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SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

THE VIENNA CONFERENCES.
( From the Times of ;his day.)

Although we have studiously abstained from any remarks
which might throw discredit on the negotiations now going
on at Vienna, or indicate our distrust of their result, we have
never lost sight of the difficulties by which this Confereniec of
the belligerent Powers is inevitably beset, and, though willing
to accept an honourable peace, wo have not, disguised our
opinion that V e highest interests of this nation and of Europe
may require a vigorous prosention of the war. The inter-
ruption which is now usderstood to have taken plaza in the
deliberations of the COnferenee'on—the third point, .and the
reference said to have beea made by the Plenipotentiaries to
their respective Courts, confirm the suspicion whiGh:shas uni-
formly been entertained iu this Oeuutry-by 'these isvlio are
most acquainted with the real course of. publiaaftrliies, The
discussion of the third point in the- articles submitted to the
Conference, and interpreted by , the
,Western • POWers, has
checked the progress of the negotiation, ands-has given rise
to strong doubts of its-ultimate suceees, The'Ruisian
Pleni-
potential ics appear not to have been autho4se'd tip accrue to
the terms on which Lord John Bitten: and M. de Bourquenl
were prepared to insist as to the 4abatelnentoof theprtspon-.,
deranee of Russia in the Black_Sea; and it now rests with-
the Cabieet of St. Petersburg to determine whether the Con-
ference is to persevere in its pacific.: labours, or to abandon
for the present the attempt.-.
Undoubtedly, it has been argu&l that the attempt to ter-
minate this .contest was premature, that the fortuue of war
had not sufficiently solved the difficulties of these questions,
and that, in reality, neither party was prepared to recede
from the demands which had induced it to resort to arms
Nevertheless, it was thought by the Cabinets of London and
Paris that no opportunity should be neglected which held out
any_ prospect of the honourable termination of a struggle
so injurious to the best interests of Europe, and that it was
due to the Powers already associated by treaty with our just
demands to exhaust all the means which held out any hope
of the restoration of peace.. With this view and for this pur-
pose the tone of the Western Powers in these Conferences has
been extremely temperate, and they have been disposed to
carry concessions to their furthest limits. 'This motive alone
can hay. induced them to omit the reduction-of the fortress
of Sebastopol from the conditions they required, and to con-
template the possibility of an evacuation of the Russian ter-
teritory, provided they obtained effectual security for the
limitation of that naval force which has threatened for seve-
ral years the existence and independeuce of the Ottoman em-
pire. It is not for us to determine whether any such effec-
tual security could be obtained as long as Sebastopol remains
stronger than ever from its prolonged defence, and armed at
all poiuts against the power of Tarkey. But, in consenting
to negotiate at all upon abasis which did not include the re-
duction of Sebastopol, the Western Powers have unquestion-
ably given the strongest imaginable proof of their sincere de-
sire for the restoration of peace. During the earlier stages
of this negotiation we have not raised our voice against even
this concession, because we felt that the previous success of
our arms did not warrant ns in insisting on a eonditiou which
the fortune of war had not placed in our hands. But, should
the Conferences be suspended and ultimately broken off by
no fault of the Allied Governments. then we feel more then
ever that the success of our Operations in the Crimea is
the test of our power, and the arguments by which we
originally urged the expedition against Sepastopol recur '
with tenfold force, and compel usato strain every nerve
for its demolition. We know that we were playing for
a great stake ; we knew that the exisstence of the great for-
tified works of Sebastopol is the basis of preponderance of
R .ssia, not only in the Black Sea, but over the East ; and,
until that obstacle is conquered and removed, we cannot hope
to have destroyed the causes of this contest. The failure of
the negotiation would therefore materially increase the im-
portance attached to our operations in the Crimea, and their
result would become the real criterion of success or defeat.
TO these considerations are added others of scarcely inferior-
moment, with reference to the position and future conduct
of the German Powers. It is true that in order to obtain the
support of Austria, and to execute with punctilious fidelity
the engagements which bind us and her to the objects of the
treaty of the 2d of December,- the Western Stataw-brave con-
ceded much of their just demands. If tee rejection by Rus-
sia of the terms now under discussion puts an end to the
Alms the Conference, on the ground that she refuge. Ja
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which the other Powers have• proclaimed to be essential to
the peace of Europe, it can scarcely be contended that Austria
is not bound to support to their fullest extent the propositions
she had previously approved. If, on the contrary, the ne-
gotiations for peace were interrupted by excessive protens'ons
ou the silo of the allies, Austria might avail herself of such a
state of things to prolong her neutrality or to oppose their
demands. It becomes, therefore, a matter of great nicety
and moment to decide whether tho responsibility of this de-
termination is justly to rest on the side of our adversary or of
our own Ministers. Russia has hitherto been the sole origi-
nator of this war, and each successive step in our proceed-
ings has been regulated by her own. We apprehend that if
the Vienna Conferences come to an unsuccessful termination
it will be seen that it is not OR our side that sincerity and a
disposition to make sacrifices for peace have been wanting.
There is, however, yet another element indirectly engaged

in these transactions which cannot be entirely lost sight of.
It is by the secession Prussia from the policy of the allies that
the confederacy of the great European Powers has lost that
haveaet
vt
possessed,
sytodiviPdreuassniad
with
u unscrupulous otherwisehuansiteyxoerftepclurhPeorsseclift
paralyse the resources of Germany. Prussia, excluded by
her own fault from the Conferences, has assumed within the
last few weeks in her communications; both with Austria and
with France, an asperity of language which betrays at onle
the keenness of her disappointment'and the malice of her
revenge. These sentiments have rather increased since the
death of the Emperor Nicholas removed from the scene a
men whom the King of Prussia regarded with more fear than
affection, and paced his own nephew on the Imperial throne.
The dissolution of the Vienna Conferences, if that event is to
be anticipated, will dissipate into thin air the scheme of paci-
fication based upon the Four Points, and will put an end to
that obscure and indeterminate condition in which the. Ger-
man Powers have couthmed to fluctuate. They might hope
to preserve their neutr.dity through one or two campaigns,
to be terminated at no distant period .by a compromise, but,
if the war assumes a more decided and extended charac-
ter, their own interests will compel them to take more
positive measures. We have the assurance of Austria that,
anxious as she is for peace, that peace is not to be
obtained for her by the arms of other Powers. We
have the positive-- entragement by treaty of Austria
that she will be prepared, on the failure of the negotiations,
in which she has takenpart with the allies, to unite her efforts
-to theirs. The more P. ussia leans to the Russian alliance the
more Austria is led towardsthe Western States, for the action
and counteraction of these two Powers unhappily constitute
the mechanism of German politics. Thus, if the war continues
it can hardly be anticipated that the union of Germany will
be preserved. There is, however, one further chance of ne-
gotiation, though, a faint one. It is not altogether impossible
that the answer expected from St. Petersburg may be in the
form of some counter-project on which discussion may be re-
newed. We, however, do not expect that any proposal likely
to be put forward by the Russian Government at this time-
can be regarded as practicable or sincere, and we believe it
will fail when it is brought to the test of the measures which
can alone secure the permanence of that peace which we de-
sire to obtain.

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Allies for the purpose, et is C.:is:eine:. assists :see, or other-
wise he eould not auswelOdhis holding the t city, and he
was told.the Allies, baclsnot a one to spare. 114 ;re is a state,
of things I ' But what are weloing to meet i t ? Why, we
have not sent any reinforcementto speak of fa h thelast two
months. It's a question of rehercesnents,. =IC iwe are send-
. ing none. It is not quite bosuso we in eve r lot the men to
send, for we have some Guara at least, a ad - others besides.
The Turkish contingent decs IV yet exist_ • The Sardinian
contingent is not yet afloat, Tire is now aen mour that. the
French are ready to 'send P,OOO men, if . 48 will convey
them. But all this belongs to to future. Th e Russians are
bringing up other men now, amthat very f 'est. But we have
something else to ask. When tese immene 'o r ednforcements,
these 40,000 Turks, 15,010 Stlinians, and 1 :0,000 French
arrive at the Crimea, will, they Dd all the a( la tional material
ready for them ? Or will they led, as our ti eco, les did at Galli-
poli, at Varna, and in the Crime, with half t die .necessaries of
war still to be looked out and sited for ?
Our officials and ex-officialsat home are al, ways assuming
the most perfect acquaieteneeivith what -...t s been done,
is doing, and is to be done, andon the strerege h of it " con-
tradicting" the papers. Let us hear our c orrespondeut,
writing on the spot :--:" I can solemnly deck= a that I have
not heard one single official ettement with re spect to any
transaction of this expedition ouch htufzeot ea oaained more
or less error and inaccuracy. lveu Mr. Glac,stca e, in making
a statement respecting CaptainCiaristie's rec all, committed a
strange, and, to us, an inexpkable mistake, - when he, in-
formed the house that Captairithristie had r sac; 'led Malta on
his,evay home to England, butt:eat ho was ceet ered back to
stand his trial by Court-martil. New, the fact is, Captain
Christie never loft his post at falaklava for of to a torrent, and
that he is her fat present, so tat be could no lrl ye been at
Malta, and consequently coUldstot have been orde red back."
We will leave the authorities a. home to state who is now, the
presiding genius at Bakiklaix. Bat our cert.( Spos tdent men-
tions an instance which eho4 a bat Captain CI trist ie survives,
in his successors, to some •et at least. " WO Within the last '
tifew elaysitehaeeocaurred. "0., earner of 1,0 OO tons burden
has come-into Balakluva lade* with stortertm .4 'with potatoes
in casks for the use of thes V: Scarcely had thu cast anchor
when she receiveseorelee- ts' eoiltede:e&once to Elapatoria. To
al
•r
do What ? Of course, to pr Vision the Turks cto land stores
for our Allies, or on semen . 'eY busilessof gre nit importance?
No ; nothing of the kind. Titli steamer, stores ni ed all, is sent
'to Eupatoria in all haste to ionvey a Greek cent tractor, one
Mr. Falange, from Enpatoriieto Balaklava ! " 'l* ow, through-,
out the whole of this w:.t, there has I. ter i a want of
steam tugs and other Amen steamers. They were
wanted in the Besphorus,t o tow sailing ee ost •els through,
and to ply between pobtautinaplo and ti hospitals.
They were wanted for me*. ryes between Ya cm ~ and Bela
klave, and small errands 4:411 sorts. Yet the: re are none
even now. ,That, at least, it the only account; that can be
given for the employment of 4 steamer of I,o* , tons, full of
important stores, for the poepose of ;etching a. contractor.
Another use of these magnifuent steam transp6l ts wo have
already heard a good deal of. Certain, officers St em to have
the power of appropriating steamers for their residence,
either for the benefit of their spacious cabins, or for the ex-
cellence of the cuisine,' or sane other reason or, public im-
portance. " There are offices here," says teur correspon-
dent, " whose lodging alone 'cost, or leas cost,. -the country
at the rate of 22,000!. a-year, that beinee, about iache expense
of the ves=els in which they have their quarters. It would
be a curious and instructive return for some memo er to move
for the services rendered by each vessel, the trips she has
made, and the sums paid to her owners for .her st rvice since
the expedition 'was determined upon to the present time."
' Elsewhere in the same lettereve are told that the harbour is
very much crowded, so much so that order is established,
among the vessels and their crews only as far as: Possible. So
we may conclude the above transports, are not Itqrpt there for
the contingency of a sudden re-embarlta.tion-
There is one other point that we wish to press a t this mo-
ment. It is stated on all sides that the , authorities in the
Crimea are overborne by the enormous amount of purely
clerical labour. Paper, pens, and ink, segue one .says, are
Ike plague of the Crimea. Mr. Filder as,eure a fiend of
ours, with tears in his Oyes,, that he had been sitting at his
desk for 72 hours, without stirring except, to his meals.
Lord Raglan has been represented as signing his name,
writing letters, making returns, and so forth, till one or two'
etc, ' midnight; Every return the house of Commons
may please to demand imposes fresh tabours of the pen ; and
now it is added by the friends of thee anti-inquiry Ministers
that Mr. Roebuck's committee will entail fresh labours on the
authorities whose conduct it impugns, awl
aggravate the
so
evil it professes to cure. That is the case .14.
ain us. No-
bade,- can deplore so much as we that any one ,sn the position
of,Loecl Raglan, Generals Aircy and Esteourt eT Mr. Filder,
should have to spend so much of their time at the
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be
timesg,how ui
evaer,ttioorei•teamtiivnedlyoustta--Mteidnisithearts tLhoartdithast
Raglanhelan seve-
ral the
e
fullest possible powers to make what orders and regu.'ations
he pleases. If it, bo so, why has he not dispensed with all
the unnecessary penmanship ? Why has he not put a stop to
requisition in triplicate, and to everything, in fact, which?
under the pretence of checks against dishonesty, really put a
stop to the 'conveyance and distribution of supplies, and con-
sumes the strength of important functionaries to no real pur-
pose ? Has he the power to do this ? If not, what becomes
of his " full powers ?" If he has, let him be directed to eco-
nomise his own strength and the strengh of his officers.

POLAND—LORD PALMERSTON'S ANTECEDENTS.
( From the Morning Herald of this day.)
The House et/ Commons was occupied for several hours on
Tuesday night, at a period .when the fate of England and
Europe are actually trembling 1 the balance, by two of those
most u.,:i n. a(1 t-64. 4.ayrll le 11 i
...,,s:on even more than its prerliece,,,ors.
The first was a discussion u‘pon the mode of granting COM.
missions in the army, which \ve cannot' help thinking might
-have been 7,ostpcned -entil' ,• 4 - - -4....50it...,..ti,,,' the
i
..girrnv itself .rnild be *invest/is estrut.diou; or, at all events,
until the house had compelfe, he Government to adopt some
measures for that purpose, which would have at least the ap-
pearance of being in earnest.

- The question of promotion lies in a nutshell. You cannot
get rid of the system of promotion by purchase, which has
produced most admirable regimental officers, unless the na-
tion is prepared to repay the value of the commissions it has
sold, and this proposition would bo safficient to bring that
deceased Reformer, the late member for Montrose, from his
grave. By a return to the honourable house, dated the sth
of March, and signed by General Yorke, it appears that the
value above alluded to amounts to 8,068,5351. If to this we
add the necessity of raising the pay and pensions of the offi-
cers to at least a level with those given by the East India
Company to their servants, we think we need hardly calcu-
late the possibility of the present House of Commons entail-
ing such an expenditure on the country in order to gratify a
or otehet.

A good deal was said on Tuesday about promotion by merit
and seniority, but we recommend the people of England to
consider that it is to those two influences combined that they
are indebted for the able and eflisient services of Dr. Andrew
Smith, Admiral Bozo*, -Captain Christie, Commissary General
Filler, and Dr. Menzies, not one of whom either purchase
his commission, or was in any way connected with the
aristocracy.

The second cross" was the insult conveyed to the suffi-
ciently unfortunate Poles • in making them the means of pro-
raring a little political' clretal for. Mr. Phinn. We hope the
electors of Bath will see through .the humbug as plainly as the
members of the Commons did when. the house rang with the ,
ironical cheers which saluted the hon, member's statement
that " after the appeal of the noble lord"—Palmerston—
" the only course left him was to withdraw his motion."
Doubtless it was the only course he ever intended to adopt.
easy for the Premier to
It is very 'hold out delusive hopes
to the unhappy refugees of Paris and London ; but the noble
lord knows better than any one else that after his abandon-
ment of Poland after' the 'insurrection of 183 0 , Russia adopted
means which practically.annihilated. the Polish nation in her
dominions and that- all that is left of the intelligence,
wealth, and courage of those who constituted its • essence,
must be sought for in ..the deserts of Siberia, if alive : and if
dead, theic bones may be found whitening the Caucasus,
where they have been sacrificed in myriads. Russia does not
do things by halves.
The eyes of all Europe are now fixed upon the negotiations
carried en at Vienna ; -and although, unless the " cask leaks,"
as it has done before, nothing can well be known of the pro-
ceedings of the plenipotentiaries, rumours are abroad of a
disgraceful peace, by which &bast°
P•4l will be still left as a
" permanent aggression," to threaten Turkey and help in
carrying out the designs of the ,Czardom against the "sick
man" as soon as the inevitable coolness between England and
France,. consequent upon mutual disgra,ee, shall have ren-
dered another coalition between them for the defence of the
Sultan impossiblee
Oh ! but say the gobentouchot, no English Minister would
venture to do such a thing with Tower-hill staring him in the
face. Alas, Tower-hill is a tradition ; there is not energy
enough among nations calling themselves civilised to punish
traitors. That we may leave to the barbarian Turk and his
penal resources in the island of Cyprus.
Again, men say, "If such a thing were attempted, there
would be a revolution." Revolution, indeed ! Why that
gigantic delusion, the " people df England," have not courage
or energy enough for getting up a respectable meeting. Revo-
lution !—in England? Talk of a tornado in a wash-tub !
As for what the Minister dare do, let us see what he has
dared. We would wish to know—Was Lord Palmerston in
office when our influence in Persia was sacrificed to that of
Russia in 1830 ?

Was he in office when the Anglo-Dutch kingdom wasbroken
up to please Russia, and our fleet ordered to take Antwerp
from the only ally that never deserted us during the revolu-
tionary war ; and when England undertook the guarantee of
the so-called Russo-Dutch loan, the payment of which helped
to build Setastopol ?
Was Lord Palmerston in office when Poland was crushed ?
Was he in (Alice when the treaty .of Hunkiar Skelessi was
maned

Was he in office when, in 1841, a new treaty was signed
within seven days of the expiration of the first, in order to
perpetuate Russian ascendancy in the Black Sea
Was ho in office when the Affghan war was waged and an
English army sacrificed to secure the Czar's (lamination in
Central Asia ?

Was he in office when Lord Minto was sent on his roving
commission, to get up insurreetion in Italy, when the Sicilians
were induced to revolt, but afterwards given up to King
Bomba, while Austria was prevented making a peace that
would have given the Milanese to Sardinia, and this in order
that she might be so weakened as to be forced to call in the
Czar against Hungary, and so bring Russia into central
Europe ? -
Was he in office when the Oporto junta was sold to " our
cousins" in Lisbon, as they were then termed by the present
Premier ?
Was ho in office when a treaty was concocted to hand over
the Danish succession to the house of Romanoff; and which
was pushed to such a point that the in-coming Government
of Lord Derby could not evade signing it without sacrificing
the pledged honour of the cdunta7 ?
Lastly, was he in office when Lord Aberdeen, during a pe-
riod of two years, sacrificed our noble army and betrayed our
Ally.
To all these questions we answer unequivocally yes ; for
the interregnum of Lord Granville was of no sort of conse-
quence in the matter of the Danish succession, which was all
arranged before Lord Palmerston's dismissal from office.
The Houses of Parliament are about to_ adjourn for a fort-
night, and we warn our readers that before they meet again
it is perfectly possible that the climax may be put to all the
iniquities we have enumerated by the signature of a Russian
peace, and the commencement of that alienation between

France. and England which it is the great object of Itussial
diplomaej. to

It 'ht... 13.:,11 Ft..t the Duty natiouti of the
world which are invariabq successful iu negotiation are Rus-
sia and the United States of America. The first, because she
9_:4111(16 P 49 greittest 0410 At of gurope whormr it is to 17?

found, besides making diplomacy a science ; the second, be-
cause the: people- repudiate secrecy in all their transactions,
and would tear both the negotiators and the treaty in pieces
if their interests were in the very slightest degree sacrificed.
It woul4l be well for England if she were to imit'te either
one or the other ; and, above-all, in the . present crisis, re-
member that one of her ablest and honestest diplomatic ser-
vants, Sir J. 31`Nei1, expreSsed his opinion, many, many years
ago, that " Russia uses the Cabinets of Europe as the tools
with which she works:"

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLTGENCE.

Yesterday further advices were received as to the slate
of the Baltic. At Nyberg, on the 27th inst., the Belt was
full of drift ice ; at Memel, on the 23d inst., a thaw had
continued several days ; the Haff was free of ice as
far as Dange ; no ice could be discerned seawards ; the
wind was east, with 3 deg. of warmth ; at Cuxhaven, on
the 25th inst., the light ship had been placed in her
station at Ottendorf ; at Frederickshaven a great many
vessels-Fad arrived since the 21st inst. from ports in
Eegland.
A letter from Balakrava, dated March 12, says :
" There are in harbour : —Leander, 50, Diamond, 28,
Wasp, I', Vesuvius, 6, and Caradoc 2. Mr. Evans, As-
sistant-Surgson of the Diamond, has been sent to do duty
in the West India Company's steamaransport Trent, as
the medical officer of that vessel had gone home. This has
resulted from a re9.uisition addressed by the engineers to
the Admiral, praying that the company's regulations of
having a medical man on board should be complied, with.
Mr. Sanders, paymaiter, . has joined the Diamond. • Mr.
Boxer, master of the Wasp; has exchanged with Mr. Hut-
chins, master of the Me:Hater. A number of cases of fever
having ()warred among the crew of the Melbourne hospital
steamer, the sick men have been landed, nnil the venel is
to be faMigeted and sent, round to Karatz Bay for a few
days. The harbour is very crowded, there being new in
it 195 vessels, of which a largo number are laden with pri-
vateitessa" - • e • -
The .fleet at Spithead croeced royal yards yesterday,
whioh' ie indicative of preparations fae a move. The
Basili-k, 6, paddle, sloop, Commander Jenner, rejoined
yesterday,. The Ma'aceia 17, Captain Farquhar, has
been' taken bite No. 2 Dock, and is to undergo imme-
diate r.pair. The. Retribution, 28,• paddle-frigate, Capt.
Fisher, fitting for the flag of Rear-Admiral Baynes, has
re-shipped her masts, taken in her-new boilers, adjusted
her machinery, &c., and is rapidly equipping to join,
.but will not he ready by the generally accredited
day of railing (Moeday).. The .Pembroke and Hast-
ings, screw block ships, remain in the hands of the
engiueer department, but will be filished in a day or
two. The Deva, transport, sailed from Spithead yester-
day. The Sampson, 6, paddle frigate, is ordered to he
taken into the steam basin -to have her defects made
good, ready for re-commission. -
The Victory, London and Limerick Steam-packet
Company's steam transport, Mr. V. Rose, commander,
is under orders to leave Portsmouth harbour today
with the main body of the staff of,Major-General Vivian,
the Commander-in-Chief of the Turkish Contingent, con-
sisting of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomae, of the 3d Bengal
European Major Stevens, of the Madras Ar-
tillery ; Major Alexander, of the 10th Bengal Cavalry ;
Captain Wyndliaet of the 9th Bengal Cavalry ; Captain
Owen, of the 28th Madras Native Infantry; Captain
Haseie, of We 2d Madras European Light Infantry ;
Captain Quin, of the 2d Bengal Cavalry, and Cap-
tain . Baillie, of the 26th -Bengal Native Infantry.
Dr.-Long, surgeon, also goeti out to join the Ottawa
steam transport. The Victory is a fine vessel of about
1,000. tons; she. takes out 2,997 small bags of biscuit, 136
chests of tea, 1,920 cases of ground coffee, 296 casks of
rum, 210 tierces of beef and pork, three casks of wine,
one case of cordials, one cask of Mottled oil, a large
quantity of furniture for the hospitals on the Bosphorus;
several packages for Miss Nightingale at Scutari, a
quantity of presents from the Queen for her troops and
invalids, an immense quantity of parcels and boxes for
the fleet and army in the Crimea, six horses for the staff
of General -Vivian, and a quantity of fodder, &c.
The. Hansa, steam-transport, embarked yesterday, at
Portsmouth Dockyard, the Ist Staffordshire Regiment
of Militia, for Corfu.
The steam tug-boat Racehorse, puirchased by the Go-
vernment at Liverpool, arrived in Plymouth Sound on
Wednesday afternoon.
The hired steam-transport Germania was hourly ex-
pected yesterday to arrive at Plymouth to embark the
A, B, and C divisions of Land Transport Corps.
Steam was got up, for the first time, on Tuesday, on
board the steam-ship Cornwallis, at Davenport.
The steam-transport Rhadamanthue, Master-Com-
mander Belatn, sailed on Wednesday from Plymouth tee
Glasgow to bring round machinery.
The steam gnu-boats Weser and Recruit went from
Hantoaze into Plymouth Sound on Wednesday, prepa-
ratory to sailing for the Black Sea.
The Pylades, 21 guns, screw-corvette, Captain E. C.
T. D'Eyncourt, bent sails on Wednesday, saluted the
admiral's flag yesterday at 9.40 tame, and proceeded
from Sheerness, under steam-power, against a north-
east 'wind (strong) for Portsmouth, where 'her crew are
to receive their advance.

The Merlin, 00 steam-vessel, Captais B. J. Sullivan
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Greenhithe.

The Orion, 91, new screw steam-ship, arrived yester-
day at Sheerness from Polley-point. She has gone
alongside the floating coal depot to complete her stock
of coals, and will afterwards take in her powder, shell,
&c., at Blackstakes.
The Cuckoo, steam gun-vessel, Lieutenant-Commandet
A. G. E. Murray, is ordered to be ready for sea on
Tuesday next.