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LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1854.

N/R. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC,
EL including the BERNESE OBERLAND and the SIMPLON,
THIS EVENING, and Every Evening at Eight o'Clock, (except
Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Two.
Stalls, 33. (which can be taken at the box..offica every day from 11
till 4 ; area, 2s. ; gallery, ls.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR

SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 27.

The Royal mail steam-ship Orinoco, Captairt Wilson,
arrived here this morning direct from Malta, having left
that island on the evening of the 17th. It will be re-
membered that the Orinoco was one of the ships
offered to Government by the Royal West India Mail
Steam-packet Company for the conveyance of troops,
and she was the first ship of the expedition that arrived
at Malta. _

VONSTANTINOPLE TO-NIGHT at Eight,
CON
and Every Day at Half-past Two and Eight o'clock. The
Lecture is delivered by Mr. CHARLES KENNEY or Mr. J. H.
STOCQUELER, and has been written by Mr. ALBERT SMITH
and Mr. SHIRLEY BROOKS.

Admission, Is.; Reserved Seats, 2s.
EGYPTIAN HALL.

Some idea may be formed of the great facilities
afforded for the transport service in war time by ships
of the Orinoco's class, by the following analysis of the
recent voyage :—The Orinoco left Southampton on the
23d of February, having received on board 990 of the
Coldstream Guards and 13 horses. She reached Malta
on the 4th of March, disembarked the troops, baggage,
horses, ordnance stores, &c. ; filled up coals and water
during the night, and left next morning for Gibraltar, at
which fortress she arrived on the 9th inst., and received
573 tons of coal, embarked 973 of the 44th Regiment
with their baggage and eight horses ; left the next day
at two o'clock ; arrived off Malta on the evening of the
14th of March ; entered Valetta harbour at daylight the
next morning ; disembarked troops, &c., filled up coals
and water complete for England, and sailed on the even-
ing of the 17th of March, returning to Southampton this
day, having been absent from England only 32 days,
daring which she has traversed 6,226 miles. The Are-
thusa, Captain Mends, was lying at Malta when the
Orinoco left, loading with stores for the fleet, and would
leave early the ensuing week. The Vulcan, Commander
Von Donop, was also receiving coals for the same desti-
nation. Her Majesty's steamer Ardent arrived from the
fleet on the afternoon of the 16th of March, and the
Banshee early on the morning of the 17th, from Con-
stantinople, with a special messenger on baarti4. she left
again, before daylight, for Agarseilles.
The Orinoco is to be coaled, watered, and provisioned
immediately, and held at the disposal of the Government
for further service, if necessary. She will be got ready
for sea by Friday or Saturday next. The Trent, belong-
ing to the same company, will be ready for the reception
of troops on the 30th inst., and the Medway on the Ist
of April. The Orinoco, Trent, and Medway are capable
of carrying three regiments. The two latter ships, after
taking out troops, are, we understand, to be employed
for a considerable time in the Mediterranean and Black
Sea under Government orders.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms,
(Lessee, CHAS. C. LAITRENT, Onslow-house, Fmaam-road),
The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S
CELEBRATED BAND. Admission, is. Doors open at half-past 8
Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past 11.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
PATRON—II.R.II. PRINCE ALBERT.
DURING LENT, a POPULAR LECTURE on ASTRONOMY,
SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED, by Dr. BACHUOFFNER, on Wed-
nesday and Friday at three, and at eight o'clock in the evenings. •
MAGNIFIED PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES, and a NEW SERIES

of DISSOLVING VIEWS.
LECTURE by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on PAPER MAKING and Its

DECORATION with COLOURS.
LECTURE by Dr.BACHOPFNER on WILKINS'S NEW PATENT

UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
DESCRIPTION of RUST'S PATENT TUBULAR PIANOFORTE,
and of TRESTRAIL'S PATENT METHOD of BAISLNG

SUNKEN VESSELS.
Open Mornings and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools and
Children under Ten years of age, Half-price.

1-IUNGARIAN CONCERTS.—
ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE.—Every NIGHT,
Eight to Ten—Admission, Is. The selections for the performance
of the HUNGARIAN BAND through the week include the finest
efforts of ancient composers, with brilliant Morceaux, popular
National Melodies, Marches, &c., which, with concerted vocalism,
new Songs and Ballads, by artistes of acknowledged merit, renders
each eyening a feature amongst the high-clans-amusements of the
Metropolis. Kalozdy, Leader of the Band. Morning Performance.
Wednesday and Saturday, at Three.
PROGRAMME FOR THIS DAY.

Introduction (Robert) : Selection (I Lombardi) ; Duo (Ernani) ;
Aria, (Hunyadizlazio) ; Fantasia (Hongrois); Waltz (Landesfarden);
Quadrille (Marionette). Duetts and Songs by the Misses Brougham
—"Barcarolle," " Onward, Onward," "On Deck beside the Mast I
stand," "My Heart is breaking," "I'll speak of thee." Pianoforte
Solos (Barbier de Seville, Fantasia, I Puritani.)

ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE, 'Quarts
and Pints.
Bottled by PARKER and TWINING, Beer Merchants,
534, PALL-MALL.
Quarts, Bs.; pints, 55,; half-pints (for luncheon), 3s. per dozen.
Also in casks of 18 gallons and upwards.
We refer the learned to Baron Liebig, the temperate to Dr. Car-
penter, invalids to the Medical Profession, and the robust to the best
Clubs of London, for the merits of our stock of ALLSOPFS ALE.
The "Thirsty Soul" and "Constant Reader" of the Times we can
also satisfy with our Imperial Measure.
Address— PARKER and TWINING, 531, PALL-MALL.

PORTSMOUTH MARCH 27.

The St. George, 121, Captain Eyres, C.B.' at Spit-
head, we were told this morning, is still about 400 short
of her number of 970. The Coast-guardmen she shipped,
prior to leaving Devonport, have been withdrawn from
her.

A ship is standing in from the eastward, apparently
one of the horse transports from the Thames.

AMERICA.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 27.

Rear-Admiral Montagu Stopford arrived here yester-
day, and hoisted his flag (Blue) at the mizen, on board
the Royal William, 120, ordinary guard-ship, as Com-
modore-Superintendent of the Devonport Dockyard, in
the absence of Captain M. Seymour, doing duty as cap-
tain of the fleet on board the Duke of Wellington, 131.
At 8 a.m. to-day Admiral Stopford proceeded into the
Sound, and paid wages on board the screw steam-ship
James Watt, 91, Captain the Hon. George Elliott. At
1 p.m. Lieutenant-Colonel F. Graham, who is appointed
to command the Royal Marines in the Baltic fleet, em-
barked in the James Watt, and at 5 p.m. she left the
Sound for Portsmouth. The 20th Regiment, stationed
at Devonport, expect to embark on the Bth of April for
the Baltic fleet.

ARRIVAL OF THE NASHVILLE.
SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH
27.
The United States' mail steam-ship Nashville,
Captain Berry, arrived off Cowes this evening, on
her way to Havre. She left New York at noon on
the 14th inst. On the 15th, in long. 68, she spoke
the ship Devonshire, from London, for New York.
'At the same time she passed the wreck of the brig
Express, of Liverpool, abandoned. On the 19th
of March, in lat. 44 30, long. 48 13, saw several
icebergs and great quantities of field. ice.
On the same day spoke the ship Tuscarora, from
Liverpool, for Philadelphia.
On the 22d, at 1 p.m., Madame de la Costa, a
native of France, a cabin passenger, died, and was
buried at sea on the same day.
This steamer brings news of one week later date
than that previously received.
The steam-ship North Star arrived at New York
on the 11th inst., with dates from San Francisco
to the 16th of February. The mail was brought
through from California in 22 days and a half.
Business at San Francisco was unusually dull even
worse than our previous advices represented it, not-
withstanding money had become somewhat easier in
consequence of an increased production of gold-
dust ; and commercial affairs were in a more pro-
gressive state than had existed at any former pe-
riod for at least two years past. The production of
gold from the mines (the account adds) is evidently,
becoming more limited, and the shipments are gra-
dually falling off. That there is plenty of gold left
in the mountains and along the streams of Califor-
nia, we will not' pretend to doubt, but the cream
has been taken away, and what remains can only
be procured by slow and tedious operations, and, at
the present high prices of labour, by unrequited toil.
The time previous to the sailing of the last steamer
from San Francisco had been very favourable for
mining operations.
According to the last advices from the Republic
ofSonora, President Walker had despatched his army
against the Apache Indians, who have hitherto mur-
dered and robbed the whites with perfect impunity.
By this movement he will doubtless enlist the sym-
pathies of the majority of the people, who will join
his cause and assist in resisting all attempts of the
mother country,Mexico, to regain possession of the
territory, she having never been able to defend
them against the Indians or provide them with of-
ficials disposed to administer affairs for the benefit
of any otherpersons than themselves. A threatened
mutiny in the camp of Col. Walker was summarily
settled by an order for the disaffected to withdraw
immediately. 45 of them therefore left and return-
ed to California.
By the arrival of the Star of the West from San
Juan we learn that a launch containing a large
number of passengers was recently capsized on
Virgin Bay, Lake Nicaragua. Twenty-four per-
sons were drowned, the bodies of 19 of whom had
been recovered.
The new clipper ship San Francisco, 1,400 tons,
with a large and valuable cargo of merchandise,
had been lost on the rocks near San Francisco.
The steamer Golden Gate had been got off, and
bad safely arrived at San Francisco.
The Chinese emigration had again commenced,
and 800 Celestials, in three vessels, had reached
San Francisco.
The seizure of the steam-ship Black Warrior by
the Cuban authorities had been the cause of a pro-
tracted session of Congress at Washington. It was
understood, says the Herald, that the President
would transmit to Congress a strong message rela-
tive to the affair, accompanied with numerous docu-
ments connected with this and other recent illus-
trations of Spanish perfidy, as soon as the papers
could be properly arranged.
The .New York Herald also adds, that an at-
tempt was made in the House of Representatives
to introduce a resolution, authorising the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs to inquire into and report
upon the recent outrages committedby the Spanish
officials on the property and persons of American
citizens. It is intimated in our despatch that
the President will recommend to Congress the pro-
priety of immediately withdrawing from the neu-
tral relationship existing between the two Govern-
ments. Should such a policy be carried out (con-
tinues the Herald), it is needless to add that every
vestige of Spanish dynasty on this continent would
be swept away in a brief period.
News from the Great Salt Lake states that the
Indians' of that region are in such a state of excite-
ment as to rendor it dangerous for emigrants to
cross the country.
Walker, the noted Utah chief, who was instru-
mental in murdering Gamson and his party, having
been joined by the Camanches and Apaches, was
about to commence hostilities with the Mormons
for refusing to supply him with the same number of
wives as allowed to Governor Younge. Several
Indian tribes were at war among themselves, and
the prospect is, that unless the Government sends
out a strong military force, the people will suffer
dreadfully during the coming season.
Letters from Port-au-Prince of the Ist of Febru-
ary state that fever had entirely disappeared.
The Secretary of the Navy had transmitted a
message to the House of Representatives in reply to
the resolution of inquiry relative to the adapta-
bility of the various mail steamers to war purposes
in case of emergency. It was thought impractica-
ble to convert them into war steamers, but they
might be made useful in transporting troops and
munitions, and also in annoying the enemy as pri-
vateers. The Herald, in relation to this subject
says.
" Let the miserable system of patching up old hulks
and officering them with worn-ont commanders be aban-
doned at once. , Pass a bill authorising the construction
of half-a-dozen or more ships of war besides the six
steamers already called for, and give the world to un-
derstand that we are able and determined to maintain
our rights, not only on this continent, but wherever our
flag is unfurled. The last insult put upon us by the
Cuban authorities, doubtless with the consent, and, per-
haps, with the connivance of England and France, calls
aloud for action."
The United States' sloop-of-war Cyane arrived at
Aspinwall on the Ist of March from Caledonia-bay.
Nothing had been heard of Lieutenant Strain's
expedition.
The New York stock-market showed a slight
falling off in prices. There was a moderate demand
for exchange on London as 1.081
to 109. The
cotton-market had been unfavourably affected by
the news per Atlantic and Asia from this side, and
by the advance in freights, and prices had declined
lc. to lc. The flour-market was inactive, but
holders were not disposed to press sales. Provisions
quiet. Freights to Liverpool firmer, with free
offeripp of grain.

WOOLWICH, MARCH 27.
A casting took place on Friday last, at the foundry in
Woolwich Dockyard, of a fine brass screw propeller
for the James Watt, 91, screw steam-ship, and, although
101 tons of metal were used in the casting, it was suffici-
ently cool to be taken out of its mould to-day, and
was found to be perfect in every respect. The workmen,
by continuing at their employment in making the mould,
sometimes as late as 10 o'clock, p.m., were enabled to
make the casting sooner than would otherwise have been
the case, although it was required as early as possible
to enable the James Watt to proceed to join the Baltic
fleet. The Algiers, 91, screw steam-ship, has had a
brass screw propeller already supplied to her of the
same pattern as has been cast for the James Watt ; and
the Nile, 91, screw steam-ship, and the Hannibal, 91,
screw steam-ship, are to have similar brass screw pro-
pellers cast for them.

SUNDAYS,

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