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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1855.

Thirteen months since we earnestly protested
against the mode in which Lord ABERDEEN'S
Government conducted the War, then recently
declared against Russia. The only principle
which the then Premier seemed to recognise was
to make the evils inseparable from hostilities,
and to make them as little onerous even to our ad-
versary as possible. Russia was still to be enabled
to carry on her trade and commerce with few im.
pediments, and to obtain the sinews of war, that of
which she was in greater want than men, or what
are usually termed " articles contraband of war,"
even from English coffers. It is true that our
merchants could not directly deal with Russian
subjects, or import the produce of Russia from
Russian ports. But they were enabled to evade,
with the greatest facility, every illusory restric-
tion, and to obtain, albeit by a circuitous route
and at a small additional cost, all that they re-
quired. This extra cost did not fall on the Rus-
sian producers ; it was defrayed exclusively by
the English consumers, and was divided between
the Prussian agents and the persons engaged in
the land carriage to the Prussian ports. Had
the British Government bona fide determined to
cripple the finances of Russia, and to induce
Prussia to take a manly and decided part, they
might have done so with a very trifling addition
to the inconvenience necessarily sustained by the
consumers of Russian produce. But under the
plausible pretext of averting this slight inconve-
nience—of preventing any unnecessary obstruc-
tion to trade and commerce—they provided the
unscrupulous aggressor with the means of
c-trrying on the contest and of persist-
ing in his untenable claims, while they held
out a direct pecuniary inducement to Prussia to
persevere in its pretended neutrality, and to avoid
the honourable and decided course that would
long since have led to an honourable and satisfac-
tory peace. These have been some of the result
of the very injudicious attempt of the late Go-
vernment—the elder Dromio—to wage "a rose-

water war," and to avoid any unnecessary injury
to the enemy.
The People
now clearly perceive the grievous
mistake then
the neater portion
They can directly trace
endured thportion of the calamities they have
and, still wortenootrmous expenditure of money,
the folly of their rulers,
lives of their brethren, tc
" senile" might be thres, and the puerile—perhaps
appropriate phrase—
rouble, which, at the firstTheattempts at conciliatiZre
y said that the
proclamationtent of
hostilities,
had been depreciated to the e
which
promulgationd
cent., recovered its value on theef some 16 per
of the ill-advised order in Council,
that her MAJESTY would " waive the right declared
that
seizing enemy's property laden on board neutral
vessels." They also beheld with disgust and in-
dignation the conduct of the Prussian Government,
which found the new trade created by the folly
of the British Cabinet too profitable to be willingly
Non olet nummus" was th(

,CS WILLIAM, and so long a 3 wt
leen:lent, so long will he perse-
.editable course he then adopted.

Most unexpectedly he found a trade created which
he had never previously possessed, which he held
by no previous use or habit, but which sprung
entirely from the War, and which he could never
have enjoyed but for the maritime supremacy of
the Western Powers, which enabled them practi-
cally to close up the Russian Ports. Byhis conduct
in not merely permitting, but even encouraging, his
subjects to engage in that trade, to lend one of
the belligerents the assistance she required, in
order to exchange her produce for money, he
practically neutralised the exertions of the Allied
Fleets, and thus grossly violated the neutrality be
professed to observe--a course that would long
since have called down the punishment it so
richly merited but for the undue truckling to
" Germanism," which is so deeply to be deplored,
and which has produced so many untoward re-
sults.

We fully appreciate the patriotic motives
which induced Lord ALBEMARLE to sever himself
from those with whom he had previously been so
long connected. The course adopted by the
Noble Earl was that of a true-hearted English-
man, one who keenly felt the magnitude of
the present emergency, and was resolved
to spare no efforts— to refuse no sacrifice
necessary to produce a just and honour-
able peace. For so doing he will obtain the
thanks and gratitude of his countrymen, and,
better still, the approbation of his own conscience.
He can bear with profound equanimity the taunts
and sarcasms of the friends of peace at any price
or on any conditions. Indeed we cannot imagine a
more honourable tribute to an Englishman's con-
duct in relation to the War than the vituperation
of Earl GREY, respecting whom, we may parody
his own expression, and declare that the country
" would now regard his accession to office not
only with regret, but with dismay."
Lord ALBEMARLE has for the time being failed
in his object. His motion has been rejected by a
majority of 16 in a House in which only 78 Peers
divided. But he has- the proud consciousness
of having discharged his duty ably and efficiently,
and of knowing that an overwhelming majority
of his countrymen participate in the sound and
patriotic views to which he gave expression. He
may rest assured that the verdict returned by the
majority will not be acquiesced in by the nation ;
that it will be reviewed in another place ; and, if
the new judges be really independent, really de-
sirous of expressing the opinions of their respec-
tive constituents, unhesitatingly set aside. We
must, now that the delusive expectations so long
persisted in have been unequivocally dis-
appointed, adopt decisive measures, to prevent
our enemy from fighting us with weapons provided
by ourselves, to prevent Prussia, under the garb
of a specious neutrality, from encouraging the
enemy, and striving to maintain the state of
affairs by which she has avowedly been so great a
gainer. If the people are in earnest, as we be-
lieve them to be, let them set their own shoulders
to the wheel and compel both Ministers and Legis-
lators to respect the voice of public opinion when
clearly and unequivocally expressed. Give, we
repeat, office to any men who will faithfully and
zealously discharge its duties, and direct all the
national resources to conquering the honourable
and satisfactory peace which cannot be obtained
on other terms.

Why give a further thought to Austria ? Be
she coward, traitor, or selfish knave ; or be she,
as Lord ELLENBoRouGu would have us believe, in-
capacitated by our own plans in the East from
joining us in humbling Russia, the result is the
same. Those who do not with us regard her as
the StsYr-Eros' stone of the Allies, ever rolling back
upon them after every renewed and weary effort,
must yet regard her as useless lumber in the
business. We want to march straight and quick
to our task, and, to say the least, we have been
as much hampered with her cumbrous diplomatic
formalities, as our soldiers were with their cross-
belts, stocks, and head gear.
All England detests her. We may except a few
peers and aristocrats ; a few personal friends of Old
METTERNICH, a few Jews who enrich themselves
by "loans" to save her from beggary ; a few
engrained Tories 'whom neither the atrocities of
Spielberg, nor the perjury and brutalities under
which Hungary groans, can wean from their des-
pot love ; and a few dynastic Whig families of
the Lord J. RUSSELL stamp. With such paltry
and unworthy exceptions, all England detests
Austria. Dark, perfidious, Jesuit-led ; intolerant
in religion even to exile and to blood ; the sworn
fo3 of all liberty of thought, speech, and action ;
bloody in her revenge as an Italian or a Spaniard,
without the excuse of their passion, Austria is
and ever must be the most odious to every high-
souled Englishman of all European States. The
folly of our statesmen in wooing her aid
so unweariedly has sickened the country ;
they have had her in tow too long
for the patience of the country. Let them cast
her off and shoot ahead without her ; and they
would have the confidence of the nation. Every
Englishman's heart would beat lighter.

palled at length to join in the universel ver-
dict of England. The phrasing of the verdict is
indeed lenient ; it is not guilty of foul play, or
guilty of siding in heart with Russia while out-
wardly siding with the Allies, but guilty of good•,
for-nothingness. Austria is pronounced useless
to the Allies. Well, that is enough. The crisis
is too grave for us to lose a moment longer par-
leying with a poltroon. The Whig families may
wish it—the Austro-Cuburgs may wish it—but it
will not do. Ministers must dismiss her—with
a bow if it please them ; but JOHN BULL would
prefer to send his finale by the Draymen of Bank-
side.

The result of the debate on Lord ELLENBO-
ROUGH'S motion was hailed with infinite satisfac-
tion by the supporters of the Ministry and of
things as they are, with contemptuous indifference
by those who have no faith in the aristocracy, and
with no little disappointment by the constitutional
advocates—and their name is legion—of Admi-
nistrative Reform.

Turn her adrift. She can do 113 no harm.
She dares not join Russia. HEAVEN grant she
might. The hounds she now hunts with would
devour her in a trice. KOSSUTH and MAZZINI
would in forty-eight hours be at the head of
armies. The miserable HAPSBURGS would in vain
appeal again to the cheated CROATS; Russia would
be unable to help them. Poland and the Allies
would give her plenty to do. H Lppy for the per-
jured EIA.PSBIIRGS if this time also they got off
without the reward of our own Royal Martyr
to Royal perfidy. Austria attempt war against
the Allies for national independence ! Why, it
would be the signal for every defraudei State
west of the Vistula to seize back its own.

That a majority of 110 on a motion of such im-
portance should have these effects is by no means
surprising. The division was no chance one ; the
intention of the Noble Earl had been duly an-
nounced, and had been the subject of animated
discussion in all circles for several days previously.
By some it was attributed to personal, by others to
party, ambition ; by others again to the promptings
of a patriotic and energetic spirit born to command,
yet inspired by no inordinate desire for power. But
however it was regarded, this much was certain—
no one was ignorant of it. By no plausible ex-
cuse could the ugly fact be done away with, that,
to a reform, on the carrying out of which men
" slow of speech " and of great weight in their re-
spective spheres had pronounced the stability of
the constitution and the welfare of the country to
depend, was vetoed by an overwhelming majority
of Noble Lords, the very first opportunity, and,
as thoughtful men, pondered over the aristocratic
deliverance, no wonder if they exclaimed, "Asignal
triumph may be a very serious affair!"
One thing, certainly, occasioned some remark.
On looking over the division lists no proxies ap-
peared among the number of contents, while 66
were recorded among the non-contents. How
this came to pass was certainly surprising, and
difficult to be accounted for. The notoriety and
importance of the motion, however, rather misled
than guided curiosity, and the conclusion arrived
at was that there were no proxies to record. None
but those well versed in political matters dreamt
of a dodge having been perpetrated, or, to take
the roil:lest view of the affair, of this total absence
of proxies having arisen from a misconception ;
and yet so it was. The noble teller on the Mi-
nisterial side, it would appear, without having
giving notice of his intention to call for proxies,
contrived to call for them in a tone of voice
which wholly escaped the ears of his colleague on
the part of the opposition. The result was that the
latter noble lord only discovered the fact when it
was too late to be amended—those noble lords
who carried proxies for the motion having left the
house immediately on giving their votes, under
the impression that proxies would not be called
for. Had this misconception—so let us call it—
not taken place, the division list would have pre-
sented a different appearance. It would then have
run thus :

Content, present
„ proxies 43
-114

Not content, present ll5
» proxies
-181

Leave her, then, to her contemptible and im-
poverishing neutrality. Let her bully and swagger
among her disarmed populations, but let her be
as neuter as she claims to be—the very eunuch
of European States—with Prussia for a fellow.
Never again make her the president of a peace
conference, or the arbitrator for nations of men
Lnd soldiers. If neuter she wish to be, let her
have her fill of neutrality. Let neither party care
for her. As her policy is destitute of the slightest
pretensions to honesty, honour, or manliness, let her
receive not the slightest consideration from those na-
tions whose present alliance is cemented by the
noblest of all bonds. Post her neutral in the face of
Europe. Afraid to attack Russia, afraid to attack
the Allies, afraid to attack any one, indeed, un-
less perhaps an unarmed Englishman in Tuscany,
or an unarmed Wallachian in Bucharest. Yes,
post her coward—for that is what neutral means
—and shut her out from all honourable society.
How is it, then, that Ministers are for ever
loud in their own praises of their splendid
liplomacy with Austria, while not a single echo
of those praises is heard in either House of
Parliament, or in the country ; and when
even our leviathan contemporary, who said the
best for
them and their Austrian doings till the
last, begin, now,
to turn round? Austria has ac-
tually -tired
out her old friend the Times, the
friend of RAyluku;, the defender of Russian wicked-
ness in Hungary,
and of Austrian abomina-
tion in Italy—eveu the Times feels corn-

Majority against the resolutions Q'T
instead of 110, the proxies not presented for the
motion having actually amounted to the above
number.

While regretting the occurrence of such a
blunder, the preceding explanation must dissipate
much of the disappointment experienced by the
advocates of Administrative Reform. It will
show the great majority that the confidence they
possessed in the patriotism of the Peers was
not so much misplaced as they apparently
had reason to believe, and that, in the long
run, there will be found no sufficient obstacle
in the house itself to prevent its maintenance
as an institution of the country. And, gratifying
as
_it will be to many on this ground, it will
show to the satisfaction of all that the cause they
have at heart has numerous sincere friends in
influential quarters, whose co-operation must
greatly further its progress, not only in the
House, but also in the country, where their ex-
ample cannot fail to have a speedily appreciable
effect. To Ministerialists, and other supporters
of abuses, the effect will be of a less
pleasing, not to say opposite, description.
They may not be able to understand how serious
and determined the people are in their intention
to have Administrative Reform, and what deplor-
able results would assuredly flow from opposing
them in their endeavours to secure it ; but none
are unable to appreciate the difference be-
tween a majority of 110 and 67, and to see
iu the 43 proxies carried off in the pockets of
reforming Peers so many more enemies to be en-
countered on a future day, with a vastly dimi-
nished prospect of success.

Cornhill is to be re paved with wood. The inhabitants
pay 200/. towards the cost.

The Courriere de l'Eure announces that the railvrty
section from Mantes to Lisieux is to be opened for traffic
on the 3d June.

We regret to announce the death of Captain Edward
Gilborne, captain of invalids, Royal Hospital, Kilmain-
ham, which event took place on the 14th inst.
The Post Gazette states that Prince Albert, Prince
Leopold of Belgium, and the King Regent of Portugal,
agnates of the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,
have just ziven their long-withheld consent to the consti-
tution of the duchy.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Majesty the Queen
and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the per-
formances at the Royal Italian Opera with their pre-
sence last evening. The Queen and the Prince were az-
companied by his Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe
Coburg and her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide
of Hohenlohe Langenburg. The royal suite consisted
of the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Major-General Berkeley
Drummond, Major-General Buckley, Captain Du Plat,
and Le Conseiller Samwer.
THE ROYAL DISTRIBUTION OF MEDALS.—Yesterday
workmen were busily employed in the construction of
platforms, &c., in front of the Government offices facing
the Tilt-yard, St. James's, in anticipation of the brilliant
military spectacle fixed for Friday next.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF COLONEL SIBTHORP, M.P.—We
regret to learn that the gallant colonel of the Royal
South Lincoln Militia, the hon. member for Lincoln,
Colonel Sibtliorn, now lies in a precarious state of
health, at his residence in London. His condition, when
we 114 heard, was such as to cause the utmost alarm to
his friends.—Lincolnshire Herald.

ADAM AND Eve.—The following distinguished and
tishionahle personages, Royal Academicians, &a., have
visited Van Lerius' great original painting of Adam and
Eve, at the Gallery, 57, Pall-mall :—The Duke of Wel-
lington ; the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Grosve-
nor ; the Count and Countess Gigliucci •, Sir Hamilton
Seymour ; Sir C. L. Eastlake, F.R.A. ; General Lovell ;
Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey ; D. M. Maclise,
Esq., R.A. ; Sir William and Lady Verner ; Dr. Marris
Wilson ; C. Landseer, Esq., R.A. ; Richard Partridge,
Esq., Professor of Anatomy, R.A. ; George Jones, Esq.,
R.A. ; his Excellency Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian
Minister ' • his Excellency Senor Don de Castello y Lan-
zas, the Mexican Minister ; James Hume, Esq., and
daughters ; Dr. Mac Dermot ; Richard Redgrave, Esq.,
B.A. ; S. A. Hart, Esq., R.A. ; J. B. Heath, Esq.,
the Sardinian Consul ; Dr. Drury ; John Collett, Esq.,
and Lady ; the Rev. D. Coleridge ; F. Stone, Esq.,
A.R.A. ; Alfred Elmore, E3q., A.R.A. ; W. Behnes,
Esq. ; M. C. Wyatt, Esq., and Lady ;,,Dr. Jollyffe ; J.
E. Millais, Esq , A.R.A. ; F. Carew, Esq. ; Lord Ver-
non ; W. Boxall, Esq., A.R.A. ; W. E. Frost, Esq.,
A.R.A. ; H. P. Bone, Esq. ; E. W. Cooke, Esq.,
A.R.A., J. H. Earle, Esq. ; Dr. Reynolds; the Rev.
H. J. Hose and Lady, &c., &c.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 16 1855

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THE OVERLAND MAIL.

Vice-Admiral Blanquet du Chayla shall be given
to a vessel of the Imperial Navy.
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hotel, in the Rue Bergere, in his 89th year.
" The Emperor," says the Courrier du Havre,
"has just signed the concession of the docks at
this port to the Perier Company."
BOURSE, MAY 15.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4i per Cents 93 10 f. --a.
3 per Cents 6B 20 68 15
Credit Mobilier 775 Roman
Credit Fancier — Austrian
Belgian Fives-. ..... .. 92 Spanish Threes .___
Piechnontese B5 60 Home Debt
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.

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Northern

OPENING OF` THE PARTS
EXHAITIOi-,.

PARIS, Tuesday Evening.—The ceremony which
has taken place to-day is not the least interesting
event of the reign of Napoleon HI. France had
hitherto been contented with a periodical exhibi-
tion of native produce ; she has now, for the first
time, invited the whole world to the peaceful
rivalry of the industrial and fine arts of modern
civilisation.

The rapidity with which the buildings have been
completed, considering their solid character, the
unusual severity of the season, and war excitement,
all combine to increase our admiration of the per-
severance displayed. .

There is one feature about the Paris Exhibition
which is perfectly original. Never before in any
country, or at any period of time, had we an op-
portunity of beholding the painting and sculpture
of all nations under the same roof. Many will
linger with reflecting curiosity about the modern
productions of France, England, Spain, Italy,
Germany, and America, and contrast the varied
influences which have given individuality to works
of modern artists.

The long gallery dedicated to machinery will be
visited by the commercial world with Pagerauticipa-
tion. The producer will make his calculations
round the iron giants of modern invention, whilst
the philosophically curious will be struck with the
economy of labour, which the brain has made for
the hand. In a distinct building these marvels of
modern science are all collected, and will, no
doubt, receive the attention they deserve.
Arrangements for the ceremonial of the inaugu-
ration were completed yesterday, the throne and
seats for the constituted bodies being tastefully
disposed, and a considerable quantity of goods ex-
posed to view. Yet, notwithstanding the exertions
made, not fewer than 20,000 packages of all sizes
have still to be opened.
Although the weather has been unfavourable, the
whole of the engagements of Messrs. Yorke and
Goldsmith are perfectly executed, and the general
effect of the changes is alike tasteful and convenient.
The annexed connecting galleries of the three large
buildings are not in a state to admit the publicyet.
No blame can be attached to those who directed the
construction of the same ; limited time and bad
weather are alone the causes of this delay.
The interior of the building presented this morn-
ing a gay and animated appearance, although the
weather was somewhat gloomy. From the grey
glass roof the flags of all nations and the provinces
of France were displayed, affording a feast of colour
for the eye, shut in at either end by the two large
painted glass windows.
The Emperor left the Tuileries at one o'clock.
The cortege was one of the most magnificent ever
beheld. Their Imperial Majesties were preceded
by six carriages. The State gilt-coach was an ele-
gantly designed vehicle, of the best style of Louis
XIV., drawn by eight beautiful horses, the glass
being carried down to the foot of the carriage,
thus showing the whole persons of the occupants.
The Hundred Guards, with the Equerries of the
Imperial Household, escorted their Majesties, who
were cheered by an immense crowd throughout
their route from the Tuileries to the Industrial
Palace.

About 20 minutes past one o'clock the Emperor
entered the grand doorway of the Palais de l'ln-
dustrie, when the band struck up " Partant pour
la Syrie." The Emperor was dressed as a divi-
sional general (the same as when in England), and
the Empress wore a light green robe of exquisite
taste. Her Majesty's head gear consisted of an
ornament of pearls, which suited admirably her
charming blonde hair and .complexion. Nothing
could be more majestic than the deportment of the
Empress, who smiled courteously to all around her.
Their Majesties ascended a crimson throne erected
in the centre of the grand nave, on either side of
which were elegantly disposed seats for the members
of the Imperial family, the Ministers of State and
their ladies, the corps diplomatique, and civil and
military authorities. The whole formed a magnifi-
cent glittering group, the elegant toilettes of the
ladies breaking the golden glitter of the group of
officials who surrounded the crimson throne.

Prince Napoleon, President of the Imperial
Commisssion of the Exhibition, having read an ad-
dress setting forth the origin, progress, and cha-
racter of the undertaking,
The Emperor, after some complimentary words,
said :

" My dear Cousin,—ln placing you at the head
of a Commission that had so many difficulties to
overcome, I wished to give you a particular proof
of my confidence. lam happy to find that you
have so fully justified it. I beg of you to thank
the Commission in my name for the enlightened
care and indefatigable zeal it has displayed.
" I open with happiness this Temple of Peace,
which invites all nations to concord.'

Their Majesties then descended from the throne,
and, accompanied by Prince Napoleon and imme-
diate suite, proceeded to walk round the nave of
the building. A dense crowd of spectators greeted
their Majesties with enthusiastic cheers, as they
passed round the building, and again arrived at the
throne, when they retired by the same door-way
which they had entered.
Every corner of the vast building was occupied,
and the galleries presented a remarkably animated
appearance, from being filled principally by ladies,
dressed as French women alone know how to em-
ploy the modes. There was an immense gathering
of English.
The imperial cortege was magnificent. The Em-
peror's carriage, which contained, beaides his
Majesty and the Empress, Prince Jerome and the
Princess Mathilde, was quite new, and was drawn
by eight horses.
The exterior of the palace was gaily decorated
with flags, and although the day was cloudy and
threatening, an immense crowd had collected out-
side to congratulate the Sovereign, who, whilst the
nation is engaged in a deadly war struggle, had
this day inaugurated a temple of peace and in-
dustry.

The Galeries des Arts were opened at 2 o'clock.

ERECTION OF THE PRINCIPALITIES
INTO AN INDEPENDENT STATE.

(From the Paris Correspondent of the Times.)

It is now two months or more since I noticed a pro-
ject said to be entertained by some of our diplomatic
personages, and which referred to the erection of the
Danubian Principalities into an independent State, under
the government of an hereditary Prince, under the pro-
tection of Austria, France, and England, but, it is
hardly necessary to add, completely free from the domi-
nation of the Nile. The subject is again revived, so
far as relates to the total disseverance of. the provinces
from Turkey, but otherwise in a far different form. In
fact, it is affirmed that Austria has pretty plainly sig-
nified her intention of maint lining a strict neutrality, or
of declaring war without any further delay against Rus-
sia, but on the condition that Mbldavia and Wallachia
and the Danube shall be ceded to her absolutely. Such
is the price she demands for her active participation in
war, if I can credit the person who gives the in-
formation, and who appears very confident in its. accu-
raiy. I mention the fact as it has reached me, with-
out in the slightest degree guaranteeing its correctness ;
and only observing that • this venal adhesion to the
noblest cause for which a nation ever yet took up
arms is quite characteristic of the P.)wer to which
it is attributed, and would, if true, explain her pre-
crastinating policy hitherto. Austria is not led away by
romantic notions as to the defence of a weaker State by
an aggressive, unscrupulous, and overgrown Power ; she
will incur no risk for such an object; but, like the leader
of the condottieri of the middle ages, she will give the
blood of her men—for a consideration. It is, moreover,
stated (and this, I confess, staggers my faith in the
story) that Turkey does not offer the objections one
might suppose she would to this wholesale transfer of
what, at all events by courtesy, is still her territory, but
that she makes a demand for compensation of a pecuniary
kind of enormous amount.

The Chamberlain pf the City of London was yesterday
authorised by the City Court of Sewers to borrow
20,0001. from the Eagle Life Insurance-office, at 41 per
cent. The money is wanted for the purposes of the City
Cemetery.

His Excellency the Count Walewski, late ambassador
at this court from that of Paris, wah yesterday enter-
tained at a farewell dejeuner by the meml;ers of the corps
diplomatique, at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St.
James's. His Excellency the Belgian Minister, M: Van
de Weyer, presided, being senior diplomatist. There
were present nearly all the members of the corps diplo-
matique in London, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon,
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, and the Hon.
Sir Edward ebust, &c.
TURKISH STOdK.—The rapid advance which took place
in Turkish stock occurred in consequence of a belief that
the 2,000,0001. which remain to be raised to make up
the 5,000,000/. originally contemplated will be brought
out under the guarantee of England and France, or that
the two Governments will lend the amount in a direct
manner, analogous to that of the advance made by Eng-
land to Sardinia. An impression that this course might
be adopted has prevailed since the interview between
the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the London capi-
talists on the subject of the Consol loan last month,
when it was intimated that the Government reserved
the right to do so ; but yesterday it was looked forward
to with much more certainty, and, although nothing
has yet been definitively arranged, there are strong
grounds for the expectation. The benefit of such a
measure upon the old stock would consist not only in
its preventing the additional amount from-being brought I
upon the market in a •competing shape and on onercras
terms for Turkey, but also in its identifying the tv,,o
Governments in the financial interests of that c,z;ur,try
by giving them a claim the enforcement of wb.',ch viould
necessarily involve due care for the right,3 of tb'e origi-
nal bondholders, who, as first tri,g',g;igees; would in
such case always be entitle:2, to a--
their demands. - prior satisfaction of

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