The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-02 00:00:00

THOMAS STOTT & CO. Signed in the presence of Wm. ANDREW, solicitor, Princess-street, Manchester. WHITSIIN HOLIDAYS.-ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Ascent in a BALLOON from the Esplanade, in front of the Lake, by the veteran GREEN, the only ascent here for Einhteen years. Vocal and Instru mental Concert, by Miss Poole, Miss Bansford and Mr. Manvers. An extra Military Band during the day. Extensive and interesting Menagerie, ten Lions. three Elephants, two Tigers, two Giraffes, two Camels, &c. Various novel amusements, concluding with a dis play or Fireworks, gorgeous beyond description. The bombardment of Chusan. Explosion of Fireskips, and Balloon ascent at halt-past Six. Con at Seven. Fireworks quarter to Ten. Doors open from Nine in the morning. Admission to the whole, Is. THEATRE ROYAL DEUBY LANE. Lessee, Mr. B. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Jo u 2, Will be performed Bellini's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA. Amino, Mdlle. Bury ; Count Itodolpho, Signor Arnoldi; and Elyino, Signor Bettinl. Followed by (12th time) the new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled ITNE FETE EN OLYMPE. Prt:oo--Stalls. 7a; Dress Circle, 55.; Boxes. 3s. ;Pit, 2s. ;Gallery, Is., a 1 Private Boxes, One. Tw o , Th ree and Four Gu i neas . The Box-olkoe open daily from Ten till gut, where places may be secured. rriyate Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and Cock, 63, tw Bond -street. THEITRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Ituckstona. THIS ETEICILNO. JuN's 2. - Wlll be perform e d th e D ram s o f TUE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, G. Vandenhoff, W. Farren, Compton, and Backstone ; Miss Reynolds, Miss E. Grey, and Mrs. Fitawilliam. After waich, the entirely new and originAl• extravaganza, entitled MB. BUCKSTONE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE (LN LEI ZIESTER-SQUARE), written by J. R. Manche, Esq. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES Eva. THIS EVENLNG, Jura 2, Will be performed THE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Characters by Messrs. W. Lac)", Ryder* and Cath cart; and Misses Heath and Murray. • --- • --- _ Followed by FAUST AND MARG UERITE. Characters Masers. C. Kean and Day Fisher ; Mrs. Wlnstaeley and Mill Leelereq. To conclude with A STO LacyN A TEA,CUP. Principal cha rscters by htr. and ?dm W. THEATRE ROYAL /DELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Web ster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENLNG, JUNE 2, Will perlsrmed THE MARBL E HEART; or, The Sculptor's Dream.be Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford, L. Murray, Ben. Web stearr, and C. Selby ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar: and Mi ss E. ding. Followed by THE MOUSTACHE MOVEMENT. Principal cha racters by Messrs. 0. Smith, Keeley, and Parsalle; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley. After which, THE OVERL AND JOURNEY TO CON'STANTI NOPLE, AS UNDERTAKEN BY LORD BA.TE MAN, WITH CNTEREiTING PARTICI/L t.RS OP' THE FAIR .+OPHIA.. Prin t characters by Mr. Paul Bedford and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Jums 2, Will be performed THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIP'S. Cha acters by Messrs. F. Robson J. H. Waite, Lesli e , an d Vi ncent; Mrs. Chatterley, Miss P. Hort on, and Miss Marston. To be followed by THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Franks, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. After which, THE MUMMY. Characters by Messrs. H. Wigan, Robson, H. Cooper; Misses Marston and E. Turner. ASTLET'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Last Two Nights of the Nautical Drama and the Ballet. THIS EVENING, Juzis 2, Will be presented the new grand' Nautical and Equestrian spec tacle, embodying navel and extraordinary effects (written by Mr Nelson Lee), entitled A TALK OF THif SPA.gISII WAR; or, The Horse of the Wreck. Th 3 horses expressly trained by Mr. W. Cooke. Followed by a Novel Routine of VOLS AU VENT; or. Scenes In the CIRCLE. To conclude with a Grand Ballet, entitled THE STAR OF THE RHINE. Boa-office open frorn Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Open for the Season. BRILLIANT ROUTINE OF ENTERTAINMENTS. EngagemntßAN SFOßD,and of those Emnt Vocalists. Miss POOLE, Miss Mr. MANVERS. THIS EVENING, Jura 2, The gigantic Panorama of Chusan, extensive and interesting Menagerie, 9 Lions, 3 Elephants, 2 of which are the smallest ever exhibited, 2 Tigers, 2 Giraffes, &c, &c. Grand Vocal and Instru rnental Concert, in which Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers will appear. Unrivalled Military Band, conducted by the Messrs. C. and D Godfrey. Remington's Aerial Bridge, Cantelo's Egg hatching Machine, Marriott's Industrious Bees, and various Novel Attractions. Concluding with the Bombardment of Chusan by the British Fleet, Explosion of Chinese Ships, and grand display of w orksFirew by Southby.—Admission, Is.; Concert, half-pa s t 6 ; rquarter to 10. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tato DAY —Morni ng 43 nhln.after 5 1 Evening 5 min.aft. 6 To - Moznow—Morni ng 29 tnin.after 6 1 Evening 51 min.aft. 6 .........._ THE WEATHER.—Sms OPPICN. Jess 2. THERMONITES. IN TEN SHADE. 6R highest since noon yesterday. 52—lowest this morning and during tho night. 57—this (lay, at noon. BAROMETER, 2918—falling since yesterday. WIND, N.E.—Fresh breeze, with rain, and dirty weather. J; X 41,444, -"P'!":A#442.0:6700'. 41 * •• 44/44 , - LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1854. A little more of what Mr. JAMES HARTHOUSE calls " blue coaching," and we shall have, we hope and anticipate, both in the Lords and Commons, a careful discussion in regard to the recent policy and proceedings of the Hellenic Government. According to promise, Lord JOHN RUSSELL last evening laid upon the table of the Lower House the correspondence respecting the relations be tween Greece and Turkey —a correspondence so long delayed, that, in moments of petulant impa tience, we might almost have been pardoned for despairing of ever witnessing the publication of it. An interval will now be required, of course, before the contents of a blue book so extended in dimensions, and relating to a question so be wildering and complicated in its entanglement, can be properly digested and effectually mastered. There should on no account in a matter of so Much importance be the slightest sign of precipi tation. The Honourable Member for the West Riding may be chivalrously eager to break a lance in the cause of the arch conspirators with Russia at the head of the Athenian Government. The Honourable Member for Manchester may be burning with magnanimous solicitude to under take the defence of the political fair fame of the royal lady, whilom Princess of the House of OLDZsIBURG. But common justice, at least, de mands that the conduct of the representatives of the Hellenic Dynasty and that of the leaders of the Athenian Administration should be carefully examined into before any formal effort be made at th e i r v i ndication. We are perfectly well satis fied, from the facts already for sometime past 112t:roi..011sin regard to the Crown and the Minis "4/' Gr eece, that the Western Allies of Turkey A l. v b e Q uIY interfered between the Cabinets of -..." ens and St i . Pet ers b urg when such interference had b ecome bre a k asunderrepteratively requisit e , i n order to atrocious Compacts e of a trencherhe Of this, we repeats diplomacy, and th e v. u 'grateful Sovereign.. , 1 , satisfied, from facts alread y n rio us throughout c, over are perfectly we ll Christendom—before turain the ten t o t h e dozen pages of th e bl ue -book atl first half worlda,s by her Britannic MAJRSTY's Nevertheless, we admit that conclus o ion: re , 111 h o e r , i nt ,j no w not in this remarkable matt er b e anywhe • at. Let the official corresp on d ence ` 1111:11 ped Parliament be examined carefully an d disp bassion efore ately—and then, hut not until then, let the sub ject be minutely discussed in all its beatings, both in the columns of the press and in the Houses of the Legislature. Otherwise than on the absolute knowledge of the criminality of the Athenian Cabinet, France and England would never have entered upon proceed ings as bold, and resolute, and uncompromising as those upon which we behold them at this moment in regard to the kingdom of Greece sys tcnnatically and deliberately adventuring. Unless the allied Governments of NaroLEo:s- and Vic- Toa x , were perfectly satisfied that the policy hitherto carried out by OTHO and A MELIA in ref erence to the :R Turkish ha belli gerents, s been ussian and most reprehensible, we may rest profoundly convinced th a t A t h ens would vinever be proceeded aga i nst as daringly or si gorowly 4 4 by th93e ortrikordizary Inca- THE Comm—The Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Breadalbane, by command of the Queen, has issued invitations to the number of 510 for the second grand State concert to-morrow evening, at the Palace, for which the services of the principal artistes of the Ita,ian Opera have been engaged . The Queen's s e c on d gran d State ball, on the 20thi n st., will be given on the usual scale of splendour. The Earl of Eldon, we regret to state, continues much indisposed at Shirley House, near Croydon. Lord Falkland, who has just arrived from Bombay, in the government of which his lordship was succeeded by Lord Elphinstone, had a long interview with Sir Charles Wood, President of the Board of Control, yesterday. The Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, and his youthful family, at the date of the last letters from the Austrian capital at the Earl of Jersey's, were staying at the an cient Palace of Esterhazy at Vienna, where they had arrived from the Chateau at Galanitza. It is doubtful wz:_e_xthre,elinrt,the C oun t ess o f J ersey will visit her relatives in Austri a thi s year. CRYST AL PALACE .—. Her Royal Hi g h ness th e D uc h ess acc ompanied by th e D u k e and Duchess of theeP h o a uiraries'eal ad attended by Sir George Couper, visited two ul ..Ye!terday morning, and spent upwards of inspecting the works. Her Royal High great was ple tiled to express much gratification with the ' great prove is which has been lately made, and with the arrangerne, it 3 for the opening. ceremony on the 10th WATERL DO-BRIDGE.—Yestel. d a port stated that th e of the W. sterloo-bridge CompaontytBhtteotaoni knupallacaessaetmtbhly, amountedt to Freemason s"f avern . Th e rep received t .> the end of February last 9,3441. 13 &, 4d., being 574/. 4 s. 4d. more h received d.n ring the correspo n di ng year. A further'taken since Fein nary last, the former am ount i ng to 3461 10,1. 11d., and the latter to 2051. 6s. ld. After paying the cnrret Lt expenses, &c., and making a di v id end of 4s. in the pound, there remained a balance of 2,9531. 6s. 9d. The structure was reported to be in a eouud condi tioi • GEORGE -PIIRDUE.—Notice is hereby given, t sures upon which the two great maritime Powers that GEORGE PITRDUE, late in the employ:,of Messrs. Thomas Stott and Company, starch manufacturers, 5, G reenwoo d- have at length adventured. But for the crimi street. in the city of Manchester, and Ramsey, in the Isle of Man, is nality of the Greek Monarch and his Ministers no longer authorised to transact any business, or receive any moneys on our account.—Dated the twenty-fifth day of May, 1854. being " proved" beyond the possibility of doubt, we should not be witnessing just now events as startling as the debarkation of eight thousand French soldiers at the Piraeus, the appearance of sixteen English and French vessels of war off that outport of the Greek capital, the consequent re signation of the old Ministry, and the compulsory preparations made for the forming of a new and more trustworthy Government. Neither England nor France have leisure for trifling upon a scale of such extraordinary magnitude. With a mighty war with Russia on their hands, with the ob vious necessity before them of concentrating their military forces at the actual scene of conflict in Turkey, with enormous maritime armaments engaged far away simultaneously in the Baltic and in the Euxine—England and France have not the capacity at this moment, supposing even they had the desire, to involve themselves, either by sea or by land, in any extraneous contest that might otherwise be avoided safely or honourably. The appearance of sixteen of their war-vessels off the Pirmus is therefore necessary—proved to be necessary by all these manifest considerations. The debarkation of 8,000 French troops on the coast of Greece is necessary. The Greek Blue Book proves all this to have been absolutely ne cessary, for while it evidences, at almost every I page, the sagacity of her Britannic MAJESTY'S re presentative at the Court of Athens, it reveals at the same time the treacherous weakness of King OTHO, the inimical ambition of Queen AMELIA, the incontestable abandonment to the designs of the CZAR of the whole machinery of the Hellenic Government. Were it not for the Parliamentary Oaths Bill, and the series of Jewish relief bills, but little opposition would have been offered to the judi cious and moderate alterations proposed by the Common Law Procedure Bill with respect to judicial oaths. We have already seen a striking illustration of the jealousy entertained by the House of Lords to any change whatsoever in these sacred obligations, 'and the acknowledged grounds for that jealousy. The measure brought forward last Session by Lord LYNDHuRsr—a nobleman of immense influence in the hereditary branch of the Legislature--was rejected solely on account thereof. Although an express clause was intro duced, providing that it should not in any degree affect the Jews, their Lordships could not quite shake of their distrust ; and the consequence was, as we have stated, that one of the best measures of the Session, so far as it went, did not receive the legislative sanction. The Peers had appar ently made up their minds in all matters relating to oaths, "stare super antiques vias," and not to admit the slightest deviation from the beaten course, even for the purpose of avoiding glaring and acknowledged abuses. We may, therefore, feel thankful that the clause re lating to the dispensing with oaths was sustained, even by so small a majority as " ten," and that one of the most important and useful provisions was not expunged from the bill which has just passed through the House of Lords. It will, however, be satisfactory to all legal re formers, who must naturally entertain a high re spect for any opinions of Lord ST. LEONARDS, to know that, as we yesterday stated, his Lordship's opposition to the measure was based on political rather than legal grounds. It could scarcely have been supposed that one of our learned Judges could not discern whether the refusal of a witness to be sworn was conscientious or other wise. A man of infamous character, who felt no real scruples, would not be deterred by the oath he had taken from bearing false testimony. The temporal punishment would be all that such a person would dread, and that would be the same in the case of a false affirmation as of a false oath. His word would be as good as his oath —or, in other words, each would be equally worthless. Some security would be afforded by the prelimi nary examination (on the " vori dire," as it is technically termed), by which the reasons of the witness for objecting to be sworn would be elicited. The Jurors would thereby have an opportunity of forming a Correct opinion as to the credibility of the party, and the degree of weight that should be attached to his testimony. We thus find, that, with an unconscientious person, there could be no harm, and there might be some possi ble benefit from the alteration. With a truly religious man who really felt these I scruples, there really could be no possible danger. Such a man's word would also be as good as his oath, but for a very different reason from that of the infamous witness. Such a man would not deviate from the paths of truth under any circum stances. His testimony might be implicitly relied on in whatever form it might be given. And yet that testimony should, according to the present system, be rejected, to the serious loss, possibly the ruin, of one of the litigants. Surely, this is not just or reasonable. The liberty, character, or property of any person, may be dependent on the evidence of such a person ; and anything that could act as an insuperable obstacle to its admission should be forthwith altered. As was truly stated, the pri vilege is not that of the witness, but of the party on whose behalf he is brought forward. Any person whatsoever is entitled, as one of his most valuable privileges, to the evidence of any other member of the body politic who can throw light on the subject under investigation ; anything that causes any witness to be rejected is a direct and positive injury to him—a withholding of one of his most valuable privileges. It would be extremely hard on such a person to be punished for the default of another, and the temporary imprisonment of that other would be but a poor satisfaction for the damage he had sustained either in his person or his reputation ; and it would be equally hard on a witness that, because of a really conscientious scruple, he should be subjected to incarceration for an indefinite period. The only point to be regretted in the measure under notice is, that it does not go far enough. It is only applicable to the Superior Courts of Common Law, and does not extend either to the Chancery or County Courts, nor to bankruptcy or insolvency. It could not do so in the present bill, which only relates to the Common Law Courts. We trust that this omission may be supplied, and that a short bill may forthwith be introduced, extending the operation of the 21st clause to all tribunals, and giving the presiding Judge in any legal pro ceeding the power of dispensing, if he deem it expedient so to do, with the oath of any witness who may be produced before him. . . have been enabled to take in more than 1,000 hogsheads of water, which were very necessary Tor us. We should not have had this facility at any other point. Independently of this advan tage, this stoppage, which was very necessary, has enabled us to complete our armaments, and to clean and make wholesome the interior of our ves sels and the baggage of the crew, and in short to procure for our sailors, in the shape of fresh pro visions, a blessing which has - sensibly diminished 'every cause of disease. Without wishing to give the fact of our anchorage here an exaggerated political importance, I must nevertheless tell you that the railways bring here daily from 15,000 to 20,000 travellers from all parts of Germany, from Berlin, and even from Vienna, and that the sym pathy of which we are the object on the part of this German population, as well as the effect produced by this powerful squadron, anchored in three lines, cannot fail to make an echo on their return home. Since our entrance in the Cattegat we have received the utmost sympathy from the people with whom we have come into connexion. Steam-vessels filled with visitors have sailed past our ships, saluting them with cries of " Vive l'Empereur Napoleon !" " Vivo la France !" At Nyborg, a Danish bat talion, on board vessels sailing from Fionia to See land, gave the most enthusiastic hurrahs on passing near the squadron. RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACK. The Invalide Busse and Journal de St. Peters bourg of the 24th publish the following account of some recent operations of the British fleet near Hango. The Russian intelligence is not so late by two days as that conveyed to Copenhagen by the Magicienno. " NEWs FROM THE BALTIC. " ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 24.—We have this instant re• ceived two reports from the commander of the forces in Finland, dated May 20 and 21, on the opening of hosti lities in the Gulf of Finland, which, thanks to God and the intrepidity of our troops, have been signalised by fresh success for the Russian arms. "In his first report, Lieut.-General Rokassooski an nounces that on the 20th of May 17 English screw two deckers approached Hangtiudd, and there came to an• chor ; on the evening before two screw frigates and one steamboat, also English, had approached the strait of Witsand, between the island of Hull-ae and the shore of the peninsula of Hangoudd, near the canal leading to the town of Eckenass, and had commenced cannonading the battery erected near the narrows of Witsand. "In his report of the 21st, Lieut.-General Rokas sooski brings to the knowledge of his Majesty the Em peror, that the squadron of the enemy, anchored off Hangoudd, had not yet undertaken anything, and the flotilla which showed itself near Eckenhss being boldly received by cur troops under the command of Lieute nant-General Ramzai, who is charged with the com mand of the detachments of Abo and Pojo, was re pulsed with loss, and did not dare attack Eckeniiss. " The following are the details of the affair :—Lieu tenant-General Ramzai having received, on the evening of May 18, information by the telegraph and the pilots that three ships of the enemy were ascending the Gulf of Pojo, took his measures immediately, and had them watched. To this end, amongst others, a half platoon of sharpshooters from the battalion of the Grenadier Rifles was posted opposite the point where the gulf is narrowest, at the height of the Lapwick station. On the 7th, between three and four p.m., two of the enemy's steamers, one built like a schooner, the other a screw-frigate, approached quite blindly this point, having a sixteen-oared boat going ahead, which sounded the channel at every step. The young officer of the battalion of sharpshooters, Sub-Lieutenant Gulling, to whom this post of observa tion had been entrusted, taking skilful advantage of the wooded nature of the shore, ambushed his marksman in such a manner that they received the boat, when about 300 paces off, with so well aimed a fire, that the boat was very clearly seen to move back impelled alone by two rowers. "Encouraged by this first success, our sharpshooters continued, at a distance of at least 700 paces, to fire at the ships of the enemy, on board of each of which some ten men, among those who were in the rigging and on the yard-arms, were hit by our bullets. The enemy answered these shots with balls of enormous size, shells, and grape, and continued to move on slowly as far as the coast battery, which is raised opposite the narrowest part of the Witsand Strait, near Hull ae, where it stopped towards evening, just within the range of heavy guns. Meanwhile, Lieutenant-Ge neral Ramzai concentrated the Ist battalion of the Gre nadier regiment of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands near Lapwick, and reinforced the coast battery of the Witsand strait with four pieces of the battery of position No. 1 of the Ist artillery brigade of Grenadiers, which had arrived from Abo only a few hours before. The 4th company of the 2d battalion of the same regiment was ordered to support the battery, and the 2d company of Grenadiers, as also a company of the battalion of Grenadier Rifles were scattered about on both sides of the battery ; the two last companies of the 2d battalion of the same regiment remained with the commander of the latter to defend Eckenass. " On the 20th, between 4 and 5 a.tn., the enemy re commenced his onward movement, but he was stopped for nearly an hour by the well-directed fire of the coast battery, which did serious damage to his ships, after which these two last, opening a murderous and most active fire from all their port-holes, literally covered the shore with grapeshot. Our battery was then removed to a particularly advantageous position near the village of Lexswall, and recommenced firing between one and two o'clock. The enemy's ships, having adv ance d a few hundred pac es , s t oppe d , and although ' they were now not more than a verste and a half (a mile) from Ecke nass, having sustained heavy damage, they had not the courage to attack the town, and withdrew in the direc tion. of the entrance to the Gulf of Pojo. "By the testimony of Lieut.-General Ramzai, the sharpshooters and the artillery particularly distin guished themselves in this affair, by the accuracy of their aim, and their officers, in selecting advantageous posi tions, contributed powerfully to its success ; lastly the Cossacks, attached to the detachmeLt, transmitted the orders and instructions with extreme skill and rapidity. " It is impossible to determine exactly the loss of the enemy, but as he was exposed to our concentrated cross fire, it must have been considerable. Thanks to the wise arrangements of the commanding officers, and to the skill that enabled them to take proper advantage of the localities, the loss on our side has been very trifling. Among the officers we have unfortunately to regret Major Dergateheff, commanding the 2d battalion of the Grenadier regiment of Prince Frederick of the Nether lands, who was killed ; this regiment had one man killed and another wounded besides ; in the artillery two men were killed ; in the battalion of sharpshooters, one man was severely wounded and three received con tusions. Three artillery horses were killed. "Having repulsed the enemy from EckenN,ss, on the 20th of May, Lieutenant -General Ramzai: sent on the same day a part of his detachment to Hatigiiudd." SUN, LON'DON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1g64, MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 10,000 bales, including 2,500 American taken for export, and on speculaton. The market closed firmly compared with Friday's rates, prices of American were 1-16 d. to id. per lb. against the buyer, other kinds without alteration. The sales comprised 8,500 American ; 400 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to 7id., 100 Bahia, at 6id., 200 Egyptian at 614. to 10d., 800 Surat, at 20. to 3id., and 80 South Sea Islands at 10d. to ls. 3d. per lb. Railway shares were firm. Colonial produce has generally been subject to a slight reduction in value, owing to the inclination to sell. The supply of sugar, coffee, and other articles is fully equal to the consumption, and there is an absence of speculation. Tea has been rather firmer since the overland mail came in. Rice has been unfavourably influenced by the heaviness of the corn market. Cotton is steady and hemp very dull. In saltpetre scarcely any thing has been doing. The settling day in tallow passed over without any difficulty. Iron has been a shade dearer. A curious and somewhat ominous circumstance is mentioned in the New Rotterdam Courant, re ceived this morning. It appears a French cor vette, the Favourite, is stationed off Helvoetsluys, and that she is likely to be there permanently. It was rumoured, also, that two more ships of war were coming, and that an English one would be stationed at Flushing. The only clue we have to this proceeding is that orders had been given at Delft for litters and other things necessary for the sick during a campaign, and that these were probably on Russian account : but perhaps, when the matter is more closely looked into, it will be found that there is some smuggling of warlike stores and important necessaries for Russia going forward, the indulgence extended to neutral ves- ' sels offering many facilities, and the Dutch Cham bers of Commerce having endeavoured on several recent occasions to induce their Government to ask for still greater concessions. There is naturally some uneasiness felt in Holland at this demonstra tion. The amount of Exchequer bills which the holders will receive will ,be decided this afternoon, as no tice to that effect must be given before 3 o'clock. After that it will be considered that all persons not so signifying their intention desire to be paid off. It is stated that yesterday 400,0001. of bills were sent in to be paid off, but probably others having a like intention would wait until the last day, un der the idea that possibly the rate of interest would be increased. It would be inconvenient if the mo ney were asked for just now to any very large amount. There has been but little speculative business in the funds, but the purchases for investment have given an impulse again, and Consols are still ad vancing. They closed yesterday at about 91i opened this morning at 91k f, and have just been done at 91i to 92. The Bears struggled yester day to stem the current by their allegation that the Exchequer Bills now due will not be renewed to any large amount. The scarcity of stock, however, seems to overcome all other considerations, while the idea that the Empe ror of Russia is coquetting for peace prevails more generally than might have be en su pp ose d. The New 3i pe r Cents, have been marked 91k to 918, and the 3 per Cents. 904 to Exchequer Bills have been at par to 4s. premium, but in those adver tised to be paid off, there is no longer any busi ness doing. Foreign stocks are very good this morning, and more lively. Peruvian bonds have been at 64k for the 41 per Cents., and at 46k to 48 for the 3 per Cents.—a further rise. Chilian stock has been quoted 1001. Equador stock is at 31. Spanish 3 per Cents. have touched 40 and 40i, and the New Deferred 191 and 2. Russian 5 per Cents, have been as high as 98k, though since 97±. Portuguese 4 per Cents. have realised 40. Dutch 21 per Cents. are quiet, at 60k. The market for the English Railway Shares has been very elastic, and a further improvement in some of the quotations has occurred. North- Western, South-Western, Shrewsbury and Bir mingham, York and Berwick, and York and North Midland have been most dealt in. The French lines have been at higher prices nominally, with very limited transactions. Great Central have been dealt in at sto discount. The Mining Share Market has been brisker, without any improvement, however, in the quo tations, and the Silver, Lead, Copper, and Brazilian Mines are those in which business has been chiefly done. The Gold Mines are quite inactive. The shares of the Joint Stock banks have been firm generally, with smaller transactions. The Australian Agricultural Company's shares have been cheaper again. Crystal Palace shares have been steady. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES ( Prom the Oficial List.) 3 per Cont. Red uce d A nnu i t i es flusinei. done 01 3 per Cent. Con so l s A nnu i t i es New 3j per Cent. Annuitie s 9ls I a Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 India Bonds, £lOOO ....... Consols for Account Cth June 9IB 2 Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO par 4 p X5OO 1 4 p Exchequer Bonds Scrip PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. New Bmizilanßonds, 1829 di 39, 5 per Cent. 99 Ditto Small 98 Ditto Now, 1852, 4A per Cent . B9 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. . 1004 2 Equador Bonds Peruvian Bonds 3 i - , 4} per Cent. 64; Ditto 3 per Cent 4 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 4 46 0 8 7 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. XSt 9B 7 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4O Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Ce r tifi ca t es 884 9} THREE O'CLOCK. Consols ....................................... 911 if Ditto June Account 91i ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Last night, Madame Grisi, the greatest of our operatic artistes, appeared here for the first time this season, in the character of Norma, and her reception, which on these occasions, in former years, has always been most flattering, was enthusiastic in the highest degree—this being the commencement of a very limited series of performances which will terminate her brilliant career on the stave. The scene both without and within the theatre was of a character seldom witnessed. As soon as the intelligence of Mine. Grisi's appearance had been promulgated, the box-office became crowded with eager applicants for boxes and stalls ; but the demand was so great that very many went away unable to procure places. In the interior of the house, tier after tier was crowded from the pit to the back tiers of the amphitheatre, the grand and first tiers displaying a brilliant assemblage of the aristocracy of England. At length the long -expected moment came—Norma ap peared, and the clapping of hands and waving of hats and kerchiefs indicated the thorough heartiness of the greeting which welcomed Grisi back. Again and again were the acclamations raised, and it was several minutes before order could be restored. But the first notes of "Casts Diva," heard amid breathless silence, sufficed to prove that the voice of Mine. Grisi is as pure, as powerful, and as faultless in its intonation as it ever was ; and the applause after the prayer was concluded was almost as great as at the reception. As the opera progressed, Grisi's voice became more rich and powerful, and the " Casta Diva" was sung with her usual fervour of expression and brilliancy of execution. The duo, " Sola furtiva, ' was a triumph of execution on both sides. Grisi's horror at the first intelligenc e of Adel gisa's fall, and afterwards the pitying tone which she as sumed to her erring sister, were triumphs of art. The scene with Pollio was marked by the usual point in the duo " Panne si," delivered with Grisi's usual power and display of indignation. In the last scene, when the Druid Queen took her place upon the pedestal of the altar, she looked more like a statue than a woman, the posture she adopted favouring the idea. Mdlle. Marai was the Adalgisa, and proved a very effi cient one, her facility of vocalisation being well shown in the florid passages which abound in the opera. Tamberlik is the best Pollio who ever played the part. It is an up hill one, and not a favourite with tenors; but Tamberlik has a happy facility of adapting himself to any part, and performing it with his usual success. Lablache was the Oroveso, and r ea ll y l oo k e d quite majestic, with his long robes and his ample beard. His magnificent voice told well in the choruses. The opera was magnificently formed. There never was a finer representation. The orchestra were in training, and the chorus did its duty satisfactorily. THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT THE PALACE.—We are requested to state that Mr. Francis Norton, the clerk of the kitchen and superintendent of the household, is not dead from the effects of the wound in his throat, and no request to hold an inquest has been forwarded to Mr. William Thomas Manning, the coroner of her Majesty's household and the verge. Mr. Norton is considered by his medical men to be in a fair way of recovery. The Era prophesied the winner of the Derby. A por trait of Andover, by A. F. De Prades, the well-known artist, will be presented gratis with the Lra newspaper to morrow ; with a full and original report of " the Revels at Epsom," by "Touchstone," who prophesied Andover to win the Derby in last week's Era. The Lira Derby Gifts of 1355 have commenced, and all who pay 1/. Os receive the Riper for 52 weeks, and partici pate in the distribution of several hundred pounds. Post -office orders payable to Messrs. William Willott St and F nd rederio Ledger, A•ro office, 3, Catherine-str ee t, ra. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR. LATEST FROM THE DANUBE. --- VIENNA, Thursday evening. —At Silistria, on the 28th, affairs were unchanged. The Danube was continually rising. At Rustchuk and Turtukai there was nothing new. It is probable that Sistow is still in the hands of the Turks. Skender Beg, on the 22d, had a rencontre with the Russians near Turnu, and sent in many prison ers to Kalafat. CONSTANTINOPLE. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna mentions that two English and one French division have left Gallipoli for Varna. Two French and one English division will shortly follow. A telegraphic despatch of the 22d May, from Constantinople, says :—The auxiliary troops have demanded from the Porte 30,000 packhorses and 4,000 teams of oxen, for the march from Gallipoli to Adrianople. Silistria is surrounded by the Russians. The communications between Silistria and Shumla are interrupted. REVIEW OF TURKISH TROOPS AT SHUMLA. SIMMLA, May 24.—Omer Pasha, Marshal St. Arnaud, and Lord Raglan have reviewed the Turkish army. Marshal St. Arnaud made a flat tering speech, to the effect that he was happy to servo with such troops against the Russians. The regiments organising in the Caucasus will join the Turkish Danubian army. It is said that Schamyl has gained an important victory over the Russians in the Caucasus. SYMPATHY FOR THE TURKS IN LESSER - WALLACHIA. Accounts from Widdin of the 17th ult., in the Moniteur, give some details respecting the engage ment at Radovan, in Lesser Wallachia, already mentioned by telegraphic despatch, and of the man ner in which the Ottoman troops were received by the populations. The Turks advancing from Kalafat to occupy the country abandoned by the Russians came up with the rear-guard of the latter near Radovan. The Russians beingsharplyattacked, left 250 men dead on the field of battle. On the side of the Turks the loss was only three killed and two wounded. To arrest the pursuit of the Turks, the Russians, after having passed the river, has tened to destroy the bridges. The next day when the Turkish troops began to re-establish them, the peasants hastened to furnish them with all the necessary materials, and to lend every assistance ; and when the Ottoman general came to take pos session of Krajowa, abandoned the day before by the enemy, the inhabitants of all classes went out en masse to meet him, and saluted him as a liberator. We read in the Moniteur :—" It will be remem bered that the Russian authorities in the principa lities had officially announced the intention to eva cuate Lesser Wallachia, and that this plan had received a commencement of execution. The movement which the Russians thus promised to execute was represented as a concession made to the just disquietudes of the German Powers ; but the Emperor of Russia not having obtained from that measure the result which he expected has given counter orders. Baron Budberg has informed the Boyards of Bucharest of the fact, adding that they ought to be delighted at it, as their country and capital would be in that manner protected against every enemy. General Danenberg, in dis grace since the affair of Oltenitza, is charged with the command of the corps destined to cover the positions which the Russians hold on the right bank of the Olto." DEMONSTRATION IN SYRIA. The news of the bombardment of Odessa by the combined fleets arrived at Aleppo on the 4th ult., and was received there with the most lively de monstration ofenthusiasm. At the same time that the cannon of the fortress and the batteries of the barracks celebrated the event, placards, posted up on the doors of the khans, and public criers in the streets, announced the intelligence to the inhabi tants. ST. PETERSBURG. The Cologne Gazette contains a letter from St. Petersburg, of May 24, which says :—" We have received news here from Transcaucasia. The cavalry of the Turkish corps, stationed ne ar Kars, after h av i ng consumed all the forage in the neighbourhood . of the fortress, had occu pied, to the number of 6,000 or 8,000 men, some villages of Sandschak-Schuragiel, the in habitants of which had submitted to Russia last year. Prince Bebutani sent two battalions, five hundred Cossacks, and a battery to drive the Turks from their cantonments. On April 25 the Turks, on seeing th e a d vance - guard of the Russians make its appearance, withdrew to Kars, having had 30 men killed, and 21 made prisoners. The Russians lost, as usual, their one man. The Em peror has passed in review all the troops which are taking their departu re , an d the Grand Duke Con stantine is occupied with the works of defence of Riga, Helsingfors, &;c. He has several times visited the forts of Cronstadt. The Emperor has recovered from his indisposition. Letters from the interior announce that, with the exception of Mos cow, the troops have been withdrawn from all the garrison-towns. The enthusiasm for the war has singularly declined." THE GERMAN POWERS. ADVANCE OF AUSTRIAN TROOPS TO THE FRONTIER. Letters from Belgrade and Widdin announce, says the Moniteur, that Austrian troops are every clay descending the Danube in the direction of Orsowa, on the frontier of Wallachia. Consider able concentrations of troops are being effected in Hungary and Transylvania. General Meyerhofer goes from Vienna to Berlin on a diplomatic misssion—probably also to St. Petersburg. THE BALTIC. CRISIS IN DENMARK We learn from Copenhagen that the Governmen. prohibited a public meeting at Ringsted, to cele• brate the fifth anniversary of the constitution, ai which an address to the King, praying the dismis sal of Ministers, was to have been proposed. GALLANT EXPLOITS AT HANGO. We give the following from a letter dated, H.M.S. —, Baltic Fleet, May 20 :—" We ar rived on this morning, and anchored about mid day off the batteries at Hango. On the 18th the commander-in-chief, in the Duke of Wellington, and leaving a division of the squadron under Ad miral Corry, proceeded with the following ships towards Hango : Duke of Wellington, Caesar, Cressy, Hogue, Blenheim, Edinburgh (Admiral Chads), Princess Royal, Austerlitz, French ship o f the line, Acre, Imperieuse, Lightning, Gorgon, and Dragon. The St. George and Tyne--the former bringing a mail, and the latter stores—joined us as we were coming to an anchor this morning. We are now anchored within range of the Rus sian batteries, four in number, all on small islands close by the mainland, one rather extensive with casemates, and mounting a great number of guns in barbette. They seem composed of solid granite walls, and are protected by fascines and sand bags. The men stood at their guns as we approached, but they have not fired upon us. Had they done so, a general action would have been brought on, no doubt. We are now close by each other, watching each other's m ovemen t s. W e can see the Russian soldiers crowding the walls, overhauling their guns, and looking after their gun-gear. As we approached this morning a canncnade was heard towards the eastward. The commander-in-chief has sent the Dauntless in the quarter whence the firing pro ceeded. The Arrogant is somewhere here knocking about the Gulf of Finland. I have heard that several Prussian naval officers have arrived to join the squadron. The forts are strong, and will re quire some strong and obstinate hammering." A letter since received from Hango, dated the 24th, gives a n i n t erest i ng account of? the opera tions that took place. It is as follows : " My despatch of the 16th instant from Gottland in formed you of the main division of the English fleet, to gether with the French screw line of battle ship Auster litz, being in the vicinity of the Island of Gottska Sando —off which they had been cruising for some days pre viously. Having received the provisions from the steam transport Holyrood, and placed on board her, for con veyance to England, invalids, supernumeraries, &c., the fleet proceeded i n a nort h er l y direction. Onthe 17th, Rear-Admiral Corry was detached from the fleet on par ticular service, taking under orders the weather column, comprising the flag ship the Neptune 120, Monarch, 84, Boscawen 70, Prince Re g ent 90, Cu m b er l an d 7 0, toget h er with the James Watt, 91, of the centre column ; the Royal George, 120, and Ajax, 58, of the lee column ; leaving in company with the Commander-in-Chief nine sail of the line and one steam frigate of the first class. The squadron of observation, consisting of several paddle-wheel and screw steamers, under the orders of Rear-Admiral Plumridge, are constantly separated from the main body of the fleet, for the purpose of intercepting any of the enemy's vessels which, perchance, may be proceeding down the Baltic Sea into the Great or Little Belts. The fleet was becalmed in the evening, and signalled to rendezvous at Mango. On the 18th, at noon, the lighthouse OR the island of Outo was made, bearing N.N.E. 20 miles, the latitude being 59 deg. 25 min. N., and long. 21 deg. 10 min. E. The Cressy, 80, Captain R. L. Warren, and St. Jean d'Acre, Captain the Hon. H. Keppell, were ordered to proceed in chase of two strange sail. They proved to be Russian merchant vessels, freighted with spirits and plank for English ports, and having sailed from Russian ports prior to the 15th instant, the date fixed on by the order in council of the 15th of April, as the limit to which the enemy's vessels would be permitted to convey articles of merchandise, not con traband of war, to any ports in the United Kingdom, they were allowed to proceed on their voyage. Another of those dense fogs, so prevalent in the Baltic at this period of the year, set in early in the morning of the 19th, and continued until noon—the flag-ships Duke of Wellington and Edinburgh in the meanwhile firing guns every half-hour to denote position. A seaman of the latter ship fell overboard, but was saved. In the even ing the ships were ordered to prepare for coming to an anchor. "At 5 a.m. of the 20th, Mango Island, the northern point at the entrance of the Gulf of Finland, was ob served. The St. George, 120, Captain H.' Eyres, joined the main body of the fleet for the first time. The Daunt less, 33, Captain Ryder, made her number, communi cated with the Commander-in-Chief, and was ordered to keep a good look-out in the offing. The Duke of Wel lington, 131, and Edinburgh, 58, got up steam, and stood in for the roadstead of Mango. The Edinburgh, preceded by the Lightning as pioneer, steamed direct for the batteries, followed by the Duke of Wellington, the Blenheim in tow of the Basilisk, Hogue in tow of the Gorgon, and Cressy in tow of the Dragon. By noon, these ships were at anchor off the fortress of Gustafsvarn, at a distance from it of about two miles. The St. George, Princess Royal, St. Jean d'Acre, &c. were then tak eu i n tow b y the paddle steamers, and by sunset the whole of the ships in company with the Commander-in-Chief, and consisting of nine sail-of ' the-line, one steam-frigate of the first class, and four 1 paddle wheel steam-sloops, had anchored abreast the fortificatians of Hango. In the meanwhile the store ' ship Tyne, Master Commander J. Tucker, arrived with stores and ammunition for the fleet, and a Russian barque was captured outside the roadstead by one of the steam cruisers. With Admiral Corry's division off Dago, the main body of the fleet, with the Commander in-Chief at Mango —the various steam-frigates, &c., cruising between the two points —a most effective blockade of the Gulf of Finland is established, and the advanced squadron of paddle-wheel and screw steam-sloops, under the orders of Rear-Admiral Plum ridge, dispersed in various quarters, must capture any of the enemy's vessels entering or leaving the Baltic. " The fleet was reinforced on the 21st by the Pene lope, 16, Captain Lyster, and was employed in the after noon in receiving provisions and stores from the Tyne. The Arrogant, 46, Captain Yelverton, and the Hecla, 6, Captain W. H. (Nemesis) Hall returned from a cruise, the latter with a prize in tow. On the evening of the 20th these steamers went in chase of a Russian barque, which, in order to avoid her pursuers, ran into shallow water, and anc*ibred under shelter of a small fort at Eckness, in the vicinty of Hango. Thither the Arro gant and Hecla followed her, for the purpose of taking possession of her as soon as daylight came on. At mid night however the officers of the watch of the two steamers were welcomed with a shower of Minie-rifle balls from some invisible quarter. Immediate preparations were made for returning the compliment, the crews as sembling at their guns, &c. The Hecla, having a less draught of water than the Arrogant, was enabled to take up a position within 350 yards of the enemy's fort ; the Arrogant could not get in so close as she desired, and in endeavouring to do so touched the ground several times. The Hecla, forthwith opened fire on the enemy, and after discharging a few rounds of shot and shell, the fort was hors de combat. From what may be termed a flying battery in the vicinity of the fort, the enemy kept up a brisk fire of grape and round shot, while their troops, protected by the woody nature of the coast, poured forth volleys of Minid-rifle balls upon their oppo nents. The Hecla's funnel and steam-pipe was shot through, a shot penetrated her stern bulwarks, dropping quietly in the midshipmen's berth. After an engage. ment of several hours the enemy retreated, leaving be hind them several killed and wounded. Captain Hall landed with his boat's crew ; captured some of the enemy's guns (field pieces) and a Russian helmet. The senior Lieutenant, together with two seamen of the Hecla, were severely wounded in the affray, and one man was killed. The Arrogant had one man killed, one severely wounded, who died the next day, and three wounded. The loss of the enemy is unknown, but is supposed to have been considerable, The Arrogant and Hecla, on coming into Mango Bay, received three hearty cheers from the crews of the various ships, the Duke of Wellington hoisting the signal, ' Well done, Arrogant and Hecla.' "On the forenoon of the 22d the Magicienne, 16, Captain Fisher, and Dragon, 6, Captain Wilcox, an chored off Hango. The Dragon, during her cruise in the Gulf of Finland, reconnoitred the port of Revel. Therein, perceiving two of the enemy's vessels at anchor under the batteries, she determined to cap ture them at the risk of being severely handled: The gallant captain of the Dragon took up such a position that the guns of the fortress could not be brought to bear upon him. Shot after shot was fired by the enemy, but each fell wide of its mark. In a short time the two vessels were taken, and were towed into Mango Bay by the Dragon on the fol lowing morning. An excellent opportunity of proving the range of the large pivot guns placed on the forecastles of steam vessels was afforded this day. The Dragon, Basilisk, and Magicienne, having signified a wish to try the effect of shot and shell at a long range, it was intimated to them that no better target could be found than the fort of Gustafswarn. These vessels ac cordingly anchored off the fort at a distance of about 1,560 yards, and for a period of two hours kept up a constant bombardment. A great many of the shot and shell fired by the Dragon pitched on the enemy's fort, and must have killed several of the men stationed at the guns, besides causing great destruction to many portions of the fort itself. The enemy returned the fire slowly, but their guns were well laid, as the Dragon was struck by no less than 20 shot, 15 of which penetrated her hull, one of them entering her shell room, but fortunately causing no material injury. One of her men bad his leg shot off, and died shortly afterward. The Magicienne, 16, Captain Fisher, dropped some shell on the centre of the fort, which appeared to cause con siderable damage. The Hecla, Captain W. H. Hall, in the meantime tried the effect of her large pivot gun on the smaller fort of Gustaf-Adolph, but after having dis charged a few shot and shell she was ordered to cease firing. It is expected that the fort of Gustafswarn will be attacked to-morrow by a portion of , ?.ie fleet. Four line-of-b a ttl e s hi ps wou ld t a k e it easily. RECEPTION OF FRENCH FLEET AT KIEL. A. letter from Kiel says :—On the 28th or the 29th, at latest, the squadron will sail for the Baltic. (A. telegraphic despatch in The Sun yesterday, from Copenhagen, of the 31st of May, announced that the fleet had then left.) Every day there is greater congratulation in consequence of our having anchored at Kiel, whore in lea than a week we SEIZURE OF MERCHANT VESSELS AT LIBAU.—THE TRUTH FOR ONCE TOLD BY RUSSIA. The same official Russian journals report as fol lows the visit of the Amphion and Conflict to Libau "On the 4th of May, two English screw-steamers, the frigate Amphion and the corvette Conflict, repaired to the roads of Libau. On the following morning, Cap tain A. Cooper Key, commanding the Amphion, sent a flag of truce into the harbour, with a categorical sum mons addressed to the governor of Libau. He required therein that all the merchant vessels in the harbour should be given up to him, and threatened to bombard the town if he was not satisfied respecting his demand within three hours. As there is no governor at Libau, it was the mayor of the town who read the letter of the English captain. He answered him that Libau, being destitute of all means of defence, must submit to the in junctions of force. At 4 p.m., ten boats, six of which had cannon, and conveying about 200 troops for landing, entered ,the harbour, and towed away eight merchant vessels.i. " We thus see Captain Cooper Key made a demand on Libau exactly similar to the one sent by Admirals Dundas and Hamelin to General Baron Osten-Sacken, at Odessa. At both places the surrender of tne mer chant vessels was demanded under pain of bombardment. Only the admirals thought proper to give to their re quisition the colouring of a reparation requited, and they made as the pretext for this a pretended outrage, which they said had been committed on an English fri gate bearing the white flag. Captain Key behaves more frankly; he goes right to the point, without cloaking them with imaginary pretexts ; he says plainly that he wants the merchant vessels in the harbour ; gives three hours for their delivery, and announces that he will bombard the town if his demand is not complied with." FRENCH BALTIC ARMY. A Hamburg letter of May 29, says :—" Wh en the Ajax, 58, screw, Captain Warden, was getting under weigh at Gottska Sando, a rather serious accident happened on board her, from a flaw in the capstan, by which about twenty blue jackets were hurt, some of them seriously. Reports have been circulated that the presence of th e French fleet at Kiel was connected with a political m ovement of the duchies of Holstein and Schleswig. It is scarcely needful to add that the report is a com plete fabrication. One thing, however, is certain, viz., that orders have arrived at Kiel to make in quiries of the different civil authorities how many troops could be quartered in the surrounding vil lages. This would seem to confirm the rumours that the French Baltic army are to proceed to Cronstadt, and thence per railroad to Kiel en route to the G u lf o f F inland. " , FRANCE. The newsof the coup d'etat in Denmark is looked upon in Paris as a matter of exceeding gravity, as it is thought probable that England will be forced to treat his Majesty of Denmark with an expedition similar to that with which France has treated King Otho. The follo w i ng l etter has just been sent by the Minister of Marine to the Maritime Prefect of Lorient :-- " Paris, May 24. " Monsieur le Prefa —The Emperor, seizing on every occasion to give to the navy fresh marks of his good feeling towards it, has directed me to give to the Anni bal line•of-tattle ship the name of Prince Jerome. The Imperial NAV will behold with pride 040 of , the most powerful instruments of war bearing the name °f brother of the Emperor Napoleon 1., and tthe uncle o, Napoleon 111. It is aware that Prince Jerome caul menced his career on board the ships of war of France , and that in the midst of the vicissitudes of his life, 1311 heart has always been that of a sailor. Receive I*n' sieur le Prefet, the assurance of my distinguished con. sideration. " THEODORE Duces. o Admiral Baudin, who has been elevated to the rank of Admiral of France within the last two days is so dangerously ill that all hope of his recovery 0 despaired o f. Hi s complaint is an inflammat i on of the liver. It is said that the Government are in daily el" pectation of receiving news of a serious encounter; perhaps a pitched battle, between the Russians an d Turks at Silistria, the latter r e i n f orce d by Frenchand English troops, who are already on their vg9:, to the spot. M ars h a ] de St. Arnaud, who is sal! to have been a pp o i nte d Generalissimo, will ea n , mand the Fren c h an d T urk i sh armies on the fielu: Omer Pacha h as marc h e d to the relief of Silistr?,,, and it is to be h o p e d th at the Russians do not t hink of abandoning it until the reinforcements come uP: It is said very confidently that the Austrians ha! ° very probably by thi s t i me entered Little 117.41• lachia. Nothi ng can b e b etter than the conduc t of Austria, but from more quarters than one Pru n , s l l : is not spok en o f i n so favourable a manner. 1.0 Government are anxiou s an d uneasy a b out P rue sl3 ' they know that at Berlin Russia is working Heat and earth t o d e t ac h t h e King from the ally' Powers, and f or th e l ast d ay or two there aPPe sr _ i symptoms of hesitati on an d vac ill at i on on the of his Majesty. In fact, one despatch speaks of a crisis, not merely Ministerial, but more generally political. This crisis will probably end as the pr e " vious ones, but still it is sufficient to diminish tu e satisfaction felt on account of Austria. The Bourse again rose yesterday. The Thr ee n , per Cents. o p ene d at 7 1f. 60c., and closed at Pm 40c. for the end of the month. SPAIN. The only item of intelligence worth ex t ra ctirlg, from the M a d r id j ourna l s of the 27th ult. is, 031 the Royal decree directing the payment of taxes e l n advan ce , as a l oan to the Government, continu e to be favourably received in the provinces ; sl° that the attention of the inhabitants of the plc vinces wa s p r i nc i pa l ly occupied with railway 101`) other material improvements. A letter from Madrid says :—" The Queen be g i nn i ng Mother is to be convalescent, and th e physicians have n o d ou bt of the speedy re-establislr meat of her health." A Royal decree of the 19th of May, inserted il l the Madrid Gazette of the 23d of that mo n th, COw fers upon the young duke, Robert of Parma, th e prerogatives of Infant of Spain, enjoyed by 4 ' reigning Duke, his father. DECREE RESPECTING NEUTRALS We read in the Austrian Correspondence of Vienna of the 28th ult. " The war between Russia, the Porte, and the Western Powers, has called attention here t o t h e necessity of de termining more rigorously the principles relative to maritime commerce, and to navigati on at sea. I has been heard with satisfaction that the belligerent powers have resolued to respect-the property of the enemy when found on board neutral vessels, and the property of neutrals on board enemy's vessels, with the exception of articles contraband of war, &c. A decree of the Austrian government of the 25th regulates with detail the con duct which Austrian vessels will have to observe under circumstances of this nature. The fitting out of priva teers is absolutely prohibited, and is even considered, and will be published as piracy. Privateers will not be admitted into Austrian ports unless in very severe wea ther. The conveyance of contraband of war on board Austrian vessels is voade liable to special penalties. The blockade of a port is to be respected. The good faith of the belligerent powers be ing know n , A ustr i an vessels must submit without resistance. The prizes made by the naval forces of these powers will only be admitted into the port of Trieste, and the car goes cannot be sold until after legal condemnation by a special tribunal." It was confidently stated at Vienna yesterday that the Austrian summons to Russia is equivalent to an 'ultimatum. The Carlsruhe Gazette states that Prince Gorts chakotr, the Russian Minister at the Court of Wurtemberg, has been suddenly r e called to St. Petersburg, and it is expected that this diplomatist, whose pacific opinions are well known, will be charged with a mission to the Courts of Berlin and Vienna. A letter from Vienna, 28th ult., states that th e Emperor and Emp re ss of Austria will, in the course of the present month, visit Moravia, Bohemia, and Hungary. The Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Gotha left Vienna on the 27th ult., having only remained in that capital for six days. The Princ e and Princess of Prussia, who are now at Baden-Baden, will, it is said, return to Berlin on the 7th. The Elberf e td G aze tt e , as a p roo f o f the affec tionate feeling existing between the King and,the Prince of Prussia, states that his Majesty, in reply to some demand made with respect to the celebra tion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Prince, recently said--." Everything you do for my brother is as if you did it for me !" GREECE. THE NEW MINISTRY. Further accounts from Athens state that the new Ministry will probably be composed as follows : , Mavrocordato—Presideut, and Minister of Finance. Kanaris—President ad interim, and Marine. Rigas Palamedes—luterior. Pericles Aargyropulos—Poreign Affairs. Akpsylos—Public Instruction. Kalergis—War. Petrullis—Justice. The Anglo-French troops which have landed at the Pines's are said to amount to 9,000. AMERICA. (BY ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY Mon Nov. The United States mail steam-ship Washington• Captain Lines, with dates from New York to the 20th ult., has arrived off the Isle of Wight on her way to Bremen. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen, attended by the H on B eatr i ce ByD Major-General Buckley, and Captain Du Plat, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yester day afternoon at Gloucester House. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode on horseback in the forenoon, attended by his equerry in waiting. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Prineese Royal, and the Princess Alice, attended by Mr. Gibbir visited the Zoological Gardens in the Regent's.park. , Major-Gener a l B uc kl ey h as relieved Colonel Bouvet'le in his duties as equerry in waiting to her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accolcy panied by the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, and tended by Sir George Couper and Lord James Murray, went yesterday to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucee• ter yesterday, at Gloucester House. Mr. Robert Lamont and Mr. B. I. Thomson, of Liver' pool, had an interview with the Right Hon. E, Card' well yesterday, at the Board of Trade, on the subject of the Merchant Shipping Bill. Mr. Pressly and Mr. Timm had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester' day from the Lord High Commissioner of the loniso Islands. Despatches were sent yesterday to the Geyer' of the West India colonies. --- LAW INTELLIGENCE-(T7IIS DAY.) COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before Mr. Baron Parke:and a Common Jury.) THE LINCOLN AND LINDSAY BANIC-NICTTLESILIP V. THORNHURY. This was an action brought by the Lincoln and Lind' say Bank, who sued through their registrar, to recover the amount of a guarantee made to them by the defers• dants. Mr. Wills and Mr. Bramwell were for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Watson and Mr. Kingston for the defendant. The evidence brought forward in support of the claim was of the usual character in these actions. The defers' dant had had become guarantee to the Bank for Mr. Shuttleworth, junior, of Dogbank, near Lincoln, miller; for all monies and securities advanced by the Bank for his separate use. The younger Shuttleworth was at that time entering into a partnership with his father, who had long previously h a d an account with the Bank, and whose liabilities at the time of the defendant be' corning security for the son, amounted to about 1,700 1 . The firm subsequently failed, and this action was brought to recover the sum of 5001., the amount of the guarantee. In cross-examination it was elicited that the money for which the defendant had become liable had been paid over directly, or rather it was at once entered to the joint account of the father and son. The defence set up was that a fraud had been committed by the bank by so doing, and not giving any notice to the defendant. The defendant was then examined, and stated that when the younger Shuttleworth applied to him, he wept to the Bank, and was told that they held securities quite sufficient to cover the then outstanding debts of the elder Shuttleworth, and he most particularly told them that he was to be the security for the young man alone, and that the security was not in any way to extend to the previous liabilities of the father, or in any way to be attacked to the old account. Mr. Wills having been asked if he had any evidence to contradict the defendant. Mr. Wills said he had not. Baron Parke --Then you bad better consent to A noll' suit. This was agreed to, and a nonsuit entered. POST OFFICE APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Frederic Hill, brother to Mr. Rowland Hill, has been appointed As' sistant-secretary to the General Post-office. H e has hitherto held the post of Assistant secretary to the Post- master General, which has been abolished. Mr. Boken ham has been appointed Superintending President of the London District Office, in addition to that of Superin tending President of the Inland Foreign and Ship Letter Office, which be has held for some years. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. has returned to this country on leave of absence from the Government of New Zealand, and the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have issued directions to the authorities of the Customs for all due respect to be shown in the delivery of his baggage and effects with regard to his rank in her Majesty's service. DEATH OF SIR ROBERT HIRON, BART.—This venerable baronet died on Monday at Hubton Court, Lincolnshire in his 88th year. Sir Robert was son of Thos. Huron, Esq., by his first wife, daughter of Sir Edward Wilmot, Bart. ; and married, in 1792, the granddaughter of the Earl of Gainsborough. The first baronet was Chief Se cretary for Ireland in 1777. DEPARTURE OF THE LUSITANIA.—The South American and General Steam Navigation Company's screw steam ship Lusitania, Captain Brown, sailed from the Mersey yesterday, for the Brazils, with mails, 40 passengers, 600 tons of fine goods, a full cargo, and a small amount Of specie. She will be followed on the Ist of July by the new screw steamer B a hi ana, Captain D. Green, be longing to the same line, which re t urne d a f ter a ver y satisfactory -trip, in which, under steam alone, she averaged 10i k nots per hour. She left yesterday for cruise of four or five days in the Channel, in order to test her sailing and steaming qualities. The Braziliera, Capt. Cox, from the Brazils, belonging to the same cora• pany, may be expected in about ten days. REVENUE DEPARTMENTS ESTIMATE.—The charges of collection of the revenue are now to be voted by Parlia- ment instead of being deducted from the fund in its pro• gress to the Exchequer, and an estimate has, therefore, been laid on the table of the House of Commons. For the Customs the vote is to be 1,320,105/., namely, salaries and expenses, 840,7851., and for the Coast-guard, 479,3201. For the Inland Revenue Department, includ ing i stamps an d t a xes as w e ll as E xcise, the vote s 1,207,3631., namely, salaries and expenses, 1,154,5941., and for revenue police, &C., in Ireland, 52,7691. The salaries and expenses of the Post -office amount to 1,525,335/. The amount .for the three departments, therefore, is 4,052,8031. Among the Post-office items is a cqarge of 298,1501. to be paid to railway companies for the conveyance of mails during the year ; the amount last year was 250,7571., but some arrears have to be paid this year. There are in England and Wales 2,346 letter carriers, with wages amounting to 44,4301. ; 3,007 rural post letter-carriers, with wages amounting to 94,4921. ; and 130 letter-carriers at sub-post-offices, with wages amounting to 2,800/. THE COMMON LODGING -HOUSES ACT.—Yesterday the second report of Captain Hay, the police commissioner, on the Common Lodging -Houses Act, presented to the House of Commons, was issued. There are now regis' tered 1,441 common lodging-houses, accommodating about 30,000 persons, and there are 3,276 others under the observation of the police, requiring more or less done in the way of improvement, which are estimated to ac commodate about 50,000 more. Very beneficial results have taken place from the operation of the act, es 1 ).?• cially in p revent i ng disease. 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