The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-12 00:00:00

AT a MEETING of the OFFICERS of the CENTRAL and WARD LIBERAL ELECTORS COMMIT TEES of the CITY of LONDON, and of the GENERAL CO kISIIT TEE of the LIBERAL REGISTRIT/ON ASSOCIATION, held the 12th June.lol. at the London Tavern. Present— Messrs. J. B. Allan. Messrs. W. Kirk. H P. Buckler. David Laurie. J. P. Bowring. John Lupton. R. W. Crawford. H. L. Morgan. W. F. A. Delane. George Moore. David Dewar. Samuel Morley. Thomson Hankey, Jun., George Perkes. M.P. John Pontlfea. John Forster, M.P. M. Prendergast, Q.C. J. P. Foster. • Fredericit Pattison. Gregory Forster. H. J. Prescott. Samuel Gregson, M.P. W. Pritchard. Charles Gilpin. W. H. Rock. W. Ilackblock. W. Strode. Thos. 8. Hall. T. Surr. T. H. Hall. G. &tiger. W. J. Hall. J. J. .Travers. Kirkman D. Hodgson- J. Underwood. Henry Hooton. E. Wilson. H. L. Keeling. R. It Whiteside. HENIY J. PnEscorr, Esq., in the chair. On the motion of It. B. WHITESIDE, Esq., seconded by Mr. THOU!! HAMLET, Jun., Esq., it was unanimoualy— Resolved—" That this Meeting strongly recommends the Liberal Electors to unite their efforts in securing the re-electien of Lord John Russell as the representative of the City of London in Par liament." On the motion of J. J. Tesvtes, Esq., seconded by W. J. HALL, Esq. It was unanimously resolved,—" That the Chairman and Secre tary be authorised to form a Committee, if necessary, to carry the foregoing resolution into effect." On the motion of Wse. Parrcniatb, Esq., seconded by SAIIVEL MoRLEY, Esq., it was unanimously resolved— " That the best thanks of this meeting be passed to H. J• Prescott Esq., for Lis conduct in the chair." SIDNEY SMITH, Secretary. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE: Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Juss 12, _ Will be performed DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, 3fdlle. Ra dersdoriT; Elvlra, Madame Caradori ; Don Giovanni, Herr Pasqua . ; Octavio, Herr Reichardt ; H Comnaendatore, Mr. Hamilton Brahaza ; and Leporello, Herr Formes; Masetto, Herr Holzel. Followed by the new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT, entitled UNE FETE EN OLYMPE. - Pr:eei—Stalls, 7s; Dress Circle, 55.; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; and Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The Box-office open daily from Ten till Six, where places may be secured. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader and Cocit, 63, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. finekstotie. THXS EVENING, JUNE 12, Will be performeds Its Drama of THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Chooteters by Maws. Chippendale, Howe, G. Vandenhoff, W. Farren, Compton, and Buckstone ; Miss Reynolds, Miss E. Grey, and Mrs. Fltzwilliam. wriich, the entirely new and original extravaganza, entitled MR. BUCKSTONE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE (IN LEI- C 2 ;STER•SQUARE), written by J. R. Planche, Esq. ROY'LL PRINCESNS THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES BEAD(. THIS EVENING, JUNE 12, Will be performed FROM VILLAGE TO COURT. Principal characters by Messrs. Harley, Fisher, and Cathcart; Misses Mur ray, Heath, and Vivash. Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean and David Fisher ; Mrs. Winstanley and Miss C. Leclercq. To conclude with A STORM IN A TEA-CUP. Principal cha m_tcrs by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, JIT NE 12, Will be performed GIVE A DO,l, AN ILL NAME. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews and F. Matthews ; Misses Oliver and Mar tindale. Followed by LITTLE TODDLEKINS. To conclude with BEFORE BREAKFAST. Characters by Mr. C. Mathews, Messrs. F. Matthews and Baker; Miss Wadham, &c. THEITRE ROYAL ADELPFII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, JUNE 12, • Will be performed THE THIRST OF GOLD ; or, the Lost Ship, and the Wild Flower of Mexico. With the unique grand scenic effect of the Sea of Ice. Characters by Messr.i. B. Wenster C. Selby, Keeley, and Paul Bedford; Madame Celeste, and Mrs. Leigh Murray. After which will be produced the New Extravazanza, entitled A. MOVING TALF, supported by Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the popular Nautical Drama of the CABIN BOY. Julien (tier original character), Madam., Celeste. Tickets, Places and Private Boxe^ to be has at the theatre. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Allc:oft—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs THIS EVENING, JuNr 12, Will be presented THE LOVE CHASE. Constance, by Miss Fitzpatrick. After which, TIIE PETS OF THE BALLET. To conclude with X. Y. Z. sltalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, lg. 6d; Gallery, Gd.; Private Boxes, £1 lie. 64., to be had of Mr. Al'croft. 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY's EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHIIAPIZE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING, JUNE 12, Will be produced the new Grand Historical Mlltary spectacle, en titled TEE COSSACKS ; or, Vive la France. Followed by a total change of the Scenes in the CIRCLE. To.conclude with a new Grotesque Extravaganza, called THIS HORSE WILL BE SOLI) 10 PAY EXPENSES IF NOT CLAIMED WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. . ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Open for the Season. TIIIS EVENING, June 12, Will he repeated an entirely NEW and BRILLIANT PIECE, of FIREWORK. on a gigantic scale, represent!ng the British Lion and 0 4 1111 c Cock Trampling on the Russian Eagle. All the numerous attractions of the gardens as usual, including the beautiful Panorama of Chnsan. by Danson—the extensive and Interesting Menagerie— Vocal and Instrumental Concert : Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers. &c. Concluding with the attack of the British Fleet on Chusan—Explosion of the Batteries and Ships, and final Grand. Display of Fireworks, by Southby. Feeding the animal:, Half-past Five. Concert, Half-past Six. Fireworks, Quarter to Ten. Ad mission to the whole, is. lIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tab; DAY —Horning 25 min.after 2 I Evening 50 min.aft. 2 ra•lionkew—lf o r n i ng 15 min.after 3 I Evening 40 min.aft. 3 TH.it WEATIIER.—SUN °MO; JUNS 11. THERNONETER, IN THE SFIADN. 67 highest since noon yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night. 69—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.98. WIND, W. to W.S.W.—Very fresh, blowing a gale, with heavy clouds and partial sunshine. JUNE 12. 69 —highest since noon yesterday. 57 —lowest this morning and during the night. 65 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.63. WIND, S.W.—Fresh breeze, elondy with sunshine, slight sprinkling of rain, and plenty of scud. r*V ktliLt) ; LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1854. Another allusion in these columns to the event of Saturday may be tolerated, we venture to hope, under the peculiar circumstances which marked the occasion, on that 10th of June, 1854, of the solemn opening by the QIIIMN of the Crystal Palace of the People at Sydenham. If for no other reason, reference once more to the incident of that remarkable inauguration might be deemed allowable from the fact of everything connected with it having proved in every way so peculiarly satisfactory. From the weather to the smallest detail of the ceremonial all passed off, literally, to admiration. Having supplied our read ers in our last impression with as complete and accu- ' rate a report of the proceedings as was at all prac ticable under the circumstances, we endeavour by now laying before them a variety of additional particulars, to make up for any deficiencies, in the copy of our journal for this evening. Here after, the curious observers of the progress of civilisation will turn, we doubt not, with scarcely less eagerness to the details of the festive pageant of Saturday afternoon than that which is natural at the present moment among the vast concourse of our own immediate contemporaries. For the opening of the Crystal Palace, at Sydenham, is something more than the beginning under distin guished auspices of a splendid and unprecedented speculation. It is something better and worthier than the after-shad°w t • ng of an apparently similar, yet really very different inauguration. The opening of the Palace of the People in Penge Park on the 10th of June, 1854, was less remarkable, it is t rue , i n some respects but also in others infinitely more remarkable, than the opening on the I st of May, 1851, in Hyde P ar k, of the Great Industrial Exhibition. It was not a gathering together from all parts of the world of the natural products and of the w or ks of art and industry of all nations. It was not, there folvj a pacific congress of the representatives of OAEastern and Western Hemispheres. It was not a fairy structure of iron and glass, the like of which had never been secs before, and under the transparent roof of which had been collected and arranged in symmetrical order the visible tokens of the extraordinary advance made in the general development of civilisation. But if the Crystal Palace of 1851 had these advantages, the Crystal Palace of 1854 had others, pec uliar to itself, by whi c h the superiority, in some respects, of its predecessor, were in others some of these very notable advantages completely and satisfactorily counterbalanced. The Crystal Palace near Syden ham, unlike that near Hyde Park Corner, was the Palace, so to speak, of the People, and not of the Government. It is "not for an age, but for all time," or, at any rate, not for a passing occasion, but for a permanency. It is another and an enor mous stride in the way of National Education. An enterprise altogether so beneficent and remarkable in its aim as at once to command the popular interest, and with it the popular admi ration. Everything, we doubt not, therefore, re lating to the Crystal Palace itself, or to the cere mony of its Royal inauguration, will be noted by the intelligent masses with peculiar satisfaction. Every one who, like ourselves, had the satisfaction of observing on Saturday the interior of the beau tiful structure now adorning the acclivity at Sydenham, will need no reminder of the eff ec t produced upon the imagination by the whole scene—especially during the movement of the Royal procession. Those exquisite perspectives produced by the blue, and white, and crystal arches, supported by the clustering avenues of red pillars along the whole length of the nave (72 feet wide), running from north to to south a distance of 1,608 feet —crossed by a transept at each end 312 feet in length, and by the centre transept, 120 feet broad and 408 feet long—those wonderful perspectives of arches, soar ing to the height of 106 feet along the nave and along the end transepts, and to the yet greater altitude of 170 feet in the roof of the centre transept—while to the spectator they de , monstrate at a glance the skilful blending of the genius of Sir Josies PaxroN for design, and of Mr. Owi JONES for colouring, for any one else, for all who have not examined the edifice, within and without, themselves, literally defy description. As well might we attempt to afford those who did not themselves listen on Saturday to the glorious sounds of the National Anthem, and to the sublime strains of the " Halle lujah" pealed forth by an orchestra of 1,700 musi cians, singers and instrumentalists, including under the hands of the latter 100 violins, 30 violoncellos, 30 violas, 30 double basses, and a corresponding variety of flutes, clarionets, bassoons, oboes, horns, trumpets, trombones, kettle-drums, and ophicleides—as well might we attempt to describe the effect produced by that immense torrent of harmonious sound, as endeavour to depict by words the aspect of either the interior or exterior of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. Enough for those who have already traversed the magical gardens and the fairy-like building, if it be said, as it may be said by them without exaggeration, that the enterprise which has already nearly attained the ample limits of its completion is one not unworthy of representing within itself the diversity, and the glory, and the beauty of modern civilisation. It constitutes at once the golden-palace and the hanging-gardens of the modern Babylon —the Acropolis of England—the Walhalla of the United Kingdom. MT. CHARLES CJAVENDISH FULKE GREVILLE is a very ill-used man ! Notwithstanding that the Honourable Gentleman is a grandson of a Duke, the brother-in-law of the brother of a Duke, the father-in-law of a Duke in embryo, ill-conditioned and inquisitive persons have questioned the pro priety of the small increase of 5001. per annum, to his paltry " COMPLEMENT " (like Mrs. SPA RSIT he may object to the term "salary") of 2,0001. per annum, and actually inquired the grounds on which it had been made. Are these " miserable radicals" oblivious of the onerous duties which devolve upon this hard-working official I Are • they aware of the burdens which oppress him ? Is he not bound to attend in person (or by deputy) at the meetings of the Privy Council ? Is he not a Steward of the Turf Club--the keeper of a valuable stud of race horses ? But, above all, is he not the writer of letters proving that it is right and proper for par ties to take their seats at, and participate in the labours of the distinguished body to which he condescends to act as clerk, without taking the ordinary oaths of qualification? Why, then, should any additional honorarium be grudged to so effi cient an officer--who, if holding a similar position in the House of Commons, might have saved the country all the trouble of the Jewish Relief Bill, the Parliamentary Oaths Bill, and other matters which have occasioned much Ministerial embar rassment, and the loss of much valuable time ? It is true that we are at war, that the strictest eco nomy is essential, that we have also been com pelled to assent to the doubling of the Income Tax and the increase of the duties on malt, but, for all that, Mr. CHARLES CAVENDISH F IMRE GREVILLE has claims which cannot be resisted or even postponed to a more convenient period. Whatever may be the financial embarrassment of the country he must have his 500/. per annum extra, and we may be thankful that the demand has not been still higher, for who could venture to oppose claims founded upon such meritorious services ? The Hon. Gentleman must have been a very precocious youth, a very " admirable CRICHTON of babyhood." Before he had attained the mature age of ten years he was a pluralist, holding a number of offices in Jamaica, which returned some 6,0001. per annum to the fortunate official, or after making ample allowances for a liberally paid deputy, andclerks, and other expenses,about 3,0001. per an num net profit. He was appointed to a reversion in th. Clerkship of the Privy Council. The West Indian appointment was made in 1801, and as we find CHA RLE3 GREVILLE, Esq., was mariied to Lady CHARLOTTE BENTINCK, eldest daughter of the third Duke of PORTLAND, on the 31st of March, 1793, we may assume, that even if the earliest offspring of that " marriage in high life," lie could only have been seven years of age at the time when he obtained so gratifying a recognition of his abilities. But this was not all. Such talents should be secured for the public service. A colony should not secure all his exertions. Letters patent were, therefore, issued (we believe in 1804), granting him the reversionary office of Clerk of the Privy Council ; while, in 1808, an order of Council was promulgated, fixing the salary at 2, 0001. per annum in the first instance, with an increase to 2,5001. after three years. There was, how ever, some moderation even in those jobbing times. A proviso or condition was annexed that there should be an abatement of the additional 5001. per annum in the event of his holding any other office producing an income equal to or ex ceeding 5001. per annum. Mr. GREVILLE succeeded to the reversion in 1821, when 27 years of age. He received his 2,000/., which was increased to 2,500/. in 1824. In 1829 the West Indian reversion dropped in ; and consequently, as the 3,000/. or upwards which he received from the colony exceeded 500/. per annum, he was again reduced to the insignificant stipend of 2,000/. per annum--a totally inade quate remuneration for his invaluable services. With that, however, he rested contented until the present year. He has, however, at length discovered the folly of his extraordinary moderation, and laid claim to the additional salary, and, what is better, had the claim allowed. It is said that he resigned the appointment in Jamaica. Whether the "forgotten," condition in the patent, that he should receive the emoluments "so long as he discharged in person" the duties of the various appointments, and the fact, that although he had received some seventy-five thousand pounds for his net profits he had never set foot in Jamaica, had any influence in leading to the resignation, we cannot say; but, at all events, it was duly sent in, and the additional salary for the Home-office demanded, and we hear that the demand has— although not without discussion—received the Legislative sanction. Mr. CHARLES CAVENDISH FULKE GREVILLE is now, however, permanently fixed as the recipient of 2,5001. per annum from the public revenue. The day after this matter was disposed of in the representative branch of the Legislature, a deputation of distinguished naval officers waited _on the Financial Minister to urge the hitherto unrecognised _claims of one w h o had been be queathed as a le<racy to the nation by one of its most distinguished servants, who petished in the hour of victory, after achieving imperishable laurels for his country--" I also leave to the be neficence of my country my adopted daughter Eiortena NELSON Thompsoly t and I desire she will in future use the name of ' NELSON' only. These are the only favours I ask of my King and u at this moment when I am going t o fi g h t their battle. May GOD preserve my King an d country, contry an d all those I hold dear. My cou rse, be written bu; re lations it is needless to de m d en f t o i r o . n ” . suTchheywwasill,thoef codicil p w r i o l vi lof the Hero, to the last INMemii THE SUN, LONDON. MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1854. a few hours before his lamented although glorious death, and his brothers in arms de manded some degree of information as to what were the intentions of the Ministry respecting the execution of what ought to be the sacred trust. They knew that nearly half a century had elapsed since the creation of that obligation, but that nothing whatsoever had been done—that the object of their solicitude was . the wife of a hard working, but by no means over-paid, clergyman, whose zeal and energy were but scantily remune rated. She had received no testimonial of public gratitude. Nothing had been done for the child or grandchildren of the Lord NELSON, and there are now " difficulties in the way of an arrange ment." Let the public, however, consider the difference between the treatment of HORATIA. NELSON THOIIPSON and CHARLES CAVENDISH FULKE GREVILLE, and determine, if they can, the principle on which public rewards are apportioned. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen left Buckingham Palace at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon to open the Crystal Palace at Syden ham. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto, with the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, quitted the Palace in the following order : A carriage-and-four conveying the Queen, Prince Albert, the King of Portugal, and the Duke of Oporto. A carriage-and-four conveying the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Master of the Horse, the Duke of Wellington, and the Mistress of the /tobes, the Duchess of Sutherland. A carriage -and-four conveying the Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, the Lady Superintendent, Lady Caroline Barrington, and the Lady in Waiting the Countess of Mount Edgcutnbe. A carriage -and-four conveying the Maids of Honour in Waiting, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, and the Hon. Beatrice Byng. the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, the Marquis of Abercorn, and the Lord Chamberlain, the Maquis of Breadalbano. A carriage and four, conveying the Lord Steward, Earl Spencer, le Marechal Due de Terceira, and le Vicomte de Carreira. A carriage and four conveying the Lord in Waiting to the Queen, Lord Camp ; the Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert, Lord George Lennox ; Lord de Tabley, and Baron de Sarmento. A carriage and four conveying the 'Equerry in Wait ing to the Queen, Major• General Buckley ; the Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert, Captain du Plat ; and the Groom in Waiting, the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West. A carriage and four conveying the Chevalier Francisco de Mello, Col. Folque, Col. Wylde, and Mr. Gibbs. Numerous outriders in scarlet liveries were in attend ance, and the military escort was composed of Carbineers. Prince Albert, the King of Portugal, and the Duke of Oporto wore uniforms, and the noblemen and gentlemen in waiting appeared in the levee dress, the members of orders of knighthood wearing their respective ensigns. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Sir George Couper, and Lord James Murray, and the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Lady Suffield and Baron Knesebeck, were also present at the inauguration of the Crystal Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday evening. The Ladies and Gentlemen•in-Waiting were the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Lord Camoys, Major• General Buckley, Captain Du Plat, Baron de Sarrnento, Colonel Folque, and Lord de Tabley. Prince Albert and the King of Portugal afterwards honoured the Earl of Rosse with with their company at his residence in Connaught• The King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto viewed the collection of the Royal College of Surgeons, in Lin coln's inn -fields, on F ri d ay morn i ng, and afterwards in spected the Model of the Earth in Leicester-square, and the Senior United Service Club in Pall Mall. On Saturday morning, his Majesty and the Duke of Oporto paid a visit to Colonel Colt's manufactory, near Vauxhall-bridge. The King and the Duke was attended by the Duke of Terceira, Viscount de Carreira, Baron de Sarmento, Chevalier de Mello, Colonel Folque, Lord de Tabley, and Colonel Wylde. His Majesty and his Royal Highness afterwards went to the establishment of Mr. Hancock. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen at Bucking ham Palace. Mr. Haythorne Reed attended the Queen's Levee on Friday, in St. James's Palace. The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Glou ter yesterday at Gloucester House. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of West and South Australia, Ceylon, and Gibraltar. A A rumour was prevalent on Saturday afternoon throughout the West-end, and spread to the Crystal Palace, relative to the state of the Duchess of Glou cester ; we notice it only to give it a decided contradic tion. Her royal highness is residing at her town resi dence, Gloucester-house, and was on Saturday in her usual state of health. THE COURT.—Her Majesty tike Queen and the royal family, with their illustrious visitors, the King of Por tugal and the Duke of Oporto are expected to arrive at Windsor Castle soon after ten o'clock to-morrow. The hospitalities of the palace will be marked by unusual splendour during the Ascot race week, arrangements having been made for two grand banquets. On Thurs day the Queen and Court will pay a state visit to the Heath; and on Saturday next her Majesty will return to Buckingham Palace. VISIT OF THE KING OF PORTUGAL TO CLAREMONT.— Yesterday the King of Portugal, accompanied by the Due de Oporto, the Portugese ambassador, and his full l i suite, visited the ex-Royal Family at Claremont, and, after a long interview with the Royal exiles, his Ma jesty, accompanied by Prince Joinville, went over the grounds, with th e ex t en t an d b eauty of which he was highly delighted. Havin g partaken of th e h osp it a liti es of Claremont, an d having taken an affectionate farewell of its distinguished occupants, his Majesty and suite left a late hour for London. The venerable Duke of Rutland is expected to embark ftt the end of the week, on a long cruise, on board his yacht, the Resolution, which has come round from the West of Scotland. The Duke of Newcastle's second son, Lord Edward Pelham Clive, has just entered the army as Ensign in the Rifle Brigade, and shortly departs, we believe, to join his regiment at the seat of war. DEATH OF THE DEAN OF WINDSOR.—We regret to record this event, which took place on Saturday morn ing, at Butleigh Court, near Glastonbury. The Hon. and Very Rev. George Neville Grenville was the brother of the present Lord Braybiooke, and was in the 66th year of his age, having been born on the 17th August, 1738. He was presented to the deanery in 1846 by the late Sir R. Peel. DEATH OF JAMES DARGAN, ESQ.-00 Friday even ing, at his residence, Thomas-street, after a short illness, the above gentleman, brother of our distinguished coun tryman, William Dargan, Esq., departed this life in the 40th year of his age. The deceased gentleman was en deared to all who had intercourse with him, and beloved by his private friends in such a manner as to cause his demise to be at once a deep source of regret to them, and of enduring sorrow to his afflicted lady and numerous family.—Limerick Herald. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the perform ances at the Royal Italian Opera with their presence on S iturday evening. The Queen and th e P r i nce were ac companied by th King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto. The royal suites consisted of the Countess of Mount-Edgeumbe, and the Hon. Miss Byng, the Duke of Terciere, Lord de Tabley, Lord Camoys, General Buckley, and Captain Du Plat. Among the fashionable company attending the theatre we remarked—the Duchess of Montrose, the Duke of Norfolk and Lady Adeliza Fitz a.lan Howard, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Bath, the Marquis Conyngham and Lady Cecelia Conyngham, the Marquis of Abercorn hnd the Ladies Hamilton, the Marquis of Granby, the Earl Bruce, the Earl of Dalkeith, the Earl and Countess of Clare and Lady Eleanor Fitzgibbon, the Earl and Countess Con stance Grosvenor, the Earl of Carlisle, the Countess of Glengall and Lady Margaret Butler, the Earl of Wilton, Viscount and Viscountess Maynard and the Hon. Mrs. Ives, Viscount and Viscountess Falmouth, Viscount Bolingbroke, Viscount Clifden, Lady Rachel Russell, Viscount, Ingestre, Lady Georgina Codrington, Lord Colville, Viscount Exmouth, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce and the Ladies Somerset, Vi , count Ranelagh, &c. THE ROYAL SOCIETY.—The President, the Earl of Rosse, gave his fourth and last soiree this season on Saturday last, when there were present his Royal High ness Prince Albert, accompanied by the King of Portu gal, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl Cawdor, the Earl Fitzwilliam, the Earl of 115Trowby, the Earl of Donoughmore, the Earl of Clancarty, the Earl of Kintore, the Earl of Lanes borough, Viscount Duncan, Lord Naas, Viscount Sandon, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Berriedalo, Lord Trunleston, Lord Beaumont, Lord Wrottesley, Baron Parke, Lord Justice Knight Bruce, Lord Justice Turner, Judge Upton, the Hon. Mr. Parsons, the Dean of Hereford, the Reverend Dr. Jelf, the Right Hon. Sir T. Freemantle, the Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, Sir Dalrymple,A o do n l s p t h o u n s e,sir. L e. s G i e r o l r y ge al ß te a r ck iir S e i v r e J iy ( a )h n n , RSiorsJs' Sr Johnstone, mon, Sir P. Grey Egerton, Sir R. H. Inglis, Sir B. Outran], C. 8., Sir George Grey, Sir H. Vavasour, Sir D. Brewster, Sir B. Brodie, Sir F. Madden, Sir C. Paisley, Sir James Clark, Sir W. Hooker, Sir John Hall, Sir John Hansler, Sir J. South, Sir F. Cullani, Sir Fortunatus Dwarris, Sir John Croft, Gen. Sir %V. Herries, Sir W. Cubitt, Sir J. Liddell, Sir H. Gregory, Mr. Justice Erle, Major-Gen. Wavell, Colonel Sabine, Colonel Everett, the Right Hon. J. Milner Gibson, Colonel Dunne, M.P., the Hon. Captain Dun can, Colonel Sykes, Captain Gladstone, Captain Owen, Booth, Mr. Mackinnon, M.P., Mr. 0. Morgan, M.P., Captain W. Allen, Captain Widrington, the Rev. Dr. Mr. Locke, M.P., Mr. Pickersgill, Mr. Westinacott, Mr. D. Wyatt, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Rennie, Mr. C. May, Mr. W. Hamilton, Mr. Dolland, Mr. Panizzi, Mr. Manby, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Greenough, Mr. Bray ley, the Mayor of Stockport, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Twining, Mr. Aspinall, Mr. G. F. Wilcox, Mr. T. Key, Mr. Yasscott, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Williams, Mr. Gauche, Mr. E. W. Cooke, Mr. Solly, Mr. Partridge, Mr. A. i Sone, &c. MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL IN TEL LIGENCE. CITY; TWO O'CLOCK, The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 5,000 bales, including 1,000 American taken for export and on speculation. The market closed steadily without change in prices. The sales comprised 3,750 American, 450 Pernam and Maran ham at bad. to 7d. ; 120 Bahia at 6&d. ; 150 Egyp tian at 6d. to 7d. ; 500 Surat at 3d. to 3id., and 30 Sea Island at is. to 2s. 4d. per lb. Railway shares were dull. In wheat more business has been done, but not much in other grain. The steamer Europa from New York brings dates of May 31, with 700,000 dollars in specie. There had been three or four failures at Boston and other places, but they do not appear to have been those of first-class merchants having direct connections with England, and one . of them arose from share speculations. The letters and papers by the Overland Mail have been received at last from Australia, but the dates were anticipated via Marseilles. Another Overland Mail, India and China only, is telegraphed as having reached Marseilles in the Vectis steamer, and her letters will probably be de livered here to-morrow about mid-day. The ship Woolloomooloo, which left Syd ne y February 27, has arrived. ' Her dates will not be later, nor is it yet asc er t a i ned what amount of gold she brings. The Stock market is flatter, and there is no acti vity apparent, the speculators being much at fault how to proceed: Consols have been quoted 91/ to and are now 91i to I. The New 3i per Cents. have been marked 91i to 92, and the 3 per Cents. 911 to Exchequer Bills are Is. to 4s. premium, and the Bonds about # premium. The Foreign Securities have been as little dealt in as the English, and participated to a small ex tent in their heavier tone. Mexican Bonds have been at 23g. Sardinian 5 per Cents. have been marked 85. Spanish New Deferred Bonds have varied from 19i to 193. Dutch 4 per Cents. are 89#. the railway meetings announced are the follow ing : _ Company. Date. Place. Central PeninsulaofPortngal Aug. 1, Lisbon. Glasgow and South Western. Juno 13, Glasgow. Great Northern June 22, King's-cross. Leeds Northern June 24, Leeds. L'pool, Crosby, do Southport June 14 Liverpool. London and North Western June 21, Euston-station. London and South Western June 20 York-road. Lou., Bri g ht on, & S .-Coast June 21, 1 B. H. Hotel. Lucca and Pistoja July 15, Lucca. Shrewsbury and Birmingham June 12, Shrewsbury. Shrewsbu r y an d Ch ester June 13, Chester. Notice has been given that all the old shares of the Cheat Luxembourg Company, of whatever de nomination, are required to be brought in for con version (in conformity with the resolutions of the shareholders, passed at a general meeting held in Brussels, on the 17th December, 1853, and 9th January, 1854), on or before Monday, the 3d of July next. A n d no ti ce i s f urt h er g i ven, that as interest on the constituted shares commences from the Ist of January, 1854, it has ceased on all shares of this company not already brought in for conver sion as from the 31st of December, 1853 ; and that on all shares which shall not be brought in for con version on or before the said 3d July next, the title to the interest which had accrued on them at 31st December, 1853, will be absolutely forfeited. The Railway Share Market is rather easier, but there is no important variation in the prices. York and Berwick, York and North Midland, and Great Northern, have been cheaper to buy. Great Wes tern and the other lines have been tolerably steady. French shares are nominal. A few bargains have been entered into in the Canadian and Indian lines. The Mining Market is inactive, the Joint Stock Banks are quieter, and the Australian Agricultural rather lower. Crystal Palace have again declined. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES ( Prom the Official List.) Business done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9li 1 New 34 per Cent. Annuities 92 1 Consols for Opening 19th July iii Exchequer Bills, 24d. £IOOO Small 1 5 p Exchequer Bonds Scrip a PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Equaelor Bonds Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 231 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 993 9 EDitto for the Account lOO3 991 mrdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent B5 41 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 194 1 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 23 per Cent. 12 Gull Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates . THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 19th July 9ll # x d THE LATE FRAUDULENT RELEASE OF A PRISONER.— On Saturday afternoon, at Bow-street, an application was made to Mr. Henry for a summons to compel the attendance of one Thompson, a lawyer's clerk, who swore to having left the necessary notice of an applica tion to Justice Coleridge for the bail of a female prisoner in the House of Detention, named Blackford. In this case, it will be remembered that two attorneys' clerks, named How and Rickards, are at present out on bail for re-examination, charged with having, by means of forging the name of a solicitor for the prosecution, ob tained the release of the woman Blackford. Mr. Henry instantly granted the summons required. CONFLAGRATION AT BLOXHAM, OXON.--A fire broke out yesterday morning at Bloxham, near Banbury. At about a quarter before 8 o'clock the servant of Mr. Bar rett, a timber merchant, went to the workshop for shavings to light the fire in the house, and to her as tonishment, found flames iu the building. She imme diately raised an alarm, but before sufficient assistance could be procured the entire buildings, with the excep tion of the dwelling house, were on fire. The wind was blowing strongly, arid everything being excessively dry the flames soon spread to adjoining property and to the timber in Mr. Barratt's yard, where a very consider able quantity of deal and other balks and planking were stored, the whole of which were consumed. The fire spread rapidly, and in the short space of two hours about 12 or 14 houses, with out-buildings, Jrc., were completely burnt to the ground. The cause of the fire is at present a mystery, as the proprietor of the work shop was not aware that it had been entered since the previous evening. His premises were insured, but the stock was not. The greater portion of the buildings burnt was cottages, occupied by persons in humble cir cumstances. The engines from Banbury and Adderbury were soon in attendance, and by the exertions of the villagers and others, who came from all directions to the scene, the progress of the fire was at last stopped. The exertions of all deserve great praise, more especially those of the clergymen residing at Bloxham, who with the scholars of the collegiate school lately established there, at once turned out, and lent a useful hand to ex tinguish the fire. TERRIBLE SCENE AT THE FRENCH OPERA HOUSE.— There was on Monday night a terrible suicide committed at the French Opera House. Meyerbeer's Prophete was being played to a very brilliant house. All went on merrily till the fourth act, when sudderily a man in the second tier of boxes drew a pistol from his pocket, and then and there blew out his brains, which bespattered the glossy shoulders and blooming cheeks of two ladies in the next box. Judge of the horrible confusion which ensued. Such shrieking and such screams. The corpse was carried off, and the man was found to be a Prussian officer, who had taken this summary method of making known to a figurante at the Opera that she was the ob ject of his unrequited affection. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—INTERESTING TO THE SHIP PING INTERESTS.—The mercantile community will be glad to learn that there is at length a probability of these great works being now proceeded with in a man ner commensurate with the growing magnitude of the locality, and immense requirements of the port of the Mersey. The last monthly meeting of the old board took place the other evening, Mr. J. H. Greene in the chair, who congratulated them on the position Birkenhead now occupied. They were progressing Prosperously. There was no interest in the town but what was pros pering. There was a Canada company, and other manu facturing companies, which were all certainly conferring great benefits on the town. He thought the landlords would not complain, as property was rapidly increasing in value. The tradesmen and shopkeepers were never better employed or more prosperous, and the labour ing classes had no cause of complaint. Cottage pro perty was also prosperous, as there was not a house unoccupied, whilst the higher class of property was also doing well. Since the appointment of trustees in August last, contracts had been fully entered into with Messrs. Brassey and M'Cormack, to carry out the full completion of the docks, and the names of those gen tlemen were a sufficient guarantee that they would be completed in the time stipulated. In 1852, for the first 5 months, the dock revenue was about 7001. In the 5 mouths endin g M ay, t h e presen t year, it amou n t e d to 2,5001. They had paid every penny of arrears to the , township ; they had paid all the arrears of poor rate, and all arrears of salaries. They had paid, he repeated, everything, so far as the township was concerned. The election of the following gen tlemen, composing the new board, took place on the 6th ult., after a poll:—Messrs. Cooke, Colborne, Graham, Harrison, Hind, Keightley, Watson, an d A.pinall. The result may be considered as putting an end to the litigious dissensions and procrastinations that have hitherto wrought so much mischief to the p ore o f Birkenhead, by impeding the progress of the docks and other essential improvements. EXTENSION OF THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY. —During the last week, engineers have been engaged in the survey of levels for a new line of railway, branch ing off from the Great North of Scotland line at Nether mills, and passing in a northerly direction through the parish of Grange, thence along the Vale of Deskford to Cullen, and from that burgh along the coast to the river , Spey, near Fochabers. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. - THE WAR. THE SIEGE OF SILISTIZIA. VIENNA, June 9.—An official bulletin, dated from Kalarsch, acknowledges that the efforts of the Russians against Silistria have not been suc cessful, but states that the siege of the detached fort of Abd-ul-Medjid has commenced, and that the operations are proceeding rapidly. We read in the Wanderer of Vienna : " The Russians, immediately after their checks of the 29th and 30th ult., commenced the regular siege of Si listria, which appears to be carried on with energy. Preparations are already made in several places for bat tering the walls of the fortress in breach. Prince Paskie witsch is at Kalarasch. Fresh troops are constantly crossing the Danube to occupy the road between Boujouk and Karatschack-Korotza, and Mop the Turkish troops who may advance to give succour to Silistria. The departure of the Russians from Wallachia appears to have commenced. General Baumgartner has evacuated his position at Tornu, and destroyed the entrenchments. He has marched down the river. At the time of the repulse of the assault on Silistria, on the 28th, Mussa Pacha called for a certain number of volunteers to pur sue the Russians ; scarcely was the demand made known whe❑ all the garrison offered themselves, and, to avoid disorder, Mussa Pacha was himself obliged to fix on two battalions. A Russian bulletin, which has been published at Kalarasch, announces that the Russians had been at tacked while they were pursuing the flying enemy, and that they had in consequence retired, but on the follow ing day had carried a redoubt by assault. Preparations are being made at Bucharest for removing the head quarters now established in that place either to Jassy or on the Danube. General Dannenberg, with his staff, are to move to the Danube. A letter from Widdin of the 3d states that the assault made on a redoubt of Silistria, in the night of the 29th, was much more sanguinary than the combat of the 28th, The Russians not being able to silence the fire of the Turks, attacked them with the bayonet and experienced severe loss. The Russian troops who were beaten on the 27th at Tornu belonged to the Bth division of the 3d corps. The affair was very sanguinary. The battalions of chasseurs Alexopolski and Krernoust-Schuk were nearly destroyed and the rest only escaped by a rapid flight. The Russians had quitted Tornu on the 25th, aria were quietly marching down the Danube. Selim Pacha, the commandant of Nicopoli, had assembled 3,000 men, 1,000 of whom he posted on the road from Wagoza. Salim rapidly crossed the Danube at the moment fixed on and attacked the Russian advanced guard, while the 1,000 men posted as above attacked the Russians in flank and rear. The Russians fought with courage, but were driven back on the Aluta with very severe loss." A letter from. Schumla, 3d, in the Press of Vienna, gives a version rather different from the commence ment of the above article. It says— "A kind of armistice has since the Ist followed the violent combats which have recently taken place at Silis tria. The Russians have established a second bridge of boats at Kalveja, between Silistria and Rassowa, and have constructed a tete-de-pont there. The Russian troops who are on the Bulgarian territory below Silistria are concentrating themselves at Kalveja, and appear to be preparing for a retrograde movement on the right bank of the Danube." The Ost Deutsche Post of Vienna has the follow ing from Bucharest, dated the 3d :—"According to the Russian accounts, their loss at the assault of Silistria amounted to 186 killed, and 379 wounded. The only son of Count Orloff received a ball in his eye, and is in danger of death; hehas been brought to Bu charest. Young Kotzebue, who happened to be on the bridge destroyed by the Russian fire before Silistria, and who afterwards perished in the Danube, was not, as at first thought, the son of General Kotzebue, but of the Councillor of State of that name,. who accompanies Prince Paskiewitsch as diplomatic agent. The Russians have abandoned the detached forts of Silistria, on the road to Al. mandis, after having destroyed them. The wounded are being taken to Slobosia. Since yesterday the fortress is completely invested. 30,000 Russians are on the road to Basardschick, where the Russian regiment of Uhlans of the Archduke Albert, and a regiment of infantry have arrived." CONSTANT&OPLE. From a despatch from Vienna, we learn that at a dinner given to the Duk e o f Cambridge at Con stantinople, on the 30th of May, the Austrian Ambassador spoke in strong approval of the policy of the Western Powers. The whole of the English Light division were at Varna. 10,000 English troops wore still at Scutari. The third French di vision was daily expected at Constantinople. DEATH OF CAPTAIN GIFFARD, OF THE TIGER. ODESSA, June 2.—Great part of the combined fleet has left Sebastopol to transport troops from Constantinople to Varna. A few steamers are still on the Circassian coast. Capt. Giffard, of the Tiger, was buried on the 2d. The crew of the Tiger, by the intervention of the Austrian Consul, have received their pay, and in three days will be removed to the interior. The first lieutenant will be sent to St. Petersburg, and the other officers to Moscow. The Russian Embassy will leave Athens. The dragoon corps is ordered to advance by forced marches to Moldavia. The Transylvanian frontier is described as swarming with Cossacks. OPERATIONS ON THE EAST COAST OF THE BLACK SEA. A letter from Constantinople, 30th ult., gives the following details of the proceedings of a part of the combined squadrons •n the coast of Asia : " The steamer line-of-battle-ship Agamemnon, and the Charlemagne, screw French ship of the line, with three other steamers, which had been detached to the coasts of Georgia and Abasia, have rejoined the squa drons at Baltchik, after having accomplished several im pertant affairs ; amongst others, the capture of the fort of Soukoum Kaki, and of the town of Redout Kale. The latter place, occupied by 2,000 Russians, was attacked on the 20th, and summoned to surrender. The fort having replied to this summons by some cannon shot, Admiral Lyons ordered the bombardment of the place, which was entirely destroyed. He after wards landed 300 French and English seamen, and 1,200 Turkish soldiers from the corps d'annee of Batouw, whom he had embarked two days before from the camp of Chourouk Sou. At the moment of the landing the troops, the Russian garrison of Redout Kale retired to a village about an hour's march distant,.where they were promptly overtaken and compelled to lay down their arms. The Turkish flag was afterwards hoisted on the fortress, and a reinforcement of 800 men sent by Selim Pacha was expected in order to form the garrison with the 1,200 abovemeationed. An English frigate was left provisionally before the place." INTERVIEW OF THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA AND KING OF PRUSSIA. BERLIN, June 9.—The departure of the King yesterday, for the purpose of meeting the Emperor Francis Joseph at Titschen, near the frontier of Bohemia, has produced an extraordinary sensation. This event will doubtless be regarded in England and France as of essential political importance, and one calculated to bring matters to a more com plete, if not perfect understanding between the two great governments, and thence decide the atti tude which both or either will assume, in case, as most probable, the Emperor Nicholas's reply to the Austrian " summons" should prove negatively or evasively unsatisfactory. It is indisputable that the interview, though founded on the pretext of presenting the Empress to her royal Prussian kins man is essentially political. Thi s resu lt s f rom the king being attended by his Minister for Fo reign Affairs and the Under Secretary for the same department (M. de &Han) ; and the Emperor by Count Buol and a high functionary of his chancel lery. The two Ministers, as well as their Sove reigns, will thus be enabled to communicate and deliberate personally. PERSIA AND RUSSIA. The Patric giv es th e f o ll owing news from Persia : " Private letters from Erzeroum of the 12th of May announce that the late. Persian ambassador at St. Petersburg had arrived on his way to Teheran. The rupture between Persia and Russia was coin-, plete. A great number of Russian subjects resident in Persia had already left the country from appre hension of events likely to occur. TUNISIAN EXPEDITION. The Tunisian Government has given notice thai it will require shipping fur the conveyance of a di. vision of 10,000 men to Varna, with 18 guns. OIRCASSIA. A letter from Trebisond, in the Moniteur, says : —" Scum Paella has sent 10,000 regular troops and 9,000 Bashi-Bazouks to Ozourgueti. The Rus sians have left Ozourgueti for Koutais carrying with them 450 sick. The inhabitants of the latter place on h ear i ng of this movement sent to t h e Rus sians to say that the place was in a state of famine, and that they would be badly received there. All the Russian troops who have evacuated the for tresses on th e coast from Anapa to Redout-Kale, have marched on Tifli s . S c h am yl is within 18 hours' march of that place, at the head of 35,000 men." RETROGRADE MOVEMENT OF THE RUSSIANS. The Moniteur says :—" We learn by telegraph from Vienna, that according to information trans mitted to that capital by the telegraph from Czer novitz, in the Bukovina, an unexplained mot e meat was taking place in the Russian army; the corps, which were marching southwards, beyond Jassy, were ordered, it seems, to retrograde to the north, as far as Tirgu Formos, in the direction of the Bukovina and of Gallicia. The head-quarters of Paskie witch are also removed, it is said, to Jassy, and the Prince himself was expected by the 11th or 13th in the capital of Moldavia with all his staff. This intelligence was published on the evening of the 9th in the (oilleial) ustiian Currespondertz." THE BALTIC. BERLIN, June 11.—The Desperate has arrived at Dantzig. She left the fleet all well on the 6th, snugly an chored in sight of Helsingfors. - Nothing new. STOCKHOLM, June 7.—News has arrived here that Admiral Sir Charles Napier, with nine screw liners, was off Sweaborg (llelsingfors) on the 4th of June. The rest of the fleet was cruising in the neighbourhood. June B.—The Stvenska Tidningen confirms the arrival of Admiral Napier before Porkala Bay, three miles south-west of Sweaborg. They can descry the Russian fleet, about ten liners, lying at anchor behind the batteries. Admiral Corry is ad vancing with his squadron. The King of Sweden' and the Crown Prince are going for a few days to inspect the troops in the island of Gothland. ROSTOCK, June s.—The English have appeared again off Libau, and have taken away 10 ships from the harbour, which they regard as good prizes. ARCHANGEL, May 27.—The ice in the river broke up on the 12th May, and since then two ships have arrived from sea. COPENHAGEN, June 3.—The Swedish papers contain further details of the affair at Ekness on the 19th and 20th of May. The Hecla, 6 guns, Captain Hall,- appears to have distinguished her self very much. She once ran ashore, was. towed off by the Arrogant, 46, Captain Yelverton, and played the principal part in destroying the Rus sian battery. A couple of days later the Hecla went to Stockholm, where Captain Hall was received on the 29th, with great enthusiasm. It was, rumoured in Stockholm that the British fleet, which on the 27th still lay before Hango, had received orders to• go up to Helsingfors. Letters from Torneaelf, in Finland, of the 21st of May state that the Rut;sian Government has or dered the Custom-house• officers of every Finnish sea town to make known to Finnish shipowners that they ought not to sell their vessels, as the Government had assured free navigation to them in the following manner :—That shipowners or shipmasters had only to apply to Hamburg or to a Prussian town for the rights of a citizen in that town, and that it would be granted them, with out their thereby losing t heir Russian nationality ; and that Prussian shipping-bills would then be forwarded to them in their quality of Prus sian citizens. In fact, cases are known where Finnish vessels, upon examination of their ship ping documents by British cruisers, have been released on account of their Prussian nationality. A Danish officer who lia.s lately been up to the Finnish Gulf with the Danish Government screw corvette Thor states that the fogs are still very heavy in those waters, and that before their dis appearance all operations on the Finnish coast are difficult and dangerous. The same officer spoke highly of Captain Key, of the Amphion, and his exploits at Libau. The Bulldog yesterday arrived from the French fleet at Kiel, and returns to the British fleet. The following ordinance has recently come into force in Finland, but it Las not been formally published from the fear that it would excite great discontent : " We, Nicholas 1., &c., order that the laws relative to the censorship shall be completed in Finland by the following enactments :—lndependently of the works of which the publication is generally prohibited on ac count of their spirit and contents, there cannot be published in the Finn language any new work, pam phlet, periodical, or non-periodical writing of whatever extent it may be, unless it exclusively refers to religion, or economic utility. It is absolutely forbidden to publish in the Finn language, political news or novels, even the novels which the censorship allows to be pub lished in another language. This ordinance, however, does not prejudice the right of reproducing works which have been previously printed in the Finn language, and consequently Finn traditions and legends, the old songs and the popular poetry of Finland. We also permit the reproduction of dictionaries and school books already printed in the Finn language ; but no new work, book, or pamphlet, even of the category of school books can be published without our authorisation." - COPENHAGEN, June G.—After his victory at Eckness, Captain Hall could have destroyed that village in an hour ; but he gallantly spared it. Its inhabitants were gazing at Mat from their homes. He would not injure these poor people, who had done nothing against England. His first lieute nant, Readcrew, is now, it is hoped, out of danger, and his sight may perhaps be preserved to him. The Russian account of the attack on Gustafsvarn, on the 27th, represents the affair as an entire failure, and the result—killed, none ; wounded, eight. A still more extravagant statement must have been given in No. 118 of Finland's Allmanna Tidning, and intended for the natives, for it has not been sent to the foreign correspondents. A battalion of 12 gunboats is being fitted out at Stockholm. Captain Hall (of the Hecla) has just inspected Skeppsholwen, the gunboat station there. FR A_NCE. A rumour has been freely circulated for sour days past in Paris, that the Emperor of Russia, answer to the last note sent by the Austrian Cab': net, had proposed an armistice, which would giv e time for the opening of negotiations upon term; which might be the basis of an arrangement ; bu few ever attached much importance to any st ic , rumour, and it has n ow b een a ll owe d to die away' It is, in fact, easy t o conce i ve that t h e EnWer° Nicholas would follow out his ordinary policy of duplicity by proposing anything that IvO ti t gain him time ; but it is equally evident th t a h it would be contrary to the interests of , d England and France to grant it, an d th a t, if gran Le f t the Czar would be the only gainer. The benef i t Vienna, according toretters received on Sator ua J, from that city, is, that the C zar w ill ma k e no reply at all to the summons of Austria to evacuate WI principalities, and that th e k now l e d ge o f that Il e has been the cau se o f th e i n t erv i ew between t Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia. MARSEILLES, SATURDAY.—The port of TOO_ is very animate at the present moment, i n cons; quence of the embarkation of troops for Alg, eri , and the East. Besides the 24th Light Infan t. l . f.' ] ', the 28th of the line, and the 9th Cuirassiers, wfil p c i i are already at sea, and the 7th Dragoons, Nv'': ll ', are ready to start, a new brigade composed of ' a s 21st and 42d of the line is about to e mbark Toulon for Gallipoli. - The brigade is comoo.n de d e by General Lainotte-Rouge. Lourmel's brig,,, a be has arrived at Gallipoli from the Pirwus. "L. s . Jean Bart left yesterday with troops for Alge r ', It will join the Napoleon at Stova, where W.' will embark the 2d regiment of the foreign and carry them to the East. The Illoniteur contains an Imperial decree Pro' mulgating the Convention entered into between France and the Grand D uc hy o f B a d en f or the rc ciprocal guarantee of prop er ty i n lit erar y O ro and works of art. th e BANK OF FRANCE.—Th e f o ll ow i ng wa g debtor and creditor account of the Bank of Frail" made up to Thursday, June 8: Ca. 4 e. Cash and ingots 78 ; Cash at the b r a nc h b an k s 189,060,69.), Bills due yesterd a y t o b e pa id to-day 693,89° Bills becoming due in Paris, of which 48,203,651f797c. are from the branch 7/ banks 133,729 , 2 07 Bills in the branch b an k s Advances on coin and ingots Do. in the branch banks Do. on publi c secur iti es o f F rance 19, 096,939 Do. in the bra nc h b an k s 0 50 Do. on railway securities Do. in the branch banks Do. to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 Discounted Treasury Bonds Rentes of the reserve fund Rentes of disposable funds Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of branch banks. Expenses of administration Sundries Overdue bills Dn. 70,000,0 00 30,000,0 00 10,000,000 55 447,57 3 441:::0 91 :0410:841180176608 21 1,015,881,016 91,250,000 4 12,980,7 60 i i 4,000, 000 • 446,122, 800 136,841, 576 co. GREECE. The following is a transcript of the ordinance of the amnesty issued by King Otho and the new Council of Ministers : " OTHO, RY THE GRACE GOD, KING OF GREECE, &C. " Taking into consideration that during the events which have recently taken place in the provinces conti guous to the Ottoman territory, certain officers of our army have proceeded to the theatre of those events, and desirous of preventing to those officers the disagreeable consequences which may follow to them, and with the advice of our Council of Ministers, we have resolved and decreed as follows : "1. We grant a complete amnesty to such of those officers as have exceeded the term of their leave, or as have aban doned without our authorisatfon their posts in order to take part in the events above-mentioned, as also to those officers whose resignations have been accepted at their demand, occasioned by the same events, provided that within the term of one month from the date of the pro mulgation of the present ordinance they present them selves before a military authority of the kingdom. " 2. Those who belong to this last category shall be reinstated in their rank. " Our Ministers will countersign the present ordi nance, and are charged with its execution, each in what concerns him. (Signed) " OTHON. (Countersigned) " C. CANARIS, R. PALAMIDES, " D. KALLERGI, G. PSYLLA, "P. ARGYROPOULOS, P. CALLIGAS. " Athens, 18 (30) May, 1854." Admiral Le Barbier do Tinan, who, on the de parture of General Forey, was left in command of the naval and military forces at the Piraeus, has addressed to the troops placed under his orders the following proclamation : "Officers, Sub-officers, and Soldiers !—Appointed by the confidence of his Majesty to the command-in-chief of the expeditionary corps in Greece, I shall not renew any of the recommendations given you by General Forey before his departure. I shall confine fused to telling you that wherever the French troops present themselves disorder must disappear ; such is the will of the Emperor, and I will make it respected." The new Greek Ministry has published the fi lowing proclamation : " Greeks !—Called by his Majesty our King to take he reins of government, we comprehend the unfortunate situation cf our country. Commerce is interdicted to our fellow-citizens ; the navy is condemned to inaction, and other dangers threaten the nation, exposed to the resentments of the two great powers which have loaded us with benefits. His Majesty our King, in his affection for the nation, taking into consideration all these dangers and all these misfortunes, Las pledged himself to the two maritime powers to maintain perfect neutrality.• By this accord all dangers are avoided and we shall again find the advantages of which we are deprived. We re spect more than any ono the generous sympathy of the Greeks for our brethren, in whose fate the two protecting powers so warmly interest themselves. The future f a t e of Greece is in the hands of Divine Providence ; never theless, by the free application of our constitutional in stitutions, the development of our commerce and of our industry, and more particularly by our good faith and in tegrity in our relations with other nations, we may render ourselves worthy of the fate which is reserved for us. These ideas will be supported and developed by our re spectable president, whose arrival we wait for with impa tience. We are persuaded that our fellow-citizens, ap proving of our sentiments, which are inspired by the purest patriotism, will know how to distinguish between the possible and the impossible, and will lend us the indis pensable co-operation of their words and their actions, in order to bring back security and traquillity to our fellow citizens and to the kingdom." STATE OF GREECE.---A gentleman, who has re sided 40 years in Greece, thus writes to a friend in England, dating just before the Anglo-French oc .cupation of the Piraeus :—" Greece is now in a sad state, mid its pecuniary resources, both as to revenue and commerce, are daily diminishing. In fact, this country may be now considered in a complete state of disorganisation and even anarchy, through the foolish and unaccountable conduct of the Government. French troops will, it is asserted, occupy Greece. God grant they may do so It is the only measure which can bring the Greeks to their senses and save the country. The Greeks are all Russians in heart and soul ; and it is won derful to me that there are still persons in England who believe the assertions of the Greeks iu Eng- land, that they are not partisans of Russia. They may say so, in order to gain the sympathy of the English ; but be assured that in heart and wishes they are all for the Russians. John Bull is very credulous sometimes, and the Greeks, who are keen and intelligent, know this, and work on his credulity." Capital . Reserve fund Reserve iminobiUre Notes to bearer, in circulation Do, of branch banks Do. to ord er (Post bills) Bills payable at sight 11,875 , 6k, 15 Account-current of Treasury Creditor 85,870,3 , ',' 6$ Various accou n t s - curren t 171,327 ,54 °, Do. bran c h b an k s 34, 422, 420 05 Dividends to be paid 324 .894 54 Discount, interest, and expenses 8 0 Commission on deposits 1 Re-discounts o f th e l as t h a lf year Sundries 2 298, 584 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of Count D'ARGotrilie It appears fro m th ese returns that the met il ' so reserve has incr ease d d ur i ng the past mon th II millions in Paris, and 29 milli ons i n the bran ch banks. The discount accommodation has b een diminished both in Paris and in the departmen 1 2 in the form er 34 millions, and in the latter 1: millions. The a d vances on the rents remain nea r ! as they wer e , w hil s t th ose on ra i lway s h are s 3' 0 nearly unchang e d i n Paris but have fallen g; about a quart er o f a m illi on in the provinces. v., the side of the li a biliti es , the notes in circulati on have fallen off 94 millions in Paris, and increas e , two millions in th e b ranc h b an k s . Th e accoull'_, current of the Treasu r y h as i ncrease d 11 those of private individuals have increased 41 lions in Paris, and 41 millions in the department s ' The whole of the metallic reserve amounts at Pie' sent to 4661. millions to 583 millions of notes in circulation. ITALY. The Tuscan Monitore of the sth contains a Grand Ducal decree, countersigned by MM. Baldasseroilif, President of th e C ounc il , and Lama, Minister 0 ' Justice, forbidding Tuscan subjects to fit out ve s ; sels for privat eer i ng aga i nst any of the belligere nt Powers, or to take a part either directly or ind l ' rectly in the fitting out of such vessels by ether* on pain of being tried for piracy. No privateer, with or without prizes, however possessed of later of marque, or whatever nation he may belong t,,1 shall be admitt e d i n t o any Tuscan port, even for repair or for getti ng i n prov i s i on ; except in a C' e of a storm. Tus can vesse l s are enjoined to o b se rve the laws of war, to respect bl oc k a d es, an d no t to traffic in contraband of war. The Piedmontese Gazette, of the 7th, p u blishe d s the text of a treaty of friendship, commerce, 3 ° navigation, just conc l u d e d b etween the Sardinian , Government a n d th e R epu b l i c of Paraguay. n; treaty contains no article deserving of special ncti c ; The Ferrar a G aze tt e says that a marriage i $ °a the Lapis between the hereditary Prince of Tusca° s ; and the Prin cess o f B avar i a, s i ster to the preS ell Empress of Austria. ARRIVALS AT MALTA.—MALTA, June B,—The 1 13 r. binger, Sydney, Karnak, Orinoco, Jason, Hima l3 7, l :l, and twentry-one tr ans p ot t s h ave arr i ved here, and Na iled again. MISS DOLBY AND MR. L. S LOPER ' S CONCERT.---- M 1 s 5 Dolby and M r . Li n d say Sl oper gave their annual con cert at the Hanover-square Rooms on Friday m orning:, We need not dil a t e u p on t h e great merits of these rl versally celebrated artistes—two of the best that Dee . land has produced. Their joint invitation always bring; together one of the largest audiences of the season, li n o it met with as extensive an acceptance on the presel l as on any previous occasion. Every corner of the NI was filled, and the p rogramme, a d m i rable in alle°,,°. every respect, could not f a il t o i ncrease the fame o f t' concert-givers. The principal vocalists were Ma( 101 % Persiani, Miss Amy D o lby, an d Mi es Dolby, Mr. Si r !: Reeves, and Signor B e ll e tti ; t h e solo instrumentali'"' Herr Ernst and Mr. Lindsay Sloper ; and with these attractions were combined those of the excellent " Or chestral Union" band, conducted by Mr. Alfred Mellor' and a selection of music such as we rarely find at /3. shionable morning concerts. SIGNOR BAZZINI'S CONCERT.—Signor Bazzini, a cele' brated It a li an vio li n i st of the Paginini school, also gav e a concert, ou Friday morning, at Willis's Rooms. The pieces he played (all of his own composition or arrange' went) were "Souvenir Do Beatrice Di Tenda," a fanta' B i 3 ; Chopin's " Marche Funebre," arranged for violin and' piano ; a "Caprice Do Bravoure" on the p o pular quartet from "I Puritani," for the violin alone ; an d "La Ronde Des Lutins." Ample justi ce was d o ne to all these pieces by Signor Bazzini, who was warmly ar plauded on every possible occasion, and rapturous l y encored in the •‘ Caprice De Bravoure." The benefleinq was assisted by some of the fi rs t vocal and instrumen tal artistes of the day, and his concert appeared to give per feet satisfaction to a very numerous and fashionable audience. THE GOOD-SERVICE PENSION.—The vacant good-ser" vice pension, relinquished, on promotion, by Rear-Admi ral Michael Seymour, has been conferred on Captai n John M'Dougall (1836). This officer is the seventy"' , econd on th list ; but we may state that there are seniors who must feel aggrieved at being passed over, and their junior preferred. For instance; there is Captain Randolph (1827); that distinguished officer Sir Richa r d G ran t (1828) , w h o h as served 2,6 years afloat ; Captai n G. B. M ar ti n (1828), a C . 8., w ith a host of foreign decorations for gallant service ; th e nephew of the l a t e a d m i ra l o f th e fl ee t, an d son• i n-law , the late Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, an officer who has served 26 years on full-pay in active employment, an d lately as superintendent of the onerous and most re' sponsible duties of the Deptford Victualling and Dock . yard ; Captain Furneaux (1829) ; Captain Lushingto d (1829), in command of the Albion, 90, in the Black Sea; Captain Ryves (1830), a C.B. ; Captain C. R. D • i Bethune (1830), a C.B. also ; Captain G rev ill e (1832), ll command of the Trafalgar, 120, in the Black Se a ; Captains Lord G. Paulett and Lord E. Russell (1833) 1 in command, respectively, of the B e ll erophon, 78, a nd Vengeance, 84, in the Black Sea ; an d Captain Cou; rington (1836), another C. 8., in command of the Ro" George, 120, screw, in the Baltic.. Idl Seniors to Captain M'Dougall. GOLD IN OREGON.—The Californian papers state that gold has been discovered in va r i ous parts of the terri tory. The P i oneer and Democrat contains a letter from Steilacoom, dated April 4, by which it apPen ll that gold has been discovered near that place in ee n ; siderable quantities. N umbers of the people we e to work with pick, pan, and shovel. One specimen worth two dollars was found, and 25 dollars was taken from a hole of two feet square in the course of one dal' Claims had been taken up and companies formed to prosecute the s earc h f or the precious ore with vigou r' Discoveries had also been made on the Yakima rivers: and larg e quant i ties taken out and carried to the sett l e meat by the I n di ans. The Yakima heads near 02e Cascade Mountains, on the east side, and runs east .for nearly one degree, when it turns in a southerly directbe n and empties into the Columbia, near Walla-Walla. country is inhabited by Indians, who appear to 11 21 .7 usedOVery vftort to prevent the whiten from exeminvii it Genera paid in British self ma and re wealth family since h money chiefs, Gholan to use instiga contra( Goveri Nazir I facilita his ag posal long u news _ TI