The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-18 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.—Sun Orrics, AMIE. 18. TENDMOIINTIKE, IN TIM SHADE. 54—highest since noon yesterday. 43—lowest this morning and during the night. 61—this day at noon. BABOBIETZB, 3012. WIND, S.E.—Fresh breeze, with fine, sunshiny wea. ther. 4,TItE ROM DITEr tAI4 Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Anxr, 18, will be petfora►ad ITOIIMA. Principe' characters by Madame Caredori, Madame Sedatack, and Madame Sondhcirn NOWT Pa ves!, Signor Sant!, and Signor Arnold!. THE kTRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Eackstone. TEIS Entabrci, Ana IS. . *Tilt ba rarformed SPEED THE ,zIATIGH. Chanters b? Meow. Vanienhe, Compton,, /c o ne, and ; MU E. Chaplin, Miss Louisa Howard,endlfts. Stenl4Y- • Alter which, an entirely new and original extravaganza, entitled Mit. BICKSTONE'S VOYAGE ROUND THE GLOBE (IN LEI CESTER-SQUARE), written by J. R. Planet* Esq. Principal characters by Mr. Buckatone, Mr. W. Farrell, Mr. Clark, Mr. J. Marshall, Mr. a. Marshall ; Mne. Fitawilliarn, Mrs. Caulfield, Mina B. Orey, Mlii Lydia Thompeell, Mica Laura Morris, and Miss raatheratone. ToThowed by WLLUSIND AND HYS DINAH. Supported by !dem% Phicitston• and Cord ; Miss LOUISA Howard, Mrs. Fitzwil i,am. and Mrs. Caulfield. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. . I:411ot the Management of Mr. Caaaims KEAS. THIS EVENING, Amt. LS, - Will be perfermed THE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Characters BY; Messrs. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart ; and Misses Heath and hurray. Followed by MR CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal charac ter by Mr. C. Kean. After which, AWAY Vf rfi MELANCHOLY. Characters by Messrs. Meadaws, D. linker, and gaffer ; Daly. a nd Misses Murray and THEITHE. ROYAL ADEL:LPL'''. ProPrkter, Mr. 11. Weloiter.—Dlrectress. Madame Celeste THIS EVENING, Aram Is, u WI P• be performed TWO LOVES AND in A LIFE. SuppOrted by etir•rs. C. seltyy. Lei;h Murray, Benjam Webster, Keeton and 0. °w . an ; Miss Woolgar and Madame Celeste. • Followed by THE OVERLAND JOURNEY TO CONSTANTI NOPLE. AS 'UNDERTAKEN BY LORD BATEMAN, WITH INTERESTING PARTICULARS OF THE FAIR SOPHIA. LYCEUM THEATRE. Tinder the Manage Meat of Madame Vestris, THIS EVENING, druL 18, Will be performed A CHARMING WIDOW. Principal charac ters by Mr. C. Mathews ; Miss Talbot and Miss Oliver. To be Mowed by GIVE A DOG AN ILL NAME. Principal characters by Mesare. C. Mathe W's andT. Matthews. After which, NUMBER ONE ROUND THE CORNER. Concluding with A HOME OUT OP .WINDOWS. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee sad Meager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Aram 18, Will be performed THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. To be tbllowed by TO OBLIGE BENSON. Supported bY Mme' Emery, Robson, and Leslie,- Mrs. Stirling and Miss Wyndham. To conclude with the Farce of THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jean /*IP, Mr. F. Robsoil. STRAND THEATRE. 1301 13 Lessee Mr. P. W. Ancrott.—Direetress. Miss Rebecca Isaac', THIS EVENING, Aram 18, Will be performed THE ENCHANTED LAKE. Followed by AN ADVERTISEMENT—" WANTED, WfirEs AND HUSBANDS." Concluding with a new burlesque on RICHARD THE THIRD. stalls, ss. Boxes . as.; 'Pit, is. 6d;. Gallery, 6d. ; Privat e B oxes , LI Ito. 6d.;to be had of Mr. Allcroft, lb, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITH/P.4 TRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Great attraction and powerful Novelties for the Easter Holidays. THIS EVENING, Apan, 18, And during the week, a new grand Nautical and Equestrian spec tacle, em b o dying novel and extraordinary effects (written by Mr. Nelson Lee), entitled A TALE OF THE SPANISH WAR; or, The Horse or the Wreck. The horses expressly trained by Mr. W. Cooke. Mowed by an entire change of the Scenes of the CIRCLE, intro ducing Miss sate Cooke, Miss Emily Cooke, Mr. Alfred Cooke, and the most talented Equestrian and Gymnastic Artistes In Europe. Concluding with the new Farce of DALRYMPLE versus TUBBS. West. Box.ofilce open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. RICH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TRIM DAY —Morning 7 ininAfter 5 I Evening 32 min.aft. 5 Te .3 toanow—SLorning tnin.after 5 I Evening 24 min.aft. 6 - tibt LONDON; TIIRSDA.Y, APRIL 18, 1834. As the bvillioniAt organ has truly remarked, the "power of creating money is an undoubted pre rogative of the Crown." Tne material of which that money may be composed is a mere com modity that may be bartered or disposed of in the ordinary way of - business, just like any other article of commerce. Whether it be gold, silver, or copper, it is the Royal stamp which causes it to pass current from hand to hand, and to be freely and willingly accepted at its nominal, with out any inquiry as to its intrinsic, value. We see silver varying in price according to the demand, and gold would do ab but for the enactment that enables any person to dispose of it at a certain fixed price, the " seignorage," or sum to be charged for the royal privilege being distinctly ascertained. No one, however, when offered a crown piece, or an equivalent number of half crowns, shillings, or sixpences, pauses to inciiiire whether silver is depressed in price, a mere drug in the market, or in brisk de= wand. He knows that he will be able to pay it away at the same price at which he received it, and that knowledge satisfies him ; he cares for nothing more. Tho Royal stamp convinces him of that fact, and that is all he wants. By why is this ? Why does the effigy of the Sovereign induce every man to abstain from fur ther inquiry, and make the coin on which it is impressed so generally acceptable ? Simply be cause that coin will pro Canto liquidate the de mands of the nation on the last holder. Every man knows that he will have to meet the tax collector, and that if he possesses more of the means of extinguishing the claim than is required for his own purposes, he will find others less favourably circumstanced, who will have to pur chase the means of doing so. "No circulating medium" of any kind, therefore, can be in excess or in danger of rejection, so far as it is propor tioned to the national taxation, not going beyond the amount to be drawn in within a certain spe cified time from the people. And this is equally true whatever be the material in use, whether it be gold, silver, or copper, or paper, leather, or What, for instance, is an E xc h equer Bill ? What guaranty is given for its payment ? It i 3 a piece of paper, or " a worthless rag," as it might be termed by a bull' • , ionist whi • ch is not " convertible" into the precious metals, but whi c h will at any moment be received in Payment of taxes or duties in any Government office. Prac ticrilly they are but rarely offered for that purpo se , fc,r, inasmuch as they bear interest, they command 'a certain premium in the market. It would therefore be too expensive a mode of liquidating the debt to the State to be generally resorted to. The large amounts generally specified constitute another acirious obstacle. Few men have to pay 600/. or 1,0001. into the Exchequer or Custom-house at a single payment. The person who has an Exche quer Bill, then, in place of paying it to the Go vernment collectors, disposes of it on the Stock Exchange --generally at a handsome premium—. and liquidates his liability with a portion of the proceeds. The ultimate value, however—the attribute that renders it universally acceptable, and insures an unceasing demand—is the know ledge that it will be accepted in payment of taxes or duties to the Crown. Now, if the denomination of these notes, in place of being 1,000/., 5001., or even 1001., were but 10/., 3/., or 1/, so that they could be appli cable for the payment of all taxes, it is manifest that they would nu longer be restricted to the h ands of bankers and great merchants. They Would constitute a useful circulating medium, -w hich would he ava i lable for all t h e transactions of every -day life. Every man in business Would have the means of Passing them off again. As the income nay be taken in round numbers to amount to 57,000,000/. per annum, to which at least 5,000,000/, may he added for poor rates, ttiere would be a weekly absorption of 1,200,000/. of these Exchequer Bills, Which would so far maintain their value that, if bearing interest, they would command a premium nearly, if not altogether, equal to the amount due on the day of tender ; and it would follow, as a necessary corollary, that there would be no necessity for in terest in order to insure their willing acceptance. The entire interest on the unfunded . debt would thus be got rid of. And the pecuniary saving would be the least valuable part of the alteration for the certainty of obtaining that which has been truly described as "the life-blood o f iidd s try"—.4 circulating medium adequate to the wants and exigencies of the ioranynnity.....a steady tepresentative and measure of value, not liable to the fluctuations which a metallic cur rency, or one based on metal, would so stimulate trade and manufacture that any man able and willing to work would be sure of obtain ing employment at remunerative wages ; and would thus not only enjoy the comforts which every person of ordinary humanity must desire to see placed withinthe reach of the labouring popu lation of the country, but each individual would become a useful member of society—the creator and producer of national wealth—in place of being an idle consumer, a drone in the national hive. We should then hear nothing of the impious cant of " over-population," or " over-produc tion." If the industrial resources of the country were fully and fairly developed, as, they would be under a judicious and well-devised monetary sys tem, it would be long, indeed, before there would he any complaint against an addition to the " thews and - sinews" of the nation ; and whenever there was a danger that the quantity of food raised in the country by experienced agricultu rists, who made the teeming earth bestow her utmost produce, the broad lands of British Ame rica, the fertile plains of Australia, would offer suitable places 'of refuge. Indeed, it would be difficult to indicate a part of the earth where the Anglo-Saxon energy and determination would not be cordially welcomed.- Let not weak, foolish man dare to question PROVIDENCE. Let not the worm venture to murmur against the will of his Omniscient CREATOR. " Over population !" Where - are the superfluous elements, or who are to be cut off to make way for the fresh comers, and to reduce the numbers to what the pretended "philosopher has the arro gance to say is the proper amount. " Over-pro duction" is another cant cry, equally audacious and indefensible. Can there be an over-produc tion of food, so long as . any one remains without sufficiency to eat or drink—an "over-production" of garments, so long as any remain inadequately covered There cannot be " over-production" so long as there is a single hungry person to be fed—a naked one to be clothed. Until such unfortunates can no longer be discovered, the cry is impious. It grows, however, out of our monetary code, that reduces everything to that single standard, and distorts the medium through which the affairs of the nation is to be regarded. If an Englishman " likes gold in his pocket," there are not merely thousands or tens of thousands, but millions of his countrymen, who suffer severely for the grati fication of his whim—whose welfare and happiness are sacrificed at the shrine of the idol which he has set up, and whose prosperity is as nothing when cast into the opposing scale to the preserva tion of the integrity of the standard ! ! The Debate on DUBLIN University is certainly worth a moment's attention at least, while our National Seminaries are so much before the public. It arose on Mr. FAGAN'S, the - member for Cork, asking leave to bring in a bill to found and endow a second college on a wider basis than the exist ing one. Dublin University, unlike the kindred institutions at Oxford and . Cambridge, is not composed of a number of colleges, usurping the powers and privileges of the original University ; but is entirely comprised in Trinity College—a college founded by Queen ELIZABETH, and which, therefore, ought not to be involved in much obscurity as to its origin and character. Like almost all endowments, however, a few generations have sufficed to furnish ground of debate as to " the founders' intentions." Mr. FA GAN affirms that the terms of its Charter are so unlimited that all her t TESTY'S „subjects, Catholic as well as Protestant, have a fair claim to its ad vantages, honours, and emoluments. Mr. HAMIL TON (the Member for the University) replies that it is impossible to suppose Queen ELIZABETH, ex communicated and deposed by the POPE, could have founded a college fol. Pvoman Catholics ; a controversy which many would decide according, as they held that all charters were to be inter preted in the most liberal manner possible, or that we must endeavour to supplement indefiniteness of language from the historical facts of the time. Of the two principles the former is the only one which can make the arrangements of the past harmonise at all with the wants of the present ; but we are surprised that broader ground•on this subject was not taken. With the intentions of Private Founders HENRY VIII. and CHARLES IL took great liberties at Oxford and Cambridge, or the decrees of.the Council of Trent would there super sede the Thirty-nine Articles, and Mr. GLAD STONE and Lord JOHN RUSSELL propose to take yet further liberties. But when the Founders are Monarchs, and when, consequently, all their acts, and all the property given, must be regarded as national, the question seems to us reduced , to its easiest form. We should, of course, consider it open to inquiry whether it were better to keep Trinity for Protes tants, and Maynooth for Catholics, but cannot think that the consideration of what ELIZABETH, trams 1., or CHARLES 1., wished or willed, ought to weigh for one moment with our present Legis lature. These Monarchs, and their generation, had their day, and did what they liked with their own ; but we demur to their notions of the public good being taken as the guide of ours. Indeed, as to the STUARTS, it was thought for the nation's good, at the time, to behead one, and to send the rest to learn . wisdom, if they would, by foreign travel. It seems to us that the strong part of Mr. FiGA.N'S case was the least debated. There was no little dispute whether Trinity College was, or was not, properly a Protestant College ; whether or not Roman Catholics ought to be content with the really liberal practice of the College authori ties, in virtue of which the humbler honours and pecuniary prizes, with the entire education, were open to Catholics and , Dissenters ; and whether " confiscation," the scare-crow of abuse-defen ders, were involved in his proposal ; but what in the eyes of such of the general public as might condescend to notice an Irish debate was the grand charge, was really an undefended action. We are at a loss almost to comprehend why none of the many whose vocation is the attack of abuses, did not find even a monster one here. Mr. NAPIEZ, in deed, spoke touchingly of the laborious life led by the Fellows as a reason for so few authors having sprun g from their number ; but perhaps the reader will think that there were influences of a more soporific kind when he reads the following facts. The landed property of Trinity College iasrn6o4,unotosotl. ; to 200,000 Universityo acres. It is value d to the oor rates a t 02,0001. ; the actual yearly inc ome so to let the land 100,000/. It i s the richest tu University viesrnsiotwempowered y in Europe. And now for thet toil-worn raise the Fellows. income to The Provost receives annually Seven Senior Fellows, each Six First-Class Junior Fellows, each Six Second-Class Fellows, each 6OO Five Third-Class Fellows, each Altogether, accordinc, to Mr. FACIAN, n o one contradicting, the Pro vos t o f Trinity College and thirty-five Fellows divide annually 34,0001. among them. Now, whether a second college, more acceptable to the Catholic laity than, from some causes, Trinity has proved, be founded or not, what, we ask in the name of of all reason and conscience, are incomes e like these to continue for The Head o f an English University, House passes rich, and surely ought, with 800/. a-year; and 2501. a-year is held to be the proper standard for a fellowship by our Oxford reformers. How - could the Oxo nians listen to this statement of Irish fat things, and repress their indignation, that even Mr. GLAD STOBTE should propose to pare down every fellow ship to such a paltry minimum, when Dublin Ji 'Dior Fellows rejoiced in 400/., and Senior Fel- NUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING; APRIL la, 1854; lows in 1,8001., a-year ! Education must dis claim all need of such bribes to indolence. Some thing wrong there must be here. Mr. FAGAN, of course, withdrew his motion ; but we hope his facts will not be withdrawn from public attention. Dublin University has large national funds to spare for some purpose. For what, remains yet to be decided. t MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at from 8,000 to 9,000 bales, including 1,000 Bahia taken for export, and 1,000 American on speculation. The market closed with a harden ing tendency. The sales comprised 530 Pernam and mar 9 ,nham at 61d. to 81d., 1,100 Bahia at 500 Egyptian at 'sfd. to Bid., 500 Surat at 2d. to 3d., 40 Sea Island at Is. Id., and the remainder nearly all American. Railway shares were flat. In adverting to the Russian trade, Messrs. F. J Smith and Charles state :-- "The advices from St. Petersburg to-day are to the 27th (Bth) April. 300 casks tallow had been taken on the spot at 120. The weather is reported mild. Since our last repOrts of this day week we have had a steady market, without any extraordinary movement. Politi cal events are now looked forward to with the greatest interest and anxiety, and they are influencing, and will continue to influence, the price of tallow." The steamer Africa, it is announced, has arrived from New York with 200,000 dollars in specie. The letters are just received in town. Stocks were active but not buoyant, and the speculators were out of spirits, money being scarce. The steamer Harbinger, from Australia, reached Southampton. at 9 o'clock this morning with 73,000 ounces of gold. 'Her dates being only of January 22, have been anticipated. A telegraphic despatch, dated Copenhagen, April 14, states that there was an English war steamer on shore off Amager. The Stock Market is much livelier, and there number of accounts unset tled than expected.ger One large Bear account a s ir ba was a lar has had to be arranged, and having been left until the last moment exercised a decided influence upon prices, and made .the_ scarcity of stock more felt, prices being t,Oll per cent. higher for money than time, notwitifitanding the amounts understood to have been recently borrowed of the Bank of England, and exceeding, according to some ver sions, a niillion sterling. The tendency to specu late for' a fall in prices is - certainly very obvious still, and although the money market, should specie exports have to be kept up to the Baltic and Black Seas, would be against higher prices, some allowance should be made for the general re striction of business, and the cessation of all new enterprises and Speculations. The funds, in such case, offer the principal medium of investment, and as long as the public find that the war can be con ducted without recourse to heavy loans—for mo derate borrowing they consider inevitable—they will probably not manifest any extraordinary un easiness, or a disposition to part at all freely with their securities. It is this state of feeling which explains the readiness of some of our bankers and capitalists to lend stock, a very profitable operation, since the speculators lodge their money during the period for which they borrow Coniols, and the accruing dividends belong to the lenders. Consols have been 87# to and since 87/ to for Transfer. The. prices for May 11 have been 87i to . The New 3, per Cents. have been 87# to 1, and the 3 per Cents. 868 to 1. Bank Stock is dull at 214. Exchequer Bills are at par to 4s. premium. The settlement of the account is, upon the whole, proceeding satisfac torily. Foreign Securities have been merely nominal. There is but one bargain officially recorded, viz., in Spanish New Deferred at 17. Railway Shares have been without much move ment, but ale at rather fuller rates, notwithstand ing the paucity of business. French shares have been nominal. There have been a few bargains in the Gold Mines, but still at comparatively low rates. _ _ The Joint-stock Bank and Land Companies' Shares are steady. The following is a part of a report from Messrs. Houghton and Levy, of Liverpool . . '" Sine our report of the Bth ult. the current market has evinced m4re animation than for several months past, but cone ring the period of the year, the Easter demand has an 7 been small. The clearances for home consumption r€ch 85 tons, against 35 tons during the preceding month ; they, however, fall short of March, 1853, by nearly two-thirds the quantity. The deliveries in bond consist of about of 50 tons, chiefly 1851 fruit ; in February, only 10 tons. The transactions for the home trade have been principally in the better descrip tions of 1852 and 1853 fruit, prices of which have been fully maintained ; the lower qualities still continue almost unsaleable, although importers are anxious to realise at prices little beyond the duty : for 1851 fruit there is little inquiry at present rates, but holders are not disposed to submit to any reduction, and rather look for an advance, the stock being now in a narrow com pass. The accounts of the appearance of the next crop continue very disheartening, and, in addition to a recur rence-of the blight, the unsettled state of political affairs in the currant-growing districts will interfere consider ably with the trade in those parts, and it is, therefore, quite a warrantable anticipation that fruit of keeping character will next season be scarce, and of enhanced value." BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom the Ofccial List. ) Business done Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B B3 i 1 i 3'per Cent. Consolti Annuities B 7i 1 i 4 I New 31 per Cent. Annuities B 7l 1 1 New 24 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire s th Jan., 1 860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 9-16 7-16 India Bonds, £lOOO — Ditto, under £lOOO 3 d 2 p Consols for Account 11th May B7l 4 i Exchequer Bills, 2d. „ £lOOO . 4 p par Small par 4 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. l7a Dividends On the above payable in London. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols B7i Ditto April Account B7i DEATH OF ALDERMAN HOOPEEt.—A vacancy has oc curred in Queenhithe Ward, in consequence of the decease o f J ames K. Hooper, Esq., the Alderman of that Ward, who died last evening. The deceased gentleman was elected in 1840, served the office of Sheriff in 1842, and filled the Civic Chair in 1847. RUSSIA.—The advices from Russia continue of a very unfavourable character with regard to the position of the mercantile classes. From St. Petersburg the dates are to the Bth of April, at which period the Go vernment paper currency still continued at about 12 per cent, discount. From Riga the letters of the 7th an nounce the fa,iltre of M. Iwan Shaposhnikoff, a large tallow and oil speculator, for about 85,000/., by which Russian dealers alone will suffer, no foreign houses being interested. The weather along the coast had been extremely violent, and both St. Petersburg and Riga had been visited by a tremendous snow storm, suc ceeded by a rapid thaw. At Riga it had been blowing a gale for three days from the north-west, and the ves sels in the ice in the bay were reported to be in a very dangerous situation. Only eight of fifteen vessels were to be seen at the time of the post leaving. It was thought that the ice on the river would not remain above a week longer. BANK OF FRANCE, --According to the letters from Paris yesterday, the monthly return just published from the Bank of France showing an increase of more than three millions sterling in the stock of bullion, coupled with the anticipated resumption by Messrs. Leroy, Chabrol, and Co,, and the les s unsatisfactory appearance of the negotiations with the German Powers, have pro duced a manifest revival of confidence. At the same time the rate of exchange on London is rather firmer, and there is now scarcely any inducement to send gold from this side. Only a small amount, therefore, was taken from the Bank of England yesterday. ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEERS.—We understand that the Rev. A. MaceTegor, of the West Church here, has been requested by the Admiralty to draw up a statement in Gaelic of the nature of the Royal nav a l vo l un teer service in S co tl an d. This will be printed and circulated among the Highland fishermen, whom it is desired to enrol.—Scotch Paper. BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.—In the general business of the port of London during the pa s t wee k the number of vessels reported inward was 148, being six less than in the previous week. The total quantity of grain reported was 30,441 quarters, including 10.624 quarters of wheat, in addition to 670 barrels and 500 sacks of flour. Of tea there were reported 20,202 packages ; and of sugar 30 hhds., 34,272 bags, 409 cases, 20 casks, and 13,400 loaves. The number of ships cleared outward was 113, being 15 less than in the pre vious week. Of these 24 were in ballast, and 11 for the Australian colonies. ACCOUNTS OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—On Saturday the annual accounts of the British Museum laid before Parliament were printed by order of the House of Corn mcns. It appears that the sum required for the year ending on the 31st March next year, is 55,225/. The sum ;;ranted for the year ended the 31st ult. was 55,840/, There was an increase in the number of visitors to the general collection last year compared with the preceding. Is the year ended Christmas, 1852, the number was 507 , 973 , and in the y e ar ended Christmas last, 661 , 113 . L T ai he ng ex , p m en .p dit . : re in the financial year ended 31 st March last, was 54 , 0311 . 4 s . 6d., and the balance carried to the cur ren t account was 16,16 9 /. 10 s. B d. THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—Sir Joseph Pax t on , Mr. and Sir Cusack Roney, who arrived in Paris on Friday, had an audience of the Emperor Na poleon on Saturday morning, on the subject of the open ing of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR. ST. PETERSBURG. A letter from St. Petersburg of April 3, says : " An extraordinary convocation was addressed to all the high functionaries and members of the diplomatic corps, to be present in the chapel of the palace.at the reading of the bulletin announcing the passage of the Danube. The ceremony showed only a very moderate joy. The absence of the Minister of Austria, convoked like the rest of his colleagues, produced a marked sensation." THE DANUBE. VIZIN - NA, APRIL 13.—The last accounts state that numerous skirmishes of a very sauguiary cha racter take place along the line of the Danube. The national antipathies have reached their ex treme point. Prince Gortschakoff is about to move from Bu charest upon the Danube. General Luders has arrived at Ifirsova with the main body of the army. The Turks have evacuated the island which they occupied near Touschtukai, in order to bang up their heavy artillery to Silistria. Omar Pacha is manceuvting for the double pur pose of covering Silistria and the Wall of Trajan. Ludersonly advances very slowly in Dobroutscha and with the greatest preautibn. We read in the Corriere Italiano of Vienna : " Letters from Bucharest of the Bth say that Omer Pacha had ordered the troops who were on the line of the Balkans to commence their march on the 10th towards the Danube. The corps of 8,000 men, concentrated by Omer Pacha at Bazardjick was advancing towards the wall of Trajan. Teh Merchant vessels had arrived at Varna with provisions and military stores, and others were expected. The Turks were making preparations to pass, the Danube near Turtukai and Rustjo uuk. Princo Paskie wite h w as eapeuted ztit Bucharest on the 15th. He would stop here but a very short time, and then proceed with Prince Gortschakoff towards the Danube." A letter from St. Peter' burg, in a Frankfort journal, states that the Prussian AMbassador, as well as the Austrian, _,refused to attend the Te Deum sung in presence of the Imperial family on the occasion of the' passage of the Danube by the Russians. THE BALTIC. THE CAPTURES BY THE BRITISH NAVY. The vessels stated to have been captured by Sir C. Napier's fleet are said to have been laden with sulphur and other articles contraband of war. They had been under surveillance for some time past, and were last from Lubeck, and on their way towards a Russian port in the Gulf of Finland. COPENHAGEN, April 16.—The fleet has passed the Island of Bornholm. A heavy cannonade wits heard in the course of last night. The Austerlitz has rejoined Admiral Napier. Admiral Plumridge, with the English cruisers, has captured five Rus sian ships laden with salt, and carried them ,linto the Bay of Kioge. The whole of the Danish Cabi net remains in office. A letter from Stockholm of the 9th says :—" The movements of troops for the purpose of reinforcing the garrisons of the seaports and of the Island of Gothland have already commenced. A battalion of infantry has left for Carlscrona in three steamL ers. It is known at Stockholm that the Russian troops have abandoned the island of Aland, and that all the cannons and gunpowder have been re moved to Sweaborg ; but it is doubted that the bar racks, which were built at great 'expense 14 years ago, and the fortified works at Bremarsund, will be destroyed. The statement made by the German journals, that England has offered subsidies to the Swedish Government, and has invited it to take an active part in the war, was copied from a Stock holm journal which deserves no credit. It is evident that it owes its origin to a passage in the despatches by which the Western Powers recog nised Swedish neutrality, to the effect that if neces sary they will aid Sweden in causing her neutrality to be respected." A letter received from an officer serving in the Baltic fleet by friends in England, dated Kioge Bay, near Copenhagen, April 11, says, some of the ships have very large sick lists, being princi pally cases of influenza (entre nous, common catarrh), which appears to be epidemic. Steamers laden with people from Copenhagen steam daily, weather permitting, around the squadron, giving us most hearty cheers en passant. We have heard that the Russian ships have managed to get up to St. Petersburg, and it is rumoured that the Russians have been experimentalising on a grand scale with their shipping against their forts to try the effect of heavy shot upon them. They have brought out some of their large ships and anchored them off their forts, and have plied them heavily with shot without producing the slightest effect upon the granite of which they are composed. It is also currently reported at Copenhagen that the enemy is setting traps for us. It is said, with what degree of truth I know not, that they are submerging, in the narrow waters, sun ken cylinders, or cases of powder, to be discharged by galvanic wires as the ships approach or pass over their track. The different ships have received a circular from Sir Wm. Burnett, regard ing the preparations to be made in the cock-pit b during battle. We all got a double supply of chloroform before leavin g England. Admiral Plumridge with his squadron was ordered up 'the Gulf of Finland, as some intelligence was received here about the breaking up of the ice. The Light ning no doubt will have brought some intelligence. Lest I might lose the letter bag, I will close this letter, hoping you are quite well. P.S.—I have opened this to say that the signal to prepare for sea has just been made. I suppose we are off to the Gulf of Finland. We have not gone ashore any where—there is no leave. How very disgusting." THE BALTIC FLEET. KIOGE, Arran B.—The presence in Kioge Bay of the English fleet is a source of great attraction to the Danes residing in the vicinity. On the day subsequent to their dropping anchor off Kioge, the Cimbria and. Flora, two Danish merchant steamers, each having the English ensign hoisted at the fore, and their deck crowded with an assembly of the most respectable residents of Copenhagen, visited the fleet. On passing along the line of ships these vessels stopped opposite to each, the ladies waving their hankerchiefs, the gentlemen giving three hearty cheers, and evincing their delight and grati fication at the grand and imposing spectacle pre sented, probably for the first time, to their view. The Bulldog, Captain W: H. Hall, came into the bay in the afternoon, having in tow two merchant brigs laden with coal for the fleet, and bringing the not unexpected intelligence of war being declared against Russia by England and France. The Lightning steamer, Captain Sulivan, which it had been signalled would proceed to Co penhagen with letters, and on board which many officers had embarked for the purpose of visiting that city, was ordered to anchor on the intelligence brought by the Bulldog reaching the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief. On the morning of the 31 inst. it blew fresh from the N. W., and by noon the wind had increased to a gale. Topgallant masts were sent down, top masts struck, yards pointed to the wind, and every thing made snug. During a heavy squall the St. Jean d'Acre parted her cable, but brought up by letfing go a second anchor. All communication was suspended between the ships of the fleet, most of which felt it necessary to have two anchors down. The Amphion, Dauntless, and Tribune, which were detached from the fleet on their leaving Kield Fiord, arrived from Copenhagen in the afternoon, and an chored in their relati ve p os iti ons . Th e Dauntless, while standing in for the anchorage, had her fore topsail blown away. The Commander-in-Chief, as an evidence of his consideration for the comforts of the officers generally, sent the Lightning to Copen hagen, with the stewards of the various ships, to procure supplies for their messes, and further sig nified his intention, if he could possibly do so, of affording those under his command an opportunity of visiting Copenhagen prior to the departure of the fleet from its present anchorage. The gale having subsided• on the 4th the fleet sent their spars afloat. The Hecla steamer, Capt. Hall, arrived at 6 a.m., and the Archer steam-ves sel at noon. The Commander-in-Chief, having re ceived official information of the declaration of war against Russia, announced it by signal to the whole of the ships comprising the fleet. Some of the ships hoisted signals to the effect, " We are ready and willing ;" and throughout the fleet the news of war having been declared was received with feel ings of the utmost delight. At 5 p.m. Rear-Admiral Plurnridge, with his flag flying in the Leopard, weighed-anchor, taking with him, under his command, the Imperieuse, 50, Captain Watson, the Dauntless, 33, Captain Ryder, and the Tribune, 30, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie. This division sailed on, important service, but its specific destination has been, from prudential motives, kept secret. Several merchant brigs, with coals for the fleet have been towed into Kioge Bay by the Gorgon and the Hecla. Yester day morning (the 3d) ono of the boats of the Nep tune left that ship at daylight with Lieutenant Telfer and crew, and proceeded on above to procure -----4 1 r ship in water. In attempting to reach . lei the afternoon, during the height of the gale, they had a narrow escape 01 perishing. To keep the boat afloat it was necessary to- stave in the hea is of the ca,mks containing-water, and throw their contents over board. Fortunately, they succeeded in getting hold of the buoy of the Roy/al George, and were hauled in one by one through the stern ports of that ship, but not until one of the boat's crew had perished, either from fright or long exposure to the , .cold. The Conflict, Captain Foote, was despatched at sunset of the 4th, and the Archer, Captain W. K. Hall, early on the sth on special service. The Bosca en, 70, Captain W. F. Glanville, arrived in Kioge Bay at 7 a.m. of the latt er d a t e . _ . 0 -- n the 6th the fleet was reinforcea by the Caesar, 91, Captain John Robb ; the Desperate, 8, Cap tain E. C. T. D'Eyncourt ; and the Basilisk, 6, Captain the Hon. F. Egerton. A further addition was made to it on the 7th by the arrival of the Magicieune, 16, Captain Thomas Fisher ; the Cruiser, 17, Commander the Hon. G. H. Douglas, and the Driver, 6, Commander the Hon: A. A. Cochrane. The St. George, 120, and the Prince Regent, 90, are hourly expected, as also the Aus terlitz, 100, French liner. A move further up the Baltic will be made in a few days.. The first ope rations will probably commence in the Gulf of Bothnia by taking possession of the island of Aland, a most important position to hold with respect to further proceedings. Every one in the fleet is anxious for the signal " Prepare for action" to be made, and fully prepared to do his duty, feeling confident of victory. During a gale of wind on the 7th the Cressy, Capt, R., L. Warren, parted both her cables. In order to avoid' a collision with the Caesar she im mediately made sail with main and fore trysail, triple reefed maintopsail and foretopmast staysails, and ran a considerable distance to leeward. The steam being got up, she was enabled in the course of a few hours to take up her former position, letting go a sheet anchor. Sir C. Napier is at Copenhagen, but is expected to return to his flag , ship to-day. The stay of the fleet at its present anchorage will not be extended beyond the termi nation of the ensuing week. _ APRIL 12. • During the stay of the fleet at the rendezvous in the Bay of Kioge each day has added to ite num bers. Moored in line of battle, with the Duke of Wellington, the monarch of all in the centre, it presents a most formidable appearance. It is more powerful in its armament, comprises more ships, and musters more men than any fleet that has ever congregated on the waters. Up to the above date it amounted to 37 sail, a list of which we sub join:— Names of Vessels. 0 , 4 Officers en Command. c7Et t) vlag,hip of Vice-Ad- Duke of Wel- 1 mind Sir C. Napier, lington(screw) j 4,700 1,100 750 Coinmndr.-in-Chief ; Captain Gordon. Flag-ship of Rear-Ad- Neptune (sail -121 2,705 970 miral Corry ; Captain ing ship • • .. j Hutton Flag- hip of Rear •Ad- Leopard . (.. pad- l2 1,412 300 560 miral Plumrldge ; dle) • • . Captain Gifford. Flu-ship of Re +r-Ad- Edinburgh (sw) 58 1,772 60u 650 / mind Chads; Captain Hewlett. Royal Georg( (screw) •.. 1 120 2,616 1, 1 00 400 • 'aptain H.J.Codrington. *St. George ... 129 2,719 1,100 .• Captain Henry Ey res. St. Jean d'Acre 1 101 3,60' 900 650 Capt. the Hon. H.Keppel. (screw) .... Ciesar (screw) 91 2,761 850 400 .;aptain John Robb. Princess Royal 1,1 3,129 850 400 Captain Lord C. Paget. (screw). • • .. *Prince Rrgerit '2,612 85 , , .. Captain Scott. (sailing ship) 1 90 Eton .rch (sai 184 2.286 750 .. :,`ap , ttin Erskine. ing ship) • . Cressy (screw' 80 2,537 751 .. '"',aptain R. L. Warren. BOSCUVI,II(SAiI jug 1 40 2,212 62 , ' 'aptain W.F. Glanvitle. Klenheim (sw. 60 1 ,747 700 s)c ap. the ttnn le Pelham Hogue (-crew 60 1,750 70' 46 ;again W. Ram-ay. Ajax (screw) 58 1.761 600 4 'a.d&n F Warren. turyalus (=w) 5 2;11 55 40 , Captain Ram•ay. nmerieuse (se) • 50 2,317 58h 35, 'aptai - It. H a atson. Arrogant (s , f 46 1,572 45 36 aptain Yel , erton 4mphion (sw 34 1,474 32 ma' '.aptain . C Key. Dauntless (sw 33 1,4'10 300 580 aptain A. P. Ryder. Tribune(screw: 30 1,57(1 300 301 Cal:pain the Hon. S. T. Carne .ie. [ G. Cruiser (screw) 17 7 50 2 50 60 Captain the Hon. H. Douglas. Odin (paddle) • • 16 1,310 300 501 ,aptain F. Scott Va'oroas (pad ) 16 1,255 25..• 40'' 'apt C. a. H 'suckle. Magicienne(p.) 16 1,255 250 400 ;aptain T. Fiche - . At cher (stirew) 14 973 3' l, 201 'aptain E. Heathcote. Deep rate (atsv " 8 1,190 40 , 'apt E. C D'Eyncourt. 'onfllct (screw) 8 1,013 16 - 40- 'aptain f oote. Gorgon(paldle 6 1,111 1'•; 350 lomnindr A. Cumming. iullog (pad.) 6 1,231 16'. 5' I aptain W. H. hall. Dragon(paddl 9 6 1,270 160 52 'aptain Wilcox. Hecla (paddle; 6 817 16- 24 ;aptain W K Hall. Vulture (pad.) 6 1,190 1.11 47- 'aptai , ' FH. Gl.tsoe. Basallsk (pad ) 6 480 160 40. Hon. F. Egerton. *Driver (pad.) 6 1,036 16 28 Command , r the Hon. A. A. Cochrane. Lightning (pati 3 296 60 10 'aptain Sullivan. T0ta1.... 1.722 4 5,051 18,295 11,70, • lime ships have not actually and aro hot,rly expected raved, but are in Wingo Sound. A gale of wind (the third which has occurred during the past week) prevailed on the 9th. The ships sent down their topgallantmasts, struck top masts, and pointed yards to the wind. The Bull dog and Odin returned in the forenoon from a cruise. The latter parted both her cables 'in the evening, got up steam, and joined company the next morning. The various ships are completing water and coal. The. Cruiser returned from Co penhagen on the 10th, anchoring north-east of the Magicienne. Independent of the French sail of the line (four of which are hourly expected), the fleet miler the command of Sir Charles Napier will be increased, to 40 sail, forming three squad rons ; the weather squadron to comprise the first and second. divisions ' • the centre squadron the third and fourth ; and the lee. squadron the fifth and sixth divisions. Three other divisions will be composed of the paddle-wheel awl screw steam sloop; consisting of 2t vessels. 10 a.m.—The fleet has been signalled to "Pre pare to sail." CONSTANTINOPLE. According to Constantinople mercantile letters of the 6th of April, Baron Bruck has issued orders to all Austrian vessels to quit Constantinople. Probably the order relates only to Austrian ves sels of war, in order to avoid the importunities of the Turks that they should join the allied fleets in the Black Sea. Ruskan ships of war were seen off Batouin on the 3d. The combined fleet were still in Kavarna Bay. A division was' at Kustendje, to support Mahomed Pacha's operations. ARRIVAL OF BRITISH TIkOOPS IN THE DARDANELLES. GALLIPOLI, Wednesday night, April s.—The screw steamer Golden Fleece, Captain Stewart, which left Malta at 5 o'clock a.m. on Friday last, entered the mouth of the Dardanelles at 7.50 p.m. to-night, and anchored off Gallipoli, on the European side of the straits, at 12 o'clock at night—all well. The men will be disembarked to morrow, if possible. and encamp in th . neighbourhood. On hoard are the following officers :-Ist division, staff—Lieu tenant-General Sir George Brown, Lieutenant- Colonel Sullivan, Assistant Adjutant-General ; Captain Hallewell, 28th Regiment, Assistant Quartermaster-General ; Captain Macdonell, Ist battalion Rifle Brigade, A.D.C. ; Captain Whit more, 30th Regiment, A.D.C. ; Staff-Surgeon, Ist class, Alexander. Of the Royal Engineers there are Lieut.-Col. Victor (commanding), Capt. Gibb, Capt. Hassard, Lieut. Elphinstone, Lieut. G. R. Lempriere, Lieut. Anderson, Lieut. Graham, Lieut. Martin, Lieut. Drake, Assistant-Staff- Surgeon Francis Smith (attached). Royal Sappers and Miners—ten serjeants, four buglers, 181 rank and tile. Of the Rifle Brigade (2,1 battalion) there are Lieutenant.-Colonel Lawrence, Niajor Nor cott, Major Bradford. Captain Elrington, Captain the Earl of Erroll, Captain Hammond, Captain Inglis, Captain Fyers, Captain Hon. W. Colville, Lieut. Hon. J. Stuart, Lieut. Nixon, Lieut. Balfour, Lieut. Bowles, Lieut. Markham, Lieut. Yonge, Lieut. Windham, Lieut. Alexander, Lieut. Egerton, Lieut. Thynne, Lieut. Hon. H. Camp bell, Lieut. Lord F. L. Gower, Staff Paymaster Newbury, Lieut. and Adjutant Ross, Quartermaster Gough,' Surgeon H. Anderson, Assistant-Surgeon F. B l eynolds, Assistant-Surgeon Sanders, 39 ser geants, 15 buglers, 774 rank and file, Capt. New degate, Lieut. Warren, Lieut. Malcolm, 7 ser geants, 2 buglers, and 122 rank and file, are on their way to join head-quitrters in the Sir George Pollock. There are 7 women with the Rifle Brigade —no children. With the Sappers and Miners there are 12 women and 5 children. No casualty of any kind occurred during the voyage. The following extract of a letter from Constanti nople, 'dated April 5, says :—‘ ‘Th etirn which events have been taki ng daring the last few i weeks is, to say the least, not encouraging. Complications are on the increase. The latest news from Greece, and from the provinces of Thessaly and Epirus, is not favourable to the Ottoman arms, and it is to be foreseen -that the news of the passage of the Danube by a large Russian army will give a fresh stimulus to the insurrection. The consequences of a Russian victory on this side of the Danube may be easily imagined. Bulgaria would rise, and, in fact, the in surrection become general throughout Turkey in Europe. The great event of the day here is the depar ture of the Greek envoy, and the resolution of the Porte to expel all subjects of Greece from the Sul tan's dominions. Fifteen days' time has been given them to depart. For the last few days the resi dence of the Greek Minister and the Hellenic Con sulate has been besieged by hundreds of Greeks, all clamorously demanding the necessary papers for their departure. This measure is by many viewed as impolitic, as the bulk of these meu will, it may be presumed, join the standard of revolt as soon Re they put their foot out of the Ottoman territory. It is, however, impossible to foresee the turn of events ; and atter all, the presence of from 2:),000 . to 25,000 known enemies at the capital is not au agreeable circumstance fur the Turks to reflect upon. Great fears are entertained that something may be attempted by the Greeks before they leave Con stantinople. Yesterday several incendiaries were arrested, and a regular conspiracy is said to have been discovered. It were an easy matter to burn down this vast wooden city, and, once litiu several places it could not be put out, but would soon crackle up into one huge blaze, and there would be an end to Stamboul. Hundreds of the Greeks will be ruined by this sudden order to leave a place in which they were bred and born. Though Greeks, and subjects of King Otho, they know no other home. It will fall heavily and be felt severely by all classes, but mostly so by the small trading peo ple, whose every resource is -thus cut off. The rabble do not care. They have nothing to lose. A good many have already left. They have received money from a Greek fund. What will all these people do when they arrive in Greece ? Men with out private fortune will find no resource there. What can they do ? In all probability _they will join the insurrection. This Greek revolution is a very serious matter, and seems to be only at its commencement. With reference to the Greek in surrection, it were useless to enter into lengthy re flections. The war with Russia is not a question of nationalities; and though patriotic feeling will be drawn, and religious zeal and fanaticism be made a handle of, the solution of these problems is not at issue. England and France are at war with Russia. We are at the commencement of a gi antic struggle with a powerful empire. Let Englishmen bear in mind that every Greek insurgent adds another soldier to the army of the Czar ; and that, practically speak ing, our brave troops will have to meet greater odds in proportion as the insurrection spreads through the Turkish provinces. The calamities of a war such as the present are dreadful to think of. Already populations are being put to the sword, villages burnt, and whole pro vinces exposed to rapine and plunder ; and we are only at the very beginning o a contest which will be prolonged, God knows how long, and the end of which no man can foresee. National animosities and fanaticism will play a great part in the tragedy; and whilst the great Powers are contending f o r the mastery, the whole of Europe may be plunged into intestine discord. The Czar is preaching a crusade. His iegions are led on in the name of Christianity. He is stirring up the religious element throughout the Ottoman empire. The great question is, hor , ever, not to be lost sight of ; and religion has in reality nothing to do with it. Is Europe to look calmly on, whilst a great empire tramples upon the • international rights of nations ? Can wholesale aggression be permitted ? The Western Powers must oppose the progress of Russia in the East, and it is to be hoped that they will effectually succeed in doing so. The time which has been threat ening for many a year has com e sooner t h an w as generally anticipated. Better now than later. Constantinople may be said to be in a state of siege. The strictest police regulations are being enforced. Everybody has to be at home by eleven o'clock at night. If any one be out after that time, lie is taken to the guard-house, and kept a prisoner for the night. After dark everybody must have a lantern. These measures are strictly necessary. The place is full of villains and thieves. The night before last. three men were murdered, and for the last three months the houses at Pera have been brokeu into by the dozen. Last week the head of a bashi-bozouk (irregular horseman) was found in a well near one of the mosques, over at Stamboul. They stuck it on a barrel for general inspection and recognition. A commission has been named to superintend the departure of the Greeks, and I am happy to say that the Porte has, to a certain extent, moditied the order of ex' pulsion. Those persons will be allowed to remain who can certify their good conduct, and pro duce two good sureties. In that case they will be regarded as Christian subjects o f th e P o rte, " rayahs,"' with some especi a l cons id era ti o nk This has been obtained in order t o prevent the down right ruin of some of the resepectable families. It will, however, have a very limited application. The thousands of Greeks who came to Constanti nople, and have been established here for the last sixty years, will have to pay fur the hostile acts of their fellow-corm try men. These are the evils of War and insurrection. The Russians in the forts ol• the Danube have been amusing themselves by fir' ing at British merchant vessels. Three were seri ously damaged by them. One, I believe the Bed lington, was sunk, and a sailor shot through the leg* Everybody here is eagerly looking out fur the arri• val of the troops ; and it is said that the Turkish ladies have expressed much curiosity, and are very anxious to see the Caledonian mountaineers sails. cullotte. AUSTRALIA , (BI ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The General Screw Steam Ship ping Company's ship Harbinger, Capt. Lane, ha j s ust arrived here from Sydney and Port Philip. Her news has been anticipated by the Overland Mail. She brings_ 16,174 ounces of gold from Syd ney, and 57,168 ounces from Port Philip. Total value, 293,3681. Also 150 bales of wool, and a heavy mail, from the Australian coionies. The Harbinger has touched only at St. Yincents on the homeward passage. , , COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, APRIL 17. The Queen and Prince walked in the Home-park this morning. The Princess Royal rode out on horseback. The Prince of Wales, and the younger members of the Royal Family, took their accustomed exercise. The Duke of Newcastle left the Castle this forenoon for London. Her Majesty and Prinar - Albert, with the Royal Children, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, walked on the East Terrace on Sunday after noon. Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday morning from Brocket Hall, Herts. The Duke of Newcastle' returned to town yesterday from a visit to the Queen, at Windsor Castle. Her Majesty and Prince Albert have forwarded to Mr. Alfred Eames, the secretary of the Royal Naval School, at New Crosq, five s kindred pouads, to consti tute the Prince of Wales a life governor, which confers upon his Royal Highness, during his life, the privilege of always having one pupil in the school for gratuitous board and education—'such pupils being necessarily the sons of naval or marine officers. MURDER IN ST. GILES. This morning, the most intense excitement was occa; sioned by a report in St. Giles and vicinity, that a female had been murdered by her paraineur, which on inquiry proves to be, unfortunately, a melancholy fact. From what can be gleaned, it seems that the deceased's name is Barbara Mitchell, aged 89 years, and resided at No. 15, Little White-lion-street, Seven-dials, St Giles, and cohabited with a man of the name of William Busey, who has for some length of time brutally ill-used her. The repeated cries of murder proceeding from the house had caused Mr. Radden, hairdresser, opposite the house, to take no notice of it, as he hal repeatedly interfered and got offence for his trouble. The deceased came home tipsy, when Busey commenced kicking her with all his force, and knocked her doWn, when cries of murder were heard, but no notice was taken for the reason stated. She was found lying on the floor, quite dead, by the side of the bed ; every part of her person exhibiting marks of violence, which had evidently been - occasioned by heavy blows and kicks. The face and head were shockingly swollen and disfigured. Mr. J. Hine, the summoning officer instantly repaired to the hquse, and had the body removed to St. Giles's Workhouse. Busey has for. the present escaped the vigilance of the detective officers of the F division of police. - Information has been for warded to the coroner, who has ordered a post mortem examination of the body. No day has yet been named for the inquest. MARLBO.ROITGII-STREET-(THIS DAY.) A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER. James Connor, a smartly-dressed young, man, was brought before Mr. Bingham,: cliarged with being con cerned, with another man not in custody, in stealing a gold watch, value 151., the property of Mr. Edward Rush, of Craven-hill, Bayswater. The prosecutor stated that a little after 12 last night be was in the Blue Posts .tavern Haymarket, with 'a friend, and was standing with his back to the wall at the end of the passage. His watch was in his waistcoat pocket, and the chain was slightly exposed to view. While he was talking to a friend the defendant and another man came and stood by him, defendant on his right and the other man on -his left hand side. The ' defendant leant heavily against , prosecutor's chest, he then heard a click, and be put his hand to his waistcoat pocket, and missed his watch. the ring of which had been cut from the guard. As soon as he discovered his loss he told the prisoner he had stolen his watch. • The other man then ran off and a friend of prosecutor's who was near him went for a constable, upon whose arrival prisoner was given in I charge. In reply to Mr. Bingham, prosecutor said there was no one but prisoner and the other man near him zt the time he lost his watch. Mr. Edward Raphael said, he was with last witness, and was standing close by when he heard him say his watch was gone. Witness saw defendant standing 'near prosecutor, with his coat spread before him, as a screen to his actions. Elliott, 43 C, proved taking charge of prisoner, and searching him at the station, but did not find the watch. The prisoner, who was.well known to the police as a member of the swell mob, waa remanded till Thursday next. A MAN KILLED AT THE PLATFORM OF THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, WATERLOO-ROAD.—This morning, information was received by William Payne, Esq., of the death of W. Kent, a smith, who resided at Hudson- I terrace, Vauxhall-road, who expired in Abraham's ward, St. Thomas's Hospital, from the effects of injuries re ceived under the following circumstances :—The de ceased was standing on the railway, when the up train from Windsor knocked him down, the wheels of which passed over his thighs. They were literally cut asunder, ranging only by a small piece of flesh. He was removed to the above institution, where Mr. Solly, surgeon, performed amputation, but death shortly terminated the sufferings of the unfortu nate man. The deceased had been frequently cautioned by the South-Western Railway authorities not to go on the line, as it was extremely dangerous, and in consequence of disregarding their instructions lost his life. ENTERTAINMENT AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.—The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave a sumptuous banquet last evening in the Egyptian-hall to a large and dis tinguished circle of guests, among whom were the fol lowing :—The Duchess of Sauaerset, Lord J. Russell, Lady J. Russell, Lord and Lady Palmerston, the Bishop of Chester, the Earl of Kingston, Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., Viscount Ingestre, Sir George and Lady Hamilton Seymour, Sir W. Temple, Sir R. Carr Glyn, Bart., Rear-Admiral Sir J. Hill, the Misses Hill, Sir J. and Lady Easthope, Mr. J. Masterman, ALP , Mr. B. Oliveira, M.P., and Mrs. Oliveira, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, M.P., Sir W. Gore Ousley, Bart., and Lady Ous ley, Sir J. Scott Lillie, Bart., Baron Testafenetta Abele, the Baron Ernest Van Havre, M. and Maclaine Antoni Szklarski, Sir John and Lady Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Sickles, Mr. and Mrs. Upham, M. Zohrab, Sir W. C. Ross, Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong, Lieutenant- Colonel APCall, the Rev. Dr. Croly, the Rev. G. Murray, the Rev. Thomas Hugo, the Rev. J. M'Cor raghan, the Rev. H. W. Armstrong, the Rev. J. Lee, the Rev. J. Clarke, the Rev. H. Roberts, the Rev. Mr. Wickham and Mrs. Wickham, the Rev. R. Hooper, the Rev. Gs Jephson, the Rev. C. Hume, Major Cooke, Mr. Robert and Mrs. Sutton, Mr. Alderman and the Misses Farebrother, Mr. Alderman and Miss Copeland and Miss Capper, Mr. Alderman Wilson, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Humphery, Sir James Duke, M.P., and the Misses Wood, Mr. Alderman Farncomb and Miss Stone, Sir John MusgroVe and Miss Briggs and Miss Cooper, Mr. Alderman Moon and Mrs. Charrington, Mr. Alderman Salomons, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Finnis, Sir Robert and Lady Carden and the Misses Carden, Mr. Alderman Carter and Mrs. Carter, Mr. Alderman Muggeridge and Mrs. Muggeridge, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hartley Kennedy, Lady Valiant, Mr. Sheriff and Mrs. Wire, &c. THE MAILS.—SOIITHAMPTON, Monday, April 17. The Royal Mail steam-ship Solent, Capt. Jellicoe, sailed , this afternoon, with the usual West India, Pacific, and Central American mails. She takes out 60 passengers, among whom are Lieut.-Col. Beim, Captains Hay,Ward, and Bovill ; Lieut. Wise, Ensigns Davy and Tryon, and on freight a full general cargo of British and continental merchandise, and specie value 36,204/. sterling. The new steam-ship Atrato, belonging to the Royal West In dia Mail Packet Company, with the outward mails of the 17th ult., reached St. Thomas's on the 30th, after a passage of 131 days. She had encountered a week's westerly winds, with heavy swell. An abstract of her log states that up to noon of the 18th ult: she had steamed 220 miles ; 19th, 292 miles ; 20th, 264 miles ; 21st, 280 2 miles; 22d, 292 miles ; 23 d , 252 miles ; 24th, 266 mile s; sth, 282 miles ; 26 th , 271 miles ; 27th, 272 miles; 28th, 274 miles ; 29th, 282 miles ; 30th, 302 miles ; and to midnight of the 30th, 164 miles ; total distance run, 3,713 miles, averaging 11 1-3 miles an hour. Unless the subsequent performances of the Atrato surpass the runs given as above, she will prove inferior to her rival the Himalaya,.which vessel of equal if not superior size to the Atrato, propelled with engines on the screw prin ciple of considerably less power, has been enabled to make a speed equal to 330, 350, and even 400 miles in the 24 hours, with an expenditure of fuel of little more than one-half that consumed by the Atrato. Large paddle-wheel steam-ships, however, scarcely attain their best speed in their first voyages, as the tightness of the new machinery has to be got over, and the proper trim of the ship ascertained. The Atrato will, no doubt, do better on future occasions and under more favourable circumstances. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Madrid, C a pt a i n B ra dshaw, left the docks this afternoon w ith ma i ls for Vi go, O por t o , Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibralt ar , specie value 25,000/. sterling. The United States' mail 25 passengers, a full general carg o, and steam-ship Franklin, Captain J. A. Wotten, with m ails from New York t o the Bth inst., is expected off Cowes on Thursday next, en route to Havre. GREECE. A letter from Athens of the 7th, in a Vienna journal, states that a Russian Secretary of Era" bassy had just arrived with a note from the Ca' billet of St. Petersburg for the Greek Government• The same letter informs us that a half squadron of light cavalry had left Athens for Arta. FRANCE. The Moniteur of this day announces that the Prince Napoleon left Toulon on the 17th in the Rolland, for the East. Cardinal Wiseman, who arrived in Paris on Sa• turday evening, and who is stayin g a t Si net ' s H o t e l, opposite the British Embassy, had an intervievr yesterday with the Emperor. The Cardinal is on his way to London. The treaty, offensive and defensive, entered into between Austria and Prussia, has been speedili followed by a similar treaty, thodgh with a very di ( ' ferent object, between France and England. Ever since a war with Russia has become inevitable, both Governments have felt that, as a preliminary to hoe' tilities, a solemn treaty, setting forth the co mmou objects in which they were engaged, was indispen" sable. This treaty required great consideration, and has been the subject of long negotiations, which have at length been brought to a termination. It is understood that on Sunday the exchange of the ratifications took place in Paris. This treaty of al' liance, offensive and defensive, consists of fide articles. It has reference solely to the Turkish question, and makes no allusion to any f ur ther eventualities which may arise in consequen ce of the, war which has now broken out. It w as rumoure d that there were some secret articles, but this is nal denied. Every one is on the qui. vive in Paris for news 0 . 1 Sir Charles Napier's op era ti ons i n the Baltic, a t the slightest rumour on the subject is greedily picked up. Among the reports yesterday in circa' lation, one to the effect that Admiral Napier bas written home to his Government to say that 1 0 will keep his word as respects the d es t ruc ti o n 01' the principal Ripsian poits on the Baltic, but that the operation would necessitate a great sacrifice in men and ships. This rumour gave great satisfaction to the -partisans of Russia, who are still more flume: ous than may be supposed. V a ri ous s t or i es are g o' up, in the hope of diminishing the confidence elist ing between the two Governments ; and a mong others that the French,Government is already jealoq of the seizure by the English fleet of th e i s l an d Awhen Lord probable ov announced to I by this ting e that island was occupied by th e E nglish troo p* the lan E d ; m the 'answer of his Majesty was, " That oceupat il p e and ro r thatth a t it wv must then be of short d urat i on, for we must ave i ' everything that could give annoyance or cause dir content to Sweden and Denmark." It is needles 6 to_say that the o ccupat i on of Aland was not onif known and approved of by the French G o vern; ment, but th a t th at occupat i on is the basis of a l; our operations in the Baltic, as it will en a bl e us t i ° blockade e ff ec t ua ll y not only the Gulf of Finlanni but the Gulf bf B o th n i a . The L eg iti m i sts a nd Fusionists hope, however; that in this affair they have already discovered the germ of dissensions be tween England and France. • Immense preparations were making a t the Elyse() for a grand fete, to be given last evening by the Empress, in honour of the D u k e of Ca,mbridg6 and the English officers. .This f e t e was to eon slst of a concert, ball, and supper. The gardens oft h'S Elysee were to be magnificently illuminated, an The military music was to be stationed i n th em . intention was to have given the fete on the an% versary of the birthday of th e E mperor, th e 20th of April ; but it has been fixed for three cl,lade e alier, in order to enable th e D u k e o f C am bridge and AA, the other English officers to be present. Mr. Laing, M.P., chairman of the Crystal Pals ' °o accompani e d b y Si r J oseph Paxton, Bpothby, one of the directors, and Mr. Grove, t secretary, had an interview with the EnaPer ° o yesterday at the T u il er i es. The deputation frig introduced by hi s E xce ll ency Lord Cowley. i'of Majesty expressed great interest in the success .„ the undertaking, an d promised to send contrib"4 tions from th e I mper i a l manufactories of SWeic; the Gobelins„ and Beauvais. He was pleased 00 say that a d eputat i on fully representing F r3 n o should he p resen t at t h e open i ng of the palace nett month. I A domiciliary visit was paid by the police of Saturday evening to the Paris correspondent the New Pricssial Gazette. All his papers e ' seized. tho It appe ars th a t G enera l W ysoc ki i s to he the commander-in-chief of the new P dish legion ill service .of Turkey. 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