The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-02 00:00:00

YESTERDAY was the birthday of Prince Arthur, who
completed his fourth year. Her Majesty had a large
juvenile party on the occasion.
SIR WILLIAM PARKER K. C. 8., is appointed Flag-offi-
cer at Plymouth, in the room of Sir Francis Ommaney,
whose term of service at that port has expired.
THE MARQUIS OF WINCHESTER has arrived in town
from Amport House. It is rumoured that an alliance
will shortly take place between the noble lord and the ac-
complished daughter of a noble earl holding high office in
the household in the last ministry.
Ar FLORENCE, it was generally believed that a matri-
monial union was contemplated between the Hereditary
Grand Duke of Tuscany and the sister of the new Empress
of Austria.

Tin; RussrAx EMPRESS CATHERINE.—The late Em-
press, like our own Queen Adelaide, was given to inspect
the "domestic accounts," and she was puzzled by finding
among them "a bottle of rum " daily charged to the
Naslednik, or heir apparent ! Her imperial Majesty
turned over the old " expenses " of the household, to
discover at what period her son had commenced this
reprobate course of daily rum-drinking ; and found, if not
to her horror, at least to the increase of her perplexity
that it dated from the very day of his birth. The " bottle
of rum " began with the baby, accompanied the boy, and
continued to be charged to the man. He was charged as
drinking upwards of thirty dozen of fine old Jamaica
yearly ! The imperial mother was anxious to discover if
any other of the Czarovitch babies had exhibited the
same alcoholic precocity ; and it appears that they were
all alike ; dail , for upwards of a century back, they stood
credited in the household books for that terrible they
of rum." The Empress continued her researches with
the zeal of an antiquary, and her labours were not unre-
warded. She at last reached the original entry. Like
all succeeding ones, it was to the effect of " a bottle of
rum for the Naslednik ;" but a sort of editorial note on
the margin of the same page intimated the wherefore:
"On account of violent toothache, a teaspoonful with
sugar to be given, by order of the physician to the im-
perial court." The teaspoonful for one day had been
charged as a bottle, and the entry once made, it was kept
on the books to the profit of the unrighteous steward,
until discovery checked the fraud.—Table Traits with
Something on Them.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE EASTERN WAR.

VIENNA, APRIL 30.—1 t is officially stated that the
only practicable harbour of Odessa was attacked on the
23d by nine steamers, when a battery of four guns was
destroyed, and one Austrian and eight Russian ships were
burnt. The city was bombarded with shells and rockets
for 10 hours.

The Oesterreichische Correspondence considers the
arrival of the Duke of Cambridge as an agreeable proof of
the friendship which exists between the two courts, and
expresses an opinion that the Duke has been convinced
that the maintenance of that friendship is sincerely
wished for here.

It is rumoured here that the Austrio-Prussian treaty
has not yet been ratified, and apprehensions are expressed
lest the Russian party at Berlin should get the upper
hand, and persuade the Bing to refuse to sign the treaty
after the Emperor has done so.

ORSOVA, APRIL 26. The Turkish cavalry had
advanced to the river Schyl, without seeing the enemy.
The Turks had not advanced beyond Kalafat and the
neighbouring villages, but the greatest consternation pre-
vailed in Krajova.
It was fully expected that the Russians would under-
take important operations against Rustchuk, Nicopolis,
and Rassova in a few days.

On the 2341 the fortress of Silistria remained uninjured.

It is not doubted that Omar Pasha will be able to
maintain himself until the allies arrive.
It is confidently affirmed that a Russian detachment
was completely defeated at Czernavoda on the 20th, but
reinforcements were seen advancing, and the Turks
retreated.

The Trieste Zeitung says, "that up to the.l6th inst.
three steamers had taken 15 prizes in the Black Sea."
" One French steamer had run aground near Odessa, but
was got off in 20 minutes."
BERLIN, APRIL 30.—Baron Manteuffel, in his speech
at the closing-of the Chamber, said that the credit voted
had enabled the Government to proceed on the course
which it had hitherto pursued. In perfect unity with
Austria, and in unison with the Western. Powers, the
King would direct all his endeavours to restore peace,
and to obtain security for the future.
According to advices from Stockholm of the 24th,
Admiral Napier had had an interview with the King of
Sweden.

BELGRADE, APRIL 29.—0 n the 24th, the• Russians
evacuated in great haste their hospitals and magazines at
Krajova.
General Liprandi, and the division under his com-
mand. were expected the day after- at Krajova, which town
he was to leave on the 27th.

The Turks from Kalafat have already occupied Mug-
lavit, Gunia, Pojana, and Palechti. They were expected
at Krajova on the 28th or 29th.

According to advices from. Constantinople of the 20th,
10,000 men of the combined French and English force
had reached that city.

The 33d, 41st, 49th, 77th, 47th, and 88th English regi-
ments of the line were stationed at Scutari.

On the Sunday before the Patriarch published a procla-
mation to the Greeks, in which he advised them to remain
tranquil.
There was some talk of the return of Mehemet Ali
Pasha to the Government as Minister of War.

The 4lth, 50th, 93d, 4th, and 28th English regiments,
with the rifles, were still at Gallipoli,

Intelligence from Malta states that Lord Raglan arrived
there on the 25th, and left the same day by the Emu. Tha
Caradoc left on the 26th for Corfu, to convey the Duke of
Cambridge. The Masterman had arrived with artillery
horses, and several transports had also arrived.

The latest news from Berlin states that the treaty be-
tween Austria and Prussia having been signed by each
sovereign, it was expected that the ratifications would be
exchanged immediately.