles upon fifties of miles away from the actual seat of war; with the Russians concentrating their forces in the Principali ties; with the Danube crossed as well asthe Pruth ; with the Dobrudscha still in the possession of the Muscovites ; and if we are to believe our Minis ters themselves, if we are to credit the reiterated assertions made in the House of Commons by Lord JOHN Russx.LL with treason to Europe in the Royal Pala.ie at Athens, and a formidable insur rection in Epirus and in Thessaly, abetted, if not actually originated, by the Greek Government ! Look at the remarkable declarations made by the Noble Lord upon this last-mentioned sub ject, as recently as yesterday evening, within the walls of Parliament. Those declarations are, we maintain, sufficient of themselves to justify the people of England in demanding a more vigorous and energetic course of proceedings in regard to the conduct of the war against the Russian AUTO- C nv ß eo A r g mtehnat unde rtaken (however reluctantly, still really d actually undertaken) by the ABERDEEN Go at once multi There must be no more trifling these dangers in the East have become notorious.s obvious plied A a u n d d magnified. It is obvious. and notorious, s , while f forces, thises sent necessity b y theis Western allies of the SULTA N are insufficient in number, and are at the same time being kept back both lt i deplorably from the scene of action in the Principa lities. Simultaneously with our knowledge of which lamentable facts, come these ugly rumours already specified, rumours of a determination in high places to treat the Russian EMPEROR to the very last with all tenderness ! Have we not sufficient grounds, therefore, for insisting that there are reasons why the people of ~. JUST AS EASY TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM THUS CREATED TO ITS OWN USE, AND THUS CANCEL BY A STROKE OF THE PEN' SOMETHING LIKE A MILLION A-YEAR FROM THE CHARGE OF THE NATIONAL DEBT ?" This system. of corrupt jobbery must no longer be tolerated ! This tribute to the value of one million sterli nth a year must be withdrawn. Even that enormo►zs annual contribution to a private corporation by no means represents the full extent of the evils , occasioned by " the privileges and monopolies " granted to the favoured institution. To these exc: u sive privileges we are indebted for the absence of a circulating medium adequate to the wants ar ids exigencies of the country. The paralysing iiailuences of a deficiency of " the life blood of industry," which has on many occasions been but too. plainly perceptible, the fluctuations of the money market, " which, according to Mr. COBDEN, ha ve occasioned greater evils than the failure of all the banks of issue that ever occurred," would thus be averted, and we would obtain that steady am d equable supply of money, or the representative of money, which would prevent those disastrous alternations. This would be ac- complished by transferring the control of the national currency from the hands of persons who enhance their profits by making money alternately cheap and dear, plentiful and scarce ; at one time tempting their fellow-citizens into speculations by the readiness with which they offer pecuniary accommodation, and again causing the failure of these very undertakings by the sudden contraction of their issues, and the increase in their rate of discount, which, under present circumstances, in fluences the rate of interest throughout the entire country. By Government issuing its own notes, of small denominatio , ns, say for 11., 21., and 31., the gold in circulation for the daily purposes of life, and which is only used because no small notes are issued, would be liberated to the extent of thirty or forty millions. That gold would gradually find its way into the Exchequer, and become available for paying off the debt to the Bank, for meeting the expenses of the war, and for keeping the national note at a pre- mium, or at least at par. The premium would be occasioned by the tax-gatherers refusing to accept payment of taxes or duties, except in those notes, unless at some small premium, say 6d. in the pound, or 2i per cent. Mr. GLADSTONE has afforded a precedent for so doing by requiring the biddings for the New Loan to be made in Ex chequer Bills at par, and requiring ls. additional if made in gold or Bank of England notes. The principle is the same whether that premium be ls., 2i. 10s., or 51. The distinction has thus been drawn, which, if properly worked out, will solve the great monetary problem. Let the people then unanimously demand the severance of the connec tion hitherto subsisting between the Government and the Bank of England, and the e3tablishment of that great desideratum, a really National Bank. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, which was attended by the whole of huura and a half. the Ministers, The Council gat two IN RE WAITE. This bankrupt had carried on business as a butcher in Wormwood-street, and to-day was appointed for choice of assignees. In the course of the proceedings it was stated that the debts were about 1,700/., assets 300/., and property to a large amount had been secured by the assignees —a bill of sale existing, but the man in possession was ousted, not having his authority with him. His Honour said that possession was said to be nine points of the law. He looked upon bills of sale and assign. ments generally as frauds upon the creditors, and the assignees would do well to retain all they had taken. The Solicitor to the Assignees—We have been threat. ened with an action. His Honour—Well let them fire, you know what to do. An allowance of 31. per week was allowed to the bank rupt, and Messrs. Robinson and Knowles were appointed by the Court accountants to the estate. CHURCH PREFERMENT.—The Rev. James Davidson, late curate of Whitby, Yorkshire, to the vicarage of Nafferton, in the same county,—patron, his Grace the Lord Archbishop of York. DRAIN OF GOLD.—The last arrivals of Australian gold have not yet been delivered, and meanwhile a further sum of about 60,0001. was taken from the Bank yester day for transmission to Paris. The effects of this steady drain are observable in an increased demand for money out of doors. CARDINAL WISEMAN.—The Cardinal has arrived in London from Rome, to resume his ecclesiastical functions. His Eminence came home from the Eternal City by way of Paris, where he had an interview with the Emperor Louis Napoleon on matters connected with the see of Rome, and the Roman Catholic Church. A MAN STARVED TO DEATH.— Some excitement was caused yesterday morning m the neighbourhood of Ken sington in consequence of the disoovery of t;ie emaciated body of a young man in a brick-field under the follow ing circumstances. Some men while going to their em ployment, about six o'clock, discovered the deceased ►ying upon the ground, apparently asleep, but on going up to him they found that he was quite dead. From the body being in a most emaciated condition, and from the fact that the deceased was known to have been beg ging► about the neighbourhood for some days, there is no doubt the unfortunate man has died from starvation. DEATH OF THE KNIGHT OF .GLIN.—The Limerick papers announce the death of the Knight of Win, John J. Fitzgerald, who expired of the prevailing epidemic, and after a few hours' illness, at Grin Castle, on Tues day. The deceasezl was Li,JuLna.,t-Col ,, nel of the county of Limerick Militia, and one of the oldest magis• trates the district. THE BALTIC. COPENHAGEN, Friday.—The small-pox has broken out in the British fleet. The first reports represent that it is raging with violence, but we hope that it may prove exaggerated. Bishop Monrad is dismissed altogether, without choice of resigning his bishopric or parliamentary seat. A letter from Hamburgb, of the 25th, in the Independance of Brussels, says that, on the 16th, the Emperor Nicholas caused the towns and for tresses of Revel and Dunamunde, to be declared in a state of siege. Both these places had already been declared in a state of war since the beginning of March. As to the town and fortress of Riga, the Governor-General is empowered to declare them in a state of siege whenever circumstances may call for such a measure. The Russian Government, to lessen the incon venience of the blockade to the Russian people, has sacrificed revenue. It has reduced the customs duties on coffee, sugar, oil, and several other articles of import. • COPENHAGEN, April 24.—A new policy has been adopted with regard to the crews of the Finnish and Russian ships lately captured. Instead of being kept as prisoners of war, at a great expense, and to the ruin of their unfortunate families, they have been lauded at Copenhagen, and allowed to go home over Sweien. Upwards of 150 have already left by the steamer for Ystad. But this operati,n has been attended with unnecessary barbarity. These poor men have been completely plundered. They have been stripped of everything in the stripe of money, and flung upon a foreign shore, en tirely destitute. A merchant of this place, who has large commercial transactions with Finland, has kindly assisted them. .He has advanced their passage-money, and other necessary sums at his own risk. You will admit that all this is not calculated to gain us golden opinions among the population here, or to create a kindly impression among the seafaring men in question. Brigandage is not war. We have hitherto more than neglected the northern populations. We have done all in our power to force them into the arms of Russia, and keep them there. If we have now changed our opinion, we should not begin with acts of despicable piratage upon friendless merchant sailors, the very men whose interest it would be to enter our service and fight under our banner. The whole thing has made a most painful impression here. EVACUATION OF LITTLE WALLACHIA BY THE RUSSIANS. A letter received from Widdin via Belgrade, dated the sth instant, confirms the note of the .Moniteur of yesterday, so far as relates to the evacuation of Little Wallachia. It appears that for the last two months affairs of outposts took place every day, and occasionally sorties of cavalry. The Russians were in the habit of ap proaching within reach of cannon shot, showing themselves and parading for a time, firing their carabines, but the moment the fort opened its fire they invariably got very quickly out of harm's way. On the Ist April the Turks made a reconnoissance of a more serious kind than usual. Five squadrons of regular troops and 400 Bashi-Bazouks mounted at 9 o'clock in the morn ing, and bent their course in the direction of Poiana. The only people they met on the road, which was cleared by, the irregulars, were some Cossack vi dettes, who galloped at their utmost speed to the camp to give the alarm. The Bashi-Bazouks, who followed hard, arrived at Poiana at the same mo ment as the Cossacks, leaped the ditch of the camp, and were at four o'clock in the town. The regular cavalry, who had increased their speed, arrived in about 10 minutes after. The Russians did not by any means expect the attack. They had shown themselves the preceding days, and in considerable force, but were ignorant that the Ottoman General had been aware of the retreat of a part of the force. In fact, there were not at Poiana more than two re giments of regulars and 400 Cossacks—in all about 1,400 men. The whole of the Infantry and Artillery, who had been concentrated some short time pre vio us in expectation of an attack, had beenwithdrawn. The sudden arrival of the Turks threw the small force into disorder and terror. The men rushed in the greatest dismay from the stables, where they found themselves hemmed in by the Irregu lars. A Russian squadron, which was also formed, and which was about to issue out for a reconnois sance, clapped spurs to their horses and fled with the utmost speed. They were charged by the Turks sword in hand, and the rout became general. Be fore they had time to escape there were a out 5o Russians killed and as many wounded, and the Turks returned to Kalafat with a great number of pi isoners. Thus the sortie, which was intended only as a reconnoissauce, became changed by circum stances into an attack, and it would have had still greater results if the Turks had had with them a few pieces of artillery, and above all infantry to enter the houses. The Russians fled, without draw ing bridle, as far as Muglavit, a small place aboutthree or four mil es t o th e north of Kalafat . On the day b u t one a ft er th e R u ssians returned in con siderable number, not less than 15,000 mon. They were as usual r e p u l se d with cannon. A fusillade of sharpshooters took place and lasted five hours, as also several charges of cavalry, but without serious result. For three days after they kept in ambus eade with two field pieces in order to surprise the advanced posts of the Turks. A squadron in patrol service found them out and gave the alarm. Some men of the squadron were killed by cannon shot, but the attack was not followed up. These alter nations of attack and defence have not in them selves any great importance, but there is no doubt tlyt they covered a progressive :novel/int of the evacuation by the Russians of Little Wallachia. That evacuation was complete at the date of the lotter ; and the menaced attack en. Kalafat Oetinitively abandoned. The Russians required all their force for the centre of the line of the Danube, with a view to their passing the river. They have narrowed their line of operation, and no longer menace the frontier of Servia. It is pretty certain that the attitude assumed by Austria has forced them to change their original plan of operations, so far as related to that frontier ; and it is pro bable that they now intend to follow out the plan of 1828, and try to moire on Shumla. THE DANUBE. Letters from Bucharett of the 20th, state that on the previous day,. a Turkish corps of 6,000 men passed the Danube at Sistow, to attack the Rus sian entrenchments on the other bank. A severe combat took place on the Wallachian bank. How ever it led to no other results than considerable losses on both sides, and the Turks retired. THE DOBRUDSCHA AND THE BLACK SEA. The Wanderer of Vienna has the following from the theatre of war : " Reports from Bucharest confirm the news that the Turkish troops have abandoned the defence of Trajau's Wall, and that this important point has been occupied by the Russian troops. The Rus sians send without any obstacles, expeditionary corps to Mangohn above Kavarna. General LU ders has his head-quarters at Murattur, at some miles from Karassa, between It arassa and assowa ;. there are every day little combats. It appears that General Luders intends to establish a communica tion with the corps-d'armee which occupies the other bank of the Danube, and to surround Ras sowa. The occupation of Traja,n's Wall by the Russians took place ou the 7th." News has been received from Odessa that three Russian coasting-vessels and their cargoes had been captured by the Anglo-French fleets. A letter from Adrianople announces the arrival in that city of the Kurd Amazon with her 400 horsemen. It adds that she was only waiting for the orders of the Governor Rustem Pacha to begin a campaign. THE GERMAN POWERS. A communication from Marseilles says the fol lowing may be considered official:— " Austria has at length taken a definitive part. The 19th of the present montti the Euiptiror Francis pledged himselt to the Western Powers to occupy immediately Grecia, either at Scutari, Provesa, or Vela, both with army and fleet. Also to put down any movement in Montenegro. Prussia will fol low Austria.. It was the knowledge of this which induced the Duke of Cambridge to assist at the marriage of the Emperor." . The Press of Vienna states that the prohibition, by the Russians, of the exportation of corn from the Upper part of the Danube, had produced a great sensation on the frontiers of Austria, where it was considered an act of indirect hostility to Austria. ' The Vienna correspondent of the Independence of Brussels mentions a ruinoar, without guaranteeing its authenticity, to the effect that the convention between Austria and Prussia, lately signed at Ber lin, had not been ratified at Vienna up to the 25th, and that difficulties had arisen of sufficient import ance to render necessary.the return of General Von Hesse to Berlin. THE BALTIC FLEET. The following interesting letter is from the Baltic fleet i " The. fleet sailed on the 13th of April from Kioge Bay, weather fine. I cannot tell you the different ships in each column, for they seem so scattered and ,=o dis tapt that it was difficult to make them out. The James Watt, 91, screw, Captain G. Elliot, and Monarch, 84, Captain Erskine, and a couple of steamers, were left at Kioge Bay to complete water and coals. There was a smothered rumour in the fleet, but it is kept as a great secret, that there was a mutiny, or something very much resembling it, en board the CEesar, 91, screw, Captain Robb ; that the captain of the fleet went on board, and beat to general quarters, and not a gun,or station was manned by the men and petty officers ; that the captain of the fleet sent for the petty officers, and they respectfully came before him, told him that they were of the same opinion with the ship's company, ready to, serve their Queen and country, but would not. act under their pre sent captain. Such is all I heard, and that as an affair every one knew, but afraid to speak about it. I heard, also, that the admiral referred the case to the Admiralty. I know nothing of Captain Robb, or the merits and de merits of the case, but I cannot help thinking that it is a most dangerous precedent to supersede, at the request of the men, the captain of any ship, and it must prove very detrimental to the service. However, the admiral could not do otherwise than refer it to head-quarters, providing such . a report is true. We have a fair wind. Weather is sharp in the mornings and evenings, and very cold at night. In one of my letters I told you that the two French ships have joined. They are oa the station, but have not joined the fleet. In the afternoon the fleet were joined hy the Iruperieuse, 51, screw, Cap 'tain Watson, and Leopard. 18. Capt..;,, Rear-Admiral Pluinridge's flag, and different other steamers of minor standing. Plumridge went imme diately on board the commander-in-chief's ship, and several private signals were made to the different flag officers and captains, which no one but them could know. The Lightning, paddle, Captain Sulivan, was seen to be very busy with orders from Sir Charles to some of the ships. In the evening the order of sailing was arranged in three lines. `• 14th; Good Friday.—This is a day of rest with you, Most of the sh!ps at service. Fleet in beautiful order, sailing in three lines. The Royal George, 121, screw, Capt. Codrington, G. 8., ahead of all, with a steamer and Cruizer, 17, screw, -Commander Donglas, and a couple of frigates and steamers, on the look=out to wind ward and leeward of the squadron. This morning we saw the first prize taken by the linperieuse—a brig, containing either salt or tallow. She had the English ensign over thu Russian. .The island of Gotiiland is in Agdt. 15th, Saturday.—We passed Faro, a small island at the end of Gothlaud, where we expected we were to anchor. About 12 (noon) signal made, " Ronde:Nous at Landsort," a small Swedish island, and during the day we sailed in that direction, all the paddle-steam ers employed looking atter sailing merchant ships, and overh tiling some of them ; ordered one of them to be detained and taken to Faro, and wait there. We may consider this a prize. Towards evening the fleet hove to, and Plumridge, who appears to be a regular sort of light cavalry for the fleet, was disp , itched ahead of the fleet, with the Driver, 6, paddle, Commander Hon. A. Co , •hrane, and Magicienne, 16, pa .idle, Captain Fisher; and then these steamers steered for the Gulf of Finland, with the whole fleet following in the direction —so, perhaps, they are away fur Revel, or some place in the entrance of the gulf. We should be glad to see the James Watt (which we lett with the Monarch, in Kioge Bay) join us, for we require all our force collected, in case we may meet with the enemy. It is quite true that all the colliers were ordered to Faro, but perhaps Sir Charles has altered his mind. If we are on our way to the Gulf of Finland we shall very soon be there with this wind. The Lord help us and take care of us. I have no doubt many a prayer is offered up in England for us. "17th.—Instead of proceeding at a quick rate on Sa turday night we merely went with Pluinridge a few miles ahead of the fleet, and all then kept a good 100k -out. We were joined on Sunday morning by the Gorgon, Commander Cumming. On this morning we were asto nished on our getting a view of the fleet, that Admiral Corry had disappeared during the night, taking with him four line-of-battle ships, two heavy frigates, and several steamers. Where he has gone to we know not, unless he is sent to Landsort, or Faro, or perhaps to have a look at Revel. Sunday (yesterday) was a quiet day, the fleets astern of us under easy sail and gra dually edging on the entrance of the gulf, and making the most of our wind, but awaiting the other ships. Of course this is conjecture. I forgot to mention that, on Saturday, 15th, forenoon, a mats fell overboard, I think from the Leopard. Boats were immediately down, but could not find him. This morning one of the look-out steamers (Gorgon) took a prize, a brig, and was ordered to take her to the commander-in-chief. From what we could understand from the signal made Sir Charles has gained some information on Saturday evening in lin f e r . ° o 7 . the prize taken that da yrin extent that there wereeight e uattle ships at sea and ten frigates.' this is conjecture; but I have no doubtrro a certain we c shall find it to be true. 18th.—A. signal has just been made oppof tunity for letters to England' so I have just . time to say that • in 'all —eight we are here, 14 ships a ht liners, two frigates, and four steamers —at the_eannt Islandceo We are to-day the Gulf of Fin land, looking up towards H -tanding off and ev idently waiting for Admiral Curry's squadron. Whateveron, may have become of them Sir Charles must have good nerve to remain here wi:h these heavy ship s, hawing so little sea room and so many evening rocks, &c., on each sole of them. Towards .:ne of the louk-out s teamers heard guns fired nearing tl. e land, and saw the smoke, but could discern nothing but in nu .11 brigantine at anchor. She w as anchored ani.i.g 3 1t a Brfla e number of rocks and shoal s , th a t not h il g .neraW but boats could go to her, and it being near dark she was left to her fate. Vely possible she might be a lofk-out craft, and that the guns were siglial guns to those at El an o, or might be a decoy duck to draw some of us unawares into the land. I never saw such a place for rocks: The sea is perfectly stud led with them. "Tile fleet appear healthy, as we see the number of sick indicated by signal once a week. The last papers we hail from England were dated the 31st March, so that papers and l e tt ers now w il l b e most accepta bl e . The people in England I expect think that we have a much larger fleet than we have, and they can firm no idea of the difficulty of navigating waters so full of rock , . I must say, however, that it is a pity the fleet are sepa rated at this moment, as I expect it prevents us from proceeding at once to attack some place or other ; and by remaining here we are affording them time to prepare to give us a warmer reception. It is, however, easy for a person not knowing all to make remarks. We know not what information the commander-in-ohief may have had. "Postscript.—Since I finished the above, instead with "t our letters going away. the Driver :Ind Lenptheirs 11:;Y)1,, u kie it for she had a boat on board the flag-ship) have gone up the gulf of Finland as hard as they can go. Perhap4 the commander-in-chief wants some information before sending away his despatches. I hope they will get a prize or two in their way up or down. 19th—Driver fol lowed, Admiral Plumridge yesterday evening until about half-past four, when he made a signal to her to chase in a westerly direction—not giving any other orders. This course brought her to the main fleet. The Admiral went on up the Gulf. Adruirai Corry has rejoined again. this rooming. All the steamers I mean the paddle steamers--are constantly under reduced steam, which' perhaps is requisite." Extract from a letter from one of her Majesty s• ships in Admiral Plumridge's squadron, Baltic fleet, dated April 18 : " There are letters for us on board the admiral's ship, but we have not been able to get them yet. I 110. had no letters or papers from any one for nearly three weeks. We have been cruising in the Baltic and Gulf of Finland for the last fortnight, never having had the anchor down, so I Lave had no opportunity of w riting. We boarded ' a number of vessels and took several prizes. We have about a dozen Russian prisoners on board We were up among the ice, and took a look in at Revel, Riga, and Port Baltic, where we saw a number of men of war lying, bu t we cao,'t get at them yet, for the harbours r 0 still frozen up. When the ice gives way, w are in hopes of having a go-in. It is awfully cold up here, you have no notion of it ; the decks are often co vered with ice, and the ropes look as if they were coed in glass. We saw a good deal of field ice a few dey! ago, indeed we could not get very far up the Gulf of Finland for it. Cruising about here is no way to have any news for you ; we have a little excitement sometimes chasing and firing across their bows to make the ra scals lay to till we board them. We have taken four prizes, the others we let go. One morning, about ten dap s since, we saw a large vessel some eight or ten miles a head, which we fully believed to be a Russian man-of-war,as she made all s ail to get away, and showed no colours. As we rapidly came up with her, she took in sail, unt il she was under reefed topsails (fighting trim), so we beat to quarters, and the pipe sounded loudly hands briug ship into action.' For about three minutes everything was bustle apparently, casting the guns loose, clearing the decks, &c. Five minutes after the pipe every g nu was double shotted and primed, and the men stand with the match lines in their hands waiting for the we to fire, and just as . we got within good distance the blackguard ran up American colours, and coolly told as he would have hoist e d th e m s oone r, but he wanted i t A ° see how smart we could cl e ar f or a c tion. If our tars ul ; not bless him to the wrong side of Heaven, don't beliel me l THE GREEK INSURRECTION. " The accounts from Athens," says the Moititeurf " represent the state of the public mind in Greec e under au aspect the most afflicting for all thos e who have been hitherto anxious for the prosperi t y of that country. A complete regime of terror e x is t s there. Agents are ostensibly sent to all the pow— e of the king dom which have not up to this time manifested any sympathy towards the insurrec" Lion in the Epirus ; those who allow themsel v es to be led away, proceed to the frontier un der the guidance of chiefs, who begin by levY ll3o contributions on all the Greek people in their vish and by setting fire to all the villages, the inhab u t tants of which refuse to take an active part in tu" revolt. Wow' thty arrive on the Turkish territorl it is, according to the expression commonly 10 7, at Athens, to force those wretched Christian W.!' to insurrection. At the same time such of the Pri . sons as were not at first thrown open have o r plied the means of recruitment. The wretches thus liberated take their place in the ranks of the regular soldiers to march with them to sack the Cores' tiaus of the Epirus and Thessaly. It is thus th e y pretend to regenerate these provinces, and P r e cure its civilisation. In the Attica and the 8- loponesus justice is everywhere suspen ded the coffers of the public money alid the corn lo re ; houses are everywhere pillaged; in a word, the 1 0 ,°,„ complete anarchy reigns in the administra ti t and in the country. A kind of Committee of Pl' lic Safety has just been founded at A thens, presided over by the old Fanariot Michel Soutft One of the first acts of this co mmittee nd br u , been to draw up a list of proscription, order to carry its object into effect, it has 43-- rolled a certain number of assassins who have re cently arrived from Constantinople and swyroL , whose mission is to make away with whoever is su: . pected of not being favourable to the movemep! On the 13th, an Athenian, who had dared to e.s: press doubts as to the success of the revolt, narrowg escaped becoming a victim ; after having been a used in the most dreadful manner, he was thro % into prison. On the same day the Catholics, ;wil l 's. celebrating Holy Thursday, were on th e point o_' having their church invaded by a band ofassassillst: and only owed their safety to the energetic repl*r_ "setitatidn addressed by the French Min ister to thu . Greek authorities. It is with pain that we 1 register these symptoms of a kind of v erti g o, whi r. threatens to lead Greece into paths in which ss.' can only meet Ns ith abysses?' PERSIA. The National Gazette, of Berlin, publishes 'OS follows the text of the official declaration of no' trality of the Persian Government. It is dated stg long back as the 27tu of January : . "From the commencement of the difference which has taken plans. between Itlssia and the Ottoman Porte, The Persian Government ad earnestly desired the maintenance of peace. To retat e unfounded reports co il renew the assurance of its imphrtiality and neutraliy', Persia declares frankly that in no case and under no c ir• curnstances will she mix herself up with the quarrel bee tween Russia and Turkey, although it Was the duty of to 7 Persian Government to protect her frontiers by . exttio e ' dwary armaments. In consideration of the friendshir and good intelligence which exist between the eel& louring governments, and our Government, and the habitants' of .th: as countries, and of . the assurance s r,„ 11. 3ent , y given by the ambassadors of the two couarieo h•- this capital, it is incontestable that the Persian Grove r : meta has on its side given striking proofs of its uprigu tn ness and probity towards these twO friendly G-iver ume le and has thus refuted some statements published European journals, and shown that, by the occur; tint of her frontiers, Persia has no intention to 1: 0 8 0 , them, but will attend only to her own affairs. this unlimited cotifitlqice and assurance which the Per, sian pverninsut cherishes towards the friendly P °v/ i n gt it clearly results that it entertains no suspicion athat either one or the otherof the two governmen ts, an d with it will not commit any act which may inspire thern__ne. doubts or a sentiment of discontent. This is why rt ral Azis Khali has received orders to return t o the vu_zi. of the Shah as soon as he shall have inspe cted the , tiers, as he will then have nothing further to do him." .FRANCE. The Bishop of Grenoble has addressed a pasto letter to his clergy, directing them to offer . I P e prayers for the success of the French army in East. ,,xv h e l n n th tl e te so c v o e u r t e •s ig e n of it, he says : placed the sword power declares ores githeeh accepts in who w se ar h , an th d without pretending to determine in advance the issue of_ events al ways uncertain, but sure of the Divine assistanc; which never fails her, awaits with confidence. It clef s more; it demands of God by its prayer s to abridge t`;`__ (lays of trial, to render the trial less seve re, and soon t' re-establish the reign of peace. It is with these thougb.! that we accompany with our wish es and our prayers toe: brave children of France, who are going at the risk et their lives to maintain in the East the ancient influence which has been denied to us, and which appeared for moment compromised. We pray God to watch over them, the Virgin Mary to be their protectress, and the chief of the celestial army to march at their head. Faithful in paving this debt of prayer, whilst they go . from the God of Armies the accomplishment of these to pay themselves the debt' hint' d, we shati-obtaio prophetic words I will cause to fly before you those • f ro m the North ; I will cause them to perish who come on the shores of the East ;' and Peace shall be the frui t of justice, and the people whom I love shall enjoy ther blessings of peac e ; and there shall be confidence in the i hearths, and plenty in their households.'" The Moniteur says : W e have before had occasion to mention the favour able reception given by all the maritime States to the declaration concerted between the Government of the Emperor and that ol her Britannic Majesty, relative to the navigation and commerce of neutrals during the wen As might have been easily foreseen, all the cabinete will share in the s en ti men t s on this subject which sev eral of them have already expressed. The cabine t of Co" penhagen h as testifiedto the French minister the most lively satisfactions at the resolutions come to by the two allied powers in the interest of neutrals. The language of the Portuguese Government has not been less e.(oplicit. The re Ay of Viscount d'A ntoguia, at the inonient when the declaration of France and England was c onimu ,icaied to him, Was as categorical and sati f tcwry as ould Ie d. sire I. Tee Cabinet of Lisbon will •,ouhtie,s short - y tale the neeessaty measures to r egtl . Lye the conduct of Po rtu g uese subjects conformably to t , ,e wishes of the two natiens. The declaration relative t the commerce of neutrals is not less favourabli appreciated in America than in Europe. It ill p ,sitively stated that the Cabinet of Washington Ele°s in it a guarantee of the European maritime concert, and a fresh reason for the Powers whicy take no Per t in hostilities to adhere tin that concert In the United States, moreover , p ublic o p inion i s more and more clearly expressed in D. \ our of the Anglo-French alliance, and at the depar ture of the last mail it wasp ositivelY stated at Washingt on that s m ile members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives were preparing t°, speak on the su b ject , in order to make kno wn the real feelings of the people of the United States." Tire Three per Cents. opened yesterday , at Of' 70c., declined to 631. 30c., and closed at 63f• for the end of the month ; the .Four,and-a.--11 „ per Cents. closed at 891. 751). ; and the New TA's.; at 64f. 10c. ; Orleans Railway Rouen, 840 f.; Havre, 410 f. ; Great Northern, 7371' 50c. ; Strasburg, 7271. 50c.; New Shares; -532 f. 500.; Paris and Lyons, 805 f. ; Lyons to the Mediter- Shares, 1,045 f.) ranean, 667 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 5 55 !' tre., iJUt.%; Cel)trai 0i France, 40u1. ; Lyons to Geneva, 420 f. ; Ban ° Credit Mobilier , 500 f. DE ratirni reside ] cesl 80t tha ten tin, On tra 7th tha F ~`' ZION Con of s for