The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-02 00:00:00

En MAJESTY'S TREATRE. HSe:ond appearance of Alo.(111e. ORTOLAN'. GIUGLINI, BENEVENTANO, BELLETTI, POCCIIINT. THIS EVENING, SATURDAY (the second time these s even years), 11:11ini's Opera of I PURITAN I. Elvira, Ortolani (licr 2d appearance in England); Arturo, S'g. Atte: Mich, the Thild Tableau of LA ESMERALDA. In which will he introlueed an ent'relf New Divertissement. Eirneraida, Ma Ille. Pocchini Fx: particulars, see bills. A limited number of Boxcs in the Half-cirele Tier have been elm cially reserrad for the public, and miy be had on applel tion at the Boa-office at t7,e Theatre Ca'onnadc, Haymarket. Price Ono Guinea and Oue Guinea and a Half each. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Ti First Night of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. PICCOLOMINI, GI BELLETTI, VIOLET POCCHINI. Oa THURSDAY EVENING, May 7. LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Piceolomini (her first appearance in that part). Edgardo, Sig-. Ginglini. Ballet—LA ESMERALDA. La Esmeralda, Millie. Pocchini. Poi particulars see bills. A limited number of boxes hi the Half Circle Tier have been specially reserved for the public. and may be had on ap plieation at the Box-office at the Thcatre Colonnade, Hay market. Price One G.iinea and One Guinea and a Half each. L ES BOUFFES PA.RISIENS (French Plays), ST. JAMES'S TREATRE. It is respectfully announced that the Eitire Company of Les BOUFFES PARIS'IENS, from the Thatre des Bouffes, in the Champs Elysees, and the Tha,tre Comte, Passage Choiseul, Paris, will have the honour of appearing at the St. James's Theatre, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 20. I Notwithstanding the well-merited popularity of this talented company, which has ( xistecl for several years in Paris, eir cnmstances have always occurred t a prevent a visit of " Les Beuffes" to this country until the present period ; nor can the engagement now entered into be extended beyond a short season of six weeks. In order to insure the best possible effect to their performances, it is intended to bring over the e ntire orchestra attached to their establishment, under the able direction of the composer, Monsieur Offenbach. Mes sieurs Pradean, Gnyot, Gertpre, &c., Mesdemoiselles Dalmont and Marechal, will have the honour of making their first appearance in this country. The performances will be selected from the following rd portoire : LE VIOLONEUX M'SIEU LANDRY PANTINS DE VIOLETTE LE DOCFEUR MIRACLE PEPITO L' I MPRESAPIO LA BONNE D'ENFANTS TIATAC LAN LE ROSE DE ST. FLEUR, CROQUEFEES, LE DERNIER, DES PALADINS 7O LES DEUX A VEUGLES TROMB-AL .CAZAR SIX DEMOISELLES A MARIER... Ol LE DUEL DE BENJAMIN „ LA NUIT BLANCHE IP &c., &c. Owing to the limited duration of this engagement per formances will be given every evening, but subscribers will have the option of selecting either the Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, or the Tueslays, Thursdays, and Satur days. The entertainments will be arranged to commence at half past 8 o'clock, and terminate about 11. Subscription to Stills, for 12 representations, 5 guineas ; Private Boxes, 30 and 40 g,iineas. By the night—Stalls, 10s. GI.; Public Boxes, 54 ; Pit, 2s. lid. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33; Old Bond-street. Musique de M. Offenbac"). „ „ Duprats. „ Adolphe Adam. Bizet et Lecocq. Offenbach. Mozart. Offenbach. Offenbach. Offenbach. „ Offenbach. Offenbach. Off,:nbach. „ Offenbach. „ Jonas „ Offenbach. ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, THIS EVENING, will be perflrmed Shakespere's tr!gedy of KING RICHARD THE SECOND. King Richard 11,, Mr. C. Mean ; Qacen, Mrs. C. Kean. Preceded by A OAME OF ROMPS. T HEATRE ROYAL, 114YMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstcne. NEIV ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES OF ADMISSION. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the new Mama of A LIFE'S TRIAL. Messrs. Beckstone, Comp ton Howe, W. Farren, Rogers ; Mesdames Reynolds, Poyn ter, Filzwilliam, &c. After which, the RucceFsfn` Classical Love Story, tin der the Apple-lation of A "AL INTA ; or, The Three Golden Apples : in which Miss M. o:iver will appear; also Miss M. Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan. Coneln - ling with LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. In future the prices will be :-- OrchestrA Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes Upi.er Boxas 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit . . . Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. rriIEATRE ROYAL. ADELPIII. Lessee—Mr. Ben. - Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed LIKE AND ITITLIKF, CharaJte,rs by Mesirs,Wright, Paul Bedford, &e.; Ma 1 ;tine Crlestc. Mi..s Windham, &c. Followed by THE ELVES, in which Madame Celeste will perform To conclude with the new and original domestic sketch, entitled WELCOMF, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Caul Bedford, I,OYAL SUr,PiEY THEATRE, itA Lensees, Meßqr. Shepherd and Cr9swick. THIS EVENING will be performed BRUTUS. Brutus, Mr. Croswiek. After which, OUR KELLY. Nelly Bell (with songs), Miss Poole. Followed by TIIE D 13313 SAVOYARD AND HIS MONKEY. Th• Monkey, Mr. Flexmore. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lesee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, will `e pulorracd a new drama, called DADDY HARDACRE. Mr. Robson, &c. The new drama, by Tom Taylor, E3q., A SHEEP IN WOLFS CLOTHING. To conclude with THIEVES THIEVES' ! Moss-s. F. Robson, G. Vinina•, &c. Commence at half-1 - 4ast Seven. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPUITETEXTRE. LeAge° and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. TFIIS EVENING (Collii , ll.l , A StIOC7SS', the highly saccess'al Spectacle, called. THE FiIENC 71 . iN ALSIEIt cr, The B ttt'e C;nAtantine. Novel ;j1 I erreetive situ Itions by Mr. W. Cooke's beAntifal Horses, trained by him. After wlieh, the inimitable ST,7 O ,NR - 3 in the u• I .r;LE, In troducing Kate Cooke on her b autVul cherg . iaoly d op. The performance of Signor Coreti and Fa To concludo will A . ..InTIIFT_TL FA.TIE. Gyurne,ce at seven o'c7o'ek. Dross flrces, 4s. ; Upper 3oxcA, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 11., no charge for booking ; PA, 2s ; Gallery, li. ; Upper Gtllery, GI. l3ox-office open from E! , ,ren till Four. Stage Manager, M. W. West. Eq•te..4triaa Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun CANTERBU Y HALL, Weltminster-rtervl. OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of elections from all the popnla.: Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz. Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J. aulfield, Herr F. Icnghmart3, B. Grover, T. Farraot, S. Jones. J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corsi. Senor Antonio M. de Solla, awl E. L. Rime ; Masters Bennett and C3rri; Messrs. Sans °liven, S.iru Collins, and E. Mackney. Vianofortc, Mr. Gicil II;ek:t ; harm:minas, Caulfield, jun ; director, Mr. J. C'an':' old. Commence at Seven o'clock pre cisely. Slippers, &c., until twelve o'clock. WWI WATZR AT T,IVIDON blUiDny, I i tTIS DA - . --Ycrn. 2 ruin. aft. S -Evening aft. 9 r, 3;) sr'. 9-- F..vening 2G mid. aft. 10 WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 2. TIITRMOM?;TER, IN T.IE SHALE. 53 -highest duce noon yesicri?..7 - . d6—lowest this morning and daring the nizht. 54 —this day at ncon BAROMETER, 3012. WINK.—AII round the compass. This morning S.W., then rever',ed to N.E., and is now easterly; with sun shine, and cloudy mild woatty:r. (Ph:nn , LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1867 At the close of the last War wall China, we blundered enormothly. It is an old story enough, but now, at the beginnieg of a new War with China, it is really worth while telling all over again. It may fortunately be condensed into a wry few words ; and when the a .tement is once clearly and distinctly made, we du most earnestly trust that it may prove what our Yankee Cousic,-, on the ether side of the herring-pond, call— Cautionary ! Briefly, then, and t 3 come to the point at once —During the contest which took place in 1841 and 1842, between the Chinese and ourselves, we, the British, took possession of, and held for a considerable time, the Island of Chusan. We might, had we so pleased, have t ken possession just as easily, and have held, quite simultane ously, the Chinese portion, if not the entire, of the still larger and still more important Nand of Formosa. That—however—we did not. Bt t--- as we have already distinctly remarked —during the war of '4l '42 we did take Chusan ; and what is more, we not only " took" Chusan, but for some considerable time afterwards, we retained it in our possession. Ultiuntely, however, wo gave it up. Absurdly, foolishly, preposterously, we restored it to the Chinese. We protested against this proceeding at the time, Lnerktically, and perseverinly. It was in,'ist3d by The Stm from day to fact, until the evil h bc- come irreparable, until Chusan bad been actually restored to the Chinese—that the notion of yield- ing up so very meekly, and so very weakly, such a conquest would be literally nothing less than a fully and an ex!.ravagance. Nevertheless, Chusan was yit.lled up ultimately by the English to the Chinese—as the former since then have had bitter cause to remember. And Eagland, instead of retaining possession of that fertile island com manding the Grand Canal and the Yan g-tse-kian g— and through Nankin, Pekin ; and through the Yellow Sea, the Gulf of Pachelee—contented her- self with the retention of Hong Kong ! Review ing these fruits of that miserable Treaty, no wonder the Government organ acknowledges to day, in so many words, that in it " too ranch concession was made" to the Chines. 3 Govern ment ! True—but now is our opportunity for efftctually repairing the errors we notoriously then committed. Now—when a new war with China is actually being c)mmenced, la us do now what we failed to do then. Lot us retake Chusan, and from the date of its second capture let us hold it permanently in our possession. Let us net merely seize and " hold" Chusan, but—mid way upon our movement thither from Hong Kong I —let us tarry "to some purpose" at a much \grander, a much richer, a much more important i island than Chusan—one we have already men -1 tioned—the Island of Formon. Formosa, or Tae-wan, belongs, or at least the western part of it, belongs to the Chinese. It is wonderfully productive, among other things, of rice and of sugar. It has recently been found to possess a rich coal deposit. It commands, by its peculiarly central position, the whole sweep of the eastern coast of China Proper—from Nankin to Canton, or, more widely remote still, from Pekin to Tonquin. It is the very place for us ! It would be the most desirable basis for all our com mercial operations with the Chinese. For the China commerce, it must be remembered, has become a positive necessity not, only to the Eng lish, but to the Europeans generally. As the Tea Producers of the world—the Chinese hold an enormous trade in their own hands to their own profit, and to the convenience of the tea consum ing races in both hemispheres. Conspicuous above all their Cast amers—north, south, east, and west—being beyond all doubt the race of Eng lishmen. Wherefore, it is perfectly obvious that the amicable maintenance of all the rights of com merce between the English and the Chinese, is an ulterior object most desirable to both—equally desirable to both. And those rights—events of late years have proved this—can only be permanently secured by the acquisition on the part of Great Britain of a sufficiently solid and secure basis in the Chinese seas for all our mercantile operations. Hong Kong for this purpose is totally inadequate. It is inadequate in itself and in its geographical position. It is too small and too far south. Chusan is essential to us henceforth. It must be secured and retained. And together with Chusan—Formosa! The latter, Formosa, might be our coaling depot in those regions—another rice producing colony—a new Oriental sugar plantation—and beyond all this the Watch Tower, the Pharos, the Beacon, ' the Stronghold of British Commerce with the Chinese ! England has only to " will" that they are hers—those islands of Unman. and Formosa—and they are in her possession. She has fleets, gun floating-batteries, enough and to spare. Let her use them—and let her so use them that her warlike doings in this new contest with the Chinese shall, at the very least, be prompt and thorough. An intelligent correspondent of one of our morning contemporaries has exhibited some per tinent interrogations respecting the Russian Rail way " swindle," which should be calmly consi dered by every person who may contemplate in vesting his money in that specious scheme. He says :—" The cost is assumed to be 45,000,0001., • upon which the Russian Government have guar anteed a dividend of, say 5 per cent., or 2,250,000/. per annum. Will the subscribers of the above-named sum of 45,000,000/. obtain the said guarantee of 2,250,0001. irrespective cf the cost of the lines or any other contingencies, as would the hollers of guaranteed stocks in Eng lish railways ? Supposing these Russian railways were to ca-t 90,000,0001. instead of 45,000,000/., who would have to pay the difference ? If the original subscribers, would not the per cent tiro on their investment be reduced in exact proportion ?" We pointed out this serious difficulty, at the first introduction of the project. The Russian engi neers, on whose calculations the estimates were framed, were bound to make things very pleasant to their Autocratic master. Those whose con sciences were tio tender to permit their co-opera tion in spoiling the Modern Egyptians, would la - ceive very unpleasant hints as to the necessity of conforming t) the wishes of the CZAR. Summary and exemplary castigation would inevitably be in flicted on those whose " qualms" might interfere with the carrying the darling project of the EM PEROR into practical execution, while they might safely defy the consequences of the most transparent mendacity, which conduced to that great object. There is, therefore, no adequate guarantee for the amount of the out lay. The CZAR promises 5 per cent. on 45,000,000/. sterling, from which the amount of the sinking fund—say per cent. is to be de ducted. Under the most favourable circumstances, therefore, the best that can be obtained under the guarantee is 4i per cent.—less, by the way, than can at present be got in very eligible investments at home, or in our colonies. But to gain this, the work must all be com pleted within the stipulated time. Russia has always a sufficient stock of grievances on hand to produce a cases belli at a moment's notice. Sup posing the portals of the Temple of Janus should and an European war pro_ again be expanded, claimed within the period, what would be the fate of the shareholders ? The work could not poF.- sibly be completed, and the previous outlay would be completely thrown away ? We grant that no honourable party would take advantage of such a contingency, but we have seen enough of Musco vite quibbles in respect of solemn contracts, to desire some better security for our hardly earned savings ! There would thus be a positive risk of total los., quite sufficient to deter a man of ordi nary prudence from placing his money in the scheme. But supposing that "all was serene" in the political atmosphere—that there was no disturbance from either wars, or rumours of wars—the next point to be considered'is, will the expenditure be kept within the estimates, or may net a much larger sum than 45,000,000/. be required for the completion of this gigantic undertaking We are, as we have already slated, altogether &pendent on the honesty and accuracy of the Muscovite Engineers on this pal t of the case. If they choose intentionally to deceive us, we have no r(medy. We must, according to the old pro• THE SUN, LONDON ) SATUR DAY F, MAY 2, 1857, verb, merely " grin and bear i'." On the 213 t ltimo, in a lead:ng article, we alluded to the probable reduction in the dividend " from more being required than the Russian Government have guaranteed ;" adding—" If the increas3 were but 30 per cent., and those who havo lai any experience in the difference between estimates and actual expenditure, well know how very mo- derate and lisna/ would be such a change, the rate would not be more than can be obtained from Government Three per Cents, at present prices ;" adding—" We need scarcely ask the most enthu, siaatic Philc-Musoovite in which of these securities he would prefer obtaining the same nominal rat of interest for his own capital !" But, " hoping even against hope," I.t us for the sake of the argument supp)se that Russia remained at peace witli all the world, that her tradi tional policy was forgotten for the time being, and that, miralrile dicta, the work was complct :!d within the estimates, we confess, that it requires almost boundless credulity to anticipate such an abnormal state of affairs. Would the shartlolders, even then, rest on a bed of roses, or receive their divi decch without deduction or drawback ? By no means. The " working expenses" must also bo provided for ! We find even in this country, that the working expenses are usually from 40 to 50 per cent. of the earnings, and that they even sometimes mount to 60 or 70 per cent, Now, it is manifest that the Russian lines are made for military, not commercial purposes. With the restrictions on traffic, and the attenuated population of the districts traversed, it is diffi cult to conceive that any of these lines would pay even the working expenses. The shareholders would then have to submit to fur ther deduction under that head ! We may then briefly sum up for the information of those who may be tempted to nibble at the specious bait, that the guarantee is but for 5 per cent. on the estimated outlay—and that, First, the amount of the sinking fund will be delucted. Secondly, any l increase of expenditure will reduce the dividend, ifor but the same 2,150,000/. will be paid, no matter what the outlay may be, whether 70,000,0001., 80,000,0001., or 00,000,0001. The latter being by -no means impro bable, which would virtually reduce the guarantee to 2i per cent. Thirdly, the working expenses must also be provided for, and any de ficiency must fall on the guaranteed. Let specula . tors, who ignore every patriotic feeling, ponder these matters in their minds, and they will still hesitate before they invest their hard cash in the Russian Railway bubble, the most specious, and, at the same time, the most deceptive and in every respect ohjecticnable, that has been promulgated within the nineteenth century. LA Plata, West India steamer to-day will take out 36,0001. in specie, of which 30,0301 is gold, probably intended for the purchase of silrer in Cuba and else- where. The following veneli with gold from Australia are now daily expected :—The Morning Star, with 32,209 ounces ; the Sydenham, with 31,462 ; the South Caro lina, with 20,493 ; acd the Thames, with 4,7 Bo—ma king a total of 88,944 ounces, valued at 355,7761. This is exclusive of 40,5001. shipped by the Oneida steamer. LYONS AND GENEVA RAILWAY.—An experimental trip took place on Sunday last on the Ambtrieux and Seyseel section of the Lyons and Geneva It tilway. This section, which completes 113 kilometres (70 miles) of the whole line, is to be opened to the public on the sth of May. . . LYONS AND MEDITERRANEAN RAILWAY.—At a meet ing of the sharehollers of the Paris and Lyone Railway, just held, a dividend for 1856 of 811. per share was de clared ; and the amalgamation formed with the Mediter ranean Railway Company approved of. As a tuns of 37f. 50a. per share has been al , •eady distributed, the re maining 43f. 50c. ba paid on and after the Ist of July next. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAIL- WAY.—The working expenses and other outgoings of this company's rail save (exclusive of the Manvhester. Such Junction, and Altrincham siated below (have amounted in the fortnight ending April 19. to 8,9931, lle. ld , whilst the corresponding period of 1856 amounted to 8,8631. 2s. 10d. The proportion of South Junction, &c., receipts accruing to this company for the fortnight amounts to 9581. 7s. 31., as against 7321. 2s. ld. for the same period of 1856. Tile proportion of South Junction, &c., working expenses and other outgoings for the fortnight is 4111. 2s. 101, whilst the corresponding period of 1856 amounted to 3841 173. 51. FIRES YESTERDAY.—Two fires took place yesterday morning, one on the premises belonging to Mr. Dal.or, in Eldon-street, Finsbury, used as oil ald colour stores ; some of the inmates were obliged to be got out by fire escapes. The other took place en tho premises of Mrs. Marks, in Newcastle-street, Whitechapel. STtA Timor Snirs.—The Adventure and Assist ance, iron steam troop chips, fitting out at Portstuoutli Dockyard for the cenveyance of troops and stores to Chino, will not be ready to embark them fir a week or to. As these vessels are children of the same parentage as the Trans'', it is po , sible thet her fate may stimulate the " rowers that be" to make them worthy of the pennant. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.---SOUTH AMPTON, Friday.—The City of Bristol, 619 tons, is in the docks embarking her emigrants for Perth, Western Australia, and will sail about Tuesday nex7„ The Tal bot, of 847 t)ns, is in the docks fitting out for Goel mg, and is to ho ready for her passe n ge r s on th e 14t:i of May. The Emigration ° Commissioners hav e chart( red the Lady Ann, of 745 tons, to sail from Ryinouth for Moreton Bay nn the 18th of Juno ; rate, 181. se. 61. ; and the. Hotspur, of 1,670 tons, to sail fro n S , uthamp`on for Melbourne oe the 25th of June ; rate, 171. 3e. 61. E3IIGRATION TO CANADA —PLT3IOUTH, Tour-day.— The last of the spring fleet belonging to this port, the Cap B,Juse, Captain Spn trs, satire', for Quebec yester day evening. b'he huttlens about 1,500 tons, is 174 feet long, has a beam of 35 feet, and 'tsveen decks 9 feet high and elf amply accommodation for her 400 passer.. gers. Teey are composed chiefly of miners and agricul• turiste, one of whom is accompanied by his wife and en tire family of 12 children. A large prop col no are destined for Upper Caneda. The nine ships taking passengers from this port have embarked during the current month 2,310 souls for Q xebec. LONDON HOSPlTAL.—Thursday being the anniver sary of the establ.shment of the above hospital, mere than 100 years ago, a sermon was preached in the church connected with the institution in support of its funds. Tee annual report was presented, from which it appeared that laq year the out-patients numbered 19,231, and the in-patients 4,209, of whom about 2,500 were admitted without recommendation. There was a balance of ex penditure over income amounting to 8,251/. 10s. Last year this balance reached 5,412/. 12s 4d. The total expenditure, including the ordinary and extraordinary claims on the hospital, was 24,2031. 9s. J. The in come fir liquidating these demands was as follows :- 12,234/. facto rent and dividend on stock, and from voluntary subscriptions, donations, 3,5971., leaving the balance, as above stated, against the institution. The demand for money in the discount-market and at the Bank continues without the slightest abatement. The requ'remente yesterday were suppo , ed to have been partly in preparation for the heavy liabilities to be met on l'londay, the 4th, and partly to pay for a considers' le portion of the silver i 5 be taken by the Pera to India and China, which, although below the amounts shipped by the previous mails, wi.l still be about 500,0001. Geeeralv, however, the feeling in the City yesterday seemed rather lees unfavourable. The arrival of the Magdalena from Mex'ca and the West Indies with 530,0001. exercised a satisfactory inflaence, and the letters from Paris, notwithstanding a further fall on the Bourse, were in a rather more confident tone. From Vienna the accounts describe almost a panic with regard to the shares of noir undertakings wi h which the mar- ket has been flooded, but there Lines not at present seem to be any apprehension of irretrievable mischief in that quarter. During the coming week the movements in the various European money markets will depend in a considerable degree on the reports of the progress of the silkworm in It&y, Spain and France, and also on the question whether the late severe weather has been found to have inflicted damage on the grain or other crops.— Times. SERIOUS COLLISION IN THE BRITISH CHANNEL.— PORTSMOUTH, Friday.—This morning, shortly before daylight, the Peninsula steamer, Captain Wason, be longing to the Messrs. John Hall atd Co., of London, was coming down Channel, bound from Gibraltar, v.ith a heavy cargo and a few passengers, when suddenly a vessel was descried on her starboard bow. Tu avoid col!isi , )n the steamer was stopped, but the next moment the collisien took place. We find that a schooner named Prince imperial, of Wisbeach, Taylor, master, had sail-A from Newport laden with a c.rgo of railway iron for Harburgb, and was proceeding up channel without a single light on board. The steamer hied all ber lights, a good look-ou ,, kept, and foretopsail set, and about 3.20 a.m., the commander of the Peninsula ordered the quar ter boat to bo immediately manned and lowered, and proceeded on board the schooner, and advised the master and crew instantly to get on board the steamer. It ap pears, however, that two of the crew, being desirous to save their clothes and effects, went below for such purpose,3o b during rqAo 7, and bic t h period tohre fellowssch oone vv r c w r e e n i. t os d t. down is about possible t Ilene can attach to the steamer. Tile master and three men of the s chooner got safely on board the steamer. The Peninsular made the best of her way into Portsmouth Harbour, but onbeequently proceeded to Southampton. .. ATE S'l , NEWS. THE AUSTRA.LIAN MAILS. decided that it shall no longEr b 3 given, and that t.ie cup intended for 1854 shall be run for at the races which are to take pi- ee this year at Moscow." A tel-graphic despatch his b en re_eivf.A from St. Petersburg, announcing that tin pruhihition against the export of gal has tic n removed. The Russian Government hts ju3t pull:lei the treaty of commerce and navigation with J Tan, consi-ting of n'ne articles. The pmts of SUno la, flakoda,da, and Nengasaki are opened to Rusian coamere?. rej-ctel the new Roll Bill mentioned by last Adams, Commander Coslivv, is in Callao,. and will packetash tving pass d the House of Ass nnbly. The probably rein;tin them some time." hill hr incorporating the Bridgetown Waterworks The revo!ution has made Irainest very dull at Co ninny was progressing ftvourably in the .11 , ruse Lima, but otherwise people appe in.ci to take little of Assembly. The wew.her had bion fur se7eral d Lys notice of it. The general impression was that the oppressively clone, and scrstoly a shower of rain h.td. Vivanco party is used up, and that Castilla will fallen during the past Er:night. The health of the have full sway before him. island was gene-ally rod. There was grtat Mac- The Thaw' clipper C tthedral, 2,100 tons, wos tivity in breads . ua's, and the market was over- lost oft: Cape Horn, on the 18th of February, in stoclied wi'h all sorts, Freights were du'l. A la'. 19 14 long. 69 33. Captain U. H. Howard schooner of 157 tons had been chattered to load at and a large number of the wow were drowned Dominica with au= ar f r London, at 50a. tp,r ten, taking carp fr,e. Two barks and a brig had taken freights at 2s. for ports in the United King dom. With the powerful stimulus of a highly re iron erritive market operating, and labour abundant, everything possible had been dune to push crop operations, and the produce shipped to the let st date was as follows :—Sugar, 6,239 httds., 312 tierces, 817 barrels; mo'asses, 717 puncheon?, 21 h i nds. ; cotton, 11 hales. EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEC.IRAPLI.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING. A flue change had taken place in the weather at Graiada, all in favour of the sugar planters, and more sugar had probably been turned out during the fortnight than during the whole of the crop time before. There had not been two wet days since the del attar e of the previous mail, and there was every appearance of a continuance of the same we ather. The yield of the cane this year was not up to a sa tisfactory average, but this was compensa ed for in the qual ty of the sugar generally. Trale was brisk in every department. At Demerara the annual session of the Combined Court opened on the 3d of April, and the Court adjoutned to the 27th. A Pew Militia Bill had been introduced into the Court of Policy, awl read a first time ; it proposed to do away with the property qualification, and to pay the non-commissioned officers and men in the line companies for the time they are on duty. Dr. Henery had resigned his seat in the Court of Policy, and another vacancy will be caused at the end of the financial sea-ion by. the retirement of the Hon. Thcs. Porter. Several sugar estates have recently changed hands at very good prices. The weather .hi=d been dry during the fortnight, with occasional showers. Vegeta tion exhibited a marked improvement, and the young canes were recovering from the chilling effects of the previous weather. The cho lera still lingered in some of the rural districts ; but it was evidently dying out. A proclama tion was issued by the Governor on the 7th inst., founded on the report of the Surgeon-General, the chairman of the Cent-al Board of Health, declaring that the clsole.ra had ceased to exist in the port and city of Georgetown. The exports from the c.deny during the fortnight were as follows : Sugir, 1,172 hhchs. , 77 tierc - s, 488 bar' els, 37 bags ; rum, 510 puncheons, 111. hlels., 35 barrels ; molasses, 74 puncheons ; flour, 400 barrels ; meal, 108 barrels ; corn, 108 barrels ; old metal, 80 tons ; crackers, 198 barrels ; ric?, 4,407' bags ; timber, 7,035 feet ; pork, 95 barrels ; cigars, 4,000 ; cocoa nuts, 3,000. Sugar making was being pushed on vigorouily at St. Vincent under a favourable change of weather. Advices from St. Lucia ate to the 11th of April. The excessive wet weather had changed to bright snnshine, and the plapt9rs had commenced reaping with all speed. This year's crop was expected io be about an average one. The prices of colonial produce were highly satisfactory. Molasszs com manded in the local market lid. t 3 ls. a-gallon. Sugar found a ready sale at 20s. to 255, per cut. ; rum, 2s. per gallon prooi. Cocoa was bought up at 4d. to sd. per lb. as soon as it could be brought into town. Logwood fetched 32 per ton ; the sale had not been as brisk since the last advices from home. Thy supply of tonnage was abundant ; freights to England, 2s. 9d. to 3s. per cwt. Some matters of importance had been decided by the Island Legislature. The Board had provided a salary for the Deputy-Registrar of 2001. per annum, and the question, raised for the first time in the island, of granting a pension to a public servant, had been derided in the affirmative. A majority of the Council declared that any public officer who serves the Government faithfully shall receive, when incapaeitated by old age or infirmity, one half the salary to which he was entltled when in the active discharge of his duties. The Board had also received at the hands of Governor Hinclis an act of justice in ,discontinuing the payment for extra clerkage in Barbadoes. The saving to the colony under the 'new arrangement stands thus : The Registrar's salary £4oo 0 0 Clerk ti the Registrar, ditto B4 0 0 Clerkage in Barbadoe= Deduct Deputy Rntistrar's salary... £2OO Pension to Mr. Fauchier 9O 290 0 0 Not saving £257 6 8 These arrangements, however, had not been sanc tioned by competent authority, and had still t 3 lie ratified and confirmed by the Legislative Council when duly constituted. The asAitint clerk in the Government office, Mr. Delomel, was expected to receive the appointment of Deputy Registrar, and the clerk to the Registrar, Mr. Dick (whose office will be al)oliilred), to be promoted to the a. , : , sist ant clerkship. The Swedish sloop of war Lagerbjelke, 18 guns, Captain Brait, arrived at St. Thomas's on the afte noon of the Bth of April, from St. Bar holo mew's, and exchanged salutes the following morn ing. She was expected to proceed to England. THE PACIFIC. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 1 By the Magdalena steamer, ariived from the West Indies, we have advices from Panama to the 7th of April. The steamer Bogota, from Lima, March 26 with the semi-monthly Pacific mail, ar rivel at Panama on the morning of the 6th. She had 32 paesengere, among them Senor Goni, Minister from Span to Chil', on his return to Madrid, and the crew of the American ship Cathe dral, lust off Cape Horn on their way home. Dates from Valparaiso are to March 15. The moat important news is the arrest of Senors Gat fins, Ler-rein, and others, by order of the Government, charged with attempting to get up a revolutionary movement. It was generally supposed that there existed no foundation for this course on the part of the Government, and public opinion was strong!er against the Government fir its action in this mat t r as calculated to produce unnecessary alarm and disturb public tranquillity. Tne British Govern ment has presente l Captain Cavassa, of the Chilian ship Oriente, with a gold medal, for having saved the lives of the crew of the British ship Enterprise. The Consular Convention between Chili and Ecu ador has le- en promulgated. Don Cayetano Ast a bursua,ga, it was said, had been appointed Minister from Chili to Costa Rica, and would shor ly leave for Punta Arenas - in a vessel of war. Business at Valparaiso for the fortnight ending on the 15th had leen steady, but not so active as at date of last report. The scarcity of specie had oc casioned som difficulty in meeting payments, and a few small failures and suspensions had taken place, but the city commerce was not much affected there by. The market was generally well stocked, and the importations during the fortnight had not been large. Nine veKels, of 5,770 tons, were loading at the Chincha Islands, by permit from General Vivant:o ; several vessels had already sailed with cargoes ob tained by his order. Admiral Bruce, on hearing of the attack made on the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer New Granada by the Peruvian revolutionary ships Loa and Tumbes, sent her Majesty's ship Pearl to seize them, and the Bogota on her way up to Pana ma met the Pearl, With the Loa and Tomb s, under steam, on their way to alleo. It appears from a letter from the Lime correspondent of the Panama Star and Herald, dated the 26th of March, that the captain of the Lima steamer learned the fact of the New Grenada's seizure in time to avoid falling into a similar trap which was laid for him. The writer says : " We had a large amount of specie on board, which the captain was fearful might bo seized by . the Vivance party on entering Pasta, so be deter mined to p-epare for re4stance, and, having some 20 stand of arms on board, he mastered the crew and stationed them on the main deck on entering the part,. much to the indignation of el senor caps tan del puerto, who left highly insulted at the pro cedure. No attempt was made there, however, to pillage the ship, and we were permitted to proceed peaceably to Lambeyeque, on approaching which port we perceived the war steamers Loa and Tumbes bearing down for us. Captain Bloomfield took the hint in time, and instead of proceeding to his an chorage, put about and continued his course south ward, very much to the chagrin of those on board the vessels-of-war evidently, as they pursued u s for several miles under a full head of steam, and finally, being unable to overhaul us, discharged a spotted gun after us, which, however, took no effect. In this instance the old adage of 'one pair of heels being worth two pair of hands' was fully verified. Touching at Casma and Huecho we reached Callao on the evening of the 24th instant, just nine days from Panama. Immediately after our arrival Admiral Bruce was informed of the outrages per petrated on the steamers New Granada and Lima, and yeeterday at 1 p.m. he despatched the steam corvette Pearl to Lambaysque, with the object of seizing the Loa and Tumbes, so that these vessels will probably be brought back 'here as prizes in a few n days. present there is no British vessel of war A port, the Tribune having sailed for China ; the Monarch is expected soon, Admiral Bruce has for the present hoisted his flag on the store-ship Tho "United States' sloop-of-war John • The Peninsular and Orient il Company's steamer Colombo, Captain J. S. Field, hts arrived with the East India and China mails. She left Alexandria April 19th; Malta, 221. ; and Gibraltar, 231. The Colombo brings 122 passengers ; specie, value 9,500/. ; 277 hales of silk, 18 cases of gum, and 225 patlkages of general merchandise. M, s. Philps, passenger, from Malta, died of con sumption the day before reaching Southampton. The Colombo spoke the Company'ssteamFr Indus on the 25th, at 7 a.m., in lat. 36.30. N., 3.10 W. ; the Russian barque Jenny Lind, on the 30th, in lat. 45.33 N., 8.3 W. ; and the British ship Violet on the Ist May, at 11 p.m., in lat. 49.36 N., 39 W. At Alexandria.—Her Majesty's ship 'Tartarus. At Malta.—Hibernia, Osprey, Vulture, Snake, Wrangler, and Wanderer ; and the Royal Albert was ?xpoted on the 29th. At Gibraltar.—Mlacca, Spiteful, Curlew, Fancy gunboat, and Wallace. The Curlew, Capt. Horton, returned to Gibral tar on the n'ght of the 25th, from a cruise to the eastward ; five of her petty officers remained behind in Malaga, where they were imprisoned by the authorities for creating a disturbance. The Indus, steamer, arrived at Gibraltar on the 25th at 2 p.m., and left the same evening for Malta and Alexandria ; the Sultan also left for Southamp ton the same evening. The Rhone, Captain Wakeham, arrived at Gib , raltar on the morning of the 27th from the coast of Sicily, for Liverpool ; and the Meander, from Li-, er pc) A, for the Italica - a ports. Both were to leave fur their destinations the same afternoon. Gibraltar exchanges on the 25th were as follows —London 90 days' date, 51f ; Paris, sf. 36c. ; Marseilles, Of. 38c: ; Genoa, Of. 39e. ; Madrid, 8 days' sight, 1g dis. MARICET NEWS. --(ii :-1 Day.) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of vegetables were considerably en the in crease, but those of fruit were limited. The trade ruled steady, as follows: FRUIT. Pine apples, per lb. 7s 04 to lOs Filberts, per lb ..... Os to Os Oct Colonial do., ea Os OA to Os 0,1 Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 110 s to Grapes, per lb I2s Od to 20s Almonds, p. lb. Os 04 to Os Od Foreign do Os 04 to Os 04 Walnuts, per 100 04 too s 0(1 &felons, each —Os Otto Os 0,1 Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Peaches, p. d0z.... Os to Os 03 Strawberries, per Nectarines, do. Os 03 to Os Od ounce Bd to is Apples, p. h. sv. 3s 6d to 8s 04 Gooseberries, per Pears, per d0z....8s to lOs 0 i half sieve ... Os Od to Os 0,1 Oranges, per 100.6 s 0,1 to 12s Currants, p. do. 03 03 to Os Od Lemons, p. doz. 038 d to is 8d Plums,:per do. Os Od to Os Oct Apricots, p. doz. Os Od to Os 03 Green gages, do. Os Od to Os Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Os Od Raspberries, p. potl. Oct to Od VECkET. 'ABLEta. Greens, p. doz. bun. Os to Oi Od Cabbages, per doz. is to is 6d Slvoy do., p. do. Os Od to Cs 0d Cauliflowers, do. 0 01 to Os Od Brocoli, p. bun. is 0.1 to is 6..1 Potatoes, per ton 110 s to 190 s New do., per do OA° Os Peas, per quart ...0d to Os Od Turnips, per bunch 2d tot d Carrots, per bunch 8d to is 6d Cucumbers, each E.'d to 2s Od Garlic, per lb ......0d to Os Od Sorrel, per sieve Od to Os Spinach, p. d0...1s Od to is 6:1 Brussels sprouts, per half do is Od to 2s Od Onions, p. bush Os Od to Oa Od New do., per bunch 2d to 6: French beans, per 100... 2s Od to Os Od Leeks, per do Od to 0.. Shallots, per lb Od to Od Iforseraddish, p. bun. Os to Os Parsley, per do. 3d to 6d Celery, per do Os 9d to is 9d. Beot, per doz. Os Od to Oi Od Parsnips, per do. Os to Os Od Small salad, p. pun. Od to Od Mushrooms, p. ptl.lsoltols 6d. Artichokes, each od to 01 Lettuces, per score 6J to 9d. Endive, per score is Od to 2s Radishes, p. d oz. bu n 2d to 6d Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. Os to Os Od Walnuts per 100...0s 01 to Os Chillies, per 100 03 0(1 to 03 jg Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os Rhubarb, p. bun. 3d to is 23 AsprAragua, per 100 4s Od to 8s 3eakail,perpun.ls 3(1 to 2s 6d I Turnip greens, per I bush o:3od to Os Od NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s al to 7s ; Poults, 5s 64 to 7s 04; Geese, Os al to Os 01 each ; Goslings, is ed to Os Od ; Duck lings, 3s 01 to 4s bd ; tame rabbits, is al to 230 d each ; wild do., 91 to IEI,OI ; Pigeons, 91 to is each ; large Surrey Fowls, 8s to 12s ; barn-door do., 48 Od to Os; Chick ens, 6s 01 to Os 04 per couple; Capons, Os 01 to Os; Hares, Os 01 to Os Od ; Grouse, Os Od to 0.3 01 each ; Pheasants, Os to Os 01 ; Partridges, Os 01 to Os 01 ; Woodcocks, Os 01 to OS 04 ; Snipes, Od to Os 04; Teal, Os al to Os 01; Will Ducks, Os 01 to Os 04; Widgeons, Us to 0301 ; Plovers, Os al to OS 01 each ; Guinea Fowls, 4s to 7s 6d ; Roasting pigs, Os 01 to Os Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s Od ; English do., is id to is 44 per lb. ; English' eggs, Cs 64 to 7s 6d; French do., 5s 94 to 6s 01 per 120 ; Leverets, :33.01 to 3s 6d each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 61 ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s 01 to 630 1 ; 33 8d to 43 8d; pork, 4s Od to 53 Oa per 8lbs•, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 3s Id to 4s Gd; mutton, 3s 6(1 to 4s 31 ; lamb, 41101 to 6s 0.1 ; veal, 3a 61 to 4a 81 ; pork, 4s Oct to 5s Oct per 811)3., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 641 to 153 ; Brills, I s to 78 each ; Salmon ! is 3d to is 6d per Ib ; Cod Fish, 2s 01 to 5s each ; Salo Gd to 3s Od per pair ; Trout, Is to Os Od per lb ; Lobsters, is to 3s 6d; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6cl • Whitings, 3s Od to 103 per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to As ; Natives, .Aos to —s ; Mackerel, 35s to —3 per 100; Smelts, 3s 6d to Os Od per dos.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, Os Od to Os Oct per gallon ; Bloaters, Os Od to Os 04 per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 59 to Os per 100; Scotch do., 04 ; Sprats, Gs Od to Os Od per bushel; Doreys, 2s Od to 10s each; Haddocks, 5s to 12s per dcz.; Pike, Od ; Sturgeon, 04 per lb ; Piawns, 6s Od to Os; Mullets ' 6d to Is 64 each ; Plaice, 04 to Os each ; Halibut , 01 per lb ; Flourtders, is Od to is 6d per dos. ; salt fish, 01 per lb; Eels, 8 , 1 to is. BREAD. - - - The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 84 to Bid ; of household ditto, Gd to 7Ad per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, Sid to —d; 641 b to 721 b, to 6d ; 721 b to 801 b, ad to Gjd ; 801 b to 881 b, eid to 63(1 331 b to 961 b, 6? ; r1 to Gid ; 961 b to 1041 b, 61d to 7d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides, 10i Od to Os 03 ; Caif skins, light, 3s 01 to 5s Od ; ditto full, 9s ad to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, —s Od to —s Od ; Keats, Os O 3 to Os Od; Haif-breds, 8s Gd to 10s Od; Downs, 6s Od to 7s 6d ; Shearlings, Is 5d to is 6d ; Lambs, 2s 3d to 3s 6d. lIAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 41 4g; clover do., 3/ bs to 61 Og; and 'straw, 11 4g to 1/ Ss per load• A moderate supply, and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 103 to 41 6s ; clover do., 3/ 5s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 9s per load. Supply rather limited, and trade firm. WiirrEcHAPEL.--2(leadow hay, 2/ 103 to 4/ 4s ; clover do., 3/ 5s to 5/ Os ; g-nd straw, 1/ 4s to 1/, 9s per load. Both hay and straw solci steadily, at full prices. The copper smelters have given notice of a reduction of 91. per ton in the price of copper. THE SILK MARKET.—The monthly circular issued yesterday by IVlessrs. H. Waithman and Co. remarks " We have to report a very active market in silk during the past mcnth ; prices of Tsatlees have fully recovere d the decline named in our last circular, and TayeaaraS have aho experienced au improvement of 6d. to Is. pee lb. The continuance of severe weather, and the fears entertained of another failure in the European croPs °stapled with the advices received from China of the small settlements during the month (only about 3,50 0 bales), and the great advance that had taken place in prices there, has given encouragement to all classes of buyers ; and the consequence is, that a large extent of business has, been done during the latter part of the mont's. The China mail just delivered brings dates from Shanghai to the 6th March. The settlements for' the month had amounted to 3 500 bale, giving a total set -dement to date of 74,000 bales. The shipments were a bout 70,000 bales, in addit i on t o which some 2,000 bales were on board ships ; unsold stock, 1,500 bales. Prices bad advanced considerably, the latest quotations being 40 to 50 dollars per pica higher than those of the previous mail. Exchange at Shanghai, 6s. 74e1„ to 60 . 81. The deliveries for the month are 5,624 bale. 1 11 Bengal silk there has not been much business doing. owing to the smallness of the stock. Some fresh arrivals are now coming to market, which will no doubt afford* better assortment. In Italian silk there has been * little more doing the last few days. Persian Silk.--The imports for the month are 187 ballots." VACANcIES A ITOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN Tflig. CIVIL SERVICE.—War Department—Mr. Greensill, as' 'natant military storekeeper, Pm fleet, has been appointed assistant military storekeeper, Stirling Castle, N. 8.; Me• T. A. G. Satch well, assistant military storekeeper, Stirling Caste, has been appointed assistant military storekeeper , Purfleet; Mr. Richardson, supernumerary clerk, MilitarY Store-office, Woolwich, has been appointed second-class mlitary store clerk, Demerara. General P os t-offioe - ', Mr. John Prise has been appointed postm aster Bridgend, in the room of his brother, resigned. Coast' guard—Mr. Jobn Heheck, Master, R,N., bas bee° appointed to command Shoreham-statioo, v i c e Liset• Winthrop. Customs..—A tide-waitership has become vacant at Kirkaldy, by' the retirement of Mr. JaPle,El Hill • Mr. Frapers W. Brown has keen appointe d a clerk in the London Docks ; Mr. Alfred Greaves has be an al.pointed a clerk in the Imports and Exports-od ee t London ; Mr. W. Reeves has been promoted f rom secona to first-class clerk in the Louder.; pocks; Mr. C. Blacke o has been promoted from third to eteCond-class the London Docks ; Mr. W. Barnes has been pro mo t e ea from fourth to third-chiss clerk in the London Doe li Mr. R. Davie has been promoted from commander 0_ the harbour-cutter, Liverpool, to be second tide-surveYT. at Portsmouth ; Mr. Thomas W. Reader has been Pr,",, moted ern locker third-.la' e , at Liverpool, to u`: searcher at Preston ; Mr. Michael Breen has been clerk it! muted arum tide-surveyor at Grangemouth to be tier, surveyor at Galway ; Mr. D. Stevens on has been y I ° o mated from tide - surveyor at Galway to bo gmarche Grangemouth.- - Vivid SCrrice GozeUe. AUSTRIA. A Vienna letter of th> 28th ult. says:—" A de putAtion of the Pr:testants of nunguy has been rectived by the Emperor, to make known the wishes of the reformed church in :Hungary. no Privy Councillor de Lonyai aldressed tin Emperor in the Magyar langu , ge, in the name of his co-reli gionists, and tesewhr, him to gait to the church of Hungary the right of co: , vok;ng a general synod, Ito del,bera'e on En organic statute for the church and echools of that cree 1. The - Emperor replied in the same langutw,e with his uitial affability, and promised the &wit - tat-ion that their request slloull be taken into cousilfrat ion and acceded to as much p,:.,ssible. assurel them of his constant soli citnie for the weitre of his Prot stint sitiojects, and recommended them to have cm - II:idol - we in him." _ _ Another letter from Vienna says :—" M. de Lackenbachcr has been despatebel by the g wern merit to Constantinople t o regulate the Monte negrin question ; he is a man of great talent and of a very conciliatory d'sposition. Barn de Bich po:is?sses the greattst confidence in him, and hal a'rJady employel his services in moderating the save ity of the military adm'nstra•ion at Verona. M. de Lackenbacher is familiar with the qneii . tion of Montenegro, and will doubtless succeed in i egu lating the poaiticn of that State in a satisfactory manner. This diplomatist will likewise take part in the proceedings of the special chancellerie ()stab lishel by Austria at Bucharest ; but during the progress of the elections for the Divans he will re main at Constantinople. He is the bearer of verbal and writtan instructions to M. de Prokesch, the Austrian Ambassador to the Poite, relative to the PrineipLtio. ITALY. The Giornale di Roma :tate3 that, of the 25th ult., the Empress Dowager of Russia paid a visit to the Pope. Mgr. Borromeo, major-d , uno of his Holiness, received her at the bottom of the grand staircase of the Vatic in. Mgr. Pacca announce . ' her Majesty to the Pope, who advanced to the threshold of the drawing-room to receive her. After a long conversat'on, her Majesty presented the ladies and gentlemen of her suiie to his Holiness, and then took leave. SWEDEN. The following is ii-itexTofthe circular reply of ,be Swedish Government to the Danish note on he Scandinavian question : "Stockholm, 4th April. "Monsieur—M. de Scheele Plessen, Mieister o Denmark, communicated to ins, on the 28'r,h February, a circular despatch from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the King of Denmark, M. de Scheele, dated the 20th of the same month. I have submitted it to the King, who, not without a lively astonishment, perused this diplomatic document, wh oh is not justified by any act if his Majesty's Government, and which ceetains long piece of reasoning on a question which has been hitherto confined to literary discussion. The King did not deem it advisable to reply to that communication as long as it partook of a confidential character, but the circtihr of the 20th February having been made public, probably eot without intention, and having become the subject of a ge.nersl polemic, it wool I be no longer compatible with our honour to remain silent on the subject. I will not dwel on the grounds of the pro ceeding of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Denmark, which is of too delicate a nature to permit the discussion of it to be raised ; I will only refer to a phrase which on cur part demands a formal disavowal. M. de Scheele says, amongst other things, that he will not examine if realle the conduct pursued by the governments of the North was the most apptopriate to circumstance •, and that which ought to have been chosen,. if it had been possible to measure in advance the proportions which the Scandinavian agitation would take.' The King does not recognise in any one whatsoever the right to east, officially, in a letter addressed to the agents of a foreign power, and to be communicated to the cabinets to which they are accredited, a flame direct or indirect on the acts of his Government, even though that blame - shoul 1 fall on the manner of acting of his own Government, which the Minister, author of the circular in question, app are to envelope in the same disapprobation. It is our duty to insist on this unneuel manner of seep:ession, ie order to prevent any repetition pt the same. I have, wi pout doubt, no need to add that no concert was con a to with us touching the affair in question, end tl at no previous explanation relative thereto was asked for or obtained from us. You will en deavour to correct the err meous opinions which may exist on this saject. You know the personal sentiments of the King cur Sovereign for the King of Denmark, whom he rrgerds as a friend and an ally; you are not ignorant Either of the interest which our Sovereign feels in the Drnish nation, and of which h pleased his Majesty to give unequivocal proofs quite re cently ; and you are tans able to appreciate the friendly relaVoes which will always (xi t bet :seen the two mo narchs. The King has at heart to culivate with care, and, if it be possible, to draw closer, the ties which unite him to the King of Denmark, It is enj tined on yru, sir. to reid this despeteh to the Mirest r of Fer.ien Aff tire cf —, and t r abstain from any rsfl..ctions which may give rise to misunderstandings, which we are de sirous to avoid.—Accept, "LAGcItUEInI." MONTENECITO. Prince Dailloof Montenegro has arrived at Vienna. The Yo/ksfreund of Vienn‘ affirms that the p. ince is well satisfied with the result of his vi4it to Paris. A deputation compoFerl cf thre3 chiefs of the ei,;ht principal families of Montenegro will procee 1 in the course of May to Constan tinople, to enter on mgctiAtiens relative to the future situation of the princip lity. According to relent accounts from Cattaro, the greatest tran quility prevailed in the Black Mount iii, owing to the military arrangements of Auitria. The Gover.tor of Bosnia, Mehemet Rtcha, taking into coleide ation the religious sentiments of th Christian 9, has decided that the market=, which ave hitherlo been held in that province of Sun• day 3, sha'l henceforth take plate on Wedrosdays. The Christian, population has re:eived the change with gratitude. THE WEST INDIAN MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The Royal Mail Company's st-mm-s' hip Magda lena, Captain G. Abbot', arrived at noon to-day, with the West India and Mexican Mails, in charge uf Lieutenant Bolt 'II, RN., Admiralty agent. Her dates are : Tampico March 31 Vera Cruz April 4 Bridgetown (Bar batioes) April 11 Grenada .. . 10 St. Lucia 11 Martinique 12 Guadal Alpe 12 Dominique — 12 Antigus, — 13 Mon , serrat ..... 13 Nevis St. Kitt's 13 Tortola — 14 St. Thomas — 15 Havaea Santa Martha — Greytown Carthagena — Colon - KingAton (Jamaica) 10 Jacmol (Hayti)...... 12 San Jilan (Porto __Rico) Georgetown (Deme rara) 4 , 9 T.,bago 9 Port of Spain (Trini dad) — 9 This steamer brings 152 saloon passengers, 11. second-claw, 44 children, 10 servants, and 8 Com pany's Superintendents—in all 225 passengers. On freight she has 2,637,145 dol.. iu specie (of which 3,310,178 dots. is in silver and 310,450 dols. in gold), or, say, 525,4291 ; pearls valll-37,040 dols., plata ping, value 9,477 dols ' • and the cargo com plies 176 bales of bark, 182 casas of cigars, 164 bales of tobacco, 197 packages of C3COa, and 62 packages cif sundries. The Magdalena experienced fine weather on the passage home, with smooth sea. The outward steamer hal 4ot arrived at St. Thomas's when the Magdalena left. The Cly.le was at St. Thomas's for the Main, the Can way for the Islands, the Dee for JaMaica the &dent for the Gulf, and the Trent and' Wye were both lying there. The Derwent was at Barbadoe3, the Eagle at Jamaica, and the Thames down the Spanish Main. A melancholy accident occurred at St. Thomas's on the 11th ult., by which fo ur li ves were lo,t. The third officer of the Magdelena (Mr. Bushnan, son of Dr. Bushnan) and six of the crew were seat ashore in the Wye's lifeboat for some sand for the use of the ship. The boat was 'oaded too deeply, and on coming off, about a mile . from the shore, she upset and went down. Three of the men and the officer were drowned, the other three succeeded in reaching the shore. The names of the men who were drowned are Alfred Dow - nton, David Klaiber, and George Carter, all belonging to Southampton. Her Majesty's ships Orion and Ct.ssack were at Greytown ; Basilisk at Carthagena ;. Archer, In trepid, and Pioneer a% Colon ; Brithant and Ata lanta at Barbadoes ; Mariner at Havan4ah. Thera is a very scanty supply of news by this steamer, several of our files of papers and de spatches having miscarried. From Jamaica we hear that the question of opening a quasi British slave trade with the coast of Africa continued to be agitated but wi h no result. There was a great paucity of topics of in terest. The weather had improve J, and refreshing showers of rain bad fallen in parts of the island: It was hoped that with a further supply of rain the murrain among the cattle would cease, and the de struction of the young canes proceed no further. At Barbadoes the Sou, Board of Council had SAFETY OF THE ONEIDA. (RY SUBMARINE AND BRITISTI TELEGRIPIL) We (Tines, second ed tion) have recAved the following from our correspondent at Marseilles : " ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 23. " Th 3 European, with the Australian mails, arrived at Suez on the 19th in -t., bringing the On. ida's passengers together with her own, and gold of the value of 50,0001. "The Oneida had put hack to King George's Sound. She broke her sole•plate anl crank-pin 400 miles north of Cape Lavin. She arrived at ' the Solna 3G hours after the deputure of the Simla, and left for Sydney 22d March. " Ships arrived at Sydney—Electra. Sailed— De la Hague, 21st March; Alnwick Cas.le, 12th March. " Ships arrived at Melbourne—Herald of the Morning, Champion of the Sea, Gipsy Bride, Swift sure, James Carson, and James Fernia. " S3iled—Meclway, with 18,000 ounces gold, 17th February ; Donald M`Kay, 12,030 ounces, 20th ; Istamboul, 45,000 ounces, 31 March ; Sus s‘..x, 48,000 ounce, 7th ; Stebonheath, 5,000 ounces, Bth ; Walm-r Ca , tle, unknown, 15th. "Pikes at Sydney—Wool, 9d. to 2s. ld. ; tal low, 355. to 455. ; but freights on wool, 2d. to ;1 3 1; Melbourne gold, 765. to 79.. ; bank bills, 2 per cent. " ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 25. 'The Etna leaves to-day, withdates from Sydney, March 10; Melbourne, 14th ; Ceylon, April 4th. Oshanassy succeeds as Chief Secretary at Mel boffin(); Coster, Treasurer; Greeves, Trade; Duffy, Crown Lands ; Hone, Public Works ; Chapman, Attorney-General ; Wood, Solicitor-General. " The Assembly adjourned for one month to give time for the elections and other arrangement!. " Exports of gold froth Melbourne to the 13th of March, 517,313 ounces, against 613,041 ounces last year. Money plentiful. Credit good. " At Sydney two public meetings had been held —one for the formation of an Elect oril Reform League ; the other to establish a society for the promotion of a protectionist " Business rather inactive, but without positive Wool, 10d. to 2s. 2d. ; beef tallow, de pres.ion. 451. to 4SI. "MELBOURNE, MARCIE 14. " The January mail is not yot in. " MALTA, Arm, 29. " Admiral Lord Lyons has been cru 7 z:ng with the Brunswick, Centaur, and Conqueror in the offing of this Mind since the 231, and will, it is expected, enter port oa the 30th." (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING. The Cunard s'.eamer, Cambria, arrived at Mar seilles this morning, with the mails per Europaar ani Oneida. The European arrived at Suez on the 19th of April, with 148 paasengers, and 50,0001. sterling in gold. The dates are :—Sydney, March 11th ; Mel bourne, the 15th ; King George's Sound, the 21st ; Ceylon, April sth. The Oneida had .returned t) King George's ' Sound with s..)le-plate and crank-pin broken ; was repaired, and returned to Sydney, Maroh 2d. Her pass.mgers'and cargo have come per European. Arrivals t Sydney.—lstamboul, Electra, and Ainwick Castle. At Melbourae—Herald of the Morning, Cham pion of thex,Sa3, Gipsey Bride, Jac. Carson, Jas. Fernier, and Swiftiure. Last departures were—Medway, 17th February, with 18,000 ounces of gold ; D maid M‘Kay, Feb. 26th, 12,000 ounces of gold ; Istamboul, March 3, 45,000 ounces of gold ; Su , sex, March 17th, 48,000 ounces of gold; Stebonheath, Bth March, 5,000 ounces of gold ; Waliner Castle, March 15-h, quan tity of g. , ld unknown. P asse d off Gape Otway, a clipper, painted black, about 1,800 tons, going towards Port Ph Hip. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY, End of Month. 91fr. 75.. 68 45 fr c, The Grand Duke Constantine dined last evening with their Maksties, as we'l all the officers of his suite. Count Kisseleff, the Russian arubmsador, Prince Tols:op, secretary to the embassy, and Cot. Aldebinski„ were also present. O.► the occasion of the death of the Duchess of Gloucester the French court will go into mourning for four days from tl day. Th 3 dejettner width was to hive taken place to-day, 2.1, at Villeneuve l'Etang is postponed. BOURSE, May I.—The following were the las quotations : Cub. tY. c. 3 1 B 4 a pF k r r C s C e h e n:t r s t e s s . ..41)510 .615 Credit Waffler ...... 1,232 CO Roman Do. Account ......... 1,260 Austrian Belgian 41 ......... Spanish Throes Piedmontese (o)•••••• 90 -- Rome Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASS. tr. c. .. Orlon.net ............... 1,480 Western Northern ............ 9824 Strasburg Lyons ..................1,485 New Ditto Mediterranean 2,035 Grand Central Geneva ..... . ......... 7824 Sardinian M kli - 8174 Austrian Cum. GREECE. The Osservatore Triestino has the following from Athens, 18th ult. :—" The chambers, having ad journed for the Eastiir holidays, reassembled on the 15th, when they voted the budget of the interior without discussion. Some members of the cabinet, including M. Rhanslab;, had 1 ttely proposed that the University should be closed, as being illegally constituted, and calculated to cause seriaus embar rassment to the Government ; but the Minister of Public Instruction, M. Christ )poulos, opposed the measure. Two plans for creation of institutions like the Credit 314 1 ,,4 ierand Credit Fowler in Greece have been sent iuto the Government; one, signe . 1 by Count de Bassano and Count Henry Avigdor, offers to furnish a carital of 100 millions of drachms (the drachm is 90 c en t.) the fourth of which to be imme diately applied to cutting the Isthmus of Corinth, working the emery mines of Naxos, laying down railways, lighting by gas, &c. The second plan, signed by Couut de Javissy, cffers a capital of 150 millions of drachms, and wants the government to guarantee five per cent. interest, besides granting other privileges. It also offers to advance sums b the government and the communes. A commiltee was appointed to consider both these projects, but it is unfavourably disposed towards them; neverthe less, the Minister of the Interior has warmly recom mended the further consideration of the matter. It is stated in well informed circles that the King dis approves of M. Rhangahrs memorandum, but con siders it impossible to change his mursters at present." RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 22d says : " A committee is about to be formed in this capital for the affairs of the Grand Duchy of Finland. Every measure relative to that province will undergo Another Gazettea preliminary examination by this committee, to decide whether it is in conformity with the 'parti cular laws of the Grand Duchy, and to point out to the Emperor the motives on which their decision is come to. The comrni.tee is to be comp os ed of five members, Count A r mfeldt, Secretary of State for the Grand Duchy, being the president. A similar committee formerly existed, but it was abolished in 1825, on the ac cession of the late Emperor .Ni cholas." St.P of eterspburtrtgssliaet, srys :—" When theter of the 23d nit., in the Yew Emperor Nich o l as v i s it e d Englan i in 1844, he an n,nuced his int en ti on o f g iving annually a sum of 500/. sterling, for at the Ascot races , an d the sum was given each to purchase a silver cup to be run year up to 1853. The Emperor Alexander has now With With 0,001 Port thy bus:/ Al Eng] eudi] /elul amoi (tali: milli th e . sider prOV Main they Ac Bu r Re T 1 meta Itg r; Ti day, aioi~ Tt day , by u T 1 day izi ac Red disc 38. , St e , taro