The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-02 00:00:00

GEORGE PIIRDITE.—Notice is hereby given, that GEORGE PURDUE, - late in the employ:of Messrs. Thomas Stott and Company, starch manufacturers, 5, Greenwood- Street, in the city of Manchester t and Ramsey, - in thi We . of Man, is no longer authorised to transact any business or receive any moneys on our account.—Dated the twenty - fifth day of May, 1854. THOMAS STOTT & CO. Signed tit the presence of Wm. ANDREW, solicitor, Itincess-street, Manchester. WHITSTIN HOLIDAYS.-ROYAL. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GABDENS.—Ascent in a BALLOON from the Esplanade, in front of the Lake, by the veteran GREEN, the only ascent here for Eighteen years. ;Vocal and Instru mental Conceit, by Miss Poole, Miss Ransford and Mr. Manvers. An extra Military Band during the day. Extensive and interesting Menagerie, tea Lions. three Elephants, two Tigers, two Giraffes,. two Camels, &a. Varkins novel amusements, conducing with a dis play of Fireworks, gorgeous beyond description. The bombardment of Chusan. Explosion of Fireships, and Balloon ascent at halt-past Six. Concert at Seven. Fireworks quarter to Ten. Doors open from Nine in the morning. Admission to the whole, Is. ( I THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith., THIS EVENING, Juz 2, Will be performed Bellinrs Opera ef LA SONNAMBULA.. Amina, Mdlle. Bury; Count Rodolphe, Signor Arnoldl; and Elvin.), Signor Bettinl. Followed by (12th time) the new BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT , entitled UNE FETE EN OLYMPE. Pr:Abe—Stalls, 71; Dress Circle, 55.; Boxes, 33. ; Pit 2 s. ; Gallery, is.; a... 1 Private Boxes, One, Two, Three and Four Guineas. The Pox-office open daily from Tea till six, w here places may be secured. Private Boxes and Stalls to be h ad of Messrs. Leader and Cock, 63, iw Bond-street. TETE ATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Ruckatone. THIS EVENING, Jurra 2, - Wlll be performed the Drat'la of THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Characters by M essrs. Chi pp endale, Howe , G. Vandenhoff, W. Farren, Compton , and Buckstone ; Miss Reynolds, Miss E. Grey, and Mrs. Fitawillia m. After watch. the entirely new and original extravaganza, entitled MR. BUCKSTONE'S VOYAGE ROUND . THE GLOBE (LT LEI :JESTER-SQUARE), written by J. R. Flambe, Esq. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Ciusras ILEAX, THIS EVENING, Jim 2, will be performed THE SURRIED 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 Dull Fisher; Mrs. Wlnstanley and Miss C. Leclarc.q. To conclude with A STORM IN A TEA-CUP. Principal cha racters by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. THEATRE Webeter.--Directreee, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, JUNE 2, Will be peribuned THE MARBLE HEART; or, The Sculptor's Dream. Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford, L. M urra y, B en . Web ing ster and C. Selby ; Madame Celeste, Mis s W oo l gar , an d Mi es E. Hard. Followed by THE Pa COUSTA.Crit MOVEMENT. Priricipitr dm; racters by Messrs. 0. Smith, Keeley, and ?Arun.; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley. After which, THE OVERL AND JOURNEY TO CONSTANTI NOPLE, AS UNDERTAKEN BY LOB, BATEXA.N, WITH INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF THE FAIR sOPIILA. ciPla characters by Mr. Paul Bedford and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. • Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, JUNE 2, Will be performed THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. Cha racters by Messrs. F. Robson, H. White. Leslie, and Vincent ; Chatterley. Miss P. Horton, and Miss Marston. To be followed by THE FIRS r NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Franks. Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. After which. THE MUMMY'. Characters by Messrs. H. Wigan, Robson, H. Cooper; Misses Marston and E. Turner. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Last Two Nights of the Nautical Drama and the Ballet. THIS EVENING, JUNZ 2, Will be presented the new grand Nautical and Equestrian spec tacle, embodying novel and extraordinary effects (written by Mr, Nelson Lee), entitled A TALE OP THE SPANISH WA.R.; or, The Horse of the Wreck. Ths horses expressly trained by Mt. W. Cooke. Followed by a Novel Routine of VOLS AU VENT; or. Scenes In the CIRCLE. To conclude with a Grand Ballet, entitled THE STAR OF THE RHINE. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Open for the Season. BRILLIANT ROUTINE OF ENTERTAINMENTS. Engagement of those Eminent Vocalists, Miss POOLE, Miss RANSFORD. and Mr. MANVERS, THIS EVENIN9, JIINZ 2, The gigantic Panorama of Chusan, ettensrve and interesting Menagerie, 9 Lions. 3 Elephants, 2 of which are the smallest ever exhibited, 2 Tigers, 2 Giraffes, &c. &a. Grand Vocal and Instro. mental Concert, in which Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers will appear. Unrivatled Military Band, conducted by the nMessrs. C. and D Godfrey. R em i ngton ' s Aerial Bridge, Cantelo's all-hatching Machine, Marriott's Industrious Bees, and various ovel Attractions. Concluding with the Bombardment of Chusap by the British Fleet, Explosion of Chinese Ships, and grand display of Fireworks by Southby.—Admission, ls. ; Concert, half-past 6 ; Fireworks, quarter to 10. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tem DAT —Morning 43 min after 5 Evening 5 min.aft. 6 lb.Monnow—Horning 29 aiin.after 6 Evening 54 min.aft. 6 THE WEATHER.--Sui Ovine; Jugs 2. THEEMOMETE3, IN THE SHADE. 68 highest since noon yesterday. 52 —lowest this morning and during the night. 57--rthis day, at noon. IiAROMBTER, 29 . 78—falling since yesterday. WIND, N.E.—Fresh breeze, with rain, and dirty weather. `113%, Tbg LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1854. A little more of what Mr. JAMES HARTIIOUSE calls " blue coaching," and we shall have, we hope and anticipate, both in the Lords and Commons, a careful discussion in regard to the recent policy and proceedings of the Hellenic Government. According to promise, Lord JOHN RUSSELL last evening laid upon the table of the Lower House the correspondence respecting the relations be tween Greece and Turkey ---a correspondence so long delayed, that, in moments of petulant impa tience, we might almost have been pardoned for despairing of ever witnessing the publication of it. An interval will now be required, of course, before the contents of a blue book so extended in dimensions, and relating to a question so be wildering and complicated' in its entanglement, can be properly digested and effectually mastered. There should on no account in a matter of so much importance be the slightest sign of precipi tation. The Honourable Member for the West Riding may be chivalrously eager to break' a lance in the cause of the arch conspirators with Russia at the head of the Athenian Government. The Honourable Member for Manchester may be burning with magnanimous solicitude to under take the defence of the political fair fame of the royal lady, whilom Princess of the House of OLDENBURG. But common justice, at least, de mands that the conduct of the representatives of t he Hell en i c D ynasty and that of the leaders of the Atittnian Administration should be carefully examined into at theirbefore any formal effort be made vindication, W e fled, f rom thef are perfectly well satis notorious in re adds already for sometime past tern of Greece 'thatr to the Crown and the Minis haveinterferetahe Western Allies of Turkey only between the Cabinets of Athens and St. Petersb imperatively when such interference had become the hon Y ds rerisite, in order to break asunder of the most atrocious compacts ever cont r i "6 trigues of a treacher ous dipl : d , by the in guile and the perfeScotiverezigenli false andweungarrae guile of a Of this, we repeat, satisfied, from facts already notorious throughout Christendom—before turning over the farstgaluft, dozen pages of the blue-book at last gi ven to the world by her Britannic MAJESTY'S Government. Nevertheleris, we admit that conclusions should not in this remarkable matter be anywhere jumped at. Let the official correspondence now before Parliara'ent be examined carefully and dispassion-, ately--and then, but not until then, let the sub ject be minutely discussed in all its bearings, both in t)ae columns of the press and in the Houses of the- Legislature. Otherwise than on the absolute knowledge of the triminalicy of the Athenian Cabinet, France and England would never have entered upon proceed lugs as b o ld , and resolute, and uncompromising as those upon which we behold them at this ! mo ment in regard to the kingdom of Greece sys tematically and deliberately adventuring.. Unless ! the allied Governments of NAPOLEO N and Vie- TOR.TA were perfectly satisfied that the policy hitherto carried out i by OTHO ant d A MELIA ill' reference t o the Russi an and murkish belliger en t s , h as b een May rest profoundly co nvinced fl a t Ath ens would never be proceeded aga.inst as daringly or a. 4 rigorQuily Ali by awe eztrp 49 rdijaary moan- - sures upoi which the two great maritime Powers have at length adventured. But for the crimi nality of the Greek Monarch and his Ministers being "proved" beyond the possibility of doubt, we should not be witnessing just now events as startling as the debarkation of eight thousand French soldiers at the Piraeus, the appearance of - Sixteen English and French vessels of war off that outport of the Greek capital, the consequent re signation of the old Ministry, and the compulsory preparations made for the forming of a new and more trustworthy Government. . Neither England nor France have leisure for trifling upon a scale of such extraordinary magnitude. With a mighty war with Russia on their hands, with the ob vious necessity • before them of concentrating their military forces at the actual scene of conflict in Turkey, with enormous maritime armaments engaged far away simultaneously in the Baltic and in the Euxine—England and France have not the capacity at this moment, supposing even they had the desire, to involve themselves, either by sea or by land, in any extraneous contest that might otherwise be avoided safely or honourably. The appearance of sixteen of their war-vessels off the Pira3us is therefore necessary-...proved to be necessary by all these manifest considerations. The debarkation of 8,000 French troops on the coast of Greece is necessary. The Greek Blue Book proves all this to have been absolutely ne cessary, for while it evidences, at almost every page, the sagacity of her Britannic MAJESTY'S re presentative at the Court of Athens, it reveals at the same time the treacherous weakness of King OTHO, the inimical ambition of Queen AMELIA, the incontestable abandonment to the &signs of the CZAR of the whole machinery of the Hellenic Government. Were it not for the Parliainentary Oaths Bill, and the series of Jewish relief bills, but little opposition 'would have been offered to the judi cious and moderate alterations proposed by the Common Law Procedure Bill with respect to judicial oaths. We have already seen a striking illustration of the jealousy entertained by the House of Lords to any change whatsoever in these sacred obligations, and the acknowledged grounds for that jealousy. The measure brought forward last Session by Lord LYNDHURST.--416 nobleman of immense influence in the hereditary branch of the Legislature —was rejected solely on account thereof. Although an express clause was intro duced, providing that it should not in any degree affect the Jews, their Lordships could not quite shake of their distrust ; and the. consequence was, as we have stated, that one of the best measures of the Session, so far as it went, did not receive the legislative sanction. The Peers had appar ently made up their minds in all matters relating to oaths, "stare super antiques vias," and not to admit the slightest deviation from the beaten course, even for the purpose of avoiding glaring and acknowledged abuses. We may, therefore, feel thankful that the clause re lating to the dispensing with oaths was sustained, even by so small a majority as " ten," and that one of the most important and useful provisions was not expunged from the bill which has just passed through the House of Lords. It will, however, be satisfactory to all legal re formers, who must naturally entertain a high re spect for any opinions of Lord ST. LEONARDS, to know that, as we yesterday stated, his Lordship's opposition to the measure was based on political rather than legal grounds. It could scarcely have been supposed that one of our learned Judges could not discern whether the refusal of a witness to be sworn was conscientious or other wise. A man of infamous character, who felt no seal, scruples, would not be deterred by the oath he had taken from bearing false testimony. The temporal punishment would be all that such a person would dread, and that would be the same in the case of 'a false affirmation as of a false oath. His word would be as good as his oath—or, in other words, each would be equally worthless. Some security would be afforded by the prelimi nary examination (on the " Dori. dire," as it is technically termed), by which the reasons of the witness for objecting to be sworn would be elicited. The Jurors would thereby have au opportunity of forming a correct opinion as to the credibility of the party, and the degree of weight that should be attached to his testimony. We thus find, that, with an unconscientious person, there could be no harm, and there might be some possi ble benefit from the alteration. With a truly religious man who really felt these scruples, there really could be no possible danger. Such a man's word would also be as good as his oath, but for a very different reason from that of the infamous witness. Such a man would not deviate from the paths of truth under any circum stances. His testimony might be implicitly relied on in whatever form it might be given. And yet that testimony should, according to the present system, be rejected, to the serious loss, possibly the ruin, of one of the litigants. Surely, this is not just or reasonable. The liberty, character, or property of any person may be dependent on the evidence of such a person ; and anything that could act as an insuperable obstacle to its admission should , be forthwith altered. As was truly stated, the pri vilege is not that of the witness, but of the party on whose behalf he is brought forward. Any person whatsoever is entitled, as one of his most valuable privileges, to the evidence of any other member of the body politic who can throw light an the subject under investigation ; anything that ' causes any witness to be rejected is a direct and positive injury to him--a withholding of one of his most valuable privileges. It would be extremely hard on such a person to be punished for the default of another, and the temporary imprisonment of that other would be but a poor satisfaction for the damage he had sustained either in his person or his reputation ; and it would be equally hard on a witness that, because of a really conscientious scruple, he should be subjected to incarceration for an indefinite period. The only point to be regretted in the measure under notice is, that it does not go far enough. It is only applicable to the Superior Courts of Common Law, and does not extend either to the Chancery or County Courts, nor to bankruptcy or insolvency. It could not do so in the present bill, which only relates to the Common Law Courts. We trust that this omission may be supplied, and that a short bill may forthwith be introduced, extending the operation of the 21st clause to all tribunals, and giving the presiding Judge in any legal pro ceeding the power of dispensing, if he deem it expedient so to do, with the oath of any witness, who may be produced before him. TELL COURT.—The Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Breadalbane, by command of the Queen, has issued invitations to the number of 510 for the second grand State concert to-morrow evening, at the Palace, for which the services of the principal artistes of the Italian Opera have been engaged. The Queen's second grand State ball, on the 20th inst., will be given on the usual scale of splendour. The Earl of Eldon, we regret to state, continues much indisposed at Shirley House, near Croydon. Lord Falkland, who has just arrived from. Bombay, in the government of which his lordship was succeeded by Lord Elphinstone, had a long interview with Sir Charles Wood, President of the Board of Control, yesterday. The Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, and his youthful family, at the date of the last letters from the Austrian arrived lb capital Palace at the Earl of Jersey's, were staying at the an cientwhether Tel of Esterhazy at Vienna, where they had the AucsßtryiantAlatispyiead.cr. Chateau at Galanitza. It is doubtful Countess of Jersey will visit her relatives in accompanied Rthoeyapl t p he u D ch u e c ss he o ss f of Kent, uke and Nemours, and attended by Sir Geo rge the Palace yesterday mo rn i ng. and two hours in inspecting the works. Cowper, visited s Yle n r t R o a l r H d 7 h f ness was pleased to e x p ress much gratification with he great progress which has been lately made, and with the arrangements for the opening ceremony on the 10th inst. WATERLOO-BRlDGE.—Yesterday the annual assembl y of the Waterloo-bridge Company t oo k place at they Freemasons' Tavern. The report stated that the tolls received to the end of February last amounted to 9,3441. 13s. 4d., being 5741. 4s. 4d. more than those received during the corresponding year. A further in crease had taken place, both in the horse and foot tolls, since February last, the former amounting to 3461. 10s. 11d., and the latter to 2056. 6s. ld. After paying the current expenses, &c., and making a dividend of 4s. in the pound, there remained a balance of 2,953/. 6s. 9d. The structure was reported to be in a sound ooadition. IVIUN*EY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 10,000 bales, including 2,500 American taken for export, and on speculaton. The market closed firmly compared with Friday's rates, prices of American were 1-16 d. to id. per lb. against the buyer, other kinds without alteration. The sales comprised 8,500 American, 400 Pernam and Maranham at 6kd. to 71d., 100 Bahia, at 6fd., 200 Egyptian at 6jd. to 10d., 800 Surat, at 2d. to 34d., and 80 South Sea Islands at 10d. to Is. 3d. per lb. Railway shares were firm. Colonial produce has generally been subject to a slight reduction in value, owing to the inclination to sell. The supply of sugar, coffee, and other articles is fully equal to the consumption, and there is an absence of speculation. Tea has been rather firmer since the overland mail came in. Rice has been unfavourably influenced by the heaviness of the corn market. Cotton is steady and hemp very dull. In saltpetre scarcely any thing has been doing. The settling day in tallow passed over without any difficulty. Iron has been a shade dearer. A curious and somewhat ominous circumstance is mentioned in the New Rotterdam Courant, re ceived this morning. _ It appears. a French cor vette, the Favourite, is stationed off Helvoetsluys, and that she is likely to be there permanently. It was rumoured, also, that two more ships of war were coming, and that an English one would be stationed at Flushing. The only clue we have to this proceeding is that orders had been given at Delft for litters and other things necessary for the sick during a campaign, and that these were probably on Russian account : but perhaps, when the matter is more closely looked into, it will be found that there is some smuggling of warlike stores and important necessaries for Russia going forward, the indulgence extended to neutral ves sels offering many facilities, and the Dutch Cham bers of Commerce having endeavoured on several recent occasions to induce their Government to ask for still greater concessions. There is naturally some uneasiness felt in Holland at this demonstra tion. The amountof Exchequer bills which the holders will receive will ; be decided this afternoon, as no tice to that effect must be given before 3 o'clock. After that it will be considered that all persons not so signifying their intention desire to be paid off. It is stated that yesterday 400,0001. of bills were sent in to be paid off, but probably other's having a like intention would wait until the last day, un der the idea that possibly the rate of interest would be, increased. It would be inconvenient if the mo ney were asked for just now to any very large amount. There has been but little speculative business in the funds, but the purchases for investment have given an impulse again, and Consols are still ad vancing. They closed yesterday at' about 91i 11, opened this morning at 9.1 i I, and have just been done at 91i to 92. The Bears struggled yester day to stem the current by their allegation that the Exchequer Bills now due will not be, renewed to any large amount. The scarcity of stock, however, seems to overcome all other consideratioas, while the idea that the Empe ror of Russia is coquetting for peace prevails more generally than might have been supposed. The New 3k per Cents. have been marked 91k to 91i, and the 3 per Cents. 904 to 11. Exchequer Bills have been at par to 4s. premium, but in those adver tised to be paid off, there is no longer any busi ness doing. _ Foreign stocks are very good this morning, and more lively. Peruvian bonds have been at 64k for the 41 per Cents., and at 46k to 48 for the 3 per Cents.—a further rise. Chilian stock has been quoted 100/. Equador stock is at 31. Spanish 3 per Cents. have touched 40 and 40k, and the New Deferred 191 and I. Russian 5 per Cents. have been as high as 98k, though since 97i. Portuguese 4 per Cents. have realised. 40. Dutch 21 per Cents. are quiet, at 60k. The market for the English Railway Shares has been very elastic, and a further improvement in some of the quotations has occurred. North- Western, South-Western, Shrewsbury and Bir mingham, York and Berwick, and York and North Midland have been most dealt in. The French lines have been at higher prices nominally, with very limited transactions. • Great Central have been dealt in at s to s discount. The Mining Share Market has been brisker, without any improvement, however, in the gut, tations, and the Silver, Lead, Copper, and Brazilian Mines are those in which business has been chiefly done. The Gold Mines are quite inactive. The shares of the Joint Stock banks have been firm generally, with smaller transactions. The Australian Agricultural Company's shares have been cheaper again. Crystal Palace shares have been steady. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, (From the Ogcial List. ) Business dens. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ok i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9li 4 New 31 per Cent. Annuities 9li' i Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 India Bonds, £lOOO 4 Consols for Account 6th J une 9l ip I Exchequer Bills, 21d. 21000 2500 1 4 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK , Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent.. ...... Equador Bonds Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 644 Ditto 3 per ent 464 8 Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 4O Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 9B k f 7f Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4O Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. l9i i Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2} per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates .. . HA LP-PA S7' TWO. Consols 9li 2 Ditto June Account 94 2 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1854. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR - LATEST FROM THE DANUBE. VIENNA, Thursday evening. —At Silistria, on the 28th, affairs were unchanged. The Danube was continually rising. At Rustchuk and Turtukai there was nothing new. It is probable that Sistow is still in the hands of the Turks. Skender Beg, on the 22d, had a rencontre with the Russians near Turnu, and sent in many prison ers to Kalafat. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Last night, Madame Grisi, the greatest of our operatic artistes, appeared here for the first time this season, in the character of Norma, and her reception, which on these occasions, in former years, has always b een most fl attering, was enthusi as ti c i n the highest degree—this being the commencement of a very limited series of performances which will terminate her brilliant career on the stage. The scene both without and within the theatre was of a character seldom witnessed. As soon as the intelligence of Mme. Grisi's appearance had been promulgated, the box-office became crowded with eager applicants for boxes and stalls ; but the demand was so great that very many went away unable to procure places. In the interior of the house, tier after tier was crowded from the pit to the back tiers of the amphitheatre, the grand and first tiers - displaying ,ft brilliant assemblage of the aristocracy of England. At length the 10ng, , -expected moment came—Norma ap peared, and the clapping of hands and waving of hats and kerchiefs indicated the thorough heartiness of the greeting which welcomed Grisi back. Again and again were the acclamations raised, and it was several minutes before order could be restored. But the first notes of "Caste Diva," hoard amid breathless silence, sufficed to prove that the voice of Mme. Grisi is as pure, as powerful, and as faultless in its intonation as it ever was ; and the applause after the prayer was concluded was almost as great as at the reception. As the opera progressed, Grisi's voice became more rich and powerful, and the " Casts. Diva" was sung with her usual fervour of expression and brilliancy of execution. The duo, " Sola furtiva," was a triumph of execution on both sides. Grisi's horror at the first intelligence of Adal gisa'a fall, and afterwards the pitying tone which she as sumed to her erring sister, were triumphs of ar t. Th e scone with Pollio w as mar k e d by the usual point in the duo " Vanne si," delivered with Grisi's usual power and display of indignation. In the last scene, when the Druid Queen took her place upon the pedestal of the altar, she looked more like a statue than a woman, the posture she adopted favouring the idea. Mdlle.7slarai was the Adalgisa, and proved a very effi cient one, her facility o f vocalisation being well sho wn i n the floridpassages which abound in the opera. Tamberlik is the best Polliu who ever played the part. It is an up hill one, and not a favourite with tenors; btxt Tamberlik has a happy facility of adapting himself to any part, and performing it with his usual success. Lablache was the Oroveso, and really looked quite majestic, with his long robes and his ample heard. His magnificent voice told well in the choruses. The opera was magnificently formed. There never was a finer representation. The orchestra were in training, and th© chorus did its duty satisfactorily. THE COURT OF CHANCERY.-From a return just printed by order of the House of Lords, it appears that the num ber of cases pending in the office of the examiners (Par ker and Offer) for the examination of witnesses was 37 —lB in one, and 19 in the other. THE ATTE3IPTED SUICIDE AT THE PALACE.--We are requested to state that Mr. Francis Norton, the clerk of the kitchen and superintendent of the household, is not dead from the effects of the wound in his throat, and no request to hold an inquest has been forwarded to Mr. William Thomv.s Manning, the coroner of her Majesty's household and the verge. Mr. Norton is considered by his medic:a me n to be in a fair way of recovery. The Era prophesied the winner of the Derby. A por trait of Andov,er, by A. F. De Prades, the well-known artist, will be presented gratis with the Lra newspaper to-morrow ; with a full and original report of " the i Revels at Epsom„" by "Touchstone," who prophesied Andover to win the Derby in last week's Era. The Era Derby Gifts of 1855 have commenced, and all who pay 1/. Gs. receive the paper for 52 weeks, and partici pate in the distribution of several hundred pounds. .Post -office orders payable to Messrs. William Willott and Frederic Ledger, Era office, 3, Catherine-street, Strand. CONSTANTINOPLE. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna mentions that two English and one French division have left Gallipoli for Varna. Two French and one English division will shortly follow. A telegraphic despatch of the 22d May, from Constantinople, says :—The auxiliary troops have demanded from the Porte 30,000 packhorses and 4,000 teams of oxen, for the march from Gallipoli to Adrianople. , Silistria is surrounded by the Russians. The communications between Silistria and Shumla are interrupted. REVIEW OF TURKISH TROOPS AT SHUMLA. SHITMLA, May 24.—Omer -Pasha, Marshal St. Arnaud, and Lord Raglan have reviewed the Turkish army. Marshal St. Arnaud made a flat tering speech, to the effect that he was happy to serve with such troops against the Russians. The regiments organising in the Caucasus will join the Turkish Dan u bi an army. It is said that Schamyl has gained an important victory over the Russians in the Caucasus. SYMPATHY FOR THE TURKS IN LESSER WA.LLACHIA. Accounts from. Wisidin of the 17th ult., in the Moniteur, give some details respecting the engage ment at Radovan, in Lesser Wallachia, already mentioned by telegraphic despatch, and of the man ner in which the Ottoman troops were received by the populations. The Turks advancing from Kalafat to occupy the country abandoned by the Russians came up with the rear-guard of the latter near Radovan. Theßussians being sharply attacked, left 250 men dead on the field of battle. On the side of the Turks the loss was only three killed and two wounded. To arrest the pursuit of the Turks, the Russians, after having passed the river, has tened to dest ro y th e b r id ges. The next day when the Turkish troops began to re-establish them, the peasants hastened to furnish them with all the necessary materials, and to lend every gssistance ; and when the Ottoman general came to take pos session of Krajowa, abandoned th e d ay b e f ore b y the enemy, th e inhabitants of all classes went out en masse to meet him, and saluted him as a liberator. We read in the Moniteur :—" It will be remem bered that the Russian authorities in the principa lities had officially announced the intention to eva cuate Lesser Wallachia, and that this plan had received a commencement of execution. The movement which the Russians thus promised to execute was represented as a concession made to the just disquietudes of the German Powers • but the Emperor of R uss i a no t h av i ng obtained 'from that measure the result which he expected has given counter orders. Baron Budberg has informed the Boyards of Bucharest of the fact, adding that they ought to be delighted at it, as their country and capital would be in that manner protected against every enemy. General Danenberg, in dis grace since the affair of Oltenitza, is charged with the command of the corps destined to cover the positions which the Russians hold on the right ' bank of the Olto." DEMONSTRATION IN SYRIA. The news 'of the bombardment of Odessa by the combined fleets arrived at Aleppo on the 4th ult., and was received there with the most lively de monstration ofenthusiasm. At the same time that the cannon of the fortress and the batteries of the barracks celebrated the event, placards, posted up on the doors of the khans, and public criers in the streets, announced the intelligence to the inhabi tants. ST. PETERSBURG. The Cologne Gazette contains a letter from St. Petersburg, of May 24, which says :—" We have received news here from Transcaucasia. The cavalry of the Turkish corps, stationed near Kars, after having consumed all the forage in the neighbourhood of the fortress, had occu pied, to the number of 6,000 or 8,000 men, some villages of Sandschak-Schuragiel, the in habitants of which had submitted to Russia last year. Prince Bebutani sent two battalions, five hundred Cossacks, and a battery to drive the Turks from their cantonments. On April 25 the Turks, on seeing the advance-guard of the Russians make its appearance, withdrew to Kars, having had 30 men killed, and 21 made prisoners. The Russians lost, as usual, their one man. The Em peror has passed in review all the troops which are taking their departure, and the Grand Duke Con stantine is occupied with the works of defence of Riga, Helsingfors, &o. He has several times visited the forts of Cronstadt. The Emperor has recovered from his indisposition. Letters from the interior announce that, with the exception of Mos cow, the troops b e ee t n h w us i withdrawn a w fo n r f t r h o e m w a a l rl hasth theg asinrgrtislcaly d t ow e n c s i ne d The THE . GERMAN POWERS, ADVANCE OF AUSTRIAN TROOPS TO THE FRONTIER. Letters from Belgrade and Widdin announce, says the Moniteur, that Austrian troops are every day descending -the Danube in the direction of Orsowa, on the frontier of Wallachia. Consider able concentrations of troops are being effected in Hungary and Transylvania. General Meyerhofer goes from Vienna to Berlin on a diplomatic misssion—probably also to St. Petersburg. DECREE RESPECTING NEUTRALS. We read in the Austrian Correspondence of Vienna of the 28th ult. " The war between Russia, the Porte, and the Western Powers, has called attention here to the necessity of de termining more rigorously the principles relative to maritime commerce, and to navigation at sea. I has been heard with satisfaction that the belligerent powers have resolued to respect the property of the enemy when found on board neutral vessels, and the property of neutrals on board enemy's vessels, with the exception of articles contraband of war, &c. A decree of the Austrian government of the 25th regulates with detail the con duct which Austrian vessels will have to observe under circumstances of this nature. The fitting out of priva teers is absolutely prohibited, and is even considered, and will be published as piracy. Privateers will not be admitted into Austrian ports unless in very severe wea ther. The conveyance of contraband of war on board Austrian vessels is made liable to special penalties. The blockade of a port is to be respected. The good faith of the belligerent powers being known, Austrian vessels must submit without resistance. The prizes made by the naval forces of these powers will only be admitted into the port of Trieste, and the cargoes cannot be sold until after legal condemnation by a special tribunal." It was confidently stated at Vienna yesterday that the Austrian summons to Russia is equivalent to an ultimatum. The Carlsruhe Gazette states that Prince Gorts chakoff, the Russian Minister at the Court of Wurtemberg, has been suddenly recalled to St. Petersburg, and it is expected that this diplomatist, whose pacific opinions are well known, will be charged with a mission to the Courts of Berlin and Vienna. A letter from Vienna, 28th ult., states that the Emperor and Empress of Austria will, in the course of the present month, visit Moravia, Bohemia, and Hungary. The Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Gotha left Vienna on the 27th ult., having only remained in that capital for six days. The Prince and Princess of Prussia, who are now at Baden-Baden, will, it is said, return to Berlin on the 7th. The Elberfetel Gazette, as a proof of the affec tionate feeling existing between the King and the Prince of Prussia, states that his Majesty, in reply to some demand made with respect to the celebra tion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Prince, recently said—" Everything you do for my brother is as if you did it for me !" GREECE. THE NEW MINISTRY. Further accounts from Athens state that the new Ministry will probably be composed as follows : Mavrocordato—President, and Minister of Finance. Kanaris—President ad interim, and Marine. Rigas Palamedes—lnterior. Pericles A.argyropulos—Foreign Affairs. Akpsylos—P u blic Instruction. Kalergis—War. Petrullis—Justice. The *nlp-French troops which have landed at the Pir are said to amount to 9,000. THE BALTIC. CRISIS IN DENMARK. We learn from Copenhagen that the Government prohibited a public meeting at Ringsted, to cele brate the fifth anniversary of the constitution, at which an address to the King, praying the dismis sal of Ministers, was to have been proposed. GALLANT EXPLOITS AT HANGO, We give the following from a letter dated, H.M.S. —, Baltic Fleet, May 20 :—" We ar rived on this morning, and anchored about mid day off the batteries at Hango. On the 18th the commander-in-chief, in the Duke of Wellington, and leaving a division of the squadron under Ad miral Corry, proceeded with the following ships towards Hango : Duke of Wellington, Caesar, Cressy, Hogue, Blenheim, Edinburgh (Admiral Chads), Princess Royal, Austerlitz, French ship of the line, Acre, Imperieuse, Lightning, Gorgon, and Dragon. The St. George and Tyne—the former bringing a mail, and the latter stores—joined us as we were coming to an anchor this morning. We are now anchored within range of the Rus sian batteries, four in number, all on small islands close by the mainland, one rather extensive with casemates, and mounting a great number of guns in barbette. They seem composed of solid granite walls, and are protected by fascines and sand bags. The men stood at their guns as we approached, but they have not fired upon us. Had they done so, a general action would have been brought on, no doubt. We are now close by each other, watching each other's movements. We can see the Russian soldiers crowding the walls, overhauling their guns, and looking after their gun-gear. As we approached this morning a cannonade was heard towards the eastward. The commander-in-chief has sent the Dauntless in the quarter whence the firing pro ceeded. The Arrogant is somewhere here knocking about the Gulf of Finland. I have heard that several Prussian naval officers have arrived to join the squadron. The forts are strong, and will re quire some strong and obstinate hammering." A letter since received from Hango, dated the 24th, gives an interesting accou n t o f the opera tions that took place. It is as follows "My despatch of the 16th instant from Gottland in formed you of the main division of the English fleet, to gether with the French screw line of battle ship Auster litz being in the vicinity of the I s l an d o f G o t ts k a S an d o —off which they had been cruising for some days pre viously. Having received the provisions from the steam transport Holyrood, and placed on board her, for con veyance to England, invalids, supernumeraries, &c., the fleet proceeded in a northerly di rec ti on . On the 17th, Rear-Admiral Corry was detached from the fleet on par ticular service, taking under orders the weather column, comprising the flag ship the Neptune 120, Monarch, 84, Boscawen 70, Prince Regent 90, Cumberland 70, together with . the James Watt, 91, of the centre column ; the Royal George, 120. and Ajax, 58, of the lee column ; leaving in company with the Commander-in-Chief nine sail of the line and one steam frigate of the first class. The squadron of observation, consisting of several paddle-wheel and screw steamers, under the orders of Rear-Admiral Plumridge, are constantly separated from the main body of the fleet, for the purpose of intercepting any of the enemy's vessels which, perchance, may be proceeding down the Baltic Sea into the Great or Little Belts. The fleet was becalmed in the evening, and signalled to rendezvous at Hango. On the 18th, at noop, the lighthouse OR the island of Outo was made, bearing N.N.E. 20 miles, the latitude being 59 deg. 25 min. N., and long. 21 deg. 10 min. E. The Cressy, 80, Captain R. L. Warren, and St. Jean d'Acre, Captain the Hon. H. Keppell, were ordered to proceed in chase of two strange sail. They proved to be Russian merchant vessels, freighted with spirits and plank for English ports, and having sailed from Russian ports prior to the 15th instant, the date fixed on by the order in council of the 15th of April, as the limit to which the enemy's vessels would be permitted to convey articles of merchandise, not con traband of war, to any ports in the United Kingdom, they were allowed to proceed on their voyage. Another of those dense fogs, so prevalent in the Baltic at this period of the year, set in early in the morning of the 19th, and continued until noon—the flag-ships Duke of Wellington and Edinburgh in the meanwhile firing guns every half-hour to denote position. A seaman of the latter ship fell overboard, but was saved. In the even ing the ships were ordered to prepare for coming to an anchor. "At 5 a.m. of the 20th, Hango Island, the northern point at the entrance of the Gulf of Finland, was ob served. The St. George, 120, Captain H. Eyres, joined the main body of the fleet for the first time. The Daunt less, 33, Captain Ryder, made her number, communi cated with the Commander-in-Chief, and was ordered to keep a good look-out in the offing. The Duke of Wel lington, 131, and Edinburgh, 58, got up steam, and stood in for the roadstead of Hango. The Edinburgh, preceded by the Lightning as pioneer, steamed direct for the batteries, followed by the Duke of Wellington, the Blenheim in tow of the Basilisk, Hogne in tow of the Gorgon, and Cressy in tow of the Dragon. By noon, these ships were at anchor off the fortress of Gnstafsvarn, at a distance from it of about two miles. The St. George, Princess Royal, St. Jean d'Aere, Sic., were then taken in tow by the paddle steamers, and by sunset the whole of the ships in company with the Commander-in-Chief, and consisting, of nine sail-of the-line, one steam-f r i ga t e o f t h e firstb class, and four paddle wheel steam- s l oops, h a d anchored abreast the fortificatians of Hango. In the meanwhile the store ! ship Tyne, Master Commande r J. T uc k er, arr i ved with stores and ammunition for the fleet, and a Russian barque was captured outside the roadstead by one of ' the steam cruisers. With Admiral Corry's division off Dago, the main body of the fleet, with the Commander- - in-Chief at Hango—the various steam-frigates, &c., cruising between the two points —a most effective blockade of the Gulf of Finland is established, and the advanced squadron of paddle-wheel and screw steam-sloops, under the orders of Rear-Admiral Plum ridge, dispersed in various quarters, anust capture any of the enemy's vessels entering or leaving the Baltic. " The fleet was reinforced on the 21st by the Pene lope, 16, Captain Lyster, and was employed in the after noon in receiving provisions and stores from the Tyne. The Arrogant, 46, Captain Yelverton, and the Hecla, 6, Captain W. H. (Nemesis) Hall returned from a cruise, the latter with a prize in tow. On the evening of the 20th these steamers went in chase of a Russian barque, which, in order to avoid her pursuers, ran into shallow water, and anchored under shelter of a small fort at Eckness, in the vicinty of Hango. Thither the Arro gant and Heels followed her, for the purpose of taking possession of her as soon as da)light came on. At mid night however the officers of the watch of the two steamers were welcomed with a shower of Mini6-rifle balls from some invisible quarter. Immediate preparations were made for returning the compliment, the crews as sembling at their guns, &c. The Hecla, having a less draught of water than the Arrogant, was enabled to take up a position within 350 yards of the enemy's fort ; the Arrogant could not get in so close as she desired, and in endeavouring to do so touched the ground several times. The Hecla forthwith opened fire on the enemy, and after discharging a few rounds of shot and shell, the fort was hors de combat. From what may be termed a flying battery in the vicinity of the fort, the enemy kept up a brisk fire of grape and round shot, while their troops, protected by the woody nature of the coast, poured forth volleys of Minid-rifle balls upon their oppo nents. The Hecla's funnel and steam-pipe was shot through, a shot penetrated her stern bulwarks, dropping quietly in the midshipmen's berth. After an engage. ment of several hoars the enemy retreated, leaving be hind them several killed and wounded. Captain Hall landed with his boat's crew ; captured some of the enemy's guns (field pieces) and a Russian helmet. The senior Lieutenant, together with two seamen of the Hecla, were severely wounded in the affray, and one man was killed. The Arrogant had one man killed, one severely wounded, who died the next day, and three wounded. The loss of the enemy is unknown, but is supposed to have been considerable. The Arrogant and Hecla, on coming into Hango Bay, received three hearty cheers from the crews of the various ships, the Duke of Wellington hoisting the signal, Well done Arrogan and Hecla.' "On the forenoon of the 22d the Magicienne, 16, Captain Fisher, and Dragon, 6, Captain Wilcox, an chored off Hango. The Dragon, during her cruise in the Gulf of Finland, reconnoitred the port of Revel. Therein, perceiving two of the enemy's vessels at anchor under the batteries, she determined to cap ture them at the risk of being severely handled. The gallant captain of the Dragon took up such a position that the guns of the fortress could not be brought to bear upon him. Shot after shot was fired by the enemy, but each fell wide of its mark. In a short time the two vessels were taken, and were towed into H . ango Bay b y the Dragon on the fol lowing morning. An excellent opportunity of proving the range of the large pivot guns placed on the forecastles of steam vessels w as a ff or d e d t hi s d ay. The Dragon, Basilisk, and Magicienne, having signified a wish to try the eff ec t o f shot and shell at a long range, it was intimated to them that no better target could be found than the fort of Gustafswarn. These vessels ac cordingly anchored off the fort at a distance of about 1,560 yards, and for a period of two hours kept up a constant bombardment. A great many of the shot , and shell fi re d b y t h e Dragon pitched on the enemy ' s fort, and must have killed several of the men stationed at the guns, besides causing great destruction to many portions of the fort itself. The enemy returned the fire slowly, but their guns were well laid, as the Dragon was struck by no less than. 20 shot, 15 of which penetrated her hull, one of them entering her shell room, but fortunately causing no material injury. One of her men had his leg shot off, and died shortly afterward. The Magicienne, 16, Captain Fisher, dropped some shell on the centre of the fort, which appeared to cause con siderable damage. The Hecla, Captain W. H. Hall, in the mea n ti me tried the effect of her large pivot gun on the small er f or t o f G us t a f-Ad o lph, but after having dis charged a few shot and shell she was ordered to cease firing. It is expected that the fort of Gustafswarn will be attacked to-morrow by a portion of , the fleet. Four line-of-battle ships would take it easily. RECEPTION OF FRENCH FLEET AT KIEL. A letter from Kiel says :—On the 28th or the 29th, at lat es t, th e s quadron will sail for the Baltic. (A. telegraphic despatch in The Sun yesterday, fro m Copenhagen, of the 31st of May, announced that the fleet had then left.) Every day there 's greater congratulation in consequence of our having anchored at Kiel, where in less than a, week we .have been enabled to take in more than 1,000 hogsheads of water, which were very necessary for us. We should not have had this facility at any other point. Independently of this advan tage, this stoppage, which was very necessary, has enabled us to complete our armaments, and to clean , and make wholesome the interior of our ves sels and the baggage of the crew, and in short to procure for our sailors, in the shape of fresh pro visions, a blessing which has sensibly diminished every cause of disease. Without wishing to give the fact of our anchorage here an exaggerated political importance, I must nevertheless tell you that the railways bring here daily from 15,000 to 20,000 travellers from all p ar t s o f G ermany, f rom Berlin, and even from Vienna, and that the sym pathy of which we are the object on the part of this German population, as well as the effect produced by this powerful squadron, anchored in three lines, cannot fail to make an echo on their return home. Since our entrance in the Cattegat we have received the utmost sympathy from the people with whom we have come into connexion. Steam-vessels filled with visitors have sailed past our ships, saluting them with cries of " Vive l'Empereur Napoleon !" " Vive la France !" At Nyborg, a Danish bat talion, on board vessels sailing from Fionia to See land, gave the most enthusiastic hurrahs on passing near the squadron. RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACK. The Invalide Russe and Journal de St. Peters bourg of the 24th publish the following account of some recent operations of the British fleet near Hango. The Russian intelligence is not so late by two days as that conveyed to Copenhagen by the Magicienno. " NEWS FROM THE BALTIC. " ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 24.—We have this instant re • ceived two reports from the commander of the forces in Finland, dated May 20 and 21, on the opening of hosti lities in the Gulf of Finland, which, thanks to God and the intrepidity of our troops, have been signalised by fresh success for the Russian arms. " In his first report, Lieut.-General Rokassooski an nounces that on the 20th of May 17 English screw two deckers approached Hangoudd, and there came to an chor ; on the evening before two screw frigates and one steamboat, also English, had approached the strait of Witsand, between the island of Hull-ae and the shore of the peninsula of Hangoudd, near the canal leading to the town of Eckenass, and had commenced cannonading the battery erected near the narrows of Witsand. " In his report of the 21st, Lieut.-General Rokas sooski brings to the knowledge of his Majesty the Em peror, that the squadron of the enemy, anchored off Hangdudd, had not yet undertaken anything, and the flotilla which showed itself near Eckenass being boldly received by cur troops under the command of Lieute nant-General Ramzai, who is charged with the com mand of the detachments of Abo and Pojo, was re pulsed with loss, and did not dare attack Eckenass. " The following are the details of the affair :—Lieu tenant-General Ra:nzai having received, on the evening of May 18, information by the telegraph and the pilots that three ships of the enemy were ascending the Gulf of Pojo, took his measures immediately, and had-them watched. To this end, amongst others, a half platoon of sharpshooters from the battalion of the Grenadier Rifles was posted opposite the pcint where the gulf is narrowest, at the height of the Lapwick station. On the 7th, between three and four p.m., two of the enemy's steamers, one built like a schooner, the other a screw-frigate, approached quite blindly this point, having a sixteen-oared boat going ahead, which sounded the channel at every step. The young officer of the battalion of sharpshooters, Sub-Lieutenant Gulling, to whom this post of observa tion had been entrusted, taking skilful advantage of the wooded nature of the shore, ambushed his marksman in such a manner that they received the boat, when about 300 paces off, with so well aimed a fire, that the boat , was very clearly seen to move back impelled alone by two rowers. " Encouraged by this first success, our sharpshooters continued, at a distance of at least 700 paces, to fire at the ships of the enemy, on board of each of which some ten men, among those who were in the rigging and on the yard-arms, were hit by our bullets. The enemy answered these shots with balls of enormous size, shells, and grape, and continued to move on slowly as far as the coast battery, which is raised opposite the narrowest part of the. Witsand Strait, near Hull ae, where it stopped towards evening, just within the range of heavy guns. Meanwhile, Lieutenant-Ge neral Ramzai concentrated the Ist battalion of the Gre nadier regiment of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands near Lapwick, and reinforced the coast battery of the Witsand strait with four pieces of the battery of position No. 1 of the Ist artillery brigade of Grenadiers, which had arrived from Abo only a few hours before. The 4th company of the 2d battalion of the same regiment was ordered to support the battery, and the 2d company of Grenadiers, as also a company of the battalion of Grenadier Rifles were scattered about on both sides of the battery ; the two last companies of the 2d battalion of the same regiment remained with the commander of the latter to defend Eckenass. " On the 20th, between 4 and 5 a.m., the enemy re commenced his onward movement, but he was stopped for nearly an hour by the well-directed fire of the coast battery, which did serious damage to his ships, after which these two last, opening a murderous and most active fire from all their portholes, literally covered the shore with grapeshot. Our battery was then removed to a particularly advantageous position near the village of Lexswall, and recommenced firing between one and two o'clock. The enemy's ships, having adv ance d a f ew hundred paces, stopp e d, and although they were now not more than a verste and a half (a mile) from Ecke nass, having sustained heavy damage, they had not th e courage to attack the to wn , an d withdrew in the direc tion of the entrance to the Gulf of Pojo. "By the testimony of Lieut.-General Ramzai, the sharpshooters and the artillery particularly distin guished themselves in this affair, by the accuracy of their , aim, and their officers, in selecting advantageous posi tions, contributed powerfully to its success ; lastly the Cossacks, attached to the detachment, transmitted the orders and instructions with extreme skill and rapidity. " It is impossible to determine exactly the loss of the enemy, but as he was exposed to our concentrated cross fire, it must have been considerable. Thanks to the wise arrangements of the commanding officers, and to the skill that enabled them to take proper dvantage of the localities, the loss on our side has been very trifling. Among the officers we have unfortunately to regret Major Dergatcheff, commanding the 2d battalion of the Grenadier regiment of Prince Frederick of the Nether lands, who was killed ; this regiment had one man killed and another wounded besides ; in the artillery two men were killed ; in the battalion of sharpshooters, one man was severely wounded and three received con tusions. Three artillery horses were killed. "Having repulsed the enemy from Eckenass, on the 20th of May, Lieutenant-General Ramzai sent on the same day a part of his detachment to Hangoudd." SEIZURE OF MERCHANT VESSELS AT LIBAU.—THE TRUTH FOR ONCE TOLD BY RUSSIA. The same official Russian journals report as fol lows the visit of the Amphion and Conflict to Libau "On the 4th of May, two English screw-steamers, the frigate Amphion and the corvette Conflict, repaired to the roads of Libau. On the following morning, Cap tain A. Cooper Key, commanding the Amphion, sent a flag of truce into the harbour, with a categorical sum mons addressed to the governor of Libau. He required therein that all the merchant vessels in the harbour should be given up to him, and threatened to bombard the town if he was not satisfied respecting his demand within three hours. As there is no governor at Libau, it was the mayor of the town who read the letter of the English captain. He answered him that Libau, being destitute of all means of defence, must submit to the in junctions of force. At 4 p.m., ten boats, six of which had cannon, and conveying about 200 troops for landing, entered ; the harbour, and towed away eight merchant vessels 4 " We thus see Captain Cooper Key made a demand on Libau exactly similar to the one sent by Admirals Dundas and Hameli❑ to General Baron Osten-Sacken, at Odessa. At both places the surrender of tne mer chant vessels was demanded under pain of bombardment. Only the admirals thought proper to give to their re quisition the colouring of a reparation requited, and they made as the pretext for this a pretended outrage, which they said had been committed on an English fri gate bearing the white flag. Captain Key behaves more frankly; he goes right to the point, without cloaking them with imaginary pretexts ; he says plainly that he wants the merchant vessels in the harbour ; gives three hours for their delivery, and announces that he will bombard the town if his demand is not complied with." FRENCH BALTIC ARMY. A Hamburg letter of May 29, says :--" When the Ajax, 58, screw, Captain W ar d en, was getting under weigh at Gottska Sando, a rather serious accident happened on board her, from a flaw in the capstan, by which about twenty blue-jackets were hurt, some of them seriously. Reports have been circulated that the presence of the French fleet at Kiel was connected with a political movement of the duchies of Holstein and Schleswig. It is scarcely needful to add that the report is a com plete fabrication. One thing, however, is certain, viz., that orders have arrived at Kiel to make in quiries of the different civil authorities how many troops could be quartered in the surrounding vil lages. This would seem to confirm the rumours that the French Baltic army are to proceed to Cronstadt, and thence per railroad to Kiel en route to the G u lf o f Fi nland. " , FRANCE. The newsof the coup d'etat in Denmark is looked upon in Paris as a matter of exceeding gravity, as it is th oug h t pro b able that England will be forced to treat his - Majesty of Denmark with an expedition similar to that with which France has treated King Otho. The following letter has just been sent by the Minister of Marino to the Maritime Prefect of Lorient " Paris, May 24. " Monsieur le Prekit The Emperor, seizing on every occasion to give to the navy fresh marks of his good feeling towards it, has directed me to give to the Anni bal line-of-battle ship the name of Prince Jerome. The Imperial Nary will behold with pride one of the meet powerful instruments of war bearing the name of a brother of the Emperor Napoleon 1., and tthe uncle of Napoleon 111. It is aware that Prince Jerome com menced his career on board the ships of war of France, and that in the midst of the vicissitudes of his life, his heart has always been that of a sailor. Receive Mon sieur le Prefet, the assurance of my distinguished con sideration. " THEODORE Ducos." Admiral Baudin, who has been elevated to the rant of Admiral of France within the last two days is so dangerously ill that all hope of his recovery is despaired of. His complaint is an inflammation of the liver. It is said that the Government are in daily ex pectation of receiving news of a serious encounter, perhaps a pitched battle, between the Russians and Turks at Silistria, the latter reinforced by French and English troops, who are already on their way to the spot. Marshal de St. Arnaud, who is said to have been appointed Generalissimo, will com mand the French and Turkish armies on the field. Omer Pacha has marched to the relief of Silistria ; and it is to be hoped that the Russians do not think of abandoning it until the reinforcements come up. It is said very confidently that the Austrians have very probably by this time entered Little Wal lachia. Nothing can be better than the conduct of Austria, but from more quarters than one Prussia is not spoken of in so favourable a manner. The Government are anxious and uneasy about Prussia: they know that at Berlin Russia is working Heaven and earth to detach the King from the allied Powers, and for the last day or two there appear symptoms of hesitation and vacillation on the part of his Majesty. In fact, one despatch speaks of a crisis, not merely Ministerial, but more generally political. This crisis will probably end as the pre vious ones, but still it is sufficient to diminish the satisfaction felt on account of Austria. The Bourse again rose yesterday. The. Three per Cents. opened at 71f. 50c., and closed at 72f. 40c. for the end of the month. SPAIN. The only item of intelligence worth extracting from the Madrid journals of the 27th ult. is, that the Royal decree directing the payment of taxes in advance, as a loan to the Government, continued to be favourably received in the provinces ; also that the attention of the inhabitants of the pro vinces was principally occupied with railway and other material improvements. A letter from Madrid says :—" The Queen Mother is beginning to be convalescent, and - the physicians have no doubt of the speedy re-establish ment of her health." A Royal decree of the 19th of May, inserted in the Madrid Gazette of the 23d of that month, con fers upon the young duke, Robert of Parma, the prerogatives of Infant of Spain, enjoyed by the reigning Duke, his father. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING. The United States mail steam-ship Washington, Captain Lines, with dates from New York to the 20th ult., has arrived off the Isle of Wight on her way to Bremen. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen, attended by the H on B eatr i ce Byng, Major-General Buckley, and Captain Du Plat, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yester day afternoon at Gloucester House. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode on horseback in the forenoon, attended by his equerry in waiting. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, attended by Mr. Gibbs, visited the Zoological Gardens in the Regent's-park. Major-General Buckley has relieved Colonel Bouverie in his duties as equerry in waiting to her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom• panied by the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, and at tended by Sir George Couper and Lord James Murray, went yesterday to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Glouces• ter yesterday, at Gloucester House. Mr. Robert Lamont and Mr. B. I. Thomson, of Liver• pool, had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Card• well yesterday, at the Board of Trade, on the subject of the Merchant Shipping Bill. Mr. Pressly and Mr. Timm had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester• day from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were sent yesterday to the Gover of the West India colonies. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before Mr. Baron Parke and a Common Jury.) THE LINCOLN AND LINDSAY BANK-lIETTLESHIP V. THORNBURY. This was an action brought by the Lincoln and Lind say Bank, who sued through their registrar, to recover the amount of a guarantee made to them by the defen dants. Mr. Wills and Mr. Bramwell were for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Watson and Mr. Kingston for the defendant. The evidence brought forward in support of the claim was of the usual character in these actions. The defen dant had had become guarantee to the Bank for Mr. Shuttleworth, junior, of Dogbank, near Lincoln, miller, for all monies and securities advanced by the Bank for his separate use. The younger Shuttleworth was at that time entering into a partnership with his father, who had long previously had an account with the Bank, and whose liabilities at the time of the defendant be coming security for the son, amounted to about 1,7001. The firm subsequently failed, and this action was brought to recover the sum of 5001., the amount of the guarantee. In cross-examination it was elicited that the money fur which the defendant had become liable had been paid dyer directly, or rather it was at once entered to the joint account of the father and son. The defence' set up was that a fraud had been committed by the bank by so doing, and not giving any notice to the defendant. The defendant was then examined, and stated that when the younger Shuttleworth applied to him he went to the Bank, and was told that they held securities quite sufficient to cover the then outstanding debts of the elder Shuttleworth, and he most particularly told them that he was to be the security for the young man alone, and that the security was not in any way to extend to the previous liabilities of the father, or in any way to be attacked to the old account. Mr. Wills having been asked if he had any evidence to contradict the defendant. Mr. Willa said he had not. Baron Parke—Then you had better consent to a non• suit. This was agreed to, and a nonsuit entered, POST OFFICE APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Frederic fill, brother to Mr. Rowland Hill, has been appointed As sistant-secretary to the General Post-office. He has hitherto held the post of Assistant secretary to the Post master General, which has been abolished. Mr. Boken ham has been appointed Superintending President of the London District Office, in addition to that of Superin tending President of the Inland Foreign and Ship Letter Office, which he has held for some years. Sir George Grey, has returned to this country on leave of absence from the Government of New Zealand, and the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have issued directions to the authorities of the Customs for all due respect to be shown in the delivery of his baggage and effects with regard to his rank in her Majesty's service. DEATH OF SIR ROBERT HIRON, BART.—This venerable baronet died on Monday at Hubton Court, Lincolnshire in his 88th year. Sir Robert was son of Thos. Hiron, Esq., by his first wife, daughter of Sir Edward Wilmot, Bart. ; and married, in 1792, the granddaughter of the Earl of Gainsborough. The first baronet was Chief Se cretary for Ireland in 1777. DEPARTURE OF THE LUSITANIA.—The South American and General Steam Navigation Company's screw steam ship Lusitania, Captain Brown, sailed from the Mersey yesterday, for the Brazils, with mails, 40 passengers, 600 tons of fine goods, a full cargo, and a small amount of specie. She will be followed on the Ist of July by the new screw steamer Bahiatia Captain D. G reen , be longing t o th e same line, which returned after a very satisfactory trip, in which, under steam alone, she averaged 10i knots per hour. She left yesterday for a cruise of four or five days in the Channel, in order to test her sailing and steaming qualities. The Braziliera, Capt. Cox, from the Brazils, belonging to the same corn• pany, may be expected in about ten days. REVENUE DEPARTMENTS ESTIMATE.—The charges of collection of the revenue are now to be voted by Parlia ment instead of being deducted from the fund in its pro gross to the Exchequer, and an estimate has, therefore, been laid on the table of the House of Commons. For the Customs the vote is to be 1,320,1051., namely, salaries and expenses, 840,7851., and for the Coast-guard, 479,320/. For the Inland Revenue Department, includ ing stamps and taxes as well as Excise, the vote is 1,207,3631., namely, salaries and expenses, 1,154,564/., and for revenue police, &c., in Ireland, 52,7691. The salaries and expenses of the Post -office amount to 1,525,3351. The amount for the three departments, therefore, is 4,052,803/. Among the Post-office items is a criarge of 298,1501. to be paid to railway companies for the conveyance of mails during the year ; the amount last year was 250,7571., but some arrears have to be paid this year. There are in England and Wales 2,346 letter carriers, with wages amounting to 44,4301. ; 3,007 rural post letter-carriers, with wages amounting to 94,4921. ; and 130 letter-carriers at sub-post-offices, with waged amounting to 2,800/. THE COMMON LODGING-HOUSES ACT.—Yesterday the second report of Captain Hay, the police commissioner, on the Common Lodging-Houses Act, presented to the House of Commons, was issued. There are now regis tered 1,441 common lodging-houses, accommodating about 30,000 persons, and there are 3,276 others under the observation of the police, requiring more or less done in the way of improvement, which are estimated to ae• commodate about 50,000 more. Very beneficial results have taken place from the operation of the act, esPe" cially in preventing disease. During the last year only ten cases of fever occurred in the registered houses, five of which were removed to the hospital by the police. I ~~~ 1!I L4OEM. EOR. 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