The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-21 00:00:00

P.RINCZSS'S THRATBE.

" What great events from small results may rise" is
I illustrated in the Storm in a Tea-cup—a little farce which
was brought out here last night, and in which a young
couple, at the height of their happiness and on the point
of taking wing for a tour up the Rhine, break into a
most serious quarrel on a trivial su-picion, put a stop
to their trip, and even threaten to separate. The mis-
take which gives rise to the fracas, and which is based
on sufficiently slender and improbable materials, is, that
when on the point of setting out on their pleasure tour
a letter arrives, which their jewel of a servant had
dropped in the ink and so obscured both the direction
and post-mark. Under the idea that it comes from
Boulogne, where a former " flame" of Mrs. Felix
Summerley (Mrs. Walter Lacy) resides, Mr. Summer-
ley (Mr. W. Lacy) waxes first wrath, and then seriously
jealous, A more minute inspection of the letter, how.
ever, which Mrs. Felix, in her scorn andindignation,
refuses to open and to read to her husband, leads
to the discovery that it comes not from Boulogne, but
Bordeaux, where lives a certain Miss Booker, to whom
Mr. Summerley had formerly been engaged. It is then
Mrs. Summerley's turn to grow jealous, which she does to
such an extent as to insist upon an immediate separation.
Fortunately for the happiness of the young couple, their
respected parent (Mr. J. Chester) arrives, and thinks of
opening the letter, whichis the cause of all the broil. Their
doubts and suspicions are then indeed removed, as it
turns out to be nothing more than a business note directed
to the old gentleman himself. Of course, mutual forgive-
ness and apologies are exchanged, and all ends happily.
Such are the main incidents of the farce, the dialogue of
which is smart and amusing in an uncommon degree. This, and the admirable acting of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
i Lacy gave t a complete success. During its progress
the house was kept in a continued shout of laughter, and
the curtain fell amid long and unanimous applause. ,

L A:MST FOREIGN NE .‘,/

THE WAR IN THE EAST.

THE BALTIC.

A telegraphic despatch,' dated Copenhagen,
March 16, *says that the Baltic fleet, under the
command of Sir Charles Napier, was expected to
arrive there on the following day.
There was a report, however, that it will he
safer for the Duke of Welling Lon and the vessels of
the first class to pass through the Great Belt by
Nyborg, where the water is deeper, though the
navigation is more intricate, instead of through the
Sound, where there is only 25 or 26 feet of water
in some parts of the channel.

Probably, therefore' the frigates and vessels of
the second class will enter the Baltic by the
Sound, and the larger vessels by the Great Belt.
The appearance of the British fleet in these
waters has greatly strengthened the popular and
constitutional party in Denmark, and, on the other
hand, afflicted the friends of .Russia with propor-
tionate disgust.
A later despatch states that the fleet arrived in
Wingo Sound ou the 15th, all well.
A letter from Copenhagen, of March 13, says
that " the Swedish fortresses Kungsholinen and
Drottningskar are to receive a garrison of 600 men.
Transports have been taken up at Calmar to carry
the reinforcements to Gothland. The Government
has at last made the long-demanded concession to
the Swedish shipowners. Vesssels purchased
abroad are no to be admitted on paying a duty of
5 per cent. if of 100 tons and over, and 10 per cent.
if below that capacity. Major-Gen. Nordin, S wedo-
Norwegian ambassador in Russia, has arrived in St.
Petersburg. The Swedish and Norwegian papers de-
mand his recall, as being a partial and reactionary
Minister. He is married to a rich Russian lady,
and cannot act independently. The young Prince
the Duke of Soderznanland, son of the Crown
Prince, is dangerously ill. The commercial fleet of
Helsingfors at this moment consists of 8 ships, 8
brigs, and 12 schooners ; total, 6,000 t(.lis : that of
Abo, 22 ships, 10 brigs, 12 schooners, 3 galeases,
2 yachts, and 3 steamers ; total, 15,000 tons. A '
vessel has reached Elsinore with coals for the Baltic
fleet. Others are daily expected. To-day the ad-
dress to the King, of want of confidence in the pre-
sent Cabinet, was read a first time in the Upper
House, by a majority of 36 to 8. It will be read a
second and last time to-morrow. This evening the
same address will be read a second and last time in
the Lower House. Yesterday there was to have
been a meeting of the Privy Council, but his Ma-
jesty sent orders for it to be postponed."
The Hamburg Correspondent contains a letter
from Stcckholm, of which tile following is an ex-
tract :—" Our fleet is in a good condition. Work.
men are employed actively in fitting out gun-boats.
The squadron recently fitted out, and composed of
seven ships-of-the-line, with 2,000 men on board,
would suffice to make au imposing demonstration.
As to our armaments by land nothing is neglected.
As the assemblage of Russian troops in the Baltic
is considerable, prudence seems to require that all
half-measures should be avoided. It is that feel-
ing which accounts for the increase of the garrison
in the island of Gothland. There are shortly to be
sent to the island 4,000 Norwegians, making up,
with 9,000 militia, a corps of 16,000 men."

The following is from Berlin, dated yesterday
(Monday) :
" The English Government applied to engage 60
Prussian pilots at Svvinenaunde, the port of Stettin.
They have requested leave of absence from the Go-
vernment here. Count Groeben and the Prince of
Hohenzollern have returned.

" The export of gold from Russia is reported to be
prohibited.

" The commander of the troops at Revel had pro-
claimed that probably the town would be bombarded
by the English and French, and women had been
required to leave it.
"On the 15th the Miranda left, bound for Kiel."
We learn from the Austrian capital that on Sun-
day Baron Meyendorff had an audience of the Em-
peror, which lasted two hours.

- It was reported that on the explanation of the
intentions of Austria will depend the stay of the
Russian Minister in the capital.

Crete in consminenee of the attempt at revolt made
here fast Deeetnber.

1-41,•ari were entertained that the revolutionary
movement which had broken out in Thessaly and the
Epirus, and which has mainly proceeded from the
kingdom of Greece, would spread to Bosnia, Albania.
Montenegro, and Servia. With a British and French
army under weigh for Turkey, and about to occupy
a portion of that empire, it was not to be pre-
sumed that Austria would feel inclined to remain
an indifferent spectator, but eagerly look out for
the opportunity of occupying some of those pro-
vinces, to counterbalance the presence of French.
and British armies in Bulgaria or Roumelia. An
insurrectional movement, which is by no means
difficult to encourage, would be the signal for the
march of an Austrian army into Servia, Bosnia,
and Montenegro. The French ambassador has re-
ceived instructions to hasten the arran .ements for
the encampment of the expected troops as much as
possible, and to act with the greatest energy ; and
that the representative of her Britannic Majesty
was pursuing a similar course. The preliminary
works for an encampment for the French forces
were already being commenced at Ste. Stefano, on
the. coast of the Sea of Marmora, about two miles
south of Constantinople. Wooden barracks aro
being erected at the Dardanelles, with other works,
under the superintendence of the British engineer
officers.

Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, who has been inces-
sant in his efforts on behalf of the Christian sub-
jects of the Porte, and whose name is associated
with all the real reforms introduced into the em-
pire, had just obtained an Imperial firman, esta-
blishing the rights of Christian witnesses in a,
Turkish court of justice as equal with those of a.
Mahomedan. A person who is not well versed in
the affairs of the East can scarcely form an idea of
the importance of this concession, which may be
said to form an era in the progress of civilisation in
the East. This concession is regarded by the Ma-
hotnedan as at variance with the precepts of the
Koran. The firman, it was expected, would be
published shortly.

The Breslaw Gazette says the Austrian Ambas-
sador has received instructions to use all his in-
fluence to suppress the revolutionary movement,
and to make the Greek Government understand
that any encouragement given to the insurrection
might give rise to serious difficulties in the nego-
tiations for peace. The Austrian Internuncio at
Constantinople will receive a copy of these instruc-
tions in order to lay them before the Sublime Porte.
Baron de Bruck has, it is said, received orders to
remove all fears which might be entertained at
Constantinople at the concentration of Aus-
trian troops in the provinces bordering on
Turkey, and to demand the assent of the Porte
to an intervention in Servia if it should

become necessary. It is understood that our
Cabinet, in the event of a negative reply, will not
consider itself bound by the declaration of the
Porte, but will undertake that important step on
its own responsibility should circumstances require
it. According to a report in circulation, the Ruse
sians will assume the offensive in April."
Intelligence from Montenegro to the Bth, states
that tranquillity had not been troubled. The
Turkish troops are at a suitable distance from the
frontier. The Montenegrins had fortified their de-
files and make no more excursions. Presents of
money had been distributed to the poor com-
munes, in the name of the Emperor of Russia ;
wheat had also been bought and distributed at his
expense. Prince Danilo left for Cettinji on the
3d, on a tour along the frontier.
The Palatinate I-, azette states that before his de-
parture for Munich, the Emperor of Austria, in
speaking to one of his Ministers on the question of
the day, expressed himself in the following terms
—" It is impossible for me to explain what a load
has been taken of my mind since a decisive reso-
lution has been come to. Latterly, I have had
neither rest nor sleep ; thank God, the sad moment
is now over."

The Prussian Correspondence of Berlin says
" The Russian Government having declared that
it was satisfied with the neutrality which Prussia
proposed to observe, the Cabinet has abandoned
the mission of Count de Dohna at St. Petersburg,
the .object of that mission being attained. The
Cabinet having taken the resolution of remaining
neutral is decided to cause this neutrality to prevail
by force of arms. Such is the object of the preps-.
rations which have recently been made. Orders
have been sent to the commanders of the Ist and.
sth (Prussia and Posen) and to the 7th and Bth
(Rlienan provinces and Westphalia) corps d'armee
to hold themselves ready for mobilisation. The
government has besides resolved to raise a loin of
30,000,000 thalers. A bill on the subject will be
communicated in a few days to the Chambers."
It was on Saturday that the French Government
received from Berlin a telegraphic despatch an-
nouncing the answer of the Czar Nicholas to the
summons addressed to him byEngland and France.
That answer is conceived in short, dry, and most
disdainful terms. As soon as the English Minister
at Berlin was made acquainted with the answer,
he despatched a courier forthwith with the news,
by way of the Prussian ports of the Baltic, to Ad-
miral Napier, in order that he may be prepared to
act upon his instructions.

CONSTANTINOPLE.
The following is from Constantinople under date
of March 9 :
The Russians are said to be preparing chains to
stretch across the mouths of the Danube.
Conferences were going on between the Turkish
Cabinet, the Sheik-ul-Islam, and the Foreign Mi-
nisters relative to the Christians iu Turkey.
The Russian subjects in Turkey, England, and.
France, are about to be summoned to return home.
Since the prohibition of the export of corn from
Odessa, the price has fallen from 9 to 3 silver
roubles. Numerous failures are expected at
Odessa.
We learn by letters from Constantinople of the
6th and 7th inst., that the resolution adopted by
the British Cabinet of sending out 20,000 men,
and that of France to forward twice that number
immediately, for the support of the Sultan, was
greeted with pleasure by the population of that
vast city. The time, it was said, had arrived when
energetic steps should be resorted to. Winter was
tst passing away, and spring would nodoubt usher
in war on a large scale. The last accounts from
the Danube announced that the Russians had re-
tired from the neighbourheo6 of Kalafat. In Asia
snow and ice had put a stop to warfare for the
present.
On the sth Count Metaxa, the Jreek ambas-
sador to the Ottoman Porte, had a long interview
with Reschid Paella, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs. The ambassador of Greece endeavoured
to explain the non-participation of his Govern-
ment in the insurrectionary movements. It does
not, however, appear, that the excuses tendered
made auy impression on the Suitan's Minister, as
he plainly alluded to the contemplated recall of the
Turkish Minister from Athens, if the revolt was
not quelled, and the concession not only of all
diplomatic relations with the kingdom of Greece,
FRANCE.
but also the interruption of all and every connec-
tion, not excluding commercial intercourse. The The Moniteur of to-day announces that the
latter would be a hard blow to Greek commerce, Austerlitz, of 100 guns, left Brest on the 20th
and bring ruin to their extensive merchant navy. inst. for the Baltic.
On the 4th Fuad Effendi left for Volo, on board the The Hercule, Duguesclin, and Trident, have left
Turkish war steamer Taif—the same that escaped Toulon for the same destination.
from the disasteratSinope. He was accompanied by 2 The Duperre is to leave on the 24th to join the
adjutants, his firstsecretary Riiiizi Effendi, actually Baltic fleet, and the remaining vessels will leave
in the province of Salonica ; Gelal Bey, his second very shortly.
secretary ; and M. Costaki Adocides, interpreter. Admiral Parseval-Deschenes left Paris, on Mon-
Fuad Effendi had been named commissary-extra- day, for Brest, to take the command of the Baltic
ordinary, and is invested with full powers for the squadron.
suppression of the insurrection. From Volo he There is reason to believe that the project of
will immediately proceed to Janina, where he will forming an army of observation on the Rhine is
fix his residence. It was said that Sir Henry not abandoned, and that the subject gives con-
Ward, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian siderable uneasiness to the diplomatic corps. From
Islands, would send a person to meet Fuad Effendi ; the last accounts received from Berlin, Prussia
and that the representative of France at Athens seems to have gone entirely over to Russia.
would do the same. Greece was to send a pleni- It is announced that Marshal de St. Arnaud is
poteutiary to Prevesa, where a species of Congress to leave Paris for the East on the 4th of April.
is to be held as to the best mode of calming down By a decision of the Minister of Finance, the in-
the insurrection. The last accounts from the terest on Treasury Bonds is fixed as follows, from
Epirus announced that the Turks suffered a slight March 20 :—At 4 per cent. per annum for those of
defeat at Dimorio on the 23d, losing 60 men. from three to five months ; at 4i per cent. for
They withdrew to the citadel of Arta. Suleyman those of from six to eleven months ; and at 5 per
Bey, however, advanced with 300 Albanians; and cent. for those of one year.
the town of Arta, which was in possession of The subscriptions to the loan, at Paris and in the
the insurgents was stormed, and taken. Ka- departments; up to Saturday, have already ameun-
raiska,ki and Grivas, who commanded the ted, says the Moniteur, according to the lists re-
Greeks, were completely defeated, the former ceived at the Ministry of Finance, to 235 millions.
receiving a wound in the arm. The insurree- The following is the definitive composition of the
tion has spread very considerably. Suli and staff of Marshal de St. Arnaud, Commander-in-
seven or eight of the surrounding villages was up Chief of the army of the East :—Aides-de-camp :
in arms. Paramitia had also rebelled. The old Cols. Trochu and de Waubert de Genlis, Major de
governor of Janina, Sali Pacha, fu, mod a body of Place, and Captain Boyer. Orderly Officers :
150 cavalry. They, however, disbanded, as he Chefs,d'eseadrun Reins), Henry, and de Gram ont,
could not produce sufficient money to pay them. Duke de Lesparre, chef de bataillon Durand de
The garrison of Lanina numbers 500 men. Her Villers, Captain de Cuynac, and Captain de
Britannic Majesty's steamer Sheerwater had pro- Puysegur.
ceeded from Corfu to Prevesa, with troops on board. The fall in corn continues ; the top qualities
She was lying there, but had not landed any force. have fallen during the week Bf. or 10f. per sack of
The Turkish Government was actively engaged in 157 kilogrammes,
sending troops to the provinces of Thessaly and In the markets round Paris the fall yesterday
Epirus. The Chaaki-Clradi, °hell-Per, and Pour- was 2f. or 3f. per hectolitre.
solid left last Thursday, with 3,000 troops, bound The Legislative Body was occupied with a de-
for Volo. Constantinople was perfectly quiet. M. mand that M. de Montalembert should be prose-
Canaria, son of the celebrated Greek naval hero, cuted for his last letter to M. Dupin. M. de Mon-
who had been at Constantinople fur the last week, talembert thereupon declared that he was an entire
had just fallen a victim to the knife of an assassin- stranger to the publication of that document, and
On the 3d, at Kourou-Tchesme, a village on the the Deputies retired to their bureaux to examine
Bosphorus, he was stabbed on the right side. He the matter.
lingered for three days, and expired after great It is said that the whole of the expeditionary
suffering. He made no revelation with regard to army of France is to be embarked simultaneously,
the assassin, who has not been found. Sir John between the 19th and 25th, at the ports of Toulon,
Lakeman, who has beenon an excursion to Schurnla, Marseilles, and Algiers, and that these divisions
left on the Ist for France and England by the Nyl will go directly to Gallipoli, a small Turkish town
steamer. The same boat brought out Major Dixon on the Peninsula which forms the European side of
and Captain Blakely. Captain symmous, R.E., has the Straits of the Dardanelles, and sometimes called
just returned from inspecting the fortifications of the ?eniusula of Gallipoli. It is a town of about
Sinope, in the Black Sea. The British and French 17,000 inhabitants, and is celebrated in history as
steamers Furiousand Vauban hadreturned from the being the first place in Europe captured by the
Black Sea and had cast anchor in the Bosphorus. Turks. The port is a good one.
The latter went to Sebastopol, and reported that the It will be gratifying to the people of England to
entrance to that harbour was shut, a boom and know that the feeling in France with
respect to
chain having been thrown across. The entrance to the alliance of the two countries is daily improving,
Sebastopol was refused both to the Vauban
fand and it may now be said to be rising to enthusiam.
Furious, the latter having proceeded therefrom The inhabitants of Marseilles are already making
Varna. The whole of the Russian fleet was at an- arrangements for a grand fete to be given to the
chor within the harbour. Duke of Cambridge, on his arrival in that city,
Lieutenant-General Sir John Burgoyne has just where he is to embark for the East. The reception
returned from a short excursion to B uyuk-Tchek- at Paris will also be everything that could be wished.
medge (great bridge) to inspect that part of the All the securities experienced yesterday a further
country, which is the military position commanding decline on the Bourse. The Three per Cents.
the approach to Constantinople.
opened at 65f. 55c. and closed at 65f. 40c. for the
The Sultan has amnestied all the Softas (roll- end of the month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
gious students) who were banished to the island of closed at 92f. 23c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,085 f.

Letters have been received from St. Petersburgh
which represent the public in that city as in a state
of great irritation against the Western Powers.
The Russians declare that they will not hear of any
further negotiations with those Powers, and that
they will only negotiate with Turkey alone, and
then only o❑ the understanding that she is to
accept all the terms proposed by Prince Mens-
chikoff.

The Russian Government has communicated to
the Cabinet of Berlin intelligence respecting plots
said to be hatching in Poland. The Russian Go-
vernment does this, no doubt, from interested
motives.

It is asserted that despatches have been addressed
from Rome to the Four Great Powers, claiming
from them the assurance to the Pope of his due in-
fluence in the settlement of the religious affairs of
Turkey.