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and colours, will also proceed by special train on Satur-
day, the 17th inst., with the following officers : Captains
Bairns and Manly ; Lieutenants Twemlow, Gresson,
Newton, Dowing, Barnardston, and Patton ; Ensign
Stewart, Paymaster Kidd, Adjutant A. S. Cooper,
Quartermaster Trevor, Surgeon Mostyn, Assistant-
Surgeons Teevan, Cameron, and Kid. This regiment,
in consequence of the number of volunteers recently
given to regiments serving in Turkey, will proceed to
India greatly under its establishment, and will go out
769 strong, non-commissioned officers, drummers, rank
and file. It is probable the regiment will sail on the
20th and 30th of the present month from Cork on board
the Southampton, Barham, Windsor, and Soubadar
East Indiamen for Calcutta.
The following is an extract of a letter from a soldier'
of the Ist Battalion Royals to his family in Dublin :
" Camp near Gallipoli, May 29.
"I take this opportunity of letting you know how we
are getting on with the war. We have been here now
about a month, and there is not one of. us has got either
letter or newspaper from home, so that we are left coin-
pletely in the dark as to how the world is moving. We
have about 30,0)0 French troops encamped along with us
in and about Gallipoli—and a fine-looking body of men
they are. The French are 100 years
regard to military equipments forthefiin advance of us in
field. We are loaded
like pack-horses, with our knapsacks, crossbelts,wi6o
rounds of ammunition, haversack, and an article t termed
`canteen,' shaped liked a butter firkin, which would wear
out a pair of trousers in a month. We were nicely fooled
at home as to getting all the things furnishedio us at about
cost price. We were to get the best London porter at 4d.
per quart—l have not seen a drop of porter since I came
hero. A pair of boots, which would cost us Ss. in Eng-
land, cost now 14s. Gd., and everything else in proportion ;
but I am tired of grumbling."
London, England, 1854-06-14

FR :ONCE.

With the exception of the two Ministerial paPersl
the Constitutionnel and the Pays, none of the Pars
journals venture to comment on the telegraphic
despatch published by the Moniteur of Monday, on
the subject of the removal of Prince Paskiewitscb's
head-quarters to Jassy. The Constitutionnel con-
tinues to regard the movement as a menace to Ails'
tria ; and the inference that it seems to draw front
it is, that the Emperor of Russia hopes by it to de*
ter Austria from any direct and open' manifestation
in favour of the Western Powers ; or, if the move-
ment should fail as a menace, to be able, by rapid
action, to give to Austria so much -occupation for
the protection of her own territory as to make it
impossible for her to give any effectual aid to thee
allies of Turkey.
The steam corvette Tisiphone, commanded by'
Captain De Montour, arrived on the 10th at
Toulon, from Brest, with two companies of naval
artillery, who were to sail in a few days for the
Black Sea.

The 2d battery of the 13th Regiment of Artil-
lery has been ordered to the East, and will embark
on the 21st inst.

The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 71f.
90c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half
per Cents, at 97f. 50e.; .and the New Loan, at
71f. 20c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,155 f. ;
Rouen, 977 f. 50c. ; Havre, 482 f. 50c.; Great North-
ern, 847 f. 50c.; Strasburg, 787 f. 50.; Now Shares,
617 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 936 f. 25c.; Lyons to
the Mediterranean, 800 f.; Western of France, 662 E;
Bordeaux and Cette, 600 f.; Great Central of France,
505 f.; Lyons and Geneva, 490 f.; Bank of Cr.edit
Mobilier, 745 f.
London, England, 1854-06-14

TUNIS.

A letter from Tunis says :—" The expedition
which the Bey is preparing for the war in the East
will be composed of five vessels of war and 10,000
men of regular troops, but the departure will not
take place until after the Ramadan, that is to say
at the commencement of July. It is said that in
order to meet the expenses of this expedition, the
Government has proposed to sell 0,003 couffes of
corn of the corning crop, and 20,000 metals of oil.
The troops destined for the expedition are infantry
and artillery, under the orders et Sidi Serschidi.
The pit.chase of horses by English officers continues.
On May 22, the Bey le3 Mahamedia for the Go-
letta, wAIEI2e he is to pws the summer."

CO-OPERATION OF DENMARK WITH THE

WESTERN POWERS.
A letter from Copenhagen, of the 7th, in the
MonLev,r, says—" In consequence of the notifica-
tion from her Britannic Majesty to the Danish Go-
vernmen '6 of the blockade of all the Russian ports
ol the Ealtfc, on the Gulf of Finland, and on the
Gulp of Bothnia, the Danish journals of this day
contain an official announcement of the same from
the department of Foreign Affairs, and which tor-
ininates with these words—' Any vessel attempting
to break the blockade will be seized."'
London, England, 1854-06-14

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1854.

Silistria still holds out gallantly—but its brave
defender, MUSSA PAenA, has been killed by a
cannon-ball. Behold the latest news from the
seat-of War:--one fragment of it dated up to the
10th instant from Bucharest, another up even to
the 13th instant (yesterday), by telegraphic
despatch, from Ifermanstad.t. Additional evi-
dence is hourly afforded, as must of course be ob-
vious at a glance, that the heroic Turks have
theinselve3 to bear the brunt of the attack made
by the Russians upon the peace and liberties of
Europe. Hitherto, indeed, the soldiers of the
SULTAN have been unaided on laud except by the
Egyptian contingent. Is this creditable, we
ask .again and yet again, is this ere-
ditable to the Western allies of the
Sublime Porte ? Does it reflect honour this
now sufficiently notorious fact, does it reflect
honour upon the kindred departments presided
over by General VATLLANr in the French,•and by
the Duke of _NEWCASTLE in the English Govern-
ments ? Is the circumstance that the Anglo-
French military armaments sent out long ago
from Marseilles and Southampton for the defence
of invaded Turkey are still only on their way to-
wards the field of battle, instead of being actually
there to participate in the dangers of the con-
test with OMER Pa.ca.A. and his gallant followers—
is this circumstance calculated to inspirit the brave
fellows hitherto encamped at Scutari and Galli-
poli, or to attach any additional lustre either to
Lord. RAGLAN'S reputation or to Marshal St.
ARNAUD'S fame as the Generalissimo ? We venture
still to forth these inquiries--although at the t
risk of being sneered at as impatient, of being
scorned as ignorant, of being derided as impor-
tunate.

The intelligence received of the glorious but
deplorable death of MIISSA P
Aaaa, killed by a
cannon-ball -while conductinr,
defence of Silistria, urges us
oncee nitiolirefill'!ostarianie§de
our voice at these unaccountable,
and lamentable,
and we had almost said, disgraceful delay and to
do so now more than ever in mingled tones of
reproach and lamentation.
It is to be hoped that the ministerial super..
vision_of the war being at length placed under
the care of a distinct department of the Admini-
stration, greater promptitude, resolution, and
daring than have yet been apparent in the con-
duct of the Campaign of 1854 against Russia may
—for the sake of Turkey, for the sake of Europe,
for the sake of humanity—be manifested. Instead
of his Grace the Duke of NEWCASTLE having relieved
himself from a heavy charge by consenting to the
separation of the heretofore Siamese departments
of War and the Colonies—he has actually in
so doing, in resigning the Colonies to the admi-
nistrative Abilities of Sir GEORGE GREY, and in
reserving the post of peril and honour to him-
self, considerably, and, we cannot but think, ob-
viously increased his already weighty responsi-
-1,41i ties, Formerly, while the offices were united
4a Ilia bawls, there might ha
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CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.

Yesterday
in Company was
the
read, stating their imthechthaeir.Commissio;rs assembled; Deputy Pea.
cookAletterfroni
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After some discussion the matter was referred to a
committee.
Two of the contractors for scavenging having thrown
up their contracts were ordered to be proceeded against
by the solicitor to the Commissioners, and further ten•
ders were ordered to be advertised for.
In several cases the sanitary regulations of the Court
were ordered to be enforced peremptorily.
The report of a committee was read, signifying that
tiley agreed with Mr. Angell and Mr. Meredith in the
proposition to re-value the whole of the City, a process
which will be commenced immediately.
A letter from the New River Company was read,
stating that the company had had the opinion of three
eminent engineers, besides that of their own engineer,
on the inexpediency of supplying water to flush
andtne
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sewers in the manner suggested by the surveyor
engineer of the City sewers, and that the company ha
d
declined to accede to the proposition.
After a great deal of routine business had been dis-
posed of, the court adjourned.

AUGMENTATION OF TUE METROPOLITAN POLICE.-013.
Tuesday (yesterday) the police force extended its useful
services to do the duties hitherto performed by the Royal
Marines and other corps in her Majesty's Dock and Vic-
tualling yards and Woolwich dockyard and arsenal.
The Royal Regiment of Marines, as well as nearly the
whole of the troops of the line, &c., being on foreign
service, rendered this arrangement necessary. The force
inspectors,
eight the requisite duties consisted of two
eight sergeants, and sixty constables. They are fur-
nished with cutlasses as side-arms, with revolvers in a
bolt at their side, and mount guard from Deptford bar-
racks, as heretofore by the Marines.
[ADVERTISEMENT.] HOLLOWAY S PILLS FOR THIC
CURE OF LIVER COMPLAINTS, INDIGESTION, AND DISOR-
DERED SromAca.—Mr., Richard Haynes, of her Majesty's
Dockyard at Plymouth, for several years had not had
the enjoyment. of a day's good health, constantly suffering
from indigestion and liver complaint. He had the best
medical advice from both army and navy surgeons, but
the disease yielded not to their treatment, and various
other other remedies were tried with a like result. At last he
began to use Holloway's pills, and this fine medicine has
so strengthened the tone of his stomach and invigorated
\his constitution, that be is most perfectly cured, and en-
joys the best of health.—Sold by all druggists, and at
Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand,
London.
London, England, 1854-06-14

THE PENINSULAR MAIL,

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday, 10 a.m.—The Pe-
ninsular and Oriental steam-ship Iberia has ar-
rived with the Peninsular mails. Her dates are,
Gibraltar, June 5, Cadiz 6, Lisbon 9, Vigo 11,
and Oporto 10.
She brings 53 passengers, 3,0001. specie, and a
usual cargo of oranges, eggs, &c.
Quarantine was discontinued at Vigo, Cadiz,
and Gibraltar, but not at Lisbon. It was ru-
moured at Lisbon that if the King of Portugal re-
mained in England a month without cholera all
ships would have free pratique.
At Lisbon wheat had fallen considerably.
Exchange on London, 90 days, 54k; 30 days,
54i, Inscriptions, 36.
On the 7th, four miles south of Cape St. Vincent,
the Iberia exchanged colours with two French
steamers (screw) steering south-east, with troops
on board.
London, England, 1854-06-14

killed—almost all the Hussars, who suffered the most ;
1,000 wounded ; 500 horses brought to Krajova, the
same number left dead at Karakal ; more than 1,000
muskets, lances, sabres, uniforms, equipments of all
sorts and sizes, carriages full of baggage ; 115 prisoners,
and what, after all, is the best of the thing, and does
not often happei in warfare, the six pieces of cannon,
all with perfect harness, with their- carriages, caissons,
&c,, au grand complet, all captured by an inferior
force without guns, and brought by us in triumph to
Karakal. After beating the Russians handsomely, we
pursued them as far as the Aluta, where a good number
were drowned. The Colonel of the 10th Hussars, the
Major of the same regiment, and more than ten other
officers, were killed. The whole of the Russian artillery-
men, without exception, were killed at their guns.
"Yesterday morning a courier, who had been sent for
the purpose from Karakal, conveyed the news of our vic-
tory to Krajova, and the return of our column with
all its trophies. In an instant the whole of the army
mounted on horseback, and came out to meet us, with
a band of music at their head, and uttering shouts of
joy. All Krajova met u,. All the trophies were there.
The prisoners marched first. The six guns above all pro-
duced a prodigious effect. They are the first that our
corps has taken during a campaign in which it has in-
variably been victorious. The Turks were in the great-
est enthusiasm, and, indeed, they had good reason to
be so. Last night Krajova was illuminated. A courier
has been sent to Omar Pasha. The guns are in the
square of the town, and will remain with our corps
d'arin6e during the whole of the campaign. The Turks
have lost 100 killed and 150 wounded. The result of the
affair will doubtless be to give us definitive possession of
the Aluta ; and we shall take up position at Slatina and
Karakal. The Russians are in full retreat on Bucha-
rest. The bridges of the Aluta are cut. We are admi-
rably situated at Krajova. We are feted and invited out
by all the Boyards in the country. I assure you we find
our present quarters, particularly after our hard winter
at Kalafat, after all our privations, and all our suffer-
ings, somewhat of a Capua ; but you won't deny that
we have richly earned it. Our camp is at the en-
trance of the town, in a beautiful situation. All
the superior officers are quartered in the town. A
Frenchman, M. de Raymond, who has been established
for the list 10 years' at Krajova, as Director of the
French University, learning that a countryman
of his named Mercier had arrived at the head
of the Turkish regiment which he commands, came
to the camp and claimed him from the General-in-Chief
as his guest, and he gives to him the most cordial and
unbounded hospitality. The family of M. de Raymond
is composed of his wife, also French, and three children.
There are about 20 French residents at Krajova."
London, England, 1854-06-14

Mishap
Delia

PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented by Mr. Mut, from Oldham,
Praying for the total abolition of church rates ; Mr. C.
POSTER, from Staffordshire, to the same effect ; Sir J.
WALMESLET, from Leicester, to the same effect ;
by Mr. CHRISTOPHER, from the Lincolnshire Drainage
Commission, against the Drainage of Lands Bill ; by Mr.
&GLIONBT, from the conventions of poor-law medical
officers, suggesting improvements in their department of
the Poor Law ; by Mr. HADFIELD, from Sheffield,
against church rates ; by Mr. A. PELLATT, from a dis-
senting body in Southwark, to the same effect ; Mr.
COLLETT presented 29 petitions from the manufacturing
districts, complaining of violations of the Factory Act,
and praying the house to pass a bill to prevent such
violations in future ; by Mr. T. CHAMBERS, from Hert-
ford, praying for the total abolition of church rates.
London, England, 1854-06-14

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

It would certainly appear as though there were some
peculiar law, meteorological, magnetic, or otherwise,
under which a flower show and a rainy day were made
to have some mysterious influence of cause and effect
upon each other. The first exhibition of the South Lon-
don Floricultural Society was held yesterday, in the
Surrey Zoological Gardens, and, as a matter of course,
it was a wet day ; the philosophy of the thing we leave
to others, sufficient for us that we record the fact. We
may add, however, that so great and so numerous are
the attractions of these floral fetes, that despite the very
unfavourable weather there was a very large attendance
of visitors. Tho show of flowers was not perhaps so
good or so extensive as on former occasions—a circum-
stance easily explained by the continuance of cold and
unfavourable weather, and the objection which florists
have to send their best specimens out of the " houses"
in so unfavourable a character. Subjoined is a list of
the prizes awarded :

CLASS 1.-PRIVATE GROWERS, NOT CULTIVATING FOR

SALE.
Stove and greenhouse plants (orchideous plants excluded)
fifteen varieties, G. A. medal, Qtr. Over; L. S. V. medal,
Mr. Jarvis ; L. S. L. medal, 'Mr. Roser ; S S. V. medal,
Mr. Rhodes.

Stove and greenhouse plants (orchideous plants excluded)
ten varieties, S. S. V. medal, Mr. Hamp; S. S. L. medal,
Mr. Young.
Pelargoniums (six varieties, in eight inch pots), S. S. V.
medal, Mr. Robinson.
. _ _

Faticy Pelargoniums (six varieties, in eight inch pots),
S. S. L. medal, Mr. Robinson.
Cape Heath (six varieties), S. S. V. medal, Mr. Reser ;
S. S. L. medal, Mr. Over.
Pinks (twelve varieties, on cards, in the exhibitor's
boxes, painted green), S. S. A. medal, Mr. J. H. Baker.
CLASS IL—NURSERYMEN AND OTHERS GROWING
FOR SALE.
Stove and greenhouse plants(orchideonsplants excluded)
15 varieties, L. S. V. medal, Mr. Clarke.
Pelargoniums (eight varieties in eight inch pots), S.S.V.
medal, Mr. C. Turner.
Fancy Pelargoniums (six varieties in eight inch pots),
S. S. L. medal, Mr. C. Turner.

Pinks (12 varieties, on cards, in the exhibitor's boxes,
painted green), S. S. A medal, Mr. C. Turner.
Orehideous plants (six varieties), S. S. V. medal, Mr.
Jarvis.
Specimen plant (any genus), S. S. L. medal, Mr. C.
Rhodes; S. S. A. medal, Mr. Over; B. medal, Mr. Over
In the evening the weather was more favourable, and
the gardens were crowded, the attack on Chusan, the
fine collection of plants and animals, the _vocal perform-
ance of Miss Bamford, and Miss Poole, and an extra
efficient band ,)eing the principal attractions.

Ormr Ain PREACIIINC,—The Vicar of Peterborough
has commenced a system of open air preaching, and an-
nounces his intention to persevere in it during the
summer.
London, England, 1854-06-14

Published this day, in Syn..
ENGLISH LIBERTY IN DANGER.
A PANIFIILET.

Exhibiting the imminent peril insidiously threatening British
Freedom by the Bill tor the Suporession of Gaming Houses.
Published by J. Allen, 20. Warwick•lane, Paternoster-row ; and
sold by all Booksellers, price 2d., and post free, in an envelope, 4d.
London, England, 1854-06-14

GENERAL MAYERHOFER'S MISSION
TO BERLIN.

The Borsenhalle, of Hamburg, under date of
Vienna, Bth, says :—" The mission of General
Mayerhofer at Berlin i 9 falsely interpreted by the
majority of the journals. It is generally pretended
that it has for object the settlement of some second-
ary points of the Austro-Prussian Convention,
particularly as regards the preliminary arrange-
ments, but such is not the case. General Mayer-
hofer, who has for several years past exercised the
functions of Austrian Consul-General in Servia,
and who is one of the first Austrian diplomatists,
has acquired during his residence in the Principa-
lities such a complete knowledge of the state of the
country, that the intrigues of the Russian agents,
and their efforts to bring the inhabitants over to
their ideas, have not escaped him. The true ob-
ject of the mission of the general is to make known
to the Court of Prussia the intrigues which have
lately extended into Gallicia, Croatia, (iTc."
London, England, 1854-06-14

sailed in company with Lady Peel and Gullinear for Callao,
and Winchester for Calcutta. Sailed, March 3, Stebonheath,
for London; March 5 Birmingham, London June 5,
exchanged signals with brig Lntt, Port Philip, London,
lat. 49,30, long. 25.10, left in February; June 5, barque
Stirlingshire, Launceston, London, 115 days out ; ship In-
vestigator, Colombo.
London, England, 1854-06-14

-14 ' titrb'llibttioti.

ASCOT RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
CORONATION STAKES.

2

Four ran.
FERN HILL STAKES.
Bessie walked over.
HANDICAP PLATE.
Dead heat with John o' Bruges and Calamus.
ROYAL HUNT CUP.

13rocket
Xing of Trumps

Twenty•two ran.

Al PE RI AL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were real a thin' time and passed :
—North and South•We4tern Junction Railway ; Tyne
Xeelme❑ ; Wells and Fakenhain Railway.
London, England, 1854-06-14

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the Bth inform us that,
the Minister of Finance had, on the 7th, a confer-
ence with the Directors of the Bank of San Fer-
nando for the purpose of definitively settling the.
conditions on which it will undertake the payment
abroad of the half year's dividends.
The Eastern war, says one of the journals, has
rendered the commerce of Malaga very prosperous;i.
never at this season, indeed, has the port been seen,
so full of vessels; but the dearness of freight makes
coal so expensive as to cause inconvenience to the
manufactures in the provinces.
A Madrid letter, from a ministerial source, says
.—" Alarming rumours of an outbreak for to-dal
have been spread during the last two days, but
everything has been perfectly tranquil. It is not
said that the rising has been postponed for a week.
It is said also that some arrests were made last
night amongst the officers of the garrison. But
these rumours spread by malevolent persons are
completely false."
Letters from Cuba, to the 12th, state that per-
fect tranquillity prevailed in the island, and that
the affair of the Black Warrior was considered as
terminated. The weather is rainy and cold as in
the month of January.

MARKET N EIVN--(T DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Although the supply of English wheat on offer in to•day's
market was very limited, the demand for all descriptions
was in a sluggish state, at Monday's prices.
'We were well suppli d with foreign wheat. Good
heavy qualities sold at full quotations ; but other kinds
moved off slowly, at barely late rates.
Very few floating cargoes were on sale.
Bailey, the supply of which was moderate, sold heavily,
at last week's quotations.
In malt very few few transactions took place.
There was a slight improvement in the demand for oats,
at full quotations.
Beans, peas, and flour changed hands at former terms.
The imports of the latter are good.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat
423

:rich • •
Foreign ..

Barley.
10

Malt. Oats. rionr.
81(1 46 1,140
6,230 -
- 2,450 3 ,114nikil
3,770brl

8,140 1,4
180-

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WHITECIIAPEL.
Each kind of meat moved off steadily, as follows
Baef from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; lamb,
4s 10d to 5s 10d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 6d to
4s 8d per Blbs by the carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
The unfavourable accounts froth the plantations have
produced more firmness in the demand, and prices hay.
an upward tendency.
London, England, 1854-06-14

No. 19,257.]

COLONEL LANDNf ANN'S NEW WORK.
Now ready, in 2 volA., 21s. bound,
ECOLLECTIONS of my MILITARY LIFE.
By Colonel LANDSIANN, late of the Corps of Royal En-

gioe,rs.
" Much as has been written of late years abut war and Welling-
ton, we know of nothing that contains so striking a picture of the
march and the battle as ,een by an individual, or so close and homely
a ',ketch of the treat captain in the outset of the European career
of Sir Arthur Wellesley."—Spectator.
Hurst and [Hackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn.
London, England, 1854-04-19

THE TEA TRADE.

The following statement of the quantities of tea. taken
into consumption during the past quarter, as compared
with the corresponding period of 1853, has just been
made up. It shows a falling off of 1,517,1031 b., but
this is solely attributable to the suspension of purchases
pending the large reduction of duty which took place at
the beginning of the present month. From the date of
that reduction up to the 12th inst. duty was paid upon
3,143,0471 b., representing' an amount of 230;7281., which
has since been 'considerably augmented :
Official account of tea for the three months ending
sth March :

Duty paid in
London

1854. 1853.
lb. lb.
4,111,792 5,074,840

Liverpool
899,477 1,066,768
Bristol

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Hull
All other English ports 482,396 617,707
Leith
Glasgow 294,023 403,536
All other Scotch ports
Dublin
Belfast
Cork
All other Irish ports

Total quantity, duty paid 7,234,266 8,920,256
Exported and for stores 758,122 589,235

—_—
Total home consumption and
exports 7,992,383 9,509,491
Sent coastwise in bond
From London 2,047,370 2,321,239
From Liverpool 1,10 .),818 1,013,817
From Bristol
London, England, 1854-04-19

CW.I.TIiCT FOB HAIR FOR SEAMEN'S BEDS•

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport
• Services, Somerset-place, 1 lth APrll, 1851.
THE Commigsioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United, Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice,, that on THURSDAY. the 27th
inst., at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such per-
sons as May be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering,
into her Majesty's Victualling Store* at D E PTFOR D-7

When to be delivered.

Halt' by the 30th June, and
lbs. the remainder by the 3lst
HAIR for SEAMEN'S BEDS, 50,000 August next, or earlier. if,
preterred- by , the party.
tendering'
Samples of the Hair proposed to be supplied to be produced by the
parties tendering. • .
-No tenter will be received unless made on the printed form pro-
' vithd for the purpose, and .which mAr be obtained on application
at the said Office, •tr to. Cosumander Bevis, conducting the .Packet
Service at Liverpool; or to the Collector of Customs. at Bristol.
Tencre.-s will be aumitted for any portion of the above quantity.
The conditions of the revised coutract; to wnich particular atten-
'ion
.Is called, may be seen-at the said' office, and at Liverpool and
Bristol. No tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of
treaty. ,skid it will not be th it the party
.tendering, or an
agent on his behalf, is oulci atterid at the illee on the day of con.
tract, a, tile resn't of the over received from each winos:twill be com-
mit:tented to him and his proposed sureties in writing. •
y tender must be adthessed to,the Secretary of the Admiralty
and bear in the ieft-hand corner the words " Tender for Hair," and
must also be deliveted at S menet•place..
London, England, 1854-04-19

LA U RENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms,
(Lessee, Cass. C. LAURENT, Onslow-hous,>, Fthaain road),
The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
and will continue open 'every evening; with LAURENT',
I'ELE BR TED RAY D. Two Quadrilles on subjects of ‘leyerbeer s
Opera—Ll toile (la Nord; a'so, by R. La it nt; the following Waltzrs
La belle Fra ice se, Leonora, Villikinit and his Dinah, and L'Etoile
du Nord Polka. Admission, is. Doors open at half-past 8. Dancing
to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter irate at half-past 11.
London, England, 1854-04-19

THE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC.

Subjoined are the latest advices relative to the
state of the navigation in the Baltic :
GEFLE, April 3.—Advices from Oregrund report the
waters open to the southward as far as the town ; but
to the north the ice was firm as far as Soderboda ; from
thence there was no ice to be seen, and the waters
already open.
HUDICKSWALL, April I.—The sea is open to about one
mile from hence, and the opening of the navigation may
consequently shortly be expected. _

Umite, April 1.-7-The weather has been fine and mild
for some weeks past. The E. Quarken was free of ice
in the beginning of the week.
BOLDERAA, April 9.—The ice in the Gulf has loosened
from the coast, and the whole mass is apparently
in motion, and drifting away from the land. The
vessels are still inclosed in the ice, but should the
wind continue at S.S.W., they will be soon in open
water. The ice in the mouth of the river has
loosened, but the sea-channel remains firm. April 10
—lt has blown a heavy gale at N.W., with snow
since 3 o'clock this morning. The roadstead is again
nearly full of ice, which will place the vessels there in a
♦ery dangerous position! ; eight only are now to be seen,
and are very near the shore. The water is uncommonly
high, and the ice in the river has here completely de
tached itself from the banks. The sea channel still con-
tinues firm. Wind N.W. Temperature 0 deg.-11
o'clock, a.m. : The weather has cleared, and 15 vessels-
are in sight, several of them within about two wersts of
the land. The whole Gulf is again covered with masses
of ice, and there is no open water as far as the eye can
reach. The mouth of the river, as far as the White
Church, is perfectly free of ice.
Mismier,, April 14.—Weather fine and settled. Wind
N.W.
London, England, 1854-04-19

CONSTANTINOPLE.

Advices to the 10th April have been received
by telegraph from Constantinople.
Varna, which was only defended by 6,000 men,
bad asked for reinforcements from the combined
fleets.

The English and French troops which have
arrived at Gallipoli will, it is said, be ordered there.
There is a great concentration of troops near
Badalshik.

At Matschin the combat was sanguinary ; three
Russian and three Egyptian battalions remained
dead upon the field.
The Salina mouths of the Danube are still
blocked up.
Snow has fallen at Gallipoli.
GALLIPOLI, APRIL 11.--The Kangaroo is in port.
A French steamer, with French troops on board,
is in the offing.

GALLIPOLI, APRIL B.—General Broconi and suite
have arrived, with two companies of sappers, seven
companies of rifles, and 2,810 Frenchmen. Total
of the allied forces arrived, 5,000. Four chiefs
and 150 Greek prisoners have been brought in
from Volo.
London, England, 1854-04-19

AUSTRALIA.

ARRIVAL OF THE HARBIN 'GER.

The General Screw Steam-shipping Company's
steam-ship Harbinger, Captain Lane, arrived at
Southampton yesterday morning from &ustralia,
having left Sydney on the 11th, and P o rt Philip
on the 22d of January ; and St. Vincere (Cape
Verde) March 31st.
On the outward voyage the Harbinger touched
only at St. Vincent's, making the passa go in 77
days, the weather being fine, but with I) ad trade
winds., and frequently with the wind abea d. The
homeward passage has occupied 86 day s. The
Harbinger rounded Cape Horn 28 days after
leaving Poll Philip, since which she has had. nothing
but contrary winds and fine weather. She passed
through quantities of ice from long. 160 to 115 I
west.

The Harbinger brings 36 passengers, and ori
freight 16,174 ounces of gold from Sydney, and
57,168 ounces fi•ont Melbourne ; total, 73,342
ounces, of the value of about 293,3681. sterling,
besides some small amounts in the hands of passen-
gers. She has also 150 bales of wool, and a heavy
mail, consisting of 10 bags and two boxes from
Sydney, and 41 bags and 5 boxes from: Port Philip.
Her Majesty's ships Calliope, Helena, Bramble,
and Acheron were at Sydney, and the Electra at
Port Philip when the Harbinger sailed. She reports
the following vessels off Port Philip Heads :—the
Maitland, Boomerang, Bonny, Douro, Puenge,
and Robertina. At 9 P.m. yesterday the Harbin-
ger came in contact with a large ship with painted
ports, supposed to be the Maria Hay, from South-
ampton' bound to Geelong. The collision carried
away her jibboom and the Harbinger's port
quarter boats.
On the 9th of March, in lat. 21 S., long. 31 W.,
barque, from London,
spoke the Henry Reid,
bound to Launceston, 49 days out. March 17,
lat. 3 S., 26 W., the Anna Agatha galliot, of Rot-
terdam. March 20, lat. 2 N., long. 22 W. the
• British schooner BP lkan, from Mauritius to Liver-
pool. March 21, the French barque Solen, of
Cette. March 29, lat. N., long. 16 W., the French
brig Alceste, of Marseilles. March 31, the screw
steam-ship La Plata left St. Vincent's for Buenos
Ayres, and the Jersey barque Angoi", for the
Brazils. April 5, 27 N., 30 W., the Swedish brig
Amalia, for St. Thomas's. April 9, 35 IV., 24 W.,
the Hamburg brig Hansa, from Brazil to Faiinouth.
,
The Harbinger is discharging her cargo, loxing
been offered to Government for the transport ser-
vice. She is to be ready for sea as soon as possible.
London, England, 1854-04-19

TELE TEA TRADE.

The following statement of the quantities of tea taken
into consumption during the past quarter. as compared
with' the corresponding period' of 1853, has- just been
made up. It shows a falling off et 1,517,1031 b., but'
this is solely attributable to the suspension of purchases'
pending the large reduction of duty which took place at,
the beginning of the present month. From the date of
that reduction up to the 12th ',nit. duty was paid upon
3,l43,o47lb.,representing an amount of 230,7281., which
has since been considerably auguented '
Official account of tea for the. three months ending
sth March

1851. 1853.
• Duty paid in lb. lb.
London 4,111,792 5,07.4,840
Liverpool - 899,477 1,066,768

BriatOl
Hull,
All other English ports 482,396 617,707
Leith 180,683 244845

Glasgow
All other Scotch ports
Dublin
Belfast

~.. 29 1-,023 403,536
.... . 147,889 148; 88
.... 449,882 572,611
.: 178,204 .231,085
.__ ___ ___

Cork
71,437 87,301
All other Irish ports

Total quantity, duty paid 7,234,266 8,920,256
Exported and for itores " • 758,122 589,235

Total home consumption and
exports 7,993,388 9,509,491
Sent coastwise in bord :
From London 2,047,370 2,321,239
From Liverpool 1,10',818 1,013,817
From Bristol
London, England, 1854-04-19

CERTIFICATES -TO BE GRANTED.

May 10. J. Cowderoy, Hammersmith, omnibus proprie-
tor—May 10. T. Ward, Goswell-street, hosier—May 10.
W. Hart, Cheater, banker—May 10. J. Kay, Prestwich,
Lancashire, calico manufacturer.
London, England, 1854-04-19

NEWMARKET RACES—Tats DAT,

Six races are fixed for this day. The first race at two
o'clock ; the Craven Handicap at three o'clock ; Column
States, at four o'clock.
The first race—Cambridgeshire Course—is off.
COLUMN. STAKES.—Apollo❑ius, Prince Arthur, Mi-
randa, Caliban, Boer, and Kaffir only remain in.

LATEST BETTING—TweIve o'clock last night.
DERBY. PORT STAKES.
Bto 1 a;st Dervish. Even on Sittingbourne.
2 to 1 abet West Australian,

'RES FOR 1154.
;IL.
York Spring 25
Malton 2B

Lothians and EdinburghlB
Lewes . l9
Bath 23
Liverpool Hunt Spring 24
Epsom . 30
UNE.

Bibury 2B
Stockbridge ... ........ 29
Ludlow 30
Winchester 3O

Stourbridge l7
Stamford 18
Nottingham 90
Goodwood 45
Ripon 31
London, England, 1854-04-19

ST. PETERSBURG.

The Grand Duke Constantine has personally as-
sumed the command of the Russian fleet at Hel-
singfors. He hoisted his flag on the Ist inst.
"It is known," says the Constitutionnel " froth

the words used by the Emperor Nicholas himself
to the English Government, what that Sovereign
thinks of the re-establishment of the Byzantine
empire for the benefit of the Greeks. If .we may
have felt some surprise at the opinion expressed on
this subject by the Czar, our astonishment will
have ceased on reading the following article pub-
lished by the Northern, Bee, of St. Petersburg, of
the 7th
"'The Emperor of all the Russias had at heart the
unhappy fate of ten millions of orthodox Christians
groaning under the infamous yoke of Islamism, and our
great Czar, in his quality of legitimate Sovereign arid
guardian of orthodoxy, demanded a guarantee for the
welfare of the orthodox Christians subjected to his rule.
The rights of our Emperor date back several centuries ;
at the fall of Byzantium under the yoke of Maho-
medans, when the reigning dynasty of the empire of the
East was extinct, all the Greek authorities confirmed the
solemn charter of the Patnarch of Constantinople,
Josaphat, who called to the throne John IV., Grand
Duke of Russia, and recognised him as their legitimate
and hereditary sovereign. The original of the said
charter, which is written in the Greek language, and
signed by the Patriarch Josaphat, thirty-four metropo-
litans, two bishops, and two archbishops, is carefully
preserved at Choscou, in the archives of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs. It was drawn up in 1851.'
In presence of such conclusive proofs," adds the
Constitutionnet, " who will still dare to dispute
that the Czar is the legitimate successor of the By-
zantine Emperors, and that, while waiting for the
right of conquest, Constantinople already belongs
to him by right of birth ?"
London, England, 1854-04-19

EAST SAND WEST INDIA DOCKS.-
Notica is iare.A% given, th At all RAIR;AGE PRESENTS, &c.,
13 lig at the Itavace Waiebouse, Ea-t or West India Docks, landed
prevluus to he Ist January. 1851, will be *Altar paymeat of charges,
unless the vane sh r be nail n or before the Ist June nest, Lists
of the said A io,ds may be inspected at the Baggage Warehouse,
Eastern or Western Deets.
By order of the Court of Directors.
• • tAEOBGE COLLIN, secretary.
East and West India Dirk House. tillitter-square,
7th Apria IV4.

110 NERVOUS SUPFERERS.-A RETIRED
.„CLN'aCtIY MAN havtru been resbired to health in a few days,
ailer litany years of great nervous suffering. fs 8111XIOUI to make
known to other- the ,nrans of cure He will. therefore, send tree, 611
receiving a stamped envelope; properly addressed, a copymf the pre-
scription used.
*Direa the Rev. E. DouglasS, IS, Holland•street, Brixton, London.
London, England, 1854-04-19

" about quarter of an hour slow." From this it
would not have been impossible, if Miss ANDERSON
was perfectly accurate as to the slowness of her
clock, for the prisoner to have fired the fatal
shot ; but there was nothhig remarkable in his man-
ner or appearance. lie subsequently went _to
Mrs. PIRIE'S, and thence to Mrs. MA..NsoN's,
but no person remarked anything strange; and it
is difficult to conceive such a state of nerves as
would have enabled a person who had committed
an awful murder within ten minutes previously to
divest himself of any appearance of flurry or
agitation. It was shown that Dr. SMITH had
purchased a pistol of the same description as that
found by the dead body, and with which it was
alleged he had committed suicide ; but another
witness proved that the deceased himself had pur-
chased a similar pistol some time previously. It
was by no means satisfactorily proved that the
case was not ono of suicide, though the medical
gentlemen thought it not probable that it. was so.
Dr. CoMRiF, however, declared that " the appear-
ances did not present materials to form an opinion
as to whether it was or was not a case of suicide."
Under such circumstances a conviction was
clearly impossible. Dr. SMITH would not have
been tried for his life, or suspected, but
for his dealing in gambling- policies that
supplied the motives, and has occasioned
all the doubt and difficulty. After the fear-
ful revelations respecting burial clubs—when
we see men and women sacrificing their own chil-
dren for the sake of a few paltry pounds—we
cannot wonder at any imputation cast on a
stranger, who had so large an interest as 2,0001.
in the event. The fact of a medical man being
the gambler enhanced the grave suspicions.
About ten years since, Lord ST. LEONARDS—
then Sir EDWARD SUODEN—declared such a pro-
ceeding, as permitting a medical man to be in-
terested in the life of a patient, to be contrary to
public policy, and as gambling insurances are not
forbidden in Ireland, and the Insurance Com-
panies did not resist payment, he declared the
Doctor a trustee for the personal representatives
of the deceased, and ordered him to pay all the
costs of the suit. Care must be taken against
such practices being introduced, or permitting
our valuable Life Assurance Companies to dege-
nerate into mere burial clubs, where strangers
might have. " motives of the most extraordinary
and tremendous character" for dealing foully
towards persons in whose lives they have no real
interest. The subject is one of exceeding in-
terest, and well worthy of mature and attentive
svnsideration.
London, England, 1854-04-19

THE GERMAN POWERS.

The Russian Government has proposed to Prus.
sia a new treaty of commerce, on terms vol.b ad•
vantageons to the latter.

The Austrian Lloyd of the 14th says :
" Russian agents in the small States of the Con-
federation, make all the efforts in their power to
prevent the adoption of a federal resolution in the
Eastern affair. The treaty between Austria and
Prussia may be considered as concluded. The
conclusion was chiefly delayed by the influence
which. Baron de Budberg, Ambassador at Berlin,
exercised in favour of the Czar. The Ministers
Manteuffel and Bonin have energetically declared
for the conclusion of the treaty, tint they were un-
able to obtain the assent of the King until after
long hesitation. At Vienna M. de Meyeudorff, the
Russian Minister, has -completely ceased to make
efforts to attach Austlia. to Russia. One of
the points of the treaty, on which delibe-
rations are at this moment going -on at
Berlin, is that Prussia shall occupy all the
Russian and Polish frontier, if Austria be obliged
to intervene actively to protect the integrity of
the Ottoman Porte ;_ but this eventuality will only
arise in case the Russian army shall march towards
the Balkans, before the arrival of the French and
English auxiliaries."
The Austrian Correspondence, in its number of
the 12th, announces a fact which demonstrates to
what a point had reached the perturbation in the
financial relations, even with neutral countries, in
consequence of the Eastern crisis. The Russian
Government having to repay to the Austrian Go-
vernment 150,000 florins for salt purchased in Aus-
tria was not able to reimburse the sum by means
of a bill of exchange, but was obliged to send the
whole sum in specie.
The Correspondence of Berlin states that the
Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha has declared himself
ready to take the command of a Prussian division
in the event of Prussia deciding on taking an ac-
tive interference in the war.
London, England, 1854-04-19

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
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40 all British CiolOnial Batik
and Loan Company ..• —• ...
50 all British N. American -.— ... 61
i '25 ' 5 IgliaA(.ol?,tik of Asia 2} .-- li
' 20 ^ 2 Chrtct. time. ot -Ell.°,
Australia, & China 1i -41-1"1
100 25 Colonial ,. .
100 20 Compercial of TAUd ..i =- 4.•
20 12 English Scottisn and
Australian 4 —33 d
20 15 Lond. Chart. Bk. of
Australia : 11 it . 3 2 d
50 20 London and County ..• ...
50 10 London Joint Stock ... ... 24
100 20 Lond. & Westminster ... ... 34
100 35 National Provincial
of England
20 10 Do. New ••• .".."
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50 221 Nat'onal of Ireland .. ...
20 all New South Wales —
25 all Oriental Bank of
Corporation 43 45 47
25 5 Do. New .. --
100 ..•
25 Provincial of Ireland ... ...
10 all Do. New
• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg.
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25 all South Australia 36 38
25 all Union of Australia 63 65
... 23 Do. New , 6 7
50 10 Union of London , ~. ...
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20 14 A.ustralsn.Pcifill
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5 1 Brit. d; Coln. Smeltg
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20 3 Eastern Steam ••• -... •••
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25 all Do. (B) • • -- 0•11
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15 14 den. Steam Navigat ... ...
20 18 General Screw Steam .., --.,.
20 71 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ...
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1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel .. _
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10 3 Netherlands Land._ 1 3
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100 60 Royal Mail Steam
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25 25 South Austral. Land 34 36
1 all Submar. Telegraph i 1
1 all Do. Registered.
100 281 Van Diemen's Land 9 —ll

--
GLASGOW AND SOI7TH-WIC3TEEN RAILWAY.--Traffie re
turn for the week ending April 15, 1854 ....... 24,984 6 2
Correeponding week last year ..... ..... ......... 4,321 14 9
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London, England, 1854-04-19

1 Wilts&Somrst

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Anglo Austrin. Gold
Anglo Californian
Australasian
Australian

lAustralian Cordillera
Australian Freehold
Ave Maria
Baden (Gd. Duchy of)
Blaenarvon Ir. di Co '

isritish Austrin. Gold
British Iron
Brazilian Imp. (issued
at £5 pin
Do. Cocaes ds Cuiada
Do. St. John Del Rey
'Jargon's Creek

Clarendon Con. Min.
Co. of Jamaica__
Cobre Copper
Colonial Gold

Copiapo
Copper MM. of Eng.
Do. Pref. 74 p. cent.
English andAustrin,
Copper Smeltg. Co.
General
Great Nugget Vein...
Do. Registered
Great Polgooth
Liberty
Linares

Lond.dtCaliforn.Gold
Quartz Crush. Co
Mariquita
Hexican&S.Amerien
,New Granada

New Linares Mining
and Smelting Co ,
Nouveau Monde ,
Pontgibaud Silver
Lead Min. do Smelt.
Port Philip
Quartz Rock
Rhymney Iron

Do: Nev.
Santiago de Cu., ..,
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Do. £lO shares..

Do. Pref., No. 1....
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and Railway
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Do. Extensions
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London, England, 1854-04-19

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

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and Loan Company
Xll. British N. Anna-kat,
5 Chartd. Bank of Asia
2 Ohrtd. Bali. of India,

Australia, & China
.25 Colonial
20 Qommercial of Lend

.2 English Scottish and
Australian
.5 Lond:Chart. Bk. of

Austmlia

' London and County..
LO London Joint Stock..
X) (kind. & Westminster
National Provincial

- I of England
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National of Ireland.

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Corporation
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LATEST FROM SPAIN:

The run upon the Bank continues. The
Herald° has a violent article on the subject, in
which it is entirely attributed to political oppose=
Senor Li,:?rente's resignation has not • been ac-
cepted. There were a great many people Waiting
to be paid when the Bank ,closed yesterday. It is
stated ghat many were paid in small coins, such
as pesetas (.LOU. each), by which means nO•great,
amount was paid yesterday-7only 2,400,000 /*eras
I arm abuut 1,200;000 were aid, in •by
capitalists to suppQi t the Bank. Thelattei: will not
open to,-morrOw or next day (Holy Thursday and
Friilao The &Asa was closed' to-day and will
remain so till Saturday. • •
There .are strong repOrts of disturbances having
recommenced at ,Parcelona,,and .that some maim_.
faCtories have been set on fire. • .
London, England, 1854-04-19

THE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC.

Subjoined are the latest advices relative to the
state of the navigation in the Baltic :
GEFLE, April 3.—Advices from Oregrund report the
waters open to the southward as far as the town ; but
to the north the ice was firm as far as Soderboda ; from
thence there was no ice to be seen, and the waters
already open.
HIIDICKSWALL, April I.—The sea is open to about one
mile from hence, and the opening of the navigation may
consequently shortly be expected.
IJMEA, April I.—The weather has been fine and mild
for some weeks past. The E. Quarken was free of ice
in the beginning of the week.
BOLDERAA, April 9.—The ice in the Gulf has loosened
frOm 'the coast, and the whole mass is apparently
in motion, and drifting away from the land. - The
vessels are still inclosed in the ice, but should the
wind continue at S.S.W., they will be soon in open
water. The ice in the mouth of the river has
loosened, but the sea-channel remains firm. April 10
—lt has blown a heavy gale at N.W., with snow
since 3 o'clock this morning. The roadstead is again
nearly full of ice, which will place the vessels there in a
very dangerous position ; eight only are now to be seen,
and are very near the shore. The water is uncommonly
high, and the ice in the river has here, completely de
tached itself from the banks. The sea channel still con-
tinues firm. Wind N.W. Temperature 0 deg.-11
o'clock, a.m. : The weather has cleared, and 15 vessels
are in sight, several of them within about two wersts of
the land. The Whole Gulf is again covered with masses
of ice, and there is no open water as far as the eye can
reach. The mouth of- the river, as far as the White
Church, is perfectly free of ice.
MEMEL, April 14.—Weather fine and settled. Wind
N.W.