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

BARON LIEBIG on ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE.—" I am myself an admirer oi tins beverage, and roy owi► experience enables me to recommend it. in accordance with the opinion of the most eminent Erg !sh physicians, as a very agree able and efficient tonic, and as a general beverage, both f,r the Invalid and the robust.—Giessen. My ALLSOPP'iii PALE ALE 0 gLY is BOTTLED by PA.llla."Ell and TWINING, Beer Merchants, s)4, PALL- MAL L. IMPERIAL MEASURE. Quarts, Si. ; Pints, ss-; Half-pints (for luncheon), 3s. per dozen, Also in Casks of 16 gallons and wards. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.- Mr. E. T. 4MI CH, Lessee, has the honour to announce that he has placed the above named Nati nal Estanlishinent at the ser vice of the FUND in AID of the F . A.M ILI i.*.S of the EX PED ITIO - ARY ARMY. In pursuance of this desirable object, a F NCY FAIR will be held on the 13th and I rth of April, uc.der the follow ing Royal and distinguished patronage : Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge The Right Hon. the Lady Mayoress Her Grace the Duchess of Ham Ron Her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose Her Gra e the Duchess of Inverness Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset Her Grace the Duchess of Richmond The Most Noble the Marchioness of Londonderry The Most Noble the Marchioness of Bl indford Tne Most Noble the Marchioness of Aylesbury The Right Hon. the Countess of Chesterfield The Right Hon. the Countess of Kinuoul The Right Hon. the Countess of Gleegall The Right Hon. the Countess of Bessborough The Right Hon. the Countess of Derhy The Right Hon. the Countess of Shelburne The Right Hon. tee Countess of Wilton The Right Hon. the Countess of Desert The Right Hon. the Countess of Donoughmore The Right Hon. the Viscountess Palmerston The Right Hon. the Viscountess Maidstone The Right Hon. the Viscountess Newport Lady So, his Des-Voaux Lady Colville Lady Raglan The Hon. Miss Anson Mrs. Disraeli Mrs. 3. Stanley. . . . - - - - Every app Antrnent and appearance of the Theatre will be called into requisition on this important and interesting occasion ; decora tions are preparing. The pit will be covered for promenade, and an efficient band provided fir the execution of choice and new original music. Ladies desirous of aiding by their presence this benevolent demonstration are respectfully reminded that they should make early application for stalls. A book le now open in the lobby of the grand entrance to releive contributions in the shape of articles intended for sale on the occasion. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, AP= 4, Will be performed LEONIE. Principal characters by Mr. Elliot Galer and Mr. Henri Drayton; Missei Lowe ant Featherstone. After which, TriE FE 1.41' OF ttIE DK 3.1:1JN, snl Xagical Performance-3 of the Chi,ie,e Troupe. To conc ade with THE BARBER OF CADIZ. THEATRE ROYAL HAYXARICF.T. Under the management of Mr. mnekatone. THIS EVENiNG. APRIL 4, Wlll be performed MONEY. Charm:tem by Messrs. G. Vanden. hoff, Tilbury, fi.we, Buckitone, Compto., 11. Corri, and W. Farren; Mrs. L. s, Buckingham, Mrs.FrtzwilLrm, and les Iteyno'ds. After which, WILLiKND 1113 Supported by Mewl. Enck.tone and Corri ; Miss Louisa 'Toward, Mrs. idzwil llam, and .lfrs. To conclude at:th POPPING TUE QUESTION. ROY.yI. OXFORD-STREUr. Under the Managernmt of Mr. CIIARLEB KEAN. THIS EVENING, APRIL 4, Will be performed TIRE CORSICAN BROrfIERS. Principal character by Mr C. Kean. To be followed by T E If tRRIF:D UNMARRIED. Supported by Messrs. W. Lacy. Rytlcr, and Cathca.t ; and 111,sei lluati, and Murray. To conclude with A STORNI IN A TEX-CUP. Principal cha racters by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. THEA.THE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, APRIL 4, Will be performed TIV , ) LOVE; AND A LIF Supporte Iby Messrs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray, Itenjarnm Webster, Keeley, and 0. Smith ; ,Mss NVoolgar avid if.M_ada nc Celeste. Followed by THE NfUIR CACHE MOVE WENT. Prinebal cha racters by Messrs. 0. Smith, Keel,y, arid Parsella ; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley. To conclude with the Farce of HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THE %.TRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, APRIL 4, Will be performed THE WRON'G BOX. Supported by Messrs. ' ift ed Wigan and Robinson ; Miss P. Horton, Miss Wyndham, and mass E. Turner. To be followed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. supported by Messrs. Emery. Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling an I Miss Wyndham. To cone nde with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs THIS EVENING, APRIL 4, Will be performed THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. To be followed by BORN TO GOOD LUCK. With THE DUMB BELLE. After which, THE BLUE JACKETS. Stalls, 53.; Roza', Rs.; Pit, IA. Gd; Gallery, Gd.; Private Boxes. t 1. Ili. 6d., to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. SUE S EUROPE'S NATIONAL A.MPLIITLIEATItE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. TIII3 EVENING, APRIL 4, Th e entertainmedts will commence with the chivalric spectacle, THE WOODMAN'S HORiE ; or, The False Knight. Followed by elegant routine of Scnes in the CIRCLE, introeucing MiS3 KATE COOKE ; the Wonder of the World, Miss EMILY COOKE; the Premier Horseman, Mr. ALFRED COOKE; Mr. WILLIAM CooKE on his matchless steed Ft XVE Y, and a new Burlesque Eluestrian Pari sian Pastoral" Hallet"—the appointments expressly made in Pals. - - Coneled tut with (2nd tune) an entirely new Farce, DALRYM PLE VER iUS TTTLIBS. Bo:-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. MGR WATER AT LONDON RRIDGg. UM DAY —Mornio7 47 niin.after 5 evocing 5 -ntn.art. 6 To - Mos:tow—Horning 26 'n:.:•A.ft - . 6 1 Evening 49 miu.4ft. 6 THE WEATHER.—SUN °mos, Aran 4. TazamomErsa, IN THE SHADE. 58 —highest since noon yesterday. 41 —low , nt this morning and daring the night. 50 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 39'55. WIND, N.W.—Light breeze, and fine, clear, dry weather. 4.* § rari , kt,jl 1,4, LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1854. If the performances of Mr. GLA.DSTONE in any degree correspond with his promises, he will be regarded as a very great man by posterity. Nor will the gratitude of future generations be un merited by one who has so strenuously exerted himself to diminish their liabilities. But there are unfortunately two sides to be heard, and the policy which is so very advantageous to the coming men, cannot unfortunately be equally beneficial to those at present engaged in the struggle for ex istence. The Right Honourable Gentleman made an energetic appeal to the House of Commons to induce it, on behalf of the people generally, to make a resolute attempt " to defray the charges of the coming war." He earnestly inquired whether it would be just, whether it would be manly, whether it would be worthy of the wealth and power of England, that we should charge these burdens on our posterity ? The interrogatory was one of very great importance, requiring calm and mature consideration before suitable answers could be returned. The responses should not be hastily given, or while influenced by the enthu siasm of the moment. We must carefully reflect on the causes of the war ; and, whether it is undertaken to suit the purposes of the present generation, or to avert the necessity of a more protracted, a more expensive, and a more perilous contest, in which those very descendants will have ' to struggle for their liberties, religion, and exist ence, to prevent Cossack domination and despotic power, the propagation of the " orthodox faith" at the point of the sword, and tho wholesale destruction of every adult male, either in manly opposition to the barbarian. cohorts, or by a more protracted, but by no means less certain, doom, while serving in the ranks of their op pressors, compelled to a fight in a cause th at the y detested, and under a banner they repudiated. We resist the possession or occupation of Constan tinople and the Turkish dominions in Europe by Russia, simply because it would enable her to realise her wildest dreams of universal domination —at least so far as the old world is concerned. The clans of which Mr. BRIGHT is a representa tive do not feel this. They know full well that the possession o f Stamboul and the adjacent country, coupled with the key to the Euxine, and a commanding force in the Mediterranean, would be regarded by NicRoLAS as a very fair stage on which be might rest contented for some years, during which cotton-spinni ng would flourish, while their own children might emigrate with the wealth gained during the interval, and seek a congenial home among the drab-coated brethren of Pennsylvania. But this is not the feeling of the great body of the people. They are still prepared to struggle in the cause of truth and justice, and at any risk to hand down to their children the inheritance to which they may succeed, as secure and unsullied as they themselves received it from their forefathers. It is for this purpose that they rapturously responded to the Declaration of War ; that they have enthusiastically accepted all its risks and responsibilities, and that they are even now willing to undertake burdens under which , it is by no means improbable that they may eventually sink. Bat is it well "to spur a free horse to death" —to take advantage of the liberal and generous spirit to press unfair demands, or to claim more than could equitably be required ? We name it on high authority, that the war has not been oc casioned by any motives of aggrandisement, or designs of ambition. We believe even Mr. GLADSTONE will not contest the point, or deny that it is chiefly, if not altogether, on behalf of the rising generation, and in defence of their real interests, that we have entered on the contest. Why, then, we ask, should not some portion, at least, of the outlay be charged to posterity ? It is surely enough for the present time to defray the interests of the public debt, and the ordinary charges for the maintenance of the National Establishments, without being expected also to bear, at the very moment of incidence, all the expenses of a war solely undertaken in the interest of posterity ! Bat this by no means shows the extent of the evil or the magnitude of the burden which our Financial Minister imposes on the shoulders of that patient animal " JoHN BULL." Not only are we to defray the ordinary expendit ure o f the country, and the extraordinary expenses of the war, but we are at the same time to satisfy a large sum (no less than eight millions sterling) of the principal of the debts created by our progenitors, and to extinguish so much of the national liabili ties. This is unquestionably going beyond ex isting precedent. Never was such an attempt previously made. Most assuredly when the project for the Conversion of the South Sea and other comparatively small stocks, was promulgated, the Chancellorof the Exchequer never anticipated having to provide for the demands of dissentients to the amount of 8,000,0001. sterling, and being compelled to draw on the Ex chequer balances for that large amount. To con cede the possibility for a moment would be to at tribute to the Right Hon. Gentleman what his worst enemies never dared to assert. That there was an absence of caution it is impossible to deny ; but we believe that the energy and determination then exhibited afforded hopes of obtaining an ample equivalent at another time, from a person who had thus decisively disregarded the trammels of " red tapism." To think otherwise would be to brand one whose honour had never been im peached as a " Russian agent," rather than an " English Minister." We do not for a moment impute sinister motives. It is the mistake of the head, and not of the heart, of which we are complaining. But why, then, has not due pro vision been made for the change so as to replace the Exchequer balances in the same position as they stood before the ill-advised attempt ? If we are net to liquidate the claims of the dissentients, why are not the equivalents offered to be placed to the credit of the Treasury, and sold from time to time for the benefit of the community ? Then we should meet a certain loss of a million or twelve thousand pounds, but we would know the worst, and not be compelled to increase our stakes on what is manifestly a losing game. Every other nation in any degree concerned " takes time by the forelock," and endeavours to make due provision for the war in anticipation. We alone disregard the obvious precaution, and in the very plenitude of confidence, the wantonness of prodigality, in au gurating hostilities by an attempt to pay off eight millions sterling. Is this reasonable ? Is it politic? Is it just ? Or, is it the very excess of recklessness to place such a charge on a nation afflicted with a stringent monetary code ? If a fettered currency be inconsistent with free trade, it is much more so with a contest in which we have the most powerful nation on earth as our opponent. An adversary, too, as unscrupulous as it is powerful. It will be matter for deep regret if the Settle ment and Removal Bill be defeated or postponed through Irish jealousy or party tactics. Like the great Whig measure of 1832, to which this is but a sequel, and which was so cordially accepted by the Duke of WELLINGTON, the Present question is one which, however strong the temptation, every man of right feeling ought to keep sacredly aloof from party politics ; and we are happy to believe that the cause of the poor is generally felt to be far too grave and important a matter to become a subject of political strife. The necessi tous poor are the legacy of long civilisation, a permanent charge on an advanced state of society ; and the problem for us all is, not merely to cul vate, in our working classes, the self-reliance, energy, and providence which will save them from depending on legal relief, but also to make the necessary adjuncts to such relief as little annoy ing and oppressive to the necessitous man as pos sible. We quite concur with the best thinkers on the subject, in believing that the abolition of the power of compulsory removal would serve both objects. It would make labour free of the whole country—enable the working man, without apprehension, to migrate whithersoever a third class carriage or a steerage in the steam-boat could take him would thus perfectly adapt the labour supply to the labour demand—and for these reasons would most certainly diminish ulti mately the general pauperism of the kingdom. A few parishes may be able, for the first few years, to produce some instances of paupers not very fairly thrown upon them, but in the next few y e ars some of their own destitute p oor w ill b e pro bably receiving relief from other unions. Mean time, labour is the very life-blood of the nation, and, by its freest possible circulation, every part of the social body will best receive its due nourish ment, and the whole system be better able to bear its burdens. We would put it, then, to the Irish members whether they have done quite wisely in checking the progress of the measure, and whether they will not do yet more unwisely if they further ob struct it on the plea of justice to Ireland. We cordially sympathis e w ith their anxiety to place the Irish in England on a level with the English themselves. Every consideration of humanity and justice is on their side. They could nct state their own case bett er th an Lord. PALMERSTON did and they may be it for them, sure that the gene ral English sentiment is, that where any man, English, Irish, or Chinese if they will, spends the days of his strength in labour advantaeeous to those who employ him, there he ought to be able to claim relief in unavoidable calamity and desti tution. All that is asked by the m ore i ntell i gent and benevolent members of the House is, a littl e leisure to arrange, so that the Irish pauperism relieved in England shall be bona fide the pauperism of the Irish labour which England has employed. The fears of Liverpool, Bris tol, and Marylebone on this head may be ground less ; if they be so, either a little examination may show it, or defensive provisions, if enacted, would be inoperative from want of occasion to enforce them. Mr. MAGUIRE despaired of obtaining justice for Irish paupers, if Euglish paupers obtained it first, and warned the Irish members "not to forfeit the power they now had of putting the screw on Government." We would strongly counsel, in the interest of the Irish themselves, a more gene rous policy. England has borne now for hundreds of years the burden of poor laws, and its poor the restraints of the Law of Settlement ; while Ire land's poor-law troubles are but of yesterday. tI seems natural, therefore, that those who have suffered longest should be first relieved. It must appear, moreover, very dog-in-the-manger-like policy to say to the English labourer, If your Irish guests cannot at once obtain equal privileges with you on this side the Channel, we will keep you out of your privileges till they can. Nothing must be trusted to English sentiments of humanity and fairness, but the Government must be screwed," and English labourers pinched, till " the Irish difficulty" is settled—not after fair investigation, but to get rid of troublesome oppo sition. It may have been bad generalship in Lord PALMERSTON not to have arranged the Irish part of the question before allowing the measure for England to be introduced ; but it was bad only on the supposition that Irish members would prove themselves factious against benevo lence to English labourers. Suppose the worst ; suppose the present bill carried, and Government unable to carry the promised supplementary mea -1 sure for Irish labourers, what would they be the worse for it ? The English labourer would achieve a certain gain, the Irishman would lose nothing if he gained nothing ; and we must think a generous Irishman would not wish to retain a law bearing hardly on his English neighbour because, when he came here, he did not himself enjoy its benefit. We are confident, however, that the Irish members are mistaking their true policy. By blending the two measures, or striving to advance them pari passu, they may incur the rejection of both ; but if they cordially pass the English bill it is morally impossible that the Irish one should not promptly follow. The good faith of the Government and the good feeling of this country are far better to rely upon than the squeeze of the Irish screw. Should they succeed, English labourers, more than the Government, will be the sufferers ; and it may well happen that if all becomes known, it will be only mini stering to the too prevalent between the labourers of this country and those of the sister isle. Paddy will be regarded more than ever as an intrusive foreigner—as the fellow who not only reduces wages, but who straps a harsh law on the backs of unfortunate Englishmen when the Government would have removed it. DEATH OF PROFESSOR WILSON. (From the Caledonian Mercury of yesterday.) With the same sincere and profound sorrow in which we write—Scotland, and many a place far away from it, will hear—that Professor Wilson is no more with us. That great and good heart stirs not again on earth. Professor Wilson died this morning at ten minutes after midnight. We cannot, at this hour, venture to give feeble utterance to that grief which a nation will feel at the de arture of one whose name has been to the pre sent generation of men familiar as a household word. We must reluctantly to-day simply record a sad event, which deprives our country of a bright glory, while it bequeaths to it a memory which will not merely be cherished as a na tional honour, but be dear to the homeliest and truest of fections of thousands wherever they may d well. The son of an extensive manufacturer in Paisley, he was born in the year 1783, and was thus in his 65th year. At the age of 13 he commenced his studies at the University of Glasgow, and continned them for four years after at 'Magdalen College, Oxford, where the genius of which he was possessed soon manifested itself, and enabled him, among other honours, to carry off the Newdegate prize for an English poem. At the end of that period he left Oxford, and having purchased the estate of Elleray, beautifully situated on the Windermere, he found, for a time, in the picturesque beauty of the district, something to minister to his naturally high poetic temperament. He was at this time distinguished by that fine physical de velopment on which, even till lately, years produced but little effect, and which, among his college friends, had acquired for him so much pre-eminence in all the athletic exercises in which they engaged. Having been obliged, however, through some reverses, to abandon his roman tic retreat, and all the charms—the society of Words worth included—who endeared it to him, he came to Edinburgh, and after passing Advocate, commenced that connection with Blackwood's Magazine, which, for years after, identified him with all the brilliant fancy and exquisite taste with which its pages were adorned. The productions of his eloquent pen were in 1842 published in a collected form, under the title of " Re creations of Christopher North," and which, in many respects, manifest that true poetry with which his other works were characterised. The chief of these are the "Isle of Painls," and the "City of the Plague," the former published in 1812, and the latter in 1816. Soon after this he was appointed to the chair of Moral Philo sophy in our University, and by the fervid energy of his character, and the impassioned eloquence with which his lectures were characterised, shed a lustre around it which will long continue to add to its pre-eminent cele brity among the other academic institutions. He con tinued in the office till the close of the session of 1850-51, when advancing years and declining health compelled him to resign. Rest and retirement brought, however, little relief ; the san had evidently set for ever, and now he has sunk into the grave to be honoured for ages to come regretted wherever the English language is known. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1854, ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. The manager of this theatre, Mr. W. Cooke, took a complimentary benefit last evening, which was fully and fashionably attended. The entertainments were The Woodman's Horse, an unusually varied series of scenes in the circle, and a new farce called Dalrymple versus Tubbs, which seems very likely to have a fair run. A Mrs. General Dalrymple entraps a retired hosier into a promise of marriage, and upon his attempt to with draw threatens legal proceedings. All the comic busi ness 'occurs in the office of Mr. Ferret, the lady's solicitor, and the denouement consists of the discovery of a real live husband for the plaintiff in the shape of an old cob bler, and the consequent release of the disconsolate Mr. Tubbs. The most noticeable feature in the piece was the acting of a Mr. Anson, who plays the hosier. He posseses a good deal of comic force, and his acting seemed well relished by the audience. The Parisian pastoral ballet was exhibited immediately before the farce. The characters are dressed in the costume of the vielle tour, but the most remarkable thing about them is the immense mechanical head with which each is fitted, and which, unlike our pantomime monstrosities, is a handsome representation of the human countenance, only considerably exaggerated, and containing some in ward contrivance by means of which the wearer is enabled to wink, open and shut the mouth, so as to make the appearance of vitality. These masks excited much curiosity, and the management of them by the wearers was loudly and generally applauded. The Earl of Cardigan, we understand, has appointed an extensive suite, commensurate with his lordship's large rent-roll, to attend his lordship to the seat of war in the East. The answer to inquiries last night at the noble earl's mansion in Portman-square was, that the earl was ordered on foreign service, but no precise day was fixed for his lordship's departure to join the British force destined for Turkey. APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—A. ma trimonial alliance will shortly take place between the Earl of Mountcharles, eldest son of the Marquis Conyngham, and the Lady Jane St. Maur Stanhope, the beautiful and accomplished daughter of the late Earl of Harrington.—A marriage is about to take place between the Hon. Augusta Chichester, sister of Lord Templemore, and Robert Edward King, Esq. grandson of Viscount Lorton.—The Hon. Miss Hobhouse, daughter of Lord Broughton, will shortly be led to the hymeneal altar by Captain Carleton. PARIS AND VIENNA MONEY MARKETS.—The rapid decline on the Paris Bourse since Saturday appears to be attributable to the disquiet caused by the recent failure and the apprehension of its leading to other em barrassments rather than to anything of a political nature, the pressure of that event being greatly in creased by the extent to which the new loan is likely to be offered upo n th e mar k et. At Vi enna a f avoura bl e reaction has now continued for three days, the funds having advanced to 85, while the exchange on London has receded to 13 - 35. It may t h ere f ore b e assume d t h at the probability of the Au s t r i an G overnment ta ki ng an independent attitude against Russia is considered to have become stronger. ROYAL PANOPTICON.—Mr. Charles T. Judkins de livered a lecture on Friday evening at the Panopticon on the management and economy of gas, a p ro p os t o a new regulator which has just been patented. The lecturer, having briefly pointed out the manifold advan tages of gas, drew the attention of the auditory to one or two of its annoyances, observing, among other things, "That gas burnt at a high pressure is forced through the burners at a much greater rate than can be consumed, the gas thus f irced through escaping in the apartment wherein it is being burnt, unconsumed, viti ating the air, destroying the furniture, the pictures, the books, &c., and causing an atmosphere which brings with it ill-health to all who inha le it. ' The instrument in question is intended to avert these evils. By its means the high pressure of gas is never allowed to enter pipes in the house, the consequently the gas is burned at a low pressure, and of course thoroughly consumed, producing a soft and mellow light like that of a wax candle. Mr. Judkins did not lay claim to entire novelty in the invention, but, to many of the good qualities of previous regulators, it had the indespensable and valu able improvement of a compensating valve. He then proceeded to show, by the aid of a comprehensive appa ratus, the powers of the regulator, and in conclusion urged that the facility with which it could be applied to any gas-pipe now in use, and its simplicity of action, together with its economy, entitled it to the considera tion of all gas consumers. , " ILIA IL .1)i it 11.11 a 1 AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, including 500 Ame rican taken for export. The market was steady, without alteration in prices. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 160 2ernam and Maranham, at 6id. to lid. ; 400 Egyptian, at 6d. to Bd.; 400 Surat, at 3d. to 41d.; and 30 Sea Island, at Is. to ls. 31 2 -d. per lb. Railway Shares were flat, at rather lower prices. The following observations directed against those who argue that a supply of tallow can be obtained indirectly, and whose views find expression in the columns of a leading contemporary, are by Messrs. Smith and Charles, Russia brokers, and in this, as in other cases, we leave them to the judg ment of parties acquainted with the subject :-- "The average cost of bringing tallow from St. Peters burg to England is 21. per ton. By the penultimate advices from St. Petersburg, it appears that 50 casks of tallow had been bought, and a contract made for bring ing them overland to Memel, at an expense of 241. per ton, including freight to England ; and it is stated that, had the quantitybeen 100 casks, the overland charges would have been much greater. By this day's advices from St. Petersburg, we learn that no further purchases had been made for export, as no conveyances to neutral ports could be obtained, and goods already on the way to Memel were detained for want of horses. The Economist proceeds, —' In the year 1853, high prices and an appprension of war brought hither an unusual quantity of tallow from St. Petersburg.' The average price during the period in which tallow was being brought into St. Petersburg for shipment to this country was 50s. 6d. per cwt. The price, however, had nothing to do with the St. Peters burg supply. The tallow was all manufactured in the interior of the country, between October 1852, and January 1853, and forwarded to the wharves on the great internal rivers by the following March for transit to St. Petersburg, and would have been sold (or con signed) and shipped from St. Petersburg (as is the cus tom of the trade) whatever had been the price of tallow here, or the political aspect of Europe. The Economist continues—' Our growing demand for materials of that description (tallow) is supplied by the increasing quan tities of palm oil and cocoa nut oil.' As bearing on the future, we have only to repeat what we said on the 3d ult., that the largest estimates of both these oils for the present year give an increase over 1853 of 4,500 tons. The Economist concludes its article by suggesting that, 'for purposes of illumination, tallow may be super seded by wood and coals, and a variety of materials from which gas may be obtained.' The writer appears to for get that we derive large supplies of wood from Russia, that tae price of this article has risen very considerably, and that, if employed as he proposes, the price would be immensely enhanced. We admit that the use of gas may be extended, but the objections to it are inherent in its nature." Of the silk market, during the month, Mr. H. W. Eaton writes as follows : "As might be expected the silk market during the last month has formed no exception to the general sus pension of trade, consumers being naturally unwilling to buy beyond their immediate wants ; it is therefore the more gratifying to be able to report the largest monthly delivery of silk ever known, the excess, which consists of Chinas, being 939 bales over that of March, 1853, then considered the largest on record." The following statement has been sentiby Messrs. Greenhow, and Irving, as to the position of the Manchester market during the past month : "There is, so far, not so much ground for dissatisfac tion, when the immensely productive power of the dis trict is taken into account. As yet there are no stocks of importance to be found generally, but as may have been perceived and inferred, they are likely soon to in crease materially in both goods and yarns, unless a re vival of demand should ensue or the working of short time commence, and that is a theme upon which nearly all our spinners and manufacturers are meditating. Un less some change for the better soon take place, the alter native appears to us to be unavoidable, and it is one which ought generally to be adopted. " We may mention that the most important change in feeling, in action, and in value occurred within the last fourteen days. " Prices ' attaching a due and proper importance to the altered value of the raw material, have not changed more, probably, than they ought to have done, and even in the declension intimated by our quotations no great or unexpected change has taken place. The greatest decline in both yarns and goods has happened during the last fourteen days, as will have been observed. As suming the prices of everything of a staple character to have been higher on the 31st January than they were on the 31st December in last year, there is really nothing —independently of political or other causes—calculated to cause much real reason for alarm at the present, in that respect, amongst producers. We take the highest point, as indicated by date of 31st January, and notice —including, of course, that within the last fourteen days—that the decline, for example, upon low printers, up to 31b 6oz „ 26in 66 ditto, up to 41b Boz „ 27in 66 ditto, up to 41b 10oz 4id t o 6d „ „ 27in 72's ditto, up to 51b 4oz 6d to 7d „ 36in 60, 64, 66, and 72 reeds 4id to 6d „ 32in and 36in Madapollams 40in gold end shirtings, weighing from 51b 4oz to 81b 4oz 36in shirtings, 60, 66, and 72 reed s 44d t o lid „ 45in ditto, in 60, 66, and 72 reeds 3d to 4id „ 40in jacconets, 20 yards „ cambrics, 12 yards 36in 40 and 50in twills 30in and 32in T cloths lid to 3d per piece. Min and 40in long cloths 36in to 43in tangibs Domestics, in all qualities -16d to id per yd. Yarns generally, in the bundle, both in water and in mule Twist and pin cops may be considered nominally id to id per lb, including warps. "These being a few of our most prominent staples, we adopt them in the way of elucidation. There is, how ever, increasing irregularity in prices ; and the absence of extensive or mhderate operations disqualifies us from giving more certain quotateins." - The ship, Northumberland, from Melbourne, b r in gs 30,404 ounces of gold, and the Brilliant, from Geelong, 15,000 ounces. The steamer Alps, from New York, has arrived. She brings 99,928 dollars. The remainder of the Overland and Australian Mail has been delivered this morning. At the northern circuit, at Liverpool, on the Ist inst., the question of the legality of time bar gains was again tried, Judge Cressvrell presiding. This was an action to recover a sum of 591., as the balance of an account claimed by Halsal, a share broker, from Ainslie, of Fort William. Various settlements of similar accounts in favour of the de fendant had occurred, but the defence now set up, when the balance was on the other side, was that the transactions were speculations, and wagers on the price of shares, and that no real transactions for the purchase of shares was intended, the dealing being arranged between the parties to be for " dif ferences " only. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. There was a higher range of prices for English Stocks upon the commencement of business this morning, but a reaction occurred momentarily, and Consols which had fallen at 86 i, being after wards 86i i. They are now again about 86i i. The money price is more in accordance with that for account than it has been, showing less pressure of sales. Exchequer-bills have been at 2s. premium, and India Bonds at 7s. to 12s. discount. The New 5 per Cent. Annuities have again been dealt in at 1131. There has been a quieter market for Foreign Securities, but prices generally keep up. Russian Five per Cents. have been done at 89 to 90. Dutch Two-and-a-ffalf per Cents. have touched 54.. Brazilian Old Five per Cents. have been at 90 to 91 ex-dividend. Mexican Stock has realised3 1 2. , , being rather duller. Spanish Deferred Bonds have been at 17, and Portuguese Four per Cents. at 35. The English Railway Market is steady this mining, and some of the favourite lines have ad vanced in price. There is a rise in Great Northern of about 10s. Great Western, Brighton, Midland, and Caledonian, have improved to nearly a similar extent. South Eastern are rather depressed. French Shares have been very little dealt in. The Mining Market is inactive, and there is very little doing in the banks. The Land Companies' are comparatively steady. _ BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES. ( Prom the Official List.) riminem. (Inn< 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities B 6iiiiii New 5 per Cent. Annuities ll3l India Bonds, .€1000 Ditto, under £lOOO l5 5 d Consols for Account 18th April B 6l Exchequer Bills, 2d. £l000 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. New Brazilianßonds, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent 92 Ilaxicau 3 per Cont. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 35 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St B9 90 Spanish New Deferred, 3 por Cent. l7 Dividends on tbTo above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cont. 12 Guil MI 4 Ditto 4 per Cont. Certificates . THREE O'CLOCK. Consols B6l Ditto April Account 864 6 LAT 7 ST l+ Gli ir.l \JlN Ni P THE WAR IN THE EAST. The following communication, dated yesterday evening, is from the Times correspondent in the Austrian capital : " In the Dobrudscha all the fortified places, with the exception, perhaps, of Tultscha, are in the hands of the Russians, who are razing them to the ground. There are rumours of treachery on the part of the Turkish commanders of the different fortresses. " The Turks have been repelled from every part of the left bank of the Danube, except Kalafat. " By advices from Odessa of the 25th it is stated from an excellent source that there is not a ship of war in Sebastopol, and that it is believed some thing is meditated by the Russians against Varna. " The excited state of public feeling at Constan tinople is extremely disquieting to the Government. " It was said at Odessa that the fleets could not venture to leave the Bosphorus until the arrival of the auxiliary army. " Since the dismissal of the Sheik-ul-Islam the old Turkish party have been intriguing for the ad vancement of Russian interests. " Austria has demanded from Russia that her subjects in the Principalities shall not be compelled to take the Russian paper money." A telegraphic despatch from Berlin says : " Prince George of Mecklenburg Strelitz arrived here yesterday, the bearer of a letter from the Em peror of Russia to the King of Prussia, in answer to the mission of General Lindheim. " Its tenour is as follows :—When the Western Powers succeed in securing the emancipation of the Christians in Turkey by treaty, the Czar will be willing to evacuate the Principalities simultaneously with the evacuation of the Euxine by the combined fleets. "Yesterday the fleet was at anchor off Kjoge." Another telegraphic despatch from Berlin, dated March 31, says :—" Prince Charles of Prussia is appointed General in-Chief of the Artillery; and Prince Albert is named Admiral, at the earnest re quest of the Russian Ambassador. The Govern ment has authorised thetransport toßussia of 1,600 cases of muskets which had been seized at Brom berg. It is considered probable that there will be one more sitting of the Conference of Vienna, at which the Plenipotentiaries c f Austria and Prussia will come under a formal engagement as to the course of those two Powers on the Eastern ques tion." The Universal German, Gazette, under date of Vienna 29th ult., says :—" The important news has just been received that the Austrian troops on the frontier of Hungary have thrown a bridge over the Danube, near Belgrade. Luis measure may he considered as the prelude to an active intei vention. A division of the army has taken up a position in Esclavonia. The fortresses of Brod and Grodiza situated on the frontier are abundantly supplied with everything necessary as well as that of Essegg, on the second line. Eight military hospitals are ready. From another Vienna letter we learn that the transport of troops to the south has been resumed, and the 10th infantry corps, with the Ist cavalry corps, have been placed on a war footing. The army of the south has 124 siege guns and many mortars for throwing shells of 120 lbs. The five steam-tugs on the lower Danube have been armed, and now cruise between Semlin and Orsova. Notwithstanding the many rumours in circula tion to the contrary, there is reason to believe (says the Paris correspondent of the Morning Chronicle) that Austria still persists in her determination to maintain neutrality—a neutrality so favourable to the cause of Russia, that the Emperor Nicholas has intimated that it is all he asks or could expect. Even the semblance of opposition to the ambition of the Czar, which she manifested some time ago, is now too much for her. I understand that within the last few days, when the Austrian Minister was reminded by the representatives of England and France of his declaration that -the Austrian Govern ment would consider the passage of the Danube by the Russians as a cams belli, the answer of the Count de Buol-Schauenstein was, that the casus belli which he contemplated was an offensive move ment on the part of Russia, in the shape of the passage of the Danube, for the purpose of sub duing the Ottoman empire, and before the decla ration of war by France and England against Rus sia ; but now that war had been commenced be tween Russia on the one side, and the Allied Powers on the other, the Vienna Cabinet had no intention of interfering between the belligerent Powers, so as to interrupt the military operations of the Russian army ; and he added that Austria would continue to maintain this attitude until the day when the interests of Germany might be con sidered in danger. The Austrian army, it is con fidently stated, will decidedly occupy Servia, and that immediately. We learn that the Russian General Dahn, of the Engineers, has been appointed commandant in chief of Sebastopol, and of all troops in that town and neighbourhood. According to accounts from St. Petersburg of the 17th, a second levy for 1854 is expected to take place in August next, when one man out of every hundred will be taken. These men will be imme diately incorporated in the different regiments. The reserves and the demi-invalides of the Cossacks of the Don (about 80,000 in number) will also take the field. Ttie Correspondence of Berlin, of the 30th ult., says :—" Last night 150 seamen belonging to the Russian ship of the line Navarino, just disarmed at Flushing, arrived here with their officers. They were received by order of the King at the railway station at Potsdam, and each sub-officer had paid to him one ducat and each sailor a thaler. They immediately afterwards continued their journey to Stettin." In the sitting of the Germanic Diet on the 30th ult. a despatch from the Minister of Foreign Affairs was communicated, in which the Diet was informed that the coasting trade will be thrown open in England, with an invitation to it to adopt a similar measure. The Russian Minister com municated officially to the Assembly the news of the birth of a Princess, daughter of the Grand Duke Constantine. RUPTURE BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE. A telegraphic despatch of the 27th March, from Constantinople, says : Diplomatic communications have ceased between the Ottoman and Greek Governments. Nesset Bey, the Turkish Charge d'Affaires at Athens, has arrived at Constantinople. General Metaxa has demanded his passports. He is about to consult with Lord Stratford and Gene ral Baraguay d'Hilliers as to the protection of Greek subjects here. Letters from Athens received at Malta state that King Otho and the Queen had left Athens, possibly to evade Admiral Barbier de Tinan, and had ap proached the Turkish frontier. This would seem to indicate that they were about to join the "sym pathisers." CONSTANTINOPLE. From a Constantinople letieTOl the 20th ult., we learn that the following arrangements have been taken with the Porte regarding the first expedi tion of 10,000 British troops. The Turkish Go vernment is bound to furnish daily-10,0001b. of bread (first quality) ; 10,0001 b. of meat, half beef, half mutton ; 30,0001 b. of wood ; 15,0001 b. of bar ley ; and 15,0001 b. of straw. These articles will be paid for monthly by bills on the Lon don Treasury. The troops are to be lodged in the spacious barracks situated in the Turk ish quarter called Daout Pacha, and the mili tary Governor of Constantinople has received orders to repair that establishment. The troops are expected to be here about the beginning of April. Nothing has yet been decided about the French expedition. The only positive informa tion we have is, that similar arrangements will be made, and that the barracks of Scutari will bo given up by the Porte. A false alarm, given out by a merchant captain, that the Russian fleet had quitted Sebastopol, has; been the cause that the combined fleets prepared for the Black Sea on Thursday afternoon, and would have sailed immediately had it not transpired that there was no truth whatever in the statement. The Retribution and Caton have returned from Sulina. It is now positively stated that the Rus sian authorities there have drawn a stout chain across the Danube, and the consequence is that up wards of 90 vessels with grain cargoes are placed at the disposal of Russia. The Persian post came in two days ago, and has brought down the impor to r,t, il has declared her n,m7.rality for the great question at issue between Russ:a and Turkey. This decision is in a great measure due to the talents of our chargé, Mr. Thompson, who has succeeded in beat ing Prince Dolgorouky out and out in diplomacy. The Shah himself, who is decidedly anti-Turk, would have willingly played into Russia's hands ; notwithstanding this Mr. T. carried the day. A letter of the 10th Feb. from Tahreez, says— Persian politics remain firm as regards Turkey, and the Divan of Tehrau has officially announced its neutrality in the Cosa: t Gazette. The force at Khoi has been dismissed, andAzizKhan, the Com mander-in-Chief, ha s b een reca ll ed to Tehran. The King has named his only son, 14 months old, Ameer-001-Nizam. On the shores of the Caspian, Russian agents have landed in every direction, but no details are given of their proceedings. The Em peror of Russia has issue t an ukase, which is said to be a decided crack at British trade ; we have no particulars. It is positively asserted here that the Daghestan chief, Sheik Schamyl, has again given the Russians a sound thrashing—details not stated. Prince Woronzoff is to leave Tiflis ; the cause of his recall is not known. The Caucasian provinces will be governed by a commission; _ The Sultan, determined that nothing shall pre vent or delay the ameliorations to be effected in the condition of the Christian population, has re moved the Sheik•ul Islam who hesitated to issue his fetoa in favour of the new reforms. The commercial ports and towns of Russia begin to feel the sad effects of the war. At Odessa, ac cording to the Cologne Gazette, business is in a complete state of stagnation. The Government has adopted the most severe measures against fo reigners residing in the place, or who have come there on business. Some foreign merchants who had requested the governor to give them some in formation as to the question of peace or war received orders to quit the place within eight days. For several weeks past travellers arriving there, even those belonging to friendly nations, have not been allowed to quit their vessels. A Belgian merchant, whose papers were perfectly regular, had a sentinel placed over him on board a Belgian vessel for six weeks. He intended to protest against this arbi trary treatment, but was threatened with arrest. He then escaped from the vessel in a boat, and was picked up by her at 20 miles' distance from the port. THE BALTIC. THE RUSSIAN FLEET AT REVEL. An officer on board one of the ships in Sir Charles Napier's fleet, writing to a friend in Lon don, says : " GREAT BELT, March 27, 1854.--Although I wrote a note, which I intended sending by the Vulture to England, yet the weather was so bad on her departure that we could not communicate. That letter will pro bably reach you , •t the same time this does. The wea ther was beautiful yesterday, and is so to-day. The atmosphere clear, raw, and bracing, imparting a cheer fulness to most of us. Th e Mi ran d a, which had been sent as a vessel of observation to the Baltic, previous ti) our departure from Rigland, joined us yesterday morn ing. Her bow seemed rough and scratched about the copper from stemming the ice, through which she forced her way for some distance with some, difficulty. She brought intelligence that the Russian fleet is anchored at Revel, from which they cannot be freed by the break ing up of the ice until the end of April. The Miranda left England with sealed orders, and in structed not- to show her colours. Part of the squadron was detached ahead yesterday, urine!. Admiral Chads. The Leopard steamed back abut mid-day with a Danish admiral on board, who visited the flag ship and was, sa luted with 15 guns. The squadr in anchored off Wyberg (about eight miles) in the evening. NVe got under weigh very early this morning. Our destination has been changed, probably resulting from the interview will the Danish admiral. We are now proceeding to Kiel in lieu of Kjoge, which may be owing to the intelligence that the Russian squadron is sealed up in Revel and must remain there until May. Sir Charles has left the squadron this afternoon in charge of A mind Curry, and has steamed ahead, in the Duke of Wellington, in the direction of Kiel. It is now evident that the squadron cannot reach that place this evening. 9 p.m. We have just dropped anchor within three or four miles of Kiel harbour." ARRIVAL OF THE DECLARATION OF WAR. KIEL, March 30.—0 n the evening of the 28th the Bulldog steamer brought to Admiral Sir Charles Napier the important intelligence of the declara tion of war. The_ next morning, at 5 o'clock, the Dragon steamer, Captain Willcox, commander, came from the station to fetch her Majesty's consul-general in Hamburgh, Colonel Hodges, who had arrived here the day before. This steamer landed the colonel again at about four o'clock in the afternoon, and proceeded without . delay to Wingo Bay, to convey orders to the ships of her Majesty, that might have arrived there in the meantime, to go through the Belt to join the fleet at Kjoge Bay. Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, the whole fleet left the anchor-ground out side of our bay. This morning some ships have been seen between Fehmern and Laoland. The Odin steam-ship joined the fleet yesterday morning. Our town has had complete holidays on Tuesday and yesterday. Thousands go down in small steamers, yachts, and boats to see the British fleet. Nearly every ship was cheered by these spectators. "God save the Queen" and "Rule Britannia" was sung by those conversant with the English language, and " Old England for ever" was a fre quent cry. Although the population of Holstein knows what a war means, yet the sympathy which is felt in the cause in which Great Britain is engaged would assure the aid of hundreds of its sons, were it required. From Berlin, Saxony, Hanover, and many parts of the interior of Ger many, many hundreds of spectators have travelled hither to see the fleet. It is not to satisfy so much curiosity that they come, as to admire the vast means at the disposal of a free country for the de struction of despotism. The following is an extract of a letter from an officer in Sir Charles Napier's fleet to a friend in England : " At anchor, Great Belt, March 25, 1854 —I rinder- Oand the Dauntless, Ivo:LI twist one of her boilers, is about to proceed to England, and I believe site is to carry our letters. I take advantage of her departure to drop you a few lines, as I know you follow all our move ments with interest. We left Wingo Sound on the 23d inst. We started very early in the morning, having taken a Danish pilot to navigate us through the Great Belt. Two steamers, under command of Admiral Plum ridge, went on before us, as a light squadron, to mark our course through the " Belt." In the aftern on the Neptune, Monarch, Bulldog. and Vulture joined the fleet. The ships coming to an anchor about mid night on the following day, the signal was made for us to get under weigh. We had a beautiful fresh breeze, and the admiral, forming the ships into one line, led u , through the Belt. We passed two steamers that had been placed to buoy the passage, under the command of Admiral Pluniridge, who, in the Leop ,rd, conducted the ships to the anchorage. It blew very fresh on yes terday morning, and it blows still fresher to-day. Most of the ships seem to be p'unging heavily to the head sea. We are about eight or ten miles of Rufness, Zealand, where a lighthouse stands. The different ship com panies are being actively exercised daily, at the great gun exercise and small arms. The admiral is keeping a very sharp look out upon the ships, bruigu6i some of them to task, by signal, when out of pl ace and compli menting others. I have no doubt the squadron will be shortly in a highly disciplined state. 'We feel the atmosphere rather cold. It is about 34 deg. in the open air to-day. We are anxious to hear the news from Eng land—especially to know if war be declared." The Danish Government has issued a declara tion containing its definitions of contraband, which includes horses, timber for construction of vessels, tar, copperplates, sailcloth, canvass, hemp, cor dage, ttc,, but not coals ; besides, the Royal Dan ish ordinance of May 4, 1803, is renewed. So, no Danish pilots, or men acqulinted with the Danish straits and seas, are allowed to serve on board the belligerent Powers' vessels. In the in structions for the commanders of the Danish guard ships—frigates Thor (steamer), Thetis, Bellona, Nordenskjold ; brigs Holgar Dansko (steamer), Galathea, Flora, Mercurius, and Valkyrien—they are instructed to observe a strict neutrality, to protest against the taking of captured war or mer chant vessels into Danish ports, but not to oppose it by force, and only to use force againstpraivtateers The Danish territory is to be considered to exten d one Danish sea mile from the coast, except Kron borg and the river Elbe at Gluckstadt, Where the distance is named as 3,000 ells (6,000 feet). THE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC. The last advices relative to the Baltic navigation are as follows : Gothenburg, March 24.—The weather has this week been rather cold, but very fine. Stockholm, March 24.—The weather continues mild, and, although it has frozen at night, the temperature has been constantly mild during the day, the thermometer st oo d at noon at .10 deg. above zero, with the wind st rong at N.N. W. an d ,m the 221 Gefle, March 20 . —The weather has been so mild for some time past that the ice has almost di-appeared, and the river as far as the S. Wharf is perfectly free. Revel, March 14.—The RoadA are closed ; and there is no open water to be seen. March 24.—Front Gross m Grund t o Packerort Gru', and farther up, the ice is still firm ; th e rema i nder o f th e f a ir way is full of drift ice. SWEDEN AND NORWAY. A Christiana j ou rnal states that Russia has ac knowledged the neutrality of Swe.len only upon the condition, accepted by King Oscar, that no more than four foreign ships of war shall enter any Swedish or Norwegian fortified port at one tulle. UL. There appears no improvement in the prospect; of the Turkish loan, and it is perhaps to bring tii ; fact under the consideration of the Ottoman Go vernment that the son of Namik Pasha, the ne gotiator, is now on his way back to Constantinople. 116 arrived in Paris on Sunday from London. The present state of the money market, the timidity of capitalists, the general state of trade, and the fear of inure failures, are more than sufficient to a-count for the backwardness of the public in the matter. It appears, however; that some hopes are entertained that the Governments of England and France will aid in the realisation of the loan by gua ranteeing the interest. It is said in Paris that Lord Clarendon has been consulted on the matter, and that his decision is shortly expected. Should the English Government consent; no difficulty is apprehended on the part of the French Govern ment. The Bulletin de Lois publishes the following decree : "Napoleon, &c.—We have decreed and do decree as follows : " 'Our Minister Secretary of State of Finance is authorised to make an advance of 10 millions to the Ottoman Government. " This advance will bear interest and will be repaid either from the produce of the first loan which may be contracted by the Ottoman Government, or in sup phes.'" The Belgian Chamber of Representatives on Saturday approved of the two conventions of 1852, and the treaty of the 27th of February last, for the establishment of commercial relations, by 6 3 votes to 15. On Saturday a great crowd assembled at the Northern Railway in the expectation of receiving the English dragoons with hearty welcome. The day was magnificent, the people in high spirits, and in glorious good humour. It turned out that some facetious persons had been doing honour to All Fools' Day, and fed the multitude with a poima d' Avril. The joke was well taken, and will not in the least be remembered against the gallant com rades of the French army on their arrival, which if the Constitutionnel be well informed, will no take place before Tuesday. The Emperor and the Empress visited on Satur day the works at the Palace of Industry. Their A.lajesti; s were received with cries of " Vive l'Empereur," " Vive l'lmperatrice ;" and on re tiring the Emperor left 2,000 f. to be distributed amongst the workmen. The - Empress, wishing to encourage as much as possible the lace trade, which employs a consider able number of workwomen, and being desirous of seeing the French articles of that branch of manu facture appear in au advantageous manner at the Universal Exhibition of 1855, has decided that a public competition shall take place between French manufacturers for the best trimming of a dress in the black lace called point d'Angleterre and the best in point de Chantilly. The patterns of the manufacturers who desire to compete are to be sent in before the Ist of June, 1854, to the Duchess of Bassano, lady of honour to her Majesty. A jury will decide which specimen is most remarkable for novelty, richness, and elegance. No one but French. maaufa:Aureis are to be allowed to com pete. The Three per Cents. opened yesterday at Glf. 90c., fell to 61f. 35c., and closed at 61f. 60c., for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 88f. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,030 f. ; Rouen, 795 f. ; Havre, 400 f. ; Great Northern, 700 f. ; Strasburg, 677 f. 50c. ; New Shares, 5051. ; Lyons to Paris, 760 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 625 f. ; Western of France, 545 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 480 f. ; Great Central of France, 3801. ; Lyons to Geneva, 420 f. 50c; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 4351. ITALY. - - The Opinione of Turin, of the 31st ult., pub lishes another address to the king from the bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Turin, in which they complain of the increase of Protestant proselytism throughout the Piedmontese States, of the profanation of the days held sacred in the Catholic Church, and the abuses introduced into public instruction. The address says " In some cases the lectures are intended to pervert the mind, in others to corrupt the.heart ; the history of nations has been used to calumniate the Supreme Pon tiff, the Episcopacy, and the ministers of the Catholic Church ; geology, natural history, and drawing h a ve been applied to insinuate pantheism, to insult modesty' and corrupt morals," They conclude by stating that " the venerable metropolitan" (the exiled Archbishop Franzoni), "whose absence they still deplore" is undoubtedly of the opinion of the framers of the add res 9, and pray the king to take their remonstrances into consideration. SPAIN. • Our accounts from Madrid are of the 29th ult. The Infautas, sisters of the King, left on that day for Seville, They were to travel by the rail way as far as Tembleque, where carriages of the royal household awaited them. Apartments were pre pared for their reception at the Palace of Santelino, at Seville. The Three per Cents. were done at 33 ; the New Three per Cents., at 17 25 ; the Debt of the First Class, at 8 ; and that of the Second, at 4 25. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. The steam-ship Madrid, of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Capt. George Bradshaw, with the usua l P en i nsular mail, i n charge of Lieutenant John Kempe, R.N., Admi ralty agent, arrived at Southampton yesterday. The Madrid, during the voyage, experienced mo' derate and fine weather. Her dates of sailing were—Gibralt ar , March 2o" ; Cadiz, 23 ; Lisbo n , 39 ; Op o rto, 30 ; Vigo, 31. She had on hoard 32 first-class, 5 second-olass, and 3 deck passengers. The freight of the Madrid consists of 10packaga of specie, in value 1,235/.; 18 - boxes of eggs, 1 cat 12 cases of wine, 534 boxes of or a n ges , 30 bags 0 potatoes, 20 hampers of peas, 100 bundles of ba,s kets, 1 bale of cigars, and 32 packages of sundries' At Gibraltar were two French war steamers- - Newton and Phari. The usual Portuguese squadron lay at Lisbon, and the Brazilian war steamer Alphonzo. Ships observed on the Voyage.—March 24, 4. 30 p.m., observed a screw steamer steering t o the eastward ; proved to be the Taurus, with troops, leaving G;bralt ir for Malta. 25th, 10.30 Arrived the Peninsular and Oriental Company steamer Indus at Gibraltar ; 4.5 p.m. left for the eastward. 26th —At Cadiz, the screw steamer Peninsula. 28 th—Arrived at Lisbon, the 2crel" ship Brazileira from Liverpool. 30th—At Vig,?, the screw-steamkr Iberia from Southampton, 113 three days five hours. 31st—Sailed, the Iberia, for Lisbon, at 7.30 a.m.; also the yacht Dryad; 30th—Vianna, N.E. five or six miles, exchanged colours with the Aunaconda, R.Y.S. 31st, 7 pail. —Observed a cornet, bearing N.W. W, altitude 12 degrees, lat 33 32 N., long. 9 8 W. of ship. THE INDIA AND AUSTRALIA MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Ripon, Commander Moresby, arrived yesterday, at Southampton, frog' Alexandria, bringing the Australia, China and India mails, in charg e o f L ieut. Tickell, admiralty' agent. The Ripon experienced fine weather, with head winds, the whole voyage homewards. Her dates of sailings are—Alexandria, March 20;; Malta, M arc h 24 ' • Gibraltar, March 29. She bri ngs 81 first-class pa-sengers, 21 second class, and 33 children—total, 135 ; amongst whoa' are Prince Gholam Mahomed, Prince Peroze, and five servants. Her cargo consists of 195 bales of flax, 3 brls. Olr mother-o'-pearl, 30 brls. of gum, 9 brls. of ele" pliants' teeth, 16 bales of wool, 765 bales of 29 boxes o f o r a nges, 1 cask of w i ne, 10 gallons (P,'; oil, 31 packages of general merc h andise, and •-i• package of specie. ALEXANDRIA, March 2 0.—Ten Turkish steame•r 9 were wa i t i n g to convey 13,000 Egyptian troops to Constantinople. The P en i nsular and Orieui:a t Steam Navigation Company's steam-ships Himalaya and Euxine, the former to wait the arrival of the' next India mail, the latter to sail for Southamptorl • with passengers and cargo, on the 21st. GIBRALTAR, March 29. Her Majesty's brig' Frolic, French Government steamer Phari. SHIPS SPOKEN AT SEA. —March 26, lat. 37 N, long. '1 1 E, an E ng li sh screw-steamer steerin 0 eastward ; showed second distinguishing pendan tt 90-17 ; Enlist' brigantine Gem, steering eastwar' March 27, about 3 . 7, N, 3 E, an American shi pr showing second distinguishing pendant, 94( /0- March 31, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam IIV vitiation Co inpany'sscrew-steam er Iberia off Opot April 3, her Majesty's ship Cumberland, off 111 (1 Start, bound f or Portsmouth. I3ERDAN'S MACHINE COMPANY. —After all tha t , been said regarding the effects of this machine upon t Y v , Commerce of the country, and the impetus promised o f the mining i n t eres t s, we f i nd that a snug corporation c,/ men of wealth has been formed in the City, with avi f of securing t h e great profit; likely to arise Ircin the ur 3 , velopment o f i ts principl es . 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