The Sun. — London, England, 1862-01-24 00:00:00

R R Y-LANE THEATRE ROYAL Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. UR AND AIORNING PERFORMANCE of the PAN TOMIME every WEDNESDAY, at Two o'Clock. THIS EVENING, a new Operetta, entitled ONCE TOO OFTEN. Herr Reichardt, Herr Formes, Mdlle. Jenny Bauer, and Miss E. Heywood. After which will be produced, with that attention to com pleteness in every department by which the Christmas Arnuals of this Theatre have been so pie-eminently dis tinguished, the New Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN and the HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT or, Old Mother Hubbard and her onderful Dog. "If a man do build a dwelling upon common land from sunset to sunrise, and enclose a piece of ground, wherein there shall be a tree, a beast feeding, a fire kindled, a chim ney smoking, and provisions in the pot, such dwelling shall he freely held by the builder, anything herein to the con trary nevertheless notwithstanding."—Old Forest Charter. The Novel Effects and Splendid Scenery by WILLIAM BEVERLEY, Assisted by Messrs. C. Pitt, Craven, Brow, &c,, &c. Masks, Symbolic Devices, Personal Appointments, and Designs for the Costumes, by the celebrated Dykwynkyn. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. H. TULLY. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and As sistants. The Tricks, Properties, Changes, and Transfor roations, by Mr. Needham, assisted by Messrs Olindon, H. Adams, H. Langham, &c. The Costumes by Miss Dickin son, Mr. Lauri, and Mr. Palmer. The Gas Appointments by Mr. D inekley. The Choregraphic Arrangements by Mr. Cormack. The Harlequinade end Comic Scenes by Messrs. Cormack and B. Jones. The Perfume of the Flowers supplied by Rimmel's process. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening invented and written by E. L. BLANCHARD. And the whole arranged and produced under the imme diate superintendence of Mr. ROBERT ROBBY. Synopsis of Scenery, Incidents, and Characters, OLD MOTHER HUBBARD'S COTTAGE, With Rural Landscape, and Rookwood Manor Hall in the Distance (Daylight). "Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboard. to get her poor Dog a bone; when she g o t th er e, the cupboard was bare, and so the poor Dog had none."—Ancient Nur sery Legend. Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins ; Her Dog, Signor Lorenzo ; Jack (the " Man a ll tattered and torn "), Miss F. Hunt; the Squire, Mr. Tom Matthews; Dame Wiggins of Lee, Mr. Dixon ; Dame Trot, Mr. Barsby ; Her Won derful Cat, Mrster Waggles ; the Great Goose, Master Sageaninguns ; Constables, Messrs. Grib and Grab ; Parish Beadle, Mr. Bumble ; Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin, Whackstraw, Chawbacon, &c., &c. ; Rosetta (the " Maiden all Forlorn"), Miss Stuart. How Mother Hubbard has a certain " party" to tea and turn out, and of the remarkable pranks played by her comics' Dog—The Head, the Hat, and the Hose—The Dog's Tale and Mrs. H.'s Narrative— Arrival of the Squire—Proclamation of Witch Burning— Threatened incremation of Mother Hubbard on her own hearth, and her Mystic Flight upon a Broomstick. THE WITCHES' GLEN AND WATERFALL, in the Valley of Perfumed Flowers, by Moonlight. Will-o'-the-Wisp Miss Lanza, I vi es Fatui—Mdlles, Sidney, Travers, Barnes, A. Barnes, Livermore ; Webb, Taylor, Braithwaite,Hammi[ton, Stap ley, Harris. Candy, Copeland, Archer. Hawkins, Delaney, Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watson, and Hamel ton. Grand Ballet, Chagne-a-Lanterne, by the Misses GUN NISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The Invocation I The Incantation ! 1 and the Evapora tion I I I THE VILLAGE GREEN AND ROADSIDE ALE HOUSE. Old Grype (the Steward), Mr. Glindon ; Old Scratche (his Clerk), Mr. Tanner ; Tenantry, Messrs, Cringe, Scrape, Shuffle, Cut, Packoff, Moonraker ' and Runaway; Tailor, Mr. Snipshears ; Bootmaker , Mr. Tightfit ; Mum mies, Messrs. Grinner, Joker, Magger, Cracksides, O'Reilly, M'Phun, &c. ; St. George, Mr. E. Roe ; the Dragon, Mr. Scalyfellow ; Valentine, Mr. Febbyerry ; Orson, Mr. Wildman; Still-Walker, r. Longlegs; Bear- Warden, Mr. Smuggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggins; Land lord, Mr. Trebles ; Morris-Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap, Flip, Flap, &c., &c. • Jack Padding, Mr. Merryman. How the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the Village :Revel that follows—Coro;ng of Age in the Olden Time I How the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jack is rested in another—the Dog's instinct and Mother Hub - bard's reason. THE " CAGE" ON THE COMMON (Sunset). Grand Scena Comique and Pas de Broomstick, by Nether Hubbard. The Dreamer and the Worker—The Vision of Pleasure and the Division of Labour—Figures of Fun (from the Fancy-store of Dykwynkyn)—Messrs. Mason, Drainpipes, Carpenter, Hodman, Old Brick, and Young Shaver, Lilli putian Labourers, Pigmy Plasterers, Tiny Tilers, Minia ture Masons, Baby Bricklayers, Short Sawyers, Dwarf Drain Makers, and Child Carpenters by a Host of Juvenile Auxiliaries. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. The Rat, Master Longwhisker ; The Cat, Miss Mouser ; The Dog, By Himself; The Cow, Madame Brindle; The Priest (" All shaven and shorn"), Mr. Jollyman; The Cock (" That crowed in the Morn") Master Cocky-doodle doo. Realisation of the famous Picture in the National Gal lery of Little Britain, taken (by permission) for Boys, from a rare work in the collection of Master Smith, London. FROGP OOL IN THE MARSHES (Twilight). Song, " Will o' the Wisp," composed by J. H. Tully, Esq. How the Squire goes Hunting and loses his way and his temper, and what follows in consequence—Another curious instance of Canine sagacity—Bull-frogs, Masters Hop, Skip, Jump, Creak, &c. SQUASH-HOLLOW SWAMP AND BED OF BULRUSHES. How the Squire comes to grief and afterwards to repent ance, and how Jack is recognised as the rightful heir—The reward and harmonious movements of the Fairies on a Grand Chromatic Scale towards WILL 0' WISP'S HOME BENEATH THE WATERFALL. The Transformation. Harlequins Messrs. CORMACK and ST. MAINE. Columbines The Misses GUNNISS. Pantaloons Messrs. G. TANNER and MORLEY. Clowns Grotesque 1861-1862 SPRITES by the RIDGWAYS and SUWELL FAMILY. 1.-EXTERIOR OF TWO SHOPS IN " UP-OR DOWN" STREET. Messrs. Huline, St. Maine, Tanner, and Miss S. Gunniss. Christmas Presents—every Man (and Boy) to his Post, oven the Post-Man—Clown rides the high horse, which proves his rock a-head—Two Young Men from the Country, and Clown gets over them—a Sewing Machine (not a poor Needlewoman)—a thorough Blow out—a Man in very re duced circumstance—Clown finds the Fruits of stealing Apples in an elephantine way—a Band of Brothers—the Police in Great and Small Force—Clown gets into a row and blows up a policeman—the end of this scene is all Bustle—N.B. Not Crinoline. 2.—THE GREAT SENSATION KITCHEN. Messrs. Forrest, Cormack, Morley, and Miss Gunniss. Harlequin seeks Protection, although a Free-trader— The Cook's Guide—Clown tries to take the chair—the head 5 Qh of the table—Harlequin goes through a Deal, and Clown becomes a Board-er—Silence tins,' dreadful Bells— Clown and Pantaloon make an ap-Peal to the Audience on the Merry Musical Bells—Pantaloon rather hard pressed— arrival of a distinguished Foreigner—Clown falls into his own trap, and kills a Blue-bottle, which proves a bad Buzz-ness for him—a Lecture on the Gorilla, by a well known character—Clown meets with a few Friends (not Quakers)—this Scene ends at the finish of it. 3.--THE INTERIOR OF A RAILWAY STATION. Eight hours at the Sea-side for 2s 6d—Duty off Paper— ''l he Times" reduced and the Times on the the—a book that takes leafe of Clown—Harlequin gets his horse from a Stull and sets up a trap. No Smoking a•Loud, only on the Quiet—Clown makes a Tremendous Christmas Tree — late arrivals—Messrs. Neverintime, Toolate, Dearme, and Blessme—Clown burns his fingers (not the only person that has done so)—Clown gives Good Bail and finds a Bale o goods. 4.—The SEA-SIDE. The Sands ! The Sands I I The Sands I 1 I Come unto these yellow sands. A Sailor telling a Yarn and a boat Lying too—the Pier Master's ap-Pierance—Clown makes a Man's hair turn sandy and proves himself in the wrong box—by a s li g h t Miss-Take, which a certain Miss won't Take—Pantaloon gets some shell-fish in a very Selfish manner—Clown asto nishes the Natives—Sailors that use their Cut-Lasses but don't Cut Lasses when they can join with them in a National Hornpipe—Clown gets a Sensation Leader—'l he Great Donkey Stir St. Leger—Clown and Pantaloon's Concert—fine ears for Music—they fish in troubled waters —:t Divided Interest—a sudden Squall (Children and all) —The latest Novelty in Parrchutes. Scene—A DISMAL SWAMP—After a storm a calm appears, a HARLEQUIN'S HOME ON HIS THRONE OF SPLENDOUR. Doors open at half-past Six, to commence at Sevon o'clock. Tickets for Boxes, Pit, and Galleries, may be had at the Box Office before the opening. R 0 YAL ENGLISH OPER A , COVENT GARDEN, tinier the management of Miss Louisa Pyno and Mr. W. liarrison. THIS EVENING, THE PURITAN'S DAUGHTER, Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pne Mr. An St. Mr. 11. Corti, Afr. George Honey, Mr. Patey, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. T. Distin, Mr. Wallworth, Mr. Eugene Duseek, Mr. C. Lyall, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. After which will be produced (written expressly by Morton), a Grand Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled 11AEQUIN GULLIVER ; or, A T r i p to Brobdignaz, a Peep at Eilliput, and a Flyinz Visit to Laputa. Gulliver, Mr. W. 11. Payne ; Mrs. Guldver, Mr. P. P a y ne. Principal dansense. Mdlle. Lamoureux, supported by the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet. The Harlequin. v i e sustained lry the eminent P a ntomimists, Messrs. 11. Payne, P. P a y ne, 11. Lauri, E. Lauri, S. Lau ri, and Miss Jenny Lauri. Commence at Seven. •FITLEATRY,•ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Lesseo, Mr. J. B. Bcokstote. T FITS EVENINT4 to commence with THE HONEYMOON. Juliana, Miss Jane Coombs ; Jacques, Mr. Buckstone. Alter which, a Comic Christmas Pantomime, LITTLE MISS MUFFET AND LITTLE BOY BLUE ' • or, Harle quin and Old Daddy Lo nz le g s. Louise Leclereq, Charles Le clercq, Herr Cole, O. Becket, and Miss Itosine. Commence a 7. RO YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-, Lessee, Mr A. Harris. THIS EVENING, THE IRISH EMIGRANT. Mr. W. J. Florence. Followed by THE YANKEE II Y:SEKEEPER. Mr and Mrs. W. J. Florence. After which a Comic Christmas Pantomime, WHITTING TON AND HIS CAT ; or, Harlequin King Kollywobbol and the Genius of Good Humour. The grotesque opening invented and written by Remy J. Byron, Esq., author of the Princess's Pantomime of "Jack the Giant Killer." The Scenery by Mr. James Gates, Mr. H. Cuthbert, and numerous assistants. Good Humour, Miss Helen Howard ; Princess Popsiwo_psf, Miss Rose Leclercq ; Alice, Miss Pauline Le clercq ; Messrs. Garden, Cathcart, Morland, Collett, Hast ings, Raymond; Dick Whittington, Miss Maria Harris; Robin Goodfellow and the Cat, Master John Haslem, (pupil of the celebrated Gabriel Ravel; Chmn, Mr. 1111dyard ; Harlequin, Mr. John Lauri ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Colum bine, Miss Caroline Adams. Morning Performances wt.,' take place at Two o'clock every Monday till further notice. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI. - Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, and during the week the great Drama, entitled THE OCTOROON ; or, LIFE IN LOUISIANA : Messrs. Grace, Billington, Emery, Phillip =, Jamison, Smith, Stephenson, Romer. Lewis ; Mrs. Billingtoll, Mrs. 11. Mar ston, Miss C. Denvil, Miss Latimer, and Mrs. H. Lewis. After which, at 20 minutes past 9, the great Irish Drama of THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr.D. Boucicault, rslissßanoe, Mr. Fisher, Miss Woolgar, &c. 'Box Office open from 10 tll5. NEW ROYALTY THEATRE, Dean-street, Oxford-street. Immense success of the new Operetta. THIS EVENING, A NICE QUIET DAY. After which Offenbach's Opera Buffo, entitled LE MARI AGE AUX LANTERN ES. Mr. John Morgan, Mesdames Stanley, Payne, and Mason. To conclude u lth THE EARLIEST EDITION OF IL TROVATORE. Commence at half-past 7. AS TLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- THIS EVENING, 2d appearance of Young GUNE RIUS (Ecuyer Norwegien), who created the greatest sensa tion at the Cirque, in Paris, in his original performance, Le Passage du Pont, and Madame HALVESTON, the most daring Equestrienne in the World, with their highly-trained Steeds. To co nmence with THE COLLEEN BAWN. New and daring Scenes in the Circle by the Great Nor. wegian Wonders. Concluding with the Grand Comic Pantomime IN JOHNNY GILPIN'S RIDE TO EDMONTON. A MORNING PERFORMANCE on Saturday next, at Two o'clock. Stage Manager, Mr. W. Searle. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS, AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. Triumphant Success of Mr. Marshall's Grand Christmas Entertainment, "THE ENCHANTED HASH " (SECOND EDlTlON)—Wonderful Transformations—Every Evening at a quay ter-past ten—in eth"tion to the following Comic talent: Mr. Frederick French, the great Shakespezian Bur lesque Vocalist, Mr. Wood and Son, Mr. J. G. Forde, Miss Harriet Coveney, and Miss Greene. Grand Selections from LA TRAVIATA and TROVATORE, at ten o'clock, Ey Miss Russell, Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, and full Chorus. Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, Bd. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. CANTERBURY HALL.-VICTOR JULIEN, " THE FLYING MAN " Every Evening at half-past Nine o'clock. T HEOX F O R D 6, OXFORD-STREET, OPEN EVERY EVENING AT 7 O'CLOCK. Selections alternately from " Ernani," "Lucrezia Bombs," "La Circassienne, ' "La Traviata," " Simon Boccanegra," &c., by the entire Company, Full Band and Chorus.—Conduc tor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Solos by Mr. Viotti Collins (the great English violinist). And other attractive Entertain ments, the Comic portion by Miss Harriet Coveney, Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Marshall, M. P. Foster, and W. Randall. Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE, Leicester square.—SPEClAL ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Pro prietor of this Establishment begs to state that the Per formances on TUESDAY EVENING next, the 28th, will be for the BENEFIT of the WIDOWS and 0 RPHANS of those who have died from the melancholy ACCIDENT at the HARTL EY COLLIERY. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Leotard at half-past 9. Admission as usual. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tnis DAY.—Morning, 7h. 30m.—Afternoon, Bh. Om. To-MORROW. -Morning, Bh. 34m.—Afternoon, 9h. 15m. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, J ANUARY 24, 1862. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 45—highest since noon yesterday. 38—lowest this morning and during the night. 49—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.51 ; falling. WlND—South-Westerly; light, with fine mild weather. I.? 0 YAL .T, YCEUNI THEATRE. Manag-er--Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, Jan. 2f, the new and original Drama, entitled PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. Messrs. Walter Lacy, Hermann Vezin, Charles Selby, Edmund Fal cone! M r& D. I'. Bowers. Miss Clara Weston. Atter which, a new and original Burlesque Extravaganza Pose, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD ; or, Fairies of the ters by lir e the h Thistle, and the Shamrock. rrin ci l ,al charac- Miss ydia ThaO, Selby, 111 r. Marlow, Miss Cicely Nott, and Acting Manager —Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Prices as usual. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence t Box-office open daily irom 11 till 5. .0.444 "q" .. r . ~.t. b , vx ,(,-7i,„--,,,,,, --, s i,', - ,,,,a,, -,, , 4 1 . • ,to , 4 '' '' 4.. 44 1 . § . 2 ,.. • 1 1:o 1 c ' --. ,— "Ct "..., TII E SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN. 24, 1862. • Further particulars from Hartley only tend to impress our minds and hearts the more painfully with a sense of the fearful character and magnitude of the calamity that has fallen upon the devoted heads of the widows and orphans of that little in- dustrial community. Within a single week the whole adult male population has been swept out of existence as by the crash of a thunderbolt. It was literally thus—remembering what was the actual origin of this dire catastrophe, A ponderous beam of cast iron, spanning the mouth of the coal pit, suddenly, in the twinkling of an eye, snaps asunder, and half of it, weighing, it is estimated by those competent to form an opinion upon the subject, over twenty tons, whirls like a gleam of lightning down the shaft, crashing away all the woodwork and filling up the one sole orifice of the mine, the one solitary means of ingress to it, or egress from it, with a jumbled mass of crumbling earth and shattered timber. The mainshaft of the Hartley coal-pit is, in consequence of this instantaneous accident, sealed up for nearly one whole week, and sealed up during the first part of that week hermetically. Efforts more than Herculean, because guided by all the aid of arts and sciences wholly unknown to HERCULES, are made during many days and nights of breathless anxiety in regard to the fate of the 215 men and boys entombed 100 fathoms below the surface of the earth—and are all made in vain. The perillous nature of these endeavours on the part f of the gallant fellows who eagerly volunteered their services on this occasion it wou!d be difficult, if not even impossible, to exaggerate. A frightful death seemed to threaten them at every moment while they worked—heartened at every instant of thought by the reflection that time was vitally everything to the poor fellows whom they were bent if possible upon rescuing. The very walls of the treacherous abyss over which they were working, appeared at each instant of their labours to threaten destruction, by collapsing bodily around them. At every beat of the pendulum in the neighbouring village church there was a possibility of what actually came to pass at last, when the obstruction in the shaft was so far broken through that the accumulated pestilen tial vapours, hitherto denied escape, burst forth upon the little Forlorn Hope toiling there, mattock and pickaxe in hand, for the extrication of their im prisoned mates. This was the deadly gush of the "sty the," which all but destroyed the volunteers at its first outbreak—one of their number, upon being drawn up out of the poisonous atmosphere, apparently being for a while at the point of death in consequence. In all this there was undoubted heroism : as afterwards, in a still more remarkable manner, when two or three of the volunteer workmen were at length lowered fur enough down into the pit, to admit of their entrance into the fatal yard seam, where the majority of the unhappy victims of this dreadful disaster were found huddled toge ther, as we related yesterday. The Victoria Cross, though most judiciously distributed hitherto, has alreldy been awarded for lesser deeds of heroism than this. Futile though the effort was in its result, save inasmuch fate of those whose caosndiit tio r i e l ve b a a le d d b a ee t n la u st p the to then problematical, the conduct of those who penetrated, at the hazard of their own lives, into the foul gases still lingering over the clustered bodies of the colliers the I' • Ives the breath, doubtless, o f carbonic of whom oxide had in every instance destroyed —the conduct of those noble-hearted Volunteers, we say, was as Worthy of our admiration as though they had brought the r whale of the 215 men and boys unscathed to the embraces of their weeping kindred in the upper world. The names of the victims of the late appal ling accident at Hartley have already, for the most part (so far at least as anything like an accurate list of them could be procured thus early), been duly chronicled. Let us hope that the dauntless and hardy colliers who were toiling in the choked-up pit-shaft at Hartley, and particularly that the select few, three altogether we believe, who were at length lowered as we have here mentioned to the entrance into the fatal yard shaft thence to bring back to those who were waiting breathlessly above for their return, tidings of the full extent of the dreaded disaster—let us hope that the humble names and heroic labours of these brave fellows may not be altogether overlooked. That the bereaved relicts and orphan children of the dead miners will be cared for by a sympathising and generous-hearted nation there cannot be a doubt of : indeed already there are evidences of the depth of the interest felt in their behalf by high and low since the cala mity that befell them has been realized far and wide throughout the United Kingdom. Her MAJESTY'S instant and generous message of condolence is but the forerunner of her accustomed benefactions. Every one upon reading the simple and touching as surance conveyed to the poor widows and orphans, at Hartley, though the Royal telegram, will have said, " Just like the QUEEN !" And it is so—it is one of the secrets of her universal popularity—Her MAJESTY never misses an opportunity of evidencing that gentle and womanly sympathy for those among her subjects of all ranks and classes, who are known to have been stricken down by some dire and peculiar calamity. The records of little instances like these will be among the brightest spots upon the history of her glorious and bene ficent reign. Individual instances of this genial sympathy of the QUEEN with the griefs of others start to recollection upon the instant, Of one the Lord Bishop of LONDON could tell—an incident occurring not long before the close of his career in a less elevated position as Dean of CARLISLE. The enumeration of others were superfluous. Ex uuo disce omnes. It is the same throughout the quarter of a century that has now very nearly elapsed since the accession of VICTORIA to the throne of these realms. Wherever a gentle word or a generous deed to assuage some more bitter anguish than usual among high or low, wherever of course the calamity has fallen peculiarly from the mys terious dispensations of Divine Providence, that gentle word has been spoken, that gener ous deed has been done by our " Lady of the Land." The present is a case in point. And the benignity of this immediate expression of sympathy from the Queen of ENGLAND to that poor little desolated colliery village down in Northumberland, will be inexpressibly enhanced in the estimation of all by the remembrance that the QUEEN herself is still in the freshness of her own home grief. From all, however, the same universal and imme diate sympathy will flow—now that the deplorable particulars are brought to light about the wholesale destruction of the 215 victims without one solitary exception, and the desolation of all the humble homes fromwhich they have been torn by the wrench of that deadly beam as it swept down the main shaft, in an instant, upon Thursday, that is yesterday se'nnight. Corporations, public bodies of all kinds, private individuals of every rank and class will vie with each other, we may be certain, in swelling the funds that will now be immediately collected together for the relief of the destitute colliery vil lage now desolated within a single week as by a bolt from Heaven. Mr. SEWARD is doing justice to his conversion. His is quite the zeal of the neophyte compared with that of the old steady professor of his here ditary creed; We had recently to notice that in three instances, without any demand on our part having reached him, he did prompt justice to Eng land. In two of the cases, indeed, before he had received official information from his own seivants. We have now to acknowledge an act of politeness equal to that of the PACHA of Egypt, who per mitted our troops to cross his country on their way to India. Mr. SEWARD has most courteously per mitted our men, on their way to Canada, to pass through Maine, and thereby to escape the severe trials and inconveniences of a sledge journey through New Brunswick, round Maine, to the Grand Trunk Railway. Round Maine—it is not easy to forget that. We ought to do so perhaps. Yet, when confronting the hardships of the eledge journey in an almost unre claimed country, or the cost of a railway which alone can prevent the danger of similar inconveni ence on any future occasion, it is not easy to forget the gross diplomatic fraud of WEBSTER, by which he cozened Lord ASHBURTON out of territory really British—territory, too, which connected British pro vinces, and the fraudulent deprivation of which has compelled us to the alternative of asking a passage through the land that should have belonged to us now, or of exposure of hundreds of men to all the inconveniences of the winter journey by a forest route. Against all we may, perhaps, set the fact that these troops are going, avowedly, to render the Canadian border safe against the attacks of the Federal States. By this, at least, Mr. SEWARD is more generous than the PACHA—our Indian troops were not marching to defend India against him. The proprietors of the Portland Railway, which connects the Grand Trunk of Canada with the sea, were doubtless not indifferent to the addi tion to their dividend which the carriage of the troops would make, and they will be quite as much obliged to their own Foreign Secretary as we can be. This time he was quite lucky; ho did not lot the occasion slip as ho did that of refusing to make prisoners of the Commissioners ; he had the oppor tunity of pleasing at once the British Government, people, and troops, and at the same time the Ameri can shareholders in the railway, and he had the good sense to use it at once. The Senate cannot forget the Trent affair yet. Mr. SUMNER'S long oratorical speech fills the columns of the American papers. Mr. SUMNER is a noted abolitionist— a martyr for abolition— though evidently now quite recovered from the effects of Mr. BROOKES' cudgel. He had naturally therefore, a more marked leaning than most of his colleagues to Abolitionist England. Hence he seemed to feel that some vindication of his Americanism was necessary ; emancipation, and partiality to the country which had emanipated its slaves, rendering his Yankee orthodoxy rather doubtful in the North. He has put all right by an elaborate speech, of which one great merit, the American papers tell us, is that it does not even mention the negro. The other, that he proves that America has, if she has stooped at all, stooped to conquer. He showed, beyond all dispute (in an American Senate), tha England had got the worthless prisoners, but had given up her old and persistent claims ; that England, in fact, is beaten. He went at great length into the legal question, threw the blame of the brave WILKEs' acts upon his reliance on British text-books, and proved to the satisfaction of every true American that the hero WILKES and the statesman SEWARD had gained between them "a political and diplomatic triumph of the highest value." Well, be it so, if THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVE YIN G, JANUARY, 24, 1862. Mr. SUMNER likes. For our part, had we been one of his hearers, we must, we fancy, have quitted the Senate House humming over to ourselves a certain nursery ditty beginning— " A hungry fox one day did spy," &c. We must, add, however, that we are really sorry Mr. SUMNER should make such an exhibition of himself. If such oratorical Blondinism serves hus tings' purposes in America, we do not grudge Mr. SUMNER the means necessary to catch Massachu setts' votes ; we only regret that such men should have to purchase them by such means. Mr. Sum- NER must well know that Englan d conceded nothing which she has not long conceded ; but seem totally ignorant that she never asserted that a neutral vessel between neutral ports could have contraband on board of her at all ; that, indeed, her own deci sions to the cantrary stand on record in her favour. Mr. SUMNER is a "charming man" as an aboli tionist ; but when the great Negro Liberator gets into discussion on international law, we are com pelled to exclaim, " a pity that charming men should talk of things which they don't understand.' It will soon become apparent that Austria is the power which keeps up the war armament of Europe. She of course says it is Italy, because Italy claims Venetia and Rome. Tie fact is that Austria accu mulates an enormous army in Venetia, and con structs immense and elver-enlarging fortifications The Venetians pass for nothing. The fortifications and the army are everything. The EMPEROR goes and reviews his troops, and old BENEDEK, an able general, but a renegade Hungarian, violates the etiquette of Reviews to deliver a long homily to his SOVEREIGN on Divine Right and military fidelity. He and the army had but one com mander in Heaven, and but one on earth. What ever the diversity of their races, they were one in fidelity to the EMPEROR. They knew nothing of Constitutional Austria, but they did know the Emperor to whom they had sworn allegiance. Nevertheless, Austria is uneasy because Italy arms, and because the Parliament of Italy speaks the mind of Italy. She is about to protest to all Europe, while France has already, in the blandest terms possible, protested to her. The truth is, the question is neither more nor less than this—to whom ought Venetia to belong. Austria points to treaties, and there she is strong enough. Italy points to facts, and then Italy is far the strongest, All the Italian peo ple claim brotherhood with the Venetians, and the Venetians claim brotherhood with them. It is facts, therefore, versus treaties—Venetia versus Vienna in 1815—and as Venetia was no party to that transaction, but is a party to the present case, she fairly says, now is the time for me to claim a hearing, which I never got before. Now as Austria holds Venetia and the Quadri lateral solely for the nefarious purpose of one day coercing Italy again, she holds it against the will of the people, and the arrangements of nature—as the Italians cannot let her rest in it. It is quite plain that her obstinacy is the sole reason that she keeps an immense and ruin ous army herself, and compels the Italians and French to do the same. As to treaties, she is the most shamel ess an d per j ure d v i o l a t or o f t h em in Europe ; for her to plead treaties against nationality in Italy, while she breaks the most venerable and repeated engagements in Hungary, in favour of despotism, is not to be tolerated. If she asks Europe to respect treaties in Venetia against the people let Europe bid her respect them in Hungary for' the people. In either case liberty would be the gainer. We must have a strong and free Italy, or a strong and free Hungary; and one would be the precursor of the other. Their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Leiningen have arrived at Howchin's Hotel. The Prince and Princess Koutchakoff have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from St. Petersburg. The Count and Countess Metaxa have issued cards for dinner parties and a ball on the 14th and on the 20th of February, et their house in Cheltenham, Captain Still and Mrs. Still have arrived at Howchin's Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Baron Prank have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Campsall Park, Doncaster. Mr. Thompson, M.P., has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Kirby Hall, Yorkshire. An Imperial decree appoints M. Ingres, the painter, member of the Institute to form part of the commis sion on literary and artistic property. M. Belmontel, member of the Legislative Body, has been promoted to the rank of Officer in the Legion of Honour. The Permanent Commission of the Orphan Asylum of the Prince Imperial, presided over by the Mi nister of the Interior, has just admitted eight children into that establishment, thus bringing up the number to 306. General Count de Fitte de Soucy died the day before yesterday at his residence at Versailles. The Pays contradicts the assertion made by it of the young Berthier who was stabbed by a girl in the Rue Rochechouart being grandson of the Prince de Wag ram. That journal now declares it has been requested to state that the young man is no relative whatever of that family. DEATH OF COLONEL COLT.—The New York Ipapers received yesterday announce the death of Colonel Samuel Colt, at Hartford, Conn. Mr. Colt was born in the city in which he died on the 19th of July, 1814. He was the inventor of the celebrated revolving pistol, the wooden model of whish, it is stated, was made on board a vessel while the inventor was on a voyage to Calcutta, in 1829. He received his first patent in 1835, and established a fac tory in Paterson, N. J., but met with indifferent success. Colonel Colt afterwards invented a submarine torpedo, which was intended for the destruction of vessels. He gave two exhibitions of the power of his new invention in the bay off Castle Garden, by blowing up first a schooner and afterwards a large brig. He then established a line of tele graph between New York and Sandy Hook and Montauk, which was intended to announce the arrival of vessels, and to facilitate the despatch of im7ortant foreign news; but this enterprise failed, and Mr. Colt became reduced in cir cumstances. A year or two later he again got possession of his patent for the revolving pistol, and with the assist ance of a few capitalists who joined him a company was formed, and a manufactory established at Hartford, which has proved very successful, not,only in the making of pistols, but in the manufacture of a revolving rifle, which was also the invention of Mr. Colt. The factory at the present time is supposed to be worth nearly five million of dollars. Mr. Colt also loaves a large landed estate. ------- THE WAR IN THE SOUTH,—The following is an extract from a private letter which has been re ceived in Liverpool. It is dated :—" Charleston, Nov. 29, Ml.—They (the enemy) have dono little or nothing since the taking of the Forts Beauregard and Walker. They have landed a few troops on the islands, and are gathering all the cotton they can find, which is known to be very little. They keep the negroes hard at work during the day, and chain them at night, to keep them from run ning away. The soldiers take possession of everything that men. It has exasperated th em very much, and induced has a good effect upon the n egro looks like a woman. Thi s them to keep away and return to their masters. Our plan ters have destroyed, and continue to destroy, all their crops of corn, cotton, and rice, and also their dwellings—in fact, everything that is in the least danger of falling in the hands of the Yankees. The possession of our Sea Islands will avail them but little. We have no fear of the result when ever they meet us on the land —can take care of them with any kind of odds against us, but we aro not prepared as yet to meet their navy." THE MEMORIAL FUND.—Last evening the fund which is being raised at the Mansion-house for a memorial to the late Prince Consort had reached considerably more than £14,000. Of this sum upwards of £2,300 was sub scribed in the course of yesterday alone, including £5OO by the corporation of London, The Goldsmiths' Company sent £2lO ; the London and Westminster Bank, £lO5 ; Sir George Grey, £5O; the Dowager Viscountess Ilardinge, £5O; Peek Brothers and Co., £105; Ilansome, Bouverie, and Co., £100; Stevenson, Salt, and Sons, £lOO ; Samuel Scott and Co., £100; Capel and Co., £52 10s. • General Stovin, £5O ; Colonel Harcourt, £5O ; Lady C. Vernon Harcourt, £5O; Colonel T, M. Biddulph, £25; the lion. Mrs. T. M. Biddulph, £25; Harvey Brand and Co., £100; J. and J. Colman, £5O; Vice -Admiral Meynell, £25; Sir John D. Bligh, £2O; Thomas Davis and Co., £25, and Lieutenant-General Bentinek, 425, THE FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT ABIVCASTLE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Fin,—ln connection with your remarks on the late de plorable accident at Newcastle, I am sorry to concur in your opinion as to the extreme in•probability of any survivors being found in the pit, and that from considerations which have not (so far as I am aware) received the attention which their practical bearing demands. It is clear, from the property usually denominated the dUrusion of gases, and from the laws by which this property is controlled, that those who may have remained near the shaft, and those who have retreated to remote passages or chambers, be they generally ever so safe, must have suffered one fatal doom. Tho object of my addressing you is, however, to make a practical suggestion as to the fAture, whioh may escape the attention of those who are on the spot, and necessarily, both mentally and bodily, overworked with their appalling duties, When an entrance has been effected, and the process of ventilation commenced, the greatest possible precaution should be observed in entering spots which aro generally free from injurious quantities of carburetted hydrogen, carbonic acid, and carbonic oxide, for, by the well-known law alluded to, these gases cannot be floating about in dis tinct masses, but must be all intimately mixed ; nor let it be lost sight of that they act with fearful rapidity on tke human frame by rushing through tho walls of the air cells, and at once poisoning the blood ; with dfferent rapidity, indeed, for carbonic oxide passes through the membranes of the cells 30 times more rapidly than carbonic acid, but still, in practice, these laboratory observations may be totally neglected. Thoso also, who, in their zeal and anxiety, wish to render their earliest assistance, should also bear in mind that, though after a short exposure for a few minutes to the noxious gases, they will speedily get rid of inconvenience by free draughts of pure air; if too long exposed they will assuredly meet with permanent injury or even fatal con sequences. Well organised relays, in these cases, rapidly e.echanged, aro of the last importance.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, GEO. KEMP, M.D., Cantab, Hereford, Jan. 23d, 1802. PROPOSED TESTIMONIAL TO M. W. BALFE.—We understand a musical amateur, as well known for his kind ness to artistes as for his love of music, is organising a sub scription for a testimonial to be presented to M. W. Balfe, Esq., the popular composer, on Friday next, the 31st Jan., when, for the 50th night, his last charming work, " The Puritan's Daughter," will be performed. It is not as yet determined where the presentation will take place, but it is more than probable it will be on the stage of Covent- garden Theatre, where he has lately achieved so many triumphs by the performance of his popular operas, " Satanella" and " The Rose of Castille," &c.—[ We are gratified to have the opportunity of making the above announcement, and heartily wish success to the project of a testimonial des tined to evidence the appreciation by the public of Mr. Balfe's long and brilliant career as a caterer for its intellec tual amusement.—En. SUN.] PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB.—The annual ball of the above club took place last night at their club house, the Freemasons' Tavern ; and, by the number and condition of those present, evinced the advancing prosperity and popularity of the club. The stewards had meritori ously- exerted themselves to make this reunion superior to any of those which had proceeded it since the establishment of the club, and were eminently successful, the assemblage being much larger than heretofore. Putman's band was engaged for the occasion, and had full employment for several hours. Dancing was relieved by a very excellent supper, at which the commodore (Mr. R. Hewitt) presided, and gave the toasts of "The Queen," "Albert Edward, Prince of Wales," "The Prince of Wales Yacht Club" and "The Ladies." , THE VACANT SCOTCH JUDGESHIP.—AIthough the appointment to the judgeship vacated by Lord Wood has not yet been made nor decided upon, it is, we (Scotsman) learn, very probable that it will bo offered to Mr. Robert Macfarlane. THE LATE DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.— At a meeting of the Common Council yesterday the sum of one hundred guineas was voted to the fund for the relief of the widows, orphans, and other sufferers by this melan choly accident. The Memorial de la Loire states that M. Alliod, who was engaged as counsel for the woman Dumollard, the wife and accomplice of the man now awaiting his trial at Bourg for the murder of several maid-servants, has in • formed his client that he cannot undertake her defence, as ho has been appointed substitute to the Procureur Imperial at St. Marcellin. A new incident has just occurred in Dumollard's case. Two servant girls have recognised him as the man who attempted to strangle them in 1856. There is a general conviction that all Dumollard's victims have not yet been discovered. The number of articles that will be laid on the table of the Court as proofs of his crimes already amount to 1,250. A few nights ago the house of M. Fontaine, an old man who resides with his wife in the neighbourhood of Mons, was attacked by robbers. The proprietor was aroused from his sleep by the noise of glass breaking on the ground floor, and jumping out of bed laid hold of a fowling-piece. The next moment a man entered the room with his head muffled up in a handkerchief, and seeing the gun in M. Fontaine's hand rushed forward to obtain pos session of it. A struggle ensued, the old man keeping his hold, but not attempting to pull the trigger. The robber was asked what he wanted, and on his replying "Money," M. Fontaine said he had none in that room, but would go with him down stairs. They went together, M. Font a i ne still keeping the gun in his hand ready to fire. m ine . Fontaine, who was much alarmed, then gave the man 15f., with which, although he expressed himself dissatisfied, he prepared to leave the house; but before he did so, he stipu lated that M. Fontaine should give the gun to his wife, which was consented to, the fellow doubtless fearing that M. Fontaine might fire at him as he was leaving. The man then took his departure. FIRE AT THE PRISON, SWAFFHAM, NORFOLK.— On Sunday evening last, at about half-past 8 o'clock, the inhabitants were alarmed by cries of fire, when it was dis covered that the roof of the new prison was in flames. The Governor and officers promptly removed the prisoners to safe quarters in another part of the prison. Great exertions were made to stay the progress of the devouring element, which, providentially, was confined to the roof. The origin is at present unknown. It is supposed it may possibly be owing to a beam resting near the chimney, where there probably was a deposit of soot. The roof of the new part of the prison is entirely destroyed, together with three looms and a large qu - intity of stock, both raw material and manu factured articles. The damage done is very considerable. The prison is insured in the Norwich Union Fire •office. SURROUNDED BY THE TIDE,—A young man Lamed Thomas Hayes, of Farrington, about four miles from Pres ton, who was a member of the Preston Rifle Volunteers, has been missing since Friday last. On that day he took his rifle and said he was going to Hutton marsh to practice shooting, which was his favourite pastime. In the even ing of the same day he was missed from the usual drill, and his absence was the more remarkable as, though he had four miles to walk each way, he had never been known to miss a single drill, and he was a very sober man. It is supposed that, while he was absorbed in the practice of rifle shooting at the butts on Hutton marsh, he was surrounded by the advancing tide and drowned. Notwithstanding that his friends and the county police have been indefatigable in their end avours to learn something of his fate, nothing further can be gathered than that he was last seen going towards the marsh. ANOTHER CAB OUTRAGE.—A cabman named John Hargreaves was committed for trial by the Liverpool magistrates yesterday on a charge •f committing an inde cent attack upon Mrs. Mary Ann Clarke, wife of a captain at present in Baltimore. The prosecutrix stated that she had been shopping in Bold-street on the previous day, and that sho called the prisoner to drive her 1 o the London and North-Western station in Lime-street ; instead of doing so, however, he drove her past the station and stopped near some waste ground opposite the Ever ton Reservoirs, where there were no lights and few passengers. Here he made his attack. The prosecutrix resisted, and ultimately a Mr. Clement Bryer, who was passing, heard the noise which she made, and her appeals to the cabman to desist, and, having obtained the assistance of an officer, both parties were brought to the police office. For the prisoner it was contended by his solicitor that the woman was intoxicated, and that she had been seen on the previous day in the com pany of the prisoner at, several public houses. This was strongly denied by the prosecutrix, who stated that she had never seen the cabman before, and that she wanted to be , driven to the Lime-street station in order to meet hor brother to proceed with him to London. Mr. Bryer stated that when the officer and ho came up to the cab, the complainant was lying upon the floor, and the driver standing over her. Sho was imploring him to desist, and said that sho would give him anything in the shape of money if ho would leave her. INGENIOUS FRAUDS UPON MANUFACTURERS. — A n ea• Coventry weaver, named Gut teridge, together with Isaac Smith, his partner, were charged before the Liverpool magistrates yesterday with obtaining money from a num ber of manufacturing firms throughout the country by re presenting themselves as an established firm in the manu facturing of trimmings, &c. They dated their circulars and letters from a room in Roscommon-street, Liverpool, which they ambitiously styled their manufactory, and from which their various orders emanated. On one occasion, having given an order to a Mr. Lowe, silk manufacturer, of Derby, they referred that gentleman to Mr. Brown, of Warrington, for a character. Mr. Brown was a fictitious person, and one of the swindlers went ever to Warrington, received the letter which Mr. Lowe wrote to Mr. Brown, and returned a highly satisfactory reply; in consequence of which Mr. Lowe was induced to send them silk goods. Other manufacturers throughout the country—including Mr. Perkins, of Market llarborough, and Mr. Stepson, of Derby —were similarly victimised. The prisoners were re manded, Large quantities of letters, &C., were found upon them. LATEST NEWS. INDIA AND CHINA. INDIA. CALCUTTA, DEC. 30. The Madras Athenceum of the 29th inst. an nounces that the Delhi prize money is to be paid immediately. Seventy-nine Madras Field-officers have retired under Sir Charles Wood's Annuity Act. The new paper currency is expected to come into circulation in March next. Facilities have been afforded by the Government for opening out the Indian export cotton trade. (By Telegraph to Point de Galle.) Shirtings dull and declining. Mule twist, 405.; unchanged. Raw silk quiet. Indigo active, but unchanged. Copper sheathing and tiles dull and unchanged. Exchange on London, 2s. Old. Government Securities Four per Cents. 151 dis count; ditto 5 per Cents., 151 discount. Freights advancing. CHINA. CANTON, DEC, 14. Tho China and Japan news is encouraging. Rules have been framed by Mr. Alcock for the guidance of the English in Japan. Pekin is quiet, and the state of things in that city is satisfactory. The news from Yang-tze and Hankow is also satisfactory. Canton is resuming its former imnortance as a place of trade. SHANGHAI, DEC. 7. Alarm is no longer felt here on account of the rebels. Ningpo is reported to be invested by the rebels. H.M.S. Scout (P) has been ordered up to that city. Mr. Parkes is on board. POINT DE GALLE, DEC. 31. News from Cochin China announces, that the French had taken possession of Rulo Candore. CANTON, DEC. 14. Gray shirtings dull and unchanged. Water twist advancing. The firm, and prices unaltered. Total export 52,315,0001 b. SHANGHAI, DEC. 7. Gray shirtings dull. Tea declining. Silk active, but declining. Settlements in fortnight 4,000 bales. Export to date, 35,600 bales. Exchange on London unaltered. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Valetta, with the above mails, left Malta for Marseilles on the 22d inst., at 4 p.m. The Pera, with the heavy portion of the mails, sailed at 8 o'clock the same evening. She may be expected at Southampton about the 31st inst. THE OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. The Ellora, from Southampton on the 12th inst., reached Malta on the 21st at 8 a.m., and left at 4 p.m. for Alexandria. The Massilia, from Marseilles on the 20th inst., arrived at Malta on the 22d at 7 p.m., and left at midnight for Alexandria. THE BOMBAY MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 24. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delta, with the heavy portion of the Bombay mail, arrived off the Needles at 9 30 a.m. PARIS, JAN. 24. The Moniteur of this morning announces that Monsigneur Chigi, the Papal Nuncio, was officially received by the Emperor yesterday, and says : " Monsigneur Chigi, in addressing the Emperor, stated that he should be zealous in maintaining the friendly relations which happily existed between the Holy See and the Government of the Emperor. " The Emperor thanked Monsigneur Chigi for the sentiments he had expressed in the name of the Holy Father, and said : " ' His Holiness has already, on the occasion of the New Year, addressed to me through General Goyon, words which have deeply touched me. "'Be assured that I shall always seek to ally the duties of a sovereign with my devotion to the Holy Father. " , I do not doubt but that your nomination will contribute to render more intimate the relations which are so essential to the welfare of religion, peace, and Christianity.' " The Empress also received Monsigneur Chigi, who stated that he was charged by the Holy Father to renew to her Majesty the assurances of his paternal affection, and of the wishes that his Holi ness did not cease to form for the happiness of the Empress and the Prince Imperial: "The Empress replied that she was particularly moved by this mark of affection, and requested Monsigneur Chigi to convey to his Holiness the expression of her gratitude." The 211oniteur also announces that General Mon tauban has been created a count, under the title of Count Palikao, and states that a bill will be pre sented to the Corps Legislatif settling upon the newly created count an annuity of 50,000 f. ALGIERS, JAN. 22, EVENING. On Monday a prolonged cannonade was heard here, proceeding apparently from a distance of about six miles out at sea. A vessel was sighted this morning, which ap peared to be the Sumter. It is supposed that she has sunk her adversary. PARIS, JAN. 23. The Patrie of this evening publishes news from Vera Cruz to the 22d December, stating that Gen Gassett, while making a reconnaissance, met a body of Mexican cavalry, which, after exchanging a few volleys, retreated, leaving behind them some pro visions and cattle. BERLIN, JAN. 23. To day the Minister of Justice laid on the table of the Upper House a bill on Ministerial Responsi bility, according to which the right of impeachment can only be exercised by both houses conjointly. The right of the Crown to grant an amnesty to impeached Ministers does not absolutely depend upon the concurrence of the house, which may first bring forward the impeachment. The Crown is, however, entitled to remit the penalty of imprisonment. In its remaining provisions this bill is essentially similar to the bill of 1850, CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 18, EVENING. The financial reforms recently spoken of have not yet been promulgated. The ex-Minister of Finance has been deprived of his decorations, and is to be tried for rnalversation. Riza Pasha has returned to Constantinople in excellent health. The guardian. of the British Cemetery at Scutari has been badly beaten by some Turkish soldiers. Sir Henry BuAver has demanded the punishment of the offenders.. The provincial loan is coming in freely. JANUARY 23. An imperial decree has been issued announcing the publication if the Budget aid conferring full powers on Faad Pasha, who assumes the functions of Grand Vizier and Minister of Finance. TREBIGNE, JAN. 21, EVENING. The day before yesterday about 400 Turks sud denly attacked the insurgents at Banjani. There were killed and wounded on both sides. THE FRENCH TROOPS FOR MEXICO. La Patrie has the following :—" We are informed that General of Brigade, Count de Loreneez, who commands the sub-division of the Moselle, has been appointed to the command of the expeditionary corps to Mexico. Colonel Staff-Major Letellier- Valaze is appointed Chief of the Staff; and military Sons-Intendant Raoul is charged with the direction of the administrative services cf this corps, which will consist of 6,000 men, including the detachments already embarked on board the squadron of Rear- Admiral Jurien de la Graviere. The troops will be taken chiefly from regiments actually in Algeria." Za Presse has the following :—" The soldiers belonging to the garrison of Paris who are ordered to join the expeditionary corps for Mexico, are leaving daily for the different ports of embanation. The most urgent orders have been sent from Paris to hasten the departure of the contingent, which will take place on the Ist of February, instead of the sth, as formerly decided, General Lorences will embark on the 28th inst., at Cherbourg, on board the Forfait. The supplementary vessels will make straight for Vera Cruz." FRANCE. The IWoniteur publishes the following note : " Several journals have announced that the design is entertained of establishing at the Gobelins a large manufactory of furniture, such as existed in the time of Louts XIV. There is no foundation whatever for this report ; the Civil List, though reserving to itself the right, as it always has done, of occasionally supplying private industry with models of the furniture made for the Imperial palaces, has never thought of assuming the monopoly of progress, and still less of reviv ing an institution which, in the present state of the cabinet manufacture in France, is altogether unnecessary, and had even ceased to exist before 1789." "The clerical journals," says the Sieele, " have often glorified the hospitality which the Bonaparte family had received in the Pontifical States. The Nazione of Florence divulges several authentic documents which reduce this great benefit to its real value. It is there seen that in the month of January, 1817, the Pontifical Government, in order to reas sure the great Powers, charged the Cardinal-Legate Forli to have the Prince de Canino watched so narrowly as not to be lost sight of, and that Prince Jerome Napoleon, after having built a magnificent residence at Porto de Fermo, was, at the reiterated summons of the court of Rome, forced to leave and to sell his palace at a low price to Count Luigi Pelagallo. In the same document appears this more recent letter, being a circular to the governors of the province : " Bologna, 16th June, 1846. " The public journals announce the flight of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte from the castle of Ham, where he was imprisoned, and it is pretended that he is trying to enter secretly the Pontifical States in order to create disorder there. I inform your Excellency of the fact, that, according to the orders I have received from the superior authority, you may cause a diligent watch to be kept in your juris diction, in order to arrest that person if he ventures to enter there, keeping him under a sure guard until further orders.—The Commissaire Extraordinary.' " A Munich letter of the 21st, in the Moniteur says :—" The financial plan of M. de Plener appears to have been imperfectly understood by the foreign press, which reproaches him with attempting to make the shareholders of the Bank of Vienna bear the penalty of past faults committed by the Govern ment. Just as the Bank of France, as the price for prolonging its privilege, had to pay 500 millions to the consolidation of the national debt; as the Bank of England also pays £lBO,OOO a year to the Govern ment, the Bank of Vienna is to consent to a reduc tion of the State debt due to it, viz., to the figure of 80 millions, on which it will receive 3 per cent, in terest, and which the Bank cannot realise during the existenes:of its privilege. The Bank, dispositig of a social capital of 100 millions of florins, cannot find in this monetary consolidation any hindrance to the resumption of cash payments. The Bank of Vienna, which now possesses in specie and bullion not less than 130 millions of thrins, will receive, according to M. de Plener's scheme, 20 millions more in specie, as a reimbursement to be paid in the course of ten months. When it is considered that the amount of its notes in circulation does not exceed 480 millions, it is easy to see that it has made a considerable advance towards the ratio of one to three, between its specie and notes issued, w hich will allow it to resume its payments in specie," BOURSE, Jan. 23.—The market has been again buoyant, and a rather large amount of business has been transacted at an improvement on the closing rates of the previous day. Threes, for the Account, are now at 70f. 40c. Railways also firm. The following are the last quotations:— ft per7per Cents... 95 60 Credit Foncier 1275 Do end month.... 98 70 Belgian 4f — 3 per Cents Do. end month 7O 20 ! Roman Bank Shares 2950 Austrian Credit.Mobilier.... 721 25 , Spanish Threes — Do. Account 720 50 ; Home Debt - RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1327 50 .. 1330 -- Northern . ... New ditto . 915 917 50 Lyons and Medite rranean 10 50 1051 25 Geneva 360 .. 362 50 Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian - LOUP bard The Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany has just sent to Florence the sum of 40,000 fr. to be employed in finishing the front of the Church of the Holy Cross. SOCIETY FOR TIIE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE FINE ARTS.—Last evening, at the society's rooms, in Con duit-street, Mr. Alfred Gilbert gave his second and con cluding lecture on "Beethoven and his Works," before a crowded room. Tho discourse extended over the second and third periods of the great composer's career, which was copiously exemplified by passages, vocal and instrumental, given by Madame Gilbert, Madame Andrea, Herr Pollitzer (violin), Herr Daubert (violoncello), Messrs. Southwell, Reilly, &c., the whole composing an entertainment of sin gular attractiveness and interest. AND TUE NEW E DUCA , Tio from the 'Sheffield Indepen dent that on Wednesday aftern oon a d eputation consisting of clergymen, schoolmast ers, and gentlemen connected i X I A R I 7 . l‘ It h ° N E u ß rrn7— K l ' V M.P.,e larn with the work of education in Sheffield, waited upon Mr, J. A. Roebuck, M.P., who is at present in that town, to express their opinions in reference to the new Educational Minute issued by the Privy Council. Various members of the deputation having explained their objections to the minute, Mr. Roebuck said—" I think the subject is so very important, that the mere it is ventilated—to use a cant phrase—the better; and I would suggest that you should draw up a petition stating the facts, and have it signed by as many people as possible, and presented to the House of Commons. lam quite sure the House of Commons never will understand the measure until it has been examined by a committee of that house." ANOTIIER COLLIERS' STRIKE.—An aggregate meeting of the miners of the Charwell, Girdelsome, and Adwalton district will be held on Monday next, near the Gildersomo station, for the purpose of considering the no tices from their employers of a reduction of 10 per cent. in their wages, which notices were issued to the men on Friday last. Ever since the advance in wages, which was conceded to the men in January, 1860, some of the employers have been dissatisfied, alleging that the 10 per cent, then given was not warranted by the state of the trade; and further, that they had lost the Leeds market, and could not compete with the Barnsley masters. The men, in reply to the latter position of their employers, state that what was then given to the miners was fully made up for by the increased price charged to the public, and also by the mixing of large with inferior coal. The hands further allege that when the strike in 1860-61 terminated, the masters led them to understand that their wages were not in future to be on a sliding scale, but that since that time the coalmasters had been con stantly endeavouring to bind them down to a system of day payment; that the rate of ss. per day had been mentioned as a fair price for the best hands ; but that no agreement could be made with respect to the other classes of coal get ters. It is also argued by the miners that there is no good and sufficient reason why a 10 per cent. reduction should take effect at the present time, either from the want of a market or any other cause. If the masters insist on a re duction, however, a strike appears to be imminent, and if that evil should occur, it will have the effect of throwing 1,200 men and 000 boys out of employment.-lElanohester Guardian.