The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-22 00:00:00

im..k10..., .N....... tons, are tel rks." 1 report 0 tns,:—‘ the available ifully, on the ot withstand and is noir having I ) e en, d on several I deemed it to Mustapba ais Eirsova, god order; as aeon. I was rmy of Bessr infantry and sppo on it of the as, convinced al force with able to direct tin; and there d lines. All imy at Kara tncl whereby without sofa ingly,, I have its lin quish Olt command. ,ted to, other as much as lie enemy pre OMER• 's :report is forces wioh ing of a grea_ 6 lody of troop ' s lower 11 301 ad at another Lnd displaye d rat a Russian Tchatal, Wa g raining. iced nearly a fterwards -at' a taken. Th e three times End lost more ich had been • could not 11 ground untu inence o f the illery, and of placed by the they were ae on both sides, s without CM )orted for Ova_ enemy ' 8 two mortars the bank of og the night. lassians hate .es, and hsr.e ; but th e l 1 on land, au' , m each other son that our notions WWII :ouut of the aval officer, t several of five da7B. utt d r eadfullf 'he day before re 'brought 4 1 The 13 0. e fellows or° now. not witi 3 )4ten near , hi arna, no t of it. I t ' l ' ut 2,000 ine rb , it would re" left Sc: hU" a is advai2GP,° stoatners, tiV, orders to Os; can eapturci a,ys :--- 4 ger any aoulif tonishment: s to stop ,i(a that he is but his lottel l lad they 100 public. ° -1 11 ! end the lalkan.. d, at Coustol: few hundrouP re protectin t least 50ru w o ey see it. it t be eritnill!. • will have Tads" the Tor i iving theol • om Schou ll * assians 0c, (4 ; Bannon sou ,visions. o much f 1 16 , bazouks and pillag'r Ch r i s tian is .noes to d ° ' nds ; but it l° ay would if° ) of comPl et4 rest ravag eth trio men t° should- 0 1 1 t up with the y have Ist" camp, they began firing and pillaging, and thus spfead anxiety and dismay among the inhabitants. The Russian commandant of the division stnlt, therefore, three battalions ,into the tTavn, who seized several of the thieves, and restored calm end of two hours." - - -- • THE WAR IN ASIA. A letter from Kars; in Armenia; of a recent date, makes known a fact which - will give a forcible idea of the devotedness of the soldiers of Shamyl to their chief. It is well known that the communications between, Shamyl and the Turkish army are very difficult; nevertheless, the brave Chief of the Cau casus having resolved to-send a body of troops to Haireddin Pacha, who. commands at Kars, assem ,...„ bled about 5,000 men, and announced to them that :they were to proceed to Kars. In order to do so they had to cross the Russian posts, and they could Only do so separately, and they had; besides, •to travel by-roads 'winch are alinost impassableyat this, 'Season of the year: NUta single man belonging. to the body made an objection, and about. the middle of March 650 men presented themselves to the Turkish o•eneral, saying that by orders of Shamy l they h a d come to placotheiriselves at his disposal, afid they expressed the fUllest confidence. that all, 1 ;t 1 eir C mrades would arrive unless prevented by „ Weather. THE GREEK INSURRECTION. , • TRIESTE, April 21.—The Greek Consul resident ' - here has just recalled the Russian ships lately pur chased by the Greek Government. It appears by the accounts which arrive that so deep-rooted and. deadly is the hatred between Turks and Greeks that neither can fight against °Xte another without committing atrocities which . are a disgrace to human nature. • In this respect '1• the Christian Greeks are as bad as the Saracen Tanks. The only means of quelling the insurrec tion and pacifying Epirus and Thessaly is to recall : .. the Turkish forces in those provinces, and let the allied troops of England and France act in their stead against the allies of the Czar. That measure 33 aust eventually be taken ; it were best to take it •-•;L",....acen as possible. THE GREEKS IN M ALTA Greek merchants at . Malta are in a great consternation. The Prefect sent for the Greek Consul, and informed him that the had b een ma d e acqua i n t e d with th e f ac t, th a t l arge resident Greeks of Marseilles had subscribed a .2Fge sum of money to be sent to the insurgents.. The Prefect assured the Consul that every legal -I , l l easure would be adopted to prevent the money reaching its destination. The reply of the ureek Consul was not known. It is said that the ite,,eney was to have been sent by the Mail-packet. ‘•;ire, but that now other and more sure means Will be resorted to for the tiansport of the sum sub- Scribed. THE ALLIED TROOPS AT GALLIPOLI. The following is from a letter dated Gallipoli, April 10 : • "The first English detachment, consisting of the Rt aes and some Sappers, landed the day before yesterday, the second consisting of the 44th and a few of the 50th The French bad been lauding for some days .Previonsly, and have now here some 4,000 I imagine, i ncluding a number of their famous 'Chasscurs ' and of the Zouaves. The latter were, I believe, originally formed of Arabs, but are now compOsed entirely of Eu rPeaus —French, with some mixture of foreigners. Th ey still preserve their original uniform—a loose m'un jaCket open in front, baggy red trousers, and a red fez - higher than that worn by-the Turks, and : oWith a very long blue tassel. They- are very fine . loeki n s g men, .bronzed, hardy, and active, and w,ts their half -shaved heads and great beards, look more !astern than -the Turks themselves. The French e llasseurs and infantry of the line, though smaller men jitfgdorewsss,, th an the Z ouaves, are st i ll sturdy, soldier-l i ke-look i ng dressed in a plain serviceable, but well os)tklein ell Consisting of a long blue-grey great coat !mid a very small cap, with a large projecting peak.. It ,is quite vexatious to see the inferior appearance the E nglish present beside them. In point of fact the ' , oglish are the bigger Men, as may be perceived when 1 0 ) , Ile c ompares them standing side by side ; but, by dint miserable clothing,- are id spoilt that the.general ins ; pression received would be, that they were poor starved eking wretc h es. With the French everything is wide, ge, and simple ; aiide trousers, long skirts, and a-bruit !xpanse of bleu coat over the chest, undisfigured by braid ,Mg; the En g li s h, w i t h t h e i r t i ght trousers, little scutty Is i wallow-tait s , s h ave d f aces , an d A lb ert h ats, and with that . tsansinabl e white tape braiding,stuck all over their coats, 'ook pinched up and p oor i n th e extreme . A n d it i s still more annoying when oneleeS" that the only want fair play hi the the' matter of dress, to be the finer look ing men of the two. But the best "got up" creatures of the whole are the vivandieres attached to the Zouaves. The general character of their uniform is founded on that of the regiment, but modified into a very pretty and,piquant costume. The jacket, open in front, and 'showi ng what I believe- ladies call a " habit shirt" of • White linen, with a turn-down collar, • differs from that of the men only by a little gold lace embroidery the fez, too, is the same,' barring that a little silver thread is . mingled in the tassel. The trousers are the same as thopo worn by the officers ; European in make, but still loose; red in colour, with a broad black or green stripe down each leg. Beneath these come boots, to which one , lady got spurs attached; and above , them, descending to the knee, is a loose red petticoat, bound round the'bottom with' two rows of stripes, similar to those on th e tr o users ; an d t h e w h o l e i s completed by a b road shoulder belt supporting a,iforgeously painted tri c °lntir brandy cask. I saw - three- of them, they had "Wendy "got up" with peat care for their first al). Pelsiniee in Turkey. They basl.their hair as carefully ranged as if th ey were _ go i ng ' to a b a ll , an d h a d smallest but cleanest gauze aprons in the world, evide ntly worn as a mere ornament O ne o f th e m 72a,s really a very pretty- little body. The - French F 1 • EnOish seem to- b e exce ll en t f r i en d s ; th e SsillOnch and T ur k s are no t qu i te so amica bl e . `t- n e Yh/K1 got up 'a dreadful story at Coastal'. of the French having violently seized on a ;b ti : a P e as an h osp it a l, w i nc h o f course turns out t o s e. What they. have really sinned in may, I be thee, be comprised in a rather overbearing manner on deti part of their 'generals, -and a peremOtory way of ,of tk a Oding things which I dare say the procrastination ue Turks gives them more than enough provocation so ln /in wever this may be, there is no doubt that they in „w"Y or othe r so annoyed the Paella here, that he 'b a gged to know of the French commander whether he eat, True as an ally, or Ti l e rconsed himself as having io 'eu a conquered country. English, as yet, Are great favour with the Turkish-authoritiea from their ;ore friendly behaviour." alOsT 011 FICE GRIEVANCES AT CONSTAN . • 4, Constantin o pl e IetteTINOPLEr, dated April 10, sayS : 6fa n tla Ve to touch on one grievance felt by every er quartered here, and, indeed, by every ierttehman living at Constantinople. It is the • Teee mism a n agement o f pos t a l arrangemen ts. ;call Ottoman Government- has not what we would I litit &l! t. st for the public, and least of all one com tett 4 ing with the various countries of Europe. fe re et a tcl England and the continent are, there beet"..%ent, by private pcsts; one of which is con stea with the Austrian =busy and the Lloyd a s fere, while the other, the French post, is, as far Mena an a branch establishment of the Imperials. Tile Austrian post conveys 41 e 4 t e c t il er8 twic e a wee k , b y way of Trieste, a slow and .4 la t r ta in voyage, and in summer once a week over -11 , 3 7 - way of Semlin. This route is by fartae most ea re Peditious. But almost every letter confided to the ef eenteu the A ustr i an Post-office is opened and its f . " communicated to Vienna. It is a gross ab>lse of confidence, and very discreditable to the list rian Gove rnment , t h at le tt ers s h ou ld t h us b e g9hed ; b ut the worst is, that if ,the envelope be un r ed in the p rocess o f opening, the letter is d g into the pap er b as k e t, an d never reac h es it s :4.eetittation. So that the coming to hand of a letter cent by th e A ustrian Post-office can never with any inty be calculated upon. The Austrian post v rta ill b e dosed whenever events shall corepel the inter- JiAs lincio of that country to quit the Ottoman empire. Ifarts the sendin g of letters goes, the French post s most honourable and trustworthy. Letters posted a here are not opened, and I have not heard of sin g l e c a se wh ere a letter has been lost. A n d, besides their usual maili,-the.Fzench company has Put on extra mail boats ; threelxr month, w hi c h perfonii the voyage to Marseilles M 8 days. B u t Tiaere the advantage ends. Neither the Austrian d er the French post take any interest iii the de ?el)? of letters that arrive here ; and there indit a,ence • e s p ec ially with regardlo letters addressed lEnglish men , i s inc reased by the circuinitauce th a t most all letters from England are prepaid. The' ' llii4t rian and the French Post-Office clerks ar e lerant of English, and cannot read the direction ofa their in that, language. The consequence is, that Z 0 most astounding confusion prevails with tneret- to correspondence arriving here. Letters aft e r ia eir d qlY - turn up - two, four, and even \six weeks 1) , 1 , .th arrival here. To Mention" my own ox thece'only, I have received beet- one letter, and at one too requiring an immediate answer, since he c i ,l3ie t o bOUstantinople. That letter had been fourtee* days my apds, before it - Canie - to even then it was Ven me - by a karash in the - BO - that to this . day r hive not thebad ! I •9w the - karash got it, and hoW he came t Q the -out. need not say that I had attended b e post-office after the •1 of every lisle arrival °at. N tl upg but the establiShment of an Eng: elerk. N e n_t.r,a,l post-office, with a staff of English will put, an end to the endlss misery and conesl2° fusion which at present prevail in matters of f;,l_Tondenoe, and which will still increase when Cached r eds of Englishinen cot toconnected with or at tne army are- • established at Pera." T/11- AL: ,ETTER FROM BELGRA _ DE.- - t„izt 7 L - TAN's COMmissro ER IN SERBIA - . E~ D ANGER OF DELAYS IN THE BLACK '4%.---TRE- FATE OF AUSTRIA: jh',,..-.:Laat w kth gcall on the youn g P ac h a, the-son Izzeb ho .orlzaotptitit -of his -fath er ' s feeble -health; %S% - o u r _ of the - o Glave of glo vernor of- the fortress, he asked if I would like to .see the gear eral, who_bad.arrived fiUni Constantinople. • The occasion was -gladly embraced. The- preliminaries were strong coffee, in the - smallest imaginable -cups, --- holding, say adortoi thimble-fnlis er less, and. administered by a - slaVe. Half a dozen white servants were also in: att.entlance. The coffee; without sliglror.Milk, is black, arid -lull the p,m Jed aromatic, -. itself, - -and - would shock our good European housewives.. I say. European ;..for here, though etitlwithin the geographical botindaries of - your kind of civilisation, we have left all that upon the opposite bank of the river; or rather, the two rivers, the Save and the Danube. At Serolin there are no little cups of strong, - muddy, but very good coffee ; no glass dish of sweetrneats with a spoon by the side for you to take:one taste and theti a tumbler of water ; not one 'turban nor n 1) ,'lack . slave ;.. no slippers left at the curtained door, 'no piSti)ls,.s - abre, .knife,- and what noksticking.outof the belt of some grave and tall Turk, who looks ready, as they 'say, '"to come with a long nose and oat up the world in the presence of the bon= zools" (we are all consuls in theßedomn sense) ; and' though here and there some -Austrian ; dressed inTuur miserably stiff and u,pictureSque .fashion; - probably the egliest which the sons of, .Adam. have hitherto been' able to indent; and trebly nieanieoking by the side of the Serbians and qrientals, 'endeavours to smoke a tremen, „dowdy long pipe,, of say fur or five feet, filled with TM , : kish tobacco ; yet you still feel it •is only European " civilisation" after all, and turn back to _. Belgrade, where the cry " La Allah, ill Allah !"is rotting out from half-a-drz -it mosques, and you sink quietly and luxuri ously dewn upon the sofa, with a kind of contagi.eis sa tisfactory feeling that the best thing in the world to do . is whatyon are just now doing; that is nothing at all;; and that- slisee cruel old Time is obstinate and remorse less, and will go on, in spite of Sultans and Caesars, mowing down men and monarchs, and sapping- the foundations of states themselves, the ruins of.dead dy nasties lying all around - you to prove- —why, then, let him wag, and pay him as little attention as possible. _But 'here comes the great man of the day in Serbia, and towards whom not a few European eves are now di re - ctedi Etain Pacha—a tall, dark, or olive complexioned, handsome general, in the s epauletted blue frock-coat and' 'fez of the Turkish officers. His face would be Italian,' if it: were not too energetic, and the nose such. as Bonaparte . would have chosen, - as it is . large enough to give him room to breathe and keep his brains cool. He is exceedingly polite, easy, and every seise appeared.a well-bred gentleman, whom one' would never suspect of being a Turk, in the old sense. He converses in French with the utmost fluency, and is at ease himself, and therefore makes you feel at home in his presence. We had an hour's conversation, in which, however, - the firman that he had brought from the Sultan bore but a small share. The contents of this document ere already well known, and that it simply confirms the rights and privileges of Serbia, which had before been given under guarantee of the treaty with Russia. The latter power had the right of protection should the Sultan yiol'te his engagements. But, since the Lterpretatum necessarily belonged, to the strongest, it was evident that Russia could Atmtys find a Pretext for interference. As the treaties betwZun the - Sultan • and the Czar are set asi•le by the state of war,, the for mer voluntarily, and, as the sovereign of Serbia, renews and confirms the ancient compact. You will perceive that Russia is thus left entirely out of the question, and that this "act of grace" frotfi the Sultan rests upon his promise alone. I stated this to Etam Pacha, and remarked that his miss on seemed, therefore, to be a blow against Ausgia. He gave a smile Of evident satis faction and assent, though le did not - reply to this ob servation in words. . Mark one thing well.-. The Czar has only to succeed in order to raise the whole . Greek:population, and win them over to his side. .Men usually go, but most especially Greeks, with the strongest; and if Europe snfferhina to ad vance beyond Adrianople the game will be up. Nay, there is one contingency that may bring him to Con stantinople - at once. It would doubtless, create only a smile should I su!gest that the defeat of the English and French fleet by the Russians is certainly within the compass of possibilities. With the Dardanelles in his power, and the Greek population celebrating a jubilee that the holy church_ of their father, St. Sophia, has been once more purified, and the crescent been displaced by the cross—if this possible event should happen, who then dislodge ,the - Coustantinopolitan Autocrat? Li war so fearful as this, and where the stake of England islife or death; l3lin ought to be almost matheinatically sure of the defeat of 'the Russians, and trust nothilici. to chance or delays ; far less undervalue the power .'dop position that- Russia may -develope.. Who knows yet bow well the Russians can fight dt sea I - And who -is sure that England can now 'repeat, 'under a Dundas, the vic;. tories of Nelson ? No one can doubt which side I ain 'ln, body, heart, and soul ; and it : is for this . ree.Son— because Russia must be beaten —that I ask questions which ought to leave not even . the shadow . of a doubt in the answer... The sole prottetion, at this moment, of the key of the Mediterranean, and of. three-quarters of the' world, is the fleet in .the Black Sea.' This is, indeed, a mighty tower of • defence ; but since it is ca pable of being destroyed by the enemy and by- the elements, it ought not to-be the sole dependence. The English and French troops should close up. Though the affair at Sinope was not a battle, yet the execu tion done in a single hour shows that, whenever the , fleets meet, the loss upon both sides will be terrible. And if both the Russians and, the, combined fleets should be essentially disabled, will not the distance of Efigland and France from ,the scene of action give - the Czar ad vantages in' pushing forward upon the land ? Upon the whole there seeing to be no way so sure of lefeating his mad designs as -by an invasion of Poland from the west ; for that alone can divide and distract his forces. The recovery of the conquered provinces for Sweden would, by and bye, be another able diversion • ind when the worst conies, if no other course be left; Austria must be simply compelled (and she might wel come such compulsion) to tak6 - the right side. There might then be some hope of hec being yet saved ; for the .leclaration, under guarantees, of the•ri4htS of Lom bardy, • Hungary, and Austrian Poland might bring the powerful aid of the revolutionary eleMents to her help against the common enemy. Difficult as this may seem, it is the only course now, left for the almost dismembered empire. Deeply in debt, refusing, to receive her, own paper at par, disgraced with the world by her - subserviency to Russia, and trampling with difficulty, and by the help of the finest' army in Europe, half a million of soldiers, upon her own strug gling populations, She might even yet save herself, by granting the just desires of these subjects,, and leading them against the common enemy of Europe. But should she take the opp .site course, her knellis sounded. :And even neutrality, if persisted in, would not save her long. Three mighty.populations, two of them containing whole' armies of warriors and patriots-whom . the world cannot • surpass—and it is doubtful if the Polish soldiers can be equalled—stand ready to thunder at. her portals in the, day of her calamity, and demand ihe rights of,man, the rights of nations, of which she has robbed them. Let us hope that wiser Counsels wiligpßie her hereafter than those which have plunged a once pOwerful state into Amest inextricable difficulties. _ . _ To return to Etain Pacha. He is very intelligent, and spoke with enthusiasm of the great mission of Turkey in this war for European civilisation a n d liberty, He alluded, with a b: coming dignity mid pride, to the early Arabian Maliommedatai. as the preservers of light and science, in the times of Europe ,n darkness and anarchy. He had read and approved the traveller' Spencer's views on this point, which, I think, he mid he had seen in the Revue des :deux Monde (1). He described, in glowing terms and with patriotic energy, the enthusiasm of the whole population, Moslem and Christian, of Con stantinople, There was only one feeling, and all was full of hope in the righteous defer(ca of the Ottomaa empire. The sane was . the case upon his journey hither. At Adrianople, two sons of the Arcbitnandrite (the next' spiritual dignitary below the bishop), had voluntarily enrolled themselves in the new Christian regi ment. The soldiers, he said, were well paid, well fed, and well . clOthed,'and only desired to he led . against the enemies' of their country and. their faith. He gave a good report of the quantity of provisions and all ne cessaries of life in Bulgaria. "The price of an oka (Albs.) of bread," he twice repeated with astonishment,' was only fifteen Dams," and then calling my attention again said, "Think of it, only two sous for an oka of bread." He made many inquiries about Austria, and the state of Hungary, and it is evident whither the eyes of the friends of Turkey would be directed, should Austria now make one of - her grand but not unusual mistakes: I am ready to hear of any folly in the Government of Vienna. Political Saxon children of fifteen could manage affairs more wisely, at least in the conquered neigh bouring kingdom.; FRANCE. Some surprise was felt yesterday in Paris at the contents of a letter in the Upinione of Turin. This letter, which is from Florence, and bears the date of the 13th, contains an ektract:of a letter which the correspondent of the Opinion . e . declares was written by Baron de Meyendorff, the Rusaian am bassador at Vienna. The letter in. question was, the correspondent declares, addressed to M. de :e v in m i: r loff, now residing at Florence, and contains the following paragraph :,--" I inforin you officially favour Prussia and Austria have openly declared in of Russia. I fear that Austria will lose . 0, Lombardy, because France will want to take yen oaA:ettiatianillcoslitoilin:e_tA:t_hileisttlin'athfeorgirieaot t co . n i t! o e u n n tL7 a to nic e . o u f terino of this-etterg ifitelirtali of lii . friends, • - r . . Paris :" w c: , ,r dms, 1 2. e ': ..-. ii a r , ' shown -it to sev an4 . correspondent of the -- Opinibme dt);' is able to-guarantee the authenticity- whe;ii ril!litiNies.ait:oiii-teloeilut: is thatthere -affirms that 31, - de -DemidOffhas and that the,c4r ) . e seine' triista'ie in the miiiter, . aitstmimiSatte:cike,en_ls)the.:6:lll:::.r- j:iis. 'St: tni o riS . r O e T e r v i e e d V T i n a t ll t S h.o t : Ct eii i .u l:i r %ll ii e . : cr Pa - oo tt r l b ir .y e it t o i . c ., the•tast;he was parish priest, who addressed- t , ' , li Triefid of P - 111r — ;--,Th e . in Ti.lioll- whichh in L l 4 l : l ; vo 'le . - I. : ,v r . : i 1 : : ::: 1 : 1- 1: ' ,. is glorious and . ',aei t ,d. the destinies of our country re ' ga.st Soverelgn on , x .. ,r . rt untried to pre by taste and by., humanity s i e feZ; efforts e blessings p.e b it or e _ H servo for France and Europe tht of peace, but his wishes and . consequence of obsti acy as infatuated liacvioung*.}:ivleedb, in consequence as cruel, lie was compelled to obey imperious nee -amity. chosen, Prince, to co-operate in the most glorious-work which.could,fall,to the. lot of the elect. o f-- av are going_to restore to joetiqe. her rigl4 6 ,..tn re li g i 4 l h 11 . liberty and 'her beneficentbeneficentaction. You'ar e _ go i n - g4 , ,;! r - - . tinne the accomplishment of that, saying of a .1) - r.so i etZi: the:Arne-GOA - , , his tomb shall begiorions.., Go; Prance; the • Lord God of armies will be with-yen; because - ft is ITE .;,,,,ho : sends. _you-,because. it is justice .and humanity you are about, to defend—because it is religion yo.n_ are. about to . preteCt-I-becitise it. uEI; nar.:e you are about .to glorify. :401444 wii; tivig041,1* , 407 0 . 1 *Ai IP) 1.91v4, - THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENINCT, 4.PR,IL 22, 1854. His all-powerful Protection by the solemn • act you are about to accomplish. He will give as the companion of your glorious and salutary mission the Monarch of sacred memory, Whom we venerate in this temple .It is on the traces of that great Prince that you •walk—it is:his work you are about to continue. Under the shade of.his power fnl-arid tutelary Immo -you will fix victory on your path, and shortly, covered with glory, and blessed -by nations, you will return to thank God for yoursuccess." - - The Prince was visibly affected by this address. . The Momiteur publishes the following announce ment : • - • SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DA:Y.) 2 4p A 2 11 ,11i n g g i l o o C A a us lif t o r i l mi u. an Go . l . d . 1 1 0 0 1 0 s. 1 all Azua Fria Australasian d aall 6 2ll' A.Ustralihn 1 all Australian Cordillera • ' 1 all Australian Freehold 1 all Ave Maria 1- all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 50 all Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal 9 11 1 all aritish Ausirlu. Gold 20 13.5 British Iron 6 35 243 Brazilianltnp.(issued •atL5 pm 4 30 all Do. Coolies & Cniada 1 2 20 15 Do. St, John Donley 29 —3l 1 3 Carson's Creek 4 Clarendon Con. Min •Co. of Jamaica — 40 all' Cobra Copper 39 41 - 5 1 Colonial Gold — 15 Copiapo St. all:topper Min. of Eng 5O 60 25 all no. Pref. 74 p. cent 2 4 p 5 all English and - Austrln • Copper Smeltg.Co. 1 —24 20 all General 2 all Great NiicretVein — 1 .2 all Do. Registered - 3 • all Great Polgooth : 1-- 11 1 all Liberty • 3 all Linares 1 all• Lond.&Californ.Colit Quartz Crush. Co. 1 all Ntariquita 10 9 Aexica.n&S.Amerieu. 6 1 all New Granada 1 all New Linares. Mininv. and Smelting Co — I all Nouveau Monde 20 all Poutgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 15 17 5 1 i'ort Philip 4— 6 • 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymuey Iron 15 15 Do. New 8 —lO 30 I.oi Santiago de Cuba 1 all Fouth Australian 10 7 Tin Croft , 284 all , United Mexican 3 - 3i 1 all Waller l . d 1 all West Granada 1 all West Mariposa 1' 12s. W A o u rt s h tr in al g ia Mining . of • 1 all Scuba ' JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all kustralasia 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 50 all British N. American .., ' 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 24 20 2 ChrtAuds.traßnlk.ia, & c ofln h d i t 14d 100 25 Colonial 100 20 . Commercial of Lend — 20 12 English Scottish and , Australian 43 34 d 20 15 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3 = 2 d 50 20 London and County ,,„ 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Loud. & Westminster 100 35 National Provincial of England • ••• 20 10 Do. New — . . 50 22: National of Ireland — ~„ 20 all New South Wales — -- 25 all Oriental Bank of - Corporation 44, 46. 45i 25 5 Do. New ••• 100 26 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New - . 5 1 Royal Australu.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co — 25 all `oath Australia 36 38 25 all Union of Australia.. 61 663 2i Do. New 6 7 50- 10 Union of Loudon — BRITISH RAILWAYS. -- -- - - . " The • Baltic squadron, under the command of Vice- Admiral Parseval-Deschenes, has left the' roads of Brest, and sailed for the Gulf of Finland. .. "This squadron, which has embarked an expeditionary corps of. troops, of the marine, infantry, and artillery, is composed of the following ships : • - "-SQUADRONOE THE BALTIC SEA. Horse-. • Ships. . . . Character. - . Guns ,PoWer. Lo Tap •' ' Ship of the line (2d rank) 100 L'Austerlitz ,, ~ ( mixed 2d rank) 100 500 L'Hercule... -- ~ ~•• ' (2d rank) 100.. Le Jeoattppes .: ~ ~ - - (2d rank) 100 . Le -Breslau ,;'',,, - - ~ :. • „ - • ' (3d rank) • 90 ,-- LT Dagneselin -• „ ~ (3d rank) 90 --• L'lnflexiblo „ „- • . (3d rank) ~ •90 —_ Le •Duperre .,- : ~ (4th rank). 80- Le Trident ....-.‘, t. -,-, ---. •,, . (4th rank) . 80 . .--- La Semilante Frigate (lst rank) - •60 L'Anarotnaque ,, (2d rank) . 6O LaYougoance... ~ (Ist rank) 6O La Parsaivaute. ,„ (2d rank) 5O ---- La Virginie. .... : „ (2d rank) - 50 . La Zenobie - (2d rank) '. 5O 6 220 ......... ..... La Poyche . Le Darien Le Phlege thou... Steam - corvette lO 400 .Le Soutfieur .... ~ ~ - Le Milan Aviso A vapour 4 • 200 . Le Lucifer L'Aigle 3O 3, 6 200 Lo Daim • „ „ . - 4 ' 120' 1,250 2,290 " The naval forces in the Black Sea, under the command of Vice 'Admiral Hamelin, is composed at the present mo ment of— " SQUADRON OF THE BLACK SEA. Ships. Character. Guns. Power. La Friedland Ship of war ilst rank) 120 Le Val my . . ... .... „ w . ~ 120 Le Vile de Paris' ft f f 120 Le Henri IV „ (2d rank) 100 Le Bayard „ (3d rank) 90 Le Charlemagne Mixed (3d rank) 9O 450 Le Jena .. ls $ t - Le Jupiter Le Marengo Le Gomer , ' Steam frigate , l6 450 Le Mogador Le Descartes ...... ~ Le Vantom. , IP ' 1 I Le Cacique ,, ~ Le Magellan Le Sane Le Caton Steam-corvette Le Promethee ... Steam-aviso Le Salamandre „ „ Le Serieuse Le Mercnre • L'Olivier Le Beaumanoir••• ff ff Le Cerf Le Heron La Monett° ...... PP ff Total 1,120 " The squadron of AdMiral Bruat, destined to act in the Black Sea, in -the waters of Gallipoli, and in the Archi pelago of the,Levant, comprises the following ships :- - ' SECOND - SQUADRON (ATLANTIC). Horse Ships. -Character. Gans. Power. Le Montebello.— Ship of war (Ist rank).... 120 Le Napoleon Steam-ship (Ist rank).... 92 960 Le Suffren Ship (3d rank) 9O —•- Le Jean Bart Mixed pa rank) 9O 450 La Vile de Mar- _ - seine (4th rank) - 80 L'Alger (4th rank) BO La Pomona Mixed frigate (3d rank)... 40 Le Caffarelli 9II 0) ~ Le Roland.... Steam-corvette 8 Le Primauget..... „ , . 8 Total • • . 622 2,880 " Independent of these three squadrons, and of all ' the steam frigates or corvettes, collected in the Mediterranean for the transport of the arpay.of the East, all the naval stations have • received important reinforcements in the West -Indian Archipelago, in. the Pacific Ocean, in the Indo-China seas". and in all the quarters where the deep sea fishing is. carried .on. "The Imperial navy possesses at the present moment on all the seas 66,000. sailors enkbarked. " On her side England has equal forces." The announcement made by the Monitenr yes terday of the sailing of the French squ adron,.under the' command of Vice-Admiral Parseval-Deschenes, for the Gulf of Finland,. c ame ,quite apropos to relieve. the impatience of the public, which was beginning to show some discontent at the apparent inaction of the forces. The fleet has, however, now sailed, and a powerful one it is. It may yet arrive in time to take 'part in. the first operations of Sir Charlei Napier. • • The sudden resolution adopted by the Duke of Cambridge, of proceeding' to Gallipoli by way of Vienna and Trieste l inStead of by the route originally 'determined Upon, continues to bathe subject of vari ous comments in Paris. According to some persons the royal and gallant - Duke had no better reason for his change of plan than the rather puerile one of partaking in the pleasureg and gaieties of the Imperial marriage, which takes 'place at Vienna. According,to others, he. has been entrusted-with a mission which may, have an important influence on the 'position of Europe. It'may be safely takenfor granted that the young 'and royal general would not have turned from the direct path to glory for merely a few days' plea.sure.. Oue thing is certain, that the . French Government has attached a considerable im portance to the dukes visit to the Austrian capi tal, by announcing the fact in a telegraphic despatch addressed by the MiniSter of the Interior to all the prefects in France: This, with the unaccountably long stay of the Duke in Paris. (for the Empress's fete at the Elysee hardly justified the delay) gives rise to 'the belief that the visit, to Vienna has more. importance than at first appeared. One. of .the motives for the . journey, currently stated, .is, however, not likely to be the correct one. It is said .that the Western Powers are frightened, both at the insufficiency of the expeditionary army to re gist the progress of Russia, and at the delay which has taken place in forwarding them, It is feared, they say, that the troops will not arrive in Turkey in time to prevent, the advance of the Rus sians on Constantinople, but, considering that they . have yet to pass the Balkan—to say nothing of several lines of fortifications—this source of dan ger does not appear very pressing. But, however this mar be, the rumour here is that the Duke of Cambridge is to 'press the subject on the notice of the Vienna Government, as a reason for its taking immediate and active steps to prevent the ftirther progress of the - Russian army in that, direction. The Marquis de Toulongeon, the Emperor's aide de-camp, - who accompanies the duke, is also said to have been instructed to support the representa tions to be made 'by the Duke of Cambridge at Vienna, with all the weight of the French Govern mei:t ; but unfortunately M. - de Toulongeon is almost as much a novice in diplomacy as the duke himself, and has not even, the advantage of high rank, for he is merely one of the Emperor's aides de-camp. It ,is therefore probable, although it is not, likely that the royal duke would have aban doned.more important duties for the mere pleasure of being present at the Emperor's marriage, that public rumour attaches more importance to the mission than it deserves ; and this is the more from 'the fact (if it be correct) that the duke left Paris without even seeing the Austrian Mi nister at this Court, M. de Hubner. Prices maintained themselves to-day on the Bourse, notwithstanding the fall in British Consols. The Three per Cents. closed• at 63f. 35c. for, the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 90f. ; and the New Loan at 64f. 25c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,050 f.; Rouen, 830 f.; Havre, 407 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 736 f. 25c. ; Strasburg, 720 f.; New Shares, 530 f.; Paris to Lyons, 792 f. 50c. •;' Lyons to the. Mediterrahean, 6601. ; Western of France, 557 f. 50c..; Bordeaux to Cette, 505 f. ; Great Central of France, 400 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 422 f. 500.; Bank of. Credit. Mobilier, 497 f. 50e. ITALY. The Piedntontese Gazette, of th e 18th i ns t., an - 1 pounces that the Deputies not being in number to deliberate, no meeting could take place on the 17th. The individuals arrested at Menton on the. 6th, mitt the the Duke of Valeutitiois, had, been lib era ted at Nice, on condition that they should not return for some time to. Menton and Rochebrunne, on account of the great irritation of the , inhabitants against them. The,Prince would have certainly been , Massadred :by the-.mob had Not a'serjeant of the Carabineers , taken him under his protection: - So convinced of this - was the thal;` he de livered. to that ilOa-comthissioned- bfficer the fol lii6raw"ulTerg'hOcer'fbrtli:ceZaectkto,encoli:7lvcileuedtg:Of t it h o a y t al S rarb a i l i l ie : er T e ° a r t d'ci iia ' i o O n n; disorried 64 , 4- much courage and= devotedness fOr the preskvii,tion of Inyr person, Hereditary Prince of Moi t a'do.. "alfenton, 6th Arj1,46 5-1 ." • The,Duke-of Valentin ois left Nice on thelsth; Iftn-Puf i§." • 1 The United States corvette Levant, of 20 guns, arrire-l'•at Genoa at the 16th coming from 'the Speztia. LAUNCH ABOVE BRIDGE.—On Saturday last w as launched from the dock. Niue-elms, a fine Merchant ship of 500 tolis„fte first and largest vtssel of her class that has - be - en bifilt in this"part of the Thames. Her bottom i s fashioned like the large coal barges, with :ships' upper W'orlip; aid with a spacious fiash deck, and will dray? ally 10' feet of wafer,- giving 'ample room for stowing ttmlier, tallo*,, hides, t C., being intended for the. East country trade. - stani power can also be applied, :if re craiitd: She went off in Capital style, and wa l . u4med by the.~wner's daughtiir, Louisa, Shelboinie, atAii *h orn -40 . iscrellt4;--Z l / 4 .Bztikkr. _ PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 ..A.bordeen - St. 100 Do. No. 2,- p. c. 25 .30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 ... - - • ... • St. 100 Bris..& Ex. 4p. c. St. ... ... 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ..,, —.. St. 100 Caledonian £ lO 94 96 • 15 all Chester & Holyhead • Guar. 54 per cent ... .... 64 64 Cork &Bandons4p.c .,- ... 64 all Dundee Perth &Aber- . . deen Junction 33 all EastAnglian (X3los) • '6 per cent 2l — 3 l, 5 all • Do, (,e5) 7 per cent 4 --- 41 71 -2- Do. (4:7 17s) 7p. c 4 i p 6 , 1 all Eastern Counties Ex- tension, sp. c. No.l i— a . . Pm 64 all Do. No. 2 . " P Pia 10 all Do. Now 6p. c. St. 12 111 1 20 all llastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent ... - • ... • 10 all Do. 161. Debentr.Sh- ... .. St. 100 blast Lancash. 6p. cts. ... -- 5 all East and West York shire June. Prof... ... ... 5 all Edinb Prth.&Dundet 54 per cent. St. 100 tlasgow &S.Westere . . Guar. 5 per cent._ .... ..xd St. 100 3reat Northn. sp. C. 110 —ll2 , St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem lO4 106 10 10 Do. 46 p.c. Scrip 9l 9i 10 6 A.N. of 5 , ...0t. Ist Pref ~. --• ... 64 all :3,t. Southm&Westm. „ (Ireland) Eighths) 74 8 74 20 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Bh. ... xd 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & . Hants Ex. sp. c) 64 7 • • St. 100 Do.cov.red.l4 p.c. 94 ' 96 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 87' --- 89 St. 100 IN,. irred. 4p. c BB - 90 89 16 6 Lan. &-York. F. £2O 1d -:- par St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock 20 13 Leeds N. 6p. c.. No. 1 ,„ -:. .. 126 9 Do. Quarters,lB4B „, - —. ... St. 100 London And Brighton _ . guaranteed sp. c - ... • St. 100 Do. Pref.,- sp. c. St. :.„ ... 50 all Do. Convertible, sp. e., 1852 . ••• . . •.. St. 100 Do. New Guar . 6 p. c. .... --^ ... St. 100 Lon.&N. W. Coy' (SE , . Nuneaton • - ••• ••• ••• 50 5 Loudon &S. Western , • , s , • ~„ ' • Con. Thirds - --9 - -- z§ P 74 t 126 all Londonderry&Coler, -.-.; - Shares - ••• 121 all Londy. & Ennia.6Sh ... ••• . 25 all \tan., Slid., & Lin , 4 Shares, No. 1. -51 — 6 4 . 10 all Do.:New, £lO 8 -7 9 4 ' 6 46 Do. .£6 - 4 P ftr 126 all Aarypt .8; Carl. 4 p.c. ... 7-- 126 all Do. 41 per cent ... 126 104 Do . St. 100 Aid, Consol.6 p.c.St '.., -- ••• ' St. 100 Do. Consul. Bristol.St - 2irim 6 per cent. _ 12 9 ,- 131 • 1291 164 5 Do. Pref..4l per' cent li • 1 44 1 4 die 10 - 6 Norfolk - Debenthro "., ... --; -• St. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock ... —•• • ' . St. 100 Do. 5 p.c. Ext - ... ----- ••• St. 100 Do.- 51per ct.pref ... ••• . St. 100 Do. Way. Val. 5 .1:4 c. ... • ..- .. - St. 100 North BritiSh ' .... ... 100 20 all North'Staffordshire ..-. •-•-- -.••--' - -•- St.. 100 Oxferd,,Worcester,& . ; ,- - - Wolverh,4ls, 6 p.c. 94 —96 . 15 15 Da . • • 81, all - ..4cOi. Cent., New Prof ... ~.. - - S & ilir all ,ew3. Birm.N.G. , 84 ' 8 4 • 10 all ihrcwiiiiY; - & - Chcster ,(Nor,W,Min),,Bp.c. 151 —; 161 • . , . . 'l9 10 Do, 5 per cent., 94 —lO . • • 1 25 ' an . 4outhDevon' ' 11. 13 10 :. - -T - De,. fixed; 41 percent ... .-!. .4 P , 1.0 6 all S. Bastern (Reading .. . ' --' • - Ann,) ot'Xl Os. 6d. 221 •—• 23 - i St. 100 Do. 44pet bent: 9B 300 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar l5 . —2O 25 • all Stockton and Dar- • liugton, 4 per cent ... --,. ' ... . • 25 5 Do. 'do. do. ... -- •• .. 121 all Stockton and Hartle - - Tool, guar. sp. P. , - ' till Ist July, 1856 ... .... .... . 1 .. _. =5 - . 3 Waterfd - .&1ti1k.6p.0: 2 : -r --- .1.A --.: - -= - - St. 'lOO York, N6weastle,and . . - • = =• _ _ Berwick,4p.e.Pref. 85 —9O ' . . - 17: _5 Do: ... . 34 , 3i • . -. -— . 25 10 York&N.llfidlatWlL • • -- ' 2 ," -I - - ' ---•- • t 484 0 Puich - • 4 ci. P4l _ _ ,., elltilf • BAILWATS. lAberdeen . A.mbg. Nottng.Bosi and Eastn. .Belfast & Ballymena. - Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley:. . . .. .Birkenhd. Lattesh. & Cheshire Junet De. Cnesh. & £5O and V 25. Cons. Blyth &Tyne original £25 (issil.:at £45) Bristol and Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and. Bandon,.. Cork, Black, &Pam. Cornwall Crioff Junction Dublin&Bolfastjunc DundqoPerth&Abcr deem Juudion Do. New. ..... East Anglian... r Do. , (.£lB E tit . 11). lEastern Counties.. Eastern Union, Stock ... Do., B. Stock Do., :Now A East Lancashire. Edinburgh dr Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... Edin. Prth I.; Dundee Fzorth & Clyde Jun. 4 'wow &S. Wisdom Great Northern Stk. Do,, A. Stock Do., 13. Ste& Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) Great Westerh Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carpile Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds .... Lancash.andYot)r.sh Do., Fifths 03., Wat. Riding Un Leeds Northern , Liv.Creby.&Southpt Loudon & Blackwell nd. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westu. Do. Fifths D o .10/. Sh , M&8... ,Do. Eighths Lonp.on and S. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry&Colerainc Lududn7. & Enuisk. ,tauch.Shcf.& Lincin Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland 00. Riming. &Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do:, Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 i Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed) North London ..... Do. New £lO N. &S. Wstrn. , Hamp stead, and City Ju,. North Staffordshire North Western N, & S. Westrn Juuo Nun catou ~ Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford; Worcester, & Wolverhampton Port6niouth Scottish Central . Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Bi img Do. d; N. Western Guitante ad St Shrewsby, d; floral Shiewsby. d; Cheater . (N. W. Min ;., Do. Halves,l • Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully , paid up at per, cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Staines,Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darling :Stockton & Hartlopl Puff vale Do. £lO shares. Do, Prof., No. 1 flames Haven Dock t41(.1 Railway Vale of Neath Waterftld & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek, West Cornwall West End of London and. Crystal Palace.. West London. Wimbledn & Croydon York Newora.&Berw. Do. Extensions Purehug IYork"&N., Cloal4 Price ,thla day. 223 23, 41 -- se• '''.... • 7} — 8; 14 —l2 d - 17 8 ••• •• 89 -- 521 - 53 ; 14 - 15 21 10 • •• ... .. 41- 43 7 --- 15 - 16 12A- .1 28 24 - . 59 - 61. 56 23/ - 24 58 62 85i 861 74 76 119 - 121 89 91 724 - 7n; 85 87 10 12 10 p 80,—. 601 7i -- 71,. le ..• •• 8. par Vti id — 14— al 76i 774 1 13A —124 i to 19 29 33 - 35 1 rd 6 4 di 6' - . 8 44 - 47 3t 34 30 ... 31 50 54 Par IP 61 ---. 61d it -•=1 7/ 28 30 84 . 86 52 . - 64 50 - 52 50 - 52 3i - ,26, 13 15 64 10 74 4 3id 13. - 15 Z 9 •b 9 34 SG 4 2d 4 27 iio 2i - 31 17 - 18 4 - 5 21 23 ••• ••. . • 7 - 64. 65 - T -- 4 it 45 -- 4 LETTERS FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA. „ GENERAL POST -OFFICE, April, 1854.—1 n accordance with a request made by the Government of Western Australia, all letters, &e., addressed to that colony will in future be forwarded by private ships, unless specially directed to be sent "tici Singapore,” or by some other .route. Letters will be liable to the ship letter rate ofpostage, . • Os. Bd. for a letter not exceeding oz. ls. 4d. ditto - exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding l'oz. 2e. Bd. ditto exceeding 1 oz. but not exceeding 2 oz. And so on. Newspapers will be charged ope penny each. , The postage both on letters and Newspapers must be paid in advance. , Letters for Western Australia, specially directed to be forwarded "via Singapore," will be liable to the packet rate of ls. Od. when not exceeding oz. 2s. Od. when exceeding oz. and not exceeding loz. 4s. Od. when exceeding 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 oz. And so on, which rate must also be prepaid. No postage will be chargeable upon Newspapers sent by packet via Singapore. TO TH.E,EDITOR-OF THE SUN. 518, , -Your observations are s) just as regards the system at our public schools that I cannot but wish, during the Easter recess, you devoted another article to the subject. ,- It is not that fagging, in its simple sense, hurts ahoy. I was a fag myself,. and my son also,-till the other day ; .and, therefore,,l speak front experience ; but it is the unlimited power given to " big boys" to punish—and that without any court of appeal—their less fortunate schoolfellows—a power greater than they would here. after possess as men, for no single magistrate can order a man to be flogged, nor can an officer, except at sea, where he is very properly restricted from punishing till he has slept over it. 'The fagging lesser boys, too, to play at cricket and stop, halls, under, pain of a thrashing if they fail from off ,their bats, is most unfair, considering the relative strength of the parties, to say nothing of stopping balls from the catapult, if one is used. , A, "monitor's whopping"—and I presume Platt was one—was notorious before, and now it has gained addi tional glory. , The ukase," as ydu say, or the knout, utrum horum, Ike.—Your humble servant, DELTA. Brussels, ApriLlB. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 22.—Wind this day at Noon, N. ; strong breeze, and dull, cloudy weather, with drizzling rain. COWES, April 21..—Wind,.S,E. Arrived—Weser, from Galveston, for Bremen. POOLE, April 21.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Henry Duncan, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, April 21.—Wind, S. P light breeze, with fog. O Po-Mehemet Ali, from Madras ; Islander, B.:r badoes ; Texas, Latuna ; Antoinette, do., both for Bremen. PoßTsmours, April 21.—The Freya (barque), of Abo, from Lisbon , to Elsinore, was seized this morning off BeaehrHead by revenue steamer Argus. HULL, April 21.—Wind, X.E. Sailed—Eric, for Rio Janeiro. , SUNDERLAND, April 21.—Sailed—Hawthorn, Quebec ; Ford Mill, do. HAnnirooL, April 21.—The Choice of Blackeney, ran on shore this m orn i ng near th e Li me Kilns, but came off, and, it is supposed, without much damage. JERSEY, April 20.—Wind, E. Sailed--Swift, for New foundland. QUEENSTOWN, April 20.—The remains of a vessel lately burnt were passed in lat. 2 N., long. 22 W., by the Spirit of the North; arrived here. HAMS URGII, April 19.—The Alexandria (Finland vessel), from Copenhagen to Finland, has been captured by the English and taken to Kioge Bay. REDRICKSHAVN i April 15.—The Maria, from Thisted to London, and the Proven, Nykjobing to England, which put in here on the 13th inst. leaky, are discharging. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10. 45 a.m. Wind, E. ; moderate, and rainy. Arrived--Idas, from New Orleans ; Tit Bit, Oporto; North Star ' Venice. Off the Port—New York, and Plicenix, from New York. (Br SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND ' Saturday, 10 15 a.m. Wind N., tide high-water, weather cloudy, and raining. Arrived—Taunton Pacher, from Santander ; Blue Nose, Rouen, Queen Victoria, Caen ; Nimrod, Caen ; Les Trois Scams, from Bordeaux ; Antwerpen (s) Antwerp ; Bel gium (s) Ostend. Sailed—J. J. Cobb, for Melbourne ' • Centurion, Bom bay •, Duchess of Lancaster, Trinidad ; Spartan, Jamaica; Gothenborg Gothenborg. DEAL, Saturday, 9.35 a.m. ' Wind, N.E. by' N.; meAetate, foggy. Passed—Sumatra, from London, for St. Croix • Spartan, from Loudon, for lamaica ; Mary Elizabeth, from Port donorrig, for London. Anchored—Her Majesty's steamer Nile, 91 guns, from Portsmouth, for Baltic. Remains—Lochlibo, for Quebec. THE CITY OF GLASGOW.— The arrival of tlukFrank lin at Southampton without reporting anything of the City of Glasgow, has added to the fears entertained by the public for hersafety. At the date of her sailing from Liverpool, March 1, she had on board 405 persons -75 of a crew, 50 cabin, and 280 steerage passengers. She had, however, full provisions for the entire number for 50 days, besides a large supply of water and condensing apparatus. A-letter from Captain Benson, the surveyor for the Board of Trade, who inspected her hull, boilers, and machineiy prior to her sailing, reports them to have been in a; highly. efficient state. - MADAME TUSSAUD'S EX.I3II3ITION.—Daring the Easter holidays this popular place of amusement was crowded to excess by anxious visitors, to view the clever and life like representations of illustrious individuals which are exhibited in the various rooms of the estAblishment. Among those which chiefly attracted the gaze of the visitors are the interesting group of her Majesty and the youthful branches of the Royal Family ; greup consisting - of the Emperor of Russia and the Sultan of Constantinople attracted great curiosity, and the golden chamber must - always hold the first place of interest here. The-numerous relics of Napoleon the First will increase in attracting all those who wish to view the remains of one who figured so long and held suc h p owerful influ ence over the destinies of Europe. We were most happ y to see the continued and deserved popularity of the ex cellent exhibition, by the. constant stream of visitors throughput the day. XEDIGA.L• MEN IN GREAT Burrani.—Yesterday (F r i. day) a returo - to the . House of Commons was issued, showing,that in Great Britain and the Channel. lalands there are g, physic-law, .15,162 surgeons -or apothe- caries, 15,32.6 diugOets, 1; 167 &I:AO% t 411:108; Sad 001411. • !Paid. ! Horse 100 - 812 s St. 81 25 50 20 4,960 100 32 100 I all , 5i 11 le 17, all 10 1 100 too too 100 220 450 400 400 20 20 10 'lO 261 13i 20 20 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 130 100 45i Bnaineza dota this day. '521 31 85 72j2 6O 951 6 NW per cent. 5891 35 MINING INTELLIGENCE. (Front the Mining Journal of this day.) Tho . market for • speculative shares continties in a de pressed state, with few if any buyers, whil s t th e transac tions in dividend stocks have not been of any great amount this week. Business in the Gold Mining Share Market this week has been almost at a stand still. Sellers and buyers equally hold aloof; and in no instamccilas there been any important change in prices. The Carson's Creek Com pany, we understand, are. about to re-commence opera tions. Previous to so doing, it would be politic if they held a public meeting, so that their shareholders might be informed of the status in quo. The chairman of the Anglo- Californian Mining Company has likewise published a state ment, excusing Sir H. Huntley, their local manager, attri buting the delays that have arisen to the , defective ma .chinery sent out from here. This may probably be the case; and without making any harsh comment, they are no excuses for the extravagant statements which from time to time hive been received from Sir Henry Huntly. We mentioned last week that gold had been discovered in Ceylon ; we have now to report that this has taken place, at the Cape of Good Rope. We S) not dispute the fact ; but, considering the doubt which is thrown on nearly all the Californian and Australian adventures, no legitimate speculation can take place in these localities until absolut e results are arrived at elsewhere. • In Miscellaneou s Shares the market lias been steady, showing an upward tendency. In Iron and Coal Cmnpanies, during the week, business has been clone in Portland iron at A prem., and Rhymny iron has advanced to 29 31. In other companies the mar ket has been unusually flat; indeed, scarce any transac tions have taken place. SPATE OF TRADE. ( Front the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, April 21.—We have to' report a con tinuance of the demand which arose last week .for mule and water twist, and shirtings and other goods adapted to the market of India and China ; and the degrees in which these articles are bought up enables the producers to ob tain an advance of fully id. per lb. upon yarns, about lid. per lb. per piece upon the lighter, and fully 3d. per piece upon the heavier shirtings. For some other markets, also, there is a moderate business going on in som e descrip tions of cloths; and the German merchants, catchi ng a little of the improved spirit, are executing any orders they may have, and even venturing upon limited anticipate/7 purchases. The turn-out at Stockport has rather improved 24s and 28s warps and the lower numbers of pincops. To a large extent prices now exhibit a decided firmness, at a point slightly ebove that to which they lately receded ; but we hardly think that the tone of this market yesterday and to-day is quite equal tQ what it was on Tuesday. It appears that there is a daily increasing number of the old hands returning to work at Ps eston; and that, at Stock port, there are signs of acquiescence among the weavers in the necessity for a reduction of wages in the present de pressed state of trade. These circumstances seem to have sligttly modified the previous buoyancy. There are some kinds of yarns and goods which have not felt the late im provement, especially ,such as aremore particularlyadapted for the home trade. , We find, however, that the home trade houses aae beginning to experience some increase of demand, and the manufacturers are consequently doing a little more in domestics for instance. At Liverpool the tendency ofs the raw material is to harden, although in America, according to the last advices, prices were rather unfavourably affected by the first discouraging news from this side of the Atlantic. BRADFORD, April 20.—Wool—The transactions in wool of all kinds suitable for combing purposes continue limited, and the prices which recent sales have commanded are such as to deter the country dealers from sending forward fresh supplies till they see at what rates new clips will be bought. Noils and brokes without change. Yarns— The demand for yarns is not active, but the prices which have recently been submitted to entail a great loss to the spinner, and the production is daily lessened. There are no stocks on hand, and the spool trade is so flat as wholly to prohibit spinning beyond two or three days a week. Pieces—The long continuance of such fine weather gives a tone of confidence in the prospect of approaching plenty, and produces the feeling that things have seen their lowest, and associated with the fact that wool has now assumed a stand, these influences are telling on the market. As this is the season when large engagements are usually entered into, it is not probable that ere long we may see symptoms of increased activity. The prices at which goods have been selling for some time past, are far below the cost of pro duction. NOTTINGHAM, April 20.—This week has been almost entirely devoted to holidays, consequently little or no business has been doing either in the lace or hosiery trade—very few buyers having been here, and their purchases being quite of a retail character. A few Ame ricans keep coining over, but at present it appears they are determined to wait until the latest moment to make their purchases; as they seem d ec id e d on h av i ng a ll th e advantage in thempower of buying on their own terms, owing to the present temporary derangement caused' in our mercantile affairs by war. Hosiery yarn is without any change in price. Lace yarn is a mere, trifle more in favour of buyers.—Nottingh,a2n, Journal. THE, WOOLZEN TRADE. (Prom the Leeds Mercury of this day.) 'LEEDS, April 18.—Easter week being very much of a holiday throughout the clothing district of Yorkshire, the whole of woollen trade is to a certain extent affected there by ; hence, on. Saturday as well as on Tuesday.; there was only a very indifferent attendance of merchants as well as manufacturers iv the markets, and the transactions were of a very limited character ; but during the week there have been some good sales and deli veries direct at the merchants' warehouses. The, stock of cloth in the market continues low, but perhaps a little on the increase. Prices ate without any material alteration. The Mills employed in the woollen manufacture iu the neighbouring villages aro mostly well employed; but there is not a very confident impression iu the trade that this will not continue long. The future is looked to with anxiety and apprehension, which induce considerable caution to be exercised by most persons engaged in Hess. The trade iu the war e h ouses i s dull. Where have been few dyers iu the town, and the business of the .week has been of a very limited character. HUDDERSFIELD, April 18.—Out market was very flat today; There were a few town and country buyers, but their transactions were very limited. There was not much doing in the wool warehouses, but prices remain tolerably firm. In fancy vestings the demand was extremely dull. We understand a number of Americans have been in the market, but they have held off for lOwer prices, and as Yet have done little business. MABKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. We had only a moderate demand fcr fruit, at about stationary .prices. An extensive business was transacted. in ve7etables, at our quotations. FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, .6s Od to 108 Od each; ditto colonial, is Od to_ is 3d each ; hot-house grapes, 103 to 20s; foreign ditto, is 6d to 3s Od per lb ; apples, 6s to 8s per bush ; do. dessert, 6d to is per doz. ; lemons 6d to is 6d ; oranges, 4s 6d to 12s per 100 ; alm on d s , is to 3sper lb.; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush.; cob-nuts, 110 s to 120 s per 1001bs ; chesnuts 2s to 4s per peck ; filbert s , 85s to 100 s per 100 113 s ; walnuts, 8d to la 6d per 100 ; strawberries, 6d to 9d per °MIN. VEGETABLES.—Cabbges, 9cl to is &I • Brussels sprouts, is Od to 2s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 6d to is 6d per bund.; greens, 4s Od. to Gs Od per doz. bun c h es ' French beans, 9d to is 6d per 100'; p o t a t oes , 100 s to 150 s per ton ; new ditto, .6d to 8d per lb. ; asparagus, 4s to 9s per 100 ; sea-trail, 9d to 2s per Punnet ; garlic,• 8d to is per, lb. ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots; 4d to 8d per bunch ; cucumbers, Os 6d to is 3d each ; celery, Cd to is 6d per bundle ; spinach, is Od. to 2s Od ppr sieve; onions, 2s 6d. to 3s 6cl per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. • leeks, Id to 2d per bunch ; shallots, 5d to &l ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 480,1 per bundle ; parsley, 3s 6d to 5s 0d per half sieve ; rhubarb, Os 2d to Os 10d per bundle ; endive, 2s to 4.3 - ocl per score ; • beet, la to 2s t3l per dozen bunches ; parsnips, 6d to is ed per dozen ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; mushrooms, Is to is 3d per pottle ; artichokes, 3s to 5s Od per dozen ; lettuces, 6d to, is Od per score ; sorrel, 6d to is 0.1 per half sieve: NEWGATE AND LEA DENHALL. , Turkeys, 456 d. to 7s Od; Geese, 5s 6d to 7s each ; Ducks, 28 Od to 4s; tame Rabbits, is to is 6d ; wild ditto; 8d to is 2d ; Guinea Fowls, sto 3s 3d ; Pigeons, 7d to 9d each; Surrey Fowls, 6a Od to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, 5s Od to 6s 6d; barn-door Fowls, is 9d to 2s 9d per couple; Capons, 3s to 4s Chickens, 2s Od to 2s 6d per couple ; leverets, 2s Oil to 45 'Oil each. English Eg a ,Ts i 7s 6d to 8s 6d; French ditto, 58,0 d to 78 Od per 120 ;. Ostend fresh butter, 10s to Its . ; English, 11s to 158 perdozen. BILLINGSGATE. . Turbots, 2s Od to lOs is to 7s Oct each ; Salmon is 2d to 2s Oct per lb ; dad Fish, 2s to 6s Oil each ; Soles, 3d to is Gd per pair ; Eels, &l to'ls per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 28 Gd ; Crabs ; 6d to 2s Gd ; Whitings, 3s Oct to 12s per doz.; Doroys, 2s to 78 ; Mullets, 6d to 2s 6d each; Common Oysters, 106 Od to 16s Od; Natives, 40s Od to 48s Od per bsh; Mackerel, 36s to 40s per 100; Smelts; is Oct to 5s pr doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 61 to 2s Gd per gallon; Bloaters, is 6d to -2s Oct per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Oil to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 6s to 12s per doz. ; Plaice, 4d to is Oct each ; Carp, 2s Oct per brace ; Tench, 2s Oct to Os Oct per brace ; Gurneti, 4d to is Od each ; Halibut, 6d per lb.; Salt Fish, 2d to 5d Der lb.; Prawns, 2s Od to . 4s Oa per lb. ; Flounders, is to Is Gd per do zen ; Sturgeon 6d per lb.; Pike 6dpei;lb..; sprats, 3s Od per bushel. 'BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are froth 101 d to 11d; of household ditto, 8d to 10d per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s Od to 40 Od; mutton, 3s 4d to t s 4j ; lamb, 5s 10,1 to as 10d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; pork, 34 10d 4s 10d per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10,1 tp 4s Ocl ; Mutton, 3s 2d t o 4s 4d. Lamb, 5s Bt l to 5 s 8 d; ; Veal, 4s Oct to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 8d to . 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to Glib, 2- t° 3 d; 641 b t ° 721 b, 3d to Od; 72 1 b to 801 b, 3d t o 3 4d ; 8 01 b to 881 b 881 b to 96 1 b, 3ad to aid ; 961 b t o 1041 b, aid ' d to 3 4d th ; 1 3 41 1. ! t o 1121 b Od to Od. Horne i, 5 hides, il 6sed s 6,i to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3 s Od; Kents,-. Gs 0d to - 7s t° 6d °B ; Half-prods, s h ee p, Os Oct to Os Od; Os Od to 7s Od; Downs, 4s 0d to 6SiOd ;. Lambs, 2s Od to 3s Od ; Shearlings, le 4d to s 6d.. •• - .• 11A.Y MARKET S. SMITEIFIELD.—Meadow ditto, 3/15s to 6/ o R ; " "Y. 21 15s. to Si Os ; claver A moderate supply, and at rri w,. 11 les to 2133 per load. y,mtuld tlun•gish demand. CIIIIBERLANL. ditto, 31 15a to 6/ Os ea 2/ 14s to 5/ 5s ; clover Trade steady at 'at: and straw, it 17s to 214 s per load. rates. W HIT= RAPEL —Meadow .hay, 2115 s to Si Os; cloler ,ilitto, 3/ 15 s to 6/ . 6s ' • and straw, 1/16s to 21 3s per load. Supply 'good, and trade tolerablifirm. • 11 .ELSINGFORS.—All the bullion deposited in the Fin land Bank at Helsingfors has been recently taken out, and, ! . .)3 , way of precaution transported . to St. Petersburg. The inhabitant s o f Helsingfors, even though protected by the fortress of Sweaborg, are withdrawing in large numbers, fearing a bombardment from the combined fleets. ..The. Russian military authorities, far- from checking the emigration, appear to encourage it. The library of the University and the archives of the senate have been: packed up and removed to a safe place in the casements . of fortrese. The,pkice of the provisions relqui:ied.for daily: use has risen so enormously tkott the goverzurzt - lacz beet* 01464 to iztgle;o • , .#z a taw , ) „,,, A_ tr.': :--Zg titan, SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. SWITZERLAND. • BERNE, APRIL 18. The Federal Council is just now publishing its report for 1853. It speaks of the political refugees as follows : "It is our unpleasant thity_to hav e t o mention the feet that, mo re especially in latiinimes, political refugees, are coming back from England, and even f rom America, 0 Switzerland, and particularly those who were sent abroad at the Federal expense, the obvious object of which was to get rid of them altogether. We cannot acknowledg e the right to protection for refugees that have not been cast upon our territory by political persecution, but only come from a country whose protection they enjoyed. Lastly, it may be supposed that their return from abroad is not quite *con nected with suspicious designs, particularly, if we consider that they formerly were in rather needy circumstances,. and are nom- residing in or travelling about the country, with out.hol6ing any office or following any trade. It Is there fore our opinion that such refugees should be removed 'as soon as possible, and we earnestly require the cantonal Governments to allow them no residence , and to give the Justice and Felice D e p ar t ment instant, notice of their to -appearance." The Federal Council also issued a proclamation to the Swiss people, admonishin g the cantons to stand with all their means ready ; b u t at .the same tide unequivocally asserting a deterraMatiou to preserve the neutrality under all circumstances. The proclamation was quite a popular one; SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 16th inst. The Gazette publishes a long decree, relative to the municipal surveillance and police of the capital, which is hereafter to be exercised by 5 inspectors, 30 commissaries, and 30 deputy-commissaries. Those functionaries are placed under the orders of the Goiernor of the Province, as respects the ser vice of public security, and under those of the al cade corregidor for matters connected with the municipal surveillance. On Good Friday, the Queen, agreeably to the custom of her ancestors, had pardoned seven indi viduals under sentence of death for murder. - - ISSUE OF £ 6 ,000,000 OF EXCHEQUER BONDS. A notification from the Chan c ellor of the Exchequer, inviting tenders for 6,000,00 0/. of Exchequer bonds, in three series of 2,000,000/. each, bearing 3, per cent. in terest, and redeemable respectively in four, five, and six years, was received yesterday afternoon at the Stock Exchange. it was mentioned lately that a loan of some kind was obviously contemplated by the Government, and the suspense of the public on the subject is now ended. Subjoined are the full conditions upon Which the transaction is to be carried out. Subscriptions for the bonds may be made in Exchequer bills or cash, to be completed at once or in five instalments, extending to the 17th of October next, and proposals will be received from the present time until Tuesday week, the 2d of May. "Treasury-chambers, April 21, 1854. " The First Lord of the Treasury `and the Chancellor of the Exchequer hereby give notice, that tenders will be . re ceived at the Bank of Eng'and daily, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 2 o'clock p.m., from the date hereof until Tuesday the 2d of May next inclusive, for the whole or part or parts of the following securities, viz. : " Two millions of Exchequer bonds, bearing interest at the rate of 3/. 10s. per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly; and the bonds to be liquidated and paid off at par on the Bth of May, 1858. " Two millions of Exchequer-bonds, bearing interest at the rate of 3/. ICs. per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly; and the bonds to be liquidated and paid off at par on the Bth of May, 1859. " Two millions of Exchequer-bonds, bearing interest at tho rate of 3/. 10s per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly; and the bonds to beliquidated and paid off at par on the Bth of May, 1860. • "The bonds will bear date on the Bth of May, 1854, on which day the interest will commence, such interest to be paid half-yearly on the Bth of November, and Bth of May, up to the days on which they will b o p a id o ff a t p ar . . , The tenders must be made in separate sealed letters for each set of bonds, and be marked on the outside an follows : . A, for the bonds ending on the Bth of May, 1858. "B, for the b o nd s en di ng on th e B t h of -M ay, ,1859 ; and 0, for the - boxds ending on the Bth of May, 1860. "No tender will be received for a less sum than 1000 i. " The tend ers w ill b e un ,l erstoo d to b e made in Exche quer-bills at par, but subscribers will be allowed the option ut paying money in lieu of Exchequer-bills, upon paying is. for every..looi. so paid in money. "The proport;ons of the subscriptions to be discharged in Exchequer-bills and in money must be separately stated in the tenders. " The instalments must be paid in the following propor tions and at the following periods, viz.:— " 10 per sent, on Monday, the Bth of May. '" 30 per cent. on Friday, the 9th of June. " 20 per cent. on Tuesday, the 11th of July. 20 per cent. on Friday, the Bth of September. " Andtthe remaining•paymeut. to complete the contracts on Tuesday, the lith of October. - • " Parties desirous of Paying the instalments at an earlier period. will be at liberty to do se, and they will receive in terest at the rate of 31. 10s. per cent. per annum from the day of paymentnp to the respective days on which the in • stalnients fall due. "When the instalipents shall be paid in Exchequer-bills, the interest which shall have accrued on the bills at the . time of such payment will be paid to the subscriber by the Paymaster-General at the Pay-office, Whitehall. "Before the hour appointed for the last receipt of ten ders, on the 2d of May, the First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancell or o f th e • Exchequer will deposit with the Governor and Deputy. Governor of the Dank of Englaud sealed papers, in which will be stated the reserved prices at or above which they bind themselves to accept tenders. " All tenders at or above those rates will be accepted to the extent. of 2,000,0001. for each of the three series of bonds ; but a right of preference will be given to the highest tenders in price. If two or more tenders shall be at the same rates, they will be subject to a pro rates dimi nution iu j smount, , if the acceptance of such tenders in full would occasion an excess beyond the•sum of two millions, - to which each of the series of bonds is to be limited. ' "The tenders will be opened by the Loids Commis- . sioners of the Treasury, in the presence of the Governer and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, after 2 O'clock p.m. on the 2d of May . ; and notice will be, given by the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the .Bank of' England, at and after 10 o'clock on the morning of the &I , of May, to all parties- whose tenders have been accepted, _on their applicatiOnp.t.the Bank Par that purpose. - • " Scrip receipts will be issued by the Bank in the usual manner, which will be exchanged by the Bank of England for Exchequer-bonds as soon as possible after the pay ments' are completed. "The bonds will be issued in sums of 1001., 2001.,.500/., and 1, 00 01. , It is, not intended to apply to Parliament during the present session for any further -issue of Exchequer bonds • beyond the said sum of 6,000,0001." The aim of the above loan is evidently 'that which was indicated by Mr. Gladstone at the close of his last finan- , cial explanation to the House of Commons —namely, to : provide the means of - keeping up an ample Government balance -a.t the Bank, - so as to Pc prepared for all contin gencies during the - tar. It sill, therefore, as has been already remarked, not produce any disturbance. in the money market, such as would be caused by the raising of .funds to meet an immediate outlay not previously foreseen. In proportion as, the public withdraw their deposits from the discount market to pay their subscrip tions for these bonds, the. Government balance at the Bank will be augmented, and with it the ability of that institution to graft accommodation. With regard to the probable success of the experiment many different opinions will be entertained. Under present circumstances, few Exchequer-bills are likely to be offered in exchange for 'the new bonds, since fhe ad vantage of tendering them inste a d o f cas h i s only Is-.' per i cen t., and their price s now between par and 3s. pre mium, while the withdrawal of any con,iderable quan tity would at once cause them to be much higher: The introduction of the paltry difference in the option between bills and cash seems,. therefore, a needless complication. 'Dismissing that point, tire question is simply whether ° I: e f a s about er v v 4 i t L.t3ae l 0 ) or interesteont bdpseousl London finw l e ax i ca c eenntdd w h i t: e i)t ll yorm take ae y t ei these bonds assumedr b n o m n e d n s t at w ail thatl ut price hoet h fo e r fact hrße a wfi t vaey d , debentures n s4 ts v r ep e; ry l are t rt h the North-Western ned and that those of , the Great Western are also to be . had to pay .4a t . • . per cen .., , wlll, perhaps, at first sight, induce a doubt upon the. pi t...14,,tr05t be remembered, how ever, that the same argument would apply to Consols, yet that these are. still bought in preference, notwith standing the fact that, even at their present quotation, they pay less than 81 1 per cent. Although there might be as much confidence in - the due redemption of the de bentures of the 'London and North-Western Company as could be entertained with regard to any securities in existence, they could still bear no comparison with a Government investment, inasmuch as they are not sanctioned to the same extent for the employment of trust-moneys, or equally available in times of pres'. sure. The quartqly and other advances of the Bank of England to the public are made on all classes of Go vernment securities, but have never been extended to those of railway companies. Hence, as the bonds at par would.pay a higher rate. of interest than could be oh tainecL by ,employing the same amount in the funds, while the certainty of their being paid off in a few years Must guarantee them against all-possibility of a heavy depreciation, there is reason to conclude tha t t ey_wi ll be sought for .to the required extent. In case of any adverse meve.of the money-market before the 2d of May, the Government will, of course, have to lower the terms on which they have based their calculations. As regards the method employed on the present occasion, . or Exsnarnely; the creation of a ne w security, instead of stock chequer-bills, no objection can be raised. The enormous eiperienae of the railway companies has_ demonstrated that debentures - or bonds for a fixed term constitute the, most popular and convenient p lan of o btaining advances; and there is no reason why the Government by an. ad herence to routine shquld deprive the public of itiad. vantages. It may be said that the prospects of the war are not such as to warrant an expectation that the sums can be conveniently paid off at the dates named, but in that case there is at . ail events the power . of reneWat upon equitable conditions. The circumstance that at• the period when the last series will became recieenlable the ai?,ii,tica-burden of the - national exiieriebe** cleccena - of 3,20t500z., from 41* expliyol. a nntitieva affsri some auoozr:Awant that the %/44-g. 1 2-4 1 -4 1 1 9-444 14 &Q i it 40111 I 'dt' _ _ _