The Sun. — London, England, 1854-07-14 00:00:00

ROYAL OLYMPIC THE TRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, JrLT 14, Will be performed PERFF.CT CONFIDE.)r.E. Characters by Messrs. RMson, Emery. and Robinian ; Misses Marston, E. Or• monde, and MIAs E. 'turner. To be followed by THE JE tLOU'S WIFE. After which, the popular Comailetta, c fled HEADS OR TAILS. Characters by Mr Eatery and Mai siarstan, STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Aileron. THIA EVENING, 'lrv( 14, Will be presented THE UNITED SERVICE CF FRANCE AND ENGLAND, In which Miss Harriet Gordon Will appear. After which, OPPOSITE NEIGIMOUR3. Followed by FOR TILE BENEFIT OF THE PLAYFUL CRO CODILE. To eorzlade with. THE OUNIBLIS. talls, 45.; Boxes, 2i. 6d.; Pit, 19.; Gallery, 641. ; Private Box, s £1 lc to be had of Mr. Alicroft. lb. New Boni-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIO)TAL Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Tremendous and moat Successful Mt! TIIIS EVENING. JCLT 1 I, A Grand Historical Equestrian specta !le. called THE COViACKS; or. Vivo la France. Atter which a Series of Mo - ceatpt Choisis de l'Are ie, or Scenes in the Circle, in which Miss Emile Cooke and Mr. William Cooke, jan., will appear. The Brothers Francisco will perform their wondrous feat of LA PERCHE. The German Bro thers wi I exhibit •heir skill on the DOUBLE TRAPEZE. The whole to conclude with bfr. W. T. Simpson's Burlesque, BITSitIA AGAIN'S!' TfTRICEY. Boa-office open tom Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIT/GE. Ting Der —Morning 48 min.after 4 I Evening 11 raln.sft. 5 Toaionnow—Morning 37 min.after 5 1 Evening 59 intuakft. 5 kflE WEA'rllEß.—sme Onrios, JULY U. TRZBI10)1111T1611, IN THE SIIADI. 69 —highest since noon yesterday. 55 —lowest this morning and, during the night. 66—this day, at noon. 13AROMETIBB, 29•87—falling a little. Wpm. W.S.W.—Light breeze, with dull weather, and a sprinkle of rain. p er'll : lb .!%.!) c•-• \~ ,~V^~Q LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1854. The world has witnessed many strange vicis situdes. Having apparently passed through its metallic stages, from gold to iron, it is entering on a new phase of its existence. Yes, with all due deferene:! to Mr. CHARLES DICKENS, and acknowledging, in one respect, the continued " hardness" of the " Times," there is another characteristic by which the present era will here after be 'distinguished. It is the " age of cant" —of pure, unmixed, unmitigated cant ! The Genius of Humbug rules supreme. Everything is to be regarded through the media which it pleases to offer. It is only necessary to keep up appearances —to " seem," rather than to do, and unsparingly to condemn all who venture to differ in any degree from the ideal standard, and who refuse "to fall down and worship" the idol which King Fashion bath set up. If the spirit of the age were to be represented in bodily form, it would be as SHAKSPELE'S Justice, " With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws, and modern instances." Here on one side we find a body of modern Pharisees, forgetting the Divine injunction, " The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath," striving to pervert the objects of the God-like institution, and to make it, in place of being a day of rest, and innocent and en lightened recreation, one of gloom and seclusion. On the other hand we see a body of rampan':. Tee totallers endeavouring to make every man conform to their own standard, and to introduce a " Maine liquor law" into what was once " Merry England." Close every place of entertainment on S T'claYs, says the Sabbatarian—permit not the wearied and over-tasked operative to breathe pure country air on the only day when he can hope to obtain it, or if he walk forth into the country, let him not be able to obtain a mouthful of bread or a draught of beer to enable him to sustain the salutary fatigue, that will and spirits. send him back to his toil with renovated health Let hiss remain in hi s own room, cross and listless, a burden to, himself and hi s fm Let him do nothingnothingto enlarge his mind a or i i l n- . crease his information, but stay at home, and, if he wish, get inebriated, provided the materials for so doing were Purchased on a week-day, and he will be regarded as a model working man by the advocates for the bitter observance of the Sabbath ! The Teetotallers, however, go further. They would do away with th e retail trade in wine, beer, and spirits, and only allow purchases in large quantities. No man should be able to get even a tumbler of small beer for his refreshment ; while the most patriotic undertaking ever started in this or any country is libelled because it is possible to obtain a glass of wine or a tumbler of beer within the gates. When listening to the twaddle of this noisy class, we almost feel in clined to agree with old JACK FALSTAFF, when he exclaimed, "If I had a thousand sons, the first human principle I would teach them should be to forswear thin potations, and addict them selves to sack !" _ _ There is ;nOther class of utilitarians no less dis gusting in their twaddle than those above alluded to, men who are ready to censure everything, the tuft and object whereof is not perceptible to their o•ffn thick and muddy intellects. These :arsons lose no opportunities of " writing themselves duwu rise," i t the true DOOBIMUY spirit. B2cause they cannot see an inch beyond their 110'303 they think that the rest of the world must be equally purblind. Th e i r Poalpou3 platitudes and solemn donkeyi sm would be simply ridiculous if they did not strive to take advantage of the most melan choly incidents on which to hang their absurdi ties. Such a case has unhappily recently occurred. M. H. LOrI3 LE Tug, a French aeronaut, after an ascent from Creinorne Gardens, with the mitten , - tion of descending in a parachute, received such injuries from collision with a tree that his death i~ !l 14 ..---- - MR. LEE STEVENS'S PATENT FUR NACES.— Copies of official and other reports, and of testi monials in favour of the invention, so applied to Steam Boilers, Brewery Coppers, St‘ll, Chemists*, Dyers', and Confectioners' Pans, Coal Ovens, &c., with information respecting Licences to manufar tura or nee the PATENT ya,OfiELbiSS FURNACES, given by 3 , 1 r JOHN LEE STEVIINS, - the' Patentee, al the Offices, 1, Fish street-hill, City, London, where references are obtained to Firms in London and clewhero on whose pzerniaes the invention is in daily operation. HOUSEHOLD WORDS on SM OK E' "Mr. LEE STEVENS'S plan has the great advantage of requiring no machinery ; so that no inattention or tuiskillulness it,of the stoker can affect its action. We have witnessed and tente efficacy at the office of the TIMES newspaper, at the famous black ing mart of DAY and MARTIN, and at the great sweetmeat factory of HILL and JONES."—Dickens's Household Words. THEATRE ROTAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Jut at 14, Rlll be performed Donizetti's Opera, LUCREZIA. BORGIA. Characters by Mme. Car.dort, Miss Fanny iltiddart, Signors Ore_ Wino, Pavesi, Santi, Sonhiem, and Pientui, and Mr. H. Braham. To conclude with the popular Ballet, entitled UNE FETE EN OLT3I PE. Tr:ces—Stalls, 7s; Dress Circle, ss. ; Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, and p rivate . B o xes, Oae, Twe, Three and Four Guineas. The Rox-etlice °lie 1 daily from Ten till Six, where places may be secure 1. Private Boxes and Stalls to be hal of Messrs. Leader and CeLI. 03, New Bond-street. 'Notice.—Doors open at 11 alf-past Seven. Per' ormance commences at Light. Ila f-pnce at Ilitlt-pai; Nine. TUI vrug ROYIL Undo: the management of Mr. tlnekstone. Tlll3 EVENING, Jut! 11. MU be performed the Drama of TilE KNIGHTS OF TUE It.)CND TABLE. Cha:acters by Messrs. Chippendale, 'lowa, G. Vandennotr, W. Fatten, Compton, and Buckstone; Anse Reynold', Mimi E. tirey, and Mrs. leltswllliam. Followed by AS LIKE. AS TWO PEA-3. To conclude with A NABOB FO3 AN lIOU'E. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Climax.=Asr. THIS EVENING, JULY 14. Will be performed FROM VILLAGE TO COURT. Principal characters by Messrs. Harley, Fisher, and Cathcart ; Misses Mur ray, Heath, and Vivash. . After which, THE COURIER OF LYONS. Principal characters by Meisrs. C. Kean, J. Vining, Addison, Graham, David Fisher, Cathcart, and baker; Misses C. Leclereq, Heath, Ternan, and K. Terry. To conclude with THE HALT OF THE BALLET. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. 'Plroprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, JULY 14. Will be performed the popular Drama of THE DISCARDED SON. Principal characters by Messrs. Selby, Murray. Bedford. and Keeley; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, and Miss F. Maskell. Followed by lIOPE AND FEARS. After which will be presented the New Extravaganza., entitled A MOVING TALE, supported by Mx. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by WAITING FOR AN OMNIBUS IN THE LOVVrliElt ARCADE IN A RAINY DAY. followed some days subsequently. This truly un fortunate occurrence has been seized on as the test on which to hang all sorts of commentaries. Some, wantonly and untruly, attacking Mr. SIMPSON, the proprietor of Cremorne, calumniously and malignantly attributing to him a readiness "to risk another life for the sake of gaining a few pounds profit," while others are contented with railing at the exhibition, and calling on the Legislature to enact laws for their suppression— hitting also at Mr. StatPsoN by the praise they bestow on the proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens for having refused to sanction a repetition of such attempts, which, in the first in stance, proved a failure at the royal pro perty. We shall deal with the latter statement and suggestion in the first instance— and, in order to do so, it is necessary to place the real state of facts before the Community, so that they may judge of what degree of censure—if any—can be attributed to Mr. SIMPSON, or rather whether that ill-used gentleman is not entitled to credit for his liberal and generous conduct on the de plorable occasion. Monsieur LE TUR, it appears, had patented his invention in France, and had, in his own country, made noiless than 29 perfectly safe and most successful descents. Under these circum stances he came to England, and entered into a treaty for au ascent from Vauxhall. It is well known that owing to some circumstances this ascent did not take place ; but the mistake, what ever it was, occurred before the ascent, and there fore could not have been connected with the descending power of the parachute. We are convinced that the proprietor of Vauxhall would not willingly receive compliments at the expense of a rival engaged in honourable competi tion with himself. On the failure, the unfortunate stranger was assailed with gibes and fears from every quarter. His personal appearance was turned into ridicule, and the laugh was freely raised at his expense. With wounded spirit, he appealed to Mr. SIMP SON for an opportunity of retrieving his own cha racter, and that of his invention. It was granted, but not until after close and stringent investiga tion had satisfied the parties of the perfect safety —we use the term advisedly—of the machine. Nay more, to make assurance doubly sure, the parachute was enlarged until it had " a re sisting power" capable of sustaining double the weight it would have to bear. In addition to these precautions, and when theory had settled all that could be done, it was, we believe, stipu lated that there should be a trial descent before any regular engagement should be entered into. This test was gone through on the 20th ult., and nothing could be more satisfactory. The pa rachute was liberated at an altitude of about a mile, and it was three-quarters of an hour de scending, having, through the action of the newly-invented wings, traversed a space of about three miles in its coral course. Then came the attempt that terminated fatally. But it is only necessary to remark, that it was not " a parachute accident." Had not the ropes, prepared under the exclusive direction of M. LE Tun., twisted, there would have been no la •t •ca mi ). But as they twisted, it was found that the machine could not be safely liberated. He came into col lision with a tree, which caused the injuries end ing in his death ; but that was not through any defect in his invention. It may be asked cui bone such trials ? What is the use of parachutes ? We know not. But that is no reason why experiments should not be tried in a science of which we are comparatively ignorant. We cannot forget that the toys of the 17th and 18th centuries were the sources from which sprung the steam-engines, power looms, and a variety of the most useful inven tions of the 19th century. Had not the Marquis of WORCESTER detected the priestcraft of the ancient Egyptians Warr might not have had the foundation for the experiments which he con ducted to so felicitous a conclusion. Had there not been apparently useless trials in electricity, we might not have had the electric telegraph or the galvanic battery ; and if a single fatal result opposed an insurmountable barrier to future trials, England would not be a maritime nation, or have railroads, or even carriages of any descrip tion. Let us, then, repudiate this nauseatic twaddle, dospise humbug, and render justice where it is really merited. The Bears are a persevering, an indefatigable race. If so much zeal and energy were displayed in any other pursuit it would command success. All, how ever, that they can accomplish in their patriotic "mission" does not amount to more than exciting temporary panics, that may frighten some nervous widows or unprotected spinsters into parting with their property at less than its actual value. We have repeatedly exposed the folly of this undue timidity, and it is but justice to the community to say that, with few excep tions, they have stood boldly forward, supporting the national credit with their purses, as they would, if the occasion arose, defend the national safety with their persons. The fundholders held their investments firmly, while there were plenty of persons ready and willing to come boldly forward and to purchase at liberal prices the stock necessarily cast upon the market. Under such circumstances the speculators for a fall met with repeated defeats, any one of which might have deterred less determined operators. But even a starving wolf in pursuit of his prey could not be more bent on achieving his object than the hungry bear, actuated by the greed of gain. Even in the days of JUVENAL we heard of the cupidity of the , Greeks— " Grceculus csuriens, in 6Tluin, jusseris, ibit." But how could any Greek do more than is frequently accomplished by the ursine fraternity, who, if they do not scale the heavens in pursuit of profit, are yet accustomed to make mountains out of mole hills, and to swell the most ridiculous rumours into intelligence of the utmost import ance. We would, however, once more remind these gentry of the heavy losses they have already sustained, and of the dangers attending the course they are so recklessly pursuing ; and we would ask the public what has occurred to excite any real apprehensions, or to justify a fall of nearly 3 per cent. in Consols within a single week, and nearly 2 per cent. within as many days ? What are the events that could exercise mate rial influence on the quotations? They might be affected by the prospects of the approaching har vest, the state of the Bank Returns, and the aspect of the political horizon in reference to the war in which we have embarked. These matters may more or less alter the value of all kinds of secu rities, but a very little consideration will show that the recent fall cannot fairly be attributed to any of these causes, and that, therefore, it cau on ly be attributed to the number of speculative Ra le% which must be followed by a corresponding rea ction when the time for delivery is at hand, or t o the sense l ess an d a b sur d panic that has been excited, nurtured, and fomented by the most un thheae t, although very w the t f goruPtdons means. As to th e prospe cts of the coming harvest, we fin l d y a or some , days, it has not a 3 crops. yet deteri ora t e d the The intelligence from different part s o f the c ou ntry weath is of a very grafi- weather has unquestion abfying chara c t er , aftor , ;. p a romise of ample returns 1 to the A gr i cu l tur i sts, markets. The quotatio.unnas c t h h e e ap ten a t n ie d ney abu is nd s a t n il t l in Mark L ane h ave d fa o l w le n n .:ro t a. O ci a:) . llle ln e a x s m tell u t, ach, then, a s the state of th ese 1 quotation s aff or d s th e best criterion respecting the harvest..prospects, and as the farmers, I dissatiif ied race, who deli g ht in the a proverbi a ll y most gl oomy forebodings, and who exercise t o the utmost the JOHN I ;um, privilego of grumbling ou any Or n o OCCiI.SiO: -1, have not yet complained audibly, We may : A 311M0 that the prospects of the harvest are not s ac has to justify a fall in the Funds. The glooniiness of the weather might have kept par ties at home, or deterred them from dealing, for Jon s BULL is as much dispirited as one of his own. game-cocks by a heavy and continuous fall of rain ; but such influences, when not followed by an y serious damage to the crops, are of a me re ly temporary character, and vanish with the firf,t gleam of sunshine. .s to the state of the Bank Returns, they are SUN, LONDON, IitIDAY EVP,NINCI, JULY 14, 1 S 4. of the most satisfactory description. The addition to the stock of bullion during the last week was no less than 345,6231., while that of the preceding week was 760,5981., or more than . 1,106,0001. within a fortnight. The addition of the week to the notes in circulation, a very important matter, was nearly half a million (484,5451.). There were also largo additions within the fortnight to the reserve of notes to the public and private deposits, and the public and other securities, and a small reduction had been made in the Bank rate of interest to its country customers. It is, therefore, obvious that any depreciation iu the value of stock could not be ascribed to the Bank Returns any more than to the prospects of the approaching harvest. We come then to the aspect of the political horizon in reference to the war in which we have embarked ; and what is there, we ask, in that " to fright the Isle from its propriety," to induce Englishmen to fling their stock upon the market to realise money on any terms that can be ob tained, or, in fact, at such prices as the con sciences of their unscrupulous persecutors may in duce them to offer ? Never, we say it advisedly, has this been more satisfactory. Never was the " entente cordiale" more complete. Never were France and England more thoroughly united in the cause of truth and justice. Never were they more firmly _resolved to break the power that has been so prejudicial to the interests of civilisation, and to obtain suitable guarantees for the maintenance of peace and order. The united flags float triumphantly on the Baltic and the Euxiue. NAPIER and his gallant coadju tor have threatened Cronstadt, and in vain invited the enemy's fleets to a fairer contest than could be had under the bulwarks of its fbrtifications. The AUTOCRAT himself has been gratified with the prospect, while the inhabitants of St. Peters burg clearly perceive what is before them ; and the approaching embarkation of -French troops in English vessels will not greatly improve their position. Austria, for her, own sake, will not dare to go wrong, and what could the vacillating and weak-minded King of PRUSSIA do, even if disposed, to shelter his friend and brother. If the German Powers did their worst, it would not create a moment's fear in any English (or French) heart. But as it is, we should really be ashamed of our compatriots, if we thought that they could be influenced by any doubts as to the actions of the German Powers. There would, indeed, be more to fear from their friendship than their enmity. Let the people, then, rally to maintain the national credit, and they will find that, as heretofore, while serving their coun try, they are materially benefiting themselves. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, 10 P.M. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Iberia has arrived with the above mail. She brings 31 passengers, five packages of specie, and a cargo of eggs, lemons, onions, &c. Her dates are—ibraltar, July 4 ; Cadiz, 5 ; Lisbon, 9 ; Oporto and Vigo, 10. The British galliot Mary, arrived at Gibraltar on the 2d, reported that on the 30th ult., owing to a strong current, on her voyage from Marseilles, she was driven within 20 miles of Cape Tres Forcas, and there distinguished a brig being attacked by Ruffian pirates. It was the captain's opinion the brig was taken by the pirates. The Mary did not interfere, being unarmed. Her Majesty's steamer Prometheus started almost immediately to the Riff coast in search. Exchange at Gibraltar was quoted, for bills on London at 90 days' date, at 51i ; Paris, 5 37. From Lisbon we learn that the vine disease was still raging, and to a most fearful extent, and every fear was entertained that nearly the whole of the vineyards were being destroyed. Exchange on London had declined to 54 for bills at 30 days' sight ; Inscriptions, 37. A RUSSIAN IN LONDON SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. Sin.,—Can you tell me why, or how it is, that Count Pablen, who is well known to be a most active agent of the Emperor of - Russia, is admitted on the most intimate footing to the houses of several of our Cabinet Ministers? It may be all fair and above board, but it looks very suspicious. In the neighbourhood of St. James's and Berkeley-squares he is in great force.—Yours obediently, London, July 12, 1851. B. S. F. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Last night Gri.d appeared in the character of Leonora, in La Farorita, for the first time this season. It is one of her finest parts, and she never performed it more beauti fully. In the character there are no displays of force, no violent bursts of passion. All is quiet and subdued, fill of deep feeling and melting tenderness and nothing can be more beautiful than the manner in which the music is adapted to the character. There are no brilliant bravura passages ; the phrases are uniformly simple, but indescribably plaintive and pathetic. This is not one of the parts in which Grisi, as it were, takes the audience by storm ; but there is none in which she makes a stronger impression on their feelings—an im pression which is more eloquently expres,sed by profound silence and • breathless attention than by the loudest bursts of applause. Mario was equally happy in his per formance of the part of Fernando. His voice had all its power, and all its exquisite sweetness ; and, both in his acting and his singing, we never heard him exert himself with greater success. The great scene, where Fernando, in a transport of passion, spurns the tokens of honour conferred on him by the king, was electrical in its effect ; and the closing scene, in which the hapless lovers meet to part for ever, was pathos itself. The tears of many of the audience were the best testimony to its power. The novel feature of the performance was the appear ance for tl;e first time of Lablache in the character of the monk Baldassare. It is a character similar to that of Oroveso, in Norma; stern and unbending as a priest, full of feeling as a man. The character is more strongly developed than that of Oroveso, and the music is of greater power. Lablacbe brought out every phase of the character, and the music displayed most admirably all the grandeur of his mighty voice. The theatre was crowded to excess, as it always is on Grisi's farewell nights. The Queen and Prince Albert, with several illustrious visitors, occupied the royal box. STATE OF TRADE—NOTTINGHAM.—Thcs revival of the lace and hosiery home trade extended into the early part of this week, and only received a sort of check from the unprecedented fall in the funds and the disappointed expectation of money becoming easier. The general houses in London, &c., having just completed their an nual stocktaking, find their stocks low, and they have consequently come down with their orders. Materials, especially silks, continue firm, and an advance of 9d. has lately been conceded by cautious buyers. Hosiery still exhibits an improvement in the home trade. The Ca nadians, who are amongst our best colonial customers, are purchasing at present for the winter season —but more of Leicester than Nottingham produce.—Notting- Awn Guardian. STATE OF THE CROPS IN LEICESTERSHIRE.—The steep inc. , : rains which have fallen during the last four days, while proving very beneficial to the pastures, have done no harm to the growing crops. Wheat in this county never looked better, some of the spring sown has come up thinly, but its appearance is now healthy and even luxuriant. Should the weather now clear up, the quality of the wheat will be much superior to that of last year's growth. Barley is looking better, but will hardly reach an average crop. Accounts are favourable respecting oats and beans. Potatoes are looking well, and as yet there is very little appearance of disease. The late rains have interfered with the hay harvest ; the crops of grass are thin. Tint COAL AND IRON TRADE.—The demand for sheets and plates is unabated, and the mills and forges are in constant and active operation. The puddlers are very peaceable, and do not, it appears, intend to agitate for an advance, as their wages have remained unaltered dur ing the reduction of manufactured iron-21. per ton at separate times. The coal trade is still good, and prices are firmly maintained. Best 135., common 11s., and lumps at the pit's mouth. Wolverhampton Hera IRONHASTERS QUARTERLY MEETINGS.—BIRMINGHAM, id. 10s., J u ly 13.—The Meetings held at Walsall on Tuesday, at Wolverhampton, yesterday, and in Birmingham to-day have, in consequence of the resolutions adopted by the irontnasters at Stewpony the week before last, created unusually little interest, and the attendance has been comparatively limited. No attempt has been made to disturb settled prices, although the great demand for manufactured iron, :led the scarcity of pig would for men in some districts i o , f ea s r o t t o tt j u a s st t . .7(lsalidit‘-'eall'icae‘..e exhibited symptoms of un easiness, and have talked of seeking for a rise of wages —the colliers more especially--but as y et no absolute deinan,l has been made, nor do we think, from all we hear, that it is probable. At the Stout-bridge meeting, , whi c h, w i l l be held to - mor ow, the question with regard to wag es is more likely to arise than at an y other of the meetings. It i s t h e great mar ket for coal and limestone, and th e " getters " are usual l y more importunate as to i remuneration than the other workmen of th e iron dis tricts. Tp c certainl y The prices o f i ron m ay be taken to be the same as announced a f ew days ago, b ut ra t e s may be more altiei tinplate an Saturday, s t t a e tterdadaefte cont i nue s tthh ee depressed closing meeting w meetingl ii . e hTtohafek the e se t tl e ment s pc l u a a c r e e a r t . for the quarter, so far as they have proceeded, are said to have been met satisfactorily. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert, attended by Major-General Wylde and Colonel Seymour, left Buckingham Palace at twenty minutes past one o'clock yesterday, for the purpose of viewing the siege operations at Chatham. His Royal Highness proceeded to the London-bridge Terminus, travelled by a special,train on the North Kent branch of the South-Eastern Railway, and returned at twenty minutes before eight o'clock. Her Majesty with Prince Arthur and the Princess Louisa, attended by the Hon. Matilda Paget, took a drive in an open landau and four in the afternoon. Lord Alfred Paget and Lord Charles Fitzroy were in attend. mice on horseback. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred. attended "by Mr. Gibbs, visited the Exhbition in St. Martin's Hall in the forenoon. _ The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Matilda Paget, the Hon. Mary Seymour, Earl Somers, Lord Alfred Paget, and Colonel Seymour, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with thelr presence last evening. Her Majesty's private band attended in Buckingham Palace after dinner on Wednesday evening, and played the following pieces : Overture, " Le 1311 d'Andore Duo, " Etolle du Nord" Aleyerbeer. Selection, " Faust" Spohr. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir G. Couper, honoured the Olympic Theatre with their presence last evening. A deputation from the Birmingham Assay-office, con sisting,. of Messrs. Rotton, Sharpe, Elkington. and A. Ryland, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Card well yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Spooner. Mr. J. A. Franklin had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yesterday, on the subject of the Standard of Gold Wares Bill and decimal coinage. The Chief Secretary for Ireland, Sir John Young, en tertained the following distinguished guests to dinner, at the Trafalgar Hotel, Greenwich, on the 12th inst.:— The Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Monk, Lord Elcho, Lord Alfred Hervey, the Right Hon. G. W. Hayter, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, the Lord Advocate ; Messrs. R. Lowe, M.P., W. Monsell, M.P., John O'Connell, M.P., Daniel O'Connell, M.P., John Sadleir, M.P., James Sadleir, M.P., Loftus Bland, M.P., Pol lard Urquhart, M.P., W. Kirk, M.P., G. Bowyer, M.P., F. Ocully, M.P., J. D. Fitzgerald, M.P., J. M. Fox, M.P., J. Esmonde, Esq., M.P., W. Fagan, M,P., Major Brownrigg, and Mr, G. Dalton. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday, and heard an appeal from the Court of Ad miralty, " Valentine and others v. Cleugh (the Tele graph). TELE COURT.—We understand that her Majesty and the youthful Royal family will, according to present ar rangements, leave Buckingham Palace on Monday next, for Osborne, Isle of Wight, where the Court is expected to remain until after the prorogation, which will take place about the second week in the ensuing month. The Queen Marie Am4lie, the Dukes de Nemours and .D'Aumale, and the Prince de Joinville, have most generously contributed to the funds of the French Bene volent Society (Societe Franeaise de Bienfaisance). This society has been, since its foundation (a period of nearly 13 years), under their distinguished patronage, and has been the means of distributing upwards of 8,000/. to indigent French persons in this country. The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Adeliza. Fitzalan Howard, have left St. James's-square, for Arundel Castle, for the season. The Duke of Sutherland leaves Stafford House to morrow, on his annual visit to his vast domains in the west of Scotland. The duchess and family leave town early in the ensuing week, for Trentham Hall. The Duke of Devonshire continues to go on favour ably, at Brighton, where the noble duke is expected to remain until until the close of the month. His grace has recovered the use of his right arm, which it was feared would become permanently affected by his late attack. DEATH OF LADY ELIZABETH ALEXANDER.—We have to record the demise of this lady. She was sister to the late Earl of Caledon, and aunt to the present holder of the title, and was connected with the noble families of Caledon, Craven, Clarendon, and Radnor. HONOUR TO OSIER PAutn.--An Imperial decree pub lished in the Moniteur, confers on Marshal Otner Pacha, General-in-Chief of the Ottoman Army, the dignity of grand cross of the imperial order of the Legion of Honour. THE OFFICERS of the TIGER, who were prisoners of war at Odessa, have been exchanged and released. THE SECRETARY OF WAR.—An amended estimate of the expense of this department has been issued, adding a charge of 2,9931. as the estimated amount of postage to be defrayed in consequence of the abolition of official franking. The vote therefore will be, not 14,3071., but 17.3001, CRYSTAL PALACE. THURSDAY (SHILLING DAY). — Number of season tickets sold to this date, 20,370. Ad mission at the doors. 15,614 ; admission by season tickets, I,4lo—total, 17,024. THR BANK or ENGLAND. —Yesterday morning the usual quarterly general court of the governors of this corporation was held, pursuant to the terms of the charter, at the offices, Threadneedle-street, Mr. J. G. Hubbard, the governor, presiding, when the minutes of the previous courts having been read, and the election of the governor, deputy-governor, and the directors con- firmed, the meeting broke up. TRYING FOR GOLD IN ENGLAND AND WALES.— Yesterday a Parliamentary paper was printed con taining copies of reports from the commissioners in charge of the land revenue of the Crown on the sub ject of arrangements to be entered into with persons desirous of trying for and raising gold in England and Wales. It is recommended, in order to place some limit on the excitement of mere speculation that, if sufficient inducements do not exist to warrant an annual oetlay of 101. or 201., it would not be worth while to occupy official persons, or to intrude on private grounds. THE ENCHANTER.—This vessel is announced from Geelong, whence she sailed the 17th of March, with 10,566 ounces of gold, valued at 42,0001. This amount, h oweve r, will immediately be purchased for transmis sion to Paris, as the French exchange continues with a declining tendency. Gold is likely to be sent from the Bank of England, unless further sums from Australia shall soon arrive. GENERAL SCREW STEAM COMPANY.—It is understood that a negotiation is pending between the Government and this company, which will result in the purchase, on satisfactory terms, of the new ship Prince, of 2,700 tons, y Y e o s u t e N r G d a G y E r N n T n e r E n l i GENTLEMAN a I n N T i n E I ci E u S e s E t R P w E a N s T I h N e E l belonging to that company, for tke purpose of a steam transport. rDDrEA.rTAn a K OF ._A H by Mr. C. Bedford, the coroner, at the Rose and Crown T aver n, as to the death of Mr. Enoch Dyer, aged 18. It appeared that the deceased had gone on Monday " earn ,. to bathe in the Serpentine, and got into one of the holes, and never rose again. Griffiths, of the Royal Humane Society, shortly after got him out, when he was taken to the society's receiving -house, where Dr. Christian for two hours endeavoured to restore anima tion, but without affect. The jury returned a verdict of I ' for the was ROYALelected COLLEGE r m, r E es n i E de O n Ft , S;R d ;O i N rw. S e "Accidental death." r — e. A eL t lea a cwt nl reed e n eting of the Council on the 13th inst., Mr. G. J. Guthrie, F.R.S , the present is thethird • membersGuthri e n f h t a h s beencolle College havingelected undergone e, F.R.S., examinations, ensuing year. It is worthy f e Vice-Presi dents n d tsM observationn r f . t ß h e . T c r o a tl i v he ir te s occasion on so John Dixon, midwifery janMrgyr. at the meeting of the Board on the 12th inst. : were admitted licentiates in nwmoehl Messrs. o ns e ss w h rs Hemsworth. Yorkshire, diploma of membership dated March 31, 1854 • Charles Young, Worth, Sussex, July 12, 1850 ; Edward Towndrow France, Sheffield, April 24, 1854 ; Edward Wad man Ward, Leeds, April 21, 1854 ; William Henry Medd, Stockport, Cheshi re , A pril 7, 1854 ; Charles Vicary, Warminster, April 21, 1845 ; Ch a rles Buck worth Herne Soame, Elston', near Bedford, March 27, 1854 ; Daniel Benjamin Hine, Nottingham, April 17, 1854 ; Charles Muscroft, Pontefract, April 11, 1845 ; William Moxon, Rugeley, Staffordshire, June 2, 1854 ; John Gregory Booth, Haslingden, Lancashire, June 2, 1854 ; Edward Pratt, Appledore, Devon, April 11, 1853 ; William Deamer, Bentinck-street, Manchester -square, June 2, 1854 ; and Frederick Blackman, Blackfriars-road, April 21. 1854. EXTENSIVE NEW BUILDING FOR THE TOWER HAMLETS MlLlTlA._Y es t er d ay a t the meeting of Middlesex magis trates, the c ounty treas urer made a representation to the Court th a t h e had b een i n f orm ed by the clerk of the Liberty of the ToWer that the sum of 14,500/. would be required for the erection of storehouses and dwellings for the two regiments of Tower Hamlets Militia. This matter was referred to the committee of financial and general pur poses, with an instruction to them to inquire of the Lieutenancy of the Tower Hamlets why so large a sum was required. ALLEGED DEATH FROM IMPROPER MEDICAL THE Mr. Bedford, coroner for Westmin ster, held an inquiry at the Rising Sun, Charles-street, Grosvenor-square, into the circumstances attending the death of Mary Ann Thatcher, agea 22, a single woman and a domestic servant, late in the service of Mr. Jay, a medical practitioner and registrar of births and deaths, residing at Si, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. After hearing the evidence, the room was ordered to be cleared, and the jury having deliberated with closed doors for nearly an hour, the foreman handed in the following verdict :—" Deceased died from inflammation of the peritoneum, which the jury, without imputing any malicious feeling or criminal neglect to her master, consider to have been greatly promoted by improper medicines administered by him to the deceased." MIDDLESEX SESSlONS.—Yesterday the court sat at the Sessions-house. Mr. Pownall was re-elected chair man of the bench for one year ensuing. On the recom mendation of the Committee for Financial and General Purposes, the court made an order on the county treasurer for the payment of salaries and demands to the amount of 13,764/. 2s. ; and an ordinary county rate of I. in the pound on the rental of the county was ordered. A half-penny rate was ordered for the lunatic asylums. A somewhat desultory discussion followed relative to the provisions of the North Metropolitan Railway Bill, affecting the county property in Coldhath fields. It was stated that the opposition to the bill was withdrawn, and that the company would provide the county with another prison in lieu of the Coldbath fields House of Correction, according to the terms em bodied in the bill. A number of reports were received, and the usual formal business having been gone through, the court adjourned. RISE IN THE PRICE OF NEWSPAPERS.—The Dundee Advertiser has been the first paper in Scotland to ad vance in price. It is understood that others will soon follow the example. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INT MLLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at from 5,000 to 6,000 bales, including 500 American taken for export. The market closed tamely but steadily, with prices of American 1-16 d. in favour of the buyer, and a largo supply. The sales comprised 4,500 American, 40 kern= and • Maranham at 51d. to 61d., 300 Egyptian at 6d. to 11d., and 700 Surat at 3d to 3id. per lb. Railway Shares were firmer. Colonial produce has, upon the whole, been ra ther firmer this week, with increased dealing in some staples. Refined sugars have . been more wanted. Coffee has been rather duller. In tea there has not been much done. Of rum fair pur chases have been made at the reduced quotations. Saltpetre has declined' Bd. to ls. per cwt. Rice has sold to a moderate extent, and cotton has been quiet. Tallow has been rather firm. The indigo auctions are going off steadily. In spices there has been very little doing privately, and nothing by public sale. The public sales of colonial and foreign wool commenced yesterday evening, and opened well, some of the Austra'ian samples going Is. higher. Business in American State Stocks has this week, according to the report of Messrs. D. Bell, Son and Co., been done at the following rates : Redeemable. Dividends. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cent Bonds lB63—Jan. and Ju1y...107i 108* United States 6 per Cent. Inscribed Stock 1867-1868... Pennsylvania, 5 per Cent. ... 5 per Cent. .1877... Bonds ...101 108* Feb. and Aug.... 79 81 . 82A 83i* Ohio 6 per Cent. inscribed Stock 1856... Jan. and July... 91. Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1868... April and 0ct....101 103 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ...Jan and July... 92 93 Alabama 5 per Cent. 1863...Mayand Nov—, 83 85 Virginia 5 per Cent (Sterling Bonds) 1888... Jan. and July... 90 92 VAgi nia 6p. Cent. Bonds 1886... ~ ... 92 94 Ciinada 6 per Cent. (Stet ling Bonds) 1876... LOANS OF CITIES. New Orleans 6 per Cent Bonds lB93...Jan.and July... 79 81 RAILROAD BONDS. Great Western of Illinois .10611071 10 per Cent. Ist Mort gage lB6B...April and 0ct.... 91 93 Pennsylvania Central R. ltd. 6 per Cent. Mort gage Bonds lBBo...Jan. and July... 90 91 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 2(1 Mort gage, Convertible 1859...Mar. and Sept... 90 91. New York and Erie 7 per Cent. al Mortgage 1883... New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Convertible _ 1862.... Tan. and July... 77 79 .81 83 * Ex Dividend. The estimate for the Post-office Department Packet Service, for the year 1854-5, gives a grand total of 812,8261. against 835,2121. the financial year 1853-4. The principal items are, 172,8401. for the North • American Mails, 240,0001. for the West Indies, 162,8891. for the Overland Mail, 37,5001. for the Bombay Line, 22,5001. for the West Coast of Africa, 20,5001. for the Peninsular Mails, and 25,000. for the West Coast of America. The English Stock Market has been very well supported, but the extreme advance of yesterday has not been realised, Consols having then, atter the official hours, been done at 92. ' There was a prevalent rumour that the allies in the Baltic were to be assjsted by a Swedish army of 50,000 men, and this, with the fineness of the weather, gave an im- pulie topurchases, and rendered the Bears, who were taking courage, very nervous again. It is said the Bank of England has still a good deal of Stock to call for, and should it require its delivery the market may experience.. a further rise before the settling day. The buyers yesterday afternoon were of high standing, and usually possess the best sources of information. A feature that should be noted, as appearing to show that speculation for a fall is much more circumscribed than it was, is the evenuess of the money and account prices. On previous occasions recently we have seen money stock considerably above the quotations for time, but now the prices for transfer are 9ia and 9.11 sellers for August. The, highest rates this morning have been 91 The New 3k per Cents. have been at 92 k to g, and the Three per Cents. at 914 to Exchequer-bills have been at is. dis count to 2s. premium, and India Bonds at 4s. premium. East India Stock has been done At 225. The foreign market has been heavy, and the only bargains recorded are in Mexican at 24k, Sardinian at 86, and Spanish Deferred at 18k. Portuguese Three per Cents. have been at 361, Dutch Four per Cents. are 90i The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Cirenada Deferred Bonds 6 to 4, Mexi can 24 to 242, Peruvian 66 to 63, ditto 3 per Cents. 50 to a; Portuguese 4 per Cents. 39 to 41, Russian 5 per Cents. 97 to 99, ditto 42 per Cents. 80 to 83, Spanish New Deferred 181 to 19, ditto 3 per Cents. 37 to 38, ditto Certificates 4 to 4i, ditto Passive 31 to 41. The Railway Share Market, which rose .1 to per cent. yeAterday, after our report, has been quieter, now the settlement of the account is got through, and not quite so buoyant. The transac tions have been in Caledonian, North-Western, South-Eastern, and York and Berwick. The Mining Shares are dull, the Joint-stock Banks firm but inactive, - and the Crystal Palace up again to par. The Australian Laud Shares are nominally the same as previously. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES. (From the Oticial List, Bank Stock .. .... . 210 , per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 14 i i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 34 per Cent. Annuities 92g t 4 It India Stock 225 India Bonds, 1:1000 ...... ........ ... ....... Consols for Opening 19th July Exchequer Bills, 24d. £IOOO .tisoo 1 d 2 p Small 4 Exchequer Bonds, 1858 Ditto Scrip, 1859 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS TIES DAY. %cesium 3 per Cent. ......... .. . . Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto, 1848, 3 per Cent 36 S ar di n ian Bonds, 5 per Cent B6 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto for the Account 374 x d Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lB4 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates ......_ THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 19th July 914 i x d LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE W.R. THE DANUBE. BELGRADE, July 11.—The Turks took possession of the Island Kamadan Seymonoff, after a combat lasting nearly twelve hours. The next day the Russians boat a retreat along the road to Bucharest. Prince Gortschakoff seemed as if he wished to take up a position at Kalugereni. On evacuating Giurgevo, the Russians set on fire several vessels of their flotilla. A telegraphic despatch from. Vienna, dated yes terday, says that 3,000 Ottomans are at Giurgevo. The Russians are advancing against them. They concentrate at Frateschti. A. separate detachment from Bucharest is ad vancing against Oltenitza. In a letter from the Lower Danube of July 1, to the Vienna Presse, we read : It is said that the Sultan is about to visit the Turkish cauip, and that Omar Paella has received official notification of it. The Sultan will first visit the head-quarters of Omer Paella's army,which have been transferred to the Danube; thence lie will pro ceed to Silistria, where, with his own hand, he will distribute to the defenders of the place the rewards to which they are so justly entitled. The Ferick (General of Division) Hasan Bey ar rived on the 20th June at Mahmadkoi with 18,000 men, to support the operations of Mehemet Pacha, who passed beyond Trajau's Wall on the 25th. The two generals, covered in flank by detachments of the auxiliary fleets, are advancing on Babadagh, in order to drive the Russians into Clio angle of the in the Dobrudscha, and compel them to surrender the fortresses of the Danube, which they still hold. Selim Pacha is advancing from Cherna voda with 15,000 men to co-operate in obtaining this result. In a few days 30,000 men of the auxiliary troops will have effected their junction with the 40,000 whom Omer Pacha still commands in person. Nothing is known of the military operations pro jected. It was stated a few days ago that on the 28th of June the combined fleets were to sail from Baidjik for the Crimea, and make at last a combined attack by sea and land en Sebastopol. The evacua tion of Ibralia appears to be decided on. Fresh orders are expected respecting that of Galatz. The exchanges of the English captured officers and sea men against Russian prisoners is to commence on the 15th of July. A letter from Varna, 29th ult., says the Patrie, gives some details relative io the retreat of the Russian troops, which does not say much for their humanity. On leaving Silistria, they destroyed everything on their road, leaving behind them only desolation and ruin. Traces of their passage were met with at every step. The molt lowly cottages were burnt, as well as all the crops, and even the trees. The accounts from the Dobrudscha are of a similar character, and the conduct of the Russians shows that in our age of progress and intelligence the most odious barbarism struggles against civili sation and justice. The Moniteur publishes the following letter from Widdin of the Ist : " It is evident that the Russians only abandoned the left bank of the Danube so precipitately in order to avoid giving battle. In fact, in addition to gel-Hassan Pasha, who had arrived in Silistria, and Ismail who closely followed him, Mahomet Pasha was on the spot with a large force of Bashi-bazouks. Moreover, it was known that six regiments of cavalry and three batteries of artillery, forming the advanced guard of the forces sent by Omer Pasha, were marching to the relief of that place. The presence of large forces assembled at hir soya makes the report that the Austrians are about to enter Wallachia appear almost certain. An officer arrived three days ago to engage all the schleps (large barges of the Danube) which were between Orsova and Widdin, and he announced that they were required for the conveyance of troops." ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.-(THIS DAY. This morning the inquiry was resumed for the eighth time, at the Sheriff's Court, R e d Li on S quare, b efore Mr:Baker, the Coroner. The Jury having assembled, Mr. Metcalfe, the bar rister, said he appeared upon the part of the Committee of the Hospital. It was not their intention to intervene between the public and the medical anthorities of the Hospital. They courted the fullest inquiry, but at the same time he was instructed to lay before the jury evidence to contradict the whole of the state ments of the house committee as to their agreeing to a reference. They, the committee, had never been consulted at all, and the first they knew of that part of the matter was by seeing it in the newspapers. He also was authorised to state that the whole of the statements made by Mrs. Rosser were untrue. The nurse who had been so charged was a woman of good character and kindness, and he. should can her, and could also call numerous witnesses to give testimony to her kindness. Mr. Bodkin said he was glad that the house commit tee had taken such a step. Mr. 'Metcalfe then called Ann Faulkner, bead-nurse in the ward into which the child was taken upon the day of the operation. She took the child into the operating room about ten minutes to two, and brought it back again into her ward, and sat by the fire with it. At the time she took it into the operating-room first, Mr. Wakley and his two students were there ; she took the child back again about half-past two, and then the ope ration took place. She did not tear the clothes off the child ; it was prepared ten minutes before two. She never dashed the child down, and called it a dirty little wretch, and wished it dead, or said she would jump down its throat. She was not accustomed to use such language, and had given the child castor oil the day be fore, and it had operated. She had since left the hospi tal, and obtained a situation in St. George's Hospital as a nurse, but had been dismissed in consequence of what had been stated about her during these proceedings. By Mr. Clarkson—The child's bowels were properly opened, and the woman Rosser knew that Mr. Cooke and Dr. Scobell saw the child after the operation in the ward, and Mr. Cooke came in at 12 that night to see the child, and saw it again twice upon the next day, Friday. Cross-examined by Mr. Ballantine—l did not look at the child as I cannot bear to see an operation per formed. I cannot say how long the child was under operation. Ido not think it was more than one hour. I have not said that it was a shucking operation, that it made n,e sick, or that it was butchery and a murderous operation. Mary R,osser.—l was examined upon a former occa sion. I made a mistake about the doctors : they did not go round and see the child ,morning and night. She then repeated the charge she had made against the wo man F au lkner. I have seen Bridger the Beadle, and told him I was sorry I had taken a false oath, and made a mistake about the doctors, but I did not tell him that what I said about the nurse was untrue. The inquest, It 'was expeCted, would again be adjourned. INDICTMENT OF GREEK EX-MINISTERS General Spiro-Milios, formerly war minister at Athens, and now a prisoner, is to be indicted for illegally appropriating the public money in con nexion with the suppressed Greek insurrection. Colonel Soutos, secretary of the war department, and General Vlachoupulos, military inspector, have been cited to give an account of the source and dis bursement of considerable funds placed at their ,iisposal. All have acknowledged having received each between 300,000 and 400,000 drachams in tended for the insurrection, but declined saying on whose account. Gardikbtis Grivas, formerly commander of the troops, and now at le baths of Thermia, has also to account for a similar sum. The director of the Bank, who delivered these funds to them, has been questioned as to the autho risation he received fur the delivery of those sums, but his statement in reply has not been suffered to transpire. Th© physician Fasseros has been convicted of piracy, but his life has been spared by intercession. The civil and military functionaries are pro hibited from having a royal audience unless the respective Ministers are present. CONSTANTINOPLE. According to advices from Constantinople of the sth, the Duke of Cambridge returned on the 2d to have a conference with M. de Bruck, the Austrian InternunciO". The day after, the Prince, in com pany with the Sultan, reviewed the Ottoman bri gade and the 30 pieces of artillery attached to his division. On the 4th the Prince returned to Varna. Omer Pasha had arrived at Silistria. The Do brudscha was not yet evacuated. The Anglo-French encamped near Varna were ready to enter t o i n vo t p h s nc the cam a p m aign. According to a despatch from Odessa of the 7th, e the combined fleets, 50 sail strong, had been men proceeding in the direction of Sebastopol. ADHESION OF THE GERMAN POWERS TO THE AIISTRO-PRUSSIAN ALLIANCE. The Oest. Correspondenz, of yesterday, contains an article stating that almost all the German Go vernments have promised to give their support to a motion to be made in the German Diet, that the whole of Germany do join the Austro-Prussian Alliance. The King of Wurtemberg still stands aloof, but it is considered certain that a Monarch who was always one of the first to defend the rights of Ger many against the West will not be-found wanting when it is necessary to oppose the disturbance of the balance of power in the East.i THE TROOPS AT VARNA FIRED AT BY GREEKS. A communication from Varna, of June 29, pub lished by the Plymouth Mail, says the Greeks at this place have several times fired on our troops, but without any effect or bad result whatever ; the Greeks are immediately pursued and brought' to trial, and sentenced to be shot. Two Greeks were shot on the 26th inst., for firing at some soldier officers, who were walking in the vicinity of the camp. Another suffered a similar fate on the 27th ; and on the 28th inst. six more Greeks were taken for firing on our artillery, and will be shot this morning. It appears that the Greeks lie in am bush and wait their opportunity. Two artillery men and one woman who went to enjoy a walk have not been heard of these last three days. THE BALTIC. CHOLERA IN THE BALTIC FLEET. A telegraphic despatch dated yesterday, from Stettin, states that the fleets had returned from Cronstadt to Baro Sound. Diarrhoea of a bad kind had broken out. Thirty had died in the Austerlitz, seven in the Duke, and a few in other ships. It was expected that Admiral Plumridge would effect something in revenge for the Carleby affair. It is supposed that the Aland Iles will be attacked and held. The following is from Dantzic, Thursday (yes terday) :—The Nicolai I. has arrived. She left the fleet in Bare Sound on the 10th inst. (46 English and 16 French vessels). There were a few cases of cholera in the fleet. No news. THE ALAND ISLANDS. A letter written on the 30th of June onboard one of the ships of the combined squadron, lately sent to reconnoitre in the Gulf of Bothnia, contains some curious particulars relative to the islands of Aland. These islands form an archipelago, situate at the extremity of the Baltic, at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia, and close to the Gulf of Fin land. As a military point of observation their position is excellent. The group is composed of seven islands, occupying an area of 90 square kilo metres, with a population of 15,000 inhabitants. The island of Aland properly speaking, which has given its name to the archipelago, is nine leagues in length and seven in breadth, and has a population of 10,000 inhabitants. The Russi▪ ans have built on the island the fortress of Bomarsun d, which is protected on the sea side by exten s i ve fortifications. It possesses a good roadstead, well sheltered, with a depth of 20, 30, and even 50 fathoms. In time of peace it is continually visi▪ ted by the Russian fleet of evolution. The interior of the island is intersected by calcareous hills, and watered by a great number of rivulets, from which it derives its Scandinavian name of Aland (Country of Rivers). Its coast is deeply indented, and offers excellent anchorage. The soil is fertile, and here and there are to be seen good pasture grounds and forests of birch and pine. Its inha bitants are mostly farmers and fisherman. The climate is wholesome, although rigorous in win ter. The snow melts early, and the roads as well as the harbours freeze over late in the season, on account of the rapid current, produced by the meeting of the waters of the Gulfs of Bothnia and Finland. Independently of Bomarsund, the archi pelago contains several other fortified places, the principal of which are in the Islands of Sigunklar and Prcestce. The Islands of Aland are very important in a political and military point of view. They were wrested by Russia from Sweden in 1809, by the treaty of Frederikshamn, which secured to that Power the remainder of Finland and Eastern Bothnia. Russia had already acquired the other part of Finland by the treaty of Abo. The loss of that fine and rich province was a dreadful check to the Swedish power. BLOCKADE OF THE GULF OF FINLAND. A despatch from Stockholm, of J uly 11, says : The Swedish mail packet has been stopped and sent back by her Majesty's cruisers. Communication with Finland via Aland is no longer allowed. Aland is declared in a state of blockade. STATE OF ST. PETERSBURG. A letter from Leipsic received from St. Petersburg trace out a very gloomy pic ture of the working classes in Russia and their present condition ; the privations imposed on the people by the war are severely felt, especially in the capital, on account of the high prices of land carriage during the summer. Provisions of all kinds, even bread, cost enormously. The wives and children of the soldiers of reserve, and of the veterans, have followed the troops into the towns ; there they are encamped in the streets, and live on public charity. Discouragement is universal. There is almost an entire dearth of coal in the State magazines, and private factories have been com pelled to close for want of fuel. It is more than doubtful the news of a coal-mine having been found in Russia. Eminent geologists do not even hesi tate to declare that such a discovery is impossible." RUSSIAN REPORT FROM SEBASTOPOL. The Journal de St. Petersbourg, in its number of June 24 (July 6) publishes the following extracts from the reports of Prince Menschikoff, in which mention is made of the meeting between a division of the Russian fleet and three cruisers of the allied, squadron in the waters of Sebastopol : June 3 (15.)—The Taman steamer was sent to Nice' laieff at the end of last month, under the command of First Lieut. Soliri. This vessel reached Nicolaieff with out having met any ship of the enemy. First Lieutenant Popoff, who had been ordered to go to Odessa and fetch for the Taman new boilers to Nicolaieff, performed this mission in two trips, first on board the steamer Andia, and then with the Turk steamer, executing the task with that skill which he displays in performing all the cow' missions entrusted to him by his superiors. Before the Taman went to Nicolaieff, the steamer Vladimir, under the command of Commander Boutakoff, had been sent out to cruise. Having arrived within sight of Sinop?, where only one merchant vessel was seen, the Vladimir returned to port, without having fallen in with a single man-of- war. But on the 30th of May last, before sunset, three steamers of the enemy were signalled to be off Sebastopol• The detachment of steamers, commanded by M. Paw filoff, which was immediately sent to give them chase, cruised in the offing till daybreak, when not meeting the enemy, who had retired, it returned to port. For the rest, the condition of the fleet is satisfactory. P.S. At the moment of sending off this report three steamers of the enemy were signalled in the horizon• The detachment of steamers was sent to meet them, but the former, shunning an encounter, sheered off. June 6. To replace the Taman, sent for repairs to Nicolaieff, First Lieutenant Popoff received orders t° bring back the Turk with him, which he has successfully done. The Turk has just come to anchor in the harbou r of Sebastopol. COLLISION BETWEEN RUSSIAN SOD' BIERS AND THE INHABITANTS O F ULEABORG. A letter from the Gulf of Bothnia, of the let inst., states that a collision had lately taken place between a detachment of Russian soldiers and the inhabitants of a village, situate near Uleaborg• The soldiers having been directed to seize on a cer' Lain number of houses close to the coast, wher t e they were to erect some works of defence, 111 : treated the villagers, who rose in arms against them ; they were, however, quickly overpowered , and General de Brandt ordered the leader to be tried by court-martial. This fact had produced e great sensation, and increased the aversion of th e Finnish population for their Russian oppressors. FR A_NCE. It appears certain that the Emperor has take n the whole of the Hotel de Brighton at B o ulogu! ) , for a month, with liberty to keep it on longer he please. The troops left for Calais in high glee, singing , laughing and shouting. EMBARKATION OF FRENCH TROOPS A' CALMS FOR THE BALTIC. The Emperor Napoleon arrived at Calais fro Boulogne yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, at,..„ o'clock, with several 'General s , an d t oo k up i a " residence at the Hotel Dessin, which had been Pr e ; pared for his reception. His Maj es ty was sa lute a on his arrival with the utmost enthusiasm. Commodore the Hon. F. W. Grey, c a ptalvl Talbot, of the Algier s , Kincombe, of the Ron William, Mansell, o f the St. Vincent, and Cliffor d ' of the Sphynx, with M r . C onsu l B on h am, waited on the Emperor, an d me t w i t h a most cordial re" cep tion. Proceeding to th e b us i ness i n h an d, hi s Majel expressed an opi n i on th a t th e em b ar k a tion. he better not take place on Friday, referring eondo. e cendingly to the still lingering English prejudi c against that as an " unlucky" day. It was then proposed to postpone the embarks' tion to the 20th inst. ; but the weather being fin n and all the transports ready, it was finally sett le' by the Emperor and the British officers that tf, baggage and materiel—which includes 6,000, 00 cartridges and 320,0001b5. of powder—should r o placed on board to-day (Friday), and that troops should embark on Saturday. This having been settled, the Emperor invite the British officers to dine with him. They ea pressed their sense of the offered honour, but o , e ; dined it, as it was not consistent with their :: 111 ` 1 to remain absent from their ships. The suggestion to postpone the embarkation t g . the 20th came originally from the English Adts ralty, and originated in the apprehension that would not be ready before. ot Other accounts m e nti on th a t the t roo ps will 13 embark until the 20th, in consequence of the trap; port ships not being all ready to enable them t embark on one day. • THE EMPEROR'S VISIT TO BOULOGIO': His Majesty did not pay his adieus to Boulegila without obtaining for himself many loud 01 1 1 , hearty plaudits from the English visitors, or wi t h out producing an increased devotion and loya i lt i to his person among his own subjects. It wel l ,A seem ungracious to refer to previous ill-till:rot visits of his Majesty to Boulogne, were it not V', the Emperor appeared during his short sojoil,."; to wish to keep alive the recollections of t h e past. On the evening of the day upon which ..„'" arrived, the Emperor proceeded on foot, aee°l panied only by a few of his aides-de-camp an general officers, to those sands, just off the tovil i t t o from which he endeavoured a few years since effect effect a premature landing, and t o p u t f or ward It claim to the throne of that coun t ry w hi c h all Op agree in considering that he fills in a most AP IA manner. Large crowd s o f p eo pl e followed tel Emperor to the sands, but his Majesty . tur l 2„ ( l, round, and, add ress i ng them in a pensive in. thoughtful mood; b egge d that they would not leo low him, as he was desirous of proceeding alon c i revisit spots which to him possessed a great Ware Y enduring interest. The wishes of his Majesty uitmt no sooner known than they were complied W 8 11 and the thousands of followers immediately J or , back in the most respectful and orderly manl i iir while the Emperor proceeded unmolested in hi s „io teresting journey. In the course of Wednesday o°l-11. other parts of the town, of not less notoriety in e l g o nection with the events above alluded to, were P O , visited. These sands and heights of Boulogne i b: o t witnessed many strange and eventful scenes, itio!L„., a few failures of magnificent and well-devised plan Caligula, the head of his myriads of threaten l . o g legions, once amused himself here by g o,thef l e k, " the spoils of ocean," and preferred marching b lot to Rome with a few specimens of conchology, rAlij j e than pursue his ethnological studies among t he painted savages prepared to receive him en t oe shores of Britain. During the solitary promo° o r of the Emperor, ho could not but have rei n e of bered that just half a century since an aria f o r 130,000 men were encamped on these heights, t he an object very different from that with whieb vp ,st present troops are assembled • and that in the t ill. basin excavated in these sands swarmed the fi° of more than 2,000 boats, which were to 013 ,00 that vast army to the opposite shores. The A t he of canvas which fifty years since gleamed ° n o ble heights of Boulogne excited a not unreaeo ll air apprehension in England, and led to a simile: Sot , play for defensive purposes on the heights of J .. , 0 ,08 The six miles of country, now dotted with eo..obie tents and huts, are regarded with pleasuo'ool, emotions on the opposite side of the e h '', the and thousands of sight-loving English crow