The Express. — London, England, 1853-04-28 00:00:00

ITALy. The Pagano< Pito of 0., 23r1 inst. states that the &petits met on the ' e ttecding day, in their standing gurMllitte", to AilIC the bill relative to the grant 6(0%000 Mute. in favour of the naturalised Lom bard rauL".e. whose property had been sequestered by IX-mil The members were extremely numerous. 'the principle of the proposition was unanimously vrt. ,a to, and some deputies manifested a desire tie t he report should express sympathetic send ratzts towards the refugees generally. DENMARK. COPENUAGEN, AP/11.1. 23. The officiil list of the New Ministry, as gi ten by A. ' orb stirmls Tarlac, contains— • Oersted—Prevident of the Council, Minis',gr of the Interior. and or Education. 13lalinic—Nlini4tex for Foreign Affairs. Girt Spotiack—Finance. S c heel--Justice. llanscn—War. Steen-1 1 ille Marine. Graf Carl Moltke—Schleswig. K c c u ntlow-Criminil—Holstein and Lauchburg. It was rumoured the day before yesterday that Nang would not only retain his poet heroine, but also that of Simony; subsequently, however, ho seems to have had misgivings as to the stability of the Minis try, and Oersted to have taken the two vacant ports ftaillea under his management. The King has repaired again to the Palace at Fredericksburg. TURKEY. the Joarnal tle Constantinople publishes a version of Lord Stratford's address to the Sultan on the ith iv.t. Lord Stratford said : Mire,—At the express command of my most gracious tionotiors, I oats again appear before your Imperial Ma je,fy. la consideration of circumstances of no little im p ranee, the Queen was pleased to hasten my return, thereby giving a new proof of the lively and friendly sym pathy which she and her government feel for everything concreted with the welfare of the Ottoman Empire and with the person of your Majesty. Notwithstanding some peen lit? difficulties, I obeyed the commends of my sovereign, Let en:y from a feeling of duty and honour, but with a pleasure arising from a sincere wish to be able to contribute to the furtherance of the interests of your Majesty—which Ow Wen hos vs much at heart—and from in prospect of again snjnyine the favour which I have so often met with at your Majesty's court. It would be seperfluous to repeat my assurances to your Majesty on this point. The amicable reistiens which fortunately exist between the two countries are based on surer foundations than treaties. They rest on mutual conhilence, and on interests which are more or leas common to both. Indeed, I cherish the conviction that the privileges granted to British subjects in this country re quire nos better guarantee than that arising from the policy and sentiments of our Majesty. The Journal e Constantinople says that the Sultan was extremely touched by these expressions of re spect, friendship, and sympathy, and iu well chosen language expresso d his feelings towards the Queen, her government, and their worthy representative. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, Capt. West, arrived in the Mersey this day with advice* trom New York to the 16th instant, 1M posgengers, and specie to the extent of 264,000 chars on freight. Amongst her passengers WU the Princess , Itirat of Plot ida,.. _ _ The Royal Mail steam-ship America arrived at Boston on the 13th, and the screw steam-ship Alps on the 14th inst., both from hence. The United Sta . tes Mail steam-ship 'Washington, from Southampton, arrived at New York on the nth. It is announced that Mr. Buchanan will not super sede Mr. Ingersoll at the court of St. James's until the Ist of July next. The cabinet difficulties were all announced as set tled, and the cabinet unchanged. It was reported from Washington that the cabinet were engaged upon the discussion of the Grey Town, Nicaragua, affair, and that General Pierce insisted upon the' American government discountenancing all Bri tish or other interference in the affairs of Central America. Mr. Buchanan was said to have been consulted especially upon this point. These reports, it must be stated, ought to be received with a considerable degree of caution, as their foundation may generally be traced to the New York Herald, • paper which is well known to announce as facts ru mours which have little or no foundation beyond merely idle gossip. The Japan expedition was announced to sail upon the lit of May. A telegraphic despatch from Washington, dated April 14, states Dr. Kane is here, and has just re ceived his instructions for hie Arctic Expedition from the navy department. He expects to sail by the lit of May. lie goes first to the head of Baffin's Bay, and thence to the Polar Sc,. He has provided for obtaining dogs, sledges ' and Esquimaux to aid him. He goes in the brig Advance, furnished by Mr. Henn; Grinnell . Several of hi; former companions go with him. For lack of funds he has not been able to lay in as large a supply of preserved food as is desirable. lie will probably return, if possible, within eighteen months. A vessel from Vera Cruz reports that Santa Anna entered Vera Cruz on the afternoon of the let inst. His reception was not very cordial. He immediately left for his hacienda near Jalapa. The schooner Bonita, from Vera Cruz, brings a special messenger with the treaty lately signed by Judge Conkling, our Minister to Mexico, and the Mexican Commissioners guaranteeing to Messrs. Sloo and Co., the neut rality and possession of the Tehuantepec transit route, which was ratified on the 28th ultimo. The American papers contain items of Mexican news to the 19th ultimo. Senor Prieto, Governor of Tamaulipas, had been dismissed from office by the legislature of that state. The Monitor says that Col. &caber has invited several nobles to consult with Santa Anna, at his Eucero farm, about the sth or 6th of April. Insurrectionary movements bad taken place in .Morelos, and several other portions of the country. Information given by Mr. Falconnet to English bondholders, that he had been compelled to pay 60,900 dolt , to bay over members of the Mexican Congress, created great excitement in the capitol. 4 The press expressed indignation, and the members of Congress affirm they are innocent. President Lombardini was thinking of giving Falconnet his paeport, with an invitation to leave the republic. Faiconnet came out in a card, in which he declares' everything said relative to his purchasing votes false and unauthorised. On the 28th ult. a conducts left the city of Mexico for Vera Crux, with 2,070,000 dole., escorted by 30 cavalry and 130 infantry, with one field piece. The Canadian House of Assembly, on the 13th UM., adopted the Inspector-General's changes in the tariff, u already reported, with the following addi tions: Salt, entirely free; printing presses and ma terials, except paper, 23 per cent.; the produce of the sea, from Newfoundland and Labrador, to come in at the same rate as from Nova Scotia—virtually free. From Havanna, although no further advices have been received since the arrival of the Isabel, we learn that the American ship Harriet was boarded and searched by the British war steamer Devastation on th.. 31st March, on suspicion of being a slaver trading on the coast of Cuba. Tin; SPRING FAIRS IN WALEB.—A correspondent says . --The spring fairs and markets throughout the Fria , eipuity have been remarkably well attended by both buyers sad sellers, and generally a large amount of business has br.rt transacted. The supply of stare cattle has been vet? pod, and a considerable advance in price kas been OM. fcdsoly maintained, amounting to as much as 21. per head. Ia same instances the supply has not been equal to the de rued, and the highest rates have been established. Cows acd calves, and calving cows have also sold well ; and in the hors.' markets good useful animals have realised first fate prim% In some few cues buyers were deterred from lawrlssing by the extremely high rates demanded; but 112 neral:y, though the sellers have been firm, a good busi cis has been doze. The hay market is steady, and far riers are now refusing prices which, a year ago, they would b! , e Lumped to obtaiu• In Cardiganshire the demand for Li kinds of grain is very good, and in some places more ;hut the supply. A i, , rgc number of cattle have been •"Patchedevketi_per the various lien of rail to the Me lambing season has been a very god ea* ; Noe Bodo have realised II ouch as 251. per heed. INDIA AND CHINA. TIIE OYLRLAND MAIL. itavicer, in anticipation of the Overland Mail, %axe cocoa to hand, bringing the following dates : ' Ilonsbay, March 29; Calcutta, March 19 ; and China, March H. The following are the main features of the sum mary of the Bombay Times : Our intelligence from Burmah extends to the 10th March, but brings us little intelligence of importance. Sir John Cheapo had marched into the iuterior in quest of the robber chief Meea-Toon, and the commo dore and Captain Tarleton, with a strong force of gun boats, had proceeded by t wo different creeksor brauches of the river, and, on the departure of the steamer, intel ligence of the brigand's capture was looked for immedi ately. General S!eele had returned from his sweep into the interior, having successfully accomplished all the objects he had in view. On the 13th of February he had marched from Shway Gyeen, and found the villages on to Kyouk Gee entirely de serted, their inhabitants having slunk into the jungle, from fear of the Burmese troops ; some of them, having been lured back by us, were pro sided with copies of the proclamation of peace, which was explained to them, and they returned to their homes. The force arrived at Kyouk Gee on the 17th—its approach seemed unexpected; no one came out to meet them, and the gates were thrown open to them without opposi tion. Guards being set to protect the place, a body of irregular horse was sent out in pur suit of some of the chiefs, said to have left the pre cedieg night, and who were only a short distance in advance. The fugitives, a hundred in number, armed with muskets, accompanied by carts con taining women, children, and baggage, were over taken five miles from the camp. They surrendered themselves at once, and were permitted at thier own request to return to town. The force marched again on the 18th, and reached the Sitang river, a distance of 18 miles, on the 21st ; here they saw a party of 30 armed men, who managed to effect their escape before we could overtake them across the river. The troops now crossed, and were at once admitted into the town of Tounghoo on the 22nd. It was found to be a large square enclosure, surrounded by • wet ditch. The people received them in the most friendly man ner, and made over to them the public stores at once. A march of 93 miles had thus been com pleted in eight days, the people everywhere re turning to their homes, and the troops and bri gands scampering at our approach. Meantime our deputation continues its journey towards Ave, where it is said that the successes of the peace party are on the wane, those of the recently-deposed Sovereign, whose conduct brought about the war, in the ascendant. The Chinese merchants on tho frontier have expressed themselves most anxious to increase their inter course and improve their understanding with the English. Meanwhile the rebellion is extending throughout the Celestial Empire, and the brother of the sun and moon, like monarchs of meaner lineage., has found himself compelled to appeal to his people. There can be no doubt that a series of tremendous revolutions are in progress, or in pros pect, amongst those vast and wonderful regions which have hitherto contrived to keep themselves hermeti cally sealed against all intercourse with the outer world ; and the bond once broken which has held them so wonderfully together, the sacred terri tory once invaded, and the blessings of external commerce once experienced in the interior of a country occupied by the most ingenious and most industrious population in the world, the march of civilisation will be enabled to hold on. This, amongst many others, is one of the stupendous and inevitable contingencies which the British parlia- ' meat must keep in view in legislating for India. The Governor-General continues in the Eastern Provinces; it is now positively asserted that he referred the military arrangements to the antiquated Commander in Chief, who spends his time and saves his 20,0001. a year in the Himalayas, and that Sir W. Gomm, looking out for one nearly as old and worn out as himself, fixed on General Godwin. The results were inevitable, they were predicted with the most perfect fidelity at the time, the antici pations of this time twelvemonth having been verified to the letter. Scarcely any incident of note has oc curred within our dominions of Hindostau within the past fortnight. There are still some disturbances on the Punjaub frontier, and Bhawailpore has scarcely yet settled down since the recent revolution. For pearly • month the papers throughout India have been mainly occupied by discussions in refer ence to the removal of Messrs. Grant and Legeyt from the bench of the Budder Adawlut, the CON pany's supreme court at the presidency. Our correspondent writes: The state of India is at present one of very satisfactory tranquillity, and were it not for the un fortunate Burmese war, which, however, I am greatly in hopes is approaching its termination, the whole energies of the government might be directed to the good administration of the country under an im proved system of laws, and the steady furtherance of those improvements that are called for by the spirit of the age. The reeentremoval of the two Sadder judges is still the chief topic of discussion. The whole press unani mously pronounces against the government. This removal of the Sadder judges has been based by go vernment on the opinion of the Advocate-General, that the denials on oath ready to be furnished by these gentlemen of some scandalous insinuations of theßuinbay Gazette, would not have been sufficientto obtain a rule for a criminal information from the Supreme Court. The government has in this instance been misled by their Advocate-General, whose opi nion has been shown by Messrs. Dickinson and Lowndes, two counsel employed by Mr. Le Geyt, to have been bad in law. Acting, however, on this opi nion, the government took the hasty step of removing the judges from the bench with-' out instituting any inquiry, either departmental er judicial, into the charges alleged against them. The public feeling, as well as the expression of the prom, here is almost unanimous against this act of despotism. Lord Falkland's government has hitherto bees con sidered a pattern of weakness. This act of quasi rigour is now looked on as one of febrile excitement more than as the result of calm, dispassionate natorial resolve. The fact is, that both theses:l i ge ' ow have led the way in throwing open the Sadder Court to the English bar, in causing reporters to be present at all their sittings, in furnishing the press with all important documents, and in publishing the rebukes they have been obliged to inflict on the judges and magistrates of the Maimed. The government has long secretly felt annoyed at this mode of proceeding, for they are well aware that at this particular moment all authentic documents calculated to exposes the miserable state of judicial matters in the interior, will be eagerly seized on by the movement party both in India and at home.—There can be no doubt whatever that the publication of the proceedings of the Sudder Court (which you are aware is a Supreme Court of Casea tion in all criminal and civil eases throughout the Presidency) has tended very much to put the Mans ell judges on their guard, and to improve to a certain extent the general administration of justice, but it has at the same time disclosed a state of judicial and magisterial inefficiency which reflects great discredit on the government itself. I firmly believe that the rash and premature step of dismissing these two offi cers from their high station has been very much brought about by the foregoing unworthy considera tion.—The public here are asking the question—ls it, then, too much to hope that the British legislature will pause for another twelvemonth ereit consignethe many millions of its Indian fellow-subjects to another term of twenty years' misgovernment under the East India Company? The Bombay Association asks for nothing more than one year's delay in order that parliament may not decide on insufficient evidence. It prays that parliament will renew the present char ter for one year on its present footing, and that at the expiration of that year, the question of the charter shall be settled for • fresh term. The na tives here are sanguine in the hope that this their prayer will meet with some attention; we, who know the temper of an English parliament on Indian matters, must confess that we look forward with more diffidence than hope. India hitherto his been wanting to herself. She is now beginning to awaken from her lethargic sleep, bat the convulsive starts arc as yet only in the extremities, the main I THE IXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1853. body is still slumbering, and will probably continue to doze for the next century. Intellectual life is springing into existence in the Presidency capitals, and European knowledge is pouring in in a geome trical ratio of progression ; but the millions of the . interior are, and must long remain, in a state of darkness. The fact is the professions of philanthropy with which we usually accompany our attempts at instruction are naturally discredited by people who see in our acts a very general tendency to oppres sion and extortion. hut as the people of the Presi dency capitals begin to think for themselves, and to throw off their servile dependence ou the local go vernments—es they now begin to organise schools, unconnected with . the state, nod to educate their youth on a system of self-respect and self-depend enee,we mar look forward eventually to this good seed producing good fruit. It is rather a curious fact, and more humiliating than curious, that with all our 'wealth, enlighten ment, and religious profession, we are behind other European nations in our system of education both at home and in our Oriental dependencies. Had India been a dependency of Franco instead of England, there can be little doubt that the spread of education iu the interior would have been far greater than it has hitherto been under the government of the East India Company. The railroad as far as Tannah, an old Mahratta town at the extremity of Salsette, twenty-two miles from Bombay, is to be opened on the 4th of April. This section of the railway has been completed with great care and skill, and rivals in appearance most of the European lines. As it progresses onwards into the bowels of the land its advantages will be more apparent. At pre sent it brings Tannah within three quarters of an hour of Bombay. The Burmese war is decidedly unpopular, though the annexation of Pegu appears now less gees tionable than it did at the first moment. It is not generally known here, but is not the less a fact, that the removal of Sir Henry Lawrence from Lahore to the north-west was the result of a serious quarrel between him and the Governor-General, who has not had the magnanimity to issue any general order in approval of Sir Henry's most meritorious services at Lahore. This is a piece of littleness in the most noble marquis that we were hardly prepared to expect. Lord Falkland's term of service expires in May. His lordship has been generally popular with those who have shared his hospitality, which has been on an extended scale, but his government must be ad mitted to have been a failure. It can hardly be otherwise with men of his calibre, who come out to India wholly unacquainted with Indian affairs. The best governors are those selected from the best Indian servants. Witness Mount Stewart Elphinstone, Malcolm, Thomason, of the north-west provinces, and, though last, not least, Sir George Russell Clerk. Advices from China to the 12th state that Nankin had fallen into the hands of the rebels on the 19th of Febrnary, and it is said to be the prevalent opinion that nothing but help from those " outer barbarians," the people of Europe, could keep the Emperor of China on his throne. CHINA. The following is from the Overland Friend of l China of the 11th March : Our lengthened practice in the business of investigating reports of trouble in the interior, renders it much less diffi cult to pronounce news as in probability truthful, than when we first commenced chronicling details of the great rebellion ; and, but fur such experience, the manner in which a report in Canton is believed by generally well-informed people that Nankin fell to the rebel um*, as on the 12th day of the Ist Chinese moon, 19th ultimo, we should almost be in duced to overlook the short period of time the news has had to travel in, and the still more auspicious circumstance of there having been nothing of such an occurrence known when the Shanghae mail left on the 26th, which, were it so, could hardly have been the case—Shanghae and Nankin being such a abort distance apart. But "coming events cast their shadows before," and it is not improbable that our next arrival from the north may bring intelligence of the ancient capital being invested by one of the four divisions into which the insurgent army is said to be divided. This Nankin report was not officially known to assist's in government offices in the city at their closing hour on Wednesday. " The Peking Gazette of the 12th month 20th day (30th January) contains a stringent edict upon lieu's report of the capture and sacking of Wuchaog, the capital of Hoopih ; Seu's previous assertions of his ability to raise the siege, Ins dilatoriness in passing from Chang-sha to Wuchang, and g I backwardness, being dealt with in terms of severe reprehension ; and, as a punishment, his Majesty directs that ho be divested of his peacock's feathers and all dignities, and only hold office as acting Gover nor of Henan and Hoopih, co-operating with Kuban and Lukh-kin-hing, the newly appointed imperial commis sioners, in their attempts to retake NVuchang. San, in his memorial, ascribes the rebel succeed to their ingenuity in springing mines, and to their great ferocity. It is said of the slaughter,that the stench from the unburied was so great that the inhabitants of the city were forced to evacuate their dwellings, and it was feared that there would be a general pestilence. The Peking Gametee above mentioned notifies the appointment of the Manchu Shu.hing-ha, Governor-General of Kansuh and Shensi (in conjunction with Yue-tsuey, Manchou General in Snechnen) to the command of a large body of select troops despatched to the borders of Hoopih, there to unite with the other commissioners in a final at tempt to crush the hated rebels. Several Portuguese armed Lorchu have been engaged by coast mandarins to defend their stations from attacks of the numerous pirates in outer waters. " Keying, we hear, has been despatched on a speci a l mis sion to Kiang-si. His old and able colleague, Heang-gon lung, hu also been again taken into imperi al favour, and is rapidly advancing in rank, though still disengaged from active service. " By the way of Shanshae we learn that the people of Konen are greatly enraged with the soldiers from the Kirin and the Amour, who have been sent for their " pro. tection." Their rapacity, it is stated in a memorial to the Throne, is beyond all bounds " to us," they say, " they are as tigers, to the rebels as raw" Some of the villagers having prayed Tien-teh for assistance against them, a body of men wu sent, who, after driving them away, decapitated several civil magistrates for htving winked at such liwlese proceedings." HONG KONG.—The health of the troops in garrison is still good. No deaths during the past half month, and none seriously ill. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTIZS BY DIATH IN INDIA SINCE THI DEPARTURE OP THE MAIL ON THE 14TH MAUCH. Bengal.—Senior Surgeon Robert Browne, superintend. log surgeon of the Disarms Division, at Dinapore, on the 16th inst. HEIL Mn'AWITS FORCTII. PROMOTIONS.—The Commander in Chief in India is pleased to make the follow*" 'on' and appointments until her Majesty's pleasure le known :-29th Foot— Ensign Frank Browne to be Eutteeant, without purchase, vice Nugent, appointed adjutant; Lieut. St. George Mervyn Nugent, to be a dj utant, vice Colvill, promoted. 51st Foot— Ensign Fred. Edward bledhunt to be lieutenant without purchase, vice Wsstropp, deceased. 80th Foot—Major R. G. Hughes to be lieutenant colonel, without purchase, vice Lewis, deceased ; Captain Samuel Tolfrey Christie to be major, vice Hughes; Lieutenant William Frederick Adams Colman to be captain, vice Christie; Ensign Erasmus Borrowes to be lieutenant, vice Colman. 87th Foot.— Lieutenant John Halkett Le Couteur to be captain by pur chase, vice Herring, who retires ; Second Lieutenant Charles Edmond Goddard to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Le Couteur. Appointments.—The tments.— The Commander-in-Chief in India has been pleased to appoint Lieut.-Colonel W. H. C. Wellesley, of the 10th Foot, to be Commandant of the recruit depot at Korrachee. Retired from the Servioe.—The application of Lieut. W. R. Bookey, of the 83rd Foot, to retire from the service by elle of his commission, has been accepted by the Com mander•in•Chief in India, subject to approval by her Majesty. FURLOUGHS, &C. (ii TO OFFICIRS IN THE iRRIZS OF INDIA. RIR MAJZSTY'S FORCES. . . _ - - - - I Assistant-Surgeon H. M. Balfour ; Lieut. A. Carter, 87th Foot ; Lieut. J. Elliot, 87th Foot ; Capt. J. E. Thackwell, 22nd Foot. Bombay.—Lieut. A. M. Murray, Artillery ; Lieut. C. T. Aitchison, 2nd European Infantry; Capt. G. K. Bell, Invalid Establishment ; Capt. E. C. Fanning, 27th N.I. ; Major H. S. Partridge, 18th N.I. ; Capt. Balliogall, 24th N.I. Madras.—Assistant-Surgeon Kenneth Mackenzie Adams ; Surgeon Edward C. Collins, sth Light Cavalry • Lieut. Alfred Joyce, 30th N.I. ,• Lieut. Edward Owen Lotted, 35th N.I. ; L i eut. E. H. Mostyn Owen, 28th N.I. ; rent. Sidney French Turner, 39th N. 1.; Second Lieut. C. L. Yeoman, Artillery. Bengal.—Lieut. George Hobert Pratt Barlow, 50th N. 1.; Capt. Peter Drummond, 22nd Ni.; Lieut.-Col. Alexander Jack, C.B. 42nd N.I. ; Lieut. Hugo James, 44th N. 1.; Assistant - Surgeon Graham Laeon ; Lieut. Henry Daniel Maunsell, 62nd N.I. ; Lieut. J. M'Carty, 53rd N I.; Capt. James Metcalfe, 3rd N. 1.; Lieut. and Brevet-Captain Charles Samuel John Terrot, 29th N. 1., second in command 2nd I'unjaub Infantry. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—During the passage 1 of the Daniel Webster, which arrived at Liverpool on Tues day night from Boston, an occurrence of a very melancholy nature took place. A seaman having fallen overboard, a boa with four men in it was lowered, and an endeavour made to save the unfortunate man, when, just as he was reached, the boat upset, and three out of the four men com cirni the crew were drowned. The mew who f e ll over was sloe drowsed. etie Court. THE LEVEE. Prince Albert, K.G., held a Levee, by desire of the Queen, yesterday afternoon, in St. James'. Palace. His Royal Haghness, attended by his suite, arrived from Buckingham Palace about tw o o' c l oc k, escorte d by &detach ment of the Life Guards. The Prince was conducted to the Royal Closet by the Great Officers of State of the Queen a Household. The Duke of Cambridge, K.G., attended by Lord Wil liam Paulet, was present at the Levee. Tne Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arens were on duty, under the command of the Lieutenant. The Sub-Officers, Lieut.-Colonel Nevill and Major Cooke, were also on duty. The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty in the Palace, under the command of the Eson in Waiting. Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., had an audience and deli vered to his Royal Highness the Rihand and Badge of the Order of the Bath worn by the late Viscount Melbourne. The Earl of Estes had an audience of his royal high ness, and presented the Badge and Order of the Grand Cross of the Bath worn by his uncle the late Admiral the Hon. Sir Madan Cape!. Lieutenant 11. M. Bouverie (Coldsteam Guards), had an audience, and delivered to his Royal Highness the Ribend and Badge of a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, worn by the late Lieut.-General Sir H. Bouverie. The Prince entered the Throne-room attended by the Duke of Norfolk, K.G., Lord Steward; the Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T., Lord Chamberlain; the Duke of Wel lington, Master of the Horse ; the Earl of Mulgrave, Trea surer of the Household; Lord Ernest Bruce, Nice•Ckam berlain ; Lord Drumlanrig, Comptroller of the Household Lord Byron, Lord in Waiting; Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to his Royal Highness ; Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse ; Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, Groom in Waiting; Colonel Wylde, Groom in Waiting to his Royal Highness ; Major-General Buckley, Equerry in Waiting; and Lieut.-Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour, Equerry in Waiting to his Royal High ness, The diplomatic circle was introduced, when the following presentations to his Royal Highness took place : By the Swedish and Norwegian Minister, Mr. Steele, Civil Governor of the City of Stockholm. By the United States Minister, Mr. Bancroft Davis, formerly Secretary of Legation at this Court ; Mr. William Walker Gilbert, of the United States. The following noblemen and gentlemen had also the honour of being presented ; Mr. B. Albano, C.E., by Sir Win. Molesworth. Second Lieutenant B. F. Alexander, on his appointment to the Rifle Brigade, by General Sir Howard Douglas. Captain J. Ambrose, by Colonel Wood. Lieutenant Anderson by the Marquis of Anglesey. Mr. J. H. Armit, by Lord Muskerry. Mr. Atherton, on his appointment as one of her Majesty's counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. Cornet J. Baillie, by the Marquis of Anglesey. Captain Charles Barker R.N., on promotion and return from foreign service, by Sir J. Graham. Ensign J. Beatty by Colonel U. D. Jones. Lieutenant General Earl of Beauchamp, by Lord Comber mere. Mr. J. Bentley, by the Marquis of Salisbury. Lieutenant General Sir G. Berkeley by Viscount 'lar ding.. Lieutenant Berry, by Colonel M. Iteresford. Captain G. F. Berry, by Lieutenant-General Robert Ellice. Mr. H. P. Best, on his appointment as Deputy-Lieute nant of Berks, by the Earl of Abingdon. Mr. Beste, on being appointed a Deputy-Lieutenant, county Hampshire, by Sir E. Filmer, Ban., M.P. Lieutenant W. D. Bishop, by Sir C. Wood. Mr. R. Blair, by Lord Colvilc. Captain Boggis, by Sir J. Owen, Bart. Carrot R. Gore Booth, by Sir R. Gore Booth, Bart., M.P. Mr. Troyte Bullock, by Viscount Hinton. Mr. F. Brandreth, on appointment as Major in the sth Royal Lancashire Militia,by the Earl of Sefton. Lieutenant-Colonel Ruggles Brise, on appointment to the West Essex Militia, by Viscount Maynard. Colonel Brockman, by Earl Cowper. Mr. J. H. Browne, by Lieutenant-General Sir J. F. Bur goyne. Lieutenant Bruce, by the Earl of Wilton. Mr. W. J. Bryant, by the Duko of Buckingham and Chandos. Rey. William Calvert, by Lord John Russell. Captain J. Cammilleri, R.N., on appointment u a com panion of the most distinguished order of St. Michael and St. George, by Sir J. Graham. Colonel Sir Colin Campbell, 8.C.8. A.D.C., on his re turn from India, and appointment as A.D.C. to her Majesty, by Viscount Harding.. Lord Carew, on being invested with the order of St. Patrick, by the Earl of Clarendon. Lieutenant E. Carthew, by Staff-surgeon G. Boalase Childs. Lieutenant R. Channel, by Sir C. Wood. Cornet D. J. Chambeflayne, on appointment to 13th Light Dragoons, by his father, Mr. Chamberlayne. Captain Christie, by Lieutenant-colonel Tulloh. Lieutenant-colonel Clark, by Lieutenant-general Sir Wm. Mac Bean. Lieutenant A. Cooper, by Major-general Sir J. Owen. Mr. E. Gilbert-Cooper, by Sir C. Wood. Lieutenant H. Cooper, by the Earl of Wilton. Lieutenant M. F. Cosmeave, on appointment to the Royal London kfilina, by Colonel Thompson, M.P. Captain Cowell, by Lord Combermere. Captain C. Vyvyan Co:, on return from India, by Vis ' count Gough. Mr. R. W. Crawford, by Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P. Lieutenant C. Cundy, by Viscount Combermere. Lieutenant J. Hanle% by Colonel Holme Sumner. The Hoa. M. T. Dune, by Lord Muskerry. Lord De Mkt and Dudley, on his marnige and succeed ing to the title, by the Earl of Munster. The Hon. George Denman, by the Lord Chancellor. Captain Dennis, by Viscount Combermere. Mr. Spencer S. Diann, by the Duke of Richmond. Mr. Dimadale, on his marriage, by his father, the Hon. Baron Dimadale. Lieutenant Disbrowe, on appointment to the Coldstream Guards, by Colonel H. Sentinel. Lieutenant William Dixon, by the Earl of Wilton. C. Lieutenant Domyile, by Sir Domvile. Lieutenant T. Donald, by Colonel Trevelyan. Mr. Johnstone Douglas, by Viscount Drumlanrig. Ensign Duesbery, by Colonel Smyth. Colonel the Honourable 0. Duncombe, M.P., on appoint went to the Cambridge Militia, by the Earl of Hardwicke. Lieutenant the Honourable R. Drummond, on appoint, meet to the Coldstream Guards, by Colonel Sentinel'. Ensign Dyer, on obtaining his commission, by Sir P. Maitland. Lieutenant Dyer, on obtaining his commission, by Lord Raglan. Captain 11. Edeneorough, on promotion, by Viscount Maynard. Lieutenant J. B. Edwards, by tha Honourable R. Carsten, senior. Viscount Enfield, en being eummoned by writ to the House of Peers, by the Duke of Bedford. Mr. C. Englefield, by Mr. C. Towneley, M.P. Lord Erskine, on his marriage, by the Earl of Clarendon. Lieutenant J. Feetham, by Viscount Combermere. Hon. T. H. G. Fermor, on appointment to 2nd Life Guards, by the Earl of Pomfret. Lieutenant H. Finch, on his appointment to West Kent Light Infantry Regiment of Militia, by Colonel Sir T. M. Wilson, Bart. Mr. R. Ford, by Right Honourable Sir W. Molesworth. Captain T. G. Forbes, R.N., on return from coast of Africa and promotion, by Major-General Forbes. Mr. Fort, on his marriage, by Sir William Molesworth. Second Lieutenant G. Francis, by the Earl of Devon. Rev, J. G: C. Fussell, on his appointment as her Ma jeat7's Assistant•lnspector of Schools, by Earl Granville. Sir W. P. Gailwey, But ., M.P., by Major-General Sir George Bowles, K.C.B. Lieutenant A. Gunnell, by Lieutenant• General Sir R. Arbuthnot. Mr. George, M.P., by Lord Naas. Mr. Robert Gibson, on appointment as Deputy Lieute nant for Berkshire, by the Earl of Boland. Mr. E. A. Glover, by Major-General Sir J. Dennis. Captain Gloster, on promotion, by Lieut.-General Hon. H. Arbuthnot. Lieutenant Godwin, by Right Hon. J. C. Herries. Lieutenant C. 0. Gordon, by Colonel H. Jones. Captain R. G. Grange, on appointment to her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arses, by Lord Foley. Lieutenant E. C. Grant, on appointment to the Royal London Militia, by Colonel William Thompson, M.P. Lieutenant D. D. Greentree, by Lieut..oeneral Sir John Doveton. Ensign J. Griffith, by Lieut.-General Sandwith. Ensign W. B. Greenfield, by Colonel Thompson, M.P. Mr. E. D. Hacon, by Viscount Combermere. Mr. Hall, by the Duke of Northumberland. Mr. W. C. Hamilton, by the Earl of Enniskillen. Ensign H. F. Hancock, by Colonel H. D. Jones. Major B. Harrison, by Lieut.-General the Earl of Beau champ. Sir William Hartopp, Bart., by the Earl of Warwick. Lieutenant Hartopp, by his father, Sir William Hartopp. Lieutenant J. A. Heathcote, by Sir C. Wood. Major C. Herbert, by Sir J. W. Hogg, Bart. Ensign W. Hiehens, by Colonel H. R. Jones. Rev. P. G. Hill, by Sir J. Graham. Lieutenant W. Hinds, by his uncle, the Bishop of Nor wich. Viscount Hinton, on appointment to the colonelcy of the let Somerset Militia, by Lord Hothem. Mr. C. Hogg, by Sir J. W. Hogg, Bart. Captain J. Hood, by Lord Pelwarth. Lieutenant St. P. Hook, by the Earl of Wilton. Lieutenant G. B. Holmes, by . Viscount Galway. Lieutenant Hope, on promotion, by Lord Raglan. Mr. Henry Howard, by the Earl of Clarendon. Captain W. Hudson, by Major-General Wetherall. Captain J. Hudson, R.N., on promotion, by Sir J. Graham. Major Hume, by Sir Edward Bowater. Ensign E. Humphrey, by Colonel H. D. Jones. Mr. F. C. Hyde, by General Sir R. Darling. Commander 0. Inglefleld, on his marriage, by Admiral Sir G. E. Hansond, Haft Mr. Andrew Jardine, by Viscount Drumlanrig. Viscount Jocelyn, on appointment as Lieut:Colonel Commandant Essen Rifles, by Lord Maynard. Lieutenant H. Johnstone, on ret u rn from India, by the Earl of Haddington. ,- Lieutenant-Colond Johnstone, on return from India, by Lord Brantley. Mr. Johnstone, M.P., by Lord Polwarth. A._B. Jobootos, by the Earl of Clarendon. Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, by his Rayal Hislights the Duke of Cambridge. Dr. WC). Jones, by the Earl of Albemarle. Comet and Sub-Lieutenant H. W. L. Jnrtin, on ap pointment to the 2ad Life Guards, by the Marquis of Lon donderry. Mr. H. W. Keate, upon his return from the Seychelles and appointment to the Lieutenant Government of Gra nada, by the Duke of Newcastle. Ensign H. M. Kennard, on his appointment to the Royal London Militia, by Colonel Thompson, M.P. Lieutenant-Colonel Key, on promotion, by Lieutenant- General Brotherton. Mr. E. IL King, by his father, Mr. B. King. Mr. 11. W. King, on his marriage, by his uncle, Lieute nant-General Wyndham. Mr. R. T. G. Kirkpatrick, ca going %broad, by Major Fresh&ld, M.P. Mr. Edward G. Kirkpatrick, by Major Freshfisllid, M.P. Ensign V. H. Lahrow, by the Earl of Harewood. Lieutenant-Colonel Knox, on appointment to Royal Gla morgan Militia, by Colonel Kemys Tynte. Mr. Laing, M.P., by the Right Hon. E. Cardwell. Mr. Gore Langton, by his brother-in-law, the Marquis of Chandos. Ensign A. 31. Lang, by Colonel H. D. Jones. Lieutenant Law, on obtaixing his C01:11111:63i011, by his uncle the Earl of Eilenboroogh. Lieutenant J. M. Lennox, by Lord George Lennox. Bishop of Lincoln elect, by the Earl of Aberdeen. The Earl of Lisburne, on his marriage, by Lord Raglan. Captain Little, on appointment to R iyal North Devon Militia, by Viscount Jocelyn. Captain T. Littledale, by Mr. William Brown, M.P. Lieutenant Lyon, on his marriage, by Lieutenant-Gene ral Lord Raglan. Captain Thomas Robert M'Coy, on his appointment to be one of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, by Lord Foley. Cornet F. M'Clean, by Lieutenant-General the lion. E. P. Lygon. Second-Lieutenant A. 31.3feekan, on appointment Royal Marines, by Major-General Sir J. Owen. Mr. N. W. Macdonald, on retiring from the Govern ment of Sierra Leone, by the Duke of Newcastle. Sir K. S. Mackenzie, Bart., of Gairloch, by Sir J. Ma theson, But., M.P. Colonel Mackinnon, C. 8., on promotion, by Lieutenant General Sir G. Berkeley. Second Lieutenant L. N. Malcolm, by General Sir A. F. Barnard. - I.le - t;iinantWilliam March, by General Viscount Comber Mr. Thomas Charles March, by the Lord Chamberlain. Colonel F. Markham, C. 8., A.D.C., on his return from India and appointment, by Lord Dynevor. Lieutenant Martin, on obtaining his commission, by Lord Raglan. Mr. Ed ward Heron Maxwell, on appointment as Deputy Lieutenant, by Viscount Drumlanrig. Captain George Mein, on re•sppointmont to the staff, by Colonel Bit IVm. Davison. Lieutenant W. Metcalf, by Sir C. Wood. Mr. F. Milbank, cis being appointed Captain of Durham militia, by Lord Harry Vane. Mr. Mirehouse, by Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis. Lieutenant James Molesworth, on promotion, by Sir W. Molesworth. - Hon. William Monson, by the Earl of Yarborough. Mr. G. H. Money, by the Earl of Wilton. Captain Menypenny, on promotion, by Earl Cowper. Lieutenant-Colonel Mont penny, on promotion, by Earl Cowper. Mr. Edwards-Moss by Viscount Canning. W Lieutenant-Colonel m. Napier, by Rear Admiral Sir Charles Napier. Second Lieutenant H. Ncwdigate, by the Adjutant- General. Ensign G. Newmarcb, on obtaining his commission, by Lieutenant-General Sir George Pollock. Lieutenant William Noel, by the Earl of Wilton. Lord North, by Lord Walsingham. Captain W. Olpherts, on return from India and ap pointment to the staff, Addiscombe, by Viscount Harclinge. Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., by the Lord Chancellor. Lieutenant-Colonel Outram, C. 8., by Viscount Har dinge. Mr. T. Paley, by Sir Fitzroy Kelly, M.P. Lord Panmure, by the Marquis of Breadalbane. Mr. F. Parish, on return from China, by Sir W. Parish. Mr. T. L. D. J. Parry, on his appointment as deputy lieutenant of Camarvonshire,by Sir R.B.Williams,Bulkeley, Bart., H.P. Mr. Publey, on his appointment u one of her Majesty's counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. Major Phibbs, on appointment to the Duke of Lancaster's Own Light Infantry, by the Earl of Sefton. Lieutenant-Colonel B. T. Phillips, on his return from India, by Lieutenant-General Sir A. Maclaine. Captain H. Platt, on appointment to Royal Middlesex Rifle Corp, by Lord Enfield. Lieutenant-Colonel Poole, on promotion, by Lord Raglan. Captain Quantock, by Colonel Viscount Hinton. Major-General Richardson, on promotion, by the Duke of Hamilton. Cornet H. F. Richmond, by General Sir H. J. Cumming. Mr. T. W. Riddell, by Earl Grey. Mr. H. Roberts, by Hon. A. Kinnaird. Lieutenant William B. Robinson, by Major-General Wetherell. Mr. F. H. Robinson, by Viscount Canning. Captain R. S. Robinson, R.N. on return from foreign service, by Vice-Admiral Sir J. Louis Lieutenant J. D. Rochfort, by the Earl of Sefton. Sir Joshua Rowe, C. 8., Chief Justice of Jamaica, by the Duke of Newcastle. Lieutenant C. R. Richardson, by Reeve. Sir F. Scott, Bart., by the Earl of Ellesmere. Lieutenant A. N. Scott, by Sir C. Wood. Mr. E. Senior, on his appointment as one of the Commis sioners of Poor Laws in Ireland, by the Right Hon. Sir John Young. Lieutenant W. F. Segrave, by Macdonald. Sir I. Lieutenant-Colonel Shuttleworth, on promotion, by Lord Raglan. Cornet J. 0. Shaft°, by the Marquis of Anglesey. Mr. Duncombe Shafto, by the Earl of Mulgrave. Mr. A. M. Skinner, on' Ibis appointment as Recorder of Windsor, by Viscount Palmerston. Mr. J. Smith, by Lord Enfield. Lieutenant A. C. Snodgrass, by Arbuthnot. Hon. H. Capt. Hon. M. Stopford, R.N., on appointment as Naval A.D.C., by Vice-Admiral the Hon. J. Percy. Hon. P. Stourton, on his nomination as Deputy-Lieut. East Riding Yorkshire, by the Earl of Carlisle, Captain Hon. William Talbot, on his marriage, by General Viscount Lorton. Major-General Taylor, on appointment to 17th Lancers, by. Viscount Hardlinge. Mr. Bridges Taylor, on his appointment as her Majesty's Consul for Denmark and the Oresound, by the Earl of Clarendon. Mr R T emple, Chief Justice of Honduras, by the Duke of Newcastle. Mr. E. Tennant, by. the Marquis of Ormonde. Second-Lieutenant E. G. B. Thomas, by Lieut.-General Sir G. d'Aguilar. Mr. S. H. Thompson, on appointment as Deputy-Lieut. County Lancaster, by the Earl of Sefton. Captain J. W. Thompson, by Limo. - And Barr. Caitain Thomson, bj Vliooitnt Combermere. Ensign Thornton, by Colonel Smythe, M.P. Lord Henry Thynne, by the Marquis of Bath. Captain Tollemache, by Mr. Tullemache, M.P. Mr. T. Tooke, jun., by Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P. Mr. J. Towneley, on his appointment as major in the sth Reniment of 'Royal Lancashire Militia, by the Earl of Sefton. Ensign S. T. Trevor, by Colonel H..D. Jones.' Lieutenant-colonel Tullob, on promotion, by Lord Raglan. Mr. J. Tumley, on his appointment to the Deputy-lieu tenancy and Commission of the Peace, county Middlsex, by the Marquis of Salisbury. Mr. T. Uwina, R.A., Keeper of the National Qallery, by Lord John Russell. Lieutenant H. P. Vance, by Lieutenant-general Hon. Hugh Arbuthnot. Mr. Vance, M.P., by the Earl of Glenalll. Mr. Meade Waldo, on appointment as a Deputy Lieute nant, county Kent, by Viscount liardinge. Major J. 8. Walker, on appointment to King's own Light Infantry Militia, by Viscount Combermere. Mr. James Walker, by Earl de Grey. Lieutenant C. M. Walmisley, by Colonel Thompson, M.P. Mr. Frederick Henry Walsh, on appointment to 78tk Highlanders, by Mr. Gibson. Major Wardlaw, by the Earl of Sefton. Lieutenant Wardlaw, by the Earl of Pomfret. Lieutenant Warren, on obtaining his commission, by Lord Raglan. Mr. S. Waterhouse, by Sir C. Wood. Cornet W. J. Watson, on appointment to 17th Lancers, by Lieutenant Colonel Lawrenson. Cornet G. 0. Wombwell, on appointment, 17th Lancers, by Lieutenant Colocel Lawrenson. 'Deputy Commissary-General F. E. Watt, by the Chan ellor of the Exchequer. Lieut.-Colonel Waymouth, on promotion, by the Earl of rarborough. Sir G. E. Welby, Bart., M.P., by the Earl of Effingham. Lord Wenlock, by the Earl of Macclesfield. Mr. A. West, by Viscount Enfield. Major Whitfield, on promotion, by Sir J. Carmichael. Mr. H. Wickham Wickham, M.P. for Bradford, by Vie aunt Palmerston. Captain Wilkinson , by Colonel Allis. Mr. A. H. Williamson, by Lieut.-General Brotherton. Mr. R. B. Wilson, Deputy-Lieutenant, by the Earl of Zetland. Mr. E. H. Wilton, on appointment to the 18th Royal Irish, by Major-General Sir Harry Smith. Mr. George Smyth Windham, by the Earl of Albemarle. Ensign Woolhouse, by Colonel M. Beresford. Lord Wonley, by the Earl of Yarborough. Ensign J. Wreford, by the Earl of Wilton. Lieutenant Percy Wyndham, by Colonel 13entinck. The Colonelcy of the 2nd Dragoon Guards has be come vacant by the death of General Sir Thomas Gage Montresor, K.C.H., K.C. PROMENADE AT CHELSEA COLLEGE.—The Lords Commissioners for managing the affairs of this hospital have given notice that the north portion of Burton's-court and Water-gardens will he accessible as a promenade in the months of May, June, July, and August, from 9 o'clock in the morning till b o'clock in the evening, and on Sunday, the let day of May, and every succeeding Sunday, from 1 o'clock to i o'clock in the afternoon. EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PICITRES. Side by side with the electric telegraph, the rapidly developing wonders of photography daily assert, by some new discovery, their right to a foremost place amongst the marvels of the nineteenth century. But • very few short years have elapsed since Mr. Talbot first announced to the scientific world his discovery of this "Trap to catch a suubeam," and now we fiud photography regularly en rolled amongst the fine arts, applied to architectural, lands cape, and portrait painting, and astonishing every one b its minute fidelity, its mellow softness of appearance, and its applicability to almost every brauch of the cunning haulm art. A striking proof of its growing importance may be found in the fact that societies have been formed for its cultivation and encouragement, and that public exhibitions of its specimens have come to take their place amongst the periodical amusements of the metropolis. It is not many months since a collection was exhibited with great success at the Society of Arts, and now • worthy suc cessor is thrown open to the public at 168, New bond street. Short as the interval has been, it has proved suffi cient for the attainment of marked progress in the art, a progress that gives good hope that ere long this child of sunny skies may be naturalised and brought to perfection even in our fog-beloved climate. Foremost in attraction amotigst the present collection are the pictures of M. Mar ten, remarkable for their atmospheres, and wondrous effects of light and shade. His " Lake near Montreaux" was surrounded all day by admiring spectators. This is a perfect specimen without a single blur, and must have been taken under singularly auspicious circumstances. The " Court yard of the Louvre," by the same artist, will astonish those who have seen the original by its fidelity. and to these who have not, may save the expense and trouble of a visit. M. Marten has several other specimens in the exhibition of equal excellence, but in giving them the fore mast place, we must in justice add that the impressions have been in places retouched with a pencil, a privilege which has been much discussed, but ultimately ruled to be legitimate by the Society of Arts. Next in merit, and con siderably more numerous, come the pictures of Italian architecture, contributed by M. Bresolin. The " Ducal Palace, Venice," is a most faithful transcript, even to the decaying corner stones and the general air of desolation which now unfortunately sits on the deposed Queen of the Adriatic. The " Bridge of Sighs," by the same artist, is a remarkable specimen of the sun's correct notions of per spective, and has a pleasant.cheerful air, the gloomy tradi tions of the place and Byron's verses notwithstanding. The " Rialto" is full of life, but by no means like the established Rialto of tho annuals. The sun makes no concessions to pictorial effect, but is quite pre-Raphaelite in his rigid adherence to truth of detail. There are several other Venetian views by the same artist, which in their remarkable clearness and com pleteness in the most minute detail, attest at once the won derful clearness of the Italian sky under which they were taken, and the great dexterity and skill of the manipulator. To this latter point the attention of the judicious observer will of course be directed, as all critical patter about " neu tral tints," " aerial distance," " chiar' oscura," &c., is hap pily wholly inapplicable to the real artist—the sun—who, while himself the source of all pictorial effects, sits aloft in sublime indifference to all the pedantry of the schools. The Seine, early morning," by Ferrier, although a small picture, will soon catch the eye. It is the river itself, tran quil after its night's repose, and the light air that is to give it the first ripple, can be almost felt in looking at the picture. Among the other foreign contributions, which are:proportion ably more numerous than we hope to see them in future ex hibitions, are some Roman views by M. Flecheron, and some streets in Paris by M. Relic, which, considering the fitness of the subjects, are nothing remarkable. Of the English specimens the most successful is decidedly the " Boy in the Arch," by P. De la Motte ; and the next is a small com panion picture by the same artist. The architectural de tails have all the defined.brilliancy of the Italian pictures, although taken under the atmospheric difficulties of the English climate. It would be hard to find a more striking prosf of the Progress the art is making in England, than the clearneas, delicacy, and completeness of these two little pictures. Mr. Bingham's " Cottage in Jersey" is a pleasant little picture, and there are numerous other specimens approaching in different degrees to the great standard of photographic excellence, cleanness, ab sence of " blur," and the closest possible approach to cor rect drawing. The last result is the groat difficulty of the art, and must only be hoped for through the attainment of instantaneous pictures, and such extreme sensitiveness in the medium, as shall record faithfully even the slightest gradations of light and shade. At present, in the best specimens, the shadows are opaque, but as great things have been done in catching objects in motion and depicting them, and as the Americans faithfully promise the attain ment of colour at no distant day, it would be absurd to offer the artists who have with such praiseworthy seal devoted themselves to the development of this beautiful discovery, anything but the warmest encouragement, or to depreciate their efforts, by pointing out those instances of occasional failure, with which the road to success is always so plenti fully strewed. DRAMA. FRENCH PLAYS.--ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The entertainments at this theatre last night were for the benefit of Mdlle. Page, whose engagement is about to terminate. She is an attractive actress, and has gained the favour of the public by her personal charms, graceful ease and vivacity, mingled with uuexaggerated feeling. The pieces in which she has chiefly appeared are those in vogue at the Gymnase—little comedies of the sentimental class, containing sketches of domestic Parisian life, some of which, by her help with that of M. Lafont and Mdlle. Lobry, have been admirably acted. The pieces performed last night were Lite Femme pui se Jelle par la Fenelre, Les Extremes se Tourhenl, and Les Fees de Paris; the first two already well known, the last new. It is by no means one of the happiest productions of its class. The hero, as iu a thousand other pieces of this kiwi, is a poor painter, starving in a garret, but myste riously visited by an unknown being, who leaves money, and flowers, and more substantial comforts in his room, together with billets of encouragement and hope. This is a young lady who has fallen in lova with him, and who, with the help of a couple of female friends, takes this way of manifesting it. Some curiosity and interest are raised at the outset; but the machinery of the plot is so forced and improbable, that the greater part of the second act is consumed in clumsy and tedious explanations which drove half the audience away before the curtain dropped. All Mdlle. Page's efforts failed to make her part effective, and we have never seen her to leas advantage. Between the pieces a young female violinist made her appearance, and played a movement of one of De Beriot'a concertos. Her name is Mdlle. Louise Bacrwolf. She is a pretty little girl, of some twelve years old, whose playing is surprising for a child, but has been been brought prematurely before the public. With study and practice, however, she may turn out a fine performer. The theatre was fully and fastionably attended. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. OXFORD, APRIL 27.-ELECTION OF REGISTRAR --The office of registrar of the University, rendered vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Dr. Bliss, who had held it for nearly 30 years, was filled up this afternoon, for which purpose a special Convocation was held. The election ex cited very great interest to the members of the University, and the Convocation House, as well as the court adjoining, was crowded with them from the time the poll opened at two o'clock, until nearly its close at five o'clock, a very large majority of whom were non-resident members of Convocation. There were three candidates, vie., the Rey. H. H. Cornish, M.A., of Corpus and Magdalen Hall; Mr. E. W. Rowden, M.A., late Fellow of New College; and the Rev. 0. Rawlinson, MA., late Fellow of Exeter Col lege. At the close of the poll, the Vice-Chaneellor declared Mr. Rowden duly elected, the numbers being, for Mr. Bowden Mr. Cornish 2OO Mr. Rawlinson Total number polled 723 _ Mr. Rowden was one of the secretaries to the committee of Mr. Perceval at the recent election, and Mr. RawHugon was an active member of the committee of Mr. Gladstone. CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 27.—ELECTION OF REGIFB PROFISSOR OF 13111 BEY.—At • meeting of the electors this day, the Rev. Mr. Thompson, Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College was elected to the above Professorship. There were three candidates, as has been before stated. CONORROATION.—At a congregation holden this day the following degrees .were conferred: M.A.—Frederick Cal der, St. John's College; Charles Christopher Anstey, Caius College; John Bradford Whiting, Caiue College ; Archdale Buttemer, Emmanuel College; William John Payne, Corpus Christi College; Henry John Coleman, Corpus Christi College; Thomas Cobb, Sidney Sussex College. L.L.B.—John Herne, Corpus Christi College Thomas Woods Weston. Christ College. B.A.—Richard Hawkesworth Barnes, Trinity College; James Cunning harne Grahame, Caine College; Charles Anderson. Caius College; William Withers Ewbank, Camas College; Charles Edward Lamb, Corpus Christi College; Henry Richard Johnstone, Magdalen College. At the same congregation a grace passed the Senate to affix the seal to the presentation of the Rev. Wm. Valen tine, 8.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Allerton Mau leyerer. NC/11E18'AR Palm—The above, given annually, for the best essay on a given subject, has been adjudged to J. B. Lightfoot, 8.A., of Trinity College. Subject : " The Ana log_y between the Miracles and Doctrines of Scripture." TRINITY COLLEGE.—Subject for Latin Elegiacs: " The Mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming —why tarry the wheels of his chariot ? ' " KING'S COLLEGE.—Charles Tickell Procter and Thomas Lewes Soley have been elected Fellows of this society. PREFERMENTS. Rev. Robert Decher, to the Rectory of Lyndon, county of Northampton, and diocese of Peterborough. Rev. John Turner, to the Rectory of Tiftield, county of Northampton, and diocese of Peterborough. Rev. E. Grey, M.A., to the Rectory of Alwalton, county of Huntingdon, diooose of Ely ; patrons, Dean and Chapter of Peterborough. Rev. W. J. Payne, to the Curacy of Oeddington, county of Northampton, and diocese of Peterborough. EXPORTS TO TURKEY, ittsstA, AND usTRIA.— Yesterday a return to parliament was printed, showing that in ISil the declared value of the exports to Turkey was 2,681,2301. to Russia, 1,289,704/.; and to Austria ; 512,9121.