The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-11 00:00:00

EPSOM SPRING RACES.-GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES.—FRIDAY, April 15. Shortest Route to Epsom from the Waterloo-bridge Sta tion, by SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. Frequent Trains will run during the day. Ordinary Fares will be charged down to Epsom till 11.15 a.m., and up from Epsom after 7 p.m. Additional Special Trains will run from Waterloo -bridge to Epsom from 11.30 a.m. till 1.20 p.m. ; returning from Epsom from 3.30 p.m. till 7 p.m. During which time the ordinary trains will be suspended. Fares, by tb.2_e additional trains, to Epsom and back, fs- 6d. • to or from Epsom, 4s. No Particular class of carriage can be guaranteed. A Special Direct T:ain will leave Waterloo-bridge Station At 1.50 p.m. punctually, and will arrive at Epsom in time for parties to reach the Course for the Great Metropolitan Race. Steam Boats call at Waterloo -bridge and Hungerford- Vridge, going up or down the river nearly every five minutes. Tickets may be procured on and after 'Wednesday, 13th, at Messrs. Tattersalls ; the Universal Office, 'Regent-circus ; Golden Cross, Charing-cross ; 53, King William-street, City; and Waterloo-bridge station. By order, Waterloo-bridge Station, April, 1859. OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE, FRIDAY, 15th APRIL. SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWA Y. Frequent Trains will Run during the Day between Water loo -bridge, and Vauxhall Stations, and Putney, Barnes, and Nortlake, lIAYTOR GRANITE COMPANY.—Notice is Hereby Given, That the ANNUAL GENERAL ItIEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this Company will be Bolden at the London Coffee House, Ludgate-hill, on MON DAY, the 2d of May next, at Two for Three o'clock precisely, to receive a statement of accounts for the year ending 25th of March last ; to elect four Directors in the room of J ohn Barker, Esq., Charles Francis , Esq., T. J. Miller, Esq., and James Anderton, Esq.; to elect two Auditors in the room of Henry Arthur Hunt, Esq., and John Henry Taylor, who all go out of office by rotation, in pursuance for t he oe di lection rfc tfotheir several offices. n of the Charter, and are severally eligible reto WILLIAM HENRY PALMER, Secretary. 4, Milbank-row, Westminster , April 8, 1859. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be produced Shakspeare's historical play of KING HENRY V. King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean. 'IIif:6ATRE-ROMP HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr A. J. B Buckstone. THIS EVENING, will be produced a new Comedy, en titled EVERYBODY'S FRIEND. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. • After w hich, A GAME OF SPECULATION. Mr. Affable Hawk,•l4,lr. C. Mathews. And THE GALICIA FETE. Commence at 7. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHL Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. MASKS AND FACES ; Triplet, Mr. B. Webster ; Quin, Blr. P. Bedford Charles, Mr. C Selby ; Ernest, Mr. Bil lington ; Peg Woffiington, Miss Woolgar; Mabel, Miss H. Blmms. After which, THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. Mr. B. Webster, Billington, Eburne, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, and Arden. To be followed by THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. Mr. a. L. Toole, C. Selby, Billington, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, and K. Kelly. 'Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5 —no charge for booking. founds to servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer, THIS EVENING, will be presented an original Petite Piece de Circonstance, HOUSEHOLD WORDS ALL THE YEAR ROUND. After which, BEAU BRTJ3EVIELL. Mr. Emery. Followed by THE KING'S GARDENER. With HUSBANDS, BEWARE ! .Reduced Prices—Drmss Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 31. ; Pit, 2s. ; Stalls, 58. ; Gallery, is. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors:open at halt-past 6 to commence at 7 every evening. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough This Evening, will be presented MATRIMONIAL PRO nPECTUSES. THIS EVENING, VANDYKE BROWN. Mr. J. Clark, and Miss M. Ternau. After which, the new Extravaganza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Queene, ye Earle, and ye Maydenne To be followed by I'LL WRITE TO THE TIMES. Commence at 7 o'clock. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with new grand Drama, entitled THE THREE MUSKE TEERS, in which Mr. R. Phillips and the company will ap pear. After which, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducing the great Star Riders and Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Madlle. Fleurette, and Madame Francisco, being the greatest amount of female equestrian talent ever seen in one night in any theatre. Grotesques—Messrs. Hemming and Thorne. To conclude with A THUMPING LEGACY, Miss M. Jackson. The splendid romance of IVANFIOE ; or, The Knights Templars, is in active preparation, and will be revived with extraordinary magnificence. .Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, Bd. Private Boxes, £4 4s, £2 2s, awl £1 ls. Commence at Seven : Carriages at 11. stage Manager. Mr. R. Phillips CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Proprietor—C. MORTON. The üblic is most respectfully informed that the FINE ARTSGALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW OPEN DAY AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive CoHee :lon of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters =and is also devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist ing Music Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the Kingdom. The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at seven o'clock. In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam .Eight in number, whose varied Instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will Derform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. THE WEATHER.—SIng OFFICE, AFRIL 10. THERMOMETER, IN THE 811A.DE. 63—highest since noon yesterday. 53—lowest-this morning and during the night. 60—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.33. Wirrn, W.S.W. ; rather fresh, with fine spring weather, It rained this morning. APRIL 11. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night. 58—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.27—5ti1l falling. WIND, Westerly; fresh, with dull, cloudy weather, and slight showers. Austria seems determined to precipitate war. She has abandoned all moderation, and refuses to enter into the Congress, save upon conditions so utterly unreasonable, that there could never be the slightest prospect of their being conceded. Why should Piedmont disarm, in the face of such threat ening demonstrations, while an enormous Austrian force is menacing her very frontier, and is prepared for aggression at an hour's notice ? Under such circumstances it is absurd to suppose that VICTOR EMMANUEL could consent to set aside any of his preparations, unless Austria would act in a similar manner, and exhibit a stronger desire for the main tenance of peace than she is now doing. The fact seems to be, that she has " screwed her courage to the sticking place," and having made up her mind that war is inevitable, thinks that it might as well take place at once while her army is in the highest state of efficiency--a n d while it is costing as much as it would do during the fiercest contest. She well knows that in Congress she would have to abate her unreasonable pretensions respecting the Italian States over which she has exercised a species of Protectorate, and obtained a preponderating influ ence. If Austria insists so strongly on her own rights under the treaty of 1814, she s h ou ld respect the rights of others, and abstain from the armed occupation of other States, which s h e h as practi cally converted into so many Austrian provinces, with German Viceroys deriving their inspirations from Vienna, and supported in every impolitic and unjustifiable act by a numerous body of Austrian soldiers, sufficient to crush the hope of freedom in every heart. Such an untoward state of affairs could not be permitted to' continue, and it is quite certain that Austria would have been requested to abstain from her unwarrai ltable interference with the other Italian State s. This, indeed, might fairly be insisted on, and if the demand were met with a ne.gative, she would stand alone in the conl test that would inevitably ensuse. Besides, - wi'aiout in any degree interfering with 6266 ti ng tr Patio, a gentle hint might also be given . . ,o . ' k: -. T , ,c 070 1 ,1 I•MA , . . ' ) :, , —.7l.pbs ts A . ~,7 . o l a ~,,, r4.....v5k. 4,-4.Ael• : 0 4, ::,;,,lairiredgf-.T. . ..?" ,, --"-' l4 torr :;':. Il l i s ,:41 - ~ ~,,,„...,..,. nt , 024. ' ~....___ - THE SUN. MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1859. that something should be done to allay the irrita tion of the Lombardo-Venetians, and to render the Government more consonant to the views and wishes of the people—so as to remove the chronic irritation under which they have so long and so naturally been labouring. Having decided against making these much-required conces sions, it was just as well to avoid the Con gress, at which they would unquestionably have been earnestly recommended, and under the worst possible circumstances she would not have to give more for the restoration of peace than she would to avert war, and that a settlement after a war would be final and conclusive, while one before it would only lead to new and more stringent demands. The success of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S resolution and the danger of Lord PALMERSTON'S again coming into power might also have materially in fluenced Austria in the unfortunate decision at which she has arrived. The Cabinet of Vienna cannot possibly repose the same confidence in the mode ration and pacific tendencies of the Noble Viscount as they do in that of Lord MALMESBURY. They fancy that he would be more strongly opposed to them, and they are, therefore, disposed to precipi tate the crisis before the dreaded event should occur, and Lord PALMERSTON again hold the seals of office for the Foreign Department. The factious Opposition were fully warned of the danger to the tranquillity of Europe which they were incurring by weakening Lord DERBY'S Government. They were, however, reckless. They would not suffer the bill to go into committee, where every requi site change could have been carried. They little anticipated a dissolution ; scarcely thought that the result of the division would be that they would have to render within a brief period the ac counts of their respective stewardships, and perhaps to forfeit the magic initials appended to their names. The condition of Europe, the chance of war, was as nothing in comparison to replacing Lord JOHN RUSSELL in Downing-street, and ob taining a share in the " loaves and fishes," dis pensed with careful hand for their political suste nance. We trust that the electors in every district will thoroughly appreciate the selfishness and total absence of fair play which they have displayed, and which will cause many of them to bid " a long farewell to all their greatness." Whatever may be the motives by which Austria is actuated, she will be guilty of a very insane and suicidal policy in forcing on the emergency and flinging away the scabbard. It will deprive her of the sympathy which she might otherwise have obtained, notwithstanding her proceedings in Italy. If she was willing that all points of dispute should be submitted to a fairly constituted Con gress, with ample powers of arbitration, she would have gained the goodwill of other nations, who would scarcely have consented to witness any wanton aggression on one of the Great Powers of Europe. But she has thought proper to assume the initiative, to become the aggressor, to disturb the public peace, and all this with a bankrupt exchequer which cannot defray the national expenditure in time of profound tranquillity. We shall speedily know on good authority the real state of the case. But certainly nothing can be more unfavourable than the present state of the political atmosphere. Eleven years have now now elapsed since that memorable tenth of April, 1848, when all the male adult population of London turned out into the streets, baton in hand, to preserve Order in the noblest spirit of Conservatism. Within that interval of eleven years—in one sense, how much—in another sense, how little has been accomplished. As to Parliamentary Reform, literally not one inch has all this while been gained. And this chiefly if not entirely owing to the apathy, or the unfaithfulness, or the perverseness of the chiefs of the . so-called Reform movement. During nine of these eleven years last passed the leaders of the Liberal party have been in power—during those nine years they have had the Government of the country entirely to themselves. For very nearly four years after the 10th of April, 1848, the Prime Minister was no other than the Whig nobleman to whom the country has now become indebted for the factious Resolutions, which, while pledging himself and his party to nothing, have plunged the nation into the turmoil of a general election—it may be upon the very brink of an European war! From the 10th of April, 1848—aspreviously up to that time from the 26th of June, 1846—Lord JOHN RUSSELL remained in power up to the 22d of February, 1852, as First Lord of the Treasury, during (in all) five years and eight months of a Whig, quasi Liberal, nominally 1 Reforming Government ! With the December of 1852 commenced the famous Coalition Administra tion, that renowned ABERDEEN Cabinet compris ing within it All the Talents, and ending before it could be done with, in all the muddle and confusion well imaginable. After the three years of the ABERDEEN Cabinet, came the three years of the PALMERSTON administration. Those six years combined with the more than three last years of Lord JOHN'S nearly six years Govern ment, make up the nine years rule of the so-called Liberal and Reforming statesmen, to whom, since the 10th of April, 1848, we are beholden for our advance by not one single inch upon the path of , Parliamentary improvement. It is surely an instructive consideration at this moment, when upon the advent of the re nowned anniversary (the 10th of April, 1859), we find the Parliament scattered back upon the country upon the very question of its Reform, and this, too, by the pseudo-Liberal Reformers themselves, led on by their redoubtable Whig leader, upon the very eve, apparently, of the outburst of a disastrous war upon the European continent! Lord JOHN RUSSELL is Premier for nearly six years—for exactly five years and 239 days—be gining with the 26th of June, 1846, and ending with the 22d of February, 1852 ! Lord JOHN is nearly six years in all Prime Minister of England —yet he quits office after that long tenure of power without having effected anything at all in the way of improving, or expanding, or reconstructing the popular representation. Lord ABERDEEN, within a month after the close of that Whig regime follows suit with All the Talents—including among his col leagues Lord JOHN himself, the Duke of ARGYLL, and the Duke of NEWCASTLE, Lord CLARENDON, Lord GRANVILLE, Lord LANSDOWNE, and Lord PALMERSTON, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Sir GEORGE GREY, Sir CHARLES WOOD, and Sir WILLIAM MOLESIVORTH, the Right HOTI.:SYDNEY HERBERT, and the Right Hon. W. E. GLADSTONE—Whigs, Peelites, and Radicals ! They all come in together — and after two or three years' jumbled adminis tration, during the lapse of which the country is drifted (thanks to them) into a frightful war —they go out, leaving Parliament still en tirely unreformed,- the representative system still unexpanded and unimproved. Lord PALMERSTON follows for three years with the pick of the Liberals and Reformers, and when that boasted Adminstra tion in its turn colla pses — Parliamentary Reform is still left untouched, unadvanced by one iota. And now, in the very year (1859) durin g which at last-thanks to any one but aWhig, or so-called !THE SUN,_ LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1859 , Liberal—a Reforni Bill is eventually submitted to the consideration of the Legislature by her MAJESTY'S Government—the bill is refused to be considered by a factious combination of the quasi Reformers : an id the Cabinet which has been treated thus di: ;ingenuously finds itself com pelled to appeal to the country—driven less by the dictates of policy, than by a sense of honour and a feeling of patriotism to dissolve a petulant and impracticable Parliament Upon this morrow, therefore, of the eleventh anniversary of the 10th of April, 1848, we are vividly and painfully reminded of how large a debt of gratitude is owing by the nation to the per verse Whig faction headed by Lord J. RUSSELL— stiII for a few days-longer M.P. for the City of London. To the Whig Reformers (!) for years past we owe Nothing in the way of Reform, nothing even in the way of the seriously and honestly attempted Reform of Parliament. The Whig leaders, in fact, have really in very deed been all this while the true obstructives. They have been unable to carry their own wretched little modicum of im provement ! They have been averse—directly and absolutely opposed, to the carrying out of any really great improvement, such as the Ballot! And they have been unwilling at last to allow any other political party to attempt the solution of a problem in every respect above their own capacity Such are the considerations thrust upon our remembrance upon the morrow of the 10th of April, reflections distressingly revived by the recurrence of this me morable anniversary. Recollecting not simply how little, but, in truth, how absolutely Nothing has been effected in the shape of Parliamentary Reform during all these fruitless years past by the so-termed Reformers—we say as earnest and tho rough-going Reformers, we say fervently now upon the eve of this general election—Any one rather than a Whig ! Any one rather than one of these sham Reformers, one of these implacable enemies of the Ballot, one of these factious opponents of the first Bill giving genuine promise in any way of its capability of expansion into a real and comprehen sive Reform of Parliament. Taunton shares with London the honour of being a battle-field for the Ballot. Our readers will remember Mr. LAI3OUCHERE'S reply to the memo rial of many of his oldest and most respected sup porters in the faithful borough, which has, from 1830 to this day, given him a seat in Parliament. They may also remember that we thought it of sufficient importance to notice it at the time ; and, though like the electors, we entertain a high regard for Mr. L.kBOUCIIERE'S public character and services, we felt compelled to suggest that they could not compensate for a hostile vote in regard to that Reform which is the line of demarcation between efficient and effete Reformers. While we deeply regretted having to say—don't vote for Mr. LABOUCHERE—because, though one of the most respectable of the Whigs, he is too much of a Whig to concede a real franchise to the dependent elector—we yet could see no alternave. The Ballot is of more consequence than Mr. LABOUCHERE, as we think : to resist it is of more consequence than to retain his seat, as he thinks. In this wide divergence of opinion, such old friends as Mr. LABOUCHERE and Taunton had better part. For the Liberals to elect him would be to proclaim that all the old Whigs might safely imitate the hon. member, and that they did not consider the Ballot fundamental in a Reform Bill. For him to vote for the Ballot would be, he says, to vote against his convictions. It appears that "very many of his old tried sup porters" take the same view as we do of their duty. By the resolutions forwarded to us from a meeting of the Ballot Society in Taunton, we are informed that they " will not be prepared to vote for him, or for any other candidate whose opinions are opposed to the Ballot, on which question Mr. LABOUCHERE was for many years neutral." They point out to Mr. LABOUCHERE that his reply to them proves the need of the Ballot in Taunton, since he acknow ledges that he should, if the Ballot were adapted there, receive more votes than he now does—that is, that many DARE not support him under open voting. Also, that in stating that he has " left his tenants as free in the use of their elective franchise as he is himself, he shows the existence of a power over the minds of others, with which no man can be safely trusted in a free representative country." In truth, Mr. LABOU CHERE'S argument is that of kind slaveholders on behalf of slavery. He uses his own political slaves so kindly, that he thinks slavery no harm. Pater nal despotisms might be very good if all were NERVAS and TRAJANS. The misfortune is that absolute power endangers also NEROS and DOMITIANS. The Liberals, it seems, think that Mr. LABOU CHERE, by his own speeches, and those of some leading supporters, was the chief cause of a Tory being returned at the last election, instead of the Hon. W. F. CAMPBELL. On this ground, if Mr. LABOU CHERE prefers a Tory to an intelligent supporter of the Ballot, the liberal electors would be surely justified in preferring a Liberal friend of the Ballot to him. Possibly, it is intimated, Mr. LABOUCHERE may succeed by Tory aid ; the same aid to which Lord JOHN RUSSELL looks in London and in the House of Commons ; if so, we wish him joy of his allies. He may find, before many years are past, that the country will get rid of both the aristocratic cliques, adopt Mr. ROEBUCK'S views, and set up, as it is well able to do, for itself. Mr. LABOUCHERE is, however, invited to go down to Taunton and discuss the matter with his friends... He cannot be afraid to do that. _ He, an old-seasoned debater, and they, we suppose, chiefly relying on personal experience and native mother wit. If they are in the dark, - while he, Lord JOHN, Lord PALMERSTON, Sir CHARLES WOOD, Sir G. C. LEWIS, and the whole clique of old Whig stagers are in the light, it behoves these gentlemen to enlighten those whom they at present mis represent. The burgesses of Taunton now say that " nothing but a large reliance on what is called the Tory party in this borough" could secure Mr. LABOUCHERE'S return, while he remains hos tile to the Ballot. He will surely not furnish such flagrant proof that he is a Tory after all. He will argue it out with his old friends. Their language, meantime, is courteous, though firm. "As at present informed.—they say—we believe freedom of election (without which the great principle of representation is clearly a nullity), can only be secured by secret voting ; and that no other mode of protecting the honest voter has been suggested or can be found." They further say that " being of opinion that the Ballot is the only practical means for the effectual removal of evils so great and humiliat!ng, it does outweigh all other considerations with them." They object also to extension of the suffrage without the Ballot as only an increase of political tyranny. Taunton has spoken well ; we hope its deeds will correspond to its words. We regret to announce the death of M. de Tocqueville, whose great woi on America, and whose other literary labours, replete with the soundest political philosophy, have won for their author world-wide fame. LATEST NEWS. THE CALCUTTA MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 3. The Calcutta and China mails have arrived. The dates areu---Calcutta, March 9th; Madras, March 14th; and Hongkong, February 25th. The Governor-General has proposed to increase the Customs' duties to the extent of £1,300,000 a-year. The Begum was in Nepaul. Tantia Topee was in Bundelcund. The Calcutta import markets continue depressed. The Fives, 12 ; the Fours, 23 per cent. discount. Exchange, 2s. 1-Zd. ; freights were dull. There was no political news of interest from China. At Hongkong business was dull. Exchange 4s, 7d. SHANGHAI, FEB. 19. The import market was quiet. Silk had advanced 10 tads to 15 taels for Tsatlees, and 5 taels for Tay saams. Exchange, Gs. 2d. for Bank-bills. The supplies of tea very short, and prices higher at all the ports. There was a decrease in exports to Great Britain of 4,528,0001 b. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING. A telegraph announces that the Alhambra steamer, Captain Woodgates, with mails of the ith instant from Lisbon, passed Hurst Castle at 10.35 a.m. The following telegrams have been received a Mr. Reuter's office TRIESTE, APRIL 10. The Austrian Lloyd steamer, just arrived, brings the following advices from Calcutta to the Bth of March : Major Wallace had marched against the revolted Bheels. The Portuguese Governor of Macao had concluded a treaty with Siam. According to advices received from Cochin China, the French squadron and expeditionary corps had quitted their station, leaving, however, a party of occupation, who had been attacked by the Cochin Chinese with a loss of 200 men on the French side. Rich gold mines had been discovered at Tonquin. MARSEILLES, APRIL 9. Advices have been received from Constantinople to the 30th March. The Grand Vizier having become convalescent, will not tender his resignation. The troops being insufficient to form a secondcorpsd'arinee at Shumla, the Porte has called in 150,000 men of the reserve, half of whom have deserted, In some parts the people have used menacing gestures towards the recruiting officers. The deputation from Bosnia and the Herze govina, wearied by the refusal of justice, are about to depart ; but Fuad Effendi is endeavouring to detain them. The Governor of Suez had ordered the arrest and punishment of workmen in the quarries engaged by M. de Lesseps. TURIN, APRIL 9. Letters from Milan confirm the authenticity of the warlike order of the day recently stated to have been posted up in the barracks of that town. The same source also announces that the attitude which Austria has assumed on the Piedmontese frontier is of a menacing character. Reinforcements are con tinually arriving at Milan and Pavia. The Vienna correspondent of the Times, in his letter dated the Bth inst , says : " In a few days it will probably be my painful duty to inform you that Austria has declared war against Sardinia, information having reached me of an authentic character that the Emperor Francis Joseph has expressed his resolve not to be the Spielball (" football" is the most correct translation of the word) of the Emperor of the French. Great complaints are made of the want of good faith of the French Government, which so lemnly promised that it would make Sardinia dis- arm. Instead of keeping that promise—which was made to the British and Prussian Govern ments—the Paris Cabinet advised Count Cavour not to disarm, and subsequently proposed that both Austria and Sardinia should withdraw their forces from the frontiers. The proposition was made by one of the mediating Powers to Aus tria, who rejected it, but at the same time ex pressed her readiness to disarm, if France and Sardinia would do so likewise. The mediating Power—it was probably England—communicated the offer made by Austria to the Emperor Napoleon, who indirectly rejected it, inasmuch as he ordered the armaments to be continued with the greatest possible despatch. Such conduct ou the part of the French Monarch naturally confirms the Austrians in their suspicion that he is resolved on going to war, and they are, therefore, now considering whether it would not be better to take the initiative, and endeavour to put the Sardinians hors de combat before the French are fully prepared to take the field. The night before last a Council of War, at which the Emperor presided, was held, and it was not at an end until towards four in the morning, although it had met soon after 10 in the evening, Count Buol still has a faint hope that war may be avoided, but the Emperor is of opinion that any more time spent in negotiation will be time lost." FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 10. Sir James Hudson has just left Paris for London. From letters which have been received, we learn that the Austrian troops continue to advance upon the frontiers of Piedmont, and are taking up very threatening positions. Thus the seventh corps d'armee (Zoebel), which for the last three weeks has established its head quarters at Verona, has just transferred them to Bergamo, while at the same time it has despatched a brigade to Molza. The third corps crarmee (Schwartzenburg) which had arrived only a few days from Vienna, and esta blished its head-quarters at Breccia, has changed them from that place to Lodi. The fifth corps darntee (Stadion) still has its head.-quarters at Milan, but it has commenced its march towards the banks of the Lago Maggiore. The eighth corps d'arince (Schaffgotsche), which was at Padua, is to be replaced by the ninth corps, now expected from Olmutz, The direction of the Lombardian railways has received orders to hold in readiness a sufficient number of carriages to convey into Italy 25,000 men. The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the follow ing curious article : T' The French Government, as well as any other, understands and respects national susceptibilities. If in its intentions or its conduct it had given to Germany a ground of fear for its independence, far from disdaining the outburst and alarms of Ger manic patriotism, it would have praised them as noble and legitimate. " But we cannot easily believe in an act of injus tice against us from men to whom we have given no cause of offence. Our confidence in the equity of other States is only the result of the honesty of our policy. When manifestations were made in certain districts of the German Confederation we read them without emotion, because we counted upon the healthy and enlightened portion of Ger many, which would soon admit that those effusions were silly. " This confidence has not been deceived. The agitation in the German press and in the German Governments is diminishing instead of increasing. We state this with great satisfaction. "To throw suspicion upon the French Govern ment, it was made indirectly responsible for news paper articles hostile to the independence of the German Confederation, published by a press which has no control over it. Such opinions, for which the writers alone are answerable, were looked upon in Germany as a threat. 111-nature spread them, alarm was created, and they gave rise, perhaps,' to lamentable errors as regards the intentions of the Cabinet of the Tuileries. "When justice is all that is required, light is not feared. The French Government has nothing to conceal, because it has nothing to disown. The position it has assumed in the Italian question, far from warranting the distrust in Germany, ought, OR the contrary, to inspire it with confidence. France could not think of attacking in Germany what it wishes to shield in Italy. Her policy, which disowns all ambition for conquests, follows only the rules laid down by international law, the happiness of peoples and the interests of Europe. "In Germany, as in Italy, it wishes nationali ties recognised by treaties to be maintained and strengthened, because it considers them as one of the essential bases of order in Europe. "To represent France as hostile to German nationality is not only an error, but a contradic tion. The Government of the Emperor has for ten years exerted its influence to remove difficulties and settle them equitably. In Spain it has always supported the constitutional throne of the Queen by keeping a strict watch upon the refugees which successive revolutions threw upon our frontiers. In Switzerland its friendly mediation contributed to settle the Neuchatel question, which might have led to complications with Prussia. Even in Italy it anticipated present difficulties, and, having re stored the Pope to his authority, it inspired mode rate views everywhere. At Naples, acting in con cert with its ally the Queen of England, it endea voured to induce the Government of the Two Sicilies to introduce reforms which would have consolidated it. In Germany, in the delicate question which arose between the Confederation and Denmark on the affair of the Duchies, it understood, despite its sym pathies for Denmark, the just susceptibility of German patriotism for provinces which are con nected by so many ties with the German Confede ration, and the counsel it gave to the Copenhagen Cabinet was perfectly conciliatory. " As regards the Danubian Principalities, it en deavoured to promote the success of the legitimate wishes of those provinces to insure in that portion of Europe order based upon satisfied national in terests. " The policy of France has not two weights nor two measures ; she weighs in the same scales the interests of all nations. " What she intends to make respected in Italy, she will respect herself in Germany. " It is not we who will be menaced by the example of a national Germany which would conciliate its federate organisation with the unitary tendencies, the principle of which has been already established in the great commercial union of the Zollverein. Everything which developes in neighbouring States relations created by commerce, industry, and pro gress promotes civilisation, and everything which promotes civilisation raises France.": BOURSE, April 9.—A great agitation has pre vailed to-day on the Bourse, owing to the legal proceedings of the parquet against the jobbers of the coulisse, whose books and papers have been seized by commissaires de police. Securities have been also depressed in consequence of a fall of 1 per cent. on the English Consols, and of 11 per cent. on the Metalliques of Vienna. Threes, declined to 67f. and 66f. 85c., rallied to 67f. 20c., and are now at 67f. ; Mobilier varied from 650 f. to 645 f. ; Austrian, 'sl7f. 50c. ; to 512 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,245 f. to '1,2401; Eastern, 615 f. to 612 f. 50c. ; Northern, 905 f. to 902 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 815 f. to 812 f. 50c,.. The following were the closing quo- tations :- 4 per Cents. .... 95 10 Credit Foncier Do. end mentla 4 3 per Cents. 67 30; Piedmonteso (5) Do. end month.... 67 15 Roman B6 75 Bank Shares 2BOO Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 655 Spanish Threes Do. Account 656 25 Home Debt 4O 25 RAILWAY S. Cash. Account Orleans , 1247 50 .. 1250 Northern . 905 .. 900 New ditto... , 782 50 .. 775 Lyons and Mediterranean .. d. . . 820 .. .. 820 New ditto Geneva ~ • ~ 515 .. 505 _ Midi ~. # Southern Western . 625 -- .. 530 • Eastern .-. 617 50 .. . 620 - Grand. Central , • . - Sardinian .. .. 385 - Austrian Exchange'on London, at sight, paper, 25f.7c.; money 25f.21e. ; three months, paper, 24f. 971 e.; money, 24f. 921 e. SPAIN. The Madrid. jouinals of the 4th have arrived. The Chamber of. Deputies had been again occupied with the affair of-the statue of Meudizabal. M. Pidal, in a somewhat violent speech, defended him self and the Narvaez Cabinet, to which he had belonged, from certain attacks made on it, and especially against the charge of having, in the in surrection at Madrid in 1848, acted in a most arbi trary manner, causing numerous persons of high respectability to be arrested or transported without any form of trial: His observations drew forth re peated marks of disapprobation, and he at last said that the persens'arreSted in 1848 were " all crimi nals or traitors." Against this declaration all the Progressist party vehemently protested, and a scene of great confu sion ensued. At length the President of the Coun cil, by some, remarks, restored calm, and the Cham ber decided that the petitions praying that a statue might be erected to Mendizabal should be referred to the Government, and that it should do what might seem best. This decision puts an end to the Mendizabal affair, which has been a long time in suspense. Although the Senate had resolved not to try M. Santanella, a committee had reported that -that gentleman ought to abstain from appearing i n his seat in the Senate until the charge of pecula tion brought against him should be disposed of. This resolution of the committee had created great sensation. The Vienna journals continue to employ very strong language when speaking of matters con nected with Italy. The Austrian Gazette asserts that the warlike preparations of Austria do not in any way menace Sardinia, although the 30,000 Austrians concentrated on frontier could easily defeat the 70,00(}Piedmontese who are echeloned along a line twenty-five leagues in extent. Besides, adds the same journal, Austria displays mag nanimity towards Sardinia, in order to prove to Europe how moderato she is. The Aus trian. Gazette states against what Power the war like preparations of Austria are directed : " The extensive preparations- of Austria are not made with a view to Piedmont, but with a view to France. As to commencing 'an attack 'on France, that would be on the part of Austria such an ex travagant act that neither the Siecle nor the Opinione have dared to ascribe it to her. Austria arms in order to be able to repel a combined attack of the troops of France and Piedmont. If Sardinia were to disarm, that would be-a proof that France does hot mean to attack, and that she is even dis posed to suspend her warlike preparations. Now, when Austria shall be convinced that she will not be attacked, she will hasten, people may be assured, to reduce her army." On its side, the Ost Deutsche Post recommends Prussia and England to join Austria European diplomacy is striving to preserve peace. But instead of giving to the common idea a uniform and ener getic expression, it loses its time in sterile and con fused proceedings. How many notes and despatches have been written which have had no other result than to complicate the existing differences. And yet a single little word would put an end to all that. Let a simple No' be pronounced by three powers, and all the world, including France, would understand it. This little but powerful No' would be in a practical form a defensive alliance between Austria, England, and Prussia. An opportune alliance is the best means of preventing war. If Prussia and England had joined Austria, two months ago, to oppose the aggressor, Europe would have been spared great disquietude and many onerous sacrifices. This triple alliance, however, will, we feel certain, arise from future events, but unfortunately not until the flames which might have been smothered at the beginning shall have produced a general conflagratton." SPORTING 21 7 0 TES. 'A WHY AND BECAUSE. Why was the report of Sir Charles Monck's death so industriously put about, and why was it so tardily denied? Because racing men are, as a class, the most credulous, because in their calculations they deem nothing improbable, and doubtless because it was to the interest of certain parties to spread a rumour which would materially alter several large Derby and other books. Sir Charles, although at a very advanced age, bears his years bravely, and is, I am informed, well and hearty. Why was Newcastle disqualified at Northamp ton ? and why is he to be " re-qualified" for his other engagments ? Because o blunder arose in old Burlington-street ; because Mr. Craven's name was, it is alleged, erroneously included in the forfeit list ; and because stewards and referees prefer taking the evidence of racing officials to that of owners of horses. Why would a greater confusion have been occa sioned if Mr. Dawson had followed out his first intention, and, in defiance of the stewards' decision, started his horse for the Northamptonshire Stake P Because if Newcastle had won he would, accord ing to the decision at present promulgated, have been entitled to the stakes, and because the matter would, and may yet, serve to fill the pockets of the lawyers. Why is it doubtful whether the ruling of the authorities at Northampton can be set aside ? Because Mr. Craven's name was published in the forfeit list, because his forfeit was due, and because the amount was only paid at Northampton. Why is it probable, whether the decision be just or not, that Newcastle is really disqualified for the engagements for which he is nominated by " Mr. Craven ?" Because law is law, and precedent precedent, and because, to my thinking, Newcastle was disqualified from the first, and because Mr. Craven's nomina tion ought never to have been received. Why is this opinion given ? Because Rule 31 expressly states that "No per son whose name shall appear in the published forfeit list shall be entitled to enter or run a horse for any plate, sweepstakes, or subscription, either in his own name or in the name of any other per son, until he shall have paid up all the forfeits in respect of which his name appears in the list." And because, according to this law, Newcastle was never qualified to be entered for the Great Northern or any other race for which he was nominated sub sequent to the publication of the forfeit list, and until after the forfeits were paid. Why shall I now let this subject drop ? Because I am tired and disgusted with injustice and bad management. Dismissing the categorical vein, I will now brieflly direct., attention to the York programme, which presents many features of interest, but which suggests very few subjects for discussion. Should Cavendish be brought out for the St. Leger, his running will excite much interest, and as the Life states that Shafto is " off," I shall, to use an old joke, expect Cavendish to be good to back on. Really the race for the Great Northern seems on paper certain to result in favour of Harraton, and the money market indicates that this opinion is pretty wisely entertained. Still, if Newcastle be allowed to start, I fancy that he will take much beating ; but I really cannot believe that he will be permitted take part in the encounter. I have received good reports of Harefoot, and I shall couple him with Harraton to represent my interest. From the three-year-olds nominated for the Knavesmire Plate I shall select Marsellaise ; of the two-year-olds I know little or nothing. Thormanby ran so satisfactorily at Northampton that I shall select him for the Biennial Stakes. Mr. Merry, however, may confide his interest to one of his other nominations. For the Londesborough Cup my choice will rest on Volta, Hesperithusa, and. Coxwold. _ _ The Flying Dutchman's Handicap I shall assign • . to Harraton. The Malton Meeting wilt not attract much atten tion from Southern turfites, albeit it will be a suc cess. I shall reserve my notes on the Metropolitan and the City and Suburban until Thursday, when every fact and scrap connected with the Epsom Meeting shall be placed-before the reader. The police have been at their dirty work again and haue descended upon " Betting men" in all the violence of th e i r wrath. After employing spies, after watching, and much dodging, they procured sufficient evidence to obtain a conviction against Mr. Butt, the landlord of. the King's Arms, Duke street, Grosvenor-square, for " wilfully permitting" betting on horse racing in his house. The magi strate, of course, supported the police, and even ruled that Mr. Butt was more culpable than a pro prietor of a notorious rr betting office," and insinu ated, or rather broadly stated that Mr. Butt en couraged " gentlemen's servants" and others to bet, and " not, as might be supposed, to drink Never was a more arbitrary interpretation of a law than that enunciated by Mr. Beadon and never did the police more abuse their power and pervert their authority than they did on Monday last, when they entered Mr. Butt's house, and treated like vagabonds and pickpockets the persons assembled there—persons who were congregated together in defiance of no law, per sons who met in all peace to diseUss a popular pastime, and to amuse or employ themselves after their own bent. Had the persons taken into cus tody been engaged in assisting at the celebration of a prize-fight, or in any other occupation contrary to the law, the police could not have treated them with more indignity or with more unjustifiable severity. How does the case, really stand ? Many individuals were assembled in a publichouse, some of them betting —no offence against the law —some merely listening to the conversa tion, and others simply taking refreshments, The police having been forewarned by their con federate-spies, obtained a warrant duly signed by Sir R. MAYNE, entered the house, took all persons found therein into custody, searched their pockets as if they were chargedwith theft, and conveyed them be fore a Magistrate. Mr. BEADON is the Rhadamanthus at whose nod policemen tremble, and who holds the scales of justice, which are over-balanced by the weight of a policeman's truncahaevoins.ediMy_anfyouonfdthine gentlemen use the ,term Mr. Bat's house were no more infringing the law than would be a person who was merely witnessing and not talking about a horse raee. If Mr. Beadon's judgment be in accordance with the law, what is to beco Victoria Cl u b, or man me of T a tt ersa ll' s, t h e y of the' West-end public houses in which sporting In most do congregate? In the tw o first-men t lioned es t a bli shments b et ti ng on horse racing is not only all owe d, but "wil fully p erm i tted ;" yet the frequenters of those houses are not interfered with. On the con trary, at " The Corner," police are on duty to preserve the approaches to the room clear, and to see that "honourable members" are not mo lested in their passage down the yard. Mr. Butt is a member of Tattersall's, and when he approaches the subscription-rooth at Hyde-park corner, police precede him, and he is escorted into the room by our blue-coated guardians of the peace, who put aside roughly less privileged persons in their eagerness to clear the way. If Mr. Butt, however, makes a bet in his own house, ' he and his customers are pounced upon by the jealous guar dians of our morality, and dragged ignominiously before' a magistrate. Where is the difference between my Lord Tom Noddy making a bet under the cover of the police at Tattersall's, and Jack Nokes or Tom Stiles betting his sovereign in a subscription-room of a public-house ? The assertion that Mr. Butt's house was kept for the purposes of betting is all bosh ; it is about as true as stating that a theatre in which a rcbbery may occasionally be committed is kept in order to facilitate the operations of pickpockets. On this subject the Sunday Times has well remarked that Mr. Beadon characterised Mr. Butt's house "as worse than a common betting office, because ser vants visited it, and might be supposed to drink, whereas it was to bet;" and, straining the most arbitrary law ever passed to its most arbitrary limits, he fined Mr. Butt £5O for wilfully per mitting his house to be used for the purposes of " betting on horse -racing," whereas to us it ap peared that Mr. Beadon, according to his own ar gument, fined Mr. Butt £5O for keeping a public house which servants visited, " it might be supposed to drink." What other supposition could Mr. Beadon entertain ? Does he fancy that Mr. Butt's barrels are dry, that his taps are locked up, and that the "King's Arms" merely means the " Black legs," and that the wine and spirits he deals in are the whine of deluded victims and the spirits of evil ? The flagrant injustice of the magisterial decision is patent in the very fact of the persons brought before Mr. Beadon being all respectable men, against whom nothing could be urged by the police more than that they were students of .Rurs Guide, and that they were in the habit of betting on horse-racing. I understand that one of the gentlemen so shame fully taken into custody is about to appeal to a high tribunal for redress, and one of our most eminent lawyers and statesmen has expressed his opinion on the gross illegality of the proceedings of the police. This is a case which in terests all sporting men, who will, I trust, use every effort to bring the disgraceful conduct of the police, and the unwarrantable deci sion of Mr. Beadon before a proper tribunal. On this subject I have received a letter, from which I gladly extract the following appropriate remarks : " I wish to draw your attention to the disgraceful appre hension of about 30 gentlemen last week at Mr. Butt's, Grosvenor-square. Mr. Butt, as you know, is a member of Tattersall s, and a highly respectable gentleman; and his house is frequented by the first gentry of the land, About half of those taken to the police-station and searched were gentlemen who never made a bet in their lives. It is a most disgraceful state of things to think that gentlemen are to be taken to a police-station and searched as if they were a parcel of pickpockets and thieves. 'What right have the police to apprehend and take to the station any person who may go into a public-house and call for a glass of ale ? Such a state of affairs might do very well in Naples or Russia, but it ought never to be permitted in England. It is stated that the opinion of eminent counsel has been taken, and that law proceedings will soon be commenced to test the right of the police to apprehend any cost ,mer at the bar when a descent on any betting -place is made." The persons aggrieved should lose no time in endeavouring to remove from their character the stigma which has been placed on it by the proceed ings in Marlborough -street, En route to Fork. MONDAY. A FRESH MAN. A Q UATICS. UNIVERY BOAT ACE. Both the crews selected I to T contend for ß the aquatic of the ' U niversities of Oxf or d an d Cambridg i e rehonour now at Putney, where they will remain u n til the event s decided on Friday next. he Oxonians came to town on Thursday, and lost no time in having a row over the course which is, as usual, from Putney to Mortlake. The Cantat's left their university on Saturday for the Star and Garter, at Putney, and had their last pull on the Cam shortly before, as their boat will not arrive in London till this morning, when they are expected to take an early turn over the course. The Oxonians have worked very hard, as heretofore, since they have been in Putney ; but although they row in good form, the general opinion of competent Judges is that their work lacks that liveliness of action for which university eights have generally been distinguished. The Cambridge crew is said to be as fine a one as ever left that seat of learning ; and metropolitan observers will from day to day have art opportunity of forming their opinion upon the rival per formances. The following are the crews : OXFORD. Mr. H. F. Baxter, Brasenose College .... 10st. 21b. Mr. R. F. Clarke, St. John' s .. ..... 11 13 Mr. C. G. Lane, Christ Church ............. 1 Hon. V. Lawless, Bailie]. ................. 12 3 Mr. G. Morrison, Balliol ................ 13 1 MrMr. R. W. Risley, Exeter ........................... 11 2 .G. Thomas, Banjo' .. " .......... 11 4 Mr. J. Arkell (stroke), Pear.oke .......... 10 12 We understand it is not known for certain who will steer the above on the eventful day, although at present Mr. A. j, Robarts,. Christ Church College, 9st. lib., is the cox swain. M _ 111111tIDGE. Mr. u . R H. j.ocydsht; :l'olnA.izsuCsollege ............ 10st. 61b. ,krinity .................. 10 13 Mr.l‘l‘firr: D. DL W a illi rrBn: a ci m ilth 's St. JolL;' .............................. ' Trinity 1 1 2 1 11 6 .. ............... 12 4 Mr. H. L. Lloyd:Magdale; ............... 11 Mr. G. A. Paley, St. t i l ag hi!. d ' • len.. .............. 11 7 Mr. J. Hall (stroke), :t. ........ 10 4 Mr. J. Moreland (coxswain), T • y ..... 9 Mr. C. Searle has, as usual, chartered fast: steamboats for the conveyance of gentlemen to witness th e match, which creates very co ns id era b le interest. SIR JOHN LAWRENCE. ---This disti ngu i s h ed man, accompanied by his family, arrived a t D oridam's Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, on Sat ur d ay last, en route from Ma rse ill es. We have reason to believe that Sir Henry Raw linson, K.C.8., will succeed the Hon. Charles Mur ray as Minister at the Court of Teheran. No better field could be chosen on which the deep knowledge of Oriental character and customs possessed by the new Minister may be usefully employed for the advantage of the country.. The Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Com pany are about to send a steamer to the Mediter ranean, with a view to commencing the repairs of the cable between Malta and Cagliari. CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS.—This renowned troupe of singers and performers will make their reappearance In London, at the St. James's Hall, this evening, April 11, after a most successful tournee in the provinces, and a visit to Paris, where they had the honour of performing at the Tuileries. noonmmderosntawnedaitthhoaft ttleesptrinhecaitpred will Tli be E will be . cL a o b nY l d e CuEc t li o eMd re un— sum dWe e rea tit Easter his duties as manager, actors . for a few nights. It is doubtful that Mr. Falconer Experience justifies us in adding, the rent of r w e h lin ic a li n t i h ah e . difficulties of his position have compelled him to the theatre aeewa i t s io s n o enormousforanymanagertha to nn that it becomes so h sr doublytza reuss p ponsibility. What renders matters worse is, that the landlord secures his rent by taking it every night out of the money received at the doors, leaving the too frequently miserable balance to pay actors and all other contingent ex penses of the theatre. The consequence is that the unfor tunate lessee, after exhausting his own funds, is speedily plunged into embarrassments, and—hoping against -hope— vrolves himself still deeper by his desperate struggles to retrieve what he has lost.—Sunday Times. A SCENE AT SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.—OH Saturday night a disgraceful scene occurred at the above popular theatre, under the following circumstances :—lt ap pears that a fortnight ago Mr. Phelps and his company, being on the continent, the theatre was let for the perform ance of English opera. On Saturday evening the opera of " Martha" was announced Saturday the benefit of Miss Fanny Huddart and . was well fill e d i n with J. H. Tully, the conductor, and th e h ouse great successevery The part. Two acts of the opera went off . curtain not rising after the lapse of the usual time, some calls were made for the orchestra, who, after great delay, made their appearance, and played the overture to the third act, but the curtain not rising after another long delay the overture was repeated. At the con clusion, the opera not being proceeded with, loud calls, hisses, that a e h t o to s operauwore prew a .. s and othernoises, arose from every part of the house, when Mr n T o u t lly said tha . f h i gone on with , and said that none of the parties whose names appeared on pared to do their duty. Mr.Rosentha Ithen came forward, thebills had received any money fora fortnight, but althoug t fo w r as he and the b o an f h d l a s n they were prepared to do their duty, they could not get the curtain drawn up. The_ company., howevey, vuld go on with the opera in front of the curtain. Mr. Rosenthal then ,it some of the chorus, came in front of the curtain, but the noise behind was so great that his voice could not be heard. The ladies then cam e on, b ut a disturbance behind ensued between A mob of thosesuwho wished to go on and those who did not. ernmer came in front the curtain, and a scene of great riot aries was the consequence.of The audience showered halfpdhce upon the stage, and in the scramble to pick them up the handsome drop scene was broken at the bottom. This uproar continued for some time, and it was only with great difficulty that the house was eventually cleared. —Sunday Times. THE FORTHCOMING EASTER TERM.--On Satur day the lists of rules in the common law courts for the en suing term, commencing on Friday next, were issued. They exhibit an aggregate in the three courts of 122 rules, &c., for judgment and argument, of which 37 are in the Queen's Bench, O 3 in the Common Pleas, and 32 in th e E xchequer. In the Queen' s Bench there are only 9 rules for new rules, 1 case in the special paper for judgment, and 20 for argu ment, and of enlarged rules there are 7. In the Common Pleas there are 11 enlarged rules, 17 rules for new trials, and 4 rules for the decision of the court (cur. ad. cult), be sides whi c h 21 d emurrers, &c., have been entered. I n the Court of Exchequer of errors and appeals there are 1 for judgment and 8 for argument. The peremptory paper con tains 3 rules, an d o f new trials 1 rule is for judgment and 11 for arg umen t , b esides 2 rules in the special per for judgment a n d 6 for arginnent of which several areademur rers, and the remainder special cases. Being Easter term the Lord Chancellor will receive the judges at his residsnce in Eaton -place, and then proceed to open several cou r t s at W estminster. Th ere i s a good deal of business before the Divorce and Probate Court, which court will sit do the second day of t erm i n the Lord Chancellor's Court, West minster, whey his lordship will sit in 1/Woolles-hut. Gr a and P en tati, ti dc are and C on re nt chi ( tot th; 3 top