The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-11 00:00:00

THE Stitl, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEyING, APRIL 11, 1855.

OF THE FRENCH'.

On Thursday the Court ,a ill come to Lowlon, and in
the evening tier M i.j•Qty; a,.icompanied by Prince Albert
and their Imperial ilLijesties, will priceed in state to the
Opera.

Oa Friday it is expected that her Majesty, together
with her Imperial guests, will visit the Cry,-tal Palace.
The public will be excluded from the building it ,elf while
they are making their inspection, but in their progress
they will present themselves on the balcony to the people
assembled in the gardens. S€,aion ticket-holders will be
admitted to the interi,-r during luncheon in the Queen's
apartments, and her Majesty and her august visitors will
then pass down the entire length of the Palace to the
place of exit behind the Potupeiian Court. By these
arrangements
.the inhal,itants of the metropolis and
the public at large will have ample opportunities
afforded them for evinsting the cordial satisfaction
with which they hail the presence of the Emperor and
Empress of the French upon English soil. On Satur-
day it is understood that the Emperor and the Empress,
after having taken leave of the Queen, will return to
France.

Such we believe to be at present the arrangements for
the week ; but it is generally understood that the free.
dom of the City of London will be conferred on the
French Emperor, and that his Imperial Majesty will be
invited on the occasion to partake of the civic hospitality ;
iu which case, no doubt, the Emperor of the French will
appoint some day most convenient for the purpose, which
may in a degree modify these arrangements.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY.
Last night a meeting of the inhabitants of the borough,
convened by the mayor (John Clode, E-1.), was held in
am council chamber of the Guildhall, " for the purpose
of deciding what steps shall be adopted for publicly dis-
playing our joyful feelings at the approaching visit of the
Emperor of the French and his illustrious Consort to our
most gracious Majesty the Queen, at Windsor Castle."
The meeting commenced about seven o'clock, and the
council chamber was so crowded that it was suggested
that an adjournment should take place to the Town-hall;
The mayor took the chair, and a great portion of the
members of the town council were present. It is
scarcely necessary to say that the leading inhabitants of
the borough were in attendance;
The TOWN CLERK having read the notice convening
the meeting,
The MAYOIt rose, and said—lt will be received on all
hands that the visit to this country of his Imperial Ma-
jesty the Emperor of the French is highly satisfactory to
his feelings, and redounds much to his credit at the pre-
sent crisis. As a town, the residence of the Sovereign
of these realms, we have every reason to give him a pro-
per reception—(great cheering)—and, if the thing be
done at all, let it be well done. (Renewed cheering.) I
would suggest a general illumination, and a triumphal
arch somewhere near the terminus of the Great 'Western
Railway this day week. (Cheers.)
Mr. BEDBOROUGH afterwards rose, and said that he
never knew of such an opportunity of displaying the
loyalty of the inhabitants of this borough. He thought
it was their bounden duty to express their joy, and give
a cordial reception to our last and best ally, and he
begged to move the following resolution :—" That it is
the incumbent duty of the inhabitants of this-borough to
give the most hearty and cordial reception to their Im-
perial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of the French
at their approaching visit to her Majesty at Windsor
Castle."
Mr. MINTON said he lial great pleasure in seconding
the resolution. NotwithstandEg the disastrous ac-
counts and unfortunately the disa-trous effects of the
war, the alliance I,etween France and Eegland was
worth all the sacrifices that we c mid make ; he con-
sidered it was wild for France and England ever to have
been at enmity. (Cheers ) Be cons'dered their mutual
welfare as much connected as the toonis of Windsor and
Eton ; and as to the present Emperor he had d,splayed
great wisdom in his rule, and promoted the happiness of
his people. (Cheers.)
Mr. HARRrs, Clewer House, said he was delighted with
the object of the meeti ]g.- -.France was said to.be at the
head of the civilised world, arid it was only proper and
fitting that England should he side by side with her.
What honour we did to the Emperor we d.d to the na-
tion. This gentleman then moved "That a committee
be appointed to carry out the objects of the meeting,"
Mr. THOMAS CLEAVE seconded the resolution.
The Tows CLERK observed that the prophecy of Napo-
leon I. was' that in half a century the whole of Europe
would be Cossack or republic ; and the subsequent
events had shown that the Cossar;ks, or Russiany, were
continually progressing south. This war was, then, a
just one, and ought not to be discontinued until wo had
concluded a sound and honourable peace. The people
might be taxed and suffer severely, but the liberties and
civilisation of the whole world were concerned in the i
strusrgle. (CleerP.)
dr. _ROBERTS had no doubt but his fellow townsmen
would give the august vi-itor that reception which re-
cent events had proved him strictly entitl d to.
C.tpt6H BCLKELEY proposed that a subscription should
be immediately commenced.
Mr. I:lnsTosr had great pleasure in seconding the reso
lution.

Tho Rev. F. H. Mona-AN suggested that a public din-
ner should be given at the Town Hall on the day the ad-
dress waq presented to his Imperial Majesty. (Cheers.)
Mr. N. S. CANTRALL seconded the motion, which was
carried by acclamation.
The shbscriptions announced by the mayor before the
meeting broke up amounted to 1201., but by this time
to about doubly that sum.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland left London
yesterday afternoon for Cdefden, Backinghainshire.
The Duke of Leeds has arrived at tha Clarendon
Hotel from Hornby Castle, Catterick, Yorkshire.
The Marquis of Exeter will arrive in town this after-
noon from Burghley.
The Earl and Countess Fingall and the Lady Hen-
rietta Plunkett have arrived at Edwards' Private Hotel,
George-street, Hanover-square, ftama.-St, -Leonarils.
The Earl and Countess Grey returned to town on
Monday evening, after a brief tour.
The Countess of Ashbarnham pave birth to a son on
Eater Sunday, at A shburnhain-place, Sussex.
The Dowager-Countess Mansfield has returned to town
front Fern Hill, near Windsor.
Lady Caroline Murray, Lady Elizabeth Murray, and
Lady Georgina Murray came to town with the Countess
of Mansfield.
Lady Blantyre and her youthful family left London
yesterday morning, by the mail train, for Scotland,
where her ladyship will join Lord Blantyre at Erskine
Howe, Renfrewshire
Miss Hel:_n Faueit made her first appearance in
Dublin on Tuesday night, in the character of Juliet.
She was received with gr at enthusiasm.
THE CORK ELECTION.—A third candidate has ad.
dressed the elector Major Roche (unattached) is the
cousin of the late member, now Baron Feriniey.
BANK OF ENGLAND.—At the election yestz-rday Mr.
T. M. Weguelin was unanimously chosen governor, and
Mr. S. Neave deputy-governor.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ma-
dras, which has been taken off the Australian line, has
been placed on the Bombay and Aden line • and the
Norna, which has also been taken off the Australian
route, has been placed on the China and Bombay line.
Witt's the necessary funds can be raised, it seems ex-
tremely probable that the next annual gathering of the
Royal Agricultural Society will be held at Chelinsfird.
Trials for breach of promise of marriage have hitherto
been almost unknown in France, but the Imperial Court
of Nismes has just declared that the non-execution of
promise gives a right to damages.
The new screw steamer which is building for the
Peninsular and Oriental Company at Blackwall is to be
called the Braganza. She is to be 720 tons burden and
150-horse power.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Charles
Schreiber, Esq., fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge,
with the Right Hon. Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Guest,
widow of the late Sir John j: , M.P., and
only daughter of the late Errl of Lindsey, was solemnised
yesterday, by special licence, at the parish church of St.
Martin-in-the-Fields.
A CHARGER FOR THE EIIPRESS.—We understand the
Emperor of the French has offered 1,000 guineas, open
to Great Britain and Ireland, for a perfect broke charger
for the Ernpres4. He must be thorough-bred, quiet
with troops, and stand fire.
According to a letter from the Crimea in the Malta Times, the Russians did not come to the determination
to sink the vessels which they had latly sit to the
bottom of the harbour of Sebastopol until they had re-
moved them frora place to place, and ascertained that it
was quite impossible to station them in any place where
they would not be exposed to the fire of the enemy.
SPORTING BET.—We understand a Yorkshire subal-
tern, in the 7th Dragoon Guards, has backed himself for
500 guineas to ride 100 miles in five hours. Twenty
miles per hour will therefrre be the pace, almost equal
to that of the Derby. He intends to have ten horses,
and ride over the Curragh race-course.

llncreasing ease continues to be observable in the dia-
coont-market, and in the Stock-Exchange money can be
i obtained on loan at 3 per cent. The India Company also
are stated to be ready to mike loans on Government Se-
curities for two months at Di per cent.
MERCANTILE BANE OF INDIA. —At the first yearly
meeting of the Mercantile Bank of India, London, and
Chins, held at Bombay on Feb. 28, a dividend was de-
dared at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. The bank,
it was stated, commenced business on the 3d January,
1854, with a paid-up capital of 61,0651., which had since
been increased to 328,326/., and branches had been
opened at Colombo, Kandy, Canton, Shanghai, Calcutta,
and London. The profits for the first s'x months were
i34i4,o7n63ll,29;.l.o,nTahn,:ditnfiolergthotehtieactlhiasoanrt 10,051/., and after payment of
the dividend a balance would remain for reserve fund of I
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VISIT OF THE EMPEROR AND EMPICESS

Their Majesties, as we stated a day or two ago, will
arrive in this country on Monday next, and will itnme-
diately proceed on a visit to the Queen at Windsor.
On Tuesday the Queen and the Court will proceed to
Buckingham Palace, when the Ernperor of the French
will receive the corps diplontatique, and when, it is
understood, the Lord Ma: or and the corporation of the
City of London will present their address. The Court
will afterwards return to Windsor, and in the evening
her Majesty will give a grand banquet, which will be
followed by a ball on a scale of the greatest magnificence.
Oa Wednesday there will be a grand installation of
the Garter held at Windsor Castle, when the Queen will
confer that order on the Emperor of the French. In
the evening a grand banquet will be given by her Ma-
jesty in St. George's Hall, as is usual on such occasions,
and it is understood that a concert will afterwards take
place.

talent.

LATEST NEWS.

patoria.

cession of the Turkish province.

Mr. Murray is engaged in skilfully counter-
acting the inimical influence.

WARSAW, Bth.

The Russians are concentrating 120,000 men
in the Baltic provinces. Two divisions of the
Russian fleet are at Cronstadt ; a third division
is divided between Sweaborg and Revel.

There are=-besides in the waters of the Baltic
300 gun-boats completely armed and provisioned.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The Moniteur publishes an article, six columns

long, containing an £ccount of the Eastern expe.
dition.

It finishes by claiming for the soldiers all that
is due to the most approved courage, and for
the chiefs all that is,deserred by the highest

The Moniteur promises an article in which shall
be discussed, with impartiality, the objects and
purposes of the negotiations.
The Session of the corps Legislatif is prolonged
to the 14th.
The Budget was discussed to-day.
The Emperor has signed the decree relative to
the execution of the Lyons Railway through the
Bo urbon a is.

FRANCE.
(FROM OUR OVN CORRESPONDMTT.)

PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING.
We have no confirmation of the fact that either
the Malakhoff Tower lias been taken, that peace
' is all but defillitively settled at Vienna, or that
Russia will accept all that may be asked of her
short of the destruction of Sebastopol. With re-
spect to the seatimentsof Russia there are two ver-
sions. Some whom I know to he her partisans
declare that, fo far as " destruction" of any kind
.is concerned, die will not consent to burn a single
plank nor to freak a single stone. On the other
hand, we are assured that she is, in reality, most
anxious for pace, and that the conditions must
be very hard .)f digestion indeed which she would
not swallow. On what side the truth lies time only
can resolve.
The inauguration of the Palais de l'lndustrie is
postponed to Ray 21.
Upon the great. question of the, thy the Paris
papers are alrathst without political discussion.
The Emperor yesterday gave au audience to Ad-
miral Don Manuel Blanco-Enealwia, the Chinni.'
Minister, who to-)k leave of his M kjegty, having
been appointed in the same quality to the Court of
Rome,
The Emperor and Empress last evening honoured
the French Opera with their presence, to witness
the performance of "L 3 Proph6te."
Colonel Fleury will accompany the Emperor to
England. The departure for the Crimea of the
re-
giment
he commands (the Guides) is postponed un-
til his return to France. The 16th is still said to
be the day fixed for their Majesties to leave Paris.
The Debats contains the following :—" The last
accounts which we have received direct from Berlin
are to the 7th, and the) contradict, as far as re-
gards Gen. de Wedell, the accounts which have
e
published. The General arrived in Beriin on the
Ist, and was received
been given by the erivbaytethteel
e4King,raP h t' and w
to,
whore h hc eh dwe e•
livered an autograph letter from the Emp:.ror Na-
phaosleohnad
f.rSeciinuceenhtinatrerrivviwsli in
of the King. Ho did Berlin, the General
not leave Berlin on the 4th, as has been stated, to
return to Paris ; he consequently did not receive
any counter-order whilst en, route, with fresh in-
structions, prescribing to him to return to his Go-
vernment of Luxembourg. What is true is, that
the General has not left Berlin for a moment since
his arrival on the Ist inst., and that he there awaits
the orders of the King to return to Paris. As to
M. d'Usedom he has not been recalled from Lon-
don, and there is, on the contrary, every reason to
expect that he will prolong his stay there. We, on
our part, know that Colonel de Olberg, who is
attached to the mission with which General de
Wedoll is charged to the French Government, is
still in Paris, and that tie awaits the return of'the
General. Our private letters announce to us that
the Cabinets appears to be taking place between
of Vienna and Berlin."

BOURSE, APRIL 10.--CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4i per Cents 94 40 _f
3 per Cents 69 85 70f. 10e.
Credit Mobilier BO5 Roman . 84
Credit Foncier 5lO Austrian ......... 83
Belgian Fives — Spanish Throes —
Piedinontese B5 75 llomo Debt ......... 313
EAILW 4Ts —POR CA MI.
e.
Orleans
... .....
wei.tern . 657 50 Rouen ........... 1030
Cette
.... Strasburg . •
885 Mediterranean m
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RUSSIA.
We have received the St. Petersburg Journal of
Ist April.
The Emperor, accompanied by his brother Nicho-
las, intends to visit Finland, and more particularly
Helsingfors, previous to the commencement of ho?:-
tilities in the Baltic. It is expected that the Grand
Dukes Nicholas and Michael will soon return to the
Crimea. The merchants of St. Petersburg have
subscribed 300,00) silver roubles towards the ex-
pense of the militia, and handed it over to the
military authoriti3s. .
ODESSA, March 20.—Governor-General Annen-
koff left yesterday for Kherson. He is charged
with the commissariat and transport of all the
troops under the command of Prince Gortschakoff.
Captain Baron Osten-S1 cken arrived yesterday with
despatches from St. Petersburg. He met Prince
Gortschakoff at Nicolaieff, and delivered his de-
spatches to him, and ;he general- at once -left -for
Perekop. Letters fron Eupatoria state skirmishes
were taking place every day round that place. In
the affair of the 9th the Russians had 800 men put
hors de combat. One regiment of dragoons had 93
men killed, and 114 gorses killed.

AUSTRIA.
A litter from Vieana, in the Breslau Gaz.etle,
says :—" It would seem that Bavaria made to
Austria a proposition, which probably originated
the rumour of a bet•or. understanding between the
Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin, M. de Pfordten
applied to Austria lot to insist at the conferences
on more than the cpestions concerning the protec-
torate of the Prineislities and the free navigation
of the Danube, and 64 merely act as mediator on
the 3d and 4th points. That proposition aimed at
nothing less than to cause Austria to adopt the
policy of neutrality pursued by Prussia, and to
reject the system of he Allied Powers. The cabi-
net of -Vienna rejectfd energetically the proposition
of Bavaria."
A letter from Viekna, in the Czas of Cracow,
says :—" The Empress of the French has made a
present to the Empress of Austria of a lace dress,
which will be seen a the Exhibition of Paris, and
the pattern of whicbwas designed by the Empress
Eugenie herself. Tie value of this dress is esti-
mated at 200,000 f."

PEDMONT.
The comiittee ofhe Piedmontese &nate on the
Convents Bill has a)pointed M. (Jolla to draw up
the report. He aknowledges the right of the
State to suppress thm, but thinks the measure in-
expedient except-lab-financial point of view. The
(Ate/. soap= 4 t4scculgittvo iie Arirciii btiug
:-.

CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 29.
The camp of Matalek begins to become popu-
lous. The Imperial Guard continues to arrive.

Omer Pacha occupies two villages half a league
from Eupatoria, and is enlarging the circle of the
fortifications for 50,000 men.

Ten thousand Egyptians are directed on Eu-

The Russians contradict the death of Prince
Menschikoff, but admit that he is very ill.

The papers say that a third barrier of ships has

been sunk in the harbour of Sebastopol, in front
of Careening Bay.

Persia has assembled 50,000 men on the

Turkish frontier. This suspicious position is at-
tributed to the hope held out by Russia of the

A letter from Athens of the 28th, in the Pays,
says :—"M. Barozzi, the Greek Commissioner at
Constantinople, has obtained great advantages for
his country In the treaty which has just been con-
cluded. Greece will have no indemnity to pay ;
she obtains a treaty of commerce completely fa-
vourable to her interests ; she is placed on the
footing of the most favoured nations, and conse-
quently acquires a right to try, by her representa-
tives, such Greeks as are guilty of crimes in the
states of the Sultan. Gen. Spirio Milos appeared
for the first time yesterday before the committee
of inquiry of the Chamber of Deputies. The re-
sult of this first interrogatory is not known. He
is still kept in the most solitary confinement."

THE STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE USUR

PATION IN TURKEY.

[The following is Lord Stratford de Redcliffe's
circular to the English consuls in the Levant, com-
mented on in the first leading article in the Dai y
News of this day.]

Therapia, Nov. 20, 1854.
Sir,— Within the last few months four important
measures emanating from the Turkish Government, and
calculated, if enforced with suitable energy, to produce
a hr: e ananunt of benefit to this empire, either by their
iinnie Nate or by their eventual consi,quences, have been
emununicated by command of the Porte toher Majesty's
ere lia4sy.
By the first Gf these measures a signal improvement
has been intr iduced into the procedure of criminal
jurisdiction throughout the Ottoman Empire. New
seenritits have been given to the protecti,,n of inns_
cmce, and for the discover! of guilt, in trials of that de,
scription, and ab we a'l the telimony of witnesses, te
whatever class of the Sulam's subjects. they may belong,
has been thereby placed on a fo,ting,of pteect equally.
The second is directed a,-;ainst the disorder-, and actf,
c-net vi, 1 nee but too frtluenty perpetrated by irre-
gular soldiers in the Porte's service, or by unemployed
tedividu limed to the indulgence of their pai-
sions, and-addicted to plunder and sani-tuiwkry crime.
Th tlkir has estah'i,lked the removal e,e-y, kind of
restriction attached of late to toe free exportation of grain
how t i:orts of Turkey.
The fourth, and not the least beneficial, is a complete
interdiction of the traffic in slaves from Georgia and Ctrs
cassia.

As her Majesty's Government have taken a deep
intese t in the adoption of these measures, they can-
not but feel an earnest desire to have them carried
seriou,ly an I pertuaneetly into effect, to the end that
their s Vutary results may be thoroughly realised, not
outs fo - purposes of general humanity, but &se for the
welfare aed neprovernent of an empire whose preserva-
tion in a right spirit is now the leading principle of
European policy
To the accomplishment of this grand object I con-
ceive that your watchful attention, and the exercise of
your unbiassed influence, may be essentially conducive.
The Turkish authorities, on whom, in the first in-
stance, devolves the faithful enforcement of the mea-
sures in question, have some traditional prjudices to
overcome, and many adverse intere•te to wi hstand in
the ex,-cution of their duty. At a distance fr ,m the
seat of government they naturally stand in need of
support, admoeition, and encouragement ; nor, in the
present most intonate and cor lie,' state of our relations
with Turkey, Jan aids of this kind descend to them from
a better source than from you and your cllleagues else-
where, animated, as, no doubt, you are by the spirit of
that alliance :which ho'.ds the two countries together in
close co-operative union. I ought, however, to remind
you that the most friendly int3rference in those matters
which immediately concern the internal affairs of the
empire require to be conducted with prudence and a
just respect for the rights of sovereign or of local juris,
diction. Your vigilance may be exercised, your advice
may be given, the language .of remonstrance even may
be used, without transgressing the limits of propriety ;
and, in case of failure, your representaeiem to the Go-
vernment at home and also to the embassy here, wilt
afford that prospect of redress which, though more dis-
tant, may not, on that account, b 3 of less certain effect.
C.,pies of the firtunns, instructions, and notes relating
to the four measures respectively are enclosed here-
with, as well in the original Turkish, as in English cr
Freneh translaCion.

They w(.uld have been sent to you at an (Adler
pe►io+l, had not some ob,tAcles, difficult to remove in a
moment, been occasioned by incidents on which it is not
necesia'y to dwell.

Although the in,agures themselves are already known
to you and to the public at large, the present circular
will reach you at a time when some experience of their
w-rking will enable you to a* at once with practical
judgment and effleaq in furtherance of their enfore2-
ment.—l am, &c.,
(Signed)

STE/AIMED DE REDCLIFBE.'

DEATH OF JOHN PENNEFATRER, ESQ.—It is with
great regret we announce the death of this lamented
gentlemen—the hst surviving aon (we believe) of Bar, n
Pennefatber. The sad event took plooo on Sunday
evening, after a few days' illness. Mr. Penn. father at-
tended as crown prosecutor at the Tipperary assizes,
where be caught typhus fever, which, from the first, was
considered of the most malignant type, and under the
effects of which his strength became utterly prostrated.
—Dublin Evening Mail.
MAILS FOR SIERRA LEONE.—The following notice
wa3 issued from the General Post-office yesterday, viz.
"Mails for Sjerra Leone and`A.scension will be made up
for transmission from Devonport by ber Majesty's
steamer Teazer ; and all letters addressed to be sent by
the Teazer will be so ferwarded. Letters sent in these
mails will be liable to the packet rates of postage, viz.,
is. per half-ounce, which must be paid in advance.
Ne,vspapers will be conveyed free of charge." The
Teazer is appointed to pail from Devfonport on the 12th
instant.

ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE. —Professor Christmas
delivered yesterday another of his-lectures on the "Do-
mestic Life of oar Ancestors." He confined his obser-
vations to the amusements of our forefathers. The
Anglo-Roman period—the Anglo-Saxon period—the
early English period, were in turn brought before the
audience. -Athletic sports, sedentary games, and espe-
cially games of Chance, were illustrated by anecdotes
from the chroniclers and biographers. The lecture con-
sisted necessarily of isolated fact, which cannot be
brought together in the limits which are prescribed to
us by the exigencies-of a-daily journal. It is shl3fic-Piit--
to say that the lecture met with the usual approbation
from the audience.

THE CABINET OF TITLES. —The public dis,atisfaction
with the lordly character of the Palmerston Adininistra.-
tion deepens every day. Title or family influence seems
to be the only merit which his lordship recognises. In
excluding men of merit from important situations in his
Government, unless, in addition to their administrative
capacity, integrity, and character, they can procure the
exercise of oligarchical influence in their favour, Lord
Palmerston is playing a perilous game. The people of
this country possess the attribute of patience in a remark-
able degree, and they have proved that they do so by the
generous, perhaps too generous, forbearance they have displayed in reference to the composition of the Palmer-
ston Cabinet. But it may be well to remind the Pre-
mier that there are limits to the national endurance ;
and these limits, if we do not grievously mistake the
signs of the times, have been reached. If the noble lord
persists in setting at defiance public opinion in reference
to the oligarchical constitution of his. Government, he
may do something more than jeopardise the interests of
the very class on whom he is lavishing his official favours.
He may discover that he himself has incurred a respon-
sibility of tke gravity of. which he little dreams at pre-
sent. We, at any rate, cannot great uneasiness, the state of feeling eentemplate, without
in the which is so manifest
A mail' mind tbia TerfaiiniteeriforzOty
ivertinr,

' unanimous on the subject. Two of them (MM.
Desambrois and Collegno) wish the.bill to be ren-
dered less stringent ; M. Sclopis finds it quite in-
expedient, and M. Santi finds fault with its finan-
cial provisions. The committee intend to propose
as an amendment, that the convents be allowed to
remain until the last inmate has died off. As an
amendment to that effect has been rejected by the
Chamber of Deputies, the reproduction of it in the
Senate may lead to serious complications.
The Piedmontese Chamber of Deputies met in
its bureaux on the 6th to examine a question of
prerogative, one of its members having been judi-
cially condemned in a matter relating to the public
press, without any application having been made
to the Chamber for permission to prosecute him.
M. Cadorna was appointed to draw up a report on
the subject.

ITALY.
RoIE, April 2.—The state of the Bank still
occupies the painqtl attention of cpinali-rial
classes here ; anl Prince Rospigliosi, C ,nut
Pianciani, and Don Vincenzo ,lmn have
been deputed by the shareholders to throw
themselves at the •Pope's feet, awl implore a
prorogation of the term granted for the withdraw-
ing of tiv.,,,ir surplus paper from circulation, so as
to enable the bank to resume its discount opera-
tions, awl relieve the merchants of the state from
the merciless claws of usurers. It is doubtful
whether his Holiness will consent to this measure,
although he is stated to be less avers:: to the sepa-
ration of the Branch Bank of Bologna, and the re-
formation of the Batik Statute.

A letter from Hamburg in the Independance
Beige, asserts that the Allies will find in Finland
100,000 Russian troops, under the command of
general Da _13.1-g, ready to oppose them, and that a
force still more considerable will operate, under
the command of General De Sievers, against, any
attempt at disembarkation at Courland and
Livonia.

A letter from Kalisch, in the Austrian Gazette,
says :—" Different journals have announced that
some troops belonging to the 2d and 3d corps of
infantry have entered the Crimea, and are stationed
near Perekop, under the command of General
Paniutin. We can affirm that two divisions of the
2d corps of infantry have not quitted Poland or
Volhynia, and that General Paniutin has still his
head-quarters at Lublin. There is only one of the
divisions (-he sixth) of this general in the South.
Another division, the ith, is in Bessarabia, under
the command of General Uschakoff."