The Sun. — London, England, 1854-07-26 00:00:00

rOTA.T. DRURY Le:see, Mr. E. T. &lib. NOTICE.--The Nobility, Gentry, and Public, Subs'ribers and Patrons of the loyal Opera, are respectfully inforrowl, that, in epn sequeude of the Intense Heat of the Weather, there wilt be NO OHNLINCE THIS EVENING; and the Performances w.ll be suspended until _Luther Notice. HENRY JARRETT, Director. beati 6 e Royal, Drtry-lare, July 26, 1854. THE I,TRE ROYAL HAYSIARICET. Under the management of Mr. Auckstone. TFII3 EVENING, JaLT 26, Will be performed THE OLD CHATE 117. Characters by Messrs. TiOw 4 .Rogers. IL. Marston, and Bunitstone; Mrs. Fitzwtiliam; and Issltersolds.. Followed by the SPANISH DANCERS in a GRAND "MEC After which, the Farce of TH., SJ.IFELIOA.T. Te conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. ROY4L PRINCESS'S THEATRE, oxi oltu- '` T " l, :r• Vnler the Management of Mr. thker.es Reapr. THIS EVENING. Jura' 26, Will be performed FRONT VILL A.GE TO coußr. Principal characters by Massrs. Harley, Fisher, and Cathcart; Misses Mur ray, Heath, and Vivash. After which, THE COURIER O F LYONS. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, J. Vining, Addison, Graha m , D av i d F i sher, Cathcart, and Saker; 3/I. 3 ses C. Leciercq, Heath, T ernan, an d K . Terry. To conclude with THE HALT OF THE BALLET. TIIEATRE ROYAL ADELPFII. proprietor, mr. B. Webster.—Directress, .Nradame Celeste. THIS EVENING, JeLT 26, will be performed the Drama of THE MAID OF CROTSSEY; or, The lieturn from Russia. Char ac t ers by M. B. Webster, and Mr. Keeley ; Mrs. Keeley, and Madame Celeste. To be folowed by HOPES AND FEAlli. Characters by Messrs. B. Wekster and Parselle ; Misses Woolgar, Mary Keeley, Fanny m as k e n, and Maclaine Celeste. After which will be presented the New Extravaganza, entitled A MOVING UAL supported by Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. Followed by THE COURIER OF LYONS. LYCEUM TFIE ATE E. Uzder the manage•nent cf Madame Yestrtg. For the BENTEFIT of Mr. C. MATHEWS. _' THIS EVENING. JULY 26. Will be performed the Drama entitled SUNSHINE THROUGH TIIE CLUUDS. Followe 1 by THE CAMP A r CHOBEIAM. The Comic Int-riade called PATTER VER4US CLATTER. To ba auece•ded by a Divertissement from the Opera of 1 * La Fa- Yorita," comprisin4 L'Aldcana. whizh will be added BOX AND COX. To conerade with HEADS Oft TAILS. ROYAL OLYMPIC Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Jinx 26, Weil ba performed PERFECT CONFIDENCE. Characters by Messrs. Robeson, Emery, and Robinson; misses Marton, E. Or monde, and Allis E. turner. To be followed by th 3 Comic Drams called HUSH MONEY. CharaCters by M.,ssrs. F RThsoa, Emery. White, and Vincent ; Miss Dormer, and Mrs. A. Wigan. After which, the popular Comedietta, wiled HEADS OR TAILS ? Characters by•MrEmary and Miss :Marston, Ss:. STRAND TIIEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Aileron. THIS EVENING, JULY 2g, Will be performed CHARLES TIIE SECOND. Characters by Messrs. Herbert. ilorgan, and Belf)rd; Misses H. Gordon. F. Beau. Mont, and Wharton. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERTTE. To conclude with THE LOIN OF A LOVER. Peter Spyk, Mr. Sidney. -tads, 45.; Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Pit, Is.; °Very, 6(1.; Private Bo], £1 is. to be had of Mr. Aileron:, Ib, New Bond-street. ROrsr„ SURREY Z•)OLOGIC .IE. GARDENS. "This place fills up an hiatus which the Crystal Palace loaves wanting. Vocal and instrumental music of the first order, and a• display of fireworks whieh exceeds all imagination, are a fitting close to a . lsy at the Crystal Palace." 7 FIN 'DAY, DAS3ON . 3 COLDS 4 AL PA.NORA.MA of CHINA Splendid and Extensive Mens.ger.e and Marine Aquariuna—linri vaned Military Band. . VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT, In which Miss Poole. Mt 44 Ransford, and Mr. Manvers severnl National and Patriotic Songs-1%11 the imusin , r Nove of the Gardens In snecession, concluding with the " Feast of Lan terns," and * a innst m igniflent display - of Fireworks by South], s Admission o.le Shilling. N.B. Grand Rail d'Ete in a spleuill.. Pavilion 150 feet long. Full (27.a.1ri11e Band, &e. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AIPLIITUEATitg. Lessee and manager, Mr. William Cooke. SUCCESS of the "COSSACKS; or Vivo la France," equal to that of the Battle of Waterloo or Mazeppa. Screams of lathrhter at the new Anglo-Franck, Russo-s urkleh, Witty and Patriotic Burlesque. THIS EVENING, The War Spectacle, THE COSSACKS; or, Vlve la France. After. which, LES ELL - 3 DE VARESE; or, Scenes In the CIII.CLE—ia which Miss Emily Cooke and Mr. Alfred Cooke will appear. The Brothers Franc sco will perform ; also, the German Brothers. To conclude with Mr. T. Simpson's Burlesque de Circonstance. called, RUSSIA AGAINST TITRKEY NOW ON TRIAL. Box-oiDoe open from Eleven tia Four. Stage Mana4cr, Mr. N' West. ti lOH Sir A.T Elt AT 1,0 N 014 BRI DO E. 'rum DAY.--.!.forniug 47 min.rfter 2 1 evening 4 rnin.aft. 3 To- "I fcm.B.ow —Mcrrning 22 tuin.aftPr 3 1 Evening 38 rat . 3 TtifC STAATFIZII..-..-SLIN °MCA, Juts 26. r•J'ZI3UONET33, IN TR SHADE. 83 - highest since noon yesterday. 61 —:ow3st this nioruing and during the night. 73—this day, at noon. ;AP.CAKTRII, 30'22 rising. P. 777.7,), E.S.E., smart breeze and sunshiny weather, with cloudy sky. ,~I ..- , 'Y =r ~rt~~~ MU, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1854. Well, the Vote of Credit has been carried—and without even a division. Three Millions of Pounds sterling are placed at the disposal of the "excellent" ABERDEEN, to deal with as he thinks proper, and Parliament has nothing more to do until required by the Financial Minister to sanc tion any imposts he may deem it expedient to propose for the purpose of redeeming the obliga tion thus contracted. Lord ABERDEEN is virtually dictator for six calendar months. He may act, or rather not act, as he thinks proper, " with the concurrence of other Powers." He may, if so minded, take Prussia for his guide and example, exhibiting the most implicit confidence in the pro fessions of his friend of forty years' standing. We had certainly hoped that the British House of Commons would have exhibited greater zeal and nergy—that they would have shown themselves better qualified to meet the existing emergency— and more mindful of their own rights and privi leges, and of those of their successors throughout all generations. The Noble Lord, the member for Marylebone, stood forth boldly and independently. He afforded a locus peaitentice to all desirous of rescuing themselves from the imputations that might otherwise b 3 cast upon their fair fames. But his manly effort elicited but a feeble response. The prospect of the autumnal Session WAS too much for the virtue and patriotism of Hon. Gen tleeien. Visions of cool breezes on sea or moun taill; rendered irresistible by the intense and suf fo(l4tinglieat of the weather, prevailed, alid the I : l . llzewa , rrriness„ if not fro:zing intnift.— re 'P Y ll a r t6 4 Cu') Lord from pressini his mot4ri,to el, we P '"OT at kast whit two l'ave to 1- n - Laihlenton thq IVlerisberss of the Fourth Estate" to defend the intereSts that have been forgotten, or at least di.iregarttgl, by tiose of th e "Second and The The 'duties that ha ve b een abandoned by the ch4sen representatives of the people must be 1 64, t ned by the public journalist; and they will be sustained and strengthened by the support and con tidenee.of the community. They have ind ee d received'au unei.pected recognition, for even the j Ministerial 'Leader of the House 'of Comm ons has referred to the reports of his statements the daily journals, and d o .. appearing in olared his -willingness to abide thereby —and a 53 i appears th at Lto divisions are to be taken at t any time, but that Hon. Gentlemen, while ex pressing a total Want of confidence either in an individual Minister or in the entire Cabinet, are to give proofs of the most pezfect trust, we fancy that the opinions and comments of the Journalists on the events of each succeeding day will be just as worthy of notice as if put forward by parties Who. could attach the magic initials to their re spective names. On the Press, then, the people of the Unit e d Ki ngdom must exclus i ve ly depend until the month o f F e b ruary ; a nd we believe that, with few exceptions, they will be faithful and. ei4eient champions of the national honour and the national security. They will at least have this striking advantage over their legislative rivals, that there cannot be 8 ° many painful discrepancies between their "sayings and doings" as we have had to deplore during the preSent and several preceding Sessions on the part of the representa tives of free and independent constituencies. Lard JOHN RUSSELL attempted to ride off on a collateral point, to make the question one of " Confidence" or "No Confidence." He said, " If we are fit to be Ministers of the Crown we are fit to have that discretion. If we are not fit to have that discretion, on the other hand we are no longer fit to remain Ministers of the Crown 1" Now, we must earnestly and emphatically protest against such an argument—one, indeed, that might be pushed to any extent, even to making the lives and pro perties of the people dependent on the will and pleasure of the Minister for the time being. We are well aware of the efficacy of so very signifi cant a hint respecting a change of Ministry—a hint carrying with it not merely the " delicious treat of an autumnal session," but the inestimable blessing of a general election, with all its noise and turmoil, and its innumerable demands on the rime, the patience, the energies, and the pockets of those who are to determine the matter, and many of whom would be guilty of an act of poli tical suicide, signing their own death warrants as public men. We repeat, then, that it is not fair to make use of such a threat in order to induce the guardians of the public purse not merely to abdicate their functions, but to transfer the power constitutionally reposed in them to any Ministry, however popular. As we have already stated, " the most trusted, and the most trust worthy, should not demand so great a sacri ficei, nor should the chosen representatives of the people, disgrace themselves by establishing iireeedent so fraught with danger to popular rights and privileges." The dangerous example has, however, been set— the precedent has been established." The three millions now granted may be quadrupled, or more than quadrupled, another time. A still greater responsibility than that so boldly assumed may be encountered by future Ministries, more un limited confidence (if that be possible) may be re posed in the discretion of Ministers, until the liberties of the people be sacrificed to the magni tude of a discretion more suited to a Turkish Vizier than a First Lord of the Treasury of the United Kingdom ! .A similar " discretion" will, we suppose, this evening be insisted on for capitalists who are prac tically to be allowed to raise funds for the use of the AUTOCRAT if the dividends offered be deemed satisfactory. That " discretion," as we have Already explained, may operate very prejudicially to the interests of the tax-payers of Great Britain and to the cause of European Civilisation. And, in like manner, the unlimited discretion of rulers trust promote the cause of "despotism." What, in fact, is the principle of " Autocracy" but " un invited discretion " for the ruler to do as he ,pinks proper, without being accountable to any pcn . son or persons whatever—to "do as he likes his own"—without let or hindrance. And this is the course in which the House of Com mons has made a very decided step by its vote of last night. We trust that the time will speedily arrive when the voters, aye, and non voters, of the United Kingdom may express their opinions on the propriety of such a proceeding. The fear of a dissolution is the true secret why members have neglected their duty. But their time is coming—and that soon ! A reviewer in the Edinburgh has manifestly not followed the advice of Sir JAMES GRAHAM ; but has, with wonderful industry, been. carefully " pottering ever blue-books ;", and this, more over, in reference to the very . subject in regard to which this same pottering was originally depre cated, namely, in reference to the Diplomatic History of the Eastern Question now ripened into a war between the Russian and the Allied Go vernments. The first article in this recently-pnb iiiihed number of our great Whig contemporary is nothing less than an elaborate piece of special pleading, to prove that the matter here particu larised has been treated from first to last with the most consummate ability, and the most high minded patriotism, by the members of her MA JESTY'S present Administration. A rather diffi cult thesis to have selected truly —one, the difficulty of which the Edinburgh Reviewer at once virtually acknowledges by the exquisite dis play of preparatory caution with which he adven ttures upon it. If Mr. BOUNDERBY was correctly cleaned as the "Bully of Humility," then might the critic in the Whig Quarterly be happily de signated the •Braggart of Candour. Never was there a more blusterous affectation of lucidity, a :zero obtrusively paraded anxiety to be clear and explicit. The effort destroys itself. Any reader would inevitably be roused into suspicion as to the honesty of the argument carried on with such au officious air of exactitude in regard to names, and dates, and facts, and documents, even to minute punctilios—supposing them to have been pre viously unacquainted with any of the particulars in reference to the matter under examination. But as to the actual matter iu hand, scarcely any one can sit down to a perusal of the leading article in the new number of the Edinburgh with out having a previous knowledge of results glar ingly demonstrative of the culpability of the ABERDEEN Coalition. The reviewer has entered resolutely upon his task, in defiance of all the notorious evil consequences of the diplomatic cor respondence in regard to the Eastern Question, in spite of the obvious ill effects of the War into which that correspondence has been developed. The argument is ostentatiously carried back at the outset to a distance of time amounting to I nearly a quarter of a century, to the year 1844, , at least, when the Eastern Question, or, to speak I more plainly, the question of the destruction of Turkey, to be followed by the subsequent division of spJils among the destroyers, through another , grand act of territorial dismemberment, was first mooted lsy the Emperor NICHOLAS to three _mem bers of her MAJESTY'S Government. it is all o- Other:prOposterbus for the admirers of my - Lord ABERDEEN to endeavour to 'screen their " dear" and " excellent " favourite •under the shadow ".of the great names of those who were admitted with him_ in 1841 into the CZAR'S confidence. There can be no doubt, of course, whatever that the AUTOCRAT, in revealing his intentions, or rather, perhaps, we shou.d say merely his views in regard to Turkey in 1844, upon the occasion of his visit to England, did so not only to the Earl of ABER DEEN, but at the same time also to Sir ROBERT I PEE L and the Duke of WELLINGTON. There is I 110 doubt, there can be no doubt, we say, as to Sir ROBERT and the DUKE having shared n E s j a b r il l it; f ABERDEEN in the privilege a as to whether, in of the Russian EMPEROR'S con e. But there i s a d ou bt i n th e m i n d s an d withhearts e e t sl of the the pe o pl e of England of . th ose two great men having been the event spared to the country so long, they would, or could, consistently with that-own fame as patriotic statesmen, have consented to act as timorously, B land ginge r ly, an d doubtfullY i once, disgracef u ll y, as Lord A, and, titb E let uN uhsassaLteadt eru to the t en. in his scarcely even pretended antagonism infamous design s o f th e Russian y " That is the question." Aud, therefore it is beggingaltogether idle, it is si m ply, in truthbeggingthe question, and waving the difficulty to assume, as the friends of the Premier have assumed, that he is entirely exonerated from blame as associated with the policy of the CZAR NICHOLAS, by the mere coincidence of his having, in 1844, shared in the personal confidence of that potentate with Ministerial colleagues as illustrious as Sir ROBERT PEEL and the Duke Of WELLINGTON. No—the people of England are at this moment (right or wrong) labouring under the conviction that the Prime Minister has acted neither well nor wisely in his conduct in reference to the AUTOCRAT. A deplorable circumstance at a time of war—this popular unbelief in the head of the Government. A circumstance, however, which cannot be altered by any mere " pottering over blue-books," by any mere special-pleading, in a hundred thousand ela borate articles like that adorning, as a political curiosity, the current number of the Edinburgh. s —" THE SUN, LONt)ON, WEDNESDAY EVEN ING. JULY 26, 1854. HAYMARKBT THEATRE. On Monday evening a drama from the pen of Sterling. Coyne was produced at this theatre with complete suc cess. The plot is simple, the whole of the drama turn ing upon the incident of a father, ruined by the ~; a ining table, trying to recover his position by the marriage of his daughter with a certain wealthy mar qnisi. The lady of course has a lover. After the marriage the jealousy of the husband is aroused by the villain of the piece, Lalunette, and a plan of assassina tion arranged for Armand, the lover, by the husband, recoils upon the head of the originator. The dying husband generously renders justice to his injured wife, and leaves her free to bestow her hand and fortune on the man of her heart. The drama drags somewhat during the first two acts, and no powerful sensation is made until the last scene, where, however, the interest is very highly wrought, especially by the excellent acting of Miss Reynolds as Julie and Mr. Howe, the Marquis. The lady depicted the sorrowing, faithful wife, who has sacrificed her heart's best feelings at the shrine of filial love with a most truthful earnestness and pathos ; while the gen tleman represented the noble-hearted French officer with a dignified, chivalrous impressiveness which ma terially aided the success of the piece. Mr. Buck stone, as Michael Sommerson, agrocerand national guard, contributed his quota of fun, and the general result was a success, the piece announced for repitition every even ing, amidst universal applause. ROYAL OPERA, DRURY•LANE The long-promised resuscitation of Massaniello was made at this theatre on Monday night, when it was played for thtt first time in all its integrity in the English language. Great pains have evidently been taken with the getting up, and the scenery and adjuncts were highly effective. The dances were numerous and characteristic, and alto gether both its spectacular and operatic attractions are likely to take with the public. Mr. Sims Reeves was a very efficient representa tive of the inspired fisherman, and sang the genuine inu=ic, unadulterated by the usual interpolatiOns, with great effect. He was well seconded by Mr. Weiss, as Pietro ; but Mr. Mapleson, as Al phonzo, was evidently not equal to the attempt, and was not in favour with the audience. Madame Ruders dorff sang the music of Elyira, with great conscientious nes4 and much power; and Madame Louise gave the pantoniirce of Fenella with effect. The cogs de ballet was strengthened by the addition of M. Milano and Madlle. Therese Cushnie, whose spirited dancing in the Tarantella well sustained the reputation they achieved at this theatre last winter Beakloll. The audience were not, however, in the best humour possible, having been kept waiting until near nine before the curtain rose ; an apology, however, having been made on account of an accident with the scenery. They warmed, however, as the inspiriting opera proceeded, and encored the Barcarole, and the principal dances, the Bolero and the Tarantella ' • and seemed at midnight, when it closed, to have sat themselves into amore genial mood, rewarding the close with tumultuous applause. There can be no doubt that the pains bestowed on this lively and picturesque opera will repay the liberal efforts of the directors, and that in spite of the thermometer the remainder of the season will be chiefly employed in satisfying the lovers of music by the representation in its entirety of M asactaidlo. COURT CIRCULA R. OSBORNE, JULY 25. The Queen and Prince embarked in the Fairy yeiter day afternoon, and cruised in the Solent, returning to Obborne soon after eight o'clock. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 25. Last evening, at 7.30, the Fairy yacht, with her Majesty the Queen, Prince, and Royal family, passed through Spithead, for an airing ; whereupon the Ameri can corvette Preble, Commander Craven, ran the blue ensign up at the fore, and fired a Royal salute of 21 guns. The Fairy shortly returned to Osborne, followed by the pretty little Elfin in attendance. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and the youthful Marquis of Worcester have left Berkeley-square, on a tour of the watering-places on the south-eastern coast. His Excellency Baron Bentinck, the resident Nether lands Minister, has arrived at the embassy from Brighton, where lie has been passing some days. VERDERER OF THE NEW FOREST. —ST Charles Hulse, Bart., who has been a great many years verderer of the New Forest in Hampshire, has resigned that office on account of his great age (88) and blindness. The free holders, who have the appointment in their gift, have solicited Colonel Hulse, of Braemore House, near Ford ing-bridge, to become a candidate. DraTtx or Mits. SOUTHEY .—Caroline Southey, widow of Robert Southey, the Poet Laureate, died on the 20th inst , at Buckland, near Lymington. She was a daughter of the Rev. Dr. Bowies, a canon of Salisbury Cathedral, . . and was highlygriced with intellectual accomplishments. She wr.s married to Dr. Southey in 1839, about a year and a half after the death of his first wife, Edith Tucker, to whom he was united on the day he left England for a six montl;s' sojourn at Lisbon. The Rev. C. C. Southey, vicar of Arclieigh, in his " Life and Letters" of his father, says :—" When the day was fixed for the tra vellers (Southey and Hill) to depart, ray father fixed that also for his wedding day ; and on the 14th Nov., 1795, was united at Redcliffe Church, Bristol, to Edith fucker. Immediately after the ceremony they parted. My mother wore her wedding ring hung round her neck, and preserved her maiden name until the report of the marriage had spread abroad." BRISTOL CHANNEL.—Yesterday a parliamentary paper was given, containing the evidence with respect to the navigation of the Bristol Channel. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.— The following gen tlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at the meeting of the court of examiners on the 24th inst.: —Messrs. John Fox, Weymouth ; John Govett Smith, Tiverton, Devon ; Charles Hawker, Southsea, Hants ; Augustus Vout, Yalding, Kent ; George Carlton Clery, Ashton-grove, Cork ; Thomas Roche, Cork ; Thomas Stowell Barry, Cork. At the same meeting of the court Mr. James Thomson passed his examination for naval assistant. CONSOLIDATED COPPER MINES OF COBRD ASSOCIATION. —Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this association was held at the offices of the company, Austinfriars, Mr. Ellis in the chair. The report was in all respects satisfactory, and showed the mines to be looking better. Tile whole produce of the year amounted to 13,039 tons, exceeding the produce of the year 1852 by 2,012 tons, but the heavier charges for freight, higher wages, &c., had reduced the profit of the year to a little below that of 1852. The proceeds of the first five months of the past year had exceeded that of the same tune in the preceding year by 628 tons, and no thing but the difficulty of procuring labour had pre vented an increase. The accounts showed an undivided balance from the last year's account of 28,7951. 55., which, with the growing funds arising from the past year's proceeds, enabled the directors to declare a divi dend of 41. per share. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors terminated the proceedings. PRICE OF GOLD. —The quot a ti on o f gold at Paris is about 4 per mille discount (according to the last tariff), which at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.07 ; and, the exchange at Paris on London at short being 24 971, it follows that gold is about 0.33 per cent dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price I of gold is 4201 per mark, which at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d, per oz for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.21 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on Loedoe at short being 13.31, it follows that gi.dd is (1 53 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange atNew York.on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1091 per cent., and, the per of exchange between England and America being 109 '23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.17 per cent. in fivour of England; and, aftbr making allowance for charges of transport and difference of interest, the' present rate leaves a trifling profit on the importation of gold from the United States. PRICE OF SILVER. —The bar silver brought by the last West India steamer was acid yesterday at 611 d., show iog .a decline of :el. per ounce. For Mexican dollars there has been a renewe d i nquiry ; but, as there are scarcely any in first hands, a considerable advance on the last price (611 d.) is asked, and in sonic instances paid, in anticipation of orders expected to be received by the overland mail telegraphed yesterday morning. ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN COPPER COMPANY.—A. meeting of this company took place on Monday, Sir W. Foster in the chair, when it was resolved to appoint a committee to inquire generally into the affairs of the undertaking. The report of the directors detailed the progress of the works both at Spitty and in South Australia ; and the accounts from the manager showed that in the colony the difficulties attending the high rates of labour have prevented a profitable return. A person alleged to be well qualified to judge of the value and prospects of the company has been despatched to Port Adelaide, with the view of forwarding home an impar tial statement, so that the board may consult the in terests of the shareholders by proposing its dissolution or continuance. Objections were, however, taken to the reports and accounts, and also to the preliminaries attending the purchase of the property from the original i h t Iseref te After t t a e n tn p i t r e r e d g o u n l ar b d u i : c s i u d s e s s si n a , e i o n m m w ich explanations proprietors. s was by general consent selected to a Yesterday was printed i n of a letter addressed t o o a c f six r a carry out METROPOLITANia shareholderetnh teari Parliamentary v p e a s sp t i ! lrv a Eta p y i it o the Secretary of State by the Metropolitan Sewers Com missioners relative to the proposed application by them of the sum of 300,000/., for the borrowing of which Powers are inserted in the New Sewers Bill. The works on the north side of the Thames are to be as follows : It is proposed to construct so much of the northern high level intercepting (or Hackney brook) sewer, as will extend from the present outlet of the open sewer to High-street, Stoke Newington, at an estimated cost of about 110,000 /. On the south side of the Thames it is proposedt c b o r n a s n tr e u h e , t w th b e i ;h e o x le te o n f d t s f be ro l m ow level inter cepting sew er from Deptford Creek to Battersea, except Deptford, to a p o i nt near Paradise-row, Rotlihei its northern er to n an estimated cost of ab out 190;000/. grilli;tshtree, at, Y A 11 E AND UO3I2,IBE,CIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 American taken on speculation. The market was steady,. and prices of all kinds were unchanged. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 120 Pernam and Maranham at 5.A. to Pad., 300 Egyptian,. at 6d. . to lid., 800 Surat, at 2id to 4d., and 30 Sea Island at ls. lid. to 2s. per lb. Railway Shares were flat, at rather lower prices. The report upon the indigo sales, furnished by Messrs. 11. W. Jewesbury and Co., is as follows : "The sales terminated this day, and consisted of 13.925 chests (including 4,185 chests of old goods, and 1,090 chests in second hands). The sale now concluded was exppeted to go off flatly, but upon the opening day it was evident that orders were more abundant than was looked for, both for export and home use, the demand being chiefly for the good medium qualities which have maintained previous rates ; the fine Bengal shipping qualities, for which the demand was limited, have again, as in the previous sale, experienced the greatest decline ; good and fine Kurpab, and the same qualities of Madras realised an advance in value, but the ordinary and low of all descriptions were cheaper; the sale has gone very steadily throughout, and with but little variation in prices from those of the first day. Of the quantity brought forward, it is estimated that 3,208 chests are bought in, 3,852 withdrawn, and 6,865 sold, to which may be added about 635 of the bought in and with drawn, making the total quantity sold about 7,500 chests, of which 4,500 are said to be for export, and 3,000 for home use and re-sale." The harvest reports from the Continent are still of the most favourable character, the heat being so intense that the crops are of unusually fine quality. At Madrid typhus fever has prevailed, owing to the number of the slain lying in the public streets. Don Fernando, who wag . inlll-health, a brother of the king consort, died at the French embassy, from fright, after the attack upon the palace of his father, Don Francisco de Paulo, whose fate was not known. The other sisters and brothers of the king were at the French ambassador's also. A comparison of the railway traffic returns for the first half-year of 1854, compared with the same period of 1853, shows a satisfactory increase in most of the lines. The Eastern Counties stand particularly well, the improvement being upwards of 47,0G01., the Caledonian have risen 49,0001., the Great Western 66,0001., the Lancaster and Carlisle 25,0001., the North-Western 85,0001., the Brighton 45,0001., the South-Western 33,0001., the Midland 45,0001., the South-Eastern 44,0001., the South Wales 39,0001., and the Great Northern 79,0001. Taking the French lines generally, it appears that they show an increase of 121 per cent. With re spect to the English lines, it must not be inferred that the whole extra receipts, or even the usual proportion, taken against the mileage, will go to the account of profit. There has been a great addition to the expenditure in consequence of the advance in wages and in the price of many important articles that are consumed largely. Nevertheless the dividends ought to be well maintained. The Brighton Company will give at the rate of about 41. 125., having in the corres ponding period of last year paid at the rate of 3g per Cent, per annum. The second half-year upon all the lines is of course the most productive. There is much uncertainty still about the Great Western dividend. Last year the dividend was 4 per Cent., but the recent decision in the House of Lords with respect to the guages, and the necessity of taking out of current revenue the loss incurred upon work ing some of the branch lines, will fall seriously upon the aggregate amount available. The balance from the previous half-year being nearly 20,000/. no doubt the dividend may be maintained. The North-Western Company in the opinion of some persons should be able to pay at the rate of 51 per cent., having commenced the half-year with a balance of 86,0001., and the receipts fir the cur rent half-year being increased, as above stated, nearly as much more. The Caledonian in the first half-year of 1853, paid at the rate of 2 per cent. ; the Great Northern 2i per cent., the South- Western 31 per cent., and the South-Eastern 2 2-3ds. The Midland paid at the rate of 3i, and had a good balance at the end of last year, which was not the case with many of the other lines ; a point of some importance in guiding the amounts to be paid now. The North Stafford Company, in nouneing that the Amalgamation Bill has been lost, intimate that the arrangement with the Lon don and North-Western for an increased dividend, will not on that account be disturbed. The Overland letters will be delivered in London to-morrow morning. There was an improvement yesterday afternoon in the rates of exchange upon most of the Conti nental cities. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 ; 22,1 to 25 ; Amsterdam at 11 16i to 17 ; ljam burgh at 13 5i to G ; and Trieste at 12 30 to 36. About 80,0001. of the gold lately received from Australia has been delivered for exportation to the Continent. Silver is in more request. In the discount market, money is reported easy, at 41 to 41 per cent., and there is a scarcity of bills. The stock market has been rather depressed again this morning, Consols being 92g 2, and since 92 1 1 . It appears that the supply of money stock is still rather in excess of the amount required by the jobbers, and this perhaps i s th e more to b e a t, seeing th at money is more easy. bills have b een at l s. d i scount to 2s. E w x on ch d e e ci re u d er. prem i um ; Bank Stock is rather quiet at 211. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, are 921 to 93i ; and the Three per Cents. 92i to 923. The intelligence from Madrid as to the restora tion of tranquillity upon the arrival of Espartero, has inspired some confidence, but there is not much doing in the Bonds. The Deferred have been 181 ex dividend, but the 3 per Cents. have not been dealt in. Mexican Stock is at 246, and Sar dinian at 854. Venezuela Deferred are at 11, and Dutch 4 per Cents, at 91i. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to GI ; Mexi can, 24i to 246 ; Peruvian, 66 to 68 ; ditto Three per Cents. 50 to 52 ; Portuguese Four per Cents. 39 to 41 ; Russian Fiv© per Cents. 97 to 99 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 81 to 83 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18 1 t o ]8 ditto Three per Cents. 361 to 37 ! !3;; ditto C ert i ficates, 31 to 4k; di t t o Pas sive, 31 to 41. 1 ; Railway Shares. are rather dull, and generally drooping. The lines most dealt in are Great Northern, Brighton, N or th,W e St e rn, and Smith- Eastern: Foreign shares are neglected. No transactions are recorded in Milling Shares. The Banks are inactive, and in the miscellaneous market very lit tie, has been done. ANDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. f Prom the Ogcial L st. ) Business clone dank Stock ........... per Cent. Reduced Annuiticb 921 $ i .3 per Cent Consols Annuities 92} 14 i 34 per Cent. A nnuities t.ong Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 baba Stock Smith Sea Stock.. .. :10,La:oxa.rDa!,dzhsziiiticonice:1:ijoas,niluiiffcile:ouiBruBir.ici:RternAtihrod sdei e nie c sidA: o :s u s: n l t 2Bl l : 7 3 t h.A . ug u s t . . 1124 92 i =. / s, i *lOOO ................................... 2 p 1 d %all ...................................... 981 PRICE. OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Ditto Small snsc et p po e ue r rn C tc e e n n t t .. .. .. . . Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 3A per Cent. ....••••••••••• 11 Ditto Deferred, 1 - per Cent Dividends on the above pay-able in London. Dutch Exchange, ` - ). 2 r or Cont. 12 Guil — ... 914 Ditto 4 per C ent. Certificates 11A LF•PAST TWO. Consols 92 Ditto August Account VIOLENT THUNDERSTORM. HEREFORD, Tuesday.— Yesterday evening a terrific thunderstorm commenced in and around this city, and with scarcely an intermission prevail e d throughout the night. Between eight and nine o'clock lag evening, after a sultry, oppressive day scarcely relieved by a breath of wind, rain began to descend in torrents, and immediately converted the highways into running brooks. The thunder rolled loud and heavy, and duriii , the whole night the country was i ncessantly lig!,ted by vivid lightning. The spire of Withington Church, five miles south-east of Hereford, on Which a large sum was last year expended in repairs, was struck by the lightning at two o'clock this morning, when' the . storm, was at its height, and was greatly injured. ' • • LATEST FOPPC '` NE W ;!_rt , _AA, - 1 _. THE WAR. THE BATTLE AT GIURGEVO. The following is the substance of a despatch with reference to this battle, addressed by Omer Pacha on the 9th, and received at Constantinopl e on the 11th of July : " The letters which I this day receive from Has san Haki Paella, supreme commander of the army at Rutschuk, and from Said Paella, Governor- General of Silistria, announce that an engagement took place on Friday (twelve chewal) between our troops and the enemy. At 2 o'clock in the morn ing (Turkish time), i.e., 9 o'clock, a strong column of attack was sent forward to the island of Kama, situate before Rutschuk, whilst at the same time another body of troops proceeded from the island of Moukan-Oglou to Giurgevo. The Russians, on per ceiving this, collected a considerable number of troops and artillery from Giurgevo and from the village of Slabisca, and commenced the engagement at Kama. The Ottoman troops, reinforced by a strong detachment which was sent to the spot, and supported by the fire of the fortress, gave the enemy a vigoroas reception. The engagement lasted ten hours and a half, when the victory was declared on our side, and the Russians took to flight. The Turks, without losing time, imme diately commenced fortifying the island of Kama ; whilst the enemy put outposts to hisrear, destroy ing the bridges on the river and in the strait of Giurgevo, and finally setting fire to the ships, and to several military establishments which exist in the harbour of that town. This battle cost the Russians 5,000 men. The number of their wounded is im mense. As regards us, we have but 500 killed and wounded, which is very little in comparison with the losses sustained by the enemy." CONSTANTINOPLE. MALTA July 21.—Advices from Constantinopl e of the 16th, and Varna of the 12th inst., have been received here. The fleets were at Baltschik. Some of the crew of the Tiger, made prisoners, had arrived at Malta. , July 22.—Thirty : nine French transports have passed Malta for the Dardanelles, with 525 men, And mules and horses on board. FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN PARKER, OF THE FIREBRAND. We extract the following from a letter dated Constantinople, July 13 :—"Yesterday the funeral of Captain Parker took place. This officer, who was the youngest post-captain in the service, met with his death in storming the stockade near the mouth of the Danube. He was shot through the heart. His body was brought down from Varna in the Caradoc, and buried yesterday with all military honours. At about five o'clock yesterday afternoon minute-guns announced that the body was being lowered from the ship, which was lying at anchor at Tophana. About 500 men of the 30th and 19th regiments (the remaining British force at Constan tinople) came over from the barracks at Scutari, and headed the procession. They were closely fol lowed by the French crew of the Charlemagne, all with reversed arms. The officers and crews of the Sardinian and American frigates lying here like wise joined in the procession. The coffin was placed upon a Turkish gun, drawn by eight horses. It was covered with the British ensign. After it fol lowed her Majesty's ambassador, Lord Stratf,rd le Redcliffe, and all the members of the British legation, with the crew of the Firebrand (Captain Parker's own men) without arms. British, French, Turkish, and officers of other nations, with a host of private individuals in mourning a,itire, nrought up the rear. They proceeded along the main-street of Pera towards the great cemetery, in which is situated the English burial-ground. It was a very large and melancholy procession, and lrew great crowds of people on the spot. Turks, Greeks, and Armenians, blockaded the way by thousands. It so happened that on reaching the Turkish artillery barracks, the men were at their rixerciPe with the guns, and it was pleasing to see hem immediately drawn out in a line, and give a testimony to the dead body of their ally by a military salute. The procession passed on, and on reaching We cemetery the solders formed circle round the 4rave. After the termination of the funeral service, three rounds were fired by all the military and the sailors present, and the music and muffled lrums playing in the interval of loading those doleful notes which strike so sadlylon the ear, and sink so deeply into the hearts of the bystanders. It was a very large procession, and made a great impression upon the crowd assembled. On the termination of the ceremony, the military closed their ranks and returned to their quarters, the hand playing a lively air. The rest of the mourners then dispersed to their several homes. According to one account, Captain Parker was shot in his gig, in the midst of his men, whilst rowing down the Danube, at about thirty miles' distance from the Sulina mouth of that river ; whilst another account, which seems the most genuine, states that he fell pierced by a bullet whilst storming the Rus sian stockade at the head of his men, who carried the place, with the sacrifice of their gallant young commander. NEW RUSSIAN OVERTURES. The Wanderer of Vienna, of the 21st, contains the following :—" It is said that there arrived at Berlin the day before yesterday despatches from St. Petersburg, which have been transmitted by the telegraph to Colonel de Manteuffel, and he is charged, in consequence, it is said, to m .ke new overtures to the Cabinet of Vienna. Two couriers have arrived here since Sunday with despatches from St. Petersburg for Prince Gortschakoff." ADHERENCE OF THE GERMANIC DIET TO THE AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN TREATY. A telegraphic despatch from Frankfort, July 24, says :—The Diet of the Germanic Confederation has resolved upon adhering to the Austro-Prussiau treaty by 16 votes to 1. Mecklenburgh is the only dissenting vote. A letter from Vienna ! 21st, in Voss's Gazette of Berlin, says :—"The negotiations with Prince Gortschakoff have been suspended until the arrival of Westmoreland instructions expectwliich from ind their B e o r urreqs respective e and Lord Govern ments either to-morrow or the day after. It is generally expected in the best-informed quarters that France and England will declare the Russian propositions insufficient. Austria has already done so, but she declined giving any positive answer to the Russian Cabinet until she has received the de claration of the Western Powers, which will doubt less be in conformity with her own views. It is said that the overtures of Baron de Manteuffel have been received with satisfaction, and there is seen ;in this a proof of a perfect accordance of views be tween Prussia and Austria, although attempts are made in different quarters to raise reports to the contrary. All classes of the people show great anxiety to take part in the new loan. A general offic r attached to the Emperor is about to proceed to Cracow to inspect the fortifications of that city." RUSSIAN DOCUMENTS FOUND AT GIURGEVO. The Vienna Lloyd of the 20th, in a letter from the Lower Danube of the-15th; has a curious article of news. 'lt says that after the battle of Giurgevo the Turks became possessed of some remarkable documents ; no less • thatt'contidential correspond ence of Generals Gertschakoff,Luders, and Simonoff with the Russian authorities, and even with those of ninny Bulgarian - towns. They furnish incon testible ptools• of h fearful system of espionage and treachery, instituted and carried on by the Russians. In addition to these pap ers f rom Giurgevo anotherimportant discovery has been made. the battle-field of the Bth, near the spot On where General Chruleff fell, a heavy portfolio was . found beneath the body of an E gypt i an family letters of th e C ount, it contained sldesomes someauto graph letters of the Czar to General Chruleff From what a has transpired, it seems that the Count,. while continually censuring P r i nce !P kiewitch since his assuming the command, approved s in a great measure of the proceedings of Prince Gorts chakoff. In his letters he also directed the attention of the Czar to General Uschakoff, the commander at T u lt sc h a ; a nd enlarges particularly on the capabilities of General Osten- Sacken. In order to keep alive the spirit of the troops, he found it advisable that the command of the army of the Danube should be conferred on a Grand Prince. It i s seen f ro m these letters how high General Chruleff stood in the confidence of the Czar ; also, that even the actions of the great leaders are watched, the Czar maintaining a pri vate correspondence with the subordinate, that he may be informed of all that the superior conceals. It cannot be doubted that this fact, if it be such, should it reach the ears of the Russian Generals, will have anything but an encouraging effect. Everybody is lost in conjectures, says a letter from Constantinople of the 13th inst., as to what the next move o f the combined armies may be. The fleets are lying tranquilly at anchor in the Bay of Baltschik, and though there has been some talk of late about Sebastopol and the Crimea, there exist no reasons for believing in any attempt in that di rection just yet. The health of the united armies who occupy th e line between Varna and Schumla is good ; but it is to be foreseen that they w ill Rifle' from heat and fever during the next few months. 7,000 men (Ottoman troops) have been detached from the brigade which had been attached to the division of the French army under the com mand of Prince Napoleon. They left Varna the pay before yesterday for Batourn, where they are to join the remnant of the army under Selim Pacha, which has been so thinned in the late defeat at Urzughetti. Lieu tenant-Colonel Thorne, lately returned from a sojourn in Asia Minor died here on Tuesday last. The marriage of Ali Ghalib Pacha (Reschid Pacha's son) to the Sultan's daughter is broken off, or at least put off for a year. This is a great piece of gossip for the newsiliongers of Stamboul. The height of ambition in a Turkish statesman seems to he to ally his family to that of the Sultan, and Reschid Pacha is much cut up about this delay in the consummation of the most ardent of his wishes. It is not known what the little Sultana says to this move. Her intendedis much disgusted at the pro crastination. In a' day or two a large Turkish flotilla will leave for the the Archipelago. The Ottoman fleet is at present at anchor in the Bay of Buyukdere, about fifteen miles up the Bos phorus. The line-of.battle ships are to remain there, returning to their old duties as floating batteries, anchored safely in the tranquil stream. The accounts from ( J.eece are on the whole satis factory. Tranquillity seems to be slowly returning to the provinces of Thessaly and Epirus. The mountains are, however, infested by insurgents, who have degenerated into brigands. Almost all the principal leaders have returned to Greece. From Kars we have no news of any importance. The following proclamation has been addressed iu Turkish to the provincial governors, in the name of the British and French commanders-in-chief : a' The commanders-in-chief of the allied armies of England and France make known to the populations of Bulgaria and the surrounding provinces, that they pur pose protecting the subjects of his Imperial Majesty Abdul Medjid Khan against the Russians, as also to watch over their property and welfare. Orders have con sequently been given to the armies, whose mission it is to exercise this protection, to observe the most strict discipline everywhere, and especially in the provinces they occupy. At the same time, it is made known to the population that whosoever (whatever religion he may profress, or nation he may belong to) shall com mit any act in opposition to the military laws esta blished, or contrary to the intentions of the British or French commanders-in-chief, will be punished with the utmost severity, and without scruple, and that his punishment will be inflicted on him by the coin mander of the allied forces who may be the nearest The populations are bound, to the utmost of their power, to endeavour in every way to meet the demands of the commanders of the allied forces, for assistance or aid of whatsoever kind. They are rigorously bound to fulfil this their duty, as also to supply every information which the above-named commanders may require of them. Those who have, in consequence of the late events, abandoned their villages, properties, and families, are invited to return, whilst they are enjoined to place con fidence in the protection of the allied armies, and to live in tranquillity and peace, for should they not comply with what is prescribed to them, or prove guilty of com municating with the enemy, they will be handed over to the military authorities, who will immediately inflict the deserved punishment upon them." AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION OF THE PRINCIPALITIES. According to a letter from Constantinople of the 13th inst., Austria has expressed a desire to occupy the Principalities exclusively, that is to say, that her armies alone should be there. The Porte had forwarded orders to Omer Pacha not to cross the Danube for the present, but refused to admit in principle the exclusive occupation of the provinces by Austria. Another demand has likewise been put forward, namely, the rein stallation of the two hospodars, who are at Vienna, and whose return to Wallachia and Mol davia with the first Austrian troops, M. de Bruck has announced to the Porte. Reschid Pacha re plied that the Porte must first take the propriety of their rec All to the principalities into considers tion. The Austrian ambassador, however, in sisted on the fulfilment of Art 3 of the convention, which stipulates the re-establishment of the former Government, upon which Reschid Pacha maintained that the precise re-establishment of that Government could not take place before the Poete was convinced that the hospodars had not tailed in their duties as trusty and loyal sub jects ; and that, although the Porte had no very serious complaints to make against Prince Ghika, of Moldavia, the same was not the case with respect to Prince Stirhey, of Wallachia, who had proved himself a partisan of the Russians in the most scandalous manner, though, finally he did obey the orders of the Porte by retiring from Wallachia. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, who was afterwards consulted, took a similar view to Reschid M. de Bruck then appealed to the Sultan, and on Sunday (the 9th) an extraordinary council was assembled, in which a compromise was arranged. Both hospodars are to be recalled to their posts provisionally ; the Porte is then to name a high commissioner, to hold an investigation of the con duct of the two Princes, and on his ultimate re port the Porte is to resolve how to act. THE DANUBE. Advices from Hermanstadt, of the 25th inst., state that the Russian centre is moving, under General Liprandi, towards Fokshani, because the Austrians are marching from Transylvania north wards, for concentration in the Bukowina. Sixty thousand Ottomans are strongly fortifying Giurgevo. We read in the Moniteur " We have received, under dale of Widdin, 13th, some details of the important combat which took place on the 7th near Giurgevo. The Turks had taken possession of the town soon after it had been evacuated by the Rus sians ; but the latter, who had encamped within a short distance, had not, it would appear, given up the idea of re-entering it. The Turks, not being in sufficient force to defend the position, retired to the island, between Giurgevo and Rustchuck. Supported by the fire of that citadel and by the reinforcements which opportunely arrived, they twice repulsed the desperate attacks of the Russians, and in their turn assumed the offensive. In this movement, accomplished with as much order as vigour, the Ottoman troops recrossed to the•left bank, and, after an engagement of not less than ten hours, dis loged the Russians from all their positions. The latter have since retreated, not without some confusion, on the road to Bucharest. According to information which has reached Widdin, the loss of the Russians is said to have been relatively enormous ; it was estimated at not less than 6,000 men." Another letter from Widdin, of the same date, says :--- "Lesser Wallachia is perfectly tranquil, and_ the administration works well. The Boyards and the landed proprietors are nearly all returned home, with he exception of tho-e who, having taken refuge at Bucharest, are still retained by the Russians. Saini Paella has furnished the local authdrities with the means of arming a police force, composed almost entirely of old Dorohans, who have succeeded in escaping from the Russians." The Lloyd's of Vienna, of the 21st, says :—" The last news from the theatre of war is to the 18th. Nothing important had occurred. It is stated from Widdin that the Russian corps stationed near Plojeschti were advancing towards Aluta, in the direction of Slatina and Rymnick. It was this operation, no doubt, which prevented Omer Pacha trout advancing, as he would have exposed hi mse lf to being attacked. The frontier of Transylvania is without troops, and there are only some re maining near the principal passage. Letters from Krajova state that from the 6th large Russian forces coming from the Transylvania frontier had been advancing towards the southern frontier of Lesser Wallachia. Those who were retiring on Moldavia had again taken the road to Wallachia, and are to take up positions on the rivers Boza, Teicasch, Prabova, and Dumbowitza. A new fort is being constructed on the road from Rassova to Silistria. Omer Pacha has proclaimed in the name of the Sultan a general amnesty for all the civil and military Wallachians compromised' in the present war, on the condition that they will cease their re lations with the Russians. A deputation of the boyards of Little Wallachia left Widdin on the 15th for Giurgevo, to convey an address to the Sultan. Dredging boats are being prepared at Varna to render the mouth of the Sulina navigable. No vessels are allowed to enter the Danube, but those in the river are permitted to leave. The son of Count Orloff has become completely blind from the wound he received at the siege of Silistria. A letter from Galatz of the 13th states that the Turk ish troops commanded by Mehemet Pacha have occupied the road which leads from Hirsova to Babadjigh. A large pontoon train assembled at Schumla is to follow the corps of the Dobrudscha, in order to enable it to cross the Danube to join the auxiliary troops who are at the mouth of the Sulina." ADRIANOPLE. The following is an extract from a letter written from Adrianople by an officer of General Bosquet's division, which marched from Gallipoli to Varna by land : "Every man pretending to be a traveller has seen Constantinople, but few people know anything of Boil melia, Adrianople, Aidos, and the Balkans. It is, how ever, the richest country y ,u can imagine. Every agri cultural product grows there as if by enchantment, for there are scarcely ten inhabitants to ten square leagues. Vines, wheat, barley, and oats abound everywhere, whether in the fine valleys, such as those of the Kayak, the Maritza, and the Tundja, or on the hill sides which bound those rivers. There are forests, diversified with rich pitstures, on which may be seen grazing vast numbers of French bullocks, and Asiatic buffaloes, and myriads of little horses, called beghirs, which are neither Asiatic, French, Arabian, nor Engii:di, but which render immense services to the country by . transporting produce to the centres of trade and exportation. Nothing can be more pleasing to the eye 1 than the appearance of these five countries at this season - of the year. To the riches of the surface of the soil must be added those underground. Marbles and indications of minerals are to be seen everywhere. What a mice to explore when a glorious peace shall have assured to these countries their independence and that coxfidenee in the future which is an essential element in the intel lectual and industrial emancipation of nations. " Adrianople, that ancient capital of ancient Turkey', that rival of Byzantium at a time when Byzantium Wee Greek—Adrianople, gracefully seated at _the confluence of two splendid rivers, built in the midst of gardens and lofty trees, and seen to be a town only by its,gildV domes and white minarets—is (for the East) a magniu - • cent city. At every step traces are perceptible of an advanced Mussulman civilisation—of a fallen: power which must have been great indeed, since it tranamiti,q to its apathetic successors an empire which embraei Asia, Africa, and Spain, and monuments such as'bite Mosque of Selim 11. at Adrianople. " What a chef d'ceuvre of boldness and elegance ; what admirable proportions. And how the soul is moved , ' in spite of the grossness of the worship, when you enle r this cupola, which may challenge comparison with all in the world, even with St. Peter's at Rome. Nothing can give a more accurate idea of the difference "between the Turk of the past and the present than a visit /60 these vast cemeteries, these immense and sombre areas, where the marble is hidden by thistles, and where. under the rust which gnaws the marbfes, are the pomp' ous and still gilded inscriptions of a-time when MAO" met was the equal of God. " It is in front of this superb edifice, in the midst of the Isle of the Seraglio, that the 3d battalion of Chasseurer, the Zouaves, the Algerian " T urcos ," an d a crowd e' those eccentric individualities—Poles, Spaniards, Eng' lishmen, &c. —who accompany the army, and in the midst of that Mussulman population formerly so intole rant, that the rites of Christian worship have just beet performed with a military pomp as simple as imposing. THE BALTIC. BERLIN, Tuesday Evening.—The British squad" ron, of seven sail, containing the French troops, was in Kidge Bay on the 24th. On the 25th the combined fleets steered for the Aland Isles. Twenty vessels of the fleet had been telegraphea off the Soderam Light, on the Swedish coast. DANTZIC, July 22.—The hired steamer Nicolai 1., Hunter, master, left this port about two sill.: to-day. She takes t o th e fl ee t 100 b u ll oc k s, a grail? quantity of fresh vegetables, and sundry stores ; and it will be satisfactory to all who have relations or friends in the fleet that such good arrangements have been made to preserve the health of the algal ! in the Baltic. It is intended that every sailor shall have one pound of fresh meat and half si pound of fresh vegetables four days in the week' These supplies have been put on board under the personal superintendence of John Marks, ES CO paymaster of the Duke of Wellington; and the c attle are riot only much better than those purchased for our allies in the . French fleet, but they are, at the same time, very , much lower in price, the bullocks sent to the French having cost 140 Prussian aollarS each, and those procured for the English 105. The Nicolai I. took on board coals from the barque Albion. These coals will cost at least 40s. per ton e and at this tim e exce ll en t coa l s are o ff ere d f o r sal at this port at 20s. The Nicolai I. will join the fleet in the vicinity O f the Aland Islands. She carries two guns and O L / sailors. The following is an extract of a letter from 036 Baltic : " Flag-ship, Baro Sound, July 18.—My dear Every little incident now occurring is caught up w" th avidity. You, doubtless, in old Engl did, wonder moor, thing is not done ; we have been a long time in ' stays' I hope we shall not miss altogether ; but we are gettiot out of all patience, so many times we have been going do something, which enlivened our spirits only again be knocked on the head, bringing on general despondeour My firm belief is that our hands are tied from head-cin zi i° ters, for old Ch ar l ey paces up and down the poop iw Ob hands behind him and head down, chafing and frettief likean animal that could only be permitted to growl, bt , o 1 , not to bite - I can only assure you t h at t h ere i s not 1,0 officer or man but w h a t i s h onest l y w i th him, an d °m really feels fur hi s di sagreea bl e pos i t i on. W e it! e . heartily sick of recon no it r i ng , an d are l ong i ng f o r arrival of the French troops, which we understand el" shortly expected. Our only hope is that when th e arrive something must be d one . W e s h a ll rece ive the m with more than common civility I can assure you; d o. this creeping about does not suit English taste, and es t content is showing itself f rom th e hi g h es t t o the low iti in every ship belonging to our u n p a r a ll e led fleet. I ntl are very fine, a good understanding prevails, but au that could have b een d one in port. Papers are woou er p r sully scarce, and info r m a ti on more so. You will scar cer ' believe what a sensa ti on was crea t e d t o -d a y by r' arrival of a cutter yacht the Sparrowhawk. We, 13 :4 been apprised o f h er h av i ng b een sent f rom Engin he still we did n o t p u t muc h f a i t h i n i t ; h owever, here 01 • 0. is sure enough, an d r i g ht we l come too. M y last formed you that cholera was on board. The owner, Galt, has shown himself to be a plucky fellOW 11 , coining out in h er , an d h e was t h e more welcome fo r bringing out a goo d supply of what we were all in wan' of, namely, brandy.' By Jove ! you should have seen the rush that took place to board him. I counted n° less than 20 pinnaces and cutters, which literally sot' lowed the vessel, all anxious to be served first ; 10 7„; thing new was an o bj ect o f i nterest, b ut this of all L't'be..- was a great one. E ven o ld Charley looked pleased svh l P o he heard of h er arr i va l . The little yacht brought u Pi astern of us just ab ou t th e ti me we were fi r i ng a Roya l s salute for the E m p eror an d E mpress o f th e French whose healths the commander-in-chief had proposed 41 .‘ board the Fren c h a d m i ra l' s s hi p, w h ere a b anqu et vr' s given by Admiral P arseva l D esc h enes. M r. G a lt ga m on board of us, and was most kindly welcomed by Aclif ro l ‘ ral Seymour, captain of the fleet. Of course, all of tie °Li delighted to hear anythi ng o f our nat i ve country, and "'- was doing, of which w e are as i gnorant as sucking PI Several of the ship's com p any a l so received letters en, parcels by this conveyance, and the Sparrowhawk great card. The commander-in•chief has ordered tha barge to take him on board the cutter, and the 01 s fellow has di ve d b e l ow. I dare say the owner has goat something pretty goo d on b oard. We understand t'7l. the Driver fir s t f e ll i n with the cutter off Hango and was wa rne d as standing in too close among "-a rocks ; after which the Basilisk fell in with her, all piloted her up to the fleet. I must tell you that durl our visit to Cronstadt the Russians had for the sel l , time removed a ll th e b uoys we had la i d down wbj has an no y e d us much. They must be as Close o¢ our trail as a slippery Indian, for we can neither so nor catch hold of them. We are often up at the top the celebrated lighthouse, the Ronskar, where have the mortification of looking down upon the r; movable Russi an fl ee t. S ir Ch ar l es h as muc h fallen away with s h eer vexa ti on , to t hi nk they will not co% out and fight. We long for the arrival of the Fren c soldiers, and wh en we ac t ua ll y see t h em we shal l b e lie . ' something is meant ; it is the only comfort we WI living 'Jape.' The Ru ss i an semap h ores are i n b o ur communication with r e l s i ng f ors. We only des ire help to work the m . Th e weather is so extraord i n arl to d l - fine that our m as t s an d spars are reflected as from beautiful mirro r , an d we are as still as a swan in t:t, ornamental waters of Regent's-park. The scenery ab ° ,„, - Baro Sound is most lovely and enchanting. This, o°,;; • bined with the p erspect i ve view o f 50 men-of-war, toe' a picture that I conce i ve would look well on cans although our mess taste w ou ld b e th a t we s h ou ld be co' ; vered with smoke. Hurrah !' just received orderS' .; ' Prepare f or sea. ' What are we up to—it is flY i lr , about that we are to bombard and take Aland. Ilur rft t - ep from all hand s . M r. Galt has just come on board '- know what he is to do. The admiral told him to COII ,I sider hims e lf un d er t h e protection of the whole fleet, 011 if lie liked th e D u k e wou ld g i ve him a tow. Farew ell. I long to give you the right yarn in my next if, pleb e 4 , 4, Gud, I am spared." Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia left Dalit i on the 18th, for Memel, by the steamer Nix, on hi' way to St. Petersburg. AUSTRIA. The following is from Vienna, dated last OW ing An army of 50,000 men is to be concentrate d between Szegedin and Arad. The reserves called i u w ill amount to abo 80,000 men. Throughout Italy the state of public feeling very bad. It is said that an i nsurrection is contemplated atiModena. The French garrison at Rome is to be rein' forced. Prince Gortschakoff is enraged at the total fail ure of his mission. The Turks remain close to the Danube. SPAIN. MADRID, July 20.—Th e n i g ht h as b een t ran quil' and the publi c are a ll owe d to pass free l y i n neighbourhood of the P uer t a d e l S o l. Th e P l . l l/ , 1 , 0 cation of a n ex t raor di nary supp l ement t o th e Gazette, announcing that the Rivas Ministry re , resigned, and that th e Q ueen h a d ca ll e d Espart e cal to her councils, h a d con t r ib u t e d great l y to m the popular excitement. The city is, however, sr.; covered with barric a d es , but the sound of musks" and the bodming of cannon are no longer bear The Junta, distrusting the Queen's prolrl e e l has resolved to hold it s own unt il t h e arriva'ci. E.3partero, and the ar m i ng o f t h e N at i ona l Guar ns The troops have r e t urne d to t h e i r quar t er s, a of there only remain a few guns before the gat e Alcala. About four o'clock on the 20th, after several Pf; leys with the insurgents, the 200 Grenadiers °I . occupied the H o t e l de la Gobernacion, being la want of water and food, consented to surrend er. he Immediately afterwards the soldiers left , hotel arm-in-arm with the populace, amid 81 1 , of " Viva E spartero !" " Viva la Constitution of It is said that O'Donnell will be here to-momned with the t roops of General Blaser, who h a d win him, and that Blazer had fled to Portugal. o r e- BAYONNE, July 24.—Madrid is tranquil ill neral Evariste San Miguel has been named CAP' General and Minister of War. of 0° General San Miguel is 0110 of the veteran°