The Sun. — London, England, 1859-04-18 00:00:00

/FITE OPERA-COLONNADE HOTEL (late 1 Fedilade's), Charles-street, Haymarket, IS NOW OPEN. TO THE ELECTORS OF HARWICH AND DOVERCOURT. tIENTLIRVIEN,—The united party who sup- X_A ported me a few weeks ago having three times passed public Resolutions inviting me to ask your suffrages at the approaching General Election, I do not feel at liberty to resist their flattering desire. My political opinions are already well known to you ; and they have recently been sanctioned by the decisive judgment which the House of Commons has pronounced against the Government. In accordance with that judgment the conduct of affairs will doubtless be transferred to the well-known friends of Freedom and Reform, as soon as the new Parlia ment assembles. The Petition against the late return was presented on Mon day, the 4th instant, without the slightest knowledge that a dissolution was impending. Conclusive evidence was ready to establish, upon oath, that the destruction of the polling booth commenced before four o'clock, on the 18th of March ; and that, on this and other grounds, the Election was illegal. It now remains with yon to show that, as you have hitherto continued, you still will continue faithful to the principles you nobly upheld in 1857, and which have so often ruled the councils of the Empire. I shall take the earliest opportunity of perso na ll y wa i t i ng upon every Elector of the Borough. And have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your faithful servant, London, Saturday, April 9, 1859. W. F. CAMPBELL. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. On EAS rER MONDAY', will be produced Shakspeare's historical )lay of KING HENRY V. King Henry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean. NW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHL , E Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B en j . W e b ster. On EASTER MONDAY, THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Messrs. B. Webster, &c. After which, THE DEEIL ON TWO STICKS. Mr. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, Arden, and Kate Kelly. Followed by THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. Mr. B. Webster, Billing,tott, Eburne, Misses Woolgar, Keeley, and Arden. 'Acting Manager-31r. Wm. Smith. 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 permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, W estminster -road. Extraordinary Attraction for Passion Week. THIS EVENING, the performances will consist of novel and'unequalled Equestrian Entertainments. First Appearance of Mr. Henry Cooke, from the Cirque Napoleon in Paris, with the astonnding Qal ders, consisti ng of Pantomimic Dogs and Muadrupe d onkey ic s, a Won- s ex hibited before th e E mperor and Empress of France. After which, the matchless and nurivalled 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—Mssrs. Hemming and Thorne. Mr. W. Cooke's stupendous Elephant Ajax, with all his highly trained stud of beautiful Horses. In addition to this galaxy of attraction the renowned rider Jahn Henry Cooke, the greatest equestrian the world ever produced, will appear. Lessee and Manager. ........ Mr. William Cooke. The splendid romance of IVANHOE ; or, The Knights Templars, is in active preparation, and will be produced on. Easter Monday wtth e xtraordinary magnificence. Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3 8 . Pit, 9 • Upper G •Gallery, Is. ; Private Boxes allery, 6d. , £4s, £2 2s and £1 ls. Commence at even: Carriages at 11. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Proprietor —C. MORTON. AWN The publi c is most respectfully infor m ed that the FINE OPEN GALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW DAY AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12 4 frelock Ztn. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec ° of ri etues, 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 Anteall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently added Han, win present an attraction which, whether as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them selves, or the vavied and hitherto unattempted combinations within, will be fotuid to be wholly without parallel in the Kingdom. The Seven MUSICA L ENTERTAINMENT o'clock. • In addition t o the usual entertainment, the SAINLET FAMILY, of Amsterdam .Eight in number, whose varied instr ume ntal performances have. created so marked a sensa tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, wiL :Arform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock. as usual at THE W EATHER.—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 17. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 50— highest since noon yesterday. 4t " -16 30eat this morning and during the night. 47--thia day at noon. BauomETER-29'89—rising. IV II 4 rD) North-west er l y ; light, with cloudy weather and inmahine, but cold. APRIL 18. THERMOMETER, IN THE - SHADE. 49-11 igheat aince noon yesterday. 39—lowest this morning. and during the night. 48 —thia day at noon. BAROMETER -29.87. weather. WI ") North-westerly ; f res h, w ith rather dull, cold I BUBBLE " CONGRESS. ine world has been puzzled for some time back what.. th e so-called Congress is to achieve some laugh"at the idea of throwing cold water on the sraouldering embers of a latent fire in order to quicken its infla mmability ; while others gravely fancy that the more water is . poured outthe more will th e smoke arise, and sa make confusion warse continnded. The fact ma y t urn out to be to that each of the '4 great Powers," as they please term to outwit themselves, i s try i ng its - fellow by throwing dust into its rival's eyes for the osten s ibl e b enefit of mankind, but in the for its own ends. Russia has the merit of proposing and back s its a Congre ss f or th e sa k e o f peace . of some q ui et suggesti on b y as ki ng f or a loan twelve millions in serve the , order the better to pre peace! The believers in despotism see no harm in this modest proposal, resting fully satisfied with the extreme moderation of the EMPEROR of all . the slaves them Finland to Siberia, and the far regions to ast ; while others, more seemingly awake, suspect there' where bet ween the s a screw loose some' and the Tuileries, paddle-wheels of St. Petersburg In ether words, they fancy that the idea of the Congress is only to gai n ti me f or to let out th e the ice to me l t i n the cold r egions of th e B a l t i c, so as fleet coop e d up the milder waters of the Me in Cronstadt into Mediterranean, or, it may be, into the more congenial i mpregnability of Cherbourg. That feat once achieved, Ion.; B ULL may begin to o p en his eyes and look around in won will then assum e th e t der, but not i n dismay, fbr 70 /iN's B r iti s h pluck rue-blue of defiant indepen dence, and the Minister of the day, wh oever he be, tion ! may look out for squalls of no ordina r y retribu- If coming even t s cas t their shado wshefore,L ouis NAPOLEON has shadowed forth the course of time, according to his reading of the book of fate. Hi s new -Year's gift to Austria may prove t o Eli ?O lm a bitter pill under the patrioti c b a d ge of liberty to Italy, Yet! liberty to the Italians— as poor slave s man who, they Were_ poorer slaves by th e very :prof e • ng freedom at the head of some forty minims put do wn of Frenchmen sent an army t o freedom in pitiate the r ancour of R o : me m order t o pro is our aug us t all I— the ! A n d this coiling around u s th e he snake wh o k eeps more stea lthily to betr a y But, not feeling too secure in his own power, he wants to make assurance' doubly sure by enlisting the willing aid of a kindred d espot, And En ,, land it is all the while cajoled by th e semblan ce of ro b ode _ , ration by the bubble of a Congres3 ! Well turn out " all right," but we m uc h fear that nay w e shall awake some fine morning and find " all in the wrong "to be the order of the day. Once more we warn our watchmen to be more wide awake, and keep their powder dry. Lord Jolts RUSSELL is determined to die g ame . He is struggling hard to retain his seat for the City of London, the loss whereof would be the most emphatic condemnation of his policy, not only with respect to his recent resolution, which shelved the question of Reform for the present year, but also as to his hostility to THE BALLOT the point on which, of all others, the public mind is most intent. It is an important issue; for although the noble lord should not be returned for the metropolis, it is quite certain that he would not be excluded from Parliamentary life. He. would find some place of refuge, such as Westburyproved to Sir ROBERT PEEL, and Tiverton to Lord PAL MERSTON. From under some such convenient shield he might still discharge his shafts at any Government which had incurred his dis pleasure, by not finding a prominent place for him self in the Cabinet ! The great matter which he sought to excuse was his conduct in bringing forward the resolution, which proceeding was justly characterised by Mr. GLADSTONE as " not only a novelty, but a very in convenient novelty." The manner in which he laboured the subject, the specious sophistries he put forward, clearly indicated the grave mis givings which be must have entertained respecting the opinions of the independent Liberals of Lon don. He consulted, as he tells us, men of all shades and varieties of political opinion, and he found that many of these gentlemen thought that throwing out the bill on the second reading—which he him self was quite prepared to do—would be a violent course ; that it would prevent any further pro ceeding with the measure in any case, even if the Government themselves consented to alter it. Did he believe, for a moment, that such an altera tion could or would be made ? Was he not perfectly well aware that the adoption of his resolution must inevitably have proved the signal for the with drawal of the Bill, and the resignation of Ministers, or a general' appeal to the country. Perhaps he did not fully realise the probability of the latter alterative. Quod volurnus facile credimus ; and Lord JOHN was too intent on once more obtaining a pro minent position in the Cabinet to give full weight to all the elements of the calculation, as he might have done if he could have known that he would be required to defend his seat for London against so formidable and popular an adversary as Lord STANLEY. The resolution was skilfully contrived to capture stray votes—to keep together those who would not have taken the extreme step of voting against the second reading, but who were glad of a plausible excuse to that which, to all intents and purposes, answered the same purpose. It was not until Lord PALMERSTON flung forth the tabula in nau fragio, that the pretext was eagerly seized on and rendered available to secure the services of sundry waverers. It was scarcely fair for the Noble Lord to say that the Government might have accepted the spirit of the resolution; when he confessed that he never expected them to adopt its language. Nor was it more fair to say that the Chancellor of the EXchequer declared—" If you do get a majority against any of the provisions of the Bill, or in favour of introducing new provisions, we shall feel at liberty to go on with the Bill, or to drop it— to assent to such alterations, or to refuse our assent." At what time was this statement made ? Was it not at the very conclusion of a protracted debate, when every mind was decided, with per haps one exception. How, then, could it have in fluenced the resolution, or induced parties either to bring it forward or support it ? Besides it was not a voluntary statement. It was made in answer toone of the most extraordinary ques tions ever exhibited to a Government. It was inquired if they would, in the event of being left in a mino rity on certain points, pledge themselves not to resign. And, as a matter of course, so humiliating a promise, which would have degraded the Govern ment, and rendered them unfit to direct the affairs of a great nation, was unhesitatingly declined. Not much better is the mystification respecting the Ballot. It is a second edition of the game played by his brother at the last election, but which cannot deceive the most short-sighted. His belief is that if there are truth and justice in favour of the Ballot it will be carried, but he does not think it will be for the public interest ; and, there fore, his conviction is that "public opinion will pronounce against it." However, he adds, " its decision one way or the other can perhaps hardly be attended with those consequences which some hope and others apprehend 1" Will any staunch and consistent Reformer be contented with this quibbling—will any person earnestly desiring the abolition of bribery and corruption, and of enabling even the more humble elector to bestow his suffrage, conceive that there is any prospect of obtaining the great and anxiously-sought-for boon at the hands of Lord JOHN RUSSELL ? Nor would he give the slightest inkling of what he was disposed to bring forward. He maintained a dis creet silence that prevented those entrusted with the franchise from knowing what they were about to do with their votes. The citizens of London will have to decide between him and Lord STANLEY —of whom the highest anticipations were long since justly formed—many of which have already been completely redeemed. A few months ago Mr. BRIGHT was all but revolutionary. His favourite element was at any rate that of Democracy. He argued energetically in favour of a very considerable extension of the franchise, in favour of the Ballot, in favour of a total redistribution of the electoral districts. His own particular views in regard to Parliamentary Reform he not only explained lucidly and elo quently to large audiences at Birmingham, at Glasgow, at Edinburgh, at Liverpool—he defined them clearly and succinctly, so clearly and suc cinctly that those who ran might read in a series of bold, blunt schedules ranged alphabetically. All this occurred during the recess—or rather towards the close of it—during those wintry months when there is most leisure for politicians, for all poli ticians indeed except those who happen to be entrusted with the ever-onerous and never-relaxed responsibilities of Administration. Parliament met at length in February. The pre liminary labours of the session monopolised not very surprisingly the residue of that shortest of the twelve calendar months. At length, in March. Ministers made good their promise of submitting the literally "long vexed question" of Parliamentary Reform to the candid consideration of the popular representation. The Government Bill was laid upon the table of the House of Commons—was printed for distribution among the members—was minutely and elaborately explained by the Leader of the House, the Chancellor of her MAJESTY'S Exchequer. Recollect that in the address of the Commons inaugurative of the present session— the address in answer to the gracious speech from the Throne—the House had formally pledged itself to the SOVEREIGN, in so many words, to give to this m os t diffi cu lt pro bl em o f r rm. the most candid and impartial con,sidera tion. No sooner, however, had the Ministerial P ro ject for the remodelling of the existing system of the popular repre sen t a tion been l a id u p on th e table, explain e d to the House, and brought under discussion, than the C ommons fl agran tly b ro k e away fro m their pledge undeniabl e , that l ' i er t : in a manner so distinct and to the SOVEREIGN. They did this, mor, the problem— y had sa id t h ey woul d) —i n t o only did they refuse to take candid and impartial consideration, but they actually declined to take it into consideration at all ! They refused to allow e Bill to go into They readily acceded to the spurious proposition of a disappointed party leader below the gangway on the side of the Opposition— a proposition that was only not unprecedented, inasmuch as that party leader had himself some years back furnished this precedent. After a stormy and impassioned debate, extending over seven nights in all, the vague. resolutions proposed by Lord JonN RUSSELL as an amendment to the formal motion for the second. reading was carried by a clear majority of 39 in a house of 626—the division taking place only an hour or so after the last day of March had merged into the first day of April. committee. Not one syllable all this while had been heard of Mr. BRIGHT'S Reform Bill, within the walls of Parliament, deafened though the public had been previously by the clamour raised on its behalf outside those walls, prior to the com mencement of the legislative session. The hon. member for Birmingham has very re cently said (since the date of the adverse division) —speaking of the Cabinet proprosition—" Its cha racter was so bad and its features so ugly, that not its enemies only, but those who should have been its best friends were anxious that it should be put under ground as speedily as possible." At any rate the Government - Reform Bill—whether hideously grotesque or exquisitely beautiful—was the only Reform Bill frankly submitted to the con sideration of the House of Commons. Lord JOHN, prior to the division, gave not the faintest fore shadowing of his intentions in regard to any scheme for the remodelling of the popular represen tation. Mr. BRIGHT, so noisy and loquacious before the meeting of Parliament, sat there mumchance on the second bench below the gangway on the Opposition side made no allusion even to his Reform Bill, smuggled it up as incon venient, gave nobody the chance of accept ing it, or, on the other hand, of burying it under the floor of the house as unsightly. At length, in the midst of the factious discussion of seven nights' continuance, the member for Birmingham did certainly rise in his place and speak in regard to the Cabinet proposition. The lion of the pro vinces, however, roared like any sucking dove down at 'Westminster. As one of the hon. members said afterwards in the debate—Mr. BRIGHT'S speech in the house on Reform was milk and water mixed to order! His conduct afterwards was consistent. Upon the frank and manly proposition of the hon. member for Bodmin—the supplementary amendment in fa vour of the Ballot—Mr. BRIGHT, with a perversity kindred to that of Mr. BERKELEY, refused to vote in favour of the Ballot—rather than vote then in its favour he walked out into the lobby, and so left it as few supporters as possible, in one of the largest houses upon record. Now, really and truly, the meaning of all this is about as plain as a pikestaff. The member for Birmingham obviously, glaringly, undeniably, shapes his course according to circumstances. Lord JOHN thought he was coming into power again the other day, as the inevitable consequene.e of his apparently triumphant division. So did many others beside Lord JOHN deem it probable that we were again to rejoice in the possession of a Whig First Lord of the Treasury. But the neW Whig Ministry, whenever it comes—must—every body feels this—have an infusion of new blood into it to give it strength and popularity. ,What if conspicuous among those who shall supply it with the new blood, thus yielding it the vigorous accession of strength and popularity, what if prominent among those new Ministers should be the Right Hon. JOHN BRIGHT, M.P. for Birmingham ! An admirable idea in itself, but a wholly impracticable one if Mr. BRIGHT com mits himself point blank to a democratic Reform Bill of his own; runs his head against what to the Whig Party is really nothing better than " that dead wall"—the Ballot ; and perpetrates with a like obtuseness divers other kindred extravagancies. We wonder very much, indeed, if Mr. BRIGHT himself has been one of those to recognise sponta neously the exceeding advisability of this wise reti cence ! If not, the course he has recently been pur suing in the matter of Reform is really in its way quite a delightful coincidence. It is one in which —of course by the merest chance—he has acted in a manner the most delightfully judicious. Listen to those amiable and conciliatory words of his uttered on Wednesday down at Rochdale— when he observed with quite an effusion of feeling, " With respect to Lord JoHN RussELL, he brought the question of Reform before the House year after year, when none but himself scarcely advocated it." [Mr. BRIGHT omitted to add that by the noble lord bringing it forward thus year after year the country has gained just exactly—Nothing.] " He" (Lord JoHN), added Mr. BRIGHT, " had then as now a real sympathy for Reform" [nevertheless, being then as now dia metrically opposed to the most essential of all re forms—the Ballot ! Mr. BRIGHT perhaps forgot to mention that.] "He had a real sympathy for Re form," observed Mr. BRIGHT, " although he was born in a ducal palace. They must, therefore (down at Rochdale, and such like places), make an allowance for his shortcomings, if he did not march at the speed they could wish." So amiably, so charmingly does the voice become modulated at the mere prospect of becoming a Cabinet Minister and a Privy Councillor. Surely these are the wards no longer of the bold Tribune, but of the Right Hon. JOHN BRIGHT —one of the colleagues in the next Administration. An ac:s % .1,140 771129111161111*"'' . 'o, : bi , lAA° is Wis. THE SUN. MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1859. THE MIN, LONDON, MONDAYVEVENING, APRIL 18, 1859, THE DIFFICULTY. In order to enable our readers to understand the diplomatic events of the last few days touching the perliminary arrangements for a Congress to take into consideration the political condition of Italy, we will state as briefly as possible what has taken place :- 1. When a Congress was first proposed Austria demanded that Piedmont should disarm, without any guarantees. This demand was discountenancd immediately by all the great Powers. 2. Then Austria demanded that all the great Powers should accept the principle of a disarma ment, the details and provisions of which were to be discussed and arranged at the Congress. 3. To these propositions France agreed, as well as the other great Powers, although Russia observed the disarming would be more logical after a Congress. 4. Austria was not content with this arrange ment, but employed England to urge France to demand Piedmont to disarm under any circum stances. 5. France replied that she would not support such a demand, as neither Sardinia nor the other Italian States would be admitted on equal terms at the Congress, nor would their voice be heard in councils initiated to discuss the interest of Italy, and remove evils registered in the protocols of the Treaty of Paris, and acknowledged by all the great Powers as dangerous to the peace of the world. This is a correct statement of passing ecents.— Mor•ning Post. Sir Charles Barry, we (Athenceron) hear, is named the architect of the new l'alace of Art in Piccadilly, to be built for the Royal Academy, Messrs. Barry and Banks are the architects of the adjoining Palace of Science. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GitAy!s-INN-itoAD.— The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the week ending April 10, was 2,339, of which 4.106 were new cases. The condition of the Cambridge men after their upset in the boat race on Friday was rather distressing. They were stripped of their wet clothes, and they were not many; but the difficulties were, how to get dry ones—a difficulty not well g-ot over till they arrived at Putney. The bow-oar in the Cambridge boat (says the Er•a) was so ill that he was carried helpless as a child out of the London Rowing Club boat and kindly received by Mr. Gregory, of the Iles Club, at Barnes-terrace, into his house, where he received proper medical treatment. LATEST NEWS. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : VIENNA, SLNDAY. Count Caroly left yesterday for St. Petersburg, on a private mission. On yesterday evening's Bourse there was a slight rise in the shares of the Northern Railway and the Credit Mobilier. STUTTGARDT, SUNDAY. The official Wurtembergischer Staatsanzeiger publishes an extra sheet, containing a Ministerial decree concerning the forced levy of horses for milit-ary service. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, SUNDAY. The Frankfort Journal of to-day states that the Ministers of War of several German States and the Commanders of the Eighth Federal corps d'armee, will hold another meeting on Thursday next, at Heidelberg. The Ober-Postaints-Zeitung of yesterday pub lishes the following :—" Munich, April 16th.—The King of Bavaria has left to-day for Darmstadt, to attend, as it is alleged, a meeting of several mo narchs of Southern German States." CASSEL, SUNDAY. The whole Ministry have tendered their resig nation, on accont of certain differences in the administration of internal affairs. DRESDEN, SATURDAY. The Dresden Journal of to-day states :—" The latest proposal of Austria for a general disarmament previous to the Congress is said to be supported by Prussia and England in a manner which will faci litate its practical fulfilment. The great powers now seem agreed in principle, but Sardinia con tinually persists in raising difficulties." TRIESTE, SATURDAY. An official announcement, emanating from the Austrian naval commanders, contains particulars respecting the ordered enlistment of volunteers for naval service on the coasts of Istria, Croatia, and Dalmatia. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. The Moniteur of to-day makes the following announcement : "A naval division, under the command of Vice- Admiral Jehenne, sailed yesterday from Brest for the Mediterranean." M. Massimo d'Azeglio has set out for London. The Pays denies the accuracy of the version of the Times as to the bases on which it is proposed that the Congress shall deliberate, and says that these bases as proposed by England and accepted by the four Powers are textually as follows: "1. To concert means for the maintenance o peace between Austria and Sardinia. " 2. The manner in which the evacuation of the Roman States by the French and Austrian troops may best be effected. " 3. Whether it is desirable to effect reforms in the internal administration of the Roman States and the other States of Italy whose administration may be faulty to such an extent as to a create a permanent and dangerous state of trouble and dis content, and what these reforms shall be. " 4. To substitute for the treaties between Austria and the Duchies a confederation of the Italian States for their mutual protection, both internally and externally." BOURSE, April 16.—The market opened very heavy, with a downward tendency, Threes have been done as low as 67f. 30c., but afterwards rallied a little, to 67f. 50c. Mobilier varied from 665 f. to 675 f. ; Austrian, 515 f. to 517 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,250 f. to 1,255 f. ; Eastern, 627 f. to 627 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 823 f. 75c. to 826 f. 25c. The following were the last quotations :- 4} per Cents. 95 Do. end montk 3 per Cents. 67 50 Do. end month 67 45 Bank Shares 2760 Credit Foncier 645 Belgian 41 — Piedmontes© (5) 76 25 Roman B4 Austrian Credit,Mobilier .. 675 Do. Accouut 667 50 Spanish Threes — Home Debt 39 75 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account Orleans Northern 905 .. 905 New ditto. 7BO 775 Lyons and Moditerrau,— New ditto 827 50 .. 827 50 Geneva 515 Midi Southern • 485 -- 480. Western 527 .50 . 525 - ___ Eastern Grand Central - • • -- -- Sardinian 367 50 370 Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 71e. ; money 25f.21e. ; three mouths, paper, 24f. 95c.; money, 24f. 90c. AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna, April 15, says :—" The French and • Austrian Governments have not yet come to an understanding, and the diplomatists are nearly at their wits' end. Count Buol still insists on a general and simultaneous disarmament as a preliminary to the Congress, and the Emperor of the French declares that he will not dismiss a single man until the Congress has met. The French Go vernment would not object to accept the Austrian proposition in principle,' if this Cabinet would leave the question of disarmament to be settled by the Congress, but Count Buol has received positive orders from his Sovereign not to make any further concessions. One of the mediating Powers is said to have complained of the chicanery' of the Aus trian Minister for Foreign Affairs, but the report cannot be true, as it is a notorious fact that he has, from the very commencement of the negotiations, displayed the utmost candour and good faith. 'The only well•founded charge which can be made against Count Buol,' says a German diplomatist, ' is, that he, in his extreme anxiety to maintain peace, has displayed less firmness than he ought to have done.' The opinion above ex pressed is almost universal here, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs is generally accused of being too submissive to the mediating Powers, who have displayed a fear of the Emperor Napoleon which must necessarily encourage him to persevere in his aggressive policy. In a day or two the great question of the day is likely to enter into a new phase, for Prussia begins to exhibit symptoms of a resolve not to allow her interests to be separated from those of Germany and Austria. It is not in my power to say that an alliance has already been concluded between the two great Ger man Powers, but negotiations to that end are cer tainly going on. It is whispered that 200,000 Prussian soldiers will soon be collecte din the Rhenish provinces, and that Austria has offered to the Prince Regent of Prussia the supreme command of the Federal Army. A distinguished officer, a day or two since, told me that I had in one of my recent letters greatly underrated the force which Austria, Prussia, and Germany could, on an emergency, bring into the field. " Austria," said he, " can keep 650,000 men on foot, Prussia 400,000, and the other German States about 200,000. If we sup pose that 250,000 men are in garrison, depot, and hospital,. Louis Napoleon will still have to cope with a million of well-armed men, whose fathers proved to the first Emperor of the French that they could fight well in a good cause." The following article, which appeared in a recent number of the evening edition of tile Wiener Zeitung, shows what kind of spirit prevails in the highest military circles : " In a few days it will be half a century since Austria waged the fourth war which she had with France after the outbreak of the great French revolution. In the three previous wars Austria had allies, but in 1809 she stood alone, and saw oppesed to her the tremendous coalition which was formed by the French autocrat, the greatest warrior of the day. Austria did not blench. The free dom of Europe,' said she in her proclamation, ' has sought shelter under the banner of Austria,' a banner which was raised in the midst of an army of 400,000 men. At the same time the Landwehr (militia) was called out, and every man who was between 18 and 48 years of age was liable to be sum moned to take up arms. The Archduke Charles, at the head of 200,000 men, advanced into Bavaria, the Archduke John led 80,000 against Italy, and the Archduke Ferdinand 36,000 against Warsaw. Opposed to the Austrian 'armies were 200,000 men, half of whom were Germans, under Napoleon himself, 70,000 under Prince Eugene, the Viceroy. of Italy, and 20,000 Saxons and Poles, who were in and around Wasaw. The powerful reserves were composed of French, Westphalian, and Dutch troops. Russia con tributed but 20,000 men to them. The war did not end fortunately for Austria, but it led to a series of great events, which wore closed by the treaties of 1815. Then it was that the world with joyful sur prise learned that Napoleon could be worsted. A German commander, the Archduke Charles, was the first person to defeat the man who had so ling been considered invincible. We recall to memory such a remarkable episode in our his tory, because we have acquired positive information that the Emperor Louis Napoleon will by the Ist of June have 600,000 men under arms, 150,000 of whom are to be sent to Italy. The remaining 450,000 are to be prepared for any and all contingencies." IBONMASTEBS' QUA.RTERLYMEETING DUDLEY, Saturday Evening.—The concluding meeting of the ironmasters of this district for the current quarter was held in this town this even ing. The business transacted was on the same limited scale, which has characterised the assemblies at Wolverhampton and Birmingham: consumers have entered into engagements only just sufficiently . extensive to supply' their immediate requirements ; in that respect, the result of these meetings must be regarded as anything but satisfactory, for, although there has been no movement for a reduc tion of prices ' and the principal firms who control those matters have a sufficient quantity of orders to to keep their mills and forges in pretty full work, they do not attempt to conceal the fact that the trade is flat, and that there is a prospect of iron of moderate quality being sold at a lower figure than has lately prevailed. The export houses have bought comparatively little iron this quarter-day; and all the contracts given out have been much below the average. Pig-iron is quite half-a-crown a ton lower than it was three months ago, but in a great number of instances the sales effected were at os. below the price which then ruled, it being only such of the pig-masters as make a very good quality who could obtain £3 12s. 6d. per ton ; and men of this class preferred to bold rather than accept a reduction. The attendance at the meeting to•night was thin ; it had been hoped that the Government explana tions relative to the state of foreign affairs would have been made last night, and that if of a satis factory character a tone would be given to the trade by restorin g confidence amongst consumers, but the discussion in the House of Commons hating been again postponed, it was felt that there was little prospect of much business being transacted ; and such turned out to be the result ; neither can any change be anticipated until political affairs on the continent give less Cause for disquietude. The manufacturing trades in this quarter are generall3r dull, and the workpeople are not so fully employed as they were three months since. The quarterly accounts are reported to have been pretty , punctually paid. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen gave audience, on Saturday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace, to M. Tonissant and M. Madion, Envoys, Extraordinary from Hayti to announce the establishment of the republic. The Envoys were introduced by the Earl of Malmesbury, the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, *and conducted by Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Cere monies. Baron de Pradine, Haytian Charge d'Affaires, attended the Envoys. The Earl of Malmesbury had an audience of the Queen. Her Majesty was attended by Lord Bateman, Lord in Waiting, and Lieutenant -Colonel Cavendish, Groom in Waiting. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort rode on horse back in the morning, accompanied by the Duke a Oporto, and attended. by Captain du Plat. Prince Leopold visited the Botanical Gardens in the Regent's-park. The Prince Consort, accompanied by the Duke of Oporto, visited the British Museum in the afternoon ; Captain du Plat and Lieutenant-General Vicomte de Campanha were in attendance. The Queen had a'dinner party in the evening. The company included her Royal Highness the Princess Alice, his Royal Highness the Duke of Oporto, Earl Delawarr, the Earl and Countess of Suffolk, the Earl and Countess of Winton, Lord Stanley, Lord and Lady Burghersh, Lord and Lady Worsley, Lady Emily Cavendish, Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Colonel the Right Hon. Cecil FOrester, Sir John Lawrence, General Vicomte de Campanha, and Captain Sergio. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, with the members of the royal family and suite, will return to Windsor Castle this day (Monday) after luncheon, for the Easter holidays. The Queen held a Privy Council this afternoon at Buckingham Palace. The Earl and Countess Delawarr and Lady Arabella Sackville West leave town this afternoon, for Buckhurst Park, where the noble earl and countess purpose to receive company during the approaching holidays. The Earl and Countess Spencer are expected to arrive in town, from Italy, in a few days. The health of the countess is quite re-established. The Earl and Countess of Bective and family have arrived in Upper Brook-street for the season. - - The Countess Dowager of Meath has left Cla ridge's Hotel for Sennicotts, near Chichester. Viscountess Jocelyn and her youthful family have left Cambridge House for St. Leonards-on -Sea. The Rev. Dr. Whewell and Lady Affleck have left Claridge's Hotel for. Trinity Lodge. Cambridge. THE LORD CITANCELLOR AND THE MAGISTRACY. —The Lord Chancellor has just added nine gentlemen to the commission of the peace for the borough of Ipswich. Six of the nine are Conservatives, and the remaining three Liberals. The family of M. de Tocqueville request the French papers to contradict the report of his death which was first circulated by a London journal. He is at the Isle de Hieres in a suffering state, but not worse than he has been for some time past, SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL.— The customary annual performance of Handers Messiah in Passion week takes place on Wednesday next, the 20th inst. Principal vocalists—Madame Catherine Hayes, Miss Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Signor Belletti. • A new secretary, Mr. Sclater, has succeeded to the management of the Zoological Gardens, Mr. David Mitchell having undertaken, at the Emperor's request, the arrangement of a new garden in the Bois de Boulogne, in Paris. The Sadler's Wells troupe of pantomimists— Chas. Fenton, Bailin, Miss Parkes, and others—embarked, on Wednesday last, at the St. Katharine's wharf, for Ham burg, en route to Berlin, where they intend • producing the last pantomime played at Sadler's Wells under the direction of Mr. T. L. Greenwood. MINISTERIAL PENSIONS.—It seems, by the re marks of some of our cotemporaries, to be viewed as a settled thing, that the moment a Cabinet Minister has been in office two years, be, receives a pension of £2,000 a year. This is not the case; and =we believe very few ex-ministers have ever been the recipients of this annuity—as a declaration of a rather unpleasant character has to be made, which more or less directly declares that this sum would be necessary for the maintenance of a minister, in consequence of his want of fortune.—Court Journal. COUNTY COURT DISTRICTS.—By an order in Council, it is directed that so much of the district of the Westminster County Court of Middlesex as is included within a line drawn from the point where the boundaries of the Brompton County Court of Middlesex and of the West minster County Court of Middlesex meet on the river Thames; alon g the eastern boundary of the said Brompton CountyCourtto Knightsbridge, thence along the middle of the Knightsbridge-road and the road opposite St. George's place to Grosvenor-place, thence southward along the mid dle of Grosvenor-place and Upper Eaton-street to Rane lagh-street, thencealong the middle of Ranelagh-street and Ebury-street to Eceleston-street, thence along the middle of Eccleston-street to the middle of Eceleston-bridge, thence along the middle of the Grosvenor Canal to the river Thames, thence along the river Thames to the point first described, shall be within and form part of the district of the Brompton County Court of Middlesex. The township of Eaton and Marton, now in the district of the County Court of Cheshire, held at Macclesfield, are to be in the district of the County Court of Cheshire held at Congleton. THE DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES C . 6ITILT.—On Saturday.a.return was issued to an order of the House of Lords, showing the business transacted in this court between January 11, 1858, and the 29th of last month. It appears that during that 'time there were 288 petitions for dissolution of marriage-184 presented by the husband and . 104 by the wife. In 37 cases 'dissolution was decreed and in six it was refused. The number of cases undefended was 143. In no case was the petitioner examined ; 134 cases are now set down for trial; 165 cases are appointed to be tried by full court without jury ; 24 by a full court with jury ; and 13 by a single'judge and jury, these latter items including cases not yet set down for trial. The petitions for judicial separation during.tho time covered by the return, were 105 in number; eight presented by the husband, and all the rest by the wife.. In 28 cases the petition was de creed ; in three it was refused ; 15 cases were undefended ; in 21 the petitioner wag exaniined ; six cases are now set down for trial; 11 cases were appointed to be tried before the judge ordinary and a jury ; 32 before the judge ordinary 'FIRE AT ST. MARK'S CHAPEL, FCLITAM-ROAD.— Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon the inhabitants of the Ful ham-road were thrown into a state of considerable excite ment in consequence of a tire breaking out in St. Mark's Chanel, the property of the National Society for Promotingthe ducation of the Poen It appears that the furnace with lighted at 10 o'clock on Saturday night for the pur pose of warming the building, , and during the celebration of Divine service in the morning a very strong smell of burn ing was experienced by, persons in the chapel. A careful survey was made below,'but the cause was not discovered, old it was not until past two o'clock in the afternoon that the existence of a are raging became clearly ascertained. 'About that time the police constable .on the beat had his attention directed to the building by perceiving smoke issuing from seine of the windows and curli ng o ver th e roof. An alarm was , raised, and eitgine's were soon on the spot, but the fire was not subdued until nearly two hours h a d elapsed, and considerable damage was caused. The building was insured for £1,500 in the'Sun Fire-office. The stained glass windows were insured in the same office for £4OO, and the Attinfs aSP 2 wit 4 the same company. -LITERATURE. The Dean ; or, the Popular Preacher. A Tale. By Berkeley Aiken, author of "Anne Sher wood." 3 vols. Saunders and Otley. Those who admired Anne Sherwood will be pleased at the opportunity thus afforded them of perusing another work by the same author. In this book they will find much to attract their attention from the great ability that is conspicuous through out its pages. It is true that some readers may not like the parts that relate to clerical contro• versy, but these are sketched with great skill, and display acuteness in perception and vigour in de scription. The chief character is the Dean O'Moore, who is a peculiar man, gifted with extraordinary talents, but unfortunately he was devoid of prin ciple, which deficiency, sad in every state of life, is doubly so when it appears in one who has chosen a holy and sacred calling. It is powerfully shown to us how in the hour of his greatest triumph, when crowds of admiring and enthusiastic hearers thronged his . church, when fame seemed to beckon him on to yet higher summits, he was unable to look into his mind or search his heart. The only shining light in his character was his appreciation of his son, who was possessed in an eminent degree of those pure principles which were so wanting in his gifted father. John O'Moore is indeed the re deeming feature of the work, and it is gratifying to watch how his influence gradually extended over many circles, and where it did not actually effect an alteration, it produced a deep impression, that might eventually work for good. If anything could have moved the Dean, it must have been a life like that of his son ; and when he lay at last on his death bed, there was reason to hope that he had given his thoughts to the great work of his own repentance, and that the inner life at last bore some faint reSemblance to the outer existence. Mary, the youngest daughter, is a charming dispo sition, and the many sufferings which she endured in her distracted and disorganised family render her an object of interest. There are many persons met with in the story, and they are more or less admirably described. Lady 'Romford is a good sketch of a weak, vain woman, who fancied her first husband's rank had endowed her with heredi tary nobility. The story of Mrs. Mauleverer and her daughter is replete with interest, and one feels strongly impressed with the difference of their con duct, in frankly acknowledging their origin to that of theirrelation the Dean, who denied his country, dis owned his connections, and was ashamed of all his antecedents, instead of being proud to proclaim himself as self-made. It is true that he had done many deeds for which he would blush had they come to the knowledge of the world ; but he went to a foolish extreme in supposing he could for ever keep secret the history of his early days. There is ample scope in the structure of this story for the display of talent in its delineation, and the reader will find that the opportunity has not, been lost, but .that a work is presented to their notice that is powerful from its concentration, and striking from its style, and that it successfully fulfils the purpose for which it is intended. Pleasure. A Poem, By Nicholas Michell, author of" Ruins of Many Lands," &c. Tegg and Co. Mr. Nicholas Michell is favourably known as the author of several works displaying a cultivated mind and some degree of poetic ability. The subject he has now chosen is scarcely so well calcu• lated to display his powers to the best advantage as his former volumes. The subject is too purely didactic, and makes a greater demand on the creative powers. In the " Ruins of Many Lands," and in " Spirits of the Past," a foundation, as it were, was provided by the subject, giving the author free scope to display his powers of descrip tion and his extensive knowledge. In " Pleasure ' he has taken a bolder flight. The object of the work is to describe the pursuit of pleasure under various phases, such as ambition, love, learning, literature, &c., illustrating the descriptions by eminent examples, drawing the conclusion which all who are familiar with the high principles incul cated in Mr. Michell's works mist anticipate. It is obvious that such an attempt demands the highest powers ; and though it is impossible not to admire the elegance and correctness of the author's style and the smoothness of his versification, we cannot help thinking a less ambitious task would have suited him better. We trust in his next work he will seek a subject more adapted to his powers, which are better fitted for the illustration of pleasing and tender imaginings than for the vivid portrayal of the startling contrasts of human life. .His writings are more calculated to gratify us by their refinement and cultivation, than to impress us by their originality and force. The French in Africa. By L. T. Cave, late Captain in her Majesty's 54th Regiment. Skeet. This work gives a'succinet and attractive account of the subjugation of Algeria by our continental neighbours. The author has aimed at giving a short and !)opular account of a conquest which, he considers, reflects great honour on the French, and which, he trusts, may tend to the civilisation of the Barbary States. The volume possesses the ad vantage of a map, and the clear and concise account of these interesting events will be useful to many readers. London, Past, Present, and Future. By John Ash ford, author of "Italy's Hope," &e. Hope. The author of this work has chosen a fine subject which he is scarcely qualified to do justice to. He gives us his impressions of all the great metropoli tan scenes and localities, in verse not always of the highest quality, though occasionally we meet some good lines. The work may amuse some non critical readers, and impress them with a sense of the wonderful variety and varied associations cha racteristic of London life. Here and There in London. By J. Ewing Ritchie ; author of " The London Pulpit," &c. Tweedie. An entertaining little volume, showing panoramic sketches of some of the most remarkable scenes in London, not without a deeper meaning in some of its more gloomy delineations. We have the Houses of Lords and Commons, the Reporters' Gallery, Exeter Hall, the Penny Gaff, Rag Fair, the Cattle Market, the London Hospital, an omnibus yard, a Government office, and many other curious scenes described to us. Many of the sketches givO a good idea of the localities, and the volume will be very attractive to the stranger in London. General Debility and Defective Nutrition. By Alfred gin.ee,F,R.S. Churchill. This is a valuable little work on general weak ness and proper nourishment. It gives many par ticulars as to diet which will prove advantageous to invalids, and its advice as to the treatment of debility and its attendant symptoms is likely to be of practical benefit. The Universal Review cf Politics, Literature, and Social Science. No. 2. Allen and Co. We have before had occasion to notice favourably this new competitor in the lists of literature. This second number maintains its character for sense and solidity, though it is perhaps somewhat too heavy in its 'Character. A little more variety and animation would render it more ac ceptable, although it does not attempt to rival the lighter serials. The first article will repay the perusal of all who are interested in our national character and antecedents. It treats of Anglo- Roman and Anglo-Saxon History, and displays con siderable archaeological knowledge and ingenuity. In treating of the peculiar names left lingering in remote localities, the number of Cold Harbours scat tered over England is alluded to. It is curious that no satisfactory account of the origin of this singular appellation has been discovered by the mos t per severing antiquarian research. The researches of Mr. Hyde , Clarke, who has done so much towards classifying and examining these curiosities of nomenclature, are spoken of in conclusion. W e quote the following passage, which gives a sum mary. of the results arrived at by that able and careful author in his ingenious essay The nature of the whole investigation is i n di ca t e d i n i more detail, with the conclusions to which h e h as yet arrived, by Mr. Hyde Clarke, in an " Essay on the Appli cation of Topographical Nomenclature to Anglo-Saxon History," circulated for the purpose of discussion, and which is understOod to be the Introduction to the publica tion of the results of the labours he has for many years pursued on this and other departments of English history. Some essays and papers have likewise appeared in indivi dual branches of topographical nomenclature, as, for in stance, the subject of Cold Harbours already referred to. The number of propositions laid down in the ,i E ssa ylon Nomenclature" is nearly 60, but the author guards himself, definitelyin the present plepledged g s e ta d t e t 00 eve v t h e ry e k le w ta le il l elements may yet be discovered whi c h will ma t er i a lly affect the ultimate decisi on . gewohfetnh, as he observes, e f ac ts, from being These propositions may be briefly re duced to the follow ing abstra c t i n cont inuation of the o bservations wo have already made. The local names in England ar e of Germanic or Anglo- Saxon orwin, except so far a s they may be interfered with by Danish names, and limited on the Celtic borders by Celtic names. The attempts to explain the etymologies of English places by Celtic or Latin roots are erroneous. . . English settlers. wide distribution The names are, in the main part, of ancient origin, as sighed by the first E of Roman .population could have The names of habitations show a distribution of the English race all over the cor.intry, at such period of °cell p a t existedon . bod y Englishat anNtoonglartlgiee early all. Roman names— , ± large settlements — are suppressed. exce, of a inv.. T l i ) e " Danes , however, give evidence of Roman occupa tion, as particular-names are appropri a t e d t o Roman cites ; as, Chester, stape, trow, with, ware, ford, way, street, pall, well. . . During the period of invasion and conquest, the Welsh population did not remain within the English bounds as allies, for all Welsh names are suppressed. There is no ovidouce ju tho.uaraos to support an inter - mixture of Welsh with the English, or the intermarriage of the latter with a Welsh population, and the negative evi dence supports the Chronicles in the assertion that the Welsh were slaughtered as the English extended. The view of Kemble is supported, that the early English occupied the country with scattered homesteads. Kemble's theory of places in ing denoting a gan or clan population is limited, as other applications of ing are shown. Several tribes took part in the invasion, and were mixed up together throughout the country, as is shown by dia lectal evidence. The High Dutch tribes were not concerned in the inva sion. The common names of the population were the same as those now existing of the, same type, as Bull, Brown, Sharpe, &c. The nomenclature bears evidence of epochs, the earliest names being largely based on clan names. In the later periods of invasion, the nomenclature is found to undergo modification. These modifications are in general conformity with the evidence of the Chronicles. The Northumbrian invasions embraced a large part of the Lowlands of Scotland at an early date. The old names show that the invaders were of the sect of Weden or Woden. There is no evidence of Christian insti tions before the recorded epoch. The Danish and Norman names are found to conform with subsequent occupation. The immigration of Flemish settlers in the Norman time in Devonshire, Cornwall, and South Wales, can be identified. The topographical nomenclature of England conforms with that of their kindred in the Germanic countries. Thus, in the neighbourhOod of the Roman cities, in Britain, or in Germania, the like system of names may be identified. The topographical names give evidence of the independence and continuity of a Saxon descent and insti tutions. Lord J. Russell's Life of Fox, and the Memoirs of the Court of George IV., are criticised together, in an article which discusses the relative merits of Whigs and Tories. An essay upon " Realistic Novelists" examines the rival claims of George Eliot and Anthony Trolloppe to public favour. Mr. Mill's recent work on " Liberty" is spoken of in high terms, and there are several other papers of varying degrees of merit. The Journal of Psychological Medicine. No. XIV. Churchilll. Many valuable and important questions are dis cussed in this quarterly. An article on the " Arti ficial production of Stupidity in Schools," is espe cially deserving of the attention of all connected with educational establishments. The evils of the present system are forcibly . dwelt upon, and the nature of the necessary improvements clearly pointed out. Another essay on the " Moral Therapeutics of London" is well worthy of the attention of the philosopher and the philanthropist. There is also an article on general paralysis, and se veral reports and statistics connected with the treatment of the insane. The Journal of Agriculture. No. 64. Blackwood. The usual amount of agricultural information is given in this useful quarterly, with a lengthened report of the premiums offered by the Agricultural Society of Scotland during the past year. Among the most interesting of the articles we may mention a comparison between English and French agri culture, and a paper on the physical condition of the rural labourer. DREADFUL BOILER EXI?_LOSION AT DUNDEE. On Friday afternoon, about one o'clock, a dread ful boiler explosion took place at the spinning -mill , of Messrs. Edwards, of Scouringburn, Dundee, attended by the less of about 20 lives, the serious injury of an equal number of persons and consi derable damage to pr o p er ty. From the Dundee Saturday Post we take the following account of the 'calamity : " The immediate cause of the disaster was the explosion of one of the three boilers at the east end of the works. The boilers were built partly below the level of the street, and were surmounted by a fire-proof building. A public road bounded this building on the east, and an iron bridge con nected it with the north wing of the works. A.,gen lleman who was passing along the Scouringburrt at the moment of the accident, states that he saw a sudden cloud of steam rise round the east end of the works, then the entire building above the boilers perceptibly rose into the air, and fell down - a mass of ruins to the ground. The first of .the two flats into which the ruined building was divided consisted of an apartment for drying spun yarn, and the- other flat was used for preparing flax, and was filled with the heavy machinery necessary for that purpose. The whole building was fire-proof, built of brick arches, cast-iron pillars, beams, and girders, and the floors were of , brick and pavement. The alarm speedily spread, and praiseworthy, though for a time necessarily confused, attempts were made to relieve the suf ferers. The work was most difficult, and the spec tacles encountered were heartrending. The poor victims were in many instances scalded and mangled r ' so horribly that their relatives could not , recognise them. One young woman was found gasping for life, her mouth fixed open, dreadfully scalded, and her arms literally boiled, She died soon after reaching the infirmary. Another young woman was found lying across a sharp iron beam, with a auantity of heavy machinery above her. She was of course quite dead, and nearly cut through. The heat arising from the hot water and the furnace was so intense that before the unhappy sufferers, could be helped the hose had to be resorted to to cool the machinery and rubbish. - Some of the women were found in the preparing machines at which they had been working. One of them was carried into the coun ting-room in a state of excru ciating torture, so sca lded that the features could scarcely be recognised, part of her tongue cut away, and the skin hanging quite loosely from her flesh. , Having been made out to be a person of Roman Catholic persuasion, the priests, who were on the spot, administered extreme unction, performed the customary ceremonies in the case of a dying person, and so man g l e d that they had lost the appearance of humanity. A woma n's boot, with the fo o t i n i t, was picked up . a b n od d ie e s n w ga e g re ca entirely in roasted, prayer over her. S evera l ot h er The body of Adam Doig, a dyer, was found quite charred. The body of another man was found with the whole of one hand and the fingers of the other burnt off, and his feet and shoes shrivelled by the fire. Sheets were provided, into which the remains of the dead were wrapped as they were disinterred from the ruins. The following is a list of those who were conveyed to the infirmary : "Catherine Carlin, aged 24, and Mary Ann Mac laren, 17, severely burnt, and since dead; Elisha Glee son, 22, burns of face, hands, and legs, and cut in the head ; Catherine Reid, 36, severely burnt; Euphemia Matthew, 25, scalp wound and burnt Elizabeth Connolly, 47, bruised; Ellen Harrison, • 25, severe burn of face and scalp wound ; Elizabeth . Ferguson, 22, face, l egs , &c., burnt; Ellen MaekaA 21, scalp wound and burnt; Isabella Boyle, 1 6 , bruised ; Margaret Livingston, 26, scalds and frac ture of cranium ; Ann Hauton, 40, fractured leg; William M'Cormick, 17, severe wounds; Mary M'Millan, 41, severe burns, compound :dislocation of ankle, and amputation of leg; arid John Binny, 29, internal injuries. The recovery of the two latter is considered doubtful. Ellen Mackay, above-mentioned, had travelled from Aberdeen on Thursday, and had only entered the mill on the day of the accident. Another distressing case is quit of an orphan girl, who bad only been in the mill a few hours when the tragedy occurred. One of the married women killed was seven months ad vanced in pregnancy: John Binny, m A nother above, is the fath er o f a young fami ly. peculiarly distre ss i ng i nc i dent was the death of a countrywoman w h o was pass i ng aithig the road that bounded th e b u il d i ng on the east. She, was found in a s itti ng posture amongtioned the rubbish, which had in a moment overwhelmed her. Several chil dren who were playing near the same road escaped with injuries more or less severe. Among the wonderful escapes was that of Mr. Ta wse , th e manager of the mill, who had crossed the iron bridge th a t co nnected the building with th e nor th wing, and had hardly e ntered the l a tt er w h en t h e for dinner at one o'clock,justin ti to escape the explosion occurred. o_ne of thefiremen had left i Hi s f com ra de legswas explosion. posture with one h is d fo ra il m n,d n in un a de s r itt h th im g opposite the mon f urnace r nace those k door,taen out dead we re, be sides and, of course , quite those already menti one d, J oseph Clark, fire mall ; John Kirk, forem an ; Th omas Newe ll, a dead. A boy, and eleven wom en w h ose names are not ascertained. There are also inquiries regarding a woman more than the number recovered, but Air- Armstrong, one of the drainage contractors, with a strong force of his men, is at work turning over the ruins in a systematic way, so that nothing can escape them. T o g i ve an idea of the force the explosion we may mention that the flues of the boiler were thrown quite across the road, the houses on the opposite were injured by the shower of hot water and debris, the whole of the glass was driven out of one window, and two bricks were projected_ through another wi n do w w ith suc h force as , to penetrate a partition inside the house. The and sur rounding houses were also marked thickly by..th.l stones and rubbish thrown against them, 11 some instances the slates were blown from t he roofs, evidently by the mere violence of the ex plosion. as plosion. The dome of the exploded boiler AV found ten yards from its collapsed sides and bottom. There are only two conceivable or really pro ba ble been causes of the tragedy—that the water had _ a , • allowed to get too low, and that cold water been suddenly injected into the heated bo il er ; than or t h e boiler boiler plates w ere fitted to bear. On these point however, the public will look to the proper autho ritiesth t of yes for information. Such a scene as undee:, terday has foyer before been witnessed i. 71 D