The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-19 00:00:00

4 ~~ THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LAn. Lessee; Mr. E. T. Smith. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Hader the management Mr. Iltuskatons. EVENING, Arm 19. THIS EVENING, APRIL 19, LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame \Testis. THIS EVENING, APZIL 19, I:itst"l r w `` ~YC \ ~~ ti dk , ri %‘74 THIS EVENING, Aram 19, -peribrmad NORMA. Principal chars:o4n by Madame c ara dorl. Madame Sedatsek, and Madame SondSeim ; Signor Pa 'eel, HlQaoc Santi, cad Signor Arnold]. Will be performed A CURE FOit LOVE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale and Buckstone ; Mist Chaplin, &c. . _ After which, an entirely new and original extravaganza, entitled MR. BIiCESTONE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE (IN LEI CESTER-SQUARE), written by J. It. Planche, Esq. Principal characters by Mr. Buckstone, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Clark, Mr. J. Marshall, Mr. H. Marshall; Mrs. Fitzwiliiam, Mrs. Caulfield; Miss E. Grey, Miss Lydia Thompson, Miss Laura Morris, and Miss Featherstone. To conclude with MRS. WHITE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES Miele. THIS EVENING, Aram 19, Wlll be performed THE MARRIED UNMARRIED. • Characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart ; and Misses Heath and Murray. Foßowed by FAUST AND MARGITERITE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and David Fisher ; Atrs. Winstanley and Kiss C• Leclercq. To conclude with A - STORM IN A TEA-CUP. Principal cha racters by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. proprietor, Mr. D. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. Will be performed TWO LOVE 3 AND A LIFE. Supported by Masers. C. Selby, Leigh Murray, Benjamin Webster, Keeley. and 0. Smith ; Mlss Woolgar and Madame Celeste. Followed by THE OVERLAND JOURNEY TO CONSTANTI. IMPLE, AS UNDERTAKEN BY LORD BATEMAN, WITH INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF THE FAIR SOPHIA. win be performed A CHARMING WIDOW. Principal charac ters by Mr. C. Mathews ; Miss Talbot and Miss Oliver. To be r o u u wed by GIVE A DOG AN ILL N AME. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews and F. 3fatthews. Alter w hi c h. NUMBER ONE ROUND THE CORNER, conclu di n g with A HOUSE OUT OF WLVDOWS.. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lanett and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Ann, 19, Will be performed THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. T o be followed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported by Messrs. Emery, Ronson. and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. To conclude with the Farce of THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Baas, Mr. F. Robson. STRAND. THEATRE. Sole ;ease. Mr. F. W. Al lcroft.—Direetreas, Mies Rebecca Isaacs. " - - THIS EVENING, Apait, 19. - / Will be performed TIIE ENCHANTED LIKE. Followed by AN ADVERTISEMENT— " T N AND HUSBANDS . " " WAISTED, WIVES C°ll c l a l thB with a new bnrlesque on RICIIARD THE THIRD. Stan 4 Ss.; Boxes, 34.; Pit, Is. '6d ; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, Al Ils, 6d., to be had of Mr. Alloroft, 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Great attraction and powerful Novelties for the Easter Holiday& THIS EVENING. Aram 19, And during the week, a new grand Nautical and Equestrian spec. facie, embodying novel and extraordinary effects (written by Mr. Nelson Lee), entitled A TALE OF THE SPANISH WAR ; or, The Horse or the Wreck. Thl horses expressly trained by Mr. W. Cooke. Followed by an'entire change of the S cenes of the CIRCLE, . intro ducing Miss Kate Cooke, Miss Emily Cooke, Mr. Alfred Cooke, and uie most talented Equestrian and Gymnastic Artistes in Europe. Concluding with the new Farce of DALRYMPLE versus TUBBS. Box,:offiee open from Eieveu till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W West. _ HIGH WATER AT 14024.100 N BRIDGE. Tins "DAT — Morning 58 min.:titer 5 1 Evening 24 min.al. 6 To-Moanow — Morning 57 min After 6 1 Evening 32 min.eit. 7 THE WEATHER.—Strzt OPTION, APRIL 19. TUERXONETER, IN THE SHADE. 62 —highest since noon yesterday. '49—lowest this morning and during the night. 68 —this day at noon. BAROMETER. 30'03—falling gradually. WIND, S. to S.W.—Light breeze, and fine summer weather. • • ,§l3ll, , LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1854. It is discovered this morning by some of our, contemporaries that England and France have been rather slow in sending assistance to their Turkish ally in the Principalities. The idea would seem never before to haVe presented itself to their imaginations. They recognise at last, however, the existence of the evil, and are, con sequently, sufficiently vociferous in denouncing it. Why, the fact of these delays we ourselves have been insisting upon, more or less earnestly, day after day, during the last fortnight. We have pro tested against them as most detrimental to the cause which we have so much at heart, as injurious to the interests of Turkey, and 'as derogatory to our own reputation. We have euveighed against the folly of these protracted festivities and reiterated compliments, against these balls, and routs, and banquets of farewell by which, first of all, our sol diers, and then their chieftains, have been com pelled to tarry overmuch on their way towards the seat of war beyond Constantinople. We have, again and again, in these columns, evening after evening, charged the authorities with the heinous culpability of either causing or tolerating this systematic procrastination. And, at last, to day; upon this nineteenth of April, 1854 —not earlier !--the guilt of this dawdling policy is [wonderful to relate] dimly perbeived by some among our more enlightened contemporaries. It is suddenly discovered by theSe contemporaries of ours—nobody in all the world dreamt of it before, of course !—that our troops have been very dila tory in their movements eastward, and that they ought long before now to have energetically be stirred themselves. Well—the pother- made about this same as tounding - discovery of theirs, by our morning con temporaries, is, to say the least of it, sufficiently amuaing. It will be found sufficiently amusing by those of our readers who have for some time past marked, upon this identical subject, the course of our own arguments. It betrays on the part of the discoverers a wonderful amount of exhilaration of spirits' at the recognition by them of this sin , prising evidence of their OWEL sagacity. Altogether, it recalls to our mind a memorable incident in the life of Mr. WILLET, of the May pole. : That gentleman, it may be remembered, being rather slow of apprehension, had remained for a long While impervious to the light of a fact perfectly obviou s to the understanding of every body else, but altogether invisi . ble to his "mind's eye"-- 7 -an eye somewhat in s eculation. lacking at most ti mes p " It chanced,. however, that sitting over the fire on. this particu lar occa -1 sion"—;relates Mr. -WlLlft's historm . n— v " per haps . because he w as , ai it 'wer e , d one to a turn ; perhaps be cause h e was 1 4 an unusually bright state of mind ; perhaps h eoause he had considered the subject so long ; p er h aps because of all these favouring circumstances taken together—itchanced that, sitti ng over the fire on this particular occasion, Mr. WILLET did, afar off and in the r emotest depths of his intellect, p er _ ceive a kind of lurking hint or faint suggestion that "—things were really what his associat es h a d all a l o ng been insisting, but such as he himself had previously failed to recog nise. " And this dim ray of light," conti nues our author, " did to diffuse Wolf him, and dal s o Li u dld up and shine, that at last ,he had it asklaii,l - 1 - and vi3ibly '4'. the blaze by which he se.t :' anal f-,;ily perzMidzd that he was the first to make the discovery, and that he had started,hunte- dOU , a , fallen upon, andkaoaed on the head aperfectlyorigilialidea,whichhadntverpresented itself to any other man, alive or dead, he laid down his pipe, rubbed kis hulas, and chuckled audibly." Don't we hear to-day just such another audible chuckle of self-satisfaction ? Is not Mr. WILLET r one of a gelfiti ? And have we not among us, yet, case l elis lineal descendant s ? Beta: ii enormous and Perfectly obvious evil of the delay of the allied troops sent from Ir th r e an D ce ard a ane nd iles E . ngl a II E Everybody ryt t o their else had rendezvouslong , . i agon ' recognised it. Th e thi ng , i n f ac t, was as p l a i n as a pikestaff. But lo ! and behold ! this morn ing it is suddenly, and for the first time, perceived, and, of course, immediately thereupon loudly denounced, by one or two of our contemporaries. Why, the reality of this deplorable system of delay has been for a considerable time past noto rious. In these columns,, we repeat, we our selves have denounced it again and again, until we have become absolutely tired of the monotony of the repetition. We have addressed our com plaints in the matter to those in office almost in the form of direct accusation. Yet in this, as unhap pily in other instances relating to the war entered upon by the Earl of ABERDEEN and some among his colleagues with such obvious reluctance—in per tusum ingerimus dicta dolium—the promptings of ordinary prudence and the suggestions of common sense would appear to have no influence in guid ing the councils of a still hesitating and still (to a certain extent) timorous Government. Nothing, however, can alter the fact—the fact of the evil against which we have so often pro tested. The Western Powers have been sadly Iwanting in promptitude in sending out troops to the scene of action in the Principalities. They have been wasting inestimable time in talking about their intended achievethents. They have been—there is no Other word for it—dawdling over their preparations. The extent of the military aid offered by them to the Sublime Porte is, up to this moment, altogether inadequate for the emergency. And even that, comparatively speaking, insignificant assistance has been so delayed and delayed, in dinner-giving and compliments, at Paris and Lon don, at Malta and Marseilles, that even now the foremost of them—those already debarked At Gal lipoli—are only on their way to the seat of actual war, to the scene of action among the belligerents. England and France expect better things from their united Governments. Few cases of late years have excited greater interest than that of Dr. WILLIAM SNIT'', who was last week tried before the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh, charged with the wilful and deliberate murder of a farm-servant named WILLIAM M‘DONALDi at Kirkton, or St. Fergus, in Aberdeenshire, during the month of Nevember last. It was not merely the respectability of the accused, who occupied a position in society supe rior to most common-place murderers—it was not the strange and mysterious circumstances of the melancholy transaction that excited such intense anxiety as to the result of the investigation. The extraordinary character of the motive ascribed, the manner in which the valuable principle of Life Assurance was turned • from its origi nal purpose, and made to act the part of the Lancashire death clubs for the Purpose of gambling in human life invested the case with a fearful importance, and rendered it—if the suspicions entertained should have been confirmed by evidence--one of the most atrocious ever brought under the consideration of a crimi nal tribunal. It may be observed, too, that the matter which directed the current of suspicion against Dr. SMITH was, that he had speculated in the life of the deceased man, and would have been entitled to receive a sum of nearly 2,000/. in the 'I event of his death, one-half of which would be altogether lost if M`DorraLD had survived another fortnight. The large interest which the p r i soner held in this lif e a t once made him the object of doubt ; and, when it was found that he might have committed the murder, these suspicions were so greatly strengthened that he was taken into custody, and exposed to the harras sing anxiety of a public trial for mur der, when, in the event of a hostile verdict, he would have expiated the awful crime by an ignominious death on the scaffold. The jury, however, gave the prisoner the benefit of the doubt, and by a majority returned a verdict of " Not proven" —one allowed by the laws of Scot land (although not in the other parts of the United Kingdom), and which does not discharge the party from the penal consequences of his crime in the event of additional evidence being. obtained at some future time. The minority were desirous of finding the accused " guilty ;" so that it may be seen how narrow was the escape, and if the prisoner was indeed innocent, as we are bound to believe after the verdict, he has suffered very severely for his tampering with " gambling policies," and his peril may serve as a salutary caution to persons to abstain from any connec tion with matters which may expose them to such grave imputation and serious annoyances. The trial lasted three entire days. The most eminent professional talent in North Britai n was engaged in the inquiry. The Solicitor-General led for the Crown, while the Dean of Faculty was senior for the defence. Three learned Judges presided on the bench. Everything, therefore, calculated to elicit truth was available ; and yet, we regret to say, that the mists are by no means dispelled. The doubts have acquired more pain ful intensity, and public justice and the character of Dr. SMITH alike remain without adequate vin dication. It not even known with certainty whether a murder has at all been committed. And a dark cloud hangs over the fair fame of the medical practitioner, that must darken all his future prospects, and which,he will find it difficult, if not altogether impossible, to dispel ; and this has all arisen from the circumstance of Dr. SMITH hav ing speculated on the life of a person with whom he was in daily communication, and by whose early death he would receive large pecuniary ad vantages. We say advisedly that was the only circumstance which warranted the trial, or his being called on to answer a charge involving his life and honour. The evidence was purely circumstantial. It was shown that the deceased, who was cheerful and good tempered, not at all subject to depres sions, or likely to be guilty of violence against himself, was engaged to be married, whenever he could succeed in getting a farm. He was on the best terms with his intended, and there had not been any dispute or subject of jealousy between them. He went out on Saturday evening, the 10th November, at four o'clock p.m., stating that he was going to the wheelwright's, and that he had a " tryst" (or appointment) with Dr. SitiTH about six o'clock. A farmer named SrEw- ART deposed tohaving been at the wheelwright's and seen a strange young man supposed to be the deceased, there before 7 o'clock. He went back a little be- fore half-past 'T for a few minutes, and the young man was not there. On going home witness heard a shot fired when he was about five minutes walk from the wheelwright's shop. also heard by W m. FRASER, bell-man T o h f e St. shot was Fer gus, and was p r ob a bl y the one by which the death of MTIONALD was occasioned. FRASER proved that he left his own house a little after half-past 7 o'clock, to go to the church to ring the 8 o'clock bell. When about forty or fifty yards on the way he heard a shot, and saw a flash in the direction of Dr.. SmirEt's field. This took place between 20 and 25 minutes to 8 o'clock. Every person of any experience in criminal cases knows the extraordinary difficulty in obtaining accurate infortuatiun as to time. Since the celebrated ease of TiwaLi - i.ozi, to the prei.ent day, the most conticti-ng evidencehas been obtainr4 en such. points from persaza desires;, of telling the truth. Here, however, the exact time was ,ascertained with more than ordinary accuracy. There was the agreement, in point of time, between the wit nesses STEWART and FRASER; the latter, too, from ringing the bells f or part i cular times, I h v i as s duty no of not easily to be deceived as to the hour. The time was thus fixed—at about 20 or 26' minutes to 8 o'clock. Now the pris oner proved that he had been on a professional visit to the Manse up to He afterwards was at the house of a Miss ANDERSOY at 25 minutes before 8, by her 4 00 k...but that she states it to have b..n -"' _ - THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1854. " about quarter of hour - slow." From - this it would not have been impossible, if Miss ANDERSON was perfectly accurate as to the slowness of her clock, for the prisoner to have fired the fatal shot; but there was nothing remarkable in his man ner or. appearance. He subsequently went to Mrs - . Pram's, and thence to Mrs. MANSON'S, but no person remarked anything strange; and it is difficult to conceive such a state of nerves as would have enabled a person who had committed an awful murder within ten minutes previously to divest himself of any appearance of flurry or agitation. It was 'shown that Dr. SMITH had purchased a pistol of the same description as that found by the dead body, and with which it was alleged he had committed suicide ; but another witness proved that the deceased himself had pur chased a similar pistol some time previously. It was by no means satisfactorily proved that the case - was not one of suicide, though the medical gentlemen thought it not probable that it was so. Dr. COMRIE, however, declared that " the appear ances did not present materials to form an opihion as to whether it was or was not a case of suicide." Under such circumstances a conviction was clearly impossible. Dr. SMITH would not have been tried for his life, or suspected, but for his dealing in gambling policies that supplied the motives, and has occasioned all the doubt and difficulty. After the fear ful revelations respecting burial clubs--when we see men and women sacrificing their own chil dren for the sake of a few paltry pounds—we cannot wonder at any imputation cast on a stranger, who had so large an interest as 2,000/. in the event. The fact of a medical man being the gambler enhanced tho grave suspicions. About ten years since, Lord ST. LEONARDS— then Sir EDWARD SUGDEN—declared such a pro ceeding, as permitting a medical man to be in terested in the life of a patient, to be contrary to public policy, and as gambling insurances are not forbidden in Ireland, and the Insurance Com panies did not resist payment, he declared the Doctor a trustee for the personal representatives of the deceased, and ordered him to pay all the costs of the suit. Care must be taken against such practices being introduced, or permitting our valuable Life Assurance Companies to dege nerate into mere burial clubs, where strangers might have " motives of the most extraordinary and tremendous character" for dealing foully towards persons in whose lives they have no real interest. The subject is one' of exceeding in terest, 'and well, worthy of mature and attentive lnsideration. IS THERE TREASON IN THE CAMP _ The soldiers of England would go to the war, But some folks at home keep them back from the Czar. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Rossini's opera, Matilda di S c habran, one of the revi vals promised by the management in the present season, was brought out here last night. This opera was com posed for the carnival at Rome, in 1821, and the opinibn then formed of it, according to a biographer of Rossini, was, that " the libretto was execrable, and the music charming" ---a verdict which we are inclined to think will be confirmed, after the lapse of thirty years. Shortly after its production at Rome, it was given at the Italian Opera in the Haymarket, but made very little impres sion, and subsequent revivals have not been more suc cessful, though on one occasion the renowned Persiani, when in the height of her popularity, selected it for her benefit. Matilda di Shabran possesses little dra• matic interest,_its chief merit consisting in its gay and sparkling music, which last night was bril liantly executed. The. principal character (Corra dino) Is - a most inexplicable hero. The owner of a Gothic castle, situated wherever the imagination of the audience may decide, has a hatred for women, and is regarded as a ruthless tyrant by his neighbours. Nevertheless, Matilda, daughter of the "illustre Shabran," who, dying on the field of battle, recom mends his child to Corradino's care, resolves to gain his affections, falls in love with him herself, and ultimately succeeds in riveting the woman-hater to her chains. Meanwhile a Contessa d'Arco, to whom Corra dino had been pledged, and whom' it appears he had jilted, is infuriated with -jealoasy at the triumph of Matilda, and vows to effect 'her ruin. Bdoardo, the son of Corradino's greatest enemy, is a prisoner in his castle ; and, to further her designs, the Contessa procures the liberation of the captive, making it appear that his flight has been contrived by Matilda. Corradino, in an explosion of rage, condemns Matilda to death, and in trusts the execution of his will to Isidoro, a wandering poet, whom he has taken under his protection. Isi doro, however, having a tender heart, allows Matilda to escape, and, Edoardo himself becoming the means of enlightening Corradino as to the fact of who is really the guilty party, the latter relents ; his de spair at the supposed death of Matilda is turned into joy on finding that she is still alive, and, a reunion taking place, the delight of the lovers reaches its culminating point in a brilliant rondo finale for the heroine. The puerility of this story could hardly suggest music of any ' real worth,but there are nevertheless some concerted pieces which have great merit, betraying, as they do, the variety of Rossini and the delicate taste of his orchestration. The performance last night was on the whole highly effi cient and interesting. Mdlle. Bosio has never appeared to greater advantage than in the part of Matilda. She is a perfect mistress of the Italian school of florid vo calization, and in most instances her singing was admi rable, in some parts ma , gnificent. Mdlle. Marai, who re presented Edoardo, made another step in public favour. The tenor part of Corradino is one of extraordinary difficulty ; and whatever may be said of the voice of Signor Lucchesi, which is defective in many respects, those who are acquainted with the peculiarities of the school to which this music belongs must in justice' accord him unqualified praise for the masterly ease with which he executed it from first to last. Signor Ronconi, as the poor poet, was irresistible. His was a " wandering minstrel" very different from Mr. R6bson's, but quite as rich and graphic in its way. In his first air, a kind of spurious edition of " Largo al factotum," the whole character of the charlatan was developed with wonderful humour. Isidore is a capital example of the real buffo of the old Italian carnival—a kind of mountebank of whom modern opera knows little or nothing, but so droll, so fantastic, original and amusing, that; while such a representation of the genus exists as Signor Ronconi, it _would be in deed a pity to lose him altogether. Signor Ronconi's singing was quite as good as his acting; it was the essence of tha.- buffo parlardt-style--=more declamatory than vocal yet never so much so as to deprive the music of its_effect._ The part of the Contessa which is rather insignificant, was allotted to Made moiselle Albini, and that of Aliprando, (Corradino's physician and confidant), though hardly worthy of the talent of Signor Tagliafico, was represented by that con scientious artist with a care and finish which give it real importance. The music of the opera made a decided impression. The singing of Mdlle. Bosio was unanimously applauded ; more than one of the concerted pieces made a furore, and especially the septet in the finale to Act 1., which was encored, and Signor Ronconi, when ever he was on the stage, kept the audience in a roar of laughter. At the conclusion, Mdlle. Bosio, Mdlle. Marai, Signors Lucchesi, Ronconi, and Tagliafico, were recalled before the curtain. Too much praise can scarcely be given to Mr. A. Harris, for the great ability apparent in the arrangement of the mile en scene of the opera. The pretty ballet of Pleurette followed, in which Mdlle. Quineux made a successful debut. The assistance the debutante received from the talented corps de ballet--one of the best, if not the best, that has appeared at this theatre—was to her of immense importance. Thegroup ing. scenery, and decorations were exceedingly beautiful and here again was the master hand of Mr. Harris visi ble. The house was well filled. Lady and the Misses Graham leave the Admiralty to-day for Netherby. Lord and Lady Seaton and the Hon. Miss Colborne have left Farrance's Hotel, for Deer Park, Devon. Lord and Lady Monteagle have left their residence in Park-street, on a visit to the Lady Marian Alford, at Ashridge Park, Herts. The first new character in which Mdlle. Rachel will appear in Paris is that of Medee, in a tragedy of that name, by M. Legouve, which is highly spoken of by connoisseurs. WINDFALL TO THE PRINCE OF WALES.—Mr. Hol. ford, the rich merchant, who long resided in the Regent's-park, died on the 9th of April, and has left his large fortune to the Prince of Wales. LETTERS FOR THE ARCTIC SErPs.•—Letters for officers, seamen, and marines 'serving in the under mentioned ships will be in time to be forwarded if sent to the Admiralty on or before the 26th of this month : Her Majesty's -ships Assistance, Resolute, Intrepid, oneer, North Star, Enterprise, and Investigator. Loss OF LIFE ON THE RlVER.—Yesterday the body of a man unknown was found in the Thames, at Shad well. The deceased was removed to Shadwell dead house to be owned, and for an inquest. A, fine younk man, named David Watson, fell overboard from the schooner Clunie, near the London-dock buoy, and be fore the boat s that put off to his rescue could reach him, lie sank, and was drowned. The body was not re covered. ACCIDENT TO AN EMIGRANT SHIP.—PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY EVBNING. The Government emigrant-ship Maria Hay, Captain Brown, 1,007 tone, which left S outhampton o n M on d ay morning, with a full general cargo and 401 passengers, came in contact at 9 o'clock in the evening with a strange steamer (probably the Harbinger), which carried away her bowsprit close to the stera. - She entered the Sound this evening at six o'clock, and to- morrow (Wed nes d ay ) morn i ng w il l b e probobly a mask pactetiontid to ES towed up to C atwater. lier repairs will cupy days. Th e s t r inger —wa g a, l axge and ocwerf several bip, Eton,otitha ul e 2 - _... :. Vez• MONEY -MARKS T COMMERCIAL A gTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 -bales, including 1,000 American take_niotexport. The market closed with a hard ening tendency for solid American and Surat, and, compared with Friday's prices of all kinds, are quite as high. The sales comprised 4,500 American; 50 Pernam and Maranham at 64d., 20 Bahia at 6/d., and 400 Surat at 3d. t o 3/d. ailway shares are quiet. The communications received yesterday from the United States were of an interesting character, as showing the first sensible influence of the state of war in Europe, and we expect that this will be still more manifest ere long. Money will probably be come dearer, and specie will have to be sent to England, and already this year, up to the latest date, nearly four millions of dollars were shipped to Europe. The letters and. apers by the Harbinger steamer, being of an earlier date than those per Overland Mail, supply only a few items of intelligence not previously noticed. A river, twenty miles long, had been discovered in Van Diemen's Land. The agents of the Sovereign of the Seas, which left Melbourne after the Ha r bi nger , and hasi per formed the passage , in 83 days, had advertised that the vessel would make the voyage home in 65 days, or return part of , the passage money. To the numerous parties who hold scrip in abor tive schemes, or even in undertakings which have legislative sanction, but, from the present adverse condition of the money market, are unable to pro ceed, it will afford great satisfaction that the share holders, about two-third s i n num b er, of the Char tered Bank of India, - Australia, and China, have filed a bill in Chancery to restrain the directors from making the call of 2/, per share, as advertised. It is quite true that the directors have had considerable trouble in obtaining a charter, but un fortunately this charter is of but little intrinsic value, and after all would not be much respected in the Colonies which assume now the fair right to exercise a greater control over their own resources. Moreover, several of the new banks having already commenced business, it is most prudent that a new competitor should retire from the field and avoid the risks inseparable from an undue extension of banking facilities. Another Banking Company, the Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide, we believe is the name, have a local charter for Sydney, and a virtual official recognition at Adelaide, but the capital not , being entirely subscribed, it would offer a reasonable opening for amalgamation. Un less some measure of the kind be adopted, the wiser course will be to wind up both, and to this complexion the obstruction thrown in the way of the proprietors seems to be tending. There are many other companies which must be vigorously dealt with, unless the directors-recognise forthwith the altered state of the money market. The Aus tralian Coal Mining Company is an honourable exception, liaving already announced a meeting early next month for the purpose of taking the sense of the shareholders in favour of a dissolution. The Carson's Creek, which has not purchased the mine for which it was formed, is loudly complained of, not the slightest explanation being given, while it is suffered to " drag its slow length along." There can be no pretence for continuing a Cali fornian scheme that has not become so far involved in engagements and leases as to make retreat costly and undesirable, and many large shareholders are resolved to agitate the subject, and we expect the same will be the case with many other concerns. Yesterday afternoon there was a decline in the rate for Bills of Exchange on Trieste ; and on other places, except Hamburgh, the quotations were feeble. The demand for gold to be shipped to the Con tinent continues, and all the amount per Ellen borough was taken yesterday, besides a small sum withdrawn from the Bank of England. The So vereign of the Seas brings 37,334 ounces from Melbourne. The English Stock Market has been firm, with less doing, however, this being "pay-day" a ft er the settlement of the Account. Consols have been 87 to 88i- for transfer, and 87i to 4 for the 11th of May. The scarcity of Stock has been partially got over by borrowing the amounts required, and it now remains to be seen whether speculators for a fall will venture upon renewed Bear opera tions. Bank Stock is heavy at 212. Exchequer Bills have remained at par to 4s. premium, and East India Bonds at 3s. discount to par. The New Three-and -a-Quarter per Cents. have been 87# to Foreign Securities oontinue very inactive. Mexi can Bonds are aull at 24, and Brazilian small have been supported at 94 3 / 4 . Greek 'Reduced Bonds have been done at 6. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. are 79g. There has been very little doily , in railway shares, but the prices are maintained a t the advance which occurred yesterday afternoon, viz., to per "cent. upon the previous rates. French Shares have been nominal. The Gold Mining Shares have been inactive, the banks are firm, and the. Land Companies' without alteration. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE `O'CLOCK (From the Official List%) Business done. Bank Stock .. ... .,.'......... ......... .. ...... 212 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B6j $ 7 si 7 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities BB I 7i 84 Now 31 per Cent. Annuities B7 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Bonds, 21000 .............. . . ... ... Ditto, under £lOOO 2 p Consols for Account 11th May . B7i i 2 4 Exchequer Bills, 2d. £IOOO £5OO par 4 p Small par 4 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. _ Ditto Small • 94i Greek Bonds, Red Mexican 3 per Cent. . • 2l Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. X St — .. Ditto 4i per Cent 79 Dividends on the above payable in London. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols - 88 Ditto May Account ' 874 i MALTA, APRIL 13.—The Colomho, with Commissary- General Filder and suite, hap arriv e d. COURT OF BA;iKRIIPTCT - L-OFFICIAL NOTlCE.—Notice was this mornieg posted at the Court of Bankruptcy, in lieu of one previously issued, stating that, in conse quence of the order of Privy Council for the observance of Wednesday, the 26th inst., as a day for religious pur poses, the court will be closed. The meetings appoi n t e d for that day, before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque, will be taken on the Ist of May, and those before Mr. Com missioner Goulburn on the 3d May. - - ARRIVALS OF GOLD.—The Harbinger steamer from Australia has brought 73,000 ounces of gold, and the Sovereign of the Seas, from Port Philip, 37,300, making a total of 110,300 ounces, valued at 441,2001. With the 40,0001. brought Rom New York by the Africa the arrivals yesterday reach an aggregate of 481,2001. THE . Szesorr.—About sixteen years since, such a season as the present was known in the south of Eng land. A very severe winter was succeeded by a beau tiful but rainless spring. A very_ thin crop of hay was got in very early in the summer.._ THE LONDON DOCKS.—The new premises erected by direction of the Lords of the. Treasury- for the wine and spirit department of the Customs establishment at the London Docks are entirely completed, and were occupied yesterday for the first time. An important feature in the new arrangements consequent upon the removal of the wine and spirit establishment to this new building will be, that the accounts and deliveries of spirits will be kept entirely separate from wines, instead of being together, as before. This will simplify business, and facilitate deliveries. HANDSOME Peeserte.:--The Ordre et la Liberte of Caen says ;--Lord J. Russell has just made a handsome present to one of the churches in this neighbourhood. His lordship is of Norman origin ;. his family having before the Conquest been in possession of the estate of Rose!. The curd of the place having applied to his lord ship to subscribe something towards the purchase of a bell for the church of the commune, his lordship replied, that in place of sending a simple subscription, he would pay for the bell itself, and that he wished it to be of the weight of at least 1,2001b5. WARLIKE ALARMS. —On the appearance of her Majesty's ship Tartarus in the Bay of Cromarty, a short time ago, the good peopleof Balintraid and Barbaraville, taking •it into their heads that they were to be " im pressed!' to fight the Russians, took 'to their heele ' and concealed th emse l ves i n t h e ne i g hbou r ing woods for several days, till the disappearance of the suspicious craft. It is said that many passed the night in the old church of Kilmuir. The fishermen of Tarbat also, a few days ago, were greatly frightened by a sudden re port that the Russians were just landed at the light house. The utmost alarm prevailed, and hurried pre. paratione were m a d e f or the hills (or to face the enemy?) when some bold man ventured to - approach the sause of terror, and found it to be' a delusion. The hoax had been traced to ans elderly gentleman in the neighbour hood. whose joking propensities are inveterate. —lnver =so 'Courier. A WICKED WAG.—Some 'wag lately consigned to voluntary imprisonment a respectable elderly gentleman of Exmouth, who labours under an asthmatic complaint. Ia the garden, fronting the ,havalid's h?use, a flag-staff is erected, with a vane on tie, top; a view' of which he commands from his sitting-room window. During the prevalence of easterly winds he avoids getting out of doors as Much as possible. Our wicked hero took an opportunity one night to climb up the flag-staff, and, with a hammer a nd nail, fastened the vane due east. The consequenc e was, the old gentleman, referring to his vane every mor n i ng , as was hi s cus tom, to see what quarter the wind was i n, and .not suspec ti ng an ythi ng wrong, was kept in dooss thirteen days after it had chazgade.Gategead own?, LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR. RESUMPTION OF THE VIENNA CONFERENCE. According to Voss Gazette of Berlin, of the 14th, the conferences of Vienna have recommenced, and the protocol of the 9th forms the basis of the dis cussions. The Greek insurrection has also been a subject of discussion, and it has been stated that the. Western Powers have resolved to employ coercive measures, as the remonstrances addressed by them to the Greek Government have remained without effect. It was not believed that the Ger man Powers will make any objection to this. THE BALTIC. COPENEtthEN April 18.—Seven merchant prizes are in Kioge Bay. The Ministerial crisis is over. The Cabinet re mains. The Parliamentary leaders will be dis missed. A letter from Stockholm of the sth says :—" At last our coasts are free from ice, and navigation is opened. All our lino; of steamers have been re established. The day before yesterday the convey ance of mails between Sweden, the Continent of Europe, and England, by steamers established between Ystad and Stralsund, Linkoeping and Lubeck, and Gothenburg and Hall, commenced." as the Kara-sti, whence a mur d'orillon and an old Roman wall extend. to Kosteudjee on the Black Sea. Many officers here (French and English) are of - opinion that the Russians are concentrating a very large force in this district, and it is also ex pected that another passage will be attempted above Rustchuk, between whi c h an d Widdi u littl e opposi tion could be offered by the Turks, and we know that the Russians have already made large prepara ' tions of boats and pontoons on the Wallachian si ie. Omer Pasha seems perfectly aware of his great defi ciency in cavalry, and the disadvantage of risking an engagement on the open plains of Bulgaria. He is therefore concentrating as many troops as possi ble, principally infantry, in the neighbourhood of Shumla. There are now here upwards of 20,000 men, and reinforcements are hourly arriving from the reserve at Adrianople and some of the posts on the Danube. It is expected in the course of four or five days more that 50,000 men will be assembled, andample preparations both in provisions and tents have already been made for them on the hills around this place. Ismail Pasha, the hero of Citate, arrived on the 30th, with five battalions, from Turtu kai. He is one of the ablest Generals the Turks have, and at the present moment is a great acqui sition, as there is an urgent demand for good staff officers. Yesterday there was a current report of 40,000 French troops having arrived at Galli poli, but it is much to be hoped that it is not yet too late for changing their destination to Varna, where there is tolerable accommodation, and supplies procurable as easily, if not more so, than at Enos or Gallipoli. They would thus hold the Russians in check, and be spared a tedious march through the plains of Thrace and across the difficult passes of the Balkan, at all times harassing x but especially so at this early season of the year. severe battle is certain within a very short period, and it is the earnest wish of the Turks that the Engiish and French may be present to help them, otherwise the issue is very doubtful. Even at this critical period tl - are not so alert as they might be, and their laxity of system and indolence of character are too apparent. A short time ago, two English gentlemen arrived at Silistria at three o'clock in the morning, and proceeded to the very gate without being challenged or even ob served, and after violently knocking, they suc ceeded in rousing the guard and gaining admit tance. Provisions and forage, although plentiful, are doubled in price, and the town bears rather the appearance of an intrenched camp than that of the most flourishing town in Bulgaria. There are a French, an English, and a Sardinian officer of engineers here, who have rendered Omer Pasha considerable assistance iu the disposition of the batteries which are now in the course of con struction. Besides these, three English officers who have joined, the Turkish army arrived last night. A letter from Varna, dated 31st March, gives the following particulars "The Russians, after waiting a few days at Galatz, advanced on Matschm with 26,000 men, a large force of artillery, tut with few cavalry. The Turks had only two battalions at Matschin and retired before the enemy towards Silist r i a, where they are in force. The Rus sians have also thrown a considerable force over the Danube at Hirsova. 3 p.m.----An officer has just arrived direct from Silistria, who states that an action has been fought there, but I doubt the truth of the state ment. All the urkish troops in the Dobrudscha, to the number of several tliousand have been concentrated upon Kara-s ,u with the intention of falling back on Shumla and Varna. Three steamers were despatched from the fleet at Kostendje to intercept and bring to Varna any Russian transports or provision vessels they might fall in with. Not finding any at Kostendje they have proceeded to the Danube. The Pasha of Varna has made application for more troops. He has only 3,000 with him at present. The works are so extensive that he would require 12,000 men to defend the place, as he could get but little assistance from the fleets. There are many thousand quarters of grain in Varna, and mere daily arriving. Omar Pasha has withdrawn 10.000 men from Widdin to reinforce his troops in the Dobrudscha, and has applied to the Porte for further assistance." THE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC. Subjoined are the latest advices relative to the state of the navigation in the Baltic : GEFLE, April 3.—Advices from Oregrund report the waters open to the southward as far as the town ; but to the north the ice was firm as far as Soderboda ; from thence there was no ice to be seen, and the waters already open. HUDICKSWALL, April I.—The sea is open to about one mile from hence, and the opening of the navigation may consequently shortly be expected. _ Umite, April 1.- 7 -The weather has been fine and mild for some weeks past. The E. Quarken was free of ice in the beginning of the week. BOLDERAA, April 9.—The ice in the Gulf has loosened from the coast, and the whole mass is apparently in motion, and drifting away from the land. The vessels are still inclosed in the ice, but should the wind continue at S.S.W., they will be soon in open water. The ice in the mouth of the river has loosened, but the sea-channel remains firm. April 10 —lt has blown a heavy gale at N.W., with snow since 3 o'clock this morning. The roadstead is again nearly full of ice, which will place the vessels there in a ♦ery dangerous position! ; eight only are now to be seen, and are very near the shore. The water is uncommonly high, and the ice in the river has here completely de tached itself from the banks. The sea channel still con tinues firm. Wind N.W. Temperature 0 deg.-11 o'clock, a.m. : The weather has cleared, and 15 vessels are in sight, several of them within about two wersts of the land. The whole Gulf is again covered with masses of ice, and there is no open water as far as the eye can reach. The mouth of the river, as far as the White Church, is perfectly free of ice. Mismier , , April 14.—Weather fine and settled. Wind N.W. ST. PETERSBURG. The Grand Duke Constantine has personally as sumed the command of the Russian fleet at Hel singfors. He hoisted his flag on the Ist inst. "It is known," says the Constitutionnel " froth the words used by the Emperor Nicholas himself to the English Government, what that Sovereign thinks of the re-establishment of the Byzantine empire for the benefit of the Greeks. If .we may have felt some surprise at the opinion expressed on this subject by the Czar, our astonishment will have ceased on reading the following article pub lished by the Northern, Bee, of St. Petersburg, of the 7th "'The Emperor of all the Russias had at heart the unhappy fate of ten millions of orthodox Christians groaning under the infamous yoke of Islamism, and our great Czar, in his quality of legitimate Sovereign arid guardian of orthodoxy, demanded a guarantee for the welfare of the orthodox Christians subjected to his rule. The rights of our Emperor date back several centuries ; at the fall of Byzantium under the yoke of Maho medans, when the reigning dynasty of the empire of the East was extinct, all the Greek authorities confirmed the solemn charter of the Patnarch of Constantinople, Josaphat, who called to the throne John IV., Grand Duke of Russia, and recognised him as their legitimate and hereditary sovereign. The original of the said charter, which is written in the Greek language, and signed by the Patriarch Josaphat, thirty-four metropo litans, two bishops, and two archbishops, is carefully preserved at Choscou, in the archives of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. It was drawn up in 1851.' In presence of such conclusive proofs," adds the Constitutionnet, " who will still dare to dispute that the Czar is the legitimate successor of the By zantine Emperors, and that, while waiting for the right of conquest, Constantinople already belongs to him by right of birth ?" THE DANUBE. VIENNA, TUESDAY MORNING. An Austrian paper has the following telegraphic despatch : The important frontier town of Fokshan, in Wallachia which had just been fortified, has been destroyed by fire. All the Russian stores, provisions, arms, clothing, ammunition, and all the military host pitals, have fallen a prey to the flames. The Russians occupy Kostendje. A communication from Orsorva, of the 16th, states that on the 14th the Russians, occupied Turnu Severin. On the 15th the Cossacks crossed the Danube at New Orsova, a Turkish fortress on one of the Danubian islands, and occupied Wart sierova. The Turks bombarded the place. Ac cording to these accounts it is not clear whether a regular passage of the Danube is intended at that spot. It is also affirmed that all the Russian ports in the Black Sea are declared in a state of blockade. A part of the fleets' has anchored before Odessa. A Berlin journal of the 14th states that the Russian ambassador had received despatches from the Lower Danube ' and that, as he had no t al lowed their contents to transpire, it was assumed that they were not favourable to the cause of the Czar. Accounts from Bucharest, down to the 9th, say ;—A great part of the corps of Luders isbeing marched towards the coast of the Black Sea, which is being fortified. The greatest calm prevails to wards Trajan's Wall. The excursions of the Rus sians have not been renewed since the 2d. Forts are being built near the mouth of the St. George. Between the KUifendjee and the lake of Ranisin a camp of 20,000 men is to be formed. Omer Pacha received on the Ist a reinforcement of 3,000 men, and 30 guns AA ere sent from Constantinople. The letters from Orsowa of the Bth do not say a word of the entrance of the Russians into Servia. It is true, however, that the advanced posts of the Russians have occupied for the last three weeks all the line of the Danube along the Servian frontier. The Vienna Presse gives some particulars of a sharp battle which took place on the 4th inst., at Giditsch, near Kalafat, and which ended in the de feat of the Russians. Achmet Pacha, the comman dant of Kalafat, thinking the opportunity for at tacking the Russians too favourable to be missed, marched out upon them with a strong force, and attacked them in their position at Giditsch. The struggle was long and bloody, but was at length de cided in favour of the Ottomans by a brilliant charge of the Turkish cavalry under Iskender Bey (Count Kinsky), at 4 p.m., on which, after great exertion, the Russians were driven from the place with im mense loss. The captors at once occupied the vil lage in force, and have since thrown into it a strong garrison from Widdin. The following is extracted from a Jassy letter of the 3d instant " General Salla, who had been charged to orga nise a Greco-Sclavonian legion, arrived here on the 30th to complete the formation of it. On the 2d he assembled the volunteers to the number of about 120 at the Greek convent of the Three Saints. After the religious service, which was celebrated with . great pomp, Gen era l S a il a passed them in review. Their chief, the Monk Constandinos, made himself remarkable by the richness of his costume, embroi dered in gold ; the soldiers wore a white cross at tached to their fez caps. The legion, which left on the 3d to join the head-quarters of Prince Gort schakoff, is composed of Greeks or of Bulgarians ; as to the Moldavians who had inscribed themselves in great numbers, their names were all struck out by order of General Salle. Since the theatre of war has been removed to the _right bank of the Da nube, it is almost impossible to receive at Jassy any precise details of the operations of the two armies. Private letters, however, which have arrived from Galatz, announce that the Russian army, which was completely in the midst of marshes, was in a very critical position, and that the regiment of Hulans of th e Grand Duke Constantine had been surrounded in a swamp,andcornielled to lay down their arms. There is evidently some truth in this rumour, for if the Russians had gained the slightest advantage they would not fail to have had T e Delon sung, and to publish pompous bulletins, but they now. observe the most complete silence." The following is from a letter, dated Shumla, April 2 :—On the 27th ult. the number of Russians then across the Danube was estimated at 15,000 men ; they hive since succeeded in bringing over about 30,000 more, making altogether a total of 45,000 or 50,000 men, as near as can be ascertained. The Russian s h ave already advanced to Babadagh, and hold all the country of the DQlsrudsha go far CONSTANTINOPLE. Advices to the 10th April have been received by telegraph from Constantinople. Varna, which was only defended by 6,000 men, had asked for reinforcements from the combined fleets. The English and French troops which have arrived at Gallipoli will, it is said, be ordered there. There is a great concentration of troops near Badalshik. At Matschin the combat was sanguinary ; three Russian and three Egyptian battalions remained dead upon the field. , The Sulina 'mouths of the Danube are still blocked up. Snow has fallen at Gallipoli. GALLIPOLI, APRIL 11.—The Kangaroo is in port. A French steamer, with French troops on board, in the offing. GALLIrOLI, APRIL B.—General Broconi and suite have arrived, with two companies of sappers, seven companies of rifles, and 2,810 Frenchmen. Total of the allied forces arrived, 5,000. Four chiefs and 150 Greek prisoners have been brought in from Volo. THE GERMAN POWERS. The Russian Government has proposed to Prus. sia a new treaty of commerce, on terms ver3 ad. vantageous to the latter. The Austrian, Lloyd of the 14th says : " Russian agents in the small States of the Con federation, make all the efforts i n th eir power to prevent the adoption of a federal resolution in the Eastern affair. The treaty between Austria and Prussia may be considered as concluded. The conclusion was chiefly delayed by the influence which Baron de Bud berg, Ambassador at Berlin, exercised in favour of the Czar. The Ministers Manteuffel and Bonin have ener g etica ] ly decl are d for the conclusion o f th e treaty, but they were un able to obtain the assent of the King until after long hesitation. At Vienna M. de Meyendorff, the Russian Minister, has completely ceased to make efforts to attach Austiia to Russia. One of the points of the treaty,- on which delibe rations are at this moment going on at Berlin, is that Prussia shall occupy all the Russian and_Polish frontier, if Austria be obliged to . intervene - actively to protect the integrity of the Ottoman Porte ; but this eventuality will only arise in case the Russian army shall march towards the Balkans, before the arrival of the French and English auxiliaries." The Austrian• correspondence, in Its number of the 12th, announces a fact which demonstrates to what a point _had reached the perturbation in the financial relations, even with neutral countries, in consequence of the Eastern crisis. The RusAian Government having to repay to the Austrian Go vernment 150,000 florins for salt purchased in Aus tria was not able to reimburse the sum by means of a bill of exchange, but , was obliged to send the whole sum in specie. The Correspondence of Berlin states that the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha has declared himself ready to take the command of a Prussian_ division in the event of /Prussia deciding on taking an ac tive interference in the war. THE GREEK INSURRECTION. TRIESTE, April 17.—1 t is said that, upon the expulsion of the Greeks from Constantinople, Prince Daniel°, Vladika, of Montenegro, published a proclamation calling upon the people to take up arms. PREVESA, April 15.—The Prometheus and other steamers have arrived here. By the latest accounts Janina and Arta still held out against the insur gents. Skirmishes took place every day, but with out results. ATHENS, April 13.—Volunteers continue to ar rive in Greece from the lonian Islands and the Peloponessus, and numerous fugitives 'to quit Thessaly. Numerous well-armed Greek volun teers are passing through Missolonghi to join the insurgents. Thousands of Thessalian families have fled to Greece. The Pays publishes the following from Athens, dated the 6th :--" The insurrection in Epirus and Thessaly has made very little progress. The chiefs are more disunited than ever, and, consequently, there is but little unity in their acts. Tzavellas gives himself up to drink, and Negri, a rich and respectable Greek, has abandoned him. Victim of his confidence in the sanctity of the Greek cause, after having given a part of his fortune to insure its triumph, not being able any longer to tolerate what he seen passing before him, he has quitted his companions. The acts of brigandage com mitted by the Greek volunteers on the Ottoman territory cause the most ardent defenders of the great idea to reflect seriously. The Turks, on their side, have been perhaps in the wrong to employ, for the repression of the insurrection, Albanians, who commit great excesses and who merit to be treated with severity. Not making any distinction between villages which were in insurrection and those which remained faithful to Turkey, they pillaged and burnt everythi ng on t h e i r passage . Lately, in Thessaly, some Greek volunteers, endeavouring to induce a village to take up arms, killed an eld rayah who resisted them. Some days after, seine Greek dealers who are in the habit each year of proceeding to Thessaly to purchase cattle, pr . e ented t4tunelve i 4 that P vill W rae s the in. - habitants of which seemed inclined to menace them. The Turks took to flight ; but in repassing the frontier 'to return to their own country, they were robbed and murdered by their countrymen. The Government continues to follow the same course as before. This day was the anniversary of the commencement of the war of independence. Usually, was to be seen on the triumphal arch under which the King and Queen of Greece passed on their way to the church of St. Irene to hear the Deum, the inscription " The three protecting Powers for ever !" but this year the following words were put up, " The Powers, our allies, for ever !" in allusi on t o th e aid' promised by Russia. .The Ministers of the four Powers abstained from being present at the Pe Deuni, to mark in a pub lic manner their disapproval of the course pur sued by the Government. They have this year shown no sympathy for an independence of which so bad aus has been made for the list two years. M. Necludoff, first secretary of the Russian Lega tion in Greece, arrived here yesterday with de spatches from St. Petersburg. He announces with great emphasis that the Russians have crossed the Danube on three points, and tlest millions of men are marchirg on Turkey I He is making • great promises fur Greece, and notwithstanding ,the de clarations of the Emperor Nicholas in his secret overtures to England when speaking of the Hellenic Kingdom, a greater inclination is felt to place con fidence in what he says, because his language is identical with that employed at another period by Admi.ial Koniloff. I will terminate my letter by a fact which will give you au idea of the amount of affection which theGoverementof Athens bears us. An individual sent to the Government a plan for making fire-ships, destined to set fire to our fleets. The Government took the proposition into consi,- deration, and sent it to a committee for examina tion. The committee declared that to carry the plan into practice was impossible, but that still the in-. ventor was entitled to a recompense for the idea." , e A letter from Patras, of the sth, states that on the Ist the French man-of-war brig Mercure, of 18 guns, arrived there from Natiplia to observe the movements of the Greeks and to prevent their going over into Epirus. On the 3d, 500 Pelopo nesians, under the orders of Calamogdarti, Londo, and Petimezas, attempted to embark for Misso lungi and penetrate into the insurgent districts, but the Mercure thwarted their design. They then resolved to embark at Rio, about an hour's march from Patrae, but even there the Mercure was be forehand with them. Nevertheless, another body, under Panaghioti Calamogdarti, that had not gone to Rio, managed to embark during the absence of the French vessel ; but to little purpose, for their craft fell in with the Mercure on her return and was forced to put back. They succeeded, how ever in re-embarking and making off during the night, and upwards of 800 left by land. Twelve hundred more were expected at Patras for Epirus. The Journal de Constantinople, of the sth, pub lishes two interesting documents. The first is a reply from Reschid Pacha, dated the Ist, to a no t e of M. Metaxa, th e Greek ambassador. It is as follows : " I have read the note of the 26th ult., in which you communicated to me your intention to quit this city. As the Government of the Sublime Porte has not ob tained from that of Greece a sufficient satisfaction for its just claims, and as the Charg6 d'Affaires of the Porte must have quitted Athens according to his in. structions, it is natural that you should quit this capital. I send your passports therefore as you request. As from this day the diplomatic and commercial relations between the two Governments have ceased, it has been decided that the persons connected with the Greek Embassy residing here, and also the Greek Consuls in the different provinces of the empire, shall immediately return to their own country. The merchants and other subjects of the Greek, Government established in Turkey are also to leave Constantinople: but in order that their in•erssts may not suffer, a delay of 15 days from the present day is accorded to them. As to those who reside in the provinces of the empire, the delay of 15 days will reckon from the day on which they receive notice to leave. It results from positive proofs that it is not in consequence of negligence, but through the tole ration of the Gre k Government, that the Turkish provinces bordering on Greece have been invaded. Al though the itnperial Government has incontestably the risht to stop arid confisc ite all the Greek vessels in its ports as a guarantee fur the repsyment of the expense to which it has been put, his Imperial Majesty the Sul tan, my august sovereign, does not think it will be con sistent with his feelings 01 justice and moderation to make the owners of these vessels suffer for a question which regards the Greek Government. When the latter shall have returned to more just sentiments, and have taken into consideration international rights and the laws of nations, the claims for these expenses will be ex amined. All Greek vessels, therefore, may, without hindrance, leave for Greece within the delay specified. Orders have been given to all functionaries to facilitate the departure of those Greek subjects who are poor and destitute, and, as much as possible, to exercise indul gence towards those who are sick and infirm I think it my duty to repeat once more that it is the Greek go vernment alone which has given rise to this decision, and that the entire responsibility of it must tall upon Greece. In making this communication by order of his Majesty the Sultan, I take the opportunity of renewing to you the assurance of my distinguished consideration. RESORID." The other document is a circular addressed by Lord Stratford de Radcliffe : " Sir,----I have earned that the Hellenists who have invaded the fron ier provinces of Turkey excite the Greek subjects of the Sultan to revolt, in declaring that the Government of her Britannic Majesty and that of France are ready to aid them in overthrowing the autho rity of the Sultan. I am, informed also that similar manoeuvres are employed to inspire a belief that the French and Englieh embassies will give protection to all the subjects of Greece in Turkey as soon as the Porte, in consequence of the rupture of diplomatic and com mercial reations with Greece, shall have signified its intention to expel them from the States of the Sultan. As, suppositions of thi s nature h ave for ob j ect. to en corr rge false hopes, delude the minds of the well. disposal, and aggravate criminally the evils insepar able from a state of war, I hasten to assure you that these assertions are utterly destitute of foundation. These persons, indeed, must be very credulous and very ignorant who, even for a single moment, found their hopes upon falsehoods alike incompatible with common sense and with facts. Such persons, however, there are, u frrtunately, everywhere, and particulariy, perhaps, in a c iiintry which has, as yet, only imperfect means of publicity. You know as well as Ido 0 - at England and France are entirely with the Sultan in the noble resistauce which be opposes to a violent and unjust aggression. It follows necessarily that the two allied governments must see with a painful sentiment of indignation and reprobation a nsovenseet which can only have a tendency favourable to Russia, without having even the merit of being spontaneous which might in its progress embarrass the Porte and its allies, and which offers no other perspective than disaster to those who r x see their lives for such a chimerical illu issn, Pity mu-t\ be felt for the innocent families ua liappi y involved in the consequences of a brutal and unprine'pled policy ; but there can lie no relation on our hart with agitators, and no dissimulation of the senti ments which the conduct of an insensate party has not failed to inspire. I ha% eto recommend to you to neg neglect no 'roper occasion to tnake known the contents of this circular to all those persons who might be dis posed to allow themselves to be led astray by the false assertions which it denounces.—l am, sir, with sincerity and respect, your obedient servant, STRAEFORD DE REDCLIFFE." RUSSIAN PASSAGE OF THE DANUBE. From the Supplement extraordinary of the Journal St. Petersburg.) This Journal of the 6th of April contains a long report to the Emperor from General Prince Gort schakoff, commanding, the 3d, 4th, and sth corps of Infantry, giving the details of the occupation of the right bank of the Danube by the Russian troops. The report commences by enumerating the troops employed in the operation. It states that the passage before Galatz was intrusted to Aide-de-Camp General Luders, who had at his dis posal 241 battalions, 8 squadrons, 6 sotnias, and 64 pieces of artillery. Prince Gortschakoff gives the following as the total of the troops under his com mand :-14 battalions, 16 squadrons, 6 sotnias, and 44 pieces of artillery. lie then proceeds to state as follows : " Lieutenant -General Ouscbakoff had orders to force the passan of th e D anu b e a little above the promonto of chet b al, to ca rr y th e T urkish batteries established opposite that promontory, and, after having securely established himself on the right bank, to assist, by demonstrations against Tultseha and Itaktchai the operations of the troops to be directed upon Galatz and Brailow. " The time for the passage before Galatz, Brailow, and Ismail, was fixed for the night of the 10th of March. The order was given to proceed to the construction of bridges as soon as the landing of troops upon these three points had been effected. " In order still more to draw away the attention of the enemy, Colonel Zouroff received orders to make, on the 9th, a strong demonstration against liirsova, with a de tachment of two battalions of infantry, two pieces of can non, six pieces of Wallachian artillery, two squadrons of ig the ht l h or ogin se :lent of Lancers of Olviopol, and two pieces o f l artillery. " This demonstration was attended with full success. A part.of the Turkish position was destroyed by the fire of our artillery, which disabled three of their pieces of cannon, and they removed the rest. " The storm rl.ged so heavily upon these three points that it was necessary to defer the passage of the river till the 11th. " Lastly, in order to lead the Turks into error upon the precise poi:it of the passag e of our troops, I gave orders, on the 10th, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, for our batteries established on the left bank of the Danube and the Island of Vyndoia to open a strong fire along the arm of Matschin. Theo batteries had been erected with remarkable talent by Aide-de-Camp General Schilders. "In addition to the cross-firing, the gun-sloop No. 22 was brought on the loth to the point of the Island of Vyudoia, in order to fire against the right bank of the Danub , ,, above the arm of Matsehin. " The united! action of these two batteries was success ful. The batteries of the enemy opposite the arm of Matschin were much injured; but, although their fire was diminished, it was maintained until nightfall. • "On the 1 1th - of March, at daybreak, General Luders • began the passage before Galatz. The Turks did not expect thAt direction, to theupoi thit pia the opusaoa _ . . - • coo Pro, tot of t coin ah no th en con, 11Pcx g,. of th ike hik l , t ,,l'h( '44ttli