The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-30 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Covent Garden. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.. - 1 -Yeesoia t,Bsl.=—The Directo:s beg leave most respectfully Under the Management of Mr. CaaaLes SEAN. to in orm th r N.ibility, Gentry, Suberibe,rs, and the Public, that the i THIS EVENING, Maaca 30, Season will commence on SATURD Y, April Ist, 1854, being a Will be performed T , IE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Supported Subscription night, in lieu of Tuesday, March : 1 8. by Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart ; and Misses Heath and The Directors have the honour to present the Prospectus of the 3lu rray. Eighth Season of the Royal Italian Opera, and trust it will be cons!- Will be performed THE LANCERS; or, The Gentleman's Son. dared by their Subscribers to be an evidence of their continued efforts Principal characters by Messrs. Meadows, Ryder, Everett, H. Mellon, to carry out the original design of this great Lyrical Establishment. The pnispects of the forthcoming Season are of unusual interest, and D. Fisher; Mrs. ‘Vinstanley , M i s s Dal y , and Miss C. Leclercq. and the Directors feel assured that the Subscribers and the Public To conclude with A STOR M IN A TEA-CUP. Pr incipal cha will share with themselves the feelings of gratification at the arrange- racters by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. meats which they hwe succeeded in making. it will be seen that that great artiste, Madame Viardot, after an absence of three years, will return once more to shed lustre on the representations of the Theatre. Madeinotelle S eihie Crave( i, whose, eminent talents are already so highly esteemed in this country, will appear for the first time at the Royal Italian Opera. Siamor Lablache will also, !or the first time, lend his powerful aid In supporting the efforts of the Directors, anirwill enable them to produce many of the most popular works with a most attractive c.,ste of characters. In addition, Made moiselle Marin, a young Artiste of great prumise, who has already made very samesatul debuts both at Saint P. tersburg and Vienna, will appear for the first time in Englan i ; also Signor Sushi , , for the first time at the Royal Hagan opera. Madlle. Rosin, who, during the p tat winter has acquired fresh laurels in the Ferenc.' capital continues her engagement. Those un rivalled Artistes, Signor Mario, Signor goncorr, and Signor Tam berlit. together with Signori Tagliallco, Polonini, Lueliesi. Stigeld, &e., who have so long assisted to maintain the reputation of Covent Garden, have been re-engaged, while the Directors still have the advantage of the invaluable services of Sign r Costa. The above assemblage of the most eminent Artistes in Europe will render the Caste of Characters in the Operas Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, I Puritan!, Fidelio, Ii slatrimonio Segreto, quite un preced nted. The forthcoming season, however, brings with it one subject of re gret, viz., the retirement from the lyric stage of a lady who for many years has been one of its brighmst o.namente. Towards the end of July Madame Giulia Grisi will make her last appearance be fore an Eng ieh au Hence. It has probably never before fallen to the lot of any candidate for public favour to sustain, far 21 successive seasons, the highest and most ardous characters of the Lyric Drama, and most certainly never with such unanimous carnmendations as have been unceasingly be stowed on Madame Grist. The Dir eters are convinced that not only will the Subscribers of the Royal Italian Opera, as well as the music al amateurs of the me- I tropolis, participate in their sentiments on this occasion ; but they feel sere that the-retirement of Madame Grist will cause one general feeling of deep regret in the minds of all those who take any Interest . In the musical affeirs or this country. It is the wish of Madame Guist, during this her la , t engagement, to repeat thoseimpersonations in which It has ben her good fortime to obtain her greatest successes, and it will accordingly be the care of the directors to contribute every possin• e eclat t there performances. relyhni with thegreatest effnfidence that the subscribers, the patrons of th e opera, and the public, will on these occasions still extend to their long-favoured Artiste c cheering influence of tneir countenance and support. The Repertoire of the Royal Italian Opera now comprises FORTY TWO OPERAS, the, whole being complete with Costumes, Scenery, ad Decorations. During the Season, of the e following es Operas, 'Three will positively be produced:— ASTLEI"S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING. MAaca 30, And during the week, will be presented the new, grand, and VOO I) %. VHM S OE ; or, The E Ho 'se by the pet steed, Beauty, romantic aka Knight—the afti,tc_tatctlee e w nt ood itto m , r , ri s expressly trained by Mr. William C oo k e. After which, the inco nparable 'scenes of the ARENA. To conclude with BE AS of THE BELL. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ti Kill WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tito; DAY —Morning 0 rnin.after 3 I Evening 18 min.aft. 3 I'c-gonaow--Morning 35 mi n .aft er 3 1 Evening 51 min.aft. 3 THE WEATHER.—Strx Orr Ica, MARCH 30. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 44 —lowest this morning and during the night. 55 —this day at noon. BA.ROMETER, 30 . 38. WIND, W. by N.—Light breeze, and dull weather, with occasional sunshine. , —".„VirreAlialPSk LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1854. It cannot but be advisable, immediately before, entering upon this great war against the Russian' AUTOCRAT, to take a glance, however rapid and cursory, at the pecuniary preparations made for it by the principal European Governments. If we might regard these preparations alone as presenting us with an augury, or as affording us a criterion, through which to calculate the probable magnitude of the approaching struggle, we should be empowered at once, incontestibly, to assume that the contest is likely,.according to the opinion of the rulers of the earth, to be one of an importance scarcely within any rational limits of expression to be exaggerated. Everywhere throughout the chief Powers there has been long manifest thisactive movement forthe accumulation of funds for theliquidating of whatever expenses may be incurred during the course of the on-coming contention. Munitions of war have been collected together—troops have been assembled— military outposts have been cared for—there has been an extraordinary attention directed to the various departments of the public service, such as the Ordnance, for example, or the Commissariat, with an eye to their improvement, and with a view also, in some instances, to their thorough reorganisation. Among the maritime Stases, moreover, there has been evident, all the while, an earnest resolve to bring the sea force at the command of the Government, to the highest pos sible state of efficiency attainable under the pres sure of these urgent circumstances. In this manner each of the more formidable nations of Christendom has been calling together all the resources of its strength, and all the energies of its patriotism, for the evil day of war, which was seen, from the outset, to be approaching. Each has, in this way, moreover, had its peculiar soli citude. Throughout all these enormous and con trasting efforts at warlike preparation, there has been in one particular, however, a prevailing re semblance—whether the State were military or maritime, whether its position in regard to the expected contest threatened to be that of a prin cipal, or that of a neutral spectator. Some at tended peculiarly to their army, some more espe cially to their navy—all to their finances. All looked to the securing, with reasonable despatch, money adequate to the emergency. It may be interesting and significant, at the present juncture, to compare the extent of these financial preparations. Observe, therefore ! liitssia has long ago prepared for the struggle in this respect, according to a scheme quite consonant with the arbitrary character of her despotic Government. In other words, the CZAR has collected the resources necessary for the carrying on the war against Turkey, backed by the French and British Governments, by a " forced loan "—the determination of NICHOLAS being in this manner announced by such measures as the issuing of the Ukase of the 17th ultimo, a in.indate addressed to the Directing Senate, ordering the issue of credit notes for a casual trifle such as 18,000,000 silver roubles. Supplies, in fact, are extorted in the shape of substantial contributions from the Muscovite population at the glitter of the bayonet and at the crackling of the knout—while paper money, of a nominal value, is thrust upon the unwilling accep tance of the creclitora of the State, according to the plan most in favour with the Autocratic Go vernment. Turkey, on the other hand,-has obtained a loan c.F 2,200,0001.—in a 6 per Cent. Stock, at 85, re deemable in 15 years —a loan, the negotiations for which were readily completed on the 22d ult., in our metropolis, by the Messrs. ROTHSCHILD. England, we all know, has deemed it unneces• nary to make more than a temporary provision for the enormous expenses certain to be very speedily incurred—contenting herself with a reduplication of the Income Tax for one half-year, an increase from 7d. to 10id., calculated to be productive of 3,307,0001., according to the esti mate announced, on the 6th inst., in his Financial Statement, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. France, it cannot easily be forgotten, has resolved upon raising a loan of 10,000,000/.--not a forced loan, like Russia, but a voluntary loan—a loan, remember, for 250,000,000 francs, and towards which 98,000 subscribers have offered 214,000,000 francs in Paris alone, and 253,000,000 francs in the departments—altogether no less actually than 467,000,000 francs LA VESL ALE • • • , . Spontint. (AS late/ performed at the Academie Royale, at Paris), the principal pa rt by' Mademoiselle SOPHIE CRUVEL LI. LE DOMINO . ..... ........ • Auber. DON SEBAsTIA Donizettl. 3fATILDA DI SHAB RAN .. • • • • Rossini. DON Pk4Q(JALE • • • • • DonizettL OBERON • ....... Weber. T h e Engagements for the present Season are : SOPRANI. Madame (Being most positively her last Engagement in England.) Madame YEAR ,OT, (Her First Appearance these Three Years.) M.demoiselle MARAI. (From the Imperial Theatre. of, St Petersbu-g and Vienna, her First Appearance in England) Mademoiselle ALBI • I. Mademoiselle ANGELINA BOSIO, and Mademoiselle SOPHIE CRUVELLI, (Her First Appearance at the Royal Italian Opera.) CONTR ‘LTO. -.Mademoiselle NAN CI ER DIDIER. sF.CONDE DO • NE. Mademoiselle COTTI, and Mademoiselle BELLLNI. TENOR[. Signor MARIO. • Signor STIGEL LI, Sig n or SOLDI, Signor LUGI MEI, Signor LUCHESI, • and Signor TA MB ERT.IK. BAS '•I BARI rONI. Signor RONCONI, and Signor FORTONI, (His First Appearance at the Ro,al Italian Opera.) ' BASSO PROFONDL Signor L ABL ACHE, (His First Appearance at the 114,yil Italian Opera.) Signor TAGLIAFICO, Signor OR EGORIO, Sign ir PJLONINI. Monsieur ZELGER, and Signor USINI. (Mr First Appelrance at the Royal Italian Opera.) • - - The Orchestra and Chorus will be on ,lie same scale of efficiency u heretorore. DIRECTOR. OF THE MUSIC, COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR, Mr. COST t. The Military Band will he under the superintence of Mr. GUDFRE Y. Maestro ,i 1 Piano .......... •• • • •• Signor PANTZZI Chorus Master •• •• • .. • • Mr. SM CHSON. Prompt:r - • • .. S g•nor ItONTER AST. Poet.. • •• ••••••••• • • .. • • • . Signor MAO GIONI. ENGAGEMENTS FOR TUE BALLET. Mademoiselle BATTA.LINI, Mademoisele , STORI, 3fademoiselle EL!Z 1 NEHR, (Their First sppenrances in England,) Mad• !noise le SANTI, Madethoiselle ESPER, and Mademoiselle PLUNKETT. Maitre de Ballet Mons. Deglelaceg. Leader of the Ballet .... • • ..... Mr. Alfred Mellon. Mrector of the Mise-en-Sceae .... Mr. A. Harris. Scenic Art ...........• ••..• • .. Mr. Willia n Beverley. Cos:tar:l6re •• •• Madame Marzio. .. • • Mr. Pr , scott. Machi.isc •• • •• .. Mr. Allen. The Box Onlee is open from 11 to 5 o'clock. Royal Itali,n Opera, Covent Garden, March, 1851. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.- IL Mr. E. r. i %Ifni, Lessee, has the honour to announce that he ha 3 piaced the ahore named Nati ‘nal Establishment at the tier. vice of the FUND in AID of the F IMILI^:S of the EXPE DI PE° v. ARY ARMY. In parlance (;)' this desirable object, a FANCY F IR w]ll be held on the 13th and 1 ith of April, wader the follow ing Royal and distinguished patronage:— • Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge Her Royal Hi thness the Duchess of Kent Her Riyal Highness the Duchess of Glocester Ber Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge The Right Hon the Lady Mayoress Her Grace the I auchess of Hem lion Her Grace the Dueness of Beaufort Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose Her Gra e the Duchess of Inverness Her Grace the Duchess or Somerset Her Grace the Duchess of Richmond The Most Noble the Marchioness of Londonderry The Most Noble the Marchioness of 11l incifird Tne Nrnst 7Vcble the M irchionem of Aylesbury The Right Ilon. the Countess of 'hestertield The Right lion. the'Conntess of ICrutoul The Ra ht Hon. the Countess of Gleligall The Right lion. the Comifess of Bessborough The Right Hon. the Couititess.of Deray The Right lion. the Counters , of Shelburne The flight Hon. the Countess of Wilton The Right lion. the Countess of Desalt The Riga - Han. the Countess of Donoughmore The Right[ - lop, the Viscountess Palmerston The Right Hon the Vi ,, countess Maidstone The Right Hon. the Viscountess Newport Lady SO Alia Des-Vacua Lary Colville lady Raglan The Hon. Miss Anson Mrs. Disraeli Mrs. J. Stanley. Every cop int.neut and appearance of the Theatre will be called Into requisittm on this important an t in.terestiiig occasion ; decora • lions are preparing. The pit wi:i be covere 1 for iront,iade, and an efficient ba , 4l prov ded fit the execution of choice and new ori4inal music. Ladies desirous of by their presence this benevolent demonstration are respectfully reinfriiLid that they shout t make early applicaclon fx stalls. A hoo:( is now open in the lobny of the grand entrance to revive contributions in the shape of articles intended for sale on the occasion. So much for the principals in the great European war, so much for Russia, and Turkey, and France, and England in regard to the finan cial part of their warlike preparations. Now for the States which have virtually pledged themselves to a course of neutrality. Sweden. has required for purposes of armed de fence an advance of 5,000,000 francs, through a loan of 2,500,000 rix-dollars, readily resolved upon in the Legislative Chamber at Stockholm, while her twin-sister Norway has quite as readily decided upon raising her contribution of 300,000 rix-dollars, a sum at once cordially voted at Christiana. . 'Sardinia, as the State especially interested in the preservation of order throughout the northern part of the Roman peninsula, has resolved no less promptly than her northern contemporaries upon requiring a loan—the deputies at Turin conceiv ing that one of 35,000,000 lire could not be considered extravagant even for a neutral State under these imminent circumstances. Prussia, though pledged more strongly than any other of the principal Powers of the Continent, being bound by the ties of dynastic relationship with the CZAR, and by the notorious timidity or duplicity of her own SOVEREIGN, was required to place no less a sum than 30,000,000 Prussian dollars in the coffers of the Administration—a demand which, all things considered, not unna turally provoked the hesitation of the national representatives. Austria—and this among the neutrals is, of course, the most important of all —has decided upon a loan of 50,000,000 florins, in a Five per Cent. Stock, a loan favourably received, like the ma jority of its predecessors. Such are among the chief financial proceedings adventured up on by the principals and the neutrals in reference to the European conflict just coin numped---sucharethe pecuniary aids secured to th9goo3llbY more powegul among thsi +'`~_~. TaEA . I'RE 11.0Y4E, ►)RURY LINE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. r 11113 EVENING, Mama 30, Will he performed LEONE. Principal characters by Mr. Elliot Galer ani Atr, Henri Drayton; Misses Lowe and Featherstone. After which, THE FEAsr OF TILE DRAGON, ani Magical Pertorms.ttees of the Chinese Troupe. To coactode with a new Ballet. entitled THE STAR OF THE MILNE, introducing those favourite Artistes, Nlddles. Therese and Annie Cushitic, Miss M. Charles, Monis, Milano, and Grand Corps de Ballet. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the monument of Mr. Lnekstone. THIS EVENING, XLAiwa 30, Will ba performed a new comic drama, called RINELAGII. Ch tractors by Ntessrs. Vanienhoff, W. Farren, Buckstone, Tilbury, and Rogers; Miss Reynolds. Mrs. Fitzwilllam, &c. To be followed by A PRETTY PIECE OF BUSINESS. Atter which, WILLIKIND HYS DINAH. Supported by Messrs. I3uck,tone and Corri ; Miss Louisa Howard, Mrs. Fitzvril liam, and Mrs. Caulfield. To conclude with POPPING THE QUESTION. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrhi. THIS EVENING, Msacid 30, • Wlil be performed wAxrED, A. SHE-WOLF. Characters by Messrs Charles Mathews, F. Mathews, and Baker; Miss Oliver. To be followed by A C LIAR MIN() WIDOW. Concluding with NUMBER ONE ROUND THE CORNER. • a Ab er 'which, the popular Fairy Extra vaganza , entitle <l ONCE —A.. A TIME THERE W ER el TWO KING-1. Characters by :,. e3„l lt °zt.Y. F. Matthews, and Bland; Madame Vestris, Misses 4 e..ZzlaT.9n, Mason. Martindale, Eills, Wadham, and —• TitE.A.TRE ROYAL IDELPIII. Pr ' :). . liet*r ' l Y-r• R. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. TAUS EVENING, M.taen 30, Will b e performed me Celeste. Twl ~ ._ LIVES A.ND A LIFE. Supported by g Messrs. C.•Se by , r r i .. matrray, '-leulatn+n Webster, Keeley, and 0. Smith ; m es Wooar and M ada Followed by TFIL,?"4„..._I7`vPACTIE MOVE WENT. Principal cha racters by 51-65 _ rs , s '—' '....— " u ' Seeley , and Parselle; Mrs. Keeley, and 31199 Mary JtecL e •Y• To coneluds EVER S END YOUR WIFE TO tent b wth DID Yors z y Messrs. Rogers and 0. S m i th, CAMBEitWELL? Char= and Miss Emma [larding. ROYAL OLYMPIC Taavraz. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A . wigan. THIS EVENING, Mancu Will be performed NIE Cf El()‘rli BOX. 94 1 3 Ported b y Alfred Wigan and Robinson ; Miss P. 1.1011011, wyndi ml3Blll. 3113, E Turner. inn' and Tc, be fbflowed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. Suppo rbted Emery, Robsc.l, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirl in g and 3113, Wyndlyarnft.e3erS. To be followed by TILE FURS r NLISIIT. Characters by m Alf, o t tVjan, LAte, Franks, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. STRAND THEATRE. So o Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allonft.—Direetress, Miss Bobo= Imam THIS EVENING, MAac 30, Will be presented "NO IRISH NEED APPLY." Principal characters by Slessrs. (I. Hodson, Warren, and lierbert ; Misses H. Noel and Hammond. Followed by WHY DON'T SHE '.►PARRY? After which, THE BLUE JACKETS. Followed by THE PET OF THE PUBLIC. Emily de Lane'', Mu R. Isaacs. To conoludo with Malone's Travestie of MACBETH. ZtVia. AIL ; noses, as.; Plt, h. 6d; Gallery, 61 • Private La o, u. up, .1,, 1.0 441144 of AV. I.s..irew Boni-Moot '. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1854. European States, Russia, Turkey, England, France, Sweden, Norway, Sardinia, Prussia, Austria, - as the bases of all their warlike prepara tions. At present we would more particularly direct attention to the part adopted by the Viennese Cabinet at this moment of supreme emergency because, in a very great measure, upon the course during the next few weeks pursued by Austria, the complication or the unravelment of European difficulties must be regarded as particularly de pendent—Austria affording, at this moment, one of the means for the war being promptly and vigo rously terminated, or for its being enhanced in magnitude and protracted indefinitely. A communication, which will be found elsewhere in our impression of this evening, has been addressed to us very recently by a correspondent who has manifestly appreciated at its right value the im portance of the political position and of the finan cial resources of the Austrian Government. In reference to the latter subject—in regard, that is to say, to the present state of the finances of Austria, we have ourselves most carefully and minutely examined the remarkable arguments put forward in the really masterly pamphlet alluded to in the course of our correspondent's communi cation. At present, our customary limits have been exceeded. But upon the examination of those notable arguments we are deter mined to enter, because we regard this pamphlet* as the most extraordinary expose yet given to the world of the situation of the Finances and Currency of the Austrian Government. Dissent ing from the opinions advanced by the anonymous author of this production—evidently one who speaks from the fulness of his knowledge as a financier, and as a statesman of experience —we, nevertheless, cannot fail to xecognise either the voracity or the value of the particulars which he has therein enumerated. The subject is one, we repeat, of supreme intex est at this awful juncture, when the alternative for the next few years of peace or war for Europe, of a peace replete with blessings, or of a war the most sanguinary, is in groat measure dependent upon the policy adopted by the Austrian Government. Remembering this, and remembering how much trembles in the balance, we shall have no compunc tion in reverting, as frequently as the throng of events will permit, to a problem like that of Austrian Finance, a problem, we are certain, emi nently deserving some attempt at solution, and we believe not altogether incapable of being satisfac torily elucidated. " The Present State of the Finances and Currency in Austria. By an Impartial Observer. Translated from the Second Edition of the German Original." Bvo., pp. 64. Leipzic :J. M. C. Armbruster. London : Dulau and Co. ; Lumley ; Nutt ; and It outledge. 1853. We regret to see any appearance of opposition to the cautious manner in which the LORD CHAN CELLOR proposes to relieve persons who, on reli gious grounds, scruple taking an oath. He has the weight of the highest authority, both living and dead, with him ; he can cite cases of imprisonment revolting to the moral feelings of the community 14ml of the Court which inflicted them, for de clining to be sworn, and other cases of justice ob structed, and some even of justice not attempted, from the same cause. But the unanswerable argu ment at the present day is, that relief is demanded by those principles of religious liberty which all Englishmen hold to be peremptory. So much so, that we may safely affirm that, in every case of late years in which suffering has been incurred from conscientious refusal to be sworn in a court of justice, the persons present whose opinions were diametrically opposed to those of the sufferer, have felt that the common rights of man were outraged in his person. The reasonableness of the objection is perfectly clear, even to those who, as they consider on good grounds, can meet it by other considerations. It is not founded on any logical conclusion merely, not on inference more or less remote, from doubtful passages ; on the contrary, those of us who do not take oaths, have to resort to inference to evade the apparently con clusiveand decidedlanguage of a seemingly very plain precept. In the Book itself to which every Christian Church, and every individual Christian refers, as the supreme authority, it stands recorded that the Founder of our faith himself said, " I say unto you, swear not at all ;" and that one of his apos tles, writing too at a late period in the canon, says expressly, " But above all things, my bre thren, swear not, neither by the heaven nor by the earth, neither by any other oath." Now, we put it to the Earl of WICKLOW, or to any candid man, whether it be fair to brand a literal obe dience to such precepts as fanaticism not to be tolerated. We submit that the only fanaticism which cannot be permitted is that which, like Thuggism or Indian infanticide, makes religion a motive to injury of life or property ; the fana ticism of literal obedience to the very plain and reiterated precepts of CHRIST and his apostles, is one which, if Christianity be what we all believe it to be, can never wrong society. We will grant it to be a misinterpretation, or rather a too narrow one, or an over-scrupulousness, nay even a superstition, if the Earl of Wiciinow likes ; but we hope that no oue will now defend making superstitions themselves penal, merely because they happen to be inconvenient to some who despise them. Thd false logic of compelling a man first, as he believes, to disobey his GOD, and then expect him to speak truth to his fellow-man, has often been exposed ; the absurdity of re fusing his evidence, instead of using it for what the jury might think it worth, is a piece of gra tuitous folly, but the denial to one man of .the right to make his affirmation in the mode which he believes to be most binding on his conscience, while the privilege is granted to others, and granted to them as sects also, is both intolerance and par tiality. It is absolutely imperative on us to con cede liberty in some form. Quakers and Mora vians must be again punished for refusing oaths, or we must indulge every man who for the same reasons shares their scruples, though not belong ing to their sect. It would really seem that, peculiar as the language of Scripture is, the ad vocates of oaths, rather than those who refuse them, should be put upon their defence. The latter cannot be wrong when they say, " We un derstand our religion as teaching that our serious affirmation ought to be equivalent to all which oaths seek to accomplish, and that we are, there fore, forbidden to imply that a Christian's word is not equal to an oath." A Peer, at least, should understand this. Noble Lords who are so jealous for the sufficiency of a Peer's word of honour, may well comprehend a like sentiment on behalf of the word of a Christian. Nothing, however, can be more moderate as a first step than, as the LORD CHANCELLOR does, to leave it with the Judge to decide whether the motives of a person objecting to an oath are or are not those which the principles of Religious Liberty are bound to respect. A s o ld an d unwavering advocates of those principles to their fullest extent, we strenu ously insist upon the concession proffered by the LORD CHANCELLOR. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton intend to leave St. James's•place early in the ensuing week for Paris, on a visit to her Grace's mother, the Grand Dowager Duchess Stephanie of Baden, who has been staying some time on a visit to her relative the Emperor of the French. His Excellency Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer have left town for Brighton. It is, we believe, doubtful whether Sir Henry will return to his diplomatic duties at the court of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. HORRIBLE DEATH THROUGH FALLING INTO A COP PER OF OILING SOAP. —This morning the neighbour , hood of Milton -street, Cripplegate, was thrown into a state of the most intense excitement, in consequence of a frightful occurrence that took place at Messrs. Grant's soap manufactory, by which one of the workmen met with his death instantaneously, under the following cir cumstances :—From what has transpired relative to this melancholy occurrence it appears that a portion of the boiling soap was about to be drawn off from an im mense copper, capable of holding 200 gallons, and the workmen were engaged in making the necessary. preparations, one of the men, a native of Ger many, whose name could not be ascertained, had to stretch across the copper, and in doing so, overbalanced himself and fell into the boiling liquid, ' the workmen who witnessed the accident instantly got the poor fellow out and conveyed him to St. Bartho lomew's Hospital, but he expired on the road. When brought to the institution it was found that the deceased was literally parboiled. No blame can be attached to the manager or overseer of the factory, as the greatest precautions are observed to insure the safety of the workmen employed - On the premitsee. MONEY MA it KE AND COMHERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market was more steady, Ampriean ;d. per lb. lower, and other kinds unsPleftime except at rather lower prices. The sales tOmprised 4,000 American, 270 Pernam and Maranham at bad. to 6/d., 300 Egyptian at 6d. to 7 3 4 d., 100 Surat at 2d. to 4p 5 41., and 20 Sea Islands at ls. 4cl. to 1. 6td. per lb. The share market was dull, and closed with a panic feeling, prices being 1i to 2 per cent, lower. Accounts from Rotterdam state that at the sales of coffee by the Netherlands Trading Company, low to good ord Java realised 28i to 29 cents., being a decline of 1i to 2 cents. compared with the valuation. Business in the produce markets here is very circumscribed. The dealers are quite at a loss how to act, and importers sell as the readiest means of obtaining money now discounts are restricted. The steamer Arctic brings 100,000 dollars. The South Sea Company has intimated that its advances to the proprietors who do not wish to wait till the act is obtained for dissolving the Company, must henceforth be at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. It has been stated that an arrangement has been made with the Company by the Govern ment to postpone for a time the payment of the large amount due, but this seems to require confir mation. Certainly the Company cannot distribute its assets until its bill has received the approval of the Legislature ; and therefore might conveniently wait if the Chancellor of the Exchequer offers them the same rate of interest that they could obtain in the open market. There has been a very depressed market again for English Securities, and prices have been down nearly 1 per cent, compared with yesterday. The intelligence now hourly received from the two points where the war will be carried on excites the deepest interest, not to say anxiety ; and while, on the one hand, there are conflicting statements as to the defeat of the Turks on the Danube, on the other there is the gratifying intelligence that the English fleet was about getting under weigh. It is hoped, therefore, that a very few days will elapse before we shall have some accounts of the blockade commencing. Consols have been 851 to for transfer, and 851 to # for account, being now 85k to 1. The character of the market has not changed, so far as the time sales are again over taking those for money. East India Stock has been at 220 to 224. Exchequer Bills are 2s. dis count to 2s. premium, and India Bonds have been as much as 10s. to 20s. discount. Foreign securities have been heavy with mode rate transactions. Mexican Bonds have realised 21i to 22k, and Spanish Deferred have been at 16i to Peruvian Stock is marked 52 ex dividend. Sardinian Bonds have been dull at 71. Dutch Two -and-a-Half per Cents, are 51 to 52, and French Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 89 75, with the exchange at 24 92k. Danish Five per Cents. have been at 87 to 89 ex-dividend. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : 1854. 1853. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South- Eastern.... Great Northern 17,152 14,185 Caledonian, and Edin. and Glasgow 15,536 12,703 Lancashire and Yorkshire This is " ticket day" in the English Railway Share-market, and the bargains done are principally in connection with the settlement which takes place to-morrow. Pries are again lower, and in some instances rather considerably. Great Northern have fallen about 21., and Great Western, Mid land, and Caledonian to an equal extent. Eastern Counties have receded to North-Western 11. to 1/. 10s., and South-Eastern and York and Ber wick, 11. The French lines have been Os. to 10s. lower for Paris and Lyons, but the others are nominally steady. The Mining Share Market has been duller, but, nevertheless, keeps up. The Australian Bank Shares are flatter, The Australian Agricultural Company's shares have risen about 2/. to 31., owing to the favourable accounts of land sold by its agents. The prices ob tained show an extraordinary rise compared with former and even recent periods, corroborating the statements as to the value of the property owned by some of the other companies, including the Australian Consols. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES (From the Official List.) Rn 3 per Cent. Cons o l s A nnu iti es B5 atnese acne 1§ b i New 2A per Cent. Ann u iti es i 74 India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 2O 10 20 South Sea Stock .. 114 Consols for Account 18th April B 3l WA Exchequer Bills, 2d. £lOOO ... Small .. 2d 2p 2 d 2p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 4B Danish Bonds, 182.5, 3 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent %lexicon 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account.. Peruvian Bonds, 44 per Cent. 52 x d Pitto 3 per Cent ...... ...... ...........•• 35 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 34 Russian fonds, 1822, 5 per Cont. £St B5 6i Ditto for the Account B2 Dia) 4i per Cent 74 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 7l 2 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 33 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent l6a i Ditto for the Account Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 4A per Cent. ... 89f. 75c. x d Ex. 24f.92ic. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent • ... 614 Dutch Exchange, 2. per Cent. 12 Gun..... 51 2 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates....., Ditto for the Account 824 Consols Ditto April A ccount THREE O'CLOCK. 8511. 85i 4 Miss Extu BUSBY'S CONCERT.—This lady's concert ,00k place yesterday evening at Wilis's Rooms, St. James's, and was attended by a vEry numerous and select musical auditory. The selection of music was varied and excellent, and the performance all that could be de sired. A very agreeable musical treat was the result. Miss Busby was, of course, the pianiste, and received from the audience the largest share of the approbation bestowed for her correct and brilliant execution. M. Van Gelder (violoncello) and Herr Molique (violin), were very favourably received. Madame Zimmerman sang an aria from Der Freischatz, and the song "In den Augen liegt das Herz," with considerable effect. Miss Bertha Street sang "Gentle Zephyr," and the aria "Non mi dir," with great accuracy, but her voice, although a good one, wanted power. Miss Busby concluded the evening's entertainment by two solos on the piano from Mendelssohn and Weber. The arrangements were under the efficient superintendence of Mr. Charles Salaman. SADLER'S WELLS. —Messrs. Phelps and Greenwood in a few days bring to a close one of their most prosperous seasons ; and on Easter Monday a summer season will commence, under the management of Mr. Payne, the enterprising theatrical agent of Bow-street, who has taken the theatre for the representation of drama, vaude ville, opera, burlesque, extravaganza, and ballet. The programme announces productions from the pens of PlanchiS, Talfourd, Dance, Stirling Coyne, Selby, E. Stirling, &c. ; and the company embraces Messrs. Henry Farren, George Vining (from the Lyceum), H. Nye, G. Yarnold, F. Charles, Barrett, Worrell, Crav en , & c . ; Mesdame s and Madlles. Castleton (a debutante of great Dublin fame), Lavine, Mandelbert, St. Leger, A. Els worthy, E. Elsworthy, Caroline Parkes, M. and A. Gun nies, and Miss Marshall. The novelty at this theatre of a ballet company will also go far to insure success. Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Ranger, Mr. Wright, Miss Cushman, and Miss Fizpatrick are also expected to appear for limited periods during the season. With such promise, and attention to the mise en scene, the present charac teristic of the theatre, success is undoubted. Mr. Henry Farren will be stage-manager, for which, from his general knowledge and experience, he is peculiarly fitted ; while Mr. James Worrell has received the appointment of acting manager. Mr. Worrell was for more than seven teen years attached to the Haymarket and Adelphi school, under the Webster and Wallack management, and he will no doubt ably fill the position he has obtained. MONEY ORDERS.—Major Money Order offices will be opened at the under-mentioned places en the respec tive dates named :—Bletchley station, Bucks, on the 6th April ; Great Ilford, Essex, Ist April ; Salford (Manchester), Lancaster, Ist April. Minor Money Order offices will be opened at the under-mentioned places on the respective dates named :—Ebbw. Vale, Monmouth, head-office, Newport, on the sth April ; Shipley, York, head-office, Leeds, 20th April. On the 6th April, the post-office at Fenny Stratford will be reduced to a sub-office under Bletchley sta tion. On the Ist April next, the under-mentioned Major Money Order offices will be reduced to Minor offices, postmasters must, therefore, after that date, pay no Money Order issued at those offices, Unless the corresponding ad vices shall have been received by them through the Chief Money Order Office, Dublin, with the stamp of that office affixed to the document :-- Buncrana, Dontegal, head office Derry ; Castlefin, Done gal, head office Strabane; Caledon, Tyrone, head office Armagh ; Cr►stledawson, Derry, head offiee Antrim ; Clogher, Tyvone, head office Aughnacloy ; Cushendall, Antri►n, head office Larne ; Dungiven, Derry, head of fice Derry ; Kesh, Fermanagh, head office Enniskillen ; Moira, Down, head office Lurgan; Portglenone, Antrim, head office Ballymena; Tynan, Armagh, head ofnee Armagh. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR IN THE EAST. PASSAGE OF THE DANUBE BATTLE OF TURTUKAI. In a second edition to-day, the Morning Chronicle publishes the following despatch from its Vienna correspondent : " Adviees from Turtukai, of the 23d, say that a battle has been fought. "The Russians lost 2,000 men. " The victory is doubtful, as the Turks finally withdrew to their entrenchments." ANOTHER BATTLE AY TULKSA DEFEAT OF THE TURKS. The following, from the Fremden Blatt, is tele graphed this day by the Vienna correspondent of the 1 imes " On the 23d a Russian detachthent under General Gortschakoff forced the passage of the Danube above Tulksa, notwithstanding the vigor ous resistance of the Turks, and some r,:doubts on the right bank of the river were taken. " The loss of the Russians was considerable, that of the Turks terrible. " Eleven guns and 150 prisoners were taken by the Russians. " Tulksa was occupied the same day." It appears from the map that Turtukai and Tulksa are nearly 150 English miles apart. The latter place is about 50 miles from the mouth of the Danube. These movements of the Russians would seem to confirm the rumour that their object is to get possession of Varna, if possible, before the arrival of the English and French auxiliary forces ; but as Varna can be protected from the sea by the fleets, it is probable that they will be disappointed. Another telegraphic despatch from Vienna this morning states that General Gortschakoff, with 80,000 Russians, took Tulksa on the 23d. The Turks lost 150 prisoners, 11 guns, and a colonel. The loss of the Russians was considerable. The siege of Matschin has commenced. The Times' Paris correspondent, in his letter of yesterday's date, says :—" Accounts were received here last night of, the passage of the Lower Danube by 50,000 Russians, and rumours are afloat of disasters having befallen the Turks in that direc tion. If the passage of the Danube be confirmed, as it is necessary to add there is not much doubt, it is evidently with the intention of executing the project which I long since alluded to, of striking a blow before the arrival of the auxi liary forces—of doing on land what the fleet did in the bay of Sinope. Omer Pasha has announced in his order of the day, published in the Journal de Constantinople, of the 15th, that the Russians would render him a great service by passing the river. We only hope that the act has been a service, and not otherwise, to the Turks. Private letters from Constantinople complain strongly of the delays in the arrival of the troops, and an opinion is ex pressed which I find corroborated here, that the unpreparedness of the French contingent by land and sea is much to be deplored. It is feared that the Russians calculate on a rising in Bulgaria, or some other parts of the Ottoman territory ; or on some other event which will aid them in their pro gress, should they really be disposed to march on towards Constantinople ; and a good deal of dis content exists that there is still sufficient time for them to advance before the Anglo-French army ap pears on the ground. It may seem surprising that France should be so much behind hand, and one natu rally desires to get an explanatio❑ of the fact. On in quiry you are informed that itis the result of the great reductions in the land and sea forces effected when the opinion was general in England that this Go vernment meditated an invasion. It is also alleged that the unpreparedness, now admitted, is to be traced to the assurances on the part of the English Government that the intentions of the Emperor of Russia had nothing hostile in them, and therefore when the contrary was all at once proved to be the case that the French Government was unable to fill up the void in the time required. Whatever be the weight these reasons are entitled to, it is certain that they are used to explain the deficiency." The news of the passage of the Danube and Sir Hamilton Seymour's despatches, taken together, have made a very painful impression at Vienna. It was believed to the last that the Czar would, from respect to Austria, confine his forces to the Princi palities. Prince Gortschakoff's movement, and the contempt for Austria disclosed in the Czar's con versation with the British Minister, will hasten the decision of the Vienna Cabinet. It is estimated that the Russian force thrown across the Danube, under General Lutters, must amount to nearly 50,000 men. The latest estimates of the strength of the Rus sian army in the Principalities give Prince Gort schakoff a gross force of from 130,000 to 150,000 men. But these numbers include a very large num ber who could never be placed in line-8,208 be longing to the convoy service. Besides these a considerable deduction must be made for sick and dead, killed and wounded. According to even Russian accounts 25,000 would not be too large a deduction to make from the nominal strength of the imperial army, so that it would be with only. from 102,000 to 117,000 men that Prince Gort schakoff could take the field. It is stated that there are as many as 26,090 men of the 3d and sth army corps in Bessarabia which are probably in full march for Galatz by this time ; but the alleged numbers may reasonably be suspected, especially as it is understood that they have recently been called to supply the reinforcements for the Crimea. The Turkish force between Shumla and Tulska was on the 12th about 40,000 ; the garrisons of Rutschuk and Silistria numbered 8,000 men each, and 30,000 were at Widdin and Kalafat. It was thought probable that Omer Pacha, who was in person directing the dispositions of troops on the Lower Danube, would advance the reserve at Adri anople upon Shumla, and bring the force at the latter fortress into his front line, relying on the British and French auxiliaries to cover his rear. It was asserted at Shumla that the Anglo-French corps would disembark at Baltshik, above Varna. Sir J. Burgoyne was most probably at Omer Paella's head-quarters when GortschakoffandLuders crossed the river. Accounts of the 15th from the Danube are given in the Satellite of Cronstadt. They show the great preparations which were then being ma le to cross the river. In substance they state that sixteen Russian generals, with 40,000 men, were in the plain. Two bridges had been constructed over the river, and every thing was prepared for the pas sage into Bulgaria. General Schilder went and came from Ibrail to Galatz, where he was directing his operations. Since the 12th, there had been several skirmishes, but without result. Great activity was spoken of as being displayed at Jassy. At the mouth of the Jalarnitza, opposite Hirsova, was placed the right wing of the Russian army of Ibrail, four generals commanding it. Their object was probably to prevent the Turks from passing. It seemed that Jassy would become quite a strongly fortified point. Subsequent events have proved the partial suc cess of these movements. THE BALTIC FLEET. COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES. According to a Berlin letter, Lord Bloomfield, the British Envoy, on learning that the Emperor of Russia resolved to give no reply to the Anglo- French ultimatum, sent a telegraphic despatch to Admiral Napier, via Hamburg, announcing to him that a state of war now existed, and that, conform ably to his responsibility, he was to commence operations against the enemy. A telegraphic despatch dated Kiel, yesterday (Wednesday), says :—" Yesterday the fleet sailed from Kiel for Kjoge Pay, near Copenhagen. " On Monday the Miranda returned to Copen hagen, having reconnoitred as far as Revel." The Gothenburghers, says a Copenhagen letter of the 25th, have been making daily trips to the English fleet, which now consists of 16 sail. On one of these occasions they were allowed to go on board the Duke of Wellington. The atten tion and politeness of the officers, and the excel- lent bearing of the crews, are highly spoken of. The ships were being exercised in shooting at a mark on the rocks or on the sea, and the practice is said to have been excellent. The marks were struck at immense distances. Each bomb discharged costs 51., which, of course, will not have to be paid for eventually by the British nation, but by Russia. The first packet of letters from the fleet had been landed at Gothenburg ; it weighed 561b5., and cost 900 rdb. iu postage. The armaments on the west coast continued, in spite of the neutrality, as if the Western Powers were very dangerous people. The neutrality itself, as now officially declared, had been received uufavo urably on the GothenburgExchange, and among the people generally, who began to fear that this opportunity for Sweden to recover its rank and independence may again be neglected, in consequence of the dynastic and Court intrigues now so actively prosecuted all over the North. But our Government will take care that they are not made cats'-paws of by any Russian pensioners, high or low, either in the North or on the Continent. GERMAN POWERS. A telegraph despatch says, a rumour was in cir culation yesterday (Wednesday) at Vienna, that a memorandum had been drawn up by the Austrian Government, which declared that it would consider the passage of the Danube as a violation of existing treaties. This report was received with general satisfaction. The sth, 6th, 7th, and Bth corps of the army of Italy had been placed on the war establishment. A letter from Vienna, in the Czas, says—Tn the audience which Baron de Meyendorff had with the Emperor, his Excellency handed to his Majesty a note from the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, in which the neutrality of Austria, in accord with Prussia and the Germanic Confederation, is recognised. Russia declares herself satisfied with that attitude of Central Europe. The eventual occupation of Servia and Bosnia is agreed to as in conformity with the policy of neutrality. M. de ,Fonton to proceed from Bucharest to Belgrade to pay attention to this afftir. We find the following in the Austrian, Corre spondence :—" The Austrian Government has just addressed a despatch to its ambassadors and diplo matic agents to the States of Germany, by which they are at present authorised to express the hope of the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin that all the States of the Germanic Confederation will unite in the efforts of Austria and Prussia in support of a policy conformable to German interests. A letter from Berlin of the 26th says :—" In all parts of the kingdom hatred of Russia is manifested in the most striking way. Count Sch erin, Pre sident of the Second Chamber, has received letters congratulating him on his patriotic conduct in the Chamber. It is generally known that the Govern ment cannot under any circumstances join Russia. If the least doubt existed on this point, addresses would be sent up en masse. It is known that at Vienna public opinion is entirely in favour of the Western Powers. The venerable patriot Arndt has just published a work entitled Pro Populo Germanic°, which contains judicious reflections on the Eastern question. CONSTANTINOPLE. Advices from Constantinople, of the 20th, in form us that the Retribution found the Sulina mouth of the Danube impassable. The fleet was still at Beicos. The Russian fleet was said to have come out into the Black Sea. The proposal for mixed tribunals excited the dis. content of the Mussulinaus. It was said that a portion of the expeditionary troops will garrison the Dardanelles. A later despatch states that the Sampson re turned from her cruise, with information that the Russians were abandoning their forts on the east coast of the Black Sea. Souchurn-Kaleh was in flames, and the Circassians were plunderering it. The Furious had left to gather further information. The Russian force opposite Rustchuk was esti mated at 70,000 men at least. Omar Pash a had left Shumla to oppose them. PREPARATIONS AT CRONSTADT. The extracts from St. Petersburg letters of the 14th, say the Russians appear to he firmly con vinced that, even if things go well with the allies, only a part of the fleet will be fit for service by the time it gets up to Cronstadt. The sand banks are numberless, and, in addition to these, the ships will have to contend with the Schee ren flotilla, which is likely to be very destruc- tive to single vessels. Thi s fl o tilla i s s t a ti one d behind the Soheeren (the archipelago of islets and reefs or ridges of rocks which line the coast on both sides of the Baltic is so called), where there is not sufficient depth of water for larger vessels. It is supposed that in the operations against Sweaborg, Oesel, and Revel, the allies will suffer severely. The greater part of the Russian fleet is at Cron stadt, " which is being fortified so as to bid defiance to all attacks." The island is connected with the continent by means of an artificial dam, which is covered with batteries. The strand batteries which command the channel leading up to the harbour have been doubled, and before Cronstadt can be attacked these batteries, which contain 800 guns of the largest calibre, must be destroyed. There are three artillery parks in reserve. A private letter of the 15th, from Stockholm, also speaks of the fearful preparations of the Russians for defence. The Grand Duke Constantine had been a whole fortnight at Helsingfors superintending the works. It is generally believed the first hostile col lision will take place at the island of Oesel, which may be considered as the advanced post to Revel. Sweaborg is so protected by sand-banks, reefs, and strand-batteries, that an attack is almost im possible. " The Russian fleet is perfectly secure at Sweaborg, and it may render good service against the allies when they return." All the lamps have been removed from the lighthouses, and the buoys taken up, so that the most experienced Russian pilots would be at a loss to find their way up to Cronstadt. KALAFAT. A letter of the 16th, from Kalafat, mentions that for several days previous sorties of a more se rious kind than before, took place between the Turks and Russians. The former mustered on these occasions about 10,000 infantry, and 22 squadrons of cavalry. The Russians were ge nerally in inferior force, and, after some skirmishing, retired, cannonading, however, during the retreat. Kalafat, my informant adds, had received powerful reinforcements of late, and at the date of his letter the army amounted to 50,000 effective men present under arms, and 150 pieces of cannon of all kinds —a force by no means to be despised. It was evident from the manoeuvring of the Russians that they had abandoned all idea of attack in that quarter. A formal order had been received from Omar Pasha to attack the head-quarters of the Russians at Pojana, which is about four miles from Kalafat. A council of war was held on the 15th at the quarters of the General commanding, and with the map of Kalafat and Pojana before them, the plan of attack was discussed, explained in all its details, resolved, and organised. That plan is de scribed as excellent, and the greatest confidence ex pressed of its being successful. In conformity with it the Russians were to be attacked with 18 batta lions of infantry, 36 pieces of cannon, 28 squadrons of regular cavalry, and 5,000 irregulars, cavalry as well as infantry. The day was not fixed at the Council, but it was considered probable that it would take place on the 21st or 211. The persons present at the Council were full of hope that it would be an important affair, and that it would have the serious result of driving the Russians out of Little Wallachia, and of enabling the Turkish army to abandon their comparatively defensive attitude on that part of the Danube, and assume an active and offensive one, which is generally advantageous to the morale of au army, and particularly to the Turkish army. _ _ Colonel Dieu arrived at Kalafat in the night of the 15-16. He was sent thither by Omer Pasha, in order to decide the question of Kalafat. The Council of War assembled immediately after his arrival. The orders of Omer Pacha were to the effect that the General Commanding should conform himself to the wishes of Col. Dieu in every respect. His plan of the battle was discussed and accepted on the morn ing of the 16th, and the attack decided for the 22d, with 25 battalions of. infantry, 40 pieces of cannon, 28 squadrons of cavalry, and 5,000 irregulars. The affair was to come off before Pojana ; so that if the resolution of the Council be carried out by this time an important action will have been fought. The general conviction prevailed that the Turkish troops would be successful, and the presence of Colonel Dieu filled all with ardour and confidence in the result. The intimacy of the alliance and the friendly feeling existing between France and Tur key were considered very great when the Turkish Generals are ordered to obey a French officer who has only the rank of Colonel. THE GREEK INSURRECTION. According to advices from Epirus, of the 24th, the insurrection was spreading, but the Turks still held the fortresses. Letters from Athens of the 24th say that Turkish troops had reached Arta via Salaora, on the Gulf. They had as yet only had one or two unimportant rencontres with the enemy in Epirus and Thessaly. The Turkish Minister had demanded his pass ports, and left Athens for Constantinople. We have received from Athens, under date of 16th, some satisfactory accounts as to the state of public feeling with regard to the insurrection of Epirus. The people begin to comprehend clearly the consequences of the demonstrations into which the Napist party endeavour to lead them. They now see that they were deceived when they were told that they might rely on the sympathy of Eu rope, and the language which the French and & lg .. lish Governments have held towards that of Greece has: already produced a salutary effect. Th e pre sence of the two Western flags, and the announce ment of the approaching arrival of the French troops on the Ottoman territory have caused the . most rash to reflect. The sufferings o commerce and the perspective of still more severe trials act with great force on the ima g ination of th e peo ple, whom it was h o p e d t o leaastray by appealing to their religious feelings. Business is completely suspended ; the coffers of the treasury are empty ; a scarcity of corn is imminent, and from the mo ment when the benefit of maritime neutrality is voluntarily given up, the resources of foreign markets can no longer be relied on. This will readily account for the resistance which the pro moters of this pretended national movement meet with. Their efforts have failed in the Peloponesus. The young Colocotroni, who had been sent to get recruits, has been expelled from Megara and Co rinth without having been able to get a sin gle partisan, althot:gh he had a considerable sum of money at his disposal Some influential men, Ad miral Canaris, M. Riga, the Mavromichalis, Gene ral Kalergi, MM. Bulgari, Theotoki, and a number of other persons well known for their patriotism, have placed themselves at the head of this reaction, which is not less in conformity with the wishes of the great majority of the people than with the interests of the country. FRANCE. ARRIVAL OF FRENCH TROOPS AT CON- STANTINOPLE. The following telegraphic despatch, dated Paris, this morning, is published in a second edition of the Morning Post to-day : Four thousand French troops must have arrived by this time at +3-allipoli, and fifteen thousand have sailed from Algeria to join them. Fifty thousand will be assembled at Gallipoli before the beginning of May, and measures have been taken to reinforce them to any extent, if ne cessary. Marshal de St. Arnaud, the commander-in-chief of the French expedition to the East, will, it 1 3 said, certainly take his departure on the 4th of April. The great affair at the Legislative Chamber is still the applicatio n f or l eave to prosecute Count de Montalembert. The report of the committee comes to the conclusion, by four votes to three, to refuse the authorisation ; b u t it i s sa id that M. de Per signy, M. Baroche, and other official personages, have influenced the deputies so effectually that there is no doubt that the Chamber will act as the Government desires, and allow the Count to be prosecuted. It is thought that M. Berryer will be his defender before the court of law. The .M oniteur contains a declaration very simi lar to that which the English Government has put forth, declaring that, in the interest of commerce, and for the sake of not oppressing neutrals, the Government renounces its rights, as a belligerent State, except in the cases of articles that are con traband of war, or of the violation of a blockade. Letters of marque will not be delivered. The Moniteur of yesterday contains the follow ing report, detailing the progress of the subscrip tions for the new French loan : " REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE TO THE EMPEROR. "Paris, March 28. " Sire,—Your Majesty authorized me to open a public subscription to the loan of 2 i0,000,000f., and from the 14th to the 20th of March the registers were opened in the chief towns of the departments and the arrondissements of the empire. " I now give an account to your Majesty of the results of the subscription. France has nobly responded to the confidence of the Emperor ; and, from the first d a y, the number, the eagerness, and the enthusiasm of the sub scribers proved that they were not only actuated by the desire to invest their capital or their savings, but that in the general movement which embraced the whole terri tory of the empire a sentiment of patriotism had a large share. From the very first day the public subscription became a national one. " 98,000 subscribers have inscribed their names, and the subscription amounts to 467,0.'0,1 00f. " In this amount neither Algeria nor the subscriptions of the last few days in distant arrondissements, are in eluded. Tile amount from these sources, with the exact total of the subscription, will appear in a subsequent and more detailed report, they will very slightly modify the totals, and still less the proportion s , w hi c h I am a bout to submit to your Majesty. "The sum of 467,0,t0,00.)f. is shared as follows between Paris and the departments, between the Four-and-Half per Cent. Rente and the Three per Cent. Rente : " Departments 250,000,000f. " Paris 467,000,0 00 L " Three per Cent. Rente 308,000,000f. " Four-and-a-Half per Cent Rente -467,000,000 f. " The 98,000 subscribers are divided in the following manner between the departments and Paris : Subscribers. " Departments 72,000 " Paris .. 26,000 98,000 " The number of subscriptions which do not exceed 50f• of Rente is 60,000, and the amount 49,000,000 f, " These figures do not require comment ; they speak for thernselvoe. " The subscriptions having exceeded the sum of 250,000,030 f, there must be a reduction in the amounts requested. " At first sight this reduction would appear to be a sub ject of regret, and it might be feared that it would be 0. disappointment and inconvenience to a portion of the sub scribers; but it is easy to acknowledge that this inconve nience is only apparent, and that it will not be sensibly felt by the greater portion of them. " In the first place, all those whose demand did not ex ceed 50f. of Rente will not have to submit to any reduc tion in conformity with Article 6 of the law for carrying the loan into execution. These amount to 60,000; that is to say, they form more than half of the total number. " Besides this, of those who will be reduced, and to whom the portion of their payment corresponding with. the reduction should be returned, all those whose contin gent does not exceed I,ooof. of Rente mav, according to the 4th and 6th article, avoid all return, by anticipator)" payment with discount, in pursuance of ulterior arrange ments. " The reduction effected in subscriptions of a higher amount need neither excite anxiety nor regret, for it will be applied to subscribers whose capital is movable and who can easily find employment for it. The sums left to be used will besides contribute by their subsequent employ ment to strengthen and raise the value of the public secu rities. As the subscriptions which do not exceed 50f. of Rente amount to 49,003,000, there will remain 201,000,000 to share between the others. " Among the latter, it is requisite to distinguish those which varyi ng littl e a b ove 50f . woul d go b elow that sum if they were reduced in the same proportion as the others. To these it is right, and in conformity with the spirit of the subscription, to accord the minimum, of 50f. of Rente- They will thus take a capital of 15,033,0 )of. " According to this there will remain 156,030,000 f. to share among the other subscriptions, and as they,amo unt to 392,000,030 f., the reduction to effect will be to the ex tent of about 52 per cent.—that is to say, each of them will be reduced to rather less than half. The latest lists, which have not yet been re3eived at the Ministry of Finance, will not occasion any sensible modification on this proportion. " The reductions to be made will be effected by round numbers of 10f. up to I,ooof. of Rente. Beyond that amount they will be made by round numbers of 5Jf. " The labour necessary to carry into effest this reduction and the preparation of the personal certificates proceeds with the greatest activity and.without the loss of an in stant, so that in a very few days each subscriber may, at the counting-house where he has paid, exchange his pro visional receipt for a loan certificate, and receive the par tial reimbursement which is due to him. "Thus composed of Three per Cent. and Four.a nd-a- Half per Cent. Rente, thus shared between the depart ments and Paris, the departments having the greater por tion, thus divided between 100,000 shareholders, the loan will from the first day be classified to a great extent. It will, with a few exceptions, be in hands where it will re main as a solid and permanent investment, and eventually it will be placed under conditions alike favourable to the subscribers themselves and to the public credit. " Your Majority may congratulate yourself, I hope, for having given your consent to the propositions which I had the honour to submit to you for the adoption and execu tion of this important measure. This happy innovation has already produced two great results. By a direct appeal to small capitalists it has enlarged and consolidated the basis of our public credit; and, what is still more valuable, it has given to France the opportunity and the means of manifesting, in the most striking and unanswerable man ner, her will, her strength, her confidence in the Sovereign whom she has chosen, and her energetic adhesion to the policy which he adopts under the important position which Europe has assumed. " I am, with the deepest respect, Sire, your Majesty's very humble and very obedient servant, the Minister of Finance. BiNzeu." The Three per Cents. opened yesterday at 63f. 30c., fell to 62f. 80c., and closed at 63f. 20c. for ; the end of the mon th ; the Four-and-a-llalf per Cents. closed at 89f. 65c. Orleans Railway Sh ares , 1,048 f. 75c. ; R ouen , 83f.; Havre, 425 f. ; G rea t Northern, 715 f. ; St ra sburg, 685 f. ; N ew Shares, 508 f. 75c. ; Lyons to Paris, 777 f. 50e. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 642 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 555 f. ; Bordeaux to Cette, 498 f. 75 c . ; Central of France, 400 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 420 f. ; Bank of Credit obilier, 490 f. Great SPAIN. The Queen of Spain, accompanied by the King and the Princess of the Asturias, went on the 23d on her pilgrimage" t o the church of Atocha, to decorate the statue of Our Lady of Atocha with the collar of the Golden Fleece, and the Grand Cross of Charles 111. The managers of the Bank of San Fernando had had an interview with the President of the Council and the Minister of Finance, and had agreed to advance the Government 50,000,000 reals at 6 per cent.—the reimbursement to be effected out of the revenue of the Havannah. A decree had been published granting an am nesty to the insurgents of Cuba. 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