The Express. — London, England, 1853-06-27 00:00:00

THE WAGES MOVEMENT. LONDON. sf he dispute remains moth in the same state as it List we. k. Mewers. Brase's men are still out, and the tam et making arrangements to obtain others from the country. Mr. Wales, on the part of the Builders' SocWy, ' ,oninunietited to the carpenters and joiners, who met at the National 11411, the determination arrived at by the mas.ers„ s ad stated in our last nurser. ln return the following letter si.; forwarded to him, s:/neel "On behalf of th e Committse !laving received your reply in answer to the cionsmanication requesting an interview of delegates with the master builder., which states that they cannot re ceive any deputation while partial stsikes are going on, we 1 :44 0s say, for your intuerstation, that having publicly de clared that we have always opposed, directly or indirectly, partial strikes, we conceive that you cannot connect us as a body in any strikes that have recently taken place. We therefore honestly and firmly inform you that if the request 505.: ted is not conceded to in seven days from this, We shall ourselves Justified in adopting any other measures we may dein' ads i•ible to secure our legitimate claim." The master builders had a numerous and important meeting again 03 Thursday night (the 23rd), and decided that they could •.c Ill) reason to alter their determination, cummuni e.,ted by Mr. Wales on the 16th inst. The threat cintained in the last douse of the reply on behalf of the workmen wan considered very offensive, and there is reason to fear may wolen the breach.— The Builder. BLACK UU RN. The turn-out here is progressing, and there appears to be little doubt that the whole of the mills will Eva he at a stand. The notice issued by the employers, that they will close their mills in a fortnight, unless the ex tr.irsgant claims made by the hands are *Wm-tuned, has been posted in the workrooms, and seem , .."/ '0 preei pit?te aa almost immediate strike. " ". =ill, as the overlooker was posting the notice, he was "dressed by one of the operatives, who said, " You may rave yourself that trouble. old fellow; we are od e ;" and in a few minutes th,ro e.is not a person left in the place. Sir William itclden and Co.'s mill is closed, as also are those of Messrs. Thwaites and Co. and Messrs. Briggs. The three mills of /bor. l'ilkiogtoa are also said to be closed. It is to be regretted that people are attempting to augment the bitter ness of the strife in the miserable hope of making a little political capital out of the strike. MANCHESTER. So for all the employers have succeeded in sr• raeging with the hands who have given notice for en ad vance. Oise manutreturer hearing the other day that hit weavers wets holding meetings, lent fur them at once to a conference. A reply was returned suggesting &depute two. " Deputation !" said the employer, " I want no de putation to risk a misapprehension or misrepresentation of what I say ; let the whole i f them come." They all came, and the result was that hearing (worn hlm the exact position of his bargains and his profits. they were so satis fied that loss and ruin would tesult upon the enforcement of their demands that they returned to work. STOCKPORT. It is to be regretted that the committee who con duct the ! seine's of the operatives here, do not continue to show the moderation they had cre dit for at the outset. They have replied to the tempe rate and conciliatory address of the employers, which was keened in the Daily Ncers, last week, by a bitter and heartless sneer at the ruin caused the employers by their strike In 1829. The result of that turn-out was that the Smiths, Steele, Lanes, and otter employers, who saw ter taro ruin in giving wages beyond their then rates of profit, met the same fate in the struggle of the maters—tkey joined to avoid it—which was prolonged for many menthe through: the obeticacy of both parties. The committee say'—" You make reference to the turn out of 1829, and ask us if we have forgotten it We ask you if you have forgotten it Where are the Smiths, the Steele, the Lanes, the Browns, and Powells, the Howard", and many others, who were as great at that time as you now are ? Where is their wealth ? Where are their dasecndants ? Look to yourselves—we +4l look to ourselves. Since it la to be a struggle, prepare yourselves as men, as Christiana VU cannot; for we are determined to have • proper re maturation for our labour. We are poor, you are rich but remember the words of Christ What advantaged% it to a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul.' We leave the respoosihiliiy of the turn-out to those honourable gentlemen who will not pay the labourer for his hire." The turn-nap are nosily spreading themselves only the neighbouring districts—some of them to seek inhour, but most of them to beg. So far. the support from the opera tare ol the neighbouring teens is said to have fallen below expectation. Blackburn has been amongst the most liberal, out the supply from thence has been cut off by a stnke somewhat prematurely hastened on amongst the operatives themselves. The amnion of the operatives of the two plates, amounting to 30.000 or 35,000 people, will prows an immense drain on the pockets of the rest of the district. Taking other branches of the families of these operatives—wime and children, not working—at least as many more pumas are dependent upon them for support. 'There will thew he 60,000 or 70.000 people cut off irem their mister supplies at ones by this fearful contest. Bow they are to be supported is a question, probably, which most of themselves have never attempted to answer—in male mesa, perhaps, have not dared to put to themselves. The sub. weapon• they will receive from the operatives employed in other towns, limited at the beginning, and gradually grow ing less, will be very insufficient. So far as any rayless of their own are concerned, they will go hut little way. Look ing to the history of past struggles for as answer, It will be foaod that the families involved in them were mostly an provided with funds. Many of them had already a score running at the grocers and provision &Alen, which would absovb the last week's wages up to the strike. Thee* shop keepers, however, generally sympathised with them, and, believing in their confident predictions that the employers mast soon give way, were ready to trust them, and often the mere went on and ea, until both parties were involved in a common ruin. The unfortunate people always believe it to be in the power of employers to give the advance sought. and trust too confidently that sooner than continue to sacrifice profits supposed to he large and keep their mills standing. they are always about to give in. The aid result is, that they come out of a prolonged turn-oat very often loaded with debts which they can hardly hope ever to wipe oat; with goods in the pawn-shop; with Leap Wean owing to their friendly, sick, or burial societies, ensiles in the forfeit of all their previous paymeata ; and with weakened and enfeebled bodies. But to tell them this jest sow would be to provoke only the worst passions. They, of mane, think only at present of esteems. At Stockport, es at Blickbuns, attempts have been made to give a potitiest aspect to the turn-outs, and an attack has been made on Mr. Kershaw, M.P. (of the firm of Kershaw, Lease, sad Co.), which has provoked a "lily frees a writer, signing himself "An Impartial Witness, asking " Who's to blame ?" Me says : " But if advantage is to be taken of this dispute, to die. parage Mr. Kershaw in his political capacity, one may reasonably be allowed to enquire how matters stand cc the other 'side. I believe it is a fact, Lot capable of successful disproof, that, owing to improved machinery, and the superior resources of the fins, the hands employed by Kershaw, Leese, and CO., can earn, in the mate time, and at the same sort of work, from ten to fifteen per cent more than the hands employed by an other firm in the borough; and that if it had not been for roe slow and unenterprising COWS. of some of the old tory firms, who hive always kept in the rear of the commercial energy and spirit of the WIWI, the available earnings and resources of the workng clams g lly of Stockport, would have beon much greater Bien they are at present. Of the twenty-sine firms who signed the last address of the Masters' Association, eighteen of them are tory. The firm of Kenhaw. Lem, and Co., though liberal, is but one out of the twenty-nine. The tory firms, therefore, have the majority in the wee elation. Let them set the example by giving the ten per root., and Kershaw, Leese, and Co., must necemarily.fol low. Again , ten bts in the borough have already given the &deemed pries, Lucas, and Co., Oahrael, Williamson, and Co., Hulme, Nicholls, Scatter rood, and Newton, White, Cooper, Heaword, and Sir Ralph Pendlebury. Of these, eight are liberals. They will be easily recognised and selected. So on political grounds it may be assumed, that if Ike treks are magna nimous enough to make the sacrifice, and give the advanced price, they have the option of ending the turn-out. On the other hand, let the fact be remembered, that so far, • large majority of the liberal masters have already given the ad- I Tamed price. At one thing I cannot but express astonishment, and that is, that the firm of Kershaw, Leese, and Co. should have allied themselves with the Stockport Association at all. The yolkiag of their superior energy, intelligence, and resources, to the drag chain of some firm connected there with, seem very like offering • monopoly to laciness, and the sanctioning • combination with thriftless incapacity to keep down the rate of wages. It involves a positive in justice to themselves, and is a practical hrosnion of the court which the masters otherwise recommend, that the workpeople should confer directly and individually with their own employers oa the subject of wages." ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCBOBONS.—The following Peat:emu were admitted member of the college at the miatiag of the Court of Examiners, on the 2lth inst.: Messrs. Henry George Starkey, Faehwen-Treaynon, Moot gomseyshin ; William Hitchus Pistidlebury, Bolton, Lan cuhire; Harry Barrington TutUitt,Ventnor, Isle of Wight; Hobert Bath &nark Halibuts, Cambridgeshire ; William Angelo Kamp, Kensington; William Griggs, Little Emus, Doniaew, Ewe: ; Joseph Barker, Durham ; Henry Putt, Montreal, Canada ; Blade Lanes Baker, Hayford Warren, Osfordshire. THE CAMP AT CHOEHAM.-THE SHAM FIGHT. The general disappointment occasioned by the non•oe:urrencc of "the night surprise" on Friday night, which is now g e Ily believed to have been purely the creation of some imaginative brain, was amply compensated by the brilliant review and sham fitht of Someday. An immense crowd of visitors bad been expected, and all the horseboxes and trucks of the South Western Railway Com pany had been engegei b forehin I, by those memh• r. of the wealthier classes who intended to ornament the military picture with the presence of their splendid equipages. But the pitiless rain, which seems to have an affection for review days, poured down unrelentingly until 12 o'clock' and the consequence was that the spectat .rs were few in number, and consisted prineip illy of those enthusiastic military amateurs who had come down the night before to be witnesses of the "surprise." Many ainu,ing stories are told at Chobham of the curiosity, the heroism, and the sufferings of this Spartan band. How one party obtained snatches of slumber under Baron Nicholson's counter, their umbrellas piled in front in strict =dairy fashion, and their sleep broken every five minutes by the imaginary bugle I notes of which they were dreaming. Another detachment. it is said, had marshalled theniseiv , a under the banner of Roland, not the paladin of that name, but a worthy inn' keeper from one of the neighbouring towns, who had iru pulsed a canvas hotel fur the benefit of the Chobham ins migrants. For these • " surprise" was got up, but not exactly of the kind for which they had braved rheumatism and the night air. An alarm of thieves war beard in the still hour of the night, and an onslaught was momentarily' expected, but the inmates, with all the promptitude of put special constables, organised so imposing a defence that the invisible thieves were contented to preserve their incognito. and leave the valorous surprise hunters undisputed masters of the field. This we believe was the only "surprise" of the night, as the only sounds heard in the camp were deci dedly of a nasal character, and at midnight • horse express was nespatched to town with the astounding intelligence that the troops (saving the sentries) were all fast asleep in their respective quarters. It is believed that these rumours of night surprises are not discouraged by the °Seen in cow in nd, as they have the effect of keeping men in camp, and preventing too many applications for leave of absence. For the sham-fight, which was the only real event site all, regimental order bad been issued the night before, providing that the divisions should form for exercise in the front street of the camp, at 9 cm., the cavalry to form in " columns of squadrons" at quarter distance right in front- The brigade of guards and second brigade were to be mar shalled in " column of companies," also at quarter distance, and the remainder of the infantry being similarly disposed of, the batteries of artillery and cavalry were to take and keep a position in the low ground beyond the bridge. Ac cording to these arrangements, the spectacle would have commenced at • very early hour, but the rain came down so incessantly, that at one moment the idea of a field-day VMS abandoned, but about 11 o'clock the clouds broke up' • few gleams of sunshine gave promise of finer weather, and the whole of the troops turned out in the main street of the camp in the positions indicated in the regimental order. At this moment his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who bad slept in the camp, issued from the royal Pavilion on the Magnet, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Lord Seaton, and other persons of distinction, both English and Ilenoverian, and followed by an exceedingly brilliant staff. The usual mili tary salute was given as his royal highness passed down the line, and immediately after his royal highness passed over to the cavalry, of which his took the command during the evolutions of the ensuing sham fight. Without entering into unnecessary details, it may be stated generally that the main object of the days evolutions was to ascertain the facility with which the troops could attack in line, and subsequently retreat in unbroken order, the latter being by much the more difficult evolution. For this purpose a few men of the Sappers and Miners and one or two companies of the Guards were despatched beyond the hill in front of the camp, to represent the imaginary enemy, and form by their movements the necessary point of attack for the advancing army. The march of the camp foreik commenced on the right of the camp, near Colonel Chinook's plantations. The sew, who merely formed a strong line of skirmishers, oe. infighld the western end of Catterie valley, and opened fire instant the force began their march onward. This, be kg merely a desultory dropping fire, no notice was taken of it by the attacking party, which steadily pushed forward for a small kind of bridge at the western end of Catterle valley, formed by a wide dam, erected to stop the course of • brook, and so form a pond or reservoir for the cavalry bona to water at. But the enemy bad already seen the advantage of maintaining this narrow pass, and, accord• lagly, es the imps advanced, they were met with such a hot and steady fire that the Horse Artillery had to move up to the support of the advancing columns, and open a heavy cannonade in reply, under cover of which the cavalry and skirmishers effected the passage of the bridge, and were instantly followed in regular and rapid order by the remainder of the finest. Arrived upon the other ride of the valley, the cavalry were beautifully manteavred by H.R.H. the Prince Consort, so as to cover the right flank of the position, while the infantry formed by companies in the order of battle. The foot batteries of the artillery were also poshod forward to support the left flank, and crown a Ireightlarier which the forces might retreat if hard pressed. ▪ the enemy. fearing the strong position which wa, being likes up against him, sounded a retreat, which was then asalasenced, • continuous running fight being maintained ▪ re time. The whole of the forces then advanced in sapid pursuit, the infantry, with the Rifles leading, being "llusasd in close column with the cavalry and flying artiL lery, upon the height on the right. In these relative positions the whole forces moved rapidly across the valley to the north, near the Bagshot Heights, the Rifles, broken up sow into skirmishing order, answering the fire of the eifieny's light infantry companies with astonishing rapidity. The enemy were at this time evidently hard premed, and .Matted upon the hill, when they would have gained a Ilbamidable politics, bat for the skill with which the cavalry were manoeuvred. The whole four regiments advanced at ▪ head gallop, accompanied by the Hone Artillery, and. nuking a Maur among the hills which cross this end of the valley is every direction, came out upon the enemy's *hit flank, against which the guns poured out a Illosewdons fire. The instant the smoke cleared away, 90 as to leave the field clear, the cavalry of the let Life Gawk and Reagan, deployed into lies, end, supported by the Lenten and Carabineen, performed • splendid charge, completely driving in the enemy's light con peaks, and turning his right flank. This movement changed She whole of the =moan's, for the enemy, after a hurried Yobs, wee compelled to change his front, which was done ea adreitly as to threaten to outflank the right of the attack- Y 6 form To counteract this movement of the enemy and staid being outflanked the troops attacking were in turn Allied to change their front, the men forming into open edam and deploying into line with the precision of ma *lmre. From this time movements and counter-sour Mika were formed and carried out with marvellous rapi dity and good order, the object of the camp troops being to hem in the enemy and force them up the hill in their rear. This was at last accomplished, though with vary consider , able difficulty, for the enemy was remarkably quick and ready, and but for the rapidity and skill with which the cavalry and horn artillery acted, it would have been impossible to have prevented the mope of the enemy's troops through one of the many little valleys. As it was, however, they wen driven up the hills is the rear, and, after them, the 9Stb, 38th, and 60th Regiments, together with the three bat tallions of the Foot Gearda, rapidly charged. Up to this point it was all in favour of the attacking party, but now the tide of fortune was about to ebb, for the fire of the enemy increased Is rapidity, and the regiments which had carried the heights, after sustaining and returning a tremendous fusillade for nearly half an hour, at last received orders to retreat. The retreating movement was one of the finest manceuvres of the day. Each regiment in turn deployed into line, and commenced file firing to cover the retreat of the rest of the faros. At one time, however, the enemy pressed so hard upon the rear as to drive in the light companies, and threaten the comp forces with a total rout, and, in order to cheek which a halt was sounded, and the whole force formed in order of battle. After this the retort was again command, and the marvellous rapidity with which advise* , was taken of the least hillocks to form and fever the line attacked, the perfect discipline of the various geshimelk was beautiful to witness. The Yet great strategic movement of the day was just Malearde the close of the action. The camp forces had been elms leek te the little bridge, across which, in the coos- Meillnliffillat, they had driven the enemy. The passage of ifirstwary over this was finely executed. The whole of the thine lottelione of the Guards formed line, and, together with Ow 38th Regiment, kept up an incessant volley of muelmiley, until the cavalry and artillery had effected their parole. This done, the artillery formed upon the height, on the other side, and instantly opened a tremendous din to ewer the mink of the 93rd and 50th and the Onards, the 42nd llorblawders taking the places occupied by the Household Brigadss, and firing by cemranies, to cover ths retteat of the others. this manner the whole force w. 4 tronaported safely over, the Rifles being the last to retreat at tle elm* of an action whit[. had lasted five hours, one and a half of which was continued amid heavy rain. Of course the spectators who crowned the various rung grounds could no: comprehend the meaning of all these complicated movements, which were necessarily rapid, and eons'ently obscured by the smoke of incessant discharges of musketry and artillery, but many of the meet striking points were admirably seen and fully appreciated. The rapidity with which the artillery advanced to support she attacking columns, and the tacitly with %Itch th y com menced and sustained an incessant lire, was understood sod commended by every one present. The Rift a also a ere eagerly watched as they flew across the ground in ik r• misting parties, and performed wonders in demolishing the invisible light infantry of the enemy. But the most sulk ing manceuvre of the day was the general c harge of the cavalry which could be seen by the agile hundreds, who, curled away by the excitemeut of the scene, bed, regardless of ruts and quagmires, followed the whole course of attack. In this movement the cerabineers might be seen broken up in skirmishing order, each soldier using his carbine to pick off stragglers among the enemy ; the Life Guards supported their Waterloo reputation, and I the 17th Lancers earned the character of being extreme.y well disciplined. The advaace of the brigade of guards in Ilse in the earlier portion of the fight was easily understood, but in a moment they delivered their fire, and became almost invisible in smoke of their own raising. Then we were surprised by toe rapid formation of a line nearly a mile long by the whole infantry, but they, too, had to deliver two rounds, which enveloped them in a similar obscurity. The advances in column were strikingly effective, and one infantry move ' meet, which was commenced by the gallant 4‘ntl, deploy ing into line, was, from the peculiar costume of the men, one of the most recognisable features in the day's prop eed lugs. These gallant highlanders having delivered their tire, were supported with equal gallantry by the 91th, which formed the second line. The Ilighlanden made for the ridge of the hill, followed at a quick pace by the 95th, cud the latter opening with true military precision, allowed their first line (the 42nd) to retreat right through them, clotting when they had palsy', and remaining with heroic firmness to near all the brunt of the hostile c..valry. Boon she order for retreat passed along the line, and gave rt..) to a series of splendid evolutions. The rifle brigade covered the retreat, and the infantry termed with the greatest ra pidity into squares of companies, or regimental squares, as the attacks of the supposed enemy were more or lees troublesome. At one moment a square of the 42nd was formed as if by magic, the officers all clustered in the centre; in the next the Rifles passed through the 95th,when the latter formed into line, and delivered three rounds, and so on during the retreat, each regiment when supposed to be exhaustedpaseing through the one in its rear, and the lat ter terming into hue or square, u the emergency required,and taking its turn in coveritg the retreat. At lasts grand stand VOA made by the whole retreating force, and the pertina cious enemy were no more heard of until they dropped back to their quarters very much exhausted, as Might have been expected, seeing that with no defensive armour save tour fatigue jackets, they had done battle for five hours with a force of six or seven thousand men. The return of the troops to quarters was one of the most picturesque military displays that could possibly be ima- ' gioed Ile inequalities of the ground caused the different regiments to appear and disappear alternately, as they marched easapwards in dense columns, preserving unbroken order over en execediegly broken surlier. Along a distant ridge the dark tonna of the rifles struck out boldly alidost the sky, while down the little country road the artidery lumbered along in an almost interminable train, the horses looking much fatigued, and the men begrimed with five hours' practice of their deadly trade. duos the wild strains of the bagpipes drew attention to a dis taut valley, along which the sturdy 42nd kep tame to their spirit-stirring pibroch, defying burr and bramble in those inexpressible, which, according w Sam Slack, are never out of repair. Far off to the rigot die cavalry wound slowly over the unequal ground, the cuirasses of the Life Guards, and the pennons of the Lancers giving colour and variety to the military pageant. At the head of each regiment the respective bands exerted The e a ni ndescribab ly troops proceeded , pleasing tt which,ion their :hat quarterso, o dt n s ot themselvesh orderly, d yi o , , r h w o th b a a y e t . themselves during all this time in harmonious rivalry, and although each played a different tune, discord was prevented by distance, a nd the faint converging strains of martial lui r"s ten ic er had . , an an y at cli tack osin o g n p t a h rs e d cam "a p d kertle n s, quite as vigorous as that which they had made on the enemy so the morning. It is almost eupetauous to add that the Prince Consort expressed his warm approbation of the whole of the day's staneenvree. An entire change in the regiments, with the exception of the corps of Royal Sappers and Miran, will take place at the Camp about the middle of Jely, when the present regi ments under canvas will be relieved by the following • CATALAT.—The lit Life Guards b the Royal 'Horse Guards (Blue) from Hyde-park ; the 6th Dragoon Guards ( the by the 2nd R o y a l N ort h B r i t i s h D ragoons (the Seete Orel"), under the Gourmand of Lieutenant. Colonel Henry D. GritBth, from Birmingham ; the 13th Light Dragoons by the 4th Queen's Own Light Dragoons. from Ipswieh, under the c omman d of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord G. A. F. Paget ; the 17th Light Dragoons (Lancers) by the Bth Itiag's Royal Irish Light Dragoons (Harare), ender the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F. George Showell, from Nottingham. FOOT GIVALII.I.I.—.IIO Ist battalion of the Grenadier Guards by the 2nd battalion from Wellington Barracks ; the let battalion of the Coldstream Guards by the 2ad bat talion, from St. George's Barracks; the Ist bittalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards by the 2nd battalion, from the TOWN' of London. Ittrasray.—The 38th Foot, the 42nd (Highland), the 50th, the 93rd (Highland), the 95th Foot, and the 2nd bat talion Rifle Brigade, by the Mx following regiments: Th e 7th Royal Foallien, from Plymouth; the 19th Foot. from Gosport; the 35th, from Plymouth; the 79th (High landers), from Edinburgh Castle; the 88th, from Ports mouth ; and the 97th, from Wainer. AJATILLIAY.—Captain Taylor's troop of Royal Horse Artillery is expected to relieve Captain Wood's troop at the camp, and the latter to return to Brighton. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1853., THE INDIAN MAIL. The Oriental Company's screw steamer Bengal arrived at Southampton on Saturday with the heavy por tion of the Indian and Chinese mail. She left Alexandria on the 11th inst., Malta on the 16th, and Gibraltar on the 20th. She brought home about 130 passengers, and a large cargo, consisting of wool, flax, gam, elephants' teeth, silk, &c., &c. On the 14th inst. she met the Indus Mil steamer steering for Alexandria, and on the 20th the British brigs Prince Albert and Masonic steering for Carthagena. She also pealed the Swedish brig Julie off Cape S Ben t. Vin cent. li . M S. Antelope was at Gibraltar. The gal experienced strong head winds and thick weather. The following has been the combined steaming and gaffing per formances of the Bengal on her outward and homeward voyages. Op her outward voyage she left Southampton at 3 p.m. on the 20th alt., and arrived at Gibraltar at 6 p.m. on the 24th, thus winnable distance of 1,121 miles in 4 hours, or nearly 11 mil days 2 es an hoer. She left Gib raltar at 10.40 p.m. on the th, and arrived at Malta at 6.5 pan. on the 28th, a distance of 1,011 miles, in 8 days IN hours, or 114 miles also an hoar. She left Malta at 9.30 a.m. cm the 1131 h, and arrived at Alexandria at 0.36 cm. on the tad hest., a distance of 829 miles, in 2 days 3 boars, or above 18 miles an hour. On her homeward voyage she left Alexandria at 5.65 p.m. on the 11th Met., sad arrived at Malta at 6.57 all. on the 16th, or above ten miles an hoar. She left Malta at 0.30 p.m. on the 16th, and arrived at Gibraltar at 9.67 p.m. on the 19th, or above 9i miles an hour. She left Gibraltar at 7.66 cm. an the 20th, and arrived at Southampton at 10 sm. ea the 115th, rather mere than 9 miles an hoar. She has dap the voyage oat and bome, a distance of 6.921 is 21 days, ,cad avenged 260 miles a day, or 11 mils as Mar. She came from Alexandria to Southampton Mame seal* at any intern ning port. Her bunks bN 706 Mom of coal ; and, when under steam, ohs abase 40 toes a day. A paddle wheel steamer, to UMW mood of the tgl, would consume doable the cpumety. Indepen of the saving of fuel by such vends as the Bengal, there is a saving of time occupied in melt* and the exemp tion of passengers from the intolerable Balance of coaling operatioas. The Bengal, starting from Oeuthanipton with 700 tons of coal, could reach the Cape ti Geed Hope with• out stopping, and be under steam the Mob distance, ex cepting when she experienced strew and favourable winds. This is a mat important fact, itemise it is from the employment of steamers which mould sot do this, that our steam communication with Australia has hitherto failed. Among the passengers who came in the Bengal were Sir Frederick Carrie, the eminent civilian in the East India Company's service, from India ; Lord Bury, from Sues; Admiral Harvey, from Malta; Dr. Bowleg, the distinguished British Consul in China, from Canton; and Osimillah Behan, a native Mahommedan gentleman of Caunpore, from Calcutta. Both in personal appearance and mental accomplishments Osimullah Behan is can of the most favourable specimens of the East Indian ram that ever visited this country. lie speaks English fluently, and le re markably well informed on all political and religiane topics of European interest. He is a perfect gentleman hi moaners and feeling. Both himself and two followers Inn SS first rises passengers. He has friends in this ocialey, amongst whom is Lord Ashburton. • SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH ACROSS MI SOLINT.— The project of having a submarine taw* amen the Solent, for the purpose of extending a talegesebis =emu nication with the Queen's marine residence, is the Isle of Wight, has been abandoned from pecuniary seem In consequence of this, and the prospect that an addialemal submarine telegraph across the Channel, to easmsat Paris sad London, will shortly be required, Captain Pen*. Of Southampton, who Srst suggested the telegraph deem She Solent, has projected a submarine telegraph leallele Tint. nor, at the back of the Isle of Wight, and Cepa D'Antiter, in France,abont 15 miles from Ham. The Wows between these two points is not greater than between places where a submit'se telegraph has been laid down, nor is the Channel deeper between the former than losiereen the letter. By this protect Paris could have antler tele graphic communication with London. Han*, the Liverpool of France, besides Rouen and other important towns, would hare a direct communication with England. Them wJuld then be no difficulty in connecting, telegraphically, the Isle of Wight, as the residence of royalty, with the main Ind. IRELAND. Dunn', Jura 25. SLIGO ELECTION. The approaching Irish elections almost exclusively occupy public attention 'here. The writ for Sligo goes down by this afternoon's mail, and to-morrow Mr. Sadleir leaves town for the purpose of com mencing a personal can vas. Parties are so equally balanced in the borough, that it is impossible to say with any certainty on which side the chance of suc cess is strongest, the question Defog one of a majority of one or two on either side.' The conservative party will unanimously support Mr. Somers, having repu diated the claim of Mr. Hanly, who was a little too ferocious in his appeal to their sympathies ; and there is the probability of a diversion being caused by the starting of a third liberal candidate, which would of course tell against Mr. Sadleir's interest. CLARE. In Clue, if we are to form an opinion from the ex tensive military and police preparations, a fierce and desperate con,eat 'nay be expected; but I believe the popular excitement does not run by any means so high as all that would indicate; and that while the authorities are determined that we shall have no more Six-mile•bridge affairs, the peasantry themselves have no serious inclination to provoke the repetition of any such scene. The nomination takes place on Monday, and the polling will commence on Thurs day next. The priests have in several places ad dressed the people in favour of the liberal candidates, but the landlords and their agents show still more earnestness in the canvass for Colonel Vandalenr, for whom a show of popular display was made this week in his own town of Kilrush. TItALEE. A now candidate has eartellfor Tralee, and with a muchstronger probability of success on his aide than any of those who were previously in the field. Thi s is Mr. Denis Shine Lalor, who, although he has not yet " shone" very much in politics, stands very high in popular opinion in his native county of Kerry. It appears that those who supposed that any at the O'Connell family might start for Tralee without risk of opposition reckoned without their host, the elec tors themselves not being at all of that opinion. Mr. Daniel O'Connell has canvassed them, but, it would seem, not with such success as might deter any other candidate from coming forward, and accordingly Mr. Shine Lalor's claims are much stronger than might have been anticipated. He professes the imprac ticable doctrines of the "independent Irish party." Several sales of land took place yesterday in the Incumbered Estates Court ; and while the rates of purchase, if we compare the prices obtained with what was set down as the net yearly rent in the rentals, fell in some cases below those of the last few months, they seemed in others to rise to an extrava gant amount. A fee simple estate in Tipperary fetched 18 years' purchase; one in Cork, about 17 years' purchase; some house property in Dublin went for 10 years' purchase; two mall fee simple estates in Cork brought respectively 111 and 12 years' purchase ; while an estate in Roscommon was knocked dowa at a price t qual to 241 years' purchase, and a fee farm estate in Westmeath went so high as 44} years' purchase on the nett profit rent. It has rained incessantly but not heavily all day, and the accounts received from the country of the state of the crops are most cheering, the weather being altogether the finest for the agriculturist's that could well be conceived. William Elliott Hudson, Esq., a gentleman well known in the literary circles here, died yesterday. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Mears. J. Goulding Dunn, William Chapple, James Jardine, and Thomas Woodull Booth, the auditors of the Chambeeloin's accounts of the Corporation and Gresham funds, and of the Bridge-master.' accounts of the Bridge-house estates, have just presented their report which • . The account of receipt and ezpenditure of the Corpora. lion of the City 'of London, laid before us to audit, was the eighth account of Anthony Brown, Esq., Chamberlain of the City of London, from the I.st of January to the 31st of December , 1861, bo th inclusive, which account we have carefully and thoroughly examined in detail, and find, That the balance of cash upon the prated- £ P. d. jog account was That the receipts or the year 1851 (includ ing the sum of 22,7001. loan raised for completing the new House of COPTPC tioo, Holloway) were That the expenditure in the sate year, as appeared by the several vouchers, laid before us by the Chamberlain (including the sum of 9,6601.195. 24., applied in the purchase of securities, and 5,1001. in discharge of debt, and 22,7001. carried to account of the new prison at Hollo way), amounted to the sum of Leaving a balance of cash upon the ac count, on the 31st Dec., 1851, of In the further prosecution of the examination referred to as, we find that certain debts, arrears of rent., dues, and Unmet es government secarities were due and belonging to the 3dayor and commonalty and citizens, on the 31st Dasseehee, 1851, and that they were at the same period answerable for debts, claims for interest, charges in re sirest.of public improvements, pensions, police, &e. The Gresham account laid before us tz audit, wee the eighth account of Anthony Brown k Esq., Chamberlain, hems the produce and expenditure of the City's moiety of the estate held under the will of Sir Thomas Gresham, Knt., from the 10th October, 1651, to 10th October, 1852, which we also examined, and find: That the balance of cash due by the chain- a. d. berlain at the commencement of the 'c ultist was That the receipts for the same period (in eluding loan of 85,000!. raised) were That the expenditure for the same period (including loans for 85,0001. discharged) was Leaving a balance of cash in the hands of the chamberlain on the account ending Oct. 10, 1852, of We further find that the City's moiety of the Gresham estate la in debt for various sums advanced by the corpora tion and others, and that there was owing to the said estate, besides the balance in the hands of the chamberlain above mentioned, certain arrears of rents, leaving a sash balance against the estate on the 10th 0tt.,1852, of 110,3611.5 e. Id. without taking into account the value of the Grahams; Mates and public buildings. The account of the Bridge-house Estates laid before us ' to audit was the account of David Gibbs and George Ledger, the bridgemeztere or wardens, from the Ist January te the 31st December, 1851, which we have also carefully examined and end : That the balance of cash in hand on the 31st December, ii 1607, was That the rents of the atikeetate, and ether £ s. d. 66 13 0 receipts of the year 1861, were 37,422 9 10 That the disbursements during the said year (including the sum of 26,2371. 3d., paid under the acts 7th Geo. IV., o. 40, and 4th Wm. IV., e. 118, in respect of rebuilding London-bridge, and re pairing Blackfriars-bridge) were Leaving a balance in band on December 31, 1861, of 377 0 11 In addition to the said balance of cash in hand, we found that there were rents due to the account on the 31st Deegan- ber, 1861, amounting to 13,1671. Ih. 111 d. ; also cash, stock, and securities, standing to the credit of the bridge-house estates, asundermentioned:-6,2941. 101.8 d. Consols, stand ing in the name of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery ; 9001. Eschaquer Bills in the hands of the said Accountant-General, upon which he had received interest, remaining unappropriated, amounting to 671.45. 3d.; she 3101.95. 7d. Reduced Three per Cents., standing in the names of the ntepayers, and 1,6001. in cash in the Bank of England, standing to the name of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery. The charges upon the bridge-house estates at the same period consisted of certain terminable annuities payable to the government, amounting to 21,6501. per annum, in respect of rebuilding London-bridge; also a debt of 77,4001. realiz ing of loan raised for the repairs of Blackfriars-bridge. THE BYDENHAM PALACE.—The first rib of the greet trtnsept is to be raised on the 30th inst. ; and the event will be celebrated by a dinner to be given by the directors to the principal artists and contractors on the following day. When it is remembered that the transept of the Exhibition building in Hyde-park was 150 feet in ' height, and its semi-cylindrical roof 80 feet in span, whereas the height of the great transept at Sydeobam is 200 feet, and the span of the ribs 120 feet, it can scarcely be wondered at that thepperation of the 30th last. is anticipated with much interest. The Budder. . --------- - THE NEW ACT ON — THE CONVERSION OF BANK Ilvocx.—On Saturday, a return pro Cured by the ex-Chan cellor of the Exchequer showed the operation of the scheme of the present Chancellor uf the Exchequer to reduce the national debt. It appears that the number of holders who gave their assent to commute their stock under the new mi, on or before the 9rd June inst., was 594, and the amount dlr.,' held was 1,398,0011. 14a. 10d. The new stock taken wet 1,504,93 W. 16s. Id., of which 97,0161. 18s. 7d. was Now Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 1,402,8211. 19s. 2d. New Iwo-and-a-Half per Cents., and 6,2701. 18s. 4i. Ex elsequer Bonds. Since the 6th January the national debt com missioaary have purchased 381,0001. Exchequer Bills on account of savings banks. IRON SHILLINGS.—RetaiI traders may be. into rested in knowing that a considerable' number of these articles, neatly covered with taller by the shalt° process, , are in course of circulation. Oar pollee reports of this day ) famish fartherlyarticalsre concerning this now instrument of trend. SPORTING. NEWCASTLE RACES-JUNE 28. The subjoined programme contains the entries made on Saturday night : FIRST DAY, TUESDAY. . . TRIAL fT: AXIS et sson. rich, with 20 added ; 2-yr olds, Set; three, ? e t 41b; four, Bst 71h; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 31b; the re join. to be sold for 200 son. if demanded, &c., and the WOO: to save his stake. T.Y.C. Re-opened, to close and name on Monday evening at 7 o'clock. NIESIDEIts' PLATE. MAR DICAP) of .1 We. each, with 100 added (viz. 50 by the meratn . n for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and .50 by th. sage coalmine(); winners extra, the second to save his stake. Mile and a gunner. (23 subs.) st lh Age st lb Rumborougb .... A r 8 7 Aramonist The Italian 6 8 4 Slang Lerrywheut .... 4 712 Child of the MO 6 610 Alfred the Great. 4 710 Agnes Widfield 4 6 6 ba by Melbourne Florist 3 8 4 —Sally Warfoot 4 7 7 The Hatchet Evadne Sir Robert (h b) 6 7 4 Peg Fife) .... 3 6 3 Lough Sown The Little Fawn. 6 7 2 The Light of the Exact Worcester Tomato Nola& DERBY of 10 SOTS. each, p. p , with 100 added; for 3-yraolds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; winners extra ; the second to receive 50 sows. out of the stakes. Once round. (19 subs.) The Belle, West Australian, Audubon, Georgy, Boswell, Strait Jacket, Eryethon, Fairthorn, Drum Major, Bolrownie, Craigends, Honeydew. Bold Davie, luxurious, Wild Deer, Iloneywood, L. , rl Faucoaberg, Voltigeuse, Early Bird (dead). THIRD YEAR of the THIRD TRIENNIALPRODUCE Of 10 soya. each, 6 ft; colts, Bst 711) ; fillies, Set 4lb ; the second to receive 10 per cent., and the third 6 per cent. out of the stakes ; to run at 4-yrreold. Two miles. (11 subs.) Bit of Blue, Veracity, Claverhoure, Pelopidos, Burndale, Evadne, Cleveland, Young Hawthorn, Songstress, Don Carlos, f. by Trueboy, out of Miss Lydia. SELLING STALES of 3 soya. each, with 20 added, for 31r.olds and upwards; optional selling weight,. One mile. (6 subs.)—Luey, 3 yrs (301.) ; Mysterious. 3 yrs (301) ; Gumflower, aired (301); Solymon, 4 yrs (301.) ; Augean, 5 yrs (301.) ; Nancy Martinson, 4 yrs (301.). WEDNESDAY. FREE HANDICAP Of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, with 50 added; winners cans; the second to save his 'take, and, if 7 start, the second to receive 20 soya. out of the stakes. Three , quarters of a mile. (14 subs ) Age at lb Ago at lb Evadne Kohinoor Le wheat Vindex . . 3 7 13 Bold Davie 3 6 7 Agnes Wicktield . 4 7 4 Daimler!. Thirkleby (h b).. 5 7 1 I Mary Aislabie *arrester Roger Thornton 3 5 5 The highest weight accepting being under Bst 71b, it has been raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. PRODUCE SWEEPSTAKEIS of 25 .ova. each, h. it., for 3-yr olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; the produce of mares that bred a winner, or by stallions that never get a wiener befive the day of naming. allowed 3113, if both 51h. If four start the second to save his stake. Two miles. (6 cubs.)—Latona, Erycthon, Craigends (51b), Windex, Lord Faueonberg (31b), Iloneywood k3ib). ___ _ _ Trim STALZB of 10 ;ova. each, p.p., with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds; colts, Bat 71b; Bllice, Sat 41b; a winner before starting of 100 son. to carry 21b calm. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (13 subs.)—lntegrity, Flashman, Beauty, h e by Verulam out of The Hind; Jujube, Quin, Neville, Bright Phccbus, Canute, Bridesme;d, hiiddlc3- borough, Liberator, Crockfurd. NOUTUUMBEILLAND PLATS of 200 sore, added to a Han dicap Stakes of 16 son each, 10 fe, and only 5 if declared, &c. ; the second to receive 60 sore cut of the stakes, and the third to save his stake. Two miles. Winners extra. (88 subs., 48 of whom declared.) Aire st lb 1 Age at lb K'ngston Goldlinder 6 8 1 Lough Bawn.... 5 6 8 Songstress Chief Justice (61b Gadabout extra) Woolwich 0 1 Audubon (61b ex- Nancy Red Lion (61b The Surveyor extra) WWI Warrior.. 4 7 6 Coomburland Sta- Bird-on-the-Wing 4 7 4 Merry Bird 4 7 1 Lucie Cidstsrdale 6 7 0 B • by Melbourne —Sally Warfoot 4 7 0 Cardinal Wiseman 5 7 0 !Mack Doctor 6 7 0 Bardolph Girforth 8 612 ilt. Michael Little Jack (61b extra) Exact thesmon 3 5 12 Ann Eliza The Hatchet Goorkah 3 6 10 Helena (h b) The Event 4 6 8 Charity Moscow Deublethong (61b extra) Jacqueline 3 5 6 St. A ndrew 3 6 2 Pug Orrock (pd) 3 510 The highest weight accepting being under fist 71b, it has teen raised to that weight and the others in proportion. HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 guinea.; three yr-olds, 7st ; four, fist 101 b; five, gat 41b ; six and aged, 9st 71b. Three mile, :—Sir Robert, 6 yn ; Black Doctor, 6 yrs; Honeywood, 3 yrs; Goldfinder, 5 yrs; Colsterdale, 6 yrs; 'Kingston, 4 yrs; King David, 3 yrs; Audubon, 3 yrs ; Chief Justice, 6 yrs ; Dick Turpin, 3 yrs ; Saguenay, 3 yrs ; The Hatchet, 3 yrs; Lord Fanconberg, 3 yrs ; Lerrywheut, 4 yrs ; The Red Lion, 4 yrs ; Ann Eliza, 3 yrs ; Gum flower, aged ; Moses, 5 yn ; Little Jack, 6 yrs ; The Major, 3 yn. GOLD CL'P STAKES of 10 SOTS. each, p.p. ; three yr-olds, bat 101 b; four, Bst 503 ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 31b ; mares and geldings slowed 3lb ; the winner of the Nortiv timberland Plate to carry 31b extra. Two miles. (15 subs.) Pug Orrock, 3 yes ; Maxey, 5 yrs ; Evadne, 4 yn ; Vindex, 3 yrs ; Camara, 4 yrs ; Cariboo, 6 yrs ; Weathergage, 4 yrs ; Exact, 3yn Lambton, 3 yn ; St. Michael, 4 yrs ; Kingston, 4 yes Peggy. 3 3n 8011 3stressi 4 3rB Spring. flower, 3 years ; Newminster, 0 yrs. ---- - - • - GRAND STAND STAKES of 10 son. each, 4 ft., with 50 added, for 2 and 3-yr-olds ; two-yr-olds, 6st 12lb ; three, Bst 12lb f and g. allowed 3lb. The winner o: the Tyro or the North Derby to curry 41b. extra. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (14 subs.). Integrity, 2 yrs ; Hamm Hum, 3 yrs; Neville, 2 yrs ; Bit Peter, n y ;f by Alarm, dam by Elio—Antler's d, 2 yrs; April Fool, 3 rs; The Jews., 2yn ; Quin, 2 yrs; be by Galaor, out o f Miscon ception, 2 n; Lady Lambton. 2 yrs• Brown Brandy, 2 yn ; Middlesborough, 2 yn; The Hatchet, 3 yrs ; Commo dore Charley 2 yn._ - - - FOCHT/HINTZ YIAR of the GATESHEAD LOTTIRT STARES of 10 son each, p.p., with 60 from the borough of Gateshead; for 3-yrs-olds ; colts Set 71b., Shin Set 41b; the second to save his stake. Two miles. kl 2 subs.) Georgy, Jewry, Strait Jacket, Orates, Viodez, Miss Ilderten, Mona wood , Lady Mowbray, &merle., Roger Thornton, Lord Fauconberg, Early Bird (dead). CORPORATION Nara (Handicap) of 60 guineas ; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Winner, extra. Once sound. (67 subs.) Ate -^ " • Chief Jades. 6 Miaow. 4 Osieboilst 6 lei lan lierebeseegh The 'Man 6 Little Jack 6 Colsterdale 6 Lerrywhisat Indian Warrior 4 Bird on the Wing 4 b a by Melbourne —Sally Warfoot 4 Merry Bird Lactic. , Haricot Gholab Singh 6 Bardolph Sir Robert (h b) 6 Worosster Galvanism 4 The Forest Clasen 6 Exact Latabton 3 Honey wood The Little Fawn 6 Outcast Moses Lough Hawn Thirkleby (h b) Snowdrop Gipsy Boy 6 Talfoard . Age et lb Tomato Honeydew 3 6 0 Cleveland Melrose Bpria.flower Ammonia CUM of the Mist 5 6 0 Jack Leaning Mammon (h b) 4 6 0 Asses Wiel&s ld 4 611 Andabon Ccerival 6 5 le 4uss Gobbo 4 5 9 Memo. Florist 3 5 7 Maid of Tyne Houlakin . 4 5 7 Nan Martinson 4 5 7 Lord cy Liestanay,e . 3 5 6 Vest ....., 3 6 6 Hobby Hors 0.... 3 5 4 The Brest Georg) . , 3 5 0 Mary Ai' liable Jacque inn 3 6 0 Friar' r • Hall Axito At di f by Bentley ~r it of Blameless 3 410 r earl 1 r , e by Fits Allen —Miss Burns' 3 6 21 ----- dam 3 4 10 Gadabout Slang Elopement • a 0 SPZCVLA,TION Pura of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added i the second to receive 1P • soy.. from the stalt,. s ; for 3-yr own and upwards, Op tional selling weights. Once round. To elms and nubs on the Wednesday in the race week, by eight o'clock is t'. ne evening. LATEST BY,TTING AT THE WEST END. RO T ATRUMBERLAND PLATE. 6 to 1 agat Goldtinder (t) 6 to 1 Colsterdale (t) 7 to 1 Garforth (t) 10 to 1 St. Michael (t) 10 to 1 Goorkah (of) to to 1 Red Lion (t) 11 to 1 Cardinal S t) (t) 14 to 1 Ann Elha (t) GOODWOOD STAKES. 9 to 1 apt Sextus (t 10 to 1) 10 to 1 Joe Miller 13 to 1 Teddiagton. NEW PURCHASE FOR THE NATIONAL GALLERY.— " The Adoration of the Virgin," by Giorgione, one of the late Mr. Woodburn's pictures, in the Pale room of Messrs. Christie and Manson, was purchased on Friday last, by pri rate contract, for the National Gallery, at the price of ire banditti guineas. ROYAL ITALIAN OPFRA. MUSIC. BENVENCIO CELLINI. I M. Berlioz's opera, lieneenuto Ceiling'. was pro- duced on Saturday evening. The character of the piece, as well as the manner of its reception, con firmed the opinion we had formed from other works previously performed in this country, that Berlioz, though possessed of great qualities, is not master of that simple and melodious sty le of vocal comps,- tion which (at least in the present state of musical taste) is calculated to Cease the general ear. Benrenuto Cellini was first perform e d a t th e Academie Royale de usiquo some ten or twelve years ago. It was coldly received by the public and its merits were the subject of much controversy among the critics ; some ascribing its failure partly to want of zeal and good will on the stage, and partly to incapacity on the part of the audience to appreciate a style so new and original. Recently, however, a German version has been produced under the auspices of Liszt with considerable success ; and this has led, we presume, to the present revival of the piece at the Royal Italian Opera. As a drama, Bencenuto Cellini is exceedingly weak. The Parisian playwright has turned to very poor account the materials to be found in the singular autobiography of the celebrated Florentine. The plot is meagre in the extreme, and at the same time so confused and disjointed as to be scarcely in telligible. The scene is at Rome in the last days of the Car nival, and the piece opens in the house of lialducci, the Pope's treasurer, with whose daughter, Teresa, Cellini has an amour. During a stolen interview between the lovers, Ficramosea !another sculptor, and a rival of Cellini in love as well as in art), who has concealed himself in the apartment, overhears them planning an elopement. Teresa, with her father, are to mingle in the crowd assembled by the Carnival amusements of the following day, and Cellini and one of his scholars, in the guise of monks, are to steal her away. Fieramosca, hearing this, determines that he and one of his companions shall enact the monks and carry oil' the lady. The latt.r, who has been abroad, suddenly comes home; Cellini escapes unseen, but Fieramosca is discovered hid is Teresa's chamber. They call in the neighbours, who assail the intruder with a charivari of taunts and ridicule, in the midst of which Fieramosca (who is the buffo of the piece) rues away with the mob of tormentors at his heels, and so ends the first act. In the second act, Cellini and his scholars and comrades are carousing at a tavern. Their revtlsare interrupted by their host, with whom they have a quarrel about the reckoning, which they have not money enough to pay, till one of Cellini's pupils arrives with a bag of money from the Pope, the price of a statue which Cellini is to cast. The scene changes to the Piazza Colonna, where the holiday sports are going on. There is a large puppet-show, and the stage is filled with moving groups of people —showmen, (lamas, monks, &c.—while jovial choruses, with blowing of trumpets and horns, make an astounding din. In the midst of the mul titude the grave treasurer and his daughter are promenading . in masquerade attire. The puppet-show begins; and we have Harlequin, Punch, Columbine, and the various humours of a Ro man carnival. Teresa and her father are separated in the crowd, and the rival lovers, each with his com panion disguised as a monk, endeavour to carry off the damsel. Great confusion and fighting; Cellini stabs hie rival's comrade, and makes his escape; his pupil carries away Teresa, while Fieramosca is ar rested and taken to prison. The third act passes in the studio of Cellini. It is daybreak, and leresa and her conductor enter in great agitation. Cellini himself appears with his cloak stained with blood, and relates the particulars of his escape. Meanwhile it is discovered that he, and not Fieramosca, has committed the murder; and the Cardinal-Governor of Rome arrives with officers of justice to seize the criminal. The Cardinal discovers that the sculptor has com mitted a greater crime than merely killing a man— he has faired to cast the famous statue of Perseus. The Cardinal threatens to employ another, but Cel lini rushes desperately forward with a hammer, and is about to break the mould, when the Cardinal allows him an hour to complete the work, promising him his pardon if he succeeds. Cellini and his men set to work; their metal rues short; i com mands them to throw into the furnace the most pre cious works in the studio; it is done—the statue is cast, and the sculptor receives his pardon and the hand of his mistress. It will be seen that the few real incidents of this story are most clumsily dramatised, and mixed up with a farrago of things which are mere farce and spectacle. The principal characters are so slight and sketchy that they do not engage sympathy or excite interest; and we should have been surprised that a man of Berlioz's great intelligence and renown as a critic should have employed his talents upon such a subject, did we not know how wretched are the libretti of many celebrated and successful operas. Berlioz's musical tr tatment of his subject is wry much what his other works bad led us to expect. II exhibits the boldness and originality of thinking, sad the great mastery of all the resources of orchestral combination, in which he is so distinguished. The silly instrument which he does not seem entirely to understand is the human voice. He overtaxes its powers, and yet does not give it its due pre-eminence. There are beautiful things in his vocal as well as in his instrumental parts ; but they have not that easy rhythmical flow, that smoothness, grace and facility, which constitute vocal melody. The overture made a favourable impression, especially a very charming andante passage in the middle; and the movement, was worked up to a b,illiant and effective conclusion. Teresa's air in the opening scene, " Ah, fra 1' amore," has an expressive motive, of which much might have been made; but, it wants symmetry of form; and to this usual defect of Berlioz's vocal music it added another—it is over-accompanied. The duet between Cellini and Teresa, "Tu ehe adore," is ardent and impassioned, and its effect was heightened by some fine instrumental passages ; but the soprano part was too much for Madame Julienne, who was forced not only to scream but to sing out of tune. The trio which followed is admirably dramatic, and struck us as the best thing in the opera. The situation is good—Fieramoaca, hid in his corner, is listening to the lovers planning their elopement, and repeating to himself, sotto voce, what they are saying to each other. The dialogue, in brief, rapid sentences, is carried on, not only with great animation but with 1 considerable musical beauty. The second act (after an instrumental introduction, descriptive of the scenes of the Roman Carnival) opens with a mono'ogue of Cellini (a recitative and air), which has much merit. The recitative is well accented—and, indeed, the re citatives are good throughout—and the air is sweet and plaintive, finely accompanied by the stringed instruments pizzicati, with long holding notes on the wind instruments. The chorus of sculptors, singing the praise of their art, was evidently meant to be a leading feature, as the theme is made to recur in different situations; but, though energetic, its diffuseness and want of the terse brevity required in a popular song spoiled its effect. The music, depicting the confusion and hubbub of the Carnival, contains many exceedingly clever things, and, we have no doubt, would gain im mensely by being heard a few times. But it is cer tainly over-loud ; and the blows of the great drum and cymbals inflict physical pain on the ear. In the third act, a lively air, sung by Madlle. DidiCv with a good deal of archness and comic effect, received an encore, the only one of the evening ; though an encore was most justly due to Tamberlik for his powerful and impassioned singing of his air in the same act. But the audience had now fallen into a state of coldness from which they were not to be roused, and the rest of the performance passed off in silence, interrupted, when the curtain fell, only by sounds of disapprobation. Every justice was done to the opera both by the management and the performers. The spectacle wee elaborately got up, and the principal singers, Tamber lik especially, evidently used their best exertions. If the piece is repeated the verdict assuredly wiil not be altered. Without entering into the question, so often agitated, whether or not Berlioz is in advance of the present age, we cannot doubt that, as a vocal 1 composer at least, he is not of the present age. LONDON AND NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the proprieton of this company wu held on Saturday at the Ruston station, to obtain their consent, under the Wharneliffe order, to the bills brought before parliament during the present session. The resolutions were all agreed to. 1