The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-27 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN PATLWAY. NEW PADDIN G roN STA 1917.—N ()lee i.hr:l,y riven, tir,l the sew Paddington Station will he opened on 31oNniv next, t 29th inst., for all tha passang e trai..s arriving in London. aarriages and order conveyances to meet the up trains must enter the arrival static . by the gateway lea •iii;r from the present road of approach to toe' Station, and leaTe it by the New Departure Road leading into C::!;alt-street, at the Eastern side of the Great We:tern Hotel. By order of the Directors, CHIS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary. May 25, 1854. GREAT -WESTERN RAILWAY.- - WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.—B kTH and BRISTOL. An Excursion Train will leave Paddington on Whit-Sunday at 7.45 a.m., returning the same evening from Bristol at 6.30 p.m., and from Bath at 7 km. Fares there and back: —Bristol, 10s. and 62. ; Bath, 93. and ss. BIRMINGHAM, WARWICK, LEAMINGTON, BANBURY, and OXFORD.—Excursion Trains will leave Paddington on Whit-Sunday • at 7.15 a.m., and on Monday at 6.45 a m., and return each evening from Birmingham at 6.15 p.m , and on Wednesday morning at 6.15 • a.m. " Tickets will be available for the return journey by either train. Fares there and back :—Birmingham, 12s, and 7s. ' • Leam ington or Warwick, 103. 6d. and 63. ; Banbury, 7s. and 4s. 6d; Oxford, 6s. and 3s. 6d. No Luggage allowed. ' Tickets may be previously obtained at 27, King - 3 .reet, Cheapside 269, Strand ; 351, Oxford-street; 63, Bridge-road, Lambeth ; and at the Paddington Station. May 20th, 1854. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY of CANADA.—Notice is Hereby Given, That a CALL of 2/. 10s. per share on each and every share of the A series of the shares of this company has been made, and will be due and payabl e on Wed nesday, the 7th of.lune , 1854. 1 A CALL of 101. will also be due and payable on each of the Certificates exchangeable for Company's De bentures, and 101. on each of the Certificates exchangeable for the Debentures of the Province of Canada. Six per cent. interest will be charged on the Calls as long as they are in arrear. A Call Letter will be sent to each shareholder for the payment of the Call on his shares. The Debenture Certificates must be presented at the Bankers, in order that the payment of the Call may be marked upon them. • Holders have the option of paying up in full on their shares an d debentures. Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum is paid on all sums paid in advance of Calls on either shares or debentures, and by order in Council of the Government of Canada, all persons • paying the present call, and in full on their Debenture Certificates No. 2, will be entitled to at once exchange the same for the Deben • Lures of the Province. All payments to be made at the Banking House of Messrs. G lyn, co., 67, Lombard -street. By order of the Board. WILLIAMCHAPMAN, Secretary. 2 ,Lezdenhall-street, May Gth, 1854. EPSOM RACES, 30th an d 3 1st May, and Ist and 2d June.—LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH COAST • RAILWAY.—On Tuesday, the 30th of Slay, and on Thursday, the Ist June. trains at the usual Ist and 2d cl‘ss fares, will run from London to Epsom from 7 a.m to 11.10 a.m., and from Epsom to London after 7 p.m. Additional fast tram s will run from London to Epsom from 11.15 a.m. to 1.30 p.m., returning from Epsom from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., by which the fare for single tickets will be 45., and for return tickets 7s. 6d. On the Derby Day and the Oaks Day, Wednesday 31st May, and Friday, 2d June, trains will run at the usual Ist and 2d class fares from London to Epsom from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and from Epsom to London after 8 p.m. Additional fast trains will run from London to Epsom from 9.5 a.m. to 1.20 p us., and from Epsom to London from 4pm.to 8 p m. London down to Eps ,m, or vice versA, 4s. Return tickets, 78. 6d. No particular class of carri tge can be guarAnteed. FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary. London Termintr, 25th May, 1-51. The ordinary trains between London and Croydon and London and Epsom will be entirely suspended dui ing the hours above advertised. EPSOM RACES, 30th and 31st May, and Ist A.:41 and 2a Ju,Ie.—LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUT; I COAST ' RAILWAY.—Li order to affo , d every possible facility to the public, arrange:rents havo been made to issue TICKETS at offices in tie City, and at the West End, previous to and on the days of the races, as follows : —At Tattersal.'s Subrription Rooms, on Monday, 29th May, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 30th May, and Thursday Ist June, from 10 a m.; till 4 p.m. ; and on Wednesday, 31st Mar, and Friday, 21 June, from T a.m. till noon. At Griffin's, Green Man and Still, Oxtord-street ; Universal-office, Regent's-qua irant ; at the Golden-cross, Charing cr as; and at the Swan with Two Necks, Gresham-street, City, on Monday, 29th May, from 2 p.m. to 8 p m.. on Tuesday, 30th May, trom 9 a m. to 9 p.m. ; and on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (31st May, and Ist and d June), from 8.30 till noon. FRED r.hICK SLI ,IIT, Secretary. London-Urldge Terminu , , 2%t May, 1354. EXCURSION TRAINS to BRIGHTON aIFI BACK the same DAY, at 73. 6d. Ist Class, ss. ad. 2nd Class, 3i. 6(1. 3rd Class. Every SUNDAY and MONDAY. Leave Lon uon at 8 a.m., returning from Brighton at 7.0 p.m. SATURDAY to MONDAY TICKETS.—A Special Express Train every Saturday at 8 0 p.m., at 13e. Ist Ciass,ls. 2nd Class, 6s. 3rd Cla , s, returning from Brighton bv• any of the r unday Trans, or bi a.Special Irate on Monday Morning, at 7.15 o'e ock, arriving in London at about 8.45. Third Class Passengers returning from 13:ighton on Monday must leave by the 7.0 a m. train. CROYDON and EPSOM LINE —Cheap Return Tickets issued every Sunday by all trains; Sydenham or Anerley and back, Ist Class, Is. 6d ; 21n1 Class, Is. ; 3d Class, 9d. Weekly and Fortnightly Tick , is between London and Brighton 6/. and 3/. 10s. respectively, available by any tra!n. London Terminus. FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, MAY 27, Will be performed FIDELIO. Leonora. Madame Caradori ; Threaten, Herr Reichardt; and Rocco, Herr Formes. Followed by (9th time) a new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled UNE FETE EN OLYMPE, in which Mdlle. Pasqualia will appear. Prices—Stalls, 7s; Dre3s Circle, 55.; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, _ Is. ; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The Box-office oped dsiiy from Ten till Six, where places may be secured. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and Cork, 63, New Bond-street. THE.A.TRE ROYAL lIAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Ruckstone. THIS EVENING, MAT 27, Will be performed the Drama of THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, G. Vandenhoff, W. Farren, Compton, and Backstone ; Miss Reynolds, Miss E. Grey, and Mrs. Fitzwillbun. After Nithich, the entirety now extravaganza, entitled .urair-wrONE'S VOYAGE ROUND Tax. t.i.t.A.nas. oat LEI CESTER-SQUARE), written by J. R. Planehe, RM. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. • Under the Management of Mr. CIIAILY9 KEAN. MIS EVENING, MAY 27, Will be performe I VIE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart; and Misses Heath and Murray. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and David Fisher ; Mrs. Winstanley and Miss C. Leciercq. After which, AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. Characters by Messrs. Meadows, D. Fisher, and Baker; and Misses Murray and D.dy. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, MAY 17, Will be performed THE It ARBL E HE kit 1'; or, The Sculptor's Dream. Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford, L. Murray, Ben. Web ster, and C. Selby; Madame Celesto, Miss Woolgar, and Miss E. Harding. Followed by THE If OUSTACHE MOVENIONr. Prlncloal cha racters by Messrs. 0. Smith, Keeley, aul Farselle; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley. After which, Tag ovr.RL , ,ND JOURNEY TO CONSTAN FI NOPLE, Ai UNDERTAK.EN BY LOUD BxrEAAN", WITII I_FLlaC'r',iTlN4 PAR rICULARS OF THE FALB. 60P111S. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEI.TRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, MAY 27, Will be performed THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Cha. r taunt uy Messrs. F. Robson, 3. H. Waite, Lesde, and Vincent ; Mrs. Chatterley, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Marston. After which, THE MUMIIY. Characters by Messrs. 11. Wigan, Robson, II: Cooper; Alisses Marston and E. Turner. To be foliowo-1 by TO OBLI4E BENSON. Supported by Messrs. Emery, Robson, and Leslie; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Aftss Rebecca Isaacs, THIS EVENING, MAT 27, Will be performed THE STATUE LOVER. To be followed by A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. After which, THE GARDENER OF VER3AILLE3. To be followed by THE SEA NYAIPH'3 CAVE. To conclude wilt THE BONNET-BUILDERS' TEA PARTY. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 3..; Pit, Iv. Gd ; Gallery, 6d.; Private Boars, Xi I Is. 6d.. to bo had of Mr. Allcroft. lb, New Bond-street. ASTLErS EUROPE'S NATIOITA r, A %EMIT iIEATICE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. 'William Cooke. THIS EVENING, MAT 26, Will be presented the new gramd Nautical and Equestrian spec tacle, 'embodying n 'vet and extraordinary eftects (written by Mr , Nelsoa Lee), entitled A TALE OF THE SYANISFI VAR; or, The Horse of the Wreck. Th: horses expressly trained by Mr. W. Cooke. }MILLE Followed by NONE[: FEATS of EQUITATION SANiPA- To conclude with a Grand Ballet, entitled THE STAR OF THE RHINE. Box-oflice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Twei DAY —Morning 9 min after 2 I Evening 26 min.aft. 2 r3-Mouitow— -Morning 44 mln.after 2 1 Evening 0 min.aft. 3 THE WEATHER.—Sun OrFur; MAT 27. THICEMONIETEU, IN THE SHADE. G 5 - highest since noon yesterday. 50 —lowest this morning and during the night. 57 —this day, at noon. BARouNTER, 29.73. WIND, W • 8 •W. to W.N.W.—Fresh breeze, with heavy showers, and glimpaes of sunshine. _ LONDON, SATURDA Y, MAY 7, 1854. -----s When it is slyly suggested by the ven era b le , Mr. Punch that, if we cannot prev en t th e rise ;- Tallow consequent upon the war with Russia, at any rate we can keep down Greece —it is earnestly to be koped that there is at least as much reason as humour in the innocent little joke of our con temporary. Besides the powerful maritime arma ments now in the Black Sea, under the combined authority of Admirals DITNDAS and HAMELIN, and the mighty fleet gathering together in the Baltic, under the allied flags of Admirals NAPIER and DESCHENES, there are at present no less than four teen of the war vessels of France in the Greek - waters, under the command of Admiral LE BAR nIER DE TlNAN—nine of them steamers—ready at once to awe the Athenian Government into submission, while ostensibly ordered into that part of the Levant with a view to the su pp res sion of piracy in the Archipelago. Whenever France and England, therefore, may be disposed to proceed resolutely against the Hellenic friends of the AUTOCRAT, there, imme diately on the spot, are the means for their ener getic interference, Always before our own Cabi net from first to last in the carrying out of war like manifestations against Russia, the Ministry of our neighNtir has already, it would ern, ilegrotcheil a sliffic•ifmt military force to the Pira3us, with au eye to its active co-operation with the naval force already in its vicinity. In other words, and to speak directly to the point, accounts, dated from Valetta up to the 22d instant inclu sively, announce the departure from Malta of the division under General FOREY to occupy Athens, and, of course, to put an end thereby to the late mendacious proceedings of the Greek Govern ment. It is well. Time enough that a step of this bold and resolute kind should be taken either by France, or by England, or by both together. Time enough that that atrocious con spiracy engendered by Russian intrigue in the Morea, and fostered by the influential complicity of OTHO and AMELIA with its lawless fomenters, should be crushed out entirely—and this by a vigorous blow aimed directly at the arch conspi rators at Athens, instead of by a blow struck at their scattered agents in Epirus, and Thessaly, and Macedonia. There assuredly needs no additional justifica tion for this course on the part of the - Cabinet either of ST. JAMES'S or of the Tuileries. The heinous guilt of the Court of Athens in affording open encouragement to the sangui nary rebels who have desolated the South- Western frontiers of Turkey, has long since been proclaimed in the British House of Commons by Lord JOHN RUSSELL. A similar accusation has been directed against the holders of the Greek sovereignty, through the columns of the Moniteur, by the French Imperial Govern ment. Documentary evidence, demonstrating the justice of the charge, has long been preparing, has long been promised by our own Administra tion. The Hon. Gentleman the member for Manchester, who has, from some eccentric principles of magnanimity altogether incompre hensible to ourselves, taken upon himself the vindication of the Greek character (!), has asked again and again for the forthcoming blue book, to the present moment in vain, until the reiteration of his inquiries upon the subject have come at last to assume the aspect of the ludicrous. Possibly for some reason as unaccountable as the chivalrous bearing of Mr. BRIGHT in behalf of that degraded race, the members of which have contrived to associate so much infamy with their title either as Modern Greeks or simply as Levan ters—th e blue-book may be adroitly withheld until its publication has become utterly useless and unnecessary, and then Sir JAMES GRAIL A XI, or some other Minister of the Crown, may rise in his place in Parliament and tell the House there is no necessity to potter over the pages of the azure volume, throwing out a taunt, if they should happen to do so, against the Leaders of her MA JEsTy's Opposition. Altogether, the delays and de lays which have for some while past been obvious no less at the official printers than at the Horse Guards, or even in the camp at Scutari and Gallipoli, have been—it is useless attempting to deny it—as systematic, apparently, as they have, without doubt, been disastrous and unsatisfactory. Pa tience, indeed, is the virtue most frequently called into requisition of late by the contest with Russia, and its many deplorable consequences. If it is destined yet further to be exercised by the ob durate procrastinations of the English Ministry, in regard to the still-eagerly expected blue-book about Greece, it is earnestly to be hoped that the anxiety very naturally felt, both in France and in England, for some time past, in reference to the continued impunity enjoyed by the Athenian conspirators may be closed by the energetic proceedings which may now be speedily anticipated at once by the arrival in the vicinity of the Greek capital of the division under General FORE; and the squadron under Admiral DE T INAN. The Income Tax Bill last night passed through committee, if not sub silentio, at least without any serious attempt at opposition. It is true that Sir H. WILLOUGHBY interrogated the Chancellor of the Exchequer as to whether he had entirely abandoned the hope of removing some of the glaring inequalities of the tax. The Honour able Baronet Lriefly inutuxuand the unf.wir aarttt par tial operation of the impost on Long Annuities, which were taxed more than six times as much as Consols, in proportion to their actual value. It scarcely, however, required the rising of the Financial Minister to indicate the nature of the answer. It might be learned from the careless and indifferent aspect of the House, from the apathy which reigned on every side, and which could not be shaken off. Mr. GLADSTONE himself alluded to the not very creditable circumstance. He spoke of a question of great difficulty being introduced " at a moment when one-tenth of the members were not in the House, and when one-1 tenth of those present were attending to other subjects! " This was the scene so graphi cally depicted by the Right Honourable Gen tleman, while a charge amounting to more than six and a half millions of pounds sterling per annum was about to be fixed on the back of that patient animal JOHN BULL for an indefinite period. This was the mode in which the fiscal and financial reformers exhibited their interest in a question of vital importance to the industrious middle classes—to those struggling to maintain a position which they must now relinquish, and who were obliged to submit to many serious pri vations in striving to carry out that object. The argument in favour of the equal taxa tion of 11. Long Annuities worth 41. 11s. 3d., and 11. Consolidated Annuities worth 301., was of the kind generally resorted to by the advocates for the equal taxation of all kinds of income, without reference to the sources from whence they may arise. It was impossible v to deny the glaring inequality of such a charge —to assert that in the one instance capital was not taxed, while it avowedly escaped free in the other. Dipet defence was clearly impracticable. The , logical reply then was, that even Long Annuities did not supply by any means the strongest in stance of discrepancy between the cases of persons in the enjoyment of temporary and permanent incomes. The Right Honourable Gentleman was virtuously indignant at the notion of being required to redress one grievance without administering equal justice to all. "Nothing," he said, "could be more irra tional than to say that he would select one class of persons having a temporary interest, and give allowance to them, and leave every other class of persons having a temporary interest to the full sweep and stroke of the tax 1" This snubbing of the unlucky Baronet—the only one, by the way, who had the manliness and consistency to stand forward—had its anticipated effect, and the bill went through committee with out a single amendment being pressed to a divi sion or even brought forward. It is true that the veteran member for Montrose offered some slight apology for his daring coadjutor, ex pressing an opinion that the irregularity com plained of might easily be rectified, regretting that the facts so clearly brought out before the Income Tax Committee had not been better weighed and acted upon, and declaring that " the time had arrived when these questions of adjust ment ought to be seriously considered." These milk-and-water protests had, however, but little effect, when the citadel—which might so easily have been defended by a handful of energetic and *d e t erm i ne d men — was th us delibe rately ab an d oned . When the enemy was perm i tte d to fortif y and gar r i son the strongh o ld, it was absu r d t o speak of attempting to reconstruct the edifice nex t session orane3rrs f l t i :t .t u i re session. It is now virtually, a n d in a few wee k s w ill b e ac t ua ll y , fastened on our should to shake o ff i sth the cannot be disturbed. Until the a tenacity that of pri April n t e h x a t t , until after the ratification of peace, we cannot hope permanentincubus treaty of will paralyse the efforts of industry, and embitter the feelings of every person whose scantily-. requited exertions are taxed as heavily as the dividends of the fundholder or th e chief s rents of the owner of real estate. "Put not your faith in princes," is a time-honoured apophtheg m , the validity and accuracy whereof has received new illustrations in every age. "Put not your faith in professing patriots" is one of equal truth, and, we regret to say, has been established by equally incontrovertible testimony. If the different members of the Rouse of Com mons acre ati:werinfr interrognt -, ri , :ss on flio crcod, ho,;- would - venture to defend Iho equal taxation of all kinds of income ? Few, indeed, would dare to do so. Indeed, we have the confession of Mr. GLADSTONE that it was " the wish and intention of a large majority that the tax should not be renewed except on the condi tion of reconstructing it !" Where, then, was that " large majority ?" Where did the Hon. Gentle men conceal themselves while the matter respect ing which they entertained so unequivocal a desire was discussed, if discussion it could be called ? Where were nine-tenths of the members of the representative branch of the Legislature who absented themselves from the House on the occasion And what was the topic that so strongly attracted the attention of nine-tenths of the one-tenth present as to prevent them from taking any notice of what was going forward ? These are questions to which the several consti tuencies will require answers—clear, distinct, and unequivocal answers. These are points which will enable the electors throughout the Kingdom to form some estimate as to the amount of confi dence they may bestow on the candidates for their "most sweet voices." If persons who tacitly connive at injustice are almost as much to be blamed as the actual perpetrators, what can be said of those who have thus wantonly-disregarded their clearly-expressed opinions, and sacrificed the interests which they were elected to defend. We were about to recommend every fiscal and financial reformer to obtain a list of the absentees on the occasion, until we recollected that it would be impossible to do so, as.no division was taken. There are, however, but few exceptions—all are " tarred with the same brush," and the nation has had another practical instance of the wide dis tinction between hustings " sayings" and legisla tive "doings," that should be treasured deep in the memory of every man entrusted with the elective franchise. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1854. COURT CIRCULAR. It is understood that her Majesty's second concert will take place on Friday, June 2, and the second state hall on Tuesday, June 20. _ _ OSBORNE, MAT 26. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred visited Ports mouth Dockyard yesterday afternoon, when they were received by Rear-Admiral Superintendent Martin, and the officers of the dockyard, and conducted over the establishment. Their Royal Highnesses afterwards went on board the Victory flag-ship, accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, and returned to Osborne at 7 o'clock. Yesterday morning (the birthday of the Princess Helvna) the band of the Royal Marines played a selection of music on the terrace, at a quarter before 7 o'clock. Mr. Buchanan, the Atherican Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Bishop of London had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing -street. A deputation from the Thames Marsh Drainage Committee had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Home-office, The deputation con sisted of Sir Culling E. Eardley, Bart. (Chairman), Mr. James Macgregor, M.P. (Vice-Chairman), Mr. James Renshave, Mr. George Bower, and Mr. Frederick Horn fray (Secretary to the Committee), and was accompaoied by Mr. Richard Jebb (Chairman), and Mr. E. H. Woo!rych (Secretary of the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers. The Master of the Rolls of Nova Scotia had an inter view with the Duke of Newcastle, at the Colonial-office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, and Mr. Pressly, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Sir Thomas Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs, had also an inter view with the right hon. gentleman at his official resi dence in Downing-street. A deputation, including Mr. Charles Russell (chair man), Mr. Saunders (secretary), and Mr. Brunel (engi neer), of the Great Western Railway Company, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell and Lord Stanley of Alderley, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Mr. R. Dolling and Mr. J. Anketell, a deputation on the subject of an Irish Railway, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Gibraltar yesterday from the Colonial-office. Despatches were received yesterday from the .Governor of Sierra Leone. OUR NORTII-WESTERN COAST DEFENCES. The following letter on this important subject appears In 01.0 onimant axmlber of the United Service Maga zine: " Sir,—You may have observed that, in a letter to the Morning Chronicle, I reverted to your able article pointing to the unprotected state of the towns on the north-west coast of England. Since the appearance of that number of your publication, Sir James Graham, replying, in the Com mons, to a question of Colonel Bentinek, is reported to have said that no danger could menace this country, so long as Sir Charles Napier could pen the Russian fleet into the Baltic, and blockade the enemy's coast. But, sir, such a state of the question presupposes,, in our naval combinations, a long sustained and unlimited degree of success, as well as the ab sence of all privateers. It leaves everything, in fact, to what Napoleon aptly termed the lottery of war.' A few hostile cruisers could now destroy our commercial shipping, or exact heavy ransoms, and be off long before succour could reach from the Downs. The coast-volunteers, on which the First Lord of the Admiralty seemed partly to rely, could be effec tive only in ease of a serious attempt to land. You can only meet ship by ship. A nav:d stAtion on the north-east coast is required for national security. Lord Hardwick's sugges tion of a reserve squadron for home defence, will, it is to be hoped, be adopted by the Executive. Turning now to the north-west shore, \Vhitehaveu, Workingtuu, Maryport, and the othOr sea-port toms, wholly unguarded, seem to court attack. A second Paul Joues might plunder that coast with equal success and equal impunity—no friendly sail is at hand. Even that vast mart of commerce, Liverpool, looks only for defence - to a battery of no great strength. It is perilous to offer to the foe such tempting, such easily secured baits for enterprise. This momentous subject will, I trust, continue to engage your attention, and to profit by your personal ex perience. —And I remain, your obedient servant, PIIILIP H. HOWARD. " Corby Castle, Carlisle, 21st April, 1854." ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—This morning a respectable man, named Mr. Thomas Leak, aged 45 years, who re sides at No. 3, Cottage-place, New-street, Vauxh a ll, attempted self-destruction under the following circum stances. It appears he was found in bis bed-room with his throat cut in a frightful manner (the windpipe and the carotid artery being nearly divided), and with a large clasp-knife clenched firmly in his hand. He was removed without loss of time to the accident ward in Guy's Hos pital, Borough, where Mr. Stolman, the house surgeon, attended by the medical staff of that institution, gave prompt attention to the sufferer ; but from the severe nature of the wound, little hopes are entertained of his recovery. Nothing at present has led to the discovery of the cause of the unfortunate man committing the rash act. COLONEL PERRONIeT THOMPSON.—It appears to me certain that it is_ to the uncampromising opposition of Colonel Thompson_ to all improper practices, and to his (Mr. Clay's) own acquiescence in them and belief that they were necessary to the success either of himself or of any other candidate professing similar political opinions, that Mr. Clay alludes, when declining in Jan., 1842, to come forward as a candidate while Hull is " hampered by Colonel Thompson, who makes it im possible for any reformer tot ave a chance."—Contmis sioner Flood's Report, Bull Advertiser, 21st April, 1854. ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.—It will be remem bered that the third-class match of the Royal London Yacht Club, which was sailed for last Saturday, re mained undecided in consequence of a protest which had been entered against the Mischief and the Kitten, the two first boats. The ground of the protest was that both vessels exceeded the measurement of their class. The sailing committee, after a full investigation, have de cided that both vessels were duly qualified. The Mis chief, therefore, receives the first_ prize, and the Kitten the second. COAST GUARD.—We are glad to learn that theTrea- Bury entirely concur with the Board of Customs that the men of the Coast Guard who may have temporarily joined the navy should not be deprived of the advantages to which the regulations of the Coast Guard set vice en title them ;. and, in pursuance of this resolution, pensions have been granted to the widow and two child r e n o f Robert . M'tluire, late boatman at Bourne Bottom, in -the port of Poole—to the former of 15/. per annum, and to the latter of 2/. 10s. each until they attain the age of 15 years, to commence on the date of the decease of M(Guire, who was killed by accident a few days after he had joined the, navy.—Civil Service Gazelle. THE CIVIL SERVICE.—Mr. Edward James Smith, a senior clerk in - the Inlary! Department of the General Post-office, has been selected by Lord Canning to act as postmaster to the British expeditionary force in Turkey ; ho is to be stationed at Constantinople, and will be placed under the immediate orders of the Commander-in-Chief. Mr. Stapleton has been appointed to a clerkship in the Secretary's-office of the Ordnance, Pall-mall. Mr. Syd ney Smyth has been appointed Ordnance clerk at Upnor Castle, vice Ward, deceased. Mr. Oakes has been ap pointed Ordnance clerk at Harwich, vice Blacket, super annuated. Messrs. M. Hillier, Eagle, and Tarn, have been appointed temporary clerks at Woolwich. Mr. Hill has been appointed third-class clerk in the Paymas ter's account-office at the Admiralty, Somerset-house, vice Stanhope. The appointment of landing-waiter at the. Customs, London, - will shortly be vacant, vice Mr. J. Baden, first class landing-waiter, the Board of Cus toms having forwarded his superannuation paper to the Lords of the Treasury of 160/. per annum, in the gift of the Lords of the Treasury. The appointment of land ing -waiter, London, is vacant, caused by the absence, without leave, of Mr; W.' H. Hart ; in the gift of the Lords of the Treasury, 1601. per annum. The appoint ment of tidewaiter is vacant, caused by the superannua tion of Mr. G.-Gordon, first-class tidewaiter ; 701. per annum, in the gift of the Lords of the Treasury. Mr. John Billings has been appointed clerk at the West India Docks, London. Mr. C. J. Hoffmeister has been appointed clerk to the tea department in handou,~-- C'' Service Gozat t , T. , 1410 11, I_4lo-N LA. --~---- S 4 THE WAR. RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE OF THE TIGER. The Russian Invalide gives the following report from General Osten-Sicken, relative to this cata strophe, in a supplement to its edition of the 19th inst. : " I hasten to lay before your highness (Prince Paskie witscb) the flag and jack of the British steam-frigate Tiger, of 400-horse power. It ran aground, was set on fire, and blown up, as it was impossible to get it afloat and bring it into the harbour, because two other steamers prevented the attempt. The following are the details : This morning, may 12, the frigate, which came in the direction from St. Sebastopol, got ashore near Kartazzi, about six wersts (41 , miles) from Odessa. Two position field pieces (18 or 12 pounders) of No. 2 Battery, 16th brigade, under Lieutenant Abakoumouff, arrived from Lustdorf colony before the other two steamers could assist the Tiger, and, supported by two companies of the Dnieper reserve infantry regiment and a platoon of Lancers of Cpunt Neketine's regiment, opened their fire with such precision, that, after the vessel had re ceived several shots, and its captain had lost his foot, sho was forced to surrender. The enemy's shot flew harm lessly over the battery (evidently from the vessel lying on her beam) the colours were hauled down, and the lieute nant, who had taken the command, presented himself be fore me and declared his crew prisoners of war. By my orders he sent his boats and crew ashore, and laid down his and their arms. They and their wounded, five in number were sent to the quaran t ine. M eanw hil e e i g h t pieces of the light position battery No. 2 (12-pounders), and the horse battery No. 11, arrived from Odessa, with a battalion of the Sonzdal reserve regiment ; and the reserve battalion of the Ukraine light infantry, with two squadrons of Archduke Ferdinand's lancers, reached the shore. The enemy's wounded were not yet re moved before two enemy's steamers were observed through the fog. As no means were at hand to float the surrendered vessel, and get her into port, and as more enemy s vessels might also arrive at any moment, I ordered the stranded ship to be set on fire with shot. The two steamers of the enemy came within gun range, and opened their fire upon our bat teries. Colonel Granowitch maintained such a well-di rected fire during two hours with twelve pieces, that the enemy's ships were compelled to retire out of range much damaged. Two men and three horses of the re serve battery were killed. Colonel Fiensky and Lieu tenant Smirnoff, of the 2d light infantry and 10th bri gade, received contusions. We have made prisoners Captain Giffard, 24 officers (and warrant officers), with 201 Seamen and marines. The Tiger was armed with 16 Paixhans. At half-past seven p.m. she was com pletely burned." GERMAN POWERS. THE NEW VIENNA PROTOCOL. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna confirms the fact of the signature of a Protocol by the represen tives of the Four Powers, asserting their determi nation to maintain the integrity of Turkey. Aus tria and Prussia will now, it is said, demand the evacuation of the Turkish territory, and accord ingly a draught of a note to Russia has been sent by the Conference to Berlin for the approval of the Prussian Government. PRESENTATION OF PROTOCOLS TO THE GERMANIC DIET. In the sitting of the Germanic Diet, on the 24th, Austria and Prussia presented five protocols of the Conference of Vienna, and made a collective de claration, from which it results that the good un derstanding is maintained between the Four Great Poviers forming part of the Conference of Vienna ; that the continuation of the war between Russia and Turkey exposes her own territories, and that the territorial. integrity of the Ottoman Empire must be maintained. The treaty concluded be tween Austria and Prussia was afterwards pre sented to the Diet, and the German States invited to adhere to the different clauses of it. PESTII, May 19.—A Greek bishop was arrested here on the evening of the 18th, as a Russian emissary, and taken to the New Building, where political offenders are kept. Important papers, it .is said, were found on his person. VIENNA., May 22.—0 n the 16th Prince Paskie witsch gave orders that the bombardment of Silis tria should cease. We do not know whether this is to be attributed to the menacing attitude of Austria or to some negotiations for a capitulation that may be going on between the Russians and Turks. Baron Meyendorff communicated the news of the order for a levy of 95,000 men to Prince Paskiewitsch as well as to the Russian Cabinet. The intelligence of the extraordinary levy was com municated to the representatives of Austria at the various foreign Courts, "with a notice that this Go vernment had not relinquished its mediatory policy, but would always be ready to further any measures for the re-establishment of peace which might be consistent with the honour and interests of Austria and the general balance of power in Europe. The Archduke Albrecht now has his head-quarters at Hermannstadt, in Transylvania. The Ost Deutsche Post has advises of the 20th from Cracow, according to which preparations are making for "mobilising" all the troops in Russian Poland. An artillery park of 70 guns has already reached Kielce, where one of the three Russian corps is to be placed. The Austrian Lloyds of Vienna announces that a complete understanding prevails between Prussia, Austria, and Bavaria on the one hand, and the Western Powers on the other. A letter from Berlin of the 22d states, as an almost official fact, that the accession of the four free towns to the Austro-Prussian convention has been officially notified in that city. A letter from Berlin, 23d, says :—" The heredi tary Prince of Wurtemburg, who has just quitted St. Petersburg, where he had long resided, will visit our Court. He will be accompanied by his wife, the Grand Duchess Olga. The Bavarian Go vernment has communicated to the Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin the note which it has addressed to the Greek government, representing the dangers of its policy, and engagi ng it to pursue a different line of conduct." The Weser Gazette stat es from Berlin that th e English Ambassador in that city has expressed to the Prussian Government the uneasiness occasioned to his Cabinet by the recent changes in Prussia (the forced resignation of General de Bonin, the Minister of War, and the recall of M. de Bunsen from London, are evidently alluded to). Lord Bloomfield is said by this journal to have declared that his Government regretted much to be forced to make observations respecting the internal affairs of Prussia, and that it was not insensible to the valuable services of M. de. Manteuffel, but that the changes in question were so i m p or t an t th a t i t was impossible to refrain from noticing them. The Cologne Gazette publishes a letter from Ber lin contradicting the statements of the departure of the Prince of Prussia from Berlin having been caused by dissatisfaction at the conduct of the Prussian Government. This letter, which appears to come from a ministerial source, states that the Prince was a warm partisan of the A us t ro -P russ i an treaty, and that he has in all things shown grea devotedness to his Sovereign. CONSTANTINOPLE. On the 25th, says a despatch from the Turkish capiial, the RUssians were manoeuvring to cut off the communication between Varna and Silistria. An English division was to embark at Constanti nople for Varna, while the French force was to march on the Balkans. The merchants of Galata complain of the war, but at the same time they are realising enormous profits on horses and other objects in request by the army, which those who know the country and the ways of supply caa buy cheap and sell at prices which but' six months ago would have been consi dered fabulous. The people of Pera and Stamboul are declaring that the war is ruining them, but the fact is, that, besides the thousands of officers who spend their money pretty freely, there never was such an influx of strangers, such coming and going, and so much money given for the most indiffer en t accommodation. Every steamersends its boat-loads of strangers to the shore ; the hamals, or porters, , 4treaterally worked to death with the weight of luggage they carry up the steep streets of Pera, the kaikshis are making their fortunes in convey ing, -all---day and almost all night, parties of officers across the Bosphorus, and the horse lenders, who, some fcur weeks ago, assailed every passer-by with their laud" cries of " Cavallo I" have doubled and trebled their prices and have ceased to offer their horses, for people are but too happy if they can get the loan of one for an afternoon. And as Constantinople is, after all, not far from England, and Englishmen are proverbially fond of travelling, ' it is quite certain that the influx of strangers will increase. Indeed, it is not too much to an ticipate that Parliament and the bar will make this their summer excursion.. Therefore, a few hints as to the manner of going, and the way of making oneself comfortable at. Pera in this extraor dinary time, will be acceptable and interesting to all those who meditate an excursion to the Bosphorus. Those that would go by the quickest and cheapest route--now that tl7e line of railway from Paris to Marseilles is complete—should go through France, and time.their arrival at Marseilles so as to catch one of the direct steamers plying between that port and Constantinople. Those steamers leave Mar seilles:on the 6th, 16th, and 26th of each month, and make the passage in eight days. So that a man need not be longer than 10 days on the road. Those that mean to confine their excursions to Stamboul and its vicinity want no weapons, but those that mean to go inland had better provide themselves with some portable efficacious arms, such as the smaller size of Colt's revolvers. There . are tic) many lasiii-ba•Laul.:, - about to a(l vise any - one to leave the viH , .:ity of Colkstantiiv)pie u narn;e:l. Travellers who wisi to licep in good health shoal recollect that the climate in summer is changing from one extreme to another, and that the same day, even the same hour, may be intensely hot and cold. They should wear cotton shirts and flannel; their outer dress should be of light make and colour, as for India, but they should have some very warm and portable outer clothing, to provile against a sudden change of temperature. On coming here, they should not adopt the Fez, which exposes novices to a coup de soleil, but they should wear white hats or caps, of such a make as to shelter the head and keep it cool. Those that would smoke cigars should bring them, for cigars here are as expensive as in London, and not near so good. It is the same with gloves and other small luxuries. Goods of this class sold in Pera are bad and dear. It should be recollected that the cli mate of Constantinople, with its thin, pure, and ex citing air, is salubrious, but also very dangerous, and that persons of a full habit, or those that are in temperate, are liable to acute diseases of an alarm ing character. Catching cold very frequently leads to bronchitis and pneumonia ; intemperance pro duces dysentery. Wino, water, milk, eggs, and fruit, if not actually obnoxious, are at least dan gerous. The water should never be drank pure, but mixed with wine or coffee, and those that would be in very good health should profit from the hint the Turks take from the climate, and drink as much black coffee as possible. nt as Turkish coffee is too strong for English palates, it should be thinned with water. Cold water mixed with coffee is a delightful and salubrious beverage —at least in this country—and those alone can appreciate it who have vainly sought to quench that consuming thirst front which all strangers suffer in summer. DANUBE. Accounts have been received by telegraph from Bucharest to the 21st. Marshal Paskiewitsch had crossed the Danube near Kalarasch, and had fixed his head-quarters before Silistria, which had been closely invested for the last three days. The Press states from Bucharest that on the 17th the Turkish batteries had destroyed a bridge constructed by the Russians for the passage of a part of their army against Silistria, and that the Turks had defeated the Russians in several other attempts to cross the Danube. A letter from Bucharest of the 19th in the Ost- Deutche-Post mentions that the Russians were pre paring to cross the Danube near Kalarasch. As stated above this operation had been effected on the 21st, and that Silistria was closely invested. The Lloyd, of Vienna, informs us from Bucharest that the Russians on evacuating Lesser Wallachia were greatly harassed by the Turks, and lost great numbers of men in different engagements. BLACK SEA. A telegraphic despatch received from Constanti nople, via Marseilles, says the Descartes quitted the station off Sebastopol on the 11th. At that date the fleets were still cruising before that port, but the fogs were so thick (says the Journal de Constantinople) that the admiral's ships were com pelled to frequently fire guns in order to make known their respective positions. SERVIA. The Press of Vienna, under date of Belgrade, 18th, says—" It is not generally believed that the Paella of Belgrade demanded from Prince Alexan der that he should send away his nephew, but I can assure you that such is the fact. A rencontro has just taken place on the Servo-Bulgarian frontier between the Ser vial's and the Turks. A detachment of 500 bashi-bazouks having separated themselves from the main body of the Turks, entered on the Servian territory, on the side of Gourgoussowacz. The armed peasants attacked and drove them away after a very sanguinary struaglei in which many were killed on both sides. This event has produced a bad effect among the Servian population, and it is feared that they will exercise reprisals on the Turkish territory." CIRCASSIA. According to a despatch of the 15th, from Con stantinople, the Circassians had come down from the mountains, and had occupied all the places evacuated. They surprised 1,500 Russians at Soukoum-Kale, and made them prisoners. They had proclaimed a provisional government, under the presidency of the brother-in-law of Schamyl. RUSSIAN NAVAL STATION OF NICOL AIEV. The Moniteur de la Flotte quotes a letter from an officer on board the French fleet in the Black Sea, giving some account of Nicolaiev, which is, after Sebastopol, the principal naval establishment of Russia in that sea. This information was de rived from the crew of one of the Russian vessels, lately captured. Since the commencement of hostilities the most formal orders were for warded to Nicolaiev to complete with all pos sible activity the ships of war lying on the stocks. But these orders could not be exe cuted; for various reasons. Hands and supplies were wanting. The most intelligent foremen, who had been brought from foreign countries, espe cially from England, by Admiral Lazareff, left the service of Russia, and could not be replaced. The best workmen in the country had been forced to serve on hoard the fleet as master carpenters and engineers, and several companies of operatives were transferred to Sebastopol, for the execution of urgent works in that place. The supply of timber, coal, and other articles derived from abroad being exhausted there was no possibility of renewing it. Among the ships on the stocks at Nicolaiev are 5 liners, considered unfit for service, but which are now being thoroughly repaired by order of the Emperor. These are—the Francis I. 110 guns ; the King of Prussia, 84 guns ; Omega, 84 ; John Golden Mouth, 74 ; and Erivan, 60. Among the vessels now constructing are—the steam ship Marshal Paskiewitsch, 100 guns ; Teflis, a sailing ship of 82 guns; the 56-gun frigates Crimea, Orthodoxy, and Standard, and the steam-corvette Mingrelia. The largest engines, being ordered in America, cannot reach their destination, so that the steamers for which they are intended are totally unavailing. Prince Menschikoff visited the arsenals of N icolaiev towards the close of April, by desire of the Emperor, to whom he addressed an account of their situation. THE BALTIC. A telegraphic communication from Dantzic, dated yesterday, states that no steamer had arrived from the Baltic fleet up to that date, and that two weeks' despatches and one mail were waiting there for conveyance to the fleet. COPMTHAGEN, May 22.—The two rival steam packet companies, formed in Christiania and Christiansand, have now happily taken steps for a union, and will immediately commence operations. They will begin with a boat that will run between these towns and Hamburg, and will proceed to purchase another for the route to England. As the English have now established a post from the fleet to Dautzic, and thence by telegraph to Hamburg, intelligence from the East or the Baltic 'will reach England much quicker by this line than from Stock holm. As the French fleet is now lying at Bellevue, near Kiel, some suppose that the old plan will be adopted for the Anglo-French squadrons meeting in that harbour. Others, apparently with more justice, assert that this w ou ld on l y l ose t i me, and that the French fleet (15 sail) will make the best of its way to Sir Charles Napier. The agitation increases daily. The half-official press openly insults Denmark and the Danes, and insolently counsels the Government to put an end to the Constitution at once. This goes on without let or hindrance. The Government prosecutor is silent; whilst prosecutions shower down upon the national press for the most innocent expressions, and the courts take care to pronounce them guilty in every case. At this moment the question which is uppermost is the celebration of the fifth year of the Constitution, which will take place on a large scale on the sth of June. We shall see whether the Cabinet will dare to prohibit this cele bration. If they do, the revolution may be con sidered as begun. In the duchies the Danish na tionality is more oppressed than ever, and the most shameful infractions are made of the rights of the Danish population. Prussia and Schleswig-Hol stein are triumphant. COPENHAGEN, May 23.—One of the merchants of the good town of Ystadt has publicly announced that he will present a gift of 1,000 rix-dollars banco to the poor the moment the news arrives of any considerable defeat of the Russians in Europe or in Asia. The Swedish post-boat, from Grisslehamn to Aland, was stopped on the 14th by English rowing-boats, but immediately dismissed. The Finnish post-boat was not so lucky. It was seized and retained. So far from the universal re ports of the attack on Boniarsund. and Gustafs yarn being confirmed, there is reason to suppose that Sir Charles has not yet struck a blow of any kind. The cannonading heard in Gothland would appear to have been great-gun exercise. On the night between the 16th and 17th, the French liner, Duperre, 84, anchored at Frederik shaven (as I have already informed you). It has a crew of 500 seamen and 400 land troops. On the 17th a number of the officers landed, accompanied by the chaplain. There were no pilots, every man being already engaged. It length, after much difficulty, the captain succeeded in procuring the mate of the Valdemar, and put to sea at seven in the evening.. The Norwegians here celebrated I the azniyeroary of their Constitution 911 the 17th, I but the police prohibited their procession. There 1110129: is quite a, panic her( Test the force of circuinstauces should end Anger the Danish neutrality. They know that Russia cannot hurt them directly, but they fear her indirect vengeance through Prussia. In the last war,, they say, England could not or would not help us, in spite of the plainest and strongest treaties ; and should we join the Western Powers, we shall have 100,000 Prussians, • perhaps with a corps of Austrians, ravaging Jutland duwn to the Eider, and occupying Holstein. The Ministerial party take the same view, and . hold this threat in. terrorem. over the heads of the national party. It is not so easy to answer these men, for the policy of England towards this country has hitherto been one monstrous perfidy, one in explicable mystery. However, the result is par ticulary unfortunate, fur it paralyses the efforts of those who are friendly to the Western Powers. Rumours of all kinds cross and recross each other. One of the latest is, that a courier has brought to Copenhagen the demand for the abrogation of the neutrality, and that he is now on his way to Stock holm with the same message. The strong westerly winds now blowing are not favourable for the final coup d'eta . t intended by the Ministry. Even the introductory proclamation annihilating the liberty of the press—a document long since ready —has not yet appeared. But the people are not idle—the agitation is immense. THE ISLAND OF GOTHLAND. We make the following extracts from a letter dated Farosund, Island of Gothland, May 18 " Leaving Stockholm on Saturday last, at noon, on board the Motala steamer, I arrived in Wisby, the chief town of thisisland, the next morning about six. Amongst the passengers were ten Swedish officers, who have been sent to exercise the national bevaring of Gothland. That militia, which replaced the ordi nar y conscr i p ti on , an d which has its own special corps of officers, is composed of all persons, from 15 to 50 years of age, capable of bearing arms. The bevaring is never taken out of the island, and it generally musters about 9,000. There is no cavalry, but a small corps of artillery, with twenty cannons. Another of our passengers was Mr. Waern, the Chairman of the Koping and Wener Lake Railway Company, one chiefly composed of English share holders. The line will be completed in the course of 1856. Meantime a telegraphic communication will be established between Stockholm and Gothenburgh, to be ready towards the end of August next. The telegraph between Grisselhamn, a small town in the Guif of Bothnia and the Swedish capital, was opened a few days ago. Our pilot told us that he and his brother pilots at Landsort had gained more money by the visit of the English fleet to Eifsnabben Bay than during the pro ceeding 12 months—their annual average earnings being about twenty pounds each. " Wisby, the capital of this island—for the little village of Farosund is in Gothland, and not, as the name would seem to imply, in the opposite and adjacent island of Faro —may be called a town of ruins--of ruined churches, ramparts, turrei;s, and castellated forts, one of the last kind being the residence, in olden times, of a celebrated rover, who delighted in calling himself " God's friend and all the world's foe." In the 12th, 13th, and the first half of the 14th century Wisby was an important and prosperous com mercial port ; in fact one of the most important in North Europe. It was destroyed in 1361 by the Danes, who had been called to the aid of the Swedish monarch, Alagiins Ericson, in his violent attempt to levy taxes - on the wealthy burghers, and who remained masters 'of the island until 1645, when it was restored to Sweden. The present number of inhabitants in Wishy is about 5,000. In the beginning of the 14th century, it was 12,000, ex clusive even of tile working men in the suburbs. Of late there are some signs of improvement; a new harbour has been constructed, excellent educational establish ments have been opened, and there appears to be again a tendency to commercial speculation. The inhabitants of that town, and, indeed, of the whole island, are very friendly in their manners, and to a considerable extent in their habits. " One of my first inquiries on landing at Wisby was re t4pecting the way to get to this village, about 3G English miles distant, and I was informed that the only con veyances were the open carts used by the farmers, a number of whom on the road are obliged by law to pro vide travellers with horses. . - ---- " Starting at noon, I passed through the little villages of Shentsu, IVlyrvalde, A.ngelbos, and Koparfve, at each of which there was a relais of horses, and arrived, about half-past nine o'clOck at Farosund. The country on the way is barren and rocky, the only trees being spruce firs, with patches here and there of rye and buckwheat, and with not a few swamps on each side. The skjutshall, or post stations, are farmers' houses, not at all remark able for comfort or neatness, although the owners are on the whole well to do in the world. Bread and cheese and corn brandy are the only provisions for travellers, except at Angelbos, where ham and eggs make their ap pearance for favoured visitors. At each station is an old corporal or sergeant, who takes down the name and quality of the person demanding post-horses. In each of the fanners' houses were bibles and numerous prayer. books, which appeared to have been well thumbed, and it may be presumed well read. The fair sex in these parts are coy and shy on first acquaintance, and such characteristics are, of course, so many virtues. "On ascending the road near Farosund, one gets all at once a view of the fine harbour, and of Faro (sheep isle). That harbour, which until late was very little known, is well sheltered, and has plenty of water for large vessels. The two entrances of 'the harbour are sa that it is somewhat difficult to make them in bad weather, and the northern channel is not so free a passage as set down in our English charts. In fact, one of the colliers sent from England to the British fleet "got ashore there some days ago, and was only released yes terday from her perilous position, a lighter having been sent out to remove a part of the cargo. The captain had been warned against the coming in by that channel, and advised to go round Far Island, in order to enter by the other one, but he ref xreil to his charts, and finding, as it says, that, 'it was all right,' he disregarded tue coun el, and was soon stranded. " On my arrival in Farosund I found there H.M. steam corvettes Porcupine, 4 guns, Captain Jack Mon, and Dra gon, 6 guns, Captain Wilcox. The latter had not been in more than an hour or two, and had returned from Copenhagen, to which it had conveyed de-ipatches. The next morning it left Farosund for the fleet. It had not encountered any portion of the French squadron. " Yesterday (Wednesday) the Basilisk, 6 guns, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, reached Farosund, to take in coals and provisions. It brought the intelligence that the greater portion of the fleet was still off Sand Island (Sando), to the north of Faro. " The recent reports in Stockholm to the effect that the Bomursund and Hango forts, in the Aland Isles, had been bombarded, turn out to be unfounded. They may, however, be only premature, for those places have been visited by some of our frigates. Hango would make an excellent depot for coals, and, being on a small island, could be easily defended by a couple of war steamers. The Tyne, 'store ship, is expected every day at the fleet ; and so soon as a portion of the French squadron arrives, a grand blow will no doubt be struck in the direction of Revel or Sweaborg. Meantime several vessels are cruising in the Gulf of Bothnia and near the mouth of the Gulf of Finland. It is known that a considerable number of gun-boats are being constructed in the Finnish ports, and perhaps some of our small craft may run in and cut them out. "There is not a little uneasiness in the fleet regarding the comparative paucity of surgeons. Should any acci dent happen during action to any of the medical men, the consequences to the crews of their respective vessels would probably be very serious. I believe one of the objections, on the part of surgeo ns , aga i ns t en t er i ng the navy, is that they are not always provided with berths, and that : whilst acting as assistant-surgeons, they have to mess with the midshipmen." GREECE. According to intelligence from Malta of the 22d, the division of General Forey, was to leave yester day (Friday) in 14 steamers, for Athens, which city it will occupy. FRANCE. REPORT ON THE BUDGET OF 1848. This document, which has been drawn up by Baron Paul de Richemont, appears in the lifoni te.ur. It is of great length, filling nearly nine closely-printed columns of the official journal. It commences by remarking on the very decided ame lioration which has taken place in the trade and manufactures of the country under the present Government. The trates of the perturbation which the Revolution of 1848 had produced have, it de clares, totally disappeared since De cem b er 2 ,1831; confidence having been restored, public and private credit has received such an impetus, that the indi rect contributions, that certain mark of public prosperity, have increased in three years from 707 to 846 millions. That marvellous prosperity, the report goes on to say, improved further by the continued action of a prudent and strong Govern ment, was not produced in France only, but spread itself abroad in every direction; for it is the destiny of France always to react on other countries by her prosperity as by her disasters. But all of a sudden this favourable posture of affairs seemed to be en dangered by the prospect of war. The report on that point uses the following language : " Suddenly, a sovereign, who for a length of time had been desirous of passing for the most firm supporter of European tranquility, impelled by an ambitious and ego tistical feeling, traditional in his dynasty, compromised the security which the world enjoyed. • It is therefore in the midst of circumstances, new, unforeseen, and difficult of appreciation in all their ulterior conse quences, that the Government has been obliged to prepare the elements of the budget of 1855, taking into account the influence which the events of foreign policy might exercise on the provisions of the pub lic poWers. This reserve, which is pruent and ne cessary, mu s t not, h owever, be carried too far, for the difficulties of the state of things would be in creased by anticipating their being too considerable or too nnmerous. The Government fora long time refused to believe in a war which moderation condemned, and good faith rejected, and which the most sacred interests of Europe should have caused to be considered impos sible. Nevertheless every day the rupture became more and more imminent, and when the budget was laid before you, we were in that • strange situation, which was sojustly defined in the Parliament of a neighbouring country, iu these words ; 'lf we ore not yet at war, Nyt; are no longer quit 3 at peace." On the 27th March, at the very moment when t!,c Legi , latPe waq about to detibcrate in its bureaux on the bi:l fixing the receipts and expenditure of 1855, it was convoked to hear a coq' inunication from the Government. The Minister of State announced that the' united efforts of France and England to bring the Czar to moderate resolti tions had failed ; and that Russia had put herself in a state of war towards the allied powers, the respon sibility of which would fall on her alone. An august,. voice has 'said , Woe t o hi m w h o s h a ll b e the fir" in Europe to give the signal of a 'collision, the con' sequences of which must be incalculable.' Experience has taught us that this voice never prophecied in vain. For our parts we add, Woe to France and to Europe if they do not arrest this new invasion of despotism and barbarism.' It is therefore to secure to the world le durable peace, that we must know how to resign our selves momentarily to war. Our country has admirably comprehended this ; and, as it wishes for peace, it W ill not hesitate at any sacrifice to obtain it, and to place lt beyond the reach of any fresh attack. Powerful and numerous reasons unite to deprive this transient struggle of the character which war has too often assumed in pas t times. The equity, good sense, and disinterestedness , which inspire the policy of the Government, have secured to France the approbation of the whole world, the alle giance of all the great states, and the sincere and ener getic co-operation of a nation, long our rival, but novr a the partner in our e ff or t s t o ma i nta i n the secur i ty 0 ' nations. This state of things gives us tranquillity on the continent, and secures our rule over the seas ; it has established the great principle of liberty of neu trals ; and by a measure of justice due to a good cause, it removes from our commerce all the calamities of war to throw them entirely on that of the enemy Thus, a war which is unfortunately necessary, but the scene of which is at a distance, and which certainly will be but temporary, as it is waged by all against a coal' mon enemy ; the prospect of a speedy peace, founded Ou a basis which it will not be henceforth easy to over throw, or even perhaps to shake ; our commerce pre serving nearly all its usual markets—such is, without any exaggeration on either side, the situation of rrance at the moment when the budget is submitted to your amination. For the Emperor, as for France, L'Empire c'est la paix. Thus the regular budget of 1855 is pre sented to you in normal conditions, which the govern ment does not despair of seeing realised. It was thus that you have understood it, gentlemen, in receiving, an you have chine, the announcement of the state of war, and in authorising with a patriotic eagerness the loan to meet the necessary expenses. It is thus that the cowl try understood it in giving, with such unanimity and so much warmth, its financial co-operation to the political measures of the government ; and it is thus that your committee must understand it, in order to be the faith ful interpreter of the sentiments of France and of your own." The report then speaks of the credits demanded for the departments of War and. Marine ; its lan guage beginning as follows : "The whole of the credits demanded for these tvic ministerial departments amount to 443,500,193 f. for War; 315,897,791 f.: for Marine, 127,602,402 f. ; the credits awarded in 1854 were 426,567,048 f. ; increase for 1855, 16,933,145 f. These figures were a dopted in expectation of a state of peace. We hope that that state will soon be restored to us. What is certain is, that favourable chances will increase in direct proportion to the rapidity and energy with which the war is conducted. While we were examining the budget, facts were advancing, the campaign was entered on , and hostilities commenced. The Government, responding to the confidence of the country, was giving to our army what it considered the strongest organization. That organization, whi c h canno t b e t h e wor k o f a day, le partially effected ; it renders necessary expenses which, by their permanent character, will be set down in the budget ; but it is still difficult to know what will be, financially speaking, the definitive result. Once that our military forces are more vigorously constituted, will it not be possiblo to effect reductions, and to diminish expenses which now appear probable ? Witnesses of the transformation which is being effected in the organ' ization of the army, ought we to have taken the ise' lated elements of that change, and have inscribed them in the budget We have not thought it right to enter on that path. There are extraordinary situations which incontestably bear down the rules of normal times. We believe that we have understood what the present situation requires ; we belive that we have con formed to the wishes of the nation which we repre sent, by seconding with all our force the initiative and energy of the man whose mission it is to display the flag of France. The Emperor rightly counted on the enlightened and absolute cooperation of the deputies of the departments. We give it willingly, and we set aside all questions likely to create embarrassments. Be assured, gentlemen, that the rights of the Legislative body are not compromised when they are placed at the service of France. We propose to you, then, to adopt the budgets Of war and marine, as they have been pre- . sented to us. When the moment shall have arrived, decree of repartition will regulate the employment of the sum which you may have voted, and bills will be submitted to you to regularise any supplementary and extraordinary credits which circumstances may have refl. dered necessary." A private letter from Berlin states that it was on the receipt of an angry letter from the Emperor of Russia, in reply to o ne recommen di ng moderat i on , that the King of Prussia ordered the last protocol to be signed. It is further stated, that despatches have been received from the French Minister at Vienna, announcing that the explanations given by the Austrian Cabinet relative to the treaty con eluded between it and Prussia were highly satis factory, and that those given by Prussia were, though not unsatisfactory, less unreserved. The army of St. Omer will be divided into three divisions, and will be extended towards the East. One division will be commanded, as already stated, by General Baraguay d'Hilliers, another by Gene ral Pelissier, and the third by General d'Arbott ville. According to information which is believed to be correct, the following is the manner in which the troops that are to be concentrated in the neighbourhood of Marseilles will be distributed. One division will be cantoned at the Pennes, and another in the commune of St. Victoret, between the Pas des Lanciers and the railway. These troops will be about 25,000 in number. It is also in contemplation to quarter a division in Mar seilles or the suburbs, but this has not been defini tively decided on. In 1849, at the time of the ex pedition to Rome, one brigade w as quar t ere d i n the surrounding hamlets, while another was in the town itself. Lastly, about 15,00 will be encamped at St. Maximim, this point being convenient for a sudden embarkation either from Toulon or Mar seilles. The localities above-mentioned have been visited within the last few days by M. Appertp aide-de-camp to the Minister of War. We read in the Courrier de Marseille : "According to information which we have eve/ reason to believe to be correct, the following is the, manner in which the t roo p s , th at are to b e concentrated in the neighbourhood of Marseilles, will be distributed. One division will be cantonned at the Pennes, and another in the commune of St. Victoret, between the Pas-des-Lanciers and the railway. These troops will be about 25,000 in number. It is also in contemplation to quarter a division in Marseilles or the suburbs, but this has not been definitively decided on. In 1849, at the time of the expedition to Rome, one brigade was quar tered in the surrounding hamlets, whilst another was in the town itself. Lastly, about 15,000 will be encamped at St. Maximin, this point being convenient for a sudden embarkation either from Toulon or Marseilles. The localities above mentioned have been visited, within the last few days by M. App er t, Aid e -d e - camp to the Minister of W ar .* The Three per Cents. opened yesterday at 68f. 85c., and rose to 69f. 95e., the price at which they closed for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a - Half per Cents. closed at 95f. 20c. ; and the Nevr Loan at 69f. ; Orleans Railway, Shares, 1,130 f. ; Rouen, 925 f. ; Havre, 467 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 827 f. 50c. ; Strasburg, 755 f. ' • New Shares, 597 f. ' 50c. • Paris and Lyons, 922 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 790 f. ; Western of France, 645 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 570 f. Great Central of France, 487 f." 50c. ; Lyons to Geneva, 475 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 640 f. ITALY. The Imperial Lieutenant of Lombardy has issued a notification, dated the 20th, from which it ap' pears that the contingent of the Italian provinces to the new levy of 950,000 men ordered by the Austrian government, is 14,103 men, viz. : 7,661 for Lombardy, and 6,442 for Venetia. SPAIN The Madrid journals of the 21st contain nothing of interest. The Gazette asserts that the decree re lative to the payment in advance of half a year'o taxes has been favourably received by the commer cial classes, and that it caused the rise in the funds the day before. The last bulletin about Queen Christiana was that some slight sufferings had pre vented her Majesty from sleeping so well as could have been desired, bnt that on the whole her state was nearly the same. A letter from Galatz of the 11th, in the Ost Deutsche Post of Vienna; s a y s :—" The application made by the merchants of this place to Prince Paskiewitsch has been crowned with full success. The agent of the Austrian Lloyds returned yester day from Toultscha, where he waited on General Uschakoff, the adjutant of the Prince, at the head o f a deputation. I can inform you that all that could be expected was accorded to him, and that he has brought back the good news that hence forward it will be permitted to vessels to pass by by the mouth of the Suhim into the Black Sea." ST. PETERSBURG AND ODESSA.—The letters from St• Petersburg and o,lessa contain nothing new, 6 except that the exchanges at both places were higher. A car which has just transpired seems to indicate that specie payments in Russia are wholly suspended. A certain amount is bills payable at St. Petersburg was remitted from London a short time back-to an eminent house la th at City, with instructions that they should forward the proceeds in specie to Odessa, but it appears that they refused t o d o so, and would mad nothing but PP° mono estii exp of afte tho Par ; and ss. was rate tb e ou