The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-01 00:00:00

M• ATANZAS and SABANILLA RAILROAD SEVEN PER CENT. BONDS. —The HALF-YE.UtLy IN. TERZST on the above Bonds, due on the 15th inst., will b a Pilid at the Countiag-house of Messrs. J. HENRY, SCHRODER, ana No. 6, Lime-street -square, on that day and every succeedinZ Klan between the hours of 11 and 2. The Coupons, with a list in mune rieal order, must be left two clear days previotudy for examinaltion x and printed forms may be had on application as above. London, Ist June, 1854. , • THEATRE ROTA.L DRITRY LANE. Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Jinn I, Wlll be performed LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, 31.111 e. A gne s Bury; Ause, Madame Hendrich ; Raymond, Signor Arno , ldi ; L o rd Arthur, Signor Santi ; Norman, Signor Castelli ;Lord Henry Ashton, Mr. Weiss ; and Edgerdo, Mr. Sims Reeves. Followed by (11th time) the new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled IJNE FETE EN OLIMPE. pri c es—Stalls, Te; Dress Circle, 55.; Boxes, Is. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, le. ; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The Box-oflice open daily from Ten till Six, where places may be !Moored. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and Cock, 63, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. ruder the management of Mr. lackstone. THIS EVENING, Junit 1 , Will be performed the Drama of THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, G. Vandenhoff, W. Farrell, Compton, and Backstone ; Miss Reynolds, Miss E. Grey, and Mrs. Fitawilliam. After which. the entirely new end original extravaganza, entitled. MR. RIICKSTONE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE (IN LEI CESTEKSQUARE), written by J. R. Planche, Esq. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cams RE . THIS EVENING, Jura Will be performed TEE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder , and Cathcart ; and Misses Heath and Murray. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters b C y Messrs. C. Kean and David Fisher % Mr s. Winstanley and Miss . Lee!. rcq After which, AWAY WITH MELNCHOLY. Char ac ters by Messrs. Meadows, D. Fisher, and Sa lver ; and Misses Murray and Daly. • THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVEIfING, JW( 1. Will be performed THE MARBLE HEAR i ; or, The Sculptor's Dream. Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford, L. Murra a nd Ben. z. ster, and C. Selby ; Madam e Celesta, Miss Proolasr, Miss B. Harding. Followed by THE %MUSTACHE MOVEMENT. Principal cha racters by Messrs. 0. Smith, ICAeIeY. and ruselle; Mrs. Keeley, and Wise Mary Keeley. After which, TAE OVERLAND JOURNEY TO CONSTANTI NOPLE, As t4DRRTAKEN BY LORD RACEWAY. WITT.' INTEREATINO PARTICULARS; OF THE FAIR ;OPHIA. Prin cipal characters by Mr. Paul Bedford and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THE ITRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, JUNE 1, Will be performed THE HAPPIEiT DAY OF MY LIFO. in rlet,rs by Messrs. F. Robson, J. H Wnite, Le vie, and Vince nt ; Mrs. Chatterley, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Marston. To ba followed by THE FIRS r NIGHT. Characters by M essrs. Ly r e' Wigan, Leslie, Franks, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent; Miss P. Horton, and Ml.ss Wyndham. After which, TETE MUM \EY. Characters by Messrs. H. Wigan, Robson, H. Cooper; Misses Marston and E. Turner. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Allc:oft.—Dir ectress, Miss Rebecca Isaac!. THIS EVENING, Julie 1. Will be performed BLEAK 1.101i 4 E ; •r, The Ghost's Walk. Atter which, THE MARBLE LOVER. To be followed by the New 13a'let Divertissement, entitled THIS SEA NYMPH'S CAVE, in which the Ifisses tininess will appear. To conclude with THE BO iNET-BUILDERS' TEA PARTY. stalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, ls. 6d; ild.; Private Al Ile. 6d., to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. ASTLETS EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPIIITREA.TitE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Last Four Nights of the Nautical Drama and the Ballet. TQIS EVENLNG, Juxs 1, Will be presented the new grand Nautical and Equestrian spec tacle, embodying n and extraordinary eftects (written by Mr. Nelson Lee), entitled A TALE OF VIE SPA WAR or, The Gorse of the Wreck.. Th horses expressly trained by Mc. W. Cooke. Followed by a Novel Routine of VOLE AU VENT; or. Scenes in the CIRCLE. To conclude with a Grand Ballet. entitled THE STAR OF THE RHINE. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Open for the Season. BRILLIANT ROUTINE OF ENTERTAINMENTS. Engagement of those Eminent Vocalists, Miss POOLE, Miss RANSFORD, and Mr. MANVERS. THIS EVENING, dux' 1, The gigantic Panorama of Chusan, extensive and interesting Menagerie 9 Lions. 3 Elephants, 2 of which are the smallest ever exhibited, 2 Tigers, 2 Giraffes, &c. &c. Grand Vocal and Instru mental Concert, in which Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and Mr. fanvers will appear. Um iva led Military Band, conducted by the Messrs. C. and D Godfrey. Remington's Aorial Bridge, Cantelo's Egg-hatching Machine, Marriott's Industrious Bees, and various Novel Attractions. Concluding with the Bombardment of Chusan by the British Fleet, Explosion of Chinese Ships, and grand display of Fireworks by Southey.—Admission, Is. ; Concert, half-past 6 ; Fireworks, quarter to 10. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tiu DAY —Morning 2 min.after 5 I Evening 21 raln.aft. 5 To.Nowww--Morning 43 mui.atter 5 1 Evening 5 min.sft. 6 TR'S WEATHER.—Bus Orrum, JUNE L THERMOBUITZZ, 124 TRZ Sams. 66 - highest since noon yesterday. 60 —lowest this morning and during the night. 65—this day s at noon. BABowtrza, 29.98. WIND, E.N.E.—Light breeze, with !fine, sunshiny weather. _ curio LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1854. The rapid progress of public business and the numerous measures that have been already with drawn, naturally lead to the inference that Parlia ment will be prorogued before the end of next month. Six months at least must then elapse before the independent Members of Parliament can press upon Ministers the necessity or even the expe diency of a revision of the Bank Charter Act of 1844. That unjust and impolitic enactment may be productive of the most calamitous results before an effort can be made to obtain relief from its stringent provisions. We have already known by sad experience how severe must be the suffering—how urgent the pressure before auy relaxation will be sanctioned by Govern ment. Mercantile firms of unquestioned solvency, that have withstood many storms, and have only achieved their present high position by a long-continued course of up right and honourable conduct, may be pro strated, the trade and commerce of the country may be paralysed, and the nation itself brought to the verge of bankruptcy before the Bank of England will again be permitted to violate the provisions of the monetary code. The delay would probably be greater than in 1847, inasmuch as the relations between the Government and the Bank are not quite as amicable as they were at that time, and the rapid approach of the period when the Charter must again be brought under Legislative consideration would impose additional difficulties in the Way of temporary relief. Nor is it a politic nor a constitutional course to allow Ministers frequently to sanction a violation of the law on the promise of obtaining a Parliamentary indern nits% If, then, there is a prospect, however re mote, of the suppression of the provisions of the Act of 1844, it is exceedi n gly desirable that the matter should at once be considered by the guar dians of the public purse, and judicious modifica tions made in the obnoxious la w . Th e most strenuous and decided bullionist the mo st unflinching advocat e f or the convertibility of the B an k note cannot assert th a t th e Act of 1844 with a state of w ar , and the conse is c ompatible quent drain of the precious metals. If we are to make extraordinary exertions to meet all that war—if we are t o the expenses o f im pose no additional burden on posterity, we should not be called upon to undertake the arduous task while fettered and encumbered by stringent currency regulations. Nothing so un reasonable has ever been required since the Egyp tian "Autocrat" demanded the full tale of bricks from the children of Israel, although withholding the raw material—the straw, of which they were composed. Our " taskmasters," too, "haste" us. They tell us to fulfil our works, our daily tasks, as when there was an abundant supply of the " life-blood of industry"-- , when there were not merely the smaller denominations of notes, for 11., 11. 10s., 21., and 31., in circulation, but , when bullion could not be demanded in exchange. If, with less population and in ferior resources„ tho nation raised between 'seventy and eighty millions by annual . taxation, it could only do so by the use of a paper currency, that enabled the various banks to afford all the pecuniary accommodation that could reasonably be required, because there was more than forty-seven and a half millions of inconvertible paper in daily use. At that time there was between five and six pounds worth of paper circulating for every individual, without exception of age or infancy ; while now the circulation is but little more than one-quarter the amount, or 1/. 10s. per head of the entire population. How, then, can we be expected to bear the increased imposts, the doubled Income Tax, the enhanced Malt, Sugar, and Spirit Duties, while we are deprived of the means of exercising our industry. We may, like the sufferers of the olden time, be told " ye are idle, ye are idle 1" We may be told.—" Ye shall deliver the- full amount of your taxes, although you have not a circulating medium adequate to the wants and e xigencies of the country," and the object may be similar in its character. It may be that it is desired to disgust the people with the war, to induce them to relinquish their honest indigna tion against the unconscientious aggressor, and to be ready to assent to the patching up of a hollow, a precarious, and a dishonourable peace, or rather a truce, for there could be no lasting peace under such circumstances. But, happily, there the parallel ends. We are not serfs, and we can do something more than " cry" before our task master. It is absurd to say that means may be taken to economise the currency. It is like the scat tering forth of the people to collect " stubble in place of straw." We have already resorted to every practicable expedient for that pur pose, and we have seen the result. In place of having the use of capital on cheaper terms than other countries, as was usually the case, we find that the minimum rate of discount at the quasi National Bank is 5 per cent. (higher than it was on the 23d of October, 1847), while in Paris it is but 4 per cent., in Amsterdam 3 per cent., and in Hamburgh 2 per cent. And yet, even that stringent application of the screw is not sufficient to prevent the efflux of bullion from our ports, and the consequent further diminution of our already too scanty supply of bank notes. Has not the time, then, arrived for a decided and. unanimous demand on Parliament to provide the requisite monetary facilities —or, at all events, to adopt precautionary measures, in the event of the drain being much longer continued It will yield to the pressure from without. But there must be a clear and unequivocal expression of opinion on the part of the community. If monetary reformers remain indifferent and apathetic, nothing will be done. If they desire relief, they must put their own shoulders to the wheel, remembering that GOD will aid those who are willing to exert them selves. There is at least a reasonable prospect of one important measure of reform surviving the on slaughts that have destroyed so many of its breth ren. The second Common Law Procedure Act— the natural and fitting supplement of that which has given such universal satisfaction to the bench, the bar, and the community at large—has passed through the House of Lords, where the chief dan ger was to be encountered. We cannot fear any further impediment to this admirable measure, notwithstanding the ruthless destruction of so many innocents, even before the ordinary period for the general measure. We hope and believe that the present bill will pass without mutilation or serious alteration, and that we shall speedily be enabled to congratulate the public on the Royal Assent being given to what the greatest living legal reformer justly described as " a great and most important improvement of the law—one of the greatest and most important within his re collection !" We concur with Lord BROUGHAM in the opinion that the measure scarcely goes far enough. In fact, it does not carry out all the recommendations of the Special Commissioners ; But every step is in the right direction, and the most enthusiastic reformer cannot deny that it offers a large and very handsome instalment on his demands. We should hail the progress of the measure with unalloyed gratification but for the opposition of one who has earned a high reputation in all mat ters relating to the administration and practice of the law. The objections of Lord ST. LEONARDS were, however, only directed to some portions of the bill, and these were points in which the pro found learning and great acumen of the Noble and Learned Lord were not required to draw cor rect conclusions from the admitted premises. In deed it required no practical acquaintance with the law to be enabled to form an accurate opinion on the questions at issue. The first related to the " unanimity of the Jury." On this subject the bill is at variance with the Report of the Commissioners. It will be in the recollection of our readers that these learned gentlemen recommended "that the pre sent rule requiring unanimity in a jury, should be maintained !" They arrived at this conclusion not without considerable difficulty, and after the most serious and mature consideration ; and un questionably there were very plausible grounds for their decision. It could scarcely be antici pated that the verdict of a bare majority would give complete satisfaction. If three or four im partial gentlemen, who had solemnly sworn " a true verdict to give according to the evidence," honestly and conscientiously believed that the substantial justice of the case was in favour of one of the litigants, that litigant could scarcely be expected to think that the "majority" were right. " Quod volumnus, facile credimus," he would rely, with undoubting faith, on the views of " the intelligent minority," and be desirous of submitting his case to the ordeal of a new inves tigation. The difference of opinion among the jury would give weight to his application for a new trial, and great procrastination and serious expense might be thereby occasioned. The ne cessity for unanimity, too, secures a full and complete discussion of the matter in dis pute in all its varied details, and it not unfrequently happens that many conscien tious jurors are induced to alter too hastily formed opinions in the progress of such discus sions. If the verdict of the majority were bind ing, a division would be taken immediately on the retiring of the jury to consider their verdict, and nothing would alter the first impression. These arguments are unquestionably entitled to much weight, and they appear unanswerable against the verdict of the mere majority, or even of two-thirds or three-fourths, of the jury, as have been from time to time suggested by many high authorities. But the Lord Chancellor, on whom the responsibility of the final legislation devolved, naturally considered that an intermediate course might properly be adopted. In civil proceedings the balance was to be held with a nice hand. There was no benefit of a doubt in favour either of plaintiff or defendant. The decision should be i n - Ho wentnc ea eitherawereceorsiadaecce w ith the " weight of evidence." decisive preponderance of opinion Hence the o bj ects to not wouldbe sufficient, if the hastilyjudg or recklessly formed. be achieved wer e to ascertain ' such a decid e d b a l ance of in in favour of either party as w ou ld , if n accordance with the Judge, views of the presidi ng afford a strong pro bability of its being in accordance • with the sub stantial feature of the case, and also to exercise such an amount of deliberation as would render a hasty verdict impossible. The first point might, according to the views of Lord CRANWORTa (who, it will be remembered, had long experience as a Common Law Judge, in which position he acquired the distinguished character that entitled him to the woolsack), b e accomplished by requiring that THE SUN, LONDON, TH five-sixths, or ten of the twelve jurors, should concur in the verdict. This would prevent one or two perverse and unreasonable, or possibly pre judiced and interested, men from rendering an inquiry abortive. If there were any reasonable grounds for their dissent from their fellows, these matters would of course receive greater attention from the full Court, on any ap plication for a new trial, on the ground of the verdict being "against the weight of evidence." But such a trial might be, and fre quently is, granted when the jury are unanimous, and we do not believe that it would be more fre quently the case if the proposed modification were sanctioned, or that one or two, at the outside, of the jurors differed from their fellows. The ne cessary discussion and consideration would be insured by the provision that no verdict, in which the jury was not unanimous, could be received until they had been kept together 12 hours. , Lord CA.BonELL—no mean authority—had pro posed that the decision of nine of the jurors should be taken at the end of that time. It was, however, decided, and we think wisely, that ten should be the number, and we have no doubt that the decision will be approved of by the com munity at large. We have not allowed ourselves space to enter on the more important question of " oaths." The change which seems wise and judicious, however, appears to have been opposed rather on political than on legal grounds. As it is, we cordially agree in the prcposed alteration, from which no real dangers can arise—guarded as it is by the discretion reposed in the presiding judge, and the certainty that an affirmation will not be accepted on trivial or insufficient grounds from a witness, not at present by law authorised to give his testi , mony in that form. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 10,000 bales, including 1,500 American and 1,000 Surat taken for export, and on specula- _ _ tion. The market was more animated, and closed with prices of American 1-16 d. per lb. higher. The sales comprised 8,000 American, 400 Egyptian at bid. to Bd., 1,500 Surat, at 21d. to 3id. per lb. Railway shares were firm. The public sales of wool, which conclude to-day, have progressed pretty evenly from the com mencement. The arrivals from the colonies have, within the last few days been large. Scotch pig iron is a shade dearer again, mixed numbers on the spot, being at 925. 6d. to 935. per cwt. The state of the Manchester piece-goods mar kets, as reported upon by Messrs. M`Nair, Greenhow, and Irving, in a communication re ceived from them this day, is dull, and the influence of the Bank rate of discount has been sensibly felt. It is stated, however, that the caution induced may have been beneficial, and that business in the manufacturing districts was never in a more healthy condition. The feeling within the last week or two has been better, and there is more disposition to purchase for present require ments, producers having met the demand on liberal terms. For export, likewise, there has been a fair inquiry. Speculation has been effectually checked by the increased dearness of money. Should the next harvest prove favourable, trade generally will, no doubt, receive a material impulse. Th.o stocks of goods have not materially increased, but there is, undoubtedly, some augmentation. Tangibs, during the past month, declined lid. per piece, and also jacconets, i printing cloths 11d. to 3d. per piece ; i, 3d. to 4id. ; 40, 45, and 50-inch shirtings, 3d. to 4-1 5 c1 ; tea cloths, long cloths, and madapollams, 3d. per piece ; domestics about 1-16(1. per yard ; and yarns, mule and water twist, Ad. per lb. Doubled yarns have fallen consider ably, according to their qualities and num bers, from 2d. to Bd. and is. per lb. Spinners, taking into account the decline in cotton, are con sidered to be in about the same position as they were, but manufacturers who purcbase their yarns are in au unfavourable position, and some of them have suspended payment. Fur the country trade the demand has been limited. The list of vessels expected to sail from London in all June for India, China, and the colonies, has been completed by Mr. Miller, of the Jerusalem Coffee-house, and, as repects the Australian trade, it still presents a goodly array, considering the tenour of the last alvices as to the markets being overstocked. It appears that for Melbourne and the other ports of Victoria, over 25,000 tons are on the berth, including the Lady Jocelyn steamer, and the Joshua, emigrant ship. For New South Wales there are about 16,000 tons up, for South Australia 8,000 tons, and for Van Diemen's Land 5,800 tons. Accounts from Hamburg state that specie was scarcer, owing to the hoarding by the farmers, many of whom were burying large sums. The Russian version of the bombardment of Hango fort makes out very little damage to have been done, but admits that the commander of the second battalion of Grenadier Guards was killed. There are several interesting articles in the Bankers' Magazine for June upon monetary and mercantile matters, including bankruptcy reform, the Exchequer-bonds, and the gold discoveries. The weekly parlour it eeting of the Bank of Eng land Directors has broken up without any altera tion being made in the rate of discount. Money is reported to be rather easier ; and after Saturday, when the bills due the 4th have to be met, there is expected to be less demand. Some of the Austra lian banks, having received large remittances, have been in a position to lend on liberal terms. The English Funds have been very buoyant, prices being fairly 1 per cent. higher than on the average yesterday. Consols have been 91 to 91 for transfer, and 91 to 911 for account. The buying for investment continues and stock is still scarce, but so many Bears have already bought in their accounts that it is possible the account will be Bullish before the settling day. When Stock, however, is taken up or its renewed loan to the jobbers is refused, the market may be sustained, even if the speculators for a rise have a good deal to close or carry over. Bank Stock is firm, at 204 to, 206 ; and India Stock at 236 ; Exchequer-bills have been at ls. to 3s. pre mium, and those advertised to be paid off, at ls. to ss. discount. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been done at 90i to 91k. Foreign Stocks have been merely nominal. The only bargains are in Russian 5 per Cents. at 96i and 97, being very full prices • in Spanish 3 per Cents. at 40 : and in the Deferred at 19t. All the rest are nominally a shale higher than yester day. _ , 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 16,033 15,672 Caledonian, and Edin. and Glasgow 17,139 14,920 Great Northern 17,027 15,245 Lancashire a , :.cl Yoekshire *Epsom races last year. Railway Shares keep very him, and th ere h ave been fair transactions in Great Northern, Cale donian, South-Eastern and York and North Mid land. French shares have advanced to per share upon the 201. paid, but there is not much doing. The Mining Market is flat for the gold com panies, but Santiago and Pontgiband are better. The Banks are quiet, and the Land Companies' in less request. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK ( Prom the Official List.) Business done kank Stock •••• per Cent. R,educed Annuities 90;4 891 90 3 por Cent Consols Annuities 9 ls A 1 Now 34 per Cent. Annuities 9l h 901 Lou; Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 9-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 15-16 India Stack India Bonds, £lOOO ...... jonsols for Account 4 ;tit Juno Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO . £5OO Small Ditto Advertised PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK, Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. 5t..... 7 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent ...... 40 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent .......... 19i Dividends on the above payable in London. lIALF-PAST TWO. Consols ....................................... 91$ Oft° June Account SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—The public will be glad to perceive that the South-Eastern Railway Company intend to make a considerable redv.ction in the price of double journey and periodical tickets. The double journey tickets from station to, station will be reduced from one fare and three quat:ters to one fare and a half. The reductions in the charge for periodical tickets are to vary from 10 to 30 per cent. The South-Eastern deserve the greatest credit for this liberality, and they will, we are persuaded, find before long that it is sound policy as well as liberality. EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A FEMALE AT ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S{ HOSPITAL. Yesterday evening, a female went to St. Bartholomew's hospital, and applied for admission She complained at first of having been injured in her legs. On examina tion, howev er , this proved tr, b e un t rue , and she was desired to leave ; but positive:i y refused, and resisted the nurse and medical attendant—tearing off the cap of the former, and very foro'ibly attacked the latter and the porter at the receiv ing room. Baker, the constable, was called in, and with 'some difficulty removed her, but no charge was given. She wandered about for some time, and then returned, and renewed her violent conduct, when it became abso lutely necessary to take her into custody. The only reason the woman gives is that she had no home to go to. IMPORTANT TO COUNTRY LITIGANTS. —This morning, in a case before Mr. Under Sheriff Burohell, at the Sheriffs' Court, Red-lion-square, a question was raised as to a certificate to be allowed to the plaintiff to recover costs in an action for 101. on a bill of exchange, the plaintiff residing at Manchester, and the defendants in London. The learned Under Sheriff said that ho saw no reason why the case could not have been tried at the County Court, and refused the application. STRAND THEATRE.—Miss F. Beaumont's benefit takes place this evening, at the Strand Theatre. The bare announcement of the fact will, we feel assured, be suffi cient to insure a full house. • AWFUL THUNDERSTORM IN DERBYSHIRE.—On Mon day evening, May 29, a storm of a fearful character visited this county, and in many places caused the greatest alarm on account of the apparent proximity of the electric fire to the earth. In one instance, at least, its effects were fatal and most distressing. Mr. Old ham, the well-known surgeon of Alfreton, was driving in his gig to the neighbouring village of Morton, and when near the latter place he was struck by the electric fluid, and killed instantaneously. His horse was so much injured that it became necessary to put it to death ; but a little boy who was riding with him, and I was eoverok: by the same umbrella, t:ieapea entirely un hurt. Mr. Oldham leaves a widow and eleven young children to lament their irreparable loss. GUN-BOATS FOR THE BALTIC. No less than three allusions to this important subject appeared in the published correspondence in the morning papers of Monday and Tuesday, and on Wednesday the T lines, under the head of " Cronstadt not impregnable," gives an extract from a letter, dated May 15, from which we extract the following :—" Again we must wait till gun boats arrive from England. These must be of very light draught of water." . . " There are cer tainly two or three redoubts which must be bombarded by gun-boats, and carried at the point of the bayonet. The only difficulty that I appre hend is, that the Admiralty will send us gun-boats totally unfitted for the service, as they ought not to draw more than six feet of water, and should be built of sufficient scantling to bear the concussion of heavy artillery." Our omnipo tent contemporary, the Times, publishes these remarks with no other comment than " they are not without interest," and in a former article—a leader—did a few weeks ago complain of the sudden war having found us, among other deficiencies, " unprepared with efficient gun vessels." That can hardly be called vigorously rousing the authorities to a sense of what is due to our gallant soldiers and sailors who peril their lives while we " sit at home at ease." Our contemporary did, however, give insertion to the letters of Mr. Russell and Capt. Clax.ton, and so far did much good service to a cause which otherjournals besides ourselves have spoken out upon. The extract we give to-day comes from a hir.h hand, and the remarks are singularly con sistent with what we have described as the real want of the war—gun-boats of large armament, good power, and light draught of water, instead of gun vessels of the Pigmy, Otter, and Jasper class, all of which draw over 10 feet, or of the new class build ing, all of which will draw 13 feet ! ! l—the light draught of our war steamers already in the Baltic!!! We promised to keep our eye on this matter. We are doing so still. We have heard it much discussed by naval officers, and some of them of high standing, and we may say with only one point of difference, to wit., that this season it was too late to get them out after it was known Sir Charles Na pier had asked for them, a fact that even Sir James Graham will not deny. We think differently. We have shown that six or eight weeks ago, if ordered, they might have been far advanced, and that builders would have subjected themselves to heavy penalties if they had not been ready for cleitivery from that time in three months, or from this time we write in four or five weeks. We do not stop to be particular to a day; that is about the time—and if contracted for the month of July, and early in it too, they might have been in action in the Baltic. We hear that an eminent builder is about to build one as a sample, and we hope and trust, if she turns out what we think she will, a sense shame will do more for the service than has yet been accomplished in this particular by our poor efforts, or by the sensible remarks of some of our weekly contemporaries. We hope we shall not by and bye have to detail misfortunes, or at any rate an ineffective accomplishment of grand designs for the want of vessels such as have been described, and such as are now (as appears by the letter published) being anxiously—and, oh, how disappointragly— looked for in the Baltic. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon, at Buck ingham Palace. The Chevalier Bunsen had an audience of her Majesty, and presented his letters of recall as Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Prussia. His Excellency was introduced by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Major- General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Ma jesty's Master of the Ceremonies. The Queen was attended by the Marquis of Ormond; K.P., Lord in Waiting, and Mr. F. Cavendish, Groom in Waiting. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty. Sir James Graham had an audience of the Queen. Prince Albert rode on horseback yesterday, accom panied by the Prince of Wales, and attended by Captain Du Plat. The Princesses Helena and Louisa took a drive in an open carriage and four. The Queen and Prince Albert with Prince Arthur, took a drive in an open landau and four yesterday after noon. Col. the Hon. Charles Grey and Captain Da Plat were in attendance on horseback. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess Alice, honoured the performance of French Plays with their presence in the evening. The royal suite consisted of Viscountess Canning, the Marquis of Ormonde, 'Vis count Torrington, Col. the Hon. Charles Grey, and Cap tain Du Plat. In the course of the evening Prince Al bert attended by Viscount Torrington and Captain Du Plat, honoured Earl Do Grey with his company at the, noble earl's residence, in St. James's-square. The Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, honoured the performance of the French Plays with their presence last evening. The Duchess of Kent was attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Lord James Murray. A deputation, including Mr. Pritchard, High Bailiff of Southwark, had an interview with the Earl of Aber deen and Lord John Russell yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing street. The Cathedral Commission met at No. 1, Parliament street yesterday. The Commissioners present were the Marquis of Blandford, M.P., the Earl of Harrowby, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Oxford, the Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, Sir John Patteson, the Reverend Canon Selwyn, and Mr. Henry Kingscote (Secretary). The Earl of Carlisle arrived at his residence in Gros venor-place, on Tuesday night, from the Continent. The colonelcy of the 17th Foot is vacant by the death of Sir Peregrine Maitland. The Rev. Charles B. Dalton, M.A., Rector of Lam beth, has been presented by the Bishop of London to the incumbency of Highgate, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. T. H. Causton. The rectory of Lam beth, which thus becomes vacant, is worth 1,5001. a year, and is in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury. We regret to announce the death of M. Agostini, whose name has occasionally appeared in our columns for correspondence. He was one of the most distin guished members of the Constituent Assembly at Rom e in 1849. His age was only 41. An exile from the land of his birth for "liberty's sake "—there is too much reason to fear that he died of a broken heart. FRENCR PLAYS.—Last night M. Lafont took his benefit, and we are happy to say that the house was crowded in every part, and honoured by the presence of her Majesty. There has been no actor more popular in London, or more justly so, than M. Lafont. His style of acting is hearty, genial, and thoroughly dramatic. At home in the portrayal of a young man, equally so 'in the representation of an old one, M. Lafont has tra versed the round of comic as well as serious piece% and triumphed in them all. SUICIDE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.—Yesterday after day afternoon, about half-past four o'clock, Mr. Francis Norton, clerk of the kitchen to her Majesty, committed suicide in the room occupied by him at Buckingham Palace. The deceased was about 55 years of age, in the prime of life, and had filled the situation of clerk of the kitchin, at a salary of 7001. a year, for some years past ; he was discovered lying on the ground with his throat cut from ear to ear ; the alarm was instantly given, medical attendance procured, but life was utterly extinct. No motive can at present be assigned for the melancholy act, as it is not known in what position the unfortunate gentleman's affairs were, but it is singular that about the time the result of the Derby was known in London, is supposed to have been the time when the deed was accomplished. This, however, may be a mere fortllitOUS coincidence. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR. COUNCIL OF WAR AT VARNA. Advices from Constantinople of the 22d state that in the military congress held at Varna, it was decided that the allied troops should proceed to Adrianople. It is understood to have been com posed of Riza Pacha, the Turkish War Minister, Mehemet Kebresli acha the Minister of Marine. Marshal St. Arnaud, Lord Raglan, Omer Pacha, Admirals Dundas and Hamelin were invited to attend, but it is not known whether they were present. THE SIEGE OF SILISTRIA.—BRAVERY OF THE TURKS. According to the last accounts Silistria still de fends itself bravely. The news of a disposition to treat on the part of the Turks is false. The word " capitulation" has never been uttered. There are 90,000 Russians round Silistria. On the 27th of May the operations from the islands of the Danube were suspended in conse quence of the height of the river. The bombardment has done some damage to the fortress, but it has been repaired. The Russians, at the demand of the Turks, have promised not to fire on the hospitals in the fortress. The following semi-official announcement ap pears in the Moniteur : " A communication from Belgrade, by telegraph, dated May 29, states that the Russians have at tacked Silistria with all the disposable forces they had upon that point. This attack, directed simul taneously from the Danube and by land, was re newed four times, and was four times repulsed by the besieged. It is stated that Omer Pacha is pre paring to go to the assistance of the place. The resistance of Silistria continued with success on the 26th of May. The Lloyd of - Vienna, published yesterday the following telegraphic despatch : SCHITMLA, May 23.—The Russians stormed Silis tria four times, and were always repulsed with great loss. Omer Pacha concentrated his troops to relieve Silistria. The subjoined, which appeared in the Presse of Vienna, is three days later : SCHUMLA, May 26.—Auxiliary troops are at Basardschik ; vanguard at Mussabeg. Paskie witsch has countermanded reinforcements from Bucharest and Ibraila, probably intending to raise the siege of Silistria. The following passage appears in the Paris cor respondence of the Times :—" Private letters from Constantinople, dated the 20th, speak of dissatis faction existing among the Turkish population at the allied troops not having as yet made a move towards the theatre of war. This impatience is, perhaps, excusable under the circumstances, seeing that Silistria has undergone so long a siege, and more than one assault, without succour. Omer Pacha, too, whose impatience is said to be great, has repe ttedly demanded notso much reinforcements for the field as that the allied troops, even 1,500 or 2,000 of them, should atleast showtlaemselves to his men and to the enemy, to keep up the courage of the former under severe duty, and to inspire them with new hope ; and to convince the latter that the Ottomans are not, as appears to be circulated in the Russian camp, entirely abandoned by Christian Govern ments. This feeling of the Constantinople people, or rather this ' ignorant impatience' of hostilities, gives rise to various surmises, doubts, and rumours not extraordinary among so suspicious a race ; and many are convinced, or appear to be so, that the i English and French generals—the Duke of Cam bridge and Prince Napoleon—have only come to Constantinople to propose terms of peace to the Sultan, and enforce them if necessary. Silistria is often referred to. The loss of that important position would no doubt be serious, even though it had the effect of rousing Austria to action, but, the loss to the Ottoman army of its brave com mander, Mussa Pacha, would be still more serious. Mussa Pacha is, by common consent, one of the most energetic, intelligent, as well as courageous officers of the army ; and it is to him, and not to Fethi Pacha, who has all the credit, that the organisation of that arm of the service is due." The Debats says :—" If we may judge of the present by the past, the fall of Silistria ought not to be regarded as imminent. In 1828, after a siege of more than 60 days, the Russians were obliged to retire, and in 1829 they did not get rios session of it until forty-fourdays after the trenches were opened. According to the last accounts the regular works of approach had only just begun. In the last war Silistria was only defended by a fortified wall, whereas since that period four large detached forts have been added to the defences of the place ; in 1828 and 1829 the garrison of Silis tria was only composed of from 8,000 to 10,000 irregular soldiers, while now it has 20,000 regular troops. All these reasons must tend to inspire the belief that the place cannot be on the point of being taken, but the fortune of arms and the chances of war are so great that in such a ease, more perhaps than in any other, reliance can alone be placed on faits accomplis." The Vienna Presse has a despatch from Sem lin, May 30, which states that the Ottomans evacuated Turtukai, Nicopoli, and Sistowa, on the 26th ult. The Russians occupy both places. This is not confirmed by news from other quarters. THE LOSS OF THE TIGER. A letter has been received at Plymouth by Mrs. Doraville, the wife of Mr. H. J. Domville, the surgeon of the Tiger, and who is one of the prison ers ; it is dated Odessa, May 15, and states that the ship struck the ground on the morning of the 12th during a dense fog, about 150 yards from the beach, and five miles to the south of Odessa ; every effort was made to get the ship off by throwing some guns over board, but without avail. When the batteries on shore opened their fire, one gun only could be fired in return, and that with little or no execution ; the captain and four others were struck down with wounds, and in less than ten minutes after the commencement of the firing the ship was in flames in two places. Russian colours were then hoisted, in token of surrender. The letter further states that they were received with great kindness by their captors, and the crew were as happy as cir cumstances would permit. The captain was pro gressing favourably. ASIATIC TURKEY. A letter from Trebizond, dated May 5, contains the following : The news of the bombardment of Odessa brought by the English steamer Phoebe, was received with enthusiasm. The consuls of France, England, and Austria hoisted their flags, and the Pasha went and paid them a visit. Soukoum-Kaleh, abandoned by the Russians, has just been occupied by the Abasiotes, who took possession of the warehouses and the merchandise they contained, and hoisted the Turkish flag there. The Russians, to the number of 5,000 or 6,000, marched upon Redout-Kaleh, whence it is thought they will endeavour to reach Tiflis. They have evacuated and burnt Anapa. The Wanderer of Vienna says :—" Our news from Trebizond reaches to the Bth, that from Kars to the 29th ult. Many Circassian chiefs had repaired to the former place, to await Lord Raglan at the head of the British auxiliary army. It is said the opera tions against Kars, where there were not more than 12,000 Turkish troops, in a state of complete discouragement, commenced in the first days of May. Commercial men at Trebizond expect to reap great advantages from the abandonment of the Circassian coast by the Russians, and to be thus in some measure indemnified for the losses they sustained while the Russians were preparing for departure, the latter not having shown the slightest consideration for the inhabitants, and made them decamp at a few hours' notice, quite insufficient to enable them to remove all their effects. The evacuation of Soukoum-Kaleh alone has cost the trade of Trebizond upwards of a mil lion of piastres (about 250,000 fr.), the Circassians having pillaged the town and set it on fire. The evacuation, moreover, is stated not to have been executed to the satisfaction of the Russians, a numerous body of Circassians having impeded their operations, and made some prisoners." OIVIER PACHA'S ARMY. According to a letter from don:Caniinople, in a Marseilles journal, Omer Pacha has officially com municated to Marshal St. Arnaud and General Lord Raglan the following statement of his regu lar forces : 126 battalions of infantry each 700 strong 88,200 4 battalions of cbasseurs 64 squadrons of cavalry (on an average 125 men per squadron) Artillery, 224 pieces and 4,000 men (the latter excellent troops) 2 battalions of engineers each 600 strong Total ~ .........1 04,200. ................................. The irregular troops were stated to consist of 13,745 infantry, not well disciplined, but robust and intrepid, a n d exce ll e nt for harassing the enem y . The irregular cavalry consists of 14,355 men, who are generally well mounted, and can be usefully opposed to the Cossacks. The total of irregulars is consequently 28,100, and these added to the regulars make a grand total of 132,300 men. TUNISIAN EXPEDITION TO TUiticEY. The Mon iteur announces that in consequence of communications between, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France and his Excellency Count Ruffo, Minister of the Boy of Tunis, the Tunisian Govern ment has come to the determination of sending to Constantinople an armed auxiliary corps. This corps will be composed of• four regiments of in fantry, and two batteries of artillery. Each regi ment will comprise three battalions of about 800 men. Adding the force for the batteries, there will be a total of about 10,000 men, 400 horse, and 12 pieces of cannon. The Bey has informed the Con suls of France and England of this resolution in a note couched as follows : •" Praise be to God, &c. " We have thought our duty to take, within the limit of our means, a part in the great question which occu pies the nations in 'the East—a question which interests the whole world. With this view we propose to despatch our ships with a division of our troops. We write to you in order that you may be informed of our inten tions," &c. The command of the Tunisian division is en trusted to General Redschid, who was sent last year by the Bey on a mission to France. A letter from Smyrna dated May 17, says that Admiral de Tinan conducted to Rhodes on the 10th of May, and placed at the disposal of the local authorities, four piratical vessels taken by him near Nicaria. PREPARATIONS FOR ACTION. We extract the following from a Constantinople letter of May 20th :—" A council of war is now sitting at Varna, to consider the most effective mode of carrying out the operations of the present campaign. The numerous persons who, with pro bably more zeal than judgment, are always, in critical emergencies, anxious " to be stirring," found on these consultations sanguine hopes of immediate and decisive action, whilst men more experienced and sagacious content themselves with the belief that the movements of the allied force will be as prompt and rapid as a prudent and comprehensive regard for circumstances will j ustify. Lord De Ros has returned from Varna with a very encouraging account of the " ways and means" there available for the accommodation of troops. His lord ship reports a capital site for encampment, the convenient vicinity of large quantities of horned cattle—a much-to-be-desiderated addition to the present military bill of fare, in which beef figures as an item not more substantial than a nominis umbra. Another pleasant chapter in his lordship's budget of intelligence is, that provisions are com paratively cheap at Varna. This latter fact, how ever, it is well to recollect, represents the state of the case before the influx of our beef-eating com patriots, and may be considerably modified when demand begins to act upon supply. It is supposed that Lord Raglan's departure for Varna (which took place the day before yesterday) was hastened by the communication made to him by Lord de Ros. He is expected to be here again by to• morrow or the day after ; and as he will, without doubt, make himself definitely and perfectly acquainted with every necessary particular respecting the eli gibility of Varna as a point for the concentration of a considerable force, there is quite an effusion of impatient anxiety for his return. In military circles confidence is expressed that should his conclusions respecting Varna coincide with those of Lord de Ros, an order will issue for the almost immediate embarkation of two divisions, the first of which will be the light division, under Sir George Brown, to be followed by the first division, under the Duke of Cambridge, and the second divi sion, under Sir De Lacy Evans. The divisions just named were personally inspected by Lord Raglan a little before he left. It is indeed said that the Guards have had significant hints, from a quarter "not likely to be misinformed," that nine or ten days at the very farthest will be the utmost limit of their stay here. The Highland brigade is not yet completed ; the 42d and 79th have to arrive, and it is possible (though not finally arranged) that these regiments will make no delay here, but pro ceed on to Varna. After the inspection which took place on the 15th ult., Lord Raglan had a long consultation with the chiefs of divisions respecting the articles which should be carried by the troops when on active service and in the field. Small parties of men passed in marching order before the generals, some with different portions of their kit, and others with its ponderous whole, in order to give a practical illustration of what might be carried consistently with safety and conveni ence. The items now proposed are as under : WEIGHT OF KIT. lb. oz. One pair of trousers 1 11/ One shirt One smock shirt One pair of socks 0 41 One pair of boots 2 10 Leather for soleing boots 0 7 One towel 0 4 One cleansing brush 0 1 One shaving brush One knife One razor One settling book 0 1i One forage cap 0 10 Total kit To which must be added, to obtain the weight carried by the men— Blanket Knapsack Havresack lb. oz. . 4 0 .5 0 1 0 Accoutrements Arms .. 6 0 _l2 0 Ammunition (60 rounds) 5 0 33 0 Add weight of kit 9 2i Total weight carried 42 2t Even this, it will be admitted, is a somewhat for midable dead weight to be borne by meu going into the field under a burning sun. Lord Raglan, I am persuaded, is disposed to listen to every prac ticable suggestion for lessening the men's fatigue. Apropos of the articles to be carried into the field,' it behoves me to remark, in reference to the most important of them, that very great anxiety is manifested by officers and men for the issue of the new rifles, which, it had been hoped, would before Low have been in the hands of the troops. If, as was supposed, they are to be furnished to the whole army, it is most desirable that no unnecessary de lay should take place. I have had on several occa sions to perform the agreeable duty of alluding to the general good conduct of the troops since they left home, and of which the few instances of irre gularity at Gallipoli were only partial interruptions. Au exception (which significantly proves the rule) has just taken place. A few days ago there was a court-martial—(the only one in the British force since its arrival at Scutari)—on a man of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Gross acts of insubordination and violence were proved against the prisoner, who, on being arrested for disobedience to orders, struck the serjeant charged with that duty, and hurled his firelock at him. He was sentenced to 50 lashes, and imprisonment, with hard labour, for two years. Lord Raglan confirmed the finding and sentence, which latter would have been far more severe under the regime of yore, and would necessarily be so now, if the army were actually before the enemy. Amongst recent arrangements, Assistant-Commissary-General G. W. Smith will, under an order from the Treasury, be Acting- Commissary-General ; and Assistant-Commissary- General Edwardes is to take charge of the first division. Captain Fitzmaurice, of the Royal Ar tillery, is ordered to join the force at Scutari, and be attached to the second division. All officers who have had leave of absence are ordered to re join by to-morrow night. The officers of the seve ral regiments are going through a course of useful practical instruction in the art of loading their own baggage-horses in the most expeditious manner —hard work, no doubt, to many of them ; but it is pleasant to witness the manful and cheerful spiritin which they are applying themselves "to get used to it." The 17th Lancers (whose arrival was noticed in my letter of this morning) lost one horse on the passage. There is a rumour from Gallipoli that the Bth Hussars have lost no less than 28 horses. This would be a painful and serious affair." RUSSIAN VERACITY. We read in the Patric :—" The following detail relative to the affair of the Tiger shows to what an extent the Russian Generals will carry their system of lying and deception. The officers and c rew of the frigate lan ded in their own boats after having burnt their flag. The Russians never boarded the vessel, and consequently could not gain possession of the English flag. The Russian General sent as a trophy to Marshal Paski ew it c h the flag of an English merchant vessel, which h a d been detained in the port before the bombardment, and which he repiesented. as being that of the English frigate the Tiger." THE RUSSIANS IN THE DOBRUDSCHA. A letter from Constantinople of the 21st, in the Constitutionnel, gives some account of the position of the Russian army in the Dobrudscha :-- "The position of the Russians is anything but bril liant. They entered the Dobrudscha on the 24th March, and although two months have since elapsed they have not been able to advance a step. Although orders from St. Petersburg reached the Principalities on the 15th inst., directing the Commander-in-Chief to obtain possession of Silistria at any price, that place still holds out and does not appear to be on the point of yielding. If, however, it does fall, the situation of the Russian army would not be much improved, for, during the continuarre of the 1-iege, the French and English troup3 had tune to assemble, and it is nut in presence of these forces, composed of the flower of the soldiers of Europe, supported by a line of for. midable fortificatioss, that the Russians can ad vance. The Turkish army when left to itself has suc ceeded in making head against the enemy, and it re mains to be seen whether it could be overcome when it should have behind it and soon united with it the im posing reserve sent to the East by the Western Powers. The situation of the corps of General Luders, who occu-., pies the Dobrudscha, will not be long tenable, unless the Russian Government has decided on allowing the major part of the men to perish there. Since the commence ment of May the malady called the spring fever, caused by the exhalations from the swamps of the Lower Danube, has commenced its ravages. The troops, who are acquainted with this malady, either from having suffered from it in 1828 and 1829, or for from having heard of the sufferings and losses which it then occa sioned to the Russian army, feel very much discouraged. The present war is, besides, not popular. The unex pected vigour of the resistance of the Turks, the more and more threatening attitude of Prussia and Austria, and the approach of the struggle with France and Eng land has nothing encouraging for the officers, and as to the soldiers, although they Are habituated to sufferings and resigned to all evils, nothing is to be found in their ranks like the enthusiasm which they have shown at other times and in different struggles. In 1829, the spring malady carried off the sixth part of an army of 100,000 men, and the position is now still worse than it was then, for the corps of General Luders suffered very seriously in crossing the Danube, and it appears that it is the object of constant attacks on the part of a determined adversary, and the number of wounded is very considerable, nearly one-half of whom never re cover. Such at the date of the last accounts was the state of the army of the Dobrudscha." EXECUTION OF A RUSSIAN SPY AT SCHUMLA. A telegraphic despatch from Schumla, of May 11, says the event that has created the strongest sensation here lately has been the execution of a spy. The place where lie was discovered and taken was Matschin. One of the Turkish soldiers there went one evening to arestaurant, where he got into the company of a man dressed as a Bulgarians peasant. The stranger entered freely into con versation with him, and put many questions about the number of troops, and the other things con nected with the defence of the place. All the food and wine that were called for were freely paid for by the stranger, who detained his military acquaintance beyond the time when he should have been at his post. On his return to his duty • his commanding officer reproved him for his ab sence, and demanded the cause of it. The soldier told him where he had been, and of the person with whom he had spent the evening, his questions, and liberality in money matters. The officer ordered the soldier to go and bring him. The strange' was soon found, and conducted to the quarters of ! the officer. The answers he gave were so very un- • satisfactory that he was immediately suspected o 3 being a spy, and delivered over to the hands OS justice. On his trial his guilt was clearly esta- • blished, and, of course, the usual sentence was pro- • nounced against him. Schumla was selected a: s the place most likely to give notoriety to hi a punishment, and to render his case a warning t (Ahem Three days ago he was conducted by ta. large body of military from one end of Schumla to, the other. At a considerable distance came a bandy of drummers and musicians, playing tunes morel suited to a triumphal event than to the tragrc& affair that was so soon to take place. Behind them came some files of soldiers ; then the condemnod man, walking, in the dress of a Bulgarian peasant, his two arms tied with ropes, and held by seven 1,1 kavasses who followed him. A number (.4 infantry, in close column, with bayonets fixed, filled up the way for a considerable distance.. As the procession moved on, the crowd of people , swelled to a great degree. The place where it halted. was that part of the plain where the field artillery are encamped. The criminal was led out to a spot in view of all present. Ishmael Pasha and his staff' alighted. The preparations for execution were very soon finished—nothing, in fact, having been done except the binding of the man's eyes, and the tying of his hands more tightly. No paper was read, nor anything said explaining the cause of the man's execution. The Pacha gave the signal to nine soldiers, who were placed at 25 yards from the condemned man, to fire. Three fired first, but only one of their shots took effect. It made him stager and fall. Another three then fired, but with little more effect ; after which the remaining three dis charged their mutkets at him. Four balls in all seem to have struck him ; but as he was not dead,. three other soldiers were ordered to fall out of their ranks, and to fire upon him. After they had done so, several men went up to the unkilled man, and stuck their bayonets into his skull. He groaned so heavily that the crowd heard him. The want of precision with which the men fired, and the tardi ness they showed in doing their work, were very reprehensible, and gave much pain to the foreign officers whu had seen military executions in other countries ; but the finishing part of the+ business was little else than revolting to their feelings. Several Turkish officers went up to the mutilated mau, drew their swords across his throat, and then licked the blood from their sides. During the whole of the proceedings, Ishmael Paella was quietly smoking his pipe, and seemed as un disturbed by emotion as if he had been witnessing a review of his troops_ The spy, we understand, had been formerly in the Russian army, and was a man •of some intelligence. When brought up here, he was taken before Omer Pacha, who said, in German, to those who had charge of him, " Take him away, and put him in irons." Un derstanding the nature of the order, from his acquaintance with German, he said that he knew his fate now, and that his only regret was that he had not died on the field of battle. After his trial he confessed the part he had acted, and directed a search to be made in a wood for some papers that he had left there. They were found, and contained plans of Schumla and Silistria, with marks pointing out the weakest parts of these two fortified places, and showing how successful attacks might be made on each of them. There appears at least not to be much sympathy shown at the fate he met with, the conviction being pretty general that he was in the pay of Russia. Five thousand troops left Schumla the other day for Silistria, which the Russians seem to be seriously threatening. They have got a number of gun. boats on the Danube, which may do the garrison a great deal of injury, in preventing the men from getting water from the river, the only place where it is to be found. A number of prisoners taken in the late affair near Kalafat were brought up here some days ago. Intelligence has reached us of the arrival of some of the French troops at Adrianople. They are expected here in the course of eight days. THE BALTIC. COUP D'ETAT IN DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, May 31.—A coup d'etat has takext place in Denmark. All the opposition newspapers, including five in the provinces, are indicted. The French fleet has left Kiel. _ _ COPENHAGEN, May 28.—A1l we know with cer tainty in this place up to the present date is that on Sunday last, the 21st inst., Sir Charles Napier lay before Hango Point, prepared to bombard the fortress Gustayswarn. The Austerlitz was with him, and also Rear-Admiral Chads, on board the St. Jean d'Acre. Rear-Admiral Plumridge, with the flying squadron, had been sent on special ser vice up to the Gulf of Bothnia. Rear-Admiral Corry lay at Gottska Sandoe. Letters from Stock holm to the 23d inst. do not mention anything about Gustayswarn being taken by Admiral Napier. The Faedreland, the chief organ of the national party in Denmark, had yesterday (27th) an enthu siastic leading article from the pen of the celebrated Grundtvig, in favour of an alliance of the Northern kingdoms with the Western Powers against Russia. After some remarks about the intentions of Russia to make Russian lakes, like the Peipus and Ladoga, of the Baltic and the Cattegat, the article goes on: " It is a sad truth that in spite of Czar Peter the Great, who was, however, in need of our assistance, having duped us, in spite of Czar Peter 111., of Hol stein Gottorp having aimed at our destruction, in spite of Czar Paul having compelled us to a rupture with England and then left us in the lurch, in spite of Czar Alexander having stripped us of Norway, and finally in spite of Czar Nicholas having forced us to yield to Prussia, and proved his magnanimity to us by render ing the entire Danish kingdom dependent on the Duchy of Holstein—notwithstanding all this there are people here who look to the Russian Czar as the saviour of Denmark, past and future ; and this blindness is the worst of all our misfortunes. " Yet rescue is still possible. Providence has made the conflict between the East and the West unavoidable ; the tongue of the balance wavers, and the North might turn the scales to its own deliverance, and to the ad vantage of humanity, but the moment is precious. Without the co-operation of the North, E ng l an d an d France at last will be compelled to deliver the Baltic and Denmark up to Russia, and in the case of their subduing Russia with the aid of Sweden alone, Den mark would be the victim. Therefore we must both sink or swim together." The Berlingske Tidende, a paper which is con sidered to be the half-official organ of the Danish Government, also has a leading article in its num ber of yesterday, complaining of the Ministry being called Russian," and protsting against Russian influence in the Cabinet, but at the same time arguing the necessity of Denmark's preserving a strict neutrality. The ,St. Petersburg Journal published the fol lowing in an extraordinary supplement on the 22d May On : " the 19th April (May 1), the Turks, to the number of 15,000, advanced from Kalafat, and encamped near the village of Bile6chtf. Upon receiving inforwatiou that a detachment of cavalry of the advanced guard had oc cupied the village of Radovan, Colonel Jollouol9lakillot IrKtFel!r i ! to Tlit Isq'est froi Qbai:,4ve Vie' Al ia i t 2f the ( A 'la. sends alt %life r the. i 4 th e enee G o i ci apai T h ° 41 4 , 1 ? Lan 4 ;rki, ll , Ban 4 , envoy, 'qe ", th e p i N t :%Per e th r e . r 0141. list hay if hie own ht-Colonel ( ,ascertain th e. E front7 4 B 4 ha i Nular Turki °Pon Colo k, and con tsli cavalry near Rasse Colonel Val tent forwa t illl 2 •,, sotm a q i. ee ' direction. v ' e nrlng un th to rep . li e o e Ap ril rec of I ptii (accuuerri 1 .4 sA citt , tao ''''' rti ibt., urecl at tatit:iwa haa:3l.l:iin'psfnitroicii' tll4), ,, trili li eof k' te : hc a i t e n . a c i l l d i i lea was --- , twith e letter s s. ""illeig applied ti ifor at soine ' Lt . th e repaii 4 , eault. has bi par ktm, G 4 , l \TATIo i s 14 , may I o e i el C has de noti I::2.oiteur of tth e 20th of 4. 118 3 and 413., Otho acce 6g,,4141 on th( Proelanaal r4 ere kth er ' 4 , a chan des at ci 1 I