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died the following day. The assassinescaped. The of Parma has been declared the Sovercign of the shy, as Regent, during the minority of her son, who born on the 9th of July, 1848, The drain of specie to India and China is now likely to checked by the fall in the rates of exchange announced the overland mail. . fhe threatened strike of seamen at Shields had taken ‘The shipping office was deserted, and some hun- 4s of men were in the market place, refusing to work. serious interruption to business was the result, and ships were detained for want of hands. he death of the Duke of Portland is recorded by this mer. Phe Crystal Palace at Sydenham was to be opened on 24th May, by Queen Victoria in person. Our Paris Correspondence, Pann, March 26, 1854. Army of the East—Iness of Marshal St. Arnaud— ‘ive Interests of England and France—M. Thiers Drawing up Military Plans for the French Government The Montalembert Ajfair—Policy of the Orleans amily. he external situation fixed as regards the antagonism the Western Powers and Russia is still governed by the paiderations attached to tho attitude of Austria and ia, Invitations are daily addressed to those Pow- by M. Granier de Cassagnac, the huissier of the gov- ment, and a strong ultimatum is spoken of as having n lately forwarded to them in the joint names of nee and England. The rumorsof the contemplated ation of a camp on the Rhine, revived from time to ine, and as frequently denied, responds to an eventu- ry which is far from being abandoned, and which has a chance of speedy realization. I know for a fact t ae¥eral military men have received notice to hold mselves in readiness for this destination. France and Jand appear determined, in marching towards the st, not to leave Austria and Prussia neutral and unde- din their rear; and it fs said that the departures of different divisions of the army of the East were only ded (it was only on Friday Inst that fresh orders it an end to their suspension) by the uncertainty that ailed as to the government’s being forced to throw of the expeditionary corps into Italy. The divisions Gut to be sent off will follow each other but slowly this reason, and it is stated that Marshal St. Ar- d_ will only leave at the end of April, it not being ely that the army will be in line before the middle of ‘The emoluments of the Marshal as commander-fn- ef bave beon greatly exaggerated. It was ted that he waa to receive two hundred pussnd france, independent of his allowances in Senate and at court. Now the fact is that the sum it he was to recive as commander in-chief was only twelve thousand franes; but the Emperor, deem- it insufficient, gives hima hundred thousand franes rivate purse. The Marshal, who has been se- usly ill from an internal complaint, has experienced pat relief since he has placed himself in t ds of Eaver, the physician of the Emperor. Mreturn to the Eastern question. Desperate efforts Ii being made, on the part of Austria and Prussia, renew negotiations, by endeavors to persuade the wr that the object which he desired, (or appeared to Hro—the emancipation of the Christians.) has been filled even beyond the terms of his own demands by oncessions of the Porte to the Western Powers. Of , no one anticipates success from these attempts Wie two Powers, who af® desirous to avoid the neces- of declaring tho part they will take. The French ernment is anxious t@ push them to an immediate blanation for reasons peculiar to itself, Louis Napo- ndoes not regard without fear and hesitation the nes of an European war; but he thinks there is some- 1g tobe gained in a continental war—namely, the enish provinces. Ina war circumscribed to the East, nce will be put toa vast expenditure of men and Iney—will at the most gain only Tunis, and will in end contribute to increase the power and influence of bland by opening to it the Black Sea and by securing it the route to the Indies. This is the secret of the nt earnestness and onergy of England, and of its diness to publish the diplomatic correspondence of Sear —a step which has rendered the latter irrecon- statesman who played a principal part under the monarchy—M. Thiers—is at present devoting a great of attention to the Eastern question. | He is em- ved in drawing up strategetical plans, (an acquire- ‘upon which he prides himself) aatal acs see, ted to the government, although their author affecta to give his adhesion to it. he Montalembert affair, which had only just beguo ake a noise when I wrote to you last, has assumed her a serious aspect. The Logislative Corps, to which been submitted a demand of authorization previous he institution of proceedings against M. de Montalem- hind “shown some symptoms of opposition, based e principle of tho inviolablity of their members; L yesterday the Emperor sent for the two Vice Prosi- of that body, Messrs. Schneider and Rovell, end joly told hia mind to them. He stated that the pro- ings it M. Montalembert had been taken with consent, and after a deliberate examiaation of the He did not dictate to the Legislative Corps the ct that it should pursue, but it would have to ose between him and M. de Montalombert. he latter, in his defence before the commission, de- all participation in the distribution of his letter, h had been inserted by an oversight, as it is pre- att Cpe Es fi d his at ten 4 Bey com which, it language of B, who told ‘them that bg de on the culpability of ely to examine if 4 é ‘were not called upon to . de Montalembert, but were sufficient grounds for ings against that gentleman. the irritation caused by these words lative Corps the Emperor expressed, , will reduce to about thirty votes the ority which defends M. de Montalembert, end, al- gh there is not the slightest proof of the offence of icity, he will eventually be delivered up to the tri- it, although this result cannot be prevented, tho ‘cannot be controverted that thero isin this minority hirty a nucleus of opposition whieh is likely to in- ine, and the existence of which denotes a strong feel- irritation against the government, and creates an which may prove fatal to’ the interests of Emperor, if events should turn against him in her quarter. Council of State is secretly deliberating on a pro- of law which has for its object to. place the Muni- Councils of the principal towns of France, such as wwux, Rouen, Lille, Marseilles, Toulouse and Lyons, the same regime ns that of Paris. Should it pass, municipal councils of those cities will for the future med Wy by the government. The measure is ly to meet with strong opposition in a country which always shown itself jealous of its municipal privi- the Chamber in | is no doubt that the question of suppressing all he official journals has been seriously entertained, pugh no effect has been given to it. After the state- made uj the subject, if such had not been the we shi have had some official denial of it, such as ven in the columns of the Monileur to the author- of the “Revision of the Map of Europe.’’ The rial journal declares that the political plan laid hin this pamphlet is contrary to the policy of the nment. curious instance of the extremes to which excess of will sometimes push men is to be found in the fact in pronouncing the mystical benediction at the of young Murat and the Princesse de Wagram op of Nancy took it upon himself to make all to the chance of the young couple some day or other nding the throne of Naples. eon ie Amelia is about returning to Claremont her continental trip. She will a Germany in oute, as ber travelling that way would only give rise suspicion that she wished to near the resi- je of the Count de Chambord. Orleans family decided, it is said, upon causing no embarassment he present French government during the period it is engaged in foreign warfare. SHB BUROPHAN WAR. & SPECIAL MESSAGE OF THE QUEEN TO THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. following is an account of the ceremonial at the of Lords on the 27th ult., from the London “¢ avenues of Westminster Hall and of the Peers’ en- to the Houac of Lords were occupied by a large 8 to see her Majesty’s Min- the declaration of ust Russia, The Lord Chancellor took his seat the woolsack at afew minutes before 5 o'clock, at \n hour the Indies’ gallery on either side of the no was filled ‘yee ae Sheca The space below the crowded with members of the House of Com- the privilege of the entrée, Pod earliest in attendance were Lord @ Earl of Harrowby, Lord Beaumont, the of oe the Earl of Ellenborough, and the Earl after a ie Earl of Aberdeen and the Earl of Clarendon en- the House together five o'clock. The Premier en, in converration with Lord Grey near the or afew minutes, and Lord Clarendon was ngaged with Lord Brougham. When the tera took their seats there were present upon the ury bench the Karl of Aberdeen, tho Mai downe, the Earl of Clarendon, Farl Granville, the of Neweastle, the Duke of Argyll, and Lord Stanley, iderley.. Upon the opposition bench wore the Earl rby, tho Karl of Malmesbury, the Karl of Eglintoun, rar! of Lonsdale, the Marquis of Salisbury; and Lo roster. relates, among whom were the bishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the hp of Exeter, and the Bishop of St. Asaph, took their upon the bishop’s bench. Earl of ADRRDEEN, (whose rising was followed by a ery of “Order, order,’’) advanced to the table and A message from the Queen, my lords, noble Earl having handed her Majesty's mossage to slerk-assistant, Mr. Lefevre, it was by him taken to ord Chancellor. sPD CHANCELLOR, rising, read the mossage, amid thless silence of the House, as follows:— tA Rea: — Mojeaty thinks it proper to acquaint the House of that the nogotiations in which hor Majesty, in con ith her allies, has for some time past been engaged hia Ma; ‘the Emperor of all the Russias have and tHat her Majesty feels bound to afford active ~ ad to her ally, the Sultan, against unprovoked t Majesty haa ‘ted, anc given directions for Inying before th: 0 of Locds copice of auah popers, in edition 19 those already communtcated to Parliament, Soeeone merece negot ¥ ry to reflect that no endeavors have been ii to preserve to her subjects the blessings of peace. r Majesty’s just expectations have been disappoint. ed, rays Yajesty relies with confidence on the seal of her brave aud loyal subjects to support her in her determination to employ the power and resources of the nation for protecting the d ions of the Sultan against the encroachments of Russia. The Loxp mR, having read her Majesty’s mos- ete handed it to the reading: ., Mr. L. Edmonds, who, ‘ing it to the table, again read the royal message. ‘The Earl of CLammnpoy, then rising, said:—My lords, on Friday next I shall move that her Majesty's most gracious mei ¢ be taken into consideration. ~ The ¥arl of Dexsy—My lords, I only rise for the pur- se of saying that, as the noble earl has given notice of is intention’ to move that her Majesty's message be taken into consideration on Friday next, I am quite sure your lordsbips will be unanimously of opinion that this is not the time to say a single word on the great and subject to which it relat On Friday I presume that the noble earl, or the noble Farl at the head of the government, will take the opportunity of stating fully not only the causes which have led to this unfortunate rupture of our amicable relations with Russia—for with those we are partially acquainted—but that he will also state the precise objects that we have in view in entering upon this war, the objects that we seck to obtain by it, and whether there are any conventions, pr any other engagements, into which we have entered with France or the Porte binding us to any specific object. If there are any such, I have no doubt they will be found among the papers which her Majesty holds out the expectation of laying before the House, and will only express my earnest anxiety that under | these considerations the government will state whether | or not there is any truth in the report that has been circu- lated during the last few days that in this convention there | are articles between ws, France, and Turkey, which will be | of a nature to establish a protectorate on our part as objec- tionable at least as that which, on the part of ssi, ha inst. I will not say a single word more, n Friday, of cours, the noble earl will be prepared with such a statement as will induce us to concur in the address in answer to the gracious message of her Majesty, and with regard to which it is not necessary for me to say that her Majesty will not rely in vain upon the sup- port of all classes and denominations of her subjects for the maintenance of the honor and dignity of this country | in a just, necessary, and honorable war, and in taking such vigorous measures as mov. be neces: to brit that war to a speedy and honorable termination. (Cheers. Earl Grey—! will only add that I trust that in the a dress in answer to her Majesty’s message the govern- ment will take care so to draw that address that there | will be no difficulty in its being unanimously adopted by ovr lordships. (Cheers.) Because, whatever our opi © may be as to the past, we must all concur in the de- thal this address shail be unanimously adopted— | hear)—and I hope that it will be so framed as not savy opivion that any noble lords may find a in concurring in, either on the grounds that the war might have been avoided by abstaining from all interference, or by more Vigorous steps having been taken at an earlier period. [hope that no difficulty will be interposed in the way of those who are not altogether satisfied with the course which has been pursued upon either of those grounds so as to prevent them from con- curring in the address on Friday. (Hear, hear.) ‘The discussion upon the great event of the Sey, having thus terminated, many of the peeresses anc others shortly afterwards withdrew. In the House of Commons, shortly before 5 o'clock, there was an unusuaily large attendance of members, many of whom were engaged in loud and animated con- versation, which rendered the obser ions of the honor- able gentlemen who took part in the discussions upon rivate bills almost inaudible. at 5 o’clock Lord John ell walked down from the bar from his usual seat on y important ing been called upon by the Speak- er, announced that he had to communicate to the House a Tes from the crown. This statement was followed by a general cry of ‘Hats off,’’ and the demand was complied with by tho great ma- jority of hon. members. Mr. Hume, and several gentle- men sitting near him, did not uncover, and the call of ‘Hats off’ was continued for some moments without lucing the desired effect upon those members, who, jowever, removed their hats when the Speaker com- menced reading the royal message. The Spxaxker juested Lord J. Russell, io the usual form, to bring up the message, and accordingly the noble lo laced the document in the hands of the right hon. gentleman, who proceeded to read it to the House amidst the most profound silence. The Royal message was then read, after which rd J. RUSSELL rose and said—I beg to move, sir, that ‘er Majesty’s most gracious message be taken into con- sideration on Friday next. The motion was agreed to. THE DECLARATION OF WAR. [From the Supplement to the London Gazette, March 28,] Its with deep regret that her Majest th is Wi leep at her jest announces ie faflure of her anxious and protracted endeavors to. pre- serve for her people and for Europe the blessings of rome unprovoked aggression of the Emperor of Russia against the Sublime Porte has been persisted in with such disregard of consequences, that after the rejection by the Emperor of Russia of terms which the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of the French, and the King of Prussia, as well ag her Majesty, considerod just and equi- table, her Majesty is compelled, by a sense of what is due to the honor of her crown, to the interests of her people, and to the independence of the States conrrme to come forward in defence of an ally whose territory is’ invaded, and whose dignity and independence are assailed. Her Majesty, in justification of the course sho is about to pe, fers to the transactions in which her Majes- ty eo" engaged. The r of Russia had some cause of complaint against the Sultan with reference to the settlement, which ‘nis Highness had sanctioned, of the cond claims of the Greek and Latin Churebes to a portion {he Holy Plapes of Jerusalem and its neighborhood. To the complaint of the Emperor of Russia on this head justice was done; and her Majesty's Ambassador at Con- stantinople had ‘the satisfaction of promoting an ar- rangement to which no exception was taken by the Rus- sian government. - But while the Russian government repeatedly agsured the government of her Majesty that the mission of Prince Mengchikoft to Constantinople was exclusively di rected to the settlement of the question of the Holy Places at Jerusalem, Prince Menschikoff himself pressed upon the Porte other demands of a far more serious and important character, the nature of which he, in the first instance, ondeavored, as far as possible, to conceal from her Majesty’s Ambassador. And these demands, thus studiously concealed, affected not the privileges of the Greek Church at Jerusalem, but the position of many millions of Turkish subjects in their relations to their sovereign the Sultan. ‘These demands were rejected by the spontaneous de- cision of the Sublime Porte. Two assurances have been given to her Majesty—one, that the mission of Prince Menschikoff only regarded the Holy Places; the other, that his mission would be of a conciliatory character. In both respects her Majesty’s just expectations wore disappointed. Demands were made which, in the opinion of the Sultan, extended to the substitution of the Emperor of Russia's authority for his own over a tion of his subjects; and those demands were enf by a threat; and when her Majesty learned that, on announcing the termination of his mission, Princo Menschikoff declared that the refusal of his demands would impose upon the Imperial government the necessity of seeking a guaran- tec’ by itv own power, her Majesty bought proper that her fleet should leave Malta, and, in co-operation with that of his Majesty the Emperor of’ the French, take up its station in the neighborhood of the Dardanelles. So long as the negotiation bore am amicable charac- ter her Majesty refrained from any demonstration of force. But when, in addition to the assemblage of large milit forces on the frontier of Turkey, the Ambassa- dor of Russia intimated that serious consequences would ensue from the refusal of the Sultan to comply with un- warrantable demands, her Majesty deemed it right, in conjunction with the Emperor of the French, to give an unquestionable proof of her determination to support the og wie rights of the Sultan. and devotion of the House of Loris, and on the exertions _ world, to take up arms, in we | sent intention toissue letters of mar’ ity and independence of whose , by the sympathies er people with 1 Se iy 2 tastrorte avert from her dominions most injurious consequences, and to save Europe from R preponderance of a Power which has violated the faith of treaties, and defies the opinion of the civilized conjunction with the Emperor of the French, for the defence of the Sultan. Her Majesty is persuaded that in so actin, abe wili have the cordial support of her an that the text of zeal for the Christian Nanas will be used vain to cover an aggression undertaken in disregard of of its holy precepts, and of its pure and beneficiont 5p rit, Her Majesty humbly trusts that her efforts may be suecessful, and that, by the bleasing of Providence, peace may be re-established on safe and solid foundations Westuinsten, March 28, 1854 DECLARATION. Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, having been compelled to take up arms in support of an ally, is desirous of renderin, the war as little onerous as possible to the Powers wit! whom she remains at peace. To preserve the commerce of neutrals from all unne- cessary obstruction, her Majesty is willing, fer the pre- sent, fo waive a part of the belligerent rights appertain- ing to her by the law of nations. It is impossible for her Majesty to forego the exercise of her right of seizing articles contraband of war, and of preventing neutrals from bearing the e1 ’s despatch- es; and she must maintain the right of a belligerent to prevent neutrals from breaking any effective block which may be established with an adequate force against the enemy’s forts, harbors, or coasts. But her Majesty’ will waive the right of seizing enemy's property laden on board a neutral vessel, unless it be contraband of war. It is not her Majesty’s intention to claim the confisea- tion of neutral property not being contraband of war found on board enemy’s shi and her Majesty further clares, that being anxious to lessen as much as po the evils of war, and to restrict its operations to the re- gularly organized forces of the country, it is not her pre- que for the commis- sioning of privateers. Wesmanster, March 28, 1854. (From the London Times, March 29.] War is declared. A peace which has laste the unex- ampled period of thirty-nine years, which many fondly hoped was to last as many more, is at an end; and the is too like’ isanters and suileriugs, of which we are cifully spared the foreknowledge. It tempt to lift up the veil of a futuri sad in many respects; nor is there any neet. N native is left us; the decision has been taken out of oar hands; and, unless we would submit, wit! crouch under the insolent dictation of « and see the liberties of tramp of the Cossack, we arbaric Powor, rope disappear undar the had no other course than todo in sad and solomn form. ‘th sight of the document we publish to-day will call many to their senses who to the last have speculated on the chances of war as a still remote contingency, or have looked at it only in its holyday aspocts.’ If the mere sight of a ifesto to which we are happily ao little might sober the most thought. less, the perusal of it will remove every scruple from those who do not think all war unjustifiable. The document does justice to the long and anxious efforts of France and Eng- land to heal the rupture which the Czar had all along determined never should be healed, except by the subju- gation of @ neighbor against whom he had-no longer & quarrel. With a simplo collation of dates it convicts the daring attempts of the Emperor to falsify the chronology of the negotiation, and throw on us the odium of pro- voking the war. it meets with a just rebuke the impu- dent hypocrisy with which Russia has claimed to be the friend of religion and truth, when it was spurning the pure precepts of the one and outraging the laws of the other. There is not an Englishman whose thoughts are still free, and whose hand is not tied by some fanatical theory, who,will not respond heart arid soul io this solemn appeal. The greater part of us will only be called on to endure sacrifices, and thankful we should be that our art in the moble struggle is not more, sovere, ut those sacrifices all will make cheorfully and ungrudgingly, from the conviction that Hesyon has put them upon us, and that the only way to savo our- selves, and fulfil our part in the terble drama, is to strike with all our might, and let tho great culprit see at once the strong determination and the tremendous power he has prosumed to set at nought. We have been slow to take the decisive step. The Russian has evi- dently concluded that we preferred negotiation to action; the very population of St. Petersburg has been taught that wo are too commercial to be real warriora, and too fond of profit to be keenly sonsitive to wrong. Now that we have thrown away the scabbard, and stand face to face with our insolent ant ist, it only remains to disabuse him thoroughly of this imaginary estimate of our temper and power. That we have no doubt will be done, but ft will be done all the more readily by our gal- lant lect and army if it be known that all England fol- 1 her sons to battle, and will prosecute their cause ge their death, ‘ill soon or late the rights of na- tions and tho liberties of Europe receive a freah sanction in the signal punishment of the gigantic offender, THE DECLARATION OF WAR BY FRANCE. The subjoined telegraphic despatches from Paria thus announces that a simultaneous declaration of a similar purport to the above had also been made to the Legisia- tive Assembly by the French Emperor :— Paris, March 27, 1854. The Minister of State read to-day to the Corps Lejis- in the name of the Emperor, a message announc ing that the final resolve of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg has placed Russia in a state of war as regards France. ‘The Emperor also doclares that the whole responsibility ae rupture 10 rests on the Ruasian government. of adhesion by iu t, ‘esident, then went on to say that the ‘This intimation was also'geceived with loud chsera where it was received with the same enthusiasm. ‘was received with energetic express! ons whole tive body. pices uallad pport of the logislativo bo relied on the su} ivo body, a as on that of all , under this grave ‘aspest ° and the Assembly broke up with shouts of “ Vive 'Em- ? + A similar communication waé also made to the Senate, ‘The Minister of Commerce bas just informed the various Chambers of Commerce throughout France that letters of marque will not be granted to American ves- sels, and that the federal government had declared to the French Minister that acta so conteary to the rights of nations would not be tolerated in the territory of the Union. The Moniteur of March 28, contains’ the, following DECLARATION :— Article 1. Six weeks from the pregent date-are to Russian ships of commerce to 4 ike port of ‘Those Russian ships which are not actually in our ports, or which may have left the ports of Russia proviously to the declaration of war, may enter into the French ports, and remain there for the comfletion of their car- goes until the 9th of May, inclusive. Article 2. Those vessels which shall be eaptured by French cruisers after having left the Russiamports, shall ranted ‘rance. be released if they can establish, by the ship's papers, at they were proceeding direct to the place of destina- aay sad Lad astoerartied hare. Panis, Mareh 27, 1854. DROUYN DE L’HUYS. The Moniteur also declares that the subjects of. Russia may continue their residence in France, under the protec- tion which the law provides for foreigners, the only con- dition being that they respect those laws. THE RIGHTS OF NEUTRALS, RUSSIAN PRODUCE IN NEUTRAL SHIPS. The following reply, from Lord Clarendon, has this day been received at the Baltic Coffee House, by the doputa- tion of Russia merchants which waited upon his lordship, on tho subject of Russian produce in neutral ships, on the 20th inst.:— S1r—I am dircoted by the Earl of Clarendon to atate to you that since his lordship had the pleasure of seeing, on the 20th inst., the deputation of merchants connected with the trade with Russia, his lordship has further con- sidered the questions put to him by the deputation, whether Russian produce brought over the frontior by land, and shipped from thence by British or ueutral ves- sels, will be subject to seizure by her Majesty’s cruisers, The Russian government has maintained that the de- termination of the Emperor to occupy the Principalities was taken in consequence of tho advance of the fleets England and France. But the menace of invasion of the Turkish territory was conveyed in Count Nesselrode’s note to Reschid Pacha, of the 19th (31st) May, and re- stated in his despatch to Baron Brunow, of the 40th May (lstJune), which announced the determination of the peror of Russia to order his troops to occupy the Principalities if the Porte did not within a week comply with the demands of Russia. The despatch to her Majesty’s Ambassador at Con- stantinople authorizing him, in certain specified contin- gencies, to send for the British flect, was dated the Bist May, and the order sent direct from England to her Majesty's admiral to proceod tot ¢ nelghborhood of the Bardanelios was dated the 2d of June. ‘The determination to occupy the Principalities was, therefore, taken before the orders for the advance of the combined squadrons were given. ‘The Sultan’s Minister was informed that unless he signed witbin a week, and without the change of a word, the note proposed to the Porte by Prince Menschikoff, on the eve of his departure from Constantinople, the Prin- cipalities of Moldavia and Wallachia would be occupied by Russian troops. ‘The Sultan could not accede to so insulting a demand; but when the actual occupation of the Principalities took place, the Sultan did not, as he might have done in the exercise of his undoubted’ right, delare war, but addroased a protest (o his allies. Her Majesty, in conjunction with the sovereigns of Aus- tria, France, and Prassin, has made various attempts co meet any just demands uf the Emperor of Russia without affecting the dignity and independence of the Sultan; and had it been the sole object of Russia to obtain security for the enjoyment by the Christian subjects of the Porte of their privileges and immunities, she would have found it in the offers that hayo been made by the Sul- But as that security was not offered in tho of a special and separate stipulation with Russia it was rejected. Twice has this offer beon made by the Sultan, and recommended by the four Towers, once by & note originally prepared at Vienna, and subs aeeoty modified by the Porte, once by the proposnl of bases of negotiation agreed upon at Constan- Lingple on the Slat of December, and approved at Vienna on the 13th of January, as offering to the two parties the means of arriving at au understanding in a becoming and honorable manner. It is thus manifest that a right for Russia to intesfere in the ordinary relations af Turkish subjects to their sovereign, and not the happiness of Christian communi- ties in Tukey, was the objeet sought for by the Russian government; fo such 4 demand the Sultan would not sub- mit, and his Highness, in self-defence, declared war upon Russia; but her Majesty, nevertheless, in conjunction with her allies, has not coased her endeavors to restore peace between the contending partiea. ‘The time has, however, now arrived when the advice and remonstrances of (he four Powers having Wholly inefiectual, and the military preparations of Taw sia becoming daily mora extended, tt is bat too obvious that the Emperor of Russia has entered upon a course of | policy whi and v4 subsequent confiscation in the High Court of Ad- miralty. Clarendon conceives that the question will turn upon the true ownership, or the interest, or risk in, and the destination of, the property which may be soized or captured; and that neither the place of its origin nor the manner of ita conve to the port from witence it vas ahi a , or even, in most cases, of importance. ich pro if shipped at neutral risk, or after it aa tooowe Bn hie neutral property, will not be liable to condemnation, whatever may be its destination. if it should still remain enemy’s property, notwithstanding it is shipped from @ neutral port, and in a.neutral ship, it will be condemned, whatever may be its destination. If it be British property, or shipped at British risk, it will be condemned, if it is prpved to be really engaged in a trade with the enemy, but not otherwise, The place of ita origin will be immaterial, and if there has been a bona fide and complete transfer of ownership to a neutral, (as by purchase in tie neutral market,} the gooda will not be liable to condemnation, notwithstanding they ma} have come to that neutral ‘market from the enemy's country, either overland or by sea. Lord Clarendon has, however, to observe, that circumstaneca of reasonable suspicion will justify capture, although. release, and not condemnation, may follow; and that ships with cargoes of Russian produce may not improbaily be considered, under certain circumstances, as liablo to capture, even though not liable to condemuation. Tam, sir, your very obedient servant, .U. ADDINGTON, Foreign Office, March 25, 1864. From the London Gazette, March 28.} Wo published yesterday (ho official statement of what the Foreign Secretary of State intends to be the rule to be pursued in the war which, has been at last declared; but it gives little practical information to the mercantile ty of which it waa not previously posseased If we understand the law, as laid down by Lord Claren don, enemy's produce, if shipped at noxtral risk, or af- ter it has become bona Jide noutral property, wili’not ¥¢ liable to condemuation, whatever may be ‘ita desti xa- tion, But if it be British property, or shipped at Britiab risk, it will be condemned if it is prove to be really en- gaged in a trade with the enemy, but not otherwise. ‘This is certainty not very clear information for movoan- tile guidance; it lays down no general rule, and the.con- clusion is that every case will have to be decideson its specific merits before our Admi Courts. It wae fo last war, ed thore aro many morchangs living who will remember the expense, delay and ennoyanca with which such proceedings were attended, Tho Forcign Secretary appear: have taken fer his guide Vaitol's’ “Law of Nationa,’ but we cannot say that he has been vory successful in his commentary upon tar old author. Lord Clarendon further lays down the kaw to Ve, according to his reading and exposition of it, Dial eac- my ’A produce, SHED) chaos oie veneeia eee Seren notwithstanding it is shipped from a pentrat port, and in aneutral ship, it will be condemned, whagorer may be ita destination.” Perhaps it may bo of use to remind Lord if unchocked, must lead to the destrustion | Clarendon that this was one of the cvunoa of the last war 1 of the O*toman empire. hotweon England and the United States of America; and In this conjuacture her Majesty feols galled upon by re- | it ie our beket thas, ii Wwe etwe seguiaden bo had re- | course to im the war now declared, it will roault in a siml- | lar 5 LA bmg have elapsed since the war | with Ai ‘and in those forty years tho United States | have wonderfully, in their wealth, their power | —both moral and politica in their commerce and navigation. Can we suppose, therefore, that they will | now submit om Teste fon on their Romans Ah | they repudiat forty years ago } phe = & ship under the American flag taking in a cargo of Russian produce at Hamburg or Memel, for 4 port in the United States—will the ship be subject to | seizure if falien in with by a British cruiser, and the cargo to condemnation, before a prize court? Or, will the Americans suffer ‘their ships to be detained’ and searched, While the ownership of the cargo has to be determined? The United Stutes, it is well known, will not submit to any euch inconvenience. ‘These are mat- | ters which must be considered in time ; we cannot ha: one law for American ships, sud another for other ne trals. The trade of England with Russia amounts to several millions in the year, and it must not be supposed that itis carried on for the ‘exclusive benefit of Russia ; | on the contrary, it will be found that British merchants | bave the greatest pecuniary interest in it. This ought to | be one pbncament to the Government not unnec: | sarily to throw difficulties and impediments in the w: | of our commerce. We again, as we have on former occa- sicns, recommend the policy to be adopted for which the Uni- ted Slates contend, and which we hope eventually to vee the established law of nations for every maritime coun: that the ReareRY oF ihe Rag shall protect the cargo. If it be adopted by England, in the present war, it will save much of political difficulty and bickering, and it will se- cure to England the support and friendship of every commercial country in Europe. pa 2 BAUETC re legraphie despatch from Nyborg, given in the Cologne Gazette, tives tha a division of the kaglish fleet, wom bering eighteen sail, passed the Great Belt on Saturday morning, the 24th ult. A despatch from Kiel, dated the same day at noon, announces that six vessels of the fleet were jn sight. Sir Charles Napier had not been re- ceived at Minister fér Foreign Affairs. It was thought probable that the Admiral would prefer to station his fleet in the bay of Kjpge, near Copenhagen, where there is more room for {he ships, and a better anchorage than at Kiel. ‘ie flees reached Kiel on the 27th, all well. It con- sisted of twenty-four ships. Other ships of war had loft Spithead to reinforce it, and by the middle of April Admiral Sk Charles Napier will have nearly forty ships under the British flag in his command. ‘The Prussian government has given permission to sixty Prussian pilots toact on board the English squadron. Letiers from Christiania, (Norway,) state that two English officers lately yisited a harbor at the mouth of the Vesterelo, near Friedrickstad, and ascertained that thirty ships of the line might safely anchor in it. The weather in Norway upto the 16th ‘inst. was very mild and hopes of an early spring are entertained. Tn a few di island of Gothland will be increased to 16,000—an island which, in all probability, will play an important part in the approaching contes One of the despatches from Copenhagen, dated March 22, says:—The day befory yesterday Sir Charles Napier arrived here in the Valdrous steamer, Captain Buckle The Danes were excessively pleased with him for taking off his hat on landing at the custom house stairs. Sir Charles then paid a visit tp Mr. Buchanan, our Minister, and with him proceeded to\pay his respects to the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairt At is said that the King ¢ Denmark vefused to see the gallant Admiral on a plea of ill health, but in reality Sroman indisposition to (fend the Russian party, which is rather strong here. Yesterday morning Sir Charles Na- pier returned in the Valorous to Wingo Sound, and it is expected that the fleet will enter the Baltic to-mozrow and pass the Great Belt in a day or two. ° OPERATIONS IN TBE BLACK SEA. From the London Gaiette, March 28.) The latest accounts from the seat of war in the East inform us that tho Russians hai closed both mouths of the Danube. For Aree past, however, the Russians have allowed the Suliaa brauchof the river—the only one available for shipping and ‘rade—to be gradually closing up by the natural action of the stream iteclf and its deposits, instead of keeping it mvigable, as the Turks were in the habit of doing, by occasionally dredging the bed of it. This negiect shows how necessary it will be for the Western Powers to avail themselves of the pre- sent occasion to dispossess the Russians of the control of this great European river—an obect which must not be lost sight of in the present hostilities. Wo ought, how- ever, to look for more from {wo such fleets and two sueh armies as England and Fratce have sent, and aro sending, to the seat of war. We hope to see the Rus- sians completely expelled from tie Crimea, and the Black Sea no longer a Russian lake, The Russians are in- debicd for the Crimea to one of those freudulent treaties which it imposed upon the Portp, and it should no longer be left in possession of it. Sebastopol, from its central ition, gives the Russians a ¢omplete command of the lack Sea, both on its Europtan and Asiatic side, and they haveywith great judgment, made it thelr chief naval station. It is to be regretted that the Czar has been allowed somany months to prefare his defence in this quarter; but the war will hava been very unprofitably conducted if that strong naval station be left in the hands of Ruasia. The Trieste Zeitung contains a letter of tho Sth, from Varna, which gives some account of the adventures of the Vauban after its separation from the Furious. Tho French vessel went to the entrance of the port of Sebas- topol,where she found, outside, a ship of the line, a fri- gate, and a brig. The commander, who thought tho ussians might proceed to hostilities, prepared for ac- tion, but the liner and frigate entored'the port, tho en- trance to which was immediately closed by means of a chain, As the Vauban lay directly under the guns of one of the oy, commander resolved, if fired into, to get away as fast as hecould, but if possible, to take ihe uasian brig with him. The Furious saw nothing of the Russians. ‘'Thereare no Russian vessels at Odessa, but strand and port latteries are being constructed with all possible expedition. THE GREEK INSURRECTION. to following is translated from the Courrier de Mar- March 15, 1854. representatives of France and England, in terms most energetic, relative to the Greek insurrection, stating that the’ Chaagé d’ Affaires ot Turkey at the Court of Athens had received instructions to denand from the Greek government the unishment of oll the persons who had participated in insulting the Ottoman legation, and, if necessary, togive their names. Ané farther to demand of the Greek gov- ernment to i, under the, heaviest penalties, ai Greek subjects from passing the frontier and joining the rebels, and requiring those who have already gone over to the insurgents to return immediately. In the event of the Greck government not giving immediate satisfaction, the Ottoman Chargé d’Affaires will leave Athens immo diately with the whole of the logation. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe and General Baraguay d’Hilliers, to whom this note was shown, have highly ee“ of it. e French frigate Gomer, having Admiral Barbier de ‘Tinan on board, quitted Constantinople for Pyrei on the 16th, and arrived om the 18th at Syra. The Gomer, it is said, is ordered to cruise on the coasts of Morea, Alba- nia and Salonica, in order to show the insurgents the de- termination of France to put down the revolt. Admiral Dundas has also sent several steamers inthe same direc- tion, and for the same purpose, The French brig Mercure returned to Smyrna on the re em Samos. Order had been restored on the isiand. Constantino?’ ‘The Divan has sildressed a note to THE POSITION OF PRUSSIA. (Berlin correspondence, March 25, of the London Times.] ‘The commission appointed by the Second Chamber to examine the Ministerial proposal of a loan of 30,000,000 thalers, together with the ways and moans suggested for covering the annual interesi sceruing thereon, is con- stituted in a very satisfactory manner. Nothing haa been withheid from the knowledge of the committee that already exists in a tangible form, such as the protocols of the’ Vienna conference, the diplomatic correspondence on the subject of the Oriental question, &c.; but, if I am rightly informed, Baron von Menteuifel' has refused to accede to the requirements of the committee, that he shal pledge himself as to the future poliey of the Prus- sian Cabinet. ‘The fears and apprehensions of these gen- tlemen lead them to seek for security that Prussia s! not be involved in a Russian alliance, for an alliance with Russia at the present time would be the signal for disturbances all over the kingdom, the extent and issue of which it is impossible to foresee. Alliance with Russia is civil war, more or less remotely. On the other hand, an alliance with the Western Powers is foreign war, more or less remotely, for even if Prussia does not bind herself by treaty to take an active part inthe conflict, Russia would immediately compel her to take one side, and that, too, the part of relf-defence. Betwoen these two horns of the litienl dilemma there is nothing left but neutrality, rank, firm, and ready at every moment to repel every at tempt at its violation; there reems now to be afairchance of such a neutrality coming to pasa, with the assistance of Austria ard the rest of the Bund. ‘The united military foree that Germany, including the ron-federal territories of Austria and Prussia, can set on foot, amounts to little short of 900,00. Of ‘course, be fore thia whole force could be deyeleped, some considera- ble time would clapse, and considerable deductions would, in the course of its process, have boon made in reducing thone estimates into reality. The rnsult of the nego: tions now being carried ‘on, at Yieama by Lieutenant Colonel von Manteuffel, will bo of considerable weight in seltling the decision of the committee. For the Minister Tresi¢ent to give any pled for the future policy of Prussia in this matter, for the purpose of procuring the } suffrages of the committee in favor of the Ministerial | plun of a loan, would be a species.of political dishonesty which none who know him wilt expect him to condeseond to. It is at all times impolitic for nny statonman to bind | Limeeif to any future coureo, whan the elements fe de ciding on that course.are not yot before him, ani it be comes something worse thanimpolitic when he @es so knowing himself net to be in. posseasion of moana ade quate for the prosecution of the course he may choos Baron von Manteuffel is. not possessed of suffic power to carry his measures a all times throug’s his ministry; he is still less caps of ensuring tie ace’ once of his measures by his voyal master. » is no! constitutional minister in the fullest sonse of the ward— he is not responsible for his acts or his yolicy to the in hia banda,so frequently resorted to in constitutions THE PASSAGE OF THE GREAT BELT BY THE | penhagen by the King, but by M. Bluhme, | ys the Swalish and Norwegian troops in the | Chamber, but only to the King; nor has he the remedy | THE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS OF THE WESTERN POWERS. | [From the London Times, March 20. Majesty’s forces and of her subjects dui war will re- eeivethe approval of her Majcaty pone to the | precedents observed in similar cases, the first and most important of these documents ia an order of general re- prisals against the ships, goods, and subjects of the mperor of all the Russias, by virtue of which her Majesty's fects and cruisers’ may lawfully soize and bring in Rossian ships and property and the Court of Admiralty is directed to proceed judiciously on all auch captures. Commissions and instru € also signed and issued to the Court of Admiralty land, and to the vico-admiralty courts abroad, to authorize and regu late their proceedings. Another order of equal importance is that which pro. hibits all British vessels from fittimg out for Russian ports, and places a general stop or embargo on such of the enemy's vessels as may enter the ports or roadsteads of this country, Orders of this nature appear to have been issued on every declaration of war to which we | have been able to refer, in 1798, in 1803, in 1847, and in 1312, and they are entirely conformable to the rights of belligereuts and the acknowledged principles of maritime law. | | At the same time, it is always competent to the crown | to relax or suspend the severity of these provisions, and | we have no doubt that it will be the desire of the British | government to mitigate as far as possible the effects of | the state of war on P vate interests. The Monileur of | yesterday hos published an imperial declaration of the court of France, that an interval of six weeks from the declaration of war will be granted to Russian ships to leave French ports; and, as the French and English gov ernmenis bave concerted all the measures they are pre- pared to take in common, we presume that the spption tion of the embargo on Russian ships in English ports will not take effect until after the expiration of the same period. A certain interval of time has also sometimes | been assigned by a liberal and humane policy, within whieh tLe merchant vessels of the enemy are allowed to pass free on their homeward voyage, and a similar license will probably be extended to them in the present in stance. These considerations are, however, of small im- | portence with reference to the ships of Russia. She | Sesses buta small mercantile marine, and the vessels which have catered our ports within the last few months under (he Russian flag have most of them boen aasigne 1 to English owners, to provide againat every contingency. It is satisfactory, howover, that a good example should be set on these points by the first maritime powers of the world. It has slso been intimated by the British govern- ment toa deputation of Russian merchants, that they | will have liberty to continue their residence in this coun- | try unmolested during the war, so long as they conform to the laws by which Englishmen are themaclves bound and a aimil: i been extended to Russian subjecta i . We are curious to learn whether th court of St, Potersburg will respond to these measure of courtesy and forbearance towards private interests in the epirit which has dictated them here There are about 2,000 British subjects in St. Peters- burgalone, besides a very large number of our country- n men employed in other parts of the Russian empiro. | this season, when the only access to the Russ almost impassable roads, it is scarcely possible for to withdrs and most of them muat leave with inconvenience a city in which they have long been domesticated. At the gume time many of these porsons, such as enginecrs and others, are engaged in oceupationa tending t st the enemy tn war, and therefore incon. sistent with the duty they owe to their sovereign and their country, Should such persona continue in the aetive service of | Ruesia, after the deciaration of war, they will of course | incur the penalties of treason, With ragard to persons | leaving Ruasia, the prohibition of the export of gold by tho imperial government, already operates in avery dis advantageous manner, for they aro obliged to remove their property in the chape of paper or bills, which are already subject to a large depreciation in otlier parts of rope. While theae preparations establish the fact of our total rupture with the Russian empire, and give rise to all the legal consequences of war, the Russian forces are pre- paring, as it seems, to take advantage of the earliost mo- ment at which it is possible for them to renew hostilities on the Lower Danube. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna, conii some other reports to the same effect, informa us asa positive fact, that a large body of Ruasian troops, atated to be 25,000 men, crossed the Danube on the 13d from Brailow to Matschin We have at present no means of vouching for the ac curacy of this satement, and we must observe that it has reached us with almost incredible rapidity; for, if this occurrence took place on the 284, it could hardly bs known the day following at Bacharest, or in three days at Vienna, as we have not yet heard that the electric telegraph ‘has been Inid down beyond the Austrian fron- tier, and Brailow is distant two or three hundved miles from the nearest telegraph station. We cannot, however, discredit positive assertion on such a ground alone, and it is highly probable that if the Russians intended to cross the Pmnube at all, they would operate as soon aa possible on the extreme right of the Turkish position, having relinquished, aa il seems, for the present, all hope of making a successful attack on Kalefat. According to a communication recently re- ceived in this country from Omer Pacha, the Turkish general was fully prepared for an attack on the Dobruds- cha, aa that tract of land lying betwoon the Danube and the Black sea, near the mouth of the river, is called. Matechin itself is an inconaiderable fortress, but consi- derable ficliworks have been thrown up by the Turkish engineers—an ambuscade had: been prepared; and, if it were possible to force the entrance of the river at any of is mouths, this contracted thoatre of operations is not inaccessible to our own naval forces, This cireumstance renders the line of operations by the Dobrudscha much less favorable to the Russians than it was in tle cam- paigns of 1828 and 1820, for the motive to follow the coast, when they hod the support of their own ships, now allied fleets. At any rate, if the fact of this movement be confirmed, it establishes the great importance of for. warding the French and lish forces to the theatre of war with all possible deapatch; for, if the Russians have collected a sufficient force to enter at once on the cam: | will doubtless use the greatest exertions to | overpower the Turkish army before their European reln- 4! paign, they forcemcnts can reach the scene of action. France. THE STATE OF TRADE IN PARIS. The Paris correspondent of the London Times, writing March 27th, says —There is little or no change in tho commercial situation of Paris since last week. Articles of first necessity are alone in demand, and the ordera for those even are limited. The establishments spccially frequented by the rich clasaes sadly complain of the stag. nation of business. The manufacturers of cotton goods at Rouen and Mulbouse have recovered some activity. Roubaix, Tourcoing, and Tarare have beon visited of Inte by numerous commission agents. Tarare, in particular, bas received large orders from Germany, which will in sure work to its numerous operatives for #2voral months. At Lyona the silk trade is at 9 complete stand. The fall in the price of grain, which last week made such rapid Progress in tho Paris market, las been succeeded by a contrary movement. The news from Havre contributed to arrest the fall. The situation of that market inspired last week tho groatest uncasinoss. The finest American flour, which scarecly fetched 38f. per barrel, now sells for 4if. 25¢., a price still considerably inferior to the original cost’ ‘The adviees from the departments almost invariably mention a tendency in prices to doctine. At Marseilles the corn market waa firm, and the purchasos effected by the War Department and_ the ordera received from Italy had even caused an advance in the prices. The last customs returns for January and February ox hibitan iraportant increase in the importation of cattle. ‘Thig, circumstance, however, has had no influence ia Parl@ where the price of meat is continually augment- ing. At Bercy wines and spirits still maintain them- selves, but throughout the south of Franee the fall is genoral Italy. The Tunis correspondent of the Londen Times, writing on March 224, says —It would scom that a conviction of the uncertain tenure by which her Italian are hold has for some time boon prossing itself on the government of Ausgria, and that schemes have even beon discussed as to the Teast unpalatable way of disposing of thom in case the government at Vienna should no longer beable to maintain its immediaterule. A compromise of such a nature has been spoken of, which, while saving Austria from the humiliation of appearing to yiold to a weaker though a growing rival, ani preserving to her much indirect influence in the Northern provinces, might jependence. But whatever conciliatory measures the called for by necessity, i's acts up to the prosont towards the neighboring kingdom of Piedmont lave been any thing but friendly. —A short time ago Mf. de Weekbecker —whose conduc! as Consul-General of Austria at Smyrna, in the aflair of Keszta, must be freah in the memory of every one—bavmg been removed from that post, wan y his government to a similar appointment at Genca, and the tirst intimation of bis nomination received by the Piedmontese government was an official copy of hia ccinmission. Now, secing tho conspicuous and un popular part this genfleman bad taken in an affair that has touched the aympathies of al! political emigrés most sensibly, and seeing that the Picdmontese government Yad but quite lately refused to receive M. Forosti as Consul at Genoa for the United States, becaase hy be- longed {oa party decloredly hoatile to the Austrian and other despotic governments, and that Genoa is noto other town in Itsly, and t ce Where Capt. Ingraham received an ovaticn not lon and where he is likely to be soon again, (as his ehip is am the station,) the jovernment here have very naturotly forwarded 0 remonstrance to Vienna againetathe appointment, as one likely to lead to ve i ible results, and tending to embarrass this gor lime when allits neh tain the cause of order. ned of its being olitics, that of resigning with the rest of his minist:y, ad leaving it to his sovereign to form ssotler cabinet here is still so raueh left of the focling of an abso monareby, that the phrase, ‘the King’s o roonais,”’ has taueh more significance here in this r shan with us, Thé remedy of resiguation has bi by him very often, but amounts to Nit @*.puess'on of dis 3 forecopt such resignation.’ I believe it conceived that ® Prussian ministey should { being accepted AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. a treaty betweon Austria, and Prassia orlin on the $24 ult, sud this morning Poren Hess bos left for Beriix. The ostensible ohject of this treaty is the maintenance of the neutrelity of the two States, and of Germany; but, in fact, the treaty ia the instrument of am offensive and defensive alliance. The terms, are not yet definitely settled, but the Austrian it, in reference to this aubje: says that there is no reason to doubt that a clases & ence, pnd amore perfect understanding, will bo the result 1 tho latereoeam ualcation @ tbe ywo Onbiasta ident; it in diffioult to believe the have been raade in | ignorance of thi tad out, their denial ia | impossible. © a, Our dates fram Chinn are~diong Kong. Feb. 11; émoy, Feb. 4 and Sha Feb. The Hong Kong | correspondent af the Low writing on Feb. 11, seys:—The slowmer with tho 24th of December mail is Bill ovt. | Our datos trom Shanghee are received, by the Frone'y | etearmer Co¥ert, on board whveh vessel the French Minig ter, M. Bowrlilcn, was passcacer, Nego'aytions for the ear- render of Shanghai, it ap had been rewewed, but with | Mt, aud an atte rebel site Unstecossfub, and C08 s much th same, though their weed Lathe city, amd they appear strait th es come dawn to the 22d of Pecemben, Axsued fren thom, There ix nothing from Nankin Ti bas been given Out that the insurgents wore short | of reinforecmonts and provisions. | the political struggle seems greeter extent than In the past aeason. ‘ke accounts of ‘the 20th uit, from Ningpo represent maitcrs a® perfectly tranqail there. Near to Meng wa-foo, about hele weze anid to be tn foreo, At the privy council, which is summoned to meet at | Buckingham:Palace this afternoon, it is understood that the orders in council which prescribe the conduct of her operates against them, since the sea is occupied by the | Vienna government may have in store for Italy, when | ‘The Five per Cents are now 81 to usly the seat of more combustible matter than any | nawer to this re | ta by the imperialists | From sli appearances | ely to bo protracted, and trac continues to be disiurbed, and very probably to a Lavices from Foo chow foo are to the %th of January. i Giada cds small town near that city, which they bai m . The Lieutenant Governor ‘cf the peovince * yy urned to Foochow, reports that he ¥ sn : Ved quelled the was quiet at Amoy, and more confidence prevailing. Markets were not opened since the holidays, bat pros pects of a renewed trade were promising At Canton the city and neighborhood appear perfectly quict, and there is no talk of disturbance now. There not been much doing in imports, but there is every indication of markets opening at improved rates. Con- siderable settlements of tea have becn made at full rates for congou, and dearer for some descriptions of greem, which latter have come forward slowly. The increase in the export to Great Britain is estimated at 12,400,000 1ba. on that of last year to the same time. Exchange is lower, for six months’ sight bills 5s. 0%d. to 6s. Compa ny’e paper, 238r. to 285r. Tonnage was scarce. Vessels loading get £6 10s. for London, and £5 15s. for Liverpool. Bullic u—Syoce silver, 9 taels 4 mace per cent pre 0. bac the market for imports had not opened holydays. In sill there was ing ents cl congous had been made at from 8 to® Bett! taels price, but an advance of 34 to 1 tael took place pt of the news by the 24th of November wail. In exchange there was a considerable deoline, ae there had been large receipts of dollars and bulli T ast quotations were for six months? sight bills 6a. o Sa, Bd Vessels were much wanted, and been taken up at £7 to £8 for Liverpoo! In harbor at Whampoa, United Slates steamer Quem. At Shanghoe, United States sloop Plymouth NOTIFICATION TO_ AMERICANS. Unirep Starms Consucare, Suancuan, Jan. 20, 1854. _ The undersigned has to communicate to the Americas citizens resident at Shanghae, that he has received im- structions from His Excellency the Commissioner of the United States to China, to deliver up the papers of Ame- rican vessels on their leaving port, without requiring the production of the Chinese Custom House clearanco,as long as veasels under other foreign flags are allowed by the Chinese to enter and leave port without reporting an& paying dutios at the Custom House, as is at present the case. The moment the Custom House regulations ¢d upon all foreign vessels, a return to them quired upon the part of those under the American flag. ‘Ibis step is founded upon the right to claim every ad- vantage enjoyed by the most favored nations, secured to one just arrived had United States citizens by article Il. of the Americam treaty with China. EDWARD CUNNINGHAM, Vice Consul, U. S.'A. To American merchants resident at Shanghae. Interesting from Batavia. A YLEET OF PIRATES CHASED BY AN UNITED STATES S WAR SHIP, ‘ The Dutol mail ateamer from Java arrived at yore on (he Bist of January, by whieh files of tho dicde, aud Oowpost to the 25th January were re- her accounts had been received of the discovery of western division of Borneo. Accounts from Banda notice the occurrence there ow the Ist, 14th and 19th, of light shocks of earthquake. ‘The Bode says:—On the 25th November the American war transport ship Lexington, J. J. Flesson, commander, arrived in the roads of Menado. This vessel, coming from New York and bound to China, had provisions on board for the North American squadron in the China-Japas waters, besides presents from the government of the United States for the Emperor of Japan, amongst which was a locomotive and other railway necessaries. At about two hundred miles distance from Menado the Lex ington fell in with ao strong pirate fleet. The invitation to show a fing remaining unanswered, this request Was repeated in the shape of two shots being fired at the upon which the pirates, by dint of rowing right against tho wind, disappeared, After taking in some provisions, water and wood, this vessel sailed on the night of the 26th from tle roads of Menado, and atecred for Macao. Australia, TRADE IN SYDNEY—COLONIAL RAILWAYS—TBE NORTHERN GOLD FIELDS—FRENOH NAVAL MOVE- MENTS—GOLD QUOTATIONS. The advices from Sydnoy are to the 26th of January, and from Bielbourne to tho 80th of the same month. ‘The Constitution act for New South Wales had passed through committee, and had been read a third time om the 21st December. ‘Ihe plam of a nominee upper house | for life had been modified to one appointed by the Crowm for five years. The Council was prorogued on the 22d of | December tili the 7thof February. His Excel Ste Charles Kitzroy, in his closing addross, expressed his satisfaction that the act had been framed with am anxious desire (o assimilate the constitution of the cvlony, as far 24 local circumstances permitted, to thas of the mother country. The revenue in all its branches continued to be bighligy productive. Notwithstanding the incroased expenditare, | ind the loss incurie] by the reduction of the gold license fee, there was reason to hope that the receipts would prove equal to the demands of the public service. The Austrelian steamer had arrived at Sydney on the 9th of January. ‘The executive government had advanced £8,000, to de- fray the expense of sending specimens of Australian Auctions ‘o the Paris Exhibition of 1855. f= There is, no intelligence of interest from the gold either of New South Wales or Victoria, In the latter rovines there had been a revival of the diggers’ agita- ion against the gold license foc and the regulations act; but, as the plan cf action had nut been determined, the congress that leads the movement had recom! the miners to take out their licenses for the next three months as usual. The experiments to teat the value of the “second bottoma” by deep sinking, bad produced ne results, It is stated the trials had not been made onang proper syste The valac of the gold exported from Victoria during | the yeor 1963 was about £14,000,000 sterling; from New | South Wales £6,000,000, part of which, it was supposed, bad deen received from Victoria. The yicld of the New South Walce ficlds had been for some montha decreasing.” Business at Sydney was dull on the 10th of January, the market being overstocked by recent large arrit particularly of soft goods, wines and brandies. The accounta of the hi st from most of the districts of the colony were fi ‘The weather had beew. unusually rainy for the season and the climate. The works of the railroad from Syduey to Paramatte wore progressing rapidly. The gross revenue of the province of New South Wales Si was £008,876 198. cae ‘i 1 Sydney banks have 0 raise the rates of dis | count, Whisk will (a fabare’be.as follows:—Bills, threw montlis and under, 4 per cent; foar months and under, 6 | per cent; above four months, '6 per cont. ‘The proprietors of the Bank of New South Wales have agreed to transfer one-cightb more of the capital of the bank to the London share register. Accounts had been received in Sydney of a considerable reinforcement to the French navel squadron in the South fear, | . On the 25th of January business had slightly improved 1 of orders from the interior, and from the on among the mercantile bo ly that there would- time a suspension of extensive shipments of | goods from The question of railway communication th: | the colony was exciting more attention in Sydney than it has ever done before. A plan for a great trunk line from fydney to Melbourne had been discussed, but had | not been submitted to the public in any distinot form. { Since the river Murray has been opened to stoam nay tion there ix a probability of Sydney losing some of trade, by the wool of the lowor part of the provinee of New South Wales being sent down that river for ship- ment at Adelaide or its Fert | _ The inielligence from te northern goldfields was more | favorable. The diggers were returning to work’ after the | Christmas holidays, and the escort returns showed = slight increase. A rich goid quartz vein had been dis- | covered at Tambaroora, in New South Wales. Price of gold at Sydney.—For Port Philip and Ovens gold, £3 178. to £3 17%. 8d. per ounce; New South Wales | wold, £3 168, to £3 168, 34. per ounce. | Commercial Intel! | _Lonpox Money Maxxxr, MARcH ence. ne @'clock.— ossessions’ The English funds continue their downward course, and the tone of business to-day is very heavy. Com- | #ola opencd at 86% to 34, being a decline of per cent from the closing quotations of last night; eines then, however, they have further receded to 86 to 4, intelligence, which is considered authenti- cated, having been received announcing the p: of the Danube by the Russians. Exchequer bills are fiat at 2s. dis. to par. India bonds 3s. dis. to par. ‘The tone of the foreign market is deprossel, but, with isfy the constitutfionalisis and the demand for Italian | the exception of a further fallof one por cent in Russian, prices are not essentially cha from last evening” $s, Four anda Half poe Cents, 71 to 74 Railway shares have likewise been affected by the fal in consol, avd prices have generally dealinod to the ex- | tent of from 10s. to £1 per share. |. Mining shares a eflat, and banking sbout £1 per share lower ‘The Favover, from Port Philip, has arrived with 96,774 ounces of 4, value £143,000. The Maitland is also re- ported irom Sydney, with about 260 ounces Two o'cL0Gk.—Consola have further declined per cent, ond are quoted 863{ to %, The tendency of buni- ness continues downwards, Mouey 's in demand out of doors Ruraian Five per cents, 82 to % The stote of the share market is most unsatisfactory, but prices remain steady ‘The Admiral fs telegraphed as having arrived in the Downs from Melbourne, with, 46,692 ounces of gold, eatl- | mated at upwards of £162,000. Khe dates are to thé 10th of Pecembe Tune o’cLocK.—Consols foe monoy and seeount \ From the Londo Thmes, March 29.) | Texpox Morey Maxxer, Tusspay Evexina, Marea 28.— | Viole juctuations have chazacterized the stock market to-cay; but, although at one-period there was cu intense nof ihe downward tendency, some «lability imately regained, and the closing quotations were | only. lightly Jewer than these of yesterday. Consols, | whieh loft Of Inst evening at 86% to 87, opened this | mncaning ot $034 1080%, the royal measagxonnouncing: | thecom uicneement of war, together with tua telegraphic | rapert from, Vienna of the Russians having crossed the | Danube, cyerating os a stimulus to the speculators to les. The price then eyntinuod to give. percevere m their Way unt! it had tovebed 85%, when a slight rally oc- curred to 8 from which there was no alieration up to (ae offic busine’. Subsequently, however, some Hrge purchases were affected, avd, | anarl at heing excer dingly sensitive, m audden’ ring’ took | place to 8¢s, a 80%. ‘This moveméat was fairty main telned, and at the latest moment there were still. buyers ‘tho transactions of the day were, again ex- at 80% tyemely lorge, and heavy amountsof stock wore of both ly the publieand the epecalators. A | however, wbick wre cireulated airing the. afternoon, | enormeus rules having been mage by one load ively groundless, the pasties in question, th the whole, been rather buyers that seller Three | and o quarter por cents loft eff at 853¢ to.85; India stook, , 225; India bonds, Bs. to 2s. discount, and oxohoquer bila, 9%, discount to 28. premium. ‘Ube dividends on the stocks lately hhat “es the public on ey the 8th of April Al —— time, the sum of £2,185,818 wi yable gov- | ernment to the dissentient holders Cs Zid Sout Beaten | nuities, this being the Inst transaction in con- nection with = bs tpainaed beg 6 of 1 be ‘there is no partioul mre for monsy au! soos tie demand ke itis solive at eximtiog "te foreign pxghangos itis afvetqwva tucte wea