The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-21 00:00:00

9 ~ •~~ G_dvds THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE.- Mr. E. T. SMITH, Lessee, has the honour to announce that be has placed the above-named National Establishment at the ser vice of the FUND in AID of the FAMILIES of the EXPEDITIOST ARY ARMY. In pursuance of this desirable object, a FANCY FAIR will .be held on tke 13th and 1a th of April, under the follow log 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 lion. the Lady Mayoress Her Grace the Duchess of Harn;lton Her Giace the Duchess of Beaufort Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose Her Grace 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 Blandford The Most Noble the Marchioness of Aylesbury The Right lion. the Countess of Chesterfield The Right Hon. the Countess of Kinnoul The Right Hon. the Countess of Glengall The Right Hon. the Countess of Bessborongh The Right Hon. the Countess of Derby The Right Hon. the Countess of Shelburne The Right Hon. the 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 Suhla Des-Vieux Lady Colville Lady Raglan The Hon. Miss Anson Mrs. Disraeli Mrs. J. Stanley. Every appointment 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 for 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 is now open in the lobby of the grand entrance to receive contributions in the shape of articles intended for sale on the occasion. THEATRE ROYAL DRITR; LANE. Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith. • Last Week of Mr• G• v..:BROOKE'.S Engagement previous to his sa iling for California and Australia. For the BENEFIT of 3Er. E. T. IMITH. THIS EVENING, Mazes 21, wm be performed A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. Cha racters by Mr. G. V. Brooke, Messrs. Mead, Younge, G. Bennett, merseo, and Pearson ; Miss Cathcart, Mrs. Vickery, &c. Followed by a MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT. The Last Two Acts of LEONIE. Principal characters by Mr. Elliot Galer and Mr. Henri Drayton; Missei Lowe and Feather stone. ' After which, a Grand BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. TEIEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Tinder the management of Mr. Elackatone. THIS EVENING, MARom 21, Will be performed a new comic drama, called RkNELAGII. Cnaracters by Messrs. Vandenhoff, W. Farren, Buckatone, Tilbury, and Rogers; Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, &c. • After which, WILLIKIND AND HYS DINAH. Supported by Messrs; Backstone and Corri ; Miss Louisa Howard, Mrs. Fitzwil liam, and Mrs. Caulfield. After which, the opening Scenes of the PANTOMIME, called HARLEQUIN AND THE THREE BEAKS; or, Little Silverhair and the Fairies. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Managemont of Mr. CHABLIS Kw. TFILS EVENING, Manua 21, Will be performed THE RIVALS. Characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Harley*, Meadows, J. Vining, Mellon, and Addison,; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. W. Lacy, Miss Heath, and Miss C. Leclercq. To be followed by A STORM IN A TEA-CUP. Philo! 4.1 chit :Wars by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. After which, AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. Characters by Messrs. Meadows, D. Fisher, and Saker ; and Misses Murray and Daly. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Mattog 21, Will be performed A NICE FIR A. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Roxby ; Mrs. F. Matthews. To be followed by A CHiIIAING WIDOW. After which, the popular Fairy Extravaganza, entitled ONCE UPON - A TIME TEIEKE: WERK TWO K[NG4. characters by Messrs. Roxby, F. Matthews, and Bland; Madame Vestris, Misses St. George, Eglanton, Mason, Martindale, Ellis, Wadham, and Foote. Concluding with NUMBER ONE ROUND THE CORNER. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, 3lARcrt 21, Will be performed TWO LOVES AND A LIFE. Supported by Messrs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray, Menjamin Webster, Keeley, and 0. Smith ; M.ss Woolgar and Madame Celeste. To conclude with VIE sEa[ou, FAMILY. Characters by MUSTS. B. Webster, Leigh Murray. Parselle, and Keeley ; sirs. L. Murray, Misses VFoolgar, Fanny ;laskell, and Laidlaw, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, MARC!' 21, Will be performed THE WRONG BOX. Supported by Messrs. Alfred Wigan and Robinson ; Miss P. Horton, Miss Wyndham, and Miss E. Turner. To be followed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. To be followel by T Fin FLEtir Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Pranks, Harwood Cooper, anl Vincent ; Miss P. ilorton, and Miss Wyndham. STRAND THEATRE. Bole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs THIS EVENING, Itasca 21, Will be presented RUSSIAN TYRANNY; or, Tll3 Fatal Snow storm. Followed by PADDY SIDOUNG THE MOON. After whlcp, Tiff; BLUE JACKETS. To conclude with con , coN;LtN" liR )TELORS. Paddy and Tim Mulligan (the Brothers), Mr. G. Ho Ison. Stalls. is.; Boxes, 34.; Pit, 1,. tlrallery, GI.; Private Boxes, It. I Is. FA., to be had or Mr. Allcroft, li, New Bond.street. Asmsrs ECTROPV3 NATIO,LIL Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. TIII3 EVENING, MAsen 21, And during the week, will be presentel the new, grand, and romantic spectacle entitlea THE 4001) %UN'S 110R7lE ; or, rho False Knight—the Wooltnen's Horse by the pet steed, Beauty, expressly trained by Mr. William Cooke. After which, the taco uparAblu! 4 csaes of the ARENA. To conclude with BETS OF TUE BELL. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. LEGA WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam D& —Morning 8 min.after 6 1 Evening 33 min.aft. 6 To-Moasow— Mor n i ng 0 m i n . a ft er 7 Evening 33 min.aft. 7 THE WHATHER.--Strw Orrics, llsnon 21. TEIEMIONETEP., IN THE SIIADE. 46—highest since noon yesterday. 40—lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day at noon. BABOVETER, 30.41. WIND, N.E.—Fresh breeze, with slight rain occasionally. ~ ^ r c at4t , 4:: ..-w‘Alin o LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1854. Reflection only confirms us the more decidedly in our opinion that England comes before the Courts of Europe most creditably in connexion with this Secret and Confidential Correspondence. It appears, after an attentive consideration of these remarkable documents, that the Ministers of her Britannic MAJESTY resolutely rejected throughout the proposals made by the CZAR for the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire, and for the distribution of its scattered possessions. That proposition for the partition of Turkey was made,, remember, as far back as ten years ago— as far back as 1844—when the Russian AUTOCRAT availed himself of the opportunity afforded by his visit to the young QUEEN'S Court at Windsor, to submit his alluring suggestions to the states men then standing highest in the councils of the reigning Sovereign. Nevertheless, it is fgatifyin g to know that the Imperial tempter was deceived in his anticipations of complicity on the pi r t of Sir ROBERT PEEL, and on the p ar t also of hi s Grace the (then) Duke of WELLINGTON, as he has beeu subsequently in the preposterous hope that he Would seduce the sagacity of Lord CLARENDON, and the patriotism of Lord Joret RUSSELL, into a convenient connivance with his 'most monstrous and nefarious scheme of a Turkish dismemberment. There is n o l onger any d ou b t, h oweve r, that Ministersoa nnotreasonably arguean y more, as they have argued (strongly enough)hither to, that they, on their part, we re d eceived in any as to the nat ure as way as to the tone of the policy, or of the intentions of the Emperor XICI/OLs to his policy and intentions, that is to say in r e f erence to the partition of Turkey and the subversion o f i ts Government. Let us do the Russian A liTocuAT that justice—by acknowledging at once, in si mp l e truth, that he could scarcely byany possibility what ever have been more plain spoken than he h as been in regard to his views and wishes in refe rence to the Ottoman dominions. His candour, indeed, in this respect, was, to say the very least - of it, so blunt and bold as to be absolutely flagrant and outrageous. It has been all this, more over, not since yesterday—not merely twelve months ago--not in 1854, but in 1844—when he intimated his sentiments as to the advisability - oefacilitating the disruption of the crumbling power of tle , Sublime Porte ; and did this, moreover, in terms so distinct and positive, as to allow of their being afterwards embodied in the redoubtable • memorandum of Count NESSELRODE. Nay, my Lord JOHN RUSSELL himself, in his despatch dated from the Foreign-office, February 2d, 1853, and addressed to Sir G. HAMILTON SEYMOUR, as our Ambassador to the Court of St. Petersburg-- goes out of his way to commend that very quality, where he says, "Her MAJESTY is happy to acknowledge the mod era ti on , th e frankness, and the friendly disposition of his Im perial MAJESTY." Indeed, of all words of com mendation, that was the only one justified by actual occurrences. Moderation the Emperor Nicholas did not show, as was evidenced even then by the arrogance implied by the magnitude of his demands, and as was still more clearly indicated when he marched his troops across the Pruth, and sent the appropriate precursor of his Cossack hordes in the person of his insolent Plenipotentiary to the Divan at Constantinople. A friendly dis position might, indeed, have been assumed for the moment towards this country, but its hollow ness was sufficiently intimated by the insult ing nature of the confidence reposed in the English Government. A confidence, recollect, which was only based upon the principle of " honour among thieves"—and which, in fact, simply amounted to this, that the CzAR pro posed to England that in secret compact with him self she should aid Russia in perpetrating a series of monstrous depredations upon one of the great powers of the old world, with a total disregard to all the dictates of justice, to all the prompt ings of veracity, to the impulses of rectitude, and with a profound contempt for what might ul timately be thought upon the matter by the rest of the powerful nations of Christendom. Accord ing to his plan, as whispered in London so far back as 1844, when the CZAR conversed confidentially upon the subject with Sir ROBERT PEEL and the Duke of WELLINGTON, according to the same daring scheme as sketched out under similar circumstances, by the AUTOCRAT, in his discussion of the matter with Sir HAMILTON SEYMOUR as her Britannic MAJESTY'S Ambassador at St. Petersburg—Turkey was to have been quietly disposed of by Russia and England— France being treated as a power altogether un worthy of consultation, Austria being merely flippantly referred to as a State existing as it were only in the rn shadow of the great northern Autocracy, and Prussia being never once mentioned as deserving of one moment's passing consideration. It was under these cir cumstances that the CZAR proposed in 1844, at London, and in 1853 at St. Petersburgh, his enormous and mendacious project of a Turkish dismemberment. Documentary evidence has at length been obtained that that project was from the first rejected by the Ministers of the Crown of England. Insomuch so, that it would actually appear that, repelled by England, the Russian AUTOCRAT had recourse to France—failing, however, as egregiously as in the former instance, in securing the complicity of the Emperor NAPOLEON by those gorgeous, but utterly ineffectual, temptations. An old saying tells us that " Honesty is the best Policy•" How has it been in this manner with regard to the policy of the Russian Go vernment ? Than the policy of the CZAR in refe rence to Turkey, nothing could possibly have been, from first to a last, more utterly dishonest. And how has it fared ? Rejected successively by the British and by the French Government, it has led the AUTOCRAT onwards, from one outrage to another—until Turkey is in arms, up to this moment victoriously in arms, against him both in Asia and in Europe, along the Danube and along the Caucasus—until France and Eng land oppose him with their combined ar maments both military and maritime, along the shores of the Baltic and along those also of the Euxine—until Austria finds herself to have been spoken of by the CZAR as if in acknow ledged vassalage, and Prussia discovers that she has been disregarded by his Imperial Majesty as a State of utter insignificance ! Those are among the consequences already of the criminal designs of the ambition of the Russian AUTOCRAT I The consequences already. Observe that—for others will follow. Others must follow now rapidly— now when so many of the troops of England have already steamed far on their way towards Constan tinople—now when the first division of the French army has already taken its departure from Marseilles, while another fleet is preparing to set forward northwards from the vicinity of Brest—now when NAPIER is approaching the Sound with his glo rious squadron, and when Admirals DUNDAS and HAMELIN are on the eve of emerging from their anchorage in the Bosphorus. Again —at this juncture of supreme expectation—let the battle• cry, humbly but confidently, be " God Defend the Right !" while the warrior sons of France and England side by side fight against Russian bar barism in defence of all that is worthiest of pre servation among the civilised races of Christendom. No one will deny that the Oxford University Reform Bill is well worth having ; indeed, it were next to impossible that it should be other wise. Whoever attacked its legislature, its oaths, or its collegiate exclusiveness, could hardly fail to do some good, so great is the confessed scope for amendment. In place of the now irresponsible heads of houses, the future government of the university is to be vested in a body of which the great majority is elective, and the electors are to consist of the members of congregation, a body comprising the whole teaching staff of the univer sity, comprising, indeed, the heads of houses themselves, the college tutors, the professors, with certain officers and residents complying with prescribed conditions. Besides several ex officio members, however, the congregation is required to elect six heads of houses—a needless deference, as it seems to us, to the past ; since it might be fairly presumed that a body so intelligent as the congregation, and so interested in the success of the university, could hardly fail to select, if otherwise qualified, a sufficient number of those who form a considerable part of its own number. The declaration of the illegality in future of all oaths which bind to refusing information to Royal Commissions, or to opposing all reforms—in uni versity phrase " changes"--43 an unmixed good. We are ready to second any abolition of oaths which will ever be proposed, but oaths pleaded in bar of indispensable improvements —oaths that we have done, or will do, what is impracticable or forbidden by the imposers of the oath, cannot be characterised. in language of censure too strong for the truth. We write de liberately in stating that the false swearing at Ox ford is unsurpassed in the history of abolished custom-house oaths, or perhaps in the records of most trials for perjury; and that, too, in the name and in the professed interests of religion. It is proposed with nearly universal approba tion to widen the range of studies very consider ably, and chiefly, we presume, with regard to this object, to increase considerably the number of the professors. The College Tutorial system is not to be superseded, or in any way interfered with ; but the professorial system is to be worked side by side with it, and part of the funds to pro vide for the extra professors are to be furnished by the wealthier colleges under the superinten dence of Commissioners appointed by the Govern ment. This will also facilitate the carrying out of another part of the Bill, on the successful ope ration of which much of the hoped-for good will, we think, depend. Private Halls, under the super intendence of a Master of Arts, are to be per mitted under a license from the Vice Chancellor ; if the license be made to depend on certain fixed legal and reasonable conditions, and be not at the sole discretion of the functionary, this will open a door for most salutary competition, as it will not only afford an opportunity for adapting such halls to whole classes of the community ; but any man of unusual a bi lity and ardour for the instruc tion o f youth, like ARNOLD of Rugby, for instance, could find a most appropriate sphere for his gene rous enthusiasm and talants. We trust that the conditions spoken of will not be such as to inter fere with "unrestricted competition." And here it is that even on the Bill as it stands the Government might so easily have hung a fair compromise, at least of the Dissenting question. For ourselves, we go the w h o l e l eng th w ith Si r Wu, HA MILTO', and vtould make -matriculation, COURT CIRCULAR. Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, rode on horseback yesterday. The Princesses Helena and Louisa visited the Zoologi cal Gardens, in Regent's-park, in the forenoon. The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Bucking ham Palace. The company included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Sutherland, Ma dame Tricoupi, the Neapolitan Minister and Princess de Carini, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Countess of Desart, the Earl and Countess of Lucan, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Spetb, Lord and Lady de Ros, Major-General Sir de Lacy Evans, and Major the Hon. James Macdonald. The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance in the Palace during dinner, and performed the following selections : " Jubel March" H. M. the King of Hanover. Overture, " Bon Soir M. Pantalon" Kuhner. Walz, "Le Reve" Le Comte de Croismare. Grand Selection, " Jessonda" Spohr. W. se duernsey. Quadrille, " Frederick "William" Galop, "Arline" March, " Angelina" Kittl. The Greek Minister was prevented by indisposition from dining with the Queen last night, at Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yes terday from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope and New Zealand. DEATH OF LORD GILBERT GROSVENOR, R.N.—We regret to announce that a telegraphic message reached the Admiralty yesterday morning from Portsmouth, stating that this young nobleman, for some time one of the lieutenants on 'board her Majesty's ship Boscawen, stationed at the port in question, had died suddenly. Lord Gilbert, who was but twenty-one years of age, was tenth child and second son of the Marquis and Mar chioness of Westminster, to whom information of the melancholy event was forwarded to Eaton Hall yesterday afternoon. Lord Robert Grosvenor, uncle, and Lord Richard Grosvenor, brother to the deceased, left town last evening to join their afflicted relatives. Lord Gilbert took leave of his parents in London on Wednesday last, when he appeared to be in vigorous health and spirits; and indeed there were no indications of any kind of the near approach of death, and the intelligence came as a shock upon his family and friends. The Boscawen, in which the noble lord was serving, was at first intended for the West Indies, but was lately marked for special service. In consequence of this sad event Lord Robert Grosvenor has, on the motion of Mr. Liddell, obtained leave of absence from his Parliamentary duties for a fortnight. Through Lord Gilbert's death, the families of the Mar quis and Marchioness of Westminster, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Suther land, the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, the Earl and Countess of M acc l es fi e ld , t h e D u k e and Duchess of Northumberland, Lord and Lady Leigh, and some others, are placed in mourning. DEATH OF THE EARL OF LICHFIELD.—WO have to record the demise of this nobleman, whose name will be remembered in connexion with a well-known political event—" The Lichfield-house Compact." The melan choly event, which has been long expected, took place shortly after 4 o'clock on Saturday, at the family resi dence, 2, Stanhope-street, Mayfair. The deceased peer, Thomas William Anson, D.C.L., was the son of the first Viscount Anson, by the third daughter of the celebrated Coke, of Holkham-hall, Norfolk, the first Earl of Lei cester. He was bora at Shuckborough, near Rugeley, in the county of Stafford, in 1795. He married, in 1819, the youngest daughter of the late Nathaniel Phillips, Esq., of Slebeck-hall, in the county of Pembroke, by whom he has had eight children. He is succeeded in the title and estates by Thomas George, Viscount Anson, M.P., for'Lichfield, in the representation of which city a vacancy consequently occurs. The present earl was precis writer to Lord Palmerston in 1825, while his lordship was Foreign Secretary. The deceased peer was always a strong adherent to the political principles of the Whig party, and from 1835 to 1841 he held the office of 'Post master-General under Viscount Melbourne's Administra tion, having been previously Master of the Buckhounds. The first Lord Anson was the celebrated admiral, who left•no one to inherit his honours, and his estates de scended to his nephew, Mr. George Adams, who there upon assumed the name of Anson, and his eldest son, fattier of the deceased peer, was created Viscount Anson and Baron Soberton. The Earl of Lichfield succeeded his father in the viscounty in 1818, and the earldom was conferred in 1831. The deceased was father of lady Louisa Tenison, Lady Elcho, and Lady Harriet Vernon. His Lordship, at one period of his life, was a warm sup porter of the turf, and was the intimate friend and con federate in sporting matters of the late Lord George Bentinck. He won the great St. Leger stakes at Don caster in 1836 with Elis. The penny-post system was introduced during the time Lord Lichfield held the office of Postmaster-General. RUSSIAN PRODUCE.—There has been increased excite ment in the markets for Russian produce, and hemp has advanced 41. per ton since Saturday, 601. per ton having been given. Tallow is also much firmer, and there was a rise of 11. per ton this morning at Liverpool in palm THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 21. 1854 and degrees, except in theology, perfectly indepen dent, as in Scotland, of all religious tests. We have never heard that the religious character of our better-educated north countrymen has suffered from the catholic nature of their university course; and we are perfectly sure that the signing of Thirty-nine religious Articles by mere lads is a piece of most irreligious profanity in nine-tenths of the cases. We may appeal, in proof of this; not only to common sense, but to the more serious recollections of every man of fifty who signed them in youth. If, however, Government was too much afraid of the clergy to take this broad but most reasonable course, what hindered them from esta blishing perfect religious toleration in the pro posed new Halls ? Why should it not be per mitted to any enlightened M.A. of the ARNOLD school to commence a private Hall, on conditions which would attract intelligent youths of all sects, from the Roman Catholic to the Quaker ? We in deed see no reason why the opening of such Halls should be limited to Church of England men. Ability to pass a certain examination, and certifi cates of character are all that can be needed for unsectarian and really University purposes ; all besides is gratuitous sacrifice to the Episcopal and State Church. We see that Dissenters are alive on the ques tion, and we could hardly respect them if they were not. We are legislating anew for this fa mous old University, this national University, as it claims to be, and no one can deny that it is the proper time for them to speak. Dissenters allege that besides the intrinsic intolerance of tests, they constituted, according to the late census, about one-half of the actual worshippers in Eng land and Wales ; and they fairly ask, with what show of reason they should all be excluded from a national University. It seems so easy to limit subscription to the clerical profession, and to de cline enforcing attendance on prayers where it was objected to by parents, that one is at a loss to excuse the pertinacity which insists upon it. Al ready it is the only part of the bill respecting which a notice of a clause in committee has been given. Mr. HEYWOOD will then move the abolition of the present tests ; Mr. GLADSTONE promises to give good reasons for maintaining them ; Lord J. RUSSELL, according to his speech, could give as good reasons for getting rid of them; and we hope he will. Mr. GLADSTONE may look upon his colleague as himself a reason to be refuted. We all know how good a Churchman is Lord JOHN, what bishoprics he has created, how he has im proved tithe property, and how steadfastly he opposes every dissenting proposal; yet he studied not at Oxford, but at Edinburgh, in the very focus of Presbyterian zeal, and surrounded by non-subscribing students. He certainly sustained no injury, and we are persuaded Mr. GLADSTONE, too, would have come forth unscathed. It is cer tainly curious to see the effect of the Coalition on the two great domestic measures of the session. Lord JOHN told us that he would willingly have given us a 51. borough franchise; but his colleagues said, no. Now he tells us he should have been glad to make the national universities really national, but up gets his Cabinet colleague and promises to tell the House of Commons, ere long, why his Lordship could not be allowed to have his way. We will allow him to vote as he likes, says, Mr. G.—that is due to his years and position—but he is not to put his liberal fancies into the Cabinet Bill. We are curious to see the fraternal gladiators engage. We are glad to see that upwards of 100 members are already pledged to the abolition of the tests by a memorial to Lord JOHN RUSSELL. If the Liberal party exert themselves they will, doubtless, ob tain a very strong, and we hope, in the Commons at least, a victorious position. They have a good cause and the spirit of the age with them, and these, together, may be a match for the majority of a Coalition Cabinet. We cannot help remark ing that it is rather singular that Lord JOHN Ram- SELL alone has twice had to come forward, com plaining that his colleagues will not let him propose all he likes. Mr. GLADSTONE and the others never make such complaints. Perhaps his Lordship will not be sorry if the public would carry his views for him. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at between 5,000 and 6,000 bales, including 500 American taken for export. The market closed heavily without alteration in prices. The sales comprised 160 Bahia at 6d., 200 Egyptian at 6d. to std., 700 Surat at 3d. to 5d., 50 Sea Island at ls. to ls. Bd., and the remainder American. Rail way Shares were fiat, at lower prices. A deputation of the Russia trade has waited upon Lord Clarendon, with a view of ascertaining more distinctly certain points con nec t e d with theblock ade of the Russian ports. The members composing the deputation were Mr. Mitchell, M.P., Messrs. Hubbard, Weguelin, Morgan, Hill, Tottie, jun., and Brandt. The result, in a few words, is that Lord Clarendon intimated that it is the intention of Government that free trade shall make free goods ; that no certificate of origin shall be re quired ; that in case of the removal of property from one or other of the bellgerent states, this must be subject to licence, and was under the considera tion of the law officers of the allied Powers ; that the persons and property of the subjects of the bel ligerent powers will be respected. The treatment of Russian subjects in England will be guided by that of English subjects in Russia. Produce shipped from friendly ports will be considered their produce. - The Cologne Gazette of the 19th inst. states that its number of the previous evening had been seized by the Government on account of three articles. One was a copy of the Times leader of the 16th inst., another an article from the Frankfort Jour nal, entitled " South Germany ;" and the third a leader from the editor himself, headed " Our Position." The editor observes that he can honestly assert he knows of nothing offensive in the last mentioned production, which related entirely to the position of Prussia towards her allies, and to the general policy to be pursued. He adds signi ficantly, that, in view of what has happened, he must refrain hereafter from giving information that has hitherto been afforded. The cologne Gazette has been by .b 1 - oonduotod, and iaithrt.., has af forded so much information, that the loss by this restraint may be termed European rather than local. The suspension of the firm of Benjamin Elkin and Sons is stated to involve an amount of 140,0001. and the chief cause of it is advance 3 made to Deme rara and Jamaica firms. The Australian trade, as far as this firm is concerned, is stated to have proved satisfactory. The 10 per cent. deposit upon the French loan must be paid in London this day, where subscrip tions are made through agents, and as there is so much uncertainty what allotments will be obtained, probably many will decline to pay, and thus virtually withdraw their applications. The English funds are receding, and the price is to 4 per cent. lower again. Consols opened at 90 to 90i, and have since been 89a to There are a good many sellers, and it is stated that a large Hebrew firm is among them. Exchequer Bills have been heavy, at 3s. to 7s. premium. Foreign securities have been flatter, by sym pathy, with the funds. Russian Bonds have been as low as 854 for the 5 per Cents. Mexican Bonds have been at 234 4. Brazilian Old Stock has been quoted 96 ; Equador 3 1; and the Greek Red Bonds to 54. Neither Spanish nor Portuguese have been dealt in. Railway shares are exceedingly heavy, and there is a further fall generally of about per cent. Lon don and North Western and Great Northern have declined more than some others. French shares are about ss. lower again. The current prices for the Jamaica Mines not officially quoted, were as follows :—Metcalfe, 9 to if discount ; Port Royal, to premium. The Foreign and English Mining Shares are neglected, and scarcely so good ; the Joint Stock Shares are nominal, and the Land Companies generally lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, ( Prom the Olfeial List.) _ Business done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9O 3 89 i Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 .. Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.,1860 4 15-16 India Bonds, £lOOO ..................... Ditto, under £lOOO par Consols for Account 18th April 9O 892 Exchequer Bills, 21 £lOOO Small 4 8 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 96 Chili= Bonds, 6 per Cent ........ Ditto 3 per Cent 72 Egnador Bonds Greek Bonds, Red lexican 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St Bsi 3 x Ditto 43 per Cent.. 76 Venezuela Bonds, 33 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 26 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 23 per Cent. 12 Guil HALF-PAST TWO. Consols B9i i Ditto April Account 892 i WARWICK RACES. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE SWALLOW. -THE PARK TAVERN AT BATTERSEA. Mr. J. R. Chidley, Gresham-street, applied to his Honour for a private meeting to examine witnesses under this bankruptcy. The facts were, that the bankrupt had been in comfortable circumstances until he married, and became involved in a Chancery suit through a family dispute, and his property at, Nine Elms and the Park Tavern at Battersea being jeopardised , he was made bankrupt, and a short time since obtained a high class certificate. Mr. Chidley applied, a few days since, and obtained the sanction of the Court to defend the suit in Chancery for the benefit of the estate, in fur therance of which object it was deemed advisable to examine all parties which this Court has power to do in all matters connected with a bankrupt estate, and pro bably more conclusively than by interrogatories in Chancery. The application was granted. IN RE HARRIS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY'S RACES. This bankrupt was described as of Waterloo-road Bayswater, &c., and to-day was appointed for consi Ceration of his certificate. The debts were about 1,2501., and the assets wit , barely cover the expenses of the petition. The solicitor to the assignees opposed, on the ground of excessive expenditure and bad book-keeping. His Honour said the certificate must be suspended for six months, and then to be of the third class. The bankrupt applied for protection. His Honour said that it would be granted for a month, and from month to month unless cause was shown to the contrary. The bankrupt then applied for a return of the fees of the meeting, which bankrupts are required to deposit in order to advertise in the Gazette, as the Act of Parlia ment does not authorise the direct payment out of the estate. The solicitor to the assignees objected, as, although where the bankrupt's conduct had been blameless the amount was often paid out of the estate, in this case there were no funds. Trial Stakes—Orestes, Orinoco, and Rataplan. Woodcote Stakes—Despised, Thessaly, and Oddity. Free Handicap—Alonzo, Warwick, Eliza, Florist, Macaw, Battery, and Adelaide. The application Nvas refused. MARLI3OROITGII-STREET-(THIS DAY, Willoughby Handicap—Bonrton, Ethelwolf, Testator, Titterstone, Montague, Escape, Stamford, Marietta, General Breeze), and Acute Angle. Farmer's Plate—All here but Harry. Warwick Handicap—Colt by Robert de Gorham. Two-year-old Stakes—Vandyke and Bessie. Debdale Stakes—Kennington. Steeplechase—The Marquis and Lobster. ROBBERY AT SAYILLE HOUSE.—Frederick Macdonald, a respectable-looking young man, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with stealing a gold watch and appendages, of the value of 501., the property of Captain Conyers Tower, of the 6th Dragoons. The prosecutor deposed that, last night, he and a friend were at Saville House, Leicester-square, witnessing the boxing that was going on, and between 11 and 12 o'clock, as they were coming out, the passage was much crowded, and he was pressing forward through the crowd slightly in advance of his friend, when he felt some person's hand in his waistcoat pocket. He looked round, and saw the prisoner withdraw his hand from his (prosecutor's) pocket, and he immediately missed his watch, which wa, safe in his pocket about five minutes before. Wit ness directly took hold of the prisoner, and held him till he saw a police constable, to whom he gave him in charge, on suspicion of stealing his watch and appen dages, which were worth upwards of 501. Cross examined by Mr. J. Solomon, of the Borough road, who appeared for the prisoner —Was leaving the house at the time. Prisoner was close by his side. His (prosecutor's) coat was open, and his watch-chain, to which was appended a locket and several small pieces of foreign coin, was slightly exposed to view. His friend was near him, and they were in the passage leading to the entrance door. There were many people near him when he felt prisoner's hand in his pocket. The passage was well lighted with gas. There was sparring in the room at the time he took out his watch to see the time, and he missed his watch about about five minutes after he left the room. Police Con stable 42 C stated that last night, about half-past 11, he was on duty in the passage at Saville-house, near the second door A crowd was coming out, and he saw the prisoner in front of the prosecutor. A short time after. wards the prosecutor came up to him, and said he should give prisoner in charge on suspicion of stealing his watch. Witness asked the prisoner his name and where he lived. The prisoner replied that his name was John Macdonald, that he was an artist, and lived at 8, St. A ndrew's-road. Witness then took him to the Station, where he gave an other address, 43, St. George's-row, New Kent-road. Wit ness went to the latter address and upon inquiry ascer tained it to be correct. The prisoner was searched but the watch was not found. Inspector Mahoney, C division, said if publicity were given to the case, no doubt they should be able to dis cover some trace of the stolen watch, which was a valuable gold one, and had the name o f prosecutor on the dial in lieu of the usual figures. Mr. Hardwick suggested that bills should be at once printed, which being circulated by the police might have the effect of leading to a discovery of the watch, and in order that every inquiry should be made as to the cha racter of the prisoner, he (Mr. H.) should remand him until Saturday next. DEPUTATION FROM THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS TO THE CZAR. DARLINGTON, MARGIT 18.—Last night Mr. Henry Pease, one of the late deputation to the Czar, gave an interesting account of his journey and mission to Russia to the members of the Mechanics' Institute. The Cen tral-hall, the largest room in the town, was crowded to excess in every part by not less than 2,000 persons. The Chief Bailiff occupied the chair. Mr. PEASE gave some interesting details of the jour ney, and the insolence of the officials whom he met with at the several places through which he passed. It was not, he said,-a very great thing to go to St. Petersburg, and he took no credit to himself for having accomplished this journey of 2,000 miles. Having described the magnifi cence of the palace of the Czar, and alluded to the gracious reception the deputation received, he said that he could see nothing to ridicule in a body of men who had been in ex istence 200 years and who had averaged 20,000 in number, who had always believed that the liberty of nations could not be advanced by the sword, in sending three of their number to do all they could to prevent such a national calamity as war. Referring to the state of the press in Russia, he said he believed the reason why she made no progress in civilisation was, that the press was crippled and suppressed there. He produced an illustrated paper, ' somewhat smaller than the Illustrated London News, which was cut, and in several places some of the pages being more than half cut away, as the articles contained therein were not considered respectable. The Emperor, he said, seemed to be fully aware of the state of opinion in this country with regard to him and to the Eastern question. Both the Czar and all the other members of his family to whom he was introduced carefully abstained from alluding to what the English press said about the Emperor. The speaker said no one cherished more love than himself for the freedom of the British press; but he was exceedingly grievedand humbled at the course which the newspaper press had adopted on this Eastern ques tion, in resorting to abuse and calumny instead of reason ing in a dignified spirit. He could not be persuaded but that the impressions which were conveyed to the public through the press were most erroneous as regarded the Em peror and Empress, and the effect which this had on the minds of both was painfully manifest. He did not say that on his own authority, for many of the most re spectable of British subjects in St. Petersburg expressed themselves to him when there as of precisely the same opinion. All that he saw of the Emperor convinced him that he was kind and temperate, and far from deserving the character which he bore in this country. The people seemed devoted to him, and he went amongst them every day unattended, when he was always received with the greatest enthusiasm. The barbarous slaughter at Sinope was, however, performed every night at the theatre when the deputation was there. After characterising war as inhuman, unnatural, and unreasonable, he expressed his opinion that after thousands of lives had been sacrificed, the question would remain as it was. Mr. Pease was heartily cheered (luring several por tions of his lecture, but the majority of the audience seemed greatly disappointed that he made no allusion to the present aspect of affairs in the East. A vote of thands to the speaker concluded the pro ceedings. WHITAKER'S EDUCATIONAL REGISTER FOR 1854. The value and extent of the information contained in this work, now in the fourth year of its publication, will no doubt ensure for it a very large circulation. Such a guide had been long wanted, and the enterprise shown by Mr. Whitaker in supplying it entitles him to no small credit. We have here concise accounts of the univer- sities, colleges, grammar schools, and other public edu. cational institutions throughout the three kingdoms: There is a list, also, of some of the principal private schools in the country, as well as of the chief universitieo and other pl aces ' o f l earn i ng i n G ermany , S weden, and America. The register will take a prominent place among the many books of reference which now form so marked a feature in the productions annually issued from the metropolitan press. _ . ADELPIII THEATRE. An original drama, called Two Loves and a Life, was produced at this theatre last night. It was not only a sterling Adelphi success, but one of which the authors, Messrs. Taylor and Reade, have reason to be proud in a literary point of view. They have selected the year 1745 as their date, and for some reason have chosen the month of October as the precise period of the play. Prestonpans was fought on the 21st September, and thenceforth the triumphant Charles Edward was occupied in celebrating, instead of improving, his victory, with balls at Holyrood, and other festivities, until the last day of the month, when he left Holyrood en route for Culloden. At the opening of the play Sir Gervase Rokewode (Leigh Murray), and Father Radcliffe (Webster), are re siding under fictitious names at Ulverstone, the former adopting the dress and manner of a fisherman, the latter those of a Quaker. Sir Gervase is a handsome and fas cinating young gentleman, and the " two loves " are speedily accounted for. He has secured the heart of Anne Musgrave (Miss Woolgar), daughter of the rich, wicked, and crafty postmaster of the place ; and of Ruth Ravenscar (Madame Celeste), an orphan girl, who has been saved when a child from a wreck, and who con veys the letters from the next town. It is due to Sir Gervase to say that he loves Anne only, and has no idea of the havoc he has wrought with the more fiery, but not more loving heart of the other young lady. The Duke of Cumberland (Selby) comes to Ulverstone with a portion of his army. The sands are dan gerous, and imperil the royal leader and his men, but he is conducted safely by Ruth. The Duke gives her a ring, which is to insult) her protection at any future time. Anne's father is a scoundrel, who reads—or rather being unable, from defective educa tion, to peruse correspondence for himself, makes his daughter read the letters which pass through his hands. He receives an epistle which implicates Sir Gervase, and which informs him of a Jacobite rendezvous. He, of course, determines, for the sake of the reward which is offered, to bring the troops upon the rebels ; but as Anne simultaneously becomes aware of the scent, the plot acquires double action, which is also complicated by the agency of Ruth, who climbs windows and does various daring things to save Sir Gervase. The two women mutually discover their situation as regards Rokewode, and the struggle between them is which shall serve him best, and this lutte is capi tally got up. Ruth risks her life, and Anne her fair fame, but in the end Gervase gets to the Tower. Then Ruth uses her influence with the duke, and fairly bullies I him into discharging the debt of gratitude he owes, while Anne, who has been suffering from fever, visits him, and at his prhyer becomes his wife. He escapes, after the fashion of Lord Derwentwater, in another dress, and she is led to Tower-hill in his place, but he follows, unable to remain in doubt as to her fate, rescues her, and is himself seized and about to be executed, when Ruth dashes in with his pardon, to find him Anne's husband. Ruth, however, turns out to be Father Radcliffe's lost child, and under his sacerdotal counsel forgives Anne and Sir Gervase, and all ends in grave but assured happiness. The acting of Messrs. Selby, Murray, Webster, Keeley, and 0. Smith, and of Madame Celeste and Miss Woolgar was deserving of' the very highest meed of praise —and the scenery, dresses, and effects were new and well devised. The applause began after the first act, increased at each fall of the driip, and was uproarious at the close, when the actors, and afterwards the authors, were " called." The piece was announced by Mr. Webster for every evening, and will have, and richly deserves, a capital run. LATEST FO MANGY :NEWS, THE WAR IN THE EAST. THE BALTIC. A telegraphic despatch, dated Copenhagen, March 16, says that the Baltic fleet, under the command of Sir Charles Napier, was expected to arrive there on the following day. There was a report, however, that it will be safer for the Duke of Wellington and the vessels of the first class to pass through the Great Belt by Ny borg, where the water is deeper, though the navigation is more intricate, instead of through the Sound, where there is only 25 or 26 feet of water in some parts of the channel. Probably, therefore, the frigates and vessels of the second class will enter the Baltic by the Sound, and the larger vessels by the Great Belt. The appearance of the British fleet in these waters has greatly strengthened the popular and constitutional party in Denmark, and, on the other hand, afflicted the friends of Russia with• propor tionate disgust. A later despatch states that the fleet arrived in Wingo Sound on the 15th, all well. A letter from Copenhagen, of March 13, says that " the Swedish fortresses Kungsholmen and Drottningskar are to receive a garrison of 600 men. Transports have been taken up at Calmar to carry the reinforcements to Gothland. The Government has at last made the long-demanded concession to the Swedish shipowners. Vesssels purchased abroad are no k. to be admitted on paying a duty of 5 per cent. if of 100 tons and over, and 10 per cent. if below that capacity. Major-Gen. Nordin, S wedo- Norwegian ambassador in Russia, has arrived in St. Petersburg. The Swedish and Norwegian papers de mand his recall, as being a partial and reactionary Minister. He is married to a rich Russian lady, and cannot act independently. The young Prince the Duke of Sodermaulancl, son of the Crown Prince, is dangerously ill. The commercial fleet of Helsingfors at this moment consists of 8 ships, 8 brigs, and 12 schooners ; total, 6,000 tens : that of Abo, 22 ships, 10 brigs, 12 schooners, 3 galeases, 2 yachts, and 3 steamers ; total, 15,000 tons. A vessel has reached Elsinore with coals for the Baltic fleet. Others are daily expected. To-day the ad dress to the Icing, of want of confidence in the pre sent Cabinet, was read a first time in the Upper House, by a majority of 36 to 8. It will be read a second and last time to-morrow. This evening the same address will be read a second and last time in the Lower House. Yesterday there was to have been a meeting of the Privy Council, but his Ma jesty sent orders Eh. it to be postponed." The Hamburg Correspondent contains a letter from Stockholm, of which the following is an ex tract :—" Our fleet is in a good condition. Work men are employed actively in fitting out gun-boats. The squadron recently fitted out, and composed of seven ships-of-the-line, with 2,000 men on board, would suffice to make an imposing demonstration. As to our armaments by land nothing is neglected. As the assemblage of Russian troops in the Baltic is considerable, prudence seems to require that all half-measures should be avoided. It is that feel ing which accounts for the increase of the garrison iu the island of Gothland. There are shortly to be sent to the island 4,000 Norwegians, making up, with 9,000 militia, a corps of 16,000 men." The following is from Berlin, dated yesterday (Monday) : " The English Government applied to engage 60 Prussian pilots at S winemunde, the port of Stettin. They have requested leave of absence from the Go vernment here. Count Groeben and the Prince of Hohenzollern have returned. " The export of gold from Russia is reported to be prohibited. " The commander of the troops at Revel had pro claimed that probably the town would be bombarded by the English and French, and women had been required to leave it. "On the 15th the Miranda left, bound for Kiel.' We learn from the Austrian capital that on Sun. day Baron Meyendorff had an audience of the Em• peror, which lasted two hours. It was reported that on the explanation of the intentions of Austria will depend the stay of the Russian Minister in the capital. CONSTANTINOPLE. The following is from Constantinople under date of March 9 : The Russians are said to be preparing chains to stretch across the mouths of the Danube. Conferences were going on between the Turkish. Cabinet, the Sheik-ul-Islam, and the Foreign Mi nisters relative to the Christians in Turkey. The Russian subjects in Turkey, England, and France, are about to be summoned to return home. Since the prohibition of the export of corn from Odessa, the price has fallen from 9 to 3 silver roubles. Numerous failures are expected at Odessa. We learn by letters from Constantinople of the 6th and 7th inst., that the resolution adopted by the British Cabinet of sending out 20,000 men, and that of France to forward twice that number immediately, for the support of the Sultan, was greeted with pleasure by the population of that vast city. The time, it was said, had arrived when energetic steps should be resorted to. Winter was fast passing away, and spring would nodoubt usher in war on a large scale. The last accounts from the Danube announced that the Russians had re tired from the neighbourhood of Kalafat. In Asia snow and ice had put a stop to warfare for the present. On the sth Count Metaxa, the Greek ambas sador to the Ottoman Porte, had a long interview with Reschid Pacha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The ambassador of Greece endeavoured to explain the non-participation of his Govern ment in the insurrectionary movements. It does not, however, appear, that the excuses tendered made any impression on the Suitan's Minister, as he plainly alluded to the contemplated recall of the Turkish Minister from Athens, if the revolt was not quelled, and the concession not only of all diplomatic relations with the kingdom of Greece, but also the interruption of all and every connec tion, not excluding commercial intercourse. The latter would be a hard blow to Greek commerce, and bring ruin to their extensive merchant navy. On the 4th Fuad Effendi left for Volo, on board the Turkish war steamer Taif—the same that escaped from the disasterat Sinope. He was accompanied by 2 adjutants, his first secretary Rituzi Effendi, actually in the province of Salonica ; Gelal Bey, his Bacon d secretary ; and M. Costaki Adocides, interpreter. Fuad Effendi had been named commissary-extra ordinary, and is invested with full powers for the suppression of the insurrection. From Volo he will immediately proceed to Janina, where he will fix his residence. It was said that Sir Henry Ward, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, would send a person to meet Fuad Effendi ; and that the representative of France at Athens would do the same. Greece was to send a pleni potentiary to Prevesa, where a species of Congress is to be held as to the best mode of calming down the insurrection. The last accounts from the Epirus announced that the Turks suffered a slight defeat at Dimorio on the 23d, losing 60 men. They withdrew to the citadel of Arta. Suleyman Bey, however, advanced with 300 Albanians ; and the town of Arta, which was in possession of the insurgents was stormed, and taken. Ka raiskaki and Grivas, who commanded the Greeks, were completely defeated, the former receiving a wound in the arm. The insurrec tion has spread very considerably. Suli and seven or eight of the surrounding villages was up in arms. Paramitia had also rebelled. The old governor of Janina, Sali Pacha, formed a body of 150 cavalry. They, however, disbanded, as he could not produce sufficient money to pay them. The garrison of Lanina numbers 500 men. Her Britannic Majesty's steamer Sheerwater had pro ceeded from Corfu to Prevesa, with troops on board. She was lying there, but had not landed any force. The Turkish Government was actively engaged in sending troops to the provinces of Thessaly and Epirus. The Chaaki-Chadi, Cheh-Per, and Pour soud left last Thursday, with 3,000 troops, bound for Volo. Constantinople was perfectly quiet. M. Canaria, son of the celebrated Greek naval hero, who had been at Constantinople for the last week, had just fallen a victim to the knife of an assassin. On the 3d, at Kourou-Tchesme, a village on the Bosphorus, he was stabbed on the right side. He lingered for three days, and expired after great suffering. He made no revelation with regard to the assassin, who has not been found. Sir John Lakeman, who has been on an excursion to Schumla, left on the Ist for France and England by the Nyl steamer. The same boat brought out Major Dixon and Captain Blakely. Captain Symmons, R.E., has just returned from inspecting the fortifications of Sinope, in the Black Sea. The British and French steamers Furiousand Vauban had returned from the Black Sea and had cast anchor in the Bosphorus. The latter went to Sebastopol, andreported that the entrance to that harbour was shut, a boom and chain having been thrown across. The entrance to Sebastopol was refused both to the Vauban and Furious, the latter having proceeded there from Varna. The whole of the Russian fleet was at an- ohor within the harbour. Lieutenant-General Sir John Burgoyne has just returned from a short excursion to Buyuk-Tchek medge (great bridge) to inspect that part of th e country, which is the military position commanding the approach to Constantinople. The Sultan has amnestied all the Soft as (reli gious students) who were banished to the isl an d of PRINCESS'S THEAT.RE. " What great events from small results may rise " is illustrated in the Storm in a Tea-cup—a little farce which was brought out here last night, and in which a young couple, at the height of their happiness and on the point of taking wing for a tour up the Rhine, break into a most serious quarrel on a trivial suspicion, put a stop to their trip, and even threaten to separate. The mis take which gives rise to the fracas, and which is based on sufficiently slender and improbable materials, is, that when on the point of setting out on their pleasure tour a letter arrives, which their jewel of a servant had dropped in the ink and so obscured both the direction and post-mark. Under the idea that it conies fr.m Boulogne, where a former " flame" of Mrs. Felix Summerley (Mrs. Walter Lacy) resides, Mr. Summer ley (Mr. W. Lacy) waxes first wrath, and then seriously jealous. A more minute inspection of the letter, how ever, which Mrs. Felix, in her scorn and indignation, refuses to open and to read to her husband, leads to the discovery that it comes not from Boulogne, but Bordeaux, where lives a certain Miss Booker, to whom Mr. Summerley had formerly been engaged. It is then Mrs. Surnmerley's turn to grow jealous, which she does to such an extent as to insist upon an immediate separation. Fortunately for the happiness of the young couple, their respected parent (Mr. J. Chester) arrives, and thinks of opening the letter, which is the cause of all the broil. Their doubts and suspicions are then indeed removed, as it turns out to be nothing more than a business note directed to the old gentleman himself. Of course, mutual forgive ness and apologies are exchanged, and all ends happily. Such are the main incidents of the farce, the dialogue of which is smart and amusing in an uncommon degree. This, and the admirable acting of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lacy gave it a complete success. During its progress the house was kept in a continued shout of laughter, and the curtain fell amid long and unanimous applause. Crete, in consequence of the attempt at revolt made here last December. Fears were entertained that the revolutionary movement which had broken out in Thessaly and the Epirus, and which has mainly proceeded from the kingdom of Greece, would spread to Bosnia, Albania Montenegro, and Servia. With a British aud French army under weigh for Turkey, and about to occupy a portion of that empire, it was not to be pre sumed that Austria would feel inclined to remain an indifferent spectator, but eagerly look out for the opportunity of occupying some of those pro vinces, to counterbalance the presence of French and British armies in Bulgaria or Roumelia. An insurrectional movement, which is by no means difficult to encourage, would be the signal for the march of an Austrian army into Servia, Bosnia, and Montenegro. The French ambassador has re ceived instructions to hasten the arran , ements for the encampment of the expected troops as much as possible, and to act with the greatest energy ; and that the representative of her Britannic Majesty was pursuing a similar course. The preliminary works for an encampment for the French forces were already being commenced . at Ste. Stefano, on the coast J the-Sa of Marmora, about t ;co miles south of Constantinople. Wooden barracks are being erected at the Dardanelles, with other works, under the superintendence of the British engineer officers. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, who has been inces sant in his efforts on behalf of the Christian sub jects of the Porte, and whose name is associated with all the real reforms introduced into the em pire, had just obtained an Imperial firman, esta blishing the rights of Christian witnesses in a Turkish court of justice as equal with those of a Mahomedan. A person who is not well versed in the affairs of the East can scarcely form an idea of the importance of this concession, which may be said to form an era in the progress of civilisation in the East. This concession is regarded by the Ma homedan as at variance with the precepts of the Koran. The firman, it was expected, would be published shortly. The Breslaw Gazette says the Austrian Ambas sador has received instructions to use all his in fluence to suppress the revolutionary movement, and to make the Greek Government understand that any encouragement given to the insurrection might give rise to serious difficulties in the nego tiations for peace. The Austrian Internuncio at Constantinople will receive a copy of these instruc tions in order to lay them before the Sublime Porte. Baron de Bruck has, it is said, received orders to remove all fears which might be entertained at Constantinople at the concentration of Aus trian troops in the provinces bordering on Turkey, and to demand the assent of the Porte to an intervention in Servia if it should become necessary. It is understood that our Cab'net, in the event of a negative reply, will not consider itself bound by the declaration of the Porte, but will undertake that important step on its own responsibility should circumstances require it. According to a report in circulation, the Rus sians will assume the offensive in April." Intelligence from Montenegro to the Bth, states that tranquillity had not been troubled. The Turkish troops are at a suitable distance from the frontier. The Montenegrins had fortified their de files and make no more excursions. Presents of money had been distributed to the poor com munes, in the name of the Emperor of Russia ; wheat had also been bought and distributed at his expense. Prince Danilo left for Cettinji on the 3d, on a tour along the frontier. The Palatinate 6; azette states that before his de parture for Munich, the Emperor of Austria, in speaking to one of his Ministers on the question of the day, expressed himself in the following terms : —" It is impossible for me to explain what a load has been taken of my mind since a decisive reso lution has been come to. Latterly, I have had neither rest nor sleep ; thank God, the sad moment is now over." The Prussian Correspondence of Berlin says " The Russian Government having declared tha t it was satisfied with the n e ut ra lity w hi c h P russ ia proposed to observe, the Cabinet has abandoned the mission of Count de Dohna at St. Petersburg, the object of that mission being attained. The Cabinet having taken the resolution of remaining neutral is decided to cause this neutrality to prevail by force of arms. Such is the object of the prepa rations which have recently been made. Orders have been sent to the commanders of the Ist and sth (Prussia and Posen) and to the 7th and Bth (Rhona!' provinces and Westphalia) corps d'arinee to hold themselves ready for mobilisation. The government has besides resolved to raise a loan of 30,000,000 thalers. A bill on the subject will be communicated in a few days to the Chambers." It was on Saturday that the French Government received from Berlin a telegraphic despatch an nouncing the answer of the Czar Nicholas to' the summons addressed to him byEngland and France. That answer is conceived in short, dry, and most disdainful terms. As soon as the English Minister at Berlin was made acquainted with the answer, he despatched a courier forthwith with the news, by way of the Prussian ports of the Baltic, to Ad miral Napier, in order that he may be prepared to act upon his instructions. Leiters have been received from St. Petersburgh which represent the public in that city as in a state of great irritation against the Western Powers. The Russians declare that they will not hear of any further negotiations with those Powers, and that they will only negotiate with Turkey alone, and then only on the understanding that she is to accept all the terms proposed by Prince Mens chikoff. The Russian Government has communicated to the Cabinet of Berlin intelligence respecting plots said to be hatching in Poland. The Russian Go vernment does this, no doubt, from interested motives. It is asserted that despatches have been addressed from Rome to the Four Great Powers, claiming , from them the assurance to the Pope of his due in fluence in the settlement of the religious affairs of Turkey. FRANCE. The ilioniteur of to-day announces that the Austerlitz, of 100 guns, left Brest on the 20th inst. for the Baltic. The Hercule, Duguesclin, and Trident, have left Tou ion for the same destination. The Duperre is to leave on the 24th to join the Baltic fleet, and the remaining vessels will leave very shortly. Admiral Parseval-Deschen es left Paris, on Mon day, for Brest, to take the command of the Baltic squadron. There is reason to believe that the project of forming an army of observation on the Rhine is not abandoned, and that the subject gives con siderable uneasiness to the diplomatic corps. From the last accounts received from Berlin, Prussia seems to have gone entirely over to Russia. It is announced that Marshal de St. Arnaud is to leave Paris for the East on the 4th of April. By a decision of the Minister of Finance, the in terest on Treasury Bonds is fixed as follows, from March 20 :—At 4 per cent. per annum for those of from three to five months ;at 4 per cent. for those of from six to eleven months ; and at 5 per cent. for those of one y ear. The subscriptions to the loan, at Paris and in the departments; up to Saturday, have already amoun ted, says the Moniteur, according to the lists re ceived at the Ministry of Finance, to 235 millions. The following is the defi n iti ve composition of the staff of Marshal de St. Arnaud, Commander-in- Chief of the army of the East :—Aides:de-cam . p : Cols. Trochu and de Waub er t d e Geniis , Major de Place, and Captain Boyer. Orderly Officers : Chefs d'escadron Reille, Henry, and de Gram ont, Duke de Lesparre, chef de bataillon Dura n d d e Villers, Captain de Cuynac, and Capt ain d e Puysegur. The fall in corn continues ; the top qualities have fallen during the week Bf. or 10f. per sack of 157 kilogrammes, In the markets round Paris the fall yesterday was 2f. or 3f. per hectolitre. The Legislative Body was occupied with a de mand that M. de Montalembert should be prose cuted for his last letter to M. Dupin. M. de Mon talembert thereupon declared that he was an en ti re stranger to the publication of that do cumen t, an d the Deputies retired to their bureaux to examine the matter. ~lt is said that the whole of the expeditionary army of France is to be embarked simultaneously, between the 19th and 25th, at the ports of Toulon, Marseilles, and Al g i ers, and that these divisions will go directly to Gallipoli, a small Turkish town on the Peninsula which f orms th e E uropean s i de of the Straits of the Dardanelles and sometim e s ca ll e d the peninsula of Gallipoli.lt is a town of ab ou t 17?000inhabitant s , and is celebrated in history as being the first place in Europe captured by the Turks. The port i s a goo d one. It will be gratifying to the people of England to know that the feeling in France with respect to the alliance of the two countries is daily improving, and it may now be said to be rising to enthusiam. The inhabitants of Marseilles are already making arrangements for a grand fet e t o b e g i ven to the Duke of Cambridge, on hi s arr i va l i n that city, where he is to embark for the East. The reception at Paris will also be everything that could be wished. All the securities experienced yesterday a further decline on the Bourse. The Three per Cents. opened at 65f. 55c., and closed at 65f. 40c. for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 92f. 2c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,085 f.; 4 4N% !. Rouen Strasb and L 3 662 f. and CE Lyons 557 f. The in acti 44, Sal 18, Sai lombo lere 1. Carlo , bano 22 yes Carlo The notifici the 435 may p theme( vantag A hold fx to sub' sation adds, 1 about definit which tion wi Lloren The Three Class, By New? paesen The gow, fi had ar from I The ult. fr( but wa pire C] wall w The Chime Caledc each h The ward There mark( 5.131 Cot priceF. at ad 25c. 1 alters Fr( per b. went 555. i CIT of the when dal, v advii Bi basil then ~.1