The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-06 00:00:00

THE BRITISH INSTITUTION.

A private view of this exhibition, which was opened
to the public this morning, took place on Saturday.
The gallery, the best situated of any in London, is under
the governance of the Queen, the members of the Royal
family, and some of the most distinguished of the aris-
tocracy, who have liberally subscribed, that the artist
may have an opportunity of exhibiting his productions
without expense to himself, at a season when the other
large galleries are not open. This year's exhibition is
rather above the average. There are many inferior pic-
tures, but they are counterbalanced lay a number of
clever and effective productions. On a future day, we
shall give a notice of some of the most prominent pieces
in the exhibition.

SUICIDE Op A. RESPECTABLE FEMALE THIS DAY).—
This morning Mr. Baker, the coroner, received informa-
tion of the death of a fine young woman, who committed
self-destruction by drowning herself in the Regent's
Canal basin, City-road. Some bargemen had their
attention directed to something floating in the water,
and on Pulling it on shore were horrified to find it was
the body of a female. The police have issued the fol-
lowing description of the deceased :—About 22 years of
age ; 5 feet 5 inches in height ; dark brown hair ; fair
complexion ; dressed in a brown cobourg gown, white
petticoats, twill cashmere shawl with black satin stripe
and coloured border, white straw bonnet trimmed w th
purple ribbons and lined with white satin. The body
was removed to St. Luke's Workhouse to be owned.
.NARROW ESCAPE OF THE SHIP ALFRED.—A most
serious accident befel this fine ship while on her passage
to Calcutta from Portsmouth, which was nigh leading
to her foundering. The Alfred was one of Mr. Green's
splendid vessels, and left Portsmouth about five
months since, with a. large number of the 81st Regi-
ment, or " Queen's Own," with the commanding officer
and staff, ordered for India. The ship touched at Madras
on the Ist of last Dec., and afterwards sailed for Calcutta
on the 4th, and on the following day, about four o'clock in
th morning, when off Calingapatam, she struck on a
sunken rock, where she remained an hour and a half. The
rocks are described as being situated about thirty miles
north of Bimlipatam. By great exertions she was got
off.. The weather being calm, the captain made sail for
Vizagapatam, which he was, fortunately enough, enabled
to reach in safety, for she was making water fast. All
the pumps had to be kept in operation. On the vessel
being brought up, she had no less than seven feet of
water in her hold, and the leak was fast increasing. It
was then determined to run the vessel on shore ; but
before doing so, all the troops, with their families, bag•
gage, and horses, were landed. The Alfred is now
ashore, and the extent of the injuries, by coming in con-
tact with the sunken reef, are not yet ascertained.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

ALLEGED FAILURE OF COUNT ORLOFF'S
MISSION.

Further news received in London in regard to
the determination of Austria and Prussia as to the
attitude they will assume in the present struggle
between Russia and Turkey, confirms the intelli-
gence published in our Saturday's edition, to the
effect that Count Orloff's mission to Vienna has as
yet been unsuccessful.
" Count Orloff demanded," says a telegraphic
despatch, dated Vienna, yesterday (Sunday), "that
Austria should pledge herself to remain neutral
under any circumstances that might arise. The
Emperor met this demand by asking for a pledge
on the part of Russia with respect to the evacuation
of the Principalities, and also for a prothise that the
Czar would not cross the Danube, nor seek any in-
crease of territory at the expense of Turkey. Count
Orloff was unable to give any such undertaking ;
and the Emperor, therefore, reserved to himself
full liberty to act as circumstances might dictate,
with due regard to the interest and the dignity of
Austria. Count Orloff's mission is not, however,
concluded ; and it is understood that he will re-
main here some days longer. He has, probably,
instructions to make some other proposals to the
Emperor ; but no one anticipates that his efforts
will be attended by any success."
" Both this Court and that of Vienna," says a
telegraphic communication from Berlin on Satur-
day, " have refused Count Orloff's demand for an
unconditional pledge of neutrality. Neither Prus-
sia nor Austria will undertake to remain neutral
in the event of the Czar persisting in his projects
against Turkey, or seeking to extend his dominions
at her expense. Prussia has expressed her refusal
in very decided terms, and it is not improbable that
still stronger language will be employed by the
Austrian Government."
Another despatch from Vienna, states that Aus-
tria declares that she will act against Russia if the
Czar cross the Danube. If he do not, the German
Powers will remain neutral, and in case of future
negotiation will endeavour to promote amw settle-
ment on the bases of the protocols of Vienna. Arbi-
tration, it is said, has been proposed, and the King
of the Belgians has been mentioned as the probable
umpire.

The answer of the Emperor Nicholas to the Tur-
kish proposals adopted by the Vienna Conference,
has reached both Vienna and Berlin. He declares
them to be quite unsatisfactory, that he will allow
of no mediation between himself and Turkey, and
that Turkey, if she wishes to treat, may send an
ambassador to St. Petersburg.
According to another account the Russian Cabi-
net, in transmitting the answer of the Emperor,
has made new propositions, which, in their turn,
have been rejected by the Vienna Conference.
The last despatch from Vienna, dated last night,
says Lieutenant Baron Meyendorff left Vienna on
Saturday for Bucharest, with despatches supposed
to refer to speedy armistice.
It is reported that a third protocol was signed
at Vienna on Friday, Austria and Prussia declaring
to adhere to the maintenance of the integrity and
independence of Turkey. Their neutrality will be
strictly maintained. A congress at Brussels is
spoken of as probable.
The First Secretary of the Russian legation was
to leave Berlin on the 4th for Brussels.
It is quite clear that Austria and Prussia wish to

discourage the Czar, and to induce him to abandon

his warlike policy, and though they do not openly
declare themselves against him, they do all that
they think necessary to show their disapprobation
of his policy. It is evident from this that the po-
licy of Prussia and Austria is still one of reserve
and expectation, though it is equally clear that
they are only waiting for a favourable opportunity
to take part, if necessary, against Russia.
It has excited some surprise that Count Orloff
should go to Holland, and some difference of
opinion exists as to the objects of his visit there.
According to some, its object is to induce the King
of Holland (the principal of the secondary mari-
time Powers of Europe) to remain neutral ; ac-

cording to others, its object is to meet M. de
Brunow and M. de Kisseleff on their quitting
London and Paris.

It is believed that the negotiations of Count
Orloff will be prolonged for several days. At pre-
sent, his visit has only had the effect of strength-
ening the position of Count Buol, and diminishing
the influence of Count Fiquelmont.
Baron Budberg, Russian Minister at Berlin, was
to leave for Vienna last night.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily News gives
an entirely different version of the result of the
Count's mission, which he states, on the authority
of information obtained from an " excellent
source," has completely succeeded.

"It has often been remarked," he observes, "that
Austria, by professing neutrality, might give
Russia more effectual assistance than by declaring
openly in her favour, and I believe I may now
safely state that Count Orloff was not instructed
to ask Austria to join the Czar in a war with
the Western Powers at present. His desire is
that Austria should remain in appearance strictly
neutral ; thus, if the Western Powers will re-
conise her neutrality, securing the Russian
land frontiers from attack, enabling Nicholas to
concentrate the greater part of his forces in Asia
and upon the Danube, while Austria, secure from
foreign invasion, may direct her undivided energies
to keeping her disaffected subjects from rising in
rebellion. To the strict neutrality demanded by
Russia Austria has acceded, and the following bar-
gain has, it is said, been made : Russia renews her
promise, which Austria affects to believe, to respect
the integrity of the Ottoman empire, and, in case a
revolutionary movement of importance should
break out in Germany, Italy, Belgium, or even
Prance, undertakes to make peace coute qui coute
with Turkey, and to use her whole strength to crush
the revolution wherever it may raise its head. A
similar arrangement is proposed to Prussia, and
although I am not so fully informed as to the re-
sult in the latter case,. I have little doubt, despite
the speeches of the Prince of Prussia, that the
King is disposed to come into it."

The Cologne Gazette states that the Official Ga-
zette of Vienna announces that the Government

has received notice that Russia has expressly de-
clared to the Four Great Powers that she regards
herself as released from the promise made at 01-
mutz, to remain on the defensive in the Principali-
ties.