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ft THE APPROACH OF THE CRUSADERS TO ) JERUSALEM. (From La Gerusalcmme Libcrafa) I Already on thj distant hiii top, bright:, Aurora's herald d'jth httr coming show; Anon the goddess rises veiled in light, With roses crowned that but in Eden bljw I Impatient of the long protracted night, The wakeful warriors with new ardour glow; The anticipated trumpet th it Jay smOle, No sleepers ear with its sonorous note. Their sapient captain with a gentle hand, Restrains, whil,t he inspires thir martial heat, .Al;ho' far easier were it to commau I J The waves, where Scylla and Cliaryb,lis maet j Or ruder Boreas, when with ruthless hand He smites the Apennines, to spare the fleet. And yet through all this fiery ardour went, The secret power of martial government. With winged hearts and heels, they seek their foes, Yet all unconscious of their speed and zest, And when the lurid sun to heaven arose, And with his rays the arid field had pierced, Behold Jerusalem her glory shows! Behold! Jerusalem their vision blest Behold! a thousand happy voices cry Jerusalem stands out against the sky So when some mariners with anxious eyes, In search of unknown lands and nations sail, In foreign seas and under unknown skies, When faithless winds and waves alike prevail, If haply in the end the shore arise, What joyful shouts the welcome signal hail! In wild delight all point the wished-for shore And wail the sorrows of the past no more And when the first tumultuous joy was pnst, Which this blest sight to every spirit sent, A deep heart-felt contrition, followed fast With holy fear and lowly reverence blent; Then loud Hosannalis filled the welkin vast As to the city of their Christ they went- The scone where once he died and buried lay, And where he took again this mortal clay. One time their accents are awhile subdued, Anon they vent their groans and filful sighs, As men at once with joy aud grief imbued, Alternate rend the air with sobs and cries, Such sounds are heard through some dark frowning wood, If but a breeze amongst the leaves arise Or when amongst the caverns of tho deep, The foaming waves lashed by the tempest, leap With feet all bare along the road they hied, Following the pattern of the pious duke Their silken trappings and their crests of pride, From off their heads in humbleness they took. All pride of heart and look was laid aside, The burning tears their mailed bosoms strook And as along the way they weeping pressed, Each one the sorrows of his sins confessed. I FITZ ROBERT.

THE WAR. COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES BY AUSTRIA. BERND, APRIL 27.—During last night, the Aus- trian army, amounting to 120,000 men, under the command-in-chief of General Gyulai, passed tbo Ticino in three corps d'armes namely, one corps of 60,000, commanded by General Bodeck; a second of 30,000, commanded by General Gyulai in per- son and a third, ot 30,000, under General Zaboel. The bridge of Buffalora has been blown up. BERLIN, APRIL 27-—The New Preussische Zei- lung (Kreuz Zeitung) states that Denmark is said to have concluded, during the last few days, a treaty offensive and defensive with France. BERNE, APRIL 27.—The Federal Diet has just received the following telegram from the General of Division (Buntemps), dated Bellinzona:-tt The Austrians crossed the Ticino last night." BERNE, APRIL 27.—The Sardinian troops quit- ted Pallanza, withdrawing from their position at the Lago Maggiore to the River Sesia. The pro- vince ot Novara has also been abandoned. The Austrians have taken their departure from Barese, leaving 600 men at Laveia. FRANCE. THE TREATIES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND FRANCE. (From the Times.) We believe we are correct in stating that there are two secret treaties now existing between France and Russia. By the first, Russia binds herself, in the event of France entering upon a War with Austria, to assist her by the co-operation of her fleets in the Baltic and Mediterranean, and besidesto place an army of observa- tion of not less than 500,000 upon the Austrian frontier. By the second treaty, Russia is bound to declare war against Austria within 15 days after she enters Pied- mont. It will be exceedingly interesting to know the dates at which these'treaties were coucluded. Perhaps it may be found that the first has been in existence for some time, and that the second, which is only supplementary, is that which it is asserted was concluded on Friday last. The firSt of these treaties—if it exists,, and if its pur- port is correctly stated-is evidently entered into on the assumption that the interference of France with the af fairs of Austria will be of such a nature as to induce England to resent it; and it is quite as evidently inten- ded to deter England from doing so by a combined attack or demonstration of the fleets of Franco and Russia. Without any assistance from Russia, the French navy is already ten times as powerful as the Austrian and as Prussia has no fleet, the services of the Russian fleets can only be required for the purpose of intimida. ting England. This is indeed a serious agreement, and I if it should be confirmed it will render it absolutely necessary at once to place the military and naval strength of this nation on such a footing as will enable us to resist eny possible combination of hostile Powers. It may not, and we trust that it will not, be necessary for us to go to war at once, but it will be absolutely neces- sary to prepare to defend both ourselves and our allies. MESSAGE TO THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. Pans, Tuesday, 4. 20 P.M.—At one o'clock to-day the Corps Legislatif was assembled to receive the communications announced by Government. Count Walewski read to the Chambers an exposition of the netTociations that had taken place. The Count then went on to say;—" The Chambers would ob- serve that if the Emperor makes war it is because he has been forced and constrained so to do by the aggressive conduct of Austria. In the negociations every possible moderation had been used by France Count Morny, President of the Corps Legislatif; expressing the hope that war would be limited to Italy, and would not be one of revolution or of conquest. M. Baroche then presented a. project of law for a loan of 500 million francs and for raising the contingent of 1858 to 140,000 men. The Bourse is very flat, and all securities offered. Rentes, 621. 67c. "We are assured," says the Patrie, "that the Emperor and Prince Napoleon will leave on Wednesday evening next to join the army. The Aides-de.Camp who will accompany them have been already appointed." The following is from the Paris correspondence of the Homing Herald :— Here in Paris the war is extremely popular anion" the lower classes, chiefly on account of its revolu- tionary character—but among the bourgeoise the consternation can hardly be described. You may judge of the state of feeling among the moneyed classes by the fall in the Rente—which, within a week, has exceeded 6 per cent There are hardly any troops left in Paris. The number is insufficient for garrison duty, which is to-day performed by the gendarmie and National Guard. A French squad- ron is ordered in all baste to the Adriatic. It is ex pected that hostilities will not commence before the 27th. The ultimatum sent by Austria to Piedmont was, it seems, only presented on the 25th it fixes a delay of three days for an answer, and will there- fore expire to-morrow. On Wednesday a body of French troops may be landed at Genoa; the two regiments that sailed from Toulon on Friday are supposed to have orders to land there, but I know nothing precise on the subject. The Moniteur discloses the warlike steps being taken by France The Austrian Government has invited Sardinia to reduce her armv to a peace foot- ing and to disband the army of volunteers. The communication was transmitted to Turin by the aide-de-camp of General Gyulai. That officer ap- pears to have been instructed to declare that lie would wait three days for an answer, and that any evasive reply would be regarded as a re- fusal. England and Russia have not hesitated to protest against the conduct which Austria has adopted under the present circumstances. The Emperor has allotted the command of his troops in .1 I 1111 me ioiiowing manner Marshal Magnan remains oommander of the army of Paris; the Duke of n^r becomes Commander-in-Chief of the army of observation, the head quarters of which is to be at Nancy; General Castellane is Commander in-Chief of the army of Lyons i Marshal Baraguay d'Hilliers is appointed Commander of the 1st corps d'armee of the Alps; General Mac Mahon, of the 2nd; General Canrobert, of the 3rd; and General Niel, of the 4th. Pnnce Napoleon will command the corps of pioneers. General Randon is appoint- ed Major-General of the army of the Alps. THE MOVEMENTS OF THE FRENCH ARMIES (From the Correspondent of the Morning Herald.) PARIS, WEDNIESDAY.-I yesterday sent you a rough outline of the composition of the army of the Alps, as at present constituted. I have received from a military friend the following accurate statement of the forces composing it. I should remark, however, that the Im- perial Guard, which is included in this statement, has not yet wholly left Paris:— Mea. Thirteen divisions of infantry, composing 52 Men. )1 regiments, each 1,300 strong 65,000' Seven divisions of cavalry, consisting of 28 re- giments, each 900 strong 26,000 glmcn B, eac u, Forty batteries of artillery (240 guns)8000 Thirteen companies of sappers and miners 2,600 Military train and commissariat, say ,000 Total 127,000 :L..a:;¡,¡-J.I 811: Were the whole of this force in Piedmont, taking e Sardinian anny at 60,000 men, there wluLl be an ;i!!i -i army of ] 27,000 Krcnch and Pieduic.ntese to opp- -c 2(10,000 Aus'.rim^. But at present there are not mo.'e than two or three divisions beyond th* frontier—say at the ou'.side 40,000 rrv-u, aud nothing like that numb r are at Genoa, the only point whence they could make heir junction with the Piedmontese in time to be of iti. y H30. Nothing, therefore, but t'tc most conslll\1mat<.J k;L can enable General La Marmora to save the capital wit 1- ouc caciificii'g his army. Under these cir« umst'inees you vill easily understand thut the iittn tq-tntixiety should prevail in Paris as to the result of this day's proceedings between Turin an.1 the line of the Ticino. A whole French division his left Algiers for Civita I V ecc hia. Another portion of the Imperial G'tard leaves Paris to- night, and the battalion uf Chasseurs starts to-morrow morning. Several regiments have arrived in Pari* to-day by to-morrow night 2-5,000 men will have been concentra- ted here. it is icported that the Emperor may, after alL not take the command of the arm v. Everything is possible, but I should be surprised if this proved true. It is asserted that Austria has procured, at a cost of £ 20,000, the text of the offensive and defensive treaty concluded between France and Sardinia in September last. Great consternation was experienced here at the tid- ing of an offensive and defensive alliance between France and Russia, about which no doubt is entertained in well-informed quarters. UNITED STATES. Lord Lyons, the new British minister to Wash- ington, was presented to the President on the 12th, and addressed him as follows :—Mr President,- My first duty in addrcsing you as the envoy of her Britannic Majesty is in obedience to her Majesty's express command to assure you of her esteem and regard for you, and of her hearty wishes for the welfare of the great nation of which you are the Chief Magistrate. Her Majesty has nothing more at heart than to maintain the friendship and good understanding so happily existing between the Gov- ernment of Great Britain and that of the United States. The vast importance of the relations be- tween the two countries would cause me to tremble in entering upon the duties of the highly honour- able post to which the confidence of my Sovereign has called me I am sustained, however, by the con- viction that the good-will and kind feeling which animate the Government and the people will re- medy my personal deficiencies. I must entreat you sir, to view with indulgence the humble efforts which I shall constantly make to merit your appro- bation and to give effect to the cordial and friendly intentions of the Queen and of her Majesty's Gov- ernment. I have now, sir, the honour to place in your hands the letter of credence which her Majesty has been graciously pleased to entrust to my care. Upon receiving the letter of credence from Lord Lyons, the President made the following remarks:— My Lord,—I give you a cordial welcome as the dip- lomatic representative of your Sovereign to the Government of the United States. I receive with much gratification the expression of her Majesty's hearty wishes for the welfare of the United States, as well as her earnest desire to maintain the friend- ship and good understanding now so happily exist- ing between our respective Governments. These assurances, proceeding from a Sovereign who is uni- versally esteemed by the people of the United States and by none of them more than myself, arc calcu- lated to produce the best effect on the relations be- tween the two countries. On our part these senti- ments are cordially reciprocated towards her Ma- jesty and the British people. You cannot appreci- ate too highly the importance to the people both of Great Britain and the United States of maintaining the most free and friendly commercial and political intercourse with each other. This desirable end will be best secured by a frank and manly diplo- macy, so congenial to the character of the two na- tions, and, so far as known LO us, to your own cha- racter. The President was much gratified by the emphatic language of the new Envoy, which far transcends the formal phras :.•!<.> :y usiia. 11. casions. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MONDAY.—rhe Vienna Gazette of Thursday morning contains the ultimatum which was on the pre- ceding Tuesday sent to Turin. The document which is headed Copy of a Letter addressed by Count Buol- Schauenstein to Count Cavour on the 19th of April, 1859," runs as follows :-The Imperial Government, as your Excellency is aware, readily acceeded to a proposi- tion which was mcde by the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, t) assemble a Congress of the five Powers for the pur- pose of doing away with the complications which had arisen in Italy. Being convinced of the impossibility of entering, with. any chance ot success, into pacific deli- berations in the midst of the clash of arms, and while preparations for war were going on in an adjacent coun- try, we demanded that tho Sardinian army should be placed on a peace footing, and the free or volunteer corps disbanded as a preliminary measure to the meeting of the Congress. The Government of her Britannic illa- jesty found this condition so just and so conformable to the necessities of the situation that it did not hesitate to adopt it, and to declare that it was ready, conjointly with France, to insist on the immediate disarmament of Sardinia, and to offer her in return a collective guaran. tee against any attack on our part-a guarantee which Austria would, as a matter of course, have rcspected, The Cabinet of Turin appears to have given a catego- rical refusal to the invitation to put her army on a peace fooling, and to accept the collective guarantee offered her. This refusal inspired us with the deeper regret, because if Sardinia had consented to give a proof of her pacific sentiments in the way demanded, we should have considered it a first symptom of her intention to co- operate in improving the relations between the two countries, which unfortunately had been unsatisfactory for some years past. Had she accepted the guarantee, we should, by removing the Imperial troops stationed in the Lombardo-Yenetian kingdom, have been able to give another proof that they bad not been placed there with any aggressive intention towards Sardinia. Hav- ing until now been disappointed in the hope entertained, the Emperor, my august master, has deignad to order me to make a direct and last effort to induce the Govern- ment of his Sardinian Majesty to alter the resolution which it appears to have taken. Such, Count, is the object of this letter. 4have the honour to entreat your Excellency to take its contents into the most serious consideration, and to let me know whrther or not the Royal Government consents to put, without delay, its army on a peace footing and to disband the Italian vol- unteers. The bearer of this note, to whom, Count, you will be pleased to give your reply, has received orders to place himself at your disposal during three days. If, at the expiration of that time, he should not receive an answer, or one that is not completely satisfactory, the responsibility for the serious consequences which such refusal would bring with it will fall entirely on the Go- vernment of his Sardinian Majesty. After having in vain had recourse to all conciliatory means in order to obtain for his subjects a guarantee of peace-a guarantee which the Emperor has a right to insist on—his majesty will, to his great regret, be obliged to have recourse to force of arms in order to obtain it. In the hope that the an- swer which I solicit from your Excellency will be con- formable to our views, which tend to the maintenance of peace, I take this opportunity, &c.

AGRICULTURE. f ITKVIKW OF TlIg BRITISH COITX TRADE I DURJNG THE PAST WEEK. t (F row the Mark Law fi.vpress,} I The weather of the past week has been character- ised by (dear frosty nights, with a good deal of sun in the (hv, and zi shift in the wind thialfy from east to north-west. Thu diminished temperature has proved a salutary check to the growing crops, espe- cially wheat, which was getting too forward and over luxuriant and another liberal tall of rain com- mencing on Siturday niirht, lias given a better chance lbr the replenishment of the wells. The al- ternations of temperature have cut oiftiie wall fruits but apples may yet be plentiful, while the abund- ance of vegetables all through the winter has les- sened the draught on store potatoes, and so had an influence upon the demand for bread. The turn taken a fortnight since in the wheat trade continues upwards Fully Is to 2s per quarter has been fur- ther gained during the holidays, and the belligerent aspect of southern Europe now gives the prospect of additional enchancement. For a long time past this grain has been forced so much below its level, that deficiencies of other countries, and the enor- mous consumption here, have been gradually dim- inishing supplies, These circumstances, with great improvement in tne condition of samples, and less offered for sale, are therefare beginningtotell. The demand for Portugal continues, and a dearth is now feared in Sicily. The upward tone of the London advices on Monday found a ready response in the country markets, which had previously been "nore buoyant than the metropolis. Some places found holders untractable and extravagant, but all were more or less dearer. Liverpool on Tuesday had a good attendance, holders taking a high tone; but eventually 3d per cental advance was accepted on wheat and flour oats and meal being rather dear- er barley, beans, and peas remaining unaltered yellow maize was in sellers' favour 1 d to 2d per cental; but prime wheat was no dearer. EKROXEOUS CALCULATIONS OF THE SUPPLY OF CORN FROM RUSSIA.—A writer in the Independancn Beige questions the exactitude of an opinion frequently expressed that Russia can supply Europe with an immense quantity of corn, and at exceedingly low prices. He says "The past proves that such an idea is erroneous, particularly in what relates to price. Thus, in the month of October, 1856, wheat was sold at Odessa as high as 26 f. 42c. the hec- tolitre; in January, 1857, the prices was 25 f 45 c. and it was only in July of that year that the quota- tion came down to 18f56c. These were prices inyears of scarcity. For years ot abundance, what is passing at present is sufficient to throw light on the subject. For the year 1858, we find at Odessa an average of 14f 78c and in France, according to the official re- turns, 16f44c or 1 f 6Gc difference between the two, to pay for freight, insurance, brokerage, warehousing and other charges. At the present moment what is the difference ? For more than 45c in favour of Od- essa only, for at St Petersburg wheat is worth If 55c more than in France. As to the quantity fur- nished by Russia to the rest of Europe, the fjllowin"- is omcial for the year 1859 -England, 6,805,000 hectolitres; France, 4,252,000; Austria, 2,247,000 Holland, 1,717,000; Turkey, 1,695,000; Sardinia, 1,372,000 Prussia, 1,215,000 and other countries C),C)94,000-or, in all, 21,651,000 hectolitres, which is not a wonderfully great amount, France, it is seen, docs not take the greatest share and above all, she does not receive the wheat from Russia at an exceedingly low rate." CATTLE SHOW IN FRANCE.— The Moniteur of Thursday says :—The ceremony of exhibiting re- wards to the exhibitors at the prize cattle s how took place to-day at Poissy, when his Excellency M. Rouher, the minister of agriculture, commerce, and public works, presided. This show, which, not- withstanding the unfavourable weather, had at- tracted a large attendance of visitors, proved to demonstration that the types of cattle, originally brod with so much superiority by our neighbours ucit •• ihrmnel, are becoming more general with us, and penetrat ing all our centres of production. The previous exhibitions have not presented, in the bovine race especially, a choice of animals so re- markable for the attainment of forms most favour- able for fattening. And it was not merely the cros- ses with the Durham breed that was characterised by this capital result for it was equally found in a great many beasts belonging to our indigenous breeds, the Limouine, the Gaaronnoise, the Chole- taise, the Charolaise. the Bretonne, and even the Landaise, represented at the show by several ani- mals of a very superior description. 'DREADFUL RATLWAT ACCIDENT.—■AIRDRIE, APRIL 25.—Shortly after two o'clock to day an accident occurred on the Monklands Railway, between Air- drie and Coatbridge, whereby two men (Henry Holland, fireman, and William Dining, breaksman) were instantaneously deprived of life, and the en- gine keeper, John Aitken, was very seriously in- jured. The following are the particulars so far as we have been able to gather them :—It appears that a train leaves the station in Hallcraig-street daily at half-past one o'clock, with empty trucks, and after proceeding up the incline to Rawyards, the engineman was proceeding down the incline with eleven loaded trucks, when from some cause, the en- gine had got too mnch way, and when they came to Commonhead station —the flat portion at which is the foot of one incline and the top of another the engineman was unable to bring his engine to stand, and the train went over the top of the second in- cline, down which the train proceeded with fearful velocity. After passing the foot oil the incline sev- eral hundred yards, the engine went of the rails at crossing, and engine and tender and several of the trucks were smashed to pieces. The body of the breaksman was found lying under the tender in a. dreadfully mangled state, and that of the fireman a short distance out from the engine. He seems to have been thrown to the ground with great violence when the engine went off the road, and instantly killed. The engmeman who was found lying beside the fireman, was very severely injured.-North British Daily Mail. GALE ON THE NORTHUMBERLAND COAST.—SHIELDS TUESDAY There was a violent gale from the east yes- terday. The sea broke with violence on the bar, and in the evening, as vessels began to run for the harbour, large crowds flocked down to the sea hanks. All the vessels escaped the rocks until about 7 o'clock when a schooner, which proved to be the Laurel, of Whitby, drove to the north and struck. The lifeboats were im- mediately put out, and pulled to her assistance, and lines were thrown over by rockets from the shore. Af- ter a hard struggle with the storm, however, the South Shields pilots, in their magnificent lifeboat, succeeded in getting to lueward of the vessel, and rescuing the c'rew five in number, which they brought into port. The ves- sel, which is laden with coke and iron, is likely to break up. THE NECESSITY FOR A MAINE LAW.-Consi,lerable alarm was caused in Stirling-stieet on Saturday last by a horse, whose bones seemed to be but scantily covered with flesh, making a determined effort to get into a whiskey shop. Whether he was in search of his master or was compelled by the sheer love of whiskey, we can- not say, but he had proceeded so far that the cart wheels were upon the pavement, and his nose almost within the door, when, by the determined efforts of a girl, (no doubt a teetotaller who held on by the reins, and several persons who by her cries were brought to her assistance, the brute was turned b tek, and prevent- ed from indulging in the adulterated stuff usually sold by the Airdrie topers. We commend the incident to the gentlemen who are to lecture on the Permissive Bill" in the Music Hall, so that, if not too late, a clause may be inserted in the bill for the exclusive bene fit of famished liorses--No;-Ili- British Mail. ANOTHER INSTANCE OF PKIKSTLY INTOLERANCE.—A few days since a child, two months old, died at Norwood Surrey, without having been b tptised. Appliaction was made to the Rev. Air. Watson, of the church, Westow- hill, that the body might be interred in tho churchyard. He refused, alleging that the deceased infant was not a Christian but said the body might be taken up to the burial place after dark, without any persons following it, to be placed in a grave, no service beino- nerform'p? over it. We need not say that much excitement and painful emotion has been caused in the neighbourhood by this unfeeh!? and shocking proceeding. D?ITKOFA? OLD NONCONFORMIST MI\ISTFR WtaSile CAronicle records the death of (probably) tlhhe a ^o\ladest nonconformist minister in the United Kinc- dom viz., the Rev. WiUiam Turner, who was for 6.fty- nine Years minihter of a con,re?at i ori at Neweaetle-u p ori ,eaSmrteP-°f r ?-S?gatio.? Ne??He-upoa Twe Ere ?'?red fiom his p.s?rai duties he es- tablisheiPrt and Philosophical Society, and the Literary, SCietific. or Mechanics' Institution. He also witnessed in full opeiation the infirmary, which he aboured to found. He was the means of e.t.bli.hin? many other iustitutions of minor importance, though of much uscfulness. The venerable minister died on Easter Sunday, at the residence of his daughter, in Manchester, in the 98th year of his age.

NEWCASTLE RACES.—TUUMDAY. I Sweepstakes of 200 Sovs.—Glenluce colt 1. At azzilli, 2. Three rail. Afatch.-Priofess beat Olympus. S50 Subscription Plate.—Mimoso 1, Orlanda 2. 4 raii. Sweepstakes of 25 Sovs.-Madamc Eglantine 1 Her- esy filly 2. £50 Handicap Plate.-Gllika 1, Gourd 2. 10 rau. Sweepstakes of 50 Sovs.—N orth Lincoln 1, King-at- Arms 2. Claret Stakes.—Toxopholite 1, Sunbeam 2 LATEST BETTING. Chester Cup.—7-to I against Leamington (offered), 8 to 8 Royal Sovereign (taken), 20 to 1 Pensioner (taken freely), 40 to 1 Belle, 1000 to 10 Prioress (voffer- ed. Two Thousand Guineas.-2 to 1 against Promised Land (taken freely), 8 to 1 Nimrod (offered). Hal o' Jvirklees scratched. The Derby.-22 to 1 against Trumpeter, 1000 to 15 Glenluce colt (taken freely).

> EPITOME OF NEWS. TacchinarJi, the ?I\('I' funous tenor sing.-r, father to Ma- dame Persiani, has just died in Florence, at the advanced lIe of 84. The stcry with which Mr Dickens is to start his new II I ,1:1 > L' vo r't'" ew publication i* to he (railed "The 1'ivo Cities," tneaniug a is <1 Paris. We regret to sta! e that a private leUer froii Paris in. forms us (: iie Jialctin) that M. Dupin I at preseut suffer- inz fio u illness. The author of "Adam IJ-ide" denies the statement maile by Dr Anders, rector of Kirkley. that the very clever no. vel in the If Mr Jo-e,)h Lijl-jius, of Xuuenton An iiitertstinR study of the head of Lord Nelson h Fugcr, at Vienna, in the year 18UO, an arlist of reptitatiou in his day, 11.13 been tidded to the National Portrait Gal- lery. Mr Best, the talented or?nist, has just puhH'hp] thronKhNuveHo,ot London "6ix Orjan (Jonccrtoi)?')? Himd( i, in which the orchestral parts are so comprised a'l to present the concertos in the form of grand solos fur the organ. Mr Gye has done what he can towards reparinp the ter- riblelos3 to his company caused by the death of Madame Bosio, by engaging Madame Penco to supply her place- an artist who has excited much enthusiasm and Varied cri- ticisrn in the art circles of Paris. Mr J. L. Toole, the well-known comedian of the AcJel. phi Theatre, has been tfivinn a comic entertainment at Glas- gow. The -Aorth Brilixh Daily ffail says Al r. Toole possesses the faculty of iiiiitatiiiz varieties of character in every grade of life in a remarkable degree, and his coolic personations kept the audience in rllars of laughter." The steam-sh ip Nova Scotia, which left Portland, Maine, on the 8th inst., arrived oil Sunday evening at Liverpool, bringing the Cauadian mails, and fifty-seven pa?s infers. Her news is anticipated. His Kxe'dlency Sir J allieS Hudson, British Minister Plenipotentiary at Turin, left town on Friday evening to resume his diplomatic duties at the above capital, proceed- ing by way of Paris. The Liverpool Albion states that a lady who was stay- ing at au hotel in that town a short time back, went with her fuotnuu and her nurse to the workhouse, and purchas- ed a baby from its mother for jEo. On Tuesday afte.'noon, a cib leaving the Waterloo Hotel, containing two young ladies and two gentlemen going to the railway station, in turniug fell on its left side. The affrighted party were extricated from their peril ous position through the upper window without ap. pearing injured. Th; driver and horsj escaped, but the cab presented a sad spectacle. Advices from Berlin state that, in imitation of England France and Russia, the Prussian Government has resolved o i sending in the summer two vessels of war to Oijina and Japan, to establish commercial relations with. those coun- tries both for Prussia and the Zollverin. Advices from Bucharest of the 13th state that the police have discovi red in a low inn, kept by a Pole a num- ber of bombs nearly finished, and have arrested several men suspected of intending to make another attempt to as- sassinate Colonel Couza. Some of the persons in custody claimed the protection of Austria, which was refused them.

FORM OF PRAYER FOR. THE RESTORVTIOY OF TRANQUILITY IN INLIA. The following is the Form of Prayer and thanksrriv. ing to Almighty God, to be used in all Churches and Chapels throughout England and Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on Sunday, the 1st day of May 18o9, for the success granted to our arms iu suppressing the rebellion, and restoring tranquility in Her Majesty's Indian dominions 0 Almighty God, who by Thy Providence ordereat all things both in heaven and earth; we desire to ap- proach Thee this day with the voice of praise and thanksgiving. Thou hast graciously hearkened to the supplications of Thy people, who humbled themselves before Thee and turned to Thee for succour in tho hour of dinger. Thou hast heard our prayer: Thou hast maintained our cause: Thou hast frustrated the treach- erous designs which were formed agiinst ou-1 Sover- eign and our rule, and threatened British India with wasting and destruction. It hath pleased Thee to scat- ter our enemies, and to give victory to our arms, and to show that there is no restraint with Thee to save by many or by few.' We desire to confess, that it is through Tiiy mercy that the hearts of our countrymen have remained undaunted in peril, and patient in suffer- ing Thou hast guided the counsels of our rulers, and. strengthened the hands of our soldiers: Thou hast comforted the fatherless, and through Thy Providence- their affliction has been relieved. Grant, we beseech Thee, that every renewal of Thy loving kindness tj- wards our country may lead us to unfeigned thankful- ness, and dispose 113 to walk more humbly and obediently before Thee. "And now, 0 Lord, when through Thy goodness tranquility has been restored to our rich and fruit- ful territory in the East, direct, we pray Thee, the mind of its inhabitants to the Author of our strength, and Source of our power, even Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent. Let the light of the everlasting Gospel disperse the darkness of idola- try and superstition which has encouraged their murder- ous rebellion. Teach them to prize the benefits which they have long enjoyed through the supremacy of this nation, and so dispose the hearts of all who sojourn there that they may set forth, both by word and good example, the blessings of Thy holy religion. So shall the ca- lamities from which we have been mercifully relieved be overruled to the promotion of Thy glory, and the ad- vancement of the kingdom of Thy Son, our only Lord and Saviour; to whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, for ever and ever. Amen."

THE RUSSO-FRENCH ALLIANCE.—Though so often hinted at, and so conformable to the precedents of a century, tha intelligence is most startling. We now un- derstand the proposition of a Congres. which so oppor- tunely interrupted Lord Cowley's mediation at least it is no longer indecorous to recognise the true motives of conduct so opposed to the interests of peace. This event, or this avowal, as changed in a moment the whole aspect of afifairs. Austria, after all, had some jubtiflea. tion for what otherwise seemed an unaccountable pre- cipitancy. It is too clear that interests more potent than passion were the secret springs of her menace to Sardinia, and that not only Italy, but the East and the Rhine are menaced in the contingencies of the threat- ened war. France is counting the cost as if for a great prize. The Emperor demands a loan of X20,000,000 and a contingent of 140.000 men for 1858. Lord Clar- endon hit the truth in describing the proposition of Russia as the invitation of one despotic government to another despotic government to compel a third despotic governmert to give its subjects free institutions. Nothing of the sort was intended, and the proposal was a blind, the success of which does no credit either to our diplomatists or our ministers. TilE UoNiixG STRUGGLE.We hold it to be more drivelling to speculate upon the wants, the aspirations, or the prospects of Laly as being specially wrapt up in the issue of the war. Our confident belief is, that long before the contest closes, Italy will be forgotten. The desolating cloud will drench that fertile soil, in the first instance, but will rapidly spread eastward and north- ward, Rely upon it, Russia's recent intimacy with France, even if it has not, as rumoured, already ripen- ed into a treaty, offensive and defensive, mcaiii some solid addition to her power in the East—some effectual neutralisation of the loss she sustained, in the last war. Revenue, no doubt, is sweet—and Russia will have her f n revenge on Austria-but the policy of St. Petersburg is never the policy of emotion. It may be safely reck- oned at linking profit with revenge. We are, as yet, but on the threshold. The first act of the bloody drama will open in Piedmont. Where will the last close ? At Constantinople 1 This, perhaps, is the dream of the Czar—and we do not belive it to be worth our while to risk another war to prevent it. For after the military despots have agreed upon a new territorial map of Europe, and sink back exhausted upon their enlarged thrones, the light of the age will disturb them, and mind, taking advantage of the necessities of military despotism, will perhaps step forward and assert its in- destructible claims.—Nonconformist HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.-The blood is the life of life. It furnishes the components of flesh, bone, muscle, nerve, and integument The stomach is its manufactory, ar- teries are its distributors, and the intestines the chan- nels through which waste matter is expelled. Upon the stomach, the circulation, aud the bowels, these admirable pills act simultaneously. Holloway's Pills cannot be overvalued, and their world-wide reputation is tho- roughly well deserved, No medicinal preparation ever yet presented to mankind has proved so extensive a blessing; far more than all other medicines have th?se famous PUls prolonged life, and made that Uf? agree- aWe

NAROLEOX AXD Gy tiL.I. -Austria will, according to the opinion of some who aro well qualified to form an opinion, have one great advantage in the resolution of Louis Napoleon to command his own army. His faith in his own military talents is far too strong to allow him. to become a mere ornamental head cf his forces; and yet, although it may not be quite correct to say that h& never was a soldier, since he once held a commission in the Swiss artillery, his knowledge of tactics is altogether theoretic. I hear that the French Government journals, were in the habit last year of going regularly into exta- cies of admiration at the mode in which he manoeavred the ttoops collected in the camp at Chalons, But even if c"nducting a review were equivalent to directing a campaign, I have been told that the manoeuvring in question was by uo means up to the mark, and that in the opinion of competent military judges, it was rather the work of a clever amateur than a real soldier. The sluggishness and the vacillation, though not of purpose yet in the choice of means and occasions, which is well known to characterise the Emperor, is a further draw- back to his efficiency as a general. It may indeed be that professional opinion is rather biassed against him, but upon the whol e military men seem to have fair ground for their opinion that imperial command will be r a heavy incubus on the French army. On the other hand, I I find no great opinion is entertained with respect to the abilities of the Austrian general Gyulai, who is, moreover, not a favourite of bis troops and although. the plan of the campaign will doubtless be laid down by that confessedly great soldier, Baron Ilesa, the want of his presence to work it out will probably militate much against its succesg. -Correspondent of tho Manchester Examiner. GALLANT CONDUCT OF Af Al.P.-A day or two sit!ee the lIon. Captain Godfrey Charles Morgan (son of Lord Tredegar), the gallant member for Breconshire, perform. ed an act which, for the pluck, cool judgment, and cou- rageous self-devotion evinced, at the risk of his life, de- serves to be chronicled among the deeds of chivalrous daring which shed such lustre on the soldiers of Britain. The hon. and gallant gentleman was walking along the streets of Hay, to attend a meeting of the Hereford and Brecon Railway, when the cry of a horse run away," with a gig containing a lady and gentleman, rang through the crowded streets, it being market-day, and the animal was seen approaching at the top of its speed. Every- body except the gallant member tried to save himself" but just as the animal was about to dash down a narrow entry where the declivity is very considerable, the walla of which are composed of sharp rubble masonry, and to be thrown against which out of a vehicle would be al- most instantaneous death, tho gallant soldier, with a coolness and pluck which perfectly transfixed the crowd with wonder, leaped at the furious animal, seized the reins, and before anything serious could happen, brought it to a standstill. The lady had already fainted, and was carried in a state of utter unconsciousness to the nearest inn, but the rescued and the crowd could hardly know how to express their admiration of an act so generously heroic. We are happy to say the hou, gentleman was himself uninjured. WEDDIN-G EXTRAORDINARY.—On Easter Monday a most extraordinary wedding took place at Salesbury, tho bridegroom being a cattle dealer who had long resisted the fascinations of tho gentle sex, but who vowed that if ever ho did get married he would ride to and from the church on a donkey. His friends kept him to his word, and when he resolved to visit the altar of Hymen they provided no fewer^than fifteen donkeys, that they might bear him company en suite. This ludicrous wedding procession, headed by a fife band, went the necessary rounds on Monday, and attracted the attention of con- siderable crowds. Bla ek-bit)-n Standard. 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