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HEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. A. Lessee, Mr. E. T. S lIITH.—On WEDNESDAY MORNING, March 8, GRAND NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION in AID of a FUND for the support of the WIVES and CHILDREN of the BRITISH SOLDIERS who have been sent as an expeditionary force on foreign service. The Lessee has placed the Theatre, free of ex pense, for a performance of THE CORSE,'AN BROTHERS, in which Mr. G. V. BROOKE (who on this occasion gives his services gratuitously) will appea•, under the immediate patrinage and spe cial desire of the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and civic authorities, and the following illustrious patronesses, who have signified their inten tion of attending on this occasion:— Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge. The Lady Mayoress Her Grace the Duchess of Hamilton. Her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort. Her Grace the Duchess of Montrose. Her Grace the Duchess of Somerset. Her Grace the Duchess of Inverness. The Most Noble the Marchioness of Aylesbury. The Most Noble the Marchioness of Londonderry The Most Noble the Marchioness of Blandford. The Right Hon. the Countess of Chesterfield. The Right Hon. the Countess of Kinnoull. The Right Hon. the Countess of Glengall. The Right Hon. the Countess of Besborongh. The Right Hon. the Countess of Derby. The Right Hon. the Countess of She borne. The Right Hon. the Countess of Wilton. The Right Hon. the Countess of Desert. The Right Hon. the Countess of Doncughnaore. The Right Hon. the Viscountess Palmerston. The Right Hon. the Viscountess Maidstone. The Right Hon. the Viscountess Newport. Lady Sophia Deveaux. Lady Colville. Lady Raglan. The Hon. Mrs. Anson. Mrs. Disraeli. Mrs. 1. Stanley, &c. The Lord Mayor, with his usual kindness and generosity, has con sented to act as treasurer, and to whom subscriptions may be sent. The entire receipts to be forwarded to the Lord Mayor and Lady Patronesses, to form a public fund for the above purpose. Doors open at half-past one, and commence at two o'clock precisely.—sub scriptions received by the Commercial Bank of London, Henrietta street. _ The Lessee also begs leave to Inform the nobility and gentry that this Theatre will be placed at the disposal of the Lady Patronesses for a Fancy Fair, or Bazaar, o Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, April 12, 13, and 14, on which occasion the entire Pit will be covered over for their accommodation ; and all articles intended to be for warded as a present for this national purpose, will be entered in a book, with names and addresses of donors. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY- LANE.-- Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMlTH.—Another brilliant triumph at this National Establishment of Dumas's chef-d'ceuvre, the great French drama, in five acts and eight tableaux, entitled THE VEN DETTA, or THE CORSICAN BROTHERS, which commences at 7 precisely and concludes at TEN. The wen lerful impersonation of the two characters, Louis and Fabian dei Franclai, by Mr. G. V. B r0 0%e; the resplendent raise en scene, the startling and thrilling effects, the imposing tahleaux, and the powerful and impressive acting throughout the entire drama, created a pert ct furore, and gained from a densely crowded audience a unanimous verdict of approval—the same marked success that ensured for it the uninter rupted run in the United States of more than One Hundred nights. The eminent tragedian, Mr. G. V. BROOKE, as the Twin Brothers, EVERY EVENING. Chateau Renaud, Mr. T. Mead. To conclude with THE BEGGARS' OPERA. Captain Macheath, Miss Featherstone. This Evening (Ash-Wednesday) there will be no Performance. TIIEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. TO-MORROW EVENING, Msacit 2, Will be performed THE VENDETTA ; or, The Corsican Br'. thers. The principal characters by Messrs. G. V. Brooke and T. Mead. To be followed by THE BEGG AR'S OPERA. Characters by Mr. A. Younge, Mrs. Selby, Miss M. Stanley, and Miss Feather stone. This Evening there will be no Performance. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Iluckstone. TO-MORROW EVENING, MAaca 7, Will be performed GUY MANNERING. Supported by Messrs. W. Farren, Edlott Galer, Compton, Rogers, Howe, Clark, Corti, and Cullenford; Miss Cushman (as Meg Merrilles), Miss Jalia Harland, and Mrs. L. S. Buckingham. After which, the Grand CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, call d HARLEQUIN AND THE THREE 8E.4.1t4 ; or, Little Silverhair and the Fairies. Columbine, miss M. Brown; Harlequin, Mr. .J. Marshall; Pantaloon, Mr. W. A. Barnes; Clown, Mr. H. Marshall. This Evening there will be no Performance. ROY .1L PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN, TO-MORROW EVENING, MARCH 2, Will be performed THE. CORSIC XS . BROTHERS. character by Mr. C. Kean. Principa' After which will be presented the new Grand CHRISTMAS PAN- Tr)MIME, entitled HARLEQUIN" AND TILE MILLER AND HLS MEN; or, Kin; Salamander and the Fairy of the Azure Lake. Harlequin. Mr. Cormacl ; Clown, Mr. auntie ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; and Columb•ne, Mi3S Desborough. This Evening there will be no Performance. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. TO-MORROW EVENING, Melton 2, Will be performed A BACHELOR OF ARTS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Baker; Miss F. Hughes. After which, the original Fairy Extravaganza, called ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE TWO KINGS. Principal cha racters by Mr. Roxby and Madame Veetris. To conclude with PATTER VERSO'S CLATTER. This Evening there will be no Performance. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. TO-MORROW EVENING, Mace 2, Will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo-drama in five taoleaux, with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, &c., new dresses an :1 appointments, called TILE VIIRAT OF GOLD; 0 , , VIE LOST SHIP AND THE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO. Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford, Madame Celeste, ?cc. To conclude with THE SERIOIIi FAMILY. Characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Leigh Murray. Farselle, and Keeley ; Mrs. L. Murray, Misses Woolgar, Fanny )taekell, and Laidlaw, and Mrs. Keeley. This Evening there wig be no Performance. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. TO-MORROW EVENING, Mum 2, Will be performed PLOT AND PASSION. Principal characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Robson, Emery, Leslie, White, Franks, and H. Cooper; Miss E. Turner, and Mrs. Stirling _After which, THE BENGAL TIGER. Principal characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, and F. Robson ; and Mrs. Wigan and Miss Marston. To conclude with THE LOTTERY TICKET. Characters by Messrs. Emery, and F. Robson; Mrs. Chatterley, and Miss Ellen Turner. STRAND THEATRE. Sole Le3loB, Mr. F. W. Allcroft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs THIS EVENING, Arsacx 1, Will be presented PADDY'S PORTFOLIO. After which, Mr. Rammons, the celebrated American Banjo Player. To be followed by a Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS, with Vocal and Instrumental Illustrations—supported oy Misses A. Vernon and F. Beaumont. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 3e.; Pit, 1.1. 6d; Gallery, Gd.; Private Boxes, V. 1 is. 6d., to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. No Performance this Evening. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Triumphant success of the New Spectacle. LAST THREE NIGHTS of the PANTOMIME. TO-MORROW EVENING, Mama 2, And during the week, will be presented the new, grand, and romantic spectacle entitled THE vVOO D NIA NI'S HORSE; or, The False Knight—the Woodman's Horse by the pet steed, Beauty, expressly trained by Mr. William Cooke. After which, Scenes of the ARENA. To conclude with the Comic Pantomime of BILLY AUTTON'S JOURNEY TO BRENTFORD ; or, Harlequin and the Ladies' Favourite. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tai; DAY —Morning 27 min.after 3 I Evening 46 min.aft. 3 fe-Moanow—Morning 4 min.after 4 Evening 22 min.aft. 4 THE WEATHER.—Snt OFFICIO, MARCH 1. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 53—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and during the night. 49—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 77—an extraordinary rise, higher than for the last eight months. WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, and fine weather. r ) , ' l/. ~~~~. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1854, Delays in regard to this Eastern Question would really appear to be quite interminable. Every b°4. 5' was beginning at last to imagine that Mini sters were in earnest in their declaration of hos tility to the designs of the CZAR upon Constanti nople. d o Everyb y thought that war was at la s t resolutely and manfully resolved upon as the only remaining resource of those great Powers which had been so flagrantly outraged by the proceedings of the Russian AUTOCRAT, and so monstrously and systematically deceived by the machinations of his Government. Everybody considered that further hesitation had at length become absolutely imprac tie,able—that there wa s an end to doubt, as there was manifestly a close to negotiation. Neverthe less—here we are again—doomed to await as pa tiently as we can the response that may be vouch safed to our demands in about two or three weeks from the present time by the Imperial councils at St. Petersburgh. Exemplary forbearance h as been displayed heretofore, we cannot but think, by the great masses of our intelligent population. It remains to be seen whether this may not e ven yet be exhausted—whether the Cabinet is not (perilously for itself) trifling with the nobler im pulses of the community by that course of perse vering procrastination which has carried the dis pute from one March to another—the dispute which must long since have been terminated satis factorily, if not bloodlessly, by the adoption of a Policy in every way more decided and straight forward. Under ordinary circumstances, the g- 4 4 - 8 - .. community could scarcely have been justified in anticipating a bold and energetic movement on the part of the ABERDEEN Coalition, after the last twelve months' deplorable and disheartening ex perience. But the present cannot be called ordi nary, rather may they be designated, without any exaggeration whatever, extraordinary circum stances. Wherefore even those most disposed to count upon the tardy resolve of the Cabinet were, in a measure, compelled to believe in it, in spite of themselves, in spite of their convictions, in spite of their recollections. The language used by Ministers ever since the opening of the Par liamentary session in the month of February was from the first tantamount to a declaration of war against Russia. The Speech from the Throne inaugurating that session was equivalent to the avowal of that formal declaration of war by the lips of our gracious SOVEREIGN. Nay—neither the British nor the French Government had con fined themselves to mere verbal indications of this antagonism to the Russian AUTOCRAT—they had severally caused both the military and maritime armaments of France and England to be strength ened by very considerable augmentations. Im mediately on the withdrawal of M. DE BRUNOW from the Court of St. James's and of M. DE KISSELEFF from the Court of the Tuil eries, instructions had been forwarded to St. Petersburgh simultaneously recalling Sir HAMILTON SEYMOUR and General DE CASTEL BAJAC. Large bodies of troops were marched through the streets by night and by day, with banners flying, and to the sound of drum and trumpet ; they were carried forward with all de spatch by railway ; they were embarked in hot haste at our seaports, and conveyed on thence with all convenient speed, via Malta, towards the seat of war beyond Constantinople. Additional battalions are being hurried after them even now, with the same ostentatious display of ardour and determination. Yet at this seemingly ultimate juncture—when diplomatic relations have ceased, when pacific negotiations are notoriously at an end, when war is all but declared—Ministers have actually contrived another means of bringing about further delays, and effecting an other supplementary procrastination. They have acted thus, moreover, under the flimsiest pre tence ; namely, by transmitting a demand to the Russian AUTOCRAT that, before the 30th of April, he shall withdraw his forces from the Principa lities. Why, he has been asked this already over and over again ; and over a. - nd over again he has refused. In repeating the same iterated and re iterated request the Allies of Turkey have, con sequently, acted precisely in the manner familiar to every nervous schoolboy in a game of fisticuffs— tempting his antagonist to "Do that again!" Why, let us repeat it once more, the Emperor NICHOLAS has again and again, and yet again, refused —not doubtfully, but boldly, and openly, and distinctly refused to withdraw his army from the Principa lities. It is a mere ruse consequently to gain yet another delay—this transmission of the demand simultaneously from London, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna, to St. Petersburgh. It is argued that the Four Powers have acted thus simply in order to throw the onus of the war, the blame of the final rupture, upon the Russian Government ? Why—that has already been done by the whole course of the CZAR'S proceedings, and especially and pointedly by the last of the many wise, and sagacious, and magnanimous acts of the Emperor NAPOLEON. The responsibility of the collision that must ensue, manifestly and glaringly devolves upon the Russian AUTOCRAT ever since the trans mission to St. Petersburg of that memorable letter addressed by the Emperor of the FRENCH to the CZAR of all the Russias—that letter con sisting of demands which the world knows have been rejected formally and positively. Be sides, we have said that Russia herself has assumed frow the outset that unwarrantable responsibility, the guilt of having originated the war first of all between herself and Turkey alone—and, now, between herself alone, and Turkey supported by the Four Great Powers of Christendom—the war at first about a Protec torate over some millions of Greek Chris tians, but now about the relative interests, situation, or predominance of Barbarism or of Civilisation. Has she not ? Let the one plain fact of the geographical locality of the conflict answer ! Where was that conflict been hitherto ? Has it been in the Russian ter ritories—whether by sea or by land has it been in the Russian territories ? Why, we all know that the bloodshed that has taken place by sea has been in the Turkish seaport of Sinope, where, with unparalleled ferocity, the subjects of the SULTAN were inhumanly butchered ! We all know that by land the struggle in Asia has been along the Turkish frontiers in the Caucasus, while in Europe it has been restricted within the limits of Moldavia and. Wallachia, the two great Princi palities which are the appenage not of the Mus covite but of the Ottoman Sovereignty. Conse quently, whatever occurs, the infamy of the war belongs not to the Turkish, not to the British, not to the French, not to the Prussian, not to the Austrian, but wholly and exclusively to the Russian Government—and therefore (the Russian Government being an irresponsible des potism) by necessity to one man, the head of that formidable, but fated autocracy. there could be no pretext for interfering in the negotiations that may take place. As we recently stated, " we cannot conceive a greater calamity, not only to England, but to the civilised world, than the tardy submission of the AUTOCRAT," or the restoration of such a peace as Austria is desirous of bringing about. There must be nu more Russian protectorates, to afford excuses for vexatious interference or unprovoked aggressions, to enable the public dis turber to keep those who have the misfortune to be placed in so perilous a vicinity in perpetual hot water. The Black Sea, the free navigation whereof has been so long restricted by the prohi bition of the armed vessels of all nations from ap pearing therein, must remain open. The treaty to which we so foolishly became parties in 1841, and which recognised that exclusion, as well as the previous treaty in 1829, by which, under false pretences of establishing quarantine, the CZAR obtained possession of the mouths of the Danube, have proved too injurious to the com merce of the world and the interests of civilisation to permit the notion of their re-enactment being for a moment entertained. We have seen the use which Russia has made of the privileges with which she was so unwisely and recklessly entrusted. We have seen the mud and sand permitted to accu mulate at the entrance to that noble stream ; and the gradual shallowing of the water—notwithstanding express stipulations to the contrary. We have seen hundreds of laden vessels lying in or out side of the river, watching fruitlessly for months to obtain an opportunity for egress or regress-- while Russia, like the churlish " dog in the man ger," refuses to allow any other to discharge the duty which she herself, we fear, wilfully and de liberately, completely neglects. The almost mira culous natural resources of the various provinces, the produce of which would otherwise be ex ported by means of that " deep, silent highway," are thus completely locked up, and their trade and commerce paralysed. It needs no argument to prove the seri ous injury inflicted on Great Britain by this untoward state of affairs. Free Trade, for which we have struggled so long and energetically, can never be fully or fairly de veloped so long as these formidable obstructions are suffered to remain to the free communication with districts which might be made not only the granaries but the provision stores of the world, where not only bread-stuffs but every description of meat and poultry may be obtained at almost nominal prices—where we might interchange the produce of our looms, and the various staple manu factures of England, for sound and nutritious fdod, sufficient to supply abundantly the wants of our people. Many clear-headed men have expatiated on the serious evils arising from these causes. An intel ligent and unimpeachable witness—Mr. O'BRrEN— has been added to the number, who gives us the results of his own personal observations so lately as the past winter. In his very interesting and able work,* Mr. O'BRIEN tells us that "there is no country more deeply interested in rendering. the Danube navigable at its mouth than Eng land, and it is England alone that has shown a sineere and constant desire to effect that object. In 1851, the imports from Ibraila by sea amount ed to 778,1571., and its imports up the Danube to 334,0781. The exports from Galatz by sea in the same year amounted to 496,3681., and the imports up the Danube to 374,2331., making in all a sum for imports and exports of 1,982,8361. British sub jects and British ships have the principal share in this trade ; it is, therefore, the duty of her Ma jesty's Government to exert its influence to re move, as far as possible, all obstructions to the free navigation of the entrance of the Danube." What need is there of any addition to this clear and convincing testimony? Further proof would be supererogatory. The Principalities, which might, from their abundance, provide for millions of Englishmen, are kept down by the incubus brooding over their fertile plains. The people, who might be so prosperous and happy, are oppressed and trampled on. But still we are to allow these restrictions to exist, and the Black Sea to be closed against English vessels of war— simply to propitiate a doubtful Power, which we could do better without. Forbid it honour, forbid it prudence. Whatever Austria may say, we cannot, under any circumstances, again sanc tion such stipulations. Having been forced into war we must bring it to such a conclusion that " Either our history shall, with full mouth, Speak freely of our acts ; or else our grave, Like Turkish mute, shall have a tongueless mouth, Not worshipped with a waxen epitaph." '. ; . , MON E MARKET * Journal of a Residence in the Danubian Principali ties in the Autumn and Winter of 1853. By Patrick O'Brien. Bentley. AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. REAR-ADMIRAL CORRY'S SQUADRON. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK, The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at from 3,000 to 4,000 bales, all to the trade. The market closed heavily without change in prices. The sales comprised 200 Egyptian at 6d. to 71d, 400 Surat at 3d. to 4id. 20 Sea Island at ls. 2d. to 25., and the remainder nearly all Ame rican. Railway Shares were dull but steady. As an instance of the very friendly feeling ex isting on the part of the experienced and en lightened commanders of American merchant ships, and of the identity of our interests, we give the following particulars of a meeting at New York " A meeting of shipmasters who have arrived recently from the Chinchas, was held on Saturday, at the Astor House—Captain S. A. Fabius in the chair. After the meeeting was called to order, P. W. Penhallow, Esq., was appointed a committee of one, with instructions to take the necessary measures to present the grievances of which they complain to the government at Washington. A document for the signature of merchants and others was read and approved, and the following resolution adopted " - Resolved,—That, whereas we have reason to sup pose that the letter expressing our gratitude to Admiral Moresby, which was sent through our Minister, J. R. Clay, was not duly forwarded, the following copy of the abovementioned letter be published in the New York papers." The following is a copy of the letter referred to in the resolution :—• "Chincha Isles, Sep. 9, 1853. "To her Britannic Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Lima. " Sir,—The American shipmasters here, feeling them selves under infinite obligations to Admiral Moresby for his kind attention to their representations, and his promptness in demanding for them that proper respect be paid to their flag by the authorities at these islands, beg leave, through you, to tender him their heartfelt thanks ; and also add the assurance that we shall ever retain, with sentiments of the liveliest gratitude towards him, the conviction that by the side of our own banner waves the British flag —a sure pledge of protection for us. 4 . With much esteem, we are, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servants." At the meeting of the Guatemala Bondholders, held this morning, it was announced that the Spanish American Committee had agreed to take up the affairs of the parties interested in the loan, upon receiving a commission of 1 per cent, on any amount received, and 5 per cent. on the stock that may be given for arrears of interest. The rates for Bills of Exchange were rather lower yesterday, Paris being 25 27i to 30, Amster dam, 11 151 to 16/ ; Hamburg, 13 4 to 41 ; Frankfort, 118/ g, and Trieste, 13 10 to 20. Gold is still in demand for exportation, and a considerable amount in coin has been taken from the Bank of Eugland. There has been an inactive market for Public Securities, and the quotations are again rather heavy, in the absence of any important news. Consols have been 91/ to for transfer, and 94 to for account. Until the budget is brought for ward, there will necessarily be much uncertainty among the speculators how to act. The New 3 1 per Cents. have been 92k- to 93, and the 3 per Cents. 911 4. Exchequer Bills are still 17s. to 20a. premium. South Sea Old Annuities have been at 101 1 8 . The Foreign Securities have been very dull. Mexican Bonds have realised 24 1. Peruvian 4i per Cents. have been quoted 64 without the divi dend. The Grenada Deferred Bonds are at Q. Sardinian Stock is worth 82. Spanish Deferred Bonds are a little firmer at 18i #. BRITISH MlNES.—There is very little activity, and prices continue about the former range. Railway Shares have generally supported about the previous quotations, but the business doing does not show such a buoyant feeling as existed two or three days ago. French shares have been duller. The Gold Mine Shares are nominally firm. The Australian Banks have been less dealt in, and the Land Companies are quiet, at the previous rates. The current prices for the Jamaica mines, not officially quoted, are as follow :—Metcalfe, par to prem. ; Sue River, ± dis. to par ; Port Royal, i to i prem. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ( Prom the Official List. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The steam-frigate Magicienne returned to Spit head this morning, in company with the Odin, 16, Capt. Scott, one of Rear-Admiral Corry's squadron, which is not far behind them, and will be at anchor in the course of the afternoon. The Simoom, troop-ship, with the Ist battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards, left harbour to-day about half-past 11, for Malta. Weather very fine, and calm. Ratlines. (lane 1 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 liiiii New 34 per Cent. Annuitie5.., Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 , 5l # Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 5 South Sea Old Annuities lOll Consols for Account 16th, M arc h Exchequer Bills, ld. £IOOO 2500 l7 20 p Small l7 20 p Ditto Advertised l6 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — Witt° 5 per Cent ....... ...... ......... ...... Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. 24# a Peruvian Bonds, 46 per Cent. 646 x d Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. .£ St 93 1 Ditto 46 per Cent B2 iardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 82 16 2 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 39 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lB# 4 Ditto Passive (Converted) Dividend., on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent. 12 Gull 5B Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieates ... THREE O'CLOCK. Console 9l Ditto March Account The adhesion of the great German Powers of Austria and Prussia to the cordial alliance sub sisting between France and England is trumpeted forth as a cause for exceeding joy. The people of Great Britain are heartily congratulated, and Ministers felicitate themselves on the auspicious result. We are told that it is a triumph of diplo macy—a sure proof of the benefits arising from the cautious and peaceful course originally adopted and so long persisted in by the Government. As to the sincerity of our supposed collaborateurs, or the exceeding value of their co-operation, no doubt appears to be entertained. It is said that—. " The promises are fair, the parties sure, And our induction full of prosperous hope." We confess, however, that we cannot altogether participate in these feelings. We cannot convince ourselves of the sincerity of the Austrian, and we fear that his assistance will be rather for the purpose of preventing the well-merited chastisement of Russia, and of patching up a hasty peace on the first opportunity, than of securing the future independence of the Ottoman Empire, or of obtaining adequate guarantees for the per manent tranquillity of Europe. He will be at hand to prevent his " good friend and brother" from being too stringently dealt with. He will not permit any humiliation to the pride, or abate ment to the power of the CZAR. He will not consent to the demand for pecuniary or territorial compensation for the expenses of the war, the abolition of claims, however unjustifiable, or the restitution to the rightful owners of unfair acqui sitions. So far as practicable, he will aim at the restoration of the status in quo for the renewal of the abrogated treaties, and the maintenance of the Euxine as a Russian lake. In a few words, his power will be exerted merely to break the fall of NidnOLis, and to extricate him with the least possible damage from the serious diffi culty in which he has been involved through his own overweening pride and boundless rapacity. Under such circumstances we dread the seem ing co-operation far more than even the avowed hostility of Austria. It would be far better if she maintained a fair and honest neutrality, so tabt THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1864. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE WAR IN THE EAST. A telegraphic despatch from Constantinople on the 15th inst., received via Marseilles, says :—" A convoy with 10,000 men for the Turkish army is ready to leave for Batoum. Hostilities are every where stopped by the cold. The Russians are seeking to conclude a treaty of alliance with the Affghans against England ; Khiva resists." A later despatch dated the 18th, mentions that the whole fleet, except two ships sent to the Pincus, were then in the Bosphorus. From Trebizond, Feb. 13, we learn that fearful storms had prevailed in the Black Sea. A letter from the Turkish capital of the 13th, states that General Sir John Burgoyne and Col. Ardant left on the 10th, with M. Jourjon, Lieu tenant-Colonel of engineers, attached to the French Embassy, to visit the forts of the Dardanelles. It appears that it is intended to fortify the Dar danelles, so as to preserve them from an attack by land, in case the Russians should succeed in pass ing the Balkans. The Minister of• War had already proposed to several of the principal merchants of Constantinople to contract for the supply of the necessary cannon, gunpowder, and balls ; but as he required a year's credit, the affair had not been concluded. Immediately after the Porte received on the 10th the negative reply of the Emperor of Russia to the propositions of the Conference of Vienna, Reschid Pacha had interviews with the Ambassadors of France and England, and the day after an extra ordinary council was held. In this council it was resolved that the Porte should adopt the opinion of the Conference of Vienna on the rejection of the propositions, and that it would not on any account accept the new propositions made by Russia. Everything was consequently more than ever warlike. Letters from St. Petersburg state that so angry is the Czar Nicholas at the refusal of Austria to join him in his schemes of spoliation, that he has issued orders forbidding all officers who have bad Prussian or Austrian orders conferred upon them to wear them. The Czar has also changed the names of the regiments in his service which have hitherto borne the names of the King of Prussia or Emperor of Austria. Other letters from St. Petersburg mention that Marshal Paskiewitsch has left St. Petersburg for the purpose of assuming the chief command of the army of the Danube. According to the latest accounts from the Danu bian provinces, General Aurep had been sent to St. Petersburg to account for his conduct at Cetate, where he suffered himself to be surprised by the Turks. 50,000 Russians were assembled in front of Kalafat, with a large park of heavy artillery. A telegraphic communication from Vienna says an Austrian corps of 25,000 men is posted on the south-eastern frontier of Transylvania—that is, on the right flank of the Russians in Moldavia, and in rear of those in Wallachia. According to a letter from Vienna, in the Mora teur, there is nothing talked of in Wallachia but the approaching passage of the Russians into Bulgaria. All the pontoon materiel has just been carried to Giurgevo ; and a very con siderable sum has been placed at the command of the Gieneral-in-Chief to complete it. The Russian soldiers work night and day, prepar ing skins intended to support the bridges which are to be thrown over the Danube. An order for 4,000 hatchets and the same number of rakes and scythes has just been given by the military authorities.. These instruments would not be ne cessary unless the Russians were to cross the Danube. They are concentrating a large force at Ibrail ; the garrison already amounts to 10,000 men, exclusive of the 4,009 quartered in the environs, and further reinforcements are arriv ing every day. The Russians are actively en gaged in fortifying the town of Fokchani on the Molcio-Wallaohian frontier. It is there that iu case of defeat they will have their park of artillery, their large depots of supplies, and their hospitals. The troops no longer occupy any place but Kalafat. All the Russian forces in Lesser Wallachia are assembled at a very short distance from the entrenchments. On the morning of the 12th the Russians made another attempt to destroy the Turkish boats in the port of Rustchuk, but were not more successful than on the former occa sion. On. the Bth a Russian steamer and three gun-boats, which had come from Reni to take up a position before Matchin, were stopped by the fire of a Turkish battery. A Russian battery of 12 guns on the opposite side of the river opened a fire on the Turks, but although the latter had only four guns to oppose to the fire of the Russian battery and to that of the vessels, the latter were obliged to haul off and seek shelter in a creek of the river out of reach of the fire. A letter from Varna, of February 9, says : " We have nothing in the shape of political news. The difficulty of communication is such that nothing is known here of what is going on at Shumla, although only twenty leagues off, except by the accidental arrival of travellers. Two French steam ers, the Comer and Sane, and two English ones, the Samson and the Firebrand, passed a day here during a late cruise in the Black Sea. Rear-Admiral Le Bar bier de Titian and his staff were received at Varna with extraordinary enthusiasm. The Pacha sent his carriages to meet them at the landing place, and an escort of honour awaited them at the port. M. Tedeschi, the French consular agent, gave a fete on the occasion. Yesterday the Magellan and the Furious ateamers arrived, escorting eight Turkish vessels ladlen with arms and ammunition. This morning the two captains visited the civil and mili tary Pac has, after which the two vessels saluted the citadel with 21 guns, to which the citadel re plied with 42 guns with groat precision from the only four guns there mounted. The greatest ac tivity now prevails in the port in discharging the Turkish vessels." A letter from the Turkish head-quarters at Shumla, says : " Two European physicians have been sent here from Constantinople —one M. Fauvel, physician to the French embassy, to attend on Omer Pacha person ally, the other M. Mongeri, physician to the Grand Vizir, to inspect th e m ilit ar y hospitals. M. Fauvel has come at the express request of the Sultan, who was alarmed at the reports spread about Omer Pacha s health. The truth is the marshal suffers from a chronic cold, which wearies him a good deal ; but he laughingly says that it always leaves him when he requires to transact business or to act. An event, which has almost the importance of a revolution, has occurred here. A young Irish officer named O'Reilly, who fought for Italian independence at Novarra, recently offered his services to the Porte. As he was protected by Lord Palmerston, the rank and position of bin-bachi (major) were immediately conferred on him ; but this gave him no real command—Christians being excluded by Mus sulman prejudice from all civil and military functions. Judge then of our surprise, when yesterday the marshal summoned Mr. O'Reilly to his presence, and confided to him the command of two squadrons of lancers of the Imperial Guard. This opens a breach in the old barrier of prejudices, and it is not to be feared that it will be closed up again. It will henceforth be possible for any man to render services to Turkey without being obliged to make himself a Mussulman. It is probable that Omer Paella will not stop at what he has done ; but that, after having braved religious prejudice and violated the law of exclusion, he will take advantage of all the talents that arise with regard to religious con siderations. From this, to the admission of rayas to civil functions, there is only one st e p ; an d th a t s t ep will be the salvation of the empire. Attention is at present fixed on Widdin, but we are without important news from that place. Troops, however, continue to be sent there. For two days past the weather has been extraordinarily mild, and the greater part of the snow in the mountains which surround Shumla has disappeared. If the favourable weather continues, the roads will soon be in a good state, and the forced truce of the winter will be at an end. Shumla is situated at the foot of the Balkans, and is protected on all sides by mountains, except towards Varna, and there Omer Pacha has thrown up forts and redoubts, and sunk fosses. It is thus a bond fide entrenched camp, and, according to practical men, can make a serious resistance. In other respects Shumla, resembles all other Turkish towns of Bulgaria and Roumelia. It contains no public edifices except barracks, hospitals, and a mosque ; and consists of a confused collection of little houses built in mud. Even the principal residences, which are of wood, are so bad that a French peasant in tolerable circumstances would not live in them. The streets are full of mud, and filthy beyond description. Several deep ravines descend from the mountains, and are crossed by little wooden bridges ; but they are filled up by heaps of dung and filth, which are left there, and create disease, in stead of being employed in agriculture. Shumla might, however, be made a beautiful town, and under the di rection of a European governor it could be transformed in throe months. Its nopulation is from 30,000 to 35,000 souls, and its garrison is 15,000 strong." A letter from Berlin of Feb. 25 says :—" There is no longer any doubt as to the intimate union of the Great Western powers. The friendly relations between Prussia Rad Austria are also well estab - lished. We are assured that the Prussian govern ment has resolved to afford every assistance to Austria, if, in the course of the war, the frontiers of her Empire should be the object of any aggres sion. An assurance h as b een rece i ve d from Lon don that the war will be carried on with the greatest energy, in order that it may be promptly brought to an end. One of the most important subjects under discussion at this moment be tween the Prussian Cabinet and the Cabinet of St. Petersburg is as to what Prussia will do in case an Anglo-French fleet shall enter the Baltic. Russia demands that at least the Prussian ports near the Russian frontier shall be closed to French aid English vessels. She also makes the same de mand on Sweden. However, our Government will not enter into any engagements on this point." GREEK INSURRECTION. Drum-head law has been proclaimed in the in surgent provinces of Albania. Some of the insur gents have been already shot. The insurrection is not meeting with the success expected. A letter of the 20th inst. fiom Scutari, in Albania, says r.—" Our port is full of Turkish vessels of war. Every day troops are being sent by the Lake Aflavenza Zlabjak Podgoritza, in orderto protect the place from an attack of the Montene grins. The Pacha fears that, under present cir cumstances, needy Montenegrins may make excur sions into Turkish territory, and join the Greeks who, no doubt, sympathise with the insurgents of Epirus. He has addressed a proclamation to the inhabitants of Scutari and the neighbourhood, calling on them to remain united, and to send men, arms, and ammunition to the Government to be employed against the enemy. A corps d'armee of 15,000 men has been placed at the disposal of the Pacha of Janina. The rendezvous of this corps is at Triana." The following proclamation from the insurgents of Albania has reached Paris through Malta : " We, the undersigned, the inhabitants of Radowitz, province of Artas, oppressed by the enormous imposts which weigh us down, and burning with indignation at the outrages offered to the young women of our country by the Mussulmans, our savage conquerors, who are incapable of all civilisation, now resume the war of liberty which we waged in 1821, swearing by the Most High, and in the name of our beloved country, that we will not lay down our arms for any motive whatever, before we•have achieved our liberty. In commencing this war, we hope to excite i❑ our favour the sympathy of our brothers the free Greeks, as well as that of those who groan under the Ottoman yoke. We hope to see them take up arms, like us, in defence of our common cause, to fight for our country and religion, and to recover our undoubted rights. The war which we engage in is a just one—a holy one. No man that considers the enormity of the yoke which weighs onus, and that admits the right of nations, can blame us or raise his voice in favour of our cruel tyrant and of the crescent, which has been placed on our holy places of worship. Hasten, then, brothers, to take part in this common work ; shake off the yoke of tyranny, and proclaim aloud with us, before God and before the whole world, that we combat for our country ; and may God defend the Christians. "Jan. 15." (Here follow the signatures.) The following form of oath to be taken by the per sons willing to join in the insurrection accompanies the proclamation : " i swear on the Holy Scriptures, the Trinity, and the Crucifix, that these arms which I take up this day I will not lay down until I have driven from the land of my fathers the Turks, my tyrants, and restored liberty to my country. I likewise swear before the Most High to defend the flag under which I now place myself, and to pour out for my companions, if necessary, the very last drop of my blood." DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Though the brave fellows who are now taking their departure from this country to form part of the English expeditionary force for the seat of war in the East are everywhere greeted with great and becoming enthu siasm, it is to be feared that too little thought is given to the sorrowing reflection which must naturally arise in the minds of many of them at the fact of their leaving behind unprotected and unprovided-for wives and child ren. The soldier's pay is so ridiculously small that, even in this country, it is insufficient to maintain a family, yet still he and his wife can generally manage to scrape together enough to live upon ; but, when he goes on such a service as the present, his whole salary is re quired to meet his own wants, and he is compelled to leave the support of his wife and little ones to the tender mercies of relatives or the public. Some philanthropic individuals, who have not been diverted from their good works by the din of war, have made an at tempt to rouse the attention of the public to this grievous, and it may be termed, discreditable, state of things ; but, unfortunately, we have not yet seen any practical result. We must, however, except a piece of liberality on the part of a single individual, which is well calculated to give the initiative to the establishment of a fund which will give efficient assistance to the families of the soldiers while they are far away in another clime fighting our battles. The lessee of Drury-lane, Mr. E. C. Smith, proposes to give a grand morning perform ance on Wednesday, the Bth of March, and to appropriate the entire receipts, free from any deduction whatever, to the Christian and meritorious object we have mentioned. Mr. G. V. Brooke and the other principal performers have already expressed their intention to render their services on the occasion gratuitously. The demonstra tion will take place under the immediate patronage of the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and other civic functionaries, and a host of illustrious patronesses have intimated that they will attend the theatre on the day in question. Among these we may specify the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, the Duchesses of Hamilton, Beaufort, Montrose, Inverness, and Somerset, the Marchioness of Londonderry and the Countess of Derby, and Viscountess Palmerston. The lessee also intends to place the theatre at the disposal of the Lady Patronesses for a fancy fair, or bazaar, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, April 12th, 13th, and 14th, on which occasion the entire pit will be covered over for their accommodation. All articles intended t o be forwarded as a present for this national purpose will be entered in a book, with names and addresses of donors. AID TO SOLDIERS' WIVES.—The committee for carry ing out this benevolent design has been formed ; they pro pose to raise subscriptions to assist those not allowed to embark with their husbands, but kept on the marriage rolls of the depot, and those who have married soldiers with out military license. On the present occasion only four women were allowed to embark for every 100 men, so that a great many have to be provided for by finding them employment, and, till that can be done, by tem porary pecuniary assistance. The subscriptions are already liberally coming in. The proprietor of Drury lane gives a free benefit at that establishment, under distinguished patronage, in aid of the fund, and has placed the theatre at the free use of a committee of lady patronesses for three days in April for a Fancy Fair in aid of the fund. A great many of the licensed victual lers have opened boxes in their establishments for the receipt of public subscriptions, COURT CIRCULAR. The Ist battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards paraded in front of Buckingham Palace at seven o'clock yesterday morning, immediately after leaving the Wellington Bar racks, ere route to Portsmouth, for embarkation. Her Majesty, his Royal Higness Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Princesses, ap peared on the balcony of the centre window. The battalion, under the command of Colonel Dixon, being formed in line, presented arms, and gave three cheers. After which they marched to the Waterloo-sta tion of the South-Western Railway. The Queen, attended by the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, and Colonel Wylde, visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday afternoon, at Gloucester House. Prince Albert rode out on horseback, attended by Colonel Wylde. Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold took a drive in an open carriage and four. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, and the Princesses Helena and Louisa honoured Astley's Theatre with their presence yesterday afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses were attended by Lady Caroline Barrington, the Master of the Household, and Mr. Gibbs. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Hay market Theatre with their presence last evening. The Royal suite consisted of Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Lord Waterpark, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, and Colonel Wylde. Viscountess Jocelyn has succeeded the Marchioness of Ely as lady in waiting. Colonel the Hon. C. Grey and the Hon. Mortimer S. West have relieved Major- General Buckley and Lieutenant• Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood as equerry and groom in waiting. The Duchess of Gloucester is better. Her Royal Highness received visits yesterday from the Queen, the Duchess of Kent, and the Duchess of Cambridge. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance at Buckingham Palace on Monday evening, and performed the following selection Overture, " Zampa". Herold. Fantasia, Saxophone, " Lucrezia Borgia" Herr Schallehn. Finale, " Oberon" Weber. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Cambridge at her residence in St. James's Palace yesterday. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper, honoured the Prin cess's Theatre with her presence last evening. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester day from the Governor of Malta. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. The marriage of Lord George Paget, M.P., youngest son of the Marquis of Anglesey, with his beautiful cousin, Miss Agnes Paget, daughter of the late Sir Arthur Paget, G.C.8., was solemnised on Monday evening, by special licence, at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, in the presence of a very numerous family circle. The bride came to the church with her mother at half-past six o'clock, and received in the vestry the warm congratulations of her friends. She was attended to the altar by four youthful bridesmaids—the Ladies Emily and Anne Montagu, daughters of the Earl of Sandwich ; the Hon. Constance Finch-Hatton, daughter of Viscount Maidstone ; and Miss Paget, daughter of Lord Alfred Paget. The service—performed by the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley, one of her Majesty's chaplains —was rendered unusually impressive by the " dim religious" light which illumined the sacred edifice during its celebration. Almost all the members of the Paget family were pre sent, but the circle was confined to relatives. The noble marquis, we regret to learn, was not quite well enough to undergo the fatigue of attending. After the ceremony, the happy pair left town for Frognal, the seat of Viscount Sydney, in Kent, where they are to pass the honeymoon. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose entertained the Earl of Eglinton and a distinguished party at dinner on Monday evening, in Groavenorsquare. The Duchess of St. Alban's, and Lady Diana Beau clerk, have arrived at Prince's-gate, Kensington Gore from a tour, FRANCE. Lord Raglan, Lord de Ros, and Sir B a ld w i n Walker, was to leave Paris yesterday evening for London. It is now quite settled, that Marshal de St. Arnaud is to be the Commander-in-Chief of the French expeditionary army to Turkey ; and that the army is to consist of four divisions, commanded by Generals Canrobert, Bousquet, Furey, and Prince Napoleon. Prince Napoleon is to command the reserve. Colonel Bertin-Duchateau is to com mand the Zouaves and the infantry of the marine. A division of cavalry is to be commanded by Gene ral Morris. There will be brigades of cuirassiers and lancers, but it is not known who is to command them. The division of the reserve, under the com mand of Prince Napoleon, will, it is said, remain at Constantinople. Prince Napoleon has made all his preparations for departure. It appears that it was not in consequence of the remonstrance of the English Government that Prince Napoleon was not appointed to the chief command of the expedition, but in consequence of the refusal of the French Generals to accept service if he were appointed to that post. The nomination of Marshal de St. Ar naud to this important command makes the imme diate appointment of another Minister of War ab solutely necessary ; and General Randon, the pre sent Governor-G enera l o f Al ger i a , has been sum moned to Paris by telegraph. For the present he will only be appointed Minister of War ad interim. General Pelissier, whom it was in the fi rs t p l ace intended should take! the important post of chef de retat major of the commander-in-chief of the expe ditionary army, is to be the Governor-General of Algeria. A vast number of persons have been arrested in Paris, and, among others, a considerable number of students, who, it is said, are accused of a plot against the life of the Emperor. The police have taken precautions against any disturbance on the occasion of the funeral of the Abbe Lamennais, which is to take place to-day (Wednesday). The Abbe Lamennais has left directions that he shall be buried in the fosse commune, and that no priest is to be allowed to officiate on the occasion. The French Government and the Paris capitalists have not been able to come to an understanding with respect to the contemplated loan. There are plenty of competitors in the field ; but the terms proposed by the Minister, and those offered by the bankers, are so widely apart that it is hopeless to suppose that the affair can be arranged by splitting the difference. The Minister has consequently determined to postpone the conclusion of the loan till the meeting of the legislative corps, which takes place on the 2d of March. A bill will then be brought in by the Government, to authorise it to contract a loan by public competition, and by sealed tenders ; and it is probable that in about a fortnight a day will be fixed for receiving tenders. The following are the principal results of an account just published by the Minister of War on the recruiting of the army in 1852. The effective strength of the army in 1852 was on an average 389,560 men, officers, sub-officers, corporals, and privates ; in 1851, it was 406,532. On the Ist January, 1853, after 55,943 men of the class of 1845 had been sent home, the army iu activ e ser vice had an effective strength of 376,101 men, namely, 304,864 at home, and 71,237 in Africa. The reserve at the same period consisted of 126,889 men, making the general effective strength on the Ist January, 1853, 502,990. The total number of exemptions granted to young men of the class of 1851 was 80,991, being 3,254 less than in the class of 1850, and the exemptions granted on account of short size or infirmities were much less numerous than in former years. Out of the 311,218 young men forming the total number of the class of 1851, 105,900 could neither read nor write ; 10,787 could read only ; and 185,131 could both read and write. The number of voluntary enrolments in 1852 was 10,497, being 156 more than in 1851. The re-engagements at the end of the term of service were in number 6,400, being 399 more than in the previous year. The number of men who availed themselves of regimental in struction in 1852 was 82,111, being 863 more than in 1851. It is stated that, in the Emperor's speech on the opening of the Legislative Chambers to-mor row, an announcement to the above effect will be made, viz.—that a summons has been addressed to the Emperor of Russia, in the name of the four Powers, to evacuate the Principalities, and that if he fail to do so measures will be taken to com pel him. Yesterday being the last day of the Carnival, the crowds on the Boulevards, in the principal streets, and the Champs Elysees, were immense. The beauty of the weather added greatly to the festivities, and gay and rich equipages, prome naders on foot and on horseback, and crowds of masquerading parties, were out in all directions. At 3 o'clock, the Emperor and Empress, in an open carriage and without escort, passed at a slow pace up and down the Boulevards from the Ma deleine to the Bastille at the moment they were most thronged. At Toulon steamers are being prepared for taking on board several regiments of cavalry. The work men at the arsenal are employed night and day. After several fluctuations the Bourse closed yes-1 terday with a rise, compared with the prices of Monday. The Three per Cents. opened at 67f. 99e. fell to 67f. 70c., and closed at 68f. 15c. for the end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 96f. 80c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, I,loof. ; Rouen, 880 f. ; Havre, 450 f. ; Great Northern, 747 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 727 f. 50c. ; Ditto, New Shares, 572 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 820 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 677 f. 50c. ; Western of France, 585 f. ; Bordeaux a n d Cette, 550 f. ; Great Central, 440 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 455 f. ; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mo bilier, 600 f. DENMARK AND SWEDEN. The lianthurgh Correspondent, under date of Stockholm, Feb. 14, says:—" The secret committee received the day before yesterday from the Kin g the authorisation to corunamusate to the State. that Government has received from Austria an rf Prussia friendly replies as to the treaty of neutrality concluded between the three Scandinavian States. France and England have also declared themselves satisfied. Russia, although she has recognised the neutrality of Denmark, has raised difficulties against that of Sweden. Diplomatic negotiations have in consequence been opened on the subject." SPAIN. A Madrid letter of the 22d says :—" The popu lation of Saragossa did not take an active part in the insurrection commenced by Brigadier Horre. There were altogether 150 persons killed in the affair, but only a small portion of them were civi lians. Amongst the persons arrested in Madrid are M. Gonzales Bravo and M. Alexander Castro, members of the Lower Chamber, General Manzano, M. Rance, one of the editors of the Diario, and several political writers who are not widely known. Orders for the arrest of M. Rios Rosas and General Serrano, senators, of M. Coello and M. Rua, newspaper editors, and of other persons, have been issued. Decrees reducing the press to absolute silence art, expected. The Government has for some time past been preparing a project of constitutional re‘ form. It is intended to publish it in March next, but it is now said that it will do so in the Gazette of the 25th. The following are said to be the bases of the measure :—The two Chambers shall be dissolved, and a Constituent Cortes shall meet at Madrid on the Ist May. To them a new con stitution shall be presented. This Constitution is to enact that there shall be two deliberative assemblies, a Senate and a Congress. The Se nate is to be organised according to the rules established by the Constitution of 1837. The provinces are to propose the candidates ; they are to draw up a list, and the Crown is to select one-third of the names. One-third of the Senate is to be replaced on the dissolution of the Congress. The elections of members of the Congress, and of candidates for the Senate, are to take place by two degrees. The Crown alone is to nominate Presi dents and Vice-Presidents of the two Chambers. Numerous public functionaries are to be disqualified from sitting in the Senate or the Congress ; magis trates and others dependent on the Ministry of Justice can be neither Senators nor deputies, and administrative functionaries can only be elected when they are in receipt of a salary of at least 30,000 reels (7,500 fr.) The number of deputies is to be very small. On the whole, the new Constitution is intended to strengthen the royal power, and to diminish that of the Legislature. Another Madrid letter of the 23rd says : " Thanks to the energy and activity of the au thorities who did not give time for the insurrection to develop itself, order has been perfectly restored in the capital of Arragon. Nothing is known as to what is become of the fugitives, but it is impossible that they can long escape the pursuit of the par ties sent after them from Lerida, Pampeluna, and other points. It is more particularly sought to prevent their entering France, which is the direc tion they appear to have taken. The exact num ber of the victims to the events of Saragossa is not yet known, or how many executions have taken place in consequence of them. Some persons con nected with several journals were arrested, but it is thought that they will be very soon set at litiSrV. Generals Marzano, Serrano, Nogueras, and Zavasi are preparing to set out for the places of residence assigned to them by the government." The insurrection at Saragossa was intended, it is said, to have broken out on the sth of March, the anniversary of the Carlist General Cabanero's un successful attempt to capture the town, during the civil war—an attempt gallantly repelled by the National Guard. But the change of quarters of Brigadier Hore and his battalion caused the affair prematurely to explode. The Marquis de San tiago has been promoted to the rank of Major- General for the part he took in the suppression of the revolt. The Queen, with a numerous suite, took an air ing in the promenade of the Fuente Castellano, on the afternoon of the 22d, and at night was at the Opera. There was a sort of ostentation in thus publicly showing herself on the same day that news arrived of discord and bloodshed among her sub jects, that some are disposed to condemn as doing little honour to her heart. Her reception was, as usual, one of perfect indifference. Three per Cents. 35 ; ditto Deferred, 18i • Re deemable Debt, (let c l ass ), 7i ; ditt o , (2d class), 41 ; Coupons, 3 ; Exchange on London, 51.35. lrbtrb 1273ttion• LIVERPOOL RACES. (THIS DAY.) , (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE BOURTON 1 Spring 2 Crabbs 3 Twenty ran. TRIA . STAKES. Alonzo Phoebe Three ran. 2 AINTREE PLATE. Songster... 1 TYRO STAKES. f. by Lige .. Yewtick ... 1 2 ORDER OP RUNNING. The Steeplechase 3.30 The Spring Cup 4.30 Optional Selling Stakes . 5.0 Scramble Handicap . 5.30 HORSES SCRATCHED. STEEPLECHASE.—Abd-el-Kader, Colonel, Victrese, Tom of Tuam, and Comeaway. SPRING CUP.—Cariboo, Dove, Charity, Angelo, Helena, and Coleterdale. TYRO STABES.—Broom and Exmouth. LATEST BETTING. TUESDAY, 11.15 T.Y. 6to 1 agst Bourton (taken). 9to 1 agst Half-and-half (taken). 10 to 1 agst Miss Mowbray. 10 to 1 agst Crabbs (taken). 12 to 1 agst Peter Simple (taken). 14 to 1 agst Maurice Daley (taken). 20 to 1 agst Cockcrow (taken). 60 to 1 agst Timothy (taken). SCRAMBLE HANDICAP. st lb at lb H yacinth 8 9 Ki ng D av id .« 7 12 Songstress Romeo 7 12 Cestria ... .......... v. • 5 8 . 5 12 Dick Turpin Andante ...... 7 12 y CRIMINAL COURT.--(THIS DA ). OLD COURT. THE ALLEGED EXTENSIVE FORGERIES IN THE CITY. William, Anderson, 30, a person of gentlemas ily ap• pearance, described as a merchant, was indi n ted for feloniously forging and uttering an acceptance filar a bil of exchange for 2,480/., with intent to defraud. Mr. Huddlestone and Mr. Ballings conducted th • prosecution ; Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Prendii3rgast Q.C., and Mr. Parry, Q.C., were counsel ilor th• prisoner. The facts of the case have been fully given in the Mansion-House report. The prisoner, it will be re membered, carried on a very extensive business fin the city of London as a Custom House agent and goneral merchant, his transactions being on a very large scale. It appeared that on the 20th of December the prisoner handed over the bill in question to a gentleman named Freeze, and through his instrumen tality it was discounted by the eminent firm of Overend, Gurney, and Co. money agents, L oru b aird-street, and 1,600/. was paid over to the prisoner. The bill pur ported to bear the acceptance of Messrs. P. and C, - Van Notten, merchants of Lime-street -squares, and it would seem that in consequence of several large bills being presented to be discounted their suspicions were aroused and the prisoner was given into custody. The trial was proceeding when we went; to press, and was likely to last the whole of the da y. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) ROBBING A DETROTM. Henry Hall, a simple-looking young man, agect pleaded guilty to picking the pocket of Michael Haphe a, the well-known City detective officer, of his bandits chief, whilst he was upon duty. The Recorder said it was quite Eivident from the fs 6ct of the prisoner not knowing so well-known an dicer as Hayden that he was not an old offender. He was el an tenced to three months' imprisonment. THIRD COURT. (Before Russell Gurney.) A CURIOUS CASK. James Tacker, 21, William Rood, 25, David Rail anon 26, all privates in the Scotch Fusiliers, pleaded guilt y -to passing bad money. The prisoners had, it appeaved, from the evidence of the serjeant, all borne excellent characters, and were very exemplary soldie.n a, and the only reason that could be assigned for the it having been guilty of this offence (which was that of each one uttering a single half-crown), was ta escu ►e being sent out with the regiment to the seat of wal r. They were sentenced each to six months and hag 11 labour. 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