The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-09 00:00:00

) OVAL ENGLISH OPERA, CO VENT IT . GARDEN, under the sole Management of Miss Louisa Pine and Mr. W. Harrison THIS EVENING will be presented an entirely new and romantic Opera, by Mr. W. Balfe, entitled SATANELLA ; or, THE POWER OF LOVE. • Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. .I'3 conclude with the new Pantomime of LITTLE RED fi.I;)ING HOOD ; or; Harlequin and the Wolf in Granny's t;i4 thing Commence at Beven, THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee—Mr. E. T. Smith. EVENING, OUR GAL. Mr. ina Mrs. Barney Williams. F o llowed by BARNEY THE BARON, l'o conclude viith the new pantomime, ROBIN HOOD ; Pr, -Harlequin Friar Tuck and the Merry Men of Sherwood "rest. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. AI) 'Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. / His EVENING will be performed the play of LOUIS XI. Louis (King of Prance), by Mr. C. Kean. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled tIE KING OF THE CASTLE; or, Harlegrin P.ince I);arnond and Princess Brig,hteyes., THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnckstone. THIS EVENING, AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Miss Amy Sedclwick, Mr. Buckstone, &c. Alter which, a new grand Comic Pantomime, entitled UNDINE; or, Harlequin and the Spirit of the Waters. Commense at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmond Falconer. THIS EVENING, will be performed EXTREMES ; or, Men of the Day. Messrs. Emery, E. Falconer, Rogers, &c, To be followed by the new Drama of THE SISTER'S SACRIFICE. Messrs. Emery, Barret, and Rogers. Madame Celeste, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Julia St. George. Reduced Prices—Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 35. ; Pit, 25. • Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, ls. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past l to commence at 7 every evening. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole 'Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVONING, the performance will eommence with THE BIRTHTLACE OF PODGERS. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. C. Selby, Mr:. Billington, Miss Kelly. To be followed by THE LAST OF THE PIGTAILS. Mr. C. Selby. Mr. J. L. Toole, C. J. Smith, Mrs. Chatterley, Miss Henrietta After which, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Killington, Eburne, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the ;'rand Christmas Pantomime, entitled MOTHER RED CAP or, Harlequin Johnny . Gilpin's Ride fo Edmonton. Clown, Mr. Croueste ; Harlequin, Mr. liilde beand ; Colurnbing;Miss IT.lyman ; Pantaloon, Mr. Lupino Sprite. Mr. Le Barr. Doors open at half-past i.x7Commence at seven. RO'YAL - STRAIqD THEATRE, Lessee and Directress, Niiss Swanboronzh THIS EVENING, THE BONN..TE FISH WIFE. After which, the new Extravaf.ranza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Queene. ye Earle, and ye Maydenne. And THE LITTLE SAVAGE . Commence at 7 o'clock.. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. Crowded Houses Nightly. Another high'y attractive and successful Drama. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the grand 4ec tacle of THE GIPSY GIRL OF MADRID ; or, The Edict of Spain. After which, the inimitable SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, Introducing Mr. Wm. Cooke's beautiful and highly-trained paifries and ponies, and the Starßiders of Europe. Te conclude with the great Operatic and Burlesque Eques trian Pantomime, ..nititled HARLEQUIN BARON MUN CHAUSEN, AND HIS COMICAL CREAM COB CRUISER. Baron Munchausen, Mr. W. Anson ; Harlequin, Mr. IL Hemmings ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morley ;1 Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest, the Grimaldi of the day ; Columbine, Miss Julia Weston.. Brilliant and unsurpassable Transformation Scene, with dazzling effects of Colour and Fire. Gorgeous Scenery, and every incident in bustling reality, from Regent-street to the "New Palace for the People, at Muswell Hill," Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. — Proprietor --C. MORTON. The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW OPEN DAY AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist no• Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently dded Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether s regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the Kinr,dom. The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT COlllmelaCes as usual at Seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, silt perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. THE WEATHER.--SUN OFFICE, FEB. 9. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 47—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 48—this day at noon. BAROMET zn-29.48. WEin, S.W. ; fresh, with rain, and dirty weather. Our hopes have been fully realised in regard to the harmonising of the conflicting interests of the National Gallery and the Royal Acadenty. Our confidence in the satisfactory settlement of this long-pending difficulty by the combined decision and discretion of Her MAJESTY'S Government has been justified to the full. Nothing could well be' more gratifying than the whole of the admirably lucid statement given upon this matter last even ing to the House of Commons by the Right Honourable Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer. As Mr. DISRAELI was the first . Minister of the Crown to kindle in the popular mind a distinct and sanguine expectation of a new palace of art—a gallery in every respect worthy of containing en permanence the art trea sures of the United Kingdom—so it was but fitting that he of all men should have been the one (as the event happily proved yesterday) to gratify the com munity at last with the explicit announcement that the obstacles hitherto intervening between us and the realisation of that golden hope h ave now really been at length removed alto gether The explanation given yesterday by the leader of the House of Commons, in answer to the inquiry addressed to him by Sir H. WIL LOUGHBY, cannot by any posiibility fail to give to every reasonable mind the most complete satisfac tion. The arrangement which has now been de finitively made reflects the highest credit at once upon the Royal Academy and upon the Goiern ment. Hitherto the former distinguished body, as we all know, has found shelter for itself under the roof-tree of one or other of the great public buildings. It first of all had a home in Somerset House. It has latterly f or many years past occu pied an entire moiety of the so-called National Gallery, in Trafalgar-squa re . C ustom, in this way, might perhaps, not unreasonably, be pre sumed to have given it a certain claim upon the national consideration. But the habit in re gard to the past gave it, unquestionably, no right in regard to the future. The Royal Academy found welcome year after year within walls not belonging to itself, but to the country at large—but it remained there all the while, so to speak, simply on sufferance. The national collections of pictures all the while were becoming year afterycar more and more numerous. The National Gallery, even if entirely devoted to its original design, that of affording the paintings 'belonging to this country a collective conserva tion Would have been found altogether inadequate fo r t h at purpose. Within the compas2 of the last ten Sears theincrease in the number of national art treasures has been progressing by wholesale. Munificent Patron s of art have be qu eath e d en ti re collections t o the nation in perpetuity. Mr. VER NON was the tii,st to set the example of this princely munificence. Mr, productiuoilti:Eß, on dying, left the unrivall e d. rare genius to the country of his own that tended thus directly t o enrich genius hadas well as in- 1 directly to adorn. Air. STIEEPSI TA K, waited n o t N s for death, but enjoyed the noble satisfaction during his own lifetime of witnessing the transfer o fhi; superb gallery to the nation, of whose art it will afford henceforth so very admirable and compre hensive an illustration. Scarcely was the national property in pictures of rare value thus enhanced, when the kindred enterprise recently inaugurated in a private house down at Westminster, was set on foot under the congenial presidency of the accomplished Earl STANHOPE—the project of the , National Portrait Gallery—a' Gallery of the Por traits of Great British Worthies, Poets, Warriors, Orators, Actors, Artists, Statesmen, Philosophers, Philanthropists. The unsightly structure look ing down upon " the finest site in Europe," upon the fountains and the NELSON statue, and the equestrian figures of Kings GEORGE and CHARLES, and the vast colossal form of the slightly-built, but terrible conqueror of Scinde, and the squat sic sede bat statue of JENNER beside him—that wretched structure ,surmounted with vinegar-cruits and pepper _ cast ,,,,,,,,„_,,, freed from occupancy by the Royal Academy, had become incapable of contain ing conveniently anything like the whole of the national collection. The time had obviously arrived for the removal of the Royal Academy from its precincts, preparatory to the enlarging of the site of the present edifice and the rebuilding of it from its very foundations. Hence the general feeling alluded to by Mr. DISRAELI last night, " that the Government should attempt to cut the Gordian knot and bring the question [at last] to a settle ment." We will let the Chancellor of the Ex chequer now speak for himself. "I undertook," said the Right Hon. Gentleman, " on the part of the GoN:Oment, in deference to the feeling of the house to obtain that result, and I have the pleasure of informing the house that I have succeeded in accomplishing that which appeared to be the gene ral wish of the 4ountry. The whole of the building in Trafalgar-square will speedily be entirely de voted to the National Gallery. (Cheers.)" No wonder the statement was received with cheering.: It is precisely the one we have so long waited to hear from the lips of one speaking authoritatively on the part of her MAJESTY'S Government. But the sequel is especially deserving of note, relat ing, as it does, the manner in which this long looked-for conclusion was thus happily arrived at. " I was so anxious," said Mr. DISRAELI, " on the part of the Government to bring this long-vexed question to a satisfactory settle ment, that I was prepared to offer to the Royal Academy terms which were conceived in a liberal spL"it. We are prepared to recommend her MAJESTY to grant them a site,. and I may say we are pre pared oven now to recommend this House to vote a sum of money to raise that build ing. But the Royal Academy, animated by a spirit which the House will appreciate, and which is worthy of that distinguished body, eon sidered that if the academy were built by public funds, their independence would be compromised; and, being in possession of sufficient property them selves, they announced their determination to raise the building for themselves. Having had a resi dence furnished, if not granted, by the Crown ' originally, and enjoyed so long, the Royal Academy did not consider that in accepting the offer of a site their independence would be at all compromised." That site, it appears, is to be part of the ground around Burlington House—the interior of the future building there to be left to the disposition of the Academy, and the exterior, if necessary, to be subordinated to the design of the Government. As to the mysterious gallery in course of erection down at South Kensington, that, happily, proves to be merely a temporary home for the safe keeping of the VERNON and TURNER Galleries, together with the SHEEP SHANKS' Collection, already there in its propin quity. MarlborOugh House being required imme diately for, the futUre residence of his Itoyalj Highness the Prince of WALEs—and the present National Gallery, even when vacated by the Royal Academy, not being available for the concentration of the national collection within its walls un after the period of its final and comprehensive re construction. Nothing, indeed—we must perforce here repeat—could have been in every way more satisfactory than the explanation as to the rival interests of the National Gallery and the Royal Academy, given to the House of Commons last evening, with admirable lucidity, by the right hon. gentleman (who must henceforth be grate fully regarded as the re-organiser of the National Gallery) her Majesty's Chancellor of the Ex chequer. Are we to have peace or war P That is the great, 'the momentous question which disturbs Europe, and occasions a downward movement in the public funds of every nation. A satisfactory assurance would, even at this moment, lead to general pro sperity ; but notwithstanding the affectation of can dour, there is still a reserve perceptible in the Im perial Speech, which induced the Parisians—who should be the best judges—to accept it " cum gruno salis," and which has unquestionably preventeVt from having the desired effect of bringing up stocks and funds to the peace level, when the index of the political barometer could point to " set fair." We want deeds, not words. And if the EMPE ROR would relinquish the preparations for war that have excited other nations, it would have much greater efficacy than any language, however conciliatory, that could be adopted. The alliance with England may be spoken of in high terms, but it would have been much better if England had been spared the necessity of strengthening her navy, and maintaining at a heavy outlay the position which it is not only an imperative duty but . a decided resolution to maintain. Britannia will still rule the waves, and whenever she shall abdi cate her maritime sovereignty, it will require no extraordinary powers of vaticination to predict her speedy decline and fall. The EMPEROR is particularly sweet on all the ewers with ,whom he is in communicatiop save Austria. FRANCIS JOSEPH 18 the . black sheep who is to . be expelled the flock, and who may be " hit hard in the absence of any friends." The reorganisation of 'the Danubian Principalities. is the pretext adopted, but it is manifest that is not the real difficulty. There would in such case be no necessity for " drawing closer to Piedmont, v'tbiethhellaFnarbeeeenh policy s devotedo during peace." Surely Sardinia cares b ut li ttle a b out the Danubian It is the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, with perhap s some slight aspirations after the States of the Church, that VICTOR EM MANUEL is looking. Ile would have no objection to become a " lay Pope," and to become the Mon arch of United Italy. But that object cannot be quite so easily obtained as it might have been ten years since but for the interference of French and Austrian bayonets. He now reproaches Austria, speaks of th e great spirit of conciliation " required to succeed in solving questions of principle; the “d ra ,,i ng , closer " to Piedmont, in the notorious state of its relations with Austria, proves beyond the possibility of doubt or difficulty that France is pre pared to enter the field at any moment, and to take the initiative against Austria. It will not be very difficult to find a point whereon to dispute. There are open questions that will furnish any bellicose nation with abundant excuses. Indeed, there are always standing topics that might be made pre texts for hostilities, that require what the EMPEROR terms a great spirit of conciliation" to keep in re erve, but which may at auy moment be resorted to by the party anxious to commence hostilities. The EMPEROR himself has been astonished at the uneasy feeling, " vague anxiety, and hollow agita tion" that has disturbed France. He is grieved rather than surprised, in consequence of society having been shattered by so many revolutions, but he wishes to reassure these timid parties, and to show that the peace and tranquillity of Europe will be preserved, notwithstanding his bellicose demonstrations. Some may invoke war with all their hearts, without legitimate reasons— others may amuse themselves by showing _to France the dangers of a " new coalition," he will re mainfirm, and peace, he hopes, will not be disturbed. This great, this all-important question, depends on his mysterious will. He can " cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war," if he thinks proper so to do. He can preserve the peace and tranquillity of Europe, and promote the prosperity of trade and commerce. A gretit :•esponsibility rests upon him, but, as we have already stated, " acta non verba" should be his motto. He should, by relinquishing warlike pre parations, prove that he was resolved to preserve peace, and then his professions would be univer versally credited, and other nations would be enabled to spare expenses, now very onerous to their respective exchequers. An announcement which will be found in ano ther part of our impression of this evening explains the nature of a very interesting enterprise of a philanthropic character, which has within the last few days been inaugurated under the happiest auspices. We allude to the Public Readings now taking place night after night in various parts of the metropolis, in our different school-rooms, public halls, and mechanics' institutions.' The project, originally set on foot by EDWARD W. Cox and CHARLES J. PLUMPTRE, Esquires, both of the Temple, has been brought into effective operation by the cordial sympathy and energetic co operation of other gentlemen following the track marked out by their own generous zeal and intelli gent perseverance. The first of these public read ings took place on Monday evening in Crosby Hall, Bishopsgate-street Within, when the two able origi nators of the enterprise were signally aided by the Revs. J. M. BELLEW and W. H. BROOKFIELD. Last evening, at the second reading in the school-room of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Charing Cross, those assembled there proved themselves(bytheir alternate silence and laughter) to be attentive and delighted listeners to_ Mr. PLUMPTRE'S admirable reading of BULWER'S humorous apologue of the Wooing of the Fox. Subsequently to which they listened with no less _eager attention to Mr. Cox's charm ingly pathetic declamation in the delivery of CAMPBELL'S Exile of Erin—and (to close the whole performance effectively) were convulsed with laughter by the nasal unction with which the Rev. ALEXANDER WATSON read a few of Sam Slick's notions upon soft sawder and human natur'. The admission charge to these public readings —(viz., what MONTAGUE TIGG would call " the ridiculously small amount" of One Penny)—will, we do sincerely believe, render them efficient and eventually, we hope, triumphant rivals to those dens of abomination—the penny gaffs—still fester ing, like plague spots, in various parts of our metropolis. ELECTORAL MAP OF ENGLAND. BY JAMES WYLD. Another admirable map of the electoral districts of England and Wales, by her Majesty's Geo grapher. It reveals with perfect lucidity at onoe —the state of the representation before the Reform Bill of 1832—as amended by the Reform Bill of 1832—and as proposed by the correspondent of the Times newspaper, whoever that mysterious per sOnage may be. The boroughs wholly disfran chised, disfranchised of one member—the places marked down to return additional members—those to return members not now represented in Parlia ment—the counties and divisions of counties—the boroughs in which no change whatever is proposed —all these are distinguished one from the other with equal exactitude. Besides which there is an immense map of the Metropolitan Boroughs— including among them the future boroughs of Chelsea and Kensington. The publication is emi nently acceptable, and will, we doubt not, be received as such by hundreds both within and without the walls of Parliament. ROUTLEDGE'S NEW ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY. EDITED BY THE REV. J. G. WOOD, F.L.S. The want of a comprehensive and, at the same time, accurate work on the natural history of the animal kingdom has long been felt. The taste for natural history becomes developed in an increasing ratio by the extension of our colonies and our com merce. There is scarcely a cottage in the British dominions where the desire to know something about God's creatures in strange lands is not fos tered by some present from the emigrant, the soldier, or the sailor of the family. We are, therefore, glad to see an announcement of a new Natural History, which will embrace the most remarkable varieties of the animal kingdom, from the gigantic elephant to the minute manufacturer of the coral reef, and which is intended to instruct both the eye and the imagination of the reader. The graphic pen of the Rev. J. G. Wood, already so popular for his lifelike descriptions of animal life, and his " Common Objects of the Country and Sea Shore," is a guarantee that his " Illustrated Natural History," while securingscientific accuracy, will possess that charm, of a vivid delineation of the habits of the creatures described, which will render his undertaking as amusing as it will be instructive. In order to bring this work within the reach of every one, it is intended to issue it in Sliillinq Monthly Parts, each containing forty-eight pages of letterpress and thirty illustrations from designs by Wolf, Harrison Weir, Harvey, Coleman, &. ; and we have no doubt that whoever sees the specimen number, which may be seen at any bookseller's, will thank us for i drawing attention to this book. letter from Berlin of the stli states fliai the Princess Frederick William is going on so favourably that no, further bulletins will be published. The Prince Wladimir Bariatinsky and M. Rosch. kouski have left the Clarendon for Paris. • - His Excellency the United States Minister enter tained at dinner, on Monday last, Lord Lyons (the newly appointed Envoy to Washington), the Brazilian Minister, the Svedish Minister, the Danish Minister, Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald, M.P., Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., Mr. Thomson Hankey, M.P., Lieut.-Col. Scarlett, &c. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and family are expected at their new mansion in St. lames's square, from Blenheim, early in the ensuing month. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington have re turned to Apsley House, from Strathfieldsaye. The Marquis of Bristol has arrived at his resi dence in St. James's-square, from lelovorth Park, Suffolk. The Earl and Countess of Craven and family have arrived at their mansion in Charles-street, from Ash down Park. Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton arrived in town on Monday, from visiting the Earl and Countess of Craven at Ashdown Park, Berks. Viscount Clifden has left town to pass a few weeks in Paris. Lady Dover and the Hon. Mrs. Coke come to town to-morrow from staying with the Right Hon. Henry and Lady Mary Labouehere at Stoke Park, near Windsor. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Pierrepont will arrive at Claridge's Hotel to-day from Evenley Hall, Brackley. Sir Robert Gerard has arrived at the Clarendon, front Garswoocl, near Warrington. We have to announce the death of Sir Chaloner Ogle, Bart., son of the late Sir Charles Ogle, Admiral of the Fleet, which took place at Brussels on the 3d inst. He is succeeded in his title by his eldest son Magendie, who is in his 16th year. The Earl of Ripon is likely to take his seat in the House of Lords on Thursday or Friday of this week; and the same writ for the West Rulin g will probably b e issued ohe evening. _ .... i' r ' r - 0,%1.C. 1 1..‘,. .....--, It ~,, _ ..,-- - bi - iIC If 4. . ''-i inotr ' r- - ...... THE SUN. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1859. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1859. PROPOSED BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.—At a speial meeting of the vestry of Paddington, held yesterday --the Hey; Mr. Campbell, the rector of the parish, in the chair—it Was agreed to petition Parliament to form Pad- - dington into a separate borough, with power to return re presentatives to the House of Commons. Sir B. Hall is to be requested to present and to support the petition: The commissioners appointed by Prince Napoleon to report on the expediency of continuing the engagement of negroes on the coast of Africa for the French colonies, were unanimous in favour of it. The concession of the principle proves the great desire of the Emperor to con ciliate the people of England. GOVERNINIENT EMIGRATION.—The Government emigrant ship Mary Pleasants, 786 tons, Captain Moore Gilchrist, which sailed from Liverpool on the 28th of July, in charge of Surgeon-Superintendent Philip Beal, with 35 married couples, 6-2 single men, 95 single women, 21 boys between the ages of one and 12, 20 girls between the same ages, three male infants and five female, making a total of 276 souls, equal to 2471 statute adults, arrived at Sydney, New South Wales, on the 16th Nov. Two deaths (one adult and one child) occurred during the voyage. Ikr. Majesty's Emigration Commissioners will receive tenders to-morrow (Thursday) for ships to proceed to Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, and to Sydney ; the former to be ready for the reception of passengers on such days as the commis sioners may appoint between the 7th and 14th March, and the latter between the 21st and 28th. FLOGGING A ROYAL MARINE AT CHATHAM.— Yesterday morning the Commandant of the division issued regimental ordes for the whole of the officers and mat comprising the battalion to assemble at the rear of the barracks, to witness the proceedings being read, and the sentence carried into execution, by the infliction of corporal punishment or( a prisoner named Charles Thier, 41st CoMpany, who was tried by a district court-martial for striking Sergeant Philip Grady, 21st Company, a violent blow over the head with a fire shovel. Tho sergeant was on duty at the time, and in consequence of hearing there was a disturbance in the public-house called the White Swan, at Chatham, he went into the taproom, when the prisoner committed the offence. -The proceedings of the Court were read by Lieut. Caircross. The Court directed the prisoner to receive 50 lashes, and to be imprisoned in the Military Prison, Fort Clarence, for 56 days. The prisoner bore the infliction of the cat with a great deal of fortitude. He was afterwards removed to the Infirmary ; and as soon as he is able he will be transmitted to prison, to undergo the remaining part of his sentence. He bears a very bad character. THE TELEGRAPH AS A PREVENTIVE OF RAIL WAY ACCIDENTS.—The Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail way Company, imitating the example of several other large lines of railway, have- resolved to extend the- telegraph through their system, and by its aid anticipate increased advantages as regards speed, economy, and safety. The work has been placed in the hands of Sir Charles Bright, and the planintended`W be adepted is as follows :—When a train leaves Wigan for Bolton and Manchester, Wigan will telegraph to Hindley "Train on," and put up the danger signal or semaphore, to prevent any train passing the station till Hindley telegraphs back " Line clear," which will be done as soon as the train has passed ,that station. Wiganpen drops its signal, the semaphore being. raised at Hindley, which will also have telegraphed to Westhoughton, and the trains both on the up,,and down lines are thus handed from station to station along the line with great facility : and as the stations are seldom above three or four miles, iparrt, it will enable trains to run at intervals of even five minutes without the possibility of a collision. Too much value cannot be attached to the arrangement, which appears to be as perfect as it is simple. ®DISCOVERY OF HUMAN SKELETONS.—Two per fect human skeletons have been dug up by the railway labourers, employed in excavating the earth for the abut ments of the new railway bridge over the Severn, near Pitchcroft meadow. They were lying side by side with their hands crossed over their breasts, as though interred in an orderly manner, at a depth of 12 or 13 feet, in a deep bed of dark clay, or silt, which bore no appearance of having ever been disturbed. They were skeletons of rather more than the average height, and in both skulls the brains remained in a pasty mass. The teeth were nearly perfect. On the breast of one of them was found some small leaves, apparently of the salix (withy or osier), which were to all appearance as fresh and as green as though but recently placed there. It is thought they were among the slain at the skirmishes at the siege of Worcester, but the most feasi ble conjecture is that they are the remains of two men who were drowned in the river at a time when the locality where they were found was a morass. Some time ago near the same spot, at a depth of 21 feet, was turned up some river silt, with layers of broad and narrow-leaved salkx and orle, and which would therefore favour this suppositidn.—Bir mingham Daily Post. WHITTINGTON CLUB.—On Monday evening the half-yearly meeting of the members of this club was held in thegreat hall of`theclub-house in Arundel-street. Mr. Ald. Mechi presided, and in his opening observations dwelt very strongly on the importance of that care and promptitude in the monetary matters which he was glad to perceive in the conduct of the institution. He attached great value to well kept honest accounts, and he had examined those of the club to form his own opinion of its real position. He was con vinced that the institution was in "a solvent condition. The secretary then - read the report, which spoke of - the great success which, in spite of many difficulties, had crowned the efforts of the provisional committee, under whose con duct the club:louse had been rebuilt and refurnished, and the ordinary literary and club operations of the institution re-organised. The report was unanimously adopted, and its printing and circulation suggested. A managing com mittee was then appointed, several subjects of interest only to members were discussed, and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks' o the chairman. Arrangements have been made for a grand concert on the 17th of the minith, and a full-dress ball on the let of March, and it wasstated that in a week or two at farthest the dining department of the club would be re-established and in full work. NORFOLK ESTUARY COMPANY.—Yesterday after noon the twenty-fifth half-yearly meeting of the share holders of this company was held at th e Grays-inn Coffee house, Holborn;` Mr. West, Commissioner of ,Bankruptcy for the Leeds district, in the chair. The report stated that in consequence of the instructions issued to the solicitor of the company to enforce the arrears upon.calle, upwards of £4,000 has beeuric6ived On that account dOing the past year, and it was their intention to persevere iu that policy until all recoverable arrears were paid up. After alluding to the loss which the company had sustained Jay the death of the late Lord Orford, and the late Mr. A. G. Day, the report proceeded , to state that the directors had made a call of £2 10s. per share, payable on the 3rd of May, making the amount paid up on each share £34. According to the capital account the sum expended by the direc tors since the formation of the company was £316,289 3s. Id., or £242 ls. hi. in excess of the amount re ceived on calls, interests, &c. The report Of the en gineers stated that within the last six -months the works of reclamation had been so far proceeded withKthat 500 acres had been enclosed, the increased value of which would accrue to the company, and now that they had got seaward of the old frontages, all future enclosures in that direction would be entirely to their own profit. In consequence of a difference of opinion between the company's engineers and the contractors (Messrs. Peto and Betts) with regard to the feasibility of some of the works. contracted for, the Messrs. Cecil, of Hull, had proposed to undertake the completion of the work, and Messrs. Peto and Betts were willing to pay over to them the difference in the cost of the execution of the work. This offer the engineers advised the directors to accept, as it would preclude their having recourse to legal proceedings to enforce the completion of the work by the original contractors, and save the loss of time which would otherwise prejudice the company. On the motion of the chairman, the report was adopted. The outgoing directors and auditor were then re-elected, and the proceedings ter minated in the usual manner. A GOVERNMENT "AGENT."—On Friday-evening last a person dressed in a gold-laced uniform, and wearing an Albert chain, called at the Haunch and Venison Inn, Maidstone, and represented to Mr. Cheeseman, the proprietor, that he was an officer in the service of the Government, and requireneds for twelve men, besides one for himself, as he had been sent down by the Secretary of State to take charge of the county prisons. He further stated that he .had already been to the gaol, and put the governor ".under arrest," and.that he had left his men there. The fellow told his tale with so much plausibility that Mr. Cheeseman— though not easily "done" —w as induced to give credence to it, as also were others persons there at the time. Ac• cordingly, one of the beat beds in the house was placed at the disposal of the " Government official," and he was treated with all the respect and attention which ft person of such authority would be supposed to command.. Next day he made known the "important business" which had brought him to the town to several parties who came to the house, and even spoke of it openly at the ordinary of the inn, going so minutely into details that no one appears to have questioned the truth of his assertions. As may be supposed, his "mission" soon got noised abroad, and coming to the knowledge of 'Mr. Hillyard, the governor of the gaol, he went down to the Haunch, to inquire after the dis tinguished stranger by whom he was to be superseded. By this time, however, the stranger was figuring in the cha racter of "a drunk and incapble," in the hands of police sergeant Hills.; arid, on inquiry, it turned out that his name was James Donelly, and that he was formerly in the 6th Carabineers, but latterly had been employed as a warder in the convict establishment at Brompton, having obtained leave of absence till Saturday night,' and made application to Mr. Ilillyard, with a view of getting a situa tion in the Maidstone bison. When asked for an expla nation of his condUct next morning, he said he was for what had deeurred, but he attributed it t o bl cl.w he had received-while in the Crimea, and which he said had affected his brain. As there was not suffieient to detain him he was discharged, leaving the duplicate of his watch, which he had pawned fur 10s. at the shop of Mr. Edniett, as security for the payment of his bill to Mr. Cheeseman. —South ,'astern Gazette. THE AFFAIRS OF MESSRS. FELIX CALVERT AND Co,—Yesterday, a meeting of the creditors of this firm, con vened by Mr. Smalley, secretary of " The Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers," was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. On the motion of Mr. Funnell, seconded by Mr. Dolamore, Mr. Smalley was called to the chair. There were about 400 persons present The object of the meeting, as stated in the circular convening it, was to ascertain whether the admitted. creditors of the existing firm desire that the rights of the creditors of the old firm should be further litigated, in the face of an adverse decision in the case already adjudicated, or whether it should be at once agreed to treat the whole as one estate, without any distinction of old or new firm. The chairthan, who said he had called the meeting at the desire of the in spectors, entered at some length into'the circumstances at tending the bankruptcy, and the various proceedings which have been instituted under it. • After showing the saving which had been effected by the inspectors in the carrying on of the concern, he asked whether it was better to allow them to continue than to wind-up the affairs, the suspen sion of which would create a wide-spread distress. He hoped that by the vote of that day they would . show the firm of Calvert and Co. that they were their friends ; that they believed the inspectors were doilyg their duty ; that they had confidence in them, and if they did this, he be lieved at the end of two years such a statement would be submitted to them as would be found highly gratifying. In reply to a question, Mr. Smalley stated that the partners could not object to the arrangement until it should result in paying the creditors more than 20s. in the pound. Mr. Funnoll said that he had spoken to two of the partners, Mr. Nicolson Calvert and Mr. Phelips, and they were both in favour of the motion which would now be proposed. Mr. Funnell then moved a resolution to the effect that it was not expedient further to contest the right of the creditors d gnani . Goldring whose debts were not t a k en o ver by . the now firm to rank as creditors of the e4isti ng firm. Mr. Leeds Paine seconded the motion, which NVELS can l e mously. moved, and Mr. Leed s P a i ne seco nded a vote of thanks to tho inspectors for thei r p as t exer tions, and requesting them to gontinue for the future, which .was also unanimously agreed to, On the motion of Mr. Harrison, seconded by Mr. Wood, a vote of that was passed to Mr. Smalley for his conduct in the chair that day, and fqf the SPI'VIPPs tiff had rendered to all parties interested in the matter under eonsideartion. THE LATE MR. ATV-YON. --- 7 - + -- Among the losses with. which we have to debit the year so recently closed, we must not omit some record of one who was himself an eminent member of a family long eminent in the branch of art which they professed. Benjamin Wyon, who died on the 21st of November last, was the son of Thomas Wyon, the well-known chief engraver of seals to Kings George 111. and George IV.—and was born, in London, on the 9th of January, 1802. He began his Art career, of course, under the eye of his father; and, along with his cousin, the late Wm. Wyon, he studied under his distinguishedbrother Thomas, the chief engraver to the Royal Mint ; whose short career, as is well remembered, though it ended at the untimely age of 25, yet sufficed to raise the medal list's art in this country to a height of excellence which before his day it had not at any time attained. If the prize of pre-eminence be due to 'the early dead, Benjamin Wyon had yet his ample share of the family gift. At an early age, he carried off several prizes for medals from the Society of Arts, and the silver medal of the Royal Academy was conferred on him fora head of Apollo, which afterwards the Royal Academy of Music adopted as the design for their prize medal. At the age of nineteen, young Wyon was employed, with much tredit to himself, on the great seal of George IV. He also attracted considerable notice to himself, while still young; by a head which he executed of Dr. Hutton. In 1830, as a natural consequence of such antecedents, he was appointed to fill the vacancy which his father left in the office of chief engraver of his Majesty's seals—and he executed the seal then required for the new sovereign, William IV. The works, however, which earned for the late Mr. Benjamin Wyon his highest repu tation were the seals which he executed for the present Queen.—Out of a vast number of other medals, regal and corporate, p u bli c an d pr i vate, which during his successful career Mr. Wyon pro duced, we may select the following for separate mention Shakspere Medal of the City of London School, presented to that institution by the late Mr. Beaufoy. The model of the Royal Scottish Academy, at Edinburgh. Medals, for the Art-Union of London, in commemoration of the architects, Wren, Chambers, and Vanbrugh. The medal awarded by. the Bbard-of Trade for gallantry in saving life at sea. The medal for the Humane Society at Ply mouth. A medal commemorative of her Majesty's marfiage,--and one commemorative of the baptism of the Prince of Wales, and the King of Prussia's visit to this'country as sponsor on the occasion. A modal commemorating the visit of the Emperor and Empress of the French to the city of London,— and another on occasion of a similar visit from the King of Sardindia. These two latter medals were executed at the cost of the Corporation of London, — and are splendid specimens of the medalist's By a large circle of friends, to whom the qualities •' that do not belong to a record like this had endeared him, Mr. Benjamin Wyon will long be missed. He leaves a widow and many children to mourn his loss ; -but it is pleasant to know, that if the long accustomed pitcher be broken at this old family fount of Art, death has not dried the well. Mr. Joseph S. Wyon, whom his deceased fathertrained to his own profession, and who was the assistant of his later labours, inherits the family gift,—and has in virtue of it, been permitted to put on his father's fallen mantle as chief engraver of seals to the Queen.—Art-lournal. A Berlin letter, of the sth, states that her Majesty Queen Victoria, the Emperor of Russia, the Queen of Prussia, the Grand Duke of Weimar, and the Princess Charles of Prussia will be the godfathers and godmothers of the infant prince. A private telegraph from Algeria, dated yester day, announces that the 23d and 90th Regiments of the Line and Bth Chasseurs were to commence embarking on that day for Marseilles, and the 41st and 56th Regiments were to embark the following week. At a pexsion of the Society of Gray's-inn, holden on the 26th ult., Mr. Joseph Thackwell, the first son of Lieut.-General Sir Jos. Thackwell, G.C.8., was called to the bar. Mr. Thackwell was, until within the last few months, in the army, and is favourably known as the author of "The Second Sikh War," in which he served as aide de-camp to Sir Joseph Thackwell. In consequence of an intimation that the depar ture of the Oneida from Sydney with the homeward January mail would be deferred, it has been ordered by the. Government that the outgoing Australian mail be delayed' for a week. The Teviot will consequently not leave Sou thampton till the 19th, instead of the 12th ; and the Wye will be despatched from Marseilles on the arrival of the London mails of the 23d. Letters for Australia can conse quently be posted here up to the evening of that day. It is said the Chancellor of th e Exchequer con templates a change in the sugar duties, that discriminating rates are to be abolished, and a uniform ad valorem amount substituted. The extinction of the present system will be generally hailed, but the ad valorem principle will in turn involve endless difficulties. Some of the chief per sons in the trade desire the simple plan which prevails with regard to tea andother articles, of charging one duty without reference to differences in value or quality. " The Dutch flag," says the Pays, "has met with a serious insult, if the following fact, given in a private letter from Curacoa of 26th December last, is correct. It states that the Dutch schooner Amalia, belonging to the house of Jesurnn an Son, of Curacoa, has been taken possession of by the authorities of St. Domingo, who have transformed her into a vessad war without any legal formality, and simply alleging that she belongedto the republic. The letter adds that this news produced a great impression at Curacoa, and it was expected that the Dutch government would adopt energetic measures to obtain satisfaction." ROYAL • INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN.—At the general monthly meeting, held on Mond a y l as t, Willi am Pole, Esq., M.A.; F.R.S., treasurer and vice-p res id en t i n the chair, the Earl of Ashburnham, John Derby Allcroil, Esq., Capt. Augustus T. Hamilton, and Mrs. M. A. New man Smith, were duly elected members of the Royal Insti tution, and G F. Chambers, Esq., was admitted a member of the Royal InStitUtion. The presents received since the last meeting were laid on the table, and the thanks of the members returned for the same. THE GUILDHALL REFORM MEETING.—We ' are requested to state that Mr. Whitehurst, of the Ballot Society, did not attend the reform meeting at Guildhall, on Satur day, to represent that body, but as an elector of the City, and that he moved the vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor without consulting the managers of the meeting, because it gave him an opportunity .f protesting against the course pursued by them in calling a public meeting of the electors of the City of London, and intimating that certain speakers and resolutions only would be "permitted." FIRE AT EXETER COLLEGE-HALL—The members of Exeter College,' Oxford, were 'yesterday morning, about four o'clock, aroused from their slumbers by the cries of fire, which it appeared had broken out in their new hall (late Dickenson's coffee-hous e ), o pp os it e the college. The fire, which was fortunately confined to the top storey, broke out in the rooms of one of th e un d ergra d uates, and was caused by the igniting of a beam in connexion with the fire place, which was supposed to have been some time burning. A good supply of water soon extinguished the fire, and but little dam se was occasioned. THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF MR. JENNINGS, AT MALTON.—Since the 21st of December, the disappearance of this gentleman has become more and more a mystery. In addition to the £5O reward offered by his relatives, the Secretary of State has offered £5O more for the discovery of his body, if found murdered, and will advise the grant of her Majesty's most gracious pardon to any one giving the required information, and not being the actual murderer. As maybe imagined, the greatest interest is felt that this strange case should receive some solution. COLLISION AT SEA AND Loss OF LIFE.—FLEET WCiOD, Feb. B.—A fearful collision occurred last night by the Prince Patrick steamer coming in contact with the iron schooner Elphin, from Liverpool, for Ardrossan, laden with pig-iron, and almost instantly sinking her. The master, his wife and child, and two seamen, unhappily went down in the ship and perished. The remainder of the crew escaped by grasping hold of the steamer's bowsprit as their vessel went from wider them. The steamer, which trades between this port and Belfast, immediately put back, and seems to be considerably damaged by the collision. • FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT ELLIOT'S BREWERY. —On Saturday a man,.named John Kirk, a g ed 24, a dray man, was very seriously injured at Elliot's brewery, Pim lico. The poor fellow was engaged hoisting a barrel of beer by means of a crane, when, by some means, the 'barrel slipped and fell upon him, and crushed his arm and shoulder in a most frightful manner. lie was taken to St. George's Hospital, and seen' by Mr. Keal, house surgeon, when it was deemed advisable to amputate the arm, whic4 was done ; and the unfortunate man now remains in .. an ex tremely dangerous state. EXTENSIVE FORGERY.—Within the last few days forgeries, on an extensive scale, of leases granted by some of the city companies have been brought to light. The per petrator, Mr. James Purssell, formerly connected with the well-known confectioners, has succeeded in raising money upon the spurious 'documents in various directions, and has fled on the discovery of the fraud. Although in the aggre gate the amount reaches some £30,000, the loss in no indi vidual case will be very considerable, the transactions having been spread over a wide circle, and the measures adopted to secure his property prompt. The Roman Catholics of Sydney have been offended of late by the return to the colony, unsanctioned, of their bill to establish a Catholic College in connection with the University of Sydney. In this bill the phrases "arch bishop" and. " archdiocese" of Sydney were used, and the bishop remonstrated against them, not by petition to the Assembly, but by letter to the Governor, and privately by communicating with the high ecclesiastical authorities at home. Lord ,Stanley sympathised with the objection, and sent the bill back to be amended. Resolutions have been several times brought forward in the Assembly by th e Catholic party-, strongly condemnatory of Lord Stanley's conduct, but they have been invariably met by a count out. ESCAPE OF A• CONVICT FROM DURIIAM GAOL.— During Thursday . night a convict escaped from Durham Gaol, and has not - since been heard of. Great excitement was caused in the town next day on the occurrence being made known, the officials declaring that they are totally unable to account for his obtaining possession of the means by which he made his escape. His name is James Gray, aged 21, by trade a shoemalcer. He had go t th roug h a sky having previously secured a quantity of rope suffi cient to let himself down from the roof. As a new wing is in course of erection, he had ample means at conunand to scale the high wall which surrounds the prison. Gray was convicted at the July sessions of 185Sf or highway robbery, and sentenced to 12 mouths hard lab Our. A CENTENARIAN.—There is living at the present time in Rochester a man named John Hill, who has at tained the patriarchfal age of 101 years. He was born at a village in Surrey on the Gth of January, 1758; conse quently, he is now in his 102 d year, and he has lived in the reigns of no fewer than five geverelg tm . Nearly all his life he has been engagjd in agricultural pursuits of a laborious character, notwithstanding which, and also his great age, he is still comparatively strong and in the enjoyment of good health. His hearing_ and seeing are very good, and his power s o f ealcllltltiqll, far which he was always remark able, still very extraordinary. He has a good, memory, and frequently alludes to the incidents connected with the early years of the reign of the 0144 George. LATEST NEWS. THE INDIA MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Pera, with the mails from Calcutta and China, left Malta for Southampton on the 6th inst., at 5 . p.m. The Euxine left Marseilles on the 7th inst., a 6 a.m. The Ripon, with the Bombay mail, left Malta for Alexandria on the 7th inst., at 8 a.m. The Panther sailed on the Bth, at 6 a.m. The following telegrams have been received al Mr. Reuter's office, Feb. 8 : MARSEILLES, FEB. 7. Advices have been received from Rome to the .sth inst. The Prince of Wales arrived there on Thursday evening incognito. The following day tho Pope sent his major domo to pay him his respects. Prince Albert of Prussia has left again, after having had several interviews with the Pope. The official journal contradicts the statement published by some papers that Ferrara has been declared in a state of siege. VIENNA, FEB. 8 The semi-official Austrian correspondence ( Oester. reichische Correspondent), in an "article of this Oening, . characterises the Emperor. Napoleon's speech as peaceful, and states that the alliance of France and England is a guarantee for the main taining of the treaties. The same, article hopes for the speedy solution by diplomatic means of the question respecting the military ,occupation of the States of the Church, and also for the discontinu ance of the warlike preparations in France. TRIESTE, FEB. 8 The Austrian Lloyd mail steamer has just ar riiect here from Alexandria with news from Cal eutta to Jan. 9th. Exchange on London 2s. to 2s. lid. Imports little doing. Exports inactive. Prices firmer on account of rising freights. Canton, Dec. 29—Imports quiet. Arrivals of produce small. Hong Kong, Dec. 30—Freights lower. Ex change 4s. 7d. to 4s. 71d. Shanghai, Dec. 22—Imports more in demand. No fresh tea arrivals. Exchange 6s. 6d. to 6s. Gad. Freights for tea 30s. to 325. Freights for silk 70s. FRANCE. PARIS, TUESDAY. The Count de Morny, in his speech to the Legis lative Body to-day, said—" Let us have confidence when the Emperor tells us, 'resume with calmness those works of peace which I hope will not be in terrupted. I shall remain firm in the path of right, justice, and national honour ;' and when recalling those celebrated words—' The Empire is peace,' he adds that peace cannot be disturbed except for the defence of great national interests—religion, philo sophy, and civilisation. Credit and labour have made of peace the great bond of modern society. The blood of the people is no longer shed lightly. War is the last resource of right mis understood, or of honour offended. The great mass of difficulties is smoothed down by diplomacy, or solved by pacific arbitration. Publicity and the rapidity of international communication have created a new European Power, of which all Governments are compelled to take account. This Power is Opinion. It may for a moment be unde cided or mistaken ; but it alcifays takes its place ultimately on the side of justice, right, and huma nity. Let us hope that, under existing circum stances, the generous ideas, the loyal and disinte restedintentions, of the Emperor will make their way in the world, and that in accordance as they are with the sympathies of nations, and sustained by the influence of sovereigns, they will succeed in solving peaceably all the questions of difficulty that present themselves." The Emperor's speech is commented on by several of the Paris journals, but the Constitutionnel, Debuts, Pugs, and others have abstained from favouring the public with their views on this important docu ment. Our contemporaries, at their discretion, overlook the fact that the first maxim of successful journalism is to strike while the iron is hot ; to 7 day their opinions would have been consulted with respect ; to-morro v their most elaborate arguments will be received with comparative indifference. Moreover, by their silence they allow the warlike hints of the Presse and Sieele to exercise unopposed influence over the public mind. We commence our extracts with the Patrie ; " This speech, in which is interpreted, in splendid lan guage, the logic and power of a great country, responds to everything that was awaited from the sovereign of France. It will inspire regret in those who may have questioned the moderation of the Emperor. It will give confidence to those who believed in his wisdom. Finally it will create a feeling of justifiable pride in all those who are fired by national honour. . . . The speech will certainly attain the double aim proposed by the Sovereign of France—it will at once strengthen and calm public opinion. The country will give its unanimous approval to this wise and generous policy. Europe will learn once more that the Emperor sincerely :desires peace—but a peace which corresponds to the interest of his honour, to the legitimate grandeur of his influence, and to the cause of civilisation over the entire world." The Courrier de Paris observes : " Our readers will recognise in the Imperial language a fresh proof of the wisdom and patriotic spirit which for ten years have constituted the glory of the Imperial Govern ment." The Siecle describes the points which particu larly excited the applause of the senators and deputies ; these were—the remark " that the inte rest of France exists wherever there is a just and civilising cause to be carried out," the allusions to the Piedmontese alliance, and the paragraph on Italy. The observation that France and Russia had" been in accord on all points in discussion" excited, according to our contemporary, a marked sensation .in the Assembly. We ci*ct the con cluding remarks of this journal : " The skill with which the speech was drawn up, and the happiness of its arrangement and language, were gene rally remarked. The deputies, in applauding in the most intelligble manner the above passages, have protested Against those who circulated the report that they had ar rived from the departments with ultra-pacific views." The Presse has the following article : " This speech will create a great sensation in Franco and in Europe. The Emperor, without departing from the re serve dictated by the serious nature of circumstances and by his high position, was able to depict in a rapid manner the characteristics of the relations maintained by France with foreign Powers —the accord with England, the cordi • ality of the Russian relations, the community of interests between France and Piedmont, and the numerous scissions with Austria." The Debats maintains that Turkey has no right to interfere in Wallachia on account of the double election of Colonel Couza ; that the consent of the Powers who signed the Treaty of Paris must first be obtained ; that Turkey may complain, but can not annul that election by her sole will. Poor Tinley ! The secret of the animosity borne by "lawyers and journalists" towards the Papal court is thus explained by the Ilitivers "No good places exist there. Tho Pope ,is the most economical of Sovereigns. The priests placed at the head of the various branches of the administration are satisfied with poor salaries, and do not move heaven and earth for promotion." The same journal advances this tremendous argu ment against the politicians who propose a reor ganisation of the Roman States. "The Roman States are not the property of Pius IX. ; they aro the property of St. Peter. The Pope has a life interest in them. . . . There is no possibility of a con federation in Italy, and the Pope has not the faintest desire to bo nominated to the nominal rank of head of the Italian Confederation." BOURSE, Feb. B.—The market has been more settled to-day, and Rente has been in fair demand Threes, after having been done at 68f. 15c., improved to 68f. 50c. Mobilier varied from 777 f. 50c. to 795 f. ; Austrian, 550 f. to 555 f. ; Orleans, 1 , 3161. to 1,322 f. 50c. ; Northern, 922 f. 50c. to 927 f. 50 °. Lyons; 827 f. 50c. to 835 f. ; Southern, 515 f. t° 517 f. 50c. Considerable sales were made towards the close, when the following were the qu°ta tTons :- 41 per Cents. .. 96 AO Do. end month 96 591 3 per Cents 6B 1Q Do. end month 6B 10,1 Bank Shares )4 2900 Credit Mobilier Do. Account . 775 Credit Foncier 650 -- Belgian 41 - -' Piedmonteso (5) Roman .— Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 39 RAILWAYS. Cash. Accou llt. Orleans Northern 1 9 3 2 1 55 1932106 New ditto BO5 800 Lyons and Mediterranean 832 50 .. 830 New ditto " Geneva 537 50 533 7 5 Midi Southern Western Eastern Grand Central . . Sardinian 405 553 7`' Austrian .. Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 121 c. ; money' 25f. 10e.; three months, paper, 251.; money, 25f. 971 e• LITERATURE. The 77tree Clerks. A Novel. By Anthony Ti o ,' °l ' lope, author of " B arc h es t er Towers," "`c' Bentley. This new and cheap edition of Mr. Trollop° clever nove] will be very acceptable to readers o .f fiction. It is vigorous and original as all /3 1 5 writings are ; many o f th e c h arac t ers are ski; fully drawn, and many passages of the st ° , r , vividly interesting. If th e r e a d er i s occas ional inclined to think th a t a littl e t am i ng d a wn an condensation would haveimpr ove dit, suc hf a ults ar e easily overlooked in a wor k w hi c h di sp l ays so inu c it ability and right feeling. We are glad to se e again in this new and popular form. Unica, a Story for Sundays. B 7 the author 01 " Round the Fire," &c. Smith and Elder. This is another of the series for very rug children which are so pleasantly and profita'-% told by the author of" Willie's Rest," and. " Jack." It is simple in style and suitable to co l i dren's understandings, but there is a good. deal o d variety in the stor, and the little trials ae ie . troubles of childish life are very interesting.. 1 .," moral is excellent and th oroug hly practical in .ol l ratter. It will enable ma n y little readers to spa n a Sunday afternoon with pleasure and advantage' The Irish Quarterly _Review. No. XXXII. Mint kin - and Marshall. 0 A singular paper, entitled" Eating and F'eedingt opens this number, It gi ves us a goo d d ea l of curl.* ous information about food and drink, and will pro" bably make the casual reader smile with its ecof 1 :: tric discussions, and puzzle the physiologist Iv,' its anecdotes and exam pl es . A paper a b ou t scup : ture will repay per usa l, an d i nv it es th e a ttention of all lovers of the fi ne ar t s . A n ar ti c l e e ntitle': "Begin at the Beginning," pleads in forcible terr°, the condition of the neglected an d une ducated masses. The questions referring to reformat° l l, and educational institutions ar e f u lly disclose and several other articles, some of them on subje% of general interest, others less attractive to t u Protestant reader are met with in the number. The Parents' Cabinet. No. 111. Smith and Eld er ' This able and attractive series, w hi c h cornbiu A , amusement and instruction, has several v ery attray tive papers in this pa r t. A n accoun t o f the P is ' covery of America, and of " A Visit to Manchl; ter," will be especially fascinating to boys, while,. description of th e h a bit s o f mart i ns. an d a co nlit sation about th e o ld C as tl e at Hastings will equally adapted to y ounger rea d ers. A pret ty st°",„"" about a girl's school occupies a prominent position' The Art Journal. No. L. Hall and Virtue.. A fine engraving of Mr. Foley's statue of count Hardinge occupies the first plate in t" number. The second is from o ne of Cl au d e 's bee .„ ' tiful pictures, and represents a sea-p or t. The othe r „ plate shows us Guercino's " W o m an o f S a mar?' 'engraved by Mr. Meunier, both the originals being, in the Royal Colle c ti on . - Th e prose con t e nts the magazine are, as usual, full of artistic interes t Mr. and Mrs. S. C. H a ll' s E xcurs i ons iii Sent" Wales are continued, and g i ve us some c harm 11D sketches. The ser i es o f papers on Brit Artists gives us this month an account of the work s of Paul Falconer Poole, the accomplished asseela , of the Royal Acad em y. M r. F a i rholt ' s interesting. history of " Rubcns and his Scholars" is continual: and another attractive illustrated paper .gives numerous woodcuts from the beautiful volu o3 o recently published by Messrs. L ongman , "T he White Doe of Rylstone." Many of the renaaino l . essays, as those on Colour, on the Florenti n Painters, and on Stained Glass, are especio ll worthy of perusal. The jo urna l f u lly maintains • its reputation as a culti v at or o f th e p u bli c tast e :, and is full of fasci n ati on f or a ll w ho a d m i re artistic and refined. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF lIANX DIRECTORS. (From the Monetary Times.) In the recent trial of Scott and another v. Di-I' in the ease of the Liverpool Borough Bank, w which we briefly re f erre d l ast week, there are si lo important les sons conveye d , which should nnt,io lost sight of b y th ose who occupy the responnw.o position of b an k di rectors, or directors generally 1 public companies, if they would desire to esof from the pen a lti es o f t h e present law. It appe ars' indeed, a h ar d case that a man occupying 01`. Dixon's position, and who • was desirous of acting upon his o w n conv i c ti ons, s h ould have been f ore into a cou rse w hi c h was condemned by his et judgment. At th e same t i me t h e law cou ld tes l. ; no cognisance of s u ch mo ti ves , w h en they-10i. opposed by th e d e lib era t e act o f a n i n di vi dual' We are . glad, therefore, to find that the jag; ment originally given by Baron Martin has bec i li confirmed by the Court of Qu een ' s B enc h. ' a body of m en ac ti ng as di rec t ors to a b an k are allowed t meet and deliberate, and ut befer the public o a flourishing state of their account s, at the time they know that the company 1 ' insolvent, without being amenable to the law, w il l there can be no security against frauds of oval shade and charact er; an d th a t suc h h as b een the case, has been fully e s t a bli s h e d b y th e f a il u re , 13 ` several other banks. If a f a l se s t a t emen t i s deli" berately put into pri n t, an d c i rcu l a t e d pu bli c ly, 1' can be for no other purpose than to deceive those who have not the means of testing its correctness: The law, therefore, ha s very properly made sue': parties liable to- severe punishme n t, b y th e real' Act 20 and 21 Vic., cap. 54. Without such a laW/ there would be no end to the latitude taken by unscrupulous men. In the case of Mr. Dixon We see how even men, otherwise unimpeachable in their integrity, are induced to lean to a false and dangerous policy. It has been the same with other banks, where the directors have been of the ni° B l unquestionabl e c h aracter ; . t h ey have been wrec k e d under a false system : they have taken things for granted that they.k.now nothing about ; and they have lent the influence of their names as a substi tute for personal knowledge. While on this sub" ject, we may refer to the growing necessity for a more simple and satisfactory mode of dealing with Joint Stock Companies' accounts and reports. .t l ' Lord Campbell very pertinently remarked, in con firming th e j u d gment o f B aron Martin,« was 11 ' „ fair that it should require a microscopic eye t ° examine such documents ?" Mr Dixon's case may be a hard one, in not being_ able to reverse the decision a ga i nst hi m, so f ar as h" is concerned ; but any other decision' would hale failed to correct the evils of joint-stock banking, which have grown up to such mag,nitude. And D should be generally kn own amongst directors o i. public companies, that the recent law will do' with such cases far more severely, by rendering them liable to criminal proceedings for making an/ false statement of accounts, or by making a 111183 report of the position of a public company. Ile,r ° are the words of the ac t w hi ch related to this our ject, clause 8 :--" If any director, manager, or:pub' lie officer of any body corporate or public company' shall make, circulate, or publish, or concur ni making, circulating, or publishing, any written , statement or account which he shall know to be false in any material particular, with intent to de ceive or defraud any member, or shareholder, 13 . r creditor, of any such body corporate, or public company, or with intent to induce any person to become a shareholder or partner therein, or t" entrust or advance any money or property to such body corporate or public company, or to enter into security for the b ene fit th ereo f, s h a ll b e guilty 01, a misdemeanour." ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examination s for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at 4 meeting of the court of examiners on the 7th inst., viz. Mosrs. William Sutton, SmethwLtk, near Birmingham' Daniel Barker, Macclesfield; Charles Cameron, Calcutta; Robert Cottam, Leeds ; Richard Tyrrel Pope, Br i s tol ; William,Cayley, Stamford, Lin co l ns hi re; John William Kay, Huddersfield ,• John T. Milb urn, Ryton, near Nes:-. castle-on-Tyne ; Adolphus J. Hughes, Dartford, gent; Robert E. Edward Barkway, nunpy, Suffolk ; Willy Alexander Provis, Holyhead, and P r y ca J ones, Ll an xvi at, North Wales.