The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-16 00:00:00

BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.

The following were yesterday declared to have oom-
plied with the standing •orders ;--Oxford, Worcester,
and Wolverhampton Railway (Chipping Norton Branch);
London and North-Western (Haydon-square Branch) ;
Tralee and Killarney Railway ; Portsmouth Railway ;
Islington Market (to repeal the act of William IV.,
establishing this market, • the sale of live cattle hav-
ing, according to the recital in the preamble, been dig-
continued, as unprofitable") ; National Assurance and
Investment Association (for incorporation) ; the Com-
missioners for the Exhibition of 1851 ; Deptford Gas
Light Company ' • Newport Dock ; Kensington Improve.
ment ; Bradford Waterworks; Nottingham Park Estate.
BAGON'ALSTOWN, NEWEOSS, AND WEXFORD RAILWAY.
—After three days' inquiry, and a long examination of
Mr. Hughes, the engineer, against the bill, which pro-
poses a capital of 270,0001., the examiners declared the
standing orders "not" to have been complied with.

ARRIVAL OF GOLD, Etc.—There are several arrivals to-
day of the precious metals. The Cambria steamer,
from America, brings 138,000 dollars, value about
7.6004 The Plata steamer, from the West Indies and
the Pacific, brings 23,9171. 'The Iberia steamer, from
Lisbon, &c., brings 4,4461:; and the Thames steamer,
from the Brazils, 1,0001.; making, however, in all, only
36:963/.
TAR; LATE It. H. GURNEY, ESQ.—The personal estate
of this gentleman—f mmerly member for Norwich and
Bait Norfolk, in the Liberal interest—has been sworn
at 500,000/. in the province of Canterbury, and 25,0001.
in the province of York.
TEE IRON TRADE OF SOUTH WALES —At the pre-
sent moment the whole of the ironworks in the southern
part of the principality are in full work, and, now that
the Ebbw-vale strike has ceased, the whole of the fur-
naces are in full blast. In fact, it is stated that the
trade was never in a more healthy condition than at
present. A firmer tone has been given to the pig trade ;
and the make of pigs and their conversion into manu-
factured iron seem to have been better and more evenly
adjusted. It is expected that prices will be fully main-
tained ; indeed, from- the, scarcity and high price of fuel,
there is not any chance of a retrograde movement in the
prices.
TELEGRAPHS IN AUSTRIA.—The telegraphic comma
nication between Piedmont and Lombardy, Trieste,
Venice, and all the other countries forming part of the
Austro-Germanic line, was opened on the 9th,

The..firet part of the programme of last night's concert
was entirely of an operatic character, comprising a se-
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Freischutz, and " La donna e mobile," from Verdi's
last opera, Rigolettl. He was in excellent voice, and
was very warmly received by the audience. The second
part was principally composed of well-known pieces by
English composers, the only novelty being Hatton's
song, " Good bye, sweetheart," in which Mr. Suns
Reeves was unanimously encored. The others were
such familiar friends as " Sweet home," " Toni Bowl-
ing," "The deep, deep sea," " The meeting of the
waters," and the like. The vocal artists were Miss Re-
becca Isaacs, Miss Stabbach, Miss Ransford, Miss
Thirlwall, Miss Hemming, Miss Laurie Baxter, Mr.
Sims Reeves, Mr. Leffler, and Mr. Donald King.
Mdlle. Griiver executed Mendelssohn's pianoforte con-
certo in D minor; and Mr. Viotti Collins and Mr.
George Collins played a duet on violin and violoncello,
"Rule Britannia," in such a brilliant style as to elicit
an encore. Herr Meyer Lutz condurted. The audience
filled the hall in every part.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, FEB. 15.

The result of the Vice-Chancellor's visit to London be-
came known this morning. Lord Derby entirely accepts
the scheme for a new constitution proposed by the Heads,
and wishes every effort to be made to bring up persons from
the country to vote for it. The Government have granted
a postponement of their University measure from Monday
next to the Friday following, in order to allow time for
Convocation to express an opinion upon the scheme of the
Heads. It is supposed that the form of a petition to the
Queen will be promulgated to-morrow, and that the assent
of Convocation to it will be asked on Tuesday or Wed-
nesday next. The exact nature of the new constitution
has not yet transpired. It has undergone constant
alterations from day to day, and little more is known of
it with any certainty than that it aims at maintaining
the separate existence and supreme authority of the
existing Hebdomadal Board.

Sir William Heathcote has been engaged during the
greater part of the day in calling and leaving cards at
the common rooms, and on the Heads of the different
colleges. He dines this evening with the Vice-Chan-
cellor. To-morrow he will be entertained at breakfast
in Trinity College, and will dine with the Warden of
All Souls'. On Friday he will breakfast in Balliol.

GENERAL POST-OPPICE.—Tha Lords of the Treasury
have consented to appropriate the fund arising from un-
claimed money orders and from unclaimed property in
dead letters to the payment of part of the premium on
the policies of such of the officers of the Post-office, in
any part of the united kingdom, as may insure their
lives. This' fund now amounts to about 1,6001. a-year,
and there is an accumulation ftom past years of
about 15,0001. which is also to be applied to this pur-
pose.
MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN DOVER AND CALMS AND
OSTEND.—A tender has been accepted for the perform.
ance of the mail service between Dover and Calais, and
Dover and Ostend, by a private company. The contract
is concluded for a space of four years, commencing from
the Ist of October next, at the rate of 15,0001. per
annum, after which it may be determined by either of
the contracting parties giving twelve months notice.—
Dover Chronicle.
BEERSHOP-KEEPERS AND PUBLICANS.—A return has
lately been printed, by order of the House of Lords, of
the number of beershop-keepers and publicans on the
electoral list. The return is incomplete from the want of
information on the subject.
THE GREAT DIAMOND.—The extraordinary diamond
alluded to in the daily papers as having lately been re-
ceived at the Bank of England, from Rio de Janeiro,
was yesterday submitted to the inspection of her Majesty
the Queen by the consignees, Messrs. Dovey and Ben-
jamin. The diamond weighs 254 carats, and we un-
derstand it is of the purest water, and likely, when
polished, to exceed in size and brilliancy the celebrated
"Koh-i-noor."
SERIOUS STEAM-BOAT COLLISION ON THE RIVER.—
GRAVESEND, Feb. 15.—Early yesterday morning, almost
at the top of high water, a very serious collision took
placein
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tween
Steam Navigation Company's fleet, and the American
steam-ship,
ship Glenburn, Captain Springer, which was nearly cut
down to the waters edge, and run ashore, in order to
prevent her foundering. The Hope was on her way
.round from Plymouth, where she had landed the Afri-
can mail,
and was proceeding up the river to her sta-
tion in the pooh The Glenburn was going d • wri in tow
of a tug, bound to Newport, in the Bristol Channel,
where she would take in a cargo. Both the Hope and
the tug had the usual lights exhibited, and on ap-
proaching each other their helms, as we have bean in
formed, were put aport, in compliance with the Admi-
ralty regulation. From some circumstance, however,
as yet not correctly ascertained, they caine in fearful
contact, the bow of the Hope striking the Glenburn
nearly amidships on the larboard side, and cutting her
down considerably, to the extent almost of the hatch on
deck. The steamer' p
s engines had been sto pelte 1 and
reversed, had they have been otherwise the consetences
might have been far more serious. Itwas quickly dis-
covered that the ship was fast making water, and as
her sinking was apparent, it was determined to run
her ashore on the Kent side, which was accomplished.
Captain Springer sustained injury at the moment of the
collision by being thrown over a spar. The Hope escaped
damage, except some small extent of injury at her bow,
and afterwards proceeded up the river,

The Panama Rerald, of January 17, gives the
following particulars of the massacre of three of the
crew of her Majesty's ship Virago by the Darien
Indians, while that ship was engaged in the ex-
ploring expedition :
" Yesterday morning despatches were received in town
from Commander. Prevost, of her Britannic Majesty's
sloop of war Virago, dated January 7, giving an account
of the proceedings of the exploring party, and the me-
lancholy intelligence of the murder of three of the crew
by the Indians. From a letter received at the same
time we are enabled to lay before our readers the
following particulars : The expedition consisted of
Commander Prevost, with 20 officers and men. After
proceeding for some distance, without experiencing
any molestation, a party of four men were left, on
the 2d inst., in charge of a provision depot, while the
rest. of the party proceeded to explore the Cordillera
of the northern coast. After penetrating as far as
time permitted, they returned to the depot on the
sth, when they found it plundered, and all the men
mising. After a careful search, the bodies of three
of the men were found at a short distance from the
station, having evidently been shot while in the act of
retreating towards the Savannah River. Of the fourth
man no trace was found, and it is supposed he is a pri-
soner in the hands of the Indians. Commander Pre-
vost was obliged to return, atter having reached the
Cordillera, and when within a few miles of the Atlantic.
He had to cut a road through the forest, and has left a
good road and 12 stations, 'so well marked as to be
easily followed up by any future parties.' The name
of the missing man is Henry Robins, 21, ruddy conk
plexion, with reddish hair and whiskers. On receipt of
the intelligence a despatch was immediately forwarded
to the expedition on the Atlantic side to inform them of
the fact, so that no means may be left untried to recover
the missing man. The Virago was to sail immediately
for Valparaiso." _ _

The 'Panama Star says :—This information is
sad indeed, and shows the necessity, in any mea-
sures that may be taken for the survey of the Da-
rien Canal route, that the different expeditions
should be sufficiently numerous and properly armed
to resist any attack of the savage inhabitants of the
country.

The British ship Cambodia, of 1,140 tons' bur-
den, which left Callao, on the 31st of December,
for England, with guano, sunk during the night
of the 7th bf January, about GOO miles from Cal-
lao. The crew saved themselves in the boats, and
reached Callao after being exposed for four days
and nights.

LA IV INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY).

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before R. Gurney, Esq.)
SMITH V. YOUNGHUSBAND AND ANOTHER.

This was ap application fq. a new trial. The plaintiff,
is a poultr "*".leinan in / vgrte-mirket, and d'efend
ants are ti ell-known p ..,tie e-trriers, and the action
was origit.,:dly brought to recover the sum of 71. 78.,
the alleged value of certain poultry, &c., which had been
consigned to plaintiff, but not • delivered through the
neglect of defendants' servants. On the trial it
was proved that the goods had been duly directed to
the 'plaintiff, who had carried on business in the market
for several years. It was endeavoured to be proved, on
the part of the defendants, that every exertion had beenmade to discover the plaintiff without effect, and the
package was broken open and the contents sold for Si.
His Honour gave judgment for 71. 7s.
Mr. Ripton now appeared in support of the applica-
tion for a new trial, and Mr. W. R. Buchanan to op-
poFe.
After a long discussion, his Honour said he did not
see any ground for questioning the correctness of the
judgment, and refused to grant a new trial.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)
IN RE CROFTS.--FAILURE OF A MINING AGENT.
This bankrupt was described as of Threadneedle-street,
mining agent, and to-day was appointed fur choice of
aF.signees.

After the usual business, Air. Cooke, of Crown-court,
Tlarogrnorton-street, and Mr. Offord, coach -builder,
Wells-street, Oxford-street, were chosen' cassiganees.
Front the preliminary statement prepared by Messrs.
Harding, PulleM, and Guildhall-chambers, it ap-
pears that the debts are Co.,alout 8,0001, and the assets
will probably be above 600/. *
IN RE READ.
This bankrupt was described as of Hart street, Blooms-
bury, licensed victualler, and to-day was appointed for
his last examination.
The balance sheetrepared by Mr. 'Maynard, Bread-
street, comm
encing- Jan. 7, 1.852, and eliding Jan. 7,
1854, shows deficiency at fbriner date of 944/. Gs. 21
Debtor to creditors, 1,5447. To ditto holding security,
1,1201. 2s. liabilities, 751.: profits, 1,150/. 6s. 3d.
Creditor, by property, to realize nett, 87/. 10s.. Ditto
(3 per Cent. Consols) in hands of creditors, 1,350/.
Los4es, 85/. 154. Gd. ; trade expenses, 862/. ; house-
hold expenses, 490/.
The bankrupt passed without opposition.

Loss OF THE OSUANLI STEAM•SHIP.—The Osmanli
screw steamer, Captain Corbett, which left England,
with the mails for Melbourne and Sydney, a few months
since, struck on a red of rocks at Cape Linois, in d'Es.
trees Bay, on the coast of Australia, in the month of
November last. Happily, the crew and all the passen-
gers were saved, but, at the last accounts from the spot,
the v,osel was fast breaking up. The Osmanli was a
fine vessel, of 1,000 tons burden, and was insured for
35,000/.

THE DANUBE.
From Krajova, Feb. 3, we learn that an order
of the day forbids the Russians in Lesser Wallachia
to absent themselves more than 1,000 paces frog
the camp, and to keep up relations with the " per'
fidious" inhabitants. On January 29 Prince Gort•
schakoff directed in person a grand reconnoissance
on the side of Kalafat ; the advanced posts of the
Turks withdrew into their entrenchments : both
at Kalafat and at Widdin every one was on the
qui vine.

A later despatch from Krajova, dated Feb. 11,
says there are, as yet, no preparations indicating
an immediate attack upon Kalafat.
A letter from Giurgevo, of the 6th Feb., state*
that the Russians are keeping up their fire from
Rustchuk against that place.
General Schilders is inspecting the whole line of
the Danube up to Galatz and Reni.
Since the 28th of January the Russian line be•
tween Giurgevo and Kalarache has been reinforced,
but it is generally believed that no serious attack
will be made on Kalafat for some time, as the RUP
sian generals are of opinion that the position can
hardly be taken without trenches, parallels, 10.,
for the construction of which some weeks are nets*•
sary. This report has been forwarded to St. Peters..
burh, and instructions from the Emperor are es•
petted. It is positively stated that the Russians
hays by sickness, desertion, and the sword, lost
35,000 men since they crossed the Pruth in July
last, and that number must be deducted from the
list of troops. The total number of troops which
had crossed the Pruth up to the Ist of January Ira
129,188 men, with 408 guns ; and if we deduce
35,000, there are now about 94,000 men in Molds-
via and Wallachia. In Bessarabia there are 26,760
men, with 96 guns.

Scientific officers are of opinion that if the Wes•
tern Powers were without loss of time to take the
thing into hand the Russians might be got out of
the Principalities with little difficulty. An auxi-
liary corps of 60,000 or 80,000 men, and a little
help from the war-steamers at the lower end of the
Danube, where there are now 94 Venetian feet (12
feet English) of water on the bar, would do the
thing.

'Die Russians now admit, to their cost, that the
Turkish army is something better than the wild
undisciplined mob of fanatics they took them for,
and that Omar Pasha is, events, at all not very
much inferior to Prince Gortschakoff. This con-
viction may explain the precaution which the
various corps of the Russian army observe in their
movements, and the impatience with which rein-
forcements indispensable to resuming hostilities are
waited for. The difficulty is all the greater that
the Ottoman General is keeping in a state of inces-
sant alarm the Russians in the direction of Oltenitse
wad Gratgevo; and it is not at all improbable that
he would attempt something against Bucharest if
the enemy weakened that point by moving toward*
Kala fat.

The Ottomans do not seem to repose on the
laurels they have already gathered on the Danube.
They have reinforced their left wing, intended to
watch the movements of the Russians. The garri-
son of Kalafat, which consisted of about 20,000
men, has been increased by 10 battalions of in-
fantry, a regiment of cavalry, and 12 pieces of ar-
tillery. It now consists of 30,000 men. Other re-
inforcements are expected, which are to be distri-
buted between Kalafat and Widdin.
It is not expected that any decisive' events will
occur until the end of next month, when the Em-
peror will probably arrive at the seat of war.
In the month of March there is to be a general
conscription in Russia, and the 80,000 recruits,
with the invalids, will maintain tranquillity in the
interior while the garrisons are fighting the battles
of the Czar in the Principalities "against the
Turks and the Anglo-French auxiliary troops."
The war is for the future, it is said, to be carried
on by land alone, and the fleets are to act strictly
on the defensive. As to the entente cordiale, peo.
pIA at St. Petersburg flatter themselves that it will
not last long.
Since the Ist of January continual attempts have
been made by the Turks to force a passage of the
river at Giurgevo and Oltenitza, but up to the sth
without success, though there has been considerable
loss of life on either side.
On the 3d 900 Turks attempted to take posses-
sion of the island opposite Giurgevo, but were re-
pulsed after a battle which lasted about five hours,
daring which the guns of Rustchuk continued to
play. On the sth there was also a sharp affair at
Oltenitza. 3,000 Turks crossed the river, and at-
tempted to regain the position which they occupied
in October last, but were repulsed by the Russian
corps stationed there.
The "great battle" of Padlofo, an estate belong-
ing to Milosch, was an outpost skirmish which
lasted two hours, and probably would not have
lasted half that time had the Turks not resolved to
rescue a superior officer who had been taken pri-
soner by the Russians. They succeeded in the
attempt.
The Russians say that on the 28th of January
they
totally destroyed a strongly entrenched
Turkish strand battery below Galatz, between
Isaktchi and Tultcha, but no one believes it.
A letter from Warsaw, of _Feb. s,.states that, in
the month of April, a camp of 00,000 men Qom.