The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-30 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Open for tho Season. BRILLIANT BOLT LINE OF ENTERTAINMENTS. Engagement of those Eminint Vocalist., Miss POOLE, Miss ItANSFORD, and Mr. MANVERS. TIIIS EVENING, MAT 30, 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 Coneert, in which Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers will appear. Unrivalled Military Band, conducted by the Messrs. C. and D Godfrey. Remington's Aerial Bridge, Cantelo's Egg-hatching Machine, Marriott's Industrious Bees, and various :Novel Attractions. Concluding with the Bombardment of Chusan by the Brit!sh Fleet, Explosion of Chinese Ships, and grand display of Fireworks by Southt.y.—Admission, Is. ; Concert, half-past 6 ; Fireworks, quarter to 10. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tote DAY —Morning $0 min.after 3 Evening 10 min.aft. 4 To-Moitaow—Morning 26 min.after 4 , Evening 43 min.aft. 4 THE WEATHER.--Scni Orrox, MAT 30. THZUMOMATEB, n THZ SHAMS. 60—highest since noon yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day, at noon. BABOMXTZB, 29138—a sudden rise, promising fine Weather for the " Derby" to-morrow. WIND, W. to S.W., variable—with heavy showers, thunder, and bursts of sunshine. Tin LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1854. Dependent in a very great measure upon the issues of the great contest now involving the fate of Russia and of Turkey, are the political destinies of nations as remote from each other as the Swedes, the Greeks, the Poles, the Persians, and the Fin landers. It is tolerably certain that the struggle which has at length actually commenced must affect in a remarkable manner, for good or for evil, the fortunes of both the Osmanli and the Muscovite. In itself, surely, a mighty and mo mentons consideration. A wonderful reflection, when it. is remembered that European Turkey alone extends over nearly 200,000 square miles, containing almost 15,000,000 as its popula tion : and when, in addition to this, it is borne in recollection that Russia extends not over 200,000, but over more than 2,000,000 square miles, and that its inhabitants number altogether not 15,000,000, but more than 60,000,000 in the aggregate ! Supposing, there lore, that the result of the present contest were calculated to influence the future condition of no other countries besides Russia and Turkey, it would be obvious at a glance that the war, even thus restricted to the confines of the territories of the immediate belligerents, must be one of a mag nitude and importance absolutely extraordinary. But the effects produced by the present struggle cannot by possibility be prevented by merely human agency from extending in their operation beyond the Russian and the Turkish boundaries. With the destinies of those two empires are bound up more or less intimately those of many adjacent tribes and races, of many contiguous provinces and principalities. It is not merely that the consequences of the war must be felt peculiarly in Circassia or in Montenegro, in the Crimea or in Herzegovina. But, as already remarked, at the outset of these obse rvations, the result must in like manner affect, for good or for evil, the destinies of Sweden, and Greece, and Poland, and Finland, and Persia, and even Tartary. Defeat Russia, for example, and you at • On ce Jeopardise to her the retention of all her scattered and gig antic acquisitions. Her enormous ro bb eries from the Khan of TAR TARY, almost entirely embracing the whole of the Aral Sea, extending northward s to Orenburg, not far from the base of the Outal Mountains— eastwards to the extremity of th e Stepp es of Ghirghiz, and westwards to the Caspian, of all the seas of Europe the true Mediterranean. C on _ you would at once in like quer the CZAR, an d manner loosen the grasp of his robber-despotism on his acquisitions from Turkey—stretching downwards to a point not far removed from the Persian capital of Teheran, and upwards to a spot on the frontiers of Austria not exceedingly distant from the chain of the Carpathian Mountains. A disaster to Russia might, moreover, in a similar manner, lead to the restoration to the Swedish monarchy of the vast and valuable possessions giving their owner the command of the Baltic, and embracing, besides Lake Ladoga, the gulfs of Riga and Finland. "Destroy the prestige of the giant tyranny of the AUTOCRAT, and you affect at once, and in a remarkable and instantly appre ciable way, the policy of the Shah of PERSIA, and overthrow for once and for ever the evil in fluence long exercised at Athens by the irrespon sible head of the St. Petersburg Government. And—besides all this--there is Poland ! Let England and France (as they " can," whenever they so please,) effectually vanquish the fleets and armies of Russia, and the restoration of Poland to her old position as one of the king doms of the earth no longer remains an impossi bility. It is a wonderful consideration. And in it may at once be rec ognised the meaning of these long delays on the part of Austria and Prussia in regard to the choice of friends among the belligerents. " Poland" is the key to the mystery of German hesitation. Austria and Prussia know well enough that so far as the partition of Poland is concerned, their destinies are interwoven with those of Russia. They are if only on the principle of loath, consequently, " Honour amongst Thieves," if only in obedience to the dictates of selfish interest, they are loath at heart to adopt a course which would drive them to the ultimate necessity of an open declaration of war against the Northern AUTOCRAT. Neverthe less, while they dread this as a result especially to be avoided, they have other fears tending in quite opposite directions. They have a wholesome disinclination to draw down upon themselves the united hostility of France and England. Prussia dreads the possibility of losing the Rhenish Provinces. Austria feels, moreover, that now, and perhaps never again, she may, by a bold movement, rid herself of the overshadowing and crushing patronage heretofore vouchsafed to her by the dread chief of the St. Petersburg Government. Meanwhile, too, Aus tria and Prussia continue secretly jealous of each other, each fearing lest its rival, by some happy accident of fortune, may secure to itself a domi nant influence over the Germanic Confederation. But apart from all these reasons, through all and above all, there is Poland. There is the possi bility of its restoration. There is the chance that out of the conflagration of the Euro pean war IT might come forth anew—the Phoenix of Kingdoms. Would it be so dread an evil ? Is it nothing more than an idle day-dream ? This restoration of Poland ! GOD knows. Happily, by some beneficent arrangement of DIVINE PROVIDENCE, the hoirors of the war may only be a tardy retribution for an old and stupendous, but not altogether irreparable, crime. The half-prophecy of CAMPBELL may be fulfilled. The glorious manes of KosorcrsKo may be appeased. The heroic shade of SOBIESKI may be solaced by the reviving glory of his descendants. Europe may yet witr.ess the realisation of the beautiful day-dream cherished alike in victory and defeat, cherished as confidently in his place of exile as in his fatherland, by the venerable and veteran Prince ADAM GEORGE CZARTORTSKI. During the many discussions on the state of the national finances, and the ways and means by which the Exchequer should be re plenished, in order to meet the extra war expen diture, one question of the utmost importance appears to have been cautiously avoided by all parties. Her MAJESTY'S Opposition have appeared to be quite as unwilling to grapple with the sub ject as her MAJESTY'S Ministers. The public journals of all shades and varieties of political opinion have exhibited similar abstinence, and, with few exceptions, the interesting topic has been completely tabooed. The country heard quite enough as to the "conversion abortion" of last Session, and the consequent reduction of the Ex chequer balances, but nothing was said as to the legitimate and proper mode of replacing those balances, and placing the country so far as practicable in the same financial position that it had previously been. Some were desirous of preventing any addition to the funded debt— of casting the entire expense of the contest in which we are now engaged on the present gene ration—while others were equally decided in thinking that, inasmuch as the war has been chiefly undertaken for the benefit of posterity, and in order to prevent a very dangerous increase of strength to a Power already too formidable for the general welfare, a great portion of the burden should be cast upon our descendants. One earnestly deprecated anything in the shape of a loan, while the others demanded a large funding operation, as a simple act of justice to the over burdened tax-payers. Neither, however, sug gested what would apparently be the simple and natural course of disposing of the funds offered to the dissentient South Sea proprie tors as equivalents for the stocks which were sub sequently paid off in money. And yet what could be more equitable, what could be more judicious than applying the value thereof to the public service in place of the sums abstracted therefrom ? The question of loan or no loan, of bearing the expenses of the war ourselves, or leaving them as legacies to our children, would then be placed en a just foundation, and could be fully and fairly debated. As it is, however, a preliminary point arises that should be disposed of before the other matters are properly at issue. When Mr. GLADSTONE brought forward his conversion scheme, he never for a moment con templated the probability of his propositions being rejected by any large proportion of the fund holders. He anticipated the assent not only of the proprietors of the South Sea and other stocks, which he undertook to pay off at par, but of a large proportion of the owners of Three per Cent. Consols. His operation was, in fact, aimed not L merely at the 10,000,0001. more particularly indicated, but at the 500,000,0001. remaining in the background. And fortunate was it for the nation that the Right Hon. Gentleman, in the plenitude of his confidence, did not serve the ' twelve months required by law on all the parties to whom an option was afforded, in which case the loss might have been not one, but fifty millions sterling. Mr. GLADSTONE, however, considered it certain that some of his proposals would have been accepted, and the 2i- per Cent. Stock, of which 1101. was to be given for each 1001., for some time appeared in considerable favour; so much so indeed that he deemed it expedient to limit the amount thereof that could be taken to thirty, or rather thirty-three, millions of Stock. Had ho for a moment contemplated paying off ten or even five millions, he would have met with the most strenuous and decided opposition, an opposition that would have nipped his auspicious project in the bud. But he aimed at " conversion," not " liquidation," and his boast that he would, if necessary, pay off the dissentients out of the Ex chequer balances was regarded as a mere " figure of speech," of which it was unnecessary to take serious notice. His project was adopted on the understanding that the new Stock or Bonds were to be issued iu place of that about to be cancelled ; and any deviation from that understanding might subject the Right Hon. Gentleman to a charge of bad faith to the com munity. The liquidation of any considerable portion of the public debt would be a matter of too much consequence to be disposed of by a side-wind. Various enactments had from time to time been passed for regulating the management thereof. A. body of commissioners had been appointed for the especial purpose of effecting reductions there in, to whom a certain proposition—one quarter of the surplus each financial period—was to be handed over. Justice to the public creditor, as there should b o no tamperi well a s th e tax-pay i ng community, required dealingng nrriulinrdeedrhtahnadt of withthe Le t g h i e slat f u u r n e d fi s, rst u d n u l l e y ss ha awith and the a ob ssent of Even if Mr. GLADSTONE had contem plated paying off. the portion there o f (and em we. en t will ten not m d i 1 0 l i o t n h s 0 , o R r any gh t Hon. Gentl p a o n s stihheilityuosfus be fair to Parliamenttaon c o h f supposing for a in wo o u m ld en i t io t t he i sanctionnt e n t io n s ) h , i h t a unfortunately f a il e d. Eight mil lions were required to satisfy the demands of the dissentients ; but towards making up the amount there would have been either eight millions of Exchequer Bonds or eight millions eight hundred thousand pounds in Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock. One or the other should have been sold, and by that means not more than a million would have been required lo defray the loss on the operation. It appears to us, then, that we cannot be accused of placing any improper burdens on posterity if we require matters to be replaced in the stivt/is in quo, and that we would not be increasing Lhe funded debt by disposing of the funds which were deemed equivalents for, and were intended to re place, those which were paid off in January and April of the present year. However much personality may with reason be deprecated within the walls of the Legislature, it must be acknowledged to impart at times a de lightful and refreshing savour to the debates in Parliament. It is the salt of discussion. Or a seasoning it may be called, a season ing, sometimes hot, sometimes pungent, some times bitter enough in all conscience, but ever agreeable, ever invigorating, and, so to speak, ever to the jaded taste, or exhausted pallate of the public—appetising. Witness the colli sion of opinions last evening in the House of Com mons—when the chiefs of the opposing parties, the Leader of the Treasury side and the Leader of the Opposition—accompanied each by men of mark and metal, contended on the floor of the Senate, as the Knights of old were wont to do within the lists of the Tournament. Mr. SPEAKER as the Umpire, and the SERGEANT-AT-AR3IS as the Poursuivant. There were no covert thrusts made under a mask, as it were, by innuendo—but swinging blows dealt each at the other's reputation. Occasionally, among the clash of burlier implements of intellectual combat, there was visible the gleam of that rather startling rhetorical weapon, wittily compared by SYDNEY SMITH to a sword-stick—irony— a weapon at first sight apparently very innocent, but out of which suddenly leaps forth something keen, deadly, and incisive. Of this delicate but formidable weapon, Mr. DISRAELI and Lord JOHN RUSSELL are each masters—SALA DINS in their way—the one severing at a glance the downy pillow of place, or the other the gauzy folds of some taunting argument. As debaters not only the Leaders but some also of their more conspicuous followers showed last evening conspicuously their skill iu fence, and one or two among them really consummate dex terity. Not a few at the close of the contest were evidently smarting under the wounds received during the• sharpest moments of the encounter ; but the public generally, harmless lookers-on, have the privilege all the while of enjoying the spectacle of these brilliant and notable jousts—, wholly scatheless themselves. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, MAT 29. The Queen and Royal family were unable to walk in the grounds early this morning owing to the unfavourable weather. The Court will return to Buckingham Palace to morrow afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Augusta Bruce, the Baroness de Speth, and Lord James Murray, ho noured the performance of French Plays with her pre sence last evening. Mr. Horsfall, M.P., Mr. Liddell, M.P., and a depu tation had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Card well, and Lord Stanley of Alderley, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Despatches were sent by a messenger to her Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople, last evening, from the Foreign-office. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester day from the Governor of St. Helena. THEATRE ROYAL DBURY LANE: Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS . EVENING, May 33, Will be performed Anber's Opera. FRA. DIAVOLO. Fra Dian volo, Mr. Sims Reeves; Lord Allcash, Mr. Weiss ;, Giacomo and Zeppo. Messrs. Leffler and F. Smith; Laiy Allcash, Mme. Weiss; z e runa, Mrs. Sims Beeves. Followed by (9th time) a new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled UNE FETE EN OLYMPE. Prices—Stalls, 7s; Dress Circle, 53.; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The Box-office opea daily from Ten till Six, where places may be secured. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and Cock, 63, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. lanekatene. THIS EVENING, MAT 30, Will be performed the Drama of THE KNIGHTS OF THE BOUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, G. Vandenhoff, W. Farren, Compton, and Buckstone ; Miss Reynolds, Miss E. Grey, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. After which, the entirely new and original extravaganza, entitled MR. MUCKSTONE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE (IN LEI CESTER-SQUARE), written by d. R. Planche, Esq. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STRBET. Under the Management of Mr. Cilium FOWL THIS EVENING, MAT 30, Will be performed THE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart; and Misses Heath and Mtirray. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and David. Fisher ; Mrs. Winstaniey and Miss C. Leciercq. After which, AWAY WITH MELA NCHOLY. Charactay aersnd by Messrs. Meadows, D. Fisher, and Baker ; and MIMS Murr D aly. . THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, MAY 30, Will be performed THE MARBLE HEART; or, The Sculptor's Dream. Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford, L. Murray, Ben. Web liter, and C. Selby ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Mi ss E. Followed by THE MOUSTACHE MOVEMENT. Principal cha racters Keeley , anti Panelle; Mrs. Keeley, by Messrs. O. Sm ith, and Miss Mary Keeley. After which, THE OVERL AND JOURNEY TO CONSTANTI NOPLE, AS UNDERTAKEN BY LORD BATEMAN, WITII INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF THE FAIR SOPHIA.. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, MAT 30. Will be performed THE FIIPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Cha racters by Messrs. F. Robson, J. H. White, Leslie, and Vincent; M. Chatterley, Ills P. Horton, and Miss Marston. To b 3 followed by THE FIRS r NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. A.ln el Wigan, Leslie, Frank; Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. After which. THE 3IUM MY. Characters by Messrs. H. Wigan, Robson, H. Cooper; Misses Marston and E. Turner. STRAND THEATRE. Eels Lessee Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. TIII3 EVENING, MAY 33, IVIII be performed BLEAK HOUSE; or, The Ghost's W.tlk. After which, THI MARBLE LOVER. To be followed by the New Ballet Divertissement, entitled THE BEA NYMPH'S CAVE, in which tha Misses Guineas will appear. To conclude with THE /10YNET-BI7ILDEB3' TES PARTY. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, 12. 6d; Gallery, Gd. • Private Boxes, £1 113. 6d. , to be had of Mr. Aileron. 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Last Six Nights of the Nautical Drama and the Ballet. THIS EVENING, MAT 30, Will be presented the now grand Nautical and Equestrian spec tacle, embodying navel and extraordinary effects (written by Mr. Nelson Lee), entitled A TALE OF THE SPANISH WAR ; or, The Horse of the Wreck. The horses expressly trained by Mr. W. Cooke. Followed by a Novel Routine of VOLS AU VENT ; or, Scenes in the CIRCLE. To conclude with a Grand Ballet, entitled THE STAR OF THE RHINE. Box-otlice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1854. MONEY 114ARKET ...;D Gthti L'iZUIAL I.i.V ELLIGtiLVGB. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 1,000 American taken for export, and 1,000 American and 500 Surat on speculation. The market was steady at previous rates. The sales comprised 6,000 Ame rican, 300 Pernam and Maranham, 150 Bahia at 61d. to 60., 250 Egyptian at 6d. to 9d., 1,000 Surat at 24d. to 34d., and 100 Sea Island at 10d. to Is. Bd. per lb. Railway shares were firm and steady. To-morrow being Derby Day at Epsom, there will be no public sales of sugar, coffee, or the other principal staples. The letters by the overland mail, vie/ Marseilles, are now being delivered, and the general character of the news is satisfactory. The markets are still I overstocked, however. A New Brunswick journalist, referring to hemp, remarks : "Almost all the hemp used in England is imported from Russia, amounting annually to nearly 50,000 tons. We see by the London papers that this article is already advanced 281. per ton, and it is certain that it will speedily bear a far higher price in the market. In 1792 hemp was worth 251. per ton. While the Baltic ports were closed, it became exceedingly dear, and in 1808 it realised 1181. per ton. The supply of flax annually re quired in England averages nearly 100,001 tons weight, and of this more than two-thirds came from Russia. We have no means of ascertaining the price per ton, but it is evident that the war will produce the same effect on the cost of this article that it has done on that of hemp. " Now, we earnestly hope that these facts will arrest the attention of those who could grow both flax and hemp if they would, sufficiently to induce them to read the account which we shall give in our next issue of the best methods of cultivating and preparing these several productions, and if possible to act upon it." The Newfoundland Chronicle states that a gen tleman is in the city for the purpose of friendly discussion relative to the fisheries, and that a treaty is alleged to have been arranged between the British and American Ministers, subject to the approval of the Colonial Legislature, which is in substance as follows : 'The American Government, in exchange for the rights of fishing upon our shores, proffers to take off the duty at the present imposed upon our fish. They are prepared to admit agricultural products, animals, ores, and metals of all kinds, duty free. Iron and coal ap pear to have been omitted ; but these also, we under stand, will be included in the proposition. Whether the registration of colonial-built vessels, and participa tion in the coasting trade of the United States will also be offered in exchange for the cession of our in-shore fisheries, has not yet, we understand, been decided." The Senate of Ohio has adopted the following resolution : " Resolved,--That our Senators in Congress be in structed, and that our representatives be requested to use their best endeavours in favour of establishing re ciprocal Free Trade with the Canadas, and the opening of the navigation of the river St. Lawrence to the com merce of the United States." The English Stock market has been much duller, and there is a further decline in the quotations, the natural result of the reaction after the important advance of the last two or three days, and of the fright that the Bears have been in. Consols have been 90l tog for transfer and account, being now 90-13- to -11-. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been marked 901 and are now 90. f to -a. Exchequer Bills have been at par to 3s. premium, and India Bonds at ls. discount to 4s. premium. Exchequer Bonds have been at 4- premium. Foreign Securities are extremely quiet, and less firm in price than yesterday. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 39i, and the Deferred 18k. The Passive Converted are at 4i to 1. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. have been 60i to 61. Mexican Bonds have been rather heavy at 24i. " The following ars the railway call.;" falling due in June : Date due. Call. *Antwerp and Rotterdam 22 £1 0 0 Boston, Sleaford, and Midland Counties 1 1 0 0 East Lancashire new 4 per Cent. Stock 30 1 0 0 *Grand Trunk of Canada A Shares 7 210 0 *Do. do. Certificate of Debenture London, Tilbury, and Southend l9 110 0 Manchester and Southport ......... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 12 2 0 0 North London new 101. *Western of Switzerland 15 to 30 2 0 0 Whitehaven and Furness Junction Pre ference 101 1 2 0 0 *Wiesbaden Total called in 1854 £7,210,259 * The proportion called by foreign companies is 162,500/., but the holdings of English proprietors are not known. The English Railway Market has been lower, and the amount of business done is less important. Some of the old lines, including the North-West ern, the Midland, Caledonian, and Great Northern, are 1/. under the previous highest rates. The South-Eastern are 11. to 1/. 10s. cheaper than at one period yesterday. French Shares have been dealt in to a fair extent, but are not so high as yesterday. The Gold Mines are steady, and the Banks and Land Companies rather lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES ( Prom the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities ... 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 9 oiikii New 31 per Cent. An nuiti es 9os a 1 90 a Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 Dittc. 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 546 India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto; under £lOOO 3 4 2 p Consols for Account Cth June Exchequer Bills, 241. £IOOO Small .................. . ...................... 4 p Ditto _Advertised 31 4 d E xc h eq uer Bonds Scrip i i P, PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. nraz i l i an Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... C N h e i w lia i ll ra ß i Z O i lldS 6 all B , °IP-los;1829 & 39, 5 p er Ce nt. 991 Cent... lO3 E qua d or Bonds Grenada Bonds, D eferre d _ 6, Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian 3 per Co nt. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto for the Account 391 1 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lBf Ditto Passive (Converted) Dividends on the above payable in London. French Routes, 3 per Cent. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil 6Ol 1 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ...... _. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols oog i f 903 Ditto Juno Account EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECT.RIO TELEGRAPH.) CRAVEN STAKES. Defiance ................... Lascelles .................. Kingston ........... ...• Six ran. WOODCOTE STAKES. Flatterer Ten ran. LATEST BETTING. Danny-9 to 4 asst Dervish. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS. Bribery, Kennysido Hero, Noisette, Rataplan, Torn Burke, Lady Melbourne, Vanderdecken, Foxhunter, Catastrophe, Little Torn, Oxus, Orestes, The Hind (2 yrs), Miss Worthington , Diana, Katerfelto, Domino, Inder, Snarry, Mouge, Florist, Michaelmas Maid, New Warrior, Mishap, Orinoco, Vera, Surprise, Marchiones , , Windsucker, and Claret. The following Derby horses Hunt arrived :—Prince Arthur, Oxus, Marley Hill, Wild man, Punch-box, Alembic, Woodcote, Belgrave, Pollard, Dervish, Kt. of St. George, Bracken, Mortimer, Autocrat, New War rior, Pyrois, Hospodar, Bro ther to Sin g a p ore, Cham pagne, Lord John, Boer, Spinaway, Coup d'Etat, Duke of Lancaster, Marsyas, Trapper, Middlesex, Grey Plover, Welham, Old Noll, Canute, Sir George, Winkfield, Neville, Handsome Buck, Early Bird, Glacis Colt, Marble Hill. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA. —The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week show an increase. They have comprised altogether 12 vessels—five to Port Philip, with an aggre gate burden of 2,105 tons; two to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 1,434 tons ; two to Hobart Town, with an aggregate burden of 1,123 tons ; one to Ade laide, of 615 tons ; one to New Zealand, of 512 tons ; and one to Launceston, of 256 tons. Their total capa city was consequently 6,045 tons. The rates of freight exhibit a further declins. BUSINESS OF TILE PORT OF LONDON.—The business of the port of London during the week has givan evi dence from its continued activity that the general import trade is but little affected by the war. The number of vessels reported inward was 266, and the total quantity of grain brought 69,084 qrs., including 46,528 qrs. of wheat, in addition to 12,697 barrels and 2,763 sacks of flour. Of sugar there were reported 4,637 hhds., 2 ' 419 casks, 7,921 cases, 38,915 bags, and 21,703 lo aves. Of tea, 23,134 packages ; and of tallow, 7 91 casks. The number of vesse l s cleared outward was 128, being 24 more than in the previous week. Of these, 40 were in ballast, and 12, as above stated, for the Australian colonies, LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. THE TRUSTEES OF THE LANCING} AND WORTHING TURNPIKE ROADS. This morning Lord Campbell gave judgment in this case, which was an appeal against the decision of the Justices of the Sussex Quarter Sessions. The trustees of the roads above-named had made a rate under the 4th and sth of Viet., upon the inhabitants of the town and borough, and against the assessment the inhabitants had made an appeal to the magistrates in quarter sessions, and they decided against the trustees, and upon this they brought their appeal. Lord Campbell, after citing a number of cases, dis missed the appeal, and confirmed the decision of the magistrates as to the non-liability of those who had been assessed. THE LEA RIVER AND THE NEW RIVER gOMPANY. In this case Sir Fitzroy Kelly, with whom was Mr. Wills, appeared to show cause against a rule obtained last term by Sir F. Thesiger. Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Bramwell, and Mr. Bovill ap peared in support of the rule. The present proceedings arose out of an alleged abstrac tion of water by the New River Company from one of the sluices of the river Lea. The argument was likely to occupy the Court the en tire day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE CHAMPION. A meeting was held to-day under the estate of this bankrupt, who is described as a ship and insurance broker in Austin Friars, for the choice of assignees. After several debts had been proved, Mr. Furnell, of the firm of Furnell and Carr, Fenchurch-street, was chosen assignee. From the preliminary statement by Messrs. Harding and Pullein, Guildhall-chambers, it appears that the debts amount to about 10,0001., assets between 3001. and 4001. RdILIVAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending May 27, 1854.. £16,033 11 8 Corresponding week last year 15,679 2 6 Increase in 1854 £354 9 2 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for tho week ending May 27, 1854 £5,2c2 18 1 Jorresponding week last year 5,021 6 9 --- Increase in 1854 I:181 11 4 WEST-END RUMOURS.—Eumours were rife at the West-end all yesterday, and acquired more credence late in the evening, to the effect that important political changes are impending. We have heard the details of new combinations, but think it better to forbear, for the present, laying them before the public.—Morning Aclver- _ The Duke of Devonshire has left Devonshire House for Chatsworth, Derbyshire. The noble duke will re turn to London early in the ensuing week. The Duchess of Sutherland entertained a select party of the haut tom on Saturday evening, at Stafford House, St. James's, The vocalists included the German com pany of vocalists from Cologne. The company assembled to the number of 250. LUMLEY v. GYE.—The rule in this celebrated cause for a new trial is specially appointed for argument in the Court of Queen's Bench on Thursday morning. THE NEW MONSTER STEAMER.—The keel of the gi gantic steamer for the Eastern Steam Navigation Com pany is now being laid in the yard of Messrs. Scott Russell and Co., Millwall, opposite Deptford dockyard. Her proportions are to be nearly twice the length of the great Himalaya, and more than three times her ton nage. She is to be completed in two years, and is ex pected, it is said, to do the distance to Australia in little over thirty days, and, if necessary, to carry sufficient fuel for the voyage out and home. She is to be fitted with paddle-wheels and screw propelling power. THE RUSSIAN TRADE.---The following extract of a letter from a house at Newcastle-on-Tyne in the Rus sian trade furnishes an instance of perplexities still pre vailing regarding the alleged blockade of the Baltic : " The blockade in the Baltic is a farce. The Customs at this port refused to clear a Netherlands vessel with coals for Riga. The Dutch Consul-General in London then applied to the Government, when orders were sent down that all neutral vessels were to be cleared for Rus sian ports, provided they had no munitions of war." ORIENTAL GAS COMPANY.—A meeting of the Oriental Gas Company took place yesterday, when the report detailing the progress of operations was adopted. It appears that of the capital of 50,0001., 32,0001. has been subscribed in this country, leaving 18,0001. to be distributed in India, when arrangements shall have been completed for constructing the works. A contract has been secured for the public lighting of Calcutta, in ac cordance with the privileges and terms recommended by Lord Dalhousie ; meanwhile great economy is exercised, and the deposits are placed out at 41 per cent. interest. The chairman (Captain Barber) explained that, when the preliminaries for the local act of incorporation and the settlement of the contract shall have been arranged, there will be no difficulty in distributing the reserved shares in India. Additional capital may hereafter be required to extend operations, if the authorities at Bombay and Madras find it desirable, but the existing contract will, it is alleged, yield a profitable return upon the amount invested. The native coal has been found available for the manufacture, from experiments conducted in London. The Northamptonshire Militia have unanimously re solved to offer their services on active duty. The offer was communicated to the Government through the Lord-Lieutenant ; and Lord Palmerston has replied that this very handsome and honourable offer of service shall be duly considered in making choice of the militia regi d meats to be embodied. LATEST FORE NE WS THE BALTIC. NEGOTIATIONS WITH SWEDEN. TIA3IBURG, MAY 24.—The exchange of couriers between London and Stockholm is very frequent. Two special messengers passed through hero yester day—one coming from London, the other from Stockholm ; both were the bearers of despatches for the respective governments. It is now certain that important negotiations are pending between these two courts ; they seem to be on the eve of conclusion, and we may expect to learn shortly the decisive result. A SWEDISH BRIG RUN DOWN. We have been favoured with the following letters de tailing the circumstances under which the Cumberland ran down a Swedish brig, and the escape of her crew "Her Majesty's Ship Cumberland, Baltic Fleet, at Sea, Sunday, May 14.—We had the misfortune the other night to run down a schooner of 160 tons burden. It was very foggy at the time. She was laden with iron for Hull, and in five minutes after we struck her she went down ; in fact, we ran right over her, but, thank God, we saved all her crew, seven in number. They lost everything. We gathered 401. on the lower deck, and divided it equally among them. They were Swedes. You see common sailors are not afraid to help a fellow creature in distress." "Her Majesty's Ship Cumberland, off Gothland, May 9.—We left Elfshabben, where we were at anchor for a day and a half, rather in a hurry, as a steamer came in with a signal flying, Intelligence to communicate,' and the fleet was ordered to prepare for sailing immedi ately. The Cumberland and Prince Regent were or dered to remain, as we were watering, our large boats being on shore for that purpose. Not, however, ap proving of being left out of the scramble, we recalled the boats, hoisted them in, and made the signal all ready,' and were gratified by being allowed to go. It was a fine sight seeing the stain. liners getting up their steam rapidly, and all get under way together. "The outlet from the anchorage is occasionally nar row, among numerous small islands, for about 15 miles. It came on a thick fog very soon, and we lost sight of everything but our steamer towing us—rather critical work, so many ships all going out together, with the chance of getting too near each other. One or two ships anchored, but we got out, keeping the leader of our division (the Neptune, Admiral Corry) in sight now and then. About 5 o'clock it came on to blow a little, about 10 I turned in, and about half-past 11 was roused by the shock and cry of ship running into us.' I hastened on deck, thinking, of course, that we were in collision with one of our big ships, and found a boat ready for lowering, sails all aback, and nothing in sight. A Swedish brigantine, or schooner, had run into us in the fog. She was laden with iron, and went down im mediately. The sea was rough, and would have en dangered our boat's crew, if lowered ; so, as we could see nothing, and heard no. cry, we held on, and our suspense was soon relieved by the whole crew of the Swede coming aft to the officers, one at a time, as they scrambled in over our sides. God's providence was over them ; every man was saved, although their vessel sank immediately, and it was nearly midnight. It took such a weight off our minds there being no life lost. The accident was unavoidable, from the dense ness of the fog, but the next day it cleared towards evening, and the following morning we sent the crew to a Swedish port by a steamer. Our men started a sub scription among themselves for the unfortunate Swedes, seven in number, which, with a little addition from the officers, made nearly 501., giving them nearly 71. each, besides some clothes. You may mention this voluntary act of the men as much as you like, as it is highly credit able to them. The accident occurred on the night of Friday, the sth inst." ST. PETERSBURG. Letters from St. Petersburg received in Vienna state that the Czar is in a state of great dejection, approaching to bewilderment. In Vienna this feeling is pardonably attributed to the conclusion of the Austro-Prussian treaty, which it is imagined has astonished the Russian Monarch. The same letters state that the St. Petersburg journals are permitted to mention Austria and her public with marks of contempt. Acording to the Russian cor respondent of the Vienna Presse, writing on the 15th, of the news of the bombardment of Odessa had much shaken the confidence of the people, and the severity of the police had not succeeded in improving the public feeling, as the preparations for the defence of the capital plainly show that the fall of Cronstadt is not considered beyond the bounds of possibility, Fifteen out of the 70 stone bridges which cross the Neva are to be broken down, and the granite materials thrown into the river ; on those remain ing heavy artillery will be placed. Four new pontoon bridges are to be constructed. The whole of the so-called Admiralty-Side, the Janskory-Side, and the Newsky-Prospect is to be fortified, and the magnificent buildings used as barracks. For some days before the letter was written the Em peror had been indisposed. It is added that he is much alarmed for his highly prized fleet, "and this makes him EO out of humour."• On the 11th the Czar was to have gone to Wyborg to review 15,000 guards, hut, as he was unwell, the Grand Duke Constantine went instead. The Hereditary Prince Alexander was at Cronstadt on the 9th. The Em peror and his two eldest sons inhabit the Marble Palace, but the rest of the family is at Peterhof. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 20th, says : " From the 12th March to the present day, the Emperor has addressed to the principal functiona ries of the Empire, 54 rescripts accompanied by decorations of superior rank ; 5 rescripts with ex pression of kindness ; and 20 containing expres sions of gratitude, all of them connected with mili tary measures, voluntary distributions, gifts, &c. The ladies who organised patriotic collections for the army and navy have been named Ladies of the Court." THE BLACK SEA. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 20.—Several ships of the allied fleets—the Agamemnon and Charle magne amongst them—arrived off Kaffa, in the Crimea, on the 10th, and demanded the delivery of Russian ships, amongst them two frigates, and, upon refusal, bombarded that harbour for two days. Other accounts state that the town and har bour of Kaffa were destroyed. The family of Captain Giffard, late commander of the Tiger, have heard from him. He is a pri soner of war at Odessa, and speaks very well of his treatment by the Russians. Private letters from Constantinople of the 15th report that a serious accident has befallen the Astrologer (s.s.) at Sinope. The particulars are un known. _ _ Accounts from the fleet state that for five or six days after the departure of Sir E. Lyons for the Circassian coast a succession of dense fogs had pre vailed throughout the Black Sea, the steamers were therefore unable to approach the coast until the 9th, when they stood in two divisions to Kaffa and towards Kertch. The batteries at Kaffa, of which much had been said, proved to be of little importance. A few shots fired from them at the approaching squadron fell half way, and then the gunners made off. The steamers continued to stand in, and found only one or two country boats. -The defences being contemptible, the admiral did not waste time there, but proceeded on his way to the Circassian coast. The Fire brand and Niger were together in the endeavour to approach Kertch. While chasing a brig the Niger grounded in water marked deep on the chart. The Russians, on whose charts the sailors of other nations have mainly depended, would almost seem to have purposely published false soundings with the view to deceive an enemy. By the aid of the Firebrand, the Niger was at length got off, though with some difficulty. She sustained, however, no material damage. The channel at Kertch is said to be very shallow, 12 or 14 feet only. and we have nothing which can be made to float either there or in the Sea of Azoff. At present, therefore, it is impossible to speak positively as to the batteries at Kertch, but they are said to be of considerable strength. Some mode of approaching them will doubtless be found ere long. Th e Ni ger , Tiger, and Vauban rejoined th e fl ee t on th e sth, a nd the remainder of the steam squa d ron proceeded on their mission to Circassia. They have on board several of the nativ es , an d among th em a very intelligent chief, who, after fighting the Russians for years, took ser v i ce i u th e T ur ki s h nav y. The object of the expedition, of course, is to rouse the half-subdued natives of the Caucasian range into more active resistance against the Muscovite power, and some are even sanguine enough to expect that real practical assistance can be g iven to ig norant of At presen t th e Ci rcass i ans are of us and our i n t ent i ons, an d th e s t e adily carried out system of NVoronzoff has broken all but a few heroic spirits. Should it be impossible to assume the offensive in Asia, y e t the new courage and activity of the Caucasian tribes will draw largely on the enemy's resources, and some such diversion is ne cessary to save the Turkish provinces from an .in vasion which would probably be a conquest. CAPTURE OF PRIZES. The following despatches give an official account of the capture of prizes by her Majesty's ship Retribution and two other war steamers in the Black Sea : " Britannia, off Odessa, April 21, 1854. " Sir,—l beg you will acquaint the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty that the combined squadrons left Baltschik Bay on the 17th, and anchored off Odessa Oil the 20th inst. "This morning the Retribution and Descartes re joined, and I transmit copies of Captain Drummond's reports of proceedings since lie was detached on the 11th inst. ; and I trust that the zeal, activity, and judg ment displayed by Captain Drummond and Commander Heath will meet their Lordships' approval. "The Sidon, Firebrand, and Inflexible are still watching the coast between the Danube and Varna, and in consequence of an attempt by some Cossacks to carry off the grain and forage at liostendji, Captain Gold smith set it on fire. The forts at the Sulina mouth of the Danube have been dismantled, and the guns and gunboats removed to Ismail. The Russian army, by the latest intelligence, was ,still stationary.—l have, &c., - "J. W. D. DIINDAS, Vice• Admiral. "The Secretary of the Admiralty." " Retribution, April 17, 1854 ; rendezvous 15 miles east of Fidonisi. " Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that, in pur suance of your instructions dated the 11th inst., I pro ceeded off Odessa, having under my orders her Majlty's steam-sloop Niger, and in co-operation with me the French steam-frigate Descartes. " The morning of the 13th inst., off Cape Fontan Light, I prevented a Danish ship from entering into Odessa, she having on board at the time contraband for the enemy—namely, a cargo of coals. On arriving off Odessa, the Niger captured two merchant brigs lying at anchor outside the 'mole ; one.of them slipped, and was within range when the Niger captured her. The crewe I have detained on board as prisoners, subject to your further instructions. "I made an exception in favour of some passengers— viz., two men, two women, and two children ; these I sent on shore in a small captured vessel to Odessa pre vious to my departure. "The Governor of Odessa sent off an officer with a flag of truce to make some explanation's respecting the boat of the Furious having been fired upon on a late oc casion. I declined to receive any verbal explanation on this subject. The following day an aide-de-camp of the Governor came off, but again, as his communication was verbal, I declined accepting it. Subsequently, about 4 in the afternoon of the 14th, the officer returned with a letter from the Governor to your address, which I have the honour to forward. _ "The number cf vessels captured and destroyed is enumerated in the enclosed list. Total, 13 ; crews, 51 ; of which 23 are prisoners in this ship, and 28 in the Descartes. Commander Heath, who was detached on the 14th inst. to reconnoitre towards the Dnieper, observed a Russian transport in tow of a steam-tug ;he chased the vessels, but, after following them as far as the first beacons at the entrance of the Dnieper, and into three fathoms water, he deemed it not advisable to detach his boats without the support of the ship. The transport was at a distanca of five miles, and had got within the entrance, and under protection of the forts of Kinbourn and Nicholaef. The former fort fired several shots at the Niger, but at a distance of four miles. On re turn Commander Heath captured six country vessels, two with a full cargo of English coal on board, a third with a small quantity, all bound up the Dnieper to Nicholaef. I thought it advisable to take possession of this coal for her Majesty's service and therefore pur chased it for Government, and supplied the several quan tities, as per receipts, to the Retribution, Descattes, Sidon, and Niger. The price of coals at Odessa, as stated by the master of a British merchant ship, was 4/. sterling per ton, and the prices at Constantinople on the 6th inst. had been quoted nearly as high. I have the honour to enclose a letter for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the subject, as the proceeds of these captures are due to the officers and crews of the ships serving under my command, and the French frigate Descartes, as belonging to her Ma jesty's ally. The several small vessels having been cleared, I thought they might be most useful at this moment for the service of her Majesty's fleet, as they are well adapted to be used as coasters fur the carrying of coal at Heraclia. " I examined carefully the position off Odessa, and there appears to be nothing in the ivay of fortifications to prevent the fleet anchoring within two miles, or even less, from the shore ; the total number of guns does riot exceed between'6o and 70, and from the north side a posi tion might be taken which would enfilade the moles, but no firing could take place on the moles without the entire destruction of the merchant ships anchored within, and of the storehouses situated near the water's edge ; within the imperial mole were anchored three steamers (two very small). I also observed three skeleton vessels in frame, apparently gun boats ; a very large depot of coal was seen between the moles. "I detached the Niger to examine the coast about Tendra ; Commander Heath stood well inside the bay, and found the soundings as laid down in the chart per fectly accurate ; as he did also within the Three Fathoms Bank at the entrance of the Dnieper. "As respects the enclosures contained in your in structions to me Of the 11th inst. ' -I have the honour to inform you that her Majesty's Consul-General quitted Odessa 10 or 12 days previous to my arrival there on the 13th inst. • I could learn nothing of the two vessels alluded to in the enclosure from an lonian merchant, as forwarded to you through her Majesty's Ambassador at the Porte. The exportation of grain had been stopped and all loaded vessels obliged to re-land their cargoes ; this proved to be a detention to merchant ships of all nations. "During my stay off Odessa, I had communication with some masters of British merchant ships anchored within the mole, who were all anxious to get away, but complained of their consignees not getting them a clear ance. I was also informed by the master of the Morde cai that he had heard something said of a certain time having been allowed to them to get out, and added, that he had asked for, and had not succeeded in getting, his clearance. There were 15 vessels with the British en sign and about 10 French. I was told the latter, being loaded vessels, were all detained. One British vessel and two lonians came out of Odessa on the 13th inst. "It has been very gratifying to me the cordial co operation of the captain of the French frigate Descartes, and I have been much indebted to Commander Heath, of the Niger, for his examination of the Dneiper entrance and Tendra Bay, and for his efficient assistance in enabl ing me to carry out your instructions relative to captur ing and destroying the enemy's vessels. I left my po sition off Odessa on the night of the 15th, at the expira tion of 60 hours. At daylight observed the Niger stand ing towards the land ; Com. Heath reported to me on rejoining that he chased on shore, burnt, and destroyed a Russian schooner laden with salt; the crew escapedon shore in their boat. "I reached the rendezvous on Serpent Island at 5 a.m. this morning, with the Descartes, Niger, and nine prizes, to await further instructions. "10 a.m.—Exchanged pendants with her Majesty's ship Sidon. Reported myself at noon to Captain Gold smith, senior officer. "I have, &c., "T. R. DRUMMOND, Captain. " P. S.— Her Majesty's ship Sidon is taking theremain der of coal out of the colliers ; the receipts for the entire quantity of coal taken on charge for the use of her Ma jesty's Government will be forwarded as soon as receipts have been furnished to me. The quantity of coal will amount to amount to about 315 tons, north country coal. " T. B. D. "Vice-Admiral J. J. D. Dundas, C. 13., Commander-in-Chief." The following is a list of Russian vessels captured by her Majesty's ships Retribution and Niger, and the Frerch Imperial frigate Descartes, between the 13th and 16th days of April, 1854 : The St. Constantine brig, empty, captured by the Niger. The Graphonitite brig, linseed and oatmeal, captured by the Niger. The St. Peter and Paul, brig, empty, captured by the Niger. The St. Constantino lugger, oatmeal, captured by the Retribution. _ _ _ The St. Nicolas lugger, oatmeal, captured by the Retribution . —Destroyed The St. Nicolas, schooner, empty, captured by the Niger. The St. Nicolas, lugger, empty, captured by the Niger. The Annee lugger, coals, captured by the Niger. The St. Speridon lugger, coals, captured by the Niger. Destroyed. The Proce Bragenia lugger, coals, captured by the Niger. The Elchina brig, salt, captured by the Descartes. The St. Nicolas lugger, linseed, captured by the Niger. Discharged into the Graphonitite ; sent into Odessa, with passengers, women, and children. The Unknown schooner, salt, chased - and destroyed by the Niger.. T. R. DRUMMOND, Captain, and Senior Officer present. tiser. CONSTANTINOPLE. We extract the following from a letter of the Times correspondent at Constantinople, dated May 15 :—The war seems now to have begun iii earnest. The interest which has grown faint and weary with long watching is aroused anew by the advent of princes and generals, the conferences between commanders, the order for transports to be in readiness, and the certainty that the advance of a part of the British force to the valley of the Danube is now a question of days. To the habi tual resident there is some amusement in watch ing the stream of visitors of all nations, though principally of our own country. There is some thing phantasmagorial in the manner in which they appear, flicker before the eyes, and then vanish in the void. All come with the same views, do the same things, and disappear, leaving no trace of their existence except in the coffers of their host. The stream is less steady now, and, though it may not dry up, it will no doubt trickle more slowly as curiosity becomes sated and roads unsafe. Next to Englishmen the Ame ricans have been the most numerous, and we have had them of all s or t s . Th ere have been philoso phers of the Boston school, who haVe passed through several shades of communism, and New York fashionables, who might be taken for French men till they open their mouths, and who have much to say about the Tuileries and the Imperial balls to which they are in the habit of resorting. Visitors to Shumla are as numerous as ever, though now they go confessedly as spectators, and would excite a smile by hinting their hopes of a place on Omer Pasha's staff. What they can expect to see at present it is difficult to say. A wretched Bul garian town, with dirty dens for its fairest resi dences, the streets choked with dunghills so pesti lential that in summer the place is a grave to all who are not acclimatised, with food bad and dear, with excursions in the environs dangerous, the day long hot, and wearisome, and the nigh t mad e rest less by swarms of vermin—such is Shumla in the mouth of. May. No small amount of sickness is likelyte prevail among the inexperienced Euxe perms, unless they change their system of W alking the streets at mid-clay, and eating la,rge meat di n. ners, accompanied by fiery liquitds, as at lionie. The natives of this country are temperate from necessity ; theylook upon strong wines and liqueur? as no better than poison, and a drinker of spirits's considered as doomed a man as an opium-eater would be with us. As the hot season is 110 Yr upon us, they remain at home in the dap' time, and only venture out in the cool evening , when a fresh breeze comes down the Bosphoru s and stirs the dust and tobacco-laden styl" - sphere of the city. Yet the En g li s h are ell" - ing about with walkingsticks under the blazing sun, and return from a ten miles' walk to a dinner such as would be 'appropriate to an English De' cember ! They may expect excellent health if they will accommodate themselves to the habits and' usages of the country ; but, if they persist in their present mode of life, many casualties must result, and those strongest and most sturdy in appearance will be the first to suffer from fever, which alwals seems anxious to grapple with a powerful antagonist. Who shall deliver us from men of Peninsular ek perience—those classics of the military world, vril i ° sneer down everything new as unprecedented incorrect ? We are likely to have a great deal done precisely after the cut of the campaign r f Vimiera and Fuentes d'Onor. There are real l y some men in authority who seem to contemplate ! seven or a thirty years' war, and look upon Sher;; operations as undignified and unprofessiona l There is no reason to believe that time has been lost as yet. The diplomatic labours of the Pae t year were necessary, and, if they produced no other _ effect, they reconciled a peace-loving nation to th, e . war, which it was proved could not be avoide a All things considered, the troops have be en brought up with speed and comfort ; they are We encamped and fairly fed, in good spirits and ek cellent health. There are among the generals sau te men, young and active, who have acquired ex perience in wars which the present will much re semble. But there is a class of seniors to villa?' nothing is acceptable except what prevailed In their own youth, and such men have much to a° in planning operations or supplying troops. The survey for the def ences f rom Buin ic Tchekdedji to Derkos are proceeding with due despatch. Several officers of the engineers ar e continually engaged, and have completed nearly' half their task. From the Sea of Marmora to the Euxine, the projected lino extends 27 miles. - 14 - lake, spread out in some seasons into a vast marsh) almost joins the sea at the western end, and pre" eludes all possibility of the passage of a hostile , army for several miles. The water is four fee t deep, and the bottom soft and muddy. At the i other extremity another lake is situated, whiel would equally bar an enemy's passage, an d between these two there is a line of undulating and valley, which, though destitute of any stron g k natural means of defence, . may be made impassa b l e I by the science of modern engineers and the braver , ' lof well supplied troops. This is the position chosen to be the Torres Vedras of Constantinople, a defence. for ever, should the men and the valour to mak o useful remain when western troops have quitted the Turkish soil. The country is overspread with brash' wood and the officers are obliged to raise themselves and their theodolites on stands. -General Baragual d'Hilliers computed the number of men necessary for the defence at 40,000, of whom 5,000 were_R watch the difficult ground at either end, and 30,0uu to occupy the works in the centre. However, those whose surveys of the country give them th e means to judge with greater accuracy declare that not less than 80,000 would be required to ocenPf such vast and complex defences ; and, if events Wer e ever to necessitate a re treat on the capital, such a force would not be wanting for its preservation: Yet, after all, it seems unworthy of the two great Powers of the world thus to contemplate their ova reverses, and to prepare for the march of the Mils' covite on Constantinople, while they threaten to drive him across the Pruth, and even to tear away portions of his empire. A letter from Gallipoli of the 16th states thio the Turkish authoriti es , on th e d eman d o f the f French General-in- c hi e f, h ave grante d a p i ec e ° ground for the burial of Catholics. The consecra tion of the new cemetery was performed by the Abbe , Bellet, superior chaplain of the fleet, in presence of the generals, their staffs, numerous detachment' s of soldiers and sailors, and of all the Catholic population. The pious ceremony produced a po: found impression not only on the Christians, bul' on the Mussulmans, who, notwithstanding the ai l ,: ference of their religious p r i nc i p l es , t es tify thei r esteem for those who have a belief and practise their religion. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 20.—1 have just returned, from Scutari, and b r i ng th e me l anc h o l y intev' ligence of the death of Li eu t enan t W. L ear MO' nish, which occurred under the following dt tressing circumstances :—Last night two officer' of the 93d Highlanders, Ensign Crowe and the, unfortunate gentleman above named, were re turning from the Scutari barracks 'to the encamp" ment where there regiment is quartered. A hear" storm, accompanied by lightni ng an d t orre nts , rain, broke out, and turned the little ravine which borders the barracks to the north-west into ,a roaring torrent. In crossing this ravine, whie,' in the daytime was perfectly dry, these two 0 1 ficers were carried away. Ensign Crowe manage d to save himself, but Lieutenant Mac n i s h has ne t : since been heard of, and it is feared th a t he 114 ''' washed into the sea. To-day the ravine is Per; featly dry, and when I left S cu t ar i num bers officers and men were busily searching am o ngst the brushwood and hedges which border it for the nvs sing officer. At the barracks a cry was heard about half-past 10 last night, but nobody suspected Whe w it was ; and indeed it is very doubtful whether efficient help could have been sent in time, as th e a night was very dark, and before any person cool have arrived at the spot no doubt the unforta; nate gentleman had been carried down towar° the sea, and was beyond the reach of hums° aid. The Sultan has placed his kiosque of Hai Pasha, at Scutari, immediately adjacent to ta ° , British encampment, at the disposal of his Roya l Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and on Wedges" day last he repaired there with all his staff. On Wednesday last his Royal Highness left the palac e of Eerie, on the Bosphorus, preferring a residence in the more immediate vicinity of the troops. grand review is expected to take place on the 24th* The division of the French army under the order s of Prince Napoleon will come to Constantinopl e i The barracks of Doud Pacha are being prepare, for their reception. The British and French fleet, s , are at anchor in the vicinity of S e ba s topol, will , the exception of the division under the orders ah, Sir Edmund Lyons, which is cruising on the coa°'' of Circassia. SILISTRIA. According to the last advices from Vienna tria was still in Turkish hands on the 25th. Accounts from the neighbourhood of Silistrian ceived in Vienna repres en t t h a t th e Ru s sians, fat their partial success b e f ore th a t fo r t res s, on th e 21st inst., were repulsed by the Turks. From formation derived alike from both camps, it is cer tain that the Russians have suffered severely before Silistria. Some letters, and those not Turkish ; carry their estimated loss to the enormous fig of 8,000 men. The traditional fame of the OW mans as defenders of fortresses diminishes som e " what the apparent exaggeration of these nut' bers. The best artillerists of either camp '"'" engaged in the attack and. defence of this forties 9; General Schilders is at the head of the entire art''' lery corps of the Russians, and P r i nce Gortsell w koff belongs to the same arm of the service. Mu s t Pacha, the commandant of Silistria, i s k no wn 0) f: - scientific officer of artillery, and h e h as f or coat,: tors some of the Prussian artill er y i ns t ruc tors, of have renounced their own nationality to make cow„ mon cause with the Turks. For a time the Pt' sians believed that they were certain to triueW and obtain Silistria by gold, if not by arms, bu t better knowledge of the character of Mussa has 5 7 . t tisfied them that if they would take the fortress. must be as they took Ismail. A Russian divißO:r e of uncertain strength arrived before the east fa u o „ of Silistria, to co-operate with the besie g ers viously located before the river front of the 10 ; tress. On the 13th, the Russians made a fier,? 6 l but fruitless attempt tp take the newly-construeveao fort of Abdul Medjid. The storming column Wa completely annihilated, and the Turks count, 1,500 Russian corpses, which were cast with s°' quicklime into a large pit. AUSTRIA. THE AIISTRO-PRUSSIAN TREATY, OP THE NEW VIENNA PROTOCOL. VIENNA, Monday.—The adhesion of the tGer manic Confederation to th e A us t ro -P russ i a n is secured. A committee has been appointed i",f the Frankfort Diet to p repare t h e d ocu ment adhesion. The Moniteur publishes the following letter fr °ll o l Vienna :—" The new p ro t oco l o f th e confer signed 23d May, consecrates the maintenan ce . 4 the unity of views and efforts between the f i ° l e ' y • Powers, founded on the knowledge which t l ot , have mutually communicated to each other re s P e , c e ing the engagement entered into between Fr n— r d, and Great Britain on the one part, and Austria 3 , 11 .. Prussia on the other. The Anglo-French cons Ted tion, relative to an existing war, is thus conn e ° „ v , with the Austr o • P russ i an t rea ty with respect tWoo eventual war. The integrity and the evaeu d ' L ot by the Russians of the territory of the °al o f empire remain the common and constant obje c t o f the four Cabinets, and they give a new Pa? heir firm hin •• Cot _ Says : _cc as the first defensive ( the two g] St. Petersl ellatio n o f eirciunstat demand h tositively - !tlissia to founded of druplo alli and Engla Letters situation i Russi a as i faster than 11 tile expo] c hiefly ow 8 43 d the ob evils are ci preeiation I . ll assee,rai Is felt to b letter Gazette, sl Of . 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