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Chation in the government of the college which rested in tie dean alone; andi t must be admitted that for the pur poses of the bill the governing body in this instance was an imperfect instrument. At gasenose, the body was a very narrow one. The choice now was between retaining the phrase "governing body," subject to the defects which ac companied it in one or two cases, and discardin g it altoge ther and adopting some othe r . H o th oug ht it no t desirable to constitute any new governing body for the purposes of _ the bill; but the mode he proposed was to make it apply to two-thirds of the foundation, being also members of convo cation, in each college. Mr. LABOUCHERE was glad to see that the right hon. gentleman seemed to feel the weight of the objections which Lad been urged. He should regret to see the optiou of ac cepting reforms from the commissioners left to such small bodies as the governing bodies would be in some instances. He hoped that the Government would reconsider the clause. :The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the most convenient course would be, as no one was prepared ~with exact words for the purpose intended, to consider the • rilatter between this and the bringing up of the report. After some further discussion, Mr. VERNON withdrew his amendment, on the under derstanding that the clause would be reconsidered. Mr. HENLEY moved that the Chairman report progress. Sir W. TTEATHCOTE remarked that towards the end of the clause, it was provided that if the g o verning body of a college should declare in writing that the ordinances and regulations of the commissioners were prejudicial to the college, "as a place of learning and education," the same should not take effect. Now, it might so happen that the ordinances an d regulations might be prejudicial to the college in other respects than as a place of learning and education. For instance the preamble of the bill re cognised the colleges as necessary for the advancement of religion, and the ordinances and reg ulations might be de trimental to them in a theological point of view. He should, therefore, move the omission of the words "as a place of learning and education." (Hear.) The committee divided, when there appeared : For the amendment Against it ................. Majority —4B The clause was then agreed to, and the house having re sumed, The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again this day. WAYS AND MEANS. The report of the resolution passed yesterday for increa sing the duty on sugar used in breweries was brought up. Mr. DISRAELI complained that no notice had been given of the nature of this resolution. He understood that the object was to increase the duty chargeable on sugar used in breweres, but on the paper was a bill by which the use of sugar in breweries was prohibited. This was an inconsistency which should be explained. - Mr. J. WILSON replied that the explanation had been - given yesterday. The prohibition in the bill referred to was consequent upon the change in the malt duty, it being considered that it would not be safe, considering the dif ferences between malt and sugar used in brewing, that the advantage in favour of sugar would be so great under the new duty that it would not be safe to allow the practice to continue. Since then, however, the Inland Revenue Com missioners had saisfied themselves that by adopting a system of licensing by which they would be enabled to know and have access to the breweries in which sugar was used, the revenue might be protected, and the object of the resolution was therefore to increase the duty on sugar so used to make it equivalent to the increased malt • duty. The resolution was then agreed to. COMMON LAW PROCEDURE BILL—MORNING SITTINGS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL proposed to fix the eom . mittee on this bill for Monday, in order then to fix it for a • morning sitting on some subsequent day. Mr. DISRAELI repeated his objections to the practice of morning sittings, especially at so early a period of the • session. At the morning sittings the legal members could not be present, and those who were engaged on committees up-stairs were necessarily absent, and amongst them were always- some of the most distinguished and the most prac tical members of the house. Another objection to morning sittings was that members came to the duties of the even ing sittings with exhausted energies. Never was there a session when it was so little necessary to sit in the morn ing as this. True, Government had brought forward many important measures, but they had abandoned the greater number of them, and the state of public business at the present moment certainly did not justify that proceeding. Beside> the session could not be unnecessarily curtailed a t a time fike the present. When the country was at war it was desirable the House of Commons should be sitting to sustain the Ministry in the event of disaster, and to sym pathise with them in the event of success ; or it might happen that the presence of the House of Commons might be useful to counteract any lack of spirit, and to encou rage Ministers to prosecute the war with becoming vigour. (Hear, hear.) For these reasons he must oppose the pro position of the Attorney-General for fixing this bill for a .morning sitting, and he hoped the noble lord would not impose upon him the disagreeable task of opposing the Government in reference to the conduct of the business of the house, and that he would fix some later period of the session, July or August, for the commencement of the morning sittings. Lord J. RUSSELL reminded the right hon. gentleman • that he had not himself followed the practice he recona- • .; mended, for when he was leader of the House of Commons . in 1852, he commenced the morning sittings on the 31st of May. (Hear, hear.) No doubt there were inconveniences . in morning sittings, but it was a balance of inconveniences, and in the month of August, when the right hon. gentle - limn would commence them a large prop or ti on o f mem - hers,- distingui s h e d and undistingui s h e d, were invariably absent, having left for the session. Now that they had - arrived at the middle of the month of June, he thought it was desirable, looking at the amount of business still to be . got through, that they should appoint morning sittings, for the consideration of some important bills. He should, therefore, propose that on Thursday se'nnight they should sit at twelve o'clock for the purpose of considering this bill. Other bills, including that of the Lord Advocate, - might be considered at morning sittings ; as well as the . Mercantile Marine Bills. . Mr. DISRAELI said when he proposed a morning sit ting, at the end of May, it was in consequence of the noble lord pressing for an early dissolution of Parliament. (Cheers from the Opposition.) Mr. MALINS urged that the bill under discussion ought to be taken when members of the legal profession were present. (Hear, hear.) The same observation would ap ply to the Mortmain Bill, which could not be properly dis . cussed without the members of the legal profession. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said he had not antici pated, from the way in which his bill passed the first and • second reading, that no opposition would be offered to it. He understood that some of the details were objected to ; • and as these were matters which would hardly interest a full house late at night, ho hoped the members of the legal profession would for once make a sacrifice, and attend a morning sitting to discuss the bill. Cob BLAIR urged the postponement of one of the bills •• fixed for this day—the Valuation (Scotland) Bill—or at least that it should not be taken first. The LORD ADVOCATE could not consent to alter the' arieingereent that had been made. Mr. WALPOLE said it was very natural that Govern inent should desire to get to the end of the session, but when members were attending there from 12 in the day till 2 in the morning, it was impossible that they should be in a condition properly to attend to the business that • came before them. He could declare from his own expo rieace that this was the case, and he was convinced that if morning sittings were commenced too early, the business of legislation would not be so satisfactorily conducted. - Mr. K. SEYAIER asked the noble lord to name a day when the Drainage Bill would be brought on at a morning sitting. • Lord J. RUSSELL suggested Thursday next; and the bill was appointed for that clay. Mr. CR AUFURD protested against the Sugar Duties • Bill being proceeded with until hon. members had had time to examine its provisions. Mr. V. SCULLY said that much time was lost by hav ing a seearate set of bills for Scotland, and another for Ireland. By having the same legislation for the three Countries, a great deal of time would have been saved. • The motion that the Common Law Procedure Bill should be taken at a morning sitting on Thursday se'nnight was then agreed to. The Bills of Exchange (No. 2) Bill was fixed for the same day. • Lord J. RUSSELL suggested that, if morning sittings - were adopted, they should not sit so late at night. (Cheers.) REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The other orders h-wing been postponed, Mr. DISRAE LI moved that the order for the commit tal of the Scotch Registration of Births Bill, which was fixed for the morning sitting of this day should be dis charged, for the purpose of being postponed. (Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that he was rather surprised at the motion—(cheers)--.because it seemed to be the genet al opinion of the house that the bill should be discussed to morrow morning. (Hear, hear.) Mr. STIRLING said that several of the Scotch mem bers would not be able to attend to-morrow, as they would be engaged upon an important committee. The LORD ADVOCATE said it was generally under stood amongst the Scotch members that the bill would come on to-morrow. (llear, hear.) Colonel BLAIR said that he would not object to the other bills being discussed, but he certainly would object to the discussion of the Scotch Valuation Bill. Lord ELOHO said the Valuation Scotland Bill was on the paper for t Mr. PORTIA aya as fixed for to-morrow. Mr. COWAN hoped the bill would be postponed. would wish to have the bill delayed for several amendment days,s. in A or t de t r he t o giv e su ffi c i ent time to consider the Imre them explained by same time, h e wou ld not o bj ect to morrow. the l earned lord in committee to- Mr. CRATITURD said that the question was not as to the Valuation Bill, but to the Registration Bill. (Hear.) Lord at D. STUART disliked arngineviTngs, and parti present, there being gret ti l'eeling abroad cularly that the Government were anxiou s to orfouvghalemszi soon as possible, lest the sitting sion as s prove inconvenient to them at this particular junc should Hear, hear.) At the same time, as the question of ture. ( the morning sitting had been discussed, and as he (the noble lord) thought, it was hardly fair in the right hon. gen tl em an to re-open the question, and h e could not give him his vote. (Laughter.) Mr. J. BALL appealed to Sir J.Pakington, as the chair man of the committee on th i e ng bu s s i i t n t e in ss gs. of the ho use, to support the proposal for m Mr: DISRAELI explained that the reason he did not divide at an earlier period was because the question th en before the house related to a morning sitting on Thursday so'nnight. (Hear, hear.) 1 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed disputed the accuracy of this explanation emit concurrence of the house. The house then divided — Ayes Noes 58 131 Majority —73 The motion was therefore lost, and the house ordered to to meet at twelve o'clock to-day. The house adjourned at twenty minutes to two. WINE AND SPIRIT LICENCES.—A parliamentary TO , turn states that in 1850, 1,642 wholesale and 35,446 retail licences were is-,uel in the United Kingdom for the sale of wines, and 3,864 wholesale and 34,406 retail • licences were also issued for the sale of spirits. In I 's.sl there were issued 1,6 9 5 wholesale and 36,216 re . • „ tail wine licences, and 3,945 wholesale and 84,942 retail dr , : „ dp , spirit licences. In 185 2 the number of wine licences C*a AL . :Abed was 1,609 wholesale and 37,300 retail wine i i.,,7 1 tt.:„..l cgpces, and 3931 wholesale. and 86, 492 retail spirit 6:/,,, - -r i ,,,; , Z,-4 1 7-t:-lilleAcea. 1n ... 1853 wine licences were issued to the num _,:.:.....;--.:;,4.p ~,ker,, cif 1,6; - ,2 wholesale and 38,455 retail, and spirit 4- -4("4.4r*:- k•:; lieences to the number of 3,988 wholesale and 87,618 ~4, :. ~. :, , retail. i-!: .- :' ...._,,,,.... - 1.,',T , T.1 S;'.l -:', • , .. - N4ri MIMI THE MEMORY of TRAF ALGAiiR. 0, STANFIEtn's mita.: Picture of the Victory, h body of Nelson out board. towed into G,braltar after the glorious RC' lon at Trafalgar," will remain on vie* for a low days longrr, at the Gallery of Art, 23, Cockspur-street,. Charing•eross.—Admission free. CONTRACT FOR ALDER WOOD. Office of Ordnance, sth June, 1854. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons desirous of contracting to supply 440 CORDS of ALDER WOOD, (300 cords cut in the year 1853, and 140 cords cut in the present year,) that proposals in writing, addressed to the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance, sealed up, and marked on the outside "Tender for Alder Wood," will be receivel at the Ordnance Office, Pull-mall, London, on or before T uesday, 27,h June, 1854. P e rsons who make ten ders are desired not to use P,ny form but that which is issued by t he Board of Ordnance, and which may be had on application to the Secretary to the Board of Ordnance, Pal-mall. By order of the Board. J. WOOD, Secretary. CONTRACT FOR COALS.-ROYAL HOSPITAL, 14th June, 1854.—The Lord s an d ot h er!, Commis sioners for managing the affairs of the sad Hospital, do hereby give noticd that they are ready to treat with such person% as may be wil ling to Contract for supplying the Hospital with 8 0 ton-, more or less, of Stewart's Wallsend Coals, of the best quality. Those persons, therefore, who may be desirous of supplying the Hospital with Cows win receive further particulars on the subject by applying at the Office of the Secretary of the Hospital, any day between the hours of 1 ,, and 3 o'clock, where printed forms of Tenders may be obtained, which Tender! must be filled up and delivered, sealed, at the Board Roam of the said Hospital by the party tendering, or by some person appointed on his or their behalf, on Tuesday, the 27th instant, at 12 o'clock, at which hour the Comtnissioners will be , repared to receive and take the same into consideration. It is further to be observed that the Contractors will be required to find security for the due per formance of the said Contract, and that no Tender will be received after the hour above mentioned. The Commissioners do not pledge themselves to accept the lowest offer. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. TIIIi EVENING, JCNE 15, Will be performed Mozart's. pera IL SERAGLIO. Constann, Madame Rudersdorf; Blonde, Madame Agnes B ay; Seilm, Kerr Holzel ; Be:ment, Herr Pecz; Pedrillo, Herr Castelli ; and o.min, Herr Formes. Followed by the new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled UNE FETE EN OLYMPE. Prfee4—Stalls, 7s; Dress Circle, Ss.; Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is.; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The lloz-ofilee ope i daily from Ten till Six, where places may be , ecured. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and Cock, 63, New Bond-street. THE %TEE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, :UNE 16, Will be performed the Drama of THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, G. Vandenhoft, W. Farren, Compton, and Ruckstone ; Miss Reynolds, Miss E. Grey, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. After waich, the entirely new ant original extravaganza, entitled MB. liUCKSTONE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE (IN LEI CESTER-SQUIRE), written by I. IL Planche, Esq. P.O ?IL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cueitx.Es KEAN. THIS EVENING. JUNE 16, Will be performed FROM VILLAGE TO COUR C. Principal characters by Messrs. Harley, Fisher, and Cathcart; Misses Mur ray, Heath, and Vivash. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and David Fisher ; and Mrs. Daly, and Miss C. L .c.ercq. To conclude with A STORM IN A TEA-CUP. Principal cha racters by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, J 11,113 16, Will be performed A. CHARMING WIDOW. Principal charac ter 4 by Mr. C. Mathews and Miss Talbot. Followed by a new Dram , entitled SUNSHINE THROUCI'I THE CLOUDS. Characters by Messrs. itosiere, Gladstone, F. Matthews; Madame Vestris, Miss Hughes, and Miss Oliver. To conclude with BE FORE BREAKFAST. Characters by Mr. C. Mathews, Messrs. F. Matthews and Baker; Miss Wa..lham, &c. THEITRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Ur. B. Webster.—Direetress, Madams Celeste. TIES EVENING, Jums 16, Will be performed TWO LOVES AND A LIFE. Characters by Messrs. L. Murray, B. Webster, and Kepley; Jli a Woolgar, and Madame Celests. After wliich will be presented the New Extravazanza, entitled - 310VING f ALF, supported by Mr. Kee!ey, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the popular Nautical Drama of the C 113 TN BOY. Julien (ner original character), tint Celeste. Tieketl, Places, and Private Boxer to be had at the theatre. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEA. raE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. Tars EVENING, JUNE 16, Will be performed the Comic Drama called lIITAH MONEY. Characters by Niessrs. F Robson, Emery, White, and Vincent; Miss Dormer, and Mrs. A. Wigan. 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, TETE MUMMY. Characters by Messrs. H. Wigan, Robson, 11. Cooper; Misses Marston and E. Turner. STRAND TFIEII'RE. ole Lessee Mr. F. W. Alicroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Irma 16, Will bo presented THE LOVE C LUSE. Constance, by Miss Fitzpatrick. After which. Tar: PETS or TliE BALLET. To conclude, with X. Y. Z. 4 talls, ss. ; Boaee, 35.; Pit, 11. 6d; Gallery. 6d.; Private !sex, - s, £1 I is. 6d., to he had of Air. Allereft. 15. New Bond-street. ASTLErB EUROPE'S NATIONAL A.APHITUEATKE. Lessco and 31anager, Mr. Virllllam Cooks. THIS EVENING, .TuNit 16, Will be produced the new Grand Historical 511 itary spectacle, en titled THE COSSACKS ; or, Vive la Franco. Followed by a total change of the Scenes in the CIRCLE. To conclude will a new Grotesque Extravaganza, called THIS HORSE •tiILL 11E SOLI) 10 PAY EXPENSES IF NOT CLAIMED WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS. Box-oil:Ice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Open for the Season. THIS EVENING, Jcptz 16, Will be repeated an entirely NEW and BRILLIANT PIECE (A FIREWORK on a gigantic scale, representing the British Lion and Gallic Cock Trampling on the Russian Eagle. All the numerous attractions of the gardens as usual, including the beautiful Panorama of Chusan, by Denson—the extensive and interesting Menagerie— Vocal and Instrumental Concert : Miss Poole, Was Ransford, and Mr. Manvers. &e. Concluding with the attack of the British Fleet on Chusan—Explosion of the Batteries and ships, and final Grand Display. of Fireworks, by southby. Feeding the animals, Half-past Five. Concert, Half-past Six. Fireworks, Quarter to Ten, Ad mission to the whole, is. - HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. ret3 DAT —Morning 49 min.after 5 1 Evening 17 min. tn. 6 to•Vonnew—Morning 47 min.after 1. Evening 16 ni,u.s.ft. 7 lit WEATHER.—Stm OPVIC3I, Jtaiz 16. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 62 highest since noon yesterday. 54—lowest this morning and during the night. 62—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'85. WIND, E.S.E. to S.E.—Rather fresh, with dull, muggy weather, and partial showers. Q 2- 11 ( §aln LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1854. Judging from the recent experiences recorded in the history of Turkey, we should certainly conjec ture that any long continuance of the present struggle could not prove otherwise than most disastrous in its effects upon the Ottoman Govern ment. In the Osmanli character there is the genius of dating, but not the faculty of endurance. If the Western Powers, therefore, desired secretly to connive at the designs of Russia, while ostensi bly opposing their development, they could not more effectually forward the views of the CZAR, or more signally favour the projects nurtured by the hereditary ambition of the Northern Auto cracy, than by so contriving matters that the con flict along the banks of the Danube should be (as it would actually almost seem to be nowadays, from undeniable appearances), indefinitely protracted ! By lengthening out negotiation after negotiation to the utmost limits of diplomatic perseverance—by declaring war at last, only when the preservation of the superficial aspect of, peace would literally have been nothing less than absolutely infamous —by carrying out the warlike operations inevit able in consequence of that declaration of war, with the accompaniment of every imaginable de lay that ignorance or complicity could contrive — by doing all this, the allies of Turkey would be scarcely less the enemies of that unfortunate power than the avowed foe by whom its territories have been invaded : and this notwithstanding the most indignant protests against that inva sion, an d th e most earnest and reiterate d assurances of friend s hip. H as thi s b een th e conduct of ? Has it bee n th e co nduct Of England I E xam i ne the record of the rio n a c c e t s ua o l f ly the last ten y ea rs, and w e so contrivance s were thus spun lasto a u p t pe t a o r. the D v ip e l r o y mate i degree of attenuation—until the mere hope of further credulity in their regard became alto gether prepost erous. War wa that last moment w h en the s only maintenance d e declared pacificred at appearances would have reflected only infamy upon contemporary Governments implicated in the past negotiations. The hostile movements against Russia from the side of France and England have been deferred by every conceivable device in the way of procrastination—procrastination at Paris and at London, at Marseilles and at Southampton, at Gibraltar and at Malta, at Gallipoli and at Scutari delays over banquets, and reviews, and farewells, and encampments. All this, we maintain, is un deniable. of course, to speak be spoken in justice to Turkey, in justice to like this, bulttitisislNiiolly undeniable, and it must unpleasant, our selves, in justice to the cause in defence of which THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, J'ITNE I I6 1854. we have taken up arms together. It would be quit, absurd to suppoi,e, th,,t, a mighty - auLigc;jist like Russia is to be successfully assailed by occur rences such as the capture of two or three smacks laden with sulphur, or by half-a-dozen war steamers throwing bombshells into Odessa while " waltzing" for a whole morning in front of its fortifications, or by one fleet loitering about the Gulf of Finland opposite Helsingfors, and another fleet in the Black Sea hovering about the entrance to Sebas topol. It would be equally absurd to imagine that the long continuance of the war can he any thing but most injurious to the Ottoman Govern ment. The prolongation of the struggle by the over prudence of France and England would be an ad vantage to Russia, second only to the quiet aban donment to her of the Danubian Provinces, and of the city of Constantinople. For by lengthening the time of warfare between Russia and Turkey, the allies of the latter must obviously be multi plying day by day the difficulties of the assailed, already at the outset sufficiently numerous, oppres sive, and embarrassing. It is true that the Moslem has hitherto won the prestige of success over the enormously disproportioned forces of his antago nist. It is probable that that prestige might only be yet further increased, even without the aid brought to OMER PASHA by the arrival of the Anglo-French contingent. But all the while the invading army of the CZAR is subsistieg within the boundaries of the Ottoman territory ; all the while the resources of Turkey are being taxed to the very uttermost ; all the while its sea forces and its land forces are being maintained at the highest point possible under existing circum stances ; all the while the courage of the soldiers of the SULTAN is being sorely tried, their powers of endurance are being severely tested, the Turk ish exchequer is being rapidly drained, accumulations of weighty and almost overwhelming responsibilities are pressing every hour more and more heavily upon the Ottoman Government. If it be still main tained, as some ventured to maintain upon this matter formerly, that England and France have been really, in spite of any appearances there may be to the contrary, hastening to take part in the struggle against Russian barbarism, then, indeed, has Festina Lente been adopted as the motto of the champions of civilisation. A change has certainly come over "the spirit of the dream" of certain English Politicians. A change, we mean, in reference to the head of the French Government. It is needless to refer to the altered opinions upon this subject of the astute and prescient First Lord of the Treasury. It is unnecessary to allude otherwise than most cur sorily to the blundering scurrilities uttered a year or so back at Halifax by the President of the Board of Control, and at Carlisle by the First Lord of the Admiralty. Those illustrations of the utter lack of foresight manifested among our statesmen and administrators have long since be co,ne, all things considered, sufficiently notorious. Neither is it at all requisite to do more here than hint at the vulgarities anti railings of a certain Brummagem-JuNius who prostituted the name of "An Englishman" by adopting it as his signature, and took the town by storm as a nine days' won der by the mere bluster and insolence of his vituperations. Nothing more is heard of these rhetorical invectives. Nothing more is seen of the big-booted and sausage-nosed caricature that used to figure in every imaginable attitude, week after week, in the pages of a facetious contempo rary. The abusive chorus of the Press has upon the same theme become hushed, and those who were scouted during the continuance of the pre vailing prejudice, as " base exceptions," without an atom of foresight, have found their views adopted, first by one and then by another, until the minority has grown at last to be the majority, and the majority has embraced all classes and parties alike both in the Press and in the Population. It was not surprising, therefore, on Tuesday evening, though it would have been wonderfully surpriabg indeed a year ago, to find Mr. HENRY Bumcgmtv, the liberal member for the City of Bristol, during the course of his brilliant speech upon the occasion of his 'bringing forward his annual motion about the Ballot, speaking of the French EMPEROR in terms of almost unmeasured eulogium : and this, more over, amidst the cheers of the British Parliament. " Why the time was," said Mr. BERKELEY, " when my Lord PALMERSTON himself was almost hunted about the country like a mad fox because he was deemed not to be as much opposed to the head of the French nation as the rest of his colleagues." (Laughter, and cries of " Hear.") " Nor can I forget," he added, " that Lord PANMITRE, then a Secretary of State under a Whig Government, actually declared that, although he had always supported the ballot, he could no longer support it, because it had elected the French EMPEROR." " Why," said the Hon. Gentleman (facing the Treasury Bench)— " Why should I not now turn round upon you, con founding you with your claptrap, and choking you with your calumnies ? (Hear, hear.) Thank the ballot for having given to France I the most constitutional mo narch she has ev_Or possessed. Thank the ballot for having given to France a monarch whose senti ments and actions are alike French. (Hear, hear.) You called out the militia, you fortified your ports, you built ships, all in dread of this French monarch —who, instead of wishing to draw the sword, has kept it in the scabbard until it could no longer be kept there except with dishonour—and then only to draw it,• 'hot to minister to a hostile am bition, but drawiiT it for the oppressed against the oppressor, for the due balance of power, and the rights of nations. (Loud cheers.) Yes, thank the ballot for all that, as you found fault with the ballot for having elected the man. The other day, at that glorious pageant at Portsmouth, there was no man that did not express the feeling and sentiment that was re-echoed by the press from one end of the country to the other—that there was but one thing wanting to make the most glorious sight complete, and that was the presence of the French fleet in our waters—and on the deck of her Majesty's steamer her august ally, praised by you all as faithful, loyal, and brave—the latest elected Monarch of France." (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Remembering that these were the words of a Liberal Member like Mr. H. BERKELEY, cheered to the very echo, as the foregoing extract from the report of the debate shows, by the House of Commons—may we not repeat with reason—that a change, and a very marvellous change, too, has come over " the spirit of the dream" of certain English Politicians. We have never been among the opponents of the County Courts. We hailed the enactment of what promised to be a new and complete code' for the cheap and expeditious recovery of small debts with the greatest satisfaction, and were equally gratified at the subsequent extension of their jurisdiction, and even felt that further progress might be made in the same direction. But we were not so blinded by partiality as to be indiffe rent to the defects that speedily became apparent in the system.—defects which, in many instances, converted what ought to be exceedingly beneficial to the community into nuisances of no ordinary magnitude; the first and most glaring grievance —that which converted small debtors into misdemeanants, and subjecting them dur ing the term, of their incarceration to punish ment as stringent as that accorded to felons, or other criminals. Men can no longer have their hair cropped in Houses of Correction because they owe a few pounds which they are unable to pay. It can no longer be asserted that, so far as the treatment of debtors is concerned, there is one law for the rich and another for the poor. All classes are now placed under similar regula tions, and that formidable objection to the work ing of •the law has happily been removed. But there are others which, although not so immediately perceptible, are yet no less injurious in their operation, abuses which still flourish- in rank luxuriance, and furnish the opponents of the system with powerful arguments against its con tinuance, and which every sincere friend of the County Courts, every genuine legal reformer must desire to have removed with all convenient speed. Two of these evils were clearly illustrated on Wednesday last ; and unless we are prepared to consent to the abolition of these minor tribunals Immediate efforts should be made to provide speedy and adequate remedies. • The first cue—SIIIIKEsMITH V.' GILLARD—oc . curred in the Bail Court, before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN. A rule was applied for to prohibit die C,Jui:ty Coui - t of Middlo.:iex fro :n . ceeciia in an interpleader matter. It appeared that exe cution had been issued from the County Court of York, which was sent to be levied in the Middle sex district ; goods were taken that had previously been assigned to trustees for the benefit of" credi tors. An interpleader summons was issued by the trustees, but nothing further was done ; no particulars of claim were lodged, the trustees, probably, considering it cheaper to pay the demand than to engage in litigation. Here it was sup posed tla3. matter had dropped. None of the claimants supposed that the service of a summons, which would have cost 13s. 4d. in the Superior Courts, the dear tribunals which had to a certain extent been superseded, on account of the heavy expenses incidental to any proc:edings therein, could lead to any liability worth speaking of. But they " reckoned without their host." To their dismay and astonishment, a " little bill" 'was tendered, in the shape of a peremptory order for the payment of costs, amounting to no less than 9/. 18s. 11d., or nearly fifteen times the amount to which they would have been liable in the Superior Courts. This is "cheap law' with a vengeance ! Ic shows that the complaints of Lord BROUGHAM in the House of Lords had not only ample foundation, but that they did not relate to anything like extreme cases. Nine pounds eighteen shillings and eleven pence where there was 'no step whatsoever taken after the service of the original summons (!) It is absolutely astounding —snore, we venture to say, than could have been sanctioned in the worst days of the Superior Courts, before any efficient attempt had been made to cleanse these Augean stables. This grievance clearly arises from the desire to make the new tribunals not only self-supporting, but a source of profit to the Exchequer. With that view fees were payable at every stage, so as to prevent the possibility of any person obtaining redress at a moderate outlay, and to more than justify the assertion that the really " cheap shop" was to be found at Westminster rather than in any of the recently created districts. We have so recently commented on the fee system in the County Courts that we shall for the present content ourselves with merely directing public attention, and more particularly that of Mr. FITZROY, to the matter, which speaks trumpet tongued as to the imperative necessity for a suitable remedy. On the same day a case was beard at the In solvent Debtors' Court before Mr. Commissioner MURPHY. An application was made for an order to discharge from custody a person who had duly obtained protection, but was subsequently arrested, by order of Mr. Sergeant MANNING, Judge of the Whitechapel Court, for a debt which had been entered in the schedule of the insolvent, and ad judicated on by the Commissioner. It was at the same time stated that it was by no means a solitary instance of the learned Whitechapel Judge nullifying the proceedings, and treating with contumely the decisions of gentlemen who have, at least, a ,co-ordinate, if not a paramount jurisdiction. The conflict of different tribunals is at all times a painful and an unseemly spectacle. To see one Judge undoing what another has done is calculated to bring the law into contempt and disrepute, besides inflicting serious annoyance and inconvenience on the parties concerned. The unfortunate victim had, under the authority of an Act of Parliament, relinquished all his property, and, after a searching investiga tion, been declared entitled to protection for his person, and subsequently acquired personal pro perty from all the debts specified at the time of the adjudication. He was sent to commence the world de novo, with nothing but his own exertions to depend on for a livelihood. But at this mo ment Mr. Serjeant MANNING steps in and sends him to prison because he cannot pay a per son who was entitled to a fair dividend on his debt. This is a power which none of the Superior Judges have ever claimed, and which if they possessed they would never think of exercising. Mr. Sergeant MANNING, however, sets every consideration at defiance, and subjects the unfortunate debtor to new vexation and annoyance, and may do so again and again as frequently as the creditor may please to de mand. The prisoner was forthwith released by the Commissioner, but he has no redress for the injury ho has sustained. He cannot recover damages for false imprisonment from the White chapel Judge. Surely it is time that such vagaries should be checked, and that a legislative enactment should forthwith abolish powers that have been so far perverted. A very short bill would be suffi cient, and no time should be lost in bringing a suitable one before Parliament. 7 Sir CHARLES NAPIER has gone to the Baltic without the advantage of gun-boats, and without the aid of military co-operation. With a proper supply of gun-boats he might, after the anticipated destruction of Cronstadt, adventure with confidence against St. Petersburg, in spite of all the enor mous and otherwise insurmountable obstacles of shoal-water navigation. With an adequate body of troops to assist him by land in whatever attacks he might make by sea —the gallant old Admiral might then in earnest, and before much longer, realise the most sanguine anticipations of his fellow-country men. Otherwise than with a provision like that are we not asking too m uc h, are we too much, from the hero o f St. justjneoatn espx d pe ' ce A icfi c te t i-nt e ig, ? A contingent of about 10,000 British soldiers, and twice ars many French would be more than amply desirable in the Baltic just now under the emergency. These troops might be landed on the coast of th e Baltic waters within a fortnight. They might be conveyed thither with all despatch from our shores in some of those splendid steam tran sports which were recently employed in sending our contingent to Scutari, and which are now at leisure for this supplementary and kindred employ ment. Additional ship loads of brave fellows might simultaneously hasten through the Catte gat onwards towards the Gulf of Finland, for de barkation at any point on those northern coasts that might be deemed advisable by the maritime Commander-in - Chief. A land force composed thus of an Anglo-French contingent would be eminently serviceable at the present juncture ; not merely in co-operating with the combined fleets in every important movement against the enemy, but would be marvellously serviceable in helping to win over to our cause Swedes, Norwegians, and Finlanders. And more could follow, accord ing to circumstances, with the least possible delay. Such a move would soon settle the - war in the North—that in the East will speak for itself. But there, too, gun-boats are also wanted. The Duke of Devonshire, in answer to inquiries, was described to be going on favourably yesterday. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress have issued cards to the principal citizens, to meet the King of Por tugal and Algarves, and his Royal Highness the Duke ofOporto, at lunch, attwo o'clock, in the Mansion-house, on Monday next, the 19th of June. We are sorry to announce the . demise of the Rev. Lord Augustus Fitzclatence, who died on Wednesday afternoon, at his residence, Maple-Durham, in Oxford. shire. The deceased, who had not completed his 50th year, married, in 1845, Sarah, eldest daughter of Lord Henry Gordon. DEATH pr Silt T. E. M. TußTOir.—We have to re cord the death of this hon. baronet on, his way from Cal cutta, of the Supreme Court of whicb. he was registrar, to England, fir the benefit of his health. Sir Thomas was born in 1790, and married, in. 1812, the second daughter of Major-Generai Browne. In 1831 this lady obtained a divorce and re-married. In 1842 Sir Thomas married the daughter of Captain Edmund Denman,R.N. He is succeeded in the baronetcy by his son. THE WIDENING OF NEWGATE-STIMET.—The City Im provements Committee have obtaine d possession of the houses on the north side of New ;a te-street, from• No. 96 to the corner of Christ Church-passage inclusive, and preparations are now being made to have them pulled down, and re-built further back, in order to widen that thoroughfare. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITIITIMN. —ln'proof of the desire which is being manifested by the youthful King of Portagal to witness those places of entertainment where instruction is combined with amusement, his Ma jesty, accompanied by the Duke of Oporto and suite, has this week paid a visit to the Po lytechnic Institu tion, when he was much! gratified with the various oh jtcts of interest and art which are there exhibited, and expressed himself greatly pleased with the dissolving views illustrative of the past and prg3ent operations at the seat of war. () N lir NI Ait K CUAII.IIIM,CIAL IN TEL L I GENGE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 2,000 Ameri can and 500 Surat taken for export and ou specu l.Ltion. The market was steady, and, compared with Friday's rates, American 1-16 d. per lb. lower. The sales comprised 6,500 American, 230 Pernam and Maranham at 6cl. to 71d.; 100 Bahia at 61d ; 200 Egyptian at 6d. to Bd. ; 700 Surat at 2/d. to 41d., and 50 Sea Islands. Railway Shares were steady. Colonial produce has been rather quiet this week. In sugar there has been a decline. Coffee has been more wanted. Cotton firm, and rice rather duller. Tallow and tea have been inactive. Jute is about ss. to 10s. cheaper on the common kinds. At public sale, good and fine bright long staple 261. to 281. 2s. 6d., and short to middling mixed 231. to 251. 153. per ton. The market for Russian hemp has been steady, Petersburg clean selling at 521. to 63/. Sunn is cheaper ; 500 bales middling brought 251. ; 68 bales coarse, like Aloe fibre, sold at 261. 10d. to 271. per ton. Scotch pig iron is steady at 88s. to 88s. 6d. cash, and one month 89s. per ton. The English Funds have been feeble again, and there appears to be a supply of stock upon the market, emanating from the savings banks or otherwise. Consols have been 91 to 911. The New 3/ per Cents. have been 911 to 91g, and the 3 per Cents. 91 to 911. Exchequer Bills have been par to 3s. premium, and East India Bonds at the same rates. The Exchequer Bonds scrip is at I premium. Foreign Securities have been quite neglected. Mexican Bonds arc firm at 241, and Brazilian at 99. Dutch 2i per Cents. have been quiet at 601, and Russian 5 per Cents. flat at 98. The 41 per Cents. were 85 to 85i. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been at 601. Railway Shares have been steady, but with very limited transactions. French shares are heavier. The Gold Mines are flat generally. Santiago de Cuba are higher. _ _ The Joint Stock Bank shares have been firm. There is au improvement in the Crystal Palace shares. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES. ( Front the ()tidal List. ) - _ nusiness done. bank Stock ... '• per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9IA 4 1 4 1 New 3i per Cent. Annuities 9 14 B 4 India Bonds, £lOOO ................. Ditto, under 21000 3 p Consols for Opening 19th July . 914 1 4 Exchequer Bills, 24d. ' £IOOO 2500 par 4 p par Small 5 3 p par Exchequer Bonds Scrip PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. 7 razilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto Small Ditto New, 1852, 4.4 per Cent 9l Grenada Bonds, Ex. Dec. ' 1849, Coupon l7 Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. ~ ussio.n Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 9B 74 Dia.) 4:4 per Cent B5 4 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto for the Account B5 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4O Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent. 12 Gui] THREE O'CLOCK.® Consols for Opening 19th July ..... 91i LOSS OF A TROOP SHIP B 1 FIRE. The Arno, arrived at Liverpool, is reported to have spoke her Majesty's ship Tribune at sea, and learned from her the loss of Mr. Somas's ship the Europa, bound for Constantinople, on board of which were embarked the first division of the'Enniskillen Dragoons. According to the account that has reached us the ship was discovered to be on fire on the night after she sailed from Plymouth. it was found impossible to arrest the progress of the flames ; the lives of the crew and passengers it is hoped were saved by the Tribune, but all the horses are said to have perished. This casualty, following so quickly upon the fire which had nearly destroyed a transport steamer, on board of which gunpowder had been em barked (which is also said to have been the case with the Europa) along with troops, calls for the most rigorous investigation. It is indeed unaccountable that the casualties at sea suffered by the British since the com mencement of warlike movements have so far exceeded those of our allies. There must be mismanagement somewhere. It is intolerable that when no many mil lions have been spent to create a fleet of (nominally) more than 500 vessels, not one half of them should be available even as transport•ships. With some three hundred vessels of the royal navy lying idly at anchor or in dock, the country has been called upon to pay some two millions for transports ; and these chartered private vessels are so difficult to come 1',137 that those which offer are accepted apparently with little scrutiny, and fitted out, it would seem, too hastily to be safe. Searching inquiry is requisite.— Daily News. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. From an official return we learn that the number of season tickets disposed of previously to the opening was 20,157. It appears also, on the same authority, that there were admitted on the 12th inst. 2,096 five-shilling visitors, and 2,685 season-ticketholders, making a total of 4,781. On the 13th, which was wet, 1,847 live shilling visitors, and 1,838 season-ticketholders, making a total of 3,685. On the 14th, which was dry, but rather overcast, 2,641 five-shilling visitors, and 2'..920 season-ticketholders, making a total of 5,561. Yes terday, which was exceedingly wet, foggy, and 'dis agreeable out of doors, 1,413 five-shilling visitors, and 1,229 season-ticketholders, making a total of 2,642. A very considerable amount of work has been done in the interior since the opening, and the aspect of it is greatly improved. A m.ag ni ficent collection of orange trees has arrived from France, and is being arranged by Sir Joseph Paxton. To morrow a grand fete is to be given by the directors :and shareholders to the Foreign Commissioners who hono ured the opening with their presence. The proceedings will consist of a reception in the grand transept and a dejeuner in the basement storey looking outu ,pon the park, and which is hereafter to be occupied by machinery. We understlnd that preparations arc in progress for inviting to London during the present summer, the municipalities of Paris and of the other great towns in France, that a subscription has beent s et on foot for the purpose, that the proposal meets tivi th the warm approbation of the Government, and that the approaching hospitalities are intended as a returns _for those extended to the Lord Mayor and Corporation t. , f London and to the Royal Commissioners in 1851. PORT Pffirap.—The Stebonheath has arrived Irt)m Port Philip, whence she saile I the sth of March vri th 33,000 ounces of gold, valued at 132,000/. This, w ith 160,000/. from the West Indies, 26,000/. from Ist ew York, and 22,000/, from other places, makes a to tal arrival in specie 4f 340,000/. EAST INDLA. RAILWAY CoMPANT.—It has been an nounced that this company are prepared to issue 1,000,0001. of Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Debent'ur es guaranteed by the East India Company, and redeem al )le In five years. This measure is adopted in lieu of raising additional share capital, as originally conts; m.- plated. NEW PRUSSIAN LOAN.— The letters from Berlin sit* to that negotiations are understood to be in progress for a new Prussian loan. The rate of interest wilt be 4 pt 4r cent., and it is thought the amount may be for as In uc :h as 6,000,0001. FAILURE AT Moscow.—The letters from St. Peters :- burg announce another failure at Moscow, the hous .e being that"of Mr. Julius Steding, for about 40,000 1. The misleading statement lately made in the House' of Commons, that Archangel was not to be blockaded, iha d reached St. Petersburg, whence, it was said, the ei port trade wvauld consequently become very active,„ a 3 the route to that port was alleged to be cheaper tha n tt Memel, ROBBERY BY A SOLDlER.—Considerable sensa lion has been created in Westminster, in consequence i )1 a robbery baying been committed by a soldier while on duty near the residence of the Duchess of Kent. Fi 'c Pm the extreme secrecy observed, the following has ~a ,ly transpired. It appears that Thomas Sailers, 2nd bat talion of Grenadier Guards, was on duty near the al ,0,743 residence a few evenings ago, when he robbed ayo tang gentleman, lNlaster John Ryan, of his gold watch. A picquet was sent for, and Sellars was taken to .the guard-house. A court martial was held, when he : re ceived the aelitence, 50 lashes, and two years impriso n merit and hard labour. SUICIDE IV: VICTORIA-PARIC.—On Wednesday aft sr noon, about half-past three o'clock, the body of a re spectably-attired female was discovered by some woPrik men in the ornamental water, Victoria-park. The fo 1- lowing description of the deceased is given by the police . —About 22 years of age, 5 feet 2 inches in height, fa it light hair, attired in a dark grey alpaca dress, a woo lie n shawl, black stockings, shoes, and a white straw bon net, with yellow ribbon and red strings. The body now li es at Bethnal-green workhouse, to await the coron tei ''s investigatien. DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF AN INFANT IN THE RI VI Hi THAMES.—Yesterday morning the body of a fine fei na le infant, of recent birth, was discovered in the F giver Thames, under the following singular circumstance a:— About seven o'clock a man, while walking on the here near Lambeth Palace, perceived a bundle lying in the mud, which had evidently just been thrown up by the tide, lie imme,liately proceeded to the spot and se cured the parcel, which on opening he found to cor ,tain the body of a female infant and s large flat sf one, wrapped in two pieces of old linen. The body now lies at Lambeth dq ad-house. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR. BLOCKADE OF THE BLACK SEA. A despatch from Malta of June 12, says, Admi ral Lyons and the combined fleets were at Baltschik on the 3d of June. The blockade of the Black Sea was announced on the Ist of June. The last English division embarked at Constan tinople on the sth. A letter from the 131ack Sea of the 26th ult., mentions that two members of the highest families in Crimea had been tried by court-martial, for not having included their peasants in the last extra ordinary levy, decreed by Prince Menschikoff, governor of the province, and condemned to trans portation in Siberia. The sentence had been immediately carried into effect. CONSTANTINOPL E. The Moniteur notices the temporary retirement of Redschid Pacha from his post of Foreign Minis ter of Turkey, and adds that it is attributed to the state of his health and family affliction. DETERMINATION OF THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA TO DECLARE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA. We find the following in the Moniteur : " The Journal de Frankfort publishes from the Suabian Mercury a fact which has been men tioned to us from different points of Germany. " It is asserted (says the journal in question) that the Emperor of Austria expressed himself in the following manner, in presence of the Duke of Gotha : I give you my word that if the Empe ror of Russia does not evacuate the Principalities I will declare war to him.' The Duke having asked if he might repeat the words, the Emperor replied, " You may repeat them to whoever would like to hear them.' It is also said that the in structions of General Mayerhofer are calculated for a proximate rupture of peace." THE BALTIC. EXPECTED ATTACK ON SWEABORG. The following telegraphic despatch is dated Gothland, Sunday : " Both fleets are at Boresund, twenty miles from Sweaborg, and it is expected they will at tack the latter place on the 13th. Admiral Corry is at Dagerhut. There are sixteen Russian sail in Sweaborg. The hospital ship has arrived. Rus sian ship, loaded with stone, to sink off Sweaborg. Dauntless gone to England with several prizes. A letter of the 7th, in the Moniteur, says : " Our last accounts of Sir C. Napier are to the 4th. At that date the admiral was with the greater part of the English fleet and the Austerlitz at Berosund, near Helsingfors, where he thinks that he saw (oic it croyait apercevoir) ten Russian vessels." COPENHAGEN, June 11.—The Fcedre/andet con tains another leader on the neutrality. , It shows that this system of neutrality has always been the bane of Denmark, and that the Government should at once declare for the Western Powers, instead of wasting its energies iu acts of internal despotism. A private letter in the Camar Posters states that the commander of Sweaborg has been imprisoned for life. He had sold the cannon-balls by thou sands, and provided others of wood, painted black. He had also converted two ra , parts into gardens. They are employed night and day in restoring the fortress. In Finland they fear a Swedish land force more than the allied fleet. The whole of the south coast is sprinkled with Cossack pickets. Some of the new fir gunboats have been tried ; they split at the first shot. Abo is defended by twelve of these boats, and by some batteries. The Russian troops in garrison there are in very bad spirits. Commerce has ceased, and prices are very high. The peasants are paid for military transports in paper money, at half the usual prices. The mili tary, except the guards, are small and weakly men, and excessively given to drunkenness. The Swedish papers continue to advocate union with the West ; and everything shows that the time is at hand when Sweden will declare itself. At the same time it is universally asserted that a di version must be made in Poland, and that the in dependence of that noble country must be at o nce restored. If the war is to be seriously carried on, this step must soon be taken. The Finni sh battalion of guards has reached St. Petersburg after four weeks' march. It is em ployed as the body-guard of the Imperial family. Letters from the Russo-Prussian frontier an nounce that some detachments of troops have ad vanced from the interior of Russia towards Polan gen. They are intended, it is said, to defend the coasts of Courland and Livonia against any attacks which may be directed against the provinces of the Baltic. This force consists of 1,000 'infantry, 400 cavalry, and 6 pieces of cannon. The Emperor of Russia paid Cronstad t another visit on the 2d inst. His Majesty was accompanied by the Grand Duke Constantine, Prince Dolgo rouski, Minister of War, Count d'Adlerberg, Minis ter of the Imperial Household, and the General of Infantry, Count Kisseleff. • Admiral Ricord issued an order of the day on the 10th, at Cronstadt, upon hoisting his flag on board the Peter I. In this the worthy old veteran tells the fleet he has served 60 years ; that he is ap pointed commander of the two divisions of the Bal tic fleet, ready to " receive " the enemy; that he need not remind the crews of their duties ; that all must die one day or the other, and that all must prefer to die at once, rather than allow the glorious flag of Russia to fall into the enemy's hand. The good old admiral might apparently have spared the latter recommendation, unless he could receive per mission to go forth "to meet," in lieu of remaining snugly under or behind the land batteries, " to re ceive ' the coming foe.. LETTERS FROM THE FLEET. "HANG° BAY, June I.—l have been unable to write to you for some time in consequence of our ship being absent from the fleet. We are now anchored in one of the Russian ports, in sight and almost within range of the enemy's guns. The ships here are the Duke of Wellington, Edinburgh, Austerlitz, St. Jean d'Acre, Princess Royal, Caesar, Cressy, Hogue, Blenheim, Pene lope, Desperate, Dragon, Gorgon, and Alban. "I have no doubt the good people of England are expecting to hear of our doing something in the shape of a bombardment, but they do not know the difficulties we have to meet. If the Russian ships were all at Helsingfors our work would be plain. Suppose we were to attack Helsingfors and destroy the fleet there ; in doing so several of our ships would probably be disabled, and it would be known in St. Petersburg in a few hours. The fleet at Cronstadt (20 sail of the line, several 50-gun frigates, and smaller ships) would come out and attack us with great advantage ; and, although skill and bravery would counteract a great deal, still we might lose some of our best ships, and leave the Russians masters of the Baltic for at least this year. Sir C. Napier appears to see all these proba bilities, or something would have been done ere this ; besides, the Baltic fleet is not yet complete ; we have other ships to join. If it is possible to attack Helsing fors without disabling too many of the ships, I am of opinion Sir Charles will do it. Our chiefs are men of bravery and experience, as are also the chiefs of the French fleet, and will not allow the Russian ships to lie quietly at their anchom if it is possible to destroy them. It will, no doubt, be said—Why not destroy the forts at Hango Bay ? What, I ask, should we gain by it ? If we killed 1,000 of their men, they could soon replace them, but the destruction of their fleet would be a severe blow. "The Hecla left on Saturday with the Russian bark cut out by her and the Arrogant. The Lightning and Driver left on Sunday night for the Gulf of Bothnia ; the Cruiser left this morning for the Gulf of Riga." "BAB° SOUND, June 7.—The Belleisle, hospital ship, made her number last night. The wind being foul, the Basilisk was sent to tow her in. At 6 p.m. yest-rday a small vessel was observed about five miles from the squadron, making for an inlet about - three miles from the flagship. Two boats were sent to cut her off, which they succeeded in doing, and anchored her near the Ad miral. Her crew and three or four women, all Finlan ders, were taken on board the Duke. The Admiral treated them very kindly, and gave the women presents, as also did Commodore Seymour, and then let them go, much to their astonishment. Sir Charles no doubt sent the boats to stop this vessel, thinking it a good oppor tunity of showing the Finlanders that we are not such barbarians as Nicholas tries to make them believe. Some of the deserted huts here have been set on fire by the boats' crews sent for water and sand, which has muc k annoyed the Admiral. He has given an order that when boats go to the shore they are to be in charge of a lieutenant and one subordinate officer, and no one is allowed to land without his permission. I have no doubt firing these huts has been (lone for what is termed a lark,' but it tends to giva Finlanders a very bad opinion of us, in direct opposition to the endeavours of the Admiral, who does all he can io conciliate them. The weather has been very unset tled for the last few days ; we expect to leave this shortly for either Revel or Helsingfors ; but it is not expected either of these places will be attacked at present. This will come via Dantzic, and I hope to be able to send you another by the same route next week. " Admiral Curry's division is cruising off Gottska Sandoe, an island a b ou t 30 m il es nor th of Gothland. The Austerlitz is a very fine ship, and in excellent order, and when the time arrives will, I have no doubt, play her part admirably. We are only 70 miles from Helsingfors. What would the English people say if a Russian squadron were anchored in one of our ports, 70 miles from one of our arsenals ? Our line of communica tion extends from the southern part of the coast of Cour land to Revel, and from Aland to Helsingfors,—so that in the event of the Russian fleet coming out the Com mander-in-Chief would soon be aware of it, for all the ships on detached service are steam-ships. The squad ron is ready fur a move at the shortest notice, and, if the signal were made, could be at sea in an hour. The large ships with Grant's galley distill, water to fill up the other ships, so that the squadron is not weakened by sending o them away for water. The greatest enthu siasm 1 1,- thr,.ii!;l - nico. the scitnnii'on ; ot,;;.;crs and men anxio:is a brush, and when the time arrives I tru4 will prove that the navy has not degenerated. This is very spacious bay, with 20 fathoms of water and goo u holding ground. It is well -sheltered, except between south-west and by south and south-east. On the nor t ! side is the island of Kimito, on the east llango-1 °l oant, and on the west a number of small islands, s ome which are fortified. It was on a fort on one of the isttnds the Dragon opened her fire. The whole of the combined fleet could be easily anchored if the for ts on the small islands were destroyed. I have no doubt the arrival of the squadron here was known at St. Petersburg an hour after we were anchored. We can traee their sit nal stations to the eastward of Hango-head, and 3 . 15 only 300 miles by miles by land ; the distanc e by seno s 220 miles. It is very fortunate for us we ge t so litt night, as the navigation of the Gulf of Finla nd is .verY difficult. About 50 miles to the eastward of this the passage for large ships is only 18 miles wide, that is fro l r l a i Nargan-lighthouse to the Makiloto-Bader shoal, this channel must be passed to reach Helsingfors , ng have just been ordered to send letters to the &O, early to-morrow, and it is reported we leave during the day to proceed up the gulf." THE RUSSIAN FORTRESSES ON TO BLACK SEA. We publish the following from the fleet on the Circassian coast Her Majesty's steamer —, May 22. The last twiol days have have been occupied in putting Redout in a state of defence against internal enemi es, in eu. trenching and securing otherwise the position the o f the Turks. On the 20th a party of Sappers from Ag 0 e e: memnon were landed, with working parties from : e e other ships, both French and English ; also the who l a the Turkish soldiers we had embarked at Zulu k Zee, .i l e r . two officers of Marine Artillery (First-Lieutenants -it Cox and H. B. Roberts), who directed the operatie:i In a few hours a blockhouse was finished and lop nib . (it had been a Russian barrack), and a parapet eswie. lished, flanked by a long, deep marsh. Another blocal, house was formed out of an old store, with strong O l e . ° planks as an outwork on the only other point aecr',7,., sible to the Mingrelians (Georgians) by the south ; ac tin had at its right the sea, and on its left another War e ; beyond which is a thick wood. The Turks worked ani with pickaxe and shovel most manfully; they ba d Alf artillery officer with them, an d were as ignorant as u dren on the subject ; the Bey, nevertheless, carried o the orders of the Marine Artillery officers ; houses w e t !: destroyed and others strengthened, though at first I .`" was somewhat aghast at the amount of demation fort 2l oaired. They established a continuation of th e old t n the !and side. No officers were allowed on shore tha day but those on duty. Towards sunset the Turks gr,,T, dually became lazy, and had to be encouraged -vart Moskov,' to show them the necessity of going on. el then 1 ' five o'clock the next morning I caught the little o ld P p just getting up, smoked a chibouque with him pantomimed a furious digging, upon which Ile and sent *r awaken the men, most of whom were asleep about the) piled arms, and the rest smoking, and at half past 6 : e d they were all digging away capitally. It wa s expla'n' d to the Bey what he must do when the ships had left, what number of men should be in the different post% The Turks worked admirably, and, as one party of th diggers vied with the other, the parapet got o n wonder'. fully, and the whole of the defences assumed rillit'st the spectable appearance. A party of officers c rossed river by the flying bridge, and walked 'over the ion dering remnants of the town, and somewhat beyownbc; notwithstanding the warnings of Bashi-Bazoukss ad are posted on this side, concerning lurking IVl" k°Va ti vg NOth l 0 Georgians. The place is entirely destroyed. remains of the main part of the town but black bear% strewed around. In the centre stand isolated the s t°l l 4 ie steps which formed the approach to the church T, chimneys and ovens of the houses alone mark their all the rest having been of wood. Apparently, 3 ban 0 some street had run parallel with the river, but its hoesilea must have been very unhealthy, as both on the north a.th south sides stretches a marshy country, covered vr' brushwood and large lilies. The glass of the houses Wag seen in fused lumps ; pottery strewed the grounds a si . occasionally were found rats and cats, from their P ° OO tion burnt to death in the act of running away . In ee ith - evening Admiral Lyons inspected the works, T he which he expressed himself perfectly delighted. ad admiral then, with the captain of the Charlemagne , a to several others, pulled up the river; having the P re- ter tion of a skirmishing party of Turks on each bank tie their protection. One of these took a Georgian,P;-t soner, and conveyed him to the fort. He was l t e on all sides by the Turks, who crowded round hinle," - b li ; heeding their officers' orders, which were enforceui k e g those gentlemen possessing themselves of large s t.e s and laying them on the heads of the Turkish soldierof right and left. The prisoner (suspected, with reas° ° ' t of being a spy) was brought before the Bey, and ee ' l in a prisoner to his quarters. The poor Georgian weere an awful fright, as well he might be, and before going to prison knelt down and kissed the of the Bey's coat with the greatest reverence.. es' Turk touched his musket significantly. with an to , pression which meant that fellow will be shc't ore night.' However, he was preserved by an order frB,o the Admiral to send him on board the Sampson. l e e r retain in the fleet the officers and soldiers of the "e - ,l t sleek troops which we captured ; also the Grt,,%i. crew. Our prize in said to have 300th. weight of nine on board,. part of the medical stores collect from the whole of the Circassian stations. ve nts must now tell you of our proceedings prior to the e v ",",,er I have narrated. After leaving Gelendijik j - a e the deserted station of Wilh_la , which occrePl" beautiful position on a ferti,e slope, ) and protected hi, well studied defences ; beyond this the ar e Ile abruptly into the sea, and between them there 0.10 ik valleys filled with luxuriant foliage. After Gel ee et . comes the little station of Lazaroff, th e centre of a Piiie feet gem of scenery. It stands (or rat h er stood, as le e whole is burnt or destroyed, except the outer loo p h° walls, and a couple of blockhouses, studded with poP l l e i i i the lower halves of which are now blackened by fir!,,; er e the middle of a small plain, at the entrance of a tc c- e does gorge; on either side, an l far up in the dieter): ; which is beautifully broken into hill and dale are ra tts of trees in full foliage, and the gorge Is nosed in the e e b treme distance by the usual acc o mpaniment to 0, scenes in this part of the world—a lofty snow and Piro covered mountain. A collecti o n of mountain stye pd flows by Lazaroff with all the importance of a rive r r i e e o upon its hanks we saw many Circassians and Turkish trading boats. a it "After Lazaroff came Golovinsky. As We P asse ter the Circassians and a Turkish vessel or t w o fired a sa A fed which was duly returned by the Agamemnon. to miles beyond Golovineky the admiral stood closetm the shore and anchored ; the rest of the fleet did n ee same. Two Turkish trading boats from Treh'iccie were high and dry on the beach, and hundreds of jo g cassians formed a picturesque crowd (nearly all bteue, mounted) by the seash 're. This point is name d Bar, and here the Russians have perseveringly tr ied to yei, footing, and as often being foiled by Circassian rui, re . the owners of which are not a little proud of the e 1, 00 quent repulsions of Moskov. Bar,lan has thertee been the only Circassian post, and from this P lace the young ladies have for years been eligibly settled in ieo e harems of the great men of Stamboul. From this erPoe Captain Brook and the engineer officer started 0vei,,.0.4' mountains with a few Sappers and an escort of Li" sians, commanded by Ismail Bey, to cross the R u tl) road by hook or by crook, and to communicate w i t h Schamyl if possible. Ismail Bey is a great nran s ' n Pso he the people, and a lord of the soil of Barden ; yet' brought from Constantinople the other day by ti n t he rible, and has since lived in the A amemnon. °ti e by landing of the party all good wishes g were expresseeer a salute of seven guns, and they started on thc ir i pedition the same evening. As soon as we land Mme' were surrounded by a ctowd of Circassians, evh °ll33 Clo , diately led us by a path from the shore, through so d ° brambles, and ditches, to a long field surround° 0,04 woods, among which several wooden dwellings sh° their roofs. This was a beautiful spot, and the gig ga l neath us a mass of daisies and buttercups. A- r ei neet of acquaintance with these was not the least pin g & part of our trip. A Circassian made me moun t hi s,, Crossing a stream, I gave it up again, and prepare, wet a guide, to scale one of the mountain heights. co v ered a heavy pull up this hill, on a narrow pathway Cir with briar and brambles. On our way we me t two 0. cassian young ladies, rather moon-faced, but with breeer tiful complexions and pleasant expression. Our Ci sian friend called to them to cover their faces (we dragotnan with us)e-an order which the you n g T ., lead ise showed their good sense by neglecting. At the top ad a most noble v i ew , a comp l e t e Pa norama 0 ; e - t oil wood, overtopp e d w ith snow; severa l v illageS wer e 7: 0 11' among the woods a n d on th e moun t ai n sides, the ueir ings being all o f woo d. W e d escen d e d by another T°e-etr tam path to the sea; here we took another stroll, an f a t, tered a wood. We had been advised cot to stray 10e f e or as the Circassians of the mountains were ignorant ° 0 0a arrival, and might take us for Russians. In the iv; pro we met a fine-looking old gentleman, mounted, an, ° 1 0 ceeding slowly; with him were two Circassian gir's,'eelie, daughters, as it appeared. Not knowing what I , o i 7,1;e 0 of us, he drew his sword, or rather long knife, are° 10 0 b ed fierce ; but on nearing us, and seeing we were 1 10 ko el, returned it again, and was quite happy when h e ° we re us to be 'lnghealeez.' Theo his daughters came i° r o lds and shook hands with all. One was about 12 years felt the other 14, the latter exceedingly pretty, wit' th e , skin, blue eyes, and light hair, and we were told 4 00 or old gentleman ready and happy to become a P° 141 00 1 . ) the personal effects of any of us for 10,000 Pias tres Se t. These Circassian girls look forward to this, as h eie i g the il. tied in life and going to Stamboul is a fulfilment f ° doe best wishes and desires, just as a young lady in th e e makes eligible' march. Our little friend wa: blue eyes looked at us earnestly,in confirtnati or papa's words, and made some of our party a p eser, e d pan toe o ; o 3 shells she had just picked up, which she girl here ,6 wouh(.bear a fine polish ; but a ' Circassian g A t how • at Stamboul are two very diffe r ent beings. "`" i es'e r l she wanders about in p'ain and rough dress, 0 1 4, 15 / ing of the gold and decorati on that may som_Lcate" to her lot at Stamboul. Tb ey are generally:o- esittie; in Turkish young lady-like accomplishment &c., and imbib e by d egrees the artificra' ,teos they must lead hen ce f ort h . No Turk can marrYs,llol lie provide his w if e or wives with all manner cu D OE °1 merits and luxury, and hence a decrease in the P the tion which would greatly Mr. Malthus.eir P Turks of the lower orders g die Stamboul, th oo s is mostly filled by f res h arr i v als from Asia. The th Turkish trading vessels fired an eccentric s alute I' d eis ships arrived and anchored. A. French officer t ° freight 0 _ l , 41 that these beats had arrived to export a eo iel same nature as the little blue-eyed girl I have " 0 01 of ; each ship would hold 200 of them. On d es „soli. the mountain we saw a number of Circassian.. 0, looking from among the brushwood at the Circassian.. a' 'redly we appeared they dipped among the 131' Perhap s , r b but ;a n a td B .... bsb,teehfbao, eyer beach, 4.2etiull I fur s , : Were their ex labs' on seeing views of Stam explosion of Greek Slave Mies. They Valuable amoi C harges of po- Ire Were unar li al s re, and, u On shore behi e Was at one likel I° : I - 6 ° ,.. : o,:ponell deli c a t e 11 ' shout u l l O lß etlW l g d :: \To a d ' ' u e e eo : r c' s ari b ei l t s en e o el 'al f got a o' l l i l f n 'fiff o v o t b roet o lee e i' : th e bye, I ft militia. fit, Ge gr i . 1 letter R ussian and the CI I vere ca to French fri Steamers t ~I l ved in tl . " - ;cglish off as lawful p kOVEM I Th e u n re m h arkab several eoi marching hasten the they empli 11arehes. 14 the gre Trans Passag esn ther e w as men Was si t here does erfie soluti ITISEI The itredic6 COUrag, RII = glass cons( Obli g possi retu t pital Hirs