The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-19 00:00:00

• t• T-. TRy.,ATRE ROYAL DRURY LANNI. . Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. TRI4 EVENING, MAT 19, WM be performed Bell:nes Opera of LA SONNAMBITLA. Amirs, Mdlle. Bury ; Count Rodolpho, Signor Arnold' ; and _Livia°, Signor Bettini. Followed by (3d time) a new B tLLET DIVERTISSEMENT , entitled UNE FETE EN OLYMPE. Prices—Stalls, 7s; Dress Circle, 5s ; Boxe,s, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is.; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The Box-office °pet daily from Ten till Six, where places may be secured. Pr(vAte Boxes and. Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and COA, 113, New Bond-street. THE I.TRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. trader the management of Sir. Backstone. THIS EVENING, Mat 19, he performed A CURE FOR LOVE. Characters by Messr s . Cblppendale and Ruckstone ; Miss Chaplin, &c. - - . wnich, the entirely new an i original extravaganza, entitled Ati. BIICIESTONE'S VOYAGE BOUND THE GLOBE (IN LEI CES'I.Eft•SQDrAII E), written by J. R. Planche, Esq. i'rinc•pal eha tasters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Clark, fir. J. Mr,rstiall, Mr H. Marshall; Mrs. Fitzwllliarn, Mrs. Caulfield, Miss ,Grey, Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Laura Morris, and Miss r tatherstone. Folowe Iby WILLIKIND AND lII'S DINAH. Supported by 3 a1 4 .r3. Buck,tone and Corri; Miss Louisa Howard, Mrs. Fitawil tiam, and Mrs. Caulfield. ROYAL. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-sTREET. Under the Mantgenruit of Mr. CHARLES KERN. THIS EVENING, MAY V. Wlll be performed 'C 11.VRRIED UNNIARRIED. Characters by 'Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart; and Misses Heath and Ilurray. Followed by FATIS I' AND MARGCEIiarz. Characters by am,rs. C. Roan and Day.ci either ; Mrs. Winsta.nley ttnd Miss C. L,t!e:eq. To conclude with A STORM IN A TEA-CLIP. Principal cha rst.ters by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. THEATRE ROYAL AOELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, MAT 19, Will be perfcrmed TW O LOVE.; AND A LIFE. Suppergel by Ilepirs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray. Benjamin Webster, K and 0. Sakti ; Miss Woolgar an{ Mivtaine Celeste. followed by THE MOUSTACHE MOVEMENT. Principal dm. ratters by 'Messrs. 0. Smith, le Y. and ,?arselle; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley- After which, THE OVERL NO JOURNEY TO CON3TANTI NTOPLE, AS UNDERTAKEN' BY LORD BITE WAN, WITH NITERESTING PARTICULARS OF THE FAIR. 60PHIA. goYAL OLYMPIC THEtTRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. MAY 19, will be performed FIGHTING BY PROXY. Characters by Ilobson and Wigan; and Miss E. Turner. After which, THE II iPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Cha racters by Alessrs. Robson, J. H. Wnite, Leslie, and Vincent; Mrs. Chatteriey, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Marston. To be followed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Allcrott—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING. MAT 19, Will be performed THE GARDENER OF VERSAILLES. To be followed by BOX AND COX IN KAFIR LAND. After which, a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. To be followed by SUMMER FLOWERS. To conclude with 3f R. AND MRS. WHITE. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 3e.; Pit, is. 6d; Gallery, 63.; Private Boxes, lis. 6d., to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond•street. A STLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL A%IPHITHHEATRE. Lessee and :Wanager, 7,1 r. William Cooke. TEII9 EVENING, MAT 19, Will be presented the new grand Nautical and Equestrian spec - tacle, embodying n mei and extraordinary (insets (written by Mr. Ncison Lee), entitled A TALE OF THE SPANISH WA.R ; or, The Horse ot the Wreck. Tha horses expressly trained by Mr. W. Cooke. Followed by an entire change of the Scenes of the CIRCLE. To conclude with a Grand Ballet, entitled THE STAR OF THE RHINE. Rox-orrice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRiDop.'.. Tots DAY —Morning 56 min.after 6 Evening 32 rain•a ft . 7 To•Nioaftow--Moruing 11 non.after 8 1 Evening 52 unn.aft. 8 THE WEATHER.—Sm Osncrit, MAY 19. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE -sG—highest since noon yesterday. 42 —lowest this morning and during the night. 59—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'29. WIND, E. by S.—Light, with fine weather. ViTht ~\ ~~^~`~ LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1854. Austria having recently evinced a more friendly disposition towards the Western allies of Turkey, and having, at the same time, found it requisite to raise a supplementary loan for the payment of the extraordinary expenses incurred by her in con sequence of the unavoidable necessity of increased atmaments—it may not be deemed either unin teresting or unadvisable to revert for a few mo ments to a consideration of the financial position of her Imperial Government. A happier regime at Vienna appears within the last few months, perhaps we should rather say within the last few weeks, to have been formally inaugurated. The signal for the auspicious change was the marriage of the young Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH to a Bavarian Princess. Time alone can show whether the change alluded to is really sin cere, and not merely specious and temporary. Experience and history alike urge us to regard every modification of the policy of the House of Hapsburg with suspicion—doubtful as to the possibility of its being in any way other than most deceptive because simply superficial. Never theless, bearing all this in mind, conscious of the notorious duplicity for which the dynasty in ques tion has long shown itself so remarkable, aware of the folly of being in this matter in any respect credulous or precipitate—we cannot but feel con vraced at the same time that the juncture is one et that vitally important character that it would be culpable in the journalist not to accord any alteration whatever in the Viennese Cabinet the fullest and the most instant consideration. Let us still continue to doubt--but let us also observe, let us watch, let us be vigilant. A change there has been of late, unquestionably, in the general scheme of the Austrian Government. It remains, we repeat, yet to be proved by time and by events whether it be a change temporary or permanent, sincere or hypocritical. Judging from the past annals of the empire it may be either—probably the latter, but just possibly the former. We shall see. At any rate, there the change is—good or bad in purpose—there it is, visibly and indisput ably. It is attested by the cordiality of the re ception given the other day by the EMPEROR and his Court to a Prince of the Royal blood of Eng land. It has been illustrated by acts of grace and clemency which would almost seem to augur that FRANCIS JOSEPH proposes to rule his people no longer by the sword, but by the sceptre. It has been demonstrated yet more plainly, if possible, by the movement of Austrian troops towards the frontier of Montenegro, to wards Servia, and Bosnia, and Herzegovina. There is a perceptible tendency, iudeed, on the part of the Imperial Councils of Schoenbrunn towards an open rupture at last with those of the AUTOCRAT at St. Petersburg—in fact, towards a startling fulfilment of the memorable threat of Prince SCHWARTZENBERG. Meanwhile the enormous loan already nego tiated by Austria has been boldly added to by a considerable supplement. It becomes important, therefor; toAreea how far the recall to mind the question as to of insolvency finances are removed from the chance the and . ? The actual state of finances currency of Austria we have lately see n describedby an " Impartial Observer," in a most masterly statement. Still more recently we have shown in these columns, by statistics auth or it a ti ve wor k b y BODEMEE, that whil e the national debt of England presses as heavily as by the 1 87 dollars that of Austria reposes as lightly as with th, e (ompara ti vely) scarcely perceptible load of 19 d ol c lar each individual of the entire population I Istupon may be advisable now to add to all our previou s re marks upon the subject that, in spite of enormo us in spite of considerable deficits, in • expenses, continual difficulties and perpetual embarrassme n t s , the State has contrived not only to pay the interest of the national debt with uninterrupted regularity, but has continued to diminish both the funded and the floating debt steadily and systematically since the years 1848 and 1849, the years of war and revolution. Nay, even during those years, the activity and enterprise of the state can scarcely be said to have been appreciably diminished. During 1848, for example, there were expended in the tonstruction of railways as many as 11,806,7 80 florins, and during 1849, for the same purpose. no less than 10,366,956 florins, besides 1,3E11,94E; florins for the purchase by the State of private railroads, and for a like object in 1849 the sum of 1,000,100 florins. What renders this sus tained activity--and especially the before-men tioned diminution since 1848 and 1849 of the funded and floating debt of Austria—more re markable is the fact that those two notable years (1848 and 1849) had increased both the funded debt and the floating debt, had burthened the Stat 0 treasury with a • corral siderable debt to the Bank, and, beyond. all this, had. added to its liabilities a large additional sum in State paper money. So that the total amount of the funied -and floating debt of Austria, at the close of the year 1849, was just 1,194,403,377 florins, and this, too, after deducting the sums possessed by the sinking fund, and by the Central State coffers and State receipt coffers for issue and convertibility. Added. to the diminution of the double debt (fuitded and floating), which has steadily gone on since then, it must be remembered that some small boon has been accorded to Hungary after the crushing out of the last spark of the patriotic flames enkindled by the glorious War of Independence—a boon, we mean, in this w i se — ,, by the abolition of the excise line against Hungary on the first of October, 1850," in consequence of which the Aus tria'. Monarchy " forms one single territory with respect to taxes and customs," by which the trade and commerce of the Hungarian lands are said to be greatly favoured, and the proceeds of taxation of those countries considerably increased. Since then, moreover, the compulsory services throughout the empire have been abolished, with. out indemnity, and at this moment, throughout the whole extent of the Austrian dominions, the peasant has become a perfectly free landholder. These things—particularly at this remarkable crisis when Austria begins to give some token of adopting the cause of the allies as opposed to that of the Aurocit,,,r..—should, we conceive, be re membered. They should be remembered now that Austria, adding to her loan, is apparently meditating that enormous ingratitude to Russia, threatened by Prince SCHWARTZENBERG. They should be remembered—these facts just enume rated—if only in compliance with the principle of magnanimity involved in the suggestion that we should give his due, even to a certain Gentleman. Although the Act of 1844 confers a virtual monopoly on the private and Joint Stock Banks then in existence, we believe that the banking community are, as a body, greatly opposed to its provisions, and that there is nothing of which they are more desirous than the establishment of a perfectly unrestricted " free trade in money." The intelligent and respectable gentlemen engaged in this important business do not desire the pos session of exclusive privileges, nor do they dread the effects of fair and legitimate competition. They know that the invariable result of adequate banking accommodation, if conducted in ac— cordance with sound and judicious principles, is to stimulate the trade and commerce of the dis trict to such an extent that there will be an abundance of business for all. They do sot, therefore, deprecate an honourable rivalry. Nor is the practical prohibition against the crea tion of new establishments, joint-stock or private, regarded as by any means a recommendation ; while the restrictions imposed on their transac tions operate very prejudicially to all, but more especially to those who are doing a considerably increased business. The Act of 1844 aimed at "finality." No matter how great the addition to the wealth, po pulation, or trade of the district, and to the con sequent demand for money, an insuperable ob stacle was raised to the supply of that very neces sary commodity. No matter what that demand might be—no matter what might be the excel lence of the security offered—not a single note could be issued beyond the amounts, without sub jecting the party to heavy fines fixed by the Statute. These amounts were based on averages, taken for a certain time before the provision passed into law, and it is perfectly obvious that in very many instances they must be perfectly inadequate to the exigencies of the locality. Still no variation could be made on any terms. The parties desirous of issuing their own notes cannot even do so against the deposit of gold in their coffers. Even that privilege, though allowed to every banker in Scotland and Ireland, is only enjoyed in England by the leviathan monopolist. The bankers of England do not wish that the public should be without ample security, or that specious adventurers should b© allowed to vic timise the trading community with impunity. They would not therefore at all object to giving suitable guarantees for the liquidation in full of any additional issues which they might deem it expedient to make. They, however, feel the gross inconsistency of not being allowed, under any circumstances, to pass the magical limits, while they can go to the very verge thereof without giving the mest trifling guarantee. By the ex isting enactments, no less than 8,408,0621. may be issued, not only without bullion, but without security of any kind. Of this amount the private banks are authorised to send into circulation 4,698,0751., while the joint stock banks can add the remaining 3,40949871. We thus find that there may be 22,108,0621. in circulation without a single sovereign against them. The Act, there fore, does not carry out its professed object, and in a severe crisis would be perfectly incapable of providing for the " convertibility" of the bank note—a " whistle" for which the trading and ma nufacturing interests of the country are paying so very dearly. But it is not merely that the Act arrested fur ther banking progress, it necessarily led to a retrograde movement. It might naturally have been anticipated that some establishments would wind up their affairs, while others would con siderably reduce their transactions. No provision, however, was made for supplying the voids thus created. And the circulating medium should necessarily be gradually and permanently reduced, notwithstanding, as we have already stated, the increased wealth, population, and trade of the country. This is decidedly wrong, and it is as impolitic as it is inequitable ; while the country is advocating " free-trade" principles in the broadest signification of the term, the most ob jectionable of all restrictions should no longer be sanctioned or tolerated. It will be seen that in the above observations, we have not put forward a single opinion in which the most strenuous bullionist might not participate. It is unnecessary to state that we go very much fur ther than the simple repeal or modifi •ation of the Act of 1844. We have, however, shown that there is an almost unparalleled unanimity of sentiment as to the propriety of speedy legislation—which, in deed, becomes a matter of imperative necessity in time of war. As the subject must be discussed, it is to be hoped that truth will eventually be elicited, and that more judicious measures may be brought into operation, measures calculated to lead to the establishment of sound monetary prin ciples, and, as the natural consequence thereof, the full development of all the industrial capabi lities of the country, and the avoidance of those repeated fluctuations in the supply and value of money, that, according to Mr. COBDEN, " have proved more prejudicial to the nation than the failure of all the banks of issue that occurred even at periods of the greatest excitement !" What we want is " free trade" in banking, coupled with the establishment of a really national bank, issuing small notes based upon taxation, and secured on all the accumulated wealth of the nation. The time is peculiarly favourable for agitation. The Bank Charter is rapidly ap proaching days aching to its termination. It can never be renewed on an ythi ng lik e th e ex i s ting conditions. The of monopoly have for ever passed away. The B an k i tself will really be benefitted by the aboliti on of these obnoxious privileges—with its wealth and capital it need not dread competition. These matters m it a:, s ter e s ntw. insure it the lead to while as itwill he freed from demands that entitled, recently proved very incon venient. At present, it holds a doubtful posi tion ; it is neither a public nor a private establish ment. It should be one thing or the other ; and it would be for the benefit of the proprietors, as ' well as of the community in general, that it should relinquish the exclusive privileges, on being at the same time liberated from the obligations supposed to be associated therewith. INLAND BOOK POST.—GENERAL POST OFFICE, May, 1854.—Whenever the number of postage stamps on a book packet is insufficient, or when there is any other infringement of the regulations respecting book packets, the packet becomes HAW° to the letter rate of postage. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING. MAT is, Iss 4. MOgEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,500 American taken for export and on speculation. The market closed heavily, with prices of American id. per lb. lower. The sales comprised 6,000 Ame rican ;190 Pernam and Maranham, at 6fd. to Bicl. ; 20 Bahia, at 60. to 61d. ; 200 Egyptian, at 6p. to 9d. ; 500 Surat, at 3d. to 4d. ; and 130 Sea Island, at is. to 2s. 6d. per lb. Railway shares continued inactive. In colonial produce, this week, the trans actions have been to a moderate extent, and prices have not altered much. Sugar has rather improved within the last two days ; coffee has been in full supply, and therefore prevented from rising ; rice has been firmer, owing to the advance in grain ; tallow and hemp have been maintained ; saltpetre has had a moderate sale ; cotton has been dull ; and tea has gone off pub licly without much animation. To-morrow, being the Queen's birthday, will be a holiday at the Custom-house, Excise, Stamp and Law offices, and at the Docks, but not at the Bank of England, Exchequer, South Sea, or India House. The following ships have been accepted by her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners :—For New castle, New South Wales, the Ellenborongh ; for Adelaide, the Dirigo to go from Liverpool, and from Hobart Town the Columbo. The remainder of the letters by the overland mail, brought via, Southampton, are expected here 012 the 24th inst. The Highbury, arrived off the coast from Ade laide, South Australia, brings 16,469 ounces of gold. • There will be a large amount of shipping re quired by the Emigration Commissioners, judging by their constant invitations for tenders within the last month or two. A notice just out requires a vessel for Portland Bay to leave England, June 30, another for Sydney on the same day, and a third for Melbourne, on the 4th of July. Three ships are also needed at Calcutta early in October, November, and December, to take coolies to Demerara. In a Parliamentary paper issued this morning, the balance of public income at the Bank of Eng land, on the sth April last, is given at 2,096,5431., and the balance of credits at 242,4771. The Commissioners of Savings Banks held, on on the 25th April last, 14,281,6561. in 3 per Cent. Stock, 17,938,7101. in 3/ per Cents., 31,9001. in New 2 !. per Cents., and 700,0001. iu Exchequer Bills. The amount of gold exported direct from London during the week to last Thursday was 1'2,697 ounces, and of silver 122,800 ounces and 2,0001. The gold was sent principally to France, and the silver to Holland. It is reported that the new agent to be recom mended by the Committee of Mexican Bondholders as the successor of Mr. Falconnet, is Mr. Rickards, a gentleman who has resided in Mexico, and is personally acquainted with Santa Anna. The English stock market has been very buoy ant, and as it is knoivn . that n leading Hebrew firm has been a buyer to some extent, even at the high prices, many parties are emboldened to invest or to speculate for a rise., The conviction is now more than ever decided that Russia will be worsted most signally before long, and that if the allies act vigorously she cannot possibly hold either the Danubian provinces or the Crimea. Consols have been at to per cent. higher, namely, 89 to 89i for transfer, and 89 to ± for account. The New 31 per Cents. have been 881 to 89, and and the 3 per Cents. 87- . - to 881. Bank Stock has been steady at 205. Exchequer Bills have been at ls. discount to 2s. premium, and East India Bonds at 10s. discount. The Exchequer Bonds have been at Ito premium. Foreign Stocks have been very quiet. Mexican, however, have improved to 241 r f. "Russian 5 per Cents. have been 95, and the 41- per cents. 81, being steady. Dutch 21s per Cents. have been 58'1 to 591 t. Sardinian Bonds have realised 83;. Spa nish i per Cents. have been at 39. For the English Railway Shares there has been a better inquiry, and quotations have advanced. Caledonian are very firm, Great Northern ss. to 10s. higher, North-Western about dearer, Mid land have improved 10s. to 155., and South- Eastern, North British, and Edinburgh and Glas ,,,ow are rather higher. The French lines have been in request—Strasburg at an improvement of 1, and Lyons of to Aqua Fria Mine Shares have advanced The other gold mines are nominal. There is continued buoyancy in the Joint-Stock Bank Shares, with numerous bargains. Austra lasia and Oriental are particularly good. The Shares of the Land Companies are well sup ported, and with fair transactions. Crystal Palace Shares are a shade higher. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, (Front the Official List. ) . . nnsiness done. Bank Stock ... 205 Tier Cent. Reduced Annuities BBl 7i 81 3 ncr Cent. Consols Annuities B9/ 9 New 3; acr Cent. Annuities , BBl 981 Long Annuities, Ex Are sth J..n., 1860 4 9-16 11.16 India Bonds, ..... ....... Consols cor Account t;th June . B9 1 9 Exchequer Bills, 2d. £l000 2500 1 d 2 p Exchequer Bonds Scrip 4 pun 981. 16s PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. %lexical' 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 95 Ditto 4} per Cent Bl Sardinian Roads, 5 per Cent B3i Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 39 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull sBj 9i HALF•PAST T IVO. Consols B9i Ditto June Account B9 LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR. ATTACK UPON SEBASTOPOL. A despatch from Constantinople, dated the 10th, announces that the outer forts of Sebastopol.had been cannonaded by the combined fleets with guns of long range. It adds that the firing compelled the Russians to evacuate this part of the harbour. Schamyl. He asked for help, stated hew much lie was pressed by his enemies, and complained of the treachery of the other chiefs. He had a claim, he said, to the assistance of the English, for he had heard that when a people rose against a Govern ment, and proved their determination to be free by a struggle of seven years, the English always in terfered and gave them their liberty. Now, he had fought for much more than seven years, and he ,hoped that the English would not refuse to help. him. This was rather inexplicable ; but the inci dent on which the poor chieftain grounded his hopes was at last guessed. He had heard of the war of Greek independence, and how the nations of Europe had left the Helleues to fight unassisted for the term he mentioned, and then joined to ob tain the recognition of their independence. But, unhappily, the mountaineers of the Caucasus have had no classical ancestors, and the sympathy they excite is due to their own unassisted valour. No noble poet or eloquent ex-chancellor has raised a furore for their cause. • At the dinner given to the Prince Napoleon by the French Ambassador, a toast was given, the effect of which has not been happy. The Prince rose, and spoke as follows :—" A l'illustre Sultan ; . . . nous sommes venus ici, Messieurs, pour l d6fendre avec sincerito energie." To the bulk of mankind this would seem all correct ; but Turkish suscepti bility has Leen much wounded. In the first place, was " illustsc" a proper term to apply to the Padishah ? Any one may be illustre, but the Sultan is essentially auguste, and out to. be called so. Again, the word " defendre" is far from being a proper expression. A man defends his dog or his wife. The term. " sotttenir" . should be used in speaking of a true believer. The incident has pro duced " an unpleasant impression." General Prim, commissioned by the Spanish Go vernment to be present with the military operations of the allied armies, has been here for some days, and is as much an object of interest as the Prince himself. The gorgeous uniforms of himself and his suite are to be met with at every turn. The Gene ral is preceded by 12 Catalonians, in a picturesque and brilliant costume, and is followed by nearly as many colonels and captains of his staff, who quite throw into the shade-:the-more .plainly-dressed war riors of France and England. - - The General of Brigade, Tefik Pasha, has been attached to the person of Piince Napoleon, and accompanies him in his visits to various points of interest about the city. The Sultan's visit to the Prince has been much spoken of. It is the first instance of such a compliment being paid by the Turkish Sovereign to any person. He sometimes enters the houses of his dependents for his own amusement ; but such a ceremony as a diplomatic visit of courtesy has, till now, never taken place. The operations of the army are doubtful until the arrival of Marshal St. Arnaud. Through de ference for our French allies, Lord Raglan has refrained from giving any but the most necessary orders, and has not even visited the works at Boulair (Playar). The work of the commissariat is proceeding with great success, and the head of this department speaks with much satisfaction of the honesty and good spirit of the Turkish autho rities—so different from the spite and bad faith met with from Spaniards and Portuguese at a former period. The Turks are slow and. dilatory ; they have to be kept to their work by incessant watch fulness, but their intentions are excellent, and there is an absence of jealousy unexpected and sur prising. At least 5,000 packhorses will be required . for the transport of provisions, unless waggons can be procured in sufficient numbers. The soldiers are anxious for their beer, which was last heard of off Cape Matapan. It will be an excellent antidote or substitute for raki, which is the nearest approach to poison that has ever become a national beverage. However, it is doubtful whether the porter casks can be transported. to .the .seat of war ; their size is alleged to be inconvenient, and, what is more, precedent is against it. The Duke had no porter in the Peninsula. It is to be hoped, however, that the difficulty will be surmounted, and that the men will not be deprived of the refreshing fluid, when they most want it to support them against the scorching sun of July, and the choking miasma of the Danubian marshes. It l.ias been reported here that the Prussian Con sul at Bucharest had lowered his flag, and ceased from all communication with the actual Govern ment of Wallachia. The Austrian Consul was about to follow his example. The truth of these statements cannot be depended on. Piracy increases in the Archipelago. A vessel from Rhodes to Finica, with a crew of only three men, was assailed on the 17th of April by a tchernik, manned by some 12 pirates. A sum of money, about 400 Turkish liras, was taken, and the crew ill-treated. Several other atrocities in the neigh bourhood of Myra are spoken of. A fire of great extent took place last night, and raged . for hours. It commenced in the neighbourhood of the Egyp tian bazaar, and destroYed a large number of build ings, as far as the four points. The engines em ployed to arrest conflagrations in this country are mere squirts, capable of being carried by a single man, and useless in such a calamity as that which has just taken place. Of late there has been a cessation of the almost nightly fires which used to keep the city awake. In Pera the new houses are mainly of stone, and in the others the greatest care is taken to avoid an accident. lii old times fires were the means by which the populace expressed their dissatisfac tion with the Government, and answered the pur pose of platform meetings with us. A Sultan to whom the people' . had_ no access was thus often warned that his Vizier was a tyrant or a plunderer, and was enabled to take measures for his removal. Whether the populace be contented or not, there has certainly been lately a great diminution of such events ; the deposition of the Grand Mufti did not excite a single incendiary, and the present fire is most probably the result of the inveterate carelessness of the lower class of Turks. THE CITY OF GLASGOW STEAMER. LIVERPOOL, Thursday.—Al private letter was received hero this morning from a gentleman in Dublin, stating that a clergyman named Babington, residing in the county Derry, Ireland, had received a letter from a pas senger on board the above missing vessel, named Smylie, stating that the vessel bad foundered at sea, and that the passengers had been picked up and landed on the coast of Africa,. This letter was at once placed in the hands of the owners of the City of Glasgow, Messrs. Richardson, Brothers, and Co., who, on reference to the list, found there was agentleman named Smylie on board, although it had been inserted in the published list as "Smalley. It seems improbable that the passenger , should have landed on the coast of Africa, as the latest accounts (the 14th of April) make no mention of the oc currence. In order to relieve the public anxiety, the fullest inquiries will be made by the owners, and the re sults published at the earliest possible moment. THE COI/RT.—We understand that her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the youthful Royal family, are expected to leave Buckingham Palace on Monday next for Osborne House, Isle of Wight, where the Queen will remain in comparative retirement until the Bth of June, when the Court will return to London until Ascot Races, when a distinguished circle will be invited to meet the young Monarch. Don Pedro V., King of Portugal, who, according to present arrange ments, will embark from Lisbon for England on the 26th inst. Her Majesty's birthday, on Wednesday next, will be privately celebrated at Osborne. The state birthday, including the illuminations and other rejoicings, will take place to-morrow. THE MANSION-HOUSE.—The Lord Mayor entertained last evening at the Egyptian-hall, Mansion-house, a dis tinguished party. Covers were laid for 120, and among the company present we observed—the Mayor of Staf ford, the Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Dartmouth, Lord Calthorpe, the Lord Bishop of Lichfield, the Lord Bishop of Chester, Viscount Inge.stre, Viscount Sandon. the Rev. the Mas ter of Christ's College, Cambridge, the Rev. the Registrar of C.ambridge.. the Rev, the Public Orator of Cambridge, Mr. Charles Bowyer Adderley. M.P., Mr. Smith Child, M.P., Mr. J. A. - Wise, M.P., Mr. A. J. Otway, M.P., Mr. Charles Forster, M.P., Mr. Thomas Thornely, M.P., Mr. Samuel Christy, M.l'., Mr. William Jackson, M.P. Sir Joshua Walm,ley, M.P., Mr. Austen Henry Layar', M.P., Sir William Ross; R.A., Mr. David Urquh. at, M.P., Air. John Frederick Stanford, Dr. Leapi-i gwell, the Rev. Joseph Shaw, the Rev. William ManseA Gunson, the Rev. John Hayes, the Rev. Samuel Cheetham, the Rev. Joseph Wolstenhohne, Dr. Wood)) am, the Rev. the Rector of Kegworth, the Rev. Franci s France, the Rev. James Otley, the Rev. Stephi Parkinson, Mr. Henry Besant, the Rev. James Jeffreys Bumpatead, the Rev. Edward Horley, Mr. John Couch Adams, the Rev. G. M. Murray, the Mayor of Wolverhampton, the Mayor of Walsall, the Mayor of N ewcas tl e - un der-Lyme, the Mayor of Tam worth, the magistrates of the borough of Stafford, the Aldermen and Councillors of the borough of Stafford, &c. GALLIPOLI. The Moniteur, in a letter from Gallipoli, of the sth, after mentioning the return of General Bos quet, says :—"The General returned from Schuinla to Gallipoli by Kasan, Selimno, Jamboli, and Ad rianople. The officers of his staff took plans of all the itinerary from Varna to Airianople, by Schumla, of which Colonel Desaint has recently executed the prolongation as far as Gallipoli. This valuable work is accompanied by descriptive notes. The fortifications of the peninsula of Gallipoli advance rapidly ; the ].O battalions of the first division are employed on them, and the English division work at the part attributed to them on the left of the lines. The number of sick among all the troops already landed only amounts to 350, seeral of whom were left in an hospital at the Dardanelles, in which establishment there are 500 beds. The health of the army is in every respect satisfactory." Another letter from Gallipoli says that drunken ness continues to be the great evil of the allied army. In one company of the 93d Regiment up wards of 20 men were brought up on one morning at the camp to answer for this offence. A huge gaunt Highlander, who had been fraternising, with some Zouaves, presented a ludicrous appear ance on coming up before his officers. He had, in the height of his convivial good fellowship, ex changed the greater portion of his dress with an African soldier, and when morning brought recol lection he must have been rather horrified to find himself in a fez cap, a blue jacket embroidered with red worsted, a bright blue sash round his waist, and enormous Dutch-built scarlet pantaloons flapping about his legs. He had forgotten the yel low leather greaves, and when he was ordered up he displayed the plaid hose of his regiment beneath the gay nether garment of the French soldier. What became of the corresponding Zouave, who must have made rather a sensation among his corn rades when be appeared before them in kilt and coatee, has not yet been satisfactorily ascertained ; but the. woe-begone, sheepish, and utterly prostrate look of the Highlander, as he presented himself in his borrowed wardrobe, can never be forgotten by those who witnessed it. The " fraternising" is so vigorous and cordial that it is really rather a nuisance to commanding officers of regiments. THE GERMAN POWERS. VIENNA, MAY 16.—Our official journal publishes an Imperial decr ee ca lli ng o ut 95,000 recruits. This measure has produced a general sensation. The same journal announc e s the occupation of the frontiers of th e sou th- eas t an d nor th- eas t of the empire by Austrian troops, although it is stated the pacific relati ons o f the Court of Vienna with the foreign powers have not been affected. .COLOGNE, MA Y 16.—With res p ec t to the position which the middle states of Germany intend taking up relative to the Austro-Prussian offensive and defensive treaty, we now hear of a proposal made by the B avar i an Government, making its adh esion to the cent ra l p owers c onditional upon their guaranteeing the independence of Greece. In diplomatic circles at Vienna. it is related that M. de Bonin was sacrificed at the e xpress demand of Russi a . Th e ex -Minister of War some time since wrote a memorial respecting what ought to be the policy of Prussia in the Oriental question, and this gave great offence to the Emperor Nicholas. .Baron Budberg, and his Russian colleague at Vienna, knew that M. de Bonin was to be dismissed two days before his portfolio was actually taken from him. Reliable information has been given that the King of Prussia has positively declared to the Austrian Court that as long as he lives he will never draw his sword against his Imperial brother-in-law. A Berlin letter of the 15th, in the ( ologne Gazette says, it is asserted that there is in the convention between Austria and Prussia, which was recently concluded a clause declaring that 'Russia shall be' ailed upon to evacuate imme diately the Principalities of the Danube. It is not doubted, says the letter, that the Einparor of Russia will reply in the negative, for, it is known that he had already declined to comply with the proposition of Prussia for a successive evacuation of the Principalities within determined delays, as the basis of a mediation for peace on the part of Prussia. PESTII, May 9.—Two emissaries of Kossuth's were hanged on the 29th ult. at a place called St. George, iu Transylvania. Their names were Joseph Varady and Franz Bartalis. Two of their com panions were reprieved, but will have to endure an imprisonment for eighteen years iu irons and with hard labour. A letter from Vienna of the 14th, in the Na tional Gazette of Berlin, states that an extraordi nary courier was daily expected there from St. Petersburg. It was rumoured that he would be the bearer of a summons from the Emperor of Russia, to the Emperor of Austria, to declare him self positively and openly on the Eastern question, and of an offer on the part of Russia, if Austria will adhere to the policy dale Czar, to take no ad vautige of any immediate consequences which the war may give to him, without havin g firstcome toan understanding with the Cabinet of Vienna. There is not the slightest prospect, says the letter in the National Gazette, of the Austrian Cabinet being tempted by this offer to depart from the prin ciples which it has proclaimed in the protocol of Vienna. THE BALTIC. CAPTURE OF AN ISLAND. COPENHAGEN, May 17.—Tire Fulton, steamer, has arrived here from Stockholm, and reports that the British fleet, under Sir Charles Napier, ha I proceeded northward, and on the 12th inst. had taken Boomersand, on the island of Aland. The i bustitutionnel asserts that there is no truth in the statement of a London journal, that two of the French men of-war in passing near Copen hagen, ran into each other, and sustained such great damage that they hail to return to Brest. COPENHAGEN, May 12. .'The Swedish post steamer Svenska Lejonet hal gone eown in Ystad har bour, from the injuries it received in the late storm. A Stockholm vessel, laden with salt, attempted to break the blockade and enter Riga. On being hailed she neglected the signals and refused to lie by, so a, cannon-ball smashed her stern. She immediately returned to Stockholm. Her owners were impudent enough to demand compensation. The English embassy very properly told them to thank their stars that . mn.tters were no worse. " The Storm Birds" is the name of a collectio❑ of vigorous chansons which have just appeared in Stockholm. One of them is entitled " Sir Charles Napier ;" it is full of energy. A dinner was given in Helsingfors, on the 28th ult. to a number of naval officers. Verses were sung, written by Topelius, who has just been made professor, for composing a poem full of the most fulsome flattery, when the Emperor last visited Finland. The Finnish papers contain some details respecting the fleet. The following extracts are from the letters of a correspondent on board one of her Majesty's steamers, writing off the Island of Dago, at the entrance of the Gulf of Finland : •' After leaving Kioge Bay, and when we arrived off Gothland, we were ordered to cruise off the Island of Dago. There is a lighthouse at the west end of this island, called Dager Ort, but the Russians think it a waste of oil to ligh it now, so we have to feel our way instead of seeing it. I expected to have been able to send a full account of the movements of the fleet, but our departure fur this cruising ground put an end to my expectations. "The Archer is stationed shout 30 miles to the south of us to prevent merchant ships passing between Da , ro and Oesel, and, I. believe, • another ship stilt further south, to stop, any vessel entering the Gulf of Riga. We are to prevent any vessel entering the Gulf of Fin land ; but, as the harbours in that gulf are not yet. free from ice ; our duties are not of the most aniuous descrip tion at present. The Commam.ler•hi-Chief has been cruis ing about 30 mi es to the westward of Dager Oit, but is now cruising off Gottska Sandoe. "APRIL, 24,—The Vulture arrived here this morning to make us acquainted with the Admiral's rendezvous, since which the Driver, the James Watt, and the Hecla have gone up to join him. They have been cruising here for some days looking fir him, as also the French 90-gun screw steamer Austerlitz. This cruising affords a capital opportunity for getting the crews well drilled and in order, and I have no doubt the newly•commis sioned ships will much benefit by it. We had target practice a few days since, and the firing was most excel lent. The shot which did not strike the target struck the water so near as to keep the target continually in motion. " APRIL 29.—We are still cruising off Daf.o, but with out having taken any prizes: \Ve hear there are two Russian steamers at sea somewhere about this neighbour hood, so we are keeping a sharp look-out for them. The weather has been very rough and stormy during the past week. We have not seen the Admiral yet, but under stand he has gone Hango Bay, about 80 miles ninth of where we are stationed. We expected we had a prize yesterlay, but it turned out to be a Pru.sian barque from the Gulf of Finland. Our vessel does not cruise more than 30 miles from this place. " Sometimes our friends, the Russians, light up at Dager Ort Lighthouse, but oftener not. This point, as ,you will see by the map, forms the southern entrance of the Gulf of Finland ; consequently all vessels hound for the Gulf would make Dager Ort (i. e., Cape Dago, or Pager, or Dager Point), as the navigation of it-is very difficult. We fancy the Russians by lighting up occa sionally wish to lead us astray, and, as we have reason to think they have erected a . battery near the lighthouse since we carne here, •we of convict do not go within gun shot, as our duties are only to blockade the gulf. "- The Dauntless and the Arrogant paid us a visit three days ago ; they were off somewhere on detached service. We occasionally pay the Atelier a . visit, and she also comes up here to visit us in return. Toe weather is intensely cold. " WEDNESDAY, May 3.—We are still off Dager Ort Lighthouse. We saw the Prince Regent on Monday morning, just after daylight, so we immediately g..t up steam in case she was not a friend, for it would be no joke to get under the guns of a Russian liner in a sina vessel like this. " The weather is still very cold here—much more so than I experienced at the entrance to the Arctic regions, but we manage to make ourselves pretty comfortable." THE BOMBARDMENT OF ODESSA. The Moniteur informs us that as soon as the Turkish Minister of Marine became acquainted with the successful result of the attack upon Odessa by the combined fleets, he addressed the following letter to Admiral Hamelin : " Mr. Adn►iral,—Tne English frigate Terribly bas brought us the news of the success obtained at Odessa by the allied fleets. It would be useless to describe to you the joy occasioned by this news. " By order of his Majesty the Sultan the Turkish fleet will enter the Black Sea on Thursday. It will soon, hope, be with you. The command-in-chief is intrusted to Ferik Ahmet Pasha, who will have as his second in command Hassan Pasha, commander of the Egyptian division. They have orders to join the allied squadron immediately, and to act entirely in concert with it throughout the whole of the campaign which it has so gloriously commenced. "The reinforcement which we send you is doubtless inconsiderable, but the Sultan is confident as well as my self that officers and sailors will endeavonr by their zeal and their courage to render go .td service, in spite of the smallness of their number, to the aided squadron, and that if their assistance should, from the strength of the squadron, be useless, or of secondary weight in the balance of victory, they will nevertheless, in the presence of dangers which they ardently desire to share, prove themselves worthy of fighting with you. " It only remains for me, Mr. Admiral, to wish you complete success and a happy return. Should it not be possible for rne, during this campaign, to join you in per son, as I should have wishel, my mind and my heart at least will be with you, and with those courageous officers and intrepid seamen, and I shall feel gratification• if your Excellency will be to them the interpreter of th►e sentiments of admiration and gratitude, not only n‘ myself, but of the whole nation. May Heaven assns their noble and generous effort!, and enable the -- speedily to return glorious and triumphant to Constai tinople ! "Accept, &c., " MEHmED.' MALTA, MAY 12. On the return, on Monday last, of the Kangaroo seve ral letters were received in town, giving copious details of the action off Odessa ; and the following, which reached me, is well worth the ttention f all who are interested in the events taking place in the Euxine. I offer it with the fullest confidence, and can vouch for its entire truthfulness. It bears the date— " Odessa. April 24. "On the 17th both fleets left Baltschik at 10 30, with a fair wind. The following day they fell in with a brig, a Prize to the Retribution, Ni g er, and one of th e F r e nc h steamers, and heard th ey had taken 12 other Russian vessels of the Danube. " Arrived off this harbour at 4 p.m. on the 20th. The followinc , day the French steamer Caton was sent in, with Admiral Durnlas's flag-lieutenant, to demand that the English, French, and Russian vessels should be given up ; the answer to be sent before sunset. No answer was sent. • " On the following morning the pr.ddle-wheel steamers were ordered to get up steam at 4 p.m., and to take 50 marines from each line•of-battle ship, and a rocket-boat from each ship. The Sanspreil and Higliflyer to go in as a reserve, " At 4.30 p.m. the first division left, the Sampson, Captain Jones, leading, followed by the French steamers Vauban, Tiger, and Descartes. Second division—Ter rible, Mogador, Retribution, and Furious. A splendid morning ; quite calm. The vessels steamed slowly in, having the rocket-boats in tow, and at 6.30 a.m. the Sampson, a long way ahead of the others, fired the first Flea into the fort from a distance nf a mile, which was returned ; the shot struck her, broke one or two spokes of her wheel, and passed between the twin nien who were steering, without, however, striking either of them, although the binnacle was broken. " Tho firin g noon became general, and some English and French morel ant ships slipped and got nut, receiving several shots troll. the batteries: A mate of air English - ship. the Catht , riiie S anst,,il, was killed. Having fried some of the ships, and not wishing to injure the neutral veseis in the quarantine harbour, the fire wNs directed to the Imperial fort, behind which were all the Russian ships, and then the firing of shot and ~ 1 1,- , 11 was ter ific. The fort returned the fire wall and rapilly, bat it was soon seen that it was impossible for it to continue a re , ista.nce, as the men were shot away front their guns as soon as they were brought up. One of the guns was dismantled, and, in the face of $ frightful shower of shot and shell, remounted. At a.m. a signal was made for the Arethusa frigate to go close in to the citadel and fire a few broadsides into it, so as to unmask the batteries and ascertain how many mortars and guns there were. It was cheering to see her going in, under her topsails, shorten sail, and pour in broadside Lfter broad-isle—which the fort returned by shot and shell from mortars, without, however, striking her. She must have done much damage. `• At 9 a. in the signal for her recall was made. She re turned slowly, keeping up a continual shower of shell until out of reach At 10 am. the fire was still continued, arid the ships in the harbour began to feel its effect. Borne were dismasted, and others were sunk. A shed took fire at 12 o'clock within the fort, and at 1 p tn. the magazine blew up, with a tremendous explosion, filling the air with smoke and dust to such an amount of den- sity as to put an end to the firing from that port ; it was continued, however, from others. The rocket boats now closed in, driving their 24-pounders through the ships and Imperial sheds, every one of which was on fire before sunset, and burnt all night twist brilliantly. " There are still some ships in port ; all the crews are prisoners and the vessels detained. I believe nothing more will be done at present, for there is no wish to fire the city. The population has all left,•and the houses are filled with troops ; 28,000 infantry, and 10,000 caVal ry._ . . i• Curious enough it is that neither the paddles nor the engines of any one of the steamer.; are injured, al though all the vesselA engaged were struck. " Great credit is due to Captain Jones, who, laying his vessel as close in as he could, kept up a very de structive fire. " The killed and wounded on shore must have been very great, as the gunnels were frequently replaced, and silo wed the, greatest coolness. "Soon after the. action commenced the Vauban re ceived a red:.hot shot inboard, and was compelled to re move out of the range of fire to have it cut out. She was immediately isur.ounded by our boats With fire engines ; the fire was quickly extin4uished, when s"e returned into action. She had five shot-, but no casualty. The very best feeling exists between officers and men of th e a ll ie d ff .er, whose only rivalry consists in the endea vour to be foremost in t me fray. " The merchant captains who are prisoners owe it to them-elves, for before the Consul left he warned them all of the danger of retniiininv, pointing out the impossi bility of escaping a long ch-tention. "On the 23d an officer was sent in to offer an ex chancre of prisoners. This morning a reply was sent off to the B. hannia, stating that no arrangement could be made without authority first granted by the Governor of Sebastopol. "The Fury came in during the action, and, seeing what was g , .g on, rar into the fray, firing a few shells even before she held communication with the Admiral. " We are expecting the Inflexible every moment. "On the Ist of April the Russian authorities de• manded, arid obtained, the registers of all British ships in port. . . . . "Ttie following are-1, names of the vessels that left Odessa on the morning of attack ; 2, those in the upper mole ; 3, vessels ballasted and ready fur sea, but not al lowed to go out : " 1 The barque Wexford, of Wexford, 307 tons ; barque Martha - Kay, Sunderland, 360 tons; barque Conciliator, Shields, 350 tons ; barque John Oldham, London, 430 tons ; barque Livinia, 323 tons ; barque Thetnis, Sunderl,nd, 320 tons ; barque Princess, 369 tons ; barque Menaffea, Wexford, 360 tons ; brig Ad.-dplii, Shields, 2SO tons. "2. The barque Billow Queen, Arbroath ; barque Sea, Sunderland ; brig John and Eleanor,-Sinelds,,dis charging wheat. "3. The brig Regina, Sunderland ; brig Catherine, Leith; brig R ichard Mount, London ; barque Swift, Shields —ballast. d and ready to sail. The following general memorandum was issued on the 24th " Britannia, off Odessa, April 24. " The Vice-Admiral commanding-iii-chief offers his best thanks for the zealous and effective marmer in which the Imperial Mole and Russian shipping kt Odessa have been destroyed by the division of steam-ships under the immediate command of Captain Jones, of the Samp-on. I The Vice-Admiral trusts that the inviolability of a flag of truce will in future be strictly and honourably maintained, and hopes that the whole of the squadron un d er hi s command may soon have an opportunity of showing their zeal and efficiency against the common enemy. " ' DEANS DUNDAS, Vice-Admiral.' "A merchant captain who came out of Odessa on Sunday (the 23d) reports the casualties by death at 500 ; the wounded are infinitely more numerous." A letter from Odessa, of the 30th ultimo, via Vienna, mentions a fact which, says the Patrie, shows to what extent the Russian authority carry duplicity and falsehood. In the night after the ►,omhardinent of the military port, General Osten- Sacken had the dead soldiers, amounting to be tween 500 and GOO, removed and buried seven or eight miles beyond the town. The next day, in order to make tl►e people believe that the loss had been trifling, he hail forty soldiers, who had been left lying dead on the batteries, buried at Odessa with great pomp. A citizen, who (luring the night had seen what was passing, and mentioned it, was arrested on a charge of propagating false newt, and being tried by a court martial was sentenced to death. FOREIGN CONSULS AT ODESSA, AND THE BOMBARDMENT. The last munher of the Russian invalid, the semi-official journal, contains the following under the head of " News from the Black Sea :" " Aide•de-Camp General Annenkoff, acting as gover• nor-general of New Rus s i a an d B essara hi i, h as b roug h t to the knowledge of H. M the Emperor that, on the 22d April, during the bombardment of Odessa by the enemy's fleets, three inhabitants of the town (Alexis Filippoft, son of a druggist, A Stroiko, a retired soldier, and Sophia Fed-sseieff, a soldier's wife) were killyd, and eight wei e wounded ; and that shells and congreve roe-k. is set fire to 14 small houses in the Faubourg of the Perecype, and damaged in the town 52 houses built in stoi e, all belonging to private persons. The houses which have most suffered are those of Prince Woronzoff, the neighbouring one occupied by the officertof the governor genera!, and that of M. Naryschkine, on the boulevard. Whilst testifying that in these last days of trial order and public tranquillity were not troubled in the town ai.d its neighbourhood by any culpable act, Aide-de- Camp-General Annenkoff has transmitted the following letter, which was addresse.; to him by all the foreign consuls; residing at Odessa—a letter in which they ex press to the local authorities the most sincere gratitude for the protection accorded to all foreigners : " Odessa, 28th April.—The undersigned foreign Consul—General and Consuls residing at Odessa, alter having had the honour to offcr, conjointly with your Excellency, the tribute of their profound gratitude to his Excellency the Aide-de-Camp General Baron d'Osten Sacken, chief of the 3 I corps, consider it their duty to express the same sentimei.t4 of gratitude to your Ex cellency, as also to hi • Excellency Lieutenant-General Krusenstern, military governor of the town, for the efficacious measures and perfectly paternal solicitude with which they were kind enough to preAerve in the days of danger the families and interests of their fellow sub jects celebrated in this town. Hoping that your Ex cellency will be kind enough to accept the expression of the sentiments •which animate them, the undersigned gladly seize this occasion to offer you the homage of all their respect. CHEVALIER DE CISCIIINI, Consul of Austria BERZOLESE, Consul- General of Sardinia ;—H. JUNG, Consul of the Netherlands ;—ETTLINGER, Consul of Bavaria ; BAGUER Y RIBAS, Consul- General of Spain and of Parma, in Russia ; Wieicise, Consul of Sweden and Norway ; MENGER, Consul Of Prussia ; COUNT PARRO, Consul-General of Portugal ; NUGUES DEI'SAN SECUNDO, Consul General of the Two Sicilies.' At the sane time, the Axle-de-Camp.General Baron d'Osten Sacken announces that the quarantine, and par ticularly the qmirter of passengers, was exposed to a violent fire of the enemy's artillery, and that the passen gers were transferred from it to another edifice, out of the reach of cannon to save them from the danger that menaced them. A similar measure of precaution was taken for the captains and crews of merchant-vessels those under the enemy's flags, as well as those which belong to the neutral powers. In order to preserve the souvenir of the shameful attack of the Anglo-French fleet, the holes of the enemy's halls in the edifices of the town have been marked in black on the walls." RUMOURED CAPTURE OF REVEL. It was rumoured in Paris yesterday that a de spatch had been received announcing the " cap ture" of Revel. REPORTED CAPTURE OF AN ENGLISH FRIGATE. The following despatch was received at Vienna yesterday : " ODESSA, May 12.—An English screw frigate of 32 guns was wrecked this morning at Little Fon taine, close to Odessa, and surrendered, with her crew. " Two other steamers, which reached the place later, opened fire against the land batteries, which continued when the advices left. " The town remains tranquil." From another quarter we learn that the name of the vessel is the Tiger. If this be correct, she has only 16 guns. She was built at Chatham in 1849, is of 1,220 tons, and 400-horse power. The follow ing is the official list of officers on board:—Captain Henry W. Giffard, -Lieutenants Atfred Royer, Alex. Hamilton, and W. E. Stone.g2-/Mas . ter Fras. Edington. First Lieutenant of Marine Artillery —R. T. Ansell. Surgeon H. J. Domville. Pay master Geo. A. Lance. Mate, C. H. Wilkinson (acting). Assistant-Surgeon Edm.Lawless. Second Master John C. Solfleee. Clerks—John G. Barnes and N. G. Simmomda. The crew consisted of 200 men, who, it is said, were not made prisoners until after a gallant re sistance. It is added that Captain Giffard was wounded in the defence of his ship. If all these statements should prove to be groundless—and the news, it will be xemembered, can at present come only by the Russian telegraph—the story of the Tiger will be the greatest Russian falsehood yet told. ST. PETERSBURGH. At St. Petersburgh,. on the 12th, a manifesto was published ordering new levies for the fleet and army. S. PETERSBIIRGH, May 7.—The Emperor is not over well. The Grand Prince and heir apparent lives in a very retired manner, while the Gran(' Prince Constantine is uncommonly busy ; for sometimes he inspects the crews of ships, some times he travels to different places on the coast, then he examines the magazines, hospitals, and the like. The military reviews are less frequent. The garrison was weakened by the departure of the guards, but is strengthened again by reserves. The court has experienced a great loss in the' per son of General Rochov. There is a singular reserve manifested respecting Austria. General Grunwald, who has returned from Vienna, cannot have brought any good news with him, otherwise we should have heard by this time of rewards, decorations, and so forth. This much is certain, that after the last despatches came from Vienna important orders were transmitted to Paskiewitch and Menschikoff. The Russian journals publish every day lists of " patriotic contributions,' but the "lists" look very meagre when we remember the value of a rouble now-a-days. Thus the Petersburg clergy have pre sented to the Czar 100,000 silver roubles, and the capital itself an a dditional 10 per cent. on the taxes of the housekeepers. " A nobleman in Courland, a retired captain ; the Baron von Schoeppink, has paid 27,403 silver roubles from his own purse, which the peasants on his estate owned the crown." The Police Gazette of St. Petersburg, of the Bth, announces that four quarters of the suburbs of that city have been placed in a state of siege, and four military governors have been appointed to carry the measure into execution. The Cologne Gcezette says :—"According to the last accounts from St. Petersburg, the Emperor has had a relapse of illness. The inhabitants of St. Petersburg are obliged to find quarters for troops, and there are besides in the environs 20,000 Cossacks." CONSTANTINOPLE. CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY 10.—The Duke of Cam bridge and Marshal St: Arnaud have just arrived. The ratifications of the triple treaty of alliance were, exelitang,ed'i - e'3iersi4y. ty Paella, ambassador at Paris, remains at his post, at the request of Prince Napoleon. A great quantity of French artillery and four squadrons of Spahis have reached Gallipoli. CONSTANTINOPLE, May s.—The Turkish fleet was inspected a few days before leaving by Mehemet Pasha, the Capudan Pasha or High Admiral of the Porte. The chief defect in its operations will arise from the unskilfulness of both officers and men, the result of their confinement to harbour for so considerable a portion of their nautical existence. The vessels are well built, but are said not to be durable, from having been constructed of green wood. The crews are well fed and cared for, and, as far as courage and devotion go, will do their duty to their country. Their destination is prob ably the Circassian forts, of which three, Anapa, Souchoum Kaleh, and another, are still held by the Russians. The squadron was accompanied by the Terrible, English steam-frigate which returns to the allied fleet, now in the neighbourhood of Sebastopol. The capture of the Russian forts on the Eastern shores of the Black Sea will be an import ant gain for the allies, and may reduce the hostile army in Asia to great straits. Some blow in this direc tion, indeed, seems to afford the only hope of saving the Asiatic provinces of Turkey from invasion and dismemberment. The English public will have heard from a number of sources of the miserable state of the Ottoman army in those parts. A few months ago it was the fashion to represent the Turkish arms as everywhere successful, and any solitary individual who stated the real truth was a Michaiah among the prophets. But now the necessity for a more exact inquiry is recognised. The Russians are within a few days' march of Kars, and before them is a rabble. In every way the Government has been deceived as to the conduct of this part of the war. The commanders have been incapable, and worse ; the commissariat a knavery, and the a falsehood. The manner in which despatches affairs have been managed may be judged of from the following incident :—A contract was made by Government for medicines and surgical instruments to be sent to Erzeroum. As is usual here, the con tract was let and sub-let till its actual execution fell into the hands of a Jew. When the cases were opened the medicines were found to be wholly wort hl ess , and among the implements of surgery were several hundred instruments tor extracting milk from women's breasts ; no doubt part of the stock of some bankrupt speculator ! Some efficient assistance from the allies in this quarter is absolutely necessary, and a timely diver sion may save provinces which it would be difficult afterwavds to rescue. The fort of Anapa is the most important of the Russian stations. By it troops are introduced into Asia, and it is the key to the whole line of country which extends along the eastern shores cf the Euxine. It is said to be almost impregnable, the sea wall being at a great height above the guns_ of an attacking squadron. It is always well supplied with troops and provi sions, and probably many of the regiments drawn from the abandoned fortresses have been concen trated in this stronghold. The other forts are more assailable, and their reduction would not only weaken the position of the Russian army of Armenia, but destroy the prestige of the Czar's invincibility in these parts, and give fresh vigour to the almost worn-out resolution of the Cauca sian chieftains. Two English officers have left in the Terrible on a mission to Scharnyl. They carry with them assu rances of sympathy, and what is of more practical importance, a supply of revolver rifles, weapons well adapted for the warfare in which the mountaineers are engaged. Very little has of late ben heard of Schamyl, and it has been feared that advancing years were weakening his activity, and the de spair of success quenching his courage ; but there is reason to believe that these suppositions are groundless, and that the Russians will still find in him a foe as energetic and implacable as of yore. The system of Prince Woronzoff has, indeed, not failed of a certain success. This able General and administrator has adopted a mode of warfare in which Russians, if not belied, are likely to be skilful, and in which simple mountaineers must be sadly deficient. He bribes the surrounding chief tains, and encloses Schamyl within the limits of his own strongholds. He burns the forests, and, year after year, the tide of Muscovite dominion advances slowly onward, with the steady progress of settle ment and cultivation. Twenty years and some 100,000 soldiers will probably be required before the subjugation is complete, and should Schamyl leave a son or successor like himself, the struggle may be still further lengthened. If not, his people will be " improved " off the face of the earth. He is known to be anxious for assistance, as the follow ing anecdote will show :—About a year since a let ter was received at the embassy here written in a character which at first seemed unknown to the learned. A skilful linguist, however, after much , labour, identified it with the Arabic, as written by the Caucasian tribes. The language was tolerably pure, and the document proved to be a letter from THE DOBRUDSCHA. The following letter of the 30th of April, received by the Vienna Medical Journ a l, conta i ns mat t er i of such interest that t must be laid before the public in extenso "The enwmous train of k3ltkas. (a small carriage without springs) and heavy waggons which accompanied our corps into the p , brudscha, where literally nothing is to be procured, is now on its way back to fetch a fresh supply of provisions. The return load of these vehicles is some hundreds of wounded men and some thousands of spoiled weapons, uniforms, and other ne cessaries of war. We are even now expecting the wounded men froM Kara-su, who are said to amount to 500. In Brailow, Galatz, and Reni as good rccom ',iodation as can be expected under such circum stances has been provided for 2,000 men, in addition to the old hospitals, which are seven in number, The bed furniture, which had been brought in very largo quantities from Moldavia and Bessarabia, must prove insufficient if the number of sick and wounded should continue to increase in the same proportion as it has done since the late unfortunate passage of the Danube. The ambulances in the Dohrudscha fill with such rapidity that consignments of sick and wounded must be made twice a day to.Hirsova and Matschin, and from those places to the left bank of the river. 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