The Sun. — London, England, 1862-03-04 00:00:00

lIANDEL FESTIVAL -SPECIAL TICKET NOTICE.—Prom the overwhelming. number of appli plications for Tickets received YESTERDAY and THIS DAY, it becomes reqnsite to intimate to persons at a dis tance WHO APPLY for TICKETS by POST, that it is now essential that their applications should not STIPULATE for seats in certain blocks, as, in the event of the specified blocks being full, delay must arise in communicating with the writers betore securing the places required. The Committee allot the Tickets iu regular order as the ap plications are received ; and although, from the improve ments bein< , effected by roofing in the orchestra, even the most distant blocks will be eligibly placed, it must be evident that applicants from the Country a ill best attain their object by leaving the Committee unfettered in the selection of seats. Crystal P Tu alace and Exeter Hall, esday Evening. .I\ i f R. and MRS. CHARLES KEAN will L.RE APPEAR at the Theatre-Royal Drury lane, 'I HIS EVENING (TUESDAY), March 4th, in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. On Thursday, Bth, Hamlet ; on Friday, 7th, Merchant of Venice ; and on Saturday Bth, Louis XI. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Under the management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, THE LILY OF KILLARNEY. Misses Louisa Pyne, Susan Pyne, Jessie M`Lean, and Topham ; Messrs. Santley, H. Haigh, E. Dussek, C. Lyali, Patey, Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. To conclude with HARLEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, ft tants and Dwarfs. Messrs. W. H., F., and H. Payne, H., E., and S. Lauri, and Miss Jenny Lauri. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Commence at Seven. THEATRE.itu Y AL, HAYMARKET, Lessee, Mr. J. B. Btiokstone. THIS EVENING, to commence with THE WOLF AND THE LAMB. Mr. Howe, Mr. W. rarren, Miss M. Oliver, ac. After which, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Lord Dun dreary, Mr. Sothern ; Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buckstone. To conclude with THE LADIES' CLUB. Messrs. Farren, Cullenford, Clark, Compton ; Mrs. Wilkins, Miss Henrade. Commence a 7 ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager--Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, and every Evening (Wednesday ex cepted), PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Messrs.. Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezin, Charles Selby, Edmund Fal coner ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara Weston. After which, a new and original Burlesque Extrava.,g,anza, entitled LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD ; or, The Fairies of the Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrock. Principal charac ters by Mr. Chas. Selby, Mr. Warlow, Miss Cicely Nott, and Miss Lydia Thompson. Acting Manager—Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Prices as usual. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. l3ox-office open daily from it till 6. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. i,cmeee, Mr A. Harris. THIS EVENING, CASH V. CUPID. Mr. WiddiComb, 11r. Shcre, Miss 31 aria Harris, &o. After which, at Eight o'clock, OTHELLO. lag°, Mr. Pechter ; Othello, Mr. Ryder. NEW TH EATRE-R0 VA L, ADELPHL- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Third Night of a New and Original Drama, by the Author of " THE COLLEEN BAwN," entitled THE LIFE OF AN ACTRESS. THIS EVENING, THE CENS EN. Mr. J. L. Toole. After which, THE LIFE OF AN ACTRESS. Mr. and Mrs. Dion Bouc'cault, Messrs. Emery, J. L. Toole, Billington, Stuart, Eburne, Sefton, Powell, C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Billington, Mrs. Harland, Mrs. H. Lewis, Miss Lahilaw. To conclude with THE PRETTY HORSEBREAKER. Messrs. L, Toole, P. Bedford ; Misses Woolgar, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, Mrs. H. Marston. Commence at 7. NEW ROYALTY THEATRE, Dean-street, Oxford-street. THIS EVENING, CARNATION COTTAGE. Followed by THE MISTRESS OF THE MILL, in which Mr. J. B. Dale will appear. A Ballet Divertissement. After which, the succesful Opera Bulb, entitled LE MARI AGE AUX LANTERN ES. Mr. John Morgan, Mesdames Stanley, Payne, and Mason. To conclude with A CHINESE ROMANCE. commence at half-past 7. A s TLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- -LA- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Triumphant success of the New Eastern Spectacle and the wonderful Pertormirg Elephants, pronounced by the Press and the Public to be the most sagacious animals ever ex hibited. This Evening, and during the Week, the Grand Drama, entitled THE RAJAH OF NA GPORE, with new and gorgeous scenery, dresses, and appointments, introducing the two colossal Asiatic Elephants, whose astonishing feats on the stage, nd afterwards in the circle, have met with the most unbounded admiration. To be followed by brilliant and daring feats of Eques trianism by the unrivalled Troupe of British and Foreign Artistes. The whole concluding with a laughable afterpiece. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Searle. CANTERBURY HALL ARTS GALLERY. - VICTOR JULIEN, "THE FLYING MAN," at half-past Nine. Last Few Nights of "THE ENCHANTED HASH " By Mr. E. Marshall, at a quarter-past Ten o'clock, Performed upwards of sixty nights with immense success. Grand Selection from " La Circassienne, " by Mdlle. Negri, with Band and full Chorus. Comic—Mr. Randall, Mr. Frederick French, Mr. J. a Forde, Mr. Marshall, and Miss Harriet Coveney. Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, Bd. ; Stalls and Balcony, Is. AND FINE THE OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET.- " LES MERVEILLES GYMNAST IQUES" By HENRI (aged Eleven years), and PFAU (aged Nine years), From the "Cirque Napoleon," Paris, 'Whose Double Feats on the Flying Trapeze are unsurpassed for daring, skill, and grace, EVERY EVENING. Their performances do not in any way interfere with the Musical Entertainment, which as usual consists of Two Operatic Selections alternately from "I' Trovatore," " Er nani," "La Traviata," "Simon Boccanegra," "Macbeth," dzc., by the entire Company, Full Band and Chorus—(Con ducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans)—And Varied Vocal and Instru mental Attractions, the Comic portion by Miss Harriet Coveney, Messrs. Sam Collins, Wood and Son, M. P. Foster, and W. Randall. Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, ls. ; Private Boxes, 10s. Bd. 'FHE OXFORD 6. OXFORD-STREET.— A Grand Morning Entertainment, on THURSDAY Next, March 6th, " LES MERVEILLES GYMNASTIQUES, By HENRI and PFAU (aged Nine and Eleven years) whose eionhle teats on the Flying Trapeze areunsurpassed. Verdi's "11 Trovatore," Miss Russell, Miss Harrison, Messrs, Mor ley, Green, and Albert. Full Band and Chorus. Conductor—Mr. F. Jongt,mbns. Ballads, Duets, &c., by Messrs. Herbert, Tivoli. Sesselsbur2*, and Madame Enders- Fan. Solos—l ianoforte—Miss Bryant. Violin—Mr. Viotti Collins. Scotch Duets-Miss Stuart and Miss M. Stuart. The "Porter's Knot" and "Jones's Sister," by Mr. W. Randall, and other varied entertainments. Hall, Is. ; Balcony and Stalls, 2s. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. Doors open at Two o'clock ; Carriages at Four. 11IGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TRIM DAY.—Morning, 4h. 10m.—Afternoon, 4h. 25m. To - llonnow.-Morning, 4h. 40m.—Afternoon, 4h. 55m. HE WEATHER.—Stmt OFFICE, MARcn 4, 1862.= THERMOMETER, IN TUE SHADE. :36—highest since noon yesterday. this morning and during the night. 32—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.68 ; a sudden rise. WIND—North -Westerly; light, with cloudy, cold, dry weather, and sunshine occasionally. :14" ,. ... , A ll , . , c.O i• 1, , c' t , '' .' , 9 :- ., ---- : — ..,',.- •_ , ) 901` re i 14..- ---.- 4 '. 7 i,. ~., '.,' it z 4,, ,, z.,, ,4P ! i t - .3. --,. , ~, - 54..,,,,,,,,, , bf - 74.! u . „,, 1)po rr 2.--.„ THE SUN. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1862. The new Secreiary for War has now put us in possession of the reasons for the enormous bill which he has laid before us for military purposes 'L uring the year. The frightful tutal I: , upwards of £16,250,000. Sir G. C. LT—ivis himself, new to his office, seemed to foci that it was something like one of the se , - .en wonders of the world, and in his exor tuta he could not refrain from placing it in those 'varied li g ht s , an d g i v i ng those descr i pt i ons of the rise and progress of such an unparalleled expendi ture, 'which the historian and the essayist de light. They are interesting, no doubt, but they do nothing t alter the fact that the money is de manded o r , is last fact to ' the must be paid. So c lear is this House of Commons that Mr. WHITE, and ever yfinancial reform er , was l e ft i n ludicrous minority, Perhaps Perhaps Sir G. C. L zwi s thought th a t th e army demands were quite enough is rather singular that h e (lido'. one speech; but it ner, making his comparison, once allude t o th e 8t which is but a part, in fact of the navy, , o f th e r t ra he Y , --- c it is our ° in Aoating army, and insep ara bl e Island Kingdom from our whole system nafsedfen ee e of " itself e 1 - f and attack. He remarked that, after Paying twenty-six millions, the interest of our d e b t, a military charge, and after adding to it the cost of the army, sixteen millions—we had twenty-seven or twenty-eight millions left for other purposes. He seems to have overlooked the further reduction to be made of twelve millions for the Navy. Leaving as, out of the unimaginable sum of seventy millions sterling, the comparatively modest amount of fifteen or sixteen millions for all other purposes of Government ! One cannot wonder that Philan thropists should sigh as they read the figures. SIXTEEN' MILLIONS fur purposes of peace, Five-rou x MILLIONS ( purposes of war! The peace-at•any-price men tell us we are war-at-any cost men ; and doubtless at the first blush of these figures it seems as if it were so. However, to begin with, we cut off what past generations have left us. We now pay twenty-six millions a-year rather than incur the shame and penalties of repudiation. We do not intend to be ever in the position of either the Federation or the Confederation in the United States. We mean to preserve a character which will enable us to borrow money on better terms than seven or eight per cent. at home, while utterly excluded from the money markets of the world. This de duction for our character's sake brings us to the smaller sum of £28,000,000 as our nett war expenditure—itself, to be sure, a monstrous sum, and naturrally suggesting the question which Sir G. C. LEWIS answers—how came it all about ? The Secretary of War goes back, almost like a geologist, into the strata of extinct military ex penditures, only, unfortunately, the ..I‘2 egatheria and Deinotheria, in this department, seem to be long to our own age. The fossil expenditures are of a much less imposing or alarming kind, counting by units of millions, when we count by tens of millions. Sir GEORGE takes us back to the almost primeval period in these matters of 1789. "In order (he says) to make the point with which I propose to deal clear, I will ask the permis sion of the Committee to go so far back as the year 1789—the year in which the great French Revolu tion broke out. In that year the total number of men voted for the British and Irish establishments —the two establishments were then separate —was 43,395, while the total sum voted for the army, the ' Ordnance, and the Commissariat was £2,981,000 ; that is to say, £242,000 for Great Britain and £553,000 for Ireland. Not quite £3,000,000, there fore, was the entire amount of our expenditure for military purpose in the first year of the French Revolution." Blissful days we are ready to exclaim, and to wish that our neighbours had not broken their own peace, and the peace of the world. Yet probably the taxation of those times was as much felt as ours at the present moment. Well, the wars of the Republic and the Empire —to us now as much matter of history, save for the debt they left us, as the wars of the Planta genets or of Marlborough—passed away, and a few years after, Sir G. C. LEWIS takes stock, and finds a prodigious step in advance, as it then seemed—" In the year 1818-19 the number of men in the army had risen to over 80,000, while the number for the Ordnance was 7,842, making a total of 88,682. The total amount, I may add, of the Estimates in the year 1818-19, for the army, including the Ordnance and Commissariat, was 10,307,000 ; so that the number of men in the army had increased from 43,000 in 1789 in conse quence of this great war to 88,000 in 1819, and the military expenditure from about £3,000,000 to about £10,000,000." The cost of the army in the three decades had trebled itself, and it continued trebled, up to the year before the Cri mean war. '1 hat war again disclosed defieieuces in our military system which have issued in the enormous demands of the present year. "The lesson (says our War Secretary) then, I think, which this comparison teaches us is that as the French war led to a great development of our military system, showed the deficiencies under which our army then laboured, and, as a conse quence, caused a great increase in the charge for the army, so the Crimean war produced similar results, and has led to a permanent increase in the cost of our military system, both by making a permanent addition to the strength of the army and also by rendering necessary certain improve ments necessary to provide for the efficicncy of the army." But Sir G. C. LEWIS was too honest to stop there. He lays his finger on what we all know to be the real cause of this tremendous increase in our naval and military expenditure. It is not India merely, certainly not the desire of conquests, nor is it the cost of new armaments for our soldiers and our ships ; these last, with improvements in the personal condition and comforts of the soldier and the sailor, have their share, an ungrudged one in the heavier charge; the old cause is still the cause. France, under the Empire, compels us to arm With the BOURBONS vanished the hopes of peace especially of stable peace, in Europe. To keep things quiet was their interest. The miseries of war had, moreover, been burnt into their memories by the experience of them. The new race knows of nothing but the "glories," and no idea is more pcpular with it still than that of wiping out the last defeat of the first NAPOLEON, by a victory over that nation whioh stood foremost in inflicting it. Sir G. C. LEWIS has, indeed, a very favourable opinion of the suc cessor to the defeatedof Waterloo,notwithstanding his proclaimed mission in regard to that aefeat :—"I do not for a moment doubt," he says, "that the policy of the present EMPEROR, as far as that policy depends upon his own independent wishes and his own independent opinion, is essentially a pacific policy, and that he is well inclined to maintain a cordial understanding with this country, but it is to be remembered that he lives in the midst of a population which is influenced by opi- nions which the restoration of his dynasty has se in motion, that such books as the history of M. TRIERS naturally have great influence in thr country, and that the idea of restore:.-_ the boun daries of France as they merly were may not unnaturally be Imperi 13 7josed with great force upon the P I mind. My own belief is that we have nothing to fear from any ill-feeling on the part of the EMPEROR. On the contrary, my belief is, we are entitled to expect from him good wishes and cordial relations with this country. But we must bear in mind the opinions by which he is sur rounded, and prudent statesmen must guard against possible dangers, which must be admitted to be not without some foundation." This is, indeed, the sum of the whole business— in one word—France. But for France, and her population, as restless and vain as in the days of JULIUS CESAR, we might have gone on, gradually adopting every improvement, and develoying a new army regime, and new inventions in arms and ship building at peaceful and economical leisure. The one reason why all had to be done in expensive haste was that France would have it :so. She determined to have armaments by sea and by land of 11U earthly use except to intimidate, or actually to attack a great naval Power. She chose to create vast armies, and vast fleets to carry them at an hours' notice across any channel—we have had no alternative but to be humbled or to be armed. We had too much sense at our own dignity, not to say care for our security to accept the former alternative; we have delibe rately chosen the latter. But the choice was forced on us by France, and her Pretorian Empire. The proceedings of the special meeting of the Common Council yesterday were of unusual inte rest. The Chairman of the Bridge-house Estates Committee, Mr. 'WELLINGTON VALLANCE, pre sented a report from them, which called the attention of the Council to the important subject of the new Bridges at Blackfriars. We have previously taken occasion to remark upon the striking superiority of Mr. PAGE'S design ,which at a much less cost than the estimates of his competitors, promises a far superior structure. Even supposing the expense to have been greater instead of less, it would surely have bean well to have had regard to the excellence of the work rather than to points of temporary importance. It is told of Mr. :RENNIE, the architect of Waterloo Bridge, that simple and yet stately structure which is one of the finest of our metropolitan bridges, that in answer to some demur on account of the expense of his design, he said impatiently, " Hoot man !—Never mind about that. A hundred years hence people will not ask `what it cost ?' but who built it ?" Such should be the feeling with respect to great national under takings of enduring value. Architectural beauty and ingenuity of design have been too much ne glected in this country, owing not surely to want of taste or talent in the countrymen of Sir CHRIS TOPHER WREN, JOHN RENNIE, and a host of fellows, but to the petty interests, the nar row views, and sec re t i n fl uence s which throw merit into the shade and exalt mediocrity as a sample of English art and science. In the case in question there is not even the plea of economy to support Mr. PAGE'S antagonists since, as we have before mentioned, the three-arch bridge was to be less expensive than its five and nine-arch rivals. It is with great satisfaction that we see Mr. VALLANCE announced to the Council, that the solicitor of the Chatham and Dover Rail way Company had just addressed a letter to the City Remembrancer, stating that they were now pre pared to construct a bridge of three arches. We do not wonder that the declaration was received with loud cheers by the Court of Common Council, which thus celebrated the triumph of an excellen t and substantial project over the intrigues and de_ signs of interested parties. Mr. VALLANCE stated that the delay in the erection of the bridge was owing to the Company not having received either the sanction of the Admiralty or of the Conser vancy Commissioners to a bridge of five arches. It would seem that at one time, when the erection of a nine arch bridge was contemplated, the Conservancy Commissioners approved of the plan, but when the substitution of five arches was proposed their sanction was not given. There is a manifest advantage in having both the proposed bridges constructed on the same plan, for the two being in such close proxi mity, were the one of five arches, and the other of three, the piers of the one would, more or less interfere with the clear way of the arches of the other. A laden barge corning up or down the river, on a tide, would find great difficulty in avoiding the obstructing piers. Beauty as well as utility favour the adoption of the same design for both, since the want of symmetry would greatly interfere with the appearance of the bridges, and be a scandal to all lovers of Architectural Taste. On all grounds then the acceptation of Mr. PAGE'S proposal is a matter of public congra tulation, and we are heartily glad that the Railway Company are at last aware of its superior advan tages. One of the most interesting features in the debate of last night was the discussion on the vote for the Volunteers. All who are concerned for the honour of their country will rejoice at the agreement to the proposal of £211,667 for their service. Of late years there has been no undertaking so generally po pular and so universally satisfactory as the Volunteer Movement. It spoke at once to the heart of the na tion. It appealed to the most intimate and immediate interests of the community, and in the hour of danger it demonstrated to foreign nations that our country had heard the dark presage of evil, and that her sons were prepared to meet all invaders. It is, often, however, in these circum stances that the real difficulty and the greatest obstacle occurs after the immediate excitement of the affair is over. So it is with the Volunteer Forces. At present the eager energy is somewhat abated ; and this is the time calmly to consider and wisely to deliberate what steps should be taken and what measures adopted to ensure a permanent success, and to maintain an efficient standard. The Government ought to come forward energetically and to bestow largely, and they may with advantage follow their course with the Navy, although that was taken at the eleventh hour. Nothing mean will suffice in the arrangements that are made between the ministers of a great country and the voluntary defenders of that coun try's hearths and altars. It is to be hoped that those in authority will estimate the importance of the occasion, and appreciate the exigencies of the emergency. Forewarned is forearmed ; and if the nations of Europe once understand that we are a united people, and that those in command are will ing to assist and forward all efforts made for the common good, it will do more to put down the letters of infuriated Colonels or the violation of our protective rights than any elaborate despatch of grandiloquent phraseology or any commu nication, however imperative. These, beside the incontrovertible argument of facts, and the living witnesses of prepared forces, are but as sounding brass and as a tinkling cymbal. As yet Lord PAL MERsToN has always appeared willing to aid this endeavour, and we may therefore hope that, with the sp,lii of national honour which has generally distinguished him, and with the dashing style of gallantry and honour that is his chief claim to popularity, that he will identify himself with this undertaking, which cannot but redound to the glory of the nation. All the arguments that were urged against the vote last night were com paratively futile, and they were easily disposed of. Mr. SELWYN made some very wise suggestions in regard to the steps that should be taken to secure future efficiency. He said that the " vote for the Volunteers appeared to him to be a very niggardly one, and he hoped it would be increased. The sum itself allowed was a small one, and a con siderable portion of it went no doubt to that very valuable body of men, the sergeant instructors, and allowed no immediate aid, to the men in the force. He would particularly press on the Government the expediency of their enabling the Volunteers to obtain ranges where they could carry on rifle practice and ensure their own efficiency. It appeared to him that that object could be best attained by the passing of some measure which would give facilities for the pur chase of these ranges." Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS said he would give his attention to the sub• ject, and it is to be hoped that this is not a Govern ment put-off, or a ministerial delay, but that he will really attend to it, end derive benefit from the propositions made. Altogether the affair seems promising, and we may rest assured that the Minister who neglects to foster and encourage the movement will be held responsible by the general sentiment and expression of the country. Let them then now take heed nor daily with so vital an inte rest. Official indifference and the crushing influ ence of red-tapism will not be tolerated where they have no right to intrude, and no claim to intermeddle. May the partial conces sion arrived at last night be a type and fore cast of future benefits, and en augury of success to the cause so associated with our best and dearest interests, and so intertwined with our means of national safety and our hopes of greatness and glory. t THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVE NUN . G l r, MARCH 4, 1862. LATEST NEWS. TURIN, MARCH 3. Garibaldi and General Cialdini have arrived here. It is asserted that the latter has declined to accept the portfolio of Minister of War, which had been tendered him. The Constituzione of to-day says Signor Ratazzi, wishing to observe constitu tional tradition in forming a new Ministry, addressed himself to the members of the Chamber constituting the majority, and proposed a coalition between himself and Signori Larimea, Farini, and Con forti." As these gentlemen declined to enter the Cabinet Signor Ratazzi had recourse to other combinations, and the Ministry will therefore be composed as follows : President of the Council and Minister for Foreign Affairs Signor Ratazzi. Minister of the Interior Minister of Finance Minister of Public Works Depretis. Agriculture and Commerce The King will set out to-morrow for Milan. TURIN, MARCH 3, Evening. The Turin papers confirm the list of the members of the new Cabinet, which was published yesterday, and add the names of Admiral Persano for the Mi nistry of Marine, and Mancini for that of Public Instruction. The same papers announce that Deputy Monzani has gone to Florence, to engage Signor Poggi to accept the post of Minister of Justice. Garibaldi has had a conference with Signor Rattazzi. The Italia asserts that Signor Rattazzi and the principal members of the new Cabinet took the oath of allegiance to the King yesterday evening. PARIS, MARCH 4, The Moniteur of to-day says, " The authorities have been for some time past on the track of guilty intrigues, and have just ordered the arrest of the ringleaders. The matter has been referred to the Tribunals. The discussion on the address was continued to day in the Senate. M. Royer, in the name of the committee, ex plained the wording of the address, and stated that the words " immoderate prttensions " signify such pretensions as aim at terminating the evacuation of Rome before the conciliation of the two great causes of the Papacy and the unity of Italy, and such as declare the unity of Italy to be impossible without Rome and Venice. " The words resistance and im mobility," said M. Royer, " are not exaggerated ex pressions, and exactly characterise the attitude of the Roman Court." M. Billault then stated that the Government continued to desire the independence of Italy and also the independence of the Pope. He discussed the different possible eventualities, and said—"We must neither be alarmed at the resistance of some nor the impatience of others; but wait for public reason, facts, and Providence to bring about a pos sible solution. The peace of the world and of con sciences depends upon this." M. Billault spoke against several passages in Prince Napoleon's speech, especially those referring to the evacuation of Rome by the French. He pointed out the dangers of an evacuation, and the immense responsibility which such a measure would impose upon the Government. In speaking of the possibility of an arrange ment between Italy and the Pope, M. Billault said that the Italian Government, graieful to the Emperor and to France, would still accept one, but," said the Minister, " the great obstacle is Rome. The Imperial Government does not despair of overcoming the absolute immobility of the Pope, but the cardinals and prelates who surround his Holiness are enemies of France, and we must not give them fresh weapons. By adopting the para raph of the address relative to Italy the Senate will give the Emperor the right of firmly address ing the Holy Father in the language of reason and policy." Much applause followed the speech of M. Bil lault, and the paragraph in question was adopted by the Senate, The whole address was afterwards adopted by 126 against 6 votes, amid cries of " Vive l'Em- pereur !" A telegraph despatch re ceived here to-day from Turin announces that the new Ministry is com posed of Signor Ratazzi, General Cialdini, the Marquis Pepoli, and Signors Cordova, Depretis, and Menabrea. DRESDEN, SUNDAY. It is asserted that the States of the Wurzburg Coalition, in reply to the last note of Count Bern storff, have declared, in firm but moderate language, that they maintain the views expressed in their identical notes. DRESDEN, MONDAY. The Official Dresden Journal of to-day publishes a correspondence from Vienna, stating that since the day before yesterday the agreement between Austria and Prussia on the question of Electoral Hesse has become an accomplished fact. The same correspondence asserts that Austria has accepted the last proposals of Prussia, and that a motion on this question will probably b© made by both powers conjointly at the next meeting of the Federal Diet. THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. The Vectis, with the above mails, left Malta for Marseilles at 3 a.m. on the 3d inst. The Delta, with the heavy portion of the mails, arrived at Malta on the 2d instant, at 8 p.m., and sailed for Southampton at midnight. THE OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The Pera, from Southampton on the 20th ult., arrived at Malta on the 2d instant, at 9 a.m., and sailed for Alexandria at 3 p.m. The Sultan, from Marseilles on the 28th ult., ar rived at Malta at 5 p.m. on the 3d instant, and con tinued her voyage at 9 the same evening. FRANCE. M. Renan has addressed the following letter to the Constitutionnel:— "Paris, Feb. 28. " You say in your number of this morning, that, in accepting the chair of Hebrew at the College of France, I had entered into an engagement, on my honour, not to depart from the programme traced out for me by the Minister of Public Instruction.' That assertion is entirely erroneous, The Minister for Public Instruction knew too well the duties of a liberal administration to impose conditions on me ; and he knew too well my character to think that I could accept any. The report of the Minister of Public Instruction, which accompanied my nomina tion; was not communicated to me before its publi cation in the Mon iteur. In an interview which I had the honour of having with the Minister, we agreed on this point—that the chair of Hebrew, Chaldean, and Syriac at the College of France, is a scientific professorship, and not a theological one. The Minister having desired to make that idea the basis of a report to the Emperor, it was agreed that I should propose a draft of what I thought such a report should be. My wording dif fered essentially from the one which the Minister thought it his duty to prefer. Mine reserved et. presbly for the professor the right of treating libe rally, from the point of view of the historian, man of letters, philologist, and scholar, all the religious questions arising from the subject of the lectures. That wording alone, with which I maintain my first lesson was in perfect accord, constitutes for me a personal engagement.—Receive, &c., " ERNEST RENAN." BOURSE, March 3—The market has been buoyant, and a rather large amount of business has been done at an improvement on the closing rates of Saturday. Threes, for the Account, which opened at 69f. 65c., are now at 70f. 20c. The settlement of the Railway account is going on satisfactorily, and considerable firmness is apparent. The following are the closing quotations : 41 per per Cents 99 75 , Credit Foncier ....1410 Do end month 99 70 Belgian 41. — 3 per Cents Do. end month 7O 1 5 ) Roman — Bank Shares 3050 —1 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 751 25' Spanish Threes 5l Do. Account — Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1375 .. 1375 Northern - .. 1000 New ditto . 945 .. Lyons and Mediterranean 1075 .. 1078 75 Geneva Southern 725 .. 725 Western Eastern .. ....... , 590 .. 597 50 Sardinian .. Austrian Loirbard . . 540 .. 543 75 POLAND. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) WARSAW, FEB. 24. A very important subject which now engrosses the public attention here, is the publication of the Archbishop Folinski's pastoral letter in the foreign journals. The impression produced upon the peoples' minds by that document was not quite favourable to its author, because of the following reasons. When at St. Petersburg the Archbishop was mis informed on the events that took place at Warsaw, and, moreover, pressed by Prince Gortschakoff, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to submit the draft of his pastoral letter to the Emperor before leaving for Poland, he did so. On reaching Warsaw, how ever, he soon convi nce d hi mse lf th a t a ll the facts relating to the events at Warsaw had been misre presented to him in St. Petersburg, and he at once telegraphed to Prince Gortschakoff, stating that the letter in question, drawn from a different, and, as it now appears, false point of view, cannot be ad dressed in its present form, and mast necessarily be altered. But the ltussian trick was already performed ; and as if to force the Archbishop to give publicity to the letter in the Polish papers, the Russian Government had sent it to the French and German journals, adding that it was his Polish friends who had rendered him so good a service, and that he had no alternative but to make his pastoral letter as public as possible. The Archbishop declined to act on this suggestion, and desiredaome explanation from Prince Gortscha koff, in default - of which he has determined to de nounce from the pulpit the deceit practised upon him, and to disclose the subterfuge of the Muscovite Government. A few days ago the Archbishop visited all the charitable institutions in Warsaw, of every religious creed and denomination, not ex cepting the Jewish, and left in them, besides words of consolation and sympathy, substantial marks of his deep interest in their welfare. He also went to the Governor of the Kingdom, General Luders, to intercede in behalf of several condemned persons, particularly the two brothers Krajoweki and Tokarski, but he found the Russian Government inexorable, and a flat refusal was the result of the Archbishop's excellent intentions. The worthy pre late has, nevertheless, shown that he is not prepared to be the Government's tool, and in spite of its opposition, selected for his suffragan, the Canon Rzewuski, who had been recently refused permis sion to go and meet the Archbishop on his way from St. Petersburg to Warsiev, and this appoint ment adds much to Mons. Felinski's popularity. In addition to the official list of 140 individuals sentenced to transportation or imprisonment pub lished by the authorities, a fresh one of a still larger number is announced, Among the names that figure in it, is that of Mr. Charles Bajer, the first and highly reputed photographer in Poland. The com mittee of inquiry acqitted Mr. Bajer of any political crime, on the ground that he did not belong to eny secret society, or taken any part in the national manifestations; but they brought a charge against him that he might know of some conspiracy and that he was guilty of publishing some photo graphs with national emblems, and he was sen tenced to three months' imprisonment in the fortress of Modlin. This is the system of concessions and benevolent promises of the Emperor of which the journal of St. Petersburg talks so loudly. It seems as if the Emperor and his Ministers were alive to the opin ion of thl more civilised countries; and the voice recently raised in the French Senate, as well as the expression of public feeling evinced at various meetings held in England in defence of Polish rights, made the Czar big with promises for the good of the Poles, provided they remain quiet. We must pity the Poles to have to do with such pro mises, always renewed and respected when there is a pressure from without, and never kept. And yet what could be easier and at the same time more beneficial to Russia herself than the fulfilment of her engagements towards the Poles, as guar anteed by the most solemn treaties ? The friends of Poland, both in England and France, ought not to cease to urge upon their respective Governments and public men to remind Russia constantly of her bad faith, her cruel and most barbarous policy to wards the Poles, and her own interest in reconciling them, for to conquer their national spirit she never can. Should such earnest and serious remonstrances from the British Parliament reach the ears of the Czar ALEXANDER IL, he may perhaps, in the midst of his gaieties and amusements, pause for a moment and reflect. But reminded he must be, for he is too much addicted to worldly pursuits to devote much attention to the cares of the State, leaving this duty to his able brother, .the Grand Duke CON STANTIN E. As I have told you before, the Emperor NA POLEON is much displeased with the conduct of his brother Emperor, ALEXANDER 11. At the re cent balls given at the Tuileries the Emperor hardly addressed a word to Count liissiloff, Rus sian Ambassador in Paris. The sanguinary policy of Russia seems to affect the French Emperor deeply. Tne French Ambassador at St. Peters• brag, Duke of Montebello, seeing that all his repre sentations have been in vain, left under the pre text of going on leave to France, for, receiving always false answere, he thought the dignity of France offended by such conduct. It is stated that in view of a wholesale deportation of the clergy and the most respectable citizens to Siberia, and of the public brigandage throughout Poland, the French Government conveyed a hint to the Czar that such a rule is a stigma upon every crown in Europe, and that, if it is persisted in, France will be compelled to bring the cause of Poland before the tribunal of Europe. The excuse which the Emperor Alexander always puts forward is—" Give me time; help me to pacify Poland, and I will effect immense good for her," To this we answer—Poland has been and is quiet. Her silence is ominous, but what is Russia doing, and what are her intentions P That is a question for the states men of Western Europe to solve. 1 EpoR7ED _REPULSE OF TILE FADE RAL FORCEB BEFORE FORT DOIVRELSON WITH I.IIIIIENSE LOSS. We learn from a passenger per Nova Scala, that intel ligence had been received at Boston of the repulse of the Federal troops from Fort Donnelson, with great loss of life and the abandonment of several large cannon. On the night of the sth February a steamer of 750 tons, with a cargo of cotton and spirits of turpentine, succeeded in running the blockade, and got safe to sea, from Wil mington, bound for Liverpool. Six sailing vessels and one steamer, loaded with cotton fvr England, got safely out of Charleston between the 2d and 3d February.—Norniti9 ReraK AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING. The North German Lloyd screw steamer Hansa, Captain H. J. Von Sauten, arrived this morning from New York, with mails, 67 passengers, 144,500 dols, for England, 91,000 dols. for France, 500 dols. for Bremen, and 1,000 tons of cargo for England and Bremen. The 'Hansa did not leave New York till the morning of the 16th ult., having been detained by a heavy snowstorm. She has had very rough and changeable weather throughout the passage. On the 21st she experienced a violent hurricane for about three hours, with a very wild, high sea run ning, and afterwards had strong easterly winds. On the 25th, in an easterly gale, when in lat. 49.11 N., long. 16.30 W., the forward air-pump cross head broke, and the after one cracked. The engines were stopped for 59 hours, and subsequently, with only the afternaost engine working, the steamer could make but little progress against the easterly winds and a considerable sea running. No ships were spoken on the voyage. The Asia steamer, from Liverpool, arrived at New York on the 15th ult. The Teutonia, from Southampton, passed Cape Race on the morning of the 12th. The British steamship St. George, Capt. Wiley, from Liverpool, arrived at New York on the 14th, having on freight 1,903 bales of American and 63 bales of East India cotton. The advices by the Hansa fully establish the great success of the Federal forces achieved by the Burnside expedition in the capture of Roanoke Island. The following are the official despatches : GENERAL EVRNSIDE TO MAJOR-GENERAL M'CLELLIN. "Head-quarters, Department of North Carolina, Roanoke Island, Feb. 10, 1862. "To Major-General George B. M'Clellan, Commanding __ _ United States Army, Wa hington. " General, —I have the honour to report that a combined attack upon this island was commenced on the morning of the 7th by the naval and military forces of this expedition, which has resulted in the capture of six forts, 40 guns, over 2,000 prisoners, and upwards of 3,000 small arms. " Among the prisoners are Colonel Shaw, Commander of the island, and 0. Jennings Wise, Commander of the Wise Legion. The latter was mortally wounded, and has since died. • "The whole work was finished on the afternoon of the Bth inst., after a hard day's fighting, by a brilliant charge in the centre of the island, and a rapid pursuit of the enemy to the north end of the island, resulting in the capture of the prisoners mentioned above. " We have had no time to count them, but the number is estimated at nearly 3,000. " Our men fought bravely, and have endured most man fully the hardships incident to fighting through swamps and dense thickets. " It is impossible to give the details of the engagement, or to mention meritorious officers and men in the short time allowed for writing this report, the naval vessel carrying it starting immediately for Hampton Roads, and the re ports of Ihe Brigadier-Generals having not yet been handed in. It is enough to say that the officers and men of both arms of the service have fought gallantly, and the plans agreed upon before leaving Hatteras were carried out. " I may be excused for saying in reference to the action that I owe everything to Generals Foster, Reno, and Parks, as more full details will show. " I am sorry to report the loss of about 35 killed, and about 200 wounded, 10 of these probably mortally. Among the killed are Colonel Russell, of the 10th Connecticut Re giment, and Lieutenant-Colonel Victor de Monteil, of the D'Epeneuil Zouaves. Both of them fought most gallantly. I regret exceedingly not being able to send a full report of the killed and wounded, but will send a despatch in a day or two with full retrrns. " I beg leave to enclose a copy of a General Order issued by me on the 9th inst. "I am most happy to say that I have just received a message from Commander Goldsborougb, stating that the expedition of the gunboats against Elizabeth City and the rebel fleet has been entirely successful. He will, of course, send his returns to his department.—l have the honour to be, General, your obedient servant, "A, E. BURNSIDE, Brigadier-General, Commanding Department of North Carolina." FLAG-OFFICER GOLDSBOROTJGEC TO SECRETARY WELT.ES. " United States Flag Steamer Philadelphia, off Roanoke Island, Feb. 9. 1862. " Roanake island is ours. The military authorities struck to us yesterday. Their means of defence were truly formidable, and they were used with a determination worthy of a better cause. They consisted of two elaborately con structed works, mounting together 22 heavy guns, three of them being 100-pounders, rifled; four other batteries,mount ing together 29 guns, a large proportion of them being also of large calibre, and some of them rifled; eight steam ers, mounted two guns each, and each having a rifled glun, wi - h the diameter of a 32-pounder; a prolonged obstruction of sunken vessels and piles to thwart our advance, and alto gether a body of men numbering scarcely less than 5,000, of whom 3,000 are now our prisJners, " The fighting commenced on the morning of the 7th instant, at about 11 o'clock, and was continued till dark. Tho following morning it was resumed at an early hour, and lasted until well in the afternoon, when, by a bold charge by our army, the rebel flag was made to succumb, and our own was.hoisted everywhere on the island in its place. No attack could have been more completely exe• cuted, and it was carried out precisely in accordance with the arrangements made before the expedition left Cape Hatteras Inlet. " A detailed account of the operations of the naval branch of the expedition will be forwarded to the depart ment hereafter. " I beg to submit herewith a copy of a General Order to be read on the quarter-deck of each vessel belonging to that branch of the expedition. . " I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, "L. M. GOLDSBOROUGH, Flag Officer, Contmand. ing North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. "To the Hon. Gideon Welleo, Secretary of the Navy.' "GENERAL ORDER. "Your efforts of yesterday and the day before against the enemy were alike worthy of yourselves andthe sacred cause our glorious flag upholds. " I thank you for them, and congratulate you upon the results achieved. No Commander-in-Chief could have been more gallantly sustained, or could have desired a more gratifying display of coolness, skill, and die cipline.. " We hare yet more work of the kind to accomplish, and will soon deliver ano her blow to crush the hydra of re• bellion. From what I have already witnessed lam sure that you will do it well. "L. AL GOLDSBOROUGH." " THE CAPTURE OF ELIZABETH CITY. "FLAG OFFICER GOLDSBOROTJGH TO SECRETARY WELLES. " United States Steamer Philadelphia, Off Roanoke, Feb 10, 1862. " Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy : " Sir,—Jtist as T closed my despatch to you of yesterday I received reliable Information that the rebel steamers which escaped from here had gone to Elizabeth City, and thereupon I immediately ordered Commander Rowan to take 13 of our steamers under his command and go in pur suit of them, and also, if practicable, to execute another service, viz., the destruction up the north river of a link of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. He dashed off with a whole heart at his work, and the way he has already ac complished the first part of it his own preliminary report (a copy of which I have herewith to enclose) will inform you. "I have decided to send the Stars and Stripes off to Hampton Roads to-morrow, to bring me ammunition from there without delay. " Mr. Van Brunt, my Secretary, will go in her and pro ceed to Washing ton to deliver to you my despatches and two of the rebel flags we have taken. " I am respectfully, your obedient servant, " L. M. GOLDSBOROUGH, Flag Officer, &c." ‘• COMMANDER ROWAN TO FLAG OFFICER GOLI?S BOROUGLt. " United States steamer Delaware, off Elizabeth City, Feb. 10, 1862. " Sir,—l have the happiness to report that I met the enemy off this place this morning, at nine o'clock, and after a very sharp engagement succeeded in destroying or capturing his entire naval force, and silencing and de stroying his battery on Cobb's Point. " The only vessel saved from destruction is the Ellis, Captain J. M. Cook, who is wounded and a prisoner cn board this ship. I have other prisoners. " I am happy to say that our casualties are few, consi dering the warmth of the enemy's fire—say, two or three killed, and some wounded. " I send the Ellis to you, under command of Acting- Master Chase, of this ship, who I hope you will confirm in the command. " The conduct of the gallant men I have the honour to command is worthy of all praise. "A detailed account will be furnished when I have time. " I am happy to say that none of our vessels are severely injured. " 1 shall leave here a small force, and visit the canals and take a look into the other places before I return.—l have the honour to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant " J. C. ROWAN, Commander United States Navy," 14 ORDER OF THE DAY. " THANKS OF SECRETARY WELLS TO PLA,G.OFFICER GOLDSBOROUGH, OFFICERS, AND CREWS. "Navy Espartin ent, Feb. 14, 1862. 44 sir,—Your despatches of the 9th and 10th instant by the hands of your private secretary, communicating the great success that has thus far attended the expedition into the waters of North Carolina, were received this morning, and I hasten, in the name of the President, to thank you for the service you and the brave men connected with you have rendered the country. These successful achievements of our navy and army in North Carolina come to swell the current of cheering lowir.g:— tidings that reach us from the West, where the gallant Foote, with his flotilla, has co-operated with the army in successful demonstration against the rebel forces in Ten nessee. Our brave and patriotic men on the coast and in the interior are earning a debt of lasting gratitude from their country. The hearts and best wishes of the nation have been with you through the long trials you have endured —and most sincerely do we rejoice with you on the success which you have obtained. " In congratulating you and the officers and men of your command, the department would • also extend congratula tions to General Burnside and the army. "I am, respectfully, your obedient servant, " GIDEON WELLES. "To Flag Officer L. M. Goldsborough, commanding North Atlantic Blockading Squadron." From Missouri we have intelligence of another success for the Federal cause. The details had not been received, but the result of it rendered Missouri almost clear of the armed hosts of the Confede rates, General Halleck's official announcement by telegraph says : _ _ " ST. Louis, Feb. 14. " The following despatch was forwarded from head quarters this morning to General M'Clellan, at Washing ton . " The flag of the Union floats over the Court-house in Springfield. The enemy retreated after a short engage ment, leaving a large amount of stores and equipage, which was captured by General Curtis. Our cavalry are in close pursuit. " H. W. HALLECK." _ . " Springfield, Mo., Feb. 13, via Boar Creek, Feb. 14. " Our troops are at Springfield. " The enemy retreated last night with great haste to wards Ozark and W ilson's Creek without accepting battle." " ST. LOUIS, FEB. 14. " A special despatch to the St. Louis Democrat, dated Springfield Mo., 13th, via Bear Creek, to-day, says : " Our troops took possession of Springfield to-day with out firing a gun. _ _ " General Price evacuated the place yesterday afternoon, marching out on the Fayetteville-road." The New York Times, of the 16th, has the fol- " Bowling-green, the rebel stronghold of the west, has been .evacuated, and the place is now occupied by the national forces. This gratifying news was telegraphed to General M'Clellan by General Buell. General Mitchell's division, by a forced march, reached the Big Barren River, at Bowling-green, yesterday morning, but could nct cross immediately, as the rebels, at 1 o'clock in the morning, had burled the railroad bridge, and our troops were forced to build a bridge for their passage. The rebels were evacuat ing the place when General Mitchell arrived. " No report of the second day's fighting at Fort Donelson had reached us at half-past 1 o'clock this morning. There is no doubt whatever about the final reduction of the place, as it is surrounded, according to a despatch from General Halleck received at the War Department, with 50,000 troops, besides the gunboats under the command of Flag officer Foote. It was reported at Norfolk on Friday that it had already been taken. "No doubt is entertained in Washington, according to the despatch of our special correspondent, that the fate of the rebellion is sealed. Manassas it is believed by military men will soon, be evacuated, as Bowling Green has been. The late flag of truce from the rebels it is intimated covered a proposition to refer all questions in dispute to the arbitra tion of foreign Powers, the object being to get the proposi tion.abroad through northern newspapers and steamers. Government made no reply to the message, however, but is arbitrating the questions to suit itself." A joint order was issued from Washington on the 15th, from Secretaries Stanton and Welles, thanking in the name of the President the whole of the officers and forces under their command, of both the naval and military services, for their gal lant achievements in the capture of Fort Henry and atßoanoke The Southern papers are beginning to assume a desponding tone as to the position of the Confede rate cause. The f%'orfolk Day Book publishes the following despatches:— "MEMPHIS, Fn. 12, 1862. " The latest advices from Tennesse River report that General Pillow has the Union force hemmed in near Fort Donelson. " The river is still rising. "Fort Henry is submerged, and has been abandoned by the Unionists. " One Union gunboat returned up the Tennessee river to the bridge yesterday. "The bridge is guarded by 500 Unionists. There is a large Confederate cavalry force between them and Paris. "The Union men were cheering for Lincoln. "The people of Paris were preparing to leave. " The latest advices from Paducah say that boats are constantly arriving with forces from Tennessee river. Fourteen have already gone towards Fort Donnelson with troops. " Heavy firing was heard in that direction on Taesday. " The Confederate loss at Fort Henry was five killed and 10 wounded. General Tilghman was taken prisoner. " The Federal loss was 100. " CHATTANOGA, Feb. 12, 1862. " Several Federal gunboats have again come down the Tennessee River. "RICHMOND, Feb. 12. " Congress has passed, and the President approved, an act authorising the construction of the railway between Danville, Va., and Greensboro, N.C., on the ground of its being a military necessity. " SAVANNAH, Feb. 12. " There is considerable activity among the Federal ves sels below the city. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The New York money-market on the 15th was easy, gold active at 1043 to per cent., finally closing easier at 1041 to . Exchange on London for the Hansa rose to 1151 to per cent. Large transactions took place at 116, and there were sales at 1151. The effect produced on the Stock Exchange by the com bination of good noire for the Union cause, received on the 14th was not such as was expected. At the opening of business operators had the fact of the passage of the Trea sury Note Bill, with the legal tender clause, at mid-day; the official intelligence of the brilliant success of the Burn side expedition was received, and, later in the afternoon news was received of the capture of Springfield, and of ' de velopments of loyal feeling in Tennessee Yet the closing prices of the day, when compsred with those of the , 13th, only showing an average advance of ato per cent. MR. WINDHAM'S LAST.--In the market-place. at Norwich, a few days ago, Mr, Windham showed that his association with his father's men of the stable had not bees altogether in vain. A carriage Lone commenced kicking, plunging, and attempting to run away, to the peril of the lady and gentleman behind', and cf persons around. Others fled in all directions--but Mr. Windham, who was near, sprung on the animal, seized his ears, and twisted them till he cowed the horse. The animal, when liberated, renewed its kicking. He again seized it, sad held it, quite sub dued, till the lady and gentleman got out, THE OUTWARD WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS —SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 3.—The aoyal Mail CompanY's steamship Atrato, Captain Woolley, sailed hence this after noon with the mails for the British and foreign West. Indies, Mexico, the Pacific, California, and Central Ame , - rice, together with 153 passengers. The Atrato took on freight English coin, £5,540; jewellery, £1,000; French coin, £9,310; jewellery, £2,000; and a full cargo of Eng lish and French merchandise. MR. SEWARD AND THE LIVERPOOL CHAMEER. OF COMMERCE. — In presenting (through the United States , Consul at Liverpool) several volumes on commercial sub jects o t o t the th e Liverpool soorots r Secretary Chamber msbteart State Commerce,fon foreign includingcommerce, commerce and navigation, and Prasiden t Lincoln's Messa g e with the accompanying documents , Mr. Seward declares ere ,on re portsthat the people as well as the Government of the United. States take a lively interest in everything which tends to put commerce (the cementer of national friendships) upon. a sound basis. To RUN THE BLOCKADE.—On Saturday last the smarts crew steamer Bermuda left the Mersey for Bermuda, and thence, if possible, to some of the Southern ports, where the blockade is not very strict. The Bermuda has a valuable and well assorted cargo of "hardware" and other useful articles on board, and as she is commanded by a daring and skilful captain (Westerdorf), who has already run the Charleston blockade with the barque Helen, the chances are that he will a second time elude the Nigilanm of the Federal cruisers. The Bermuda, too, has been be-. fore in the same service, having run the blockade some months since with 1,700 bales of cotton for Havre. There are at present several steamers en route from Liverpool to the Southern coast, with the intention of running through the Federal blockade, if possible. AGRICULTURE IN NORFOLK.—Hitherto very favourable reports have been made as to the appeatance of the young wheats, but in some localities they have lost plant in consequence of the ravages of wire worms, the keen frosts which struck them before they were firmly esta blished, and the ground being ploughed in dry weather, be fore the flag was sufficiently consolidated. A large breadth of barley has been sown, and the weather having on the whole been favourable for the prosecution c.f fieldwork, the process has been effected in excellent order ; beans, peas, and oats have also been planted in a good seed bed. Altogether farm work is in a satisfactory and forward state, and much more advanc3d than it was at the corresponding period of last year. The slave question, in the Dutch West India colonies, has been settled. All slaves in those colonies will be set free on the Ist July, 1863, under the following con ditions :-1. Compensation of 300 guilders for each slave, man, woman, or child, to be paid to the owner. 2. Slaves to remain under apprenticeship on the estates for a term of three years, during which time they are to be paid wages for their work, half of such wages to accrue to government. The Dutch g overnment will grant three millions of guilders per annum for iramigratioN—fitirinam irghbland.