The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-03 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR PEAS, RAISINS Department of the Comp roller Services, Somerset-pis THE Commissioners for = Lord High Admiral of the Uni and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, April next, at One o'clock, they wil persons as may be wUling to Coutrac into her Majesty - s Victualling Stores a the Undermentioned Articles, viz.:— MUSTARD AND PEPPER. fo? Viatt olitw and Transport tee, Ist April, 1851. • Executing the Office of iced lim4doin of Great Britain that on Taunsner, the 13 11 ll he ready to treat with such :t for supplying and delivering, GOSVORT and rLYMOLTTLI Gosport, Plymouth when to be de ivered. Half of each in three weeks- Quarters 3JJ PEAS •• •• RAISINS (Elerne,Valen'ia, Cheame. or any other description MUSTARD (in Flour) .... PEPPER (Whole Black) . audtheremaine der to thre waeks after war.ti,or eari4e I it pre erred by the party teu- J dering. Ton.. 25 2 1 • The Raisins and Pepper to be exempted from tr A o Tender w,ll be received for a less qttinti quarters, of lift:sins than 5 tons, of Mustard thin le Customs duties, ity of Peas than 50 1 ton, and of Pepper than the whole quantity. Samples of the Peas (net less than 4 quarts), of the Raisins (not less than 6 lbs.), and of the Mustard and Pepper (not less than 4 lbs of each), must be produced by the parties tendering. The samples produced by p?rsons whose tenders are not accepted are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the con tracts have been decided. No tender will be received unless made on the printed form pro vided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said Office, at the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Plymouth, qr to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol. The conditions of the revised eostract, to which particular atten tion is culled, may be seen at the sail office, at the said Victualling 'Yards, and at Liverpool and Bristol. No tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering, oy an agent on his behalf, would attend at the office on the day of contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be commun.cated to him and his proposed sureties in writing. Every tender most be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for and must also be delivered at S .merset•place. THEATRE ROYAL DRITRY Mr. E. T. :NU i iI. Lessee, has the honour to announce that he has placed the above. named Nati •nal Establishment at the ser vice of the FUND in AID of the FAMILI e:S of the EXPEDITio ARY ARMY. In pursuance of this desirable object, a FANCY PAIR will be held on the 13th and 1 ith of April, wader the follow- In Royal and distinguished patronage: — Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge The Right Hon. the Lady Mayoress Her Grace the Duchess of Ilamlton Her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose Her Gra .e the Duchess of Inverness Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset Her Grace the Duchess of Richmo.iil The Most Noble the Marchioness of Londonderry The Most Noble the Marchioness of flimiln,vd Trie Most Noble the M trchion , ss of Aylet.iucy The Right Hon. the Countess of Chesterdeld The Rig t lion. the Countess of Klnuoul Ti.e Ila ht Hon. the Countess of Glergail Tho limit Hon. the Countess of Bessberough The Right lion, the Countess of Deny The Right pion. the Countess of Shelburne The Right lion. the Countess of Wilton The high' Hon. the Countess of Desert The Right Hon. the Countess of Donou2;hmore The tazht floe. the Viscountess Palmerston The Right Hon. the ViQcountzss Maidstone The Rizht Hon. the Viscountess Newport Lady S9rhia, Des- Vceux Lady Colville Lady Raglan The Hon, Miss Anson Mrs. Disraeli airs. J. Stanley. Every app dntment and app,,aranco of the Theatre will be called Into requisition on this tinoertant an interesting oecaid)'. ; decora tions are 13r.2pnriritt. The pit svitl he covered for , rorn,qade, and an efficient ba d pros sled f ,r the execution of clio , ce >aid new ort4inat music. Ladies thisir.,:isof aiding tiv , hc,r preseiv.e This ben ivolent demenstrdtlen are respe,...tfAlly . rcm,n.l,l that thr.y , ,lioall make early application still. hee! , .. 110 W op,o, !A the lob)y of the i;•an,l en trance to re,eive contributions in the shape of arts ies intended for sale on the occasion. THEATRZ torAL in:uur LASE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, APRIL 3, Will be perfumed LEONIE. Principal characters by Mr. Elliot Gisler and Mr. Henri Drayton; Nfissei Lo.ve and Featherstone. After which, THE FE.vir OF TUE DitAGJN, aol Magical Performances of the Chiaeie Troupe. To cme:ude with THE BARBER. OF CADIZ. THEATRE ROY.IL HAYAIIRKET. Under tho management of Mr. guekstone. TFII EVENING, APRIL 3, Will be performed KING rizNrty . VIII. Characters by Metors• G. Vandeahoff, Howe, Culenford, r`ompt m, and W. Far :en ; Quecn KathAriiii2, by Miss Cusbinan ; and Patience, by Miss J. Harlatui. After which, W/LLIh:IND AND lII'S DINAH. Supported by Messrs. Buck3tonc and Cori; Miss Louisa, Howard, Mrs. Fitzwil liam, and Mrs. Caulle!d. To conclude with Tits PORTF. IT OF CERVANTES. Prin cipal characters by Mr. Compton and Mi.is E. Grey. ROYAL PRLNCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Usnagcnr,nt of Mr. Cueams KEAN. THIS EVENING, APRIL 3, W ill be Performed RICHARD THE TILLED. Principal charac ter by Mr. C. Kean. After which, AWAY WITII MELANCHOLY. Characters by Messrs. ideadows, D. Fisher, and Saker ; aad Misses Murray and Daly. T lIE AT R E ROY AL AD ELP 111. Proprietor, air. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Aran. 3. Will be porform,d TWO LOVE; AND A LIFE. Supportel by Mews. C. Se:by, Leigh Murray, iicnia , nin Webster, Keeley, and 0. Smith Mss Woulzar and dada ne Celeste. Followed byTrtE AOITATACiIE MOVE MENT. Princl2al cha racters by Messrs. 0. Smith, KeeLy, and Parselle ; Mrs. Ketley, and Miss Mary Keeley. To conclude with the Farce of HTS MIST CHAMPAGNE. ROYAL OLYMPIC THE tTRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING. APRIL 3, Win be Performed CBE WRONG BOX. Supported by Messrs. Alfred Wigan and Robinson ; Miss P. Horton, Miss Wyndham, and Miss E. Turner. To be followed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie ; Mrs. Stirling awl Miss Wyndham. To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL. STRAND THEATRE. 89'e Lessee Mr. F. W. Auer.A.—Vireetresq, Miss Rebecca Isaacs THIS EVENING. APRIL 3, Will be performed THE BEGGAR'S OPKR t. To be followed by BORN TO GOOD LI:L.K. With THE DUMB BELLE. Af ter which, LEE BLUE JACICETS. S all% 51 .; Boxes, 35.; Pit, I s. 6d ; G a ll ery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. 111. 6d., to be bad of Mr. Alleroft, 15, New Bond-street. For the BENEFIT of Mr. W. COOKE. UTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPIIITIIEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, APRIL 3, The entertainrnedts will commence with the chivalric spectacle, THE WOODMAt.,,'S HORSE; or, The False Knight. Followed by an elegant routine of Scenes in the CIRCLE, introducing on this occasion (Mr. themof Cooke's BHnefit) the Star o' the Arena, Miss KATE Coottz; oder of the World, Miss EMILY COOKE; the Premier Horseman, Mr. ALF4D COOKE; Mr. WILLIAM COOKE en his matchless steed RAVEN, and anew Burlesque Equestrian Pari sian Pastoral " Ballet" —the appointments expreiply made in Pa-is. Conc'ild mc with (first time) an entirely new Farce, DALRYM PLE VERSUS Box-office open from Eleven ti Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T ins DAY —Morning 10 m!n.after 5 I Evening 28 nin.aft. 5 T c .gonaow—Morning 47 rain.after 5 1 Evening 5 pain.aft. 6 THE WEATH ER.—SUN OFPICI, APRIL TriERMOMETER, IN VOLE SkIADE. 66 —highest since noon yesterday. 46 —lowest this morning and during the night. 61—this day at noon. BA ROM' VET:, 30'53. WIND, Easterly—Light breeze, and very fine, suns hi ny weather. Arum 3. 63- highest since noon yester d * . * 47—lowest this rooming an d during the night. 57—this day, a t noon. -- WM, N. by BAROMETER, 30 . 5 3 • weather, and sunshi ne . an d breeze, with cloudy ~1~ ~ c %l y~~lf Ly'o LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1854. It is impossible for any person to perus e calmly and dispassionately th e important debates both Houses of Parliame n t, on Friday evening, in without arriving at the conclusio n th a t i t i s to Lord DEEN, and to Lord A BERDE= so l ely, that we en are indebted for the war int o w hi c h, without any sinister objects of our own t o a d vance, withouta any " motives of aggrandisement or designs of ambition," we have been for ce d. Th e accession to office of the "good and excellent" E ar l was received by his Imperial friend as the signal for putting forward pretensions which had, nearly nine years previously, been confidentially communicated to the English Minister, and in no way discouraged or repudiated by him. The CZAR decidedly thought eve ry impediment was removed out of his way, and that the time had arrived for administexingthecoup de grace to the " Sick Man," and distributing his assets according to the " gentlemanly understand ing" arrived at with the pilot who controlled the helm of the vessel of the English State. He had no reason to doubt that he would have received the sanction, or at least the tacit connivance of One who had so well earned and was so ex ceedingly flattered by his " good opinion." Russia and England were, according to the un derstandilo,9 expressed in the memorandum of 1844, " to concert together the course that they should Pursue in common." The AUTO CRAT clearly and unequivocally expressed his be lief that the time had arrived fur acting on that agreement—that the patient was in a 'moribund state, and that "the Government was deceived if it thought otherwise." It was im possible for any person (however credulous) who was cognisant of " the memorandum" to mis conceive his meaning, and it duty of Lord A BERDE to Wall the imperative Prevent the possibility of mistake. Any doubtful objection, any trivial opposition, must have led one so well versed in tortious" proceedings to consider that all was , as ho desired, and that he would find only " a show of coyness," that his yielding friend was like a timid maid, who, while whispering _ .. " I will ne'er consent, consented." The overtures would never have been made, the proceedings never initiated, but for the posi tion of Lord ABERDEEN as responsible adviser of the British SOVEREIGN, as President of the Coun cil of Ministers. It was therefore doubly incum bent on him to lose no opportunity of undeceiving the AUTOCRAT, of showing him that he was " reckoning without his host" if he in any degree calculated in obtaining the complicity of the United Kingdom in his nefarious projects of wholesale plunder. When MENSCUIKOFF went on his audacious mission, adding by the haughtiness of his manner to the insolence of his demand, England should have spoken out. Had it doneso, we should not have witnessed the crossing of the Pruth or the occupation of the Danubian Principalities by the armed cohorts of the Northern Despot. By our culpable silence and culpable inactivity we tempted him into the adoption of measures into which he would not otherwise have entered. Once taken, his pride and ambition alike forbade any retracing of his footsteps, nor did he then, nor possibly does he even at this moment, fully credit the sincerity of our resistance, and of our determination to prevent the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. How could he do so, when the Prime Minister of England not only persisted in the " policy of abstention," in hoping against all hope that th e C ZAR wou ld s till abate his preten sions, and accept the satisfaction suggested by the Vienna Conference 9 How can he yet do so when that same Prime Minister, in his place in Parlia ment, during the discussion on the commencement of hostilities, expresses a decided opinion that " the Emperor was always well founded in his ap prehensions as to the dissolution of the Turkish Empire, and, acting on that belief, said nothing in the Mentorandu,m but what is wise, what is mo derate, and what is judicious?" Can the CZAR think that we will now act with vigour and energy when such views are unhesitatingly put forward in Parliament ? Can the people of this country believe that adequate securities will be taken against the repetition of these pretensions under more favourable circumstances, or that Lord ABER DEEN should exhibit his own political blindness by sustaining a Power which he believes on the verge of dissolution ? Above all, can our new but faithful allies, with whom we hope to be ever en accord, believe that the man who, while acknowledging that " France was treated in a cavalier manner" by the EMPEROR of Russia in that very Memorandum, yet de el tires that he sees in it nothing but " v!hat is wise (!), what is moderate (! I), and what is judicious (II!), and which he looks upon, and regards with great satisfaction ?" Surely his sincerity may be more than doubted after such an exhibition. Why, we ask, but for the pro-Russian ten dencies, and the " peace-at-any-price " determina tion of " the pupil of METTERNICH," should we not long ere this have been prepared with an armament on the Euxine shores, in advance of Varna—aye, on the very Danube itself—so as to cut off the invading army, and compel them to accept any conditions we might have deemed it expedient—anything would be justifiable to dic tate ? Why might we not have landed the united troops of France and England on the Crimea, taken possession of that teeming and fertile soil, and attacked Sebastopol simultaneously by land and by water? Its capture would have required little expenditure of men or money, and would speedily have been followed by the fall of Odessa, and the surrounding country, placing the Russians between two fires and cutting off their retreat through Moldavia and Bessarabia. What would have been the effects of a policy so bold and de cisive ? How speedily might we have anticipated the restoration of an honourable and an endur ing peace if such measures had been resorted to, and in their absence might not the sincerity of those influencing and directing the English Coun cils have well been questioned ? But is it too late yet to do so ? Cannot the evil in some degree be remedied ? Most un doubtedly it can, if even at this moment we are in earnest. Of course, from our own culpable tardi ness and remissness, the cost of men and money will be much greater. The necessary " carnage and destruction" will be much greater, but still resolute action is of the utmost importance, and may even yet materially diminish the duration of the war. But we must not temporise or show any symptoms of vacil lation. If the " woman who hesitates is lost," much more so is the nation. lt is that hes tation of the " good and excellent peace-loving pro-Russian ABERDEEN" that has encouraged the enemy, and paralysed our friends and allies. It is that hesitation which the voice of public opinion requires to be abandoned—that public opinion which addresses the Premier in tilt() lan guage of the poet of human nature— "For the love of all the Gods, Lets leave the hermit pity with our mother, And when we have our armour buckled on The venom'd vengeance, ride upon our swords, Spur them to ruthful work, rein them from ruth." This is wholesome and salutary instruction, such AS modern experience has proved to be consis tent with true philanthropy. To bring war to a speedy conclusion, we must " imitate the action of the tiger," and " Disguise fair nature with hard favour'd rage." But it is not in the Euxine and its vicinity only that we should wage war both by land and by water ! Why should we not despatch an Anglo-French land expedition to the shores of the Baltic also. CourlAncl and Livonia invite us, and the troops could ably second the exertions of the fleets. With undisputed command at sea, and "CHARLIE NAPIER. " is not the man we deem him if we have not that very speedily, we might harass the Russians by l a nding at different points, and fin a ll y concentrate all our force by land and by water on St. Petersburg. France has something to avenge that would i n duce her eagerly tojoin in the onslaught. Then should we— "conjointly bend Our sharpest deeds of malice on the town ! By East and West, let France and England mount Their battering cannons charged to the mouths, Till their soul-fearing clamours have brawl'd down The flinty ribs of this contemptuous city." Then, indeed, should we have the game in our own hands --then would we arrest the tide of war, and turn it back on our unscrupulous oppo nents. Then would the charm of invincibility be broken—tho pretext to "infallibility" b y th e h ea d of " the orthodox faith" exposed, and " the go d of all the Russians" deprived of the blasphemous adoration of his misguided serfs. Acts like these would insure a permanent and honourable peace. But can we hope for th em under ABERDEEN ? Certainly not. Therefor e , now that th a t " grim-visaged war" is at hand, it is time that the peace-loving Minister should ab dicate the functions for which he is not only alto gether unfitted, but totally disqualified—that he • should drop he is no lon ger capa b le of controlling.from his p a l s i e d gr asp the helm which The orders in Council, authorising reprisals and embargoes, were on Wednesday decided OR a t Buckingham Palace, and subsequently published in a second supplement to the Gazette. They are in the usual form, and may be regarded as neces sary supplements to the previous declaration of war. There is, however, an addition thereto, affording certain indulgences to those who may henceforth be termed the enemy —an addition decisive as to the good intentions of the Allied Powers (for France has issued a similar no tice), who, as we stated on Wednesday, exhibit " a laudable anxiety to free warfare of one of its many horrors." Six weeks' time, until the 10th of May, is allowed to Russian merchant ves sels, in any port or place in he r MAJESTY'S do minions, for loading their cargoes and departing therefrom ; and such vessels will be allowed " to continue their voyage, if, on examination of their papers, it shall appear that their cargoes were taken on board before the expiration of the above term." Certain cases are, however, noticed w hi c h will not be allowed these privileges. If the owners or commanders of these ships should be so oblivious of their mercantile character as to convey officers iu the military or naval service of the enemy, or any articles pro hibited or contraband of war, or any despatch of or to the Russian Government, they will justly forfeit every claim to the kind consideration of this country, and their ships and cargoes will be liable to confiscation as lawful prizes. It is also provided that any Russian merchant vessel which, prior to the date of that order—the 29th instant—should have sailed from any foreign pot t, bound for any port or place within her MAJESTY'S dominions, shall be permitted to enter into such port, or place, to discharge her cargo, and afterwards forthwith to depart without molestation, and to continue her voyage to any port not blockaded. This, to a certain extent, is as it should be. It is a graceful tribute to the genius of commerce. The Maritime Powers, forced into hostilities which they had made every possible sacrifice to avert, do not wage war on peaceful merchants. Although they would be fully justified in seizing enemy's property wherever it may be found, and thus reducing the resources that might be brought into operation against them, the confidence of those engaged in a peaceful mission is still respected, and they are permitted to depart, not merely seathless, but with their object fully accomplished. But it certainly seems that the time conceded is more than that which could reasonably have been required. For vessels that have already been for some time lying in our ports and making preparations for their departure, six weeks, or even three weeks, appears more than could be wanting for any legitimate purpose —more than could have been anticipated, and more than we believe was ever previously granted on a similar occasion. It must be borne in mind that hostilities have not been resorted to in con sequence of a sudden or unexpected dispute. We have looked for a declaration of war day by day for the last six months, and censured, the delays that were sanctioned by the Government. War has not, therefore, burst unexpectedly, like a thunderstorm, over our heads. The aspect of the political horizon was sufficiently ominous to warn all parties within its range of the necessity of setting their houses in order, and entering into no engagements which it would take even a fort night to wind up. Besides, we must recollect that in this affair we are giving these great ad vantages where we cannot hope for anything like an equivalent from the adversary. Notwithstand ing all these matters, however, we trust that the laudable precedent will be henceforward, to some extent, recognised, and that there will be no seizure of the persons or property of innocent travellers or traders, without affording ample time and opportunity for the withdrawal of either, or both, from the hostile nation. Save as to the time allowed, there can be no difference of opinion as to the propriety of the course adopted by the Governments of England and. France. But then auother, and a more difficult question arises, as to the exemption of neutrals trading in - the produce of the country with which we are at war, and to a certain extent, at least, supplying the "sinews of war" to the enemy. It will be said on the one side that the only way in which we can hcpe to bring Russia to reason, is by the crippling or total destruction of her trade and commerce. A matter which, with our maritime superiority, may easily be effected. We may confine her vessels within their ports and prevent the conveyance by sea of any of her products. How very damaging this would prove to the parties concerned, howvery speedily it would open their eyes to the iniquitous conduct of the AUTOCRAT, may easily be imagined. The Russians of all classes, serfs as well as nobles, would behold in the strongest light the evils of despotism, and be disposed to bring the conflict to a speedy conclusion, by making the required submission, and giving ample guarantees for their future good behaviour. Nay, more, it would probably be productive of great reforms, and the iutroduction of Constitutional Government, when they saw the intolerable evils resulting , from the indomitable pride and grasping cu pidity of one intoxicated by the possession of arbitrary and irresponsible power. We can only hope to terminate the untoward state of affairs now existing, by making these evils as pain fully perceptible as practicable. We must not wage a "rose-water war." The hostilities forced upon us should bring with them their own fear ful consequences to those with whom we are engaged. It would be but a very doubtful kind ness to them, as well as very questionable policy on our own part, to afford the means of pro tracting the contest, and of offering up their myriads of serfs as food for gunpowder. It is not by the destruction of men so much as by cutting off the supplies that we can hope to bring the AUTOCRAT to reason. He may find new con scripts, men pressed into the ranks of their op pressors, and compelled to fight, under a flag they loathe, in a cause they abhor. -No ; the destruc tion of commerce is better than the destruction of life, even if those lives only belonged to our ad versaries, and that none of our own gallant de fenders were involved in similar danger. "Fleets and armies are," as ADAM SMITH tells us, "maintained not with gold and silver, but with con sumable goods. The nation which, from the annual produce of its domestic industry, from the annual revenue arising out of its lands, labour, and con sumable stock, has wherewithal to purJhase those consumable goods in distant countries, can main tain foreign wars there." We are, by sanctioning the trade of Russia with neutrals, giving it the means of carrying on the war, of supporting the invading army that has already crossed the Da nube, and which, so far as we can judge, is striving for the attainment of the great object of Mus covite ambition—the occupation of Stamboul. Is that prudent or judicious ? Is it fair towards either the Ottoman Empire or towards our own troops who are engaged on their side ? No bene fits to be obtained by our own merchants can compensate for the evils that must follow such a milk-and-water proceeding. Besides, although the nation has unquestion ably decided against the principle of protection for our own fellow-subjects, it is equally opposed to bestowing exclusive advantages upon strangers which are denied to those having stronger claims. If we allow trade at all, our own merchants should have their share of its profits. But it is forbidden —and very properly forbidden—to them, and therefore it should not be allowed to strangers. Such are a few of the many arguments that have been advanced against the propriety of pass ing, free, enemies' goods in neutral vessels. That they are worthy of calm and. attentive consideration will at once be manifest, and however laudable the intention of the Government, we should not suffer ourselves to be led astray by impulse, or to act on a feeling which cannot bear the test of reason or reflection. We do not, however, wish ourselves to be understood as deciding the question. There are many powerful arguments which have been and may be adduced in favour of respecting th e r i g ht s o f neutra l s, w hi c h s h ou ld b e maturely and carefully examined before a f i na l judgment is arrived a t. W e pl ace th e mos t important problem of the day before the public, trusting that some ( Epirus may be found capable of discovering a satisfactory sol u ti on thereto. To the greater part by fa u r a , m p o ably, of , our been ed uca t ed there ; r b orfeatdheersg,euoexrfaoirdpuibslibeuthatvhee e for a s pl en did aristocratic and high - church mystery, B ut few they care not to read about an institution with which they have no direct connection ; they k now of it but from common report, and from that they chiefly hear of the youthful extravagance of the scions of our aristocracy, of its tractarians jour neying to Rome or gone thither, and of its rigid exclusion of everything like heterodoxy or non conformity from the benefits of the education it gives. They also know that it claims to be, par excellence, a national university. Of rival anti quity with a great municipal corporation, which has also lately been rudely made to bare its hoar head before a commission but of yesterday's ap pointment, it was long presumed to be too vene rable to be submitted to such vulgar interroga- Lions. But th e ag e of steam, railroads, and f Li t phs biis ) do . nrivo 11 ,re phrenologists of every living specimen of the bump of veneration, Windermere has been invaded in spite of WORDSWORTH ; and the London Cor poration and Oxford itself, the last great monu ments of mediaeval civic and university institu tions, must be stripped of their ivy, and assimi lated to the rest of the modern social fabric. Long was the dignified resistance to the utilitarian; and we could almost have wished that the Heads of Houses had awaited in their places the attack of the modern Gaul; as Rome's ancients are said to have awaited, with statue-like repose, the ruffians of the host which had already stormed the city, but the near approach of the Reformers seemed too much for Hebdomadal nerves, and silent resistance descended to a counter proposal and a convocation coup d'etat. It is gratifying, however, to be able to inform the uninitiated reader, that the RUSSELL-GLAD STONE Oxford Reform Bill is rather a resurrection of old Oxford than a fatal mutilation of the Uni versity. Till about the times of the Reform Bill hardly any one, certainly not many of Oxford's most learned sons, knew anything about its real history. The demands of Dissenters at that time to share the education of a national institution led, as much as anything, to careful investigation, and the Edinburgh Review had unquestionably the honour of doing more than perhaps all besides to force the truth upon the minds of those specially concerned, and to call more general attention to the true state of the question. With all his won derful argumentative acuteness, his vast learning, and his habits of unwearied research, the well known writer of these articles placed the whole subject in the light of day, and made the know ledge of but very few the property of all. He showed, beyond all controversy, that Oxford as it is, is not Oxford as it was, nor Oxford as it might be, with infinite advantage, too, to education and the nation. At its commencement, and till the time of the Reformation, Oxford was a University ; now, and nearly since that time, it has been a collection of private school corporations, and the university has been reduced to a cipher. As a university, it consisted iu early times of a large body of recog nised public teachers, whose classes were open to all, and or the students. For a very long time, all graduates on taking their degrees engaged by so doing to lecture publicly for a certain time in the University ; hence there was ample instruction for any number of students. At first it was gra tuitous, but small fees were subsequently allowed. Partly to enable poor students to attend the lec tures, and partly to watch over their morals, houses superintended by a graduate, and frequently endowed more or less, were opened and licensed ; nor could the license be refused to reasonable qua lifications. Hence the rise of colleges which were charitable institutions to aid poor students. With the same object graduates of eminence were sa laried as lecturers, to save the students the ex pense of the fees ; these were the professors. For a long time Congregation consisted of all the gra duates engaged in teaching in the university, and it was their right to originate all measures and propose them to Convocation, which comprised all the non-resident graduates also. As the Heads of Houses, such as have been mentioned above, gained influence, they and the college deans were also included in the Congregation. It would be uninteresting to the general reader to peruse the details ; but the results were these— that salaried graduates termed professors, whose lectures were public, became, by the time of LAUD, the chief teachers in the University ; that till the Reformation the Halls, which were free, counted by hundreds, and the students by thousands ; but that afterwards the Colleges con trived to get all the tuition to themselves, and the College fellows to become the sole tutors, while the professors became a nullity. These results were mainly brought about first by LAUD'S estab lishing the famous Hebdomadal, a weekly board, composed of the Heads of Houses, persons of no other qualifications than that of being more easily manageable by LAUD himself ; and next by the Earl of LEICESTER, the Vice-Chancellor in 1750, having obtained for himself and his successors the sole power to license halls or private houses, a power which they have used ever since to suppress all competition with the Colleges. Hence profes sors, as efficient public or University teachers, have been reduced almost to a form, and halls, in dependent of the Colleges, which as parts of the University, could, with the aid of professors, be come stimulating rivals to the Colleges, have ceased to exist. The present halls belong to the Colleges. So far, therefore, as the bill now before Parliament gives legislative power to the resident teachers, increases the number and importance of professors, whose lectures are open on equal terms to all, and facilitates the opening of private houses, it does but restore Oxford from its present condi tion of an aggregation of close Colleges to its for mer one of a national University. Tons. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL:3, 1854. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princesses Helena and Louisa, took a drive on Saturday afternoon, in an open landau and four. The equerries in waiting, Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymcur, attended on horseback. Prince Albert, attended by his equerry in waiting, called on the Infanta Dona Anna of Portugal, at the residence of the Portuguese Minister, in Gloucester place, and afterwards visited the,Ducliess of Gloucester, at Gloucester-house. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Lord De Ros and Mr. Gibbs, visited the Tower of Lon don. Messrs. Diekinssin had the honour of submitting to the Queen and Prince Albert the photographic minia tures of the Guards and Staff, accompanying the expe dition to Turkey. Prince Arthur and the younger princesses took a drive in the forenoon in an open carriage and• f , ur. Her Majesty had a dinner party on Saturday evening at Buckingha►u Palace. The company included her Royal Highness the Infanta Dona Anna of Portugal, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Portuguese Minister and Countess Lavradio, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, the Earl of Aber deen, the Earl and Countess Grey, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Mulgrave, Lord James Murray, Dom Auguste de Mendoca, Bri gadier-General Sir John Campbell, and Lord William Paulet. The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in attend ance, and performed during dinner the following selec tion : Overture, " Feat" Lindpaintner. Selection, " Louisa Miller" Waltz, " Ideal and Lisbon" Gungl. Quadrille Selection, " Cheval de Bronze" Galop, " Etna" D'AI bert. The Queen's private band afterwards attended in the palace, and played the following pieces : Overture, " L'Enfant Prodigue" Chceur, "L'Etoile du Nord" Selection, " Rigoletto" Verdi. Mrs. Thorneycroft has had the honour of several sittings for a statue of his Royal Highness Prince Arthur. Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieutenant• Colonel Francis H. Seymour have relieved Colonel the Hon. C. Grey and Captain the Hon. D. de Ros in their duties as equerries in waiting to the Queen and the Prince. Yesterday the Queen aad Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, and the Duchess of Kent attended divine service in the private chapel in Bucking ham Palace. The Rev. G. H. Liddell, chaplain to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, officiated. The ladies and gentlemen in waiting and the domestic household also attended the service. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, visited her Royal Highness Dona Anna, Infanta of Portugal, on Saturday, at the residence of the Portuguese Minister in Gloucester•place. Her Royat Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at her residence, Glou cester-house. Lady Anna Maria Dawson has succeeded Lady Fanny Howard as the lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of Kent. A deputation from the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, accompanied by the Hon. F. H. F. Berkeley, M had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle on Satur day, at the Colonial-office. CABINET COI7NCIL.—A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign.office. It was at tended by the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll. Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Moleswortb. The Council sat three hours. The Right Honourable the Speaker gave his eighth Parliamentary dinner on Saturday last. —Lord Edward Howard, Lord Norreys, Lord George Paget, Hon. F. Leveson Gower, Hon. Colonel M. L. Mostyn, Lieut.- General Sir John Fitzgerald, K.C.8., Sir George Good man, Colonel Caulfeild, Mr. Milner, Mr. Sawle, Mr. G. A. Duff, Colonel Freestun, Major Feilden, Mr. Heneage (Lincoln), Mr. William Brown, Colonel Pinney, Mr. Thos. Chambers, Mr. F. Dundas, Mr. P. Urquhart, Mr. Wyvill, Mr. igott, Mr. Grenfell, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Ml.,:ters Smith, Cantiiiii Weil Mr. Mr. ley ; also, the &erechry and the Rev. nier, chaplain. Earl Jermyn was prevented by the ill no§s of connection. IMPERIAL PARLIA MENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY). The vicinity of the Houses of Parliament was to-day crowded with persons anxious to witness the departure of the members of both branches of the Legislature, for the purpose of present ing to her Majesty, at Buckingham Palace, the address of each house in answer to her gracious message. Shortly after two o'clock the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack in his state robes. There were about 50 or 60 peers pre sent. The Ministers wore the Windsor or household uniform, many peers appeared in that of the Lord Lieutenants of counties, a considerable portion of them were attired in the ordinary Court dress. Lord Campbell appeared in a vestment of black velvet. . _ The names of the peers present having been read over, commencing with the junior peers, they all left the house, preceded by the Lord Chancellor and his mace-bearer, and proceeded through the galleries to the grand entrance, where their car riages were in waiting. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY). The members assembled shortly after 2 o'clock. There was a very large attendance, the benches on both sides of the house being entirely filled. All the Ministers were present. Each of them wore the Windsor uniform. A good many appeared in the dress of Deputy Lord Lieutenants, and some in military dress. The Speaker who wore his state robes, took his seat in the chair at half-past past two. Lord J. RUSSELL apeared at the bar with a mes sage from her Majesty, appointing 3 o'clock to receive the address of the house. On the motion of the Noble Lord, it was agreed that the house should adjourn until half-past five o'clock. The SPEAKER then left the chair, and was followed out of the House, in great haste, by all the members. On entering his state chariot, the Speaker was enthu siastically cheered by the crowd which had collected round the entrance to Westminster Hall. The Minis ters were also well received. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at from 4,000 to 5,000 bales, in cluding 1,000 taken for export and on specula tion. The market was steady, without alteration in prices. The sales comprised 200 2ernara and Marauham, at 60. to 7d.; 100 Bahia, at 6d. to 6d.; 200 Egyptian, at 6d. to Bd.; 700 Surat, at 21d. to 4d.; and the remainder American. Rail way Shares were dull and heavy. The corn trade is brisk, and wheat is 6s. to Bs. per quarter dearer than on Monday last. The steamer Asia, from New York, brings ac counts of the 22d ult., but the letters are not yet in town. She has on board 300,000 dols., sup posed to be chiefly for the Continent, as the rate of exchange on London was not higher than 108 k to 109, while on Paris it was 515t0 5 16. Stocks were lively, with an upward tendency. Cotton was firm. Flour and wheat were well supported, and inclining to advance. The Australian and Indian letters, via South ampton, have not yet been received. The English Stock market opened a little weaker, but has rallied since. Consols have been 851 to 86 for transfer, and since 86k to I. For discount the prices have been 858 to 86, and sub sequently 86i to Exchequer Bills have Leen is. discount to 2s. premium. The New Five per Cent. Annuities have been quoted 1111. The expected comparatively favourable nature of the revenue account for the quarter ending the sth inst. has some influence. Foreign securities have been more dealt in. Mexican bonds have been up to 231 and Chilian Stock has been at 98, without the dividend. Equador is at 31. Venezuela Bonds have been at 22k. The Spanish Deferred Bonds have been 16k, and the Three per Cents. 33i to 341. Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cents. have been at 541. The railway meetings announced are the fol lowing : Company. Date. Place, &c. Central of Switzerland April 27, Basle. Dublin and Wicklow . Lyons and Geneva April 27, Paris. Paris, Caen, and Cherbourg April 29, Paris. Sambre and Meuse April 7, Belgium. In Railway Shares, the business doing has been generally at full rates. South-Eastern have been rather firmer, as well as Great Northern, Eastern Counties, and York and Berwick. French Shares have been rather heavy. In the Mining market, St. John del Rey and Santiago de Cuba shares have been mostly dealt in. Bank shares are nominally quiet. The Land Shares tend upwards. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES ( Prom the Official List. ) . _ Moines. lonp 3 nor Cent Consols Annuities 86 -,1 51 61 a 1 6 New 5 per Cent. Annuities IIIA India Bonds, £lOOO ___ Ditto, under £lOOO l5 5 d South Sea Stock (Jonsols for Account 18th April B6 51 6i a i Exchequer Bills, 2d. iIOOO £5OO 2 p 2 d Small • PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. nrazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 9O New Brazilian Bonds, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent. 911 (Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent... ' . 9B x a Fquador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 11 per Cent 17 Grenada Bonds, Deferred qe,xican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 234 1 1 Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 55 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3l i 31 Ditto for the Account 341 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 3l p e Venezuela Bonds, 3, per Ceat. ........ dividends on the shove payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil ..... 541 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates _ THREE O'CLOCK. Consols B6 Ditto April Account B6 g AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. LIVERPOOL, Monday, 5 A.M.—By the steamer Asia, we have advices from New York to the 22d ult. She has brought 67 passengers and $303,000 in specie on freight. On the 27th she passed a large steamer steering westward; Ist of April passed the barque Doonahair steering west ; 2d passed the barque Elphinstone. The screw steamer Charity, from Liverpool, ar rived at Portland on the 21st, having been in ice nine days. The steamer Alps sailed from New York for Liverpool on the 21st ult., with $lOO,OOO in specie. The Washington correspoadent of the New York Tribune, writing on the 21st, says the Nebraska Bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to-day by Mr. Richardson, of Illinois, and was re ferred to the Committee of the whole, by a vote of 110 to 95, amid the greatest excitement, after a speech from Richardson, saying, that " to refer it to that committee was to kill the bill." The Gadsden Treaty is again under considera tion. There is no discussion, but merely reading the documents. In the New York Stock Market there was a good demand for both stocks and shares at firmer prices. Erie Railroad Shares opened at 79 and closed at 79i. Money abundant ; loans on first-class secu rities 7 to 8 per cent. Exchange on London, 1081 to 10E ; Paris, 5 131 to 5 16k. Cotton active, at an advance of to I cent per lb. The Arabia's advices had produced quite a panic in the corn-market. Flour declined 75c. per barrel, wheat sc. to 10c. per bushel, and Indian corn Sc. per bushel. Freights to London without change. Tm GOLDEN AGE. —lt appears that the American steamer Golden Age, to which the Post-office authorities refused to grant any extra allowance for a mail (prefer ring, a few days later, to pay 1.000/. to the sailing-shin Matilda Wattenbach), reached King George's Sound, Australia, in 61 days, after having been detained 14 days at St. Vincent and the Cape. Her actual running time was therefore only 47 days. A BARGE SUNK IN THE THAMES, --OR Saturday the sailing-barge Uncle Tom was making for the East India Dock, Blackwall, heavily freighted with crates of earthenware and glass, when she was run into by the American ship Pride of the Ocean. Such was the force of the collision, that she instantly went down and the men in ehirqe were immersed. B , ats pat off, and the Pow tori:1;!; €:,;;au3Led. Yester day the Essex shore, as far as Woolwich, was strewn with the fragments of the wreck and broken crookery.l§ LATE►7rI FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR IN THE EAST. PASSAGE OF THE DANUBE. IBRAILA, MARCH 27.—General Kotzebue com menced the siege of Matschin, and General Aurep the siege of Isaktscha, on the 25th March. General Schilders superintends the operations. SEMLIN, MARCH 31.—A private despatch states that the Russians attacked Kalafat on the 29th, and took three entrenchments. BUCHAREST, MARCH 28.—The Turks crossed the Danube at Simnitza, opposite to Sistowa. The contest has already lasted several days. All the troops from Bucharest have been sent there. • The Frernden Blatt says that scythes for Russian account have been stopped by the Austrian cus tom-house at Orsowa. A telegraphic despatch, dated Vienna, yesterday, says :—The fortresses of Hirsowa, Matschin, and Isaktscha were taken by the Russians on the 28th, likewise Babadagh. The Russians are consequently masters of a great part of the Dobrudja. " We have received some details relative to the passage of the Danube by the Russians. This movement commenced on the 22d in three columns, by means of four raft bridges. The principal column, under the orders of General Luders, started from Galatz ; Prince Gortschakoff crossed the river with the troops between Isaktscha and Toltscha, pro tected and accompanied by the division of General Aurep • and the third column effected its move ment below Brailow, at a place called Geschit, on the right bank, but which is not mentioned in the maps. These forces amount together to 50,000 men, in cluding 41 battalions of infantry, 3 regiments of cavalry, 1 of Cossacks, and 140 pieces of cannon. This movement in advance of the Russians has produced some uneasiness, but strategically speaking there is no cause for it. The Russian army, which is now on the right bank of the Da nube, does not occupy one of those threatening positions by which events are ruled. It has arrived, not in Bulgaria, or on the road to Constantinople, but in the Dobrudja—that is to say, on an im mense plain, intersected with marshes, without resources and without communications. It has behind it, between Toltscha and Matschin, a Turkish corps d'armee of 30,000 men with 60 pieces, under Halim Pacha, and before it a barrier of fortified places, Irso %a, Silistria, Custendje, Varna, and Shumla, which bar the road to the Balkans. It is thus difficult to explain the reason why Prince Gortschakoff has chosen this place for crossing the Danube. It is true that in 1828 the Russians entered the Dobrudja by Irsowa, in order to attack Varna and Silistria, but at that time they had possession of the Black Sea. The battle of Navarino had destroyed the Turkish navy, and the Russians were therefore free in all their communi cations. Irsowa, besides, is only half way between Brailow and - Bulgaria, and the Russians were not the less obliged to pass a mouth in forming an em bankment in order to cross the marshes. As they are now deprived of the Black Sea, it is diffi cult to comprehend thil movement which they have adopted. An Eaglish journal states that they have reason to fear 'seeing their line of opera tion cut by the arrival of European troops in the Dobrudja, and what is certain is, that Omer Pa,cha, who ought to know the effect of it, regards this passage of the river as the greatest piece of ser vice the Russians could have rendered him. The movement, .now that it has commenced, will con tinue ; the Turks do not offer any [resistance. Bucharest is about to be completely evacuated, all the troops who were in that place having received orders to March on the Ist of April towards the Danube. On the other hand, something significa tive is preparing on the Austrian frontier. An order has been given to form a moveable head-quarters at Buda. , The administrative personnel has been made, and all measures have been taken as if a forward movement was in contemplation. Steamers full of troops and with cannon every day go down the Danube, as if a military emigration were going on. The army on the frontier, including the in habitants who are performing permanent military duty, is not less than from 120,000 to 150,000 men, although the contrary has been stated, and supplies are being collected on a very extensive scale. The following telegraphic despatch appears in the second edition of a conemporary to-day : " MALTA, March 30.—The Caradoc has arrived here. She left Constantinople on the 26th, with Sir John Burgoyne on board, who leaves for Mar seilles. " The whole of the combined fleets entered the Black Sea on'the 24th. Their destination is sup posed to be Varna. They were preceded by the Inflexible, with Ottoman troops. " The following vessels have arrived at Malta with troops on board :—The Cape of Good Hope, Georgian a, and Taurus steamers ; French steamers Pluton, Maroccain, Montezuma, and Albatross. " Sir George Browne leaves to-morrow for Galli poli with the Rifles. " The Pluton and Maroccain have already sailed for Gallipoli. " The amount of English troops already arrived here is 432 officers, and 11,571 non-commissioned officers and privates. " The total of French troops that have passed by Malta is 3,514 men, and 250 horses. " Coal is scarce." The Frankfort Journal states that the Emperor of Russia intended proceeding to Kiel, and taking the Empress into the interior of the empire, as soon as hostilities should have begun in the. Baltic. A despatch from Trebizonde, - dated March 13, states that the Russians are concentrating forces at Askalzick, that operations are directed against Kars ; and that the Turks are concentrating 20,000 men at Sivas. The Trieste Zeitung of Saturday says that the Shah of Persia has determined upon observing a strict neutrality ; and that two steam-frigates be longing to the combined fleets left Siuope on the 11th to reconnoitre the Russo-Circassian coast. A telegraphic despatch of the 28th ult. from Constantinople, says the Grand Mufti and Rifaat Pasha, President of the Privy Council, had been dismissed, and men more agreeable to the Western Powers had been appointed instead. Constanti nople was quiet, but the irritation of the ultra- Mahomedan party was extreme. The combined fleets were to sail in a few days for the Black Sea. The Corriere Italian°, of Vienna, says :—" Let ters from Constantinople announce that the Sultan has granted a firman nominating General Maglien and John Ghika, Plenipotentiaries in Moldavia. and Wallachia,, confirming the ancient rights which the Principalities enjoy, and. conferring on them besides the right of forming a separate State, with an army of its own. These two personages, it is said, on entering Wallachia will form a provisional Government, and the whole people will be con voked to elect a new Sovereign." The subjoined is from a Constantinople letter of March 20th :—" On Friday last every preparation was being made by the combined British and French squadrons for leaving their Anchorage at Beycos in the Bosphorus, and entering the Black Sea. A counter-order has, however, been given, and they have not moved. Yesterday her Ma jesty's steamer Caradoc left for Varna to take on board General Burgoyne and his party, who a re returning from Schumla. Capt. Symmons, R.E., left for the Danube by this occasion. The Retribution, Hon. Captain Drummond, and the French steamer Caton, have returned from their visit to the mouth of the Danube, at Sulina, in the Black Sea. The weather was, however, so boisterous, that the object of their mission, to verify whether the Russians had closed the mouth of the river, could not be accomplished. The two British engineers who were made prisoners by the Russians last November, when the Turkish mer chant vessel, Tidjari Midjaret, was captured, re turned here the day before yesterday. They were sent to Moscow, and afterwards, on being set at liberty, to Vienna, and thence to Trieste, from which place they returned to Constantinople, and joined their families, who were naturally in the greatest state of anxiety about them. The Vauban and Gomer, two French war steamers, have left for Athens. The British steamer Niger is already there, and the Highflyer has now also left for that destination. A courier has arrived at the Porte, announcing that the Russians attempted, on the 12th of this month, to cross the Danube, near Turtukai, but that they were beaten back, suffering a severe having 2,500 dead and wounded. It is the general opinion that the Russians will attempt the passage of the Danube on a very large scale before the arrival of the British and French armies. It is believed that General Baraguay d'Hilliers, the ambassador of France, will shortly be recalled. I am sorry to say that there is a want of a suffi cient supply of coals for the British and French steam squadrons. This most deplorable fact may, perhaps, have contributed towards their present inactivity. The French steamer Cacique has been sent to cruise on the coast of Circassia. Accounts have been received here from Patras up to the 13th. The revolution was still on the in crease. Nine thousand Greeks were under arms. The town of Janina was in the hands of the insur gents, and the Turkish garrison Was besieged in the citadel. oilieiai 1i as been coramanieated by the Porte to the ambassadors of England and France with regard to the Greek insurrection, This note is a recapitulation of the recent events in Greece, and an accusation of participation therein of the Greek Government. The object of the note is to render an account of the state of things to tile pro tecting Powers of the Hellenic Kingdom, with which it entertains amicable relations, fully confi dent that they will disapprove of the improper line of conduct of Greece, and that they will adopt measures accordingly. The note, which is signed " Reschid," bears date the 9th of March. The Sampson has arrived from the Black Sea with the account that the Russians were evacuat ing their forts on the ea s t ern coas t. Th ere are 21 of these places, and the Sampson saw the fort of Souchum-Kaleh abandoned, and on landing it was discovered that the Circassians had taken posses sion, set the place on fire, and were engaged in plunder. Some small steamers engaged in trans porting the troops were ordered into port, and ran in under the guns of another of the forts. The captain of the Sampson, having ascer tained that at least two of the forts were thus relinquished, left immediately with the news, and the Admiral has despatched the Furious for fur ther intelligence. It appears probable that the Russians are endeavouring to concentrate their forces, and that fearing their inability to garrison so many places, they are abandoning the weaker among them. Both sides seem to anticipate an immediate renewal of hostilities in Asia. The sea men are anxious to be permitted more active mea sures than at present ; as a refusal on the part of anything like an equal Russian force to return to port cannot be overcome without transgressing the orders of the Governments and committing an overt act of war." THE BALTIC. A telegraphic despatch, dated Copenhagen, April 1, afternoon, arnounces that the English fleet had just entered Kioge Bay from Kiel. The following is from an officer on board one of the ships, dated Monday afternoon, March 27 : "I herewith enclose you a small analysis of the Baltic Fleet's doings since leaving Wingo Sound at 6.30 a.m. on the morning of the 23d of March. At noon the squad ron hove abreast at Nidigen Lighthouse. At 6in the evening the Neptune, 120, with the flag of Rear-Admi ral of the • White, A. L. Corry, the Monarch, 84, Capt., Erskine, Vulture, 6 (paddle), Captain Glasse, and Bull dog, 6 (paddle), Capt. W. K. Hall, appeared in sight, and bearing (.own upon the fleet under full sail. The Neptune came on in a most gallant way, and showed herself to be a most splendid steam-boat, as the force of wind was just enough to show her sailing qualities to perfection. At 11 o'clock in the evening the whole fleet came to an anchor in 11 fathoms water, Foreness Light house bearing N.N.W. 2 W. 4 miles. "Friday, 24th.-The fleet weighed at 10.30 a.m., and at 4 p.m. Reelhess Lighthouse bore S. by W. 4 miles, and shortly afterwards the fleet anchored in 9 fathoms. "Saturday, 25th.—It blew a gale the whole day. The squadron struck topgallantmasts, yards, and housed topmasts, pointing the lower yards. The sea got up in great rolling waves, so much so that the fleet had to veer their cables 'some fathonis. The Valorous, 10 (paddle), Captain Buckle, arrived to-day from Nyborg, with pilots, having been sent for them on Friday evening. "Sunday, 26th.—The Miranda, 15 (screw), Captain Lyons, arrived at 9 a.m., having returned from recon noitring Revel and the Russian squadron. She had suffered much from the ice, having had her copper torn away in many places. At 10 the Admiral despatched her to Elsinore for repairs. At 10.30 a.m. the fleet weighed and put to sea. At 1 p.m. the Leopard (Rear-Admiral Plumridge) went along side the flag ship Duke of Wellington, having on board Mr. Buchanan, her Majesty's Minister at the Danish Court, with despatches • for Sir Charles Napier, which bad just arrived from England. The Minister was saluted with 15 guns, and remained on board the Duke to dine with Sir Charles. At 3.30 the fleet came to an anchor off Nyuorg, and remained for the night. " Monday, 27th.—Fleet weighed at daylight, and proceeded together until 12 p.m., when the admiral posted on for Kiel, in company with the Valorous, ioavin the rest of the squadron to follow in their order. At this time we are just anchoring in Kiel Bay." THE GREEK INSURRECTION. The ambassador of Gre;ce, M. Schinos, had a private audience o f th e Ki ng o f B avar i a a iew days ago, which lasted five hours. The ambassador then left for Vienna, and from that city will pro ceed to Berlin. The object of his journey is to demand from the German Powers to protest against "encroachments of the Western Powers on the in dependence of Greece and her King." The Wanderer of Vienna has the following from Constantinople :—" In a few days the preliminary proceedings in the affair of the Greek conspiracy will be brought to a close. It is proved by the examination that the ramifications extended into all the Greco-Sclavonian provinces of the Turkish empire. The central point was at Athens, and Russia favoured the conspiracy. The papers found at the residence of (Elsner proved that he kept up a regular correspondence with the officers of the Greek army, and the names of four officers figure in the minutes. It is also proved that CElsner made reports to Prince Gortschakoff. It is posi tively stated that the Turkish Government will pub lish a decree,' enjoining all Russian subjects, with out distinction, to quit the Ottoman empire, unless they prefer being treated as rayahs. This measure will, it is said, be also extended to Greek subjects. It is proved that the seven committees established in the Turkish empire, for the purpose of forming a Byzantine empire and fomenting revolt against Turkey, were directed by a central committee at Athens, and in which a minister of King Otho took part. The Greek officers were encouraged to give their resignation in order that they might join the insurrection without compromising the Government. Whole detachments of troops receive the national costume adopted by the party of the insurrectional movement, and arms and ammunitions have been distributed to them from the royal arsenal. One Greek steamer alone, the Othon, carried 6,000 muskets to the insurgents. The formation of a flo tilla of pirates to capture Turkish vessels has been proposed by means of a subscription. All these circumstances show how necessary it is that the Ottoman Porte should address a manifesto to the Greek Government. In this manifesto the Otto man Porte will demand the reparation which is due to it, and also the discharge of all the officers who have joined in the insurrection." FRANCE. The IVloniteur says, 20,078 men and 365 horses have now sailed for the Levant. The Minister of Marine has received the follow ing telegraphic despatch from Admiral Bruat :-- " Toulon, March 31, a quarter past two p.m. The troops have been just embarked ; the squadron is now under Lail with a north-west wind. The weather appears favourable." The 111;ctitear of yesterday morning (Sunday) contains the following : "His Majesty having ordered a body of troops to be sent to the Levant, the first convoy of vesQels, frigates, and corvettes of the Imperial marine assembled at Toulon, has already sailed. "This first convoy iirei been despatched, and divided in the following manner : The Montebello, the Alger, the Ville de Marseille, Le Jean Bart-5,400 men. "The Asmodde, the Ulloa, the Labrador, the Coligny, the Met6ore, the Gorgone-3,450 men, 225 horses. " The Monett°. the Eclaireur, the Laplace, the In fernal-1,495 men, 40 h,irses. "The Caffarelli, the Wloce, the Brandon-1,130 men, 20 horses. "The Napoleon, the Suffren-3,040 men. "The Montezuma, the Panama, the Albatross, the Canada, the Titan-4,663 men, 80 horses. "This total, to which is to be added the contingent of the Christophe Colombo, amounts to 20,078 men and 365 horses. " Every day a portion of the 300 vessels freighted at Marseilles sets sail with cavalry, munitions, provisions, and articles of encampment. The Legislative Body met on Saturday, under the presidency of M. Billault. Several projects of law were deposited on the table. Among them was one relative to the jurisdiction of justices of the peace, and another to the draining of marshes. The Assembly afterwards voted, without discussion; a project of law granting leave to the department of the Two Sevres to borrow a sum of 375,000 f. for the execution of a portion of the Poitiers, La Ro chelle, and Rochefort Railway. M. Perret next rose, and read to the house the report, on the demand of the Attorney-General, to be authorised to prose cute Count de Montalembert. It was the first time, he said, that the Legislative Body was called upon to decide on such a question. The committee had accordingly thought proper t o exam i ne, f i rst , whether an application did not affect the in violable such char a cter of the dep u t y. The facts were these :—M. Dupin having delivered a speech at an a gricultural meeting in the department of the Nievre, M. de Montalembert wrote to him a letter on the subject, which was published in the Inde penclance Beige of the 16th of March last. That journal, however, was stopped in the post-office, and the only copy distributed in France was the one submitted to the Legislative Body. The committee appointed to examine the deinand heard the ex planations given by the Commissaries of the Go vernment relative to the publication of the letter, who declared that they could not affirm that it was the act of the incriminated deputy. They added that as the publication constituted an offence, it should be punished. The committee did not ques tion the loyalty of the intentions of the Attorney' General, but it had a right to inquire if the pub lication was the act of the writer of the letter. It heard M. de Montalembert, who repeated his de duration that he had been a complete stranger to its publication. He further stated that, as a man of 11;mour, threatened with prosecution, he could not disavow his letter, but that he sin cerely regretted its having been made public, par' tivularly at a 410 Mt) 11 t WllOll France, 033 the eye of I to ti the 1 The tive babl' part. Ti, Ne w Firkt SiT m ate ir on) ow, of y o anion vikh obser blond Tuesd W eclt Thum Fricit t Satur Sundl On de gs , the h, Satur tical ( 1 2th Aldel Stray. street priet, of E t Albet client folloN SI: port E 4 ecti evi di • th e l obe