The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-02 00:00:00

ne, as it axrange- Leave iu ived ill in the ff., and eir way e to, the vessels rot into ery near it. The close to Is which harbour, Russian e, about d r iven only are e ice has was the were as t. The neipally n in the t in the and ate of great ;catfered aster of Sone season; s Which in of the probably ie Turk las been are in a fury the out that to some' i s not rom the sporidin,g they are 11ropeali anges of 'es which ce. But ptance of :action is to by ail rnay walk ,bout, far slightest 4 military s in their ;s, 10,000 ,opol and ;e Odessa, Russian the other tresses of luscovite pal regret [Ailing on e reduced )ckade. ied in the -Bazouks• )line, and; punished ure.of the to despe well dis- is capable a an rid is only )onstanti 'ore, been ps great ving been tracts en thousand ops wer e tepped on arched up )f Turkish principal kish band position, ad Paclia cupied bY,, ic li out 0 1 y narrow , artillery s of both. They will POLI. Mornin9 e British A. irf-- all necessary matJriel and provisions. It will be difficult to induce an Enslish Ministry to sanction such an ex- Pehse, although a saving in the end, part:cularly as the transport of - the remainder of the army here must proceed at the sane time. still, with the fleets, and the French and Tui la.h transports, we may yet hope that a whoie year will not bo wasted. The auxiliary armies have surely not come here merely to prevent Lussia a d vanc i ng further. A little money, and 20 engineer officers, would have enabled the Turks to do that alone. \Ye are altogether not strong enough to drive the Rus sians back by an attack on their strong front. It is, therefore, not unreasonable to expect that an attack will be made either on the Crimea, or some part of the Russian coast more easily approached than the lie mediate neighbourhood of the Danube. The troops are in excellent health. As an example of what may be done, I may mention that the day before yesterday, before noon, 5,000 French troops landed at Gallipoli at the ordinary landing-place. In lauding in the Crimea, troopf i would not be so particular about wetting the ir feet, and, unless the naval authorities were interfered with, the boats of the entire fleets !night assist. Aber : crombie land e d 10,000 t r oops in the face of an enemy. lIR.A.D-QUARTERS 'OF OAIER PASHA AT SHUMLA. SnumLA, A pril 4.—Nothing of importance has take n place here. Troops are still arriving ; this niornher two battalions marched in, and one en eampetrupon the eawern heights. Large fatigue Parties are daily employed in throwing up field works, and 6,000 of the inhabitants are pressed to assist them —we should hardly call it pressed, for the inlmbitants set about the work with a will, never grumbling. Omer Pasha is in himself Com niander-ni-Chief, Adjutant and Quartermaster- General, Engineer-in-Chief, and Commissary- General. He leaves his qUarters daily at 10 a.m., inspects the different works in progress, and marks out in a rough yet practical manner what new works are to be thrown up, and what addi tions should be made ; mentions the number of men to be employed, and when the work is to he c ompleted. He generally goes round the heights in the forenoon, returns to his dinner between one and two o'clock, and then visits the works on the Plain, returns home about five p.m., when he receives all who wish to see him, then writes his despatches. He is quite ignorant as to what are to be the movements of the Anglo-French army, but is in great hopes soon to be joined by at all events a large portion of them. You are, o f Course, aware that the Russians have been quite 3 nceessfut in everything they have attempted in the 320 beudscha. They have crossed the Danube in four different places. There have been several severe affairs, in all of which the Turks have been defeated, with the loss of some heavy guns that ;w 3 'ere in. position. Some Turkish officers behaved i a dly, particularly a colonel, wlo was the first to ;_new his men the way to the ilar. Omer Pach..-. has orders from Stamboul to drive the Russians a cross the Dobrudscha. He could just as easily urive them out of the Principalities without the assista nce o f e ith er th e E ng li s h or French armies. There are 50,000 Russian troops at this moment in the Dobrudscha, and the Turkish inhabitants are e aving that part of the country as fast as they can, ~,3 1( 1 are going to the south of the Balkan Range. 'toe Bashi-Bazcuks are scouring the country in all l irections, and are under no control. They are i 'ne greatest r u ffi a ns on the face of the earth, pil laging in all directions, murdering, and fearfully effusin g the men and women they come across • in One village th e y killed 26 men, women, and 'jell. Omer Pasha does not know what to do with the villains; he has not the power of lite and death, . i. and he has no t hit u pon a plan of getting rid of t hem, and I regret to say 700 more of the same de scription are en route to join the army here. APRIL 9.—lt is not thought the works in Shumla could resist a determined attack of first rate troops hOurs, with the force that Omer Pasha has at his comman(L ; but, fortunately, the Russians have Proved that they are by no means equal to the other great Power in their attacks upon fortified places. Lthink, therefore, Omer Pasha will be able to hold his ground here now ; as the enemy have allowed the golden moment to pass, and have emibled him to concentrate his army, instead of pushing on the Inement they had crossed the Danube, as they should have done. At that time the Pasha had not More than 12,000 men here, now he has 60 battalions, 7 regiments of cavalry, two parks of artillery, and is as well prepared as his means will admit of. But the works are far too extensive, and You may, perhaps, be astonished to hear that the position is a faulty one ; this is evident to all mili tary men, and also that the defences are not of the description which they should have been. Just now Shumla would require an army of 100,000 men to defend it. Stimuli), is in a gorge, with hills of 600 or 700 feet high on either side. The hills must be defended by works, for they command the town ; yet they are too far apart to assist each other, and the distance round the town from the eastern points of the two hills is very consid erable. But Oiner Pasha is making, indeed has made, the best of a weak position. He has been working day and night for the past tiiree weeks, and everything may now be said to be ready for th e enemy, w i t h t h e except i on o f th ree re doubts that are to be erected, as it were in reserve, on the town side of the works that defend the road lead en; from Pravaoli. Rather an odd circumstance took place in his tent to-day, previous to our seeing a squadron of Cossacks go through a few move nlents—viz., 10 English officers taking coffee in a Cossack 6 tent (Zadick Pasha's), on the plain of The officers were General Cannon, Col. ..1-alfour Ogilvy, Col. Hinde, Captain Simmonds, Engineers, Captain Nolan, Major .Evelyn, .NaSmyth, Bombay Engineers, Capt. Butler, ~I C ey lon Rifles, Mr. Crow, and Captain Grainger, thB first time I am sure so many Englishmen ever n iet in Shumla. APRIL 10.—Mustapha Pasha, with the remnant of his division, consisting of 43 guns, two of which ar e pieces de position, 6 battalions of infantry, nd a sm a ll b o dy of cavalry, marched in here on e Bth inst., from the different posts in t he D obrudscha, now occupied by Russian troops. In th e action of the 23d of March the Turks suf l'ered most severely at Chatal Bournon , a p lace ab out 5 hours' journey north-west of Tultscha, a nd at Porbasni, near Matschin. At t he former p l ace, which was held most gallantly fr om da y li g ht 'id dark, they lost 500 men, killed, wounded, and taken prisones, beside 3 6 guns taken by the enemy. 9ne of O me r r Pasha's aides-de-camp arrived yes rrday from Rustchuk, and up to the day he left (t he 7th) the Russians had made no demonstration in that direction. At Rustchuk, Kalafat, and the Pther st a ti ons - on the Danube, there is a great d earth of medical officers, whose services are unfor tunately greatly wanted at present, and from ac counts lately received from Widdin the treatment • Of the sick seems to be very bad. We hear sad ac nnts of the atrocities committed by the Bashi 41azouks on their march fr an Matschin, Tultscha, several of whom have been brought in here as prisoners, and Omer Pasha intends making a f rightful example of them. One party of them h appened to be billeted for a night on a man who / ' , ,nowecl them every hospitality, in return for which they committed various outrages on his property and family ; and, to add insult to injury, they asked their host how much he was prepared to re them for the remnants of the breakfast he h ad prepared for the ruffians. APRIL 11.—Matters are going on here much as usual. The Bashi-Bazouks are at their old trade rapine and murder. Almost all the cavalry are out after them, and when taken they will be sent aw ay as prisoners. The best thing Omer Pasha co uld do with the rascals would be to take their A 7rses from them, and ship them from Var na to Ce'ae Their horses, wretched as they ar e, would of great use as baggage horses to the armies. I 'egret to say there is every probability of the Bill arians risinc , should the Russians advance. Omer 1 1 - as la has information relative to the rising, which s givin g him considerable uneasiness. You per haps have not heard that Mustapha Pasha, who c : ? s illinanded in the Dobrudscha, was the first to his his back to the enemy. He thought only of 15 own safety, nothing for that of his troops ; his c onduct is a common topic of conversation. His m e n) however, behaved well. Om er Pasha men- Turks last night that one battalion and a half of defended themselves for a h 24 hours a gainst 15 battalions of Russians, assi sted b y gun boats, and then made good their retreat. Two R ussian spies have lately been tak en—one inside the Camp, the other a few miles t o the eastward. al V er rasha examined the former in a manner that . veuld have done credit to any gentleman of the ° ng, robe. The examination lasted an hour. APRIL 16.—Beyond a report of the arrival of a part of the English troos at Varna, there is little i ntelligen ce t o communicate regarding the move ments of the belligerent armies. The Russians still r etain , thei r f ormer position in the Dobrudscha, wi th ,ntposts of Cossacks, pushed on a very considerable distan ce in advance o f their main body, whilst the Turk s con ti nue to concentrate i n Sh um l a , and leave gathered fresh confidence from the dilatory tactics of the enemy. _ I A great portion of the troops h ere, a as w e ll stlieini inhabitants, are constantly em- P , OYed on the' fortifications and batteries, carrying out the requisite improvements and additions sug gested by the foreign engineer officers. Along the heights above the town, a continuous breastwork for musketry, with a few field-pieces en, barbette has l a t e l y b een thrown up, and the d brush wood in front, whi c h, were it allowed e r e remain, w ould afford excellent cover fo r the enemy'sn. rifle men and li g ht t roo p s , i s i n th e course ofbel PidlY cleared away. From th e loose and f il rf raablde nature of the so il, the works seem t o stand i need of constant repa i r mere l y f rom th e effects of the Weather and are, with the exception of so me o f th e Eger ' r forts outside the enceinte, which are rivetted : with stone, retained by revetments of wattles and', gabions. On the 15th Omar Pasha put his forces into divisions, appointing general officers to each. He lms 40,000 regulars and 15,000 i rre gulars, includ ing Redifs. This forc e is formed into six divisions —two for the plain, three for the heights, and one as a reserve in the town. The two Mushirs, Ismael Pasha and Hassam Pasha, c ommand the first two divisions ; Mustapha Pasha the reserve. The three divisions on the hills are also allotted to separate commanders. It was expected that there would be some field days immediately, and the English were anxious to see the manner in which the Turkish soldier would manoeuvre. On the 12th a ceremony of some interest took place. The finnan was read conferring the dignity of Mushir upon Ismael Pasha. All the officers in Shumla were assembled, but their personal appearance did not favourably impress their European critics. Ismael Pasha is said to be a man of undoubted bravery, but no general ; the commandant of the artillery is also a good olhcer, but the chief reliance must be upon the foreigners who have taken service in the army. Omar Pasha gives himself credit for the move ment just completed, by which he has successfully concentrated his troops at Shumla. He is deter mined to remain in position there and await the Russian attack. He has every reason to believe that the Russians expected an offensive movement on his part in the Dobrudscha. Had he advanced in that direction, the enemy might have thrown 60,000 men over the Danube at Rustchuk, Shuuda, might have fallen, and the whole country passed into possession of the Russians. As it is, no forward movement has been lately made by the enemy, and there have even been reports that some of their battalions have recrossed the river. The army of Bulgaria consists of 140,000 men, regulars and irregulars. Of the former there are 95,000 men, including the garrison of Sophia. At Widdin and Kalafat there are 20,000 ; at Varna, 8,500 ; at hustehak, 7,000 ; at Silistria, 71,000. At Shumla there are now 55,000 men, and 320 guns, of which 138 are for field purposes. The number of guns in position are said to be insufficient, but as the arsenal at Constantinople is turning out 20 per week, this want may be soon remedied. The re mainder of the troops are in garrison at Sophia, Turtukai, and in the passes of the Balkan. The British contingent now begins to make a re spectable show. At Gallipoli there are a battalion of Rifles, two companies of Sappers, the 44th, 20th, 93d, 14th, and 28th Regiments. At Scutari are the 53d and 41st who arrived in the Himalaya; the 49th, 77th, 47th, and the 88th, which last ar rived yesterday in the Niagara. Our men are on excellent terms with the Turks, who, notwithstand ing the reputation for honesty which they have somehow obtained in the west, cheat them to no slight extent. I heard of one Irishman who pur chased four dip candles, for which be tendered a sovereign, andreeeived change to the value of eight pence. The barracks are spacious and tolerably clean. There is plenty to eat, of excellent quality, and if the men keep clear of raki they will do very well. THE WAR IN ASIA. The last number of the Caucasus contains a long proclamation from Prince Woronzoff, Lieutenant of the Emperor, and Commander-in-Chief of all the troops in the Caucasus, to the inhabitants of the Trans-Caucasian provinces. It is in four languages —Russian, Armenian, Georgian, and Tartar, and says : " You are aware that the Turks, in their gross blind ness, have excited the just indignation of our great and most gracious Sovereign by the oppression of the Chris tians, his fellow-religiobists, in Turkey, whose defence has at all times been embraced and supported by the monarchs of Russia. Our Emperor, in his pa ternal solicitude, in order to spare the blood of his subjects, has made all the efforts in his power to set aside the hostile intentions of Turkey, but this desire has not been crowned with success, and the Turks, stimulated by dangerous insinuations, and the ill-will of the foreign powers of the west, have rejected all our just demands, which were for nothing more than the execution of treaties. Although after the rupture of peace by the Turks themselves, the Almighty God, de fender of equity, has blessed the Russian arms by caus ing her to triumph in Asia and on the Black Sea, where the Ottoman fleet was destroyed at Sinope, our enemies are not yet undeceived, and the Governments of Eng land and France, placing themselves on their side, have caused, without previous declaration of war, their united fleets to enter the Euxine, under pretext of defending them, and in order to embarrass the free navigation of our vessels of war for the protection of our coasts. His Majesty, with a firm hope in God, whilst combating for our oppressed brethren, relies with confidence on the zeal and firm fidelity of all his devoted subjects, not one of whom will hesitate to take arms against the enemy, should circumstances require it." The proclamation then goes on to exhort the " brave Georgians, Armenians, Mussulmans, and other faithful subjects of the Emperor" to be ready at the first signal " to defen l their country and repulse the aggressor." It next reminds them that, in former days, they, even without the aid of the " glorious Russian troops," gained signal victories over the Turks, with much inferior num bers ; and it asks if they can feel fear whatever may be the odds against them, when they are sup ported by the numerous battalions of Russia. The proclamation concludes by announcing that the Prince, in consequence of the weakness caused by a grave malady and. excessive labour, has been obliged to obtain leave of absence for six months, but that he calculates on being with them in the autumn to take part in their exploits. Accounts from Asia state that the snow is still very deep on the hills, and that, though in th - mid dle of April, the weather is still very severe. This, coupled with the fearful scarcity of food, which has risen to five times its ordinary price, is causing great suffering. Of money, however, a supply had been received, 3,000,000 piastres having arrived by steamer for the use of the Pasha of Trebizond. A circular had been addressed to all the Consuls at Trebizond by the Turkish Government, in which it is stated that, in the case of the poorer Greeks being unable to procure the means of travelling , the Po rte will convey them to the Pirmus free of expense. The Hellenes have nearly all left the capital, but a further delay of 15 days has been granted to mer chants, and domestic servants are altogether ex cused from the necessity of leaving. Great loss will be experienced by English firms, 'especially the Manchester manufacturers, as the Greek firms are their chief customers in the East, and many of them must be prevented from fulfilling engagements already contracted. Achmet Pasha, who lost the battle of Soubatan in December last, had arrived at Trebizond, on his way to Constantinople. It is said that he is to be tried by a court-martial. He is quite sanguine as to the result, and boasts that in a few weeks he will be back in Asia as Commander-in Chief. Ferik Ali Pasha is also to be subjected to a similar in quiry, and is equally hopeful, relying either on the justice of his cause or the length of his purse. Forty pieces of artillery, with tumbrils and ammu nition, were at Trebizond, waiting for the roads to become passable, before going up to replace those lost at Bayazid and Soubatan, where 27 were need lessly abandoned on the field and left for the Russians to carry off at their leisure some days afterwards. Only two mountain train guns were to be seen ; which does not look as if offensive operations were seriously intended. Most of the pieces were much too heavy for such a country. Typhus fever was making great ravages at Erzerouin, and great want of medical aid, hospital stores, &c., was felt. The pressure of the war on the agricultural population was evident from the fact that not less than 9,000 loads of goods for Persia, chiefly cotton manufactures from Manchester, were lying about from the impossi bility of obtaining either men or horses. The Per sian trade along the great road is almost extinct. Money to the amount of 14,000,000 piastres is re quired for the payment of the troops at Erzeroum and Kars. ERZEROUM, April 3.—The little there is to re port is anything but cheering. Sickness, by the last account from Kars, has returned with in creased fatality, notwithstanding the pains taken to lessen it by removing a portion of the men to the neighbouring villages, and by supplying them with warmer clothing and better provisions. Here, also, in Erzeroum, 15 or 16 are daily carried to their long home. A large body of the troops has refused to march hence to Kars, in consequence of the arrears of pay due to the men and the bad quality of the miserable shoes lately issued, being of such frail materials as to admit the water from the melting snow. These men have been for some days shut up in their barracks, or khans ; it is said they they amount to 4,000, but it is difficult to as certain the exact truth, as every means is takt.;ll to conceal and hush the affair up. 600 men deserted some time since from the same cause, on their route from Kars to Ardahan. The time is past for striving to hide the real state of the Asiatic Turkish army from the Lai- of exposing its weak ness, as has hitherto been done. It is the impera tive duty of every British and French subject, official or otherwise, when the allied Powers are assisting Turkey in men and materials at so great an expense, to lay open the scandalous and infa mous proceedings of the Pashas, Be y s, and o t h er hi g h elap/oy6s, who are themselves hourly and daily fattening on the resources of the State, while everything, as a consequence, is at a stand-still, or going to ruin. The weather continues as bad as ever—hard frost by night, and a great deal of snow. MONTENEGRO. The Presse of Vienna gives the following as the test of the proglagation whi rriFl4 , _ THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1854. addressed to the Montenegrins, calling them to the holy war I desire, Czernagores, that now, as formerly, we shall prove ourselves heroic, like the Greeks and other nations, following the example of our victorious ances tors, who bequeathed to us the liberty which we now enjoy. It is for that reason that I wish to know the si soldiers who have previously served, in order that I may know if I can reckon on them, and I order the cap- tains each to assemble his tribe. Let each soldier de clare if he will march with me against the Turks, the cursed enemies of our belief and of our law. Let each captain send me at Cedilla a written report; but I conjure , every one that is not ready to confront death to remain quietly at home, He who is willing to march with me must forget his wife, his children, and all that he holds most dear in the world. I repeat it, let no one that is not willing to die with me derange himself, for one march ing with me willingly is worth fifty cowards. There fore is it that I invite all the brave fellows whose heart is not cold, and who do not hesitate to shed their blood for their country, for the orthodox church, and for the Holy Cross, to share honour and glory with me. We are the descendants of the old Czernagores, who worsted three Turkish vizirs, defeated French troops, and took by assault foi tresses from the Sultan. Let us not betray our country, but let us join together to com bat in the holy name of God.—Cettina, March " DANILO." SHARE MARKETS• (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. pea.' Itenears. Closing Prices Saturday! Rattiness done this day. P. 100 0 8 i 0 all .3i all 1 I 28 2 18 15 30 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 i() all !O all !O 12 0 45 ;5 all 22i - 23i 1 4 - 4i 7i 8 i 14 —l2 disi 15 17 8 —• 7 d 89 - 53i - 131 - 91 54 10 :ii - ii ••• - 15 - 16 I 5 a] .8 a] 0 a] 124 -- 30 - 24 -- 58 - 53 - 23 - 876 76 121. ' 90} 53i 4 87 61 75i 1201 1 72i I 31 21 61. 60i I 98i 1 964 7t 104 774 304 HAMBURG AND LUBECK. The following proclamations have been issued at Ham burg and Lubeck, in reference to the blockade of the Russian ports in the Baltic : "The Venerable Senate of Hamburg, in again calling attention in the most urgent manner to the fact of its being the duty of every individual citizen of this State of Ham burg to avoid every act whereby the neutrality of the Hamburg State and flag may be compromised, warns hereby all , citizens and subjects of the State of Hamburg, under the threat of heavy penalties, not to take any part in privateering during the present war in any way whatso ever, whether by fitting out privateers themselves or in direct abetting of such. " The venerable Senate, moreover, publicly makes known that no privateers, without respect to the flag or the letters marque which they may bear, whether with or without prizes, will be admitted into Hamburg roadsteads or har bours, except in case of stress of weather being proved, and that the necessary orders have been issued to warn off such privateers and their prizes forthwith under all circum stances. " Given in the sitting of our Senate at Hamburg, the 26th of April, 1854." " An official notification having arrived at Lubeck of a blockade of all the Russian ports ports in the Baltic about to be effected by the British fleet, in order to prevent the neutrality of Lubeck being compromised in the pre!3ent war, and with the view of averting damage and injury from the citizens and subjects of this State, the Senate has resolved upon the issue of the following decree, and to direct the same to be generally observed : " 1. No master of a Lubeck vessel is permitted to break a blockade, nor clandestinely to sail through it after due notice thereof. He is not allowed to carry double ship's papers nor a foreign flag. " 2. No privateers are permitted to be either fitted out or provisioned in the free State of Lubeck. Citizens and subjects of this State must totally refrain from all partici pation in enterprises of this description, which are contrary to the laws of strict neutrality. " 3. Privateers, with or without prizes, will not be ad mitted in Lubeck ports, save under stress of weather ; in such event the privateers is forthwith to be placed under strict surveillance, together with any prize it may have captured, and to quit the port again with all possible despatch. " Given at Lubeck in a sitting of the Senate on the 24th of April, 1851. " C. T. OVERBECK, Dr., Secretarins." MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There are - large public sales which are going off steadily. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 77 hhds 8 barrels, there were taken for home consumption 1,022 hhds 50 tierces 455 barrels. The stock in the same places is 1,819 hhds 647 tierces 603 barrels. COFFEE. —This article is very flat. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 61 puns 20 hhds, there were taken for home consumption 117 puns 9 hhds, and exported 106 puns 13 hhds. The stock in the same places is 5,308 puns 900 hhds. SALTPETRE.-1,460 bags Bengal at auction were all taken in at 43s to 43s 6d for 11 to 13 per cent. refraction. RICE, &c.-5,280 bags Bengal were mostly bought in at 13s to 14s, a few broken lots sold at lls 6d to 12s 6d per cwt ; 892 boxes Sago partly sold at 16s 6d to 22s for ord large to good bold. SPICES.—At auction 100 bags Pimento sold at 5i to kid for mid and good. 1,189 bags Malabar Pepper sold at 5d to sgd for mid and good, and 690 bags Cloves partly sold at 50 to sBd per lb. ARROWROOT.-2,160 tins Jamaica were taken in at 8d per lb. TEA.—The market is dull, owing to the public sales to morrow. TALLOW.—Saturday was the day for the settlement of options ; and parties willing to take any profit, however small, rather than forego their options altogether, at one time sold as low as 63s 6d for immediate delivery. This brought down the price for forward deliveries, and August was done at 65s 6d, whereat there were, however, nume rous buyers. Subsequently the market improved, and left off at 65s 9d to 66s for August, and 63s 9d to 64s for May and June. Today the market opened rather firm, but subsequently became heavy, and our concluding prices are more steady again. On the spot, 63s 9d to 64s ; May, 63s 9d ; June and July, 64s 6d ; July and August, 65s 3d ; August, 66s—very little to be had ; September, 66s 9d. Tallow oil, 37s to 40s. Tallow Elaine, 595. Cocoanut oil —Cochin, 53s ; Ceylon, 525. Linseed oil-41s on the spot, 43s June, and 44s August. Town tallow, 62s 3d net cash. Palm oil (Liverpool arrival), 47/. 15s to 481. per ton. WARS AW. A letter from Warsaw, of the 24th ult., states that tho Consuls-General of Great Britain and France in that city had received from M. de Sa phianos, chief ad interim, of the diplomatic depart ment, an official notification to leave the country. M. de Saphianos added, that the Military Gover nor-General had orders to give them their pass ports. The letter states that nothing certain was known as to the situation of the British and French subjects after the departure of the Consuls. At Warsaw 1,000,000 roubles in paper had b een issued. Some papers mention, that the preparations making for the reception of the Emperor of Russia at Warsaw have been suddenly suspended, and that he will not visit the capital of Poland till the middle of next month. The Czas, Polish paper, states that the Russian Court, instead of removing to Warsaw or Moscow, as had been reported, will take up its residence for the summer at Peterhoff, which lies over against Cronstadt. PERSIA. The state of public feeling in Persia, as reported by a gentleman who left Tabriz on the 3d of March, is decidedly in favour of the Turks ; but the measures of the Government, as in the case of Sweden and other weak Powers contiguous to Russia, are mainly directed by the Czar. Between Turks and Persiar.s the old sectarian hatred of Sunni and Shiah is much weakened, and the dread of a common foe has done much to reconcile reli gious animosities, which have hitherto served the purposes of Russian ambition. To play off one of the Mussulman Powers against the other has al ways been the policy of St. Petersburg. If it be not too late, their reconciliation may enable them to resist with somewhat better success the disor ganisation and dissension which Russia has sown in the provinces nearest to her frontier. The want of a competent representative of British interests at Teheran is severely felt, and the conduct of re sponsible parties at that place is much questioned. MALTA. MALTA, April 26.—The Spiridion, a Greek ship laden with gunpowder, had been seized at Malta. 550 Artillerymen, 19 officers, and 537 horses reached Malta from England on the 26th. 20 horses had died on the passage. Lieutenant King had left for Tunis with orders to buy 1,000 horses. Lodgings for 5,000 French troops were being prepared at Malta. FRANCE. The Moniteur states that the French Baltic squadron, under Vice-Admiral Parseval-Deschenes, which arrived in the Downs on the 27th ult., was detained there until the 29th by contrary winds, but on that day, having taken pilots on board, and the weather becoming more moderate, it weighed anchor and proceeded on its voyage. The French navy is at present composed as follows : SAILING NAVY. SHIPS OF THE LINE. 9 of 120 guns 14 of 100 guns 19 of 90 guns 11 from 86 to 82 guns 53 ships. 5,096 guns. FRIGATES. 42 from 60 to 50 guns 16 from 46 to 40 guns 5S frigates. 3,935 guns. CORVETTES. 39 from 33 to 14 guns BRIGS, SCHOONERS, AND CUTTERS. 101 from 20 to 4 guns TRANSPORT-CORVETTES. LIGHTERS, tsc. 39, carrying together 718 guns, and measuring 18,500 tons STEAII NAVY. _ - - • 3 ships, 20 frigates, 30 corvettes, and GI avisos, repre senting a power of 28,750 horses. In the above return are included several ships, &c., which are still on the stocks. Public securities and railway shares experienced yesterday a considerable rise. The Three per Cents. opened at 63f. 65c., rose to 64f. 60c., and closed at 641. 25c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and a-half per Cents. at 91f. 15c.; and the New Loan at 64f. 75c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,060 f. ; Rouen, 847 f. 50c. ; Havre, 415 f. ; Great Northern, 7451. ; Strasburg, 740 f. ; New Shares, 542 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 817 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Medi terranean, 673 f. 75c. ; `Western of France, 557 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 5051. ; Great Central of France, 405 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 425 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 510 f. AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. The Allgemeine Zeitung has an article upon the recent Austro•Prussian convention, which states, " that a Russian passage of the Balkan, indepen dently of any possible rising of the Servians and Bulgarians, will be distinctly regarded as a cases 1 : 1 belli, but it is withal expressly provided that the 11 Russians are not to be attacked provided they re tiro peaceably within their own territories." Prussia has forbidden privateers to enter her harbour. THE FIRE AND Loss OF LIVES IN WHITECHAPEL, Yesterday morning Mr. Hodsoll, the assistant to Messrs TopHs, the surveyor to the Sun Fire-office ; Mr. Braid wood, the superintendent of the London Brigade ; Mr, Fogo, the foreman of the A district; Mr. Foay, of the H division of police, and other officers, attended at the ruins in Colchester-street, for the purpose of collecting all the evidence they could to lay before the coroner relative to the calamitous fire that occurred on Satur day mornin g last. A man named Stonehouse informed the officers tkat he was in the house up to 11 o'clock on Friday night, when he noticed that the whole of the un fortunate sufferers were quite sober, and they appeared to be on the most amicable terms with each other. It is necessary to state this because an unfounded statement had gone abroad that one of the lodgers had fired the premises for the sake of plunder, and had perished in the attempt. The following sufferers have been identi fied by Stonehouse .—John Vieck, a native of Amster dam, aged 30. Ile went up with the landlord at 12 o'clock to bed. The gas was previously put out, but not turned off at the main. At that time there was not the least appearance of fire in any part of the premises. Francis Miller, a tailor, aged 30 ; John Duukleman, a carpenter, aged 35 ; Mark Ziegler, aged 21, a Polish Jew ; Thomas Zerram, a slippermaker ; a Prussian beg gar, name unknown ; and an Hungarian officer, name i b n u q t u n e o s t hopes e x c p a e n c tbeedentertained be ef heldhis recovery. until unknown. The man Frost, in the hospital, is still alive, l hurs T da h y e or Friday next, so as to allow sufficient time to get the evidence together. MEXICO.—The mercantile advices from Mexico by the Atrato reach to the 2d of April, but contain little intelli gence. The possibility of the non-ratification of the Gadsden treaty at Washington seems thus far to have been altogether lost sight of, and the news, which had not yet arrived, of the proposal in the United States' Senate to cut down the contemplated payment from 3,000,0001. to 1,400,0001., and of its ultimate rejection even on those terms, will therefore be likely to cause great dismay. So much iinpnrtance was attached to the affair in Mexico that, according to some opinions, "the destinies of the present Government, and, indeed, those of the whole country, are dependent on it." The adverse result, moreover, will be felt with increased severity, owing to the unlooked-for expenses thrown upon the Go . vernment by the insurrection of the Governor Alvarez in the State of Guerrero, which, although thought lightly of at first, may , from the unhealth y clima te and other I peculiarities of that district, become a new focus of chro nic anarchy. Santa Anna, however, had hitherto been successful in his progress against the rebel forces, and large numbers of deserters from them are said to have joined his army. His operations were likely also, to be greatly facilitated by a movement which he had ordered by sea to blockade the port of Acapulco, where some of the party were endeavouring to entrench themselves. With regard to the continued decrees of banishment, al though they excite much animosity, the feeling of the commerciai classes is obviously that of satisfaction at seeing the country cleared of any portion of its nume rous class of professional conspirators. GENERAL BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.—Dur ing the past week the number of vessels reported inward was 229, being 51 less than in the previous week. The total quantity of grain reported was large, being 98,905 qrs., including 53,847 qrs. of wheat, in addition to 6,405 barrels and 4,283 sacks of flour. Of wool there were reported 2,806 bales ; of tallow, 768 casks ; of rice, 16,289 bags; and of sugar, 689 hogsheads, 119 casks, and 13,601 bags. The number of vessels cleared out ward was 119, being 12 more than in the previous week. Of these, 38 were in ballast, and Oven for the Australian colonies. 1 1 20 5 ;0 all .0 51s. it. 100 .!5 20 .?5 13a 3t. 100 0 9 5 3 !O 8 !O 2s. 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Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths Da., Wst. Riding Uu Leeds Northern .Liv.Crsby.&Southpt Loudon & Blackwall bond. Tilb. &Sthend. Loud. Bright &S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do. Eighths London andS. Westn. Do., £5O , Do. £4O ndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Nlanch.Shef.&Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. &Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aborg. &Hrfd. Newry &Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. Norfolk .. Northn.Counties Un. North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., 1 A Deferred... D 0., B Guaranteed North London Do. New £lO N.&S.Wstrn ,Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. 'W estru. June. Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, &' Wolverhampton Portsmouth 'Scottish Central Scottish Midland hrewsbury &Bilmg. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Sice.k Shrewsby. & Ilerefd Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min Ha , .veso: 4 Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, D,fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do Staines, Wok. &W ok Stockton & Darling. Stockton & Hartlepl. rail' Vale De. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. rhatnes Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Ncath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Araterford&Llmerick West Cornwall West End of Loudon and Crystal Palace IVest London Winibledn &Croydon, York NewetL&Berw. , Do. Extensions • Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland FOREII Amtwerp&Rotterdarn Belgian Eastn. June Bezicrs to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central I n dia,Scrip Central of Italy Charleroi d; Erquelin , Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian DB. Exteasion Gt. Indian Peninsula. Junct. of France Gni. Trunk of Canada Do. Debentures Do. do Gt. Central of France Gt Western of Canada Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 Flamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Coust. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c. prof Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Pref Do. (Canal) Do. 6p. et. pref , Lyons and Geneva , Lyons & Mediterran, Nfadras Maria Antonia Do. do. New Nie'bourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (with, interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Xms. Shs ) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg , Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Loyal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and lense Do. 54 p. cent. Pref Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders • - Do 5.3 per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden ,Zealand 7 - HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 51 Os ; cloven ditto, 3115 s to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 212 s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21.-44:- to 51 5s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 61 Os ; and straw, 11 17s to 21 Is per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2115 s to 5/ Os; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 61 6s ; and straw, 1116 s to 21 2s per load. Trade dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, May 2.—Wind this day at Noon, S.S.W. light, pleasant breeze, and cloudy at times.—The wreck o the Union, apparently a new brig, of Now York, under jury-masts and abandoned, was passed in lat. 16 N., 53 W.—The Limaep Richardson (brig) was passed, partially dismasted, and abandoned, March 20, in lat. 32 N., 55 W. SHEERNESS, May I.—Wind, W.S. W. Arrived—Amos, from Sunderland, for Aden, with loss of bowsprit, &c., and other damage from contact with a ship off Folkstone. OFF DOVER, May I.—Windsor, Melbourne and Sydney, N.S.W. ; A. R. Falck, Batavia, for Amsterdam; South Carolina, Cuba. SOUTHAMPTON, May I.—Sailed—Navarino, for Port Philip. PORTSMOUTH, May I.—Wind, W. to S.W. Arrived— British Queen, from London, for Miramichi. OFF BEACHY HEAD.—Golden Eagle, from Mobile, for Antwerp. OFF PEEL (Isle of Wight).—Reliance, from Demerara, for the Clyde. N E\VPORT, May I.—Wind, N.W. Arrived —Tempest, from Liverpool, for New York. Sailed—J. C. Calhoun, for Mobile ; Harriet Ewing, Boston. DOUGLAS (Isle of Man), May I.—The Lucy, from Liver pool to Mobile, which was stranded on the 30th Oct., and towed in and put on the ground at the mouth of the Peel harbour, April 18, is now lying across the entrance in a position which renders it dangerous for vessels to enter by night. There is not sufficient water to admit of her being brought in. GUERNSEY, April 30.—The Adele, from Alicante to Rouen, was totally wrecked on the west coast of this island on the 28th ; master and a boy drowned ; four men saved. . JERSEY, April 30.—Arrived--Sultana, Pernambuco. PARIS, May I.—The Zurich, arrived at Havre from Savannah, passed on the 2d of April, in lat. 46 N., 36 W., a quantity of floating cotton, and on the sth three sailors' chests ; on the 6th, in lat. 47 N., 26 W., a large box, marked " T. 8., No. 3," containing leaf tobacco, supposed to have been not long in the water. TERCEIRA, April B.—The hull of the George and Mary, from St. Domingo to Havre, which was beached here on the 24th March, in a leaky state, was sold on the 4th ; the crew still remain here. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.45 a.m. Wind W.SW., moderate and cloudy. Arrived—Secundina, from Cardenas ; Lady Gordon, Savannah ; Voorwartz, Odessa ; Katharina, Antwerp ; St. Vincent, from St. Vincent. Off the Port—Webster, from New York ; Alarm, ship, Amelia and Northesk, barques, all inward bound. Sailed—lsaac Webb and Irene, for New York. (HT SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind S.W., tide last hours' ebb ; weather cloudy, and moderate. Arrived, May I.—Reward, from Guernsey ; Fortuna Naples; Albemarle, Ceylon; Deux Soresers, Bayonne ; Courrier, Oporto; Lively, Guernsey; Heatherbell, Kertsch Cossack, Guernsey ; Union, Guernsey ; Emma Maria, Seville ; Milward, Guernsey ; Crescent, Guernsey ; Are thusa, Charente; Elizabeth, Guernsey; Sprite, Guernsey; Robert Newton, St. Kitt's ; Ocean, Oporto ; Vrow Kolina, Oporto ; Mercuriur, Smyrna ; Lamburn, Guernsey ; Mar gretha Gesina, Seville ; Kezia, Leghorn ; Syren, Odessa; Competitor, Mauritius ; Caroline, Nantes ; Dove, Galatz ; Barend, Genoa; Grentie da Groot, Seville; Elbe, Odessa; Notre Dame de la Deliverance, Caen ; Catherine Stuart Forbes, Singapore ; Anechina Gezina, Seville ; Potentate, Launceston ; Fido, Cape of Good Hope ; Menam, Shan ghai ; Flora McDonald, Callao. Sailed—City of Bologne, (s.), for Boulogne; Foyle, (s.), Guernsey. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.34 a.m. Wind S.W., fresh, and cloudy. Anchored—Thomas, from Cette for Stockholm ' • Gems ter, Amsterdam, Liverpool; Victoria, Amsterdam, Naples. Passed—Glaphyra, from St. rtt's for London • Helene, biaroni ; George Henrick, Singapore ; Ercole Fortunato, Naples ; Red Ram, Burgas ; Maroin, Madras ; Devon shire, New York—all for Hamburgh. The American ship James N. Cooper, from London for Boston, put back to the Downs, with loss of anchor and part of chain, having been obliged to slip the anchor in Dungeness Road. Others have been replaced from hence. Two of the French squadron were in collision this morn ing in the Downs, and sustained damage. Particulars unknown. EXPERIMENTS AT BERLIN WITH IRON MUSKET BULLETS. —The Prussian ingenieur staff has been making experi- ; nients with a new projectile for muskets, the effects of • which are described as highly satisfactory. Exact de- • tails Lave not been published, but enoug!t has transpired to enable others to test the value of the invention. The experiments in question refer, namely, to the employ- ment of egg-shaped cast-iron bullets. THE RUSSIANS ABROAD.- -It is now understood that one of the Russian frigates that was at Rio the Diana, 52-- was at Valparaiso when the packet sailed, and the other frigate, Aurora, was daily expected. Our force there was the flag-ship President, 50, Rear Admiral Price, but the Amphitrite, 26, Captain Frederick, WaS ordered down from Panama. We presume, therefore, that although all will be safe at the neutral port, y e t the frigates will not be lost sight of as soon as they ge t to gether, that is if the Pique, 40, Captain Sir F. Nicolson, on her way to look after these frigates, has the misfor tune to miss the Aurora. At the neutral port of Rio it appears also that there is a Russian man-of-war schooner the Requida. She tried to leave the port, but the Rifle man, 8, screw-steamer, also weighed at the same time, and got outside with the view of making her prisoner ; but the Russian got back to her anchorage again. W e may expect to hear something more of the Russians on the coast of China by next mail, or the subsequent one. There are now three regimental colonelcies at the dis posal of the Commander-in-Chief --those of the Royal Horse Guards, vacant by the Marquis of A ng l esey ' s death ; of the 70th Foot, by General Hall's ; an d o f the 86th, by General P arkes '. WOODS AND FORESTS. RETIREMENT OF M R. KENNEDY.—In consequence of the investigation into the state of the royal forests which has for some time been in progress, the commissionership lately held by Mr. 1 Kennedy has been vacated. We ma y p resum e that ex planation in Parliament will be given of the reams which have led to 44 decillipu...Dgay Noted. • it. 100 5 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 0 it. 100 ft. 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Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. Canada Crystal Palace Do. New....... ...... Clrystal Pal. of France East9rn Steam Eloetrit Telegmph(A) Do. (B) Electric Toleg. of Ir. Gen. Steals Navigat. General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land.... N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. A. B. Australasian... Do. New Nrth. of EuropoSteam Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular& Oriental Do. Do. Portland Iron Co ..... oyal Mail Steam ... Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Land Submar. Telegraph .. Do. Registered. Van Dioanzes Ld u 1 : i i " ... .• '''''. • •• .• "- ••• 75 - 80 6i - 6i .. --.. •.. .6 - 18 "1 : 3 1* .1 = ia I - iP 24. 2Axcl! 34 36 = 4 -4 li -! 451 i 6 9 xnil24p 43adj per cent. THE MAGAZINES. Blackwood.—A melancholy interest attaches it self to the current number of Blackwood, containing no less than eleven contributions. It is a sorrow ful task to make reference in this manner to the last, and about the shortest, of these papers in the May instalment of Maga—a plaintive but manly memento of Professor Wilson, the writer who, of all those who have aided in establishing the world wide reputation of the magazine, was its chief glory and its most honoured representative. Nothing, we are bold to say, could possibly be in more per fect good taste than the few but sufficient sentences here dedicated to the mournful duty of his comme moration. If the mortal is gone , his works, which have about them somewh a t o the bloom of immor tality, survive. So that, as with the old Bourbon kings spoken of from that one awful window of the Tuileries, we may cry out of this monarch among his kind, Christopher North is dead—Long live King Christopher ! Among the .re maining contributions to the new number of Mac/t:owl there are this month no less than three of a metrical, scarcely can we say of a poetical, character : one a joltering specimen of classical verse-making, anent "Marathon," by J. s. B. ; [can it b e our veteran Silk Buckingham ?] and two by Trevor, " Too Lat e " an d th e " Re lease." What possibly can be the meaning of the following stanza, the second in the little poem of " Too Late," by this exceedingly incoherent con tributor ? " 31v heart was wak'd beneath thy kiss From dreams which seem to haunt it yet, But I am I—thou, thou—and this is waking truth—and we have ?net .1" Surely it must be some practical joke on the part of the editor of Maga to admit lines like these into the pages adorned by the graceful verses of Moir, and by the exquisite version of Schiller, from the master hand of Bulwer Lytton ! It is amusing, moreover, to read, as the commencement of the first sentence of the opening article of the new number of Blackwood, these remarkable words—" On Fri day night, April 2,1854 —or rather at half-past one on the Saturday morning," &c. Seeing that Sa turday was the first of April [ominous date for the writer of this article on " The Oxford Reform Bill !"] it is somewhat bewildering to comprehend how Friday could be the second ! Unless, indeed, one dated as one reads Hebrew—backwards. What renders the error as to the day of the month notice able at all, perhaps, is the evident anxiety of the contributor to be strictly exact as to the period referred to—insomuch that, as Mr. Bucket would say, " he cuts his time so uncommonly fine," as to specify the precise hour—" at half-past one on the Saturday morning." Fallible as the writer evi dently proves himself to be as to dates in this "the very head and front of his offending," it is impos sible for him not to impress his reader throughout the whole paper with an unpleasant consciousness that he may be no less fallible as to his argument. So pass we on, without another word, to the remaining contributions. Prominent among them is the new instalment of the charming little domes tic story of Scotland, " The Quiet Heart"—more than usually prominent indeed among the contents of Blackwood, seeing that the new chapters of the narrative bring the incidents of the plot to a con clusion. It is enough that we say this conclusion is for the hero and heroine of the tale, for Mennie and Randal, eminently satisfactory. Randal is reformed. He gives up his selfishness not less agreeably and completely than young Martin Chuzzlewit. Besides an article on " Ancient and Modern Fortresses," a paper descriptive of a jour ney from " London to West Prussia," an account of " The National Life of China," and a descrip tion of " The Progress and Policy of Russia in Cen tral Asia," there is one of old Ebony's glorious criticisms, half serious, half droll, spiced with sar casm and seasoned with praise, a review of another young poet, whose powers have recently been re vealed through an extraordinary tragedy, called " Firmillian." A short time since Blackwood gave high praise to Mr. Smith, as one of the chief among the youthful poets of promise. It now places at the head of what is here aptly termed the Spasmodic School, not Mr. Smith, but Mr. Jones. The paper is throughout singularly entertaining. It is, from first to last, in tone both wise and hu morous, and seems to have been dictated, incre dible though it may seem, by the apparently irre concileable feelings of good nature and vengeance. Fraser.—Fraser opens with an elaborate account of Cronstadt and the Russian fleet. The writer having been for some time resident in that country feels enabled to give some authentic information respecting the naval resources, the army, and other points of general interest, respecting which many incorrect rumours have been circulated. A list of the entire fleet is appended, and the author arrives at the satisfactory conclusion, that " the combined fleets in the Black and Baltic Seas are superior in an overwhelming and incalculable de gree to the largest force which the Czar can range against them." A very amusing "Anecdote Dra matised," by the clever author of "The Bachelor of the Albany," relates a trick played on a Gaston lady as much distinguished for her self-conceit as for her learning. A sketch of the insurrection in Naples in 1647 is given in au account of its famous leader, Masaniello, the fisherman. " Gallinaceanal is proceeded with this month, and relates the his tory of the pheasant tribe. " General Bounce" is also continued, and shows us the oft-drawn contrast between London for the rich and London for the poor. In the present instalment of " The Decline and Fall of the Corporation of London," its relation to commerce is considered. Part three of the " Re searches in Dutch Literature" continues the ana lysis of an almost unknown department, for there appears something extraordinary in the idea of Dutch poetry. A very curious account of " Wolf Nurses in India" narrates the discovery of two or three children who had been brought up by wolves, and who had almost lost the use of their reason. " Sirius," a fairy tale, will attract the lovers of those charming legends. "Leaves from a Dream book," the only poetical contribution, certainly re quires a dreamer to understand it, it being removed far above the reach of ordinary comprehensions to the altitude of those mystical regions where mo dern poets have their abode. The political articles consist of a paper on " Lord John's Sacrifice," and some severe remarks on the evils of party govern ment, which naturally display a considerable por tion of the party spirit they condemn. Dublin University.—" Sir Jasper Carew" is con. tinned this month, and the complicated story almost reaches its completion. The hero retires to the estate of his ancestors, and prefers his claim to its possession. He is aided and abetted by the de signing and artful Pole Ussafich, who has his own plans to serve in the restoration of Carew's rights. The tale breaks off in the midst of the excitement of the trial. " Norway and its Glaciers" contains an interesting account of the subject, in which it is remarked that few people have a correct idea of a glacier. Many consider it " a shapeless mass of ice and snow." This is the origin of glaciers : " Wherever the valleys on the flanks of snow-clad mountains are so disposed as to regularly receive these alternately melting and freezing products of the snow, these pass into glaciers. A glacier is a great stream of ice constantly flowing from the huge snow masses above down to a certain point where it as regularly thaws and dissolves itself into a river." There is a long memoir met with of " Col. Cameron, of Fassifern," who was slain at Quatre Bras, 1815. In Kilmalie a monument has been raised to the hero of Arriverette. The epitaph is written by Sir Walter Scott. Its last words are— " Reader, call not his fate untimely, who, thus honoured and lamented, closed a life of fame by death of glory." " French Dramatists anddAricetnonrse': gives a short sketch of Mol iere, Boissy , Adrienne, L ec ouvreur, and some others. It is a curious fact that Moliere died on the stage airewhileperform ingini the part of " L e Malade Imagin own comedy of the same name. Some remark s a re made on the late Professor Wilson, in which it is said that he is the last of the galaxy of poets who adorned the past age. "We hardly venture to con tribute even a stone t o his cairn," but we f ee l o f a tru th that he has left a void which can never b e filled up, a nd that in him Scotland has lost a glo rious figure, a stately and heroi c lif e, an d a b eloved iresenc e, from the midst of her." Colburn's New Monthly.--The chief feature of this number is the conclusion of the author's tale of " The Flitch of Bacon ; or, the Custom of Dun mow." It appears that such a custom really ex isted in Dunrnow, as there are many allusions to it in the earlier poets. The present and concluding portion of the story is entitled "The procession of the Flitch," and describes the important ceremony of the examination of the candidates and bestowal of the prize. It is worthily gained by Alured. Fitz waiter, and Rose, his wife, to the great discomfiture of Jonas and Nelly Nettlebed, their unsuccessful rivals, whose boast of matrimonial felicity is proved to be utterly unfounded. This tale is related in the author's liveliest manner, and, though of course wonderful relationships are discovered, and a ghost comes to life in a surprising manner, yet that must be expected in a tale of old romance, and its satis factory conclusion removes all ghostly impressions. An interesting account of the cruise of " The Mi randa in the Baltic," written by one of the officers, will be highly attractive to many at this time. No. XIX. of " Literary Leaflets" is devoted to John Gibson Lockhart. The alliance of Britain and France furnishes Mr. Nicholas Michell with a • how ', subject for some spirited verses, which are, ever, scarcely equal to some of his form er l yr ics. " A l'Oep igto Artists' stiailios is Aortae. describes the curious sight of a coloured statue. According to the writer the attempt is eminently successful. Another article, on a somewhat similar subject, is the " Diary of a first Winter in Rome." " Ameri can Authorship" gives an account of Theodore Parker. A singular account of " Schamyl, the warrior prophet of the Caucasus," is given. The war cry of theTchetchenz es , w h om h e governs , i s i " Mahommed s Allah's first prophet, and Schamyl his second." Colburn's United Service.—ln the first Article, entitled " Germany and the War," an epitome is given of the various interests and intentions of Austria, Prussia, Germany, &c., at present. It is observed that neutrality is impossible to any of the above-mentioned important states. " A protracted neutrality during a long war is more injurious to the resources of European States than a short struggle. Ere many months are past, a violent longing for a decision will have seized the whole of Europe." In the paper of "The Condition of the Indian Navy," it is asserted that great mis management is taking place in the conduct of its details, and that " every true lover of his country will learn with regret that there is one branch of the service, the officers of which have for several years complained to no purpose of the unjust treat ment they have hitherto experienced from the hands of Government. We allude to the Indian Navy, which, in the impending crisis, might bocome of inestimable importance to us, by checking the progress of Russian intrigue in Persia, through its active interference in the Persian Gulf." " The Court of Russia" contains some interesting accounts of the resources and position of that vast empire ; and it is truly observed that when, on investiga tion, they are found to be immense, no Enghshman need be dismayed, for the greater the danger and difficulty of the enterprise, the greater will be the glory of its success. " A Ramble in the Islands of the Agean" continues the descriptions of the Turks and the Greeks which were commenced last month, and a vast deal of information is afforded in a light and agreeable manner. Some observations on " Armenia" are made, in the course of which m gr i e ra at bl p e ra w is ok praise is aownatrhdeedsturect, w r. Cu h r i z eh on h f a o s r rhisecenatty been published. Bentley's Miscellany. —The evil effects of Mr:: Heywood's influence exhibit themselves n the pre The story proceeds with interest. sent instalment of th e history of Aspen c ourt article, which is entitled " H ow t o deTalewistech otnhdo Greeks," defends that country with more earnest ness than it seems at present to merit. " Haps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe," by an Ameri can writer, now extend their accounts to Ireland. " The Missing Sentinel" is a humorous tale of a freak performed on a sentinel asleep at his post. " The Cruise of the Jemili" concludes with the ex plosion at Sinope. "A History of the Theatres of London, Past and Present," is commenced, and comes down to the time of Elizabeth. In the " Ad ventures of a First Season," a full account of the troubles of a presentation at Court are given. Miss Stuart Costello contributes an interesting ac count of " Notre Dame de Brou and its Mar guerites," both the Queen who planned it and the Queen who put her ideas into execution being named Marguerite. The " Adventures of Arthur Arden" is continued, and is followed by some memoirs somewhat similar in character and style to " Benjamin Bobbin, the Bagman." Ainsworth.—" Nicholas Flamel " has reached the twenty-third chapter, which leaves the three princesses of France in a very awkward position. An article on " Ireland and the Irish " is of a somewhat different character to those ordinarily found in this magazine. It enters into the Irish grievances with impartiality, and shows how their very virtues sometimes tend. to impoverish them. " Expiation, a tale of the Reign of Terror," and " Hereward of Brunne," are continued, and also the pleasing German village tale by Gustav Nieritz. There are various other contributions of a similar character, the most conspicuous among them being an account of the incidents of a sea voyage, and a description of a visit to an-Oratorio at Exeter Hall. There are some pleasing verses by G. Thorn bury. The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review. —"Elizabeth, the Princess Palatine," is the first subject here commented on. She was the grand daughter of James I. Her father was the titular King of Bohemia ; her mother the Princess Eliza beth of England. She passed a very extraordinary life, and was connected with several literary cha racters and celebrities of her day. M. Villemaine's souvenirs are mentioned. He owns he has had a. most difficult task to escape the vigilance of the censors, and express his own opinions at the same time. Some passages are taken from the work, which display great ability. " The Internal State of Russia" is considered. It has lately been brought under notice by Haxthausen, who has treated of the relations that exist between the Government and the people. The following remarks demon strate the confused condition. of the country : "By the vastness of her territory, the unlimited power of her ruler, and the apparent uniformity of her inhabitants in race, creed, and habits of thought, Rus sia produces on the mind the same overpowering impres sion which the desert may be supposed to convey. The observer can at once fix upon neither boundaries nor landmarks—he can discern no differences of opinion, no struggles for freedom or for power, no fermenting of the human mass, whether for good or for evil, as in the rest of Europe, and it is some time before he can accus tom himself to such silent grandeur, and penetrate the veil of such monotonous uniformity. Should he, how ever, escape from his European prejudices, he will find the harmony and unity melt away from his sight, and be startled by the strangest contradictions, and the most violent contrasts. Under an autocrat he meets with republics, where taxes are unknown, and where every man is free and equal. Under a paternal govern ment he encounters a growing slavery which threatens to unite the horrors of Louisiana with the social evils of Manchester. Behind the mask of an united church, he discovers only schism and distrust—while, side by side, he sees in full force the customs of the patriarchs and the dreams of Fourier and Owen. "Of the 66,000,000 who are contained within the limits of the Russian empire, we have to deal with about 49,000,000, and these are divided into : "I. The inhabitants of the free communes, who, to the number of 23,000,000, cultivate the imperial do main, and are frequently described as the serfs of the Czar. " 11. The serfs belonging to the nobles and to other freemen, who amount to 24,000,000. "111. The Cossacks, of whom there are nearly 2,000,000." MISCELLANEOUS. Tait's Magazine opens with a sketch of an Aus trian poet, Count Auersperg. There is, of course, a paper on the Ottoman E m pire. The story of " The Middle Classes" continues. There are a variety of subjects introduced, among them " The Ethics of Political Science. There is a very pleasing and tho u g htful little p oem called " A Muezzin Song," by . Calder Campbell.—The readers of the .National Miscellany will observe with L easur e that the interesting article on " Medieval London" is continued. Among the attractive subjects for this month is a paper on " Advertising Columns and their Associations." It concludes with a puff which recently appeared on a tombstone After duly chronicling the v usual, r sa t un u a e nl s ,O uo to f n c t ge h ed e n d e tr e ha a e t a l s s a e thi d . l i t ssin " es d s is w co a n s s c o a la r t r e ied w o id n ow as " s faction ! She must have been a pupil, one would imagine, of Mr. Puff of " Th e C r iti c ." As an ad ditional attraction to this magazine, some poems are added.—The British Journal contains its usual varietyo ftertainment.—The valuable work of the English Cyclopcedia, which is conducted by Charles Knight, has reached the twelfth part. It contains alternate numbers of natural history and. geography, whic - li can also be had in weekly divi sions. These will be completed in four volumes each, and will be followed by sciences and arts, and history, biography, and literature. The whole will be comprised in sixteen vo lumes. For the low price of two shillings per month a valuable referee on all the subjects of general knowledge and information can thus be obtained, while the name of Mr. Charles Knight is a sufficient authority as a recommendation. The second part of The Land we Live in, which has numerous illustrations, has appeared .—Our Friend, and The Penny Post, are two moral serials.—The Home Companion and the Family Friend are others of a more lively sort. The chief tale in the last, by a well-known authoress, assumes a fearful aspect of trouble for the interesting and high principled heroine.—Orr's Circle of the Sciences is a little publication of a much higher class. It is written by professors of science in various departments, and is not unworthy of the attention of the scholar.—Orr's Household Handbooks con tinuo the very useful and necessary instructions in household medicine and surgery. MIDDLE TEMPLE B A RRISTERS-AT-LAN. - -The under mentioned gentlemen were yesterday called to the degree of the Utter-Bar by the honourable society of the Middle Temple :—Hubert Lewis, Esq. (certificate of honour, Council of Lal Education) 8.A., Emanuel College, Cambridge ; Row eg land Whiteha'll Kenyon, Esq., M.A., St. Johns College, Cambridge ; Abercroniby Robert Dick, Esq., advocate, Scotch bar ; John TurUer Hopwood, Esq., Trinity College, Oxford ; Henry Ed ward Daniels, Esq., Queen's College, Oxford ; Frederick Benjamin D'Elwood Ramadge, Esq., 8.A.., Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge ; John Kirke, Esq. ; William Thomas Greenhovr, Al. A.., London University) Philip Meadows Martineau, Esq., LL.B., London University ; Robert Patten Araaayt, ; an d Edwyrd *Atm Favrick I Esq. ,': -`---•. 1 25 1 1 x in 8 221 i 6i. I