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

013TH-WESTERN' ILAILWA Y. S On WEDNERDAY, the 26th inst., the DAY of 11111111 a d j . _ TfOlf. the Trithis chi this U f a, will - RUN AS OZI -Fifth the addition of the 7 o'clock a.m. down train to Sonthatnpton, and the 7.10 p.m. train from Southampton. • Retntn Tickets issued on the 2otll inst. will be available lilt the 27thinst: - By order, AUCTID. SCOTT, Traffic Ma over. Waterloo Station, 221 April 104. • THEATEE XOYAL DUITRY LASE. Leuee. M.r. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, •APMI, 2/, Will be performed NORMA. Principal character:: by kfadarne Caradorl, Madame Sedatzek, and Madame Sondbelra; Sii4nlol: Pa. vest, Signor Seidl, sad Signor Arno!di. Followed by a BALLET DI VERTISSEMEN r.. Conductor, Herr Liudpaintner ; RegiS3Ellr, Herr Formes. Stalls, 7s; Dress Circle, ss; Boras, 3s; Pit, 2s; Gallery, is. Private Boxes, One, Two, and Three Guineas, may be had, and elates Secured, at the Box-office daily from Ten to Sly; and of all musicsellers and librarians. THE A.TRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Reel:atone. THIS EVENING, A PELL 22, Wiill be perforined MARRIED LIFE. air. Henry Dove, Mr . Backstorie; Mr.. Henry Dove, Mn. Stanley. After which. the entirely new and original extravac.,•anza, entitled MR. RUCESTONE'S 'VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE (IN LE rESTER.SQUARE), written by 3. R. Planehe, Esq. Principal characters by Mr. liiiclatone, Mr. W. Tar:en Mr. Clar, Mr..l. Marshall, Mr. H. Itarshal4: Mrs. Fitzwillhun, 'Mrs. , d M i es Miss E. Grey, Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Laura Morris, and Miss Featgerstonc. To conclude with THE PORTRA IT OFERVANTES. Prin. Cipal characters by Mr. Compton and Miss E G A rey , ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, 0/CFOILD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cuaat.as KEAN. THIS EVENING, Arun 22, Will be performed THE MARRIEDttrNMARRIED. Characters IV masers. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart ; and Misses Heath and • hilarity, Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by ; Mrs. Winstanley and Miss C. Messrs. C.. Kean and David Leclarcq. ' After which, AWAY Wei MELANCHOLY. Characters by Messrs. Meadows, D. Fisher, and Baker ; and Misses Marray and Daly. T rigATBD DOTAL ADELPHI. Proptietez. Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Aram 22, win be performed TWO LOVES AND A LIFE. Supported by maser. xi s" . Leigh Murray, Benjamin Webster, Keeley, and 0. smith ; Woolgar and Madame Celeste. Followed by THE OVERLAND JOURNEY TO CONSTANT'. NOPLE, AS UNDERTAKEN BY LORD BATEMAN. WITH INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF THE FAIR SOPHIA. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame "%Testis. THIS . VE.NING, APIIL 22„ Win be performed A CHARMING WIDOW. Principal char ac ten by Mr. C. Mathews; Miss Talbot and. Miss Oliver. To be followed by GIVE A DOG AN ILL NAME. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews and F. Matthews. Atter which, NUMBER ONE ROUND THE CORNER. Concluding with A HOUSE OUT OP WINDOWS. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mi. A. Wigan. THIS EVEbTING, Anat. 22, Will be performed THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Cha. teeters by Messrs. F. Robson, J. 11. White, Leslie, and Vincent; Mrs. Chatterley, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Marston. To be followed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. To coneucle w;th the Fare of /HE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Baggs, Mr. P. Hobson. STRAND - THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mn F. W. Alteroft.—Direetress, Mi s Bebecca Isaacs THI3 EVENING. Anur. 22, Will be performed ; TILE ENCHANTED LAKE. Followed by AN ADVERTISEMENT—" WANTED, WIVES AND HUSBANDS." Concluding with a new burlesque on RICHARD THE THIRD. Stalls, Ss.; „Boxes, 35.; Pit, Is. Gd; Gallery, lid. ; Private Boxes, II I Is. 6d., to be had of Mr. Al!croft, lb, New Bond•street. AsnErs EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE.. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Great attraction and powerful, Novelties for the Easter Holidays. - • ' THIS EVENING; 'Aram 22, Will be presented the new grand Nautical and Equestrian spec- tacle, embodying novel and extraordinary effects (written by Mr. Nelson Lee), entitled A 'CALF. OF TM: SPANISH WAR; or, The Horse of the .Wrecir. The kurses expressly trained by Mr. W. Cooke. Followed by an entire dialyze of the Scenes of the CIRCLE, Intro ducing Miss Kate Cooke, Miss Emily Cooke, Mr. Alfrel Cooke, and 'the most talented Equestrian mil Gymnastic Artistes in Europe. Concluding with,the new Farce of DALRYMPLE versus TUBBS . A . Rol-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Nest. HIGH WATER Al' LONDON BRIDGE. Tort DAT —Morning 50 inin.ifter 91 Evening 35min.a ft . 10 To•Mennow—Mornin g 16 inin.after 11 1 Evening 48 min.aft. 11 THE WEATHER.—Sms atria, Arm. 22. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 67—highest since neon yesterday. 52—lowest this morning and during the night. 52—this day at neon. BAROMETER, down to 29•18—now 29'51. WIND, N E.—itather fresh breeze, with dull, cold, misty apringling of rain. Ztt Jtvo .LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1354. Several important events have within the last few hours come to our knowledge in this country simultaneously---events, some of them, illustrating more clearly than ever the netessity f or prompti .,. • Ude in the conduct of the warlike . operations kgainst Russia, on. the part of the French and English Governments. A succession of glorious victories, we learn by our latest advises front' the seat of war, on, the banks of. the Danube, has, again been won by the valiant troops Ainder•the banners of the Turkish, Commander-in -Chief. An -argument surely in favour of despatch in the movement of the allied s9ldiers of 'England 'and .?France towards the scene of action in the Prineip3.- lities-. Not a shot'has as'yet -been fired by these latter, while their brothers in arms, under orders 'of OMER PAcgA, have.had to light during several months , single-handed, as it were, against the enormous forcg poured..down upon them from the interior of the Russian Surf roe's dominiong. ;The "sick man," it would seem, has during that critical interval rallied somewhat under the vio lent doses administered to him by his self-consti - ,:tuted physician.' Rallied rso remarkably, indeed, 'that he has contrived up to this time t 6 be just about one too many for his lawless and desperate 'assailant. 1. , . _ _ _ Turkey fighting thus valiantly against immense 'cxids—what part has -been taken all this While in struggle by France and England ? What pal t ? _ Why hitherto, literally and positiVely only that of very noisy preparation. Hitherto the world has heard enough 'of what the Western Powers are going to do—but up to this moment those Powers have virtually and actually done nothing. They have not stricken ono blow with the sword or made one thrust with the bayonet._ They have not taken one ,stronghold, defended a solitary pass, or routed a single regiment. They l ave with admirable credit to themselves run e gauntlerof a long series of banquets, reviews, and ovations —but in spite o f all these wonderful doing s they have not, even now , caug ht the first glimpse of th e i r antagonists, the Muscovite troops ultder Prince G°II,TEQUAKOFFe Happily, however may still console our s by gla nc i n , we g ove r - the record of their con tinued movement. 'rt. th movement—whither? Towards the frontiers °fit. Turks territory! If OMER PACIIA and his b ra : vastly are still left to struggle unaided withihe vas°lttuys superior forces, numerically speaking, a the lem io oi v t it ia e et s, by i t Arilma ,t be exceedingly gratifying D ardanelles. En 1, as many as 1,500. of th© a a n ft e e ll r es. land had landed at Gallipoli, in the tifteen hundred men ! to be conducted ]long and • arduous march across T ur k ey to swell t h e ran ks of the g,allaßt band of the warriers o f the • SULTAN, contending with the b ar b arian hordes , directed .again:st them by the despotic ruler of 70,000,000 of souls—.the vast aggregate of the Russian population ! - Further encouragement .is given _to the people of Western Europe, by the announcement of the fact that, the French fleet has taken its departure from fyest fill. the Gulf of ,Finland. EVerything, indeed, still •continues Li) itiaikrato a movement towardl--not . au arrival at, bat a movement iottards----the seat of war aronz the caast her's cf the Ewan?, and there cf the - Baltic, a rnovement towards those , coasts on the part' of the allied armaments. Scarcely anything, indeed, has been )OA, to be done in the way, we will acknowledge that,, o.'wit,rlike preparation. But everything, literally 4)1.613t thi remains to be _ done in th e wa y o f actual - aphievement. For' as yet Eigland.l and . Ei r o Jiltve . done abeolutely nothing in,,poi4it oft #fr-:114 , 41 - 10 cuteuted: tht=el+ ei with sketching out upon a tolerably large scale all' they_ purpose effecting by, land and :by sea, towards the accompliShment of the projected triumph of civilisation. The Dobrudscha has to be reclaimed from the possession of the invading -Muscovites. The enemy has to be driven back across the Danube—out of Wallachia—out of Moldavia ---beyond the channel of the Pruth, the boundary of Bessarabia. Varna has to be defended—Sinope has to be avenged— Od essa has to be captured—Sebastopol has to be stripped of all its formidable array of batteries— the Crimea has to be wrested from the grasp of its: present possessor—the Black Sea f has to be opene d" to the navigation of the vessels of both hemispheres—the barrier of treaties has to be 'broken down for ever both at the mouth of the Bosphorus and at the mouth of the Darda 'nelles—the mouths of , the Danube have to be opened, and that permanently—Roumelia has to be defended' by a line stronger than that of the Balkan mountains—by that fur nished by - the solid guarantee of the great Powers of Christend om . A n d i n this manner have to be secured—the peace cif Europe—the independence of Turkey—the safety of Constan tinople. Tolerably well all• this as the prograthme of our warlike achievefnents ! Especially when we re member the astonishing number of our troops— about fifteen hundred men—as yet landed on one of the extreme points of the Turkish territory. Fortunately for the fair fame of France and England if their military armaments are rather backward and altogether inadequate in re gard to numbers, remembering the mag nitude of the emergency—their navies, both in the North Sea and in the Black Sea, are everything that could be reasonably .desired. Upon them, especially, our hopes are concen trated. Upon the Euxine Fleet, under DuNDAS and HAMELIN, and the Baltic Fleet under NA.PZER and DESCHENES. Particularly, at this juncture, are the hopes of France and England directed towards the formidable array under the orders of the heroic sea captains last mentioned. Every reli ance is placed in their capacity. Every confidence is reposed in their skill and daring. English men and Frenchmen are hence looking forward hopefully for " news of battle" from Riga, and from Revel, , and from Helsingfors, and from Kronstadt. The seizure of Aland is felt to be but as a step in advance on the road towards the humbling of the pride" of St. Petersburg. After the policy pursued during so long a period by the CZAR, the Western allies of Turkey can have no compunction in opposing his despotism to the very uttermost. If anything had been needed to dissipate the last shadowy dream of a recon ciliation between Russia and the arch-champions at once of Turkey and of Civilisation—it would assuredly have been found in the comment made by the CZAR'S official organ on the 12th of April, on the confidential correspondence, and in the yet more curious document which appeared in the next day's publication of the same journal, the Journal of St. Petersburg—the Russian EMPEROR'S shameless and flagitious " Declaration.", That State paper issued in his name crowns the whole of his inde fensible proceedings.' It• is the. last signal for a war 4 l'outrance between the Northern • Power representing all , the might of barbarism, and the two most civilised races of Christendom. "A plague o' both the houses !" 'Th a t many headed Mercutio, the community at large, may well anathematise the contending parties, to whose proceedings such fatal results may directly. be ascribed. To their quarrels we owe the-tight ness in the money market, the results whereof are discernible in the high rate of . interest, and the ,difficulty of obtaining the, requisite monetary facilities,. even -at the most exorbitant and usurious charges. - To these disputes may also be attributed the great depreciation in the prices ,of the public, funds, and all other descriptions of securities, public or private. We may indeed declare that an amount of injury has" already been occasioned which it will be ditfi .cult, if not impossible, to retrieve. • - - To mar the financial operation attempted by the, Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Bank increased its minimum rate of discount. So well was this altera tion timed—the announcement being made the day previous to the last for receiving assents—that it completely uprooted the foundation on which Mr. GLansroNnfondlyhoped to construct a pre-eminent financialreputation. The right hon. gentleman was not disposed to bear his defeat meekly. So, in place of issuing the Stock - Which was to have been given in- Exchange, or making terms for a new loan to the amount of that which' ho was Paying oft; he satisfied the claims of the dissentients to the amount of EIGHT MILLIONS STERLING Out Of the Exchequer balances, reducing the Government account to a scandalously lOw figure, 'and render- ing the maintenance of public credit dependent on a. system of " kiting," which would be justly re probated if, the pecuniary. affairs of the nation should ever come to be investigated in Basinghall street, or Portugal-street. The effect of this adverse move on the Bank authorities would have been perfectly ridiculous, if it were not so exceedingly prejudicial to the trade ,and commerce of the country. The " Old Lady" , who had chuckled 30 audibly at her temporary triumph became per fectly hysterical at the severe retribution. In place of having five or six millions of Government money to deal with as she thought proper, she had to advance some two or three millions to the Government at, a reduced rate of interest, and with out receiving the slightest thanks for the accommo dation—nay, being even soundly. rated for daring even to remonstrate at what was practically neither more nor less than ' a "forced .loan," the force however being moral in place of physical, the de mand not being exactly " your money or your life," as uttered by the heroes of -the highways; but rather the gentle persuasion of the disciples of "SWING"---" Your raoney,•or we fire your pre mises and destroy your' property." "Refuse to honour my cheques" —says the Financial Minister —"and you not only destroy the value of your own SeCurities, but mayalso depend-on having the lucra tive monopoly you have so long enjoyed broken up. You shall no longer have the management of ' the- public debt—no' longer be allowed to issue notes. Stringent as are the restrictions on banking at this moment, I shall make them ten times more onerous. Submit, therefore, to any terms that I may think proper to dictate, how ever exacting, and do so cheerfully, without even a murmur, or dread ' the consequences !" This is all that the public know of the quarrel, save through the significant hints given by the Le viathan in articles bearing unequivocal evidence of their official origin, redolent of Downing -street in every part, and bullying the unfortunate Directors in terms only suitable to a perfee.tly despotic au thority, such as Turkish. (iadi or a Harrow - Monitor. Whether the directors will at once suc cumb, and take their " whopping" with submis sive humility, apologising for the slight hesitation, remains to be seen. That will' be known in good time, and we patiently await the result, convinced that any alteration must be beneficial, for nothing can be worse than the doubt and uncertainty that has so long prevailed. What has hitherto arisen may be briefly explained. Mr. GLADSTONE has not merely seleOted the eve . of a perilous and expen sive conflict for paying off no less than EIGHT airizloNs STERLING, just as we are bound to provide for the expenses of war establishmenti ; but he has crippled the revenues of the Bank at P' Utile When there is a rapid and steadily-increas ing drain of bullion from our shores—a drain which has already diminished the value of the precious metals . in the vaults of the Bank by more than Elam' Niri.raoxs STERLI.Ia. Ire Lus, .LIS We say, crippled the re 3ouro es o r f the Bank, and taken a 111:8 amount of UHT .',T.ZRLINC't from tdL fund~ whicb, • itall for the accommodation of the trade and commerce of the country. Thi s i s obviously the case, for if, in place of there b e i ng Government balances, to the amount of six mil lions, the Bank is obliged to advance two millions to the Exchequer, it is obvious that.the aggreeate of these sumS, or eight millions, is no longe r able fox the use Of the mercantile eonununity., — There is o.lls 3,00,000.?. of debt paid off and d 8 000 000 W exPottectivim - the cauceme • ) " , - ~ r ~y~; r I country, and therefore 8,000.,000/. of notes neces ly cancelled - and withdrawn from circulation, and 8,000,000/. less - available for the discount of commercial paper and maintaining the credit of -the bees in the great hive—the creators and pro ducers' of national wealth. Well, - then, may the dispute that has produced such results be depre= sated. We bear the evil, however, .in the hopd that it may eventually lead to the abolition of the. iniquitous Act of 1844, the repeal whereof would amply compensate for all the nation has suffered, is suffering, or may hereafter suffer, unless the strings be drawn very tightly indeed. The Right Hon. Gentleman-has, in one respect, yielded, not to the remonstrances of the Directors, but to the demand of the mercantile community. He has just issued a notification that he is Toady to receive tenders for Exchequer Bills of the nominal .value of Six MILLIONS STERLING, of which Two Millions will be redeemable at par on the Bth of May, 1858 ; Two MILLIONS on similar terms on the Bth of May, 1859, and Two MlL mows on the §,th of May, 1860. All these bills will bear interest during the interim, at the rate of 3-1 per cent. per annum, and the amount sub scribed for will be received in, certain specified in stalments, spread over a period of nearly six months, the last instalment being payable on the 17th October next. 'Now the first matter worthy of particular notice in the foregoing, . is that, notwithstanding the rapid departure of bullion, which fore the week ending the 15th instant, amounted to no less than 629,7261., he still persists in cancelling a portion of the 'debt exceeding Two MILLIONS sterling. , He has paid off more than EIGIIT MIL LIONS. To, replace it- he borrows only six MILLIONS. Two MILLIONS are,. therefore, abso lutely cancelled at the expense of the present generation—in addition to having to bear the entire burden of the war, expenditure. But this is not all. The entire six MILLIONS are to be paid off within six . years. Or, in other words, oNE MILLION per annum is to be added to the current expenditure, and provided to meet the engagements on which we are entering. We have thus, under the most untoward circumstances, to bear the whole charges of a war occasioned by a prudent regard for the interests of posterity, but to cover Mr. GLADSTONE'S financial blunders we are to pay off so much of.the burdens bequeathed by our ances tors. This is neither just nor politic. Nay, more, it may not be practicable. We ha7e great faith in the elasticity of the national resources, but it is not fair to tax them too severely. • We must re collect that the full amount of these bills may at any time be paid in at par in liquidation of duties, or, other debts to, the Crown. So that, although ,nog redeethable untillBsB, the whole may be brought to account, on the wrong side of our national balance-sheet in any single year. This is a dangerous liability, and one which ought to be carefully considered before it receives the Parliamentary sanction ! There are other points also deserving of notice, to which we shall not fail to direct public atten tion before the re-assembling of the popular repre sentatives after the Easter Recess. CpUB - T - C - IRCULAR. WINDSOR, APRIL 21. The dinner party at the Castle yesterday included the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, 'Colonel the tion. C. B. Phipps, the Baroness de Speth, and Mr. Gibbs. The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attend ance during dinner. Her ,Majesty's private band after wards attended in the Castle, and played the following selection :-- Civerture, " La Sirene" Auber. Selection, “Lstoire du Nord." Krieges Marsch Mendelssohn. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Coun tess of Desart, the Hon. Mary Bulteel, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and. Lieut.-Col. If. H. Seymour, drove out'yes terday afternoon, and honoured the Duchess of Suther land with a visit at Clifden. The royal party occupied twoopencarriages. The . Princesses Helena and Louisa also took a carriage drive. • The Earl of Clarendon is expected to-day on a visit to her Majesty. Despatches for the Governor of Canada were sent lasi evening from the Colonial=office. TIIE FIII,BI I PRIZE. PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY NIGHT. Thin e vening, between 6 and 7 o'clock, no little commo tion was caused in this port by the appearance in the road stead of one of her Majesty's steam-vessels having a sailing ship in tow, and' making foi the harbour with a ll speed. The ramparts ware quickly thronged with the inhabi tants, who, as soon as the vessel app roac h e d n e ar enough for the colours of the sailing craft to be made out as Russian, loudly cheered her fortunate captors. On boarding the vessel, we found that her Majesty's revenue 'steam , cruiser Argus, Commander M.' W. S. Grandy,. which left Southead yesterday, fell in with the Froya, for Abo, .440 tons, 15 men, Wiekmann, 'master, to-day about noon, between the Owers and 'Beechy Head (about 13 miles from the latter point), and boarded her, ultimately making a prize of her. She is a fine 'ship, four years old,. and apparently in good eondition. She left Lisbon on the 28th ultimo, with about 600 tons of salt as. ,cargo; ,and was bound' lor Abo, although her master (who speaks very good English) says Elsinore. No opposition was offered to her deten4 tion, and Commander Grandy accordingly took her in tow, and ..brought her - in here. She carries two nine= pound carronades, together with small arms for her crew, and a little ammunition. The revenue authori ties who have boarded h e r :cons ide r h er - a l aw f u l pr ii e, and the:Capture has been duly reported to the Port- Admiral, and by him to the Admiralty. VISIT or HER MAJESTY TO ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. —Yesterday the preparations commenced at St. Paul's Cathedral for the reception of her Majesty on the ap• proaching anniversary of the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy, who, together with the Royal Consort, will, according to the arrangements, be present. The whole interior of the Cathedral is being fitted for visitors. The Lord Mayor and corporation intend to make extraordi dinary arrangements to welcome the. Queen and Prince Albert's visit the City. The Earl and CoUntess of Clarendon are staying during. the recess at the Grove Watford, hi s lordship cf comin to town to transact business a t th e F ore i gn * Office. , - The Earl Howe's second son, the Hon. Major Cnrzon, of the Grenadier Guards, lately on thestaff of Sir George Cathcart, at the Cam has been appointed Aide-de-camp to the Hon. Major-General George Anson, who has arrived from Europe to assume the command in the Bengal Presidency. " Lieut. the Hon. Leicester Curzon, of the Rifle Brigade, embarked on the staff of Lord Raglan at Marseilles, for the seat of war. We understand that Lady Raglan and family, by telegraphic despatch, received yesterday intelligence of the departure of the Gallant General Lord Raglan and staff, on board her Majesty's steamer Caradoc, at Mar seilles, on Wednesday, for Constantinople, where his 'lordship would assume the command-in-chief of the British expeditionary force. BRITU3II AUSTRALIAN GOLD COMPANT.—An adjourned meeting of this company took place yesterday, when it was stated that all their men had been discharged, ex cept those working at Spring Creek, and that the Sey mour grant had been relinquished. • The directors haye despatched one of their officers to Melbourne with ma chinery to work the abandoned diggings at Bendigo, allowing a commission on the amount reeeived. From this source it is thought .some profit may.be derived. In-answer to A question, the chairman intimated that about 13,0001. of the capital remains intact. COMIERCIAL CREDIT MDTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY.— The annual report of this society was presented at a meeting held yesterday, and was unanimously adopted. It states that the experiment in this country of applying the principle of mutual assurance to the protection of traders against commercial losSei hie been found to suc ceed, and that there are now 228 firms on the books of the company holding policies, and whose aggregate annual returns amount to 4,925,000/. NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA.—The mail communi cationbetween New York and California now occupies 25 days.. It is a fortnightly communication, and costs the American Government about 200,0001. a year. It has been seriously entertained by the American House of Representatives to offer half a million sterling a year to whatever company will establish a mail communica tion between New Orleans and San Francisco in 10 days: Of the practicability of the fact in a short time no doubt seems to be entertained. - • SODDEN DEATH TkIROUGH MOITEMENT.—Lut night k melanchnly , occurrence took place in Angel-court, Strand, under the following. distressing circumstances —A married . Woman, named Weston, who is a , perfect virago, ,never happy unless when quarreling or fighting, and the terror of the females of the neighbourhood, had beenengaged during the whole of Friday in displaying hsr, uumeivits accomplishments,. and praciency in Bil lingsgate and other slang language upon an unoffentling aged 7.7.c.n1ar., tho wife of John Connor, who resides in the aliove-mentioneci court, but not being satisfied with poured forth upon' the old the scurrilous language gm. lady, she waylaid the daughter, and about ten o'clock, as the young -woman was entering the passage, seized her by the hair, and commenced pummelling most unmerci fully. Mrs. Connor, on hearing the screams of her daugh ter, hastened to her assistance, and only uttered • the exclamation, "Oh ! ._part them for God!fi sake," when' she fell down and instantly expired. Medical -aid was iminediately, obtained, but it was of no avail. The Curie Coranii b.:ao,ree„eiyol jrjermation of alit 1;11tIallehcilZ " W~, y.K .i./ i ~ „ t LONDON, SATUItDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1854. MON.E Y MA AKE T - AND -COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The saki of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were -estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 2,000 were taken for / ex and on speculation: The market closed , steadily without animation. Railway Shares were --ftarat lower prices. The anomaly of the various regulations connected with the Russia trade, as altered or expounded from base to time by our authorities, has already been noticed under this head ; and, however well intentioned, they have the natural effect of dissatis fying even those whom they are intended to serve. Perhaps we should remark that, in giving the sub joined statement by Messrs. Smith and Charles, we leave it to the trade to judge of the interesting de- tails it contains : " The Russia trade has once more been thrown into con fusion by the Governinent of this country. An Order in Council was, issued on Tuesday last, which has puzzled our merchants and their legal advisers to interpret. Stripped of its contradictions it would appear to amount to this :- 1. Any Russian vessel may leave any Russian port, with a cargo on board, on or before the 15th May next (new style). 2. After that date no subject of any country whatsoever may ship goods from a' blockaded port. 3. But neutral or Britisi subjects may carry on trade with Russia, and bring the goods so purchased, overland, to neutral ports, whence they may ship them in British or neutral vessels. 4. Also, Russian subjects may send their goods overland to neutral ports, whence they may be brought as above. 5; Also,, from now blockaded ports neutral vessels may bring goods. . On No. 1 we have to observe that Revel is the only port where there is any tallow,,and there there are only 300 casks. At Petersburg there is no tallow. It is true 2,000 to 3,000 casks might be brought from Moscow to I'eters burg in a few days, but for the following reasons we do not believe this will be done. The last achfices from Petersburg are to the Ist (13th) April. The Neva, and far beyond Cronstadt, was then one mass of ice. The recent order in council, telegraphed to Petersburg, will probably reach that city on 24th instant, allowing eight days fer sending goods from Petersburg to Cronstadt, and getting them on board at the latter place, we have 13 days (i. e. from 24th April to 7th May) for ordering and purchasing the tallow, and forwarding it to Petersburg: by: railroad. Then 'ave must have open water between Petersburg and Cronstadt, and we must have v esse l s t o t a k e t h e goo d s. Now, of Russian tonnage, there is at Cronstadt about 1,200 tons; and this, it is most probable, Will be immediately, secured (supposing the water to be open) for the hemp, flax, bristlesouid wheat lying at Petersburg, and of which there are ten times more than these vessels could take. But even were there 'abundance Oribity room it is most unlikely that any merchant will incur the risk attendant on' ordering tallow from Moscow to be shipped under the above circum stances, with the possibility moreover of his property being seized by the Czar. It is one thing for a merchant to make an effort Di get away his goods already bought, and lying in Petersburg, it is quite another thing for him to embark in a fresh operation. No. 2 speaks for itself No. 3, however strange it may appear, that simul taneonsly with' a blockade, maintained at as enormous expense by the allied powers, British •subjects should • be allowed to carry - on trade overland with Russia, such would appear to be the fact, and it is our busi ness to deal with the actual, and not with 'an ideal state of things. The question, then is, how will No. 3 affect our - imports ? Now we have already shown (3rd March) that to bring any considerable quantity of goods' overfand e is a physical impossibility. We have also shown (31st ultimo) that admitting this to be possible, enough appears in the looming forms of cruisers, admiralty courts, confiscation- and prize money, to lead to the con clusion that a business surrounded with such difficuities and accompanied by sucti hazards and possible delays, will scarcely be attempted by any but our wealthiest mer chants, and by them only on a moderate scale. We have not heard any thing since the date of these circulars to alter our opinion ; and we have now only to' observe that, while No. 3 grants - permission -to British merchants to carry on trade, with Russia, 'and No. 4 permits Russian subjects to forward their goods overland to England, and that the4.andeney of these measures• is to afford facilities to trade that, nevertheless, we believe the difficulties, dangers, and delays of such business will prevent all but a very inconsiderable proportion of our last years' supply, 847,267 cwt. coming forward. No. sis not worth notice, as every port of any' consequence, will of course, be blockaded. . The changes arising froM the quarterly pay ments exercised a sensible influence again upon the Bank of England d.uring the week to the flth inst., and the exports of bullion likewise conduced thereto. The amount to the credit of the Government was trenched 4on for' the same (reason, and- the want of money iii private circles is shown by the reduc tion of the other debosits. -.Probably the repay ment of loans obtained from the Bank, as well as specie shipments ' conduced to this; sinc e th e other securities are • dirdinished. • Conipared with the previouis week, jhe changes are as follows : Active circulation 422,490,355 Increase 79 505 tullion .:., 13,510,873 Decrease ' 620 726 Rest ., Increahe 6,069 Public Deposits. ' ' De4rease 918,390 Other Deposits , 12,795,201 Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills Increase 18,326 Government securities 13,686,596 Decrease 252,536 Other Securities., 14,763,256 Decrease . , 957,015 Notes unemployed - 4,278,125 Decrease 690,630 The rates for bills of exchange upon the principal Continental, cities were yesterday rather higher. Paris, 90 days, was,. taken at 25 25 to 30 ' • Amster dam, at 11 151 to 151 ; Hamburgh, at 1344 to 5f ; and Trieste; at 13 42 to 54. • All the gold recently to hand by tlie Harbinger is reported by Messrs. Haggard - and Pixley as having been, sold, and that by the Soveieign of the Seas is expected to be disposed of. The notice ,given late yesterday afternoon, by the Bank of Ehgland; and CoMinunicated in a late edition of The .Sun, as to the proposed issue of six millions . of Ekchequer Bonds, took the majority of .the Stoc - Exchange members by surprise, the whispers of the mprning attributing the decline iu Consols,to sales by the Savings: Bank Commissioners or the Bank of England to facilitate a funding or a new loan. The invitation now given to tender for Ex chequer Bonds is quite a " new reading," since it is a mere transfer of one security for another, although undoubtedly, sliculd it prove successful, it will pave; the way for a, loan hereafter. Any further issue of such bonds' this session, it is spe cially promiSed, shall not be m a d e , but the ques tion asked will be whether more Exchequer bills would be put upon the market. The government I will not please specUlators and capitalists who de sired to profit by its necessities, and possibly on that account they may discountenance the present scrieme ; but the public are' concerned that perma nent additions to the Debt should be avoided if pos sible, and it would be very satisfactory if the Bonds could be floated on the market as an experiment. Th© interest and the convertibility of the new secu rity are the points which will be strietlyscrutinised under existing circumstances ere people tender. • The amount of silver exported from London direct during the week to Thursday last, was 178,163 oz., o' gold 4,457 oz. • The English Stock Market has been exceedingly quiet, and opened at the decline which occurred " after hours" 'yesterday afternoon, when the notice came: down from government—viz., at 87 to for Consols. The quotations, however, are now improving, the news of: a Russian defeat having occasioned a rally al to per Cent. Con sols now are 87i- to g. The New 3± per Cents. have been 86 to 87t, and the 3 per Cents. 86 to I. Exchequer Bills have been at - 4s. premium. Foreign„SecUrities have been quite neglected. Mexican Bonds lutve been, flatter, at 23; to 24, and Dutch-21 per Cents. have been done at 56. to 54. The Slrre' Market has been every inert, and prices are down about per Cent., as far as can be judged by the very limited transactions entered into. Foreign Shares are equally dull. The Mining Market is without the least move ment, and Joint-Stock Banks are nominally rather heavy. Land Companies' . Shares have b een steady. BRITIS ITCrIiD4 THIS DASD'.—.-CLOSING PRICES. (From the Ofrial lag.) Business done. Bank Stock per Cent. Rednced Annuities . 864 6 • 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities B 7ii 11 4 New 34 per Cent.' Arnuities 864 71 Long Anruities r Expiro sth. Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 7-16 Consols for Acconnt 11th May B7 Exchequer Bills, 2d. . £lOOO • 2500 Small PRICE OF . FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Mexican 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1.822, 5 per Cent. £St at Venezuela Bonds, 3i per Cent. ..„ .... ... 224 ' Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2,4 per Cent. 12 Guil Two oczocz. consoit, Ditto May Account APOTarcARIESArt.—The following are the names of gentlemen who passed their exatnination in the science and practice of inediainei and received certificates to practise, on ThirsdaY, the 20th of April, 1854; —Spencer Edmonds, St. Heleris, Lancashire;. Heckstall Smith, St. Mary .C ra y ; K e nt • John Allder Vincent, Oxford ; Henry Stear, Cambridge ; James Hinton, Clifton, Bris tol ; George James Stilwell, Epsom ; George Grey, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; John Sparrow, Tours, France ; Charles Stua r t Watkins, Chandos-street ;, Robert Wm. Cockerill, army; ; Francis Albert Nesbitt, Louth, Lin colnshire ; John Fox, Old Strafford, Manchester. BANKnuncf. 7 —At - the Court of Bankruptcy yester day the final eiamination of Mr. W. B. 4.Werson Was further adjourned, The debts, and liablbtiee are stated to be 204004 and 'the assets in band 2 4001, A fur." ther am will is anticiPatedt be ree4izek---- • • . FIiAIME AND ENGLAND. The following is the text of the Convention be tween the Queen of the, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and. the Emperor of the French relative to the •aid to he given to the Ottoman empire : " Lours Majestes la. Refine du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'irlande et l'Emperour.des Francais decidees preter leur appui.al Sa Majeste lo Sultan Abdul Medjid, Empereur des Ottomans . , dans -la guerre qu'elle sentient centre les agressions de la Russia ; of amen6es, eu outre, Malgre lours efforts sinc&es et perseverans pour maintenir la pail, al devenir.'elles-memes parties belligerantes dans une guerre qui, sans leur intervention active, cut ,menace l'existenco de l'equilibre . Edropeen et les interets de leap propres•Etats, out en consequAnce'v . :sola de conclure. une Convention destinee a determiner l'Objet de leur alliance, ainsi que les moyens employer en cowman pour le remplir et nomme a cat effet pour leurs Plenipotentiaires • "Sa Majeste la Refine dat Royaume Uni tie la Grande Bretagne et trirland, le Tres Honerabieteerge Guillaume Frederic, Comte de 'Clarendor, &c., Principal Seeretraire d'Etat de Sa Majeste Britamiquo pour les Affaires Etran geres ; " Et Ss Majeste l'Etnpereur les Francais, le Sieur Alex andre Colouna, Comte Walewski, &c., Son Ambassadeur prep Sa. Majeste Britannique'; " Lesquels,, s'etant reciproquement communique lours pleins-ponvoirs, , trntaves en bonne et due forme, ,ont arttte et signe les trtieles saliva's • • • " ARTICLE I. "Les Hautes Parties Contnictantes s'engagent faire ce qui dependra d'elles pour ()parer le retablissement de is pair entre la Russia et la Sublime, Porte sur des bases so lides et durable, et pour-garantir l'Europe coutre le retour dos regrettablos complications qui viennent de troubler si malheureusoment la pain gOnerale,_ " SiziacLE . "L'integrite de l'Empiri3. Ottoman se trouvant viole par Toccupation.des Provinces de Molilavie et de Valachie, et par d'autres mouvementS - cies troupes Rnsses, Lours Majestes la Reine du Royaume Uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'lriande et l'Einpereur des Francais se sent concertees et Fie concerteront sur les moyens les plus propres a affranchir, le territoire du Sultan de l'invasion etrangere, et a atteindre le but specifie dans l'Article I. Elles s'engagent a cet effet a entretenir, selon lee ntecessites de la guerre, appreciees d'un commun accord, des forces de terre et de mer suffisantes pour y faire face, et dont, des arrangements subsequence de teminironti s'il y a lien, la qualite, le' nombre, et la desti nation. "ARTICLE M. " Quelque evenement qui se produise en consequence de l'execution de la presents Convention, les Hautes Parties Contractantes s'obligent ii n'accueillir aucune ouverture nine aucune proposition tendant a la cessation des hosti lites, et a n'entrer dans aucun arrangement avec la Cour Imperiale de Russie, sans en avoir prealablement delibere en commun. " ARTICLE W. " Animees du desir de maiutenirl'equilibre Europeen, et ne poursuivant aucun but interecise, les Hautes Parties Contractantes renoncent d'avance a retirer aucun avantage particulier des eveneineps qui pourront se produire. " ARTICLE V. " Leurs Naiades la Iteine du Royiurne Unt dela Grande Bretague, et d'lrlande et I'Einpereur deg Francais, recev rout avec einpressraent dans, lour alliance, pour - cooperer .au but propose, cellos des autres Ppissances de l'Europe qui voudraient y entrer. 'A/Max VI. "La pr6,sente Convention . sera ratifieN et les ratifies. tions seront echangess a Londres dans l'espace de huii jours. _ _ "Ea foi de quoi les Plenipotentiaries respectifs I'on sip:l6e, et y out appose le see= de Wars armes. " Fait a Londres, ,le dia Avril, I'an de grace. mil hut _cent cinquant-quatre. " CLARENIAN. "A. WALEWSKI." SPORTING NOTES. NOTIONS_ FROM NEWMARKET. Certain ivies , at Newmarket were prospectively impor tant, and they have alrealy 'exorcised a' perceptible influ ence on speculation on coming events. Baalbec's satisfac tory performance on Tuesday brought him into increased prominence for the -Chester Cup, although his subsequent defeat by 13.3iardo, without materially discouraging his supporters, evidently "flattered" and reassured his oppo nents. The renewed depionstration too that was made in favour of Newminster caused a temporary reaction to set in against him, His downward tendency," however, was too- slight to dismay his partizans, and he again steadily maintains his position iu the betting. That Baalbec will be a most formidable competitor for the Chester Cup, I unhesitatingly believe. It is plausibly argued, however, that his running with Boiatd6 proved him to be an animal of somewhat limited racing ability. But this opinion appears to be founded on prejudice and error. He certainly f` lived" with_ Boiardo throughout the encounter, and he beat Phaeton—an aninittl much fanbied, and the winner of the Criterion-4y many lengths. Grant ing, hoWever, for the sake of- argument, that Baalbec as a moderate animal, still it must be acknowledged that at his weight, 4st. 101 b., even a horse of slender pretensiOn# must pessess a somewhat formidable chance for the Chester Cup. Indeed, as a shrewd judge remarked to me, " Baalbec need not be within a stone of, good horse to win the Chester Cup." _ Newmineter is a puzzler. One day he is spiritedl7 sup ported, and then for a week his name is seldom mentioned. Still my "advices" from Malton state that he is in excel lent health,v,nd condition, and that "ill Yorkshire will stand him to a man." On the publication of the handicap Newminster was arnont my " tirit fancies," but I am coin polled to confess that the' "fondness " Which I once enter tained for him has been somewhat diminished by the mys terious movements connected with him. Boiardo is, of course, the ruling and undisputed favourite for'the Two. Thousand Guineas. Indeed his success seems • almost reduced to a certainty. Still he will encounter a somewhat strong field of opponents. Much uncertainty exists respecting the starting of Ruby, and odds are freely laid that he will not go to the poet. His party certainly seem little inclined to exhibit him to the public ; a circum stance which is by many..persons regarded with suspicion. A.questiOn haS been started respecting his age, and although it is probable that when'he does "come out" an examina of his mouth will be ordered, yet people who declare that they " knew him when a foal," assure me that he correctly is described in, the list Of nominations. Marble Hill is a large well•madi horse, and poisesses no insignificant out side chance of carrying Off ,The Guineas. The hastily-penned note which I despatched' from New- market on Tuesday, respecting the' Port Stakes, prepared my, readers for. the scratching of-West Australian, and the ,defeat of Sittingbourne. I then ,wrote :—" Ecen the withdrawal of West Australian ,fr9m, the f` Port" will not siiriiriee me. • Sittingbourne; ' too, althouyh,' much fancied, Uppears!to me to be not ".exactly up to the mark." Should • West Australictn, be, scrateked, 1 slcccll, with a start, be in .Clined to place some faith in Orestes. At the time the above sentence was penned, Odds were betted on West Austra lian, and Orestes had not arrived, or was scarcely expected at Newmarket. On. the withdm.wal of West Australian, .3 and 4to 1 were freely betted on Sittinghourne. My in !ern:ration, however,. proved correct, Sittingbourne was ." not' exactly up to the mark," and my faith in Orestes was not misplaced. 1 believe that I am thi only sporting writer who. entertained any con fidence in - the success of ,Orestes. Indeed,. so great a` certainty was Sitiingbonrne's success deemed that ." Pates," who is distinguished for the' general correctness of his judgment, stated,- on. 'the morning 'of the race, that "it would almost galvanise him to see anything shoot Sittingbourne past the winning post." The York Spring Meeting will take place on Tuesday and Thursday next. Speculation on the. Great Northern Handicap is almost entirely engrossed by Virago, whose success seems to be regarded as a foregone conclusion. Notwithstanding, however, her doubje victory at'Epsom, I Shall - be little surprisea_ to witness . her - defeat. I shall ' reserve my opinion on the probable result until. Monday. April 22. A FRESH MAN. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DA Y. ) (Before Mr. Justice Coleridgo and a Common Jury.) • . , WiLtIABIiCS- V. F(JWLER. This was s case of assault.- Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, with Mr. Bfewer, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Edwin James, with Mr. Hawkins, for the defendant. When the case was callen on, Mr. Edwin James said that he was instructed to say that his client, havinc , assaulted the plaintiff under cir cumstance of provocation, •as he thought, at time of committing such assault, he now apologised, and con , sented to a verdict of 301. damages. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins said that his client, who was a gentleman of great respectability, as indeed was the de fendant, had no wish beyond having something like a re dress for the offence committed, consented to the terms, notwithstanding his (Mr. Sergeant Wilkins's) firm con viction that were his client to go to the jury, he would recover a far higher sum than that preposed by the de fendant. The Jury were then sworn, and a verdict for 301. given. COURT OP BAXKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before M. Commissioner Goulburn.) EXTENSIVE MERCANTILE FAILURE. - IN RE BERGTREIL. Thin *bankrupt was described as of Abchurch-lane, merchant, and formerly ,carrying on business under the firm of Bergtheil - and Jung, at STatal, -Africa, and toklay was appointed for consideration of his certificate. Mr. 'Reed appeared on 'behalf of Messrs. Cooper and Co., of Friday-street, warehousemen, to apply for an adjournment of the case until accounts could be obtained from Natal. The debts were stated at 26,0001., besides liabilities, and the assets at presenVonly amount to 1.5001., but the bankrupt states that he has property at Natal to the amount of 27,0001., and powers of attorney had been sent out to realise the property. Mr. Parker, for Messrs. Ellis also considered that there thould be an immediate decision on the certificate, but wished to ; examine the bankrupt to show that he was insolvent when he contracted the debt of Messrs. Ellis. The ease is likely to occupy all the day. • THE LATE ROBBERY AT CLIFTON, BRlSTOL.—Yester day, at the Bristol Quarter Sessions the two men, named Bath , and Harvey, concerned in the robbery of watches, jewellery, &c., from the shop of 4V. Cordeux, Olifton, were tried, found guilty, and Sentenced to four years' penarservitude by the Recorder ,of Bristol, Sir Alexander doickburn, who, in passing sentence, said that he was determined to deal even more severely .with parties receiving stolen property than with the thieves themselves. EXTENFYIVZ ROZBERT G - E JETizto.-:---Yesterday infor mation •' - wa3 received that the residence`of f 3,. 11. Peter, Esq., 5, Hyde-park-square, had been plundered of plate, jewellery, &c., to a considerable amount, the robbers getting clear away with their booty. Amongst the articles stolen is an antique diamond ear-ring of great value. A reward of 401. is offered for the dis covery- of the parties. EDUCATIONAL EXIIIgITION.—The committee of the exhibition met yesterday (Fridays afternoon at the rooms of the Society of Arts, John-street, Adelphi, When the members of the sub-committees for finance, for correspondence, for classification of - the collation aid arrangement of the building (this, being alSo a committee oPeclettica), and , for:lectures 'it - FP - P.)l*Y Vlyeit'. LA' tE6T FOREIGN N IA; S. DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS IN TIIE DOBRUDSCHA. VIENNA, FRIDAY, APRIL 21 —A correspondence from the Lower Danube, in the Presse,,dated April 13, says : " A great battle' has been fought between Pa,schgagiez and ICostelli, in the Dobrudscha. The Russians weal (ideated, with a loss of 3,000 men. The Turks lost 1,500. " The combined fleets off Kustendje rendered material assistance to the Turks, by engaging the left flank of the Russians." - The news is considered doubtful here. VIENNA, FItIISAY EVENING.--The Oest. Corms , pondoi: announces the Austro-Prussiau Alliance, adding that the recently canclUded European Pro tpCol of, the pth should be enforced in' a Way be seeming the dignity and interests of Germany. It is said that Prussia thereby .pledgea herself to cover with 120,000 men the movements of the Austrian forces in the south and east. The Vladika of Montenegro has issued a procla• mation, calling the Montenegrins to arms against Turkey for their co-religionists. Austria energetically protests against any move ment in Montenegro, and the export of arms from Austria to Montenegro is prohibited. The Russians are 125 English miles froni Varna. . Count Nesselrode's circular to the Russian diplomatic agents is favourable to the. Greek in surrection. The Duke of Cambridge arrives here this even ing. His Royal Highness is the bearer of a letter of congratulation-from the Queen to the Emperor. The Emperor has gone by land to pay a flying visit to his bride, at Liuz, but will be back to-mor row to receive her. The, Wanderer asserts that the Russians lost a: their stores in the conflagration at .rokschani. The Osservatore Triestino, which is generally well informed on such matters, says that the police have discovered a Greek conspiracy at Constanti nople for attacking the Turks and Franks during the Easter holydays. Lord Stratfprd de Redcliffe has received several menacing anonymous letters. The military posts have been tripled in Pora and Galata. The ministerial Prussian Correspondence contra dicts the report that the Chevalier Bunsen had been recalled. The conclusion of an afensive and defensive alliance between France and En land has been notified to this court by the anibaisadors of both powers. AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. The Silesian Gazette' states, from Fra,ukfort, that the Germanic Diet will soon replace the black, red, and gold cockade, now .in use as the Germanic colours, by a general sign to be henceforward worn by the German army. A letter from Vienna states that the Emperor of Austria has given a sum of 80,000 florins to the poor of Gallieia. THE BALTIC. MORE PRIZES. HAMBURG, APRIL 29.—Yesterday, the 19th, four more merchant vessels, belonging to Russia, we r e captured: by the English cruisers, and taken to Copenhagep. The number of prizes there amounts, therefore, at present to 14. All the English men-of-war have left the road stead of Copenhagen. MEMEL, APRIL 17.—Five Russian merchant ves sels have been bronght into this port, and four more prizes are in sight, coming• in under the Bri tish flag. The small screw-ship Conflict, 8, Capt. J. Foote, hastaken these ships, and it is announced 'that eight other prizes are coming in. The Cologne Gazette contains a letter from Ros tock, which declares that at the general meeting of the Screw Steam Company it was decided that their trips to St. Petersbiurg should be suspended for the present. . THE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC. Subjoined - are the latest advices relative to the state of the navigation iu the Baltic : ARENDAL,. April 7. 1 k-rile wind' has been coutinuall) from N.W. and W., occasionally strong, and with cold weather, but the winter appear to be quite at an end. GOTHENBURG, April 13.—Toe Jantina kkutl), v. d. Verf. was found off Benskarssund, S. of Hono, April 7, a total . wreck, and abandoned by the crew. • STOW:LOU!, April IL—There has been very stormy weather here for the last few days, so that the ice in these waters is still wore broken up, and the navigation inwards is open. GEFLE, April 6.—The fairway from the sea to the town is now open. From Eggegru►►d there has been no drift ice visible, either northwards or southwards 13ince the 3lit March. , StispswALL, April s.—The weather is fine, - ,and the navigation expected to be open shortly. REVEL, April '7.—The Alwine, Schwanck ; Iris, Jur gensen ; and Edmund,' Friedrichsen, were driven on' shore by the ice below Rogoe, but are now again afloat, and at anchor there. It is blowing a strong gaie aW. to N.W., and the water liere is open from Wulff to the ,liakkomeger— Point westw ar d s .. Th e John Arthur, Gabrahn, from London, is at anchor off the.nurth point Of Wulff, and in a rather dangerous situation. The fol lowing vessels have flucceelled in getting into Baltic Port :—Niels Gylding, Fischer ; , Daunebrog, Hay ; Lisette, Laarrs—all three from Messina. Molly, Polaz ; Anna, Harlid; Pythia Haggtnaun ; Furst Menschikoff, Latin—all four from Liverpool. Anna Catharina, Box berg, from Newcastle, and ten others. Tne following are lying in the, ice - off...Rogoe :—lris, Jurgettsen ; Georye Sverdrup, Froken, both from Messina, and six others. BALTIC POET, April 6.—The ice in the bay has been drives by the heavy gale at N. W. almost up to the harbour. BOLDEEAA, April 13. The Gulf, as far as the eye can reach, is still covered with ice, and the 20 vessets arrived in sight of this port are lying off the coast ot-Courland, Surrounded by it. The sea channel still remains firm, but'the ; river mouth has been open for some days. Wind N., temperature 5 deg., frost ; depth of water 131 feet. ST. PETERSBURG. Letters. from the frontiers of Russia say. that the Russian Government, having hitherto affected to consider , the neutrality of Austria and PruSsia as an ascertained fact, is now obliged to let its doubts and fears become visible. - A .new levy oft 11 men upon every 1,000 of population is spoken of, to correspond with the mobilisation by Austria of its Hungarian contingent, in order to facilitate the formation of an army on the Galliciau 'frontier. It was known at St, 2etersbura that reliance could no longer be placed upon the neutrality of Germany, and the Cabinet Was- quite conscious of the serious position of affairs. The news from Finland continues to be very melancholy. The whoie country is already nearly ruined, and starvation stares the peasantry in the face. Their corn. has been seized for the army. ; not even seed-corn has been left'them ; and they have been paid in worthless assignats. Their horses and cattle are empleyed for military transports, and themselves fear every illea ° ality. The cruelties practised on the unfortunate Alanders show what they have to expect. Prices are rising every day ; no raw material exists for the handicraftsmen and manufacturers. Last year the harvest was very poor ; this year their barns are plundered, and their homes filled . .with Cossacks.• The precious metals have been removed from the Finnish Bank in Helsingfors, and have been deposited "for safety" in St. Petersburg, the whole country being thus plun dered and made bankrupt at one blow. The in habitants 'are flying from that town as quickly as possible, fearing a bombardment. The University library is transported into the interior, and the archives are, similarly secured. But the most ter rible news is behind. Runeberg, the greatest living poet in Christendom—Runeberg, the idol of all the northern nations, the scald of his country and of freedom, as far as the Russian censorship permitted—has disappeared. He has been sent to Siberia, or transferred to the interior of Russia. His family.is inconsolable. The Cologne Gazette, under date of St. Peters bUrg, Bth says :—" The Emperor has just decided, o n the manner of esti ma ti ng t h e rate of pr i ze money to bey paid for the capture of the enemy's vessels., Ships" of Moline, frigates, and steam bor= Vettes, are to - be estimated at double their Ordi; nary value, and steamers` smaller than corvettes, at their ordinary value. Steam vessels burnt or sunk will be estimated according to the number of guns Which shall be taken." THE DANUBE. Metter from Orsowa states that the Turks have completed a third rampart before Kalafat, so that the Russians, if they wished to attack that place, would be obliged to take three lines of well-de fended works before they could reach the fortifica tions of Kalafat itself. _ The Dresden, Gazette, under date of, Bucharest, Bth, says :—" Orders have been given too, raise for tifications at this pl ace , principally an the liortlr side, with a view, 8.3 it, would appear, to secure the Ora-lOWA M. iroM '.7308 moo u ,„ Ak,r, s ha , * • 2 . 41111•IMI tries purchased. soul° time since for, pontons, are tx,' be converted into palisades kir. these works."' THE DOI3RTIDSCEfA. The following is Wier Paeha's official report 0 the passage of the Danube by the Russians-:-- TO HIS EXCELLENCY TILE SERASKIER. L .. (Translation.) A Russian corps crannei, suppOrted by all the available faces in the vicinity of Galatz; effected successfully, on the 30th Rebrulachir, the passage of tho Danube, notwithstand ing the valiant resistance of our small force, and is, now stationed on the right bank. • Our strength having been, owing to the force of circumstances, divided on several points, and that of the enemy over Whelming, I deemed rat expedient t o transmit without, delay order s to Alustapba Paella to concentrate the troops at Nazalkais Tassactehi, an d O t h ers, and fall back in good' order; to might best be done, in the directi on o f K arasou. I 'NO apprised, moreover, that the 6th corps of the army of Bessa rabia was also advancing with two divisions of infantrY and one of cavalry from the Principalities in support of the enemy's movem en t. U n d er these circumstances, convince", • of the impossibilit y o f resisting such a powerful force with any chance of success, I considered it indispensable to direct all my attention to our head-quarteri at Manilla; and there muster the available strength of our extended lines. 'All idea, therefore, of adv , ,ncing to attack the enemy at Kara' son with forces unequal to the occasion, and whereby Schninla would have been neeessaKily left without sub' eient defences, has been abandoned. AcCordingly; I lulve forwarded orders ,to Alustapha Pacha, to relincimsh,thit position and join me with the troops under his conunand• iimilar instructions have also been 'transmitted to, other points of our lines,. so as ,to concentrate here as much PA possible our available strength, 'and meet the enemy Pre long in a pitched' battle.' Redjeb, 2d, Schumla. t . (Signed). OitEE. • A different version of Omer Pacha's rjeport is given by the Monit e u r - "The Russians, supporteny considerable forces which they have on the banks of the river, and disposing of a greet number of boats, advanced with a numerous body of troops on three points at once —Pot-Bachi, which is lower thi n ' Jilatschin; Tchatal Bournou above Tultscha, and at another point below that town. Our troops fought, and displaye d _ the most ext raor di nary coura g e; so much so that a Russia n regiment, which first attacked the battery of Tchatal, va" completely annihilated, not a single man remaining. Ta o other battalions sent to its support experienced nearly 0 similar fate, but the batt er y bei ng, soon afterwards -11,_t. tacked by 15 b a tt a li ons at the same time, was taken. 'ru e Russian troops dir nted on Pot-Bachi were three time' driven back at the 'point of the bayonet, and lost siert , than 1,000 men. Six pieces of cannon which had been brought by them from this side of the river could not t taken by our t roops, and 'remained en th e groun dnut? the evening, beiug•unapproachable in consequence of an cross fire of our b a tt er i es, o f t h e enemy's artillery, and their gun-boats. Our batteries having been placed by the fire of heavy ordnance in such a state that they were no longer tenable by.our troops, the &nag ceased on both sides , after a combat which lasted more than 48 hours without oes . nation, that is to say, after our troops had supported for Of° (lays and two nights, not only the fire of the enemy's or boats, but also that of 25 pieces of artillery;and two niortal placed ontheisiand, and in th e b a tt er i es on th e b an k ? the river. Some hours afterwards, and during the nigh" our troops retired with their artillery. The Russians hay? hew), as above sta ed, * defeated in three places, and hav e _ had an extraordinary number of men killed ; but theil forces were very considerable on the r i ver an d on l an d, O a on the other hand our corps were too far from each other • to give mutual support, and it is for that,reason that 01 1 1 troops returned to K arason agreea bl y to instructions which ' had been given to them." We are in almost daily receipt of intelligence frail the Danube, says a C ons t ant i nop l e l etter of the I.oth inst., and all our letters b ear t est i mony to the astonishing bravery of two Turkish battalions, which _resisted at the point of the bayonet the passage el the stream by a n overw h e l m i ng R uss i an force T h e onslaught of this devoted little bandwas so obstinat e and terrific that the enemy's gunboats were eon! pelled, as - a, last resource to exte: . minate it, ,indiserP minately and bruta4, with a large body of thei r • own troops by a storm of . grape and musketry. loss of the Russians in effecting the passage of the Danube, including drowned, killed and wounded amounts, it is said, to nearly eight thousand ine°' That of the Turks has also, it is underatood, been very severe, and of the two battalions above mentioned in the foremosttankS three poor fell"' ~re all that remain to tell the tale. The Russian s tre now encamped on the northern points of th,.: ..0 , Dobrudscha territory. 'Those plains are now, it 1 said, a scene o f ruin and desolation : inhabitants fled, the iillages dese r t e d, the Oh' novatia awl labours of industry all at the mercy o f those barbarous hordes. , Their plans of furthe. l. operat ions w ill necessarily . combine to reach- . 1 • , d 1 possible haste. the foot of the Balkan ; ,but whether this may be effected or not withOut . a ce?`, ; sive action and th e.utter destruction of Otner Pacha .army is, of course, a difficult matter to determin e You will perceive by the brief and evidently 10 ; complete report of th e Commander-i n -Chi e f 0" •io is awaiting the • enemy with all his available stren g th Shumla. Should th e f orce o f Europe tactics,. but above all the skill of experience d officers, prevail in this last struggle over the we ll ' known valour of the Turkish troops, it is ireP 6 ,S: sable. to calculate the deplorable results of such 4 ; catastrophe. , Meantime, th e A ng l o -F renc h for? is lingering on .t he way,' and the commanders ba n. plotting and speech-making in every locality, this most critical conjuncture. It is really deploy' able, inexplicabl e , an d a f a t a li ty seems to• liars favoured the 'aggressor in every phase of this just quarrel. Other letters give a very olooruy account of the state of things in the.Dobrudscha. The following is from a French naval officer' dated Varna, April 2 : " The squadron continues at li.avarna, but several of 1.1 ,2 hare been staying in this plane for the last five daYs• , Jan sorry to say the . Turks have been. most dreadfullf_ eaten ; ,their loss must be considerable. The day befo!! yesterday . 70 wa ggo n s w ith t h e woun d ed. were ' brought 14; here, and we expect as many mere to-metrew. The b e l., pitals are so' crow d e d th a t, t h e, uufurtunate fellows °A" lodged in private houses. " Yesterday it was reported here, but I know not ,„ with what truth, th a t th e Turks had been again beaten near the Balkan. . . " Should the Russians make a push on Varna, nothl can prevent them from getting pos s e ss i on o f it. It / badly fortified, an d h as only a garrison of about 2,000 10`3" whereas to defend it for any lenath of time, it would r"" quire at-least 20,000. "I am informed that 11 battalions have left Sehuoil ° ,, to support Seine Pacha, and that Ismail,Pacha is a dm:id?? for the same purpose with 8 battalions. " The Cacique, Magellan, and two English steamers, 31 :: 0' cruising at the mou th s of the Danube, w ith orders to ,; or burn all the Russian ships and boat/ they can capture! A Constantinople letter of April 1.0 sayS : " The news welave referred leaves no longer any dos of that we have been beaten, and that to the astonishunnotf o ever body Osier Paella has taken n o measures to stop . tr triumphal march orthe R uss i ans. I t is t r ue t h at he 1 5 in Constant communication with - the ministers, but his letter.: anddespatches are kept s prof oun d secre t. H a d they heel favourable, be assured they would b e ma d e public. ps only salvation is in thO allied troops they and they ?' 4 9 .. can prevent the Russi a ns f rom cross ing:the Balkan. 13a ;, alas, where are th ese p rom i se d f r i en d s ? N ot at C ous t° , tiuople nor in the Dardanelles, for surely the . few h u ndrao: of mon at Gallip o li canno t b e ca ll e d e ff ec ti ve protec tiea n. We are told that the a lli e d ar my- will be at le as t 50, 0 1 strong ; the. Turks will beli eve it w he n th ey see it. lei cannot, however,' be . deni e d that there mu s t b e crimina l neglect somewhere, and great respousibility will have LD be borne by those who have so grossly deceived the Too' - by- first pushing them into a war and then giving Ahem ! b sort of negative assistance. "Omer Pacha has withdrawn his troops from Sehutol. l4 and abandoned M a t c hi n, w hi c h place the Russians ..6 pied, and got po ssess i on of several' pieces of cannon and '- considerable quantity of ammunition and provisions. " The provinces have not suffered half so much moil! the Russians - its they have from the Bachi-bazouks .Turkish irregular troops), who have burnt and pillag, , several towns and cities, after murdering their Christian la habitants. Omer Pacha has done, and continues to dg' s everything he can to get; rid of these vagabonds ; but it to be feared that, driven from the army, they would e over to the Rus-tans. " The Turkish army in Natolu is in a - state of com P -le t :, demoralisation. Th e tyelms is coinmitting gre a t ra vag% and_ the want of money to pay theinhas caused the mon " openly revolt., and many to desert." • A French officer says : ; "This time you will receive bad news, and should O r army delay much longer its arrival, it is a ll up with the d . Turks. I am. informed, almost officially, they h ave 10) 3 ' lost 3,000 men." The passage of the Russians across the Danube at Tultsha, says the Transylvanian Messenger, w& 53 follows :—"On the 23d ult., at five in the morn' ing, the Turkish strand battery near Csatal wa g attacked by a heavy cannonade from two Russia" steamers and gunl6oais, and then by the ft° - sian battery opposite. The-fire was a very hot one on both sides till `ten o'clock, when it began t° slacken. About noon th e R uss i ans b eaan to ores , in boats below the Turkish battery, lan b ded 900 l II ' fantry on the T u rki s h b an k i n t h e ' Gerla, undee the fire of the Turkish g uns , an d w h en t h e passsg was thus covered, a bridge was p rompt l y t hreso, across, over which passed the whole Ussakoff sion, about , l6,ooo strong, including two:regime° 0 , of cavalry. The. Turks had regula r i n f au tri ; ,number of Buzuk Basi, and also Tart ars w ith ca valry and a few guns. The Russians were at once 1 11 ceived with a violent musketry fi re th a t l as ted late in the night. The Turks, hoping to recoil 6 reinforcement from Isaktsha, so as no t to lese-Y i battery, fought with such fury th a t th e Russian s ' who were crowded in the Gerla, and fired on fi lo the battery i from four cavalry guns, and fronO ciet . Tunish sharpshooters, all at once‘; could not li ploy. The Russians did not succeed and then only by making a hea,vt sacrifice, ing the battery by storm. At the .storining: made 90 of the defenders prisoners, , Col. All one of them, and sen t them off to.fat%; Sadik Pacha, commanding the , volunteers, w i, ,was formerly known by th o name of Czlik°w,as being found to b e among th e prisoners, -lis put to death in c o ld bl oo d b y the Jtilsa „ on the spot. The Turki s h' r egu l ars f oug ht tivlta uncommon gallantry, but the B uzu k Bas; Isla - i the Tartars soon took to their heel s , w ith - 1 -0, Pacha and Khan Murza Bey. The loss on 110 1 , 5 sides was very great. The retreat of the' from the town was'effected with cool precisi °l / 31 1 spite of the - dangers that threaten e d f ro m so r a w iti l quarters. A number of thieves go t i n along the RUSSitillS, and when the _P.,nsian troops alit 4444* Qie tow? ilk qii,erit9 care spq The they seiz, fit_ t trial of ti chie beta CaSll bled they • they only ' tray, teas( the ;,`of. Turl they afid the Ti here ehas( Its, t Ttt ‘st Chu Not