The Sun. — London, England, 1862-04-30 00:00:00

WEST DOME ENTRANCE (PRINCE ALBERT- CARRIAGES TAKEN UP. The carriages are to take up and go away by the same route as they came, or they will be allowed by the police to go by Thurloe place and the Brompton-road when it can be done, so as not to interfere with other lines of carriages. ENTRANCES.— TOWERS (PRINCE ALBERT ROAD AND CORNER OF PRINCE ALBERT AND CROMWELL ROADS, CARRIAGES SETTING DOWN. The carriages with visitors (not having vouchers for re served seats) are to go by Prince Albert-road from the Kensington-road or Hyde Park. AFTER SETTING DOWN. The carriages are to draw off or wait as directed by the police in the Prince Albert or Cromwell-roads, or on the open space in Hyde-park between the Ride and Kensing ton-road, and remain there until called up. CARRIAGES TAKING UP. The carriages are to take up and go away by the same route as they came. ENTRANCES. —TOWERS. Exhibition-road and corner of Exhibition and Cromwell roads. CARRIAGES SETTING DOWN. The carriages with visitors (not having vouchers for re served sews) are to go by Exhibition-road from the Ken eington-road or Ityde Park, or by Thurloe-place and the 33rompton-road, AFTER SETTING DOWN, The carriages are to draw off or wait, as directed by the police, in Exh!bition-road or Thurloe-place, or in open space, 'Hyde Park, between the Ride and Kensington-road, and remain there until called up. CARRIAGES TAXING UP. The carriages are to take up and go away by the same route as they came, or they will be allowed by the police to go by Thurloe-place and the Brompton-road, when it can be done so as not to interfere with other lines of carriages. NORTH ENTRANCE (THROUGH HORTICUL TURAL GARDENS, KENSINGTON-ROAD). Carriages with visitors having vouchers for admission to the Horticultural Gardens. CARRIAGES SETTING DOWN. Carriages to set down are to pass from the Kensington road or the road in Hyde Park to the entrance. AFTER SETTING DOWN. If they are to wait they will be placed on the opon ground in Hyde P ar k, an d remain there until called up. If not to wait, they are to ito away along the Kensing• ton-read, or by the roads within the Park. CARRIAGES TAXING UP. Carriages are to take up and go away by the same route as they set down. The carriages are to be formed into lines, as directed by i the police, at any point. No carriage can be allowed to stop across the entrance of a street, or the gates into the Park, or at any place, whereby obstruction of the thoroughfare may be caused. No person can be allowed to remain at the entrances of 'the Exhibition, or on the approaches to them. Servants of the visitors are to remain in the places pointed out by the Police, or with their carriages. The Police will assist, as far as in their power, in calling up the earriages, and in enabling persona to get to the car riages where waiting. No carriages can be allowed to remain on any part of Cron:kJ/ell, Exhibition, or Prince Albert Reed., er en the Queen's-road, Hyde Psik, except empty carriages placed by the Police after setting down visitors at the Exhibition. No omnib us can be OMNIBUSES allowed to enter the Prince Albert or Exhibition Roads, or that part of Cromwell-road in front of the Exhibition Building. No omnibus will be allowed to stop at any part of the liensington-road, between the ends of the Exhibition and Prince Albert Roads, or within 10 feet of the ends of those roads, RICHARD MAYNE, The Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis. Metropolitan Police Office, 4, Whitehall-place, April 30, 1862. INTERNATIONAL " EXHIBITION " FREE TO ALL, AS ON.—.T LIE LOAM'AS-LAND. To the Poor-Law Union authorities of Kensington -G 'v 're eer (Estate-trust of, in, and for th e Lady of Turvey, the lineal of Chief Justice Alberie de Vere, to hold in fee —to himself and heirs—on 'Gironde Crown-sidereal), audits. Gentlemen, &c , &c., &c. Second notice— On the attainder of the elder Vere line--1461, and failure of males of the Peterborough 2d-line of the Bolbec• Drayton branch of Sir Henry Vere, in 1702 —so, by Presbury's Mordaunt,' Capt. John Chanaberlayne of Campdeu House, in 18 61 —causes the retrospective right of Elder female sue ccession to the 2d Baron Mordeunt's daughter Elizabeth Vere.---Monnox's offspring, through Dacres-Atkyns-Mon • tnue Ackerley-_-=Charnberlayne of Stow-Gloucester, now INIORDAIThIT,” to offspring by marriage with—Sheffield- Vere Fairfax —giving the lineal right of " Lady of Turvey and Kensington to their child, as writer's xiece the Lady Lavinia de Quincey_wake of Scotch Malcolm great grandson Dqvid's daughter —of Balmoral. Note I.—The illegal Oratory assumption of the Pope's mitre (on all the St andari cwt, Exchequer. deeds 0f1.835) as their Code idea on 15'-Clause of the Catholic' Emancipa tion Act, 1829,—being [indexed to lay body corporate' to 1-Ric.'s s Engleed trust], i'adua'd with Palmerston on Romsdy Ed gar'an - cell-resusitation—for gift? of the Vere Ackerley's state " Siamese Bword Offering" to Him—the Prince Consort of the law 1822, as of the " Adam and Eve consorted on Colonial-soil for criminal-title, in opposition to their Justinian civil law constitution § 4, explains America's native Allied -trust 1825-37. 2. Thus, as N. W. Russia's Loan Guarantee, has Union right*. to all £ s. d. proceeds over Kensington (saving Lady of Turvey's portion), whereon this shall be your warrant to enter (the Drug-nurser; Grounds as of Chelsea's Henry VIII.'s Cromwell -lane A_ttaint-tenu re late in Mr. G ra y), and inform th e l aw i n this behoof for the public benefit— against the Papal Mercer's Guild brow-beat, on the life'd Church-down Barony, by CAMPDEN (Hs.) exchange for Cheltenham take by St. Denis's Fescamp interlopers, on J. Institute, lib. 1, tit, 1, ¢4, Aurea bulla—pax reli g i ose l' ex...position as of E. and W. Minster. 3. Hence, by this 'stop-order' of all £a d grants of taxes till the below state officers incorporate the Legislative lay-Parliament separated from sectarian Church and State —the Church or Congregation having no land—tho' a I selected head for its Pecdua'n articles canonical—whence be it your Warrant. 4. By reason of the Halbert Deerfoot'ng of is., oblation steal by foreigners, 1851, presuming to budd a Convent bonded store-shop, for excise sighting of their goods rent free, against the tax-paying bazaar-infringement, without the undersigned's Zenith dome sanction. CHARLES ' ACKERLEY, 1-2 Will. iv., Ns, 54, Chamberlayne' sworn. • PETER BASQUET*. Income Tax Chief, 1842. • • China Wall circuit horizon of-'London, April 30, 1862. See, The Sun of 19th and 28th. Several of the French journals speak of a pre ject entertained by the Sultan Abdul-Aziz of visiting Paris London, and the other capitals of Europe in the course ol the summer. The latter part of the month of June is the period spoken of for commencing this journey. STATUE OP O 'CoNNELL.—An immense stone, weighing tons, "4 measuring four by 3f feet, was removed from the qa ,„___ •ryPeter Rafferty, at Brackernagh, on Thursday evening last, to be sent by rail to Dublin. It is intended for a statue of the late Mr. Daniel O'Connell, to be erected by the inhabitants of the county Clare in the town of Ennis. There were t many attempts made during the l ast fortnight to re move the stone by the aid of horses, which were ineffec tual, the axle of the truck having broken on one oc casion. The Earl of Clancarty having been informed of the circumstance on Wednesday, at once, with the spirit of liberality for which he is proverbial, gave an order to Mr. Rafferty to obtain a number of bullocks, ropes, &c., a t G ar b a l ly. In the evening two b ullocks were yoked to the truck, but the road leading from th e quarry being too narrow, they were unable to work to gether. About six o'clock on Thursday evening a larg e number of workmen assembled at the quarry, and having procured ropes, succeeded in drawing the stone to the railway station ; and in its passage through the streets, it was accompanied by a vast crowd, who at times gave vent to their gratification by lusty cheers. On the arrival of the s one at the railway station, Mr. Cahill (a pupil of Hogan's) who had ,been here for a week, got up on it, and after a brief, but spirited address, called for three cheers for the Earl of Clancarty, and three for the great O'Connell, to which appeal the assemblage enthusiastically responded. The blue limestone of this neighbourhood is now in great repute with both architects and sculptors, large blocks of it being frequently dent by train to Dublin.— Ireßtern 45-tor. INTE RNA TIONAL EXHIBITION. OPENING—FIRST OF MAY. Ihe Queen's Commissioners for opening the Exhibition , will proceed from Buckingham Palace by Constitution hill, the Queen's Drive, Hyde Park, through he Queen's Gate into Prince Albert-road to the entrance in Cromwell road, arriving there at One o'clock. REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED TO PREVENT 'OBSTRUCTION IN THE THOROUGHFARE The doors will be opened at all the entrances at Half past Ten and closed at Half-past Twelve o'clock until after the cer , mony of opening the Exhibition. Visitors having a pink, green, blue, or white voucher for reserved seats, are to proceed by Prince Albert-rbad to the entrance under the western dome in that road ; visitors having a yellow voucher or yellow cards marked `• special" are to proceed by the same route into Cromwell-road to the south entrance in that road. 1 7 isitors not having vouciers for reserved seats, if coining across Hyde Paik to Bayswater-road, are to go through Queen's Gate into Prince Albert-road, or, if corning from the direction of Kensington, are to go by Prince Albert -road, and set down at one of the lower entrances in that road. Visitors not having vouchers for reserved seats, if coming along the Queen's Drive, Hyde Park, are to pass through the New Gate at the top of Exhibition-road ; or through Queen's Gate into Prince Albert-road ; if coming by the road from Knightsbridge, they are to go down Exhibition road to one of the lower entrances in that road. Visitors not having vouchers for reserved seats may also go along the Brompton-road and Thurloe-place to one of the entrances in the Tower, at the junction of Exhibition and Cromwell Roads. ROAD). _ CARRIAGES SETTING DOWN. The carriages with visitors having vouchers coloured pink, green, blue, or white for reserved seats, are to set down at this entrance, to which they are to go by Prince Albert-road from the Kensington-road or Hyde -park4 AFTER SETTING DOWN. The carriages are to wait, as directed by the police, on Prince Albert or Cromwell Roads, and remain there until called to take up. CARRIAGES TAKING UP. The carriages are to take up and go away by the same route as they came. SOUTH ENTRANCE (CROMWELL-ROAD). CARRIAGES SETTING DOWN. The carriages with visitors having vouchers, coloured yellow for reserved seats or yellow cards marked special," are to set down at this entrance, to which they are to go by Prince Albert-road from the Kensington-road or Hyde Park, AFTER SETTING DOWN. The carriages are to wait, as directed by the police, on Prince Albert and Cromwell Roads, and remain there until , cakhd up. IMPERIAL RUSSIAN FIVE PER CENT. LOAN OF 1862 HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA, by Imperial Ukase, under da e of the 26th of April, 1862, having authorised the emission of a LOAN for £15,000,000 Sterling, nominal Capital, Messrs. de Roth& hild Brothers, of Paris, and Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Sons, in this city, have entered into a Contract for the negotiation of the same. Five millions stock of this loan have already been dis posed of, and for the remaining £10,000,000 5 per Cent. Stock subscriptions will be received. Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Sons, therefore, beg to announce that they are ready to receive applications for the same, which will be emitted in Bonds to bearer for £5O, £lOO, £5OO, and £l,OOO sterling, bearing interest at 6 per cent. per annum, with'Coupons, payable half-yearly, on the Ist of November and Ist of May each year, at the option of the holders, in London in pounds sterling; in Paris at the exchange of 25f. 20c. per pound sterling ; in Frankfort-on the Main and Amsterdam at the exchange of the day ; and at St. Petersburgh at 370. per silver rouble. The Bonds will be provided with 20 coupons and a talon for renewal of the same after they are exhausted, free of expense. The Imperial Government reserves itself the right, after the expiration of 20 years from the let of May, 1862, of redeeming this loan at par. The price of emission is £94 for every £lOO stock, pay able in 12 months, with dividend from the Ist May, 1862, as follows, viz.:- 15 per cent. on £94 on the 15th May next, 10 „ 77 ~ 10th July. 10 „ ~ ~ 10th September. 15 „ ~ 10th Nov., less the dividend. 10 „ 32 12th January, 1863. 10 „ ~ 10th February. 10 „ ~ 10th March. 10 „ „ 10th April, 10 „ „ 12th May, less the dividend. 100 Subscribers desirous of anticipating the payment of these instalments will be allowed a discount of 4 per cent. per annum, and the Bonds will be delivered as soon as they can be obtained from the Imperial Government. Every application must be accompanied with a deposit of 10 per cent, on th 3 amount applied for. In case the al lotment should not require the whole deposit, the surplus will be returned ; if it be insufficient for the first instalment on the amount allotted, the balance required must be paid forthwith. Scrip receipts will be issued, which will be exchanged for the Bonds after payment of the last instalment. Subscription lists will be opened at the same time at— Messrs. de Rothschild Brothers Messrs. M. A. de Rothschild and Sons Frankfort 0. M. Mosmrs. Decker and Pull Amsterdam. Mr. Bleichroder No applications will be received after Friday evening, the 2d of May next. FORM OP APPLICATION. Russian 5 per Cent. Loan for Fifteen Millions Stock, issued according to the Ukase of his Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Russia, dated 26th April, 1862. Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Sons, Gentlemen,—l request that y ou will allot to me in the above Loan, on which I enclose th e requ i re d d epos it of 10 per cent., or £ , and I agree to accept that amount of Stock, or any less sum that may be allotted to me, and to pay the balance of such allotment, according to the terms of your notice. I am, gentlemen, Your obedient servant, London, Address— 1862. THEATRE-RO I. HAYMARKET. Lessee Mr. J B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, JOHN JONES. After which, at half-past 7, will be performed (110th time) OUR AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Buck stone ; Lord Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. Followed by the Spanish Ballet entitAed THE STAR OF ANDALUSIA. Senora Perea Dena, Senor Ricardo, and the Corps de Ballet. To conclude with MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. Commence a 7 OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager--Mr. Edmund Falconer. 141 d Night of the ontinuous run of "Peep o'Day.” IMesaTrus E-vtINUSG,'PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savou rneen D ec li s h . rs ' Wai ter and Edmund F a l Addison, Charles S. lby, G eo . M e l v ill e, on Weston, and Mi ss M . Huds on. Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Cl ara After which, a new musical, 'pictorial, poetical, an d b a ll et interlude, entitled KILLARNLY. limas Anna Whitty and Miss Lydia Thomson. To conclude with the new farce entitled I COULDN'T HELP IT. Characters by Mr. Addison, Mr. Warlow, and hiss Lydia Thompson. Acting Manager—Mr. F. B. Chiterton. Prices as usual. Doors open at half-past 8, to commence at liox-office open daily from 11 tlll5. I OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr A. Harris. THIS EVENING, THE LITTLE TREASURE. To be followed by, at a quarter to Eight o'clock, a new and original drama, in five acts, entitled THE GOLDEN DAGGERS. rrincipal characters by Mr. Fecht, r, H. Widdi comb, Mr. G. Jordan, Mr. Potter, Mr. J. G. Shore, I.r. Ca h eart, Mr. Moreland; Mesdames Elsworthy and Carlotta Le elercq. Mr. A. Harris is happy to state that he has succeeded in Indu ing that eminent artist, Mr. W. Telbin, to give the aid of his unrivalled talent in the concluding tableau of the drama. NEW TH EATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHL-. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, the new domestic drama, entitled DOT: Messrs. J. L. Toole, Emery, Billington, Stephenson ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Louise Keeley, Miss H. Simms, &c. After which (4th time), THE PHANTOM. Ruthven, Mr Dion Boucicault. Messrs. J. L. Took., Emery, Billington Paul Btdford, Stephenson, Sefton • Misses H. Simms, K Kelly, H. Bland, Laidlaw, and Nrs. Cornrottitt 7. • A STLEY'S ROYAL`' VPHITHEATRR oic Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Wonderful Perim mance of Mr. Bell's trained Elephrnts. IBIS EVENING. the Grand Eastern Spectacle of THE RAJAH OF NAGPORE, introducing two colossal Asiatic Elephants, pronounced by all to be the cleverest animals ever exhibited. To be followed by brilliant and daring feats by the un rivalled Troupe of Equestrians. Concluding with a laughable Farce. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Searle. C NTERB U HALL A 'ITS GALLERY. The miraculous STECKEL at Ten o'clock. UNSWORany other man " (the original), and EUGENE, late principal comedians of the Rumsey and Newcomb Minstrels, at a quarter-past ten o'clock. Grand Selections from " La Sonnambula," by Miss Rus sell, with Band and full Chorus, conducted by Mr. Jongh mans. Comic by Messrs. Unsworth and Eugene, Mr. Randall, Mr. J. G. Fordo, Mr. Hollingsworth, and Miss Caroline Parkes. THE OXFORD. 6, OXFORD-STREET.-- A RUMSEY and NEWCOMB'S MINSTRELS In their original burlesque, serio-comic, instrumental, and Terpsichorean Entertainment, THE OLIO OF ETHIOi lAN ODDITIES. Burns' celebrated "Jolly Beggars," with characteristic Music by George Linley. Grand Selections from "Un Ballo in Maschera," "Il Tro vatcre." "Norma," &c. ctc , by Miss Russell and the entire Company. Full Band and Chorus.—Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmsns. A host of comic talent, including W. Randall and Harvey and French (the Nerves). Ballads, Duets. &c., &c. ' • and, at 11 o'clock , HENRI an d PFAU appear in New and Extraordinary Double Feats on the Flying Trapeze. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This D AY. — Morning, 2h. 42 m. —Afternoon, 3h. 7,0 m. TO. -MORROW.-Morning, 3h. 16 m. —Afternoon, 3h. 31m. NOTICE. Ail remiitances are, henceforth, to be made to Mr. JOHN CHAPLIN, at The Sun office, 112, Strand, who has been appointed, by the Lord Chancellor, Receiver and Manager of Ths Sun newspaper, and the outstanding debts due in respect thereof. ,• . .82,e, ‘;) Vg) - C .,c;III.: ZAZ . 7 . t :e ' . -.4' • - •E ,i . N. - 4i)cl ,4. - q,,..„ , c, '4 , ;'(..;-" — ' , P__, , •• -,--,),: , % 4 , i i 1 , , ,, ";"21 • t '., ‘- k ~.,_ -.• , -1...b,7,4 7 ' t1 4 - c" ... •r V, , i '. , , ' , , -'- rt , '..., , 4 n- • -.3 -,j , ,,..c., •r • -,, 0 • •/, 0,, , . . 4•;,,;7,--7.. .. .pt • '• r• -., ..-e--,-. -,-- r-e f.,,, THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1862, We should like to know whether a Liberal Ministry is to be distinguished from a Tory Ministry by a foreign brand only. If we converse with a hearty Liberal of almost any shade, and ask him why it is so very important to keep in Lord PALMERSTON. " Oh," the reply is "think of Italy." That we do think of Italy, our readers are well aware. In its unity and liberty we have always felt and shown interest enough ; and its oppressors, whether Pope, Duke, King, Austrian or, of late, French Emperor, have been spoken of, as they are by all the Liberals and many of the Conservatives of England. But we can hardly accept the exclamation—" Think of Italy" —as a satisfaction to all the just demands of English Liberalism. Liberalism, like charity, should begin at home. If we have in our Ministry strenuous supporters of a very extended suffrage and the Ballot in Italy, why are they to be tolerated in giving the cold shoulder to such franchises at hom e ? We hhould like to know, if the Ministry appealed to the country what it could point to at home, as a distinction from a DERBY Government ? What Liberal measure it has made, or proposes in good faith to 'flake, a Government measure ? We admit it atarted with bringing in a Reform Bill, but it was one so little superior to Lord DERBY'S that the Liberal party cared nothin g a b ou t it, and such as it was, the :Governm en t h a d not the courage to say—pass it, or We appeal, to the cowl, , 4 . a ' THE SUN LO 100 N, VVEDN ES D EVE N APRIL 30, 1861 try. They next year voted for the fragments of it when brought forward, but did not make them Government measures. In like manner they voted for Church Rate Abolition, and other Wednesday measures for religious liberty, but readily allowed them to be defeated, and made none of them Go vernment measures. Indeed, we spa no difference between the Whigs and Tories in regard to such liberal measures as we have alluded to, except this —the Tories will not propose them, and the Whigs will not try to carry them. The Tories come down in force to resist every advance in civil or religious liberty ; the Whigs keep their forces away from their defence. What hold can such conduct, so uniform too, give the PALMERSTON Whigs on the Liberals of the country. In their hands Liberalism is becoming a mere party name ; it indicates no policy—above all, no soul stirring policy. "I believe in PALMERSTON," many Liberals may think a good and sufficient creed. We are confident, however, that it paralyses half the liberalism of the country, because it only fur nishes the cry--" PALMERSTON and Italy." At the present moment we see the Liberal party rendered so torpid by the chilly temperature of its leaders, that it seems to have passed into a state of political Lybernation. Even their very Italian policy, which some think should save them, becomes their ruin at most of the by-elections. So feebly does it move electors, that a few Roman Catholic priests and their dependents can turn the scale against them. Broad and obvious as is the Tory trick of petting a despot POPE under the guise of petting monarchical legitimacy, certain as it is that Orarge men will never let their brother Tories do anything for Catholics, yet Romish priests have always delighted in revenge without regard to the claims of gratitude, and they now gladly avenge themselves on their real friends, and play into the hands of the successors to Lord ELDON ; just because the former think Roman Catholics, at Rome, should be as free as they are in England, and as all other Italians are, the Venetians excepted. " PALMERSTON and Italy" is a goud cry, but as long as Catholics are ignorant, and their priests vengeful, it will be a good one for losing more electoral votes than it will gain. But this, again, is due to the heartless home libe ralism of our ministry. It is, practically, a Tory ministry in England. Many of the wiser Tories are half unwilling to turn out Lord. PALMERSTON, alleging that be does their work better than they could do it themselves. He will, in a few years, they think, make the country so Conservative at home, that they forgive him for trying to divert attention by supporting Italian liberty and unity— better, they think. that Italy should be made more liberal than that England should be. Were our Government as liberal as it is Conservative, Eng lish Catholics would not have dared, for very shame's sake, to vote for Tory candidates. It would have been too barefaced treachery to their old pro fessions, even for angry priests. All Liberals would have been awake and earnest, and Catholics could not have voted against the extension of political liberties in Britain. We have been thinking what opportunities the ministry have, this session, yet to show that there is Liberal blood, and life in them; there are two measures, one religious, the other of civil liberty, which it is the standing reproach of Liberal Go vernments not to have made their own. We refer to Church-rates and the Ballot. Passing by the Lrmer for the present, as we shall soon have occa sion to recur to it ; let us look at the latter in re gard to the Liberal Governments. Honest argu ment and dishonest sophistry have exhausted all that can be said on the subject—it has passed into a question of fact and business. It stands forward, this session, as the 'rival of a Government proposal —a five years rene , ... l al, with insignificant modifica tions, of the old Corrupt Practices Act. T,et Inm, at the ei 2 i ms of thdt,l l ect, as compared with the Ballot. The act has now had the fullest and fairest trial ; it has has done what it could to purify a general election and numerous by-elections. Its operation has been sifted by Parliamentary Committees, and by Commissions at Gloucester, Wakefield, and Berwick. Its uselessness has been proved in scores of boroughs. In counties it has been a nullity. " Undue influence," the grime it proposed to punish, has never been proved in a single instance, although it is denied by no man, in his senses, that tenant farmers are the mere multiplication of their land lords votes. Never was Act of Parliament a more complete failure—we may add, never was act more deliberately intended to be so. Of the Ballot at least, it cannot be said, it has been tried and failed. A very considerable majo rity of the Liberals have always voted for it, yet it has never even been tried. Every one knows the reason—and it is simply this, that if tried it would not fail. It it would, it would be accepted as readily as a " Corrupt Practices Act•" All the trials of it, where it is a real ballot, not a mere sham as in France, have been successful. Even in France itself, with all the obstructive powers wielded by the Prefet for the Government nominee, it sometimes returns an opposition candidate. But in Belgium, Switzerland, Geneva, and in our own colonies, there is but one testimony to it—that it is the very minister of electoral quiet, purity, and independence. The last, however, is its crime in the eyes of Whigs and Tories. The one reform of independent voting is the object of their horror. They would like its quiet and inexpensiveness; but better all the breaking of heads in Ireland and Nottingham, all the drunkenness and corruption of Norwich, Glou cester, Wakefield, &c., than that landlords should lose the power to verify in the polling book the votes of their serfs. If, however, such remain the temper of the Whigs —why out they must go. Nothing can save them. What Liberal will care to keep them in, if tney will not even give him electoral independence ? If, when he asks for it, they hold . ... up their miserable abortion ofa Bill—a Bill convicted of congenital imbecility, and spurn the simple means which civilisation all the world over has used, when it has wished for an individual's un- biassed vote. Every club, every association, every combination of men for political or municipal purposes, and in every place where absolute free dom of voting was the real' object, have resorted, as a matter of common sense, to the ballot. Our demand therefore is the ballot instead of the old bill, for the next five years—our prediction is that if such a bold course be not taken by the Govern- ment, their days are numbered; but our opinion of the old Whig leaders is, that they are such hardened aristocrats, that we doubt whether the bitterness of opposition would be so unendurable by them as the bitterness of seeing tenant farmers electorally free, and boroughs not sure by either adjacent "influence or by money." One by one our celebrities have been of late very rapidly disappearing from the House of Commons. How many a familiar form -and face do we not miss there ! Death has carried off several. Others have been promoted to "the prim benches of the Upper School" —t o that patrician Hades facetiously, but almost awfully, spoken of by Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE as " another place !" A few have been superannuated ; or rather, with an affecting con sciousness that they have already played their part pretty well out, have manfully decided upon their own superannuation. Scanning the array of members atill upon any rare occasion of a tolerably fall house, ranged in rows four or five deep, to the right hand and to the left hand of Mr. Speaker —among many a strange, and as yet unfamiliar face, among the ranks of those who are still unmistakeably new corners, your Major O'REILLYS and your Mr. WHALLEYS, and others almost as dissimilar as those arcades ambo— who does not become conscious at times of one or an other of the late disappearances? Time has g rad ually reconciled us, of course, to a House of Commons in which there was no longer to be seen the dishevelled beard of that eccentric jokemaster of the Old Tory Faction, the wagging of which beard was so often the provocation to shouts of harmless laughter. And with the more stubbly hirsute honours of Colonel SIBTHORP all habitues of the House will still remember to have had swept out of view long since the more luxuriant growth descending over the breast of Mr. MUNTZ, the late stalwart M,P., and Merchant Prince of Birmingham. The vanishing from the arena of debate of the grey head of JOSEPH HUME, too, the House has, long and long ago it seems to us now, become slowly accustomed to. Habituated for half a century to his presence and his voice, it appeared at first almost incomprehensible how financial measures could ever have passed clause by clause through Committee,without the aid, or rather without having had to withstand the stubborn obstructive arguments of the hard-headed, indomitable, indefatigatle member for Montrose— who, politically viewed, was for so considerable an interval, as it were, the Parliamentary skid upon the wheel of the Exchequer, when going down the steep acclivity of a prodigal and almost reckless expenditure ! Mr. HUME'S disappearance, however, we have become imperceptibly used to, just as we become used to the absence of even more conspicuous celebrities of the House of Commons. As, let us say—after Sir ROBERT PEEL had been thrown from his cob on Constitution Hill !—after Lord GEORGE BENTINCK had fallen dead in the water-meadow, near his ancestral home !—after the Right Hon. WILLIAM HusKlssoN, farther back still, in an earlier generation, had been crushed to death under the wheels of the locomotive, upon the memorable inauguration of the Manchester and Liverpool Railway ! Very recently we have had occasion to regret the disappearance from the public scene —sometimes almost as abruptly —of contem poraries of those historical victims of sudden disease or of abrupt and lamentable accidents. Happily none of those latter chiefs of the House of Commons have passed away with anything like the appalling suddenness witnessed in the instances just enume- rated. Still, in several cases, there has been cause for poignant regret at their disappearance at all, and sometimes for the very nature of the reason lead ing to it. When the Right Hon. SIDNEY HERBERT'S handsome presence was no longer to be recognised on the Treasury Bench in the Commons, we had, at first, the consolation of remembering that by his removal, as Lord HERBERT of Lea, to the compara tive leisure and repose of the House of Peers, he might, perchance, bf- yet enabled to recruit the ex hausted energies of his over-worked and shattered constitution. That eagerly welcomed hope was only too soon, however, dissipated, and the whole nation recognised soon afterwaras in his premature demise the completeness of his noble sacrifice of self to the interests of the Crown and of the country. In vain moreover, can we now turn at any juncture of perilous importance, to hear the weighty reasoning of a matured intellect like that of the late Sir JAMES GRAHAM, who, although never himself actually at the Lead of affairs, never himself the leader of a party, or the responsible chief of a Go vernment, has left behind the reputation of one of the most skilled and accomplished administrators England ever possess,ed. Vainly, again, from the I,aoh bc , nolica eau we !hope to hear now the cheery tones of honest TOM ThuNcomßE, the Dandy Demo crat, who, during the plincipal portion of the past half century, represented the Metrdpolitan borough of Finsbury in Parliament. Lord RUSSELL—Lord JOHN now no longer —we still, often and often, miss in the House of Commons. Yet we have the satis faction, at least, of knowing yet breathes a calm atmosphere among his Peers, now that he has already his Earldom, and now that he is about to don that most courted of all aristocratic decorations, the blue ribbon. Another, and a very different M.P. from any of those whose names have already here been particularised, has, within the last few days spontaneously resigned his accustomed seat in the Commons House of Parliament. His r etirement is precisely one of those already hinted at as the result of what, for want of a better phrase, may be called a self-imposed superannuation. On Mandity evening, it will be yet fresh in the re membrance of the pubic at large ; there was for mally moved for—a new writ for the borough of Oldham, to elect a member in the place of WILLIAM JOHNSTON Fox, who has accepted one of those convenient little oft-changing honorary steward ships. Throughout the fifteen last years during which Mr. Fox has uninterruptedly, save for one brief and exceptional interval, sat for the borough of Oldham, in the British House of Commons, he has most honourably dose his duty, not only by his own constituents, but to the cause of Libe ralism generally, by his earnest and eloquent voice —a voice always raised in furtherance of the inte rests of that great cause upon every occasion he could find upon which so to raise it, both within and without the walls of Parliament. Before then his rare gift of eloquence —ever ready to his command, alike in writing and in speaking—had always been devoted to the furtherance of the popular interests : equally, almost, we might say without fear of contradiction, in his capacities as a man of letters, as an orator, and as journalist. Recollect for a moment in proof of this but a few among the more remarkable of the salient points noticeable in this really note worthy career ! The life which is now terminating politically, and in its purely public aspect, after _ . a duration of seventy-sir years, began copse- quently as far back as 1786, down at Uggeshall Farm, near Wrentham, in the county of Suffolk ; Mr. Fox's father being at that date one of the honest yeomen class of small farmers. After wards, on the removal of the family to Norwich, the labours of the farmer were exchanged for those of a weaver; a circumstance admirably signalised some years afterwards during the agitation excited by the renowed Anti-Corn Law League by the issue of a famous serial of Mr. Fox's, under the title of " Letters of a Norwich Weaver Boy." Foremost, in the very front rank of the great champions of the League, side by side with RICHARD COBDEN and JOHN BRIGHT, stood forth upon platform after platform throughout the country—W. J. For, after wards M.P. for Oldham. For the mere splendour of his oratory, he was unsurpassed even, if ever, in that one particular, as much as rivalled, by the most gifted of his eminent associates. Who that heard it or that once read it, has yet forgotten his master piece, perhaps among all his LP ague Orations? The one, the perpetually recurring refrain of which was, "Don't be dependent on Foreigners !" Apart from the League, Mr. FoY has laboured for years habi tually both by pen and voice in the popular cause. As conspicuous among the original founders and among the foremost contributors to the Westminster Review, Mr. FoX 114$ the distinction ©f hating writ- ten the very first article of its very first number. As Editor for some time of the Monthly Repository, as contributor to the Prospective, but, above all, as one of the principal writers in the Weekly Dispatch newspaper, he has turned his abilities as a journalist heartily to the furtherance of liberal ideas. Now that he is passing out of the view of all but his im• mediate friends and intimates, we cannot refrain from casting a regretful glance at the closing of his political career, or from turning a grateful look of retrospection down the long perspective of years extending back to its commencement ! Mr. Fox has, in simple truth, earned the repose in quest of which he is now passing from the arena of the House of Commons. That repose, which he has so well earned, let us hope he will now long enjoy. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was last night in the most consenting and conciliatory mood pos sible. Three committees of inquiry into the busi- ness of his department were proposed one after another, and all were accepted in the most friendly tone. The last, to be sure, Mr. CRAWFORD'S on the Sugar Duties, with reference to assessment accord- ing to quality, was ore he had almost invited in his speech ; it was now, of course, welcomed ; yet, like the Pompeian House in the Crystal Palace, at the entrance, Mr. CRAWFORD found not only the inscription Salve, but i,hat other more dubious one, Cave Canem. Welcome, said Mr. GLADSTONE— but, beware of trenching on the amount of revenue obtained by Sugar duties. The next, in backward order, Mr. MOFFATT'S, was, however, a direct attack on Mr. GLADSTONE'S petty charges on commerce. Yet Mr. GLADSTONE took that also good-temperedly. He will, he doubtless knows, have some sharp sarcasms fired at him for his miscalculations as to the produce of these vexatious charges; but confident, we suppose, in the results of his more impor tant arrangements, he is prepared for this. From Mr. MOFFATT'S statement it seems clear that the vexation to the men of business of six petty imposts he enumerated, is out of all proportion to their productiveness to the revenue. Mr. GLAD STONE, however, required him to limit his motion to " the bearing of the charges on the entry of goods inwards and outwards, and the duty on bills of lading and shipping bills." The Govern ment was not willing the committee should exa mine into those affecting the home trade. Yet there seems reason enough to do so. One of them, for instance, the tax on warrants of 3d. each, only affects the port of London, and is so far unequal ; while its produce, estimated at £lOO,OOO, has turned out to be but £B.OOO ! Yet they are, in London, a useful class of documents. The penny tax on delivery orders is also found to be a special source of annoyance to trade. Mr. HORSFALL'S motion, also modified by the wish of the Government for consolidating, not the Boards of Inland Revenue and Customs, but the establishments governed by them, furnished Mr. GLADSTONE with an opportunity to exhibit our advances in economical collection of the re ♦enue. Such vast amounts as we now re ceive ought to be collected more cheaply than smaller sums, and it would seem they are so. He told us that in 1848 the cost of collecting the Cus toms revenue was £5 15s. 3d. ; in 1857, £4 12s. 5d.; in 1860, £3 Hs. 6d.; in 1861, £3 6s. 9d.; and for the year ending March, 1862, £3 2s. 6d. per cent. That was a gradual and very great practical dimi nution in the cost of collecting the revenue. The cost of collecting the Excise revenue was, in 1842, £6 15s. 7d.; and in 1857, £4 15s. 9d. The whole cost of collecting the inland revenue, including both the diract and indirect taxes, was only £2 158. 6d. per cent. In France the cost of collecting some of the taxes was not less than £l6 per cent., and the cost of collecting the Customs duties in the United States was 8 per cent. This is, so far gratifying. Mr. GLADSTONE, however, is not the man to forget that cheap collection and high taxation is not the greatest blessing to us tax payers. Happy would he be, and happier still those to whom he sends his collectors, if we paid the old rate of 1848 for collection, provided the totals collected from us were the same. Mr. HORSFALL brought out the remarkable facts, amongst others, in support of his motion, that nineteen ports yielded a gross revenue of £73,736, the cost of collection being £32,621, or forty-four cent. on the receipts. But twenty-one other ports far surpass this—they yield £5.262, to collect which sum we pay .£14,683 ! The ports, perhaps, must have their Clistom-house officers, but Mr. HORS FALL proposes that the officers should, in such cases attend to the Inland Revenue duties also. There was quite a little Parliamentary " spree" ast night over a very small matter—nothing more han a vote of £550, But the vote, which had passed the previous night, was for Roman Catholic religious services in prisons. Mr, SELWYN thought it for the honour of Cambridge to get rid,. if he could, of this vote on the bringing up of the report of supply, He did not wish to offend Roman Catho lics, but how could we help voting money for the same purpose to other Dissenters. He was followed promptly enough by, as the Americans would say, the 'tarnal WHALLEY—who was by no means so tender to Roman Catholics as Mr. SELWYN. Mr. WHALLEY denounced the Roman priest as a political agent, and, doubtless, he has been too much of that lately,—and also priestly instruction, as directly contravening the ends of jurisprudence. Then came Mr. HADFIELD, who told Mr. SELWYN to make himself quite easy about other Nonconformists, for they would not take the State money if offered them. He, however, should vote against the grant, but not as against a grant to Catholics; he would vote against all State grants for religion. Sir GEORGE GREY fell in, telling Mr. SELWYN that other Dissenters were not to be found in our prisons ; he at least had not heard of them. Mr. WHALLEY then vainly tried to wriggle in another speech. Mr. NEWDEGATE ran a full tilt against the " ambitious, tyrannical, political,' Church of Rome—declaring that " one Established Church was quite enough for this country," on the utterance of which somewhat equivocal statement, he was surprised by a loud " Hear, hear," from Mr. HADFIELD. A Catholic or two at last said a few good words for the effect of Catholic ministrations to Catholic prisoners in gaols. We rather wonder it did not occur to these gentlemen, however, to re member that in Catholic countries, Spain for in stance, at this moment, not only are Protestant ministers refused permission to visit prisoners of their own persuasion, not only are they not paid to do it, but Protestants are sent to prison, even to the galleys, for being Protestants. Mr. DISRAELI, afraid to offend, either his new Popish allies, or his old orange supporters, wished to postpone the ques tion. Lord PALMERSTON, however, doubtless be• cause he saw out of about fifty members a large majority of Liberals, pressed the Tote on the simple ground of justice to prisoners. The State which confined them was bound to see that they had the religious assistance they desired. We think so too —but we hope Catholic electors will henceforth have sense to sea on Which party they can most rely for conpistont liberality. AND FINE DEPARTURE OF TEE COURT FOR SCOTLAND. This evening (Wednesday), at 10 minutes to 7 o'clock, her Majesty will take her departure from Windsor for Scotland. The Queen will be accompanied by the Princess Alice, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Alfred. and attended by Lord Alfred Paget, the Countess of Gainsborough, Lady A. Bruce, and other ladies and gentlemen of the Royal suite. The Royal party will travel on the Great Western line to Bushbury junction, a distance of 127 k miles, where they will arrive at 10 42, and enter upon the North-Western line. The whole of the distance to Aboyne, near Balmoral, the extent of the railway, about 600 miles, will be accom plished by 5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, without the in convenience of changing carriages, as only one or two stop pages of 10 minutes will be made, for the purpose of taking refreshments. The railway directors have made special arrangements to keep the line clear, and have taken every precaution to insure safety and punctuality at the arrival and departures at the various stations, which will telegraph from one to the other as the Royal train proceeds along its journey. The directors have also taken the precaution to have the various stations clear of the public, in order to comply with the wishes of the Queen to travel in a strictly private manner. The Court will remain at Balmoral about five weeks, and then return to Windsor. We understand that a memorial is about to be presented to her Majesty to alluw the State apartments of Windsor Castle to be thrown open to the public in May, in anticipa tion of Windsor being visited by numerous foreigners of distinction during the Exhibition. ARRIVAL OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. —DOVER, Tuesday.—His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia arrived here this afternoon shortly after three o'clock by the John Penn, Captain Pittock, one of the Royal and Imperial Mail Packet Company's boats, which had been specially retained for this service. The packet made an unusually rapid trip across the Channel, a light breeze blowing from the south-east, and the weather being in every respect favourable for the run. The Admiralty Pier was thronged with spectators. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, who had arrived from London by the 10.30 train of the South-Eastern Railway, for the purpose of re ceiving his illustrious, relative, proceeded on board and a cordial greeting took place between the royal princes. The reception of the Prince of Prussia by the crowd of civilians was earnest and respectful, though not demonstrative. His Royal Highness and Prince Alfred repeatedly acknow ledged the congratulations of the crowd, and the folded crape bat-band worn by the Crown Prince of Prussia, after the German manner, and the other deep mourning habili ments of both Princes, sufficiently explained the absence of those cheers which on any other occasion would have wel comed to our shores the husband of our beloved Princess Royal. Upon landing the Prince of Prussia was conducted by Prince Alfred to Birmingham's Lord Warden Hotel, where they partook of luncheon together. The magnificent saloon carriage of the South Eastern Company had been prepared to convey the distinguished passengers to London, and at about a quarter to four the special train left the railway station, the platform of which had been covered with crimson cloth, and such other preparations as were necessary made by the attentive station superintendent,Mr. Way. ARRIVAL OF QUEEN CHRISTINA OF SPAIN.— Her Majesty Queen Christina, the Queen-Mother of Spain, accompanied by the Duke de Rianzeres (her husband), the Marchesa Isabella (her daughter), and other members of her family, and by a numerous suite, arrived at Folkestone yesterday, from Boulogne, by the South• Eastern Railway Company's steamer, the Victoria, Captain Paul. The voy age from Boulogne to Folkestone was performed in less than an hour and a half, notwithstanding that the decks were crowded with from 400 to 600 passengers, and that an unusual amount of luggage, &c., was in the hold. The King of Holland is expected in Paris towards the beginning of next week, His Majesty is at present 45 years of age, having been born on the 19th Feb., 1817, and has filled the throne of Holland since the 12th May, 1849. The Queen of Holland, daughter of the King of Wurtem berg, was borne on the 17th of May, 1818, and married King William 111. on the 18th June, 1849. Two princes are the issue of this marriage. Yesterday being the anniversary of the birthday of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, the Ambassador, accompanied by the members of the Russian Embassy and the president of the imperial commission sent to the Inter national Exhibition, and the gentlemen belonging to the commission, assembled at the Russian chapel, Welbeck •treet, where divine service was celebrated by the Rev. E. Popoff. An entertainment was given at Chesham House by the Ambassador in the evening. Covers were laid for 30 The Duke of Newcastle arrived in town on Mon day from his seat, Clumber Park, Notts. The Marquis and Marchioness de Chateaurenard have arrived in town from Paris. The Earl and Countess of Hopetoun come to town to day, from the Continent. His lordship has taken the Earl of ,enbigh's residence, in Eaton-square, for the season. The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury and Talbot: and family have arrived at their residence, in Belgrave square, for the season. The Countess of Essex has left town for Cashio bury, for a few days. The Count and Countess de Persigny are ex pected in town to-morrow, from Paris, for the season: The Count de Morny and the Countess de Fla hault come to town to-day, from visiting the Marquis of Landsdowne, at Richmond. The Countess (Dowager) of Essex arrived at Folkestone yesterday, from the Continent, and proceeded direct to London by the special tidal train. Viscount and Viscountess Ingestre are expected in Upper Bs!grave -street, for the season, on Thursday next. His lordship's residence in Eaton- place will be occupied for this season by Prince Doria. Lord and Lady (Marina have arrived at the Palace Hotel, Buckingham-gate. Lord and Lady Conyers will come to town next week, from Yorkshire. Colonel and Lady Rosa Greville arrived at Albert gate yesterday, from Hatfield. The colonel and her lady ship leave town to-day for Paris. Major Dickson and Lady North have arrived at their town residence in Lower Belgrave-street, Eaton square, from Waldershaw Park, Dover. THE LATE EARL FORTESCUE.—A large sum of money has been contributed by the inhabitants of the county of Devon for the purpose of erecting a memorial to comme morate the eminent private and public virtues of the late Earl Fortescue. A portion of the amount is to be devoted to a marble statue, the execution of which has been in trusted to Mr. E. B. Stephens, of London. This statue, by permission of the Exeter Town-council, will be erected at one end of Northemhay, the other end being occupied by a beautiful statue of Sir T. D. Acland (also executed by Mr. E. B. Stephens), once the political antagonist, but always the warm and sincere friend of the late Earl Fortescue, who for many years represerted the county cf Devon on Whig principles, his friend and colleague, Sir T. D. Acland, hav ing been for a long time the representative of the same county on Conservative principles. is is not as yet decided, we believe, whether Rear-Admiral 'Washington is to remain on the active, or remove to the reserved list of flag officers. It is admitted that Admiral 'Washington is eminently qualified to fill the post of Hydrographer to the Navy, which he now holds; and as no good could possibly result from his removal, it is more than probable that he will continue to hold it. Con • sequently, the fact of his remaining on the active list will be detrimental to the interests of the service, as we cannot contemplate any emergency arising which would necessitate the hoisting of his flag. We are inclined to believe that Admiral 'Washington will elect to be placed on the reserved list, and this will promote Captain Frederick, and leave Captain Kellett, C. 8., at the top of the captains' list.— Army and Navy Gazette. HON. ARTILLERY COMPANY. A regimental order has been issued to the members of the Hon. Artillery Company, directing them to muster in review order at their head-quarters, City-road, at nine o'c ock on Thursday next, and proceed to the ceremony of opening the International Exhibition. A deputation from the lace manufacturers of Nancy lately waited on the Empress Eugenie to solicit her patronage. The Empress replied to the deputies by showing them several boxes filled with lace the produce of their manufactories. She told them further that she would not only not lose any opportunity of serving their interests, but she would by her example procure them as many c ustomer's as possible. THE LATE MURDER IN KERRY. —Foley, the alleged murderer of his cousin at Killorglin on Friday last, surrendered himself on last evening to The MacGillicuddy of the Reeks, and was lodged in the county jail, Tralee, at eleven o'clock last night. Jt is supposed the prisoner was forced to surrender himself, being hard pressed by the police.—Dublin _Evening Freeman. ANOTHER MURDER.—CAHiR, Tuesday Morning. —A brutal murder was committed at Rockwell, about four miles from Cahir, about five o'clock last night, the victim being Mr. Thi e bault, of Rockwell, who was sh o t d ea d near his house. —Dublin Evening Freeman. Last week some fishermen drew from the Boyne river a net, and were horrified to find a dead body in it. It proved to be that of John Lawless, aged about 25 years. He had been missing from his home for the last three weeks. He was a young man of good character, who had served in the Irish Brigade in Italy in 1860, and since his return has been employed at Mr. Cairnes's ale brewery in Drogheda. A verdict of found drowned has been re turned. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.—OPENING DAY. —All ladies who will favour E. Rimmel's Fountain of Violet Water, in the Eastern Annexe, with a visit on the opening .day will be presented with one of his illustrated perfumed alsaanacks, E. Rimmel, perfumer, 96, Strand, an d 24, Contill, LATEST _NEWS. VIENNA, APRIL 30. The Vienna papers of to-day publish a telegram from Ragusa, according to which Hussein Pasha, having attacked the insurgents, had been defeated, with a loss of 2,000 men, 1,000 horses, four pieces of cannon, arid large quantities of ammunition and provisions. MILAN, APRIL 29. The Neapolitan soldiers concerned in the con spiracy just discovered in this city were quartered in the Ambrogio barracks. They were provided with poinards, pistols, and other arms, and contemplated attempting to get up a reactionary movement in Lombardy. About 40 of them have been arrested. A similar conspiracy has been discovered at Monza. A military committee of inquiry has been ap pointed. Several priests have been arrested: BERLIN, APRIL 29. In consequence of the preliminary assemblies held by the electors of the city who had been re turned in the primary elections, the re-election of all the Deputies who represented Berlin in the last Chamber, with the exception of M. Kuhne, is con sidered certain. CASSEL, APRIL 29. The official journal of to-day publishes an ordi nance of the Elector, according to which the elec tions for the Chamber of Deputies will take place on the basis of the Electoral Law of 1860. This ordinance further decrees that whoever intends either to be an elector, or to accept a nomi nation as member, must first sign a protocol con taining a declaration to the effect that be recognises the Constitution of 1860 as the law of the country. Any commissioner presiding over the elections who may not act in conformity with the ordinance will be fined to the extent of from 30 to 50 thalers. ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 29. The Journal de St. Peterabourg of to-day publishes an Imperial Ukase, of which the following is a sum- mary : " In order to place the currency upon a firmer basis, it has been considered necessary to commence taking gradual steps to enable the State Bank to undertake the exchange of its notes (credit billets) for cash. For this purpose the 5 per cent. loan of 15 millions sterling in coupons of £l,OOO sterling has been negotiated by the houses of Messrs. Roths child of Paris and London. The interest upon this loan will be paid at Paris, London, Frankfort, and Amsterdam. Notice for the conversion of the in terest of the loan cannot be effected before the ex piration of 20 years. The amount coming in will be placed at the disposal of the State Bank. The notes withdrawn from circulation are to be imme diately burnt. Even at present the State Bank is only empowered to issue notes in return for cash for the purpose of exchanging old for new notes. As soon as the contracting of the loan shall be secured, the Minister of Finance will submit to the Emperor propositions for the gradual exchange of notes for gold." WARSAW, APRIL 29. To-day being the anniversary of the Emperor's birthday, the official Dziemnik publishes a decree exempting the working classes from paying the class during the year 1862. Another decree records an amnesty to 89 con victed persons, among whom are Messrs. Bialto brzeski, Otto Schlenker, and Hibzpanski, and com mutes the sentences of 14 persons, among whom is the printer Maciejewski Kramstuck. INDIA. (BY TELEGRAPH FROM SUEZ.) BOMBAY, APRIL 12. The Persians have occupied Herat, and are ad vancing on Kandahar. British aid has been asked by the Affghans. Shirtings active and advancing. 81lb., sr. 13a. Mule twist active and advancing. Cotton quiet. Broach, 215. Copper dull, but prices unchanged. Opium, Malwa, 1,565 fr. Exchange on London, six months' first-class credits, 2s. 0-2-,d. Government Securities.—Four per Cents., 93; Five per Cents., 1031 ; Five-and a-Half per Cents., 109 t. (BY TELEGRAPH TO BOMBAY AND FROM SUEZ.) CALCUTTA, APRIL 11. Shirtings active and advancing. Mule twist advancing. Copper quiet. Linseed unchanged. Rice advancing. Exchange on London, first-class credits, 2s. Oid. Government Securities.—Four per Cents., 981 to 981 ; Five per Cents., 1021 to 103; Five-ancl-a- Half per Cents., 1081 to 108 f. Freight to London—Seeds, 70s. THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. MALTA, APRIL 29. The Valetta, with the above mails, leaves this evening, at 11, for Marseilles. The Ellora, with the heavy portion of the ►ails, will leave to-morrow at 3 a.m. She may be ex pected at Southampton on the 9th of May. OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The Ripon, from Southampton, on the 20th inst., arrived to-day, at 9 p.m., and leaves to-morrow, at 3 a.m., for Alexandria. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 29, Two o'Clock.—The market has been rather, heavy, but the variation in p r i ces has cot been very material. Railway Shares quiet, but pretty firm. Three o'Clock.—The heaviness increased towards the close, and busine6s left off as follows:- 41 per per Cents... 98 40 Bank Shares Do. end mouth..., 98 50 Credit }oncier l5lO 3 per Cents - Do. end month• •.. 70 40 Piedruontest Fives 69 50 N e w 3 per Cents .. 69 50 Italian Loan 69 10 Do. end month.... 69 50 Austrian .. 7B Credit Mobilier.... 842 50 Spanish Threes 62 50 Do. end month.... 837 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS,, Cash. Account. Orleans 1302 50 , . 1295 Northern New ditto . , Lyons and Mediterranean 1143 75 .. 1143 75 Geneva 370 .. 367 50 Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian .. 526 25 Lore bard 71IE BRAZIL NAIL. LISBON, APRIL 29, Evening. The Royal Mail steamship Magdalena has ar rived here with the above mail. She left Rio de Janeiro on the Bth inst. Exchange on London at Rio was quoted at 25i- to 25a-. 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