The Sun. — London, England, 1859-03-11 00:00:00

1 - 4 OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT AA GARDEN, under the sole Management of Miss Louisa Fyne and Mr. W. Harris= 7" THIS EVENING, Auber's opera of the THE CROWN DIAMONDS : The characters by Miss Louisa Pyn e, Miss Susan Pyne, Mr. Harrison, Mr. G. Honey, &c. Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Pantomime of LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD ; or, Harlequin and the Wolf in Granny's Clothing, Commence at Seven, /THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee—Mr. E. T. Smith. 'rnis EVENING, will be performed the original English Ballad Opera, entitled WILLIAM AND SUSAN. William Mr. Haigh ; Susan, Miss Lucette. ro conclude with the new pantomime, ROBIN HOOD ; or, Harlequin Friar Tuck and the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING will be presented Shakepere's Play of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled T KING- OF THE CASTLE ; or, Harlequin Prince Di amon d and PrinCeSS Brighteyes. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, will be performed AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mr. Buckstone, &C. Followed by the new (rand Comic Pantomime, entitled 1J NDINE ; or, Harlequin and the Spirit of the Waters. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Edmund Falconer, Engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. THIS EVENING, will be produced TILE FAIRY CIRCLE. Mr. and Mrs. B. Williams. After which, T FIE FLOUR AT SEVILLE. Mrs. Barney Williams in ten characters. To conclude with TILE LEPRACIIAUN ; or, Bad Luck's Good Luck with Good Looking After. Messrs. Barney Williams, Barrett, &c. And a BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. Reduced Prices—Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; 2s. ; Stalls, ss. ; Gallery, Is. Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past 6 to commence at 7 every evening. "MEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHL Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. This Evening, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. John Mildmay, Mr. A. Wigan; Mr. Potter, Mr. Charles Selby;; Bawksley. Mr. Bilangton; Mrs. Mildmay, Mrs. Billbagton ; Mrs. Sternhold Mrs. A. Wigan. After which, WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright. To conclude with THE INVISIBLE PRINCE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Miss Woolgar, Miss Arden, Miss Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly. Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box Office open from 10 to 5 -no charge for booking:. No fees to servants perinitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE, Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough This Evening, will be presented MATRIMONIAL PRO SPECTUSES. After which, the nw Extravanza, KENILWORTH ; or Ye Queene. ye Earle, e and ye Maydenne k.,, And THE BONNIE FISHWIFE. Commence at 7 o'clock. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE ; Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager Mr. William Cooke. Brilliant and unprecedented success of the new Dramatic Spectacle. THIS EVENING the performances commence with a grand new Spectacle, from the pen of R. Phillips, Esq., interspersed with extraordinary hippodramatic effects and striking situa tions, in three Acts, and entitled THE HUNDRED CUIRASSIERS. Produced with new scenery, mechanical arrangements, gorgeous 1111 characteristic costumes, elabo rate equestrian and spectacular appointments, and the hand somest Stud of Horses in the world. Characters by Messrs. Holloway, Phillips, Anson, Francis, Anderson, M. Howard. Herbert ; Mesdames Dowton, Blanche, Julia Weston, Thorne, &c. To be followed by SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, intro ducing 3liss Kate Cooke, Miss Emily Cooke, Madame Blanche, Madame Bridges, Maddlle. Fleurette, and Madame Fran cisco, being tne greatest amount of female equestrian talent ever seen in one night at any theatre. Grotesques : Messrs. Hemming and Thorne. To conclude with the CAPTAIN IS NOT AMISS. Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 35..; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper • Gallery, 6d.: Stage Manager, Mr: R. Phillips. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Proprietor --C. MORTON. The public Is most respectfully informed that the FINE ARTS GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW OPEN DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 )'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec- Jon of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters Land 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 METMICAL ENTERTAINMENT COTIMMeRCes 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 perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. TNATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS A- (formerly Casino de Venise), HIGH HOLBORN.—Mr. W. M. PACKER'S GRAND ANNUAL BENEFIT BAL MASQUE will take place on THURSDAY next, 17th March, at this magnificent establishment. The distinguished visitors who honour this grand fete with their presence are respect fully informed that the Ball Room will be tastefully and elegantly decorated ; and the Celebrated Band, under the direction of Mr. W. M. Packer, will perform a series of Novelties arranged expressly fbr the occasion. The supper, which will combine every delicacy in season, will be served at one o'clock. No gratuitous admissions will be given. Gentlemen's tickets, 10s. ; Ladie's ditto, is. Supper, ss. each. Doors open at half-past nine; overture at ten punctually. N.B.—Mr. Nathan, Castle-street, Leicester-square, is ap pointed sole costumier to the Bal.—Tickets may be obtained at Mitchell's, Royal Library, Old Bond-street ; A. W. nam rnond's (Jullien and Co.), Regent-street; J. A. Turner, 10, Poultry ; and of Mr. Packer, 218, High Holborn. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, MARCH 11.'""' THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 51—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 56—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.93—a fall of half an inch. Wiwn, S.W. ; rather fresh, with fine weather. Few probably of our readers have cared to wade through the double debate on the affair of the Charles et Georges. We cannot, however, profess to be sorry that both Houses of Parliament did thoroughly discuss the subject. It is in this way only that Europe can be made rightly to appreciate the views of Englishmen, and that the violence and bad faith of the French EMPEROR'S Ministers can be pilloried as they deserve. Our chief wonder, indeed, in looking at the papers, and in reading the explanations and discussions, is that Lord MALMES BURY did not better know his men. He dealt with a set of " ante-chamber" Ministers as if they had been all gentlemen disciplined to the notions of honour which surround a lad here, from his entrance at Eton to his occupying the post of a Secretary of State. He never imagined that he was treating with a set of Stock Exchange gamblers, and of officials accustomed to get all that bullying would bring them, deeming it little disgrace if, compelled by justice and by the self-possession of an antagonist, to eat their words. It is here that we chiefly blame Lord MALMESBURY. Count WALEWSKI had been induced to accept arbitra tion under the 23d protocol of Paris ; a protocol of which he was the author ; a protocol pre-emi nently reasonable in itself; a protocol pecu li arly dispute was between a wea k applicable when the and a strong Power; and yet in this very aff a i r of the arbitration Count WALEWSKI perpetrated a gross fraud on the too unsuspecting English Foreign Secretary. Lord MALMESBURY, not dream ing of any FOG and DODSON practice in the matter, simply instructed our Ambassador at Lisbon to support the French proposal ; meantime WALEwsKI had substituted a gilt sovereign for a gold one. He had changed the arbitration from one on the merits of the case—from an arbitration on all that concerned the honour of Portugal—to an arbitration about the amount of indemnity ! Should it be, say, a couple of thoust , nd pounds, or a few shillings less ! I. AVALEWSKI had, of course, learned in the school of the . Bourse, with the Bulls and the Bears for his teachers. Portugal had learned in another school, and indignantly rejected the proposal. We have said we cannot acquit Lord MALMESBURY of neglect or oversight. If a man must be amongst thimble-riggers and sharpers, he is bound to keep his eyes open and his pockets buttoned--and Lord MALMESBURY did neither. He would not have been so tricked, we believe, by a NESSELRODE, a METTERNICH, a BUOL, not even by an ANTONELLI ; but how could he i mag i ne himself safe in the hands of the gentry wh o had lured Lord PALMERSTON to his fall, and who have done Lord MAL3IESBURY and the Cabinet to which he belongs no little injury? We do not see why any one needs doubt Lord MALMESBURY'S good will to Portugal, but it was a sleepy good will ; neither need we imagine him indifferent to the honour of England in a contro versy with French Ministers ; he could not well forget that he stepped into Lord CLA RENDON'S place last year just because the latter had notoriously failed to sustain his coun try's honour against the fire-eating colonels and a bullying count. But he did not, unfortu nately, perceive how deeply our honour was at stake. We had induced the Portuguese Govern ment to make strenuous exertions, and strict regu lations, for the suppression of the slave trade, in any form, on the east coast of Africa. Portugal had had no little trouble with some of her own unfaithful servants there ; and now, just as she had compelled these servants to act with vigour, some French smugglers of human flesh and blood were caught by the Portuguese, flagrante delicto—for such was the fact. If ever there was a case in which a mighty old ally was bound to strain every nerve in aid of its weaker ally, here was one. Lord MALMESBURY not only failed to do this, but he allowed Count WALEwslii to practise all kinds of diplomatic knavery with Portu gal, and finally to implicate the French Government beyond the possibility of dignified retreat, either without notice, or with but the feeblest remon strance ! He let France place herself in the posi tion of a highwayman towards Portugal, and then whispered to the latter, " to avoid being shot, you had better give up your purse." It is, of course, mortifying that the Foreign Minister who handled so properly the King of NAPLES, should have been so perfunctory, if not timid, in regard to the French EMPEROR. It would of course have been unwise to get up a European war because France made unjust demands, in a case like this, on Portugal ; but timely firm ness would have prevented all that have saved the honour of England, and ward off from Portugal a flagrant wrong. At the commencement of the affair Lord MALMESBURY might have apprised the French Government that our relations with Portugal, as an old ally, and as a weaker power, whom we had induced to take ergetic measures in regard to the slave trade, compelled us to regard very sensitively the position of Portugal in a case of suppressing the slave trade. Whatever the faults of the EMPEROR, he has shown no unwillingness to respect the necessities of our position. Had his Ministers been, with due diplo matic politeness of course, warned not to commit themselves till he and we understood each other, all must have ended well. Neglect of doing this is the head and front of Lord MALMESBURY'S offend ing. No one, not Portugal herself, would have wished us to make the dispute into a casus bent'. The error was in allowing France, unwarned, to make it so with Portugal. The Ministerial plea that " all is well that ends well"—that the EMPEROR has now suppressed the traffic—will not quite do. We are all, of course, glad of such a result. It only shows, however, what might have been done had Lord MALMES BURY but acted in time. A little more promptness on his part might have saved France the indelible disgrace of overbearing violence towards a small nation in refusing all appeal to arbitra tion, and resorting to brute force, and Por tugal the painful feeling of being wronged by a stronger neighbour, and deserted by a yet stronger ally, and England the dishonour of ap pearing to succumb to Count WALEWSKI, and to accept as a favour afterwards the abolition of the French slave trade. Precisely, at one of the most startling moments that could well have been selected for the date of its transpiring—a most romantic incident has just now come to light at Quemistown. Recollect, for an instant, the peculiar conjuncture at this time, in regard to our own national interests ; and yet more remarkably, if possible, in regard to the interests more or less of entire Christendom. The incident we are going to specify then comes to light, ex actly at the period when the political orb of Europe is hardly less threatening than a bombshell charged with detonating powder, with a fuzee burning slowly down to the point of ignition ! Meanwhile at home here, we are in the crisis of a party con test upon the irritating theme of a series of Parlia mentary reforms involving a comprehensive reor ganization of our whole representative system, and with it, possibly, the entire reconstruction of Her MAJESTY'S Government. Abroad—the European powers appear to be mustering their forces, and marshalling them into opposing ranks, preparatory to a life and death struggle for supremacy. At home—our leading statesmen seem no less deter- minedly to be gathering their forces together with a like intent ; ac ceptiug, at last, as the convenient battle-ground of party, the hitherto evaded ques tion of Parliamentary Reform. At this imminent period, during the first momentary truce conse quent upon the postponement, yet awhile, of the second reading of the Government measure, the isle is startled from its propriety by a very un wonted occurrence, which, as we have said, trans pires precisely when the public mind is agitated by so many conflicting interests. In the midst of the stormy discussions in the Lords and Commons upon the case of the Charles et Georges ! In the thick of all the warlike rumours coming to us from the direction of Turin, of Paris, and of Vienna ! Simultaneously with the resignation of the Prince Minister of Algeria, with the return of the right hon. member for Oxford University from Corfu, with the progress of Lord COWLEY'S mis sion to the Austrian Government ! Exactly at this very moment of varied hope, anxiety, and trepida tion, an incident takes place on the high seas that, really and truly, reads less like the account of an actual occurrence in the spring of 1859, than like an episode taken from a romance by Mrs. RAD CLIFFE, or a stray chapter from the autobiography of BENVENUTO. Allusion is here made of course to the escape of POERIO and his patriot companions. Their ro mantic recollectio ns history will henceforth live in the popular of Italy, together with that of the rapid rise and fall of MASANIELLO-withthee the p a t h fi e s t h i c e r m n a a n n . a t o i f v eo f Amalfi, the incarceration of StLvm PELLico--with the record of the vicissitudes ofPEPE atNaples, or of MANRIN achieved and stirring annals a t Venice—with the picturesqu e by the b o ld h an d of the deeds of prowess a and heart of the last of the great condottieri, General GARIBALDI. The previous history of CARLOS POERIO and his fellow-sufferers we all know too familiarly. Their protracted sufferings require here no detailed reca pitulation. Those sufferings, we need only recal to mind, have been extended over a period of ten years—the ten years last passed. Confined during 'those ten years in the Neapolitan prisons, they were at length " pardoned " by the State at the close of that extended period of incarceration. Deported from their native country on board a Neapolitan transport, they were conveyed in the first instance by that means to Cadiz. The/ -e, at the end of about 1 three weeks, they were tr ansfercd in t he ba y of Cadiz to the American s hip David Stewart, 674 tons, Captain PRENTISSf bound originally for Bal timore. This American vessel —leaving one-third of its freight as a guarantee for the faithful per formance of the contract entered into by its American captain—was chartered to convey the Italian exiles, sixty - si x men, one woman, and two children from Cadiz to New York, there to land them on the shores of the New World, giving to each at the moment of release 120 dollars to begin life anew beyond the wide - waste of the Atlantic. Towed out from Cadiz, two hundred miles to sea, by the Neapolitan war-steamer the Stromboli, the American ship with its sixty-nine but with a crew numbering only seven teen in , all, was cast off by the Stromboli, and so Iletfrilitwanitsha fair wind from the east to find its way in due (!ourse to its remote destination. It is not very wonderful surely that the sixty six men of this historical group of exiles, worn out by ten years' imprisonment, and wearied very recently by two or three weeks' voyage, deter mined they would not be dragged across the whole width of the Atlantic Ocean against their owl( will by a crew of seventeen. The dis proportion of numbers rendered the Neapolitans supreme in the argument. The captain might demur—did demur—refused to change his course, as desired, from the United States to the United Kingdom. No matter. The Italians, if needs were, would work the ship themselves. Besides — was there not an additional surprise in store for the American skipper ? A handsome young stripling suddenly throws off the disguise of one of Captain PRENTIS's own crew—and appears (conside rably to his personal advantage, we learn) clad in a blue frock coat with gilt buttons, gold cap-band &c., in fact, the uniform of a mate of one of the Galway line of steamers. He is the son of LUIGI SETTEMBRINI, one of the most conspicuous and important of the exiles. It is young RAFFAELE SETTEMBRINI, who, while really and truly acting as a mate of the Galway line of steamers, receives tidings of his father's conditional pardon, and of his proposed destination, and who thereupon hastens to the Spanish seaport, and under the disguise of a sailor before the mast, appears —decidedly the right man in the right place, and what is more just at the right moment, on board the American ship David Stewart, of Baltimore. The result of all this is very naturally the ap pearance the other day in the Cove of Cork of the over-mastered captain and crew with the mutinied Italian passengers. The joy of the latter on land ing at Queenstown is like that manifested by COLUMBUS when he first planted his glorious foot upon the soil of San Salvador. They spring on shore—they kneel and kiss the ground where they stand for the first time, after so many years, erect as freemen. Is it not a vivid reminis cence of that immortal outburst of eloquence from the lips of a native of that Irish soil—a reminder of those sublime words of CURRAN—" I speak in the spirit of the British law, which makes liberty commensurate with, and inseparable from, British soil—which proclaims even to the stranger and the sojourner the moment he sets his foot upon British earth, that the ground on which he treads is holy and consecrated by the genius of universal emanci pation. No matter in what language his doom may have been pronounced—no matter what com plexion incompatible with freedom an Indian or an African sun may have burnt upon him—no matter in what disastrous battle the helm of his liberty may have been cloven down—no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery—the moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust ; his soul walks abroad in its own majesty; his body swells beyond the mea sure of his chains, which burst from around him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disen thralled by the irresistible genius of universal emancipation !" Happier years, let us hope now, are in store for the Italian exiles but just now so strangely and happily landed at Queenstown. Whatever course may thence befollowed by his com panions, it appears that the chief among them all, the Baron CARLOS POERIO, is himself bent upon hastening forthwith to Turin—to be ready for any emergency. Thither—to Turin—has already has tened GARIBALDI. It is like the mustering to the sound of the trumpet in Sardinia. A NEIV CLASS OF REPRESENTATIVES. tri - iyt".? „ • • .Mn • 110 4 4 44j . bl4' • :a14: 4 t ROIT • THE SUN. FRIDAY. MARCH 11, 1859. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As the working classes have reason to complain that they will not be fully represented by the proposed extension of the franchise, I would suggest that they, and all who will be ineligible to vote under the new Reform Bill, should (as half a loaf is better than none) have representatives of their own these representatives to be elected through the medium of the ballot, and styled " Members for England," " Scotland," or " Ireland,' one or more to each division. This plan would, I think, obviate much of the ill-feeling now existing, and give a partial trial to the Ballot, without with these classes could not be really represented, and the power granted them would prove a " sham."—Believe me to be, Sir, your obedient servant, CHARLES JONES, M.D. 7A Manchester-square, March 10, 1859. The Duke' aIY4 DuChess of Manchester havecleft town, for Kiriaboltqn Castle, Huntingdonshire. The I‘larcinis , aidMarchioness of Clanricarde have left town,. on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Cork, at Marston, Somersetshire. The Earl of Minto is suffering from severe indis position. His lordship has been very unwell since Satur day last. The Earl and Countess of Verulam and the Countess Dowager of Verulam have arrived in Grosvenor square, from Gorhambury, Lord and Lady Arthur Hay have left town on a visit to Mr. and Lady Charlotte Sturt, at Critchill House, Wimborne, Dorset. Lady Truro has left Eaton-square for Brighton. Lady Peel has left Whitehall-gardens for Sandy Lodge, Beds. The Right Hon. Frederick and Mrs. Peel have also left town for their seat, Hampdon Arden, in War wickshire. Mr. Arthur Peel has arrived in town from Paris. We are requested to state that the announcement which we copied from a weekly publication, to the effiT t that a marriage was in contemplation between the Lady Charlotte Carnegie and Lord Panmure, is without founda tion. DISASTER AT SEA, AND Loss OF SIX LIVES.— The Dromahair, from Quebec to the Clyde, became water logged on December 19, and was abandoned on the 9th of January, in lat. 54 N., 19 W. Six men had perished in the wreck. The master, two officers, and 14 men were taken off by the Centurion, from the Clyde to New York, which transferred the master, boatswain, and three men, on 24th of February . , in lat. 44 N., long. 64 W., to the Magellan, arrived in the Mumbles, which supplied the Centurion with provisions. HARBOURS OF REFUGE.—The report of the royal commission appointed to investigate this important subject has been published. The east coast of Scotland is the dis trict first taken into consideration, and Wick is the first place at which the construction of a harbour of refuge, or, as the commissioners phrase it, a "life harbour," is recom mended, the estimated cost being £250,000. The South Bay of Peterhead is the place next mentioned, the cost of converting the bay into a harbour being taken at £330,000. A. grant of £lOO,OOO is recommended in aid of this work. On the Irish coast, Waterford harbour is pointed out as valuable for the purposes of a life harbour, and a grant of facilitating. £50,000 recommended for deepening the approaches. A r et e ru co e m t l e n n en . d Thea grant of £40,000 is recommended for cutting down Stepper fo a r lu i e t , e an e d en Point, between the Land's End and Hartland Point, and ingress to the harbour. The commissioners con svider that a harbour at St. Ives would be of the highest grant, fallowingn o t harbours thought by the commissioners to be wanting , and the sums annexed to their names are recommended as grants : Douglas, Isle of Man, £5O nun the entrance to the Tyne, X 250,000 ; Foley, 480,006: - ' £400,0 00 , for LATEST NEWS. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office : TItIESTE, MAtcit 10. The Austrian Lloyd steamer just arrived brings advices from Constantinople to the sth inst. The Intendant of the Mosques, Hassib Pacha, recently appointed Minister of Finance, has an nexed a Council to his Ministerial Department, composed of four Turkish (Fuad Pacha being one) and three European members—MM. Falconnet, Alleon, and Lachenbergon. There was some idea of calling on Saffeti Pacha to produce his accounts. The Wallachian deputation has been directed to refer its demands to the decision of the Conference to be convoked on the affairs of the Principalities. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. Some months ago the Univers astounded the world with the most circumstantial description of an atrocious crime committed by some Jews of Fokchany, in Wallachia. They had seized on a Christian lad and had subjected him to the most horrible martyrdom before putting him to death. The statement of the Univers was too impor tant to be passed over in silence by the Wal lachian authorities, who consequently appointed a commission to investigate the matter. This commission, which comprised dele gates from the French, English, Austrian' Prussian, and Russian consulates at Bucha rest, and a Wallachian deputy, has concluded its labours and published a report, which proves the assertions of the Univers to be entirely false. As the Debuts remarks :—" Nothing shows that the Jews had been even suspected of the crime im puted to them. It would appear, on the contrary, that the suspicions of the authorities had been directed towards a member of the family to which the murdered child belonged. The report of the medical men on the corpse does not mention any of the signs of martyrdom recorded by the Univers and the Bien Public of Ghent." The Moniteur of this morning publishes the usual monthly debtor and creditor account of the Bank of France, made up to yesterday (Thursday). The corresponding figures of the last month are added : DEBTOR. March. P. C. P. C. Capital of the Bank 91,250,000 0 91,250,000 0 Ditto, New Profits in addition to Capi tal (Art. 8, Law of June 9, 1857) 1,510,527 65 1,510,527 65 Reserve of the Bank New Reserve Ditto in landed property 4,000,000 0 4,000,000 0 Notes in circulation 725,129,875 0 706,261,625 0 B a nk-notes to order 5,731,520 99 7,153,200 0 Receipts payable at sight 6,361,536 0 7,655,304 0 Treasury account current creditor Sundry accounts current 233,986,269 98 225,001,263 29 Ditto with branch banks 30,081,856 0 32,461,242 0 Dividends payable. 1,378,107 25 951,520 25 Discts. sundry interests 1,79 5 .,483 70 1,432,072 25 Commission on deposits 2,575,152 96 3,877,432 60 Re-discounted the last six months Surplus of paid-up bills 11,583 26 23,158 36 Sundries Total 1,28.5,563,291 201,286,663,787 18 CREDITOR. Feb. Jan % F. C. C. Cash in hand Cash in the branch banks. 299,760,803 0 303,598,152 0 Commercial bills overdue. 263,011 76 291,388 80 Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 242,919,303 75 216,052,062 90 Do. in the branch banks Advanced on deposit of bullion. Do. by the branch banks.. Do. on Frenchpublic secu rities Do. by the branch banks 12,812,000 0 12,417,100 0 Do. on railway securities 81,150,500 0 85,325,100 0 Do. by the branch banks 29,613,4201 0 29,966,120 0 Do.on Credit Foncier Scrip 773,500 0 724,400 0 Do. on branch banks Scrip 410,200. 0 423,600 0 Do. to the State on agree ment of June 30, 1848 45,000,000 0 45,000,000 0 Govern. stock reserved Do. disposable New shares, not settled Hotel and furn. of Bank .. 4,000,000 0 4,000,000 0 Landed property of branch banks 6,860,503 0 6,911,032 0 Expenses of management 483,461 84 784,709 63 Sundries 333,600 0 216,700 0 927,300 0 694,600 0 Total 1,285,563,291 20 1,286,663,787 18 BOLTSE, March 10.—Notwithstanding a rise of in the English Consols, the French Funds have been heavy and declining. Threes, after being done at 67fr. 70c., receded to 67fr. 40c. Mobilier varied from 800 fr. to 782 fr. 50c.; Austrian, 542 fr. 50c. to 537 fr. 50c. ; Lombardo-Venetian, 512 fr. 50c. to 510 fr. ; Orleans, 1,342 fr. 50c. to 1,335 fr.; Lyons, 842 fr. 50c. to 835 fr. ; Northern, 935 fr. to 930 fr.; Southern, 525 fr. to 520 fr. The following are the last quotations :- 4} per Cents. .... 95 50 ! Credit Fonder 643 Do. end month .. —1 Belgian 3 per Cents. 6B 25 I Piedmonteso (5 . ) BO Do. end month.... 68 90 Roman __ Bank Shares. 2BBO Austrian Credit Mobilier .. 780 Spanish Threes Do. Account ..... 782 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans .... • 1340 .. 1335 Northern 930 .. 930 New ditto . BO2 50 .• 800 Lyons and Maditen3nean 837 50 .. 832 50 New ditto r — • • Geneva ~ 535 .. 537 50 Midi Southern , 520 .. 520 W es t ern 597 50 .. 5 95 Eastern Grand Central• Sardinian .... Austrian .. 535 .. 533 75 Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 15c. •, money, 25f. 10c. ; three months, paper, 25t.; money, 24f. 97c. PRUSSIA. The Berlin journals contain the following inte resting notification : " The birth of our son has been hailed in all parts of the country by sympathies which will remain as deeply en graven upon our hearts, as the reception given us a year ago at the time of our marriage. We do not think we could choose a better day than that of the baptism of our child for addressing to the whole country our warmest thanks for the joy it has displayed, and for the cordial congratulations to which it has given so touching an expression. May we, with the help of God, raise up our son for the honour and happiness of our dear country. " Berlin, sth March, 1859. " FREDERICK WILLIAM, " Prince of Prussia. " VICTORIA, " Princess Frederick William of Prussia, Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland." THE PRINCIPMATIES. The new Hospodar of the rated Danubian Principalities is ca rr yi ng thi n g s ith a high hand. He has met the menacing prepar4tions of Turkey, which is forming an army against him, by calling out the national militia, 70,000 strong, a force numerically double that which the Sultan can bring down to the Danube, and stronger still in the enthusiasm of the national cause. In the procla mation which Alexander John I. has issued on ascending the throne, no mention is made of the Suzerain power : the Prince, delivering himself in regal declares that he governs by the grace of God and the national will. United Principalities,—We, Alexander John 1., by the grace of God and the national will Prince of Moldavia and Wallachia, To all present and to come, greeting—The will of the nation, by its legal organs, the Elective Assemblies of Jassy and Bucharest, has elected us Prince of Moldavia and Wal lachia. This great national act, the result of the unanimous vote of both Assemblies, has united the thrones of Stephen the Great and Michael the Brave. We see in it the triumph of the principle dearest to our hearts—that of the Rouman fraternity. While mounting the throne we are happy and proud to add the name of Alexander. John I. to those of the Princes who have reigned over this country. Our first duty on this .solemn occasion is to express to our countrymen of Walla chia the wishes which we form for the peace and properity of this principality, and to communicate our thoughts re specting the present and the future. _ Before assuming the r e i ns o f government we took this oath: " In the name of the Most Holy Trinity, in presence of the nation, I swear to defend and maintain religiously the rights and interests of the United Principalities; to take care that during the whole of my reign the laws shall bore spected by all, and on every occasion; and to I ave in view only the happiness and glory of the Rouman nation. " May God and our fellow-citizens help us 1' We cannot better indicate the line of conduct which we propose to follow in the government of Wallachia than by reproducing literally those words which were repeated at the moment of our elevation to the throne of Moldavia. As a constitutional prince we respect all the rights of the Elective Assembly, and our constant efforts will tend k the development of the new institutions which are accorded to us (octroyies) by Europe, as well as to the sincere practice of the reforms required in our social system, and of the great principles which serve as the basis of modern civilisation. In order that these salutary reforms may conduce to onr common welfare, we conjure all our fellow citizens, of what ever rank and position, to bury in oblivion the misunder standing and dissension of the past. It is only by means of concord, of reciproeal affection among , the children of the same soil, and of perfect contentment among . all classes of society, that we can unite the whole vital force of the na tion, and succeed In consolidsiing its powpr, It i s thii a l4 t Government and people, aiding each other, will succeed in raising our country from the low condition to which long awl lamentable vicissitudes have reduced her. Our te,* is glorious, but it is difficult. To accomplish it we must count on the serious and devoted co-operation of all our fellow-citizens, Each day of our existence will be devoted to the obtaining and meriting it. We, appeal to the zeal, the activity, the patriotism of the functionaries who are the intermediate organs between the Government and those to whom they minister. The laws have fallen into desuetude, and with them all the adminis trative powers. The laws must recover their full authority. The executive power, which is henceforth to be the expres sion of the strictest legality, ought consequently to be strong and respected. Henceforth, all citizens, without exception, must be protected in their honour, their life, and property. That protection is placed under the responsibility of the public authority. In proportion as we are happy to discover and to reward the merit, devotedness, and loyal services of functionaries of every class we are also resolved to visit abuses with all the severity of the laws, under what form soever they may appear. Such is our profession of faith. We owe it to the Wal lachians, as we owed it to the Moldavians. It testifies to the grandeur and the importance of tho mission which has been entrusted to us by the national will. We courageously accept it, and we will carry it out successfully, counting on the intelligent and devoted co-operation of a people who de sire to be regenerated, and to show themselves worthy of the name of the Rouman nation. Let our countrymen kear the wishes of their Prince and brother, and may God bestow his blessing on the united Principalities. Given at our princely residence of Wallachia, at Bucha rest, this Bth (20th) day of February, of the year of Christ 1859, and the first of our reign over the Principalities. (Signed) ALEXANDER JOHN I. (Countersigned) JOHN ALEXANDER PHILIPPESCO, NICHOLAS GOLESCO, BARBE CATARDJI, BARRE VLADOGANO, JOHN CONSTANTINE CANTACUZENE, GREGORY PHILLIPPESCO, DEMETRIUS BRATIANO, Ministers of 'Wallachia. " The accounts from Yienna," says the Nord, "are favourable. One of our correspondents informs us that Lord Cowley is said to have expressed himself as being certain of success. It is, moreover, stated that by the time his lordship leaves the Austrian capital, the bases of an arrangement of a nature to be favourably received by all the great Powers will have been decided on." Despatches received from Bucharest by the Presse d' Orient state that the most perfect tranquillity prevails in the two principalities. They also con firm the prudent and reserved attitude assumed by Prince Alexander John, and declare that all his attention is confined for the moment to securing the regular working of the existing organisation of Wallachia. The consuls are said to be well satisfied with the measures adopted by the Prince. According to advices from Vienna, M. Steege, delegate of Prince Couza, has been received by Count de Buol, but the latter has refused an official letter of which M. Steege mas the bearer, in conse quence of the Prince notifying in it to the Court of Vienna his double election. The Augsburg Gazette announces that at Munich, three days back, the Chamber in a secret sitting unanimously voted a credit to the Government of 13,000,000 florins for military purposes; also, that the Chamber adopted an address to the King ex plaining its reasons for the vote. IRELAND. DUBLIN, THURSDAY. THE PIICENIX CLUB PROSECUTIONS. The Attorney-General having concluded his state ment on Tuesday evening, Daniel Sullivan, the approver, was put upon the table. The examina tion of this witness consumed the remainder of the day, and up to post-hour yesterday his cross-exami nation had not concluded. In reply to Mr. ()Megan, Sullivan, admitting that he was an in former, swore he was sorry to have such an interest in the case, but he expected to get his living by it, for he could not live at home ; and, being further pressed by counsel, he said he expected to be pro vided for by the Crown. DREADFUL MURDER. The model county of Wexford has just been the scene of a most brutal murder, which was com mitted on Sunday evening at a place called Torley hill, near the town of Gorey. The victim is described as an inoffensive old man, bordering on fourscore years, named Edward Dourneen. The particulars are thus given in the local papers : " The deceased was the possessor of a farm of about 100 acres of land, which he had inherited from a late brother, a son of whom is believed to be one of the guilty parties con cerned in the outrage. From what we can learn it would appear that the deceased brother left his property on condi tion that a sum of money should be paid to James Dour neen, his son, and that the murdered man, having complied with that clause in his brother's will, was anxious to obtain the property for his own use, possession of which, how ever, was refused him by the parties living thereon as tenants. Law proceedings were threatened for the purpose of obtaining possession, to frustrate which, it i s sa id, th e diabolical outrage has been committed. The body, which showed a bullet wound entering at the back, a little under the left shoulder blade, the ball passing right through and lodging in the clothes, was found lying on the road about eight o'clock in the evening, and presented the appearance of having been dead for some time. The police have arrested three brothers, named Edward, 'William, and Martin Doyle, as well as James Dourneen, on suspicion of being the actors in this murderous tragedy." THE REFORM BILL-THE BALLOT. We are glad that Mr. Wyld has given notice, that when Lord John Russell brings forward his amendment on the second reading of the Reform Bill, he will move as an addition, that no measure will be satisfactory that does not include the ballot. We regard this notice of Mr. Wyld's as more im portant than that of Lord John's, inasmuch as we have always considered the question' of the ballot the most important of all representative reforms. We trust that Mr. Wyld will listen to no solicita tions that may be addressed to him to withdraw the notice. With the fear of their constituents before their eyes, we are not without hope that the hon. gentleman will carry his motion. At all events, he is certain of a larger minority than ever before voted for the ballot. And he must be greatly en couraged in the performance of the duty which he has undertaken to discharge, when he finds that a t the meeting of Irish Liberal members, held yester day, it was unanimously resolved to oppose any reform bill which did not include the right of voting by ballot.—Morni n g Advertiser. REMARKABLE BIRTH.--A Sussex-bred cow, be.. longing to Mr. Thomas Marchant, of Mayfield, gave birth last week to three heifer calves, all of which are alive and thriving.—Sussex Express. TIIE CASE OF THE REV. MR. HAMPTON.—Some weeks ago we gave a brief account of the proceedings of a commission issued by the Bishop of London to inquire into certain charges against the Rev. Henry Hampton, of Hollo way, at that g entleman's request. The bishop has commu nicated to Mr. Hampton his decision, after a very patient and careful investigation of the charges, and an interview with the reverend gentlemen who formed the commission. The result of this decision is that his lordship cannot with propriety sanction Mr. Hampton's officiating in the tem porary church of St. John's, Holloway, but, under cer tain conditions, the judgment of the referees enables his lordship to grant a licence for his officiating in any other part of the diocese. In reference to Mr. Hampton's long continued disobedience to episcopal authority, by officiating, first without any licence, and subsequently against a -moni tion issued from the Consistorial Court, his lordship expresses his willingness to condone, on condition of the rev. gentle man's at once submitting, and desisting from further offici ating at the temporary church. The report of the commis sioners (Archdeacon Hale, Rev. Canon Dale, and the Rev. Mi c h ae l Gibbs) to the Bishop of London thus concludes :-- 6, We certify to your lordship that, after maturely consider ing all the evidence which has been adduced in support of the Several charges alleged against Mr. Hampton, we have conic to the conclusion that his embarrassments were mainly attributable to the misconduct of others; that ho had no intention of permanently abstracting any portion of the moneys collected on account of the Church Building Fund, nor of wilfully misappropriating the sacramental funds; and that, though living apart from his wifo, and under circum stances which tempted him to misrepresent her real and actual condition, his life, except as stated in this report, his been without just cause of censure or reproach. In respect, therefore, of the charges submitted to our inquiry, we can not consider him as morally disqualified for officiating in this diocese." LA TV INTEL. .(THIS DAY.) ROLLS COURT. (Be 'e the Master of the Rolls, Sir Sohn naming%) GREATIIED V. GREATIJED. The further hearing of this part-heard motion for degree was resumed this morning. Mr. Churchill resumed and concluded his argument for the plaintiff. This was an administration suit under the will of the late Mr. Timothy Greathed. The contention was between the executor's legatees and next of kin. And the question raised was whether there should be a partition of the real and personal estate of the testator. 1 - 1& Honour ordered a report of the debts due before making any order of partition. The next question was, whether the gift ever took effect if the devisee died before attaining the age of twenty-one. If the gift ever took effect, the plaintiff's claim under the will was:six-eighths of an eighth of the residue of the tes tator's estate, subject to payment of a mortgage of £750. Mr. Bird appeared for the defendants, the widow and next of kb/ of the testator. The learned counsel contended that if the prior gift failed it lapsed and went over to the next of kin. It was admitted that the widow was entitled to one-third of the real estate as dower, but she also claimed one-third of the personal estate. Ur, 0, L. Russell appeared for the heir-at-la' , and contended that there was no gift over, and that lapsed shares fell into the residue which he was entitled to take. His Honour observed it was a new mode of construing " or" into "and" to defeat the purposes of the will, the ordinary rule was to change " or" into "and" to give effect to the will. Mr. Churchill was heard in reply on the effect of the gift over to the children and their heirs as tenants in tail. His Honour said ho would look at the will before dis posing of it. Judgment reserved. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) MASSIE V. 3IASSIE. This was a suit promoted by Rebecca Emily Massie, to obtain a judicial separation from John Massie, her husband, on the ground of adultery. Dr. Spinks was counsel for the petititioner, and the cause was undefended. From the statement of the learned counsel it appeared the parties were married in 1842, and lived together for some years, when they separated, and respondent formed an improper acquaintance with a female named Bell. Charles William Armstrong, a schoolmaster, residing at Birkenhead, proved the marriage, and that the parties lived together for some time subsequently. Mrs. Elizabeth Bell said, in January, 1850, the de fendant came to her house, in Aston-Park, Victoria-road, near Birmingham, and took lodgings. He stated that he was then a widower, and had been so for three years, and by promising marriage succeeded in seducing her. She had a child by the respondent, which was about two years old, and was still living. When she understood that he was married she refused to cohabit with him, and they did not live together afterwards. Mrs. Massie, the petitioner, deposed that she was mar ried to the respondent on the 16th of April, 1842. They lived together until 1851, when they separated, but in two months after they became reconciled, but they separated again in consequence of his ill-temper and her inability to maintain him. She left him and went to her uncle's to reside. The judge said he would take time to consider what he should do in the case. FLANAGAN V. FLANAGAN. This was a petition presented by the plaintiff, who is a mariner, to obtain a decree of judicial separation from his wife on the ground of her alleged adultery with a party named Aplett. It appeared that the parties were married in 1844 and lived very happily until 1857. The plaintiff was engaged in the China trade, and his wife was in the habit of accompanying him:on his voyages, but in the year 1857 he left her behind. While in India he had heard some reports relative to his wife, which induced him to make inquiries on his return, and he obtained information that satisfied him she had com mitted the offence imputed to her, both at Sunderland and at Angel-cottage, Pentonville-road Mr. Jacobs, who appeared for the petitioner, stated, in his opening, that the reason why his client did not apply for a divorce was, that he was a Roman Catholic, and had conscientious scruples on the subject. Some witnesses were called, who deposed most positively to the respondent having committed the alleged offence on different occasions. The judge granted the decree. The court then adjourned until Wednesday the 23d instant, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE WILLCOCK. This bankrupt was described as of Lucan-place, Hoxton, builder, and to-day came up to pass his last examination on accounts prepared by Messrs. Hart Brothers, showing— Dr.: To creditors unsecured £383 ; to ditto holding security, £9,090 175.; profits, £634; surplus in. January, 1857, £1,696 10s. Assets : Good debts, £52 17s. ; property held by creditors, £8,500 ; expenses, £7ll 4s. ; house expenses, £212 ; losses, £322. Mr. Lucas appeared for the assignees, and Mr. C. C. Lewis for the bankrupt, and an adjournment took place for the bankrupt to furnish a detailed account of expenses. IN RE MASON. This bankrupt was described as of the Regent's-canal wholesale stationer, and to-day was appointed for his last examination. The accounts, by Mr. H. G. Johnson, show a surplus on the Ist January, 1859, of £419. Debtor to creditors, un secured, £2,949; to ditto holding security, £1,736; profits, £311; assets, good debts, £260; property, £440; trade expenses, £1,189; house expenses, £800; losses, £1,153. Mr. Buchanan appeared for the bankrupt, and consented to an adjournment for an investigation of accounts. IN RE GREENACRE AND ROBERTS. These bankrupts were described as of Oxford-street, drapers, and this was an examination meeting. The debts and assets are inconsiderable. Greenacre passed without opposition, and Roberts was opposed on the ground that he had not given up a watch, but it was proved that it had been pawned and his father held the duplicate. He was then allowed to pass. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE WINTER.-EXTENSIVE FAILURE OF A MILLOWNER. This bankrupt was owner of extensive saw mills in New North-street, and now applied for his certificate. The balance-sheet, by Messrs. Clarke and Solly, Moorgate street, shows—Capital in July, 1858, £2,438 195.; profits during 11 months, £2,438 19s. Ild. ; losses, £7,579 195., £6,500 of which arose on the sale of the mill plant and ma • chinery. The debts were stated at £9, 368 ; assets, £402 ; creditors holding security, £9,552. Mr. Lowrance appearance appeared for the assignees, and said that the bankrupt asked for a first-class certificate. The assignees would not consent to that, but would not object to a certificate of the second class, as if the plant, &c., had realised a fair value, there would have been 20s. in the pound for the creditors. His Honour granted a certificate of the second class. IN RE COOPER. This was a meeting for the last examination of this bank rupt, a baker, in the Blackfriars-road and Gray's-inn-lane. The accounts, by Messrs. Butler and Cannings, show— Debtor to creditors, £895; to trustees under wife's marriage settlement, £575, for which they hold property £4OO ; to creditors holding lease, £617. An adjournment took place, for the assignees to make inquiries. CLERKENWELL COUNTY COURT. THE LAW OP LOST BANK NOTES.-IMPORTANT CASE, At this court, in the course of the week, was tried Bennett v. Newman, a special case, bearing upon the law of lost bank notes. Mr. Clarke, of Bedford-row, for the plaintiff, a tradesman, of Holloway, stated that in January last plaintiff's wife lost a £5 note, and knowing the party from whom he received it, obtained thenumber, and gave notice to stop it at the Bank of England. A few days afterwards the Bank authorities notified to plaintiff that the note had been paid in by a bank in the city. Plaintiff then traced the note down to a publican in Gray's-inn-lane (the defendant) who in formed him that the note was received over the counter in the ordinary way of business. A man and two women pre sented the note, and expending ls. in refreshment, re ceived £4 19s. change. Defendant admitted that he did not take the names or addresses of the parties, who were strangers to him. Mr. Clarke asked Mr. Wakeling, who appeared for the defendant, if he would admit the facts, but that gentleman said he would prefer having them proved. Some witnesses proved the facts, and Mr. Clarke supposed the defence would be that a bank -note was a negotiable instrument, and had been taken in the ordinary way of trade, and that consequently defendant was not liable, but Mr. Clarke cited several cases, bearing on the law of the case, and submitted that plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. Mr. Wakeling contended that it would be very hard upon tradesmen if they were to be liable for every bank note taken over the counter. Probably the note was lost by carelessness. Mr. Sergeant Jones said the law was entirely with Mr Clarke. He remembered a case in which Crockford, the betting man, lost a £2OO note on a race course, and two years afterwards sued a person in the superior court ani re covered. If tradesmen would take the trouble to put the names and addresses of parties on the notes taken in busi ness, and thus know from whom they received them, there would be no hardship in the matter, but, if they would be careless and not take the trouble, they must accept the risk and consequences. Verdict for plaintiff, with full costs. FOREIGN GRAIN IMPORTED INTO ; HU LL :— During the past fortnight, the following duty has been paid on foreign grain imported into Hull :--1;156 75., on £ 3, 3 1 4 27 9 s q . , r s. ons of 6 w 9 h g e r a s. t ; of oats ; 1 , on 15,134 qrs. of barley ; £75 25., on 1,502 qrs. of beans ; cwt .of .El 6 45., wheat flour on 324 qrs. of totals ; and £395 95. 434 sa. 7d. Td. on 20,870 , POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(Tills DAY.) MANSION -HOUSE. itOFMTIRY BY AN OLD SERVANT.—WEII. SkeateS, whose case was reported in The Sun of Monday, wal; placed at the bar, on remand, charged with robbing his employers, Messrs. Cook and Son, of some articles of stationery. The prosecutors recommended the prisoner to mercy, and Mr. Perry (from Mr. Buchanan's) addressed the bench. at some length on his behalf. He pointed out the length of time prisoner had been in the service of Messrs. Cook smd Son (23 years), and that nothing to further c riminate b Lire had been discovered since Monday last. He hoped the Lord Mayor would bear in mind the recommendation of the prosecutors, and on behalf of the prisoner he pleaded gull ty. The Lord Mayor said ho was astonished to find old s er vants forfeiting all title to respect for long and faith ful services for trifling matters of this kind. Under all the circumstances, prisoner must go to Holloway for t• We months. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BILUT&T, ASSAULTS.—John Jacobs, a low-looking fello W, Was cb.arged with annoying, and smashing a pane of gli iss of 0 „le value of 50s. at the house of, Mr. Henry Hart, bee ;r -house-keeper, 79, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square ; a: ad also with assaulting William King, barman, Henry Bu tr gess, a coach painter, and James Reed, 412 S. Mr. Hart said the prisoner came into his house on tl fie previous afternoon, and seeing that he had already had t , much to drink he, as was his rule, refused to let him ha' re any more. After some time he succeeded in getting hi ai out, and shut the door, but soon after he came back an began kicking violently at the door, and then deliberately smashed the glass, value 50s. William King, barman, proved pursuing prisoner arta being struck a violent blow on the back of his head by hini. Henry Burgess, a coach painter, of 9, Pitt-street, Tot tenham-court-road, proved going for a constable to give prisoner into custody, when ho struck him, and made seve ral attempts to kick him and others. He had seen him smash the window. James Reed, 412 S, took prisoner into custody, and at the station, having behaved with great violence on the way, he kicked him violently in a delicate part, causing hire great pain, and which he still felt very acutely. • Mr. Bingham said he would keep him for some time. He was a lamentable specimen of what a man might come to through drink. Having acted like a wild beast, he must be treated as one. He should sentence him to one month for the assault on the constable, and to pay the damage done to the window, or another month. THAMES. DISTRICT SURVEYORS' FEES.--Mr. Billings, district surveyor of the parish of St. George-in-the-East, applied to Mr. Yardley for a summons against a gentleman named Parker, for non-payment of fees for surveying the repairs of an external wall, and said that a previous summons, returnable on the 21st of last month, which he had taken out, was dismissed because he was not in attendance. Mr. Yardley—l really can't do that. Mr. Billings—On the morning of the day the summons was made returnable I received a message from Worcester, and was compelled to proceed to that city, and in my ab sence the summons was dismissed. Mr. Yardley—Even-handed justice must be dealt out to defendants as well as complainants, and I certainly will n ot grant another summons. Mr. Billings--My clerk was here, sir, on the day the summons was made returnable. _ _ Mr. Yardley—You should have been here, sir. It is not to be heard of, that a defendant is to be brought here twice. Mr. Billings—How am I to recover my fee ? Mr. Yardley—l can't help you. Mr. Billings—But, sir, I wish to— Mr. Yardley—l won't grant another summons. If you think I am wrong go to the Court of Queen's bench for a mandamus. THE CAPTAIN AND THE CRIMP.—The captain of a ship whose name did not transpire, applied to Mr. Yardley for his advice under the following circumstances. Two of his crew left him three weeks ago, and did not apply for their wages, and the next thing he heard of them was an order from the Gravesend magistrates, presented by a crimp, for the wages due to them, and costs. He wished to knovi if he was bound to pay the crimp. Mr. Yardley would advise the applicant to pay no one but the seamen. If he did, it was probable he would be called upon to pay the money over again. A lodging-house keeper here got behind the captain in the witness-box, and said, " Here is a declaration made before a magistrate." Mr. Yardley—l have nothing to do with it. The cap tain may take my advice or not, as he thinks proper. If you think you have any claims against the captain, pursue it in a proper manner ; but I wouldrecommend him to adopt ray advice. The Captain—l shall certainly take your advice, sir. I am much obliged to you. The parties then retired, and the captain, as he was lea 9• ing the court, closely buttoned his pocket, which the crimp seemed disposed to attack. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY. About half-a-dozen members dropped in, but the only' bets laid were 18 to 1 agst Merryman, and 1,000 to 30 agst Ticket-of-Leave for the Derby. Mr. Isaac Day, well known to the racing public as traine r to- Lord • Clifden, and others, died on Wednesday last, aged 62. DERBY RACES.-TRUESD.4.Y. The Harrington Plate of 30 soya, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. Winners extra. One mile. Mr. T. Stevens's Cynthia, by Harkaway, 3 yrs, 6st, (Custance) 1 Sir H. Des Vceux's colt by Stockwell, out of Muffattee, 3 yrs, Est 81b (in. 51b ex.) (W. Bottom) 2 Mr. W. Sharpe's Captain W e dd er b urn , 4 yrs, 7st 61b (J. Snowden) 3 Brandy Ball, Joskin, and Weatherwise also ran. Standing weighed for English Rose, but the mare did not get to the post in time to start. Betting-6 to 4 agst Muffattee colt, 2to 1 agst Cynthia, sto 1 agst Captain Wedderburn. Won by half a length; a neck between the second and third ; bad fourth. The Midland Steeplechase of 50 soya, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared, &c. Winners extra. About three miles and a half. (29 subs., 5 of whom declared.) Mr. Bennett's Tease, by Scamander, aged, lOst 41b (in. 81b extra.) (Kendal 1 Mr. Manby's Fearless, aged, 9 s t (G . Stevens 2 Mr. C. Holman's Tamworth, a ge d, 9 s t 131 b (G.H o l ma n 3 Theodine, The Mule, and Joe Maley also ran. The betting opened at 6 to 1 agst Tease, but closed at 3 to 1 agst him ; 7 to 2 agst Old Dog Tray, 4 to 1 agst Fear less, sto 1 agst Tamworth, 6to 1 4gst Theodine. Tease laid off to within a few strides of the last hurdle, when he came away and won in a canter by two lengths; bad third Old Dog Tray, who fell at the back of the course, walked in. Pioneer came to grief in the first round ; Grampian broke down ; and the Stultz mare was pulled up, beaten, about a mile from home. The Staunton Harold Stakes of 20 sovs, added to a sweep stakes of 5 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 41b ; fillies, Bst; allowances and penalties. T.Y.C. (9 subs.) Capt. Christie's Spicebox, Bst 91b (in. 51b ex) (L. Snowden) 1 Mr. W. I'Anson's Revival filly, Bst Mr. Merry's Lady Eglinton, Bst 51b (in. 51b ex.) (Plumb) 3 The following also ran :—Starbeck, Pomona, and The Don. Betting---5 to 2 agst Spicebox, 7to 2 agst The Don, 4to 1 agst Lady Eglinton, sto 1 agst Starbeck. A fine race ill, won by a short neck ; about two lengths between the second and third ; the other three close up with Lady Eglinton. The All-aged Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 20 added. T. Y. C (3 subs.) Mr. W. 11. Barratt's Artevelde, 3 yrs (£2O), 6st 91b (W. Bottom) 1 Mr. Holland's Heloise, 2 yrs (£2O), 4st 131 b (car. sst) (Grimahaw) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Skipjack, 3 yrs (£2O), 7st 41b (Challoner) 3 Betting-6 to 5 agst Heloise, 9to 4 agst Artevelde, 3to 1 agst Skipjack. Won by a neck, bad third. The winner wag sold for 30 guinclis. Hurdle Race (Handicap) of 50 soya, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, and 3 only if declared. Winners extra. Two miles, over eight flights of hurdles. (24 subs., 3of whom declared.) Mr. Price's Balzarine, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (J. Land) 1 Mr. Coxon's Joe Maley, aged, 9st 121 b (Owner) 2 Mr. H. E. Johnstone's Border Chief, aged, lOst 61b (Watling) 3 The following also ran :—Woodman, Royalty, Sobieski, and Harry Bluff. Betting-7 to 4 agst Sobieski, 7to 2 agst Harry Bluff, 4 to 1 agst Balzarine, 6 to 1 each agst Border Chief and Woodman. Won by fifteen lengths. Harry Bluff, whilitt running forward, struck the hurdles about a mile from home, and fell, and Sobieski refused soon after starting. BETTING ON THE COURSE. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Gladiolus (offered) 11 to 1 agst Mutineer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Little Agnes (taken) 100 to 6 agst Harraton (taken) CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Jordan (taken) 1000 to 15 agst East Langton (taken) MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.—MANCHESTER Tuesday.—The advices from Bombay are not so encourag ing as they have been. There is a falling off in the late extraordinary demand for the East. This has had the effect of making this market somewhat less buoyant in tone but prices are quite firm and unaltered. The demand for yarn and cloth being in advance of the supply, m any pro' ducers are under contract for some time to come. 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