The Sun. — London, England, 1854-02-08 00:00:00

HENRY RUSSELL, the celebrated composer, is engaged by a committee of gentlemen to giv a his inimi table ENTERTAISMENT, the E 'GRANT'S PROGRE;7:, 'rHj DAY, Wednesday, at the Institution, Poplar ; and Thursday and Fr:day, Music Hall, Store-street, Bedfor,i4vare. Adnalisiou, Is., 25 , and 3s. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Stn•th. THIS EVENING, Frs. 8, Will be presented THE HUNCHBACK. Characters by G. V. Brooke, T. Mead, Belton, and Younge ; Miss Fanny Cathcart, and Miss Featherstone. To conclude with KING HUMMINGTOP ; or, Harlequin and the Land of Toys. THEATM: ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Bnekstone. THIS EVENING, F. 8, be performed GUY MANNERING. Characters by Messrs. Elliott Galer, W. Ferren, Compton, R gene, Howe, Clark, Corri, and C n il e nford; Miss Cushman, Miss dada Harlan', and Mrs. L. Buckingham. After which, the Grand CHREATMA. M PANTOlMEilverliair , eall'A HARLEQUIN AND THE THREE BEAR-;; or, Little S and the Fairi..s. Colamhine, M. Brown; Ittrlegal n , Mr. Jar,lhal•. Marshall; Pantaloon, Mr. W. A. Barnes; Clown, Mr. 11. M UOY kL PRINCES 'S THEATRE, OXFORD-7-;TREET. Under the Managem::nt of Ntr. CaARLSS KEAN. T/118 EVENING. FEB. 8. wm be performed the Tragedy of lIA.MLEr Principa! charac ter by Mr. C. Kean. After wh'ch will be presented the new Grand CIIRNTM - A8 PAN., Mr. Ila'aie; Panta oon, TOMIME, entitled !CLEQUI AN ' T't° ' lll,l, Elt AND BIS MEN; or, Kin.; Salatiandar and the Fa'ry of t''e Azire Clown. Lake. Harlequin, Jr. Corint,i't ; Mr. ; and Columbine, Mies i)e;t,OrOVlgh• LYON OA TitEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris, TIII4 EVENING, Fr e. 8, F. ma tthews. and Baker; Miss F. Hughes. Will be performe4 A13.3.13,1EL°1t ' ll ' . AWN. Characters ty the o rijinal Fairy Extrava4anza, called ONCE Messrs. C. Matnews, After which. UPON A. TOW. Tlll WERE TWO KrNas, rrincp al cha racters by Mr. Wright and Madame Vestris. To conclude with FATTER VERSUS CLATTER. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL proprietor, Mr. BiWebater.—Directreis, Maltim Celeste. TlitS EVENING, FEB. 8, w ill be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Mcll.drarna _ . ve t A bleaux, with ne w scenery, the Sea of Ec ,, , 14, tc., new i.1re.0%. and appointments, called TUE THIRAT ON' GOLD; or, Tt L LOrit SHIP AND THE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO. principal characters by Messrs. B. IVebster, Keeley, Panl Beaton', Parselle, Marsien, &c.; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss F. Maskell, &c. To be followed by the popular and entirely New Grand Specta cular legendary Christmas piece, in two acts, with new scenery, dresses, machinery, and appointments, called NLTJIB E it NI P, o THE SPIRIT BRIDE. Priacipal characters by Mad.one Celeste, Ws. Keeley, wise Woolgar, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Cuth Bert, Miss C. Harding; Messrs. Paul Bedford, J. Rogers, Romer, 4 - 4. Lee, &c. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee arid Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, FEB. 8, Will be performed THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, Lindon, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miw P. Horton, and Miss Wyndham. After which, THE BENGAL TMER. Principal characters by Xessrs. Alfred Wigan, Leslie, and 1. Robson ; and Mrs. A. Wigan. I%llowed by THE WANDERING MINSTREL. STRAND THE ITRE. rlole Lague, 'cr. F. W. Allcroft.—Diredr,44, Mis 3 Rebecca Isaacs THIS EVENING, FED. 8, Will be performea 'T WAi I. Principal character by 31;11.4 Fanny Beeves. Afte - which, the new gram Comic Christrna.s Pantomime.. entitled HARLEQUIN AND KINJ ICICACK - v:IC ; or, Fho World of Toys. Clown, by he inimitable Fleamorc ; II irloquin, Mr. Bologna ; Pantaloon, Mr. Gridltha ; Colnofoine, AL. Cloward. Followed by HUNTING A TUll. ME. To conclude with THE 0 MNIB Stalls, 53.; Boxes, 3d.; Pit, ~ .1; flattery, 9d. ; Private Boxes, 11. Ils. 6d., to be had of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. A.STLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manage; M"r. William Cooke In answer to =menus applications both in town and country, Mr. William Cooke has arranged one more GRIND MiII“ING PERFORAINCE, to take place on TILLIRSDAY NEXT, Fee. 9, commencing at 2 o'clock. Extraordinary combination co' attraction—The Performing Ele• ph ants, whose wondrous feats awl hitaerto unheard of incr performances n'w share their nirht!y triumphs with their petite r leaf LE SINGE SAVANT; or, Nimble Marinuzet. Ile is indeep as other wonder, for his tricks and exer,ises are achieved with such h uman-like action, that the beholder can readily imagine he is w atching In a mirror the reflective ktct:ons of a nice, In addition to th ese." Zoolo4ical Stare," the Grand Chine” Spectacle (which has r eached Ps 50th night). The iniunif.ab!e Scenes of' the Arena, and the successful and gorgeous Pantomime, foroain4 the moat novel and nparaileled entertainment ever ~t iered to the pu'dic. THIS EVENING, Irka, nd during the week, TIIE ELEPIIAN t". l . OF THE E A.ST, r TIIE :WAGE: (40•;G, in wWch Willia n Cooke's Mat bless Scenes of the !LE, and the Grand Comic Pantomime o BILLY BU TU BEEN fFOitll ; or, _Harlequin and the Ladles' Favourite. li)s-office open from Eleven till Four. Stags Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins Der —Morning 16 min.after 10 r.vening 57 , nin.af. 10 To•NlOßitow—Morning Laiv.aftei 11 1 Eveniu 0 wilt...ft.. 3 Tag Ossics, Fs3. 8. TIIERIUMEITER, [N VIE SHADE. b6 --highest since noon yesterday. 41--lowest this morning and during the night. 43—this clay at noon. BA Ito gm - r 30'02. WIND, W.—Fresh breeze, and cloudy. ' • A 4 , -1 t - A5 l 44 , rbr • ^ "C-'4l- 1 'I: • 1.144, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, rEBRUARY 8, 1854. Distracted though our attention may be for a while from the consideration of the latest phases of the Eastern Question, by such discussions within the walls of Parliament as that which last evening in the House of Commons elicited the brilliant and amusing speech of Mr. Lucas, ana lytical of the failings and corruptibility of the Irish representatives—ewe inevitably revert im mediately afterwards with redoubled interest to the scrutiny of our foreign correspondence. Such, in truth, is unavoidable. The imminence of war renders us in a manner indifferent to everything else, no matter how attractive in itself, or how much more nearly it may concern the interests of our home population. So far, indeed, things promise little more than a partial so licitude on the part of the general com munity in reference to the promised explana tion of the New Reform Bill on the occasion of the next Monday's sitting of the popular branoh of the Legislature. Scarcely one intelligent man in the United Kingdom can, for the life of him, preserve anything like a sustained regard for a matter not directly connected with the probabili ties of a warlike struggle among the great races of Oltristendom. The long-continued strikes which, in the north of England, have so deplorably in terfered with the industrial operations of our manufacturers have failed, except during brief intervals, to, divert the notice of the multitude from the absorbing topic of contemplation—the enormous difficulties affecting the Turkish Coun cils at Constantinople. The extraordinary rise in the price of provisions, nay, more, even than the dearnesi of bread, the almost unprecedented costli ness of coal during the winter season of 1853-1854, barely in any way diminished the eagerness with which the more economical classes in the three kingdoms have perseveringly looked beyond the circle of our own insular difficulties to these more terrible and disastrous troubles which have more or less extended their influence from the twin provinces of Moldo-Wallachia throughout the various Powers of the European Continent. Po pular attention to the changes of the Russo-Turk ish difference having thus far survived in Great Britai n the distracting nature of so many troublous events prior to the reassembling of P ar li ament, it can scarcely with reason be expected - that the interest of the community can be turned, except as it were momentarily, from the a ll-engrossing details of the war question, by any incidents, however ingeniously contrived, the Minjsterialists in the Imperial Legislature. Especially now, at a juncture of such remarkable importance, when it appears more than ever prob able that the insensate AuxoczAT Will adventure upon a collision with the combined forces de (or, spatched against him at any rat e , for the practical and energetic defence of th e T urkish territories) by the French and English Govern_ meats. When, in token of the decisive cha racter of the rupture between the great nor thern despotism and the two formidable Western Powers, who are his antagonists, M. DE K issE _ LEFF has quitted Paris, and M. DE BRIJNOW Lon ion—leaving the Courts of St. James's and the Tuileries without that last guarantee of the main enance of peace, the continued presence of the Russian Ambassador. A juncture, indeed, when the retirement of MM. DE BRUNOW and DE KIS SZLEFF from the British and Gallic capitals, has boozi follow ed up by the pzelept :ectill a Sir THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1854. the taunt of having changed his opinions, when he now hints at the propriety of what he re peatedly argue(l against, and which his influence sufficed to throw out. We wish for his sake it had been otherwise, but still we must feel that the exhibition of sound judgment by the Ministerial Leader is " better late than never." MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 500 American aid 500 Surat were taken on speculation. The market closed firmly. Prices of American, 51-d. to 6111., were a shade against the buyer. The sales c omprised 4,000 American, 20 Bahia, at 6d., 300 Egyptian at 61d, to lid., 1,500 Surat at 20. to 4d., and 60 Sea Island at ls. to 2s. per lb. Rail way Shares were fiat at per cent. lower. The public tea sales are going off very flatly. The following is an account of the indigo auc tions, as furnished by Messrs. H. W. Jewsbury and Co. " The Quarterly Sales commenced yesterday, consisting of 14,402 chests (including, 5,440 chests of old goods, bought in at, or withdrawn from former sales, and 1,282 chests in second hands), comprising the following, viz.:- 7,806 chests Bengal, Oude, Ste. ; 2,303 Madras ; 2,356 Kurpah ; 124 Binalipatam ; 7 Salem ; 57 Calcutta Fig; 23 Pondicheerry ; 219 withdrawn, not printed, and not ready for inspecticn; 220 lots warehouse sweepings (in small boxes) ; 1,212 chests various (in second hands). Total, 14,402. " the qualities of the Bengal are about three-fourths middling and ordinary, and one-fourth good and fine ; the Madras one-fourth middling, with a small proportion of good and fine, and three-fourths ordinary ; the Kurpah three-fourths midding and ordinary, and one-fourth good and fine ; the Oude two-thirds ordinary, and one-third middling and gocd ; the Bimlipatam middling and ordinary. " The sales openel with a parcel of fine Bengal, which was withdrawn (after trying a few lots) at fully previous rates, after this, a parcel of good middling Bengal passed, and about one-thire sold at a reduction of 2d. to 4d. per lb. on October price ; consequently some parcels of mid dling Kurpah and Madras were offered, a few of the former selling at about previous rates, but the latter were mostly bought in at ratherlower prices. " There was only a moderate attendance of both foreign and home buyers, and the sales have opened without ani mation. " We quote fine shipping qualities par to 2d. per lb. lower; defective ditto, 2d. to 4d. per lb. lower; Kurpah, par to 3d. lower; and Madras 2d. to 41. lower. "939 chests have passed to-day, of which 139 were with drawn, 387 bought in, and 413 sold. " The following are the highest and lowest prices : Bengal ls. Od. to 6s. 10d. Madras ls. 6d. to 3s. 2d., Kur pah 2s. 3d. to 4s. ld., Pondicherry ls. od. to ls. 2d., Sweep ings 13- 10d. to 2s. Od. per lb." The United States Emigration returns give the total arrivals during 1853, at 334,870 persons, which, as compared with those of the previous year, show a material falling off. Of these, 113,164 were Irish, 119,475 Germans, 27,039 English, and 6,462 Scotch. Of the total, 50,321 were placed to the item of citizens. Canadian advices received yesterday, state that the arrivals of shipping at the port of Quebec in 1853, comprised 536,034 tons, being an increase over those of the previous year of 81,932 tons. The copper mines of Lake Superior have proved highly favourable. The bank circulation of Canada is estimated at 20,000,060 dollars. The lumber business during the winter has been very brisk, the shipbuilders being busy. The Nova Scotia Legislature was to meet on the 26th ult. for the despatch of business. Some statistics have been compiled of the rail ways in the United States, from which it appears that the number of railroads is 390 ; the miles in operation were 17,811 ; miles in course of construc tion 12,898, and the cost was 503,588,038 dollars. The price of bar silver is ss. lid. per ounce. Yesterday the dollars per Orinoco were sold at 55., an advance of id., but the bar silver has not yet been disposed of. The gold by the Mohawk has been melted and taken for exportation, and more than half of the specie by the Europa has already been taken for the Continent. Bills of exchange upon the principal Continental cities were quoted rather lower yesterday after noon. Paris being 25 27t to 30, Amsterdam 11 151 to 16, Hambusgh 13 41 to 41, and Trieste 13 10 to 20. There are rumours that the negotiations between the London and North Western and Great West ern Railway Companies are not proceeding in a way that promises a satisfactory termination, and some parties are blaming the latter company for this. Not being sufficiently acquainted with the facts, we are unable, of course, to state whether the assertion that the Great Western Company will not allow its rival to penetrate into Wales, while it desires itself to get to Liverpool, be correct. The Submarine Electric Telegraph Company declared this day a dividend for the half-year, at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. The report of the Cork and Bandon Railway Company was adopted this day, excepting the pc r tion alluding to the raising of a further preference capital for completing the works. The English funds have been more variable, and Consols upon money purchases made rose to 91 and 92k, and are now clown again to 94- I. The market is kept up principally by the large Bear account open, as just now there is less inclination to invest, the conviction growing stronger that war is inevitable, and upon a large scale, while th e neutrality of Austria and Prussia is felt by many to be almost a success on the part of Count Orloff. Exchequer Bills are rising, a proof of the amount of surplus money awaiting more permanent invest ment, should affairs become settled. Bank Stock is firm at 2161. In Foreign Stocks there has been some recovery from yeiterday's depression. Russian Bonds are up aboat 1 to 11 per cent., the 5 per Cents. being 104 to 105 i, and the 4-i per Cents. 89 to 90. Mexi can Stock has been at 24k to 25f. Sardinian Bonds have realised 851. Spanish Deferred Stock is quotA 19k, and - Venezuela 28 to 4. Dutch 4 per Cents. have been at 92 to BRITISH MlNEs.—Transactions limited, and market dull, with the exception of a few inquiries fir Alfred Consols, Millands, Sortridge Consols, Kilbrickens, Hingston Downs, and Tavys. The current prices for the Jamaica Mines not officially quoted are as follows:—Jamaica, -h. to preniium ; Metcalfe, to I premium; Sue River, discount to par ; Port Royal, a to a- premium. The Railway Market has improved compared with the lowest rates of yesterday, in consequence of the rally in Consols, and there is a moderate business doing in the principal lines. Generally the Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton and York, and North Midland are in most request. French shares have been neglected, but are firm. In Gold Mines there are but few transactions, and prices keep much as before. The Joint-Stock Bank Shares have been very quiet, and the Land Companies' are nominal. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Prom the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock ...•............... ................. 2164 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92i i 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 9ll 2h It,iit3 New 34 per Cent. Annuities 93 i i i $ Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 5 India Bonds , 1:1000 . Ditto, under 0 1000 lO p Consols for Account 15th Feb. 92 14 i 4, Exchequer Bills, id. £lOOO ............ 20 17 p 2500 2O 17 p small 2O 17 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Danish Bonds, 1823, 3 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent ,lexican 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St lO4 54 4 Ditto 44 per Cent B9 904 Ditto Small Sardinian Bonds, 5 per • Cent . . 85 4 spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4O Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cont. 196 i f Venezuela Bonds, 34 per Cent. ... •••••• 28 i Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgianlßonds 44 per Cent. ex. 25 fr Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil 6l Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates THREE O'CLOCK. Consols . .. Ditto Febrna.....ry" . * /1 " c " c . o . *** n"t6".............................. 9 9 1 1 1 1 LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN LITERARY AND SCIEN TIFIC INSTITUTION.—This was the first, or nearly so, of the institutions established in connection with the great railway Companies for the mental culture of those in their employ, and we are glad to find that, notwithstand ing some drawbacks, it still holds it ground, and that the members have extensively availed themselves of the a dvantages it off ers , among which, we may mention, are an evening school, mechanical and free-hand drawing and mutual instruction classes, weekly lectures, and a well-selected library open on three evenings in the week. From the report lately presented to the annual meeting, it appears that the number of members has decreased, in consequence of which the vocal and instrumental music classes ' have been discontinued ; but this unfortunate state of things is attributed .to the want of adequate accommodation, and it is gratifying to find that the directors of the railway, in pursuance of a promise formerly made, have apportioned the com pany's portion of Belmont House for the purposes of the institution, which is expected to belreadyfor occupation in about a month ; and, in addition, have increased their annual subscription from 301. to 501. This act of libe rality on the part of the directors, and this proof o f th eir desire to promote th e interests of their employees,will no doubt be duly appreciated, and we hope the managers of the institution will no longer have to complain of the want of adequate support. The honorary secretary, Mr. Macaulay, who with praiseworthy readiness off ere d his services in that capacity when solicited to do so by the committee, is entitled to the thanks of the body of members at large for his unwearied exertions on behalf of the institution; LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The Debats, of yesterday, after announcing the departure of M. de Kisseleff for Paris, says— " According to the news from Vienna, the mis sion of Count Orloff to the Emperor of Austria must be considered as at an end. Count Orloff was the bearer to Vienna of a counter-proposition from the Emperor of Russia in answer to the last proposition of the Conference of Vienna. That counter-proposition had been judged unacceptable. The representatives of the Four Powers at Vienna had drawn up and signed a protest to that effect, which was to be sent to St. Peters burgh, and in which it was declared that the last offers of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg were not of a nature to be sent to Constantinople. Count Orloff had besides made a second proposition—. that of forming a league of neutrality between Austria, Prussia, and the Powers of the German Confederation. The Cabinet of Austria had, it is said, replied that it was impossible for them to bind themselves to neutrality. Count Orloff has, there: fore, failed in the two objects of his mission." Baron de Budberg, the Russian Minister to the Court of Berlin, arrived at Vienna on Monday evening. Count Orloff was expected to leave for St. Peters burg ou Wednesday. Foreseeing the same rebuff at Berlin, he will refrain from visiting that capital. In Paris and other capitals on the continent there seems to be a strong belief that the mission of the Count has not been quite so unsuccessful as represented. It is said, "La mission officielle, du Comte Orloff, a echouee, mais sa, mission veritable a reussie ;" and many assert that the telegraphic despatches from Vienna, announcing his " utter failure," werefounded on reports artfully circulated on purpose to mislead. Whatever may have been the ostensible and de clared object of his mission, it is abundantly clear that he was not sent seriously to ask Austria to provoke the hostility of France and England by abandoning the outward semblance of neutrality. He was charged, on the contrary, to assure himself of that neutrality, to neutralise the efforts of the Western Powers to bring Austria over to their side, and to come to an understanding as to a course of combined action with her in certain con tingencies. These are the points upon which, it is said, Count Orloff has entirely succeeded. The Independance Beige affirms that Orloff was not in structed to ask Austria to join Russia in the war now, but to maintain a strict neutrality, and to rely upon Russia for assistance in case of an out break in Hungary or elsewhere. The Union, alluding to the repetition by the Patrie of the common report that Orloff had failed, says—" This assertion of the Patrie is supported by no autho rity." The other legitimist, and consequently Austro-Russian journal, the Assemblee, says— " Until proof to the contrary, we cannot but be lieve that the German Powers will be neutral"— meaning, as it is evident from the context, that they will not, as has been affirmed, unite with France and England in making war upon Russia. Letters from Vienna of the 4th report that the Austrian cabinet will not at present bind itself either to Russia or the West, but adheres still to its earlier principle, " not to take part in the strife so long as the interests of the empire itself are not endangered." The New Prussian Gazette, a good authority on Russian affairs, asserts that, notwithstanding all that has passed, and in view of the non-acceptance of the second Vienna project, France and England have sent another peace proposal to St. Petersburg. According to the dates given by the paper quoted, the messenger should have reached the Russian capital at the commencement of this present week. It is certain, however, says the Gazette, that the Emperor has declared, by Count Orloff, that he will insist on the acceptance, by Turkey, of the engagements inscribed in the first Vienna note. According to a letter • from St. Petersburgh of the 29th ult., published in the National Gazette of Berlin, the war party was losing ground there, and Count Nesselrode had resumed his former influence. There was a rumour that the Emperor of Russia had sent an autograph letter to the Queen of Eug. land full of professions of a desire for peace. It was said that the Emperor had written to General Werewkin, ordering him, as a means of preventing an attack on Tiflis by Schamyl, to march against the Tschetschna. It was thought that the Emperor, who is fully aware of the position in which he is placed, would endeavour to avoid a general conflagration, if he could only preserve his honour and his rights. An Imperial ukase confirms the summoning to arms of all the reserves, as well as the soldiers on furlough. Advices from Constantinople, of the 27th ult., state that the combined fleets were still at Beycos. Six ships again convoyed a Turkish steamer, with troops, into the Black Sea. The Russian fleet was at Sebastopol. The above was received in Paris yesterday, but the despatch also stated that the fleets had quitted Beycos for the purpose of cruising before Sebastopol. These last important.words were omitted. Besides this, the despatch speaks of the arrival at Constan tinople of a Russian officer and ex-consul, without mentioning the reason of their arrival ; but it ap pears (the despatch adds) that they had been made prisoners in consequence of the discovery of a Greek conspiracy at Widdin. The Flyveposten of Copenhagen of the 2d states that England, France, Russia, and the German powers have signified their approbation of the Neutrality of Denmark and Sweden. The Oest. Correspondenz announces that 25,000 men have been sent to the Banat. Several of the German journals have stated that General Benkendorff, military attache of the Rus sian Embassy of Berlin, had quitted that city on a mission to the King of the Belgians. A Berlin letter of the 4th in the German Journal of Frank fort says there is no truth in this statement. It is said that the Servian Government, yielding to the suggestion of M. de Popoff, Secretary of the Russian Consulate at Belgrade, will refuse to ac cept the two firmans of the Sultan, unless Russia gives her consent. From Constantinople we learn that half the wounded sailors brought from Sinope have died of their wounds. Osif Bey is revising the former treaties between Russia and the Porte. Lord Dudley Stuart left for England on the 25th. It cannot be said that much progress is making towards the formation of a Polish legion. A good many Polish officers have joined the army in Asia, but separately. A communication from Orsova of the 29th Jan. says that on the 27th General Aurep joined the left wing of the corps between Radovan and Kala fat, and on the 28th led the onward movement of the Russians. They occupied without opposition two of the villa i ges at the side of the morass which extended from Kalafat almost to Cetate. On the same day an engagement of outposts took place at Bagletseki. The Russian siege train, which on the 27th was at Radovan, was on the 28th transferred to Tschoroja. One despatch characterises this Russian move ment as a mere reconnaissance, and announces that the troops had been again withdrawn. A letter from Bucharest in the Constitutionnel says:— " Malevolent persons have spread the calumny that horrible massacres were committed by the Turks at Turnoul on the 18th. This is what took place :—Some Bulgarians having been pointed out as Russian spies, 2,000 Albanese and other inhabi tants of Nicopois passeq. the Danube to inflict a just chastisement on the traitors. After having defeated the Russian garrison, which consisted of 200 Cossacks and 600 infantry, they sacked four or five houses belonging to the persons indicated and afterwards recrossed the Danube." The aspect of Sinope is described as deplorable —the Turkish town a shapeless heap of ruins, the shore still littered plentifully with wrecks and heaps of bodies, so scantily covered with sand that the French and English sailors have been obliged to dig trenches and bury them properly. A huge anchor lying high and dry on a hill 300 feet high and 1,000 feet from the sea fearfully records the t err ific explosion of one unfortunate ship, while the half-finished framework of a new Turkish cor vette on the stocks, which escaped all damage during and after the action, forms a strange con trast with all this havoc and ruin. THE RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE PRIN CIPALITIES. The following is au official statement of the Rimaiian troops in the Princiiialities :- I.—Tsoors BELONGING TO THE 3D CORPS D'ARMEE, UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL OSTEN SACKEN. Bth Division of Infantry, under the command of General Silvan, four regiments of 3,600 men 14,400 9th Division of Infantry, Genera! Samarin, four regiments of 3,600 men Bth and 9th Brigades of Foot Artillery, General Halman, 8 bat:eries of 12 pieces, and 20 men per piece (96 grins) 3d Division of Light Cavalry, 2 batteries of 8 pieces, General Grotelheim, 4 regiments of 930 men 3,840 3d Brigade of Light Artillery, 2 batteries of 8 guns, and 18 men per gun (16 guns) A Battalion of Ch,sseurs A Battalion of Sappers and Pontooniers 4 Regiments of Cossacks (720 each) 2,880 Effective force of General Osten-Sacken's corps _39,338 2.—TROOPS BELONGING TO THE 4TH CORPS D'ABMEE, COM- MA DEB BY GENERAL DANNE,BERG. 10th Division of Infantry, General Semenoif, 4 re giments of 3,600 men each 14,400 11th Division of Infantry, General Pawloff, 2 regi- • Tnents of 3,760 men, and 2 of 2,700 ......... . 12th Division of Infantry, General Liprandi, 4 re iments of 3,70 men 10th, 11th and 12th Brigades of Foot Artillery, General Sixtel, 12 batteries of 12 guns, and 20 men per gun (141 ' (runs) 4th Division of Light Cavalry, General Nerod, Ist 4 regiments of 960 men 4th Brigade of Light Artillery, 2 batteries of 8 pieces, and li men each (16 guns) 2BB 1 Battalion of Chasseurs 9OO 1 Battalion of Sappers and Pontooniers 960 8 Regiments of Cossacks, 800 men each. 6,400 1 Brigade of Artillery of Cossacks of the Don, 2 batteries of 8 pieces, and 18 men each (16 guns) 2BB Total of 4th corps d'arniee 57,956 3.--TROOPS BELONGING TO THE STH CORPS D'ARMEE COM- MANDED BY GENERAL TMERS. 15th Division of Infantry, General Marin, 4 regi ments of 3,700 men 14,800 15th Brigade of Foot Artillery, General Meyer I st, 4 batteries of 12 guns, and 20 men to each (48 guns) sth Division of Light Cavalry, General Fischbach, 4 regiments of 960 men each 3,840 sth Brigade of Light Artillery, 2 batteries of 8 guns, and 18 men to each (16 guns) -.. 2BB 1 Battalion of Chasseurs 9OO 1 Battalion of Sappers and Pontoorders. 4 Regiments of Cossacks of the Don, 800 Lien each 3,201) Total of 3d corps 4.—SIEGE ARTILLERY. 3 Brigades of Artillery of large calibre, Gbatteries of 12 guns, and 24 men to each C 72 guns) 3 Squadrons of mounted Gendarmerie Each regiment of Infantry has 80 carts vrith three horses, with guides Each battery and each regiment of cavalry reckons 25 carts, in all 4,000 horses 1,500 About 1,800 horses for the conveyance cf the bag gage of officers HAMILTON SEYMOUR and of General DE CASTEL BAJAC from their diplomatic position at the Im perial Court of St. Petersburg. Simultaneously, moreover, with these movements on the part of the ordinary representatives of the three Sovereigns—NAPOLEON, VICTORIA, and NICHOLAS —vie observe evidence of the complete failure of the designs attempted to be forced by the CZAR upon the chief Germanic Councils of Potsdam and Schoennbrunn. It appears, no doubt, that neither Prussia nor Austria are prepared to take an active part with France and England in the struggle about to commence with Russia, in vindication of the cause of Turkish independence. But at the worst the two principal Powers of the Confedera tion appear to be resolved, at all hazard, to reject the notion of abetting the CzAR, directly or in directly, iu the pursuance of his aggressions, and in the development of his designs upon the pos sible seizure of Constantinople. Pre-occupied by their paramount interest in the phases of this vari able difficulty—a difficulty involving the probabi lities of a terrible conflict between the chief of the great races of the European portion of Chris tendom, in championship on the one side of Bar barism, and on the other of Civilisation—the people of England have literally at this moment neither leisure nor inclination to attend otherwise than cursorily to any extraneous matters, whether those latter claim their regard either within or without the walls of the Imperial Parliament. " But here the constable interposed with the constitutional principle, Words be blowed,' ob serving that words were but spoon meat for babes and sucklings, and that oaths were the food for strong men 1" There are many persons deeply impressed with that feeling, on whom the mantle of the constitutional constable appears to have descended with double power. These men appa rently think the appeal to the DEITY on every tri vial occasion is one of the chief safeguards of the nation, the great palladium of British freedom. No opportunity for enforcing new obligations should be neglected—no matter how frequently they had previously been swallowed ; the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration should be gulped down on every accession to office, or acceptance of a trust conferred by an independent constituency. And yet the Legislature must have considered such political swearing of but slight efficacy. It must have supposed that the effect was speedily obliterated from thy frequent, aud, we cannot help thinking, " vain" repetitions which it enforced. If " familiarity breeds contempt," what must be the feeling of those who have passed through the same formula at least a dozen times during their lives. It seems to us to be directly opposed to Scripture to enforce these constantly recurring, although useless, appeals to the DEITY. We can not see how th y can be reconciled with the First Commandment, and even a Pagan writer has strongly condemned the practice, laying down as an inviolable rule— " A cc Deus iiitersit, nisi dignus vindice nodus." Why, we ask, is it necessary to swear that we will "be faithful, and bear true allegiance to her Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA ?" Does her title to the Throne rest on a foundation so slender and so unsubstantial as to derive additional validity from the form ? If there were any claimant to the Sovereignty of these realms—if any man im pugned her right, then there might be some plau sible pretext for maintaining the form, an unob jectionable one, it is true, but perfectly useless! For w hat can be the necessity or even the use of swear. ing to that which is a matter of universal assent against which nobody ventures even to express an opinion or in4inuate a d iubt. If disaffection and disloyalty extensively prevailed, then there might be some reascn for wishing parties appointed to situations of honour or emolument to take the oath of allegiance, although even in such cases, it would be of little value, for any person capable of plotting against, or conspiring to dethrone, the SOVEREIGN—in other words, of being guilty of high treason— ' w , uld scarcely be deterred by the fact that he had taken once, or even a dozen times, the - oath of allegiance. Indeed, the more frequently he had sworn the more slender would be the hold on his conscience. A man who, while fiscal oaths were in vogue, once swore against any improper or illegal act, might have some slight feeling as to the necessity of its observance ; but a person to whom it was an every-day form speedily lost the perception, and totally disregarded the oath. Indeed we believe that any person of experience and judgment would bear willing testimony to the inefficiency and de•:uoralising tendency of oaths frequently admin istered.. But whatever may be thought on the propriety or expediency of abolishing political swearing altogether, there can be no real difference of opinion as to the matters which must be superero gatory. What possible benefit can be obtained from making persons swear against the title of the descendants of the PRETENDER, when it is notorious that there are no such persons in existence. As well might we abjure all allegiance and obedience to " old King Cole," or any other mythic personage. It is, to say the best of it, an idle mockery, an obvious absurdity. At first, when the teems of the oath were altered to suit the facts of the case, there might be some slight foundation on which to " build an argument." But that is all removed, and the oath of abju ration should be numbered with byegone things, as well as the matters to which it owed its origin. At present its only effect is to point out to persons not versed in historical lore that the title of her MAJESTY'S progenitors to the Throne of Great Britain was once questioned. The oath of supremacy is, however, still worse ; that of abjuration is simply ridiculous ; but the other is positively wrong—it makes man swear that which is positively untrue. Can it be affirmed with any pretensions to accuracy that the POPE hath no spiritual jurisdiction within these realms, when we find six or seven millions of our fellow-subjects acknowledging his authority, when we see him appointing Bishops, and these Prelates obeyed by the Roman Catholics of the United Kingdom —aye, and recognised by the State itself. Surely, then, it is time to abolish that which places every Protestant Minister and Member of either House of Parliament in such a delicate position, and which may place a dangerous argu ment in the mouths of ill-conditioned per sons. We say " Protestant" emphatically, fox the Roman Catholics, against whom the enact ment was framed, are exempted, and, much to their amusement, it is the Protestant members who are making wry faces at the bitter pill they are forced to take. Lord JOHN RUSSELL had a very easy task in pointing out the absurdity and folly of these oaths. His argument would, however, have been far stronger had he proposed the total removal of the grievance, the abatement of the nui sance. As it is, he supplies his adversaries with formidable weapons, showing that his measur e is neither more nor less than the Jewish Relief Bill in another form—that its entire effi cacy, like that of a ladfs epistle, lies in the post script,—the omission of the form, "on the true faith of a Christian." The arguments on this point have been so frequently urged in our columns that it would be ridiculous to repeat them. We do not see that the House of Lords are likely to change their six times expressed opinion, and we shouldingeniousregard devicethe present fer k valve for letting off the movementsuper illing merely as antime : a sort of safety pledges super fluous steam, were it not for the implied that, if the hereditary legislators continued obdu rate, the popular representatives would take the matter into their own hands, as they ought to have done long ago. But, when this is the case, surely it would have been better to have taken the opinion of the Lords in the first instance, and to have the many valuable hours that will probably be wasted in passing the measure through its Various stag Lord es 'in the Commons. JOIRT RUZSZI4s celtiaiUly him laid higaaa open to COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, FEB. 7. There was no addition to the royal dinner party yes- terday. The Queen and Prince walked in the Home Park this morning. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert drove out this afternoon in an open pony phaeton. Tho equerries in waiting attended on horseback. Mr. Grenfell, M.P., Mr. Bond Cabbell, M.P., with the deputation from the Military Knights of Windsor, consisting of Colonel Sir J. M. Doyle, K.C.8., Colonel Fitzgibbon, Major Clarke, Captain M‘Dermott, and Captain Hollingsworth, with Mr. Phillip Hayward, had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Home•office, in regard to the evidence required in support of their case and claims pending and at issue in each house of Parliament. A deputation from the Central Farmers Club, on the corn averages, had an interview with the Right Hon. Ethvard Cardwell, yesterday, at the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Sir John Shelley. M.P., Mr. W. Fisher Hobbs (chairman of the club) Xesq.e. Paine, Pile, Reeves, and Spearing, from Hampshire ; Messrs. Body, Coote, Dawes, and Wood, from Sussex ; Messrs. Cressinghain, Stenning, and Wood, from Surrey; Mr. Ambrose, from Essex ; Mr. Burt, from Dorset shire ; Mr. Grainger, from Cambridgeshire ; Mr. Skel ton, from Lincoln*hire ; Mr. Harryman, from Kent ; and Mr. Corbet, secretary of the club. A deputation from the Protestant Dissenting De: puties of the three denominations had an interview with Viscount Palmerston, on the abolition of church sates ; the Dissenters' Marriage Acts Amendment Bill ; and the Places of Religious Worship Registration Bill. The deputation consisted of Mr. S. Morton Peto, M.P., Mr. Apsley Pellatt, M.P., Mr. T. Pewtress, Mr. B. Hanbury, Mr. W. Beddome, Mr. C. Clarke, Mr. Josiah Conder, Mr. B. Cooke, Mr. Joseph East, Mr. W. Gower, Mr. J. K. Kilpin, Mr. J. R. Mills, Mr. C. Reed, Mr. Terrell, and the secretary, and were accom panied by the Rev. G. Smith and Mr. Rice Hopkins, as representatives of the Congregational Union on the Dissenters' Marriage Acts Amendment Bill. The de putation were supported by the following members of Parliament :—Mr. Thomas Barnes, Mr. Cheetham, Sir William Clay, Mr. Frank Crossley, Mr. G. Hadfield, Mr. L. Heyworth, Mr. Alderman Kershaw, Mr. R. Milligan, and Mr. Pilkington. A deputation from Southwark, consisting of Mr. A. Pellatt, M.P., Mr. J. Thwaites, Mr. Pocock, and Mr. H. Bowditeh, had an interview with Sir William Molesworth yesterday, at the Office of Works and Public Buildings, in Whitehall-place. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present were the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner, and Sir Edward Ryan. An appeal from Bengal, the East India Com pany v. Nawab Jaffur Hossein, was resumed, ,end was again adjourned. COMMERCIAL PROGRESS OP WEST CANADA. I,i PORT DUTIES COLLECTED AT TORONTO, CiNADA WEST, FROM 1840 to 1853, INCLUSIVg• 1840 1841 1842 8,390 3 3 1843 17,401 3 8 1844 25,103 13 8 1845 22,212 7 8 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 90,367 0 11 1851 1852 1853 An increase of over 3,00 P per cent in the short space of thirteen years.—Toronto Leader. IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE MORNINO MAILS. In consequence of the numerous complaints that have been made to the Right Hon. Viscount Canning, the Post master-General, from parties who have experienced much delay in the delivery of their letters in the country by the morning mail trains, the Post-office authorities have deemed it necessary to issue the following important notioe as regards the time of posting letters and news papers at the receiving-houses in the metropolis and vicinity, to be forwarded the next morning by the early morning mails, which will not only save much delay, but disappointment to those they are addressed to in the country, if strictly adhered to. A general notion prevails, that all letters put into the boxes at the receiving -houses very early the same morning, will be forwarded to their destination by the mail express trains, and thus are the delays complained of occasioned by themselves, and not Post-office, or railway companies. The public should be informed that all letters or news papers intended to be sent off by the morning mails must be posted at the receiving-houses the previous evening s before 10 o'clock, or they will not get off until the usual hour of departure the next evening, as the boxes through out the metropolis are cleared at 10 p.m. Letters and newspapers for the north and north-western counties, Scotland, &c., can be posted at the branch-offices, Charing cross, Old Cavenilish-street, and the Borough, the same morning, viz., newspapers, 6.45 a.m., letters 7.15 a.m. At the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, and the branch-office, Lombard-street, the boxes for newspapers will does at 7 a.m., and for letters at 7.45 a.m., which in eludes all the different towns and places transmitted by the mail trains of the North-western Railway (Euston square) and the Great Northern Direct (King's-cross). To all other parts of England, Wales, and Ireland, the letter boxes will be open at the above offices for news papers until 7 a.m., and for letters until 8 a.m. At the General Post-office and the Branch-office, in Lombard street, for newspapers until 7.45 a.m., and for letters until 8,30 a.m. There are upwards of 350 post towns in England and Wales, to which letters and newspapers can be forwarded by the morning mails. To Scotland, Ireland, France, and all countries vitt Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and the Mediter ranean, Belgium, Holland, Prussia, Austria, the whole of Germany, Russia, Poland, Greece, Turkey, &c. The public are respectfully requested to pay strict at. tention to the time of posting their letters and newspapers for the morning mails. The Duke of Buccleuch and the Earl of Dalkeith, M.P., have arrived at Montagu House, from Dalkeitn Palace. . The Marchioness of Ormonde and infant daughter are going on favourably, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gladstone) will give his first Cabinet dinner for the season on Wednes day, the 15th inst., in Downing-street. Viscointess Palmerston will hold her second assembly snSaturday next, in Carlton-gardens ; previous to which the noble Secretary for the Home Department will enter tain some of the foreign corps diplomatique at dinner. The British _Minister, his Excellency Sir Hamilton and Lady, Seymour, family, and suite, are shortly ex pected to return to this country from St. Petersburg, •having, it is understood, been recalled, in conjunction with General Castelbaiac, the French, Ambassador. Sir Hamilton has been Ambassador at the Court of the Emperor since the translation of his Excellency Lord Bloomfield to Berlin. ENTERTAINMENT AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.—The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress entertained last evening, in the Egyptian Hall, gansion-house, at dinner, a select party. Covers were laid for 120, and amongst the com pany were— His Highness Meer Jafur Alee, Mirza Ally, Ackbar Khan, Mr. Acton Ayrton, Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P., Apsley Pellat, Esq., M.P., James Ker shaw, Esq., M.P., Rear-Admiral Collier, Captain Inglefield, R.N., Captain and Mrs. Shea, Sir John and Lady Hansler, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Carter, Mr. Aldirman and Sheriff Wire and Mrs. Wire, the Rev. Dr. Vivian and Mrs. Vivian, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Mortimer, Rev. Mr. Moon, the Lord Mayor's chaplain; Dr. and Mrs. Langmore, Mr. and Mrs. R. Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. Salt, Mr. and Hossask, Mr. and Mrs. Cabe, Mr. and Mr:. Chandos Pole, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor, Mr. and Mrs. Wicking, the Rev. J. Letts and Mrs. Letts, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Tapling, Mrs. Honiball, Mr. Palmer, Mr. A. Robins, the Rev. T. Gregory, Mr. James Thompson, Mr. and Mr:4. Finnerley, Mr. Philipps, Mr. and Mrs. Edmiston, Mr. T. R. Andrews, Mr. Deputy and Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Deputy and Mrs. Har risln, Mr. Deputy and Mrs. Conder, Mr. Deputy and Mrs. Dakin, Mr. and Mrs. Ashby, Mr. Thorp, Mr. Samuel Thorp, Mr. and Mrs. Randall, Mr. and Mrs. Waterlow, Mr. and Mrs. Murrell, Mr. and Mrs. Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Fry, Mr. Ford Hale, Mr. and Mrs. Tay lor. Mr. Hopgood, Mr. Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Mat thews, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, Mr. Donald Nicol, &c. EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION.`.•The Council of the Society of Arts have determined to hold an educational exhibition in the month of June, of the present year, when the conferences of the representatives of its various affiliated institutions, now amounting to 335 in number, will take place. The council have already sought the aid of her Majesty's Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs and for the Colonies, with the view of obtaining models of the schools of primary instruction by the Departments of Public Instruction in France, Holland, Prussia, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, and at Washington, New York, or Massachusetts, and spe mens of every article authorised to be used in the diffe rent classes of schools recognised by each State, as well of the writing, drawing, needlework, printed examina tion papers. &c., done in the schools. The council have also asked to ba furnished with copies of the codes of public instruction in force in each country, and they promise to publish, at the time of the exhibition, an English synopsis of the whole. Letters have also been addressed to the large educational bodies and Govern ment ~departments dealing with this subject, claiming their co-operation in the undertaking. THE RAILWAY BRIDGE AT PADDINGTON.—This bridge, which forms the high road for the great omnibus and general traffic to Bayswater, and which has been entirely closed for some time, to enable the Great Western Rail- Way Company to raise the arches sufficiently to allow the passing of the trains to and from the new terminus, has now been re-opened for the traffic, to the great conve nience of the vast number of public vehicles of all kinds which in tb• meantime have been subjected to delay and inconvoinence by having to take a circuitous route of WY-Ulf ;We to and from their destinations. 5.-TRANSPORTS. 5,826 3,500 sail-ons'of gunpowder, having)lo,B s o horses... 3,850 3JO carts and pontoons, 930 horses Officers and non-commissioned officers enployed in the different chancelleries, &c 3OO 6.- TROOPS IN BESSARABIA. 4,480 3d Division of the Army : 7th avision cf Infantry, General Onsctahoff, 4 regiments of 3 , 0 00 men each 7th Brigade of Field Artillery, 4 batteries of 12 guns, and of 20 men each gun (48 cannon) 2 Regiments of Cossacks, of 72 amen each 1,440 sth Division of the Army : 14th Division of Infan try, General Moller, 2 regiments of 3,70 J men each 7,400 14th Brigade of Foot Artillery, 4 batteries or 12 guns, and 20 men per gun (18 cannon) .... 960 2 Regiments of Cossacks, 800 men each. 26,760 The Russian army consequently amounts at the present moment, both in the principalities, an d i n Bessarabia, to a total force of 156,328 me i , and 520 cannon, of which 72 are of large calibre. FRANCE. The Moniteur of to-day (Wednesday - ) announces the departure of M. de Kisseleff, and has com menced the publication of the French documents. The French Ambassador at St. Petersburg Cont de Castelbajac, has been recalled. It was on the sth inst. that the Western Powers signed and despatched to St. Petersburg the pro tocol containing their answer to the refusal of Russia to agree to the propositions of the Vienna conference. ' We stated yesterday that the French Atlantic squadron which is stationed at Brest, had received orders to put to sea immediately. The order was received at Brest on the 3d instant. It is confi dently stated that this squadron is to proceed to Toulon, to Algiers, and to Civita Vecchia, for the purpose of embarking the troops which are to form the expeditionary column about to proceed to Constantinople. The provisions for the expedition have already been contracted for. A duel was fought in the Bois de Boulogne yes terday, between the Prince Roger de Beaufremont and the Count de Ludres. The duel was fought with small swords. The Count de Ludres received a severe wound in the chest, but his life is not considered in danger. It being pretty accurately ascertained that, in case of emergency, such as the Russians menacing to extend their operations by land against Turkey, England and France will send a force to her assis tance, the question now arises as to the mode of conveying that force, or the route it would take. A plan has been mentioned which, it is said in Paris, originated in the highest quarter, has been approved on military authority, and not rejected by the English Government. The plan is, that the division to be sent to the East shall consist of from 70,000 to 80,000 men ; 50,000 or 60,000 to be furnished by France, 15,000 or 20,000 by England. Of the French contingent, 25,000 or 30,000 men, selected in the manner I have on a former occasion mentioned, indigenous troops, or of men well hardened to the climate, are to proceed from Africa ; the remainder from the army in France. The body thus composed will be transported to Civita Vecchia, and march overland to Ancona. If Austria permit them to land in one of her ports in the Adriatic, so much the better ; if not, they will disembark in a Turkish port lower down, then march to Servia, and then to wherever their services may be required, or would be most available. With the Austrians in Italy, where so much fermentation exists at this moment, with Hungary discontented on one hand and Lom bardy on the other, the political consequence s o f such a move would, undoubtedly be very great. The rumour has circulated for several days past that a part of the English force intended for the East would pass through France to the Mediterra nean by way of Paris. Any English regiment that would pass through Paris would be received with welcome, if not enthusiasm, by the people. Of those who are most ardent in favour of the Turks, and most desirous that the first blow shall be such a one as shall bring the war to as speedy a conclusion as possible, is the Emperor's cousin, Prince Napoleon (Jerome). He is for no half mea sures,convincecl. as he is that an insufficient force or a hesitating policy would only prolonc , the evil. In case of war the Prince would probably' receive a dimmand, and win his spurs on the Danube. Ge neral Prim had a long interview with him and gave full details of all he saw during his sojourn in the camp of Omer Pasha. The Spanish General's praises of that Commander are of the warmest, a s also of the Turkish soldiers. It is said thattihneg of thePrin, in the course of his i nterview with the King Belgians expressed to his Majesty the satisfaction of his cousin the Emperor of the French that a more friendly feeling had lately grown up between the Belgian and French Governments. The Prince is said to have added that, as hostilities were prob able between Fiance and Russia, the Emperor Napoleon wished to be assured of the attitude which Belgium would assume in such an emer gency ; that his Belgian Majesty had at his dis posal 100,000 troops, and in the event (improb able though it be) of Prussia taking part with Russia, 50,000 Belgians might be sent to the Prussian frontier ; that the Emperor did not wish any force to be sent to the French frontier, but that the force in question should guard the Prussian. To that proposition it is added that the King assented. With respect to the fortresses along the French line, the wish was expressed that they should be in part reduced, and to that also his Majesty is said to have assented. The Prince stumested that, as King Leopold was a constitutional king, it would be necessary to have the sanction of the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the arrangement. The Minister was sent for, and his approval was given to the proposed arrange ment. Such, it is state 1, on very fair authority, was the object of Prince Napoleon's mission, as also its result. However strange it may appear, after all that has taken place, it is that an opinion is expressed by persons Sotfiltlh'e4 i i .a ):s t t authority that the Emperor of Russia will yet make concessions, and Oat the single and slight chance of peace is not lost. It is said that the despatches sent out by the Caradoe which left Marseilles on the 4th, point out in the clearest manlier the line of . tr conduct to be pursued by Lord .St.ratford de Red.chfle and Gene ral Barauay The E m peror and 'Empress visited the Theatre Francais on Monday evening. The performances , were k w loma iSavantea, add a one act comedy by M. Scribe, called Mon Etoile. M. Bressant made his debut in the former Piece. Prince Jerome has purchased a piece of ground at Havre, and workmen have already commenced preparations for building a house on it for the sum mer residence of his Imperial Highness. The Moniteur publishes the account of the operations of the Bank of France in 1853, pre sented by Count d'Argout, the governor, to the general assembly of the shareholders held on the 26th ult. It commences by expressing regret at the death of M. Odier, censeur for thirty-four years, and of M. Halphen, one of the regents. It then makes the following observations : " Various circumstances influenced, in a marked man ner, the operations of the establishment. Never at any period was the activity of trade, manufactures, pullic works, and speculations of all kinds greater than in 1853, especially during the first nine months of the year ; hence the transactions of the Bank were unusually important. The insufficiency of the harvest caused numerous purchases of corn to be made abroad ; hence, a reduction in the metallic reserves has been occasioned. The constant increase in the importation of gold has considerably modified the nature of the metallic circulation of France. Formerly this circulation consisted almost exclusively of pieces of silver ; but at present, in the reserves of the Central Bank,*and in the collections made at Paris, gold domi nates. The fixity of the relative value of the two metals has undergone a certain alteration." This is followed by a report from the censors of the Batik testifying to the order and regularity with which all the operations were conducted, and to the fidelity with hick the standing regulations were observed. This report also gives a detailed account of the expenses of the year : in it losses figure for 220,000 f. and increase of salaries for 194,300 f. The Moniteur publishes a return of the receipts of the railways, from which it appears that in 1853 they were 165,503,450 f., whilst in 1852 they were only 132,490,239 f.—an increase of more than 33,000,000 f. And this increase is not, it says, owing solely to the opening of new lines, but arises principally from an augmen t a ti on of traffic ; thus, for example, the average r ece i p t per kil ometre was 41 304-1000ths francs in 1853, whereas in the pre ceding year it was only 35 712-1000ths francs, which gives an increase of 15.66 per cent. The Algiers journals publish the following letter from the Emperor to the Governor-General of Algeria in return for the congratulations sent to their Majesties by the letter on the occasion of the New Year : " Monsieur le Gouverneur- GdrnSral —Notwithstanding the distance at which you are removed, you do not, I know, allcw any opportunity to escape of manifesting to me the sentiments with which you are animated. It is therefore with great pleasure that the Empress and my self have received your congratulations on the new year. We thank you sincerely for them. As the interpreter of the brave army of Africa, of the functionaries, and of the colonists, I beg you also to be - mine towards them ; tell them how much I appreciate their courage, their labours, and their sacrifices ; how happy I should be were circumstances one day to permit me to go and personally express to them all my satisfaction. May 1854 consolidate the work which has been already strengthened in 1853. lam pleased to be able to share with you in this hope, and doubtless your skilful admi nistration will have powerfully contributed to it. For this, Monsieur le Gouverneur-G6n6ral, may God have you in his holy keeping. " NaroLsom. " Palace of the Tuileries, Jan. 15." SPAIN. The Marquis de Camporeal, a grandee of Spain, has been nominated second in command of the hal berdiers in the room of General Sanz, appointed Captain-General of Galicia. The Queen took a drive on the 28th for the first time since her confinement. Her Majesty was in an open carriage and was accompanied by the King. The Duke of Parma reached Barcelona on the 28th ult. The Stock Exchange was not opened on the 2d, that day being the holiday of the Purification. General Dulce, who has been appointed Director General of Cavalry, is the officer who, in 1844, at the head of some halberdiers, bravely defended the palace of the Queen when invaded by the revolted troops. . _ The accounts from the provinces are satisfactory. It appears certain that General Jose de la Con cha has sent in his resignation to the Minister of War, who has referred it to the Supreme Tribunal of War. The affair of General O'Donnell has also been re ferred to the same court. ITALY. The Parlament° of Turin mentions a report that the French garrison at Rome is to be raised to 30,000 men, and that quantities of grain are being purchased by the military administration. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states from. Milan, that 30.000 Croatins are expected in Lom bardy, and that all the fortresses are receiving pro visions. The silk trade is said to be dull there, on account of the scarcty of capital. We learn from the Genoa papers, of the 3d, that a Dutch squadron, consisting of the Prins Van Orange frigate, 50, Captain ° Stoll, having Rear- Admiral Burcius on board, the Doggers Bank, 60, Capt. Dexinit, and the brig Zechone, 12, have arrived in that port. The Univers quotes a letter from Rome of the 31st ult., giving an account of the execution there of three men, convicted of having been engaged in the massacre of the priests at Sans Calisto during the Roman revolution. The letter states that they died as infidels, and that on their way to the gallows they never ceased blaspheming against God, the church, and the prie s th oo d. Th e U n i vers reminds its readers that twelve dead bodies were found at San Calisto after the massacre, but that ma ny more had been no doubt previously thrown into the Tiber. SHERIFF COURT.-(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Ogle, Q C.) LAMBE V. TOPPING. IMPORTANT QUESTION ON A WARRANT OF ATTORNEY AND GUARANTEE. This was an action to recover the sum of 30/. on a guarantee. Mr. Dodd, for the plaintiff, stated that the guarantee had been given in consideration of legal proceedings be ing staYed against a person named Smee. The original debt was 711., and defendant undertook to pay, in the event of Slnee not paying the instalments, under a war rant of attorney which he had executed. Three instal ments were now due, and defendant had not taken any notice of repeated applications for payment. Mr. Dodd then put in the guarantee and a copy of the warrant of attorney. His Honour said the warrant of attorney ought to to have been produced. Mr. Dodd submitted that the copy was sufficient, as there was no one on the other side to raise an objection. The action was brought on the guarantee—the expense of getting the original warrant of attorney out of the office in which it was filed, would be somewhat consider able. The copy was then admitted in evidence, and the de fendant's signature to the guarantee proved. With respect to the latter, his Honour asked why it was not stamped, if the defendant had been present ? Mr. Dodd said it was merely a written undertaking to pay the debt of another. His Honour said it would be better not to discuss the question. Jullguieutvvas given for the amount claimed. THE AUSTRALASIAN AND PACIFIC ROYAL 111.ar, COM PANY.— SOUTHAMPTON, T UE SDAY. —The ETLICII, the first new steam screw-ship in connect i on with the company, arrived in dock to-day. She is a fine vessel of 1,660 tons burthen and 350-horse power. Her . length is 277 feet, depth 28 feet. and beam 37. She is built by the Messrs. Napier, of Glasgow, and left the Clyde on Sun day morning at nine o'clock, and aft er steaming against a strong S W. wind, arrived off the Ne e dles a t h a lf- pas t ten this morning. During .her passage she was detained three hours bearings, thereby compl e ti ng one of the o sl Dy quickest runs heated f roh heClyde to Southampton on record. the Em ea was l a b our i ng un d er her il many D t o i t i eLadvantag es s h e e ff ec t e d a spee d at the rate acid 10,i her knots per hour ; and upon re aching the Channel , where s h e h a d a f a i r w i n d , s h e com pleted in two hours and thi rty - s i x m i nutes a d i stance unfortunate rotuhn: m a of 32i knots. Her chief saloon is very tastefully and suhstantially furnished, and measures a length of 63feet, whilst her fore saloon, which is 58 feet long, is fitted with every comfort and convenience which a passenger could wish for. She is intended to ply, in connection with the ships of the Royal Mail Company, which leave this port for the West Indies on the 2d and 17th of each month, betwee n P anama, New Zealand, and Australia, and will leave on the 2d March for the purpose of taking up her station at th e fi rst - named place. It is computed by this arrangem ent t h at Austral i a w i ll b e brought within fifty days conimunicatiou of England, or fourteen days less time than the qui6kest passage on record be tween the two c , untries is stated to have been made. She is cuininanded by Captain Stamp. Five other vessels are fitting out, and will shortly arrive. PASSENGER TRAFFIC BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENG LAND.—The following table, from returns just made up, shows the number of passengers from and to England arrivin g at and departing from the ports of Boulogne and Calais in the past year, as compared with 1852 : Boulogne. Calais. Total. 1853,,,, 95,236 ... 67,914 ... 163,150 ...... . 186.1 increase in the year 7,416 ... 11,793 ... 19,209 ImmEssE DIAMOND —One of the largest diamonds known was deposited yesterday at the Bank of England by a London house, to whom it was . consigned from Rio Janeiro. Its weight is 254 carats, and its estimated value according to the scale 280,0001. It is said to be of the finest water, and without flaw, and was found by a negro "Ye) who received his irhedora as a reward. 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